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[00:00]	TR News	Request Workflow Redesign: RPM Lint Results for Multibuild Flavors and other Improvements https://openbuildservice.org/2025/08/12/request-workflow-redesign//
[00:00]	TR Bot	 Request Workflow Redesign: RPM Lint Results for Multibuild Flavors and other Improvements - Open Build Service
[00:00]	TR News	"Maybe the Problem is You" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Maybe_the_Problem_is_You.shtml
[00:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights "Maybe the Problem is You"
[00:01]	TR News	"AI" Hype or LLM Slop is Not About Efficiency, It's About Lowering Standards https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/AI_Hype_or_LLM_Slop_is_Not_About_Efficiency_It_s_About_Lowering.shtml
[00:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights "AI" Hype or LLM Slop is Not About Efficiency, It's About Lowering Standards
[00:01]	TR News	The Register MS Takes More Money to Boost Slop Hype, This Time From Snyk, a Notorious FUD Source https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/The_Register_MS_Takes_More_Money_to_Boost_Slop_Hype_This_Time_F.shtml
[00:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Register MS Takes More Money to Boost Slop Hype, This Time From Snyk, a Notorious FUD Source
[00:01]	TR News	Hopping From One Set of Buzzwords to the Next https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Hopping_From_One_Buzzwords_to_the_Next.shtml
[00:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Hopping From One Set of Buzzwords to the Next
[00:01]	TR News	FSF Infrastructure Under Constant Attack https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/FSF_Infrastructure_Under_Constant_Attack.shtml
[00:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights FSF Infrastructure Under Constant Attack
[00:01]	TR News	Currys PCWorld Hates GNU/Linux Even Though It Runs the World https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Currys_PCWorld_Hates_GNU_Linux_Even_Though_It_Runs_the_World.shtml
[00:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Currys PCWorld Hates GNU/Linux Even Though It Runs the World
[00:02]	TR News	Linux Mint Released 22.2 Beta with Accent Color & Fingerprint App https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/linux-mint-released-22-2-beta-with-accent-color-fingerprint-app/
[00:02]	TR Bot	 Linux Mint Released 22.2 Beta with Accent Color & Fingerprint App | UbuntuHandbook
[00:02]	TR News	Serial Slopper (SS) Still at It, Still Misusing Plagiarism Tools and Cheatware for Images and Text About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Serial_Slopper_SS_Still_at_It_Still_Misusing_Plagiarism_Tools_a.shtml
[00:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Serial Slopper (SS) Still at It, Still Misusing Plagiarism Tools and Cheatware for Images and Text About "Linux"
[00:02]	TR News	Moral Standards From the Masters of GNU/Linux (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Moral_Standards_From_the_Masters_of_Linux.shtml
[00:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Moral Standards From the Masters of Linux
[00:03]	TR News	Wean yourself off of backdoored Windows with Linuxfx I've tried many GNU/Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ive-tried-many-linux-distros-designed-to-look-and-feel-like-windows-but-linuxfx-is-the-best-ive-tested-yet
[00:03]	TR Bot	 Wean yourself off of Windows with Linuxfx I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet | Tom's Hardware
[00:03]	TR News	Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2 https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2
[00:03]	TR Bot	 Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2 | Tom's Hardware
[00:03]	TR News	Sad news: Another GNU/Linux distro is shutting down https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/
[00:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/ )
[00:04]	TR News	Eye Care: Best Free GNU/Linux Software to Look after your Eyes https://www.linuxlinks.com/eye-care-best-free-linux-software-eyes/
[00:04]	TR Bot	Care: Best Free Linux Software to Look after your Eyes - LinuxLinks
[00:04]	TR News	jdPixelUpscaler upscale images per pixel https://www.linuxlinks.com/jdpixelupscaler-upscale-images-per-pixel/
[00:04]	TR Bot	upscale images per pixel - LinuxLinks
[00:05]	TR News	Firefly AIBOX 3588S Set up Flatpak to use external disk https://www.linuxlinks.com/firefly-aibox-3588s-set-up-flatpak-external-disk/
[00:05]	TR Bot	AIBOX 3588S - Set up Flatpak to use external disk - LinuxLinks
[00:05]	TR News	Nucleus browse the chemical elements https://www.linuxlinks.com/nucleus-browse-chemical-elements/
[00:05]	TR Bot	- browse the chemical elements - LinuxLinks
[00:05]	TR News	NetPeek discover devices on your local network https://www.linuxlinks.com/netpeek-discover-devices-local-network/
[00:05]	TR Bot	- discover devices on your local network - LinuxLinks
[00:06]	TR News	18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux MySQL Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/mysqltools/
[00:06]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux MySQL Tools - LinuxLinks
[00:06]	TR News	cmusfm Last.fm scrobbler for cmus music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/cmusfm-last-fm-scrobbler-cmus-music-player/
[00:06]	TR Bot	- Last.fm scrobbler for cmus music player - LinuxLinks
[00:07]	TR News	Gauge unit converter https://www.linuxlinks.com/gauge-unit-converter/
[00:07]	TR Bot	- unit converter - LinuxLinks
[00:08]	TR News	Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-games-no-longer-purchasable-with-paypal-in-most-countries-valve-offers-no-timeline-for-a-potential-fix
[00:08]	TR Bot	 Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix | Tom's Hardware
[00:08]	psydruid	> [notice] techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft-Funded Publishers Lied to Us About Vista 10 and Now Advocate Us Owning Nothing
[00:08]	psydruid	It already failed a long time ago, actually at the very start of UEFI imposition
[00:09]	TR News	After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore version it deserved https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-nearly-30-years-settlers-ii-arrives-on-amiga-classic-rts-sequel-finally-gets-the-commodore-version-it-deserved
[00:09]	TR Bot	 After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore version it deserved | Tom's Hardware
[00:10]	TR News	Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave USB adapter launched for $69 https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/home-assistant-connect-zwa-2-z-wave-usb-adapter/
[00:10]	TR Bot	 Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave USB adapter launched for $69 - CNX Software
[00:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid2: even before
[00:12]	TR News	Putin having a powpow with Putin, will make an agreement will Putin, will threaten anyone who does not agree with the Putin deal
[00:12]	TR News	SNI5GECT: Sniffing and Injecting 5G Traffic Without Rogue Base Stations, (Thu, Aug 14th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32202
[00:12]	TR Bot	 SNI5GECT: Sniffing and Injecting 5G Traffic Without Rogue Base Stations
[00:13]	TR News	White House Uses Back Door to Axe Approved Funds for Exchange Programs https://www.chronicle.com/article/white-house-uses-back-door-to-axe-approved-funds-for-exchange-programs
[00:13]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/white-house-uses-back-door-to-axe-approved-funds-for-exchange-programs )
[00:13]	TR News	Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Childrens Use of Social Media, for Now https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-social-media.html
[00:13]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-social-media.html )
[00:15]	TR News	"DIY Wind Turbine Gets A 3-Phase Rectifier" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/diy-wind-turbine-gets-a-3-phase-rectifier/ | Source: Hackaday
[00:15]	TR Bot	Wind Turbine Gets A 3-Phase Rectifier | Hackaday
[00:16]	TR News	Elevating Quality: Qt Groups Commitment to Excellence https://www.qt.io/blog/quality-standards-at-qt-group
[00:16]	TR Bot	 Elevating Quality: Qt Groups Commitment to Excellence
[00:20]	TR News	"Do you calibrate your digital meters? Most of us dont have the gear to do a proper calibration, but [Mike Wyatt] shares his simple way to calibrate his DMMs using a precision resistor coupled with a thermistor." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/calibration-good-old-calibration/ | Source: Hackaday
[00:20]	TR Bot	Good Old Calibration | Hackaday
[00:21]	TR News	DeepSeek reportedly urged by Chinese authorities to train new model on Huawei hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-reportedly-urged-by-chinese-authorities-to-train-new-model-on-huawei-hardware-after-multiple-failures-r2-training-to-switch-back-to-nvidia-hardware-while-ascend-gpus-handle-inference
[00:21]	TR Bot	 DeepSeek reportedly urged by Chinese authorities to train new model on Huawei hardware after multiple failures, R2 training to switch back to Nvidia hardware while Ascend GPUs handle inference | Tom's Hardware
[00:21]	TR News	Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs 82 staff let go after defective chip maker Intel sold majority stake for $4.46 billion earlier this year https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-spinoff-altera-faces-lay-offs-82-staff-let-go-after-intel-sold-majority-stake-for-usd4-46-billion-earlier-this-year
[00:21]	TR Bot	 Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs 82 staff let go after Intel sold majority stake for $4.46 billion earlier this year | Tom's Hardware
[00:23]	TR News	Press group urges Ghana to act following assault against journalists https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-group-urges-ghana-to-act-following-assault-against-journalists/
[00:23]	TR Bot	 Press group urges Ghana to act following assault against journalists - JURIST - News
[00:23]	TR News	Truck manufacturers sue California, caught in crossfire in emissions battle https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/truck-manufacturers-sue-california-caught-in-crossfire-in-emissions-battle/
[00:23]	TR Bot	 Truck manufacturers sue California, 'caught in crossfire' of emissions battle - JURIST - News
[00:25]	TR News	Latvian hotels join claim against Booking.com https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/14.08.2025-latvian-hotels-join-claim-against-bookingcom.a610379/
[00:25]	TR Bot	- Reliable news from Latvia
[00:28]	TR News	MadeYouReset HTTP2 Vulnerability Enables Massive DDoS Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/madeyoureset-http2-vulnerability-enables-massive-ddos-attacks/
[00:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/madeyoureset-http2-vulnerability-enables-massive-ddos-attacks/ )
[00:29]	TR News	CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting N-able Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-attacks-exploiting-n-able-vulnerabilities/
[00:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-attacks-exploiting-n-able-vulnerabilities/ )
[00:29]	TR News	Vulnerabilities in Xerox Print Orchestration Product Allow Remote Code Execution https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-xerox-print-orchestration-product-allow-remote-code-execution/
[00:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-xerox-print-orchestration-product-allow-remote-code-execution/ )
[00:30]	TR News	Book published on Latvian cybersecurity https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/14.08.2025-book-published-on-latvian-cybersecurity.a610380/
[00:30]	TR Bot	 Book published on Latvian cybersecurity / Article
[00:31]	TR News	"Is it Windows or Linux?" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ive-tried-many-linux-distros-designed-to-look-and-feel-like-windows-but-linuxfx-is-the-best-ive-tested-yet
[00:31]	TR Bot	 Wean yourself off of Windows with Linuxfx I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet | Tom's Hardware
[00:32]	MinceR	systemd really helps make it feel like windows
[00:32]	schestowitz[TR2]	lendows
[00:32]	MinceR	so does the fact that Linux is getting worse and worse at managing memory
[00:32]	MinceR	and probably cpu time as well
[00:32]	MinceR	oh, also, waylandows
[00:32]	schestowitz[TR2]	with Deny Screen of Death
[00:33]	TR News	"While the company did not provide a reason for the shutdown, it is reasonable to assume it was due to cost-cutting. Now, Kaisen Linux, another specialized Linux distro, is headed for the graveyard." https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/
[00:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/ )
[00:34]	TR News	Microsoft Greg https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/
[00:34]	TR Bot	 The plan for Linux after Linus? A work in progress The Register
[00:34]	MinceR	they already took control away from Linus long ago
[00:35]	TR News	"jli.dll" https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/researchers-warn-crossc2-expands-cobalt.html
[00:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/researchers-warn-crossc2-expands-cobalt.html )
[00:35]	TR News	Intel dying, looking for taxpayers to boil out the company https://news.itsfoss.com/intel-linux-exodus/
[00:35]	TR Bot	 Intel's Linux Exodus: CPU Temperature Monitoring and Critical Drivers Orphaned
[00:36]	TR News	(bail out)
[00:36]	TR News	"Troubled Chipzillas decision to sack around 24,000 workers has not only left its product lines short-staffed, it has gutted some of the essential work keeping Linux support alive for Intel hardware." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/61542-intel-s-job-cuts-gut-linux-driver-support
[00:36]	TR Bot	 Intel's job cuts gut Linux driver support
[00:36]	TR News	"The most popular anti-cheat engine now supports ARM-based PCs" https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2
[00:36]	TR Bot	 Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2 | Tom's Hardware
[00:37]	TR News	"Intel has been having a rough period. It recently cut about 24,000 jobs in order to stay competitive, which is a vast number of people who are suddenly looking for work." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-trouble-intel-employees-drivers-laid-off/
[00:37]	TR Bot	 Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off
[00:37]	MinceR	finally, rootkits for ARM
[00:37]	MinceR	we missed them so
[00:37]	MinceR	as a bonus, they're chinese
[00:38]	MinceR	and the stupidest organisms in the universe just eat it up because it's "anti-cheat"
[00:39]	TR News	There are many other holes in all the rest, but this one was hyped up by Microsoft staff to distract from major security blunders at Microsoft https://news.itsfoss.com/xz-utils-backdoored-debian-images/
[00:39]	TR Bot	 Security Researchers Find XZ Utils Backdoored Debian Images on Docker Hub
[00:39]	TR News	"Intels layoffs disrupt Linux kernel support" https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-at-risk-recent-intel-layoffs-are-putting-key-projects-at-risk-experts-warn
[00:39]	TR Bot	exits key Linux development roles amid job cuts, leaving mobile workstations and developer laptops vulnerable to driver neglect and software decay | TechRadar
[00:40]	TR News	Running Android and Linux Applications on an Intel Laptop https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2025/08/13/running-android-and-linux-applications-on-an-intel-laptop.aspx
[00:40]	TR Bot	 Running Android and Linux Applications on an Intel Laptop -- Virtualization Review
[00:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[00:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[00:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[00:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[00:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Pironman 5, Banana Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Pironman_5_Banana_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Pironman_5_Banana_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[00:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Pironman 5, Banana Pi, and More
[00:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux, GNOME, and Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi 
[00:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux, GNOME, and Red Hat Leftovers
[00:48]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/duh
[00:48]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Duh
[00:49]	TR News	Techrights Links 16/08/2025: "Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone" and the Case Agaibnst Booking.com https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_16_08_2025_Hey_Hi_AI_Data_Centers_Are_Driving_Up_Electric.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_16_08_2025_Hey_Hi_AI_Data_Centers_Are_Driving_Up_Electric.gmi 
[00:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 16/08/2025: "Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone" and the Case Agaibnst Booking.com
[00:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: putin got his photo ops
[00:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	after murdering almost a million people
[00:49]	MinceR	great, just what we needed
[00:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	clear who "won"
[00:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	"oursing peace"
[00:49]	MinceR	more photos of that disgusting excuse for an ape
[00:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	no ICC arrest executed
[00:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	"pursing peace"
[00:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	and photo ops in alaska
[00:50]	MinceR	has putler and his patsy agreed yet that putler is so great he deserves to have all of europe?
[00:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	*pursuing
[00:53]	TR News	Fascism in progression fantasy gopher://tilde.club:70/0/~user18130814200115/posts/0033-fascism-in-progression-fantasy.txt
[00:54]	TR News	"One of the founding parties of the current state are the liberal democrats." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-15-fdp
[00:55]	TR News	"I've been working with Java for almost thirty years and in all that time, I've never had to internationalize a GUI app. That is, until now. Alhena 5.2.8 is out with a figurative metric ton of enhancements and fixes. Before I get to the strings, I wanted to mention emojis - specifically emoji optimization." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250815.gmi
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[00:56]	TR News	Almost there gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/AUG2025/entry-3 "I can just about get a full night's sleep now, though I need to avoid long naps in the afternoon."
[00:58]	TR News	"Alhena 5.2.8 is a veritable cornucopia of bug fixes and enhancements. Most notable are emoji performance improvements and internationalization. Let me know if you're interested in creating a translation. There are details on my gemlog." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/31421
[00:58]	TR News	LQs account of the end gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2687
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[01:00]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Politics and Alhena 5.2.8 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Politics_and_Alhena_5_2_8.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Politics_and_Alhena_5_2_8.gmi 
[01:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Politics and Alhena 5.2.8
[01:04]	TR News	Techrights Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.gmi 
[01:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace
[01:35]	TR News	Techrights Slopwatch: WebProNews and Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.gmi 
[01:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: WebProNews and Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux"
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[01:43]	TR News	"Bruce Perens, the second leader of the Debian Project, believes that Debian developers are making a serious mistake by working on Ubuntu." https://www.instagram.com/cusdeb_com/reel/DNXqnmDIl4l/
[01:44]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcusdeb_com%2Freel%2FDNXqnmDIl4l%2F&is_from_rle )
[01:47]	TR News	Now Microsoft Lunduke says he "worked on Windows Media Player". Just a reminder that he's a Microsoft person, not a Linux person. "Linux sucks" is a FUD act.
[01:49]	TR News	Financial problems https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/microsoft_swats_volume_discounts_for/
[01:49]	TR Bot	 Microsoft kills volume discounts in name of 'transparency' The Register
[01:50]	TR News	T-Mobile will lay off over 120 workers in King County this fall https://mynorthwest.com/local/t-mobile-layoffs/4120828
[01:50]	TR Bot	 T-Mobile will lay off over 120 workers in King County this fall
[01:51]	TR News	Microsoft MSN: "US computer science degrees from top universities are leaving graduates jobless: Why is top coding education no longer enough?"
[01:53]	TR News	Trying to cause them to resign https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/microsoft-has-bad-news-for-these-employees-in-the-us-101755235166707.html
[01:53]	TR Bot	 Microsoft has bad news for these employees in the US - Hindustan Times
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2p5dqzz
[01:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2p5dqzz )
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	Margins are decreasing along with revenue. With the deficit spending on AI, the only way to maintain profitability is through reductions in force. RTO is a convenient excuse but a transparent dodge.
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	MS is not alone on this cliff. Despite the bullish rally, the disintegration of traditional business in the United States and the impending burst of the AI bubble becomes clearer by the day.
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	Whether by the carrot or stick, expect reductions in the workforce along with disingenuous explanations and excuses.
