●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 16, 2026 ●● ● Jan 16 [00:12] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:37] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Jan 16 [01:09] MinceR https://engrish.com/2024/05/theyre-a-crack-team/ [01:09] TR Bot Theyre a crack team [01:33] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.gmi [01:33] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release [01:37] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techrights [01:40] MinceR what's the point of testing something they're never going to fix? 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Those items were protected from the deluge. We were home and awake, and we were able to catch the spill in less than an hour. Some of my family volunteered to come over and bring fans, towels and dehumidifiers. We even own a shop vac" gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260115-house-flood.gmi [02:30] TR News "However, it seems this had the effect of killing everything once considered nerdy from the inside. Now, those of us who resist the normie-ification and who still hang around outside the fringes have again found ourselves with difficulties in tribefinding." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2769 [02:31] TR News "It's not every day you get to see rain and sparks dancing high above together. Today was one of those, except the sky was paint and the rain was kvass." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2770 [02:32] TR News "During the lunch break, I setup the Lorenz Attractor circuit, one of the example circuits in the THAT manual. I find that the easiest way to setup these example circuits is not to duplicate the patch panel diagram" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260115-0.gmi [02:33] TR News "In the uproar over the recent Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding, which rolls back almost all of Canada's emissions regulations and clears the way for a new bitumen pipeline, one of the more overlooked aspects was the language around AI data centres." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/sand-castles.gmi [02:34] TR News "Please update your bookmarks! The old server will be shut down in February 2026." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1966/yesterday.gmi [02:35] TR News "I'm back to reading books. This is the year I will make time to read books. Between 2004 and 2019, I've read consistently 12 books a year, most recommended by friends and internet people I trusted." gemini://thousand.naps.day/days/2026-01-16.gmi [02:36] TR News Jos Agustn gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/rockdelacarcel.gmi [02:36] TR News De amor y desamorcon el alcohol gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/diariodebicicleta/consumodealcohol.gmi [02:37] TR News "Pre-heating the milk to boiling or near boiling, allowing it to cool, adding the cultures, incubating 24 hours, chilling for 12, and not stirring until after chilling results in the firmest and most consistent outcome." gemini://thatit.be/2026-01-01-09-10-40.gmi [02:39] TR News "Wavelet Lab, best known for its compact uSDR software-defined radio module, is preparing to launch two new open source SDRs built around Lime Microsystems' LMS7002M field-programmable radio-frequency chip: the xSDR and sSDR." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260115-wavelet.gmi [02:39] TR News January 15: Teaching my four-year-old to read gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-01-15-read.txt [02:40] TR News "The Raspberry PI AI HAT+ 2 is built around the Hailo-10H coprocessor, delivering a claimed 40 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at a reduced INT4 precision." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260115-aihat2.gmi [02:41] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1537.jpg [02:41] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1887.jpg [02:42] TR News Pragmatic Retrocomputing Dogfooding gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/01-14-2026-Pragmatic-retrocomputing-dogfooding.md [02:44] TR News T H R E E - D E E (cont., 2ofx) gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/ [02:45] TR News "So I found some tips about the conversion on the surface webz and decided to test it out." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260115_3d3 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-15.txt [02:55] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 15, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_15_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_15_2026.gmi [02:55] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 15, 2026 [02:55] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:56] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:56] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Jan 16 [03:20] TR News Techrights Stack(ed) Rankings and Ongoing Layoffs at Red Hat and IBM (Failure to Keep Staff Acquired by IBM) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Stack_ed_Rankings_and_Ongoing_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_and_IBM_Failur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Stack_ed_Rankings_and_Ongoing_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_and_IBM_Failur.gmi [03:20] TR Bot Techrights Stack(ed) Rankings and Ongoing Layoffs at Red Hat and IBM (Failure to Keep Staff Acquired by IBM) [03:38] TR News Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Back to Advertising the Talks of Richard Stallman https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Back_to_Advertising_the_Talks_of_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Back_to_Advertising_the_Talks_of_R.gmi [03:38] TR Bot Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Back to Advertising the Talks of Richard Stallman [03:48] TR News Techrights Microsoft Shuts Down Campus Library, Resorts to Storytelling About "AI" to Spin the Seriousness of It https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Campus_Library_Resorts_to_Storytelling_Abo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Campus_Library_Resorts_to_Storytelling_Abo.gmi [03:48] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Shuts Down Campus Library, Resorts to Storytelling About "AI" to Spin the Seriousness of It [03:58] TR News Techrights Pedophilia-Enabling Microsoft Co-founder Cuts Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.gmi [03:58] TR Bot Techrights Pedophilia-Enabling Microsoft Co-founder Cuts Staff ● Jan 16 [04:09] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-hidden-iron-bar-has-been-uncovered-inside-the-ring-nebula-48549 [04:09] TR Bot A Hidden Iron Bar Has Been Uncovered Inside the Ring Nebula | Discover Magazine [04:10] TR News Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part I - An Introduction to the Mafia Governing the EPO https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_I_An_Introduction_to_the_Mafia_Governin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_I_An_Introduction_to_the_Mafia_Governin.gmi [04:10] TR Bot Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part I - An Introduction to the Mafia Governing the EPO [04:17] *includeals_ (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights [04:18] *includeals has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [04:18] *includeals_ is now known as includeals [04:21] admfubar https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/survey-even-meta-and-microsoft-engineers-ditch-company-ai-for-claude/ [04:21] TR Bot Survey: Claude Tops As AI For U.S. Tech Workers [04:25] admfubar https://cray-history.net/ [04:25] TR Bot A collection of materials about Cray branded supercomputers [04:32] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/oracle_faces_class_action_over/ [04:32] TR Bot Investors sue over Oracle's borrowing spree The Register [04:43] TR News Techrights Team Campinos Talks About SAP Days Before EPO Industrial Actions and a Day Before the "Alicante Mafia" Series (About Team Campinos Doing Cocaine) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Team_Campinos_Talks_About_SAP_Days_Before_EPO_Industrial_Action.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Team_Campinos_Talks_About_SAP_Days_Before_EPO_Industrial_Action.gmi [04:43] TR Bot Techrights Team Campinos Talks About SAP Days Before EPO Industrial Actions and a Day Before the "Alicante Mafia" Series (About Team Campinos Doing Cocaine) [04:48] schestowitz[TR2]

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9xrq91e [04:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9xrq91e ) [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] It's undeniable Microsoft has seen there is no reason to have a console nor 1st party development. Look at Valve with Steam and Amazon with Luna and in another sense Nvidia with GeForce Now. All 3 bring in massive profits for their respective companies. However, at this point Microsoft is out of touch with XBox being a streaming only service considering GeForce Now can stream XBox games and PC Games from a gamers library on Epic, [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] GoG, Steam, and XBox. [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] The XBox from it's inception was a copy cat product to compete with Sony (Playstation), Sega (Dreamcast), and Nintendo devices. [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [04:49] TR News MSN today: "Xbox Isn't Just Increasing Game Pass' Price, But Also Removing A Perk" [04:49] TR News Older: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/407533/microsoft-exits-movie-business.html [04:49] TR Bot Microsoft Exits Movie Business 07/21/2025 [04:55] admfubar https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/01/15/2114210/oracle-trying-to-lure-workers-to-nashville-for-new-global-hq [04:55] TR Bot Oracle Trying To Lure Workers To Nashville For New 'Global' HQ - Slashdot [04:59] *tessier (~tessier@bkvnvf9i7ceyk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 16 [05:01] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/project-fail-cracking-a-laptop-bios-password-using-ai/ [05:01] TR Bot Fail: Cracking A Laptop BIOS Password Using AI | Hackaday [05:05] TR News Techrights More Signs of Financial Troubles at Microsoft, Europe Puts Microsoft Under Investigation https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_Signs_of_Financial_Troubles_at_Microsoft_Europe_Puts_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_Signs_of_Financial_Troubles_at_Microsoft_Europe_Puts_Micro.gmi [05:05] TR Bot Techrights More Signs of Financial Troubles at Microsoft, Europe Puts Microsoft Under Investigation [05:21] TR News (NEW): Taking the Slop Train to Nowhere, Linuxiac Reverts Back to Slopfarm Mode https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Taking_the_Slop_Train_to_Nowhere_Linuxiac_Reverts_Back_to_Slopf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Taking_the_Slop_Train_to_Nowhere_Linuxiac_Reverts_Back_to_Slopf.gmi [05:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Taking the Slop Train to Nowhere, Linuxiac Reverts Back to Slopfarm Mode [05:23] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:27] TR News Techrights LLM Slop on the Web is Waning, But Linuxiac Has Become a Slopfarm https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/LLM_Slop_on_the_Web_is_Waning_But_Linuxiac_Has_Become_a_Slopfar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/LLM_Slop_on_the_Web_is_Waning_But_Linuxiac_Has_Become_a_Slopfar.gmi [05:27] TR Bot Techrights LLM Slop on the Web is Waning, But Linuxiac Has Become a Slopfarm [05:33] TR News "Tech Bloggers Switching From Windows to Linux" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/12/1844243 [05:33] TR Bot Tech Bloggers Switching From Windows to Linux - SoylentNews [05:33] TR News "Windows 11 QEMU/KVM Installation Guide in Linux Including TPM and Secure Boot" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/kvm2026:7 http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ [05:33] TR Bot Windows 11 QEMU/KVM Installation Guide in Linux Including TPM and Secure Boot [05:33] TR Bot UEFI [05:34] TR News iophk: this disinformation spam is turning up everywhere https://insidetowers.com/microsoft-steps-up-to-handle-data-center-power-and-water-usage-costs/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/09/24/spamnil-zdnet-lf-greenwashing-microsoft/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/02/linux-foundation-greenwashing-and-openwashing-for-microsoft/ [05:34] TR Bot Microsoft Steps Up to Handle Data Center Power and Water Usage Costs - Inside Towers [05:34] TR Bot [Meme] 'Linux' Foundation is Greenwashing Microsoft Again, Misusing the Linux Brand Like Nobody's Business [05:34] TR Bot Linux Foundation Works for Microsoft [05:35] TR News Sweden has now banned blasphemy | "Nu har Sverige ftt ett hdelsefrbud" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/15/nu-har-sverige-fatt-ett-hadelseforbud/ [05:35] TR Bot Nu har Sverige ftt ett hdelsefrbud [05:39] TR News Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-reveal-all-the-steam-events-scheduled-for-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-reveal-all-the-steam-events-scheduled-for-2026/ [05:39] TR Bot reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026 | GamingOnLinux [05:40] TR News OBS Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/obs-studio-32-1-beta-is-out-with-a-new-audio-mixer-webrtc-simulcast-support-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:40] TR Bot Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more | GamingOnLinux [05:42] TR News (NEW): OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.gmi [05:42] TR Bot Tux Machines OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now [05:58] TR News Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valves-documentation-highlights-the-different-ways-standalone-games-run-on-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:58] TR Bot documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux ● Jan 16 [06:10] TR News Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Miserables | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/less-miserables-is-an-upcoming-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:10] TR Bot Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misrables | GamingOnLinux [06:10] TR News Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/multiple-years-later-terraria-1-4-5-has-a-release-date-for-january-27th/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:10] TR Bot years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th | GamingOnLinux [06:11] TR News Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-machine-verification-will-have-fewer-constraints-than-steam-deck-but-text-sizing-worries-me/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:11] TR Bot Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me | GamingOnLinux [06:13] TR News "Collabora has shared a new project demonstrating how the OpenWrt One can be repurposed from a traditional networking appliance into a compact, general-purpose Linux system." https://linuxgizmos.com/collabora-shows-how-to-run-debian-on-the-openwrt-one-using-nvme-storage/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:13] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/collabora-shows-how-to-run-debian-on-the-openwrt-one-using-nvme-storage/ ) [06:14] TR News "The PRO DP10 A14MG series supports 14th-generation Intel desktop processors, ranging from the Intel Core i7-14700 to Core i5-14400, Core i3-14100, and Pentium Gold G7400 models." https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-pro-dp10-a14mg-features-14th-gen-intel-cpus-in-a-compact-chassis/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:14] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-pro-dp10-a14mg-features-14th-gen-intel-cpus-in-a-compact-chassis/ ) [06:14] TR News "Renesas notes that ForgeFPGA is positioned as an alternative to traditional low-end FPGAs, emphasizing simplified development, low power consumption, and compact packaging." https://linuxgizmos.com/renesas-expands-forgefpga-line-with-new-2k-lut-ultra-low-power-devices/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:14] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/renesas-expands-forgefpga-line-with-new-2k-lut-ultra-low-power-devices/ ) [06:15] TR News "The ThinkNode M3 is built around the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller, which handles Bluetooth Low Energy communication and overall system control." https://linuxgizmos.com/thinknode-m3-uses-lr1110-and-nrf52840-for-meshtastic-tracking/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:15] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/thinknode-m3-uses-lr1110-and-nrf52840-for-meshtastic-tracking/ ) [06:19] TR News AWS or GAFAM is American espionage; a shame that Canonical paints that as anything but; "This enables customers to meet stringent operational autonomy and data residency requirements within the European Union (EU)" https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud | Source: Ubuntu [06:19] TR Bot Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud | Ubuntu [06:20] TR News IBB and Ford, two companies that worked for Hitler https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/revolutionizing-learning-how-fords-kubernetes-community-sparks-technological-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official [06:20] TR Bot Revolutionizing learning: How Ford's Kubernetes community sparks technological innovation [06:20] TR News "Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 redefines your daily workflow instead of just adding features. Weve taken the capabilities you rely on and made them easier to use so you can stop hunting and start solving." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-efficiency-upgrades-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-kubernetes-215 | Source: Red Hat Official [06:20] TR Bot New efficiency upgrades in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 [06:20] TR News IBM promotes slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/feature-store-front-end-all-your-ai-data-pipelines | Source: Red Hat Official [06:20] TR Bot Feature store: The front-end for all of your AI data pipelines [06:22] TR News "A new order from the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites." https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:22] TR Bot Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition * TorrentFreak [06:22] TR News "St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks who have found themselves undressed without permission by Xs AI chatbot, Grok." https://www.theverge.com/news/863097/ashley-st-clair-elon-musk-grok-undressing-lawsuit | Source: The Verge [06:22] TR Bot Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musks kids and now shes suing | The Verge [06:23] TR News "With that going nowhere, Ellison has clearly turned to right wing propaganda to help portray the Netflix acquisition as somehow woke and dangerous: [...]" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/15/trump-ellison-wage-war-on-woke-netflix-in-effort-to-scuttle-warner-brothers-deal-dominate-u-s-media/ | Source: Techdirt [06:23] TR Bot Ellison Wage War On Woke Netflix In Effort To Scuttle Warner Brothers Deal, Dominate U.S. Media | Techdirt ● Jan 16 [07:35] TR News "Its worth noting that music streaming prices arent soaring at the same rate as those of video streamers like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3033859/spotify-just-hiked-prices-again-there-are-cheaper-options.html | Source: PC World [07:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3033859/spotify-just-hiked-prices-again-there-are-cheaper-options.html ) [07:35] TR News "6 years, 5 months and 22 days after Fox aired "Bart's Friend Falls in Love," Bill Clinton signed a new bill into law: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA)." https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/#world-turned-upside-down | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:35] TR Bot Pluralistic: Its not normal (14 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:37] TR News (NEW): Make it, Don't Fake It https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.gmi [07:38] TR News (NEW): EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.gmi [07:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Make it, Don't Fake It [07:38] TR Bot Tux Machines EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC [07:44] TR News Techrights More People Nowadays Say "GNU/Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_People_Nowadays_Say_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_People_Nowadays_Say_GNU_Linux.gmi [07:44] TR Bot Techrights More People Nowadays Say "GNU/Linux" [07:46] TR News "The decision at issue is Case v. Montana where a unanimous Court agreed that the Fourth Amendment did not actually apply." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/15/justice-gorsuch-reminds-the-fourth-amendment-isnt-dead-yet/ | Source: Techdirt [07:46] TR Bot Gorsuch Reminds: The Fourth Amendment Isnt Dead Yet | Techdirt [07:48] TR News "Aren't masks amazing? When it comes to disease, their use is an imminent threat to an officer's health and safety, but when it comes to accountability, their absence is an imminent threat" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/schrdingers-mask/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/schrdingers-mask/ ) [07:50] TR News "It apparently looks a lot like Google Maps, but designed to show the richness of an area for targets, populated in part by density of immigrants. And then you can dig in: [...]" https://werd.io/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:50] TR Bot ELITE: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid [07:50] TR News "Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/report-ice-using-palantir-tool-feeds-medicaid-data | Source: EFF [07:50] TR Bot Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:51] TR News "Ignores Own Rules" https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/ | Source: Wired [07:51] TR Bot Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good | WIRED [07:52] TR News "According to CPJ research, Mexico consistently ranks among the 10 countries with the highest number of journalist murders, with such crimes frequently not leading to convictions." https://cpj.org/2026/01/mexican-reporters-death-continues-pattern-of-impunity-after-6-journalists-killed-last-year/ | Source: CPJ [07:52] TR Bot Mexican reporters death continues pattern of impunity after 6 journalists killed last year - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:53] TR News "The end result is that pop is not popular anymore. It may never be again. The center was a moment in time, but the edges are now everywhere." https://seths.blog/2026/01/mad-magazine-autostereogram-cutecore/ | Source: Seth Godin [07:53] TR Bot Mad magazine autostereogram, cutecore | Seth's Blog [07:53] TR News "Here are some highlights of what the Pilot Institute survey (which you can read in full here) found: [...]" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/14/fcc-ban-on-foreign-drones/ | Source: The Drone Girl [07:53] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/14/fcc-ban-on-foreign-drones/ ) [07:54] TR News "The planned layoffs mark another major shift for one of the largest and most influential foundations" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gates-foundation-unveils-9-billion-budget-and-plans-to-cut-staff-10761356#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.shtml [07:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gates-foundation-unveils-9-billion-budget-and-plans-to-cut-staff-10761356#publisher=newsstand ) [07:54] TR Bot Techrights Pedophilia-Enabling Microsoft Co-founder Cuts Staff [07:54] TR News "none of them are really surprising but reaching that conclusion took a good deal of research." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/01/good-questions.html | Source: David Rosenthal [07:54] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: Good Questions [07:55] TR News "By the seventeenth century they were used for grinding grain into flour, processing wool and fabrics, sharpening tools, forging and metalcraft, manufacturing paper, sawing timber, and sundry other purposes." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/15/the-dutch-golden-age-mills/ | Source: Howard Oakley [07:55] TR Bot The Dutch Golden Age: Mills The Eclectic Light Company [07:58] TR News "At no point did he mention personal computers, and he certainly didn't express any desire to move all customer data to his cloud." https://birchtree.me/blog/this-post-was-almost-angry-now-its-just-confused/ | Source: Matt Birchler [07:58] TR Bot This post was almost angry, now it's just confused [07:58] TR News "Theres a lot happening right now in U.S. energy and policy and its easy to lose track of the larger picture." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/talking-about-energy-dominance-solar-would-like-to-have-a-word/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [07:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/talking-about-energy-dominance-solar-would-like-to-have-a-word/ ) [07:58] TR News "unprecedented attacks by Russia and extreme cold across the country." https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-energy-crisis-extremely-serious-as-sbu-presents-evidence-of-crime-against-humanity/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [07:58] TR Bot Kyiv energy crisis 'extremely serious,' as SBU presents evidence of Russian 'crimes against humanity' ● Jan 16 [08:12] TR News "Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a lengthy letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, refusing to testify in Congress." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/13/us/clinton-letter.html | Source: New York Times [08:12] TR Bot Read the Clintons Personal Letter to Comer - The New York Times [08:12] TR News "Now, plenty of outlets cite anonymous sources. But those sources must be used judiciously. Heres what the Associated Press has to say about the practice: [...]" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/free-press-state-media | Source: The Next Move [08:12] TR Bot Free Press, State Media - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move [08:16] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 25.12.1 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Kdenlive_25_12_1_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Kdenlive_25_12_1_released.gmi [08:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.12.1 released [08:23] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:24] TR News "Billionaire Mark Zuckerbergs Meta said last week it had removed 331,000 underage accounts from Instagram" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/social-media-sites-block-4-7-million-underage-accounts-in-australia-1297088655 | Source: RTL [08:24] TR Bot World's first ban: Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia - RTL Today [08:24] TR News "The eSafety Commissioner said platforms had so far removed about 4.7 million accounts held by under-16s to comply with a law that went live on Dec. 10." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-social-media-youth-accounts-deactivated-9.7047750 | Source: CBC [08:24] TR Bot 4.7M social media accounts deactivated since Australia's youth ban | CBC News [08:28] TR News "How To Mobilize America Against Fascism" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mobilizing-america | Source: Robert Reich https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/Threats_Against_Techrights_Always_Come_From_Outside_Britain.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [08:28] TR Bot How To Mobilize America Against Fascism - Robert Reich [08:28] TR Bot Techrights Threats Against Techrights Always Come From Outside Britain [08:28] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [08:31] TR News (NEW): FSF Scheduled Activities https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.gmi [08:31] TR Bot Tux Machines FSF Scheduled Activities [08:37] TR News "Email is not safe. It never was and it never will be. This doesn't mean we have to give up." https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/email/ | Source: Aethrvmn [08:37] TR Bot email | aethrvmn [08:38] TR News "That sounds draconian, but most common uses are subject to exemptions, as a result of which the Local Network section in Privacy & Security settings remains empty." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/14/how-local-network-privacy-could-affect-you/ | Source: Howard Oakley [08:38] TR Bot How local network privacy could affect you The Eclectic Light Company [08:38] TR News "The anti-analysis features also suggest Intellexa, the commercial spyware company that owns Predator, has far more visibility and control over deployments than previously thought." https://www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/predator-spyware-sample-vendor-controlled-c2 | Source: Dark Reading [08:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/predator-spyware-sample-vendor-controlled-c2 ) [08:41] TR News "AI agents can make a difference, Box says. Box Extract, which was announced in September" https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/15/box-unlocks-agentic-data-extraction-help-companies-dig-insights-faster/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:41] TR Bot unlocks agentic data extraction to help companies dig up insights faster - SiliconANGLE [08:41] TR News "implications for privacy." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/personaltech/gmail-gemini-ai-email-inbox.html | Source: New York Times [08:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/personaltech/gmail-gemini-ai-email-inbox.html ) [08:41] TR News "At some point, you may have been faced with the decision yourself: should I continue to use this service if I have to verify my age?" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now | Source: EFF [08:41] TR Bot So, Youve Hit an Age Gate. What Now? | Electronic Frontier Foundation [08:42] TR News Running Techrights is Fun, Rewarding, and Gratifying https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Running_Techrights_is_Fun_Rewarding_and_Gratifying.shtml [08:42] TR Bot Techrights Running Techrights is Fun, Rewarding, and Gratifying [08:43] TR News (NEW): The best Arch Linux distro for beginners just got even easier to set up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/The_best_Arch_Linux_distro_for_beginners_just_got_even_easier_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/The_best_Arch_Linux_distro_for_beginners_just_got_even_easier_t.gmi [08:43] TR Bot Tux Machines The best Arch Linux distro for beginners just got even easier to set up [08:45] TR News Social Control Media "taking meaningful action to remove underage users, Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-sites-block-4-7-million-underage-accounts-in-australia/articleshow/126556197.cms | Source: India Times [08:45] TR Bot Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia - The Economic Times [08:45] TR News "Eventually I realized the simplest things you can do to have a nice Mastodon experience is to pick some reasonably popular instance" https://batsov.com/articles/2026/01/15/tips-on-using-mastodon/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [08:45] TR Bot Tips on Using Mastodon - (think) [08:46] TR News "Today the W3C standards organization announced a new working group to advance the ActivityPub and Activity Streams standards." https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/01/15/new-social-web-working-group-at-w3c/ | [08:46] TR Bot New Social Web Working Group at W3C | Social Web Foundation [08:47] TR News "But the fixation on tariffs and inflation obscures a different shift revolutionizing pricing: algorithms." https://thewalrus.ca/everything-costs-more-because-the-algorithm-says-so/ | Source: The Walrus [08:47] TR Bot Everything Costs More Because the Algorithm Says So | The Walrus [08:47] TR News "As headlines teem with stories of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers beating protestors" https://futurism.com/future-society/ice-ai-recruitment | Source: Futurism [08:47] TR Bot ICE's AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster [08:47] TR News "If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/bandcamp-takes-a-stand-and-bans-ai-generated-music/ | Source: Digital Music News [08:47] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/bandcamp-takes-a-stand-and-bans-ai-generated-music/ ) [08:48] TR News "Some subjects have been very hard to convince that Eliza (with its present script) is not human" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [08:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/ ) [08:48] TR News "The study shows that modifications to LLMs in a specific area can lead to unexpected misalignment across unrelated tasks." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/llm_fine_tuning_misalignment/ | Source: The Register UK [08:48] TR Bot Researchers find fine-tuning can misalign LLMs The Register [08:49] TR News "The company said it had stopped Grok from undressing people on the X platform. Groks stand-alone app still does it." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/15/grok-ai-image-generator-sexualized/ | Source: The Washington Post [08:49] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/15/grok-ai-image-generator-sexualized/ ) [08:49] TR News "We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok.com" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-grok-undressing-problem-isnt-fixed/ | Source: Wired [08:49] TR Bot Musks Grok Undressing Problem Isnt Fixed | WIRED [08:49] TR News "In this note Ill show why the rate limit algorithms GCRA, leaky bucket, and token bucket behave the same." https://dotat.at/@/2026-01-15-gcra.html | Source: Tony Finch [08:49] TR Bot GCRA vs leaky / token buckets Tony Finch [08:50] TR News "You still can't upgrade the RAM on the Pi, but at least this way if you do have a need for an AI coprocessor, you don't have to eat up the Pi's memory to run things on it." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [08:50] TR Bot Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT adds 8GB of RAM for local LLMs - Jeff Geerling [08:50] TR News "the AI HAT+ provides best-in-class acceleration for vision-based neural network model" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-generative-ai-on-raspberry-pi-5/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-generative-ai-on-raspberry-pi-5/ ) [08:51] TR News "AI agents prefer clean, structured content over HTML. Markdown is ideal - its readable, semantic, and free of navigation chrome." https://code.dblock.org/2026/01/15/serving-markdown-for-ai-agents.html | Source: Daniel Doubrovkine [08:51] TR Bot Markdown for AI Agents code.dblock.org | tech blog [08:51] TR News "I dont think you need LLMs to learn programming." https://agentultra.com/blog/how-i-learned-everything-i-know/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King [08:51] TR Bot - How I Learned Everything I Know About Programming [08:52] TR News "Now, you might think: hold on, OpenAIs job is to burn money. They claimed $10 billion annualised revenue as of June last year." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/15/bondholders-sue-oracle-over-openai-debt-deals/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:52] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/15/bondholders-sue-oracle-over-openai-debt-deals/ ) [08:53] TR News "Wheres OpenAI going to get $60 billion a year to pay Oracle from? Well, Scam Altmans confident hell work something out. Everyone in the world will buy enough ChatGPT to pay the bill! You just watch." [08:53] TR News "Putting Oracle this close to the OpenAI money bonfire is not working out so well for Oracle. They just got sued by bondholders today." [08:54] TR News " Microsoft swears its seeing strong adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot. But it also needs to pay people to not just despise this exciting new technology." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/14/microsoft-now-paying-customers-to-train-in-copilot-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:54] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/14/microsoft-now-paying-customers-to-train-in-copilot-ai/ ) [08:54] TR News "Solar farms are expanding rapidly across the UK, but keeping track of where they are, and when they appeared, isn't straightforward." https://toao.com/blog/earth-observation-budget-solar-farms-tiny-model | [08:54] TR Bot Earth Observation on a Budget: Finding Solar Farms with a 42k-Parameter Model - Sadiq Jaffer [08:54] TR News [Old] "In a language model, temperature is used to define how creative text generations are." https://cavendishlabs.org/blog/negative-temperature/ | [08:54] TR Bot Sampling at negative temperature [08:55] TR News "Reconsider the positions you did not open. Or the writers you let go." https://passo.uno/letter-those-who-fired-tech-writers-ai/ | [08:55] TR Bot those who fired or didn't hire tech writers because of AI - passo.uno [08:56] TR News "Thankfully Apple is finally picking a lane. They're officially outsourcing Siri's AI to a major competitor, which suggests they're behind on AI and aren't interested in catching up themselves" https://gregmorris.co.uk/apple-hands-siri-to-google/ | Source: Greg Morris [08:56] TR Bot Apple Hands Siri to Google [08:56] TR News "Previous to Apple offering features like iCloud Keychain and Password Autofill, I relied on 1Password to store a lot of this information, but in recent years Ive transitioned in large part to Passwords" https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/wish-list-ssh-keys-in-passwords/ | Source: Six Colors [08:56] TR Bot Wish List: SSH keys in Passwords Six Colors [08:57] TR News "Beyond routine measures like notifying the government of major updates and storing security audit logs" https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/12/apple-opposes-india-plan-access-ios-source-code/ | Source: MacRumors [08:57] TR Bot Opposes India's Plan to Access iOS Source Code - MacRumors [08:57] TR News "India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures" https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-proposes-forcing-smartphone-makers-give-source-code-security-overhaul-2026-01-11/ | Source: Reuters [08:57] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-proposes-forcing-smartphone-makers-give-source-code-security-overhaul-2026-01-11/ ) [08:57] TR News "India May Want iOSs Source Code" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/14/india-may-want-ioss-source-code/ | Source: Michael Tsai [08:57] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - India May Want iOSs Source Code [08:58] TR News "There are tons of cool blog posts out there about mbsync, mu, and mu4e configurationthis ones mine." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/01/customizing-the-emacs-email-experience-with-mu4e/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [08:58] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/01/customizing-the-emacs-email-experience-with-mu4e/ ) [08:58] TR News "Mandiant is publicly releasing a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables to underscore the urgency of migrating away from this outdated protocol." https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/net-ntlmv1-deprecation-rainbow-tables/ | Source: Google [08:58] TR Bot Releasing Rainbow Tables to Accelerate Protocol Deprecation | Google Cloud Blog [08:59] TR News Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:59] TR Bot more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux | GamingOnLinux [08:59] TR News D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-version-1-2-brings-more-direct3d-6-improvements-and-a-little-direct3d-5-too/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:59] TR Bot version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too | GamingOnLinux ● Jan 16 [09:06] TR News (NEW): Using a modern fork of this 90s Linux desktop was a nostalgic nightmare https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/e_Using_a_modern_fork_of_this_90s_Linux_desktop_was_a_nostalgic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/e_Using_a_modern_fork_of_this_90s_Linux_desktop_was_a_nostalgic.gmi [09:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Using a modern fork of this 90s Linux desktop was a nostalgic nightmare [09:06] TR News (NEW): Games: Valve, Less Miserables, Terraria, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.gmi [09:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Valve, Less Miserables, Terraria, and More [09:09] TR News (NEW): I boosted my old laptops battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.gmi [09:09] TR Bot Tux Machines I boosted my old laptops battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro [09:10] TR News "The decision affects regulations on fine particulate matter (PM.) and ground-level ozone" https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-01-15/the-epa-will-no-longer-calculate-the-lives-saved-thanks-to-air-pollution-restrictions.html | Source: El Pas [09:10] TR Bot The EPA will no longer calculate the lives saved thanks to air pollution restrictions | Health | EL PAS English [09:10] TR News "Happiness is self-explanatory and fleeting. Even in the worst of times, there are moments of happiness a delicious meal with friends, a beautiful sunrise" https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/15/how-the-light-gets-in/#theories-of-change | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:10] TR Bot Pluralistic: How the Light Gets In (15 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:18] TR News "At the start of the new year, I decided to install openSUSE and its been great." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/resetting-tpm-for-an-encrypted-boot-drive/ | Source: Clayton Errington [09:18] TR Bot Resetting TPM for an Encrypted Boot Drive [09:18] TR News "With my topology now clear I moved on to testing, slowing spanning outwards from the mac mini that was my listening end of iperf." https://canion.blog/2026/01/14/home-ethernet.html | Source: Canion dot Blog [09:18] TR Bot Home Ethernet | Canion dot Blog [09:23] TR News "In large companies, speaking up about what you see as a bad project is a good thing." https://lalitm.com/post/why-senior-engineers-let-bad-projects-fail/ | [09:23] TR Bot Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail - Lalit Maganti [09:24] TR News "Thats what some jobs are like after a while. Why youve stayed there might be due to lack of options, loyalty, or comfort (the evil you know, and so on!)." https://blog.avas.space/bore-out/ | Source: Ava [09:24] TR Bot beware of the bore-out | ava's blog [09:24] TR News "In past posts, weve shared the mantra Youre not writing enough (Bryan Cantrill quoting Pat Helland quoting Jim Gray). Simon, who blogged every day for an entire year, sets a high bar for whats possible here." https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging | Source: Cynthia Dunlop [09:24] TR Bot Simon Willison on Technical Blogging - by Cynthia Dunlop [09:28] TR News "With every page I turned, there was something new to make me think. Indeed, if the book Walden was itself a pond, it would both reflect the world back and, in so doing, make me see the world in a new light." https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/15/walden | Source: James G [09:28] TR Bot Walden | James' Coffee Blog [09:28] TR News "This is the conversation me and Zach have been having between August 2025 and now on the topic of literature and books, by iterating with posing questions and answering them by email." https://sarajaksa.eu/2026/conversation-about-literature-with-zachary-kai-and-sara-jaksa/ | Source: Sara Jaka [09:28] TR Bot Conversation about Literature with Zachary Kai and Sara Jaka | Blog of Sara Jaka [09:28] TR News "I teach middle schoolers now, who are starting to hit some of the big questions around life and meaning - or at least starting to understand that adults don't get it and are probably wrong a lot of the time" https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/the-meaning-of-life-indieweb-carnival-january-2026/ | Source: Small Cypress [09:28] TR Bot the meaning of life: indieweb carnival january 2026 | small cypress [09:29] TR News "Everything that has to do with being self-sufficient in the modern world implies [Internet] access" https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/domain/ | Source: Aethrvmn [09:29] TR Bot domain | aethrvmn [09:29] TR News "With greater frequency, this is how system compromises happen. Attackers have adapted as infrastructure became more observable. Maintaining visible, normal behavior has become the dominant strategy." https://thenewstack.io/the-new-threats-attackers-dont-just-break-in-they-blend-in/ | Source: The New Stack [09:29] TR Bot The New Threats: Attackers Don't Just Break In, They Blend In - The New Stack [09:32] TR News "Im starting to worry that my attempt to systemise my life is slowly becoming my life. I want to write about living, not about the meta aspects of how I organise my life." https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/writing-about-the-same-thing/ | Source: Amit Gawande [09:32] TR Bot I keep writing about the same thing [09:33] TR News "But not all of these methods inherently create a conversation or dialogue." https://brandonrozek.com/blog/blogging-as-dialogue-invitation/ | Source: Brandon Rozek [09:33] TR Bot Blogging as an Invitation for Dialogue | Brandon Rozek [09:33] TR News "Here are three ways to get