●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 26, 2025 ●● ● Dec 26 [00:06] *superkuh has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [00:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Dec 26 [01:01] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-toys-children [01:01] TR Bot Is an AI-Powered Toy Terrorizing Your Child? [01:16] darwin watch out for SuperNets spambots [01:16] MinceR i'm dealing with them elsewhere [01:16] MinceR defcon is a handy ergo feature that can help us deal with them if necessary [01:28] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:28] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #techrights [01:37] TR News "Most of my life, I struggled with the concept of impermanence. I have a vivid memory of the disappearnace of Jell-O Pudding Pops and the angst it caused me." gemini://genxalt.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-12-25_On_Impermanence.gmi [01:38] TR News xkcd Sauropods #3185 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3185.gmi [01:39] TR News The Homies: Salt and Thermometer gemini://ieve.me/squall/5.gmi [01:39] TR News SpellBinding DGIRTUY Wordo: NOOKY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-25.gmi [01:41] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1516.jpg [01:41] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1866.jpg [01:41] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/twelve-days-of-christmas-as-performed-by-1980s-speech-chip/ [01:41] TR Bot Days Of Christmas As Performed By 1980s Speech Chip | Hackaday [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd94q46a [01:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd94q46a ) [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] "Last month, I felt angry and disappointed when the useless piece of sh1t manager notified me in an aggressive and disrespectful manner, that my services are no longer needed at IBM. Since, I was already contemplating retirement, the disappointment faded quickly. [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] Yesterday, I received an email from another major company that is asking for my services. [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] IBM useless executives has been barking about AI and proposing lame "AI" solutions (watsonx, ....). The company asking for my services is a major player in AI world. [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] Hard to imagine. [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] So, there is a life after IBM." [01:43] TR News TV Detox 2 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/tvDetox2 [01:44] admfubar https://linuxiac.com/jolla-community-linux-phone-surpasses-its-funding-goal/ [01:44] TR Bot Jollas Community Linux Phone Surpasses Its Funding Goal [01:44] admfubar more as there is life other than ibm [01:45] TR News Removing my "normie" browser gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20251225-removing_my_normie_browser.txt [01:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [01:47] MinceR proprietary OS with systemd included [01:47] MinceR i still prefer AOSP [01:48] MinceR something's very wrong with this industry when there's so much activity centered around "let's make a mobile OS that's even worse than android" [01:50] TR News Memory is running out, and so are excuses for software bloat https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/memory_software_opinion/ [01:50] TR Bot Memory is running out, and so are excuses for software bloat The Register [01:50] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [01:50] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [01:50] TR News Techrights Links 26/12/2025: Impermanence, Salt and Thermometer, Freetube https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_Impermanence_Salt_and_Thermometer_Freetube.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_Impermanence_Salt_and_Thermometer_Freetube.gmi [01:50] TR Bot Techrights Links 26/12/2025: Impermanence, Salt and Thermometer, Freetube [01:50] TR News Right, Canonical? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_is_Making_the_Cost_of_PCs_Very_High_Due_to_Unnecessar.shtml [01:50] TR Bot Techrights Canonical is Making the Cost of PCs Very High, Due to Unnecessary Ubuntu Bloat [01:54] admfubar https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/12/26/0039248/apple-settles-brazilian-antitrust-case-must-allow-third-party-app-stores-and-external-payment-links [01:54] TR Bot Apple Settles Brazilian Antitrust Case, Must Allow Third-Party App Stores and External Payment Links - Slashdot [01:56] admfubar https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/25/1727221/wall-street-has-stopped-rewarding-strategic-layoffs [01:56] TR Bot Wall Street Has Stopped Rewarding 'Strategic' Layoffs - Slashdot ● Dec 26 [02:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [02:01] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/24/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-of-age-verification/ [02:01] TR Bot (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification | Techdirt [02:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [02:05] psydruid Play Ball in the Street [02:08] MinceR sounds dangerous [02:10] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/out-of-wine#comic [02:10] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [02:14] TR News (NEW): My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/My_Holiday_Hopes_for_Linux_and_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/My_Holiday_Hopes_for_Linux_and_Open_Source.gmi [02:14] TR Bot Tux Machines My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source [02:14] TR News (NEW): Unboxing, Detoxing, Adopting Lighter Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Unboxing_Detoxing_Adopting_Lighter_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Unboxing_Detoxing_Adopting_Lighter_Software.gmi [02:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Unboxing, Detoxing, Adopting Lighter Software [02:32] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/pi-calculating-record-shattered-at-314-trillion-digits-with-a-four-month-run-on-a-single-server-storagereview-retakes-the-crown-thanks-to-storage-bandwidth [02:32] TR Bot Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth | Tom's Hardware [02:32] MinceR :) [02:39] TR News (NEW): Accessing This Site With Browsers That Only Use Megabytes or RAM (Just 10MB or Thereabouts) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Accessing_This_Site_With_Browsers_That_Only_Use_Megabytes_or_RA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Accessing_This_Site_With_Browsers_That_Only_Use_Megabytes_or_RA.gmi [02:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Accessing This Site With Browsers That Only Use Megabytes or RAM (Just 10MB or Thereabouts) [02:40] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/old-dog#comic [02:40] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [02:41] admfubar https://therecord.media/switzerland-digital-privacy-law-proton-privacy-surveillance [02:41] TR Bot Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance | The Record from Recorded Future News [02:43] TR News Old: Richard Stallman visits our Parrots https://sonodam.hatenadiary.jp/entry/20050105/p4 [02:43] TR Bot Richard Stallman visits our Parrots - [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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Windows 11" [07:21] TR News (NEW): CamThink NeoEyes NE301 is an open-source STM32N6-based edge AI camera https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/CamThink_NeoEyes_NE301_is_an_open_source_STM32N6_based_edge_AI_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/CamThink_NeoEyes_NE301_is_an_open_source_STM32N6_based_edge_AI_.gmi [07:21] TR Bot Tux Machines CamThink NeoEyes NE301 is an open-source STM32N6-based edge AI camera [07:22] TR News Techrights Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Christmas_Music_Project_Back_to_When_Music_Was_Music.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Christmas_Music_Project_Back_to_When_Music_Was_Music.gmi [07:22] TR Bot Techrights Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music [07:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:35] TR News (NEW): LeafKVM is a Rockchip-based self-contained KVM with touchscreen and browser access 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CDs are not crap IMHO and are one of the last high-quality DRM-free media for distribution of audio." -iophk [08:08] TR News (NEW): Norway: GNU/Linux and Android at 28%, Windows 26% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Norway_GNU_Linux_and_Android_at_28_Windows_26.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Norway_GNU_Linux_and_Android_at_28_Windows_26.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Norway: GNU/Linux and Android at 28%, Windows 26% [08:15] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:24] TR News Techrights Kazakhstan Doesn't Need GAFAM Datacentres (Spy Hubs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Kazakhstan_Doesn_t_Need_GAFAM_Datacentres_Spy_Hubs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Kazakhstan_Doesn_t_Need_GAFAM_Datacentres_Spy_Hubs.gmi [08:24] TR Bot Techrights Kazakhstan Doesn't Need GAFAM Datacentres (Spy Hubs) [08:25] TR News (NEW): 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/9_New_Linux_Distros_That_Could_Grow_Big_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/9_New_Linux_Distros_That_Could_Grow_Big_in_2026.gmi [08:25] TR Bot Tux Machines 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 [08:27] TR News (NEW): Skip these 3 popular distros (and use these instead) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Skip_these_3_popular_distros_and_use_these_instead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Skip_these_3_popular_distros_and_use_these_instead.gmi [08:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Skip these 3 popular distros (and use these instead) [08:32] TR News (NEW): CachyOS Plans New Server Edition With Hardened Defaults https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/CachyOS_Plans_New_Server_Edition_With_Hardened_Defaults.