●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 ●● ● Jul 29 [00:06] *cow_20012 has quit (Quit: ) [00:27] admfubar ooops my bad... https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/college-lab-class-ends-with-32-people-on-antibiotics-for-deadly-germ-exposure/?comments-page=1#comments [00:27] TR Bot College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure - Ars Technica [00:34] admfubar and tastes like chicken... https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/dust-cloud-from-dino-killing-asteroid-charbroiled-the-earth/ [00:34] TR Bot Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact - Ars Technica [00:35] MinceR :> [00:36] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/hiss-master-not-pleased-7alLaZS [00:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/hiss-master-not-pleased-7alLaZS ) [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Jul 29 [01:24] admfubar careful someone might move them closer to god...https://www.rawstory.com/evangelicals-airplanes/ [01:24] TR Bot Evangelicals are force-feeding sermons to air travelers: 'I just love a captive audience' - Raw Story [01:24] MinceR :> [01:32] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:33] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techrights [01:33] *irc.techrights.org gives channel operator status to MinceR [01:33] TR News (NEW): Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Shelly_3_0_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Released_as_a_Maj.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Shelly_3_0_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Released_as_a_Maj.gmi [01:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update [01:33] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks [01:33] TR Bot Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks | Apple | The Guardian [01:35] MinceR from artificial intelligence, to natural stupidity [01:46] admfubar natural stupidity will always triumph "AI" [01:46] admfubar flathub dumps github... https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=ng5K-0ntuH0 [01:46] TR Bot Select instance - Invidious [01:49] admfubar 2 lights on my street havent worked for months after storm damage.. and our mayor cant get the local power company to fix many of the lights in the city... guess this will be a non issue.. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/spies-in-sky-worried-ai-enabled-smart-lamp-posts-surveillance [01:49] TR Bot Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts? | Surveillance | The Guardian [01:50] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/ai-sell-off-chip-stocks-sk-hynix-samsung [01:50] TR Bot South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies | Stock markets | The Guardian [01:52] admfubar gentlemen, we gotta be part of this to protect our phony baloney jobs!!!... https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-is-ready-to-decelerate/ [01:52] TR Bot Altman is ready to decelerate | TechCrunch ● Jul 29 [02:19] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:19] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [02:22] admfubar another power outage here [02:22] MinceR :( [02:28] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:34] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-280726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-280726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-280726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-280726.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[03:01] admfubar one reported is behind me on the next street... prolly why my power dropped out [03:11] *Goblin (~use@anjxxfe7gqque.irc) has joined #techrights [03:12] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [03:16] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [03:45] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:57] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@ssvni9hrd4qy2.irc) has joined #techrights [03:59] IsambardPrince MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] Someone said that they don't have $10,000 now but they'll save it over the next 6 months then pay American Express to reinstate their old charged off Gold Card from 2019. ● Jul 29 [04:00] IsambardPrince I said the statute of limitations is up, you escaped them, they can't take it by force. [04:00] IsambardPrince So your plan is to go in there, hand it over willingly, in exchange for them setting a $5200 hard limit that you can borrow against, with interest, one a $325 a year card, that gives you Dunkin Donuts credits sometimes? [04:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR Apple plans to lease iPhones for $17.99 a month through Klarna. [04:08] IsambardPrince You never own it. [04:08] IsambardPrince CNBC [04:08] IsambardPrince [04:08] IsambardPrince [04:09] IsambardPrince Follow [04:09] IsambardPrince rontoSdespam6t157ag91a4lt56g [04:09] IsambardPrince h [04:09] IsambardPrince 5u3t5c0 [04:09] IsambardPrince 1 [04:09] IsambardPrince 6a7851fc1 [04:09] IsambardPrince [04:09] IsambardPrince 40937uu7fh334 [04:09] IsambardPrince [04:09] IsambardPrince Apple customers in the U.S. will soon be able to lease an iPhone for up to two years at a price starting at $17.99 per month, the company announced on Tuesday. [04:09] IsambardPrince The program, called Upgrade, is a partnership with Klarna, a provider of buy now, pay later loans, that will be offered at Apples physical retail stores as well as its online store. After passing a soft credit check, customers will be offered a one- or two-year lease on an iPhone. There will be a similar option for an Apple Watch, or a two- or three-year lease available for Macs and iPads. [04:09] IsambardPrince Learn more about the new program: cnb.cx/4x4AX1w See less [04:09] IsambardPrince You will own nothing and be happy. [04:28] schestowitz[TR2] hi IsambardPrince [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] back [04:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1723.jpg [04:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2080.jpg [04:31] TR News "Have you voted yet?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/whatIF [04:32] TR News spill out gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/spill_out [04:33] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: So vicious subprime finance company that doesn't even check credit scores and deals with people banks don't want. [04:33] TR News "I am excited to see that the smol.pub directory is now available on the Panic Playdate application Constellation Browser. This program joins the Gemini/Gopher reader space alongside Hopper, a similar application built for the small yellow handheld with a crank." gemini://dhepworth.smol.pub/smol-pub-constellation-browser [04:34] IsambardPrince They make a deal with Apple and you never own the phone despite leasing it for three years and absorbing all of the depreciation. [04:34] TR News "A rather lazy day today. Spent a lot of time with my neighbor and didn't have much to do at work. I'm in the part of any relationship where I'm excited about the new friend, hanging out together, and getting to learn a lot about someone in a short time, and just reveling in that while it lasts." gemini://flares-space.me/gemlog/2026-07-28-A-Tired-Tuesday.gmi [04:35] TR News "If you want a pretty spectacular train ride that is not too far from Zrich you could go to Chur and from there up to Arosa. The train slowly climbs up a narrow valley along the valley side." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-07-19-arosa [04:35] TR News "We went to visit a friend who has an apple tree in her garden and collected two bags full of apples. A lot of rotten ones, with worms and what not. Peeling them and cutting off the good parts took a very long time. We stopped after a while and watched an episode of Silo, then we went back to doing apples." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-07-25-apples [04:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: On credit cards.... [04:38] IsambardPrince Bob Hope said that a bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. When you're broke and need money to survive, most of the doors start slamming shut because that's high risk. [04:38] IsambardPrince [04:38] IsambardPrince When you can show you have a fat savings account, high income, and no debt, banks will aggressively fight each other to put premium credit cards in your wallet and all sorts of other loans. [04:39] IsambardPrince But there's a catch. [04:39] IsambardPrince If you're financially solid, they'll all fight each other to fill your wallet with cards. [04:39] IsambardPrince Lend you the money. [04:39] IsambardPrince Then later your financial situation may crumble leaving you with nothing to pay back the cards. [04:41] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Arosa, Tired Tuesday, and Constellation Browser https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Arosa_Tired_Tuesday_and_Constellation_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Arosa_Tired_Tuesday_and_Constellation_B.gmi [04:41] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_28_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_28_2026.gmi [04:41] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Arosa, Tired Tuesday, and Constellation Browser [04:41] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 [04:41] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: So vicious subprime finance company that doesn't even check credit scores and deals with people banks don't want. [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] what does subprime m,ean in this context? [04:42] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:42] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:42] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:43] *cow_20012 (~username@wusiwah4aa7ye.irc) has joined #techrights [04:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Klarna. They're deeply subprime. [04:43] IsambardPrince Like worse than most credit card companies. [04:44] IsambardPrince Way worse than Capital One. [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] but what does that mean? [04:44] IsambardPrince Subprime? [04:44] IsambardPrince People who are bad credit risks. [04:44] IsambardPrince They get the worst deal whenever they ask a financial institution for anything. [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] so they are playing with fire [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] like i said yesterday, [04:45] IsambardPrince Basically yeah. [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] rianne never borrowed money [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] nor did i [04:46] IsambardPrince Good idea. [04:47] IsambardPrince https://www.ramseysolutions.com/debt/digital-installment-plans [04:47] TR Bot What Is Buy Now, Pay Later? And Why You Should Avoid It - Ramsey [04:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: ^ [04:47] IsambardPrince Apple partnered with one of these. Klarna. [04:47] IsambardPrince They all work basically the same way. [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] you know it is bad if you buy food, then pay later [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] i heard of that in some context [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] in the past [04:48] IsambardPrince yup [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] cannot recall where or why anymore [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] but those things are usually not for necessities [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] cars, holidays [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] broken down into "plans" [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] it's more like [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] "gratified now" [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] "worried later" [04:50] TR News https://rachelbythebay.com accessible atm e.g. https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ was it down for some due to aggressive filtering? [04:50] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://rachelbythebay.com/ ) [04:51] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ ) [04:52] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I actually shamed mom into paying off her credit card and not using BNPL anymore. [04:52] IsambardPrince I laid bare what they were doing to her. [04:53] TR News Steady upward trend for GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/honduras/#monthly-200902-202607 [04:53] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Honduras | Statcounter Global Stats [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] i mentioner her yesterday [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] in relation to what she said about your dad [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] the conversation was about wikipedia [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] and how you can distort what a person is [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] afaik,s he cheated on him [04:54] IsambardPrince She did. [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] then portrayed him as a very horrible person [04:55] IsambardPrince I told her Brian and Dave were both "pure id". [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] to justify the cheating [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] he could get a PI to show infedelity [04:55] IsambardPrince I told her she was more evolved mentally, but so is everyone. [04:55] IsambardPrince She sold herself short. [04:56] *cow_20012 has quit (Quit: ) [04:56] TR News Same in Iran https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/iran/#monthly-200902-202607 [04:56] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Islamic Republic Of Iran | Statcounter Global Stats [04:57] TR News Psychonauts studio Double Fine hit with layoffs after split with Xbox https://www.neowin.net/amp/psychonauts-studio-double-fine-hit-with-layoffs-after-split-with-xbox/ [04:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/amp/psychonauts-studio-double-fine-hit-with-layoffs-after-split-with-xbox/ ) [04:58] schestowitz[TR2] "Visa cuts 2,600 jobs, 7% of workforce, as AI reshapes operations" [04:58] schestowitz[TR2] ^ IsambardPrince [04:59] schestowitz[TR2] maybe Vista realised that Desperado will never pay them back [04:59] schestowitz[TR2] nothing to do with hey hi ● Jul 29 [05:00] TR News Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox https://kotaku.com/double-fine-lays-off-employees-amid-xbox-separation-2000719885 [05:00] TR Bot 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox - Kotaku [05:00] TR News After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-gaining-independence-from-xbox-double-fine-are-laying-off-a-quarter-of-their-staff [05:00] TR Bot After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff | Rock Paper Shotgun [05:07] TR News Techrights Microsoft Relies on Misleading Narrative of Studios Going 'Independent'; in Reality There Are Mass Layoffs in Them https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Relies_on_Misleading_Narrative_of_Studios_Going_Indep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Relies_on_Misleading_Narrative_of_Studios_Going_Indep.gmi [05:07] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Relies on Misleading Narrative of Studios Going 'Independent'; in Reality There Are Mass Layoffs in Them [05:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Visa is just a payment processor. [05:09] IsambardPrince They don't take any credit risk. [05:09] TR News "I am getting closer to 60 day by day. I can see the target on my back getting larger for a layoff campaign anytime soon. I will gladly retire from IBM tomorrow, if IBM provides a bridge to 65 for the family healthcare coverage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg [05:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg ) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] i see [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] my bad [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] so the card is in turn a vessel [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] for other lenders? [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] but stilkl [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] i'd insist [05:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yeah, Visa used to be part of Bank of America. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] visa relies on money that does not exist [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] people buying things with money they do not have [05:10] IsambardPrince It got spun off, it was called BankAmericard. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] when that stops, processing and commissions slow down [05:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Capital One cut Visa down a lot. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Desperado pays lawyers with money he does not have [05:10] IsambardPrince There's still some legacy Quicksilver and Savor accounts on Visa. [05:11] IsambardPrince But Capital One transitioned most to MasterCard, and now they own Discover. [05:11] TR News "and that same HR turns a blind to blatant harassment claims or other really egregious violations. Even when there is indisputable evidence, all of a sudden their systems and protocols seem to stop working." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyczappy [05:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyczappy ) [05:11] IsambardPrince A Capital One rep told me the other day that they're transitioning Savor and Quicksilver to Discover in phases. [05:11] IsambardPrince Most foreign businesses don't know it but they can take Discover. [05:11] IsambardPrince They have to run it as Diner's Club. [05:12] IsambardPrince Discover "Global" Network is only big in North America and Japan. [05:12] IsambardPrince They have agreements with other processing networks there. [05:12] IsambardPrince There's almost nowhere you can use your Discover card in the UK unless they can run it as a Diner's Club, but most of them don't know you can do this apparently. [05:13] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Capital One is trying to move up in the world. [05:13] IsambardPrince Savor X is their competitor to the AmEx Platinum card. [05:13] IsambardPrince And they're trying to become their own network, which is what Discover was for. [05:13] IsambardPrince Which gives them access to network level data without paying for it. [05:14] IsambardPrince And they keep the network fees when you slide the card. But so far only their debit cards are Discover/DC/Pulse. [05:14] IsambardPrince And a few Quicksilver accounts they converted early. [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] "accounts" [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] like bitcoin? [05:14] IsambardPrince They want to do it in batches and essentially pressure foreign merchants to take Discover. [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] some online thingies? [05:14] IsambardPrince "There's a lot of Americans with Capital One cards. [05:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Quicksilver, Savor, and Venture are just rewards programs. [05:15] IsambardPrince The account is some numbers and an interest rate and credit limit. [05:15] IsambardPrince You can pretty much freely switch between rewards programs any time. [05:15] IsambardPrince If you don't travel, the Venture cards are basically useless. [05:16] IsambardPrince So for most people Savor and Quicksilver are the logical Capital One cards to have. [05:16] IsambardPrince That's 3% on restaurants, entertainment, and groceries with Savor and 1.5% on everything else with Quicksilver. [05:16] IsambardPrince It's obviously working well for them, they're huge. [05:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: If you pay in full, don't spend money you don't have, and the card doesn't get you to spend too much, they might be a minor asset. [05:20] IsambardPrince A bit of cashback. [05:21] IsambardPrince But that cashback is funded mostly by people who can't pay their bills and got sucked into a series of minimum payments that make no progress to payoff. [05:22] IsambardPrince So it's being funded by people who shop too much and go on vacations they can't pay for, or people whose alternator exploded and they had to turn to the credit card to get the car working again. [05:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I rarely use the Savor anymore, but it does happen. [05:23] IsambardPrince I have a Savor and an Amex Blue Cash Everyday and a Blue Cash Preferred. [05:23] IsambardPrince That ensures that I get 3% on groceries somehow for sure and 6% at MCC coded grocery stores. [05:23] IsambardPrince I might drop down to Savor and BCE after the first year with BCP though. [05:24] IsambardPrince I no longer need enough groceries on cash to justify the BCP because I have food stamps. [05:24] TR News Techrights IBM is Trying to Turn Debt (Borrowed Money) Into Fake Growth and It'll Worsen Matters https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_is_Trying_to_Turn_Debt_Borrowed_Money_Into_Fake_Growth_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_is_Trying_to_Turn_Debt_Borrowed_Money_Into_Fake_Growth_and_.gmi [05:24] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Trying to Turn Debt (Borrowed Money) Into Fake Growth and It'll Worsen Matters [05:33] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Visa and MasterCard make pure profit pretty much. [05:33] IsambardPrince They take the network fees, sell your spending pattern data to advertisers, like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook (and others), and they take no credit risk. [05:34] IsambardPrince They work with banks to issue most of the cards on the "highest levels" of Visa and MC to inflate merchant fees. [05:34] IsambardPrince Which causes prices to soar even for people who pay cash. [05:44] IsambardPrince Then banks like Chase, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Citi, and hundreds of them, they are typically not their own network. [05:44] IsambardPrince Only AmEx and Discover (now Capital One) are the bank and the network. [05:44] IsambardPrince The bank/network setup is highly profitable. [05:44] IsambardPrince That's why American Express doesn't like people who revolve debt. [05:44] IsambardPrince It's not their model. [05:45] IsambardPrince They will loan you money on a revolving credit card, at credit card interest rates, but they prefer not to do it more than occasionally. [05:45] IsambardPrince Their model is very high credit score, very high income, slides the card a lot (network fees) and pays it off. [05:45] IsambardPrince Only about 26% of their income is interest. [05:45] IsambardPrince Over 80% of Capital One's income is interest. [05:45] IsambardPrince They want you in debt. [05:46] IsambardPrince On the surface they're both credit card banks. They both have similar rewards structures, similar interest rates, but they have different ideas of what an ideal customer looks like. [05:59] IsambardPrince An Apple device locked to proprietary software is one of those "You spent $1400 on it now. Three years later it's not really worth much of anything. Three years after that it's a brick." propositions. I don't like those. [05:59] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) ● Jul 29 [06:01] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). [06:02] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #techrights [06:02] *Now talking on #techrights [06:02] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [06:02] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [06:03] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [06:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Our economy works because........ [06:08] IsambardPrince People have not figured out that going to a bank is the wrong place to get money. [06:08] IsambardPrince Filing bankruptcy every 8 years is not a plan. [06:09] IsambardPrince Budgeting, thrift, and just overall sanity is no longer a thing. [06:09] IsambardPrince Bankruptcy exists largely because they have to let some people get away from them. [06:10] IsambardPrince If there was no way to get away from them, people would learn to watch themselves so there'd be no debt in the first place. [06:10] IsambardPrince Then the banks wouldn't be able to lend. [06:10] IsambardPrince No lending means no interest stream. [06:11] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part I - Bypassing the Legal System by Threatening Companies in Another Continent https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_I_Bypassing_the_Legal_System_by_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_I_Bypassing_the_Legal_System_by_Th.gmi [06:11] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part I - Bypassing the Legal System by Threatening Companies in Another Continent [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: Our economy works because........ [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/ [06:11] TR Bot Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | Fortune [06:12] IsambardPrince What media? [06:12] IsambardPrince The one that reminds us it's chicken sandwich day? [06:28] TR News Techrights Not Only "Loonies Take on Farage" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Not_Only_Loonies_Take_on_Farage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Not_Only_Loonies_Take_on_Farage.gmi [06:28] TR Bot Techrights Not Only "Loonies Take on Farage" [06:38] TR News Techrights Inevitable Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Inevitable_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Inevitable_Politics.gmi [06:38] TR Bot Techrights Inevitable Politics [06:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Many buy now pay later companies even have their name designed to appeal to GenZ, or racial minorities. [06:38] IsambardPrince Sezzle makes it a bit obvious that they're targeting low income black people. [06:39] IsambardPrince But they're all aiming for people who are too poor to actually shop for much. [06:39] IsambardPrince They make their money when you can't pay. [06:39] IsambardPrince Suddenly those "interest free payments" turn into penalty fees and 36% APR. [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] only 26? [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] *36 [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] why not 136? [06:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: It's what the market will take. [06:42] IsambardPrince They've determined that the only banks they're really competing with are "trashprime" banks like Credit One or "First Progress". [06:42] TR News (NEW): A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/A_GrapheneOS_Privacy_Feature_Just_Became_the_Basis_for_a_Federa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/A_GrapheneOS_Privacy_Feature_Just_Became_the_Basis_for_a_Federa.gmi [06:42] TR Bot Tux Machines A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment [06:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Financing is a sales tool. [06:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I went to buy a bed. Checked several stores. [06:43] IsambardPrince Before you even look at the models, they're already talking about financing. [06:44] IsambardPrince It's a racket. [06:45] IsambardPrince Once you go down financing, even at "0%" it's bad. They might convince you to buy a more expensive model or an extended warranty with a ton of reasons they don't have to honor it. [06:45] IsambardPrince Do mattresses get better with higher price points? The answer is yes. But only to an extent. [06:46] IsambardPrince When you go past the ~$2000 price point for a king mattress, they already have the most important features. [06:47] TR News (NEW): Another 'Year' Coming to an End https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Another_Year_Coming_to_an_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Another_Year_Coming_to_an_End.gmi [06:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Another 'Year' Coming to an End [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] "financing" [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] or loans? [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] or installments? [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] it is like rantal [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] *rental [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] whatever it is you sign [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] when i was a kid they sold homes that way [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] then it became cars [06:49] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [06:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] then phones/cellular [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] now you say beds and furniture too [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] who would take a [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] "mortgage" on a dining table? [06:52] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I was in Cost Plus World Market the other day. [06:52] IsambardPrince They had Affirm signage on kitchen tables. [06:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: It's better to just go to a used furniture store or Salvation Army or something. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] but no [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] you want to boast in social control media [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] about some "designer" something [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] in a shoebox sized apartment [06:55] IsambardPrince Even if you have to rent a truck to take a kitchen table home you're out like what? $100 for the table and chairs maybe (a good one), and $40-50 for the truck. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] that is leasehold [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] and rented [06:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: When John and I needed a kitchen table we went to the furniture store down the street. I got a used one. [06:56] IsambardPrince They asked about delivery. I said we'd just carry it down the street. [06:57] IsambardPrince Why was I going to pay for delivery when we lived one and a half blocks away? [06:57] IsambardPrince Nobody is going to laugh at you for carrying a table and if they do, fuck them. They probably got theirs on Affirm. [06:57] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Touch update brings better support for modern smartphones & web apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Ubuntu_Touch_update_brings_better_support_for_modern_smartphone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Ubuntu_Touch_update_brings_better_support_for_modern_smartphone.gmi [06:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu Touch update brings better support for modern smartphones & web apps ● Jul 29 [07:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They don't want you to own anything in your home. [07:01] IsambardPrince To compensate for shitty wages and overstretched consumers, modern America switched from Capitalism to a Hyper-Aggressive form of Capitalism. [07:01] IsambardPrince Where even trivial purchases come with financing contracts. [07:03] IsambardPrince The entire country is now a rent to own furniture store. [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] seems so [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] like airbnb [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] perpetual [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] They asked about delivery. I said we'd just carry it down the street. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] i once carried an ibm crt down the street [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] not far [07:10] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:16] TR News (NEW): Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.gmi [07:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made [07:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm not really picky about a kitchen table. [07:22] IsambardPrince It's something you occasionally eat food on. [07:22] IsambardPrince Spending money on the right mattress is at least defensible. [07:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I have not had to go to the chiropractor once since I bought that thing. [07:22] IsambardPrince Mandy had forced me out onto my recliner in the living room. [07:23] IsambardPrince For the last year it was like I was some sort of intruder living in his house, not his spouse. [07:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Grandma had another stroke recently. [07:24] IsambardPrince Mom says Grandma forgot how to be mean. [07:24] IsambardPrince I told her Grandma had Histrionic Personality Disorder. [07:24] IsambardPrince And a bad case of it too. Probably the worst I've ever seen. [07:28] IsambardPrince I wrote one of Mandy's college papers for him. [07:28] IsambardPrince I had never been to college. I didn't get to go anywhere. I wasn't able to finish high school. I got a GED. [07:29] IsambardPrince His professor gave it a very high score and circled something that I wrote and said "Very nice. How did you come up with that?" [07:29] IsambardPrince I don't know how he didn't just come out and say "How does a failing student suddenly get a perfect score on one assignment?" [07:30] IsambardPrince I ended up writing it for him because he had no understanding of the book they gave him to write about and he didn't want to understand it. He wouldn't have been capable of reading at that level even if he tried. [07:31] IsambardPrince He's not management material where he works. [07:31] IsambardPrince I took their management assessment myself and passed it recently. [07:32] IsambardPrince He can be instructed to do simple tasks, he can show up, so they'll let him stay at about the level he's at now, forever. [07:32] IsambardPrince If you really ride him, he's good at rote memorization. [07:32] IsambardPrince He has no understanding of what he memorizes, but he can eventually repeat it all back to you. [07:33] IsambardPrince There's not much of a mind there. [07:33] IsambardPrince He has no desire to do anything except earn a tiny paycheck and live in a shoebox and look at an iPhone. [07:33] IsambardPrince He doesn't experience the world on a truly conscious level. [07:38] IsambardPrince I think that Julian Jaynes was dismissed mostly because people just didn't like having to think about what he wrote. [07:38] IsambardPrince Consider the affront to religion that theory of bicameralism caused. [07:39] IsambardPrince The idea that "God telling you things to do" is a hallucination. You're interpreting your brain's own commands and incorrectly attributing the origin. [07:39] TR News (NEW): Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2221717/android-phones-to-try-instead-of-motorola-moto-g-2026/ : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:39] TR Bot 5 Android Phones To Consider Instead Of The Motorola Moto G (2026) [07:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2221717/android-phones-to-try-instead-of-motorola-moto-g-2026/Android Leftovers [07:41] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [07:42] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 29 [08:31] TR News Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Inaction and Incompetence - Part II - 77 Messages Sent, Did Not Even Investigate or Examine Any of the Actual Evidence (British Taxpayers' Money Wasted) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Inaction_and_Incompetence_P.shtml [08:31] TR Bot Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Inaction and Incompetence - Part II - 77 Messages Sent, Did Not Even Investigate or Examine Any of the Actual Evidence (British Taxpayers' Money Wasted) [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: Grandma had another stroke recently. [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] for different folks [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] His professor gave it a very high score and circled something that I wrote and said "Very nice. How did you come up with that?" [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] yes, but... [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] he made assumptions about the authors [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] it's like someone asking "how did you jump so high?" [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] under the assumption you had one leg amputated [08:42] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jul 29 [09:00] *The_Doctor (~adran@freenode-tf0oar.j78q.vhn8.esuooj.IP) has joined #techrights [09:00] *Adran has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:05] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to #3 in Singapore https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_3_in_Singapore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_3_in_Singapore.gmi [09:05] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to #3 in Singapore [09:06] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux at 6% in Singapore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_at_6_in_Singapore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_at_6_in_Singapore.gmi [09:06] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux at 6% in Singapore [09:09] TR News "And perhaps more importantly, the case could be seen as more of a win for the AI companies than it is for the publishing industry." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5904606 | Source: NPR [09:09] TR Bot Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling [09:09] TR News "Ms. Grande initiates this action to uncover the identities of these currently unknown and unscrupulous individuals in order to hold them accountable for their invasive and reprehensible conduct" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-sues-hackers-unreleased-music-leak-1235599473/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:09] TR Bot Ariana Grande Sues Hackers and Claims They Leaked Unreleased Music [09:10] TR News "The lawsuit accuses the unidentified [crackers] of selling the content, as well as publishing it on social media platforms like X, TikTok, and YouTube." https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/972233/ariana-grande-hacking-lawsuit | Source: The Verge [09:10] TR Bot Ariana Grande is suing the hackers whove been leaking her songs and videos for years | The Verge [09:11] TR News "Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in the state." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/spacexs-xai-sues-minnesota-over-law-to-ban-nudify-apps-.html | Source: CNBC [09:11] TR Bot SpaceX's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps [09:12] TR News "By investigating the platform's most widely used Hugging Face Spaces and creating our own, we found: [...]" https://aiforensics.org/work/hugging-face-ncii | [09:12] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://aiforensics.org/work/hugging-face-ncii ) [09:12] TR News "The open-source AI platform Hugging Facea repository of AI models and datasets" https://www.wired.com/story/hugging-face-has-a-nonconsensual-deepfakes-problem/ | Source: Wired [09:12] TR Bot Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem | WIRED [09:12] TR News "The European non-profit organisation tested nine image-editing Spaces on Hugging Face and found seven produced altered nude images after receiving a basic request to remove clothing." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-image-tools-hugging-face-non-consensual-nude-images-1811149 | Source: International Business Times [09:12] TR Bot Hugging Face Exposed as Hub for AI Deepfake Nudes in Scathing Forensics Report | IBTimes UK [09:13] TR News "One of those policy themes is the availability of rival app stores for smartphones." https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-eu-australia-sovereignty-needs-independent-app-stores/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [09:13] TR Bot UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores [09:13] TR News "And that is just how it begins. If you work in a creative industry and have the option of not using something from Adobe, know that you are very lucky." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/i-hate-adobe/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:13] TR Bot Chris Person Hates Adobe, and I Do Too Pixel Envy [09:13] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/breaking-the-parental-lock-on-an-xbox-360-is-very-much-an-inconvenience/ | Source: Hackaday [09:13] TR Bot The Parental Lock On An XBox 360 Is Very Much An Inconvenience | Hackaday [09:14] TR News "Beata Siemionkowicz had lived legally in the United States for decades when ICE agents grabbed her from a backyard garden and shoved her into a car." https://boingboing.net/2026/07/27/ice-arrested-a-green-card-holder-while-she-was-gardening-and-kept-her-for-a-year.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:14] TR Bot ICE arrested a green-card holder while she was gardening and kept her for a year - Boing Boing [09:14] TR News "State police said the men were dressed in green long-sleeve shirts and tactical vests labeled POLICE and carried fake police badges." https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/07/armed-men-posing-as-ice-agents-detained-assaulted-woman-after-fake-traffic-stop-police-say.html | Source: The Oregonian [09:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/07/armed-men-posing-as-ice-agents-detained-assaulted-woman-after-fake-traffic-stop-police-say.html ) [09:21] TR News "After masked agents fired on his truck, Francisco Longoria was ambushed, charged and jailed only for the case against him to fall apart." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/ice-california-shooting-lawsuit | Source: The Guardian UK [09:21] TR Bot He was shot at by ICE, then wrongfully accused. His nightmare had only just begun | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian [09:21] TR News "But what if there is no mass unemployment? After all, weve spent two hundred years automating one job after another, and every advanced economy is de facto at full employment." https://borretti.me/article/when-the-future-doesnt-need-us | Source: Fernando Borretti [09:21] TR Bot When The Future Doesnt Need Us [09:21] TR News "Now FEMA is shelling out grant money to state and local authorities to build up capacity to carry out pre-crime operations against organized political violence, as one FEMA information bulletin I obtained says." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/femas-new-mission-domestic-terrorism | Source: Ken Klippenstein [09:21] TR Bot FEMAs New Mission: Domestic Terrorism [09:22] TR News "The violence and scale of the Trump administrations attacks on immigrants and the communities they live in can be disorienting." https://organizingmythoughts.org/the-fight-against-ice-has-entered-a-new-phase/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [09:22] TR Bot The Fight Against ICE Has Entered a New Phase [09:22] TR News "The classic advice of turning off your devices when passing through a border or, on an iPhone, entering the Power Off mode to suspend biometric features seems insufficient." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/data-privacy-border-zone/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:22] TR Bot Data Privacy in the U.S. Border Zone Pixel Envy [09:22] TR News "While the Wikimedia Foundation touts to the public that they plan to take a neutral stance in our organizing efforts, they have already proven that not to be the case behind the scenes" https://www.theverge.com/news/972182/wikipedia-wikimedia-foundation-union-editor-strike | Source: The Verge [09:22] TR Bot The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding | The Verge [09:22] TR News "Investigators say the posters were not limited to fake images." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-misuse-queensland-fake-sex-work-posters-1811175 | Source: International Business Times [09:22] TR Bot Man Allegedly Put Up Explicit AI Posters of Real Women Claiming They Were Available for Sex Work | IBTimes UK [09:34] TR News "Sulzberger, who took on the publisher role about a decade ago and has been an influential leader in the Times much-lauded push into digital innovation, has no shortage of defending to do lately." https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-a-g-sulzberger-new-york-times/ | Source: Wired [09:34] TR Bot the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords? | WIRED [09:34] TR News "Commissioned by the Farm Security Administration, she documented the lives of migrant workers, Dust Bowl refugees and rural poor with an unflinching but deeply empathetic eye." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/galleries-and-exhibitions/from-the-great-depression-to-japanese-american-internment-dorothea-langes-camera-bore-witness-to-some-of-the-darkest-moments-in-us-history | Source: Digital Camera World [09:34] TR Bot From the Great Depression to Japanese-American internment, Dorothea Lange's camera bore witness to some of the darkest moments in US history | Digital Camera World [09:35] TR News (NEW): Secure Shell https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Secure_Shell.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Secure_Shell.gmi [09:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Secure Shell [09:35] TR News "could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts." https://www.404media.co/person-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-clapping-at-city-meeting/ | Source: 404 Media [09:35] TR Bot Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting [09:36] TR News "Maybe Microsoft did want interns to solve riddles as part of their job. Or maybe I screwed up something else. Im afraid Ill never know!" https://ochagavia.nl/blog/that-time-when-i-failed-the-microsoft-interview/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava [09:36] TR Bot That time when I failed the Microsoft interview | Adolfo Ochagava [09:36] TR News "In this case, the price of freedom is local campaigning in every by-election" https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-tech-sector-missing-democratic-process/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [09:36] TR Bot UK tech sector missing from democratic process [09:37] TR News "Ive not put much thought into each of these. They range from probably easy to requires a fundamental rethink of Rusts security model, so take them with a pinch of salt." https://blog.jsbarretto.com/post/crates-io-security | Source: Joshua Barretto [09:37] TR Bot Cargo security wishlist [09:37] TR News "Where religion meets opulence corruption arises. Such is a consequence of humans frail character: its base desires are amplified by riches." https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-07-27-beyond-the-temple/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [09:37] TR Bot the temple | Protesilaos [09:37] TR News "I am not surprised that the company would back away from previously made promises,1 nor am I surprised that my local leaders would be naive enough not to see this coming." https://512pixels.net/2026/07/spacexai-promised-school-money/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [09:37] TR Bot Pray They Dont Alter It Any Further - 512 Pixels [09:37] TR News "locomotion, obstacle avoidance, navigation, or movement on the ground" https://www.theverge.com/tech/972259/us-foreign-robots-power-inverter-ban | Source: The Verge [09:37] TR Bot The US is banning foreign robots | The Verge [09:38] TR News "If I come across something I like or want in the future instead of impulse buying Ill stop for 24 hours and put it in a list." https://ljpuk.net/posts/stop-buying-things-by-using-a-simple-rule-and-a-list | Source: Lee Peterson [09:38] TR Bot Stop buying things by using a simple rule and a list - LJPUK [09:46] TR News Techrights Thank You, Andy https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Thank_You_Andy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Thank_You_Andy.gmi [09:46] TR Bot Techrights Thank You, Andy [09:47] TR News "There is no easily quantifiable answer to that question. And that is the problem." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittification-relies-on-broken | Source: Hamilton Nolan [09:47] TR Bot Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math [09:47] TR News "Its a sharp increase from the same quarter in 2025, when fewer than 100 companies and groups reported lobbying on data center matters." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/data-center-boom-sparks-lobbying-surge-01010295 | Source: Politico LLC [09:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/data-center-boom-sparks-lobbying-surge-01010295 ) [09:48] TR News "No. They're worse." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/are-ai-data-centers-really-that-bad | Source: Robert Reich [09:48] TR Bot Are AI Data Centers Really THAT Bad? - Robert Reich [09:48] TR News "For some, datacenter opposition may feel like the only tangible mechanism for registering their concern, disapproval, or even anger about AI." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/09/ai-datacenter-company-politics | Source: The Guardian UK [09:48] TR Bot The fight against AI datacenters is important but its just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders | The Guardian [09:48] TR News "The judge had already indicated her ruling at a hearing last week. Per Politico, the judge also limited the scope of information that could be sought by the BBC into January 6th." https://deadline.com/2026/07/trump-bbc-financial-records-defamation-lawsuit-1237005006/ | Source: Deadline [09:48] TR Bot Judge Rules Trump's Trust Must Provide Financial Documents To BBC [09:49] TR News "The filing also follows a Supreme Court ruling in late June that let states keep counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day if postmarked on time." https://cyberscoop.com/trump-supreme-court-mail-in-voting/ | Source: Scoop News Group [09:49] TR Bot asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms | CyberScoop [09:50] TR News "Google doesnt have the same control over desktop computers. But in MacOS on the Apple Macintosh, any application can set a keyboard shortcut that works globally in any other app." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/27/chrome-forces-gemini-global-shortcut-onto-your-mac/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:50] TR Bot A page. He discovered that there had been organized by one of the course. [09:50] TR News "Search engines do not automatically discover new URLs as they are created." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/claude-indexed-by-google/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:50] TR Bot Links to Claude Chats Were Indexed by Google and Bing, Whatever That Is Pixel Envy [09:51] TR News "Employment scams are increasingly being used to target job seekers, with the FBI and LinkedIn joining forces to educate applicants about fraudulent job opportunities and the warning signs of potential exploitation." https://thecyberexpress.com/employment-scams-target-job-seekers/ | Source: Cyble Inc [09:51] TR Bot Employment Scams Target Job Seekers As FBI, LinkedIn Warn [09:51] TR News "For all these reasons, I would allow the appeal." https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0152_judgment_a1ae6cd3a5.pdf | [09:51] TR News "The men now live in the U.K., where they filed a lawsuit contending that they are owed damages from Bahrain for the mental harm they suffered." https://therecord.media/uk-court-rejects-bahrain-immunity-claim-spyware-case | Source: The Record [09:51] TR Bot UK court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in spyware case | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:51] TR News "Statements made via its social media channels went on to say that no exceptions will be made for those using the devices with prescription lenses." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/28/def-con-bans-meta-style-pervert-glasses/5279763 | Source: The Register UK [09:51] TR Bot DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses' [09:52] TR News "As the New York Times points out in a fresh report, Google results are directing more and more people toGoogle, and thats it." https://gizmodo.com/if-youre-reading-this-youre-probably-an-ai-bot-2000788073 | Source: Gizmodo [09:52] TR Bot If You're Reading This, You're Probably an AI Bot [09:52] TR News "Koo lost the case initially but won an appeal this month, with the Court of Appeal finding that 95 per cent of Chans judgement was plagiarised." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/27/hong-kong-judge-who-committed-serial-plagiarism-to-take-early-retirement-at-chief-justices-request/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:52] TR Bot HK judge Wilson Chan to retire early after repeatedly committing plagiarism [09:52] TR News "Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/al-qaida-and-isis-are-using-ai-very-differently-heres-how-11829535#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [09:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/al-qaida-and-isis-are-using-ai-very-differently-heres-how-11829535#publisher=newsstand ) [09:53] TR News "Youll get better and more coherent predictions from a 1-900 telephone psychic." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:53] TR Bot Repeating: We didnt ought. [09:53] TR News "As many skilled programmers can attest, chatbots can produce very useful output but as even the most ardent AI-assisted coder will admit, chatbot-written code is also full of baffling, obvious errors (and subtle, hard-to-spot ones): [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/hitl-ers/#ai-ai-oh | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:53] TR Bot Pluralistic: Discernment (28 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:53] TR News "I am so tired of every company feeling the need to shoehorn in an AI helper. To be honest I've found zero use for any of them, and they are all a bit shit." https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2026-07-28-so-tired-of-shit-ai-helpers/ | Source: David Mead [09:53] TR Bot So tired of these shit AI tools [09:53] TR News "Treating that capability as the new SEO still shrinks a fundamental shift in marketing into another optimisation discipline." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/seo-vs-geo/ | Source: Jono Alderson [09:53] TR Bot SEO vs GEO is the wrong question - Jono Alderson [09:53] TR News "I see a clear trend in my use of AI for programming, and that trend ultimately is to use it less." https://lzon.ca/posts/other/llm-fantasy/ | Source: Lzon [09:53] TR Bot What if useful AI is a fantasy? [09:54] TR News "[...] What worries me, actually, is the impact of this crisis on my finances. [...]" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/07/28/about-a-potential-ai-bubble.html | Source: Numeric Citizen [09:54] TR Bot About a potential AI bubble Numeric Citizen Blog [09:54] TR News "Other platforms, like YouTube, already do this." https://www.404media.co/spotifys-ai-problem-is-so-bad-random-people-are-stepping-in-to-track-the-slop/ | Source: 404 Media [09:54] TR Bot Spotify's AI Problem Is So Bad Random People Are Stepping In to Track the Slop ● Jul 29 [10:01] TR News (NEW): Updates on Ordeals After Online Abuse Against Rianne and I https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Ordeals_After_Online_Abuse_Against_Rianne_and_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Ordeals_After_Online_Abuse_Against_Rianne_and_I.gmi [10:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Updates on Ordeals After Online Abuse Against Rianne and I [10:10] TR News Techrights Comments on Today's Judgment https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Comments_on_Today_s_Judgment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Comments_on_Today_s_Judgment.gmi [10:10] TR Bot Techrights Comments on Today's Judgment [10:10] TR News "Companies: 478" https://companiesmarketcap.com/software/largest-software-companies-by-market-cap/ | [10:10] TR Bot Largest software companies by market cap [10:11] TR News "SmartThings was originally a 2012 Kickstarter campaign that ended up becoming successful enough that the company was bought by Samsung in 2014." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/samsungs-smartthings-api-terminates-free-access/ | Source: Hackaday [10:11] TR Bot SmartThings API Terminates Free Access | Hackaday [10:11] TR News "Researchers at Lava discovered the flaw when researching Internet-exposed Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) for vulnerabilities and said it found evidence of attackers having exploited the issue in the wild" https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover | Source: Dark Reading [10:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover ) [10:11] TR News "The senator cited multiple recent and devastating hacking campaigns targeting VPNs and remote-access systems, including products from Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti and Check Point." https://therecord.media/federal-purge-outdated-vpns-wyden-letter | Source: The Record [10:11] TR Bot Outdated VPNs should be purged from federal agencies, senator says | The Record from Recorded Future News [10:14] TR News "My war against Screen and against Online is over and this is the peace treaty: No screen without a matching TODO item." https://idiomdrottning.org/screenitem | Source: Idiomdrottning [10:14] TR Bot No screen without a matching TODO item [10:14] TR News "Key to the gut-brain connection is the vagus nerve, an essential part of the autonomic nervous system that wires the brain into the bodys organs, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/ | Source: Hackaday [10:14] TR Bot The Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition Via Acetylcholine Signaling | Hackaday [10:15] TR News "Sadly, the main drawbacks of film for me were the things most people love about it (development time, inflexibility w.r.t ISO and white balance)." https://pradyun.net/blog/new_camera.html | Source: Pradyun Narkadamilli [10:15] TR Bot Gallivanting Around With a New Camera [10:16] TR News "What an awesome approach to life. Being yourself and doing your thing, no matter if others consider it to be trash or treasure." https://robertbirming.com/guess-im-trash/ | Source: Robert Birming [10:17] TR Bot I guess Im trash Robert Birming [10:17] TR News "What skill do these smart engineers lack? I think its the ability to think slowly and clearly. Smart engineers can think clearly, but they can only think clearly at high speed." https://www.seangoedecke.com/you-dont-have-to-be-smart-if-you-think-clearly/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [10:17] TR Bot You don't have to be smart if you can think clearly [10:17] TR News "Theyre the departments of Defense, Energy and Transportation, and the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the National Endowment for the Humanities." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-28/here-are-all-ways-that-trump-has-tried-to-kill-u-s-science-research | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:17] TR Bot Hiltzik: Trump replaces science with stupidity - Los Angeles Times [10:18] TR News "If we want to store bigger keys, were going to need a bigger deck of cards." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/28/keys-and-cards/ | Source: John D Cook [10:18] TR Bot Cryptographic Keys and Decks of Cards [10:19] TR News "This is the economic story: friction has become a class experience. Wealth has always helped smooth over bumps - but when the physical world is such a mess and the digital world is so easy" https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-most-valuable-commodity-in-the | [10:19] TR Bot The Most Valuable Commodity in the World is Friction [10:19] TR News "Maybe youve been putting off organizing a basement or a closet." https://chrisglass.com/2026/07/28/a-surge-a-disaster-a-reminder/ | Source: Chris Glass [10:19] TR Bot A surge a disaster a reminder Chris Glass [10:20] TR News "Abstract for the forthcoming paper 'Beyond AI: Infrastructuring the Common Good'. Pre-print coming soon." https://www.danmcquillan.org/beyond_ai_abstract.html | Source: Dan McQuillan [10:20] TR Bot Abstract for 'Beyond AI: Infrastructuring the Common Good' [10:20] TR News "My objective is still simple: leave a net positive impact. Some days are negative, some days are positive. But the direction still matters." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-07-28-we-are-a-blip | Source: Eliseo Martelli [10:20] TR Bot We are a blip. | Eliseo Martelli [10:20] TR News "Why do I go on and on about typing? Because its one of the ways I like to express myself, thats why." https://dergigi.com/2026/07/28/typing/ | Source: Gigi [10:20] TR Bot dergigi.com [10:20] TR News "A talk from the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK caught our eye, in which [Amy Jeskins] looked at the overlooked engineering skill of pattern cutting." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/why-is-textile-work-not-taught-to-engineers/ | Source: Hackaday [10:20] TR Bot Is Textile Work Not Taught To Engineers? | Hackaday [10:25] TR News Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem" and "$1.5B Anthropic Copyright Infringement Ruling" (Plagiarism is Not "Training") https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_Hugging_Face_Has_a_Deepfake_Nudes_Problem_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_Hugging_Face_Has_a_Deepfake_Nudes_Problem_and_.gmi [10:25] TR Bot Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem" and "$1.5B Anthropic Copyright Infringement Ruling" (Plagiarism is Not "Training") [10:52] TR News Anon: nokia has one or two legitimate divisions remaining, for now they got into pushing sw patents just before Microsoft Elop so there may be another major Board of Directors scandal hidden below the surface there ● Jul 29 [11:05] TR News Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Streamlining the Decision-Making Process https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Streamlining_the_Decision_Mak.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Streamlining_the_Decision_Mak.gmi [11:05] TR Bot Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Streamlining the Decision-Making Process [11:10] TR News "Chat Control: Motstndet fortstter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/28/chat-control-motstandet-fortsatter/ [11:10] TR Bot Chat Control: Motstndet fortstter [11:10] TR News iophk: unfounded smear https://json.blog/2026/07/28/dhh-showed-who-he-was [11:10] TR Bot The milkshake duck has been dethroned [11:13] TR News Revenue-backed espionage | "Indtgtsdkket spionage | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/indtaegtsdaekket-spionage [11:13] TR Bot Indtgtsdkket spionage | Version2 [11:13] TR News "China Advances Plans For National Single-Stack IPv6 Network, And Its Surveillance-Friendly Version - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/26/1939241 [11:13] TR Bot China Advances Plans For National Single-Stack IPv6 Network, And Its Surveillance-Friendly Version - SoylentNews [11:15] TR News "Gos proposal to allow examples with any signature was accepted on July 8. Today, an example must look like func ExampleXxx()." https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/07/go-example-any-signature/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [11:15] TR Bot Accepted proposal: Go examples with any signature | Redowan's Reflections [11:18] TR News "NotImplemented isnt False, None, or empty, so like most objects, its truthy by default." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/28/python-fix-typeerror-notimplemented-boolean-context/ | Source: Adam Johnson [11:18] TR Bot Python: fix TypeError: NotImplemented should not be used in a boolean context - Adam Johnson [11:19] TR News "In this article series, we will focus on that last group functional programming languages: their purpose, design, and how they are different from other kinds of languages." https://www.endoflineblog.com/functional-programming-from-first-principles-part-1-motivation | [11:19] TR Bot Functional programming from first principles, part 1 motivation | End of Line Blog [11:19] TR News "Every major release of Rails sets off a wave of releases across the rest of the gem ecosystem." https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/28/why-npm-dependency-trees-are-so-big.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [11:19] TR Bot Why npm Dependency Trees Are So Big | Andrew Nesbitt [11:19] TR News "A few of them are presented below. Most of them are for the Amiga, but several other platforms are represented as well." https://www.datagubbe.se/scenegui/ | Source: Carl Svensson [11:19] TR Bot Interfaces of the Demo Scene | datagubbe.se [11:19] TR News "Memory leaks are a constant battle for backend teams." https://denodell.com/blog/your-spa-is-leaking-memory-soak-test-it | Source: Den Odell [11:19] TR Bot Your SPA Is Leaking Memory. Soak Test It Den Odell [11:19] TR News "Ill start off with a refresher on how blocks work in the Ruby interpreter, then show you how ZJIT understands and optimizes that bytecode, and then show you the impact of the inliner." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/zjit-inliner-invokeblock/ | Source: Max Bernstein [11:19] TR Bot The inliner is yielding benefits for ZJIT | Max Bernstein [11:19] TR News "Nowadays, safety is in the focus of C++. Whether its at committee meetings, conference talks, or hallway discussions, the topic keeps coming up. C++26 made some big steps forward in this area" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/07/29/cpp26-reduces-undefined-behaviour | Source: Sandor Dargo [11:19] TR Bot C++26: Reducing undefined behaviour | Sandor Dargo's Blog [11:19] TR News "start by creating a memory-backed file descriptor and mmaping it (error handling omitted): [...]" https://sebsite.pw/w/20260728-cow.html | Source: Sebastian [11:19] TR Bot a neat trick i found for reusing physical memory [11:21] TR News "They didn't change a licence. The members of the association that operates Codeberg changed the terms under which Codeberg is willing to host your code." https://tarakiyee.com/open-source-is-indefensible/ | Source: Tara Tarakiyee [11:21] TR Bot Open Source Is Indefensible [11:21] TR News "It demonstrates three scenarios by running many processes in parallel with a read-only open-query-close loop each: [...]" https://hynek.me/til/sqlite-read-only-wal-locked/ | [11:21] TR Bot SQLite WAL Mode Can Lock Short-Lived Readers [11:22] TR News "This past May, we shared our vision for the future of Firefox. Starting today, you can try out the next design evolution of Firefox in Nightly." https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/07/27/new-firefox-design/ | [11:22] TR Bot Try the New Firefox Design in Nightly Firefox Nightly News [11:23] TR News "Recently on the Fediverse, someone wondered if an out of the box build of Apache (with minimal tuning) could handle 10,000 simultaneous HTTP requests (the old famous 'C10K' target" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/Apache10KNoAnswerYet | Source: University of Toronto [11:23] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [11:23] TR News Yesterday, I published the last planned release of File Browser. It includes a few security fixes and a notice about the wind-down of the project." https://hacdias.com/2026/07/28/filebrowser/ | Source: Henrique Dias [11:23] TR Bot Goodbye File Browser, for Real This Time - Henrique Dias [11:24] TR News "At Lysk, we process and analyse military voice communications. In other words: we plug radios into computers." https://www.lysk.ai/post/wiring-radios-to-laptops-the-hard-way | [11:24] TR Bot One Ring to Rule Them All: Wiring Radios to Laptops the Hard Way [11:24] TR News "So I decided upon using the ATtiny85." https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/opensourcedimmer/ | Source: Tymscar [11:24] TR Bot I Designed A Custom PCB To Avoid Pressing A Button Three Times :: The Tymscar Blog [11:24] TR News "Pimoroni began back in 2012 with the aim of selling laser cut acrylic cases for the Raspberry Pi. Yes, in 2012 our Pibow cases were our first and only product." https://blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birthday-save-up-to-40/ | Source: Pimoroni [11:24] TR Bot It's our birthday Save up to 40%! [11:24] TR News "So then I ordered the cheapest fisheye camera lens I could find (49mm wide angle macro, $30) whose smaller lens was just slightly larger than the output lens of the projector. Success! It worked the first time." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/07/the-eye-of-pizza-is-once-again-upon-you/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [11:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/07/the-eye-of-pizza-is-once-again-upon-you/ ) [11:25] TR News "The C-based driver applies the fixed, ordered list of find-and-replace rules to this string, which after more than ten-thousand of such substitutions later results in a single frame of the game." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/doom-using-regular-expressions/ | Source: Hackaday [11:25] TR Bot Using Regular Expressions | Hackaday [11:25] TR News "I was like okay, that should be easy, I can just use yt-dlp." https://roytang.net/2026/07/youtube-playlist-export-mp3/ | Source: Roy Tang [11:25] TR Bot a Youtube Playlist to MP3s roytang.net [11:26] TR News "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you're doing something inside a systemd service; for example, it runs a script with some environment variables set" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdPrivateTmpWhere | Source: University of Toronto [11:26] TR News "Join us next week for the recording of episode of 500." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/499 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [11:26] TR Bot Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 499 [11:34] TR News QSB-116: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-500, XSA-505, XSA-506, XSA-507) https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/07/28/qsb-116/ [11:34] TR Bot QSB-116: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-500, XSA-505, XSA-506, XSA-507) | Qubes OS [11:35] TR News XSAs released on 2026-07-28 https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/07/28/xsas-released-on-2026-07-28/ [11:35] TR Bot XSAs released on 2026-07-28 | Qubes OS [11:41] TR News Openwashing of PONZI scheme and Enronism, misusing the "Linux" brand https://cloudnativenow.com/features/nvidia-is-putting-real-skin-in-the-open-ai-game/ [11:41] TR Bot NVIDIA Is Putting Real Skin in the Open AI Game - Cloud Native Now [11:42] *buzzert has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:42] *buzzert (~buzzert@csk3pkss7va5s.irc) has joined #techrights [11:44] TR News Performance analysis of storage live migration feature in Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/storage-live-migration-performance-on-openshift-virtualization [11:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/storage-live-migration-performance-on-openshift-virtualization ) [11:46] TR News OSFT explained: Prevent catastrophic forgetting in LLM fine-tuning https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/osft-explained-prevent-catastrophic-forgetting-llm-fine-tuning [11:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/osft-explained-prevent-catastrophic-forgetting-llm-fine-tuning ) [11:47] TR News Enrich OpenShift compliance results with custom metadata https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/enrich-openshift-compliance-results-custom-metadata [11:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/enrich-openshift-compliance-results-custom-metadata ) [11:48] TR News "Usage tracking, showback, request prioritization, and autoscaling help operators tune cost and human oversight against real loadnot theoretical ratios." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mastering-ai-era-integrating-frontier-operations-your-technology-operating-model | Source: Red Hat Official [11:48] TR Bot Mastering the AI era: Integrating frontier operations into your technology operating model [11:49] TR News "The result is that teams delay platform upgrades to avoid the OS migration, missing capabilities they actually need. The OS upgrade has been a cliff, not a ramp." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-coreos-10-coming-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official [11:49] TR Bot Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 10 is coming to Red Hat OpenShift [11:49] TR News "We believe it is time to provide enhanced, identity-based mechanisms to satisfy these requirements and to address use cases that have seen their development limited by current practices." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/substituting-ip-address-evaluation-hardware-rooted-sovereign-zero-trust | Source: Red Hat Official [11:49] TR Bot Substituting IP address evaluation with hardware-rooted sovereign zero trust ● Jul 29 [12:17] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 133 Out of 200: Lies by Omission https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_133_Out_of_200_Lies_by_Omission.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_133_Out_of_200_Lies_by_Omission.gmi [12:17] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 133 Out of 200: Lies by Omission [12:18] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [12:38] TR News Techrights EPO Series on EU and Pan-European Corruption, Vote-Rigging, Extending Beyond the EPO Itself https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/EPO_Series_on_EU_and_Pan_European_Corruption_Vote_Rigging_Exten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/EPO_Series_on_EU_and_Pan_European_Corruption_Vote_Rigging_Exten.gmi [12:38] TR Bot Techrights EPO Series on EU and Pan-European Corruption, Vote-Rigging, Extending Beyond the EPO Itself [12:52] TR News (NEW): Driving GNU/Linux Adoption https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Driving_GNU_Linux_Adoption.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Driving_GNU_Linux_Adoption.gmi [12:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Driving GNU/Linux Adoption [12:53] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 29 [13:00] TR News STAR OCEAN series arrives on GOG | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/star-ocean-series-arrives-on-gog/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/star-ocean-series-arrives-on-gog/ [13:00] TR Bot OCEAN series arrives on GOG | GamingOnLinux [13:00] TR News steam [13:00] TR News Proton 10 and Proton 11 get Steamworks SDK 1.65 for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-10-and-proton-11-get-steamworks-sdk-1-65-for-steam-machine-steam-frame-and-steam-deck/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:00] TR Bot 10 and Proton 11 get Steamworks SDK 1.65 for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [13:02] TR News GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ [13:03] TR Bot confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR News There's now over 40 games ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/theres-now-over-40-games-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/theres-now-over-40-games-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ [13:03] TR Bot now over 40 games ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [13:04] TR News Proton Experimental brings fixes for Far Cry New Dawn, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, controller hotplugging and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-far-cry-new-dawn-binding-of-isaac-rebirth-controller-hotplugging-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:04] TR Bot Experimental brings fixes for Far Cry New Dawn, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, controller hotplugging and more | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News Mission Center is a slick app to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, GPU and more on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/mission-center-is-a-slick-app-to-monitor-cpu-memory-disk-network-gpu-and-more-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR Bot Center is a slick app to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, GPU and more on Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News Allogloom is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/allogloom-is-a-gorgeous-looking-point-and-click-adventure-launching-in-october/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR Bot is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News 007 First Light is now Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/007-first-light-is-now-steam-deck-steam-machine-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/007-first-light-is-now-steam-deck-steam-machine-verified/ [13:05] TR Bot First Light is now Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified | GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News (NEW): Games: DOOM Using Regular Expressions and GamingOnLinux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Games_DOOM_Using_Regular_Expressions_and_GamingOnLinux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Games_DOOM_Using_Regular_Expressions_and_GamingOnLinux.gmi [13:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: DOOM Using Regular Expressions and GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News "NetBird makes this much easier by connecting each device to a coordination service, automatically exchanging WireGuard keys, and establishing secure peer-to-peer connections" https://www.tecmint.com/securely-connect-linux-machines-netbird/ | Source: TecMint [13:08] TR Bot NetBird: Build a Secure WireGuard Mesh Network for Linux [13:09] TR News "Radxa has published specifications for two upcoming compute modules based on Qualcomm Dragonwing processors." https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-previews-qualcomm-based-cm-q64-and-vmarc-q9075-compute-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-previews-qualcomm-based-cm-q64-and-vmarc-q9075-compute-modules/ ) [13:09] TR News "EDATEC has expanded its family of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0-based DIN-rail industrial computers with the ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220." https://linuxgizmos.com/edatec-ed-ipc1200-and-ed-ipc1220-add-din-rail-i-o-around-raspberry-pi-cm0/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/edatec-ed-ipc1200-and-ed-ipc1220-add-din-rail-i-o-around-raspberry-pi-cm0/ ) [13:09] TR News "The ThingPulse Icon256 is a Wi-Fi-connected word clock that displays the time as illuminated phrases across a 16 16 RGB LED matrix." https://linuxgizmos.com/thingpulse-icon256-is-a-wled-based-word-clock-with-256-rgb-leds/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/thingpulse-icon256-is-a-wled-based-word-clock-with-256-rgb-leds/ ) [13:09] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [13:16] TR News Espressif begins mass production of ESP32-S31 wireless RISC-V SoC https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ [13:16] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ ) [13:17] TR News Mount virtual media on Supermicro IPMI with less java https://major.io/p/supermicro-ipmi-mount-iso/ [13:17] TR Bot Mount virtual media on Supermicro IPMI with less java :: Major Hayden [13:21] TR News FSF Events: Learn email self-defense: Hands-on GPG with GNU/Linux with Greg Farough and Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-14-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-farough-de-silva-weeramuni [13:21] TR Bot Learn email self-defense: Hands-on GPG with GNU/Linux with Greg Farough and Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [13:22] TR News Fooyin Music Player 0.12.0 Added PulseAudio Output & New Visualizer Plugins https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/fooyin-0-12-0-pulseaudio-viz-plugins/ [13:22] TR Bot Fooyin Music Player 0.12.0 Added PulseAudio Output & New Visualizer Plugins | UbuntuHandbook [13:23] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppDate 0.0.7: New Upstream http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/28#rcppdate_0.0.7 [13:23] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [13:26] TR News The Neo Geo AES+ retro console is now available to pre-order starting from $249 game cartridges cost $90 each; the Ultimate Edition with all games and accessories will run you $1,000 https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/the-neo-geo-aes-retro-console-is-now-available-to-pre-order-starting-from-usd249-game-cartridges-cost-usd90-each-the-ultimate-edition-with-all-games-and-accessories-will-run-you-usd1-000 [13:26] TR Bot The Neo Geo AES+ retro console is now available to pre-order starting from $249 game cartridges cost $90 each; the Ultimate Edition with all games and accessories will run you $1,000 | Tom's Hardware [13:27] TR News The Pre-Dawn USPTO Filing Window https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/the-pre-dawn-uspto-filing-window.html [13:27] TR Bot The Pre-Dawn USPTO Filing Window | Patently-O [13:27] TR News "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Social_Dialogue_With_the_Man_Who_Never_Faced_Real_Competition_a.shtml [13:27] TR Bot Techrights "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals [13:29] TR News Cracking backdoored Windows Open: Porting RADV to WIN32 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/cracking-windows-open-porting-radv-to-win32.html [13:29] TR Bot Cracking Windows Open: Porting RADV to WIN32 [13:29] TR News What Is a Dependency Firewall? https://openssf.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-a-dependency-firewall/ [13:29] TR Bot What Is a Dependency Firewall? Open Source Security Foundation [13:29] TR News SensWear An open-source modular Nordic nRF54L15 development platform for wearables https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/29/senswear-an-open-source-modular-nordic-nrf54l15-development-platform-for-wearables/ [13:29] TR Bot SensWear An open-source modular Nordic nRF54L15 development platform for wearables - CNX Software [13:30] TR News How we use /goal to find bugs in Patch the Planet https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/07/28/how-we-use-goal-to-find-bugs-in-patch-the-planet/ [13:30] TR Bot How we use /goal to find bugs in Patch the Planet - The Trail of Bits Blog [13:38] MinceR 29 050800 < IsambardPrince> You never own it. [13:38] MinceR you wouldn't own it anyway [13:38] MinceR the chinese empire does [13:38] MinceR they want something installed, crApple installs it [13:38] MinceR they want something uninstalled, crApple uninstalls it [13:38] MinceR they have root, you don't [13:39] schestowitz[TR2] China, MADE IN APPLE [13:39] MinceR i hope lots of people who can't afford it take up these constructions and then fail to pay and refuse to return their iGrenades, so that Klarna can learn what sort of people they're doing business with [13:40] TR News Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-bust-two-scam-centres-in-forest-city-at-least-194-foreigners-to-be-charged [13:40] TR Bot Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged | The Straits Times [13:42] TR News Iranian oil hoard swells off Malaysia on weak Chinese demand https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/iranian-oil-hoard-swells-off-malaysia-on-weak-chinese-demand [13:42] TR Bot Iranian oil hoard swells off Malaysia on weak Chinese demand | The Straits Times [13:42] schestowitz[TR2] iGrenades 4+ [13:42] schestowitz[TR2] $S, sorry [13:42] schestowitz[TR2] *4S [13:42] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, samsung note7 was the 'explosive' banned in flights [13:43] TR News China starts production of home-grown immersion deep-ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-starts-production-of-home-grown-immersion-deep-ultraviolet-chipmaking-tools-source-says [13:43] TR Bot China starts production of home-grown immersion deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says | The Straits Times [13:44] TR News "Why the board chose Arvind over former RedHat CEO, Jim Whitehurst, is mind boggling. They should share blame here and reap what they sowed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b [13:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b ) [13:44] TR News Jim AllowHURST came AFTER Arvind, so the issue is, Arvind Krishna REFUSED to step aside/down [13:45] TR News "Employee salaries." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr [13:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr ) [13:45] TR News "Anderon does have a fab. So.???" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd No, it does not even exist! http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/27/Anderon_Like_Kyndryl_Could_be_Far_Deeper_in_Debt_Than_Its_Alleg.shtml [13:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd ) [13:45] TR Bot Techrights Anderon - Like Kyndryl - Could be Far Deeper in Debt Than Its Alleged Worth (Vapourware) [13:48] MinceR yeah, suits love hypePhones, they don't mind them bringing down airplanes [13:48] MinceR they also don't seem to mind then airplanes just drop a screw here, a door there, a window there [13:48] MinceR who cares if that makes them fall down [13:48] MinceR s/then/when/ [13:48] MinceR logic in human behavior is a rare thing [13:49] schestowitz[TR2] yeah, suits love hypePhones, they don't mind them bringing down airplanes [13:49] schestowitz[TR2] worse [13:49] schestowitz[TR2] they do worse [13:49] schestowitz[TR2] btw, [13:50] schestowitz[TR2] afaik, few planes fell due to these gadget dires [13:50] schestowitz[TR2] emergency landings, yes [13:50] schestowitz[TR2] seems suicidal pilots are the more potent risk [13:59] TR News Clinical Trials Arent Optional https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/clinical-trials-arent-optional/ [13:59] TR Bot Blog Archive Clinical Trials Arent Optional ● Jul 29 [14:13] TR News 10 euros https://apina.biz/215512 [14:13] TR Bot NO TITLE [14:13] TR News Techrights Call for IBM Whistleblowers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Call_for_IBM_Whistleblowers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Call_for_IBM_Whistleblowers.gmi [14:13] TR Bot Techrights Call for IBM Whistleblowers [14:24] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/why-is-january-1-first-day-of-year-CNGPiZj [14:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/why-is-january-1-first-day-of-year-CNGPiZj ) [14:25] TR News Techrights Will Red Hat Still Exist in 2027 or Just Become a "Brand" at IBM? https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Will_Red_Hat_Still_Exist_in_2027_or_Just_Become_a_Brand_at_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Will_Red_Hat_Still_Exist_in_2027_or_Just_Become_a_Brand_at_IBM.gmi [14:25] TR Bot Techrights Will Red Hat Still Exist in 2027 or Just Become a "Brand" at IBM? 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Ahead of 'Results' The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Finds Merit in Allegations Slop is Microsoft's Excuse for Price Hikes (Piggybacking Vendor Lock-in). http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Lacks_Growth_Ahead_of_Results_The_UK_s_Competition_an.shtml [15:53] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lacks Growth. Ahead of 'Results' The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Finds Merit in Allegations Slop is Microsoft's Excuse for Price Hikes (Piggybacking Vendor Lock-in). [15:54] admfubar https://maketecheasier.com/mte-j-airplane-mode-was-never-just-about-planes-it-combines-a-1991-fcc-network-rule-with-an-faa-interference-rule-dating-to-1961/ [15:54] TR Bot Airplane mode was never just about planes: it combines a 1991 FCC network rule with an FAA interference rule dating to 1961 - Make Tech Easier [15:56] TR News 'The Money Is the Easy Part': Byron Allen Cuts 35% of BuzzFeed Workforce to Save $32M https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/buzzfeed-major-layoffs-restructuring-1811181 [15:56] TR Bot 'The Money Is the Easy Part': Byron Allen Cuts 35% of BuzzFeed Workforce to Save $32M | IBTimes UK [15:59] TR News Mission 44 students at Silverstone go from zero to AI-powered racing telemetry in 90 minutes! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/28/mission-44-students-at-silverstone-go-from-zero-to-ai-powered-racing-telemetry-in-90-minutes/ [15:59] TR Bot Mission 44 students at Silverstone go from zero to AI-powered racing telemetry in 90 minutes! | Arduino Blog [15:59] TR News The Persian Mr-Nmeh or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes (1892) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/marnameh [15:59] TR Bot The Persian *Mr-Nmeh* or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes (1892) The Public Domain Review ● Jul 29 [16:00] *parsifal (~parsifal@4byd72quy5uj8.irc) has joined #techrights [16:01] TR News Unpatched Fastjson Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/unpatched-fastjson-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ [16:01] TR Bot Fastjson Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks - SecurityWeek [16:01] TR News Critical Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day https://www.securityweek.com/critical-arista-velocloud-orchestrator-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/ [16:01] TR Bot Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day - SecurityWeek [16:02] admfubar https://maketecheasier.com/mte-q-how-did-a-single-computer-worm-written-by-a-cornell-graduate-student-in-november-1988-crash-roughly-6-000-machines-and-force-the-internet-to-invent-security/ [16:02] TR Bot How did a single computer worm written by a Cornell graduate student in November 1988 crash roughly 6,000 machines and force the internet to invent security? - Make Tech Easier [16:02] TR News "There are a number of technical tasks underway and maybe some testing (this coming weekend or later)" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/WordPress_is_Technical_Debt.shtml [16:07] admfubar https://maketecheasier.com/mte-j-incognito-mode-was-never-private-it-hides-your-history-from-the-family-laptop-not-from-your-isp-your-employer-or-the-site-you-just-logged-into/ [16:07] TR Bot Incognito mode was never private it hides your history from the family laptop, not from your ISP, your employer or the site you just logged into - Make Tech Easier [16:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Aren't Done Ahead of the Need to Tell Shareholders About "Efficiency" (Tonight) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Layoffs_Aren_t_Done_Ahead_of_the_Need_to_Tell_Shareho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Layoffs_Aren_t_Done_Ahead_of_the_Need_to_Tell_Shareho.gmi [16:09] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Aren't Done Ahead of the Need to Tell Shareholders About "Efficiency" (Tonight) [16:15] TR News Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum https://www.sciencealert.com/a-20-year-old-quantum-entanglement-theory-has-finally-been-confirmed-in-experiments [16:15] TR Bot After 20 Years, Major Quantum Entanglement Theory Has Been Experimentally Confirmed : ScienceAlert [16:15] TR News Something to chew on https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Readers-Respond/2026/0728/Something-to-chew-on [16:15] TR Bot to chew on - CSMonitor.com [16:15] TR News El Nio Set to Upend the World Economy https://futurism.com/science-energy/el-nino-world-economy-inflation-developing-countries [16:15] TR Bot El Nio Set to Upend the World Economy [16:16] TR News A 'Second Brain' in The Gut Could Be Driving Constipation And Pain https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-neurons-in-the-gut-that-could-be-driving-constipation-and-pain [16:16] TR Bot 'Second Brain' in The Gut Could Be Driving Constipation And Pain : ScienceAlert [16:16] TR News Latvia's farms are mostly plugged into the internet https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/28.07.2026-latvias-farms-are-mostly-plugged-into-the-internet.a656574/ [16:16] TR Bot Latvia's farms are mostly plugged into the internet / Article [16:23] admfubar https://maketecheasier.com/mte-j-your-ssd-doesnt-forget-files-the-way-a-hard-drive-does-it-uses-a-background-process-called-trim-that-actively-wipes-deleted-blocks-which-is-why-undelete-tools-rarely-work-on-modern-laptops/ [16:23] TR Bot Your SSD doesn't forget files the way a hard drive does it uses a background process called TRIM that actively wipes deleted blocks, which is why undelete tools rarely work on modern laptops - Make Tech Easier [16:37] TR News Techrights The 'Church' of Moglen/Stallman https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Church_of_Moglen_Stallman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Church_of_Moglen_Stallman.gmi [16:37] TR Bot Techrights The 'Church' of Moglen/Stallman [16:39] *parsifal has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:52] TR News (NEW): Free Software is Gaining an Edge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Software_is_Gaining_an_Edge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Software_is_Gaining_an_Edge.gmi [16:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Free Software is Gaining an Edge [16:53] *parsifal (~parsifal@zxgbr7ii8xksn.irc) has joined #techrights [16:54] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [16:54] *parsifal (~parsifal@zxgbr7ii8xksn.irc) has joined #techrights [16:56] MinceR i don't see that edge [16:56] MinceR or much of the software, for that matter [16:59] TR News "Did Arvind love the blockchain? Praised it as the next big thing?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs ) [16:59] TR News Circle Acquired IBM Blockchain patents: Will Circle have more success with blockchain than IBM did? See https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-acquires-ibm-blockchain-patent-portfolio [16:59] TR Bot Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio | Circle [16:59] TR News "Wasn't it Gin 'n Tonic who first championed Blockchain ? Alvind came much later." ● Jul 29 [17:00] TR News IBM selling SOFTWARE patents again! [17:02] TR News "I think you meant DOES NOT have a fab. Its a quantum wafer foundry with NO foundry! I am suprised the general public and news outlets havent picked up on this very very key point." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/04/Journalists_Should_be_Ashamed_for_Parroting_False_Claims_From_I.shtml [17:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd ) [17:02] TR Bot Techrights Journalists Should be Ashamed for Parroting False Claims From IBM Management About "Quantum Computing", Say IBM Insiders Who Work on "Quantum Computing" [17:07] TR News (NEW): COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.gmi [17:07] TR Bot Tux Machines COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements [17:10] TR News Techrights The Only Old People Who Can Survive IBM Are the CEO and His Circle of Enablers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Only_Old_People_Who_Can_Survive_IBM_Are_the_CEO_and_His_Cir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Only_Old_People_Who_Can_Survive_IBM_Are_the_CEO_and_His_Cir.gmi [17:11] TR Bot Techrights The Only Old People Who Can Survive IBM Are the CEO and His Circle of Enablers [17:12] *parsifal has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:12] TR News sometimes we look for info regarding IBM and what comes up on the Web is... our own articles [17:25] TR News Techrights The Vacuum Syndrome https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Vacuum_Syndrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Vacuum_Syndrome.gmi [17:26] TR Bot Techrights The Vacuum Syndrome [17:29] TR News Visa's debt increased a lot, hence layoffs https://finbox.com/NYSE:V/explorer/total_debt [17:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NYSE:V/explorer/total_debt ) [17:39] TR News Techrights Tonight's Earnings Report From Microsoft and Facebook ('Meta') Will be Faked Because They Hide Almost a Trillion Dollars in Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Tonight_s_Earnings_Report_From_Microsoft_and_Facebook_Meta_Will.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Tonight_s_Earnings_Report_From_Microsoft_and_Facebook_Meta_Will.gmi [17:39] TR Bot Techrights Tonight's Earnings Report From Microsoft and Facebook ('Meta') Will be Faked Because They Hide Almost a Trillion Dollars in Debt [17:42] *Goblin (~use@anjxxfe7gqque.irc) has joined #techrights [17:49] TR News Techrights Jeremy Sands Explained the Harms of Codes of Conduct https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Jeremy_Sands_Explained_the_Harms_of_Codes_of_Conduct.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Jeremy_Sands_Explained_the_Harms_of_Codes_of_Conduct.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Techrights Jeremy Sands Explained the Harms of Codes of Conduct [17:53] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: how are your fish? [17:54] Goblin yeah ok....watching water temp tough [17:54] schestowitz[TR2] i see [17:54] schestowitz[TR2] maybe we'll visit again [17:54] schestowitz[TR2] but nothing concrete yet [17:55] Goblin anytime... 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[17:57] TR News Scam Altman Says Even the Power of Hey Hi (AI) Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-power-ai-shorter-work-week [17:57] TR Bot Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week [17:58] TR News BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to LLM slop / Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-layoffs-pivot-ai [17:58] TR Bot BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to AI [17:58] TR News Writers Guild Withdraws Support From Film Festival Over Hey Hi (AI) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/movies/urbanworld-writers-guild-ai.html [17:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/movies/urbanworld-writers-guild-ai.html ) [17:58] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-carroll.html [17:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-carroll.html ) [17:59] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techrights [17:59] *parsifal has quit (connection closed) [17:59] TR News RBX Fires Off Expanded Class Action Against Spotify for Allegedly Ignoring Obvious Wide-Scale Fraud, Says the DSP Has Diverted At Least $600 Million in Royalties from Indies https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-streaming-fraud-lawsuit-rbx/ [17:59] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-streaming-fraud-lawsuit-rbx/ ) ● Jul 29 [18:00] *Obsdark has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [18:00] TR News Afroman Files Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Against Deputy Who Raided His Home in 2022 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ [18:00] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ ) [18:01] TR News Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-stalking-case.html "Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible." [18:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-stalking-case.html ) [18:02] TR News Indians demand more info than ever and govt finds new ways to say no https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indians-demand-more-info-than-ever-govt-finds-new-ways-to-say-no [18:02] TR Bot Indians demand more info than ever and govt finds new ways to say no | The Straits Times [18:02] TR News Suno Slapped with Class Action Litigation Following Massive, Unreported Data Breach https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/suno-slapped-with-class-action-litigation-following-massive-unreported-data-breach/ [18:02] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/suno-slapped-with-class-action-litigation-following-massive-unreported-data-breach/ ) [18:03] TR News Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html [18:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html ) [18:04] TR News Air India turnaround could take up to a decade, owner Tata Sons says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/air-india-turnaround-could-take-up-to-a-decade-owner-tata-sons-says [18:04] TR Bot Air India turnaround could take up to a decade, owner Tata Sons says | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Apple Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-87-vulnerabilities-in-ios-155-in-macos-tahoe/ [18:04] TR Bot Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe - SecurityWeek [18:05] TR News Wayfire 0.11 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1085894/ [18:05] TR Bot 0.11 released [LWN.net] [18:09] TR News DFI X6X-ORN An IP67-rated, rugged Jetson Orin NX/Nano edge Hey Hi (AI) computer with GMSL2 camera support https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/dfi-x6x-orn-an-ip67-rated-rugged-jetson-orin-nx-nano-edge-ai-computer-with-gmsl2-camera-support/ [18:09] TR Bot DFI X6X-ORN - An IP67-rated, rugged Jetson Orin NX/Nano edge AI computer with GMSL2 camera support - CNX Software [18:10] TR News Another Decision https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/another-decision/ [18:10] TR Bot Blog Archive Another Decision [18:19] TR News Techrights I Found a Typo, Don't Vote! https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/I_Found_a_Typo_Don_t_Vote.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/I_Found_a_Typo_Don_t_Vote.gmi [18:19] TR Bot Techrights I Found a Typo, Don't Vote! [18:27] TR News Techrights Digital Mass Surveillance as a Hallmark of Failed Societies https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Digital_Mass_Surveillance_as_a_Hallmark_of_Failed_Societies.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Digital_Mass_Surveillance_as_a_Hallmark_of_Failed_Societies.gmi [18:27] TR Bot Techrights Digital Mass Surveillance as a Hallmark of Failed Societies [18:42] TR News Techrights GNOME Curated and Censored by IBM (Under the Guise of "Code of Conduct") https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/GNOME_Curated_and_Censored_by_IBM_Under_the_Guise_of_Code_of_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/GNOME_Curated_and_Censored_by_IBM_Under_the_Guise_of_Code_of_Co.gmi [18:42] TR Bot Techrights GNOME Curated and Censored by IBM (Under the Guise of "Code of Conduct") [18:45] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [18:46] TR News 16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/xbox-blames-a-licensing-service-outside-xbox-for-the-16-hour-outage-that-blocked-disc-games [18:46] TR Bot 16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console | Tom's Hardware [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: i think we covered this ^ [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] it is happening [18:48] TR News Before the Sensor: Filter Ordering and Self-Collision in Amsted Rail v. 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Squires | Patently-O [18:49] TR News Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/daring-coder-gets-doom-running-with-regular-expressions-at-180-seconds-per-frame-like-playing-correspondence-chess-with-a-shotgun-nearly-14-million-substitutions-to-render-a-frame-at-80-000-substitutions-per-second [18:49] TR Bot Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame, like playing 'correspondence chess with a shotgun' nearly 14 million substitutions to render a frame at 80,000 substitutions per second | Tom's Hardware [18:50] TR News Waveshare RP2350-POE-ETH A Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU board with PoE https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/waveshare-rp2350-poe-eth-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-mcu-board-with-poe/ [18:50] TR Bot Waveshare RP2350-POE-ETH - A Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU board with PoE - CNX Software [18:50] TR News ASO AC delivers Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document to NRO EC https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/28/aso-ac-delivers-recommended-draft-rir-governance-document-to-nro-ec/ [18:50] TR Bot ASO AC delivers Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document to NRO EC | APNIC Blog [18:51] TR News Indias top court orders no coercive action against youth protesters and release of minors: Reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indias-top-court-orders-no-coercive-action-against-youth-protesters-and-release-of-minors-media [18:51] TR Bot Indias top court orders no coercive action against youth protesters and release of minors: Reports | The Straits Times [18:51] TR News Google Hey Hi (AI) Search Default Leads to Fewer Website Clicks https://www.cloudbooklet.com/google-ai-search-default [18:51] TR Bot AI Search Default Leads to Fewer Website Clicks - Cloudbooklet [18:52] TR News Google Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System https://www.securityweek.com/google-adopts-new-threat-actor-naming-system/ [18:52] TR Bot Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System - SecurityWeek [18:52] TR News A Small Victory For Dignity https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/dignity/dignity.html [18:52] TR Bot A Small Victory For Dignity [18:53] TR News Plasma Vault Advisory: You should probably switch to gocryptfs https://cukic.co/2026/07/28/switch-to-gocryptfs [18:53] TR Bot Plasma Vault Advisory: You should probably switch to gocryptfs | Ivan uki [18:53] TR News A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-duress-password-indictment/ [18:53] TR Bot A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment [18:53] TR News Axon Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/axon-is-another-license-plate-surveillance-company.html [18:53] TR Bot Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company - Schneier on Security [18:54] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@yqc88fc3hgcs4.irc) has joined #techrights [18:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: It's like this. [18:55] IsambardPrince The state government enforcing its laws acts almost exactly like an apex predator. [18:55] TR News AutoIT Payload Injector , (Tue, Jul 28th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33192 [18:55] TR Bot AutoIT Payload Injector - SANS Internet Storm Center [18:55] IsambardPrince An apex predator typically scans the field. [18:55] schestowitz[TR2] apex? [18:56] IsambardPrince It does not attack the strongest, most alert prey. [18:56] IsambardPrince It looks for the weak, the children, the elderly, the sick. [18:56] TR News Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport https://citizenlab.ca/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport/ [18:56] TR Bot Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport - The Citizen Lab [18:56] IsambardPrince It sneaks up on them and moves in for the kill before they realize they're under attack. [18:56] schestowitz[TR2] mark hall? [18:56] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill backdoored Windows Next https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Microsoft_What_Kills_XBox_Will_Kil.shtml [18:56] TR Bot Techrights Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill Windows Next [18:56] IsambardPrince If the prey fights back so hard that the predator realizes it made a serious mistake, the predator