●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 20, 2026 ●● ● Apr 20 [00:29] MinceR (video) (audio:unimportant) https://imgur.com/gallery/SgywU9h = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/SgywU9h [00:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/SgywU9h ) [00:29] TR Bot Just a moment... [00:36] IsambardPrince [14:22] IsambardPrince: can you make up with him? [00:36] IsambardPrince [14:22] sounds like this is doable [00:36] IsambardPrince [14:22] swallow pride [00:36] IsambardPrince [14:22] try to mend things [00:36] IsambardPrince [14:22] you are techncically still married [00:36] IsambardPrince No. [00:49] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-190426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-190426.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, April 19, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-19.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-19.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-19.txt ● Apr 20 [03:05] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@uax4sxi6p8jce.irc) has joined #techrights [03:06] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: I was looking at the update logs with xwayland. [03:06] IsambardPrince The parts of Xorg that are in XWayland are significant to say the least. [03:07] IsambardPrince Roughly 90% of the CVEs in X.org still have to be patched in XWayland. ● Apr 20 [04:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: Closed a credit card. [04:08] IsambardPrince I end up $1,000 ahead on that one and they never made anything off of it. [04:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: Mozilla is buying ads on Facebook now. [04:08] IsambardPrince They're pitching Firefox VPN. [04:37] TR News LNG Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lng-canada-gas-flaring-exceeds-permits-9.7157738 [04:37] TR Bot Gas flaring at LNG Canada far exceeds permitted volume, documents show | CBC News [04:39] TR News Wildfire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/100-hecate-wildfire-sparked-in-mount-currie-9.7155821 [04:39] TR Bot It's really dry: Wildfire sparks in Llwat Nation hay field near Pemberton airport | CBC News [04:40] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_19th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_19th_2026.gmi [04:40] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026 [04:42] TR News Freedoms https://adf-magazine.com/2026/04/invasive-surveillance-tech-violates-africans-freedoms/ [04:42] TR Bot Invasive Surveillance Tech Violates Africans Freedoms - Africa Defense Forum [04:43] TR News Omissions on a Cruel Trade: The Neglected Role of African Slavers https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/09/omissions-on-a-cruel-trade-the-neglected-role-of-african-slavers/ [04:43] TR Bot on a Cruel Trade: The Neglected Role of African Slavers - CounterPunch.org [04:44] TR News decline in public manners https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-most-germans-see-decline-in-public-manners/live-76746587 [04:44] TR Bot Germany news: Most Germans see decline in public manners [04:46] TR News liquor store theft is on the rise https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nslc-stolen-alcohol-covid-19-pandemic-9.7145159 [04:46] TR Bot 'Never seen it to this scale': What an RCMP alcohol bust says about NSLC theft | CBC News [04:47] TR News courts are in crisis https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-court-challenges-9.7154811 [04:47] TR Bot 'The justice system has been allowed to disintegrate': lawyers say more support needed | CBC News [04:48] TR News Oil and fuel prices to remain high throughout the year https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-deloitte-wti-natural-gas-gasoline-9.7155159 [04:48] TR Bot Oil and fuel prices to remain high throughout the year: Deloitte report | CBC News [04:53] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:53] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:53] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [04:53] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 19, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_19_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_19_2026.gmi [04:53] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 19, 2026 [04:53] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:53] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:56] TR News Air Canada is testing a new program to resolve customer complaints. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-complaints-pilot-project-9.7156628 [04:56] TR Bot Air Canada is testing a new program to resolve customer complaints. Will it work? | CBC News ● Apr 20 [05:09] TR News Ireland clears refinery blockade as fuel protests trigger nationwide shortages https://www.dw.com/en/ireland-clears-refinery-blockade-as-fuel-protests-trigger-nationwide-shortages/a-76751180 [05:09] TR Bot Ireland clears refinery blockade amid fuel protests [05:10] TR News For quite a while now, I hate computers. gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/scream/0x03--small-computers.gmi [05:11] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:11] IsambardPrince Things like this are hard to quantify, but the Vivaldi browser just "feels" faster than Chrome, Brave or Firefox. [05:13] IsambardPrince It supports Chrome type extensions, but it doesn't need many of them. It has more features built into the browser, including the ad blocker. [05:16] TR News "I was on the FOSS bandwagon before those companies took over the world. I belatedly fell off it and drank the proverbial iPad Kool-Aid in 2021 (and have also gotten into the equally proprietary, just more openwashed, "alternative" called Android in the years since)" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/life-before-the-titans [05:16] schestowitz[TR3] vivaldi is proprietary [05:17] TR News Comic gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/023.TheresNothing.jpg [05:18] TR News linen gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/linen [05:19] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:20] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [05:24] IsambardPrince The GUI is. [05:25] IsambardPrince Their work on Chromium is pushed back upstream and so is the ad blocker. [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] so tell me [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] apart from the GUI [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] what is vivaldi [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] once known as the tablet or similar from KDE [05:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/04/2026: "I Hate Computers" and "Why I de-Googled" https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Gemini_Links_20_04_2026_I_Hate_Computers_and_Why_I_de_Googled.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Gemini_Links_20_04_2026_I_Hate_Computers_and_Why_I_de_Googled.gmi [05:25] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/04/2026: "I Hate Computers" and "Why I de-Googled" [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] I already discussed this with vivaldi staff [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] lkike a decade back [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] they are not free software [05:25] schestowitz[TR3] same for opera [05:26] IsambardPrince It's mostly the GUI and email client that are unique. [05:26] schestowitz[TR3] (same founder) [05:26] IsambardPrince https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-cinnamon-edition-switched-from-firefox-to-vivaldi/ [05:26] TR Bot Manjaro Cinnamon Edition Decided to Switch from Firefox to Vivaldi [05:27] IsambardPrince Reminds me of how most Linux distrubutions used to come with Netscape. [05:27] IsambardPrince Not really many choices though. [05:27] IsambardPrince IE was never on Linux, and also, ewww. [05:28] IsambardPrince Opera was, but it cost money to license. Most people aren't going to pay to license it and neither is the Linux distribution. It was better than Netscape 4.x but still proprietary. [05:29] IsambardPrince For a while your choices were basically Mozilla Application Suite and Konqueror, then Firefox got forked from Mozilla Suite. [05:29] IsambardPrince I was a very early critic of Firefox. [05:31] IsambardPrince I said at the time, to the effect of "Firefox is just stupid. They haven't solved any of the 'bloat', they've just removed some of the XPI files from Mozilla and they've made it so it can't handle e-mail, doesn't have a calendar or address book, and can't make web pages, and does not support IRC, but those things added a few MB of hard disk space, and took almost no additional RAM resources once the browser itself was running. So what [05:31] IsambardPrince they've done is stripped it down to a browser that can't do much, takes the same amount of vital resources (RAM/CPU), and it may appeal to people who are just overwhelmed by useful features, but that isn't me." [05:32] TR News Germany: Lufthansa pilots' union call for two-day strike https://www.dw.com/en/germany-lufthansa-pilots-union-call-for-two-day-strike/a-76748571 [05:32] TR Bot Germany: Lufthansa pilots' union call for two-day strike [05:32] TR News fuel price relief https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-coalition-split-widens-over-fuel-price-relief/live-76746587 [05:32] TR Bot Germany news: Most Germans see decline in public manners [05:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: The SeaMonkey suite is nice, but now the browser component is so far behind that you're not going to get an all in one application that always works. [05:33] IsambardPrince For a while, Firefox and SeaMonkey hadn't diverged much at the core rendering engine level. So SeaMonkey worked perfectly fine on the web. [05:33] TR News India news: Delhi looks to ban fossil fuel two-wheelers from 2028 https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-delhi-looks-to-ban-fossil-fuel-two-wheelers-from-2028/live-76745829 [05:33] TR Bot India news: Jaishankar discusses Middle East conflict in UAE [05:34] IsambardPrince But then Mozilla added more and more things that SeaMonkey can't add, because it isn't a multi-process browser. It's not interested in bringing in Rust and having to use two compilers. Mozilla broke their Sync protocol. SeaMonkey has a lot of things to support now that Mozilla isn't even using. [05:35] IsambardPrince More of Firefox is using Rust, sadly. [05:35] IsambardPrince It's replacements for really old and well tested code that had matured. [05:36] IsambardPrince Everywhere you look in Firefox is a flashing NEON sign, like USE OUR VPN, USE OUR EMAIL RELAY, VISIT OUR SPONSORS AT OUR SUGGESTED CRAP TILES ON YOUR HOME PAGE! USE AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!! MOZILLLLLLLAAAAA AI!!!!!! WWW DOT MOZILLA DOT AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!111111 [05:37] IsambardPrince So I'm not surprised Manjaro is switching to Vivaldi. [05:37] IsambardPrince I would have rather them switch to LibreWolf, but at the core, Firefox is falling behind the Chromium browsers. [05:37] IsambardPrince Lots of sites use features Firefox doesn't have. [05:37] IsambardPrince They stick out a sign that says "This doesn't work in your browser." [05:38] IsambardPrince And if Firefox adds more crap, but doesn't add web features that sites need and users want, they lose users. [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] " [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] Latest on Luis Berenguer [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] Hi, [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] You might be interested about latest information about Luis Berenguer. [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] " [05:38] schestowitz[TR3] We have a big scoop [05:38] IsambardPrince No matter how much people rail against monocultures and proprietary software, they will use it if what they were using has degraded so badly that it's becoming impossible. [05:41] IsambardPrince What's crazy is that although Firefox is dying, Mozilla's revenue reports have never looked better. [05:41] IsambardPrince Google is still paying them off as though there were many users. [05:41] IsambardPrince They're putting all the monetization crap everywhere in the GUI. [05:41] IsambardPrince But none of that money is really making it to "improve the browser core". [05:42] IsambardPrince They had millions of dollars to send to a transvestite in South Chicago that runs a DEI consulting firm. [05:54] TR News Techrights EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part II - "Cocaine Communication Manager" Luis Berenguer is Back Without Punishment https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/EPO_Cocainegate_Escalates_Part_II_Cocaine_Communication_Manager.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/EPO_Cocainegate_Escalates_Part_II_Cocaine_Communication_Manager.gmi [05:54] TR Bot Techrights EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part II - "Cocaine Communication Manager" Luis Berenguer is Back Without Punishment [05:58] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/EPO_Cocainegate_Escalates_Part_II_Cocaine_Communication_Manager.shtml [05:58] schestowitz[TR3] you can see where this is heading... [05:58] TR Bot Techrights EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part II - "Cocaine Communication Manager" Luis Berenguer is Back Without Punishment ● Apr 20 [06:04] TR News El Nino https://www.dw.com/en/el-nino-forecast-as-ocean-temperatures-approach-record-highs/a-76734104 [06:04] TR Bot El Nino forecast as ocean temperatures approach record highs [06:06] TR News Lufthansa cabin crew begin strike https://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-cabin-crew-begin-strike/a-76729592 [06:06] TR Bot Lufthansa cabin crew begin strike [06:08] TR News lumber tariffs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/us-softwood-lumber-tariffs-9.7160025 [06:08] TR Bot U.S. appears to lower Canadian softwood lumber tariffs but uncertainty remains | CBC News [06:09] TR News 'Netflix tax' https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-streaming-act-streamers-canada-netflix-tax-tariffs-trump-9.7159752 [06:09] TR Bot Is Canada's 'Netflix tax' worth the hassle it's getting from the U.S.? | CBC News [06:10] TR News iophk: 22nd is Earth Day, day after tomorrow already [06:12] TR News Bottle deposit machines https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-bottle-refund-system-modernization-expansion-9.7159591 [06:12] TR Bot Bottle deposit machines are being removed from some Quebec grocery stores. Here's why | CBC News [06:13] TR News Recycling's next big thing or big bluff? https://www.dw.com/en/recycling-s-next-big-thing-or-big-bluff/a-76509313 [06:13] TR Bot Recycling's next big thing or big bluff? [06:23] TR News Abusive man gets 8 years prison for wife's suicide https://www.dw.com/en/scotland-abusive-man-gets-8-years-prison-for-wife-s-suicide/a-76740910 [06:23] TR Bot Scotland: Abusive man gets 8 years prison for wife's suicide [06:24] TR News "GitHub has published its 2025 transparency report, revealing record levels of DMCA takedown activity across two separate metrics." https://torrentfreak.com/github-reports-dmca-takedown-record-and-surging-anti-circumvention-claims/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:24] TR Bot Reports DMCA Takedown Record and Surging Anti-Circumvention Claims * TorrentFreak [06:24] TR News "The strikes ended with a royalty stream designed to compensate session musiciansbut it was paid to the union, not to the musicians." https://seths.blog/2026/04/the-petrillo-complications/ | Source: Seth Godin [06:24] TR Bot The Petrillo complications | Seth's Blog [06:25] TR News (NEW): Review: Lakka 6.