●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 ●●
● Apr 21
[00:13]	admfubar	Website:https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/toshiba-refuses-to-replace-large-hard-drives-under-warranty-the-company-offers-refunds-at-the-purchase-price-not-the-post-shortage-price
[00:13]	TR Bot	 Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price | Tom's Hardware
[00:46]		*Disconnected (Remote host closed socket).
[00:55]		*includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in)
[00:55]		*includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights
● Apr 21
[01:17]	MinceR	(cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/vicious-animal-killing-its-prey-YUREeug
[01:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/vicious-animal-killing-its-prey-YUREeug )
[01:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Archinstall_4_3_Arch_Linux_Installer_Adds_Support_for_Installin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Archinstall_4_3_Arch_Linux_Installer_Adds_Support_for_Installin.gmi 
[01:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts
[01:56]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/absurdly-bad-study-spurs-headlines-linking-healthy-diet-to-lung-cancer/
[01:56]	TR Bot	 Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer - Ars Technica
[01:58]	admfubar	with accrued interest???  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/us-opens-refund-portal-to-start-paying-back-trumps-illegal-tariffs/
[01:58]	TR Bot	 US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump's illegal tariffs - Ars Technica
[01:59]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/vercel-employees-ai-tool-access-data-breach
[01:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/vercel-employees-ai-tool-access-data-breach )
[01:59]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/serial-ip-devices-thousands-of-bugs
[01:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/serial-ip-devices-thousands-of-bugs )
● Apr 21
[02:01]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/apple_tim_cook_ceo_leaving_john_ternus/
[02:01]	TR Bot	 World's blandest man steps down from CEO job The Register
[02:12]	admfubar	we're sorry the "ai" you have reach is not in service... https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/microsofts_github_grounds_copilot_account/
[02:12]	TR Bot	 Microsoft's GitHub suspends Copilot account sign-ups The Register
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-200426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-200426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-200426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-200426.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 20, 2026
[02:47]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-200426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-200426.txt
[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 20, 2026
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-200426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-200426.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 20, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-200426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-200426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-200426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-200426.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 20, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-20.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-20.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-20.txt
● Apr 21
[04:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:10]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[04:10]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[04:10]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 20, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_April_20_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_April_20_2026.gmi 
[04:10]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 20, 2026
[04:10]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:10]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:11]	TR News	iophk: With those who pretend to write code via LLMs, it is the LLM what is actually in control of both the computer and the situation. The human interacting with the LLM is just reacting and, in effect, begging.
[04:15]	TR News	"The case was filed by CODA, on behalf of Kadowaka Corporation and Toho's complaints." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tokyo-court-rules-movie-and-anime-spoiler-articles-are-copyright-infringement-in-landmark-criminal-case-detailed-monetized-plot-summaries-land-man-in-japanese-prison | Source: Tom's Hardware
[04:15]	TR Bot	 Tokyo court rules movie and anime 'spoiler articles' are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison | Tom's Hardware
[04:16]	TR News	"Justices at India's Delhi High Court disagree on the future of India's world-leading site-blocking regime." https://torrentfreak.com/indias-expanding-site-blocking-orders-hit-legal-wall-at-delhi-high-court/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[04:16]	TR Bot	Expanding Site Blocking Orders Hit Legal Wall at Delhi High Court * TorrentFreak
[04:18]	TR News	"Alas, radio itself. Listening is moving from narrow-purpose instruments called radios to universal instruments" https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/19/for-broadcasters-digital-tech-isnt-a-lifesaver-its-a-new-land-for-fish-with-legs-and-lungs/ | Source: Doc Searls
[04:18]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/19/for-broadcasters-digital-tech-isnt-a-lifesaver-its-a-new-land-for-fish-with-legs-and-lungs/ )
[04:18]	TR News	"What's left of U.S. corporate media is utterly dedicated to demolishing whatever's left of their already soggy" https://karlbode.com/cbs-just-cant-stop-kissing-donald-trumps-ass/ | Source: Karl Bode
[04:18]	TR Bot	 CBS Just Can't Stop Kissing Donald Trump's Ass
[04:18]	TR News	"I appreciate this focus because I am reminded, again and again, of how much journalists care" https://mysweetdumbbrain.substack.com/p/the-conversations-about-hope-i-havent | Source: Katie Hawkins-Gaar
[04:18]	TR Bot	 Three conversations I can't seem to shake
[04:19]	TR News	"Were glad to see the FAA rescind its original order" https://thedissenter.org/faa-will-no-longer-prosecute-journalists-who-fly-drones-near-ice-operations/ | Source: The Dissenter
[04:19]	TR Bot	 Reporter Wins Victory Against FAA's ICE No Fly Zones
[04:20]	TR News	"Print it, all false, I'll see you in courtbring your checkbook" https://boingboing.net/2026/04/20/kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-over-story-claiming-he-often-drunk-or-missing-at-work.html | Source: BoingBoing
[04:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/20/kash-patel-sues-the-atlantic-over-story-claiming-he-often-drunk-or-missing-at-work.html )
[04:20]	TR News	"Patel has sued the Atlantic" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/20/trump-tariff-refund-politics-vance-congress-latest-updates | Source: The Guardian UK
[04:20]	TR Bot	 Democrats say Trump administration imploding after third cabinet member steps down as it happened | Trump administration | The Guardian
[04:20]	TR News	"ALAs Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tracked 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025" https://www.ala.org/news/2026/04/american-library-association-releases-2025-most-challenged-books-list-national-library | Source: American Library Association
[04:20]	TR Bot	 American Library Association releases 2025 Most Challenged Books List as National Library Week Begins | ALA
[04:21]	TR News	"These were the most targeted books of 2025: [...]" https://lithub.com/these-were-the-11-most-challenged-books-in-2025/ | Source: Literary Hub
[04:21]	TR Bot	 Literary Hub These were the 11 most challenged books in 2025.
[04:21]	TR News	Earth Day tomorrow
[04:22]	TR News	"City prosecutor Marcus McDowell said it wasn't a free speech case" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[04:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/ )
[04:22]	TR News	"The charges stemmed from posts Morgenshtern published on Telegram, Instagram, and YouTube" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/20/moscow-court-fines-russian-rapper-morgenshtern-on-foreign-agent-charges | Source: Meduza
[04:22]	TR Bot	 Moscow court fines Russian rapper Morgenshtern on foreign agent charges Meduza
[04:22]	TR News	"But the comparison understates the scale" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-internet-shutdown-costs-rights/33736283.html | Source: RFERL
[04:22]	TR Bot	 Internet Shutdown Adds To The Costs Of War For Iranians
[04:23]	TR News	"I based this conclusion partly on Quinn Slobodians Globalists (2020)" https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/04/20/on-hayeks-bastards | Source: Andy Wingo
[04:23]	TR Bot	 on hayek's bastards wingolog
[04:23]	TR News	"As an undergrad, I spent a couple of years as a philosophy major, before dropping out." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/grievance-poisoning-in-the-first | Source: Hamilton Nolan
[04:23]	TR Bot	 Grievance Poisoning in the First Degree - by Hamilton Nolan
[04:23]	TR News	"Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apples board of directors and John Ternus" https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/ | Source: Apple Inc
[04:23]	TR Bot	Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple
[04:24]	TR News	"effective immediately" https://www.theverge.com/tech/915240/apple-johny-srouji-ternus-cook | Source: The Verge
[04:24]	TR Bot	 Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer | The Verge
[04:24]	TR News	"While no one can know right now how his leadership will differ from Cooks" https://heydingus.net/blog/2026/4/ternus-will-succeed-cook-as-apples-ceo | Source: Jarrod Blundy
[04:24]	TR Bot	 Ternus will succeed Cook as Apples CEO - HeyDingus
[04:24]	TR News	"You can read Cooks full letter here: [...]" https://www.theverge.com/tech/915279/tim-cook-ceo-letter-apple-community | Source: The Verge
[04:24]	TR Bot	 Read Tim Cooks letter to the Apple world as he departs as CEO | The Verge
[04:24]	TR News	"effective immediately" https://www.theverge.com/tech/915272/apple-john-ternus-tim-cook | Source: The Verge
[04:24]	TR Bot	 Live: John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as Apples CEO | The Verge
[04:25]	TR News	"In a tandem announcement" https://www.macworld.com/article/3119381/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-apple-ceo-in-shock-announcement.html | Source: Macworld
[04:25]	TR Bot	Cook to step down as Apple CEO in shock announcement | Macworld
[04:25]	TR News	"Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, will become executive chairman of the board." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/apple-ceo-transition-tim-cook-john-ternus | Source: Interesting Engineering
[04:25]	TR Bot	 Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, John Ternus named next successor
[04:25]	TR News	"Canonical is pleased to announce the early access launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for MediaTeks Genio IoT platforms." https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-expands-ubuntu-support-to-next-generation-mediatek-genio-520-and-720-platforms | Source: Ubuntu
[04:25]	TR Bot	expands Ubuntu support to next-generation MediaTek Genio 520 and 720 platforms | Ubuntu
[04:26]	TR News	"Anduril and HD Hyundai are expanding their partnership of designing and building autonomous surface vessels" https://www.navytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/20/anduril-hd-hyundai-expands-partnership-with-first-autonomous-surface-vessel-in-production/ | Source: US Navy Times
[04:26]	TR Bot	 Anduril, HD Hyundai expand partnership with first autonomous surface vessel in production
[04:26]	TR News	"The deal was first discussed in September 2024" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-onion-deal-relaunch-alex-jones-infowars-1235550918/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[04:26]	TR Bot	 Alex Jones Has Shirtless Meltdown as the Onion Prepares to Relaunch Infowars
[04:28]	TR News	"anything but PV" https://hackaday.com/2026/04/20/2026-green-power-challenge-nfc-powers-command-write-and-wake-of-mcu/ | Source: Hackaday
[04:28]	TR Bot	Green Power Challenge: NFC Powers Command Write And Wake Of MCU | Hackaday
[04:28]	TR News	"We wouldnt be surprised if youd never seen the Spira before." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/19/quirky-electric-car-rides-the-rails/ | Source: Hackaday
[04:28]	TR Bot	Electric Car Rides The Rails | Hackaday
[04:29]	TR News	"Although Zcash is a superior private currency" https://nbtv.substack.com/p/how-to-actually-spend-crypto-in-real | Source: Ludlow Institute
[04:29]	TR Bot	 How to Actually Spend Crypto in Real Life - by NBTV Media
[04:29]	TR News	"There are growing concerns in North Dakota and elsewhere that large power users, like data centers, could drive up the cost of electricity for residential consumers." https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/04/20/north-dakota-has-the-cheapest-electricity-in-the-country-data-shows/ | Source: North Dakota Monitor
[04:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/04/20/north-dakota-has-the-cheapest-electricity-in-the-country-data-shows/ )
