●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, November 22, 2025 ●● ● Nov 22 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Nov 22 [01:05] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [01:06] *nobody (~nobody@um5wnddpzwx7a.irc) has joined #techrights [01:06] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/daves-40th-birthday-end#comic [01:06] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [01:37] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/groper-comic#comic [01:37] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) ● Nov 22 [02:00] *nobody_ (~nobody@zntn4dbygjw5q.irc) has joined #techrights [02:01] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-211125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-211125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-211125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-211125.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, November 21, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-11-21.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-11-21.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-11-21.txt ● Nov 22 [03:10] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) ● Nov 22 [04:37] Isambard_Prince MinceR, The CDC deleted the page about vaccine recommendations for gay men. [04:37] Isambard_Prince So it's not like the federal government is trying to kill us again or anything. [04:37] Isambard_Prince :P [04:38] Isambard_Prince And they also removed the vaccine screener that recommends them based on questions that people answer. [04:41] MinceR lol ● Nov 22 [05:10] Isambard_Prince I base my decision to vaccinate based on "I don't want your fucking germs and you're all gross." [05:10] Isambard_Prince It's a little thing I use to make my decisions. [05:18] Isambard_Prince MinceR, The city went out and fined the shit out of my former landlod. [05:18] Isambard_Prince *landlord [05:18] Isambard_Prince For all the stuff I sent them photos of. [05:19] Isambard_Prince It's costing him $500 a day per violation until he fixes is. [05:19] Isambard_Prince *it [05:32] psydruid > [notice] techrights.org | Techrights Rat Races Are for Rats (or Humans Who Behave Like Rats) [05:32] psydruid Dead Microrats [05:51] psydruid a democratic nation bringing democracy to the whole world [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] and culture [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] worse than japanese and korean work culture [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] About MAGA nuts and their anti-vaccine crusade. [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] yes, rianne saw it before me [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] i later added it to Daily Links [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] I told my therapist that you should never ever have the TV on during sex. [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] why have a TV in the bedroom? [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] m$'ers dumb as bricks.... https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/20/1441200/microsoft-exec-asks-why-arent-more-people-impressed-with-ai [05:53] TR Bot Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI? - Slashdot [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] what happens here is, [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] windows is floudering [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] so they try to paint it with "AI" brush [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] then say, [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] yes, it loses money [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] but HEY HI [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] hence, the fyucher [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] just slept so many hours... first time in ages. feels very refreshing [05:54] TR News Anon: qualcomm's ongoing destruction of arduino is in the the news [05:55] psydruid > [notice] slashdot.org | Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI? - Slashdot [05:55] psydruid People are, they're just waiting for AI to kill Microsoft, just like video killed the radio star [05:56] TR News ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/arc-raiders-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/arc-raiders-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ [05:56] TR Bot Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux [05:56] Isambard_Prince why have a TV in the bedroom? [05:56] Isambard_Prince Hotel. [05:57] psydruid I slept a lot too for these past few days and it feels refreshing after a few hectic weeks [05:57] TR News Dune: Awakening gets a limited time free trial and the biggest discount yet | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/dune-awakening-gets-a-limited-time-free-trial-and-the-biggest-discount-yet/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:57] TR Bot Awakening gets a limited time free trial and the biggest discount yet | GamingOnLinux [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: good for you.. [05:57] TR News NodalBastion is a delightful mixture of tower defense and incremental progression | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/nodalbastion-is-a-delightful-mixture-of-tower-defense-and-incremental-progression/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:57] TR Bot is a delightful mixture of tower defense and incremental progression | GamingOnLinux [05:58] TR News Play dice against the guardian of the underworld in Dice of Kalma | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/play-dice-against-the-guardian-of-the-underworld-in-dice-of-kalma/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/play-dice-against-the-guardian-of-the-underworld-in-dice-of-kalma/ [05:58] TR Bot dice against the guardian of the underworld in Dice of Kalma | GamingOnLinux ● Nov 22 [06:00] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:01] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [06:01] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [06:01] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, November 21, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_November_21_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_November_21_2025.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, November 21, 2025 [06:02] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:02] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:03] TR News The multiverse is a mess so you and friends will get cleaning in S.K.R.U.B. Squad | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-multiverse-is-a-mess-so-you-and-friends-will-get-cleaning-in-s-k-r-u-b-squad/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:03] TR Bot multiverse is a mess so you and friends will get cleaning in S.K.R.U.B. Squad | GamingOnLinux [06:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:04] TR News The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-nightdive-studios-enhanced-quake-ii-re-release-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-nightdive-studios-enhanced-quake-ii-re-release-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ [06:04] TR Bot Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux [06:04] TR News Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/grab-a-free-copy-of-warhammer-vermintide-2-for-a-limited-time/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/grab-a-free-copy-of-warhammer-vermintide-2-for-a-limited-time/ [06:04] TR Bot a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time | GamingOnLinux [06:05] TR News Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/proton-experimental-for-steamos-linux-gets-fixes-for-marvel-rivals-blazblue-centralfiction-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:05] TR Bot Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more | GamingOnLinux [06:06] TR News "Needy Software" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/19/0144249 [06:06] TR Bot Needy Software - SoylentNews [06:07] TR News (NEW): Games: Proton Experimental, Warhammer, Quake II, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Games_Proton_Experimental_Warhammer_Quake_II_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Games_Proton_Experimental_Warhammer_Quake_II_and_More.gmi [06:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Proton Experimental, Warhammer, Quake II, and More [06:08] TR News (S): ID requirements for online games with chats and more online censors | "(S): ID-krav fr onlinespel med chattar och fler ntcensorer" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/11/20/s-id-krav-for-spel-med-chattar-och-fler-natcensorer/ [06:08] TR Bot (S): ID-krav fr onlinespel med chattar och fler ntcensorer [06:08] TR News iophk: fails to mention the actual vector: Microsoft Windows https://techcentral.co.za/africa-bears-the-brunt-of-global-ransomware-attacks/274661/ [06:08] TR Bot Africa bears the brunt of global ransomware attacks [06:09] TR News "Part of their effort is data harvesting, sucking in as much as they can get. They will get a little snippet and then use AI to crossreference it with what they are already holding, and that includes anyone with TikTok on their device." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/crime-desk/article-15306383/Honeytraps-bugged-phones-Chinese-spies-entrap-Brits-web-espionage-PHILIP-INGRAM-targeted.html [06:09] TR Bot How to tell if someone is a Chinese spy: Ex-Army intelligence officer PHILIP INGRAM, who was targeted himself, reveals steps to avoid becoming victim of espionage | Daily Mail Online [06:10] TR News SNAP https://fair.org/home/crystal-fitzsimons-on-snap-and-public-understanding/ | Source: FAIR [06:10] TR Bot Crystal FitzSimons on SNAP and Public Understanding FAIR [06:10] TR News "Janine Jackson reaired archival interviews with Gene Slater, Richard Rothstein and George Lipsitz about housing and media for the November 14, 2025, episode of CounterSpin" https://fair.org/home/housing-discrimination-harms-health-and-steals-wealth/ | Source: FAIR [06:10] TR Bot Housing Discrimination Harms Health and Steals Wealth: FAIR [06:11] TR News "Rather than ask him to remove the tweets, Proctorio deleted the videos and sued him for copyright infringement." https://boingboing.net/2025/11/21/librarian-spent-5-years-fighting-proctorio-lawsuit-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/11/21/librarian-spent-5-years-fighting-proctorio-lawsuit-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos.html ) [06:12] TR News "RECAP: Reproducing Copyrighted Data from LLMs Training with an Agentic Pipeline." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/researchers_better_ai_model_memory_probe/ | Source: The Register UK [06:12] TR Bot Researchers build a better AI model memory probe The Register [06:13] TR News "Just a few days ago, I encountered a rather silly problem. I opened the Play Store. It showed the main view, and then, withing a second, it closed. I tried again. It closed again." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-play-store-keeps-stopping.html | Source: Dedoimedo [06:13] TR Bot Google Play Store keeps stopping [06:14] TR News "expanding it to more Android devices." https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/11/airdrop-now-compatible-with-google-pixel-10-phones/ | Source: Six Colors [06:14] TR Bot AirDrop now compatible with Google Pixel 10 phones Six Colors [06:14] TR News "Google and the Justice Department had their last chance to make their case before Judge Leonie Brinkema Friday before she decides whether Google needs to be broken up to remedy its ad tech monopoly." https://www.theverge.com/news/826796/google-ad-tech-closing-arguments | Source: The Verge [06:14] TR Bot Judge wants to fix Googles ad tech monopoly before its too late | The Verge [06:14] TR News "time is of the essence." https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-aims-dodge-breakup-ad-business-antitrust-trial-wraps-2025-11-21/ | Source: Reuters [06:14] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-aims-dodge-breakup-ad-business-antitrust-trial-wraps-2025-11-21/ ) [06:15] TR News "Brinkema ruled in April that Google holds two illegal ad-tech monopolies and is now considering what the company must do to restore competition." https://techcentral.co.za/google-makes-final-court-plea-to-stop-us-breakup/274668/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [06:15] TR Bot Google makes final court plea to stop US breakup [06:15] TR News "So now that Im actually self hosting my own music collection (which Ill write more about soon), something Ive noticed is that music sounds better now." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/musicjournal/music-sounds-better-when-you-own-it/ | Source: Matthew Weber [06:15] TR Bot Music Sounds Better When You Own It - Matt's Blog [06:15] TR News "On Tuesday, Spotify started offering audiobooks, joining competing platforms like BookBeat, Storytel, Nextory and Audible" https://yle.fi/a/74-20195463 | Source: YLE [06:15] TR Bot Spotify's audiobook rollout in Finland takes authors by surprise | Yle News | Yle [06:15] TR News "A similar option exists within the Android version of the app, though it reportedly works a bit differently than the native iOS version." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/spotify-playlist-transfer-tool/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:15] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/spotify-playlist-transfer-tool/ ) [06:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [06:16] TR News "And that was from other journalists not a single politician, left or right, condemned it. Not one. The only nonaccepting response I could find was Gov. Gavin Newsoms mocking memes." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-21/quiet-piggy-trump-comment-maga | Source: Los Angeles Times [06:16] TR Bot 'Quiet, piggy' wasn't a joke. It's a dangerous invitation to violence - Los Angeles Times [06:16] TR News "But despite the bipartisan popularity of right to repair reforms, companies arent keen on losing money via a government crackdown on their grift." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/21/defense-contractor-lobbyists-are-trying-to-kill-army-right-to-repair-reforms-with-a-bunch-of-lies-and-bullshit/ | Source: Techdirt [06:16] TR Bot Contractor Lobbyists Are Trying To Kill Army Right To Repair Reforms With A Bunch Of Lies And Bullshit | Techdirt [06:17] TR News "In his first month back in the White House, Trump fired most of the staff of the Office of Personnel Management" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/public-knowledge-under-siege/ | Source: Truthdig [06:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/public-knowledge-under-siege/ ) [06:17] TR News "A US-Iranian dual citizen has been detained in Iran and is facing multiple security-related charges" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-arrest-afarin-mohajer-us-citizen/33598150.html | Source: RFERL [06:17] TR Bot Family Says Iran Detains US Citizen Over Son's Activism [06:18] TR News "In 2026, figuring out who is a trusted source may be more difficult than ever." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5599934 | Source: NPR [06:18] TR Bot How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching [06:18] TR News "Instead, he reiterated bullet points from the website update, including the claim that studies supporting a link between autism and vaccines have been ignored by health authoritiesessentially, the CDC accusing itself of having disregarded scientific evidence." https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/11/cdc-website-autism-vaccine-kennedy/685001/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:18] TR Bot The CDCs Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now - The Atlantic [06:18] TR News "The clip was amplified by posts on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, many of which garnered millions of views and thousands of comments." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2356754.html | Source: RTL [06:18] TR Bot RTL Today - Lashing out at officials: Fake AI Trump audio clip on 'Epstein files' gains traction [06:19] TR News "Whats consernating about this is that most open source supply chain attacks have the same basic structure: [...]" https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/We-should-all-be-using-dependency-cooldowns | Source: Eno Such [06:19] TR Bot We should all be using dependency cooldowns [06:19] TR News "Gomez said rather than scrapping the item, the solution should have been to strengthen the item via public comment and give the carriers clarity." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-cybersecurity-vote-was-rocky/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:19] TR Bot FCC Cybersecurity Vote Was Rocky - Inside Towers [06:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:21] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-22.gmi [06:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1482.jpg [06:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1832.jpg [06:23] TR News "Thats what we have today." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-industry-monopoly-nvidia-microsoft-google/ | Source: Wired [06:23] TR Bot Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob | WIRED [06:24] TR News "We've been using solar panels for over a decade now." https://toroid.org/solar-in-uttarakhand | Source: Abhijit Menon-Sen [06:24] TR Bot Twelve years of sunlight [06:24] TR News "The fully autonomous Lightfish is a small solar-powered craft manufactured by Seasats." https://www.navytimes.com/unmanned/2025/11/21/solar-powered-unmanned-surface-vessel-sets-new-speed-crossing-atlantic/ | Source: US Navy Times [06:24] TR Bot Solar-powered unmanned surface vessel sets new speed crossing Atlantic [06:25] TR News "On the evidence side, that refers in part to the treasury secretarys remarks; and on the logic side" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/bytedance-valuation-auction/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:25] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/bytedance-valuation-auction/ ) [06:26] TR News Confidentiality: "as some of you might have noticed, yesterday 2025-11-20 someone added ~900 new tor relays to the tor network" https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/message/UQ6SBDV73W7SP3X7YIWJWFG2ROUTVG2I/ | Source: Tor [06:26] TR Bot Sybil Attack on 2025-11-20 - please setup your AROIs :) - tor-relays - lists.torproject.org [06:27] TR News [Old] "She said it was hypocritical of Proctorio to say they valued students privacy when the CEO of the company was posting student chat logs online." https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/01/ceo-of-exam-monitoring-software-proctorio-apologises-for-posting-students-chat-logs-on-reddit | Source: The Guardian UK [06:27] TR Bot CEO of exam monitoring software Proctorio apologises for posting student's chat logs on Reddit | Australian universities | The Guardian [06:27] TR News "The more that Linkletter researched Proctorio, the more concerned he became" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/proctorio-settles-curious-lawsuit-with-librarian-who-shared-public-youtube-videos/ | Source: Ars Technica [06:27] TR Bot He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement - Ars Technica [06:28] TR News "A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year." https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-monitor-no-kings-protests-around-the-country/ | Source: 404 Media [06:28] TR Bot Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country [06:28] TR News "But most people likely shrugged and moved on with their day." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/21/why-people-dont-demand-data-privacy-even-as-governments-corporations-collect-more-personal-info/ | Source: Techdirt [06:28] TR Bot People Dont Demand Data Privacy, Even As Governments & Corporations Collect More Personal Info | Techdirt [06:29] TR News Windows TCO https://techcentral.co.za/africa-bears-the-brunt-of-global-ransomware-attacks/274661/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [06:29] TR Bot Africa bears the brunt of global ransomware attacks [06:30] TR News "There are two live book events in December. If youre in Boston, come see us at the MIT Museum on 12/1. If youre in Toronto, you can see me at the Munk School at the University of Toronto on 12/2." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/71226.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [06:30] TR Bot on Rewiring Democracy - Schneier on Security [06:30] TR News "Back in 1983, she discussed the effects of automation in the context of industrial processes, which were massively automated at that time." https://www.ufried.com/blog/ironies_of_ai_1/ | Source: Uwe Friedrichsen [06:30] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.ufried.com/blog/ironies_of_ai_1/ ) [06:30] TR News "While Roberts, who holds a Phd in theoretical physics, is on the front line of using AI in publishing one bridge he wont cross is getting robots to create content." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/ai-cannot-replace-human-insight-and-inspiration-says-people-inc-tech-chief/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:30] TR Bot AI cannot replace human insight and inspiration, says People Inc tech chief - Press Gazette [06:30] TR News "Some joked the murals were put up to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu, while others questioned how such carnage was approved in the first place." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tearing-down-ai-christmas-decoration | Source: Futurism [06:31] TR Bot Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It [06:31] TR News "fit and finish" https://coyotetracks.org/blog/apple-wins-me-over/ | Source: Watts Martin [06:31] TR Bot Apple wins me over again, but its getting tougher [06:31] TR News "Duolingo is getting worse and worse, and while that didn't impact quarterly revenues in recent reports, at some point, it'll get to the point where even the most die-hard fans won't be able to stomach it any longer." https://www.androidpolice.com/duolingo-is-getting-worse-heres-how-id-fix-it/ | Source: Android Police [06:31] TR Bot I've used Duolingo for 1,900 days, and it's getting worse here's how I'd fix it [06:31] TR News "Engineering YouTuber Dave Jones noticed that he had been opted into a set of new Workspace smart features without ever being asked." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/google_workspace_smart_features/ | Source: The Register UK [06:31] TR Bot Google Workspace AI 'smart features' are on by default The Register [06:32] TR News "Elevated levels of CO2 lead to reduced cognitive ability and facilitate transmission of airborne viruses, which can linger in poorly ventilated spaces for hours." https://www.wired.com/story/this-hacker-conference-installed-a-literal-anti-virus-monitoring-system/ | Source: Wired [06:32] TR Bot Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System | WIRED [06:32] TR News "would require billions of gallons of water daily, according to a 15-county Central Ohio Regional Water Study released this year by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency." https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2025-11-21/dramatic-surge-in-water-demand-predicted-by-2040-puts-ohio-farmers-and-industry-on-collision-course | Source: US News And World Report [06:32] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2025-11-21/dramatic-surge-in-water-demand-predicted-by-2040-puts-ohio-farmers-and-industry-on-collision-course ) [06:33] TR News "Zi's idea is not innovative individuals such as Professor Kevin Warwick and his cyborg ambitions spring to mind" https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/magician_password_hand_rfid/ | Source: The Register UK [06:33] TR Bot Magician loses password to his hand after RFID chip implant The Register [06:33] TR News "Roughly speaking, our processors come in two types, the ARM processors found in your phone and the x64 processors" https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/16/amd-vs-intel-a-unicode-benchmark/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [06:33] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/16/amd-vs-intel-a-unicode-benchmark/ ) [06:33] TR News "The current meaning of the word has drifted so far from Johnsons that it has damaged itself." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/21/forgotten-classical-liberal-education-too-late-revive/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [06:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/21/forgotten-classical-liberal-education-too-late-revive/ ) [06:33] TR News "Today, most people are looking at their phones, tiny screens, each person using different apps, social media platforms, or ad-ridden mobile games" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/if-everyone-read-everywhere/ | Source: Joel Chrono [06:33] TR Bot If everyone read everywhere [06:34] TR News "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Alexandra Wolfe, whose blog can be found at wrywriter.ca." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/alexandra-wolfe | Source: Manuel Moreale [06:34] TR Bot Alexandra Wolfe Manu [06:34] TR News "The exclusion of nursing means thousands of trainee nurses will have to finance years of expensive clinical education within that lower ceiling or abandon their plans altogether." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-bill-strips-nursing-professional-status-puts-future-patient-care-risk-1757080 | Source: International Business Times [06:34] TR Bot Trump Bill Strips Nursing Of 'Professional' Status And Puts Future Patient Care At Risk | IBTimes UK [06:34] TR News "ALA President Sam Helmick said, Today's court decision is a powerful affirmation of what libraries mean to America." https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/court-permanently-blocks-trumps-executive-order-dismantle-federal-agency-americas | Source: American Library Association [06:34] TR Bot Court permanently blocks Trumps executive order to dismantle federal agency for Americas libraries | ALA [06:34] TR News "Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel robbed of knowledge and enjoyment after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI." https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/20/university-of-staffordshire-course-taught-in-large-part-by-ai-artificial-intelligence | Source: The Guardian UK [06:34] TR Bot We could have asked ChatGPT: students fight back over course taught by AI | Staffordshire University | The Guardian [06:35] TR News "Using AI responsibly means using it in ways that help you grow" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dont-let-ai-do-your-homework-pope-leo-tells-us-youth-9679939#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [06:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dont-let-ai-do-your-homework-pope-leo-tells-us-youth-9679939#publisher=newsstand ) [06:35] TR News "A few years ago, a team of cave divers exploring Ox Bel Ha made a breakthrough while re-surveying existing lines." https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-longest-underwater-cave-is-even-longer-than-we-realized | Source: Science Alert [06:35] TR Bot World's Longest Underwater Cave Is Even Longer Than We Realized : ScienceAlert [06:36] TR News "Preprints are increasingly central to open science and author-centric publishing." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/20/reimagining-scholarly-publishing-workflow-a-high-level-map-of-what-changes-next/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [06:36] TR Bot Reimagining Scholarly Publishing Workflow: A High-Level Map of What Changes Next - The Scholarly Kitchen [06:36] TR News "But when it comes to launching rockets, the entrepreneur is struggling to live up to Groks outrageous flattery." https://futurism.com/space/grok-genius-elon-musk-starship-rocket-explodes | Source: Futurism [06:36] TR Bot While Grok Calls Him a Genius, Elon's New Rocket Explodes While Just Sitting There [06:36] TR News "A study by researchers at Oxford and Utah State University argues that large language models are not yet capable of reasoning or generating innovative theories because they are limited to existing information" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-21/why-ai-cannot-create-new-scientific-knowledge.html | Source: El Pas [06:36] TR Bot Why AI cannot create new scientific knowledge | Technology | EL PAS English [06:37] TR News "I think the difference comes down to this: older movies took risks." https://afranca.com.br/why-90s-movies-feel-more-alive-than-anything-on-netflix | Source: Andre Franca [06:37] TR Bot Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix Andre Franca [06:37] TR News "The reactions we got from advance readers were very positive." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/the-dichotomy-of-print-vs-web/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [06:37] TR Bot The dichotomy of print versus the web [06:37] TR News "And if youre going to give out an award, it should involve a trophy of some sort, right?!?" https://boffosocko.com/2025/11/21/zettel-of-the-year-awards/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [06:37] TR Bot Zettel of the Year Awards | Chris Aldrich [06:38] TR News "What turned out to be unusual was the source code of this page." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32510 | Source: SANS [06:38] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32510 ) [06:58] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [06:58] *Righty (~Username@n85eehxfx6eqn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 22 [07:01] TR News Techrights Links 22/11/2025: "Dramatic Surge in Water Demand" and Lots More Backlash Against Slop, Including From the Pope https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Links_22_11_2025_Dramatic_Surge_in_Water_Demand_and_Lots_More_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Links_22_11_2025_Dramatic_Surge_in_Water_Demand_and_Lots_More_B.gmi [07:01] TR Bot Techrights Links 22/11/2025: "Dramatic Surge in Water Demand" and Lots More Backlash Against Slop, Including From the Pope [07:01] TR News "Now, at a high level, "durable execution" is nothing new." https://www.morling.dev/blog/building-durable-execution-engine-with-sqlite/ | [07:01] TR Bot Building a Durable Execution Engine With SQLite - Gunnar Morling [07:02] TR News "I was writing some code where I was using httpx.get() and its params parameter." https://snarky.ca/the-varying-strictness-of-typeddict/ | Source: Brett Cannon [07:02] TR Bot The varying strictness of TypedDict [07:02] TR News "If you juggle R, Python, and LaTeX for research, you know the pain: fragmented scripts, mixed environments, manual copying, and fragile reproducibility." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/icymi-rpweave-unified-r-python-latex-system-using-uv/ | Source: Rlang [07:02] TR Bot RPweave: Unified R + Python + LaTeX System using uv | R-bloggers [07:02] TR News "This past October, I spoke in PyCon Finland about debugging Python." https://hamatti.org/posts/my-debugging-python-talk-from-pycon-finland-published/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [07:02] TR Bot My Debugging Python talk from PyCon Finland published : Juha-Matti Santala [07:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:02] TR News [07:02] TR News "Technology architecture is often illustrated by a stack diagram, in which higher levels of rectangles indicate components that are dependent on components in lower levels." https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2347:_Dependency | [07:02] TR Bot 2347: Dependency - explain xkcd [07:03] TR News "The pipe operator allows chaining function calls together without dealing with intermediary variables." https://www.php.net/releases/8.5/en.php#features | [07:03] TR Bot NO TITLE [07:03] TR News "As Ive shared many times during the past eight years, the main goal of this blog is to document what I learn hence this new series on clocks and time." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/11/19/clocks-part-1-intro-to-chrono | Source: Sandor Dargo [07:03] TR Bot Time in C++: Understanding and the Concept of Clocks | Sandor Dargo's Blog [07:03] TR News "This is a stripped-down version of the newsletter sent out to Codeberg e. V. members as an email. The version emailed to our members contains some additional details concerning the association's Annual Assembly." https://blog.codeberg.org/letter-from-codeberg-onwards-and-upwards.html | Source: Codeberg [07:03] TR Bot Letter from Codeberg: Onwards and upwards! Codeberg News [07:04] TR News "These latest changes are about clarity, compliance, and supporting the innovative environment you expect." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/21/the-arduino-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy-update-setting-the-record-straight/ | Source: Arduino [07:04] TR Bot The Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight | Arduino Blog [07:04] TR News "Enshittification of Arduino Begins?" https://itsfoss.com/news/enshittification-of-arduino-begins/ | Source: It's FOSS [07:04] TR Bot Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down [07:06] *nobody_ has quit (Quit: connection closed.) [07:08] TR News "So Ive been building the tool I wish I had back then" https://mattcool.tech/posts/hands-free-chinese-flashcard-maker/ | Source: Matt Cool [07:08] TR Bot Hands Free Chinese Flashcard Maker [07:09] TR News "I've been working on adding support for comments over the last few months." https://kevquirk.com/blog/adding-comments-to-my-jekyll-site/ | Source: Kev Quirk [07:09] TR Bot Adding Comments to My Jekyll Site | Kev Quirk [07:10] TR News "I like slim and stupid servers, where each endpoint wraps a very dumb DB query. Dumb queries are fast. Fast queries make websites smooth and snappy. Keep those click/render loops sacred." https://taylor.town/pg-task | [07:10] TR Bot How/Why to Sweep Async Tasks Under a Postgres Table [07:10] TR News "These platforms go beyond vector search by combining retrieval with integrated ranking pipelines, multimodal search, model inference and distributed execution." https://thenewstack.io/thoughts-on-the-gigaom-radar-for-vector-databases-v3/ | Source: The New Stack [07:10] TR Bot Thoughts on the GigaOm Radar for Vector Databases v3 - The New Stack [07:11] TR News "Until now, Firefox placed nearly all of its user filessettings, profiles, data, and cacheinside a single folder" https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-resolves-21-year-old-bug-adds-full-xdg-directory-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [07:11] TR Bot Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support [07:12] TR News "I realised that configuring Emacs to my liking would be like second job" https://ryan.freumh.org/emacs.html | Source: Ryan Gibb [07:12] TR Bot Emacs [07:12] TR News "The e-book viewer adds a minor enhancement: hovering over a highlight now displays the date it was created." https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-15-e-book-manager-adds-highlight-dates-in-viewer/ | Source: Linuxiac [07:12] TR Bot Calibre 8.15 E-Book Manager Adds Highlight Dates in Viewer [07:12] TR News (NEW): Enshittification of Arduino Begins https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Enshittification_of_Arduino_Begins.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Enshittification_of_Arduino_Begins.gmi [07:12] TR News "Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source virtualisation platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12639 | Source: Distro Watch [07:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Enshittification of Arduino Begins [07:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12639 ) [07:13] TR News "What follows is a sort of transcript (with some editing) of doing just that, a process that took a total of some three hours." https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/installing-freebsd-15-on-my-desktop/ | Source: Yorick Peterse [07:13] TR Bot Installing FreeBSD 15 on my desktop [07:13] TR News "FreeBSD is considering retiring powerpc64 prior to branching 16" https://www.talospace.com/2025/11/freebsd-considering-end-of-ppc64-support.html | Source: Talospace [07:13] TR Bot FreeBSD considering end of ppc64 support [07:14] TR News "The three historicalsource repos on Github (Zork 1, Zork 2, Zork 3) all now have the MIT license attached." https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork-is-open-source | Source: Andrew Plotkin [07:14] TR Bot Zarf Updates: Zork is now open source [07:14] TR News [Old] "Microsoft-the-company does not care about Infocom. But a lot of people in Microsoft must care." https://blog.zarfhome.com/2023/10/microsoft-consumes-activision | Source: Andrew Plotkin [07:14] TR Bot Zarf Updates: Microsoft consumes Activision; and a plea [07:14] TR News "This approach failed. Investigations continue, however this post is not something you should try." https://dan.langille.org/2025/11/21/moving-a-zpool-to-smaller-drives-zfs-freebsd-fails/ | Source: Dan Langille [07:15] TR Bot Moving a zpool to smaller drives #ZFS #FreeBSD fails Dan Langille's Other Diary [07:15] TR News "This was partially driven by: [...]" https://adrianroselli.com/2025/11/the-value-of-selecting-selects-by-value.html | Source: Adrian Roselli [07:15] TR Bot The Value of Selecting Selects by Value Adrian Roselli [07:15] TR News "So I wrote the smallest binary I could think of: [...]" https://xnacly.me/posts/2025/building-a-minimal-viable-armv7-emulator/ | Source: Matteo [07:15] TR Bot Building a Minimal Viable Armv7 Emulator from Scratch | xnacly - blog [07:19] TR News "Oh Wow ! Another Alvind and Krabanaugh Sh-tshow in the making.....It's amazing what destructive stunts the dynamic duo get up to to create more Indian jobs at the expense of employees in other countries." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakhybaq [07:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakhybaq ) [07:20] TR News "I don't get why the site admins would just delete a post just because it hurt someone feelings. As long as no inside information or threats or anything else illegal is posted who cares that someone called him fat. Then again, who owns this site? Are they collecting user info and providing it to the companies on here?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakp6np6 [07:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakp6np6 ) [07:20] TR News "Let us be honest, the porky CEO could not have done alone, he is surrounded by a bunch of useless and racists PoS providing him all the help and need and stuffing him like a duck." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kakp6np6 [07:21] *nobody (~nobody@vfxsnjthp9jbg.irc) has joined #techrights [07:21] TR News APAC https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/shaping-future-open-source-talent-apac-red-hat-academy | Source: Red Hat Official [07:21] TR Bot Bridging the gap: Red Hat Academy shaping open source talent in APAC [07:22] TR News "The below featured highlights listed on the communitys blog feed aggregator are from November 15 to 21." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/21/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [07:22] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [07:22] TR News "Thats what we aim to do with open design: an opportunity for universities and students of any design discipline." https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-design-the-opportunity-design-students-didnt-know-they-were-missing | Source: Ubuntu [07:22] TR Bot design: the opportunity design students didnt know they were missing | Ubuntu [07:22] TR News "The Anbox Cloud team has been working around the clock to release Anbox Cloud 1.28.0!" https://ubuntu.com//blog/anbox-cloud-1-28-0-is-now-available | Source: Ubuntu [07:23] TR Bot Cloud 1.28.0 is now available! | Ubuntu [07:26] TR News Tribblix 0m38, PorteuX 2.4, and MX Linux 25 are out [07:26] TR News GXDE 25.3, Kicksecure 18.0.6.4, and CalculateLinux 20251108 also out [07:33] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:54] TR News Techrights The "Mafia" https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/The_Mafia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/The_Mafia.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Techrights The "Mafia" ● Nov 22 [08:01] TR News Moving a zpool to smaller drives #ZFS #FreeBSD fails https://dan.langille.org/2025/11/21/moving-a-zpool-to-smaller-drives-zfs-freebsd-fails/ [08:02] TR News Calibre 8.15 E-Book Manager Adds Highlight Dates in Viewer https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-15-e-book-manager-adds-highlight-dates-in-viewer/ [08:02] TR News Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-resolves-21-year-old-bug-adds-full-xdg-directory-support/ [08:02] TR Bot Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support [08:06] TR News Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down https://itsfoss.com/news/enshittification-of-arduino-begins/ [08:06] TR Bot Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down [08:07] TR News The Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/21/the-arduino-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy-update-setting-the-record-straight/ [08:07] TR Bot The Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight | Arduino Blog [08:08] TR News (ICYMI) RPweave: Unified R + Python + LaTeX System using uv https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/icymi-rpweave-unified-r-python-latex-system-using-uv/ [08:08] TR Bot RPweave: Unified R + Python + LaTeX System using uv | R-bloggers [08:09] TR News The World's Longest Underwater Cave Is Even Longer Than We Realized https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-longest-underwater-cave-is-even-longer-than-we-realized [08:09] TR Bot World's Longest Underwater Cave Is Even Longer Than We Realized : ScienceAlert [08:12] TR News Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tearing-down-ai-christmas-decoration [08:12] TR Bot Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It [08:12] TR News AI cannot replace human insight and inspiration, says People Inc tech chief https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/ai-cannot-replace-human-insight-and-inspiration-says-people-inc-tech-chief/ [08:12] TR Bot AI cannot replace human insight and inspiration, says People Inc tech chief - Press Gazette [08:12] TR News More on Rewiring Democracy https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/71226.html [08:12] TR Bot on Rewiring Democracy - Schneier on Security [08:13] TR News TikTok Parent ByteDance Reportedly Draws $480 Billion Valuation In Minority-Stake Auction Up $80 Billion+ from Earlier in 2025 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/bytedance-valuation-auction/ [08:13] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/bytedance-valuation-auction/ ) [08:15] TR News Family Says Iran Detains US Citizen Over Son's Activism https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-arrest-afarin-mohajer-us-citizen/33598150.html [08:15] TR Bot Family Says Iran Detains US Citizen Over Son's Activism [08:16] TR News Spotify Fires Back Against Fashion Company Apple With Playlist-Transferring Weaponry of Its Own https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/spotify-playlist-transfer-tool/ [08:16] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/spotify-playlist-transfer-tool/ ) [08:16] TR News Google Play Store keeps stopping https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-play-store-keeps-stopping.html [08:16] TR Bot Google Play Store keeps stopping [08:24] TR News Daniel Kahn Gillmor: Transferring Signal on Android https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/blog/transferring-signal-on-android.html [08:24] TR Bot dkg's blog - Transferring Signal on Android [08:26] TR News Chinese Cyberspies Deploy BadAudio Malware via Supply Chain Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-cyberspies-deploy-badaudio-malware-via-supply-chain-attacks/ [08:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-cyberspies-deploy-badaudio-malware-via-supply-chain-attacks/ ) [08:35] TR News Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers https://cyberscoop.com/eff-sues-government-app-removals-ice-tracking-free-speech/ [08:35] TR Bot group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers | CyberScoop [08:36] TR News Brendan Gregg: defective chip maker Intel is listening, don't waste your shot http://www.brendangregg.com/blog//2025-11-22/intel-is-listening.html [08:36] TR Bot Intel is listening, don't waste your shot [08:38] TR News AOMedia AV2 open video codec release nears, delivers around 40% bandwidth reduction https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/21/aomedia-av2-open-video-codec-release-nears-delivers-around-40-bandwidth-reduction/ [08:38] TR Bot AOMedia AV2 open video codec release nears, delivers around 40% bandwidth reduction - CNX Software [08:39] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 47 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-47/ [08:40] TR Bot Community Update - Week 47 Fedora Community Blog [08:42] TR News FreeBSD 15.0-RC3 is out https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [08:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [08:44] TR News Niko Matsakis: Move Expressions https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2025/11/21/move-expressions/ [08:44] TR Bot Move Expressions baby steps [08:46] TR News This Week in Plasma: UI and performance improvements https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/22/this-week-in-plasma-ui-and-performance-improvements/ [08:46] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: UI and performance improvements - KDE Blogs [08:50] TR News Malikie messaging patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/21/malikie-email-patent-challenge-instituted [08:50] TR Bot Malikie messaging patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [08:50] TR News Tir Technologies Media Streaming Patents Campaigns Invalidity Charts Coming Soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/21/tir-technologies-media-streaming-patents-campaigns-invalidity-charts-coming-soon [08:50] TR Bot Tir Technologies Media Streaming Patents Campaigns Invalidity Charts Coming Soon Unified Patents [08:52] TR News The European Patent Office's Central Staff Committee Explains How Current Policy Deprives the EPO of "the Valuable Pool of Talent Already Available In-house" (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/21/The_European_Patent_Office_s_Central_Staff_Committee_Explains_H.shtml [08:52] TR Bot Techrights The European Patent Office's Central Staff Committee Explains How Current Policy Deprives the EPO of "the Valuable Pool of Talent Already Available In-house" [08:54] TR News Zypp - different and still the same https://nordisch.org/posts/zypp-vendor-mapping/ [08:54] TR Bot Zypp - different and still the same - Nordisch by nature ● Nov 22 [09:03] TR News Rescuing most from a broken tar.bz2 with bzip2recover and some cunning. https://libv.livejournal.com/29066.html [09:03] TR Bot Rescuing most from a broken tar.bz2 with bzip2recover and some cunning.: libv LiveJournal [09:04] TR News The Servo Blog: Servo Sponsorship Tiers https://servo.org/blog/2025/11/21/sponsorship-tiers/ [09:04] TR Bot Servo Sponsorship Tiers - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications. [09:05] TR News Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/our-holiday-book-guide-for-justice-minded-readers [09:05] TR Bot Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers | American Civil Liberties Union [09:07] TR News Fortress Investment entity, DivX, video streaming patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/21/fortress-investment-entity-divx-video-streaming-patent-challenge-instituted [09:07] TR Bot Fortress Investment entity, DivX, video streaming patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [09:18] TR News (NEW): Transferring Signal on Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Transferring_Signal_on_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Transferring_Signal_on_Android.gmi [09:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Transferring Signal on Android [09:21] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: UI and performance improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_and_performance_improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_and_performance_improvements.gmi [09:21] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: UI and performance improvements [09:26] TR News (NEW): Debian Libre Live Images Released for Software Freedom Lovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/18/Debian_Libre_Live_Images_Released_for_Software_Freedom_Lovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/18/Debian_Libre_Live_Images_Released_for_Software_Freedom_Lovers.gmi [09:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Libre Live Images Released for Software Freedom Lovers [09:28] TR News (NEW): Vipnix portable Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Vipnix_portable_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Vipnix_portable_Linux_distribution.gmi [09:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Vipnix portable Linux distribution [09:29] TR News (NEW): Quarkos Ubuntu-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Quarkos_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Quarkos_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [09:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Quarkos Ubuntu-based Linux distribution [09:33] TR News "[Andrew Greenberg] has some specific ideas for how open-source hardware hackers could do a better job with their KiCad schematics." https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/making-actually-useful-schematics-in-kicad/ | Source: Hackaday [09:33] TR Bot Actually Useful Schematics In KiCad | Hackaday [09:34] TR News Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/business/roblox-age-verification.html [09:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/business/roblox-age-verification.html ) [09:34] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [09:59] *jon (~jon@fkbpvsx3bmika.