●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 ●● ● Aug 20 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Aug 20 [01:28] MinceR https://i.imgur.com/99NKYzI.jpeg = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/99NKYzI [01:28] TR Bot rimgo ● Aug 20 [02:28] admfubar :P they are a bunch of squares in colorado [02:30] admfubar :)) https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/1748256/mark-zuckerberg-plans-to-shake-up-metas-ai-efforts-again [02:30] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Plans To Shake Up Meta's AI Efforts, Again - Slashdot [02:38] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-190825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-190825.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-08-19.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-08-19.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-2025-08-19.txt [02:52] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Movers will be here Thursday. [02:52] schestowitz[TR2] about time [02:55] TR News "I've used vim for a long time. I am not a superuser, but I have built up enough muscle memory that I find it difficult to learn a new way of interacting with text. Vim is also so prevalent that many other applications allow the use of vim bindings, which I regularly use." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/tech/2025-08-19.vim-is-dead.gmi [02:56] TR News "Recently, a proposal to remove XSLT (an XML-based stylesheet language) from the HTML spec was put forward by the Chrome team and has begun to gain some traction." gemini://gemini.bunburya.eu/gemlog/posts/2025-08-19-xml.gmi [02:56] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [02:57] TR News "Edging ever closer to maintenance mode, Alhena 5.2.9 has a smattering of fixes and a few new features. Most notable is the ability to embed VLC media using data URLs." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/31582 [02:59] TR News Teach and learn beats RTFM gemini://idiomdrottning.org/teach-and-learn "Even more so if we were three people who read one book each and taught each other as opposed to reading three books each." ● Aug 20 [03:00] TR News "(No epigrams here yet. Sorry-not-sorry to have faked you out if you navigated here from /words/. Not sure if this should just be folded into /i-think-about/. Now that I think about it, /others/ should be /others/ and Perliss thing should be in /computing/others/.)" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/epigrams/ [03:02] TR News "I use Homebrew to get a lot of random small programs that I otherwise never would have bothered to get. However, the output of `brew list | wc -l` is currently up to the mid-200s, and a lot of these are mere dependencies of things I actually care about." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/programs/ [03:03] TR News "My friend Mark [1] wrote me, asking why I was not with Comcast. I answered it was more the devil I know than the devil I don't know. Intertia is hard to overcome at times." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/19.1 [03:03] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-20.gmi [03:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1388.jpg [03:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1738.jpg [03:08] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/food-irradiation-is-not-as-bad-as-it-sounds/ [03:08] TR Bot Irradiation Is Not As Bad As It Sounds | Hackaday [03:10] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2025: Neovim, XML, and Alhena 5.2.9 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2025_Neovim_XML_and_Alhena_5_2_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2025_Neovim_XML_and_Alhena_5_2_9.gmi [03:10] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2025: Neovim, XML, and Alhena 5.2.9 [03:10] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_19_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_19_2025.gmi [03:10] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 [03:11] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/adjustable-allen-key-after-all-these-years/ [03:11] TR Bot Allen Key After All These Years | Hackaday [03:12] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:12] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:12] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:15] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/how-laser-headlights-died-in-the-us/ [03:15] TR Bot Laser Headlights Died In The US | Hackaday [03:17] TR News Commodore Amiga turns 40, headlines UK exhibition https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/getting_handson_with_the_commodore/?td=rt-3a [03:17] TR Bot Commodore Amiga turns 40, headlines UK exhibition The Register [03:19] TR News "Cue up the next boatload of H1-B mush-mouths to fill the "shortages."" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k21888z6 "The cancer known as Mein Drumpf -- protecting U.S. workers again." [03:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k21888z6 ) [03:20] TR News Cloud Chamber has announced an "unspecified" number of layoffs as Rod Fergusson steps in to oversee the challenging production of BioShock 4. https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-48581 [03:20] TR Bot Cloud Chamber has announced an "unspecified" number of layoffs as Rod Fergusson steps in to oversee the challenging production of BioShock 4. | WN Hub [03:22] TR News Layoffs are the real news here https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/rod-fergusson-cloud-chamber-studio-head-bioshock [03:22] TR Bot Former Diablo, Gears of War boss now leading BioShock | Windows Central [03:24] TR News Oracle layoffs hit India: 10 per cent staff cut, thousands of jobs lost https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news/oracle-layoffs-hit-india-10-per-cent-staff-cut-thousands-of-jobs-lost-2025-08-19-1004229 [03:24] TR Bot Oracle layoffs hit India: 10 per cent staff cut, thousands of jobs lost | Technology News India TV [03:37] TR News These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/7-oldest-linux-distros-still-123016278.html [03:37] TR Bot These Are the 7 Oldest Linux Distros Still Being Developed [03:38] TR News "I covered it here on GamingOnLinux last week when it released, since it has some really fun features to change the way you game. Since it's webcam-based, it's easy to get it up and running too without expensive dedicated hardware and no annoying driver issues." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/webcam-based-head-eye-tracking-app-for-gaming-lookpilot-gets-improved-linux-compatibility/ [03:38] TR Bot head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility | GamingOnLinux [03:39] TR News "In the game you have to master the ability to change the weather, altering the environment and battles. Craft unique gear and weapons, and explore hidden secrets as you journey through humour-filled stone age." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ukrainian-devs-cheers-llc-bring-puzzle-metroidvania-neanderthallica-to-linux-and-macos/ [03:39] TR Bot devs Cheers LLC bring puzzle-metroidvania Neanderthallica to Linux and macOS | GamingOnLinux [03:42] MinceR :) [03:42] MinceR from an ancient scribble in a textbook ● Aug 20 [04:04] TR News Techrights Using the Best Tool/s for the Job: RSS Feeds and RSS Readers https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Using_the_Best_Tool_s_for_the_Job_RSS_Feeds_and_RSS_Readers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Using_the_Best_Tool_s_for_the_Job_RSS_Feeds_and_RSS_Readers.gmi [04:04] TR Bot Techrights Using the Best Tool/s for the Job: RSS Feeds and RSS Readers [04:08] TR News "At IBM, leaders have their snouts in the trough first ... always!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143 [04:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143 ) [04:08] TR News "The greedy, the arrogant , self entitled, the ones full of hubris always go first. They are not leaders. They are the royalty looking down on their serfs. If only the leaders of IBM had a minimal amount of integrity and honor." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143 [04:18] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-keeps-trying-to-block-fiber-deployment-says-us-must-nix-louisiana-plan/ [04:18] TR Bot SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink - Ars Technica [04:21] TR News Windows down to very little in Somalia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/somalia/#monthly-200902-202508 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/somalia/#monthly-200902-202508 [04:21] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Somalia | Statcounter Global Stats [04:21] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Somalia | Statcounter Global Stats [04:23] TR News Mobile in its second-highest point, but "end of the smartphone era" says the man who flies (or flew) the pedo plane of Jeffrey Epstein regularly https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp [04:23] TR Bot OS Statistics [04:23] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:24] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [04:26] TR News Android and GNU/Linux very high https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/norway/#monthly-200902-202508 [04:26] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global Stats [04:29] TR News Chrome hardly gained any share in 7 years in the US. But the US wants to break this monopoly (51%). https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/united-states-of-america/#monthly-200903-202508 [04:29] TR Bot Browser Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global Stats [04:47] TR News Techrights Microsoft Windows in Croatia at New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_Windows_in_Croatia_at_New_Lows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_Windows_in_Croatia_at_New_Lows.gmi [04:47] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_Windows_in_Croatia_at_New_Lows.shtml ) [04:53] TR News All about LOSING money https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/softbank-dethroned-microsoft-as-openais-largest-investor [04:53] TR Bot SoftBank reportedly took on debt to fund OpenAIs $40B round | Windows Central [04:55] TR News "CNBCs Jordan Novet contributed to this report." = It was written by Microsoft as MARKETING SPAM. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/13/microsoft-ceo-nadella-forms-new-coreai-group-led-by-jay-parikh.html [04:55] TR Bot Microsoft CEO Nadella forms new CoreAI group, led by Jay Parikh [04:56] TR News They lose money while reporting "profits" and buying their own shares [04:58] TR News "AI" is just a debt and death "industry". It makes up "capital" out of thin air. https://www.silicon.co.uk/cloud/ai/coreweave-debt-ai-613181 [04:58] TR Bot CoreWeave 'Seeking $1.5bn In Debt' After IPO Disappointment [04:58] TR News And don't forget this one https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/once-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money/ [04:58] TR Bot worth over $1B, Microsoft-backed Builder.ai is running out of money | TechCrunch ● Aug 20 [05:22] TR News Techrights Before CoreAI There Was Builder.ai https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Before_CoreAI_There_Was_Builder_ai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Before_CoreAI_There_Was_Builder_ai.gmi [05:22] TR Bot Techrights Before CoreAI There Was Builder.ai [05:49] TR News Techrights Many Companies Are Run by Liars Who Ride Other People's Money https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Many_Companies_Are_Run_by_Liars_Who_Ride_Other_People_s_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Many_Companies_Are_Run_by_Liars_Who_Ride_Other_People_s_Money.gmi [05:49] TR Bot Techrights Many Companies Are Run by Liars Who Ride Other People's Money [05:49] *koo5_ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [05:51] *koo5_ (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights [05:52] TR News Still on Windows 10? Take a Linux Test Drive Without the Install https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-10-users-take-a-linux-test-drive-without-the-install/ [05:52] TR Bot Still on Windows 10? Take a Linux Test Drive Without the Install [05:53] TR News Handbrake Video Converter Gets More Presets and Bug Fixes https://www.howtogeek.com/handbrake-video-converter-gets-more-presets-and-bug-fixes/ [05:53] TR Bot Handbrake Video Converter Gets More Presets and Bug Fixes [05:54] TR News (NEW): HandBrake 1.10 Open-Source Video Transcoder Brings New Social 10MB Presets https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/HandBrake_1_10_Open_Source_Video_Transcoder_Brings_New_Social_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/HandBrake_1_10_Open_Source_Video_Transcoder_Brings_New_Social_1.gmi [05:54] TR Bot Tux Machines HandBrake 1.10 Open-Source Video Transcoder Brings New Social 10MB Presets [05:55] TR News GNOME's Matrix Messaging App Is Getting New Features https://www.howtogeek.com/gnomes-matrix-messaging-app-is-getting-new-features/ [05:55] TR Bot GNOME's Matrix Messaging App Is Getting New Features [05:57] TR News This Linux Workstation Laptop Has an RTX 5090 Inside https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-workstation-laptop-has-an-rtx-5090-inside/ [05:57] TR Bot This Linux Workstation Laptop Has an RTX 5090 Inside [05:58] TR News Seems like Microsoft has already begun bribing howtogeek https://www.howtogeek.com/github-free-stuff-and-discounts-for-students/ [05:58] TR Bot PSA: GitHub Gives You Free Stuff If You're a Student [05:59] TR News Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" Beta Has Arrived: Here's What's New https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-222-zara-beta-has-arrived-heres-whats-new/ [05:59] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" Beta Has Arrived: Here's What's New ● Aug 20 [06:01] TR News Syncthing 2.0 Is Here to Upgrade Your Cloud-less File Synchronization https://www.howtogeek.com/syncthing-20-is-here-for-your-cloud-less-file-synchronization/ [06:01] TR Bot Syncthing 2.0 Is Here to Upgrade Your Cloud-less File Synchronization [06:01] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 22.2 Zara Is Available for Public Beta Testing, Download Now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Downl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Downl.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint 22.2 Zara Is Available for Public Beta Testing, Download Now [06:04] *guideddrone (~omar@x9p9di2w8sxvc.irc) has joined #techrights [06:04] TR News (NEW): Valnet/How-To Geek on Trying GNU/Linux, Kubuntu Focus, Fractal, and Syncthing 2.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Valnet_How_To_Geek_on_Trying_GNU_Linux_Kubuntu_Focus_Fractal_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Valnet_How_To_Geek_on_Trying_GNU_Linux_Kubuntu_Focus_Fractal_an.gmi [06:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Valnet/How-To Geek on Trying GNU/Linux, Kubuntu Focus, Fractal, and Syncthing 2.0 [06:07] *guideddrone has quit (connection closed) [06:08] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@pspm4ftuvucdu.irc) has joined #techrights [06:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Got a lot of the small stuff over. [06:12] IsambardPrince Doing dumb shit like CoA now. [06:12] *darwin has quit (connection closed) [06:13] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [06:17] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:19] schestowitz[TR2] Thi This good [06:27] TR News Techrights The Register MS, Paid to Promote "AI" Hype, Does "Sez" (Says) Pieces https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/The_Register_MS_Paid_to_Promote_AI_Hype_Does_Sez_Says_Pieces.