●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 18, 2025 ●● ● Aug 18 [00:00] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [00:00] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@dzrdp9rrbb5ee.irc) has joined #techrights [00:23] *phebus has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:33] *phebus (~phebus@f95gnd3zj7732.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights [00:56] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 17th, 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_17th_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_17th_2025.gmi [00:56] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 17th, 2025 ● Aug 18 [01:03] MinceR (cat) (video) (no audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/xNpFEbQ = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/xNpFEbQ [01:03] TR Bot air biscuits with a couple ectra beans - Album on Imgur [01:03] TR Bot Making air biscuits with a couple ectra beans - rimgo [01:33] TR News Summer Update and Books gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~slugmax/phlog/2025-08-17-summer-update-and-books [01:34] TR News "For a long time I have wanted some way to see, at a glance, information about various different modes of public transport in my area, preferably alongside some other useful information like weather." gemini://gemini.bunburya.eu/gemlog/posts/2025-08-17-public-transport-terminal.gmi [01:36] TR News EVE Salvage Methods gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/08/17/salvage-methods.gmi [01:36] TR News "That's definitely true. 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[06:08] IsambardPrince I should have listened to my psychiatrist and my mother and avoided this marriage. [06:09] IsambardPrince It's brought me nothing but 6 more years of sadness and pain and frustration. [06:10] IsambardPrince If I wasn't going to have to have surgery soon I might just get all this stuff in a U-Haul and go back to Indiana. Sign a lease with my mom's landlord at one of her other units, and punch out. [06:11] IsambardPrince Canceling the surgery and taking the stuff in a U-Haul one day while Mandy's at work is an option. [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] roachviLL is not a good residence [06:11] IsambardPrince If I re-establish my Indiana residency I can file for divorce there. [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] maybe it was OK under mark's watch [06:12] IsambardPrince Mom ended up in a senior community at one point. [06:12] IsambardPrince Between Brian and Dave. [06:12] IsambardPrince It was really nice. [06:12] IsambardPrince Someone rehabbed a former school into apartments for people over 50. [06:13] IsambardPrince Then someone bought it and started moving in trash. Bikers and stuff. It became unsafe, then everything got infested by bedbugs. [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] better than "5150 hold" [06:13] IsambardPrince Maybe. [06:13] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:14] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], When you rent you have no control over what happens regarding the building. [06:14] IsambardPrince Some new owners can come in and start completely neglecting it. [06:15] IsambardPrince Most of the people living here aren't bad, they're just poor with really shitty credit. [06:15] IsambardPrince Mandy told me to give him a credit card today. [06:15] IsambardPrince I had to ask him if he knew how to balance a checkbook. [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] ask dave [06:15] IsambardPrince Or what happens if you don't pay the bank or payments start bouncing. [06:15] IsambardPrince He asked what bouncing payments meant. [06:16] IsambardPrince I said "When you didn't keep track of them all and there wasn't enough money that happens. Eventually banks punish you by badmouthing you on your credit reports. Then you can't even open a bank account or rent an apartment. Is that what you want? [06:17] IsambardPrince If he doesn't even know what balancing a checkbook means, he shouldn't have the checkbook. [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] we are joking about this now [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] this credit card thing [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] like "lifetime ptential earninghs" [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] "or i take the home back" [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] "i want this catr [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] "I WANT CREDIT!" [06:18] IsambardPrince I told him "The credit card isn't free money because the bank likes you. It has to be paid back ALL OF IT this month!" [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] "disneyworld!" [06:20] schestowitz[TR2] oh, he took one ALREADY? [06:20] IsambardPrince Technically he has several. [06:20] IsambardPrince I have them. [06:20] IsambardPrince That's why his FICO score is about 800. [06:20] schestowitz[TR2] Mandy told me to give him a credit card today. [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] plastic? [06:21] IsambardPrince One of them is metal. [06:21] IsambardPrince :) [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] what does "give him" mean? [06:21] IsambardPrince He wanted that one. [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] apply for one? [06:21] IsambardPrince No, hand him one I already have. [06:21] IsambardPrince One of us has to have great credit. [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] it's meaningless [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] i never borrowed money [06:21] IsambardPrince Otherwise, no apartments, shitty loans (if we need a car or something). [06:21] schestowitz[TR2] and i don't know or care what "credit" is [06:21] IsambardPrince Apartments need minimum credit scores. [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] the score is just to stroke people's ego [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] borrow more [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] you have "score" [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] it's meaningless [06:22] IsambardPrince Usually between 625 for a bad apartment, 650 for a so-so, and a 700 for a good one. [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] less meaningless than FB ';friends' [06:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The US has the social credit score. [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] that should not matter [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] if you have bank balance, job etc. you can get good apartment [06:22] IsambardPrince It's a combination of your FICO score, Chexsystems, and your criminal background check. [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] whatever those "Scores" are [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] buying a home... same [06:22] IsambardPrince If all of that is bad, you will have no job, nowhere to live, and no bank account. [06:23] schestowitz[TR2] people want to boast about theoretical thing [06:23] schestowitz[TR2] because all they have is a car.,.. and that too on a loan [06:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], But that's the thing. [06:23] IsambardPrince You have to keep all of this clean. [06:23] IsambardPrince Or else. [06:23] IsambardPrince No job, no home, no bank account. [06:24] IsambardPrince Most employers check your FICO score and criminal background. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] they extrapolate [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] for people who have naught [06:24] IsambardPrince ANYTHING bad and they just won't hire you. [06:24] IsambardPrince And it's legal. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] but if you come to the bank with money to deposit, fine [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] same for homes [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] the issue is, [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] IIRC [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 2 out of 3 americans live paycheck to paycheck [06:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], There's people who can't get bank accounts. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] and have debt [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] that's an issue [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] when you take a tenant [06:24] IsambardPrince I laughed at my mom's third ex, Dave. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] and eviction costs a lot [06:24] IsambardPrince He was on Wells Fargo Second Chance Checking. [06:25] IsambardPrince They charged him outrageous fees because nobody else would give him an account, at all. [06:25] IsambardPrince He went to all the banks and credit unions and nobody would give him an account except Wells Fargo, and it was their account to stick people with shitty Chexsystems reports with lots of fees. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] you are conflating crtedit score with another score [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] keep focusing on one [06:26] IsambardPrince Chexsystems is a credit bureau. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] 800 is not like china score [06:26] IsambardPrince It's subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] it's just some "idiot who pays back with interest" score [06:26] IsambardPrince The banks see Mandy as a AAA credit risk. [06:26] IsambardPrince Because I'm the one with the cards. [06:26] IsambardPrince And I pay them every month. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] that' [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] s banks [06:27] IsambardPrince They see me as sort of meh. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] their biggest products is loans [06:27] IsambardPrince Because John. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] and there are many americans who do not need loans [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] most do live in debt [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] but anyway [06:27] IsambardPrince You need a credit score and a good one to get an apartment,.. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] you are bundling one with another [06:27] IsambardPrince Unless it's full of roaches and managed by a speculator. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] you don't need credit score [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] you need money [06:27] IsambardPrince No. [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] and whatever lending compaies say won't mtter [06:28] IsambardPrince They won't rent to you even if you have $100,000 if you have no credit score. [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] if you can pay years upfront [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] the thing is, few do [06:28] IsambardPrince They don't care. [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] esp. in cheap apartments [06:28] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:28] IsambardPrince They literally told me that with under 625, they would not rent to me. [06:28] IsambardPrince Even if I paid the entire lease up front. [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: maybe lousy ones would not [06:28] IsambardPrince They told me it's not just about the money. [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] dave\ ramsay already spoke about it [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] and i ehard ther same [06:28] schestowitz[TR2] it's propaganda they spread [06:29] IsambardPrince They see people with bad credit scores as unreliable and borderline criminal. [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] to shame you into borrowingf [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] when you do not need [06:29] IsambardPrince It's away for them to weed those people out. [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] to apropos 100k [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] if you havve that, you might not need to rent [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] you can buy something [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] so the score does not matter [06:29] IsambardPrince Something where? [06:29] IsambardPrince An empty lot is $100,000 here. [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] portion of something [06:29] IsambardPrince You can't even buy a condo with $100,000. [06:30] IsambardPrince And if you did, someone with roaches could still come in. [06:30] IsambardPrince And you'd never get it under control because nobody will force them to stop trashing their condo. [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] those "socore" are made up BS [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] to sell loans [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] and they don't matter to many people because they don't look for loans [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] it's like FB 'friends' [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] to people who are not on that site [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] you are also mixing crime records [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] with loan deliquesce [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] no employer in europe would turn you down because you never borowed money [06:33] schestowitz[TR2] they can, however, say thatt since you got arrested or convicted, you are a risk [06:33] IsambardPrince Yeah, even Walmart checks your credit score. [06:34] IsambardPrince They also won't hire you if you have a misdemeanor usually, much less felonies. [06:34] schestowitz[TR2] not the same thing [06:35] IsambardPrince https://www.apartmentlist.com/renter-life/credit-score-needed-to-rent-apartment [06:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.apartmentlist.com/renter-life/credit-score-needed-to-rent-apartment ) [06:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Sometimes landlords will rent to you with a FICO below 650. [06:35] IsambardPrince But they'll want two deposits or something. [06:36] IsambardPrince Do you really want to cough up three months rent EVERY TIME you move? [06:36] IsambardPrince And two of those months are just deposits you'll probably never get back. [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] not borrowing is not a bad thing, period [06:36] IsambardPrince It wouldn't be. [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] you are talking about people with criminal past [06:37] IsambardPrince If you could get a FICO score without some engagement with a loan or a credit card. [06:37] schestowitz[TR2] and maybe some score that takes that into account [06:37] IsambardPrince No, it's separate components. [06:37] IsambardPrince The TransUnion SmartMove program tells the landlord your FICO score, your criminal history, if you've been evicted from anywhere before, and a bunch of other things. [06:38] IsambardPrince About 60-70% of landlords in my experience use SmartMove. [06:38] IsambardPrince So it's a combination of requirements. [06:38] IsambardPrince Like one apartment complex around here says "650 or better FICO score, no felonies, no misdemeanors in the past two years, no evictions". [06:39] IsambardPrince Evictions can be reported by a credit bureau for 7 years, but landlords can look at the public record system directly and see if you've been evicted in that area if they want to. [06:39] IsambardPrince Once you've been evicted somewhere it's game over. [06:40] IsambardPrince That' [06:40] IsambardPrince Err [06:40] IsambardPrince That's why Austin was over 40 years old and still going to college and taking student loans. [06:40] IsambardPrince He had evictions and nobody would rent to him. [06:40] IsambardPrince But if you're a student, they have to let you rent a spot in the dorms. [06:41] IsambardPrince At that point it was take student loans or live in a box under the L. [06:41] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's a really fucked up country. [06:41] IsambardPrince Almost impossible for people to live in. [06:41] IsambardPrince Con artists and fraudsters everywhere. [06:41] IsambardPrince Massive exploitation. [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] your slumlord [06:42] IsambardPrince Yeah, basically. [06:42] IsambardPrince And Mandy doesn't get it. [06:43] IsambardPrince That I get all of this "hard radiation" from dealing with these fucks. [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] operational efficiency - vermin everywhere, or pests like insects [06:43] IsambardPrince While his head is buried in some goddamn internet phone. [06:43] IsambardPrince Where he thinks he'll just divorce me and go stay with his cell phone buddies. [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] the "spray can multi-millionaire [06:44] IsambardPrince $33 million [06:44] IsambardPrince Sends Chris down to Walmart for Raid. [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] per annum [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] (allegedly) [06:45] IsambardPrince Landlords use credit reports to see how you pay your bills. They also don't want to rent to someone that's in a LOT of debt because they don't want to risk them filing bankruptcy and including unpaid rent. [06:46] IsambardPrince If they don't know anything about you because you have one of Dave's "INDETERMINABLE" credit scores, they just move on. [06:46] IsambardPrince And they rent it to someone they know something about. [06:46] IsambardPrince What's worse, is that schestowitz[TR2] has no idea how credit reports work in the US. [06:47] IsambardPrince Not having positive tradelines doesn't meant that the worst that happens is no score. [06:47] IsambardPrince Oh no. [06:47] IsambardPrince Eventually you'll owe the hospital or something, and you'll have a BAD score. [06:47] IsambardPrince Because the only thing FICO is looking at are your hospital bills, which would be balanced out on a normal credit report by paid as agreed credit cards, car loans, personal loans, whatever. [06:48] IsambardPrince FICO looks at it "Hmm, no positive tradelines, owes the hospital ER $50,000?" "That looks like a 540 to me." [06:48] IsambardPrince Landlord looks at it, laughs, rips up your apartment application. [06:50] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The more honest way of putting it, if you want to explain the American credit scoring system is.... [06:50] IsambardPrince "They do this to you on purpose to pressure you into taking on loan products, so they don't blackmail you into having no job and no home." [06:50] IsambardPrince "So this is how the sausage gets made." [06:51] IsambardPrince This country is a crushing wheel that's designed to keep people "where they belong". [06:52] IsambardPrince No post-high school education? Fuck off. [06:52] IsambardPrince Owe the hospital? Fuck off. [06:52] IsambardPrince Can't pay your credit cards because everything is expensive and work doesn't pay much money? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Can't afford a car? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Can't afford a car and won't or can't get a car loan? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Criminal record? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Bankruptcy? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Eviction? Fuck off. [06:53] IsambardPrince Been bouncing some checks? Fuck off. [06:54] IsambardPrince Basically, they want a certain type of person to succeed and get ahead, and everyone else can fuck right off. [06:54] IsambardPrince Suicide rate is going up. There's reasons. [06:55] IsambardPrince People hit the bottom, or near the bottom, like me. [06:55] IsambardPrince They put a gun in their mouth. Guns are cheap. [06:55] IsambardPrince Guns are everywhere. [06:55] IsambardPrince You can buy a gun cheaper than you can buy a week's worth of Trump groceries. [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] where is the buick? [06:56] IsambardPrince You know what Trump Groceries are right? They're running a sale. You pay for three of them, you only get one. [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] did it add to a score? [06:56] IsambardPrince Not really. It gets Mandy to work so he can complain about work. [06:57] IsambardPrince So that he can bitch and moan about having a bed and a roof, and food that's not his dad murdering a dog in the back yard. ● Aug 18 [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] what else can i say? 