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[00:01] *Now talking on #techrights [00:02] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 15/05/2026: UDP Game Forwarding Over SSH, Avoiding LLMs, and Alhena 5.5.9 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Gemini_Links_15_05_2026_UDP_Game_Forwarding_Over_SSH_Avoiding_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Gemini_Links_15_05_2026_UDP_Game_Forwarding_Over_SSH_Avoiding_L.gmi [00:02] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 15/05/2026: UDP Game Forwarding Over SSH, Avoiding LLMs, and Alhena 5.5.9 [00:05] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/bill-to-keep-online-games-playable-clears-key-hurdle-in-california/ [00:05] TR Bot Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California - Ars Technica [00:06] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/openai-feels-burned-by-apples-crappy-chatgpt-integration-insiders-say/ [00:06] TR Bot OpenAI feels burned by Apples crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say - Ars Technica [00:10] TR News oil shortages spread https://www.dw.com/en/malawi-fuel-crisis-deepens-as-oil-shortages-spread/a-77000372 [00:10] TR Bot Malawi fuel crisis deepens as oil shortages spread [00:11] TR News fossil fuel and meat ads https://www.dw.com/en/here-s-why-some-cities-are-banning-fossil-fuel-and-meat-ads/a-77054187 [00:11] TR Bot Why is Amsterdam banning ads for meat? [00:12] TR News IBM SPAM has made it into Slashdot!! https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/05/05/189237/moving-to-mainframe-can-be-cheaper-than-sticking-with-vmware https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/05/Gartner_Pays_The_Register_MS_and_the_Effect_is_Visible_IBM_Prom.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/06/Gartner_Groups_Paid_The_Register_MS_And_Now_The_Register_MS_is_.shtml [00:12] TR Bot Moving To Mainframe Can Be Cheaper Than Sticking With VMware - Slashdot [00:12] TR Bot Techrights Gartner Pays The Register MS and the Effect is Visible (IBM Promotion; IBM Also a Sponsor, of Both!) [00:12] TR Bot Techrights Gartner Group Paid The Register MS. And Now The Register MS is a "Gartner Says" Rag. [00:13] TR News Slashdot thinks Microsoft speaks 'FOR' Linux? https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/1925210/microsoft-issues-warning-about-linux-copy-fail-vulnerability [00:13] TR Bot Microsoft Issues Warning About Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability - Slashdot [00:14] TR News https://linmob.net/weekly-update-19-2026/ [00:14] TR Bot - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (19/2026): Voices and Splashes [00:16] TR News Re "As LinkedIn lays off 5% staff, CEO says company must operate more profitably" - IT IS NOT EVEN PROFITABLE!! [00:17] TR News Cisco Cuts Nearly 4,000 Jobs [00:17] admfubar https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-stalled/ [00:17] TR Bot Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's AI Developer Desktop Initiative [00:17] TR News Citing something something "hey hi" (as usual) [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: IBM objective [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] slop hype [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] even if people don't want it [00:18] admfubar ??? [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] Fedora alienating its users [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] i know some who dumped fedora over this [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] they told me [00:19] TR News This is why Cisco has mass layoffs again https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:CSCO/explorer/total_debt/ [00:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:CSCO/explorer/total_debt/ ) [00:27] TR News Techrights Cisco Cuts Nearly 4,000 Jobs Because of Debt, Nothing to Do With Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Cisco_Cuts_Nearly_4_000_Jobs_Because_of_Debt_Nothing_to_Do_With.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Cisco_Cuts_Nearly_4_000_Jobs_Because_of_Debt_Nothing_to_Do_With.gmi [00:27] TR Bot Techrights Cisco Cuts Nearly 4,000 Jobs Because of Debt, Nothing to Do With Slop [00:32] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:34] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:37] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [00:39] TR News Techrights IBM Keeps Culling Essential Linux, Fedora, GNOME, and GTK Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IBM_Keeps_Culling_Essential_Linux_Fedora_GNOME_and_GTK_Staff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IBM_Keeps_Culling_Essential_Linux_Fedora_GNOME_and_GTK_Staff.gmi [00:39] TR Bot Techrights IBM Keeps Culling Essential Linux, Fedora, GNOME, and GTK Staff [00:47] TR News (NEW): Fighting for Freedom of the Press https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Fighting_for_Freedom_of_the_Press.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Fighting_for_Freedom_of_the_Press.gmi [00:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Fighting for Freedom of the Press [00:50] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/this-shaggy-new-fish-looked-so-much-like-snuffleupagus-that-scientists-named-it-after-him-49110 [00:50] TR Bot This Shaggy New Fish Looked So Much Like Snuffleupagus That Scientists Named It After Him | Discover Magazine [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights [00:58] admfubar O_o https://www.discovermagazine.com/this-home-in-montana-is-infested-with-snakes-some-falling-from-the-ceiling-here-s-how-to-keep-snakes-away-49101 [00:58] TR Bot This Home in Montana Is Infested with Snakes, Some Falling from the Ceiling Heres How to Keep Snakes Away | Discover Magazine ● May 16 [01:01] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [01:01] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [01:01] TR News Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIV - Luis Berenguer Gimnez at the EPO (European Patent Office) Became the Punchline of EPO Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIV_Luis_Berenguer_Gi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIV_Luis_Berenguer_Gi.gmi [01:01] TR Bot Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIV - Luis Berenguer Gimnez at the EPO (European Patent Office) Became the Punchline of EPO Staff [01:03] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: snakes in the plain [01:03] schestowitz[TR2] and on a plane [01:04] admfubar snakes in the house on the plain.. not in spain where it rains.. [01:05] schestowitz[TR2] i was gonna mention the rain in spain as well [01:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyNd7is-As4 [01:06] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=fyNd7is-As4 [01:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=fyNd7is-As4 ) [01:21] TR News Techrights Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs "Very Likely Higher" Than 1,000 People https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Very_Likely_Higher_Than_1_000_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Very_Likely_Higher_Than_1_000_People.gmi [01:21] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs "Very Likely Higher" Than 1,000 People [01:22] admfubar they are their own worst enemy... https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-kb5089549-fails-install-shares-workarounds/ [01:22] TR Bot Microsoft confirms Windows 11 KB5089549 fails install, shares workarounds - Neowin [01:23] admfubar https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Spent-More-on-Clean-Energy-Than-the-Rest-of-the-World-Combined.html [01:23] TR Bot Spent More on Clean Energy Than the Rest of the World Combined | OilPrice.com [01:33] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md [01:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md ) [01:33] schestowitz[TR2] "It ha always been, and always will remain to be that you get promoted by visibility. You are required to show that you're operating not only at your own level, but at the level above. In my organization, it is by merit (40%) and by visibility (60%). I would say that most people should accept that in most jobs, it's the reality. Is it d-mb? Yeah. Is it fair? No. It's just, the majority of individuals with power like the dancing mo [01:33] schestowitz[TR2] nkey who shows pretty pictures, it's nice if you're skilled but it's more important if you're seen." [01:34] admfubar https://pirg.org/media-center/statement-second-right-to-repair-class-action-filed-against-deere/ [01:34] TR Bot STATEMENT: Second Right to Repair class action filed against Deere [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6 [01:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6 ) [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] Just skill up in CAMSS and youll be fine! [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] Just learn Blockchain. Its the future of IBM! [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] WatsonX is the future. Make sure you know how to use it! [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] Yeah G.F.Y. [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] 16 minutes ago by Anonymous [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ak+1krpqv7q6 [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] @OP got news for you. It wouldn't suprise me to see Internal Bowel Movement dump all their cloud as they can't compete with their competitors. [01:36] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] You need to stay ahead of the hype cycle: Confluent, Red Hat AI, CUGA ;-) [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] Translation: Be Indian. [01:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:43] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/iran-gas/ [01:43] TR Bot Massive hack of US gas stations exposes vulnerability hiding in plain sight: report - Raw Story [01:47] TR News Techrights IBM: Shares Down 30%, Mass Layoffs, IBM Says "Goodwill" Grew by 10% to Over a Third of the Company's Total "Worth" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IBM_Shares_Down_30_Mass_Layoffs_IBM_Says_Goodwill_Grew_by_10_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IBM_Shares_Down_30_Mass_Layoffs_IBM_Says_Goodwill_Grew_by_10_to.gmi [01:47] TR Bot Techrights IBM: Shares Down 30%, Mass Layoffs, IBM Says "Goodwill" Grew by 10% to Over a Third of the Company's Total "Worth" [01:56] TR News Xbox is DEAD https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=axL3DhIRppw [01:56] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=axL3DhIRppw ) ● May 16 [02:00] TR News Does Open Source Have A Pedo Problem? https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=5Gb91JNF89M [02:00] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=5Gb91JNF89M ) [02:02] TR News (NEW): Videos: GNU/Linux, Free Software, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Videos_GNU_Linux_Free_Software_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Videos_GNU_Linux_Free_Software_and_More.gmi [02:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Videos: GNU/Linux, Free Software, and More [02:04] TR News Exposing 'faceless' YouTubers pushing Canada to join the U.S. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7187429 [02:04] TR Bot 'faceless' YouTubers pushing Canada to join the U.S. | CBC.ca [02:04] *\join_podcast (~join_podcast@zr8zhk8mwkndi.irc) has joined #techrights [02:04] TR News Social Control Media https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtuber-clavicular-faces-criminal-prosecution-after-clout-chasing-video-him-shooting-dead-1795608 [02:04] TR Bot YouTuber Clavicular Faces Criminal Prosecution After 'Clout-Chasing' Video of Him Shooting Dead Alligator in Everglades | IBTimes UK [02:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: MARISOL is getting sued by Capital One, I plan to go to the public terminal and look at the details out of morbid curiosity over how much she couldn't pay on a Discover card. [02:09] IsambardPrince She hired a lawyer but she didn't pay the card. [02:09] TR News Germany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production entirely, 1,860 jobs at risk https://www.dw.com/en/germany-biontech-shutting-down-covid-vaccine-production-entirely-1-860-jobs-at-risk/a-77055320 [02:09] TR Bot Germany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production [02:09] IsambardPrince She found some lawyer that was greedy enough to take her money even though there's no defense to not paying a credit card you took out and spent money on. [02:09] IsambardPrince There's three "defenses". [02:09] IsambardPrince 1. This card was taken out by someone else. It was fraud. It wasn't me. [02:10] IsambardPrince 2. The lawyer for the credit card company shows up and can't prove you owed the credit card. (Very rare, but it happens sometimes. Discover and Capital One don't sue unless they can prove it.) [02:12] IsambardPrince 3. Not a defense, but "The bank's lawyer doesn't show up." [02:12] IsambardPrince That one happens, but it's extremely rare. It's like trying to beat a speeding ticket by hoping the cop doesn't appear, except even more rare than that. [02:12] IsambardPrince And if they don't, they can just pay a small fee and refile it later. [02:13] IsambardPrince How much did she pay the lawyer who didn't tell her this isn't Matlock or Law & Order. [02:13] TR News All buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/provable-digital-sovereignty-how-ibm-sovereign-core-with-red-hat-delivers-verifiable-independence [02:13] TR Bot Provable digital sovereignty: How IBM Sovereign Core with Red Hat delivers verifiable independence [02:13] IsambardPrince She has 10 minutes to say "It wasn't me." and if she can't prove it, then she loses. [02:14] IsambardPrince Discover and Capital One have a long history of suing people who don't pay their credit card. [02:14] IsambardPrince They're not amateurs they know how to do it, they do it tens of thousands of times a day all over America. [02:14] IsambardPrince She should have saved her lawyer's fees and tried to settle. [02:15] IsambardPrince The only thing she might get out of them is a settlement, but if they're already there, they might not even agree to that. [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] they live in chaos [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] or so it sounds [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] i know someone like that [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] he took manny loans [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] for lawyers [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] not he cannot even afford any hardware [02:24] admfubar https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-watchdog-probes-microsoft-over-interoperability-issues [02:24] TR Bot UK watchdog probes Microsoft over interoperability issues [02:33] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/15/ai-manager-purge-tech [02:33] TR Bot I didnt want to be the guinea pig: inside techs AI-fueled manager purge | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian [02:36] admfubar and turned into hallucinations!... https://thenewstack.io/red-hat-agentic-skills-repository/ [02:36] TR Bot Red Hat's skill packs give AI agents something a bigger model never could: 20 years of institutional memory - The New Stack [02:37] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/a/5241491 [02:37] TR Bot Datacenters slurping juice help drive 75% jump in PJM power prices [02:45] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[05:03] TR News (NEW): Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Shelly_2_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Brings_Performanc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Shelly_2_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Brings_Performanc.gmi [05:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements [05:04] IsambardPrince I suppose people who can't officially update Mac OS could try Legacy Patcher if a later version can work on the Mac. [05:04] IsambardPrince But there's usually at least some reason why Apple doesn't upgrade them to that version. [05:04] IsambardPrince Sometimes it's small, sometimes not. [05:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: It's sad to see Linux going in this direction. [05:05] IsambardPrince First they pointlessly set x86-64-v2 as a baseline for some distributions, even though it barely makes any difference in noticeable performance on newer computers. [05:05] IsambardPrince Now they want to come back and make everything older than about 2015 not work. [05:06] IsambardPrince They call that one -v3. [05:06] IsambardPrince I mean, this is not cool. We're talking about systems that are about 10 years old and still pretty capable. [05:06] IsambardPrince Not some piece of junk from the 1980s. [05:07] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [05:08] IsambardPrince Don't trust anything Fedora or Red Hat do. [05:08] IsambardPrince Fedora might be one of the first distributions to support your computer. [05:08] IsambardPrince It'll also be one of the first to ditch it. [05:12] *oarion7 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:16] *anon___ (~anon@n87vimah5qkse.irc) has joined #techrights [05:16] anon___ hello! [05:17] anon___ is anyone exist [05:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Was reading about Pizza Hut's demise. [05:23] anon___ pizza hut ded? [05:23] IsambardPrince Yeah, it was still alright in the 2000s. Most of the franchisees with the original building format, same pizza as the 90s, some had an all you can eat buffet. [05:24] anon___ dang [05:24] anon___ well on a positive note i finall ygot my alt key working in openBSD [05:24] anon___ my thinkpad setup is becoming complete [05:25] IsambardPrince I recall our Pizza Hut when I was a child. Old building style, sit down restaurant. They had some arcade consoles and a jukebox. [05:25] IsambardPrince They brought the pizza out on a cast iron skillet, still so hot it would cause third degree burns probably if you touched it. [05:25] anon___ ive never been [05:25] IsambardPrince And you probably won't, not one like that. [05:26] anon___ nw im jealous [05:26] IsambardPrince I remember my mom made my preschool teacher's "award winning" tuna noodle casserole. It was in the newspaper. [05:26] IsambardPrince She thought "Those seem like odd things to put in one." [05:26] IsambardPrince I had my friend from school over. Finally dinner was served, and we all took one bite and had the same look on our faces. [05:26] IsambardPrince Awful. [05:26] IsambardPrince Just awful. [05:27] anon___ i hate tuna and noodles [05:27] IsambardPrince But I was excited because we all got to get in the car and go to Pizza Hut. [05:27] IsambardPrince It was just down the block. [05:27] IsambardPrince No kid hated Pizza Hut. [05:27] IsambardPrince I thought about going to the library if I'm in Indiana again and going through the micro-film of that newspaper. [05:28] IsambardPrince Seeing if I can find Mrs. Wilberding's tuna casserola. [05:28] IsambardPrince *casserole [05:28] anon___ would be epic [05:28] IsambardPrince See if I can make it for the lulz. [05:28] anon___ you do anything neato lately? [05:33] IsambardPrince I think most of my neato days are behind me. [05:33] IsambardPrince I'm happy if things are predictable. [05:33] anon___ mannn [05:34] anon___ u must be like 80 years old [05:36] *\join_podcast has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [05:43] TR News (NEW): Heroes of Fedora Quality for Fedora 44 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Heroes_of_Fedora_Quality_for_Fedora_44.