●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 ●● ● Nov 25 [00:15] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [00:31] *Broccoli has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:35] *Broccoli (~Gaysanta@vfj2kbz54tj9w.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Nov 25 [01:01] *_what_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 25 [02:17] admfubar my gawd! europe is fulla sh!t..... [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] what now? [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] the MinceR url? [02:25] MinceR could just be many tiny excretions [02:25] MinceR the real shit are the ruscists though [02:25] MinceR and the pedophiles (huge overlap) [02:26] admfubar yes the mincer url [02:26] admfubar :P [02:27] MinceR also could be people lyring, or data being misunderstood or incorrectly processed [02:27] MinceR s/lyr/ly/ [02:27] MinceR also, my typing is going to shit [02:27] admfubar hhhmmm are you in europe right now?? [02:27] MinceR geographically yes, culturally not sure [02:28] schestowitz[TR2] i see now [02:28] schestowitz[TR2] very weird page [02:28] MinceR a few years ago this country seemed more similar to a typical central asian shithole [02:28] MinceR but now the rest of europe is going to shit as well [02:28] admfubar ;) [02:28] MinceR mostly in the same way [02:29] MinceR also, maybe every time a member of the systemd cabal makes a commit, that could count as a bowel movement [02:30] schestowitz[TR2] it is all relative [02:30] admfubar well no wonder it stinks [02:30] schestowitz[TR2] like in canada and us [02:30] schestowitz[TR2] depends a lot on where you are [02:30] schestowitz[TR2] us has many very rich people [02:30] schestowitz[TR2] but also loads of poverty [02:32] TR News "So sad every person at IBM spends more than 50% of their day worrying about being the next person to be kicked off the island. IT DID NOT USED TO BE LIKE THAT WHEN I STARTED! Every person at IBM will have their Bingo number called at some point as they hire more and more incompetent people based on age, s-x, race, skin color etc and offshore jobs to many places people cannot find on a map. " [02:32] TR News "So sad every IBM person (I know longer say IBMer since that was forcefully wiped out by Gerstner) goes to bed at night and puts their head on their pillow and asks God "...will I get an unusual invitation from my manager tomorrow?..."." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [02:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x ) [02:32] MinceR and "God" says nothing, because he does not exist [02:32] schestowitz[TR2] uk was always like this [02:32] schestowitz[TR2] even in B.E. [02:32] schestowitz[TR2] very high poverty basse [02:32] schestowitz[TR2] peasants [02:33] schestowitz[TR2] and royals [02:33] schestowitz[TR2] the ratios changed [02:33] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: indigo bowel movement (IBM): CEO a billionaire, rrunning many low-paid workers in ingido country [02:33] MinceR most large corporations are like that [02:34] TR News "so true. It has been over 25 years for me and every single year, being a single parent, I feared for that last minute meeting invite. Every single damned year, sometimes more than once." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [02:34] TR News "Do what I do... I only read my e-mails on Monday, then never check my e-mails until the following Monday. My manager wants to schedule that dreadful 15 minutes call... he better find another way. I am no longer on Slack or checking Slack either. I also returned by IBM phone and my personal phone number is obviously not published. If everyone is asking... 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-241125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-241125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-241125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-241125.txt [02:48] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, November 24, 2025 [02:48] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/this-hacker-conference-installed-a-literal-antivirus-monitoring-system/?comments-page=1#comments [02:48] TR Bot This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system [02:49] TR News "Him, Phil Zimmermann, Richard Stallman, and all are owed great respect for their insistence on their principles which have paid massive dividends to all of us through the freedom and software that has been preserved and become possible through them" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46033811 [02:49] TR Bot For context, djb has been doing and saying these things since he was a college s... | Hacker News [02:49] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-241125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-241125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-241125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-241125.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, November 24, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-11-24.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-11-24.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-11-24.txt ● Nov 25 [03:05] admfubar https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/patent-office-about-make-bad-patents-untouchable [03:05] TR Bot The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable | Electronic Frontier Foundation [03:06] TR News Techrights Arduino Loses Its Appeal Only a Month After Qualcomm Took Over https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Arduino_Loses_Its_Appeal_Only_a_Month_After_Qualcomm_Took_Over.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Arduino_Loses_Its_Appeal_Only_a_Month_After_Qualcomm_Took_Over.gmi [03:06] TR Bot Techrights Arduino Loses Its Appeal Only a Month After Qualcomm Took Over [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: already [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] IPR institution rates down [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] EFF is late [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] it could sound the alarm ages ago [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] when a patent trolls connected Director got nominated by Cheeto Cheese [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] EFF used to be fast [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] and effective [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] zoobab and I spoke a lot about this sisue, since last year [03:10] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 24, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_November_24_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_November_24_2025.gmi [03:10] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 24, 2025 [03:10] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:11] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:11] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:11] MinceR i wonder who gave the patent office the right to do this in the first place [03:12] MinceR oh, right, there's no rule of law anywhere, never was [03:12] MinceR it was just a lie to sell people the idea of a state [03:12] MinceR "don't worry, we'll limit our own power and play by the rules" [03:12] MinceR fucking bullshit [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] protectionism [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] and scope of patents expanded [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] to non-machines [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] to abstract things [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] "business methods" [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] then maths [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] what next? [03:14] schestowitz[TR2] genetics [03:14] schestowitz[TR2] patents on genes [03:14] MinceR they could make it official that patents apply to all ideas and all memes [03:15] MinceR and then they won't even need copyright or trademarks anymore [03:15] schestowitz[TR2] eu worked towards killing memes with coppyriguhts [03:15] schestowitz[TR2] i got copyright lawsuit thrreat [03:15] MinceR finally crApple could own the letter 'i' and nazi collaborator corporation deutsche telekom could own the color magenta [03:15] schestowitz[TR2] for using a photo in some meme [03:15] schestowitz[TR2] EU said it's OK if the image is low-res [03:16] MinceR oh, crApple could also own the rounded rectangle [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] or something like that [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] but what is "low"? [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] that was about a decade ago [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://betanews.com/2025/11/24/google-assistant-is-being-killed-off-in-a-few-short-months/ [03:17] TR Bot Assistant is being killed off in a few short months - BetaNews [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] oh. [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] i didn't know [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] like alexa [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] all those listening devices [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] no business mode, ever [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] turns out hoarding audio of people [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] is a worthless "Asset:" [03:17] MinceR strange [03:17] MinceR i thought it would be worthy to the NSA [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4rvr495rgo [03:17] TR Bot Apple to pay $95m to settle Siri listening case - BBC News [03:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/03/apple-siri-privacy-lawsuit-settlement [03:18] TR Bot Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users private conversations | Apple | The Guardian [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] apple does not deny it did that [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] it pays to make this news go away [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] i mentioned that at the spa last week [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: yes, it has some value [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] but not good bang for buck [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] storage and access price [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] per "Results" [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] like blackmailing people [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] with their own words [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] recorded without consent [03:19] MinceR seems to me the spy device in your home functionality will stick around, it will just be wired up to a different agent [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, rms has sensitive to thaty [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] to the point of asking people he visits [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] if they have those ring and alexa things [03:20] schestowitz[TR2] some homes record you and send to Cheeto/NSA if you merely approach the door [03:20] schestowitz[TR2] i stopped getting near to those homes [03:20] admfubar no i'm late just saw the article it was published on the 19th [03:21] TR News Bossware booms as bots determine whether you're doing a good job https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/23/bossware_monitor_remote_employees/ [03:21] TR Bot Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff The Register [03:21] MinceR funny how the link to an alleged article describing what functionality is missing from gemini makes no mention of missing features [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] it's by MS Pitch [03:31] MinceR :> [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] Pilch [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] the Microsoft they hired [03:31] MinceR well, for MICROS~1 drones, being sloppy is part of the job description [03:33] TR News Techrights Search for Sovereignty, Get Paid Spam From The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Search_for_Sovereignty_Get_Paid_Spam_From_The_Register_MS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Search_for_Sovereignty_Get_Paid_Spam_From_The_Register_MS.gmi [03:33] TR Bot Techrights Search for Sovereignty, Get Paid Spam From The Register MS [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: in sirius they tried to speak bossware [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] first via web browser [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] then offering to "give" us mobile phones [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] we pushed back and rejected the idea [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] i said i'd take a lawyer over this [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] to check the terms [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] and then we got into a fight with them and left [03:34] MinceR is it actually illegal over there? [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] no [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] it's done a lot [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] but rianne told me [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] right awaay [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] from upstairs [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] "let's quit" [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] i said, wait [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] maybe we can be exempted from this [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] society is going in a bad direction in general [03:35] schestowitz[TR2] and this is part of it [03:35] MinceR indeed [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] small part of it [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] yesterday in wetherspoon an old man fell [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] he looked like sir alex ferguson [03:36] MinceR the bare apes discover that they are devils who want to be enslaved [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] i helped him back up [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] he was thankful [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] but those are the older generation [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] nobody else helped him [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] except one more man [03:36] schestowitz[TR2] people just stare [03:37] schestowitz[TR2] when did you last see a young man vacate a seat in bus for elderly person? [03:37] schestowitz[TR2] i saw that years ago [03:37] schestowitz[TR2] the lady who left her seat was not young [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe 40s [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] people her generation were told [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] while young [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] when old person comes you stand up and let him/her in [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] i don't think they teach this anymore [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] they want their seat to do their "app things" on their "phone" [03:43] MinceR well, here the old people made a pretty bad impression, so i'm not surprised that everyone hates them [03:43] MinceR besides, pretty much everyone hates everyone else here anyway ● Nov 25 [04:23] admfubar https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/0429245/how-an-mit-student-awed-top-economists-with-his-ai-study---until-it-all-fell-apart [04:23] TR Bot How An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study - Until It All Fell Apart - Slashdot [04:25] *_what_ (~chatzilla@mupb6a256trnq.irc) has joined #techrights [04:26] admfubar someone was napping... https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/022212/napster-said-it-raised-3-billion-from-a-mystery-investor-but-now-the-investor-and-money-are-gone [04:26] TR Bot Napster Said It Raised $3 Billion From a Mystery Investor. But Now the 'Investor' and 'Money' Are Gone - Slashdot [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] i feel teen again [04:30] admfubar hopefully this isnt related to how many bowel movements they have... https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/22/1057202/britain-sets-new-record-generating-enough-wind-power-for-22-million-homes [04:30] TR Bot Britain Sets New Record, Generating Enough Wind Power for 22 Million Homes - Slashdot [04:30] TR News L'art d'crire gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2742 [04:30] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-25.gmi [04:31] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1485.jpg [04:31] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1835.jpg [04:35] TR News "Random rambling about my life. I don't feel super focus, but writing feels good." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/warmWinter [04:35] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/23/ai-is-too-risky-to-insure-say-people-whose-job-is-insuring-risk/ [04:35] TR Bot is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk | TechCrunch [04:36] TR News "The skies were clear yesterday evening, but I didn't go out due to feeling tired and also not wanting to keep the kids awake. I planned, instead, to get up a few minutes early this morning and try to do some stargazing before going to work." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251124-0.gmi [04:36] TR News The SpaceMax Gemlog gemini://spacemax.capsule.town/gemlog/gemlog.gmi [04:37] TR News "Chat Control went through after all, after a lot of, shall we say, creative negotiation tactics. Trilogue is pending, so not all is lost yet. But it is not looking good at the moment." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2741 [04:38] TR News "How did newspapers, prior to computers, organize all of their content for the day? Movable type? How about with photographs? Like papers in the 1950s." gemini://koneida.com/unfiltered.gmi [04:38] TR News "There is a normal reading here. A different reading is that "just shark" is another name for "land shark", which a speaker might indicate with a slight pause around "just shark" to better group it as the alternate name, or by using "air quotes" around the word." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/11/24/readings.gmi [04:39] TR News "I usually like to write a character or scenario generator instead of using the rules as-written to check whether they make sense. It allows me to see dozens of characters in a few seconds (once it's done). This time, I want to take it slowly." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-11-24-character-creation [04:39] TR News Election Miss France gemini://unbon.cafe/spacemax/gemlog/art01.gmi [04:41] TR News Apakah Hal yang Digagas oleh Richard Stallman mengenai FOSS? Ini Penjelasan yang Akurat! https://www.akurat.co/infotech/1306872164/apakah-hal-yang-digagas-oleh-richard-stallman-mengenai-foss-ini-penjelasan-yang-akurat [04:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.akurat.co/infotech/1306872164/apakah-hal-yang-digagas-oleh-richard-stallman-mengenai-foss-ini-penjelasan-yang-akurat ) [04:44] admfubar https://www.tecmint.com/cd-command-in-linux/ [04:44] TR Bot How to Use cd, pushd, popd, and zoxide in Linux ● Nov 25 [05:06] _what_ that article's cover art is using Proprietary Microsoft ChaffBot NonFreeSlop what the hell [05:06] MinceR and zoxide was crapped together in rust [05:08] _what_ next article on that page is what? http://techrights.org/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/ [05:08] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) [05:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Movable Types, Chat Control, and Stargazing Attempt https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Gemini_Links_25_11_2025_Movable_Types_Chat_Control_and_Stargazi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Gemini_Links_25_11_2025_Movable_Types_Chat_Control_and_Stargazi.gmi [05:25] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Movable Types, Chat Control, and Stargazing Attempt [05:33] MinceR _what_: seems to be the irc proceedings thing [05:37] TR News Techrights IBM Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IBM_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IBM_Microsoft.gmi [05:37] TR Bot Techrights IBM Microsoft [05:44] *phebus has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:46] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [05:51] TR News (NEW): TuxMachines.org Turns 21.5 in Two Weeks' Time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/TuxMachines_org_Turns_21_5_in_Two_Weeks_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/TuxMachines_org_Turns_21_5_in_Two_Weeks_Time.gmi [05:51] TR Bot Tux Machines TuxMachines.org Turns 21.5 in Two Weeks' Time [05:53] TR News Techrights Being in Thorn on Microsoft's Side for 21.5 Years https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Being_in_Thorn_on_Microsoft_s_Side_for_21_5_Years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Being_in_Thorn_on_Microsoft_s_Side_for_21_5_Years.gmi [05:53] TR Bot Techrights Being in Thorn on Microsoft's Side for 21.5 Years ● Nov 25 [06:00] _what_ "bird"? [06:00] _what_ it's a penguin [06:00] _what_ that symbolizes GNU/Linux [06:01] _what_ but the wildebeest is missing [06:04] _what_ look at what I've just found http://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCbrCjYzOrBMZVtIiCbqsWfA [06:04] TR Bot Brian Fagioli - Invidious [06:05] _what_ "2 years ago" [06:05] _what_ I'm guessing that he became a Serial Slopper possibly after Proprietary Micro$haft Chaffbot boom [06:07] _what_ December 15, 2022 [06:07] _what_ ChaffBoom was October 22 [06:08] TR News Techrights EPO "Cocainegate" Cannot be Memory-holed https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/EPO_Cocainegate_Cannot_be_Memory_holed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/EPO_Cocainegate_Cannot_be_Memory_holed.gmi [06:08] TR Bot Techrights EPO "Cocainegate" Cannot be Memory-holed [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] _what_: those seem like ads (the videos) [06:09] MinceR well, the GNU project seems to be dead, except for its tumor called gnome [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] maybe betanews being sent products [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] to do ads for [06:09] MinceR they gladly await all the GNU components/tools being rewritten in rust [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] the predates his LLM sloppery [06:12] _what_ or something worse that current UEFI: BIOS written in rust, the ultimate proprietary rootkit [06:18] _what_ oh look more breakage http://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/12/British_Army_Officer_Said_Ubuntu_Needed_to_Abandon_Sudo_for_Rus.shtml [06:18] TR Bot Where software is built [06:18] TR Bot Techrights British Army Officer Said Ubuntu Needed to Abandon Sudo for Rust's Imitation of Sudo and You Can Guess What Happened Next... [06:22] TR News "Sorry, no good, gentle, way to say this. You are done at IBM. They no longer want or need you. Your job is either been eliminated or moved to a place in the world where IBM thinks they can get more for less." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [06:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x ) [06:22] TR News "Enjoy your Thanksgiving and leave IBM on whatever terms are best for you; not IBM. IBM for a long time has been in decline and has been and will be a den of inequity and incompetence and irrelevance where they have lost their way and they are trying to ride what made them great in the 50s-60s-70s." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [06:29] TR News (NEW): VERSA Embedded Platform Features Dual-Core i.MX93 and Ethos microNPU Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/VERSA_Embedded_Platform_Features_Dual_Core_i_MX93_and_Ethos_mic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/VERSA_Embedded_Platform_Features_Dual_Core_i_MX93_and_Ethos_mic.gmi [06:29] TR Bot Tux Machines VERSA Embedded Platform Features Dual-Core i.MX93 and Ethos microNPU Support [06:31] _what_ speaking of Chrom* shills http://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/the-baronhk-blog-on-wordpress [06:31] TR Bot When You Install or Use WordPress and Drupal They Will Control You. If You Use Something Much Simpler and Lighter, You'll be in Charge. [06:32] _what_ Gulag is killing the standards as well as soon as the shill hit 255/256 [06:34] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [06:55] TR News Techrights European Monopolies Office (EPO) is Ignoring the Rule of Law, Appeals Committee (ApC) Ignored for the Dictator's Benefit https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/European_Monopolies_Office_EPO_is_Ignoring_the_Rule_of_Law_Appe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/European_Monopolies_Office_EPO_is_Ignoring_the_Rule_of_Law_Appe.gmi [06:55] TR Bot Techrights European Monopolies Office (EPO) is Ignoring the Rule of Law, Appeals Committee (ApC) Ignored for the Dictator's Benefit ● Nov 25 [07:01] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Lilbits_Updates_on_Pebble_Rebble_and_Aluminium_Android_ChromeOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Lilbits_Updates_on_Pebble_Rebble_and_Aluminium_Android_ChromeOS.gmi [07:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:18] _what_ let me tell you something: [07:18] _what_ not just the US BigTech, but ALL Proprietary (freedom-denying) entities http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/24/Digital_Sovereignty_Impossible_in_Europe_as_Long_as_Officials_A.shtml [07:19] TR Bot Techrights "Digital Sovereignty" Impossible in Europe as Long as Officials Are in the Pockets of American Companies [07:19] _what_ known as BINARY FATA MORGANA http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_It_s_time_to_call_these_destructive_companies_out.shtml [07:19] TR Bot Techrights "It's time to call these destructive companies out" [07:20] _what_ TR's old masterpiece was here http://techrights.org/wiki/High-Priority_Opponents/ [07:20] TR Bot High-Priority Opponents [07:22] _what_ oh the Comes PDF http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel/ [07:22] TR Bot Intel [07:25] TR News Techrights When Fake Security (Back Doors Disguised as 'Security') is Mandated Real Security (and Confidentiality) Becomes a Crime https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/When_Fake_Security_Back_Doors_Disguised_as_Security_is_Mandated.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/When_Fake_Security_Back_Doors_Disguised_as_Security_is_Mandated.gmi [07:25] TR Bot Techrights When Fake Security (Back Doors Disguised as 'Security') is Mandated Real Security (and Confidentiality) Becomes a Crime [07:39] TR News Techrights Under IBM, Red Hat Seems to be Bribing or 'Schmoozing' Officials and Decision-Makers (Just Like at IBM and Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Seems_to_be_Bribing_or_Schmoozing_Officials_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Seems_to_be_Bribing_or_Schmoozing_Officials_a.gmi [07:39] TR Bot Techrights Under IBM, Red Hat Seems to be Bribing or 'Schmoozing' Officials and Decision-Makers (Just Like at IBM and Microsoft) [07:39] _what_ speaking of control http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/15/confessions-of-scott-guthrie/ [07:39] TR Bot The Story About Microsoft's Plan for GitHub Says a Lot About the Motivations and the Lies Told to Us for Over Half a Decade [07:39] _what_ They (proprietaries) are trying to be Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal (antichrist, as shown above) who impose a TOTAL AND COMPLETE CONTROL of ALL HUMANITY [07:40] _what_ also http://techrights.org/o/2020/07/02/microsoft-article-by-alessandro-ebersol/ [07:40] TR Bot Microsoft's Deadly Love by Alessandro Ebersol (Agent Smith) [07:43] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [07:48] schestowitz[TR2] i remember that one [07:49] schestowitz[TR2] i didn't see him publishing in recent years [07:49] schestowitz[TR2] he was in IRC many moons ago [07:50] TR News Hours ago: "Thank you Richard Stallman" https://x.com/baysorensen/status/1992981424563986882 [07:50] TR Bot NO TITLE ● Nov 25 [08:04] TR News Techrights Thank You, Richard Stallman https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Thank_You_Richard_Stallman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Thank_You_Richard_Stallman.gmi [08:04] TR Bot Techrights Thank You, Richard Stallman [08:06] TR News Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is an adorable looking puzzle game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/schrodingers-cat-burglar-is-an-adorable-looking-puzzle-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:06] TR Bot Cat Burglar is an adorable looking puzzle game | GamingOnLinux [08:07] TR News Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault enters Early Access and work is ongoing to improve it on Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault-enters-early-access-and-work-is-ongoing-to-improve-it-on-steam-deck/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:07] TR Bot 2: The Endless Vault enters Early Access and work is ongoing to improve it on Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [08:08] TR News Try the demo for Kinsfolk, a casual emotional adventure about fatherhood | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/try-the-demo-for-kinsfolk-a-casual-emotional-adventure-about-fatherhood/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:08] TR Bot the demo for Kinsfolk, a casual emotional adventure about fatherhood | GamingOnLinux [08:08] TR News old: "The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/10/10/110237 [08:08] TR Bot The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe - SoylentNews [08:08] TR News "Cars with ads should be covered under lemon law: change my mind" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/cars-with-ads-should-be-covered-under:3 [08:08] TR Bot Cars with ads should be covered under lemon law: change my mind [08:08] TR News "I Warned You About AI In Your Children's Toys!" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/i-warned-you-about-ai-in-your-children's:d [08:08] TR Bot I Warned You About AI In Your Children's Toys! [08:08] TR News "Inside Uber's Multicloud AI Reality: The Gap Between Data and Compute" https://thenewstack.io/inside-ubers-multicloud-ai-reality-the-gap-between-data-and-compute/ [08:08] TR Bot Inside Uber's Multicloud AI Reality: The Gap Between Data and Compute - The New Stack [08:09] TR News The huge fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind is out now in Early Access | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-huge-fan-made-timesplitters-rewind-is-out-now-in-early-access/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-huge-fan-made-timesplitters-rewind-is-out-now-in-early-access/ [08:09] TR Bot huge fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind is out now in Early Access | GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR News Palworld publisher picks up Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy looter shooter set in a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/palworld-publisher-picks-up-vision-quench-a-co-op-dark-fantasy-looter-shooter-set-in-a-consumer-goods-conglomerate-mega-dungeon/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR Bot publisher picks up Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy looter shooter set in a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon | GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR News Igalia detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/igalia-detail-their-open-source-work-for-valves-steam-frame-and-steam-machine/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR Bot detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "The i.MX93 VERSA SoM uses NXPs i.MX93 processor, combining a 1.7GHz dual Arm Cortex-A55, a 250MHz Cortex-M33 for real-time control, and an Ethos microNPU rated at 0.5 TOPS to support Linux applications alongside low-latency tasks." https://linuxgizmos.com/versa-embedded-platform-features-dual-core-i-mx93-and-ethos-micronpu-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [08:14] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/versa-embedded-platform-features-dual-core-i-mx93-and-ethos-micronpu-support/ ) [08:17] TR News Blending classic survival games with automation - ORMOD: Directive sounds interesting | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/blending-classic-survival-games-with-automation-ormod-directive-sounds-interesting/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR Bot classic survival games with automation - ORMOD: Directive sounds interesting | GamingOnLinux [08:23] TR News WinBoat adds support for Podman, UWP, app filtering and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/winboat-adds-support-for-podman-uwp-app-filtering-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:23] TR Bot adds support for Podman, UWP, app filtering and more | GamingOnLinux [08:23] TR News Palworld update 'Home Sweet Home' arrives December 17 with an ULTRAKILL collab | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/palworld-update-home-sweet-home-arrives-december-17-with-an-ultrakill-collab/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:23] TR Bot update 'Home Sweet Home' arrives December 17 with an ULTRAKILL collab | GamingOnLinux [08:50] TR News FBI https://thedissenter.org/fbi-allegedly-targeted-filipino-american-journalist-who-is-now-in-ice-detention/ | Source: The Dissenter [08:50] TR Bot FBI Allegedly Targeted Filipino American Journalist For Deportation [08:50] TR News (NEW): Games: Schrodinger's Cat Burglar, TimeSplitters Rewind, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Games_Schrodinger_s_Cat_Burglar_TimeSplitters_Rewind_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Games_Schrodinger_s_Cat_Burglar_TimeSplitters_Rewind_and_More.gmi [08:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Schrodinger's Cat Burglar, TimeSplitters Rewind, and More [08:59] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 25 [09:00] TR News "Some background: I prefer to buy DRM-free music so that I can play it on any device I choose and with any music program I wish to, which is why I absolutely adore Bandcamp." https://chuck.is/purchasing/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [09:00] TR Bot A Reminder on the Realities of Digital Purchases | Chuck Carroll [09:01] TR News "I have started and stop learning Rust more times than I care to admit." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/finally-actually-hopefully-learning-rust/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [09:01] TR Bot Finally Actually (Hopefully) Learning Rust [09:01] TR News "Eurocrypt since the 1980shad to nullify an online election when trustee Moti Yung lost his decryption key." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/iacr-nullifies-election-because-of-lost-decryption-key.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [09:01] TR Bot Nullifies Election Because of Lost Decryption Key - Schneier on Security [09:01] TR News "If a product is placed on the EU market before 11 December 2027 and is subject to a substantial modification after that date" https://embeddeduse.com/2025/11/24/how-pre-2028-products-might-avoid-the-cyber-resilience-act/ | Source: Burkhard Stubert [09:01] TR Bot How Pre-2028 Products Might Avoid the Cyber Resilience Act Burkhard Stubert [09:01] TR News "Apple, which unlike its Big Tech peers has not made substantial job cuts, is reportedly in the process of eliminating several dozen positions in its sales organization." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/apple_sales_layoffs_report/ | Source: The Register UK [09:01] TR Bot Apple peels away some sales staff in small layoff The Register [09:02] TR News "With fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants estimated to be remaining in the wild, the Smithsonians announcement gives hope to those working to preserve the endangered species" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-feisty-asian-elephant-at-the-national-zoo-is-pregnant-she-may-birth-the-first-calf-born-there-in-nearly-25-years-180987745/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [09:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-feisty-asian-elephant-at-the-national-zoo-is-pregnant-she-may-birth-the-first-calf-born-there-in-nearly-25-years-180987745/ ) [09:03] TR News "On the train the warm, bright train I was delighted by how many people there were, each one bracing the snow to be here. I felt less lonely, and smiled to myself." https://jamesg.blog/2025/11/24/snowy-morning | Source: James G [09:03] TR Bot Snowy morning | James' Coffee Blog [09:03] TR News "The social costs of aviation CO and contrail cirrus" https://phys.org/news/2025-11-contrails-major-driver-aviation-climate.html | Source: Omicron Limited [09:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-11-contrails-major-driver-aviation-climate.html ) [09:03] TR News "Sure, that was wishful thinking particularly as waves of inward-looking nationalist sentiment around the world threaten global cooperation on issues like climate change." https://www.theverge.com/report/828270/un-climate-change-negotiations-fizzle | Source: The Verge [09:03] TR Bot UN climate negotiations burned up and then fizzled out | The Verge [09:04] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [09:05] TR News "Fort Worth is where the West begins and Dallas is where the East peters out" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/america-is-becoming-dallas-49d | Source: Hamilton Nolan [09:05] TR Bot America Is Becoming Dallas - by Hamilton Nolan [09:05] TR News "Donbas Post, which operates in the Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, said the incident affected its corporate network, web platform and email systems." https://therecord.media/hackers-knock-out-systems-russia-operated-post-ukraine | Source: The Record [09:05] TR Bot Hackers knock out systems at Moscow-run postal operator in occupied Ukraine | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:05] TR News "relay cell" https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-cgo/ | Source: Tor [09:05] TR Bot Counter Galois Onion: Improved encryption for Tor circuit traffic | The Tor Project [09:06] TR News "collapse in enforcement activity" https://therecord.media/privacy-regulator-ico-collapse | Source: The Record [09:06] TR Bot UK privacy regulator has seen collapse in enforcement activity, rights coalition says | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:06] TR News Windows TCO: "Their target? Three major malware platforms: the infostealer known as Rhadamanthys, the VenomRAT remote access trojan, and the Elysium botnet." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/operation-endgame-disrupts-rhadamanthys-information-stealing-malware | Source: Bitdefender [09:06] TR Bot Operation Endgame disrupts Rhadamanthys information-stealing malware [09:06] TR News "Over the past year, the company has launched its app in colleges and libraries across the US." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/gamified-news-app-secures-100k-funding-boost/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:06] TR Bot Gamified news app secures $100k funding boost - Press Gazette [09:07] TR News "Any consumer internet system with critical mass becomes, in part, a Mechanical Turk." https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2025/11/23/ai-networks-and-mechanical-turks | Source: Benedict Evans [09:07] TR Bot AI, networks and Mechanical Turks Benedict Evans [09:07] TR News "We are building a web filled with nothing but noise. A digital landfill of synthetic garbage that exists for no other reason than to be consumed by other bots to generate more garbage." https://gregmorris.co.uk/90-synthetic/ | Source: Greg Morris [09:07] TR Bot 90% Synthetic [09:07] TR News "Unfortunately, the paper has serious problems." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/24/dont-cite-the-adversarial-poetry-vs-ai-paper-its-chatbot-made-marketing-science/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:07] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/24/dont-cite-the-adversarial-poetry-vs-ai-paper-its-chatbot-made-marketing-science/ ) [09:07] TR News "Let's not get started on how you maintain a code base that no human has ever understood when your tools are constantly mutating." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/opinion_column_vibe_coding/ | Source: The Register UK [09:07] TR Bot Vibe coding: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing The Register [09:08] TR News "In an interview with The Michigan Daily, English lecturer Lauren Gwin said LSA instructors are encouraged to complete an online report sent to the Office of Student Academic Affairs for cases of academic misconduct." https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/umich-instructors-navigate-ai-based-violations-of-academic-integrity/ | Source: University of Michigan [09:08] TR Bot UMich instructors navigate AI-based violations of academic integrity [09:08] TR News "Well, that was a fun weekend. I have spent half of my time reinstalling MacOS Sequoia, and trying to get it back the way it was, while trying to avoid losing important files." https://thejollyteapot.com/2025/11/24/praise-the-backup/ | Source: Nicolas Magand [09:08] TR Bot Praise the Backup [09:08] TR News "The [cracker] claimed to have stolen ISO 27001 and ITAR-classified information, technical aircraft documentation, engine data, and various other internal documents." https://www.securityweek.com/spanish-airline-iberia-notifies-customers-of-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week [09:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/spanish-airline-iberia-notifies-customers-of-data-breach/ ) [09:09] _what_ Slop coding is always good for nothing at all! http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Vibe_Coding_Doesn_t_Work.shtml [09:09] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding' Doesn't Work [09:09] TR News "Earlier this year, I had some things to say about a Cloudflare announcement concerning its Cloudflare Workers (CFW) platform and, more to the points I was making" https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2025/11/pages-workers-again-revisited/ | Source: Bryce Wray [09:09] TR Bot Pages to Workers (again): revisited | BryceWray.com [09:09] _what_ http://techrights.org/2023/12/10/copilot-in-court/ [09:09] TR Bot ( status 404 @ http://techrights.org/o/2023/12/10/copilot-in-court/ ) [09:10] _what_ did I just wrote december http://techrights.org/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/ [09:10] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) [09:10] TR News "textutil is one of the older command tools, and was introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger twenty years ago." https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/24/convert-text-between-file-formats-including-webarchives/ | Source: Howard Oakley [09:10] TR Bot Convert text between file formats, including webarchives The Eclectic Light Company [09:10] TR News "They offer unlimited access to more than 2,200 pay-per-view and streaming services like Netflix, ESPN and Hulu, all for a one-time fee of around $400." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/is-your-android-tv-streaming-box-part-of-a-botnet/ | Source: Krebs On Security [09:10] TR Bot Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? Krebs on Security [09:11] TR News "The rollback follows what the Commission describes as months of "extensive, urgent, and coordinated" cooperation from carriers following the Salt Typhoon discovery." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/fcc_salt_typhoon_rules/ | Source: The Register UK [09:11] TR Bot FCC guts Salt Typhoon telco rules despite espionage risk The Register [09:11] psydroid3 yesterday I had to pick up a package opposite the EPO office [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] <_what_> Slop coding is always good for nothing at all! http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Vibe_Coding_Doesn_t_Work.shtml [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] it might be "Good" when you cannot code at all [09:11] psydroid3 unfortunately I didn't have time to take some more pictures, but maybe this weekend [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] but if you cannot code, you ought not [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] just like [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] if i don't get a roofer [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] climbing up the roof is a bad idea [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] i might fall and die or break a limb [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: the narcotics office [09:13] TR News "showing the harmful effects of smoking" https://www.vintag.es/2025/11/mr-cig-the-mascot.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [09:13] TR Bot In 1948, Mr. Cig, the Mascot, Handed Out Free Cigarettes to Patients at Hospitals in England ~ Vintage Everyday [09:13] psydroid3 indeed [09:13] TR News "Generative AI data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984629/ram-is-so-expensive-that-stores-are-selling-it-at-market-prices.html | Source: PC World [09:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984629/ram-is-so-expensive-that-stores-are-selling-it-at-market-prices.html ) [09:13] TR News "Costs are fluctuating daily as manufacturers and distributors adjust to limited supply and high demand" https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center | Source: The Verge [09:13] TR Bot RAM prices are so out of control that stores are selling it like lobster | The Verge [09:14] psydroid3 I didn't spot any on the outside, but I'd probably have to enter the office for actually witnessing it [09:14] TR News "And in uncertain times there is money to be made." https://agentultra.com/blog/avoid-interview-prep-courses/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King [09:14] TR Bot - Avoid Interview Prep Courses [09:14] TR News "Today marked my last full working day (tomorrow I will just hand back in the equipment) at my current employer in the automotive industry." https://jlelse.blog/posts/closing-chapter | Source: Jan Lukas Else [09:14] TR Bot Closing one chapter - Jan-Lukas Else [09:15] TR News "Sean Reardon, a renowned sociologist of education and inequality at Stanford, brought one such pattern to campus last week: Girls math scores suffered" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/11/girls-fell-further-behind-in-math-during-after-pandemic/ | Source: Harvard University [09:15] TR Bot Girls fell further behind in math during, after pandemic Harvard Gazette [09:15] TR News "Last week we had a talk by Purdue philosophy professor Eamon Duede Tail Novelty, Knowledge Collapse, and Useful Frictions in Science." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/11/the-little-theorems.html | Source: Computational Complexity [09:15] TR Bot Computational Complexity: The Little Theorems [09:15] TR News "I know, this title might come as a surprise to many. Or perhaps, for those who truly know me, it wont. I am not a fanboy." https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli [09:15] TR Bot to connect to it-notes.dragas.net port 443 after 132 ms: Couldn't connect to server ( status 0 @ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/ ) [09:16] TR News "One of my current annoyances is that after I moved my Raspberry Pi off the shelf in my office closet in preparation for some renovation work, it is refusing to pick up an IP address from the network." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/self-hosting-sucks-pt-cdlxxxii | Source: Pete Brown [09:16] TR Bot Self-hosting sucks, pt. CDLXXXII - Exploding Comma [09:16] TR News "The thing is, these arent marketing secrets. Theyre marketing choices." https://seths.blog/2025/11/marketing-lessons-from-the-grateful-dead/ | Source: Seth Godin [09:16] TR Bot Marketing lessons from the Grateful Dead | Seth's Blog [09:16] TR News "Now where am I getting with that Right! Text editing!" https://aartaka.me/better-word.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [09:16] TR Bot Towards Better Word [09:17] TR News "Its not what we got from business-as-usual, which thought the Internet and everything that made it work was for them, and not for all of us." https://doc.searls.com/2025/11/24/a-new-era-begins/ | Source: Doc Searls [09:17] TR Bot A New Era Begins Doc Searls Weblog [09:17] TR News "smoke a joint and commiserate over the utter boredom generated by press affairs." https://www.vintag.es/2025/11/leonard-nimoy-jimi-hendrix.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [09:17] TR Bot That Time Leonard Nimoy Met Jimi Hendrix in Cleveland, Ohio, 1968 ~ Vintage Everyday [09:20] TR News Techrights Links 25/11/2025: Iberia Data Breach and Apple Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Links_25_11_2025_Iberia_Data_Breach_and_Apple_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Links_25_11_2025_Iberia_Data_Breach_and_Apple_Layoffs.gmi [09:20] TR Bot Techrights Links 25/11/2025: Iberia Data Breach and Apple Layoffs [09:23] TR News "Why fix it? I have very little faith that the people who I want most to respect whats in that file are not going to do so." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/top-resource-not-found/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [09:23] TR Bot My Number One Resource Not Found - Jim Nielsens Blog [09:23] TR News "The moving image below is only 49Kb and has an incredibly high resolution." https://danq.me/2025/11/24/svgs-that-feel-like-gifs/ | Source: Dan Q [09:23] TR Bot SVGs that feel like GIFs Dan Q [09:24] TR News "But if you've made it so far, you know that concurrency is never that easy. In this chapter, we'll go over common testing problems and the solutions that Go offers." https://antonz.org/go-concurrency/testing/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [09:24] TR Bot Gist of Go: Concurrency testing [09:24] TR News "Day 24 of 30DayMapChallenge: Places and their names (previously)." https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2025/toponymy/ | Source: Michal [09:24] TR Bot r.iresmi.net [09:25] TR News "We already have 9 days covered by 5 authors. Dont miss out and reserve your slot now for the festive fun at the authors.md page." https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/11/24/2025-47-advent-calling/ | Source: Rakulang [09:25] TR Bot 2025.47 Advent Calling Rakudo Weekly News [09:25] TR News "The industry and the academy have used the term object-oriented to mean so many different things." https://lesleylai.info/en/fifty_shades_of_oop/ | [09:25] TR Bot Fifty Shades of OOP | Lesley Lai [09:32] TR News [Old] "If you dont want to do all the work yourself, you need to establish a relationship with other people." https://pivotnine.com/blog/open-source-has-too-many-parasocial-relationships/ | [09:32] TR Bot Source Has Too Many Parasocial Relationships - PivotNine [09:32] TR News "How do you automatically format your Swift code every time you commit it to your Git repository?" https://useyourloaf.com/blog/format-swift-with-a-git-commit-hook/ | Source: Keith Harrison [09:32] TR Bot Format Swift with a Git Commit Hook [09:32] TR News "PDF can do a lot of things. One them is embedding 3D models in the file and displaying them." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/11/3d-models-in-pdf-documents.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [09:32] TR Bot Nibble Stew: 3D models in PDF documents [09:32] TR News "In 1986, Fred Brooks posited that there was no silver bullet in software engineeringno tool or process that would yield an order-of-magnitude improvement in productivity." https://www.sicpers.info/2025/11/essence-and-accident-in-language-model-assisted-coding/ | Source: SICP [09:32] TR Bot Essence and accident in language model-assisted coding | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers [09:34] TR News Some techno-clueless site described Garrett as "software engineer", but he is in fact a social engineer who studied genetics, the persons he sued are a software engineer and a Computer Scientist [09:35] TR News But anyway, who values facts anymore? [09:35] TR News "For years, I used the cloud-hosted version of Commento. However, Commento had been unmaintained for a long time, and the $99 annual fee always feels too expensive." https://lesleylai.info/en/self-host-comentario/ | [09:35] TR Bot Self hosting comments with Comentario | Lesley Lai [09:35] TR News "A year of a new Webring, Static.Quest! Wow, time has flown by." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/static-quest/ | Source: Clayton Errington [09:35] TR Bot Static.Quest review [09:36] TR News "sqlite-utils is two things in one package: a Python library for conveniently creating and manipulating SQLite databases and a CLI tool for working with them in the terminal." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/24/sqlite-utils-40a1/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [09:36] TR Bot sqlite-utils 4.0a1 has several (minor) backwards incompatible changes [09:36] TR News "I bet that whenever you think of a simple database, you think of sqlite. Theres nothing wrong with that but the filesystem itself can be an even simpler substitute." https://twdev.blog/2025/06/fsdb/ | Source: Tomasz Wisniewski [09:36] TR Bot art of file-based "databases" - twdev.blog [09:36] TR News "How we achieved 20% faster mobile response times, improved SEO, and reduced infrastructure load." https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/11/21/unifying-mobile-and-desktop-domains/ | Source: Wikimedia [09:36] TR Bot Unifying our mobile and desktop domains [[WM:TECHBLOG]] [09:36] TR News "However, let's examine the underlying cause of this issue." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32518 | Source: SANS [09:36] TR Bot Conflicts between URL mapping and URL based access control. [09:37] TR News "Even the target of three seconds is lavish; most sites should be able to put up interactive content much sooner for nearly all users." https://infrequently.org/2025/11/performance-inequality-gap-2026/ | Source: Alex Russell [09:37] TR Bot The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted [09:37] TR News [Old] "While LaTeX is rightfully praised for its qualities, its (sometimes obvious) flaws are often ignored or downplayed." https://philipphagenlocher.de/post/is-latex-worth-it/ | [09:37] TR Bot Is LaTeX worth it? [09:37] TR News "Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 arrives with a fully redesigned interface, a new setup wizard, and smoother OS customization across all platforms." https://linuxiac.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-debuts-with-a-complete-ui-redesign/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:37] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Debuts With a Complete UI Redesign [09:38] TR News "Five years ago, we introduced Raspberry Pi Imager in the hope that we could make getting started with Raspberry Pi much simpler than the typical workflow of the time." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-raspberry-pi-imager/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [09:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-raspberry-pi-imager/ ) [09:38] TR News "This is the first release of the 4.6 branch." https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.6.1.html | Source: Wireshark [09:38] TR Bot Wireshark Go Deep | Wireshark Wireshark 4.6.1 Release Notes [09:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Nov 25 [10:50] TR News (NEW): Fedora-Based Ultramarine 43 Is Now Available with Pinebook Pro Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Fedora_Based_Ultramarine_43_Is_Now_Available_with_Pinebook_Pro_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Fedora_Based_Ultramarine_43_Is_Now_Available_with_Pinebook_Pro_.gmi [10:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora-Based Ultramarine 43 Is Now Available with Pinebook Pro Support ● Nov 25 [11:21] *_what_ has quit (connection closed) [11:54] *_what_ (~chatzilla@gvj9cg7v9dm96.irc) has joined #techrights [11:56] *nobody_ (~nobody@xy8f3cfvrmnvi.irc) has joined #techrights [11:56] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 25 [12:43] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [12:54] _what_ random find http://github.com/rustcoreutils/posixutils-rs [12:54] TR Bot - rustcoreutils/posixutils-rs: Core POSIX command line utilities in safe Rust [12:54] _what_ they went so far to Rusten POSIX as well http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Rust_is_Very_Secure.shtml [12:54] TR Bot Techrights Rust is Very Secure [12:55] _what_ not content enough with breaking Ubuntu http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Microsoft_and_Microsoft_GitHub_and_Rust_Microsoft_GitHub_the_Fu.shtml [12:55] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft and Microsoft GitHub (and Rust @ Microsoft GitHub) the Future of Ubuntu, They Want the Same for Debian [12:56] _what_ possible guess is that the "Rust people" is going back in time to rewrite 1970 UNIX in Rust ● Nov 25 [13:22] *_what_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:28] TR News "Canta is an interesting, open-source Android app for disabling unwanted apps and services" https://kevinboone.me/canta.html | Source: Kevin Boone [13:28] TR Bot Kevin Boone: De-bloating and de-Googling an Android device using Canta [13:28] TR News "This new native boot functionality makes it easy and convenient to use Ubuntu, and eliminates the need for flashing images or using additional media or external devices." https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-boot-in-uefi-announcement | Source: Canonical [13:28] TR Bot and Canonical announce partnership [13:29] TR News "Canonical and AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) announced today a partnership that brings a native Ubuntu Cloud Installation entry directly inside AMIs Aptio V UEFI firmware." https://linuxiac.com/canonical-and-ami-partner-to-bring-native-ubuntu-netbooting-to-aptio-v-firmware/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:29] TR Bot Canonical and AMI Partner to Bring Native Ubuntu Netbooting to Aptio V Firmware [13:29] TR News Friday is International Buy Nothing Day [13:30] TR News "The update introduces HiDPI scaling controls directly in the Screens panel, making it easier for users to tune display clarity on high-resolution monitors. HiDPI icons have also been added across the panel, file manager, and several applications, improving sharpness and visual consistency." https://linuxiac.com/november-raspberry-pi-os-update-adds-hidpi-scaling/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:30] TR Bot November Raspberry Pi OS Update Adds HiDPI Scaling [13:31] *_what_ (~chatzilla@vfktmd5sjuqfi.irc) has joined #techrights [13:32] TR News "The initial focus is on installer and storage-stack integration, with broader Btrfs tooling support planned for upcoming updates." https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-10-1-lands-with-full-btrfs-installation-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:32] TR Bot AlmaLinux 10.1 Lands with Full Btrfs Installation Support [13:32] TR News "As we informed you earlier, one of the key additions in this release is full Btrfs support. AlmaLinux 10.1 now allows installations directly onto Btrfs from the beginning, with both kernel and userspace components enabled." [13:32] TR News "AlmaLinux OS, which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, has a new version, AlmaLinux OS 10.1. The new release introduces the ability to install the distribution on a Btrfs storage volume. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12642 | Source: Distro Watch [13:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12642 ) [13:38] TR News "Today, lets have a look at some of these changes and see why they are stalled. Hopefully it will inspire someone to pick up the work and help finishing them up." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2025-11-24-the_gerrit_pending_review_iceberg/ | Source: HaikuOS [13:38] TR Bot The Gerrit code review iceberg | Haiku Project [13:39] TR News "Northern Finnish Lapland goes dark as polar night begins" https://yle.fi/a/74-20196058 [13:39] TR Bot Northern Finnish Lapland goes dark as polar night begins | Yle News | Yle [13:40] TR News "I've been using KDE Plasma for four and a half years. The community is sweet and the software is stellar, and I see a bright future for it. I want it to be the best it can be! So, I'd like to talk about a small incident that I want KDE to lean away from." https://korcenji.neocities.org/Writings/KDE-Take-A-Moment | [13:40] TR Bot Korcenji [13:41] TR News "I was working on a bug in Chocolate Quake netcode." https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_indicators/index.html | Source: Fabian Sanglard [13:41] TR Bot Quake Engine Indicators [13:41] TR News "A long time ago, I wrote an article about triangles in CSS, and explained why the common border-based approach was far from ideal and should generally be avoided... Until now." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68086/drawing-triangles-with-css-using-borders-an-exception | Source: Alvaro Montoro [13:41] TR Bot Drawing Triangles with CSS Using Borders... an Exception [13:41] TR News "This article will not be a general ZFS explanation attempt we will focus on ZFS Boot Environments only." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/zfs-boot-environments-explained/ | Source: Vermaden [13:41] TR Bot ZFS Boot Environments Explained | [13:42] TR News "When you double-click on a Lisa Office component, it doesn't open a program, because LisaOS tried to blur away the distinction between programs and documents." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/24/lisagui_lisaos_apple/ | Source: The Register UK [13:42] TR Bot LisaGUI recreates Apples Lisa interface in your browser The Register [13:44] *_what_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:49] TR News "A hosting control panel solves this by giving you a visual interface for all these tasks. Instead of memorizing commands and editing configuration files manually" https://www.tecmint.com/install-aapanel-hosting-control-panel-in-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint [13:49] TR Bot aaPanel: Set Up a Free Hosting Control Panel on Ubuntu 24.04 [13:49] TR News How To Install Django on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-django-fedora-43/ [13:50] TR Bot How To Install Django on Fedora 43 - idroot [13:50] TR News How To Install Invoice Ninja on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-invoice-ninja-fedora-43/ [13:50] TR Bot How To Install Invoice Ninja on Fedora 43 - idroot [13:50] TR News How To Install InvoicePlane on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-invoiceplane-debian-13/ [13:50] TR Bot How To Install InvoicePlane on Debian 13 - idroot [13:51] TR News How To Install Shadowsocks on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-shadowsocks-debian-13/ [13:51] TR Bot How To Install Shadowsocks on Debian 13 - idroot [13:51] TR News How To Install OpenVPN Server on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openvpn-server-almalinux-10/ [13:51] TR Bot How To Install OpenVPN Server on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [13:52] TR News "This transformation is supported by academic research estimating that, without open source, companies would pay roughly 3.5 times more to build the software running their businesses" https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-8-8-trillion-advantage-how-open-source-software-reduces-it-costs | Source: Ubuntu [13:52] TR Bot $8.8 trillion advantage: how open source software reduces IT costs | Ubuntu ● Nov 25 [14:10] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[14:26] TR News "A new paradigm is emerging: Customer and AI-driven network investments." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-era-customer-and-ai-driven-network-investment | Source: Red Hat Official [14:26] TR Bot Customer and AI-driven network investments: Red Hat's role in TM Forum catalyst project [14:27] TR News "Who this is for: Platform, engineering, and risk leaders who need speed and safety, particularly in regulated environments." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/maintenance-enablement-making-your-platform-force-multiplier | Source: Red Hat Official [14:27] TR Bot From maintenance to enablement: Making your platform a force-multiplier [14:27] TR News IBM Red Hat is a festival of buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/your-organization-ai-ready-3-tests-enterprise-adaptability | Source: Red Hat Official [14:27] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/your-organization-ai-ready-3-tests-enterprise-adaptability ) [14:28] TR News "Intel NetSec Accelerator" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/unifying-multivendor-dpus-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official [14:28] TR Bot Unifying multivendor DPUs in Red Hat OpenShift [14:32] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6x334gk5tvc5c.irc) has joined #techrights [14:42] _what_ customer and SLOP-driven fake network investments [14:43] _what_ IBM seemingly keep on churning fake or synthethic puff pieces [14:46] TR News Ruby And Its Neighbors: Lisp https://noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11/ruby-and-its-neighbors-lisp/ [14:46] TR Bot Ruby And Its Neighbors: Lisp Noel Rappin Writes Here [14:52] TR News IBM layoffs? "They are ranking #3 on the thelayoffradar.com with a predictive poll and postmortem poll running, something definitely cooking." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [14:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x ) [14:52] TR News "Contractors being shown the door 12/31 in favor of English as a second language Indian replacements (place holders)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [14:54] TR News "BM has lost it's morale compass going from 1 of the world's greatest firms who cared DEEPLY about it's people under the 57 years of CEO leadership by TJ Watson Sr and Jr to now truly an out of control 6 alarm dumpster fire." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [14:54] TR News IBM is done. Cooked. [14:55] TR News Scan-N-Plan Workshop Documentation Refresh https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/11/24/scan-n-plan-workshop-documentation-refresh [14:55] TR Bot Scan-N-Plan Workshop Documentation Refresh ROS-Industrial [14:56] TR News Building a oversaturation detector with iterative error analysis https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/building-oversaturation-detector-iterative-error-analysis [14:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/building-oversaturation-detector-iterative-error-analysis ) [14:57] TR News Juan A. Suarez: Major Upgrades to the Raspberry Pi GPU Driver Stack (XDC 2025 Recap) https://blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/2025/11/24/raspberry-xdc-2025/ [14:57] TR Bot Major Upgrades to the Raspberry Pi GPU Driver Stack (XDC 2025 Recap) ● Nov 25 [15:00] TR News Dec 11 | Signalgate The Rise of Alternative Communication Platforms https://citizenlab.ca/2025/11/dec-11-signalgate-the-rise-of-alternative-communication-platforms/ [15:00] TR Bot Dec 11 | Signalgate The Rise of Alternative Communication Platforms - The Citizen Lab [15:01] TR News Ideahub (former ETRI) HEVC patent monopoly revocation confirmed by EPO appeal https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/21/ideahub-former-etri-hevc-patent-revocation-confirmed-by-epo-appeal [15:01] TR Bot Ideahub (former ETRI) HEVC patent revocation confirmed by EPO appeal Unified Patents [15:03] TR News Essence and accident in language model-assisted coding https://www.sicpers.info/2025/11/essence-and-accident-in-language-model-assisted-coding/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Vibe_Coding_Doesn_t_Work.shtml "In 1986, Fred Brooks posited that there was no silver bullet in software engineeringno tool or process that would yield an order-of-magnitude improvement in productivity." [15:03] TR Bot Essence and accident in language model-assisted coding | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers [15:03] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding' Doesn't Work [15:04] TR News New research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat https://cyberscoop.com/anthropic-claude-breaks-bad-jailbreak-reward-hacking-study/ [15:04] TR Bot research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat | CyberScoop [15:09] TR News SVV Technology display patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/11/21/svv-technology-display-patent-challenge-instituted [15:09] TR Bot SVV Technology display patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:09] TR News Three stable kernel updates, two french hens, ... https://lwn.net/Articles/1047683/ [15:09] TR Bot stable kernel updates, two french hens, ... [LWN.net] [15:10] TR News Autobase 2.5.0 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/autobase-250-released-3176/ [15:10] TR Bot PostgreSQL: Autobase 2.5.0 released [15:12] TR News True random number generator in pure ZSH http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/42757/true-random-number-generator-in-pure-zsh [15:12] TR Bot True random number generator in pure ZSH [15:13] TR News "Mastodon isnt monolithic but is federated. That means that while users see a unified interface thats not unlike X, its really a collection of independently run servers called instances, which is where all user accounts are located." https://fossforce.com/2025/11/rochko-steps-down-as-ceo-leaving-mastodon-healthy/ [15:13] TR Bot Rochko Steps Down as CEO, Leaving Mastodon Healthy - FOSS Force [15:16] TR News How do we keep apps maintained on Flathub? (or building a more respectful App Store) https://tim.siosm.fr/blog/2025/11/24/building-better-app-store-flathub/ [15:16] TR Bot How do we keep apps maintained on Flathub? (or building a more respectful App Store) - Siosms blog [15:16] TR News Christian Hergert: Status Week 47 https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/11/24/status-week-47/ [15:16] TR Bot Status Week 47 Happenings in GNOME [15:17] TR News Firefox Nightly: Getting Better Every Day These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 192 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2025/11/24/getting-better-every-day-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-192/ [15:17] TR Bot Getting Better Every Day These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 192 Firefox Nightly News [15:17] TR News How I used Red Bait Lightspeed image builder to create CIS (and more) compliant images https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/how-i-used-red-hat-lightspeed-image-builder-create-cis-images [15:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/how-i-used-red-hat-lightspeed-image-builder-create-cis-images ) [15:21] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: match here tonight https://www.mancity.com/fixtures [15:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mancity.com/fixtures ) [15:21] schestowitz[TR2] some german fans around town today [15:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:36] TR News Techrights Twitter is a Catastrophe (Data Loss, Outdated Caching, Restoration From Backup, Bugs, or Whatever Else) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Twitter_is_a_Catastrophe_Data_Loss_Outdated_Caching_Restoration.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Twitter_is_a_Catastrophe_Data_Loss_Outdated_Caching_Restoration.gmi [15:36] TR Bot Techrights Twitter is a Catastrophe (Data Loss, Outdated Caching, Restoration From Backup, Bugs, or Whatever Else) [15:42] TR News In Michigans Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for The Right to Night https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/science/astronomy-michigan-dark-sky.html [15:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/science/astronomy-michigan-dark-sky.html ) [15:43] TR News Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimers in Novo Nordisk Trials https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/health/ozempic-wegovy-alzheimers-novo-nordisk.html [15:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/health/ozempic-wegovy-alzheimers-novo-nordisk.html ) [15:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:51] *nobody_ is now known as nobody [15:51] TR News Techrights Latest From 'analognowhere' Comic Strip Focuses on GAFAM Politics https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Latest_From_analognowhere_Comic_Strip_Focuses_on_GAFAM_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Latest_From_analognowhere_Comic_Strip_Focuses_on_GAFAM_Politics.gmi [15:51] TR Bot Techrights Latest From 'analognowhere' Comic Strip Focuses on GAFAM Politics [15:56] _what_ BINARY FATA MORGANA kissing the ring of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. eh? [15:57] _what_ TR: Cheeto/Dihidroxyacetone Man [15:57] _what_ Stallman: http://stallman.org/glossary.html [15:57] TR Bot Glossary [15:57] _what_ "The Troll" [15:58] TR News Techrights With Chat Control 2, Are GNU/Linux and BSDs Going to Get 'Banned'? https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/With_Chat_Control_2_Are_GNU_Linux_and_BSDs_Going_to_Get_Banned.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/With_Chat_Control_2_Are_GNU_Linux_and_BSDs_Going_to_Get_Banned.gmi [15:58] TR Bot Techrights With Chat Control 2, Are GNU/Linux and BSDs Going to Get 'Banned'? [15:58] TR News Malaysia to Ban Children Under 16 From Social Media, Echoing Australia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/world/asia/malaysia-social-media-ban.html [15:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/world/asia/malaysia-social-media-ban.html ) [15:59] _what_ "Chat Control" going global ● Nov 25 [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] with different names [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] like ACTA [16:07] TR News (NEW): More Original Articles in Tux Machines Next Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/More_Original_Articles_in_Tux_Machines_Next_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/More_Original_Articles_in_Tux_Machines_Next_Year.gmi [16:07] TR Bot Tux Machines More Original Articles in Tux Machines Next Year [16:12] TR News China pitches closer ties to Germany in strategic industries to ease rare earth strains https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-pitches-closer-ties-to-germany-in-strategic-industries-to-ease-rare-earth-strains [16:12] TR Bot China pitches closer ties to Germany in strategic industries to ease rare earth strains | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-launch-shenzhou-22-spacecraft-on-november-25 [16:13] TR Bot China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25 | The Straits Times [16:15] MinceR 25 165600 < _what_> BINARY FATA MORGANA kissing the ring of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. eh? [16:15] MinceR they're all ruscists and they're relieved they don't have to pretend anymore [16:16] schestowitz[TR2] switcha.ru [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: when do you move back to russia? [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] or when does russian move back to YOU? [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] *russia [16:18] MinceR i'm already in one of their colonies [16:18] TR News Chinas five-year plan confronts economic reform amid geopolitical competition https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-five-year-plan-confronts-economic-reform-amid-geopolitical-competition/ [16:18] MinceR been there for 15 years [16:18] TR Bot Chinas five-year plan confronts economic reform amid geopolitical competition | The Strategist [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] russia is a lon corridor between Poohland and Poland [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] *lomng [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] *long\ [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: when is "the orban" due for a battery replacement or string pull? [16:20] TR News Upgrading from Zorin OS 17 to 18 (In Early Access) https://itsfoss.com/zorin-os-18-upgrade/ [16:20] TR Bot Upgrading from Zorin OS 17 to 18 (In Early Access) [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] he and vlad must liberate you from the "oppression" of the European Union [16:23] TR News Joined the Generation Lissa! webring https://box.matto.nl/joined-the-generation-lissa!-webring.html [16:23] TR Bot the Generation Lissa! webring - box.matto.nl [16:24] TR News Mexicos inflation rate crept up to 3.61% during the first half ofNovember https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/inflation-crept-up-november/ [16:24] TR Bot Mexico's inflation rate crept up to 3.61% in November [16:24] MinceR crApple and goolag both remove "apps" from their "app stores" in putler's service; goolag, crApple and MICROS~1 have all "donated" to adolf diddler [16:25] TR News Lazy Reading for 2025/11/23 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/11/23/lazy-reading-for-2025-11-23/ [16:25] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2025/11/23 DragonFly BSD Digest [16:26] MinceR crApple and goolag also both remove "apps" from their "app stores" in service of the communist party of china [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] worse: [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-bends-173140460.html [16:27] TR Bot Apple CEO Tim Cook bends the knee to Donald Trump with a golden Oval Office gift & $100 billion pledge [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] Tim Apple [sic] donated [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] personallyu [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] Scoop: Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $1 million to Trump inauguration https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration [16:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration ) [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.them.us/story/tim-cook-apple-ceo-trump-inauguration-donation [16:27] TR Bot Apple CEO Tim Cook, Who Previously Backed Dems and LGBTQ+ Rights, Gives Trump's Inauguration $1M | Them [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] trump loves gays, donchu know? [16:28] schestowitz[TR2] look at his supporters [16:28] schestowitz[TR2] big fans of gays [16:28] ZedHedTed trump himself did something gay too [16:28] ZedHedTed epstein wrote it himself: trump blew bubba! [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] who is bluebaba? ;-) [16:29] ZedHedTed bill clinton [16:30] MinceR goolag also pushes ruscist propaganda on youtube, even in violation of EU law, and removes content critical of muscovy and communist china from youtube [16:30] TR News Build Yourself A Medium-Format Camer https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/build-yourself-a-medium-format-camera/ | Source: Hackaday [16:30] TR Bot Yourself A Medium-Format Camera | Hackaday [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] i saw disputes over that [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] saying it was def. not bill clinton [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] but i don't watch this stuff closely [16:31] MinceR all of these corporations pretty much openly support child abduction, genocide and war crimes at this point [16:31] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: goolag was born out of a man born in muscovy [16:31] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin "BornAugust 21, 1973 (age 52) [16:31] schestowitz[TR2] Moscow, Soviet Union" [16:31] TR Bot Sergey Brin - Wikipedia [16:33] MinceR sure, but not everyone born there is a fascist [16:33] MinceR just most of them [16:37] TR News "The One With The Elegant Macro Pad" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-elegant-macro-pad/ | Source: Hackaday [16:37] TR Bot With Kristina: The One With The Elegant Macro Pad | Hackaday [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] well gootube profits from .ru slant [16:38] TR News "The cool part about science is that you can ask questions like what happens if you stick some moss spores on the outside of the International Space Station, and then get funding for answering said question" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/testing-the-survivability-of-moss-in-space/ | Source: Hackaday [16:38] TR Bot The Survivability Of Moss In Space | Hackaday [16:38] TR News Stressed? Your Body Thinks You're Fighting Lions Every Day, Say Anthropologists https://www.sciencealert.com/stressed-your-body-thinks-youre-fighting-lions-every-day-say-anthropologists [16:38] TR Bot Your Body Thinks You're Fighting Lions Every Day, Say Anthropologists : ScienceAlert [16:39] TR News Nasal Drops Could Help Fight a Common And Deadly Brain Cancer https://www.sciencealert.com/nasal-drops-could-help-fight-a-common-and-deadly-brain-cancer [16:39] TR Bot Drops Could Help Fight a Common And Deadly Brain Cancer : ScienceAlert [16:39] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: rutube is contest for them [16:40] schestowitz[TR2] and also, they try not to get baned there [16:40] schestowitz[TR2] like with search in china [16:40] schestowitz[TR2] as that would help their competition globally [16:40] schestowitz[TR2] so they walk a tightrope with vlad [16:43] MinceR they also take tax money (robbed from me) from the hungarian pedophile party, to force people living here to watch ads from that party, labeled "definitely not a political ad" while dodging EU regulations regarding the transparency of political ads [16:43] MinceR but i'm sure that, too, is only because it's the only way for the "do no evil" corporation to stay afloat [16:44] schestowitz[TR2] they also take tax money (robbed from me) [16:44] schestowitz[TR2] reminds me of a certain ballmer video clip [16:44] _what_ "DEVELOPERS" [16:44] MinceR involving an egg? [16:44] schestowitz[TR2] no [16:44] schestowitz[TR2] involving ballmers throw on an egghead [16:44] MinceR involving lots of sweat, jumping and screaming? [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] *thrown [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, gootube is *** [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] and goolag is also *** [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] and I try to avoid both [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes i use invidious [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] what's left of their instances anyway [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] my life is better stayingh away from that ad space and DRM and other nasties anyway [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] hard to just watch a video in youtube [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] they autoplay and "recommend" things [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] to waste people's time [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] addition UI [16:46] schestowitz[TR2] *addiction-optimised [16:47] _what_ especially since GulagTube has become mostly SPAM http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=gulagtube [16:47] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=gulagtube ) [16:47] MinceR yeah, but good luck getting "content creators" to upload their videos some less pure evil site [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] yes, good luick indeed [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] it's not easy [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] some upload the same to soc-med crap like x and fb [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] and it presents