unstuck, depending on the kind of stuckness youre experiencing: [...]" https://nesslabs.com/somatic-regulation | Source: Ness Labs [09:33] TR Bot How to Get Unstuck: Simple Somatic Regulation Practices - Ness Labs [09:35] TR News "As mentioned in my Fediverse post, Netplan tells you nothing. One direct consequence of this is that in any context where you're writing down your own network interface names" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NetworkInterfaceNameLenthLimit | Source: University of Toronto [09:35] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [09:36] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ThinkNode M3, ForgeFPGA, Raspberry Pi Latches Onto the Slop Cargo Cult https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.gmi [09:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ThinkNode M3, ForgeFPGA, Raspberry Pi Latches Onto the Slop Cargo Cult [09:38] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:38] TR News (NEW): Canonical Ubuntu Pretends That US (Outsourcing) is OK With "European Sovereignty", Chris Siebenmann Looks at Netplan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Canonical_Ubuntu_Pretends_That_US_Outsourcing_is_OK_With_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Canonical_Ubuntu_Pretends_That_US_Outsourcing_is_OK_With_Europe.gmi [09:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical Ubuntu Pretends That US (Outsourcing) is OK With "European Sovereignty", Chris Siebenmann Looks at Netplan [09:38] TR News A deep dive into OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 performance https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/deep-dive-openshift-container-platform-420-performance [09:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/deep-dive-openshift-container-platform-420-performance ) [09:39] TR News Introducing the Dynamic Plug-ins Factory for Developer Hub https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/introducing-dynamic-plug-ins-factory-developer-hub [09:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/introducing-dynamic-plug-ins-factory-developer-hub ) [09:39] TR News Red Hat (IBM) is Driving Away Remaining Fedora Users https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_IBM_is_Driving_Away_Remaining_Fedora_Users.shtml [09:39] TR Bot Techrights Red Hat (IBM) is Driving Away Remaining Fedora Users [09:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [09:42] TR News Red Hat boosts slop garbage in a site about slop garbage https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-in-2026-experimental-ai-concludes-autonomous-systems-rise/ then links to it: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/friday-five-january-16-2026 [09:42] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-in-2026-experimental-ai-concludes-autonomous-systems-rise/ ) [09:42] TR Bot Friday Five January 16, 2026 [09:43] TR News Clown https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/kruk-achieves-it-consistency-across-europe-and-66-faster-processing-red-hat-technologies [09:43] TR Bot KRUK Achieves IT Consistency Across Europe and 66% Faster Processing with Red Hat Technologies [09:44] TR News IBM Red Hat riding the slop bubble https://futurumgroup.com/insights/can-red-hat-and-nvidia-remove-the-friction-slowing-ai-deployments/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/28/Circular_Financing_in_NVidia_NVidia_Pays_Its_Clients_to_Buy_Fro.shtml [09:44] TR Bot Red Hat and NVIDIA AI Platform Strategy for AI Deployment - Futurum [09:44] TR Bot Techrights Circular Financing in NVidia (NVidia Pays Its Clients to Buy From NVidia) and "Lessons From the Dotcom Crash" [09:45] TR News More boosting of slop by Red Hat, hype instead of substance https://www.redhat.com/en/compiler-podcast/ai-product-security [09:45] TR Bot AI Is Changing The Threat Landscape | Compiler [09:45] TR News Red Hat CEO dressing up in ALL BLUE says a lot, doesn't it? https://www.redhat.com/en/summit [09:45] TR Bot Red Hat Summit 2026 Homepage [09:55] TR News (NEW): Red Hat's Latest and Hype Frenzy Around Slop (So-called 'Hey Hi') https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Red_Hat_s_Latest_and_Hype_Frenzy_Around_Slop_So_called_Hey_Hi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Red_Hat_s_Latest_and_Hype_Frenzy_Around_Slop_So_called_Hey_Hi.gmi [09:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat's Latest and Hype Frenzy Around Slop (So-called 'Hey Hi') [09:59] TR News Techrights Links 16/01/2026: Social Control Media Curbs in Australia Underway, MElon Still Profiting by Sexualising Kids 'as a Service' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_Social_Control_Media_Curbs_in_Australia_Underw.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_Social_Control_Media_Curbs_in_Australia_Underw.gmi [09:59] TR Bot Techrights Links 16/01/2026: Social Control Media Curbs in Australia Underway, MElon Still Profiting by Sexualising Kids 'as a Service' [09:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 16 [10:04] TR News "I am an HTML extremist. Theres this argument I often hear: But HTML is cumbersome to write! Wrong, as many other myths about HTML." https://aartaka.me/pidgin.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [10:04] TR Bot Pidgin Markup For Writing, or How Much Can HTML Sustain? [10:04] TR News "In the USA, all you have to do is..." https://blog.zgp.org/how-to-bounce-postal-mail/ | Source: Don Marti [10:04] TR Bot how to bounce postal mail [10:05] TR News "When querying Spamhaus DNS blocklists, either their public mirrors or through a DQS account, the DNS blocklists can potentially return error codes in 127.255.255.0/24 (also)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/EximSafeSpamhausQueries | Source: University of Toronto [10:15] TR News "However, theyre not a panacea, and an audit status should not be viewed as a simple binary YES / NO matter." https://soatok.blog/2026/01/15/software-assurance-that-warm-and-fuzzy-feeling/ | Source: Dhole Moments [10:15] TR Bot Software Assurance & That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling - Dhole Moments [10:15] TR News "People who built, maintain, or research package managers. Tool creators, registry operators, resolver authors, and the academics studying how it all works." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/14/package-manager-people.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [10:15] TR Bot Package Manager People | Andrew Nesbitt [10:16] TR News "When Wikipedia launched 25 years ago today, I heard about it almost immediately, because the Internet was small back then, and I thought Well good luck to those guys." https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/ | Source: Anil Dash [10:16] TR Bot Wikipedia at 25: What the web can be - Anil Dash [10:17] TR News [Old] "The source code was maintained and developed in a CVS repository on Sourceforge.net. Gabriel Wicke, a developer and later Principal Software Engineer at the WMF" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-01-31/Technology_report | [10:17] TR Bot Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2021-01-31/Technology report - Wikipedia [10:29] TR News Techrights Recent Layoffs at Red Hat (2026 the Year of Ultimate Bluewashing) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Recent_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_2026_the_Year_of_Ultimate_Bluewashing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Recent_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_2026_the_Year_of_Ultimate_Bluewashing.gmi [10:29] TR Bot Techrights Recent Layoffs at Red Hat (2026 the Year of Ultimate Bluewashing) [10:40] TR News "Keynote with Cindy Cohn" https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/speaker/cindy-cohn | Source: SoCal Linux Expo [10:40] TR Bot Cindy Cohn | SCALE [10:41] TR News "For those who might need a reminder of how the hacking workshop works" https://rhaas.blogspot.com/2026/01/hacking-workshop-for-february-2026.html | Source: Robert Haas [10:41] TR Bot Robert Haas: Hacking Workshop for February 2026 [10:51] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.gmi [10:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB [10:52] TR News Techrights Sites That Expose Corruption Under Attack, Journalism Not Tolerated Anymore (the Super-Rich Abuse Their Wealth and Political Power) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sites_That_Expose_Corruption_Under_Attack_Journalism_Not_Tolera.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sites_That_Expose_Corruption_Under_Attack_Journalism_Not_Tolera.gmi [10:52] TR Bot Techrights Sites That Expose Corruption Under Attack, Journalism Not Tolerated Anymore (the Super-Rich Abuse Their Wealth and Political Power) ● Jan 16 [11:09] TR News Techrights Sanitised Plagiarism as "AI" (How Oligarchy Plots to Use Slop to Hide or Distract From Its Abuses, or Cause People Not to Trust Anything They See/Read Online) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sanitised_Plagiarism_as_AI_How_Oligarchy_Plots_to_Use_Slop_to_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sanitised_Plagiarism_as_AI_How_Oligarchy_Plots_to_Use_Slop_to_H.gmi [11:09] TR Bot Techrights Sanitised Plagiarism as "AI" (How Oligarchy Plots to Use Slop to Hide or Distract From Its Abuses, or Cause People Not to Trust Anything They See/Read Online) [11:29] TR News Techrights Countries Take Action Against Social Control Media and 'Smart' 'Phones', Not Slop (Plagiarised Information Synthesis Systems or P.I.S.S.) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Countries_Take_Action_Against_Social_Control_Media_and_Smart_Ph.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Countries_Take_Action_Against_Social_Control_Media_and_Smart_Ph.gmi [11:29] TR Bot Techrights Countries Take Action Against Social Control Media and 'Smart' 'Phones', Not Slop (Plagiarised Information Synthesis Systems or P.I.S.S.) [11:44] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [11:46] TR News Techrights Slopfarms Push Fake News About Microsoft Shutdown, 30,000+ Microsoft Layoffs Last Year Spun as Only "15,000" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Slopfarms_Push_Fake_News_About_Microsoft_Shutdown_30_000_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Slopfarms_Push_Fake_News_About_Microsoft_Shutdown_30_000_Micros.gmi [11:46] TR Bot Techrights Slopfarms Push Fake News About Microsoft Shutdown, 30,000+ Microsoft Layoffs Last Year Spun as Only "15,000" [11:57] TR News (NEW): PipeWire 1.4.10 Backports Filter-Graph Channel Support and Fixes More Bugs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/PipeWire_1_4_10_Backports_Filter_Graph_Channel_Support_and_Fixe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/PipeWire_1_4_10_Backports_Filter_Graph_Channel_Support_and_Fixe.gmi [11:57] TR Bot Tux Machines PipeWire 1.4.10 Backports Filter-Graph Channel Support and Fixes More Bugs ● Jan 16 [12:01] TR News Techrights The Bluewashing is Making Red Hat Extinct (They All Become "IBM", Little by Little) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Bluewashing_is_Making_Red_Hat_Extinct_They_All_Become_IBM_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Bluewashing_is_Making_Red_Hat_Extinct_They_All_Become_IBM_L.gmi [12:01] TR Bot Techrights The Bluewashing is Making Red Hat Extinct (They All Become "IBM", Little by Little) [12:11] TR News Techrights IBM Was Never the Good Guy https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Was_Never_the_Good_Guy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Was_Never_the_Good_Guy.gmi [12:11] TR Bot Techrights IBM Was Never the Good Guy [12:19] TR News Techrights IBM's 'Scientific-Sounding' Tech-Porn Won't Help IBM Survive (or Be Bailed Out) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_s_Scientific_Sounding_Tech_Porn_Won_t_Help_IBM_Survive_or_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_s_Scientific_Sounding_Tech_Porn_Won_t_Help_IBM_Survive_or_B.gmi [12:19] TR Bot Techrights IBM's 'Scientific-Sounding' Tech-Porn Won't Help IBM Survive (or Be Bailed Out) [12:21] TR News "I really think these companies ought to check with the big man in Washington D.C. before making such moves. Surely, the stock prices will plummet once he finds out and starts taking CEOs out behind the woodshed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1keyemb8z [12:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1keyemb8z ) [12:44] TR News Techrights Naming Culprits in Switzerland https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Naming_Culprits_in_Switzerland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Naming_Culprits_in_Switzerland.gmi [12:44] TR Bot Techrights Naming Culprits in Switzerland [12:56] TR News Anon: I designed, printed, and delivered to an acquaintance some End of 10 posters and handouts. He was quite pleased and has an immediate use for them. :) [12:57] TR News "Booklore is a self-hosted web app that is designed to help you organize, manage, and read your eBook library." https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-booklore/ | Source: Pi My Life Up [12:57] TR Bot Setting up Booklore on the Raspberry Pi - Pi My Life Up [12:58] TR News "His specialty? Code optimization. But Banks contributions to the open-source community go far beyond making software run faster." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/15/meet-larry-bank-the-performance-whisperer-making-code-faster-and-open-source-better/ | Source: Arduino [12:58] TR Bot Meet Larry Bank: the performance whisperer making code faster and open source better | Arduino Blog [12:58] TR News "XScreenSaver 6.14 is out now, including iOS (soon) and Android." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/xscreensaver-6-14/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/xscreensaver-6-14/ ) ● Jan 16 [13:08] TR News (NEW): statCounter Reckons 1 in 5 Desktops or Laptops in Finland Runs GNU and Linux (Not Counting Android) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.gmi [13:08] TR Bot Tux Machines statCounter Reckons 1 in 5 Desktops or Laptops in Finland Runs GNU and Linux (Not Counting Android) [13:12] TR News (NEW): Fedora Games Lab Spin to Switch from Xfce to KDE Plasma with Fedora Linux 44 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Fedora_Games_Lab_Spin_to_Switch_from_Xfce_to_KDE_Plasma_with_Fe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Fedora_Games_Lab_Spin_to_Switch_from_Xfce_to_KDE_Plasma_with_Fe.gmi [13:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Games Lab Spin to Switch from Xfce to KDE Plasma with Fedora Linux 44 [13:15] TR News (NEW): Latest Article in Linuxiac Deemed 100% LLM Slop (or Most Certainly Slop) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.gmi [13:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest Article in Linuxiac Deemed 100% LLM Slop (or Most Certainly Slop) [13:19] TR News "At the end of the day, it's easy to see why so many Windows users are checking out Linux distros like Zorin. When the choice is between spending a bunch of money to replace perfectly functional hardware, or simply moving to a new OS, many will opt for the latter." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/14/2313236 [13:19] TR Bot Over Half a Million Windows Users are Switching to Linux - SoylentNews [13:19] TR News "Over Half a Million Windows Users are Switching to Linux" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/14/2313236 "Now that Linux has finally caught up to the big boys in terms of drivers, games, and apps, there is little reason not to make the switch." [13:22] TR News "Metas Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning" Zuckerberg called those "dumb f--ks... they trust me" [13:27] *dazner (~uid36362@54ft5ertucjhs.irc) has joined #techrights [13:34] TR News Techrights The B in IBM is Brown-nosing and Buzzwords (or Both) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.gmi [13:34] TR Bot Techrights The B in IBM is Brown-nosing and Buzzwords (or Both) [13:36] schestowitz[TR2] hi, dazner [13:37] TR News "This software is capable of doing this thanks to a very specifically designed Ai model called BirdNET" https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-birdnet/ | Source: Pi My Life Up [13:37] TR Bot Classify Birds in Real Time on your Raspberry Pi with BirdNET-Pi - Pi My Life Up [13:37] TR News "You can now save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome Screen to the USB stick. These settings will be applied automatically when restarting Tails." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4/ | Source: Tor [13:37] TR Bot New Release: Tails 7.4 | The Tor Project [13:37] TR News "Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of EndeavourOS 2026.01.12, a minor "Neo" update of the project's Arch-based" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12703 | Source: Distro Watch [13:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12703 ) [13:38] TR News "With these two commits, Mike Larkin (mlarkin@) set the stage for, and next up, bumped the maximum number of processors supported on OpenBSD/amd64 from 64 to 255." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115135856 | Source: Undeadly [13:38] TR Bot MAXCPUS on OpenBSD/amd64-current is now 255 ● Jan 16 [14:15] TR News "Most systems support stereo audio via their default speaker output or 3.5mm analog connector. These devices are exposed as stereo devices to applications, and applications typically render stereo content to these devices." https://arunraghavan.net/2026/01/accessibility-update-enabling-mono-audio/ | Source: Arun Raghavan [14:15] TR Bot Accessibility Update: Enabling Mono Audio Arun Raghavan [14:15] TR News "Some of my dumb experiments result in interesting findings and unexpected successes." https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/01/14/raid0/ | Source: Herman unapuu [14:15] TR Bot Running cheap and crappy USB hard drives in RAID0 is indeed a very terrible idea :: ./techtipsy [14:15] TR News "Garage is an open source S3 compatible object store. What follows is a description of how I set up my simple single-node garage instance for my homelab." https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/01/1-Local-S3-With-Garage/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer [14:15] TR Bot S3 Storage At Home With Garage Part 1: Basic Install - Jan Wildeboers Blog [14:15] TR News "This will be at least a three part series. Maybe more. We will see." https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/01/2-S3-Garage-Behind-Nginx/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer [14:15] TR Bot S3 Storage At Home With Garage Part 2: Reverse Proxy - Jan Wildeboers Blog [14:16] TR News "TCP and UDP are more or less officially specified in various RFCs and are implicitly specified by what happens on the wire." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/TCPAndUDPPartiallyImplicit | Source: University of Toronto [14:16] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:45] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jan 16 [15:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:30] TR News "Following a recent series of commits by Helg Bredow (helg@) and Stefan Fritsch (sf@), OpenBSD/arm64 now works as a guest operating system under the Apple Hypervisor." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619 | Source: Undeadly [15:30] TR Bot OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor [15:34] TR News Almost like the goal is to discourage education and lower it by lessening rewards for those who can do it right and well https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/report-michigan-churns-through-teachers-at-unsustainable-rate/ [15:34] TR Bot Report: Michigan churns through teachers at unsustainable rate - Bridge Michigan [15:35] *dazner has quit (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity) [15:40] MinceR why would you run a VM on a fashion accessory though [15:40] TR News Anon: They refuse to pay teachers proper salaries, among other intentional problems. The only long-term strategy which the US has sustained has been the concerted effort to divest from both basic and higher education. That has gone on since the start of the Reagan administration. The harvest is being reaped now: three generations of general illiteracy compounding the effects of social control media. [15:41] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: fair question [15:41] TR News America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/ [15:41] TR Bot America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy - The Atlantic [15:42] TR News A Healthy Brain https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/brain-health-challenge-trump-iran.html [15:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/brain-health-challenge-trump-iran.html ) [15:44] TR News Anon: Not sliding, rolling -- for three generations ... so far with no turn around in sight. The D and R halves of the uniparty have been united in their efforts to divest from basic and higher education over the decades. [15:48] TR News Can Others Explain My Work Without Me? https://www.olafalders.com/2026/01/15/can-others-explain-my-work-without-me/ [15:48] TR Bot Others Explain My Work Without Me? olafalders.com [15:50] TR News Saving time, risking lives: Government uses Hey Hi (AI) tools to inform asylum decisions https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/saving-time-risking-lives-government-uses-ai-tools-to-inform-asylum-decisions/ [15:50] TR Bot Saving time, risking lives: Government uses AI tools to inform asylum decisions | Open Rights Group [15:50] TR News Automating the hostile environment: Hey Hi (AI) in the asylum decision making process https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/automating-the-hostile-environment-ai-in-the-asylum-decision-making-process/ [15:50] TR Bot Automating the hostile environment: AI in the asylum decision making process | Open Rights Group [15:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:51] TR News Techno-Permacrisis https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/techno-permacrisis/ [15:51] TR Bot Techno-Permacrisis | Open Rights Group [15:52] TR News Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 Lets You Run LLMs Locally https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-runs-llms [15:52] TR Bot Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Lets You Run LLMs Locally - OMG! Ubuntu ● Jan 16 [16:04] TR News Techrights Writing About Corruption https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Writing_About_Corruption.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Writing_About_Corruption.gmi [16:04] TR Bot Techrights Writing About Corruption [16:09] TR News (NEW): I dont pay for storage upgradesthis is what I do when Linux is running out of space https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.gmi [16:09] TR Bot Tux Machines I dont pay for storage upgradesthis is what I do when Linux is running out of space [16:09] TR News canonical and ubuntu take GAFAM (US) money to say GAFAM (US) means Europe is in control. Mark Shuttleworth (MS) is a dishonest businessman. https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud https://canonical.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud [16:09] TR Bot Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud | Ubuntu [16:09] TR Bot Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud [16:16] TR News FSF Events: Meet up with FSF staff and Librephone developer at FOSDEM 2026 http://www.fsf.org/events/fosdem-2026 [16:16] TR Bot Meet up with FSF staff and Librephone developer at FOSDEM 2026 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:17] TR News FSF Events: Free/libre software and our freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. http://www.fsf.org/events/fsf-talk-2026-01-23 [16:17] TR Bot Free/libre software and our freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:18] TR News isVerified Emerges From Stealth With Voice Deepfake Detection Apps https://www.securityweek.com/isverified-emerges-from-stealth-with-voice-deepfake-detection-apps/ [16:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/isverified-emerges-from-stealth-with-voice-deepfake-detection-apps/ ) [16:18] TR News A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 (Project Zero) https://lwn.net/Articles/1054547/ [16:18] TR Bot 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 (Project Zero) [LWN.net] [16:18] TR News Mozilla GFX: Experimental High Dynamic Range video playback on backdoored Windows in Firefox Nightly 148 https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/experimental-high-dynamic-range-video-playback-on-windows-in-firefox-nightly-148/ [16:18] TR Bot Experimental High Dynamic Range video playback on Windows in Firefox Nightly 148 Mozilla Gfx Team Blog [16:20] TR News Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10 [16:20] TR Bot 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 - 9to5Linux [16:20] TR News Tails 7.4 Anonymous GNU/Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-4-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-persistent-language-and-formats [16:20] TR Bot 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats - 9to5Linux [16:20] TR News You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-run-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-openwrt-one-open-source-router [16:20] TR Bot Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router - 9to5Linux [16:21] TR News EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-ganymede-neo-rolls-out-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4 [16:21] TR Bot Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 - 9to5Linux [16:22] TR News GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-3-desktop-released-with-more-improvements-and-bug-fixes [16:22] TR Bot 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux [16:22] TR News GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-alpha-is-now-available-for-public-testing-as-a-wayland-only-release [16:22] TR Bot 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release - 9to5Linux [16:23] TR News Ignacio Casal Quinteiro: Mecalin https://blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2026/01/15/mecalin/ [16:23] TR Bot Mecalin | Nacho's Blog [16:24] TR News Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/opera-gx-linux-version-being-worked-on [16:24] TR Bot It's Official: Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to Linux [16:26] TR News Death of Renee Good: How Hey Hi (AI) was used to falsely identify the ICE agent who shot her https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260115-death-of-renee-good-how-ai-falsely-identified-the-ice-agent-who-shot-her [16:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260115-death-of-renee-good-how-ai-falsely-identified-the-ice-agent-who-shot-her ) [16:27] TR News Software Assurance & That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling https://soatok.blog/2026/01/15/software-assurance-that-warm-and-fuzzy-feeling/ [16:27] TR Bot Software Assurance & That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling - Dhole Moments [16:27] TR News Amnesty calls for global diplomatic action amid unprecedented mass killings to crush dissent https://www.france24.com/en/amnesty-calls-for-global-diplomatic-action-amid-unprecedented-mass-killings-to-crush-dissent [16:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/amnesty-calls-for-global-diplomatic-action-amid-unprecedented-mass-killings-to-crush-dissent ) [16:31] TR News Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans Hey Hi (AI) Music https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bandcamp-bans-ai-music [16:31] TR Bot Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans AI Music [16:31] TR News A Man Bought Metas Hey Hi (AI) Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-ai-glasses-desert-aliens [16:31] TR Bot A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens [16:31] TR News Feedback period still open: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en [16:31] TR Bot Have your say [16:32] TR News A note for MXroute users https://lwn.net/Articles/1054410/ [16:32] TR Bot note for MXroute users [LWN.net] [16:33] TR News Hungarys elderly poverty rate nearly tripled since 2018, rights group says https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/hungarys-elderly-poverty-rate-nearly-tripled-since-2018-rights-group-says/ [16:33] TR Bot Hungary's elderly poverty rate nearly tripled since 2018, rights group says - JURIST - News [16:33] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: until fideath do us part [16:34] MinceR it's fine, they want to be poor [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] war is peace [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] poverty is a form of wealth [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] russian defends itself [16:36] MinceR you will own nothing and you will be happy [16:36] MinceR happiness is mandatory [16:36] MinceR failure to be happy is treason [16:36] MinceR treason is punishable by summary execution [16:36] schestowitz[TR2] grow, work, sleep, die [16:36] MinceR reproduce [16:37] MinceR don't forget that part [16:37] MinceR your owners want more slaves [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] maybe after death [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] maybe [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] IF [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] there is a heaven [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not a false promise [16:37] MinceR it's the hope of humans with the minds of children [16:37] MinceR or just the carrot at the end of the stick [16:38] MinceR or rather, hung from the end of a stick in front of you [16:38] TR News Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about use of Hey Hi (AI) https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/survey-ai-journalism-humans-uk/ [16:38] TR Bot Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about AI - Press Gazette [16:39] TR News After Being Pillaged By Hey Hi (AI) Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal to Get Paid By Them https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-ai-deal [16:39] TR Bot After Being Pillaged By AI Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal With Them [16:42] TR News Philippines to ban MElons Grok Hey Hi (AI) on Jan 15 over sexualised deepfakes https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-to-ban-musks-grok-ai-on-jan-15-over-sexualised-deepfakes [16:42] TR Bot Philippines to ban Grok AI over sexualised deepfakes | The Straits Times [16:44] TR News Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion Proprietary Chaffbot Company data center build-out https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/shareholders-sue-oracle-over-misleading-statements-related-to-usd300-billion-openai-data-center-build-out-disgruntled-plaintiffs-say-the-company-lied-about-how-much-money-it-needed-to-borrow [16:44] TR Bot Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion OpenAI data center build-out disgruntled plaintiffs say the company lied about how much money it needed to borrow | Tom's Hardware [16:46] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man introduces 25% tariff on export of chips, including Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X figure could increase in the future https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trump-introduces-25-percent-tariff-on-export-of-chips-including-nvidia-h200-amd-mi325x-figure-could-increase-in-the-future [16:46] TR Bot Trump introduces 25% tariff on export of chips, including Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X figure could increase in the future | Tom's Hardware [16:47] TR News Beijing blocks Chinese entities from using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software VMWare and Fortinet among the affected vendors https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/beijing-blocks-chinese-entities-from-using-u-s-and-israeli-cybersecurity-software-vmware-and-fortinet-among-the-affected-vendors [16:47] TR Bot Beijing blocks Chinese entities from using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software VMWare and Fortinet among the affected vendors | Tom's Hardware [16:49] TR News Theres Something So Embarrassing About Homeland Securitys New Drone Video That Were Gonna Have to Sit Down for a Minute https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/homeland-security-drone-china "Safeguarding American aerospace... with Chinese tech." [16:49] TR Bot There's Something So Embarrassing About Homeland Security's New Drone Video That We're Gonna Have to Sit Down for a Minute [16:50] TR News Traveler Information Stolen in Eurail Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/traveler-information-stolen-in-eurail-data-breach/ [16:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/traveler-information-stolen-in-eurail-data-breach/ ) [16:50] TR News Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/central-maine-healthcare-data-breach-impacts-145000-individuals/ [16:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/central-maine-healthcare-data-breach-impacts-145000-individuals/ ) [16:50] TR News Depthfirst Raises $40 Million for Vulnerability Management https://www.securityweek.com/depthfirst-raises-40-million-for-vulnerability-management/ [16:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/depthfirst-raises-40-million-for-vulnerability-management/ ) [16:51] TR News "Confidential VMs" was always a scam, more like a giant back door https://www.securityweek.com/new-stackwarp-attack-threatens-confidential-vms-on-amd-processors/ [16:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-stackwarp-attack-threatens-confidential-vms-on-amd-processors/ ) [16:53] TR News Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 Review: The brains and the brawn https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-review [16:53] TR Bot Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Review: The brains and the brawn | Tom's Hardware [16:54] TR News You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-desktop-editors-arm-support/ [16:54] TR Bot You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices [16:54] TR News Tails 7.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/tails [16:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [16:56] TR News GAFAM destroys the planet for pyramid schemes like slop https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amazon-buys-first-american-mined-copper-in-a-decade-arizona-mine-to-fuel-aws-ai-data-centers-in-seismic-two-year-deal [16:56] TR Bot Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal | Tom's Hardware [16:57] TR News Elder Scrolls Online lead says Xbox's layoffs aren't the reason the MMO is switching over to smaller updates: "Seasons is not in any way a response to that" https://www.inkl.com/news/elder-scrolls-online-lead-says-xbox-s-layoffs-aren-t-the-reason-the-mmo-is-switching-over-to-smaller-updates-seasons-is-not-in-any-way-a-response-to-that [16:57] TR Bot Elder Scrolls Online lead says Xbox's layoffs aren't [16:58] TR News also in https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/elder-scrolls-online-lead-says-xboxs-layoffs-arent-the-reason-the-mmo-is-switching-over-to-smaller-updates-seasons-is-not-in-any-way-a-response-to-that/ [16:58] TR Bot Scrolls Online lead says Xbox's layoffs aren't the reason the MMO is switching over to smaller updates: "Seasons is not in any way a response to that" | GamesRadar+ ● Jan 16 [17:04] TR News "Cringely strikes again with perfect insights and "the truth" about IBM ... as opposed to the Wall Street version. This needs much wider distribution. Perhaps to Pro Publica. Glad to be rid of this group of mo--ns." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf3f4pa0 [17:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf3f4pa0 ) [17:05] TR News New Reprompt Attack Silently Siphons Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Copilot Data https://www.securityweek.com/new-reprompt-attack-silently-siphons-microsoft-copilot-data/ [17:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-reprompt-attack-silently-siphons-microsoft-copilot-data/ ) [17:08] TR News The false metric of "engagement" https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/most-popular-news-apps-in-the-uk-times-and-daily-mail-lead-on-engagement/ [17:08] TR Bot Top news apps in UK: Exclusive ranking for 2026 [17:08] TR News Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 targets generative Hey Hi (AI) (LLM/VLM) with Hailo-10H accelerator https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/15/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-targets-generative-ai-llm-vlm-with-hailo-10h-accelerator/ [17:08] TR Bot Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 targets generative AI (LLM/VLM) with Hailo-10H accelerator - CNX Software [17:10] TR News New Vulnerability in n8n https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/new-vulnerability-in-n8n.html [17:10] TR Bot Vulnerability in n8n - Schneier on Security [17:11] TR News ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Fixed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-aveva-phoenix-contact/ [17:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-aveva-phoenix-contact/ ) [17:12] TR News Mainland Chinese student involved in HK$2.8 million scam spree was recruited after being defrauded, police say https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/16/mainland-chinese-student-involved-in-hk2-8-million-scam-spree-was-recruited-after-being-defrauded-police-say/ [17:12] TR Bot Student involved in HK$2.8 million scam spree recruited after being defrauded: police [17:14] TR News A bribe to promote the agenda of some cargo cult made around Hey Hi (AI) https://itsfoss.com/news/anthropic-funding-to-python/ [17:14] TR Bot After Rejecting US Government's Aid Over DEI, Python Software Foundation Accepts $1.5 Million in Funding from Claude AI [17:16] TR News WordPress Playground Brings Speed, Stability, and Momentum https://wordpress.org/news/2026/01/wordpress-playground-speed-stability-momentum/ [17:16] TR Bot WordPress Playground Brings Speed, Stability, and Momentum WordPress News [17:16] TR News GlobalFoundries acquires ARC and RISC-V IP from Synopsys company gains critical CPU IP as it grows beyond being a mere chipmaker https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/globalfoundries-acquires-arc-and-risc-v-ip-from-synopsys-company-gains-critical-cpu-ip-as-it-grows-beyond-being-a-mere-chipmaker [17:16] TR Bot GlobalFoundries acquires ARC and RISC-V IP from Synopsys company gains critical CPU IP as it grows beyond being a mere chipmaker | Tom's Hardware [17:17] TR News ESP32-S3 multi-radio Smart Home gateway features Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, BLE, and optional 4G LTE connectivity https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/16/esp32-s3-multi-radio-smart-home-gateway-features-ethernet-zigbee-thread-z-wave-wi-fi-ble-and-optional-4g-lte-connectivity/ [17:17] TR Bot ESP32-S3 multi-radio Smart Home gateway features Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, BLE, and optional 4G LTE connectivity - CNX Software [17:19] TR News censorship: 4 movies disappear from Hong Kong Film Awards contenders list https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/4-movies-disappear-from-hong-kong-film-awards-contenders-list/ [17:19] TR Bot 4 movies 'disappear' from Hong Kong Film Awards' contenders list [17:19] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSpdlog 0.0.25 on CRAN: Microfix http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/01/15#rcppspdlog_0.0.25 [17:19] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [17:20] TR News A Dogs Breakfast: The Doctrinal Mess Surrounding Configured To Claim Language https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/breakfast-surrounding-configured.html [17:20] TR Bot A Dog's Breakfast: The Doctrinal Mess Surrounding "Configured To" Claim Language [17:21] TR News Corrupt insider of the litigation industry to UPC critic: "Daniel, sorry but I'm not convinced that the courts in Europe have easy work and the courts elsewhere in the world have hard work because the EPO insists on removal of all inconsistencies between description and claims. What is my explanation then, that alone of all the world's Patent Offices, the EPO requires such removal? I suggest to you that it is because the presence of" [17:21] TR News IP Kat taken over by the monopolists http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1768488457162#c5594698327705545020 [17:21] TR Bot G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn - The IPKat [17:22] TR News Software Patents: NovaCloud networking patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/15/novacloud-networking-patent-prior-art-found [17:22] TR Bot NovaCloud networking patents prior art found Unified Patents [17:22] TR News Software Patents: US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/us-judge-orders-onesta-to-withdraw-munich-lawsuits-against-bmw/ [17:22] TR Bot US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW [17:23] TR News Trying to profit by creating patent disputes https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/us-israeli-firm-pearl-cohen-arrives-in-germany/ [17:23] TR Bot US-Israeli firm Pearl Cohen arrives in Germany [17:24] TR News PureOS Crimson Development Report: December 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-december-2025/ [17:24] TR Bot PureOS Crimson Development Report: December 2025 Purism [17:25] TR News Totally irrelevant spam for a Ponzi scheme https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/16/the-end-of-the-ai-toy-era-youware-launches-youbase-to-deliver-production-ready-business-tools/ [17:25] TR Bot The End of the "AI Toy" Era: YouWare Launches YouBase to Deliver Production-Ready Business Tools (Sponsored) - CNX Software [17:25] TR News Kdenlive 25.12.1 released https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.12.1/ [17:25] TR Bot Kdenlive 25.12.1 released - Kdenlive [17:26] TR News Advancing WebRTC: Firefox WebRTC 2025 https://blog.mozilla.org/webrtc/firefox-webrtc-2025/ [17:26] TR Bot Firefox WebRTC 2025 - Advancing WebRTC [17:27] TR News Vibe Coding Tested: Hey Hi (AI) Agents Nail SQLi but Fail Miserably on Security Controls https://www.securityweek.com/vibe-coding-tested-ai-agents-nail-sqli-but-fail-miserably-on-security-controls/ " generates a curates egg program: good in parts, but the bad parts affect the whole program." [17:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vibe-coding-tested-ai-agents-nail-sqli-but-fail-miserably-on-security-controls/ ) [17:28] TR News OpenSSFs 2026 Themes: A Community Roadmap for Securing the Future of Open Source https://openssf.org/blog/2026/01/15/openssfs-2026-themes-a-community-roadmap-for-securing-the-future-of-open-source/ [17:28] TR Bot OpenSSFs 2026 Themes: A Community Roadmap for Securing the Future of Open Source Open Source Security Foundation [17:29] TR News From Instagram fame to political fall: Indonesias Internet governor in the spotlight https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-instagram-fame-to-political-fall-indonesias-internet-governor-in-the-spotlight [17:29] TR Bot From Instagram fame to political fall: Indonesias Internet governor in the spotlight | The Straits Times [17:30] TR News Forgejo 14.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1054461/ "making Forgejo's web UI work without JavaScript" [17:30] TR Bot 14.0 released [LWN.net] [17:30] TR News libvirt 12.0 Released [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1qei8mb/every_page_you_print_contains_invisible_yellow/ [17:31] TR Bot Every page you print contains invisible yellow tracking dots : StallmanWasRight [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] "Every page you print contains invisible yellow tracking dots [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] Most users assume that if they print a document offline it is untraceable. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] This is actually false for almost all modern laser printers. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] They include a feature called Machine Identification Code or MIC. The printer synthesizes a pattern of tiny yellow dots onto every single page. They are less than a millimeter wide and invisible to the naked eye, but if you put them under blue light or magnification you can see the grid. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] This dot matrix encodes the exact Serial Number of your printer and the Date and Time the document was printed. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] It was originally designed to track counterfeit currency but it is now standard on commercial printers. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] Even if you use a VPN such as PureVPN to download a leaked document anonymously, the moment you print it you are stamping it with your hardware ID. To be truly anonymous you need a black and white only printer or a dot matrix printer which do not use this technology. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:33] TR News From spoofing to tunnelling: New Red Team networking techniques for initial access and evasion https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/16/from-spoofing-to-tunnelling-new-red-team-networking-techniques-for-initial-access-and-evasion/ [17:33] TR Bot From spoofing to tunnelling: New Red Team networking techniques for initial access and evasion | APNIC Blog [17:34] TR News Local division Dsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Surveillance Giant Google https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/local-division-dusseldorf-dismisses-ona-patents-infringement-claim-against-google/ [17:34] TR Bot Local division Dsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Google [17:34] TR News Google Now Stuffing Ads Into Its Hey Hi (AI) Products https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-ads [17:34] TR Bot Google Now Stuffing Ads Into Its AI Products [17:35] TR News Prince Harry legal team accused of dishonesty, fraud and misconduct https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prince-harry-legal-team-accused-of-dishonesty-fraud-and-misconduct/ [17:35] TR Bot Prince Harry legal team accused of dishonesty, fraud and misconduct - Press Gazette [17:36] TR News They do cheat, lie, and corrupt the system a lot, they think it's 'fair play' https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/03/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Reported_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_Authorit.shtml http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Just_Again_Implicitly_Admitted_Breaching_C.shtml [17:36] TR Bot Techrights Brett Wilson LLP Reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) [17:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Brett Wilson LLP Has Just Again (Implicitly) Admitted Breaching Civil Procedure Rules in Frivolous Case Against Tux Machines [17:36] TR News Hong Kong privacy watchdog contacts MElons xAI over sexualised Hey Hi (AI) images of women and minors https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-contacts-elon-musks-xai-over-sexualised-ai-images-of-people-and-minors/ [17:36] TR Bot Privacy watchdog contacts xAI over sexualised AI images [17:38] TR News Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Convicted Felon, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/business/taiwan-trade-deal.html [17:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/business/taiwan-trade-deal.html ) [17:39] TR News I saw even the mountains shake: Fear lingers in Cambodian town after Thai strikes on alleged scam sites https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fear-suspicion-and-destroyed-scam-compounds-at-cambodian-border-town-weeks-after-thai-air-strikes [17:39] TR Bot I saw even the mountains shake: Fear lingers in Cambodian town after Thai strikes on alleged scam sites | The Straits Times [17:39] TR News Will the US use cyberwarfare to help Iranian protesters? https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260115-will-the-us-use-cyberwarfare-help-iranian-protesters [17:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260115-will-the-us-use-cyberwarfare-help-iranian-protesters ) [17:40] TR News Workers at zmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights https://bianet.org/haber/workers-at-izmir-factory-mark-over-400-days-on-strike-over-union-rights-315653 [17:40] TR Bot Workers at zmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights [17:41] TR News EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 is out https://distrowatch.com/endeavour [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/endeavour ) [17:41] TR News Garuda 260115 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/garuda [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/garuda ) [17:41] TR News Security Onion 2.4.201 is out https://distrowatch.com/securityonion [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/securityonion ) [17:42] TR News Celebrating the Second Year of Linux Man-Pages Maintenance Sponsorship https://www.linux.com/news/celebrating-the-second-year-of-linux-man-pages-maintenance-sponsorship/ [17:42] TR Bot the Second Year of Linux Man-Pages Maintenance Sponsorship - Linux.com [17:44] TR News Grub boot-loader 2.14 Released with Argon2 & TPM 2.0 Key Protector https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/grub-boot-loader-2-14-released-with-argon2-tpm-2-0-key-protector/ [17:44] TR Bot Grub boot-loader 2.14 Released with Argon2 & TPM 2.0 Key Protector | UbuntuHandbook [17:44] TR News (NEW): GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.gmi [17:44] TR Bot Tux Machines GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support [17:44] TR News Reminder That Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of I.C.B.M. https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml [17:44] TR Bot Techrights Reminder That Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of IBM [17:44] TR News Linuxiac May Have Reverted Back to LLM Slop (Updated Same Day) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Linuxiac_May_Have_Reverted_Back_to_LLM_Slop.shtml [17:44] TR Bot Techrights Linuxiac May Have Reverted Back to LLM Slop (Updated Same Day) [17:45] TR News Opera GX is finally making its to way to GNU/Linux https://www.neowin.net/news/opera-gx-is-finally-making-its-to-way-to-linux/ [17:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/opera-gx-is-finally-making-its-to-way-to-linux/ ) [17:45] TR News Kdenlive 25.12.1 released with bug fixes and improvements https://www.neowin.net/news/kdenlive-25121-released-with-bug-fixes-and-improvements/ [17:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kdenlive-25121-released-with-bug-fixes-and-improvements/ ) [17:46] TR News DotState dotfile manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/dotstate-dotfile-manager/ [17:46] TR Bot - dotfile manager - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News yayfzf AUR package finder https://www.linuxlinks.com/yayfzf-aur-package-finder/ [17:47] TR Bot - AUR package finder - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News unmake makefile linter https://www.linuxlinks.com/unmake-makefile-linter/ [17:47] TR Bot - makefile linter - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News StormOS Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users https://www.linuxlinks.com/stormos-arch-based-distribution/ [17:47] TR Bot - Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News Moonbit modern system cleaner https://www.linuxlinks.com/moonbit-modern-system-cleaner/ [17:47] TR Bot - modern system cleaner - LinuxLinks [17:48] TR News mnamer media renamer https://www.linuxlinks.com/mnamer-media-renamer/ [17:48] TR Bot - media renamer - LinuxLinks [17:48] TR News BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux Fan Noise https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-fan-noise/ [17:48] TR Bot M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux - Fan Noise - LinuxLinks [17:48] TR News 6 Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities https://www.linuxlinks.com/menuutilities/ [17:48] TR Bot Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities - LinuxLinks [17:49] TR News Brazilian cinema strikes gold, confronting harrowed past while captivating audiences worldwide https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260115-brazilian-cinema-strikes-gold-confronting-harrowed-past-while-captivating-audiences-worldwide-1 [17:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260115-brazilian-cinema-strikes-gold-confronting-harrowed-past-while-captivating-audiences-worldwide-1 ) [17:51] TR News 646: Unix v4 https://www.bsdnow.tv/646 [17:51] TR Bot BSD Now 646: Unix v4 [17:52] TR News Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcast-future-of-media-explained/prince-harry-versus-tabloids-the-final-showdown/ [17:52] TR Bot Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown - Press Gazette [17:52] TR News Daniel Kahn Gillmor: Hey Hi (AI) as a Compression Problem https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/blog/2025-ai-and-compression.html [17:52] TR Bot dkg's blog - AI as a Compression Problem [17:53] TR News Plagiarism: Extracting books from production language models https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02671 [17:53] TR Bot [2601.02671] Extracting books from production language models [17:54] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.03: Torvalds Using AI, Dash to Dock, GNU/Linux Kernel Bugs, Pacman's Rust Replacement and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-03/ Lazy churnalism https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml [17:54] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.03: Torvalds Using AI, Dash to Dock, Linux Kernel Bugs, Pacman's Rust Replacement and More [17:54] TR Bot Techrights Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images) [17:55] TR News Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/business-closures-nyc-economy.html [17:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/business-closures-nyc-economy.html ) [17:55] TR News EU Calls For Sanctions On Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-zarubin-polunin-ukraine/33649632.html [17:55] TR Bot EU Calls For Sanctions On Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer [17:58] TR News Running Debian on the OpenWrt One (Collabora Blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1054519/ [17:58] TR Bot Debian on the OpenWrt One (Collabora Blog) [LWN.net] ● Jan 16 [18:00] TR News TTAB Finds TURNKEY STORAGE Merely Descriptive of Self-Storage Facilities, Noting that "Trademarking" is not a Verb http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttab-finds-turnkey-storage-merely.html [18:00] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Finds TURNKEY STORAGE Merely Descriptive of Self-Storage Facilities, Noting that "Trademarking" is not a Verb [18:01] TR News How To Install Pixeluvo on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-pixeluvo-debian-13/ [18:01] TR Bot How To Install Pixeluvo on Debian 13 - idroot [18:01] TR News How To Install FileZilla on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-filezilla-fedora-43/ [18:01] TR Bot How To Install FileZilla on Fedora 43 - idroot [18:02] TR News How To Install DBeaver on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-dbeaver-debian-13/ [18:02] TR Bot How To Install DBeaver on Debian 13 - idroot [18:02] TR News How To Install NetBox on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-netbox-linux-mint-22/ [18:02] TR Bot How To Install NetBox on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [18:02] TR News How to Install Audacious on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-audacious-on-ubuntu-linux/ [18:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-audacious-on-ubuntu-linux/ ) [18:02] TR News How to Install Nomacs on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-nomacs-on-ubuntu-linux/ [18:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-nomacs-on-ubuntu-linux/ ) [18:03] TR News How to Install Mainline Linux Kernel on Fedora https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mainline-linux-kernel-on-fedora-linux/ [18:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mainline-linux-kernel-on-fedora-linux/ ) [18:03] TR News How to install GitLab on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-gitlab-on-ubuntu-24-04/ [18:03] TR Bot to install GitLab on Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxHostSupport [18:04] TR News How to Set Up OpenVPN Access Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (VM) & Connect Using OpenVPN Connect https://linuxhint.com/set-up-openvpn-access-server-ubuntu-24-04-vm/ [18:04] TR Bot How to Set Up OpenVPN Access Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (VM) & Connect Using OpenVPN Connect Linux Hint [18:07] TR News Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-prioritising-youtube-and-x-over-publishers-on-discover/ [18:07] TR Bot Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover - Press Gazette [18:08] TR News Microsoft operative Nick Vidal still speaks for OSI and promotes slop instead of the OSI's original mission https://opensource.org/blog/carrying-open-collaboration-into-the-year-ahead [18:08] TR Bot Carrying Open Collaboration into the Year Ahead Open Source Initiative [18:09] TR News admiral 1.4 release https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/admiral-1-4-release/ [18:09] TR Bot 1.4 release | R-bloggers [18:10] TR News VoidLink GNU/Linux Malware Framework Targets Cloud Environments https://www.securityweek.com/voidlink-linux-malware-framework-targets-cloud-environments/ [18:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/voidlink-linux-malware-framework-targets-cloud-environments/ ) [18:12] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1054408/ [18:12] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [18:13] TR News X-CMD command-line toolkit https://www.linuxlinks.com/x-cmd-command-line-toolkit/ [18:13] TR Bot - command-line toolkit - LinuxLinks [18:13] TR News Ianny prevent repetitive strain injuries https://www.linuxlinks.com/ianny-prevent-repetitive-strain-injuries/ [18:13] TR Bot - prevent repetitive strain injuries - LinuxLinks [18:13] TR News rsenv hierarchical environment management https://www.linuxlinks.com/rsenv-hierarchical-environment-management/ [18:13] TR Bot - hierarchical environment management - LinuxLinks [18:13] TR News bestfetch system fetch https://www.linuxlinks.com/bestfetch-system-fetch/ [18:13] TR Bot - system fetch - LinuxLinks [18:13] TR News zeP package and version manager for Zig https://www.linuxlinks.com/zep-package-version-manager-zig/ [18:13] TR Bot - package and version manager for Zig - LinuxLinks [18:15] TR News "Users are urged to upgrade thier installations to the Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka release as soon as possible." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10 [18:15] TR Bot 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 - 9to5Linux [18:15] TR News "One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows." https://www.theverge.com/features/861968/year-using-linux [18:15] TR Bot I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows | The Verge [18:17] TR News Looks like low-grade plagiarism, maybe base on Phoronix https://www.filmogaz.com/101856 [18:17] TR Bot 26.04 on AMD EPYC Turin: Performance Boosts Over 24.04 LTS Reviewed - Filmogaz.com [18:20] TR News Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/wine_11_arrives_faster_and/ [18:20] TR Bot Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux, macOS better than ever The Register [18:21] *phebus has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:22] TR News (NEW): I dont pay for storage upgradesthis is what I do when Linux is running out of space https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.gmi [18:22] TR Bot Tux Machines I dont pay for storage upgradesthis is what I do when Linux is running out of space [18:23] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [18:23] TR News Gaming on Linux just got a bump with new Wine 11 improvements that'll make for a better Proton on SteamOS, too https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-on-linux-just-got-a-bump-with-new-wine-11-improvements-thatll-make-for-a-better-proton-on-steamos-too/ [18:23] TR Bot Gaming on Linux just got a bump with new Wine 11 improvements that'll make for a better Proton on SteamOS, too | PC Gamer [18:24] TR News "Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa. This is additional work on top of what was merged recently, and that was already impressive." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/ [18:24] TR Bot more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:25] TR News "Linux Mint 22.3 provides near-full access to the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS noble repos, but as the doesnt let users install snaps (support can be enabled manually) it ships with traditional Deb versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-released [18:25] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS [18:25] TR News "If you're looking to finally test the waters of Linux, here's a distribution that has everything you need to get started, with everything you need and little complication." https://www.zdnet.com/article/q4os-debian-linux-distro/ [18:25] TR Bot ideal distro for Linux newbies includes a bonus for Windows users | ZDNET [18:26] TR News The head of GOG wants to focus on Linux and slams Windows https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/17200-the-head-of-gog-wants-to-focus-on-linux-and-slams-windows [18:26] TR Bot The head of GOG wants to focus on Linux and slams Windows - IG News [18:27] TR News Marcus Nestor says "GNU/Linux" https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-run-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-openwrt-one-open-source-router [18:27] TR Bot Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router - 9to5Linux [18:28] TR News "This release ships with Linux kernel 6.12.63 LTS from the Debian 13 Trixie repositories, Tor Browser 15.0.4, and Mozilla Thunderbird 140.6.0." https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-4-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-persistent-language-and-formats [18:28] TR Bot 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats - 9to5Linux [18:28] TR News Stop swapping keyboards: This free app stitches your Linux and Windows PCs together https://www.howtogeek.com/deskflow-stitches-multiple-linux-pcs-into-one-desktop/ [18:28] TR Bot Stop swapping keyboards: This free app stitches your Linux and Windows PCs together [18:29] TR News Its such poor quality software: GOG owner criticises Windows, says it will support Linux better in the future https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-such-poor-quality-software-gog-owner-criticises-windows-says-it-will-support-linux-better-in-the-future/ [18:29] TR Bot Its such poor quality software: GOG owner criticises Windows, says it will support Linux better in the future | VGC [18:30] TR News "Windows is bad software" GOG to increase its reliance on Linux https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-is-bad-software-GOG-to-increase-its-reliance-on-Linux.1204843.0.html [18:30] TR Bot is bad software" GOG to increase its reliance on Linux - NotebookCheck.net News [18:32] TR News Owner of big gaming platform can't believe how bad Windows 11 is and hints are dropped about big things for Linux gamers this year https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/owner-of-big-gaming-platform-cant-believe-how-bad-windows-11-is-and-hints-are-dropped-about-big-things-for-linux-gamers-this-year [18:32] TR Bot of big gaming platform can't believe how bad Windows 11 is and hints are dropped about big things for Linux gamers this year | TechRadar [18:33] TR News Now independent, GOG is thinking about publishing games and embracing Linux https://www.techspot.com/news/110929-now-independent-gog-thinking-about-publishing-games-embracing.html [18:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techspot.com/news/110929-now-independent-gog-thinking-about-publishing-games-embracing.html ) [18:37] TR News I've used nearly every browser available and these are my top 4 (spoiler: Chrome is out) https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-top-4-browsers-chrome-not-included/ [18:37] TR Bot used nearly every browser available and these are my top 4 (spoiler: Chrome is out) | ZDNET [18:39] TR News "Not much has changed from the Beta that I previously reported on but here's a refresher." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-out-now-and-supported-until-2029/ [18:39] TR Bot Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029 | GamingOnLinux [18:39] TR News (NEW): Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes [18:39] TR News Linux Demonstrates That Bugs Can Hide For 20 years! https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/18592-linux-demonstrates-that-bugs-can-hide-for-20-years.html [18:39] TR Bot Linux Demonstrates That Bugs Can Hide For 20 years! [18:42] TR News A popular browser is getting an official Linux version, and people aren't happy https://www.xda-developers.com/popular-browser-getting-official-linux-version/ [18:42] TR Bot A popular browser is getting an official Linux version, and people aren't happy [18:42] MinceR yay! i always wanted to use Popular Browser. [18:42] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi [18:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: proprietary and owned by china [18:43] MinceR also clickbait, as the name of the browser is not even in the title [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] yes, i noticed it [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] and i dislike that [18:46] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:46] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:47] lxo https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.shtml -- International Both Machines?!? :-) [18:47] TR Bot Techrights The B in IBM is Brown-nosing and Buzzwords (or Both) [18:47] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers: Applications, Discussion, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/BSD_Leftovers_Applications_Discussion_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/BSD_Leftovers_Applications_Discussion_and_More.gmi [18:47] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Leftovers: Applications, Discussion, and More [18:49] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox: WebRTC and GFX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Mozilla_Firefox_WebRTC_and_GFX.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Mozilla_Firefox_WebRTC_and_GFX.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox: WebRTC and GFX [18:49] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: PureOS, RISC-V, Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: PureOS, RISC-V, Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices [18:51] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers [18:51] TR News (NEW): Programming and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Programming_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Programming_and_Standards.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming and Standards [18:52] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [18:52] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [18:54] *techrights-news has quit (Received malformed line) ● Jan 16 [19:02] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: don't tell IBM about free software, I guess [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] if you want promotion [19:03] TR News Links 16/01/2026: UK Royal Family's "Legal Team Accused of Dishonesty, Fraud and Misconduct", OSI Still Controlled by Microsoft (the OSI's Spokesperson is on Microsoft's Payroll, Not Interim Executive Director, Deborah Bryant) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_UK_Royal_Family_s_Legal_Team_Accused_of_Dishon.shtml [19:03] TR Bot Techrights Links 16/01/2026: UK Royal Family's "Legal Team Accused of Dishonesty, Fraud and Misconduct", OSI Still Controlled by Microsoft (the OSI's Spokesperson is on Microsoft's Payroll, Not Interim Executive Director, Deborah Bryant) [19:07] *darwin has quit (connection closed) [19:15] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [19:18] TR News Techrights Google News Poisons Its Own Index With More Slopfarms 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Birds_Server_Speed_and_GNU_Linux_Gains.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Birds, Server Speed, and GNU/Linux Gains [19:49] TR News SpellBinding FIOPSXT Wordo: FERAL gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-16.gmi [19:50] TR News My ideal computer gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ideal/computer/ [19:51] TR News "When this aired, Eddy Cue was Apples Senior Vice President (SVP) of Internet Software and Services." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/know-your-meme/take-it-to-craigs-house/ [19:51] TR News "since the last time i stepped into the pub, i have been working on some projects, between software, music, and homesteading stuff. each of these has been going well, i am happy to report. all of this while working on my 'digital garden' (aka my wiki) and porting my main website over to gemini." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2771 [19:52] TR News Math + CS = HPC Half way there gemini://emil-vatai.duckdns.org/blog/2026-01-11-half-way-there.gmi [19:53] TR News "Seeed Studio has launched another new entry in its growing XIAO family of tiny development boards and it's the first to boast dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, alongside Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 with Zigbee and Thread support, thanks to an Espressif ESP32-C5 at its heart." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260116-xiao.gmi [19:58] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/01/2026: "Porting My Main Website Over to Gemini" and Seeed Studio DevBoard https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_Porting_My_Main_Website_Over_to_Gemini_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_Porting_My_Main_Website_Over_to_Gemini_.gmi [19:58] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 16/01/2026: "Porting My Main Website Over to Gemini" and Seeed Studio DevBoard ● Jan 16 [20:03] MinceR 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[20:15] TR News Techrights At Microsoft, "Firing People is a "Cheat Code" to Pump the Stock Short-term But They Are Literally Destroying the Company's Soul Long-term." https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/At_Microsoft_Firing_People_is_a_Cheat_Code_to_Pump_the_Stock_Sh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/At_Microsoft_Firing_People_is_a_Cheat_Code_to_Pump_the_Stock_Sh.gmi [20:15] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, "Firing People is a "Cheat Code" to Pump the Stock Short-term But They Are Literally Destroying the Company's Soul Long-term." [20:15] MinceR does it have a soul? [20:18] TR News On IBM: "Been gone just over 2 years. Could not be happier. It is truly a toxic place to work. If you are unhappy, leave. You'll be glad you did." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k [20:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k ) [20:32] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] filmogaz https://engrish.com/2024/06/honey-wheres-the-door-cock/ [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] open the door [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] the cocks will flock inwards [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] cosks used to mean roosters [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] and gay meant happy [20:37] TR News Big Tech to Offshore More Jobs to India in 2026 US Layoffs Push Workers to Brink https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/big-tech-offshore-more-jobs-india-2026-us-layoffs-push-workers-brink-1771284 [20:37] TR Bot Big Tech to Offshore More Jobs to India in 2026 US Layoffs Push Workers to Brink | IBTimes UK [20:38] TR News Guess who gets more severance in the era of endless layoffs https://qz.com/severance-inequality-men-women-layoffs-ai [20:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://qz.com/severance-inequality-men-women-layoffs-ai ) [20:38] TR News "A new analysis of severance packages finds that women continue to receive smaller payouts than men after layoffs, underscoring another dimension of workplace inequality as job cuts ripple through the economy." [20:51] TR News Techrights J.H.M. Ray Dassen & Debian, Red Hat, GNOME unexplained deaths https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/J_H_M_Ray_Dassen_Debian_Red_Hat_GNOME_unexplained_deaths.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/J_H_M_Ray_Dassen_Debian_Red_Hat_GNOME_unexplained_deaths.gmi [20:51] TR Bot Techrights J.H.M. Ray Dassen & Debian, Red Hat, GNOME unexplained deaths ● Jan 16 [21:17] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/bankrupt_scooter_startup_key/ [21:17] TR Bot Bankrupt scooter startup's single key controlled everything The Register [21:24] schestowitz[TR2] "smart"? [21:28] MinceR how much is the fish? [21:30] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [21:36] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/hard-drive-prices-have-surged-by-an-average-of-46-percent-since-september-iconic-24tb-seagate-barracuda-now-usd500-as-ai-claims-another-victim [21:36] TR Bot Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim | Tom's Hardware [21:36] TR News Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part II - Breakout of Discontent This Winter in Europe's Second-Largest Organisation https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_II_Breakout_of_Discontent_This_Winter_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_II_Breakout_of_Discontent_This_Winter_i.gmi [21:36] TR Bot Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part II - Breakout of Discontent This Winter in Europe's Second-Largest Organisation [21:37] admfubar https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/many-bluetooth-devices-with-google-fast-pair-vulnerable-to-whisperpair-hack.458996/ [21:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/many-bluetooth-devices-with-google-fast-pair-vulnerable-to-whisperpair-hack.458996/ ) [21:55] TR News Techrights Great Reset at IBM, the Company That Pulps Red Hat https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Great_Reset_at_IBM_the_Company_That_Pulps_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Great_Reset_at_IBM_the_Company_That_Pulps_Red_Hat.gmi [21:55] TR Bot Techrights Great Reset at IBM, the Company That Pulps Red Hat ● Jan 16 [22:06] admfubar https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/ice-now-can-trace-americans-back-to-their-homes-places-of-work-and-worship [22:06] TR Bot NEWS & UPDATES | FISA REFORM | PPSA - Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) [22:45] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/matthew-mcconaughey-ai-copyright [22:45] TR Bot Matthew McConaughey Is Using a Clever Legal Trick to Bludgeon AI Companies [22:56] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown [22:56] TR Bot AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown ● Jan 16 [23:03] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/ai-and-race-for-chips-set-to-make-daily-gadgets-costlier-ws-e-13969447.html [23:03] TR Bot and race for chips set to make daily gadgets costlier Firstpost [23:13] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/china-are-you-dead-app-most-paid-downloaded-loneliness-epidemic-13968120.html [23:13] TR Bot You Dead app: Chinas most downloaded paid app for the lonely Firstpost [23:14] psydruid > [notice] AI and race for chips set to make daily gadgets costlier Firstpost [23:14] psydruid daily gadgets peddled by the hey hi pushers