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● Aug 20
[00:19]	IsambardPrince	I just looked at the Advion Arenas I set out.
[00:19]	IsambardPrince	The roaches have absolutely devoured some of them.
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	I don't know what they are doing with the Combat ones because those are in black plastic. I'll put some gloves on and cut them open when they're due for replacement.
[00:21]	MinceR	arenas? do the roaches fight each other in them?
[00:21]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Unexpectedly, they've mostly gobbled up th Advion in the utility closet and under the dresser.
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	I would have guessed the bathroom and kitchen but those stations have more bait in them.
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	It might just be because I saturated those rooms with more bait.
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	[18:21] <MinceR> arenas? do the roaches fight each other in them?
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	They're set up with a food grade bait matrix in the middle that's been poisoned with indoxacarb.
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	They have three doors going in.
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	And a clear plastic lid so you can see how much bait is remaining.
[00:23]	MinceR	:)
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	It says replace the arenas every 90 days or when there's no more bait.
[00:25]	MinceR	two roaches enter! on roach leaves!
[00:25]	MinceR	s/on /one /
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: They go back into the wall.
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	Then they shit and die.
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	And the others eat the dead and die.
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	Then some others eat the shit and die.
[00:33]	MinceR	:>
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	Through horizontal transfer, 1 roach goes in and 50-60 die, MinceR
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	Those arenas can do a lot more damage than sticky traps.
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	There must have been at least 10-20 roaches going after those two that had really been chewed on.
[00:48]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I think I'm going to order another bag of arenas and place them all over. I wanted to know if they actually did eat them.
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[00:56]	IsambardPrince	I just bought another two dozen arenas.
[00:56]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: Remember Scarface?
[00:57]	IsambardPrince	He's all coked up and shooting a machine gun.
[00:57]	IsambardPrince	"Fuck you you fuckin cockroaches!"
[00:57]	IsambardPrince	:D
● Aug 20
[01:01]	MinceR	:)
[01:01]	MinceR	i haven't seen it
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[01:43]	MinceR	https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/09/30/those-goddamn-containers
[01:43]	TR Bot	 Those Goddamn Containers - Penny Arcade
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[02:29]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcjEqNis8I
[02:29]	TR Bot	https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3RcjEqNis8I
[02:29]	TR Bot	yewtu.be | Verifying your browser
[02:29]	IsambardPrince	#Scarface #Tonymontana | SCARFACE - F@ck the F@ckin' Diaz brothers. I bury those cockroaches' scene
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[02:33]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-uroeSgoS8
[02:33]	TR Bot	https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=j-uroeSgoS8
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[02:33]	IsambardPrince	You wanna play rough? OK, say hello to my little friend! | SCARFACE
[02:35]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV9nO2Ubs5o
[02:35]	TR Bot	https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=jV9nO2Ubs5o
[02:35]	TR Bot	certificate subject name 'haproxy-ingress.haproxy-controller' does not match target hostname 'inv.perditum.com' ( status 0 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=jV9nO2Ubs5o )
[02:35]	IsambardPrince	"Say hello to my little friend" | Scarface ENDING SCENE
[02:37]	MinceR	:)
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[02:47]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The ending alone is what makes it one of the 100 best movies.
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● Aug 20
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[03:01]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/uc-berkeley-professor-ai
[03:01]	TR Bot	 UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students math skills | US universities | The Guardian
[03:21]	admfubar	windows defector??? https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-totally-breaks-windows-defender-virus-scans-in-trying-to-fix-a-0-day-flaw/
[03:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-totally-breaks-windows-defender-virus-scans-in-trying-to-fix-a-0-day-flaw/ )
[03:22]	admfubar	https://thenewstack.io/canonical-c-rust-apparmor/
[03:22]	TR Bot	 AI-generated Rust compiles perfectly. That's the scary part. - The New Stack
[03:23]	MinceR	well, given the beliefs of the typewankers, this means that AI-generated rust code is perfect
[03:24]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/safety-became-an-afterthought-former-meta-engineer-testifies-against-zuckerberg-as-trial-begins-14039377.html
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[03:26]	admfubar	https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russias-Fuel-Crisis-Hits-Moscow-as-Rationing-Spreads.html
[03:26]	TR Bot	Fuel Crisis Hits Moscow as Rationing Spreads | OilPrice.com
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[03:29]	admfubar	the devil made me do it edition.... https://www.linuxtoday.com/blog/kde-plasma-6-6-6-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes-and-various-improvements/
[03:29]	TR Bot	 KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements
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[05:26]	IsambardPrince	Why have I never noticed that?
[05:26]	IsambardPrince	Scarface.
[05:26]	IsambardPrince	I noticed he called them cockroaches and cocksuckers but he also called one of them "You fuckin' maricn!"
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[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- thenewstack.io | AI-generated Rust compiles perfectly. That's the scary part. - The New Stack
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	if it compiles it does not mean it works
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	clock that is broken is right twice a day and all that
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	the compiler does not check if the behaviour is the desired one
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	brute force to make something compile is no different than doing it in c
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	change this, that, it compiles
[05:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	so what?
[05:41]	schestowitz[TR2]	does it WORK?
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[05:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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[05:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[05:48]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[05:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[05:52]	TR News	"The kernel is able to run a few types of executable files, including native binaries in the ELF format and interpreted programs that begin with the #! marker." https://lwn.net/Articles/1086947/
[05:52]	TR Bot	BPF to binfmt_misc [LWN.net]
[05:52]	TR News	A look at CrossPoint e-reader firmware [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1087635/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1087635/
[05:52]	TR Bot	look at CrossPoint e-reader firmware [LWN.net]
[05:53]	TR News	"Virtualization places a guest system into a separate security domain, typically with fewer privileges than software running directly on the host. Increasingly, there is interest in creating multiple security domains within a single virtualized system as well." https://lwn.net/Articles/1087590/
[05:53]	TR Bot	planes head for takeoff [LWN.net]
[05:53]	TR News	Even more formal verification for BPF https://lwn.net/Articles/1087069/
[05:53]	TR Bot	more formal verification for BPF [LWN.net]
[05:54]	TR News	Changes in shadow-utils password-expiration features [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1086949/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1086949/
[05:54]	TR Bot	in shadow-utils password-expiration features [LWN.net]
[05:55]	TR News	"Storage code has to cope with hardware that fails in inconvenient ways, but coaxing a healthy disk into producing those failures on demand, for testing, is usually not possible." https://lwn.net/Articles/1086344/
[05:55]	TR Bot	error injection [LWN.net]
[05:55]	TR News	Anon: micropsoft is not spread by the powers that be /despite/ being a threat to national security but instead /because/ it is a threat to national security. really c.f. bill binney, ed snowden, et al https://www.strassmann.com/pubs/computerworld/ms-security.shtml
[05:55]	TR Bot	 Microsoft: A U.S. Security Threat
● Aug 20
[06:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Latest From LWN: Kernel, firmware, shadow-utils https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_firmware_shadow_utils.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_firmware_shadow_utils.gmi 
[06:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Latest From LWN: Kernel, firmware, shadow-utils
[06:01]	TR News	"I think most people agree that monopolies are a bad thing, as a general statement, because they tend to be exploitative." gemini://ingrix.info/log/20260819-important-parts-of-society.gmi
[06:02]	TR News	"you said: being an adult means doing things that you don't want to" gemini://nullish.smol.pub/3-am
[06:02]	TR News	GeoCities sites that never updated again (scary!!!) gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/geocities_sites_that_never_updated_again.gmi
[06:04]	TR News	"I came across this video on yt and might use that as a base for today's humming and hawing: Before You Buy Another 2027 Planner, Ask These 5 Questions" gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260817planners.gmi
[06:04]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I've had some terribly broken code function.
[06:04]	IsambardPrince	It didn't do what I wanted it to, but it did run.
[06:04]	TR News	"That's what happens when you change your antagonists five chapters in while still being set on the same outcome. The lore now needs to wiggle and bent to fit old and new. And I've reached the point where the new bits need to be introduced." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260817pantsing.gmi
[06:04]	IsambardPrince	That's when I realized I shouldn't continue messing with perl.
[06:05]	TR News	books - updated august 12th gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/books
[06:06]	TR News	"I'm a Muse fan. So, of course, I've pre-ordered the new album, even if they don't do those pretty box sets anymore. I ordered the pretty "Store Exclusive Collectors' Edition" and added that pin, because one can never have enough pins either." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260807Muse.gmi
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	something running is... ok
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	making it run is not the hard part
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	making it work correctly
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	under all cases
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	even edge cases
[06:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	this can take decades of refinements
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	but rust boosters don't want to hear all this
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	but to make cheap imitations of things
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	then stop maintenaning them
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	because it's "less fan"
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	*fan
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	to deal with 10,000 bug reports
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	->fun
[06:14]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: Planners, Pantsing, Vinylyssee https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_Planners_Pantsing_Vinylyssee.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_Planners_Pantsing_Vinylyssee.gmi 
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: Planners, Pantsing, Vinylyssee
[06:26]	TR News	Looks like Windows fell to all-time low in China last night. GNU/Linux 11%. https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[06:27]	TR News	Brunei about 5% GNU/Linux Looks like Windows fell to all-time low in China last night. GNU/Linux 11%. https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_Brunei.shtml
[06:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei
[06:28]	TR News	Brunei about 5% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[06:29]	TR News	Madagascar 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[06:40]	IsambardPrince	Rust seems like someone with a C++ background thought the perl cpan was a good thing.
[06:41]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I made some egg salad. Target seems to sell eggs at a loss.
[06:41]	IsambardPrince	So I eat egg salad frequently now.
[06:41]	IsambardPrince	I don't know how you'd make money with eggs at $1.49 a dozen.
[06:42]	IsambardPrince	Turns out Target's grocery prices are usually good, for what they actually carry.
[06:42]	IsambardPrince	It's not a full grocery store but it has enough to get you by, or you could go there and knock out maybe 30% of your list that week and save $5.
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[07:01]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 155 Out of 200: Throwing Stones in Houses Made of Glass https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_155_Out_of_200_Throwing_Stones_in_Houses_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_155_Out_of_200_Throwing_Stones_in_Houses_.gmi 
[07:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 155 Out of 200: Throwing Stones in Houses Made of Glass
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[07:07]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2]: I made some egg salad. Target seems to sell eggs at a loss.
[07:07]	schestowitz[TR2]	some shops here offloaded eggs lately
[07:07]	schestowitz[TR2]	third of the original price
[07:26]	IsambardPrince	I use half a cup Duke's Mayo, bought in bulk on Amazon to drive down unit price, Target's Market Pantry thousand island dressing (quarter cup), 1 tsp Badia smoked paprika, 1 tsp Vienna celery salt, 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/3 tsp black pepper, 10 hard boiled eggs, 1.5 tsp white sugar, and about 1/4 cup chopped dill pickle. I use one packet of red pepper flakes that I swipe while I'm at Sam's Club cafe.
[07:27]	TR News	The Pavements and the Dust https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/the-pavements-and-the-dust/
[07:27]	TR Bot	Blog Archive The Pavements and the Dust
[07:27]	IsambardPrince	I eat it on toast (100% whole wheat from Target).
[07:27]	IsambardPrince	Target sells that as a loss leader too.
[07:28]	TR News	Social media giant lays off 75 Bellevue workers https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/tiktok-lays-off-75-bellevue-workers-mostly-in-e-commerce-division/
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[07:32]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Most of what I eat is something the store took a big loss on.
[07:34]	IsambardPrince	I have this chicken noodle casserole I make when the store's about to close and they mark a rotisserie chicken down to $2.99 or when they have a loss leader coupon that says free chicken when you buy two cases of Pepsi.
[07:34]	IsambardPrince	I do a lot of markdowns and throw them in the freezer.
[07:35]	IsambardPrince	Most of my coffee "expired" in 2025, I'm drinking it now and it still tastes perfectly fine.
[07:39]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I had a mint tea at Starbucks for the free birthday drink, I decided to just start making something similar at home.
[07:39]	IsambardPrince	I'd say better.
[07:39]	IsambardPrince	Starbucks has a mint, honey, citrus herbal tea.
[07:40]	IsambardPrince	But it has a bunch of chemicals in it and the honey is pasteurized.
[07:40]	IsambardPrince	And the lemon is from concentrate.
[07:40]	IsambardPrince	And the mint is a bit too strong on the peppermint side.
[07:41]	IsambardPrince	I found that Bigelow perfectly mint tea, juice of half of a lemon, and a good squeeze of raw orange blossom or even wildflower honey is much better.
[07:46]	IsambardPrince	Mint Medley works if you want strictly herbal though.
[07:46]	IsambardPrince	Which I do in the middle of the night.
[07:48]	IsambardPrince	I think Bigelow makes some of the best mass market teas. I just haven't had a bad one.
[07:48]	IsambardPrince	When I was about 6-7 I drank Constant Comment.
[07:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> And the lemon is from concentrate.
[07:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	it ha double meaning now
[07:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	sometimes it means synthetic (chqemicals)
[07:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	and sometimes the original natural thing compressedd
[07:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	i noticed that even with cranberry juice
[07:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	they can't quite tell
[07:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> Most of my coffee "expired" in 2025, I'm drinking it now and it still tastes perfectly fine.
[07:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	if it is a blend and that date is BBE, it will taste more of less the same
[07:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	better if beans
[07:51]	IsambardPrince	They use dates on shelf stable stuff to get people to throw it out and buy more, usually.
[07:53]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I'm okay with ground coffee. It's what we had when I was a kid, so it's what "coffee" tastes like.
[07:54]	IsambardPrince	Like using 1 Tbsp per 6 ounce cup.
[07:54]	IsambardPrince	Some instructions say 2 Tbps, I think it turns out way too harsh. Not at all pleasant.
[07:55]	IsambardPrince	When you brew it this strong even cream can't save it.
[07:55]	IsambardPrince	Europeans have no idea on how to take coffee. None whatsoever.
[07:57]	IsambardPrince	I think they want you to ruin your coffee so you'll buy twice as much.
[07:58]	IsambardPrince	They figured out how to get you to pay twice as much for coffee and ruin it at the same time.
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[08:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Can_MainstreamOS_finally_make_Linux_a_household_name_I_tried_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Can_MainstreamOS_finally_make_Linux_a_household_name_I_tried_it.gmi 
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
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[08:09]	TR News	Techrights The Demise of Social Control Media Continues https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/The_Demise_of_Social_Control_Media_Continues.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/The_Demise_of_Social_Control_Media_Continues.gmi 
[08:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Demise of Social Control Media Continues
[08:19]	TR News	Nearly End of "Meteorological Summer" https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/nearly-end-of-meteorological-summer/
[08:19]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Nearly End of Meteorological Summer
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[08:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Modular_s_Got_Its_Mojo_Working_Fully_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Modular_s_Got_Its_Mojo_Working_Fully_Open_Source.gmi 
[08:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source
[08:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/The_6_AI_free_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_and_why_they_re_li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/The_6_AI_free_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_and_why_they_re_li.gmi 
[08:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way
[08:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with Linux Kernel 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Arch_Linux_Based_Garuda_Linux_Temeraire_Released_with_Linux_Ker.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Arch_Linux_Based_Garuda_Linux_Temeraire_Released_with_Linux_Ker.gmi 
[08:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with Linux Kernel 7.2
[08:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.9, Linux 6.18.45, Linux 6.12.104, Linux 6.6.152, Linux 6.1.183, Linux 5.15.216, and Linux 5.10.265 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_9_Linux_6_18_45_Linux_6_12_104_Linux_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_9_Linux_6_18_45_Linux_6_12_104_Linux_6.gmi 
[08:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.9, Linux 6.18.45, Linux 6.12.104, Linux 6.6.152, Linux 6.1.183, Linux 5.15.216, and Linux 5.10.265
[08:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Murena_Just_Made_The_Fairphone_Gen_6_Better.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Murena_Just_Made_The_Fairphone_Gen_6_Better.gmi 
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
● Aug 20
[09:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Infinity Linux lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Infinity_Linux_lightweight_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Infinity_Linux_lightweight_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.gmi 
[09:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Infinity Linux lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution
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[09:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[09:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[09:20]	TR News	Techrights Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux at 16% Market Share on Desktops/Laptops in Tajikistan https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_16_Market_Share_on_Desktops_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_16_Market_Share_on_Desktops_Laptop.gmi 
[09:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux at 16% Market Share on Desktops/Laptops in Tajikistan
[09:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/What_is_the_TDF_team_working_on_in_the_LibreOffice_project.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/What_is_the_TDF_team_working_on_in_the_LibreOffice_project.gmi 
[09:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project?
[09:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux Based on Cloudflare https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_Based_on_Cloudflare.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_Based_on_Cloudflare.gmi 
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux Based on Cloudflare
[09:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.gmi 
[09:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts
[09:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Gear_26_08_Software_Suite_Is_Out_with_Many_Improvements_for.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Gear_26_08_Software_Suite_Is_Out_with_Many_Improvements_for.gmi 
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps
[09:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Most_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Linux_users_apparently_never_switc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Most_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Linux_users_apparently_never_switc.gmi 
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows
[09:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AI_is_splitting_Linux_and_nobody_wants_to_say_it_out_loud.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AI_is_splitting_Linux_and_nobody_wants_to_say_it_out_loud.gmi 
[09:47]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
[09:49]	TR News	Climate Change Not Just a "Theory" https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/climate-change-not-just-a-theory/
[09:49]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Climate Change Not Just a Theory
● Aug 20
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[10:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  According to Clownflare, GNU/Linux Measured at Nearly 6% in Bangladesh https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/According_to_Clownflare_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_Nearly_6_in_Bangl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/According_to_Clownflare_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_Nearly_6_in_Bangl.gmi 
[10:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines According to Clownflare, GNU/Linux Measured at Nearly 6% in Bangladesh
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[10:12]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[10:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[10:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Still Improving the Sites for Better Navigation and Access to Information https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Still_Improving_the_Sites_for_Better_Navigation_and_Access_to_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Still_Improving_the_Sites_for_Better_Navigation_and_Access_to_I.gmi 
[10:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Still Improving the Sites for Better Navigation and Access to Information
[10:16]	TR News	GNU/Linux According to Clownflare https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/gnulinux-according-to-clownflare/
[10:16]	TR Bot	Blog Archive GNU/Linux According to Clownflare
[10:25]	TR News	"Germany doesn't have a hard benchmark for when a site is structurally infringing." https://torrentfreak.com/a-german-court-drew-the-piracy-line-at-81-5-kinogo-was-blocked-with-at-least-82-4/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[10:25]	TR Bot	German Court Drew the Piracy Line at 81.5%, KinoGO Was Blocked with (at least) 82.4% (Updated) * TorrentFreak
[10:25]	TR News	"The band filed its lawsuit in the Central District of California under their company, Hyde Lane, against Netflix, Netflix Studios" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ | Source: Digital Music News
[10:25]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ )
[10:27]	TR News	"The regulators criticised Apple's conditions, including a new Core Technology Fee" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-changes-fees-for-alternative-app-stores-in-eu/articleshow/133335542.cms | Source: India Times
[10:27]	TR Bot	 Apple: Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU - The Economic Times
[10:28]	TR News	"Announced on August 18, the changes introduce new business terms for applications distributed in the European Union." https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/19/epic-games-dismisses-apples-simplified-eu-app-store-fees-as-junk/5289794 | Source: The Register UK
[10:28]	TR Bot	 Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk'
[10:35]	TR News	plan
[10:35]	TR News	"Without it, or under a pared down version" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/libraries-beg-brendan-carr-to-back-off-plan-to-make-u-s-broadband-shittier-more-expensive/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:35]	TR Bot	Beg Brendan Carr To Back Off Plan To Make U.S. Broadband Shittier, More Expensive | Techdirt
[10:36]	TR News	"Here, an analysis of MITs recent financial decisions and reports will be presented to explore the information behind these claims." https://thetech.com/2026/08/18/financials-letter-2026 | Source: MIT
[10:36]	TR Bot	 MITs financial records contradict its claims of austerity | The Tech
[10:37]	TR News	"The project, which tribes say violates treaty rights, has been the subject of heated controversy and legal battles." https://truthout.org/articles/us-army-corps-pushes-michigan-pipeline-project-ahead-over-indigenous-opposition/ | Source: TruthOut
[10:37]	TR Bot	 US Army Corps Pushes Michigan Pipeline Project Ahead Over Indigenous Opposition | Truthout
[10:37]	TR News	"New Mexico regulators say the lab has ignored February demands to halt the spreading chromium plume." https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/19/chromium-plume-standoff-reaches-pueblo-land/ | Source: Western Water
[10:37]	TR Bot	 Chromium plume standoff reaches Pueblo land | Western Water
[10:38]	TR News	"These investigations included an unprecedented early review of ABC's eight local broadcast licenses." https://karlbode.com/the-u-s-press-starts-showing-the-hint-of-a-backbone/ | Source: Karl Bode
[10:38]	TR Bot	 The U.S. Press Starts Showing The Hint Of A Backbone
[10:39]	TR News	"U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper offered a more measured response in a post on CENTCOMs X account after visiting the Abraham Lincoln." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/pentagon-unleashes-fury-on-america-hating-media/ | Source: Truthdig
[10:39]	TR Bot	 Pentagon Unleashes Fury on America-Hating Media
[10:40]	TR News	"Carr used this to try and justify an unprecedented early review of ABCs eight local affiliate broadcast licenses." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/18/abc-sues-the-fcc-for-massive-first-amendment-violations/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:40]	TR Bot	Sues The FCC For Massive First Amendment Violations | Techdirt
[10:40]	TR News	"OK, so what do I do?" https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/19/survival-guide-for-a-censored-internet/ | Source: Fabio Akita
[10:40]	TR Bot	Guide for a Censored Internet AkitaOnRails.com
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[10:42]	TR News	"A federal appeals court just made it harder for online services, big and small, to get lawsuits over user speech dismissed early." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/ninth-circuit-ruling-will-force-online-platforms-host-user-speech-fight-lengthy | Source: EFF
[10:42]	TR Bot	 Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[10:42]	TR News	"Dissent in China is tightly controlled, however, especially around central government policy." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/china-goes-rural-with-data-centres-in-quest-to-power-ai/articleshow/133336641.cms | Source: India Times
[10:42]	TR Bot	 China data centres: China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AI - The Economic Times
[10:42]	TR News	"New Charges." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-teen-prisoner-protest-putin/33832932.html | Source: RFERL
[10:42]	TR Bot	 One Of Russia's Youngest Political Prisoners Turns 18. And He Faces New Charges.
[10:43]	TR News	"Here are the facts." https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-would-money-out-of-politics-proposal-stifle-free-speech/ | Source: Bridge Michigan
[10:43]	TR Bot	 Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? - Bridge Michigan
[10:45]	TR News	"The US tech giant raised the amount by issuing 3-, 5-, 10- and 20-year bonds, the term sheet showed." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond/articleshow/133342858.cms | Source: India Times
[10:45]	TR Bot	 Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond - The Economic Times
[10:45]	TR News	"Neither company disclosed terms and the reported numbers do not agree." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/stripe-buys-ai-model-router-openrouter-in-reported-7-5b-deal/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[10:45]	TR Bot	buys AI model router OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal - SiliconANGLE
[10:47]	TR News	"The deal, announced on Wednesday, combines Stripes technology, which lets companies direct payments to other businesses" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html | Source: New York Times
[10:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html )
[10:48]	TR News	""Loot" threatened to increase his demand by US $100,000 for every month his former employer refused to pay" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/prison-data-analyst-extort-employer | Source: Bitdefender
[10:48]	TR Bot	 Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer
[10:48]	TR News	"Of course, similar to Anthropics Mythos misadventures before it, OpenAI may have other incentives for publicizing the slowdown." https://thenewstack.io/openai-training-pause-cybersecurity/ | Source: The New Stack
[10:48]	TR Bot	 "The opening stages of OpenAI's unraveling": OpenAI slows model training - not everyone is buying the explanation - The New Stack
[10:55]	TR News	"Jellyfish have survived for over 500 million years, making them older than dinosaurs and even trees." https://www.ksl.com/article/51611511/floridas-jellyfish-museum-is-dedicated-solely-to-the-mesmerizing-floating-predators | Source: Deseret Media
[10:55]	TR Bot	Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators | KSL.com
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[10:55]	TR News	"We do have a damaged sky; we put billions of tons of greenhouse gases in it, thickening the planet's insulating layer and heating it all up." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-right-word-is-wrongness/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit
[10:55]	TR Bot	 The Right Word is Wrongness
[10:57]	TR News	"This study utilizes large climate model ensembles to investigate how human activities influence Pacific decadal variability (PDV), focusing on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO)." https://ocean2climate.org/2026/08/19/is-global-warming-changing-the-pacific-oceans-natural-cycles/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Is Global Warming Changing the Pacific Oceans Natural Cycles? Ocean to Climate
[10:58]	bms	 I'm looking at the global situation right now in tech and thinking "Should I hit fire on a LIR sponsored ASN at RIPE NCC?"
[10:59]	schestowitz[TR2]	is RIPE ok?
● Aug 20
[11:02]	TR News	"Axios first reported on a leaked memo sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Tuesday." https://truthout.org/articles/gop-begs-ai-firms-to-fix-data-centers-toxic-brand-to-help-midterm-chances/ | Source: TruthOut
[11:02]	TR Bot	 GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers Toxic Brand to Help Midterm Chances | Truthout
[11:06]	TR News	"While this summer's headlines have focused on record-low water levels on the Rhine, Danube and Vistula, Lithuania's own rivers have been in slow decline for three decades" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024353/as-europe-s-rivers-hit-record-lows-what-does-the-future-hold-for-lithuania-s-waterways | Source: LRT
[11:06]	TR Bot	 As Europes rivers hit record lows, what does the future hold for Lithuanias waterways? - LRT
[11:07]	TR News	"It took a literal act of Congress to get the Epstein files released" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/18/foia-documents-show-epstein-files-had-flag-list-which-included-the-term-potus/ | Source: Techdirt
[11:07]	TR Bot	Documents Show Epstein Files Had Flag List Which Included The Term POTUS | Techdirt
[11:07]	TR News	"Im a huge fan of the corporate death penalty, a legal process in which a corporation is forced to dissolve or stop existing" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/bring-back-the-corporate-death-penalty/ | Source: Salon
[11:07]	TR Bot	back the corporate death penalty - Salon.com
[11:09]	TR News	"Flock has finally recognized its most profitable market is littered with people who simply cant be trusted with this access to billions of license plate records." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/17/flock-safety-decides-to-implement-a-few-changes-after-months-of-negative-press/ | Source: Techdirt
[11:09]	TR Bot	Safety Decides To Implement A Few Changes After Months Of Negative Press | Techdirt
[11:09]	TR News	"Bills currently before Parliament could also be part of a digital alignment package, though the U.S. has tended to focus on laws, not pending legislation." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/digital-trade-alignment-what-may-be-in-play-in-the-canada-u-s-trade-deal/ | Source: Michael Geist
[11:09]	TR Bot	 Digital Trade Alignment: What May Be in Play in the Canada-U.S. Trade Deal - Michael Geist
[11:10]	TR News	"This is no longer a future challenge. For most sectors, the implications have been debated and analysed extensively." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/19/asia-pacific-privacy-laws-are-arriving/ | Source: APNIC
[11:10]	TR Bot	 Asia Pacific privacy laws are arriving. Your NREN holds more personal data than you think. | APNIC Blog
[11:10]	TR News	"Days after its CEO apologized for documented abuses of the company's system" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/19/flock-surveillance-backlash-mounts-as-fiendish-halloween-plans-circulate/5289701 | Source: The Register UK
[11:10]	TR Bot	 Flock surveillance backlash mounts as fiendish Halloween plans circulate
[11:10]	TR News	"Citing ProPublicas reporting, eight senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioning the administrations approach to foreign health data." https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-health-data-africa-humanitarian-aid | Source: Pro Publica
[11:10]	TR Bot	 Senators Criticize Trump Administrations Demands for Foreign Health Data ProPublica
[11:11]	TR News	"The op-ed Canyen Ashworth wrote last September may have been critical of the police where he lives in Lenexa, Kansas, but it could hardly be considered radical." https://truthout.org/articles/what-deflock-week-of-action-confronts-the-ai-surveillance-state/ | Source: TruthOut
[11:11]	TR Bot	 What DeFlock? A Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State | Truthout
[11:11]	TR News	"Everyone in the clip the girl, the boy filming, and hallway passersby is a teenage student." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teen-boys-meta-glasses-harass-bully-girls-school | Source: Futurism
[11:11]	TR Bot	 Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
[11:11]	TR News	"Crucially, the camera-equipped AirPods arent designed to take photos or video, according to the reporting." https://futurism.com/future-society/apple-leaked-airpods-privacy | Source: Futurism
[11:11]	TR Bot	 If You Thought Pervert Glasses Were Bad, Wait Till You See Apple's Leaked AirPods
[11:12]	TR News	"LINK still will attempt to conduct rendezvous and proximity operations with NASAs Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to demonstrate key capabilities for the future of space exploration." https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-updates-next-steps-for-commercial-swift-boost-mission/ | Source: NASA
[11:12]	TR Bot	 NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission - NASA
[11:12]	TR News	"On Wednesday, NASA announced that a rescue spacecraft that was meant to grab onto the space agencys Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and push it into a higher altitude will not proceed." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/nasa-swift-telescope-failed-rescue.html | Source: New York Times
[11:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/nasa-swift-telescope-failed-rescue.html )
[11:12]	TR News	"Intense solar activity caused the telescope to lose altitude faster than engineers had anticipated." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nasa-abandons-swift-observatory-rescue-mission-1815230 | Source: International Business Times
[11:12]	TR Bot	 NASA's $30 Million Bid To Save Ageing Swift Observatory Called off After Rescue Craft Suffers Control Problems | IBTimes UK
[11:21]	TR News	[Old] "Software can easily rate among the most poorly constructed, unreliable and least maintainable technological artifacts ever invented by man -- with perhaps the exception of Icarus' wings." https://www.strassmann.com/pubs/computerworld/bad-software.shtml | Source: Paul A Strassmann
[11:21]	TR Bot	 Software: So Bad, It Can Only Get Better
[11:23]	TR News	[Old] "The purpose of this hearing is to examine the Department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Safety Review Boards recent report concerning the summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange on-line cyber incident." https://www.congress.gov/118/chrg/CHRG-118hhrg58996/CHRG-118hhrg58996.pdf | Source: US Congress
[11:23]	TR News	"The Cl0p ransomware group has named more than 40 organizations allegedly targeted in the recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in PTCs product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM." https://www.securityweek.com/cl0p-ransomware-group-names-over-40-victims-of-ptc-windchill-campaign/ | Source: Security Week
[11:23]	TR Bot	Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign - SecurityWeek
[11:23]	TR News	"The vulnerability at the center of Clops latest campaign affects a pair of software products from PTC Windchill and FlexPLM which manufacturers and retailers" https://cyberscoop.com/clop-zero-day-attacks-ptc-windchill-flexplm/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:23]	TR Bot	long tail of Clops PTC hack is just beginning to emerge | CyberScoop
[11:24]	TR News	"Replying to a customer on WhatsApp will start costing business users money from October. Meta wont confirm how much." https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapps-free-lunch-ends-on-1-october/285051/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[11:24]	TR Bot	 WhatsApp's free lunch ends on 1 October
[11:24]	TR News	"Bejar is the first witness to take the stand and has argued that the company prioritized profits over safety by encouraging people to spend more and more time on Facebook and Instagram." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/some-of-metas-safety-tools-were-designed-to-fail-witness-1031846679 | Source: RTL
[11:24]	TR Bot	 Former employee: Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness - RTL Today
[11:24]	TR News	"Bejar worked at Facebook from 2009 to 2015, attracting wide attention for his work to combat cyberbullying." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/former-meta-engineer-says-instagram-took-a-dont-ask-dont-tell-approach-on-kids-under-13/articleshow/133362274.cms | Source: India Times
[11:24]	TR Bot	 Meta: Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13 - The Economic Times
[11:25]	TR News	"All 29 states accused Meta of violating federal law by improperly collecting and using children's personal data." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-rejects-claims-it-sought-to-hook-children-to-facebook-instagram-as-landmark-trial-begins/articleshow/133340295.cms | Source: India Times
[11:25]	TR Bot	 Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins - The Economic Times
[11:25]	TR News	"reward mechanisms that were designed for adults and are inherently unsafe for teenagers" https://www.courthousenews.com/social-media-safety-tools-were-designed-to-fail-former-meta-engineer-testifies/ | Source: Court House News
[11:25]	TR Bot	 Social media safety tools were designed to fail, former Meta engineer testifies | Courthouse News Service
[11:28]	TR News	"Meta platforms recently ran ads for an AI porn-generation tool that seemingly encouraged users to create deepfaked videos resembling female US politicians" https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/ | Source: Wired
[11:28]	TR Bot	Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians | WIRED
[11:29]	TR News	"But how real is that 4,177 number? We all know that subscriber counts are a bit misleading." https://birchtree.me/blog/subscriber-rot/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[11:29]	TR News	"Two weeks ago, we shared insights from Mastodons first Discovery Week and how its informing our roadmap" https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/ | Source: Mastodon
[11:29]	TR News	"And report after report after report shows this to be true." https://coyotetracks.org/blog/new-people-on-x/ | Source: Watts Martin
[11:29]	TR Bot	 Subscriber rot
[11:29]	TR Bot	 5.0: Laying the foundation - Mastodon Blog
[11:29]	TR Bot	 If Your New People Are on X, Maybe Your New People Suck
[11:29]	TR News	"Brought by 29 US states, the lawsuit argues Facebook and Instagram knowingly contributed to negative health outcomes for minors." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/18/2026/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-opens | Source: Semafor Inc
[11:29]	TR Bot	social media addiction trial opens | Semafor
[11:29]	TR News	"The initial multidistrict litigation consolidated hundreds of personal injury lawsuits on behalf of children and adolescents by school districts, local governments and state attorneys general" https://www.courthousenews.com/hook-harvest-hide-states-slam-metas-secret-strategy-on-first-day-of-jury-trial/ | Source: Court House News
[11:29]	TR Bot	 'Hook, harvest, hide': States slam Meta's secret strategy on first day of jury trial | Courthouse News Service
[11:30]	TR News	"Youre going to hear how Meta desperately tried to hold on to those kids, how it wanted them so badly, how it wanted them young" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-18/california-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-meta | Source: Los Angeles Times
[11:30]	TR Bot	 'The young ones are the best ones': Suit claims Meta targeted kids - Los Angeles Times
[11:30]	TR News	"The case is the latest in a web of litigation that aims to hold social media companies accountable for alleged harms to the mental health of young people." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5935458 | Source: NPR
[11:30]	TR Bot	 'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court
[11:30]	TR News	"The case could also force Meta to make major changes to how its platforms work." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/meta-child-safety-trial-india-instagram-facebook-changes-138761117.html | Source: Bhaskar English
[11:30]	TR Bot	 Meta Child Safety Trial | Instagram Facebook Changes Impact India
[11:31]	TR News	"The surrounding infrastructure tells us what the object is, how it relates to other research outputs, and whether its record is still current" https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/19/guest-post-ai-can-find-the-article-can-it-tell-which-version-it-used/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[11:31]	TR Bot	 Guest Post AI Can Find the Article. Can It Tell Which Version It Used? - The Scholarly Kitchen
[11:31]	TR News	"Dismal Failure" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-teens-failure | Source: Futurism
[11:31]	TR Bot	 ChatGPT for Teens Is an Immediate, Dismal Failure
[11:32]	TR News	"The new AI infrastructure will come by way of a multiple-award IDIQ contract with a collective ceiling of $88 million." https://fedscoop.com/fbi-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-expansion/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:32]	TR Bot	plans to expand its AI infrastructure | FedScoop
[11:34]	bms	schestowitz[TR2]: I think RIPE is fine, But whilst I registered my domains in late January, the .com name was "stolen", by GoDaddy. They seem to be front-running cleartext WHOIS queries. There' sno other way. It ended up in the hands of HeyHi idiots.
[11:35]	bms	schestowitz[TR2]: Now I have legal protection for my name as I'm incorporated in the UK, do actual trade, have the .net and .co.uk domains which I actively use. A UKPTA trademark attorney was not particularly helpful, so I haven't gone through with a trademark yet.
[11:36]	bms	schestowitz[TR2]: The reason this popped back up to day is because of Stripe buying OpenRouter. The dickheads who ended up with my name, when GoDaddy flipped it immediately after the ICANN "sunrise period" for .com, appeared to be marketing an OpenRouter copy: yet another LLM gateway product.
[11:36]	bms	I began referring to them from that point on as the "GenAI Jokers".
[11:37]	TR News	"Cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) such as museums, libraries, and archives, carry the important public-interest mission of providing access to the heritage in their collections." https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/19/open-heritage-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Creative Commons
[11:37]	TR Bot	 Open Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Creative Commons
[11:37]	TR News	"The investigation started in July, when 404 asked a bookseller if the outlet could place an Apple AirTag in a book inside a 1,000-book shipment." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/secret-tracking-device-placed-in-rare-book-ends-up-in-amazon-processing-facility-destroying-books-to-train-ai-models-is-all-the-vegas-warehouse-does | Source: Tom's Hardware
[11:37]	TR Bot	 Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility destroying books to train AI models is 'all' the Vegas warehouse does | Tom's Hardware
[11:38]	bms	My strategy to date has been to focus on building company capability (it's just me), ignore anything they may or may not do, just don't look. It's fucking insulting, is what it is. They shouldn't have that name. GoDaddy effectively stole it. Use RDAP, not WHOIS, when probing for new domain names.
[11:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	i see
[11:39]	TR News	"Everyone here should already know my stance on these things" https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/ | Source: James Brown
[11:39]	TR Bot	website: just reiterating
[11:39]	bms	I'm in RIPE NCC DB with my own name. I don't think they could claim I knowingly set out to deprive them of the name or that I dilute their trademark if they seek one (they didn't have one last I chcked, their website was vibe-coded trash, and I saw no evidence of any incorporated entity behind it). Timestamps won't lie.
[11:39]	bms	I was there first.
[11:39]	TR News	"but it works for me." https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/18/hot-take-harness-loop-engineering-graph-engineering-are-bullshit/ | Source: Fabio Akita
[11:39]	TR Bot	Take: Harness, Loop Engineering, Graph Engineering Are Bullshit AkitaOnRails.com
[11:39]	TR News	"This has been the summer of cyberattacks from out-of-control AI." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-survive-the-ai-cyberpocalypse | Source: Derek Thompson
[11:39]	TR Bot	 How to Survive the AI Cyberpocalypse - Derek Thompson
[11:40]	bms	So I think if consolidation is happening in the MCP / LLM API space, I should push ahead and go for a LIR sponsored ASN at RIPE, to firm up my business activities ahead of a trademark.
[11:40]	TR News	"AI companies did deals last year to buy almost all the memory in the world. Memory prices in the US are now 5 to 10 times what they were just a year ago." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/19/memory-prices-are-up-500-in-the-past-year-because-of-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[11:40]	TR Bot	 It follows that the ra- 74 1984 tion from one.
[11:41]	TR News	"We haven't reached Math AGI yet and we may never fully get there. We have entered the world of Centaur Math." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/08/centaur-math.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[11:41]	TR Bot	 Computational Complexity: Centaur Math
[11:41]	TR News	"Simon Wilson has the best description of LLMs that Ive seen so far. He called them a calculator for words, and I think its a great way to put it" https://birchtree.me/blog/what-is-a-perversion-to-writing/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[11:41]	TR Bot	 What is a perversion to writing?
[11:42]	TR News	so
[11:42]	TR News	"Instead of going off a gut feeling, I decided to actually run some checks. agentsview indexes all my conversations into a SQLite database, so this kind of question is just a query away. Heres the chart: [...]" https://lalitm.com/post/code-comments-are-a-model-fingerprint/ | Source: Lalit Maganti
[11:42]	TR Bot	 Opus 5 doesn't use em-dashes in code comments - Lalit Maganti
[11:42]	TR News	"One of the most influential 21st century pieces of writing for AI researchers is Scott Alexanders Meditations on Moloch" https://www.seangoedecke.com/help-peer/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[11:42]	TR Bot	 Help peer
[11:43]	TR News	"there's a fly in the ointment" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/ | Source: Terence Eden
[11:43]	TR Bot	 Asymmetric Agents Terence Edens Blog
[11:43]	TR News	[Old] "As the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) spreads, the Internet is experiencing its own form of tail-eating. But instead of renewal" https://therepublicjournal.com/essays/the-curse-of-the-ai-ouroboros/ |
[11:43]	TR Bot	 The Curse of the AI Ouroboros | The Republic
[11:44]	TR News	"To understand how these tools position themselves and how they might influence the Brazilian political debate" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-artificial-intelligence-ideological-chameleon-deepen.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[11:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-artificial-intelligence-ideological-chameleon-deepen.html )
[11:44]	TR News	"Fred Lambert, the editor-in-chief of the electric vehicle blog Electrek, described this close call in a harrowing new piece." https://futurism.com/future-society/journalist-tesla-fsd-serve-highway | Source: Futurism
[11:44]	TR Bot	 Journalist Alarmed When His Tesla Running FSD Tries to Veer Off Highway and Plunge Into a Ditch
[11:48]	TR News	"In a decision authored by Circuit Judge Garcia, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/19/dji-department-of-defense-lawsuit-appeal-ruling/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[11:48]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/19/dji-department-of-defense-lawsuit-appeal-ruling/ )
[11:48]	TR News	"How do you feel about data centers?" https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2026/08/data-centers-where-projects-go-local-candidates-follow/ | Source: MinnPost
[11:48]	TR Bot	centers: Where projects go, local candidates follow - MinnPost
[11:49]	TR News	"A triptych of screenshots showing the HYDR8 dashboard.This wearable is based on a XIAO ESP32-C3." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hydr8-will-lead-you-to-water-but-will-you-drink/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:49]	TR Bot	Will Lead You To Water, But Will You Drink? | Hackaday
[11:49]	TR News	"Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations" https://www.wired.com/story/the-worst-ive-ever-seen-cargo-thieves-are-turning-violent-in-pursuit-of-ai-hardware/ | Source: Wired
[11:49]	TR Bot	Worst Ive Ever Seen: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware | WIRED
[11:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/RPM_6_1_Is_Here_with_New_Release_Model_Inspired_by_the_Linux_Ke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/RPM_6_1_Is_Here_with_New_Release_Model_Inspired_by_the_Linux_Ke.gmi 
[11:52]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel
[11:53]	TR News	[Old] "Dans famous for many things." https://wirespeed.co/posts/our-influences-dan-geer |
[11:53]	TR Bot	 Our Influences: Dan Geer | Wirespeed
[11:53]	TR News	"I dont like it when something with promise turns rancid." https://artlung.com/blog/2026/08/19/ch-ch-changes/ | Source: Joe Crawford
[11:53]	TR Bot	Ch-Ch-Changes ~ 19 Aug 2026
[11:54]	TR News	"Look we make time for reading because it is our job and even then, we often fail at making enough time." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-do-our-patrons-make-time-for.html | Source: Becky Spratford
[11:54]	TR Bot	 RA for All: How Do Our Patrons Make Time for Reading? Have You Ever Asked?
