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● Jul 19
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I noticed that Sam's batch closes job postings.
[00:17]	IsambardPrince	Then they post more that are identical under a different job reference number.
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	I'm sure there's a reason.
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● Jul 19
[02:22]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Gillette brought back the original Mach 3.
[02:23]	IsambardPrince	They changed it in 2011 and you went from getting two months or more of good shaves off one head, to maybe a week.
[02:23]	IsambardPrince	Then 15 years later, they said "New and Improved" and the only thing they changed was they went back to the heads that last more than two months.
[02:23]	IsambardPrince	I can't imagine the amount of brand damage they did and the generation of customers they lost was worth the short term earnings figures.
[02:28]	MinceR	:>
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	According to the news, the companies that are getting over $168 billion in refunds from the illegally collected tariffs are "using them to offset inflation caused by the war".
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	I don't think it was ever in question as to whether the consumer was ever going to get their money back. More like how are they going to frame keeping it and stiffing us.
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	Anyway, there are lawyers who are setting up class action lawsuits on behalf of the consumers who were harmed.
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	Either way, the companies will settle for less than they kept, the lawyers will take half of whatever they throw the case for before they have to do actual work.
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	So I think the usual playbook applies there too.
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[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, July 18, 2026
[02:46]	admfubar	apple must really be hurtin $$ wise to pursue this type of action.. https://www.ft.com/content/1b8c9d52-88a9-426b-ba47-f1811f859166?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, July 18, 2026
[02:47]	admfubar	https://keepandroidopen.org/
[02:47]	TR Bot	 Keep Android Open
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-180726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-180726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-180726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-180726.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, July 18, 2026
[02:49]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/science-energy/wildfire-smoke-texas-flooding-el-nino-climate-disaster
[02:49]	TR Bot	 As Much of the East Coast Is Choking on Wildfire Smoke, Texas Is Drowning in Life-Threatening Floods
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[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, July 18, 2026
[02:49]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/striking-workers-hyundai-korea-humanoid-robots-labor
[02:49]	TR Bot	 Striking Workers Bring Car Factory to a Screeching Halt Over Humanoid Robots
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-07-18.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-07-18.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/family-sell-home-data-center-georgia-power
[02:50]	TR Bot	 Family Horrified When They're Forced to Sell Their Beloved Home to Make Way for AI Data Centers
[02:50]	IsambardPrince	Fortune Magazine made Margin Expansion sound like corporate sacrifice. So that's impressive.
[02:50]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-electricity-ai-public-utility-rates
[02:50]	TR Bot	 Data Centers Are Making Electricity Brutally Expensive for the Public
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-07-18.txt
[02:52]	admfubar	the facility is flexible too, you can make fusion or hot dogs without much infrastructure change... https://futurism.com/science-energy/oscar-mayer-nuclear-fusion-reactor
[02:52]	TR Bot	 Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift
[02:53]	admfubar	and once those chips are in you they can do it 24-7-365... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-patent-detects-mood-constantly-analyzing-voice
[02:53]	TR Bot	 Meta Patents Technology to Detect Your Mood by Constantly Analyzing Your Tone of Voice
[02:54]	admfubar	real "rock 'em sock 'em robots"... https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/humanoid-robot-cage-match-head
[02:54]	TR Bot	 Brutal Humanoid Robot Cage Match Stops Abruptly When One of the Robots Heads Pops Off
[02:59]	admfubar	https://www.geekwire.com/2026/recycler-rescues-mysterious-trove-of-rare-aerospace-hardware-and-sets-out-to-discover-its-past/
[02:59]	TR Bot	rescues mysterious trove of rare aerospace hardware, and sets out to discover its past GeekWire
● Jul 19
[03:00]	admfubar	what could go wrong?... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-code-ai-forgot-logcat-ai-raises-2-55m-to-put-agents-to-work-on-device-operating-systems/
[03:00]	TR Bot	code AI forgot: logcat.ai raises $2.55M to put agents to work on device operating systems GeekWire
● Jul 19
[04:35]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I remember my great-grandmother. She died when I was young, but I remember her being there. I remember the phone call in 1989 that she had passed. In the kitchen in the first house.
[04:36]	IsambardPrince	She made it to 92, and lived through hardships that most Americans could barely even imagine.
[04:38]	IsambardPrince	So yes, I do have memories of someone who was born in the 19th century. I remember that I really liked her. She was one of the genuinely nice people I've met. The few genuinely nice people.
[04:39]	IsambardPrince	There's a lot of fake politeness these days.
[04:39]	IsambardPrince	You have to fake it, perform it.  Jobs depend on it. They get rid of the ones who are not polite.
[04:40]	IsambardPrince	So even people who abuse women, who abuse animals, who freak people the fuck out in their private life because they're so gross.
[04:40]	IsambardPrince	They learn to be "polite".
[04:40]	IsambardPrince	It's compartmentalization where even some of the psychos learn to be functional in a workplace.
[04:41]	IsambardPrince	Workplace behavior is a narrow sample. You see someone in a structured environment with clear incentives for compliance and real consequences for failure. That's not where character shows up. Character shows up when there are no consequences, no audience, and no performance required.
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: As to Windows 11, there's no real incentive to "upgrade".
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	It runs slower, it breaks things that "worked" on Windows 10, including applications and drivers.
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	Microsoft keeps extending the patches for Windows 10 another year, the second time now.
[04:45]	IsambardPrince	This is turning into another Windows XP situation, and they fueled it in part by adding fake requirements in order to hide the fact that it's slower, by making sure that you need a new system for it.
[04:45]	IsambardPrince	If you override two settings, it installs and goes ahead and works, Windows 11 does.
[04:46]	IsambardPrince	But the performance degradation is visible even on a laptop that was very expensive in 2016.
[04:46]	IsambardPrince	Even basic tasks like moving a mouse pointer around feel janky, not terribly, but enough to make it uncomfortable in a way that Linux isn't.
[04:47]	IsambardPrince	Microsoft used to do the opposite. They used to publish extremely optimistic minimum requirements.
[04:47]	IsambardPrince	Then you upgraded and found out the new version was a slideshow even though the last one worked okay.
[04:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	right
● Jul 19
[05:03]	TR News	"I wrote a simple version of the Celeste game for my C16 CPU and then wrote the same program in Intel assembly." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2026-07-18-comparing-my-c16-cpu-to-intel-cpu-opcodes.gmi
[05:03]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1714.jpg
[05:03]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2071.jpg
[05:04]	TR News	"Several weeks ago I saw my doctor for my annual physical. Thus far into middle age I have been blessed with generally good health, and for the past many years my exams have mostly resulted in routine lab follow-ups that haven't yielded any particular concerns." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/my-diagnosis
[05:06]	TR News	whistling gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/whistling
[05:12]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 18, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_July_18_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_July_18_2026.gmi 
[05:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 18, 2026
[05:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[05:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[05:13]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[05:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
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[05:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Three Lions, Third Place https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Three_Lions_Third_Place.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Three_Lions_Third_Place.gmi 
[05:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Three Lions, Third Place
[05:28]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Microsoft has always had a culture of slop and waste.
[05:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	llm slop?
[05:28]	IsambardPrince	That reflected in the sheer volume of crap that landed in each new version of the software.
[05:28]	IsambardPrince	You could roughly gauge this by on disk footprint.
[05:29]	IsambardPrince	But then it got so bad they started using NTFS compression to hide some of it.
[05:29]	IsambardPrince	It's like wearing a girdle. 
[05:29]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I told mom that if we could just graft some things onto the OEM service release of Windows 95 I'd be happy again.
[05:29]	IsambardPrince	I was joking.
[05:30]	IsambardPrince	Like, things have gotten so outrageous.
[05:30]	IsambardPrince	The amount of useless additions.
[05:30]	IsambardPrince	Dead ends.
[05:30]	IsambardPrince	Marketing tie ins.
[05:30]	IsambardPrince	The Windows 95 era is almost nostalgic in that sense.
[05:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Daniel Pocock in BBC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Daniel_Pocock_in_BBC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Daniel_Pocock_in_BBC.gmi 
[05:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Daniel Pocock in BBC
[05:37]	TR News	How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heat https://theconversation.com/how-the-trend-for-turning-front-gardens-into-driveways-is-adding-to-night-time-heat-28733
[05:37]	TR Bot	 Bulgaria banking meltdown averted for now, but there may still be trouble ahead
[05:39]	TR News	UPC is illegal, yet profiteers of this illegality speak of "wins" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/upckat-winning-yet-appealing-can.html
[05:39]	TR Bot	 [UPCKat] Winning, yet appealing: can a successful party feel crossed? Cross-appeals and Rule 236.2 RoP - The IPKat
[05:40]	TR News	ANNOUNCE: Perl.Wiki V 1.50, Mojo.Wiki V 1.21 etc https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2026/07/announce-perlwiki-v-150-mojowiki-v-121-etc.html https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2026/07/this-week-in-psc-233-2026-07-13.html
[05:40]	TR Bot	Perl.Wiki V 1.50, Mojo.Wiki V 1.21 etc | Ron Savage [blogs.perl.org]
[05:40]	TR Bot	week in PSC (233) | 2026-07-13 | Perl Steering Council [blogs.perl.org]
[05:40]	TR News	From Apertis to SBOMs: Debian development at DebConf 2026 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/from-apertis-to-sboms-debian-development-at-debconf-2026.html
[05:40]	TR Bot	 From Apertis to SBOMs: Debian development at DebConf 2026
[05:41]	TR News	"AI" and "IP" as misnomers http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/australias-conflicting-national-ai.html
[05:41]	TR Bot	 Australias (conflicting) national AI interests: water, data centres and creativity - The IPKat
[05:42]	TR News	Corruption galore http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/guest-post-proposed-changes-to-polish.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Abuse_Inside_the_Polish_Patent_Office_UPRP_Part_I_It_s_a_Lot_Li.shtml
[05:42]	TR Bot	 [Guest Post] The proposed changes to Polish IP law: Will trade secret deposit be a successful tool to enforce protection of trade secrets? - The IPKat
[05:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part I: It's a Lot Like the EPO
[05:43]	TR News	brink of financial collapse https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-ruhr-valley-cities-on-brink-of-financial-collapse/a-77905338
[05:43]	TR Bot	 Germany's Ruhr Valley: Cities on brink of financial collapse
[05:44]	TR News	"AnduinOS 2.0 is no longer a simple "remaster"." https://news.anduinos.com/post/2026/6/28/anduinos-2
[05:44]	TR Bot	 AnduinOS 2.0 Released: A Declarative Rebuild of the Linux Desktop - AnduinOS News
[05:44]	TR News	Kali Linux 2026.2 Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats & VM Boot Tweaking) https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/
[05:45]	TR Bot	 Kali Linux 2026.2 Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats & VM Boot Tweaking) | Kali Linux Blog
[05:45]	TR News	Mageia 10 Release Notes https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_10_Release_Notes
[05:45]	TR Bot	 Checking your browser
[05:45]	TR News	Slackel MATE 9.0 https://slackel.sourceforge.io/forum/viewtopic.php?t=856
[05:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://slackel.sourceforge.io/forum/viewtopic.php?t=856 )
[05:46]	TR News	Global population at 8.3 billion: What does that mean for anyone under 30? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260711-global-population-at-8-3-billion-what-does-that-mean-for-anyone-under-30
[05:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260711-global-population-at-8-3-billion-what-does-that-mean-for-anyone-under-30 )
[05:47]	TR News	South Korea issues first emergency heatwave warning under new rating system https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-issues-first-emergency-heatwave-warning-under-new-rating-system
[05:47]	TR Bot	 South Korea issues first emergency heatwave alert | The Straits Times
[05:47]	TR News	Teen files complaint in South Korea over violent in-flight movies https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/teen-files-complaint-in-south-korea-over-violent-in-flight-movies
[05:47]	TR Bot	 Teen files complaint in South Korea over violent in-flight movies | The Straits Times
[05:48]	TR News	They dont need people: The workers left behind by Chinas robot drive https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/they-dont-need-people-the-workers-left-behind-by-chinas-robot-drive
[05:48]	TR Bot	 They dont need people: The workers left behind by Chinas robot drive | The Straits Times
[05:48]	TR News	Chinese repairwomen smash stereotypes with power tools https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/12/chinese-repairwomen-smash-stereotypes-with-power-tools/
[05:48]	TR Bot	 Chinese repairwomen smash stereotypes with power tools
[05:53]	TR News	tens
[05:53]	TR News	University research costs tens of billions of dollars. Where does it all go? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/07/university-research-costs-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-where-does-it-all-go/
[05:53]	TR Bot	 University research costs tens of billions of dollars. Where does it all go? | Federal News Network
[05:55]	TR News	Why Young People in China Are Buying Feelings https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010988376/china-emotional-value.html
[05:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010988376/china-emotional-value.html )
[05:55]	TR News	Chinese Spacecraft Approaches Mysterious Object Near Earth https://futurism.com/space/china-spacecraft-tianwen-2-asteroid-kamooalewa
[05:55]	TR Bot	 Chinese Spacecraft Approaches Mysterious Object Near Earth
[05:56]	TR News	How Local Peering Is Strengthening Africas Internet https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/how-local-peering-is-strengthening-africas-internet/
[05:56]	TR Bot	 How Local Peering Is Strengthening Africas Internet - Internet Society
[05:56]	TR News	US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese Hey Hi (AI) Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-realizing-chinese-ai-models-way-cheaper
[05:56]	TR Bot	 US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones
[05:58]	TR News	Warner Music Hits Back Hard at the American Federation of Musicians Hey Hi (AI) Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/afm-warner-music-lawsuit-dismissal-motion/
[05:58]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/afm-warner-music-lawsuit-dismissal-motion/ )
[05:58]	TR News	Lawsuit Claims the Mayo Clinics Use of Hey Hi (AI) Is Butchering Patient Care https://futurism.com/health-medicine/lawsuit-mayo-clinic-ai-tools-hospital-maya
[05:58]	TR Bot	 Lawsuit Claims the Mayo Clinic's Use of AI Is Butchering Patient Care
[05:59]	TR News	Kommit-ing to a icon https://nuno-icons.com/2026/07/13/kommit-ing-to-a-icon/
[05:59]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/07/13/kommit-ing-to-a-icon/ )
● Jul 19
[06:00]	TR News	Final normal Debian bookworm release https://lwn.net/Articles/1082647/
[06:00]	TR Bot	normal Debian bookworm release [LWN.net]
[06:01]	TR News	Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source https://itsfoss.com/news/chatto-goes-open-source/
[06:01]	TR Bot	 Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source
[06:12]	TR News	The Register MS seems to have resorted to using SLOP IMAGES for 'articles' https://www.theregister.com/author/Avram-Piltch
[06:12]	TR Bot	Piltch - theregister
[06:27]	TR News	Techrights Free Software is Like an 'Activist Movement' https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_Software_is_Like_an_Activist_Movement.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_Software_is_Like_an_Activist_Movement.gmi 
[06:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Free Software is Like an 'Activist Movement'
[06:29]	TR News	He Called Linux Obsolete in 1992. His Own OS Now Hides in Your CPU. https://canartuc.medium.com/he-called-linux-obsolete-in-1992-his-own-os-now-hides-in-your-cpu-86970c75de1a
[06:29]	TR Bot	 Medium
[06:29]	TR News	"Back in 1983, Richard Stallman launched the GNU Project, which aimed to create a free and open-source operating system. Later, in 1991, Linus Torvalds developed the Linux kernel, and when combined with the tools of the GNU Project, it created what we now know as Linux." https://medium.com/@gamjt97/my-first-week-learning-linux-the-foundation-of-my-cloud-devops-journey-5bb2e1da4132
[06:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@gamjt97/my-first-week-learning-linux-the-foundation-of-my-cloud-devops-journey-5bb2e1da4132 )
[06:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.4, Linux 6.18.39, and Linux 6.12.96 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_4_Linux_6_18_39_and_Linux_6_12_96.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_4_Linux_6_18_39_and_Linux_6_12_96.gmi 
[06:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.4, Linux 6.18.39, and Linux 6.12.96
[06:40]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_Brunei.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_Brunei.gmi 
[06:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei
[06:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Odyssey Linux approachable Void-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Odyssey_Linux_approachable_Void_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Odyssey_Linux_approachable_Void_based_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[06:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Odyssey Linux approachable Void-based Linux distribution
[06:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[06:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  These 5 Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/These_5_Unix_ideas_from_the_1970s_are_why_Linux_still_works_so_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/These_5_Unix_ideas_from_the_1970s_are_why_Linux_still_works_so_.gmi 
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines These 5 Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well
[06:57]	TR News	Techrights The State of Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/The_State_of_Slopfarms.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/The_State_of_Slopfarms.gmi 
[06:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights The State of Slopfarms
● Jul 19
[07:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Immutable Linux Gets Safe Mode: GNOME OS Fixes Broken Driver Boot at GUADEC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Immutable_Linux_Gets_Safe_Mode_GNOME_OS_Fixes_Broken_Driver_Boo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Immutable_Linux_Gets_Safe_Mode_GNOME_OS_Fixes_Broken_Driver_Boo.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Immutable Linux Gets Safe Mode: GNOME OS Fixes Broken Driver Boot at GUADEC
[07:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  I've tried dozens of Linux desktops, and COSMIC feels like the future https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_ve_tried_dozens_of_Linux_desktops_and_COSMIC_feels_like_the_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_ve_tried_dozens_of_Linux_desktops_and_COSMIC_feels_like_the_f.gmi 
[07:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I've tried dozens of Linux desktops, and COSMIC feels like the future
[07:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux finally does HDR gaming right here's the exact setup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Linux_finally_does_HDR_gaming_right_here_s_the_exact_setup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Linux_finally_does_HDR_gaming_right_here_s_the_exact_setup.gmi 
[07:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux finally does HDR gaming right here's the exact setup
[07:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_tried_every_major_file_manager_on_Linux_and_only_this_one_fel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_tried_every_major_file_manager_on_Linux_and_only_this_one_fel.gmi 
[07:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right
[07:36]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[10:18]	TR News	"If passed, Indonesia could become the first country in Southeast Asia to incorporate AI in its copyright law" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/indonesias-copyright-rewrite-puts-google-ai-platforms-on-notice/articleshow/132458194.cms | Source: India Times
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Indonesia's copyright rewrite puts Google, AI platforms on notice - The Economic Times
[10:18]	TR News	"Suno is fighting several lawsuits, including one filed by UMG in which it makes the argument its use is sufficiently transformative." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/suno-scraped-deezer-youtube/ | Source: Nick Heer
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Breach of A.I. Music Generator Suno Reveals Scraping of Music From Deezer and YouTube Pixel Envy
[10:19]	TR News	"Developed with support from the DOEs Office of Nuclear Energy and led by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-commercialize-seawater-uranium-extraction-tech | Source: Interesting Engineering
[10:19]	TR Bot	 US firm gets license to commercialize seawater uranium extraction tech
[10:19]	TR News	"Anthropic wants government to turn frontier AI into a permissioned market. The gate would bind lawful American companies while open-weight capability spreads beyond its reach." https://www.provos.org/p/when-ai-safety-becomes-a-competitive-moat/ | Source: Niels Provos
[10:19]	TR Bot	 When AI Safety Becomes a Competitive Moat
[10:19]	TR News	"The department and 15 states sued Apple in 2024 as the government cracks down on Big Tech" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-in-early-settlement-talks-with-us-doj-over-antitrust-case-bloomberg-news-reports/articleshow/132466362.cms | Source: India Times
[10:19]	TR Bot	 Apple in early settlement talks with US DOJ over antitrust case, Bloomberg News reports - The Economic Times
[10:20]	TR News	"Apple first increased Apple Music prices in October 2022, when it went from $9.99 to $10.99 per month." https://www.macworld.com/article/3194199/if-you-subscribe-to-apple-music-youre-going-to-pay-more-next-month.html | Source: Macworld
[10:20]	TR Bot	you subscribe to Apple Music, you're going to pay more next month | Macworld
[10:21]	TR News	"Enter Republicans, who work seamlessly with the telecom lobby to destroy even these bare-bones proposals, framing them as radical." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/17/trump-just-made-it-easier-for-your-isp-to-rip-you-off-with-bogus-fees/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:21]	TR Bot	Just Made It Easier For Your ISP To Rip You Off With Bogus Fees | Techdirt
[10:21]	TR News	"is a recipe for extinction." https://truthout.org/articles/backing-for-ubi-is-growing-lets-push-for-the-most-progressive-version-of-it/ | Source: TruthOut
[10:21]	TR Bot	 Backing for UBI Is Growing. Lets Push for the Most Progressive Version of It. | Truthout
[10:21]	TR News	"David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives." https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-16/ice-officer-in-maine-shooting-has-history-of-terrifying-violent-behavior-family-records-say | Source: Los Angeles Times
[10:21]	TR Bot	 ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of terrifying, violent behavior, family and records say - Los Angeles Times
[10:21]	TR News	"Ansley Brown has been leading efforts for the past year to stop the easements from going through. She says and others feel their rights are being ignored." https://www.sfntoday.com/2026/06/10/farmers-and-ranchers-fighting-data-centers-for-survival/ |
[10:21]	TR Bot	 Farmers and Ranchers Fighting Data Centers for Survival | Southern Farm Network
[10:22]	TR News	"Utility giant Georgia Power is planning to build a new transmission line to in part help power new data centers." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-power-ai-data-centers-eminent-domain/ | Source: CBS
[10:22]	TR Bot	 Georgia family says they're forced to sell home to help power AI data centers: "It's theft" - CBS News
[10:22]	TR News	"If Mississippi utilities ever use eminent domain against a farmer or homeowner to build a transmission line for a hyperscale data center" https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/opinion/my-land-is-my-land-ccee3b24 |
[10:22]	TR Bot	 My land is my land
[10:22]	TR News	"Like a tornado descending from the heavens, data centers are tearing through homes across the US" https://futurism.com/future-society/family-sell-home-data-center-georgia-power | Source: Futurism
[10:22]	TR Bot	 Family Horrified When They're Forced to Sell Their Beloved Home to Make Way for AI Data Centers
[10:23]	TR News	"the company's AI-powered tools because they have disabilities or took medical leave. U.S." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-judge-wont-block-meta-from-laying-off-workers-who-filed-ai-discrimination-lawsuit/articleshow/132467051.cms | Source: India Times
[10:23]	TR Bot	 US judge won't block Meta from laying off workers who filed AI discrimination lawsuit - The Economic Times
[10:23]	TR News	"Asylum applications from Somalia and Sudan have risen sharply in the past year" https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/18/2600-dutch-girls-risk-genital-mutilation-summer-vacations | Source: NL Times
[10:23]	TR Bot	 2,600 Dutch girls at risk of genital mutilation during summer vacations | NL Times
[10:25]	TR News	"I fear that the path of least resistance to accountability for FOSS will be the walled-garden-app-store model, where only cryptographically attested genuine kernels are able to offer the necessary age verification and other legal attestations required to surf the web..."