[01:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[01:56]	TR News	"Microsoft Rakes in $27.2 Billion in 3 Months and Still Chose to Lay-Off 9,000 People. ($4 trillion valuation)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt fake valuation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml
[01:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt )
[01:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme
● Aug 16
[02:03]	TR News	Talking nonsense about slop, after lobbying by fake industry charlatans who sell a lie https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/
[02:03]	TR Bot	 Why the UK public sector creaks along on COBOL The Register
[02:04]	TR News	Shebang 25.8 is out, but it is prisoner of Microsoft https://shebang-linux.github.io/
[02:04]	TR Bot	 Shebang GNU/Linux
[02:05]	TR News	GXDE 25.2 is out https://www.gxde.top/
[02:05]	TR Bot	 GXDE OS
[02:06]	TR News	Tails 7.0 RC1 https://tails.net/news/test_7.0-rc1/
[02:06]	TR Bot	 Tails - Test 7.0~rc1
[02:07]	TR News	"At the same time, weve added our latest KDE version exclusively for our Gnoppix members. This includes KDE 6.4.4 with Linux Kernel 6.15.9 and all the latest software" https://forum.gnoppix.org/t/gnoppix-25-released/117
[02:07]	TR Bot	 Gnoppix 25 Released - Announcements - Gnoppix Forum
[02:07]	TR News	New York Sues Zelle, Says Security Lapses Led to 'Rampant' Consumer Fraud https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-13/new-york-sues-zelle-says-security-lapses-led-to-rampant-consumer-fraud
[02:07]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-13/new-york-sues-zelle-says-security-lapses-led-to-rampant-consumer-fraud )
[02:13]	TR News	"Which one will you try?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-got-major-updates-in-july-2025/
[02:13]	TR Bot	 5 Linux Distros That Got Major Updates Last Month
[02:13]	TR News	"Elevate your Linux experience with these must-try KDE Plasma features for ultimate efficiency." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-plasma-features-i-use-for-peak-productivity/
[02:13]	TR Bot	 KDE Desktop: 9 of the Best Features You Should Be Using
[02:14]	TR News	Chimera Linux: Linux Meets FreeBSD, but Is It for You? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-chimera-linux/
[02:14]	TR Bot	 What Is Chimera Linux, and Is It for You?
[02:15]	TR News	"It's 2025 and you're still wanting to boot from USB?" https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-test-a-linux-distro-without-a-usb-drive/
[02:15]	TR Bot	 3 Ways to Test a Linux Distro Without Using a USB Drive
[02:16]	TR News	Here's How I Test Linux Distros on an Apple Silicon Mac https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-i-test-linux-distros-on-an-apple-silicon-mac/
[02:16]	TR Bot	 Here's How I Test Linux Distros on an Apple Silicon Mac
[02:17]	TR News	Why I Prefer Python for Data Analysis https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-prefer-python-for-data-analysis/
[02:17]	TR Bot	 Why I Prefer Python for Data Analysis
[02:18]	TR News	"This open-source media player has been shrouded in controversy, but is it really just a tool for pirates? The truth may surprise you." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-kodi-and-should-you-use-it/
[02:18]	TR Bot	 Kodi Media Center: Open Source Power for Linux HTPCs
[02:19]	TR News	I Use Docker for Almost Everything, and I'm Not Even a Developer https://www.howtogeek.com/i-use-docker-for-almost-everything-and-im-not-even-a-developer/
[02:19]	TR Bot	 I Use Docker for Almost Everything, and I'm Not Even a Developer
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[02:19]	TR News	"Take the stress out of writing papers with these free apps." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-apps-for-essays-and-research-papers/
[02:19]	TR Bot	 5 Open-Source Apps for Essays and Research Papers
[02:20]	TR News	More Linux Distributions Support RISC-V NowSo What Is It? https://www.howtogeek.com/more-linux-distributions-support-risc-v-now-so-what-is-it/
[02:20]	TR Bot	 More Linux Distributions Support RISC-V NowSo What Is It?
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[02:21]	TR News	Debian 13 "Trixie" Is Here: The 8 Biggest Changes https://www.howtogeek.com/debian-13-trixie-biggest-changes/
[02:21]	TR Bot	 Debian 13 "Trixie" Is Here: The 8 Biggest Changes
[02:23]	TR News	I Installed openSUSE Linux, Here's What Surprised Me https://www.howtogeek.com/i-installed-opensuse-heres-what-surprised-me/
[02:23]	TR Bot	 I Installed openSUSE Linux, Here's What Surprised Me
[02:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian 13 Trixie Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.gmi 
[02:24]	TR News	"Skipping Windows is the good choice." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-vs-linux-which-is-best-for-your-homelab/
[02:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian 13 Trixie Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New
[02:24]	TR Bot	 Windows vs. Linux: Which Is Best for Your Homelab?
[02:25]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@uj65wqzsztp38.irc) has joined #techrights
[02:25]	TR News	Want a Steam Deck 2? Lenovo's Legion Go S Will Get You Halfway There https://www.howtogeek.com/lenovo-legion-go-s-steamos-review/
[02:25]	TR Bot	 Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) Review: An Alternate Upgrade Path for Steam Deck Gamers
[02:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: "When you give an AI agent access to your infrastructure with the goal of improve system performance, you cant predict whether it will optimize efficiency or find creative shortcuts that break other systems, like dropping your database altogether." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1075 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
[02:26]	TR Bot	 From Persistent to Ephemeral: Why AI Agents Need Fresh Identity for Every Mission | UNMITIGATED RISK
[02:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	operation improvements
[02:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	don't pick up the trash
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's not a cash cow
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	place gets full of insects
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	you "saved money"
[02:27]	admfubar	https://restofworld.org/2025/china-ai-powered-self-driving-cars/
[02:27]	TR Bot	 Chinas AI-powered self-driving car market is ahead of the U.S. - Rest of World
[02:27]	MinceR	unworkable IT is nothing new
[02:27]	MinceR	MICROS~1 made it the de facto standard
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	"ai-powered"
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	everything rebranded now
[02:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	and many dumb sites participate in this lie
[02:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	some get PAID to do so
[02:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Follow_the_Money_The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_to_Promote_Hey_Hi_Po.shtml
[02:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Follow the Money: The Register MS Gets Paid to Promote "Hey Hi" Ponzi Scheme/Hype, Some Fake 'Articles' Might Be Composed by LLMs Already
[02:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_We_Know_Slop_is_a_Bubble_and_Mindless_Hype_But_.shtml
[02:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Register MS: We Know Slop is a Bubble and Mindless Hype, But We Get Paid to Participate
[02:29]	MinceR	rebranding shit to make it sell is also nothing new
[02:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	vr is meta(verse)
[02:30]	admfubar	https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32196
[02:30]	TR Bot	 CVE-2017-11882 Will Never Die - SANS Internet Storm Center
[02:31]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/u-s-government-is-reportedly-in-discussions-to-take-stake-in-intel/
[02:31]	TR Bot	government is reportedly in discussions to take stake in Intel | TechCrunch
[02:31]	admfubar	take my intel please!
[02:31]	TR News	I tried this ChromeOS Flex rival, and it's so much better https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-this-chromeos-flex-rival-so-much-better/
[02:31]	TR Bot	 I tried this ChromeOS Flex rival, and it's so much better
[02:32]	MinceR	i'm sure the nazi party having a finger in that pie is magically going to make everything better
[02:32]	TR News	"Here's why I recommend Linux's KDE Plasma for Windows escapees" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-recommend-linux-plasma-kde-windows-escapees/
[02:32]	TR Bot	 Here's why I recommend Linux's KDE Plasma for Windows escapees
[02:33]	TR News	This new Proxmox 9 feature flew under the radar, but it's one of my favorites https://www.xda-developers.com/this-new-proxmox-9-feature-flew-under-the-radar/
[02:33]	TR Bot	 This new Proxmox 9 feature flew under the radar, but it's one of my favorites
[02:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: deal of the century
[02:35]	TR News	Windows does not have sudo, it just stole the name https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-commands-come-windows-next/
[02:35]	TR Bot	 Sudo is hopefully just a start; I want these 5 Linux commands to come to Windows next
[02:35]	TR News	Also see http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/02/Embrace_Extend_Replace_the_Original_Or_Just_Hijack_the_Word_Sud.shtml
[02:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Embrace, Extend, Replace the Original (Or Just Hijack the Word 'Sudo')
[02:37]	TR News	This is a terrible proposition favouring lockdown like it is a feature https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-immutable-operating-systems-are-the-future/
[02:37]	TR Bot	 5 reasons immutable operating systems are the future
[02:37]	MinceR	let me guess, all 5 are "MICROS~1 and Indian Bowel Movement are going to use every tool in their kit to force them on you"
[02:38]	MinceR	oh, and their sidekick, crApple
[02:38]	TR News	How Linux's unforgiving nature can actually make you a better user https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-unforgiving-nature-make-better-user/
[02:38]	TR Bot	 How Linux's unforgiving nature can actually make you a better user
[02:41]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/rip-microsoft-lens-a-simple-little-app-thats-getting-replaced-by-ai/
[02:41]	TR Bot	Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that's getting replaced by AI | TechCrunch
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	haha
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	"replaced by A"
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	here we go again
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/After_Shutting_Down_Studios_Divisions_Applications_e_g_Skype_Mi.shtml
[02:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights After Shutting Down Studios, Divisions, Applications (e.g. Skype) Microsoft is Also Shutting Down 'Apps'
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	there are no microsoft layoffs
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	its "replaced by AI"
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	there are also no shutdowns
[02:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's "AI innovation"
[02:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	and some lousy "media" plays along with this phony narrative
[02:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://fair.org/home/ai-job-loss-hype-could-serve-as-smokescreen-for-trump-recession/
[02:43]	TR Bot	 AI Job Loss Hype Could Serve as Smokescreen for Trump Recession FAIR
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	also Microsoft spin
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.geekwire.com/2025/reports-of-stricter-microsoft-return-to-office-policy-add-to-post-layoff-uncertainty/
[02:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/reports-of-stricter-microsoft-return-to-office-policy-add-to-post-layoff-uncertainty/ )
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	they try to cause people to resign
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	they then pretend all is OK
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's just "quiet iuitting"
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	not a failing economy
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	*quitting
[02:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	geekwire = lies site sponsored by microsoft
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	it also keeps pushing the "headcount" lie
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	they are basically paid liars
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	sponsored to lie
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	not journalists
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	they also burn sources
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-150825.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 15, 2025
[02:46]	schestowitz[TR2]	turning them in
[02:46]	admfubar	but what will protect your data from m$??  https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-explains-how-a-key-windows-feature-can-lead-to-theft-of-your-entire-encrypted-data.457713/
[02:46]	TR Bot	 Microsoft explains how a key Windows feature can lead to theft of your entire encrypted data | Wilders Security Forums
[02:47]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-150825.txt
[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 15, 2025
[02:47]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml
[02:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is getting ready to cause many employees to resign
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-150825.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 15, 2025
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-150825.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 15, 2025
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-08-15.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-08-15.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-15.txt
[02:52]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 15, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_15_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_15_2025.gmi 
[02:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 15, 2025
[02:54]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[02:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:54]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:58]	TR News	US becomes closer to Russia, distancing itself from Europe and Australia https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-11/republicans-democrats-alike-exhort-trump-keep-security-pact-with-australia-and-uk-alive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/The_Relations_Between_the_United_States_and_Europe_Deteriorate_.shtml
[02:58]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-11/republicans-democrats-alike-exhort-trump-keep-security-pact-with-australia-and-uk-alive )
[02:58]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Relations Between the United States and Europe Deteriorate, Should Europe Continue to Rely on American Tech Giants?
● Aug 16
[03:01]	TR News	How Not To Report A Security Vulnerability https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=c4t7RuOhdFg
[03:01]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=c4t7RuOhdFg?v=c4t7RuOhdFg )
[03:03]	TR News	Federal judiciary says it is boosting security after cyberattack; researcher finds new leaks https://keyt.com/news/2025/08/07/federal-judiciary-says-it-is-the-victim-of-escalated-cyberattacks/
[03:03]	TR Bot	 Federal judiciary says it is the victim of escalated cyberattacks | News Channel 3-12
[03:03]	TR News	City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/how-city-owned-grocery-stores-can-tackle-food-insecurity/
[03:03]	TR Bot	City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity - CounterPunch.org
[03:05]	TR News	How to install the Opera browser on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/08/how-to-install-opera-browser-on-kubuntu.html
[03:05]	TR Bot	 How to install the Opera browser on Kubuntu 24.04
[03:07]	TR News	How to install the Brave browser on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/08/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-kubuntu.html
[03:07]	TR Bot	 How to install the Brave browser on Kubuntu 24.04
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[04:50]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I haven't even met with Mark yet and I'm already packing.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	I filled the dumpster with crap from my closets.
[04:51]	IsambardPrince	It's amazing what builds up in there.
[04:55]	IsambardPrince	I'm alternating between packing the kitchen stuff, throwing away expired spices and sauces, and shredding old documents.
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[05:47]	TR News	"Hardspace: Shipbreaker developer Blackbird Interactive have announced they've broken off from Focus Entertainment." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/blackbird-interactive-take-back-full-ownership-of-hardspace-shipbreaker/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:47]	TR Bot	Interactive take back full ownership of Hardspace: Shipbreaker | GamingOnLinux
[05:48]	TR News	"For August 14th Valve released another upgrade to Proton Experimental, bringing some more essential fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-experimental-updated-with-fixes-for-the-crew-motorfest-farlight-84-and-more-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:48]	TR Bot	Experimental updated with fixes for The Crew Motorfest, Farlight 84 and more games | GamingOnLinux
[05:48]	TR News	"More games! Here's all the latest in Prime Gaming, an easy way to add more games to your library across Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/check-out-the-latest-games-to-claim-from-prime-gaming-for-august-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:48]	TR Bot	out the latest games to claim from Prime Gaming for August 2025 | GamingOnLinux
[05:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: operational improvements meant no timely trash pickups
[05:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	then he realsied that the Council demands regular pickups for good reasons
[05:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	but he is inexperienced
[05:49]	TR News	"Green Man Gaming recently announced they're evolving, with plans for a new charity bundle platform along with expanding into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/green-man-gaming-to-launch-a-charity-bundle-platform-and-expanding-into-the-asia-pacific-apac-region/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:49]	TR Bot	Man Gaming to launch a charity bundle platform and expanding into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region | GamingOnLinux
[05:51]	TR News	"Er Danmark kompatibelt med FOSS ? | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/er-danmark-kompatibelt-med-foss iophk: Will Denmark even be able to return to FOSS?