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/The_Register_MS_Paid_to_Promote_AI_Hype_Does_Sez_Says_Pieces.gmi [06:27] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS, Paid to Promote "AI" Hype, Does "Sez" (Says) Pieces [06:33] *guideddrone (~guideddrone@x9p9di2w8sxvc.irc) has joined #techrights [06:37] TR News Techrights All That's Left of MSNBC (Microsoft-NBC) is Microsoft NOW https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/All_That_s_Left_of_MSNBC_Microsoft_NBC_is_Microsoft_NOW.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/All_That_s_Left_of_MSNBC_Microsoft_NBC_is_Microsoft_NOW.gmi [06:37] TR Bot Techrights All That's Left of MSNBC (Microsoft-NBC) is Microsoft NOW [06:58] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@mvbnerg22p5ze.irc) has joined #techrights [06:59] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The cash cows are leaving the building in approximately 28 hours. [06:59] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I didn't want to bash this guy to mark since they've done business together. [06:59] IsambardPrince He asked how he was treating us. I said "Alright." ● Aug 20 [07:00] IsambardPrince He asked "Do you have any bugs or anything?" [07:00] IsambardPrince I said, "Well, we had a problem with those damned earwigs a couple years ago, but between spraying and zapping I think we got most of them. [07:00] IsambardPrince I told Mandy if he said anything about roaches he was dead. [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] why? [07:01] IsambardPrince I want to sign a lease and get out of here. [07:01] IsambardPrince That's what we're doing. [07:01] IsambardPrince If I could get the movers here any sooner than Thursday I would. [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] i hope you paid weekly [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] not monthly [07:02] schestowitz[TR2] and it's end of the monthly period, if not [07:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I owe the slumlord until the end of the lease, which is thankfully only through October. [07:04] IsambardPrince So I hit him with a 30 day notice of non-renewal letter certified mail with the last check and told him where to send the deposit. [07:05] IsambardPrince Which is not the street address where we're going. [07:05] IsambardPrince Which I don't want him to know. [07:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Sometimes it's better to cut your losses and move on. [07:11] TR News Techrights In Vietnam, Microsoft's Search Engine "Market Share" Fell to Almost 0%, CocCoc More Than 5 Times Bigger https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/In_Vietnam_Microsoft_s_Search_Engine_Market_Share_Fell_to_Almos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/In_Vietnam_Microsoft_s_Search_Engine_Market_Share_Fell_to_Almos.gmi [07:11] TR Bot Techrights In Vietnam, Microsoft's Search Engine "Market Share" Fell to Almost 0%, CocCoc More Than 5 Times Bigger [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: good judgement [07:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I just wrote a letter of "Notice of Intent to Vacate" [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] is that the law? [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] or just ad hoc? [07:41] TR News Techrights Microsoft May Have Become - at Least Partially - Like a Boiler Room Scam https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_May_Have_Become_at_Least_Partially_Like_a_Boiler_Room.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_May_Have_Become_at_Least_Partially_Like_a_Boiler_Room.gmi [07:41] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft May Have Become - at Least Partially - Like a Boiler Room Scam [07:42] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:52] TR News (NEW): Forlinx FET-MX9596-C SoM Arrives with NXP i.MX 95, Dual 10GbE, and Onboard NPU https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Forlinx_FET_MX9596_C_SoM_Arrives_with_NXP_i_MX_95_Dual_10GbE_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Forlinx_FET_MX9596_C_SoM_Arrives_with_NXP_i_MX_95_Dual_10GbE_an.gmi [07:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Forlinx FET-MX9596-C SoM Arrives with NXP i.MX 95, Dual 10GbE, and Onboard NPU [07:57] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software ● Aug 20 [08:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.everymanadvisory.co.uk/bankers-bonus-tax-scam-involving-employee-share-scheme-supreme-court-rules-favour-hm-revenue-customs/ [08:04] TR Bot Bankers Bonus tax scam involving employee share scheme: Supreme Court rules in favour of HM Revenue & Customs [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] "Some cynical types might suggest that startup options are worth $0, and you should consider them an irrelevant part of your offer. The company of course is going to give you some rosy projections that they will definitely grow 10-100x and so youll be a millionaire pretty quickly. Unfortunately the truth is closer to the first par" [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://biggestfish.substack.com/p/startup-equity-is-a-scam-and-thats [08:05] TR Bot Startup Equity is a Scam (And That's Okay) [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] "You have to pay to exercise your options when you leave. If the company hasnt had an exit, this is money you have to come up with yourself, often being some amount that exceeds your salary. As a result, many options are left on the table when employees leave. There is typically a short expiration period (90 days) after you leave in which you have to decide, so you dont really have full information as to whether its a goo [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] d deal or not. " [08:06] TR News Techrights A Lot of What Happened in Twitter Was Bots, Botfarms, and Troll Farms. It's Even Worse Now (Under X.com) and People Are Noticing. https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/A_Lot_of_What_Happened_in_Twitter_Was_Bots_Botfarms_and_Troll_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/A_Lot_of_What_Happened_in_Twitter_Was_Bots_Botfarms_and_Troll_F.gmi [08:06] TR Bot Techrights A Lot of What Happened in Twitter Was Bots, Botfarms, and Troll Farms. It's Even Worse Now (Under X.com) and People Are Noticing. [08:10] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [08:13] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:13] TR News "If Nintendo 64 is your thing, keep an eye on the gopher64 emulator which is steadily adding in more features and has Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-recently-added-save-state-slots-and-netplay-cloud-servers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR Bot 64 emulator gopher64 recently added save state slots and netplay cloud servers | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "NVIDIA GeForce NOW is set for some huge upgrades with GeForce RTX 5080-powered servers, a new way to play games and the Steam Deck gets a boost too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/geforce-now-gets-blackwell-gpus-install-to-play-games-a-steam-deck-upgrade-and-discord-integration/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot NOW gets Blackwell GPUs, install to play games, a Steam Deck upgrade and Discord integration | GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR News (NEW): I Tested 9 Arch-Based Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/I_Tested_9_Arch_Based_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/I_Tested_9_Arch_Based_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.gmi [08:17] TR Bot Tux Machines I Tested 9 Arch-Based Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them [08:25] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-8np.vr1.bp0598.IP) has joined #techrights [08:25] TR News (NEW): Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Fooyin_0_9_Music_Player_Arrives_with_Artwork_Downloads_Synced_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Fooyin_0_9_Music_Player_Arrives_with_Artwork_Downloads_Synced_L.gmi [08:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics [08:27] TR News (NEW): FreshRSS 1.27 Feed Agregator Now Supports PHP 8.5+ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/FreshRSS_1_27_Feed_Agregator_Now_Supports_PHP_8_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/FreshRSS_1_27_Feed_Agregator_Now_Supports_PHP_8_5.gmi [08:27] TR Bot Tux Machines FreshRSS 1.27 Feed Agregator Now Supports PHP 8.5+ [08:30] TR News (NEW): Social Control Networks and Drupal Were a Waste of Time, a 'Bubble' https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Social_Control_Networks_and_Drupal_Were_a_Waste_of_Time_a_Bubbl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Social_Control_Networks_and_Drupal_Were_a_Waste_of_Time_a_Bubbl.gmi [08:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Social Control Networks and Drupal Were a Waste of Time, a 'Bubble' [08:30] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [08:32] TR News "After a successful Kickstarter back in 2019, Roach Games have confirmed that Kingdoms of the Dump is set for release in November." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/clean-up-the-world-in-kingdoms-of-the-dump-a-snes-styled-jrpg-coming-in-november/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:32] TR Bot up the world in Kingdoms of the Dump a SNES styled JRPG coming in November | GamingOnLinux [08:35] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:53] TR News "AUTARKIS is an upcoming puzzle colony builder from developer rockingprojects. It's all about building mini colonies, and protecting them from catastrophes." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/puzzle-colony-builder-autarkis-looks-great-with-a-demo-up-and-releases-september-1/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:53] TR Bot colony builder AUTARKIS looks great with a demo up and releases September 1 | GamingOnLinux [08:53] TR News "LookPilot continues being one of the most promising (and cheapest) ways to get 6DoF head & eye tracking for gaming on Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/webcam-based-head-eye-tracking-app-for-gaming-lookpilot-gets-improved-linux-compatibility/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:53] TR Bot head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 20 [09:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I just wrote a letter of "Notice of Intent to Vacate" [09:21] IsambardPrince is that the law? [09:21] IsambardPrince or just ad hoc? [09:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Section 31 of the Lease Addendum. [09:22] IsambardPrince It's not the law but it's a requirement of the lease. [09:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I have no intention of telling him where we moved. [09:22] IsambardPrince Or that we did move, until we're already gone. [09:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], What will he do with that information aside from possibly cause trouble? [09:30] *guideddrone has quit (Quit: Leaving) [09:36] *darwin has quit (connection closed) [09:37] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [09:51] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 20 [10:01] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-8np.vr1.bp0598.IP) has joined #techrights [10:29] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:56] TR News "Airships: Lost Flotilla is a really good auto-shooter taking elements from survivor-like bullet hells and it just had a big free content expansion." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steampunk-auto-shooter-airships-lost-flotilla-gets-a-big-free-content-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:56] TR Bot auto-shooter Airships: Lost Flotilla gets a big free content update | GamingOnLinux [10:56] TR News "Valve developers are still working on their upcoming game Deadlock, a third-person MOBA and the latest update is a pretty big one." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/valve-continue-building-up-their-new-game-deadlock-with-a-big-update-with-six-new-heroes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:56] TR Bot continue building up their new game Deadlock with a big update with six new heroes | GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR News "Neanderthallica blends a prehistoric world with a twist of sci-fi, a puzzle-metroidvania that's now supported on Linux and macOS." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ukrainian-devs-cheers-llc-bring-puzzle-metroidvania-neanderthallica-to-linux-and-macos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR Bot devs Cheers LLC bring puzzle-metroidvania Neanderthallica to Linux and macOS | GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR News "Okay fine, I'll load HELLDIVERS 2 up again. I definitely don't want to miss the new HELLDIVERS 2 x HALO: ODST Legendary Warbond." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/helldivers-2-x-halo-odst-crossover-arrives-on-august-26/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR Bot 2 x Halo: ODST crossover arrives on August 26 | GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR News "A special announcement from Team Cherry has been revealed for Hollow Knight: Silksong." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-coming-august-21/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:57] TR Bot Knight: Silksong 'special announcement' coming August 21 | GamingOnLinux [10:59] TR News Anon: Docker is more or less a proprietary manifestation in practice: aka B.L.Ob. https://www.binarly.io/blog/persistent-risk-xz-utils-backdoor-still-lurking-in-docker-images ("Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images") [10:59] TR Bot Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images ● Aug 20 [11:02] TR News (NEW): Games: HELLDIVERS, Deadlock, LookPilot, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Games_HELLDIVERS_Deadlock_LookPilot_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Games_HELLDIVERS_Deadlock_LookPilot_and_More.gmi [11:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: HELLDIVERS, Deadlock, LookPilot, and More [11:04] TR News "Framework | We have something big coming" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/we-have-something-big-coming [11:04] TR Bot Framework | We have something big coming [11:05] TR News "An update on Blood Oxygen for Apple Watch in the U.S. - Patently Apple" https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/an-update-on-blood-oxygen-for-apple-watch-in-the-us.html [11:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/an-update-on-blood-oxygen-for-apple-watch-in-the-us.html ) [11:06] TR News "Federal Court Filing System Hit in Sweeping Hack" windows tco https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/19/0044229 [11:06] TR Bot Federal Court Filing System Hit in Sweeping Hack - SoylentNews [11:07] TR News "no-JS.club | Promenade for JavaScript freed websites" https://no-js.club/ [11:07] TR Bot Promenade for JavaScript freed websites [11:09] TR News "August update breaks PC resets and recoveries on Windows 10 and 11" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882199/august-update-breaks-pc-resets-and-recoveries-on-windows-10-and-11.html [11:09] TR Bot update breaks PC resets and recoveries on Windows 10 and 11 | PCWorld [11:16] TR News "Its a field note, a reflection on what it actually takes to manage AI projects inside complex organizations, especially when the systems are messy, content is nuanced, and the use case isnt clear." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-ai-powered-chatbot-red-hat-openshift-field-notes | Source: Red Hat Official [11:16] TR Bot Building AI-Powered Chatbot on Red Hat OpenShift: Field Notes [11:16] TR News "AtRed Hat Summit 2025, we announced the latest version of the worlds leading enterprise Linux platform:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-behind-scenes | Source: Red Hat Official [11:17] TR Bot Building Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Behind the scenes [11:17] TR News "Discover how Shajan is championing digital literacy in Bangladesh, inspiring young people to build creativity and confidence through coding" https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/dedication-to-digital-education-in-bangladesh-meet-shajan/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [11:17] TR Bot Dedication to digital education in Bangladesh: Meet Shajan - Raspberry Pi Foundation [11:23] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8ay9sgvmtrbwu.irc) has joined #techrights [11:27] TR News Techrights Social Control Networks Give You False Metrics to 'Addict' You To Them https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Social_Control_Networks_Give_You_False_Metrics_to_Addict_You_To.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Social_Control_Networks_Give_You_False_Metrics_to_Addict_You_To.gmi [11:27] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Networks Give You False Metrics to 'Addict' You To Them [11:31] pi slop [11:33] TR News "Yet its thanks to abusive and invasive ads, and threats to privacy due to incessant online tracking, that ad blockers became so popular." https://torrentfreak.com/ad-blocking-is-not-piracy-decision-overturned-by-top-german-court-250819/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:33] TR Bot Blocking is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned By Top German Court * TorrentFreak [11:33] TR News "August 1st was Bandcamp Friday, so I loaded up for the trip to the UK." https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2025-08-18-bandcamp-haul-august/ | Source: David Mead [11:33] TR Bot Bandcamp Friday, August edition [11:34] TR News "Section 512(h) is ostensibly designed to facilitate this system, by giving rightsholders a fast and easy way of identifying anonymous infringers." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/victory-ninth-circuit-limits-intrusive-dmca-subpoenas | Source: EFF [11:34] TR Bot Victory! Ninth Circuit Limits Intrusive DMCA Subpoenas | Electronic Frontier Foundation [11:36] TR News "And though his AI-puppetted mug appears in ads all over the platform, it turns out that selling your soul to a generative model used by a company that makes $10 billion in US ad revenue per year doesn't really pay." https://futurism.com/man-sells-ai-version-ads-tiktok | Source: Futurism [11:36] TR Bot You'll Never Guess How Much You Can Get Paid for Rights to Use Your Face to Make AI-Generated Ads on TikTok [11:36] TR News "Ive been involved in a number of patents over the years, but Ive not written about them before, mostly because the US patent system seems to be more about stifling innovation than encouraging it." https://substack.techreflect.org/p/patents-are-rarely-what-they-seem | [11:36] TR Bot Patents are rarely what they seem to be [11:37] TR News "through an interrelated network of companies that have common or interrelated ownership, officers, managers, business functions" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/18/bots-act-action-august-2025/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:37] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/18/bots-act-action-august-2025/ ) [11:38] TR News "It may be difficult to believe that there are still people in the US using outdated dial-up technology to connect to the [Internet]" https://techcentral.co.za/aol-shutting-down-dial-up-internet-telkom/268807/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [11:38] TR Bot AOL is shutting down dial-up internet - Telkom beat it by years - TechCentral [11:38] TR News "A fusion of authoritarianism and corporatism is destroying whats left of already soggy U.S. federal consumer protection and corporate oversight." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/18/net-neutrality-advocates-wont-appeal-trump-destruction-say-u-s-courts-are-broken/ | Source: Techdirt [11:38] TR Bot Neutrality Advocates Wont Appeal Trump Destruction, Say U.S. Courts Are Broken | Techdirt [11:39] TR News "Contrary to popular belief, the 1970s was a period in which the European left was at its strongest." https://jacobin.com/2025/08/european-socialism-left-1970s-defeat/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [11:39] TR Bot The Defeat of European Socialism Was Far From Inevitable [11:39] TR News "But there's another way in which people like Musk are inclined to view others as NPCs: the only way to become a billionaire is to hurt and exploit lots of people." https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/18/seeing-like-a-billionaire/#npcs | Source: CoryDoctorow [11:39] TR Bot Pluralistic: Zuckermuskian solipsism (18 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [11:41] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Mark didn't even bother to screen us this time [11:42] schestowitz[TR2] cats? check. [11:43] TR News "union activists gathered on a brown lawn adjacent to the Portland Press Herald offices" https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/19/maine-trust-for-local-news-workers-rally-to-expand-their-union/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [11:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/19/maine-trust-for-local-news-workers-rally-to-expand-their-union/ ) [11:44] IsambardPrince I told him we had cats. [11:44] TR News "increasing representation of trans and gender non-conforming judges on the panels" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/john-boyne-heres-what-happened-when-they-tried-to-cancel-me/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [11:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/john-boyne-heres-what-happened-when-they-tried-to-cancel-me/ ) [11:44] IsambardPrince He modified the no pets part [11:45] IsambardPrince He doesn't care if WE have cats, [11:45] TR News "These assessments might seem untrustworthy, given the flagrant transgressions against free-speech principles from the Trump administration and its allies." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/europe-free-speech-republicans/683915/ | Source: The Atlantic [11:45] TR Bot Europes Free-Speech Problem - The Atlantic [11:45] TR News "According to analysis by data firm Similarweb, the downward trend among the most popular sites is widespread." https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-19/uk-online-age-verification-test-cuts-visits-to-porn-sites-in-half.html | Source: El Pas [11:45] TR Bot UK online age verification test cuts visits to porn sites in half | Technology | EL PAS English [11:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [11:46] TR News "Iran's top court has upheld the death sentence against imprisoned labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, months after overturning her first death sentence due to legal ambiguities." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-court-death-penalty-activist-sharifeh-mohammadi/33506360.html | Source: RFERL [11:46] TR Bot Iran's Supreme Court Upholds Activist's Second Death Sentence [11:47] TR News "[Cryptocurrency] billionaire Justin Sun has sued Bloomberg for publishing details about his wealth that he himself provided to qualify for their Billionaire Index." https://www.citationneeded.news/justin-sun-bloomberg-lawsuit/ | Source: Molly White [11:47] TR Bot As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story [11:47] TR News "This may be because it reveals an inconvenient detail: the majority of his assets are TRX, the cryptocurrency issued by his company Tron and he owns most of the TRX in circulation (63%)." [11:47] TR News "This concentration is somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 revelation that Sam Bankman-Fried had built his [cryptocurrency] empire on a foundation of FTT, the token issued by his own company FTX, sparking concerns about the solvency of his businesses and the value of FTT that ended in the collapse of both." [11:48] TR News FTX crimes are also connected to the Serial Strangler from Microsoft [11:48] TR News "Now everything is permitted, nothing is banned. Now is a golden era for books!" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0819/syria-books-assad-censorship | Source: CS Monitor [11:48] TR Bot Syrian government lifts bans on books. Readers rejoice. - CSMonitor.com [11:48] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I like that he won't budge on dogs though. [11:49] TR News "Unfortunately, when psychological harm and the like are referred to, there is typically no detailed corresponding definition of them." https://theconversation.com/laws-are-introduced-globally-to-reduce-psychological-harm-online-but-theres-no-clear-definition-of-what-it-is-263061 | Source: The Conversation [11:49] TR Bot Laws are introduced globally to reduce psychological harm online but theres no clear definition of what it is [11:50] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: ask MinceR [11:50] schestowitz[TR2] seems he agrees cats are adorable compared to bad, who are all bad [11:50] TR News "After paying Trump his $16 million bribe, CBS and Skydance (Trumps friends in the Ellison family) recently finalized their $8 billion merger." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/the-new-cbs-already-promising-major-painful-layoffs/ | Source: Techdirt [11:50] TR Bot New CBS Already Promising Major, Painful Layoffs | Techdirt [11:51] TR News "The worlds largest private equity fund, backed by Japans Softbank Group and Saudi Arabias main sovereign wealth fund" https://businessamlive.com/softbank-saudi-tech-fund-becomes-worlds-biggest-with-93-billion-of-capital/ | [11:51] TR Bot Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world's biggest with $93 billion of capital - Business A.M [11:52] TR News Big Oil controlling "tech" companies would mean trying to sell MOAR oil, e.g. by pushing HEY HI scams. "New partnership between Japans SoftBank and Saudi Arabia set to create one of the worlds biggest private equity funds" https://www.worldfinance.com/markets/softbank-and-saudi-arabia-to-launch-100bn-tech-fund | [11:52] TR Bot SoftBank and Saudi Arabia to launch $100bn tech fund | World Finance [11:52] TR News "That will give SoftBank around 87 million shares in the company, amounting to a 2% stake overall. As such, the Japanese firm will become Intels sixth largest shareholder." https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/18/softbank-take-2b-stake-beleaguered-chipmaker-intel/ | Source: Silicon Angle [11:52] TR Bot to take $2B stake in beleaguered chipmaker Intel - SiliconANGLE [11:53] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [11:57] TR News "Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are considered a keystone species in Michigan" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/habitat-loss-is-leading-to-inbreeding-among-michigans-only-species-of-venomous-snake-180987207/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [11:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/habitat-loss-is-leading-to-inbreeding-among-michigans-only-species-of-venomous-snake-180987207/ ) [11:57] TR News "Biology experts argue that reconnecting habitat corridors for the federally threatened reptile may be the best way to reverse this negative trend affecting one of Michigans rarest keystone species." https://www.mlive.com/environment/2025/08/inbreeding-among-michigans-rare-rattlesnakes-is-harming-their-ability-to-survive.html | Source: Michigan News [11:57] TR Bot among Michigans rare rattlesnakes is harming their ability to survive - mlive.com [11:58] TR News "This is the way the bubble ends. This is the way the bubble ends. This is the way the bubble ends: Not with a pop, but with smog and brownouts." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-happens-if-ai-hits-an-energy | Source: Paul Krugman [11:58] TR Bot What Happens If AI Hits An Energy Wall? - Paul Krugman [11:58] TR News "With record-breaking quantities of the seaweed set to hit Mexicos beaches, experts propose converting it into biogas and construction materials" https://www.wired.com/story/there-is-more-sargassum-than-ever-in-the-caribbean-and-they-want-to-turn-it-into-energy/ | Source: Wired [11:58] TR Bot Plan to Turn the Caribbeans Glut of Sargassum Into Biofuel | WIRED [11:59] TR News "However, deeper into the woodlands there seems to be more damage and trees burnt completely." https://destevez.net/2025/08/multispectral-analysis-of-the-tres-cantos-wildfire-with-sentinel-2-data/ | Source: Daniel Estvez [11:59] TR Bot Multispectral analysis of the Tres Cantos wildfire with Sentinel-2 data Daniel Estvez ● Aug 20 [12:00] TR News "Italys Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-19/italys-ventina-glacier-has-melted-so-much-geologists-now-can-only-monitor-it-remotely | Source: US News And World Report [12:00] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-19/italys-ventina-glacier-has-melted-so-much-geologists-now-can-only-monitor-it-remotely ) [12:01] TR News "In a victory for transparency, the government contractor Pen-Link agreed to disclose the prices and descriptions of surveillance products" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/victory-pen-links-police-tools-are-not-secret | Source: EFF [12:01] TR Bot Victory! Pen-Link's Police Tools Are Not Secret | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:01] psydruid sloppy slop [12:01] schestowitz[TR2] sloppy disk [12:02] TR News "This isnt about free speech. Im sure theyre gonna holler that" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-19/minnesota-sues-tiktok-alleging-it-preys-on-young-people-with-addictive-algorithms | Source: US News And World Report [12:02] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-19/minnesota-sues-tiktok-alleging-it-preys-on-young-people-with-addictive-algorithms ) [12:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:02] TR News "The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud." https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-minnesota-lawsuit-2f9ae8caa85ed8ead92200d720a331cd | Source: Associated Press [12:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-minnesota-lawsuit-2f9ae8caa85ed8ead92200d720a331cd ) [12:03] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/LibreOffice_25_8_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/LibreOffice_25_8_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.gmi [12:03] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New [12:03] TR News "The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court is the latest example of attorneys general Democratic and Republican suing the tech giant." https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-keith-ellison-to-sue-tiktok-arguing-app-harms-kids/601457335 | Source: Star Tribune [12:03] TR Bot Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sues TikTok [12:03] TR News "The lawsuit comes while President Donald Trump is still trying to broker a deal to bring the social media platform, which is owned by Chinas ByteDance" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/minnesota-tiktok-keith-ellison-donald-trump-paul-b2810594.html | Source: The Independent UK [12:03] TR Bot redirect without Location header [12:03] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [12:04] TR News "The Cheeto admin opened a new TikTok account, despite not having a deal with ByteDance to solve that pesky ban problem." https://www.theverge.com/politics/762031/trump-white-house-tiktok-account | Source: The Verge [12:04] TR Bot The White House just joined TikTok | The Verge [12:07] TR News "When you grant permission to access your location all the time, it keeps tracking your location, even when you don't use the app." https://www.androidpolice.com/androids-location-services-impact-your-battery-and-data-usage/ | Source: Android Police [12:07] TR Bot Here is the shocking truth about Android's location services [12:07] TR News "has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a back door that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties." https://therecord.media/uk-agrees-drop-apple-encryption | Source: The Record [12:07] TR Bot UK agrees to drop demand over Apple iCloud encryption, US intelligence head claims | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:07] TR News "Apple, which has been fighting the Technical Capability Notice (TCN) through Britain's secretive Investigatory Powers Tribunal, didn't immediately respond to The Register's questions." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/uk_apple_backdoor_uturn/ | Source: The Register UK [12:07] TR Bot US spy chief claims UK backdown on Apple backdoor demand The Register [12:08] TR News "Pay or Okay" https://noyb.eu/en/court-decides-pay-or-okay-derstandardat-illegal | Source: NYOB [12:08] TR Bot Court decides "Pay or Okay" on DerStandard.at is illegal [12:09] TR News "This announcement follows the UK issuing a secret order in January this year, demanding Apple provide it with backdoor access to encrypted files uploaded by users worldwide." https://www.theverge.com/news/761240/uk-apple-us-encryption-back-door-demands-dropped | Source: The Verge [12:09] TR Bot UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption | The Verge [12:09] TR News "If a cyber stalker is looking to track someone, they're not gonna use an AirTag because Apple and Samsung and Android have figured out a way to alert people" https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/gps-tracker-detector/ | Source: CBS [12:09] TR Bot NYU researchers developing technology to detect hidden GPS trackers - CBS New York [12:09] TR News "Burns offer to make Sanchez the face of Tea wasn't the first time she had reached out to her, but Sanchez never replied to Burns, despite multiple attempts to recruit her." https://www.404media.co/how-teas-founder-convinced-millions-of-women-to-spill-their-secrets-then-exposed-them-to-the-world/ | Source: 404 Media [12:09] TR Bot How Teas Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World [12:12] TR News "Next time I would probably also have a package containing keys only, as Ondej suggested; this would doubtlessly ease distribution of new keys." https://jpmens.net/2025/08/14/if-only-i-d-known-debian-repo-signing/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens [12:12] TR Bot Jan-Piet Mens :: If only I'd known ... Debian repo signing [12:13] TR News Windows TCO: "A new report out today from ThreatDown, the corporate business unit of Malwarebytes Inc." https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/february-ransomware-attacks-hit-record-high-threatdown-reports-25-annual-surge/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:13] TR Bot ransomware attacks hit record high as ThreatDown reports 25% annual surge - SiliconANGLE [12:14] TR News Windows TCO: "Figure 1 summarizes the ransomware incidents involving Japanese domestic companies, including overseas branches and subsidiaries, from January 1 to June 30, 2025." https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware_incidents_in_japan_during_the_first_half_of_2025/ | Source: Threat Source [12:14] TR Bot Ransomware incidents in Japan during the first half of 2025 [12:14] TR News Windows TCO: "The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay off the radar of law enforcement by ensuring that their botnet was never pointed at KrebsOnSecurity." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service/ | Source: Krebs On Security [12:14] TR Bot Oregon Man Charged in Rapper Bot DDoS Service Krebs on Security [12:14] TR News Windows TCO: "Inotiv told regulators at the Securities Exchange Commission that the cybersecurity incident was discovered on August 8 and a subsequent investigation found that threat actors had encrypted certain systems." https://therecord.media/drug-development-innotiv-ransomware-sec | Source: The Record [12:14] TR Bot Drug development company Inotiv reports ransomware attack to SEC | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:17] TR News "I've also noticed that they do not seem to be outraged about what they are actually seeing going on in the world." https://chuck.is/terminally-online/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [12:17] TR Bot Terminally Online | Chuck Carroll [12:18] TR News "what I here want to focus on is how this use of AI relates to the meaning of work or rather, undermines it in a rather specific way." https://crookedtimber.org/2025/08/19/ai-proofing-and-the-meaning-of-what-we-do/ | Source: Crooked Timber [12:18] TR Bot AI, proofing, and the meaning of what we do Crooked Timber [12:18] TR News "So instead of directing the following statements at you, let's target our judgment toward your colleagues." https://justin.searls.co/posts/which-of-your-colleagues-are-screwed/ | Source: Justin Searls [12:18] TR Bot Which of your colleagues are screwed? | justinsearlsco [12:19] TR News "This link post is a good opportunity to state a few things that have been on my mind lately." https://birchtree.me/blog/the-cost-to-run-llm-powered-apps-is-getting-out-of-hand/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:19] TR Bot The cost to run LLM-powered apps is getting out of hand [12:19] TR News "A number of experts agree: The Apollo investment groups chief economist noted that tech firms price-earnings ratios are unusually elevated" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2025/openais-sam-altman-points-to-ai-bubble | Source: Semafor Inc [12:19] TR Bot Sam Altman points to AI bubble | Semafor [12:21] TR News "According to evidence seen by journalists, the Public Prosecution Service took itself offline on July 17, following suspicions that [crackers] had exploited vulnerabilities in Citrix devices to gain unauthorised access." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/speed-cameras-knocked-out-after-cyber-attack | Source: Bitdefender [12:21] TR Bot Speed cameras knocked out after cyber attack [12:22] TR News "Switching tracks, I found Jellyfin is also packed up as a .app for macOS, and you can install it by downloading the .dmg and copying the .app to your Mac, or you can do it like I did, with Homebrew: [...]" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/jellyfin-on-macos-quick-self-hosted-media-library | Source: Jeff Geerling [12:22] TR Bot Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library | Jeff Geerling [12:23] TR News "Oddly, RomCom wasnt the only group exploiting CVE-2025-8088." https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/ | Source: Ars Technica [12:23] TR Bot High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups - Ars Technica [12:24] TR News "It was clear during the conversation that the wireless service unit was preconfigured with default settings, enought for my laptop (and Bunny's laptop) to get onto the Internet." https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/19.1 | Source: Sean Conner [12:24] TR Bot It was as bad as I feared, but not in the way I was expecting - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [12:25] TR News "The takeover and effective disruption of the botnet, also known as Eleven Eleven Botnet and CowBot" https://cyberscoop.com/rapper-bot-ddos-botnet-disrupted/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:25] TR Bot gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge lead developer and administrator | CyberScoop [12:25] TR News "The botnet spanned a network of hijacked internet-connected devices that fueled hundreds of thousands of cyberattacks worldwide." https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/prosecutors-charge-rapper-bot-administrator-targeting-x-thousands/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:25] TR Bot charge Rapper Bot administrator after targeting X and thousands more - SiliconANGLE [12:27] TR News "They aim to put a fully functional artificial womb into a humanoid robot, allowing it to sustain a complete pregnancy." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ | Source: Zimbabwe [12:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ ) [12:27] TR News "I have harmed my own children through my screen addiction." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-about-the-children | Source: Mike Brock [12:27] TR Bot What About The Children? - by Mike Brock [12:27] TR News "Rather than systematically degenerating, older adults brains seem to preserve what they use, at least in part." https://theconversation.com/part-of-your-brain-gets-bigger-as-you-get-older-here-is-what-that-means-for-you-257156 | Source: The Conversation [12:27] TR Bot Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older here is what that means for you [12:28] TR News "Sophie's tale highlights that even in the absence of a chatbot encouraging self-harm or entertaining conspiratorial and paranoid thoughts" https://futurism.com/woman-suicide-openai-therapist | Source: Futurism [12:28] TR Bot Woman Kills Herself After Talking to OpenAI's AI Therapist [12:28] TR News "as they wrote in a new report for the Psychiatric Times, that the mental health harms caused by AI chatbots might be worse than previously thought." https://futurism.com/psychiatrists-ai-mental-health-chatbots | Source: Futurism [12:29] TR Bot Psychiatrists Warn That Talking to AI Is Leading to Severe Mental Health Issues [12:29] TR News "It is time once again for the mind-numbing process of feeding 45 disks through the readers to verify their checksums" https://blog.dshr.org/2025/08/2025-optical-media-durability-update.html | Source: David Rosenthal [12:29] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: 2025 Optical Media Durability Update [12:30] TR News "Meanwhile, others with no special talent still succeed. Why? They put in the hours. They show up. They do the work." https://birming.com/2025/08/19/doing-the-work/ | Source: Robert Birming [12:30] TR Bot the work | Robert Birming [12:31] TR News "A friend of mine has that same attitude and it always bug me because if me and him woulda read one book each and then teach each other what we learned" https://idiomdrottning.org/teach-and-learn | Source: Idiomdrottning [12:31] TR Bot Teach and learn beats RTFM [12:32] TR News "How many numbers are there from 5 to 18, including both ends?" https://ruslanspivak.com/bb07/ | Source: Ruslan Spivak [12:32] TR Bot 5 to 18: Why Your Count Might Be Off byOne - Ruslan's Blog [12:32] TR News "I have also been thinking about the idea of "remixing," by which I mean being able to create a copy of a web page and customise it the way you want. I am reminded of HTML and CSS themes that people design and share on their websites." https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/18/web-remixing | Source: James G [12:32] TR Bot Web remixing | James' Coffee Blog [12:33] TR News "I do all of my pixel art using GIMP but I also found this online site to make your own button with some pretty simple configuration options available." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/more-88x31-buttons/ | Source: Joel Chrono [12:33] TR Bot More 88x31 buttons [12:39] TR News GNU/Linux is 486 in Ireland https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/GNU_Linux_is_486_in_Ireland.shtml [12:39] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux is 486 in Ireland [12:39] TR News Slopwatch: Lots of Fake Articles From Fake "Linux" Sites and About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Slopwatch_Lots_of_Fake_Articles_From_Fake_Linux_Sites_and_About.shtml [12:39] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Lots of Fake Articles From Fake "Linux" Sites and About "Linux" [12:44] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/today_s_leftovers.gmi [12:44] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [12:45] TR News Build on multi-arch clusters with builds for Red Bait OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/build-multi-arch-clusters-builds-red-hat-openshift [12:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/build-multi-arch-clusters-builds-red-hat-openshift ) ● Aug 20 [13:03] TR News Hype and BS? Getting started with llm-d for distributed Hey Hi (AI) inference https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/getting-started-llm-d-distributed-ai-inference [13:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/getting-started-llm-d-distributed-ai-inference ) [13:03] TR News How to enhance Agent2Agent (A2A) security https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/how-enhance-agent2agent-security [13:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/how-enhance-agent2agent-security ) [13:04] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:04] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [13:04] TR News Proprietary spyware from Microsoft, which does not even properly run on GNU/Linux https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/smarter-memory-control-sql-server-rhel-cgroup-v2 [13:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/19/smarter-memory-control-sql-server-rhel-cgroup-v2 ) [13:08] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [13:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers [13:10] TR News Techrights Links 20/08/2025: Oracle Layoffs in India, "AI" Scammers/Profiteers Admit It's a "Bubble", Softbank-Saudi (Oil) Control Tech Companies https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Oracle_Layoffs_in_India_AI_Scammers_Profiteers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Oracle_Layoffs_in_India_AI_Scammers_Profiteers.gmi [13:10] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/08/2025: Oracle Layoffs in India, "AI" Scammers/Profiteers Admit It's a "Bubble", Softbank-Saudi (Oil) Control Tech Companies [13:46] TR News Manjaro GNU/Linux vs Gentoo Comparison in 2025 All Features Checked https://dekisoft.net/manjaro-linux-vs-gentoo-comparison/ [13:46] TR Bot Manjaro Linux vs Gentoo Comparison in 2025 - All Features Checked [13:47] TR News Tuning GNU/Linux Swap for Kubernetes: A Deep Dive https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/08/19/tuning-linux-swap-for-kubernetes-a-deep-dive/ [13:47] TR Bot Tuning Linux Swap for Kubernetes: A Deep Dive | Kubernetes [13:49] TR News When weapons companies (manufacturers) control foreign policy we get more wars. When companies that sell oil (energy) control companies that consume energy, we'll always have more waste. https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Oracle_Layoffs_in_India_AI_Scammers_Profiteers.shtml title says a lot [13:50] TR News Saudis controlling Uber means that the automobile sector is controlled by those who profit from petrol [13:51] TR News Anon: "Also softbank is Saudi but there seems to be a campaign to misrepresent it as Japanese. And Uber is an affront to mass transit. Effective urban environments have and require public transport." [13:53] TR News "We are pleased to announce that Firefox 142 will begin production usage of our brand new certificate revocation system known as CRLite." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/crlite/ | Source: Mozilla [13:53] TR Bot Fast, private and secure (pick three): Introducing CRLite in Firefox [13:54] TR News Fake security or outsourced back doors disguised as privacy https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-25-04-amd-sev-snp-host-support | Source: Ubuntu [13:54] TR Bot SEV-SNP host support available on Ubuntu 25.04 | Ubuntu [13:54] TR News Open Source Robotics Alliance https://ubuntu.com//blog/osra-membership | Source: Ubuntu [13:54] TR Bot is now a platinum member in the Open Source Robotics Alliance | Ubuntu [13:57] TR News "ISO/IEC 27001:2022 provides a framework for managing information security using an Information Security Management System (ISMS)." https://goteleport.com/blog/iso-iec-27001-2022-explained/ | Source: Teleport [13:57] TR Bot ISO 27001:2022 Requirements Explained for 2025 ● Aug 20 [14:04] TR News "Python usage growing while Foundation struggles for funds" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/python_survey/ | Source: The Register UK [14:04] TR Bot Python usage growing while Foundation struggles for funds The Register [14:04] TR News "Swift constant and variable identifier names cannot contain certain characters such as whitespace or mathematical symbols. They also cannot begin with a number." https://useyourloaf.com/blog/swift-raw-identifiers/ | Source: Keith Harrison [14:04] TR Bot Swift Raw Identifiers [14:05] TR News "Reading production Haskell code, we sometimes stumble over idioms that look confusing at first, but which show up frequently enough that they are worth learning." https://entropicthoughts.com/non-obvious-haskell-idiom-guard-sequence | Source: Chris [14:05] TR Bot Non-Obvious Haskell Idiom: Guard-Sequence [14:07] TR News "Ten years ago, I wrote the first lines of FastNetMon in my home lab, trying to detect volumetric Distributed Denial-of-Service DDoS attacks in a small data centre environment" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/20/reflecting-on-10-years-in-open-source-network-security-fastnetmon/ | Source: APNIC [14:07] TR Bot Reflecting on 10 years in open source network security: Lessons from FastNetMon | APNIC Blog [14:08] TR News "Its not the only option of course, and people adopt and switch around from one place to another." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/on-blogging-platforms-and-tools/ | Source: Joel Chrono [14:08] TR Bot On changing blogging platforms and tools [14:09] TR News "This organization doesnt thrill me, but at my scale maintainability is paramount." https://mwl.io/archives/24379 | Source: MWL [14:09] TR Bot Web Site Reorg Michael W Lucas [14:10] TR News "Tor Browser 14.5.6 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1456/ | Source: Tor [14:10] TR Bot New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.6 | The Tor Project [14:11] TR News "I tried to love Dia, but Im not bullish about it. It really has lost the power user features that made Arc special: the excellent tab sidebar is gone and profile switching is nowhere near as fluid." https://werd.io/why-im-all-in-on-zen-browser/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [14:11] TR Bot Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser [14:11] TR News "Unfortunately, web browsers won't open a file with the extension "rss", but just offer to download it. Therefor I have to rename my RSS feed." https://box.matto.nl/moving-the-feed-from-indexrss-to-indexxml.html | Source: MJ Fransen [14:11] TR Bot the feed from index.rss to index.xml - box.matto.nl [14:12] TR News "The lawsuit was originally dismissed by a Hamburg court, but according to the report, its now being reopened to examine whether the initial judgement was incorrect." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2882192/a-reopened-lawsuit-might-make-ad-blockers-illegal-in-germany.html | Source: PC World [14:12] TR Bot reopened lawsuit might make ad blockers illegal in Germany | PCWorld [14:27] TR News "Oh, I see you disabled JavaScript. Keep up the good work, my fellow cleanweb person!" https://aartaka.me/customize-repl.html [14:27] TR Bot Customizing Lisp REPLs [14:29] TR News iophk: Being able to afford morning coffee improves the mood :P https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14317-0 study finds that if you own an airplane, you are likely to also be or become rich [14:29] TR Bot The association of caffeine consumption with positive affect but not with negative affect changes across the day | Scientific Reports [14:30] TR News "The FreshRSS team has just unveiled version 1.27 of this popular self-hosted RSS feed aggregator, introducing some new features, security improvements, and technical updates." https://linuxiac.com/freshrss-1-27-feed-agregator-now-supports-php-8-5/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:30] TR Bot FreshRSS 1.27 Feed Agregator Now Supports PHP 8.5+ [14:31] TR News "Since 2024, the Signal encrypted messenger desktop app uses the Electron safeStorage API to protect its database encryption key." https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/08/13/signal-secrets.html | Source: Lee Yingtong Li [14:31] TR Bot Migrating Signal Desktop keyring backend [14:32] TR News "On top of that, users can now copy entire folders within both local folders and mail server accounts, while a Reset Folder Order option has been added to the folder pane for those who want to undo custom sorting quickly." https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-142-released-with-new-pdf-signing/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:32] TR Bot Thunderbird 142 Released with New PDF Signing [14:33] TR News "In April of this year we announced Thunderbird Pro, additional subscription services from Thunderbird meant to help you get more done with the app you already use and love." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/ | Source: Thunderbird [14:33] TR Bot Thunderbird Pro August 2025 Update - The Thunderbird Blog [14:35] TR News "Raspberry Pi has today announced the release of a smaller version of the recently released Raspberry Pi Touch 2 Display" https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-releases-smaller-five-inch-touch-display-2-lower-in-price-same-resolution-as-larger-model | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:35] TR Bot Raspberry Pi releases smaller five-inch Touch Display 2 lower in price, same resolution as larger model | Tom's Hardware [14:37] TR News ""Suppose, not hypothetically, that you start up some program on your Fedora 42 Cinnamon desktop and it helpfully tells you https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/AppIndicatorNotes | Source: University of Toronto [14:37] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:37] TR News "I always carry some games with me when I leave home because every day is an opportunity to meet new people to play games with." https://hamatti.org/posts/board-game-nights-are-my-favourite-way-to-socialise-and-make-new-friends/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [14:37] TR Bot Board game nights are my favourite way to socialise and make new friends : Juha-Matti Santala [14:37] TR News "I've made some experiments with compressing individual URLs, and I describe my initial observations (while comparing to standard compression algorithms)." https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2025/08/remarks/66c21fef/ | Source: Ciprian Dorin Craciun [14:37] TR Bot [remark] Individual URL compression experiment initial thoughts -- Volution Notes [14:38] TR News "The State of CSS Survey results recently came out and I was asked what I was my pick of the year in the CSS world and turns out I had an opinion." https://ohhelloana.blog/my-pick-of-the-year-css/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues [14:38] TR Bot Oh Hello Ana - My pick of the year for the State of CSS Survey [14:38] TR News "The implementation was pretty simple. I basically just forked my previous web component and changed some styles. Thats it." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/consistent-nav-across-inconsistent-sites-pt-ii/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [14:38] TR Bot Consistent Navigation Across My Inconsistent Websites, Part II - Jim Nielsens Blog [14:38] TR News "In every large project I worked on, logging looked like a lost battle." https://mmapped.blog/posts/44-tag-based-logging | Source: Roman Kashitsyn [14:38] TR Bot Tag-based logging [14:39] TR News "Ive been using Linux almost exclusively since starting my sabbatical at the beginning of July. Im loving it overall and plan to write more about what I enjoy most about my setup in the future. But for now, I thought Id focus on the things I miss most about macOS." https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/miss-about-macos/ | Source: Mike Rockwell [14:39] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/miss-about-macos/ ) [14:56] *pmjv (~vril@mvpehbfpve7eg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 20 [15:01] cow_20012 you know the author of analog nowhere has a channel, right? [15:01] cow_20012 icr [15:01] cow_20012 irc [15:18] MinceR https://news.itsfoss.com/windows-update-is-killing-ssds/ [15:18] TR Bot Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux? [15:24] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:48] *lxoliva (~lxo@kqbubc9c4rtag.irc) has joined #techrights [15:50] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:50] *lxoliva has quit (connection closed) ● Aug 20 [16:07] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [16:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 20 [17:09] TR News In a warning from inside the NSF, staff say science itself is under threat https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/08/in-a-warning-from-inside-the-nsf-staff-say-science-itself-is-under-threat/ [17:09] TR Bot In a warning from inside the NSF, staff say science itself is under threat [17:10] TR News Kenya's growing gambling problem https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250819-kenya-s-growing-gambling-problem [17:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250819-kenya-s-growing-gambling-problem ) [17:11] TR News Workplace bullying cases of migrant workers in South Korea tripled since 2020, many more likely uncounted https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/workplace-bullying-cases-of-migrant-workers-in-south-korea-tripled-since-2020-many-more-likely [17:11] TR Bot Workplace bullying cases of migrant workers in South Korea tripled since 2020, many more likely uncounted | The Straits Times [17:12] TR News No decline in online scam cases in Malaysia despite campaigns, says minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-decline-in-online-scam-cases-in-malaysia-despite-campaigns-says-minister [17:12] TR Bot No decline in online scam cases in Malaysia despite campaigns, says minister | The Straits Times [17:15] TR News Chinas industry ministry to meet solar firms for more price war talks, state media reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-industry-ministry-to-meet-solar-firms-for-more-price-war-talks-state-media-reports [17:15] TR Bot Chinas industry ministry to meet solar firms for more price war talks, state media reports | The Straits Times [17:19] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:19] TR News Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-could-be-readying-b30a-accelerator-for-chinese-market-new-blackwell-chip-reportedly-beats-h20-and-even-h100-while-complying-with-u-s-export-controls [17:19] TR Bot Nvidia could be readying B30A accelerator for Chinese market new Blackwell chip reportedly beats H20 and even H100 while complying with U.S. export controls | Tom's Hardware [17:20] TR News China is Building Robots with Artificial Wombs to Carry Human Babies https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ terrible idea [17:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/china-pregnancy-robots-artificial-wombs/ ) [17:22] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [17:23] TR News "People have long been interested in very low frequency (VLF) radio signals. But it used to be you pretty much had to build your own receiver which, luckily, wasnt as hard as building your own VHF or UHF gear." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/the-vlf-transformation/ | Source: Hackaday [17:23] TR Bot VLF Transformation | Hackaday [17:24] TR News Pico2-Ice development board combines Raspberry Pi RP2350B with Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/pico2-ice-development-board-combines-raspberry-pi-rp2350b-with-lattice-ice40up5k-fpga/ [17:24] TR Bot Pico2-Ice development board combines Raspberry Pi RP2350B with Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA - CNX Software [17:25] TR News "As one of the oldest programming languages still in common use today, and essential for the first wave of Artificial Intelligence research during the 1950s and 60s, Lisp is often the focus of interpreters that can run on very low-powered systems." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/lisp-in-99-lines-of-c-with-tinylisp/ | Source: Hackaday [17:25] TR Bot In 99 Lines Of C With TinyLisp | Hackaday [17:25] TR News Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 142 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-142/ [17:25] TR Bot Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 142 Firefox Developer Experience [17:27] TR News Radxa Cubie A7A is a powerful SBC based on Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 Hey Hi (AI) SoC with up to 16GB RAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/radxa-cubie-a7a-powerful-allwinner-a733-sbc-cortex-a76-a55-ai-soc-16gb-ram/ [17:27] TR Bot Radxa Cubie A7A is a powerful SBC based on Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 AI SoC with up to 16GB RAM - CNX Software [17:27] TR News Ron Deibert Warns Cybersecurity Industry About U.S. Authoritarian Descent https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/ron-deibert-warns-cybersecurity-industry-about-u-s-authoritarian-descent-techcrunch/ [17:27] TR Bot Ron Deibert Warns Cybersecurity Industry About U.S. Authoritarian Descent - The Citizen Lab [17:28] TR News Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans, (Tue, Aug 19th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32212 [17:28] TR Bot Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans - SANS ISC [17:28] TR News Two Xylene video codec patents (in Sisvel's and Access Advance's pools) revocations confirmed in Japan https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/18/two-xylene-video-codec-patent-revocations-confirmed-in-japan [17:28] TR Bot Two Xylene video codec patents (in Sisvel's and Access Advance's pools) revocations confirmed in Japan Unified Patents [17:29] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Demoting x86_64-apple-darwin to Tier 2 with host tools https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/08/19/demoting-x86-64-apple-darwin-to-tier-2-with-host-tools/ [17:29] TR Bot Demoting x86_64-apple-darwin to Tier 2 with host tools | Rust Blog [17:30] TR News Peter Hutterer: Why is my device a touchpad and a mouse and a keyboard? http://who-t.