●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, November 17, 2025 ●● ● Nov 17 [00:04] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [00:04] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [00:04] TR News Techrights Photos From Richard Stallman's Talk in Argentina Earlier Today (Remote Talk) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/16/Photos_From_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_in_Argentina_Earlier_Today_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/16/Photos_From_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_in_Argentina_Earlier_Today_.gmi [00:04] TR Bot Techrights Photos From Richard Stallman's Talk in Argentina Earlier Today (Remote Talk) [00:22] TR News Techrights opensource.net Dead Since Middle of Summer, opensource.org (OSI) Still Leaderless https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/opensource_net_Dead_Since_Middle_of_Summer_opensource_org_OSI_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/opensource_net_Dead_Since_Middle_of_Summer_opensource_org_OSI_S.gmi [00:22] TR Bot Techrights opensource.net Dead Since Middle of Summer, opensource.org (OSI) Still Leaderless [00:27] schestowitz[TR2] " [00:27] schestowitz[TR2] If you want to try to contact them, the email address for the Focus Online editorial team is: redaktion@focus.de [00:27] schestowitz[TR2] Best regards" [00:27] schestowitz[TR2] r EPO [00:32] darwin did MS gut OSI? [00:33] schestowitz[TR2] that seems to have contributed [00:34] TR News Techrights Germany-Based Focus Online is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Germany_Based_Focus_Online_is_Apparently_Covering_Up_Cocaine_Us.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Germany_Based_Focus_Online_is_Apparently_Covering_Up_Cocaine_Us.gmi [00:34] TR Bot Techrights Germany-Based Focus Online is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Nov 17 [01:16] TR News Techrights Plan for European Patent Office (EPO) Coverage This Month, Next Month, and Next Year https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Plan_for_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Coverage_This_Month_Next_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Plan_for_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Coverage_This_Month_Next_Mo.gmi [01:16] TR Bot Techrights Plan for European Patent Office (EPO) Coverage This Month, Next Month, and Next Year [01:32] TR News Techrights UEFI 'Restricted Boot' Will Usher in Rootkits Into Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/UEFI_Restricted_Boot_Will_Usher_in_Rootkits_Into_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/UEFI_Restricted_Boot_Will_Usher_in_Rootkits_Into_Linux.gmi [01:32] TR Bot Techrights UEFI 'Restricted Boot' Will Usher in Rootkits Into Linux [01:33] TR News Web3Privacy Now has not uploaded any talks - not even of RMS (yet) https://www.youtube.com/@Web3PrivacyNow/videos [01:33] TR Bot Now - YouTube [01:34] TR News Nor has anyone else uploaded it to common hubs https://inv.nadeko.net/search?q=stallman&page=1&date=week&type=all&duration=none&sort=relevance [01:34] TR Bot stallman - Invidious [01:37] TR News "IBM is the person who brags he has VHS when DVDs took over" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx [01:37] TR News "People who went to the office 3X a week got RA'd but people who went in once a month did not. Wanna guess why?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka68k07z [01:38] TR News "The H1B thread was deleted - A thread talking about how some H1B workers got by because of reservation (aka quotas or DEI) has been deleted. Why?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [01:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [01:49] TR News Moving to Wayland won't work any time soon https://indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/contributions/405/attachments/250/337/Screencasting%20on%20Wayland.pdf ● Nov 17 [02:03] Isambard_Prince I'm not rooting for the anti-ICE protesters from a Secure Undisclosed Location. [02:04] Isambard_Prince If the police saw me out there in an arm sling recovering from a $150,000 shoulder transplant surgery, they would target me and fuck up my arm deliberately so they'd send me back to the hospital and it would never work right again. [02:04] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:04] Isambard_Prince When you're a cop, it's sort of the thing you would do, you know. [02:07] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #techrights [02:07] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer [02:10] *libredev has quit (Quit: IRCNow and Forever!) 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-161125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-161125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-161125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-161125.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, November 16, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-161125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-161125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-161125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-161125.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, November 16, 2025 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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[03:09] TR News Techrights Intel, Facing Mass Layoffs (Including Many Key Engineers Who Work on Linux Kernel), is Pushing for Slop Inside Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Intel_Facing_Mass_Layoffs_Including_Many_Key_Engineers_Who_Work.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Intel_Facing_Mass_Layoffs_Including_Many_Key_Engineers_Who_Work.gmi [03:09] TR Bot Techrights Intel, Facing Mass Layoffs (Including Many Key Engineers Who Work on Linux Kernel), is Pushing for Slop Inside Linux [03:19] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 16, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_November_16_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_November_16_2025.gmi [03:19] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 16, 2025 [03:20] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:21] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:21] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:22] TR News "Guess those H1B comments touched raw nerves on the collective backsides of Alvind and his Pipmunks, and maybe even drew blood. LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [03:22] TR News "The thin skinned executives (reprobates) are getting very touchy about comments posted at this site because the truth hurts and it hurts a lot. But then, the truth shall set you free...if you weren't laying off so many Americans, you wouldn't have these ugly comments posted about IBM and it's leaders, would you?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [03:22] *buzzert has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:22] TR News "sure we need to import less. But we were told that there are some skills in short supply and we need people. Okay . But why dont we import the top 10 percent? Its frikkinnn insane that we have to get stuck with people who got selected because of quotas." [03:23] TR News "Well at 60 I dont get to choose which dept hire me. I have seen my picky coworkers collect unemployment and remain jobless so Im just grateful I found something that will last few more years. Kudos that you are doing better than us." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka0h0hhd [03:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka0h0hhd ) [03:24] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [03:24] TR News "The stock will go to $325 before year end. After that who knows, especially if RT becomes CEO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx [03:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx ) [03:45] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [03:48] TR News Techrights After Denial (of the Issues) Comes Censorship https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/After_Denial_of_the_Issues_Comes_Censorship.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/After_Denial_of_the_Issues_Comes_Censorship.gmi [03:48] TR Bot Techrights After Denial (of the Issues) Comes Censorship ● Nov 17 [04:01] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:02] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [04:08] TR News Techrights No, There is Nothing Impressive About Slop Plagiarism-Enabled, Computer-Generated Images in Your Web Site... https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/No_There_is_Nothing_Impressive_About_Slop_Plagiarism_Enabled_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/No_There_is_Nothing_Impressive_About_Slop_Plagiarism_Enabled_Co.gmi [04:08] TR Bot Techrights No, There is Nothing Impressive About Slop Plagiarism-Enabled, Computer-Generated Images in Your Web Site... [04:19] TR News (NEW): The Goal is to Remove the Bars https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Goal_is_to_Remove_the_Bars.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Goal_is_to_Remove_the_Bars.gmi [04:19] TR Bot Tux Machines The Goal is to Remove the Bars [04:19] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:38] TR News Techrights IBM is Googlebombing Its Way Out of Trouble and Criticism https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/IBM_is_Googlebombing_It_Way_Out_of_Trouble_and_Criticism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/IBM_is_Googlebombing_It_Way_Out_of_Trouble_and_Criticism.gmi [04:38] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Googlebombing Its Way Out of Trouble and Criticism [04:43] TR News "it is kind of odd that a society that created most of the modern technology [...] need people from countries that don't have even clean piped water something doesn't add up" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [04:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [04:43] TR News "didn't snake oil man Elon delete h1b posts as well" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [04:44] TR News "Sadly with the amount of people who got RAed in cloud dont know how any of those teams will be able to take on that much new workload over their existing workloads. If you havent updated your resum its time you started. This isnt the IBM of old. RAing people in the thousands to rebalance what a crock" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka68k07z [04:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka68k07z ) [04:49] TR News Webhost: "In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Nov 15, 2025 - 00:00 GMT " [04:57] TR News (NEW): Herding Cats https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Herding_Cats.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Herding_Cats.gmi [04:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Herding Cats ● Nov 17 [05:01] TR News Techrights Tribalism Injures Projects https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Tribalism_Injures_Projects.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Tribalism_Injures_Projects.gmi [05:01] TR Bot Techrights Tribalism Injures Projects [05:26] TR News Techrights Python is Attempting an Outreach to African-Americans, Microsoft Lunduke Has a Problem With That https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Python_is_Attempting_an_Outreach_to_African_Americans_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Python_is_Attempting_an_Outreach_to_African_Americans_Microsoft.gmi [05:26] TR Bot Techrights Python is Attempting an Outreach to African-Americans, Microsoft Lunduke Has a Problem With That [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] what is it called when astroturf voices try to replace groassroots, e.g. fake climate activists to supresede real ones? [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] this seems to be the purpose of MS Lunduke [05:48] TR News Techrights Difficult to Win Arguments When the Simple Facts Are Not on One's Side https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Difficult_to_Win_Arguments_When_the_Simple_Facts_Are_Not_on_One.