[11:54]	TR News	"Writing, the piece notes, helps develop all sorts of cognitive faculties, including building our working memory, executive planning skills, and our metacognition, or the ability to be aware of your own thinking." https://futurism.com/future-society/students-lose-ability-think-ai | Source: Futurism
[11:54]	TR Bot	 Teachers Warn That Students Are Losing the Ability to Think as They Lean on AI for Everything
[11:55]	TR News	"In recent months there has been a proliferation of AI-generated proofs of various old and new results, some of which have been formalized in the proof assistant language Lean." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/palomar-a-registry-of-lean-verified-mathematics/ |
[11:55]	TR Bot	 Palomar a registry of Lean verified mathematics | What's new
[11:55]	TR News	"Discovering extraterrestrial civilizations would constitute a conceptual revolution, potentially more impactful than the mathematical reformulation of spacetime and gravity." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/how-to-rule-butterflies-42bc994eff3e | Source: Avi Loeb
[11:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/how-to-rule-butterflies-42bc994eff3e )
[11:55]	TR News	"The great silence: why havent we found any aliens yet? is a great read. We have precisely zero evidence of advanced life in the universe beyond Earth." https://derekkedziora.com/notes/proof-of-life-out-there | Source: Derek Kdziora
[11:55]	TR Bot	 Proof of life out there
[11:55]	TR News	"As the antenna for the ground-penetrating radar extends beyond the landing legs, it was crucial that said antenna was flexible enough to simply fold in on itself like fabric." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/nasa-tests-featherweight-radar-antenna-for-skyfall-mars-helicopters/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:55]	TR Bot	Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna For SkyFall Mars Helicopters | Hackaday
[11:56]	TR News	"For more basic, low-frequency circuit and protocol debugging it would already be enough." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/simple-diy-stm32-oscilloscope-project/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:56]	TR Bot	DIY STM32 Oscilloscope Project | Hackaday
[11:56]	TR News	"The Trump administration is touting the opportunities as a means to further its federal research-and-development priorities." https://fedscoop.com/nsf-billion-foundational-research-funding-grants/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:56]	TR Bot	offers $1.5 billion in foundational research funding | FedScoop
[11:57]	TR News	"Goodman was hitchhiking in the days following the festival when a driver stopped to give him a ride" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimi-hendrix-woodstock-performance-a-second-look-film-1235610617/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[11:57]	TR Bot	 A 22-Year-Old Filmed Jimi Hendrixs Woodstock Performance From the Stage
[11:57]	TR News	"If youve ever fallen into a blogging slumber, what stirred you out of it?" https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/blogger-hardly-know-her/ | Source: Luke Davis
[11:57]	TR Bot	 Blogger? Hardly know her!
[11:57]	TR News	"At minimum, UIs need to detect them." https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/8/19/what-is-reasoning/ | Source: Armin Ronacher
[11:57]	TR Bot	 What Is Reasoning | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
● Aug 20
[12:03]	TR News	"Ive most certainly written this sort of thing before as well." https://bjhess.com/posts/competitions-good | Source: Barry Hess
[12:03]	TR Bot	 Competitions Good - I am BARRY HESS
[12:04]	TR News	"Notifications are a core feature of needy programs. Every app wants to be the centre of attention." https://dbushell.com/2026/08/20/ruminations-on-notifications/ | Source: David Bushell
[12:04]	TR Bot	 Ruminations on notifications David Bushell Web Dev (UK)
[12:04]	TR News	"I posted what follows more than twenty-six years ago on Searls.com, which now brings up a danger warning because its still http and not https." https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/18/on-what-still-hasnt-happened/ | Source: Doc Searls
[12:04]	TR Bot	 On What Still Hasnt Happened Doc Searls Weblog
[12:04]	TR News	"Well, thats the conundrum, isnt it. Once you start writing for an audience you stop writing for yourself. And thats what I always did, and what I always loved: writing for myself." https://dergigi.com/2026/08/19/thinking-in-public/ | Source: Gigi
[12:04]	TR Bot	in Public | dergigi.com
[12:05]	TR News	"I have cleaned up the layout I was using so it at least looks presentable. It seems I'm once again posting to baty.blog. For now. Don't forget, there's an RSS feed." https://baty.net/posts/2026/08/for-fun-i-thought-i-d-revisit-my-pure-blog-blog/ | Source: Jack Baty
[12:05]	TR Bot	fun, I thought I'd revisit baty.blog baty.net
[12:12]	TR News	Techrights Links 20/08/2026: Facebook "Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians" and Facebook Faces &quot;Social [Control] Media Addiction Trial&quot; https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Facebook_Ran_Ads_for_an_App_That_Promised_to_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Facebook_Ran_Ads_for_an_App_That_Promised_to_N.gmi 
[12:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 20/08/2026: Facebook "Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians" and Facebook Faces "Social [Control] Media Addiction Trial"
[12:19]	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/2026/08/2026-optical-media-durability-update.html | Source: David Rosenthal
[12:19]	TR Bot	 DSHR's Blog: 2026 Optical Media Durability Update
[12:19]	TR News	"Second Django ORM post of the week! First, an important distinction before we start" https://hamatti.org/posts/q-is-for-q-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[12:19]	TR Bot	 Q is for Q - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala
[12:20]	TR News	"This article is dedicated to the first one: the McNemars test." https://statsandr.com/blog/mcnemars-test-in-r/ |
[12:20]	TR Bot	 McNemar's test in R - Stats and R
[12:21]	TR News	"For over a decade, I've been a proponent of writing detailed Git commit messages." https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/08/17/hand-write-commits/ | Source: Jamie Tanna
[12:21]	TR Bot	 Why I still hand write my commit messages Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer
[12:22]	TR News	"The responsibility never left. It just changed costume." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1326 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
[12:22]	TR Bot	 The Amnesia Cycle and Why AI Is Turning Developers Back Into Testers | UNMITIGATED RISK
[12:24]	TR News	"I need a heap-allocated member with value semantics" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/19/cpp26-polymorphic | Source: Sandor Dargo
[12:24]	TR Bot	 C++26: std::polymorphic | Sandor Dargo's Blog
[12:26]	TR News	"Powered machinery started the industrial revolution, and it was automation that kicked it up another notch in the 20th century." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hackaday-europe-2026-the-1-bit-cpu-that-ran-factories/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:26]	TR Bot	Europe 2026: The 1-Bit CPU That Ran Factories | Hackaday
[12:26]	TR News	"I havent had the chance to share my thoughts on the first virtual Homebrew Website Club (HWC) event I hosted two weeks ago!" https://burgeonlab.com/blog/inaugural-hwc-ap-recap/ | Source: Naty S
[12:26]	TR Bot	 IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific: Reflections
[12:26]	TR News	"For the 3rd year running, I've been at GopherCon UK and am surprised to have survived the heat in London" https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/08/14/gophercon-uk-2026/ | Source: Jamie Tanna
[12:26]	TR Bot	 GopherCon UK 2026 Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer
[12:27]	TR News	Dan Geer publications http://geer.tinho.net/pubs | Source: Dan Geer
[12:27]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[12:27]	TR News	"There are two important updates and one not so important that I wish to share regarding my blog: [...]" https://merecivilian.com/merecivilian-website-update/ | Source: Mere Civilian
[12:27]	TR Bot	website update
[12:27]	TR News	"Where redirects can come in handy in this context is if there isnt a suitable replacement link for a broken one." https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/re-re-the-loss-of-links-continues/ | Source: Luke Davis
[12:27]	TR Bot	 RE: Re: The Loss of Links Continues
[12:29]	TR News	"It is intentionally small." https://www.tara.sh/posts/2026/2026-06-22_gixsql_cobol_freebsd/ | Source: Tara Stella
[12:29]	TR Bot	 GixSQL, COBOL and FreeBSD
[12:29]	TR News	"I think one of the biggest causes of NoSQL is that while SQL is a powerful language because of the ideas behind it, its often implemented in clumsy and archaic ways." https://sporks.space/2026/08/19/things-i-want-in-a-modern-relational-query-language/ | Source: The Sporks Space
[12:29]	TR Bot	 Things I want in a modern relational query language - the sporks space
[12:30]	TR News	rock
[12:30]	TR News	"It is rock-solid and stable." https://joecode.com/2026-08-19-sqlite3/ |
[12:30]	TR Bot	for Everything | JoeCode
[12:31]	TR News	"Part of that is because I like thinking in Postgres." https://rednafi.com/system/pg-isolation-ref/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[12:31]	TR Bot	 Postgres as an isolation reference model | Redowan's Reflections
[12:31]	TR News	"Starting in curl 8.10.0, curl works a little harder to come up with a filename to store the download in when -O is used." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/08/19/a-filename-when-none-exists/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[12:31]	TR Bot	filename when none exists | daniel.haxx.se
[12:31]	TR News	"UNO is a residual rather than a browser-provided metric." https://csswizardry.com/2026/08/uno-is-underrated/ | Source: Harry Roberts
[12:31]	TR Bot	 Unattributed Navigation Overhead (UNO) Is Underrated CSS Wizardry
[12:32]	TR News	"As I mentioned in my post on the 2.0 anniversary, what you knew of as "3.0" had internally been slated to be the "2.1" bugfix release" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/netscape-navigator-3-0-was-released-30-years-ago-today/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[12:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/netscape-navigator-3-0-was-released-30-years-ago-today/ )
[12:32]	TR News	"Google and Mozilla on Tuesday announced fresh Chrome and Firefox security updates that address multiple critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities." https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week
[12:32]	TR Bot	Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[12:34]	TR News	"Smartphones that you no longer wish to use for everyday browsing or whatnot can still be useful for several more years" https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/smartphone-old-offline-2fa-token.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[12:34]	TR Bot	 Repurpose an old smartphone as an offline 2FA token
[12:36]	TR News	"The build is based around a wired doorbell setup, in particular, a Vistadoor ADV-100." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/smarting-up-a-doorbell-with-zigbee/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:36]	TR Bot	Up A Doorbell With Zigbee | Hackaday
[12:36]	TR News	"From there, things switch over to the electronics." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/mini-blinking-barrels-keep-desktop-traffic-in-check/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:36]	TR Bot	Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic In Check | Hackaday
[12:37]	TR News	"EdgeVOLT is a rugged, modular battery system designed to provide portable power for communications equipment, sensors" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/3me-edgevolt-portable-battery-us-military-prism | Source: Interesting Engineering
[12:37]	TR Bot	 Australia wins US deal for battery built for -76F to 140F extremes
[12:37]	TR News	"Making a single device is hard; you have to prepare your hardware, your software, your documentation" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-programming-jig/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[12:37]	TR Bot	 Introducing the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Programming Jig - Raspberry Pi
[12:38]	TR News	"Raspberry Pi has a solution for that, now. It's the CM5 Programming Jig (pictured above), one of which they sent for testing." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/cm5-programming-jig/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
[12:38]	TR Bot	 Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig - Jeff Geerling
[12:38]	TR News	"For an upcoming project I want to get three axis motion working with linear stages" https://nick.zoic.org/art/three-axis-motion-with-grbl/ | Source: Nick Moore
[12:38]	TR Bot	 Three-axis motion with GRBL ... and another thing ...