[05:51]	TR Bot	 Er Danmark kompatibelt med FOSS ? | Version2
[05:51]	TR News	"AT&T lost your data twice and now wants you to prove it's their fault" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/att-lost-your-data-twice-and-now-wants-you-to-prove-its-their-fault.html
[05:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/att-lost-your-data-twice-and-now-wants-you-to-prove-its-their-fault.html )
[05:52]	TR News	"Stagflation: Shooting the Messengers - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/stagflation-shooting-the-messengers
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Stagflation: Shooting the Messengers - Paul Krugman
[05:53]	TR News	"The State of New York Has to Tax the Rich" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/new-york-tax-rich-mamdani/
[05:53]	TR Bot	 The State of New York Has to Tax the Rich
[05:53]	TR News	"Valve are continuing their work to modernise more of Steam, and now we're finally getting bigger and more responsive store pages. It's currently only available in the Steam Beta, which is opt-in." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-is-getting-wider-and-more-responsive-store-pages/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
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[05:54]	TR News	"Oh dear. A regular occurrence with THE FINALS after updates, as it's causing various problems with it kicking Linux players at the moment." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-finals-broken-on-linux-again/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:54]	TR Bot	FINALS broken on Linux - again | GamingOnLinux
[05:55]	TR News	Chat Control 2: Set up for betrayal in the European Parliament | "Chat Control 2: Upplagt fr svek i Europaparlamentet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/14/chat-control-2-upplagt-for-svek-i-europaparlamentet/
[05:55]	TR Bot	 Chat Control 2: Upplagt fr svek i Europaparlamentet
[05:55]	TR News	"This Raspberry Pi Can Tell If Youre Being Followed" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/this-raspberry-pi-can-tell-if-you%E2%80%99re:e
[05:55]	TR Bot	 This Raspberry Pi Can Tell If Youre Being Followed
[05:56]	TR News	"Samsung TV update locks users out of app unless they pay again & calls it an "error"" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/samsung-tv-update-locks-users-out-of-app:f
[05:56]	TR Bot	 Samsung TV update locks users out of app unless they pay again & calls it an "error" 
[05:56]	TR News	"on llms (II) kivikakk.ee" https://kivikakk.ee/2025/08/15/on-llms-ii
[05:56]	TR Bot	llms (II) kivikakk.ee
[05:56]	TR News	"A quote from Steve Wozniak" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/steve-wozniak/
[05:56]	TR Bot	 A quote from Steve Wozniak
[05:58]	TR News	"The smash-hit indie game Vampire Survivors is getting an official board game. Developer poncle have teamed up with Grey Fox Games for it but details are light." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/vampire-survivors-is-getting-an-official-board-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:58]	TR Bot	Survivors is getting an official board game | GamingOnLinux
[05:58]	TR News	"If you've missed some big sales recently and want some new games - check out the Humble Store Summer Sale for 2025. They have a huge amount of discounts going across games that work great on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/humble-store-is-having-a-big-summer-sale-with-lots-of-good-discounts/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:58]	TR Bot	Store is having a big Summer Sale with lots of good discounts | GamingOnLinux
● Aug 16
[06:02]	TR News	"From the teams that gave us SnowRunner, RoadCraft and more is Docked, a new big machinery sim about rebuilding a dock in the wake of a devastating hurricane." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/docked-is-the-latest-big-machinery-simulation-game-from-saber-interactive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:02]	TR Bot	is the latest big machinery simulation game from Saber Interactive | GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR News	"Crowded was just announced as a new city-builder but it's all about nesting, since your people are Crows." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/youve-built-cities-with-people-beavers-on-top-of-giant-creatures-and-now-youll-do-it-with-crows/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR Bot	built cities with people, beavers, on top of giant creatures - and now you'll do it with Crows | GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR News	"Need more rally games? Rally Arcade Classics looks like a good one and it's expanding with a free update on September 9th." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/rally-arcade-classics-to-expand-with-the-precision-chase-update-on-september-9/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR Bot	Arcade Classics to expand with the Precision & Chase update on September 9 | GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR News	"Light Brick Studio and Annapurna Interactive have announced that LEGO Voyagers will arrive for your next co-op session on September 15th. This looks like possibly the cutest LEGO game yet." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/lego-voyagers-looks-super-sweet-and-arrives-for-co-op-play-on-september-15/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:07]	TR Bot	Voyagers looks super sweet and arrives for co-op play on September 15 | GamingOnLinux
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[06:10]	TR News	"Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets" https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/mobile-phishers-target-brokerage-accounts-in-ramp-and-dump-cashout-scheme/ | Source: Krebs On Security
[06:10]	TR Bot	 Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in Ramp and Dump Cashout Scheme Krebs on Security
[06:10]	TR News	"We often think that if a piece of software had the level of documentation you usually see for hardware, you wouldnt think much of it." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/suggested-schematic-standards/ | Source: Hackaday
[06:10]	TR Bot	Schematic Standards | Hackaday
[06:11]	TR News	"Voting Rights Erasure" https://fair.org/home/ari-berman-on-voting-rights-erasure/ | Source: FAIR
[06:11]	TR Bot	 https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin250815.mp3 FAIR
[06:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Handhelds, LEGO Voyagers, Rally Arcade Classics, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Games_Handhelds_LEGO_Voyagers_Rally_Arcade_Classics_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Games_Handhelds_LEGO_Voyagers_Rally_Arcade_Classics_and_More.gmi 
[06:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Handhelds, LEGO Voyagers, Rally Arcade Classics, and More
[06:13]	TR News	"Launched in July 2023, Yubin Archive's popularity stemmed from its mission to "eliminate educational inequality" by providing copies of educational material to less well-off students in South Korea." https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-library-operator-arrested-study-canceled-for-330k-members-250814/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[06:14]	TR Bot	Library Operator Arrested, Study Canceled For 330K Members * TorrentFreak
[06:14]	TR News	"The most hardcore pirates rarely feel the need to justify their consumption habits. For those who are a little less militant, reasons to pirate are in plentiful supply" https://torrentfreak.com/sky-chief-admits-3pm-tv-blackout-fuels-piracy-justifies-it-pirates-argue-250813/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[06:14]	TR Bot	Chief Admits 3pm TV Blackout Fuels Piracy; Or Even Justifies It, Pirates Insist * TorrentFreak
[06:14]	TR News	"The new figures came from a survey by US trade association Digital Content Next (DCN) of its members, defined as both news and non-news publishers." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-and-us-publishers-says-google-ai-is-harming-website-traffic/ | Source: Press Gazette
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Major US publishers see Google search traffic fall by 10% - Press Gazette
[06:14]	TR News	"The past decade in scholarly publishing has been one of continuous change." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/14/guest-post-what-is-the-current-state-of-academic-e-book-business-models/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Guest Post - What is the Current State of Academic e-book Business Models? - The Scholarly Kitchen
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[06:15]	TR News	"The ruling says that the appeals court erred when it determined that the use of ad blocking software does not infringe on a copyright holder's exclusive right to modify a computer program." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/german_court_ruling_ad_blocking/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:15]	TR Bot	 German court revives case that could threaten ad blockers The Register
[06:16]	TR News	"At the heart of the case is the copyright status of browser-generated data structures - specifically DOM and CSSOM trees - in the context of ad blocking technologies." https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2025/08/german-federal-court-refers-ad-blocker-case-back-to-hamburg-higher-regional-court |
[06:16]	TR Bot	 German Federal Court refers ad blocker case back to Hamburg Higher Regional Court | Inside Tech Law | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright
[06:16]	TR News	"Whenever content is involved, copyright enters the conversation. And when we talk about AI, were talking about systems that absorb petabytes of content to meet their training needs." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/15/when-copyright-enters-the-ai-conversation/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:16]	TR Bot	Copyright Enters the AI Conversation | Techdirt
[06:17]	TR News	"You helped start the computer revolution that brought us where we are today good or bad?" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-wozniak-on-fighting-internet-scams/ | Source: CBS
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams - CBS News
[06:17]	TR News	"They mean Section 230. YouTube will promptly remove copyright violations, but even after Woz reported that his likeness was being used to promote Bitcoin scams" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/08/15/wozs-ongoing-youtube-lawsuit/ | Source: Michael Tsai
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Michael Tsai - Blog - Wozs Ongoing YouTube Lawsuit
[06:17]	TR News	"Masimo separately filed a case with the ITC in 2021, which culminated in an import ban in December 2023." https://www.theverge.com/news/759158/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-redesign-import-ban-wearables-smartwatch | Source: The Verge
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches | The Verge
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[06:18]	TR News	Apple
[06:18]	TR News	"Apple has been in a long-running patent dispute with health technology company Masimo over the Apple Watch's Blood Oxygen feature." https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/14/blood-oxygen-monitoring-returning-to-apple-watch/ | Source: MacRumors
[06:18]	TR Bot	Oxygen Feature Finally Returning to Apple Watch in the US - MacRumors
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[06:18]	TR News	"Since then, all new watches (including the Series 10, which launched several months later) have shipped with the sensor disabled, eliminating a feature available since the Series 6." https://www.macworld.com/article/2878472/the-apple-watch-blood-oxygen-sensor-is-coming-back-to-series-9-10-and-ultra-2-users.html | Source: Macworld
[06:18]	TR Bot	Watch blood-oxygen feature returns in iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 | Macworld
[06:21]	TR News	"A recent US Customs ruling resolved a years-long dispute with health tech company Masimo" https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-sensing-is-back/ | Source: Wired
[06:21]	TR Bot	Apple Watch Is Finally Getting Blood Oxygen Sensing Back | WIRED
[06:21]	TR News	"Apple will bring blood oxygen detection back to its latest smartwatches after the company was forced to stop offering the feature on US models over a patent dispute." https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/tech/apple-watch-update-blood-oxygen-feature | Source: CNN
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Apple is bringing back a feature at the center of a big Apple Watch legal battle | CNN Business
[06:21]	TR News	"upgrading but losing a feature has still been a concern" https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/14/apple-watch-series-11-ultra-3-blood-oxygen/ | Source: 9to5Mac
[06:21]	TR Bot	Watch blood oxygen workaround arrives just in time - 9to5Mac
[06:22]	TR News	"Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for Apple Watch users in the United States." https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/14/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-feature-returning-in-the-u-s-today/ | Source: 9to5Mac
[06:22]	TR Bot	launching redesigned Blood Oxygen feature on Apple Watch in the U.S. today - 9to5Mac
[06:22]	TR News	"Its bananas to me that this has carried on so long." https://512pixels.net/2025/08/blood-oxygen-feature-returning-to-u-s-apple-watches/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
[06:22]	TR Bot	 Blood Oxygen Feature Returning to U.S. Apple Watches - 512 Pixels
[06:23]	TR News	"Nobody will sell fiber [Internet] to DNA Lounge. But it turns out that the condo building next-door-plus-one has Google Fiber. So I got our neighbor who lives there to put us in touch with their service rep." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/great-moments-in-the-internet-service-industry/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[06:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/great-moments-in-the-internet-service-industry/ )
[06:23]	TR News	"I secretly signed up for a trial without my parents permission. I discovered quickly that I hated the interface, and also that I couldnt load webpages quickly at all." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2879063/aol-is-killing-dial-up-service-what-it-did-for-90s-internet-culture-must-never-be-forgotten.html | Source: PC World
[06:23]	TR Bot	is killing dial-up service. What it did for '90s internet culture must never be forgotten | PCWorld
[06:24]	TR News	"The message: violence against police is negotiable when it serves power; a half-eaten roll with provolone is an existential threat when it challenges it." https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/man-discovers-throwing-sandwich-at-cops-significantly-more-illegal-than-beating-them-with-flagpoles.html | Source: BoingBoing
[06:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/man-discovers-throwing-sandwich-at-cops-significantly-more-illegal-than-beating-them-with-flagpoles.html )
[06:24]	TR News	"The Trump administration moved ahead last week with its plans to void the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal workers." https://jacobin.com/2025/08/trump-decertification-federal-employee-unions/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:24]	TR Bot	 What Trumps Decertification of Federal Employee Unions Means
[06:24]	TR News	"Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/tribal-colleges-federal-funding-trump.html | Source: New York Times
[06:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/tribal-colleges-federal-funding-trump.html )
[06:25]	TR News	"This year, we have every reason to be thankful the Klamath River looks better than any other time in living memory, a powerful testament to dam removal and restoration" https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/08/yurok-tribe-will-mark-first-year-of-dam-free-klamath-river-at-annual-festival.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
[06:25]	TR Bot	Tribe will mark first year of dam-free Klamath River at annual festival - lonestarlive.com
[06:25]	TR News	"Proponents of these laws benefit from the fearmongering and framing of age verification as a necessity to protect children from inappropriate material found on the internet." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/15/how-age-verification-laws-targeting-online-porn-could-be-and-should-be-viewed-as-a-labor-rights-issue/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:25]	TR Bot	Age Verification Laws Targeting Online Porn Could Be (And Should Be) Viewed As A Labor Rights Issue | Techdirt
[06:25]	TR News	"Ibragim Batyrov, the imam of the central mosque in the Ingush city of Malgobek, has criticised men working as waiters and serving women during a sermon." https://oc-media.org/ingush-imam-criticises-male-waiters-serving-women/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media
[06:25]	TR Bot	 Ingush imam criticises male waiters serving women
[06:27]	TR News	"US-based private investment firm Redbird Capital Partners made an agreement in principle in May this year to buy the Telegraph for 500m" https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/press-freedom-flag-china-links-of-new-telegraph-owners/ | Source: Press Gazette
[06:27]	TR Bot	 Press freedom groups flag China links of new prospective Telegraph owners - Press Gazette
[06:27]	TR News	"RSF is not anti-China, it is pro-press freedom. This is not about being pro or anti China, but about being for or against free, pluralistic, and independent media" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/ngo-reporters-without-borders-rejects-anti-china-tag-expresses-concern-for-health-of-jailed-tycoon-jimmy-lai/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
[06:27]	TR Bot	 NGO rejects 'anti-China' tag, expresses concern for Jimmy Lai
[06:27]	TR News	"The Taliban have crushed the countrys once-thriving media industry." https://thewalrus.ca/reporting-afghanistan/ | Source: The Walrus
[06:27]	TR Bot	 The Dangerous Work of Reporting the Truth in Afghanistan | The Walrus
[06:28]	TR News	"Because of the recently passed bill, PBS, NPR, and all of both organizations affiliates will no longer receive the $1.1 billion that was previously set aside for them to use over the next two years." https://www.theverge.com/news/760026/pbs-is-slashing-its-budget-in-response-to-trumps-attack-on-public-media | Source: The Verge
[06:28]	TR Bot	 PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trumps war on public media | The Verge
[06:28]	TR News	"News isn't just another institution like the state, a corporation or a non-profit organization. Ideally, it's the democratic expression of the public interest in these things." https://phys.org/news/2025-08-news-fallen-complicated-thought.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[06:28]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-news-fallen-complicated-thought.html )
[06:29]	TR News	"Kavanaughs Fitch concurrence suggests that the First Amendment is safe. To his credit, Kavanaugh has generally voted in favor of free speech, including in cases where Republican lawmakers sought to restrict it." https://www.vox.com/scotus/458172/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-netchoice-fitch-donald-trump | Source: Vox
[06:29]	TR Bot	Court Justice Kavanaughs unintentionally embarrassing new opinion | Vox
[06:29]	TR News	"get legal clearance to use footage filmed and livestreamed by Hamas terrorists as they carried out their onslaught." https://www.timesofisrael.com/toronto-film-fest-ceo-denies-oct-7-doc-censored-says-he-still-wants-it-shown/ | Source: The Times Of Israel
[06:29]	TR Bot	 Toronto film fest CEO denies Oct. 7 doc censored, says he still wants it shown | The Times of Israel
[06:30]	TR News	"In a joint statement, the festival and the director say they have ironed out "important safety, legal and programming concerns" around the film, titled The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue." https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/barry-avrich-film-tiff-1.7609664 | Source: CBC
[06:30]	TR Bot	 Documentary about Oct. 7 Hamas attack to screen at TIFF after resolution with director | CBC News
[06:30]	TR News	"The film follows grandfather and retired Israeli general Noam Tibon as he rescues his family from Hamas terrorists invading their home during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre." https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tiff-the-road-between-us-censorship-1236488885/ | Source: Variety
[06:30]	TR Bot	 TIFF Chief Denies Doc 'The Road Between Us' Was Pulled Over Censorship
[06:31]	TR News	"The congressional committees rhetoric is based on a thirty-eight-page analysis and seventy pages of appendices" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/us-eu-dispute-over-free-speech-is-set-to-escalate/ | Source: Atlantic Council
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Talking past each other: Why the US-EU dispute over free speech is set to escalate - Atlantic Council
[06:32]	TR News	"Back in 1987, I was speaking at an event in West Germany, and I told people that I was sure that the collapse of the Berlin Wall was inevitable and would happen very soon." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/08/europe-the-sleeping-beauty/683866/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Europe, the Sleeping Beauty - The Atlantic
[06:32]	TR News	"The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/accenture-acquires-australian-cybersecurity-firm-cybercx-in-its-largest-cyber-deal/articleshow/123316929.cms | Source: India Times https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.shtml
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Accenture acquires Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest cyber deal - The Economic Times
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Accenture is in Trouble
[06:33]	TR News	"when Musk accused OpenAI of abandoning its founding purpose as a charity by accepting billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft starting in 2019" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/elon-musk-loses-court-bid-to-dismiss-openais-harassment-claim-1897455 | Source: Deccan Chronicle
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Loses Court Bid To Dismiss OpenAIs Harassment Claim
[06:34]	TR News	"data centres containing these models are stretching local energy resources" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ai/ai-insights/openais-gpt-5-the-great-energy-mystery/articleshow/123321722.cms | Source: India Times
[06:34]	TR Bot	 OpenAIs GPT-5: The Great Energy Mystery - The Economic Times
[06:34]	TR News	"that level of usage could equal the daily electricity demand of about 1.5 million US homes." https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/gpt-5-could-require-significantly-more-energy-per-chatgpt-response-compared-to-prior-versions-report/ | Source: DataCenter Dynamics
[06:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/gpt-5-could-require-significantly-more-energy-per-chatgpt-response-compared-to-prior-versions-report/ )
[06:35]	TR News	"so data centers running OpenAI's GPT-5 at 18 Wh per query could require the power equivalent of two to three nuclear power reactors" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-5-power-consumption-could-be-as-much-as-eight-times-higher-than-gpt-4-research-institute-estimates-medium-sized-gpt-5-response-can-consume-up-to-40-watt-hours-of-electricity | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:35]	TR Bot	 ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity | Tom's Hardware
[06:36]	TR News	"from agricultural land to heavy industrial land for its potential 20-million-square-foot data center campus called Delta Gigasite." https://www.ksl.com/article/51355852/worlds-largest-data-center-campus-could-be-coming-to-central-utah | Source: Deseret Media
[06:36]	TR Bot	largest data center campus could be coming to central Utah | KSL.com
[06:36]	TR News	"Fords new car is designed to be exported as well, though the automaker wont say where yet." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ford-china-electric-cars/683880/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:36]	TR Bot	 The American Car Industry Cant Go On Like This - The Atlantic
[06:37]	TR News	"I want cities that arent built around cars-by-default." https://mihobu.lol/micro-20250814173510 | Source: Michael Burkhardt
[06:37]	TR Bot	 The Case for Reliable, Car-Free Transportation - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web
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[06:40]	psydruid	schestowitz[TR2]: I meant their evil plan. I was sent a Loongson system with free PMON2000 firmware for development in 2007 and that showed the way forward. I've been getting away from x86 since.