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/CachyOS_Plans_New_Server_Edition_With_Hardened_Defaults.gmi [08:32] TR Bot Tux Machines CachyOS Plans New Server Edition With Hardened Defaults [08:44] TR News Techrights The Silent Power of Coercion Over Speech https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Silent_Power_of_Coercion_Over_Speech.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Silent_Power_of_Coercion_Over_Speech.gmi [08:44] TR Bot Techrights The Silent Power of Coercion Over Speech [08:48] TR News (NEW): Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Arch_Linux_Website_Hit_by_DDoS_and_Temporarily_Limited_to_IPv6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Arch_Linux_Website_Hit_by_DDoS_and_Temporarily_Limited_to_IPv6.gmi [08:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6 [08:49] TR News checking on Smith https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1pvob9n/luke_smith/ [08:49] TR Bot Luke Smith : linuxmemes [08:53] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.26.10 Brings Fixes for FLAC Opus and Matroska Handling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GStreamer_1_26_10_Brings_Fixes_for_FLAC_Opus_and_Matroska_Handl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GStreamer_1_26_10_Brings_Fixes_for_FLAC_Opus_and_Matroska_Handl.gmi [08:53] TR Bot Tux Machines GStreamer 1.26.10 Brings Fixes for FLAC Opus and Matroska Handling [08:58] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) ● Dec 26 [09:14] TR News Techrights Next Year Will be the Year of Quantum, Just Like 2020, 2015, 2010, 2005 and So On https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Next_Year_Will_be_the_Year_of_Quantum_Just_Like_2020_2015_2010_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Next_Year_Will_be_the_Year_of_Quantum_Just_Like_2020_2015_2010_.gmi [09:14] TR Bot Techrights Next Year Will be the Year of Quantum, Just Like 2020, 2015, 2010, 2005 and So On [09:17] TR News Why the Term AI-Washing Is Gaining Ground in Silicon Valley https://www.reporterbyte.com/technology/9913/why-the-term-ai-washing-is-gaining-ground-in-silicon-valley/ [09:17] TR Bot Why the Term AI-Washing Is Gaining Ground in Silicon Valley - Reporter Byte [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] the cd sounds good [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] stereo with amps = 1994 [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] crisp sound [09:24] TR News (NEW): Unboxing Day https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Unboxing_Day.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Unboxing_Day.gmi [09:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Unboxing Day [09:40] TR News (NEW): Games: Proton Experimental, "Second Year of the Linux Desktop", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.gmi [09:40] TR News (NEW): Americas Left the Office This Week, Vista 11 Usage Has Taken a Plunge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Americas_Left_the_Office_This_Week_Vista_11_Usage_Has_Taken_a_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Americas_Left_the_Office_This_Week_Vista_11_Usage_Has_Taken_a_P.gmi [09:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Proton Experimental, "Second Year of the Linux Desktop", and More [09:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Americas Left the Office This Week, Vista 11 Usage Has Taken a Plunge [09:52] TR News Techrights Debian's Daniel Kahn Gillmor is Wrong, Signal is No "Gold Standard" (It's Also Promoted by Proponents of Back Doors) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Debian_s_Daniel_Kahn_Gillmor_is_Wrong_Signal_is_No_Gold_Standar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Debian_s_Daniel_Kahn_Gillmor_is_Wrong_Signal_is_No_Gold_Standar.gmi [09:53] TR Bot Techrights Debian's Daniel Kahn Gillmor is Wrong, Signal is No "Gold Standard" (It's Also Promoted by Proponents of Back Doors) ● Dec 26 [10:02] TR News (NEW): Year of the Horse, Galloping Ahead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Year_of_the_Horse_Galloping_Ahead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Year_of_the_Horse_Galloping_Ahead.gmi [10:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Year of the Horse, Galloping Ahead [10:03] TR News "Upwrapping OpenZFS gifs, Propolice the OpenBSD Stack Protector, refreshing zpools, and the FreeBSD 15.0 release." https://www.bsdnow.tv/643 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [10:03] TR Bot BSD Now 643: Unwrapping gifts [10:04] TR News iophk: TheReg helping to keep them on the reservation https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_All_I_Want_For_Xmas_is_Microsoft.shtml [10:04] TR Bot You don't need Linux to run mostly FOSS The Register [10:04] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS: All I Want For Xmas is Microsoft [10:04] TR News "EU: Pre bunking kllkritik eller frhandscensur?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/26/eu-prebunking-kallkritik-eller-forhandscensur/ [10:04] TR Bot EU: Pre bunking kllkritik eller frhandscensur? [10:16] TR News GStreamer 1.26.10 Brings Fixes for FLAC Opus and Matroska Handling https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-26-10-brings-fixes-for-flac-opus-and-matroska-handling/ [10:16] TR Bot GStreamer 1.26.10 Brings Fixes for FLAC Opus and Matroska Handling [10:32] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [10:32] TR News (NEW): Games: Proton Experimental, "Second Year of the Linux Desktop", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.gmi [10:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [10:32] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.26.10 Released with Support for FLAC Audio in DASH Manifests https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GStreamer_1_26_10_Released_with_Support_for_FLAC_Audio_in_DASH_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GStreamer_1_26_10_Released_with_Support_for_FLAC_Audio_in_DASH_.gmi [10:32] TR Bot Tux Machines GStreamer 1.26.10 Released with Support for FLAC Audio in DASH Manifests [10:46] TR News "Many of you probably remember the problems Arch faced just a few months ago due to massive DDoS attacks, which mainly affected the AUR." https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-website-hit-by-ddos-and-temporarily-limited-to-ipv6/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:46] TR Bot Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6 [10:46] TR News "Sadly, just when it seemed those issues were behind, a new large-scale DDoS attack on Christmas Day once again made the distributions website effectively inaccessible." [10:47] TR News "Here is some news that both excited me and gave me pause. In its annual 2025 retrospective, published today, Arch-based CachyOS, widely popular among Linux gamers and heavily focused on performance optimization, reveals plans I did not expect: an expansion into the server space." https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-plans-new-server-edition-with-hardened-defaults/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:47] TR Bot CachyOS Plans New Server Edition With Hardened Defaults [10:48] TR News TimeMap personal knowledge tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/timemap-personal-knowledge-tool/ [10:48] TR Bot - personal knowledge tool - LinuxLinks [10:49] TR News The "revolt against backdoored Windows 11" http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?item.842.3 [10:49] TR Bot The "revolt against Windows 11" - Goodbye, Microsoft [10:51] TR News "According to a memorandum from the Illinois Department of Corrections, which was sent to all individuals in custody in September 2025" https://truthout.org/articles/in-prison-holding-handwritten-cards-is-a-rare-joy-illinois-is-taking-it-away/ | Source: TruthOut [10:51] TR Bot In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away. | Truthout [10:52] TR News "removed a 60 Minutes segment at the last minute" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-24/cbs-in-crisis-after-pulling-a-report-on-trumps-deportations-to-el-salvador-which-later-leaked-online.html | Source: El Pas [10:52] TR Bot CBS in crisis after pulling a report on Trumps deportations to El Salvador (which later leaked online) | U.S. | EL PAS English [10:52] TR News "And because so many people spoke out, we came back. Our show came back stronger than ever." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-12-25/jimmy-kimmel-alternative-christmas-message | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:52] TR Bot We won, the president lost, Jimmy Kimmel says in Christmas message - Los Angeles Times [10:53] TR News "My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/microsoft_rust_codebase_migration/ | Source: The Register UK [10:53] TR Bot Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase The Register [10:53] TR News "Clare Melford runs a British group that helps identify disinformation." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html | Source: New York Times [10:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html ) [10:55] TR News "for most solo participants to feel comfortable" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/worlds-oldest-bitcoin-mining-pool-celebrates-15th-anniversary-has-mined-1-311-339-bitcoins-worth-usd115-billion-group-has-255-billion-times-more-hash-power-than-at-inception | Source: Tom's Hardware [10:55] TR Bot Worlds oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion group has 255 billion times more hash power than at inception | Tom's Hardware [10:55] TR News "The worlds generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling" https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/press/global-e-waste-monitor-2024-electronic-waste-rising-five-times-faster-documented-e-waste-recycling | [10:55] TR Bot Global e-Waste Monitor 2024: Electronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented E-waste Recycling | UNITAR ● Dec 26 [11:02] TR News "On Sunday, the CBS News program 60 Minutes was set to air a report by Sharyn Alfonsi about CECOT" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cbs-news-60-minutes-bari-weiss-cecot-segment-transcript/ | Source: The Nation [11:02] TR Bot Read the CBS Report Bari Weiss Doesnt Want You to See | The Nation [11:05] TR News Surveillance https://osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2025/12/edri-an-isp-and-a-packed-agenda/ | Source: Osservatorio Nessuno [11:05] TR Bot EDRi, an ISP, and a packed agenda - Osservatorio Nessuno [11:05] TR News Windows TCO https://www.courthousenews.com/pro-russian-hackers-claim-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service/ | Source: Court House News [11:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/pro-russian-hackers-claim-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service/ ) [11:06] TR News "OpenAI offers three prepared prompts for ChatGPT constructed so as to disappoint small children." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/24/openai-does-norads-santa-tracker-with-apps-that-dont-work/ | Source: Pivot to AI [11:06] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/24/openai-does-norads-santa-tracker-with-apps-that-dont-work/ ) [11:06] TR News "sobering for computational creativity" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/researchers-let-an-ai-generate-thousands-of-images-without-human-input-the-lack-of-originality-was-sobering-for-computational-creativity-with-images-only-falling-into-12-cliched-styles | Source: Digital Camera World [11:06] TR Bot Researchers let an AI generate thousands of images without human input. The lack of originality was sobering for computational creativity, with images only falling into 12 cliched styles | Digital Camera World [11:07] TR News "As AI systems increasingly generate and evaluate their own creative outputs" https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(25)00299-5 | Source: Cell Press [11:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(25)00299-5 ) [11:07] TR News "Time Magazine declared the Architects of AI as its Person of the Year in 2025 and there is something about flipping through these listings for cheap and horny ornaments that feels like living in the future." https://www.404media.co/weird-disney-shrek-etsy-christmas-tree-ornaments/ | Source: 404 Media [11:07] TR Bot When Will My Pornographic Shrek Christmas Ornament Arrive? [11:08] TR News "If the past 12 months have taught us anything, its that the AI hype train is showing no signs of slowing." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/25/1130298/ai-wrapped-the-14-ai-terms-you-couldnt-avoid-in-2025/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [11:08] TR Bot AI Wrapped: The 14 AI terms you couldnt avoid in 2025 | MIT Technology Review [11:08] TR News "Researchers at Pen Test Partners found four flaws in Eurostar's public AI chatbot that, among other security issues" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/pentesters_reported_eurostar_chatbot_flaws/ | Source: The Register UK [11:08] TR Bot Pen testers accused of 'blackmail' over Eurostar AI flaws The Register [11:09] TR News "With costs from our suppliers continuing to increase" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/updates-on-memory-pricing-and-navigating-the-volatile-memory-market | Source: Framework Computer BV [11:10] TR Bot Framework | Memory and storage pricing updates [11:10] TR News "Well guess what. Im back into education." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/12/i-changed-jobs-again/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [11:10] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/12/i-changed-jobs-again/ ) [11:11] TR News "And with warmth and wisdom, he delivered a real holiday moment." https://thenewstack.io/donald-knuths-2025-christmas-lecture-the-knights-tours/ | Source: The New Stack [11:11] TR Bot Donald Knuth's 2025 Christmas Lecture: The Knight's Tours - The New Stack [11:11] TR News "There are four variants of the algorithm for shuffling an array, arising from two independent choices: [...]" https://dotat.at/@/2025-12-25-shuffle.html | Source: Tony Finch [11:11] TR Bot doubly dual shuffles Tony Finch [11:11] TR News "The result was AlphaFold2, a system capable of predicting the three-dimensional shape of proteins with atomic accuracy." https://www.wired.com/story/alphafold-changed-science-after-5-years-its-still-evolving/ | Source: Wired [11:11] TR Bot Changed Science. After 5 Years, Its Still Evolving | WIRED [11:12] TR News "Despite these claims, none of them are supported by peer-reviewed evidence or direct astrophysical data." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/scientists-edge-silent-3i-atlas-sparks-wild-theories-defies-everything-we-know-1765848 | Source: International Business Times [11:12] TR Bot Scientists On Edge As 'Silent' 3I Atlas Sparks Wild Theories And Defies Everything We Know | IBTimes UK [11:12] TR News "Growing up, all the holiday spirit feels like it materializes around you by itself, but thats not true." https://blog.avas.space/next-christmas/ | Source: Ava [11:12] TR Bot next christmas, ill try | ava's blog [11:12] TR News "There are many reasons to have your own domain that don't involve email or a website, but for me, those are the two primary ones." https://chuck.is/self-reliant/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [11:12] TR Bot Owning a Domain Increase Digital Self-Reliance | Chuck Carroll [11:12] TR News "This will be the seventh year I have written a recap or wrap of the year that has passed. I started writing these in 2019, and I have continued writing them since then." https://geshan.com.np/blog/2025/12/recap-2025/ | Source: Geshan [11:12] TR Bot Recap 2025: Blogging, public speaking, tech community work, and other things [11:13] TR News "This series was an idea I had around this time last year, and it has been a substantial amount of work." https://xania.org/202512/25-thank-you | Source: Matt Godbolt [11:13] TR Bot Thank you Matt Godbolts blog [11:13] TR News "Anyway, here's a gift for you which I forgot I still had kicking around." https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-christmas-2007-video-present-from-old.html | Source: Old VCR [11:13] TR Bot Old Vintage Computing Research: A Christmas 2007 video present from Old VCR with Jack Tramiel et al [11:13] TR News "I recently moved from Synology to TrueNAS and set up cloud backups to Backblaze B2." https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/backblazeb2cleanup/ | Source: Tymscar [11:13] TR Bot Automating What Backblaze Lifecycle Rules Don't Do Instantly :: The Tymscar Blog [11:14] TR News BSD Release: MidnightBSD 4.0 https://www.midnightbsd.org/notes/4.0/index.html [11:14] TR Bot MidnightBSD 4.0 Release Notes [11:15] TR News "Unix-based systems have been around for more than 50 years now." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/udl.html | Source: Miod Vallat [11:15] TR Bot When a driver challenges the kernel's assumptions [11:15] TR News "OpenBSD and FreeBSD are renowned for their stability" https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20251225 | Source: Vincent Delft [11:15] TR Bot Vincent's blog [11:17] TR News Anon: Boxing day / st stephen's day - "De vackraste julsngerna" https://arenan.yle.fi/1-76611487 [11:17] TR Bot De vackraste julsngerna | Radiogudstjnster | Yle Arenan [11:17] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [11:17] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [11:19] TR News Techrights Links 26/12/2025: French Postal Services Under Russian Attack, U.S. Cheetos Accuse People Who Obstruct Information Warfare by Russia of "Censorship" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_French_Postal_Services_Under_Russian_Attack_U_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_French_Postal_Services_Under_Russian_Attack_U_.gmi [11:19] TR Bot Techrights Links 26/12/2025: French Postal Services Under Russian Attack, U.S. Cheetos Accuse People Who Obstruct Information Warfare by Russia of "Censorship" [11:22] TR News "I'd probably put in a bit more details about some names of the various servers and filesystems, but not too much more." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/WriteHighLevelSystemOverview | Source: University of Toronto [11:22] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [11:22] TR News "With UEFI, its not like that. UEFI systems typically have an active or main EFI partition in one of the drives, and thats the one used to boot the system." https://rg3.name/202512252001.html | Source: Ricardo Garca [11:22] TR Bot Geek Blight - Grub no longer detected my Windows installation [11:22] TR News "Have you ever wanted the power of email Blind Carbon Copy (BCC), but for SMS?" https://sethmlarson.dev/sms-bcc | Source: Seth Michael Larson [11:22] TR Bot Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) for SMS Seth Larson [11:23] TR News "GuideOS, a beginner-friendly German Linux distribution based on Debian 13, has reached version 1.0." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12686 | Source: Distro Watch [11:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12686 ) [11:24] TR News "I will first talk about my overall reasons for choosing such a niche keyboard, then why and how I built it." https://rugu.dev/en/blog/corne/ | Source: Uur Erdem Seyfi [11:24] TR Bot Using The Corne Keyboard For Half A Year | rugu [11:24] TR News "Are you a maker and suspect that you have a festive sneakalooker in your home?" https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/the-christmas-present-peeker-trap-uses-an-esp32-cam-board-photoresistor-buzzer-and-connected-app-to-frame-even-the-sneakiest-of-gift-glimpsers | Source: Tom's Hardware [11:24] TR Bot The Christmas Present Peeker Trap uses an ESP32 Cam board, photoresistor, buzzer, and connected app to catch even the sneakiest of gift glimpsers | Tom's Hardware [11:24] TR News "If youre still reading this, theres a good chance youve just unwrapped a shiny new Raspberry Pi." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/got-a-raspberry-pi-for-christmas-welcome-to-the-family/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [11:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/got-a-raspberry-pi-for-christmas-welcome-to-the-family/ ) [11:25] TR News MQTT https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/mqtt-pager-build-is-bringing-beepers-back/ | Source: Hackaday [11:25] TR Bot Pager Build Is Bringing Beepers Back | Hackaday [11:29] TR News "Heres a thought experiment." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/25/cursed-bundler-using-go-get-to-install-ruby-gems.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [11:29] TR Bot Cursed Bundler: Using go get to install Ruby Gems | Andrew Nesbitt [11:30] TR News "Scarred by bare metal programming during my formative years" https://yosefk.com/blog/enabling-c-threads-in-a-python-wasm-environment.html | Source: Yossi Kreinin [11:30] TR Bot "Enabling" C threads in a Python / Wasm environment [11:30] TR News "ZJIT is a new just-in-time (JIT) Ruby compiler built into the reference Ruby implementation, YARV, by the same compiler group that brought you YJIT." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/launch-zjit/ | Source: Max Bernstein [11:30] TR Bot ZJIT is now available in Ruby 4.0 | Max Bernstein [11:31] TR News "Exposure to Go made me realise how much I dont want to use Rust anymore." https://pawelgrzybek.com/a-look-back-at-2025/ | Source: Pawe Grzybek [11:31] TR Bot Back at 2025 | pawelgrzybek.com [11:32] TR News "Ethics Shmethics... Sorry to burden you with this question on Christmas Day, but it nags at me." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ethics-shmethics | Source: Robert Reich [11:32] TR Bot Ethics Shmethics - Robert Reich [11:33] TR News "Once again its FOSDEM time! Join us at Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Campus du Solbosch, in Brussels, Belgium." https://www.gentoo.org/news/2025/12/26/gentoo-fosdem-2026.html | Source: Gentoo [11:33] TR Bot FOSDEM 2026 Gentoo Linux [11:34] TR News "And finally, Ive added them to my Hakyll setup." https://arkoinad.com/posts/sticky_posts_hakyll.html | Source: Abhinav Gopalakrishnan [11:34] TR Bot Sticky/Pinned posts in Hakyll [11:35] TR News The 2026 Public Domain Freedom Jam https://jxself.org/2026-public-domain.shtml [11:35] TR Bot The 2026 Public Domain Freedom Jam [11:37] TR News Editors picks for 2025: A British universitys technology entanglements with Russia and China https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2025-a-british-universitys-technology-entanglements-with-russia-and-china/ [11:37] TR Bot Editors picks for 2025: 'A British universitys technology entanglements with Russia and China' | The Strategist [11:40] *ewig` (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [11:40] TR News ALT 11.2 "Workstation K" is out https://distrowatch.com/alt [11:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alt ) [11:42] TR News A partial ruling in the Vizio GPL suit https://lwn.net/Articles/1051984/ [11:42] TR Bot partial ruling in the Vizio GPL suit [LWN.net] [11:42] TR News RAM prices https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/russian-enthusiasts-are-building-their-own-ddr5-ram-amidst-the-worldwide-shortage-as-easy-as-sourcing-your-own-memory-modules-and-soldering-them-on-empty-pcbs [11:42] TR Bot Russian enthusiasts planning do-it-yourself DDR5 memory amidst the worldwide shortage building your own RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs | Tom's Hardware [11:43] TR News How to Install Yandex Browser on Debian https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-yandex-browser-on-debian-linux/ [11:43] TR Bot to Install Yandex Browser on Debian - LinuxCapable [11:44] TR News A Christmas Story https://fossforce.com/2025/12/christmas-story/ [11:44] TR Bot A Christmas Story - FOSS Force [11:44] TR News From Great to Greater: Our 5 Favorite Distro of the Week Picks https://fossforce.com/2025/12/from-great-to-greater-our-5-favorite-distro-of-the-week-picks/ [11:44] TR Bot From Great to Greater: Our 5 Favorite Distro of the Week Picks - FOSS Force [11:45] TR News OpenMediaVault 8.0.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/openmediavault [11:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openmediavault ) [11:47] TR News Grub no longer detected my backdoored Windows installation https://rg3.name/202512252001.html Sign it's time to leave Microsoft and Windows behind [11:48] TR News Ruby 4.0 Released With Ruby Box Isolation and New ZJIT Compiler https://linuxiac.com/ruby-4-0-released-with-ruby-box-isolation-and-new-zjit-compiler/ [11:48] TR Bot Ruby 4.0 Released With Ruby Box Isolation and New ZJIT Compiler [11:48] TR News Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability https://linuxiac.com/wayback-0-3-preview-arrives-with-fedora-and-alpine-availability/ [11:48] TR Bot Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability [11:53] TR News Konsist static code analyzer tailored for Kotlin https://www.linuxlinks.com/konsist-static-code-analyzer-tailored-kotlin/ [11:53] TR Bot - static code analyzer tailored for Kotlin - LinuxLinks [11:54] TR News Kotlinter Gradle plugin for linting and formatting https://www.linuxlinks.com/kotlinter-gradle-plugin-linting-formatting/ [11:54] TR Bot Gradle - plugin for linting and formatting - LinuxLinks [11:54] TR News SpeedyNote simple note app https://www.linuxlinks.com/speedynote-simple-note-app/ [11:54] TR Bot - simple note app - LinuxLinks [11:54] TR News ktfmt pretty-prints (formats) Kotlin code https://www.linuxlinks.com/ktfmt-pretty-prints-formats-kotlin-code/ [11:54] TR Bot - pretty-prints (formats) Kotlin code - LinuxLinks [11:54] TR News (NEW): Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Wayback_0_3_Preview_Arrives_With_Fedora_and_Alpine_Availability.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Wayback_0_3_Preview_Arrives_With_Fedora_and_Alpine_Availability.gmi [11:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability [11:54] TR News mdfried Markdown viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/mdfried-markdown-viewer/ [11:54] TR Bot - Markdown viewer - LinuxLinks [11:55] TR News Bookokrat terminal-based EPUB reader https://www.linuxlinks.com/bookokrat-terminal-based-epub-reader/ [11:55] TR Bot - terminal-based EPUB reader - LinuxLinks [11:55] TR News WinBoat backdoored Windows for penguins https://www.linuxlinks.com/winboat-windows-penguins/ [11:55] TR Bot - Windows for penguins - LinuxLinks [11:57] TR News https://www.linuxlinks.com/feed/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:23:44 +0000 Blip MySQL monitor [11:57] TR News "Blip is a MySQL monitor: it collects and reports metrics from MySQL to monitoring platforms like Datadog." https://www.linuxlinks.com/blip-mysql-monitor/ [11:57] TR Bot - MySQL monitor - LinuxLinks [11:58] TR News Arch GNU/Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/arch-linux-kills-off-pascal-gpu-support-users-still-running-gtx-10-series-graphics-cards-will-have-to-manually-install-older-drivers [11:58] TR Bot Arch Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support users still running GTX 10-series graphics cards will have to manually install older drivers | Tom's Hardware ● Dec 26 [12:04] TR News A Time of Wonders https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/24/A-Time-of-Wonders/ [12:04] TR Bot A Time of Wonders | Ben Congdon [12:05] TR News Custom Open in Terminal shortcut for GNOME Files using nautilus-python https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/12/26/nautilus-terminal.html [12:05] TR Bot Custom Open in Terminal shortcut for GNOME Files using nautilus-python [12:09] TR News Voyager 13.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/voyager [12:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/voyager ) [12:09] TR News Canonical's Ubuntu is Bloatware https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_s_Ubuntu_is_Bloatware.shtml [12:09] TR Bot Techrights Canonical's Ubuntu is Bloatware [12:09] TR News Canonical is Making the Cost of PCs Very High, Due to Unnecessary Ubuntu Bloat https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_is_Making_the_Cost_of_PCs_Very_High_Due_to_Unnecessar.shtml [12:09] TR Bot Techrights Canonical is Making the Cost of PCs Very High, Due to Unnecessary Ubuntu Bloat [12:11] TR News QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-2-officially-released-with-live-update-support-and-improvements [12:11] TR Bot 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements - 9to5Linux [12:12] TR News GuideOS 1.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/guideos [12:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/guideos ) [12:13] TR News Japan's cabinet approves record $785 billion budget, vows to keep debt in check https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japans-cabinet-approves-record-785-billion-budget-vows-to-keep-debt-in-check [12:13] TR Bot Japan govt approves record budget, including for defence | The Straits Times [12:14] TR News KDE neon 20251225 is out https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon [12:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon ) [12:15] TR News Video: Linus and Dirk keynote http://www.montanalinux.org/video-linus-and-dirk-202512.html [12:15] TR Bot Linus and Dirk keynote | www.montanalinux.org [12:17] TR News The Register MS: Don't Use GNU/Linux (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_Don_t_Use_Linux.shtml [12:17] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS: Don't Use Linux [12:17] TR News Ruby 4.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1051953/ [12:17] TR Bot 4.0 released [LWN.net] [12:18] TR News US federal court blocks Texas app store age verification law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-federal-court-blocks-texas-app-store-age-verification-law/ [12:18] TR Bot US federal court blocks Texas app store age verification law - JURIST - News [12:20] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1051978/ [12:20] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [12:24] TR News China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/smic-raises-wafer-prices-by-about-10-percent-as-memory-demand-tightens-capacity [12:24] TR Bot China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity | Tom's Hardware [12:24] TR News LFP Battery https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/born-to-burn-the-battle-born-lfp-battery/ | Source: Hackaday [12:24] TR Bot To Burn: The Battle Born LFP Battery | Hackaday [12:26] TR News Is slop-Powered Toy Terrorizing Your Child? https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-toys-children [12:26] TR Bot Is an AI-Powered Toy Terrorizing Your Child? [12:27] TR News acquihires = NO SALE. Fake number. NO MONEY! https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-buys-ai-chip-startup-groqs-assets-for-usd20-billion-in-the-companys-biggest-deal-ever-transaction-includes-acquihires-of-key-groq-employees-including-ceo [12:27] TR Bot Nvidia buys AI chip startup Groq's assets for $20 billion in the company's biggest deal ever Transaction includes acquihires of key Groq employees, including CEO | Tom's Hardware [12:29] TR News Psychologists Tap Into a Specific Mindset to Stay Positive, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/psychologists-tap-into-a-specific-mindset-to-stay-positive-study-finds [12:29] TR Bot Tap Into a Specific Mindset to Stay Positive, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [12:43] TR News FibreSeeker https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/fibreseeker-3-continuous-carbon-fiber-vs-chopped-cf/ | Source: Hackaday [12:43] TR Bot 3: Continuous Carbon Fiber Vs Chopped CF | Hackaday [12:43] TR News "Cookie Launcher Makes You Catch Your Own Snack" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/cookie-launcher-makes-you-catch-your-own-snack/ | Source: Hackaday [12:43] TR Bot Launcher Makes You Catch Your Own Snack | Hackaday [12:44] TR News openKylin 2.0-SP2-20251225 is out https://distrowatch.com/openkylin [12:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openkylin ) [12:49] TR News iophk: CoCs pushed into FreeBSD? https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=50102.0 ("Why I am retiring from contributing to FreeBSD") [12:49] TR Bot Why I am retiring from contributing to FreeBSD [12:50] TR News They let him back in after that, it's said to be about egos rather than anything technical. Very few details - almost none - about the alleged "offence", so it's a lot like GNOME and Sonny. [12:51] TR News "Facebook Marketplace provides you with a free grain silo, so what do you do with it? If you are [saveifforparts], you mix it with other materials and produce a retro-style rocket ship prop." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/redneck-spaceship-from-trash/ | Source: Hackaday [12:51] TR Bot Spaceship From Trash | Hackaday [12:51] TR News Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/pi-calculating-record-shattered-at-314-trillion-digits-with-a-four-month-run-on-a-single-server-storagereview-retakes-the-crown-thanks-to-storage-bandwidth [12:51] TR Bot Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth | Tom's Hardware [12:52] TR News We Gave All Our Money to Protect Free Software https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/12/25/protecting-free-software/ [12:52] TR Bot Blog Archive We Gave All Our Money to Protect Free Software [12:52] TR News Name that Ware, December 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-december-2025/ [12:52] TR Bot Name that Ware, December 2025 bunnie's blog [12:53] TR News Former Chinese gaming company with China govt ties accused of smuggling banned Hey Hi (AI) GPUs Nvidias biggest Southeast Asia customer exposes the limits of U.S. Hey Hi (AI) export controls (Updated) https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-biggest-sea-customer-exposes-the-limits-of-us-ai-export-controls [12:53] TR Bot Former Chinese gaming company with China govt ties accused of smuggling banned AI GPUs Nvidias biggest Southeast Asia customer exposes the limits of U.S. AI export controls (Updated) | Tom's Hardware [12:53] TR News TSMCs Christmas Card evokes a retro 8-bit winter wonderland pixelated kids play Breakout with snowballs, carving out a festive scene https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmcs-christmas-card-evokes-an-8-bit-winter-wonderland-pixelated-kids-play-breakout-with-snowballs-carving-out-a-festive-scene [12:53] TR Bot TSMCs Christmas Card evokes a retro 8-bit winter wonderland pixelated kids play Breakout with snowballs, carving out a festive scene | Tom's Hardware [12:54] TR News Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/us/politics/imran-ahmed-judge-order.html [12:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/us/politics/imran-ahmed-judge-order.html ) [12:55] TR News South Korea assembly passes controversial fake news bill amid free press fears https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/south-korea-assembly-passes-controversial-fake-news-bill-amid-free-press-fears/ [12:55] TR Bot South Korea assembly passes controversial 'fake news' bill amid free press fears - JURIST - News [12:55] TR News Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers Tyranny Is Booming in America https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/europe/jimmy-kimmel-christmas-uk.html http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/How_Americans_View_Free_Speech_in_Practice.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/Threats_Against_Techrights_Always_Come_From_Outside_Britain.shtml [12:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/europe/jimmy-kimmel-christmas-uk.html ) [12:55] TR Bot Techrights How Americans View 'Free Speech' in Practice [12:55] TR Bot Techrights Threats Against Techrights Always Come From Outside Britain [12:55] TR News Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [12:56] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [12:56] TR News As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese tech https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/26/as-us-battles-china-on-ai-some-companies-choose-chinese-tech/ [12:56] TR Bot As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese tech [12:57] TR News Surveillance Giant Google is allowing users to change their Gmail address, per official Surveillance Giant Google support doc https://www.tomshardware.com/software/google-workspace/google-is-allowing-users-to-change-their-gmail-address-as-per-official-google-support-doc-experimental-gmail-feature-rolling-out-in-india-first-no-official-announcement-yet [12:57] TR Bot Google is allowing users to change their Gmail address, per official Google support doc experimental @gmail feature rolling out in India first, no official announcement yet | Tom's Hardware [12:58] TR News "Names and labels are difficult. Take this 3D Printed water-cooling loop by [Visual Thinker] on YouTube." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/pc-watercooling-uses-everything-but-cnc-machining/ | Source: Hackaday [12:58] TR Bot Watercooling Uses Everything But CNC Machining | Hackaday ● Dec 26 [13:01] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/today_s_howtos.gmi [13:01] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [13:02] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [13:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More [13:02] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:04] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [13:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [13:05] TR News "It's Christmas time, and I have come bearing gifts. Here's a PDF that contains a compilation of various nifty command line tips. Enjoy." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-52/ [13:05] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #25.52: Free eBook, Linux in 2026, New Distros of 2025 and a Lot More Before the Year Ends [13:05] TR News Linux-VServer.org Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation with Launch of v3: A Revolutionary MDM Software for Linux Infrastructure https://www.openpr.com/news/4328793/linux-vserver-org-celebrates-25-years-of-innovation-with [13:05] TR Bot Linux-VServer.org Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation with [13:06] TR News "Nvidia Linux driver 590 axes support for GTX 10 series GPUs" https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/arch-linux-kills-off-pascal-gpu-support-users-still-running-gtx-10-series-graphics-cards-will-have-to-manually-install-older-drivers [13:06] TR Bot Arch Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support users still running GTX 10-series graphics cards will have to manually install older drivers | Tom's Hardware [13:07] TR News This open-source app lets you run any Windows app on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/ [13:07] TR Bot How to run almost any Windows app on Linux [13:07] TR News "Performance regressions take a Snapdragon X Elite machine back to the Intel Tiger Lake era." https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/ultrabooks-ultraportables/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elites-latest-linux-benchmarks-show-significant-regressions-promising-chip-continues-to-be-plagued-by-software-support-issues [13:07] TR Bot Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite's latest Linux benchmarks show significant regressions, performs similarly to five-year-old Intel Tiger Lake chips promising chip continues to be plagued by software support issues | Tom's Hardware [13:08] TR News They're confusing people by conflating Windows with "Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/my-favorite-way-to-run-linux-apps-on-windows-without-a-virtual-machine/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml [13:08] TR Bot Ho to run Linux GUI apps natively on Windows 10/11 with WSL, No VM Required [13:08] TR Bot Techrights The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux [13:10] TR News "As part of my job, I read about Linux distributions, test them out, and discuss them. Through all of that, I've noticed a few Linux distributions hyped and promoted that I think newbies in the Linux world (or people in general) should steer clear of." https://www.howtogeek.com/skip-these-distros-and-use-these-instead/ [13:10] TR Bot Skip these 3 popular distros (and use these instead) [13:10] TR News Sidero Labs Extends Talos Linux Directly to Broadcom VMs https://thenewstack.io/sidero-labs-extends-talos-linux-directly-to-broadcom-vms/ [13:10] TR Bot Sidero Labs Extends Talos Linux Directly to Broadcom VMs - The New Stack [13:11] TR News Linux 6.19 Revives Old AMD GPUs with 30% More Performance https://www.eteknix.com/linux-6-19-revives-old-amd-gpus-with-30-more-performance/ [13:11] TR Bot 6.19 Revives Old AMD GPUs with 30% More Performance - eTeknix [13:11] TR News (NEW): WinBoat, WinApps, and Windows Mislabeled as "Linux" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/WinBoat_WinApps_and_Windows_Mislabeled_as_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/WinBoat_WinApps_and_Windows_Mislabeled_as_Linux.gmi [13:11] TR Bot Tux Machines WinBoat, WinApps, and Windows Mislabeled as "Linux" [13:14] TR News (NEW): Servers, Linux, and Distributions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Servers_Linux_and_Distributions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Servers_Linux_and_Distributions.gmi [13:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Servers, Linux, and Distributions [13:18] TR News Linux is not Windows https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/2025-might-have-been-the-year-for-linux-gaming-but-theres-still-a-way-to-go-until-i-switch-from-windows/ [13:18] TR Bot 2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows | PC Gamer [13:21] TR News Linux Foundation SPAM for a Ponzi scheme, hurting the Linux brand https://analyticsindiamag.com/global-tech/linux-foundations-safe-harbour-for-the-agentic-ai-era/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/To_Linus_Torvalds_the_Microsoft_Linux_Foundation_is_Increasingl.shtml [13:21] TR Bot Linux Foundations Safe Harbour for the Agentic AI Era [13:21] TR Bot Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes [13:21] TR Bot Techrights To Linus Torvalds, the Microsoft Linux Foundation is Increasingly a Liability and Risk to the Brand [13:21] TR News Techrights Links 26/12/2025: Chatbot Toys Terrorising Children, US Undeclared "War on Terror" Unilaterally Extends to Nigeria During Holidays https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_Chatbot_Toys_Terrorising_Children_US_Undeclare.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Links_26_12_2025_Chatbot_Toys_Terrorising_Children_US_Undeclare.gmi [13:21] TR Bot Techrights Links 26/12/2025: Chatbot Toys Terrorising Children, US Undeclared "War on Terror" Unilaterally Extends to Nigeria During Holidays [13:25] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [13:26] *Now talking on #techrights [13:33] TR News Techrights Censored by FreeBSD Core Team Secretary, Reinstated After Talking About it in Public https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Censored_by_FreeBSD_Core_Team_Secretary_Reinstated_After_Talkin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Censored_by_FreeBSD_Core_Team_Secretary_Reinstated_After_Talkin.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Techrights Censored by FreeBSD Core Team Secretary, Reinstated After Talking About it in Public [13:43] TR News Techrights The Paradox of GAFAM: Saying You Protect Women, Appointing Abusers of Women to Run the Company https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Paradox_of_GAFAM_Saying_You_Protect_Women_Appointing_Abuser.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Paradox_of_GAFAM_Saying_You_Protect_Women_Appointing_Abuser.gmi [13:43] TR Bot Techrights The Paradox of GAFAM: Saying You Protect Women, Appointing Abusers of Women to Run the Company [13:53] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman: Epstein is a Serial Rapist. Bill Epsteingate: Epstein is a Friend. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Richard_Stallman_Epstein_is_a_Serial_Rapist_Bill_Epsteingate_Ep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Richard_Stallman_Epstein_is_a_Serial_Rapist_Bill_Epsteingate_Ep.gmi [13:53] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman: Epstein is a Serial Rapist. Bill Epsteingate: Epstein is a Friend. ● Dec 26 [14:20] TR News Techrights The Indigenous Community Versus Corporate AstroTurt and 'Cancel Culture' https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Indigenous_Community_Versus_Corporate_AstroTurt_and_Cancel_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/The_Indigenous_Community_Versus_Corporate_AstroTurt_and_Cancel_.gmi [14:20] TR Bot Techrights The Indigenous Community Versus Corporate AstroTurt and 'Cancel Culture' [14:26] TR News "ZFS isn't natively supported on Linux." https://www.xda-developers.com/zfs-great-for-storage-maintenance-nightmare/ [14:26] TR Bot ZFS is great for storage, but it can be a maintenance nightmare [14:28] TR News 10 terminal commands that helped me finally understand Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/terminal-commands-that-made-me-finally-understand-linux/ [14:28] TR Bot 10 terminal commands that helped me finally understand Linux [14:28] TR News This is the most underrated Linux feature that 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troubleshoot [14:32] TR News 5 Proxmox tricks that turned my old laptop into a powerful home server https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-tricks-that-turned-my-old-laptop-into-a-solid-home-server/ [14:32] TR Bot 5 Proxmox tricks that turned my old laptop into a powerful home server [14:34] TR News Parrot OS 7.0 finally introduces my favorite desktop environment into the mix https://www.xda-developers.com/parrot-os-70-finally-introduces-favorite-desktop-environment/ [14:34] TR Bot Parrot OS 7.0 finally introduces my favorite desktop environment into the mix [14:34] TR News (NEW): Turning Old PCs Into GNU/Linux Servers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Turning_Old_PCs_Into_GNU_Linux_Servers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Turning_Old_PCs_Into_GNU_Linux_Servers.gmi [14:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Turning Old PCs Into GNU/Linux Servers [14:36] TR News (NEW): Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Parrot_7_0_Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_RISC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Parrot_7_0_Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_RISC.gmi [14:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support [14:38] TR News (NEW): Moving From Windows to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Moving_From_Windows_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Moving_From_Windows_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop.gmi [14:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Moving From Windows to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop [14:38] TR News "For most people, their computer desktop is a mix of friction and efficiency." https://www.makeuseof.com/automated-my-linux-desktop-didnt-have-to-touch-terminal/ [14:38] TR Bot I automated my entire Linux desktop and I didnt have to touch the terminal once [14:39] TR News "2026 is the year of the Linux desktop, I promise." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-gaming-is-finally-great/ [14:39] TR Bot Linux gaming is finally great, and these 4 distros are leading the way [14:39] TR News How to build a Linux home office server for creative work https://www.makeuseof.com/all-you-need-for-a-home-server-on-linux/ [14:39] TR Bot How to build a Linux home office server for creative work [14:40] TR News Enjoy the "light" back doors :) https://www.makeuseof.com/atlas-lightweight-windows-mod-is-faster-than-linux/ [14:40] TR Bot I switched to a lightweight Windows mod, and it's faster than many Linux distros I've tried [14:42] TR News "Track system performance, kill tasks, and more with these beautiful resource monitors." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-apps-let-you-monitor-system-resources-in-style/ [14:42] TR Bot These 6 Linux apps let you monitor system resources in style [14:43] TR News I use these 5 grep options to find anything fast https://www.howtogeek.com/grep-command-cheatsheet-with-examples/ [14:43] TR Bot Using grep: 5 game-changing command examples [14:45] TR News Jellyfin's desktop app has new features and a new name https://www.howtogeek.com/jellyfins-desktop-new-features-and-new-name/ [14:45] TR Bot Jellyfin's desktop app has new features and a new name [14:45] TR News "Holding you over until Kodi 23 is ready." https://www.howtogeek.com/kodi-22-3-released-big-fixes-for-linux-and-xbox/ [14:45] TR Bot Kodi 21.3 arrives with two big fixes for Linux and Xbox [14:46] TR News "The development team wants to know if (and how) the default layout for new installs should change." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu- [14:46] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-/ ) [14:46] TR News "The development team wants to know if (and how) the default layout for new installs should change." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-studio-26-04-will-have-a-new-layout/ [14:46] TR Bot Ubuntu Studio could get a new default visual design in 2026 [14:46] TR News "Ubuntu Studio comes preloaded for visual art, 3D, music production, and more. Just install one ISO and start creating instead of configuring." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-studio-is-linuxs-best-kept-secret-for-creators/ [14:46] TR Bot Ubuntu Studio is Linux's best-kept secret for creators [14:47] TR News 18 Bash string tricks that fix common scripting headaches https://www.howtogeek.com/bash-string-tricks-that-fix-common-scripting-headaches/ [14:47] TR Bot A beginner's introduction to Bash parameter expansions [14:48] TR News Homey takes on Home Assistant with self-hosted server software https://www.howtogeek.com/homey-takes-on-home-assistant-with-self-hosted-server-software/ [14:48] TR Bot Homey takes on Home Assistant with self-hosted server software [14:49] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:49] TR News "Linux takes productivity to a new level." https://www.howtogeek.com/5-features-that-make-linux-more-productive-than-windows-or-mac/ [14:49] TR Bot 5 features that make Linux more productive than Windows or Mac [14:50] TR News "Linux destruction for science!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ran-the-one-command-in-linux-you-should-never-run-heres-what-happened/ [14:50] TR Bot I ran the one command in Linux you should never run. Here's what happened [14:50] TR News "Ubuntu has given has some amazing animal wallpapers in the last few years. Here are my favorites ranked, and why." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-best-ubuntu-wallpapers-of-all-time-ranked/ [14:50] TR Bot The 10 best Ubuntu default wallpapers of all time, ranked [14:51] TR News "It's true: not all of the thousands of distros out there are worth your time." https://www.howtogeek.com/skip-these-distros-and-use-these-instead/ [14:51] TR Bot Skip these 3 popular distros (and use these instead) [14:51] TR News 5 open-source projects Ill happily open my wallet for https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-projects-ill-happily-open-my-wallet-for/ [14:51] TR Bot 5 open-source projects Ill happily open my wallet for [14:52] TR News "This article is sponsored by Kubuntu" - at least they admit it https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-focus-m2-the-power-and-privacy-of-linux-without-the-hassle/ [14:52] TR Bot Kubuntu Focus M2: The power and privacy of Linux without the hassle [14:53] TR News "VLC, arguably the best media player around, dons a festive Santa hat every holiday season. The hat appears automatically, but you can remove it or prevent it from even appearing in the first place in just a few seconds. Here's how." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-remove-the-vlc-logos-christmas-hat/ [14:53] TR Bot How to Remove the VLC Logo's Christmas Hat [14:54] TR News "It'll download and flash the Armbian OS edition of your choosing for its catalog of 300+ supported SBCs." https://www.howtogeek.com/armbians-raspberry-pi-imager-alternative-is-here/ [14:54] TR Bot Armbian's Raspberry Pi Imager alternative is here [14:54] *club (~club@u2t2bui736mie.irc) has joined #techrights [14:56] TR News (NEW): Applications and Projects: Jellyfin, VLC, Homey, and RISC-V https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Applications_and_Projects_Jellyfin_VLC_Homey_and_RISC_V.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Applications_and_Projects_Jellyfin_VLC_Homey_and_RISC_V.gmi [14:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications and Projects: Jellyfin, VLC, Homey, and RISC-V [14:58] TR News (NEW): GNU Bash, Grep, and "10 terminal commands that helped me finally understand GNU/Linux" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GNU_Bash_Grep_and_10_terminal_commands_that_helped_me_finally_u.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/GNU_Bash_Grep_and_10_terminal_commands_that_helped_me_finally_u.gmi [14:58] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Bash, Grep, and "10 terminal commands that helped me finally understand GNU/Linux" [14:59] TR News (NEW): Moving Between Operating Systems and Desktop Environments https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Moving_Between_Operating_Systems_and_Desktop_Environments.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Moving_Between_Operating_Systems_and_Desktop_Environments.gmi [14:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Moving Between Operating Systems and Desktop Environments ● Dec 26 [15:19] TR News "On Christmas Eve I got up and made tea and toast for everyone. There was a jar of jam that was nearly empty. I scraped out the remainder, put it on one of the toast slices, and rinsed the jar. Water came out of the bottom. There was a piece if glass chipped off the bottom." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-12-26_Careful_what_you_eat__you_numpty.gmi [15:19] TR News (NEW): Milestone Reached on Boxing Day: 4,800 Known Gemini Capsules (Known to Lupa) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Milestone_Reached_on_Boxing_Day_4_800_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Kno.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Milestone_Reached_on_Boxing_Day_4_800_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Kno.gmi [15:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Milestone Reached on Boxing Day: 4,800 Known Gemini Capsules (Known to Lupa) [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] hii, club [15:20] TR News "Nothing very much happened in November until the very end where a huge bunch of stuff happened all at once. December has a few events too, and is overall quite eventful." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-12.gmi [15:21] TR News SpellBinding WEIKLVA Wordo: JOINT gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-26.gmi [15:22] TR News My Secret Santa gemini://ieve.me/romcoms/my_secret_santa.gmi [15:23] TR News "Its red. VERY red. All red. Big-league red. Im tempted to go into the DOM inspector and find out if its just #f00 or if theyre reaching into P3-only colors with oklch(). Because Im on macOS 26, the entire window is red." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/ [15:25] TR News "It seems that my default consumption speeds for reading and eating (and maybe everything else) reduce the rewards of those things significantly, undermining the point of doing either." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [15:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 26/12/2025: Careful What You Eat and "My Secret Santa" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Gemini_Links_26_12_2025_Careful_What_You_Eat_and_My_Secret_Sant.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Gemini_Links_26_12_2025_Careful_What_You_Eat_and_My_Secret_Sant.gmi [15:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 26/12/2025: Careful What You Eat and "My Secret Santa" [15:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [15:38] TR News Techrights Geminispace: 5,000 Capsules in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Geminispace_5_000_Capsules_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Geminispace_5_000_Capsules_in_2026.gmi [15:38] TR Bot Techrights Geminispace: 5,000 Capsules in 2026 [15:45] TR News MIT's anti-RMS site now has a Chinese version https://www.mittrchina.com/news/detail/15691 [15:45] TR Bot - [15:45] TR News it credits Techrights.org today [15:55] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/mr-paint#comic [15:55] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) ● Dec 26 [16:00] cow_20012 https://cy-x.net/t/digital-cargo-cult-how-zoomers-ruined-old-internet/91 [16:00] TR Bot Digital Cargo Cult: How Zoomers Ruined Old Internet Nostalgia - The Cyberix Network [16:00] cow_20012 hmm [16:00] MinceR so, the media has moved on from "millennials ruined *" to "zoomers ruined *"? [16:06] club hi schestowitz. I'm a big fan of techrights. I think I logged in here 2? years ago to say the same thing [16:09] *ewig` has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [16:12] club I got linked one of your articles regarding whatever(?) was going on yesterday with IRC spam. Amazing [16:13] TR News Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Supported by Unconventional Digital Bartering Communities https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Supported_by_Unconventional_Digita.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Supported_by_Unconventional_Digita.gmi [16:13] TR Bot Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Supported by Unconventional Digital Bartering Communities [16:13] *birthday (~BB@birthday.users.undernet.org) has joined #techrights [16:13] *birthday (~BB@birthday.users.undernet.org) has left #techrights [16:18] club https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd8je3ae < this link from https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/24/In_India_Staff_Works_on_Christmas_Eve_Becomes_Unemployed_Last_D.shtml is already 404 [16:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd8je3ae ) [16:18] TR Bot Techrights In India, Staff Works on Christmas Eve, Becomes Unemployed (Last Day) [16:18] TR News "FSF receives a $1 million Bitcoin donation from the Pineapple fund" https://www.fsf.org/history/#pineapple [16:18] TR Bot FSF History [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] club: nice to hear that [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] club: yes, they delete entire threads sometimes [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] but sometimes particular comments [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] imp. to preserve them in some form [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] it's removed too fast for Wayback Mahcine [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] and I don't use archive.ph for those [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] so, the media has moved on from "millennials ruined *" to "zoomers ruined *"? [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] using those codewords is silly [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] they should say age ranges [16:21] MinceR the whole concept is nonsense [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] instead of band (year to year) buzzwords [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] which do not mean much\ [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] culturally [16:21] MinceR "people born in this age range are the root of all evil, good thing i wasn't born then, so i'm different and special!" [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] in each country they have a different label for thoswe [16:21] MinceR usual worthless devil ape cope [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] but the AD years are the same [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: yes, "deevil ape" [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] "oooph.... good thing I am 1995 [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] and not 1994 [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] I cvould be part of *THAT** group [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] as if those bands make sense [16:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z#/media/File:Generation_timeline_simple.svg [16:23] TR Bot Generation Z - Wikipedia [16:23] schestowitz[TR2] boomers, x, y, z, alphaaaa [16:23] schestowitz[TR2] they ran out of letters in romans [16:23] MinceR well, humanity should have exterminated itself more quickly [16:23] MinceR then this problem could have been avoided [16:23] schestowitz[TR2] putin will live after that [16:24] schestowitz[TR2] he will live forever [16:24] MinceR lol [16:24] schestowitz[TR2] he and pooh-tin discused this already [16:24] schestowitz[TR2] *ss [16:24] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1w9z72r6o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/05/healthy-living-science-doctors-vladimir-putin-pursuit-of-longevity-xi-jinping [16:24] TR Bot Organ transplants and immortality: Might Xi and Putin be onto something? - BBC News [16:24] TR Bot People can get younger, perhaps even immortal: Putins pursuit of longevity | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian [16:25] schestowitz[TR2] they sent many young people to their deaths [16:25] schestowitz[TR2] for nothing [16:25] schestowitz[TR2] so cllearly they vaalue LONG life! [16:25] schestowitz[TR2] effing hypocrites [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] now us has a war in nigeria [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] not declared [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] nmot authoriser [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] dnot discussed on congress [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] started on xmas day [16:26] schestowitz[TR2] just likle thatt [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] sorry for typos [16:27] MinceR you don't understand, it's "christian love" [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] yes [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] they "defend" the xians [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] on xmas day [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] so you cannot ask questionbs [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] like, [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] where? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] wwhem? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] how? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] did congress approve? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] what is the intel? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] did nigeria authorise? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] what does intl law say? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] un? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] icc? [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] they just say [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] ":bad boat [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] "kill" [16:27] MinceR like how fidesz - hungarian pedophile alliance, heroic defenders of christianity, sided with the christians when azerbaijan attacked armenia, oh wait, no they didn't [16:27] schestowitz[TR2] "kill SURVIVORS TOO! [16:28] schestowitz[TR2] "(in case they later tell the boat had no drugs [16:28] MinceR but it's ok, because most devil apes believe even the most transparent of lies [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] "i got a fifa for peace" [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] for bombing nigeria [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] bombingh in the pacific [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] bbombing near venezuela [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] and Caribbeans [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] sure helps change the topic [16:29] schestowitz[TR2] distract from the epstein stash [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] where trump is a vey keen fan of the services of epstein [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] that trove was published too close to xmas [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] then it'll be "old news" [16:30] schestowitz[TR2] same as last year [16:33] club I saw a good interview a month ago with David Hundeyin (Nigerian journalist) discussing the mentality of Nigerian Christians and Trump. it's what you would expect from Christians honestly [16:35] MinceR (cat) https://imgchest.com/p/dl7pjbd67ox [16:35] TR Bot NO TITLE [16:43] TR News (NEW): Inkscape 1.4.3 Open-Source SVG Editor Improves PDF Import and Text on Path https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Inkscape_1_4_3_Open_Source_SVG_Editor_Improves_PDF_Import_and_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Inkscape_1_4_3_Open_Source_SVG_Editor_Improves_PDF_Import_and_T.gmi [16:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Inkscape 1.4.3 Open-Source SVG Editor Improves PDF Import and Text on Path [16:44] TR News Did Sam get 'canceled'? 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[21:33] MinceR indeed ● Dec 26 [22:37] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 26 [23:35] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@sx8ap9zbm466c.irc) has joined #techrights [23:36] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], The car's acting up again. [23:36] Isambard_Prince Not the end of the world. A bad MAP sensor. [23:36] Isambard_Prince The code scanner told me exactly what it was. [23:39] Isambard_Prince Of course it happened as I was coming back into town from Christmas. And right before I have to go back out of town for medical appointments and New Year's. [23:45] Isambard_Prince I don't know what happened to the sex lube industry but it has definitely gotten worse. A few years ago, most silicone based ones were great or at least okay and now most of them turn into a nasty sticky mess that dries out just like the much less expenseive water based ones. [23:45] Isambard_Prince Is dimethicone really that expensive that they have to skimp on it? [23:45] Isambard_Prince Why is it that the only thing most of them reliably lubricate is the shower floor? [23:45] Isambard_Prince MinceR, ^ [23:46] MinceR :> [23:46] MinceR it's easier to lubricate [23:46] Isambard_Prince *expensive, rather [23:46] MinceR it's flat and entirely below the alleged car [23:46] Isambard_Prince The shower floor is easier to lubricate. [23:46] Isambard_Prince MinceR, sex lubricant has gotten worse. [23:46] Isambard_Prince But car lubricants have gotten better. [23:46] Isambard_Prince Oddly. [23:47] Isambard_Prince I wonder if sex lube caught the ire of the government or something. [23:47] MinceR could be [23:47] Isambard_Prince Like, did they put something in the wastewater that the government says is killing the fish and causing algae blooms or something? [23:47] MinceR abrahamics are conditioned to be afraid of sex [23:47] MinceR and sex lube doesn't have applications outside sex, does it? [23:48] Isambard_Prince Especially anal sex. [23:48] Isambard_Prince Because you can do that until one of you can't go more and it does not create little cultists that grow up to be dues payers. [23:48] Isambard_Prince MinceR, "Have you paid your dues, Jack?" "And I tell them, yes sir I've paid my dues, and the check is in the mail!" [23:49] Isambard_Prince B-) [23:49] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Fortunately The Long Night is almost over. I'm just calling my marriage The Long Night now. [23:50] Isambard_Prince It's always darkest before the dawn. [23:50] MinceR :> [23:50] Isambard_Prince MinceR, So there's this well in Schiller Woods. [23:50] Isambard_Prince It's said to have "magic" water. [23:51] Isambard_Prince Since nothing is open on Christmas except a few restaurants, the movies, and the "magic" well, we went to a Halal restaurant, the movies, and the well. [23:51] Isambard_Prince And I have to say, the water does taste quite good. [23:52] Isambard_Prince The trick is that you need to let it air out a little because it tastes very slightly of sulfur, but once it airs out, it's the best tasting water I've ever had. [23:52] Isambard_Prince I plan to go back down there and pump about 15 gallons out of it before I come home next week and just keep doing it. [23:52] Isambard_Prince I plan to live closer to the pump soon, so I can just take jugs on the bus and get off at the forest preserve and pump water and catch the next bus. [23:53] Isambard_Prince Some of the reviews were pretty funny. [23:53] Isambard_Prince One guy said he drank a little and the women found him irresistable, and so he had some more and all the men found him irresistable, and now he's so sore he can't sit down. [23:53] Isambard_Prince I'm not hoping for all that, but I am hoping it will at least grow me a new shoulder and the surgeon will have to admit the pump really is magic. [23:54] MinceR lol [23:55] Isambard_Prince MinceR, All the state government has to say about the water is that they monitor it to make sure it's safe to drink, typical. [23:56] Isambard_Prince All the county has to say about it is that they constantly have to fix the handle and the people in the office know it's broken about 10 minutes after it happens and stop trying to oil it because the oil will contaminate the water. [23:56] Isambard_Prince Of course it's safe to drink. It's magic. Duh. [23:56] MinceR lol [23:56] MinceR all magic is safe? [23:56] Isambard_Prince Everyone knows that bacteria can't survive in magic water. [23:57] MinceR can we have all the members of government touch a Sphere of Annihilation to demonstrate? [23:57] Isambard_Prince MinceR, And we know why it's magic. At least part of the reason. [23:57] Isambard_Prince The Pope apparently blessed it in 1979, but it was magic since at least 1935 when the pump went in. [23:57] Isambard_Prince He just made it even more magic. [23:58] Isambard_Prince MinceR, 27% of poll respondents said they don't believe the water is magic, but it just "tastes really good". [23:58] Isambard_Prince Many say they drink it because the government didn't put chlorine and fluoride in it. [23:59] Isambard_Prince So they believe that means it's free of fluoride even though fluoride is a naturally occuring mineral that dissolves via erosion and ends up in most well water too. [23:59] Isambard_Prince Just in unregulated amounts. [23:59] MinceR what if the government put Vibrio cholerae in it instead? [23:59] MinceR i bet that's OK because it's neither fluoride nor chlorine [23:59] Isambard_Prince I do not know what that is. [23:59] MinceR the bacterium that causes cholera, among other things