●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 ●● ● Aug 25 [00:07] IsambardPrince MinceR: Someone asked me what I thought about Heineken. [00:07] IsambardPrince And I said I'll drink one if someone hands it to me for free. [00:07] IsambardPrince But I think American macros can do better for less than half the price. [00:07] IsambardPrince And the American ones have all solved the skunking problem that can totally ruin a Heineken. [00:08] IsambardPrince Heineken will never touch the quality of a Coors Banquet or Miller High Life because they're not trying to. That green glass is part of the brand they spent billions on. [00:08] MinceR how does someone get to be so picky about organic solvents? [00:09] IsambardPrince That green glass can cause a Heineken to skunk in 10-15 minutes. [00:09] IsambardPrince It's the exact same chemical that causes skunk spray to smell the way it does. [00:09] IsambardPrince There's two ways to solve it. Brown glass and stabilized hops. [00:10] IsambardPrince Aluminum cans work but they create other problems. [00:10] IsambardPrince Like the liners leeching chemicals like BPA into the beer. [00:10] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/69-memes-to-start-day-VUJUME4 [00:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/69-memes-to-start-day-VUJUME4 ) [00:10] IsambardPrince And the fact that aluminum cools down faster, but it also leads to a sweaty can with warm beer in it much faster. [00:11] IsambardPrince And there's the 50% steel and aluminum tariffs. [00:11] IsambardPrince Walmart charges about $4-7 more for beer in aluminum cans vs. glass bottles now, same product quantity. [00:16] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:20] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [00:50] IsambardPrince MinceR: I sent this to my dad. [00:51] IsambardPrince "Grandma is dying, apparently. [00:51] IsambardPrince Mom was pissed at me for saying I don't want to go to a funeral that celebrates the life of a toxic bigot, full of people who have socially excluded me for years, and that I don't wish that she would die but I'm indifferent to it. [00:51] IsambardPrince People mourn a relationship being lost. You can't mourn someone who filled your childhood space with generalized cruelty, fat-shaming, and homophobic comments, so the best place for me is not spending my money renting a suit, renting a car, and renting a motel room to take part in a $30,000 event organized by people who honestly hated her nearly as much as I did." [00:53] MinceR what's your relationship with the living people who would be there? [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:56] IsambardPrince I am the only person in this family with the logical consistency to act on the data. If we all hated her, the only rational, high-utility choice is to dispose of the body as cheaply as possible and stay home in our pajamas. [00:56] IsambardPrince They don't love her. They don't miss her. They are just as relieved as anyone else that her 94-year legacy of claws and chaos is over. [00:57] IsambardPrince My mother spent the last ten years completely ignoring her mother out of pure physical survival and fear that she would grab the steering wheel or file fraudulent elder-abuse charges. Uncle Steve only cares because his automated cash-flow pipeline of pension checks is officially ending. [00:57] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:57] IsambardPrince They want warm bodies there to grieve for them and distribute the load. [00:57] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 25 [01:01] MinceR maybe you could all celebrate that she's dead [01:21] admfubar num nums.... https://futurism.com/future-society/plastic-waste-edible-cookies [01:21] TR Bot Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies Because Thats the Future We Deserve [01:21] MinceR :> ● Aug 25 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-240826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-240826.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 24, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[04:35] MinceR classic scAmazon [04:59] IsambardPrince They refunded it and said no need to send it back. ● Aug 25 [05:00] IsambardPrince MinceR: My partner said there's no hurricanes in the Philippines. [05:00] IsambardPrince I said "Yeah, they spin backwards and they call them typhoons, much better." [05:00] MinceR :> [05:00] MinceR try spinning yours the other way, maybe it helps [05:01] IsambardPrince It's really not better or worse. [05:01] IsambardPrince It's like how the toilets spin backwards. [05:01] IsambardPrince And the first thing every tourist does is spend 20 minutes flushing the toilet then it's off to see some things. [05:04] IsambardPrince MinceR: I'm still happy with my Casio Pro Trek but Amazon keeps showing me watches. [05:13] IsambardPrince MinceR: Kiki followed me into the kitchen while I was cooking earlier. While I was at the supermarket I put all the rotisserie chickens in the produce scale until I found the heaviest one. [05:13] IsambardPrince So I had more than enough for my casserole. Gave the cat a bowl of the excess chicken. [05:13] IsambardPrince Bobbi Jo never eats chicken, but apparently Kiki likes it. [05:14] MinceR afaik toilets and other drains spin one way or the other mostly due to local imbalances, not due to the Coriolis force [05:14] IsambardPrince MinceR: Kiki hops up on my shoulder and does not dig in with her claws. She'll ride around on my shoulder while I walk around the house. [05:15] IsambardPrince She seems to be pretty laid back. [05:15] MinceR this is easily demonstrated in a bathtub: you can actually change the direction it spins by hand. [05:15] MinceR i'm happy with my Casio G-Shock [05:18] IsambardPrince Yeah, Amazon keeps trying to get me to buy one. [05:18] IsambardPrince I want a Duro so I can be just like Bill Gates and eat hamburgers. [05:18] IsambardPrince :) [05:19] IsambardPrince Greetings fellow humans, I too like Casios and hamburgers. [05:21] IsambardPrince MinceR: I updated Bobbi Jo's microchip address today. [05:22] IsambardPrince I try to keep my cat's microchip up to date so that they can find me if the cats get out and someone finds them. [05:23] IsambardPrince Bobbi Jo was born April 9, 2015. [05:23] IsambardPrince Kiki was born December 30, 2025. [05:24] IsambardPrince Bobbi is certainly no kitten but she's doing very well for a cat her age. [05:24] IsambardPrince She's still very energetic and runs around and plays with toys and climbs the furniture and book shelves. [05:26] IsambardPrince They were very thorough with Kiki's vaccinations. [05:28] IsambardPrince Oh cool, they have a GPS collar that I can buy for her. 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[07:07] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@sfuvbdgbpasak.irc) has joined #techrights [07:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yeah, Kiki is still a kitten. [07:09] TR News Pushing to Live Soon https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/pushing-to-live-soon/ [07:09] TR Bot Blog Archive Pushing to Live Soon [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] kikitten [07:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm thinking about filling out the volunteer form at that shelter. [07:11] IsambardPrince It's just down the street. It would give me something useful to do. [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] yes, and social contacts [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] social, not work [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] but could be work too [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] just people to socialise with [07:15] IsambardPrince Leeloo never liked being on furniiture except when she needed to hide from her kittens and rest for a while. [07:15] IsambardPrince Bobbi and Kiki are still hissing and keeping some distance. [07:16] IsambardPrince But they were both in the bed last night. Bobbi prefers sleeping at the foot of the bed. Kiki was sleeping on top of my chest. [07:16] IsambardPrince Gonad the Barbarian was very strict about not allowing Darla (my dog) on the furniture. [07:17] IsambardPrince She learned that if it was just me in the house, it was cool, but if Gonad was there don't do it. [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] Bobbi and Kiki are still hissing and keeping some distance. [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] i just fed, twice, two birds intandem [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] they are a couple [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] and can share a bottle [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] it's faster that way [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: one more week [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] bank holiday next monday [07:19] bms IsambardPrince: Bill Hicks' favorite brand of cigarettes were the ones that caused low birth weights for the same reason as you implied last night [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] then back to work, sept 1 [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] we have not been in a better position in 2 years [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] Hicks spoke out against cigarettes [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] even before the cancer [07:20] bms another morning of the BBC engaged in "CEO said a thing" non-journalism about "Hey Hi" or uncritically repeating crap about "it went rogue and hacked people" [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] at least he recognise how bad the cigarettes industry was [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] scam altman again? [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] i saw one last night [07:21] bms schestowitz[TR2]: this is ironic because Hicks himself was a smoker, and he did die of pancreatic cancer, one of the nastiest cancers [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] lamented posting link to make fun of that [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] but decided not to [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] as it would defeat the purpose of not feeding scam altman [07:21] bms schestowitz[TR2]: no this was the BBC running a piece this AM about "Councils getting overloaded by AI aided complaints" [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] you can find him in skits about smoking [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] he was not a fan [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] but kept smoking like a chimney [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] and he attacked the industry that sold cigs [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torches_of_Freedom [07:22] TR Bot Torches of Freedom - Wikipedia [07:22] bms probably the Hicks show "Sane Man" [07:22] IsambardPrince He got pancreatic cancer. [07:22] IsambardPrince It was not from smoking. [07:22] bms his best album work was probably "Arizona Bay" [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] could it be contributing factor? [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] i know heavy smokers who got prostate or pancreatic [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] you can look up online for correlations [07:22] IsambardPrince It's not a cancer I've ever heard of being associated with smoking. [07:23] TR News (NEW): BlossomOS immutable Linux distribution with KDE Plasma https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/BlossomOS_immutable_Linux_distribution_with_KDE_Plasma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/BlossomOS_immutable_Linux_distribution_with_KDE_Plasma.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines BlossomOS immutable Linux distribution with KDE Plasma [07:23] bms I had a close friend die of the same thing. he wasn't a heavy smoker and he smoked tobacco moderately, but only occasional cannabis intake [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.webmd.com/search?query=pancreatic+cancer [07:23] TR Bot Health Search [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.webmd.com/search?query=pancreatic+cancer+smoking [07:23] TR Bot Health Search [07:23] IsambardPrince https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-cancer/risks-causes [07:23] TR Bot Risks and causes of pancreatic cancer | Cancer Research UK [07:23] IsambardPrince Yeah, it's a risk factor I guess. [07:23] IsambardPrince Smoking is no good for sure. [07:24] IsambardPrince There's too many things it commonly causes. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/cm/causes-pancreatic-cancer [07:24] TR Bot Pancreatic Cancer Causes and Risk Factors [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] "Smoking. The more you smoke, the higher your risk. But 10 years after you quit, you have the same risk as someone who never smoked." [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] "Race. African American people are more likely to get pancreatic cancer than white people. This might be because of higher rates of other risk factors like diabetes and smoking." [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] under "Pancreatic Cancer Risk Factors" [07:24] IsambardPrince Yeah, more black people smoke. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] and it's some chatbots' slop [07:24] TR News (NEW): Spaced Linux desktop Linux distribution built on Devuan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Spaced_Linux_desktop_Linux_distribution_built_on_Devuan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Spaced_Linux_desktop_Linux_distribution_built_on_Devuan.gmi [07:24] IsambardPrince I file smoking under "lack of basic self-respect". [07:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Spaced Linux desktop Linux distribution built on Devuan [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] smoking ia associated with healthy living [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] not that ill people choose to smoke [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] but that smoking turns healthy peop[le into unhealthy ones [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] and it's about more than the lungs [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] it's also teeth and skin [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] those are visual markers [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] you can 'see' a smokign] [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] even when he or she does not smoke [07:25] IsambardPrince I don't like to smoke. [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] you can smell in their clothjes, hair, breath [07:26] IsambardPrince It's so repulsive that even if it did nothing bad to your health, it's still disgusting. [07:26] schestowitz[TR2] then the skin, teeth, also eyes if it is weed [07:26] bms I only really started smoking tobacco regularly in the mid 00s because I had a girlfriend who did it [07:26] IsambardPrince Even if all it did was cost $12 a pack and make you stink, it's like, dude, why. [07:26] bms fast forward to 2010 and I'm by then so addicted to nicotine gum I lose teeth over it [07:27] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:27] IsambardPrince Dick Van Dyke smoked for many years, but most people don't do it and make it to 100. [07:27] IsambardPrince He still uses nicotine gum, he says. [07:27] bms srsly, I had a favorite brand: Boots fresh mint with the sugar-like crunchy shell. I used to DIG biting into nicotine gum and chewing it. As buzz gum in the mornings with coffee from Pret a Manger around the corner from the prop trading desk I worked for in the City. [07:28] TR News (NEW): KDE Rounded Corners 0.10.0 Released with Gradient-Colored Outline https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/KDE_Rounded_Corners_0_10_0_Released_with_Gradient_Colored_Outli.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/KDE_Rounded_Corners_0_10_0_Released_with_Gradient_Colored_Outli.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Rounded Corners 0.10.0 Released with Gradient-Colored Outline [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] i saw heavy smokers [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] like literally packs per day [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] 2-3 packs [07:28] IsambardPrince I'm willing to accept that some people are genetically prone to becoming really addicted to nicotine but it has no addictive effects on me [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] they count in packs [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] they are very stressed p[eople [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] doing stressful work [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] or having high-stress life [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] it's a form of escape [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] but that stress kills them [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] both directly and via vices [07:29] bms I will admit to doing bouts of stimulants rather than resting, and it's an easy trap to fall into [07:29] IsambardPrince Yeah, Gonad smoked 3 packs of Kool every day. [07:29] bms in my life nwo that's just coffee [07:29] TR News (NEW): The hidden cost of today's "smart" devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/The_hidden_cost_of_today_s_smart_devices.