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● Jan 29
[00:22]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/viral-ai-assistant-moltbot-rapidly-gains-popularity-but-poses-security-risks/
[00:22]	TR Bot	 Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks - Ars Technica
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[01:41]	admfubar	only from m$... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/theres-a-rash-of-scam-spam-coming-from-a-real-microsoft-address/
[01:41]	TR Bot	 There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address - Ars Technica
[01:44]	admfubar	just for you mincer... https://www.discovermagazine.com/cats-rarely-meow-at-other-cats-do-they-save-their-voices-for-us-here-s-what-we-know-48602
[01:44]	TR Bot	 Cats Rarely Meow at Other Cats Do They Save Their Voices for Us? Here's What We Know | Discover Magazine
[01:45]	MinceR	:3
[01:57]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/lawsuit-meta-zuckerberg-chatbot-kids
[01:57]	TR Bot	 Court Filing Reveals Something Very Nasty About Mark Zuckerberg
● Jan 29
[02:01]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/suicides-india-economy-ai
[02:01]	TR Bot	 Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI
[02:04]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/polymarket-fortune-betting-against-elon-musk
[02:04]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Haters Have Found a Hilariously Easy Way to Make Money on Polymarket
[02:08]	admfubar	https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/27/windows-11-security-update-quietly-disabled-legacy-modems-heres-why/
[02:08]	TR Bot	 Windows 11 Security Update Quietly Disabled Legacy Modems - Heres Why - gHacks Tech News
[02:17]	admfubar	oh yum.... https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past
[02:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past )
[02:40]	admfubar	coming soon the all new military tesla tank...  https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2675056725/
[02:40]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk's $1 trillion payday at risk as Trump ties tank Tesla - Raw Story
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-280126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-280126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-280126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-280126.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-28.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-28.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-2026-01-28.txt
● Jan 29
[03:27]	admfubar	https://www.securityweek.com/packagegate-flaws-open-javascript-ecosystem-to-supply-chain-attacks/
[03:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/packagegate-flaws-open-javascript-ecosystem-to-supply-chain-attacks/ )
[03:29]	admfubar	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/software-company-bonds-drop-as-investors-ai-worries-mount
[03:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/software-company-bonds-drop-as-investors-ai-worries-mount )
[03:29]	admfubar	https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/01/28/222215/apple-tells-patreon-to-move-creators-to-in-app-purchase-for-subscriptions
[03:29]	TR Bot	 Apple Tells Patreon To Move Creators To In-App Purchase For Subscriptions - Slashdot
[03:30]	admfubar	out of the frying pan and into the fire??... https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/28/1920237/cancer-might-protect-against-alzheimers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
[03:30]	TR Bot	 Cancer Might Protect Against Alzheimer's - Slashdot
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[03:36]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/29/internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-interview-battle-soul-web
[03:36]	TR Bot	 Its not too late to fix it: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a battle for the soul of the internet | Internet | The Guardian
[03:38]	admfubar	aawwwww...https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/tesla-is-killing-off-the-model-s-and-model-x/
[03:38]	TR Bot	is killing off the Model S and Model X | TechCrunch
[03:40]	admfubar	https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/28/gun-rights-activists-briefly-pause-maga-cheerleading-to-half-assedly-defend-rights-of-murdered-minnesotan/
[03:40]	TR Bot	Rights Activists Briefly Pause MAGA Cheerleading To Half-Assedly Defend Rights Of Murdered Minnesotan | Techdirt
[03:41]	admfubar	"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that theyre the ones who are alone."   https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/28/minneapolis-proved-something-maga-cant-accept-most-people-are-actually-virtuous/
[03:41]	TR Bot	Proved Something MAGA Cant Accept: Most People Are Actually Virtuous | Techdirt
[03:42]	admfubar	https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/
[03:42]	TR Bot	Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE | Techdirt
[03:43]	admfubar	https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/cdc-dep-director-on-measles-going-kazoo-its-just-the-cost-of-doing-business/
[03:43]	TR Bot	Dep. Director On Measles Going Kazoo: Its Just The Cost Of Doing Business | Techdirt
[03:44]	admfubar	what sauce do you serve on that copy pasta???? https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/26/right-wing-influencers-caught-copy-pasting-identical-rants-against-new-ai-regulations/
[03:44]	TR Bot	Wing Influencers Caught Copy Pasting Identical Rants Against New AI Regulations | Techdirt
[03:44]	MinceR	> Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a battle for the soul of the internet
[03:44]	MinceR	rotfl
[03:44]	MinceR	a bit late after the 'open web' being replaced with patent-encumbered crap and DRM
[03:46]	nobody	sed 's/the open web/everything/g'
[03:46]	admfubar	https://thedebrief.org/hundreds-of-anomalous-celestial-objects-hidden-in-hubble-space-telescope-data-have-been-revealed-with-help-from-ai/
[03:46]	TR Bot	 Hundreds of Anomalous Celestial Objects Hidden in Hubble Space Telescope Data Have Been Revealed with Help from AI - The Debrief
[03:47]	nobody	meanwhile, i've successfully backported tor-proxy for and with onto tinycc/linux2 :)
[03:47]	nobody	a 20year old kernel attached to onion-network
[03:49]	nobody	posix threads (nptl) were cumbersome, with what redhat patched into linux-2.4 20years ago
[03:49]	nobody	so i had to overhaul musl-libc for linux2.4 sysv abi a little again, since tor requires nptl nowadays, and it's working
[03:51]	nobody	sorry, just woke up midnight, and had to express my excitement over this, again
[03:52]	nobody	apropos, those shitty 'AI' cralwers had overloaded and nuked my lighttpd instance regularly, so i had to increase worker-threads
[03:52]	nobody	i've too moved the little web-hosting with it back onto tinycc/linux2, it's too working just fine :)
[03:53]	nobody	which is an interesting "security" excercise too, given common recommendations are latest kernel versions
[03:54]	nobody	no intend to provoke any, but i've not yet to fear anything from a break-in attempt, other than annoying iptables logs from port scans and errornous ssh-auth attempts
[03:56]	nobody	my access line is bombarded 24/7 entire year, i guess that's normal too nowadays
[03:56]	nobody	those 'AI' crawlers are silly too, because i've uploaded the complete web-site to codeberg (and another backup at github)
[03:57]	nobody	no need to crawl anything - illegally - since i'm advertizing robots aren't welcome
[03:57]	nobody	they merely had to git-clone the web-site, but rather crawl in violation of netiquette
[03:58]	nobody	'AI' it's the latest iteration of Spam mailing
[03:59]	admfubar	https://theintercept.com/2026/01/27/apple-tim-cook-trump-alex-pretti/
[03:59]	TR Bot	 Apple Workers Are Livid That Tim Cook Saw Melania Movie Hours After CBP Killed Pretti
● Jan 29
[04:01]	admfubar	https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/microsoft_earnings_q2_2026/
[04:01]	TR Bot	 Microsoft investors sweat cloud giant's OpenAI exposure The Register
[04:02]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/microsoft_copilot_wmp/
[04:02]	TR Bot	 Copilot banged up after AI hallucinates football violence The Register
[04:03]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/costco-removes-ram-from-its-display-pcs-to-prevent-tech-savvy-shoplifters-gpus-also-absent-across-stores-as-pc-parts-become-a-hot-commodity
[04:03]	TR Bot	 Costco reportedly removes RAM from its display PCs to prevent tech-savvy shoplifters, customers claim GPUs also absent across stores as PC parts become a hot commodity | Tom's Hardware
[04:04]	admfubar	apple back to intel....https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/apple-and-nvidia-considering-intel-for-2028-chip-production-report-claims-non-core-products-may-be-outsourced-driven-by-tariffs-and-geopolitical-concerns
[04:04]	TR Bot	 Apple and Nvidia considering Intel for 2028 chip production, report claims non-core products may be outsourced, driven by tariffs and geopolitical concerns | Tom's Hardware
[04:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c1dk6r33dw3t
[04:25]	TR Bot	 Manchester City beat Galatasaray 2-0 to secure last-16 spot - BBC Sport
[04:33]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-29.gmi
[04:34]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1550.jpg
[04:34]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1900.jpg
[04:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:37]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_January_28_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_January_28_2026.gmi 
[04:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
[04:39]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfnt62fv
[04:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfnt62fv )
[04:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	""
[04:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	What Microsofts layoff denial reveals about viral rumors
[04:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	Microsofts communications chief did something unusual this month. He publicly shot down layoff rumors before they could metastasize. When anonymous posts on Reddit and Blind claimed the company planned to cut up to 22,000 jobs in January, Frank Shaw took to X with an unequivocal response, calling the reports 100 percent made up/speculative/wrong.
[04:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://hrexecutive.com/what-microsofts-layoff-denial-reveals-about-viral-rumors/
[04:40]	TR Bot	 Microsoft calls layoff rumors '100% made up'
[04:41]	schestowitz[TR2]	No, Microsoft Did Not Deny the Q1 Mass Layoffs (Microsoft Can Delay These) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/09/No_Microsoft_Did_Not_Deny_the_Q1_Mass_Layoffs_Microsoft_Can_Del.shtml
[04:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights No, Microsoft Did Not Deny the Q1 Mass Layoffs (Microsoft Can Delay These)
[04:44]	TR News	"Same for me... I have never worked so little and got paid so much. I will enjoy it until it stops." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh "Are you a manager ? Or, an executive ? Most likely .... a manager ....."
[04:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh )
[04:48]	TR News	"This is all about IBM not wanting to pay their employees bonuses, force attrition or put people on PIP. All leads to resource action. Nothing to do with performance. I guess IBM likes to litigate." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb
[04:48]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb )
● Jan 29
[05:00]	TR News	Techrights It's Official, Mass Layoffs at IBM Again (2026) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/It_s_Official_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Again_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/It_s_Official_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Again_2026.gmi 
[05:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights It's Official, Mass Layoffs at IBM Again (2026)
[05:04]	TR News	A free and open-source rootkit for Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1053099/
[05:04]	TR Bot	free and open-source rootkit for Linux [LWN.net]
[05:04]	TR News	Cleanup on aisle fsconfig() https://lwn.net/Articles/1054228/
[05:04]	TR Bot	on aisle fsconfig() [LWN.net]
[05:05]	TR News	Task-level io_uring restrictions https://lwn.net/Articles/1054225/
[05:05]	TR Bot	io_uring restrictions [LWN.net]
[05:14]	TR News	Responses to gpg.fail [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1054220/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1054220/
[05:14]	TR Bot	to gpg.fail [LWN.net]
[05:15]	TR News	Removing a pointer dereference from slab allocations [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1053870/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1053870/
[05:15]	TR Bot	a pointer dereference from slab allocations [LWN.net]
[05:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  An alternate path for immutable distributions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/An_alternate_path_for_immutable_distributions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/An_alternate_path_for_immutable_distributions.gmi 
[05:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines An alternate path for immutable distributions
[05:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  LWN on Rootkit, Cleanup on Aisle fsconfig(), Task-level io_uring Restrictions, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/LWN_on_Rootkit_Cleanup_on_Aisle_fsconfig_Task_level_io_uring_Re.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/LWN_on_Rootkit_Cleanup_on_Aisle_fsconfig_Task_level_io_uring_Re.gmi 
[05:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LWN on Rootkit, Cleanup on Aisle fsconfig(), Task-level io_uring Restrictions, and More
[05:36]	TR News	"The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack" https://www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-a-sovereign-tech-stack-is-via-a-commodified-tech-stack/
[05:36]	TR Bot	Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
[05:36]	TR News	"The Dependency Layer in Digital Sovereignty" https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/28/the-dependency-layer-in-digital-sovereignty.html
[05:36]	TR Bot	 The Dependency Layer in Digital Sovereignty | Andrew Nesbitt
[05:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Enjoying a Period of Growing Appreciation and Gratitude https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Enjoying_a_Period_of_Growing_Appreciation_and_Gratitude.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Enjoying_a_Period_of_Growing_Appreciation_and_Gratitude.gmi 
[05:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Enjoying a Period of Growing Appreciation and Gratitude
● Jan 29
[06:02]	TR News	Techrights Emmanuel Macron on Europe's GAFAM Addiction/Dependence: "There is No Such Thing as Happy Vassalage" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Emmanuel_Macron_on_Europe_s_GAFAM_Addiction_Dependence_There_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Emmanuel_Macron_on_Europe_s_GAFAM_Addiction_Dependence_There_is.gmi 
[06:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Emmanuel Macron on Europe's GAFAM Addiction/Dependence: "There is No Such Thing as Happy Vassalage"
[06:04]	TR News	"A few weeks ago, I borrowed Lady Audley's Secret from the library. It is a Victorian murder mystery from 1861. Rebekah Matt at Great and Noble Tasks had a blog post on Gothic fiction a few months ago, and that was where I got the recommendation." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/emily/20260127.gmi
[06:04]	TR News	Notes on an overheard conversation while at the doctor's office gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/28.1
[06:05]	TR News	"It's been almost six years [1] since I first started seeing this attack, only now it's no longer from European IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. I'm still unsure what is going on with the attack." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/28.2
[06:06]	TR News	"Why on earth was this shoehorned into a speech that otherwise sounded so consequential? I don't know for sure, but here's one possibility: this speech is actually directed more toward Canadians than the rest of the world." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/value-of-our-fear.gmi
[06:09]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 29/01/2026: "Lady Audley's Secret" and "The Value Of Our Fear" (Carney's Speech) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Gemini_Links_29_01_2026_Lady_Audley_s_Secret_and_The_Value_Of_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Gemini_Links_29_01_2026_Lady_Audley_s_Secret_and_The_Value_Of_O.gmi 
[06:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 29/01/2026: "Lady Audley's Secret" and "The Value Of Our Fear" (Carney's Speech)
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[06:16]	TR News	Techrights has important new leaks. "Apologies for the delay in replying to this mail. We were offline for some days."