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Difficult_to_Win_Arguments_When_the_Simple_Facts_Are_Not_on_One.gmi [05:48] TR Bot Techrights Difficult to Win Arguments When the Simple Facts Are Not on One's Side [05:53] *wael___ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:56] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [05:57] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@z3htdm8piiywk.irc) has joined #techrights [05:57] *wael___ (~quassel@hgmhm4zzuwffw.irc) has joined #techrights [05:58] *FANTOM (~fantom@212.228.181.156) has joined #techrights ● Nov 17 [06:19] TR News Techrights What's 4Chan and Why It's So Problematic https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/What_s_4Chan_and_Why_It_s_So_Problematic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/What_s_4Chan_and_Why_It_s_So_Problematic.gmi [06:20] TR Bot Techrights What's 4Chan and Why It's So Problematic [06:49] TR News (NEW): A new online accounts system? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/A_new_online_accounts_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/A_new_online_accounts_system.gmi [06:49] TR Bot Tux Machines A new online accounts system? [06:50] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [06:51] TR News (NEW): Review: Zorin OS 18 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Review_Zorin_OS_18.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Review_Zorin_OS_18.gmi [06:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: Zorin OS 18 [06:58] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [06:58] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@thhch54texrqe.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 17 [07:03] TR News (NEW): Monitor Your Linux Laptop Battery Health with Wattage https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Monitor_Your_Linux_Laptop_Battery_Health_with_Wattage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Monitor_Your_Linux_Laptop_Battery_Health_with_Wattage.gmi [07:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Monitor Your Linux Laptop Battery Health with Wattage [07:08] TR News (NEW): Mini review NormCap is a simple but powerful text capturing screenshot tool for Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Mini_review_NormCap_is_a_simple_but_powerful_text_capturing_scr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Mini_review_NormCap_is_a_simple_but_powerful_text_capturing_scr.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Mini review NormCap is a simple but powerful text capturing screenshot tool for Linux [07:18] TR News (NEW): 6 open-source Linux apps I'd use even if they weren't free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/6_open_source_Linux_apps_I_d_use_even_if_they_weren_t_free.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/6_open_source_Linux_apps_I_d_use_even_if_they_weren_t_free.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Tux Machines 6 open-source Linux apps I'd use even if they weren't free [07:18] TR News (NEW): These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend for gamers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/These_are_the_only_3_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_gamers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/These_are_the_only_3_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_gamers.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Tux Machines These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend for gamers [07:19] TR News (NEW): 6 reasons Ubuntu Server makes a better NAS than most NAS operating systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/6_reasons_Ubuntu_Server_makes_a_better_NAS_than_most_NAS_operat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/6_reasons_Ubuntu_Server_makes_a_better_NAS_than_most_NAS_operat.gmi [07:19] TR Bot Tux Machines 6 reasons Ubuntu Server makes a better NAS than most NAS operating systems [07:22] whatA____ http://gnu.org/philosophy/gates.html [07:23] TR News (NEW): Just use Linux isnt helpful advice anymore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/_Just_use_Linux_isn_t_helpful_advice_anymore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/_Just_use_Linux_isn_t_helpful_advice_anymore.gmi [07:23] whatA____ sometimes we forget about the predecessor of UEFI [07:23] whatA____ if not Nintendo since 1985 [07:23] *TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:23] whatA____ then SEGA with its TMSS in 1992 [07:24] whatA____ then Sony which checks SCEA string somewhere in the CD in 1995 [07:25] whatA____ TMSS: basically the Genesis bootloader checks for the "SEGA" string and expects it to be written at the VDP [07:26] whatA____ which shows the "Produced by/Under License from SEGA" serving as the TradeMark Security System [07:26] TR News Techrights The Register MS: Slop is "FOMO" (Fear of Missing Out), FOMO is Funding Us https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Register_MS_Slop_is_FOMO_Fear_of_Missing_Out_FOMO_is_Fundin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Register_MS_Slop_is_FOMO_Fear_of_Missing_Out_FOMO_is_Fundin.gmi [07:28] TR News (NEW): DietPi 9.19 Introduces BirdNET-Go, Expands Debian Trixie Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/DietPi_9_19_Introduces_BirdNET_Go_Expands_Debian_Trixie_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/DietPi_9_19_Introduces_BirdNET_Go_Expands_Debian_Trixie_Support.gmi [07:29] *TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights [07:29] TR Bot to load module HelloWorld. 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[07:30] TR Bot to connect to gnu.org port 80 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ http://gnu.org/philosophy/gates.html ) [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] bot code changed days ago [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] seems the gnu site blocks the bot's ip address or id down [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] *is [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] probably blocks server address [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] false pos [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] http://gnu.org/philosophy/gates.html works ok from my laptops ehre [07:44] TR News (NEW): 2026 Looks Like a Big Year (Ahead) for GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/2026_Looks_Like_a_Big_Year_Ahead_for_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/2026_Looks_Like_a_Big_Year_Ahead_for_GNU_Linux.gmi [07:44] TR Bot Tux Machines 2026 Looks Like a Big Year (Ahead) for GNU/Linux [07:45] TR News "Dina personuppgifter ska snart kunna anvndas fr att trna AI utan ditt godknnande | Teknik | Svenska Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10088168 [07:45] TR Bot Dina personuppgifter ska snart kunna anvndas fr att trna AI utan ditt godknnande | Inrikes | Svenska Yle [07:45] TR News New life | "Nytt liv | Ditt & datt" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.johanl.se/2025/11/16/nytt-liv.html [07:45] TR Bot Nytt liv | Ditt & datt [07:46] TR News "Chat Control 2: Senaste nytt" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/11/16/chat-control-2-senaste-nytt/ [07:46] TR Bot Chat Control 2: Senaste nytt [07:48] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:49] TR News "All three models use the quad-core Arm Cortex-A72 processor found in the CM4 and support RAM configurations up to 8 GB and eMMC options up to 32 GB depending on variant" https://linuxgizmos.com/unipi-edge-e410-e411-and-e413-controllers-built-on-raspberry-pi-cm4/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [07:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/unipi-edge-e410-e411-and-e413-controllers-built-on-raspberry-pi-cm4/ ) [07:50] TR News New bug doors ready to install: "Microsoft this week pushed security updates to fix more than 60 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software" https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/microsoft-patch-tuesday-november-2025-edition/ | Source: Krebs On Security http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [07:50] TR Bot Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2025 Edition Krebs on Security [07:50] TR Bot Microsoft and the NSA [07:50] TR News "Support for site or content blocking measures usually turns on individual needs." https://torrentfreak.com/blocking-pirate-sites-inevitably-goes-wrong-even-when-you-do-it-yourself-251116/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:50] TR Bot Pirate Sites Inevitably Goes Wrong, Even When You Do it Yourself * TorrentFreak [07:50] TR News "And sure enough, Claude will happily spit out whatever Blob utilities you need when prompted: [...]" https://nolanlawson.com/2025/11/16/the-fate-of-small-open-source/ | Source: Nolan Lawson [07:50] TR Bot The fate of small open source | Read the Tea Leaves [07:52] TR News "The U.S. Postal Service cant fix its finances through cuts alone, Postmaster General David Steiner said Friday." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/11/postmaster-general-says-us-postal-service-needs-revenue-growth-not-just-cuts/ | Source: Federal News Network [07:52] TR Bot Postmaster general says US Postal Service needs revenue growth, not just cuts [07:53] TR News "Many of the scenes in Kim A. Snyders new documentary The Librarians are chin-droppers: there are MAGA hat-wearing men brandishing guns in school board meetings and a young gay man confronting the right-wing activist mother who abandoned him." https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/11/14/Librarians-Traces-Battle-of-Lifetime/ | Source: The Tyee [07:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/11/14/Librarians-Traces-Battle-of-Lifetime/ ) [07:53] TR News "Several scholars say they were abruptly removed from the speaker lineup for a session with General Secretary T Lm during the 7th International Conference on Vietnamese Studies (ICVNS 2025)" https://www.thevietnamese.org/2025/11/academic-freedom-under-fire-as-party-blocks-speakers-at-vietnam-studies-conference-in-ha-noi/ | Source: The Vietnamese Magazine [07:53] TR Bot Academic Freedom Under Fire as Party Blocks Speakers at Vietnam Studies Conference in H Ni [07:54] TR News zeptofetch ultra-minimal system information tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/zeptofetch-ultra-minimal-system-information-tool/ [07:54] TR Bot - ultra-minimal system information tool - LinuxLinks [07:55] TR News RsMixer PulseAudio volume mixer https://www.linuxlinks.com/rsmixer-pulseaudio-volume-mixer/ [07:55] TR Bot - PulseAudio volume mixer - LinuxLinks [07:58] TR News Fjira fuzzy finder and TUI application for Jira https://www.linuxlinks.com/fjira-fuzzy-finder-tui-application-jira/ [07:58] TR Bot - fuzzy finder and TUI application for Jira - LinuxLinks [07:58] TR News Lyvoxa Stellar GNU/Linux system monitor https://www.linuxlinks.com/lyvoxa-stellar-linux-system-monitor/ [07:58] TR Bot Stellar - Linux system monitor - LinuxLinks [07:59] TR News 4 Best Free and Open Source Matrix Servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-matrix-servers/ [07:59] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Matrix Servers - LinuxLinks [07:59] TR News Picsort tool for sorting images into folders https://www.linuxlinks.com/picsort-sort-images-folders/ [07:59] TR Bot - tool for sorting images into folders - LinuxLinks [07:59] TR News shiny-mirrors find the best mirrors for Arch-based distros https://www.linuxlinks.com/shiny-mirrors-best-mirrors-arch-based-distros/ [07:59] TR Bot - find the best mirrors for Arch-based distros - LinuxLinks [07:59] TR News Pagume Ethiopian calendar https://www.linuxlinks.com/pagume-ethiopian-calendar/ [07:59] TR Bot - Ethiopian calendar - LinuxLinks ● Nov 17 [08:00] TR News Debian 13.2 now available with new security updates rolled into updated ISO https://www.neowin.net/news/debian-132-now-available-with-new-security-updates-rolled-into-updated-iso/ [08:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/debian-132-now-available-with-new-security-updates-rolled-into-updated-iso/ ) [08:02] TR News Mini review NormCap is a simple but powerful text capturing screenshot tool for GNU/Linux https://www.reallinuxuser.com/mini-review-normcap-is-a-simple-but-powerful-text-capturing-screenshot-tool-for-linux/ [08:02] TR Bot review NormCap is a simple but powerful text capturing screenshot tool for Linux - RealLinuxUser.com [08:03] TR News "Nearly a month after the 9.18 release, DietPi, a lightweight, performance-focused Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs (such as Raspberry Pi) and server systems (with an option to install desktop environments), has just unveiled its latest iteration, version 9.19." https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-9-19-introduces-birdnet-go-expands-debian-trixie-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:03] TR Bot DietPi 9.19 Introduces BirdNET-Go, Expands Debian Trixie Support [08:04] TR News "Many people are turning to chatbots for health advice because doctors feel rushed, costly, or hard to reach." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/frustrated-by-the-medical-system-patients-turn-to-ai/articleshow/125375324.cms | Source: India Times [08:04] TR Bot Frustrated by the medical system, patients turn to AI - The Economic Times [08:06] TR News "bipartisan commitment toward raising a new generation of radicals" https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/we-need-a-moderate-revolution/ | Source: University of Michigan [08:06] TR Bot We need a moderate revolution [08:06] TR News "The recent round of Amazon corporate layoffs isnt a sign of an imminent AI apocalypse. It's an expression of the company's brutal corporate culture, enabled by its use of the H-1B visa program." https://jacobin.com/2025/11/amazon-layoffs-artificial-intelligence-h-1b-visa/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:06] TR Bot Amazons Layoffs Are Business as Usual, Not Omens of AI Doom [08:06] TR News "I keep thinking that part of the problem of modern American society is that we have amply demonstrated our intellectual equality but are still denied economic equality." https://tracydurnell.com/2025/11/16/reemerging-orality-and-serf-brain/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [08:06] TR Bot Reemerging orality and serf brain Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [08:09] TR News "All this offloading of parental responsibility to AI is alarming because one of ChatGPTs biggest flaws, its manipulative and sycophantic nature" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/parents-chatgpt-rear-children | Source: Futurism [08:09] TR Bot Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children [08:09] TR News "Either way, new survey data shows that 67 percent of Americans say billionaires are making society less fair, up eight points from a year ago." https://www.vox.com/podcasts/468697/evan-osnos-book-billionaires-taxes-musk-bezos-backlash | Source: Vox [08:10] TR Bot billionaire backlash, explained | Vox [08:11] TR News Windows TCO: "In the ClickFix attacks, it is used to retrieve a malicious script via the finger protocol." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32492 | Source: SANS [08:11] TR Bot Finger.exe & ClickFix - SANS Internet Storm Center [08:12] TR News Social Control Media: "But it is illegal. Under United States law and international law." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-tiktok-doctrine | Source: Mike Brock [08:12] TR Bot The TikTok Doctrine - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [08:13] TR News "In the age of AI Agents generating the code, is your programming language choice still relevant?" https://alexn.org/blog/2025/11/16/programming-languages-in-the-age-of-ai-agents/?pk_campaign=rss | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu [08:13] TR Bot Programming Languages in the Age of AI Agents - Alexandru Nedelcu [08:13] TR News "People would be shocked if they knew how little code from LLMs actually makes it to production." https://thenewstack.io/ai-code-doesnt-survive-in-production-heres-why/ | Source: The New Stack [08:13] TR Bot AI Code Doesn't Survive in Production: Here's Why - The New Stack [08:13] TR News "What I mean by push algo apps are the ones that have a robot that recommends things for you to explore and discover." https://idiomdrottning.org/slop-cure | Source: Idiomdrottning [08:13] TR Bot The Cure for Slop [08:13] TR News "who are we building the web for?" https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop | [08:13] TR Bot Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search | Kagi Blog [08:13] TR News "In fact, given the amount of money thats been invested in the industry, its shocking how many new AI products are just chatbots." https://www.seangoedecke.com/ai-products/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [08:13] TR Bot Only three kinds of AI products actually work [08:14] TR News "By the end of his first semester, Lee checked off one of those boxes." https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/openai-chatgpt-ai-cheating-education-college-students-school.html | Source: NYMag [08:14] TR Bot Rampant AI Cheating Is Ruining Education Alarmingly Fast [08:14] TR News "But the very thing that makes agentic AI powerful its ability to make independent decisions in real-time is also what makes it an unpredictable threat vector." https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/15/dont-ignore-security-risks-agentic-ai/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:14] TR Bot ignore the security risks of agentic AI - SiliconANGLE [08:14] TR News "That, it turned out, was just the tip of the iceberg" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-stuffed-animal-pulled-after-disturbing-interactions | Source: Futurism [08:14] TR Bot AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children [08:15] TR News "McDonalds prices have risen so high at the iconic fast food chain that traffic from one of its core customer bases, low-income households" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-16/mcdonalds-is-losing-its-low-income-customers | Source: Los Angeles Times [08:15] TR Bot McDonald's is losing its low-income customers. Economists call it a symptom of the stark wealth divide - Los Angeles Times [08:15] TR News "By 2021, just before the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian soil was already showing signs of strain." https://phys.org/news/2025-11-ukraine-farms-fed-billions-soil.html | Source: Omicron Limited [08:15] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-11-ukraine-farms-fed-billions-soil.html ) [08:16] whatA____ "SFW Code ain't making it into prod" look no further than http://techrights.org/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/ [08:16] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) [08:16] whatA____ SFW: SLOP Fake Work [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] safe for work [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] but slop is not safe [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] it's a risk [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] and unsafe for work [08:21] TR News "The computers that I write about on this blog are mostly machines that I owned when I was younger." https://celso.io/posts/2025/11/15/acorn-a3020/ | Source: Celso Martinho [08:21] TR Bot Computers that I never had: the Acorn A3020 - Celso Martinho [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] you vould make up a new "NSFW" [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] like "Naughty Slop, Fake Work" [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] and then call things that are slpp "NSFW" [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] so people might not click them or wrongly expect somee sex [08:22] TR News "But what if we started off from the goal of emulating this chimera of a beast?" https://solhsa.com/oldernews2025.html#MUSINGS-ABOUT-EMULATING-ZX-NEXT | Source: Jari Komppa [08:22] TR Bot - blog [08:22] TR News "So, I was going to be a pen nerd. I think I might be a cheap pen nerd. And I mean really cheap. Ill pay $30 for a pack of pens. That doesnt sound so bad." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/i-was-going-to-be-a-pen-nerd/ | Source: Matthew Weber [08:22] TR Bot I Was Going To Be A Pen Nerd - Matt's Blog [08:23] TR News "The clock has been hanging in a central place in one of our rooms for almost 10 years now. Every time I walk past it, I think of this story, of how important it was, and of the lady's sadness." https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/16/the-lady-of-the-clock/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli [08:23] TR Bot The Lady of the Clock | MyNotes [08:24] TR News "For it is AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education." https://thebaffler.com/salvos/we-used-to-read-things-in-this-country-mccormack | Source: The Baffler Foundation [08:24] TR Bot We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack [08:25] TR News "These awards raise some questions: [...]" https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/11/test-of-time-awards-good-idea-but.html | Source: Computational Complexity [08:25] TR Bot Computational Complexity: Test of Time Awards: A Good Idea but .... [08:25] TR News "Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, such as Starlink, are reshaping how people connect to the Internet." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/17/network-resilience-in-space-solar-storm-impacts-on-leo-satellite-networks/ | Source: APNIC [08:25] TR Bot Network resilience in space: Solar storm impacts on LEO satellite networks | APNIC Blog [08:25] TR News "The same pulling force that causes tears in a glass of wine also shapes embryos." https://www.wired.com/story/how-genes-have-harnessed-physics-to-grow-living-things/ | Source: Wired [08:25] TR Bot Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things | WIRED [08:26] TR News "I keep hearing and reading people bitching and moaning about the web being dead" https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/y-all-are-great | Source: Manuel Moreale [08:26] TR Bot Yall are great Manu [08:26] TR News "But they can also do the opposite" https://emilkowal.ski/ui/you-dont-need-animations#purposeful-animations | [08:26] TR Bot You Don't Need Animations [08:26] TR News "For those just tuning in: I got married to Hamilton Nguyen (you dronies may know him as the business and tech guy, as well as the cameraman for The Drone Girl yes, a true renaissance man!) in September 2025." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/11/15/new-york-times-wedding-drone-show/ | Source: The Drone Girl [08:26] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/11/15/new-york-times-wedding-drone-show/ ) [08:27] TR News "I am really happy with how I made it look for a temporary setup, and I am at the point in the fishkeeping hobby where I just have extra lights and filters and wood and extension cords and timers and cinderblocks lying around as to not have to spend anything." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/about-the-goldfish-pond-in-the-basement/ | Source: Small Cypress [08:27] TR Bot about the goldfish pond in the basement | small cypress [08:27] TR News "Modern Mechanix was an influential American monthly magazine launched in 1928 by Fawcett Publications to compete with established titles like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics." https://www.vintag.es/2025/11/1930s-modern-mechanix-covers.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [08:27] TR Bot 35 Vintage Cover Photos of Modern Mechanix Magazine in the 1930s ~ Vintage Everyday [08:32] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: Game slowrunning http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2025-11-16-12-46_game_slowrunning.html [08:32] TR Bot Steinar H. Gunderson [08:33] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and Windswept - 2025-11-15 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-11-15-edition/index.html [08:33] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and Windswept - 2025-11-15 Edition [08:38] TR News (NEW): Games: Valve, Game Slowrunning, and New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Games_Valve_Game_Slowrunning_and_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Games_Valve_Game_Slowrunning_and_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_th.gmi [08:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Valve, Game Slowrunning, and New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck [08:40] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/GNU_Linux_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/GNU_Linux_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [08:40] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Windows TCO [08:41] TR News "robots.txt is, of course, a voluntary mechanism, but including these directives is still prudent" https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/updating-forgejos-robotstxt | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [08:41] TR Bot Updating forgejo's robots.txt Cory Dransfeldt [08:41] TR News Techrights Links 17/11/2025: "You Don't Need Animations" and Blocking Copyright-Infringing Sites Inevitably Goes Wrong https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Links_17_11_2025_You_Don_t_Need_Animations_and_Blocking_Copyrig.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Links_17_11_2025_You_Don_t_Need_Animations_and_Blocking_Copyrig.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Techrights Links 17/11/2025: "You Don't Need Animations" and Blocking Copyright-Infringing Sites Inevitably Goes Wrong [08:43] TR News "When testing Go code that spawns subprocesses, you usually have three options." https://rednafi.com/go/test-subprocesses/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [08:43] TR Bot Re-exec testing Go subprocesses | Redowan's Reflections [08:44] TR News "I recently read and shared Youre Wasting Time in Java Without These 10 Libraries. I commented on it a bit in my newsletter, but given the amount and intensity of reactions, I think a full-blown post is in order. The referenced libraries are: [...]" https://blog.frankel.ch/wasting-time-without-10-libraries/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [08:44] TR Bot Are you really wasting your time in Java without these 10 libraries? [08:44] TR News "Direnv is a utility that makes it easy to set and unset environment variables as you move between directories on the command line." https://esham.io/2023/10/direnv | Source: Benjamin Esham [08:44] TR Bot Making direnv easier on the eyes Benjamin Esham [08:44] TR News "I recently switched my primary workflow engine from Snakemake to Parsl (Parallel Scripting Library)." https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/parsl.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay [08:44] TR Bot Parsl The Dan MacKinlay stable of variably-well-considerd enterprises [08:44] TR News [Old] "Let's start with the beginning." https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/just-enough-makefile-to-be-dangerous | Source: Balthazar Rouberol [08:44] TR Bot Just enough Makefile to be dangerous [08:45] TR News "That blog post explained why that rule was important: often a mock doesnt work at all if you do it wrong. But in some cases, the mock will work even if you dont follow this rule, and then it can break much later." https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202511/why_your_mock_breaks_later.html | Source: Ned Batchelder [08:45] TR Bot Why your mock breaks later | Ned Batchelder [08:45] TR News "Ive been working on OSS projects for almost 15 years now. Things are simple in the beginning - youve got a single project, no users to worry about and all the time and the focus in world." https://batsov.com/articles/2025/11/16/burst-driven-development-my-approach-to-oss-projects-maintenance/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [08:45] TR Bot Burst-driven Development: My Approach to OSS Projects Maintenance - (think) [08:45] TR News "With great pleasure we can announce that the following project will have a stand at FOSDEM 2026!" https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-11-16-accepted-stands/ | Source: FOSDEM [08:45] TR Bot FOSDEM 2026 - FOSDEM 2026 Accepted Stands [08:46] TR News "The HTTP X-Forwarded-For header is something that I normally expect to see only on something behind a reverse proxy" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/XForwardedForOutThere | Source: University of Toronto [08:46] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [08:47] TR News "I love my (sort of) home grown Emacs config, but maintaining it can be exhausting" https://baty.blog/2025/11/im-not-sure-i-want-to-maintain-a-complex-emacs-config/ | Source: Jack Baty [08:47] TR Bot not sure I want to maintain a complex Emacs config Baty.blog [08:47] TR News "Traefik, a well-known name in cloud-native open-source proxies, released version 3.6, Ramequin, bringing together three major additions, with the multi-layer routing support being the most significant one." https://linuxiac.com/traefik-proxy-3-6-introduces-multi-layer-routing/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:47] TR Bot Traefik Proxy 3.6 Introduces Multi-Layer Routing for Complex Traffic Flows [08:49] TR News "This was such a weird pan that it required us to download an application for it to self regulate temperature against our stove top." https://connortumbleson.com/2025/11/17/hestan-cue-smart-pan-rebate/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson [08:49] TR Bot Hestan Cue Smart Pan Rebate [08:50] TR News "I just finished the second editions of two of my books: Raspberry Pi Assembly Language Programming and RP2040 Assembly Language Programming" https://smist08.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/upgrading-to-raspberry-pi-os-trixie/ | Source: Stephen Smith [08:50] TR Bot Upgrading to Raspberry Pi OS Trixie | Stephen Smith's Blog [08:51] TR News Intel layoffs continue with hundreds more jobs cut in Oregon https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1jcmzwxwg [08:51] TR Bot Intel layoffs continue with hundreds more jobs cut in Oregon | Ctech [08:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [08:54] TR News "[...] Some former Window users are exploring beginner friendly Linux distributions and, in particular, looking for distributions which make migrating easier." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251117 | Source: Distro Watch [08:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251117 ) [08:54] TR News [Old] "Take a look at the following design: [...]" https://ishadeed.com/article/modern-css-section-layout/ | Source: Ahmad Shadeed [08:54] TR Bot Solved By Modern CSS: Section Layout [08:55] TR News "To fix this, I use ExifTool to add the relevant EXIF tags to the scanned files." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-11-16-tagging-film-scans | Source: Eliseo Martelli [08:55] TR Bot Tagging film scans | Eliseo Martelli [08:55] TR News "The earliest collaborations were humble affairs conducted over email, shared tarballs, and phone lines" https://machaddr.com/blog/articles/2025-11-17-linux-origins-collaborators/ | Source: Andr Machado [08:55] TR Bot Birth of Linux: Linus Torvalds and the First Kernel Collaborators [08:56] TR News "In this inaugural episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel examines the state of the [Internet] as it stands now in November 2025 with Hank Green" https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/11/the-internet-is-a-misery-machine/684925/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:56] TR Bot Galaxy Brain: The Internet Is a Misery Machine - The Atlantic [08:57] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2025-11-12 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-11-12-edition/index.html [08:57] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-11-12 Edition [08:57] TR News Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 46 (Nov 10 16, 2025) https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-46-nov-10-16-2025/ [08:57] TR Bot Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 46 (Nov 10 16, 2025) [08:58] TR News Install Rocky GNU/Linux on Raspberry PI: a Red Hat-based OS https://peppe8o.com/rocky-linux-raspberry-pi/ [08:58] TR Bot Install Rocky Linux on Raspberry PI: a Red Hat-based OS [08:59] TR News How To Install VeraCrypt on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-veracrypt-debian-13/ [08:59] TR Bot How To Install VeraCrypt on Debian 13 - idroot [08:59] TR News How To Install Observium on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-observium-fedora-43/ [08:59] TR Bot How To Install Observium on Fedora 43 - idroot ● Nov 17 [09:00] TR News How To Install Apache on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-apache-fedora-43/ [09:00] TR Bot How To Install Apache on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:00] TR News How To Setup Virtual Host Apache on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/setup-virtual-host-apache-fedora-43/ [09:00] TR Bot How To Setup Virtual Host Apache on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:00] TR News How To Install DokuWiki on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-dokuwiki-almalinux-10/ [09:00] TR Bot How To Install DokuWiki on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [09:00] TR News How To Install Lighttpd on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-lighttpd-fedora-43/ [09:00] TR Bot How To Install Lighttpd on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:03] *NiXX (Mrsoulignac@masked-g2g6b4.subs.proxad.net) has joined #techrights [09:05] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/today_s_howtos.gmi [09:05] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [09:05] TR News "So much energy, so much heart, such a unique sound. Their other album Madness in Miniature, is also incredible. Thank you for coming to my microblog." gemini://mediocregopher.com/posts/mr-gnome.gmi [09:08] TR News "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-17.gmi [09:09] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1477.jpg [09:09] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1827.jpg [09:09] TR News [photos] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-11-16.gmi [09:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [09:10] TR News "Some high schoolers I know experience chromebooks, and phones with their multitude of apps as more restrictive than freeing." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-11-17-hiskoo.txt [09:19] TR News opensource.net Dead Since Middle of Summer, opensource.org (OSI) Still Leaderless https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/opensource_net_Dead_Since_Middle_of_Summer_opensource_org_OSI_S.shtml [09:19] TR Bot Techrights opensource.net Dead Since Middle of Summer, opensource.org (OSI) Still Leaderless [09:19] TR News 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 16th, 2025 https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-november-16th-2025 [09:19] TR Bot Weekly Roundup: November 16th, 2025 - 9to5Linux [09:20] TR News container: v1.1.0 on CRAN https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/container-v1-1-0-on-cran/ [09:20] TR Bot v1.1.0 on CRAN | R-bloggers [09:39] *NiXX has quit (Z-lined) [09:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [09:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [09:56] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 17 [10:04] *nobody has quit (Quit: zzz) [10:05] *nobody (~nobody@fygqc9k88q9fg.irc) has joined #techrights [10:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [10:28] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [10:29] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 17 [11:33] TR News (NEW): HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.25.8 Adds Support for New Printers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/HP_Linux_Imaging_and_Printing_HPLIP_3_25_8_Adds_Support_for_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/HP_Linux_Imaging_and_Printing_HPLIP_3_25_8_Adds_Support_for_New.gmi [11:33] TR Bot Tux Machines HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.25.8 Adds Support for New Printers ● Nov 17 [12:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Nov 17 [13:13] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [13:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:49] TR News Portmaster, an Open Source Firewall for the Desktop https://thenewstack.io/portmaster-an-open-source-firewall-for-the-desktop/ [13:49] TR Bot Portmaster, an Open Source Firewall for the Desktop - The New Stack [13:49] TR News Hyprland https://sparkylinux.org/hyprland/ [13:49] TR Bot Hyprland - SparkyLinux [13:50] TR News Download latest SeaMonkey https://bkhome.org/news/202511/download-latest-seamonkey.html [13:50] TR Bot Download latest SeaMonkey [13:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [13:52] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.18-rc6 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Linux_6_18_rc6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Linux_6_18_rc6.gmi [13:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 6.18-rc6 [13:52] TR News Q4OS 6.3 is out https://distrowatch.com/q4os [13:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q4os ) [13:52] TR News Refracta 13.1 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/refracta [13:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/refracta ) [13:53] TR News LainOS 2025.11.16 is out https://distrowatch.com/lainos [13:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lainos ) [13:53] TR News UP TWL Hey Hi (AI) Dev Kit review Benchmarks, features testing, and Hey Hi (AI) workloads on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/17/up-twl-ai-dev-kit-review-benchmarks-features-testing-and-ai-workloads-on-ubuntu-24-04/ [13:53] TR Bot UP TWL AI Dev Kit review - Benchmarks, features testing, and AI workloads on Ubuntu 24.04 - CNX Software [13:56] TR News Simon Ser: Status update, November 2025 https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/status-update-81/ [13:56] TR Bot Status update, November 2025 emersion [13:59] TR News Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google News Full of Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/16/Slopwatch_Google_News_Full_of_Slop.shtml [13:59] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Google News Full of Slop ● Nov 17 [14:00] TR News nmilosev: TPU Monitoring in MLFlow https://nmilosev.svbtle.com/tpu-monitoring-in-mlflow [14:00] TR Bot TPU Monitoring in MLFlow [14:01] TR News Pluralistic: Zohran Mamdani's world-class photocopier-kicker (15 Nov 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/15/unconscionability/ [14:01] TR Bot Pluralistic: Zohran Mamdanis world-class photocopier-kicker (15 Nov 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:02] TR News Lazy Reading for 2025/11/16 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/11/16/lazy-reading-for-2025-11-16/ [14:02] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2025/11/16 DragonFly BSD Digest [14:03] TR News The fate of small open source https://nolanlawson.com/2025/11/16/the-fate-of-small-open-source/ [14:03] TR Bot The fate of small open source | Read the Tea Leaves [14:04] TR News Microsoft's proprietary prison is a step BACK https://copyninja.in/blog/move-back-to-github.html [14:04] TR Bot Moving blog from self hosting to Github Pages [14:05] TR News BILD is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office, as It's Based on Germany https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/15/BILD_is_Apparently_Covering_Up_Cocaine_Use_at_Europe_s_Second_L.shtml [14:05] TR Bot Techrights BILD is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office, as It's Based on Germany [14:06] TR News Germany-Based Focus Online is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Germany_Based_Focus_Online_is_Apparently_Covering_Up_Cocaine_Us.shtml [14:06] TR Bot Techrights Germany-Based Focus Online is Apparently Covering Up Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution, the European Patent Office [14:06] TR News Shutting the Patent Office Door: YMTC and the Entity List https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/shutting-patent-office.html [14:06] TR Bot Shutting the Patent Office Door: YMTC and the Entity List | Patently-O [14:06] TR News Kernel prepatch 6.18-rc6 https://lwn.net/Articles/1046651/ [14:06] TR Bot prepatch 6.18-rc6 [LWN.net] [14:07] TR News China races for space dominance: Its bold plans for the moon and beyond https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251116-china-races-for-space-dominance-its-bold-plans-for-the-moon-and-beyond [14:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251116-china-races-for-space-dominance-its-bold-plans-for-the-moon-and-beyond ) [14:07] TR News Upgrading Fans with a Custom Shroud on a RTX3090 - Goodbye Fan Noise! https://boilingsteam.com/upgrading-fans-with-a-custom-shroud-on-a-rtx3090-goodbye-fan-noise/index.html [14:07] TR Bot Upgrading Fans with a Custom Shroud on a RTX3090 - Goodbye Fan Noise! [14:14] TR News The King Of Rocket Photography https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/the-king-of-rocket-photography/ | Source: Hackaday [14:14] TR Bot King Of Rocket Photography | Hackaday [14:15] TR News AMD vs. Intel: a Unicode benchmark https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/16/amd-vs-intel-a-unicode-benchmark/ [14:15] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/16/amd-vs-intel-a-unicode-benchmark/ ) [14:21] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows boss posts lackluster response to agentic OS backlash Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is working to address broad problems with the OS https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-boss-posts-lacklustre-response-to-agentic-os-backlash [14:21] TR Bot Microsoft Windows boss posts lackluster response to agentic OS backlash Microsoft is working to address broad problems with the OS | Tom's Hardware [14:21] TR News AI pioneer Yann Le Cun is quitting Meta over the future of intelligence 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https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/the-simplest-ultrasound-sensor-module-minus-the-module/ | Source: Hackaday [14:22] TR Bot Simplest Ultrasound Sensor Module, Minus The Module | Hackaday [14:23] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@ye68sz7bujpma.irc) has joined #techrights [14:28] TR News AI Companies Are Treating Their Workers Like Human Garbage, Which May Be a Sign of Things to Come for the Rest of Us https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mercor-meta-ai-labor [14:28] TR Bot AI Companies Are Treating Their Workers Like Human Garbage, Which May Be a Sign of Things to Come for the Rest of Us [14:29] TR News People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/couples-divorce-because-ai-cheating [14:29] TR Bot People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With AI [14:29] TR News Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/child-development-researcher-ai-powered-teddy-bears [14:29] TR Bot Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas [14:29] TR News The MP944 was the real worlds first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/the-mp944-was-the-real-worlds-first-microprocessor-and-key-to-the-flight-of-the-f-14-tomcat-but-it-lived-in-the-shadow-of-the-intel-4004-for-nearly-30-years [14:29] TR Bot The MP944 was the real worlds first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years F-14 Tomcat's chip lived in the shadow of the Intel 4004, but was eight times faster | Tom's Hardware [14:30] TR News The Elegance of TCP/IP https://harishpillay.com/2025/11/16/the-elegance-of-tcp-ip/ [14:30] TR Bot The Elegance of TCP/IP life one-dot-two degree north, one-o-three-dot-eight degrees east [14:32] whatA____ now thats NSFW (nasty slop fake work) in progress of divorcing people out by HEY HI [14:33] TR News Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before a Diagnosis, Research Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/your-vision-can-predict-dementia-12-years-before-a-diagnosis-research-suggests [14:33] TR Bot Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before a Diagnosis, Research Suggests : ScienceAlert [14:35] TR News Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/style/epstein-emails-reveal-a-lost-new-york.html [14:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/style/epstein-emails-reveal-a-lost-new-york.html ) [14:39] whatA____ january last year http://hackaday.com/2024/01/30/the-worlds-first-microprocessor-f-14-central-air-data-computer/ [14:39] TR Bot Worlds First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer | Hackaday [14:39] TR News University in Tokyo releases Japan Bear encounter Hey Hi (AI) prediction map online https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/university-in-tokyo-releases-japan-bear-encounter-ai-prediction-map-online [14:39] TR Bot University in Tokyo releases Japan Bear encounter AI prediction map online | The Straits Times [14:39] whatA____ and speaking of LTT http://techrights.org/o/2023/08/19/linus-tech-tips-collapsing/ [14:39] TR Bot Links 19/08/2023: New Wine, Linux-Hostile 'Linus Tech Tips' Collapsing [14:39] TR News South Koreas new president, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on workplaces of death https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-new-president-injured-as-a-child-labourer-cracks-down-on-workplaces-of-death [14:39] TR Bot South Koreas president, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on workplaces of death | The Straits Times [14:40] whatA____ he went from GNU/Linux-hostile to http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/16/Canadian_Linus_Meets_Finnish_American_Linus.shtml [14:40] TR Bot Techrights Canadian Linus Meets Finnish-American Linus [14:43] TR News Your Questions About Climate Change, Answered https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/world/climate-cop-brazil-jeffrey-epstein-trump-greene.html [14:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/world/climate-cop-brazil-jeffrey-epstein-trump-greene.html ) [14:45] TR News La complainte du technopunk ringard gemini://ploum.net/2025-11-17-techpunk.gmi [14:46] TR News SpellBinding CIKWTUO Wordo: JELLO gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-17.gmi [14:46] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-11-17.gmi [14:48] TR News " Besty gifted me his #diy #printrbot #3dprinter that he's honed to perfection over the years, and I've been having a lot of fun learning to use it! I've also been brushing up on my #freecad skills so that I can design more portable computers and #cyberdecks in future." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [14:49] TR News "An AI [sic] by Any Other Name" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/an-ai-by-any-other-name/ | Source: Hackaday [14:49] TR Bot AI By Any Other Name | Hackaday [14:49] TR News Quadcopters https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/using-multiple-quadcopters-to-efficiently-lift-loads-together/ | Source: Hackaday [14:49] TR Bot Multiple Quadcopters To Efficiently Lift Loads Together | Hackaday [14:50] TR News DC Motor Technology https://hackaday.com/2025/11/16/an-introduction-to-dc-motor-technology/ | Source: Hackaday [14:50] TR Bot Introduction To DC Motor Technology | Hackaday [14:53] TR News This Windows-on-Linux tool isnt as good as everyone says it is https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-on-linux-tool-isnt-as-good/ [14:53] TR Bot This Windows-on-Linux tool isnt as good as everyone says it is [14:53] TR News "Hyped on the Rust wagon? How about using these Rust-based, modern, easier to use, better-looking alternatives to the classic Linux commands." https://itsfoss.com/rust-alternative-cli-tools/ [14:53] TR Bot Better Than Original? 14 Rust-based Alternative CLI Tools to Classic Linux Commands [14:54] TR News Another try to get Wine running after years // wine-proton // Gnu Gentoo linux / gog.com: The Outer Worlds https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/another-try-to-get-wine-running-after-years-wine-proton-gnu-gentoo-linux-gog-com-the-outer-worlds.342955/ [14:54] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [14:54] TR News Linux PC Gaming Is On The Rise While Windows Trips Over Itself https://www.theouterhaven.net/linux-pc-gaming-is-on-the-rise-while-windows-trips-over-itself/ [14:54] TR Bot Linux PC Gaming Is On The Rise While Windows Trips Over Itself | The Outerhaven [14:55] TR News "Have you been thinking about biting the bullet and learning Bash scripting? Or perhaps you're like me, and you're always looking for ways to improve. I have three tips that will improve every Bash script you write." https://www.howtogeek.com/beginner-friendly-ways-to-level-up-your-bash-scripts/ [14:55] TR Bot 3 Bash scripting techniques every Linux user should know [14:55] TR News "You've probably used top and htop for many years, and while they've served us well, it's 2025modern software has moved on to more functional and visually appealing designs. Both top and htop feel outdated and could use a modern refresh, which is exactly what btop++ brings." https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-why-btop-became-my-favorite-linux-terminal-resource-monitor/ [14:55] TR Bot Here's why btop++ became my favorite Linux terminal resource monitor [14:57] whatA____ one of the reasons why Microsoft Anti-GNU/Linux foundation sent him to the theraphists http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Difficult_to_Win_Arguments_When_the_Simple_Facts_Are_Not_on_One.shtml [14:57] TR Bot Techrights Difficult to Win Arguments When the Simple Facts Are Not on One's Side [14:58] whatA____ (just a random guess since this rant is from 2013) ● Nov 17 [15:05] whatA____ and what does he say is straight up hentai: "I ain't changing GNU/Linux just to fellowtheo Microshaft" [15:06] whatA____ (just reference not real) [15:07] whatA____ unlike EpsteinBars: proprietary Flandre/Illyagate [15:14] MinceR Flandre userland on Illya kernel? [15:18] TR News Techrights Coming Soon: EPO Trip in Spain https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Coming_Soon_EPO_Trip_in_Spain.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Coming_Soon_EPO_Trip_in_Spain.gmi [15:19] TR Bot Techrights Coming Soon: EPO Trip in Spain [15:25] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME: #225 Volume Levels https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_225_Volume_Levels.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_225_Volume_Levels.gmi [15:25] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in GNOME: #225 Volume Levels [15:26] ZedHedTed tried out gnu icecat for the first time yesterday [15:29] TR News (NEW): d https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/d.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/d.gmi [15:29] TR Bot Tux Machines d [15:32] TR News (NEW): Applications: Wine, Portmaster, MLFlow https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Applications_Wine_Portmaster_MLFlow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Applications_Wine_Portmaster_MLFlow.gmi [15:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Wine, Portmaster, MLFlow [15:32] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:35] TR News (NEW): Hyprland in Debian-based Sparky, Raspberry Pi OS Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Hyprland_in_Debian_based_Sparky_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Trixie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Hyprland_in_Debian_based_Sparky_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Trixie.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Hyprland in Debian-based Sparky, Raspberry Pi OS Trixie [15:35] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/today_s_leftovers.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [15:37] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers and Standards-Related Picks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers_and_Standards_Rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers_and_Standards_Rel.gmi [15:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers and Standards-Related Picks [15:39] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 17/11/2025: Technology's Harm in Schools, 3D Printer Blurb https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Gemini_Links_17_11_2025_Technology_s_Harm_in_Schools_3D_Printer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Gemini_Links_17_11_2025_Technology_s_Harm_in_Schools_3D_Printer.gmi [15:39] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 17/11/2025: Technology's Harm in Schools, 3D Printer Blurb [15:42] TR News Techrights Links 17/11/2025: Agentic OS Backlash and Facebook ('Meta') Loses Yann Le Cun https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Links_17_11_2025_Agentic_OS_Backlash_and_Facebook_Meta_Loses_Ya.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Links_17_11_2025_Agentic_OS_Backlash_and_Facebook_Meta_Loses_Ya.gmi [15:42] TR Bot Techrights Links 17/11/2025: Agentic OS Backlash and Facebook ('Meta') Loses Yann Le Cun [15:47] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME: #225 Volume Levels https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_225_Volume_Levels.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_225_Volume_Levels.1.gmi [15:47] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in GNOME: #225 Volume Levels [15:50] TR News (NEW): AnuBitux Debian-based Linux distribution designed to manage cryptocurrencies https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AnuBitux_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_designed_to_manage_cry.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AnuBitux_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_designed_to_manage_cry.gmi [15:50] TR Bot Tux Machines AnuBitux Debian-based Linux distribution designed to manage cryptocurrencies [15:51] whatA____ oh http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/ [15:51] TR Bot There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency [15:53] whatA____ it's a Touhou and Fate/stay night thing [15:54] whatA____ Flandre and Illya are the reason why people are attracted to the franchise in the first place [15:54] TR News (NEW): Tidying Up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Tidying_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Tidying_Up.gmi [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Tidying Up [15:54] whatA____ so I've been using both girls as a codename for BillBC EpsteinBars [15:59] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software ● Nov 17 [16:02] TR News "it's all about $$$. For the corrupt executives and management at IBM. money talks and every US employee can walks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [16:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx [16:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx ) [16:03] TR News "IBM cooking the books is not breaking news. It's how they've survived the past 20+ years -- pure unadulterated fluff presented as authoritative data. Wall Street analysts are being duped or bribed. The stock price is elevated just to give insiders a chance to sell at huge profits at the expense of IBM employees." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka6g0njx [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] "This is nothing more than IBM reacting to flat (after inflation) revenue growth. [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] So whats a CFO to do when revenue is flat? You got it lower costs. [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] Remember for every 8k of first world employees that get RAed and replaced with 3rd world commodity labor, IBM drops 650 million to the bottom line without reducing head count. (8k of first world employees cost approx 1 billion. 8k of 3rd world employees cost approx 350 million) [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] Does that practice make FCF grow? You bet it does [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] Now add it the practice of buying innovation vs developing it yourself, and you can RA all of the first world developers until your FCF looks great thus driving the stock price. [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] These practices look great in the short term, but tend to be the death knell of mature companies." [16:04] whatA____ bluewashing in a nutshell [16:08] TR News "Former Amazon engineer says he broke down after unexpected layoff amid confusion over support" [16:08] TR News "Bigger than AI [sic] job loss: Anand Mahindra warns of silent labour emergency as Ford CEO, Musk raise red flag" [16:17] TR News (NEW): pdsink An open-source USB PD 3.2 sink stack for embedded devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/pdsink_An_open_source_USB_PD_3_2_sink_stack_for_embedded_device.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/pdsink_An_open_source_USB_PD_3_2_sink_stack_for_embedded_device.gmi [16:17] TR Bot Tux Machines pdsink An open-source USB PD 3.2 sink stack for embedded devices [16:19] TR News Techrights Gaming Journalist and Guru Jason Schreier Says Microsoft is Indeed Behaving Like It Exits the Console Market https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Gaming_Journalist_and_Guru_Jason_Schreier_Says_Microsoft_is_Ind.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Gaming_Journalist_and_Guru_Jason_Schreier_Says_Microsoft_is_Ind.gmi [16:19] TR Bot Techrights Gaming Journalist and Guru Jason Schreier Says Microsoft is Indeed Behaving Like It Exits the Console Market [16:19] TR News (NEW): OpenVPN 2.6.15 Re-Adds Support for Explicitly Configuring the Broadcast Address https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/OpenVPN_2_6_15_Re_Adds_Support_for_Explicitly_Configuring_the_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/OpenVPN_2_6_15_Re_Adds_Support_for_Explicitly_Configuring_the_B.gmi [16:19] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenVPN 2.6.15 Re-Adds Support for Explicitly Configuring the Broadcast Address [16:27] TR News (NEW): Valve's new Steam Machine will make 2026 a massive year for Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Valve_s_new_Steam_Machine_will_make_2026_a_massive_year_for_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Valve_s_new_Steam_Machine_will_make_2026_a_massive_year_for_Lin.gmi [16:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Valve's new Steam Machine will make 2026 a massive year for Linux [16:29] TR News (NEW): I tried out this unknown Linux distro for gaming, and it's better than Bazzite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/I_tried_out_this_unknown_Linux_distro_for_gaming_and_it_s_bette.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/I_tried_out_this_unknown_Linux_distro_for_gaming_and_it_s_bette.gmi [16:29] TR Bot Tux Machines I tried out this unknown Linux distro for gaming, and it's better than Bazzite [16:32] TR News Techrights EPO General Consultative Committee (GCC) Agenda: Reduction of Staff's Salaries (Compared to Inflation) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/EPO_General_Consultative_Committee_GCC_Agenda_Reduction_of_Staf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/EPO_General_Consultative_Committee_GCC_Agenda_Reduction_of_Staf.gmi [16:32] TR Bot Techrights EPO General Consultative Committee (GCC) Agenda: Reduction of Staff's Salaries (Compared to Inflation) [16:38] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Gaming_Journalist_and_Guru_Jason_Schreier_Says_Microsoft_is_Ind.shtml [16:38] TR Bot Techrights Gaming Journalist and Guru Jason Schreier Says Microsoft is Indeed Behaving Like It Exits the Console Market [16:39] TR News "Nothing that he said proved your point. Everything you said proved you are a bigot." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka0h0hhd [16:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka0h0hhd ) [16:39] TR News (NEW): AirPods on Linux? LibrePods Project Makes It Possible https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AirPods_on_Linux_LibrePods_Project_Makes_It_Possible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AirPods_on_Linux_LibrePods_Project_Makes_It_Possible.gmi [16:39] TR Bot Tux Machines AirPods on Linux? LibrePods Project Makes It Possible [16:39] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [16:40] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@iwka63c8q5d52.irc) has joined #techrights [16:41] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/04/Former_Head_of_the_Federal_Trade_Commission_FTC_Lina_Khan_Knows.shtml [16:41] TR Bot Techrights Former Head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan Knows Whatever Microsoft Touches Will Die [16:41] whatA____ "Everything Microsoft touches is short-lived" (Lion King parody) [16:44] whatA____ http://buzzer.com/2025/10/06/i-told-you-so-ex-ftc-chair-lina-khan-slams-microsofts-post-activision-layoffs-price-hikes-xcxwbn/ [16:44] TR Bot ( status 404 @ http://buzzer.com/2025/10/06/i-told-you-so-ex-ftc-chair-lina-khan-slams-microsofts-post-activision-layoffs-price-hikes-xcxwbn/ ) [16:44] whatA____ https://redlib.nadeko.net/r/gamedev/comments/1nxqs5o/gamers_owe_lina_khan_an_apology_after_microsoft/ [16:44] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://redlib.nadeko.net/r/gamedev/comments/1nxqs5o/gamers_owe_lina_khan_an_apology_after_microsoft/ ) [16:49] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Android_Leftovers.gmi [16:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [16:49] TR News (NEW): NetworkManager 1.54.2 Adds Support for Configuring the HSR Protocol Version https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/NetworkManager_1_54_2_Adds_Support_for_Configuring_the_HSR_Prot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/NetworkManager_1_54_2_Adds_Support_for_Configuring_the_HSR_Prot.gmi [16:49] TR Bot Tux Machines NetworkManager 1.54.2 Adds Support for Configuring the HSR Protocol Version [16:52] TR News Techrights Thailand: Windows Down Sharply, Microsoft Loses Share to GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Thailand_Windows_Down_Sharply_Microsoft_Loses_Share_to_GNU_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Thailand_Windows_Down_Sharply_Microsoft_Loses_Share_to_GNU_Linu.gmi [16:52] TR Bot Techrights Thailand: Windows Down Sharply, Microsoft Loses Share to GNU/Linux [16:53] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@58ypfy4nbz92a.irc) has joined #techrights [16:55] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], The jobs market is bad in general, even for blue collar. [16:55] Isambard_Prince Walmart lays off and hides it. [16:55] Isambard_Prince And they and McDonald's are sort of the employer of last resort in an economy like ours. [16:56] Isambard_Prince You go there to work if there's nothing better and you're waiting to see if there will be something better. [16:56] Isambard_Prince But there's a lot of people who are at Walmart or McDonald's for as long as my dad was at RCA. [16:56] Isambard_Prince And they have college degrees they aren't using. [16:56] *Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ [16:56] Isambard_Prince This is becoming normal in developed countries. [16:57] Isambard_Prince So you have a society where millions of people have wasted skills and college debt [16:57] Isambard_Prince Going to college to impress managers at hotels and Walmart and McDonald's. [16:59] Isambard_Prince Eventually the college graduates you with "General Studies" so it doesn't look like you went there for many years and got nothing. ● Nov 17 [17:02] TR News (NEW): Tactics of the Anti-Linux Demagogue https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Tactics_of_the_Anti_Linux_Demagogue.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Tactics_of_the_Anti_Linux_Demagogue.gmi [17:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Tactics of the Anti-Linux Demagogue [17:06] MinceR https://imgur.com/gallery/0136XmP = https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/gallery/0136XmP [17:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/0136XmP ) [17:06] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [17:17] TR News Techrights The "Nazi Bars" https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Nazi_Bars.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/The_Nazi_Bars.gmi [17:17] TR Bot Techrights The "Nazi Bars" [17:19] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Intel_Facing_Mass_Layoffs_Including_Many_Key_Engineers_Who_Work.shtml [17:19] TR Bot Techrights Intel, Facing Mass Layoffs (Including Many Key Engineers Who Work on Linux Kernel), is Pushing for Slop Inside Linux [17:20] whatA____ trying to shove "NASTY Slop/Fake Work" code into GNU, with some proprietary (NDAed) document [17:21] whatA____ not content enough making defective chips [17:26] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2010/12/20/microchips-with-remote-kill-switch/ [17:26] TR Bot Intel Processors Are Defective by Design [17:26] TR News (NEW): In 2023 We Quit Social Control Media, Now We're Much Better Off https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/In_2023_We_Quit_Social_Control_Media_Now_We_re_Much_Better_Off.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/In_2023_We_Quit_Social_Control_Media_Now_We_re_Much_Better_Off.gmi [17:26] TR Bot Tux Machines In 2023 We Quit Social Control Media, Now We're Much Better Off [17:32] TR News (NEW): VKD3D-Proton 3.0 Released with FSR4 Support, DXBC Shader Backend Rewrite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/VKD3D_Proton_3_0_Released_with_FSR4_Support_DXBC_Shader_Backend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/VKD3D_Proton_3_0_Released_with_FSR4_Support_DXBC_Shader_Backend.gmi [17:33] TR Bot Tux Machines VKD3D-Proton 3.0 Released with FSR4 Support, DXBC Shader Backend Rewrite [17:39] TR News (NEW): Birthday Preparations and Some Good News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Birthday_Preparations_and_Some_Good_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Birthday_Preparations_and_Some_Good_News.gmi [17:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Birthday Preparations and Some Good News [17:41] whatA____ http://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/openai-is-testing-chatgpt-group-chats-in-select-regions/ [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/openai-is-testing-chatgpt-group-chats-in-select-regions/ ) [17:41] whatA____ NETTO WA OWACON (the internet is dead) [17:41] whatA____ (urushibata-sensei lang again) [17:47] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/What_s_4Chan_and_Why_It_s_So_Problematic.shtml [17:47] TR Bot Techrights What's 4Chan and Why It's So Problematic [17:47] TR News GNU/Linux usage up a bit lately https://analytics.usa.gov/ [17:47] TR Bot The US government's web traffic. [17:48] whatA____ there is *chan in Japanese as well, namely 2ch (now 5ch) [17:48] MinceR and it existed before 4chan did [17:50] whatA____ and it had its own share of controversies http://wikiless.tiekoetter.com/wiki/2channel#Controversies [17:50] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [17:50] whatA____ namely netto-uyoku who targets Chinsese and Koreans [17:58] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/The_State_of_GAFAM_and_the_I_s_IBM_and_Intel.shtml [17:58] TR Bot Techrights The State of GAFAM and the I's (IBM and Intel) [17:58] whatA____ not complete enough http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_It_s_time_to_call_these_destructive_companies_out.shtml [17:58] TR Bot Techrights "It's time to call these destructive companies out" [17:58] whatA____ "BINARY FATA MORGANA" [17:59] whatA____ (singular form throws away SalesForce for no good reasons) [17:59] whatA____ SF [17:59] whatA____ nerd: science fiction ● Nov 17 [18:00] whatA____ otaku: Spy x Family [18:00] whatA____ GAFAM: SalesForce [18:00] whatA____ AVGN: sheet fuchs [18:04] MinceR san francisco [18:05] MinceR speculative fiction [18:14] TR News (NEW): Git 2.52 Introduces New Command for Grabbing Various Repository Characteristics https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Git_2_52_Introduces_New_Command_for_Grabbing_Various_Repository.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Git_2_52_Introduces_New_Command_for_Grabbing_Various_Repository.gmi [18:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Git 2.52 Introduces New Command for Grabbing Various Repository Characteristics [18:15] TR News "As a Linux enthusiast, there's something deeply satisfying about the moment when someone complains about Windows, and your first reaction is "I told you so." I've been recommending people switch to Linux for years now. No bloatware, telemetry tracking, forced updates, and invasive software tracking everything you do." https://www.makeuseof.com/just-use-linux-isnt-helpful-advice-anymore/ [18:15] TR Bot Just use Linux isnt helpful advice anymore [18:16] whatA____ http://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/kagi-launches-slopstop-to-flag-and-downrank-deceptive-ai-generated-content-in-search-results/ [18:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/kagi-launches-slopstop-to-flag-and-downrank-deceptive-ai-generated-content-in-search-results/ ) [18:16] TR News "Some people will claim Linux gaming is awesome, while others will complain that its broken and doesnt work! This vast difference in experience largely boils down to the choice of distribution. As such, I only recommend three Linux distros, because theyre the best when it comes to gaming on Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-only-3-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-gamers/ [18:16] TR Bot The 3 best Linux distros for gamers [18:16] whatA____ what the hell this nonfree search engine has its own "SLOP: Fake Work Plagiarism" detector [18:18] TR News Lack of rootkits framed as a "problem" https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/for-the-steam-machine-to-change-pc-gaming-valve-must-solve-linuxs-anti-cheat-problem-130000088.html [18:19] TR Bot For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem [18:22] TR News "Are you looking for really good open source software for your Linux computer? There are some applications that I use so much, I'd be first in line to pay if there was suddenly a price tag on it." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-linux-apps-id-use-even-if-they-werent-free/ [18:22] TR Bot 6 open-source Linux apps I'd use even if they weren't free [18:23] TR News I tried out this unknown Linux distro for gaming, and it's better than Bazzite https://www.xda-developers.com/this-unknown-linux-distro-better-than-bazzite-for-gaming/ [18:23] TR Bot I tried out this unknown Linux distro for gaming, and it's better than Bazzite [18:23] TR News "This release adds support for multiple printers in the HP LaserJet Enterprise series." https://9to5linux.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing-hplip-3-25-8-adds-support-for-new-printers [18:23] TR Bot Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.25.8 Adds Support for New Printers - 9to5Linux [18:24] TR News "This release also brings enhanced support for DASD devices on S/390 and JSON profile validation without running Agama." https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-18-installer-with-cleaner-and-more-intuitive-storage-ui [18:24] TR Bot Releases Agama 18 Installer with Cleaner and More Intuitive Storage UI - 9to5Linux [18:26] TR News "Over the years, I have tried enough NAS operating systems to know that most of them are designed to cater to a particular kind of user." https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-server-vs-nas-os/ [18:26] TR Bot 6 reasons Ubuntu Server makes a better NAS than most NAS operating systems [18:27] TR News "Earlier this month, I started the review of the Intel-based UP AI development kits with an unboxing of the UP TWL, UP Squared Pro TWL, and UP Xtreme ARL single board computers" https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/17/up-twl-ai-dev-kit-review-benchmarks-features-testing-and-ai-workloads-on-ubuntu-24-04/ [18:27] TR Bot UP TWL AI Dev Kit review - Benchmarks, features testing, and AI workloads on Ubuntu 24.04 - CNX Software [18:28] TR News "I have repeatedly observed this site deleting posts in recent years. It would be nice if they posted their guidelines here someone on what are considered unacceptable posts that will be subject to removal. Just tell us ok?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [18:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [18:29] TR News Apple fast-tracks CEO succession plans as Tim Cook could step down next year https://www.techspot.com/news/110279-apple-fast-tracks-ceo-succession-plans-tim-cook.html [18:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techspot.com/news/110279-apple-fast-tracks-ceo-succession-plans-tim-cook.html ) [18:35] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights [18:36] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [18:39] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: LLM Slopfarms Seem to be Slowing Down Somewhat https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Slopwatch_LLM_Slopfarms_Seem_to_be_Slowing_Down_Somewhat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Slopwatch_LLM_Slopfarms_Seem_to_be_Slowing_Down_Somewhat.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: LLM Slopfarms Seem to be Slowing Down Somewhat [18:39] TR News (NEW): AlmaLinux OS 9.7 Is Out as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AlmaLinux_OS_9_7_Is_Out_as_a_Free_Alternative_to_Red_Hat_Enterp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/AlmaLinux_OS_9_7_Is_Out_as_a_Free_Alternative_to_Red_Hat_Enterp.gmi [18:40] TR Bot Tux Machines AlmaLinux OS 9.7 Is Out as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 ● Nov 17 [19:03] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [19:07] TR News Techrights Spanish Focus Coming Soon and Maturity of Site Search https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Spanish_Focus_Coming_Soon_and_Maturity_of_Site_Search.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/17/Spanish_Focus_Coming_Soon_and_Maturity_of_Site_Search.gmi [19:07] TR Bot Techrights Spanish Focus Coming Soon and Maturity of Site Search [19:08] whatA____ the return of TechRights Espanol [19:08] whatA____ nevermind its CPO again [19:08] whatA____ *cocaine patent office [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] canada's patent office [19:18] whatA____ by TR ES http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=techrights%20es [19:18] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=techrights%20es ) [19:19] TR News "This article is a continuation, of "Part Base", to understand the evolution of cryptography. Do read the previous, "Part Base", article." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-11-17__Cryptography_of_the_Internet_-_Part_0.gmi [19:22] whatA____ "who aim to make everything suck": BINARY FATA MORGANA's Money (TL;DR enshittification) http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Old_Isn_t_Always_Inadequate.shtml [19:22] TR Bot Techrights Old Isn't Always Inadequate [19:24] whatA____ and also: the troll http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [19:24] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [19:24] whatA____ AKA He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named ● Nov 17 [20:08] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:11] TR News (NEW): Finnix 251 Linux Distro for Sysadmins Introduces Official OCI Container Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Finnix_251_Linux_Distro_for_Sysadmins_Introduces_Official_OCI_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Finnix_251_Linux_Distro_for_Sysadmins_Introduces_Official_OCI_C.gmi [20:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Finnix 251 Linux Distro for Sysadmins Introduces Official OCI Container Images [20:46] TR News (NEW): Wayland-Only Budgie 10.10 Desktop Environment Released as Developer Preview https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Wayland_Only_Budgie_10_10_Desktop_Environment_Released_as_Devel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/Wayland_Only_Budgie_10_10_Desktop_Environment_Released_as_Devel.gmi [20:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Wayland-Only Budgie 10.10 Desktop Environment Released as Developer Preview [20:50] *qh4os (~qh4os@chb78i3rmvrcn.irc) has joined #techrights [20:54] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [20:58] *qh4os has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [20:58] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [20:58] admfubar :) [20:58] admfubar lost my display for some odd reason... 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[21:01] admfubar :P [21:48] admfubar 2.4 billion then went tata... https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/17/asia_tech_news_roundup/ [21:48] TR Bot Jaguar Land Rover hack cost around $2.4 billion and counting The Register [21:51] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Nov 17 [22:00] admfubar it ingested way too much 70 proof electrons.... https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/aidol_russia_robot_fail/ [22:00] TR Bot Russias first autonomous humanoid robot falls on debut The Register [22:12] admfubar https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-amazon-unveils-latest-customers.html [22:12] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-amazon-unveils-latest-customers.html ) [22:13] admfubar the end is nigh...at least for music artists https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-universal-music-suing-ai-company.html [22:13] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-universal-music-suing-ai-company.html ) [22:16] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/gigantic-vhs-videotape-hoard-of-thousands-of-videos-stored-in-mcdonalds-boxes-being-given-away-for-free-internet-archive-looks-set-to-claim-the-tapes-of-u-s-news-output-spanning-2004-09 [22:16] TR Bot Gigantic VHS videotape hoard of thousands of videos stored in McDonald's boxes being given away for free Internet Archive looks set to claim the tapes of U.S. news output spanning 2004-09 | Tom's Hardware [22:17] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/pc-hobbyist-charged-684-in-tariffs-on-355-shipment [22:17] TR Bot PC hobbyist charged $684 in tariffs on $355 shipment of parts as low-value import exemptions vanish - de minimis exemption expiration poses big problems for the holiday season | Tom's Hardware [22:18] admfubar https://firstmicroprocessor.com/ [22:18] TR Bot Home Home * FOR SALE *| World's First Microprocessor | 50th Anniversary 2020 [22:19] admfubar :)) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/microsoft-to-appeal-ruling-in-favor-of-reselling-perpetual-windows-licenses-uk-competition-court-says-fineprint-holds-no-ground-as-judges-throw-out-companys-creative-work-argument [22:19] TR Bot Microsoft to appeal ruling in favor of reselling perpetual Windows licenses UK Competition Court says fineprint holds no ground as judges throw out company's 'creative work' argument | Tom's Hardware [22:24] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-worst-selling-microsoft-product-of-all-time-sold-just-11-times-and-eight-people-returned-it-why-youve-never-heard-of-os-2-for-the-mach-20 [22:24] TR Bot The 'worst-selling Microsoft product of all time' sold just 11 times, and eight people returned it why you've never heard of OS/2 for the Mach 20 | Tom's Hardware [22:28] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/frankly-dangerous-hot-dog-based-led-tester-could-be-a-weiner-in-the-2025-hackaday-component-abuse-challenge#xenforo-comments-3888885 [22:28] TR Bot Frankly dangerous hot dog-based LED tester could be a Weiner in the 2025 Hackaday Component Abuse Challenge | Tom's Hardware [22:40] admfubar boot licker... https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-confirms-pcs-boot-into-bitlocker-recovery-after-the-latest-windows-updates.458410/ [22:40] TR Bot Microsoft confirms PCs boot into BitLocker recovery after the latest Windows updates | Wilders Security Forums [22:42] admfubar we know what is best for you! https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-edge-is-removing-sidebar-app-list-as-copilot-takeover-continues-on-windows-11.458498/ [22:42] TR Bot Microsoft Edge is removing Sidebar app list as Copilot takeover continues on Windows 11 | Wilders Security Forums ● Nov 17 [23:05] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/daves-birthday#comic [23:05] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [23:08] admfubar https://theintercept.com/2025/11/17/money-transfer-cbdc-digital-currency/ [23:08] TR Bot GOP Pushes for Private Monopoly on All Digital Money Transfers [23:09] admfubar canonically or comically? [23:09] MinceR :> [23:13] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/14/texas-shrimper-exxon-plastics [23:14] TR Bot How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxons $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray | The Guardian [23:19] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/10/chatgpt-dating-ick [23:19] TR Bot It shows such a laziness: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT | Dating | The Guardian [23:27] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@p27wcf5sipg4i.irc) has joined #techrights [23:37] *acer-box____ (~acer-box@freenode-ugpmel.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [23:37] *acer-box__ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [23:41] admfubar https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/13/does-that-ssd-trim-and-why-is-it-important/ [23:41] TR Bot Does that SSD Trim, and why is it important? The Eclectic Light Company [23:56] *whatA____ has quit (Quit: ChatZilla 0.8.7 [Mozilla rv:1.0.0/20020530])