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Heroes_of_Fedora_Quality_for_Fedora_44.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Heroes of Fedora Quality for Fedora 44 [05:53] *anon___ has quit (Quit: leaving) [05:56] *\join_podcast (~join_podcast@whr4e82cdqs42.irc) has joined #techrights [05:58] TR News fuel crisis https://www.dw.com/en/what-the-strait-of-hormuz-fuel-crisis-means-for-air-travel/a-77047977 [05:58] TR Bot What the Strait of Hormuz fuel crisis means for air travel ● May 16 [06:01] TR News FBI run by "KA$H" the drunkard? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/beware-banking-spoof-scams-1795132 [06:01] TR Bot FBI Warns Of Bank Call Scam Draining Savings In Minutes How Fraudsters Trick Victims | IBTimes UK [06:02] TR News Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/05/patenting-use-of-medical-devices-t.html [06:02] TR Bot Patenting the use of medical devices (T 0941/24) - The IPKat [06:03] TR News Air-Brushing of Climate Change https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/11/the-air-brushing-of-climate-change/ [06:03] TR Bot Air-Brushing of Climate Change - CounterPunch.org [06:03] TR News Its the Climate Stupid https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/08/its-the-climate-stupid/ [06:03] TR Bot the Climate Stupid - CounterPunch.org [06:05] TR News when you hate your own species https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/488114/anti-humanism-climate-anthropocene-hope-buddhism MinceR? [06:05] TR Bot humans are causing climate change. No, were not a cancer on Earth. | Vox [06:06] TR News Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed https://jacobin.com/2026/05/just-transition-climate-affordability-renewables [06:06] TR Bot Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed [06:06] TR News The ocean system that shapes Europes climate https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-system-that-shapes-europes-climate-281056 [06:06] TR Bot The ocean system that shapes Europes climate [06:07] TR News Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges Healthy Skepticism of Climate Science https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/03/event-with-links-to-oil-industry-teaches-judges-healthy-skepticism-of-climate-science/ [06:07] TR Bot Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges Healthy Skepticism of Climate Science [06:07] IsambardPrince [23:34] u must be like 80 years old [06:07] IsambardPrince Half that. [06:08] IsambardPrince When most of your adult life has been poverty and shattered shoulder, you learn patience. If you can go through a day where nothing bad happens and you don't hurt, it was a good day. [06:09] TR News Big Tech Exploits Gaps in California Student Data Privacy Protection https://www.projectcensored.org/gaps-in-california-student-data-privacy [06:09] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/gaps-in-california-student-data-privacy ) [06:10] TR News Censorship and Martial Law https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ex-dhs-chief-warns-donald-trump-doomsday-book-allows-censorship-martial-law-1796002 [06:10] TR Bot Ex-DHS Chief Warns Donald Trump 'Doomsday Book' Allows Censorship and Martial Law | IBTimes UK [06:10] TR News The Case for US Backing of Africas Investigative Press https://www.projectcensored.org/us-backing-africas-investigative-press/ [06:10] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/us-backing-africas-investigative-press/ ) [06:10] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 15, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_May_15_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_May_15_2026.gmi [06:10] TR News Techrights "Microsoft Goodwill and Intangible Assets" Down Two Years in a Row, According to Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets_Down_Two_Years_in_a_Ro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets_Down_Two_Years_in_a_Ro.gmi [06:10] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 15, 2026 [06:10] TR Bot Techrights "Microsoft Goodwill and Intangible Assets" Down Two Years in a Row, According to Microsoft [06:10] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:10] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:19] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.8, Linux 6.18.31, Linux 6.12.89, Linux 6.6.139, Linux 6.1.173, Linux 5.15.207, and Linux 5.10.256 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_8_Linux_6_18_31_Linux_6_12_89_Linux_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_8_Linux_6_18_31_Linux_6_12_89_Linux_6_.gmi [06:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.8, Linux 6.18.31, Linux 6.12.89, Linux 6.6.139, Linux 6.1.173, Linux 5.15.207, and Linux 5.10.256 [06:21] TR News Heres What Research Really Says AboutRemembering https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/05/photographic-memory-is-a-myth-heres-what-research-really-says-about-remembering/ [06:21] TR Bot Photographic Memory Is A Myth Heres What Research Really Says AboutRemembering [06:21] TR News Photoshops Modern User Interface Sucks (and Doesnt Feel Modern) https://unsung.aresluna.org/photoshops-challenges-with-focus-pt-2/ [06:21] TR Bot Photoshops challenges with focus, pt. 2 Unsung [06:23] TR News Trademarks and Free Speech http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/recommended-reading-prof-lisa-p-ramsey.html [06:23] TR Bot The TTABlog: Recommended Reading: Prof. Lisa P. Ramsey: Trademarks and Free Speech - Conflicts and Resolutions [06:25] *\join_podcast has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:25] *\join_podcast (~join_podcast@whr4e82cdqs42.irc) has joined #techrights [06:27] phebus pi pi5-ipfs0 pi_ pi__ pi___ prurigro psydroid2 psydruid [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c392rp8lwe1o https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c794vqvll7eo [06:27] TR Bot Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool: Arne Slot under increasing pressure after another loss - BBC Sport [06:27] TR Bot Pep Guardiola: Man City manager insists he has 'one more year' on deal - BBC Sport [06:30] TR News Idiots in Reddit cannot tell the difference between profit and revenue https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/17a2zwf/linkedin_hit_record_profits_this_year_its/ [06:30] TR Bot - Please wait for verification [06:30] TR News Microsoft's LinkedIn is Losing Money https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/20/Microsoft_s_LinkedIn_is_Losing_Money_Traffic_and_Hope_Now_It_Wa.shtml [06:30] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's LinkedIn is Losing Money, Traffic, and Hope; Now It Wants to Sell Its Users' Lifeblood (and Data) [06:30] IsambardPrince The person I am dating said that in some ways I "act like a little kid". Because I get excited over stupid trivial things that a child might. [06:30] IsambardPrince Like a Godzilla movie, or a Costco hotdog. [06:31] IsambardPrince I don't know why it's basically a religion in Chicago that you can't put ketchup on a hotdog. [06:31] IsambardPrince First I load up the 1/4 pound all beef hot dog with deli mustard, and I mean slather it on half an inch thick. [06:32] IsambardPrince Then comes the relish, spare none of the hotdog, then when it looks like it's all about to collapse, you finish it off with a thin layer of ketchup. [06:32] IsambardPrince I like dill or sweet relish, but in this configuration, sweet relish works better. [06:33] IsambardPrince You have to eat this thing very carefully at this point. Lean your head out so if any plops out it lands on the bag the hotdog came in. [06:33] IsambardPrince Now, with burgers it's a whole different story. [06:33] IsambardPrince They need to be cooked well done, to the point they're basically burned to a crisp. [06:34] IsambardPrince Then they need lots of raw white onion slices, lots of lettuce, a good thick slice of tomato, and lots of dill pickles. This is after you put yellow mustard on the top of the burger and just a smidge of ketchup. Then on the top bun you put a bunch of mayo. [06:35] IsambardPrince It's best to skimp on the ketchup because I've found the thing's more likely to slide apart if there's too much ketchup. But going heavier on mustard and mayo doesn't do that. [06:35] IsambardPrince Mustard needs to be the dominant flavor here because it gives it more of a tangy backyard grill taste. [06:37] IsambardPrince I don't really think a good burger needs cheese. It's not bad, it just stands on its own if you did it right. [06:38] IsambardPrince I loved that Ron Swanson bit where he said "This is a hamburger, it's made of meat. Put ketchup on it if you like. I don't care." [06:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: That one time where he tore a sconce out of the wall and forged it into a wedding band. [06:39] IsambardPrince Then he said only idiots buy things. [06:39] IsambardPrince Ignoring the fact that there's now a giant hole in the drywall where the light used to be, and they need to buy something to fix that. [06:41] *\join_podcast has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:44] *\join_podcast (~join_podcast@whr4e82cdqs42.irc) has joined #techrights [06:52] TR News Techrights "AI" Became a New Name or Placeholder for Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/AI_Became_a_New_Name_or_Placeholder_for_Debt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/AI_Became_a_New_Name_or_Placeholder_for_Debt.gmi [06:52] TR Bot Techrights "AI" Became a New Name or Placeholder for Debt [06:53] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: McDonalds changed the buy $10 or more get 20% off coupon to buy $15, get 15% off. [06:53] IsambardPrince They also got rid of free drink refills. [06:54] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: 6.7 beta release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_6_7_beta_release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_6_7_beta_release.gmi [06:54] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: 6.7 beta release [06:55] IsambardPrince https://old.reddit.com/r/FuckMicrosoft/comments/1tcvjx0/it_has_been_going_for_an_hour_now/ [06:55] TR Bot It has been going for an hour now : FuckMicrosoft [06:55] IsambardPrince 584% complete? [06:56] TR News "jwz: The Rust Evangelism Task Force has declared "ethics" to be out of scope" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/the-rust-evangelism-task-force-has-declared-ethics-to-be-out-of-scope/ [06:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/the-rust-evangelism-task-force-has-declared-ethics-to-be-out-of-scope/ ) ● May 16 [07:00] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:02] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@sg8ptpb8k2cun.irc) has joined #techrights [07:05] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:14] TR News (NEW): There is no digital sovereignty without ODF https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/There_is_no_digital_sovereignty_without_ODF.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/There_is_no_digital_sovereignty_without_ODF.gmi [07:14] TR Bot Tux Machines There is no digital sovereignty without ODF [07:19] TR News (NEW): Anbernic RG DS gets a brand new Linux OS, and you don't need to uninstall Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.gmi [07:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Anbernic RG DS gets a brand new Linux OS, and you don't need to uninstall Android [07:29] TR News (NEW): 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/2_beginner_Linux_distros_that_don_t_force_you_to_use_the_termin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/2_beginner_Linux_distros_that_don_t_force_you_to_use_the_termin.gmi [07:29] TR Bot Tux Machines 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal [07:30] TR News (NEW): 6 Linux distros that were huge once, but barely matter now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/6_Linux_distros_that_were_huge_once_but_barely_matter_now.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/6_Linux_distros_that_were_huge_once_but_barely_matter_now.gmi [07:30] TR Bot Tux Machines 6 Linux distros that were huge once, but barely matter now [07:38] TR News "Real-Debrid, a popular streaming and download service, has started returning copyright-infringement errors on many cached torrents." https://torrentfreak.com/real-debrids-renewed-piracy-crackdown-follows-corporate-restructuring/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:38] TR Bot Renewed Piracy Crackdown Follows Corporate Restructuring (Updated) * TorrentFreak [07:38] TR News "A new ruling from the Delhi High Court targets various sites that exploit IMDb's website to streamline access to pirated content." https://torrentfreak.com/universal-wins-delhi-court-order-against-imdb-themed-pirate-streaming-site/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:38] TR Bot Wins Delhi Court Order Against IMDb-Themed Pirate Streaming Sites * TorrentFreak [07:38] TR News "as a photographer, I certainly do care about the law of copyright and how vital it is to uphold" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/i-dont-care-if-dua-lipa-is-already-filthy-rich-as-a-photographer-im-glad-shes-suing-samsung-for-millions-over-allegedly-breaching-copyright | Source: Digital Camera World [07:38] TR Bot I dont care if Dua Lipa is already filthy rich as a photographer, Im glad shes suing Samsung for millions over allegedly breaching copyright | Digital Camera World [07:40] TR News "Townshend will also have access to the companys digital department to establish a footprint across social media channels" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/pete-townshend-primary-wave-music-nil-rights/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/pete-townshend-primary-wave-music-nil-rights/ ) [07:40] TR News "The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a persons face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes." https://www.theverge.com/news/931884/youtube-likeness-detection-ai-deepfake-expansion-all-adults | Source: The Verge [07:40] TR Bot YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users | The Verge [07:41] TR News "my top 5 horror movies: 1) ticketmaster 2) ticketmaster queues 3) ticketmaster prices 4) ticketmaster fees 5) not seeing my favorite artists live" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/15/ticketmaster-queue-positions-controversy/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/15/ticketmaster-queue-positions-controversy/ ) [07:43] TR News "APNIC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National (Hangzhou) Novel Internet Exchange (NNIX)" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/15/apnic-and-nnix-collaborate-to-strengthen-rpki-and-ipv6-deployment-in-china/ | Source: APNIC [07:43] TR Bot APNIC and NNIX collaborate to strengthen RPKI and IPv6 deployment in China | APNIC Blog [07:44] TR News "The web, though, is a two-class environment: a tolerable business class version for those with the right tools, and a mess for everyone else." https://blog.zgp.org/the-two-class-platform/ | Source: Don Marti [07:44] TR Bot The two-class platform [07:45] TR News "The State of surveys continue to report alarming numbers. Are they a fair representation of the industry? Do they help or hinder diversity?" https://dbushell.com/2026/05/15/surveys-will-continue-until-diversity-improves/ | Source: David Bushell [07:45] TR Bot Surveys will continue until diversity improves David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [07:45] TR News "Even some of the foundations allies at The Atlantic winced publicly, but Heritage reportedly didnt budge." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-plot-to-turn-back-the-clock-on-womens-rights/ | Source: Truthdig [07:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-plot-to-turn-back-the-clock-on-womens-rights/ ) [07:45] TR News "ICE officials and officers have misled the public before about similar incidents. The agency did not respond to the Reformers request for comment." https://truthout.org/articles/ice-shot-a-man-in-december-now-agents-cant-get-their-stories-straight/ | Source: TruthOut [07:45] TR Bot ICE Shot a Man in December. Now, Agents Cant Get Their Stories Straight. | Truthout [07:59] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 78 Out of 200: Slandering Me for Saying the Truth About Graveley and Garrett's Abuse of Processes, Stacking Dockets https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_78_Out_of_200_Slandering_Me_for_Saying_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_78_Out_of_200_Slandering_Me_for_Saying_th.gmi [07:59] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 78 Out of 200: Slandering Me for Saying the Truth About Graveley and Garrett's Abuse of Processes, Stacking Dockets ● May 16 [08:01] TR News Windows almost all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/japan/#monthly-200902-202605 [08:01] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Japan | Statcounter Global Stats [08:02] TR News "The legal theory behind these cases tries to work around Section 230 by shifting the focus from user content to product design. Plaintiffs argue that features like infinite scroll or like buttons create harm independent of users personal content. It is a creative argument." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/15/lets-help-children-not-trial-lawyers/ | Source: Techdirt [08:02] TR Bot Help Children, Not Trial Lawyers | Techdirt [08:03] TR News "Researchers also looked at the social media profiles of 6,828 health and wellness influencers with at least 100,000 followers." https://www.sciencealert.com/your-social-feed-is-buzzing-with-health-advice-but-read-this-first | Source: Science Alert [08:03] TR Bot Social Feed Is Buzzing With Health Advice. But Read This First. : ScienceAlert [08:06] TR News "Sure, Why The Hell Not?" https://tedium.co/2026/05/13/buzzfeed-byron-allen-analysis/ | Source: Tedium [08:06] TR Bot BuzzFeed CEO Byron Allen? Sure, Why The Hell Not? [08:06] TR News "AI" or...? https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-ai-falling-apart | Source: Futurism [08:06] TR Bot Elon Musk's Attempts at AI Are Falling Apart [08:07] TR News "No comment on this PR may mention the following topics: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/the-rust-evangelism-task-force-has-declared-ethics-to-be-out-of-scope/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [08:07] TR News "gerontocracy" https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/15/not-ok-boomer/#sorry-you-dont-get-a-turn | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:07] TR Bot Pluralistic: No one wants a permanent gerontocracy (15 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:07] TR News "Countries that were firmly embedded in the US-controlled global market are now buying oil with yuan and paying Iran for passage with cryptocurrencies." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-old-world-of-tech-is-dying/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [08:07] TR Bot The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born [08:08] TR News "The problem is that Nostr is very new and thus its pioneers often face a cold-start problem" https://news.dyne.org/the-edge-of-the-internet/ | [08:08] TR Bot Community building at the edge of the Internet [08:09] TR News "AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypr8p2lewo when some oligarchs collapse the global economy with a Ponzi scheme, then sure... jobs will be lost [08:09] TR Bot AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss [08:10] TR News iophk: Calling it a ponzi scheme lends it too much dignity and validity :P [08:12] TR News Devuan: use the OpenNTPD time synchronization client gemini://doc.huc.fr.eu.org/en/sys/debian/devuan_openntpd.gmi [08:13] TR News Devuan: Opensmtpd Client Auth gemini://doc.huc.fr.eu.org/en/sys/debian/devuan_opensmtpd-client-auth.gmi [08:14] TR News sick but creative gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/siCreation [08:15] TR News "Camping for the weekend, but we don't need to hike, so we can pack the car with all we need and setup an easy camp!" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/raveInTheWood [08:22] TR News iophk: Sadly the BBC article praises the IPO and ignores the /real/ success which the Raspberry Pi has produced. Way to miss the point. Another mistake in the BBC article is that industrial uses of the RPi outshadow the hobby market substantially. [08:22] TR News (NEW): Recent Leftovers: howtos, Fedora/Red Hat, Mobile, and Obnam https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Recent_Leftovers_howtos_Fedora_Red_Hat_Mobile_and_Obnam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Recent_Leftovers_howtos_Fedora_Red_Hat_Mobile_and_Obnam.gmi [08:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Recent Leftovers: howtos, Fedora/Red Hat, Mobile, and Obnam [08:26] TR News Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Climate Issues, Free Speech, and Monopolies/Monopsonies https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Climate_Issues_Free_Speech_and_Monopolies_Mono.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Climate_Issues_Free_Speech_and_Monopolies_Mono.gmi [08:26] TR Bot Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Climate Issues, Free Speech, and Monopolies/Monopsonies [08:27] TR News "Ranthambore National Park is among the most famous wildlife attractions in India and Rajasthan." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/news/after-ranthambore-national-park-now-mobile-phones-banned-in-sariska-rajasthan-what-we-know-so-far/articleshow/128704881.cms | Source: India Times [08:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/05/2026: Retreat and Devuan Manuals https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Gemini_Links_16_05_2026_Retreat_and_Devuan_Manuals.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Gemini_Links_16_05_2026_Retreat_and_Devuan_Manuals.gmi [08:28] TR Bot Sariska Tiger Reserve Mobile Ban: After Ranthambore National Park, now mobile phones banned in Sariska, Rajasthan? What we know so far | - The Times of India [08:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 16/05/2026: Retreat and Devuan Manuals [08:28] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:28] TR News "ensuring strict rules around limiting the number of tourists and the minimum distances they keep from animals." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/as-wildlife-safaris-crack-down-on-smartphones-why-shouldnt-proper-cameras-be-banned-too | Source: Digital Camera World [08:28] TR Bot As wildlife safaris crack down on smartphones, why shouldnt proper cameras be banned too? | Digital Camera World [08:28] TR News "Using Raspberry Pi 4 to power a specially trained AI detection and alert algorithm, the team is helping local communities protect their livestock without damaging the regions ecosystem." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/powering-coexistence-how-raspberry-pi-technology-is-helping-wwf-protect-wildlife-and-communities-in-pakistan/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:28] TR Bot Powering coexistence: how Raspberry Pi technology is helping WWF protect wildlife and communities in Pakistan - Raspberry Pi [08:44] *\join_podcast has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● May 16 [11:08] Goblin Man City better win today.....part of my accumulator - Man City, Celtic, Rangers all to win 9/2 ● May 16 [12:11] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techrights [12:30] TR News "This practice ended in 1926, when the state switched to embossed metal signs. Thats whey they also stopped including the words State Road and Ind." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/05/15/indiana-state-road-signs-over-the-last-100-years/ | Source: Jim Grey [12:30] TR Bot Indiana State Road signs over the last 100 years - Down the Road [12:30] TR News "If you board a German long-distance train often enough, you stop hoping for punctuality and start engineering around its absence." https://blog.hofstede.it/a-field-manual-for-three-years-on-deutsche-bahn/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [12:30] TR Bot A Field Manual for Three Years on Deutsche Bahn | Larvitz Blog [12:36] TR News "And giant data centre projects dont have a great track record of getting finished in the past couple of years." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/14/kevin-olearys-giant-utah-data-centre-will-it-happen/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:36] TR Bot "But meanwhile. [12:36] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: kickoff 3pm [12:37] schestowitz[TR2] i thoughtt you would cheer for a london FC [12:37] schestowitz[TR2] iirc,, your mom had some connection to salford or GM [12:37] TR News "This weeks episode features special guest Molly Taft from WIRED" https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/xai-grows-data-center-gas-fleet-despite-legal-scrutiny-this-week-in-cleantech/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [12:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/xai-grows-data-center-gas-fleet-despite-legal-scrutiny-this-week-in-cleantech/ ) [12:37] TR News "Emails between an official in the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and a representative from Trinity Consultants" https://www.wired.com/story/xai-adds-19-new-gas-turbines-despite-ongoing-lawsuit/ | Source: Wired [12:37] TR Bot Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit | WIRED [12:38] TR News "Anew Gallup poll confirms that most Americans hate the prospect of data centers coming to their communities." https://jacobin.com/2026/05/ai-data-center-opposition-economics | Source: Jacobin Magazine [12:38] TR Bot Nobody Wants Data Centers in Their Backyard [12:39] psydroid2 oh, Scotland game of the year for the title [12:41] TR News "The problem is, those abundant renewable energy resources dont feel all that abundant anymore." https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0515/Norway-electric-energy-crunch-consumers | Source: CS Monitor [12:41] TR Bot facing an energy crunch, hunts for new solutions - CSMonitor.com [12:44] TR News "Fondomonte Arizona LLC, which accounts for more than 80% of groundwater pumping in the 912-square-mile Renagras Plain Basin " https://www.courthousenews.com/megafarm-cant-stop-excessive-pumping-lawsuit-in-arizona/ | Source: Court House News [12:44] TR Bot Megafarm cant stop excessive groundwater pumping lawsuit in Arizona | Courthouse News Service [12:45] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: if you are in england, let us know [12:45] schestowitz[TR2] i can come visit and give you the computer [12:45] schestowitz[TR2] those are worth more now [12:45] schestowitz[TR2] 4GB [12:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:55] TR News "Stated more bluntly, you dont get to keep your democracy (or rule of law) if you are forced to rely on other peoples technology for your most basic functions." https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/democratic-tech-alliance-may-2026/ | Source: Bert Hubert [12:55] TR Bot The First Democratic Tech Alliance Assembly - Bert Hubert's writings [12:57] TR News "We're Unredacted, a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit." https://blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-doors-open-unredacted/ | Source: Tor [12:57] TR Bot Keeping the doors open | The Tor Project [12:57] TR News "As an example, imagine that you are a moderator on a forum and you suspect that a new face is actually a sockpuppet of a user you banned the day prior." https://tmctmt.com/posts/mullvad-exit-ips-as-a-fingerprinting-vector/ | [12:57] TR Bot exit IPs as a fingerprinting vector | tmctmt [12:58] TR News "So clearly, Intelligence.com is less for you and me than for our large corporate employers. IMHO. Feel free to convince me otherwise. Im open." https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/14/person-networks/ | Source: Doc Searls [12:58] TR Bot Person Networks Doc Searls Weblog [12:58] TR News "Sahota said the government needed to get the bill passed to take further steps and added that she was open to going further." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/c22metadata/ | Source: Michael Geist [12:58] TR Bot How Much Further Will Lawful Access Go?: Police Chief Tells Bill C-22 Hearing That Three Years of Metadata Retention Would Be "Ideal" - Michael Geist ● May 16 [13:02] TR News "Some age-verification systems are no match for enterprising children, who have found that drawing on a fake mustache with a makeup pencil is enough to skirt the blocks of adult websites." https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/some-kids-are-bypassing-age-verification-checks-with-a-fake-mustache/ | Source: TechCrunch [13:02] TR Bot kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache | TechCrunch [13:02] TR News "The Government says who it paying money to." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/uk-government-kicks-out-palantir/ | Source: Terence Eden [13:02] TR Bot UK Government Kicks Out Palantir Terence Edens Blog [13:03] TR News "The core objective of this update is to centralise personal economic data by allowing individuals to view detailed spending histories and active subscriptions through a single interface." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/openai-chatbot-bank-account-integration-1797098 | Source: International Business Times [13:03] TR Bot OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to View Your Bank Accounts, But Keeps Mum on Data Use | IBTimes UK [13:05] TR News "The prevalence of AI use on college campuses, particularly at elite universities, is a cancer on our culture that threatens to turn a generation of promising young Americans into a class of drooling morons" https://www.thenewcritic.com/p/the-great-zombification | [13:05] TR Bot The Great Zombification - by Owen Yingling - The New Critic [13:05] TR News "That gap between problem exists and problem solved used to be where a lot of the actual experience of being a developer lived." https://caio.ca/blog/what-coding-is-starting-to-lose | Source: Caio Bianchi [13:05] TR Bot What Coding Is Starting to Lose | Caio Bianchi [13:06] TR News "As a result, the quality of newer LLMs training data is inferior to that of their predecessorsand by extension, so is their output." https://gizmodo.com/a-wikipedia-clone-built-on-ai-hallucinations-is-here-to-hasten-along-the-death-of-the-internet-2000758563 | Source: Gizmodo [13:06] TR Bot A Wikipedia Clone Built on AI Hallucinations Is Here to Hasten Along the Death of the Internet [13:07] TR News "The post title was a notorious quote from Steve Bannon. Below the fold, I look into scholarly publication, the first of three areas whose zones are currently being flooded with AI output in what can be considered DDoS" https://blog.dshr.org/2026/05/flooded-zones-part-1.html | Source: David Rosenthal [13:07] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: Flooded Zones Part 1 [13:07] TR News "Every few months, it seems Anthropic does something to restrict how you can use their subscription plans, either their $20, $100, or $200 plans, and it gets people upset." https://birchtree.me/blog/ai-plans-are-expensive-theyre-also-wildly-unprofitable/ | Source: Matt Birchler [13:07] TR Bot AI plans are expensive. Theyre also wildly unprofitable. [13:08] TR News "For those unfamiliar, Mythos was the tool that couldnt prevent Anthropic leaking the source of their code generator." https://www.rubenerd.au/people-discussing-netbsd-and-project-glasswing/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:08] TR Bot Rubenerd: People discussing NetBSD and Project Glasswing [13:08] TR News "The timing and breathless coverage of Mythos conveniently buried this bad press, along with yet another of the CEOs many false predictions, and misleading the public about their shaky finances." [13:09] TR News "Capacity points out that LLM latency tolerance is relatively high, but the sheer volume and the east-west nature of the traffic flow" https://insidetowers.com/ai-traffic-has-big-implications-for-towers-and-edge-infrastructure/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:09] TR Bot AI Traffic Has Big Implications for Towers and Edge Infrastructure - Inside Towers [13:09] TR News "Late Thursday evening, Thomas Dietterich, chair of the computer science section of ArXiv, wrote on X" https://www.404media.co/new-arxiv-rules-ai-generated-papers-ban/ | Source: 404 Media [13:09] TR Bot ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop [13:11] TR News "However, the commercial opportunities and pitfalls of AI were also a key focus during the relevant sit down, which CNBCs Jon Fortt moderated." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/15/robert-kyncl-ai-comments/ | Source: Digital Music News [13:11] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/15/robert-kyncl-ai-comments/ ) [13:11] TR News "While the so-called deepfakes are certainly impressive, some fans think its a little uncannyin an uncanny valley sort of way, which has been par for the course for the bulk of otherwise convincing AI content." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/the-rolling-stones-in-the-stars-de-aging/ | Source: Digital Music News [13:11] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/the-rolling-stones-in-the-stars-de-aging/ ) [13:14] TR News "Last weekend my DS1019+ decided, for some unfathomable reason, to stop working after I took it out of the closet, dusted it and put it back, and I have feelings about it." https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/15/1330 | Source: Rui Carmo [13:14] TR Bot Unexpected Synology Woes - Tao of Mac [13:14] TR News "But ChromeOS never won over many macOS or Windows users because Google gave up on the idea too early." https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/googlebooks-just-killed-the-original-chromebook-dream | Source: PC Mag [13:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/googlebooks-just-killed-the-original-chromebook-dream ) [13:15] TR News "The Exchange zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-42897, has been described as a spoofing and XSS issue affecting Exchange Server Subscription Edition, 2016, and 2019." https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-exchange-server-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ | Source: Security Week [13:15] TR Bot Warns of Exchange Server Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild - SecurityWeek [13:16] TR News "Ukraine reshaped aerial drone warfare, and now appears poised to do the same for unmanned ground vehicles, with plans to buy 25,000 UGVs by the end of June." https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2026/05/15/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat/ | Source: C4ISRNET [13:16] TR Bot Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat [13:17] TR News "Is PC building cooked? The hardware news as of late might make you think so, what with the latest headlines about collapsing motherboard salesas much as 37 percent for individual vendors." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3140065/the-pc-hardware-slump-is-real-so-is-the-reason-to-keep-caring.html | Source: PC World [13:17] TR Bot PC hardware slump is real. So is the reason to keep caring | PCWorld [13:17] TR News "I was gonna need some of those!" https://chrisglass.com/2026/05/15/preparations-before-taking-photos/ | Source: Chris Glass [13:17] TR Bot Preparations before taking pictures Chris Glass [13:18] TR News "who had actively intervened to stop a fight" https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-15 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [13:18] TR Bot lore dump: my high school's batshit graduation rules [13:19] TR News "Ive written a couple posts lately about reverse engineering the internal state of a random number generator, first Mersenne Twister then lehmer64." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/05/15/xorshift128-state/ | Source: John D Cook [13:19] TR Bot Recovering the state of xorshift128 [13:25] TR News "A highlight of the exhibit for me is this case of early ceratopsians." https://svpow.com/2026/05/15/the-bizarre-headgear-exhibit-at-the-sam-noble-museum-is-incredible/ | Source: Matt Wedel [13:25] TR Bot The Bizarre Headgear exhibit at the Sam Noble Museum is incredible | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [13:29] TR News "But Popular Information (5/6/26) did a cost estimate of the Iran War based on officials statements, military procurement and operations data, and reporting on deployments and armament use." https://fair.org/home/slashing-climate-weather-and-ocean-research-to-pay-for-32-hours-of-iran-war/ | Source: FAIR [13:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://fair.org/home/slashing-climate-weather-and-ocean-research-to-pay-for-32-hours-of-iran-war/ ) [13:30] TR News "Anders Zorns Naturalism flourished when he was painting the realities of country life in the rural town of Mora, Sweden, where he had been born and brought up." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/05/15/naturalists-sorolla-and-zorn/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:30] TR Bot Naturalists: Sorolla and Zorn The Eclectic Light Company [13:30] TR News "The decision was easy. I moved out. The destination is OVH." https://oshogbo.com/blog/87/ | Source: Mariusz Zaborski [13:30] TR Bot Aruba, Hello OVH - A Migration Story - oshogbo//vx [13:30] TR News "Hooked in a way of quitting photography again at some point? Maybe. But also hooked enough to buy my own camera: a Canon EOS R10." https://yordi.me/one-day-with-a-camera/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [13:30] TR Bot One Day With a Camera | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [13:30] TR News "You can find our previous half-yearly reports here, here, and here." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/15/peeringdb-update-october-2025-to-april-2026/ | Source: APNIC [13:30] TR Bot PeeringDB update: October 2025 to April 2026 | APNIC Blog [13:33] *phebus has quit (Quit: POKE 1,0) [13:33] TR News "Chinese whispers is an old childrens game where everyone sits in a circle" https://eclecticlight.co/2026/05/15/chinese-whispers-in-pdf-metadata/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:33] TR Bot Chinese whispers in PDF metadata The Eclectic Light Company [13:36] TR News "If you have been reading this blog for more than a few years, you know that late in 2022 I made a few resolutions." https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/the-start-of-a-research-experience/ | Source: Amber Settle [13:36] TR Bot The start of a research experience | Technology education and me [13:40] TR News "Open Source software is not a hobby for your spare time." https://ossresistance.com/ | [13:40] TR Bot Open Source Resistance [13:40] TR News "At some point, I went down an IndieWeb rabbit hole and stumbled onto permashortlinks." https://jarema.me/blog/2026/05/permashortlink/ | [13:40] TR Bot I made an algorithmic permashortlink for my blog - Jarema's digital garden [13:40] TR News "While writing my last post about growing my own software, I also started thinking about which languages I use for my projects." https://schafe-sind-bessere-rasenmaeher.de/tech/the-languages-i-code-in/ | Source: Robert Ltzner [13:40] TR Bot Schafe sind bessere Rasenmher | The languages I code in [13:44] TR News "The PyCon US 2026 Typing Summit ran Thursday May 14, 2026, from 1 PM to 5 PM in Room 201A of the Long Beach Convention Center" https://bernat.tech/posts/pycon-us-2026-typing-summit-recap/ | Source: Bernt Gbor [13:44] TR Bot PyCon US 2026 Typing Summit Recap Bernt Gbor Python packaging, tox, virtualenv & open source [13:47] TR News "Buttondown no longer runs Redis!" https://www.jmduke.com/posts/no-more-redis.html | Source: Justin Duke [13:47] TR Bot Buttondown no longer runs Redis | Applied Cartography [13:47] TR News "If youve installed MariaDB on the same server, log in: [...]" https://www.rubenerd.au/using-mariadb-with-dynmap-for-minecraft-maps/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:47] TR Bot Rubenerd: Using a MariaDB jail with Dynmap for Minecraft [13:48] TR News "The order by clause is surely one of the best-known SQL clauses." https://modern-sql.com/blog/2026-05/order-by-history | [13:48] TR Bot SQLs ORDER BY Has Come a Long Way [13:49] TR News "If your Mac's storage has been mysteriously shrinking recently and you use Google Chrome, you may have already identified the culprit." https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/stop-chrome-downloading-hidden-4gb-file/ | Source: MacRumors [13:49] TR Bot Chrome Browser From Downloading a Hidden 4GB AI File - MacRumors [13:50] TR News "As a test, I wrote a few queries for... common software: [...]" https://maurycyz.com/misc/search/ | Source: Maury [13:50] TR Bot Search engine results are truly terrible (Maurycy's blog) [13:57] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights ● May 16 [14:00] TR News "Running pip install requests or npm install react against the public registry is the same operation, structurally, as running apt install" https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/15/language-registries-are-unstable-by-default.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [14:00] TR Bot Language Registries Are Unstable by Default | Andrew Nesbitt [14:00] TR News "Another nice little feature is the built-in isearch. I explained how it is especially helpful while recording keyboard macros." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-05-15-emacs-amin-bandali-ffs-display-buffer-org-capture/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [14:00] TR Bot coaching with Amin Bandali about ffs, display-buffer-alist, Org, and more | Protesilaos [14:02] TR News "sort can take input from one or more files and sorts them line by line. If more than one file is provided, the output is merged" https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/05/15/coreutils-sort.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman [14:02] TR Bot Lie, to. [14:06] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: no (not much) JS [14:07] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/clypx2em7drt [14:07] TR Bot FA Cup final LIVE: Chelsea vs Man City score, watch stream, commentary & updates - BBC Sport [14:08] TR News "It was one of those things that I had fully intended to do years ago" https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/05/opensmtpd-is-mail-server-for-future.html | Source: BSDly [14:08] TR Bot That grumpy BSD guy: OpenSMTPD Is The Mail Server For The Future [14:09] Goblin Roy are you Man City or United or both? [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] i am happy when utd wins [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] or thhhe news about carrick [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c392r8v1jz4o [14:13] TR Bot Man Utd reach agreement with Michael Carrick for vacant manager job - BBC Sport [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] the city stands to benefit [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] we get many tourists [14:13] Goblin regardless of my bet, Id want a Man City win [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] we are 300m away from the stands [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] but not wembley [14:14] Goblin :) [14:14] Goblin I'm 260 miles away from West Ham ground! [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] from my chair i see the stadium [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] since moving the office downstars [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] *iars [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] you are a mile from the sea, iirc [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] from thee map [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] we have no sea [14:15] Goblin I've adopted Sunderland as my second team. [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] stadium of light [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] i saw it from the taxi [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] when i set up a server there [14:15] Goblin yep, and you know that the beach nearest to us was used in the film Alien 3 [14:15] TR News "To be more specific, displaying stuff with the first display worked flawlessly, while the ST7796 would display a single frame correctly, and then glitch." https://qsantos.fr/2026/05/15/the-rp2350-is-too-fast/ | Source: Quentin Santos [14:15] TR Bot The RP2350 is too fast - Quentin Santos [14:16] schestowitz[TR2] that sounds like a scare [14:16] schestowitz[TR2] not baywatch [14:16] Goblin we are really looking forward to your visit. [14:16] TR News "As a result, a triode tube conducts plate to filament when both the grid and plate have a positive voltage: similar to an n-channel MOSFET." https://maurycyz.com/projects/tubeclock/ | Source: Maury [14:16] TR Bot Building a clock from salvaged Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (Maurycy's blog) [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] today i told rianne the height thing [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] apparently women gain height fast at first [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] then little after that [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] depending on genetics [14:19] Goblin :) Amy will be taller than me without doubt... [14:19] Goblin Shells side of the family are tall. [14:19] TR News "I reviewed Ubuntu 25.10 late last year on my M1 Apple MacBook Air using UTM virtualization software." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/ubuntu-26-04-review/ | Source: Stephen Smith [14:19] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.04 Review | Stephen Smith's Blog [14:19] Goblin Daniel is like a copy of me.... [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] maybe taller than gianluigi donnarumma? [14:20] schestowitz[TR2] except the vaping [14:20] Goblin yes [14:20] TR News "Rocky Linux developers usually release a fix after the official upstream (Red Hat) version became available." https://ostechnix.com/rocky-linux-security-repository-emergency-fixes/ | Source: OSTechNix [14:20] TR Bot Linux Launched Security Repository to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities - OSTechNix [14:21] TR News "The entire Red Hat documentation site and the full Knowledgebase fit into a single OCI container that updates weekly" https://blog.hofstede.it/red-hat-offline-knowledge-portal-all-the-docs-air-gapped-on-your-laptop/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [14:21] Goblin Its a shame Hayley can't make it too. [14:21] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://blog.hofstede.it/red-hat-offline-knowledge-portal-all-the-docs-air-gapped-on-your-laptop/ ) [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] probably in southeast [14:21] Goblin yeah...she's working [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] work there buys little room [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] per hour [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] even with london surpluses [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] when i got london job offer in 2003 they told me here the money would be eaten up by rent [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] because... london [14:22] Goblin yep, she lives in the home counties so prices are a littke better [14:23] Goblin I think I said our house here cost 65k [14:23] TR News "The server feels slow. It is the most common ticket text in the world, and the least useful." https://blog.hofstede.it/freebsd-resource-monitoring-accounting-and-troubleshooting/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [14:23] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://blog.hofstede.it/freebsd-resource-monitoring-accounting-and-troubleshooting/ ) [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: you can spend that in 2 months on lawyersa dn baarristers [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] even in one month or less [14:24] Goblin or the price of some cars [14:24] TR News "I've been wondering if somehow using one of my Gaming PCs connected to my TV would make for a great entertainment box, too." https://overkill.wtf/notes/kde-big-screen | Source: Kevin Wammer [14:24] TR Bot adds Plasma Bigscreen - overkill.wtf [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] ';cars' [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] computers on wheels [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] which is what many are nowwwww [14:25] Goblin yep... [14:25] Goblin gone are the days many issues could be fixed yourself [14:26] schestowitz[TR2] yes, exactl;y [14:26] schestowitz[TR2] see: [14:26] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/o/2022/01/02/no-control-over-cars/ [14:26] TR Bot Index: Loss of Control Over Cars [14:26] TR News "When I started thinking about structuring CSS, I was intimidated at first: Im not very good at structuring my CSS!" https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/05/15/moving-away-from-tailwind--and-learning-to-structure-my-css-/ | Source: Julia Evans [14:26] TR Bot Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS [14:27] TR News "The time has come, as OpenBSD 7.9 will leave the exim package behind, and exim users will need to find a replacement before upgrading." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/time_for_opensmtpd.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen [14:27] TR Bot OpenSMTPD Is The Mail Server For The Future [14:27] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: getting replacement components another issue [14:27] schestowitz[TR2] good luck finding compatible parts 5,10, 20 years later [14:27] Goblin yep [14:28] TR News "The Linux kernel contained a logic flaw that allowed unprivileged users to "steal" file descriptors for root-protected files" https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-ptrace-fd-theft-vulnerability-fix/ | Source: OSTechNix [14:28] TR Bot Torvalds Patched Linux File Descriptor Theft Vulnerability - OSTechNix [14:31] TR News "A Wikipedia Clone Built on AI Hallucinations is Here to Hasten Along the Death of the Internet - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/15/194258#1442567 [14:31] TR Bot A Wikipedia Clone Built on AI Hallucinations is Here to Hasten Along the Death of the Internet - SoylentNews [14:32] TR News "The Great Zombification: AI in the Ivory Tower - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/14/0321244 [14:32] TR Bot The Great Zombification: AI in the Ivory Tower - SoylentNews [14:32] TR News "Both Fedora and Ubuntu Will Get AI Support Soon - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/14/0258245 [14:32] TR Bot Both Fedora and Ubuntu Will Get AI Support Soon - SoylentNews [14:33] TR News "My President Went to China, and All I Got Was Even More Expensive Gasoline" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/my-president-went-to-china-and-all [14:33] TR Bot My President Went to China, and All I Got Was Even More Expensive Gasoline [14:35] TR News Microsoft Canonical is hyping up slop https://ubuntu.com//blog/finding-the-blind-spot-how-canonical-hunts-logic-flaws-with-ai [14:35] TR Bot the blind spot: How Canonical hunts logic flaws with AI | Ubuntu [14:36] TR News iophk: it's not needed since the US effectively has an economic draft now anyway https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/15/senators-introduce-bill-to-abolish-military-draft-agency/ [14:36] TR Bot Senators introduce bill to abolish military draft agency [14:37] TR News not mentioned: these crops are for KSA https://www.courthousenews.com/megafarm-cant-stop-excessive-pumping-lawsuit-in-arizona/ [14:37] TR Bot Megafarm cant stop excessive groundwater pumping lawsuit in Arizona | Courthouse News Service [14:40] TR News Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn are the latest Linux security problems | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fragnesia-and-ssh-keysign-pwn-are-the-latest-linux-security-problems/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR Bot and ssh-keysign-pwn are the latest Linux security problems | GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR News SDL adds expanded support for the new Steam Controller without Steam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sdl-adds-expanded-support-for-the-new-steam-controller-without-steam/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sdl-adds-expanded-support-for-the-new-steam-controller-without-steam/ [14:40] TR Bot adds expanded support for the new Steam Controller without Steam | GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR News Steam Beta fixes continuous rumble breaking the new Steam Controller Gyro | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/steam-beta-fixes-continuous-rumble-breaking-the-new-steam-controller-gyro/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR Bot Beta fixes continuous rumble breaking the new Steam Controller Gyro | GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR News KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-plasma-6-7-beta-arrives-with-plasma-bigscreen-new-union-theme-system/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR Bot Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system | GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR News Subnautica 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/subnautica-2-is-looking-good-on-desktop-linux-its-okay-on-steam-deck-with-a-caveat/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR Bot 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats | GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR News California Protect Our Games Act backed by Stop Killing Games passes key hurdle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/california-protect-our-games-act-backed-by-stop-killing-games-passes-key-hurdle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR Bot Protect Our Games Act backed by Stop Killing Games passes key hurdle | GamingOnLinux [14:54] TR News Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the Iliad https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/science/archaeology-egypt-mummy-iliad.html [14:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/science/archaeology-egypt-mummy-iliad.html ) [14:55] TR News Someone Asked Physicists What They Really Believe About the Universe and Yikes https://futurism.com/science-energy/survey-physicists-believe-universe [14:55] TR Bot Someone Asked Physicists What They Really Believe About the Universe and Yikes ● May 16 [15:00] TR News Kubernetes v1.36: New Metric for Route Sync in the Cloud Controller Manager https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/15/ccm-new-metric-route-sync-total/ [15:00] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.36: New Metric for Route Sync in the Cloud Controller Manager | Kubernetes [15:01] TR News Kubernetes v1.36: Mixed Version Proxy Graduates to Beta https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/15/kubernetes-1-36-feature-mixed-version-proxy-beta/ [15:01] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.36: Mixed Version Proxy Graduates to Beta | Kubernetes [15:02] TR News "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from May 8 to 14." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/05/15/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [15:02] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [15:08] TR News "M5Stack has introduced the PaperColor, a compact development board built around the ESP32-S3R8 processor and a 4-inch Spectra 6 full-color e-paper display." https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-papercolor-is-an-esp32-s3-dev-kit-with-spectra-6-e-paper-panel/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:08] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-papercolor-is-an-esp32-s3-dev-kit-with-spectra-6-e-paper-panel/ ) [15:09] TR News "Finland's 'nightless night' season begins in northern Lapland" https://yle.fi/a/74-20226278 [15:09] TR Bot Finland's 'nightless night' season begins in northern Lapland | Yle News | Yle [15:11] TR News Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened GNU/Linux Distro https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-hummingbird-images/ [15:11] TR Bot Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened Linux Distro [15:18] TR News Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: Detecting undeclared file conflicts, contributors.debian.org mini-sprint, security-tracker performance and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-04-2026/ [15:18] TR Bot Contributions: Detecting undeclared file conflicts, contributors.debian.org mini-sprint, security-tracker performance and more! | Freexian [15:27] TR News Microsoft Warns of Exchange Server Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-exchange-server-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ [15:27] TR Bot Warns of Exchange Server Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild - SecurityWeek [15:28] TR News CloudNativePG 1.29.1 and 1.28.3 released: critical CVE fix https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/cloudnativepg-1291-and-1283-released-critical-cve-fix-3296/ [15:28] TR Bot PostgreSQL: CloudNativePG 1.29.1 and 1.28.3 released: critical CVE fix [15:41] TR News There is no digital sovereignty without ODF https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/15/no-digital-sovereignty-without-odf/ [15:41] TR Bot There is no digital sovereignty without ODF - TDF Community Blog [15:43] TR News How To Disable NetworkManager on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/disable-networkmanager-fedora-44/ [15:43] TR Bot How To Disable NetworkManager on Fedora 44 - idroot [15:43] TR News How to Install ERPNext on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-erpnext-on-ubuntu-26-04/ [15:43] TR Bot to Install ERPNext on Ubuntu 26.04 | LinuxHostSupport [15:44] TR News How To Install OpenTofu on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-opentofu-fedora-44/ [15:44] TR Bot How To Install OpenTofu on Fedora 44 - idroot [15:44] TR News How to Check CPU Usage in GNU/Linux https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-check-cpu-usage-in-linux/ [15:44] TR Bot to Check CPU Usage in Linux | Linuxize [15:46] TR News (NEW): Debian 13.5 Trixie Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Debian_13_5_Trixie_Released_with_144_Bug_Fixes_and_103_Security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Debian_13_5_Trixie_Released_with_144_Bug_Fixes_and_103_Security.gmi [15:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian 13.5 Trixie Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates [15:52] TR News Seven new stable kernels with patches for CVE-2026-46333 https://lwn.net/Articles/1073060/ [15:52] TR Bot new stable kernels with patches for CVE-2026-46333 [LWN.net] [15:53] TR News Polar Electros New 101 Cert Petition: When Courts Do the Challengers Job https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/polar-electros-new-%c2%a7-101-cert-petition-when-courts-do-the-challengers-job.html [15:53] TR Bot Polar Electro's New 101 Cert Petition: When Courts Do the Challenger's Job [15:54] TR News Activemap interactive maps patents prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/15/active-maps-prior-art-found [15:54] TR Bot Activemap interactive maps patents prior art found Unified Patents [15:54] TR News Head of IP at Heidelberg Pharma joins Fuchs Patentanwlte https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/head-of-ip-at-heidelberg-pharma-joins-fuchs-patentanwalte/ [15:54] TR Bot Head of IP at Heidelberg Pharma joins Fuchs Patentanwlte [15:55] TR News Seems more like ad https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/taylor-wessing-bolsters-german-patent-practice-with-eisenfuhr-speiser-hires/ [15:55] TR Bot Taylor Wessing bolsters German patent practice with Eisenfhr Speiser hires - JUVE Patent ● May 16 [16:12] TR News Turkey ranks fourth globally in food inflation https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-ranks-fourth-globally-in-food-inflation-319674 [16:12] TR Bot Turkey ranks fourth globally in food inflation [16:13] TR News Top libel lawyers killed off legislation to protect public interest reporting https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/top-libel-lawyers-killed-off-legislation-to-protect-public-interest-reporting/ [16:13] TR Bot Top libel lawyers 'killed off' legislation to protect public interest reporting - Press Gazette [16:13] TR News Qt Interface Framework with a new Control Panel https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-interface-framework-with-a-new-control-panel [16:13] TR Bot Qt Interface Framework with a new Control Panel [16:14] TR News Advanced deepfakes used by digital 'vigilantes' to catch online predators https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260515-advanced-deepfakes-used-by-digital-vigilantes-to-catch-online-predators [16:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260515-advanced-deepfakes-used-by-digital-vigilantes-to-catch-online-predators ) [16:14] TR News Meta Employee Attacks Kapo-berg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-employee-attacks-zuckerberg-employee-data [16:14] TR Bot Meta Employee Attacks Zuckerberg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke: But zooming out, I dont want to live in a world where humans employees or otherwise are exploited for their training data" [16:16] TR News DistroKid Is Now Asking Creators If Their Music Is AI-Generated as Self-Disclosure Strategy Moves Out of Beta https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/distrokid-ai-credit-disclosure-what-it-looks-like/ [16:16] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/14/distrokid-ai-credit-disclosure-what-it-looks-like/ ) [16:17] TR News If Hey Hi (AI) Causes a Mass Unemployment Crisis, Will the Public Explode Into Violence? https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-mass-unemployement-violence [16:17] TR Bot If AI Causes a Mass Unemployment Crisis, Will the Public Explode Into Violence? [16:17] TR News AI Appears to Be Trapping Certain Job Applicants in a Limbo Where They Never Get an Interview for Reasons That Are Completely Unfair https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-applicant-limbo-cortex [16:17] TR Bot AI Appears to Be Trapping Certain Job Applicants in a Limbo Where They Never Get an Interview for "Reasons" That Are Completely Unfair [16:18] TR News Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People Its AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/real-monet-ai-chaos [16:18] TR Bot Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It's AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold [16:22] TR News Red Hat spam sponsored by Red Hat (fake reporting) https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/15/telco-cloud-modernization-accelerates-red-hat-rhsummit/ [16:22] TR Bot cloud modernization accelerates at Red Hat - SiliconANGLE [16:22] TR News Cisco Patches Another SD-WAN Zero-Day, the Sixth Exploited in 2026 https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-another-sd-wan-zero-day-the-sixth-exploited-in-2026/ [16:22] TR Bot Patches Another SD-WAN Zero-Day, the Sixth Exploited in 2026 - SecurityWeek [16:23] TR News TeamPCP Ups the Game, Releases Shai-Hulud Worms Source Code https://www.securityweek.com/teampcp-ups-the-game-releases-shai-hulud-worms-source-code/ [16:23] TR Bot Ups the Game, Releases Shai-Hulud Worms Source Code - SecurityWeek [16:24] TR News Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-05-15 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/05/15/gnome-foundation-update-2026-05-15/ [16:24] TR Bot GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-05-15 Form and Function [16:25] TR News This Week in GNOME: #249 Quality Over Quantity https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/05/twig-249/ [16:25] TR Bot #249 Quality Over Quantity [16:26] TR News Can You Run LLMs Locally Without a GPU? I Tested 8 Models on GNU/Linux https://itsfoss.com/testing-local-llms-without-gpu/ [16:26] TR Bot Can You Run LLMs Locally Without a GPU? I Tested 8 Models on Linux [16:26] TR News stillOS 10.1-r5 https://distrowatch.com/stillos [16:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/stillos ) [16:32] logbackup 0-1 [16:33] logbackup \g^ [16:36] TR News Heroes of Fedora Quality for Fedora 44 https://kparal.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/heroes-of-fedora-quality-for-fedora-44/ [16:36] TR Bot Heroes of Fedora Quality for Fedora 44 Kparal's Fedora Blog [16:37] TR News Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's Hey Hi (AI) Developer Desktop Initiative https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-stalled/ [16:37] TR Bot Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's AI Developer Desktop Initiative [16:37] TR News Red Hat funded site about the funder https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-delivers-on-premises-cost-telemetry-to-meet-data-sovereignty-demands/ [16:37] TR Bot Red Hat Delivers On-Premises Cost Telemetry to Meet Data Sovereignty Demands - Cloud Native Now [16:39] TR News (NEW): GNOME Desktop: GNOME Foundation Update and This Week in GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNOME_Desktop_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNOME_Desktop_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.gmi [16:39] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME Desktop: GNOME Foundation Update and This Week in GNOME [16:39] MinceR 16 152529 < schestowitz[TR2]> computers on wheels [16:40] TR News Farewell Aruba, Hello OVH - A Migration Story https://oshogbo.com/87/ [16:40] TR Bot Aruba, Hello OVH - A Migration Story - oshogbo//vx [16:40] MinceR ask IsambardPrince how well non-electronic injection worked out for volkswagen :> [16:40] TR News FreeBSD 15.1-BETA3 https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [16:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [16:40] MinceR 16 075629 < techrights-news> "jwz: The Rust Evangelism Task Force has declared "ethics" to be out of scope" [16:40] MinceR given crApple's support for microslop rust, i see another wave of cognitive dissonance coming in [16:40] schestowitz[TR2] omexactly [16:41] schestowitz[TR2] exactly [16:41] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: are you watching the match? [16:41] TR News Start9 RISC-V Router features SpacemiT K1 SoC, runs StartWRT OpenWrt fork (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/15/start9-risc-v-router-features-spacemit-k1-soc-startwrt-openwrt-fork/ [16:41] TR Bot Start9 RISC-V Router features SpacemiT K1 SoC, runs StartWRT OpenWrt fork (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [16:42] TR News Sloputers, a passing fad riding hype https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/16/anthropics-open-source-claude-desktop-buddy-turns-esp32-s3-devices-into-interactive-ai-desk-companions/ [16:42] TR Bot Anthropics open-source Claude Desktop Buddy turns ESP32-S3 devices into interactive AI desk companions - CNX Software [16:43] TR News Sjoerd Stendahl: Graphs 2.0 is out! https://blogs.gnome.org/sstendahl/2026/05/15/graphs-2-0-is-out/ [16:43] TR Bot Graphs 2.0 is out! Sjoerd Stendahl [16:44] TR News Christian Hergert: Translating French https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2026/05/15/translating-french/ [16:44] TR Bot Translating French Happenings in GNOME [16:48] Goblin oh yes.. [16:48] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [16:50] Goblin im in for a win..........maybe,... [16:52] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/15/developer-promises-to-keep-failed-online-game-servers-up-art-deserves-to-be-preserved/ [16:52] TR Bot Promises To Keep Failed Online Game Servers Up: Art Deserves To Be Preserved | Techdirt [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] closer to 0-2 [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] than 1-1 ● May 16 [17:00] TR News UK Governments Draft Bill on Ticket Touting Ban Included in Kings Speech As Predicted, But the Music Industry Is No Less Disappointed https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/13/uk-ban-on-ticket-touting-kings-speech/ [17:00] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/13/uk-ban-on-ticket-touting-kings-speech/ ) [17:02] MinceR https://imgur.com/gallery/Tjn4sCh = https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/gallery/Tjn4sCh [17:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/Tjn4sCh ) [17:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/.gandalf/check?gandalf_redir=/gallery/Tjn4sCh ) [17:17] TR News Guardian photographer exposed to risk after Farage shares press card picture https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-photographer-exposed-to-risk-after-farage-shares-press-card-picture/ [17:17] TR Bot Guardian photographer 'exposed to risk' after Farage shares press card picture - Press Gazette [17:18] TR News Quick Filtering by Label https://openbuildservice.org/2026/05/15/label-filtering// [17:18] TR Bot Quick Filtering by Label - Open Build Service [17:19] TR News Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns against paying ransoms after Canvas hack https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/15/hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-warns-against-paying-ransoms-after-canvas-hack/ [17:19] TR Bot HK privacy watchdog warns against paying ransoms after Canvas hack [17:19] TR News Collateral Damage: Grok Hey Hi (AI) and the Human Cost of Generative Hey Hi (AI) http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5770/collateral-damage-grok-ai-and-human-cost-generative-ai [17:19] TR Bot Collateral Damage: Grok AI and the Human Cost of Generative AI | Privacy International [17:20] TR News Mozilla Privacy Blog: Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools and should not be undermined https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/05/15/mozilla-to-uk-regulators-vpns-are-essential-privacy-and-security-tools-and-should-not-be-undermined/ [17:20] TR Bot Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools and should not be undermined - Open Policy & Advocacy [17:21] TR News Samsung executives make rare union visit as strike fears mount https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/samsung-executives-make-rare-union-visit-as-strike-fears-mount [17:21] TR Bot Samsung executives make rare union visit as strike fears mount | The Straits Times [17:21] TR News Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-starts-winding-down-chip-producton-six-days-before-planned-18-day-strike [17:21] TR Bot Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion | Tom's Hardware [17:22] TR News New Malware Libraries means New Signatures, (Fri, May 15th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32986 [17:22] TR Bot [Guest Diary] New Malware Libraries means New Signatures [17:22] TR News In Other News: Big Tech vs Canada Encryption Bill, Ciscos Free Hey Hi (AI) Security Spec, Audi App Flaws https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-big-tech-vs-canada-encryption-bill-ciscos-free-ai-security-spec-audi-app-flaws/ [17:22] TR Bot Other News: Big Tech vs Canada Encryption Bill, Cisco's Free AI Security Spec, Audi App Flaws - SecurityWeek [17:23] Goblin yay....74 quid......that'll do. [17:26] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/20 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/05/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-20/ [17:26] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/20 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [17:26] TR News GIMP @ GNU/Linux App Summit and ADULLACT Congress2026 https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/05/15/gimp-las-adullact-2026/ [17:27] TR Bot GIMP @ Linux App Summit and ADULLACT Congress2026 - GIMP [17:27] TR News drgn programmable debugger https://www.linuxlinks.com/drgn-programmable-debugger/ [17:27] TR Bot - programmable debugger - LinuxLinks [17:28] TR News Ubuntu 25.10 users need to make a critical move before July deadline https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2510-users-need-to-make-a-critical-move-before-july-deadline/ [17:28] TR Bot Ubuntu 25.10 users need to make a critical move before July deadline - Neowin [17:28] TR News Russell Coker: Debian SE GNU/Linux and ssh-keysign-pwn https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/05/15/debian-selinux-ssh-keysign-pwn/ [17:28] TR Bot Debian SE Linux and ssh-keysign-pwn etbe Russell Coker [17:29] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Huntdown: Overtime and Space Haven - 2026-05-13 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-05-13-edition/index.html [17:29] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Huntdown: Overtime and Space Haven - 2026-05-13 Edition [17:30] TR News We're inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/were-inching-closer-to-the-steam-frame-release-with-a-steamos-manager-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:30] TR Bot inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update | GamingOnLinux [17:31] TR News Not only will the new Steam Controller scream at you but it can play tunes as well | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/not-only-will-the-new-steam-controller-scream-at-you-but-it-can-play-tunes-as-well/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:31] TR Bot only will the new Steam Controller scream at you but it can play tunes as well | GamingOnLinux [17:31] TR News LEGO 2K Drive is getting delisted soon and servers will shut down | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/lego-2k-drive-is-getting-delisted-soon-and-servers-will-shut-down/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:31] TR Bot 2K Drive is getting delisted soon and servers will shut down | GamingOnLinux [17:32] TR News OpenAI Hit by TanStack Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/openai-hit-by-tanstack-supply-chain-attack/ [17:32] TR Bot Hit by TanStack Supply Chain Attack - SecurityWeek [17:32] TR News American Lending Center Data Breach Affects 123,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/american-lending-center-data-breach-affects-123000-individuals/ [17:32] TR Bot Lending Center Data Breach Affects 123,000 Individuals - SecurityWeek [17:33] TR News Oh noes, garbage https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/lAad2w6BWSES03AVfqbiAg [17:33] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #533 [17:34] TR News Bits from Debian: New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2026) https://bits.debian.org/2026/05/new-developers-2026-05.html [17:34] TR Bot New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2026) - Bits from Debian [17:39] TR News Chrome 148 Update Patches Critical Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-148-update-patches-critical-vulnerabilities/ [17:39] TR Bot 148 Update Patches Critical Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [17:40] TR News Mercy for good apples when they expose bad apples https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0515/Mercy-for-good-apples-when-they-expose-bad-apples [17:40] TR Bot for good apples when they expose bad apples - CSMonitor.com [17:41] TR News Replacing my ISP router with a UniFi Cloud Gateway Max https://kevquirk.com/replacing-my-isp-router-with-a-unifi-cloud-gateway-max [17:41] TR Bot Replacing my ISP router with a UniFi Cloud Gateway Max - Kev Quirk [17:41] TR News Bypassing On-Camera Age-Verification Checks 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AGL combines Xen, Zephyr, and Linux containers in new SDV platform https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/AGL_combines_Xen_Zephyr_and_Linux_containers_in_new_SDV_platfor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/AGL_combines_Xen_Zephyr_and_Linux_containers_in_new_SDV_platfor.gmi [17:48] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/FSF_Advertises_the_Father_of_Software_Freedom_Giving_a_Talk_in_.shtml ) [17:48] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 14/05/2026: Early Morning Practice and Number to Roman Numeral Converter https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/Gemini_Links_14_05_2026_Early_Morning_Practice_and_Number_to_Ro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/Gemini_Links_14_05_2026_Early_Morning_Practice_and_Number_to_Ro.gmi [17:48] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/AGL_combines_Xen_Zephyr_and_Linux_containers_in_new_SDV_platfor.shtml ) [17:48] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/Gemini_Links_14_05_2026_Early_Morning_Practice_and_Number_to_Ro.shtml ) [17:48] TR News Techrights Links 14/05/2026: Health Science, Cheeto Meets Pooh, and Facebook Staff Loathing the CEO https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/Links_14_05_2026_Health_Science_Cheeto_Meets_Pooh_and_Facebook_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/Links_14_05_2026_Health_Science_Cheeto_Meets_Pooh_and_Facebook_.gmi [17:48] TR News (NEW): Fragnesia Is Yet Another Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Fragnesia_Is_Yet_Another_Local_Privilege_Escalation_Flaw_in_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Fragnesia_Is_Yet_Another_Local_Privilege_Escalation_Flaw_in_Lin.gmi [17:48] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ 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https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/When_Microsoft_s_LinkedIn_Goes_Offline_All_Your_Fake_Friends_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/When_Microsoft_s_LinkedIn_Goes_Offline_All_Your_Fake_Friends_Co.gmi [17:49] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/14/When_Microsoft_s_LinkedIn_Goes_Offline_All_Your_Fake_Friends_Co.shtml ) [17:49] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: PinkPad, Security Cam, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_PinkPad_Security_Cam_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_PinkPad_Security_Cam_and_More.gmi [17:49] TR News Techrights Cisco Cuts Nearly 4,000 Jobs Because of Debt, Nothing to Do With Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Cisco_Cuts_Nearly_4_000_Jobs_Because_of_Debt_Nothing_to_Do_With.shtml | Gemini address: 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Companies That Normalise Taxed (by Patents on Mathematics) Codecs [17:49] TR News Techrights Focus is Important, Focus is Everything https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Focus_is_Important_Focus_is_Everything.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Focus_is_Important_Focus_is_Everything.gmi [17:49] TR News (NEW): Applications: BleachBit, Scrcpy, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Applications_BleachBit_Scrcpy_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Applications_BleachBit_Scrcpy_and_More.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [17:49] TR Bot Techrights Focus is Important, Focus is Everything [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: BleachBit, Scrcpy, and More [17:49] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 15/05/2026: Slop Fatigue and Banning LLM Use https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Gemini_Links_15_05_2026_Slop_Fatigue_and_Banning_LLM_Use.shtml | Gemini address: 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News (NEW): Fighting for Freedom of the Press https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Fighting_for_Freedom_of_the_Press.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Fighting_for_Freedom_of_the_Press.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Fighting for Freedom of the Press [17:49] TR News Techrights Guest Post on False Marketing and PR Blitzes by Anthropic https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Guest_Post_on_False_Marketing_and_PR_Blitzes_by_Anthropic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Guest_Post_on_False_Marketing_and_PR_Blitzes_by_Anthropic.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Techrights Guest Post on False Marketing and PR Blitzes by Anthropic [17:49] TR News Techrights IBM is Googlebombing the Media With Fake Numbers to Promote Fake Technology https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IBM_is_Googlebombing_the_Media_With_Fake_Numbers_to_Promote_Fak.shtml | Gemini address: 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Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [17:49] TR News Techrights IBM's Kyndryl in Trouble: Mass Layoffs, Payroll Problems, Buybacks (in Company Whose Debt is Almost Twice Its Total Value), and Soon $9 Per Share (Down Over 80%) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IBM_s_Kyndryl_in_Trouble_Mass_Layoffs_Payroll_Problems_Buybacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IBM_s_Kyndryl_in_Trouble_Mass_Layoffs_Payroll_Problems_Buybacks.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Kyndryl in Trouble: Mass Layoffs, Payroll Problems, Buybacks (in Company Whose Debt is Almost Twice Its Total Value), and Soon $9 Per Share (Down Over 80%) [17:49] TR News Techrights ICYMI: GNU/Linux Did Not Start in Finland https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/ICYMI_GNU_Linux_Did_Not_Start_in_Finland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/ICYMI_GNU_Linux_Did_Not_Start_in_Finland.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Techrights ICYMI: GNU/Linux Did Not Start in Finland [17:50] TR News (NEW): Games: Hatred of Slop, The Talos Principle 3, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Games_Hatred_of_Slop_The_Talos_Principle_3_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Games_Hatred_of_Slop_The_Talos_Principle_3_and_More.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Hatred of Slop, The Talos Principle 3, and More [17:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 14, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_May_14_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_May_14_2026.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 14, 2026 [17:50] TR News (NEW): I became a better Linux user by watching these 10 YouTube channels https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/I_became_a_better_Linux_user_by_watching_these_10_YouTube_chann.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/I_became_a_better_Linux_user_by_watching_these_10_YouTube_chann.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines I became a better Linux user by watching these 10 YouTube channels [17:50] TR News Techrights Links 15/05/2026: Electric Company Shuns Entire Town to Prioritise Only Data Centres, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Links_15_05_2026_Electric_Company_Shuns_Entire_Town_to_Prioriti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Links_15_05_2026_Electric_Company_Shuns_Entire_Town_to_Prioriti.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Links 15/05/2026: Electric Company Shuns Entire Town to Prioritise Only Data Centres, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran [17:50] TR News (NEW): Linux and BSD Kernel, RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 Changes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_and_BSD_Kernel_RDNA_3_and_RDNA_2_Changes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_and_BSD_Kernel_RDNA_3_and_RDNA_2_Changes.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux and BSD Kernel, RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 Changes [17:50] TR News Techrights Links 15/05/2026: UK antitrust regulator is officially investigating Microsoft Office, Anthropics Fraudulent Lies About Mythoslop Don't Withstand Scrutiny https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Links_15_05_2026_UK_antitrust_regulator_is_officially_investiga.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Links_15_05_2026_UK_antitrust_regulator_is_officially_investiga.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Links 15/05/2026: UK antitrust regulator is officially investigating Microsoft Office, Anthropics Fraudulent Lies About Mythoslop Don't Withstand Scrutiny [17:50] TR News Techrights LLM Slop is Not Reliable, Constitutes No Process of 'Thinking'; There's No Thought Process at All, No Grasp or Understanding, Let Alone Context https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/LLM_Slop_is_Not_Reliable_Constitutes_No_Process_of_Thinking_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/LLM_Slop_is_Not_Reliable_Constitutes_No_Process_of_Thinking_The.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights LLM Slop is Not Reliable, Constitutes No Process of 'Thinking'; There's No Thought Process at All, No Grasp or Understanding, Let Alone Context [17:50] TR News (NEW): Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_devs_are_fighting_the_new_age_gated_internet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_devs_are_fighting_the_new_age_gated_internet.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet [17:50] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has All the Symptoms of a Dying Company (Mass Layoffs of the People Who Built the Company) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Microsoft_Has_All_the_Symptoms_of_a_Dying_Company_Mass_Layoffs_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Microsoft_Has_All_the_Symptoms_of_a_Dying_Company_Mass_Layoffs_.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Has All the Symptoms of a Dying Company (Mass Layoffs of the People Who Built the Company) [17:50] TR News (NEW): Linux is incredible, but these 4 things will frustrate you if you're not ready https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_is_incredible_but_these_4_things_will_frustrate_you_if_yo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Linux_is_incredible_but_these_4_things_will_frustrate_you_if_yo.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux is incredible, but these 4 things will frustrate you if you're not ready [17:50] TR News Techrights Not a Security Expert If You Cannot Manage to Keep Online a Simple Two-User Mastodon Instance Somebody Else Built https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Not_a_Security_Expert_If_You_Cannot_Manage_to_Keep_Online_a_Sim.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Not_a_Security_Expert_If_You_Cannot_Manage_to_Keep_Online_a_Sim.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Not a Security Expert If You Cannot Manage to Keep Online a Simple Two-User Mastodon Instance Somebody Else Built [17:50] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Windows Has Fallen to New Lows in Monaco, GNU/Linux Has Gained Plenty https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Microsoft_Windows_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Monaco_GNU_Linux_Ha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Microsoft_Windows_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Monaco_GNU_Linux_Ha.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Windows Has Fallen to New Lows in Monaco, GNU/Linux Has Gained Plenty [17:50] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [17:50] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 77 Out of 200: They Never Knew #HowTo Handle Women (Except to Attack Them) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_77_Out_of_200_They_Never_Knew_How_to_Hand.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_77_Out_of_200_They_Never_Knew_How_to_Hand.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 77 Out of 200: They Never Knew How to Handle Women (Except to Attack Them) [17:50] TR News Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIII - Cocaine Use at the EPO's Top-Level Management "Adds Up" and Worsens Things "Over Time" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIII_Cocaine_Use_at_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIII_Cocaine_Use_at_t.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIII - Cocaine Use at the EPO's Top-Level Management "Adds Up" and Worsens Things "Over Time" [17:50] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 Released! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/PostgreSQL_18_4_17_10_16_14_15_18_and_14_23_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/PostgreSQL_18_4_17_10_16_14_15_18_and_14_23_Released.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 Released! [17:50] TR News Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIV - Luis Berenguer Gimnez at the EPO (European Patent Office) Became the Punchline of EPO Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIV_Luis_Berenguer_Gi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXIV_Luis_Berenguer_Gi.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIV - Luis Berenguer Gimnez at the EPO (European Patent Office) Became the Punchline of EPO Staff [17:50] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:50] TR News Techrights Truth Hurts. People Hurt by Truth Aren't Entitled to Compensation. https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Truth_Hurts_People_Hurt_by_Truth_Aren_t_Entitled_to_Compensatio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Truth_Hurts_People_Hurt_by_Truth_Aren_t_Entitled_to_Compensatio.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Truth Hurts. People Hurt by Truth Aren't Entitled to Compensation. [17:50] TR News (NEW): Red Hat: Christian Hergert Leaving, Slopfest, Paid-for Fake 'Articles' (Promoting Slop), and Mostly Shallow Buzzwords https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Red_Hat_Christian_Hergert_Leaving_Slopfest_Paid_for_Fake_Articl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Red_Hat_Christian_Hergert_Leaving_Slopfest_Paid_for_Fake_Articl.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat: Christian Hergert Leaving, Slopfest, Paid-for Fake 'Articles' (Promoting Slop), and Mostly Shallow Buzzwords [17:50] TR News Techrights Update on Sirius Open Source in 2026 (When Your Former Employer Commits Crimes and Nobody is Held Accountable) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Update_on_Sirius_Open_Source_in_2026_When_Your_Former_Employer_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Update_on_Sirius_Open_Source_in_2026_When_Your_Former_Employer_.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Update on Sirius Open Source in 2026 (When Your Former Employer Commits Crimes and Nobody is Held Accountable) [17:50] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Security_Leftovers.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [17:50] TR News Techrights Up to 10,000 Microsoft Layoffs in a Couple of Months https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Up_to_10_000_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_a_Couple_of_Months.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/15/Up_to_10_000_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_a_Couple_of_Months.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Up to 10,000 Microsoft Layoffs in a Couple of Months [17:50] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [17:50] TR News Techrights "AI" Became a New Name or Placeholder for Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/AI_Became_a_New_Name_or_Placeholder_for_Debt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/AI_Became_a_New_Name_or_Placeholder_for_Debt.