●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 28, 2025 ●● ● Dec 28 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Dec 28 [02:44] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-271225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-271225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-271225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-271225.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [02:46] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], X11 screen locking still works fine. [02:46] Isambard_Prince Under Wayland it's freezing and I have to restart the entire laptop. [02:46] Isambard_Prince Yet another reason why Wayland shouldn't have happened. [02:47] Isambard_Prince From a user-facing perspective it does nothing X11 didn't already do and it's all new code with a lot of bugs. And it also has feature gaps. [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-271225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-271225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-271225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-271225.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-271225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-271225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-271225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-271225.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-12-27.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-12-27.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-2025-12-27.txt [02:57] admfubar resistance is futile... https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/robot-kits/robots-fashioned-from-dead-lobster-exoskeletons-have-awesome-strength-light-weight-and-flexibility-necrobotics-advance-mixes-sustainable-food-waste-with-synthetic-components [02:57] TR Bot Robots fashioned from dead lobster exoskeletons have awesome strength, light weight, and flexibility necrobotics advance mixes sustainable food waste with synthetic components | Tom's Hardware ● Dec 28 [03:06] Isambard_Prince MinceR, I told my mom I have gray hairs popping up all over the place. [03:06] Isambard_Prince And if I had another 5 years with Mandy it would all fall out. [03:06] Isambard_Prince He's sucking the life out of me. [03:06] Isambard_Prince I think he's some kind of evil robot sent from the future to ruin my happiness. [03:08] MinceR :> [03:08] MinceR finally we have a use for da lobsta... [03:31] admfubar https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-robotaxis-true-fleet-size [03:31] TR Bot The Number of Robotaxis Tesla Is Actually Running Will Make You Snort Out of Your Nose With Pure Derision [03:35] MinceR > It would also mean that Musks boast that it had doubled its fleet was technically true. [03:35] MinceR the best kind of true [03:43] admfubar https://www.alternet.org/gun/ [03:43] TR Bot kills someone with the gun he got for Christmas - Alternet.org [03:49] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/china-wants-to-put-emotional-ai-on-leash-as-beijing-moves-to-rein-in-chatbots-that-act-human-ws-e-13963292.html [03:49] TR Bot wants to put emotional AI on leash as Beijing moves to rein in chatbots that act human Firstpost [03:50] admfubar https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/cybertrucks-firefighters-nightmare [03:50] TR Bot Cybertrucks Are a Firefighter's Nightmare [03:52] admfubar https://futurism.com/health-medicine/northwestern-university-possible-alzheimers [03:52] TR Bot Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol [03:54] admfubar and there is no right to repair... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/children-character-ai-addicted [03:54] TR Bot Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI [03:54] MinceR just make new ones [03:54] MinceR or don't [03:57] Isambard_Prince finally we have a use for da lobsta... [03:57] Isambard_Prince We can lock him in a room with Mandy until Mandy commits suicide and I inherit everything and the life insurance? [03:57] MinceR lol ● Dec 28 [04:03] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/what-to-do-when-your-foucault-pendulum-stops-swinging/ [04:03] TR Bot To Do When Your Foucault Pendulum Stops Swinging | Hackaday [04:04] MinceR prepare for the end times [04:08] Isambard_Prince MinceR, I think that's what's happening anyway. [04:09] Isambard_Prince The entire world is at war, hyperinflation is raging, no jobs to be found anywhere, people accept "worse than mediocrity" and convince themselves that Trump will make it better, or they are too drugged to care and are listening to rap about "n****s and pussy juice". [04:10] Isambard_Prince A lot of younger people don't even care if they get a sexually transmitted infection and don't even bother to use condoms for anonymous sex, which is more of a thing because it's "cheap kicks" in a world gone utterly crazy and terrible. [04:11] Isambard_Prince When it's so bad that you don't care if you get HIV or Syphilis anymore because at least someone from Grindr will come shove something in you, things are bad. [04:11] MinceR maybe they don't even believe you can get HIV or syphilis [04:12] MinceR after all, the pathogens aren't in the bible [04:12] Isambard_Prince I personally care a great deal about whether I get any of those things. [04:12] Isambard_Prince My life is utterly terrible but I understand how it could get worse. [04:13] Isambard_Prince The only bright spots are seeing my boyfriend over his days off and for the rest of the week eating those yummy cheeseburgers at the grocery store and shower masturbation. [04:13] Isambard_Prince I mean seriously. [04:13] Isambard_Prince You know, it's getting harder to even distract myself anymore. [04:13] Isambard_Prince There's nowhere to go. Culture is dead. [04:14] Isambard_Prince Every time I hear Mandy come out of the bedroom I cringe because there's a chance he could come in here and demand something unreasonable again. [04:14] Isambard_Prince Like telling someone who wants to choke you to death already, "Hey, drive me to this guy's house in Chicago." [04:15] Isambard_Prince Why don't you just tell a spouse who is barely coping with living with you already "Drive me to someone's house." [04:18] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Anyway, what's the use for Lobsta? [04:18] Isambard_Prince Canada hasn't seemed to find one yet. [04:18] MinceR https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/robot-kits/robots-fashioned-from-dead-lobster-exoskeletons-have-awesome-strength-light-weight-and-flexibility-necrobotics-advance-mixes-sustainable-food-waste-with-synthetic-components [04:18] TR Bot Robots fashioned from dead lobster exoskeletons have awesome strength, light weight, and flexibility necrobotics advance mixes sustainable food waste with synthetic components | Tom's Hardware [04:18] Isambard_Prince And I'm sure they put the best minds in Canada on what to do with him. [04:18] Isambard_Prince So far all they came up with is castrate him so the genes don't spread. [04:19] Isambard_Prince Letting him persist in this state is some sort of "kindness" they think, even as he expends what effort he does make to harass other people, productive people, [04:21] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Even nature had ways of dealing with these people. [04:22] Isambard_Prince If you had a bunch of cave dwellers foraging and hunting and fishing and making crude clothing out of animal hyde, and one of them was a man who said he was a woman who would go to a commission about him.... [04:22] Isambard_Prince He'd be the one that didn't get food or clothes. [04:22] Isambard_Prince About *them* rather [04:23] Isambard_Prince They made a sour face while they were draining a deer, you know. [04:23] Isambard_Prince That world was a crucible. Everything that didn't contribute, wasn't smart, wasn't productive, usually starved or froze to death. [04:23] Isambard_Prince Then something happened and now we have all these programs and stuff, we have to keep EVERYONE alive. [04:25] Isambard_Prince You know, you have people like me who have been through hard times and learned to survive anyway. [04:25] Isambard_Prince And you have people like the Microsoft employees that John rented apartments to who couldn't figure out a toilet plunger and a garage door remote. [04:25] Isambard_Prince MinceR, ^ [04:26] Isambard_Prince True story. [04:26] Isambard_Prince And you go "What the fuck are these people doing at Microsoft?" [04:27] MinceR :> [04:27] Isambard_Prince They can't figure out how to plunge a toilet or use a remote that has a button on it for open the garage and one for close the garage. [04:27] MinceR doesn't surprise me, knowing what their products and "services" are like [04:27] MinceR they can't fix outhouse, but they can fix a new skin for it every year, and it's a big deal every time [04:28] MinceR they're doing the same thing with teams [04:28] MinceR the usb stack in windows is still a trash fire and no one will ever fix it [04:28] MinceR so's the filesystem [04:29] MinceR but at least with all the extra crap they've piled on and the whole "i'll just do whatever i want to your computer, for your own good" instead of rebooting once when you need, it keeps doing bursts of several reboots when it feels like [04:30] MinceR and of course you have to enter the BitFucker PIN for every reboot, even though BitFucker doesn't do jack shit except waste space, time and power [04:30] MinceR but hey, they've found the solution to all these problems: just let all the same retarded chucklefucks push code into Linux and ruin the competition [04:30] MinceR also, systemd [04:32] Isambard_Prince systemd and Wayland need to be thrown on the ash heap of history. [04:33] MinceR they could be a containment system for all these toxic idiots [04:33] Isambard_Prince They both claim to solve problems I've never had, and they insist that they don't cause problems that they cause that I've been having. [04:33] MinceR as long as they keep fucking with Linux, systemd and waylandows, they aren't fucking with the remaining free unixes or X [04:33] Isambard_Prince I can't ever recall actually having a problem inserting or removing USB devices with HAL and sysvinit. [04:34] Isambard_Prince And the computer did not refuse to shut down because it was waiting forever on a zombified service that was going to have to shut down anyway. [04:35] Isambard_Prince With systemd I actually do have problems getting the computer to reliably shut down. I have not had so many problems with this since Windows Me. [04:35] Isambard_Prince And I actually do have the whole "plug it in and maybe something happens, maybe it doesn't" experience they SAID HAL had, but it didn't. 