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Review_Lakka_6_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Review_Lakka_6_1.gmi [06:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: Lakka 6.1 [06:25] TR News "The following table summarizes the most significant changes between NAFTA and USMCA across the provisions that directly affect importers and manufacturers." https://www.greenwich-mercantile.com/resources/guides/usmca-vs-nafta | [06:25] TR Bot USMCA vs NAFTA: 75% Auto RVC + July 2026 Sunset Review | Greenwich Mercantile [06:25] TR News "Theres one thing I wish you all could understand." https://idiomdrottning.org/life-before-the-titans | Source: Idiomdrottning [06:25] TR Bot Life, before the titans [06:26] TR News "Many of the cases involve longtime U.S. residents unexpectedly hauled off to jail after routine immigration check-ins." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-19/trump-doj-habeas-corpus-immigration-detention | Source: Los Angeles Times [06:26] TR Bot Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume over ICE detentions - Los Angeles Times [06:27] TR News "In a sprawling investigation into the surveillance panopticon at New Yorks Madison Square Garden" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/msg-facial-recognition-cameras | Source: Futurism [06:27] TR Bot Madison Square Garden Reportedly Used Facial Recognition to Stalk Trans Woman For Two Years [06:27] TR News "After Oslo, ICT was the fastest growing portion of the economy, and the Palestinian Authority (PA) privatized the telecom sector." https://truthout.org/articles/palestinians-battle-the-algorithms-of-israeli-censorship-and-surveillance/ | Source: TruthOut [06:27] TR Bot Palestinians Battle the Algorithms of Israeli Censorship and Surveillance | Truthout [06:27] TR News "Palantir CEO Alex Karp wrote a book last year called the Technological Republic, but perhaps because it didnt have the impact he hoped" https://werd.io/the-technological-republic-in-brief/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [06:27] TR Bot The Technological Republic, in brief [06:28] TR News "Amazon and Globalstar have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire the satellite operator." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/14/apple-and-amazon-ink-satellite-deal-globalstar/ | Source: MacRumors [06:28] TR Bot and Amazon Ink Satellite Deal Amid Globalstar Takeover - MacRumors [06:28] TR News "I published The Positive Case for Liberalism earlier today." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-real-honest-conversation | Source: Mike Brock [06:28] TR Bot The Real Honest Conversation - by Mike Brock [06:28] TR News "OpenAI CEO Scam Altman and one the home of an Indianapolis city councilman who voted for a data center there." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/everything-is-changing-fast-a-brisk-tour-through-shifting-views/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [06:28] TR Bot Everything Is Changing Fast: A Brisk Tour Through Shifting Views [06:28] TR News "Back in 2000, Pets.com raised $82.5 million in its IPO. Nine months later, the company declared bankruptcy, and in doing so, became a symbol of the dot-com bubble." https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/fermi-isnt-faltering-its-imploding | Source: Robert Bryce [06:28] TR Bot Fermi Isnt Faltering, Its Imploding - Robert Bryce [06:29] TR News "Taxes are annoying and confusing, arent they? Turns out they were also confusing way back when they were first introduced, too. Lets talk about the 1040." https://tedium.co/2026/04/18/tax-forms-history-irs/ | Source: Tedium [06:29] TR Bot Income Taxes: Where Did The Form 1040 Come From? [06:30] TR News "During the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic party establishment made the strange decision to swing right" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/democrats-ai-voters | Source: Futurism [06:30] TR Bot Democrats Warned Not to Upset Multi-Million Dollar AI Lobbyists, Even Though It'd Be a Slam Dunk With Voters [06:30] TR News (NEW): Butterbian Debian-based Linux distribution with XFCE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Butterbian_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_with_XFCE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Butterbian_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_with_XFCE.gmi [06:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Butterbian Debian-based Linux distribution with XFCE [06:30] TR News "Most makers find themselves in need of a benchtop power supply at some point or another." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/19/modded-server-psu-provides-plenty-of-current/ | Source: Hackaday [06:30] TR Bot Server PSU Provides Plenty Of Current | Hackaday [06:30] TR News "If you put a bunch of computers in charge of your house, its generally desirable to ensure their up-time is as close to 100% as possible." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/19/diy-ups-keeps-home-assistant-running/ | Source: Hackaday [06:30] TR Bot UPS Keeps Home Assistant Running | Hackaday [06:31] TR News "This impressive feat is achieved using a LTC3588-1 power harvesting IC and a pair of supercapacitors, while an STM32L011K4T6 microcontroller processes the input from a MEMS microphone and feeds a low-power class D amplifier." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/19/2026-green-powered-challenge-the-eternal-headphones/ | Source: Hackaday [06:31] TR Bot Green Powered Challenge: The Eternal Headphones | Hackaday [06:31] TR News "The boy, born in 2010, was repeatedly stopped by police for riding a modified fatbike, an electric bicycle that is legally limited to 25 km/h, RTL reports." https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/19/police-took-teenagers-fatbike-repeat-offenses-mom-demanded-back | Source: NL Times [06:31] TR Bot Police took a teenagers fatbike after repeat offenses; His mom demanded it back | NL Times [06:32] TR News "This rare group of mesothermic fishes, which comprises fewer than 0.1% of all species, retains metabolic heat." https://interestingengineering.com/science/sharks-struggle-in-warm-waters | Source: Interesting Engineering [06:32] TR Bot 1-ton sharks could face overheating risk in waters exceeding 62.6F [06:32] TR News "Communities are fighting back against the billionaire tech and financial power behind these projects and their numerous harms, from their noise and pollution to their hyperconsumption of water and electricity." https://truthout.org/articles/want-to-resist-a-data-center-these-organizers-share-how-they-did-it/ | Source: TruthOut [06:32] TR Bot Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It. | Truthout [06:32] TR News "The system offers a sustainable way to address the growing challenge of PFAS contaminationone of the most persistent environmental and health threats today." https://phys.org/news/2026-04-cheaper-chemicals-ph.html | Source: Omicron Limited [06:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-04-cheaper-chemicals-ph.html ) [06:34] TR News "Unilaterally declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional undermines one of the most valuable aspects of Clintons library, not to mention other libraries around the country." https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/19/trump-threatens-to-make-a-mockery-of-presidential-libraries-and-records-law/ | Source: Arkansas Advocate [06:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/04/19/trump-threatens-to-make-a-mockery-of-presidential-libraries-and-records-law/ ) [06:36] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [06:37] TR News "The Wednesday memo from the Justice Departments Office of Legal Counsel, which challenges the Presidential Records Act" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/white-house-records-olc-opinion-00859073 | Source: Politico LLC [06:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/white-house-records-olc-opinion-00859073 ) [06:38] TR News "Nakamoto mined the first bitcoin on January 3, 2009, and then vanished two years later." https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-19/satoshi-nakamoto-the-reclusive-billionaire-behind-bitcoin-the-best-outcome-is-that-no-one-ever-finds-out.html | Source: El Pas [06:38] TR Bot Satoshi Nakamoto, the reclusive billionaire behind Bitcoin: The best outcome is that no one ever finds out | Economy and Business | EL PAS English [06:39] TR News "The chosen route suggests the vessel may be concealing irregularities." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/shadow-tanker-sailed-outside-200mile-zone-to-avoid-norwegian-scrutiny/448908 | Source: The Barents Observer [06:39] TR Bot Shadow tanker sailed outside 200-mile zone to avoid Norwegian scrutiny [06:39] TR News "Switch to Chinese Yuan" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uae-considers-pivot-us-dollar-1792557 | Source: International Business Times [06:39] TR Bot UAE Blames Trump for Escalating Iran Conflict, Threatens Switch to Chinese Yuan Amid Potential Dollar Shortages | IBTimes UK [06:40] TR News "disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russian-made-shahed-drones-are-disintegrating-in-the-air-before-reaching-their-targets-due-to-shoddy-manufacturing-video-shows-commentators-call-russian-clones-of-irans-drones-flying-garbage | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:40] TR Bot Russian-made Shahed drones are disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones 'flying garbage' | Tom's Hardware [06:40] TR News "Those who recite or display those terms could face up to two years in jail, but that didn't stop the crowd from chanting them in front of police." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/twenty-protesters-arrested-for-violating-queenslands-ban-on-pro-palestinian-phrases/x2c4i9i4p | Source: SBS [06:40] TR Bot Twenty protesters arrested for violating Queensland's ban on pro-Palestinian phrases | SBS News [06:41] TR News "drunk Kash Patel" https://zambianobserver.com/fbi-officials-say-drunk-kash-patel-is-a-national-security-risk/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [06:41] TR Bot FBI Officials say drunk Kash Patel is a national security risk - The Zambian Observer [06:42] TR News "Zelenskyy claimed that more than 110 tankers from Russias shadow fleet are currently at sea, carrying over 12 million tons of Russian oil worth $10 billion." https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-criticizes-easing-russian-oil-sanctions-iran-hormuz-war/33735613.html | Source: RFERL [06:42] TR Bot Zelenskyy Warns Russian Oil Revenues Are Funding War [06:43] TR News "This article is about mandatory age verification for online services, and its effect on personal privacy and other fundamental freedoms." https://kevinboone.me/av_privacy.html | Source: Kevin Boone [06:43] TR Bot Kevin Boone: Age verification and privacy: lets try to be objective [06:45] TR News "We discovered this a few weeks ago while we were vacationing in Phoenix." https://bjhess.com/posts/the-homepod-can-hear-alarms | Source: Barry Hess [06:45] TR Bot The HomePod Can Hear Alarms - I am BARRY HESS [06:46] TR News "urged opposition political parties to intensify the use of social media" https://zambianobserver.com/anthropologist-urges-opposition-to-intensify-use-of-social-media-to-counter-rally-restrictions/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [06:46] TR Bot ANTHROPOLOGIST URGES OPPOSITION TO INTENSIFY USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO COUNTER RALLY RESTRICTIONS - The Zambian Observer [06:46] TR News "Bubbles monitors thousands of independent, personal blogs via RSS. Every post starts equal. Peoples votes decide what rises." https://box.matto.nl/explore-the-smol-web-with-bubbles.html | Source: MJ Fransen [06:46] TR Bot the smol web with Bubbles - box.matto.nl [06:46] TR News "A harness is the control layer around an agent that helps it operate reliably [sic] in production." https://thenewstack.io/ai-agent-harness-pricing-split/ | Source: The New Stack [06:46] TR Bot Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft agree that the harness is the product. They disagree on the price. - The New Stack [06:46] TR News "You can tell when a mechanical switch has failed with your eyes, but not a digital one. You need a computer to help you understand the computer." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hook-it-up-to-the-machine/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [06:47] TR Bot Hook It Up to the Machine - Jim Nielsens Blog [06:47] TR News "LLM parameters have a roughly Gaussian distribution, and so evenly spaced numeric values are not ideal for parameters." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/04/18/qlora/ | Source: John D Cook [06:47] TR Bot Gaussian distributed weights for LLMs | QLoRA NF4 [06:49] TR News "In the resulting dialog, search for office and delete all office.com cookies." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/microsoft-account-sign-in-issue-wrong-username-solved/ | Source: Darren Goossens [06:49] TR Bot Microsoft account sign in issue wrong username [solved] DSPACE [06:49] TR News "In this article, I want to explain why Im a staunch de-Googler, that is, why I carefully avoid all Google products and services." https://kevinboone.me/why_i_degoogled.html | Source: Kevin Boone [06:49] TR Bot Kevin Boone: Why I de-Googled [06:50] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: A "next generation of Linux distros" and CachyOS Considered https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_A_next_generation_of_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_A_next_generation_of_Linux_.gmi [06:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: A "next generation of Linux distros" and CachyOS Considered [06:50] TR News "While the agricultural manufacturing giant pointed out in a statement that this is no admission of wrongdoing, it agreed to pay $99 million into a fund for farms and individuals who participated in a class action lawsuit." https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement | Source: The Drive [06:50] TR Bot John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement [06:51] TR News "Right-to-Repair Settlement" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/04/19/john-deere-right-to-repair-settlement/ | Source: Michael Tsai [06:51] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - John Deere Right-to-Repair Settlement [06:53] TR News "Tomato prices were up 15.3% in March alone and are up 22.6% compared to the same time last year" https://www.ksl.com/article/51484870/tomatoes-are-having-a-moment-you-might-not-like-the-reason | Source: Deseret Media [06:53] TR Bot are having a moment. You might not like the reason | KSL.com [06:55] TR News "Impressive as the raw numbers are, they dont tell the whole story." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/curing-us-health-care-part-i | Source: Paul Krugman [06:55] TR Bot Curing U.S. Health Care, Part I - Paul Krugman [06:57] psydruid what Microsoft was never willing to do [06:57] psydruid https://avaloniaui.net/blog/maui-avalonia-preview-1 [06:57] TR Bot MAUI Avalonia Preview 1 - Avalonia UI Blog ● Apr 20 [07:06] TR News "Google has been pushing to make its TPUs a viable alternative to Nvidia's dominant GPUs." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/google-in-talks-with-marvell-to-build-new-ai-chips-the-information/articleshow/130381363.cms | Source: India Times [07:06] TR Bot Google in talks with Marvell to build new AI chips: The Information - The Economic Times [07:06] TR News "This is a signal of our semiconductor technology leadership" https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/40-years-ago-we-entered-the-megabit-memory-era-with-ibms-dram-breakthrough-a-major-leap-beyond-the-64-kilobit-chips-common-at-the-time | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:06] TR Bot 40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBMs DRAM breakthrough a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time | Tom's Hardware [07:08] TR News "Im going back to school because my work, my entire career, for my entire adult life, has been writing things for the Internet." https://anniemueller.com/posts/goose-it-up | Source: Annie Mueller [07:08] TR Bot GOOSE IT UP - annie's blog [07:09] TR News "Everything he serves, he bakes himself from scratch." https://www.ksl.com/article/news/business/why-this-swede-is-bringing-delicious-scandinavian-pastries-to-utah/51485355 | Source: Deseret Media [07:09] TR Bot this Swede is bringing delicious Scandinavian pastries to Utah | KSL.com [07:10] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:14] TR News Techrights Links 20/04/2026: Brave Origin Nightly, Scuttling USAID Gives 'Soft Power' to China, and White House Gives Money to Russia (Through Oil Sales) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Links_20_04_2026_Brave_Origin_Nightly_Scuttling_USAID_Gives_Sof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Links_20_04_2026_Brave_Origin_Nightly_Scuttling_USAID_Gives_Sof.gmi [07:14] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/04/2026: Brave Origin Nightly, Scuttling USAID Gives 'Soft Power' to China, and White House Gives Money to Russia (Through Oil Sales) [07:17] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:35] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 52 Out of 200: Phil Golding Appointed Bar Standards Board (BSB) Chief, Misogyny Must End https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_52_Out_of_200_Phil_Golding_Appointed_Bar_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_52_Out_of_200_Phil_Golding_Appointed_Bar_.gmi [07:35] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 52 Out of 200: Phil Golding Appointed Bar Standards Board (BSB) Chief, Misogyny Must End [07:42] TR News "France Is Ditching Windows for Linux" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/france-is-ditching-windows-for-linux:3?lid=watchlater [07:42] TR Bot France Is Ditching Windows for Linux [07:42] TR News "Louis announces $2,000 bounty if Senator can cite his claim" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/louis-announces-2,000-bounty-if-senator:b [07:42] TR Bot Louis announces $2,000 bounty if Senator can cite his claim [07:43] TR News "Online Response to the Attack on Scam Altman's House Shows a Generational Divide - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/17/0336248 [07:43] TR Bot Online Response to the Attack on Sam Altman's House Shows a Generational Divide - SoylentNews [07:45] TR News Microsoft pays IDG to put SPAM in a site called "MACWORLD" https://www.macworld.com/article/3113066/microsoft-office-for-mac-drops-to-49-97-with-no-subscription.html iophk: microsoft increasingly desperate against open formats and FOSS productivity software [07:45] TR Bot Office for Mac drops to $49.97 with no subscription | Macworld [07:50] TR News "That changed when I started using a simple feature built into Gmail that most people either forget exists or don't know about." https://www.androidpolice.com/this-is-the-decades-old-gmail-trick-i-still-use-everyday/ | Source: Android Police [07:50] TR Bot This is the decades-old Gmail trick I still use every day [07:50] TR News [Old] "What kicked off the discussion was somebody asking about a more modern "decentralized chat platform" known as Matrix (not the movie)." https://www.kirsle.net/what-we-once-had-at-the-height-of-the-xmpp-era-of-the-internet | [07:50] TR Bot we once had (at the height of the XMPP era of the Internet) - Kirsle.net [07:53] TR News "Struct tags in Go are these little annotations that you stick beside struct fields." https://rednafi.com/go/struct-tags/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [07:53] TR Bot Peeking into Go struct tags | Redowan's Reflections [07:53] TR News "google/uuid is usually one of the first extra imports I add to a Go service that talks to a database, so this one has felt overdue for years." https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/04/go-uuid/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [07:53] TR Bot Accepted proposal: UUID in the Go standard library | Redowan's Reflections [07:54] TR News "The modern web is choking on its own exhaust." https://scheatkode.com/blog/019d463d-38b3-7e63-80fd-6ed97bd8815e/hot-wiring-the-lisp-machine/ | [07:54] TR Bot Hot-wiring the lisp machine [07:55] TR News "Consider the following problem." https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/19/the-fastest-way-to-match-characters-on-arm-processors/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [07:55] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/19/the-fastest-way-to-match-characters-on-arm-processors/ ) [07:55] TR News "5x5 is the smallest size that doesn't compromise legibility: [...]" https://maurycyz.com/projects/mcufont/ | Source: Maury [07:55] TR Bot 5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens (Maurycy's blog) [07:56] TR News "You may not realize this, but its hard to get a computera machine built around math and logicto generate a truly random number." https://blakewatson.com/journal/dice-rolling-and-more-on-minimal-character-sheet/ | Source: Blake Watson [07:56] TR Bot - Dice rolling and more on Minimal Character Sheet ● Apr 20 [08:10] IsambardPrince https://www.facebook.com/reel/2320537755141904 [08:10] TR Bot NO TITLE [08:10] IsambardPrince That's the funniest one I've seen in a while. [08:14] TR News Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part II - It's About Politics, Not Science https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_II_It_s_About_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_II_It_s_About_Politics.gmi [08:14] TR Bot Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part II - It's About Politics, Not Science [08:19] TR News "Rapidus really wants to exit now, very strongly. They feel like maybe they were misled in this deal, or things were not fully clear at the beginning." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb#replies [08:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb#replies ) [08:19] TR News "From their point of view, they have already made strong progress by themselves, step by step. And now they believe they are reaching, or even exceeding, IBM capability in some areas, on their own effort." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb#replies [08:19] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kp63bh9y#replies\ [08:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kp63bh9y#replies\ ) [08:20] schestowitz[TR3] "Still getting the page not found error and can't get anything from Google's cache. But was able to find more info. from Google's AI results: [08:20] schestowitz[TR3] "IBM is reducing its workforce in Bratislava by cutting 439 positions, with employment for those affected set to end on May 31, 2026, as part of a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence and cloud services. The tech giant's Bratislava hub, previously a major center with 4,600 employees, has seen its workforce drop to roughly 3,000 amid these restructuring efforts."" [08:26] TR News "The best way to reduce the risk of installing a compromised dependency is to avoid relying on it in the first place." https://blog.pecar.me/how-to-safely-update-your-dependencies/ | Source: Ane Pear [08:26] TR Bot How to Safely Update Your Dependencies | Ane's Blog [08:27] TR News "Neural networks brought about something extraordinary: demand for floating point numbers with less precision." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/04/17/fp4/ | Source: John D Cook [08:27] TR Bot 4-bit floating point FP4 [08:29] TR News "Anyway, if Git is a Swiss Army knife, jj is uhh." https://lottia.net/notes/0018-fluent-jj.html | [08:29] TR Bot Fluent jj / aggressive aliasing - lottia notes [08:29] TR News "When working with images, we rarely need to show them at full size most often ists rather as a thumbnail or preview." https://macguru.dev/fast-thumbnails-with-cgimagesource/ | [08:29] TR Bot Fast Thumbnails with CGImageSource [08:29] TR News "You can imagine this tree grow much messier, bigger and deeper as more and more teams are added to the mix." https://blog.douchi.space/enshitification/ | Source: [08:29] TR Bot Human powered enshitification long predates AI powered slop | [08:30] TR News "A couple of years ago, I wrote that The Builder pattern is a finite state machine!" https://blog.frankel.ch/illegal-state-unrepresentable/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [08:30] TR Bot Making illegal state unrepresentable [08:30] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [08:31] TR News "The five boroughs of New York City can be informally or formally carved up into many different pieces, depending on what it is that youre doing." https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/04/19/new-york-city-hexmaps/ | Source: Kieran Healy [08:31] TR Bot York City Hexmaps - kieranhealy.org [08:31] TR News "Over the past few years, the APNIC community has increasingly recognized that routing security isnt a single task, its an evolving practice." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/20/strengthening-your-network-security-with-apnics-products-and-tools/ | Source: APNIC [08:31] TR Bot Strengthening your network security with APNICsproducts and tools | APNIC Blog [08:32] TR News "We are very excited to organize and present to you the inaugural postmarketOS conference in Autumn later this year." https://postmarketos.org/conference/ | Source: postmarketOS [08:32] TR Bot postmarketOS // The postmarketOS Conference [08:44] TR News Techrights Throwing Rocks in Houses of Glass https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Throwing_Rocks_in_Houses_of_Glass.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Throwing_Rocks_in_Houses_of_Glass.gmi [08:44] TR Bot Techrights Throwing Rocks in Houses of Glass [08:57] IsambardPrince https://linuxiac.com/firefox-149-now-available-for-download-brings-split-view/ [08:57] TR Bot Firefox 149 Now Available for Download, Brings Split View [08:57] IsambardPrince "On Linux systems, Firefox now defaults to the XDG portal file picker when available, replacing the GTK3 dialog." [08:57] IsambardPrince Makes sense. ● Apr 20 [09:08] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:10] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [09:23] TR News "I have yet to find anything that ticks even half of these boxes." https://darthmall.net/2026/looking-for-ssg/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan [09:23] TR Bot Looking for SSG - The Darth Mall [09:24] TR News "Theres actually a much cleaner way to do table transformations" https://scottstuff.net/posts/2026/04/19/grafana-table-join-sql/ | Source: Scott Laird [09:24] TR Bot Table Joins With SQL Expressions - scottstuff.net [09:25] TR News "Here are some places where you can discover this new blogosphere vibe: [...]" https://n3wjack.net/2026/04/19/the-small-web-is-back/ | Source: N3wjack [09:25] TR Bot the small web is back - n3wjack's blog [09:25] TR News "It is the fifth release of Wander, a small, decentralised, self-hosted web console" https://susam.net/code/news/wander/0.5.0.html | Source: SusamPal [09:25] TR Bot Wander Console 0.5.0 - Susam Pal [09:26] TR News "Data links are Grafanas way to add HTML links to a dashboard, but they dont quite work the way youd expect them to with tables." https://scottstuff.net/posts/2026/04/19/grafana-table-links/ | Source: Scott Laird [09:26] TR Bot Data Links in Grafana Tables - scottstuff.net [09:26] TR News "Caztor is the latest iteration of the JGemini browser. It has a new name, and a heap of new features" https://kevinboone.me/caztor.html | Source: Kevin Boone [09:26] TR Bot Kevin Boone: Announcing Caztor 1.0 a browser for small-net protocols like Gemini and Gopher [09:27] TR News "I have to point out that Im not talking about giving up mobile phones completely." https://kevinboone.me/no_smartphone_2026.html | Source: Kevin Boone [09:27] TR Bot Kevin Boone: Trying to live without a smartphone in 2026 [09:28] TR News [Old] "Few things have made a greater contribution to the general welfare of mankind than the invention and development of the electronic valve." https://www.r-type.org/articles/art-001.htm | [09:28] TR Bot The Story of the Valve [09:28] TR News "Rim-driven thrusters turn the normal propeller-motor arrangement inside out; rather than mounting the motor at the center of the propeller" https://hackaday.com/2026/04/19/building-a-rim-driven-jet-engine/ | Source: Hackaday [09:28] TR Bot A Rim-Driven Jet Engine | Hackaday [09:29] TR News [Old] "The XDG Base Directory Specification defines an organized folder and file structure for applications to store associated user configuration, cache, data, state, and runtime information on UNIX-like systems." https://alchemists.io/articles/xdg_base_directory_specification#_quick_start | [09:29] TR Bot NO TITLE [09:29] TR News "ith the recent 0.20 release of xdg-user-dirs we enabled the Projects directory by default." https://blog.tenstral.net/2026/04/hello-projects-directory.html | [09:29] TR Bot Hello old new Projects directory! Ximions Blog [09:29] TR News "The Solus project has published a new version, Solus 4.9 "Serenity", which introduces a few changes to service management, the installer, and its four desktop editions (Budgie, Plasma, GNOME and Xfce)." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12794 | Source: Distro Watch [09:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12794 ) [09:30] TR News "[...] FreeBSD's laptop compatibility is improving and we link to a list of laptops which can run the operating system. Plus, we are pleased to share a summary of last week's releases and list the torrents we are seeding. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260420 | Source: Distro Watch [09:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260420 ) [09:30] TR News "Earlier today, I moved two file systems from one zpool to another. I use sysutils/sanoid to take and manage snapshots of the more important data." https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/19/after-moving-datasets-adjust-configuration-for-sanoid-and-others/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:30] TR Bot after moving datasets, adjust configuration for sanoid and others Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:31] TR News "I have database servers outside the homelab, as in not in my basement. They are in datacenters." https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/18/my-solution-for-copying-backups-around-the-homelab/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:31] TR Bot My solution for copying backups around the homelab Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:31] TR News "Not so long ago, a disk space issue arose. I obtained some new drives (thank you to those who donated) and I consolidated some of the space" https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/19/migrating-zfs-filesystems-from-one-zpool-to-another-same-host/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:31] TR Bot Migrating ZFS filesystems from one zpool to another same host Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:32] TR News "Im going to migrate data02/freshports/dev-ingress01 to the data04" https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/19/migrating-data02-freshports-dev-ingress01-to-another-zpool/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:32] TR Bot Migrating data02/freshports/dev-ingress01 to another zpool Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:32] TR News "Now that Ive copied two filesets from one zpool to another, lets delete old snapshots." https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/19/cleaning-up-snapshots/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:32] TR Bot Cleaning up snapshots Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:35] TR News Scientists Intrigued by Nasal Spray That Reverse Brain Aging in Mice, Say It May Work on Humans as Well https://futurism.com/health-medicine/nasal-spray-reverse-brain-aging-mice [09:35] TR Bot Scientists Intrigued by Nasal Spray That Reverse Brain Aging in Mice, Say It May Work on Humans as Well [09:36] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techrights [09:41] psydruid https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/5/topics/14933 [09:41] TR Bot RISC OS Open: Why American software is junk and why it matters [09:48] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:49] TR News How To Install Telnet on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-telnet-almalinux-10/ [09:49] TR Bot How To Install Telnet on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [09:50] TR News How to Install OpenCV on Ubuntu Using Homebrew | Fastest Beginner Method https://darryldias.me/2026/how-to-install-opencv-on-ubuntu-using-homebrew-fastest-beginner-method/ [09:50] TR Bot How to Install OpenCV on Ubuntu Using Homebrew | Fastest Beginner Method - Darryl Dias [09:50] TR News How To Install Zabbix on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-zabbix-debian-13/ [09:50] TR Bot How To Install Zabbix on Debian 13 - idroot [09:52] TR News Butterbian Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution with XFCE https://www.linuxlinks.com/butterbian-debian-based-linux-distribution-xfce/ [09:52] TR Bot - Debian-based Linux distribution with XFCE - LinuxLinks [09:53] TR News GIMP 3.2.4 released with fresh set of bug fixes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/gimp-3-2-4-bug-fix-update [09:53] TR Bot GIMP 3.2.4 released with fresh set of bug fixes - OMG! Ubuntu [09:54] TR News vkmark Vulkan benchmarking suite https://www.linuxlinks.com/vkmark-vulkan-benchmarking-suite/ [09:54] TR Bot - Vulkan benchmarking suite - LinuxLinks [09:54] TR News HashVerifier checksum generation and verification utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/hashverifier-checksum-generation-verification-utility/ [09:54] TR Bot - checksum generation and verification utility - LinuxLinks [09:54] TR News Developer of the Week: Wim Taymans https://www.linuxlinks.com/developer-week-wim-taymans/ [09:54] TR Bot of the Week: Wim Taymans - LinuxLinks [09:54] TR News GW fast browser for genomic sequencing data https://www.linuxlinks.com/gw-fast-browser-genomic-sequencing-data/ [09:54] TR Bot - fast browser for genomic sequencing data - LinuxLinks [09:55] TR News SeqMonk visualise and analyse high throughput mapped sequence data https://www.linuxlinks.com/seqmonk-visualise-analyse-high-throughput-mapped-sequence-data/ [09:55] TR Bot - visualise and analyse high throughput mapped sequence data - LinuxLinks [09:56] TR News Top 23 Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Painting Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/paintingtools/ [09:56] TR Bot 23 Free and Open Source Linux Painting Tools - LinuxLinks [09:56] TR News Checksum Checker simple GUI application https://www.linuxlinks.com/checksum-checker-simple-gui-application/ [09:56] TR Bot Checker - simple GUI application - LinuxLinks [09:57] TR News 19 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Benchmark Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/benchmarktools/ [09:57] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Benchmark Tools - LinuxLinks [09:57] TR News LinguaCafe helps language learners acquire vocabulary by reading https://www.linuxlinks.com/linguacafe-language-learners-vocabulary-reading/ [09:57] TR Bot - helps language learners acquire vocabulary by reading - LinuxLinks [09:57] TR News build123d Python CAD programming library https://www.linuxlinks.com/build123d-python-cad-programming-library/ [09:57] TR Bot - Python CAD programming library - LinuxLinks [09:58] TR News TeemIp manage network addressing data and related infrastructure records https://www.linuxlinks.com/teemip-manage-network-addressing-data-and-related-infrastructure-records/ [09:58] TR Bot - manage network addressing data and related infrastructure records - LinuxLinks [09:58] TR News chmod-cli generate chmod commands https://www.linuxlinks.com/chmod-cli-generate-chmod-commands/ [09:58] TR Bot - generate chmod commands - LinuxLinks [09:58] TR News VocabSieve Anki companion for language learning https://www.linuxlinks.com/vocabsieve-anki-companion-language-learning/ [09:58] TR Bot - Anki companion for language learning - LinuxLinks [09:59] TR News CachyOS has released a performance oriented Linux 7.0 kernel https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-has-released-a-performance-oriented-linux-70-kernel/ [09:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-has-released-a-performance-oriented-linux-70-kernel/ ) ● Apr 20 [10:00] TR News QSB-112: Floating Point Divider State Sampling (XSA-488) https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/04/19/qsb-112/ [10:00] TR Bot QSB-112: Floating Point Divider State Sampling (XSA-488) | Qubes OS [10:14] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techrights [10:14] TR News Wanted man in South Korea arrested after appearing on livestream https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/wanted-man-in-south-korea-arrested-after-appearing-on-livestream "man in his 50s was on South Koreas wanted list for distributing sexually explicit content." [10:14] TR Bot Wanted man in South Korea arrested after appearing on livestream | The Straits Times [10:15] TR News Vapes in South Korea to face same regulations as cigarettes starting April 24 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/vapes-in-south-korea-to-face-same-regulations-as-cigarettes-starting-april-24 [10:15] TR Bot Vapes in South Korea to face same regulations as cigarettes starting April 24 | The Straits Times [10:16] TR News Droids ran a half-marathon this weekend in record time. Its a showcase of what Chinese tech can do https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/minor-missteps-aside-chinas-droid-half-marathon-showcases-major-strides-in-robotics [10:16] TR Bot China's humanoid robot race showcases robotics strides | The Straits Times [10:17] TR News Chinas clean tech exports jump as Iran war spurs demand https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-clean-tech-exports-jump-as-iran-war-spurs-demand [10:17] TR Bot Chinas clean tech exports jump as Iran war spurs demand | The Straits Times [10:18] TR News 'New era': Humanoid robot outruns humans in Beijing half-marathon, beats world record https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260419-new-era-humanoid-robot-outruns-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon-beats-world-record [10:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260419-new-era-humanoid-robot-outruns-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon-beats-world-record ) [10:18] TR News Humans far behind as robot breaks record at Beijing half marathon https://www.france24.com/en/humans-far-behind-as-robot-breaks-record-at-beijing-half-marathon [10:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/humans-far-behind-as-robot-breaks-record-at-beijing-half-marathon ) [10:19] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:19] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:20] TR News American Airlines revives 90s-era aircraft cards now trending across social control media https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/lifestyle/american-airlines-revives-90s-era-aircraft-cards-now-trending-across-social-media/ [10:20] TR Bot American Airlines revives 90s-era aircraft cards now trending across social media [10:21] TR News Disturbing Experiment Bolsters The Case Lobsters Feel Pain After All https://www.sciencealert.com/disturbing-experiment-bolsters-the-case-lobsters-feel-pain-after-all [10:21] TR Bot Experiment Bolsters The Case Lobsters Feel Pain After All : ScienceAlert [10:22] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techrights [10:23] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techrights [10:31] TR News Wont Somebody Think of the Children? Why Big Techs Tobacco Moment Isnt What It Seems https://itsfoss.com/opinion/age-verification-tobacco-moment/ [10:31] TR Bot Wont Somebody Think of the Children? Why Big Techs Tobacco Moment Isnt What It Seems [10:32] TR News (NEW): LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/LXQt_2_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Wayland_Improve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/LXQt_2_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Wayland_Improve.gmi [10:32] TR News Food security under threat as Middle East war disrupts fertiliser supply https://www.france24.com/en/food-security-under-threat-as-middle-east-war-disrupts-fertiliser-supply [10:32] TR Bot Tux Machines LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements [10:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/food-security-under-threat-as-middle-east-war-disrupts-fertiliser-supply ) [10:33] TR News Lazy Reading for 2026/04/19 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/19/lazy-reading-for-2026-04-19/ [10:33] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2026/04/19 DragonFly BSD Digest [10:36] TR News The Florida Mass Shooters Conversations With Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Are Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/florida-mass-shooter-chatgpt [10:36] TR Bot The Florida Mass Shooter's Conversations With ChatGPT Are Worse Than You Could Possibly Imagine [10:37] TR News PGConf.EU 2026 Announced Call for Community Day Event Proposals Now Open https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconfeu-2026-announced-call-for-community-day-event-proposals-now-open-3276/ [10:37] TR Bot PostgreSQL: PGConf.EU 2026 Announced Call for Community Day Event Proposals Now Open [10:37] TR News pg_dbms_job v2.0 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_dbms_job-v20-released-3278/ [10:37] TR Bot PostgreSQL: pg_dbms_job v2.0 released [10:38] TR News credcheck v4.7 has been released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/credcheck-v47-has-been-released-3277/ [10:38] TR Bot PostgreSQL: credcheck v4.7 has been released [10:39] TR News IP67-rated Hey Hi (AI) security camera feature Rockchip RV1126B or RK3576/J/M SoC for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/20/ip67-rated-ai-security-camera-feature-rockchip-rv1126b-or-rk3576-j-m-soc-for-commercial-industrial-and-automotive-applications/ [10:39] TR Bot IP67-rated AI security camera feature Rockchip RV1126B or RK3576/J/M SoC for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications - CNX Software [10:40] TR News Slopzilla https://itsfoss.com/news/thunderbolt-launch/ [10:40] TR Bot Thunderbolt Wants to Do for AI Clients What Thunderbird Did for Email [10:41] TR News GIMP 3.2.4Released https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/04/19/gimp-3-2-4-released/ [10:41] TR Bot GIMP 3.2.4Released - GIMP [10:42] TR News Update: cut-bytes.py Version 0.0.18 https://blog.didierstevens.com/2026/04/19/update-cut-bytes-py-version-0-0-18/ [10:42] TR Bot Update: cut-bytes.py Version 0.0.18 | Didier Stevens [10:42] TR News The Run: Review - Another FMV game, but is it any good? https://boilingsteam.com/the-run-review/index.html [10:42] TR Bot The Run: Review - Another FMV game, but is it any good? [10:43] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Pragmata and Opus: Prism Peak - 2026-04-18 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-18-edition/index.html [10:43] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Pragmata and Opus: Prism Peak - 2026-04-18 Edition [10:44] TR News Distraction from real Slopzilla scandals and issues https://itsfoss.com/news/mozillas-firefox-mascot-gender-controversy/ [10:44] TR Bot Mozillas New Firefox Mascot Kit Triggers Online Backlash Over Pronouns [10:45] TR News BeagleConnect Zepto A $1 computer based on TI MSPM0L1117 Cortex-M0+ MCU https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/19/beagleconnect-zepto-a-1-computer-based-on-ti-mspm0l1117-cortex-m0-mcu/ [10:45] TR Bot BeagleConnect Zepto - A "$1 computer" based on TI MSPM0L1117 Cortex-M0+ MCU - CNX Software [10:45] TR News Apache Cloudberry 2.1.0 Released: PostgreSQL-Based MPP Database for Analytics & Hey Hi (AI) Workloads https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/apache-cloudberry-210-released-postgresql-based-mpp-database-for-analytics-ai-workloads-3274/ [10:45] TR Bot PostgreSQL: Apache Cloudberry 2.1.0 Released: PostgreSQL-Based MPP Database for Analytics & AI Workloads [10:47] TR News This likely pedo admits being connected to Microsoft https://drewdevault.com/blog/Rewrite-with-zine/ [10:47] TR Bot Rewrote my blog with Zine [10:47] TR News Canonical expands Ubuntu support to next-generation MediaTek Genio 520 and 720 platforms https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-expands-ubuntu-support-to-next-generation-mediatek-genio-520-and-720-platforms [10:47] TR Bot expands Ubuntu support to next-generation MediaTek Genio 520 and 720 platforms | Ubuntu [10:49] TR News "M5Stack has teased the CardputerZero, a compact handheld system built around the Raspberry Pi CM0." https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-previews-cardputerzero-handheld-raspberry-pi-cm0-system/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-previews-cardputerzero-handheld-raspberry-pi-cm0-system/ ) [10:50] TR News "DongshanPI has previewed a SoM based on the Kendryte K510 in a recent social media post." https://linuxgizmos.com/dongshanpi-k510-som-appears-with-dual-risc-v-cores-and-ai-acceleration/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:50] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/dongshanpi-k510-som-appears-with-dual-risc-v-cores-and-ai-acceleration/ ) [10:51] TR News "combines the BPI-M7 single-board computer with an Orbbec Gemini 2 3D camera for computer vision, robotics, and spatial perception applications. [10:51] TR News "Comet Q is a compact KVM device designed to provide remote control of laptops, mini PCs, and supported mobile devices through a web browser." https://linuxgizmos.com/comet-q-kvm-supports-browser-based-control-of-laptops-and-iphones/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/comet-q-kvm-supports-browser-based-control-of-laptops-and-iphones/ ) [10:53] TR News Slarpx 2.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/slarpx [10:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/slarpx ) [10:53] TR News CalamaroOS 20260419 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos [10:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos ) [10:54] TR News New York City Hexmaps https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/new-york-city-hexmaps/ [10:54] TR Bot York City Hexmaps | R-bloggers [10:55] TR News Ezarcher 2604-1 is out https://distrowatch.com/ezarcher [10:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ezarcher ) [10:56] TR News Kader 2026.04.19 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/kader42 [10:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kader42 ) [10:56] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [10:56] TR News Valve Developer Further Improves Old AMD GPUs: HD 7870 XT Finally Working On GNU/Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Harvested-GPUs-Linux [10:56] TR Bot Developer Further Improves Old AMD GPUs: HD 7870 XT Finally Working On Linux - Phoronix [10:57] TR News Neko-Void Beta-6.3 is out https://distrowatch.com/nekovoid [10:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nekovoid ) [10:57] TR News NuTyX 26.04.3 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/nutyx [10:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nutyx ) ● Apr 20 [11:21] TR News Butterbian 0.2.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/butterbian [11:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/butterbian ) [11:21] TR News Ultimate 2026.04.19 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/ultimate [11:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ultimate ) [11:22] TR News After 21 years of waiting, KDE Plasma is finally adding this long-requested feature https://www.neowin.net/news/after-21-years-of-waiting-kde-plasma-is-finally-adding-this-long-requested-feature/ [11:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/after-21-years-of-waiting-kde-plasma-is-finally-adding-this-long-requested-feature/ ) [11:24] TR News Immutable GNU/Linux Infrastructure Guide (2026 Guide) https://www.fosslinux.com/155038/scaling-reliable-infrastructure-with-immutable-linux-distributions-2026-admin-guide.htm [11:24] TR Bot Immutable Linux Infrastructure Guide (2026 Guide) [11:24] TR News Local Hey Hi (AI) Performance & Optimization (2026 Admin Guide) https://www.fosslinux.com/155039/local-ai-performance-optimizing-llm-inference-on-linux-2026-admin-guide.htm [11:24] TR Bot Local AI Performance & Optimization (2026 Admin Guide) [11:24] TR News Gitea 1.26 Released [11:25] TR News Linux 7.0 released, Bootlin contributions inside https://bootlin.com/blog/linux-7-0-released-bootlin-contributions-inside/ [11:25] TR Bot 7.0 released, Bootlin contributions inside Bootlin [11:26] TR News Limine Installer bug fix https://bkhome.org/news/202604/limine-installer-bug-fix.html [11:26] TR Bot Limine Installer bug fix [11:27] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Gemini Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-gemini-clients/ [11:27] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Gemini Clients - LinuxLinks [11:28] TR News The 99.8% Rescue | LINUX Unplugged 663 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/663/ [11:28] TR Bot The 99.8% Rescue | LINUX Unplugged 663 | Jupiter Broadcasting [11:29] TR News mintCast 483 Chucking at Charlie https://mintcast.org/483-chucking-at-charlie/ [11:29] TR Bot 483 Chucking at Charlie mintCast [11:30] TR News AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/character-ai-teen-suicides-replace-reading-books [11:30] TR Bot AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences [11:32] TR News Linux 7.1 switches Kaveri, Kabini, and Mullins to AMDGPU https://www.igorslab.de/en/linux-7-1-switches-kaveri-kabini-and-mullins-to-amdgpu/ [11:32] TR Bot Linux 7.1 switches Kaveri, Kabini, and Mullins to AMDGPU | igorsLAB [11:33] TR News "This release ships with the latest Calamares 3.4.2 graphical installer that includes support for systemd-boot or GRUB bootloaders." https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-9-serenity-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-6-and-more [11:33] TR Bot 4.9 Serenity Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More - 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It would never end well. [11:54] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Open_Data_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Open_Data_and_Standards.gmi [11:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Standards [11:56] TR News (NEW): BSD, GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/BSD_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/BSD_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.gmi [11:56] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD, GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems [11:59] TR News Techrights [BLinks 20/04/2026: Chatbots Motivate Manslaughter, GAFAMs Tobacco Moment https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/BLinks_20_04_2026_Chatbots_Motivate_Manslaughter_GAFAM_s_Tobacc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/BLinks_20_04_2026_Chatbots_Motivate_Manslaughter_GAFAM_s_Tobacc.gmi [11:59] TR Bot Techrights [BLinks 20/04/2026: Chatbots Motivate Manslaughter, GAFAMs Tobacco Moment ● Apr 20 [12:04] TR News "i picked the crystal tarot for its vibrant green, it feels springy. the RWS was simply one of the leftover decks that didn't get its own definite month, so i paired it up with the crystal as a "safe" bet, seeing as the crystal tarot uses the picard system which i'm not all that comfortable with." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/aprildecks [12:05] TR News "Fahrenheit has, on the whole, not stood the test of time." gemini://larsthebear.me/fahrenheit451.gmi [12:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:50] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:56] *l0de has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [12:57] TR News Windows used to be 99% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bulgaria//#monthly-200902-202604 [12:57] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Bulgaria | Statcounter Global Stats [12:59] *l0de (sid31830@2a03:5180:f:3::7c56) has joined #techrights ● Apr 20 [13:00] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [13:00] *Righty (~Username@vyjrqx9pepck8.irc) has joined #techrights [13:08] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [13:17] TR News Microsoft spam with slop is the latest Microsoft Tim at The Register MS has to offer https://www.devclass.com/ai-ml/2026/04/17/visual-studio-185-lands-with-ai-debugging-at-a-price-devs-still-feeling-blue/5218068 [13:17] TR Bot Visual Studio 18.5 lands with AI debugging at a price, devs still feeling blue [13:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:18] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [13:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:28] TR News Techrights This Morning The Register MS Published SPAM With "AI" 36 Times in It. This is What The Register MS is Paid to Publish. https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/This_Morning_The_Register_MS_Published_SPAM_With_AI_36_Times_in.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/This_Morning_The_Register_MS_Published_SPAM_With_AI_36_Times_in.gmi [13:28] TR Bot Techrights This Morning The Register MS Published SPAM With "AI" 36 Times in It. This is What The Register MS is Paid to Publish. [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] " So even Debian is now outsourcing to India. [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] " How many times did we have a non-(cis)male candidate for DPL? [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] I thought project leader must have other qualities... " [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1628111-new-debian-project-leader-elected-for-2026 [13:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1628111-new-debian-project-leader-elected-for-2026 ) [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] " She ran unopposed. [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] No one else stepped up. [13:29] schestowitz[TR3] Sort of sad for a project the size of Debian. " [13:30] schestowitz[TR3] " [13:30] schestowitz[TR3] Merit-based hiring is literally fascism nowadays if you haven't heard. But let's be fair, Debian is such a dead project nobody seems to give a damn anymore as proven by the amount of candidates for this position, so who else is there to vote if there's a single person running? " [13:30] schestowitz[TR3] " I think the main issue is that you either have to be a token figure head, or you do your job, but have to be resigned to have all your actions, no matter how well intentioned, seen as personal attacks on all the Debian snowflakes. No wonder no one bohered to run for that position. [13:31] schestowitz[TR3] " But there is no such thing as a "cis-"male, "male" already fully covers what cis tries to convey, and both together are just a pleonasm like climbing up. " [13:31] TR News (NEW): Firefox 150 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Firefox_150_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Firefox_150_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [13:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefox 150 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New [13:33] TR News 50 people voted "none of the above" https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_001 [13:33] TR Bot Debian Project Leader Elections 2026 [13:34] TR News 357 voted https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/04/msg00006.html [13:34] TR Bot I Challenge Thee [13:34] TR News like an auction with one bidder: going once, going once, congrats! You are head of Debian. [13:36] schestowitz[TR3] ": [13:36] schestowitz[TR3] her "platform" is a shockingly bigoted and non technical vision for the project. good luck debian. [13:36] schestowitz[TR3] " [13:38] schestowitz[TR3] " I hope she has strong principles for anonymity, privacy, security, freedom and will oppose any age verification crap that is the first step towards mass surveillance and total control in Linux! [13:38] schestowitz[TR3] Debian project must be able to withstand the corruption and the power grab greed that the rich as fuck persons have which are now trying to make the whole world one big prison. [13:38] schestowitz[TR3] Fuck the traitors in the Linux world that already bent over to the shit that is coming, like the systemd ones, which even lock the discussions on Github, a very dictatorial move! [13:38] schestowitz[TR3] And I'm sure the always traitors and sabotors at Canonical will also bend over to this garbage like they did for many things in the past! " [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] "b" [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] I hope she has strong principles for anonymity, privacy, security, freedom and will oppose any age verification crap that is the first step towards mass surveillance and total control in Linux! [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] Debian project must be able to withstand the corruption and the power grab greed that the rich as fuck persons have which are now trying to make the whole world one big prison. [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] Fuck the traitors in the Linux world that already bent over to the shit that is coming, like the systemd ones, which even lock the discussions on Github, a very dictatorial move! [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] And I'm sure the always traitors and sabotors at Canonical will also bend over to this garbage like they did for many things in the past! " [13:40] schestowitz[TR3] "There was another candidate. He was late one day so his application wasn't accepted. " [13:58] TR News Techrights Debian Has a New Project Leader (DPL) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Debian_Has_a_New_Project_Leader_DPL.