[10:25]	TR News	"and only unmodified programs, downloaded from the FOSS-stewards-approved app store can run outside the sandbox of the browser." https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3818307
[10:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3818307 )
[10:25]	TR News	"And why would I even think that? Its because a friend of more than 40 years recently needed my help to install Ubuntu on his new laptop, and as much as I appreciate what Ubuntu has done for the adoption of FOSS, I really hate how much that looked like the future."
[10:26]	TR News	"Please make my predictions come out wrong." -- https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3818307
[10:27]	TR News	"We, the representatives of media associations and national and international civil society organizations" https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-letter-Cambodia.pdf | Source: CPJ
[10:28]	TR News	"Under Cambodian law, the prime minister holds exclusive authority to submit requests for royal amnesties to the countrys king." https://cpj.org/2026/07/cpj-partners-call-on-cambodian-pm-to-seek-release-of-journalists-phon-sopheap-and-pheap-pheara/ | Source: CPJ
[10:28]	TR Bot	 CPJ, partners call on Cambodian PM to seek release of journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Pheara - Committee to Protect Journalists
[10:28]	TR News	"We're celebrating with TWO NIGHTS of good times: A live taping of the podcast, and a party the following night! Paid 404 Media subscribers get free and discounted access. Details below." https://www.404media.co/three-years/ | Source: 404 Media
[10:28]	TR Bot	 You're Invited: 404 Media's Third Anniversary Live Podcast and Party!
[10:30]	TR News	"While such decrees do not specify the reasoning behind the decisions" https://bianet.org/haber/erdogan-dismisses-governor-after-criticism-over-cycling-outfit-321630 | Source: BIA Net
[10:30]	TR Bot	 Erdoan dismisses governor after criticism over cycling outfit
[10:31]	TR News	"The allegations spread widely across social media before Alhassan was arrested earlier this month." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ghanaian-tiktoker-jailed-false-claims-president-1809333 | Source: International Business Times
[10:31]	TR Bot	 TikToker Jailed After Falsely Claiming Ghana's President Sacrificed 32 Cows To Win Election | IBTimes UK
[10:31]	TR News	"It follows that Trumps dishonesty demands more than just a five-Pinocchio rating and some sharp digs." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/some-big-truths-to-displace-trumps | Source: The Next Move
[10:31]	TR Bot	 Some Big Truths To Displace Trumps Big Lie
[10:32]	TR News	"Karp's comments come as the AI sector continues to generate extraordinary wealth for executives and investors behind the industry's biggest companies." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/palantir-ceo-warns-ai-wealth-inequality-1809331 | Source: International Business Times
[10:32]	TR Bot	 Palantir CEO Alex Karp Predicts AI Will Give Him a $300BN Fortune While Workers Get Smaller Gains | IBTimes UK
[10:32]	TR News	"Opposition is not a principle. The political winds will inevitably shift, leaving polarization behind. Building a better web is much more universal" https://www.manton.org/2026/07/18/social-web-disconnect.html | Source: Manton Reece
[10:32]	TR Bot	 Manton Reece - Social web disconnect
[10:34]	TR News	"data center demand" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-electricity-ai-public-utility-rates | Source: Futurism
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Data Centers Are Making Electricity Brutally Expensive for the Public
[10:34]	TR News	"Feeling ignored by political and economic powers, people are rallying against computer hubs over concerns about their communities future." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/18/how-data-centers-became-symbol-americans-rage/ | Source: The Washington Post
[10:34]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/18/how-data-centers-became-symbol-americans-rage/ )
[10:35]	TR News	"This is roughly equal to the amount of ozone produced by VOCs from on-road and off-road motor vehicles." https://www.climate.us/news-features/feed/cooking-emissions-rival-fossil-fuels-ozone-pollution-source-los-angeles | Source: Climate.us
[10:35]	TR Bot	emissions rival fossil fuels as an ozone pollution source in Los Angeles | Climate.us
[10:35]	TR News	"Protests against data centers occurred in 125 locations nationwide on Saturday." https://www.ksl.com/article/51599267/data-center-protests-go-national-as-backlash-grows | Source: Deseret Media
[10:35]	TR Bot	center protests go national as backlash grows | KSL.com
[10:57]	TR News	"A few dozen Wyoming residents gathered at the State Capitol on Saturday as part of a national day of protest against data centers." https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/18/data-center-opponents-rally-in-at-wyoming-capitol-against-digital-prisons/ | Source: Cowboy State Daily
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Wyoming Residents Join National Day Of Protest Against Data Centers | Cowboy State Daily
[10:57]	TR News	"More are still to be built in a planned development on the edge of the same campus." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/slough-is-like-an-experiment-europes-largest-datacentre-hub-leaves-town-sweltering | Source: The Guardian UK
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Slough is like an experiment: Europes largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering | Extreme heat | The Guardian
[10:57]	TR News	"Data centres accounted for about 1.5 per cent of global energy consumption in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. That is expected to more than double by 2030." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york-hyperscale-data-centre-moratorium-canada-hamilton-9.7271292 | Source: CBC
[10:57]	TR Bot	 New York is pausing new hyperscale data centres. Could the same happen in Canada? | CBC News
[10:59]	TR News	"truthful speech so perilous that no whistleblower like Ms Wynn-Williams can ever afford it" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/17/meta-whistleblower-sarah-wynn-williams-us-senator-josh-hawley | Source: The Guardian UK
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says | Meta | The Guardian
● Jul 19
[11:01]	TR News	"The data we keep on [sic] our phones is sensitive. For women, period data is one of the most sensitive data points we share with our device" https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-personal/period-ovulation-trackers/ |
[11:01]	TR Bot	 Period and Ovulation Apps Privacy Review 2026: Is Your Period Tracker Safe? - Mozilla Foundation
[11:01]	TR News	"Mozillas research underscores the security and privacy risks with using period tracking and other health apps that share data with third parties." https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/period-tracker-stardust-shares-users-health-data-with-analytics-firm-says-mozilla-research/ | Source: TechCrunch
[11:01]	TR Bot	tracker Stardust shares users' health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research | TechCrunch
[11:02]	TR News	Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://sals.place/blog/moved-the-blog-from-gitlab-to-github/ | Source: Sal
[11:02]	TR Bot	 Moved the blog from GitLab to GitHub
[11:03]	TR News	"Im not particularly worried about this." https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3818307 | Source: ACM
[11:03]	TR News	"You know, its hard enough making any sort of living as a writer, but crowding the field with AI slop? Its not even as if people are buying them and reviewing them favorably." https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/07/unauthorized-ai-biographies-are-all-over-amazon/ | Source: Six Colors
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Unauthorized AI biographies are all over Amazon Six Colors
[11:04]	TR News	"A minute later the AI replied again, disregarding my explicit statement that I did not want the AI to reply to me again: [...]" https://blog.kamens.us/2026/07/18/first-manufacturing-co-selling-customer-email-addresses-in-violation-of-its-own-privacy-policy/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens
[11:04]	TR Bot	 First Manufacturing Co. selling customer email addresses in violation of its own privacy policy Something better to do
[11:04]	TR News	"This is a terrific and well-rounded exploration of copyright law and generative artificial intelligence from a non-U.S. perspective." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/copyright-not-enough/ | Source: Nick Heer
[11:04]	TR Bot	 Copyright Is Not Enough Pixel Envy
[11:04]	TR News	"Too bad about all the trees killed for this print-on-demand nonsense, though at least it fits with Amazons decline into one of the worlds biggest retailers of sketchy, counterfeit, and knock-off products." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/amazon-ai-books/ | Source: Nick Heer
[11:04]	TR Bot	 Amazon Will Print Book-Length A.I. Gibberish on Demand Pixel Envy
[11:04]	TR News	"The worlds organisations have been captured by people in the throes of frothing excitement, and saner people who now live in a state of constant commingled fear and frustration." https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decision-making/ | Source: Lucidity
[11:04]	TR Bot	 AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making Ludicity
[11:05]	TR News	"You essentially get a 60 second timer after Claude Code asks for input. If you miss the window, Claude Code helpfully does what it thinks is best and continues on its way. It looks like this: [...]" https://www.olafalders.com/2026/07/17/claude-code-anatomy-of-a-misfeature/ | Source: Olaf Alders
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Claude Code: Anatomy of a Misfeature Olaf Alders
[11:05]	TR News	"The chip shortage is due to the unprecedented demand for HBM (high bandwidth memory) chips, which are being voraciously consumed by AI datacenters." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/memory-cards/memory-card-prices-might-not-fall-until-after-2030 | Source: Digital Camera World
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Memory card prices might not fall until after 2030 | Digital Camera World
[11:05]	TR News	"silencing an entire generation" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/967630/dave-eggers-openai-chatgpt-silencing-an-entire-generation | Source: The Verge
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was silencing an entire generation | The Verge
[11:06]	TR News	"However, in most organizations, vulnerability discovery is not whats holding security teams back. Remediation is." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/07/ai-is-about-to-overwhelm-cyber-defenses-for-one-simple-reason/ | Source: Federal News Network
[11:06]	TR Bot	 AI is about to overwhelm cyber defenses for one simple reason | Federal News Network
[11:06]	TR News	"On July 14, the cybersecurity vendor SonicWall published a security advisory regarding two vulnerabilities in its SMA 1000 Series appliances, CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410." https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days | Source: Dark Reading
[11:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days )
[11:08]	TR News	"After saving and searching for this specific machine for months, I eventually tracked one down in serviceable condition on a US store that ran on Shopify." https://www.rubenerd.au/another-indeterminate-shipping-adventure/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Another indeterminate shipping adventure
[11:08]	TR News	"I shouldve known better than to trust a listing that was very clearly selling this product as a 7-port USB 3.0 hub." https://goughlui.com/2026/07/09/teardown-a-generic-7-port-usb-3-0-hub-that-wasnt/ | Source: Gough Lui
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Teardown: A Generic 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub That Wasnt | Gough's Tech Zone
[11:09]	TR News	"I probably shouldve swallowed my technical pride and just stayed there." https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2026/7/the-viral-nature-of-institutionalized-uncertainty/ | Source: Jay Little
[11:09]	TR Bot	 The Viral Nature of Institutionalized Uncertainty | Jay Little
[11:10]	TR News	"This evidence directly informs long-standing debates about the function of weapons in female burials" https://www.404media.co/ancient-princesses-were-weapon-wielding-badasses-scientists-discover/ | Source: 404 Media
[11:10]	TR Bot	 Ancient Princesses Were Weapon-Wielding Badasses, Scientists Discover
[11:11]	TR News	"The laser itself and the scanning galvo are mounted outside the microscope, and shine in through a transparent window." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/cross-sectioning-crickets-with-a-femtosecond-laser/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:11]	TR Bot	Crickets With A Femtosecond Laser | Hackaday
[11:11]	TR News	"Six years and four months ago to the day, I received my first hashcard an achievement-earning postcard sent while out on a geohashing expedition, to another geohasher." https://danq.me/2026/07/17/hashcard-2/ | Source: Dan Q
[11:11]	TR Bot	 Hashcard #2 Dan Q
[11:11]	TR News	"Earlier today, I wanted to link to a specific year of posts on my Coffee category page." https://jamesg.blog/2026/07/17/category-page-anchor-links | Source: James G
[11:11]	TR Bot	 Adding anchor links to my category pages - James' Coffee Blog
[11:11]	TR News	"The vandalism became such a problem that city officials last week voted to raze a section of the building even though a new project for the site is not yet in the works." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-18/pea-soup-andersens-how-california-roadside-icon-met-sad-end | Source: Los Angeles Times
[11:11]	TR Bot	 Pea Soup Andersen's: How a California roadside icon met a sad end - Los Angeles Times
[11:13]	TR News	DXVK 3.0.2 brings bug fixes for Dying Light: The Beast, Halo and more on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dxvk-3-0-2-brings-bug-fixes-for-dying-light-the-beast-halo-and-more-on-linux-steamos/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[11:13]	TR Bot	3.0.2 brings bug fixes for Dying Light: The Beast, Halo and more on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux
[11:14]	TR News	D7VK 2.0 released with more performance fixes for retro Direct3D games on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/d7vk-2-0-released-with-more-performance-fixes-for-retro-direct3d-games-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[11:14]	TR Bot	2.0 released with more performance fixes for retro Direct3D games on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[11:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel, Operating Systems, and Graphics https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Kernel_Operating_Systems_and_Graphics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Kernel_Operating_Systems_and_Graphics.gmi 
[11:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kernel, Operating Systems, and Graphics
[11:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian development at DebConf 2026 and final normal Debian bookworm release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Debian_development_at_DebConf_2026_and_final_normal_Debian_book.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Debian_development_at_DebConf_2026_and_final_normal_Debian_book.gmi 
[11:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian development at DebConf 2026 and final normal Debian bookworm release
[11:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[11:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
[11:23]	TR News	CAMPING SPOTS gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2026-07-19Camping_Spots.txt
[11:27]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Camping, Health, and Hardware https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Gemini_Links_19_07_2026_Camping_Health_and_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Gemini_Links_19_07_2026_Camping_Health_and_Hardware.gmi 
[11:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Camping, Health, and Hardware
[11:29]	TR News	Techrights Links 19/07/2026: People in China Are Buying Feelings and 404 Media Has Third Anniversary https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Links_19_07_2026_People_in_China_Are_Buying_Feelings_and_404_Me.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Links_19_07_2026_People_in_China_Are_Buying_Feelings_and_404_Me.gmi 
[11:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 19/07/2026: People in China Are Buying Feelings and 404 Media Has Third Anniversary
[11:31]	TR News	excellent warning https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/independence:1 ("The 1996 Warning We All Ignored")
[11:31]	TR Bot	 The 1996 Warning We All Ignored
[11:32]	TR News	So-called AI strikes ... again https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/this-is-even-worse-than-saying-i'm:3
[11:32]	TR Bot	 This is even worse than saying I'm sponsored by ground news...
[11:32]	TR News	"Man arrested for speaking 30 seconds over at datacenter hearing in Claremore Oklahoma" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/man-arrested-for-speaking-30-seconds:4
[11:32]	TR Bot	 Man arrested for speaking 30 seconds over at datacenter hearing in Claremore Oklahoma
[11:32]	TR News	"Mapped: Where It Costs the Most to Own a Car in America - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/15/0034229
[11:32]	TR Bot	 Mapped: Where It Costs the Most to Own a Car in America - SoylentNews
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[11:33]	TR News	Michigan media lobbying for people who ruin the planet to attack info https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-michigan-cant-afford-a-blanket-moratorium-on-data-centers/
[11:33]	TR Bot	 Opinion | Michigan can't afford a blanket moratorium on data centers - Bridge Michigan
[11:34]	TR News	"One of the cool features of JPEG files is that there's the option to save low frequency components first." https://maurycyz.com/projects/bad_jpeg/ | Source: Maury
[11:34]	TR Bot	 Regressive JPEGs: (Maurycy's blog)
[11:34]	TR News	"Inspired by Dr. Drangs plots illustrating the potential effects in Chicago of a move to permanent Daylight Saving Time in the US" https://nathangrigg.com/2026/07/usa-sunrise-times/ | Source: Nathan Grigg
[11:34]	TR Bot	 Worst case sunrise times in the USA
[11:35]	TR News	"The United States at least has the advantage of a large population living fairly far south." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/permanent-dst/ | Source: Nick Heer
[11:35]	TR Bot	 Permanent Daylight Saving Time Pixel Envy
[11:36]	TR News	"File: hamiltonian-cycle" https://raku-musings.com/hamiltonian-question-mark.html | Source: Arne Sommer
[11:36]	TR Bot	 Hamiltonian Question Mark with Raku - Arne Sommer
[11:36]	TR News	"With that, let us move on to the final facet of the Why of architectural work: the humane purpose." https://www.ufried.com/blog/essence_of_architecture_4/ | Source: Uwe Friedrichsen
[11:36]	TR Bot	 The essence of architectural work - Part 4
[11:36]	TR News	"These are all implemented on top of the futexWait/futexWake functions in the std.Io vtable. There are three problems with them: [...]" https://lalinsky.com/2026/07/17/better-synchronization-primitives-for-zig-std-io.html | Source: Luk Lalinsk
[11:36]	TR Bot	 Better synchronization primitives for Zigs std.Io | Luk Lalinsk
[11:36]	TR News	"today i'd like to show you one of the most cursed things i've ever made. but first, some context: [...]" https://sebsite.pw/w/20260718-harematch.html | Source: Sebastian
[11:36]	TR Bot	 i ported hare's match construct to c
[11:36]	TR News	"Resolving something like 1 + 2 = is pretty straightforward but complexity compounds rapidly after that" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/calculator-ui-is-more-complex-than-you-might-think/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:36]	TR Bot	UI Is More Complex Than You Might Think | Hackaday
[11:40]	TR News	Open Data https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/mapping-u-s-rents-by-county-in-r-with-tidycensus-sf-and-ggplot2/ | Source: Rlang
[11:40]	TR Bot	U.S. Rents by County in R with tidycensus, sf and ggplot2 | R-bloggers
[11:40]	TR News	"At first look, this seems noble and proper; one can however, quite easily, see that this is not the case, and the reason is that permissive licenses" https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/ethics/valuelessness/ | Source: Aethrvmn
[11:40]	TR Bot	 valuelessness | aethrvmn
[11:41]	TR News	"If, like me, youre one of those rare people who doesnt feel obliged to own the very latest consumer electronics" https://kevinboone.me/refurb-prices.html | Source: Kevin Boone
[11:41]	TR Bot	 Kevin Boone: The crisis in refurbished, top-tier smartphones
[11:42]	TR News	"For years the filament roll for my 3D printer has just been hanging from the front of my Lack tower." https://www.xythobuz.de/2026_07_18_filament_storage.html | Source: Thomas Buck
[11:42]	TR Bot	Filament Storage - xythobuz.de
[11:42]	TR News	"Its the 21st century, we have computers to to that for us!" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/esp32-driven-roulette-wheel-could-have-used-a-555-but-that-didnt-have-wifi/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:42]	TR Bot	Roulette Wheel Could Have Used A 555, But That Didnt Have WiFi | Hackaday
[11:44]	TR News	"My son and I were playing through the one of the latest Zeldas" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/simple-games-from-a-simpler-time/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:44]	TR Bot	Games From A Simpler Time | Hackaday
[11:44]	TR News	"For a slightly less simple example, consider a game that starts with nim-heaps of size 1, 3, 4, and 8 beans." https://blog.plover.com/2026/07/18/#01-nim | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus
[11:44]	TR Bot	 The Universe of Discourse : The road to epsilon-zero: ordinals as nim-heaps
[11:45]	TR News	"I mentioned recently (when I dug into systemd and your user D-Bus session bus) that some of my machines were set up so that they sometimes started another D-Bus session" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/HowMyMultipleDBusInstances | Source: University of Toronto
[11:45]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[11:46]	TR News	"See Documentation/SubmittingPatches in the Linux tree." https://billauer.se/blog/2026/07/linux-kernel-patch-submission/ | Source: Eli Billauer
[11:46]	TR Bot	 Linux kernel: Preparing a patch for submission
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[13:13]	TR News	Three stable kernel updates https://lwn.net/Articles/1083462/
[13:13]	TR Bot	stable kernel updates [LWN.net]
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[13:21]	TR News	Handle mailto mime in xdg-open https://bkhome.org/news/202607/handle-mailto-mime-in-xdg-open.html
[13:21]	TR Bot	 Handle mailto mime in xdg-open
[13:21]	TR News	ethtool utility missing https://bkhome.org/news/202607/ethtool-utility-missing.html
[13:21]	TR Bot	 ethtool utility missing
[13:22]	TR News	How to Select All in Vim: Copy, Delete, or Yank Every Line https://linuxize.com/post/vim-select-all/
[13:22]	TR Bot	to Select All in Vim: Copy, Delete, or Yank Every Line | Linuxize
[13:38]	TR News	Another indeterminate shipping adventure https://www.rubenerd.au/another-indeterminate-shipping-adventure/
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Another indeterminate shipping adventure
[13:40]	TR News	Data Centers Are Making Electricity Brutally Expensive for the Public https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-electricity-ai-public-utility-rates
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Data Centers Are Making Electricity Brutally Expensive for the Public
[13:41]	TR News	So what if people no longer have showers because all the water and power get wasted on USELESS CHATBOTS?
[13:49]	TR News	Odyssey GNU/Linux approachable Void-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/odyssey-linux-approachable-void-based-linux-distribution/
[13:49]	TR Bot	Linux - approachable Void-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks
● Jul 19
[14:04]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/06/03/funniest-signs-that-made-people-stop-and-actually-read-them-6-3-26/
[14:04]	TR Bot	 35 Funniest Signs That Made People Stop And Actually Read Them
[14:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Continues to Climb Internationally https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Continue_to_Climb_Internationally.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Continue_to_Climb_Internationally.gmi 
[14:09]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Continues to Climb Internationally
[14:21]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Lost 1,200 Billion Dollars in "Market Value", Take a Look at What Happened to Windows https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_Lost_1_200_Billion_Dollars_in_Market_Value_Take_a_Loo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_Lost_1_200_Billion_Dollars_in_Market_Value_Take_a_Loo.gmi 
[14:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Lost 1,200 Billion Dollars in "Market Value", Take a Look at What Happened to Windows
[14:23]	TR News	"Haw about no? Xbox Is Begging Us To Think About Fallout 5 Instead Of Layoffs https://kotaku.com/this-feels-gross-2000717133 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxwpa3k8
[14:23]	TR Bot	 Xbox Is Begging Us To Think About Fallout 5 Instead Of Layoffs
[14:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxwpa3k8 )
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[14:36]	TR News	Techrights XBox Layoffs Vastly Bigger Than Microsoft Told the Press, Microsoft Keeps Trying to Change the Subject https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/XBox_Layoffs_Vastly_Bigger_Than_Microsoft_Told_the_Press_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/XBox_Layoffs_Vastly_Bigger_Than_Microsoft_Told_the_Press_Micros.gmi 
[14:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights XBox Layoffs Vastly Bigger Than Microsoft Told the Press, Microsoft Keeps Trying to Change the Subject
[14:36]	TR News	At Microsoft "no severance any more." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwdza37s
[14:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwdza37s )
[14:41]	TR News	GNU/Linux up sharply https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/estonia/#monthly-200902-202607
[14:41]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Estonia | Statcounter Global Stats
[14:49]	TR News	Techrights The "Modern Linux" Song https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/The_Modern_Linux_Song.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/The_Modern_Linux_Song.gmi 
[14:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Modern Linux" Song
[14:55]	TR News	"Formerly, IBM paid lip service to wild ducks and sometimes even valued them. Among the highest thin sliver of their technical talent pool, they tolerated people with established track records of being right unusually often when they spoke up against the product plan and corporate think du jour in thoughtful, reasoned ways." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxhftgn9
[14:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxhftgn9 )
[14:56]	TR News	"AK, Schroeter and He-l's Angels gangstas will be in the showers when the soap bars drop and the fun begins." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrda09x
[14:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrda09x )
[14:56]	TR News	"This lawsuit is not frivolous. It is a sign of what is coming. Bankruptcy is coming faster than it was foreseen. The lawsuit is to ensure, the shareholders have a seat when IBM is broken into pieces to satisfy the stakeholders."
[14:58]	TR News	"I just made some popcorn. This is going to be COOL! Time to die, IBM!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxpsn5nn
[14:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxpsn5nn )
● Jul 19
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[15:14]	MinceR	(cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/annotated-guide-to-void-5BQ1XeH
[15:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/annotated-guide-to-void-5BQ1XeH )
[15:18]	TMF	Wow
[15:18]	TMF	illusive kitty
[15:19]	TMF	:o
[15:30]	TMF	https://www.teck.com/media/Sulphur_SDS.pdf
[15:30]	TMF	Yeah science
[15:38]	TR News	Techrights 'Journalists' Who Help IBM Cover Up Fraud https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Journalists_Who_Help_IBM_Cover_Up_Fraud.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Journalists_Who_Help_IBM_Cover_Up_Fraud.gmi 
[15:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights 'Journalists' Who Help IBM Cover Up Fraud
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[15:50]	TR News	This theme makes Discord look more at home on Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/discord-gnome-theme-adwaita-vesktop
[15:50]	TR Bot	 This theme makes Discord look more at home on Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu
[15:50]	TR News	MODOS 13.6 https://distrowatch.com/modos
[15:50]	TR Bot	MODOS
[15:54]	TR News	GIMP: Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code MidpointProgress https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/07/18/gsoc-2026-midpoint-progress/
[15:54]	TR Bot	 Google Summer of Code MidpointProgress - GIMP
[15:57]	TR News	Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits: 3rd week of july 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/07/18/misc-fedora-bits-3rd-week-of-july-2026/
[15:57]	TR Bot	 misc fedora bits: 3rd week of july 2026 | Kevin's musings
[15:58]	TR News	Linux Saloon 210 | Early Edition July https://cubiclenate.com/2026/07/18/linux-saloon-210-early-edition-july/
[15:58]	TR Bot	 Exploring Tech Trends: Linux, AI, and Industry Insights
[15:58]	TR News	Linux Saloon 211 | Open Mic Night https://cubiclenate.com/2026/07/18/linux-saloon-211-open-mic-night/
[15:58]	TR Bot	 Exploring Linux: News, Projects, and Poll Insights
[15:58]	TR News	The Voice of Surveillance Giant Google https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-voice-of-google
[15:58]	TR Bot	 The Voice of Google | The New Yorker
[15:59]	TR News	Bits from Debian: DebConf26 welcomes its sponsors https://bits.debian.org/2026/07/debconf26-welcomes-sponsors.html
[15:59]	TR Bot	 DebConf26 welcomes its sponsors - Bits from Debian
● Jul 19
[16:00]	TR News	OSM Indoor Mapping Workshop 2026 https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/07/18/osm-indoor-workshop-july-2026.html
[16:00]	TR Bot	 OSM Indoor Mapping Workshop 2026
[16:05]	TR News	Techrights Keep Both Eyes on the Ball https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Keep_Both_Eyes_on_the_Ball.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Keep_Both_Eyes_on_the_Ball.gmi 
[16:05]	TR Bot	 Techrights Keep Both Eyes on the Ball
[16:07]	TR News	Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift https://futurism.com/science-energy/oscar-mayer-nuclear-fusion-reactor
[16:07]	TR Bot	 Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift
[16:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  DebConf26 and Other Events https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/DebConf26_and_Other_Events.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/DebConf26_and_Other_Events.gmi 
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines DebConf26 and Other Events
[16:09]	TR News	Four years isnt enough: South Korean students shaken by new US stay policy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/four-years-isnt-enough-south-korean-students-shaken-by-new-us-stay-limits
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Four years isnt enough: South Korean students shaken by new US stay policy | The Straits Times
[16:10]	TR News	Korean outfit hosting 1.44MB game development contest to honor the floppy disk entrants must confine entire fileset, including resources, engine, and library, to miniscule storage format https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Korean outfit hosting 1.44MB game development contest to honor the floppy disk entrants must confine entire fileset, including resources, engine, and library, to miniscule storage format | Tom's Hardware
[16:10]	TR News	Striking Workers Bring Car Factory to a Screeching Halt Over Humanoid Robots https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/striking-workers-hyundai-korea-humanoid-robots-labor
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Striking Workers Bring Car Factory to a Screeching Halt Over Humanoid Robots
[16:11]	TR News	"the aggressive genre of Drill could only be heard on social control media in Ethiopia." https://www.france24.com/en/ethiopian-drill-explodes-on-the-streets-of-addis-ababa
[16:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ethiopian-drill-explodes-on-the-streets-of-addis-ababa )
[16:11]	TR News	Ancient Roman Concrete Keeps Getting Stronger, And The Secret Was Hiding in Hadrian's 2,000-Year-Old Toilet https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-why-ancient-roman-concrete-keeps-getting-stronger
[16:11]	TR Bot	Roman Concrete Keeps Getting Stronger, And The Secret Was Hiding in Hadrian's 2,000-Year-Old Toilet : ScienceAlert
[16:15]	TR News	Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt https://lwn.net/Articles/1083466/
[16:15]	TR Bot	a Second" a book on the XZ backdoor [LWN.net]
[16:16]	TR News	Top Meta Exec Describes Controversial Facial Recognition Feature in Detail After the Company Claimed It Didnt Exist https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-exec-describes-facial-recognition-feature
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Top Meta Exec Describes Controversial Facial Recognition Feature in Detail After the Company Claimed It Didnt Exist
[16:18]	TR News	Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/security-engineer-ports-password-cracker-hashcat-to-gameboy-advance-16-8-mhz-chip-can-perform-a-meager-727-hashes-a-second-30-million-times-slower-than-a-modern-rig
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig | Tom's Hardware
[16:19]	TR News	Fight or Flight: Convicted Felon administration subpoenas journalists over Air Force One reporting https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260718-fight-or-flight-trump-administration-subpoenas-journalists-over-air-force-one-reporting
[16:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260718-fight-or-flight-trump-administration-subpoenas-journalists-over-air-force-one-reporting )
[16:21]	TR News	Scientists Spent 55 Years Studying Centenarians to Reveal The Secret to Living to 100 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reviewed-55-years-of-research-on-centenarians-to-reveal-the-complicated-truth-about-living-to-100
[16:21]	TR Bot	Spent 55 Years Studying Centenarians to Reveal The Secret to Living to 100 : ScienceAlert
[16:21]	TR News	Too Much Happiness Sent A Woman To The Emergency Room In an Incredibly Rare Case https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-case-report-reveals-how-extreme-happiness-triggered-a-life-threatening-heart-event
[16:21]	TR Bot	Much Happiness Sent A Woman To The Emergency Room In an Incredibly Rare Case : ScienceAlert
[16:22]	TR News	Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Sold per week https://boilingsteam.com/steam-machine-between-10k-and-15k-sold-per-week/index.html
[16:22]	TR Bot	 Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Sold per week
[16:23]	TR News	The Filing Clock: Hour-of-Day Patterns in USPTO Electronic Submissions https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/the-filing-clock-hour-of-day-patterns-in-uspto-electronic-submissions.html
[16:23]	TR Bot	 The Filing Clock: Hour-of-Day Patterns in USPTO Electronic Submissions | Patently-O
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[17:11]	TR News	Meta Patents Technology to Detect Your Mood by Constantly Analyzing Your Tone of Voice https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-patent-detects-mood-constantly-analyzing-voice
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Meta Patents Technology to Detect Your Mood by Constantly Analyzing Your Tone of Voice
[17:11]	TR News	EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XV - Nazi-Like Thinking at the European Patent Office (EPO) Not a Thing of the Past https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/17/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XV_Nazi_Like_Thinking_at.shtml
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XV - Nazi-Like Thinking at the European Patent Office (EPO) Not a Thing of the Past
[17:12]	TR News	Does your pension provider know how to contact you? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/does-your-pension-provider-know-how-to-contact-you-aU4MK2E9avgR "Less than half of schemes are keeping member details fully up to date"
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Does your pension provider know how to contact you? - Which?