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These Simple Gestures Could Help Them Live Longer and Happier Lives | naked capitalism ● Dec 28 [05:00] *hvxgr has quit (Connection closed) [05:03] *birkoff has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [05:08] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/27/more-than-20-of-videos-shown-to-new-youtube-users-are-ai-slop-study-finds [05:08] TR Bot More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop, study finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian [05:11] admfubar the donor must not like the police.... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/28/las-vegas-police-free-tesla-cybertrucks [05:11] TR Bot How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks | Tesla | The Guardian [05:14] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 27, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_December_27_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_December_27_2025.gmi [05:14] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [05:16] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:16] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:16] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:16] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/georgia-jailbreak-lyft-hijack [05:16] TR Bot Three men who escaped Georgia jail hijacked Lyft to Florida, records show | US crime | The Guardian [05:20] TR News "I want to emphasize that I'm not advocating for Whitmer's teaching, or eager to put him in a good light. But I gathered a few notes from the book which are highly relevant to the discussion of Mormonism." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20251227-0.gmi [05:21] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-28.gmi [05:21] admfubar https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/27/225211/researchers-show-some-robots-can-be-hijacked-just-through-spoken-commands [05:21] TR Bot Researchers Show Some Robots Can Be Hijacked Just Through Spoken Commands - Slashdot [05:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1868.jpg [05:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1518.jpg [05:38] TR News Techrights Andy Farnell on Standing Up Against Technological Oppression https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Andy_Farnell_on_Standing_Up_Against_Technological_Oppression.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Andy_Farnell_on_Standing_Up_Against_Technological_Oppression.gmi [05:38] TR Bot Techrights Andy Farnell on Standing Up Against Technological Oppression [05:43] *birkoff (birkoff@freenode-ihn.ptu.de28dt.IP) has joined #techrights [05:55] TR News "Linux CEO"??? https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/when-linux-ceo-linus-torvalds-warned-the-world-about-nvidia-called-it-the-worst-company-weve-worked-with-11766817904450.html [05:55] TR Bot When Linux CEO Linus Torvalds warned the world about NVIDIA, called it the worst company we've worked with | Company Business News [05:55] TR News He has his birthday today [05:56] TR News Torvaldos !!! "Torvaldos then moved on to use the F-word for Nvidia, while showing the company the middle finger." [05:57] MinceR then he moved on to advertising windows [05:57] MinceR and in between, he allowed the redmond mafia to push their CoC into the kernel, and then fuck it up with extremely low quality code [05:58] TR News "After using Linux for nearly 30 years, I've created a list of the best Linux distributions I've used since the beginning. Here they are." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-11-favorite-linux-distributions-of-all-time-ranked/ [05:58] TR Bot 11 favorite Linux distributions of all time, ranked | ZDNET [05:59] TR News (NEW): How Linux helped me escape tech boredom and endless scrolling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/How_Linux_helped_me_escape_tech_boredom_and_endless_scrolling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/How_Linux_helped_me_escape_tech_boredom_and_endless_scrolling.gmi [05:59] TR Bot Tux Machines How Linux helped me escape tech boredom and endless scrolling ● Dec 28 [06:00] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: slop or code? [06:00] MinceR code, some of which could be slop [06:08] schestowitz[TR2] to people who cannot code, slop is code [06:08] schestowitz[TR2] to people who cannot eat, grass is food [06:08] schestowitz[TR2] to people who cannot fly, buying a passanger seat is "flying" [06:11] TR News Techrights Raffles for the Immaterial: Unauthorised Bingo for Red Hat "Vouchers" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Raffles_for_the_Immaterial_Unauthorised_Bingo_for_Red_Hat_Vouch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Raffles_for_the_Immaterial_Unauthorised_Bingo_for_Red_Hat_Vouch.gmi [06:11] TR Bot Techrights Raffles for the Immaterial: Unauthorised Bingo for Red Hat "Vouchers" [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdh315a8 [06:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdh315a8 ) [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] Join and Fight back [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.reddit.com/r/AmericanTechWorkers/ [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] Are you concerned about the impact of H-1B abuse and offshoring on the U.S. tech industry? [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] Join a community of American tech workers dedicated to advocating for fair labor practices, ending visa exploitation, and protecting the domestic job market. Let's work together to keep local talent at the forefront of U.S. innovation. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:12] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [06:12] TR News "LOL, I just saw on LinkedIn that ol Director of process tech and 300mm Fab up there in Albany got promoted againto director, again. How many times is that now, five in three years? Shoot, thats gotta be some kind of record. That fellas got more lives than a barn cat and always manages to land on his feet." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 [06:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 ) [06:17] TR News This is SLOP and FAKE news https://dixiesunnews.com/articles/xbox-confirms-next-gen-consoles-amidst-buzzing-rumors-what-to-expect/ [06:17] TR Bot Xbox Confirms Next-Gen Consoles Amidst Buzzing Rumors: What to Expect! - Dixie Sun News [06:18] *ewig` (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [06:28] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Weapon Against the Reality of XBox (the Console) Dying Seems to be LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Microsoft_s_Weapon_Against_the_Reality_of_XBox_the_Console_Dyin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Microsoft_s_Weapon_Against_the_Reality_of_XBox_the_Console_Dyin.gmi [06:28] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Weapon Against the Reality of XBox (the Console) Dying Seems to be LLM Slop [06:29] TR News Viktor Orbn https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/12/27/orban-questions-whether-russia-is-the-aggressor-in-ukraine-war | Source: Insight Hungary [06:29] TR Bot Orban questions whether Russia is the aggressor in Ukraine war - InsightHungary [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR ^ [06:30] schestowitz[TR2] like the person in IRC last night [06:30] TR News "Options to Break Free From Smart TV Ads and Tracking" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/26/1546258 [06:30] MinceR yeah, the gypsy king likes to contradict what he said earlier [06:30] TR Bot Options to Break Free From Smart TV Ads and Tracking - SoylentNews [06:30] TR News "Reddit challenges AUS Social Media law in court" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/23/0432237 [06:30] TR Bot Reddit challenges AUS Social Media law in court - SoylentNews [06:31] MinceR and his idiot followers lap it up with devotion [06:31] TR News old: "Free Software and Platform Regulation: The impact of the Digital Market Act on Free Software" https://media.ccc.de/v/2025-11-15-free-software-and-platform-regulation FSFE [sic] http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/ [06:31] TR Bot Software and Platform Regulation - media.ccc.de [06:31] TR Bot Leak: FSF/FSFE Trademark Dispute (FSF Demanding That FSFE Should Change the Organisation's Name) [06:31] MinceR ruscist propaganda in general tends to contradict itself, but that would only matter if humans were an intelligent species [06:31] TR News "Chatkontrolle - Ctrl+Alt+Delete - media.ccc.de" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-episode-ii-der-rat-schlagt-zuruck [06:31] TR Bot - Ctrl+Alt+Delete - media.ccc.de [06:32] TR News EFF = GAFAM and CCP apologists https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/lawmakers-must-listen-young-people-regulating-their-internet-access-2025-review http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml [06:32] TR Bot Lawmakers Must Listen to Young People Before Regulating Their Internet Access: 2025 in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [06:32] TR Bot Techrights Electronic Frontier Foundation Incorporated is Run by/for Corporations Now (Members' Money is Less Than a Quarter of the Money EFF Receives) [06:38] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: Fascination, Holidays, and Mormonism https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Fascination_Holidays_and_Mormonism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Fascination_Holidays_and_Mormonism.gmi [06:38] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/12/2025: Fascination, Holidays, and Mormonism [06:38] TR News Suddnly this gets promoted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405306 https://old.reddit.com/r/hypeurls/comments/1pxbcnm/richard_stallman_at_the_first_hackers_conference/ [06:38] TR Bot Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference in 1984 [video] | Hacker News [06:38] TR Bot Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference in 1984 [video] : hypeurls [06:45] *buzzert (~buzzert@we924k53awn64.irc) has joined #techrights ● Dec 28 [07:08] TR News (NEW): 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Beautifully https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/10_Hyprland_Dotfiles_to_Transform_Your_Linux_Desktop_Beautifull.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/10_Hyprland_Dotfiles_to_Transform_Your_Linux_Desktop_Beautifull.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Tux Machines 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Beautifully [07:18] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:28] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/NVIDIA_Drops_Pascal_Support_On_Linux_Causing_Chaos_On_Arch_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/NVIDIA_Drops_Pascal_Support_On_Linux_Causing_Chaos_On_Arch_Linu.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux [07:30] TR News (NEW): Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Debian_Officially_Welcomes_Loong64_as_a_Supported_Architecture.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Debian_Officially_Welcomes_Loong64_as_a_Supported_Architecture.gmi [07:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture [07:36] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Dec 28 [10:19] TR News "Richard Stallman: The Legend of Software Freedom that Saved the World | FREENET AFRICA" https://freenetafrica.com/2025/05/24/richard-stallman-the-legend-of-software-freedom/ [10:19] TR Bot Richard Stallman: The Legend of Software Freedom that Saved the World | FREENET AFRICA [10:20] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [10:24] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [10:25] TR News "The complaint centers not merely on code reuse, but on Rockchips decision to relicense FFmpeg-derived code under an incompatible license" https://linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:25] TR Bot GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim [10:25] TR News "Furthermore, as 1930 is talkies territory, music that debuted in films during the year will likewise enter the public domain in 2026." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/public-domain-music-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:25] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/public-domain-music-2026/ ) [10:26] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-hacking-washing-machines | Source: CCC [10:26] TR Bot washing machines - media.ccc.de [10:26] TR News "Deleting that annotated example exploit allowed me to send the letter!" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/28/substack-network-error/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [10:26] TR Bot Substack Network error = security content they don't allow to be sent [10:26] TR News "And Rutger Bregman gave this year's very good Reith Lectures, agitating for a "moral revolution" " https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/xmas2025/ | Source: The Cyber Show [10:26] TR Bot Cybershow Christmas Message: Give up! [10:28] TR News "On the subway, I'm missing a lot of my normal setup. I don't have multiple monitors or a fancy keyboard. I don't even have an internet connection." https://www.scd31.com/posts/programming-on-the-subway | [10:28] TR Bot I Program on the Subway | Stephen's Site [10:29] TR News "Of course, the real measure of car orientation may not be ownership metrics, but instead something like vehicle-miles traveled per capita (or even time in vehicles per capita" https://json.blog/2025/12/27/how-do-we-measure-if.html | Source: Jason Becker [10:29] TR Bot How do we measure if cities are more or less car oriented? [10:29] TR News "The program sets a declining limit on total planet-warming emissions in the state from major polluters." https://www.courthousenews.com/california-drops-lawsuit-seeking-to-reinstate-federal-funding-for-the-states-bullet-train/ | Source: Court House News [10:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/california-drops-lawsuit-seeking-to-reinstate-federal-funding-for-the-states-bullet-train/ ) [10:31] TR News iophk: SystemD keeps getting better and better: https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20251228.101226.eb20d935.en.html [10:31] TR Bot [DNG] Just when you think... [10:31] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:32] TR News "Cause why not? Simply start extra instances of sshd by default Simply do about anything that the mighty Systemd god's decide as being good for us dumb system administrators who are not able to setup some secure access to a VM or (probably) containers themselves. I don't even have any more words for this." [10:32] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:32] TR News "And that's not just baby boomers' nostalgic memory of childhood winters FMI data shows that Decembers are becoming more frequently snowless in the south" https://yle.fi/a/74-20201513 | Source: YLE [10:32] TR Bot Finland's changing winters: What can we expect? | Yle News | Yle [10:35] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [10:36] TR News "According to Elon Musk, Sxam Altman, and some other tech bros" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-all-sorted-by-machines-of-loving-grace-ai-cybernetics-and-fascism-and-how-to-intervene | Source: CCC [10:36] TR Bot Sorted by Machines of Loving Grace? "AI", Cybernetics, and Fascism and how to Intervene - media.ccc.de [10:37] TR News [Old] "Two quick notes: first, we wrote this for engineers, not lawyers and activists." https://www.latacora.com/blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem/ | [10:37] TR Bot PGP problem | Latacora [10:37] TR News "Beyond the underlying mathematics of cryptographic algorithms, there is a whole other layer of implementation code, assigning meaning to the processed data." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-to-sign-or-not-to-sign-practical-vulnerabilities-i | Source: CCC [10:37] TR Bot sign or not to sign: Practical vulnerabilities in GPG & friends - media.ccc.de [10:38] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [10:54] TR News CCC feed: https://media.ccc.de/c/39c3/podcast/webm-hq.xml [10:54] TR News "If you care about your privacy, you might want to start taking the bus." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/26/uber-wants-to-sell-your-data-to-the-highest-bidders.html | Source: BoingBoing [10:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/26/uber-wants-to-sell-your-data-to-the-highest-bidders.html ) [10:55] TR News "In terms of the EU's digital rulebook, it has already started in May with the deletion of a core compliance element in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-throwing-your-rights-under-the-omnibus-how-the-eu-s-reform-agenda-threatens-to-erase-a-decade-of-digital-rights | Source: CCC [10:55] TR Bot your rights under the Omnibus - how the EU's reform agenda threatens to erase a decade of digital rights - media.ccc.de [10:55] TR News "There is a path forward! Many, in fact. But the impasse framing seriously limits how policymakers, technologists, advocates, and our communities understand child sexual abuse (CSA)." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-an-impasse-child-safety-privacy-and-healing-together | Source: CCC [10:55] TR Bot an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together - media.ccc.de [10:56] TR News "Shortly after last year's talk, we were contacted about some *interesting* looking tickets someone noticed, issued by the Vetter GmbH Omnibus- und Mietwagenbetrieb" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-all-my-deutschlandtickets-gone-fraud-at-an-industrial-scale | Source: CCC [10:56] TR Bot my Deutschlandtickets gone: Fraud at an industrial scale - media.ccc.de [10:57] TR News "The attack surface includes anyone who can influence any metric: maintainers who control release schedules, security researchers who control vulnerability disclosures, and anyone with a credit card and access to a botnet." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/27/how-to-ruin-all-of-package-management.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [10:57] TR Bot How to Ruin All of Package Management | Andrew Nesbitt [10:58] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] TR News Social Control Media https://www.manton.org/2025/12/27/fediverse-predictions.html | Source: Manton Reece [10:58] TR Bot Manton Reece - Fediverse predictions [10:58] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [10:58] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [10:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [10:59] TR News "A pretty provocative headline, no? But I think I can justify it." https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/ai-is-bad/ | [10:59] TR Bot Dianne Skoll's Web Site - The Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous [10:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [10:59] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] TR News "It began as a standard maintenance project: I wanted to write a tool to find and fix broken ISBN references in Wikipedia. Using the built-in checksum, this seemed like a straightforward technical task." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-ai-generated-content-in-wikipedia-a-tale-of-caution | Source: CCC [10:59] TR Bot content in Wikipedia - a tale of caution - media.ccc.de ● Dec 28 [11:00] TR News "Lets check in on our current industrys hottest trend, blockchain. The metaverse? NFTs? No, sorry, Ill get it eventually." https://rubenerd.com/an-ai-check-in/ | Source: Ruben Schade [11:00] TR Bot An AI check-in [11:01] TR News "But the channels, having reportedly generated a combined one billion or so views" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:01] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ ) [11:01] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:01] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:02] TR News "In a way that makes it intentionally hard to switch services or add other devices." https://bastiangruber.ca/posts/mass-quitting-apple/ | [11:02] TR Bot Mass quitting Apple [11:02] TR News "They fixed most of it. But the authentication bypass that lets anyone login to any account?" https://bobdahacker.com/blog/petlibro | [11:02] TR Bot Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks | bobdahacker [11:03] TR News "Anyone on-site can obtain subscriber lines (POTS, ISDN BRI or PRI service) and use them for a variety of services, including telephony, fax machines, modem dial-up into BBSs as well as dial-up internet access and video telephony." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-isdn-pots-telephony-at-congress-and-camp | Source: CCC [11:03] TR Bot + POTS Telephony at Congress and Camp - media.ccc.de [11:04] TR News "This talk presents a reverse engineering effort to document Espressifs proprietary Bluetooth stack" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-liberating-bluetooth-on-the-esp32 | Source: CCC [11:04] TR Bot Bluetooth on the ESP32 - media.ccc.de [11:05] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [11:05] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [11:05] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [11:05] TR News "Well, it's a $4,000+ box built specifically for developers in Nvidia's ecosystem, deploying code to Nvidia servers that cost half a million dollars each." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/dells-version-dgx-spark-fixes-pain-points | Source: Jeff Geerling [11:05] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [11:05] TR Bot Dell's version of the DGX Spark fixes pain points | Jeff Geerling [11:05] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [11:05] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [11:05] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [11:05] TR News "The reMarkable Paper Pro Move appears to be an answer maybe the answer to that dreaded mid-zone between analog and digital note-taking." https://thenewsprint.co/2025/12/27/the-remarkable-paper-pro-move/ | Source: The Newsprint [11:05] TR Bot The reMarkable Paper Pro Move - The Newsprint [11:06] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [11:07] TR News "Today I learned something amazing: Safari supports higher than 60Hz refresh." https://birchtree.me/blog/how-to-enable-120hz-mode-in-safari-mac-iphone-and-ipad/ | Source: Matt Birchler [11:07] TR Bot How to enable 120Hz mode in Safari (Mac, iPhone, and iPad) [11:07] TR News "This is the first in a series of posts reviewing Apples 2025 across their major product lines (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and wearables)." https://birchtree.me/blog/apples-2025-report-card-iphone/ | Source: Matt Birchler [11:07] TR Bot Apples 2025 report card - iPhone [11:25] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@y3syynzkwyc9u.irc) has joined #techrights ● Dec 28 [12:19] TR News "The break I took in October was liberating." https://jimmitchell.org/2025/12/26/one-simple-goal/ | Source: Jim Mitchell [12:19] TR Bot One Simple Goal | Jim Mitchell [12:20] TR News "New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill that requires platforms to alert users of addictive features that can harm the mental health of younger users." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/new-york-governor-signs-bill-requiring-warning-labels-on-addictive-social-media-platforms/ | Source: JURIST [12:20] TR Bot New York governor signs bill requiring warning labels on addictive social media platforms - JURIST - News [12:21] TR News "The announcement was made on the debian-devel-announce mailing list" https://linuxiac.com/debian-officially-welcomes-loong64-as-a-supported-architecture/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:21] TR Bot Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture [12:21] TR News "My monitor in the office is a Dell 4K, 34-inch monitor, and that works wonderfully too." https://merecivilian.com/considering-a-32-inch-monitor/ | Source: Mere Civilian [12:21] TR Bot Considering a 32-inch monitor [12:22] TR News "Voight's path to becoming a CISO is anything but conventional." https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/mentorship-and-diversity-shaping-the-next-generation-of-cyber-experts | Source: Dark Reading [12:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/mentorship-and-diversity-shaping-the-next-generation-of-cyber-experts ) [12:23] TR News "I think writing is one of the most valuable things you can do, and I recommend everyone try it. Heres why: [...]" https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/12/27/why-i-write.html | Source: Drew Breunig [12:23] TR Bot Why I Write (And You Should Too!) [12:23] *Coolsecretspy (~Kyle@ykn3badhew7kc.irc) has joined #techrights [12:23] TR News "Like I said then, Im going to miss a lot of things that happened during the year, but Im OK with that." https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/and-that-was-2025/ | Source: Juan J Martnez [12:23] TR Bot that was 2025 - usebox.net [12:24] TR News "Now Im 31 and the years are flying by so fast that I have to desperately seize their trailing collars so that I dont suddenly find myself seventy without noticing. So, as is becoming tradition, what happened this year?" https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/merry-christmas-ya-filthy-animals-2025/ | Source: Lucidity [12:24] TR Bot Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals (2025) Ludicity [12:24] Coolsecretspy xD [12:25] TR News "There are three key ways his advice has improved how I make coffee. First, is something that precedes the second. The taste has also been elevated." https://rubenerd.com/coffee-technique-works-for-cheap-stuff-too/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:25] TR Bot Coffee technique works for cheap stuff too [12:25] TR News "The easiest way to avoid The Haneda Problem is to introduce strategic ambiguity." https://rubenerd.com/the-haneda-problem/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:25] TR Bot The Haneda Problem, and seeing why you would [12:26] TR News "While I was waiting for the ticket to be printed, the Metrolink arrived early." https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/27/the-two-pound-lifeboat/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli [12:26] TR Bot The Two-Pound Lifeboat | MyNotes [12:26] TR News "I am writing this from an interstate hotel, where I'm recovering from the norovirus I caught from my newest (and extremely cute) niece." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/2025-wrap-up-and-looking-forward-to-the-future/ | Source: Small Cypress [12:26] TR Bot 2025 wrap-up, and looking forward to the future! | small cypress [12:30] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: "Mass Quitting Apple" and "Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Mass_Quitting_Apple_and_Generative_AI_Industry.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Mass_Quitting_Apple_and_Generative_AI_Industry.gmi [12:30] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/12/2025: "Mass Quitting Apple" and "Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous" [12:38] *Coolsecretspy has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:38] *Coolsecretspy (~Kyle@ykn3badhew7kc.irc) has joined #techrights [12:39] TR News "With PTP 1588, AES67, and SMPTE 2110, we can transmit synchronous audio and video with sub-millisecond latency over the asynchronous medium Ethernet." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-excuse-me-what-precise-time-is-it | Source: CCC [12:39] TR Bot me, what precise time is It? - media.ccc.de [12:39] TR News "Well start by showing what GNSS interference actually means in practice: aircraft losing navigation data, ships switching to manual control, and entire regions facing timing outages" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-who-cares-about-the-baltic-jammer-terrestrial-navigation-in-the-baltic-sea-region | Source: CCC [12:39] TR Bot cares about the Baltic Jammer? Terrestrial Navigation in the Baltic Sea Region - media.ccc.de [12:41] TR News "Merry Christmas all! This is my annual Advent of Code post!" https://blog.jle.im/entry/advent-of-code-2025.html | [12:41] TR Bot Advent of Code 2025: Haskell Solution Reflections for all 12 Days in Code [12:41] TR News "Only the engineers who work on a large software system can meaningfully participate in the design process." https://www.seangoedecke.com/you-cant-design-software-you-dont-work-on/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [12:41] TR Bot You can't design software you don't work on [12:42] TR News "After all these years programming, it's fun to catch myself changing my style preferences in real-time." https://www.jmduke.com/posts/single-use-variables.html | Source: Justin Duke [12:42] TR Bot Avoid single-use variables | Applied Cartography [12:42] TR News "For anyone else using the Ebitengine that wants to render text as an outline, Ive had had some success using the shapes package." https://lmika.org/2025/12/28/rendering-outlined-text-in-ebitengine.html | Source: Leon Mika [12:42] TR Bot Rendering Outlined Text in Ebitengine - Leon Mika [12:48] TR News "You should not have to pay for software you don't want. Devices like laptops and smartphones are general purpose computers so" https://en.refund4freedom.org/ | [12:48] TR Bot Refund4Freedom [12:49] TR News "At 39C3, I gave a workshop about Jujutsu, a new-ish version control system that I fell in love with last year! :)" https://blinry.org/jj-workshop/ | Source: Blinry [12:49] TR Bot Jujutsu workshop [12:50] TR News "If you are in the database field, you probably know that the Postgresus project was started with a simple goal: to provide an accessible, self-hosted user interface around the pg_dump command." https://linuxiac.com/postgresus-renamed-to-databasus-as-backup-tool-expands-beyond-postgresql/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:50] TR Bot Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL [12:51] TR News "My concern is that Mozilla is too excited about a technology that has inherent downsides and ethical problems, and I would like to see better defaults and clearer risk mitigations." https://hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-kill-switch/ | Source: Hidde de Vries [12:51] TR Bot Mozilla, I don't want an Al kill switch, I want a more responsible approach for all | hidde.blog [12:52] TR News "Over seven months after its previous 1.4.2 bugfix release, the popular open-source vector graphics editor Inkscape has issued its latest version, 1.4.3, as the third maintenance update to the 1.4 series, which includes roughly 124 bug and crash fixes." https://linuxiac.com/inkscape-1-4-3-vector-graphic-editor-delivers-124-bug-and-crash-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:52] TR Bot Inkscape 1.4.3 Delivers 124 Bug and Crash Fixes in Major Maintenance Update [12:52] TR News "The release announcement includes more detail, including updates to PostgreSQL, QEMU, and LXQt. Is it silly to admit that Im also unreasonably happy to see CDE in these sorts of announcements as well?" https://rubenerd.com/pkgsrc-2025q4-released/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:52] TR Bot pkgsrc 2025Q4 released [12:53] TR News "This is NOT a super small, credit card format SBC. We are talking about something thats definitely larger, and that comes directly with an integrated heatsink." https://boilingsteam.com/orange-pi-6-plus-review/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam [12:53] TR Bot OrangePi 6 Plus Review: The New Frontier for ARM64 SBC Performance [12:53] TR News "The RP2350 is one of the first generally available microcontrollers with active security-features against fault-injection such as glitch-detectors" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-of-boot-vectors-and-double-glitches-bypassing-rp2350-s-secure-boot | Source: CCC [12:53] TR Bot Boot Vectors and Double Glitches: Bypassing RP2350's Secure Boot - media.ccc.de [12:54] TR News "QNX, a real-time operating system for embedded systems, has released the initial version of its Self-Hosted Developer Desktop" https://linuxiac.com/qnx-introduces-a-self-hosted-developer-desktop/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:54] TR Bot QNX Introduces a Self-Hosted Developer Desktop [12:54] TR News "A commentator on my early notes on dgit mentioned that they found packaging in Debian overly complicated (and I think perhaps RPMs as well) and would rather build and ship a container." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/PackagesWhyComplicated | Source: University of Toronto [12:54] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [12:55] TR News "It is a new X server project that takes a fundamentally different approach to X11. Written entirely from scratch in the Zig programming language, it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code." [12:55] TR News "Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way." https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:55] TR Bot Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig [12:57] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:57] TR News "Ive always wanted to play one but with physical cards, its so freaking expensive especially these days to purchase a booster box for each set that it never seemed doable." https://hamatti.org/posts/we-played-a-full-scarlet-and-violet-progression-series/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:57] TR Bot We played a full Scarlet & Violet Progression Series : Juha-Matti Santala [12:57] *Coolsecretspy has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:57] TR News "If you are using Firefox or a Chromium browser (for me Google Chrome 143.0.7499.170)" https://lr0.org/blog/p/pngchanges/ | [12:57] TR Bot Opening this PNG in Chrome shows a different image than in Safari or any desktop app | La Vita Nouva [12:58] TR News "I think of client-side validation as a progressive enhancement for your users." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/28/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] TR Bot HTML Input Validation is (maybe) Good - HTMHell [12:58] TR News "For many years now, JavaScript has been the workhorse of the web." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/27/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] TR Bot Replacing JS with just HTML - HTMHell [12:58] TR News "Due to the use of frameworks, a lot of sites nowadays have become a div and class soup that makes the HTML code unreadable and hard to troubleshoot." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/26/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] TR Bot Class names for content not design - HTMHell [12:59] TR News "A few years ago I had switched variables and calculations from SASS to CSS, but I still needed SASS for nesting" https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2025-12-27-goodbye-sass/ | Source: Amit Patel [12:59] TR Bot Goodbye SASS [12:59] TR News "If you have any doubts, then you're the target audience of this guide." https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/10105.html | Source: Coyote [12:59] TR Bot Captcha Check [12:59] TR News "Please select adjacent seats." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-12-27-reverse-engineering-the-cinema-bypassing-seat-adjacency-rules-with-devtools | Source: Eliseo Martelli [12:59] TR Bot Reverse Engineering the Cinema: Bypassing "Seat Adjacency" Rules with DevTools | Eliseo Martelli ● Dec 28 [13:00] TR News "This is no good. I dont need to explain how bad a supply-chain attack on the 1Password browser extension would be." https://borretti.me/article/1password-dependency-breaks-syntax-highlighting | Source: Fernando Borretti [13:00] TR Bot 1Password Dependency Breaks Syntax Highlighting [13:00] TR News "I am not a fan of injecting scripts into things that you want to be as fast as humanly possible, but here's one exception: I use the enter hook to print a little welcome message when I cd into a project: [...]" https://www.jmduke.com/posts/mise-hooks.html | Source: Justin Duke [13:00] TR Bot mise hooks | Applied Cartography [13:01] TR News "Typography is the art of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-art-of-text-rendering | Source: CCC [13:01] TR Bot art of text (rendering) - media.ccc.de [13:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #techrights [13:03] TR News Kevin Fenzi: a look back at 2025 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/12/27/a-look-back-at-2025/ [13:03] TR Bot a look back at 2025 | Kevin's musings [13:05] TR News How To Install Yarn on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-yarn-debian-13/ [13:06] TR Bot How To Install Yarn on Debian 13 - idroot [13:06] TR News LibreOffice Viewer now available on Meta Quest VR headsets https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/27/libreoffice-viewer-now-available-on-meta-quest-vr-headsets/ [13:06] TR Bot LibreOffice Viewer now available on Meta Quest VR headsets - TDF Community Blog [13:07] TR News How to Install LightZone on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-lightzone-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] TR Bot to Install LightZone on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:07] *harrykar (~harrykar@2zixhwiai94ru.irc) has joined #techrights [13:07] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [13:07] TR News How to Install Exaile on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-exaile-music-player-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] TR Bot to Install Exaile on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:07] TR News How to Install UrBackup on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-urbackup-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] TR Bot to Install UrBackup on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:08] TR News How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:08] TR Bot to Install Kodi on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:08] TR News 'Digital Detox' Is a Trick. Here's How to Actually Switch Off. https://www.sciencealert.com/digital-detox-is-a-trick-heres-how-to-actually-switch-off [13:08] TR Bot Detox' Is a Trick. Here's How to Actually Switch Off. : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Winux Tries to Mimic backdoored Windows While Staying Fully GNU/Linux https://linuxiac.com/winux-tries-to-mimic-windows-while-staying-fully-linux/ [13:12] TR Bot Winux Tries to Mimic Windows While Staying Fully Linux [13:13] TR News MagOS 20251226 is out https://distrowatch.com/magos [13:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/magos ) [13:13] TR News Rajeesh K Nambiar: A font with built-in TeX syntax highlighting https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/a-font-with-built-in-tex-syntax-highlighting/ [13:13] TR Bot A font with built-in TeX syntax highlighting Soliloquies [13:13] TR News xpdig tools to explore crossplane resources https://www.linuxlinks.com/xpdig-tools-explore-crossplane-resources/ [13:13] TR Bot - tools to explore crossplane resources - LinuxLinks [13:14] TR News dtrx intelligent archive extraction tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/dtrx-intelligent-archive-extraction-tool/ [13:14] TR Bot - intelligent archive extraction tool - LinuxLinks [13:14] TR News Fernflower decompiler from Java bytecode to Java https://www.linuxlinks.com/fernflower-decompiler-java-bytecode/ [13:14] TR Bot - decompiler from Java bytecode to Java - LinuxLinks [13:14] *Coolsecretspy (~Kyle@ykn3badhew7kc.irc) has joined #techrights [13:15] *Coolsecretspy has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:17] TR News treemd modern Markdown viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/treemd-modern-markdown-viewer/ [13:17] TR Bot - modern Markdown viewer - LinuxLinks [13:17] TR News Seanime media server https://www.linuxlinks.com/seanime-media-server/ [13:17] TR Bot - media server - LinuxLinks [13:17] TR News Wallpaper Splitter apply a single image https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallpaper-splitter-apply-single-image/ [13:17] TR Bot Splitter - apply a single image - LinuxLinks [13:18] TR News hcxdumptool capture packets from wlan devices https://www.linuxlinks.com/hcxdumptool-capture-packets-wlan-devices/ [13:18] TR Bot - capture packets from wlan devices - LinuxLinks [13:18] TR News Optimize Web Delivery with these Open Source Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/webdelivery/ [13:18] TR Bot Web Delivery with these Open Source Tools - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News Hextazy colorful hexadecimal editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/hextazy-colorful-hexadecimal-editor/ [13:19] TR Bot - colorful hexadecimal editor - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Validation https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-data-validation/ [13:19] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Python Data Validation - LinuxLinks [13:22] *harrykar (~harrykar@2zixhwiai94ru.irc) has joined #techrights [13:22] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [13:23] TR News Bit-Brick Cluster K1 A 4-slot RISC-V cluster board for SpacemiT K1-based SSOM-K1 system-on-module https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/28/bit-brick-cluster-k1-a-4-slot-risc-v-cluster-board-for-spacemit-k1-based-ssom-k1-system-on-module/ [13:23] TR Bot Bit-Brick Cluster K1 - A 4-slot RISC-V cluster board for SpacemiT K1-based SSOM-K1 system-on-module - CNX Software [13:24] TR News FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending December 26, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/12/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-december-26-2025/ [13:24] TR Bot FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending December 26, 2025 - FOSS Force [13:24] TR News After Vizio Ruling, SFC Pushes Back And Torvalds Weighs In https://fossforce.com/2025/12/after-vizio-ruling-sfc-pushes-back-and-torvalds-weighs-in/ [13:24] TR Bot After Vizio Ruling, SFC Pushes Back And Torvalds Weighs In - FOSS Force [13:25] TR News DHS official rips Kilmar Abrego Garcia for making TikToks while agency faces gag order https://nypost.com/2025/12/28/us-news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-ripped-by-dhs-for-making-tiktoks-during-agency-gag-order/ [13:25] TR Bot Kilmar Abrego Garcia ripped by DHS for making TikToks during agency gag order | New York Post [13:26] TR News Sophie Herold: GNOME in 2025: Some Numbers https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2025/12/27/gnome-in-2025-some-numbers/ [13:26] TR Bot GNOME in 2025: Some Numbers Sophie's Blog [13:27] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Electronic Medical Records Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/electronicmedicalrecords/ [13:27] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Electronic Medical Records Software - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News lnko simple stow-like dotfile linker https://www.linuxlinks.com/lnko-simple-stow-like-dotfile-linker/ [13:27] TR Bot - simple stow-like dotfile linker - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers https://www.linuxlinks.com/distractionfreetools/ [13:27] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your GNU/Linux Desktop Bautifully https://itsfoss.com/best-hyprland-dotfiles/ [13:27] TR Bot 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Bautifully [13:37] *harrykar (~harrykar@2zixhwiai94ru.irc) has joined #techrights [13:37] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [13:39] TR News She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/science/trump-wildfires-vance-epa.html [13:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/science/trump-wildfires-vance-epa.html ) [13:42] TR News This is the end. They have NO CLUE how to stop losing money. This will just turn away everyone. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-could-prioritize-sponsored-content-as-part-of-ad-strategy-sponsored-content-could-allegedly-be-given-preferential-treatment-in-llms-responses-openai-to-use-chat-data-to-deliver-highly-personalized-results [13:42] TR Bot ChatGPT could prioritize sponsored content as part of ad strategy sponsored content could allegedly be given preferential treatment in LLMs responses, OpenAI to use chat data to deliver highly personalized results | Tom's Hardware [13:43] TR News Qt Hearts classic Hearts card game https://www.linuxlinks.com/qt-hearts-classic-hearts-card-game/ [13:43] TR Bot Hearts - classic Hearts card game - LinuxLinks [13:43] TR News Harlequin Terminal-based SQL IDE https://www.linuxlinks.com/harlequin-terminal-based-sql-ide/ [13:43] TR Bot - Terminal-based SQL IDE - LinuxLinks [13:43] TR News flir parse and rewrite R code https://www.linuxlinks.com/flir-parse-rewrite-r-code/ [13:43] TR Bot - parse and rewrite R code - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News DWARF Explorer GUI utility for navigating the DWARF debug information https://www.linuxlinks.com/dwarf-explorer-gui-utility-navigating-dwarf-debug-information/ [13:45] TR Bot Explorer - GUI utility for navigating the DWARF debug information - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News b4n TUI for the Kubernetes API https://www.linuxlinks.com/b4n-tui-kubernetes-api/ [13:45] TR Bot - TUI for the Kubernetes API - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News ibtop real-time terminal monitor https://www.linuxlinks.com/ibtop-real-time-terminal-monitor/ [13:45] TR Bot - real-time terminal monitor - LinuxLinks [13:46] TR News Pyprland customization tool for Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyprland-customization-tool-hyprland/ [13:46] TR Bot - customization tool for Hyprland - LinuxLinks [13:46] TR News Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' GNU/Linux (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml [13:46] TR Bot Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux [13:46] TR News New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_Australia_at_Microsoft_s_Expense.shtml [13:46] TR Bot Techrights New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) [13:46] TR News Days Without Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Days_Without_Slop_About_Linux.shtml [13:46] TR Bot Techrights Days Without Slop About "Linux" [13:47] TR News " While this particular move, and others like it, are being publicly lauded and celebrated, a more impartial assessment would treat them as cautionary signals rather than successes. The repeated reshuffling of the same group of leaders does not reflect organizational health; it suggests unresolved structural issues." [13:47] TR News "In a stable and well-functioning environment, such levels of internal rotation would be unnecessary." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 [13:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 ) [13:53] TR News Cars turned into weapon against the owner/driver would be natural progression with all those "SMART" things https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/car-breathalysers-to-be-mandated-for-habitual-offenders-in-south-korea [13:53] TR Bot Car breathalysers to be mandated for habitual drink driving offenders in South Korea | The Straits Times [13:53] TR News Maybe also attach anal cameras to every driver or every car. Just in case... [13:58] TR News China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-revises-aviation-law-to-regulate-drones-tighten-safety-rules [13:58] TR Bot China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules | The Straits Times [13:58] TR News China issues draft rules to govern use of human-like Hey Hi (AI) systems https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-draft-rules-to-govern-use-of-human-like-ai-systems [13:58] TR Bot China issues draft rules to govern use of human-like AI systems | The Straits Times ● Dec 28 [14:00] TR News Chinas high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/28/chinas-high-speed-rail-network-passes-50000km-mark/ [14:00] TR Bot China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark [14:00] TR News Print Your Next LED Bezel https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/print-your-next-led-bezel/ | Source: Hackaday [14:00] TR Bot Your Next LED Bezel | Hackaday [14:05] TR News AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-backlash-2025 [14:05] TR Bot AI Backlash Is Gaining Massive Momentum [14:06] TR News Gretl has a new release https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gretl [14:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gretl ) [14:06] TR News Vm has a new release https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Vm [14:06] TR Bot to connect to directory.fsf.org port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Vm ) [14:07] TR News "This sounds like an effective display for DOOM in a pinch. [Bringus Studios] managed to find such a printer and got the classic shooter running" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/playing-doom-on-a-receipt-printer/ | Source: Hackaday [14:07] TR Bot DOOM On A Receipt Printer | Hackaday [14:08] TR News users will have to wait until 2026 https://hackwarenews.com/firefox-promises-a-button-to-disable-ai-but-users-will-have-to-wait-until-2026/ incompetence? No! Malice. [14:08] TR Bot Firefox promises a button to disable AI, but users will have to wait until 2026 [14:08] TR News After Outcry, Firefox Promises Kill Switch That Turns Off All Hey Hi (AI) Features https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/outcry-firefox-promises-kill-switch-ai-features [14:08] TR Bot After Outcry, Firefox Promises "Kill Switch" That Turns Off All AI Features [14:10] TR News Firefox will die and Google will laugh. Because it paid for it. [14:10] TR News And Baker took home about 30 million dollars in salaries for doing this. Unbelievable. [14:11] TR News Sam Thursfield: Musical update https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/musical-update/ [14:11] TR Bot Musical update Sam Thursfield [14:11] TR News Knock, Knock: MITs Ethanol Engine Patents Run Out of Gas at the Federal Circuit https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/47472.html [14:11] TR Bot Knock, Knock: MIT's Ethanol Engine Patents Run Out of Gas at the Federal Circuit [14:12] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [14:14] TR News ESP32-C6 development board features 1.8-inch AMOLED touch display, built-in mic and speaker, IMU, RTC, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/27/esp32-c6-amoled-development-board-touch-display-built-in-mic-and-speaker-imu-rtc/ [14:14] TR Bot ESP32-C6 development board features 1.8-inch AMOLED touch display, built-in mic and speaker, IMU, RTC, and more - CNX Software [14:14] TR News Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power https://futurism.com/science-energy/google-co2-battery-facilities [14:14] TR Bot Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power [14:15] TR News "The "GNOME" codebase is up to 6,692,516 lines of code at the end of 2025" https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-2025-Code-Stats [14:15] TR Bot Of GNOME Core Apps Are Written In C, 13% In JavaScript & 10% In Rust - Phoronix [14:18] TR News Ungoogled Chromium is back https://bkhome.org/news/202512/ungoogled-chromium-is-back.html [14:18] TR Bot Ungoogled Chromium is back [14:20] TR News Mono boosting by OMGJoey https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pinta-3-1-released-new-axonometric-grids [14:20] TR Bot Pinta 3.1 is Out with Axonometric Grids, Marching Ants + More - OMG! Ubuntu [14:21] TR News Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Christmas_Music_Project_Back_to_When_Music_Was_Music.shtml [14:21] TR Bot Techrights Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music [14:21] TR News (NEW): Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Pinta_3_1_Open_Source_Paint_App_Released_with_New_Cells_Effect_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Pinta_3_1_Open_Source_Paint_App_Released_with_New_Cells_Effect_.gmi [14:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid [14:21] TR News Nobara 43 is out https://distrowatch.com/nobara [14:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nobara ) [14:21] TR News Canaima 8.3 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/canaima [14:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/canaima ) [14:22] TR News HarfBuzz 12.3 Released [14:24] TR News playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/gamestop-trolls-valves-gabe-newell-for-his-inability-to-count-to-three-playful-jab-for-never-releasing-a-third-installment-for-blockbuster-game-franchises-like-half-life-dota-or-counter-strike [14:24] TR Bot GameStop trolls Valve's Gabe Newell for his 'inability to count to three' playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike | Tom's Hardware [14:24] TR News Building Beautiful LED Lanterns With Black LED Acrylic https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/building-beautiful-led-lanterns-with-black-led-acrylic/ | Source: Hackaday [14:24] TR Bot Beautiful LED Lanterns With Black LED Acrylic | Hackaday [14:25] TR News "Elegant Aimbot" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/moving-mousepad-is-an-elegant-aimbot/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] TR Bot Mousepad Is An Elegant Aimbot | Hackaday [14:25] TR News Foucault Pendulum https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/what-to-do-when-your-foucault-pendulum-stops-swinging/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] TR Bot To Do When Your Foucault Pendulum Stops Swinging | Hackaday [14:27] *hvxgr (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [14:27] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:27] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [14:29] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: Winux QNX, and Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Winux_QNX_and_Debian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Winux_QNX_and_Debian.gmi [14:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: Winux QNX, and Debian [14:29] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.gmi [14:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More [14:31] TR News (NEW): GNOME/Code and Music Reports From GNOME's Sophie Herold and Sam Thursfield https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNOME_Code_and_Music_Reports_From_GNOME_s_Sophie_Herold_and_Sam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNOME_Code_and_Music_Reports_From_GNOME_s_Sophie_Herold_and_Sam.gmi [14:31] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME/Code and Music Reports From GNOME's Sophie Herold and Sam Thursfield [14:34] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [14:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [14:36] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi [14:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards [14:36] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [14:36] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [14:36] TR News (NEW): Licensing / Legal: Torvalds Blasts SFC, Refund4Freedom Wants OS Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Licensing_Legal_Torvalds_Blasts_SFC_Refund4Freedom_Wants_OS_Fre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Licensing_Legal_Torvalds_Blasts_SFC_Refund4Freedom_Wants_OS_Fre.gmi [14:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Licensing / Legal: Torvalds Blasts SFC, Refund4Freedom Wants OS Freedom [14:39] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: 'Digital Detox' and Slop "Backlash Grew Massively in 2025" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Digital_Detox_and_Slop_Backlash_Grew_Massively.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Digital_Detox_and_Slop_Backlash_Grew_Massively.gmi [14:39] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/12/2025: 'Digital Detox' and Slop "Backlash Grew Massively in 2025" ● Dec 28 [15:10] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:13] TR News 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-have-fun-on-linux-this-weekend-december-26/ [15:13] TR Bot 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) [15:13] TR News 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-have-fun-on-linux-this-weekend-december-26/ [15:14] TR News "Windows 12" is nonsense vapourware, "AI" is more nonsense, and this is curious-trolling, not journalism https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/dual-booting-windows-linux-total-harmony-2025 [15:14] TR Bot Dual-booting Windows and Linux in 2025: Should Microsoft worry? | Windows Central [15:15] TR News It also overlooks what is already happening/underway [15:15] TR News 10 Linux apps I tried in 2025 that I'm still using daily https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-i-tried-in-2025-that-are-actually-worth-installing/ [15:15] TR Bot 10 Linux apps I tried in 2025 that I'm still using daily [15:17] TR News New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one https://www.howtogeek.com/install-these-5-must-have-apps-on-day-one/ https://tech.yahoo.com/apps/articles/linux-5-must-apps-install-161515728.html [15:17] TR Bot New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one [15:17] TR Bot New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one [15:18] TR News Why have choice? 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[15:19] TR News How to Connect to a VPN Service from the Linux Command Line https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-connect-to-a-vpn-service-from-the-linux-command-line/ [15:19] TR Bot Connecting to a VPN Service from the Linux Command Line [15:20] TR News "On Christmas day this week, the team behind the popular CachyOS Linux distribution published a "2025 recap" blog post looking back how the distro has changed over the year, and also previewing what's to come." https://www.howtogeek.com/cachyos-announces-upcoming-server-edition/ [15:20] TR Bot CachyOS wants to be your NAS operating system [15:29] TR News (NEW): Weekend Stories From HowTo Geek About GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Weekend_Stories_From_HowTo_Geek_About_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Weekend_Stories_From_HowTo_Geek_About_GNU_Linux.gmi [15:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Weekend Stories From HowTo Geek About GNU/Linux [15:38] TR News Cory's presentation at 39C3;the recording is online now. "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - 39C3" https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/event/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet [15:38] TR Bot A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - 39C3 [15:38] TR News Or not YET [15:47] TR News Techrights Slop About "Linux" Came Only From One Slopfarm This Weekend https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Slop_About_Linux_Came_Only_From_One_Slopfarm_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Slop_About_Linux_Came_Only_From_One_Slopfarm_This_Weekend.gmi [15:47] TR Bot Techrights Slop About "Linux" Came Only From One Slopfarm This Weekend [15:49] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:50] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [15:50] TR News "After two CT scans and more cameras down the back of my nose to look at my throat, and discussion of a possible transfer to a bigger hospital, the conclusion was to open me up to drain some areas of infection" gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-12-28_What_What_happened_next__you_numpty_.gmi [15:51] TR News "I wanted to set up a streaming station featuring songs from my band but my cloud server doesn't have the storage or memory. Solution?" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bluesman/36151 [15:52] TR News SpellBinding: ACDWNOH Wordo: PINKS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-28.gmi [15:53] TR News "Last month I found out the EHX Superego was being discontinued. When I'm at the office, I've been listening to music on my old iPod nano." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/12-28.gmi [15:57] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/12/2025: Health Ordeals and Discontinued Pedals https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Gemini_Links_28_12_2025_Health_Ordeals_and_Discontinued_Pedals.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Gemini_Links_28_12_2025_Health_Ordeals_and_Discontinued_Pedals.gmi [15:57] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 28/12/2025: Health Ordeals and Discontinued Pedals ● Dec 28 [16:12] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVII - Drugged, Stoned, and Drunk at the Office During Working Hours (Campinos Friend and Propaganda Chief Has Long Done This) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVII_Drugged_Stoned_and_Drunk_at_the_Offi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVII_Drugged_Stoned_and_Drunk_at_the_Offi.gmi [16:12] TR Bot Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVII - Drugged, Stoned, and Drunk at the Office During Working Hours (Campinos Friend and Propaganda Chief Has Long Done This) [16:32] admfubar https://databreaches.net/2025/12/28/steward-health-care-insurance-mess-leaves-doctors-liable-for-settlements/ [16:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/12/28/steward-health-care-insurance-mess-leaves-doctors-liable-for-settlements/ ) [16:33] admfubar https://databreaches.net/2025/12/28/thousands-of-medical-records-found-in-auctioned-storage-unit/ [16:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/12/28/thousands-of-medical-records-found-in-auctioned-storage-unit/ ) [16:35] TR News Techrights 2026 Will Have EPO Focus, People Will See What the EPO is Trying to Hide https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/2026_Will_Have_EPO_Focus_People_Will_See_What_the_EPO_is_Trying.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/2026_Will_Have_EPO_Focus_People_Will_See_What_the_EPO_is_Trying.gmi [16:35] TR Bot Techrights 2026 Will Have EPO Focus, People Will See What the EPO is Trying to Hide [16:40] admfubar waaaaayyyy mo' problems.... https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-shuts-down-again [16:40] TR Bot Days After Mass Bricking Event, Waymo Fleet Shuts Down Again [16:42] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/musician-ai-canada-google [16:42] TR Bot Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes [16:44] TR News Techrights What Happens When Americans Are Out of Office (Away From Work) for a Week? 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Co-Creator of Go Language is Rightly Furious Over This Appreciation Email [16:51] TR News (NEW): Sharing in Winter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Sharing_in_Winter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Sharing_in_Winter.gmi [16:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Sharing in Winter [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: simply not reliable cars [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] change anything [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] in the condition [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] they go apeshit [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] or "devil ape" as MinceR puts it ;-) ● Dec 28 [17:06] TR News Techrights Google Confidently Wrong, Nowadays Defaming People Too https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Google_Confidently_Wrong_Nowadays_Defaming_People_Too.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Google_Confidently_Wrong_Nowadays_Defaming_People_Too.gmi [17:06] TR Bot Techrights Google Confidently Wrong, Nowadays Defaming People Too [17:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:53] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:54] TR News Techrights Misunderstood Weapons of Censorship https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Misunderstood_Weapons_of_Censorship.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Misunderstood_Weapons_of_Censorship.gmi [17:54] TR Bot Techrights Misunderstood Weapons of Censorship ● Dec 28 [18:02] TR News "A post-American, enshittification-resistant [Internet]" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet [18:02] TR Bot post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - media.ccc.de [18:03] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [18:05] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], That lock screen bug doesn't happen under kwin_x11. [18:06] Isambard_Prince I haven't noticed any downside to using X11, but there definitely are bugs under Wayland still. Not usually as bad as there were a year or two ago, but there's really no advantage of using the Wayland session. [18:11] schestowitz[TR2] as one might expect [18:11] schestowitz[TR2] a lot can go wrong [18:11] schestowitz[TR2] but you say, [18:11] schestowitz[TR2] "oh, i use this new thing" [18:11] schestowitz[TR2] what practical benefit is there to that? [18:12] schestowitz[TR2] if it works less reliably? [18:41] Isambard_Prince Right, it's like when car companies make a new engine and everyone rushes to buy that one the first year they say it's ready for the market. [18:41] Isambard_Prince That's going to be the model year that has the most problems because they have no idea how any of that new stuff will age over the next several years. [18:42] Isambard_Prince A completely new design always has problems for early adopters. [18:42] Isambard_Prince And as time goes on they figure out what they did wrong and what the solution is, and 5 years later that engine on a new car typically won't have so many issues. [18:42] Isambard_Prince The company wants to get you out of the warranty phases where they have to do something with it if it breaks. [18:42] TR News Techrights Doxing is Illegal in the UK (Even If You're Based in the US) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Doxing_is_Illegal_in_the_UK_Even_If_You_re_Based_in_the_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Doxing_is_Illegal_in_the_UK_Even_If_You_re_Based_in_the_US.gmi [18:42] TR Bot Techrights Doxing is Illegal in the UK (Even If You're Based in the US) [18:43] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], But meanwhile I'm driving around in a car that's pushing 20. The engine works okay. Sometimes it needs a repair but it's well known what to expect out of this type because people have been using some version of them since 1962. [18:44] Isambard_Prince Even GM used to worry about how a car would hold up and if they'd get a reputation for making a product that couldn't even outlast the warranty much. [18:44] Isambard_Prince They found out later that people will now just buy a new car all the time and roll over all the negative equity into the new loan until they're bankrupt [18:45] Isambard_Prince So they make products that don't last long. [18:46] admfubar https://www.osnews.com/story/144083/apples-terrible-ui-design-is-not-the-fault-of-just-one-fall-guy/ [18:46] TR Bot terrible UI design is not the fault of just one fall guy OSnews [18:46] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], To make something new in software that doesn't even work as well as something that's been patched up since 1985 is just insane. [18:46] Isambard_Prince It's like why would you do that? [18:55] TR News (NEW): 8 years of This Week in Plasma https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/8_years_of_This_Week_in_Plasma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/8_years_of_This_Week_in_Plasma.gmi [18:55] TR Bot Tux Machines 8 years of This Week in Plasma [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] it is insane to you [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] but maybe not to some company [18:58] psydruid it's not insane to insane companies employing insane people [18:59] MinceR seems to be the cool thing to do in the last few decades [18:59] MinceR might be because all sorts of idiots use computers (or fashion accessories with a computer hidden inside) ● Dec 28 [19:36] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/09/04/computer-software-fails-that-prove-the-machines-wont-be-our-overlords-anytime-soon/ [19:36] TR Bot 30 Computer Software Fails That Prove The Machines Won't Be Our Overlords Anytime Soon [19:48] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@y3syynzkwyc9u.irc) has joined #techrights ● Dec 28 [20:07] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:07] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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