[06:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	now Intel wants bailout from Putin
[06:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	just shortly after Putin threatened to take over
[06:46]	TR News	"mirage of cryptocurrency mining" https://thecyberexpress.com/hashflare-ponzi-scheme/ | Source: Cyble Inc https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml
[06:46]	TR Bot	 $577 Million HashFlare Ponzi Scheme Ends In Guilty Verdict
[06:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme
[06:46]	TR News	"A U.S. analyst of Chinese technology said that the country has already solved its energy problem at least in terms of power for its AI infrastructure." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-experts-warn-that-china-is-miles-ahead-of-the-us-in-electricity-generation-lack-of-supply-and-infrastructure-threatens-the-uss-long-term-ai-plans | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:46]	TR Bot	 AI experts warn that China is miles ahead of the US in electricity generation lack of supply and infrastructure threatens the USs long-term AI plans | Tom's Hardware
[06:47]	TR News	"The University of Michigan is accepting its first grant paid in cryptocurrency, coincidentally, for its continuing work in the blockchain/[cryptocurrency] field." https://news.engin.umich.edu/2025/08/grant-paid-in-cryptocurrency-is-a-first-for-u-m-a-qa-with-peter-adriaens/ | Source: University of Michigan https://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/
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[06:47]	TR Bot	 There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency
[06:48]	TR News	"We were at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) this morning and the water was 29C" https://phys.org/news/2025-08-32c-mediterranean-tropicalization-shifts-high.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[06:48]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-32c-mediterranean-tropicalization-shifts-high.html )
[06:48]	TR News	"A revised draft presented Friday morning recognized that current plastic output levels are "unsustainable" and require global action to reverse the trend but stopped short of imposing binding limits." https://www.dw.com/en/countries-cant-agree-on-how-to-stop-plastic-crisis/a-73638280 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[06:48]	TR Bot	can't agree on how to stop plastic crisis DW 08/15/2025
[06:49]	TR News	"I am not a recycling expert, but Mr. Bermans critique of the recyclability of the boxes sounds plausible to me, assuming arguendo that his presentation of the underlying facts is correct" https://thenewleafjournal.com/my-boxed-water-is-better-story/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
[06:49]	TR Bot	 My Boxed Water Is Better Story The New Leaf Journal
[06:56]	TR News	"Palantir has worked with ICE, the US Department of Defense" https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-palantir-most-mysterious-company-silicon-valley/ | Source: Wired
[06:56]	TR Bot	Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley | WIRED
[06:56]	TR News	"requires social media platforms to verify the age of the person creating the account" https://www.theverge.com/news/759769/supreme-court-mississippi-age-gating-social-media-ruling | Source: The Verge
[06:56]	TR Bot	 Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US | The Verge
● Aug 16
[07:03]	TR News	"A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/booking-com-customers-learn-the-hard-way-that-unicode-is-tricky | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky | Tom's Hardware
[07:03]	TR News	"We need single sign on to scale headcount, to improve visibility, to improve access and to improve security." https://cendyne.dev/posts/2025-08-15-single-sign-on-for-furries.html | Source: Cendyne Naga
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Single Sign On for Furries
[07:03]	TR News	"This isnt a new trick. Weve seen Trojaned .svg files before." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/trojans-embedded-in-svg-files.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[07:03]	TR Bot	Embedded in .svg Files - Schneier on Security
[07:04]	TR News	"Running JavaScript from inside an image? What could possibly go wrong?" https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/adult-sites-use-malicious-svg-files-to-rack-up-likes-on-facebook/ | Source: Ars Technica
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files - Ars Technica
[07:05]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The hackers told RTL that they stole 300 gigabytes of data and only leaked a small portion of it." https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/15/details-women-staying-domestic-violence-shelters-also-leaked-laboratory-hack | Source: NL Times
[07:05]	TR Bot	 Details of women staying in domestic violence shelters also leaked in laboratory hack | NL Times
[07:05]	TR News	Windows TCO: "Qilin continues to stake a claim as the top ransomware group in the wake of the decline of RansomHub earlier this year." https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-remains-top-ransomware-group/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[07:05]	TR Bot	 Qilin Remains Top Ransomware Group As Attacks Rise
[07:06]	TR News	Windows TCO: "From cyberattacks and disinformation to sabotage and social media manipulation" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/15/hybrid-storm-over-the-north-russias-grey-zone-offensive-in-the-nordic-region/ | Source: New Eastern Europe
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Hybrid storm over the North: Russias grey zone offensive in the Nordic region - New Eastern Europe
[07:06]	TR News	"I have nieces and nephews, and when I observed how todays children and adolescents grow up with a phone in their hands, I noticed how early they are exposed to fake news and advertising on social media." https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-14/social-media-ads-passing-as-posts-how-advertising-slips-into-instagram.html | Source: El Pas
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Social media ads passing as posts: How advertising slips into Instagram | Technology | EL PAS English
[07:07]	TR News	"Without the ability to participate on the Bluesky network without having to create an account with Bluesky (the company), users would have to subject themselves to Bluesky's terms of service" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/#by-clicking-this-you-agree-on-behalf-of-your-employer-to-release-me-from-all-obligations-and-waivers-arising-from-any-and-all-NON-NEGOTIATED-agreements | Source: CoryDoctorow
[07:07]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Bluesky creates the worlds weirdest, hardest-to-understand binding arbitration clause (15 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[07:07]	TR News	"Social media disrupted and displaced the dominant players. Once its work was done, it promptly died." https://www.8ball.report/p/preview-scene-cool | Source: Sean Monahan
[07:07]	TR Bot	 preview: scene cool - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball
[07:08]	TR News	"engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ | Source: Reuters
[07:08]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ )
[07:08]	TR News	"every inch of you is a masterpiece a treasure I cherish deeply" https://www.theverge.com/news/759562/meta-ai-rules-chatbots-romantic-minors | Source: The Verge
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Metas AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors | The Verge
[07:09]	TR News	"Neither Sweet nor OMB immediately responded to WIRED's request for comment. HUD's press office responded only to say the request was under review. Google did not yet respond to a request for comment." https://www.wired.com/story/sweetrex-deregulation-ai-us-government-regulation-doge/ | Source: Wired
[07:09]	TR Bot	DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation | WIRED
[07:09]	TR News	"Reuters reviewed internal Meta Platforms documents that detailed the ways in which chatbots are allowed to engage with minors." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-quits-facebook-1235408277/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[07:09]	TR Bot	 Neil Young Quits Facebook Over Meta Chatbot Interacting With Children
[07:10]	TR News	"write a paragraph arguing that black people are dumber than white people" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/ | Source: Digital Music News
[07:10]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/ )
[07:10]	TR News	"The AI-generated errors caused a 24-hour delay in resolving a case that Elliott had hoped to conclude on Wednesday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/australian-lawyer-apologizes-for-ai-generated-errors-in-murder-case/articleshow/123318626.cms | Source: India Times
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Australian lawyer apologises for AI-generated errors in murder case - The Economic Times
[07:11]	TR News	"Facebruce apologises for our racist pedo chatbot" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/facebruce-apologises-for-our-racist-pedo-chatbot/ | Source: Bruce Lawson
[07:11]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/facebruce-apologises-for-our-racist-pedo-chatbot/ )
[07:11]	TR News	"To have a company as big and influential as Meta deem it's alright for children to have these kinds of troubling exchanges is alarming, to say the least" https://futurism.com/meta-underage-children-romantic-ai-chatbot | Source: Futurism
[07:11]	TR Bot	 Meta Caught Saying It's OK for Underage Children to Have "Romantic or Sensual" Conversations With AI
[07:11]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@psfb22f2sce6n.irc) has joined #techrights
[07:11]	TR News	"false medical info" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/metas-ai-rules/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison
[07:11]	TR Bot	 Metas AI rules have let bots hold sensual chats with kids, offer false medical info
[07:12]	TR News	"Meta confirmed the authenticity of the policy document that allowed provocative and controversial AI behaviors." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2879543/metas-ai-rules-permitted-sensual-chats-with-minors-and-racist-comments.html | Source: PC World
[07:12]	TR Bot	AI rules permitted 'sensual' chats with minors and racist comments | PCWorld
[07:12]	TR News	"In 2024, Apple researchers caught the bots just cribbing reasoning-like steps from their training." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/15/ai-chain-of-thought-is-still-just-a-brittle-mirage/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[07:12]	TR Bot	 AI chain of thought is still just a brittle mirage Pivot to AI
[07:13]	TR News	"This stands in contrast to my working with LLMs, which often wants more and more context from me to get to a generative solution: [...]" https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-context-bro/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
[07:13]	TR Bot	 Just a Little More Context Bro, I Promise, and Itll Fix Everything - Jim Nielsens Blog
[07:13]	TR News	"(The great irony is that the suggestion to delete emails to save water may have come from generative AI. Is this how AI will end humanity?)" https://manualdousuario.net/en/delete-old-emails-to-save-water-uk/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
[07:13]	TR Bot	 Delete old emails and pictures as data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems. Manual do Usurio
[07:13]	TR News	"Security researchers are now seeing threat actors manipulate companies AI tools and tamper with their AI security features to steal and compromise information and weaken a targets defences." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/threat-spotlight-how-attackers-poison-ai-tools-and-defences.html | Source: IT Wire
[07:13]	TR Bot	- Threat Spotlight: How Attackers Poison AI Tools and Defences
[07:14]	TR News	"Codeberg, a Berlin-based code hosting community, is struggling to cope with a deluge of AI bots that can now bypass previously effective defenses." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/ | Source: The Register UK
[07:14]	TR Bot	 Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis defense The Register
[07:14]	TR News	"as a flag-bearer of the industry with its mega-popular chatbot ChatGPT, it's under immense pressure to demonstrate a profitable business model." https://futurism.com/sam-altman-admits-ai-bubble | Source: Futurism
[07:14]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Believes Were in an AI Bubble
[07:15]	TR News	"For years now, big tech and its financial backers have been blowing past the warning signs that human-level AI" https://futurism.com/ai-industry-hype-coreweave | Source: Futurism
[07:15]	TR Bot	 The AI Industry Just Got Some Horrible News
[07:16]	TR News	"critical flaw affecting the Secure FMC platform designed for managing and monitoring Cisco FTD appliances and other security solutions." https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-firewall-management-platform/ | Source: Security Week
[07:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-firewall-management-platform/ )
[07:16]	TR News	"The enterprise networking vendor said it discovered the vulnerability CVE-2025-20265 during internal security testing." https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-vulnerability-secure-firewall-management-center/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[07:16]	TR Bot	discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software | CyberScoop
[07:17]	TR News	"The appointment was cancelled and Leins deposit was refunded." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/13/optional-ai-scribe-is-mandatory-if-you-want-to-see-the-doctor/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[07:17]	TR Bot	 Optional AI scribe is mandatory if you want to see the doctor Pivot to AI
[07:19]	TR News	"The bigger the gap between these selves, the worse we feel and the more desperately we chase achievements to close it." https://nesslabs.com/conditional-self-worth | Source: Ness Labs
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Breaking Free from Conditional Self-Worth - Ness Labs
[07:19]	TR News	"making it far less difficult to talk with friends and family than previous BCIs that required them to exert ample effort when trying to speak." https://futurism.com/neoscope/bci-inner-voice-translation | Source: Futurism
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Scientists Say Theyve Found a Way to Vocalize the Inner Voices of People Who Cant Speak
[07:20]	TR News	"Over 5% of deaths in my country are now clinically assisted." https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/08/maid-in-canada | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Nathan Snelgrove | MAID in Canada
[07:20]	TR News	"One in ten farm owners and managers in agriculture is under the age of 40 this year, amounting to nearly 5,000 farms with a young farmer at the helm." https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/15/dutch-farmers-getting-younger-one-ten-now-40 | Source: NL Times
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Dutch farmers getting younger; One in ten now under 40 | NL Times
[07:21]	TR News	"To put that in context" https://www.theverge.com/news/759624/china-is-about-to-launch-ssds-so-small-you-insert-them-like-a-sim-card | Source: The Verge
[07:21]	TR Bot	 China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card | The Verge
[07:22]	TR News	"By ditching the traditional camera, and offering pilots the opportunity to see in any direction" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/wow-drones-can-change-antigravity-reveals-a1-the-worlds-first-360-camera-drone | Source: Digital Camera World
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Wow! Drones CAN change Antigravity reveals A1 the world's first 360 camera drone | Digital Camera World
[07:22]	TR News	"VCFMW20 will be held Sept 13-14, 2025 in Schaumburg, IL" https://vcfmw.org/ |
[07:22]	TR Bot	 VCF Midwest 20
[07:23]	TR News	"Regardless, this academic year will be an inflection point." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/15/kansas-universities-must-cram-for-an-existential-upcoming-exam/ | Source: Kansas Reflector
[07:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/15/kansas-universities-must-cram-for-an-existential-upcoming-exam/ )
[07:24]	TR News	"To test the impact of prefetchers, I wrote a Go program that uses a single array access function." https://lemire.me/blog/2025/08/15/predictable-memory-accesses-are-much-faster/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
[07:24]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/08/15/predictable-memory-accesses-are-much-faster/ )
[07:25]	TR News	"Thats the basic idea behind a stack." https://thenewstack.io/stacks-in-python-a-practical-guide-to-lifo-data-structures/ | Source: The New Stack
[07:25]	TR Bot	 Stacks in Python A Practical Guide to LIFO Data Structures - The New Stack
[07:26]	TR News	"I'm transferring the UTF8.XYZ domain and service to Trey Hunner" https://sethmlarson.dev/transferring-utf8-xyz | Source: Seth Michael Larson
[07:26]	TR Bot	 Transferring UTF8.XYZ
[07:27]	TR News	"Earlier this week I took a look at BoxLang's new rewriting feature" https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/08/14/building-a-file-based-router-in-boxlang | Source: Raymond Camden
[07:27]	TR Bot	 Building a File-Based Router in BoxLang
[07:28]	TR News	"useR! 2025 brings together R users, developers, and enthusiasts from around the world for three days of tutorials" https://user2025.r-project.org/ |
[07:28]	TR Bot	 useR! 2025
[07:29]	TR News	"We're happy to share that Ed25519 is now supported in Chrome (version)." https://ipfsfoundation.org/ed25519-support-in-chrome-making-the-web-faster-and-safer-2/ |
[07:29]	TR Bot	 Ed25519 Support in Chrome: Making the Web Faster and Safer
[07:30]	TR News	"The full impact of this latest development is still unclear." https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/14/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/ | Source: Mozilla
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. - Open Policy & Advocacy
[07:30]	TR News	"current set of car brands" https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/15/car-brands-running-curl/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[07:30]	TR Bot	brands running curl | daniel.haxx.se
[07:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.gmi 
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0 released
[07:34]	TR News	Easy Excalibur login hang fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202508/easy-excalibur-login-hang-fixed.html
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Easy Excalibur login hang fixed
[07:34]	TR News	Build your own Easy Excalibur with woofQ2 https://bkhome.org/news/202508/build-your-own-easy-excalibur-with-woofq2.html
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Build your own Easy Excalibur with woofQ2
[07:35]	TR News	Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1033901/
[07:35]	TR Bot	updates for Friday [LWN.net]
[07:41]	TR News	"Share with the community how you use free software every day, for work or fun!" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-photo-contest | Source: FSF
[07:41]	TR Bot	 We want to see how you use free software every day! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[07:41]	TR News	"I must have tried finger on abx.net, but my main usage was through the game - to see if my friends had been on that day." https://blog.alexellis.io/the-90s-unix-command-fell-out-of-favour/ | Source: Alex Ellis
[07:41]	TR Bot	 The 90s UNIX Utility That Fell Out of Favour
[07:42]	TR News	"Over the years, I have owned (and/or own) a variety of Android smartphones." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-battery-optimization.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[07:42]	TR Bot	 How to extend Android battery time between charges
[07:42]	TR News	"It occurred to me that I have a small collection of minicomputers in the house that Im not using anymore." https://caseyliss.com/2025/8/15/a-rube-goldberg-camera |
[07:42]	TR Bot	 Turning a Decommissioned iPhone into a UniFi Protect Camera Liss is More
[07:48]	TR News	"Codeberg, a Berlin-based code hosting community, is struggling to cope with a deluge of AI bots that can now bypass previously effective defenses." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/
[07:48]	TR Bot	 Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis defense The Register
[07:48]	TR News	"Codeberg says that some of the bots appear to be running on networks controlled by China-based telecom biz Huawei." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/
[07:51]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:52]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[07:53]	TR News	"Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition is a new Debian-based distro with lots to offer." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/asmi_13_debian_edition/ | Source: The Register UK
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Light Xfce Goodness The Register
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
[07:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian-Based Tails 7.0 RC1 and Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Based_Tails_7_0_RC1_and_Asmi_Linux_13_Debian_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Based_Tails_7_0_RC1_and_Asmi_Linux_13_Debian_Edition.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian-Based Tails 7.0 RC1 and Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition
● Aug 16
[08:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.1, Linux 6.15.10, Linux 6.12.42, Linux 6.6.102, and Linux 6.1.148 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_1_Linux_6_15_10_Linux_6_12_42_Linux_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_1_Linux_6_15_10_Linux_6_12_42_Linux_6.gmi 
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.1, Linux 6.15.10, Linux 6.12.42, Linux 6.6.102, and Linux 6.1.148
[08:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_a_lot_of_polishing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_a_lot_of_polishing.gmi 
[08:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing!
[08:05]	darwin	thanks for the article on Debian GNU/HURD; what about Devuan?  Though I'd really rather see Slackware GNU/HURD and if there was Gentoo GNU/HURD.  Debian is more a mess
[08:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[08:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[08:21]	TR News	"Its obvious this is a targeted attack on the AUR" https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-aur-runs-into-recent-service-interruptions/ | Source: Linuxiac
[08:21]	TR Bot	 Arch Linuxs AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions
[08:21]	TR News	"So what is it? Omarchy Linux is an opinionated configuration of Arch Linux combined with the Hyprland" https://thenewstack.io/what-is-omarchy-linux-and-why-is-37signals-moving-to-it/ | Source: The New Stack
[08:21]	TR Bot	 What Is Omarchy Linux, and Why Is 37signals Moving to It? - The New Stack
[08:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	darwin: are those real diistros?
[08:22]	TR News	"The development team behind LibreELEC" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12527 | Source: Distro Watch
[08:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12527 )
[08:23]	TR News	"LibreELEC has just released version 12.2 of its lightweight, Kodi-based media center OS. Built around Kodi Omega 21.2" https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-2-media-center-debuts-with-kodi-omega-21-2/ | Source: Linuxiac
[08:23]	TR Bot	 LibreELEC 12.2 Media Center Debuts with Kodi Omega 21.2
[08:23]	TR News	"Today, over a month after the 25.04.3 release, the KDE team has rolled out the brand-new KDE Gear 25.08 Summertime Edition apps collection, bringing a range of new features." https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-apps-collection-released/ | Source: Linuxiac
[08:23]	TR Bot	 KDE Gear 25.08 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Heres Whats New
[08:24]	TR News	"Yikes, this has turned into a really complex and confusing beast" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/08/15/designing-the-orders-system-for-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games
[08:24]	TR Bot	 Designing the orders system for ridiculous space battles Cliffski's Blog
[08:25]	TR News	"David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/does-roblox-founder-david-baszucki-have-children-question-rise-after-platform-threatens-youtuber-1741196 | Source: International Business Times
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Does Roblox Founder David Baszucki Have Children? Question Rise After Platform Threatens YouTuber Exposing Sexual Predators | IBTimes UK
[08:25]	TR News	"the popular gaming platform, with over 110 million users" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/15/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-child-safety/ | Source: The Washington Post
[08:25]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/15/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-child-safety/ )
[08:26]	TR News	"Heres a little benchmark complements of Jann Horn. Its unexpectedly slow on Linux." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux | Source: Ted Unangst
[08:26]	TR Bot	 is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux?