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-is-my-device-touchpad-and-mouse-and.html [17:30] TR Bot Who-T: Why is my device a touchpad and a mouse and a keyboard? [17:31] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1034402/ [17:31] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [17:31] TR News Collabora at OSS Europe 2025: Five talks, hands-on demos, and workshops! https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/open-source-summit-europe-2025-talks-demos-workshops.html [17:31] TR Bot at OSS Europe 2025: Five talks, hands-on demos, and workshops! [17:32] TR News Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics https://linuxiac.com/fooyin-0-9-music-player-arrives-with-artwork-downloads-synced-lyrics/ [17:32] TR Bot Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics [17:33] TR News RHCE Ansible EX294 Exam Preparation Course https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/ansible/ [17:33] TR Bot RHCE Ansible EX294 Exam Preparation Course [17:33] TR News Linux for DevOps: Essential GNU/Linux Knowledge for Cloud and DevOps Engineer https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/linux/ [17:33] TR Bot Linux for DevOps: Essential Linux Knowledge for Cloud and DevOps Engineer [17:34] TR News Moulti assign visual collapsible blocks https://www.linuxlinks.com/moulti-assign-visual-collapsible-blocks/ [17:34] TR Bot - assign visual collapsible blocks - LinuxLinks [17:35] TR News kplay inspect messages in a Kafka topic https://www.linuxlinks.com/kplay-inspect-messages-kafka-topic/ [17:35] TR Bot - inspect messages in a Kafka topic - LinuxLinks [17:35] TR News Pomolin minimalist Pomodoro timer https://www.linuxlinks.com/pomolin-minimalist-pomodoro-timer/ [17:35] TR Bot - minimalist Pomodoro timer - LinuxLinks [17:35] TR News render command line reader offering better readability of web pages https://www.linuxlinks.com/render-command-line-reader-better-readability-web-pages/ [17:35] TR Bot - command line reader offering better readability of web pages - LinuxLinks [17:35] TR News fooyin v0.9.1 is released the best open source music player gets better https://www.linuxlinks.com/fooyin-best-open-source-music-player/ [17:35] TR Bot v0.9.1 is released - the best open source music player gets better - LinuxLinks [17:36] TR News nbpreview terminal viewer for Jupyter notebooks https://www.linuxlinks.com/nbpreview-terminal-viewer-jupyter-notebooks/ [17:36] TR Bot - terminal viewer for Jupyter notebooks - LinuxLinks [17:37] TR News Firefox 142.0 Available with More Flexible ETP Strict Exceptions https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/firefox-142-0-available-with-more-flexible-etp-strict-exceptions/ [17:37] TR Bot Firefox 142.0 Available with More Flexible ETP Strict Exceptions | UbuntuHandbook [17:38] TR News LinuxHub 2025.08.19 released https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub [17:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub ) [17:38] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 905 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/08/18/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-905/ [17:39] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 905 [17:39] TR News Firefox 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Heres What to Expect https://9to5linux.com/firefox-143-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect [17:39] TR Bot 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here's What to Expect - 9to5Linux [17:39] TR News Thunderbird 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-142-brings-support-for-adding-visual-signatures-to-pdf-attachments [17:39] TR Bot 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments - 9to5Linux [17:40] TR News "experimenting with GNU Radio" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/roll-your-own-ssb-receiver/ | Source: Hackaday [17:40] TR Bot Your Own SSB Receiver | Hackaday [17:40] TR News gprofng-gui @ Savannah: gprofng-gui 2.2 released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10804 [17:40] TR Bot Gprofng GUI - News [Savannah] [17:41] TR News FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-08-22-irc [17:41] TR Bot Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [17:41] TR News Kdenlive 25.08.0 Released with NVIDIA 10 bit x265 Encoding https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/kdenlive-25-08-0-released-with-nvidia-10-bit-x265-encoding/ [17:41] TR Bot Kdenlive 25.08.0 Released with NVIDIA 10 bit x265 Encoding | UbuntuHandbook [17:42] TR News For a Quick Way to See Disk Space in Ubuntu, Try This Extension https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/gnome-disk-space-extension-nautilus-other-locations-alternative [17:42] TR Bot For a Quick Way to See Disk Space in Ubuntu, Try This Extension - OMG! Ubuntu [17:43] TR News Ubuntu Blog: A journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka https://ubuntu.com//blog/journey-thousand-smiles-questing-quokka [17:43] TR Bot journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka | Ubuntu [17:44] TR News Another step to avoid hang at bootup https://bkhome.org/news/202508/another-step-to-avoid-hang-at-bootup.html [17:44] TR Bot Another step to avoid hang at bootup [17:45] TR News Australia consumer watchdog fines Surveillance Giant Google for anti-competitive practices https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/australia-consumer-watchdog-fines-google-for-anti-competitive-practices/ [17:45] TR Bot Australia consumer watchdog fines Google for anti-competitive practices - JURIST - News [17:46] TR News Windows TCO: February ransomware attacks hit record high as ThreatDown reports 25% annual surge https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/february-ransomware-attacks-hit-record-high-threatdown-reports-25-annual-surge/ [17:47] TR Bot ransomware attacks hit record high as ThreatDown reports 25% annual surge - SiliconANGLE [17:47] TR News The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025 https://www.accessnow.org/event/drapac-2025/ [17:47] TR Bot The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025 - Access Now [17:48] TR News Flight attendants at Air Canada defy government crackdownand strike for dignity https://breachmedia.ca/flight-attendants-at-air-canada-defy-government-crackdown-and-strike-for-dignity/ [17:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://breachmedia.ca/flight-attendants-at-air-canada-defy-government-crackdown-and-strike-for-dignity/ ) [17:48] TR News Talks Restart as Air Canada Flight Attendants Strike Continues https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendant-labor-board.html [17:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendant-labor-board.html ) [17:48] TR News After Defying Back-to-Work Orders, Air Canada Employees Reach Tentative Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendants-union-deal.html [17:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/canada/air-canada-strike-flight-attendants-union-deal.html ) [17:49] TR News Privacy International's submission on Artificial Intelligence in counter-terrorism http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5642/privacy-internationals-submission-artificial-intelligence-counter-terrorism [17:49] TR Bot Privacy International's submission on Artificial Intelligence in counter-terrorism | Privacy International [17:49] TR News Privacy International's submission on discrimination and the right to privacy http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5643/privacy-internationals-submission-discrimination-and-right-privacy [17:49] TR Bot Privacy International's submission on discrimination and the right to privacy | Privacy International [17:49] TR News OSMC's August update is here https://osmc.tv/2025/08/osmcs-august-update-is-here-4/ [17:49] TR Bot OSMC's August update is here - OSMC [17:50] TR News AUG 21 | The Vicious Cycle: Algorithmic Rage Farming, Privatized Subversion, Chilling Effects and the Spread of Authoritarian Practices https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/the-vicious-cycle-algorithmic-rage-farming-privatized-subversion-chilling-effects-and-the-spread-of-authoritarian-practices/ [17:50] TR Bot AUG 21 | The Vicious Cycle: Algorithmic Rage Farming, Privatized Subversion, Chilling Effects and the Spread of Authoritarian Practices - The Citizen Lab [17:52] TR News Non-Obvious Haskell Idiom: Guard-Sequence https://entropicthoughts.com/non-obvious-haskell-idiom-guard-sequence [17:52] TR Bot Non-Obvious Haskell Idiom: Guard-Sequence ● Aug 20 [18:01] TR News Tomasz Torcz: Leaving BuyPass as an ACME provider https://enotty.pipebreaker.pl/posts/2025/08/leaving-buypass-as-acme-provider/ [18:01] TR Bot to connect to enotty.pipebreaker.pl port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://enotty.pipebreaker.pl/posts/2025/08/leaving-buypass-as-acme-provider/ ) [18:02] TR News Research. Impact. APAC Introducing the APNIC Foundation Research Fellowship https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/19/research-impact-apac-introducing-the-apnic-foundation-research-fellowship/ [18:02] TR Bot Research. Impact. APAC Introducing the APNIC Foundation Research Fellowship | APNIC Blog [18:02] TR News Event Wrap: APAN 60 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/20/event-wrap-apan-60/ [18:02] TR Bot Event Wrap: APAN 60 | APNIC Blog [18:02] TR News Marshal madness: A brief history of Ruby deserialization exploits https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/20/marshal-madness-a-brief-history-of-ruby-deserialization-exploits/ [18:02] TR Bot Marshal madness: A brief history of Ruby deserialization exploits -The Trail of Bits Blog [18:03] TR News UPC is not a real court and patents are monopolies, trying to remove monopolies isn't "attack" https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/gilead-attacks-remdesivir-patent-of-chinese-research-institute-at-upc/ [18:03] TR Bot Gilead attacks remdesivir patent of Chinese research institute at UPC [18:04] TR News Nchain blockchain patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/19/nchain-blockchain-patent-challenge-instituted [18:04] TR Bot Nchain blockchain patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [18:04] TR News Overly Maximalist, Expensive, Localised Patent Law is Dooming Western Companies, Argue 3-D Printing Champions https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/Overly_Maximalist_Expensive_Localised_Patent_Law_is_Dooming_Wes.shtml [18:04] TR Bot Techrights Overly Maximalist, Expensive, Localised Patent Law is Dooming Western Companies, Argue 3-D Printing Champions [18:04] TR News CAFC Affirms PTAB Finding that Glucose Sensor Patent Claims are Obvious https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/19/cafc-affirms-ptab-finding-glucose-sensor-patent-claims-obvious/id=191332/ [18:04] TR Bot CAFC Affirms PTAB Finding that Glucose Sensor Patent Claims are Obvious [18:05] TR News Accessibility Isn't Overrated (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Accessibility_Isn_t_Overrated.shtml [18:05] TR Bot Techrights Accessibility Isn't Overrated [18:05] TR News Microsoft said GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsofts CoreAI organisation. But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Microsoft_said_GitHub_and_its_leadership_team_will_continue_its.shtml [18:05] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft said GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsofts CoreAI organisation. But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. [18:05] TR News IBM Layoffs in MCC, or Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/IBM_Layoffs_in_MCC_or_Marketing_Communications_and_Corporate_So.shtml [18:05] TR Bot Techrights IBM Layoffs in MCC, or Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) [18:05] TR News The Register MS gets Lazy, Uses Slop (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Register_MS_gets_Lazy_Uses_Slop.shtml [18:05] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS gets Lazy, Uses Slop [18:05] TR News The Register's Slopfest https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Register_s_Slopfest.shtml [18:06] TR Bot Techrights The Register's Slopfest [18:08] TR News Atomic Decay Clock Is Accurate But Not Precise https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/2025-one-hertz-challenge-atomic-decay-clock-is-accurate-but-not-precise/ | Source: Hackaday [18:08] TR Bot One Hertz Challenge: Atomic Decay Clock Is Accurate But Not Precise | Hackaday [18:09] TR News Erich Eickmeyer: Raspberry Pi as a Networked Audio Interface https://ericheickmeyer.com/2025/08/19/raspberry-pi-as-a-networked-audio-interface/ [18:09] TR Bot Raspberry Pi as a Networked Audio Interface Erich Eickmeyer [18:11] TR News Moving the feed from index.rss to index.xml https://box.matto.nl/moving-the-feed-from-indexrss-to-indexxml.html [18:11] TR Bot the feed from index.rss to index.xml - box.matto.nl [18:12] TR News TTAB Overturns 2d Refusal of "SIDECAR SLIDER BAR" for Restaurant and Bar Services Due to Extensive Third-Party Use of "SIDECAR" http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttab-overturns-2d-refusal-of-sidecar.html [18:12] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Overturns 2d Refusal of "SIDECAR SLIDER BAR" for Restaurant and Bar Services Due to Extensive Third-Party Use of "SIDECAR" [18:14] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [18:16] TR News Vacation and Trips Too gopher://1436.ninja:70/0/Phlog/20250819.md [18:19] TR News Kapitalismia gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/tekoalyjarakkaudenkaipuu [18:20] TR News "I don't have anything to say, really. I have not been doing well recently, which tends to lead me to scouring the smallweb late at night." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2690 [18:21] TR News Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: All but four report traffic declines in July https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/ [18:21] TR Bot Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing [18:22] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) [18:22] TR News "Interested in playing with ultra-wideband (UWB)? [Jaryd] recently put together a fairly comprehensive getting started guide featuring the AI Thinker BU03 that looks like a great place to start." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/using-ultra-wideband-for-3d-location-and-tracking/ | Source: Hackaday [18:22] TR Bot Ultra-Wideband For 3D Location And Tracking | Hackaday [18:23] TR News AI chatbot scrutiny intensifies: Texas AG launches probe of Meta and Character.AI over misleading mental health claims https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/18/ai-chatbot-scrutiny-intensifies-texas-attorney-general-launches-probe-meta-character-ai-misleading-mental-health-claims/ [18:23] TR Bot chatbot scrutiny intensifies: Texas AG launches probe of Meta and Character.AI over misleading mental health claims - SiliconANGLE [18:24] TR News Brain Autopsies Revealed a Potential Culprit Behind Alzheimer's https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-autopsies-revealed-a-potential-culprit-behind-alzheimers [18:24] TR Bot Autopsies Revealed a Potential Culprit Behind Alzheimer's : ScienceAlert [18:26] TR News Introducing the Qt Certification Testing Platform Your Path to Validating Qt Expertise https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-qt-certification-testing-platform [18:26] TR Bot Introducing the Qt Certification Testing Platform Your Path to Validating Qt Expertise [18:26] TR News Qt 6.8 RTOS Update https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-rtos-update [18:26] TR Bot Qt 6.8 RTOS Update [18:27] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [18:28] TR News Kapo-berg Again Overhauls Metas Hey Hi (AI) Efforts https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html [18:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html ) [18:28] TR News Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-reportedly-considered-buying-intels-foundry-division-outright-before-investing-usd2-billion-into-the-company-as-equity [18:28] TR Bot Softbank reportedly considered buying Intel's foundry division outright before investing $2 billion into the company as equity | Tom's Hardware [18:29] TR News Using the Best Tool/s for the Job: RSS Feeds and RSS Readers https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Using_the_Best_Tool_s_for_the_Job_RSS_Feeds_and_RSS_Readers.shtml [18:29] TR Bot Techrights Using the Best Tool/s for the Job: RSS Feeds and RSS Readers [18:30] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows in Croatia at New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_Windows_in_Croatia_at_New_Lows.shtml [18:30] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Windows in Croatia at New Lows [18:30] TR News The Groklaw Web Site Has Been Hijacked by Scammers https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/The_Groklaw_Web_Site_Has_Been_Hijacked_by_Scammers.shtml [18:30] TR Bot Techrights The Groklaw Web Site Has Been Hijacked by Scammers [18:30] TR News In Many Countries People Move Away From Vista 11 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/In_Many_Countries_People_Move_Away_From_Vista_11.shtml [18:30] TR Bot Techrights In Many Countries People Move Away From Vista 11 [18:30] TR News Phil Wyett evidence & Debian Zizian plagiarism, modern slavery tendencies https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Phil_Wyett_evidence_Debian_Zizian_plagiarism_modern_slavery_ten.shtml [18:30] TR Bot Techrights Phil Wyett evidence & Debian Zizian plagiarism, modern slavery tendencies [18:30] TR News Things One Learns as a Litigant in Person at the UK High Court https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Things_One_Learns_as_a_Litigant_in_Person_at_the_UK_High_Court.shtml [18:30] TR Bot Techrights Things One Learns as a Litigant in Person at the UK High Court [18:31] TR News Improving Our Archives https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Improving_Our_Archives.shtml [18:31] TR Bot Techrights Improving Our Archives [18:31] TR News Latest Version of backdoored Windows (Vista 11) is a Failure 4 Years After Its Fake 'Leak' https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Latest_Version_of_Windows_Vista_11_is_a_Failure_4_Years_After_I.shtml [18:31] TR Bot Techrights Latest Version of Windows (Vista 11) is a Failure 4 Years After Its Fake 'Leak' [18:31] TR News Syria stops banning books. Readers rejoice. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0819/syria-books-assad-censorship [18:31] TR Bot Syrian government lifts bans on books. Readers rejoice. - CSMonitor.com [18:32] TR News Firefox 142.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1034436/ [18:32] TR Bot 142.0 released [LWN.net] [18:33] TR News Gambling Tech Firm Bragg Discloses Cyberattack https://www.securityweek.com/gambling-tech-firm-bragg-discloses-cyberattack/ [18:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/gambling-tech-firm-bragg-discloses-cyberattack/ ) [18:34] TR News Preventing domain-resurrection attacks (PyPI blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1034450/ [18:34] TR Bot domain-resurrection attacks (PyPI blog) [LWN.net] [18:35] TR News "PyPI considers the account holder's initially verified email address a strong indicator of account ownership. Coupled with a form of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), this helps to further secure the account." https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-08-18-preventing-domain-resurrections/ [18:35] TR Bot Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks - The Python Package Index Blog [18:36] TR News Hong Kong summons UK, Australian diplomats after asylum granted to wanted activists https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/19/hong-kong-summons-uk-australian-diplomats-after-asylum-granted-to-wanted-activists/ [18:36] TR Bot UK, Australian diplomats summoned after asylum granted to wanted activists [18:37] TR News Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/jellyfin-on-macos-quick-self-hosted-media-library [18:37] TR Bot Jellyfin on macOS for a quick self-hosted media library | Jeff Geerling [18:39] TR News Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Fashion Company Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data https://www.securityweek.com/gabbard-says-uk-scraps-demand-for-apple-to-give-backdoor-access-to-data/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [18:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/gabbard-says-uk-scraps-demand-for-apple-to-give-backdoor-access-to-data/ ) [18:39] TR Bot Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [18:40] TR News UK abandons Fashion Company Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure https://cyberscoop.com/uk-abandons-apple-backdoor-demand-after-us-diplomatic-pressure/ [18:40] TR Bot abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure | CyberScoop [18:41] TR News Jimmy Lais nat. security trial: Judges question whether articles in pro-democracy Apple Daily seditious https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/19/jimmy-lais-nat-security-trial-judges-question-whether-articles-in-pro-democracy-apple-daily-seditious/ [18:41] TR Bot Jimmy Lai trial: Judges question if Apple Daily content 'seditious' [18:41] TR News Britain Drops Request That Fashion Company Apple Create a Back Door https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/britain-apple-back-door.html [18:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/britain-apple-back-door.html ) [18:42] TR News US spy chief says UK has dropped backdoor order for Fashion Company Apple https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/19/us-spy-chief-says-uk-dropped-backdoor-order-apple/ [18:42] TR Bot spy chief says UK has dropped backdoor order for Apple - SiliconANGLE [18:43] TR News PONZI SCHEME. A company in SO MUCH DEBT, unable to ever profit, is NOT worth that!! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/openai-chatgpt-stock-sale-valuation.html [18:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/openai-chatgpt-stock-sale-valuation.html ) [18:45] TR News House Homeland plans CISA 2015 markup with expiration looming https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/08/house-homeland-plans-cisa-2015-markup-with-expiration-looming/ [18:45] TR Bot House Homeland plans CISA 2015 markup with expiration looming [18:46] TR News Australias TPG Telecom Investigating iiNet Hack https://www.securityweek.com/australias-tpg-telecom-investigating-iinet-hack/ [18:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/australias-tpg-telecom-investigating-iinet-hack/ ) [18:48] TR News "This post initially included a corridor photo which was fake. My fault" https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/08/ukraine/ [18:48] TR Bot Ukraine - Craig Murray [18:56] TR News Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/zero-day-exploit-in-winrar-file.html [18:56] TR Bot Exploit in WinRAR File - Schneier on Security [18:58] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3131/ [18:58] TR Bot Cesium ● Aug 20 [19:03] TR News Sam Thursfield: Status update, 19/08/2025 https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/status-update-19-08-2025/ [19:03] TR Bot Status update, 19/08/2025 Sam Thursfield [19:03] TR News "traditional values" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/russian-university-awarded-contract-to-develop-system-for-measuring-students-traditional-values | Source: Meduza [19:03] TR Bot Russian university developing system for measuring students traditional values Meduza [19:08] TR News Oregon Man Charged in Rapper Bot DDoS Service https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service/ [19:08] TR Bot Oregon Man Charged in Rapper Bot DDoS Service Krebs on Security [19:11] TR News Linux Matters #62: Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles https://linuxmatters.sh/62/ "Alan prepares for the inevitable by mirroring Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub to Forgejo]" [19:11] TR Bot Mirrors, Motors and Makefiles [19:11] TR News KOL470 | Intellectual Property & Rights: Ayn Rand Fan Club 92 with Scott Schiff https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol470-ip-rights-ayn-rand-fan-club-92/ "They also talk about MElon opening his patents and the effects of IP law on AI." [19:11] TR Bot KOL470 | Intellectual Property & Rights: Ayn Rand Fan Club 92 with Scott Schiff [19:12] TR News Microsoft fired workers for complaining about nazis https://lunduke.substack.com/p/worker-intifada-occupies-microsoft [19:12] TR Bot Worker Intifada Occupies Microsoft Main Campus, Demands MS Cut All Ties With Israel [19:13] TR News How To Set Up DHCP Server on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/set-up-dhcp-server-debian-13/ [19:13] TR Bot How To Set Up DHCP Server on Debian 13 - idroot [19:14] TR News How To Install Ventoy on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-ventoy-opensuse/ [19:14] TR Bot How To Install Ventoy on openSUSE - idroot [19:14] TR News How To Install Zulip on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-zulip-fedora-42/ [19:14] TR Bot How To Install Zulip on Fedora 42 - idroot [19:15] TR News How To Install Kdenlive on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-kdenlive-debian-13/ [19:15] TR Bot How To Install Kdenlive on Debian 13 - idroot [19:17] TR News Hacks.Mozilla.Org: CRLite: Fast, private, and comprehensive certificate revocation checking in Firefox https://hacks.mozilla.org/2025/08/crlite-fast-private-and-comprehensive-certificate-revocation-checking-in-firefox/ [19:17] TR Bot CRLite: Fast, private, and comprehensive certificate revocation checking in Firefox - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog [19:18] TR News Mozilla priming itself for mass censorship by CAs, which is vert dangerous and ripe for abuse [19:20] TR News Chinese YouTuber builds a metro station for his cats https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-youtuber-builds-a-metro-station-for-his-cats [19:20] TR Bot Chinese YouTuber builds a metro station for his cats | The Straits Times [19:21] TR News Handling Missing Data in R: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/handling-missing-data-in-r-a-comprehensive-guide/ [19:21] TR Bot Missing Data in R: A Comprehensive Guide | R-bloggers [19:22] TR News Affordable Shiny app hosting for 500 concurrent users https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/affordable-shiny-app-hosting-for-500-concurrent-users/ [19:22] TR Bot Shiny app hosting for 500 concurrent users | R-bloggers [19:26] TR News Why was WebDriver outsourced to Microsoft's proprietary software trap? This makes no sense. [19:27] TR News How To Install OpenLDAP on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-openldap-fedora-42/ [19:27] TR Bot How To Install OpenLDAP on Fedora 42 - idroot [19:27] TR News How To Install Gitea on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-gitea-almalinux-10/ [19:27] TR Bot How To Install Gitea on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [19:28] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights [19:29] TR News How To Install RustDesk on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-rustdesk-rocky-linux-10/ [19:29] TR Bot How To Install RustDesk on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [19:29] TR News How to Install Fooyin Music Player on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-fooyin-fedora-42/ [19:29] TR Bot How to Install Fooyin Music Player on Fedora 42 - idroot [19:30] TR News Invalid aufs whiteout files https://bkhome.org/news/202508/invalid-aufs-whiteout-files.html [19:30] TR Bot Invalid aufs whiteout files [19:30] TR News AnyDesk works but slow startup https://bkhome.org/news/202508/anydesk-works-but-slow-startup.html [19:30] TR Bot AnyDesk works but slow startup [19:32] TR News (NEW): EasyOS Development Updates and Milestones https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/EasyOS_Development_Updates_and_Milestones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/EasyOS_Development_Updates_and_Milestones.gmi [19:32] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:32] TR Bot Tux Machines EasyOS Development Updates and Milestones [19:32] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [19:33] TR News Something isn't the same days after this publisher took Microsoft money https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl2-isnt-perfect-adequate-linux-tool-for-most/ this is Windows promotion [19:33] TR Bot WSL2 isn't perfect, but it's the perfect amount of Linux for most people [19:34] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [19:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers [19:36] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers/Web Sites Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Web_Sites_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Web_Sites_Leftovers.gmi [19:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Web Sites Leftovers [19:37] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Security_Leftovers.gmi [19:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [19:39] TR News (NEW): GNU Project: GNU Radio, gprofng-gui 2.2, and Free Software Directory Meeting on IRC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/GNU_Project_GNU_Radio_gprofng_gui_2_2_and_Free_Software_Directo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/GNU_Project_GNU_Radio_gprofng_gui_2_2_and_Free_Software_Directo.gmi [19:39] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Project: GNU Radio, gprofng-gui 2.2, and Free Software Directory Meeting on IRC [19:39] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:41] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Radxa Cubie A7A https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Radxa_Cubie_A7A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Radxa_Cubie_A7A.gmi [19:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Radxa Cubie A7A [19:42] TR News The Free software world seems divided not along poltical lines but GAFAM shills and the NOT GAFAM shills. The latter group is seen as an enemy to be COCed to death by Zemlin et al. It won't work though. [19:44] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux, GNOME and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_More.gmi [19:44] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux, GNOME and More [19:46] TR News decadence gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/poetry/decadence [19:47] TR News Permacomputing looks interesting gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-18--permacomputing.txt [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2025: Trips and Permacomputing https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2025_Trips_and_Permacomputing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2025_Trips_and_Permacomputing.gmi [19:50] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2025: Trips and Permacomputing [19:53] TR News Techrights Links 20/08/2025: Mass Surveillance Framed as "Artificial Intelligence" (All Old Things Reworded to Misframe Old Computer Issues), Europe Resists Capitulation to US(SR) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Mass_Surveillance_Framed_as_Artificial_Intelli.