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights "AI" Became a New Name or Placeholder for Debt [17:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/05/2026: Retreat and Devuan Manuals https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Gemini_Links_16_05_2026_Retreat_and_Devuan_Manuals.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Gemini_Links_16_05_2026_Retreat_and_Devuan_Manuals.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 16/05/2026: Retreat and Devuan Manuals [17:50] TR News (NEW): Two Years After the Tux Machines Community Was Attacked (Lawfare) We Explain What Happened https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Two_Years_After_the_Tux_Machines_Community_Was_Attacked_Lawfare.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Two_Years_After_the_Tux_Machines_Community_Was_Attacked_Lawfare.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Two Years After the Tux Machines Community Was Attacked (Lawfare) We Explain What Happened [17:50] TR News Techrights IBM: Shares Down 30%, Mass Layoffs, IBM Says "Goodwill" Grew by 10% to Over a Third of the Company's Total "Worth" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IBM_Shares_Down_30_Mass_Layoffs_IBM_Says_Goodwill_Grew_by_10_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IBM_Shares_Down_30_Mass_Layoffs_IBM_Says_Goodwill_Grew_by_10_to.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights IBM: Shares Down 30%, Mass Layoffs, IBM Says "Goodwill" Grew by 10% to Over a Third of the Company's Total "Worth" [17:50] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 25.10 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Heres How https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Ubuntu_25_10_Users_Can_Now_Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_Here_s_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Ubuntu_25_10_Users_Can_Now_Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_Here_s_H.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu 25.10 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Heres How [17:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 15, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_May_15_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_May_15_2026.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 15, 2026 [17:50] TR News (NEW): WWW: I Run GNU/Linux in the Browser Now, PDFview Chromium PDFViewer, WordPress, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/WWW_I_Run_GNU_Linux_in_the_Browser_Now_PDFview_Chromium_PDFView.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/WWW_I_Run_GNU_Linux_in_the_Browser_Now_PDFview_Chromium_PDFView.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines WWW: I Run GNU/Linux in the Browser Now, PDFview Chromium PDFViewer, WordPress, and More [17:50] TR News Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Climate Issues, Free Speech, and Monopolies/Monopsonies https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Climate_Issues_Free_Speech_and_Monopolies_Mono.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Climate_Issues_Free_Speech_and_Monopolies_Mono.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Climate Issues, Free Speech, and Monopolies/Monopsonies [17:50] TR News (NEW): 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/2_beginner_Linux_distros_that_don_t_force_you_to_use_the_termin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/2_beginner_Linux_distros_that_don_t_force_you_to_use_the_termin.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal [17:50] TR News Techrights "Microsoft Goodwill and Intangible Assets" Down Two Years in a Row, According to Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets_Down_Two_Years_in_a_Ro.shtml | Gemini address: 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Layoffs "Very Likely Higher" Than 1,000 People [17:50] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [17:50] TR News (NEW): Anbernic RG DS gets a brand new Linux OS, and you don't need to uninstall Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Anbernic RG DS gets a brand new Linux OS, and you don't need to uninstall Android [17:50] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 78 Out of 200: Slandering Me for Saying the Truth About Graveley and Garrett's Abuse of Processes, Stacking Dockets https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_78_Out_of_200_Slandering_Me_for_Saying_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_78_Out_of_200_Slandering_Me_for_Saying_th.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 78 Out of 200: Slandering Me for Saying the Truth About Graveley and Garrett's Abuse of Processes, Stacking Dockets [17:50] TR News (NEW): Debian 13.5 Trixie Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Debian_13_5_Trixie_Released_with_144_Bug_Fixes_and_103_Security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Debian_13_5_Trixie_Released_with_144_Bug_Fixes_and_103_Security.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian 13.5 Trixie Released with 144 Bug Fixes and 103 Security Updates [17:51] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [17:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [17:51] TR News (NEW): GNOME Desktop: GNOME Foundation Update and This Week in GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNOME_Desktop_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: 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Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Shelly_2_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Brings_Performanc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Shelly_2_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Brings_Performanc.gmi [17:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements [17:51] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.8, Linux 6.18.31, Linux 6.12.89, Linux 6.6.139, Linux 6.1.173, Linux 5.15.207, and Linux 5.10.256 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_8_Linux_6_18_31_Linux_6_12_89_Linux_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_8_Linux_6_18_31_Linux_6_12_89_Linux_6_.gmi [17:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.8, Linux 6.18.31, Linux 6.12.89, Linux 6.6.139, Linux 6.1.173, Linux 5.15.207, and Linux 5.10.256 [17:51] TR News (NEW): There is no digital sovereignty without ODF 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The CDN and caching layer https://barthalion.blog/flathub-internals-cdn/ [17:52] TR Bot How does Flathub even work? The CDN and caching layer | barthalion [17:52] TR News Amin Bandali: FFS code review and Emacs extensibility with Protesilaos https://kelar.org/~bandali/gnu/emacs/ffs-emacs-ext-prot.html [17:52] TR Bot FFS code review and Emacs extensibility with Protesilaos [17:53] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1073059/ [17:53] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [17:54] TR News Plasma 6.7 Beta Released! Improved Power Life in AMD/Intel Laptops https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/plasma-6-7-beta-released-improve-power-life/ [17:54] TR Bot Plasma 6.7 Beta Released! Improved Power Life in AMD/Intel Laptops | UbuntuHandbook [17:55] TR News Supercronic crontab-compatible job runner designed for container environments https://www.linuxlinks.com/?p=177294 [17:55] TR Bot - The Linux Portal Site [17:56] TR News Pburn missing dependencies https://bkhome.org/news/202605/pburn-missing-dependencies.html [17:56] TR Bot Pburn missing dependencies [17:56] TR News muttest 0.2.0: More Mutators, Better Reporting, and Parallel Execution https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/muttest-0-2-0-more-mutators-better-reporting-and-parallel-execution/ [17:56] TR Bot 0.2.0: More Mutators, Better Reporting, and Parallel Execution | R-bloggers ● May 16 [18:02] TR News Kubernetes riding slop and LLMs for hype, not substance of energy prudence https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/the-inference-bottleneck-architecting-kubernetes-autoscaling-for-production-llms/ [18:02] TR Bot The Inference Bottleneck: Architecting Kubernetes Autoscaling for Production LLMs - Cloud Native Now [18:03] TR News NPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/business/media/npr-podcast-ramtin-arablouei-throughline.html [18:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/business/media/npr-podcast-ramtin-arablouei-throughline.html ) [18:05] TR News Fragnesia, ssh-keysignpwn, and the Month of Living Dangerously on GNU/Linux https://fossforce.com/2026/05/fragnesia-ssh-keysign-pwn-and-the-month-of-living-dangerously-on-linux/ [18:05] TR Bot Fragnesia, ssh-keysignpwn, and the Month of Living Dangerously on Linux - FOSS Force [18:05] TR News Hantavirus outbreak: What lessons have the media learned since Covid-19? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260515-hantavirus-outbreak-what-lessons-have-the-media-learned-since-covid-19 [18:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260515-hantavirus-outbreak-what-lessons-have-the-media-learned-since-covid-19 ) [18:06] TR News From Air Force One, Convicted Felon writes of ballrooms, a statue and TikTok. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/14/world/trump-xi-summit-beijing/from-air-force-one-trump-writes-of-ballrooms-a-statue-and-tiktok "In social control media posts after the summit in Beijing" [18:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/14/world/trump-xi-summit-beijing/from-air-force-one-trump-writes-of-ballrooms-a-statue-and-tiktok ) [18:09] TR News iophk on RPi promoting SLOP: "the RPi as a project is important and has a reputation to maintain letting scams piggyback on it will not help the core mission of making computing and computer science available to the general population and the younger generations in particular." [18:09] TR News Techrights has too little leverage over direction of RPi as a project. It's not EPO or Novell... [18:18] TR News "KDE has announced its getting a 1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant [18:18] TR Bot KDE gets 1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund [18:18] TR News "The wait is finally over! As of today, May 14th, 2026, Canonical has opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) users to the latest release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon)." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-users-can-now-upgrade-to-ubuntu-26-04-lts-heres-how [18:18] TR Bot 25.10 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Heres How - 9to5Linux [18:19] TR News "Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released last month for those looking to do a clean install, but the upgrade paths are only now beginning to open up." https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2510-users-need-to-make-a-critical-move-before-july-deadline/ [18:19] TR Bot Ubuntu 25.10 users need to make a critical move before July deadline - Neowin [18:22] TR News Rocky Linux launches opt-in security repository for urgent fixes https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/15/rocky-linux-launches-security-repository/ [18:22] TR Bot Rocky Linux launches opt-in security repository for urgent fixes - Help Net Security [18:23] MinceR https://i.imgur.com/REpVv5W.png [18:25] TR News "What was the most wishlisted game on Steam, Subnautica 2 has entered Early Access and so far it's running out of the box on Linux / SteamOS. Note: this was a personal purchase." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/subnautica-2-is-looking-good-on-desktop-linux-its-okay-on-steam-deck-with-a-caveat/ [18:25] TR Bot 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats | GamingOnLinux [18:26] TR News (NEW): Games: Subnautica 2, SteamOS Manager, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Games_Subnautica_2_SteamOS_Manager_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Games_Subnautica_2_SteamOS_Manager_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_.gmi [18:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Subnautica 2, SteamOS Manager, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and More [18:26] TR News All local, too much hype https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/security/141351/its-raining-linux-vulnerabilities-whats-going-on/ [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/security/141351/its-raining-linux-vulnerabilities-whats-going-on/ ) [18:27] TR News I turned on zram and my 8GB Linux laptop stopped choking on browser tabs https://www.makeuseof.com/turned-on-zram-my-8gb-linux-laptop-stopped-choking-on-browser-tabs/ [18:27] TR Bot I turned on zram and my 8GB Linux laptop stopped choking on browser tabs [18:29] TR News (NEW): Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Six_Year_Old_Linux_Kernel_Flaw_Lets_Unprivileged_Users_Read_Roo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/15/Six_Year_Old_Linux_Kernel_Flaw_Lets_Unprivileged_Users_Read_Roo.gmi [18:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files [18:32] TR News 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/beginner-linux-distros-that-dont-force-you-to-use-the-terminal/ [18:32] TR Bot 2 beginner Linux distros that don't force you to use the terminal [18:32] TR News Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware That Finally Embraces Dual Screens https://retrohandhelds.gg/anbernic-rg-ds-gets-a-new-linux-firmware-that-finally-embraces-dual-screens/ [18:32] TR Bot Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware That Finally Embraces Dual Screens | Retro Handhelds [18:34] TR News Colorado Age-Verification Proposal Sparks Linux Open Source Backlash https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/05/colorado-age-verification-proposal-sparks-linux-open-source-backlash/ [18:34] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@wuv7v3xznq7pn.irc) has joined #techrights [18:34] TR Bot Colorado Age-Verification Proposal Sparks Linux Open Source Backlash - Open Source For You [18:35] TR News Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pwn2own-day-two-hackers-demo-microsoft-exchange-windows-11-red-had-enterprise-linux-zero-days/ [18:35] TR Bot Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own [18:37] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:37] TR News IBM slop as a cancer https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-hummingbird-images/ [18:37] TR Bot Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened Linux Distro [18:38] TR News Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives grows https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/14/kde-bags-13m-as-europe-realizes-it-might-need-an-os-of-its-own/5240562 [18:38] TR Bot KDE bags 1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own [18:38] TR News Fragnesia: New Linux kernel LPE bug was spawned by Dirty Frag patch (CVE-2026-46300) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/14/fragnesia-cve-2026-46300-linux-lpe-vulnerability/ [18:38] MinceR Wow, A Super Hardened Backdoor Vehicle [18:38] TR Bot Fragnesia: New Linux kernel LPE bug was spawned by Dirty Frag patch (CVE-2026-46300) - Help Net Security [18:39] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@n4hvi9x7cf3v4.irc) has joined #techrights [18:44] TR News (NEW): Kubernetes v1.36 and Various Roles in Server, Even Slop Fondling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kubernetes_v1_36_and_Various_Roles_in_Server_Even_Slop_Fondling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kubernetes_v1_36_and_Various_Roles_in_Server_Even_Slop_Fondling.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Kubernetes v1.36 and Various Roles in Server, Even Slop Fondling [18:46] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [18:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO [18:49] IsambardPrince Costco has a prescription discount program now for Costco members. [18:51] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:54] TR News (NEW): Fedora, Red Hat, and Rocky Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_Rocky_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_Rocky_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [18:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora, Red Hat, and Rocky Linux Leftovers [18:56] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup, OpenSUSE Build Service (OBS, and Tumbleweed's Review of the Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/OpenSUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_OpenSUSE_Build_Service_OBS_and_Tum.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/OpenSUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_OpenSUSE_Build_Service_OBS_and_Tum.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup, OpenSUSE Build Service (OBS, and Tumbleweed's Review of the Week [18:58] TR News (NEW): Freexian Collaborators' Debian Contributions and New Debian Contributors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Freexian_Collaborators_Debian_Contributions_and_New_Debian_Cont.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Freexian_Collaborators_Debian_Contributions_and_New_Debian_Cont.gmi [18:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Freexian Collaborators' Debian Contributions and New Debian Contributors [18:58] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 26.04 Review and More Canonical/Ubuntu Picks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Ubuntu_26_04_Review_and_More_Canonical_Ubuntu_Picks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Ubuntu_26_04_Review_and_More_Canonical_Ubuntu_Picks.gmi [18:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.04 Review and More Canonical/Ubuntu Picks [18:59] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi's Resort to Slop, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_s_Resort_to_Slop_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_s_Resort_to_Slop_and_.gmi [18:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi's Resort to Slop, and More ● May 16 [19:00] -G-Only one hour left! Join the Undernet User Committee for a night of pure Eurovision madness sing, vote, survive! [19:01] TR News (NEW): GNU Projects: coreutils, emacs, and GIMP https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNU_Projects_coreutils_emacs_and_GIMP.