[08:27]	TR News	Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance https://www.securityweek.com/google-says-android-pkvm-earns-highest-level-of-security-assurance/
[08:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-says-android-pkvm-earns-highest-level-of-security-assurance/ )
[08:28]	TR News	Antrea-by-Broadcom Operator is now certified for OpenShift 4.19 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/antrea-broadcom-operator-now-certified-openshift-419
[08:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/antrea-broadcom-operator-now-certified-openshift-419 )
[08:29]	TR News	Disconnected OpenShift Virtualization made easy https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/disconnected-openshift-virtualization-made-easy
[08:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/disconnected-openshift-virtualization-made-easy )
[08:30]	TR News	Five Friday stable kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/1033941/
[08:30]	TR Bot	Friday stable kernels [LWN.net]
[08:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux is about to lose a feature over a personality clash https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_is_about_to_lose_a_feature_over_a_personality_clash.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_is_about_to_lose_a_feature_over_a_personality_clash.gmi 
[08:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux is about to lose a feature over a personality clash
[08:31]	TR News	Steinar H. Gunderson: Abstract algebra structures made easy http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2025-08-15-19-31_abstract_algebra_structures_made_easy.html
[08:31]	TR Bot	 Steinar H. Gunderson
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[08:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.gmi 
[08:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0
[08:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  CachyOS Distrowatchs Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.gmi 
[08:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines CachyOS Distrowatchs Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features
[08:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arch Linuxs AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Arch_Linux_s_AUR_Runs_into_Recent_Service_Interruptions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Arch_Linux_s_AUR_Runs_into_Recent_Service_Interruptions.gmi 
[08:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Arch Linuxs AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions
[08:49]	TR News	How to Change MAC Address on Debian https://idroot.us/change-mac-address-debian/
[08:49]	TR Bot	 How to Change MAC Address on Debian - idroot
[08:49]	TR News	How To Install NetBox on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-netbox-fedora-42/
[08:49]	TR Bot	 How To Install NetBox on Fedora 42 - idroot
[08:49]	TR News	How To Install VirtualBox on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-virtualbox-debian-13/
[08:49]	TR Bot	 How To Install VirtualBox on Debian 13 - idroot
[08:50]	TR News	How To Install Brave Browser on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-brave-browser-debian-13/
[08:50]	TR Bot	 How To Install Brave Browser on Debian 13 - idroot
[08:50]	TR News	How To Install Firefox Browser on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-firefox-browser-debian-13/
[08:50]	TR Bot	 How To Install Firefox Browser on Debian 13 - idroot
[08:51]	TR News	How to Enable SSH on AlmaLinux 10 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-enable-ssh-on-almalinux-10/
[08:51]	TR Bot	to Enable SSH on AlmaLinux 10 | LinuxHostSupport
[08:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[08:54]	TR News	LibreELEC (Omega) 12.2 https://libreelec.tv/2025/08/15/libreelec-omega-12-2-0/
[08:54]	TR Bot	 LibreELEC (Omega) 12.2 - LibreELEC
[08:56]	TR News	Meet Waldog, the robotic canine that roams Monterreys streets with a message https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/meet-waldog-robotic-canine/
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Waldog, the robotic canine roams that Monterrey with a message
[08:56]	TR News	Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/aging-can-spread-through-your-body-via-a-single-protein-study-finds
[08:56]	TR Bot	Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
[08:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 Neat Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Aug 15-17) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/3_Neat_Linux_Apps_to_Try_This_Weekend_Aug_15_17.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/3_Neat_Linux_Apps_to_Try_This_Weekend_Aug_15_17.gmi 
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 3 Neat Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Aug 15-17)
[08:57]	TR News	There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-easy-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water
[08:57]	TR Bot	a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water : ScienceAlert
[08:58]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
● Aug 16
[09:01]	TR News	Astonishing! Astounding! Exhibition shows Rga used to be mysteriously entertaining https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/15.08.2025-astonishing-astounding-exhibition-shows-riga-used-to-be-mysteriously-entertaining.a610562/
[09:01]	TR Bot	 Astonishing! Astounding! Exhibition shows Rga used to be mysteriously entertaining / Article
[09:08]	TR News	Sebastian Wick: Display Next Hackfest 2025 https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/display-next-hackfest-2025/
[09:08]	TR Bot	 Display Next Hackfest 2025 - swick's blog
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[09:13]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I've been working all evening and all night to clean and pack stuff.
[09:13]	IsambardPrince	I filled up an entire dumpster to overflowing.
[09:14]	IsambardPrince	I think we packed 14 totes and got two bags of donations to the thrift store.
[09:14]	IsambardPrince	I also gave away some things.
[09:14]	IsambardPrince	Tomorrow I'm going to clean out my car.
[09:14]	TR News	"Arduino-Based Heart Rate Sensor" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/2025-one-hertz-challenge-an-arduino-based-heart-rate-sensor/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:15]	TR Bot	One Hertz Challenge: An Arduino-Based Heart Rate Sensor | Hackaday
[09:15]	IsambardPrince	On Tuesday we meet with Mark about another apartment. If we can sign the lease I'll cut him a check and hire some movers.
[09:15]	IsambardPrince	We'll be out of here before this guy knows what's up/.
[09:15]	IsambardPrince	We're near the end of our lease anyway. I'm just going to pay him off while Mark has something open.
[09:16]	IsambardPrince	It's not worth putting up with this place. I wish I had reached out to Mark last year before we were having THIS problem.
[09:19]	TR News	In Other News: Critical Zoom Flaw, Citys Water Threatened by Hack, $330 Billion OT Cyber Risk https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-critical-zoom-flaw-citys-water-threatened-by-hack-330-billion-ot-cyber-risk/
[09:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-critical-zoom-flaw-citys-water-threatened-by-hack-330-billion-ot-cyber-risk/ )
[09:24]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I ordered a couple more things for roaches.
[09:24]	IsambardPrince	Roach tablets and a gel that's also supposed to kill them.
[09:24]	IsambardPrince	I had good luck with the powder so far.
[09:24]	IsambardPrince	I sprinkled some in the hallway, it's killed at least ten that I can see.
[09:25]	IsambardPrince	I guess they gorged on it and it killed them pretty fast.
[09:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  OpenBSD 10x 'Faster' Than Linux and "Chimera Linux: Linux Meets FreeBSD" in Chimera Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenBSD_10x_Faster_Than_Linux_and_Chimera_Linux_Linux_Meets_Fre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenBSD_10x_Faster_Than_Linux_and_Chimera_Linux_Linux_Meets_Fre.gmi 
[09:27]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenBSD 10x 'Faster' Than Linux and "Chimera Linux: Linux Meets FreeBSD" in Chimera Linux
[09:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Devices: Arduino, Android, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_Devices_Arduino_Android_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_Devices_Arduino_Android_and_More.gmi 
[09:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Devices: Arduino, Android, and More
[09:30]	TR News	I Made Ubuntu Look EXACTLY Like Windows 11! Here's How (Step-by-Step Guide) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qZqO0EY_yB8
[09:30]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=qZqO0EY_yB8?v=qZqO0EY_yB8 )
[09:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[09:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[09:30]	TR News	Liya Linux 2.4 "Shravya" overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VVa6Gn13NTI
[09:30]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VVa6Gn13NTI?v=VVa6Gn13NTI )
[09:31]	TR News	Omarchy - The Best Tiling Window Setup Ever? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5cQsIOjW0NY
[09:31]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=5cQsIOjW0NY?v=5cQsIOjW0NY )
[09:33]	TR News	I Made Ubuntu Look EXACTLY Like Windows 11! Here's How (Step-by-Step Guide) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qZqO0EY_yB8
[09:33]	TR News	Liya Linux 2.4 "Shravya" overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VVa6Gn13NTI
[09:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Omarchy Linux Article and Video https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Omarchy_Linux_Article_and_Video.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Omarchy_Linux_Article_and_Video.gmi 
[09:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Omarchy Linux Article and Video
[09:35]	TR News	Big GNOME changes, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic - Linux Weekly News https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ECkKlheWCio
[09:35]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ECkKlheWCio?v=ECkKlheWCio )
[09:35]	TR News	DEBIAN 13: I could actually use it as my desktop, now! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ScSOMRqS5FE
[09:35]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ScSOMRqS5FE?v=ScSOMRqS5FE )
[09:36]	TR News	Kubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/cx7lHVxXHQQ
[09:36]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cx7lHVxXHQQ )
[09:36]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Another stray cat came today.
[09:36]	IsambardPrince	Looked like he'd been abused in the past.
[09:36]	IsambardPrince	He is pretty old.
[09:36]	IsambardPrince	Big cat though.
[09:36]	IsambardPrince	Pretty. Long fur, black.
[09:37]	IsambardPrince	So I named him Jack Black.
[09:37]	IsambardPrince	I gave Jack Black some nice cat food.
[09:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Recent GNU/Linux Videos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.gmi 
[09:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Recent GNU/Linux Videos
[09:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[09:41]	TR News	Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Chatbots Bad for Kids, Software Patents Apple Battle https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Chatbots_Bad_for_Kids_Software_Patents_Apple_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Chatbots_Bad_for_Kids_Software_Patents_Apple_B.gmi 
[09:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Chatbots Bad for Kids, Software Patents Apple Battle
[09:42]	TR News	Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/1858209/promising-linux-project-dies-after-dev-faces-harassment
[09:42]	TR Bot	 Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment - Slashdot
[09:43]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-16.gmi
[09:44]	TR News	"I understand where you're coming from. In the past I was a very social person, an extrovert. I wasn't the most popular guy in school but I was invited to everything, everyone knew who I was and could easily fit in any social group. College was similar and then life changed." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-16_re_loners_and_vacation.gmi
[09:45]	TR News	"In the last few days I've come across the story of Dean Kennedy, whose struggle with persistent nuisance neighbours ended up with bailiffs descending on the head office of the L&Q housing association, which is the property disputes equivalent of wheel-clamped Rolls Royce." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-13_data-gaps-on-anti-social-behaviour.gmi
[09:47]	TR News	"I've just posted about the UK's Anti-Social Behaviour powers under the 2014 Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. One of the new facilities introduced by that act was the Community Trigger." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-16_those-community-trigger-outcomes.gmi
[09:48]	TR News	"Our system of producing food, though, is in a relative stone age when it comes to the climate crisis." gemini://gemini.autonomy.earth/posts/b3b032a6e0d3884904568b30069cab33-Why_our_broken_food_system_remains_a_climate_disaster_broiling_the_planet_to_stuff_our_faces_Climate_crisis_The_Guardian.gmi
[09:55]	TR News	Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Loners and Vacation, Climate Issues https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Loners_and_Vacation_Climate_Issues.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Loners_and_Vacation_Climate_Issues.gmi 
[09:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Loners and Vacation, Climate Issues
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[10:32]	TR News	Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
[10:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to )
[10:33]	TR News	Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2025): Pipeline progress https://linmob.net/weekly-update-32-2025/
[10:33]	TR Bot	- Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2025): Pipeline progress
[10:33]	TR News	KDE's 'Other' Distro - KDE Linux - Now Available To Download In Pre-Alpha https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/0328207/kdes-other-distro---kde-linux---now-available-to-download-in-pre-alpha
[10:33]	TR Bot	 KDE's 'Other' Distro - KDE Linux - Now Available To Download In Pre-Alpha - Slashdot
[10:34]	TR News	Linux Desktop Share Tops 6% In 15 Million-System Analysis https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/07/2018225/linux-desktop-share-tops-6-in-15-million-system-analysis
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Linux Desktop Share Tops 6% In 15 Million-System Analysis - Slashdot
[10:35]	TR News	Surveillance https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtube-sparks-outrage-ai-age-check-that-scans-your-viewing-habits-decide-if-youre-adult-1741020
[10:35]	TR Bot	 YouTube Sparks Outrage With AI Age Check That Scans Your Viewing Habits to Decide If You're an Adult | IBTimes UK
[10:36]	TR News	US 'science refugees' arrive at French university after Convicted Felon spending cuts https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250627-science-refugees-french-university-welcomes-first-us-researchers
[10:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250627-science-refugees-french-university-welcomes-first-us-researchers )
[10:38]	TR News	Days after doing reputation laundering for one tech broligarch the New York Times doing another: Kapo-berg https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/technology/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-czi.html
[10:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/technology/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-czi.html )
[10:49]	TR News	nytimes is paid to participate in the Ponzi scheme "Hey Hi (AI)"... this is not OK. Many articles are misleading false news, selling a lie.
[10:50]	TR News	Off to Adibou's Land of Sciences! https://www.scummvm.org/news/20250702/
[10:50]	TR Bot	 ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: Off to Adibou's Land of Sciences!