even more dilemmas [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] for technical and political reasons [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] they just think "AUDIENCE" [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] one day... BOOM [16:49] schestowitz[TR2] banned [16:50] _what_ TL;DR pisscum http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=%22social%20control%22%20media [16:50] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=%22social%20control%22%20media ) [16:50] _what_ read: Proprietary Social Control Media [16:50] TR News Illegal moneylending ring in South Korea that exploited over 9,000 migrant workers busted https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/illegal-moneylending-ring-in-south-korea-that-exploited-over-9000-migrant-workers-busted [16:50] TR Bot Illegal moneylending ring in South Korea that exploited over 9,000 migrant workers busted | The Straits Times [16:50] TR News One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/one-of-the-greatest-polar-bear-hunters-confronts-a-vanishing-world [16:50] TR Bot One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World | The New Yorker [16:51] TR News Inside Housing closes print but expands digital output https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b2b/inside-housing-closes-print-but-expands-digital-output/ [16:51] TR Bot Inside Housing closes print but expands digital output - Press Gazette [16:51] schestowitz[TR2] _what_: not just proprietary [16:51] schestowitz[TR2] RMS agrees [16:51] schestowitz[TR2] the issue is what they do [16:51] MinceR 25 171944 < schestowitz[TR2]> MinceR: when is "the orban" due for a battery replacement or string pull? [16:51] schestowitz[TR2] not just source code or freeeedom [16:51] MinceR no idea [16:51] schestowitz[TR2] a facebook done with source code is still **** because "it's like FB" [16:51] MinceR maybe he'll be replaced by another figurehead next year, who knows [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] and people GET it https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Federation_Almost_90_of_Its_Users_Have_Quit_Participating.shtml [16:52] TR Bot Techrights The Federation? Almost 90% of Its Users Have Quit Participating. [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: Banor [16:52] MinceR someone who's "very much the opposition", only thought everything the pedophile party did was just peachy for 13 years [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] the strong is in the gut [16:52] MinceR no, peter magyar [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] not the back [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] *string [16:52] MinceR hungarians are fucking stupid, so their ideas of what counts as opposition are also fucking stupid [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] the better educated ones left [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] why? [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] because,.,, [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] they ARE [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] better educated [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] i know many who left [16:53] MinceR i wonder where they are now [16:54] MinceR most EU member states are about to show that their voters are just as stupid [16:55] schestowitz[TR2] some got scatterd away to the UK [16:55] schestowitz[TR2] some are in the US [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] some in Germany, some in Israel, some in other "balkan" countries [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] but hungary is pig wrestling to them [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] so they move [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] in the sunday market i see hungarians [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] but they are flea market people, not scholars by any stretch of imigination [16:56] schestowitz[TR2] they probably support orban, too [16:57] TR News "How a Black Friday Boycott in the US Is Aimed at Trump, ICE and Amazon" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-black-friday-boycott-us-aimed-trump-ice-amazon-1757863 [16:57] TR Bot How a Black Friday Boycott in the US Is Aimed at Trump, ICE and Amazon | IBTimes UK [16:57] TR News "On Orders, Examples, and the Fascism Happening on Live Television" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-orders-examples-and-the-fascism iophk: probably one of the bigger, if not the biggest, news item of the year while only adjacent to tech, it will have wide reaching fallout [16:58] TR Bot On Orders, Examples, and the Fascism Happening on Live Television [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: tv here got really awful [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] i saw some for a few minutes [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] they play the same stuff [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] without any taste [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] cheeto et al [16:58] MinceR TV is pretty much pure ruscist propaganda here [16:58] schestowitz[TR2] even without the volume on you know it's worth just turning off [16:59] schestowitz[TR2] i'd rather read a good book [16:59] schestowitz[TR2] or watch the wall [16:59] TR News Express business coverage found to have breached Editors Code 12 times this year https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/express-business-coverage-found-to-have-breached-editors-code-12-times-this-year/ [16:59] TR Bot Express business coverage found to have breached Editors' Code 12 times this year - Press Gazette [16:59] TR News Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/telegraph-deal-gives-rothermere-uk-print-dominance-but-regulators-should-wave-it-through/ ● Nov 25 [17:00] TR Bot Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through - Press Gazette [17:01] _what_ "boycott ICE" [17:01] _what_ I remember that entity http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/index.shtml [17:01] TR News Did Lisa Su stop sending suitcases full of EPYCs? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phoronix-Cyber-Week-2025 [17:01] TR Bot Microsoft: Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) [17:01] TR Bot Premium Cyber Week "Black Friday" Deal To Help Enable Linux Hardware Reviews - Phoronix [17:01] _what_ GAFAM: Nationalism as a Service [17:02] TR News arcOS 22.2.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/arcos [17:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/arcos ) [17:02] TR News Tsurugi 25.11 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/tsurugi [17:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tsurugi ) [17:03] TR News AlmaLinux 10.1 Released - Complete With Btrfs Support https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-10.1-Released https://distrowatch.com/alma [17:03] TR Bot 10.1 Released - Complete With Btrfs Support - Phoronix [17:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alma ) [17:03] TR News AlmaLinux 10.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/alma [17:03] TR News Pardus 25.0 is also out https://distrowatch.com/pardus [17:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pardus ) [17:05] TR News Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic. Ponzi schemes and GAFAMers pushing Rust into Linux. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alex-Gaynor-Rust-Maintainer [17:05] TR Bot For Linux Kernel Co-Maintainer Formally Steps Down - Phoronix [17:06] TR News Oh, no!!! What if there's no more Rust in Linux???!!!!! Oh, no, what if there's no more teabags inside my coffee? [17:06] _what_ good riddance [17:06] TR News RasPiOS 2025-11-24 is out https://distrowatch.com/raspios [17:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/raspios ) [17:06] TR News Bluestar 6.17.8 is out also https://distrowatch.com/bluestar [17:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar ) [17:06] _what_ thanks, Sami Tikkanen [17:07] _what_ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Sami_Tikkanen_Explains_on_Rust_Language_and_Its_Goals.shtml [17:07] TR Bot Techrights Sami Tikkanen Explains Rust Language and Its Goals [17:07] TR News Backup and Restore Your Flatpak Apps & Settings Between Distro Switch and Reinstalls https://itsfoss.com/back-up-restore-flatpak-apps/ [17:07] TR Bot Backup and Restore Your Flatpak Apps & Settings [17:08] TR News LinuxCNC 2.97 is out https://distrowatch.com/linuxcnc [17:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/linuxcnc ) [17:08] TR News Ultramarine 43 is also out https://distrowatch.com/ultramarine [17:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ultramarine ) [17:09] TR News Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Released with Revamped UI and Device Detection https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-released-with-revamped-ui-and-device-detection [17:09] TR Bot Pi Imager 2.0 Released with Revamped UI and Device Detection - 9to5Linux [17:09] TR News New Raspberry Pi OS Release Supports Setting HiDPI Scaling, Updates Labwc https://9to5linux.com/new-raspberry-pi-os-release-adds-support-for-setting-hidpi-scaling-updates-labwc [17:09] TR Bot Raspberry Pi OS Release Supports Setting HiDPI Scaling, Updates Labwc - 9to5Linux [17:09] TR News AlmaLinux OS 10.1 Officially Released with Support for the Btrfs File System https://9to5linux.com/almalinux-os-10-1-officially-released-with-support-for-the-btrfs-file-system [17:09] TR Bot OS 10.1 Officially Released with Support for the Btrfs File System - 9to5Linux [17:09] TR News parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20251122 ('Mamdani') released [stable] https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10832 [17:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10832 ) [17:10] schestowitz[TR2] _what_: Sami Tikkanen is here, as Sompi [17:11] TR News Ubuntu Blog: AMI and Canonical announce partnership https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-boot-in-uefi-announcement [17:11] TR Bot and Canonical announce partnership [17:11] MinceR > the whole language is designed in such way that it is impossible to have memory-related bugs in programs that are written in Rust [17:11] MinceR it is possible, though [17:12] MinceR e.g. in unsafe blocks [17:12] _what_ ubuntu: boot in tivoized tyrant http://techrights.org/n/2024/03/19/By_Sami_Tikkanen.shtml [17:12] TR Bot Techrights Comparing U.E.F.I. to B.I.O.S. (Bloat and Insecurity to K.I.S.S.) [17:12] MinceR and also it's possible to have memory-related bugs in any Turing-complete language, as you can simply implement a CPU emulator and run unsafe machine code on it [17:12] MinceR even in java [17:12] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: if i understand correctly, rust is for 64-bit [17:12] schestowitz[TR2] and may not support some archs that can be audited more easily [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] also, the compiler will do things wrong [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] as any program would [17:13] MinceR they're only interested in shiny things [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] but rust is younger [17:13] MinceR which is why the language has no specification and churns constantly [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] and thus is likely to have more translation mismatches [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] we just cannot see them all yet [17:13] MinceR and no multiple independent implementations either [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] c is "old" [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] like RMS [17:14] _what_ and proven http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/What_Would_Dennis_Ritchie_Say_About_the_Memory_Safe_Hype_or_Car.shtml [17:14] TR Bot Techrights What Would Dennis Ritchie Say About the "Memory-Safe" Hype (or Cargo Cult)? [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] let's listen to toddlers [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] or 10 year olds [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] or a decade-old lang [17:14] MinceR RNA and DNA are old too, they should get rid of it [17:14] MinceR s/it/them/ [17:15] schestowitz[TR2] get rid of biology [17:15] schestowitz[TR2] and be done with it (!!) [17:16] _what_ and yet, the C father was left rot while the Bad Apple!! feat nomico father was praised as the Goodfather (sic) of computing [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] same week iirc [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] or a week apart [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] andy wrote about it [17:16] _what_ full week: 12 - 5 = 7; [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] i have a stupid question [17:17] MinceR who's that nomico father? [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] (but honst) [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] what did Jobs code? [17:17] MinceR nothing, afaik [17:17] MinceR oh, it was that guy [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] right, that's what i thought [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] he was "more like"... [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] "design it like this!!" [17:17] _what_ MinceR it's a touhou thing slapped on Steve Jobs actually [17:17] MinceR he originally had wozo did all the "engineering" [17:18] schestowitz[TR2] pointing at engineers and designers [17:18] MinceR i'm not very familiar with touhou [17:18] MinceR s/did/do/ [17:18] MinceR and wozo wasn't the brightest bulb in the bucket either [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] but apple sold many i things [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] after "wozo" left [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] hence, [17:19] MinceR worshipping the founder of a cult that peddles fashion accessories as the godfather of computing is extra ludicrous [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] he was "the best" [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] "more money" -> the smartest [17:19] _what_ bribes [17:20] _what_ "all you had to do was to follow the damn money train CJ" [17:21] schestowitz[TR2] unix man died from illness [17:22] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] (ri(t)chie) [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] jobs died from cancer [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] one could probably save his life [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] but didn't [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] he was "too smart" [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] for "Traditional" medicine [17:24] TR News TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use and Analogous Use http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab-grants-petition-to-cancel-raft.html [17:24] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use and Analogous Use [17:24] _what_ the Bad Apple!! father refused kemoteraphy AFAIK [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CANiq72nSaYSGBqX0btuHg5OUvGA3NsKAFnEqTnGTp3LYs_Ryww@mail.gmail.com/T/#m47738174bf22179953070d2ea772b7878b48d82c [17:25] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > I've long since stopped having the time to contribute code or reviews, this [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > acknowledges that. [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > Geoffrey Thomas and I created the "linux-kernel-module-rust" project at PyCon [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > in 2018, as an experiment to see if we could make it possible to write kernel [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > modules in Rust. The Rust for Linux effort has far exceeded anything we could [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > have expected at the time. [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > I want to thank all the Rust for Linux contributors, past and present, who have [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > helped make this a reality -- and in particularly Miguel, who really [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > transformed this project from an interesting demo to something that could [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] > really land in mainline. [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] >" [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] RIP, Rust-for-Linux? [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] Soon [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] but not yet [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] GAFAM Miguel is still there [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] Miguel Ojeda was always the main lobbyist for this [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] and Torvalds tolerated this [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] GAFAM paid a lot of money to Miguel Ojeda [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] and got its way [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] now it can pollute the kernel with code over 90% of linux devs CANNOT READ and UNDERSTAND [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] which is... well, a disaster waiting to happen [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] if you are unhappy about it, [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] open a Microsoft account [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] and make a "PR" [17:27] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/06/05/funny-design-fails-6-5-2025/ [17:27] TR Bot 28 Funny Design Fails That Should Come With A Public Apology [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] and be polite [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] because there is a CoC elaphant in the room [17:28] schestowitz[TR2] *ele [17:28] TR News 100% fake BS... with the year 2030 (!!) in there https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/ibm-and-cisco-plan-to-lay-the-foundation-for-distributed-quantum-computing [17:28] TR Bot IBM and Cisco agree to lay the foundations for a quantum internet companies announce plans to build a distributed quantum computing network, linking fault-tolerant systems over long distances | Tom's Hardware [17:30] TR News How to make even FEWER people bear kids! Or invest in existing kids! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/world/europe/france-voluntary-military-service.html [17:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/world/europe/france-voluntary-military-service.html ) [17:30] TR News "Drone fodder" is the 21st century "cannon fodder" [17:31] MinceR well, we also have cannons [17:31] MinceR and bombs [17:31] MinceR and loitering munitions... [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] on drones [17:31] TR News Balloons from Belarus tracked and retrieved in eastern Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/24.11.2025-balloons-from-belarus-tracked-and-retrieved-in-eastern-latvia.a623578/ [17:31] TR Bot Balloons from Belarus tracked and retrieved in eastern Latvia / Article [17:32] MinceR lol @ Indian Bowel Movement and Fiasco Systems developing anything at all, but especially a Buzzword Internet [17:32] _what_ speaking of the CoC http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/03/linux-kernel-code-of-conduct-committee/ [17:32] TR Bot The Linux Foundation's Linux Kernel Code of Conduct (CoC) Committee is Now Officially Corporate [17:32] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: open page [17:32] MinceR the corporation that has no products teaming up with the corporation whose idea of security is "just sue whoever talks about it" [17:32] schestowitz[TR2] they developed nothing [17:32] MinceR duh [17:32] schestowitz[TR2] they collaborated on a press release [17:32] schestowitz[TR2] that's what they developed [17:32] schestowitz[TR2] and put down "203000" [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] like we'll remember what they once promised us [17:33] _what_ MinceR exactly http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/When_Fake_Security_Back_Doors_Disguised_as_Security_is_Mandated.shtml [17:33] TR Bot Techrights When Fake Security (Back Doors Disguised as 'Security') is Mandated Real Security (and Confidentiality) Becomes a Crime [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: yes, that doesn't work well [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] eventually nothing gets fixed [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] and then come PoC [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] and then active explolits [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] and people get angry [17:34] schestowitz[TR2] and then we have our data leaked [17:34] schestowitz[TR2] and my wife gets sued by mr. secure boot [17:34] schestowitz[TR2] because... well, BECAUSE [17:35] _what_ "security by obscurity" is always an illusion http://packetlabs.net/posts/the-security-through-obscurity-debate/ [17:35] TR Bot The Security Through Obscurity Debate [17:35] TR News Suno Doubles Down on Dismissal Push In Artist-Led Copyright Suit, Looks to Focus on the Core Fair Use Training Question https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/24/suno-lawsuit-tony-justice-dismissal-push/ [17:35] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/24/suno-lawsuit-tony-justice-dismissal-push/ ) [17:35] TR News Time to Merge the Copyright Office with the USPTO https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/merge-copyright-office.html [17:35] TR Bot Time to Merge the Copyright Office with the USPTO | Patently-O [17:36] TR News Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1047682/ [17:36] TR Bot updates for Monday [LWN.net] [17:36] _what_ that Marvel Pastamania of UEFI http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/26/What_Hulk_Hogan_of_UEFI_Could_Learn_From_Jimmy_Kimmel_About_the.shtml [17:36] TR Bot Techrights What 'Hulk Hogan of UEFI' Could Learn From Jimmy Kimmel About the 'Streisand Effect' [17:37] _what_ then FUDDs http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/16/Another_Black_Eye_for_Secure_Boot_Microsoft_Media_Tries_to_Blam.shtml [17:37] TR Bot Techrights Another Black Eye for 'Secure Boot', Microsoft Media Tries to Blame "Linux" [17:37] TR News AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-11-24-almalinux_101_release/ Source: AlmaLinux Official | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//almalinux.org/blog/2025-11-24-almalinux_101_release/ [17:37] TR Bot AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System [17:37] TR News (NEW): AlmaLinux 10.1 Adds Native Btrfs Filesystem Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/AlmaLinux_10_1_Adds_Native_Btrfs_Filesystem_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/AlmaLinux_10_1_Adds_Native_Btrfs_Filesystem_Support.gmi [17:37] TR Bot Tux Machines AlmaLinux 10.1 Adds Native Btrfs Filesystem Support [17:38] TR News AlmaLinux 10.1 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1047763/ [17:38] TR Bot 10.1 released [LWN.net] [17:38] _what_ then Pooh-Tin wanted to get rid of UEFI altogether http://tomshardware.com/software/china-releases-ubios-standard-to-replace-uefi-huawei-backed-bios-firmware-replacement-charges-chinas-domestic-computing-goals [17:38] TR Bot China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals | Tom's Hardware [17:38] _what_ UEFI is a bloat and insecuirty: it's also defying UNIX philosophy [17:38] _what_ what does BIOS do? [17:39] _what_ do one thing and do it well: BOOT THE DAMM THING [17:39] MinceR every UEFI implementation i've entered the Setup of called itself BIOS so far [17:39] MinceR despite the claims of the UEFI cultists [17:40] TR News Linux First, backdoored Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on GNU/Linux Before backdoored Windows https://itsfoss.com/news/dell-pro-max-16-plus/ [17:40] TR Bot Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows [17:40] _what_ no "secure boot" tivoized tyrant: it's a scope creep [17:40] TR News Ultrasonic Cutting On The Cheap https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/ultrasonic-cutting-on-the-cheap/ | Source: Hackaday [17:40] TR Bot Cutting On The Cheap | Hackaday [17:40] TR News "Weve all owned something where one tiny detail drives us nuts: a blinding power LED, buttons in the wrong order, or a beep that could wake the dead." https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/retrofits-done-right-physical-controls-for-heated-seats/ | Source: Hackaday [17:40] TR Bot Done Right: Physical Controls For Heated Seats | Hackaday [17:40] _what_ a jihad (vendetta) of Flandre/Illyagates to lock down CPU to only boot Microshaft Winblows [17:41] TR News Unexpected 'Zig-Zag' Structures Discovered in Earth's Magnetic Field https://www.sciencealert.com/unexpected-zig-zag-structures-discovered-in-earths-magnetic-field [17:41] TR Bot 'Zigzag' Structures Discovered in Earth's Magnetic Field : ScienceAlert [17:41] TR News Water On Mars? Maybe Not https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/water-on-mars-maybe-not/ | Source: Hackaday [17:41] TR Bot On Mars? Maybe Not | Hackaday [17:41] _what_ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Boot_locking_Laptops_and_Desktops_After_Falsely_Marketing_That_.shtml [17:41] TR Bot Techrights Boot-locking Laptops and Desktops After Falsely Marketing That As 'Security' and Not Obligatory [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] every UEFI implementation i've entered the Setup of called itself BIOS so far [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] devouring brand [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] it is a tactic [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] hijack the vocab [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] pretend the old never existed [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] so you cannot communicate [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] "i want the old" [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] "oh, bios, we have that" [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] [shows you UEFI machine] [17:43] schestowitz[TR2] youp want open formats? [17:43] schestowitz[TR2] we have openXML [17:43] schestowitz[TR2] here, have .docx file [17:43] _what_ newspeak: this is to detetoriate the original meaning [17:43] TR News Cheap Daily Supplement Appears to Boost Brain Function in Older Adults https://www.sciencealert.com/cheap-daily-supplement-appears-to-boost-brain-function-in-older-adults [17:43] TR Bot Daily Supplement Appears to Boost Brain Function in Older Adults : ScienceAlert [17:43] _what_ the proprietary shills also do that [17:44] _what_ BIOS newspeak UEFI [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] back doors are "security" [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] and to reject back doors is to be "against security featureS" [17:45] TR News Notes from "The Story of the Typewriter" https://evanhahn.com/story-of-the-typewriter-book-notes/ [17:45] TR Bot Notes from "The Story of the Typewriter" [17:46] _what_ speaking of newspeak http://techrights.org/o/2022/03/05/alphabetgulag-is-closing-down-tightening-the-screws-in-the-name-of-security/ [17:46] TR Bot Alphabet/Gulag is Closing Down (Tightening the Screws in the Name of 'Security') [17:47] TR News Get ready for GAFAM layoffs during or just after Thanksgiving weekend [17:47] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [17:48] TR News (it is NOT just Apple) [17:48] TR News "so the layoff notice will be someone's Christmas gift ! How depressing is that ? No wonder IBM is sinking under corrupt managment" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [17:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x ) [17:49] TR News Yes. https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/15/Many_IBM_Workers_to_Become_Unemployed_a_Few_Weeks_Maybe_Just_Da.shtml [17:49] TR Bot Techrights Many IBM Workers to Become Unemployed a Few Weeks - Maybe Just Days - Before Christmas [17:49] _what_ schestowitz[TR2] speaking of back doors as safety well, look at this abomination http://github.com/rustcoreutils/posixutils-rs [17:49] TR Bot - rustcoreutils/posixutils-rs: Core POSIX command line utilities in safe Rust [17:49] TR News KJust rebrand layoffs as "offlay" https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/microsoft-sacked-him-after-31-years-in-a-120-person-call-now-this-60-year-old-is-building-a-new-future/amp_articleshow/125547217.cms [17:49] TR Bot Microsoft sacked an employee after 31 years: Microsoft sacked him after 31 years in a 120-person call - now this 60-year-old is building a new future - The Economic Times [17:49] _what_ they went back in time to try to hamfist Rust on 1970 [17:50] MinceR it is at its safest when it won't even compile [17:51] _what_ possible scenario: trying to run Rust on vacuum tube? [17:52] MinceR no, vacuum tubes are too "old" [17:52] _what_ as they went back in time to Rust out 1970 UNIX that is POSIX [17:52] MinceR for that matter, so are transistors ● Nov 25 [18:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights [18:01] TR News Techrights IBM RAs (Layoffs) Likely Impacting Kyndryl, Not Just Red Hat (PIPs and Other "Last Day" Walkout Loopholes) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IBM_RAs_Layoffs_Likely_Impacting_Kyndryl_Not_Just_Red_Hat_PIPs_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/IBM_RAs_Layoffs_Likely_Impacting_Kyndryl_Not_Just_Red_Hat_PIPs_.gmi [18:01] TR Bot Techrights IBM RAs (Layoffs) Likely Impacting Kyndryl, Not Just Red Hat (PIPs and Other "Last Day" Walkout Loopholes) [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- GitHub - rustcoreutils/posixutils-rs: Core POSIX command line utilities in safe Rust [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] "safe rust" [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] adjective [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] in '"Free russia" [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] in "Democratic North Korea" [18:03] schestowitz[TR2] does the "rs" stand for memory safe? [18:04] schestowitz[TR2] does the"s" in "Github" stand for security?\ [18:04] MinceR "democratic" "people's" "republic" of korea [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] it says it in the acronym, so it MUST be true [18:05] _what_ IMO with that abomination, the "Rust People" will not stop until Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson's first ever system is finally rewritten in Rust [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] and then what? [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] write rust in rust? [18:06] MinceR they'll have to write a PDP-7 emulator in rust [18:06] MinceR for windows [18:06] MinceR oh, and support for PDP-7 in rustc [18:06] TR News In wake of backdoored Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 backdoored Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/in-the-wake-of-windows-10-eol-over-780-000-windows-users-skip-11-for-linux-says-zorin-os-developers-distro-hits-unprecedented-1-million-downloads-in-five-weeks [18:07] TR Bot In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks | Tom's Hardware [18:08] TR News KeePassXC 2.7.11 added Group Sync & Password Auto-Generation https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/11/keepassxc-2-7-11-added-group-sync-password-auto-generation/ [18:08] TR Bot KeePassXC 2.7.11 added Group Sync & Password Auto-Generation | UbuntuHandbook [18:09] TR News Phoronix says "Rust For GNU/Linux Kernel Co-Maintainer Formally Steps Down", but that's after he stooped down [18:10] TR News That C code needs to be redone with Rust is a lie because 1) there are VASTLY more C developers than Rust "devs" and 2) the companies that tell us that are NOT interested in security; au contraire - they're ACTIVELY ENGAGED in putting BACK DOORS in things [18:11] TR News So those companies are like 70 year old perverts who drop something for a young women to bend over and pick up for them [18:12] TR News (woman) [18:12] TR News "Come on, doll, pick that up for me" -> "some on, geek, rewrite this in Rust... BECAUSE" [18:13] TR News Judging by how many Rust 'developers' Linux is already losing or lost, we must be deeply alarmed about this Rust "thing" already being embedded inside the kernel. WHO IS GOING TO MAINTAIN AND FIX THAT STUFF??? Rewrite... in C! [18:14] TR News Many millions of people can understand and produce C code. The compiler won't shout at them over benign "heresy" and "sacrilegious" code. [18:15] TR News And IF Linux was SERIOUSLY interested in REAL security, it would just give a BIG BOOT to GAFAM http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [18:15] TR Bot Microsoft and the NSA [18:16] TR News Linus Torvalds was approached by NSA for backdoor in Linux - Nils Torvalds (father of Linus) https://www.linux.org/threads/linus-torvalds-was-approached-by-nsa-for-backdoor-in-linux-nils-torvalds-father-of-linus.27390/ [18:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/linus-torvalds-was-approached-by-nsa-for-backdoor-in-linux-nils-torvalds-father-of-linus.27390/ ) [18:17] TR News Google Releases its New Surveillance Giant Google Sans Flex Font as Open Source https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/google-sans-flex-font-ubuntu [18:17] TR Bot Google Releases its New Google Sans Flex Font as Open Source - OMG! Ubuntu [18:18] TR News Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Released with New Design https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-released [18:18] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Released