[06:42]	TR News	Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XV - EPO is on Strike Tomorrow, Lots to be Angry About (Except Money) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XV_EPO_is_on_Strike_Tomorrow_Lots_to_be.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XV_EPO_is_on_Strike_Tomorrow_Lots_to_be.gmi 
[06:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XV - EPO is on Strike Tomorrow, Lots to be Angry About (Except Money)
[06:48]	TR News	The author of this allegedly does not like RMS either https://dmpwn.info/
[06:48]	TR Bot	 The DeVault report
[06:48]	TR News	driverless cars https://theconversation.com/the-next-generation-of-driverless-cars-will-have-to-think-about-whats-on-the-road-not-just-see-it-273291
[06:48]	TR Bot	 The next generation of driverless cars will have to think about whats on the road, not just see it
[06:49]	TR News	GAFAM is a bubble https://theconversation.com/what-mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-u-turn-means-for-the-future-of-virtual-reality-273659
[06:49]	TR Bot	 What Mark Zuckerbergs metaverse U-turn means for the future of virtual reality
[06:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mourning Didier Spaier https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Mourning_Didier_Spaier.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Mourning_Didier_Spaier.gmi 
[06:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mourning Didier Spaier
[06:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/VirtualBox_can_t_operate_in_VMX_root_mode.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/VirtualBox_can_t_operate_in_VMX_root_mode.gmi 
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode
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[07:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[07:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  The UK's Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Failed Tux Machines and Failed Women https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/The_UK_s_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Failed_Tux_Machine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/The_UK_s_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Failed_Tux_Machine.gmi 
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The UK's Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Failed Tux Machines and Failed Women
[07:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Beta_Release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Beta_Release.gmi 
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release
[07:08]	TR News	Microsoft is very small in Cuba https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/cuba/#monthly-200902-202601 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/04/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Low_in_Cuba_This_Year.shtml
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Search Engine Market Share Cuba | Statcounter Global Stats
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Low in Cuba This Year
[07:08]	TR News	Some dogs can pick up hundreds of words do they learn like children? https://theconversation.com/some-dogs-can-pick-up-hundreds-of-words-do-they-learn-like-children-273620
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Some dogs can pick up hundreds of words do they learn like children?
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[07:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ariel OS A Rust RTOS for IoT microcontrollers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Ariel_OS_A_Rust_RTOS_for_IoT_microcontrollers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Ariel_OS_A_Rust_RTOS_for_IoT_microcontrollers.gmi 
[07:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ariel OS A Rust RTOS for IoT microcontrollers
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[07:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  4 reasons I prefer screen over tmux on Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/4_reasons_I_prefer_screen_over_tmux_on_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/4_reasons_I_prefer_screen_over_tmux_on_Linux.gmi 
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 4 reasons I prefer screen over tmux on Linux
[07:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  CachyOS vs. EdeavorOS: Which spinoff makes Arch Linux easier to use? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/CachyOS_vs_EdeavorOS_Which_spinoff_makes_Arch_Linux_easier_to_u.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/CachyOS_vs_EdeavorOS_Which_spinoff_makes_Arch_Linux_easier_to_u.gmi 
[07:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines CachyOS vs. EdeavorOS: Which spinoff makes Arch Linux easier to use?
[07:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Deadlock, Bazzite, Ubisoft Layoffs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.gmi 
[07:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Deadlock, Bazzite, Ubisoft Layoffs
[07:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  I found the perfect "portable" OS for remote work, and its not Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/I_found_the_perfect_portable_OS_for_remote_work_and_it_s_not_Wi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/I_found_the_perfect_portable_OS_for_remote_work_and_it_s_not_Wi.gmi 
[07:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I found the perfect "portable" OS for remote work, and its not Windows
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[07:34]	TR News	Techrights In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/In_Dominica_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_to_All_Time_High_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/In_Dominica_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_to_All_Time_High_in_2026.gmi 
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026
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[07:45]	psydroid3	as for IBM Z and POWER, the first one is still a cashcow and the second one has been or will be surpassed by ARM and RISC-V
[07:46]	psydroid3	so there's no point anymore
[07:46]	psydroid3	that doesn't have anything to do with Indians
[07:47]	TR News	Techrights IBM's Financial Performance in IBM's Own Words: Money Down, Debt Up Sharply https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/IBM_s_Financial_Performance_in_IBM_s_Own_Words_Money_Down_Debt_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/IBM_s_Financial_Performance_in_IBM_s_Own_Words_Money_Down_Debt_.gmi 
[07:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM's Financial Performance in IBM's Own Words: Money Down, Debt Up Sharply
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
● Jan 29
[08:19]	TR News	Techrights Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Fedora_is_IBM_and_There_s_Hardly_Any_Community_Left.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Fedora_is_IBM_and_There_s_Hardly_Any_Community_Left.gmi 
[08:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left
[08:25]	TR News	Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
[08:25]	TR Bot	Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further | GamingOnLinux
[08:25]	TR News	NVIDIA security bulletin for January 2026 reveals new GPU driver security issues | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-security-bulletin-for-january-2026-reveals-new-gpu-driver-security-issues/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:25]	TR Bot	security bulletin for January 2026 reveals new GPU driver security issues | GamingOnLinux
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[08:30]	TR News	Netflix Animation Studios are now funding Blender development | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/netflix-animation-studios-are-now-funding-blender-development/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:30]	TR Bot	Animation Studios are now funding Blender development | GamingOnLinux
[08:31]	TR News	GOG now using slop generated images on their store | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-now-using-ai-generated-images-on-their-store/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-now-using-ai-generated-images-on-their-store/
[08:31]	TR Bot	now using AI generated images on their store | GamingOnLinux
[08:32]	TR News	"Daniels konomi | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/daniels-oekonomi
[08:32]	TR Bot	 Daniels konomi | Version2
[08:32]	TR News	paywall: "Mnga finlndare vljer bort Gmail Hufvudstadsbladet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.hbl.fi/2026-01-27/manga-finlandare-valjer-bort-gmail/ Sompi
[08:32]	TR Bot	 Mnga finlndare vljer bort Gmail Hufvudstadsbladet
[08:32]	TR News	"EU-parlamentariker varnar: Trump kan stnga av Finlands molntjnster | Teknik | Svenska Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10092193 Sompi
[08:32]	TR Bot	 EU-parlamentariker varnar: Trump kan stnga av Finlands molntjnster | Teknik | Svenska Yle
[08:32]	TR News	"Starlink Now Uses Customers' Personal Data for AI Training" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/25/0439223
[08:32]	TR Bot	 Starlink Now Uses Customers' Personal Data for AI Training - SoylentNews
[08:34]	TR News	"EU vill stoppa Grok" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/26/eu-vill-stoppa-grok/
[08:34]	TR Bot	 EU vill stoppa Grok
[08:34]	TR News	Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/comedy-point-and-click-adventure-shadows-of-the-afterland-launches-february-10th/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/comedy-point-and-click-adventure-shadows-of-the-afterland-launches-february-10th/
[08:34]	TR Bot	point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th | GamingOnLinux
[08:34]	TR News	Swipe right to slay beasts in Reigns: The Witcher announced for February 25 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/swipe-right-to-slay-beasts-in-reigns-the-witcher-announced-for-february-25/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/swipe-right-to-slay-beasts-in-reigns-the-witcher-announced-for-february-25/
[08:34]	TR Bot	right to slay beasts in Reigns: The Witcher announced for February 25 | GamingOnLinux
[08:35]	TR News	Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/
[08:35]	TR Bot	is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4 | GamingOnLinux
[08:36]	TR News	UK: When old media moves in with new ones | "UK: Nr gamla medier flyttar in hos nya" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/27/uk-nar-gamla-medier-flyttar-in-hos-nya/
[08:36]	TR Bot	 UK: Nr gamla medier flyttar in hos nya
[08:36]	TR News	"KI: EU geht gegen Elon Musks Chatbot Grok vor" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ki-eu-geht-gegen-elon-musks-chatbot-grok-vor/100194677.html
[08:36]	TR Bot	 KI: EU geht gegen Elon Musks Chatbot Grok vor
[08:37]	TR News	"Carney says he told Trump 'I meant what I said in Davos,' contradicting U.S. account" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-denies-walking-back-davos-speech-9.7062599
[08:37]	TR Bot	 Carney says he told Trump 'I meant what I said in Davos,' contradicting U.S. account | CBC News
[08:38]	TR News	Surge Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/surge-engine-for-sonic-like-platformers-gets-improved-gamepad-support-and-a-new-audio-system/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:38]	TR Bot	Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system | GamingOnLinux
[08:38]	TR News	Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/luanti-formerly-minetest-v5-15-brings-ui-improvements-mod-upgrades-and-a-big-performance-boost/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:38]	TR Bot	(formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost | GamingOnLinux
[08:39]	TR News	"The Return of Digg, and the Proliferation of Cancel Culture" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/26/1911209 http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Digg_com_Digg_is_a_Censorship_Platform_Just_Another_Social_Cont.shtml
[08:39]	TR Bot	 The Return of Digg, and the Proliferation of Cancel Culture - SoylentNews
[08:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights Digg.com (Digg) is a Censorship Platform, Just Another Social Control Media/Network, Controlled by the Few
[08:40]	TR News	"Apple CEO Tim Crook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis" https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/27/tim-cook-responds-after-minneapolis-shootings/
[08:40]	TR Bot	CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis - MacRumors
[08:40]	TR News	"Generated Lessons - David Revoy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1116/generated-lessons
[08:40]	TR Bot	 Generated Lessons - David Revoy
[08:40]	TR News	"EU-parlamentariker varnar: Trump kan stnga av Finlands molntjnster | Teknik | Svenska Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10092193 Sompi
[08:41]	TR News	No more GAFAM: "USU: Justitieministeriet funderar p att skippa amerikanska molntjnster | Inrikes | Svenska Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10092286 Sompi http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/16/Clown_Computing.shtml
[08:41]	TR Bot	 USU: Justitieministeriet funderar p att skippa amerikanska molntjnster | Inrikes | Svenska Yle
[08:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Clown Computing
[08:42]	TR News	SPAM of the nature of bill sez; the assholes are asking his opinion about the safety of Microsoft products https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/bill-gates-om-europas-techoro-var-saker-fram-till-nyligen pedos and sick perverts as "experts"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.shtml
[08:42]	TR Bot	 Bill Gates om Europas techoro: Var sker fram till nyligen | SVT Nyheter
[08:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights How to Win Nobel Prize for Peace
[08:43]	TR News	Microsoft buddy "Sonatype said its researchers identified more than 454,600 new malicious packages last year across npm, PyPI, Maven Central, NuGet, and Hugging Face, repositories which together combined for 9.8 trillion downloads." https://thecyberexpress.com/malicious-open-source-software-packages/
[08:43]	TR Bot	 Malicious Open Source Software Packages Neared 500k In 2025
[08:44]	TR News	"revenue != profit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/microsoft-earnings-ai-expenditures.html massive DEBT https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/19/Microsoft_Over_120_Billion_Dollars_in_Debt_Prepares_Next_Round_.shtml also circular financing, Microsoft buying from itself (Fraud) https://techrights.org/o/2023/07/30/microsoft-azure-fraud/
[08:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/microsoft-earnings-ai-expenditures.html )
[08:44]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft, Over 120 Billion Dollars in Debt, Prepares Next Round of Mass Layoffs (After Christmas)
[08:44]	TR Bot	 Poorly Redacted Documents From the Court Reveal That Microsoft Has Indeed Defrauded Shareholders About Azure
[08:45]	TR News	"Could the purge of a senior Chinese general make war in Taiwan more likely?" https://www.vox.com/politics/476711/xi-zhang-youxia-china-military-purge There are articles saying EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. Is Vox pushing some agenda here?
[08:45]	TR Bot	the purge of a senior Chinese general make war in Taiwan more likely? | Vox
[08:45]	TR News	Belle Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/belle-citique-blends-a-little-tiny-glade-and-townscaper-into-a-fresh-sandbox-builder/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:45]	TR Bot	Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder | GamingOnLinux
[08:46]	TR News	Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-founder-releases-statement-asking-gpd-to-cease-using-their-name/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:46]	TR Bot	Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name | GamingOnLinux
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[08:47]	TR News	"Thats testimony to the global nature of Wikipedia." https://walledculture.org/wikipedia-at-25-grapples-with-new-challenges-arising-from-generative-ai/ | Source: Walled Culture
[08:47]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://walledculture.org/wikipedia-at-25-grapples-with-new-challenges-arising-from-generative-ai/ )
[08:47]	TR News	"Adult entertainment conglomerate Aylo has won a $90 million default judgment against a large piracy ring in a Washington federal court." https://torrentfreak.com/aylo-wins-90-million-default-judgment-against-porn-piracy-network/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[08:47]	TR Bot	Wins $90 Million Default Judgment Against Porn Piracy Network * TorrentFreak
[08:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Open Gaming Collective (OGC), Bazzite, Luanti, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Games_Open_Gaming_Collective_OGC_Bazzite_Luanti_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Games_Open_Gaming_Collective_OGC_Bazzite_Luanti_and_More.gmi 
[08:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Open Gaming Collective (OGC), Bazzite, Luanti, and More
[08:48]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM): "With streaming services, as long as you pay monthly, you'll have music." https://hidde.blog/owning-music/ | Source: Hidde de Vries
[08:48]	TR Bot	back to building my own digital music collection | hidde.blog
[08:49]	TR News	"Greenlanders who take him up on his offer can renew for free annually as long as they stay put on the island. Youngs team will need cellphone numbers with the Greenland country code: 299." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-01-27/neil-young-greenland | Source: Los Angeles Times
[08:49]	TR Bot	 Neil Young gives Greenlanders a key to 'Our House' and more - Los Angeles Times
[08:49]	TR News	"But heres whats puzzling: OneWebs LEO services are already operational in South Africa through partnerships with Paratus, Q-KON Africa and others." https://techcentral.co.za/starlink-hype-vs-reality-in-south-africa/276730/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[08:49]	TR Bot	 Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa
[08:53]	TR News	"We will treat half the population as second-class citizens." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-regime-predatory-contract/685782/ | Source: The Atlantic
[08:53]	TR Bot	 The Islamic Republics Predatory Contract With Its People - The Atlantic
[08:53]	TR News	"In early 2017, he decided to opt out. He gave his kids lessons on transit safety and did a few trial runs, with him sitting at the back of the bus, silently observing them." https://thewalrus.ca/is-it-dangerous-to-let-kids-be-free/ | Source: The Walrus
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Is It Dangerous to Let Kids Be Free? | The Walrus
[08:53]	TR News	"In a response to internal concerns about what Googles senior leadership was doing to keep its employees safe" https://futurism.com/future-society/google-ice-agents-workers | Source: Futurism
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building
● Jan 29
[09:00]	TR News	"Iran is experiencing the bloodiest crackdown since the 1979 revolution, after December 28 demonstrations over economic grievances expanded into nationwide protests." https://cpj.org/2026/01/iran-3-journalists-arrested-as-news-trickles-out-under-internet-shutdown/ | Source: CPJ
[09:00]	TR Bot	 Iran: 3 journalists arrested as news trickles out under internet shutdown - Committee to Protect Journalists
[09:00]	TR News	"Turkish authorities keep arresting Furkan Karabay once every year since 2023 for reasons directly linked to his professional work" https://cpj.org/2026/01/turkeys-most-frequently-arrested-reporter-furkan-karabay-under-house-arrest/ | Source: CPJ
[09:00]	TR Bot	 Turkeys most frequently arrested reporter, Furkan Karabay, under house arrest - Committee to Protect Journalists
[09:01]	TR News	"Following the aftermath of the protests, the digital blackout and severe restrictions on [Internet] access continue to be reported as one of the main axes of controlling and managing the public sphere" https://www.en-hrana.org/thirty-first-day-since-the-start-of-the-protests-continued-internet-blackout-first-court-hearing-held/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency
[09:01]	TR Bot	 Thirty-First Day Since the Start of the Protests; Continued Internet Blackout, First Court Hearing Held - Hrana
[09:01]	TR News	"On Sunday, the day after Alex Pretti was fatally shot during the Trump administrations immigration offensive in Minnesota" https://www.notus.org/technology/democrats-claims-anti-trump-censorship-tiktok | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
[09:01]	TR Bot	 Democrats Are Taking Claims of Anti-Trump Censorship on TikTok Seriously - NOTUS News of the United States
[09:01]	TR News	"Besides the data center troubles and the still unexplained blocking of the Epstein DMs" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-jeffrey-epstein-censorship-ice-1235505040/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[09:01]	TR Bot	 DMs Mentioning Jeffrey Epstein Were Blocked on TikTok, Worrying Users
[09:02]	TR News	"The determination to crush this resistance fuels the next step up the staircase. In America, the government has not fully taken this next step, but it is clear that many in the administration would like to." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-staircase-of-oppression | Source: Hamilton Nolan
[09:02]	TR Bot	 The Staircase of Oppression - by Hamilton Nolan
[09:05]	TR News	"viewpoint diversity" https://truthout.org/articles/so-called-intellectual-freedom-centers-spread-right-wing-ideologies-on-campus/ | Source: TruthOut
[09:05]	TR Bot	 So-Called Intellectual Freedom Centers Spread Right-Wing Ideologies on Campus | Truthout
[09:06]	TR News	"Citizen Lab senior fellow Cynthia Khoo spoke with the CBC about the Peoples Consultation on AI" https://citizenlab.ca/want-the-federal-government-to-hear-your-thoughts-on-ai-new-consultation-launched/ | Source: Citizen Lab
[09:06]	TR Bot	 Want the Federal Government to Hear Your Thoughts on AI?: New Consultation Launched - The Citizen Lab
[09:06]	TR News	"The federal government claims Ding began transferring files in May 2022, copying information from internal Google documents to the notes application on his company-issued laptop" https://www.courthousenews.com/former-google-engineer-challenges-claims-of-stealing-ai-trade-secrets/ | Source: Court House News
[09:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/former-google-engineer-challenges-claims-of-stealing-ai-trade-secrets/ )
[09:06]	TR News	"Of particular concern was the fact that 45 percent of Microsoft's $625 billion backlog was directly attributable to OpenAI." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/microsoft_earnings_q2_2026/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:06]	TR Bot	 Microsoft investors sweat cloud giant's OpenAI exposure The Register
[09:07]	TR News	"On Tuesday, Amazon announced plans to shutter 72 retail stores that operate under its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh brands. A limited number of venues will reopen as Whole Foods locations." https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/28/amazon-lays-off-16000-employees-prioritize-growth-areas/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[09:07]	TR Bot	lays off 16,000 employees to prioritize growth areas - SiliconANGLE
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[09:14]	TR News	Techrights Don't be Mistaken, Microsoft Boasts About Money That Does Not Exist and Revenue (Buying From Oneself!) Is Not Income https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Don_t_be_Mistaken_Microsoft_Boasts_About_Money_That_Does_Not_Ex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Don_t_be_Mistaken_Microsoft_Boasts_About_Money_That_Does_Not_Ex.gmi 
[09:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Don't be Mistaken, Microsoft Boasts About Money That Does Not Exist and Revenue (Buying From Oneself!) Is Not Income
[09:24]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft XBox Dying Not Only as a Console, Reveals Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Microsoft_XBox_Dying_Not_Only_as_a_Console_Reveals_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Microsoft_XBox_Dying_Not_Only_as_a_Console_Reveals_Microsoft.gmi 
[09:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft XBox Dying Not Only as a Console, Reveals Microsoft
[09:25]	TR News	"in the next few days" https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio/ | Source: Politico
[09:25]	TR Bot	 France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams POLITICO
[09:25]	TR News	"France plans to phase out American video conferencing services such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams within government agencies and replace them with its own proprietary tool, Visio." https://www.computerworld.com/article/4122979/french-authorities-ban-teams-and-zoom.html | Source: Computer World
[09:25]	TR Bot	authorities to ban Teams, Zoom, other video apps for gov't use Computerworld
[09:26]	TR News	"The Canadian government has responded to three reports focused on digital policies from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/01/government-reveals-digital-policy-priorities-in-trio-of-responses-to-canadian-heritage-committee-reports/ | Source: Michael Geist
[09:26]	TR Bot	 Government Reveals Digital Policy Priorities in Trio of Responses to Canadian Heritage Committee Reports - Michael Geist
[09:27]	TR News	"Ironically, both strategies may increase dependency, limit government agency and increase economic and geopolitical risks the very problems sovereignty seeks to solve" https://www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-a-sovereign-tech-stack-is-via-a-commodified-tech-stack/ | Source: Tech Policy Press
[09:27]	TR Bot	Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
[09:27]	TR News	"The same logic applies to the software supply chain, though that layer gets less attention in sovereignty discussions than cloud and storage." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/28/the-dependency-layer-in-digital-sovereignty.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[09:28]	TR Bot	 The Dependency Layer in Digital Sovereignty | Andrew Nesbitt
[09:29]	TR News	"Generally, most of us get by using payment cards linked directly to our main banking accounts." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/the-fancy-payment-cards-of-taiwan/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:29]	TR Bot	Fancy Payment Cards Of Taiwan | Hackaday
[09:29]	TR News	"Here's what I wrote when they tried to pull this shit a year and a half ago and then chickened out: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/patreon-is-lying-again-and-blaming-apple-again/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[09:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/patreon-is-lying-again-and-blaming-apple-again/ )
[09:29]	TR News	"9 miles, 2545 ft of elevation gain, and smiles for miles." https://nazhamid.com/journal/return-to-chasm-lake/ | Source: Naz Hamid
[09:29]	TR Bot	 Naz Hamid Chasm Lake, Again
[09:30]	TR News	"Climate scientists have noted that Trumps claims on the storm are not based in science, as warmer global temperatures" https://truthout.org/articles/trump-chides-environmental-insurrectionists-in-false-claims-about-extreme-cold/ | Source: TruthOut
[09:30]	TR Bot	 Trump Chides Environmental Insurrectionists in False Claims About Extreme Cold | Truthout
[09:30]	TR News	"With satellites and space junk increasingly cluttering our planets low Earth orbit" https://futurism.com/space/earths-lower-orbit-rapidly-collapse | Source: Futurism
[09:30]	TR Bot	 Earth's Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn, Raining Deadly Missiles Onto Planet Below
[09:30]	TR News	"The findings from Global Energy Monitor, a San Franciscobased nonprofit that tracks oil and gas developments" https://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-are-driving-a-us-gas-boom/ | Source: Wired
[09:30]	TR Bot	Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom | WIRED
[09:31]	TR News	"The technology giant has been given approval to build 15 more server farms at Mount Pleasant in Wisconsin" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/microsoft_more_server_farms/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:31]	TR Bot	 Microsoft plans more server farms, despite water worries The Register
[09:45]	TR News	"But this isnt just a story about money: its about who gets to decide how the world works." https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2026/01/millionaires-of-the-world-unite | Source: New Statesman
[09:45]	TR Bot	 Millionaires of the world, unite! - New Statesman
[09:45]	TR News	"Snap also settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum." https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-settles-amid-looming-social-media-addiction-trial/a-75686739 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[09:45]	TR Bot	 TikTok settles amid looming social media addiction trial
[09:46]	TR News	"TikTok has agreed to settle a major lawsuit claiming its platform deliberately addicted and harmed children, just days before the trial was set to begin." https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260127-tiktok-settles-landmark-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-ahead-of-trial | Source: France24
[09:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260127-tiktok-settles-landmark-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-ahead-of-trial )
[09:46]	TR News	"the Chinese parent company ByteDance will retain control over the TikTok algorithm, leaving the door open to possible manipulation by the Chinese government" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/tiktoks-new-ownership-structure-doesnt-solve-security-concerns-for-americans/ | Source: Atlantic Council
[09:46]	TR Bot	 TikToks new ownership structure doesnt solve security concerns for Americans - Atlantic Council
[09:47]	TR News	"ICE a tracking tool called ELITE to scour Medicaid data" https://futurism.com/future-society/palantir-employees-ice | Source: Futurism
[09:47]	TR Bot	 Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE
[09:47]	TR News	[Old] "The ban is for classes as well as breaks and after-school activities." https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/mobile-phones-to-banned-in-swedish-schools-even-during-recess | Source: SR
[09:47]	TR Bot	 Mobile phones to be banned in Swedish schools even during recess - Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio
[09:47]	TR News	"The EU Commission will open proceedings against Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok under the Digital Services Act on Monday, Germany's Handelsblatt reported on Monday" https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eu-commission-open-proceedings-against-grok-monday-reports-handelsblatt-2026-01-26/ | Source: Reuters
[09:47]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eu-commission-open-proceedings-against-grok-monday-reports-handelsblatt-2026-01-26/ )
[09:49]	TR News	"A recent Forbes investigation revealed that Microsoft has allegedly been handing over Bitlocker encryption recovery keys to law enforcement when served with warrants." https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-bitlocker-recovery-keys-data-sovereignty-virtru-op-ed/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[09:49]	TR Bot	you dont control your keys, you dont control your data | CyberScoop
[09:49]	TR News	"Unfortunately ext4 and LUKS are not supported natively by macOS so accessing the data from a Mac requires extra tooling." https://nmattia.com/posts/2026-01-13-using-luks-on-macos/ | Source: Nicolas Mattia
[09:49]	TR Bot	 Nicolas Mattia Accessing LUKS and ext4 drives from macOS
[09:50]	TR News	"But even if you do have a cell number, there are many reasons not to hand it over. In my newsletter I mentioned how a phone number is a powerful unique identifier." https://nbtv.substack.com/p/chatgpt-basically-told-me-privacy | Source: Ludlow Institute
[09:50]	TR Bot	 ChatGPT Basically Told Me "Privacy Is For Criminals."
[09:50]	TR News	"With the paperwork on the new U.S. TikTok barely even dry, the company is already informing users that it will be collecting more location data than ever: [...]" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/tiktok-already-getting-shittier-under-the-ownership-of-trumps-billionaire-buddies/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:50]	TR Bot	Already Getting Shittier Under The Ownership Of Trumps Billionaire Buddies | Techdirt
[09:50]	TR News	"Ever since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force in 2018, people in the European Union have stronger privacy and data protection." https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-5-misconceptions-about-data-protection-debunked | Source: NYOB
[09:50]	TR Bot	 Data Protection Day: 5 misconceptions about data protection, debunked
[09:50]	TR News	"Second noyb win against Microsoft. In its most recent decision, the DSB has once again found that Microsoft acted unlawfully." https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-microsoft-ordered-stop-tracking-school-children | Source: NYOB
[09:50]	TR Bot	 noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
[09:50]	TR News	"capture all images, license plates, identifications, and general information on hotels, agitators, protestors, etc., so we can capture it all in one consolidated form" https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/alex-pretti-protesters-minneapolis-invs | Source: CNN
[09:50]	TR Bot	 Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
[09:51]	TR News	"Hello! How are we doing today?" https://boston.conman.org/2026/01/28.1 | Source: Sean Conner
[09:51]	TR Bot	 Notes on an overheard conversation while at the doctor's office - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
[09:51]	TR News	"to more quickly identify and action tips" https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-using-palantirs-ai-tools-to-sort-through-tips/ | Source: Wired
[09:51]	TR Bot	Is Using Palantirs AI Tools to Sort Through Tips | WIRED
[09:51]	TR News	"The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the 2024 law that revised the surveillance authorities known as Section 702" https://cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-section-702-fisa-renewal-senate-judiciary-hearing/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[09:51]	TR Bot	judiciary presses for answers ahead of FISA deadline | CyberScoop
[09:51]	TR News	"When information is all in the same repository, it is prone to crossing contexts in ways that are deeply undesirable." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/28/1131835/what-ai-remembers-about-you-is-privacys-next-frontier/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[09:51]	TR Bot	 What AI remembers about you is privacys next frontier | MIT Technology Review
[09:51]	TR News	"postponed by Service Oklahoma or Gov. Kevin Stitt" https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/28/ok-legislators-sue-to-block-upload-of-state-residents-data-to-aamvas-national-real-id-database/ | Source: Papers Please
[09:51]	TR Bot	 OK legislators sue to block upload of state residents data to AAMVAs national REAL-ID database Papers, Please!
[09:52]	TR News	"In 2000, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrined data protection as a fundamental right." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/give-a-bit-theyll-take-a-megabyte-data-protection-then-and-now/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup
[09:52]	TR Bot	 Give a bit, theyll take a megabyte: Data Protection Then and Now | Open Rights Group
[09:52]	TR News	"Many of my clients do not use Microsoft systems on their desktops; they use Linux-based systems or, in some cases, FreeBSD." https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28/time-machine-freebsd-jail/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli
[09:52]	TR Bot	 Time Machine inside a FreeBSD jail - IT Notes
[09:52]	TR News	"This is not a partial demotion, a ranking issue, or a temporary crawl problem. The entire domain is completely excluded." https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01/27/bing-block |
[09:52]	TR Bot	 Neocities Is Blocked by Bing
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[09:53]	TR News	"That should be called personalized, because it's not yours. It's Google's." https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/28/warm-takes/ | Source: Doc Searls
[09:53]	TR Bot	 Warm Takes Doc Searls Weblog
[09:53]	TR News	<h3>Proprietary</h3>
[09:53]	TR News	"IPIDEAs proxy infrastructure is a little-known component of the digital ecosystem leveraged by a wide array of bad actors." https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network/ | Source: Google
[09:53]	TR Bot	 Disrupting the World's Largest Residential Proxy Network | Google Cloud Blog
[09:56]	TR News	Techrights Links 29/01/2026: Neocities Is Blocked by Microsoft, Intellectual Freedom Centers as the New "Intelligent Design" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Links_29_01_2026_Neocities_Is_Blocked_by_Microsoft_Intellectual.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Links_29_01_2026_Neocities_Is_Blocked_by_Microsoft_Intellectual.gmi 
[09:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 29/01/2026: Neocities Is Blocked by Microsoft, Intellectual Freedom Centers as the New "Intelligent Design"
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[13:28]	TR News	"Starting an AI project often begins with building a quality dataset, which can be a complex and time-consuming task." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/streamline-dataset-creation-for-the-raspberry-pi-ai-camera/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[13:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/streamline-dataset-creation-for-the-raspberry-pi-ai-camera/ )
[13:29]	TR News	"The responses to all of this have been all over the place, though Bandcamp has now officially banned music generated by AI, wholly or even partially." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/26/bandcamp-banned-ai-music-rules/ | Source: Digital Music News
[13:29]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/26/bandcamp-banned-ai-music-rules/ )
[13:29]	TR News	"With 62% of researchers reporting using AI at some point in their research and publication process, we would expect editors to see a plethora of AI declarations and disclosures." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/27/why-authors-arent-disclosing-ai-use-and-what-publishers-should-not-do-about-it/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Why Authors Aren't Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) Do About It - The Scholarly Kitchen
[13:29]	TR News	"These developments have alarmed some at DOT." https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations | Source: Pro Publica
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Trump DOT Plans to Use Google Gemini AI to Write Regulations ProPublica
[13:30]	TR News	"His focus, disturbingly, was explicitly that AI is fast, even if it isnt particularly accurate." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-regulations-ai | Source: Futurism
[13:30]	TR Bot	 Trump Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using AI to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible
[13:31]	TR News	"One of the study's biggest findings is that although the government funding resulted in firms posting more job advertisements" https://phys.org/news/2026-01-funding-ai-jobs.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[13:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-funding-ai-jobs.html )
[13:31]	TR News	"In the past few months, as 404 Media reported last week, ManyVids has increasingly turned to posting bizarre, clearly AI text and videos about imaginary conversations with aliens" https://www.404media.co/manyvids-ai-generated-posts-bella-french-porn-site/ | Source: 404 Media
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Amid Backlash, Massive Porn Platform ManyVids Doubles Down on Bizarre, AI-Generated Posts
[13:31]	TR News	"The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act (DSA), intensifying regulatory scrutiny over the platforms use of its AI chatbot, Grok." https://thecyberexpress.com/grok-ai-faces-eu-investigation-under-dsa/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Grok AI Faces EU Investigation Under DSA
[13:32]	TR News	"Don't you hate it when machines can't follow simple instructions?" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/claude_code_ai_secrets_files/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Claude Code ignores ignore rules meant to block secrets The Register
[13:32]	TR News	"Of the newly added uses at ICE, three are products from Palantir, which has been a notable and at times controversial technology partner for the U.S. government under the Trump administration." https://fedscoop.com/dhs-ai-inventory-mobile-fortify-palantir/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[13:32]	TR Bot	drives AI use case growth within Homeland Security | FedScoop
[13:33]	TR News	"Never walk in front of the antenna!" https://insidetowers.com/is-cell-phone-service-safe-or-not/ | Source: Inside Towers
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Is Cell Phone Service Safe or Not? - Inside Towers
[13:34]	TR News	"Nearly 80 percent of young adults pointed to the use of social media as a significant reason for the increased distress of people in their age group." https://yle.fi/a/74-20206936 | Source: YLE
[13:34]	TR Bot	 Most young Finns think smartphones are harmful to their wellbeing | Yle News | Yle
[13:37]	TR News	"lower frequency laser." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/the-amazing-maser/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:37]	TR Bot	Amazing Maser | Hackaday
[13:38]	TR News	"A bit of website housekeeping. Im constantly finding cool things on the web." https://blakewatson.com/journal/new-rss-feeds/ | Source: Blake Watson
[13:38]	TR Bot	- New: link blog and RSS feeds
[13:38]	TR News	"Scale is the enemy of creativity. Indie apps that have to make an app for one platform, and do it well, have much more fun app icons and interfaces than bigger players." https://blog.viditb.com/techs-homogeneity-is-a-scale-problem/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Techs homogeneity is a scale problem
[13:38]	TR News	"Being clear about what your blog posts are about lets people who are interested in what you have to say find your writing more easily." https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_129_finding_audience/ | Source: Viktor Lfgren
[13:38]	TR Bot	should probably tell your audience what your blog posts are about as early as possible | marginalia.nu
[13:39]	TR News	"There are a few big advantages to using ANSI though. The arrow keys are obviously much easier to hit, and the huge left SHIFT is very comfortable to use." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/01/apple-ruined-my-mechanical-keyboard-experience-a-nuphy-halo-75-review/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
[13:39]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/01/apple-ruined-my-mechanical-keyboard-experience-a-nuphy-halo-75-review/ )
[13:39]	TR News	"Is that dream dead? If so, what killed it?" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/are-there-any-open-apis-left/ | Source: Terence Eden
[13:39]	TR Bot	 Are there any open APIs left? Terence Edens Blog
[13:40]	TR News	"Despite rumors to the contrary, I am not actually a functional programmer." https://blog.daniel-beskin.com/2026-01-28-i-am-not-a-functional-programmer | Source: Daniel Beskin
[13:40]	TR Bot	 I Am Not a Functional Programmer - Daniel Beskin's Blog
[13:45]	TR News	"Well start with the same main function as before: [...]" https://agentultra.com/blog/time-efficient-least-frequently-used-cache/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King
[13:45]	TR Bot	- Time Efficient Least Frequently Used Cache
[13:49]	TR News	"I planned to finish this series this week" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/01/28/clocks-part-9-once-more-about-testing | Source: Sandor Dargo
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Time in C++: Once More About Testing | Sandor Dargo's Blog
[13:49]	TR News	"Notices accompanying free software, like clear authorship and license information, can serve an important purpose when they communicate to users the freedom to run, study, modify, copy" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gpl-compliant-legal-notices-author-attributions | Source: FSF
[13:49]	TR Bot	 GPL-compliant reasonable legal notices and author attributions Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[13:50]	TR News	[Old] "If you dual-license your software in such a way that it requires a paid license for commercial use, here are two code blobs for you." https://lgug2z.com/articles/normalize-identifying-corporate-devices-in-your-software/ | Source: Jeezy
[13:50]	TR Bot	 Normalize Identifying Corporate Devices in Your Software
[13:56]	TR News	"Traditionally, curriculum planning has often looked like a linear list: Topic A leads to Topic B, which leads to Topic C." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-to-strategically-plan-your-computing-curriculum/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[13:56]	TR Bot	 How to strategically plan your computing curriculum - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[13:56]	TR News	"Mozilla published a new State of Mozilla. Its absolute slopaganda. A mess of trippy visuals and corpo-speak thats been through the slop wringer too many times." https://dbushell.com/2026/01/28/mozilla-slopaganda/ | Source: David Bushell
[13:56]	TR Bot	 Mozilla Slopaganda David Bushell Web Dev (UK)
[13:57]	TR News	"The objective for these meetings is simply to make curl better in distros. To make distros do better curl. To improve curl in all and every way we think we can, together." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/28/curl-distro-meeting-2026/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[13:57]	TR Bot	distro meeting 2026 | daniel.haxx.se
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[14:15]	TR News	"I want to have my entire computing experience in an open, interconnected system." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2026/rte-return-to-emacs/ | Source: Micha Sapka
[14:15]	TR Bot	 RTE - Return to Emacs
[14:15]	TR News	"Today we're releasing Krita 5.2.15. This is a bug fix release with a number of crash fixes and workarounds to improve use with the Xiaomi Pad." https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.2.15-released/ | Source: Krita
[14:15]	TR Bot	 Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! | Krita
[14:15]	TR News	"The build is not dissimilar from many line-following and line chasing robots that graced the pages of electronics magazines 50 years ago or more." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/light-following-robot-does-it-the-analog-way/ | Source: Hackaday
[14:15]	TR Bot	Following Robot Does It The Analog Way | Hackaday
[14:26]	TR News	Techrights The Need to Understand the Projection Tactics Against RMS https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/The_Need_to_Understand_the_Projection_Tactics_Against_RMS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/The_Need_to_Understand_the_Projection_Tactics_Against_RMS.gmi 
[14:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Need to Understand the Projection Tactics Against RMS
[14:30]	TR News	"The PCB itself is designed as usual in KiCad or equivalent EDA program, after which it is exported as a 3D model." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/using-3d-printing-and-copper-tape-to-make-pcbs/ | Source: Hackaday
[14:30]	TR Bot	3D Printing And Copper Tape To Make PCBs | Hackaday
[14:30]	TR News	"Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 that is designed to deliver high-quality, low-power display experiences for professional signage applications." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-smart-display-module-coming-soon/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[14:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-smart-display-module-coming-soon/ )
[14:31]	TR News	"We are pleased to announce the October/November/December 2025 issue of the FreeBSD Journal, focused on FreeBSD 15.0, is now available." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/the-q4-2025-issue-of-the-freebsd-journal-is-now-available/ | Source: FreeBSD
[14:31]	TR Bot	 The Q4 2025 Issue of the FreeBSD Journal is Now Available! | FreeBSD Foundation
[14:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.gmi 
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year
[14:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/VirtualBox_7_2_6_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_Kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/VirtualBox_7_2_6_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_Kernel.gmi 
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19
[14:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi 
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[14:32]	TR News	"So tonight I'm dusting off the ol' Raspberry Pi and trying a fresh installation of Ubuntu Mate. Why Mate? Because it was recommended in the article above." https://www.seanmcp.com/articles/giving-linux-another-try/ | Source: Sean McPherson
[14:32]	TR Bot	Linux another try seanmcp.com
[14:33]	TR News	"But most recently, Ive been seeing some interesting articles about Niri, a tiling window compositor2 with a completely different approach and philosophy to any Id tried in the past." https://davidyat.es/2026/01/28/niri/ | Source: David Yates
[14:33]	TR Bot	 Niri's infinite canvas
[14:35]	TR News	 (NEW):  I used to avoid the Linux terminal. Heres the path that fixed it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/I_used_to_avoid_the_Linux_terminal_Here_s_the_path_that_fixed_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/I_used_to_avoid_the_Linux_terminal_Here_s_the_path_that_fixed_i.gmi 
[14:35]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I used to avoid the Linux terminal. Heres the path that fixed it
[14:37]	TR News	"It's been almost six years since I first started seeing this attack, only now it's no longer from European IP addresses." https://boston.conman.org/2026/01/28.2 | Source: Sean Conner
[14:37]	TR Bot	 I still don't understand this SYN attack, but now I can block it easily - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
[14:37]	TR News	"Note that we're beyond the discussion of minification and on to the next challenge." https://bobmonsour.com/blog/cache-busting-that-css-and-js/ | Source: Bob Monsour
[14:37]	TR Bot	 Cache-busting that CSS & JS
[14:38]	TR News	"I threw together this demo to show it in action: [...]" https://cassidoo.co/post/css-corner-shape/ | Source: Cassidy Williams
[14:38]	TR Bot	 Making interesting borders with CSS corner-shape
[14:39]	TR News	"Modern storage administrators expect more than just a place to put files." https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-vs-btrfs-architects-features-and-stability-2/ | Source: Klara
[14:39]	TR Bot	 ZFS vs Btrfs: Architecture, Features, and Stability #2 - Klara Systems
[14:39]	TR News	"Weird problems rarely manifest solo. To wit, I recently encountered several issues running my virtual machines in VirtualBox on top of Kubuntu 24.04." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-vmx-root.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[14:39]	TR Bot	 VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode
[14:40]	TR News	"This week Jonathan chats with Toke Hoiland-Jorgensen about CAKE_MQ" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/floss-weekly-episode-862-have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too/ | Source: Hackaday
[14:40]	TR Bot	Weekly Episode 862: Have Your CAKE And Eat It Too | Hackaday
[14:40]	TR News	"This week John Terrill from Red Hat joins us to talk about branding in Open Source. Many projects don't have a unified communication strategy, but having one is important." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/477 | Source: The Ask Noah Show
[14:40]	TR Bot	 Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 477
[14:49]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[14:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[14:55]	TR News	Techrights RMS Was Right 35 Years Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/RMS_Was_Right_35_Years_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/RMS_Was_Right_35_Years_Ago.gmi 
[14:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights RMS Was Right 35 Years Ago
[14:58]	TR News	IBM chaos. "I am sorry @OP but yes Albany is notorious for this for sometime now. There isnt much you can do about it. My advice is find another role with another company onsite" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2v8v2v
[14:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2v8v2v )
[14:59]	TR News	In IBM "all small country offices will be closed , they will go 100% partner , they ll outsource all bussiness to midis , as it happened to africa , no need for ''offices'' any more in the cloud and SDS era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proc%C3%A9dure_Renault " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b
[14:59]	TR Bot	 Procdure Renault - Wikipedia
[14:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b )
[14:59]	TR News	"How do you know they are actually top performers? Did they tell you or are you just assuming? [...] I guess you didn't read the part that said they are great performers. How do great performers deserve it?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05
[14:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 )
● Jan 29
[15:00]	TR News	"Who cares, the stock is flying sky high. I am loving it GO IBM!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5
[15:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5 )
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt
[15:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt )
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	"None can trust the slimy Indian at the top and his cabal of thieves. He lies every time his lips move.
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	49 minutes ago by Anonymous
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @d2+1kg39zzvt
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +2 
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Coocked results ? Some good revenue dow to the Z17 cycle ? Debt remains high though.
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Me wonders who the h-ll buy IBM in 2025-2026 except for the old economy folks stuck with mainframes .
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Did anyone guess what the new Financial Institutions use as infra in H/W and S/W ? Like Revolut ? They adapt in no time , bring new products in the market fast , run querries with new tools , whilst your 130 year old bank with a 70 year old CIO Brag about the availability of hiz Z16 and his Cobol team
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	54 minutes ago by Insider
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @d1+1kg39zzvt
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +2 
[15:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	Something seems off about the financial results in SW. Particularly Data and Automation. Are you telling me that DB2, WAS, and MQ are growing Revenue twice as fast as Red Hat? I'm sensing shenanigans.
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[15:03]	TR News	"It is always a good practice to know the hardware components of your Linux system running" https://www.tecmint.com/commands-to-collect-system-and-hardware-information-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[15:03]	TR Bot	 11 Commands to Collect System and Hardware Info in Linux
[15:10]	TR News	VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-vmx-root.html
[15:10]	TR Bot	 VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode
[15:11]	TR News	Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.2.15-released/
[15:11]	TR Bot	 Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! | Krita
[15:12]	TR News	curl distro meeting 2026 https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/28/curl-distro-meeting-2026/
[15:12]	TR Bot	distro meeting 2026 | daniel.haxx.se
[15:15]	TR News	Give a bit, theyll take a megabyte: Data Protection Then and Now https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/give-a-bit-theyll-take-a-megabyte-data-protection-then-and-now/
[15:15]	TR Bot	 Give a bit, theyll take a megabyte: Data Protection Then and Now | Open Rights Group
[15:16]	TR News	Lawmakers wonder when Convicted Felon administration will weigh on soon-expired surveillance powers https://cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-section-702-fisa-renewal-senate-judiciary-hearing/
[15:16]	TR Bot	judiciary presses for answers ahead of FISA deadline | CyberScoop
[15:17]	TR News	Data Protection Day: 5 misconceptions about data protection, debunked https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-5-misconceptions-about-data-protection-debunked
[15:17]	TR Bot	 Data Protection Day: 5 misconceptions about data protection, debunked
[15:17]	TR News	If you dont control your keys, you dont control your data https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-bitlocker-recovery-keys-data-sovereignty-virtru-op-ed/
[15:17]	TR Bot	you dont control your keys, you dont control your data | CyberScoop
[15:19]	TR News	Want the Federal Government to Hear Your Thoughts on AI?: New Consultation Launched https://citizenlab.ca/want-the-federal-government-to-hear-your-thoughts-on-ai-new-consultation-launched/
[15:19]	TR Bot	 Want the Federal Government to Hear Your Thoughts on AI?: New Consultation Launched - The Citizen Lab
[15:20]	TR News	Amazon lays off 16,000 employees to prioritize growth areas https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/28/amazon-lays-off-16000-employees-prioritize-growth-areas/
[15:20]	TR Bot	lays off 16,000 employees to prioritize growth areas - SiliconANGLE
[15:20]	TR News	Government Reveals Digital Policy Priorities in Trio of Responses to Canadian Heritage Committee Reports https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/01/government-reveals-digital-policy-priorities-in-trio-of-responses-to-canadian-heritage-committee-reports/
[15:20]	TR Bot	 Government Reveals Digital Policy Priorities in Trio of Responses to Canadian Heritage Committee Reports - Michael Geist
[15:22]	TR News	libfyaml fully-featured YAML 1.2 and JSON parser/writer https://www.linuxlinks.com/libfyaml-fully-featured-yaml-json-parser-writer/
[15:22]	TR Bot	- fully-featured YAML 1.2 and JSON parser/writer - LinuxLinks
[15:22]	TR News	mopidy extensible music server https://www.linuxlinks.com/mopidy-extensible-music-server/
[15:22]	TR Bot	- extensible music server - LinuxLinks
[15:22]	TR News	Crossterm terminal manipulation library https://www.linuxlinks.com/crossterm-terminal-manipulation-library/
[15:22]	TR Bot	- terminal manipulation library - LinuxLinks
[15:22]	TR News	todds CPU-based DDS texture encoder https://www.linuxlinks.com/todds-cpu-based-dds-texture-encoder/
[15:22]	TR Bot	- CPU-based DDS texture encoder - LinuxLinks
[15:23]	TR News	Zaz terminal manipulation library https://www.linuxlinks.com/zaz-terminal-manipulation-library/
[15:23]	TR Bot	- terminal manipulation library - LinuxLinks
[15:23]	TR News	dmitui TUI version of dmidecode https://www.linuxlinks.com/dmitui-tui-dmidecode/
[15:23]	TR Bot	- TUI version of dmidecode - LinuxLinks
[15:23]	TR News	Xtop TUI system monitor https://www.linuxlinks.com/xtop-tui-system-monitor/
[15:23]	TR Bot	- TUI system monitor - LinuxLinks
[15:23]	TR News	Hummingbird modern music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/hummingbird-modern-music-player/
[15:23]	TR Bot	- modern music player - LinuxLinks
[15:24]	TR News	Kino media browser for Plex and Jellyfin servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/kino-media-browser-plex-jellyfin-servers/
[15:24]	TR Bot	- media browser for Plex and Jellyfin servers - LinuxLinks
[15:24]	TR News	video-compare split-screen video comparison tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/video-compare-split-screen-video-comparison-tool/
[15:24]	TR Bot	- split-screen video comparison tool - LinuxLinks
[15:26]	TR News	Ariel OS A Rust RTOS for IoT microcontrollers https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/28/ariel-os-a-rust-rtos-for-iot-microcontrollers/
[15:26]	TR Bot	 Ariel OS - A Rust RTOS for IoT microcontrollers - CNX Software
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[15:37]	TR News	C.J. Collier: Dataproc GPUs, Secure Boot, & Proxies https://wp.c9h.org/cj/?p=2114
[15:37]	TR Bot	 Dataproc GPUs, Secure Boot, & Proxies Clerical Rigor
[15:46]	TR News	Generated Lessons https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1116/generated-lessons
[15:46]	TR Bot	 Generated Lessons - David Revoy
[15:47]	TR News	Avalue EMS-ARH A fanless, modular industrial Arrow Lake-H PC featuring IET interface with DDI, PCIe, USB 3.0 https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/29/avalue-ems-arh-a-fanless-modular-industrial-arrow-lake-h-pc-featuring-iet-interface-with-ddi-pcie-usb-3-0/
[15:47]	TR Bot	 Avalue EMS-ARH - A fanless, modular industrial "Arrow Lake-H" PC featuring IET interface with DDI, PCIe, USB 3.0... - CNX Software
[15:52]	MinceR	(cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/41/1768414889636.jpg
[15:59]	TR News	TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttablog-test-which-of-these-three.html
[15:59]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?
● Jan 29
[16:00]	TR News	"Microsofts stock declines after Microsoft trap Azure cloud growth dips below 40%" - headline from Microsoft-funded spam site
[16:00]	TR News	Mourning Didier Spaier https://lwn.net/Articles/1056384/
[16:00]	TR Bot	Didier Spaier [LWN.net]
[16:01]	TR News	The Forecast Wars on Weather Ex-Twitter https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-forecast-wars-on-weather-twitter
[16:01]	TR Bot	 The Forecast Wars on Weather Twitter | The New Yorker
[16:08]	TR News	Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/amazon-corporate-layoffs.html
[16:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/amazon-corporate-layoffs.html )
[16:08]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[16:08]	TR News	Amazon Is Laying Off 16,000 PeopleIs Amazon Music Part of the Latest Adjustment? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/amazon-layoffs-16k-people/
[16:08]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/amazon-layoffs-16k-people/ )
[16:10]	TR News	C.J. Adams-Collier: Part 2: Taming the Beast Deep Dive into the Proxy-Aware GPU Initialization Action https://wp.c9h.org/cj/?p=2117
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Part 2: Taming the Beast Deep Dive into the Proxy-Aware GPU Initialization Action Clerical Rigor
[16:11]	TR News	Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 15.3 https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/01/28/kiwi-tcms-153/
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Kiwi TCMS - Kiwi TCMS 15.3
[16:13]	TR News	GSoC: differences of expectations between students and organizations https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/28/gsoc-differences-of-expectations-between-students-and-organizations/
[16:13]	TR Bot	 GSoC: differences of expectations between students and organizations - KDE Blogs
[16:15]	TR News	Antoine Beaupr: Qalculate hacks https://anarc.at/blog/2025-02-08-qalculate-hacks/
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Qalculate hacks - anarcat
[16:16]	TR News	Antoine Beaupr: Qalculate hacks https://anarc.at/blog/2025-02-08-qalculate-hacks/
[16:18]	TR News	Retro gaming outfit unveils PC controller with built-in heart rate monitor also features IPS screen, 1,000Hz polling, and six-axis gyroscope https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/retro-gaming-outfit-unveils-pc-controller-with-built-in-heart-rate-monitor-also-features-ips-screen-1-000hz-polling-and-six-axis-gyroscope
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Retro gaming outfit unveils PC controller with built-in heart rate monitor also features IPS screen, 1,000Hz polling, and six-axis gyroscope | Tom's Hardware
[16:19]	TR News	Clickfraud SPAMnil is inflating a pyramid scheme now. Classic. Fitting of the 'Linux' Foundation...