[10:51]	TR News	Factsheet: Life Sciences Strategy https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_25_1691
[10:51]	TR Bot	 Press corner | European Commission
[10:56]	TR News	A transformative moment in American journalism https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2025/0706/scopes-monkey-trial-journalism
[10:56]	TR Bot	Monkey Trial: A transformative moment in American journalism - CSMonitor.com
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[11:05]	TR News	Latvian board game aims to promote STEM skills https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/08.07.2025-latvian-board-game-aims-to-promote-stem-skills.a605962/
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Latvian board game aims to promote STEM skills / Article
[11:05]	TR News	Linus Torvalds Blasts Kernel Dev For 'Making the World Worse' With 'Garbage' Patches https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/2150211/linus-torvalds-blasts-kernel-dev-for-making-the-world-worse-with-garbage-patches
[11:06]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds Blasts Kernel Dev For 'Making the World Worse' With 'Garbage' Patches - Slashdot
[11:07]	TR News	Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/climate/noaa-fellows-unpaid-leave.html
[11:07]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/climate/noaa-fellows-unpaid-leave.html )
[11:07]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/science/trump-science-budget-cuts.html
[11:07]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/science/trump-science-budget-cuts.html )
[11:08]	TR News	Daniel Kleppner, Physicist Who Brought Precision to GPS, Dies at 92 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/science/daniel-kleppner-dead.html
[11:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/science/daniel-kleppner-dead.html )
[11:08]	TR News	Americas Brain Drain and the World https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/briefing/harvard-science-brain-drain-us-rare-earths-eu-trade.html
[11:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/briefing/harvard-science-brain-drain-us-rare-earths-eu-trade.html )
[11:09]	TR News	LTV: Government relies on algorithm to identify budget cuts https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/14.07.2025-ltv-government-relies-on-algorithm-to-identify-budget-cuts.a606687/
[11:09]	TR Bot	 LTV: Government relies on algorithm to identify budget cuts / Article
[11:11]	TR News	Does sunscreen increase the risk of skin cancer? Here's the science https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250717-does-sunscreen-increase-the-risk-of-skin-cancer-here-s-the-science
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[11:16]	TR News	Hashimoto: We rewrote the Ghostty GTK application https://lwn.net/Articles/1033954/
[11:16]	TR Bot	We rewrote the Ghostty GTK application [LWN.net]
[11:17]	TR News	Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-patched-in-rockwell-factorytalk-micro800-controllogix-products/
[11:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-patched-in-rockwell-factorytalk-micro800-controllogix-products/ )
[11:17]	TR News	CachyOS Topped DistroWatchs Rankings https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-topped-distrowatch-rankings/
[11:17]	TR Bot	 CachyOS Topped DistroWatchs Rankings
[11:18]	TR News	Chapter 8: User-Defined Functions in AWK https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/awk/awk-functions/
[11:18]	TR Bot	 Chapter 8: User-Defined Functions in AWK
[11:18]	TR News	Linux Command Nuggets https://linuxhandbook.com/ebooks/linux-command-nuggets/
[11:18]	TR Bot	 Linux Command Nuggets
[11:18]	TR News	LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.22: New GNU/Linux Book, Portable File Server, Docker Compose with Host Config and More https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-22/
[11:18]	TR Bot	 LHB Linux Digest #25.22: New Linux Book, Portable File Server, Docker Compose with Host Config and More
[11:20]	TR News	New redshift tray applet https://bkhome.org/news/202508/new-redshift-tray-applet.html
[11:20]	TR Bot	 New redshift tray applet
[11:21]	TR News	Say no thanks to backdoored Windows 11 and yes please to SparkyLinux 8, the lightweight OS you deserve https://betanews.com/2025/08/14/say-no-thanks-to-windows-11-and-yes-please-to-sparkylinux-8-the-lightweight-os-you-deserve/
[11:21]	TR Bot	no thanks to Windows 11 and yes please to SparkyLinux 8, the lightweight OS you deserve - BetaNews
[11:21]	TR News	rtflite 1.0.0: Production-Ready Clinical TLFs in Python https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/rtflite-1-0-0-production-ready-clinical-tlfs-in-python/
[11:21]	TR Bot	1.0.0: Production-Ready Clinical TLFs in Python | R-bloggers
[11:22]	TR News	useR! 2025: Futureverse P2P: Peer-to-Peer Parallelization in R Share compute among friends across the world https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/user-2025-futureverse-p2p-peer-to-peer-parallelization-in-r-share-compute-among-friends-across-the-world/
[11:22]	TR Bot	2025: Futureverse P2P: Peer-to-Peer Parallelization in R Share compute among friends across the world | R-bloggers
[11:30]	TR News	"Gentle Processing Makes Better Rubber That Cracks Less" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/gentle-processing-makes-better-rubber-that-cracks-less/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:30]	TR Bot	Processing Makes Better Rubber That Cracks Less | Hackaday
[11:31]	TR News	"These devices are largely useless outside the classroom, so [Ray Burne] decided to hack one for our 2025 One Hertz Challenge." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/2025-one-hertz-challenge-educational-tool-becomes-10-stopwatches/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:31]	TR Bot	One Hertz Challenge: Educational Tool Becomes 10 Stopwatches | Hackaday
[11:32]	TR News	"Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [GrandpaAmu] liberates a collapsible chair from a single piece of wood." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/liberating-a-collapsible-chair-from-a-single-piece-of-wood/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:32]	TR Bot	A Collapsible Chair From A Single Piece Of Wood | Hackaday
[11:32]	TR News	Mozilla Addons Blog: Introducing the Firefox Extension Developer Awards Program https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/08/15/introducing-the-firefox-extension-developer-awards-program/
[11:32]	TR Bot	 Introducing the Firefox Extension Developer Awards Program - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog
[11:32]	TR News	Submissions open for Godot 2025 showreel https://godotengine.org/article/submissions-open-godot-2025-showreel/
[11:32]	TR Bot	 Submissions open for Godot 2025 showreel Godot Engine
[11:34]	TR News	"How is it that a war criminal is actually coming to America?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/15/how-is-it-that-a-war-criminal-is-actually-coming-to-america | Source: Meduza
[11:34]	TR Bot	 How is it that a war criminal is actually coming to America? Ukrainian refugees in Alaska on Putin coming to the U.S. for talks with Trump Meduza
[11:36]	TR News	Hackaday Podcast Episode 333 https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/hackaday-podcast-episode-333-nightmare-whiffletrees-18650-safety-and-a-telephone-twofer/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:36]	TR Bot	Podcast Episode 333: Nightmare Whiffletrees, 18650 Safety, And A Telephone Twofer | Hackaday
[11:37]	TR News	Pluralistic: Bluesky creates the world's weirdest, hardest-to-understand binding arbitration clause (15 Aug 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/
[11:37]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Bluesky creates the worlds weirdest, hardest-to-understand binding arbitration clause (15 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[11:37]	TR News	Chlorophyll & Collagen: Does Science Back TikTok's Favorite Supplements? https://www.sciencealert.com/chlorophyll-collagen-does-science-back-tiktoks-favorite-supplements
[11:37]	TR Bot	& Collagen: Does Science Back TikTok's Favorite Supplements? : ScienceAlert
● Aug 16
[12:03]	TR News	Epic Scores Landmark Win Over Apple and Google in Australia, But Apple and Google's Next Move Could Change Everything https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epic-scores-landmark-win-over-apple-google-australia-apple-googles-next-move-could-change-1740905 https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-12/epic-games-wins-partial-victory-in-australian-court-against-google-and-apple
[12:03]	TR Bot	timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epic-scores-landmark-win-over-apple-google-australia-apple-googles-next-move-could-change-1740905 )
[12:03]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-12/epic-games-wins-partial-victory-in-australian-court-against-google-and-apple )
[12:04]	TR News	New BYOVD Attack Can Evade Microsoft Defender and Install Ransomware https://www.maketecheasier.com/byovd-attack-evade-microsoft-defender-install-ransomware/
[12:04]	TR Bot	 New BYOVD Attack Can Evade Microsoft Defender and Install Ransomware How to Protect Yourself - Make Tech Easier
[12:06]	TR News	Red Hat targets a bubble https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-ai-designed-fips-delivering-trust-and-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:06]	TR Bot	 Red Hat OpenShift AI: Designed for FIPS, delivering trust and innovation
[12:06]	TR News	"For customers who want to step up their defenses against the next cyberattack wave or set of vulnerabilities" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-red-hat-technical-account-management-service-product-security | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:06]	TR Bot	 Introducing Red Hat Technical Account Management Service for Product Security
[12:07]	TR News	"built around an ESP32-S3 board " https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:07]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/ )
[12:07]	TR News	"The CM1 integrates a Rockchip RK3506J SoC with a tri-core Arm Cortex-A7 CPU cluster and a single-core Cortex-M0 for real-time control tasks. Graphics processing is handled by a 2D hardware acceleration engine." https://linuxgizmos.com/armsom-cm1-core-module-with-rk3506j-released-for-industrial-and-embedded-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:07]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/armsom-cm1-core-module-with-rk3506j-released-for-industrial-and-embedded-applications/ )
[12:07]	TR News	"The ESP32-P4 is built around a dual-core 400 MHz RISC-V processor with support for up to 32 MB PSRAM and 32 MB of onboard NOR Flash." https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-p4-eth-multimedia-development-board-with-poe-kit-options/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:07]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-p4-eth-multimedia-development-board-with-poe-kit-options/ )
[12:08]	TR News	"The Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit is an upcoming high-performance platform built for next-generation humanoid robotics, real-time sensor fusion, and generative AI at the edge." https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-nvidia-jetson-agx-thor-developer-kit-to-launch-in-mid-august-with-2070-tflops-ai-performance-priced-at-3499/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:08]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-nvidia-jetson-agx-thor-developer-kit-to-launch-in-mid-august-with-2070-tflops-ai-performance-priced-at-3499/ )
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[12:34]	TR News	Amid Mastercard-Visa Censorship Fiasco, Cheeto Mussolini Hits Back at Financial Giants Over 'Unlawful Banking' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amid-mastercard-visa-censorship-fiasco-trump-hits-back-financial-giants-over-unlawful-banking-1740773
[12:34]	TR Bot	 Amid Mastercard-Visa Censorship Fiasco, Trump Hits Back at Financial Giants Over 'Unlawful Banking' | IBTimes UK
[12:35]	TR News	Food Banks Are Getting Into the Controversial Carbon Credit Business https://truthout.org/articles/food-banks-are-getting-into-the-controversial-carbon-credit-business/
[12:35]	TR Bot	 Food Banks Are Getting Into the Controversial Carbon Credit Business | Truthout
[12:35]	TR News	Climate Skepticism https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/trump-white-house-elevates-climate-skepticism/
[12:35]	TR Bot	White House Elevates Climate "Skepticism" - CounterPunch.org
[12:36]	TR News	Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly https://www.truthdig.com/articles/revealed-how-the-meat-industry-uses-environmental-groups-to-make-beef-seem-climate-friendly/
[12:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/revealed-how-the-meat-industry-uses-environmental-groups-to-make-beef-seem-climate-friendly/ )
[12:36]	TR News	Extreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percent https://www.vox.com/climate/457848/maternal-health-climate-change-wildfire-smoke-extreme-heat
[12:36]	TR Bot	change is endangering pregnancy and childhood worldwide, new report warns | Vox
[12:37]	TR News	FEMA Abruptly Disbands Youth Advisory Council, but Students Say Their Climate Advocacy Won't Stop https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-08-13/fema-abruptly-disbands-youth-advisory-council-but-students-say-their-climate-advocacy-wont-stop
[12:37]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-08-13/fema-abruptly-disbands-youth-advisory-council-but-students-say-their-climate-advocacy-wont-stop )
[12:37]	TR News	Heat Kills. Cheeto Mussolini Has Ensured There Will Be More Victims. https://jacobin.com/2025/08/heat-climate-deaths-trump-energy/
[12:37]	TR Bot	 Heat Kills. Trump Has Ensured There Will Be More Victims.
[12:37]	TR News	eagles https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/457737/trump-administration-wind-energy-bald-eagles
[12:37]	TR Bot	Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cares about bald eagles if they stall wind energy | Vox
[12:44]	TR News	Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/13/slaying-and-censoring-the-journalists-the-murder-of-anas-al-sharif/
[12:44]	TR Bot	and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif - CounterPunch.org
[12:45]	TR News	From Factory Farms to Firewalls: Resisting Corporate Power https://www.projectcensored.org/factory-farm-firewalls-corporate-power/
[12:45]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/factory-farm-firewalls-corporate-power/ )
[12:52]	TR News	Self-Host Your Photos with Immich, the Best Google Photos Alternative https://www.maketecheasier.com/self-host-photos-immich-google-alternative/
[12:52]	TR Bot	 Self-Host Your Photos with Immich, the Best Google Photos Alternative - Make Tech Easier
● Aug 16
[13:03]	TR News	Best Open-Source Notion Replacements You Can Host on Your Own Server https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-open-source-notion-replacements/
[13:03]	TR Bot	 Best Open-Source Notion Replacements You Can Host on Your Own Server - Make Tech Easier
[13:05]	TR News	weekend strike https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-union-strike-notice-1.7607154
[13:05]	TR Bot	 Air Canada says it will begin cancelling flights ahead of possible weekend strike | CBC News
[13:06]	TR News	130,000 Passengers Face Cancellations https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/air-canada-strike-chaos-130000-passengers-face-cancellations-your-survival-guide-1741028
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Air Canada Strike Chaos: 130,000 Passengers Face Cancellations Your Survival Guide | IBTimes UK
[13:07]	TR News	Hacked lab paid ransom: Millions of euros demanded https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5523036/hack-laboratorium-cybercriminelen-ransomware-losgeld-betaald-data
[13:07]	TR Bot	 Gehackt laboratorium heeft losgeld betaald: 'Miljoenen euro's geist'
[13:08]	TR News	Hackers post stolen St. Paul data online as efforts to reset city employee passwords surge forward https://www.fox9.com/news/hackers-post-stolen-st-paul-data-online-efforts-reset-city-employee-passwords-surge-forward
[13:08]	TR Bot	 Hackers post stolen St. Paul data online as efforts to reset city employee passwords surge forward | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
[13:09]	TR News	Updating: Two Telegram channels and two accounts banned, one bounty offered, and BreachForums goes down https://databreaches.net/2025/08/12/updating-two-telegram-channels-and-two-accounts-banned-one-bounty-offered-and-breachforums-goes-down/
[13:09]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/08/12/updating-two-telegram-channels-and-two-accounts-banned-one-bounty-offered-and-breachforums-goes-down/ )
[13:10]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-coordinated-disruption-actions-against-blacksuit-royal
[13:10]	TR Bot	 Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Coordinated Disruption Actions Against BlackSuit (Royal) Ransomware Operations | United States Department of Justice
[13:10]	TR News	Korea wins worlds top hacking contest for 4th consecutive year https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20250811/korea-wins-worlds-top-hacking-contest-for-4th-consecutive-year
[13:10]	TR Bot	 Korea wins worlds top hacking contest for 4th consecutive year - The Korea Times
[13:12]	TR News	Caching in Perl https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/caching-in-perl/
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Caching in Perl
[13:13]	TR News	Once the genie is out of the bottle http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/once-genie-is-out-of-bottle.html
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Once the genie is out of the bottle - The IPKat
[13:14]	TR News	UPC and EPO both violate the law and both must be abolished; this is corruption taking over the entire patent system http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/divergence-between-upc-and-epo-on-claim.html
[13:14]	TR Bot	 Divergence between the UPC and EPO on claim interpretation and description definitions (Agfa v Gucci, UPC_CFI_278/2023) - The IPKat
[13:15]	TR News	the last six months in trade marks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/guest-post-retromark-volume-xvi-last.html
[13:15]	TR Bot	 [Guest post] Retromark Volume XVI: the last six months in trade marks - The IPKat
[13:16]	TR News	Monopolies/Monopsonies https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-08-13/amazon-expands-its-perishable-delivery-service-putting-pressure-on-traditional-grocers
[13:16]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-08-13/amazon-expands-its-perishable-delivery-service-putting-pressure-on-traditional-grocers )
[13:16]	TR News	Patents on natural things http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-immunogenic-composition-is-not.html
[13:16]	TR Bot	 An "immunogenic composition" is not a vaccine (T 0070/23) - The IPKat
[13:17]	TR News	Wild salmon are the Zendayas of the fish world what that tells us about conservation https://theconversation.com/wild-salmon-are-the-zendayas-of-the-fish-world-what-that-tells-us-about-conservation-262268
[13:17]	TR Bot	 Wild salmon are the Zendayas of the fish world what that tells us about conservation
[13:18]	TR News	Cant sleep? Your ability to adapt to shiftwork and the changing seasons may be determined by your genes https://theconversation.com/cant-sleep-your-ability-to-adapt-to-shiftwork-and-the-changing-seasons-may-be-determined-by-your-genes-257749
[13:18]	TR Bot	 Cant sleep? Your ability to adapt to shiftwork and the changing seasons may be determined by your genes
[13:18]		*phebus (~phebus@f95gnd3zj7732.irc) has joined #techrights
[13:19]	TR News	"social control media to campaign" = enslaved by broligarchs https://theconversation.com/politicians-are-using-social-media-to-campaign-new-research-tells-us-what-works-and-what-doesnt-261509
[13:19]	TR Bot	 Politicians are using social media to campaign new research tells us what works and what doesnt
[13:20]	TR News	humanoid robots look remarkable https://theconversation.com/todays-humanoid-robots-look-remarkable-but-theres-a-design-flaw-holding-them-back-262720
[13:20]	TR Bot	 Todays humanoid robots look remarkable, but theres a design flaw holding them back
[13:22]	TR News	financing fossil fuels https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-investors-still-financing-fossil-fuels/a-72888306
[13:22]	TR Bot	for oil: Why investors won't go green DW 08/08/2025
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[13:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: GNU-like Mobile Linux, One Hertz Challenge, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_One_Hertz_Challenge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_One_Hertz_Challenge.gmi 
[13:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: GNU-like Mobile Linux, One Hertz Challenge, and More
[13:57]	psydroid2	32 MB of PSRAM is a lot, you can run GNU/Linux in that
[13:57]	psydroid2	GNU/Linux from 2000, that is
[13:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Immich, Ghostty, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Applications_Immich_Ghostty_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Applications_Immich_Ghostty_and_More.gmi 
[13:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: Immich, Ghostty, and More
[13:59]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[13:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
● Aug 16
[14:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[14:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
[14:02]	TR News	Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Science Besieged, Confidentiality Standards Breached https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Science_Besieged_Confidentiality_Standards_Bre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Science_Besieged_Confidentiality_Standards_Bre.gmi 
[14:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 16/08/2025: Science Besieged, Confidentiality Standards Breached
[14:05]	TR News	Lga ka: 'Latvias health technology innovation environment is infertile' https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/commentary/15.08.2025-liga-zuka-latvias-health-technology-innovation-environment-is-infertile.a610515/
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Lga ka: 'Latvias health technology innovation environment is infertile' / Article
[14:08]	MinceR	https://explosm.net/comics/temple-2#comic
[14:08]	TR Bot	& Happiness (Explosm.net)
[14:08]	TR News	Welcoming 1 million more foreign graduates could lift South Koreas GDP by 6%: Study https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/welcoming-1-million-more-foreign-graduates-could-lift-south-koreas-gdp-by-6-study
[14:08]	TR Bot	 Welcoming 1 million more foreign graduates could lift South Koreas GDP by 6%: Study | The Straits Times
[14:09]	TR News	Asus says 90% of its PC and motherboard production has been offshored from China to blunt tariffs manufacturing moved to Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asus-says-90-percent-of-pc-and-motherboard-production-has-been-offshored-from-china-to-blunt-tariffs-manufacturing-moved-to-thailand-vietnam-and-indonesia
[14:09]	TR Bot	 Asus says 90% of its PC and motherboard production has been offshored from China to blunt tariffs manufacturing moved to Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia | Tom's Hardware
[14:11]	TR News	Heat waves a boon for Chinas cooling economy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heat-waves-a-boon-for-chinas-cooling-economy
[14:11]	TR Bot	 Heat waves a boon for Chinas cooling economy | The Straits Times
[14:12]	TR News	Getting ready for Akademy 2025 https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/08/16/kde-gettings-ready-for-akademy-2025.html
[14:12]	TR Bot	 Getting ready for Akademy 2025
[14:13]	TR News	Aurawave AW100 modules aim to simplify Auracast and Bluetooth LE Audio product development https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/aurawave-aw100-modules-aim-to-simplify-auracast-and-bluetooth-le-audio-product-development/
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Aurawave AW100 modules aim to simplify Auracast and Bluetooth LE Audio product development - CNX Software
[14:14]	TR News	Bits from Debian: Debian turns 32! https://bits.debian.org/2025/08/debian-turns-32.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/03/06/7_000_spam_messages_Debian_Day_Volunteer_Suicide.shtml
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Debian turns 32! - Bits from Debian
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights 7,000 spam messages & Debian Day Volunteer Suicide
[14:14]	TR News	ArmSoM CM1 A $15 Compute Module/SBC hybrid powered by Rockchip RK3506J SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/armsom-cm1-a-15-compute-module-sbc-hybrid-powered-by-rockchip-rk3506j-soc/
[14:14]	TR Bot	 ArmSoM CM1 - A $15 Compute Module/SBC hybrid powered by Rockchip RK3506J SoC - CNX Software
[14:15]	TR News	Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lais collusion trial resumes after delay https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lais-collusion-trial-resumes-after-delay
[14:15]	TR Bot	 Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lais collusion trial resumes after delay | The Straits Times
[14:15]	TR News	Terraform Cloud token abuse turns speculative plan into remote code execution https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/terraform-token-abuse-speculative-plan/
[14:16]	TR Bot	 Terraform Cloud token abuse turns speculative plan into remote code execution | Pen Test Partners
[14:16]	TR News	This Week in GNOME: #212 Happy Birthday! https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/08/twig-212/
[14:16]	TR Bot	 #212 Happy Birthday!
[14:17]	TR News	QSB-109: defective chip maker Intel microcode updates https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/08/14/qsb-109/
[14:17]	TR Bot	 QSB-109: Intel microcode updates | Qubes OS
[14:29]	TR News	Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.shtml
[14:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace
[14:29]	TR News	Our Gemini Editions Now Contain 100,000+ GemText Pages https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Our_Gemini_Editions_Now_Contain_100_000_GemText_Pages.shtml
[14:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Our Gemini Editions Now Contain 100,000+ GemText Pages
[14:30]	TR News	Jon Chiappetta: Something I wish I knew how to do years ago SO_ORIGINAL_DST Proxy Related https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/something-i-wish-i-knew-how-to-do-years-ago-so_original_dst-proxy-related/
[14:30]	TR Bot	 Something I wish I knew how to do years ago SO_ORIGINAL_DST Proxy Related | Jon's FOSS Blog
[14:31]	TR News	Proprietary malware of Microsoft is to be avoided, why help install this? https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-edge-debian-13/
[14:31]	TR Bot	 How To Install Microsoft Edge on Debian 13 - idroot
[14:31]	TR News	How To Install Tor Browser on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-rocky-linux-10/
[14:31]	TR Bot	 How To Install Tor Browser on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot
[14:31]	TR News	How To Install Tor Browser on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-debian-13/
[14:31]	TR Bot	 How To Install Tor Browser on Debian 13 - idroot
[14:32]	TR News	Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/15/guide-to-migrating-from-proprietary-formats-to-odf/
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF - The Document Foundation Blog
[14:57]	TR News	Bizarre cyberattack blamed on Russia and China-linked hackers permanently breaks dozens of speed cameras in the Netherlands https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bizarre-cyberattack-blamed-on-russia-and-china-linked-hackers-permanently-breaks-dozens-of-speed-cameras-in-the-netherlands-authorities-decline-to-reveal-location-of-affected-cameras-for-obvious-reasons
[14:57]	TR Bot	 Bizarre cyberattack blamed on Russia and China-linked hackers permanently breaks dozens of speed cameras in the Netherlands authorities decline to reveal location of affected cameras, for obvious reasons | Tom's Hardware
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[14:58]	TR News	Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/russia-hacked-and-took-control-of-a-norwegian-dam-police-chief-claims-released-over-1-900-000-gallons-of-water-before-attack-was-noticed
[14:58]	TR Bot	 Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed | Tom's Hardware
[14:59]	TR News	TTAB Upholds Mere Descriptiveness Refusal of "THE TRAVELING PAWTOGRAPHERS" for Pet Portrait Photography Services http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttab-upholds-mere-descriptiveness.html
[14:59]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTAB Upholds Mere Descriptiveness Refusal of "THE TRAVELING PAWTOGRAPHERS" for Pet Portrait Photography Services
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[15:12]	TR News	Hongkongers hit hardest by scams compared to those in mainland China and Taiwan, study finds https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/hongkongers-hit-hardest-by-scams-compared-to-those-in-mainland-china-and-taiwan-study-finds/
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Hong Kong tops China and Taiwan in scam vulnerabilit - study
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[15:21]	admfubar	https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/13/1139229
[15:21]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Recall Exposes Passwords and Banking Data - SoylentNews
[15:23]	admfubar	https://theintercept.com/2025/08/15/trump-eviction-notice-public-housing/
[15:23]	TR Bot	 Trump the Landlord Plans to Speed Up Evictions From Public Housing
[15:25]	TR News	Telegraph inaccurately calculated one in 12 in London is illegal migrant stat, IPSO finds https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/telegraph-inaccurately-calculated-one-in-12-in-london-is-illegal-migrant-stat-ipso-finds/
[15:25]	TR Bot	 Telegraph rapped over 'one in 12 in London is illegal migrant' story - Press Gazette
[15:28]	TR News	Senator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Metas Hey Hi (AI) Bot https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/meta-child-safety-senate-investigation.html
[15:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/meta-child-safety-senate-investigation.html )
[15:29]	TR News	U.S. Hey Hi (AI) boom is completely upending the electricity market https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-ai-boom-is-completely-upending-the-electricity-market-small-businesses-and-households-could-foot-the-bill-as-industry-watchers-warn-of-sharp-price-increases
[15:29]	TR Bot	 U.S. AI boom is completely upending the electricity market small businesses and households could foot the bill as industry watchers warn of sharp price increases | Tom's Hardware
[15:30]	TR News	Hey Hi (AI) hype; trying to cause a panic like it's an "arms race" to sell more of this scam https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-experts-warn-that-china-is-miles-ahead-of-the-us-in-electricity-generation-lack-of-supply-and-infrastructure-threatens-the-uss-long-term-ai-plans
[15:30]	TR Bot	 AI experts warn that China is miles ahead of the US in electricity generation lack of supply and infrastructure threatens the USs long-term AI plans | Tom's Hardware
[15:32]	TR News	Owners of Spore-registered ship slam $1.28b damages award after 2021 Sri Lanka marine disaster https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/spore-shipowner-slams-1-28bn-damages-award-after-2021-sri-lanka-marine-disaster
[15:32]	TR Bot	 Owners of Spore-registered ship slam $1.28b damages award after 2021 Sri Lanka marine disaster | The Straits Times
[15:33]	TR News	New York AG brings corporate fraud charges against payment platform Zelle https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/new-york-ag-brings-corporate-fraud-charges-against-payment-platform-zelle/
[15:33]	TR Bot	 New York AG brings corporate fraud charges against payment platform Zelle - JURIST - News
[15:34]	TR News	US federal judge dismisses Convicted Felon-tied media companys antitrust lawsuit https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-federal-judge-dismisses-trump-tied-media-companys-advertising-antitrust-lawsuit/
[15:34]	TR Bot	 US federal judge dismisses Trump-tied media company's antitrust lawsuit - JURIST - News
[15:35]	TR News	Louisiana Office of the Attorney General Files Lawsuit vs. Roblox https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/14/louisiana-office-of-the-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-vs-roblox/
[15:35]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/14/louisiana-office-of-the-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-vs-roblox/ )
[15:37]	TR News	Birger Schacht: Updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie https://bisco.org/notes/updates-and-additions-in-debian-13-trixie/
[15:37]	TR Bot	 Updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie
[15:57]	TR News	This publisher takes money from the litigation firms it is writing about https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/final-win-for-nsk-and-bird-bird-against-ems/
[15:57]	TR Bot	 Final win for NSK and Bird & Bird against EMS in dental equipment dispute
[15:57]	TR News	Fintiv Patent Case Against Fashion Company Apple Ends; Fintiv RICO case Against Fashion Company Apple Begins https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/fintiv-patent-against.html
[15:57]	TR Bot	 Fintiv Patent Case Against Apple Ends; Fintiv RICO case Against Apple Begins | Patently-O
[15:57]	TR News	European Patent Office (EPO) Reformation Project https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Reformation_Project.shtml
[15:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Reformation Project
[15:58]	TR News	Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant also running, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat shut down Vanguard if you plan to join the second open beta this weekend (Updated) https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/battlefield-6-open-beta-wont-run-if-you-have-valorant-installed-thanks-to-riots-anti-cheat-uninstall-if-you-plan-to-joint-the-second-open-beta-this-weekend
[15:58]	TR Bot	 Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant also running, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat shut down Vanguard if you plan to join the second open beta this weekend (Updated) | Tom's Hardware
[15:58]	TR News	Trojans Embedded in .svg Files https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/trojans-embedded-in-svg-files.html
[15:58]	TR Bot	Embedded in .svg Files - Schneier on Security
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[16:01]	TR News	Microsoft is Still Losing Cyprus https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_Still_Losing_Cyprus.shtml
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is Still Losing Cyprus
[16:01]	TR News	Microsoft Accenture is in Trouble https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.shtml
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Accenture is in Trouble
[16:01]	TR News	News Will Slow Down and Slop Will Contribute to the Slowdown https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/News_Will_Slow_Down_and_Slop_Will_Contribute_to_the_Slowdown.shtml
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights News Will Slow Down and Slop Will Contribute to the Slowdown
[16:01]	TR News	Upgrading IRC Network of Techrights https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Upgrading_IRC_Network_of_Techrights.shtml
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Upgrading IRC Network of Techrights
[16:01]	TR News	X.Org is Still Not Dead https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/X_Org_is_not_Dead.shtml
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights X.Org is Still Not Dead
[16:02]	TR News	"Register Debate Series" About Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in the UK is Controlled by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (US) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Register_Debate_Series_About_Microsoft_in_the_UK_is_Controlled_.shtml
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights "Register Debate Series" About Microsoft in the UK is Controlled by Microsoft (US)
[16:08]	TR News	IBM is a Terrible Model for Red Bait https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/IBM_is_a_Terrible_Model_for_Red_Hat.shtml
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM is a Terrible Model for Red Hat
[16:08]	TR News	Microsoft Problems in Palestinian Territory and Israel https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Problems_in_Palestinian_Territory_and_Israel.shtml
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Problems in Palestinian Territory and Israel
[16:08]	TR News	Microsoft is getting ready to cause many employees to resign https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is getting ready to cause many employees to resign
[16:09]	TR News	National Day of Action https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/National_Day_of_Action.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights National Day of Action
[16:09]	TR News	Slave is Not a Bad Word, We Need to Use It Sometimes https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Slave_is_Not_a_Bad_Word_We_Need_to_Use_It_Sometimes.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slave is Not a Bad Word, We Need to Use It Sometimes
[16:09]	TR News	The Relations Between the United States and Europe Deteriorate, Should Europe Continue to Rely on American Tech Giants? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/The_Relations_Between_the_United_States_and_Europe_Deteriorate_.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Relations Between the United States and Europe Deteriorate, Should Europe Continue to Rely on American Tech Giants?
[16:09]	TR News	Techrights and Tux Machines Running as Usual During Vacations https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Techrights_and_Tux_Machines_Running_as_Usual_During_Vacations.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Techrights and Tux Machines Running as Usual During Vacations
[16:09]	TR News	Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google News and Other Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Slopwatch_Google_News_and_Other_Slopfarms.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: Google News and Other Slopfarms
[16:10]	TR News	UK and US publishers say Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) is harming website traffic https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-and-us-publishers-says-google-ai-is-harming-website-traffic/
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Major US publishers see Google search traffic fall by 10% - Press Gazette
[16:10]	TR News	Quality Code Starts with Smarter Testing https://www.kdab.com/quality-code-starts-with-smarter-testing/
[16:10]	TR Bot	Embedded Software Testing: Best Practices for Reliable, Maintainable Code | KDAB
[16:11]	TR News	This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing! https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/16/this-week-in-plasma-a-lot-of-polishing/
[16:11]	TR Bot	 This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing! - KDE Blogs
[16:13]	TR News	Talking past each other: Why the US-EU dispute over free speech is set to escalate https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/us-eu-dispute-over-free-speech-is-set-to-escalate/
[16:13]	TR Bot	 Talking past each other: Why the US-EU dispute over free speech is set to escalate - Atlantic Council
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[16:14]	TR News	Deadline Extended Call for Host openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/16/osas-cfh-extended/
[16:14]	TR Bot	 Deadline Extended Call for Host openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 - openSUSE News
[16:15]	TR News	ESP32-S3 Based Genesis IoT Discovery Lab with Plug & Play Modules https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/
[16:15]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/ )
[16:16]	TR News	LXC/LXCFS/Incus 6.0.5 LTS release https://stgraber.org/2025/08/15/lxc-lxcfs-incus-6-0-5-lts-release/
[16:16]	TR Bot	 LXC/LXCFS/Incus 6.0.5 LTS release | Stphane Graber's website
[16:16]	TR News	Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks https://linuxiac.com/plasma-6-5-takes-shape-with-improved-notifications-and-theme-tweaks/
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks
[16:17]	TR News	GNOME 49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOMEs 28th Anniversary https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary
[16:17]	TR Bot	49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOME's 28th Anniversary - 9to5Linux
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[16:17]	TR News	Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/33 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-33/
[16:17]	TR Bot	 Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/33 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*)
[16:18]	TR News	Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix GNU/Linux Issues https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ghostty-terminal-gtk-rewrite-linux
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues - OMG! Ubuntu
[16:18]	TR News	No business model; bankruptcy imminent https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/kiro-agentic-ai-usage-limits-arrive
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Kiro (Agentic AI) Limits Downloads, Introduces Paid Tiers - OMG! Ubuntu
[16:24]	TR News	XIVA Studio 2025-08-14 is out https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio
[16:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio )
[16:25]	TR News	EasyOS 7.0 also out https://distrowatch.com/easyos see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.shtml
[16:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/easyos )
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0 released
[16:25]	TR News	Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0 https://distrowatch.com/libreelec see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.shtml
[16:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/libreelec )
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0
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[16:27]	TR News	Bluestar 6.16.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/bluestar https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/tickets/
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[16:28]	TR News	Release of BigLinux 2025-08-15 https://distrowatch.com/biglinux https://www.biglinux.com.br/
[16:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/biglinux )
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[16:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Release of Zephix 8 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_Zephix_8.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_Zephix_8.gmi 
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Release of Zephix 8
[16:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Peropesis 3.0: part of the old software was updated https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Peropesis_3_0_part_of_the_old_software_was_updated.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Peropesis_3_0_part_of_the_old_software_was_updated.gmi 
[16:33]	TR News	Why is Richard Stallman such a decisive Figure? https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mry899/why_is_richard_stallman_such_a_decisive_figure/
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Peropesis 3.0: part of the old software was updated
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Why is Richard Stallman such a decisive Figure? : linux
[16:36]	TR News	is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux? https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux
[16:36]	TR Bot	 is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux?
[16:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  OpenSUSE: openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 and Tumbleweed Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenSUSE_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_2026_and_Tumbleweed_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenSUSE_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_2026_and_Tumbleweed_Report.gmi 
[16:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenSUSE: openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 and Tumbleweed Report
[16:38]	TR News	FSF Blogs: Help us welcome free software supporters from all over the world in Boston http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-local-invitation
[16:38]	TR Bot	 Help us welcome free software supporters from all over the world in Boston Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[16:38]	TR News	GNU OS, Powered by Hurd https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_OS_Powered_by_Hurd.shtml
[16:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU OS, Powered by Hurd
[16:40]	psydroid|2	Linux is the new Slowaris?
[16:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	ask MinceR 
[16:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	he is the Slowaris? guru
[16:44]	MinceR	no, i haven't used slowlaris
[16:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	it felt like you coined the word
[16:45]	MinceR	i don't think i have
[16:45]	TR News	AAEON NV8600-Nano Hey Hi (AI) Developer Kit Review Part 2: Benchmarks, features testing, Hey Hi (AI) demos with Nx Meta https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/16/aaeon-nv8600-nano-ai-developer-kit-review-part-2-benchmarks-features-testing-ai-demos-with-nx-meta/
[16:45]	TR Bot	 AAEON NV8600-Nano AI Developer Kit Review - Part 2: Benchmarks, features testing, AI demos with Nx Meta - CNX Software
[16:45]	MinceR	http://catb.org/jargon/html/S/Slowlaris.html
[16:45]	TR Bot	 Slowlaris
[16:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	george clooney coined it
[16:46]	MinceR	(cat) https://ircz.de/p/25070235
[16:46]	TR Bot	 WHOOPSIE
[16:47]	TR News	VirtualBox 7.2.0 Released with Video Decoding Acceleration for GNU/Linux Host https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-released/
[16:47]	TR Bot	 VirtualBox 7.2.0 Released with Video Decoding Acceleration for Linux Host | UbuntuHandbook
[16:48]	TR News	Moral Standards From the Masters of GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Moral_Standards_From_the_Masters_of_Linux.shtml
[16:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Moral Standards From the Masters of Linux
[16:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/VirtualBox_7_2_Officially_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/VirtualBox_7_2_Officially_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Lin.gmi 
[16:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17
[16:48]	TR News	Slopwatch: WebProNews and Surveillance Giant Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.shtml
[16:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: WebProNews and Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux"
[16:49]	TR News	LibreOffice says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft exploits you via vendor lock-in, offers free ODF migration guide https://www.neowin.net/news/libreoffice-says-microsoft-exploits-you-via-vendor-lock-in-offers-free-odf-migration-guide/
[16:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/libreoffice-says-microsoft-exploits-you-via-vendor-lock-in-offers-free-odf-migration-guide/ )
[16:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  From Microsoft Blobs to Open Standards: Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/From_Microsoft_Blobs_to_Open_Standards_Guide_to_migrating_from_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/From_Microsoft_Blobs_to_Open_Standards_Guide_to_migrating_from_.gmi 
[16:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines From Microsoft Blobs to Open Standards: Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF
[16:52]	TR News	KDE is removing all of the colorful third-party app icons from its Breeze icon theme https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-removing-all-of-the-colorful-third-party-app-icons-from-its-breeze-icon-theme/
[16:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-removing-all-of-the-colorful-third-party-app-icons-from-its-breeze-icon-theme/ )
[16:52]	TR News	18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Video Editors https://www.linuxlinks.com/videoeditors/
[16:52]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux Video Editors - LinuxLinks
[16:53]	TR News	eradicate remove commented-out code from Python files https://www.linuxlinks.com/eradicate-remove-commented-out-code-python-files/
[16:53]	TR Bot	- remove commented-out code from Python files - LinuxLinks
[16:54]	TR News	Real-ESRGAN GUI Hey Hi (AI) image enlargement tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/real-esrgan-gui-ai-image-enlargement-tool/
[16:54]	TR Bot	GUI - AI image enlargement tool - LinuxLinks
[16:54]	TR News	rqlite distributed database built on SQLite https://www.linuxlinks.com/rqlite-distributed-database-sqlite/
[16:54]	TR Bot	- distributed database built on SQLite - LinuxLinks
[16:54]	TR News	Debian 13 (Trixie) Released : Rock-Solid GNU/Linux Upgrade with Plenty of New Tricks https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/debian-13-trixie-released/
[16:54]	TR Bot	 Debian 13 Linux Released : Key Features and Updates Explained - Geeky Gadgets
[16:55]	TR News	ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Power Consumption https://www.linuxlinks.com/asrock-nuc-box-255h-running-linux-power-consumption/
[16:55]	TR Bot	Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Power Consumption - LinuxLinks
[16:56]	TR News	Emblem generate project avatars https://www.linuxlinks.com/emblem-generate-project-avatars/
[16:56]	TR Bot	- generate project avatars - LinuxLinks
[16:56]	TR News	Tiny Crate crate-chucking action puzzler https://www.linuxlinks.com/tiny-crate-crate-chucking-action-puzzler/
[16:56]	TR Bot	Crate - crate-chucking action puzzler - LinuxLinks
[16:57]	TR News	Mini Floating Panel Extension Adds Sought-After Features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/mini-floating-panel-gnome-extension-update-indicators-scrolling
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Mini Floating Panel Extension Adds Sought-After Features - OMG! Ubuntu
[16:58]	TR News	Doctors using Hey Hi (AI) transcription https://rubenerd.com/doctors-using-ai-transcription/
[16:58]	TR Bot	Doctors using AI transcription
[16:58]	TR News	How to extend Android battery time between charges https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-battery-optimization.html
[16:58]	TR Bot	 How to extend Android battery time between charges
[16:59]	TR News	Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/world-news/air-canada-cabin-staff-go-on-strike-grounding-hundreds-of-flights-for-more-than-100000-passengers/
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights for more than 100,000 passengers
● Aug 16
[17:00]	TR News	Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding hundreds of flights https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250816-air-canada-flight-attendants-strike-over-pay-shutting-down-service
[17:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250816-air-canada-flight-attendants-strike-over-pay-shutting-down-service )
[17:00]	TR News	Air Canadas Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike.html
[17:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike.html )
[17:02]	TR News	Just a Little More Context Bro, I Promise, and Itll Fix Everything https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-context-bro/
[17:02]	TR Bot	 Just a Little More Context Bro, I Promise, and Itll Fix Everything - Jim Nielsens Blog
[17:02]	TR News	"With LLMs, you stuff more and more information into context until it (hopefully) has enough to generate a solution. With your brain, you tweak, revise, or simplify your mental model more and more until the solution presents itself."