with New Design - OMG! Ubuntu [18:19] TR News Linux 6.18 is almost here, then work begins on extended 6.19 development cycle https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-618-is-almost-here-then-work-begins-on-extended-619-development-cycle/ [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-618-is-almost-here-then-work-begins-on-extended-619-development-cycle/ ) [18:22] TR News powersupply display power status of phones https://www.linuxlinks.com/powersupply-display-power-status-phones/ [18:22] TR Bot - display power status of phones - LinuxLinks [18:22] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Voice Over IP (VoIP) Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/voip/ [18:22] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Voice Over IP (VoIP) Software - LinuxLinks [18:22] TR News Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running GNU/Linux Introduction to the Series https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-um890-pro-mini-pc-linux-introduction-series/ [18:22] TR Bot UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux - Introduction to the Series - LinuxLinks [18:23] TR News 70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/70-organisations-and-experts-demand-action-over-failing-ico/ [18:23] TR Bot 70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO | Open Rights Group [18:23] TR News Harnessing Digital ID? Evidence on eVisas, Share Codes and Digital Immigration Status https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/harnessing-digital-id-evidence-on-evisas-share-codes-and-digital-immigration-status/ [18:23] TR Bot Harnessing Digital ID? Evidence on eVisas, Share Codes and Digital Immigration Status | Open Rights Group [18:24] TR News SimulIDE simple real time electronic circuit simulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/simulide-simple-real-time-electronic-circuit-simulator/ [18:24] TR Bot - simple real time electronic circuit simulator - LinuxLinks [18:24] TR News K9s Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters https://www.linuxlinks.com/k9s-kubernetes-cli/ [18:24] TR Bot - Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters - LinuxLinks [18:24] TR News kibit static code analyzer for Clojure https://www.linuxlinks.com/kibit-static-code-analyzer-clojure/ [18:24] TR Bot - static code analyzer for Clojure - LinuxLinks [18:26] TR News sports editor Jason Stallman https://www.thewrap.com/ny-times-editor-apologizes-to-trump-over-misleading-tweet-im-an-idiot/ [18:26] TR Bot Times Editor Apologizes to Trump Over Misleading Tweet: 'I'm an Idiot' - TheWrap [18:27] TR News RTextTools automatic text classification via supervised learning https://www.linuxlinks.com/rtexttools-automatic-text-classification-supervised-learning/ [18:27] TR Bot - automatic text classification via supervised learning - LinuxLinks [18:27] TR News archlog view and track changelogs for Arch GNU/Linux packages https://www.linuxlinks.com/archlog-view-track-changelogs-arch-linux-packages/ [18:27] TR Bot - view and track changelogs for Arch Linux packages - LinuxLinks [18:28] TR News Gary Benson: Slow boot? https://gbenson.net/systemd-analyze-blame/ [18:28] TR Bot boot? gbenson.net [18:28] TR News corpustools various tools for analyzing text corpora https://www.linuxlinks.com/corpustools-various-tools-analyzing-text-corpora/ [18:28] TR Bot - various tools for analyzing text corpora - LinuxLinks [18:29] TR News Implementing Bluetooth LE Audio & Auracast on Linux systems https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/11/24/implementing-bluetooth-le-audio-and-auracast-on-linux-systems/ [18:29] TR Bot Implementing Bluetooth LE Audio & Auracast on Linux systems [18:30] TR News Taradovs open-source hardware pocket USB sniffer works with Wireshark https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/24/taradov-open-source-hardware-pocket-usb-sniffer-wireshark/ [18:30] TR Bot Taradov's open-source hardware pocket USB sniffer works with Wireshark - CNX Software [18:31] TR News Misunderstanding that Dependency comic https://bertptrs.nl/2025/11/24/misunderstanding-that-dependency-comic.html [18:31] TR Bot that "Dependency" comic | bertptrs.nl [18:31] TR News Zypper Package Manager User Guide for openSUSE Users https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-linux-zypper-package-manager-user-guide/ [18:31] TR Bot Zypper Package Manager User Guide for openSUSE Users [18:32] TR News Openwashing with buzzwords and catchphrases https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-a-global-commons-to-enable-digital-sovereignty [18:32] TR Bot Open Source: A global commons to enable digital sovereignty Open Source Initiative [18:33] TR News Severe floods in Thailand displace thousands https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251124-severe-floods-in-thailand-displace-thousands [18:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251124-severe-floods-in-thailand-displace-thousands ) [18:33] TR News Google Denies Reading Your Gmail to Train Its Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-denies-gmail-ai [18:33] TR Bot Google Denies Reading Your Gmail to Train Its AI [18:35] TR News CISA alert draws attention to spywares targeting of messaging apps https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-alert-draws-attention-to-spywares-targeting-of-messaging-apps/ [18:35] TR Bot alert draws attention to spywares targeting of messaging apps | CyberScoop [18:35] TR News External IP visibility in Red Bait Advanced Cluster Security https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/external-ip-visibility-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security [18:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/24/external-ip-visibility-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security ) [18:36] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppQuantuccia 0.1.3 on CRAN: Micro Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/11/24#rcppquantuccia_0.1.3 [18:36] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [18:39] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:39] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi [18:39] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:41] TR News a Surveillance Giant Google DeepMind Nobel laureate https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/24/1128322/whats-next-for-alphafold-a-conversation-with-a-google-deepmind-nobel-laureate/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/10/Nobel_Exploited_Posthumously_for_AI_Hype_Now_They_Do_the_Same_W.shtml [18:41] TR Bot Whats next for AlphaFold: A conversation with a Google DeepMind Nobel laureate | MIT Technology Review [18:41] TR Bot Techrights "Nobel" Exploited Posthumously for "AI" Hype, Now They Do the Same With "Quantum" [18:42] TR News HMRC 'function creep' means spying on your travel plans to block benefits http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5710/hmrc-function-creep-means-spying-your-travel-plans-block-benefits [18:42] TR Bot HMRC 'function creep' means spying on your travel plans to block benefits | Privacy International [18:43] TR News CrowdStrike Insider Helped Hackers Falsely Claim System Breach https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-insider-helped-hackers-falsely-claim-system-breach/ [18:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ 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https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Performance_Inequality_Gap_The_Web_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Performance_Inequality_Gap_The_Web_and.gmi [18:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers: Performance Inequality Gap, 'The Web', and Firefox Nightly [18:49] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: AMI and 'Studies' (Marketing) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Canonical_Ubuntu_AMI_and_Studies_Marketing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Canonical_Ubuntu_AMI_and_Studies_Marketing.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: AMI and 'Studies' (Marketing) [18:51] TR News (NEW): Devices: Robotics, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Devices_Robotics_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Devices_Robotics_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Devices: Robotics, Raspberry Pi, and More [18:53] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:54] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/25/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [18:54] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [18:56] TR News Techrights Links 25/11/2025: Probably No Water on Mars, China Launches Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft Today https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Links_25_11_2025_Probably_No_Water_on_Mars_China_Launches_Shenz.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Links_25_11_2025_Probably_No_Water_on_Mars_China_Launches_Shenz.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Techrights Links 25/11/2025: Probably No Water on Mars, China Launches Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft Today [18:56] TR News Scientists Discover Universal Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/universal-jailbreak-ai-poems [18:56] TR Bot Scientists Discover "Universal" Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain [18:59] TR News So Apple is now DEFINITELY canning the sponsor of Cheeto Lump. "Tim Apple" on his way out... ● Nov 25 [19:03] TR News Christina's questions gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-11-25-5q.txt "Did a grandparent or great serve in a World War?" [19:04] TR News SpellBinding: BHMORUS Wordo: TAMER gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-25.gmi [19:04] TR News xkcd: Fifteen Years #3172 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3172.gmi [19:05] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-11-24.gmi [19:06] TR News "As I continue my self-racking of heart and mind to figure out why I hate smartphones and internet and screens so much, heres one more reason I came up with and this one is not pretty." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/shirking [19:06] TR News "Feel like drinking something warm but can't really decide what......." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2743 [19:07] TR News My Dolmenwood Loot Arrived! gemini://consp.org/blog/2025/2025-11-24-my-dolmenwood-loot-arrived.gmi [19:07] TR News "I scanned quickly through Wight-Box by The Basic Expert. It's a retro-clone of Original Dungeons & Dragons, with influences from Chainmail and some of the early Strategic Review issues, and includes some interestingly different approaches compared to other OD&D retro-clones." gemini://consp.org/blog/2025/2025-11-24-quick-scan-through-wight-box.gmi [19:09] MinceR 25 200449 < techrights-news> xkcd: Fifteen Years #3172 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3172.gmi [19:10] MinceR is that image super blurry for anyone else? [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] i know what you might say [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] monroe [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] but no, i didn't see it [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] lagrange can render it [19:11] MinceR i tried to view it in lagrange, wondering if it really works [19:12] MinceR and i could barely read the text there [19:12] MinceR via archive.ph, it looks fine [19:14] TR News "Windows takes a backseat on Dell's latest AI workstation as Linux gets the priority. Windows 11 version will be coming in 2026." https://itsfoss.com/news/dell-pro-max-16-plus/ [19:14] TR Bot Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows [19:14] TR News Proprietary https://www.eetimes.com/cloud-first-safety-eb-corbos-linux-for-safety-applications-on-aws/ [19:14] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.eetimes.com/cloud-first-safety-eb-corbos-linux-for-safety-applications-on-aws/ ) [19:15] TR News "Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd" https://www.fudzilla.com/news/62085-zorin-os-18-racks-up-a-million-downloads [19:15] TR Bot Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads [19:16] TR News Tuxedo Cancels Its Linux Laptop Project Using Snapdragon X Elite After Performance Issues https://www.eteknix.com/tuxedo-cancels-its-linux-laptop-project-using-snapdragon-x-elite-after-performance-issues/ [19:16] TR Bot Cancels Its Linux Laptop Project Using Snapdragon X Elite After Performance Issues - eTeknix [19:17] TR News "In 2019, I bought an HP laptop (Notebook 15 Intel Core i5) running Windows 10 Home. I had only used it for about two years before upgrading to a different computer. Last week, I was looking for a Windows 10 replacement for my old computer and tried Linux Mint." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-wont-run-on-every-laptop-check-these-before-you-buy/ [19:17] TR Bot No, Linux wont run on every laptop check these before you buy [19:17] TR News "Computers are everywhere, and unfortunately, they're not quite as reliable as I'd like, given how integral they are to our day-to-day lives. I always carry a portable Linux installation on a flash drive because it gives me ways to troubleshoot almost any computer I encountereven if the hard drive is completely dead." https://www.howtogeek.com/portable-linux-install-favorite-troubleshooting-tool/ [19:17] TR Bot Why a portable Linux install is my favorite troubleshooting tool [19:18] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Announced_with_AM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Announced_with_AM.gmi [19:18] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300 [19:19] TR News Major insurers move to avoid liability for Hey Hi (AI) lawsuits as multi-billion dollar risks emerge Recent public incidents have lead to costly repercussions https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/insurers-move-to-limit-ai-liability-as-multi-billion-dollar-risks-emerge [19:19] TR Bot Major insurers move to avoid liability for AI lawsuits as multi-billion dollar risks emerge Recent public incidents have lead to costly repercussions | Tom's Hardware [19:20] TR News Congressional report details China's new deep-sea cable cutter that can sever armored cables in 13,000 feet of water report warns of rising Chinese undersea cable cutting capabilities https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/congressional-report-warns-of-chinese-undersea-cable-cutting-capabilities [19:20] TR Bot Congressional report details China's new deep-sea cable cutter that can sever armored cables in 13,000 feet of water report warns of rising Chinese undersea cable cutting capabilities | Tom's Hardware [19:21] TR News India, Nigeria, Sri Lanka: X reveals where viral MAGA accounts are based https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251124-india-nigeria-sri-lanka-x-reveals-where-viral-maga-accounts-are-based [19:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251124-india-nigeria-sri-lanka-x-reveals-where-viral-maga-accounts-are-based ) [19:24] TR News Mega-blockades expected to impact transit in more than 20 states https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mega-blockades-expected-to-impact-transit-in-more-than-20-states/ [19:24] TR Bot Mega-blockades expected to impact transit in more than 20 states [19:30] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Dolmenwood Loot, Unplugged in Stockholm, and More https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Gemini_Links_25_11_2025_Dolmenwood_Loot_Unplugged_in_Stockholm_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/25/Gemini_Links_25_11_2025_Dolmenwood_Loot_Unplugged_in_Stockholm_.gmi [19:30] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Dolmenwood Loot, Unplugged in Stockholm, and More [19:31] TR News "Anyone complete their think 40 ? I did over 100 hours and got RAd" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x [19:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kav5506x ) [19:38] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 25 [20:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights [20:08] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:08] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 25 [22:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [22:18] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:26] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/06/05/funny-steam-reviews/ [22:26] TR Bot 25 Hilariously Weird Steam Reviews From Gamers Whove Gone Too Deep [22:32] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [22:41] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:43] *Righty (~Username@mupb6a256trnq.irc) has joined #techrights [22:47] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Nov 25 [23:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights