●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, June 28, 2025 ●● ● Jun 28 [00:34] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Jun 28 [01:02] TR News Man Who Hacked Organizations to Advertise Security Services Pleads Guilty https://www.securityweek.com/man-who-hacked-organizations-to-advertise-security-services-pleads-guilty/ [01:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/man-who-hacked-organizations-to-advertise-security-services-pleads-guilty/ ) [01:02] TR News Bipartisan Bill Aims to Block Chinese Hey Hi (AI) From Federal Agencies https://www.securityweek.com/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-block-chinese-ai-from-federal-agencies/ [01:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-block-chinese-ai-from-federal-agencies/ ) [01:03] TR News "The 2006 VA data breach shined a spotlight on cybersecurity challenges facing government. Many of those issues persist to this day." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/06/a-cybersecurity-awakening-at-the-va/ [01:03] TR Bot A cybersecurity awakening at the VA [01:03] TR News CISA Warns AMI BMC Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-ami-bmc-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ [01:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-ami-bmc-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ ) [01:03] TR News Central Kentucky Radiology Data Breach Impacts 167,000 https://www.securityweek.com/central-kentucky-radiology-data-breach-impacts-167000/ [01:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/central-kentucky-radiology-data-breach-impacts-167000/ ) [01:04] TR News British Man Suspected of Being the Hacker IntelBroker Arrested, Charged https://www.securityweek.com/british-man-suspected-of-being-the-hacker-intelbroker-arrested-charged/ [01:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/british-man-suspected-of-being-the-hacker-intelbroker-arrested-charged/ ) [01:04] TR News Australias classification system must balance secrecy and usability https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-classification-system-must-balance-secrecy-and-usability/ [01:04] TR Bot Australia's classification system must balance secrecy and usability | The Strategist [01:06] TR News Funny Hacking Stories That Will Make You Question Everything You Know About Hackers https://www.blackmoreops.com/hilarious-cybersecurity-breaches-funny-hacking-stories/ [01:06] TR Bot Funny Hacking Stories That Will Make You Question Everything You Know About Hackers - blackMORE Ops [01:08] TR News Hong Kong lawmakers pass nat. security amendments to labour union laws https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/26/hong-kong-lawmakers-pass-nat-security-amendments-to-labour-union-laws/ [01:08] TR Bot HK lawmakers pass nat. security amendments to labour union laws [01:09] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@rcptjw43wmdwc.irc) has joined #techrights [01:09] TR News Why Cyber Resilience Requires a Cultural Shift https://www.qt.io/blog/why-cyber-resilience-requires-a-cultural-shift [01:09] TR Bot Why Cyber Resilience Requires a Cultural Shift [01:10] TR News China vows to retaliate against Taiwan for blacklisting Huawei, SMIC from chip tech "Such despicable acts are utterly contemptible" says China spokesperson https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-vows-to-retaliate-against-taiwan-for-blacklisting-huawei-smic-from-chip-tech-such-despicable-acts-are-utterly-contemptible-says-china-spokesperson [01:10] TR Bot China vows to retaliate against Taiwan for blacklisting Huawei, SMIC from chip tech "Such despicable acts are utterly contemptible" says China spokesperson | Tom's Hardware [01:12] TR News OpenSSF Welcomes New Members and Presents Golden Egg Award https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/06/26/openssf-welcomes-new-members-and-presents-golden-egg-award/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [01:12] TR Bot OpenSSF Welcomes Six New Members and Honors Community Contributors at 2025 NA Community Day [01:12] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [01:14] TR News More choosing S. Korean convenience stores ultra-cheap options as restaurant prices soar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-convenience-stores-compete-with-ultra-cheap-options-as-restaurant-prices-soar [01:14] TR Bot More choosing S. Korean convenience stores ultra-cheap options as restaurant prices soar | The Straits Times [01:17] TR News 17 express bus firms on list as Malaysia names companies with overdue traffic summonses https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-names-companies-with-overdue-traffic-summonses-in-drastic-move-17-express-bus-firms-on-list [01:17] TR Bot 17 express bus firms on list as Malaysia names companies with overdue traffic summonses | The Straits Times [01:18] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25061529 [01:18] TR Bot WHOOPSIE [01:21] TR News China is building a mega-sized consumer economy, Premier says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-is-building-a-mega-sized-consumer-economy-premier-says [01:21] TR Bot China is building a mega-sized consumer economy, Premier says | The Straits Times [01:22] TR News Blocking strategic rivals from tech, resources may not work, says PM Wong on US-China ties https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/cutting-strategic-rivals-off-from-access-to-critical-tech-resources-may-not-work-says-pm-wong-on-us [01:22] TR Bot Blocking strategic rivals from tech, resources may not work, says PM Wong on US-China ties | The Straits Times [01:24] TR News Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on Hey Hi (AI) hardware market https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/blacklisted-chinese-gpu-makers-line-up-to-file-for-ipos-as-us-sanctions-and-trade-war-take-toll-on-ai-hardware-market [01:24] TR Bot Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on AI hardware market | Tom's Hardware [01:25] TR News Cargo ship carrying 3,000 Chinese cars to Mexico sinks in the Pacific https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/cargo-ship-sinks-in-the-pacific/ [01:25] TR Bot Cargo ship sinks en route to Mexico [01:27] TR News "I have decided that I wanted to stop killing mosquitos while I sleep. In a way, I was curious to know what most mosquitos want with my face. I noticed that rarely I get bitten in the face (mostly I am bitten on other parts of my body)." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-06-27__Mosquito_and_Me.gmi [01:28] TR News "I find myself returning to Gemini from a different world, as a different person. Things have really changed for the worse down there on Earth since I was last here. It's so loud, all of the time. I yearn for a quiet place. I never understood that Gemini could be that, before." gemini://drewdevault.com/log/01-hello-again.gmi [01:29] TR News "My RPG reading is concentrating right now on the HARP Fantasy RPG and it's supplements, but I'm working on some stuff for Big Eyes Small Mouth Second Revised Second Edition (BESM 2ER) and Centauri Knights, and there are other RPG things I'm working on in the background, like (slowly) reading ACKS II." gemini://consp.org/blog/2025/2025-06-27-still-putting-along.gmi [01:30] TR News One Hertz Challenge https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/announcing-the-2025-hackaday-one-hertz-challenge/ | Source: Hackaday [01:30] TR Bot The 2025 Hackaday One Hertz Challenge | Hackaday [01:30] TR News ">Linear Solar Chargers For Lithium Capacitors" https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/linear-solar-chargers-for-lithium-capacitors/ | Source: Hackaday [01:30] TR Bot Solar Chargers For Lithium Capacitors | Hackaday [01:31] TR News "[Ralph] is excited about impedance matching, and why not? It is important to match the source and load impedance to get the most power out of a circuit." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/pi-networks-the-smith-chart-way/ | Source: Hackaday [01:31] TR Bot Networks The Smith Chart Way | Hackaday [01:31] TR News "[Hunter Irving] is a talented hacker with a wicked sense of humor, and he has written in to let us know about his latest project which is to make a GameCube keyboard controller work with Animal Crossing." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/making-gamecube-keyboard-controller-work-with-animal-crossing/ | Source: Hackaday [01:31] TR Bot GameCube Keyboard Controller Work With Animal Crossing | Hackaday [01:33] TR News BBC.com launches dynamic paywall for US users https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/bbc-com-launches-dynamic-paywall-for-us-users/ [01:33] TR Bot BBC.com launches dynamic paywall for US users - Press Gazette [01:40] TR News Report: DeepSeeks newest model delayed by GPU export restrictions https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/report-deepseeks-newest-model-delayed-gpu-export-restrictions/ [01:40] TR Bot DeepSeek's newest model delayed by GPU export restrictions - SiliconANGLE [01:41] TR News Slop Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/technology/ai-elections-democracy.html [01:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/technology/ai-elections-democracy.html ) [01:43] TR News Intel lays off hundreds of engineers in California, including chip design engineers and architects automotive chip division also gets the axe https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-lays-off-hundreds-of-engineers-in-california-including-chip-design-engineers-automotive-chip-division-also-axed [01:43] TR Bot Intel lays off hundreds of engineers in California, including chip design engineers and architects automotive chip division also gets the axe | Tom's Hardware [01:43] TR News AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China short supply of Hey Hi (AI) GPUs hinders development https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-disruptor-deepseeks-next-gen-model-delayed-by-nvidia-h20-restrictions-short-supply-of-accelerators-hinders-development [01:43] TR Bot AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China short supply of AI GPUs hinders development | Tom's Hardware [01:47] TR News Notorious cybercriminal IntelBroker arrested in France, awaits extradition to US https://cyberscoop.com/intelbroker-cybercriminal-kai-west-arrested/ [01:47] TR Bot cybercriminal IntelBroker arrested in France, awaits extradition to US | CyberScoop [01:49] TR News Creative Commons introduces CC Signals framework for Hey Hi (AI) data use https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/creative-commons-introduces-cc-signals-framework-ai-data-use/ [01:49] TR Bot Commons introduces CC Signals framework for AI data use - SiliconANGLE [01:49] TR News NCSC nominee calls for new counterintelligence career field https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/06/ncsc-nominee-calls-for-new-counterintelligence-career-field/ [01:49] TR Bot NCSC nominee calls for new counterintelligence career field [01:50] TR News Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/spacex-explosion-debris-mexico-investigation.html [01:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/spacex-explosion-debris-mexico-investigation.html ) [01:52] IsambardPrince https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/26/travel/north-korea-kalma-beach-resort-tourism-intl-hnk?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc [01:52] TR Bot Who will visit North Koreas newly-opened Kalma beach resort for 20,000 people? | CNN [01:52] IsambardPrince In 2024 UN human rights chief Volker Turk described North Korea under Kims rule as a stifling, claustrophobic environment, where life is a daily struggle devoid of hope. [01:52] IsambardPrince --- [01:52] IsambardPrince I might use the same words to describe the US under Donald Trump. [01:53] IsambardPrince The US has beach resorts, but who can afford to use them? [01:53] IsambardPrince People like my cousin who mmaxes out the credit cards and hits the payday loan store on the way out, and can't afford a happy meal for her child on the way back because even the loan money is gone? [01:53] IsambardPrince The 10% of the population that remains in a "middle class" lifestyle? [01:54] IsambardPrince Most people in the US now deal with greedy landlords who raise the rent 10-15% every single year while a lying government says inflation is less than 3%. [01:55] schestowitz[TR3] you have your opwn "rocket man" [01:55] IsambardPrince The lying government inflation figure is designed to make it look like people are beating inflation. According to BLS, I'm doing better now than I was in 2008, even though the real buying power barely covers rent and then I'm completely out of money on my side. [01:56] *a_fantom (~fantom@33be818f.skybroadband.com) has joined #techrights [01:56] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [01:57] IsambardPrince Most Americans are not pulling out ahead of inflation when it comes to buying power, much less "winning" at anything. This country is amazingly more horrible now than it has ever been before. And it seems like half of this "progress" has happened since Trump returned in January. [01:57] TR News Social Control Media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-executes-twitter-killer-who-murdered-nine-tv-networks [01:57] TR Bot Japan executes Twitter killer who murdered 9 people | The Straits Times [01:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-ff6.5hs.anfioq.IP) has joined #techrights [01:58] TR News WYHA? TTAB Finds VITAWHEY Confusable with VITAWAYS for Dietary and Nutritional Supplements http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/06/wyha-ttab-finds-vitawhey-confusable.html [01:58] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [01:58] TR Bot The TTABlog: WYHA? TTAB Finds VITAWHEY Confusable with VITAWAYS for Dietary and Nutritional Supplements [01:58] IsambardPrince It's no wonder that Trump has turned the DHS into the "Secret Police" who watch people's social media. Not because they say anything that's illegal to say. But because they can punish them without the need for laws and courts. [01:59] TR News Googles site reputation abuse policy: the wrong solution to a real problem https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-site-reputation-abuse-policy-publishers-aop/ [01:59] TR Bot Googles site reputation abuse policy: Wrong solution, real problem - Press Gazette [01:59] TR News Takeaways From Hard Forks Interview With OpenAIs Scam Altman https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/technology/hard-fork-sam-altman.html [01:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/technology/hard-fork-sam-altman.html ) ● Jun 28 [02:00] TR News [Slop] Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/ai-is-homogenizing-our-thoughts [02:00] TR Bot A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts | The New Yorker [02:00] TR News Does Using Artificial Intelligence Ruin Your Actual Intelligence? Scientists Investigated https://www.sciencealert.com/does-using-artificial-intelligence-ruin-your-actual-intelligence-scientists-investigated [02:00] TR Bot Using Artificial Intelligence Ruin Your Actual Intelligence? Scientists Investigated : ScienceAlert [02:01] TR News 27-year-old Easter egg found in the Fashion Company Apple Power Mac G3's ROM creating a RAM disk with the name 'secret ROM image' unveils a hidden file https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/27-year-old-easter-egg-found-in-the-apple-power-mac-g3s-rom-creating-a-ram-disk-with-the-name-secret-rom-image-unveils-a-hidden-file [02:01] TR Bot 27-year-old Easter egg found in the Apple Power Mac G3's ROM creating a RAM disk with the name 'secret ROM image' unveils a hidden file | Tom's Hardware [02:02] TR News UPC is illegal; it's time for it to be squashed along with the corrupt EPO that works against science and against Europe, all that in violation of the laws https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/25/more-than-a-feeling-upc-rewriting-the-score-for-pharma-at-bio-2025/ [02:02] TR Bot More Than a Feeling: UPC, Rewriting the Score for Pharma at BIO 2025 - Kluwer Patent Blog [02:04] TR News Arun Raghavan: The Unbearable Anger of Broken Audio https://arunraghavan.net/2025/06/the-unbearable-anger-of-broken-audio/ "It should be surprising to absolutely nobody that the GNU/Linux audio stack is often the subject of varying levels of negative feedback" [02:04] TR Bot The Unbearable Anger of Broken Audio Arun Raghavan [02:05] TR News Linux Jargon Buster: What are Secure Boot & Shim Files? https://itsfoss.com/secure-boot-shim-file/ http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ [02:05] TR Bot What are Secure Boot & Shim Files? Explained for Linux Users [02:05] TR Bot UEFI [02:05] TR News FOSS Weekly #25.26: Torvalds-Epsteingate Showdown, Hyprland Premium, Fedora's 32-bit Debacle, Xfce Themes and More GNU/Linux Stuff https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-26/ [02:06] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #25.26: Torvalds-Gates Showdown, Hyprland Premium, Fedora's 32-bit Debacle, Xfce Themes and More Linux Stuff [02:06] TR News Firefox 141 Promises to Use Less Memory on GNU/Linux Systems, Beta Out Now https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now [02:06] TR Bot 141 Promises to Use Less Memory on Linux Systems, Beta Out Now - 9to5Linux [02:06] TR News Rust Drives A Linux USB Device https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/rust-drives-a-linux-usb-device/ | Source: Hackaday [02:06] TR Bot Drives A Linux USB Device | Hackaday [02:07] TR News KDE Slick New First Run Setup Tool Taking Shape https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-initial-setup-tool-kiss-development-progress [02:07] TR Bot KDE Slick New 'First Run' Setup Tool Taking Shape - OMG! Ubuntu [02:10] TR News Faugus Launcher is a simple and lightweight app for running games using UMU-Launcher https://www.linuxlinks.com/faugus-launcher-simple-lightweight-app-games/ [02:10] TR Bot Launcher is a simple and lightweight app for running games using UMU-Launcher - LinuxLinks [02:10] TR News H2O optimized HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 server https://www.linuxlinks.com/h2o-optimized-http-server/ [02:10] TR Bot - optimized HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 server - LinuxLinks [02:11] TR News Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: 2.5Gbps Networking https://www.linuxlinks.com/raspberry-pi5-desktop-mini-pc-2-5gbps-networking/ [02:11] TR Bot Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: 2.5Gbps Networking - LinuxLinks [02:11] TR News SpicyPass is a lightweight password manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/spicypass-lightweight-password-manager/ [02:11] TR Bot is a lightweight password manager - LinuxLinks [02:11] TR News Xlog is a logging program for amateur radio operators https://www.linuxlinks.com/xlog-logging-program-amateur-radio-operators/ [02:11] TR Bot is a logging program for amateur radio operators - LinuxLinks [02:20] TR News Trying to jump the sharp with "clown computing" and SLOP https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/26/why-we-chose-claude-for-the-arduino-cloud-ai-assistant/ [02:20] TR Bot Why we chose Claude for the Arduino Cloud AI Assistant | Arduino Blog [02:21] TR News Former S.Korean president Yoon to be questioned on Saturday, requests privacy protection https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-s-korean-president-yoon-to-be-questioned-on-saturday-requests-privacy-protection [02:21] TR Bot Former S.Korean president Yoon to be questioned on Saturday, requests privacy protection | The Straits Times [02:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1335.jpg [02:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1685.jpg [02:23] TR News Australias innovation gap threatens national safety, not just economic prosperity https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-innovation-gap-threatens-national-safety-not-just-economic-prosperity/ [02:23] TR Bot Australia's innovation gap threatens national safety, not just economic prosperity | The Strategist [02:23] TR News "Code of Conduct" Invoked When Fedora and Red Bait Users (Since the 1990s) Don't Want to Use Wayland (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/Code_of_Conduct_Invoked_When_Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Users_Since_the.shtml [02:23] TR Bot Techrights "Code of Conduct" Invoked When Fedora and Red Hat Users (Since the 1990s) Don't Want to Use Wayland [02:23] TR News Event Wrap: CommunicAsia 2025 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/26/event-wrap-communicasia-2025/ [02:23] TR Bot Event Wrap: CommunicAsia 2025 | APNIC Blog [02:24] TR News Amnesty accuses Cambodia of gross failure to stop rampant abuses in scam centers https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/06/26/cambodia-scam-centers-human-rights-crisis/ [02:24] TR Bot Amnesty accuses Cambodia of gross failure to stop rampant abuses in scam centers Radio Free Asia [02:25] TR News Eclipse Foundation announces Jakarta EE 11 to advance cloud-native Java productivity https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/eclipse-foundation-announces-jakarta-ee-11-advance-cloud-native-java-productivity/ [02:25] TR Bot Foundation announces Jakarta EE 11 to advance cloud-native Java productivity - SiliconANGLE [02:26] TR News Coccinelle for Rust progress report (Collabora blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1027087/
  • Coccinelle for Rust progress report (Collabora blog)
    Over on the Collabora blog, Tathagata Roy has an update [02:26] TR Bot for Rust progress report (Collabora blog) [LWN.net] [02:26] TR Bot Coccinelle for Rust progress report [02:27] TR News Oracle GNU/Linux 10 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1027112/ [02:27] TR Bot Linux 10 released [LWN.net] [02:28] TR News "Key features include modernized cryptographic capabilities" blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-10-now-generally-available [02:29] TR News Fairphone (Gen. 6) is a sustainable, repairable 6.31-inch Android 15 smartphone with Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/26/fairphone-gen-6-sustainable-repairable-6-31-inch-android-15-smartphone-with-snapdragon-7s-gen-3-soc/ [02:29] TR Bot Fairphone (Gen. 6) is a sustainable, repairable 6.31-inch Android 15 smartphone with Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC - CNX Software [02:30] TR News Fentanylware (TikTok) capitalising on addiction https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/26/tiktok-live-launches-fan-clubs/ [02:30] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/26/tiktok-live-launches-fan-clubs/ ) [02:31] TR News centimeter [02:31] TR News New single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity drives could store half a million Fentanylware (TikTok) views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes per square centimeter https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-single-molecule-magnet-tech-could-unlock-hard-drives-with-100x-more-capacity-drives-could-store-three-terabytes-per-square-centimeter [02:31] TR Bot New single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity drives could store half a million TikTok views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes per square centimeter | Tom's Hardware [02:33] TR News UPC is illegal; they created an illegal "legal" system and now use media that they bribes to play along with this charade. https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/cms-strengthens-team-with-two-upc-and-sep-litigators-from-klaka-and-freshfields/ [02:33] TR Bot CMS hires two partners from Freshfields and Klaka [02:33] TR News Western Digital's $500 million penalty for patent monopoly infringement reduced to a mere $1 court says recipient failed to 'adequately tie a dollar amount' to damages https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/western-digitals-usd500-000-million-penalty-for-patent-infringement-reduced-to-a-mere-usd1-court-says-recipient-failed-to-adequately-tie-a-dollar-amount-to-damages [02:33] TR Bot Western Digital's $500 million penalty for patent infringement reduced to a mere $1 court says recipient failed to 'adequately tie a dollar amount' to damages | Tom's Hardware [02:33] TR News Flexiworld data mining patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/6/24/flexiworld-data-mining-patent-challenge-instituted [02:33] TR Bot Flexiworld data mining patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [02:36] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [02:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [02:37] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.gmi [02:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Kernel Leftovers [02:39] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, GameCube Modding https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Fairphone_GameCube_Modding.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Fairphone_GameCube_Modding.gmi [02:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, GameCube Modding [02:39] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Security_Leftovers.gmi [02:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [02:41] TR News (NEW): Release of Oracle Linux 10 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Release_of_Oracle_Linux_10.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Release_of_Oracle_Linux_10.gmi [02:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Release of Oracle Linux 10 [02:42] TR News (NEW): KDE will drop Qt5 CI Support and Second beta for Amarok 3.3 available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/KDE_will_drop_Qt5_CI_Support_and_Second_beta_for_Amarok_3_3_ava.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/KDE_will_drop_Qt5_CI_Support_and_Second_beta_for_Amarok_3_3_ava.gmi [02:42] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE will drop Qt5 CI Support and Second beta for Amarok 3.3 available [02:46] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/today_s_leftovers.gmi [02:46] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270625.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270625.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-270625.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-270625.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, June 27, 2025 [02:49] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-06-27.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-06-27.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-2025-06-27.txt [02:51] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:51] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Jun 28 [03:21] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Linuxsecurity, Google News Slopfarms, and Linux Journal (LJ) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Slopwatch_Linuxsecurity_Google_News_Slopfarms_and_Linux_Journal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Slopwatch_Linuxsecurity_Google_News_Slopfarms_and_Linux_Journal.gmi [03:21] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Linuxsecurity, Google News Slopfarms, and Linux Journal (LJ) [03:39] TR News Microsoft layoffs in VR https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyep45xw [03:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyep45xw ) [03:56] TR News Techrights Start X https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Start_X.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Start_X.gmi [03:56] TR Bot Techrights Start X [03:57] TR News On IBM: Stress is real. Depression is real. If you are worried about using the insurance provided mental health services, call 988 and get help." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyfe4ta8 [03:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyfe4ta8 ) [03:58] TR News "Yep, remember the use of the word 'Cloud' for anything and everything, whether it was really Cloud or not. Even Mainframe products named with Cloud in the name. Complete BS all for how it shows on the balance sheet to Wall Street. Wall Street analysts are so non-tech and haven't a clue." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyjv5w7m [03:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyjv5w7m ) [03:58] TR News "IBM were pretty clever about AI. They didn't bother investing in R&D, but managed to get the stock price rise of AI. Admittedly, they managed to sp--k the cash away regardless and don't have anything to really show for it after the fact..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyjv5w7m [03:58] TR News "....and they will do the same with Quantum technology. Nothing more than a variation of the story of the "Emperor's New Clothes" [03:59] TR News "Different world when that stuff happened. Exec bonuses were tied to meeting a diversity quota and they'd do anything to hit it. Now it's the opposite, Indians hiring every relative and friend and on the road to being a 100% Indian company within a year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jypqazh0 [03:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jypqazh0 ) ● Jun 28 [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyfekwf8 [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] " [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] There is a more fundamental truth being relearned with AI. Almost every organization that deals with the public has learned it, BUT developers dont know it. The fundamental truth is a very small percentage (5-10%) of your customers consume a bulk of your available resources. ( 60-70%). As such AI doesnt save nearly as much as the bean counters initially think due to the 5-10% of customers needing human intervention. Again IB [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] Ms implementation of askHR has demonstrated this fundamental truth. Does AI replace mundane tasks? Absolutely!!! Will AI replace 90% of your face to face staff? Not even close due to off script interactions. [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] " [04:01] TR News "Most of the great Sales people at IBM are gone. They were the ones that had real relationships with customers. They have been replaced by younglings just out of college. Great job Gavin Belson!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jy7wbjp4 [04:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jy7wbjp4 ) [04:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyfekwf8 ) [04:02] TR News "Then in 2017, at the age of thirteen, I met Richard Stallman at a big conference in Mexico, in person, face to face. I didnt know much about him, but I was looking forward to attending his talk the next day, where I first learned about the free software movement and became fascinated with the topic." https://forums.puri.sm/t/ivan-avalos-in-gnu-taler/28527 [04:02] TR Bot Ivn valos in GNU Taler - PureOS - Purism community [04:18] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [04:21] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [04:21] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [04:21] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techrights [04:21] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode-b2n.ra8.a7lnth.IP) has joined #techrights [04:27] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [04:27] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [04:27] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techrights [04:27] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode-b2n.ra8.a7lnth.IP) has joined #techrights [04:41] admfubar ouch! https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/man-eats-dubious-street-food-ends-up-blowing-apart-his-gi-tract/ [04:41] TR Bot Man eats dubious street foodends up blowing apart his GI tract - Ars Technica [04:51] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/20/the-doctor-will-gouge-you-now/ [04:51] TR Bot Pluralistic: Oregon bans the corporate practice of medicine (20 Jun 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow ● Jun 28 [05:17] *Adran has quit (Quit: Este o fim.) [05:33] *Adran (~adran@freenode-vmv.uk2.49h416.IP) has joined #techrights [05:33] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Post office and McDonald's have decided to just turn off the air conditioner. [05:34] IsambardPrince Feel sorry for whoever works there. [05:34] IsambardPrince I think it just reflects the cheapness of the owner of the McDonald's over here. [05:34] IsambardPrince They probably make plenty of money and just decided to kill the air conditioner to be cheap and because they don't have to work in the kitchen. ● Jun 28 [06:21] TR News Techrights IBM Red States Hat (Project 2025): Our "New Thing" Replaces This "Old Thing" https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/IBM_Red_States_Hat_Project_2025_Our_New_Thing_Replaces_This_Old.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/IBM_Red_States_Hat_Project_2025_Our_New_Thing_Replaces_This_Old.gmi [06:21] TR Bot Techrights IBM Red States Hat (Project 2025): Our "New Thing" Replaces This "Old Thing" [06:26] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: see? everyything is getting better [06:49] TR News Techrights 3-Month Updates on Our Complaint to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/3_Month_Updates_on_Our_Complaint_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/3_Month_Updates_on_Our_Complaint_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_A.gmi [06:49] TR Bot Techrights 3-Month Updates on Our Complaint to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) [06:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], "Department of Government Efficiency [06:55] IsambardPrince @DOGE [06:55] IsambardPrince Weather Radio Update! [06:55] IsambardPrince Since the last update, @NWS has upgraded 33 more sites to wireless, saving $118k/mo in copper contracts. See below transmission from Conway Summit, CA. [06:55] IsambardPrince The team has ramped up production of the wireless kits from 9 to 50/wk. ~340 sites to go!" [06:55] IsambardPrince --- [06:56] IsambardPrince This was never about not wanting to "modernize" [06:56] IsambardPrince Copper lines are inherently more reliable when you want to operate an emergency alert system. ● Jun 28 [07:23] TR News Techrights BetaNews: We're Publishing LLM Slop About LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/BetaNews_We_re_Publishing_LLM_Slop_About_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/BetaNews_We_re_Publishing_LLM_Slop_About_LLM_Slop.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Techrights BetaNews: We're Publishing LLM Slop About LLM Slop [07:34] TR News Techrights Scheduled Maintenance Next Week https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Scheduled_Maintenance_Next_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Scheduled_Maintenance_Next_Week.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Techrights Scheduled Maintenance Next Week [07:49] TR News Techrights Microsoft Already Shaved Off Costs Anywhere It Could. It Was Not Enough. https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Microsoft_Already_Shaved_Off_Costs_Anywhere_It_Could_It_Was_Not.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Microsoft_Already_Shaved_Off_Costs_Anywhere_It_Could_It_Was_Not.gmi [07:49] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Already Shaved Off Costs Anywhere It Could. It Was Not Enough. ● Jun 28 [08:06] TR News Techrights Fedora 44 https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Fedora_44.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Fedora_44.gmi [08:06] TR Bot Techrights Fedora 44 [08:13] TR News "Valve released another set of Beta updates for the SteamOS Client and Steam Desktop to bring in bug fixes and expanded support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-gets-more-fixes-for-legion-go-s-8bitdo-and-the-in-game-overlay/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR Bot gets more fixes for Legion Go S, 8BitDo and the In-Game Overlay | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "Jump the Track has a great visual style and a fun looking blend of a comedy visual novel with pachinko, and now it has Linux and macOS support. It originally released on May 28th, with the additional platforms support arriving June 26th." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/blending-a-comedy-visual-novel-with-pachinko-jump-the-track-adds-linux-and-macos-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot a comedy visual novel with pachinko, Jump the Track adds Linux and macOS support | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "The Painkiller reboot from Anshar Studios and 3D Realms is now confirmed for release on October 9 with a new trailer." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/painkiller-reboot-confirmed-for-launch-on-october-9/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot reboot confirmed for launch on October 9 | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "Need a new first-person dungeon-crawling RPG? Perhaps it's time to check out Monomyth. The devs just updated it with better Steam Deck and gamepad support" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/first-person-dungeon-crawler-monomyth-gets-better-steam-deck-and-gamepad-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot dungeon-crawler Monomyth gets better Steam Deck and gamepad support | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "The much loved 3D platformer A Hat in Time just got a surprise patch to update the game for newer graphics APIs." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/a-hat-in-time-gets-a-surprise-update-with-directx-12-and-vulkan-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot Hat in Time gets a surprise update with DirectX 12 and Vulkan support | GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR News "Apocalypse Express brings exciting real-time post-apocalyptic train defence to Early Access and I'm looking forward to more of it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/apocalypse-express-has-some-frantic-train-combat-out-in-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR Bot Express has some frantic train combat out in Early Access | GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR News "Two Point Museum from SEGA and Two Point Studios is set to expand with the Fantasy Finds DLC coming on July 17th." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/two-point-museums-first-dlc-announced-with-fantasy-finds-coming-in-july/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR Bot Point Museum's first DLC announced with Fantasy Finds coming in July | GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR News "Announced back in February 2024, we're still waiting on a release date for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux but now we have prices." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/pricing-announced-for-the-orange-pi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR Bot announced for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux | GamingOnLinux [08:16] TR News "Bohemia Interactive have today revealed the DayZ Badlands expansion for their very popular open-world survival game." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/dayz-badlands-expansion-announced-with-the-biggest-map-yet/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:16] TR Bot Badlands expansion announced with the biggest map yet | GamingOnLinux [08:18] TR News "30 Jahre online: Wie das Internet den Journalismus verndert hat" | How the Internet has changed journalism https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/30-jahre-online-wie-das-internet-den-journalismus-veraendert-hat/ [08:18] TR Bot 30 Jahre online: Wie das Internet den Journalismus verndert hat [08:18] TR News iophk: LLMs don't work but they do provide sufficient plausible deniabilty, for businesses that are already going under to fire people https://www.vox.com/economy/413149/college-graduate-job-market-economy-entry-level-employment-recession ("What is the job market like for new college graduates?") [08:18] TR Bot is the job market like for new college graduates? | Vox [08:19] TR News "vervakningsstaten gr inte att rulla tillbaka" | The surveillance state cannot be rolled back. https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/06/27/overvakningsstaten-gar-inte-att-rulla-tillbaka/ [08:19] TR Bot vervakningsstaten gr inte att rulla tillbaka [08:19] TR News lobste.rs "troll farm promotes a shitpost" https://lobste.rs/s/nwvary/you_don_t_own_word_freedom_full_burn [08:19] TR Bot You Dont Own the Word Freedom: A Full-Burn Response to the GNU/Linux Comment That Tried to Gatekeep Me Off My Own Machine | Lobsters [08:20] TR News "From code reuse to the impact of generative AI" https://lemire.me/blog/2025/06/27/from-code-reuse-to-the-impact-of-generative-ai/ https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3711675&doi=10.1145%2F3711675 [08:20] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/06/27/from-code-reuse-to-the-impact-of-generative-ai/ ) [08:20] TR Bot The Drunken Plagiarists - ACM Queue [08:21] TR News "Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/microsofts-own-ai-chip-delayed-six-months-in-major-setback-in-house-chip-now-reportedly-expected-in-2026-but-wont-hold-a-candle-to-nvidia-blackwell [08:21] TR Bot Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell | Tom's Hardware [08:30] TR News "The Accepted Lies and Mistakes About This Critical Environmental Law" https://therevelator.org/nepa-lies-mistakes/ | Source: The Revelator [08:30] TR Bot NEPA: The Accepted Lies and Mistakes About This Critical Environmental Law The Revelator [08:30] TR News "The NCSS is a major exhibition event held at Birmingham NEC." https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/nec.mp3 | Source: The Cyber Show [08:31] TR News UK National Cyber Security Show https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=49 [08:31] TR Bot The Cyber Show - Episodes [08:38] TR News "Most humans with two ears have a pretty good sense of directional hearing." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/audio-localization-gear-built-on-the-cheap/ | Source: Hackaday [08:38] TR Bot Localization Gear Built On The Cheap | Hackaday [08:39] TR News "These days, so much of what we see online is delivered by social media algorithms." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/can-digital-poison-corrupt-the-algorithm/ | Source: Hackaday [08:39] TR Bot Digital Poison Corrupt The Algorithm? | Hackaday [08:41] TR News "Most standing desks on the market use electric motors or hand cranks to raise and lower the deck." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/standing-desk-uses-pneumatics-to-do-the-job/ | Source: Hackaday [08:41] TR Bot Desk Uses Pneumatics To Do The Job | Hackaday [08:42] TR News "You know what the worst thing about the Steam Deck is? Being able to play your games on the go." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/geekdeck-is-a-steamdeck-for-your-living-room/ | Source: Hackaday [08:42] TR Bot Is A SteamDeck For Your Living Room | Hackaday [08:42] TR News "Whatever your day job, many of us would love to jump behind the controls of a dump truck for a lark." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/building-a-3d-printed-rc-dump-truck/ | Source: Hackaday [08:42] TR Bot A 3D-Printed RC Dump Truck | Hackaday [08:42] TR News "Some of the largest objects in the night sky to view through a telescope are galaxies and supernova remnants" https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/all-the-stars-all-the-time/ | Source: Hackaday [08:42] TR Bot The Stars, All The Time | Hackaday [08:46] TR News "Remediations enables you to address advisor recommendations, content advisories, vulnerability CVEs" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/improved-user-experience-red-hat-insights-remediations-service | Source: Red Hat Official [08:46] TR Bot Improved user experience for Red Hat Insights remediations service [08:46] TR News "The first step we took was to update our provider to address the critical requirements shared to us from our customers and the Terraform team." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-provider-hashicorp-terraform-has-been-updated | Source: Red Hat Official [08:46] TR Bot Better together: The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provider for HashiCorp Terraform has been updated [08:46] TR News "range in enforceability, legally binding in some cases and normative in others" https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/creative-commons-introduces-cc-signals-framework-ai-data-use/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:46] TR Bot Commons introduces CC Signals framework for AI data use - SiliconANGLE [08:48] TR News "The core question in both cases was whether using copyrighted works to train Large Language Models (LLMs) used in AI chatbots is a lawful fair use. Under the US Copyright Act, answering that question requires courts to consider: [...]" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/two-courts-rule-generative-ai-and-fair-use-one-gets-it-right | Source: EFF [08:48] TR Bot Two Courts Rule On Generative AI and Fair Use One Gets It Right | Electronic Frontier Foundation [08:48] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.4, Linux 6.12.35, Linux 6.6.95, Linux 6.1.142, Linux 5.15.186, Linux 5.10.239, and Linux 5.4.295 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_15_4_Linux_6_12_35_Linux_6_6_95_Linux_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_15_4_Linux_6_12_35_Linux_6_6_95_Linux_6_.gmi [08:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.4, Linux 6.12.35, Linux 6.6.95, Linux 6.1.142, Linux 5.15.186, Linux 5.10.239, and Linux 5.4.295 [08:48] TR News "Assuming this meets the policies laid out by the European Commission, I am curious to see how the changes affect different developers. As I wrote yesterday, it seems like this is complicated enough to make comparisons or predictions very difficult." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/eu-app-store-changes-developers/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:49] TR Bot Developers React to E.U. App Store Changes Pixel Envy [08:49] TR News "This is complicated. What I would love to see are different practical examples comparing Apples distribution policies in most countries, its policies in the U.S. post-ruling, its previous E.U. policies, and these new ones." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-eu-app-distribution-updates/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:49] TR Bot Apple Tries Again With E.U. App Distribution Policies Pixel Envy [08:49] TR News "Physical media and files cant be swapped, changed, clobbered, revoked, or otherwise messed with at the whims of a streaming platform" https://rubenerd.com/listening-to-mp3s-and-flacs/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:49] TR Bot Offline music, and MP3s and/or FLACs [08:50] TR News "Armed agents crouched behind a vehicle in the driveway entered the Huntington Park home shortly after the detonation, which blew the door off and shattered a window. A drone also can be seen entering the house." https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/huntington-park-border-patrol-agents-door-explosion/3734095/ | Source: NBC [08:50] TR Bot Video shows explosion set off in Huntington Park raid NBC Los Angeles [08:50] TR News "Much of what weve written about regarding the Trump regimes nonsensical and ridiculous immigration policies have focused on how theyre grabbing people off the streets, or disappearing them to random foreign gulags without due process." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/27/the-problem-isnt-whether-the-jd-vance-meme-story-is-true-its-that-its-so-believable-after-everything-the-trump-regime-has-done/ | Source: Techdirt [08:50] TR Bot Problem Isnt Whether The JD Vance Meme Story Is TrueIts That Its So Believable After Everything The Trump Regime Has Done | Techdirt [08:51] TR News "Cumpio said in her letter, which Khan read on Tuesday at a U.N. Human Rights Council side event about freedom of expression in the Philippines" https://cpj.org/2025/06/a-well-orchestrated-lie-detained-philippine-journalist-frenchie-mae-cumpio-tells-un/ | Source: CPJ [08:51] TR Bot A well-orchestrated lie: Detained Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio tells UN - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:52] TR News "The vast majority of this funding, more than 70%, actually flows to local television and radio stations" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/26/repub/trump-drive-to-defund-npr-pbs-resisted-by-republicans-from-rural-states/ | Source: Michigan Advance [08:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/26/repub/trump-drive-to-defund-npr-pbs-resisted-by-republicans-from-rural-states/ ) [08:52] TR News "You might be tempted to think that the Substack revolution is shaking up the foundations of journalism, agreeing with Substack star Emily Sundberg that newsroom leaders everywhere should be barring their doors to prevent further defections." https://www.wired.com/story/substack-is-having-a-moment-again-but-time-is-running-out/ | Source: Wired [08:52] TR Bot Is Having a MomentAgain. But Time Is Running Out | WIRED [08:52] TR News "The Association of Online Publishers has investigated the impact of the site reputation abuse policy and managing director Richard Reeves has written for Press Gazette outlining the findings." https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-site-reputation-abuse-policy-publishers-aop/ | Source: Press Gazette [08:52] TR Bot Googles site reputation abuse policy: Wrong solution, real problem - Press Gazette [08:53] TR News "In response to HKFPs enquiries, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) said on Tuesday that it had received around 140 views from the public since the launch of the Collection of Views on Library Collections mechanism in July 2023." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/25/hong-kong-public-libraries-receive-140-reports-on-objectionable-content-including-nat-sec-violations/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:53] TR Bot HK public libraries receive 140 reports on suspected objectionable content [08:53] TR News "previously flagged content has been removed." https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-lifts-ban-on-deutsche-welle-website-308898 | Source: BIA Net [08:53] TR Bot Turkey lifts ban on Deutsche Welle website [08:54] TR News "Sex during the pandemic" https://bianet.org/haber/cartoonist-acquitted-over-sex-during-pandemic-strip-after-five-years-308875 | Source: BIA Net [08:54] TR Bot Cartoonist acquitted over pandemic sex strip after five years [08:54] TR News "Since 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the agency has been on the EU sanctions list." https://www.dw.com/en/why-does-germany-pay-taxes-for-russian-propaganda/a-73037945 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:54] TR Bot does Germany pay taxes for Russian propaganda? DW 06/25/2025 [08:55] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: inertial scrolling, RDP clipboard syncing, and more session restore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_inertial_scrolling_RDP_clipboard_syncing_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_inertial_scrolling_RDP_clipboard_syncing_an.gmi [08:55] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: inertial scrolling, RDP clipboard syncing, and more session restore [08:55] TR News "Open source is shown to contribute $9 trillion in global value, according to new research from The Linux Foundation." https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/linux-foundation-open-source-ai-opensourcesummit/ | Source: Silicon Angle http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml [08:55] TR Bot research shows open source contributing trillions to economy - SiliconANGLE [08:55] TR Bot Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing [08:56] TR News "Nothing has changed since then, except that folks are getting a wee bit more concerned about their privacy now that President Donald Trump is in charge of the US." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/the_european_union_linux_desktop/ | Source: The Register UK [08:56] TR Bot The European Union Linux desktop The Register [08:56] TR News "With a broadening customer base clamouring for Nvidias latest AI accelerators and competitors still distant, bulls are betting the chip makers shares have plenty of room to run." https://techcentral.co.za/nvidia-eye-popping-4-trillion-market-cap/265842/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:56] TR Bot Nvidia powers towards eye-popping $4-trillion market cap - TechCentral [08:56] TR News "We Are Legion follows protagonist Bob Johansson, who has just sold his software company. After being killed by a car while crossing the street, he wakes up a century later with his mind uploaded into an artificial intelligence." https://sfstandard.com/2025/06/27/legion-bob-sam-altman-marc-benioff-reid-hoffman-dystopia/ | Source: The San Fancisco Standard [08:56] TR Bot Tech billionaires are obsessed with this dystopian AI sci-fi novel [08:57] TR News "Google pivoted to crime one project at a time, and as an Internet optimist sometimes I think they might be able to pivot back one project at a time." https://blog.zgp.org/how-google-can-go-legit/ | Source: Don Marti [08:57] TR Bot how Google can go legit [08:58] TR News "Crossing Minds was launched in 2016 by a team that included prominent AI researcher Sebastian Thrun. He earlier co-founded online education platform Udacity Inc. and Alphabet Inc.s X product research lab." https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/27/openai-hires-staff-shopify-backed-ai-startup-crossing-minds/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:58] TR Bot hires staff of Shopify-backed AI startup Crossing Minds - SiliconANGLE [08:58] TR News "MSLs represent a significant evolution in the approach to software security, moving beyond existing measures to proactively prevent vulnerabilities by default during development at compile time and/or during runtime." https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jun/23/2003742198/-1/-1/0/CSI_MEMORY_SAFE_LANGUAGES_REDUCING_VULNERABILITIES_IN_MODERN_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT.PDF | Source: US DOD [08:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jun/23/2003742198/-1/-1/0/CSI_MEMORY_SAFE_LANGUAGES_REDUCING_VULNERABILITIES_IN_MODERN_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT.PDF ) [08:58] TR News (NEW): Indoor building mapping in OSM https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Indoor_building_mapping_in_OSM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Indoor_building_mapping_in_OSM.gmi [08:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Indoor building mapping in OSM [08:58] TR News "Within a few years, the tech industry began answering the call for memory-safe languages. In 2022, Microsoft executives began calling for new applications to be written in memory-safe languages like Rust." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/cisa_nsa_call_formemory_safe_languages/ | Source: The Register UK [08:58] TR Bot CISA, NSA repeat call for memory safe programming languages The Register [08:59] TR News "Long-time FreeBSD community member, John Baldwin, was elected to the FreeBSD Foundation Board during the Annual Meeting on June 10, 2025. We sat down with John to learn more about his history with FreeBSD and what hes most looking forward to accomplishing during his tenure. " https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-welcomes-new-board-member-john-baldwin/ | Source: FreeBSD [08:59] TR Bot FreeBSD Foundation Welcomes New Board Member: John Baldwin | FreeBSD Foundation ● Jun 28 [09:00] TR News "In a 65-page leaked document provided to SFGATE by the National Parks Conservation Association, the hundreds of comments that have poured in through June 16 show overwhelming support for better funding for national parks and increased protection of public lands." https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/doi-national-park-negative-history-comments-leak-20396121.php | Source: SFGate [09:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/doi-national-park-negative-history-comments-leak-20396121.php ) [09:00] TR News "General Motors embraced futuristic design language for 1961, with Oldsmobile introducing a completely new 88 that was shorter, lower, and narrower than its predecessor while maintaining the same 123-inch wheelbase." https://www.vintag.es/2025/06/1961-oldsmobile-dynamic-88-bubble-top-coupe.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [09:00] TR Bot Beautiful Photos of the 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Bubble Top Coupe ~ Vintage Everyday [09:01] TR News "A while ago I started working on a somewhat quirky project which intersected two hobbies: Transit and retro computing. The aim was to recreate the old Network SouthEast passenger information screens using era appropriate technology." https://heliomass.com/posts/2514-bbc-train-times/ | Source: Heliomass [09:01] TR Bot UK Train Departure Screens | heliomass.com [09:01] TR News "APM Terminals Pier 400 recently deployed the largest fleet of electric terminal tractors (ETTs) in the Port of L.A., marking a milestone in the terminals effort to decarbonize its operations and in the sector as a whole." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/electric-vehicle/kansas-ev-manufacturer-deploys-largest-fleet-of-electric-terminal-tractors-in-the-port-of-la/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [09:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/electric-vehicle/kansas-ev-manufacturer-deploys-largest-fleet-of-electric-terminal-tractors-in-the-port-of-la/ ) [09:02] TR News "Private jets are a large and growing source of air and climate pollution. A typical private jet emits about 810 tonnes of GHGs in a typical year" https://theicct.org/publication/air-and-ghg-pollution-from-private-jets-2023-jun25/ | [09:02] TR Bot Air and greenhouse gas pollution from private jets, 2023 - International Council on Clean Transportation [09:02] TR News "The battle against climate change is also a class struggle: the ultra-rich generate far more emissions, while the poorest suffer the worst consequences" https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-06-27/each-private-jet-emits-as-much-in-a-year-as-177-cars-study-finds.html | Source: El Pas [09:02] TR Bot Each private jet emits as much in a year as 177 cars, study finds | Climate | EL PAS English [09:03] TR News "For how many news cycles that plastic straws garnered, there is virtually no critique of companies that produce significantly higher volumes of plastic." https://lmnt.me/blog/plastic.html | Source: Louie Mantia [09:03] TR Bot Plastic [09:03] TR News "The data in question comes from the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), and the termination was announced via a notice from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/us_hurricane_satellite_data_to_stop/ | Source: The Register UK [09:03] TR Bot US hurricane satellite data to be abruptly cut off The Register [09:04] TR News "In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82 percent from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030." https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-figured-out-how-to-extract-gold-from-old-phones-and-laptops | Source: Science Alert [09:04] TR Bot Figured Out How to Extract Gold From Old Phones And Laptops : ScienceAlert [09:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [09:04] TR News "Its not until the fifth paragraph of the story that we get the promised news about Trump rallying for the bill and the only newsworthy part of that 73-word passage is that Trump either misstated or lied about what was in the bill. " https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/27/how-the-newslettification-of-news-reifies-trumps-power-rather-than-exposing-his-lies/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:05] TR Bot How the Newslettification of News Reifies Trump's Power Rather than Exposing His Lies - emptywheel [09:05] TR News "Our democracy is under attack, in a war planned and carried out by generations of filthy rich tight-wingers working primarily through the Republican Party." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/26/the-republican-hundred-year-war-on-democracy/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:05] TR Bot The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy - emptywheel [09:05] TR News "A teenager in Germany has been charged with helping to plot an attack on Taylor Swifts Eras Tour concert in Vienna." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/teen-charged-plot-attack-taylor-swift-concert-vienna-1235374088/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:05] TR Bot Taylor Swift Vienna Concert Terror Plot: Teen Charged in Germany [09:06] TR News "But they do use up a lot of certificate authority resources in the process." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/27/how-lets-encrypt-reduced-the-impact-of-zombie-clients/ | Source: APNIC [09:06] TR News (NEW): With Version 9.0 Release, ONLYOFFICE Becomes an Even Better Choice for Linux Users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/19/With_Version_9_0_Release_ONLYOFFICE_Becomes_an_Even_Better_Choi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/19/With_Version_9_0_Release_ONLYOFFICE_Becomes_an_Even_Better_Choi.gmi [09:07] TR Bot How Let's Encrypt reduced the impact of zombie clients | APNIC Blog [09:07] TR Bot Tux Machines With Version 9.0 Release, ONLYOFFICE Becomes an Even Better Choice for Linux Users [09:07] TR News "Icebreakers relies on popups instead of soliciting direct user consent, noyb says." https://therecord.media/bumble-for-friends-openai-noyb-complaint-gdpr | Source: The Record [09:07] TR Bot Complaint says Bumble feature connected to OpenAI violates European data privacy rules | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:07] TR News "It's especially troubling considering Ring's past troubles with data privacy and security and its cozy relationship with law enforcement." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/amazons_ring_ai_video_description/ | Source: The Register UK [09:07] TR Bot Ring can use AI to 'learn the routines of your residence' The Register [09:08] TR News "DOGE [sic] employees in recent months have accessed numerous government computer systems and databases, in some cases making revisions or changes to the networks as part of their efforts to reform [sic] federal operations." https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2025/06/25/lawmakers-press-va-for-details-on-doge-access-to-vets-records/ | Source: USMC [09:08] TR Bot Lawmakers press VA for details on DOGE access to vets records [09:08] TR News "Law enforcement demanding access to your private online data goes back to the beginning of the [Internet]." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/how-cops-can-get-your-private-online-data | Source: EFF [09:08] TR Bot How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:09] TR News "The Supreme Court this morning took a chainsaw to the First Amendment on the internet, and the impact is going to be felt for decades going forward." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/27/the-conservatives-on-the-supreme-court-are-so-scared-of-nudity-theyll-throw-out-the-first-amendment/ | Source: Techdirt [09:09] TR Bot Conservatives On The Supreme Court Are So Scared Of Nudity, Theyll Throw Out The First Amendment | Techdirt [09:09] TR News "The groups noted, among other things, that while the statute does bar companies from retaining the identifying information, it does not prohibit transfer of that information or impose any other protection from disclosure to protect adults' privacy." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5422424 | Source: NPR [09:09] TR Bot Supreme Court sides with Texas' age verification law for porn sites [09:09] TR News "The case stems from a 2023 law, HB 1181, that required websites to verify that a user is over the age of 18 if more than one-third of their content is considered harmful to minors. A group of adult entertainment websites sued, arguing this violated free speech and privacy protections." https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/texas-porn-websites-age-verification-law-supreme-court/ | Source: The Texas Tribune [09:09] TR Bot Supreme Court: Texas can force porn websites to verify ages | The Texas Tribune [09:10] TR News "The Texas law, which targets websites where one-third or more of content is sexually explicit, requires users to prove they're 18 through government IDs, facial scans, or bank records. Violations carry penalties of up to $10,000 per day, jumping to $250,000 if a minor gains access." https://boingboing.net/2025/06/27/supreme-court-backs-texas-law-requiring-id-checks-for-adult-website-access.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/06/27/supreme-court-backs-texas-law-requiring-id-checks-for-adult-website-access.html ) [09:10] TR News "Legislators in Texas passed HB1181 in early 2023, but it was struck down in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas for potentially being unconstitutional before the law went into effect." https://www.wired.com/story/us-supreme-court-porn-age-verification-decision-2025/ | Source: Wired [09:10] TR Bot Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law | WIRED [09:10] TR News "Its unclear just how far Thomas, or the rest of his colleagues, would take this conclusion. Could a state, for example, require everyone who wants to look at a pornographic video to submit their names to a government agency that will publish them on a public website?" https://www.vox.com/scotus/418065/supreme-court-porn-free-speech-paxton-clarence-thomas | Source: Vox [09:10] TR Bot hilarious implications of the Supreme Courts new porn decision, in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton | Vox [09:10] TR News "State Age Verification Laws" https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-resources/state-avs-laws/ | [09:10] TR Bot State Age Verification Laws Action Center [09:11] TR News "And theres absolutely no way I should have to have my real identity so easily identified with every single piece of media I interact with." https://json.blog/2025/06/27/on-age-verification-and-porn.html | Source: Jason Becker [09:11] TR Bot On Age Verification and Porn [09:11] TR News "This is my vision for AIs future: not as a separate destination we visit for help, but as an invisible assistant embedded in every tool we use, making us more capable without getting in the way." https://jeroensangers.com/2025/06/27/is-your-ai-integration-slowing.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [09:11] TR Bot Jeroen Sangers brain tags - Is your AI integration slowing you down? There's a better way [09:11] TR News "The feature suggests a new incursion into our previously private data, one that bypasses the point of friction known as conscientiously deciding to post a photo for public consumption." https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll | Source: The Verge [09:11] TR Bot Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos | The Verge [09:12] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [09:12] TR News "Facebook is asking users for access to their phones camera roll to automatically suggest AI-edited versions of their photos including ones that havent been uploaded to Facebook yet." https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/facebook-is-asking-to-use-meta-ai-on-photos-in-your-camera-roll-you-havent-yet-shared/ | Source: TechCrunch [09:12] TR Bot is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven't yet shared | TechCrunch [09:12] TR News "We need to talk about data integrity." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/the-age-of-integrity.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [09:12] TR Bot Age of Integrity - Schneier on Security [09:13] TR News "Most modern ransomware gangs operate a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, where affiliates are allowed to deploy the ransomware in return for a percentage of the proceeds they manage to extort." https://www.fortra.com/blog/safepay-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Fortra LLC [09:13] TR Bot Ransomware: What You Need To Know | Fortra [09:13] TR News "Data was encrypted in half the cases, the lowest rate in the surveys history, while in 6% of cases organizations faced extortion demands even when data wasnt encrypted." https://thecyberexpress.com/ransomware-response-improves-preparation-lags/ | Source: Cyble Inc [09:13] TR Bot Ransomware Response Improves Even As Preparation Lags [09:13] TR News "Upon learning of this event, we immediately took steps to safeguard Hawaiian's operations and systems" https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/aloha_youve_been_pwned_hawaiian/ | Source: The Register UK [09:13] TR Bot Hawaiian Airlines discloses cybersecurity event The Register [09:14] TR News "Chinese graphic artists are rapidly experiencing the impact of image generators on their day-to-day work" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/688645/graphic-artists-china-ai | Source: The Verge [09:14] TR Bot Graphic artists in China push back on AI and its averaging effect | The Verge [09:14] TR News "These memory sharing networks are vital for ever-embiggening AI training and inference workloads. As their parameter counts and token throughput requirements both rise, they need ever-larger memory domains to do their work." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/analysis_network_computing/ | Source: The Register UK [09:14] TR Bot The network is indeed trying to become the computer The Register [09:15] TR News (NEW): 4 things Linux still gets wrong for the average user https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/4_things_Linux_still_gets_wrong_for_the_average_user.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/4_things_Linux_still_gets_wrong_for_the_average_user.gmi [09:15] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 things Linux still gets wrong for the average user [09:15] TR News "Just two and a half years after OpenAI stunned the world with ChatGPT, AI is no longer only answering questions it is taking actions." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-06-27/ai-agents-congress-regulation | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:15] TR Bot Contributor: AI isn't just standing by. It's doing things without guardrails - Los Angeles Times [09:15] TR News "Palantir and Nuclear Company will jointly create the nuclear operating system (NOS), which will simplify construction, allowing the firm to build plants faster and at lower cost." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/palantir-partners-to-develop-ai-software-for-nuclear-construction/articleshow/122104122.cms | Source: India Times [09:15] TR Bot Palantir partners to develop AI software for nuclear construction - The Economic Times [09:15] TR News "The data analytics software provider announced a deal with The Nuclear Company (TNC) to build a so-called Nuclear Operating System (NOS) designed to provide data-driven visibility into power-plant construction." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/palantir_joins_tech_nuclear_bandwagon/ | Source: The Register UK [09:15] TR Bot Palantir joins tech-nuclear bandwagon with software deal The Register [09:16] TR News "When an AI assistant decides what to recommend based on Reddit sentiment, embedded documentation, third-party schema, or the tone of a YouTube review, your analytics stack wont capture it. You wont know what tipped the balance." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/everything-is-now-opaque/ | Source: Jono Alderson [09:16] TR Bot Everything is now opaque - Jono Alderson [09:19] TR News "In 2016, artificial neural networks matured as a technology and did so live in front of tens of millions of people." https://thenewstack.io/the-50-year-story-of-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-neural-networks/ | Source: The New Stack [09:19] TR Bot The 50-Year Story of the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Neural Networks - The New Stack [09:20] TR News "The companies are going nowhere. They cant exit, theyre running out of money, they cant get more funding. EIther the company just shuts down, or they merge two loser companies and hope theres an investor next quarter." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:20] TR Bot Pitchbook: AI venture capital resorts to mergers Pivot to AI [09:20] TR News "Two of my friends have recently written about the growing angst among creators about the squeezing out of soul and humanity in our endeavors." https://bentsai.org/posts/do-the-work | Source: Ben Tsai [09:20] TR Bot Do the work - Ben Tsai [09:20] TR News "Last month ago I posted the outline of a General-audience AI Presentation I gave, but I have a bunch of AI-related links sitting around and a vague idea of how they link together, so here goes" https://daniel.industries/2025/06/20/overview-of-the-genai-landscape/ | Source: Daniel Miller [09:20] TR Bot Overview of the GenAI Landscape [09:21] TR News "The clause states that if OpenAIs board ever declares it has developed artificial general intelligence (AGI), it would limit Microsofts contracted access to the startups future technologies." https://www.wired.com/story/openai-five-levels-agi-paper-microsoft-negotiations/ | Source: Wired [09:21] TR Bot Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations | WIRED [09:21] TR News "The company, which raised another $3.5 billion in a Series E funding round in March - valuing it at $61.5 billion - will give grants of between $10,000 and $50,000" https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/anthropic_job_killing_tech_study/ | Source: The Register UK [09:21] TR Bot Anthropic chucks chump change at studies on job-killing tech The Register [09:22] TR News "A cornerstone of the supposed company was a new $500 Trump T1 phone." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/27/promises-the-trump-phone-would-be-made-in-usa-lasted-1-100th-of-a-scaramucci/ | Source: Techdirt [09:22] TR Bot The Trump Phone Would Be Made In USA Lasted 1/100th Of A Scaramucci | Techdirt [09:22] TR News "This is not really an ad for Wallet. It is an ad for Fandango to promote Apples movie, tickets for which may be added to Wallet." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-wallet-f1-notification/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:22] TR Bot Apple Abuses Wallet Push Notifications to Advertise Its New Movie Pixel Envy [09:23] TR News "Rapid7s investigation uncovered eight vulnerabilities in 689 Brother models, which include printers, scanners, and label printers. Meanwhile, 46 Fujifilm, 6 Konica Minolta, 5 Ricoh, and 2 Toshiba models were also affected as they use Brother components." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2830531/millions-of-printers-could-be-hacked-due-to-unpatchable-security-flaw.html | Source: PC World [09:23] TR Bot of printers open to hacks due to unpatchable security flaw | PCWorld [09:23] TR News "Previous experimentation with Medicaid work requirements in places like Arkansas shows that virtually all the targeted recipients are already working as hard as they are able, once we adjust for their relatively poor health." https://crookedtimber.org/2025/06/27/the-protestant-work-ethic-libertarianism-and-the-welfare-state/ | Source: Crooked Timber [09:23] TR Bot The Protestant Work Ethic, Libertarianism, and the Welfare State Crooked Timber [09:23] TR News "How did we do it? Primarily through vaccines, which account for about 40 percent of the global drop in infant mortality over the last 50 years, representing 150 million lives saved." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/417904/gavi-rfk-jr-child-mortality-vaccines | Source: Vox [09:23] TR Bot Jrs decision to cut off Gavi will kill staggering numbers of kids | Vox [09:27] TR News (NEW): Wine 10.11 Released with NTSync Prep and Fixes for Over 25 Bugs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Wine_10_11_Released_with_NTSync_Prep_and_Fixes_for_Over_25_Bugs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Wine_10_11_Released_with_NTSync_Prep_and_Fixes_for_Over_25_Bugs.gmi [09:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Wine 10.11 Released with NTSync Prep and Fixes for Over 25 Bugs [09:35] TR News "At a conceptual level, an LTO tape system is the storage medium (the LTO tape) separated from the read/write head" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/TapesVsDisksShowsVolumeEffects | Source: University of Toronto [09:35] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [09:35] TR News "Museum seats like museum cafes, cloakrooms, shops and toilets may seem of less consequence than the artworks surrounding them, but they too can make all the difference between a one-time visit and the first of many." https://apollo-magazine.com/best-museum-seats-benches/ | [09:35] TR Bot How should a museum bench be? | Apollo Magazine [09:35] TR News "The Pell Grant is a government subsidy that helps low-income students pay for college and is the foundation of federal student aid in the United States." https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/27/repub/congress-unlikely-to-enact-absolutely-devastating-trump-proposal-to-slash-pell-grants/ | Source: Michigan Advance [09:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/27/repub/congress-unlikely-to-enact-absolutely-devastating-trump-proposal-to-slash-pell-grants/ ) [09:36] TR News "Let's start off with some basic questions and build up to some more complicated physics." https://www.wired.com/story/space-elevators-could-work-if-the-days-were-shorter/ | Source: Wired [09:36] TR Bot Elevators Could Totally Workif Earth Days Were Much Shorter | WIRED [09:38] TR News (NEW): Interview with Sevenix (author of GIMP 3.0s splash image) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Interview_with_Sevenix_author_of_GIMP_3_0_s_splash_image.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Interview_with_Sevenix_author_of_GIMP_3_0_s_splash_image.gmi [09:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Interview with Sevenix (author of GIMP 3.0s splash image) [09:40] TR News "This hits hard. Brandon blogged for as long as me, though I only discovered him more recently." https://rubenerd.com/goodbye-to-brandons-journal/ | Source: Ruben Schade [09:40] TR Bot Goodbye to Brandons Journal [09:41] TR News "A mysterious gold "TV" has popped up across from the U.S. Capitol featuring an unusually joyful Donald Trump dancing with pedo-pal Jeffrey Epstein." https://boingboing.net/2025/06/27/bizarre-white-house-reacts-to-mysterious-new-trump-epstein-art-with-cringeworthy-joke.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/06/27/bizarre-white-house-reacts-to-mysterious-new-trump-epstein-art-with-cringeworthy-joke.html ) [09:41] TR News "I didnt really know Anne, but she was very thoughtful, and I got the sense that she was one of those people who made a difference. Rest in peace." https://www.manton.org/2025/06/26/anne-sturdivant.html | Source: Manton Reece [09:41] TR Bot Manton Reece - Anne Sturdivant [09:41] TR News "old modern people." https://birming.com/2025/06/27/cherish-what-you-have/ | Source: Robert Birming [09:41] TR Bot what you have | Robert Birming [09:42] TR News "Ive always been an advocate for blogging. Its rare for a conversation with my friends to not at some point touch on blogging. Its a running joke at this point." https://tomcritchlow.com/2025/06/27/taking-blogging-seriously/ | [09:42] TR Bot Taking Blogging Seriously [09:42] TR News "The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-moyers-dies-obituary-tribute/ | Source: The Nation [09:42] TR Bot Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. | The Nation [09:42] TR News "Moyers began his journalism career at age 16 as a cub reporter for his hometown daily newspaper in Marshall, Texas." https://www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-press/press-releases/bill-moyers-legacy | [09:42] TR Bot The LBJ Presidential Library, LBJ Foundation and Johnson family remember Bill Moyers - LBJ Library [09:42] TR News "As White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967, he managed critical communications during the turbulent years of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-bill-moyers-journalism-career-cause-death-legacy-us-journalism-1736935 | Source: International Business Times [09:43] TR Bot Who Is Bill Moyers: Journalism Career, Cause of Death, and Legacy in US Journalism | IBTimes UK [09:57] TR News (NEW): Games: GEEKDeck, DayZ Badlands, SteamOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_GEEKDeck_DayZ_Badlands_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_GEEKDeck_DayZ_Badlands_SteamOS_and_More.gmi [09:57] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_GEEKDeck_DayZ_Badlands_SteamOS_and_More.shtml ) [09:58] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts, Red Hat, and Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Audiocasts_Red_Hat_and_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Audiocasts_Red_Hat_and_Hardware.gmi [09:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts, Red Hat, and Hardware ● Jun 28 [10:02] TR News (NEW): The European Union Linux desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/The_European_Union_Linux_desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/The_European_Union_Linux_desktop.gmi [10:02] TR Bot Tux Machines The European Union Linux desktop [10:03] TR News Techrights Links 28/06/2025: The Age of Integrity and FreeBSD Foundation Added John Baldwin as Board Member https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Links_28_06_2025_The_Age_of_Integrity_and_FreeBSD_Foundation_Ad.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Links_28_06_2025_The_Age_of_Integrity_and_FreeBSD_Foundation_Ad.gmi [10:03] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/06/2025: The Age of Integrity and FreeBSD Foundation Added John Baldwin as Board Member [10:05] TR News Fruit chess engine https://www.linuxlinks.com/fruit-chess-engine/ [10:05] TR Bot - chess engine - LinuxLinks [10:05] TR News City in France is latest to ditch backdoored Windows and Office in favor of GNU/Linux and FOSS alternatives https://www.neowin.net/news/city-in-france-is-latest-to-ditch-windows-and-office-in-favor-of-linux-and-foss-alternatives/ [10:05] TR Bot City in France is latest to ditch Windows and Office in favor of Linux and FOSS alternatives - Neowin [10:07] TR News Kapitano modern, user-friendly malware scanner https://www.linuxlinks.com/kapitano-modern-user-friendly-malware-scanner/ [10:07] TR Bot - modern, user-friendly malware scanner - LinuxLinks [10:07] TR News (NEW): French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.gmi [10:07] TR Bot Tux Machines French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS [10:07] TR News LWN is a Voice of GAFAM (Through 'Linux' Foundation, Their Front Group or Occupying Force Inside Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/LWN_is_a_Voice_of_GAFAM_Through_Linux_Foundation_Their_Front_Gr.shtml [10:07] TR Bot Techrights LWN is a Voice of GAFAM (Through Linux Foundation, Their Front Group or Occupying Force Inside Linux) [10:07] TR News French Cities Dumping Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Because They Recognise Software Freedom, Open Standards, GNU/Linux Autonomy https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/French_Cities_Dumping_Microsoft_Because_They_Recognise_Software.shtml [10:07] TR Bot Techrights French Cities Dumping Microsoft Because They Recognise Software Freedom, Open Standards, GNU/Linux Autonomy [10:07] TR News What 'Linux' Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml [10:07] TR Bot Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing [10:07] TR News Annual Southern California GNU/Linux Expo (SCALE 22x) 'Bought' by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Exceeded Sponsorship Limits by Giving Double the Maximum Permitted Amount (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/Annual_Southern_California_Linux_Expo_SCALE_22x_Bought_by_Micro.shtml [10:07] TR Bot Techrights Annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 22x) 'Bought' by Microsoft and Microsoft Exceeded Sponsorship Limits by Giving Double the Maximum Permitted Amount [10:08] TR News Not Much Better Than LLM Slop: 'Linux' Foundation-Funded 'News' Site Writes 'Linux' Foundation 'News', Composed by 'Linux' Foundation Operative, Quoting 'Linux' Foundation Staff (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/Not_Much_Better_Than_LLM_Slop_Linux_Foundation_Funded_News_Site.shtml [10:08] TR Bot Techrights Not Much Better Than LLM Slop: Linux Foundation-Funded 'News' Site Writes Linux Foundation 'News', Composed by Linux Foundation Operative, Quoting Linux Foundation Staff [10:09] TR News "For more information, visit the announcement. Wine 10.11s source code can be downloaded from GitLabs project page for those interested in trying out or upgrading their current installation. The binary packages for various distributions are expected to be available shortly." https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-11-released-with-ntsync-prep-and-fixes-for-over-25-bugs/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:09] TR Bot Wine 10.11 Released with NTSync Prep and Fixes for Over 25 Bugs [10:09] TR News Interview with Sevenix (author of GIMP 3.0s splashimage) https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/06/27/interview-sevenix-splash-3-0/ [10:09] TR Bot Interview with Sevenix (author of GIMP 3.0s splashimage) - GIMP [10:13] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:22] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-06-28.gmi [10:23] TR News SpellBinding CEFIMNU Wordo: LOATH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-06-28.gmi [10:36] TR News Japan executes Twitter killer who murdered 9 people https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-executes-twitter-killer-who-murdered-nine-tv-networks [10:36] TR Bot Japan executes Twitter killer who murdered 9 people | The Straits Times [10:37] TR News BentoIO AMH2 Pro audio/MIDI HAT for Raspberry Pi features 24-bit DAC, headphone amplifier https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/27/bentoio-amh2-pro-audio-midi-hat-for-raspberry-pi-features-24-bit-dac-headphone-amplifier/ [10:37] TR Bot BentoIO AMH2 Pro audio/MIDI HAT for Raspberry Pi features 24-bit DAC, headphone amplifier - CNX Software [10:39] TR News reComputer Mini is a compact carrier board for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano/NX module https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/27/recomputer-mini-is-a-compact-carrier-board-for-the-nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-nx-module/ [10:39] TR Bot reComputer Mini is a compact carrier board for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano/NX module - CNX Software [10:41] TR News The First Week of Tesla's Robotaxis Has Been a Disaster https://www.yahoo.com/tech/transportation/articles/first-week-teslas-robotaxis-disaster-161218037.html [10:41] TR Bot The First Week of Tesla's Robotaxis Has Been a Disaster [10:41] TR News List of clips showing Tesla's Robotaxi incidents https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivingCars/comments/1ljxd63/list_of_clips_showing_teslas_robotaxi_incidents/ [10:41] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [10:41] TR News Tesla Robotaxi goes twice the speed limit https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivingCars/comments/1ljgtz4/tesla_robotaxi_goes_twice_the_speed_limit/ [10:41] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [10:42] TR News On Tesla Robotaxis: "Tesla Robotaxis exceed the speed limit, drive on the wrong side of the road, etc. Many articles have appeared in the mainstream media." [10:45] schestowitz[TR3] Having worked on it as a postdoc over a decade ago, I already reached the conclusion it was hopeless https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/06/12/car-navigation-single-car-classifier/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqzalhLsC-w [10:45] TR Bot Blog Archive Car Navigation Single Car Classifier [10:45] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=MqzalhLsC-w [10:45] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=MqzalhLsC-w ) [10:47] TR News Extensive Static Test of Car Tracker (for Navigation/Collision) and Tracking With Increased Sample Size http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/06/17/tracking-with-increased-sample-size/ [10:47] TR Bot Blog Archive Extensive Static Test of Car Tracker (for Navigation/Collision) and Tracking With Increased Sample Size [10:47] TR News Actually reliable autonomous cars are like "quantum"... a pipedream mostly [10:51] TR News "I do not come to you with answers today, but rather some observations and a lot of questions." https://fasterthanli.me/articles/all-color-is-best-effort | Source: Amos Wenger [10:51] TR Bot All color is best-effort [10:51] TR News "This sorry page is usually found when the owner of a URL has asked specifically for their domain to be excluded from the web archive. This worries me as I have found many specifications have been lost to time." https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/06/27/scp/ | Source: Tyler Thorsted [10:51] TR Bot SCP Obsolete Thor [10:52] TR News "Bash as critical infrastructure? Am I alright? Do I need to see a psychiatrist? These are all good questions..." https://kramkow.ski/article/2025/06/27/my_lights_run_on_bash.html | [10:52] TR Bot My Lights Run on Bash - Tomasz Kramkowski [10:52] TR News "This is not an obscene amount of text, a few thousand lines." https://dgerrells.com/blog/google-makes-web-devs-look-bad | Source: David Gerrells [10:52] TR Bot google makes web devs look bad [10:53] TR News "JuliaHub today unveiled Dyad, a powerful system that brings modern software agility to the world of hardware system design." https://info.juliahub.com/blog/juliahub-launches-dyad | Source: Julia Programming Language [10:53] TR Bot JuliaHub Launches Dyad: Empowering Hardware Development at the Speed of Software [10:57] TR News "Did you know the Foundation also provides grants for other technical events?" https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/eurobsdcon-2025-travel-grant-application-now-open/ | Source: FreeBSD [10:57] TR Bot EuroBSDCon 2025 Travel Grant Application Now Open | FreeBSD Foundation [10:58] TR News "Today were releasing the second edition of Simple Electronics with GPIO Zero" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/out-today-simple-electronics-with-gpio-zero-2nd-edition/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/out-today-simple-electronics-with-gpio-zero-2nd-edition/ ) [10:58] TR News "Refer to the changelog for more information about all changes in the new version." https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-6-improves-latency-reporting/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:58] TR Bot PipeWire 1.4.6 Improves Latency Reporting ● Jun 28 [11:02] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:14] TR News "I typed a few keys on the keyboard and I was shocked! The letters were displayed on the screen" https://www.macworld.com/article/2823426/50-years-ago-a-single-keystroke-changed-apple-and-the-world-forever.html | Source: Macworld [11:14] TR Bot years ago, a single keystroke changed Apple and the world forever | Macworld [11:14] TR News "The ZED-X20P module is an all-band, high precision GNSS receiver that concurrently processes signals from the GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, and NavIC constellations across all GNSS frequency bands, including L-band." https://news.sparkfun.com/14133 | Source: SparkFun Electronics [11:14] TR Bot The ZED-X20P Breakout is Now Shipping! - News - SparkFun Electronics [11:14] TR News "So I have decided to buy myself an Ampere Altra system. As cheap as possible" https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2025/06/27/bought-myself-an-ampere-altra-system/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz [11:14] TR Bot Bought myself an Ampere Altrasystem Marcin Juszkiewicz [11:15] TR News "A computer running Python oversees the process and catalogs the images. It controls the various motors through an Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi board paired with a CNC shield, as well as additional relays and a servo driver board." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/28/this-machine-automatically-scans-books-from-cover-to-cover/ | Source: Arduino [11:15] TR Bot This machine automatically scans books from cover to cover | Arduino Blog [11:15] TR News "For now, this 3D-printed robot assembled from reclaimed robot parts is controlled via a joystick over UDP and Wi-Fi. The host PC converts the joysticks locations into a vector for the motors to follow, after which the values are sent to the UNO R4 WiFi for processing." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/27/this-platypus-shaped-robot-is-built-from-vacuum-cleaner-parts/ | Source: Arduino [11:15] TR Bot The PlatypusBot is a TurtleBot3-inspired robot built from vacuum cleaner parts | Arduino Blog [11:15] TR News "I've had a Pi and SDR earmarked for 'getting weather data from my weather station' for a long time now. I don't know why I waited so long, because it was shockingly easy." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/getting-weather-data-my-acurite-sensors-was-shockingly-easy | Source: Jeff Geerling [11:15] TR Bot Getting weather data from my Acurite sensors was shockingly easy | Jeff Geerling [11:16] TR News "VM running on such host are not in the scope of the post since a VM is totally independant of the host." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20250619 | Source: Vincent Delft [11:16] TR Bot Vincent's blog [11:17] TR News "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have a central CUPS print server, and that people also have Linux desktops or laptops that they point at your print server to print to your printers" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/CupsBrowsedBadForCupsServers | Source: University of Toronto [11:17] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [11:17] TR News "The hex codes are based on Zebra's official chart with the exception of the new colours which I grabbed off a marketing image" https://rknight.me/blog/how-many-mildliner-colours-are-there-now/ | Source: Rob Knight [11:17] TR Bot How Many Mildliner Colours Are There Now? Robb Knight [11:22] TR News How To Install Discord on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-discord-fedora-42/ [11:22] TR Bot How To Install Discord on Fedora 42 - idroot [11:23] TR News How To Install GStreamer on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-gstreamer-almalinux-10/ [11:23] TR Bot How To Install GStreamer on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:23] TR News Rocky GNU/Linux 10 Network Configuration Guide https://idroot.us/rocky-linux-10-network-configuration/ [11:23] TR Bot Rocky Linux 10 Network Configuration Guide - idroot [11:23] TR News How To Install PhotoPrism on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-photoprism-manjaro/ [11:23] TR Bot How To Install PhotoPrism on Manjaro - idroot [11:24] TR News How To Install Sublime Text on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-sublime-text-almalinux-10/ [11:24] TR Bot How To Install Sublime Text on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:25] TR News Windows collapsing in Costa Rica https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/costa-rica/#monthly-200902-202506 [11:25] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Costa Rica | Statcounter Global Stats [11:25] TR News How To Install Wine on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-wine-almalinux-10/ [11:25] TR Bot How To Install Wine on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:28] TR News jack wallen walking astray? https://thenewstack.io/how-to-set-up-macos-as-a-development-machine/ [11:28] TR Bot How To Set up MacOS as a Development Machine - The New Stack [11:28] TR News IBM Keeps Getting Sued for Discrimination https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-keeps-getting-sued-for-discrimination [11:28] TR Bot IBM Keeps Getting Sued for Discrimination [11:29] TR News IBM Red Hat is very inclusive, according to IBM Red Hat [11:29] TR News Denmark Cracking Down on Deepfakes by Allowing People to Copyright Their Own Features https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/27/denmark-deepfakes-copyright-law/ [11:29] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/27/denmark-deepfakes-copyright-law/ ) [11:30] TR News Keeping Things Accessible (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/Keeping_Things_Accessible.shtml [11:30] TR Bot Techrights Keeping Things Accessible [11:31] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1027251/ [11:31] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [11:33] TR News GNU/Linux 8% in Cuba https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/cuba/#monthly-200902-202506 [11:34] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Cuba | Statcounter Global Stats [11:34] TR News X is Dying, But Not XServer/X11. Ex-Twitter X.com is Dying. https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/X_is_Dying_But_Not_XServer_X11_Twitter_X_com_is_Dying.shtml [11:34] TR Bot Techrights X is Dying, But Not XServer/X11. Twitter X.com is Dying. [11:42] TR News This Week in GNOME: #206 Hot Days https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/06/twig-206/ [11:42] TR Bot #206 Hot Days [11:43] TR News A digital iron curtain in Russia? https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0627/A-digital-iron-curtain-in-Russia [11:43] TR Bot digital iron curtain in Russia? - CSMonitor.com [11:46] TR News How to Set CPU Power Mode on FunOS https://funos.org/set-cpu-power-mode-funos/ [11:46] TR Bot How to Set CPU Power Mode on FunOS FunOS [11:46] TR News LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.15: New Docker eBook, Declare in Bash, Debug Ansible Playbook and More https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-15/ [11:46] TR Bot LHB Linux Digest #25.15: New Docker eBook, Declare in Bash, Debug Ansible Playbook and More [11:46] TR News Oracle GNU/Linux 10 Released, This Is Whats New https://linuxiac.com/oracle-linux-10-released/ [11:46] TR Bot Oracle Linux 10 Released, This Is Whats New [11:48] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update Week 26 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-26/ [11:48] TR Bot Infra and RelEng Update - Week 26 Fedora Community Blog [11:51] TR News The Internet Needs Sex https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/opinion/pornography-restrictions-free-speech-obscenity.html [11:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/opinion/pornography-restrictions-free-speech-obscenity.html ) [11:51] TR News Jonathan Dowland: Viva https://jmtd.net/log/phd/viva/ [11:51] TR Bot jmtd log phd Viva [11:53] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [11:53] *Righty (~Username@d2vj968whsst4.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jun 28 [12:00] TR News Chinas Revenge On Gold Diggers video game fuels sexism debate https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-revenge-on-gold-diggers-video-game-fuels-sexism-debate [12:00] TR Bot Chinas Revenge On Gold Diggers video game fuels sexism debate | The Straits Times [12:04] TR News WordCamp US 2025: See You in Portland, Oregon! https://wordpress.org/news/2025/06/wordcamp-us-2025-see-you-in-portland-oregon/ [12:04] TR Bot WordCamp US 2025: See You in Portland, Oregon! WordPress News [12:05] TR News How to Use a Photoresistor From Raspberry PI To Detect Light with Python https://peppe8o.com/using-photoresistor-from-raspberry-pi-to-detect-light/ [12:05] TR Bot How to Use a Photoresistor From Raspberry PI To Detect Light with Python [12:06] TR News Man under post-jail supervision order files legal challenge after being blocked from leaving city to study abroad https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/27/man-under-post-jail-supervision-order-files-legal-challenge-after-being-blocked-from-leaving-city-to-study-abroad/ [12:06] TR Bot Man under post-jail supervision order files legal challenge after being blocked from leaving city to study abroad [12:06] TR News Hong Kong govt slams top US diplomat in city over biased remarks about national security law, Jimmy Lai https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/27/hong-kong-govt-slams-top-us-diplomat-in-city-over-biased-remarks-about-national-security-law-jimmy-lai/ [12:06] TR Bot HK slams top US diplomat over biased remarks about security law, Jimmy Lai [12:07] TR News Teachers arrests over sharing upskirt photos shock Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/teachers-arrests-over-sharing-upskirt-photos-shock-japan [12:07] TR Bot Teachers arrests over sharing upskirt photos shock Japan | The Straits Times [12:08] TR News Microsoft Layoffs Next Week: About 10% to be Laid Off in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Gaming (2 Days Before Independence Day), About 20%+ of XBox Staff https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/Microsoft_Layoffs_Next_Week_About_10_to_be_Laid_Off_in_Microsof.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Next Week: About 10% to be Laid Off in Microsoft Gaming (2 Days Before Independence Day), About 20%+ of XBox Staff [12:08] TR News IBM - Like Abusive Monopolist Microsoft - is a Dying Company and Perishing Brand ("AI" is a Lie and Decoy) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/IBM_Like_Microsoft_is_a_Dying_Company_and_Perishing_Brand_AI_is.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights IBM - Like Microsoft - is a Dying Company and Perishing Brand ("AI" is a Lie and Decoy) [12:08] TR News EPO Squeezing the Staff - Part II - Office Breaks Rules, Ignores Courts, Defies Justice https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/EPO_Squeezing_the_Staff_Part_II_Office_Breaks_Rules_Ignores_Cou.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights EPO Squeezing the Staff - Part II - Office Breaks Rules, Ignores Courts, Defies Justice [12:08] TR News The 'Case' of the Serial Strangler From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is a Lot of Copypasta (Maybe Also LLM Slop) From the Matthew Garrett 'Case' https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/25/The_Case_of_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_is_a_Lot_of_Cop.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights The 'Case' of the Serial Strangler From Microsoft is a Lot of Copypasta (Maybe Also LLM Slop) From the Matthew Garrett 'Case' [12:08] TR News EPO Examiners Point Out to the Heads of Delegations in the Administrative Council of the EPO That the "AI Policy" of the Office is Illegal https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/EPO_Examiners_Point_Out_to_the_Heads_of_Delegations_in_the_Admi.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights EPO Examiners Point Out to the Heads of Delegations in the Administrative Council of the EPO That the "AI Policy" of the Office is Illegal [12:08] TR News Microsoft Will Shut Down More Studios This Week, Its Media Operatives Will Tell Lies About the Magnitude of the Shutdowns and Layoffs (They Always Do) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/Microsoft_Will_Shut_Down_More_Studios_This_Week_Its_Media_Opera.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Will Shut Down More Studios This Week, Its Media Operatives Will Tell Lies About the Magnitude of the Shutdowns and Layoffs (They Always Do) [12:08] TR News Escaping Colonialism (or 'Hegemony') Requires Abandoning GAFAM, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Particular https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/Escaping_Colonialism_or_Hegemony_Requires_Abandoning_GAFAM_Micr.shtml [12:08] TR Bot Techrights Escaping Colonialism (or 'Hegemony') Requires Abandoning GAFAM, Microsoft in Particular [12:09] TR News Wayland is About Less Choice, About Removing Choices, It's Not About Freedom (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/Wayland_is_About_Less_Choice_About_Removing_Choices_It_s_Not_Ab.shtml [12:09] TR Bot Techrights Wayland is About Less Choice, About Removing Choices, It's Not About Freedom [12:09] TR News Seven more stable kernel updates https://lwn.net/Articles/1027271/ [12:09] TR Bot more stable kernel updates [LWN.net] [12:10] TR News Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel https://lwn.net/Articles/1027289/ [12:10] TR Bot may be headed out of the kernel [LWN.net] [12:10] TR News Were learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/27/1119385/were-learning-more-about-what-weight-loss-drugs-do-to-the-body/ [12:10] TR Bot Were learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body | MIT Technology Review [12:13] TR News Changes brewing: Global coffee chains struggle to adapt to South Koreas cafe culture https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/changes-brewing-global-coffee-chains-struggle-to-adapt-to-south-koreas-cafe-culture [12:13] TR Bot Changes brewing: Global coffee chains struggle to adapt to South Koreas cafe culture | The Straits Times [12:15] TR News Malaysia to exempt beauty services from expanded sales tax after public feedback https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-exempt-beauty-services-from-expanded-sales-tax-after-public-feedback [12:15] TR Bot Malaysia to exempt beauty services from expanded sales tax after public feedback | The Straits Times [12:16] TR News China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/world/asia/us-china-trade.html [12:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/world/asia/us-china-trade.html ) [12:17] TR News Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/top-semiconductor-maker-launches-talent-competition-in-china-asml-is-looking-for-16-skilled-lithography-engineers [12:17] TR Bot Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers | Tom's Hardware [12:17] TR News China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-to-pivot-usd50-billion-chip-fund-to-fighting-u-s-squeeze-as-trade-war-escalates-country-to-back-local-companies-and-projects-to-overcome-export-controls [12:17] TR Bot China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls | Tom's Hardware [12:23] TR News Power Africa can help boost American energy dominance https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/power-africa-can-boost-american-energy-dominance/ [12:23] TR Bot Power Africa can help boost American energy dominance - Atlantic Council [12:24] TR News BBC News targets news avoiders with inspiring and uplifting stories https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/bbc-news-targets-news-avoiders-with-inspiring-and-uplifting-stories/ [12:24] TR Bot BBC News targets news avoiders with 'inspiring and uplifting' stories - Press Gazette [12:25] TR News siliconangle now gets paid to promote PONZI SCHEMES!!! Surreal!! Media participating in fraud... for cash. [12:26] TR News Caffeine Flips a Cellular Switch That May Slow Aging, Scientists Discover https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-flips-a-cellular-switch-that-may-slow-aging-scientists-discover [12:26] TR Bot Flips a Cellular Switch That May Slow Aging, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert [12:29] TR News She Ripped German Conservatives on Social Media. They Didnt Forget. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/world/europe/heidi-reichinnek-linke-germany.html [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/world/europe/heidi-reichinnek-linke-germany.html ) [12:29] TR News Mark Kapo-berg Ramps Up Metas Hey Hi (AI) Spending as Competition Heats Up https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html ) [12:34] TR News Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit in Matt Weiss phone hacking scandal https://nypost.com/2025/06/27/sports/jim-harbaugh-added-to-lawsuit-in-michigan-phone-hacking-scandal/ [12:34] TR Bot Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit in Michigan phone hacking scandal [12:36] TR News 689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/689-different-brother-printer-models-all-use-the-serial-number-to-create-default-password-ridiculous-security-flaw-baked-in-from-manufacturing-cant-be-fully-remediated-with-firmware [12:36] TR Bot 689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware | Tom's Hardware [12:38] TR News Printers need not connect to the Internet and for many years printers worked find without "open ports" on the Web/Net, just physical ports [12:41] TR News On-Demand Webinar: Cybersecurity Skills, Simplified https://openssf.org/blog/2025/06/27/on-demand-webinar-cybersecurity-skills-simplified/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [12:41] TR Bot On-Demand Webinar: Cybersecurity Skills, Simplified Open Source Security Foundation [12:41] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [12:42] TR News Mr. Kerner still issuing spammy word salads about mindless buzzwords. He used to cover GNU/Linux. https://venturebeat.com/ai/why-your-enterprise-ai-strategy-needs-both-open-and-closed-models-the-tco-reality-check/ [12:42] TR Bot your enterprise AI strategy needs both open and closed models: The TCO reality check | VentureBeat [12:43] TR News Vulnerability Exposed All Open VSX Repositories to Takeover https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-exposed-all-open-vsx-repositories-to-takeover/ [12:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-exposed-all-open-vsx-repositories-to-takeover/ ) [12:43] TR News Evidence Suggests Exploitation of CitrixBleed 2 Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/evidence-suggests-exploitation-of-citrixbleed-2-vulnerability/ [12:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/evidence-suggests-exploitation-of-citrixbleed-2-vulnerability/ ) [12:44] TR News Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-hackers-target-chinese-users-with-rat-rootkit/ [12:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-hackers-target-chinese-users-with-rat-rootkit/ ) [12:46] TR News "The Linux Foundation sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Linux nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE" https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/26/linux-foundation-open-source-ai-opensourcesummit/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml [12:46] TR Bot research shows open source contributing trillions to economy - SiliconANGLE [12:46] TR Bot Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing [12:47] TR News "Linux has made some incredible strides in gaming over the last few years." https://www.xda-developers.com/gaming-on-linux-is-better-than-ever-but-its-still-bad/ [12:47] TR Bot Gaming on Linux is better than ever but it's still bad [12:47] TR News This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-city-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-onlyoffice-and-linux-heres-why/ [12:47] TR Bot city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why | ZDNET [12:49] TR News WSL is Windows and its whole purpose is to discourage those who would otherwide delete Windows or dual-boot https://www.xda-developers.com/why-dual-boot-linux-vs-wsl/ [12:49] TR Bot I like WSL but there's nothing better than using Linux on bare metal [12:50] TR News The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml [12:50] TR Bot Techrights The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux [12:51] TR News In Other News: Norway Dam Hacked, $177M Data Breach Settlement, UNFI Attack Update https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-norway-dam-hacked-177m-data-breach-settlement-unfi-attack-update/ [12:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-norway-dam-hacked-177m-data-breach-settlement-unfi-attack-update/ ) [12:51] TR News Windows Infamous Blue Screen of Death Will Soon Turn Black https://www.securityweek.com/windows-infamous-blue-screen-of-death-will-soon-turn-black/ [12:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/windows-infamous-blue-screen-of-death-will-soon-turn-black/ ) [12:52] TR News House appropriators soften CISA cuts, call for DHS contractor cyber readiness pilot https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2025/06/house-appropriators-soften-cisa-cuts-call-for-dhs-contractor-cyber-readiness-pilot/ [12:52] TR Bot House appropriators soften CISA cuts, call for DHS contractor cyber readiness pilot [12:54] TR News Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 300 released https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-300-released/ [12:54] TR Bot diffoscope 300 released [12:56] TR News Chinese Students' Vulnerable Status Has a History and an Impact on the Future https://www.chronicle.com/article/chinese-students-vulnerable-status-has-a-history-and-an-impact-on-the-future [12:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/chinese-students-vulnerable-status-has-a-history-and-an-impact-on-the-future ) [12:57] TR News TOIlet updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/TOIlet [12:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/TOIlet ) [12:57] TR News Update: The FTCs Consent Order in the Omnicom Ad Agency Merger Misses the Point https://publicknowledge.org/update-the-ftcs-consent-order-in-the-omnicom-ad-agency-merger-misses-the-point/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [12:57] TR Bot Update: The FTCs Consent Order in the Omnicom Ad Agency Merger Misses the Point - Public Knowledge [12:57] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [12:58] TR News Public Knowledge Welcomes Supreme Court Decision as a Win for Broadband Access, Calls for Further Reform https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-welcomes-supreme-court-decision-as-a-win-for-broadband-access-calls-for-further-reform/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [12:58] TR Bot Public Knowledge Welcomes Supreme Court Decision as a Win for Broadband Access, Calls for Further Reform - Public Knowledge [12:59] TR News TTABlog Test: Is "USNA" Merely Descriptive of Cosmetics? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/06/ttablog-test-is-usna-merely-desciptive.html [12:59] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Is "USNA" Merely Descriptive of Cosmetics? ● Jun 28 [13:00] TR News :( Microsofts Blue Screen of Death Is Going Away https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/microsoft-blue-screen-death-windows.html [13:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/technology/microsoft-blue-screen-death-windows.html ) [13:02] TR News Microsoft's own Hey Hi (AI) chip delayed six months in major setback https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/microsofts-own-ai-chip-delayed-six-months-in-major-setback-in-house-chip-now-reportedly-expected-in-2026-but-wont-hold-a-candle-to-nvidia-blackwell [13:02] TR Bot Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell | Tom's Hardware [13:06] TR News Microsoft 365 Direct Send Abused for Phishing https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-365-direct-send-abused-for-phishing/ [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-365-direct-send-abused-for-phishing/ ) [13:07] TR News Apple Debuts Major Changes to App Store in EU for Digital Markets Act Compliance https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/27/apple-app-store-eu-changes/ [13:07] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/27/apple-app-store-eu-changes/ ) [13:08] TR News The Age of Integrity https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/the-age-of-integrity.html [13:08] TR Bot Age of Integrity - Schneier on Security [13:09] TR News Unified Patent Court (UPC) is illegal and must be shut down as soon as possible, as it merely complements massive corruption at the EPO and it exists to serve foreign monopolies and litigators, not science https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/27/all-eyez-on-pmac-can-alternative-justice-be-more-than-a-dream/ [13:10] TR Bot All Eyez on PMAC: Can Alternative Justice Be More Than a Dream? - Kluwer Patent Blog [13:10] TR News Polaris PowerLED circuit power management patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/6/26/polaris-powerled-circuit-power-management-patent-challenge-instituted [13:10] TR Bot Polaris PowerLED circuit power management patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [13:10] TR News Amsterdam court enforces Cathays Chinese patent monopoly rights [sic] against Dutch importer Wego https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/amsterdam-court-enforces-cathays-chinese-patent-rights-against-dutch-importer-wego/ [13:10] TR Bot Dutch court enforces Cathay's patent rights against Dutch importer [13:11] TR News China bans uncertified and recalled power banks on planes https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-bans-uncertified-and-recalled-power-banks-on-planes [13:11] TR Bot China bans uncertified and recalled power banks on planes | The Straits Times [13:12] TR News OpenSSF at UN Open Source Week 2025: Securing the Supply Chain Through Global Collaboration https://openssf.org/blog/2025/06/27/openssf-at-un-open-source-week-2025-securing-the-supply-chain-through-global-collaboration/ It's not about real security http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [13:12] TR Bot OpenSSF at UN Open Source Week 2025: Securing the Supply Chain Through Global Collaboration Open Source Security Foundation [13:12] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [13:13] TR News Improved HackRF Pro open-source SDR platform supports 100 kHz to 6 GHz operating frequency https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/27/hackrf-pro-open-source-sdr-platform-supports-100-khz-to-6-ghz-operating-frequency/ [13:13] TR Bot Improved HackRF Pro open-source SDR platform supports 100 kHz to 6 GHz operating frequency - CNX Software [13:14] TR News Hubert Figuire: Friday links 27 June 2025 https://www.figuiere.net/hub/wlog/friday-links-27-june-2025/ [13:14] TR Bot Friday links 27 June 2025 - Hubert Figuire [13:14] TR News From code reuse to the impact of generative Hey Hi (AI) Slop https://lemire.me/blog/2025/06/27/from-code-reuse-to-the-impact-of-generative-ai/ [13:14] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/06/27/from-code-reuse-to-the-impact-of-generative-ai/ ) [13:15] TR News Something New https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/something-new/ [13:15] TR Bot website: something new [13:20] TR News Statement from the Number Resource Organization regarding AFRINIC elections https://blog.apnic.net/2025/06/27/statement-from-the-number-resource-organization-regarding-afrinic-elections/ [13:20] TR Bot Statement from the Number Resource Organization regarding AFRINIC elections | APNIC Blog [13:20] TR News "Code of Conduct" Invoked When Fedora and Red Bait Users (Since the 1990s) Don't Want to Use Wayland https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/Code_of_Conduct_Invoked_When_Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Users_Since_the.shtml [13:20] TR Bot Techrights "Code of Conduct" Invoked When Fedora and Red Hat Users (Since the 1990s) Don't Want to Use Wayland [13:23] TR News Looming Xbox layoffs threaten Microsoft's reputation on acquisitions | Opinion https://www.gamesindustry.biz/looming-xbox-layoffs-threaten-microsofts-reputation-opinion [13:23] TR Bot Xbox layoffs threaten Microsoft's reputation on acquisitions | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz [13:23] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [13:23] TR News Reports of coming layoffs swirl at Microsoft as workers worry theyre next https://hanfordsentinel.com/business/reports-of-coming-layoffs-swirl-at-microsoft-as-workers-worry-they-re-next/article_d75b84c3-c017-4c49-9237-d657f9605f17.html [13:23] TR Bot ( status 451 @ https://hanfordsentinel.com/business/reports-of-coming-layoffs-swirl-at-microsoft-as-workers-worry-they-re-next/article_d75b84c3-c017-4c49-9237-d657f9605f17.html ) [13:32] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [13:32] *Righty (~Username@d8xs3y2egprha.irc) has joined #techrights [13:38] TR News Kevin Fenzi: some ai thoughts around ansible lightspeed https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/06/26/some-ai-thoughts-around-ansible-lightspeed/ [13:38] TR Bot some ai thoughts around ansible lightspeed | Kevin's musings [13:39] TR News unlawful termination suit against Wall St Journal https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/27/govt-will-not-intervene-in-press-union-chief-selina-chengs-unlawful-termination-suit-against-wall-st-journal/ "intervene in Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) chairperson Selina Chengs lawsuit against her ex-employer the Wall Street Journal over her alleged unlawful termination after taking on the unions leadership role" [13:39] TR Bot Gov't will not intervene in press union chief Selina Cheng's suit against WSJ [13:39] TR News What the app? What will WhatsApp's pursuit of revenue mean for no-strings encryption http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5617/what-app-what-will-whatsapps-pursuit-revenue-mean-no-strings-encryption [13:39] TR Bot What the app? What will WhatsApp's pursuit of revenue mean for no-strings encryption | Privacy International [13:40] TR News Some people are so ugly that they need to pay for people to go to Venice to compensate for their ugliness. Because money isn't "handsome". [13:41] TR News New Social Security commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/06/new-social-security-commissioner-faces-pointed-questions-about-staffing-privacy/ [13:41] TR Bot New Social Security commissioner faces pointed questions about staffing, privacy [13:43] TR News Scattered Spider strikes again? Aviation industry appears to be next target for criminal group https://cyberscoop.com/scattered-spider-aviation-hawaiian-airlines-cyberattack/ [13:43] TR Bot Spider strikes again? Aviation industry appears to be next target for criminal group | CyberScoop [13:44] TR News Changing colours fixes nothing https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-security-updates-kernel-restrictions-downtime/ [13:44] TR Bot security updates address CrowdStrike crash, kill Blue Screen of Death | CyberScoop [13:45] TR News Joint statement on protecting human rights online and preventing internet shutdowns in times of armed conflict https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/statement-preventing-internet-shutdowns-in-times-of-conflict/ [13:45] TR Bot Joint Statement on Protecting Human Rights Online and Preventing Internet Shutdowns in Times of Armed Conflict - Freedom Online Coalition [13:46] TR News Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/no-exam-shutdown/ [13:46] TR Bot Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown - Access Now [13:46] TR News Microsoft to Preview New backdoored Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-preview-new-windows-endpoint-security-platform-after-crowdstrike-outage/ [13:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-preview-new-windows-endpoint-security-platform-after-crowdstrike-outage/ ) [13:47] TR News PipeWire 1.4.6 Adds New Option to Disable RAOP, Improves the ALSA Plugin https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-6-adds-new-option-to-disable-raop-improves-the-alsa-plugin [13:47] TR Bot 1.4.6 Adds New Option to Disable RAOP, Improves the ALSA Plugin - 9to5Linux [13:49] TR News GStreamer 1.26.3 Multimedia Framework Patches H.266 Video Parser Security Flaw https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-3-multimedia-framework-patches-h-266-video-parser-security-flaw [13:49] TR Bot 1.26.3 Multimedia Framework Patches H.266 Video Parser Security Flaw - 9to5Linux [13:49] TR News $25 NanoPi R3S LTS Router Board Adds HDMI and Speaker Support in Updated Design https://linuxgizmos.com/25-nanopi-r3s-lts-router-board-adds-hdmi-and-speaker-support-in-updated-design/ [13:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/25-nanopi-r3s-lts-router-board-adds-hdmi-and-speaker-support-in-updated-design/ ) [13:50] TR News ONLYOFFICE v9 Embraces Hey Hi (AI) http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/ONLYOFFICE-v9-Embraces-AI [13:50] TR Bot ONLYOFFICE v9 Embraces AI Linux Magazine [13:51] TR News Ubuntu gets second-ever snapshot release for Questing Quokka https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-gets-second-ever-snapshot-release-for-questing-quokka/ [13:51] TR Bot Ubuntu gets second-ever snapshot release for Questing Quokka - Neowin [13:53] TR News openterfaceQT app control openterface-Mini-KVM https://www.linuxlinks.com/openterfaceqt-app-control-openterface-mini-kvm/ [13:53] TR Bot - app control openterface-Mini-KVM - LinuxLinks [13:53] TR News JS8Call software using the JS8 digital mode https://www.linuxlinks.com/js8call-software-js8-digital-mode/ [13:53] TR Bot - software using the JS8 digital mode - LinuxLinks [13:53] TR News rwasa is a full-featured high performance web server https://www.linuxlinks.com/high-performance-web-server/ [13:53] TR Bot is a full-featured high performance web server - LinuxLinks [13:55] TR News Offline music, and MP3s and/or FLACs https://rubenerd.com/listening-to-mp3s-and-flacs/ [13:55] TR Bot Offline music, and MP3s and/or FLACs [13:56] TR News Steven Deobald: 2025-06-27 GNOME Foundation Report https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/06/27/2025-06-27-foundation-report/ [13:56] TR Bot 2025-06-27 Foundation Report The Everyone Environment [13:58] TR News FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News QuizJune 27, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/06/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-june-27-2025/ [13:58] TR Bot FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News QuizJune 27, 2025 - FOSS Force [13:58] TR News Cartoonist acquitted over pandemic sex strip after five years https://bianet.org/haber/cartoonist-acquitted-over-pandemic-sex-strip-after-five-years-308875 [13:58] TR Bot Cartoonist acquitted over pandemic sex strip after five years [13:59] vanveldt aaa/16 ● Jun 28 [14:00] TR News Mesa Digital smartphone patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/6/26/mesa-digital-smartphone-patent-challenge-instituted [14:00] TR Bot Mesa Digital smartphone patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [14:01] TR News The Fairphone (Gen. 6): A smartphone that is fairer in every way https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/27/the-fairphone-gen-6-most-sustainable-phone/ [14:01] TR Bot Fairphone (Gen. 6): A smartphone that is fairer in every way - Fairphone [14:01] TR News Pluralistic: Bill Griffith's 'Three Rocks' (27 Jun 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/27/the-snapper/ [14:01] TR Bot Pluralistic: Bill Griffiths Three Rocks (27 Jun 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:03] *kolie2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:04] TR News IBM exterminates rivals https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-could-kill-bazzite/ [14:04] TR Bot Linux Gaming Distro Bazzite is Looking at its Demise Due to Fedoras Latest Move! [14:05] TR News No, it gave it to Microsoft https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250625PD205/google-ai-agent-linux-aws.html [14:05] TR Bot Google transfers AI communication protocol A2A to Linux Foundation, AWS joins support [14:06] TR News (NEW): Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.gmi [14:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype [14:06] TR News Action Pi: Retro gaming handheld with Linux-based OS set to launch in early July https://www.notebookcheck.net/Action-Pi-Retro-gaming-handheld-with-Linux-based-OS-set-to-launch-in-early-July.1045402.0.html [14:06] TR Bot Pi: Retro gaming handheld with Linux-based OS set to launch in early July - NotebookCheck.net News [14:07] TR News "So if you like Rust and you ever thought about a user space device driver for a USB device, this is your chance to see it done. It didnt take years. However, you [14:07] TR News "So if you like Rust and you ever thought about a user space device driver for a USB device, this is your chance to see it done. It didnt take years. However, you can do a lot in user space." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/26/rust-drives-a-linux-usb-device/ [14:07] TR Bot Drives A Linux USB Device | Hackaday [14:07] TR News Bribed-for 'review' of Microsoft Windows crap that stole the brand "Minix" https://www.zdnet.com/article/can-this-200-windows-mini-pc-replace-my-linux-system-for-a-week-heres-the-verdict/ [14:07] TR Bot this $200 Windows mini PC replace my Linux system for a week? Here's the verdict | ZDNET [14:08] TR News "It's been delayed a fair bit and still sounds like it's a few months away from a proper release, but now we have a clearer idea of pricing. There will also be multiple models of it, not just for different processors but different storage and RAM sizing too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/pricing-announced-for-the-orange-pi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux/ [14:08] TR Bot announced for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux | GamingOnLinux [14:09] TR News "It also supports 32-bit applications, which is why so many old games will run on it" https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/developers-of-linux-distro-fedora-propose-dropping-32-bit-support-entirely-but-its-being-claimed-that-the-change-would-kill-off-projects-like-bazzite-entirely/ [14:09] TR Bot Developers of Linux distro Fedora propose dropping 32-bit support entirely, but it's being claimed that the change 'would kill off projects like Bazzite entirely' | PC Gamer [14:10] TR News "Microsoft, tactically admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to Windows 11 after all, is sort of, kind of extending Windows 10 support for another year." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/the_european_union_linux_desktop/ [14:10] TR Bot The European Union Linux desktop The Register [14:10] TR News New Linux Kernel Drama: Torvalds Drops Bcachefs Support After Clash https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-bcachefs-drop/ [14:10] TR Bot New Linux Kernel Drama: Torvalds Drops Bcachefs Support After Clash [14:14] TR News (NEW): Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Bcachefs_may_be_headed_out_of_the_kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Bcachefs_may_be_headed_out_of_the_kernel.gmi [14:14] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel [14:14] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [14:14] vanveldt 56 [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] ? [14:15] vanveldt accidental. using weechat. did not realize I missed the / [14:16] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Fairphone, and Much More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Fairphone_and_Much_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Fairphone_and_Much_More.gmi [14:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Fairphone, and Much More [14:17] TR News (NEW): Fedora, Red Hat People, and Diversity https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_People_and_Diversity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_People_and_Diversity.gmi [14:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora, Red Hat People, and Diversity [14:18] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME and GNOME Foundation Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_GNOME_Foundation_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_GNOME_Foundation_Report.gmi [14:18] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in GNOME and GNOME Foundation Report [14:18] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [14:19] TR News (NEW): Games: Gaming on GNU/Linux, Action Pi, asd Bazzite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_Gaming_on_GNU_Linux_Action_Pi_asd_Bazzite.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_Gaming_on_GNU_Linux_Action_Pi_asd_Bazzite.gmi [14:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Gaming on GNU/Linux, Action Pi, asd Bazzite [14:39] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) [14:41] *oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights [14:51] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [14:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [14:53] TR News (NEW): Applications and Education https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Applications_and_Education.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Applications_and_Education.gmi [14:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications and Education [14:53] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi [14:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [14:53] TR News "Do you have an UPS ? And a home lab? Awesome. This post is about configuring all your servers, raspberry pi's and even your gaming PC to shutdown gracefully in the event of a power outage." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/installing-and-configuring-nut-network-ups-tools-for-your-home-lab/ [14:56] TR News "Incessant fear, anxiety that takes over, panic attacks, flashbacks, seclusion at home, inability to sleep, eat, function. For us, every alarm is not just a physical danger it is a match that rekindles the old pain, the wounds that never really healed." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-06-27_mental_health_and_israeli_society.gmi [14:57] TR News Back to the Summer 2011 Protest Author gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-06-27_back_to_summer_of_2011.gmi "But what has happened since then? Why did the protest subside, and what happened to an entire generation that shouted "social justice" and dissipated overseas?" ● Jun 28 [15:00] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/06/2025: Shellshock and Network UPS Tools https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Gemini_Links_28_06_2025_Shellshock_and_Network_UPS_Tools.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Gemini_Links_28_06_2025_Shellshock_and_Network_UPS_Tools.gmi [15:00] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 28/06/2025: Shellshock and Network UPS Tools [15:02] TR News Techrights Links 28/06/2025: Hardware/GPU Wars, GAFAM Throws Money (Borrowed Cash) at Hopeless Slop Pipe Dream https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Links_28_06_2025_Hardware_GPU_Wars_GAFAM_Throws_Money_Borrowed_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Links_28_06_2025_Hardware_GPU_Wars_GAFAM_Throws_Money_Borrowed_.gmi [15:02] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/06/2025: Hardware/GPU Wars, GAFAM Throws Money (Borrowed Cash) at Hopeless Slop Pipe Dream [15:10] TR News Even VW now looks less nazi than Tesla https://www.dw.com/en/autonomous-driving-vw-wants-to-overtake-tesla/a-72990067 [15:10] TR Bot driving: VW wants to overtake Tesla DW 06/20/2025 [15:11] TR News hot air balloon crash https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-eight-killed-13-injured-in-hot-air-balloon-crash/a-72995835 [15:11] TR Bot Eight killed, 13 injured in hot air balloon crash DW 06/21/2025 [15:13] TR News Uranium: It's radioactive and it's everywhere https://www.dw.com/en/uranium-it-s-radioactive-and-it-s-everywhere/a-65030368 [15:13] TR Bot It's radioactive and it's everywhere DW 06/23/2025 [15:17] TR News Bhutan: GNU/Linux up, Windows down by quite a lot https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bhutan/#monthly-200902-202506 [15:17] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Bhutan | Statcounter Global Stats [15:18] TR News cost some 6 billion https://www.dw.com/en/paris-olympics-paralympics-cost-some-6-billion-auditors/a-73006477 [15:18] TR Bot Olympics, Paralympics cost some 6 billion auditors DW 06/23/2025 [15:20] TR News fashion waste https://www.dw.com/en/indian-german-design-duo-make-upcycled-art-to-highlight-fashion-waste/a-72965250 [15:20] TR Bot design duo highlight fashion waste DW 06/23/2025 [15:22] TR News eSafety Boss Who Thinks YouTube Should Be Banned, Plus What She Thinks Of Elon Musk https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-julie-inman-grant-esafety-boss-who-thinks-youtube-should-banned-plus-what-she-thinks-elon-1736505 [15:22] TR Bot Who Is Julie Inman Grant? eSafety Boss Who Thinks YouTube Should Be Banned, Plus What She Thinks Of Elon Musk | IBTimes UK [15:23] TR News Australia Regulator and YouTube Spar Over Under-16s Social Media Ban https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-24/australia-regulator-and-youtube-spar-over-under-16s-social-media-ban [15:23] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-24/australia-regulator-and-youtube-spar-over-under-16s-social-media-ban ) [15:36] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Linuxsecurity, WebProNews, and Google News Boosting Slopfarms as 'News' https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Slopwatch_Linuxsecurity_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Boosting_Slo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Slopwatch_Linuxsecurity_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Boosting_Slo.gmi [15:36] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Linuxsecurity, WebProNews, and Google News Boosting Slopfarms as 'News' [15:37] TR News Windows down sharply in Spain https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/spain/#monthly-200902-202506 [15:37] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Spain | Statcounter Global Stats [15:40] TR News Thailand: Windows down by a lot this year https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/thailand/#monthly-200902-202506 [15:40] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Thailand | Statcounter Global Stats [15:41] TR News Same in Qatar https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/06/In_Qatar_GNU_Linux_Rose_From_Under_1_to_Over_4_in_Two_Years_or_.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/qatar/#monthly-200902-202506 [15:41] TR Bot Techrights In Qatar GNU/Linux Rose From Under 1% to Over 4% in Two Years (or Over 5% If Counting ChromeOS) [15:41] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Qatar | Statcounter Global Stats [15:42] TR News Down to 75% in Colombia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/colombia/#monthly-200902-202506 [15:42] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Colombia | Statcounter Global Stats [15:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:52] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jun 28 [16:02] TR News Techrights Australia: Windows Fell to All-Time Low, Even Lower Than iOS https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/OMAustralia_Windows_Fell_to_All_Time_Low_Even_Lower_Than_iOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/OMAustralia_Windows_Fell_to_All_Time_Low_Even_Lower_Than_iOS.gmi [16:02] TR Bot Techrights Australia: Windows Fell to All-Time Low, Even Lower Than iOS [16:04] TR News Slashdot works for Microsoft and Bill Gates https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/06/22/2131259/linus-torvalds-photographed-with-bill-gates---for-the-first-time-ever https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/06/24/2039231/microsoft-releases-classic-ms-dos-editor-for-linux see http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/27/Slashdot_is_Once_Again_Publishing_Lies_and_Revisionism_for_Bill.shtml [16:04] TR Bot Linus Torvalds Photographed with Bill Gates - for the First Time Ever - Slashdot [16:04] TR Bot Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor For Linux - Slashdot [16:04] TR Bot Techrights Slashdot is Once Again Publishing Lies and Revisionism for Bill Gates, Citing Microsoft's MSN to Rewrite History and Distract From the Jeffrey Epstein Crimes [16:04] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (25/2025): Packed with Goodies https://linmob.net/weekly-update-25-2025/ [16:04] TR Bot - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (25/2025): Packed with Goodies [16:08] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:12] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [16:23] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [16:37] TR News I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life. https://www.vox.com/technology/414264/apple-watch-oura-diabetes-blood-sugar-rfk-maha [16:37] TR Bot Apple Watches, Oura rings, and glucose monitors make us healthier? | Vox [16:38] TR News Lake Tahoe Boat Tragedy Claims Longtime Apple Employee Paula Bozinovich www.sfchronicle.com/tahoe/article/lake-tahoe-boat-accident-victims-identified-june-20391411.php [16:39] TR News Abuse https://www.maketecheasier.com/fix-microsoft-family-safety-blocking-chrome-windows/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/21/Microsoft_s_Competition_Tactics_Sabotage_GNU_Linux_Installs_Blo.shtml [16:39] TR Bot How to Fix Microsoft Family Safety Blocking Google Chrome on Windows - Make Tech Easier [16:39] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Competition Tactics: Sabotage GNU/Linux Installs, Block Chrome ● Jun 28 [17:11] TR News Techrights Pushing Wayland Using Straw Man Arguments https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Pushing_Wayland_Using_Straw_Man_Arguments.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Pushing_Wayland_Using_Straw_Man_Arguments.gmi [17:11] TR Bot Techrights Pushing Wayland Using Straw Man Arguments [17:18] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/05/27/dangerous-designs-pics/ [17:18] TR Bot 30 Dangerously Stupid Designs That Are Accidents Waiting To Happen [17:20] TR News "The hack is as simple as can be: he took a GEEKOM A5, a minicomputer with very similar specs to the Steam Deck, and managed to load SteamOS onto it. We were expecting that to be a trial that took most of the videos runtime, but no! Everything just sorta worked." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/27/geekdeck-is-a-steamdeck-for-your-living-room/ [17:20] TR Bot Is A SteamDeck For Your Living Room | Hackaday [17:20] TR News "I have been a Linux user for years now, starting my journey all the way back when I was 13 with Ubuntu. While I am perfectly comfortable with Linux, whenever I've made my friends and family try out any distribution, they always go back to Windows or macOS." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-linux-still-gets-wrong/ [17:20] TR Bot 4 things Linux still gets wrong for the average user [17:23] TR News (NEW): Debian and Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/27/Debian_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/27/Debian_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [17:23] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/27/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/27/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian and Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers [17:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:24] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:24] TR News "Thats why Meta didnt just buy out Scale AI they did a complicated deal where they bought 49%, and grabbed their CEO, and turned Scale into a vassal state of Meta, and other companies dont want to work with Scale any more. But technically, they didnt buy them. Maybe theyll get away with that." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ [17:24] TR Bot Pitchbook: AI venture capital resorts to mergers Pivot to AI [17:26] TR News "A venture capitalist tells a portfolio company to buy another portfolio company, and the books look a little less bad for a moment. In finance, this is called two drunks propping each other up." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ [17:26] TR News "At the top end of the scale, OpenAI buys smaller companies, in the desperate hope that one of them has an actual product that might make money. Its always a stock trade, for imaginary OpenAI shares, and never actual dollars." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ [17:27] TR News "With smaller companies, they just merge them, then twiddle the books a bit and hope they dont die. Or not straight away." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ [17:29] TR News I'd give everything for a pre-configured Android gaming handheld https://www.androidauthority.com/pre-configured-android-handheld-3566953/ [17:29] TR Bot I'd give everything for a pre-configured Android gaming handheld - Android Authority [17:32] TR News Tons of fake articles (made by slop) claims that COMMERCIAL failure of large companies is DUE to "hey hi" (slop) or OWING to it. This is a lie, perpetuated by slop. It's automated gaslighting. [17:37] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:51] TR News Techrights The "News" You Saw About Canonical is Misleading, It Made Only 18 Million Dollars Last Year and Barely Paid Any Taxes https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/The_News_You_Saw_About_Canonical_is_Misleading_It_Made_Only_18_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/The_News_You_Saw_About_Canonical_is_Misleading_It_Made_Only_18_.gmi [17:51] TR Bot Techrights The "News" You Saw About Canonical is Misleading, It Made Only 18 Million Dollars Last Year and Barely Paid Any Taxes [17:54] TR News Canonical's Grave Strategic Errors Can Make Ubuntu the Next Linspire (Circa 2007) https://techrights.org/o/2013/06/01/canonical-acts-like-linspire/ [17:54] TR Bot Canonical's Grave Strategic Errors Can Make Ubuntu the Next Linspire (Circa 2007) [17:56] TR News (NEW): Games: Dream Handheld, IBM's Blow, and "Proton On Linux For All Titles" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_Dream_Handheld_IBM_s_Blow_and_Proton_On_Linux_For_All_Tit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Games_Dream_Handheld_IBM_s_Blow_and_Proton_On_Linux_For_All_Tit.gmi [17:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Dream Handheld, IBM's Blow, and "Proton On Linux For All Titles" [17:59] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). ● Jun 28 [18:00] *Now talking on #techrights [18:44] TR News Rich? Only the few. The vast majority live in a "shoebox", work hard, and cannot buy much. https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/inspiration/singapore-is-a-crazy-rich-city-but-here-s-how-to-do-it-affordably-20250616-p5m7qd.html [18:44] TR Bot How to eat and stay in Singapore on a budget: Top tips for the Crazy Rich Asians city [18:45] TR News Conflict of interest here, blog takeover by AstraZeneca et al on "biotech patents" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-to-read-biotech-patent-in-wake-of.html [18:45] TR Bot How to read a biotech patent - The IPKat [18:45] TR News The Emotional Toll of Climate Change Is Broad-Ranging, Especially for Young People https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-06-25/climate-change-takes-an-emotional-toll-heres-how-to-manage-anxiety-and-build-resilience [18:45] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-06-25/climate-change-takes-an-emotional-toll-heres-how-to-manage-anxiety-and-build-resilience ) ● Jun 28 [19:13] TR News "In a dramatic move that captured the spirit of Silicon Valley disruption, Ditchit the emerging online marketplace and OfferUp competitor made headlines by acquiring and detonating the original 560-pound Twitter bird sign once perched atop Twitters San Francisco headquarters." www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2025/06/26/3106102/0/en/Tech-Startup-Detonates-Twitter-HQ-Sign.html [19:28] TR News Windows sank in Uruguay https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/uruguay/#monthly-200902-202506 [19:28] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Uruguay | Statcounter Global Stats [19:30] TR News In Tanzania Windows is only about 11% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/tanzania/#monthly-200902-202506 [19:30] TR Bot Operating System Market Share United Republic Of Tanzania | Statcounter Global Stats [19:31] TR News ...same in Uganda https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/uganda/#monthly-200902-202506 [19:31] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Uganda | Statcounter Global Stats ● Jun 28 [20:06] TR News Montana Attorney General launches investigation into Lee Enterprises data breach https://www.news-journal.com/montana-attorney-general-launches-investigation-into-lee-enterprises-data-breach/article_007a5e36-dcf6-556d-aa95-5da2d56df57c.html [20:06] TR Bot NO TITLE [20:07] TR News CoinMarketCap Hacked, Scrambles to Remove Malicious Wallet Verification Popup https://cryptonews.com/news/coinmarketcap-hacked-scrambles-to-remove-malicious-wallet-verification-popup/ [20:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://cryptonews.com/news/coinmarketcap-hacked-scrambles-to-remove-malicious-wallet-verification-popup/ ) [20:07] TR News A state forensics lab was leaking its files. Getting it locked down involved a number of people. https://databreaches.net/2025/06/22/a-state-forensics-lab-was-leaking-its-files-getting-it-locked-down-involved-a-number-of-people/ [20:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/06/22/a-state-forensics-lab-was-leaking-its-files-getting-it-locked-down-involved-a-number-of-people/ ) [20:08] TR News Why Dumping Sensitive Data on Network Shares is a Liability https://natlawreview.com/article/why-dumping-sensitive-data-network-shares-liability [20:08] TR Bot Shared Drives Pose Data Privacy and Legal Risks [20:09] TR News UK: Oxford City Council still investigating cyberattack from earlier this month https://databreaches.net/2025/06/23/uk-oxford-city-council-still-investigating-cyberattack-from-earlier-this-month/ [20:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/06/23/uk-oxford-city-council-still-investigating-cyberattack-from-earlier-this-month/ ) [20:10] TR News CommBank unleashes bot army with Aussie accents to trap scammers https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/commbank-unleashes-bot-army-with-aussie-accents-to-trap-scammers-20250626-p5mako.html [20:10] TR Bot Commonwealth Bank uses AI bot with Australian accent to trick phone scammers [20:15] MinceR https://lainchan.org/hum/src/1751119313894-1.jpeg [20:19] TR News Machine Learning does not do this; but lawyers love to misframe things to volley more patent fees http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/are-ai-discovered-drug-patents-blocking.html [20:19] TR Bot Are AI-discovered drug patents blocking innovation? A response to the Science article - The IPKat [20:43] TR News See what summer in your city could feel like by the end of the century https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2025/climate-matches/ [20:43] TR Bot See what summer in your city could feel like by the end of the century | CBC News [20:43] TR News How Carbon Capture Works and the Debate About Whether It's a Future Climate Solution https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2025-06-26/how-carbon-capture-works-and-the-debate-about-whether-its-a-future-climate-solution [20:43] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2025-06-26/how-carbon-capture-works-and-the-debate-about-whether-its-a-future-climate-solution ) [20:43] TR News Drought, Climate Chaos and War https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/25/drought-climate-chaos-and-war/ [20:43] TR Bot Climate Chaos and War - CounterPunch.org [20:44] TR News New Global Coalition Urges Rights-Based Climate Relocation Policies https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/25/new-global-coalition-urges-rights-based-climate-relocation-policies [20:44] TR Bot New Global Coalition Urges Rights-Based Climate Relocation Policies | Human Rights Watch [20:44] TR News Policymakers Often Ignore Forest Regeneration in Fight Against Climate Change, Research Finds https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-24/policymakers-often-ignore-forest-regeneration-in-fight-against-climate-change-research-finds [20:44] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-06-24/policymakers-often-ignore-forest-regeneration-in-fight-against-climate-change-research-finds ) [20:44] TR News Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America. https://www.vox.com/climate/417624/heat-wave-urban-island-rural-health-temperature [20:44] TR Bot wave: How extreme temperatures harm rural communities | Vox [20:45] TR News Climate activists block Afsluitdijk in protest against North Sea gas drilling https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/21/climate-activists-block-afsluitdijk-protest-north-sea-gas-drilling [20:45] TR Bot Climate activists block Afsluitdijk in protest against North Sea gas drilling | NL Times [20:48] TR News Shell Denies Reports That the Energy Giant Is in Talks to Take Over BP https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-06-26/shell-denies-reports-that-the-energy-giant-is-in-talks-to-take-over-bp [20:48] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-06-26/shell-denies-reports-that-the-energy-giant-is-in-talks-to-take-over-bp ) [20:48] TR News Most Dutch households lost money on dynamic energy contracts, data shows https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/24/dutch-households-lost-money-dynamic-energy-contracts-data-shows [20:48] TR Bot Most Dutch households lost money on dynamic energy contracts, data shows | NL Times [20:48] TR News If Energy Star Goes Away, Finding Energy Efficient Appliances Will Be Harder. Here Are Some Tips https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2025-06-24/if-energy-star-goes-away-finding-energy-efficient-appliances-will-be-harder-here-are-some-tips [20:48] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2025-06-24/if-energy-star-goes-away-finding-energy-efficient-appliances-will-be-harder-here-are-some-tips ) [20:49] TR News Is Cheeto Mussolinis Energy Czar Lying About Work Experience in Solar? https://jacobin.com/2025/06/trump-energy-czar-experience-solar/ [20:49] TR Bot Is Trumps Energy Czar Lying About Work Experience in Solar? [20:50] TR News Iran-Israel war: What tools are used to censor reporting? https://www.dw.com/en/iran-israel-war-what-tools-are-used-to-censor-reporting/a-73005078 [20:50] TR Bot war: What tools are used to censor reporting? DW 06/23/2025 [20:50] TR News crackdown on online hate speech https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-police-launch-crackdown-on-online-hate-speech/live-73028923 [20:50] TR Bot updates: Berlin to end migrant rescue NGO funding DW 06/25/2025 ● Jun 28 [21:05] TR News BigLinux 2025-06-20 and 06/20 TUXEDO 20250620 are out [21:06] TR News GuardXP: From Data Privacy to Improved Cybersecurity https://labs.ripe.net/author/pbarlet/guardxp-from-data-privacy-to-improved-cybersecurity/" [21:06] TR Bot GuardXP: From Data Privacy to Improved Cybersecurity | RIPE Labs [21:37] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@cixuptmprduxe.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jun 28 [22:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:15] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5449685/hungary-budapest-pride-defies-ban [22:15] TR Bot Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban : NPR [22:16] IsambardPrince MinceR, Too bad the march doesn't go and grab Orban himself and throw him in a boiling cauldron of acid. [22:16] MinceR well, you shouldn't expect hungarians to do such a thing [22:16] MinceR i can't recall any hungarian revolution that actually succeeded [22:16] IsambardPrince Yes, Orban said you're a civil society and a civic society of people who don't hurt each other. [22:16] IsambardPrince :) [22:17] IsambardPrince <@MinceR> i can't recall any hungarian revolution that actually succeeded [22:17] IsambardPrince They can't figure out "Kill the bastards and keep killing until you run out."? [22:17] MinceR yeah [22:17] MinceR but it seems most people can't figure that out [22:17] MinceR there's a distinct lack of killing bastards going on ● Jun 28 [23:15] psydruid https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e [23:15] TR Bot Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia [23:21] IsambardPrince MinceR, I doubt Synchrony Bank even could fail. [23:22] IsambardPrince With most of their loan products at nearly 40% interest. [23:22] IsambardPrince It would be hard to get enough accounts in default to fail. [23:22] IsambardPrince The Iron Bank will have its due! [23:22] IsambardPrince You know, from all the vain women out there getting fake tits at 40% interest. [23:22] IsambardPrince And tooth straightening. [23:24] IsambardPrince So they rope people in going "This is interest-free if you pay it off within 2 years. Then they write up the contract so you actually have something like 21 months. [23:24] IsambardPrince That makes it more likely someone will pay interest retro to the date of service because they think two years is "24 months", and it is, but that's not what the contract says. [23:25] IsambardPrince Synchrony doesn't pay plastic surgeons and dentists to pitch these high interest debt plans to people so they can loan them money for free for several years. [23:28] MinceR Steel Bank > Iron Bank [23:38] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.)