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Links_20_08_2025_Mass_Surveillance_Framed_as_Artificial_Intelli.gmi [19:53] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/08/2025: Mass Surveillance Framed as "Artificial Intelligence" (All Old Things Reworded to Misframe Old Computer Issues), Europe Resists Capitulation to US(SR) [19:59] TR News Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/microsoft_oob_reset_patch/?td=rt-3a [19:59] TR Bot Microsoft cleans up latest Windows Update mess The Register ● Aug 20 [20:06] TR News Russell Coker: Colmi P80 SmartWatch First Look https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/19/colmi-p80-smartwatch/ [20:06] TR Bot Colmi P80 SmartWatch First Look etbe - Russell Coker [20:06] TR News New Exploit Poses Threat to SAP NetWeaver Instances https://www.securityweek.com/new-exploit-poses-threat-to-sap-netweaver-instances/ [20:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-exploit-poses-threat-to-sap-netweaver-instances/ ) [20:06] TR News Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK https://www.securityweek.com/hacktivist-sentenced-to-20-months-of-prison-in-uk/ [20:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hacktivist-sentenced-to-20-months-of-prison-in-uk/ ) [20:07] TR News Pluralistic: Charlie Jane Anders' "Lessons in Magic and Disaster." (19 Aug 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/19/revenge-magic/ [20:07] TR Bot Pluralistic: Charlie Jane Anders Lessons in Magic and Disaster. (19 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [20:07] TR News Smart Gadgets, Dumb Ideas: Why Consumer IoT Went Off the Rails https://fossforce.com/2025/08/smart-gadgets-dumb-ideas-why-consumer-iot-went-off-the-rails/ [20:07] TR Bot Smart Gadgets, Dumb Ideas: Why Consumer IoT Went Off the Rails - FOSS Force [20:07] TR News 1.1 Million Unique Records Identified in Allianz Life Data Leak https://www.securityweek.com/1-1-million-unique-records-identified-in-allianz-life-data-leak/ [20:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/1-1-million-unique-records-identified-in-allianz-life-data-leak/ ) [20:08] TR News iophk: falsely conflates patents with innovation and progress: """He understood the importance of patenting this world-changing technology and connected with Innovation Partnerships.""" https://record.umich.edu/articles/zhong-he-named-distinguished-university-innovator-of-the-year/ [20:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://record.umich.edu/articles/zhong-he-named-distinguished-university-innovator-of-the-year/ ) [20:09] TR News New Research Links VPN Apps, Highlights Security Deficiencies https://www.securityweek.com/new-research-links-vpn-apps-highlights-security-deficiencies/ [20:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-research-links-vpn-apps-highlights-security-deficiencies/ ) [20:09] TR News Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield https://www.securityweek.com/hijacked-satellites-and-orbiting-space-weapons-in-the-21st-century-space-is-the-new-battlefield/ [20:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hijacked-satellites-and-orbiting-space-weapons-in-the-21st-century-space-is-the-new-battlefield/ ) [20:11] TR News Windows. DA BEST. https://news.itsfoss.com/windows-update-is-killing-ssds/ [20:11] TR Bot Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux? [20:12] TR News Marketing chaff with some slop image https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/linux-patch-blind-spot-exposes-critical-cybersecurity-risks-177579.html [20:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/linux-patch-blind-spot-exposes-critical-cybersecurity-risks-177579.html ) [20:12] TR News "Want to try an Arch-based distro but dont know where to start? Or maybe youve already been distro-hopping and still havent found the perfect fit? Heres my personal ranking of the nine Arch-based distros I think are worth your timebased on real-world testing and my own preferences." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-9-arch-based-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/ [20:12] TR Bot I Tested 9 Arch-Based Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them [20:13] TR News Don't install it https://www.zdnet.com/article/dripdropper-linux-malware-cleans-up-after-itself/ The real issue here is unpatched Apache in some scenarios. [20:13] TR Bot Linux malware cleans up after itself - how it works | ZDNET [20:15] TR News This is years old. This is neglect by those impacted, not Linux. https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apache-activemq-flaw-exploited-to.html "It was addressed in late October 2023." [20:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apache-activemq-flaw-exploited-to.html ) [20:18] TR News (NEW): Unpatched (for Years) Systems and "Linux" Gets the Blame https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Unpatched_for_Years_Systems_and_Linux_Gets_the_Blame.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Unpatched_for_Years_Systems_and_Linux_Gets_the_Blame.gmi [20:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Unpatched (for Years) Systems and "Linux" Gets the Blame [20:18] TR News Hong Kong activists granted asylum in U.K., Australia https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/19/hong-kong-asylum-tony-chung-ted-hui/ [20:18] TR Bot Hong Kong activists granted asylum in U.K., Australia Radio Free Asia [20:19] TR News Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw changing 'login' to 'register' in URL https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/prompted-by-free-nuggets-security-researcher-uncovers-staggering-mcdonalds-internal-platform-vulnerability-changing-login-to-register-in-url-prompted-site-to-issue-plain-text-password-for-a-new-account [20:19] TR Bot Security researcher driven by free nuggets unearths McDonald's security flaw changing 'login' to 'register' in URL prompted site to issue plain text password for a new account | Tom's Hardware [20:19] TR News Researcher downloaded the data of all 270,000 defective chip maker Intel employees from an internal business card website massive data breach dubbed 'Intel Outside' didn't qualify for bug bounty https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/researcher-downloaded-the-data-of-all-270-000-intel-employees-from-an-internal-business-card-website-massive-data-breach-dubbed-intel-outside-didnt-qualify-for-bug-bounty [20:19] TR Bot Researcher downloaded the data of all 270,000 Intel employees from an internal business card website massive data breach dubbed 'Intel Outside' didn't qualify for bug bounty | Tom's Hardware [20:20] TR News Latest backdoored Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot [20:20] TR Bot Latest Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers, including some that cannot be recovered after a reboot | Tom's Hardware [20:21] TR News (NEW): Windows TCO: Microsoft Breaks Hardware Through Windows Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Windows_TCO_Microsoft_Breaks_Hardware_Through_Windows_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Windows_TCO_Microsoft_Breaks_Hardware_Through_Windows_Updates.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows TCO: Microsoft Breaks Hardware Through Windows Updates [20:23] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Linux_Kernel_6_15_Reaches_End_of_Life_It_s_Time_to_Upgrade_to_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Linux_Kernel_6_15_Reaches_End_of_Life_It_s_Time_to_Upgrade_to_L.gmi [20:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16 [20:31] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25071626 [20:31] TR Bot WHOOPSIE ● Aug 20 [21:00] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms in Google News (e.g. Linux Journal and WebProNews) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Slopwatch_Serial_Sloppers_and_Slopfarms_in_Google_News_e_g_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Slopwatch_Serial_Sloppers_and_Slopfarms_in_Google_News_e_g_Linu.gmi [21:00] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms in Google News (e.g. Linux Journal and WebProNews) [21:20] TR News Techrights On the Internet, Nobody Knows Microsoft and Windows Are Becoming Niche Players Until Data is Shown Correctly, Not Microsoft-Sponsored Articles in Microsoft Publishers https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/On_the_Internet_Nobody_Knows_Microsoft_and_Windows_Are_Becoming.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/On_the_Internet_Nobody_Knows_Microsoft_and_Windows_Are_Becoming.gmi [21:20] TR Bot Techrights On the Internet, Nobody Knows Microsoft and Windows Are Becoming Niche Players Until Data is Shown Correctly, Not Microsoft-Sponsored Articles in Microsoft Publishers [21:39] TR News Richard Matthew Stallman en el Per conferencias 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awET97h34ck [21:39] TR Bot https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=awET97h34ck [21:39] TR Bot not resolve host: yt.oelrichsgarcia.de ( status 0 @ https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=awET97h34ck ) [21:41] TR News "He gave us an interview in which he explained to us the benefits of Free Software on the fate of a country, on its digital independence. An interview that we consider useful to republish." https://webdo.tn/en/actualite/various/richard-stallman-free-software-free-country/383957/ [21:41] TR Bot Richard Stallman: "Free software, free country" - webdo [21:41] TR News Poland won't buy Latvia's unused Covid vaccines https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.08.2025-poland-wont-buy-latvias-unused-covid-vaccines.a610879/ [21:41] TR Bot Poland won't buy Latvia's unused Covid vaccines / Article [21:42] TR News COVID-19 vaccines were effective at getting few very rich people with patents even richer. Everything else is unproven. [21:43] TR News Desktops/Laptops Fall to All-Time Lows in the UK, So Why Does British Media Quote a Famous Criminal on "End of the Smartphone Era"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Desktops_Laptops_Fall_to_All_Time_Lows_in_the_UK_So_Why_Does_Br.shtml [21:43] TR Bot Techrights Desktops/Laptops Fall to All-Time Lows in the UK, So Why Does British Media Quote a Famous Criminal on "End of the Smartphone Era"? [21:43] TR News Don Marti: habit power, technical power, political power https://blog.zgp.org/habit-power-technical-power-political-power/ [21:43] TR Bot habit power, technical power, political power [21:44] TR News Fentanyl superstar? https://pagesix.com/2025/08/19/celebrity-news/tiktok-star-john-crawley-known-as-kingbeardx-dead-at-47/ [21:44] TR Bot TikTok star John Crawley, known as 'KingBeardX,' dead at 47 [21:44] TR News They meant HYPE, not hope. But they get paid to shill crap and Ponzi schemes. https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/18/hope-is-the-first-phase-of-a-strategy-profit-from-selling-ai-systems/ [21:44] TR Bot Hope Is The First Phase Of A Strategy To Profit From Selling AI Systems [21:45] TR News nextplatform is owned by The Register MS. Hence, is participates in the shilling. [21:46] TR News It also accommodates an embedded IBM shill/operative, Timothy Prickett Morgan [21:47] TR News "PARTNER CONTENT" = paid spam to push HEY HI Ponzi scheme https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/19/automating-data-pipelines-with-ai-agents/ [21:47] TR Bot Automating Data Pipelines With AI Agents ● Aug 20 [22:13] TR News Techrights IBM Operatives Inside The Register MS and More Shady Money to Follow https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IBM_Operatives_Inside_The_Register_MS_and_More_Shady_Money_to_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IBM_Operatives_Inside_The_Register_MS_and_More_Shady_Money_to_F.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Techrights IBM Operatives Inside The Register MS and More Shady Money to Follow [22:15] TR News "Tip: Work your network. Call everyone you've ever worked with and re-connect. This is the only way to find a job these days. Applying to jobs on LinkedIn is a waste of time. 90% are fake jobs posted solely to satisfy regulatory requirements for an H1B or PERM application, to prove no Americans are available for the job." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k324m2z7 [22:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k324m2z7 ) [22:18] TR News The Register used to cover IBM layoffs, then it stopped https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IBM_Operatives_Inside_The_Register_MS_and_More_Shady_Money_to_F.shtml [22:19] TR News "Have there been any layoffs in IBM's Government Consulting in the DC area?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3387t3v [22:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3387t3v ) [22:20] TR News The Revised Laws of Robotics https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/the-revised-laws-of-robotics [22:20] TR Bot The Revised Laws of Robotics | The New Yorker [22:24] TR News revel in fullness gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/revel_in_fullness [22:25] TR News Notes on an overheard conversation while at lunch with friends gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/20.1 [22:32] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 20 [23:06] psydruid https://wccftech.com/intel-is-reportedly-facing-a-massive-talent-drain-following-ceo-lip-bu-tan-decisions-to-cancel-key-project/ [23:06] TR Bot Intel Is Reportedly Facing a Massive 'Talent Drain' Following CEO Lip-Bu Tan's Decisions to Cancel Key Projects; Samsung & Others Actively Recruiting Former Team Blue Employees [23:07] psydruid I wonder if those people will take the Intel culture with them like Microsofters do [23:44] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=nCPpkY1TD9Q = https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=nCPpkY1TD9Q [23:44] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! 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