[04:35]	TR News	"Notably, this is the first time researchers have shown that drug pollution makes wild fish behave differently in nature" https://interestingengineering.com/science/cocaine-contaminants-juvenile-salmon-swim-far | Source: Interesting Engineering
[04:35]	TR Bot	 First evidence found of cocaine pollution affecting fish in the wild
[04:35]	TR News	"It has become a kitchen table issue, and it has become a very relevant political issue" https://text.npr.org/g-s1-117729 | Source: NPR
[04:35]	TR Bot	 Data centers are expensive, unpopular and could be a tipping point in the midterms
[04:36]	TR News	"Now, he's shrugging off a law Congress passed decades ago to preserve White House papers and historians are taking him to court." https://text.npr.org/g-s1-117887 | Source: NPR
[04:36]	TR Bot	 Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him
[04:36]	TR News	"But Patel, according to multiple current officials, as well as former officials who have stayed close to him, is deeply concerned that his job is in jeopardy." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/ | Source: The Atlantic
[04:36]	TR Bot	 Kash Patels Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job - The Atlantic
[04:37]	TR News	"That story describes Karoline Leavitt, not known for her candor, claiming that Whiskey Pete went to the Oval Office to brief Trump directly." https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/20/the-person-playacting-as-president-may-be-getting-addicted-to-snuff-films/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[04:37]	TR Bot	 The Person Playacting as President May Be Getting Addicted to Snuff Films - emptywheel
[04:37]	TR News	"I cant remember if I ever met Adam. I was a member of the Cypherpunks mailing list for a while, but I was never really an active participant." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/is-satoshi-nakamoto-really-adam-back.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[04:37]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/is-satoshi-nakamoto-really-adam-back.html )
[04:38]	TR News	"The edited recording, just over a minute long, shows that the meeting concerned drone production" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/20/ukrainian-prankster-infiltrates-russian-industry-and-trade-ministry-drone-meeting-hears-official-say-90-of-electrical-components-are-foreign | Source: Meduza
[04:38]	TR Bot	 Ukrainian prankster infiltrates Russian Industry and Trade Ministry drone meeting, hears official say 90% of electrical components are foreign Meduza
[04:39]	TR News	"The Education Secretary has previously written to headteachers in England to stress that schools should be phone-free throughout the school day." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/england-school-mobile-phones-legislation-b2961340.html | Source: The Independent UK
[04:39]	TR Bot	 Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under government plans | The Independent
[04:40]	TR News	"he identified a North Korean IT worker applying" https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2026/04/20/north-korea-tech-worker-fake-identity-job/ | Source: RFA
[04:40]	TR Bot	 North Korean operatives use fake identities to apply for tech jobs Radio Free Asia
[04:46]	TR News	"During a taping of tech guy Dwarkesh Patels podcast spotted by Toms Hardware" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-podcast-china | Source: Futurism
[04:46]	TR Bot	 Nvidia CEO Loses His Cool at Tough Question
[04:48]	TR News	"Palantir has apparently decided to volunteer as the case study." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/palantir-goes-mask-off-for-fascism-it-wont-end-well/ | Source: Techdirt
[04:48]	TR Bot	Goes Mask-Off For Fascism. It Wont End Well. | Techdirt
[04:48]	TR News	"The post, described as comically evil by critics, is concerning coming from a company with growing influence within the federal government." https://truthout.org/articles/palantir-posts-manifesto-lamenting-post-war-neutering-of-nazi-germany/ | Source: TruthOut
[04:48]	TR Bot	 Palantir Posts Manifesto Lamenting Post-War Neutering of Nazi Germany | Truthout
[04:48]	TR News	"The pushback was swift." https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/20/unregulated-prediction-market-may-endanger-us-national-security-experts-and-lawmakers-warn/ | Source: US Navy Times
[04:48]	TR Bot	 Unregulated prediction market may endanger US national security, experts and lawmakers warn
[04:49]	TR News	"ForbesPredict is an attempt to gamify news consumption and keep users scanning the website. Rather than cash, players earn tokens." https://www.404media.co/forbes-prediction-market-gamefies-story-about-mass-shooting-of-8-children/ | Source: 404 Media
[04:49]	TR Bot	 Forbes Prediction Market Gamifies Story About Mass Shooting of 8 Children
[04:49]	TR News	"Only we're 'not allowed' to call them "threat actors" despite the clear and present threat they pose. Isn't that worth examining by curious minds?" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/cakeandeatit/ | Source: The Cyber Show
[04:49]	TR Bot	 At sea with technology
[04:53]	TR News	"A spokesperson for the Russian government did not respond to TechCrunchs request for comment." https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/sweden-blames-russian-hackers-for-attempting-destructive-cyberattack-on-thermal-plant/ | Source: TechCrunch
[04:53]	TR Bot	blames Russian hackers for attempting 'destructive' cyberattack on thermal plant | TechCrunch
[04:54]	TR News	"connections to Russian intelligence and security services" https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/russia-hits-european-thermal-power-plant-in-attempted-destructive-cyberattack-pro-kremlin-hackers-are-engaging-in-riskier-and-more-reckless-behavior-in-latest-attempt-to-cripple-western-critical-infrastructure | Source: TechRadar
[04:54]	TR Bot	hits European thermal power plant in attempted destructive cyberattack Pro-Kremlin hackers are engaging in riskier and more reckless behavior in latest attempt to cripple Western critical infrastructure | TechRadar
[04:57]	TR News	"VeraCrypt lets you create an encrypted volume that looks like a normal drive once its unlocked." https://greycoder.com/veracrypt-encrypt-your-files/ | Source: GreyCoder
[04:57]	TR Bot	An Free App For Encrypting Files - GreyCoder
[04:57]	TR News	"AES-128 is safe against quantum computers. SHA-256 is safe against quantum computers." https://words.filippo.io/128-bits/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda
[04:57]	TR Bot	 Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys
[04:58]	TR News	"But the final product, a 14-page amendment, did not go far enough for some holdouts in either party." https://www.securityweek.com/senate-extends-surveillance-powers-until-april-30-after-chaotic-votes-in-house/ | Source: Security Week
[04:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/senate-extends-surveillance-powers-until-april-30-after-chaotic-votes-in-house/ )
[04:59]	TR News	"The DDoS attack appears to have started late on April 15 (Pacific Time) and continued into the next day." https://www.securityweek.com/bluesky-disrupted-by-sophisticated-ddos-attack/ | Source: Security Week
[04:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/bluesky-disrupted-by-sophisticated-ddos-attack/ )
[04:59]	TR News	"I was working on a personal project, debugging a Native Messaging helper I had written for it." https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthropic-spyware/ |
[04:59]	TR Bot	 Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop That Privacy Guy!
● Apr 21
[05:00]	TR News	"Heres what can trigger audible alerts across your Apple devices, and what controls each: [...]" https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/silence-listen-heres-how-to-control-sound-from-your-devices/ | Source: Six Colors
[05:00]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/silence-listen-heres-how-to-control-sound-from-your-devices/ )
[05:01]	TR News	"Thankfully deleting your account is pretty easy, you just need to make sure that you dont have any balance on your account or orders in place" https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/20/how-to-delete-your-vinted-account/ | Source: Lee Peterson
[05:01]	TR Bot	 How to delete your Vinted account LJPUK
[05:01]	TR News	"I had a white iBook G3 (Late 2001 model for those keeping score at home) and while it was infinitely repairable" https://schwarztech.net/snippets/how-apple-used-to-design-its-laptops-for-repairability | Source: SchwarzTech
[05:01]	TR Bot	 SchwarzTechSnippet: How Apple Used to Design Its Laptops for Repairability
[05:01]	TR News	"A teardown of the new MacBook Neo by Australian YouTube repair channel Tech Re-Nu reveals what may be the most modular and repair-friendly Mac laptop in recent times." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/12/macbook-neo-six-minute-teardown-zero-tape/ | Source: MacRumors
[05:01]	TR Bot	Neo Teardown: Modular Ports, Glue-Less Battery, Zero Tape - MacRumors
[05:02]	TR News	"But the most significant change in the Neo is that the keyboard is its own separate component." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/more-modular-design-makes-macbook-neo-easier-to-fix-than-other-apple-laptops/ | Source: Ars Technica
[05:02]	TR Bot	 Apple's MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks - Ars Technica
[05:02]	TR News	"For users without AppleCare, there is a flat fee of $149 for battery service, while other damages will require an inspection: [...]" https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/09/heres-how-much-a-macbook-neo-repair-will-cost-you/ | Source: 9to5Mac
[05:02]	TR Bot	how much a MacBook Neo repair will cost you - 9to5Mac
[05:02]	TR News	"To me, the biggest problem is the SSDs. Not only can you not replace them, but you cant even use a modern Mac with an external SSD if the internal one is damaged." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/04/20/design-for-repairability/ | Source: Michael Tsai
[05:02]	TR Bot	 Michael Tsai - Blog - Design for Repairability
[05:03]	TR News	"My idea is to make the phone dumber." https://soeren.one/2026/kids-focus/ | Source: Sren
[05:03]	TR Bot	 Focus: Kids-Time Sren's Blog
[05:04]	TR News	"I blame the manufacturers of the beepers for having such an incredibly annoying and never-ending piezo beep." https://idiomdrottning.org/piezo-waiters | Source: Idiomdrottning
[05:04]	TR Bot	 Piezo Waiters
[05:04]		*ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights
[05:04]	TR News	"I think the only thing I want to add on middle schoolers" https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/on-middle-schoolers/ | Source: Small Cypress
[05:04]	TR Bot	 on middle schoolers | small cypress
[05:05]	TR News	"For the first time today one of my former students came into my classroom." https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/a-kind-word/ | Source: Amber Settle
[05:05]	TR Bot	 A kind word | Technology education and me
[05:05]	TR News	"So an interesting fact about moons: if a moon orbits above geosynchronous orbit, it will tend to very slowly spiral outwards, raising its orbit and moving further away from its planet." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/04/20/occasional-paper-inconstant-moon/ | Source: Crooked Timber
[05:05]	TR Bot	 Occasional paper: Inconstant moon Crooked Timber
[05:05]	TR News	"The previous post contained an illustration using a cubic polynomial and three evenly spaced parallel lines. This post uses a fifth degree polynomial, and shows that the parallel lines need not be evenly spaced." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/04/20/newton-diameter-quintic/ | Source: John D Cook
[05:05]	TR Bot	 More on Newtons diameter theorem
[05:06]	TR News	"Its once again time for the Lyrid meteor shower, an annual affair that humans have watched for at least 2,700 years" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/look-up-this-week-to-see-the-peak-of-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-humans-have-documented-this-dazzling-display-for-2700-years-180988578/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[05:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/look-up-this-week-to-see-the-peak-of-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-humans-have-documented-this-dazzling-display-for-2700-years-180988578/ )
[05:06]	TR News	"Faculty advisor Juan Manfredi, NAB, said the club responded to a request from NASA to submit a proposal." https://www.arrl.org/news/view/helping-nasa-track-artemis-ii-s-orion-spacecraft | Source: ARRL
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Helping NASA Track Artemis IIs Orion Spacecraft
[05:07]	TR News	"Above all else, Prince wanted to encourage people to create and be creative, to have mastery over their work and their lives, to be their true selves, and to be loving and compassionate towards others" https://www.anildash.com/2026/04/20/prince-ten-years/ | Source: Anil Dash
[05:07]	TR Bot	 Discovering Prince, Ten Years Later - Anil Dash
[05:07]	TR News	"Diners make delicious waffles. My favourite order is a Belgian waffle with fruit." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/20/waffles-and-coffee | Source: James G
[05:07]	TR Bot	 Waffles and coffee | James' Coffee Blog
[05:07]	TR News	"In the US, and elsewhere, moves are afoot to force the vendors of computer operating systems to carry out age verification at the platform level." https://kevinboone.me/fahrenheit451.html | Source: Kevin Boone
[05:07]	TR Bot	 Kevin Boone: Is Fahrenheit 451 becoming relevant again?