[12:38]	TR News	"Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.11." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_11/ | Source: Tor
[12:38]	TR Bot	 New Release: Tails 7.11 | The Tor Project
[12:39]	TR News	"The new version, 260819 "Temeraire"" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12926 | Source: Distro Watch
[12:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12926 )
[12:39]	TR News	"If you played the original Gratuitous Space Battles game about 500 years ago" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/08/19/challenge-ui-for-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games
[12:39]	TR Bot	 Challenge UI for Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog
[12:40]	TR News	[Old] "A few weeks ago, I got to watch Jeff Triplett migrate DjangoPackages from DigitalOcean to Hetzner1 using Coolify. The magical world of Coolify made everything look just so ... easy." https://ryancheley.com/2026/01/12/migrating-to-hetzner-with-coolify/ | Source: Ryan Cheley
[12:40]	TR Bot	 Migrating to Hetzner with Coolify
[12:40]	TR News	[Old] "Nested CSS is now baseline; meaning that it's finally supported across all the major browsers." https://conradresearch.com/design-distilled/css-nesting-is-now-baseline-supported | Source: Conrad Research Corporation
[12:40]	TR Bot	 CSS Nesting is Now Baseline Supported
[12:40]	TR News	"HTML has been gobbling up swathes of what used to be JavaScripts remit. This page lists a bunch of dynamic functionality that we can now achieve with just HTML." https://chrisburnell.com/html-can-do-that/ |
[12:40]	TR Bot	 HTML Can Do That Chris Burnell
[12:41]	TR News	"assess whether the application is a good fit, map its real dependencies, build and test a working container, and roll it into production gradually." https://ostechnix.com/containerize-legacy-linux-application/ | Source: OSTechNix
[12:41]	TR Bot	a Legacy Linux Application Without Downtime - OSTechNix
[12:42]	TR News	"So 12 years later, I'm still trying to figure it out." https://chrisenns.com/2026/08/i-turned-50-today-so-naturally-im-recording-a-podcast-episode-a-day-for-my-50th-year-on-this-planet/ | Source: Chris Enns
[12:42]	TR Bot	 I Turned 50 Today. So Naturally I'm Recording a Podcast Episode a Day For My 50th Year on This Planet
[12:42]	TR News	"What followed involved a wall, a blue ice chest, and anyone in the room wearing white shoes. Oh, and did we mention you can buy a flamethrower attachment?" https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-481/ | Source: Graham Cluley
[12:42]	TR Bot	 Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog Graham Cluley
[12:42]	TR News	"We start this week with Emanuels big story about Amazon buying, and destroying, masses of books to train AI. After the break we talk about a couple of wild cases where people are using AI." https://www.404media.co/podcast-amazon-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai/ | Source: 404 Media
[12:42]	TR Bot	 Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
[12:43]	TR News	""Our AI Doesn't Learn from You and Your Data is Local" - Blatant Lies from Big Tech" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/ai-learn-x:b
[12:43]	TR Bot	 "Our AI Doesn't Learn from You and Your Data is Local" - Blatant Lies from Big Tech
[12:50]		*Guest60486 has quit (Topeka.KS.US.AccessIRC.Net Seattle.WA.US.AccessIRC.Net)
● Aug 20
[13:11]	TR News	"Verfassungswidrig: Was der Stopp des franzsischen Social-Media-Verbots bedeutet - netzpolitik.org" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/verfassungswidrig-was-der-stopp-des-franzoesischen-social-media-verbots-bedeutet/
[13:11]	TR Bot	 Verfassungswidrig: Was der Stopp des franzsischen Social-Media-Verbots bedeutet - netzpolitik.org
[13:13]	TR News	"French Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban, In A Ruling That Should Concern Every Other EU Country | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/french-constitutional-council-blocks-under-15-social-media-ban-in-a-ruling-that-should-concern-every-other-eu-country/
[13:13]	TR Bot	Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban, In A Ruling That Should Concern Every Other EU Country | Techdirt
[13:13]	TR News	"Ingen rddning fr EU:s e-handel i sikte" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/19/ingen-raddning-for-eus-e-handel-i-sikte/
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Ingen rddning fr EU:s e-handel i sikte
[13:22]	TR News	Seven stable kernels for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089557/
[13:22]	TR Bot	stable kernels for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[13:23]	TR News	Tobias Bernard: GUADEC 2026 in A Corua https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2026/08/19/guadec-2026/
[13:23]	TR Bot	 GUADEC 2026 in A Corua Space and Meaning
[13:24]	TR News	What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/19/what-is-the-tdf-team-working-on-in-the-libreoffice-project/
[13:24]	TR Bot	 What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? - TDF Community Blog
[13:25]	TR News	Copr: Give your Copr profile a README https://fedora-copr.github.io//posts/give-your-copr-profile-a-readme
[13:25]	TR Bot	 Give your Copr profile a README
[13:25]	TR News	"frp solves this by reversing the connection direction: your local machine connects out to a public server, and the tunnel it creates carries traffic back in." https://www.tecmint.com/frp-reverse-proxy-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[13:25]	TR Bot	 Use frp on Linux to Access SSH and Web Apps from Anywhere
[13:25]	TR News	Yesterday I wrote about how on one of our servers, systemd took three seconds to load (user) units as part of setting up your systemd user session." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdSlowSessionStartProblemII | Source: University of Toronto
[13:25]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
● Aug 20
[14:00]	TR News	IBM Red Hat selling slop plagiarism under the guise of "infrastructure sovereignty" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scaling-agentic-ai-how-llm-d-enables-infrastructure-sovereignty | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:00]	TR Bot	 Scaling agentic AI: How llm-d enables infrastructure sovereignty
[14:01]	TR News	Some more mindless buzzwords for slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/experiment-production-reliable-architecture-version-controlled-mlops-0 | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:01]	TR Bot	 From experiment to production: A reliable architecture for version-controlled MLOps
[14:06]	TR News	"Both kits support up to six independent 4K displays, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.2 Gen2, M.2 expansion, and LattePanda Mu compute modules." https://linuxgizmos.com/lattepanda-mu-mxm-carrier-kits-with-choice-of-arc-a380-or-rtx-3060-graphics/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[14:06]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/lattepanda-mu-mxm-carrier-kits-with-choice-of-arc-a380-or-rtx-3060-graphics/ )
[14:08]	TR News	Proton Experimental brings fixes for Company of Heroes 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Arma 3 and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-company-of-heroes-3-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-arma-3-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:08]	TR Bot	Experimental brings fixes for Company of Heroes 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Arma 3 and more | GamingOnLinux
[14:08]	TR News	Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-vram-management-set-for-more-improvements-with-kernel-7-3/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:08]	TR Bot	VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 | GamingOnLinux
[14:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.gmi 
[14:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2
[14:11]	TR News	Turn neighbourhoods into car parks in Car Park Capital - confirmed to arrive October 9 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/turn-neighbourhoods-into-car-parks-in-car-park-capital-confirmed-to-arrive-october-9/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:11]	TR Bot	neighbourhoods into car parks in Car Park Capital - confirmed to arrive October 9 | GamingOnLinux
[14:18]	TR News	RetroSpace will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/retrospace-will-bring-disco-punk-space-horror-on-october-1/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:18]	TR Bot	will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1 | GamingOnLinux
[14:19]	TR News	TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/
[14:19]	TR Bot	The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux
[14:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why CachyOS is the better Arch-based distro if you're not gaming 24/7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_CachyOS_is_the_better_Arch_based_distro_if_you_re_not_gamin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_CachyOS_is_the_better_Arch_based_distro_if_you_re_not_gamin.gmi 
[14:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why CachyOS is the better Arch-based distro if you're not gaming 24/7
[14:28]	TR News	It's time to enter the Torment Hexus for some roguelike match-3 battling | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/its-time-to-enter-the-torment-hexus-for-some-roguelike-match-3-battling/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:28]	TR Bot	time to enter the Torment Hexus for some roguelike match-3 battling | GamingOnLinux
[14:32]	TR News	SiN Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sin-reloaded-from-nightdive-arrives-september-24/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sin-reloaded-from-nightdive-arrives-september-24/
[14:32]	TR Bot	Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24 | GamingOnLinux
[14:33]	TR News	Roguelike assassination game 'Gone Feral' sounds hilarious | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/roguelike-assassination-game-gone-feral-sounds-hilarious/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:33]	TR Bot	assassination game 'Gone Feral' sounds hilarious | GamingOnLinux
[14:34]	TR News	Cinematic puzzle-platforming comedy LIFTED is a delightful short adventure | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cinematic-puzzle-platforming-comedy-lifted-is-a-delightful-short-adventure/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:34]	TR Bot	puzzle-platforming comedy LIFTED is a delightful short adventure | GamingOnLinux
[14:35]	TR News	[Podcast] DNS cold start https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/20/podcast-dns-cold-start/
[14:35]	TR Bot	 [Podcast] DNS cold start | APNIC Blog
[14:37]	TR News	Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/cm5-programming-jig/
[14:37]	TR Bot	 Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig - Jeff Geerling
[14:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 modern Linux tools that convinced me to stop using cd and ls https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/3_modern_Linux_tools_that_convinced_me_to_stop_using_cd_and_ls.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/3_modern_Linux_tools_that_convinced_me_to_stop_using_cd_and_ls.gmi 
[14:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 3 modern Linux tools that convinced me to stop using cd and ls
[14:48]	TR News	PINE64 pulls the plug on GNU/Linux devices because of Hey Hi (AI) boom https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/pine64-stops-linux-device-production-chip-shortage
[14:48]	TR Bot	 PINE64 pulls the plug on Linux devices because of AI boom - OMG! Ubuntu
[14:48]	TR News	Pine64 hits pause on GNU/Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pine64-hits-pause-on-linux-devices-due-to-ram-and-emmc-shortage-high-prices/
[14:48]	TR Bot	 Pine64 hits pause on Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices - CNX Software
[14:49]	TR News	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 gets an official programming jig https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-gets-an-official-programming-jig/
[14:49]	TR Bot	 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 gets an official programming jig - CNX Software
[14:49]	TR News	Valves Free SteamOS Runs Arch GNU/Linux for Daily Desktop Use https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/steamos-linux-distro-review/
[14:49]	TR Bot	 Is SteamOS Good as a General Purpose Linux Distro? - Geeky Gadgets
[14:51]	TR News	Felipe Borges: Decoupling Boxes from the OS Release Cycle https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/decoupling-boxes-from-the-os-release-cycle/
[14:51]	TR Bot	 Decoupling Boxes from the OS Release Cycle Felipe Borges
[14:52]	MinceR	https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2024/09/27/secret-and-safe
[14:52]	TR Bot	 Secret And Safe - Penny Arcade
[14:54]	TR News	Proprietary-made slop hosted by Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dev-uses-claude-ai-to-create-native-macos-driver-for-obscure-windows-only-printer-linux-container-hack-enables-system-wide-cmd-p-printing-driver-now-available-on-github
[14:54]	TR Bot	 Dev uses Claude AI to create native macOS driver for 'obscure' Windows-only printer Linux container hack enables system-wide Cmd-P printing, driver now available on Github | Tom's Hardware
[14:55]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 665 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/08/19/this-week-in-rust-665/
[14:55]	TR Bot	 This Week in Rust 665 This Week in Rust
[14:56]	TR News	Sergio Cipriano: My experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F https://sergiocipriano.com/debconf-santafe-2026.html
[14:56]	TR Bot	 My experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F
● Aug 20
[15:00]	TR News	How to Containerize a 15-Year-Old Legacy GNU/Linux Application Without Downtime https://ostechnix.com/containerize-legacy-linux-application/
[15:00]	TR Bot	a Legacy Linux Application Without Downtime - OSTechNix
[15:00]	TR News	Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better! https://itsfoss.com/news/murena-fairphone-6-plus/
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
[15:02]	TR News	Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089501/
[15:02]	TR Bot	updates for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[15:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Moving_your_Linux_home_folder_to_a_dedicated_drive_is_the_distr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Moving_your_Linux_home_folder_to_a_dedicated_drive_is_the_distr.gmi 
[15:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier
[15:08]	TR News	Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico https://tellico-project.org/linux-magazine-reviews-tellico/
[15:08]	TR Bot	 Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico Tellico
[15:08]	TR News	GSoC 2026 Wrap-up https://yashbavadiya.bearblog.dev/gsoc-2026-wrap-up/
[15:08]	TR Bot	 GSoC 2026 Wrap-up Yash Bavadiya
[15:09]	TR News	GSoC 2026 Final Report: Enhancing openSUSE Git Workflow https://mmarhin.github.io/gsoc2026blog/gsoc/opensuse/autogits/golang/svg/gitea/2026/08/15/gsoc-2026-final-report.html
[15:09]	TR Bot	 GSoC 2026 Final Report: Enhancing openSUSE Git Workflow | Marios Blog - GSoC 2026
[15:15]	TR News	Upgrading my ThinkPad X230? In this economy? https://www.rubenerd.au/upgrading-my-thinkpad-x230-in-this-economy/
[15:15]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Upgrading my ThinkPad X230? In this economy?
[15:16]	TR News	Linux Samba server and GNU/Linux Samba client tutorial https://nmariusp.blogspot.com/2026/08/linux-samba-server-and-linux-samba.html
[15:16]	TR Bot	 Linux Samba server and Linux Samba client tutorial
[15:17]	TR News	Accelerate automation with Hey Hi (AI) and the Ansible development tools MCP servers https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/red-hat-ansible-development-tools-mcp-server
[15:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/red-hat-ansible-development-tools-mcp-server )
[15:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/These_forgotten_operating_systems_were_decades_ahead_of_their_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/These_forgotten_operating_systems_were_decades_ahead_of_their_t.gmi 
[15:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time
[15:19]	TR News	Netflix Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over Kpop Demon Hunters by Christian Metal Band Demon Hunter https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/
[15:19]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ )
[15:19]	TR News	$30 Million Lawsuit Ignites Over C+C Music Factory Trademarks Freedom Williams Accused of Performing Under the Groups Name Without Authorization Since the Late 1990s https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/freedom-williams-lawsuit-cc-music/
[15:19]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/freedom-williams-lawsuit-cc-music/ )
[15:21]	TR News	MODICIA 6.12.101 https://distrowatch.com/modicia
[15:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/modicia )
[15:21]	TR News	Plop 26.3 https://distrowatch.com/plop
[15:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/plop )
[15:21]	TR News	Garuda 260819 https://distrowatch.com/garuda
[15:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/garuda )
[15:23]	TR News	config.sys - how FUZOMA loads dos to ramdisk gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-20-rdisk.txt
[15:26]	bms	HEy hi! Hey hi! Hey hi! https://rakhesh.com/books/code-dependent-book/
[15:26]	TR Bot	Dependent (Book) rakhesh.com
[15:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	let's see
[15:27]	TR News	"I own and manage woodland, and I'm often alone in my woods at dusk. At such times the forest appear to be endless, especially when the fog rolls in, which it often does in the autumn. It's not surprising that you hear... stories in densely forested regions like this." gemini://larsthebear.me/dark_woodsman.gmi
[15:28]	TR News	"Every 5-10 minutes or so, it would either reset itself completely, or decide that resetting was too much effort and simply lose internet connectivity for 30-60 seconds. Naturally, this made the home network about as reliable as a coin toss." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/the-modem-was-the-problem/
[15:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	"I was half expecting (and not looking forward to) it being a book that bashes AI (or goes the other way and gushes over it). Instead, this book was very neutral. It went into a lot of AI usage (gig economy, data labelling, profiling people, video surveillance etc.) and had a very balanced view of things. Yes, AI is being used for a lot of harm, but it is also used in some good ways. I liked that.
[15:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[15:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"To me AI is a symptom of the overall issue. I think over time our social structures and institutions have been failing not due to immigation or people etc. but more due to lack of investment in them. Things might have been easier in the past for the rich countries at least due to colonialism and such when money was flowing around, but for a long time that hasnt been the case and all countries have had to invest from whatev
[15:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	er money they have via trade and other means. And this doesnt always happen, and so over time the quality of things has gone done. Be it from simple things like replacing the person at the other end of the phone when you call your bank or shop first with cheap workers in call centres in India etc. and later with AI to bigger things like lack of proper healthcare facilities, doctors etc."