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 22 [10:01] TR News (NEW): I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_finally_turned_Linux_into_the_perfect_OS_for_a_2_in_1_PC_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_finally_turned_Linux_into_the_perfect_OS_for_a_2_in_1_PC_and_.gmi [10:01] TR Bot Tux Machines I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows [10:02] TR News More South Korean mothers working, but many experience career break of decade or longer https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-south-korean-mothers-working-but-many-experience-career-break-of-decade-or-longer [10:02] TR Bot More South Korean mothers working, but many experience career break of decade or longer | The Straits Times [10:03] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Announced_with_AM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Announced_with_AM.gmi [10:03] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300 [10:07] *jon has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:10] TR News Researchers Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/asia/chinese-students-us.html [10:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ 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[10:14] TR News (NEW): I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_tried_a_Linux_style_file_manager_and_it_made_Windows_File_Exp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_tried_a_Linux_style_file_manager_and_it_made_Windows_File_Exp.gmi [10:14] TR Bot Tux Machines I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind [10:15] TR News 4 arrested in US in scheme to smuggle Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) chips to China https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/21/4-arrested-in-us-in-scheme-to-smuggle-nvidia-ai-chips-to-china/ [10:15] TR Bot 4 arrested in US in scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI chips to China [10:17] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6x334gk5tvc5c.irc) has joined #techrights [10:18] TR News The Raspberry Pi 500+ Works as a Standalone Keyboard (Well, Kinda) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/raspberry-pi-500-plus-use-as-regular-keyboard [10:18] TR Bot The Raspberry Pi 500+ Works as a Standalone Keyboard (Well, Kinda) - OMG! Ubuntu [10:18] TR News Calibre 8.15 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves the Comments Editor https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-15-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-the-comments-editor [10:18] TR Bot 8.15 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves the Comments Editor - 9to5Linux [10:19] TR News RustDesk 1.4.4 Released with Edge Scrolling Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/11/rustdesk-1-4-4-released-with-edge-scrolling-support/ [10:19] TR Bot RustDesk 1.4.4 Released with Edge Scrolling Support | UbuntuHandbook [10:21] TR News (NEW): I turned an old laptop into the perfect Linux box for my home lab https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_turned_an_old_laptop_into_the_perfect_Linux_box_for_my_home_l.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/I_turned_an_old_laptop_into_the_perfect_Linux_box_for_my_home_l.gmi [10:21] TR Bot Tux Machines I turned an old laptop into the perfect Linux box for my home lab [10:39] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:47] TR News UPC is illegal. JUVE got paid to play along with the narrative wherein EPO corruption, cocaine, and kangaroo courts are A-OK. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/morello-forni-successful-against-gastroteam-in-dispute-over-pizza-former-machines/ [10:47] TR Bot Morello Forni successful against Gastroteam in dispute over pizza former machines - JUVE Patent [10:47] TR News TTABlog Test: Two Section 2(d) Refusals of THE JILLY BOX: How Did the Appeal Turn Out? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttablog-test-two-section-2d-refusals-of.html [10:47] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Two Section 2(d) Refusals of THE JILLY BOX: How Did the Appeal Turn Out? [10:48] TR News Godot XR update - November 2025 https://godotengine.org/article/godot-xr-update-nov-2025/ [10:48] TR Bot Godot XR update - November 2025 Godot Engine [10:48] TR News Imagot image viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/imagot-image-viewer/ [10:49] TR Bot - image viewer - LinuxLinks [10:49] TR News How To Install Calibre on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-calibre-fedora-43/ [10:49] TR Bot How To Install Calibre on Fedora 43 - idroot ● Nov 22 [11:00] TR News How To Install SQLite on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-sqlite-fedora-43/ [11:00] TR Bot How To Install SQLite on Fedora 43 - idroot [11:00] TR News How To Install MongoDB Compass on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-mongodb-compass-fedora-43/ [11:00] TR Bot How To Install MongoDB Compass on Fedora 43 - idroot [11:01] TR News How To Use That Slide Rule https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/how-to-use-that-slide-rule/ | Source: Hackaday [11:01] TR Bot To Use That Slide Rule | Hackaday [11:02] TR News Feather YouTube Music TUI https://www.linuxlinks.com/feather-youtube-music-tui/ [11:02] TR Bot - YouTube Music TUI - LinuxLinks [11:02] TR News Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, GNU/Linux Journal, and Not Much Else https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/21/Slopwatch_LinuxSecurity_Linux_Journal_and_Not_Much_Else.shtml [11:02] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, Linux Journal, and Not Much Else [11:15] TR News Osmo crash fix https://bkhome.org/news/202511/osmo-crash-fix.html [11:15] TR Bot Osmo crash fix [11:16] TR News "We've lived in this house ten years now - built it - and things have been slowly needing to be done. You build a house and you quickly realize that nothing's going to be perfect, that you're going to be dealing with things, in some capacity, regularly." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/11-21.gmi [11:17] TR News "This started with me trying, in probably a ham-fisted way, to apply the recommendations in a gemlog post I liked." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2025-11-21.gmi [11:18] TR News SpellBinding FUNOPSL Wordo: DUSTY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-22.gmi [11:19] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-11-21.gmi [11:23] TR News Vipnix portable GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/vipnix-portable-linux-distribution/ [11:23] TR Bot - portable Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [11:23] TR News Quarkos Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/quarkos-ubuntu-based-linux-distribution/ [11:23] TR Bot - Ubuntu-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [11:24] TR News " A better solution would be education: teach the next generation how software works (or how it should work), not just how to "use" it. Of course doing that involves first ridding the world's educational institutions (at all levels) from the extremely unhealthy influence of software vendors." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/19/0144249#1424922 [11:24] TR Bot Needy Software - SoylentNews [11:24] TR News "Trouble is, in most educational institutions (at least in the tertiary sector; I don't know enough to comment on modern primary or secondary schools), decisions about technology are also made by people with no idea what they're doing ... so it's pretty much a catch 22 situation." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/19/0144249#1424922 [11:25] TR News netcheck checks network connectivity https://www.linuxlinks.com/netcheck-checks-network-connectivity/ [11:25] TR Bot - checks network connectivity - LinuxLinks [11:25] TR News Prefixer Proton prefix management tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/prefixer-proton-prefix-management-tool/ [11:25] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.linuxlinks.com/prefixer-proton-prefix-management-tool/ ) [11:25] TR News boxunbox simple symlinker inspired by stow https://www.linuxlinks.com/boxunbox-simple-symlinker-inspired-stow/ [11:25] TR Bot - simple symlinker inspired by stow - LinuxLinks [11:28] TR News 18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux GUI Password Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-linux-password-managers/ [11:28] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Password Managers - LinuxLinks [11:34] TR News Choosing a GNU/Linux Greeter: SDDM, SLiM, LightDM-GTK, and GDM Explained https://www.linux.org/threads/choosing-a-linux-greeter-sddm-slim-lightdm-gtk-and-gdm-explained.57436/ [11:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/choosing-a-linux-greeter-sddm-slim-lightdm-gtk-and-gdm-explained.57436/ ) [11:35] TR News AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of next-gen Instinct MI400-series Hey Hi (AI) GPU accelerators https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amds-linux-kernel-patches-suggest-enablement-of-next-gen-instinct-mi400-series-ai-gpu-accelerators [11:35] TR Bot AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of next-gen Instinct MI400-series AI GPU accelerators | Tom's Hardware [11:36] TR News HPLIP 3.25.8 Released with Few Dozen More Printers Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/11/hplip-3-25-8-released-with-few-dozen-more-printers-support/ [11:36] TR Bot HPLIP 3.25.8 Released with Few Dozen More Printers Support | UbuntuHandbook [11:36] TR News Debian Unleashes Debian Libre Live http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Debian-Unleashes-Debian-Libre-Live [11:36] TR Bot Debian Unleashes Debian Libre Live Linux Magazine [11:42] TR News Invalid missing dependencies in PKGget https://bkhome.org/news/202511/invalid-missing-dependencies-in-pkgget.html [11:42] TR Bot Invalid missing dependencies in PKGget [11:42] TR News Ridiculously tiny ESP32-C3 board features USB-C, one LED, and a ceramic antenna https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/21/ridiculously-tiny-esp32-c3-board-features-usb-c-one-led-and-a-ceramic-antenna/ [11:42] TR Bot Ridiculously tiny ESP32-C3 board features USB-C, one LED, and a ceramic antenna - CNX Software [11:48] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Volume Mixers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-volume-mixers/ [11:48] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Graphical Volume Mixers - LinuxLinks [11:51] TR News World First: Quantum Teleportation Achieved Between Photons, Scientists Confirm https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-quantum-teleportation-achieved-between-photons-scientists-confirm [11:51] TR Bot First: Quantum Teleportation Achieved Between Photons, Scientists Confirm : ScienceAlert [11:55] TR News COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module (CoM) features up to defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Arrow Lake processor https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/21/com-hpc-mini-computer-on-module-com-features-up-to-intel-core-ultra-7-255h-arrow-lake-processor/ [11:55] TR Bot COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module (CoM) features up to Intel Core Ultra 7 255H "Arrow Lake" processor - CNX Software [11:55] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.5 is released! https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/11/21/PHP-version-8.5-is-released [11:55] TR Bot PHP version 8.5 is released! - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [11:56] TR News CyberLadies Empower Women With openSUSE Leap 16 https://www.suse.com/c/cyberladies-empower-women-with-opensuse-leap-16/ [11:56] TR Bot Empower Women With openSUSE Leap 16 | SUSE Communities [11:57] TR News Move Between the Distros: Back Up and Restore Your Snap Packages https://itsfoss.com/snap-app-back-up-restore/ [11:57] TR Bot Move Between the Distros: Back Up and Restore Your Snap Packages [11:57] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1047386/ [11:57] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [11:58] TR News The web's infrastructure has a concentration problem, exposing us all to crushing outages https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/the-webs-infrastructure-has-a-concentration-problem-exposing-us-all-to-crushing-outages-from-aws-and-azure-to-cloudflare-the-perils-of-having-a-centralized-internet-are-being-felt-by-all [11:58] TR Bot The web's infrastructure has a concentration problem, exposing us all to crushing outages from AWS and Azure to Cloudflare, the perils of having a centralized internet are being felt by all | Tom's Hardware [11:58] TR News The Fate of Googles Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judges Hands https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/technology/google-ad-tech-closing.html [11:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/technology/google-ad-tech-closing.html ) [11:59] TR News Stuck at the Start: A Call for the United States to Act on Digital Competition Law https://publicknowledge.org/stuck-at-the-start-us-digital-competition-law/ [11:59] TR Bot Stuck at the Start: A Call for the United States to Act on Digital Competition Law - Public Knowledge [11:59] TR News Twitter Use Has Stagnated Pathetically Under MElon https://futurism.com/future-society/twitter-x-elon-musk-stagnation [11:59] TR Bot Twitter Use Has Stagnated Pathetically Under Elon Musk ● Nov 22 [12:13] TR News "Have trouble sleeping, or getting to sleep in the first place?" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/sweet-sound-sculpture-helps-you-sleep-soundly/ | Source: Hackaday [12:13] TR Bot Sound Sculpture Helps You Sleep Soundly | Hackaday [12:13] TR News "Wiring Up The Railway, All The Live-Long Day" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/wiring-up-the-railway-all-the-live-long-day/ | Source: Hackaday [12:13] TR Bot Up The Railway, All The Live-Long Day | Hackaday [12:14] TR News Four ways publishers should respond to the generative Hey Hi (AI) shift https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/four-ways-publishers-should-respond-to-generative-ai-shift/ [12:14] TR Bot Four ways publishers should respond to the generative AI shift - Press Gazette [12:14] TR News Metro to cut staff as web traffic declines and focus shifts to social video growth https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/metro-to-cut-staff-as-web-traffic-declines-and-focus-shifts-to-social-video-growth/ [12:14] TR Bot Metro to cut staff as web traffic declines and focus shifts to social video growth - Press Gazette [12:19] TR News PHP 8.5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1047429/ [12:19] TR Bot 8.5.0 released [LWN.net] [12:20] TR News Intel CEO rejects reports the company is obtaining TSMC secrets from former executive Taiwan's investigation into Intel's controversial recent hire continues https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-ceo-rejects-reports-the-company-is-obtaining-tsmc-secrets-from-former-executive-taiwans-investigation-into-intels-controversial-recent-hire-continues [12:20] TR Bot Intel CEO rejects reports the company is obtaining TSMC secrets from former executive Taiwan's investigation into Intel's controversial recent hire continues | Tom's Hardware [12:20] TR News This mummy portrait isnt from Roman Egypt - it was generated by Hey Hi (AI) https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251121-mummy-portrait-roman-egypt-fake-artificial-intelligence [12:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251121-mummy-portrait-roman-egypt-fake-artificial-intelligence ) [12:21] TR News Introduction to distributed inference with llm-d https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/21/introduction-distributed-inference-llm-d [12:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/21/introduction-distributed-inference-llm-d ) [12:22] TR News How To Install OpenSSL on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openssl-rocky-linux-10/ [12:22] TR Bot How To Install OpenSSL on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [12:22] TR News mintCast 472 New Distros, Old Issues https://mintcast.org/472-new-distros-old-issues/ [12:22] TR Bot 472 New Distros, Old Issues mintCast [12:25] TR News We Asked Robloxs C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/podcasts/hardfork-roblox-child-safety.html [12:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/podcasts/hardfork-roblox-child-safety.html ) [12:25] TR News "Wait, what? Is it time for the podcast again? Seems like only yesterday that Dan joined Elliot for the weekly rundown of the choicest hacks for the last 1/52 of a year" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/hackaday-podcast-episode-346-melting-metal-in-the-microwave-unlocking-car-brakes-and-washing-machines-and-a-series-of-tubes/ | Source: Hackaday [12:25] TR Bot Podcast Episode 346: Melting Metal In The Microwave, Unlocking Car Brakes And Washing Machines, And A Series Of Tubes | Hackaday [12:29] TR News "When people talk about the lack of a DOOM being the doom Commodore home computers" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/commodores-most-popular-computer-gets-doom-style-shooter/ | Source: Hackaday [12:29] TR Bot Most Popular Computer Gets DOOM-style Shooter | Hackaday [12:29] TR News Software Patents https://fossforce.com/2025/11/panasonic-automotive-advances-linux-collaboration-through-oin/ [12:29] TR Bot Panasonic Automotive Advances Linux Collaboration Through OIN - FOSS Force [12:30] TR News Sanna Marin Led Finland Through Covid and Russian Threats. But Shes Famous for a Shimmy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/europe/sanna-marin-finland-prime-minister.html "Sanna Marin was celebrated as a pathbreaking feminist when she became Finlands prime minister at age 34. Two years after leaving office, shes trying to turn a scandal over a leaked dancing video into a battle cry." [12:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/europe/sanna-marin-finland-prime-minister.html ) [12:31] TR News Teaching GNU/Linux to Kids With openSUSE Leap 16.0 https://www.suse.com/c/coly-li-linux-study-group/ [12:31] TR Bot Linux to Kids With openSUSE Leap 16.0 | SUSE Communities [12:32] TR News Australia adds Amazons Twitch to teen social control media ban, spares Pinterest https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-adds-amazons-twitch-to-teen-social-media-ban-spares-pinterest [12:32] TR Bot Australia adds Amazons Twitch to teen social media ban, spares Pinterest | The Straits Times [12:32] TR News Want to Limit AI-Generated Content on TikTok? Now Theres a Toggle for That https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/tiktok-ai-toggle-how-to-use/ [12:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/21/tiktok-ai-toggle-how-to-use/ ) [12:37] TR News Top Economist Warns That Hey Hi (AI) Data Center Investments Are Digital Lettuce Thats Already Starting to Wilt https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economist-ai-investments-digital-lettuce [12:37] TR Bot Top Economist Warns That AI Data Center Investments Are "Digital Lettuce" That's Already Starting to Wilt [12:37] TR News The Way Billionaires Are Using Hey Hi (AI) May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/billionaires-ai-concern-brain-damage [12:37] TR Bot The Way Billionaires Are Using AI May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage [12:38] TR News Hundreds of potentially deadly items found on online marketplaces https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/hundreds-of-potentially-deadly-items-found-on-online-marketplaces-aEO5Q6g3qCHp [12:38] TR Bot Hundreds of potentially deadly items found on online marketplaces - Which? [12:39] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [12:44] TR News In Other News: ATM Jackpotting, WhatsApp-NSO Lawsuit Continues, CISA Hiring https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-atm-jackpotting-whatsapp-nso-lawsuit-continues-cisa-hiring/ [12:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-atm-jackpotting-whatsapp-nso-lawsuit-continues-cisa-hiring/ ) [12:44] TR News Critical Oracle Identity Manager Flaw Possibly Exploited as Zero-Day https://www.securityweek.com/critical-oracle-identity-manager-flaw-possibly-exploited-as-zero-day/ [12:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-oracle-identity-manager-flaw-possibly-exploited-as-zero-day/ ) [12:45] TR News Over 370 Organizations Take Part in GridEx VIII Grid Security Exercise https://www.securityweek.com/over-370-organizations-take-part-in-gridex-viii-grid-security-exercise/ [12:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/over-370-organizations-take-part-in-gridex-viii-grid-security-exercise/ ) [12:45] TR News SonicWall Patches High-Severity Flaws in Firewalls, Email Security Appliance https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-patches-high-severity-flaws-in-firewalls-email-security-appliance/ [12:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-patches-high-severity-flaws-in-firewalls-email-security-appliance/ ) [12:45] TR News SquareX and Perplexity Quarrel Over Alleged Comet Browser Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/squarex-and-perplexity-quarrel-over-alleged-comet-browser-vulnerability/ [12:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/squarex-and-perplexity-quarrel-over-alleged-comet-browser-vulnerability/ ) [12:46] TR News Salesfarce Instances Hacked via Gainsight Integrations https://www.securityweek.com/salesforce-instances-hacked-via-gainsight-integrations/ [12:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/salesforce-instances-hacked-via-gainsight-integrations/ ) [12:46] TR News Legacy web forms are the weakest link in government data security https://cyberscoop.com/government-legacy-web-forms-security-risks/ [12:46] TR Bot web forms are the weakest link in government data security | CyberScoop [12:52] TR News Rust https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/this-week-in-security-cloudflare-wasnt-dns-badaudio-and-not-a-vuln/ | Source: Hackaday [12:52] TR Bot Week In Security: Cloudflare Wasnt DNS, BADAUDIO, And Not A Vuln | Hackaday [12:52] TR News This Week in GNOME: #226 Exporting Events https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/11/twig-226/ [12:52] TR Bot #226 Exporting Events [12:53] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@5y676fuwikcqy.irc) has joined #techrights [12:53] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@5y676fuwikcqy.irc) has left #techrights [12:53] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@5y676fuwikcqy.irc) has joined #techrights [12:53] TR News Lawsuit Spurs DHS Notice to Noem, Other Top Officials Demanding Proper Records Preservation https://americanoversight.org/lawsuit-spurs-dhs-notice-to-noem-other-top-officials-demanding-proper-records-preservation/ [12:53] TR Bot Lawsuit Spurs DHS Notice to Noem, Other Top Officials Demanding Proper Records Preservation - American Oversight [12:55] whatA____ http://blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/21/the-enshittification-of-arduino-begins-qualcomm-starts-clamping-down-itsfoss2 [12:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ http://blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/21/the-enshittification-of-arduino-begins-qualcomm-starts-clamping-down-itsfoss2 ) [12:55] whatA____ forbidden from GPL freedom 1 [12:55] whatA____ enshittified malware at its finest [12:57] schestowitz[TR2] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Enshittification_of_Arduino_Begins.shtml [12:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Enshittification of Arduino Begins [12:58] whatA____ effectively fulfilling http://gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html [12:58] TR Bot to connect to gnu.org port 80 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ http://gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html ) [12:59] whatA____ ~2 years ago http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_It_s_time_to_call_these_destructive_companies_out.shtml [12:59] TR Bot Techrights "It's time to call these destructive companies out" ● Nov 22 [13:00] whatA____ from Novell to GAFAM to BINARY FATA MORGANA(s) [13:00] whatA____ qualcumm is not on the list [13:02] whatA____ the freedom-hostile entities [13:02] whatA____ not just individual militants (MJG, strangler et al) or companies (BINARY FATA MORGANAs) [13:02] TR News Linux admin hated downtime so much he schlepped a live UPS during office move https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/21/on_call/ [13:02] TR Bot Linux admin hated downtime so much he schlepped a live UPS The Register [13:03] TR News 3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend (November 21 - 23) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-november-21/ [13:03] TR Bot 3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend (November 21 - 23) [13:03] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:03] TR News "The list of GPU IP blocks for which AMD adds hardware enablement includes PSP 15.0.8 (platform security), IH 7.1 (interrupt handler), MMHUB 4.2 (graphics IP), GFXHUB 12.1 (GPU IP), and GMC 12.1 (graphics and memory controller)." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amds-linux-kernel-patches-suggest-enablement-of-next-gen-instinct-mi400-series-ai-gpu-accelerators [13:03] TR Bot AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of next-gen Instinct MI400-series AI GPU accelerators | Tom's Hardware [13:04] TR News "Making the jump from Windows to Linux is a pretty daunting task. There are some things you have to learn, and others to unlearn, and ideally, you should start off with a distro that's as close to the Windows experience as possible." https://www.xda-developers.com/780000-windows-users-downloaded-this-linux-distro-in-a-month/ [13:04] TR Bot 780,000 Windows users downloaded this Linux distro in a month, and for good reason [13:04] TR News Linux-based KDE Slimbook VII launches at 1,029 with Ryzen AI 9 365, Radeon 880M and 165 Hz display https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-based-KDE-Slimbook-VII-launches-at-EUR1-029-with-Ryzen-AI-9-365-Radeon-880M-and-165-Hz-display.1168171.0.html [13:04] TR Bot KDE Slimbook VII launches at 1,029 with Ryzen AI 9 365, Radeon 880M and 165 Hz display - NotebookCheck.net News [13:06] whatA____ really AMD? http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/18/The_GPU_Bubble_GPUs_Marketed_by_Useless_Slop.shtml [13:06] TR News Linux creator Linus Torvalds says vibe coding is fun for beginners, just don't expect billion-dollar apps https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-says-vibe-coding-is-fun-for-beginners-just-dont-expect-billion-dollar-apps-2823701-2025-11-21 [13:06] TR Bot Techrights The GPU Bubble (GPUs Marketed by Useless Slop) [13:06] TR Bot Linux creator Linus Torvalds says vibe coding is fun for beginners, just dont expect billion-dollar apps - India Today [13:06] whatA____ shoving slop inside the kernel? [13:06] TR News (NEW): Slimbook and KDE Celebrate 8th Anniversary with KDE Slimbook VII Linux Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/19/Slimbook_and_KDE_Celebrate_8th_Anniversary_with_KDE_Slimbook_VI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/19/Slimbook_and_KDE_Celebrate_8th_Anniversary_with_KDE_Slimbook_VI.gmi [13:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Slimbook and KDE Celebrate 8th Anniversary with KDE Slimbook VII Linux Laptop [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] whatA____: he goes with the flow [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] i guess [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] LF gets paid by slop pushers [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] that's hiw salary [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] *his [13:08] TR News "Using Apple AirPods Pro on Linux is easy enough, right? You pair them over Bluetooth and listen away except, not quite." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/airpods-linux-librepods-anc-transparency-mode [13:08] TR Bot Use AirPods Pro Features on Linux with LibrePods - OMG! Ubuntu [13:08] TR News CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of High Risk Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/google-chrome-security-flaw-vulnerabilities-november-21-update-warning-windows-mac-linux-cert-in-9676084 [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/google-chrome-security-flaw-vulnerabilities-november-21-update-warning-windows-mac-linux-cert-in-9676084 ) [13:09] TR News Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Is Sort of Okay With Vibe Coding, Actually https://gizmodo.com/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-is-sort-of-okay-with-vibe-coding-actually-2000689005 [13:09] TR Bot Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Is Sort of Okay With Vibe Coding, Actually [13:10] TR News What Linus Torvalds really thinks about AI and software development might surprise you https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-linus-torvalds-really-thinks-about-ai-and-software-development-might-surprise-you/ [13:10] TR Bot Linus Torvalds really thinks about AI and software development might surprise you | ZDNET [13:11] whatA____ SLOP: Fake Work, mr torvalds http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Vibe_Coding_Doesn_t_Work.shtml [13:11] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding' Doesn't Work [13:11] TR News 5 reasons Kaspersky releasing a Linux antivirus product worries me https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-kaspersky-releasing-linux-antivirus-product-worries/ [13:11] TR Bot 5 reasons Kaspersky releasing a Linux antivirus product worries me [13:12] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:14] TR News "I was recently looking to replace the OS on my old laptop, and while there are plenty of lightweight options out there, I still wanted something that wasn't as stripped down." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-wanted-a-lightweight-os-and-this-linux-distro-went-way-beyond-that/ [13:14] TR Bot I wanted a lightweight OS and this Linux distro went way beyond that [13:14] TR News Hammerspace Breaks IO500 Barriers: First Standards-Based Linux + NFS System To Achieve True HPC-Class Performance https://markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article/bizwire-2025-11-20-hammerspace-breaks-io500-barriers-first-standards-based-linux-nfs-system-to-achieve-true-hpc-class-performance [13:14] TR Bot Hammerspace Breaks IO500 Barriers: First Standards-Based Linux + NFS System To Achieve True HPC-Class Performance [13:15] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Security_Leftovers.gmi [13:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [13:16] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi [13:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers [13:18] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/today_s_howtos.gmi [13:18] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [13:18] whatA____ rust gpu really http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Rust_is_Eating_Linux [13:18] TR Bot ( status 404 @ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Rust_is_Eating_Linux ) [13:18] whatA____ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Rust_is_Eating_Linux.shtml [13:18] TR Bot Techrights Rust is Eating Linux [13:20] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [13:21] TR News (NEW): HPLIP 3.25.8 Released and 3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/HPLIP_3_25_8_Released_and_3_useful_Linux_apps_to_try_this_weeke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/HPLIP_3_25_8_Released_and_3_useful_Linux_apps_to_try_this_weeke.gmi [13:21] TR Bot Tux Machines HPLIP 3.25.8 Released and 3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend [13:23] TR News (NEW): Games: Godot Engine, Zork, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Games_Godot_Engine_Zork_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Games_Godot_Engine_Zork_and_More.gmi [13:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Godot Engine, Zork, and More [13:23] TR News How much RAM does your Linux PC need in 2025? A distro verteran's expert advice https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-ram-does-your-linux-pc-need-in-2025-a-distro-verterans-expert-advice/ [13:23] TR Bot much RAM does your Linux PC need in 2025? A distro verteran's expert advice | ZDNET [13:24] TR News Can a Linux laptop really replace my MacBook? This one is surprisingly close https://www.zdnet.com/article/can-a-linux-laptop-really-replace-my-macbook-this-one-is-surprisingly-close/ [13:24] TR Bot a Linux laptop really replace my MacBook? This one is surprisingly close | ZDNET [13:25] TR News Give Me Liberty or Linux, Badge Hacking Interview Bryce Owen PSW #901 https://www.scworld.com/podcast-segment/14303-give-me-liberty-or-linux-badge-hacking-interview-bryce-owen-psw-901 [13:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/podcast-segment/14303-give-me-liberty-or-linux-badge-hacking-interview-bryce-owen-psw-901 ) [13:28] TR News (NEW): mintCast, Hackaday Podcast, and PSW #901 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/mintCast_Hackaday_Podcast_and_PSW_901.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/mintCast_Hackaday_Podcast_and_PSW_901.gmi [13:28] TR Bot Tux Machines mintCast, Hackaday Podcast, and PSW #901 [13:30] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Articles by Jack Wallen and The Register MS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/GNU_Linux_Articles_by_Jack_Wallen_and_The_Register_MS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/GNU_Linux_Articles_by_Jack_Wallen_and_The_Register_MS.gmi [13:30] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Articles by Jack Wallen and The Register MS [13:42] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [13:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More [13:45] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:47] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD 15 on desktop and FreeBSD considering end of ppc64 support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/FreeBSD_15_on_desktop_and_FreeBSD_considering_end_of_ppc64_supp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/FreeBSD_15_on_desktop_and_FreeBSD_considering_end_of_ppc64_supp.gmi [13:47] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeBSD 15 on desktop and FreeBSD considering end of ppc64 support [13:48] TR News (NEW): PIM (Personal Information Manager) and PKGget EasyOS Stuff https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/PIM_Personal_Information_Manager_and_PKGget_EasyOS_Stuff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/PIM_Personal_Information_Manager_and_PKGget_EasyOS_Stuff.gmi [13:48] TR Bot Tux Machines PIM (Personal Information Manager) and PKGget EasyOS Stuff [13:50] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE and SUSE: Planet News Roundup, #HowTo Empower Women, and Teaching GNU/Linux to Kids With openSUSE Leap 16.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/OpenSUSE_and_SUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_How_to_Empower_Women_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/OpenSUSE_and_SUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_How_to_Empower_Women_and_.gmi [13:50] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE and SUSE: Planet News Roundup, How to Empower Women, and Teaching GNU/Linux to Kids With openSUSE Leap 16.0 [13:58] TR News "First, what do these 104 people represent? Obviously, there is self-selection bias here as all the respondents are active users of bbs.geminispace.org." gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2025-11_age-survey.gmi [13:59] TR News xkcd Geologic Core Sample #3171 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3171.gmi ● Nov 22 [14:00] TR News "Today I read Joe Brockmeier's post [3], in which he points to the blog post that Adrian Vovk -a GNOME contributor and member of its release team- wrote last summer. This blog post is titled "Introducing stronger dependencies on systemd" [2]." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/more-scary-thoughts-on-the-future-of-open-source-desktops.txt [14:03] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [14:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [14:05] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [14:05] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [14:06] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 22/11/2025: Creeping Threats of IBM/Microsoft systemd and Geminaut Age Survey Results https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Gemini_Links_22_11_2025_Creeping_Threats_of_IBM_Microsoft_syste.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Gemini_Links_22_11_2025_Creeping_Threats_of_IBM_Microsoft_syste.gmi [14:06] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 22/11/2025: Creeping Threats of IBM/Microsoft systemd and Geminaut Age Survey Results [14:08] TR News Techrights Links 22/11/2025: Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification, Social Control Media Misused as Political Weapon Against EU and Others https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Links_22_11_2025_Roblox_Rolls_Out_Face_Scans_for_Age_Verificati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Links_22_11_2025_Roblox_Rolls_Out_Face_Scans_for_Age_Verificati.gmi [14:08] TR Bot Techrights Links 22/11/2025: Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification, Social Control Media Misused as Political Weapon Against EU and Others [14:10] TR News German, Polish eco-activists https://www.dw.com/en/german-polish-eco-activists-fight-to-get-the-oder-river-cleaned-up/a-74685950 [14:10] TR Bot Polish activists fight to get the Oder River clean DW 11/11/2025 [14:13] TR News USDA Searched for Terms Like 'Diversity,' 'Climate Modeling' to Target Grants for Cancellation https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-11-13/usda-searched-for-terms-like-diversity-climate-modeling-to-target-grants-for-cancellation [14:13] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-11-13/usda-searched-for-terms-like-diversity-climate-modeling-to-target-grants-for-cancellation ) [14:13] TR News As the planet gets warmer, some athletes have taken on a new role: climate advocates https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/warming-weather-winter-sports-part-2-2025-9.6976726 [14:13] TR Bot As the planet gets warmer, some athletes have taken on a new role: climate advocates | CBC Sports [14:14] TR News Turkey saw over 6,000 deaths linked to rights violations in 2024, report says https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-saw-over-6-000-deaths-linked-to-rights-violations-in-2024-report-says-313547 [14:14] TR Bot Turkey saw over 6,000 deaths linked to rights violations in 2024, report says [14:15] TR News "To those that want to run live systems as a primary system, the SysVInit editions support better the antiX live system." https://mxlinux.org/blog/changes-coming-with-mx-25/ [14:15] TR Bot Changes coming with MX 25 MX Linux [14:16] TR News "This release brings the COSMIC desktop environment for 'current'. Bear in mind it's still in beta, so expect many issues, including cosmic-osd running at full CPU load (already reported)" https://github.com/porteux/porteux/releases/tag/v2.4 [14:16] TR Bot PorteuX 2.4 porteux/porteux GitHub [14:18] TR News Server busts https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/14/dutch-police-seize-thousands-servers-used-ransomware-child-sex-abuse-footage https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/13/dutch-police-help-dismantle-global-cybercrime-network-83-servers-20-domains-seized [14:18] TR Bot Dutch police seize thousands of servers used for ransomware, child sex abuse footage | NL Times [14:18] TR Bot Dutch police help dismantle global cybercrime network, 83 servers and 20 domains seized | NL Times [14:18] TR News (NEW): Volumio 4 is Here: A Year in the Making, Built for Whats Next https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Volumio_4_is_Here_A_Year_in_the_Making_Built_for_What_s_Next.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Volumio_4_is_Here_A_Year_in_the_Making_Built_for_What_s_Next.gmi [14:19] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [14:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Volumio 4 is Here: A Year in the Making, Built for Whats Next [14:32] TR News wine production https://www.dw.com/en/global-wine-production-recovers-slightly-after-terrible-2024/a-74709774 [14:32] TR Bot wine production recovers slightly after terrible 2024 DW 11/12/2025 [14:32] TR News Germany's economic experts say the government could do more to kickstart growth https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-economic-experts-say-the-government-could-do-more-to-kickstart-growth/a-74718413 [14:32] TR Bot economic experts say government could do better DW 11/12/2025 [14:33] TR News car-free https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-car-free-9.6977192 [14:34] TR Bot What I learned from people who live car-free across Canada | CBC Climate Change News [14:36] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@c2gu7hwdb8n7c.irc) has joined #techrights [14:44] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:45] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #techrights [14:51] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 22 [15:03] TR News Reporting on Crimes From the UK, in the UK, or About the UK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/11/15/reporting-on-crimes/ [15:03] TR Bot Blog Archive Reporting on Crimes From the UK, in the UK, or About the UK [15:09] *rats (~rats@7hvc25xudmez4.irc) has joined #techrights [15:11] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [15:13] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [15:18] TR News "The thread of Alvind getting porky got deleted - Are they so sensitive that they cant take criticism?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [15:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [15:19] TR News "Before fixing the problems of IBM with Artificial Intelligence (AI), how about fixing the Natural Stupidity of Alvind, Krabanaugh and the Pipmunks ? or is it Unnatural Stupidity ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kag700c0 [15:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kag700c0 ) [15:28] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer [15:33] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Google News Still Needs to Crack Down (a Lot Harder) on Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Slopwatch_Google_News_Still_Needs_to_Crack_Down_a_Lot_Harder_on.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Slopwatch_Google_News_Still_Needs_to_Crack_Down_a_Lot_Harder_on.gmi [15:33] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Google News Still Needs to Crack Down (a Lot Harder) on Slopfarms [15:34] TR News "Whats going on with gnu.org? I started building an LFS system today, but i cant install many core sources from gnu.org, as it is currently down. It has been down for almost 4 hours by now, though. Does gnu.org often has these issues?" https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/1p38xgi/whats_going_on_with_gnuorg/ [15:34] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [15:37] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [15:39] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [15:40] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@74mewh9wuip98.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 22 [16:00] TR News Techrights Abuses Women at the EPO, Uses His Daughters to Comfort His Big Ego Whilst EPO Breaks Laws https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Abuses_Women_at_the_EPO_Uses_His_Daughters_to_Comfort_His_Big_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Abuses_Women_at_the_EPO_Uses_His_Daughters_to_Comfort_His_Big_E.gmi [16:00] TR Bot Techrights Abuses Women at the EPO, Uses His Daughters to Comfort His Big Ego Whilst EPO Breaks Laws [16:23] TR News Tuxedo halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues https://betanews.com/2025/11/21/tuxedo-halts-linux-arm-laptop-project-over-snapdragon-x-elite-issues/ slop? Seems possible [16:24] TR Bot halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues - BetaNews [16:27] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:34] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@vs9cya85s7ibu.irc) has joined #techrights [16:35] TR News Techrights It Looks Like the Chief at BetaNews Continues the LLM Slopfest (Not Just Slop Images) After Throwing the Serial Slopper Under the Bus https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/It_Looks_Like_the_Chief_at_BetaNews_Continues_the_LLM_Slopfest_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/It_Looks_Like_the_Chief_at_BetaNews_Continues_the_LLM_Slopfest_.gmi [16:35] TR Bot Techrights It Looks Like the Chief at BetaNews Continues the LLM Slopfest (Not Just Slop Images) After Throwing the Serial Slopper Under the Bus [16:40] *Tikok1 (xclmufjxf@masked-00e.q07.245.78.IP) has joined #techrights [16:40] *Tikok1 (xclmufjxf@masked-00e.q07.245.78.IP) has left #techrights [16:53] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:53] TR News Techrights Confirmed: The Two Microsofters Who Filed Two Cases Against Me Were Collaborating https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Confirmed_The_Two_Microsofters_Who_Filed_Two_Cases_Against_Me_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Confirmed_The_Two_Microsofters_Who_Filed_Two_Cases_Against_Me_W.gmi [16:53] TR Bot Techrights Confirmed: The Two Microsofters Who Filed Two Cases Against Me Were Collaborating [16:56] TR News The Trial Helped Confirm Brett Wilson LLP Basically Lied to Me Many Times and Possibly Defamed Me With Pejoratives https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/11/22/brett-wilson-llp-lied-to-me/ [16:56] TR Bot Blog Archive The Trial Helped Confirm Brett Wilson LLP Basically Lied to Me Many Times and Possibly Defamed Me With Pejoratives [16:57] TR News iophk: Too many universities are wasting resources and staff time on CDNs like Clownflare and capitulating to foul enterprises like ebsco and Elsevier ● Nov 22 [17:01] TR News Istanbul stuck in Roman/Ottaman times? https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-over-2-000-year-jail-sentence-urged-for-istanbul-mayor/a-74700556 [17:01] TR Bot 2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor DW 11/11/2025 [17:03] TR News MAGA is shorthand for "starving the people" https://scheerpost.com/2025/11/09/with-food-banks-in-disaster-response-mode-supreme-court-lets-trump-pause-snap-funds/ [17:03] TR Bot With Food Banks in Disaster Response Mode, Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP Funds [17:03] TR News Who Really Owns America? The Banks https://off-guardian.org/2025/11/17/who-really-owns-america-the-banks-the-billionaires-and-the-deep-state/ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-11-15/former-fed-governors-stock-trades-violated-the-central-banks-ethics-rules [17:03] TR Bot Who Really Owns America? The Banks, the Billionaires, and the Deep State OffGuardian [17:03] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-11-15/former-fed-governors-stock-trades-violated-the-central-banks-ethics-rules ) [17:04] TR News "AI Gain" = PONZI SCHEME, FAKE NUMBERS! https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-ruined-twitter-algorithm-accused-pushing-racy-content-rep-sherman-1755373 [17:04] TR Bot Elon Musk Reclaims Top Spot As Larry Ellison's $101B AI Gain Evaporates, Accused of 'Ruining' Twitter Algorithm | IBTimes UK [17:05] TR News Facebook hate group https://cphpost.dk/2025-11-14/news/round-up/foreign-affairs-minister-invites-members-of-facebook-hate-group-to-meeting/ [17:05] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-11-14/news/round-up/foreign-affairs-minister-invites-members-of-facebook-hate-group-to-meeting/ ) [17:05] *rats has quit (Quit: zzz) [17:10] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@gbgr2jcp6yrt2.irc) has joined #techrights [17:16] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@hhvtiqyy9tdru.irc) has joined #techrights [17:18] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [17:19] TR News "Tech turmoil at Amazon: 1,800 engineers part of massive layoff" [17:23] TR News "Microsoft Wont Release 2025 Diversity Report" [17:23] TR News Because under "MAGAts" it's not OK to signal "DEI" [17:24] TR News "IBM Layoffs in Canada: Employee Rights, Severance Pay, and What You Need to Know" [17:24] TR News "US layoffs in October reportedly hit 20-year high, with major tech firms leading 2025 cuts" [17:25] TR News Because they know they are faking their economic status quo, not because of slop. The complicit media helps relay lies. [17:38] *oarion7 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:38] TR News Techrights Scammers and Criminals Rely on Weak or Submissive Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Scammers_and_Criminals_Rely_on_Weak_or_Submissive_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Scammers_and_Criminals_Rely_on_Weak_or_Submissive_Media.gmi [17:38] TR Bot Techrights Scammers and Criminals Rely on Weak or Submissive Media [17:45] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@n3nvwk4dg9yhk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] just spent/wasted 5+ mins [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] trying to find old examples [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] of el reg using llm slop [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] maybe they DELETED it!! [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] Chris Preimesberger theregsiter 2025 [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theregister.com/Author/Chris-J-Preimesberger [17:46] TR Bot Chris J. Preimesberger The Register [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] Sorry, no articles were found. [17:47] Isambard_Prince I've been really happy with Medicare after this surgery. [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] https://web.archive.org/web/20190901000000*/https://www.theregister.com/Author/Chris-J-Preimesberger [17:47] TR Bot Wayback Machine [17:47] Isambard_Prince I ran into an article saying that even though the delays are longer with private Medicare plans, there's networks, there's prior auth, and 69% don't even use their "extra benefits" at all, just as many people say they're satisfied with that as Original Medicare. [17:48] Isambard_Prince And I was like "What? HOW!?" ● Nov 22 [18:13] TR News Techrights The Register MS is Apparently Trying to Cover Up Spam and LLM Slopping Activities (Staff Using LLMs to Make Articles) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/The_Register_MS_is_Apparently_Trying_to_Cover_Up_Spam_and_LLM_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/The_Register_MS_is_Apparently_Trying_to_Cover_Up_Spam_and_LLM_S.gmi [18:13] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS is Apparently Trying to Cover Up Spam and LLM Slopping Activities (Staff Using LLMs to Make Articles) [18:26] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:irrelevant) https://i.imgur.com/AICflKP.mp4 = https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/AICflKP.mp4 [18:26] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [18:30] TR News Fake: 100.0% https://betanews.com/2025/11/22/scientists-say-finding-extraterrestrial-life-and-curing-all-genetic-diseases-could-both-happen-in-the-next-decade/ still a slopfarm then? [18:30] TR Bot say finding extraterrestrial life and curing all genetic diseases could both happen in the next decade - BetaNews [18:44] Isambard_Prince Medicare Advantage plans are crap. [18:45] Isambard_Prince And oddly people love them while it's killing them. [18:45] Isambard_Prince And the benefits they signed up for are going unused. [18:50] TR News Techrights Sapling, Made by Scholars and GAFAM, Insists That BetaNews is Still a Slopfarm (After the Ousting of the Serial Slopper) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Sapling_Made_by_Scholars_and_GAFAM_Insists_That_BetaNews_is_Sti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Sapling_Made_by_Scholars_and_GAFAM_Insists_That_BetaNews_is_Sti.gmi [18:50] TR Bot Techrights Sapling, Made by Scholars and GAFAM, Insists That BetaNews is Still a Slopfarm (After the Ousting of the Serial Slopper) [18:52] TR News GNU/Linux still 6% today https://analytics.usa.gov/ [18:52] TR Bot The US government's web traffic. [18:53] TR News Slimbook OS 24-r111, SparkyLinux 8.1, Nitrux 5.0.0, Flatcar 4459.2.0, and Blade 24.6 are out [18:53] TR News Release Announcement: Nitrux 5.0.0 https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-0-0/ [18:53] TR Bot Release Announcement: Nitrux 5.0.0 Nitrux #DisruptiveByDesign Official Website [18:55] TR News "There is the 1st update available for Sparky 8 8.1. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 Seven Sisters stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 Trixie." https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-1/ [18:55] TR Bot Sparky 8.1 - SparkyLinux [18:55] TR News Linuxfx 11.25.11, XIVA Studio 2025-11-13, CentOS 10-20251111, Talos 1.12.0-beta0, LliureX 23_20251113, Ufficio Zero 11_3, and Exton 251115 "OpSuS" are out [18:56] TR News (NEW): Systemd-Free Nitrux 5.0 Officially Released with Hyprland Desktop, Linux 6.17 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/12/Systemd_Free_Nitrux_5_0_Officially_Released_with_Hyprland_Deskt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/12/Systemd_Free_Nitrux_5_0_Officially_Released_with_Hyprland_Deskt.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Systemd-Free Nitrux 5.0 Officially Released with Hyprland Desktop, Linux 6.17 ● Nov 22 [19:00] whatA____ that mass firing at betanews apparently fired its founder as well? [19:00] whatA____ and now a slopper used his credentials to slop under his name [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] founder also"? [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] who is the founder? [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] there was a chief editor [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] he "left" [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] but they claim he still writes [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] i doubt it [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] maybe he gave them permission to put his name on slop [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] after we had complained about their phantom accounts making slop [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://house.mi.gov [19:03] TR Bot Michigan House - Home Page [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] oops [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://sitereport.netcraft.com/?url=https://betanews.com [19:03] TR Bot Site report for https://betanews.com | Netcraft [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] this does not show hosting history [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] maybe they culled it [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] looks like they culled this feature https://sitereport.netcraft.com/?url=https://training.linuxfoundation.org [19:04] TR Bot Site report for https://training.linuxfoundation.org | Netcraft [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] at least one article from Sofia Elizabella Wycilik-Wilson is deemed real [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] Ian Barker, who lives near me, deemed fake [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] which seems likely [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] checking more [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] everything i checked from his is deemed fake, except https://betanews.com/2025/11/19/what-went-wrong-at-cloudflare/ [19:08] TR Bot went wrong at Cloudflare? - BetaNews [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] so I cannot say he is 100% fake [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] maybe mixture [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] the images are almost always slop [19:11] TR News "In various online forums I've seen the following questions posed recently" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-11-22_a-couple-of-good-questions-that-have-come-to-my-notice-recently.gmi [19:12] TR News "A fellow gopher netizen, Ian, responded via email to my last post about buying cheap compute for homelabs and learning linux/BSD." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2025-11-22 [19:15] TR News "Because it seems that @bacardi55 has abandoned his GTL Gemini Tiny Log application, I set up a fork to receive Pull Request and patches. I already committed the pending patches from his development mailing list on source hut which are over 7 month old." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/tinylog/34542 gemini://station.martinrue.com/fab/94df68ca7ae54e93ac65f32e38bae2d7 [19:16] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kag700c0 [19:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kag700c0 ) [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] "They should put the Human part in Human Resources [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] Bunch of amoral Sons of Beaches [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] Soulless effin tr@sh" [19:18] TR News "Unfortunately, Alvind and the Pipmunks think their sh-t don't stink. But the smell follows them everywhere they go..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 [19:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka7m9489 ) [19:20] TR News "Spoiler alert: Tux has wings." https://www.howtogeek.com/does-linux-really-run-faster-than-windows-i-tested-both-to-find-out/ [19:20] TR Bot Does Linux really run faster than Windows? I tested both to find out [19:21] TR News "It's modern, intuitive, and leagues ahead of the competition." https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-why-btop-became-my-favorite-linux-terminal-resource-monitor/ [19:21] TR Bot Here's why btop++ became my favorite Linux terminal resource monitor [19:23] TR News "Its also supports Linux systems, though, which can be helpful for packages you want isolated from your primary system or other edge cases." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-homebrew-package-manager-just-got-a-big-update/ [19:23] TR Bot The Homebrew package manager just got a big update [19:23] TR News How I turn my Linux terminal sessions into beautiful, compact GIFs https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-turn-my-linux-terminal-sessions-into-beautiful-compact-gifs/ [19:23] TR Bot How to use the VHS command to turn a Linux terminal session into a beautiful, compact GIF [19:24] TR News "It's about as offline as you can get when managing online accounts." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-keepassxc-is-the-only-password-manager-i-trust-on-linux/ [19:24] TR Bot Why KeePassXC is the only password manager I trust on Linux [19:25] TR News The new Steam Machine looks great, but there's one big problem (and it's not the price) https://www.howtogeek.com/the-new-steam-machine-looks-great-but-theres-one-big-problem-and-its-not-the-price/ [19:25] TR Bot The new Steam Machine looks great, but there's one big problem (and it's not the price) [19:25] TR News "Unlock the power of Bash with these simple techniques." https://www.howtogeek.com/beginner-friendly-ways-to-level-up-your-bash-scripts/ [19:25] TR Bot 3 Bash scripting techniques every Linux user should know [19:26] TR News "There a few things that will keep Tor private, but more useful." https://www.howtogeek.com/tor-released-tails-linux-72-heres-whats-new/ [19:26] TR Bot Tor released Tails Linux 7.2: Here's what's new [19:28] TR News "I use Arch, of course." https://www.xda-developers.com/handheld-gaming-console-also-portable-linux-workstation/ [19:28] TR Bot My handheld gaming console is also my portable Linux workstation [19:29] TR News "I can't recommend it enough." https://www.xda-developers.com/best-linux-distro-windows-10-escapees-getting-little-bit-better/ [19:29] TR Bot The best Linux distro for Windows 10 escapees is getting a little bit better [19:29] TR News "Cloud-Init and Ansible are a match made in home lab heaven" https://www.xda-developers.com/automate-proxmox-vm-creation-with-cloud-init/ [19:29] TR Bot I automated my Proxmox VM deployment with Cloud-Init [19:30] TR News "It's finally happened" https://www.xda-developers.com/dont-need-photoshop-linux-thanks-this-new-app/ [19:30] TR Bot I can finally forget about Photoshop on Linux, and it's thanks to this app [19:30] MinceR the best distro for minimizing the improvement you could have from escaping Backdoors10? [19:30] TR News "My Ubuntu system now boots faster and is much cleaner and better maintained." https://www.xda-developers.com/stacer-app-to-optimize-ubuntu-make-it-run-smoother/ [19:30] TR Bot I used this app to optimize Ubuntu and make it run smoother [19:31] TR News "Okay, it replaced a whole lot more as well, those are just the standouts" https://www.xda-developers.com/free-linux-distro-replaced-my-most-used-networking-tools/ [19:31] TR Bot This free Linux distro replaced 5 of my most-used networking tools [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: sort of [19:31] TR News "I learned a lot in a few months." https://www.xda-developers.com/breaking-linux-install-taught-me-more-about-computers-than-windows/ [19:31] TR Bot Breaking my Linux install taught me more about computers than Windows ever did [19:32] TR News "I've tasted the future, and it's sweet." https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-my-linux-desktop-fedora-silverblue-feels-futuristic/ [19:32] TR Bot I replaced my Linux desktop with Fedora Silverblue, and it feels futuristic [19:32] TR News "Look out for it in version 6.6.0." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-linux-desktop-environment-finally-getting-feature-requested-20-years-ago/ [19:32] TR Bot My favorite Linux desktop environment is finally getting a feature requested 20 years ago [19:34] TR News Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 14-16) https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-14-16/ [19:34] TR Bot Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 14-16) [19:34] TR News Homelab projects to try this weekend (November 14-16) https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-14-16/ [19:34] TR Bot Homelab projects to try this weekend (November 14-16) [19:36] TR News These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend for gamers https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-only-3-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-gamers/ [19:36] TR Bot The 3 best Linux distros for gamers [19:36] TR News "Ever felt like you needed a bigger clipboard?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-november-14/ [19:36] TR Bot 3 cool Linux apps you should try this weekend (November 14 - 16) [19:36] TR News "These distros know you aren't afraid of a little technical complexity in exchange for greater system control." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-only-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-power-users/ [19:36] TR Bot These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend to newcomers [19:37] TR News "Gaming outside Windows just got more fun." https://www.howtogeek.com/proton-10-update-fixes-many-games-on-linux-and-steam-deck/ [19:37] TR Bot Proton 10 update fixes many games on Linux and Steam Deck [19:37] TR News 4 advanced git commands you probably havent heard of https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-git-commands-you-probably-havent-heard-of/ [19:37] TR Bot 4 advanced git commands you probably havent heard of [19:37] MinceR > you must sacrifice FPS on the altar of systemd [19:38] TR News "The best things in life are free." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-linux-apps-id-use-even-if-they-werent-free/ [19:38] TR Bot 6 open-source Linux apps I'd use even if they weren't free [19:38] MinceR > fedora > rock solid [19:38] MinceR lol [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] rock into solid glass [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] (windows) [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] ibm windoiws [19:39] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:39] MinceR the new os/2 [19:39] TR News Why open source isnt free (and never was) https://www.howtogeek.com/why-open-source-isnt-free-and-never-was/ [19:39] TR Bot Why open source software isnt actually free [19:40] TR News Raspberry Pi OS alternative DietPi just got a big update https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-os-alternative-dietpi-update-9-19/ [19:40] TR Bot Raspberry Pi OS alternative DietPi just got a big update [19:41] TR News "Red Dead Redemption 2, Spider-Man Remastered, and other games now work better." https://www.howtogeek.com/valves-proton-is-getting-better-directx-12-support-including-fsr4/ [19:41] TR Bot Valve's Proton brings better DirectX 12 support and FSR4 to Linux [19:42] TR News "Linux wasn't exactly the most beautiful desktop environment, but that's changed dramatically." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distributions-look-gorgeous-macos/ "drop dead gorgeous..." [19:42] TR Bot 5 Linux distributions that look as gorgeous as macOS [19:42] TR News "I don't miss any Windows features, but here's the one thing I want to see on Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/one-thing-i-want-to-see-from-windows-on-linux/ [19:42] TR Bot I don't miss any Windows features, but here's the one thing I want to see on Linux [19:43] TR News Canonical's MicroCloud turned out to be an amazing addition to my home lab https://www.xda-developers.com/canonicals-microcloud-turned-out-to-be-an-amazing-addition-to-my-home-lab/ [19:43] TR Bot Canonical's MicroCloud turned out to be an amazing addition to my home lab [19:44] TR News 5 pitfalls I fell for when moving from Windows to Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/pitfalls-i-fell-for-moving-from-windows-to-linux/ [19:44] TR Bot 5 pitfalls I fell for when moving from Windows to Linux [19:45] TR News "It's not a daily driver, but it does run." https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-ran-modern-linux-os-30-year-old-cpu/ [19:45] TR Bot Someone ran a modern Linux OS on a 30-year-old CPU, and it's surprisingly usable [19:45] TR News "Prepare to have your eyes dazzled by a Linux distro that puts Windows and macOS to shame in the beauty department." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-looks-beautiful-than-microsoft-or-apple-os/ [19:45] TR Bot This Linux distro looks more beautiful than anything Microsoft or Apple ever made [19:45] TR News "All of the performance with none of the oddness of an immutable distro" https://www.xda-developers.com/this-unknown-linux-distro-better-than-bazzite-for-gaming/ [19:45] TR Bot I tried out this unknown Linux distro for gaming, and it's better than Bazzite [19:46] MinceR yeah, if you're surprised when it even runs at all, it's "modern" [19:46] MinceR because "modern" means bloated, slow, unusable crap [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] using more new bits [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] that are bloated [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] it's a "group effort" [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] anway, stop far-shaming projects [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] *fat [19:47] TR News "A balanced distro to keep your old laptop alive for a few more years with a good desktop environment." https://www.xda-developers.com/q4os-linux-resurrected-my-old-laptop/ [19:47] TR Bot Q4OS Linux brought my old laptop back to life and you mustn't ignore it [19:48] TR News [19:48] TR News "Boost your productivity with these Gnome extensions that make Linux faster, smarter, and more efficient to use every day." https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-extensions-instantly-improved-linux-workflow/ [19:48] TR Bot These 5 Gnome extensions instantly improved my Linux workflow [19:48] MinceR it's not fat, it's malware and neoplasm [19:49] TR News I always change these 5 Proxmox settings on a fresh install https://www.xda-developers.com/i-always-change-these-5-proxmox-settings-on-a-fresh-install/ [19:49] TR Bot I always change these 5 Proxmox settings on a fresh install [19:51] TR News (NEW): DietPi 9.19 Introduces BirdNET-Go, Expands Debian Trixie Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/DietPi_9_19_Introduces_BirdNET_Go_Expands_Debian_Trixie_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/17/DietPi_9_19_Introduces_BirdNET_Go_Expands_Debian_Trixie_Support.gmi [19:51] TR News (NEW): Homelabs and Proxmox in Valnet Articles https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Homelabs_and_Proxmox_in_Valnet_Articles.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Homelabs_and_Proxmox_in_Valnet_Articles.gmi [19:51] TR Bot Tux Machines DietPi 9.19 Introduces BirdNET-Go, Expands Debian Trixie Support [19:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Homelabs and Proxmox in Valnet Articles [19:52] TR News "Get past these rookie mistakes to master Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/common-mistakes-linux-beginners-make/ [19:52] TR Bot 6 common Linux mistakes that beginners make [19:53] TR News The Linux globbing guide every command-line user should read https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-globbing-and-how-do-i-use-it-in-linux/ [19:53] TR Bot What is globbing and how do I use it in Linux? [19:54] TR News New to Linux? Choosing your first distro is easy with this list https://www.howtogeek.com/new-to-linux-heres-how-to-choose-the-right-distro/ [19:54] TR Bot 7 tips for choosing your first Linux distro [19:54] MinceR i thought you weren't supposed to choose [19:55] TR News 7 virtual machine mistakes I made so you dont have to https://www.howtogeek.com/mistakes-i-made-when-i-first-set-up-a-virtualbox-vm/ [19:55] TR Bot 7 virtual machine mistakes to avoid [19:56] TR News "The developer has decided to make the switch to Linux themselves." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-getting-playnite-game-library-manager/ [19:56] TR Bot Linux is getting this popular game library manager next year [19:56] TR News "Most people dont think about DNS at all. I know I didnt, at least not until I started running into those little internet headaches that never quite go away." https://www.howtogeek.com/block-ad-traffic-and-speed-up-your-browsing-with-these-3-free-open-source-dns-tools/ [19:56] TR Bot These open-source DNS tools block annoyances and speed up your browsing [19:57] TR News "You might say these are the heavyweights of the lightweight DE genre." https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-i-rank-the-most-popular-lightweight-linux-desktops/ [19:57] TR Bot Here's how I rank the most popular lightweight Linux desktops [19:57] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6x334gk5tvc5c.irc) has joined #techrights [19:57] TR News "Explore the rise and fall of these groundbreaking Linux systems, and how their legacies live on." https://www.howtogeek.com/more-classic-linux-systems-that-dont-exist-anymore/ [19:57] TR Bot 5 pioneering Linux distros that quietly faded into history [19:58] TR News "I finally broke up with Ubuntu." https://www.makeuseof.com/leaving-ubuntu-for-this-linux-distro/ [19:58] TR Bot After 5 years, Im finally leaving Ubuntu for this Linux distro [19:59] TR News "Speed up your terminal game instantly." https://www.makeuseof.com/youll-fly-through-the-terminal-once-you-master-these-5-bash-shortcuts/ [19:59] TR Bot You'll fly through the terminal once you master these 5 Bash shortcuts ● Nov 22 [20:00] TR News "Your Linux setup isnt complete without these." https://www.makeuseof.com/ive-reinstalled-linux-countless-times-these-5-tweaks-are-non-negotiable/ [20:00] TR Bot Ive reinstalled Linux countless times these 5 tweaks are non-negotiable [20:00] TR News "Linux multitasking becomes seamless when the right tools empower focus, speed, and workflow control." https://www.makeuseof.com/finally-understand-linux-multitasking-these-tools-changed-everything/ [20:00] TR Bot I finally understand Linux multitasking and these tools changed everything for me [20:01] TR News "Make the command line even more versatile and shareable." https://www.makeuseof.com/turned-linux-terminal-into-shareable-web-session/ [20:01] TR Bot I turned my Linux terminal into a shareable web session in less than 30 seconds [20:02] TR News "There's potential, but it's not as good as you think." https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-on-linux-tool-isnt-as-good/ [20:02] TR Bot This Windows-on-Linux tool isnt as good as everyone says it is [20:02] TR News "Uncover your online footprint, revealing exposed emails, subdomains, and private data." https://www.makeuseof.com/this-linux-tool-maps-your-online-footprint-in-minutes/ [20:02] TR Bot This Linux tool maps your online footprint in minutes [20:03] TR News "Linux is powerful, but not perfect." https://www.makeuseof.com/just-use-linux-isnt-helpful-advice-anymore/ [20:03] TR Bot Just use Linux isnt helpful advice anymore [20:03] TR News "The distro hopping never stops." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-wanted-a-lightweight-os-and-this-linux-distro-went-way-beyond-that/ [20:03] TR Bot I wanted a lightweight OS and this Linux distro went way beyond that [20:04] TR News "I didnt expect a fresh file manager to change how I think about files." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-style-file-manager-made-windows-file-explorer-feel-years-behind/ [20:04] *jon (~jon@fkbpvsx3bmika.irc) has joined #techrights [20:04] TR Bot I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind [20:05] TR News "Windows is 40 and its midlife milestone comes with a Linux-shaped crisis." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-coming-for-windows-40th-birthday/ [20:05] TR Bot Linux comes for Windows at 40 and gaming can't save it [20:06] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [20:06] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:17] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/9IQfFIH = https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/gallery/9IQfFIH [20:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/9IQfFIH ) [20:17] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! 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Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. - Ars Technica [20:34] admfubar eeep! https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/why-you-dont-want-to-get-tuberculosis-on-your-penis/ [20:34] TR Bot Why you dont want to get tuberculosis on your penis - Ars Technica [20:34] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/pornhub-is-urging-tech-giants-to-enact-device-based-age-verification/ [20:34] TR Bot Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification [20:41] TR News (NEW): Global Warming and Birds https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Global_Warming_and_Birds.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/22/Global_Warming_and_Birds.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Global Warming and Birds [20:57] TR News Techrights Less is More, Right? https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Less_is_More_Right.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Less_is_More_Right.gmi [20:57] TR Bot Techrights Less is More, Right? [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] more spying [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- arstechnica.com | Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] to "protect" us [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] and the kids, too ● Nov 22 [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] weapon of blackmail, too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25118156 [21:00] TR Bot NSA 'planned to discredit radicals over web-porn use' - BBC News [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar> eeep! https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/why-you-dont-want-to-get-tuberculosis-on-your-penis/ [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] seems a bit off topic anclickbait-ish [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] the resident Microsoft troll publicly advertised having TB [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] because he is that gross [21:07] TR News Rush pushers at it again. "I wish I could trust the FSF, but their inability to operate without Richard Stallman is concerning." https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1p3n0kp/moss_a_rust_linuxcompatible_kernel_in_about_26000/ [21:07] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [21:17] TR News Techrights Despite Many Attacks on the Free Software Foundation (FSF), It's Still a Potent Force https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Despite_Many_Attacks_on_the_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_It_s_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/Despite_Many_Attacks_on_the_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_It_s_S.gmi [21:17] TR Bot Techrights Despite Many Attacks on the Free Software Foundation (FSF), It's Still a Potent Force [21:54] TR News Techrights In the Republic of (South) Korea Almost Nobody Uses Firefox Anymore https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/In_the_Republic_of_South_Korea_Almost_Nobody_Uses_Firefox_Anymo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/22/In_the_Republic_of_South_Korea_Almost_Nobody_Uses_Firefox_Anymo.gmi [21:54] TR Bot Techrights In the Republic of (South) Korea Almost Nobody Uses Firefox Anymore ● Nov 22 [22:21] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) 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