[16:20]	TR News	A contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-community-draws-up-contingency-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds-should-the-need-arise-only-34-years-in-the-making http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/26/Richard_Stallman_s_Experiences_With_Cancel_Brigades_Ought_to_Ed.shtml
[16:20]	TR Bot	 After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old' | Tom's Hardware
[16:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman's Experiences With 'Cancel Brigades' Ought to Educate Linus Torvalds
[16:21]	TR News	Google News as the Sole Source of Slop About "Linux", a Feeder of Slopfarms or Serial Sloppers https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Google_News_as_the_Sole_Source_of_Slop_About_Linux_a_Feeder_of_.shtml
[16:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google News as the Sole Source of Slop About "Linux", a Feeder of Slopfarms or Serial Sloppers
[16:21]	TR News	Mecha Systems Introduces GNU/Linux Handheld http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Mecha-Systems-Introduces-Linux-Handheld
[16:21]	TR Bot	 Mecha Systems Introduces Linux Handheld Linux Magazine
[16:22]	TR News	https://perens.com/ still missing
[16:22]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://perens.com/ )
[16:23]	TR News	antiX 26-rc1 released https://distrowatch.com/antix
[16:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/antix )
[16:24]	TR News	GParted 1.8.0-2 released as well https://distrowatch.com/gparted
[16:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gparted )
[16:24]	TR News	FOSS Weekly #26.05: Clawdbot Mania, NexPhone, Things We No Longer Use Terminal for and More GNU/Linux Stuff https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-05/
[16:24]	TR Bot	 FOSS Weekly #26.05: Clawdbot Mania, NexPhone, Things We No Longer Use Terminal for and More Linux Stuff
[16:25]	TR News	Sipeed MaixCAM2 combines 4K imaging and edge Hey Hi (AI) in an open camera platform https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform/
[16:25]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform/ )
[16:26]	TR News	FydeOS 22.0 released is out https://distrowatch.com/fydeos
[16:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/fydeos )
[16:26]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[16:27]	TR News	One in three parental leave users in South Korea is now a dad https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/one-in-three-parental-leave-users-in-south-korea-is-now-a-dad
[16:27]	TR Bot	 One in three parental leave users in South Korea is now a dad | The Straits Times
[16:28]	TR News	South Korean children starting to gamble earlier: Survey https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-children-starting-to-gamble-earlier-survey
[16:28]	TR Bot	 South Korean children starting to gamble earlier: Survey | The Straits Times
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[16:32]	TR News	China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-executes-11-linked-to-myanmar-scam-compounds
[16:32]	TR Bot	 China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds | The Straits Times
[16:32]	TR News	Investigators are trying to determine if all the scam centres are linked to a single syndicate https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/jb-condos-now-scam-bases-targeting-overseas-victims-say-police
[16:32]	TR Bot	 JB condos now scam bases targeting overseas victims, say Malaysian police | The Straits Times
[16:34]	TR News	At Worlds Busiest Port, Chinas Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/china-economy-duality.html
[16:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/china-economy-duality.html )
[16:40]	TR News	China satellite near miss prompts Starlink to reduce altitudes more than 4,000 satellites pulled to 300-mile orbit to increase 'space safety' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-close-call-prompts-starlink-to-reduce-satellite-altitudes-more-than-4-000-satellites-pulled-to-300-mile-orbit-to-increase-space-safety
[16:40]	TR Bot	 China satellite near miss prompts Starlink to reduce altitudes more than 4,000 satellites pulled to 300-mile orbit to increase 'space safety' | Tom's Hardware
[16:40]	TR News	expected to raise Jimmy Lai issue https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/28/uks-keir-starmer-arrives-in-china-to-defend-pragmatic-partnership-expected-to-raise-jimmy-lai-issue/ as if the UK is championing free press??? http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/UK_House_of_Lords_Recognises_the_SLAPP_Issue_in_the_UK_and_EFF_.shtml
[16:40]	TR Bot	 UK's Keir Starmer arrives in China to defend 'pragmatic' partnership
[16:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights UK House of Lords Recognises the SLAPP Issue in the UK and EFF Pursues "Bill (That) Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit" in the US
[16:41]	TR News	The Hill is growing traffic in a declining market by investing in reporters https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/the-hill-is-growing-traffic-in-a-declining-market-by-investing-in-reporters/
[16:41]	TR Bot	 The Hill is growing traffic in a declining market by investing in reporters - Press Gazette
[16:42]	TR News	Mirror accepts hacking took place but says new claims brought too late https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/mirror-accepts-hacking-took-place-but-says-new-claims-brought-too-late/
[16:42]	TR Bot	 Mirror accepts hacking but says new claims brought too late - Press Gazette
[16:46]	TR News	10,000 Brain Scans Reveal Why Your Memory Gets Worse With Age https://www.sciencealert.com/10000-brain-scans-reveal-why-your-memory-gets-worse-with-age
[16:46]	TR Bot	Brain Scans Reveal Why Your Memory Gets Worse With Age : ScienceAlert
[16:49]	TR News	Qt Widgets to Qt Quick, An Application Journey Part 1 https://www.qt.io/blog/qtwidgets-to-qtquick-application-journey-part1
[16:49]	TR Bot	 Qt Widgets to Qt Quick, An Application Journey Part 1
[16:53]	TR News	Kapo-berg sez/stenography/spreading lies as "journalism"? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/meta-earnings-ai-spending.html
[16:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/technology/meta-earnings-ai-spending.html )
[16:54]	TR News	Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/tesla-earnings-electric-vehicles.html
[16:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/tesla-earnings-electric-vehicles.html )
[16:57]	TR News	Hong Kong mulls legislation to tackle Hey Hi (AI) deepfake porn official https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/29/hong-kong-mulls-legislation-to-tackle-ai-deepfake-porn-official/
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Hong Kong studying legal moves against AI deepfake porn
[16:59]	TR News	Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/far-right-scammed-ai-waifu
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu
[16:59]	TR News	Anthropic CEO Warns That the Hey Hi (AI) Tech Hes Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-ceo-warns-ai-ravage-human-civilization
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He's Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization
● Jan 29
[17:02]	TR News	Judge Questions Convicted Felon Administrations Push to Halt Congestion Pricing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/nyregion/congestion-pricing-lawsuit.html
[17:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/nyregion/congestion-pricing-lawsuit.html )
[17:05]	TR News	who
[17:05]	TR News	"I am sure a feminist approach to IP law is a great new way of critiquing those laws, but it must be recognised that this is now getting into the domain of who has power and who has the ability to impose laws on others. The legal system as a whole will not give up power to a feminism-based approach, and that must be recognised. This book seems to imply putting forward arguments and discussion"
[17:05]	TR News	Femmewashing monopolies http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/guest-book-review-feminist.html?showComment=1769602095045#c4150622540061941123
[17:05]	TR Bot	 [Guest Book Review] A Feminist Reconstruction of Intellectual Property Laws in Music - The IPKat
[17:06]	TR News	Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakes https://cyberscoop.com/grok-undressed-victims-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-xai-elon-musk/
[17:06]	TR Bot	victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakes | CyberScoop
[17:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  MiniOS Ultra 5.1 Shrinks the ISO, Not the Experience https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/MiniOS_Ultra_5_1_Shrinks_the_ISO_Not_the_Experience.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/MiniOS_Ultra_5_1_Shrinks_the_ISO_Not_the_Experience.gmi 
[17:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines MiniOS Ultra 5.1 Shrinks the ISO, Not the Experience
[17:08]	TR News	Court Filing Reveals Something Very Nasty About Mark Kapo-berg https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/lawsuit-meta-zuckerberg-chatbot-kids
[17:08]	TR Bot	 Court Filing Reveals Something Very Nasty About Mark Zuckerberg
[17:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/What_Happens_to_Linux_After_Linus_Torvalds_We_Finally_Have_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/What_Happens_to_Linux_After_Linus_Torvalds_We_Finally_Have_the_.gmi 
[17:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question
[17:14]	TR News	Fortinets latest zero-day vulnerability carries frustrating familiarities for customers https://cyberscoop.com/ortinet-zero-day-cve-2026-24858-forticloud-sso-auth-bypass/
[17:14]	TR Bot	latest zero-day vulnerability carries frustrating familiarities for customers | CyberScoop
[17:18]	TR News	OpenSSF at FOSDEM 2026: From Policy to Practical Security https://openssf.org/blog/2026/01/28/openssfatfosdem/
[17:18]	TR Bot	 OpenSSF at FOSDEM 2026: From Policy to Practical Security Open Source Security Foundation
[17:19]	TR News	From the community | MAHA is worsening nutrition insecurity Food is Medicine can do better https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/28/from-the-community-maha-is-worsening-nutrition-insecurity-food-is-medicine-can-do-better/
[17:19]	TR Bot	 From the community | MAHA is worsening nutrition insecurity 'Food is Medicine' can do better
[17:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  New GeForce NOW native Linux support could lure Windows 10 refugees https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/05/New_GeForce_NOW_native_Linux_support_could_lure_Windows_10_refu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/05/New_GeForce_NOW_native_Linux_support_could_lure_Windows_10_refu.gmi 
[17:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New GeForce NOW native Linux support could lure Windows 10 refugees
[17:21]	TR News	Fortinet Patches Exploited FortiCloud SSO Authentication Bypass https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-exploited-forticloud-sso-authentication-bypass/
[17:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-exploited-forticloud-sso-authentication-bypass/ )
[17:22]	TR News	US Charges 31 More Defendants in Massive ATM Hacking Probe https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-31-more-defendants-in-massive-atm-hacking-probe/
[17:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-31-more-defendants-in-massive-atm-hacking-probe/ )
[17:23]	TR News	It has back doors though https://www.securityweek.com/whatsapp-boosts-account-security-for-at-risk-individuals/
[17:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/whatsapp-boosts-account-security-for-at-risk-individuals/ )
[17:23]	TR News	Senate leaders want answers from Social Security about DOGE sharing its data https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/01/senate-leaders-want-answers-from-social-security-about-doge-sharing-its-data/
[17:23]	TR Bot	 Senate leaders want answers from Social Security about DOGE sharing its data
[17:25]	TR News	Sven Hoexter: Decrypt TLS Connection with wireshark and curl http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/misc_tls_decription_w_curl_wireshark/
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Decrypt TLS Connection with wireshark and curl
[17:26]	TR News	Editors unite to demand Parliament takes action on SLAPPs https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/anti-slapps-national-newspaper-editors-letter-kings-speech/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/UK_House_of_Lords_Recognises_the_SLAPP_Issue_in_the_UK_and_EFF_.shtml
[17:26]	TR Bot	 National newspaper editors unite to demand anti-SLAPP law - Press Gazette
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights UK House of Lords Recognises the SLAPP Issue in the UK and EFF Pursues "Bill (That) Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit" in the US
[17:38]	TR News	No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/plaintiffs-crystallize-judgment.html
[17:38]	TR Bot	 No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment | Patently-O
[17:40]	TR News	"I read with great interest the following comment of yours: just because the EPO is the only one of the world's large Patent Offices which requires the description to be purged of inconsistencies does not mean that the EPO is wrong to insist on it. This is the first time I read something like this from you."
[17:40]	TR News	"I do agree with you that often the silent..." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1769523386214#c2084645750660675688
[17:40]	TR Bot	 G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn - The IPKat
[17:41]	TR News	(IBM) "Working as a Adv Solutions Engineer is such a chill job. Only attend meetings and no work lol" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh
[17:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh )
[17:42]	TR News	"Yayy no layoffs!!! We anyways stopped sponsoring visas, didn't we?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt
[17:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt )
[17:43]	TR News	"@OPTop performer here (100% plus club 2 consecutive years) ranked low performer before the most recent round and saw the ugly writing on the wall and didn't want to play the game. Got out well before and sooo glad I did (had several offers so I knew it wasn't me). That's no way to exist. Shame on you IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05
[17:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 )
[17:43]	TR News	"Absolutely true - what you never want to do is rock the boat, no matter how right you may be about a certain issue, a new strategy, perspective, etc."
[17:43]	TR News	"Don't Be Fooled With Whats Happening - Whitney Webb" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc
[17:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc )
[17:44]	TR News	"No Layoffs! [...] layoffs are coming after the pile of garbage spewed yesterday, regarding the earnings. The bigger the lies, the bigger the messes to clean then, the bigger the layoffs." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5
[17:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5 )
[17:47]	TR News	Nokia vs Asus and Acer: Regional Court Munich redefines FRAND rules https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/nokia-vs-asus-and-acer-regional-court-munich-redefines-frand-rules/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Nokia vs Asus and Acer: Regional Court Munich redefines FRAND rules
[17:47]	TR News	Chinas investment in Indonesia is its global critical-minerals template https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-investment-in-indonesia-is-its-global-critical-minerals-template/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Chinas investment in Indonesia is its global critical-minerals template | The Strategist
● Jan 29
[18:04]	TR News	Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-resignation.html
[18:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-resignation.html )
[18:04]	TR News	Mathias Bonn: The Hobby Lives On https://blogs.gnome.org/mathias/2026/01/28/the-hobby-lives-on/
[18:04]	TR Bot	 The Hobby Lives On New and Familiar
[18:05]	TR News	HardenedBSD 15-build-8 is out https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd
[18:05]	TR Bot	timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd )
[18:06]	TR News	IP address to organization name map https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/28/ip-address-to-organization-name-map/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 IP address to organization name map | APNIC Blog
[18:06]	TR News	Upcoming keynotes and program highlights at APRICOT 2026 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/29/upcoming-keynotes-and-program-highlights-at-apricot-2026/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 Upcoming keynotes and program highlights at APRICOT 2026 | APNIC Blog
[18:08]	TR News	"The takedown also appears to be confirmed by one of the forum's alleged operators who goes by "Stallman."" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/fbi_seizes_ramp_forum/ https://therecord.media/notorious-russia-based-ramp-forum-seized
[18:08]	TR Bot	 Ransomware crims forced to take off-RAMP as FBI seizes forum The Register
[18:08]	TR Bot	 Notorious Russia-based RAMP cybercrime forum apparently seized by FBI | The Record from Recorded Future News
[18:27]	TR News	Techrights Goodbyes to Red Hat and IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Goodbyes_to_Red_Hat_and_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Goodbyes_to_Red_Hat_and_IBM.gmi 
[18:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Goodbyes to Red Hat and IBM
[18:28]	TR News	How we turned OpenShift installation into a smart chatbot-driven experience https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/28/how-we-turned-openshift-installation-chatbot-driven-experience
[18:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/28/how-we-turned-openshift-installation-chatbot-driven-experience )
[18:30]	TR News	Google exploring updates to let publishers opt out of Hey Hi (AI) Overviews https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-overviews-search-cma-proposals/
[18:30]	TR Bot	 Google 'exploring updates' to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews - Press Gazette
[18:31]	TR News	UK government to allow publishers to opt out of Surveillance Giant Google data scraping for Hey Hi (AI) Overview https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/28/uk-government-allow-publishers-opt-google-data-scraping-ai-overview/
[18:31]	TR Bot	government to allow publishers to opt out of Google data scraping for AI Overview - SiliconANGLE
[18:31]	TR News	The Amount Googles Hey Hi (AI) Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-knows-about-you-uncomfortable
[18:31]	TR Bot	 The Amount Google's AI Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp
[18:32]	TR News	Openwashing https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/28/google-deepmind-open-sources-alphagenome-medical-research-model/
[18:32]	TR Bot	DeepMind open-sources AlphaGenome medical research model - SiliconANGLE
[18:32]	TR News	Parrot 7.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/parrot
[18:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/parrot )
[18:33]	TR News	EPO Technical Meetings Show no Breakthroughs, a Strike Goes Ahead This Friday https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/EPO_Technical_Meetings_Show_no_Breakthroughs_a_Strike_Goes_Ahea.shtml
[18:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights EPO Technical Meetings Show no Breakthroughs, a Strike Goes Ahead This Friday
[18:36]	TR News	Valves Proton Update Brings 19 More Games to GNU/Linux https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/28/valves-proton-update-brings-19-more-games-to-linux/
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Valves Proton Update Brings 19 More Games to Linux - gHacks Tech News
[18:37]	TR News	PC Gamer on the scx_horoscope scheduler https://lwn.net/Articles/1056354/
[18:37]	TR Bot	Gamer on the scx_horoscope scheduler [LWN.net]
[18:38]	TR News	32 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Integrated Development Environments https://www.linuxlinks.com/ide/
[18:38]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux Integrated Development Environments - LinuxLinks
[18:38]	TR News	3 Best Free and Open Source Pandora Radio Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/pandoraclients/
[18:38]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Pandora Radio Clients - LinuxLinks
[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:39]	TR News	jfsh terminal-based client for Jellyfin https://www.linuxlinks.com/jfsh-terminal-based-client-jellyfin/
[18:39]	TR Bot	- terminal-based client for Jellyfin - LinuxLinks
[18:39]	TR News	6 Best Free and Open Source Scala Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-scala-static-site-generators/
[18:39]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Scala Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks
[18:39]	TR News	15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Compilers https://www.linuxlinks.com/compilers/
[18:39]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux Compilers - LinuxLinks
[18:40]	TR News	COSMIC Desktop 1.0.4 is out with an improved greeter, better performance in Files, and more https://www.neowin.net/news/cosmic-desktop-104-is-out-with-an-improved-greeter-better-performance-in-files-and-more/
[18:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/cosmic-desktop-104-is-out-with-an-improved-greeter-better-performance-in-files-and-more/ )
[18:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Googles Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Google_s_Desktop_Operating_System_Aluminium_OS_Has_Leaked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Google_s_Desktop_Operating_System_Aluminium_OS_Has_Leaked.gmi 
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Googles Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked
[18:41]	TR News	5 Best Free and Open Source Passive OS Fingerprinting Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-passive-os-fingerprinting-tools/
[18:41]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Passive OS Fingerprinting Tools - LinuxLinks
[18:41]	TR News	Xfetch system information tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/xfetch-system-information-tool/
[18:42]	TR Bot	- system information tool - LinuxLinks
[18:42]	TR News	SysLinuxOS 13.1 released https://distrowatch.com/syslinuxos
[18:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/syslinuxos )
[18:42]	TR News	Zorin 18-r3 released as well https://distrowatch.com/zorin
[18:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zorin )
[18:43]	TR News	Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-gparted-live-1-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8
[18:43]	TR Bot	GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 - 9to5Linux
[18:43]	TR News	VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.19 https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-6-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-19
[18:43]	TR Bot	7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19 - 9to5Linux
[18:43]	TR News	GNU gettext Reaches Version 1.0
[18:44]	TR News	The Second Beta of Plasma 6.6 Released with Numerous Bug-fixes https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/second-beta-of-plasma-6-6-released/
[18:44]	TR Bot	 The Second Beta of Plasma 6.6 Released with Numerous Bug-fixes | UbuntuHandbook
[18:45]	TR News	Transmission 4.1.0 Adds Sequential Downloading, IPv6 Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/transmission-4-1-0-released
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Transmission 4.1.0 Adds Sequential Downloading, IPv6 Support - OMG! Ubuntu
[18:46]	TR News	50 Cent, DRM spreader Netflix Slapped With $20 Million Lawsuit Over Sean Combs: The Reckoning https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/50-cent-netflix-lawsuit-diddy-doc/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml
[18:46]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/50-cent-netflix-lawsuit-diddy-doc/ )
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK
[18:46]	TR News	Leaked images showcase Android's new Aluminum OS desktop interface Google's nascent backdoored Windows rival spotted in screen recording of a Chromebook bug https://www.tomshardware.com/software/chromeos/leaked-images-showcase-androids-new-aluminum-os-desktop-interface-googles-nascent-windows-rival-spotted-in-screen-recording-of-a-chromebook-bug
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Leaked images showcase Android's new Aluminum OS desktop interface Google's nascent Windows rival spotted in screen recording of a Chromebook bug | Tom's Hardware
[18:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.gmi 
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update
[18:51]	TR News	So you need more than port 80: Exposing custom ports in Kubernetes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/28/exposing-custom-ports-kubernetes
[18:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/28/exposing-custom-ports-kubernetes )
[18:51]	TR News	Auto-registration v2: Easier management of Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux on proprietary trap AWS https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/auto-registration-v2-easier-management-red-hat-enterprise-linux-aws
[18:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/auto-registration-v2-easier-management-red-hat-enterprise-linux-aws )
[18:52]	TR News	The Dont Contact Us Page https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/dont-contact-us-page/
[18:52]	TR Bot	 The Dont Contact Us Page - Jim Nielsens Blog
[18:54]	TR News	Bluetti AC70 power box https://bkhome.org/news/202601/bluetti-ac70-power-box.html
[18:54]	TR Bot	 Bluetti AC70 power box
[18:56]	TR News	OSI pauses 2026 board election cycle https://lwn.net/Articles/1056376/ https://opensource.org/blog/2026-osi-elections-update
[18:56]	TR Bot	pauses 2026 board election cycle [LWN.net]
[18:56]	TR Bot	 2026 OSI Elections Update - Open Source Initiative
[18:59]	TR News	metasticization: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/lennart_poettering_quits_microsoft/ https://amutable.com/
[18:59]	TR Bot	 Systemd daddy departs Microsoft for Linux startup The Register
[18:59]		-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Amutable
● Jan 29
[19:00]	TR News	Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1056330/
[19:00]	TR Bot	updates for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[19:00]	TR News	High-Severity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in OpenSSL https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patched-in-openssl/
[19:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-patched-in-openssl/ )
[19:00]	TR News	OPNsense 26.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/opnsense
[19:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/opnsense )
[19:01]	TR News	TUXEDO Computers Unveils Intel-Powered InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 GNU/Linux Laptop https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-computers-unveils-intel-powered-infinitybook-max-15-gen10-linux-notebook
[19:01]	TR Bot	Computers Unveils Intel-Powered InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop - 9to5Linux
[19:01]	TR News	How to Recruit a New Maintainer for Your Package https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/how-to-recruit-a-new-maintainer-for-your-package/
[19:01]	TR Bot	to Recruit a New Maintainer for Your Package | R-bloggers
[19:02]	TR News	How To Install Stremio on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-stremio-fedora-43/
[19:02]	TR Bot	 How To Install Stremio on Fedora 43 - idroot
[19:02]	TR News	How To Install Jekyll on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-jekyll-ubuntu-24-04/
[19:02]	TR Bot	 How To Install Jekyll on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[19:03]	TR News	How To Install Ghost on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-ghost-fedora-43/
[19:03]	TR Bot	 How To Install Ghost on Fedora 43 - idroot
[19:03]	TR News	How To Install PPTP VPN on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-pptp-vpn-debian-13/
[19:03]	TR Bot	 How To Install PPTP VPN on Debian 13 - idroot
[19:03]	TR News	How To Install Flarum on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-flarum-ubuntu-24-04/
[19:03]	TR Bot	 How To Install Flarum on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[19:05]	TR News	What is this Clawdbot, Err Moltbot, Everyone's Screaming About? https://itsfoss.com/news/clawdbot-fiasco-explained/
[19:05]	TR Bot	 What is this Clawdbot, Err Moltbot, Everyone's Screaming About?
[19:06]	MinceR	we all scream for ice cream
[19:06]	TR News	"about His Billness" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc
[19:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc )
[19:06]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HzS81RM4LCc )
[19:07]	TR News	"This video revisits a largely forgotten 2001 newspaper profile that sheds disturbing light on Jeffrey Epsteins elite connections long before his crimes became public knowledge. Drawing from a January 2001 Evening Standard article by Nigel Rosser, the discussion examines claims that Epsteins wealth and influence were tied to a small circle of powerful men, including Leslie Wexner, Donald Trump, and Bill Gates"
[19:07]	TR News	"asks why these early references have since vanished from mainstream narratives. The conversation situates Epstein not as an isolated predator, but as a figure embedded in elite networks that blended finance, politics, intelligence, and philanthropy under a carefully managed public image."
[19:09]	TR News	UMG, Concord Seriously Supersize Their Anthropic LawsuitNew $3.1 Billion Claim Alleges Blatant Infringement, Torrenting and Piracy While Directing Targeting Cofounders https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/umg-concord-anthropic-lawsuit/
[19:09]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/umg-concord-anthropic-lawsuit/ )
[19:10]	TR News	EU, Vietnam to agree to boost work on minerals, chips and trusted 5G, says draft document https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/eu-vietnam-to-agree-to-boost-work-on-minerals-chips-trusted-5g-draft-document-says
[19:10]	TR Bot	 EU, Vietnam to agree to boost work on minerals, chips and trusted 5G, says draft document | The Straits Times
[19:11]	TR News	Undersea cable cutting shenanigans lead Finland to create a dedicated maritime surveillance center Russian shadow fleet operations heighten concerns in the Baltic Sea https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/undersea-cable-cutting-shenanigans-lead-finland-to-create-a-dedicated-maritime-surveillance-center-russian-shadow-fleet-operations-heighten-concerns-in-the-baltic-sea
[19:11]	TR Bot	 Undersea cable cutting shenanigans lead Finland to create a dedicated maritime surveillance center Russian shadow fleet operations heighten concerns in the Baltic Sea | Tom's Hardware
[19:12]	TR News	APTs, Cybercriminals Widely Exploiting WinRAR Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/apts-cybercriminals-widely-exploiting-winrar-vulnerability/
[19:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apts-cybercriminals-widely-exploiting-winrar-vulnerability/ )
[19:15]	TR News	Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer Hit By New EU Sanctions https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-zarubin-polunin-ukraine-war/33662351.html
[19:15]	TR Bot	 Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer Hit By New EU Sanctions
[19:16]	TR News	Automatic configuration of the syslog-ng wildcard-file() source https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-automatic-configuration-of-the-wildcard-file-source/
[19:16]	TR Bot	 Automatic configuration of the syslog-ng wildcard-file() source | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik
[19:16]	TR News	An Ambitious Life Manager That Tries to Do It All and Almost Succeeds https://fossforce.com/2026/01/an-ambitious-life-manager-that-tries-to-do-it-all-and-almost-succeeds/
[19:16]	TR Bot	 An Ambitious Life Manager That Tries to Do It All and Almost Succeeds - FOSS Force
[19:17]	TR News	Wave of Suicides Hits as Indias Economy Is Ravaged by Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/suicides-india-economy-ai
[19:17]	TR Bot	 Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI
[19:17]	TR News	Opinion | Dont be fooled: The school smartphone bill wont do much https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-dont-be-fooled-the-school-smartphone-bill-wont-do-much/
[19:17]	TR Bot	 Opinion | Dont be fooled: The school smartphone bill wont do much - Bridge Michigan
[19:18]	TR News	American Tiktok users claim app is censoring Epstein and ICE criticism https://www.france24.com/en/american-tiktok-users-claim-app-is-censoring-epstein-and-ice-criticism
[19:18]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/american-tiktok-users-claim-app-is-censoring-epstein-and-ice-criticism )
[19:19]	TR News	US Fentanylware (CheeTok) App Uninstalls Jump 150% Following Transfer to US Ownership https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-app-uninstalls-rise-2026/
[19:19]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-app-uninstalls-rise-2026/ )
[19:22]	TR News	On IBM: "Get out of that shithole before it gets rid of you!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5
[19:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg4bhzz5 )
[19:23]	TR News	"I think you are correct... at least for MQ, I don't think it is growing. Losing every day to Kafka. Now, we essentially just bought Kafka (Confluent) so who really cares! Red Hat is in trouble, definitely. Scores of customers are moving away from RHEL. Ubuntu appears to be the main beneficiary of that trend. Would love to hear some Red Hat folks comment. Anyone?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt
[19:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg39zzvt )
[19:24]	TR News	"What has IBM done for at least the past 10+ years? Two layoffs every year. IBM is not about to change this, especially not when the Execs have told Wall Street that the FCF will be 1 billion more in 2026 than in 2025. Everyone should be bracing for the worst and be ready. If you have not understood that by now, you are a total id--t, sorry to say! So, have a plan because you may be next." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh
[19:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh )
[19:24]	TR News	"I never meet my 40 hours and I am still here... I guess they are not looking at the correct data! Where is the AI when you need it! lol!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke3n3tjk
[19:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke3n3tjk )
[19:24]	TR News	IBM "RTO is a joke. I am still hearing that they are having some issues collecting the badge-in information." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191
[19:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191 )
[19:26]	TR News	"demoting from one band to lower band has been a favorite strategy in areas like MCC. Even Execs / Directors are being debanded. Some folk are so fearful of losing their jobs that they take the humiliation and hold on until theyre inevitably RAed. The same useless crones at the top seem to hang on by their fingernails though, continuing to make use of the Corporate jet." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05
[19:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 )
[19:26]	TR News	"Manager here. Here's how a debanding works: For example, for bands 1 - 9, if you are demoted 1 level, your salary and GDP does not change BUT you are probably at the top of the salary range for the lower Band level -- which means you are unlikely to get a base salary increase until you get promoted up a level.
[19:27]	TR News	"(Have seen an employee demoted 1 level and then the employee works hard and gets promoted back to their former level -- very rare, but have seen it happen.) Going from a Band 10 to a Band 9, has the same salary implications described above AND your GDP potential is substantially reduced (since Band 10s have a higher potential for GDP)."
[19:27]	TR News	"So going from a Band 10 to a Band 9 does not decrease your salary but it will reduce your total compensation due to a lower GDP payout."
[19:27]	TR News	"my manager says I dont perform at band level and I offered to go down a level and he said it wasnt being offered as an option"
[19:29]	TR News	'getting grey and old' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-community-draws-up-contingency-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds-should-the-need-arise-only-34-years-in-the-making
[19:29]	TR Bot	 After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old' | Tom's Hardware
[19:30]	TR News	4 reasons I prefer screen over tmux on GNU/Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-prefer-screen-over-tmux/
[19:30]	TR Bot	 4 reasons I prefer screen over tmux on Linux
[19:30]	TR News	Hooray! Linux is GOG's 'next major frontier'. Oh no! It wants to 'Actively use and promote AI-assisted development tools' https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/hooray-linux-is-gogs-next-major-frontier-oh-no-it-wants-to-actively-use-and-promote-ai-assisted-development-tools/
[19:30]	TR Bot	 Hooray! Linux is GOG's 'next major frontier'. Oh no! It wants to 'Actively use and promote AI-assisted development tools' | PC Gamer
[19:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GOG_calls_Linux_the_next_major_frontier_for_gaming_as_it_works_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GOG_calls_Linux_the_next_major_frontier_for_gaming_as_it_works_.gmi 
[19:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client
[19:32]	TR News	KDE Plasma 6.6 is almost here, and this Linux distro gave me an early look - here's how https://www.zdnet.com/article/kde-plasma-6-6-neon-unstable/
[19:32]	TR Bot	Plasma 6.6 is almost here, and this Linux distro gave me an early look - here&apos;s how | ZDNET
[19:32]	TR News	"has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, adding several critical flaws affecting widely used software including Microsoft Office, GNU InetUtils, SmarterTools SmarterMail, and the Linux Kernel." https://www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-adds-critical-microsoft-office-linux-kernel-and-smartermail-vulnerabilities-to-kev-catalog
[19:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-adds-critical-microsoft-office-linux-kernel-and-smartermail-vulnerabilities-to-kev-catalog )
[19:33]	TR News	Spectro Cloud Announces Hadron: A Lightweight, Security-First Linux Base for Modern Enterprise Edge Deployments https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260128584925/en/Spectro-Cloud-Announces-Hadron-A-Lightweight-Security-First-Linux-Base-for-Modern-Enterprise-Edge-Deployments
[19:33]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260128584925/en/Spectro-Cloud-Announces-Hadron-A-Lightweight-Security-First-Linux-Base-for-Modern-Enterprise-Edge-Deployments )
[19:34]		*psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights
[19:35]	TR News	Intel Arc "Alchemist" Linux Driver Update Can Yield Up to 260% Performance Boost https://www.techpowerup.com/345740/intel-arc-alchemist-linux-driver-update-can-yield-up-to-260-performance-boost
[19:35]	TR Bot	Arc "Alchemist" Linux Driver Update Can Yield Up to 260% Performance Boost | TechPowerUp
[19:35]	TR News	New Mesa Linux Patches Reportedly Deliver Up To 260% Performance Boost On Intel Alchemist Graphics https://wccftech.com/new-mesa-linux-patches-reportedly-deliver-up-to-260-performance-boost-on-intel-alchemist-graphics/ Source: WCCF Tech
[19:36]	TR Bot	 New Mesa Linux Patches Reportedly Deliver Up To 260% Performance Boost On Intel Alchemist Graphics
[19:36]	TR News	The live Linux distro for editing disks just got a big update https://www.howtogeek.com/live-linux-distro-for-editing-disks-gparted-live-1-8-released/
[19:36]	TR Bot	 The live Linux distro for editing disks just got a big update
[19:36]	TR News	Job Listing Confirms the GOG GALAXY Launcher is Coming to Linux https://steamdeckhq.com/news/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/
[19:36]	TR Bot	 GOG GALAXY Launcher is Coming to Linux - Steam Deck HQ
[19:37]	TR News	GOG calls Linux its next major frontier https://overclock3d.net/news/software/gog-calls-linux-its-next-major-frontier/
[19:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://overclock3d.net/news/software/gog-calls-linux-its-next-major-frontier/ )
[19:37]	TR News	GOG Plans First-Party Linux Support https://www.techpowerup.com/345716/gog-plans-first-party-linux-support
[19:37]	TR Bot	Plans First-Party Linux Support | TechPowerUp
[19:38]	TR News	client
[19:38]	TR News	GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/
[19:38]	TR Bot	 GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client
[19:38]	MinceR	the final frontier
[19:39]	TR News	"Mecha Comet is a promising new option in the underserved pocket computer market." https://www.hackster.io/news/this-modular-linux-pocket-computer-looks-promising-3ac4be06de5c
[19:39]	TR Bot	Modular Linux Pocket Computer Looks Promising - Hackster.io
[19:41]	TR News	Need to manage virtual machines on Linux? I found an easier way https://www.zdnet.com/article/using-cockpit-as-a-virtual-machine-manager-on-linux/
[19:41]	TR Bot	to manage virtual machines on Linux? I found an easier way | ZDNET
[19:43]	TR News	"To be sure you're secure you need to be on one of these driver versions at a minimum: 590.48.01, 580.126.09, 570.211.01, 535.288.01. All prior versions in each series are vulnerable, so you should look to update as soon as your distributions allows." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-security-bulletin-for-january-2026-reveals-new-gpu-driver-security-issues/
[19:43]	TR Bot	security bulletin for January 2026 reveals new GPU driver security issues | GamingOnLinux
[19:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: jfsh, Lotti, and Cockpit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Applications_jfsh_Lotti_and_Cockpit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Applications_jfsh_Lotti_and_Cockpit.gmi 
[19:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: jfsh, Lotti, and Cockpit
[19:43]	TR News	One Hungary unifies Linux and Android set-top experiences with 3SS 3Ready and Sagemcom https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/01/28/one-hungary-unifies-linux-and-android-set-top-experiences-with-3ss-3ready/ MinceR
[19:43]	TR Bot	 One Hungary unifies Linux and Android set-top experiences with 3SS 3Ready and Sagemcom
[19:44]	TR News	"Linux gaming continues to gain momentum thanks to Valve and its Proton compatibility layer. With the release of Proton 10.0-4, Steam users on Linux can now play 19 additional games that previously required experimental builds, alongside numerous bug fixes that improve stability and performance across the board." https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/28/valves-proton-update-brings-19-more-games-to-linux/
[19:44]	TR Bot	 Valves Proton Update Brings 19 More Games to Linux - gHacks Tech News
[19:45]	TR News	Linux kernel community drafts contingency plan for a plan to replace Linus Torvalds https://www.pcguide.com/news/linux-kernel-community-finally-drafts-contingency-plan-for-a-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/26/Richard_Stallman_s_Experiences_With_Cancel_Brigades_Ought_to_Ed.shtml
[19:45]	TR Bot	 Linux kernel community drafts contingency "plan for a plan" to replace Linus Torvalds - PC Guide
[19:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman's Experiences With 'Cancel Brigades' Ought to Educate Linus Torvalds
[19:46]	TR News	I found the perfect "portable" OS for remote work, and its not Windows https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-create-a-portable-workspace-on-a-usb-using-linux/
[19:46]	TR Bot	 I found the perfect "portable" OS for remote work, and its not Windows
[19:47]	TR News	Openwashing https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linux-foundations-newton
[19:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linux-foundations-newton )
[19:47]	TR News	This 'scientifically dubious' Linux CPU scheduler makes decisions 'based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles' https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/this-scientifically-dubious-linux-cpu-scheduler-makes-decisions-based-on-real-time-planetary-positions-zodiac-signs-and-astrological-principles/
[19:47]	TR Bot	 This 'scientifically dubious' Linux CPU scheduler makes decisions 'based on real-time planetary positions, zodiac signs, and astrological principles' | PC Gamer
[19:48]	TR News	I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-phone-into-linux-desktop-free-app/
[19:48]	TR Bot	 I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app
[19:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[19:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[19:54]	MinceR	> i found the perfect OS for work and it's not windows
[19:54]	MinceR	there's a shocker
[19:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions: Ubuntu Mate, Hadron, and One Hungary With OneTV UI/UX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Distributions_Ubuntu_Mate_Hadron_and_One_Hungary_With_OneTV_UI_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Distributions_Ubuntu_Mate_Hadron_and_One_Hungary_With_OneTV_UI_.gmi 
[19:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Distributions: Ubuntu Mate, Hadron, and One Hungary With OneTV UI/UX
[19:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Raspberry Pi, Retro and More Open Hardware/Modding-Friendly Boards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Raspberry_Pi_Retro_and_More_Open_Hardware_Modding_Friendly_Boar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Raspberry_Pi_Retro_and_More_Open_Hardware_Modding_Friendly_Boar.gmi 
[19:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Raspberry Pi, Retro and More Open Hardware/Modding-Friendly Boards
[19:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[19:58]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
● Jan 29
[20:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Openwashing Examples for Today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Openwashing_Examples_for_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Openwashing_Examples_for_Today.gmi 
[20:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Openwashing Examples for Today
[20:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers/Clients: Curl Distro Meeting 2026 and Mozilla's Slopaganda https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Web_Browsers_Clients_Curl_Distro_Meeting_2026_and_Mozilla_s_Slo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Web_Browsers_Clients_Curl_Distro_Meeting_2026_and_Mozilla_s_Slo.gmi 
[20:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web Browsers/Clients: Curl Distro Meeting 2026 and Mozilla's Slopaganda
[20:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD and Linux Kernel Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines BSD and Linux Kernel Leftovers
[20:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[20:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
[20:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat / IBM and Microsoft Lets Go of systemd Controllers (From Red Hat) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Red_Hat_IBM_and_Microsoft_Lets_Go_of_systemd_Controllers_From_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Red_Hat_IBM_and_Microsoft_Lets_Go_of_systemd_Controllers_From_R.gmi 
[20:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Red Hat / IBM and Microsoft Lets Go of systemd Controllers (From Red Hat)
[20:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[20:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
[20:08]	TR News	Techrights Links 29/01/2026: Kennedy Center Officials Resigning and Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Links_29_01_2026_Kennedy_Center_Officials_Resigning_and_Amazon_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Links_29_01_2026_Kennedy_Center_Officials_Resigning_and_Amazon_.gmi 
[20:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 29/01/2026: Kennedy Center Officials Resigning and Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs
[20:09]	TR News	"This will be a rare post in English. I recently read a collection of short stories by Lord Dunsany and got struck by this one in the light of the never ending chase for alleged AI everywhere, global warming and batshit politics that seem to be popular at the moment." gemini://leng.dromland.se/gemlog/20260129-The-Prayer-of-the-Flowers.gmi
[20:10]	TR News	SpellBinding ABGINRZ Wordo: BELOW gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-29.gmi
[20:10]	TR News	Ice is devastating gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/01-28-2026-ice-is-devastating.md
[20:11]	TR News	Come visit Kentucky (for real) gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-01-29-kyp.txt
[20:12]	TR News	 xkcd: Chemical Formula #3200 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3200.gmi
[20:13]	TR News	"Pseudonymous maker "universalgeek56," hereafter simply "UG56," has designed a gadget that aims to deliver improved runtime for uninterruptible power supplies (UPSes) by cutting "vampiric power" and running connected devices only part of the time" gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260129-ups.gmi
[20:14]	TR News	Hate and love gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/hateLove
[20:14]	TR News	On letting go gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/lettingGo
[20:15]	TR News	"No kids to Karate yesterday" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/boxe
[20:16]	TR News	Napping in the mountain gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/rest
[20:16]	TR News	[cat] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-28.gmi
[20:16]	admfubar	sticks and stone may break my bones but whips and chains confuse me... https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/semantic-chaining-jailbreak-gemini-nano-banana-grok-4
[20:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/semantic-chaining-jailbreak-gemini-nano-banana-grok-4 )
[20:17]	TR News	[japan] [streets] [scenes] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-29.gmi
[20:21]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 29/01/2026: Naps, Letting Go, and Terribly Cold Weather https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Gemini_Links_29_01_2026_Naps_Letting_Go_and_Terribly_Cold_Weath.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Gemini_Links_29_01_2026_Naps_Letting_Go_and_Terribly_Cold_Weath.gmi 
[20:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 29/01/2026: Naps, Letting Go, and Terribly Cold Weather
[20:27]	admfubar	shake me up in the morning.... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/vibe-coffee-is-coming-starbucks-is-building-an-ai-powered-ordering-companion/
[20:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/vibe-coffee-is-coming-starbucks-is-building-an-ai-powered-ordering-companion/ )
[20:39]		-Elephantman- Bonsoir tous ! Habitus d'EuropNet, je suis dans la toute dernire ligne droite des tests de notre future application mobile et j'ai besoin de votre confirmation que tout marche bien ! Vous pouvez dsormais installer librement l'app de test sur votre tlphone Android partir de cette page Play store
[20:39]		-Elephantman-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.europnet.europnet_chat A vot' bon coeur pour m'aider amliorer votre exprience tous 
[20:44]	MinceR	https://explosm.net/comics/justin-wide#comic
[20:44]	TR Bot	& Happiness (Explosm.net)
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[21:46]		-Elephantman- Bonsoir tous ! Habitus d'EuropNet, je suis dans la toute dernire ligne droite des tests de notre future application mobile et j'ai besoin de votre confirmation que tout marche bien ! Vous pouvez dsormais installer librement l'app de test sur votre tlphone Android partir de cette page Play store
[21:46]		-Elephantman- Bonsoir tous ! Habitus d'EuropNet, je suis dans la toute dernire ligne droite des tests de notre future application mobile et j'ai besoin de votre confirmation que tout marche bien ! Vous pouvez dsormais installer librement l'app de test sur votre tlphone Android partir de cette page Play store
[21:46]		-Elephantman-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.europnet.europnet_chat Et cette fois le lien marche !
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[22:02]	IsambardPrince	I'm on the Chromebook again.
[22:02]	IsambardPrince	I froze it in the trunk of the car after having it in storage bags since August.
[22:07]	MinceR	any roaches?
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[22:26]	IsambardPrince	I found some dead ones in the inner bag and shook them out on the ground in the parking lot.
[22:26]	IsambardPrince	They probably crawled out and died months ago.
[22:26]	MinceR	:>
[22:27]	IsambardPrince	The only good bug is a dead bug.
[22:27]	MinceR	I'm doing my part!
[22:29]	IsambardPrince	Flatpaks "just stay working".
[22:29]	IsambardPrince	Also Flatpak: This runtime is not supported.
[22:30]	IsambardPrince	Wow, that only took 5 months.
[22:32]	MinceR	:>
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Some of my sticky traps caught roaches coming in from the apartment next door.
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	Not good.
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	I keep flat traps running across the baseboards in the area that attaches to that apartment.
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	I caught three roaches that way over the last 6 months.
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	I've also been spraying (Orkin) and putting out poison bait traps all over the place.
[22:37]	IsambardPrince	The goal is to kill as many of them as possible before they can set up in my apartment. The kind of apartment buildings I can afford usually have something like this going on.
[22:38]	IsambardPrince	Because they're the ones with landlords that don't care and they rent to nasty people who also tend to be broke.
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[23:00]	Frank	hi
[23:01]	Frank	a new Google News spam site: https://evrimagaci.org/gpt
[23:01]	TR Bot	 Premier News and Analysis - Grand Pinnacle Tribune
[23:01]	IsambardPrince	There's so many of those garbage and slop sites.
[23:01]	IsambardPrince	And worse, when they just shove some state-backed propaganda straight from the Trump Administration.
[23:02]	IsambardPrince	They never did that during Biden.
[23:02]	Frank	I think Google News will shut down soon because they've stopped taking precautions.
[23:02]	IsambardPrince	Google Now is just here every day letting the Trump Administration shit in your cornflakes.
[23:02]	IsambardPrince	Well, I used to use Google Now to get a useful summary of major news.
[23:03]	IsambardPrince	Now it's AI slop and Trump Administration accounts on X.
[23:03]	IsambardPrince	So I never ever open that.
[23:03]	Frank	what is Google Now man?
[23:03]	Frank	I said Google News
[23:03]	IsambardPrince	It's that thing on your Android phone if you swipe right from the home screen.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	Yeah, it's basically Google News built into Android.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	But it's called Now.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	The same sort of rot is happening on both.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	MSN used to have human news curators.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	Apparently over 200 of them.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	Microsoft fired them and went to AI trash.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	Then Google did it months later.
[23:05]	Frank	btw for a moment I thought you were a bot because you type so fast.
[23:05]	IsambardPrince	MSN News was probably not very profitable and so when the mass layoffs started, you get rid of things that are not profitable per employee first.
[23:06]	IsambardPrince	It's pretty much just a page of trash for the 3 people who use Microsoft Edge.
[23:10]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/bitter
[23:10]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Bitter
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