[17:13]	TR News	How To Install PrestaShop on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-prestashop-ubuntu-26-04/
[17:13]	TR Bot	 How To Install PrestaShop on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[17:13]	TR News	How To Install Kitty Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-kitty-terminal-emulator-ubuntu-26-04/
[17:13]	TR Bot	 How To Install Kitty Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
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[17:23]	TR News	Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/centers-laboratory-data-breach-affects-540000-individuals/
[17:23]	TR Bot	Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals - SecurityWeek
[17:24]	TR News	Organizations Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-joomla-extension-vulnerabilities/
[17:24]	TR Bot	Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[17:24]	TR News	Zimbra Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/zimbra-patches-critical-code-execution-vulnerability/
[17:24]	TR Bot	Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
[17:24]	TR News	RabbitMQ Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems https://www.securityweek.com/rabbitmq-vulnerability-threatens-enterprise-systems/
[17:24]	TR Bot	Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems - SecurityWeek
[17:24]	TR News	Hacker Conversations: Jesse McGraw (GhostExodus), From Blackhat Hacker to Redemption https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-conversations-jesse-mcgraw-ghostexodus-from-blackhat-hacker-to-redemption/
[17:24]	TR Bot	Conversations: Jesse McGraw (GhostExodus), From Blackhat Hacker to Redemption - SecurityWeek
[17:25]	TR News	Law School Bans Laptops and Phones as Hey Hi (AI) Cheating Scandal Grows https://futurism.com/future-society/law-school-bans-laptops-ai
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Law School Bans Laptops and Phones as AI Cheating Scandal Grows
[17:27]	TR News	WisMesh Station Review Telemetry, MQTT, and Grafana tested on a Raspberry Pi 4-based Meshtastic gateway https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/13/wismesh-station-review-telemetry-mqtt-and-grafana-tested-on-a-raspberry-pi-4-based-meshtastic-gateway/
[17:27]	TR Bot	 WisMesh Station Review - Telemetry, MQTT, and Grafana tested on a Raspberry Pi 4-based Meshtastic gateway - CNX Software
[17:29]	TR News	Valve confirms Steam Machine red light overheating warning is showing earlier than it should; BIOS fix on the way will raise temperature warning threshold to 100 Degrees Celsius https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/valve-confirms-steam-machine-red-light-overheating-warning-is-showing-earlier-than-it-should-bios-fix-on-the-way-will-raise-temperature-warning-threshold-to-100-degrees-celsius
[17:29]	TR Bot	 Valve confirms Steam Machine red light overheating warning is showing earlier than it should; BIOS fix on the way will raise temperature warning threshold to 100 Degrees Celsius | Tom's Hardware
[17:29]	TR News	The Count Rises Again https://www.scummvm.org/news/20260713/
[17:29]	TR Bot	 ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: The Count Rises Again
[17:31]	TR News	ABBAs Bjrn Ulvaeus Says We Might Be Doing Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Deals Wrong https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/bjorn-ulvaeus-keynote-ai-good-for-global-summit/
[17:31]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/bjorn-ulvaeus-keynote-ai-good-for-global-summit/ )
[17:32]	TR News	Hylke Bons: July Sponsors Update https://planetpeanut.studio/post/2026/07/13/july-sponsors-update
[17:32]	TR Bot	 July Sponsors Update Planet Peanut Studio
[17:34]	TR News	Looking Forward: Why Completed Conduct Often Cannot Support a Preliminary Injunction https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/ridge-v-kirk-nationalease-preliminary-injunction.html
[17:34]	TR Bot	 Looking Forward: Why Completed Conduct Often Cannot Support a Preliminary Injunction | Patently-O
[17:34]	TR News	Locked In or Left Open: A Decision Matrix for PTAB Fact Findings After Appeal https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/locked-in-or-left-open-a-decision-matrix-for-ptab-fact-findings-after-appeal.html
[17:34]	TR Bot	 Locked In or Left Open: A Decision Matrix for PTAB Fact Findings After Appeal | Patently-O
[17:35]	TR News	Validity of Athena Security patent monopoly being investigated https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/13/validity-of-athena-security-patent-being-investigated
[17:35]	TR Bot	 Validity of Athena Security patent being investigated Unified Patents
[17:44]	TR News	$2,000 awarded for Hey Hi (AI) 3D imaging patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/13/2000-awarded-for-aiia-3d-imaging-patent-prior-art
[17:44]	TR Bot	 $2,000 awarded for AIIA 3D imaging patent prior art Unified Patents
[17:45]	TR News	Colin Birss takes on further administrative duties https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/colin-birss-takes-on-further-administrative-duties/
[17:45]	TR Bot	 Colin Birss takes on further administrative duties - JUVE Patent
[17:46]	TR News	Munich court bans AorticLabs embolic protection device in dispute with Emboline https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-court-bans-aorticlabs-embolic-protection-device-in-dispute-with-emboline/
[17:46]	TR Bot	 Munich court bans AorticLab's embolic protection device in dispute with Emboline
[17:46]	TR News	Jeanine Pirro Fights to Force-Feed Someone She Wants to Execute https://emptywheel.net/2026/07/13/jeanine-pirro-fights-to-force-feed-someone-she-wants-to-execute/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Jeanine Pirro Fights to Force-Feed Someone She Wants to Execute - emptywheel
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[17:47]	TR News	Life on the Internet adoption curve https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/13/life-on-the-internet-adoption-curve/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Life on the Internet adoption curve | APNIC Blog
[17:47]	TR News	Data synchronization https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/13/data-synchronization/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Data synchronization | APNIC Blog
[17:50]	TR News	Chinese Surveillance Tech a Threat to Privacy https://adf-magazine.com/2026/07/chinese-surveillance-tech-a-threat-to-privacy/
[17:50]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[17:50]	TR News	After Less Than a Week, Meta Shuts Down Controversial Instagram Hey Hi (AI) Image Feature https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/meta-shuts-down-instagram-ai-image-feature/
[17:50]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/meta-shuts-down-instagram-ai-image-feature/ )
[17:52]	TR News	Rust-proof your code with our new Testing Handbook chapter https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/07/13/rust-proof-your-code-with-our-new-testing-handbook-chapter/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 Rust-proof your code with our new Testing Handbook chapter - The Trail of Bits Blog
● Jul 19
[18:03]	TR News	"While people think of Linux as a modern operating system, it embodies ideas that are more than 50 years old. Here are some of the oldest ideas and why they stick around in modern Linux distros." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-reinventing-the-wheel-these-unix-ideas-from-the-seventies-are-why-linux-works-so-well/
[18:03]	TR Bot	 These 5 Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well
[18:03]	TR News	Slop https://www.xda-developers.com/the-next-big-linux-fight-ai/
[18:03]	TR Bot	 The Linux community's next big fight isn't about Wayland anymore; it's about whether AI belongs in your distro
[18:04]	TR News	"Pop!_OS has a strong following, and one reason is its COSMIC desktop. Being unfamiliar with both, I decided to take a look at COSMIC and see what all the fuss was about. Could it make me give up my go-to Xfce?" https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-settling-for-outdated-desktops-cosmic-shows-whats-actually-possible/
[18:04]	TR Bot	 I've tried dozens of Linux desktops, and COSMIC feels like the future
[18:04]	TR News	I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right https://www.howtogeek.com/tried-every-major-file-manager-on-linux-only-one-felt-right/
[18:04]	TR Bot	 I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right
[18:04]	TR News	"Collabora announced today the first preview of Holo Core, their official Arch Linux ARM64 (AArch64) port for Valves Steam Frame gaming VR headset, which will be launched later this year to join the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and the new Steam Controller." https://9to5linux.com/valve-and-collabora-announce-official-arch-linux-arm64-port-for-steam-frame
[18:04]	TR Bot	and Collabora Announce Official Arch Linux ARM64 Port for Steam Frame - 9to5Linux
[18:05]	TR News	"Install a broken NVIDIA driver extension on an immutable Linux system and you might find yourself staring at a black screen on reboot unable to boot the OS, unable to remove the driver, unable to do anything without a USB recovery stick." https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320930/20260718/immutable-linux-gets-safe-mode-gnome-os-fixes-broken-driver-boot-guadec.htm
[18:05]	TR Bot	 Immutable Linux Gets Safe Mode: GNOME OS Fixes Broken Driver Boot at GUADEC
[18:05]	TR News	"I was surprised when I used mergerfs on Linux and was able to pull in existing drives without touching any of the files already on them. The process required no formatting, no migration, and no starting over. It's become the only way I combine drives." https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-storage-spaces-isnt-only-way-combine-drives-linux-has-alternative/
[18:05]	TR Bot	 Windows Storage Spaces isn't the only way to combine drives Linux has a surprisingly simple alternative
[18:06]	TR News	"HDR gaming has always been hit-or-miss on PCs. Part of this is due to Windows somewhat underwhelming implementation, which requires manual tuning to get things right." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-finally-does-hdr-gaming-right-heres-the-exact-setup/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 Linux finally does HDR gaming right here's the exact setup
[18:06]	TR News	"Direct 3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan layer DXVK has a new bug fix release out, sorting some issues in specific games to make gaming on Linux / SteamOS better. This follows the 3.0.1 release earlier in July, and the big 3.0 release back in June." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dxvk-3-0-2-brings-bug-fixes-for-dying-light-the-beast-halo-and-more-on-linux-steamos/
[18:06]	TR Bot	3.0.2 brings bug fixes for Dying Light: The Beast, Halo and more on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux
[18:06]	TR News	"Love your classic retro games? D7VK 2.0 is out now to bring more performance improvements for running retro Direct3D games on Linux. We also just had the DXVK 3.0.2 release to fix up some more modern games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/d7vk-2-0-released-with-more-performance-fixes-for-retro-direct3d-games-on-linux/
[18:06]	TR Bot	2.0 released with more performance fixes for retro Direct3D games on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[18:07]	TR News	AlmaLinux Launches VFX Edition Today, Filling CentOS Gap With No-Terminal Creative Installer https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320929/20260718/almalinux-launches-vfx-edition-today-filling-centos-gap-no-terminal-creative-installer.htm