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/The_hidden_cost_of_today_s_smart_devices.gmi [07:29] TR Bot Tux Machines The hidden cost of today's "smart" devices [07:29] IsambardPrince And washed it down with dozens of beers. [07:29] bms the culture kind of compels it [07:30] IsambardPrince It was amazing he wasn't 600 pounds just from the calories in the beer. [07:30] bms I got crap at the prop desk from the director for sitting on the office sofa and reading a Linux kernel programming manual [07:30] bms FASTER FASTER MOAR MOAR [07:31] TR News (NEW): LajtLinux lightweight Debian distro focused on Wayland https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/LajtLinux_lightweight_Debian_distro_focused_on_Wayland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/LajtLinux_lightweight_Debian_distro_focused_on_Wayland.gmi [07:31] TR Bot Tux Machines LajtLinux lightweight Debian distro focused on Wayland [07:31] bms Frank Herbert in the Dune novels writes his Fremen characters be like: "Speed comes fro Shaitan ("Satan")" [07:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Gonad the Barbarian couldn't taste much of anything except salt anymore. [07:32] IsambardPrince He salted the salted peanuts. [07:32] IsambardPrince I took a big bite and spit them out and was like "The fuck is wrong with these?" [07:32] IsambardPrince There was half an inch of salt at the bottom. [07:33] IsambardPrince Then he left the lid of the salt shaker loose because it "didn't pour fast enough". [07:33] IsambardPrince And mom accidentally dumped the entire shaker out all over her mashed potatoes. [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] lol [07:34] IsambardPrince He pulled a 9 day old meatloaf out of the fridge, microwaved it, and tried to eat it, even after my mother warned him not to. [07:34] IsambardPrince She said he "turned green". [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] with anvy [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] *envy [07:34] TR News (NEW): Potions in Mageia. 02 Discover Flatpak Gui App Installer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Potions_in_Mageia_02_Discover_Flatpak_Gui_App_Installer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Potions_in_Mageia_02_Discover_Flatpak_Gui_App_Installer.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Potions in Mageia. 02 Discover Flatpak Gui App Installer [07:34] TR News Techrights Rolling Out Some Changes Soon https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Rolling_Out_Some_Changes_Soon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Rolling_Out_Some_Changes_Soon.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Techrights Rolling Out Some Changes Soon [07:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: He didn't go to the doctor until his penis didn't work anymore (circa 2004) and then he requested Viagra. [07:36] IsambardPrince I asked mom if his insurance as a truck driver paid for $1,500 a month ED tablets that were brand only at that point, and she said "Yes it did." [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] how old was it? [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] *was he? [07:36] IsambardPrince The same age. [07:36] IsambardPrince :) [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] as you? [07:37] IsambardPrince 37. [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] ED at 3777777777777? [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] (barrier multi-typing, sorry) [07:37] IsambardPrince Err, sorry. [07:37] IsambardPrince Let's see, died in January 2017 at 59.5 I know becaus Mom said that was the month he would have drawn his Army pension if he had lived longer. [07:38] TR News (NEW): I kept breaking my Linux desktop until I switched to one that won't let me https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/I_kept_breaking_my_Linux_desktop_until_I_switched_to_one_that_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/I_kept_breaking_my_Linux_desktop_until_I_switched_to_one_that_w.gmi [07:38] TR Bot Tux Machines I kept breaking my Linux desktop until I switched to one that won't let me [07:38] IsambardPrince 46-47 ish? [07:38] schestowitz[TR2] too early for ED [07:38] IsambardPrince Yeah, like his penis didn't work at all. [07:38] schestowitz[TR2] salt, stress [07:38] IsambardPrince They had to give him the maximum dose. [07:39] IsambardPrince There's such a thing as "mild ED" or "occasional ED" this was "did not work at all" [07:39] IsambardPrince The right dose is the lowest dose that works. [07:39] TR News (NEW): I tested the 4 Linux distros Reddit users hate mostand they're not that bad https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/I_tested_the_4_Linux_distros_Reddit_users_hate_most_and_they_re.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/I_tested_the_4_Linux_distros_Reddit_users_hate_most_and_they_re.gmi [07:39] TR Bot Tux Machines I tested the 4 Linux distros Reddit users hate mostand they're not that bad [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] healthy people can "go on" for hourx [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] hours [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] no "pills" or whatever [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] the pills seem to encourage people passing on "bad genes" [07:40] IsambardPrince Yeah, pills are popular in the gay apps. [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] it's not P-C to say it [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] same for artificial deliverty [07:40] IsambardPrince Grindr just sells them to people. [07:41] schestowitz[TR2] we pass on genes of women who cannot natuirally delivery [07:41] IsambardPrince They even mix Viagra and Cialis and other crap at a compounding pharmacy to make it sound more potent. [07:41] schestowitz[TR2] like dog breeds with heads the size of their body [07:41] IsambardPrince When it's just giving you the side effects of being on both. [07:41] IsambardPrince Then they mail it out to patients they never examined. [07:41] IsambardPrince Based on a "self-survey". [07:41] schestowitz[TR2] about "self-survey". [07:42] IsambardPrince This is recreational abuse of ED drugs for the most part. [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] almost every survey is "self-survey" [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] you cannot read mind [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] but opt-in [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] maybe you mean opt-in [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] where you only poll people who want to take polls [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] which then biases the whole surveyu [07:42] IsambardPrince Gays that get on those apps don't want it because they have medical issues, they want it because they want to get drunk or use drugs and still have their dick rock hard for hours. [07:43] IsambardPrince And many of them are at extreme risk of dying by taking ED tablets and then snorting poppers during sex. [07:43] IsambardPrince Because they're that gross. [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] ok, toppic changee [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] we have strayed way off topic [07:43] IsambardPrince ED pills lower your blood pressure. [07:43] IsambardPrince Poppers cause your blood pressure to crash. [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] so i am doing an article about tech now [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] drafting it still [07:43] IsambardPrince People who use both at once can die. [07:45] schestowitz[TR2] who knows... [07:45] schestowitz[TR2] they doin't seem to factor that in [07:45] schestowitz[TR2] some people don't care [07:45] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, back to tech pls [07:51] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:59] TR News (NEW): 4 once-classic Linux distros that don't exist anymore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/4_once_classic_Linux_distros_that_don_t_exist_anymore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/4_once_classic_Linux_distros_that_don_t_exist_anymore.gmi [07:59] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 once-classic Linux distros that don't exist anymore ● Aug 25 [08:08] TR News (NEW): Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Happy_35th_Birthday_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Happy_35th_Birthday_Linux.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! 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Now It Should Act. | Human Rights Watch [08:23] TR News Why Elon Musk Should be Boycotted, as Seen From South Africa https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/17/why-elon-musk-should-be-boycotted-as-seen-from-south-africa/ [08:23] TR Bot Elon Musk Should be Boycotted, as Seen From South Africa - CounterPunch.org [08:30] TR News EU waste packaging rules: Why small businesses are worried https://www.dw.com/en/eu-waste-packaging-rules-why-small-businesses-are-worried/a-78326555 [08:30] TR Bot EU waste packaging rules: Why small businesses are worried [08:31] TR News teen death https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-orders-discord-to-halt-livestreaming-after-teen-death/a-78343328 [08:31] TR Bot Brazil orders Discord to halt livestreaming after teen death [08:35] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [08:40] TR News Surveillance https://www.dw.com/en/unconstitutional-german-intelligence-to-receive-more-powers/a-78341313 [08:40] TR Bot Unconstitutional? German intelligence to receive more powers [08:56] TR News (NEW): One More Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/One_More_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/One_More_Week.gmi [08:56] TR Bot Tux Machines One More Week ● Aug 25 [09:01] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Did Not Start in 1991 and America Wasn't Discovered by Europeans https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/GNU_Linux_Did_Not_Start_in_1991_and_America_Wasn_t_Discovered_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/GNU_Linux_Did_Not_Start_in_1991_and_America_Wasn_t_Discovered_b.gmi [09:01] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Did Not Start in 1991 and America Wasn't Discovered by Europeans [09:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [09:25] *Disconnected (Connection timed out). [09:25] *Now talking on #techrights [09:28] *bms is majorly getting into "Democracy Now!" 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What Trump/Lutnick Actually Demanded From Canada Behind Closed Doors, Why It Was Never A Trade Deal, And Why Hes About To Enter The Find-Out Portion Of The Program [12:57] TR News "Warren Pandiscia filed a proposed class action in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 20 August (No. 3:26cv08721), naming Twitch Interactive and Amazon.com as defendants." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/twitch-legal-battle-ai-training-opt-out-1816008 | Source: International Business Times [12:57] TR Bot Twitch Creator Sues Amazon Over AI Training After Streamers Were Automatically Opted In | IBTimes UK [12:57] TR News "When Anna's Archive suffered widespread downtime earlier this month, many users feared a legal crackdown. Instead, the site was reportedly targeted by a coordinated assault on its network infrastructure." https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-owes-340-million-lost-several-domains-but-its-still-online/ | Source: Torrent Freak [12:57] TR Bot Archive Owes $340 Million, Lost Several Domains, but It's Still Online * TorrentFreak [12:57] TR News "Music photographer Justin Thomas took the photo at an Earls Court afterparty in 1995" https://copyrightlately.com/oasis-photo-copyright-lawsuit/ | Source: CopyrightLately [12:57] TR Bot Oasis Photograph Sparks Copyright Lawsuit Over $1.9M Painting | Copyright Lately [12:58] TR News "The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated contentand how difficult it was to find accountability." https://www.wired.com/story/teachers-deepfake-ai-students-content/ | Source: Wired [12:58] TR Bot Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started | WIRED [12:58] TR News "The Conservative Party is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to release "the full details" of the proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal that was on the table before negotiations collapsed late on Friday." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/conservatives-details-canada-us-trade-deal-9.7317541 | Source: CBC [12:59] TR Bot Conservative MP urges government to release 'full details' of U.S. trade deal that was on the table | CBC News ● Aug 25 [13:03] TR News "They had allegedly conspired to reduce competition in rental listings, leaving fewer options and higher prices." https://www.theverge.com/policy/983864/zillow-redfin-ftc-settlement | Source: The Verge [13:03] TR Bot Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership | The Verge [13:06] TR News "And the fact of the matter is, a digital copy of the game is the same as the disc copy. Its not like steaming a movie compared to the Blu-ray." https://nathansnelgrove.com/2026/08/sony-ending-playstation-disc-production | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove [13:06] TR Bot Nathan Snelgrove | Sony ending PlayStation disc production [13:09] TR News "Google has forced the world into top posting in e-mail by default. I bet hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity can be pinned on that malicious choice." [13:09] TR News "That's a warning from them. They can mess with the protocol(s) next and eliminate self-hosters almost over night once they decide to make their move there." [13:09] TR News "Hochulization" https://www.theverge.com/tech/983244/3d-printed-guns-hashes-hochul | Source: The Verge [13:09] TR Bot The cat-and-mouse game over 3D-printed guns has begun | The Verge [13:10] TR News "Though Disney last raised prices across its bundles last year, this is the first increase for ESPN, which rolled out its standalone streaming subscription last August." https://www.theverge.com/streaming/983794/espn-disney-plus-bundles-price-increase | Source: The Verge [13:10] TR Bot ESPN streaming plans are getting more expensive | The Verge [13:13] TR News insidetowers [13:14] TR News "The FCC, in a report released last week, says broadband deployment is progressing at a reasonable pace, with fewer Americans lacking high-speed internet access." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-says-broadband-deployment-is-reaching-more-americans/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:14] TR Bot FCC Says Broadband Deployment Is Reaching More Americans - Inside Towers [13:14] TR News "This a ramble about what a safe personal online space focused on creativity, community, and self-expression could look like." https://ohhelloana.blog/mkdn/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues [13:14] TR Bot Oh Hello Ana - Towards a personal online third-space [13:17] TR News "I will say very frankly that the bad taste that this mission left in my mouth, it actually embarrasses me to be involved in any way" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5939973 | Source: NPR [13:17] TR Bot In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment [13:27] TR News Techrights Microsoft Trots Out Its Propaganda Agent Preston Gralla to Make It Sound Like Microsoft Breaks Up With China (Reality: Microsoft Got Dumped by China) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Microsoft_Trots_Out_Its_Propaganda_Agent_Preston_Gralla_to_Make.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Microsoft_Trots_Out_Its_Propaganda_Agent_Preston_Gralla_to_Make.gmi [13:27] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Trots Out Its Propaganda Agent Preston Gralla to Make It Sound Like Microsoft Breaks Up With China (Reality: Microsoft Got Dumped by China) [13:32] TR News (NEW): OpenSSL 4.0.2 Released with Important Security and Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/OpenSSL_4_0_2_Released_with_Important_Security_and_Bug_Fixes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/OpenSSL_4_0_2_Released_with_Important_Security_and_Bug_Fixes.gmi [13:32] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSSL 4.0.2 Released with Important Security and Bug Fixes [13:32] TR News feds [13:32] TR News "Nested within ICE is an American Stasi with the power to target U.S. citizens." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-most-dangerous-feds-youve-never | Source: Ken Klippenstein [13:32] TR Bot The Most Dangerous Feds Youve Never Heard Of [13:32] TR News "In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that would have opened the door to driverless robotaxis outside New York City after taxi drivers, unions, and state lawmakers opposed it." https://www.theverge.com/transportation/983765/robotaxi-waymo-zoox-tesla-rules-pushback-nhtsa | Source: The Verge [13:32] TR Bot Robotaxis are real now so is the pushback | The Verge [13:34] TR News "A new book co-written by researchers at Binghamton University" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-human-rights-reveal-underperformers.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-human-rights-reveal-underperformers.html ) [13:35] TR News "The concern is not simply that AI can make mistakes." https://theconversation.com/why-police-have-been-told-to-pause-their-use-of-ai-in-court-cases-289731 | Source: The Conversation [13:35] TR Bot Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases [13:36] TR News "On July 11, ICE detained Villafranca Trejo as the family drove home after a trip to Walmart" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/24/ice-detained-an-army-sergeants-wife-his-family-is-still-waiting-for-answers/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [13:36] TR Bot ICE detained an Army sergeants wife. His family is still waiting for answers. [13:39] TR News "The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trumps order that creates state citizenship lists and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html | Source: New York Times [13:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html ) [13:39] TR News "The statement noted that the dangers created by ISIS in the region are still ongoing, and said that Yazidi society has not yet recovered from the effects of the groups crimes." https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/yazids-react-to-attempts-to-amend-survivors-law-86904 | Source: ANF News [13:39] TR Bot ANF | Yazidis react to attempts to amend the 'Survivors Law' [13:40] TR News "Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How do we navigate this minefield and who is really profiting?" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges | Source: The Guardian UK [13:40] TR Bot Its absolutely criminal: US tipping culture has reached the UK and is causing chaos | Social etiquette | The Guardian [13:40] TR News "Large media consolidation is always harmful. There is no real debate." https://karlbode.com/the-hulk-hates-fascist-media-consolidation/ | Source: Karl Bode [13:40] TR Bot The Hulk Hates Fascist Media Consolidation [13:40] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@2800:300:6392:d1f0:6d22:d364:449b:4e33) has joined #techrights [13:40] *Obsdark has quit (Changing host) [13:40] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [13:41] TR News "There are certainly similarities between the Charter and the US Bill of Rights." https://thewalrus.ca/canada-constitution-first-amendment-rights/ | Source: The Walrus [13:41] TR Bot Canada, You Dont Have First Amendment Rights | The Walrus [13:41] TR News "The Ellisons have already gobbled up CBS and CBS News. If they get Warner Bros. Discovery, theyll also own CNN, Comedy Central, and HBO." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-ellison-media-monopoly | Source: Robert Reich [13:41] TR Bot How Trump Plans To Silence CNN, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver (the Same Way He Silenced CBS News) [13:42] TR News "The ruling marks a landmark moment for press freedom, confirming that corporate media institutions cannot use retaliatory discipline to silence journalists who address uncomfortable truths" https://truthout.org/articles/wapo-ordered-to-rehire-karen-attiah-who-was-fired-for-charlie-kirk-comments/ | Source: TruthOut [13:42] TR Bot WaPo Ordered to Rehire Karen Attiah, Who Was Fired for Charlie Kirk Comments | Truthout [13:42] TR News "But no matter where the National Guard went, the promised reduction in violent crime failed to materialize." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/24/trump-threatens-think-tank-with-libel-lawsuit-for-telling-the-truth-about-national-guard-deployments/ | Source: Techdirt [13:42] TR Bot Threatens Think Tank With Libel Lawsuit For Telling The Truth About National Guard Deployments | Techdirt [13:42] TR News "Seven months after the bloody crackdown, victims are dealing with permanent physical disability along with losing the opportunity to work or get an education" https://www.dw.com/en/iran-protest-victim-they-were-shooting-to-kill/a-78486217 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:42] TR Bot Iran protest victim: 'They were shooting to kill' [13:42] TR News "An unauthorized Iranian film released for free on YouTube is stirring debate by openly challenging restrictions on women singing and Irans compulsory hijab rules." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-singer-film-beiraghi-ahmadi-crackdown-viral-video-karlovy-vary/33835662.html | Source: RFERL [13:42] TR Bot Defiant Iranian Film Spotlights Crackdown On Female Singers [13:43] TR News "Over the last two years, on Facebook, TikTok, Telegram, and even already on LinkedIn, we saw a spike in negative comments about Ukrainians" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/08/24/from-social-media-to-politics-polands-ukraine-debate/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [13:43] TR Bot From social media to politics: Polands Ukraine debate - New Eastern Europe [13:46] TR News "The latest funding will support spacecraft manufacturing, engineering and future launches as it works toward a large orbital computing network." https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-startup-to-build-data-centers-in-space | Source: Interesting Engineering [13:46] TR Bot NVIDIA-backed US startup to provide 20-GW computing capacity in space [13:47] TR News "Manhattan West led the round that included new investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments, alongside existing backers Benchmark, EQT and Soma, among others." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/orbital-data-center-startup-starcloud-valued-at-2-3-billion-in-latest-funding/articleshow/133416465.cms | Source: India Times [13:47] TR Bot Orbital data center startup Starcloud valued at $2.3 billion in latest funding - The Economic Times [13:48] TR News "These questions are valid ones, but they are based upon a flawed premise." https://brettcodes.com/why-im-learning-rust/ | Source: Brett Chalupa [13:48] TR Bot Why I'm Learning Rust Brett Codes [13:48] TR News "I believe the distinction lies, at least in part, in the government and cultural sectors now viewing the issue of cultural protection differently" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/culture-off-the-table-what-the-collapsed-canada-u-s-trade-talks-reveal-about-the-carney-governments-cultural-policy/ | Source: Michael Geist [13:49] TR Bot Culture Off the Table? What the Collapsed Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Reveal About the Carney Government's Cultural Policy - Michael Geist [13:49] TR News "Criminal Deception in Silicon Valley" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/criminal-deception-in-silicon-valley.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:49] TR Bot Deception in Silicon Valley - Schneier on Security [13:49] TR News "With entrepreneurial fraud cases on the rise, we investigate how entrepreneurs carry out criminal deception, employing deceptive means to defraud audiences." https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2024.19981 | [13:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2024.19981 ) [13:50] TR News "Beginning in January 2025, we witnessed an unprecedented removal of material from U.S. federal websites documents related to education, health, science, and more, gone from public view almost overnight." https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/24/archiving-democracy-how-the-u-s-end-of-term-web-archive-preserves-government-history/ | Source: Internet Archive [13:50] TR News "The sheer level of opposition is finally dawning on Abbott." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/texas-governor-turns-on-data-centers-backlash-grows | Source: Futurism [13:50] TR Bot Archiving Democracy: How the U.S. End of Term Web Archive Preserves Government History | Internet Archive Blogs [13:50] TR Bot Texas Governor Suddenly Turns on Data Centers as Backlash Grows [13:50] TR News "The New York-based company, which hosts open-source large language models and datasets, has been working with a bank to gauge bidders' interest, the report said." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-startup-hugging-face-exploring-sale-valuing-it-at-13-billion/articleshow/133449822.cms | Source: India Times [13:50] TR Bot Hugging Face sale: AI startup Hugging Face exploring sale valuing it at $13 billion - The Economic Times [13:52] TR News "The start of the prolonged outage coincided with an announcement by the local power company's parent, NiSource Inc." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5942292 | Source: NPR [13:52] TR Bot Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm [13:52] TR News "Convair had been studying multi-person orbital stations under Krafft Ehricke since the late 1950s." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/an-early-history-of-space-stations-wheres-my-wheel/ | Source: Hackaday [13:52] TR Bot Early History Of Space Stations: Wheres My Wheel? | Hackaday [13:59] TR News Social Control Media is Good for Forgeries, Not Information https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/social-control-media-is-good-for-forgeries-not-information/ [13:59] TR Bot Blog Archive Social Control Media is Good for Forgeries, Not Information ● Aug 25 [14:04] TR News "One crypto boss disappearing is bad enough, but two in four years is crazy bad" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/europe/poland-estonia-cryptocurrency.html | Source: New York Times [14:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/europe/poland-estonia-cryptocurrency.html ) [14:04] TR News "Sandhills 2.0 builds on the original Sandhills project which spawned the Lancer UGV, built on the Polaris Ranger 1500 utility vehicle" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/self-driving-ford-f-250-truck-with-shotgun-equipped-drone-killing-turret-tested-by-us-army-autonomous-system-designed-to-blast-fast-moving-drones-at-between-10-and-100-meters-range | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:04] TR Bot Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range | Tom's Hardware [14:05] TR News "All serious cases, according to Ustav, are caused by excessive speed and not wearing a helmet." https://news.err.ee/1610116255/hospital-sees-daily-child-injuries-from-electric-scooter-accidents | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [14:05] TR Bot Hospital sees daily child injuries from electric scooter accidents | News | ERR [14:07] TR News "For an older-style conventional cloud facility, we might have a couple of megawatts moving into that building, but for AI facilities, it's much more common to see hundreds of megawatts" https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/data-centres-ask-faq-9.7316098 | Source: CBC [14:07] TR Bot Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered | CBC [14:08] TR News "I can tell you from a Wyoming point of view we have no current project applications for data centers on BLM land" https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/23/a-data-center-is-proposed-for-public-lands-in-nevada-could-wyoming-be-next/ | Source: Cowboy State Daily [14:08] TR Bot Developers Now Targeting Public Lands To Build Huge AI Data Centers | Cowboy State Daily [14:08] TR News "How can we trust you guys when you constantly lie and show us how slimy you are?" https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-minister-glubish-peppered-with-profanity-at-second-town-hall-on-ai-data-centres/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc [14:08] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-minister-glubish-peppered-with-profanity-at-second-town-hall-on-ai-data-centres/ ) [14:09] TR News "Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nvidia-invests-in-data-center-developer-cloverleaf-infrastructure/articleshow/133419940.cms | Source: India Times [14:09] TR Bot Nvidia invests in data center developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure - The Economic Times [14:09] TR News "The average surface temperature of the planet's seas outside the polar regions hit 21.1C (70F) on Saturday, according to figures from the European Copernicus climate change service." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m4gpnp78o | Source: BBC [14:09] TR Bot World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Nio grows [14:09] TR News "Ocean surface temperatures are also steadily creeping up, hitting 70 degrees Fahrenheit this month, the hottest point since records began." https://futurism.com/science-energy/ocean-hot-125000-years-alarmed-researcher | Source: Futurism [14:09] TR Bot The Ocean Hasn't Been This Hot in 125,000 Years, Alarmed Researcher Suggests [14:09] TR News "Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ: AMZN) has withdrawn its proposal to build multiple data center campuses at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Southern Maryland." https://insidetowers.com/amazon-abandons-plans-for-data-center-campus-at-calvert-cliffs/ | Source: Inside Towers [14:09] TR Bot Amazon Abandons Plans For Data Center Campus at Calvert Cliffs - Inside Towers [14:09] TR News "Communities may have concerns over potential water quality impacts of discharges from data centers into nearby waterbodies or into wastewater treatment systems." https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R49057 | Source: US Congress [14:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R49057 ) [14:10] TR News "In a recent report published by the Library of Congress, the CRS casts an eye over how server farms use water, looks at potential options to reduce this" https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/24/us-datacenters-tripled-their-water-footprint-in-10-years/5291564 | Source: The Register UK [14:10] TR Bot US datacenters tripled their water footprint in 10 years [14:10] TR News "It's a promising sign for similar clean air efforts around the world." https://www.sciencealert.com/first-evidence-that-londons-scheme-to-cut-car-emissions-worked-to-improve-child-health | Source: Science Alert [14:10] TR Bot Evidence That London's Scheme to Cut Car Emissions Worked To Improve Child Health : ScienceAlert [14:10] TR News "In a bizarre interview with his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, flagged by Forbes, the president went out of his way to defend the AI industrys data center frenzy" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/donald-trump-data-center-rube-interview | Source: Futurism [14:10] TR Bot Trump Says You're a Rube If You Don't Want a Data Center in Your Backyard [14:11] TR News "Then he spent an hour retelling the story that became The Cuckoos Eggone of the great stories of computer security." https://josephhall.org/blog/cliff-stoll-at-def-con/ | Source: Joseph Lorenzo Hall [14:11] TR Bot Cliff Stoll at DEF CON 34: The Best Talk Ive Ever Seen [14:19] TR News Do not use LLM slop. It gives false advice, citing sites that actually give correct advice (but it interprets [sic] those words wrongly in the "words calculator"). The only reasons some people read chatbot spew from Google.com is that Google places it on top of results - hence self-fulfilling 'prophecy'. [14:19] TR News Also avoid social control media as it spreads lies; it's economic there and no safeguards as people can spread the lies anonymously [14:20] TR News "And yet, in a world with stepped-up basis, the higher you raise the tax rate on capital gains, the more incentive you give the rich to sit on their most lucrative assets until they die." https://www.vox.com/politics/500179/tax-the-rich-death-loophole-stepped-up-basis | Source: Vox [14:20] TR Bot to tax the rich? Start with the dead. | Vox [14:21] TR News "The findings represent the first genomes, or complete genetic instruction books, designed entirely with generative A.I." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-used-ai-too-design-new-viruses-the-technology-could-be-a-boon-for-medicine-but-experts-worry-about-harmful-pathogens-180989336/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [14:21] TR Bot Scientists Used A.I. to Design New Viruses. The Technology Could Be a Boon for Medicine, but Experts Worry About Harmful Pathogens [14:25] TR News "The scripts set the audios gain to zero, meaning the end user wont hear anything, but the WebAudio graph will still be processed by the browser" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/aliexpress-accused-of-fingerprinting-shoppers-with-silent-audio-trick-that-also-muted-a-devs-headphones/5291662 | Source: The Register UK [14:25] TR Bot AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones [14:25] TR News "Audio headsets that connect to computers wirelessly via Bluetooth demonstrate how quickly this loss of control turns into a security problem." https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-the-hidden-cost-of-todays-smart-devices | Source: FSF [14:25] TR Bot The hidden cost of today's "smart" devices Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [14:25] TR News "I go to DEFCON every year because I think the people there are doing really cool and awesome stuff. And this year was no different." https://nbtv.substack.com/p/the-coolest-anti-surveillance-tools | Source: Ludlow Institute [14:25] TR Bot The coolest anti-surveillance tools at Defcon [14:26] TR News "She said she was not told why they were scanning it and had no idea an incident later that evening would lead to a flag that potentially banned her from bars across Canada." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/patronscan-id-winnipeg-riverside-bar-9.7312942 | Source: CBC [14:26] TR Bot Woman flagged by ID scanner as nationwide 'public safety concern' after incident in Winnipeg bar | CBC News [14:27] TR News "In view of the more sensitive nature of a European Production Order to obtain traffic data" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1543/oj/eng | Source: EU [14:27] TR Bot NO TITLE [14:27] TR News "All of these steps serve a purpose. At least in theory, each added layer helps prevent hacks and breaches." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/password-manager-login-difficulty/688396/ | Source: The Atlantic [14:28] TR Bot Logging In Was Never Supposed to Be This Complicated - The Atlantic [14:28] TR News Privateering https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/08/tsa-to-replace-gold-in-privatization-push/ | Source: Federal News Network [14:28] TR Bot TSA to replace Gold+ in privatization push | Federal News Network [14:28] TR News "It's not often that something happening online stays on my mind this long. It's not often that a social media situation disappoints me this much." https://flohgro.com/blog/disappointment/ | Source: Floh Gro [14:28] TR Bot - Disappointment [14:29] TR News "This morning, I visited Reddit to answer a question about Craft" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/08/24/being-manipulated.html | Source: Numeric Citizen [14:29] TR Bot Being manipulated Numeric Citizen Blog [14:30] TR News "He reported it to the school's assistant principal, who told him the matter would be 'taken care of'." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-generated-images-teachers-harassment-1816007 | Source: International Business Times [14:30] TR Bot Substitute Teacher's AI Fake in Lingerie Spreads on TikTok as Easy-To-Use Nudify Apps Drive Surge in Abuse | IBTimes UK [14:30] TR News "Perhaps the most important trial and test will be an action launched by California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, which began last week." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/meta-lawsuits-regulation-social-media | Source: Jacobin Magazine [14:30] TR Bot Do Not Go Gentle Into Silicon Valleys Dark Night [14:30] TR News "The online illegal wildlife trade spreads across many platforms, including popular social media platforms, and represents a growing and evolving threat to biodiversity conservation" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildlife-trafficking-social-media-thousands.html | Source: Omicron Limited [14:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildlife-trafficking-social-media-thousands.html ) [14:30] TR News "Since 2021, around 1,500 children have been recruited by armed groups, according to HRW." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/facebook-tiktok-promoted-colombian-armed-groups-content-to-recruit-children-ngo/articleshow/133463986.cms | Source: India Times [14:30] TR Bot Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups' content to recruit children: NGO - The Economic Times [14:31] TR News "Every child recruited is indicative of a government failure." https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/24/colombia-armed-groups-expand-child-recruitment | Source: HRW [14:31] TR Bot Colombia: Armed Groups Expand Child Recruitment | Human Rights Watch [14:31] TR News "This report examines the dynamics of child recruitment, the factors that place children at risk, the strategies armed groups utilize to recruit them, and how children are used by the groups." https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/08/24/i-thought-id-never-see-my-mom-again/recruitment-and-use-of-children-by-colombian | Source: HRW [14:31] TR Bot I Thought Id Never See My Mom Again: Recruitment and Use of Children by Colombian Armed Groups | HRW [14:31] TR News "Since 2021, around 1,500 children have been recruited by armed groups, according to the non-governmental organization." https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/facebook-tiktok-promoted-colombian-armed-groups-content-to-recruit-children-hrw-101787602246808.html | Source: Hindustan Times [14:31] TR Bot Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups' content to recruit children: HRW | Hindustan Times [14:32] TR News "Beijing bans chatbots from fostering emotional dependence in a pioneering regulation to contain the social risks of a technology poised to transform personal relationships" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-08-23/china-does-not-want-its-internet-users-to-fall-in-love-with-an-artificial-intelligence.html | Source: El Pas [14:32] TR Bot China does not want its internet users to fall in love with an artificial intelligence | Technology | EL PAS English [14:32] TR News "Where Americans were once excited for new tech products and industry ideas, theyre now exhausted by the sectors intrusions into their lives, whether with AI-generated slop or the data centers that power it." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-public-mad-outrage | Source: Futurism [14:32] TR Bot Clueless AI CEOs Still Baffled Why Everybodys So Mad About AI All the Time [14:32] TR News "Notably, AI-assisted recordings can still chart if they are substantially human-made." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/ai-generated-music-banned-from-charting-aria/ | Source: Digital Music News [14:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/ai-generated-music-banned-from-charting-aria/ ) [14:32] TR News "LLMs need vastly more data than children to learn language. Understanding why could help us create more efficient modelsand reveal more about developing minds." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/24/1141740/kids-machines-language-learning/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [14:32] TR Bot Kids outlearn AIand we still don't know why | MIT Technology Review [14:33] TR News "takes the last few words its generated and feeds them to the Large-Language-Model process, and what comes out is a list of plausible next words, and a number which represents just how plausible they are." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/08/24/Text-Watermarking | Source: Tim Bray [14:33] TR Bot ongoing by Tim Bray Text Watermarking [14:33] TR News "I still find it curious that we call these lies hallucinations, as if providing inaccurate or dangerously wrong information to millions and millions of people is somehow cute" https://dergigi.com/2026/08/23/rebuilding-boris/ | Source: Gigi [14:33] TR Bot Boris | dergigi.com [14:34] TR News "As Gary Marcus describes in a recent Organized Money interview, an LLM can recite the rules of chess" https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/8/24/anger-anxiety-agency/ | Source: Armin Ronacher [14:34] TR Bot Anger, Anxiety and Agency | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings [14:34] TR News "The first conventional chess-playing programs ran on electromechanical proto-computers, and they played a better game of chess than an LLM that uses billions of times more computing power and energy: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/21/world-historic-forces/#multicore | Source: CoryDoctorow [14:34] TR Bot Pluralistic: Born on technologys third base (21 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:35] TR News "I made the mistake (looking at it in hindsight) of allowing AI to take over my critical thinking when it comes to coding." https://arjenwiersma.nl/ai-is-not-an-engineer | Source: Arjen Wiersma [14:35] TR Bot AI is not an engineer Arjen Wiersma [14:35] TR News "The alleged data collection began over two years ago, per Pandiscias complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/twitch-streamers-sue-twitch-amazon-ai-data-training/ | Source: Digital Music News [14:35] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/twitch-streamers-sue-twitch-amazon-ai-data-training/ ) [14:35] TR News "I would first assume: not very. Most class actions dont go anywhere." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/24/twitch-ai-class-action-inept-and-written-with-chatgpt/ | Source: Pivot to AI [14:35] TR Bot Room was automatically injected. Spoke. [14:36] TR News "show significant signs of AI authorship." https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/dead-internet-theory-pew-research/ | Source: CNET [14:36] TR Bot Dead Internet Theory May Be Coming True, Pew Research Findings Show - CNET [14:36] TR News "The cash-strapped university system spent $17 million to give everyone ChatGPT, watched sign-ups come in far more slowly than expected, and responded by committing another $39 million to it." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/24/cal-state-chatgpt-ai-millions.html | Source: BoingBoing [14:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/24/cal-state-chatgpt-ai-millions.html ) [14:36] TR News "If I gave every CSU student a can of Coke, thats equitable. But is that going to help their education?" https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/csu-openai-chatgpt-22397319.php | Source: SFGate [14:37] TR Bot Client Challenge [14:37] TR News "McMahon said schools should monitor whether AI tools actually improve student outcomes and remove those that dont. She also emphasized that AI should not replace human teachers." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/23/are-kids-guinea-pigs-for-chatbots-mcmahon-backs-classroom-ai-use/ | Source: Salon [14:37] TR Bot kids guinea pigs for chatbots? McMahon backs classroom AI use - Salon.com [14:53] TR News "Other teachers got permission to skip it, so I requested a waiver." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/24/i-was-fired-for-resisting-technology-it-saved-my-career/ | Source: Salon [14:53] TR Bot was fired for resisting technology. It saved my career - Salon.com [14:55] TR News "After a long pause of a year and a half, I finally managed to complete a modest new restoration project this summer." https://www.thebyteattic.com/2026/08/the-immortal-macintosh-restoration-diary.html | [14:55] TR Bot The immortal 1984 Macintosh (restoration diary) [14:55] TR News "The 35mm f/2.8 SMC Pentax-A is the 35mm lens I bought for my Pentax manual-focus SLR bodies." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/08/24/35mm-f-2-8-smc-pentax-a-2/ | Source: Jim Grey [14:55] TR Bot 35mm f/2.8 SMC Pentax-A - Down the Road [14:55] TR News "Every once in a while, a piece of journalism comes along that captures an industry shift so vividly, thoughtfully and humorously that you cant help but pass it along to everyone you know." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/24/wired-drone-light-show-article/ | Source: The Drone Girl [14:55] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/24/wired-drone-light-show-article/ ) [14:55] TR News "It takes the form of a PCB that hooks into the pads of the removed GBA audio chip, and provides a much cleaner audio path with filtering and EQ and a class D audio amplifier." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/at-last-a-gameboy-advance-with-decent-audio/ | Source: Hackaday [14:55] TR Bot Last, A Gameboy Advance With Decent Audio | Hackaday [14:56] TR News "Its likely that even those of us who have never picked up a guitar in our lives will recognize the sound of an electric guitar with a fuzz box effects pedal." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/an-electronic-explanation-of-1960s-fuzz-boxes/ | Source: Hackaday [14:56] TR Bot Electronic Explanation Of 1960s Fuzz Boxes | Hackaday [14:56] TR News "Naturally, with any new phone, some folks will get curious about just how durable it might be." https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-11-teardown-worth-looking-at/ | Source: Android Police [14:56] TR Bot Google is still prioritizing repairability, as this Pixel 11 Pro XL teardown gives us a better look inside [14:57] TR News "I've learned a lot from this initial experience. Some things I did right, some things I wasn't prepared for, and I was very lucky to have such a good audience." https://blog.guillheu.dev/articles/first-time-speaker/ | [14:57] TR Bot My experience as a first time speaker [14:57] TR News "The latter is increasingly difficult to defend." https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/opinion/the-school-day-should-belong-to-students-not-their-cell-phones-4f8d9e91 | Source: Natchez, Mississippi [14:57] TR Bot The school day should belong to students, not their cell pho... [14:57] TR News "skilled orchestrator paradox" https://larsfaye.com/articles/ai-coding-will-prevent-expertise | Source: Lars Faye [14:57] TR Bot AI Coding will Prevent Expertise | Lars Faye [14:58] TR News [Old] "An independent conference on software reliability." https://softwareshould.work/ | [14:58] TR Bot Software Should Work [14:58] TR News "This year I have spent a lot of time thinking about art. I have spent many weekends in art galleries, a kind of building that has a magnetism comparable to that I used to feel writing code. Except unlike software, art makes me stop and look and listen." https://jamesg.blog/2026/08/24/art-technology-change | Source: James G [14:58] TR Bot Art, technology; change - with words, wonder [14:58] TR News "Sure you need some money, but you probably dont need as much as you might imagine. You most likely dont need multi-million dollars to start your dream." https://kk.org/thetechnium/a-billion-dollars/ | Source: Kevin Kelly [14:58] TR Bot The Technium: A Billion Dollars [14:59] TR News "The bottleneck for most dreams is not financial. Its a lack of confidence, willingness to take a risk, and face failure, or a lack of imagination of what is possible with current resources. If you want to write a novel you dont need capital" ● Aug 25 [15:00] TR News "Ive been open about my issues with the concept of experts. We place them on pedestals as paragons of knowledge and wisdom." https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/ame-ask-me-everything/ | Source: Luke Davis [15:00] TR Bot AME: ask me everything [15:00] TR News "I know. And yet, over the past 15 years, I have developed a reading system that relies on a Goodreads feature: custom shelves." https://tracydurnell.com/2026/08/23/my-book-tbr-system/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [15:00] TR Bot My book TBR system Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [15:00] TR News "the challenges of bringing ROCm to FreeBSD" https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-intern-sourojeet-adhikari-on-bringing-rocm-to-freebsd/ | Source: FreeBSD [15:00] TR Bot FreeBSD Foundation Intern Sourojeet Adhikari on Bringing ROCm to FreeBSD | FreeBSD Foundation [15:01] TR News "The Annual Conference explores key challenges and opportunities facing libraries, with professional development rooted in timely research, innovation, and best practices." https://www.ala.org/news/2026/08/ala-opens-2027-annual-conference-exhibition-call-proposals | Source: American Library Association [15:01] TR Bot ALA Opens 2027 Annual Conference & Exhibition Call for Proposals | ALA [15:01] TR News "As of this spring, 26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor's degree, according to the nonprofit research group RAND." https://www.ksl.com/article/51615300/3-year-college-degrees-grow-more-popular-in-the-us-saving-time-and-cash-but-critics-arent-sold | Source: Deseret Media [15:01] TR Bot college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren't sold | KSL.com [15:02] TR News "blue people" https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/employers-ghosting-college-grads-22393277.php | Source: SFGate [15:02] TR Bot Client Challenge [15:02] TR News "Still, some basic human decency such as not taking back job offers and ghosting applicants would be nice." https://futurism.com/future-society/employers-hiring-recent-grads-never-mind | Source: Futurism [15:02] TR Bot Employers Are Hiring Recent Grads and Then Saying "Oops, Never Mind" [15:04] TR News "Things are given their names for reasons. Discovering those reasons may help you understand their motivation and use." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/23/modified-bessel-function/ | Source: John D Cook [15:04] TR Bot What exactly is modified about a modified Bessel function? [15:04] TR News "Probability density function must integrate to 1, and so if you know a density function up to a constant, the constant is determined." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/24/von-mises-fisher/ | Source: John D Cook [15:04] TR Bot von Mises probability distribution | von Mises-Fisher [15:05] TR News "This is called a three-term recurrence formula." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/24/three-term-recurrences/ | Source: John D Cook [15:05] TR Bot Three-term recurrences [15:05] TR News "That basic method used involves blasting aluminium oxide with a laser, which results in a container full of what are technically gems" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/making-better-rubies-at-home/ | Source: Hackaday [15:05] TR Bot Better Rubies At Home | Hackaday [15:05] TR News "Life would be completely different without transistors." https://www.wired.com/story/transistors-changed-everything-heres-how-they-work/ | Source: Wired [15:05] TR Bot Changed Everything. Heres How They Work | WIRED [15:06] TR News "A new study published in Media and Communication looks at the practice of watchdog science journalism" https://www.sciencealert.com/journalism-can-help-expose-bad-science-and-trigger-real-world-change-new-study-shows | Source: Science Alert [15:06] TR Bot Can Help Expose Bad Science And Trigger Real-World Change, New Study Shows : ScienceAlert [15:06] TR News "You don't need a deal with a label. You don't need a platform's blessing. All you need is an out of tune guitar you can barely play, or a free text editor and a hosting bill." https://indiewebispunk.net/ | [15:06] TR Bot The IndieWeb Is Punk Manifesto [15:06] TR News "The reason I have so many extras is because of how big printers work. Or worked, at the time, anyway." https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/08/24.html | Source: DNA Lounge [15:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/08/24.html ) [15:07] TR News "When something breaks on the website, more often than not, its the SEO team that finds it." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/organisational-dysfunction/ | Source: Jono Alderson [15:07] TR Bot SEO is the cleanup crew for organisational dysfunction - Jono Alderson [15:07] TR News "a recursive effort to ultimately converge everybody towards a set of ideas" https://hamatti.org/posts/reply-to-dales-comment-on-my-indieweb-post/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [15:07] TR Bot Reply to Dales comment on my IndieWeb post : Juha-Matti Santala [15:07] TR News "My overarching theme for this month has been music: Ive been listening to it, playing it, and also writing about it more often in August." https://kedara.eu/tune-in-to-writers/ | Source: Ruben Verweij [15:07] TR Bot in to other writers - Kedara.eu [15:07] TR News "At the end of nearly every show the performer begged us to leave a review on the Fringe website and to tell our friends." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/why-do-audience-members-choose-specific-shows-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/ | Source: Terence Eden [15:07] TR Bot Why do audience members choose specific shows at the Edinburgh Fringe? Terence Edens Blog [15:12] TR News Techrights Links 25/08/2026: Microsoft Salaries Leaked Again, "Oasis Photograph Sparks Copyright Lawsuit" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Links_25_08_2026_Microsoft_Salaries_Leaked_Again_Oasis_Photogra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Links_25_08_2026_Microsoft_Salaries_Leaked_Again_Oasis_Photogra.gmi [15:12] TR Bot Techrights Links 25/08/2026: Microsoft Salaries Leaked Again, "Oasis Photograph Sparks Copyright Lawsuit" [15:13] TR News "Cloudflare announced the Content Signals Policy in September 2025 as an extension to robots.txt." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/adding-content-signal-to-docs-site/ | Source: Aman Mittal [15:13] TR Bot Content-Signal to a docs site | amanhimself.dev [15:13] TR News "This poses a problem. Some TXT records, especially when were talking about DKIM records, are very, very long." https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/08/24/fun-with-dns.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman [15:13] TR Bot Serious work ..." "All the same," Lenina insisted. "I do like him. [15:19] TR News Quality Lost and Its Intentional https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/quality-lost-and-its-intentional/ [15:19] TR Bot Blog Archive Quality Lost and Its Intentional [15:20] TR News "Non-stationarity in the NAO-Gulf Stream interannual relationship" https://ocean2climate.org/2026/08/22/think-twice-before-using-nao-time-series-in-your-next-climate-study/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee [15:20] TR Bot Think Twice Before Using NAO Time Series in Your Next Climate Study Ocean to Climate [15:21] TR News "For reasons beyond the scope of this entry, I've been manually maintaining a group of files in sync across three 'machines' (my GNU Emacs configuration)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/WriteMoreShellScripts | Source: University of Toronto [15:21] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [15:22] TR News "uv is a Python package and project manager but in my day-to-day use its more of a script and improved REPL runner" https://hamatti.org/posts/u-is-for-uv/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [15:22] TR Bot U is for uv - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [15:24] TR News "Estimating branch probabilities says how one branch splits." https://maskray.me/blog/block-frequency | Source: MaskRay [15:24] TR Bot Block frequency | MaskRay [15:24] TR News [Old] "I've been a builder for 10 years, and I've built products that went nowhere because they were either too complex or had no identity." https://jordanlord.co.uk/blog/3-constraints/ | [15:24] TR Bot 3 constraints before I build anything | Jordan Lord [15:24] TR News "Earlier this year, I gave a lecture on benchmarking, which for lack of generic and always-applicable advice, I started with a brainstorming session about its pitfalls." https://stefan-marr.de/2026/08/pitfalls-of-benchmarking-on-modern-systems/ | Source: Stefan Marr [15:24] TR Bot of Benchmarking on Modern Systems Stefan-Marr.de [15:25] TR News "Ive got a couple of one-shot GPUParticles2D emitters in my Godot game, and they have a habit of causing slowdown when theyre emitted for the first time" https://lmika.org/2026/08/24/working-around-oneshot-gpuparticlesd-emitter.html | Source: Leon Mika [15:25] TR Bot Working Around One-Shot GPUParticles2D Emitter Slowdown - Leon Mika [15:26] TR News "With this tool, you can write an article in Markdown, convert it into HTML for pasting into the WordPress post editor; convert it into a textual representation of a Mastodon thread" https://blog.kamens.us/2026/08/23/new-wpmasto-posse-publish-to-both-wordpress-and-mastodon/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [15:26] TR Bot New: WP+Masto POSSE publish to both WordPress and Mastodon Something better to do [15:26] TR News "I am building a website, for work. It feels like a radical act these days. I am not using an LLM, I am coding with my own hands, wading through documentation, tinkering, reverse engineering" https://michellebarker.co.uk/writing/little-websites-everywhere/ | [15:26] TR Bot Michelle Barker | Little Websites Everywhere [15:28] TR News "One of the end results of that exploration was sqlelf, a tool that lets you explore an ELF file declaratively using SQL." https://fzakaria.com/2026/08/23/your-executable-is-a-sqlite-database | Source: Farid Zakaria [15:28] TR Bot Your executable is a SQLite database | Farid Zakarias Blog [15:28] TR News "It isnt often that new image formats land in browsers. In the early 2000s we had JPEG, GIF, and PNG." https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/08/intent-to-ship-jpeg-xl/ | Source: Mozilla [15:28] TR Bot Intent to Ship: JPEG XL - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog [15:29] TR News "If you have ever clicked the little and arrows on a members site, you have used the plumbing that ties Static.Quest together." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/improving-the-webring-links/ | Source: Clayton Errington [15:29] TR Bot Improving the webring links, one build at a time [15:29] TR News "Version 31.1 of Emacs, the extensible text editor, should now be available from your nearest GNU mirror: [...]" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2026-08/msg00004.html | Source: GNU [15:29] TR Bot Emacs 31.1 released [15:29] TR News "It's a big day for routing security aficionados. The OpenBGPD project (a sub-project of the OpenBSD project) have announced version 9.9 of rpki-client(8), with various improvements, enhancements and fixes." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260824085031 | Source: Undeadly [15:29] TR Bot rpki-client 9.9 released [15:30] TR News "What is a cyberdeck? Is it a wearable computer, a pocket computer, a launch monitor/centre for rockets or high-altitude balloons, or a knowledge store for the zombie apocalypse?" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/create-your-own-cyberdeck/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [15:30] TR Bot Create your own cyberdeck - Raspberry Pi [15:30] TR News "Raspberry Pi has also increased its prices multiple times this year due to rising costs for RAM and other components" https://www.theverge.com/tech/983786/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-tutorial-price-increases | Source: The Verge [15:30] TR Bot Raspberry Pi shares its official tutorial for making a cyberdeck | The Verge [15:31] TR News "Thats where Mikrotik L009UiGS-RM comes into play. It has enough gigabit Ethernet ports to connect all my Ethernet devices." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/24/mikrotik-as-a-home-router/ | Source: APNIC [15:31] TR Bot MikroTik as a home router | APNIC Blog [15:31] TR News "This is how Ive randomly discovered a swedish company with 10.000 - 20.000 Nerves devices in production." https://underjord.io/nerves-iot-framework-apparently-popular-with-agents.html | Source: Lars Wikman [15:31] TR Bot Underjord | Nerves IoT framework, apparently popular with agents [15:31] TR News "The AM29000 series of processors were AMDs entry into the world of super-fast next-generation silicon of the late 1980s." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/a-1990s-homebrew-os-with-gui-and-web-browser-in-am29000-machine-code/ | Source: Hackaday [15:31] TR Bot 1990s Homebrew OS With GUI And Web Browser, In AM29000 Machine Code | Hackaday [15:31] TR News "It Is Known that DNS contains multitudes. Beyond its ten official record types are myriad RFC-described and wildly off-brand uses of them" https://breanneboland.com/blog/2020/02/28/you-can-put-what-in-dns-txt-records-a-blog-post-for-con-west-2020/ | [15:31] TR Bot You Can Put WHAT in DNS TXT records?! A blog post for !!con West 2020 - Breanne Boland [15:32] TR News "This basically meant we had two options: we could end the show or we could keep doing it, but on our own" https://birchtree.me/blog/comfort-zone-will-return/ | Source: Matt Birchler [15:32] TR Bot Comfort Zone will return [15:32] TR News "After turning on the NAS for the first time in the new place, I thought plugging it in and turning it on was the extent of the setup. But alas, this turned into an evening project." https://svenluijten.com/blog/nas-access-woes | Source: Sven Luijten [15:32] TR Bot NAS access woes - Sven [15:34] TR News "Putin Signs Order Allowing Government to Seize Critical Infrastructure Following Attacks - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/24/putin-signs-order-allowing-government-to-seize-critical-infrastructure-following-attacks-a93569 [15:34] TR Bot Putin Signs Order Allowing Government to Seize Critical Infrastructure Following Attacks - The Moscow Times [15:35] TR News I'm going to the Digitalization Fair - here's what I'm going to see | "Jeg skal med p Digitaliseringsmessen her er hvad jeg skal se | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/jeg-skal-med-paa-digitaliseringsmessen-her-er-hvad-jeg-skal-se [15:35] TR Bot Jeg skal med p Digitaliseringsmessen her er hvad jeg skal se | Version2 [15:35] TR News Digital sovereignty requires more than a report | "Digital suvernitet krver mere end en rapport | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/digital-suveraenitet-kraever-mere-end-en-rapport [15:35] TR Bot Digital suvernitet krver mere end en rapport | Version2 [15:36] TR News Foreign authorities can now request your personal data | "Nu kan utlndska myndigheter begra ut din persondata" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/24/nu-kan-utlandska-myndigheter-begara-ut-din-persondata/ [15:36] TR Bot Nu kan utlndska myndigheter begra ut din persondata [15:38] TR News Christian Man Arrested Following Blasphemy Allegation Over TikTok Video https://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/head-line-news-details/8606 [15:38] TR Bot Christian Man Arrested Following Blasphemy Allegation Over TikTok Video [15:38] TR News "Mohammed bin Salman in the City of Light: Does West value economic interests over 'Western values'? - France 24" https://www.france24.com/en/mbs-in-the-city-of-light-in-a-world-of-realpolitik-does-west-value-economic-interests-over-values [15:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/mbs-in-the-city-of-light-in-a-world-of-realpolitik-does-west-value-economic-interests-over-values ) [15:40] TR News Techdirt carries water for digital weapons https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/24/even-some-of-the-loudest-kids-online-safety-advocates-are-now-warning-against-social-media-bans/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/All_Social_Control_Media_is_a_Weapon_Against_Its_Users_Serving_.shtml [15:40] TR Bot Some Of The Loudest Kids Online Safety Advocates Are Now Warning Against Social Media Bans | Techdirt [15:40] TR Bot Techrights All Social Control Media is a Weapon (Against Its Users, Serving the Real Owners) [15:41] TR News I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/259666.Mae_West [15:41] TR Bot Mae West Quotes (Author of Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It) [15:41] TR News "Reliability Lessons From SQLite" by Richard Hipp https://yewtu.be/watch?v=V_qzqY1bb7I [15:41] TR Bot Verifying your browser [15:42] TR News "One of the main effects of tariffs within the U.S., economists say, has been to cause a massive transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the wealthy and well-connected corporations." https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-redistribute-wealth-up-food-chain-9.7316144 [15:42] TR Bot How Trump's tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain | CBC News [15:42] TR News "Planned US Data Centers Set to Produce 24M Cars Worth of Carbon Dioxide - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/23/0027258 [15:42] TR Bot Planned US Data Centers Set to Produce 24M Cars Worth of Carbon Dioxide - SoylentNews [15:43] TR News Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter brings game crossovers in a free expansion | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tails-of-iron-2-whiskers-of-winter-brings-game-crossovers-in-a-free-expansion/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:43] TR Bot of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter brings game crossovers in a free expansion | GamingOnLinux [15:43] TR News 1992 Amiga shoot 'em up classic remake Apidya' Special arrives August 25 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/1992-amiga-shoot-em-up-classic-remake-apidya-special-arrives-august-25/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:43] TR Bot Amiga shoot 'em up classic remake Apidya' Special arrives August 25 | GamingOnLinux [15:44] TR News Mushroom-munching dungeon-crawling deck-builder 'Shroom and Gloom' arrives September 10 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mushroom-munching-dungeon-crawling-deck-builder-shroom-and-gloom-arrives-september-10/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:44] TR Bot dungeon-crawling deck-builder 'Shroom and Gloom' arrives September 10 | GamingOnLinux [15:50] TR News "An AI model is a mathematical system trained on vast amounts of data to recognize patterns, make predictions, or generate content." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/enterprise-ai-model-selection-balancing-performance-privacy-and-operational-fit | Source: Red Hat Official [15:50] TR Bot Enterprise AI model selection: Balancing performance, privacy, and operational fit [15:50] TR News Promoting slop, not Linux [15:50] TR News "Both workloads can receive SVIDs; moves you toward the full SPIFFE-to-SPIFFE model with symmetric identity" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/passwordless-workload-identity-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official [15:50] TR Bot Passwordless workload identity on OpenShift [15:50] TR News "production AI" and buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-extends-rhel-special-offering-participants-google-startups-cloud-program | Source: Red Hat Official [15:50] TR Bot Red Hat extends RHEL special offering to participants of Google for Startups Cloud Program [15:51] TR News "While questions queue up for the analyst or the dashboard developer, organizations pay the opportunity costs: decisions are made more slowly, and actions are delayed." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/we-built-enterprise-data-agent-and-you-can-too | Source: Red Hat Official [15:51] TR Bot We built an enterprise data agentand you can too [15:52] TR News "Being able to read and inspect those files quickly, without opening an editor or writing a Python script, is one of the most underrated command-line skills." https://www.tecmint.com/view-contents-of-file-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint [15:52] TR Bot Linux head, tail, and cat Commands for Viewing Files and Logs ● Aug 25 [16:33] TR News plagiarism https://www.dw.com/en/jason-arday-ex-cambridge-professor-at-centre-of-plagiarism-scandal-found-dead/a-78377633 [16:33] TR Bot Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor found dead [16:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Aug 25 [17:02] TR News (NEW): Ardour 9.8 Open-Source DAW Is Now Available with Initial Scales Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Ardour_9_8_Open_Source_DAW_Is_Now_Available_with_Initial_Scales.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Ardour_9_8_Open_Source_DAW_Is_Now_Available_with_Initial_Scales.gmi [17:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Ardour 9.8 Open-Source DAW Is Now Available with Initial Scales Support [17:17] TR News Matthias Klumpp: Sovereign Tech Fellowship for Freedesktop Tasks https://blog.tenstral.net/2026/08/sovereign-tech-fellowship-for-freedesktop-tasks.html [17:17] TR Bot Sovereign Tech Fellowship for Freedesktop Tasks Ximions Blog [17:19] TR News Vincent Bernat: An interactive introduction to the spanning tree protocol https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-spanning-tree [17:19] TR Bot An interactive introduction to the spanning tree protocol [17:23] TR News Promotion of slop again https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/25/reinforcement-learning-from-verifiable-rewards-with-training-hub-on-red-hat-openshift-ai [17:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/25/reinforcement-learning-from-verifiable-rewards-with-training-hub-on-red-hat-openshift-ai ) [17:23] TR News Red Hat OpenShift autoscaling with Cluster Autoscaler https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/25/red-hat-openshift-autoscaling-with-cluster-autoscaler [17:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/25/red-hat-openshift-autoscaling-with-cluster-autoscaler ) [17:24] TR News Jon Chiappetta: Trying Out Some Hacky Tampermonkey Javascript Modifications For A Better kick.com Live Stream Video Experience! https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/trying-out-some-hacky-tampermonkey-javascript-modifications-for-a-better-kick-com-live-stream-video-experience/ [17:24] TR Bot Trying Out Some Hacky Tampermonkey Javascript Modifications For A Better kick.com Live Stream Video Experience! | Jon's FOSS Blog [17:25] TR News Promotion of slop again https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/24/lora-fine-tuning-red-hat-openshift-ai-ray [17:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/24/lora-fine-tuning-red-hat-openshift-ai-ray ) [17:26] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: Happy BMO Push Day! (20260824.1) https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/happy-bmo-push-day-20260824-1/149251 [17:26] TR Bot Happy BMO Push Day! 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Investigating Near-Implosion of Hey Hi (AI) Hedge Fund https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/business/sec-situational-awareness-investigation.html [17:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/business/sec-situational-awareness-investigation.html ) [17:57] TR News Validity of Encryptawave Tech patent monopoly being investigated https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/24/validity-of-encryptawave-tech-patent-being-investigated [17:57] TR Bot Validity of Encryptawave Tech patent being investigated Unified Patents [17:57] TR News Allowable Subject Matter in the Final Rejection https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/allowable-subject-matter-in-the-final-rejection.html [17:57] TR Bot Allowable Subject Matter in the Final Rejection | Patently-O [17:58] TR News MNT Station fanless, modular open-hardware computer supports a choice of 10+ Arm CPU or FPGA modules (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/24/mnt-station-fanless-modular-open-hardware-computer-supports-a-choice-of-10-arm-cpu-or-fpga-modules/ [17:58] TR Bot MNT Station fanless, modular open-hardware computer supports a choice of 10+ Arm CPU or FPGA modules (Crowdfunding) - 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Bridge Michigan [18:20] TR News South Koreas SK Hynix union members reject wage agreement in vote https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-sk-hynix-union-members-reject-wage-agreement-in-vote [18:20] TR Bot SK Hynix union rejects wage agreement in narrow vote | The Straits Times [18:22] TR News Malaysian university fires professor who said Romans learnt shipbuilding from Malays https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-university-fires-professor-who-said-romans-learnt-shipbuilding-from-malays [18:22] TR Bot Malaysian university fires professor who said Romans learnt shipbuilding from Malays | The Straits Times [18:25] TR News Chinese Artist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Mao Sculptures https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/asia/china-artist-gao-zhen-jailed-mao-sculpture.html [18:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/asia/china-artist-gao-zhen-jailed-mao-sculpture.html ) [18:27] TR News Chinas netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of welfare https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-netizens-rage-against-professor-who-said-gig-work-was-a-type-of-welfare [18:27] TR Bot Chinas netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of welfare | The Straits Times [18:28] TR News William Lachance: Glean Dictionary + DuckDB https://wrla.ch/log/2026/08/glean-dictionary-duckdb/?utm_source=mozilla&utm_medium=RSS [18:28] TR Bot Glean Dictionary + DuckDB [18:30] TR News Jonathan Almeida: SSH access to Microsoft's proprietary prison over HTTPS https://jonalmeida.com/til/github-serves-ssh-over-tls-port/ [18:30] TR Bot SSH access to Github over HTTPS | Jonathan Almeida [18:31] TR News Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-08-21) https://openbuildservice.org/2026/08/21/tiny-wins// [18:31] TR Bot Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-08-21) - Open Build Service [18:32] TR News Valve was founded 30 years ago today changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-was-founded-30-years-ago-today-changed-pc-gaming-forever-with-half-life-then-steam [18:32] TR Bot Valve was founded 30 years ago today changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam | Tom's Hardware [18:33] TR News Get a bunch of co-op games and Lovecraftian adventures in two fresh Humble Bundles | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/get-a-bunch-of-co-op-games-and-lovecraftian-adventures-in-two-fresh-humble-bundles/ Source: GamingOnLinux [18:33] TR Bot a bunch of co-op games and Lovecraftian adventures in two fresh Humble Bundles | GamingOnLinux [18:33] TR News dwproton-11.0-12 released to fix Wuthering Waves on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-12-released-to-fix-wuthering-waves-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [18:33] TR Bot released to fix Wuthering Waves on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:38] TR News Playing CDs With VLC and KDE's Dragon Player https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/playing-cds-with-vlc-and-kdes-dragon-player/ [18:38] TR Bot Blog Archive Playing CDs With VLC and KDEs Dragon Player [18:40] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@sfuvbdgbpasak.irc) has joined #techrights [18:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm not against the gig workers. [18:43] IsambardPrince I think they should pass a law saying that they're employees with a W-2 and subject to minimum wage if they don't make at least that in tips. Plus a per mile fee if they're providing their own transportation. [18:48] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [18:49] TR News Explaining AlternativeApproaches.com https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/explaining-alternativeapproaches-com/ [18:49] TR Bot Blog Archive Explaining AlternativeApproaches.com [18:50] TR News Ancient Dungeon adds Steam Frame support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ancient-dungeon-adds-steam-frame-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ancient-dungeon-adds-steam-frame-support/ [18:50] TR Bot Dungeon adds Steam Frame support | GamingOnLinux [18:50] TR News volt-gui is an AMD Adrenaline / NVIDIA Settings alternative for Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/volt-gui-is-an-amd-adrenaline-nvidia-settings-alternative-for-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [18:50] TR Bot is an AMD Adrenaline / NVIDIA Settings alternative for Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: how does one even define gig work? [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] is there a proper def? [18:51] TR News DXVK-Sarek 1.13.0 is a big release for older GPUs to play modern games on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dxvk-sarek-1-13-0-is-a-big-release-for-older-gpus-to-play-modern-games-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [18:51] TR Bot 1.13.0 is a big release for older GPUs to play modern games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:53] *fantom (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights ● Aug 25 [19:00] TR News AFM Voluntarily Drops Its Case Against Warner Music Group Corp. But the Major Is Still Facing High-Stakes Breach of Contract Claims https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/afm-warner-music-lawsuit/ [19:00] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/afm-warner-music-lawsuit/ ) [19:00] TR News KDE Rounded Corners 0.10.0 Released with Gradient-Colored Outline https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/kde-rounded-corners-0-10-0-released-with-gradient-colored-outline/ [19:00] TR Bot KDE Rounded Corners 0.10.0 Released with Gradient-Colored Outline | UbuntuHandbook [19:00] TR News Vanilla 3 https://distrowatch.com/vanilla [19:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/vanilla ) [19:01] TR News Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray hits feature freeze https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2610-hits-feature-freeze [19:01] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' hits feature freeze - OMG! 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Ubuntu [19:13] TR News And Dr. Dre Said, Only People Who Have Trouble Creating View Hey Hi (AI) as a Threat https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/dr-dre-comments-on-ai-use/ [19:13] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/dr-dre-comments-on-ai-use/ ) [19:13] TR News Some of Russias Hey Hi (AI) Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-nvidia-ai-autonomous-drones.html [19:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-nvidia-ai-autonomous-drones.html ) [19:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I was giving the maintenance man some advice about cockroach control. [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] wait [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] why him? [19:16] IsambardPrince I said the first thing you need to do is take out the worker drones, but you also have to figure out how to take out the hive. [19:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They're sending an exterminator, but I told him about a product that you can buy that kills hives pretty fast. [19:16] IsambardPrince The Advion Cockroach stuff. [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] no [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] it's not his job [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] leave him out of it [19:16] IsambardPrince He was in here to replace some smoke detectors. [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] right [19:17] IsambardPrince He's handing out pest control flyers. [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] don't go on about insects [19:17] IsambardPrince The exterminator will be out Thursday. [19:18] IsambardPrince He asked if I had ever had cockroaches before. I said no but I had experience with ants. I told him Joy sent them out to spray for ants and there were always more ants, so I put out some bait traps I got at the hardware store and they took out the queen. [19:18] IsambardPrince I said that's the difference between consumer mentality (wanting to see a pile of dead ants) and wanting the problem gone. [19:19] IsambardPrince Orkin can come out and spray and show you all the piles of dead ants. [19:19] IsambardPrince But those are just the drones. [19:19] IsambardPrince Insects are social. You have to kill the females that can make more or there will always be drones. [19:20] IsambardPrince Males are the proverbial dime a dozen. [19:20] IsambardPrince If you kill 20 males, you've still done less damage to the hive than taking out one female. [19:21] TR News "For context, I was born in 90's and the internet of my childhood was AOL and Yahoo. This is not a firsthand account and some parts may be misunderstood." gemini://mozz.us/journal/2026-08-24_fidonet-history-1.gmi [19:22] TR News "It is a long time since I read The Virginian, but that line has stayed with me." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-08-25-smile [19:22] TR News "Another night of generating smolweb software no one else will use." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/flatfile.pyz/post/stop-it-bots.gmi [19:23] TR News "as mentioned in a previous post, i rarely do tarot readings for myself anymore. something to do with being ok with what is/what is to come?" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/spiritualdevelopment [19:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: If you do a lot of hive damage you might eventually start catching females in sticky traps. [19:24] IsambardPrince They don't start coming out until things are getting really desperate and there's not enough male drones bringing them stuff anymore. [19:24] TR News "Its been itching away me for a while now, ebbing and flowing but always there, this strange longing." gemini://littlecampsite.smol.pub/b-roads [19:24] TR News "A long time ago, long before real mathematics was invented by Russel and Whitehead and Bourbaki, a philosopher by the name of Euclid did a first, primitive attempt by creating geometry." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1787674386 [19:25] TR News Rehn en mi Refugio gemini://webnauta.smol.pub/rehen-en-mi-refugio [19:25] TR News "A small change to the sava.rocks infrastructure today: the site is no longer available through I2P or Yggdrasil." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/goodbye-i2p-and-yggdrasil-welcome-telnet/ [19:26] TR News "I've also created an interactive Telnet server for sava.rocks. It felt like something was missing from the small-web collection. Gopher, Gemini, and Finger were all happily doing their thing, but somehow they were missing a proper Telnet server." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/SavaRocks/47579 [19:31] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 25/08/2026: Geometry and FidoNet History, "Goodbye I2P and Yggdrasil, Welcome Telnet!" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Gemini_Links_25_08_2026_Geometry_and_FidoNet_History_Goodbye_I2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Gemini_Links_25_08_2026_Geometry_and_FidoNet_History_Goodbye_I2.gmi [19:31] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 25/08/2026: Geometry and FidoNet History, "Goodbye I2P and Yggdrasil, Welcome Telnet!" [19:34] IsambardPrince When you think in terms of the individual insect, you lose. You will catastrophically bungle the whole operation. [19:36] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: CockroachDB is clever marketing really. [19:36] *ryjen has quit (Server closed connection) [19:36] IsambardPrince It's closed source, so you probably put your data in and it never leaves. [19:36] IsambardPrince Cockroach is supposed to imply your data is hard to kill, but as closed source db, it means roach motel. [19:36] IsambardPrince You check data in, and you never check it back out. [19:37] *ryjen (~ryjen@159.203.7.32) has joined #techrights [19:37] IsambardPrince Like that revision control program they were using for Linux, BitKeeper. [19:37] IsambardPrince It took them years to figure out how to get those commit logs back out and convert them to something else while the guy revoked their license to use it and threatened to sue. [19:38] IsambardPrince He was happy to have the advertising, he was pissed when they wanted their data back. [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] tridge put it there [19:38] IsambardPrince Yeah, he tossed a roach trap at them. [19:38] IsambardPrince Told them it was free. [19:38] IsambardPrince Torvalds marched them into it. [19:39] IsambardPrince The genius behind a roach trap, especially one with pheromones or a food scent is the roach thinks it's going in there to reproduce or eat. [19:39] IsambardPrince Then it gets stuck and dies [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] not linux data has less value [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] a lot is botspam [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] bots and bots they send data to [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] and bots "read" [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] it's not of much value [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] and it won't end well [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] lots of slop nobody wrote and nobody can manage or WISHES to manage [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] even IF it was ferasibnle; [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] *feasible [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] wait and watch [19:41] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [19:42] TR News China abruptly delays unmanned moon mission over launch conditions https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/24/china-abruptly-delays-unmanned-moon-mission-over-launch-conditions/ [19:42] TR Bot China abruptly delays unmanned moon mission over 'launch conditions' [19:42] IsambardPrince Roach traps get the ones that blindly march in, some of them don't follow that pattern. They walk around it for whatever reason. [19:42] IsambardPrince So for the rest of them, and colony collapse, you need poison bait. [19:42] IsambardPrince Spraying things indiscriminately tends to backfire. [19:42] IsambardPrince You can harm people or pets. [19:42] TR News TeamSpeak Will Let You Call Your Friends Directly https://itsfoss.com/news/teamspeak-direct-calls-teased/ [19:42] TR Bot TeamSpeak Will Let You Call Your Friends Directly [19:42] IsambardPrince You probably won't kill roaches. [19:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The other tenants are not going to be happy about this. [19:43] IsambardPrince I knew it was coming so my apartment was already pretty damn clean. [19:44] IsambardPrince They get 48 hours notice that they have to do all this stuff and it's not optional and if they aren't ready they'll pay a fine and management will take photos of the mess. [19:49] TR News Techrights Not for the First Time This Week, Site Called "It's FOSS" is Promoting Software That is NOT FOSS (And It Knows It) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Not_for_the_First_Time_This_Week_Site_Called_It_s_FOSS_is_Promo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Not_for_the_First_Time_This_Week_Site_Called_It_s_FOSS_is_Promo.gmi [19:49] TR Bot Techrights Not for the First Time This Week, Site Called "It's FOSS" is Promoting Software That is NOT FOSS (And It Knows It) [19:54] TR News Common Daily Vitamin Linked to 13% Cognitive Boost in Early Dementia, Study Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/common-daily-vitamin-linked-to-13-cognitive-boost-in-early-dementia-study-shows [19:54] TR Bot Daily Vitamin Linked to 13% Cognitive Boost in Early Dementia, Study Shows : ScienceAlert [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: if they see traps, you will cause panic [19:55] TR News AI-Generated Music to Be Banned From Hey Hi (AI) Charts In Australia https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/ai-generated-music-banned-from-charting-aria/ [19:55] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/ai-generated-music-banned-from-charting-aria/ ) [19:56] TR News The Insurrectionist Personally Met with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Before Calling Off the DOJs Case, Latest Leaks Reveal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/donald-trump-live-nation-ceo-meeting-doj-settlement/ [19:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/donald-trump-live-nation-ceo-meeting-doj-settlement/ ) [19:56] TR News Iran Cracks Down on One Luxury Left to Its Youth: Coffee Shops https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/middleeast/iran-cafe-closures.html [19:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/middleeast/iran-cafe-closures.html ) [19:58] TR News Kroger Faces Massive Social Media Infringement Lawsuit from Sony Music Retail Giant Allegedly Chose Not to Obtain the Required Licenses for Hundreds of Commercial Adverts https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/sony-music-kroger-lawsuit/ [19:58] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/sony-music-kroger-lawsuit/ ) [19:59] IsambardPrince I'm not going to "not respond" to a pest outbreak. [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] you can annoy the owner [19:59] IsambardPrince Multi-unit buildings are incredibly high risk for pest activity moving through the voids in the walls, the plumbing, the hallways. [19:59] IsambardPrince [13:59] you can annoy the owner ● Aug 25 [20:00] IsambardPrince Technically I would be well within my rights to slap THEM with a 14 day notice of lease violation under the RTLO. [20:00] TR News One SSID To Rule Them All https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/one-ssid-to-rule-them-all/ [20:00] TR Bot One SSID To Rule Them All | Pen Test Partners [20:01] IsambardPrince I told Archie and the maintenance guy "I don't like being formal. I am giving management a wide berth to allow them to fix this problem." [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] sounds vexatious [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] like gulgboy [20:01] IsambardPrince Having the legal right to sue them, make rent deductions, and sue them again under the landlord retaliation act are nuclear weapons. [20:01] IsambardPrince You don't go to the nuclear arsenal before they've even had a chance to perform the lease. [20:01] TR News Woman arrested for alleged sedition outside court ahead of Tiananmen vigil groups national security case verdict https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/25/woman-arrested-for-alleged-sedition-outside-court-ahead-of-tiananmen-vigil-groups-national-security-case-verdict/ [20:01] TR Bot Woman arrested for alleged sedition before Tiananmen vigil verdict [20:02] IsambardPrince The nuclear arsenal comes last. [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] you want them on your side\ [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] not out of fear [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] but amicable [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] lkike mark [20:02] IsambardPrince It's for "when everything else has failed, they are doing nothing, and now you have roaches everywhere". [20:02] IsambardPrince It's not a first strike option. [20:03] IsambardPrince First strike is a polite letter stating your findings and reminding them that the lease says building pest management is landlord's obligation. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] you prepare for war [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] this is not peace [20:03] IsambardPrince And you give them time to comply with the lease. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] it's m.a.d. [20:03] IsambardPrince Right, I do not want war with the landlord. [20:04] TR News Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days https://www.securityweek.com/iran-linked-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days/ [20:04] TR Bot Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days - SecurityWeek [20:04] IsambardPrince You hope for peace and you plan for war quietly, if it comes to it. Only if it comes to it. [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] you sound like a divoriced husband now [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] i don't want, honey [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] but you leave me no choice [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] not good [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] like men who send written ultimatums to women [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] or gulagboy doing the same [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] you end up in a bad place [20:05] IsambardPrince I appreciate that they replied to this so quickly, honestly, schestowitz[TR2] [20:05] IsambardPrince This is so much better than Piyush. [20:05] IsambardPrince Move in whatever. [20:05] IsambardPrince Let them fuck the building up. [20:05] IsambardPrince Evictions every 2-3 months from a 27 unit complex. [20:05] TR News Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-exposed-in-apollo-global-data-breach/ [20:05] TR Bot Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach - SecurityWeek [20:05] IsambardPrince Millions of roaches, he sprays RAID and says problem solved when they're panicking and coming out of the goddamn walls. [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] you could leave that s---tshow earlier [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] seeing the general direction [20:06] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The eviction rate got much worse the longer Piyush owned that place. [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] like we left sirius [20:06] IsambardPrince Mark's vetted tenants left. [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] htings got VASTLY worse after we left [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] we know becuase [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] remaining COLLEAGUES TOLD US [20:06] IsambardPrince Piyush replaced them with whoever had the first month's rent in their hand. [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] we were like, PHEW [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] after us many others left [20:06] IsambardPrince Eviction rate is now 4x higher than it was under Mark. [20:07] IsambardPrince Because that's what happens when you have zero minimum standards. [20:07] TR News 91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework https://www.securityweek.com/91-vulnerabilities-patched-in-spring-application-framework/ [20:07] TR Bot Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework - SecurityWeek [20:07] IsambardPrince You get dirty people who turn the apartment into a cockroach superbreeding facility. [20:07] TR News Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts https://www.securityweek.com/uber-fined-nearly-1-billion-by-dutch-regulators-over-automated-suspensions-of-driver-accounts/ [20:07] TR Bot Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts - SecurityWeek [20:07] schestowitz[TR2] you should havbe left earlier [20:07] schestowitz[TR2] imho [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] how early? [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] not surte [20:08] IsambardPrince I should have. [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] but ikt sounds bad from the start [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] he raised the rent [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] and didn't fix stuff [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] to make use of the money [20:08] IsambardPrince A good time to have left would have been when my lease was up at the end of 2023 or 2024. [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] maybe leaving earlier would have saved your marriage [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] i cannot tell [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] as i doin't know what factors caused things to spin out of control [20:08] IsambardPrince Yeah, the cockroaches got so bad I was panicking and telling Mandy to move his ass. [20:09] IsambardPrince He let me move everything heavy into our new apartment with a broken arm. [20:09] IsambardPrince Then he gaslighted me and said it was my fault for "overreacting" to "a few tiny little roaches". [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] next the roof wqill sink [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] and piyush will be sued again [20:09] IsambardPrince (millions of roaches, black mold, apartmeent was a biohazard) [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] one last time [20:09] IsambardPrince (but somehow I was overreacting) [20:10] IsambardPrince (even though Piyush is now being sued over the mold and called me saying he's digging up the subfloor and trying to figure out how to kill it) [20:10] TR News ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited https://www.securityweek.com/reliaquest-confirms-shinyhunters-hack-but-says-impact-was-limited/ [20:10] TR Bot Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited - SecurityWeek [20:10] TR News Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting https://www.securityweek.com/venezuelan-gets-record-federal-prison-term-for-atm-jackpotting/ [20:11] TR Bot Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting - SecurityWeek [20:11] TR News Affordable robot car kit becomes an intelligent creator-chaser https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/24/affordable-robot-car-kit-becomes-an-intelligent-creator-chaser/ [20:11] TR Bot Affordable robot car kit becomes an intelligent creator-chaser | Arduino Blog [20:11] TR News Sushi Express begins investigation after customer finds suspected worm in salmon sushi https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/24/sushi-express-begins-investigation-after-customer-finds-suspected-worm-in-salmon-sushi/ [20:11] TR Bot Sushi Express investigates after customer finds suspected worm [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] Piyush Express [20:12] TR News After Facebook:Building a Music Career After Social Media https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/facebook-building-music-career-after-social-media/ [20:12] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/facebook-building-music-career-after-social-media/ ) [20:13] TR News 'Turn Around and Don't Look': Amazon Accused of Letting Worker Die in Warehouse Amid 'Corporate Greed' Claims https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/james-talarico-criticises-amazon-worker-death-1816017 [20:13] TR Bot 'Turn Around and Don't Look': Amazon Accused of Letting Worker Die in Warehouse Amid 'Corporate Greed' Claims | IBTimes UK [20:14] TR News Fanless Edge box runs GNU/Linux on Rockchip RV1126B with 3-TOPS NPU https://linuxgizmos.com/fanless-edge-box-runs-linux-on-rockchip-rv1126b-with-3-tops-npu/ [20:14] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/fanless-edge-box-runs-linux-on-rockchip-rv1126b-with-3-tops-npu/ ) [20:14] TR News Cantor graphical front-end for mathematical, statistical and scientific computing software https://www.linuxlinks.com/cantor-mathematical-statistical-scientific-computing-software/ [20:14] TR Bot - graphical front-end for mathematical, statistical and scientific computing software - LinuxLinks [20:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: All the water problems that place had I'm really not surprised there was mold. [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] old issue [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] rent raised [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] not fixed [20:15] IsambardPrince When things are actively leaking while the landlord gaslights you and moves slower than cold molasses, he brought it on himself. I hope this costs him a lot of money. [20:15] TR News Aint Nothing But a Syncthing | LINUX Unplugged 681 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/681/ [20:15] TR Bot Aint Nothing But a Syncthing | LINUX Unplugged 681 | Jupiter Broadcasting [20:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I told Tony "I am a very proactive person and I informed management but also started responding to this problem immediately upon becoming aware of it." [20:16] IsambardPrince He was fishing to see if I was doing anything wrong. [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] you were [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] you tayed there [20:17] IsambardPrince He asked where I got those baits. I said "I have Amazon Prime and they overnighted them to me." [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] *stayed [20:17] IsambardPrince Tony is the guy here. [20:17] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 400 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-400/ [20:17] TR Bot Late Night Linux Episode 400 Late Night Linux [20:17] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They do actually respond to your repair tickets in this place. [20:17] IsambardPrince I had both the smoke alarms die a few days ago. [20:17] IsambardPrince That's why he was in here, replacing those. [20:18] IsambardPrince When you pay over $1700 rent, you should have pest control, and they should be out there within days responding to repair tickets. [20:18] TR News This Week in Linux 354: GNU/Linux 7.2, GNU/Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-354/ [20:18] TR Bot Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [20:18] IsambardPrince If they pull a Piyush on you at this price, you need to leave ASAP. [20:18] schestowitz[TR2] 1.7k [20:18] schestowitz[TR2] per month? [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] too high [20:19] IsambardPrince I'm not paying $1700 in rent so I can also go buy smoke alarms. [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] how many bedrooms? [20:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yes, that's how bad they're getting here. [20:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: 1 br [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] mad [20:19] IsambardPrince Most of the management companies are charging more and are known to be like Piyush. [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] i heard some cities are 5k [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] for 1br [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] so even as a "high earner" [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] not much is left [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] 100k minus tax\ [20:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yes, Hector the Mechanic where I used to go with the Buick told me he lives in this area. [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] minus rent or mortgage [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] what's left to save? [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] not much [20:20] IsambardPrince His landlord raised the rent from $1800 to $3000. [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] add 2-3 kids, nothing to save [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] then they go to college [20:20] IsambardPrince And put oout a flyer saying "It's worth it because we have a pool." [20:20] IsambardPrince He moved to a different building and went down to $1650. [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] pool? [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] joina gym [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] they have pols [20:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: You don't need to pay $3000 to have a pool. [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] and you get more then pools [20:21] IsambardPrince You're a mile from a lake with a swimming beach. [20:21] IsambardPrince Which is free. [20:21] TR News GNU Emacs 31.1: Approaching Fifty and Still Improving https://fossforce.com/2026/08/gnu-emacs-31-1-approaching-fifty-and-still-improving/ [20:21] TR Bot GNU Emacs 31.1: Approaching Fifty and Still Improving - FOSS Force [20:21] IsambardPrince You get on one bus, walk about 5 minutes, you're there. [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] piyush has a pool [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] at the roof [20:21] IsambardPrince You can bring a cooler with snacks and drinks. [20:21] schestowitz[TR2] (may coitain leaks [20:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: So now I'm singing "Roaches by the pool!" [20:22] IsambardPrince To the tune of Mark Knopfler singing "Twisting by the pool!" [20:22] schestowitz[TR2] compared to you many have uneventful lives [20:22] schestowitz[TR2] no roaches and leaks [20:22] IsambardPrince Yeah, those are a vile nasty evil bug. [20:22] schestowitz[TR2] and no contantly moving [20:23] schestowitz[TR2] *not [20:23] TR News E L O Greatest Hits Full Album - Best Songs Of E L O Playlist 2022 https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SSwWZhltLtk [20:23] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SSwWZhltLtk ) [20:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Constantly moving is what happens when all the landlords in that area are insane and greedy in slightly varying ways. [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] $50 per day is a lot [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] there is an ibis hotel nearby [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] budget hotel [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] they are like 45 pounds a night [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] in weekdays [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] and they change sheets and clean etc [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] cjeaper if you book for weeks [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] so 1.8k amonth for 1br is nuts [20:25] TR News TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US Justice Department over childrens privacy https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/tiktok-reaches-400-million-settlement-with-us-justice-department-over-childrens-privacy/ [20:25] TR Bot TikTok Reaches $400M Settlement Over Children's Privacy [20:26] TR News TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Childrens Privacy https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-reaches-400-million-settlement-with-us-justice-department-over-childrens-privacy/ [20:26] TR Bot Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children's Privacy - SecurityWeek [20:26] TR News What You Should Know About College Admissions Changes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/college-admissions-changes.html [20:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/college-admissions-changes.html ) [20:29] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [20:29] TR News Breaking what works because idiots and spies want broken things with back doors and bug doors https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/24/canonical-backs-quest-to-translate-mountains-of-c-into-safe-rust-with-ai/5290959 [20:29] TR Bot Canonical backs quest to translate mountains of C into safe Rust with AI [20:30] TR News Engineering veep Jon Seager.... says The Register MS. Clearly not qualified. Unless the goal is to serve GCHQ. [20:31] TR News Brilliant idea: use the media to portray as SECURITY-CONCERNED or security "GURUS" the very people who actively pursue LESS security https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_149_Out_of_200_It_Took_a_Long_Time_to_Sho.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/15/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_150_Out_of_200_Always_Independently_Verif.shtml [20:31] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 149 Out of 200: It Took a Long Time to Show What Jason Arday (at Cambridge) and Harvey Weinstein (in Hollywood) Really Were [20:31] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 150 Out of 200: Always Independently Verify What People Claim to Be (or Find Yourself in a Jason Arday-Type Moment/Dilemma) [20:33] TR News European Union: 7.5% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=european-union [20:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=european-union ) [20:34] TR News Linux gaming gets another boost as Proton adds support for 16 niche games https://www.xda-developers.com/protons-latest-stable-update-includes-support-niche-games/ [20:34] TR Bot Linux gaming gets another boost as Proton adds support for 16 niche games [20:34] TR News Paradox Interactive to publish survival-crafting creature collector adventure 'Guardians of the Wild Sky' | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/paradox-interactive-to-publish-survival-crafting-creature-collector-adventure-guardians-of-the-wild-sky/ Source: GamingOnLinux [20:34] TR Bot Interactive to publish survival-crafting creature collector adventure 'Guardians of the Wild Sky' | GamingOnLinux [20:34] TR News How to Fish is another brilliantly funny online co-op game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/how-to-fish-is-another-brilliantly-funny-online-co-op-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/how-to-fish-is-another-brilliantly-funny-online-co-op-game/ [20:34] TR Bot to Fish is another brilliantly funny online co-op game | GamingOnLinux [20:35] TR News Mandrake/Mandriva https://www.howtogeek.com/these-once-classic-linux-distros-dont-exist-anymore/ [20:35] TR Bot 4 once-classic Linux distros that don't exist anymore [20:36] TR News If they DEMAND Windows, they are not quite "open source" https://www.howtogeek.com/legendary-open-source-windows-apps-that-still-dont-work-on-linux/ [20:36] TR Bot 5 legendary open-source Windows apps that still don't work on Linux [20:37] TR News Reddit? It's an anti-GNU/Linux site. https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-the-linux-distros-reddit-users-hate-most-and-theyre-not-that-bad/ [20:37] TR Bot I tested the 4 Linux distros Reddit users hate mostand they're not that bad [20:37] TR News "I love getting into the nitty-gritty of things. Linux lets me do what I want, however I want and I dont have to bother with any artificial OS-level limitations. Setting things up manually is frustrating but often fun, and most certainly educational." https://www.makeuseof.com/kept-breaking-my-linux-desktop-until-i-switched-to-one-that-wont-let-me/ [20:37] TR Bot I kept breaking my Linux desktop until I switched to one that won't let me [20:37] TR News "For those of you who like a simple GUI with a fair amount of options, this may be for you. Nice to see more apps like this for Linux to make things simpler to tweak." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/volt-gui-is-an-amd-adrenaline-nvidia-settings-alternative-for-linux/ [20:37] TR Bot is an AMD Adrenaline / NVIDIA Settings alternative for Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:38] TR News "This release also introduces xfwm4-gl, a fork of xfwm4 that finally brings OpenGL compositing to Xfce in X11." https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-8-released-with-linux-7-2-cosmic-1-6-and-more [20:38] TR Bot PorteuX 2.8 Released with Linux 7.2, COSMIC 1.6, and More - 9to5Linux [20:38] TR News "Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors." https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html [20:38] TR Bot UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit [20:41] TR News I installed Linux on my mother-in-laws PC to prove its easier than Windows https://www.howtogeek.com/i-installed-linux-on-my-mother-in-laws-pc-to-prove-its-easier-than-windows/ [20:41] TR Bot I installed Linux on my mother-in-laws PC to prove its easier than Windows [20:41] TR News This Linux PC-phone hybrid could be the future of Linux smartphones https://www.howtogeek.com/i-cant-wait-to-get-my-hands-on-this-linux-pc-phone-hybrid/ [20:41] TR Bot This Linux PC-phone hybrid could be the future of Linux smartphones [20:41] TR News Appeals court upholds decision the case is dead, but Xinuos is trying for a long-shot re-hearing https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/24/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/5291513 [20:41] TR Bot Ancient Who owns Linux? case now has one foot very deep in the grave [20:42] TR News 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 23rd, 2026 https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-23rd-2026 [20:42] TR Bot Weekly Roundup: August 23rd, 2026 - 9to5Linux [20:42] TR News "David Heinemeier Hansson, aka DHH, has put a number on how serious he is about desktop Linux. That number is eight million dollars, and it's going into a brand new nonprofit called the Omacom Foundation." https://itsfoss.com/news/omarchy-launches-omacom-foundation/ [20:42] TR Bot Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names [20:43] TR News LLM slop, plagiarism basically https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/08/pine64-halts-linux-device-production-over-memory-shortage/ [20:43] TR Bot PINE64 Halts Linux Device Production Over Memory Shortage - Open Source For You [20:44] TR News More LLM slop, the WWW is trash https://www.techedt.com/amds-medusa-point-apus-move-closer-to-launch-as-linux-firmware-reveals-rdna-4m-graphics [20:44] TR Bot AMDs Medusa Point APUs move closer to launch as Linux firmware reveals RDNA 4m graphics - Tech Edition [20:44] TR News I finally understand why Qubes OS is perfect for Home Assistantand nothing else comes close https://www.howtogeek.com/why-qubes-os-is-perfect-for-home-assistant/ [20:44] TR Bot I finally understand why Qubes OS is perfect for Home Assistantand nothing else comes close [20:46] TR News MOAR slop. "The new code is going to be part of the Tdfxfb Voodoo driver in Linux 7.3." https://www.techspot.com/news/113587-new-linux-patch-old-non-x86-home-computers.html [20:46] TR Bot developer is using AI to bring 26-year-old Voodoo3 cards back to life on Linux | TechSpot [20:46] TR News "The popular free to play games recently had a big 3.6 version update, which seems to have caused some problems." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-12-released-to-fix-wuthering-waves-on-steamos-linux/ [20:46] TR Bot released to fix Wuthering Waves on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:46] TR News "The main DXVK keeps things quite modern, at times bumping up the GPU requirements and so DXVK-Sarek is an off-shoot of the original DXVK 1.10.x branch to keep more people able to play games while pulling in per game configurations, fixes and a little more where possible." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dxvk-sarek-1-13-0-is-a-big-release-for-older-gpus-to-play-modern-games-on-linux/ [20:46] TR Bot 1.13.0 is a big release for older GPUs to play modern games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:47] TR News Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug with a bot https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/24/linus-torvalds-banishes-linux-bug-with-a-bot/5291784 [20:47] TR Bot Linus Torvalds banishes Linux bug with a bot [20:49] TR News (NEW): Linux 7.3: Slop, Bugs, Slop Trying to Solve Bugs, Then Some More Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Linux_7_3_Slop_Bugs_Slop_Trying_to_Solve_Bugs_Then_Some_More_Sl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Linux_7_3_Slop_Bugs_Slop_Trying_to_Solve_Bugs_Then_Some_More_Sl.gmi [20:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 7.3: Slop, Bugs, Slop Trying to Solve Bugs, Then Some More Slop [20:51] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, This Week in Linux, and Comfort Zone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_Linux_This_Week_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_Linux_This_Week_in_.gmi [20:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, This Week in Linux, and Comfort Zone [20:51] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:51] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Valve Turns 30, dwproton-11.0-12, DXVK-Sarek 1.13.0, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Games_Valve_Turns_30_dwproton_11_0_12_DXVK_Sarek_1_13_0_and_Mor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Games_Valve_Turns_30_dwproton_11_0_12_DXVK_Sarek_1_13_0_and_Mor.gmi [20:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Valve Turns 30, dwproton-11.0-12, DXVK-Sarek 1.13.0, and More [20:56] TR News (NEW): IBM, Red Hat, Fedora, and Qubes OS 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [21:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [21:05] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [21:05] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [21:05] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Security_Leftovers.gmi [21:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [21:08] TR News Techrights Links 25/08/2026: "U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea", "UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/Links_25_08_2026_U_S_Marines_Cancel_Drill_With_South_Korea_UK_P.shtml | Gemini address: 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[22:25] TR Bot US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages | Fossil fuels | The Guardian [22:31] TR News GNU/Linux 5.1% in Asia https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=asia&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [22:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=asia&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [22:33] TR News Night times in Guatemala: GNU/Linux about 15% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=GT [22:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=GT ) [22:46] TR News Techrights How Many Web Requests From "Linux"... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/How_Many_Web_Requests_From_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/25/How_Many_Web_Requests_From_Linux.gmi [22:46] TR Bot Techrights How 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