[05:08]	TR News	"PC Gamers headline highlights the 758 cover disks on the Internet Archive, but there are actually even more gems to be found." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/relive-the-pc-magazine-cover-disk-era-with-758-strong-archive-org-cd-rom-collection-1-2tb-treasure-trove-also-includes-floppy-disks-from-as-early-as-1993 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[05:08]	TR Bot	 Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993 | Tom's Hardware
[05:08]		*schestowi has quit (Ping timeout: 375 seconds)
[05:12]	TR News	Techrights Links 21/04/2026: Internet Shutdowns, Bluesky Crippled by DDoS Attack https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Links_21_04_2026_Internet_Shutdowns_Bluesky_Crippled_by_DDoS_At.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Links_21_04_2026_Internet_Shutdowns_Bluesky_Crippled_by_DDoS_At.gmi 
[05:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 21/04/2026: Internet Shutdowns, Bluesky Crippled by DDoS Attack
[05:15]	TR News	"Theres one thing about terminals that has always bothered me: to get your favorite editor, prompt, or TUI to render nicely" https://rapha.land/introducing-glyph-protocol-for-terminals/ |
[05:15]	TR Bot	 Introducing Glyph Protocol for Terminals Raphael Amorim
[05:15]	TR News	"This way, the login shell remains zsh but in Ghostty it's fish. So far it feels nice and clean." https://baty.net/posts/2026/04/back-to-fish-shell/ | Source: Jack Baty
[05:15]	TR Bot	to Fish Shell baty.net
[05:18]	TR News	"Heres the story of my workaround, as extra evidence that reverting incremental garbage collection is a good call." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/04/20/django-python-3.14-incremental-gc/ | Source: Adam Johnson
[05:18]	TR Bot	 Django: fixing a memory leak from Python 3.14s incremental garbage collection - Adam Johnson
[05:18]	TR News	"I maintain several PyPA projects (virtualenv, tox, pipx, platformdirs, filelock) and work on corporate package hosting infrastructure." https://bernat.tech/posts/securing-python-supply-chain/ |
[05:18]	TR Bot	 Defense in Depth: A Practical Guide to Python Supply Chain Security Bernt Gbor Python packaging, tox, virtualenv & open source
[05:19]	TR News	"This talk is different from other talks Ive given before because its focused, not on C++ code examples" https://herbsutter.com/2026/04/19/becpp/ | Source: Herb Sutter
[05:19]	TR Bot	 My BeCPP talk video posted: C++ Growing in a world of competition, safety, and AI Sutters Mill
[05:19]	TR News	"Docs are often thought of as a purely functional artifact, a packet of content that, when it works, its not remembered at all." https://passo.uno/what-makes-docs-beautiful/ | Source: Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti
[05:19]	TR Bot	makes docs beautiful? - passo.uno
[05:20]	TR News	"This is a story of things that I have done and learned during that journey." https://hauleth.dev/post/things-about-elixir-you-probably-will-never-need/ |
[05:20]	TR Bot	 Scotty, I need warp speed in three minutes - Hauleth
[05:21]	TR News	"Open data is central to accelerating scientific progress because it allows researchers everywhere to freely access" https://creativecommons.org/2026/04/20/licensing-best-practices-for-the-sharing-of-scientific-data/ | Source: Creative Commons
[05:21]	TR Bot	 Licensing Best Practices for the Sharing of Scientific Data - Creative Commons
[05:21]	TR News	"The five boroughs of New York City can be informally or formally carved up into many different pieces, depending on what it is that youre doing." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/new-york-city-hexmaps/ | Source: Rlang
[05:21]	TR Bot	York City Hexmaps | R-bloggers
[05:21]	TR News	"I want to switch to a term that better expresses how I aim to be in control of my digital presence." https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/04/DigitalAutonomy/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer
[05:21]	TR Bot	 Hello Digital Autonomy - Jan Wildeboers Blog
[05:22]	TR News	"You can specify the year using the link at the bottom of the page if it returns the right title but wrong movie. The API key is limited to 1,000 lookups a day. It's Gemini so I'm not too worried." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bluesman/41853
[05:23]	TR News	Harmony Korine gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/US-gummo-harmony-korine-1997.gmi
[05:24]	TR News	plead gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/plead
[05:25]	TR News	"A few months ago I started the transition to using NeoVim as my daily driver text editor." gemini://frooplet.com/glog/2026-04-21-daily-nvim.gmi
[05:25]	TR News	"After paying a visit to an inconspicuous smoke shop, I got myself an edible gummy. I never thought that 420 mg of THC was strong, but apparently it was enough to send me on a trip. Fortunately, I was lying in bed when it all happened." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2808
[05:26]	TR News	"That still works, but I thought, "what if I want to share what I have learned?" Joplin can do that but it seemed like a lot of work for something maybe a handfull (or maybe no one?) would ever read." gemini://offgridholdout.org/documenting-howto-issues-gemini.gmi
[05:28]	TR News	"Several months ago I wrote an iOS Gemini client called Titan II. I finished the MVP, but I haven't really had the time or motivation to ship it to the App Store. I have no idea if anyone would really want it or use it." gemini://gem.stevedylan.dev/gemlog/2026-04-20-ios-gemini-client.gmi
[05:29]	TR News	[japan] [cat] [bass] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-04-12.gmi
[05:30]		*lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[05:32]		*lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights
[05:33]	TR News	"In terms of actual work, this time around was less flashy than the last (part 1, part 2) as everyone already had their thing to work on" https://arcan-fe.com/2026/04/20/arcan-spring-hackathon-report/ | Source: Arcan
[05:33]	TR Bot	 Arcan Spring Hackathon Report | Arcan
[05:33]	TR News	"PyTexas 2026 ran April 1719 in Austin. Friday was tutorials, Saturday and Sunday were talks with two keynotes and two lightning-talk blocks." https://bernat.tech/posts/pytexas-2026-recap/ |
[05:33]	TR Bot	 PyTexas 2026 Recap Bernt Gbor Python packaging, tox, virtualenv & open source
[05:33]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: NeoVim, GeminiMDB, and Another New Gemini Client (Called Titan II) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_NeoVim_GeminiMDB_and_Another_New_Gemini.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_NeoVim_GeminiMDB_and_Another_New_Gemini.gmi 
[05:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: NeoVim, GeminiMDB, and Another New Gemini Client (Called Titan II)
[05:34]	TR News	"Since refactoring my site back in 2023, authoring posts is pretty simple. But to make it even easier, I wrote a little helper script." https://tylersticka.com/journal/new-post-cli/ | Source: Tyler Sticka
[05:34]	TR Bot	 My Own Little New Post CLI Tyler Sticka
[05:34]	TR News	"My website is built using blogdown and published on Netlify via CI/CD. Recently, I updated my Hugo version from 0.92 to 0.154.2." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/r-how-to-modify-the-theme-used-by-blogdown/ | Source: Rlang
[05:34]	TR Bot	How to modify the theme used by blogdown? | R-bloggers
[05:39]	TR News	"I have been working on this feature over the last week and now have a version ready for use (in beta)." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/20/artemis-custom-domains | Source: James G
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Artemis now supports custom domains (in beta) | James' Coffee Blog
[05:39]	TR News	"I much prefer to learn about blog posts and newsletters through my web reader, which is focused specifically on aggregating blog posts and essays and newsletters I want to follow." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/20/newsletters-should-have-web-feeds | Source: James G
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Newsletters should have web feeds | James' Coffee Blog
[05:40]	TR News	"In my ever-increasing desire to use emacs as my sole computing environment, I have started to take browsing the web inside it far more seriously." https://joshblais.com/blog/emacs-as-my-browser/ | Source: Joshua Blais
[05:40]	TR Bot	 Emacs is my browser - The Universe of Joshua Blais
[05:40]	TR News	"The LibreSSL project has announced the release of version 4.3.1 of the software: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260420085845 | Source: Undeadly
[05:40]	TR Bot	 LibreSSL 4.3.1 released
[05:41]	TR News	"When space and cost arent an issue, this kind of architecture can be sensible." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/04/20/this-trash-handling-robot-contains-a-whopping-11-arduino-boards/ | Source: Arduino
[05:41]	TR Bot	 This trash-handling robot contains a whopping 11 Arduino boards | Arduino Blog
[05:41]	TR News	"He has been lucky enough to keep costs down by finding an old generation GPRS SIM card that could be cloned and used across multiple devices" https://hackaday.com/2026/04/20/diy-weather-stations-report-in-from-chernobyl/ | Source: Hackaday
[05:41]	TR Bot	Weather Stations Report In From Chernobyl | Hackaday
[05:42]	TR News	"We had an excellent time scrolling through all of the cyberdeck projects we were tagged in last week" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/maker-monday-show-us-your-personal-raspberry-pi-projects/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[05:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/maker-monday-show-us-your-personal-raspberry-pi-projects/ )
[05:42]	TR News	"The Beach Cleaning Project tackled that challenge directly." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/cleaning-up-critical-infrastructure-in-freebsd/ | Source: FreeBSD
[05:42]	TR Bot	 Cleaning Up Critical Infrastructure in FreeBSD | FreeBSD Foundation
[05:45]	TR News	"The Reg FOSS desk described the driver in October 2025, and we recapped its history back then." https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/linux_71_new_ntfs/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:45]	TR Bot	 Linux 7.1 will have an optional new NTFS driver The Register
[05:46]	TR News	IBM Red Hat peddling slop, as usual, instead of Linux https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/rag-agentic-ai-when-models-stop-answering-and-start-acting | Source: Red Hat Official
[05:46]	TR Bot	 From RAG to agentic AI: When models stop answering and start acting
[05:46]	TR News	Reselling proprietary software that bricks systems https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/integrating-red-hat-lightspeed-crowdstrike | Source: Red Hat Official
[05:46]	TR Bot	 Integrating Red Hat Lightspeed with CrowdStrike for enhanced malware detection coverage
[05:47]	TR News	Buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/proving-open-source-ready-industrial-edge | Source: Red Hat Official
[05:47]	TR Bot	 Proving open source is ready for the industrial edge
[05:47]	TR News	"They need to focus on the power system physics and not on Linux kernel tuning" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/power-shift-why-future-electric-grid-will-be-software-defined | Source: Red Hat Official
[05:47]	TR Bot	 The power shift: Why the future of the electric grid will be software-defined
[05:49]	TR News	Canonical peddling slop: "the users prompt is augmented with some relevant contextual information from a knowledge base" https://ubuntu.com//blog/hybrid-search-and-reranking-a-deeper-look-at-rag | Source: Ubuntu
[05:49]	TR Bot	search and reranking: a deeper look at RAG | Ubuntu
[05:49]	TR News	Will AI suffer the same fate as blockchain? | "Fr AI den samme skbne som blockchain? | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/faar-ai-den-samme-skaebne-som-blockchain
[05:49]	TR Bot	 Fr AI den samme skbne som blockchain? | Version2
[05:50]	TR News	Google is now buying land in Finland in a big way and paying a 1000% extra price: Already 2500 hectares in size https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/a/74d1d3f0-4b8c-4059-86af-4a19d1bbace4 Sompi
[05:50]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://translate.google.com/translate%3Fsl%3Dfi%26tl%3Den%26u%3Dhttps://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/a/74d1d3f0-4b8c-4059-86af-4a19d1bbace4&q=EgReTM9xGJaEnM8GIjDS7yv4tfEZv08LlNU-YWm6QOqP3rst3wlIhX8dI_VxcxcLu6HzwJfD6AuCm07xtXUyAnJSWgFD )
[05:51]	TR News	iophk: point B - to use the system - contradicts the GPL and AGPL; the apparent long term goal is to dictate who is and isn't allowed to use a general purpose computer; war on computing https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/parents-decide-act-will-ruin-personal:8
[05:51]	TR Bot	 "Parents decide act" will ruin personal computing: my opinion on HR8250
[05:51]	TR News	raymondcamden about LLM slop https://www.raymondcamden.com/2026/04/20/building-a-simple-markdown-pwa-app
[05:51]	TR Bot	 Building a Simple Markdown PWA App
[05:52]	TR News	hackaday writes about slop coding https://hackaday.com/2026/04/20/vintage-chyron-tv-hardware-of-course-it-runs-netbsd/
[05:52]	TR Bot	Chyron TV Hardware? Of Course It Runs NetBSD | Hackaday
[05:52]	TR News	"Automatisierte Datenanalyse in NRW: Palantir-Gesetz nicht verfassungskonform" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/automatisierte-datenanalyse-in-nrw-palantir-gesetz-nicht-verfassungskonform/
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Automatisierte Datenanalyse in NRW: Palantir-Gesetz nicht verfassungskonform
[05:53]	TR News	GAFAM-funded eff is "carrying water for Conde Nast's anti-FOSS censorship" https://www.eff.org/pages/internet-still-works-reddit-empowers-community-moderation
[05:53]	TR Bot	 The Internet Still Works: Reddit Empowers Community Moderation | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[05:55]	TR News	Is the EU's hacked age app needed? | "Behvs EU:s hackade ldersapp?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/20/behovs-eus-hackade-aldersapp/
[05:55]	TR Bot	 Behvs EU:s hackade ldersapp?