[18:07]	TR Bot	 AlmaLinux Launches VFX Edition Today, Filling CentOS Gap With No-Terminal Creative Installer
[18:08]	TR News	Musicians are training AI drum models on old Linux desktops https://northeasttimes.com/2026/07/17/musicians-are-training-ai-drum-models-on-old-linux-desktops/
[18:08]	TR Bot	 Musicians are training AI drum models on old Linux desktops - Northeast Times
[18:09]	TR News	"Holo Core opens Valve's Steam Frame software foundation to developers, which is now available as source, binaries, and containers" https://www.neowin.net/news/valve-releases-its-first-arm-based-arch-linux-preview-for-steam-frame/
[18:09]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/valve-releases-its-first-arm-based-arch-linux-preview-for-steam-frame/ )
[18:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Patches and Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Linux_Patches_and_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Linux_Patches_and_Slop.gmi 
[18:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Patches and Slop
[18:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Steam Machines, Nostalgia, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Games_Steam_Machines_Nostalgia_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Games_Steam_Machines_Nostalgia_and_More.gmi 
[18:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Steam Machines, Nostalgia, and More
[18:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Episodes of Linux Saloon 210 and 211 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Episodes_of_Linux_Saloon_210_and_211.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Episodes_of_Linux_Saloon_210_and_211.gmi 
[18:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Episodes of Linux Saloon 210 and 211
[18:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora and AlmaLinux: Report and VFX Edition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Fedora_and_AlmaLinux_Report_and_VFX_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Fedora_and_AlmaLinux_Report_and_VFX_Edition.gmi 
[18:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fedora and AlmaLinux: Report and VFX Edition
[18:19]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[18:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[18:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware Projects and Proprietary "Smart" "Phones" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Open_Hardware_Projects_and_Proprietary_Smart_Phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Open_Hardware_Projects_and_Proprietary_Smart_Phones.gmi 
[18:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware Projects and Proprietary "Smart" "Phones"
[18:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[18:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[18:26]	TR News	Techrights Links 19/07/2026: "The Voice of Google" and "Chinese Surveillance Tech a Threat to Privacy" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Links_19_07_2026_The_Voice_of_Google_and_Chinese_Surveillance_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Links_19_07_2026_The_Voice_of_Google_and_Chinese_Surveillance_T.gmi 
[18:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 19/07/2026: "The Voice of Google" and "Chinese Surveillance Tech a Threat to Privacy"
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Lands on October 14th, Heres What to Expect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Lands_on_October_14th_Here_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Lands_on_October_14th_Here_s.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Lands on October 14th, Heres What to Expect
[18:33]		-N-(Broadcast) Its almost time (21:00 CEST) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. Join us in #Football for the usual chats, rants and friendly bet(s)
[18:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Been a Busy Week in England https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Been_a_Busy_Week_in_England.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Been_a_Busy_Week_in_England.gmi 
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Been a Busy Week in England
[18:48]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to 8% in Bhutan, Same as the International Average https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_8_in_Bhutan_Same_as_the_International_Averag.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_8_in_Bhutan_Same_as_the_International_Averag.gmi 
[18:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to 8% in Bhutan, Same as the International Average
[18:58]		-N-(Broadcast) Quiz time! Todays quiz is about retro games, and will start in about 30 minutes, if you wanna participate come and /join #qnet.quiz
● Jul 19
[19:03]	TR News	Techrights IRC Started in Finland, GNU/Linux Did Not https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/IRC_Started_in_Finland_GNU_Linux_Did_Not.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/IRC_Started_in_Finland_GNU_Linux_Did_Not.gmi 
[19:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Started in Finland, GNU/Linux Did Not
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[19:18]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft XBox Studio Leaders Upset at What the New CEO Did https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_XBox_Studio_Leaders_Upset_at_What_the_New_CEO_Did.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_XBox_Studio_Leaders_Upset_at_What_the_New_CEO_Did.gmi 
[19:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft XBox Studio Leaders Upset at What the New CEO Did
[19:30]	TR News	Techrights Telling Our Story https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Telling_Our_Story.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Telling_Our_Story.gmi 
[19:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights Telling Our Story
[19:31]	TR News	Despite alleged record performance https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/samsung-layoffs-800-plus-us-workers-affected-by-texas-headquarters-move-11784453784334.html
[19:32]	TR Bot	 Samsung layoffs: Over 800 US workers affected by Texas headquarters move | Company Business News
[19:35]	TR News	"At Arvind's IBM, mediocrity is the only aesthetic. It is non-threatening, under promises and as long as you lack appropriate measures, which is by design, can always be massaged to fit your business narrative." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrtyhvs
[19:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrtyhvs )
[19:35]	TR News	"If you are at still at IBM, you either su-k or you are good at hiding your achievement. There is no one else left at that empty shell company." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrtyhvs
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	I don't usually post here but I've been reading posts here for years. For a long time I believed in this company. I wasn't as bad as Arvind's little pet who trolls here regularly, but I thought IBM had forward thinkers at the top. Turns out I was wrong. The last few years have rotted that out from under me. Dropping the 401K match, pointless RTO mandates across some geo's and not others, forcing good people to either move across t
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	he country or leave, unreasonable quotas that looked like they were formulated by Stevie Wonder throwing a dart at numbers on a board, and now this absolutely ridiculous mid-year incentive change which - to everyone I've talked to (brand sellers, CSEs, ATLs) - looks like nothing but a way to take even more money out of our pockets before using the missed quotas as a way to cull the herd again by U.S. Thanksgiving. Add to that no r
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	aises unless you are a member of the executive class and pull in your $30M incentive pay. With this news of the August 1 incentive change, I see the writing on the wall. IBM has taken a lot of money out of my pocket over the last year...a LOT of money. They have constantly moved the goalposts to adjust for incompetent leadership. My prediction is that I - and a bunch of other folks - will be PIP'ed on October 1 and given 3 months 
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	to "improve" based on a vague set of more moving goalposts, because there is no way we will meet my new and even more unrealistic numbers, so I'm dedicating the rest of 2026 to searching for a job elsewhere.
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	Fck you Arvind, Rob Thomas, and the rest of you useless piles of rotten dogsht. I hope you all rot in h3ll for eternity for destroying the lives of countless IBM'ers and their families.
[19:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[19:35]	TR News	"why arent more people saying this or speaking up? Now is the time. We are in a bad place. Speak up now or you might never get the chance! And you will regret it!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrtyhvs
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	yes you are right!
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	And thats the part that should worry all of us more than the incentive change itself: if the people one, two, three levels above us are willing to stand in front of a room and repeat something they know is going to hurt the people listening because pushing back might cost them their own seat why would any of us believe a word they say about the strategy, the vision, or the next reorg? A parrot doesnt lie 
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	because its malicious. It lies because it never had its own voice to begin with. Were being managed by a chain of people who traded their judgment for job security, and now were supposed to trust the plan theyre reading off a script none of them wrote.
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	You called it right: the goalposts keep moving because its cheaper than admitting leadership got the target wrong in the first place. And nobody in that chain will say so, because saying so requires being a leader instead of a muppet.
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	Good luck with the search. A lot of us are quietly doing the same math."
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	What gets me isnt just Arvind and Rob its the entire layer beneath them, in every geo, nodding along in unison. We have a leadership bench that spans the globe, different countries, different cultures, different market realities, and somehow every single one of them lands on the exact same talking points the same week. Thats not leadership converging on a shared vision. Thats a chain of people whove learne
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	d that the fastest way to keep their own seat is to repeat whatever came down from Armonk, word for word, with a straight face.
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	We are paying leaders seven and eight figure packages to be followers. Not to challenge a bad quota model. Not to say this mid-year incentive change is going to gut morale and well pay for it in attrition by Q4. Not to push back when a plan clearly doesnt survive contact with reality on the ground. Just to relay it downward, smile in the town hall, and call it alignment. If your job title has the word le
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	ader in it and your actual function is to repeat what you were told without adding a single ounce of judgment, youre not a leader. Youre a mouthpiece with a bigger bonus."
[19:37]	TR News	"Albany. Weve been reorganized 56 times (Ive lost count) in the last 34 years. Its the same leaders and managers, just shuffled and then reshuffled into different orgs. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrtyhvs
[19:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	more in https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Journalists_Who_Help_IBM_Cover_Up_Fraud.shtml
[19:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights 'Journalists' Who Help IBM Cover Up Fraud
[19:38]	TR News	"Sarah E. Needleman Should also be held accountable for this clearly biased puff piece and reporting. Her journalistic integrity has been bought." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrswtf3
[19:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxrswtf3 )
[19:39]	TR News	"Arvind and his Senior leaders (Pipmunks) need to be sentenced to a maximum security jail where they will go to the showers and drop the soap.
[19:39]	TR News	"They are beyond redemption." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxvrexrj
[19:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxvrexrj )
[19:39]	TR News	"Why would it drop 30% in a few days? I could understand a 10% drop at most. 700 Million is a large miss but what else are they hiding that would make the company lose 70 billion in a few days? If Krabanaugh is cooking the books and Alvind knew too. Both of them need to be held accountable"
[19:40]	TR News	"Why doesn't Alvind and the Pipmunks give back their bloated bonuses and perks for at least this and next year. Gin and Tonic had declining quarters of revenue. She was a horrible leader, but Alvind who was supposed to bring IBM back to relevance loses 70 effin billion dollars in a day. That's the GDP of some small countries."
[19:40]	TR News	"And they have the gall to roll out that new GDP Structure. No raises. Alvind and his pipmunks are greedy pigs. What will be the spin on his next Office Hours?"
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● Jul 19
[20:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Valtux OS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Valtux_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Valtux_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[20:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Valtux OS Debian-based Linux distribution
[20:02]	TR News	Techrights Tears in IBM, Company Falls Apart While Management Fakes "Performance" to Take Bonuses https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Tears_in_IBM_Company_Falls_Apart_While_Management_Fakes_Perform.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Tears_in_IBM_Company_Falls_Apart_While_Management_Fakes_Perform.gmi 
[20:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Tears in IBM, Company Falls Apart While Management Fakes "Performance" to Take Bonuses
[20:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi 
[20:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[20:07]	TR News	"What a lot of people didn't realize -- at least until recently -- was that a three year old, refurbished flagship smartphone would be a hugely superior product to a brand-new, budget or mid-priced model from the same manufacturer, while costing no more." gemini://larsthebear.me/refurb-prices.gmi
[20:08]	TR News	"Ok I'm just thinking out loud so I'm not sure how coherent/eloquent this will be or how to best structure it. I wanted to write about open readings (just laying cards out without assigned spread positions), how they're better than spreads, and how I often see people do them in a way that's taking the worst of both worlds..." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/openreading
[20:08]	TR News	"Two dreams last night. In the first, I'm at someone's doorstep. It's dusk. We played music together for years when we were younger. In grade nine, I heard through a friend that she said she'd like me (in the 90s romantic sense) if not for the fact I was friends with [another friend]." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/7-19.gmi
[20:09]	TR News	"The special tonight's at the Ocean Bistro - the sammin with broccoli. Expectations going in based on last time I had dinner here: It's typically edible, sometimes even good, but flavor profiles are often unhinged & inconsistent." gemini://ieve.me/squall/27.gmi
[20:10]	TR News	"The capital of Ethiopia is a sprawling, busy city where modern high-end living can be found right next to rubble and poverty. The luxury Airbnb apartment where we are staying (a ridiculous 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom penthouse) is an example of wealthy upper class lifestyle." gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2026/07/chaos-that-wears-an-alluring-mask.gmi
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[20:14]	TR News	Micropelago Cross-Post: Isle Release 0.0.5 (Alpha) - CA Renewal! gemini://micropelago.net/isle/releases/0.0.5/
[20:15]	TR News	I was happier when I was on Gemini gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/2025-05-16.gmi
[20:17]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Visiting Ethiopia, Two Dreams, and Price of Skinnerboxes https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Gemini_Links_19_07_2026_Visiting_Ethiopia_Two_Dreams_and_Price_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Gemini_Links_19_07_2026_Visiting_Ethiopia_Two_Dreams_and_Price_.gmi 
[20:17]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Visiting Ethiopia, Two Dreams, and Price of Skinnerboxes
[20:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  I found the Linux desktop that finally gives me tiling windows without the config-file rabbit hole https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_found_the_Linux_desktop_that_finally_gives_me_tiling_windows_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/I_found_the_Linux_desktop_that_finally_gives_me_tiling_windows_.gmi 
[20:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I found the Linux desktop that finally gives me tiling windows without the config-file rabbit hole
[20:23]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to About a Quarter in Sudan https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_About_a_Quarter_in_Sudan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_About_a_Quarter_in_Sudan.gmi 
[20:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to About a Quarter in Sudan
[20:24]	TR News	"Daniel Pocock (Independent);" https://www.pressreader.com/uk/wales-on-sunday/20260719/281762751025239?srsltid=AfmBOorTpTmvOaIB6q0NCFyfjWD0G0sYjtzG3xQkQpzPqseTrkLTJxPZ
[20:24]	TR Bot	- Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
[20:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft's own mistakes are pushing users toward Linux faster than anyone expected https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_s_own_mistakes_are_pushing_users_toward_Linux_faster_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_s_own_mistakes_are_pushing_users_toward_Linux_faster_.gmi 
[20:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft's own mistakes are pushing users toward Linux faster than anyone expected
[20:31]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[20:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[20:37]	TR News	"where he gained high grades in his GCSEs, achieving four A*s and three As" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka
[20:37]	TR Bot	 Bukayo Saka - Wikipedia
[20:42]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft is a Right-Wing Company https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_is_a_Right_Wing_Company.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Microsoft_is_a_Right_Wing_Company.gmi 
[20:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is a Right-Wing Company
[20:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Family Updates and Site Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Family_Updates_and_Site_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/Family_Updates_and_Site_Updates.gmi 
[20:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Family Updates and Site Updates
● Jul 19
[21:00]	TR News	"record revenues. record layoffs. someone explain this to me" https://www.teamblind.com/post/record-revenues-record-layoffs-someone-explain-this-to-me-jy3zxc75
[21:00]	TR Bot	 record revenues. record layoffs. someone explain this to me | India - Blind
[21:00]	TR News	"companies are making more money than ever and still cutting people. the old logic where your job was safe if the company was doing well is completely deadcloudflare cut 20% of workforce in their strongest quarter ever. microsoft laid off 4800 while investing billions in AI. oracle cut 21,000 while posting profits. what skill are you actually building right now that you think makes you safe from this"
[21:02]	TR News	"I was laid off at Microsoft today and as I'm walking out I saw some others leaving too. Bout a week ago 2.5% was gone and now suddenly I see more people leaving. I can't even guess how many were laid off and I can't imagine how much they're gonna rehire. It's ridiculous that they did layoffs twice in a month. They could've just done it together at the same time, at least it would've been less miserable for us."
[21:02]	TR News	More in https://www.teamblind.com/post/i-cannot-get-a-gauge-of-how-much-was-laid-off-at-microsoft-lmdwrvrj comments also
[21:02]	TR Bot	 I cannot get a gauge of how much was laid off at Microsoft | Layoffs - Blind
[21:04]	TR News	H-1B: Inside Microsoft Layoffs and the Foreign Visa Loophole https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-layoffs-2026-xbox-h1b-visas-ai-jobs-12162205
[21:04]	TR Bot	Latest Microsoft Layoffs Overlap With H-1B Visas - Newsweek
[21:05]	TR News	"I had a verbal offer rescinded at a different company in favor of an H1B internal transfer, wonder if he'd be interested..." https://www.teamblind.com/post/newsweek-isnt-a-reputable-source-but-sgtblgfs
[21:05]	TR Bot	 Newsweek isn't a reputable source, but... | Tech Industry - Blind
[21:13]	TR News	Techrights As Envisioned, a Rebellion and Many Whistleblowers at Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/As_Envisioned_a_Rebellion_and_Many_Whistleblowers_at_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/As_Envisioned_a_Rebellion_and_Many_Whistleblowers_at_Microsoft.gmi 
[21:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights As Envisioned, a Rebellion and Many Whistleblowers at Microsoft
[21:28]	TR News	Techrights Misleading Coverage in Slashdot Promotes and Openwashes Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Misleading_Coverage_in_Slashdot_Promotes_and_Openwashes_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/Misleading_Coverage_in_Slashdot_Promotes_and_Openwashes_Slop.gmi 
[21:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Misleading Coverage in Slashdot Promotes and Openwashes Slop
[21:30]	admfubar	https://www.debugpoint.com/frame-x-server-assembly-linux/
[21:30]	TR Bot	 Frame: The First Linux X Server Written Entirely in Assembly Language
[21:30]	TR News	German companies https://www.dw.com/en/are-german-companies-leaving-the-country/a-77875399
[21:30]	TR Bot	 Are German companies leaving the country?
[21:46]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/crazed-enthusiast-runs-pc-on-192-aa-batteries-successfully-boots-into-hannah-montana-linux-system-is-stable-during-stress-testing-and-even-plays-freedoom
[21:46]	TR Bot	 Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux System is stable during stress testing and even plays FreeDoom | Tom's Hardware
[21:46]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/russian-drones-spotted-using-screwed-on-magnetic-compasses-as-navigation-aids-the-on-board-camera-can-occasionally-tilt-down-to-check-bearings-if-satellite-comms-are-lost
[21:46]	TR Bot	 Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost | Tom's Hardware
[21:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Measured as Highly Adopted in Isle Of Man This Month https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Measured_as_Highly_Adopted_in_Isle_Of_Man_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Measured_as_Highly_Adopted_in_Isle_Of_Man_This_Month.gmi 
[21:47]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Measured as Highly Adopted in Isle Of Man This Month
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[21:55]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/nonprofit-current-ai-is-racing-to-build-the-world-wide-web-of-ai-free-for-all/
[21:55]	TR Bot	Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all | TechCrunch
[21:59]	admfubar	https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-tin-oxide-scarce-indium-solar.html
[21:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-tin-oxide-scarce-indium-solar.html )
● Jul 19
[22:01]	admfubar	https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-professor-unsolvable-problems.html
[22:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-professor-unsolvable-problems.html )
[22:02]	admfubar	https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-3d-bridge-greener.html
[22:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-3d-bridge-greener.html )
[22:10]	admfubar	https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decision-making/
[22:10]	TR Bot	 AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making Ludicity
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● Jul 19
[23:11]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: That assessment said I've got management written all over me.
[23:12]	IsambardPrince	:)
[23:12]	IsambardPrince	Who knew?
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[23:25]	admfubar	if it is in permanent marker you'll have a heck of a time getting it off..
[23:30]	MinceR	:>
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