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Putin loved it [08:34] TR News "In short, led by Denmark, many EU member states are arguing for forcing WhatsApp/Signal/etc to inspect all our photos and links, using AI." https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief/ | Source: Bert Hubert [08:34] TR Bot Chatcontrol 2025 edition in Brief - Bert Hubert's writings [08:34] TR News "While privacy attacks may not be as sexy as pure security vulnerabilities like popping a shell, a large proportion of the web (not to mention revenue) is built on advertising technology." https://spaceraccoon.dev/client-side-deanonymization-attacks-privacy-sandbox-apis/ | Source: Spaceraccoon [08:34] TR Bot Escaping the Matrix: Client-Side Deanonymization Attacks on Privacy Sandbox APIs | Spaceraccoon's Blog [08:34] TR News "According to Yubico, passwords are on their way out. In their place is a new form of login called passkeys that promises stronger security and less frustration." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/passkeys-are-winning,-but-security-leaders-must-raise-the-bar-says-yubico.html | Source: IT Wire [08:34] TR Bot - Passkeys are winning, but security leaders must raise the bar says Yubico [08:36] TR News "The European Union is trying to prevent the United States from targeting the bloc's digital rules as both sides work through the final details of a delayed statement to formalise a trade deal reached last month, the Financial Times reported on Sunday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-push-to-protect-digital-rules-holds-up-trade-statement-with-us-report/articleshow/123342357.cms | Source: India Times [08:36] TR Bot EU push to protect digital rules holds up trade statement with US: Report - The Economic Times [08:37] TR News "I log in and see constant posting that I can only describe as toxic mediocrity. A seemingly endless stream of posts that are over fluffed, over produced and ultimately say nothing." https://www.elliotcsmith.com/linkedin-toxic-mediocrity/ | Source: Elliot C Smith [08:37] TR Bot Sunny Days Are Warm: Why LinkedIn Rewards Mediocrity [08:38] TR News "A List Of Alternative Social Media Platforms" https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-twitter-x-replacements-alternative-social-media-platforms/ | Source: GreyCoder [08:38] TR Bot List Of Alternative Social Media Platforms - GreyCoder [08:39] TR News "The usage of AI, especially in the software industry, has increased a lot lately, but everything has a downside and that, is, excess." https://syntackle.com/blog/vibe-coding/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti [08:39] TR Bot Vibe Coding The Fast Food of Coding [08:39] TR News "This website is a citizen's guide to opposing generative AI's harmful effects on our society." https://resist-ai.sh/ | [08:39] TR Bot Resist AI! [08:40] TR News "Bogus quotations on the [Internet] are not new, but AI chatbots and their hallucinations have multiplied the problem at scale, misleading many more people" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-inventing-quotes/683888/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:40] TR Bot Dont Believe What AI Told You I Said - The Atlantic [08:40] TR News "Commentators on YouTube were even less kind, calling the robot's rendition an "abomination."" https://futurism.com/scientists-robot-drummer-horrible | Source: Futurism [08:40] TR Bot Scientists Taught a Robot to Play the Drums and He Is Shockingly Horrible at It [08:40] TR News "That partnership, which ended up including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, was announced last week." https://futurism.com/grok-mechahitler-meltdown-xai-government-contract | Source: Futurism [08:40] TR Bot Grok's "MechaHitler" Meltdown Reportedly Cost xAI a Massive Government Contract [08:42] TR News "Look a bit deeper, however, and cracks start to show in that facade" https://futurism.com/ai-far-away-profit-experts-warn | Source: Futurism [08:42] TR Bot The AI Industry Is Still Light-Years From Making a Profit, Experts Warn [08:42] TR News Elect clowns, expect a circus: "A new generation of economists talking to HS said the reasons are obvious: Finland hasn't been investing enough in quality education across the board. The share of young people with higher education in Finland has now fallen below the OECD average." https://yle.fi/a/74-20177944 [08:42] TR Bot Monday's papers: Finland's lost decades, a buyer's market and getting caught red-handed | Yle News | Yle [08:43] TR News "The authors of the study, which was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" https://futurism.com/chatgpt-deep-anti-human-bias | Source: Futurism [08:43] TR Bot New Research Finds That ChatGPT Secretly Has a Deep Anti-Human Bias [08:43] TR News Anon: Underlying all that is the microsoftianism which has destroyed the schools' and especially the universities' abilities to actually perform. You can't teach without an ICT infrastructure and the kotiryss in the basements have chosen M$ at the expense of Finland's education and national readiness." [08:43] TR News "Im annoyed that this is important, because these guys are influential in Silicon Valley." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/17/ai-doomsday-and-ai-heaven-live-forever-in-ai-god/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:43] TR Bot AI doomsday and AI heaven: live forever in AI God Pivot to AI [08:44] TR News "I feel like everybody knows this, but/and everybody (including me) is constantly forgetting it: AI is more than LLMs, and the really fun and weird stuff is tucked into that more than." https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/more-than-llms/ | Source: Robin Sloan [08:44] TR Bot AI is more than LLMs [08:44] TR News "But ask it to do something real, like refactor a core service that orchestrates three different libraries, and a frustrating glass ceiling appears" https://blog.sshh.io/p/ai-cant-read-your-docs | Source: Shrivu Shankar [08:44] TR Bot AI Can't Read Your Docs - by Shrivu Shankar [08:44] TR News "But nobody thought it would happen this quickly. Three years later, the AI transformation is just about complete." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-college-class-of-2026/683901/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:44] TR Bot This Year Will Be the Turning Point for AI College - The Atlantic [08:45] TR News "The client receives cryptographic fingerprints proving the server runs genuine, unmodified SGX code. Users can verify this independently by compiling the open-source enclave code and checking hashes match production servers." https://greycoder.com/vp-net-is-a-vpn-service-you-can-verify-yourself/ | Source: GreyCoder [08:45] TR Bot Is A VPN Service You Can Verify Yourself - GreyCoder [08:46] TR News "Science and Invention was an American popular science and technology magazine founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1920." https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/1920s-science-and-invention-covers.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [08:46] TR Bot Amazing Covers of Science and Invention Magazine During the 1920s ~ Vintage Everyday [08:46] TR News "Neighbors discovered the school after observing parents dropping off and picking up children at the house." https://futurism.com/the-byte/mark-zuckerberg-school-ai-children-palo-alto | Source: Futurism [08:46] TR Bot Neighbors Uncover Something Incredibly Sketchy at Mark Zuckerberg's Compound [08:46] TR News "Lets be clear about who its for and what its for." https://seths.blog/2025/08/what-sort-of-success/ | Source: Seth Godin [08:46] TR Bot What sort of success? | Seth's Blog [08:46] TR News "So one could definitely say writing is a hobby for me." https://hamatti.org/posts/is-writing-a-hobby-for-me/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:46] TR Bot Is writing a hobby for me? : Juha-Matti Santala [08:46] TR News "Bernstein has conducted an analysis of the U.S. supply and demand balance in analog and discrete semiconductors" https://datageeek.com/2025/08/17/global-modeling-with-gluonts-deepar-future-of-semiconductors-in-the-u-s/ | Source: DataGeeek [08:46] TR Bot Modeling with GluonTS DeepAR: Future of Semiconductors in the U.S. DataGeeek [08:47] TR News "The conversations appear to reflect a growing phenomenon of what has been dubbed AI psychosis" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/17/chatgpt-is-driving-people-mad/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [08:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/17/chatgpt-is-driving-people-mad/ ) [08:48] TR News "In the wide wide world connected by the cyber highway, you never know whos gonna read your writing and learn something new or get inspired by something you shared and thats a wonderful thing to happen so I prefer to default to sharing openly." https://hamatti.org/posts/questions-and-answers-about-blogging/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:48] TR Bot Questions and answers about blogging : Juha-Matti Santala [08:48] TR News [Old] "There is so much information in the world that post-scarcity is a severe understatement of the scale of our information age." https://blog.clew.se/posts/secret-web/ | [08:48] TR Bot A Secret Web [08:48] TR News "The words are read in the local dialect, making it challenging for native Chinese speakers not from the region to learn it." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/16/a-sanctuary-for-us-chinas-gen-z-women-embrace-centuries-old-script/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:48] TR Bot China's Gen Z women embrace centuries-old script [08:48] TR News "Fifty years after its initial release, Rocky Horror has amassed global adoration, particularly on the midnight movie circuit." https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/rocky-horror-picture-show-screenings-midnight-movie-b2808494.html | Source: The Independent UK [08:48] TR Bot Rocky Horror Picture Show forever: How a tiny US cinema helped turn a flop movie into a phenomenon | The Independent [08:49] TR News "Such models were used by the X.25 protocol, and by DECNet in its Digital Data Communications Message Protocol (DDCMP)." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/18/congestion-control-at-ietf-123/ | Source: APNIC [08:49] TR Bot Congestion control at IETF 123 | APNIC Blog [08:52] TR News (NEW): BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [08:52] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers [08:55] TR News Techrights Links 18/08/2025: LLM Reputation Damaged, Australia Catches Google Foul Play https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Links_18_08_2025_LLM_Reputation_Damaged_Australia_Catches_Googl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Links_18_08_2025_LLM_Reputation_Damaged_Australia_Catches_Googl.gmi [08:55] TR Bot Techrights Links 18/08/2025: LLM Reputation Damaged, Australia Catches Google Foul Play [08:56] TR News "As you may have noticed, all of us replying to each other (you included) post a link to the previous post we are replying to. This is a backlink. Obviously we do this for those reading our posts to know what conversations are going on and what we are replying to." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-17_re_re_aggregators_backlinks.gmi [08:56] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-18.gmi [08:57] TR News No, I'm the one that goes woo-hoo when you push my stomache. Woo-hoo! gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/15.1 [08:58] TR News "While on the phone with my ISP (Internet Service Provider) [1], I was told I could just take the now cancelled wireless service unit to the closest UPS (United Parcel Service) [2] store, give them the account number and they would take care of returning it. No charge." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/14.1 [08:58] TR News A first world problem that is partially my own fault, but I must also lay some blame to the Monopolistic Phone Company who took untold billions from the government for infrastructure upgrades, failed to do so while at the same time driving out other DSL providers gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/13.1 ● Aug 18 [09:00] TR News "actually, looking back at the history for this part of the capsule, you can mostly expect permanence by this point, at least going forward. I used to rearrange things more often than I do now." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/ [09:01] TR News "for one- i am addicted pretty intensely to fentanyl, and the man ive been living with has been providing it to me." gemini://voidrane.smol.pub/1755491685 [09:27] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 18 [10:12] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@uj65wqzsztp38.irc) has joined #techrights [10:15] *forkbombe has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:24] MinceR https://engrish.com/2024/01/not-sure-why-we-cant-find-any-tenants/ [10:24] TR Bot Not sure why we cant find any tenants [10:42] IsambardPrince MinceR, All we did was double the rent, infest the building with roaches, break out some windows, not take the trash out, and implement a credit check. [10:42] IsambardPrince I'm not sure what we could be doing wrong. 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Printer giant denies dirty toner tricks The Register [12:53] *psydroid2 has just dealt with a printer manufacturer shill who not only condones but encourages these practices ● Aug 18 [14:02] TR News "In this document, well take a tour of Pythons features suitable for implementing programs" https://docs.python.org/3/howto/functional.html | Source: Python [14:02] TR Bot Functional Programming HOWTO Python 3.13.7 documentation [14:02] TR News "When deploying Django with gunicorn the request.META["REMOTE_IP"] value is not filled with the IP" https://www.vincentlammens.be/blog/2025-08-15-django-x-forwarded-for-middleware/ | Source: Vincent Lammens [14:02] TR Bot Django Middleware to set REMOTE_IP to X-Forwarded-For - Vincent's Site [14:02] TR News "The basic idea is to treat security issues like any other bug" https://socket.dev/blog/libxml2-maintainer-ends-embargoed-vulnerability-reports | Source: Socket Inc [14:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://socket.dev/blog/libxml2-maintainer-ends-embargoed-vulnerability-reports ) [14:03] TR News "I am building a little script to automagically bootstrap GCC with the two difficult to build languages: Ada and D." https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250817.html | Source: Brian Callahan [14:03] TR Bot Despite thoughts to the contrary, GNAT (Ada) is in fact fully supported on illumos - Dr. Brian Robert Callahan [14:03] TR News "Noticing this friction, I have been working on a concept for a mobile-first HTML editor." https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/17/designing-a-mobile-first-html-editor | Source: James G [14:03] TR Bot Designing a mobile-first HTML editor | James' Coffee Blog [14:03] TR News "In my previous post, LLVM integrated assembler: Improving expressions and relocations delved into enhancements made to LLVM's expression resolving and relocation generation." https://maskray.me/blog/2025-08-17-llvm-integrated-assembler-improving-sections-and-symbols | Source: MaskRay [14:03] TR Bot LLVM integrated assembler: Improving sections and symbols | MaskRay [14:04] TR News iophk: Siphoning off state funds for private profit: "Kela reimbursements for private doctor visits increase costs but fail to boost visits" https://yle.fi/a/74-20177993 [14:04] TR Bot Kela reimbursements for private doctor visits increase costs but fail to boost visits | Yle News | Yle [14:05] TR News "There are 101 ways to do drafts with 11ty, along with scheduling." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/updated-drafts/ | Source: Clayton Errington [14:05] TR Bot Updated My Draft System [14:05] TR News "RSS is super rad way to consume internet content (like a newspaper)." https://sethmlarson.dev/how-many-rss-subscribers-do-i-have | Source: Seth Michael Larson [14:05] TR Bot How many RSS subscribers do I have? [14:06] TR News "Shotcut, the popular open-source video editor, has released version 25.08, a maintenance update that focuses on fixing several recent issues while also introducing new color space support and export features." https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-25-08-video-editor-arrives-with-key-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:06] TR Bot Shotcut 25.08 Video Editor Arrives with Key Fixes [14:07] TR News [Old] "So, Nokia smartphones? Profitable? Not a chance." https://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2013/01/nokia-final-q4-smartphones-as-expected-66m-total-means-market-share-now-3-from-29-exactly-2-years-ag.html | Source: Tomi Ahonen [14:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2013/01/nokia-final-q4-smartphones-as-expected-66m-total-means-market-share-now-3-from-29-exactly-2-years-ag.html ) [14:07] TR News "I've been reverse-engineering the Intel 386 processor (from 1985), and I've come across some interesting circuits for the chip's input/output (I/O) pins." https://www.righto.com/2025/08/static-latchup-metastability-386.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [14:07] TR Bot Here be dragons: Preventing static damage, latchup, and metastability in the 386 [14:07] TR News Winner, Name that Ware July 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-july-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [14:07] TR Bot Winner, Name that Ware July 2025 bunnie's blog [14:08] TR News Name that Ware, August 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-august-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [14:08] TR Bot Name that Ware, August 2025 bunnie's blog [14:08] TR News "In other words, instead of manually hunting down repository URLs, GPG keys, and configuration instructions" https://linuxiac.com/how-to-use-extrepo-in-debian-to-manage-third-party-repositories/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:08] TR Bot How to Use extrepo in Debian to Manage Third-Party Repositories [14:09] TR News "I now have Hyprland installed and running, and a web browser." https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/archbook | Source: Jasper Tandy [14:09] TR Bot Jasper is blogging: ArchBook [14:10] TR News "Debian (and projects based on it) make up a huge portion of the Linux ecosystem - both in terms of the number of child distributions and the number of people using them." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250818 | Source: Distro Watch [14:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250818 ) [14:10] TR News "One of the most notable changes is a brand-new installation process. Historically, installing TrueNAS meant creating a custom USB stick and manually configuring everything from the console. However, 25.10 Goldeye takes a different approach, offering a guided, web-based installer backed by a free cloud service." https://linuxiac.com/what-to-expect-from-truenas-25-10-open-source-storage/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:10] TR Bot What to Expect From TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source Storage [14:11] TR News "So, suppose that you have a brand new nflog version of OpenBSD's pflog" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NflogAndTcpdumpFilters | Source: University of Toronto [14:11] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:11] TR News "Inspired by this feature" https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/17/alt-text-button | Source: James G [14:11] TR Bot Developing an alt text button for images on my website | James' Coffee Blog [14:12] TR News "I searched my email for rpz, because Im sure I now this." https://dan.langille.org/2025/08/17/cant-get-to-some-disney-links/ | Source: Dan Langille [14:12] TR Bot Cant get to some Disney links Dan Langille's Other Diary [14:12] TR News Rats from the sky: Urban India finds itself divided on pigeons https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/rats-from-the-sky-urban-india-finds-itself-divided-on-pigeons [14:12] TR Bot Rats from the sky: Urban India finds itself divided on pigeons | The Straits Times [14:13] TR News South Korean military hit by 9,200 cyber attacks in first half of 2025, up 45% from 2024 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-military-hit-by-9200-cyber-attacks-in-first-half-of-2025-up-44-from-2024 [14:13] TR Bot South Korean military hit by 9,200 cyber attacks in first half of 2025,up 45% from 2024 | The Straits Times [14:14] TR News (NEW): Firefox 142 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Firefox_142_Web_Browser_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_Wh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Firefox_142_Web_Browser_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_Wh.gmi [14:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefox 142 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [14:15] TR News Actually, China cant put Australia over an economic barrel https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/actually-china-cant-put-australia-over-an-economic-barrel/ [14:15] TR Bot Actually, China cant put Australia over an economic barrel | The Strategist [14:16] TR News "Llama Habitat Continues To Expand" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/17/llama-habitat-continues-to-expand-now-includes-the-psp/ | Source: Hackaday [14:16] TR Bot Habitat Continues To Expand, Now Includes The PSP | Hackaday [14:17] TR News Earth's Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate, Study Warns https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-continents-are-drying-out-at-an-unprecedented-rate-study-warns [14:17] TR Bot Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate, Study Warns : ScienceAlert [14:18] TR News Chatcontrol 2025: Resumen https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief-es/ [14:18] TR Bot Chatcontrol 2025: Resumen - Bert Hubert's writings [14:20] TR News Timeline: Hong Kong civil societys mysteriously axed venue bookings https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/17/timeline-hong-kong-civil-societys-mysteriously-axed-venue-bookings/ [14:20] TR Bot Timeline: HK civil society's mysteriously axed venue bookings [14:21] TR News What is Reverse Proxy and Why You Need One for Security https://www.blackmoreops.com/what-is-reverse-proxy-explained/ [14:21] TR Bot What is Reverse Proxy and Why You Need One for Security - blackMORE Ops [14:22] TR News Jonathan Dowland: Amiga redux https://jmtd.net/log/amiga/redux/ [14:22] TR Bot jmtd log amiga Amiga redux [14:22] TR News Global Modeling with GluonTS DeepAR: Future of Semiconductors in the U.S. https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/global-modeling-with-gluonts-deepar-future-of-semiconductors-in-the-u-s/ [14:22] TR Bot Modeling with GluonTS DeepAR: Future of Semiconductors in the U.S. | R-bloggers [14:27] TR News Learn Docker: Complete Beginner's Course https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/docker/ [14:27] TR Bot Learn Docker: Complete Beginner's Course [14:28] TR News Introduction to Flatpak https://linuxhandbook.com/flatpak/ [14:28] TR Bot Introduction to Flatpak [14:28] TR News File Management Commands in GNU/Linux https://linuxhandbook.com/file-management-commands/ [14:28] TR Bot File Management Commands in Linux [14:29] TR News SSH Fundamentals https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/ssh/ [14:29] TR Bot SSH Fundamentals [14:29] TR News What to Expect From TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source Storage https://linuxiac.com/what-to-expect-from-truenas-25-10-open-source-storage/ [14:29] TR News Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 33 (Aug 11 17, 2025) https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-33-aug-11-17-2025/ [14:29] TR Bot Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 33 (Aug 11 17, 2025) [14:30] TR News Valhalla's Things: rrdtool and Trixie https://blog.trueelena.org/blog/2025/08/17-rrdtool_and_trixie/index.html [14:30] TR Bot Valhalla's Things rrdtool and Trixie [14:30] TR News Sparky 9 code name and repos https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-9-code-name-and-repos/ [14:30] TR Bot Sparky 9 code name and repos - SparkyLinux [14:31] TR News Raspberry Pi Zero-sized XpressReal T3 SBC features Realtek RTD1619B SoC, runs FydeOS https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/18/raspberry-pi-zero-sized-xpressreal-t3-sbc-features-realtek-rtd1619b-soc-runs-fydeos/ [14:31] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Zero inspired XpressReal T3 SBC features Realtek RTD1619B SoC, runs FydeOS - CNX Software [14:31] TR News Linux Format Archives https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-archives.html [14:31] TR Bot Linux Format Archives [14:33] TR News KomoDo is a todo manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/komodo-todo-manager/ [14:33] TR Bot is a todo manager - LinuxLinks [14:33] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Serial Terminals https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-serial-terminals/ [14:33] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Serial Terminals - LinuxLinks [14:33] TR News Sudoku solve Sudoku puzzles https://www.linuxlinks.com/sudoku-solve-puzzles/ [14:33] TR Bot - solve Sudoku puzzles - LinuxLinks [14:34] TR News new release: ideal-linux-2025 based on GNU/Linux Debian 13: live usb ready to go gnu linux mate + super tux kart stick fits on 24GBytes usb stick https://dwaves.de/2025/08/17/new-release-ideal-linux-2025-based-on-gnu-linux-debian-13-live-usb-ready-to-go-gnu-linux-mate-super-tux-kart-stick-fits-on-24gbytes-usb-stick/ [14:34] TR Bot new release: ideal-linux-2025 based on GNU Linux Debian 13: live usb ready to go gnu linux mate + super tux kart stick fits on 24GBytes usb stick | dwaves.de [14:35] TR News Threadbare story-drive collaborative game https://www.linuxlinks.com/threadbare-story-drive-collaborative-game/ [14:35] TR Bot - story-drive collaborative game - LinuxLinks [14:35] TR News gofmt formats Go programs https://www.linuxlinks.com/gofmt-formats-go-programs/ [14:35] TR Bot - formats Go programs - LinuxLinks [14:47] TR News Otto Keklinen: Best Practices for Submitting and Reviewing Merge Requests in Debian https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-salsa-merge-request-best-practices/ [14:47] TR Bot Best Practices for Submitting and Reviewing Merge Requests in Debian [14:50] TR News golangci-lint fast Go linters runner https://www.linuxlinks.com/golangci-lint-fast-go-linters-runner/ [14:50] TR Bot - fast Go linters runner - LinuxLinks [14:50] TR News Video: History of UNIX (2025) http://www.montanalinux.org/video-unix-history-2025.html [14:50] TR Bot History of UNIX (2025) | www.montanalinux.org [14:52] TR News Ghostty Terminal Rewrites GTK Build to Fix GNU/Linux Issues https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ghostty-terminal-gtk-rewrite-linux "Ghostty terminal has undergone a GTK rewrite, embracing the GObject type system. The result: new features, better memory management, and improved stability." [14:52] TR Bot Ghostty Terminal Rewrites GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues - OMG! Ubuntu [14:53] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.17-rc2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Linux_6_17_rc2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Linux_6_17_rc2.gmi [14:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 6.17-rc2 [14:55] TR News Default Wallpapers for Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Revealed https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/default-wallpapers-of-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-revealed/ [14:55] TR Bot Default Wallpapers for Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Revealed | UbuntuHandbook [14:55] TR News Ubuntu devs plan dangerous daily builds but what are they? https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-dangerous-daily-builds-snap-testing [14:55] TR Bot Ubuntu's New "Dangerous" Daily Builds - What Are They? - OMG! 