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Debian_Has_a_New_Project_Leader_DPL.gmi [13:58] TR Bot Techrights Debian Has a New Project Leader (DPL) ● Apr 20 [14:04] TR News "One of the cafs I really like recently started using those lil beepers. Customers get one when ordering their food and when they start beeping youre supposed to bring it to the disk and pick up your plate yourself." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/piezo-waiters [14:04] TR News (NEW): Debian Project Leader Election 2026 Results https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Debian_Project_Leader_Election_2026_Results.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Debian_Project_Leader_Election_2026_Results.gmi [14:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Project Leader Election 2026 Results ● Apr 20 [15:51] *TMF (~TMF@iewansue5zfsg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 20 [16:22] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/train-to-nuneaton-then-cycling-towards-birmingham-5JXuBaq [16:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/train-to-nuneaton-then-cycling-towards-birmingham-5JXuBaq ) ● Apr 20 [17:01] *TMF has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:06] *TMF (~TMF@iewansue5zfsg.irc) has joined #techrights [17:08] TR News "Hey, if `mkcd` works on a machine - it's not necessary your machine, it can be as well my machine!" gemini://alexey.shpakovsky.ru/gemlog/mkcd.gmi [17:11] TR News Weening myself off the big web gemini://offgridholdout.org/weening-myself-off-the-big-web.gmi [17:12] TR News "I've been in IT a very long time and have seen tech come and go. The past ten years I have been very burnt out with the world of tech.... that is until I explored the AI world. It not only opened up new ideas but has allowed me to effectively return to my tech roots." gemini://offgridholdout.org/why-ai-is-not-a-thorn-in-the-small-web.gmi [17:15] TR News "My view of why I feel that AI is not a thorn in the side of the small web" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/CalvusRex/41825 [17:16] TR News "I got fed up with social media a while back. Not in a dramatic way, just quietly tired of it. The way everything is optimized to keep you scrolling. The way conversations evaporate. The way you can spend an hour on something and come away feeling worse than when you started." gemini://offgridholdout.org/welcome.gmi [17:17] TR News The Small Web: A Viewpoint gemini://offgridholdout.org/the-small-web-a-viewpoint.gmi [17:33] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/04/2026: Fahrenheit 451, Small Web Advocacy, and Offgrid Holdout https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Gemini_Links_20_04_2026_Fahrenheit_451_Small_Web_Advocacy_and_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Gemini_Links_20_04_2026_Fahrenheit_451_Small_Web_Advocacy_and_O.gmi [17:33] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/04/2026: Fahrenheit 451, Small Web Advocacy, and Offgrid Holdout [17:36] *TMF has quit (connection closed) [17:36] TR News "One offers more control, the other is a bit more opinionated." https://www.makeuseof.com/moved-from-gnome-to-kde-its-completely-different-experience/ [17:36] TR Bot I switched my Linux desktop environment from GNOME, and its so much better [17:37] TR News "GNOME had to budge." https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-gnome-with-best-linux-desktop-nobody-ever-talks-about/ [17:37] TR Bot Budgie Desktop does one thing that GNOME refuses to: get out of your way [17:37] TR News "It actually does "just work."" https://www.makeuseof.com/sorry-windows-and-linux-this-is-still-the-better-os-for-developers/ [17:37] TR Bot Sorry, Windows and Linux: this is still the better OS for developers [17:38] TR News When proprietary is shite. https://www.makeuseof.com/hdmi-forum-is-holding-back-linux-and-its-getting-worse/ [17:38] TR Bot Your Linux PC can handle HDMI 2.1 the law is what's holding it back [17:38] TR News "This may be my new favorite Linux distro for PCs" https://www.makeuseof.com/i-installed-zorin-os-on-an-old-laptop-and-now-i-get-the-hype/ [17:38] TR Bot I installed Zorin OS on an old laptop, and now I get the hype [17:39] TR News "No GUI, no problem." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-was-avoiding-arch-linux-for-one-reason-and-this-tool-fixed-it/ [17:39] TR Bot I was avoiding Arch Linux for one reason, and this tool fixed it [17:40] TR News "While I appreciate it, I'll politely decline." https://www.makeuseof.com/every-linux-user-told-me-to-try-niri-so-i-finally-did-and-it-wasnt-for-me/ [17:40] TR Bot Every Linux user told me to try Niri, so I finally did and it wasn't for me [17:40] *Goblin (~use@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights [17:40] TR News "Keyboard shortcuts are my jam. And biscuits!" https://www.makeuseof.com/i-replaced-my-linux-app-launcher-and-stopped-digging-through-menus/ [17:40] TR Bot This Linux launcher replaced four habits I didn't question before [17:41] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Is Slated for Release on October 15th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_Is_Slated_for_Release_on_October.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_Is_Slated_for_Release_on_October.gmi [17:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Is Slated for Release on October 15th, 2026 [17:43] TR News "It's no longer the absolute king of gaming" https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-beating-windows-decades/ [17:43] TR Bot CachyOS is dethroning Windows at the one thing it owned for decades [17:44] TR News I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-fedora-learned-why-not-beginner-distro-everyone-assumes-it-is/ [17:44] TR Bot I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is [17:45] TR News IBM Red Hat (NSA et al) https://www.xda-developers.com/flatpak-1164-patches-a-critical-flaw-that-gave-apps-full-host-access/ [17:45] TR Bot Flatpak 1.16.4 patches a critical flaw that gave apps full host access [17:46] TR News "Don't know much about Linux? Get ready to blow your mind!" https://www.xda-developers.com/5-awesome-linux-features-that-will-blow-the-mind-of-a-windows-user/ [17:46] TR Bot 5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user [17:46] TR News (NEW): Kader Arch-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Kader42_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Kader42_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [17:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Kader Arch-based Linux distribution [17:47] TR News I tried ReactOS and it's unbearable to use, but what it's attempting is genuinely brilliant https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-reactos-unbearable-attempting-genuinely-brilliant/ [17:47] TR Bot I tried ReactOS and it's unbearable to use, but what it's attempting is genuinely brilliant [17:48] MinceR reimplementing a braindead design? yeah, genuinely brilliant. [17:48] schestowitz[TR3] right [17:48] schestowitz[TR3] i thought the same [17:48] schestowitz[TR3] the author comes from windows [17:49] TR News Bazzite is chopping 1GB off its image size heres what got cut https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-chopping-1gb-off-its-image-size/ Source: XDA | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-chopping-1gb-off-its-image-size/ [17:49] TR Bot Bazzite is chopping 1GB off its image size here's what got cut [17:50] TR News "Who'd think that a command terminal could be fun?" https://www.xda-developers.com/ghostty-terminals-fun/ [17:50] TR Bot I switched to Ghostty and discovered Linux terminals could actually be fun [17:52] TR News I stopped carrying a laptop after trying Android's desktop mode https://www.xda-developers.com/i-stopped-carrying-a-laptop-after-trying-android-desktop-mode/ [17:52] TR Bot I stopped carrying a laptop after trying Android's desktop mode [17:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [17:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [17:57] TR News Windows continues to lose gamers to Linux, but they might be jumping ship at a bad time https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-continues-to-lose-gamers-to-linux-but-they-might-be-jumping-ship-at-a-bad-time/ [17:57] TR Bot Windows continues to lose gamers to Linux, but they might be jumping ship at a bad time [17:58] TR News 'Games should run smoother now.' https://www.xda-developers.com/a-valve-engineer-just-stopped-linux-from-stealing-vram-from-your-8gb-gpu/ [17:59] TR Bot A Valve engineer just stopped Linux from stealing VRAM from your 8GB GPU [17:59] TR News "The ministries have until the fall to find a solution." https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux/ [17:59] TR Bot France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk ● Apr 20 [18:00] TR News TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox https://www.xda-developers.com/ran-my-homelab-truenas-for-over-year-then-switched-to-proxmox/ [18:00] TR Bot TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox [18:01] TR News SteamOS 3.9 is the closest thing to a perfect desktop Linux I've ever used https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-39-closest-thing-perfect-desktop-linux-used/ [18:01] TR Bot SteamOS 3.9 is the closest thing to a perfect desktop Linux I've ever used [18:01] TR News "It was a rough ride." https://www.xda-developers.com/after-one-of-its-choppiest-preview-cycles-in-years-linux-70-is-almost-ready/ [18:01] TR Bot After one of its choppiest preview cycles in years, Linux 7.0 is almost ready [18:02] TR News I stopped being afraid to break my systems after learning what each OS actually needs to recover https://www.xda-developers.com/break-linux-windows-and-proxmox-differently-every-week/ [18:02] TR Bot I stopped being afraid to break my systems after learning what each OS actually needs to recover [18:03] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50 is the Linux desktop update I've waited years for https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/GNOME_50_is_the_Linux_desktop_update_I_ve_waited_years_for.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/GNOME_50_is_the_Linux_desktop_update_I_ve_waited_years_for.gmi [18:03] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 50 is the Linux desktop update I've waited years for [18:03] TR News now [18:03] TR News Sloppix https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-kernel-now-allows-ai-written-code/ [18:03] TR Bot The Linux kernel now allows AI-written code, but you're on the hook for it [18:04] TR News I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server here's how it went https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-my-home-server-from-proxmox-to-its-freebsd-counterpart/ [18:04] TR Bot I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server here's how it went [18:05] TR News "They're scary good games." https://www.xda-developers.com/classic-capcom-horror-games-are-now-playable-on-linuxs-protonheres-how-to-try-it-early/ [18:05] TR Bot Classic Capcom horror games are now playable on Linux's Protonhere's how to try them early [18:06] MinceR 20 190359 -TechrightsBot-tr:#techrights- www.xda-developers.com | The Linux kernel now allows AI-written code, but you're on the hook for it [18:06] MinceR this keeps coming back [18:06] TR News "We did this." https://www.xda-developers.com/google-drive-is-disappearing-from-ubuntus-file-manager-and-its-a-bigger-deal-than-you-think/ [18:06] TR Bot Google Drive is disappearing from Ubuntu's file manager, and it's a bigger deal than you think [18:06] MinceR what does "you're on the hook for it" mean anyway? [18:06] MinceR if it weren't for Torvalds, they would have shoveled dbugs into the kernel already. [18:06] schestowitz[TR3] in general? [18:06] schestowitz[TR3] or in this context: [18:06] MinceR in the case of Linux [18:06] MinceR where QA apparently used to consist of 1 person, and now it is apparently nonexistent [18:06] schestowitz[TR3] ?