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNU_Projects_coreutils_emacs_and_GIMP.gmi [19:01] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Projects: coreutils, emacs, and GIMP [19:03] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:04] TR News (NEW): Databases: CloudNativePG Has New Releases, MariaDB Hack, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Databases_CloudNativePG_Has_New_Releases_MariaDB_Hack_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Databases_CloudNativePG_Has_New_Releases_MariaDB_Hack_and_More.gmi [19:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Databases: CloudNativePG Has New Releases, MariaDB Hack, and More [19:05] MinceR (cat) https://i.imgur.com/vFetRQN.jpeg [19:08] TR News (NEW): Kernel Space: Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware and Leveraging zram to Save Money https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel Space: Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware and Leveraging zram to Save Money [19:09] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD: Experience With FreeBSD on OVH; FreeBSD Resource Monitoring, Accounting, and Troubleshooting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/FreeBSD_Experience_With_FreeBSD_on_OVH_FreeBSD_Resource_Monitor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/FreeBSD_Experience_With_FreeBSD_on_OVH_FreeBSD_Resource_Monitor.gmi [19:09] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeBSD: Experience With FreeBSD on OVH; FreeBSD Resource Monitoring, Accounting, and Troubleshooting [19:11] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards_Leftovers.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards Leftovers [19:11] TR News (NEW): GNOME Graphs and GLib/GObject (Christian Hergert After Red Hat) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNOME_Graphs_and_GLib_GObject_Christian_Hergert_After_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/GNOME_Graphs_and_GLib_GObject_Christian_Hergert_After_Red_Hat.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME Graphs and GLib/GObject (Christian Hergert After Red Hat) [19:16] TR News Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness (Energy Wasted by Nonsense), Googlebooks as Slop Nonsense (Energy Waste and Time Wasted) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Cuba_Plunges_Into_Darkness_Energy_Wasted_by_No.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Links_16_05_2026_Cuba_Plunges_Into_Darkness_Energy_Wasted_by_No.gmi [19:16] TR Bot Techrights Links 16/05/2026: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness (Energy Wasted by Nonsense), Googlebooks as Slop Nonsense (Energy Waste and Time Wasted) [19:36] -N-(Broadcast) Evening Europe (and everyone pretending to be European)! Its that magical time again #EUROVISION FINALS! Grab your questionable snacks, strongest opinions and the best banter #eurovision [19:38] MinceR https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/25/bofh_2025_episode_8/ [19:38] TR Bot BOFH: The Prints of Darkness pays a visit [19:41] admfubar and the skies are cloudy all day.... https://futurism.com/space/scientists-weird-anomalies-in-clouds-of-venus [19:41] TR Bot Scientists Detect Weird Anomalies in Clouds of Venus [19:50] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-test-red-trinitite [19:50] TR Bot Scientists Scan Gruesome Crystal Formed by Nuclear Blast, Find Something Bizarre [19:52] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/men-women-ai-relationships [19:52] TR Bot Men Haven't Yet Noticed That a Large Number of Women Are Disgusted by AI [19:53] admfubar https://futurism.com/health-medicine/magnet-smoking-addiction-brain [19:53] TR Bot Scientists Say Test Subjects Were Able to Quit Smoking After They Blasted Their Brains With a Huge Magnet [19:55] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-obsessed-random-account-glazing [19:55] TR Bot Elon Musk Absolutely Obsessed With Tweets From Random Guy In India Who Constantly Glazes Him, Analysis Shows [19:55] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-employee-attacks-zuckerberg-employee-data [19:55] TR Bot Meta Employee Attacks Zuckerberg for Collecting Every Employee Keystroke: But zooming out, I dont want to live in a world where humans employees or otherwise are exploited for their training data" [19:58] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/real-monet-ai-chaos [19:58] TR Bot Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It's AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold ● May 16 [20:00] -G-We are live. Join us now in #Eurovision Cheer for your favorites, and witness Europes finest musical mayhem unfold! [20:00] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-applicant-limbo-cortex [20:00] TR Bot AI Appears to Be Trapping Certain Job Applicants in a Limbo Where They Never Get an Interview for "Reasons" That Are Completely Unfair [20:03] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-flees-trial [20:03] TR Bot Elon Musk Flees OpenAI Trial as Tide Turns Against Him [20:06] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/el-nino-killed-50-million [20:06] TR Bot Last Time an El Nio Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People [20:09] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676904499/ [20:09] TR Bot The new toilet paper: Panic ensues as shortage of essential product appears imminent - Raw Story [20:11] MinceR for those who hate clickbait even more than i do: the "product" is "lubricating fluids" [20:17] MinceR https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/23/bofh_2025_episode_10/ [20:17] TR Bot BOFH: The Boss meets the unbearable weight of innovation [20:17] admfubar just say motor oil... lubricating fluids leaves a lot open... [20:17] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/15/1911234 [20:17] TR Bot Open Source Package With 1 Million Monthly Downloads Stole User Credentials - SoylentNews [20:18] MinceR :> [20:21] *noneeee (~anon@pt8sngqdntkzw.irc) has joined #techrights [20:24] *noneeee has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [20:24] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/reports/excel-users-are-raging-over-microsofts-unremovable-copilot-button-inside-their-sheets/ [20:24] TR Bot Excel users are raging over Microsoft's unremovable Copilot button inside their sheets - Neowin [20:33] MinceR they should have switched to a more usable spreadsheet ages ago [20:43] admfubar i love the calculation error that was in it for 20+ years.... [20:43] MinceR :> [20:44] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-turn-kazuar-backdoor-into-modular-p2p-botnet/ [20:44] TR Bot Russian hackers turn Kazuar backdoor into modular P2P botnet [20:47] admfubar https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=MinwUcpYV9w [20:47] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=MinwUcpYV9w ) [20:53] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/after-thousands-of-layoffs-oracle-revokes-placement-offers-at-iits-and-top-engineering-colleges-report-14011437.html [20:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/after-thousands-of-layoffs-oracle-revokes-placement-offers-at-iits-and-top-engineering-colleges-report-14011437.html ) [20:53] admfubar https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=oaJPSGfx6-U [20:53] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=oaJPSGfx6-U ) ● May 16 [21:03] MinceR i see crApple got a preview of how hypeOS is going to get worse than it already is a few years from now... [21:04] MinceR ...only their implementation will be licensed from microslop and crApple will claim crApple invented all of it [21:07] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [21:13] MinceR (cat) (video) (no audio) https://i.imgur.com/ILlVRdG.mp4 [21:18] IsambardPrince MinceR: Since McDonald's announced their "Value Menu", no item has gotten cheaper, but they have devalued rewards points (a big mac that was 4500 is now 7000, for example), and they made the coupons worse (15% off over $15 instead of 20% off over $10), they got rid of free refills on the drinks, and most items went up by about 10-15% in price. [21:39] IsambardPrince MinceR: Crapital One is doing $250 when you open a 360 Checking and spend $10 or more 20 times within 75 days. [21:39] IsambardPrince I got mine, now I'm doing one for Mandy. I keep making small purchases as close to $10 as possible. [21:39] IsambardPrince Like reloading his bus pass $10 at a time every several days. [21:39] *nonnenn (~anon@pt8sngqdntkzw.irc) has joined #techrights [21:39] MinceR :> [21:39] nonnenn <: [21:40] IsambardPrince When I did mine, they counted me salami slicing my electric bill like 10.01, 10.03, 10.07 over multiple days. [21:40] IsambardPrince The other day I spent $11 at the Costco food court and put it on that. They don't take Discover credit, but they do take Pulse, which is Discover Debit. [21:41] IsambardPrince I've been going into the gas station sometimes and telling them I want $10.10 on one of the gas pumps, then go about my business. [21:41] nonnenn whats special about 10.10 ? [21:41] IsambardPrince It's over $10. [21:42] nonnenn uhu [21:42] nonnenn i dont have chat history lol [21:42] IsambardPrince When you go in the store they don't preauthorize $200 at the gas pump and then it fails because there's not that much money in the checking account. [21:42] IsambardPrince The deal is open a Capital One 360 Checking with debit250 promo code. [21:42] IsambardPrince Spend $10 or more 20 times within 75 days on the debit card. [21:42] IsambardPrince They give you $250. [21:42] nonnenn ahhhh [21:42] MinceR nonnenn: you could try something like /quote history #techrights 1h [21:43] IsambardPrince So between me and my spouse, easy $500 with no direct deposit required. [21:43] MinceR it's rather confusing though, as it just looks like a bunch of normal messages... [21:43] IsambardPrince Then you just close the account after you spend down the $250 bonus. [21:43] nonnenn ah [21:43] IsambardPrince Add it to one of your credit cards, tell it to make a payment of whatever's left in the Capital One account, minus a penny so you don't accidentally overdraft. [21:44] IsambardPrince Close the account, Capital One mails you a check for $0.01. [21:44] IsambardPrince I also referred four people I knew for Capital One credit cards, and they paid me $600. [21:45] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/after-cutting-30000-roles-amazon-announces-another-round-of-layoffs-14011171.html [21:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/after-cutting-30000-roles-amazon-announces-another-round-of-layoffs-14011171.html ) [21:45] IsambardPrince So I've netted $1,100 from them in referrals and the debit250 bonus, plus $600 in new credit card welcome bonuses, for a total of $1700 profit. [21:45] nonnenn moni [21:45] IsambardPrince The bank bonuses and referrals count as taxable income, but the $600 in $200 credit card welcome offers don't. [21:46] IsambardPrince Because you don't pay taxes on credit card bonuses unless there was no spend requirement. [21:46] nonnenn nice [21:46] IsambardPrince Amazon does ones without a spend requirement. [21:46] IsambardPrince So I had to declare $80 from Synchrony last year and I'll need to declare $250 from Chase next year. [21:47] IsambardPrince I have both Amazon cards because I was working on my credit after burning Chase. [21:47] IsambardPrince But Chase later gave me a card through the Reconsideration Line. [21:48] nonnenn hackers gonna hack lol [21:48] IsambardPrince The banks have lost about $95,000 on me since 2012. [21:49] IsambardPrince And they still give me more stuff. [21:49] nonnenn LOL [21:51] IsambardPrince They sent out a 100,000 MR point AmEx Gold Card offer to my spouse last year. [21:51] IsambardPrince Then after accepting it they also let me stack a 6,000 bonus MR points for $2,000 spend on top of that. [21:51] IsambardPrince So the first $2,000 counted as a double dip towards both bonuses. [21:52] IsambardPrince I opened a Rewards Checking, got the $250 bonus they offered via a personalized link, which gave a 0.8 cpp cash value vs. 0.6 cpp normally. [21:53] IsambardPrince Kept the card, hit both bonuses, used $150 in Resy credits (pays a restaurant bill as long as it's on Resy up to $50 per semi-annual credit) at Uncle Julios Mexican Grill. [21:53] IsambardPrince Hit a bunch of offers like spend $50 at Amazon get 500 bonus MR points, buying Amazon gift cards for $50 four times. [21:54] IsambardPrince Ended up dumping out the points for cash, using them to pay down another AmEx card. [21:54] IsambardPrince Second annual fee for $325 hits, no bonus clawback because you're in the second year, second annual fee reversed for cancelling within 30 days of the fee posting. [21:55] IsambardPrince Netted over $1200 in cash and restaurant credit even considering the first $325 annual fee at card opening. [21:55] IsambardPrince Opened an AmEx Blue Business Cash, got another $500. [21:56] IsambardPrince Opened another Blue Cash Everyday and Blue Cash Preferred (for me, after my spouse did the same), $350 for BCP and $250 for BCE. [21:56] admfubar https://www.osnews.com/story/144962/21-years-and-20000-posts-later/ [21:56] TR Bot years and 20000 posts later OSnews [21:56] IsambardPrince nonnenn: American Express has lost a lot of money on us. [21:56] IsambardPrince Probably more than any other bank. [21:57] IsambardPrince Especially considering $200 worth of Hilton points each and two free night certificates. [21:57] IsambardPrince I booked two nights at the Waldorf Astoria and we checked out and checked back in to a different room in between free nights. [21:57] IsambardPrince That was a $950 hotel room, each time. [21:57] *cblinux (~user@5wa7ex3gch4eg.irc) has joined #techrights [21:58] IsambardPrince nonnenn: Banks know about churners. [21:58] IsambardPrince They do some things to slow us down. [21:58] IsambardPrince But they can't stop us really. [21:58] IsambardPrince They see us as the occasional nuisance who just eats the cheese out of the mouse trap and scurries away. ● May 16 [22:01] nonnenn lel [22:01] TR News (NEW): Rescuezilla 2.6.2 System Recovery Live ISO Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Rescuezilla_2_6_2_System_Recovery_Live_ISO_Adds_Ubuntu_26_04_LT.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Rescuezilla_2_6_2_System_Recovery_Live_ISO_Adds_Ubuntu_26_04_LT.gmi [22:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Rescuezilla 2.6.2 System Recovery Live ISO Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Support [22:02] nonnenn nice^ [22:02] nonnenn is there a user mode for AFK? [22:02] MinceR there's the /away command [22:02] nonnenn ah [22:02] nonnenn ty [22:03] MinceR usually it's /away awayreason to set away and then just /away to set back [22:03] MinceR depends on the client though [22:06] IsambardPrince I like to move bank bonuses around and use them to pay off credit cards that I'm working on bonuses for. [22:06] IsambardPrince That means you earn the credit card bonus then you pay off a lot of the remainder with money other banks gave you. [22:08] IsambardPrince That way you're using and paying the credit cards with money from various banks. [22:09] IsambardPrince For example, if you open a Credit One Omni Rewards card, that has a $200 welcome bonus after you spend $1,000. So right off the bat, you hit $1,000, it goes back down to $800. [22:09] IsambardPrince Then you take two bank account bonuses that each got you $400, and you pay off the credit card. [22:09] IsambardPrince You just spent $1,000 you didn't have to pay back. [22:10] IsambardPrince There's also business checking account bonuses, that report to other bureaus and don't count on your personal record. [22:10] MinceR https://engrish.com/2024/11/they-start-out-so-cute/ [22:10] TR Bot start out so cute - Engrish.com [22:11] IsambardPrince That way you can keep working on them while you don't get too many personal account openings. [22:11] IsambardPrince nonnenn: I just replaced my car's exhaust system from the exhaust manifold to the muffler, including the catalytic converter. [22:12] IsambardPrince And the banks paid for that. [22:12] IsambardPrince Along the way, two new O2 sensors, and my fuel economy went up 3 miles per gallon. [22:13] IsambardPrince While the converter had failed it turned out that the lazy O2 sensors were not the primary cause of the run rich situation, although it did improve on it a lot. [22:13] IsambardPrince I had to replace the ignition control module too. [22:13] IsambardPrince Hit another credit card bonus with that one. [22:13] IsambardPrince MinceR: The car has a different sound to it now. [22:13] IsambardPrince At idle you can't tell it's running. [22:14] IsambardPrince It accelerates a lot faster. [22:14] IsambardPrince Since the whole exhaust had to be replaced anyway, I got a higher flow exhaust. [22:15] IsambardPrince The PCM had to re-tune itself. Can't get it near zero on the fuel trims anymore. [22:15] IsambardPrince But it's within an acceptable margin of +2.8 longterm. [22:15] IsambardPrince It's interpreted the extra airflow as a slight lean situation and has compensated with about 3% more fuel. [22:18] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/10/hp-eliteboard-g1a-puts-a-pc-inside-a-keyboard/5235258 [22:18] TR Bot HP EliteBoard G1a puts a PC inside a keyboard [22:20] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/elon-musks-spacexai-has-been-bleeding-staff-since-its-merger/ [22:20] TR Bot Musk's SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger | TechCrunch [22:20] MinceR obviously, they need to merge it with tesla [22:21] MinceR forming SpaceXTeslAI [22:21] admfubar well they did launch a tesla into orbit... [22:21] MinceR and drove the company into the ground [22:22] admfubar what goes up... must come down... [22:22] MinceR or perhaps SpTeslaceXAI would be a better name [22:26] admfubar X-TeslaSpace [22:26] admfubar https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-3d-enables-powder-metallurgical-hot.html [22:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-3d-enables-powder-metallurgical-hot.html ) [22:27] admfubar we will be borg.... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-body-compatible-electrode-rigid-insertion.html [22:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-body-compatible-electrode-rigid-insertion.html ) [22:32] nonnenn rigid insetion uwu [22:33] nonnenn insertion* [22:36] admfubar https://www.tecmint.com/df-du-disk-usage-difference-linux/ [22:36] TR Bot Find Deleted Files Still Holding Disk Space in Linux [22:36] MinceR TespaceXAI [22:37] MinceR TeXpAIce ● May 16 [23:02] nonnenn spaceXteslaAI [23:18] *nonnenn has quit (Quit: leaving) [23:30] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:30] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [23:49] *anon__ (~anon@mb9ita5tmfd6e.irc) has joined #techrights [23:49] *anon__ has quit (Quit: leaving)