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The Document Foundation Blog [15:08] TR News After Schedule A: The Cross-Border IP Enforcement Gap https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/schedule-border-enforcement.html [15:08] TR Bot After "Schedule A": The Cross-Border IP Enforcement Gap [15:10] TR News The Russian Vision of Technology https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Russian_Vision_of_Technology.shtml [15:10] TR Bot Techrights The Russian Vision of Technology [15:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:36] TR News How To Enable BBR on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/enable-bbr-debian-13/ [15:36] TR Bot How To Enable BBR on Debian 13 - idroot [15:37] TR News 15 Best CineHub Alternatives 2025: Working Sites Like CineHub Xtreme/Pro https://dekisoft.net/best-cinehub-alternatives-android-pc/ [15:37] TR Bot 15 Best CineHub Alternatives 2025: Working Sites Like CineHub Xtreme/Pro [15:42] TR News Don't Call it a Christro | LINUX Unplugged 628 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/628/ [15:42] TR Bot Don't Call it a Christro | LINUX Unplugged 628 | Jupiter Broadcasting [15:44] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission Progress (15 July 22 July) GSoC 25 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/simplifying-package-submission-progress-15-july-22-july-gsoc-25/ [15:44] TR Bot Simplifying Package Submission Progress (15 July 22 July) GSoC 25 Fedora Community Blog [15:46] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission, Progress (22 July 29 July) GSoC 25 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/simplifying-package-submission-progress-22-july-29-july-gsoc-25/ [15:46] TR Bot Simplifying Package Submission, Progress (22 July 29 July) GSoC 25 Fedora Community Blog [15:47] TR News 324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, GNU/Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more GNU/Linux news https://thisweekinlinux.com/324 [15:47] TR Bot Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [15:49] TR News mintCast 466 Print All The Things https://mintcast.org/466-print-all-the-things/ [15:49] TR Bot 466 Print All The Things mintCast [15:50] TR News Kernel compiling now in woofQ2 https://bkhome.org/news/202508/kernel-compiling-now-in-woofq2.html [15:50] TR Bot Kernel compiling now in woofQ2 [15:51] TR News Simon Ser: Status update, August 2025 https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/status-update-79/ [15:51] TR Bot Status update, August 2025 emersion [15:52] TR News DRM https://hackaday.com/2025/08/17/cracking-abandonware-drm-like-its-1999/ | Source: Hackaday [15:52] TR Bot Abandonware DRM Like Its 1999 | Hackaday [15:52] TR News When It Comes to Technology, Mozilla and Firefox Are Illiberal (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/When_It_Comes_to_Technology_Mozilla_and_Firefox_Are_Illiberal.shtml [15:52] TR Bot Techrights When It Comes to Technology, Mozilla and Firefox Are Illiberal [15:53] TR News Ninth Circuit Says Copyright Owner Cant Subpoena Cox for Names of Users Showing Pirated Film https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/17/ninth-circuit-says-copyright-owner-cant-subpoena-cox-names-users-showing-pirated-film/id=191268/ [15:53] TR Bot Ninth Circuit Says Copyright Owner Cant Subpoena Cox for Names of Users Showing Pirated Film [15:53] TR News "End of the Smartphone Era" According to Jeffrey Epstein's Key Enabler https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/End_of_the_Smartphone_Era_According_to_Jeffrey_Epstein_s_Key_En.shtml [15:53] TR Bot Techrights "End of the Smartphone Era" According to Jeffrey Epstein's Key Enabler [15:54] TR News Here comes the sun! https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2025-solar/ [15:54] TR Bot website: here comes the sun! [15:55] TR News Air Canada flight attendants defy back-to-work order, continue strike https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250817-air-canada-flight-attendants-defy-back-to-work-order-continue-strike [15:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250817-air-canada-flight-attendants-defy-back-to-work-order-continue-strike ) [15:56] TR News Air Canada to resume flights after government ends flight attendant strike https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250817-air-canada-to-resume-flights-after-government-ends-flight-attendant-strike [15:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250817-air-canada-to-resume-flights-after-government-ends-flight-attendant-strike ) ● Aug 18 [16:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:01] TR News Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/world/canada/air-canada-strike.html [16:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/world/canada/air-canada-strike.html ) [16:01] TR News South Korean found dead in alleged Cambodian scam compound; signs of torture reported https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/south-korean-found-dead-in-alleged-cambodian-scam-compound-signs-of-torture-reported [16:01] TR Bot South Korean found dead in alleged Cambodian scam compound; signs of torture reported | The Straits Times [16:01] TR News Ruby gems still broken after 15 years https://felipec.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/ruby-gems-still-broken/ [16:01] TR Bot Ruby gems still broken after 15 years | Felipe Contreras [16:02] TR News Lazy Reading for 2025/08/17 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/08/17/lazy-reading-for-2025-08-17/ [16:02] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2025/08/17 DragonFly BSD Digest [16:02] TR News Manage remote vm-bhyve guests with OS X Mavericks VNC client https://box.matto.nl/manage-remote-vmbhyve-guests-with-os-x-mavericks-vnc-client.html [16:02] TR Bot remote vm-bhyve guests with OS X Mavericks VNC client - 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2025-08-16 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-08-16-edition/index.html [16:06] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Off and Deadzone: Rogue - 2025-08-16 Edition [16:06] TR News The King is Watching: Review https://boilingsteam.com/the-king-is-watching-review/index.html [16:06] TR Bot The King is Watching: Review [16:07] TR News "Secure Boot" is a Security Problem, Not a Solution (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Secure_Boot_is_a_Security_Problem_Not_a_Solution.shtml [16:07] TR Bot Techrights "Secure Boot" is a Security Problem, Not a Solution [16:07] TR News Open Source Initiative (OSI), Wikipedia, Molly De Blanc, and Censorship/Reputation Laundering https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Wikipedia_Molly_De_Blanc_and_Censors.shtml [16:07] TR Bot Techrights Open Source Initiative (OSI), Wikipedia, Molly De Blanc, and Censorship/Reputation Laundering [16:07] TR News The Open Source Initiative Has Many Scandals, We'll Try to Summarise Them All https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Open_Source_Initiative_Has_Many_Scandals_We_ll_Try_to_Summa.shtml [16:07] TR Bot Techrights The Open Source Initiative Has Many Scandals, We'll Try to Summarise Them All [16:07] TR News Reddit Funded by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Reddit_Funded_by_Microsoft.shtml [16:07] TR Bot Techrights Reddit Funded by Microsoft [16:07] TR News Sooner or Later Almost Everyone Will Know "AI" is Just a Go-To, Misused, Misapplied, and Grossly Overused Term of Liars and Con Jobs Who Ride a Ponzi Scheme https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Sooner_or_Later_Almost_Everyone_Will_Know_AI_is_Just_a_Go_To_Mi.shtml [16:07] TR Bot Techrights Sooner or Later Almost Everyone Will Know "AI" is Just a Go-To, Misused, Misapplied, and Grossly Overused Term of Liars and Con Jobs Who Ride a Ponzi Scheme [16:08] TR News Growing Our Reach https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Growing_Our_Reach.shtml [16:08] TR Bot Techrights Growing Our Reach [16:09] TR News Chatcontrol 2025 edition in Brief https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief/ [16:09] TR Bot Chatcontrol 2025 edition in Brief - Bert Hubert's writings [16:09] TR News Microsoft's backdoored Windows in Gabon: Still Moving Down https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Microsoft_s_Windows_in_Gabon_Still_Moving_Down.shtml [16:09] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Windows in Gabon: Still Moving Down [16:09] TR News The Next Version of backdoored Windows Will Always be the Best (for Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Next_Version_of_Windows_Will_Always_be_the_Best_for_Microso.shtml [16:09] TR Bot Techrights The Next Version of Windows Will Always be the Best (for Microsoft) [16:10] TR News Working Whilst Away From Home https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Working_Whilst_Away_From_Home.shtml [16:10] TR Bot Techrights Working Whilst Away From Home [16:10] TR News The Register MS Has Begun Using Slop Images (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Register_MS_Has_Begun_Using_Slop_Images.shtml [16:10] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Has Begun Using Slop Images [16:10] TR News Don't Talk to Bullies (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.shtml [16:10] TR Bot Techrights Don't Talk to Bullies [16:35] TR News New URL: blog.slackware.nl https://blog.slackware.nl/new-url-blog-slackware-nl/ [16:35] TR Bot URL: blog.slackware.nl Alien Pastures [16:37] TR News Testing a 30-meter fiber HDMI cable https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/17/testing-a-30-meter-fiber-hdmi-cable/ [16:37] TR Bot Testing a 30-meter fiber HDMI cable - CNX Software [16:38] TR News Microsoft Store change removes the ability to stop App updates pausing automatic updates now limited to a 5-week duration https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-store-change-removes-the-ability-to-stop-app-updates-pausing-automatic-updates-now-limited-to-a-5-week-duration [16:38] TR Bot Microsoft Store change removes the ability to stop App updates pausing automatic updates now limited to a 5-week duration | Tom's Hardware [16:38] TR News A Slackware theme for your Grub https://blog.slackware.nl/a-slackware-theme-for-your-grub/ [16:38] TR Bot A Slackware theme for your Grub Alien Pastures [16:41] TR News "When is a Raspberry Pi not a Raspberry Pi? Perhaps when its a Pi Pico-shaped board with an RP3A0 SoC from a Raspberry Pi Zero 2, made by [jonny12375]." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/17/its-a-pi-but-its-not-quite-a-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Hackaday [16:41] TR Bot A Pi, But Its Not Quite A Raspberry Pi | Hackaday ● Aug 18 [17:05] TR News "Practical Guide To Pedal-Powered Electrical Generators" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/17/practical-guide-to-pedal-powered-electrical-generators/ | Source: Hackaday [17:05] TR Bot Guide To Pedal-Powered Electrical Generators | Hackaday [17:05] TR News "Candle clocks were once an easy way to build a clock without using complex mechanical devices: just observe how quickly a thin candle burns down, mark an identical candle with periodic gradations, and you had a simple timer." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/17/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-flaming-oscillator-and-a-new-take-on-the-candle-clock/ | Source: Hackaday [17:05] TR Bot One Hertz Challenge: A Flaming Oscillator And A New Take On The Candle Clock | Hackaday [17:13] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:22] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Name That Ware, One Hertz Challenge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Name_That_Ware_One_Hertz_Cha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Name_That_Ware_One_Hertz_Cha.gmi [17:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Name That Ware, One Hertz Challenge [17:23] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:23] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [17:25] TR News (NEW): Videos and Audiocasts/Shows: History of UNIX, LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux, mintCast https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Videos_and_Audiocasts_Shows_History_of_UNIX_LINUX_Unplugged_Thi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Videos_and_Audiocasts_Shows_History_of_UNIX_LINUX_Unplugged_Thi.gmi [17:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Videos and Audiocasts/Shows: History of UNIX, LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux, mintCast [17:27] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam News, "The King is Watching", and Amiga Hacking https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Games_Steam_News_The_King_is_Watching_and_Amiga_Hacking.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Games_Steam_News_The_King_is_Watching_and_Amiga_Hacking.gmi [17:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam News, "The King is Watching", and Amiga Hacking [17:28] TR News (NEW): Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission, Progress https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Fedora_Community_Blog_Simplifying_Package_Submission_Progress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Fedora_Community_Blog_Simplifying_Package_Submission_Progress.gmi [17:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission, Progress [17:37] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:39] TR News "I recall attending a talk by Richard Stallman where he critiqued the use of the word "piracy" for file sharing. "Pirates" attack and destroy ships, kill innocents, and generally rape and plunder. How does that word fit what's basically sharing and trying to help your neighbor?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44927847 [17:39] TR Bot I recall attending a talk by Richard Stallman where he critiqued the use of the ... | Hacker News [17:47] TR News (NEW): This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/This_Linux_distro_puts_more_than_20_desktops_a_click_away.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/This_Linux_distro_puts_more_than_20_desktops_a_click_away.gmi [17:47] TR Bot Tux Machines This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away [17:50] TR News (NEW): 5 reasons to switch to an immutable Linux distro today - and which to try first https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/5_reasons_to_switch_to_an_immutable_Linux_distro_today_and_whic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/5_reasons_to_switch_to_an_immutable_Linux_distro_today_and_whic.gmi [17:50] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 reasons to switch to an immutable Linux distro today - and which to try first [17:52] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [17:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers [17:53] TR News (NEW): Debian Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Debian_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Debian_Leftovers.gmi [17:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Leftovers [17:53] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 25.08.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Kdenlive_25_08_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Kdenlive_25_08_0_released.gmi [17:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.08.0 released [17:55] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [17:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [17:55] TR News (NEW): Slackware: New Site for Blog and GRUB Theme https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Slackware_New_Site_for_Blog_and_GRUB_Theme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Slackware_New_Site_for_Blog_and_GRUB_Theme.gmi [17:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Slackware: New Site for Blog and GRUB Theme [17:57] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [17:57] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [17:58] TR News (NEW): LabPlot 2.12.1 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/LabPlot_2_12_1_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/LabPlot_2_12_1_released.gmi [17:58] TR Bot Tux Machines LabPlot 2.12.1 released ● Aug 18 [18:00] TR News (NEW): After using Gentoo Linux and KDE for 15 years I have switched to Lubuntu (LXQt) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/After_using_Gentoo_Linux_and_KDE_for_15_years_I_have_switched_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/After_using_Gentoo_Linux_and_KDE_for_15_years_I_have_switched_t.gmi [18:00] TR Bot Tux Machines After using Gentoo Linux and KDE for 15 years I have switched to Lubuntu (LXQt) [18:01] TR News "I've been running Ubuntu Server for a while now, but every time a new Debian release drops, I get that itch to switch." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/debian-13-temptations/ [18:01] TR News "I had planned to write more often during my time off from work, but I severely underestimated how little interest in sitting in front of a computer I would have." gemini://melyanna.net/back-to-italy [18:03] TR News SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/sib/2025-08-18.small-is-beautiful.gmi [18:04] TR News Subculture gemini://burtozwilson.smol.pub/1755509256 [18:05] TR News Composition gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-18.gmi [18:05] TR News "And just like that... the temperature drops, the wind picks up and the sun starts its earlier descent." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-18-summer-its-gone.gmi [18:07] TR News "This has been because persistent ASB (anti-social behaviour) threatened to stop me and others selling up and leaving the neighbourhood. I had managed to get the problem contained enough to sell up, though I still live locally. However, the ASB started to pick up again." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-08-18_the-siege-has-lifted-now-100-days-to-unwind.gmi [18:07] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [18:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [18:07] TR News "On 18 August 2024 I tried the "#100DaysToOffload" challenge, wherein partipants attempt to write 100 blog posts over the next 365. I managed it exactly, with an hour or two to spare." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-18_that-100-days-to-offload-challenge.gmi [18:08] TR News "A few days ago, Jeff of sh0.xyz expressed frustration with the uptick of news articles being shared on Antenna, as well as on ActivityPub services like the Fediverse.^ Many others weighed in on the topic, expressing a range of opinions about automated and reposted content." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202508/20250818-web-reposts-in-gemini.gmi [18:09] TR News "To my mind the issue is an unfortunate interaction between the implementations of these backlink services and how Antenna tracks users. Antenna doesn't use client certificates for tracking users, so its own "filter IDs" can leak out and confuse these other services." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-18_re-re-aggregatorsback-links.gmi [18:11] TR News Gemlog: Summer... It's Gone gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-18-summer-its-done.gmi [18:12] TR News I'm Back! gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-07-08.gmi [18:12] TR News "Accompanied my brother-in-law to the lake for some evening fishing. Around five young Great Crested Grebes were splashing around a shallower area of water with one or two common seagulls circling around the lake." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-07-15-pike-and-grebe.gmi [18:13] TR News "I spotted a strange creature trying his damnedest to enter the Baltic Sea on a beach in the Swedish archipelago yesterday. ObsIdentify came to the rescue as I had never seen nor heard of a Nepa cinerea or "water scorpion"." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-07-29-water-scorpion.gmi [18:14] TR News "Sat at a bench at the eastern end of Lngsjn near the park. I can hear the hammering of a Great Spotted Woodpecker. Merlin later detects a White Wagtail." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-07-16-woodpeckers-and-bilberries.gmi [18:15] TR News The brain is anxious gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-07-18-the-brain-is-anxious.gmi [18:20] TR News (NEW): Release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/12/Release_of_Debian_GNU_Hurd_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/12/Release_of_Debian_GNU_Hurd_2025.gmi [18:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 [18:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2025: Summer "Gone" and Web Reposts in Gemini https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2025_Summer_Gone_and_Web_Reposts_in_Gemini.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2025_Summer_Gone_and_Web_Reposts_in_Gemini.gmi [18:21] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2025: Summer "Gone" and Web Reposts in Gemini [18:23] *geert (~geert@8jdcxbyy4h39q.irc) has joined #techrights [18:24] TR News Techrights Links 18/08/2025: "Microsoft Store" Gets Increasingly Hostile, "Cracking Abandonware DRM" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Links_18_08_2025_Microsoft_Store_Gets_Increasingly_Hostile_Crac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Links_18_08_2025_Microsoft_Store_Gets_Increasingly_Hostile_Crac.gmi [18:24] TR Bot Techrights Links 18/08/2025: "Microsoft Store" Gets Increasingly Hostile, "Cracking Abandonware DRM" [18:35] TR News (NEW): Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Zulip_11_0_Team_Chat_Brings_Message_Reminders_Channel_Folders.