>it means [18:06] schestowitz[TR3] you can be hanged [18:06] schestowitz[TR3] by linus [18:07] MinceR lol [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] if yopu submit bad code [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] and the excuse of it being slop [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] would not work [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] not captain hook HOOK [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] more lik [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] walk the plank [18:07] MinceR get flamed if you aren't a microslop employee [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] where QA apparently used to consist of 1 person, and now it is apparently nonexistent [18:07] schestowitz[TR3] like EPO [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] with patent application [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] used to b3 3 examiner rule [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] then 1 [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] then some lousy person [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] with no knowledge [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] "young professional:" [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] and then slop [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] IOW, no examiners [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] I read that in france any application is presuumed valid [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] wityhout any examination [18:08] schestowitz[TR3] shocking [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] linus is a slavee of zermlin [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] zem,lin is aslave of sheels [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] sheela is a slave of GAFAMand scaMS [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] "crypto", slop [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] so linus is f--cked [18:09] schestowitz[TR3] soon we will see stories like [18:10] schestowitz[TR3] i lost my files [18:10] schestowitz[TR3] because of some hallucinated things in ext4 [18:10] schestowitz[TR3] that got it wrong [18:10] schestowitz[TR3] "REDDIT" HELP!! MY DATA GOT HALLUCINSATED OUT OF EXISTANCER !!" [18:10] schestowitz[TR3] [with typods] [18:11] schestowitz[TR3] worse [18:11] schestowitz[TR3] they do not tag slopped code [18:11] schestowitz[TR3] just committer id [18:11] schestowitz[TR3] so removing all the slop [18:11] schestowitz[TR3] or undoing the commits [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] would be hard [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] the code gets contaminated [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] then it'll fail [18:12] MinceR well, yeah [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] it'll be too expensivbe to fix [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] many lines of code [18:12] MinceR they marked btrfs 'stable' when it wouldn't even stay together for a week [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] and you don't know who put them [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] why [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] or if "who" is some LLM [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] so good luck now.. [18:12] schestowitz[TR3] rollback to version of same 5 years ago [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] btw [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] you know who makes excuses for it? [18:13] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [18:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] the fly guy [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] who disected flies [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] then rebranded as security guru [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] which he is now [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] *noty [18:13] schestowitz[TR3] *not at all [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] *dissected flies [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] debian has those people [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] debioan got a new DPL yesterday [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] zero coding [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] those people like slop [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] they cannot tell apart ok code and things that LOOK like good code [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] because they are tidy LOCs [18:14] schestowitz[TR3] similiar to slop for words [18:15] schestowitz[TR3] the LLMs are good at grammar [18:15] schestowitz[TR3] but not at facts [18:15] MinceR facts are not desired by most devil apes anyway [18:15] MinceR we live in the 'post-fact' era [18:15] schestowitz[TR3] orban (thhey/them) [18:16] MinceR clap your hands if you believe [18:16] schestowitz[TR3] orban believes he is a chosen one [18:16] schestowitz[TR3] fantasy and sci-fi [18:16] schestowitz[TR3] because who has time to learn reality [18:16] schestowitz[TR3] let's just drteam through life [18:17] TR News (NEW): Fedora Linux 44 beta unifies the KDE Plasma experience across editions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/12/Fedora_Linux_44_beta_unifies_the_KDE_Plasma_experience_across_e.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/12/Fedora_Linux_44_beta_unifies_the_KDE_Plasma_experience_across_e.gmi [18:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Linux 44 beta unifies the KDE Plasma experience across editions [18:19] TR News "It's time to stop being comfortable with surveillance" https://www.howtogeek.com/why-im-skipping-the-ai-pc-trend-and-building-a-privacy-pc-with-linux-instead/ [18:19] TR Bot Why I'm skipping the "AI PC" trend and building a "privacy PC" with Linux instead [18:22] TR News Stop waiting for your IDE to load: This 30-year-old editor is faster https://www.howtogeek.com/vim-isnt-outdated-its-the-opposite-of-bloated-software/ [18:22] TR Bot Stop waiting for your IDE to load: This 30-year-old editor is faster [18:23] TR News Microsoft Canonical https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-is-still-the-only-linux-distro-i-recommend-to-beginnersheres-why/ [18:23] TR Bot Ubuntu is still the only Linux distro I recommend to beginnershere are 3 reasons why [18:23] MinceR 1. i hate beginners [18:23] TR News "Free, open-source, and better than the stuff you're probably paying for." https://www.howtogeek.com/impressive-linux-apps-to-try-april-first-weekend/ [18:23] TR Bot 3 impressive Linux apps to try this weekend (April 3 - 5) [18:24] TR News "I prefer when my silver is blue." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-spent-a-week-using-an-immutable-linux-distro-and-it-solved-most-of-my-technical-headaches/ [18:24] TR Bot This immutable Linux solved my biggest technical frustrations [18:24] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: offloading them? [18:24] MinceR i don't think that the person who recommends ubuntu is offloading beginners [18:25] MinceR unless they're offloading the beginners back to Backdoors or crapOS [18:25] TR News But Linux is a kernel; Rust cannot replace Linux, so it contaminates it https://www.howtogeek.com/rust-is-taking-over-linux-development-these-apps-prove-it/ [18:25] TR Bot 9 Rust apps that are faster than the Linux tools they replace [18:26] TR News These 5 apps proved to me that self-hosting was worth the effort https://www.howtogeek.com/im-new-to-self-hosting-these-are-the-apps-that-changed-everything-for-me/ [18:26] TR Bot These 5 apps proved to me that self-hosting was worth the effort [18:26] TR News "Kernel 7.0 didn't need to be a big deal. It went ahead and became one anyway." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-kernel-seven-is-coming-april/ [18:26] TR Bot Linux kernel 7.0 is coming in April, here's why the version jump matters [18:27] TR News Because why not mimic Microsoft when you work for Microsoft? https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-now-requires-more-ram-than-windows-11/ [18:27] TR Bot Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11 [18:28] TR News 13 time-saving Linux terminal tricks you should be using https://www.howtogeek.com/the-time-saving-linux-terminal-tricks-you-should-be-using/ [18:28] TR Bot 13 time-saving Linux terminal tricks you should be using [18:29] TR News "Windows was my mainstay OS for a long time, but broken updates and other problems forced a permanent switch to Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-partition/ [18:29] TR Bot 4 reasons I can no longer use Windows as my daily driver [18:30] TR News These 8 GNOME extensions transform a minimal desktop into a powerhouse https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-linux-gnome-defaults-these-8-extensions-make-it-the-ultimate-desktop-environment/ [18:30] TR Bot These 8 GNOME extensions transform a minimal desktop into a powerhouse [18:30] TR News They know Mincer? https://www.howtogeek.com/toxic-linux-behaviors-that-drive-away-newcomers-and-how-to-fix-them/ [18:30] TR Bot 4 toxic Linux behaviors that drive away newcomers (and how to fix them) [18:31] TR News "Reclaim disk space without installing anything." https://www.howtogeek.com/clean-up-your-fedora-linux-system-from-the-terminal-with-these-commands/ [18:31] TR Bot These 7 Fedora cleanup commands freed up more space than I expected [18:32] TR News This Raspberry Pi project quickly became the cornerstone of my homelab https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-project-cornerstone-of-my-homelab/ [18:32] TR Bot This Raspberry Pi project quickly became the cornerstone of my homelab [18:33] TR News "I want to love Linux, but Adobe and NVIDIA won't let me" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-better-than-everbut-these-4-problems-still-push-me-back-to-windows/ [18:33] TR Bot Linux is better than everbut these 4 problems still push me back to Windows [18:34] TR News 5 Proxmox services that turn your PC into a self-hosted powerhouse https://www.howtogeek.com/home-assistant-plex-proxmox-services-you-should-set-up/ [18:34] TR Bot 5 Proxmox services that turn your PC into a self-hosted powerhouse [18:34] TR News "It's Linux all the way down" https://www.howtogeek.com/everyday-devices-that-secretly-run-linux/ [18:34] TR Bot 7 everyday devices that secretly run Linux [18:35] TR News "I wish I'd known these time-saving tweaks and tricks from the start." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-terminal-shortcuts-will-save-you-hours-of-typing/ [18:35] TR Bot These 9 Linux terminal shortcuts will save you hours of typing [18:38] TR News Stop ruining GNOME with extensionshere's why I stick to the defaults https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-ruining-gnome-with-extensionsheres-why-i-stick-to-the-defaults/ [18:38] TR Bot Stop ruining GNOME with extensionshere's why I stick to the defaults [18:40] TR News Stop trusting your shell scripts: Why ShellCheck is the tool you're missing https://www.howtogeek.com/i-thought-my-shell-scripts-were-sound-until-shellcheck-told-me-otherwise/ [18:40] TR Bot Stop trusting your shell scripts: Why ShellCheck is the tool you're missing [18:41] TR News My NAS cache drive crashed everythinghere's what I did wrong https://www.howtogeek.com/my-nas-cache-drive-crashed-everythingheres-what-i-did-wrong/ [18:41] TR Bot My NAS cache drive crashed everythinghere's what I did wrong [18:42] TR News "Each of these commands took me years to stumble across. They'll take you five minutes to steal." https://www.howtogeek.com/bash-one-liners-that-keep-me-coming-back-to-the-linux-terminal/ [18:42] TR Bot 5 Bash one-liners that keep me coming back to the Linux terminal [18:43] TR News Xfce doesn't have to feel frozen in timehere's how I modernized mine https://www.howtogeek.com/simple-tweaks-that-made-my-xfce-desktop-feel-unexpectedly-modern/ [18:43] TR Bot Xfce doesn't have to feel frozen in timehere's how I modernized mine [18:44] TR News This one tool is all you need to effortlessly manage and back up your dot files https://www.howtogeek.com/this-one-tool-is-all-you-need-to-effortlessly-manage-your-dot-files/ [18:44] TR Bot This one tool is all you need to effortlessly manage and back up your dot files [18:44] TR News "Spyware, privacy, and flexibilitythese are concerns that everyone shares." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-qubes-is-better-than-your-linux-distro/ [18:44] TR Bot 7 reasons Qubes is better than your Linux distro [18:45] MinceR it isn't [18:45] TR News "It's specifically designed and optimized for the ignored middle children of computer hardware." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-mid-weight-linux-distro-will-give-your-old-windows-10-pc-a-new-lease-on-life/ [18:45] TR Bot This Linux distro will give your old Windows 10 PC a new lease on life [18:45] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@ti9i6tkripps8.irc) has joined #techrights [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] fedora+xen+hype [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] xen has hole [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] many holes in fact [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] they added complexity [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] called it security [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] with things like, [18:46] MinceR fedora also has holes [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] "separation [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] compartmentalisation [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] in practice, it is more holes [18:46] schestowitz[TR3] so you can break past barriers [18:47] IsambardPrince I usually like to have the KDE panel on top, because I like to set Vivaldi to tabs and address bar at the bottom. [18:47] TR News "Without them, nothing would be the same." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-tools-quietly-power-entire-internet/ [18:47] TR Bot 5 open-source projects that secretly power the world [18:48] IsambardPrince Old versions of Opera behaved that way. [18:48] IsambardPrince It gets the address bar and tabs out of the way of the page you're trying to read. [18:48] TR News Housing crisis: why prices are rising and what the EU is doing about it | Topics | European Parliament https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20241014STO24542/housing-crisis-why-prices-are-rising-and-what-the-eu-is-doing-about-it Source: European Parliament | "Rising house prices and rents are a big concern for many Europeans. Read on for key facts and what the EU is doing about the issue." [18:48] TR Bot Housing crisis: why prices are rising and what the EU is doing about it | Topics | European Parliament [18:48] IsambardPrince I don't know if there's an extension that makes other browsers do that. [18:49] IsambardPrince Opera also had its own built-in window manager, it wasn't tabs, it was basically a tiled window manager sort of like the Windows 3 Program Manager. [18:49] IsambardPrince But you didn't need to keep opening windows to view one site, they were the first that had that. [18:49] MinceR that wasn't tiled, though [18:50] MinceR it was MDI [18:50] IsambardPrince You could tile them. [18:50] TR News "When it comes to shuffling documents around your file system, nothing beats the raw power of the command line." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-terminal-commands-that-made-me-forget-about-linux-file-managers/ [18:50] TR Bot The 15 terminal commands that made me forget about Linux file managers [18:50] MinceR yeah, but you could also arrange them otherwise [18:50] IsambardPrince Hmm, it's been a while, but I do recall I liked Opera a lot better than the other browsers at the time. [18:51] IsambardPrince I remember Opera just popped right up when I clicked on it, and Mozilla took about 10-12 seconds of grinding the hard disk. [18:51] IsambardPrince It's bad enough being on dial-up in the first place. [18:51] MinceR yeah, i preferred opera for a while, though i don't remember why [18:51] IsambardPrince Netscape 4 was worse. [18:51] IsambardPrince They rushed it out. It didn't really have CSS level 1 support. [18:52] IsambardPrince They faked it. Internally it had a shim that converted CSS to JSSS and then displayed the result. [18:52] IsambardPrince It was buggy. It usually worked, but turning off Javascript meant no CSS. [18:52] IsambardPrince And loading valid CSS sometimes crashed the whole browser. [18:54] IsambardPrince https://www.w3.org/Style/LieBos2e/history/ [18:54] TR Bot Cascading Style Sheets, designing for the Web Chapter20: The CSS saga [18:57] IsambardPrince Opera was basically the first browser that actually implemented standards correctly as they came out. [18:58] IsambardPrince Microsoft and Netscape were busy trying to one up each other and that resulted in incompatible behavior with web standards. Some of this was on purpose, some of it was because they tried to implement the standard in question at some part of the draft stage. [18:59] IsambardPrince Opera had a "Quirks Mode" like the other browsers did, but unlike the other browsers, it didn't do things like look for common syntax errors and doctype declarations and try to guess what the person writing the page meant to do. ● Apr 20 [19:00] IsambardPrince The Presto engine was pretty militant about standards compliance, so Quirks Mode was not in the core of the browser at all, and in fact ,the user could delete Quirks Mode if they wanted to. [19:00] TR News Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Privacy Failings and Shallow Media Coverage https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Privacy_Failings_and_Shallow_Media_Coverage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Privacy_Failings_and_Shallow_Media_Coverage.gmi [19:00] TR Bot Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Privacy Failings and Shallow Media Coverage [19:00] IsambardPrince There was this javascript file that had site-specific rules for common websites that had problems in strict standards mode. [19:01] IsambardPrince It was basically a patch. If the site in question got fixed later, it could be removed from that file. [19:01] IsambardPrince Opera added them to the file and it fixed the problem, but then they had to reach out to the site, ask them to fix the problem, and then watch to see if it ever got fixed. [19:02] IsambardPrince In the end I think that .js file with all the patches ended up being about 180 KiB at its peak. [19:02] IsambardPrince I liked this approach because it meant that they didn't have a lot of weird shit to support that was at the center of their rendering engine. [19:03] IsambardPrince Internet Explorer took a different approach. You were supposed to drop it hints (or it would pick up on them if you didn't, usually for older pages). [19:03] IsambardPrince It kept around the rendering mode of every major version of Trident, and it would use them depending on what it found in a page. [19:04] IsambardPrince If you did not specify what the page allegedly was, then even in IE 11, you would get the "IE 5 rendering mode" by default. [19:04] IsambardPrince Which is Internet Explorer's behavior from 1999. [19:05] IsambardPrince So buried in Windows 11, you still have a rendering mode that is from 1999. [19:05] MinceR https://imgur.com/gallery/reposting-MUHBiXG [19:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/reposting-MUHBiXG ) [19:05] IsambardPrince Why? It's not there to deal with Web content for the most part. [19:05] MinceR because "oh no, what if we removed it?" [19:05] IsambardPrince It's there to deal with corporate intranet sites that Microsoft said the rendering behavior would never ever change, so don't worry about all the slop. [19:05] MinceR like most of most microslop products [19:06] IsambardPrince Yeah, Walmart's intranet site needed IE 5 rendering mode for part of it, until about a year ago. [19:06] IsambardPrince I was talking to schestowitz[TR3] about this. [19:06] IsambardPrince I had to spin up a VM with Windows 11 and trick IE 11 into appearing so I could point it at Walmart's intranet site. [19:06] IsambardPrince In IE 5 rendering mode. [19:06] IsambardPrince You can't actually use IE 5 though. [19:07] TR News (NEW): HowTo Geek (Valnet) on GNOME Defaults and Extensions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/HowTo_Geek_Valnet_on_GNOME_Defaults_and_Extensions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/HowTo_Geek_Valnet_on_GNOME_Defaults_and_Extensions.gmi [19:07] TR Bot Tux Machines HowTo Geek (Valnet) on GNOME Defaults and Extensions [19:07] IsambardPrince Because the site uses TLS 1.3 and you have to go through a site that is relatively modern, to get to the one that needs IE 5 mode. [19:07] IsambardPrince It's ridiculous. It really is. [19:08] MinceR lol [19:08] IsambardPrince They finally got rid of that. [19:08] IsambardPrince When Microsoft deleted the icon for IE 11 and put in a redirect from Edge, Walmart got rid of that. [19:09] IsambardPrince I guess they couldn't figure out how to load "internet.cpl" and then click on one of the built-in hyperlinks. [19:09] IsambardPrince That does not get redirected to Edge [19:09] IsambardPrince I mean, why fix the site when you can just tape up instructions like that on the employee computers? [19:09] MinceR :> [19:10] TR News (NEW): NAS, Proxmox, and Homelabs With Raspberry Pi https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/NAS_Proxmox_and_Homelabs_With_Raspberry_Pi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/NAS_Proxmox_and_Homelabs_With_Raspberry_Pi.gmi [19:10] TR Bot Tux Machines NAS, Proxmox, and Homelabs With Raspberry Pi [19:12] TR News (NEW): Using Vi/Vim and ShellCheck for Code and Scripts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Using_Vi_Vim_and_ShellCheck_for_Code_and_Scripts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Using_Vi_Vim_and_ShellCheck_for_Code_and_Scripts.gmi [19:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Using Vi/Vim and ShellCheck for Code and Scripts [19:12] IsambardPrince MinceR: I had the Carhartt store people ask me why I come in every day and buy one shirt and leave. [19:13] IsambardPrince I told them that Capital One put a "spend $20 get $20 at the Carhartt store" on my credit card, and I can use it up to four times, but only once a day and I have to click "activate" each time. [19:13] MinceR :) [19:13] IsambardPrince So I go to the store, grab a Carhartt graphic t-shirt, with a pocket, for $24.99, pay, and leave. [19:13] IsambardPrince Because it's the closest thing to "exactly $20 before tax". [19:13] TR News (NEW): Fedora / IBM: Fedora Considered Hard, Flatpak Has Serious Bug https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Fedora_IBM_Fedora_Considered_Hard_Flatpak_Has_Serious_Bug.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Fedora_IBM_Fedora_Considered_Hard_Flatpak_Has_Serious_Bug.gmi [19:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora / IBM: Fedora Considered Hard, Flatpak Has Serious Bug [19:13] TR News (NEW): Games: Bazzite, Dumping Windows, and a Glimpse at SteamOS 3.9 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Games_Bazzite_Dumping_Windows_and_a_Glimpse_at_SteamOS_3_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Games_Bazzite_Dumping_Windows_and_a_Glimpse_at_SteamOS_3_9.gmi [19:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Bazzite, Dumping Windows, and a Glimpse at SteamOS 3.9 [19:15] TR News (NEW): Applications: Outsourcing Dotfiles to Microsoft (Proprietary GitHub), Self-hosting, and Rust Hype (Also Proprietary GitHub) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Applications_Outsourcing_Dotfiles_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_GitH.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Applications_Outsourcing_Dotfiles_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_GitH.gmi [19:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Outsourcing Dotfiles to Microsoft (Proprietary GitHub), Self-hosting, and Rust Hype (Also Proprietary GitHub) [19:17] TR News (NEW): XDA (Valnet) on GNU/Linux Doing What Windows Cannot, a Look at a Weak Windows Clone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/XDA_Valnet_on_GNU_Linux_Doing_What_Windows_Cannot_a_Look_at_a_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/XDA_Valnet_on_GNU_Linux_Doing_What_Windows_Cannot_a_Look_at_a_W.gmi [19:17] TR Bot Tux Machines XDA (Valnet) on GNU/Linux Doing What Windows Cannot, a Look at a Weak Windows Clone [19:20] TR News (NEW): Valnet: Xfce, Watchdog, Android, and Recovery https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Valnet_Xfce_Watchdog_Android_and_Recovery.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Valnet_Xfce_Watchdog_Android_and_Recovery.gmi [19:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Valnet: Xfce, Watchdog, Android, and Recovery [19:22] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [19:22] admfubar aahhh better with a new power supply [19:22] admfubar :) [19:23] IsambardPrince MinceR: Then I get to show up at birthdays looking like the cool guy that got someone a ton of expensive presents. [19:24] MinceR :> [19:25] IsambardPrince MinceR: Everything at Walmart's gotten so expensive under Trump. [19:26] IsambardPrince Even the trash bags have gone up aboout 40%. [19:26] IsambardPrince I've taken to saving those ad papers that come in the mail all the time and putting them down over a layer of trash and then stepping into the trash can to compact it. [19:27] IsambardPrince They want to charge 40% more for trash bags, I'll just use 1/3rd of the bags. [19:28] IsambardPrince MinceR: I'm definitely convinced that Techron is the only fuel system treatment that goes in the gasoline that actually cleans anything in the engine while you drive. [19:28] IsambardPrince My car was stalling out on warm restarts and the throttle response was getting pretty sluggish. [19:28] IsambardPrince I'm halfway into the second treated tank and it stopped doing it. [19:29] IsambardPrince I noticed one tank with Techron in it will make it go away for several months then it comes back. My guess is it's cleaning something, but one bottle just doesn't do enough. It solves the immediate visible problem pretty quickly. [19:29] IsambardPrince So I'm going to run three in a row and see if it stays "fixed" longer. [19:29] IsambardPrince The other in-tank cleaners I've tried have not really had much of an effect. [19:30] IsambardPrince Gumout Regane High Mileage is apparentl like 25% PEA, but it comes in a 6 ounce bottle. [19:30] IsambardPrince Techron says it's between 25-35% PEA, and comes in a 12 ounce bottle. [19:30] TR News (NEW): Maintenance and Upgrade Soon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Maintenance_and_Upgrade_Soon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Maintenance_and_Upgrade_Soon.gmi [19:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Maintenance and Upgrade Soon [19:30] IsambardPrince The Gumout says treats up to 18 gallons of gas, the Techron says treats up to 15 gallons. [19:31] IsambardPrince So it's pretty clear what's happening here. [19:31] IsambardPrince The Techron bottle has more PEA in it, regardless, and they're telling you that the amount of Techron to use in gasoline should be more concentrated as well. [19:32] IsambardPrince Even if it is only 25%, the botttle has twice as many fluid ounces in it, so that's at least double. [19:32] IsambardPrince And they say 15 gallons, not 18. [19:32] *MinceR PEAs into a Techron bottle [19:32] IsambardPrince It's a mixture of Polyetheramines and PIBA in a carrier solution. [19:33] IsambardPrince It says it chemically bonds to carbon and varnish deposits and structurally weakens them so the gasoline carries them away. [19:33] IsambardPrince Into the engine to get burned with the fuel, really. [19:33] IsambardPrince I suppose the primary immediate thing it would be turned into would be slightly more CO2 coming out the tailpipe. [19:37] IsambardPrince GM used to have a fuel system service at the dealer. Part of it was a bottle of techron in the gas and telling the customer not to refill until they were about an 1/8th of a tank remaining. [19:37] IsambardPrince The first step though was to run the car on some concentrated detergent for a while at the dealership. [19:37] IsambardPrince AC Delco had a part for that. [19:39] IsambardPrince MinceR: The dealer recommended a $300 fuel system treatment. [19:39] IsambardPrince I laughed and I told the guy "At $10 a bottle, that's a lot of Techron." [19:39] IsambardPrince I asked him to explain all the steps in the fuel system treatment that they were recommending and he couldn't. [19:40] IsambardPrince $300 isn't enough that they'd be taking things apart and cleaning them off manually. [19:41] IsambardPrince I wouldn't be surprised if it's just some guy back there pouring something in the gas tank. [19:41] IsambardPrince Stupid car dealers. [19:41] IsambardPrince MinceR: Walmart has caught on that these things are profit centers. Now Walmart has an engine flush and a "fuel system treatment". [19:42] IsambardPrince I asked them what the fuel system treatment was, and at least they could explain what you get for $46. [19:42] IsambardPrince They use one of those throttle intake cleaners that you clip onto the air intake sleeve. [19:42] IsambardPrince Someone gets in the car and revs it while someone else is spraying this stuff in. Then they use a bottle of Techron. [19:43] IsambardPrince I've cleaned the throttle body on this car. It was pretty bad, but that was all the varnish, carbon, and dirt that accumulated between 2007 and 2023. [19:44] IsambardPrince I did it myself with a $5 bottle of TBI spray. [19:44] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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