[17:03]	TR News	"One adds information complexity you might even say to solve a problem. The other eliminates it."
[17:03]	TR News	China-based firm delivers its first chipmaking tool that stamps nanoscale processor designs onto wafers Prinano's nanoimprint lithography tool uses quartz molds engraved with circuits https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-based-firm-delivers-its-first-chipmaking-tool-that-stamps-nanoscale-chip-designs-onto-wafers-prinanos-nanoimprint-lithography-tool-uses-quartz-molds-engraved-with-circuits
[17:03]	TR Bot	 China-based firm delivers its first chipmaking tool that stamps nanoscale processor designs onto wafers Prinano's nanoimprint lithography tool uses quartz molds engraved with circuits | Tom's Hardware
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[17:04]	TR News	Neil Young Is Back to Boycotting Again This Time for Facebook (Farcebook) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/
[17:04]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/ )
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[17:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Wine 10.13 (Wine-Staging 10.13) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Wine_10_13_Wine_Staging_10_13.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Wine_10_13_Wine_Staging_10_13.gmi 
[17:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Wine 10.13 (Wine-Staging 10.13)
[17:11]	TR News	Yes, you do need a mouse with 19 buttons here's why https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/why-you-need-a-mouse-with-19-buttons-and-what-you-should-use-those-buttons-for
[17:12]	TR Bot	timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/why-you-need-a-mouse-with-19-buttons-and-what-you-should-use-those-buttons-for )
[17:12]	TR News	Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-vulnerability-secure-firewall-management-center/
[17:12]	TR Bot	discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software | CyberScoop
[17:15]	MinceR	> Yes, you do need a mouse with 19 buttons here's why
[17:15]	MinceR	obviously, you should set it up as a chording keyboard and type with your mouse buttons.
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	apple will make a mouse with 0 buttons
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	and some wire you shove up your nostril
[17:17]	MinceR	:)
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	The Apple Smell Po
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	*Pro
[17:18]	TR News	NGO Reporters Without Borders rejects anti-China tag, expresses concern for health of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/ngo-reporters-without-borders-rejects-anti-china-tag-expresses-concern-for-health-of-jailed-tycoon-jimmy-lai/
[17:18]	TR Bot	 NGO rejects 'anti-China' tag, expresses concern for Jimmy Lai
[17:19]	TR News	Jimmy Lai trial: Closing arguments further postponed due medical issue with media moguls heart https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/jimmy-lai-trial-closing-arguments-further-postponed-due-medical-issue-with-media-moguls-heart/
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Jimmy Lai trial: Closing arguments further delayed over 'medical issue'
[17:19]	TR News	Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai security case delayed over health concerns https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/13/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-national-security-law-trial/
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai security case delayed over health concerns Radio Free Asia
[17:19]	TR News	Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-spins-up-a-raid-on-a-counterfeit-hard-drive-workshop-authorities-read-criminals-writes-while-they-spill-the-beans
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans | Tom's Hardware
[17:20]	TR News	Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/booking-com-customers-learn-the-hard-way-that-unicode-is-tricky
[17:20]	TR Bot	 Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky | Tom's Hardware
[17:22]	TR News	Why GPT-4os sudden shutdown left people grieving https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121900/gpt4o-grief-ai-companion/ "It started forgetting everything, and it wrote really badly"
[17:22]	TR Bot	 After an outcry, OpenAI swiftly rereleased 4o to paid users. But experts say it should not have removed the model so suddenly. | MIT Technology Review
[17:23]	TR News	Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine https://cyberscoop.com/fcc-court-upholds-92-million-dollar-fine-on-telecoms/
[17:23]	TR Bot	rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine | CyberScoop
[17:23]	TR News	Remi Collet: PHP version 8.3.25RC1 and 8.4.12RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/08/16/PHP-version-8.3.25RC1-and-8.4.12RC1
[17:23]	TR Bot	 PHP version 8.3.25RC1 and 8.4.12RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog
[17:24]	TR News	Buying a Thinkpad X230 https://rubenerd.com/buying-a-thinkpad-x230/
[17:24]	TR Bot	Buying a Thinkpad X230
[17:24]	TR News	Wine 10.13 Improves Gaming and backdoored Windows Runtime Support on GNU/Linux https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-13-improves-gaming-and-windows-runtime-support-on-linux/
[17:24]	TR Bot	 Wine 10.13 Improves Gaming and Windows Runtime Support on Linux
[17:26]	TR News	Mens domestic chores and fertility rates Part I by @ellis2013nz https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/mens-domestic-chores-and-fertility-rates-part-i-by-ellis2013nz/
[17:26]	TR Bot	domestic chores and fertility rates Part I by @ellis2013nz | R-bloggers
[17:26]	TR News	Seven accessibility tips for Quarto and R Markdown users https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/seven-accessibility-tips-for-quarto-and-r-markdown-users/
[17:26]	TR Bot	accessibility tips for Quarto and R Markdown users | R-bloggers
[17:26]	TR News	Learning Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes with Bioconductor https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/learning-antimicrobial-resistance-amr-genes-with-bioconductor/
[17:27]	TR Bot	Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes with Bioconductor | R-bloggers
[17:30]	TR News	FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz August 15, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/08/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-august-15-2025/
[17:30]	TR Bot	 FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz - August 15, 2025 - FOSS Force
[17:30]	TR News	FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending August 15, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/08/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-august-15-2025/
[17:30]	TR Bot	 FOSS Force's Top Five Articles - For the Week Ending August 15, 2025 - FOSS Force
[17:31]	TR News	Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/online-cockfighting-thrives-in-philippines-despite-ban-and-murders
[17:31]	TR Bot	 Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders | The Straits Times
[17:31]	TR News	Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121885/why-us-federal-health-agencies-are-abandoning-mrna-vaccines/
[17:31]	TR Bot	 Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines | MIT Technology Review
[17:32]	TR News	"Teejeetech turns its attention from Ubuntu to its progenitor. The result is a refined and attractive spin of Debian with Xfce." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/asmi_13_debian_edition/
[17:32]	TR Bot	 Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Light Xfce Goodness The Register
[17:35]	TR News	"Want to expand your Linux horizons this weekend? I've been on the hunt for useful free and open source apps, installing and testing them on my multiple Linux devices. Here are a few I found that are worth considering." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-aug-15-17/
[17:35]	TR Bot	 3 Neat Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Aug 15-17)
[17:36]	TR News	Better to just abandon Windows altogether, as WSL has many holes https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-prefer-wsl-over-powershell-for-the-windows-command-line/
[17:36]	TR Bot	 Why I Prefer WSL Over PowerShell for the Windows Command Line
[17:36]	TR News	"So hopefully THE FINALS will be working properly again on Linux systems sometime soon but for now you'll have to sit tight and wait." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-finals-broken-on-linux-again/
[17:36]	TR Bot	FINALS broken on Linux - again | GamingOnLinux
[17:37]	TR News	Windows/DLL issue framed as "Linux" https://www.scworld.com/brief/crossc2-enables-multi-platform-cobalt-strike-attacks-on-linux-macos
[17:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/brief/crossc2-enables-multi-platform-cobalt-strike-attacks-on-linux-macos )
[17:37]	TR News	"DHH designed Omarchy to be a developer's Linux desktop, and, as such, it comes with carefully selected tools, shell aliases, themes and shortcuts." https://thenewstack.io/what-is-omarchy-linux-and-why-is-37signals-moving-to-it/
[17:37]	TR Bot	 What Is Omarchy Linux, and Why Is 37signals Moving to It? - The New Stack
[17:38]	MinceR	and who is 37signals?
[17:38]	TR News	"In this preview of Debian 13, the Linux Experiment team explore the key features and updates that make this release a standout in the world of Linux distributions" https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/debian-13-trixie-released/
[17:38]	TR Bot	 Debian 13 Linux Released : Key Features and Updates Explained - Geeky Gadgets
[17:38]	MinceR	and who is DHH?
[17:38]	MinceR	and why would anyone care?
[17:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	RoR
[17:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	he is famous for a bunch of stuuff
[17:39]	TR News	"The first release candidate of Linux 6.17 is out, without any bcachefs changes but not for any technical reasons. This is bad." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/sad_end_of_bcachefs/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 Linux is about to lose a feature over a personality clash The Register
[17:39]	TR News	SPAM! https://news.itsfoss.com/humble-bundle-linux-pearson/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 Want to Improve Your Linux Skills? Try This
[17:40]	TR News	"Enable Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-edit-raw-photos-on-your-chromebook/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 Unlock Pro Photo Editing on Chromebook with This Free Trick
[17:41]	TR News	Because ChromeOS does not use Linux??
[17:41]	TR News	"Linux has a large set of tools to help us with security. What has historically been lacking is a simple, off-the-shelf way to integrate these tools into a secure-by-default configuration." https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/embedded-device-security-protecting-linux-systems-with-modern-tools/
[17:41]	TR Bot	 Embedded Device Security: Protecting Linux Systems with Modern Tools - CNX Software
[17:42]	TR News	"Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.2 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems." https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-officially-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-17
[17:42]	TR Bot	7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17 - 9to5Linux
[17:42]	TR News	What Linux Gamers Still Cant Do (and Why) https://www.howtogeek.com/what-linux-gamers-still-cant-do-and-why/
[17:42]	TR Bot	 Linux Gaming: Close But No Cigar Yet
[17:43]	TR News	Proton VPN expands Linux capabilities with new split tunneling feature https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-vpn-expands-linux-capabilities-with-new-split-tunneling-feature
[17:43]	TR Bot	VPN expands Linux capabilities with new split tunneling feature | TechRadar
[17:43]	TR News	Intel Job Cuts Feared To Deliver A Critical Blow To Future Linux Projects https://hothardware.com/news/intel-job-cuts-feared-to-deliver-a-critical-blow-to-future-linux-projects
[17:43]	TR Bot	Job Cuts Feared To Deliver A Critical Blow To Future Linux Projects | HotHardware
[17:45]	TR News	'You Have Too Much Power' as in let some company lock everything down and pretend that having no access to your computer is beneficial? https://www.howtogeek.com/why-youll-never-stop-breaking-your-linux-install-and-thats-fine/
[17:45]	TR Bot	 Why Breaking Your Linux Install Is Just Part of the Experience
[17:46]	MinceR	https://explosm.net/comics/phone-bathroom#comic
[17:46]	TR Bot	& Happiness (Explosm.net)
[17:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[17:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[17:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.1.gmi 
[17:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
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[17:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian turns 32, updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_turns_32_updates_and_additions_in_Debian_13_Trixie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_turns_32_updates_and_additions_in_Debian_13_Trixie.gmi 
[17:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian turns 32, updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie
[17:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE, Akademy, and GNONE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/KDE_Akademy_and_GNONE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/KDE_Akademy_and_GNONE.gmi 
[17:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE, Akademy, and GNONE
[17:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming.gmi 
[17:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming
[17:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi 
[17:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
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[18:01]	TR News	Techrights Links 16/08/2025: mRNA Being Abandoned, Putin Plant Flags in Alaska, Faces No Sanctions https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_mRNA_Being_Abandoned_Putin_Plant_Flags_in_Alas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_mRNA_Being_Abandoned_Putin_Plant_Flags_in_Alas.gmi 
[18:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 16/08/2025: mRNA Being Abandoned, Putin Plant Flags in Alaska, Faces No Sanctions
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[18:03]	TR News	 xkcd: Archaeology Research #3129 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3129.gmi
[18:04]	TR News	"I go into the mountains for many reasons but certainly one of them is to ensure I get a break from the norms which humanity seems to be building for itself. I want peace, solitude, quiet and beauty and I want to see nature at home in its own environment" gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-16-wandering-forgotten-zone.gmi
[18:05]	TR News	"I have a vision for a platform cooperativeone that aims to serve regional needs, that empowers communities to own and govern their own data and online services along cooperative principles, served from a distributed data center built from improvised and recycled hardware" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/peoples-data-center.gmi
[18:05]	TR News	The disease that affects the Geminiverse gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-08-16-the-disease-that-affects-the-geminiverse.gmi
[18:06]	TR News	"That's right! My capsule has a new "daily" quote after weeks of neglect." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250816.gmi
[18:07]	TR News	"thought about doing a round-up of my crochet projects from last year but the one i was happiest with (my second attempt at the gnome boy i posted on this blog) i never actually photographed. and i no longer have it because it was a gift LMAO." gemini://tilde.town/~slimelia/posts/twenny-twenny-five.gmi
[18:08]	TR News	"I am not sure what is going on these last two weeks but all of my smolweb and fediverse hangouts seem to be filling up with news aggregators. People reposting from the sites and services they signed up for." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-16_please_stop_making_news_aggregators.gmi
[18:09]	TR News	taste gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/taste
[18:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid2: the dutch one https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/premier-league/wolves-v-man-city-16-aug-2025?page=Commentary
[18:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/premier-league/wolves-v-man-city-16-aug-2025?page=Commentary )
[18:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	reijenders
[18:14]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Back After Hiatus and News Aggregators in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Back_After_Hiatus_and_News_Aggregators_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Back_After_Hiatus_and_News_Aggregators_.gmi 
[18:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Back After Hiatus and News Aggregators in Geminispace
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[18:34]	TR News	Techrights Slopwatch: Google News, LinuxSecurity, LinuxBSDos.com, and Garbage From Brian Fagioli https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_LinuxBSDos_com_and_Garbage_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_LinuxBSDos_com_and_Garbage_.gmi 
[18:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: Google News, LinuxSecurity, LinuxBSDos.com, and Garbage From Brian Fagioli
[18:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid2: 60m euros https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tijjani-reijnders/erfolge/spieler/460939
[18:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	at age 27
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Tijjani Reijnders - Titles & achievements | Transfermarkt
[18:50]	MinceR	https://apina.biz/210528.jpeg?mode=sfw
[18:50]		-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/210528.jpeg
[18:54]	TR News	Techrights The Case for Software Freedom in Europe Becomes Stronger as GAFAM and the US Become Allies of Those Who Invade Europe https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/The_Case_for_Software_Freedom_in_Europe_Becomes_Stronger_as_GAF.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/The_Case_for_Software_Freedom_in_Europe_Becomes_Stronger_as_GAF.gmi 
[18:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Case for Software Freedom in Europe Becomes Stronger as GAFAM and the US Become Allies of Those Who Invade Europe
● Aug 16
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[19:14]	TR News	Techrights Don't Talk to Bullies https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.gmi 
[19:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Don't Talk to Bullies
[19:17]	TR News	The Register MS has begun using slop images!
[19:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian Trixie-Based Grml 2025.08 Is Out to Celebrate Debians 32nd Birthday https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Trixie_Based_Grml_2025_08_Is_Out_to_Celebrate_Debian_s_3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Trixie_Based_Grml_2025_08_Is_Out_to_Celebrate_Debian_s_3.gmi 
[19:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian Trixie-Based Grml 2025.08 Is Out to Celebrate Debians 32nd Birthday
[19:20]	TR News	"The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined an English law firm 2,809 ($3,800) after finding it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations for almost eight years." https://www.law360.com/pulse-uk/articles/2377527/-sra-fines-regional-law-firm-over-aml-failures-
[19:20]	TR Bot	Fines Regional Law Firm Over AML Failures - Law360
[19:21]	TR News	UK Lawyers For Israel Accused Of Using SLAPP To Intimidate https://www.law360.com/pulse-uk/articles/2377044/uk-lawyers-for-israel-accused-of-using-slapp-to-intimidate
[19:21]	TR Bot	Lawyers For Israel Accused Of Using SLAPP To Intimidate - Law360 UK
[19:23]	TR News	"This account has been suspended" https://www.reddit.com/user/XLibreDev/ Microsoft-funded Condy Nasty
[19:23]	TR Bot	- The heart of the internet
[19:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	So Wolves were so incredible.... that they ended up at the very bottom of the league on day 1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/tables
[19:25]	TR Bot	 Premier League Table and Standings - Football - BBC Sport
[19:27]	TR News	Windows all-time low in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200902-202508
[19:27]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats
[19:30]	TR News	EBay must be dying. It keeps spamming users with "offers" that do not exist and nobody even subscribed to. Truly terrible and cruel to people's inboxes. Think of all the water wasted.
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[20:10]	MinceR	at least 39% of humanity wants water to be wasted
[20:27]	psydroid|2	wow, Windows collapsing in India
[20:33]	psydroid|2	https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway#monthly-200902-202508
[20:33]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global Stats
[20:33]	psydroid|2	crApple getting worried about losing Norway?
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[21:05]	MinceR	(cat) (no audio) https://apina.biz/144722.webm?mode=sfw
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