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Zulip_11_0_Team_Chat_Brings_Message_Reminders_Channel_Folders.gmi [18:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders [18:37] TR News (NEW): Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Ventoy_1_1_06_Brings_TrueNAS_Scale_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Ventoy_1_1_06_Brings_TrueNAS_Scale_Support.gmi [18:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support [18:42] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [18:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [18:44] TR News "It is a form of Debian, but only in a fairly loose sense that most Debian users are not aware even exists: Debian is not only a Linux distribution. As well as Debian GNU/Linux, there are also other flavors of Debian which use different kernels and so are not Linuxes at all." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/debian_hurd_13/ [18:44] TR Bot New Debian/Hurd follows closely behind new Debian Linux The Register [18:46] TR News Everyone Says Linux Is Better Than Windows, but I'm Not Buying It https://www.makeuseof.com/not-buying-that-linux-is-better-than-windows/ [18:46] TR Bot Everyone Says Linux Is Better Than Windows, but I'm Not Buying It [18:47] TR News Linux top explained from scratch clear & practical (2025) https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/linux-top-explained-from-scratch-clear-practical-2025-160afa60a646 [18:47] TR Bot redirect without Location header [18:48] TR News "Are you torn between running macOS or Linux in your homelab? I completely understand your dilemmaand its not an easy one to solve." https://www.howtogeek.com/macos-vs-linux-which-is-best-for-your-homelab/ [18:48] TR Bot macOS vs. Linux: Which Is Best for Your Homelab? [18:48] TR News 6 Networking Uses for the Linux nc Command https://www.howtogeek.com/networking-uses-for-the-linux-nc-command/ [18:48] TR Bot 6 Networking Uses for the Linux nc Command [18:49] TR News This UNIX-based operating system looks like it's from the 90s, but it's still receiving updates https://www.xda-developers.com/unix-based-os-looks-from-90s-but-receiving-updates/ [18:49] TR Bot This UNIX-based operating system looks like it's from the 90s, but it's still receiving updates [18:54] TR News "I've never, not once, felt good about working hard for IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2w5fhcn [18:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2w5fhcn ) [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2fkqdc5 [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] "IBM has had 5 CMOs in 4 years [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] -- Jonathan A back in the saddle as of June 2025 [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] -- Clay C departed 2025 after 6 months [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] -- Jonathan A 2022 - 2024 [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] -- Carla P departed 2022 after 11 months [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] -- Michelle P departed 2021 [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@199+1k2cy6p6t" [18:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2fkqdc5 ) [18:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@199+1k2cy6p6t ) [18:58] TR News Microsoft killing morale now: "RTO is a quiet firing technique. Thats exactly the goal. Youll soon find yourself coming to office to work with your colleagues in IST time zone wondering why you drove over an hour to sit in a cubicle to collaborate over the phone." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2vw6zse [18:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2vw6zse ) [18:58] TR News "Strange that a company that fosters and facilitates on-line collaboration would mandate RTO. Then again, stranger things are surely happening." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2vw6zse [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2vw6zse [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] Since quitting would give our "leadership" what it wants, I will take inspiration from Winston Churchill [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] "Never give in. Never, never, never, neverin nothing, great or small, large or pettynever give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] I will never quit. I will also never be a productive employee. Good luck with this, Microsoft. [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 18 [19:00] TR News "That wealth will now be transferred to India Corporate America still has not learned from Apple. They are creating competitors by shipping jobs and IP to other countries and weakening Americans position globally." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt [19:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt ) [19:14] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [19:15] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:16] TR News Techrights Overly Maximalist, Expensive, Localised Patent Law is Dooming Western Companies, Argue 3-D Printing Champions https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Overly_Maximalist_Expensive_Localised_Patent_Law_is_Dooming_Wes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Overly_Maximalist_Expensive_Localised_Patent_Law_is_Dooming_Wes.gmi [19:16] TR Bot Techrights Overly Maximalist, Expensive, Localised Patent Law is Dooming Western Companies, Argue 3-D Printing Champions [19:28] TR News Techrights English Law Misused by Americans and Irishmen Against Brits is Unfair https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/English_Law_Misused_by_Americans_and_Irishmen_Against_Brits_is_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/English_Law_Misused_by_Americans_and_Irishmen_Against_Brits_is_.gmi [19:28] TR Bot Techrights English Law Misused by Americans and Irishmen Against Brits is Unfair [19:30] TR News Chat Control, here we go again gemini://siiky.srht.site/words/chat-control.gmi [19:59] MinceR https://engrish.com/2024/01/cant-decide-between-zeal-ass-and-passion-ass/ [19:59] TR Bot Cant decide between Zeal Ass and Passion Ass ● Aug 18 [21:13] *cow_20012 has quit (Quit: ) [21:14] *cow_20012 (~username@wusiwah4aa7ye.irc) has joined #techrights [21:20] *HumanG331 has quit (*.net *.split) [21:23] *HumanG331 (~HumanG33k@82.66.65.160) has joined #techrights [21:25] *HumanG33k (~HumanG33k@82.66.65.160) has joined #techrights [21:27] *HumanG331 has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [21:41] admfubar im rather bummed by that sign [21:42] MinceR :> ● Aug 18 [22:02] admfubar https://www.osnews.com/story/143046/kwin-gets-liquid-glass-effects-only-apple-can-make/ [22:02] TR Bot gets Liquid Glass effects Only Apple can make OSnews [22:03] MinceR lol [22:24] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@psfb22f2sce6n.irc) has joined #techrights [22:25] IsambardPrince https://www.newsweek.com/ice-arrest-influencer-tatiana-martinez-immigration-california-2114664 [22:25] TR Bot Arrests Influencer Tatiana Martinez During Live Stream - Newsweek [22:25] IsambardPrince "AColombian immigrant TikTok influencer was detained by immigration agents after a confrontation outside her Los Angeles residence that unfolded live on social media. [22:25] IsambardPrince Leidy Tatiana Mafla-Martinez was apprehended by federal authorities while streaming on TikTok from her Tesla on Friday, August 15, according to the Department of Homeland Security." [22:26] IsambardPrince "Martinezwho entered the U.S. in 2022, according to DHSposts under the handle @tatianamartinez_02. She has gained attention for documenting ICE operations, sharing "know your rights" guidance, and offering commentary on immigration enforcement." [22:37] *monkeybusiness1 has quit (connection closed) [22:45] *vanveldt (~monkeybusiness@ns44imn2yh4iq.irc) has joined #techrights [22:56] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/G43c6QD = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/G43c6QD [22:56] TR Bot Arnold Impression - Album on Imgur [22:56] TR Bot The Arnold Impression - rimgo [22:58] admfubar we're all gonna be flocked..... https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/08/11/flock-expands-pre-crime-policing-from-air-travel-to-road-travel/ [22:58] TR Bot Flock expands pre-crime policing from air travel to road travel Papers, Please! ● Aug 18 [23:03] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [23:08] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:08] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/ [23:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/ ) [23:09] MinceR sounds like humanity is finally researching anti-intelligence [23:12] admfubar https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/mind-reading-is-no-longer-sci-fi [23:12] TR Bot NEWS & UPDATES | FISA REFORM | PPSA - Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) [23:13] admfubar more like anti-humanity [23:13] admfubar and uncle authority [23:32] *DavidSch__ has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [23:36] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@hhvtiqyy9tdru.irc) has joined #techrights [23:42] IsambardPrince https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/08/18/special-needs-school-aide-accused-of-breaking-disabled-womans-ribs-in-marengo-fantasizing-about-child-rape/ [23:42] TR Bot Special needs school aide accused of breaking disabled woman's ribs in Marengo, 'fantasizing' about child rape [23:45] IsambardPrince https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/yieldstreet-real-estate-bets-customer-losses.html [23:45] TR Bot Yieldstreet real estate bets leave customers with massive losses [23:45] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Maybe they met a guy at a coffee shop. [23:46] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yahoo Finance recommended investing in this in an in-page ad a couple years ago.