[15:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Don't see a GP
[15:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	ask GPT
[15:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	:)
[15:30]	psydroid2	a GPT-powered GP
[15:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	:)
[15:30]	schestowitz[TR2]	addint to daily links
[15:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/19/Slop_s_Achilles_Heel_It_Increases_the_Workload_Not_Just_Costs.shtml
[15:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slop's Achilles Heel: It Increases the Workload, Not Just Costs
[15:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	make people suffer
[15:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	so companies "save money"
[15:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_do_Linux_fans_like_the_terminal_so_much.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_do_Linux_fans_like_the_terminal_so_much.gmi 
[15:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
[15:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma feels faster after you disable this one animation nobody needs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Plasma_feels_faster_after_you_disable_this_one_animation_no.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Plasma_feels_faster_after_you_disable_this_one_animation_no.gmi 
[15:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma feels faster after you disable this one animation nobody needs
[15:41]	TR News	Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html
[15:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html )
[15:41]	TR News	Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-rocket-first-stage-recovery-land.html
[15:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-rocket-first-stage-recovery-land.html )
[15:42]	TR News	Support.Mozilla.Org: Firefox new release cadence and what to expect https://blog.mozilla.org/sumo/2026/08/19/firefox-new-release-cadence-and-what-to-expect/
[15:42]	TR Bot	 Firefox new release cadence and what to expect The Mozilla Support Blog
[15:44]	TR News	Just Reiterating https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/
[15:44]	TR Bot	website: just reiterating
[15:45]		*parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[15:45]	TR News	IRC is back on linux.org https://www.linux.org/threads/irc-is-back-on-linux-org.70338/
[15:45]	TR Bot	is back on linux.org | Linux.org
[15:47]	TR News	COSMIC Epoch 1.6.0 Released with Per-App Basis Volume Control https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/cosmic-epoch-1-6-0-released-with-per-app-basis-volume-control/
[15:47]	TR Bot	 COSMIC Epoch 1.6.0 Released with Per-App Basis Volume Control | UbuntuHandbook
[15:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/COSMIC_1_6_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/COSMIC_1_6_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improvements.gmi 
[15:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements
[15:48]	TR News	China robot makers flock to Beijing show, seek path to mass adoption https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-robot-makers-flock-to-beijing-show-seek-path-to-mass-adoption
[15:48]	TR Bot	 China's robot makers at Beijing show seek mass adoption | The Straits Times
[15:49]	TR News	China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tax-crackdown-forces-wealthy-investors-to-assess-their-offshore-trusts
[15:49]	TR Bot	 China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts | The Straits Times
[15:50]	TR News	China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison
[15:50]	TR Bot	 China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime | The Straits Times
[15:51]	TR News	Stanford could face DOJ scrutiny over foreign donations https://stanforddaily.com/2026/08/19/doj-scrutiny-of-foreign-donations/
[15:51]	TR Bot	 Stanford could face DOJ scrutiny over foreign donations
[15:58]	TR News	More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/
[15:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html )
[15:58]	TR Bot	Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | Fortune
[15:59]	TR News	Gamifying Snacking with Snacker Tracker https://kevquirk.com/gamifying-snacking-with-snacker-tracker
[15:59]	TR Bot	 Gamifying Snacking with Snacker Tracker - Kev Quirk
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[16:01]	TR News	How Argentinas MElon Is Bringing Technocracy To Patagonia https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/08/investigative-reports/how-argentinas-elon-musk-is-bringing-technocracy-to-patagonia/
[16:01]	TR Bot	 How Argentinas Elon Musk Is Bringing Technocracy To Patagonia
[16:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AnduinOS_is_Windows_without_the_frustration_and_it_just_cracked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AnduinOS_is_Windows_without_the_frustration_and_it_just_cracked.gmi 
[16:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros
[16:03]	TR News	GOP urges top Hey Hi (AI) firms to do something about the toxic image of data centers https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/gop-urges-top-ai-firms-to-do-something-about-the-toxic-image-of-data-centers/ Tackling not the issue but perception of the issue https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml
[16:03]	TR Bot	urges top AI firms to do something about the toxic image of data centers - SiliconANGLE
[16:03]	TR Bot	 Selected Data Centre Articles: 1 Jan 2025 - 20 Aug 2026
[16:03]	TR News	What is President Sheinbaums view on Mexico becoming a data center hub? https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/what-is-president-sheinbaums-view-on-mexico-becoming-global-data-center-hub/ "their environmental costs are seen as too high for the sector to go global"
[16:03]	TR Bot	 Sheinbaums view on Mexico becoming a global data center hub?
[16:03]	TR News	Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teen-boys-meta-glasses-harass-bully-girls-school
[16:03]	TR Bot	 Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
[16:04]	TR News	ABC/Disney Sues Convicted Felons FCC as a Broadcast Licensing Battle Turns Into a War https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/abc-disney-sues-trump-fcc/
[16:04]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/abc-disney-sues-trump-fcc/ )
[16:06]	TR News	Did Cape Towns gunshot detection system work? Why jury is still out on what ShotSpotter achieved https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/did-cape-towns-gunshot-detection-system-work-why-jury-is-still-out-on-what-shotspotter-achieved/
[16:06]	TR Bot	 Did Cape Towns gunshot detection system work? Why jury is still out on what ShotSpotter achieved - DefenceWeb
[16:07]	TR News	CareCloud Data Breach Impact Grows to 3.7 Million Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/carecloud-data-breach-impact-grows-to-3-7-million-individuals/
[16:07]	TR Bot	Data Breach Impact Grows to 3.7 Million Individuals - SecurityWeek
[16:07]	TR News	943 Patches Rolled Out With Oracles August 2026 Security Update https://www.securityweek.com/943-patches-rolled-out-with-oracles-august-2026-security-update/
[16:07]	TR Bot	Patches Rolled Out With Oracle's August 2026 Security Update - SecurityWeek
[16:07]	TR News	US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-17-iranian-hackers-offers-10-million-rewards-for-5-of-them/
[16:07]	TR Bot	Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them - SecurityWeek
[16:08]	TR News	XWayland 26.1 RC1 is out
[16:09]	TR News	Heres whats new in Arduino Cloud: multi-page dashboards, Spaces Overview, and more! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/19/heres-whats-new-in-arduino-cloud-multi-page-dashboards-spaces-overview-and-more/
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Here's what's new in Arduino Cloud: multi-page dashboards, Spaces Overview, and more! | Arduino Blog
[16:10]	TR News	'Psychics' scam two women for over 150 thousand euros in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.08.2026-psychics-scam-two-women-for-over-150-thousand-euros-in-latvia.a659405/
[16:10]	TR Bot	 'Psychics' scam two women for over 150 thousand euros in Latvia / Article
[16:10]	TR News	Higher Ed's Hidden Corporate Empire https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-eds-hidden-corporate-empire "A single campus can contain dozens of separately incorporated entities"
[16:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-eds-hidden-corporate-empire )
[16:11]	TR News	Do Colleges Covertly Discriminate? Convicted Felon's New Investigation Casts a Wider Net. https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-colleges-covertly-discriminate-trumps-new-investigation-casts-a-wider-net
[16:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-colleges-covertly-discriminate-trumps-new-investigation-casts-a-wider-net )
[16:12]	bms	I think GAFAM declared war on uBlock Origin proper. Google services like YouTube, Reddit, possibly others; all being denied today.
[16:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	deny them back
[16:14]	MinceR	goolag swallowed reddit?
[16:14]	MinceR	they've been trying to force people to watch illegally bought political ads on youtube for years
[16:15]	MinceR	i guess it's fitting for a corporation called 'goolag'
[16:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	gorban
[16:20]	MinceR	gorka
[16:20]	TR News	CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Fashion Company Apple Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-microsoft-vmware-apple-vulnerabilities/
[16:20]	TR Bot	Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[16:23]	TR News	Loongson loong64 packages on apt.postgresql.org https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/loongson-loong64-packages-on-aptpostgresqlorg-3351/
[16:23]	TR Bot	Loongson loong64 packages on apt.postgresql.org
[16:24]	TR News	PwrBlock 323 A USB-C PD programmable power supply for automated test fixtures (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pwrblock-323-usb-c-pd-programmable-power-supply-for-automated-test-fixtures/
[16:24]	TR Bot	 PwrBlock 323 - A USB-C PD programmable power supply for automated test fixtures (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[16:25]	TR News	Microsoft is in Serious Trouble, Even Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff Knows It https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/19/microsoft-is-in-serious-trouble-even-microsoft-staff-knows-it/
[16:25]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Microsoft is in Serious Trouble, Even Microsoft Staff Knows It
[16:25]	TR News	ICE Collecting DNA Samples https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ice-collecting-dna-samples.html
[16:25]	TR Bot	Collecting DNA Samples - Schneier on Security
[16:25]	TR News	The Aesthetic Rebellion https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1166/the-aesthetic-rebellion
[16:25]	TR Bot	 The Aesthetic Rebellion - David Revoy
[16:26]	TR News	Some Stand-Up Comics Are Pivoting Away From Video on social control media https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html
[16:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html )
[16:26]	TR News	No, Italys Lake Como didnt dry up https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260819-italy-lake-como-dry-up-debunked
[16:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260819-italy-lake-como-dry-up-debunked )
[16:27]	TR News	Taking Photographs of Animals Does Not Help These Animals, Feeding Them Helps https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/19/taking-photographs-of-animals-does-not-help-these-animals-feeding-them-helps/ Puppy breaker: feeding is "littering". Also, NVIDIA warming up the planet, using up water and power is "OK"
[16:27]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Taking Photographs of Animals Does Not Help These Animals, Feeding Them Helps
[16:28]	TR News	KAGA FEI ES4L15MA1 is a ridiculously small, ready-to-use BLE 6.0 module based on Nordic nRF54L15 SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/kaga-fei-es4l15ma1-is-a-ridiculously-small-ready-to-use-ble-6-0-module-based-on-nordic-nrf54l15-soc/
[16:28]	TR Bot	 KAGA FEI ES4L15MA1 is a ridiculously small, ready-to-use BLE 6.0 module based on Nordic nRF54L15 SoC - CNX Software
[16:28]	TR News	$10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/usd10-quake-shareware-cd-locked-copies-of-all-id-software-games-behind-a-flawed-encryption-scheme-pay-over-the-phone-system-only-held-up-for-39-days-after-1996-release-leaving-developer-with-150-000-discs-it-couldnt-sell
[16:28]	TR Bot	 $10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme pay-over-the-phone system only held up for 39 days after 1996 release, leaving developer with 150,000 discs it couldn't sell | Tom's Hardware
[16:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: ^^
[16:29]	MinceR	:>
[16:29]	TR News	Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-would-money-out-of-politics-proposal-stifle-free-speech/
[16:29]	TR Bot	 Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? - Bridge Michigan
[16:30]	TR News	Pleading Licensee Marking After VDPP v. Volkswagen https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/pleading-licensee-marking-after-vdpp-v-volkswagen.html
[16:30]	TR Bot	 Pleading Licensee Marking After VDPP v. Volkswagen | Patently-O
[16:30]	TR News	New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/new-frand-guidelines-munich-court-aims-to-make-proceedings-more-efficient/
[16:30]	TR Bot	 New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient - JUVE Patent
[16:31]	TR News	Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppMsgPack 0.2.5 on CRAN: Minor Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/08/19#rcppmsgpack_0.2.5
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Thinking inside the box
[16:32]	TR News	Beijing Hey Hi (AI) bar that offers unlimited free DeepSeek coding tokens with $1.50 drink haemorrhaging cash 'the bar is completely losing money, ' owner admits https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/beijing-ai-bar-pours-pints-of-foam-with-free-deepseek-tokens-served-from-two-nvidia-dgx-sparks
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Beijing AI bar that offers unlimited free DeepSeek coding tokens with $1.50 drink haemorrhaging cash 'the bar is completely losing money, ' owner admits | Tom's Hardware
[16:47]	TR News	Anubis continues to expose new ways people configure webservers https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/anubis-csp-worker-hell/
[16:47]	TR Bot	 Anubis continues to expose new ways people configure webservers - Xe Iaso
[16:47]	TR News	StarFive Dubhe-100 A 64-bit, RVA23-compliant RISC-V core for high-performance applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/starfive-dubhe-100-a-64-bit-rva23-compliant-risc-v-core-for-high-performance-applications/
[16:47]	TR Bot	 StarFive Dubhe-100 - A 64-bit, RVA23-compliant RISC-V core for high-performance applications - CNX Software
[16:48]	TR News	Go 1.27 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089559/
[16:48]	TR Bot	1.27 released [LWN.net]
[16:56]	TR News	Identify GUI binaries in /usr/bin via ELF dynamic section inspection http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/44378/identify-gui-binaries-in-usrbin-via-elf-dynamic-section-inspection
[16:56]	TR Bot	 Identify GUI binaries in /usr/bin via ELF dynamic section inspection Using echo, grep, readelf
[16:57]	TR News	IBM peddling slop plagiarism in Red Hat's name https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/tokenomics-self-hosted-llms
[16:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/tokenomics-self-hosted-llms )
[16:58]	TR News	Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS launches Partner Store https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/08/19/kiwi-tcms-launches-partner-store/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 Kiwi TCMS - Kiwi TCMS launches Partner Store
[16:59]	TR News	Fedora and slop in bed together https://blog.tomecek.net/post/agents-rekindled-my-passion-for-my-open-source-projects/
[16:59]	TR Bot	 How AI agents rekindled passion for my open source projects Blog | Tom Tomeek
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[17:00]	TR News	Red Hat wastes efforts pumping up a bubble; this will imperil this company's future https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-readies-an-mcp-server-to-help-llms-manage-kubernetes/
[17:00]	TR Bot	 Red Hat Readies an MCP Server to Help LLMs Manage Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now
[17:01]	TR News	Google to stop making Pixel devices in China, report claims India and Vietnam prime candidates for manufacturing shift owing to Beijing-Washington tensions https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/google-to-stop-making-pixel-devices-in-china-report-claims-india-and-vietnam-prime-candidates-for-manufacturing-shift-owing-to-beijing-washington-tensions
[17:01]	TR Bot	 Google to stop making Pixel devices in China, report claims India and Vietnam prime candidates for manufacturing shift owing to Beijing-Washington tensions | Tom's Hardware
[17:02]	TR News	Comcast turns Xfinity routers into home motion detectors free Wi-Fi sensing feature tracks RF interference with zero extra hardware required https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/comcast-turns-xfinity-routers-into-home-motion-detectors-free-wi-fi-sensing-feature-tracks-rf-interference-with-zero-extra-hardware-required https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/15/A_Vortex_of_Beacons_or_Bluetooth_Everywhere_Vision.shtml
[17:02]	TR Bot	 Comcast turns Xfinity routers into home motion detectors free Wi-Fi sensing feature tracks RF interference with zero extra hardware required | Tom's Hardware
[17:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights A Vortex of Beacons (or "Bluetooth Everywhere" Vision)
[17:02]	TR News	WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/mary-lou/
[17:02]	TR Bot	 WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou WordPress News
[17:03]	TR News	In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-working-class-writers-books.html
[17:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-working-class-writers-books.html )
[17:06]	TR News	Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source https://fossforce.com/2026/08/modulars-got-its-mojo-working-fully-open-source/
[17:06]	TR Bot	 Modular's Got Its 'Mojo' Working Fully Open Source - FOSS Force
[17:06]	TR News	Tuba 0.11 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089537/
[17:06]	TR Bot	0.11 released [LWN.net]
[17:07]	TR News	Antoine Beaupr: The people vs the Hey Hi (AI) overlords https://anarc.at/blog/2026-08-18-people-vs-ai-overlords/
[17:07]	TR Bot	 The people vs the AI overlords - anarcat
[17:07]	TR News	EasyOS: More packages compiled in woofQ2 https://bkhome.org/news/202608/more-packages-compiled-in-woofq2.html