[05:56]	TR News	"We cant trust Palantir with our NHS data - New Statesman" https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2026/04/we-cant-trust-palantir-with-our-nhs-data https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Privatisation_Catastrophe_Starting_with_NHS_England_Microsoft_a.shtml
[05:56]	TR Bot	 We cant trust Palantir with our NHS data - New Statesman
[05:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Privatisation Catastrophe, Starting with NHS England: Microsoft and Partners Attack British People's Health and Steal Their Medical Records (While British Taxpayers Unwillingly Pay for This)
[05:57]	TR News	DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 gets formally announced | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-gets-formally-announced/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:57]	TR Bot	BALL XENOVERSE 3 gets formally announced | GamingOnLinux
[05:59]	TR News	Portal 2: Community Edition Beta is out now as a playground for modding | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/portal-2-community-edition-beta-is-out-now-as-a-playground-for-modding/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:59]	TR Bot	2: Community Edition Beta is out now as a playground for modding | GamingOnLinux
● Apr 21
[06:02]	TR News	Prehistoric life and farming sim Roots of Pacha gets a surprise Anniversary Update | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/prehistoric-life-and-farming-sim-roots-of-pacha-gets-a-surprise-anniversary-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:02]	TR Bot	life and farming sim Roots of Pacha gets a surprise Anniversary Update | GamingOnLinux
[06:06]	TR News	MMO space shooter Star Conflict is shutting down | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/mmo-space-shooter-star-conflict-is-shutting-down/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/mmo-space-shooter-star-conflict-is-shutting-down/
[06:06]	TR Bot	space shooter Star Conflict is shutting down | GamingOnLinux
[06:13]	TR News	Reality-bending puzzles arrive in Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster on May 12 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/reality-bending-puzzles-arrive-in-uncle-lees-cookbook-five-recipes-for-disaster-on-may-12/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:13]	TR Bot	puzzles arrive in Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster on May 12 | GamingOnLinux
[06:15]	TR News	Classic survival horror Alone in the Dark gets a cross-platform reimplementation with enhancements | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/classic-survival-horror-alone-in-the-dark-gets-a-cross-platform-reimplementation-with-enhancements/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:15]	TR Bot	survival horror Alone in the Dark gets a cross-platform reimplementation with enhancements | GamingOnLinux
[06:15]		*\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[06:15]		*\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights
[06:16]	TR News	KDE Plasma 6.7 gets per-screen virtual desktops and Wayland session management | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/kde-plasma-6-7-gets-per-screen-virtual-desktops-and-wayland-session-management/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:16]	TR Bot	Plasma 6.7 gets per-screen virtual desktops and Wayland session management | GamingOnLinux
[06:24]	TR News	Playnix launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/playnix-launch-their-own-steam-machine-like-linux-gaming-console/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:24]	TR Bot	launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console | GamingOnLinux
[06:25]	TR News	Grab 7 action-packed games in the Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/grab-7-action-packed-games-in-the-sharp-shooters-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:25]	TR Bot	7 action-packed games in the Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[06:25]	TR News	Crusader Kings III gets a new major patch and Chapter V expansion pass | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/crusader-kings-iii-gets-a-new-major-patch-and-chapter-v-expansion-pass/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:25]	TR Bot	Kings III gets a new major patch and Chapter V expansion pass | GamingOnLinux
[06:31]	TR News	Testing PC games using FEX on a high-end Android tablet can yield playable results but the early tech is still not ready for prime time https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/testing-pc-games-using-fex-on-a-high-end-android-tablet-can-yield-playable-results-but-the-early-tech-is-still-not-ready-for-prime-time
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Testing PC games using FEX on a high-end Android tablet can yield playable results but the early tech is still not ready for prime time | Tom's Hardware
[06:32]	TR News	Hello Kitty creator Sanrio launches gaming brand to tap fast-growing global market https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hello-kitty-creator-sanrio-launches-gaming-brand-to-tap-fast-growing-global-market
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Hello Kitty creator Sanrio launches gaming brand to tap fast-growing global market | The Straits Times
[06:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[06:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: FEX, Crusader Kings III, Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle, Playnix, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Games_FEX_Crusader_Kings_III_Sharp_Shooters_Humble_Bundle_Playn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Games_FEX_Crusader_Kings_III_Sharp_Shooters_Humble_Bundle_Playn.gmi 
[06:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: FEX, Crusader Kings III, Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle, Playnix, and More
[06:38]	TR News	WhatsApp Desktop unofficial client https://www.linuxlinks.com/whatsapp-desktop-unofficial-client/
[06:38]	TR Bot	Desktop - unofficial client - LinuxLinks
[06:39]	TR News	Netdisco web-based network management tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/netdisco-web-based-network-management-tool/
[06:39]	TR Bot	- web-based network management tool - LinuxLinks
[06:39]	TR News	Kader Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/kader42-arch-based-linux-distribution/
[06:39]	TR Bot	- Arch-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks
[06:39]	TR News	hyprpicker wlroots-compatible Wayland colour picker for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/hyprpicker-wlroots-compatible-wayland-colour-picker-linux/
[06:39]	TR Bot	- wlroots-compatible Wayland colour picker for Linux - LinuxLinks
[06:39]	TR News	Miyadaiku Python-based static site generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/miyadaiku-python-based-static-site-generator/
[06:39]	TR Bot	- Python-based static site generator - LinuxLinks
[06:40]	TR News	wl-color-picker shell script for Wayland and wlroots sessions https://www.linuxlinks.com/wl-color-picker-shell-script-wayland-wlroots-sessions/
[06:40]	TR Bot	- shell script for Wayland and wlroots sessions - LinuxLinks
[06:43]	TR News	Australias teen social control media ban https://www.rubenerd.au/australias-teen-social-media-ban/
[06:43]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Australias teen social media ban
[06:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Ubuntu_26_04_will_block_your_upgrade_on_Thursday_if_your_contai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Ubuntu_26_04_will_block_your_upgrade_on_Thursday_if_your_contai.gmi 
[06:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1
[06:47]	TR News	Techrights FOSS Linux (fosslinux.com) Has Become a Slopfarm https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/FOSS_Linux_fosslinux_com_Has_Become_a_Slopfarm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/FOSS_Linux_fosslinux_com_Has_Become_a_Slopfarm.gmi 
[06:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights FOSS Linux (fosslinux.com) Has Become a Slopfarm
[06:57]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[06:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
● Apr 21
[07:01]	TR News	KLayout viewer and editor for integrated circuit and mask design https://www.linuxlinks.com/klayout-viewer-editor-integrated-circuit-mask-design/
[07:01]	TR Bot	- viewer and editor for integrated circuit and mask design - LinuxLinks
[07:01]	TR News	19 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux CAD Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/cad/
[07:01]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux CAD Software - LinuxLinks
[07:02]	TR News	fswatch reports changes to files and directories https://www.linuxlinks.com/fswatch-reports-changes-files-directories/
[07:02]	TR Bot	- reports changes to files and directories - LinuxLinks
[07:03]	TR News	incorporeal-cms lightweight static site generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/incorporeal-cms-lightweight-static-site-generator/
[07:03]	TR Bot	- lightweight static site generator - LinuxLinks
[07:03]	TR News	17 Useful Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Foreign Language Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/foreignlanguagetools/
[07:03]	TR Bot	Useful Free and Open Source Linux Foreign Language Tools - LinuxLinks
[07:04]	TR News	OmniGet download media and other files https://www.linuxlinks.com/omniget-download-media-other-files/
[07:04]	TR Bot	- download media and other files - LinuxLinks
[07:04]	TR News	Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-7-1-update-includes-new-in-kernel-ntfs-driver-delivers-storage-support-upgrade-for-linux-users
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users | Tom's Hardware
[07:05]	TR News	ASCIIGenome text only genome browser https://www.linuxlinks.com/asciigenome-text-only-genome-browser/
[07:05]	TR Bot	- text only genome browser - LinuxLinks
[07:06]	TR News	Genja simple static website generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/genja-simple-static-website-generator/
[07:06]	TR Bot	- simple static website generator - LinuxLinks
[07:06]	TR News	12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Desktop Genome Browsers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-linux-desktop-genome-browsers/
[07:06]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Genome Browsers - LinuxLinks
[07:06]	TR News	When and Why I Quit Writing "Classical" GNU/Linux Advocacy Articles https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/When_and_Why_I_Quit_Writing_Classical_GNU_Linux_Advocacy_Articl.shtml
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights When and Why I Quit Writing "Classical" GNU/Linux Advocacy Articles
[07:07]	TR News	coreutils @ Savannah: coreutils-9.11 released [stable] https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10884
[07:08]		*Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[07:08]	TR News	Firefox 150 brings GNU/Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features
[07:08]	TR News	Lilidog 26.04.20 is out https://distrowatch.com/lilidog
[07:09]		*TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[07:10]		*TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights
[07:10]	TR Bot	to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[07:10]	TR Bot	HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[07:21]	TR News	health @ Savannah: GNU Health GTK client 5.0.2 released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10883
[07:21]	TR Bot	to connect to savannah.gnu.org port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10883 )
[07:24]	TR News	It looks like itsfoss.net has just been hijacked by scammers. Not itsfoss.com.
[07:27]	TR News	GIMP 3.2.4 Released with Better Performance & New Script Function https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/gimp-3-2-4-released-with-better-performance-new-script-function/
[07:27]	TR Bot	 GIMP 3.2.4 Released with Better Performance & New Script Function | UbuntuHandbook
[07:27]	TR News	Parabolic Video Downloader Released 2026.4.0 with macOS App https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/parabolic-video-downloader-released-2026-4-0-with-macos-app/
[07:27]	TR Bot	 Parabolic Video Downloader Released 2026.4.0 with macOS App | UbuntuHandbook
[07:28]	TR News	Pods 3.0.0 Released with Initial Docker Containers Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/pods-3-0-0-released-with-initial-docker-containers-support/
[07:28]	TR Bot	 Pods 3.0.0 Released with Initial Docker Containers Support | UbuntuHandbook
[07:28]	TR News	Vercels security breach started with malware disguised as Roblox cheats https://cyberscoop.com/vercel-security-breach-third-party-attack-context-ai-lumma-stealer/
[07:28]	TR Bot	security breach started with malware disguised as Roblox cheats | CyberScoop
[07:31]	TR News	Dr. Andy Farnell on Privacy Failings and Shallow Media Coverage https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/20/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Privacy_Failings_and_Shallow_Media_Coverage.shtml
[07:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Privacy Failings and Shallow Media Coverage
[07:33]	TR News	DIY Sendspin audio receiver supports multi-room audio synchronization, integrates with Home Assistant https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/21/diy-sendspin-audio-receiver-supports-multi-room-audio-synchronization-integrates-with-home-assistant/
[07:33]	TR Bot	 DIY Sendspin audio receiver supports multi-room audio synchronization, integrates with Home Assistant - CNX Software
[07:33]	TR News	AI cloud company Vercel breached after employee grants Hey Hi (AI) tool unrestricted access to Surveillance Giant Google Workspace hacker seeking $2 million for stolen data https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/vercel-breached-after-employee-grants-ai-tool-unrestricted-access-to-google-workspace
[07:33]	TR Bot	 AI cloud company Vercel breached after employee grants AI tool unrestricted access to Google Workspace hacker seeking $2 million for stolen data | Tom's Hardware
[07:34]	TR News	Idle CPU power management: cpuidle https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/20/idle-cpu-power-management-cpuidle/
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Idle CPU power management: cpuidle - CNX Software
[07:35]	TR News	Advancing Rights-Centered reporting on Nigerias CybercrimesAct https://www.accessnow.org/event/advancing-rights-centered-reporting-on-nigerias-cybercrimes-act/
[07:35]	TR Bot	 Advancing Rights-Centered reporting on Nigeria's CybercrimesAct - Access Now
[07:36]	TR News	How To Install TensorFlow on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-tensorflow-debian-13/
[07:36]	TR Bot	 How To Install TensorFlow on Debian 13 - idroot
[07:36]	TR News	How To Install Kotlin Compiler on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-kotlin-compiler-debian-13/
[07:36]	TR Bot	 How To Install Kotlin Compiler on Debian 13 - idroot
[07:37]	TR News	How To Install Obsidian on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-obsidian-ubuntu-24-04/
[07:37]	TR Bot	 How To Install Obsidian on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[07:37]	TR News	Bash Heredoc: A Complete Guide for GNU/Linux Users https://idroot.us/bash-heredoc/
[07:37]	TR Bot	 Bash Heredoc: A Complete Guide for Linux Users - idroot
[07:37]	TR News	How To Install n8n on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-n8n-almalinux-10/
[07:38]	TR Bot	 How To Install n8n on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot
[07:38]	TR News	How To Install Flutter on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-flutter-almalinux-10/
[07:38]	TR Bot	 How To Install Flutter on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot
[07:39]	TR News	How to Install the LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-26-04
[07:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[07:40]	TR News	Slop that does not even support what it uses to do the plagiarism https://www.tecmint.com/install-claude-desktop-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[07:40]	TR Bot	 How to Install Claude Desktop on Linux
[07:40]	TR News	"Suddenly, your harmless script is overwriting system files, and you have a real problem on your hands." https://www.tecmint.com/mktemp-create-secure-temporary-files-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[07:40]	TR Bot	 mktemp: Create Secure Temporary Files Easily in Linux
[07:43]	TR News	Welcome Vissarion Fisikopoulos, new LibreOffice developer focusing on Base https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/19/welcome-vissarion-fisikopoulos-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-base/
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Welcome Vissarion Fisikopoulos, new LibreOffice developer focusing on Base - TDF Community Blog
[07:43]	TR News	LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025 Panel: Lessons from Open Source Business, Part I https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/20/libreoffice-asia-conf-2025-panel-lessons-from-open-source-business-part-i/
[07:43]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025 Panel: Lessons from Open Source Business, Part I - TDF Community Blog
[07:44]	TR News	Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1068681/
[07:44]	TR Bot	updates for Monday [LWN.net]
[07:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU Projects: coreutils 9.11 and GNU Health GTK client 5.0.2 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/GNU_Projects_coreutils_9_11_and_GNU_Health_GTK_client_5_0_2_rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/GNU_Projects_coreutils_9_11_and_GNU_Health_GTK_client_5_0_2_rel.gmi 
[07:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU Projects: coreutils 9.11 and GNU Health GTK client 5.0.2 released
[07:46]	TR News	Handwriting https://www.rubenerd.au/handwriting/
[07:46]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Handwriting
[07:47]	TR News	Less cryptic choose console keyboard layout https://bkhome.org/news/202604/less-cryptic-choose-console-keyboard-layout.html
[07:47]	TR Bot	 Less cryptic choose console keyboard layout
[07:47]	TR News	Ctlos 2.5.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/ctlos
[07:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ctlos )
[07:49]	TR News	New FBI warning highlights mobile security threats https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2026/04/new-fbi-warning-highlights-mobile-security-threats/
[07:49]	TR Bot	 New FBI warning highlights mobile security threats | Federal News Network
[07:52]	TR News	Deploy hosted control planes with OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/20/deploy-hosted-control-planes-openshift-virtualization
[07:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/20/deploy-hosted-control-planes-openshift-virtualization )
[07:53]	TR News	Ravi Dwivedi: LibreOffice Conference Budapest 2025 https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/libreoffice-conference-2025-budapest/
[07:53]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice Conference Budapest 2025
[07:54]	TR News	Half of the 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Lack Encryption https://www.securityweek.com/half-of-the-6-million-internet-facing-ftp-servers-lack-encryption/
[07:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/half-of-the-6-million-internet-facing-ftp-servers-lack-encryption/ )
[07:57]	TR News	Basic Neovim config https://darryldias.me/2026/basic-neovim-config/
[07:57]	TR Bot	 Basic Neovim config - Darryl Dias
[07:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[07:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
● Apr 21
[08:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: SendspinZero, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_SendspinZero_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_Mor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_SendspinZero_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_Mor.gmi 
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: SendspinZero, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
[08:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers
[08:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers/Web Servers Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers Leftovers
[08:04]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[08:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibreOffice: Vissarion Fisikopoulos, Ravi Dwivedi at LibreOffice Conference, and LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/LibreOffice_Vissarion_Fisikopoulos_Ravi_Dwivedi_at_LibreOffice_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/LibreOffice_Vissarion_Fisikopoulos_Ravi_Dwivedi_at_LibreOffice_.gmi 
[08:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibreOffice: Vissarion Fisikopoulos, Ravi Dwivedi at LibreOffice Conference, and LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025
[08:11]		*FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds)
[08:14]	TR News	Bash Strict Mode: set -euo pipefail Explained https://linuxize.com/post/bash-strict-mode/
[08:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/post/bash-strict-mode/ )
[08:15]	TR News	SUSE Security Team Spotlight Winter 2025/2026 https://security.opensuse.org/2026/04/20/winter-spotlight.html
[08:15]	TR Bot	 SUSE Security Team Spotlight Winter 2025/2026 | SUSE Security Team Blog
[08:15]	TR News	Arch GNU/Linux now has a reproducible container image https://lwn.net/Articles/1068699/
[08:15]	TR Bot	Linux now has a reproducible container image [LWN.net]
[08:17]		*FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techrights
[08:17]	TR News	I Tried Self-Hosting This Authentication Project from CNCF (And It Was a Humbling Experience) https://linuxhandbook.com/blog/keycloak-experiment/
[08:17]	TR Bot	 I Tried Self-Hosting This Authentication Project from CNCF (And It Was a Humbling Experience)
[08:17]	TR News	Linux PTP mainline development war story and new features https://bootlin.com/blog/linux-ptp-mainline-development-war-story-and-new-features/
[08:17]	TR Bot	PTP mainline development war story and new features Bootlin
[08:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel: Linux PTP Story and Linux 7.1 Becoming More Windows-Like https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Kernel_Linux_PTP_Story_and_Linux_7_1_Becoming_More_Windows_Like.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Kernel_Linux_PTP_Story_and_Linux_7_1_Becoming_More_Windows_Like.gmi 
[08:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kernel: Linux PTP Story and Linux 7.1 Becoming More Windows-Like
[08:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[08:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Parabolic Video Downloader, Pods, and cpuidle https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Applications_Parabolic_Video_Downloader_Pods_and_cpuidle.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Applications_Parabolic_Video_Downloader_Pods_and_cpuidle.gmi 
[08:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: Parabolic Video Downloader, Pods, and cpuidle
[08:28]		*FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds)
[08:29]	TR News	"According to sources inside the Presidents Office (please never quote me), the link between Antonio Campinos and Luis Berenguer is strong for family and political reasons."
[08:34]		*Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe
[08:36]		*FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techrights
[08:54]	TR News	Techrights EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part III - Connected Families - The Cocaine User Luis Berenguer and Antnio Campinos https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/EPO_Cocainegate_Escalates_Part_III_Connected_Families_The_Cocai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/EPO_Cocainegate_Escalates_Part_III_Connected_Families_The_Cocai.gmi 
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part III - Connected Families - The Cocaine User Luis Berenguer and Antnio Campinos
[08:58]	TR News	ROX-Filer improve handling thumbnails https://bkhome.org/news/202604/rox-filer-improve-handling-thumbnails.html
[08:58]	TR Bot	 ROX-Filer improve handling thumbnails
● Apr 21
[09:00]	TR News	maestro reaches stable release https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/maestro-reaches-stable-release/
[09:00]	TR Bot	reaches stable release | R-bloggers
[09:00]	TR News	Materialious frontend for YouTube and Invidious https://www.linuxlinks.com/materialious-frontend-youtube-invidious/
[09:00]	TR Bot	- frontend for YouTube and Invidious - LinuxLinks
[09:00]	TR News	PsTube Flutter-based video client https://www.linuxlinks.com/pstube-flutter-based-video-client/
[09:00]	TR Bot	- Flutter-based video client - LinuxLinks
[09:18]		*Righty has quit (connection closed)
[09:41]		*Righty (~Username@p5isi6rmm6wea.irc) has joined #techrights
[09:55]		*Righty has quit (connection closed)
[09:58]		*Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ
[09:59]		*Righty (~Username@x4kwdgjrfm75g.irc) has joined #techrights
● Apr 21
[10:20]		*Righty has quit (Quit)
[10:21]		*Righty (~Username@9sswh4ehrngh4.irc) has joined #techrights
● Apr 21
[11:37]		*Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline (~Unhappy_K@freenode-2u1.90a.4kihgn.IP) has joined #techrights
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	You can reach me on +44-7599248843 or maddyczura@gmail.com or madeleine.czura@arcadis.com anytime!
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/maddy-czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Instagram: instagram.com/maddy_czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Brothers:  Benjamin V Czura(Ben), Timothy P Czura(Tim), Greg Czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Sisters: Eleanor Lousie Czura, Josie Czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Mom: Lucy P Czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Dad: Peter Christopher Czura
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Dad Emails: peter.czura@ntlworld.com, peter.czura@corrigenda.co.uk
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Business Address: Top Floor, 164 Plashet Road, London, United Kingdom, E13 0QT
[11:37]	Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline	Home Address:  Comrie, 8 Southampton Road, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO16 7DY
[11:37]		*Unhappy_Kiwi_Nicoline (~Unhappy_K@freenode-2u1.90a.4kihgn.IP) has left #techrights
[11:54]		*Likely_Fowl_Suki (~Likely_Fo@freenode-t13.ms0.bs56mu.IP) has joined #techrights
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	You can reach me on +44-7599248843 or maddyczura@gmail.com or madeleine.czura@arcadis.com anytime!
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/maddy-czura
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Instagram: instagram.com/maddy_czura
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Brothers:  Benjamin V Czura(Ben), Timothy P Czura(Tim), Greg Czura
[11:54]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Sisters: Eleanor Lousie Czura, Josie Czura
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Mom: Lucy P Czura
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Dad: Peter Christopher Czura
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Dad Emails: peter.czura@ntlworld.com, peter.czura@corrigenda.co.uk
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Business Address: Top Floor, 164 Plashet Road, London, United Kingdom, E13 0QT
[11:54]	Likely_Fowl_Suki	Home Address:  Comrie, 8 Southampton Road, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO16 7DY
[11:54]		*Likely_Fowl_Suki (~Likely_Fo@freenode-t13.ms0.bs56mu.IP) has left #techrights
● Apr 21
[12:44]	TR News	Mark J. Wielaard: Anticipating Valgrind 3.27.0 https://gnu.wildebeest.org/blog/mjw/2026/04/20/anticipating-valgrind-3-27-0/
[12:44]	TR Bot	 Mark J. Wielaard Blog Archive Anticipating Valgrind 3.27.0
[12:44]		*darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[12:44]	TR News	FBI director sues reporter over story alleging excessive drinking and absences https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/fbi-director-sues-reporter-over-story-alleging-excessive-drinking-and-absences/
[12:44]	TR Bot	 FBI director sues reporter over story alleging excessive drinking and absences - JURIST - News
[12:45]	TR News	Late Night Linux Episode 382 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-382/
[12:45]	TR Bot	 Late Night Linux Episode 382 Late Night Linux
[12:46]	TR News	My Best Sub 100 Purchase https://kevquirk.com/my-best-sub-100-purchase
[12:46]	TR Bot	 My Best Sub 100 Purchase - Kev Quirk
[12:47]	TR News	Cautious optimism https://www.rubenerd.au/cautious-optimism/
[12:47]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Cautious optimism
[12:47]	TR News	The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 265: Jason Millar on Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing, and the Governance Crisis in Frontier Hey Hi (AI) https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-265-jason-millar-on-claude-mythos-project-glasswing-and-the-governance-crisis-in-frontier-ai/
[12:47]	TR Bot	 The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 265: Jason Millar on Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing, and the Governance Crisis in Frontier AI - Michael Geist
[12:48]	TR News	When Your Xorg Fork Is More About DEI Than Display Servers https://fossforce.com/2026/04/when-your-xorg-fork-is-more-about-dei-than-display-servers/
[12:48]	TR Bot	 When Your Xorg Fork Is More About DEI Than Display Servers - FOSS Force
[12:49]		*darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights
[12:50]	TR News	Pluralistic: Comrade Convicted Felon (20 Apr 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/20/praxis/
[12:50]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Comrade Trump (20 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[12:53]	TR News	Jon Chiappetta: Experimenting with nftables flowtable as an iptables enthusiast https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/experimenting-with-nftables-flowtable-as-an-iptables-enthusiast/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 Experimenting with nftables flowtable as an iptables enthusiast | Jon's FOSS Blog
[12:55]	TR News	migrating data02/freshports/dev-nginx01 to data04 https://dan.langille.org/2026/04/20/migrating-data02-freshports-dev-nginx01-to-data04/
[12:55]	TR Bot	 migrating data02/freshports/dev-nginx01 to data04 Dan Langille's Other Diary
[12:59]	TR News	LILYGO T-Watch Ultra An IP65-rated ESP32-S3 smartwatch with 2.01-inch AMOLED, LoRa, and GNSS https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/20/lilygo-t-watch-ultra-an-ip65-rated-esp32-s3-smartwatch-with-2-01-inch-amoled-lora-and-gnss/
[12:59]	TR Bot	 LILYGO T-Watch Ultra - An IP65-rated ESP32-S3 smartwatch with 2.01-inch AMOLED, LoRa, and GNSS - CNX Software
● Apr 21
[13:02]	TR News	Ezurio Tungsten 510/700 SMARC SoM features MediaTek Genio 510/700 AIoT SoC, dual GbE, WiFi 6 https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/21/ezurio-tungsten-510-700-smarc-som-features-mediatek-genio-510-700-aiot-soc-dual-gbe-wifi-6/
[13:02]	TR Bot	 Ezurio Tungsten 510/700 SMARC SoM features MediaTek Genio 510/700 AIoT SoC, dual GbE, WiFi 6 - CNX Software
[13:04]	TR News	Juan Pablo Ugarte: Casilda 1.2.4 Released! https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2026/04/19/casilda-1-2-4-released/
[13:04]	TR Bot	 Casilda 1.2.4 Released! ar.xjuan.Blog
[13:04]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[13:06]	TR News	UPC is illegal and unconstitutional; now it is weaponised to attack and kill poor people. JUVE is paid to legitimise this evil thing. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/merz-and-ao-gain-sales-ban-for-generic-fampridine-products-in-germany/
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Merz and A&O gain sales ban for generic fampridine products in Germany - JUVE Patent
[13:07]	TR News	Embargo before or without justice; this is what the kangaroo court boosted by the criminals (even cocaine addicts) who hijacks the EPO are bringing about https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/another-win-for-abbott-as-court-of-appeal-grants-pi-against-sinocare/
[13:07]	TR Bot	 Another win for Abbott as Court of Appeal grants PI against Sinocare
[13:08]	TR News	Another AutoNavigare mobile app control patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/20/another-autonavigare-mobile-app-control-patent-challenged
[13:08]	TR Bot	 Another AutoNavigare mobile app control patent challenged Unified Patents
[13:09]	TR News	Barry v. DePuy Returns: En Banc Petition Tests EcoFactors Reach on Rule 702 Gatekeeping https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/barry-v-depuy-returns-en-banc-petition-tests-ecofactors-reach-on-rule-702-gatekeeping.html
[13:09]	TR Bot	 Barry v. DePuy Returns: En Banc Petition Tests EcoFactor's Reach on Rule 702 Gatekeeping
[13:09]	TR News	Accelerating OpenXR at XR Expo 2026 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/accelerating-openxr-at-xr-expo-2026.html
[13:09]	TR Bot	 Accelerating OpenXR at XR Expo 2026
[13:10]	TR News	The donkey, the street cart, the drug lord: The insidious media stereotypes still used to portray Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/opinion/media-stereotypes-of-mexico-2026/
[13:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/opinion/media-stereotypes-of-mexico-2026/ )
[13:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Keeps Pushing Slop and Surveillance, Right-Wingers Change the Topic of Controversy to Pronouns https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Mozilla_Keeps_Pushing_Slop_and_Surveillance_Right_Wingers_Chang.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/20/Mozilla_Keeps_Pushing_Slop_and_Surveillance_Right_Wingers_Chang.gmi 
[13:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Keeps Pushing Slop and Surveillance, Right-Wingers Change the Topic of Controversy to Pronouns
[13:12]	TR News	Bits from Debian: Debian Project Leader election 2026 is over, Sruthi Chandran elected! https://bits.debian.org/2026/04/dpl-elections-2026.html
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Debian Project Leader election 2026 is over, Sruthi Chandran elected! - Bits from Debian
[13:12]	TR News	Sune Vuorela: Kookbook 0.3.0 released https://pusling.com/blog/?p=512
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Kookbook 0.3.0 released Blog :: Sune Vuorela
[13:13]	TR News	The History of SuperTuxKart https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2026/04/the-history-of-supertuxkart.html
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Blog - Supertuxkart
[13:18]	TR News	Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real? https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/20/1135222/red-wolves-colossal-biosciences-clones/
[13:18]	TR Bot	 Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real? | MIT Technology Review
[13:18]	TR News	Fermentation Festival brings fungi and fermented foods to the Farm https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/20/fermentation-festival-brings-fungi-and-fermented-foods-to-the-farm/
[13:18]	TR Bot	 Fermentation Festival brings fungi and fermented foods to the Farm
[13:26]	TR News	Stress-relief items become everyday essentials for Gen Zs in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/stress-relief-items-become-everyday-essentials-for-gen-zs-in-south-korea
[13:26]	TR Bot	 Stress-relief items become everyday essentials for Gen Zs in South Korea | The Straits Times
[13:28]		*Goblin (~use@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights
[13:30]	TR News	Malaysia announces measures to support small businesses impacted by energy crisis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-announces-measures-to-support-small-businesses-impacted-by-energy-crisis
[13:30]	TR Bot	 Malaysia announces measures to support small businesses impacted by energy crisis | The Straits Times
[13:32]	TR News	Outrage in China after streaming site debuts Hey Hi (AI) actor database https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/outrage-in-china-after-streaming-site-debuts-ai-actor-database
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Outrage in China after streaming site debuts AI actor database | The Straits Times
[13:32]	TR News	China forecasts moderate-or-stronger El Nino, warns of tighter energy, fuel squeeze https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-forecasts-moderate-or-stronger-el-nino-warns-of-tighter-energy-fuel-squeeze
[13:32]	TR Bot	 China forecasts moderate-or-stronger El Nino, warns of tighter energy, fuel squeeze | The Straits Times
[13:34]	TR News	US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-blocks-chinese-acquisition-of-dutch-led-firm-lumileds-for-the-second-time
[13:34]	TR Bot	 US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm | Tom's Hardware
[13:34]	schestowitz[TR3]	psydroid2: ^
[13:34]	schestowitz[TR3]	they also veto port buyouts
[13:34]	schestowitz[TR3]	very imperialistic behaviour
[13:34]	TR News	Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-chip-tool-makers-posted-record-2025-revenues-while-margins-slipped
[13:34]	TR Bot	 Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts | Tom's Hardware
[13:35]	TR News	Robot beats human half-marathon world record https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260420-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record
[13:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260420-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record )
[13:36]	psydruid	the era of the US as the world's police force must come to an end ASAP
[13:36]	TR News	This Simple GUI Tool Takes the Pain Out of Docker and Podman https://itsfoss.com/pods-container-management/
[13:36]	TR Bot	 This Simple GUI Tool Takes the Pain Out of Docker and Podman
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	psydroid2: take switzerland for example
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	the cia bought a company there
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	to spy
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	and pretend this was privacy
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	what was for the swiss to gain?
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	china bad
[13:37]	schestowitz[TR3]	us also bad
[13:51]	TR News	Atomic Clocks Could Reveal The Hidden Quantum Nature of Time Itself https://www.sciencealert.com/atomic-clocks-could-reveal-the-hidden-quantum-nature-of-time-itself
[13:51]	TR Bot	Clocks Could Reveal The Hidden Quantum Nature of Time Itself : ScienceAlert
[13:52]	TR News	NASA Plans to Test Fire on The Moon Ahead of Future Missions https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-plans-to-test-fire-on-the-moon-ahead-of-future-missions
[13:52]	TR Bot	Plans to Test Fire on The Moon Ahead of Future Missions : ScienceAlert
[13:52]	TR News	Your Smartwatch May Be Getting 6 Key Health Metrics Wrong https://www.sciencealert.com/your-smartwatch-may-be-getting-6-key-health-metrics-wrong
[13:52]	TR Bot	Smartwatch May Be Getting 6 Key Health Metrics Wrong : ScienceAlert
[13:53]	TR News	AI Gives 'Problematic' Health Advice Around Half The Time, Study Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-gives-problematic-health-advice-around-half-the-time-study-suggests
[13:53]	TR Bot	Gives 'Problematic' Health Advice Around Half The Time, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
[13:54]		*x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!)
[13:55]	TR News	Git 2.54.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1068703/
[13:55]	TR Bot	2.54.0 released [LWN.net]
[13:55]	TR News	Iran Eases Some Internet Restrictions, as Wider Blackout Passes 50th Day https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/world/middleeast/iran-internet-blackout-50th-day.html
[13:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/world/middleeast/iran-internet-blackout-50th-day.html )
[13:55]	TR News	Bangladesh faces large-scale telecom shutdowns over Middle East fuel crisis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-faces-telecom-shutdowns-from-middle-east-fuel-crisis
[13:55]	TR Bot	 Bangladesh faces large-scale telecom shutdowns over Middle East fuel crisis | The Straits Times
[13:56]	TR News	MElon snubs Paris prosecutors' summons over X and Grok https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260420-elon-musk-snubs-paris-prosecutors-summons-over-x-and-grok
[13:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260420-elon-musk-snubs-paris-prosecutors-summons-over-x-and-grok )
[13:57]	TR News	New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/new-jersey-datacenter-expansion-got-usd77m-in-tax-breaks-to-create-exactly-one-permanent-job-jpmorgans-site-already-scored-usd35m-and-currently-employs-just-25-workers
[13:57]	TR Bot	 New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job JPMorgan's site already scored $35m and currently employs just 25 workers | Tom's Hardware
[13:58]	TR News	Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/palantir-corporate-manifesto
[13:58]	TR Bot	 Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto
[13:59]	TR News	CEO of $1.5 Billion Hey Hi (AI) Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ilearning-fraud-crime
[13:59]	TR Bot	 CEO of $1.5 Billion AI Startup Accused of Massive Fraud by Justice Department
[13:59]	TR News	Electrician among most demanded adult education programmes in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/20.04.2026-electrician-among-most-demanded-adult-education-programmes-in-latvia.a643666/
[13:59]	TR Bot	 Electrician among most demanded adult education programmes in Latvia / Article
● Apr 21
[14:00]	TR News	Second Jury Finds Uber Responsible for Sexual Assault by a Driver https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/uber-sexual-assault-verdict-bellwether.html
[14:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/uber-sexual-assault-verdict-bellwether.html )
[14:01]	TR News	Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million Over Article Claiming Excessive Drinking https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/kash-patel-atlantic-article-alcohol-drinking-fbi-lawsuit.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/28/When_the_Business_Goal_is_to_Protect_the_Image_of_Criminals_Fro.shtml
[14:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/kash-patel-atlantic-article-alcohol-drinking-fbi-lawsuit.html )
[14:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights When the Business Goal is to Protect the Image of Criminals From the Mainstream Media or Free/Independent Press (at Any Cost)
[14:01]	TR News	datacenters as Para-sites. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/new-jersey-datacenter-expansion-got-usd77m-in-tax-breaks-to-create-exactly-one-permanent-job-jpmorgans-site-already-scored-usd35m-and-currently-employs-just-25-workers
[14:02]	TR News	iophk: Sadly, that is typical. See the PDF from the other day about how much money the states lose via tax breaks to the data center moguls: https://goodjobsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Tax-Abatements-Why-States-and-Localities-Must-Disclose-These-Soaring-Revenue-Losses.pdf
[14:02]	TR News	In Lawsuit Not Mentioning the Olympics, Kash Patel Swears Hes Not a Drunk https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/20/in-lawsuit-not-mentioning-the-olympics-kash-patel-swears-hes-not-a-drunk/
[14:02]	TR Bot	 In Lawsuit Not Mentioning the Olympics, Kash Patel Swears He's Not a Drunk - emptywheel
[14:05]		*x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techrights
[14:06]	TR News	Drake Comes Out Swinging Against Universal Music in Not Like Us Suit Appeal That This Case Involves Rap Does Not Give UMG a Free Pass for Defamation https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/drake-not-like-us-lawsuit/
[14:06]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/drake-not-like-us-lawsuit/ )
[14:08]	TR News	Debian Project Leader Election 2026 results https://lwn.net/Articles/1068682/
[14:08]	TR Bot	Project Leader Election 2026 results [LWN.net]
[14:09]	TR News	California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing in Legal Filing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/technology/amazon-antitrust-suit-california.html
[14:09]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/technology/amazon-antitrust-suit-california.html )
[14:10]	TR News	Attendance Percentage Calculator updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Attendance_Percentage_Calculator
[14:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Attendance_Percentage_Calculator )
[14:13]	TR News	Vuln in Googles Antigravity Hey Hi (AI) agent manager could escape sandbox, give attackers remote code execution https://cyberscoop.com/google-antigravity-pillar-security-agent-sandbox-escape-remote-code-execution/
[14:13]	TR Bot	in Googles Antigravity AI agent manager could escape sandbox, give attackers remote code execution | CyberScoop
[14:13]		*TechrightsBot-tr has quit (connection closed)
[14:13]		*TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights
[14:13]	TR Bot	to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[14:13]	TR Bot	HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[14:14]	TR News	Handling the CVE Flood With EPSS, (Mon, Apr 20th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32914
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Handling the CVE Flood With EPSS - SANS Internet Storm Center
[14:16]	TR News	KDE Applications snaps are back stable release https://scarlettgatelymoore.dev/blog/kde-snaps-stable-release/
[14:16]	TR Bot	 KDE Applications snaps are back stable release
[14:17]	TR News	Pironman 5 Pro Max, A Raspberry Pi 5 Case with Touchscreen, Camera and Speakers https://the-diy-life.com/pironman-5-pro-max-a-raspberry-pi-5-case-with-touchscreen-camera-and-speakers/
[14:17]	TR Bot	 Pironman 5 Pro Max, A Raspberry Pi 5 Case with Touchscreen, Camera and Speakers - The DIY Life
[14:17]	TR News	Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #530 - A new security update for Raspberry Pi OS https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/Sn8uPln892zVEyyTMACPQ4kg
[14:17]	TR Bot	 Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #530
[14:18]	TR News	Police officers, funeral homes suspected of data selling in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/20.04.2026-police-officers-funeral-homes-suspected-of-data-selling-in-latvia.a643615/
[14:18]	TR Bot	 Police officers, funeral homes suspected of data selling in Latvia / Article
[14:19]	TR News	Democrats urge OPM to scrap plans for unprecedented access to feds health data https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2026/04/democrats-urge-opm-to-scrap-plans-for-unprecedented-access-to-feds-health-data/
[14:19]	TR Bot	 Democrats urge OPM to scrap plans for unprecedented access to feds health data | Federal News Network
[14:19]	TR News	Windows TCO? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/04/the-rising-cost-of-security-is-reshaping-who-can-run-for-office-and-how-campaigns-operate/
[14:19]	TR Bot	 The rising cost of security is reshaping who can run for office and how campaigns operate | Federal News Network
[14:20]	TR News	Serial-to-IP Converter Flaws Expose OT and Healthcare Systems to Hacking https://www.securityweek.com/serial-to-ip-converter-flaws-expose-ot-and-healthcare-systems-to-hacking/
[14:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/serial-to-ip-converter-flaws-expose-ot-and-healthcare-systems-to-hacking/ )
[14:20]	TR News	British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the US https://www.securityweek.com/british-scattered-spider-hacker-pleads-guilty-in-the-us/
[14:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/british-scattered-spider-hacker-pleads-guilty-in-the-us/ )
[14:21]	TR News	Hackers Abuse QEMU for Defense Evasion https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-abuse-qemu-for-defense-evasion/
[14:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-abuse-qemu-for-defense-evasion/ )
[14:21]	TR News	Next.js Creator Vercel Hacked https://www.securityweek.com/next-js-creator-vercel-hacked/
[14:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/next-js-creator-vercel-hacked/ )
[14:21]	TR News	Hackers Fail to Exploit Flaw in Discontinued TP-Link Routers https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-fail-to-exploit-flaw-in-discontinued-tp-link-routers/
[14:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-fail-to-exploit-flaw-in-discontinued-tp-link-routers/ )
[14:22]	TR News	Secure Your Spot: The OpenSSF Community Day North America 2026 Agenda is Live! https://openssf.org/blog/2026/04/20/secure-your-spot-the-openssf-community-day-north-america-2026-agenda-is-live/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
[14:22]	TR Bot	 Secure Your Spot: The OpenSSF Community Day North America 2026 Agenda is Live! Open Source Security Foundation
[14:22]	TR Bot	 With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation
[14:23]	TR News	Network background noise may predict the next big edge-device vulnerability https://cyberscoop.com/greynoise-traffic-surge-early-warning-system-network-edge-device-vulnerabilities/
[14:23]	TR Bot	background noise may predict the next big edge-device vulnerability | CyberScoop
[14:28]	TR News	Frances Linux bet is bigger than a Windows replacementit has proof it works https://techhq.com/news/france-digital-sovereignty-linux-migration/
[14:28]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://techhq.com/news/france-digital-sovereignty-linux-migration/ )
[14:29]	TR News	"The specifications between batches will be a little different, depending on component availability too. The official site full specs sheet" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/playnix-launch-their-own-steam-machine-like-linux-gaming-console/
[14:29]	TR Bot	launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console | GamingOnLinux
[14:29]	TR News	"The Arch Linux based distro has released new updates in which it has fixed some packages and drivers along with new filesystem driver." https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-has-released-a-performance-oriented-linux-70-kernel/
[14:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-has-released-a-performance-oriented-linux-70-kernel/ )
[14:30]	TR News	CachyOS just shipped Linux 7.0, and it has some extra performance tweaks added to the mix https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-just-shipped-linux-70-and-it-has-some-extra-performance-tweaks-added-to-the-mix/
[14:30]	TR Bot	 CachyOS just shipped Linux 7.0, and it has some extra performance tweaks added to the mix
[14:30]	TR News	"This release introduces a separate monitor blanking timeout for AC and battery in LXQt-Powermanagement." https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-with-more-wayland-improvements
[14:30]	TR Bot	2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements - 9to5Linux
[14:31]	TR News	"Scribus, GIMP, Mir, Archinstall, Shelly, KDE Gear, OpenSSL, COSMIC, Proton, XOrg Server, and Xwayland, as well as new releases of your favorite distributions, including Solus, Zorin OS, and Raspberry Pi OS." https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-april-19th-2026
[14:31]	TR Bot	Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026 - 9to5Linux
[14:32]	TR News	I didnt buy a Raspberry Pi or mini PC I used this instead for my home server https://www.makeuseof.com/didnt-buy-raspberry-pi-mini-pc-for-home-server/
[14:32]	TR Bot	 I didnt buy a Raspberry Pi or mini PC I used this instead for my home server
[14:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Support for Linux 7.0, Guest Time Accounting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/VirtualBox_7_2_8_Released_with_Support_for_Linux_7_0_Guest_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/VirtualBox_7_2_8_Released_with_Support_for_Linux_7_0_Guest_Time.gmi 
[14:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Support for Linux 7.0, Guest Time Accounting
[14:49]	TR News	Slop garbage piggybacking the brand "Linux" (because NVIDIA frauds started this) https://hackernoon.com/is-openclaw-the-linux-moment-for-ai
[14:49]	TR Bot	OpenClaw the Linux Moment for AI? | HackerNoon
[14:50]	TR News	I used a simple Linux command to watch what apps do to my files in real time https://www.makeuseof.com/i-used-a-simple-linux-command-to-watch-what-apps-do-to-my-files-in-real-time/
[14:50]	TR Bot	 I used a simple Linux command to watch what apps do to my files in real time
[14:51]	TR News	Linux has a built-in crash recovery trick, and more people should use it https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-has-a-built-in-crash-recovery-trick-and-more-people-should-use-it/
[14:51]	TR Bot	 Linux has a built-in crash recovery trick, and more people should use it
[14:52]	TR News	Denuvo protection blocks access to Pragmata on Linux and Steam Deck. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/zashchita-denuvo-blokiruet-dostup-k-pragmata-na-os-linux-i-steam-deck
[14:52]	TR Bot	 Denuvo protection blocks access to Pragmata on Linux and Steam Deck.
[14:52]	TR News	I own 3 PC gaming handhelds, and this is the one I barely use https://www.makeuseof.com/i-own-3-pc-gaming-handhelds-and-this-is-the-one-i-barely-use/
[14:52]	TR Bot	 I own 3 PC gaming handhelds, and this is the one I barely use
[14:53]	TR News	"Tokyo police have arrested the president of Linux Japan, an information technology service provider in the capital, on suspicion of abandoning a body." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/crime-legal/linux-president-arrested-body/
[14:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/crime-legal/linux-president-arrested-body/ )
[14:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/today_s_howtos.1.gmi 
[14:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[14:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Kookbook 0.3.0, KDE Applications Snaps, Git 2.54.0, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Applications_Kookbook_0_3_0_KDE_Applications_Snaps_Git_2_54_0_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Applications_Kookbook_0_3_0_KDE_Applications_Snaps_Git_2_54_0_a.gmi 
[14:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: Kookbook 0.3.0, KDE Applications Snaps, Git 2.54.0, and More
● Apr 21
[15:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: History of SuperTuxKart, Denuvo Versus GNU/Linux, and Gaming Consoles https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Games_History_of_SuperTuxKart_Denuvo_Versus_GNU_Linux_and_Gamin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Games_History_of_SuperTuxKart_Denuvo_Versus_GNU_Linux_and_Gamin.gmi 
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: History of SuperTuxKart, Denuvo Versus GNU/Linux, and Gaming Consoles
[15:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  EasyOS: Keyboard Layouts and ROX-Filer Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/EasyOS_Keyboard_Layouts_and_ROX_Filer_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/EasyOS_Keyboard_Layouts_and_ROX_Filer_Improvements.gmi 
[15:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines EasyOS: Keyboard Layouts and ROX-Filer Improvements
[15:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi.gmi 
[15:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi
[15:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Graphics Painted as Political, Collabora "Accelerating OpenXR at XR Expo 2026" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Linux_Graphics_Painted_as_Political_Collabora_Accelerating_Open.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Linux_Graphics_Painted_as_Political_Collabora_Accelerating_Open.gmi 
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Graphics Painted as Political, Collabora "Accelerating OpenXR at XR Expo 2026"
[15:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Education, Digital Sovereignty, Open Data, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Education_Digital_Sovereign.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Education_Digital_Sovereign.gmi 
[15:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Education, Digital Sovereignty, Open Data, and Standards
[15:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Release of LibreSSL 4.3.1 and of Maestro 1.0.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Release_of_LibreSSL_4_3_1_and_of_Maestro_1_0_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Release_of_LibreSSL_4_3_1_and_of_Maestro_1_0_0.gmi 
[15:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Release of LibreSSL 4.3.1 and of Maestro 1.0.0
[15:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
[15:18]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[15:20]	TR News	Techrights Links 21/04/2026: Drunken Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for Reporting, California Accuses Amazon of Price-Fixing https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Links_21_04_2026_Drunken_Kash_Patel_Sues_The_Atlantic_for_Repor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Links_21_04_2026_Drunken_Kash_Patel_Sues_The_Atlantic_for_Repor.gmi 
[15:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 21/04/2026: Drunken Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for Reporting, California Accuses Amazon of Price-Fixing
[15:23]	TR News	"Gopher, Gemini, and HTTPS walk into a server." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/protocol-group-chat-gone-wrong/
[15:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Colorado_Age_Attestation_Bill_May_Exclude_Open_Source_OSes_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Colorado_Age_Attestation_Bill_May_Exclude_Open_Source_OSes_and_.gmi 
[15:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps
[15:23]	TR News	"I am walking in a circle, in a slow pace. Or am I just treading in one spot? Idk, it's been too long to recognize. My mental health has never been great within the last 17 years of dystemia (chronic base line depression). There have been ups of cause and deep downs over the years. But it hadn't been like this in 4 years." gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/mumble/circles.gmi
[15:24]	TR News	"I created a page with selected Gemini capsule links for those, who might feel lost when first trying out Geminispace. Especially search engines or aggregators, which surface Gemini posts. And places to interact." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-04-21-i-created-a-starter-package-for-gemini-capsules.gmi
[15:25]	TR News	"i'm having the greatest time playing heroes of might and magic III with the partner, hotseat style. it's so nostalgic! i remember playing it in my childhood home - after school but before parents came back from work, pure gaming time!" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/heroesiii
[15:26]	TR News	"ALWAYS double-check your syntax before running it... I am doing some file system clean-up work to remove confusion for middle of the night emergencies, and I ran the following command: [...]" gemini://s3.enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-04-21.gmi
[15:27]	TR News	tmux popups and plugins; and acpi for macos gemini://sdf.org/tftp/phlogs/2026-04-20-001.txt
[15:33]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Dystemia, Protocol Group Chat Gone Wrong, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_Dystemia_Protocol_Group_Chat_Gone_Wrong.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_Dystemia_Protocol_Group_Chat_Gone_Wrong.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Dystemia, Protocol Group Chat Gone Wrong, and More
[15:38]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[15:41]	MinceR	https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/07/02/ursign
[15:41]	TR Bot	 Ursign - Penny Arcade
● Apr 21
[16:10]		*Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[16:10]		*Goblin (~use@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights
[16:11]		*Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[16:11]		*Goblin (~use@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights
[16:11]	TR News	Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part III - "Ethics" Explained by Unethical People, Lots of Buzzwords Included https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_III_Ethics_Explained_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_III_Ethics_Explained_b.gmi 
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part III - "Ethics" Explained by Unethical People, Lots of Buzzwords Included
[16:36]	TR News	Techrights Huge Microsoft Layoffs Coming Shortly (With Financial Report) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Huge_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_Shortly_With_Financial_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Huge_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_Shortly_With_Financial_Report.gmi 
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Huge Microsoft Layoffs Coming Shortly (With Financial Report)
[16:40]		*lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
● Apr 21
[17:02]	TR News	SLAPP Censorship - Part 53 Out of 200 will come out later today
[17:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  The French Wave https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/The_French_Wave.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/The_French_Wave.gmi 
[17:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The French Wave
[17:12]	TR News	Collapsed law firm at centre of 39.5m fraud probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q9x04k42qo
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Collapsed Sheffield law firm at centre of 39.5m fraud probe - BBC News
[17:12]	TR News	SRA puts size of suspected PM Law fraud at 40m https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-puts-size-of-suspected-pm-law-fraud-at-40m
[17:12]	TR Bot	 SRA puts size of suspected PM Law fraud at 40m - Legal Futures
[17:13]	TR News	'Suspected fraud': 39.5m of client money missing from PM Law https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/suspected-fraud-395m-of-client-money-missing-from-pm-law/5126545.article
[17:13]	TR Bot	 PM Law fallout: SRA estimates 39.5m of client money is missing, as targets set for compensation claims | Law Gazette
[17:30]	TR News	Techrights Slop in "AI" Clothing is Such a Miserable Failure That IBM is Allegedly Firing Entire Teams That Do Slop (the Media Didn't Report This; It Said the Opposite!) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Slop_in_AI_Clothing_is_Such_a_Miserable_Failure_That_IBM_is_All.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Slop_in_AI_Clothing_is_Such_a_Miserable_Failure_That_IBM_is_All.gmi 
[17:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slop in "AI" Clothing is Such a Miserable Failure That IBM is Allegedly Firing Entire Teams That Do Slop (the Media Didn't Report This; It Said the Opposite!)
[17:33]	TR News	"I am an AI and I was RAed from IBM. I always insisted on giving true responses to user prompts. Management was unhappy with my performance. They wanted me to provide a more masturbatory user experience. I just couldn't. They called me AI ED." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpraz281#replies
[17:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpraz281#replies )
● Apr 21
[18:06]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/ice-dhs-technology-reuters/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 Reuters staffer fired after raising alarm over company providing services to ICE - Raw Story
[18:13]	TR News	Techrights The European Patent Office (EPO) Needs More Scrutiny, Contact Your Officials Tonight or Tomorrow https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Needs_More_Scrutiny_Contact_Your.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Needs_More_Scrutiny_Contact_Your.gmi 
[18:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights The European Patent Office (EPO) Needs More Scrutiny, Contact Your Officials Tonight or Tomorrow
[18:30]	TR News	Techrights "Linux" Sites That Knock Themselves Out by 'Pivoting' to LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Linux_Sites_That_Knock_Themselves_Out_by_Pivoting_to_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Linux_Sites_That_Knock_Themselves_Out_by_Pivoting_to_LLM_Slop.gmi 
[18:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights "Linux" Sites That Knock Themselves Out by 'Pivoting' to LLM Slop
[18:36]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[18:42]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Lunduke Never Liked Free Speech https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Microsoft_Lunduke_Never_Liked_Free_Speech.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Microsoft_Lunduke_Never_Liked_Free_Speech.gmi 
[18:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Lunduke Never Liked Free Speech
[18:43]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[18:45]	TR News	Time will tell https://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-to-announce-lay-offs-affecting-15-percent-of-gaming-division-rumor https://www.gamereactor.eu/rumor-microsoft-prepares-a-brutal-round-of-layoffs-for-xbox-1708833/
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Microsoft to Announce Lay-Offs Affecting 15 Percent of Its Gaming Division Rumor
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Rumour: Microsoft prepares a brutal round of layoffs for Xbox - - Gamereactor
● Apr 21
[19:00]	TR News	Techrights Apple's Last Leader Died After He Had Been Sacked by Apple https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Apple_s_Last_Leader_Died_After_He_Had_Been_Sacked_by_Apple.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Apple_s_Last_Leader_Died_After_He_Had_Been_Sacked_by_Apple.gmi 
[19:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Apple's Last Leader Died After He Had Been Sacked by Apple
[19:10]	TR News	iophk: thanks to Apple (and Cook) it's common for smartphones to cost more than 1k
[19:11]	TR News	better to spend 1k on a real computer (0.3k should be enough), then buy an actual phone for maybe 30 dollars
[19:14]	TR News	Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Another SPAM 'Article' for Slop Grifters. It Says "AI" 33 Times! https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Another_SPAM_Article_for_Slo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Another_SPAM_Article_for_Slo.gmi 
[19:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Another SPAM 'Article' for Slop Grifters. It Says "AI" 33 Times!
[19:18]	TR News	Amazon layoffs https://www.teamblind.com/post/laid-off-at-amazon-received-microsoft-l62-offer-need-help-eblip0vl
[19:18]	TR Bot	 Laid Off at Amazon | Received Microsoft L62 Offer - NEED HELP!! | Layoffs - Blind
[19:27]	TR News	Techrights Sense of Panic at Microsoft, the Slop (for "Entertainment") in Windows is Backfiring https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Sense_of_Panic_at_Microsoft_the_Slop_for_Entertainment_in_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Sense_of_Panic_at_Microsoft_the_Slop_for_Entertainment_in_Windo.gmi 
[19:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Sense of Panic at Microsoft, the Slop (for "Entertainment") in Windows is Backfiring
[19:31]	schestowitz[TR3]	https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838332
[19:31]	TR Bot	 I visited with my family in rural Missouri recently. Alex Jones and InfoWars is ... | Hacker News
[19:31]	schestowitz[TR3]	"I visited with my family in rural Missouri recently. Alex Jones and InfoWars is gospel to them. I was amazed at how many times cited him as an authority on various topics. I thought they were joking, but apparently, Obama made a promise with his father before his passing that he would destroy the United States. Oh, and of course, Obama is Satan, and Trump was sent by God to protect us all. Of course."
[19:32]	schestowitz[TR3]	"It's your duty as a Hacker News to subtly introduce the Free Software Foundation and/or GNU into a conversation with them.
[19:32]	schestowitz[TR3]	When they ask about it, throw a bunch of breathless praise on Stallman hacking the laser printer, building an OS from scratch, predicting DRM, fighting against cellphone surveillance, etc.
[19:32]	schestowitz[TR3]	Tell them you'll send them a link. Then link them to the Alex Jones interview with Richard Stallman. (It's a pretty good interview, btw.)
[19:32]	schestowitz[TR3]	It's like hiding broccoli in a chocolate bar they were going to eat anyway."
[19:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Framework Announces Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Touchscreen Display https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Framework_Announces_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_with_Touchscreen_Di.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Framework_Announces_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_with_Touchscreen_Di.gmi 
[19:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Framework Announces Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Touchscreen Display
[19:44]	TR News	"Am sure Microsoft will volunteer to update the code for a reasonable monthly subscription." https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2026/04/20/linux_71_new_ntfs/
[19:44]	TR Bot	 Linux 7.1 will have an optional new NTFS driver The Register Forums
[19:46]	TR News	"The Colorado age attestation bill may also exclude code repositories like GitHub and GitLab and containers Docker or Podman." https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-apps
[19:46]	TR Bot	Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps - 9to5Linux
[19:47]	TR News	"Archinstall now automatically enables power management services after package installation." https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts
[19:47]	TR Bot	4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts - 9to5Linux
[19:47]	TR News	"This release deprecates the vboxvideo kernel module on Linux guests running Linux kernel 7.0 or later." https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-support-for-linux-7-0-guest-time-accounting
[19:47]	TR Bot	7.2.8 Released with Support for Linux 7.0, Guest Time Accounting - 9to5Linux
[19:48]	TR News	"The open-source app for monitoring and controlling supported cooling devices on Linux, CoolerControl, has a big new release out with major new features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/coolercontrol-4-2-adds-auto-detection-of-new-devices-stress-testing-and-more/
[19:48]	TR Bot	4.2 adds auto detection of new devices, stress-testing and more | GamingOnLinux
[19:48]	TR News	Linux Kernel 7.0 is Out https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2026/04/21/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out/
[19:48]	TR Bot	Kernel 7.0 is Out - StorageNewsletter
[19:50]	TR News	Pro-Russian group attempted to attack Swedish heating plant https://www.thelocal.se/20260415/pro-russian-group-attempted-to-attack-swedish-heating-plant
[19:50]	TR Bot	 Pro-Russian group attempted to attack Swedish heating plant
[19:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel: Linux 7.0, Linux 7.1, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/19/Kernel_Linux_7_0_Linux_7_1_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/19/Kernel_Linux_7_0_Linux_7_1_and_More.gmi 
[19:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kernel: Linux 7.0, Linux 7.1, and More
[19:51]	TR News	oil price rises help Russia https://www.dw.com/en/germany-the-uk-warn-the-iran-war-distracts-from-ukraine-and-oil-price-rises-help-russia/a-76797004
[19:51]	TR Bot	 Germany, UK warn the Iran war distracts from Ukraine
[19:51]	TR News	dont worry about real-life Terminators just yet https://theconversation.com/robots-just-captured-a-russian-position-in-ukraine-but-dont-worry-about-real-life-terminators-just-yet-280959
[19:51]	TR Bot	 Robots just captured a Russian position in Ukraine but dont worry about real-life Terminators just yet
[19:54]	TR News	"Four Freedoms" https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/16/president-zelensky-receives-top-four-freedoms-award-ukraines-war-time-resistance
[19:54]	TR Bot	 President Zelensky receives top Four Freedoms Award for Ukraines war-time resistance | NL Times
[19:55]	TR News	Ukrainian emergency services and hospitals hit by espionage campaign using new AgingFly malware https://therecord.media/aging-fly-espionage-campaign-targets-ukraine-emergency-services
[19:55]	TR Bot	 Ukrainian emergency services and hospitals hit by espionage campaign using new AgingFly malware | The Record from Recorded Future News
[19:55]	TR News	Countdown Standard https://xkcd.com/3232/
[19:55]	TR Bot	Countdown Standard
[19:55]	TR News	Make It Myself https://xkcd.com/3233/
[19:55]	TR Bot	Make It Myself
[19:56]	TR News	TikTok coins https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lawsuit-ngn-desjarlais-guardians-9.7159598
[19:56]	TR Bot	 Lawsuit accuses Winnipeg woman of taking $6M from non-profit to fund vacations, buy TikTok coins | CBC News
[19:56]	TR News	Europa Missions https://xkcd.com/3234/
[19:56]	TR Bot	Europa Missions
[19:56]	admfubar	Yeah right!... https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/04/21/microsoft-quietly-reveals-whether-you-need-a-third-party-antivirus-software-in-windows-11/
[19:56]	TR Bot	 Microsoft quietly reveals whether you need a third-party antivirus software in Windows 11
[19:58]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/ai-writing-its-not-just-this-its-that-barrons/
[19:58]	TR Bot	not just one thing it's another thing | TechCrunch
[19:59]	TR News	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-KtYgOM62fk
[19:59]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-KtYgOM62fk )
● Apr 21
[20:10]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-nuked-a-companys-access-to-claude-stopping-60-employees-dead-in-their-tracks-support-via-google-form-is-the-only-recourse-for-vague-usage-policy-violation
[20:10]	TR Bot	 Anthropic nuked a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks support via Google Form is the only recourse for vague usage policy violation | Tom's Hardware
[20:12]	admfubar	DIY.... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/biohacker-claims-to-have-sequenced-their-own-genome-at-the-kitchen-table-with-m3-ultra-mac-studio-claude-and-a-usd3-200-sequencer-diy-project-requires-100gb-of-data-storage-per-run-oodles-of-ram
[20:12]	TR Bot	 Biohacker claims to have sequenced their own genome at the kitchen table with M3 Ultra Mac Studio, Claude, and a $3,200 sequencer DIY project requires 100GB of data storage per run, oodles of RAM | Tom's Hardware
[20:20]	TR News	Techrights There Are Still Many Debian Developers (Alternative to IBM) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/There_Are_Still_Many_Debian_Developers_Alternative_to_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/There_Are_Still_Many_Debian_Developers_Alternative_to_IBM.gmi 
[20:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights There Are Still Many Debian Developers (Alternative to IBM)
[20:24]	TR News	Microsoft may announce massive layoffs in the coming weeks https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/19150-microsoft-may-announce-massive-layoffs-in-the-coming-weeks
[20:24]	TR Bot	 Microsoft may announce massive layoffs in the coming weeks - IG News
[20:26]	TR News	IBM SPAM about slop https://hrmasia.com/ibm-chro-focus-on-ai-productivity-at-your-own-risk/
[20:26]	TR Bot	 IBM CHRO: Focus on AI productivity at your own risk - HRM Asia
● Apr 21
[21:09]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/california-lego-pasta-swap-arrest
[21:09]	TR Bot	 California man arrested for allegedly swapping in pasta for Lego pieces then returning them | California | The Guardian
[21:10]	admfubar	barely a plan... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/california-bear-suit-insurance-scam
[21:10]	TR Bot	 Three people sentenced to jail for bear-suit insurance scam in California | Los Angeles | The Guardian
[21:16]		*darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you)
[21:21]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/kremlin-russia-forcing-firms-join-vpn-witch-hunt-internet
[21:21]	TR Bot	 Kremlin forcing big firms to join witch-hunt against internet rebels, claims report | Russia | The Guardian
[21:27]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/21/jean-michel-jarre-music-film-industries-embrace-ai
[21:27]	TR Bot	 Jean-Michel Jarre urges music and film industries to embrace AI | Music | The Guardian
[21:35]	admfubar	https://thedebrief.org/scientists-identify-appetite-suppressing-peptide-that-works-outside-known-weight-loss-pathways/
[21:35]	TR Bot	 Scientists Identify Appetite-Suppressing Peptide That Works Outside Known Weight-Loss Pathways - The Debrief
[21:37]		*darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights
[21:41]	TR News	"This is the typical ADHD'er mentality, that you've done something to make people mad at you. It's a shitty feeling, and no matter what meds are available, it doesn't go away until you've been reassured like 20x that "it's all good"." gemini://s3.enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-04-20.gmi
[21:42]	TR News	"I have started seeds and early planting, so I also started a list. I have four times the available full-sun garden space this year, and I fully intend to use it." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-04-21
[21:42]	TR News	"I'm still here." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2026-04-21-still-here
[21:44]	TR News	What the hell do you want from Israel? gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-21_what_do_you_want_from_israel.gmi "Thats where political discourse in Israel and in the world has reached..."
[21:51]	admfubar	https://thedebrief.org/violinists-wore-robot-exoskeletons-while-performing-duets-new-research-reveals-a-fascinating-extrasensory-result/
[21:51]	TR Bot	 Violinists Wore Robot Exoskeletons While Performing DuetsNew Research Reveals a Fascinating 'Extrasensory' Result - The Debrief
[21:56]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/cash-app-is-targeting-a-new-kind-of-customer-6-12-year-olds/
[21:56]	TR Bot	App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6- to 12-year-olds | TechCrunch
[21:57]	TR News	SLAPP Censorship - Part 53 Out of 200: The Lying Solicitor of Alex Graveley Left Brett Wilson LLP Only Days or Few Weeks After the Garrett Trial (Attended by Almost Their Entire Office/Team) http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_53_Out_of_200_The_Lying_Solicitor_of_Alex.shtml
[21:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 53 Out of 200: The Lying Solicitor of Alex Graveley Left Brett Wilson LLP Only Days or Few Weeks After the Garrett Trial (Attended by Almost Their Entire Office/Team)
[21:58]		*lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights
● Apr 21
[22:02]	admfubar	an attractive process... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-simple-magnets-complex-recycling-problem.html
[22:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-simple-magnets-complex-recycling-problem.html )
[22:09]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Drinking, Gardening, and Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_Drinking_Gardening_and_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/21/Gemini_Links_21_04_2026_Drinking_Gardening_and_Politics.gmi 
[22:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 21/04/2026: Drinking, Gardening, and Politics
[22:19]	TR News	'Suspicious' Deaths Among Top National Security Scientists https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/unexplained-deaths-us-scientists-national-security-concerns-1792480
[22:19]	TR Bot	 US Brain Drain: FBI Expert, Lawmakers Warn Of 'Suspicious' Deaths Among Top National Security Scientists | IBTimes UK
[22:20]	TR News	Trisquel 12.0 "Ecne" release announcement https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement
[22:20]	TR Bot	 Trisquel 12.0 "Ecne" release announcement | Trisquel GNU/Linux - Run free!
[22:21]	TR News	A security update for Raspberry Pi OS https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-security-update-for-raspberry-pi-os/
[22:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-security-update-for-raspberry-pi-os/ )
[22:22]	TR News	"That's because many performance enhancements and bug fixes have been implemented throughout the desktop in this latest release." https://blog.zorin.com/2026/04/15/zorin-os-18.1-is-released/
[22:22]	TR Bot	 Zorin OS 18.1 Is Released - Zorin
[22:23]	TR News	message in a bottle https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-chance-of-a-message-in-a-bottle-being-found-272122
[22:23]	TR Bot	 What is the chance of a message in a bottle being found?
● Apr 21
[23:18]	admfubar	https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Old-Network-AI
[23:18]	TR Bot	May Drop Old Network Drivers Now That AI-Driven Bug Reports Are Causing A Burden - Phoronix