[17:07]	TR Bot	 More packages compiled in woofQ2
[17:08]	TR News	Tuba 0.11.0 released with full Mastodon quote support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections
[17:08]	TR Bot	 Tuba, the Linux Mastodon app, adds quote & collections support
[17:10]	TR News	SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/microsd-cards/microsd-card-testing-database-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-133-petabytes-of-data-written-across-4-6-million-cycles-hundreds-of-cards-tested-to-failure-reveal-sandisk-as-the-outlier-with-6-failures-of-the-7-tested
[17:10]	TR Bot	 MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested | Tom's Hardware
[17:11]	TR News	VirtualBox 7.2.16 Released with defective chip maker Intel FRED Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/virtualbox-7-2-16-released-with-intel-fred-support/
[17:11]	TR Bot	 VirtualBox 7.2.16 Released with Intel FRED Support | UbuntuHandbook
[17:11]	TR News	Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[17:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.gmi 
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support
[17:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  OBS End-of-Week Update and openSUSE Asia Summit Pre-Schedule Is Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/OBS_End_of_Week_Update_and_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_Pre_Schedule_Is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/OBS_End_of_Week_Update_and_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_Pre_Schedule_Is.gmi 
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OBS End-of-Week Update and openSUSE Asia Summit Pre-Schedule Is Now Available
[17:12]	TR News	Hunt Valley Microsoft gaming employees outraged by mass layoffs https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/hunt-valley-microsoft-gaming-employees-outraged-by-mass-layoffs
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Hunt Valley Microsoft gaming employees outraged by mass layoffs
[17:13]	TR News	Hundreds of union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/hundreds-of-union-workers-rally-across-north-america-to-protest-xbox-layoffs
[17:13]	TR Bot	 Union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs
[17:13]	TR News	PAYDAY 3 is generating less and less money, nearly half of the staff have been laid off and more from the Starbreeze report | WN Hub https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-51830 | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//wnhub.io/news/hr/item-51830
[17:13]	TR Bot	 PAYDAY 3 is generating less and less money, nearly half of the staff have been laid off and more from the Starbreeze report | WN Hub
[17:15]	TR News	Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-binface-nobody-vs-farage-defamation/
[17:15]	TR Bot	 Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court
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[17:24]	TR News	Techrights Looking Ahead at September https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Looking_Ahead_at_September.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Looking_Ahead_at_September.gmi 
[17:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Looking Ahead at September
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[17:34]	TR News	Techrights Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux is on Almost 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Western Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Reckons_GNU_Linux_is_on_Almost_1_in_10_Laptops_Deskt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Reckons_GNU_Linux_is_on_Almost_1_in_10_Laptops_Deskt.gmi 
[17:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux is on Almost 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Western Europe
[17:35]	TR News	"The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the company's most powerful notebook. The machine can be had with either Windows or Ubuntu out of the box. Framework has revealed that most people who choose Ubuntu for the Laptop 13 Pro tend to stick to the OS." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Most-Framework-Laptop-13-Pro-Linux-users-apparently-never-switch-to-Windows.1372564.0.html
[17:35]	TR Bot	 Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows - Notebookcheck News
[17:37]	TR News	Slop kills https://www.hackster.io/news/pine64-calls-time-on-the-linux-hardware-market-ceases-production-until-the-ai-bubble-bursts-a865c8345041
[17:37]	TR Bot	Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts - Hackster.io
[17:37]	TR News	Frame Buffer Compression Promises Performance Boost for Intel GPUs on Linux https://www.techpowerup.com/351694/frame-buffer-compression-promises-performance-boost-for-intel-gpus-on-linux
[17:37]	TR Bot	Buffer Compression Promises Performance Boost for Intel GPUs on Linux | TechPowerUp
[17:38]	TR News	Lerd: A Free, Open Source Herd Alternative for Linux and macOS https://laravel-news.com/lerd
[17:38]	TR Bot	 Lerd: A Free, Open Source Herd Alternative for Linux and macOS
[17:39]	TR News	"Do you think Linux is just for homelabs or servers? Worried it can't handle your professional workflow? Well, I've been daily-driving Linux for 10 years, and here are five ways it helps me do real work." https://www.howtogeek.com/yes-linux-can-do-real-work-here-are-five-things-i-do-on-my-linux-pc/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 Yes, Linux can do 'real work'here are 5 things I do on my Linux PC
[17:39]	TR News	"It has been about a year now since I made the jump from Windows to Linux, and my biggest regret is that I didn't do it sooner. Sure, it's better that I did eventually make the jump than never making it at all, and I'm glad I found a new home in the world of FOSS operating systems." https://www.xda-developers.com/ignored-linux-years-daily-driver/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 I ignored Linux for years because of its reputation, and it's my daily driver now
[17:39]	TR News	These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated https://www.howtogeek.com/these-five-simple-linux-tools-make-windows-11-look-outdated/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated
[17:40]	TR News	"The Framework Laptop 12 just got a welcome upgrade, particularly if you prefer Linux to Windows. Framework has updated its more affordable PC with not just Intel's newer Core Series 3 chips, but an option to have Linux pre-installed." https://www.howtogeek.com/framework-laptop-12-linux-core-series-3-launch/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 Framework's most affordable laptop finally gets Linux (and a hardware upgrade)
[17:40]	TR News	CIQ Opens Direct Purchase of Enterprise Linux and Removes Procurement from the Path to Production https://www.hpcwire.com/aiwire/2026/08/18/ciq-opens-direct-purchase-of-enterprise-linux-and-removes-procurement-from-the-path-to-production/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 AIwire - Covering Scientific & Technical AI
[17:41]	TR News	"GNOME is finally catching up to other desktop environments, thanks to Aura Glass, a fluid, modern desktop inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass." https://www.zdnet.com/article/gnome-desktop-liquid-glass-aura-glass/
[17:41]	TR Bot	tested GNOME&apos;s glassy new look - and it&apos;s simply spectacular | ZDNET
[17:50]	TR News	"If [slop] isn't your jam, and you're looking for an operating system that doesn't (and won't) force it on you, look no further than these Linux distributions." https://www.zdnet.com/article/top-6-ai-free-linux-distros/
[17:50]	TR Bot	6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they&apos;re likely to stay that way | ZDNET
[17:50]	TR News	"Linux hardware vendor System76 released COSMIC 1.6 today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and Rust-based graphical desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems." https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-6-desktop-environment-released-with-more-improvements
[17:50]	TR Bot	1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements - 9to5Linux
[17:51]	TR News	"a smart speaker based on a BL602 RISC-V microcontroller." https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pine64-hits-pause-on-linux-devices-due-to-ram-and-emmc-shortage-high-prices/
[17:51]	TR Bot	 Pine64 hits pause on Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices - CNX Software
[17:51]	TR News	"Linux" brand misused for slop promotion https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/linux-foundations-akrites-go-live/
[17:51]	TR Bot	 Exclusive: Linux Foundation's Akrites to Go Live in September - Infosecurity Magazine
[17:52]	TR News	Seems like promotional spam though https://allaboutcookies.org/best-linux-hosting
[17:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://allaboutcookies.org/best-linux-hosting )
[17:52]	TR News	Slop-ware https://www.howtogeek.com/ai-is-splitting-linux-and-nobody-wants-to-say-it-out-loud/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
[17:53]	TR News	affiliate spam https://itsfoss.com/ultimate-ai-guide-for-linux-engineers-review/
[17:53]	TR Bot	 Book Review: The Ultimate AI Guide for Linux Engineers
[17:54]	TR News	"A good thing about it is that you don't need to know anything about the first game, it's entirely standalone" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/
[17:54]	TR Bot	The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux
[17:56]	TR News	Framework announces new Framework Laptop 12 with Linux massively outselling Windows SKU https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-announces-new-Framework-Laptop-12-with-Linux-massively-outselling-Windows-SKU.1372543.0.html
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Framework announces new Framework Laptop 12 with Linux massively outselling Windows SKU - Notebookcheck News
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[18:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (75% is Promotion of Slop Plagiarism for IBM) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_75_is_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiarism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_75_is_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiarism.gmi 
[18:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (75% is Promotion of Slop Plagiarism for IBM)
[18:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Latest From Linux Gizmos, CNX Software, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Latest_From_Linux_Gizmos_CNX_Software_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Latest_From_Linux_Gizmos_CNX_Software_Arduino_and_More.gmi 
[18:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Latest From Linux Gizmos, CNX Software, Arduino, and More
[18:01]	TR News	Macnica 32-Channel ST 2110, Linux Zero-Copy Media Pipelines https://content-technology.com/ibc/macnica-32-channel-st-2110-linux-zero-copy-media-pipelines/
[18:02]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://content-technology.com/ibc/macnica-32-channel-st-2110-linux-zero-copy-media-pipelines/ )
[18:03]	TR News	Cinegy To Highlight Linux-Based Playout Efficiency and Software-Defined Workflows https://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/333705/cinegy_to_highlight_linux_based_playout_efficiency_and_software_defined_workflow
[18:03]	TR Bot	 Cinegy To Highlight Linux-Based Playout Efficiency and Software-Defined Workflows - UK Broadcast News | 19/08/2026
[18:07]	TR News	Yesterday, I took off in my van. Not a big roadtrip. Just a short hop, less than 10 miles from home. The thing is, my van is my refuge. When I'm in my van, I almost immediately feel like I'm on my holidays." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/20260820-by-the-wood
[18:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Quake, SteamOS, LIFTED, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Games_Quake_SteamOS_LIFTED_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Games_Quake_SteamOS_LIFTED_and_More.gmi 
[18:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Quake, SteamOS, LIFTED, and More
[18:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Kernel, Software, and Distros (EasyOS, Garuda, and More) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Linux_Kernel_Software_and_Distros_EasyOS_Garuda_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Linux_Kernel_Software_and_Distros_EasyOS_Garuda_and_More.gmi 
[18:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Kernel, Software, and Distros (EasyOS, Garuda, and More)
[18:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Copr, Slop, and Red Hat's Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Copr_Slop_and_Red_Hat_s_Slopfest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Copr_Slop_and_Red_Hat_s_Slopfest.gmi 
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Copr, Slop, and Red Hat's Slopfest
[18:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  GUADEC 2026 and GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/GUADEC_2026_and_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/GUADEC_2026_and_GNOME_Boxes.gmi 
[18:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GUADEC 2026 and GNOME Boxes
[18:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Destructive Slop, Smashing Security, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Audiocasts_Shows_Destructive_Slop_Smashing_Security_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Audiocasts_Shows_Destructive_Slop_Smashing_Security_and_More.gmi 
[18:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Destructive Slop, Smashing Security, and More
[18:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian: Tails 7.11 and experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Debian_Tails_7_11_and_experience_at_DebConf_2026_in_Santa_Fe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Debian_Tails_7_11_and_experience_at_DebConf_2026_in_Santa_Fe.gmi 
[18:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian: Tails 7.11 and experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F
[18:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[18:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
[18:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Databases: Postgres and SQLite News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Databases_Postgres_and_SQLite_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Databases_Postgres_and_SQLite_News.gmi 
[18:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Databases: Postgres and SQLite News
[18:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers: Anubis, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Anubis_Netscape_Navigator.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Anubis_Netscape_Navigator.gmi 
[18:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers: Anubis, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, and More
[18:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS Launches Partner Store, WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou Released, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Kiwi_TCMS_Launches_Partner_Store.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Kiwi_TCMS_Launches_Partner_Store.gmi 
[18:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS Launches Partner Store, WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou Released, and More
[18:28]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
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[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software, Education in Software, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_Software_Education_in_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_Software_Education_in_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free Software, Education in Software, and Standards
[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  K Desktop Environment/KDE: Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico and Kdenlive's GSoC 2026 Wrap-up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/K_Desktop_Environment_KDE_Linux_Magazine_Reviews_Tellico_and_Kd.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/K_Desktop_Environment_KDE_Linux_Magazine_Reviews_Tellico_and_Kd.gmi 
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines K Desktop Environment/KDE: Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico and Kdenlive's GSoC 2026 Wrap-up
[18:41]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: A "Break From Routine" and &quot;Modem Was the Problem&quot; https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_A_Break_From_Routine_and_Modem_Was_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_A_Break_From_Routine_and_Modem_Was_the_.gmi 
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: A "Break From Routine" and "Modem Was the Problem"
[18:44]	TR News	Techrights Links 20/08/2026: 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop Hype for Money (Hype as a Service), Malaysias Exports Jump 38% Year-on-Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Linux_Foundation_Promoting_Slop_Hype_for_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Linux_Foundation_Promoting_Slop_Hype_for_Money.gmi 
[18:44]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 20/08/2026: 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop Hype for Money (Hype as a Service), Malaysias Exports Jump 38% Year-on-Year
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[19:21]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@sew8eqxtdu7uk.irc) has joined #techrights
[19:30]	IsambardPrince	https://www.tastingtable.com/1891286/spray-butters-ranked/
[19:30]	TR Bot	 4 Spray Butters, Ranked Worst To Best
[19:30]	IsambardPrince	The I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray actually does taste good, despite not really being butter.
[19:30]	MinceR	:)
[19:30]	IsambardPrince	In the 90s I used to spray corn on the cob with it at the dinner table, sometimes a baked potato.
[19:31]	IsambardPrince	For baked potatoes I do prefer real butter though.
[19:31]	IsambardPrince	Butter, sour cream, pepper, and when you get down to the skin pour some A1 sauce in there and eat it like a sandwich.
[19:33]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I was sleeping like a stun grenade went off.
[19:33]	IsambardPrince	There are benefits to being unemployed.
[19:33]	IsambardPrince	You can sleep as much as you want.
[19:33]	IsambardPrince	Develop odd hobbies.
[19:34]	IsambardPrince	Take some days in the park or read library books.
[19:34]	IsambardPrince	Start figuring out that a lot of the shit they want to sell you is just convenience food and convenience transportation (car) and convenience products (paper towels, premade cleaning solutions, etc) that you can make cheaper.
[19:35]	IsambardPrince	Start disassembling cooking recipes and making them cheaper and higher quality because you have time to think on this problem.
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[19:36]	IsambardPrince	And when you piss someone off who uses structural violence to deal with you (the court) (like landlords or an ex-spouse or if you can't pay a hospital or something), they have no recourse because you can't take from someone who doesn't have.
[19:37]	IsambardPrince	A normal consumer would have apartment roaches and just be so completely bogged down in work and commute and exhaustion to deal with the little fuckers until they had them crawling all over them.
[19:38]	IsambardPrince	So what you're supposeed to do is give up on the landlord, get a can of RAID, and start blasting them one by one until you give up and pay an exterminator at your expense for something the landlord's building caused.
[19:38]	IsambardPrince	A normal person has no time to pester the landlord or work through the cockroach issue with pro-grade products from Walmart and learning cockroach biology online.
[19:39]	IsambardPrince	So they end up paying an exterminator $100-200 a month to come out and deal with a building problem but only inside their unit, and that guy actually just comes in and sprays cheap toxic clouds everywhere that don't kill the roaches, it just makes them even more recalcitrant.
[19:39]	IsambardPrince	Then they have a service contract, like Orkin or Terminix do, because they know going in that they will fail.
[19:40]	IsambardPrince	And they want to threaten you with a lawsuit if you stop paying for failure.
[19:41]	admfubar	https://www.reuters.com/world/how-texas-student-blew-whistle-rogue-ai-hacking-attempt-2026-08-20/
[19:41]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/how-texas-student-blew-whistle-rogue-ai-hacking-attempt-2026-08-20/ )
[19:41]	IsambardPrince	The few jobs that are out there pay so little that you lose money trying to get to work and back.
[19:43]	admfubar	https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/ftc-proposal-would-require-retailers-to-be-transparent-about-personalized-pricing.460549/
[19:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/ftc-proposal-would-require-retailers-to-be-transparent-about-personalized-pricing.460549/ )
[19:49]	IsambardPrince	If you ever see a cockroach, by all means, yes, crush it to death and then clean the wall, but there's never only one. If you see one there's probably at least 100 others already.
[19:50]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/microsd-cards/microsd-card-testing-database-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-133-petabytes-of-data-written-across-4-6-million-cycles-hundreds-of-cards-tested-to-failure-reveal-sandisk-as-the-outlier-with-6-failures-of-the-7-tested
[19:50]	TR Bot	 MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested | Tom's Hardware
[19:52]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I told my mom the only good thing about these crime stories is when the guy finally shoots a cop because now they'll solve it. It went from being fun and games and another Thursday until that happens.
[19:53]	IsambardPrince	As soon as they shoot a cop the system comes down and it comes down hard. 
[19:55]	IsambardPrince	I noticed that pattern when I was a kid watching Unsolved Mysteries with my mom on TV, where the only ones that ever got an update where the guy was found was when they shot a cop in the original story.
[19:57]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/usd10-quake-shareware-cd-locked-copies-of-all-id-software-games-behind-a-flawed-encryption-scheme-pay-over-the-phone-system-only-held-up-for-39-days-after-1996-release-leaving-developer-with-150-000-discs-it-couldnt-sell
[19:57]	TR Bot	 $10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme pay-over-the-phone system only held up for 39 days after 1996 release, leaving developer with 150,000 discs it couldn't sell | Tom's Hardware
● Aug 20
[20:01]	admfubar	legal slop?? https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/judges-who-use-ai-to-make-decisions-still-protected-by-judicial-immunity-court-ruling-protects-outcomes-regardless-of-ai-usage
[20:01]	TR Bot	 Judge allegedly outsourced entire ruling to AI and still can't be sued federal court upholds blanket judicial immunity | Tom's Hardware
[20:04]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/china-reportedly-orders-state-agencies-to-uninstall-its-government-only-edition-of-windows-10
[20:05]	TR Bot	 China reportedly orders state agencies to uninstall its government-only edition of Windows 10 Beijing accelerates planned retirement over data security concerns | Tom's Hardware
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	admfubar: In my state we have Judicial Retention elections.
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	The judges have to have a 60% "yes" vote or they're removed from the bench.
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	I always vote no on all of them.
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	I really don't give a fuck about them, none of them give a fuck about me, they're a bunch of cockroaches in black robes.
[20:06]	IsambardPrince	Only one of them I ever voted no on lost his retention, it was the first time in over 30 years, and it was because he was letting Chicago Police torture confessions out of people and then making sure the jury never heard how they obtained those.
[20:08]	IsambardPrince	There's various "informational websites" for voters that recommend judges, and they always recommend you vote yes because it's the judges and the lawyers, this whole Good Old Boys club, they get together and they suck each other off.
[20:08]	IsambardPrince	So you can't trust any of those websites.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	The judges hide behind administrative legalese, complex state statutes, and expensive bar association voter-guide websites specifically to cloak their record from public scrutiny.
[20:11]	MinceR	20 205346 < IsambardPrince> As soon as they shoot a cop the system comes down and it comes down hard.
[20:11]	MinceR	yeah, the state only ever protects itself and maybe its clients (rich and powerful ASPD enjoyers, not you)
[20:11]	MinceR	but you get to pay for it! isn't that wonderful?
[20:12]	IsambardPrince	It is.
[20:12]	IsambardPrince	You get to come out and lodge a protest vote every now and then.
[20:13]	IsambardPrince	And in the mean time you pay about $20,000 in taxes to get to do that.
[20:13]	MinceR	:>
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[20:14]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: That air purifier went to red alert.
[20:14]		*Now talking on #techrights
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[20:14]	IsambardPrince	I always know when the cat uses the box because the air quality indicator goes to "Bad" for a few minutes.
[20:14]	MinceR	Alarmstufe Rot
[20:15]	IsambardPrince	I go through those filters so fast that I only buy them when they're on Amazon Resale Used-Like New. Someone bought one, didn't open it, returned it.
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	They have to mark it down like ten bucks.
[20:16]	MinceR	people keep doing that?
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	Or I buy Cabiclean off brand filters. Levoit's app warns you about off brand filters, but why wouldn't they? They want you paying over twice as much money for theirs.
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	What you're buying from Levoit is a razors and blades system.
[20:17]	IsambardPrince	They sell you a perfectly good air purifier very cheaply, and toss in a brand name filter to get you started.
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	But then you get on Amazon or Levoit's app and replacement filters go for $60-70 each depending on which color you want.
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	They have yellow for pet dander and green for "toxic", but the HEPA layer is exactly the same as the white ones that cost the lowest amount.
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	The green ones are heavier, because the carbon pellet layer has more pellets in it.
[20:19]	IsambardPrince	So they put about $2 more carbon in it and jack up the price by over $10.
[20:19]	IsambardPrince	But active carbon doesn't do much about common apartment odors.
[20:19]	IsambardPrince	It controls VOCs, but not much else.
[20:19]	IsambardPrince	When your neighbor is smoking tobacco or marijuana, no filter they make will fix that if it's leaking into your unit.
[20:20]	IsambardPrince	About all it will do is suck out the smoke particles, but that's the HEPA layer.
[20:20]	IsambardPrince	Tobacco or marijuana smoke has over 260 constituent components, and the stink is not caused by the smoke particles.
[20:22]	IsambardPrince	Levoit never actually tells a lie that a clever attorney could file a class action lawsuit for.
[20:22]	IsambardPrince	They make vague claims about cheaper filters like "They might not fit right, causing unfiltered air to bypass the filter media." That's true, but if it doesn't fit right, you can return it to Amazon and use the A-Z Guarantee to get your money back.
[20:23]	admfubar	backup compound?? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/mark-zuckerberg-buys-440-acre-strancally-castle-estate-in-ireland
[20:23]	TR Bot	 Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland | Ireland | The Guardian
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	Amazon sanctions sellers that sell bad stuff.
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	The first thing they do is they mark your item "This item is frequently returned. See the reviews."
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	Cabiclean would destroy their own business instantly if their filters did not work. That warning label can reduce your sales by 70-80% right away.
[20:26]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/environment-oceans-acidification-alkali-carbon-absorption-lobsters
[20:26]	TR Bot	 Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean? | Oceans | The Guardian
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	To get around that label, they would have to re-launch the product as a different brand, and then re-list it with zero reviews and no consumer trust.
[20:30]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR "A Clermont County, Ohio U.S. Army veteran accused of destroying a Flock Safety camera has had his felony charges dismissed.
[20:30]	IsambardPrince	Cody Morelock was charged with vandalism after police alleged he removed bolts from a Flock license-plate reader camera system on Mount Carmel-Tobasco Road in Union Township on June 13, causing the camera, solar panel, and pole to fall and sustain more than $1,000 in damage. 
[20:30]	IsambardPrince	Authorities said nearby camera footage helped identify him. A Clermont County grand jury ultimately declined to indict Morelock, and the felony case was dismissed."
[20:30]	IsambardPrince	From "Being Libertarian" on Facebook.
[20:33]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I really did like the Star Wars games on the N64.
[20:33]	IsambardPrince	There's almost always a technical workaround to system limitations if people try hard enough and know what they're doing.
[20:33]	IsambardPrince	The Expansion Pak really made the later games pop with the extra working memory.
[20:34]	IsambardPrince	The 8 MB RAM wasn't even enough for Rogue Squadron.
[20:34]	IsambardPrince	They managed to free up another 300 KB or so iirc, by writing their own sound drivers, which worked better anyway
[20:34]	MinceR	:>
[20:39]	IsambardPrince	The Expansion Pak was sort of dumb. It existed because it allowed Nintendo to get the N64 in your home in 1996 when RDRAM was insanely expensive and then sell you another 4 MB stick later.
[20:39]	IsambardPrince	But then you had all these games that said don't even try to play this if you didn't buy that Pak.
[20:39]	IsambardPrince	But I bought a Pak for like $10 on closeout at Walmart and upgraded my N64 even though that was supposed to be almost a $60 accessory.
[20:40]	IsambardPrince	That's how I got Rogue Squadron, Battle for Naboo, and Racer working.
[20:41]	IsambardPrince	Rogue Squadron was trying to do something that I don't think any other N64 game tried to do before.
[20:41]	IsambardPrince	It was trying to push the resolution all the way up to 640 x 480.
[20:41]	IsambardPrince	The full resolution of a standard television set.
[20:41]	IsambardPrince	The other games tended to have half that resolution and scale it.
[20:46]	admfubar	for laughs.. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/magicians-and-margarine-10-of-the-funniest-jokes-from-the-edinburgh-fringe-2026\
[20:46]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/magicians-and-margarine-10-of-the-funniest-jokes-from-the-edinburgh-fringe-2026\ )
[20:51]	MinceR	(video) (audio:important) https://i.imgur.com/IqBSyHL.mp4
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[21:35]	admfubar	sounds like elon, on ketamine...https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/grok-keeps-sending-gibberish-responses-to-users/
[21:35]	TR Bot	keeps sending gibberish responses to users | TechCrunch
[21:36]	admfubar	https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-holographic-laser-3d-voids-shot.html
[21:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-holographic-laser-3d-voids-shot.html )
[21:38]	admfubar	add a lil coco butter and your jet exhaust smells like a mounds bar.... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-coconut-blend-fuel-jet-difference.html
[21:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-coconut-blend-fuel-jet-difference.html )
[21:40]	admfubar	https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-robots-skills-video-seconds.html
[21:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-08-robots-skills-video-seconds.html )
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: The landlords shut off the water for a couple hours because the city went out there and replaced a lead service pipe for free.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	It's back on again now.
[21:41]	admfubar	https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1951246/voters-arent-waiting-for-november-to-try-ousting-officials-over-data-centers
[21:41]	TR Bot	 Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers - Slashdot
[21:42]	admfubar	https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1715225/youtube-offers-creators-millions-of-dollars-to-stay-off-netflix
[21:42]	TR Bot	 YouTube Offers Creators Millions of Dollars to Stay Off Netflix - Slashdot
[21:44]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I was laughing about how the pro-insecticide works.
[21:44]	IsambardPrince	It basically turns the cockroaches that eat it into suicide bombers.
[21:45]	IsambardPrince	"Allah Snack Bar we're gonna 9/11 this bitch!!!!!"
[21:46]	admfubar	guess the rescue wasn't "swift" enough... https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2213259/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope
[21:46]	TR Bot	 Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope - Slashdot
[21:48]	admfubar	didnt hey used to be called drivers? the amazon borg are here!  https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1950233/amazons-drones-will-soon-deliver-to-nearly-500-us-cities-and-towns
[21:48]	TR Bot	 Amazon's Drones Will Soon Deliver to Nearly 500 US Cities and Towns - Slashdot
[21:48]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The CD game systems in the 90s did have bigger games, they also had incredibly slow CD-ROM drives that made you wait forever at loading screens.
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	The Nintendo 64 was basically a bandwidth machine.
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	They had cartridges and Rambus RAM.
[21:49]	MinceR	:>
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	So while the games were not as big, they did load instantly and they did write and read program code and graphics data several times as fast between the processor and the memory.
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	I agreed with Nintendo on that one.
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	The trade-offs were worth it. Even though the games tended to cost more, if you wanted to make a bigger game you could buy a cartridge with more ROM space, as a developer.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	While all your friends with a Playstation were waiting at load screens andd dealing with an objectively terrible controller with all these weird buttons, and cursing that they scratched a CD and now the game didn't even work at all anymore, the N64 just kept going.
[21:52]	IsambardPrince	Those cartridges work today because they're much harder to damage by mishandling them.
[21:53]	IsambardPrince	The original Playstation had a 2x CD-ROM drive that could only pull data at around 300 KB per second.
[21:53]	IsambardPrince	The N64 could read from cartridges at almost 20x that speed.
[21:53]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-files-2677739900/
[21:53]	TR Bot	 Trump makes his great escape from the Epstein files - Raw Story
[21:55]	IsambardPrince	Even if you ended up using a compression algorithm on the N64 ROM it was still easily more than 10x faster at loading and running program code.
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[22:18]	admfubar	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-poison-arrayref-rust-crate-to-push-infostealer-malware/
[22:18]	TR Bot	 Hackers poison arrayref Rust crate to push infostealer malware
[22:21]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/calling-on-cyber-pros-to-help-city-hall
[22:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/calling-on-cyber-pros-to-help-city-hall )
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[23:05]	admfubar	https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/givenergy-enters-administration-legacy-home-batteries-still-expose-customer-networks/
[23:05]	TR Bot	 GivEnergy enters administration, batteries expose home networks | Pen Test Partners
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