will drop it and retreat. [18:57] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techrights [18:57] IsambardPrince The predator wants a quick kill that takes little energy and does not risk injuring itself. [18:57] IsambardPrince It will only hunt when the cost of the hunt is cheap. [18:57] TR News Xdialog displays date incorrectly https://bkhome.org/news/202607/xdialog-displays-date-incorrectly.html [18:57] TR Bot Xdialog displays date incorrectly [18:58] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I don't know who that is. [18:58] IsambardPrince But this is just a general guideline for predatory systems. [18:58] IsambardPrince They only hunt when they think the cost of the kill will be cheap. [18:58] TR News Enable/Disable The New Virtualization HWE stack in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/enable-disable-the-new-virtualization-hwe-stack-in-ubuntu-26-04-lts/ [18:58] TR Bot Enable/Disable The New Virtualization HWE stack in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | UbuntuHandbook [18:58] IsambardPrince They're opportunists. [18:58] IsambardPrince The way to get rid of them is to make them recalculate. [18:58] TR News Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack [18:58] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt [18:59] IsambardPrince Large systems are inherently brittle. [18:59] IsambardPrince They operate the way they do because they expect mass compliance. [18:59] IsambardPrince When they encounter an individual that does not work on, the cost of the hunt rises. [18:59] IsambardPrince Compliance is never rewarded, only punished. ● Jul 29 [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Reverse engineering binary blobs on mobile with Rob Savoye http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-06-vancouver-british-colombia-canada-savoye [19:00] TR Bot Reverse engineering binary blobs on mobile with Rob Savoye Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Can we route around the app stores? With Sean O'Brien http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-16-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-birukou-obrien [19:00] TR Bot Can we route around the app stores? With Sean O'Brien Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] IsambardPrince It's like prey that won't kick the cougar in the jaw and just goes limp and gets dragged away to be a meal. [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Too many eyeballs? Free software security in the LLM era with Sean O'Brien http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-06-vancouver-british-colombia-canada-obrien [19:00] TR Bot Too many eyeballs? Free software security in the LLM era with Sean O'Brien Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, actor in predator [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] died from hiv, iirc [19:00] IsambardPrince It doesn't have to kill the cougar, it just has to fight it for every inch. [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] very tall man [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Evaluating a programs free software licensing with Craig Topham http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-15-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-topham [19:00] TR Bot Evaluating a programs free software licensing with Craig Topham Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:01] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Why do you think I defeated a group of prosecutors backed by the government? [19:01] IsambardPrince From a crappy motel room, in my pajamas. [19:01] IsambardPrince They expect a cheap kill. [19:01] IsambardPrince They don't expect a guy who fights dirty. [19:01] TR News We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/omgubuntu-firefox-addon-notifier [19:01] TR Bot We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late) - OMG! Ubuntu [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: look at Desperado [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] a million pounds in legal bills [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] TR faster than ever [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] and bigger audience [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] money down the drain [19:02] IsambardPrince They don't expect non-compliance, they don't expect multiple points of sabotage, they don't expect muddying the waters, they don't expect their witness doubling back on them. [19:02] IsambardPrince They don't expect a plausible story about sleeping pills and psych meds. [19:02] TR News LinuxHub 2026.07.27 https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub [19:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub ) [19:02] IsambardPrince They expect "you just sign whatever they throw in front of you". [19:03] IsambardPrince "after confessing to the police". [19:03] TR News Pearl 14-2026.07.27 https://distrowatch.com/pearl [19:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pearl ) [19:03] TR News Univention 5.3-0-alpha https://distrowatch.com/univention [19:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/univention ) [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml [19:03] TR Bot Techrights What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime) [19:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: You're not supposed to throw sand in their eyes and punch them in the balls. [19:04] IsambardPrince You're supposed to go quietly. [19:04] IsambardPrince I do not go quietly. [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] you sound like a movie producer now [19:04] TR News LazyLinux 20260728 https://distrowatch.com/lazylinux [19:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lazylinux ) [19:04] TR News Evernight Vista 44.0.1 https://distrowatch.com/evernight [19:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/evernight ) [19:05] TR News ZimaOS 1.7.0 https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [19:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [19:05] TR News GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Afghanistan_Reaches_7.shtml [19:05] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% [19:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Have you seen F is for Family? [19:05] IsambardPrince The neighbor next door that had the concentration camp tattoos? [19:06] IsambardPrince I can't remember what the setup was, but he says "This time I will not go quietly!" [19:06] IsambardPrince The police instantly know who has dealt with them before and learned from it. [19:06] TR News GOG Galaxy launcher is finally headed to GNU/Linux https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/ [19:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/ ) [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] you rascal you [19:07] IsambardPrince The cops know that there's a small fraction of people who have survived them before, but it did not go well. [19:07] IsambardPrince This small fraction learned a valuable lesson about non-compliance. [19:07] IsambardPrince The vast majority learned nothing and repeat the same mistake next time. [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] not just cops [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] any person [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] or animal [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] law firms learned to keep away from us [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] no threats sent from any [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] since Desperado [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] the threats stopped [19:09] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2019/04/14/ronald-hovsepian-vs-techrights/ [19:09] TR Bot 'Poor' (Multi-Millionaire) Novell CEO, Who Colluded With Steve Ballmer Against GNU/Linux, is Trying to Censor Techrights [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] law firms do some water testing [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] to see if the person they contact folds [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] if not, they move on [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] they are used to cowards [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] funnily enough [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] desperado chose a firm that works for a hamas sympathiser [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] that was already a red flag [19:10] IsambardPrince That's exactly what Rightscorp did. [19:10] IsambardPrince With the MP3s. [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] but he too seems to be pro-hamas, just not openly [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] so maybe he liked that [19:10] IsambardPrince They sent letters demanding like $100 per MP3. [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] right [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes it scales [19:10] IsambardPrince If you didn't pay them, odds are nothing happens. [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] i explained tyhis to rianne today [19:10] IsambardPrince If you pay them, they start sending more. [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] the modus wherein [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] you send many demand letters [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] like patent trolls do [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] or scopyright trolls [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] it cccosts something to send these [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] andcommunicate back [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] depending on costs and ratios [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] and how much you demand [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] we were hit by copyright trolls [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] told them where to go [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] they went away [19:11] IsambardPrince It costs Rightscorp about $1-2 to send a letter. [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] that was just some eyars ago [19:11] IsambardPrince Most of it is just a form letter, robo signing. [19:11] TR News Linux Kernel 7.2 RC5 is Released: A Massive Update Hits the Tree https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc5-released/ [19:11] TR Bot Kernel 7.2 RC5 is Released: A Massive Update Hits the Tree - OSTechNix [19:11] IsambardPrince If they trick 2-3% of the people into paying, they make a lot of money. [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] desperado sends many letters [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] to ISPs and Webhosts [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] so you can almost call him "CoC trol" [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] except he is CoCless [19:12] IsambardPrince The RightsCorp scam was almost admirable. [19:12] TR News OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/ [19:12] TR Bot OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations [19:12] IsambardPrince In that it didn't have to be highly successful. [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] i think it failed because [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] theyt hit too many [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] and the tyargets spoke to each other [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] and it backfired [19:12] IsambardPrince Yeah, RightsCorp was just a take on the Nigerian Prince. [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] then nobody would pay anymore [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] the people in that troll\ [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] got arrested and disbarred [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] i forgot their names [19:13] IsambardPrince It theoretically had something, the DMCA and some MP3s you downloaded. [19:13] IsambardPrince But it was a fancy Nigerian Prince Scam. [19:13] IsambardPrince Send 1,000 emails, if one pays you, you're doing great. [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] like i said, [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] desperado's lawyers are a bit like this [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] send threats [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] then try to settle like 10 times [19:13] IsambardPrince I remember a porn troll. [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] (they did) [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] for money [19:13] IsambardPrince They uploaded their own porn. [19:14] IsambardPrince Watched who downloaded it. [19:14] IsambardPrince Threatened them. [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] they loathe me for merely explaining how they work [19:14] IsambardPrince The judge sent the lawyers to prison. [19:14] IsambardPrince It was called Prenda. [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] hence, death threats too [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml [19:14] TR Bot Techrights What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime) [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] i rem,em,ber prenda [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=prenda&set1=any [19:14] TR Bot Techrights Search [19:14] IsambardPrince They thought they'd make more money with their entrapment scam than the subscription site. [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] pr0n-duh [19:15] IsambardPrince Yes, they designed the porn to be extremely embarrassing if it spilled out into the public. [19:15] IsambardPrince One of them was called "Tushy". [19:15] IsambardPrince And it specialized in well, buttfucking of course. [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] how else can one screw these bad people? [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] they have no other holes [19:16] IsambardPrince I would say from clean to dirty. [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, back to prenda and rightcorp [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] there is also GEMA [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] GEMA is more "professional" [19:16] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] outfit with actual legit creds [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] and similar modus [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] e.g. in youtube [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] I would say from clean to dirty. [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] prenda is full of s___ [19:18] TR News New desktop icon sets https://bkhome.org/news/202607/new-desktop-icon-sets.html [19:18] TR Bot New desktop icon sets [19:19] TR News YouTube-inspired Yatcha fights spread in South Korean schools, spark concerns https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/youtube-inspired-yatcha-fights-spread-in-south-korean-schools-spark-concerns [19:19] TR Bot YouTube-inspired Yatcha fights spread in South Korean schools, spark concerns | The Straits Times [19:19] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1085855/ [19:19] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [19:19] TR News First tremors of Hey Hi (AI) earthquake showing in digital revenue hit https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/first-tremors-of-ai-earthquake-showing-in-digital-revenue-hit/ [19:19] TR Bot 'First tremors' of AI earthquake showing in digital revenue hit - Press Gazette [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: do you still use fedorA? [19:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I ran into one of those "Apple holds its value" people defending the Klarna thing. [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] it is floundering [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] slop everywhere [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] and also: [19:20] IsambardPrince I said "Okay, if you like that, hand me $100 and in two years get back to me and I'll hand you two nice crisp $20s. We can repeat that lesson if you want." [19:21] IsambardPrince [13:20] IsambardPrince: do you still use fedorA? [19:21] IsambardPrince No, I have Kubuntu 26.04 LTS. [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html [19:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html ) [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] wth is THAT? [19:21] IsambardPrince It did not come with the Xorg session, so I put it back in and switched over. [19:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I explained it in length already. [19:22] IsambardPrince It's basically a way to get an expensive iPhone into the hands of someone who has absolutely no money, and horrible credit. [19:22] IsambardPrince That's the one sentence explanation. [19:23] IsambardPrince Apple's biggest problem is they rapaciously raise prices and there are many people who covet an iPhone but have no money and no real bank will give them a loan because their credit is shot. [19:23] IsambardPrince So they went to an outfit that is so predatory that they don't even care what your credit is or if you even have any money. [19:24] IsambardPrince And they rent you the phone. [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] "look ma, i have the aye phone" [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: now you can go impress guys (or girls) [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] go to the night club [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] with your rented jaguar [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] and rented suit [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] and rented phone [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] saay you are a reckerfeller [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] *rock [19:26] TR News How to Install Blender on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-blender-on-fedora-linux/ [19:26] TR Bot to Install Blender on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable [19:26] IsambardPrince When people confront the whole price of something like the iPhone and they realize "I would have to save money forever to buy this and it's competing with all my other important bills." there's no way to sell them the iPhone. So Klarna makes it "smooooooth" like ex-lax. [19:26] TR News How to Install Clownflare Tunnel on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cloudflare-tunnel-on-ubuntu-linux/ [19:26] TR Bot to Install Cloudflare Tunnel on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: trade in the "smart" "phone" for a toilet bowl [19:27] IsambardPrince The interest rate on a phone isn't even important. The interest rate is "It cost Apple less than 20% of the MSRP to make that phone." [19:27] TR News How To Install Gradle on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-gradle-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:27] TR Bot How To Install Gradle on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:27] TR News How To Install Fwupd on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-fwupd-fedora-44/ [19:27] TR Bot How To Install Fwupd on Fedora 44 - idroot [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] and like cars, [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] charge it when you finich [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] and clear it [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] for the next "owner" [19:28] TR News How To Install Rspamd on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-rspamd-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:28] TR Bot How To Install Rspamd on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:28] TR News What is Digital Sovereignty https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/ [19:28] TR Bot What is Digital Sovereignty - TDF Community Blog [19:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yeah, the whole reason cars depreciate is because the remaining value has to account for things like the repair bills it will start producing [19:32] IsambardPrince You don't actually save any money buying a very old car. [19:32] IsambardPrince You do on the front end. [19:32] IsambardPrince But then the ongoing cost per month is similar. [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] see: [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/24/Car_Companies_Fail_Because_They_Don_t_Manufacture_What_Costumer.shtml [19:32] TR Bot Techrights Car Companies Fail Because They Don't Manufacture What Costumers Actually Want [19:33] schestowitz[TR2] now even one faulty window demands a garage/repair visit [19:33] schestowitz[TR2] even things that used to be mechanical [19:33] schestowitz[TR2] like door knobs [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/We_Pay_More_for_Less_for_Things_That_Last_Less_Time_and_Are_Alm.shtml [19:34] TR Bot Techrights We Pay More for Less, for Things That Last Less Time and Are Almost Impossible to Repair [19:36] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: desperado has a hard time sleeping again [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] it's hilarious [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] seems like TR literally keeps him awake at night [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] maybe he has man-crush [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] they say "love is love" [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] but this is morbid [19:38] TR News Introduction to Anthony, the voice-driven desktop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/anthony-voice-driven-desktop [19:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/anthony-voice-driven-desktop ) [19:38] TR News Build a distributed RAG pipeline with Ray Data on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/build-distributed-rag-pipeline-ray-data-openshift-ai [19:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/build-distributed-rag-pipeline-ray-data-openshift-ai ) [19:39] TR News OpenAI CEO Scam Altman says Hey Hi (AI) has entered the singularity two weeks after Proprietary Chaffbot Company models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-ai-has-entered-the-singularity [19:39] TR Bot OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has entered the singularity two weeks after OpenAI models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face | Tom's Hardware [19:40] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #66 S3E18 Turning Hey Hi (AI) into the Ultimate Open Source Maintainer Power Tool with Michael Winser https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/07/28/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-66-s3e18-turning-ai-into-the-ultimate-open-source-maintainer-power-tool-with-michael-winser/ [19:40] TR Bot Whats in the SOSS? #66: Turning AI into the Maintainer Power Tool with Michael Winser [19:40] TR News LLM Slop + Secure Boot Controlled by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft + I.C.B.M. (TPM Booster) = Chaos for GNU/Linux https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/chaos-for-gnu-linux/ [19:40] TR Bot Blog Archive LLM Slop + Secure Boot Controlled by Microsoft + IBM (TPM Booster) = Chaos for GNU/Linux [19:41] TR News If you're peeping in IRC 24/7 for _YEARS_ and then call the person you 'stalk' "obsessed", maybe you need to walk away from the mirror [19:41] TR News A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phones Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html [19:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html ) [19:41] TR News Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 updates Morph browser, adds notch and printing support, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-updates-morph-browser-adds-notch-and-printing-support-and-more/ [19:41] TR Bot Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 updates Morph browser, adds notch and printing support, and more - CNX Software [19:42] TR News Daniel Pocock: UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-eu-australia-sovereignty-needs-independent-app-stores/ [19:42] TR Bot UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] Shoebox man would need an actual window in his room to be able to meet or feed birds [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] now he just looks bitter and angry [19:45] TR News Slopfarm spewing out LLM slop about... SLOP! Ha! https://gbhackers.com/ai-discovered-linux-kernel-zero-day/ [19:45] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://gbhackers.com/ai-discovered-linux-kernel-zero-day/ ) [19:46] TR News "While GOG do support Linux from the web store, as they offer Linux downloads for games that support Linux, GOG Galaxy itself has been missing since the initial release. Eventually, that should change as we have some positive news to share on that." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ [19:46] TR Bot confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:47] TR News tech-insider.org is also a very terrible slopfarm that Google News keeps feeding [19:47] TR News Amanda Brock's crock https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/ [19:47] TR Bot OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations [19:48] TR News All the people who hug and obsess over slop just show they don't understand what they are talking about. They get carried away... [19:48] TR News RefluXFS: A Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation to Root in XFS (CVE-2026-64600) https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/refluxfs-a-linux-kernel-local-privilege-escalation-to-root-in-xfs-cve-2026-64600 [19:48] TR Bot A Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation to Root in XFS (CVE-2026-64600) | iTWire [19:49] TR News Windows TCO https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/28/microsoft-defender-update-could-disable-linux-protection-xcxwbn/ [19:49] TR Bot Microsoft Defender Update Might Disable Linux Protection [19:49] TR News Plagiarism by slop https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/07/firmware-updater-improves-linux-device-security/ [19:49] TR Bot Firmware Updater Improves Linux Device Security - Open Source For You [19:49] TR News 2 Star Ocean games go DRM-free on GOG as the storefront promises it's working on embracing the Linux faithful https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/2-star-ocean-games-go-drm-free-on-gog-as-the-storefront-promises-its-working-on-embracing-the-linux-faithful/ [19:49] TR Bot 2 Star Ocean games go DRM-free on GOG as the storefront promises it's working on embracing the Linux faithful | PC Gamer [19:50] TR News Tarnishing the term "Linux" to sell a Ponzi scheme. Horrid. Corruption. Saddening. https://www.pcguide.com/pro/news-pro/nvidia-unites-with-microsoft-linux-and-many-more-on-ai-security-after-openai-bot-goes-rogue-with-cyberattack/ [19:50] TR Bot Nvidia unites with Microsoft, Linux, and many more in Open Secure AI Alliance after OpenAI bot goes rogue with cyberattack - PC Guide [19:50] TR News Dusk Audio Sunset Circuits: six synthesizers in one free plugin (mac, linux, win) https://synthanatomy.com/2026/07/dusk-audio-sunset-circuits-six-synthesizers-in-one-free-plugin-mac-linux-win.html [19:50] TR Bot ( status 426 @ https://synthanatomy.com/2026/07/dusk-audio-sunset-circuits-six-synthesizers-in-one-free-plugin-mac-linux-win.html ) [19:51] TR News Star Ocean hits GOG DRM-free as the storefront eyes Linux support https://games.gg/news/star-ocean-gog-drm-free-linux/ [19:51] TR Bot Ocean games arrive DRM-free on GOG with Linux support incoming | GAMES.GG [19:51] TR News Microsoft and security are opposites https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-defender-update-could-disable-protection-gzfge/ [19:51] TR Bot WARNING: Microsoft Defender Update Could Disable Protection On Linux Servers After Reboot [19:52] TR News GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/gog-galaxy-for-linux-is-officially-in-the-works/ [19:52] TR Bot GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works | PC Gamer [19:52] TR News Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/tengu-botnet-reboots-compromised-linux.html [19:52] TR Bot Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process [19:53] TR News GOG Reiterates Support for Bringing its Galaxy Client to Linux https://steamdeckhq.com/news/gog-galaxy-linux-still-coming/ [19:53] TR Bot GOG Confirms Plans to Bring Galaxy Launcher to Linux - SDHQ [19:53] TR News The goal was always control (by Microsoft), not security https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143220/update-may-disable-microsoft-defender-on-linux-after-a-restart/ [19:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143220/update-may-disable-microsoft-defender-on-linux-after-a-restart/ ) [19:54] TR News Fuzzing by another name (hype)? https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-linux-kernel-zero-day-net-sched/ [19:54] TR Bot AI-Assisted Bug Hunt Uncovers Linux Kernel 0-Day in net/sched - Infosecurity Magazine [19:54] TR News I broke my PC and learned why Linux's boring features are actually genius https://www.howtogeek.com/i-broke-my-pc-and-learned-why-linuxs-boring-features-are-actually-genius/ [19:54] TR Bot I broke my PC and learned why Linux's boring features are actually genius [19:55] TR News Openwashing https://adtmag.com/articles/2026/07/27/linux-foundation-launches-akrites-to-coordinate-open-source-vulnerability-fixes.aspx [19:55] TR Bot Foundation, Nineteen Companies Launch Akrites to Coordinate Open Source Vulnerability Fixes -- ADTmag [19:56] TR News GOG announces Galaxy app is coming to Linux after hiring a "specialist" https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/gog-announces-galaxy-app-is-coming-to-linux-after-hiring-a-specialist [19:56] TR Bot GOG announces Galaxy app is coming to Linux after hiring a "specialist" | Digital Foundry [19:56] TR News (NEW): SparkyLinux: Fooyin https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/SparkyLinux_Fooyin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/SparkyLinux_Fooyin.gmi [19:56] TR Bot Tux Machines SparkyLinux: Fooyin [19:58] TR News "human judgement remained necessary throughout the work." https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-says-ai-helped-develop-linux.html [19:58] TR Bot Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit ● Jul 29 [20:01] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.gmi [20:01] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks [20:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:01] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:03] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.gmi [20:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More [20:04] TR News (NEW): GOG Galaxy Targets GNU/Linux, DRM Resistance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GOG_Galaxy_Targets_GNU_Linux_DRM_Resistance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GOG_Galaxy_Targets_GNU_Linux_DRM_Resistance.gmi [20:04] TR Bot Tux Machines GOG Galaxy Targets GNU/Linux, DRM Resistance [20:04] TR News (NEW): Qubes Security Patches (Xen), Distro Based on Fedora; Red Hat Still Harping About Buzzwords https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Qubes_Security_Patches_Xen_Distro_Based_on_Fedora_Red_Hat_Still.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Qubes_Security_Patches_Xen_Distro_Based_on_Fedora_Red_Hat_Still.gmi [20:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Qubes Security Patches (Xen), Distro Based on Fedora; Red Hat Still Harping About Buzzwords [20:06] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:06] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:08] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [20:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [20:08] TR News (NEW): Updates on Upcoming FSF Events and Digital Sovereignty Explained by LibreOffice https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Upcoming_FSF_Events_and_Digital_Sovereignty_Explaine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Upcoming_FSF_Events_and_Digital_Sovereignty_Explaine.gmi [20:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Updates on Upcoming FSF Events and Digital Sovereignty Explained by LibreOffice [20:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [20:09] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [20:11] TR News Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff" (Trying LLM Slop Some More), Scam Altman Mocked by the Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_BuzzFeed_Lays_Off_33_Percent_of_Remaining_Staf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_BuzzFeed_Lays_Off_33_Percent_of_Remaining_Staf.gmi [20:11] TR Bot Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff" (Trying LLM Slop Some More), Scam Altman Mocked by the Media [20:14] admfubar so just another day at m$... https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/anthropic-is-finding-bugs-faster-than-microsoft-can-fix-them/ [20:14] TR Bot Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them - Ars Technica [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: ah, i was gonna say [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] before you left.. [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] ssomething [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] what was it...? [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] you mentioned an article [20:15] MinceR big deal, any user of microslop products is finding bugs faster than microslop could fix them [20:15] MinceR and they won't fix them anyway [20:15] admfubar about rachele by the bay? [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] ah yes [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] in think she put a firewall [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] probably blacklisted your ip [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] try a proxy [20:15] TR News I'm retired and it feels so good! gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-07-29-Im_retired_and_it_feels_so_good.txt [20:16] admfubar i wonder why mine? [20:16] TR News "So we watch. Jean-Luc and Geordi and Data and Dianna. Star Trek isnt boring. Star Trek is never boring." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/07/29/00/star-trek/ [20:16] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: maybe rss reader [20:16] schestowitz[TR2] "suspicious" [20:16] schestowitz[TR2] seee: [20:16] MinceR in fact, they made the most annoying bug in outhouse even worse [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] this is us: [20:17] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ ) [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] " [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] Roy and Rianne's ... etc: handful of unconditional requests over the past couple of months. " [20:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/08/Upgraded_R_R_R_R_R_R_Today.shtml [20:17] TR Bot Techrights Upgraded R.R.R.R.R.R. Today [20:18] admfubar i use thunderturd [20:18] TR News "I found a lovely coffee shop near where we were staying, Ri Changxuming Cafe. Actually, this is just how my phone translated the name, I'm not sure how to actually write the name in English. They had the name "County Road Cafe" also printed, so we will go with that as their name." gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2026-07-29-country_road_coffee_anshan.gmi [20:18] IsambardPrince I found several hundred lines of code to be removed from SeaMonkey a couple years ago and flagged them. [20:18] admfubar well betterbird [20:18] IsambardPrince I see they finally got around to deleting them. [20:18] IsambardPrince Dead UI code that depends on deprecated features is high priority for removal. [20:18] TR News "but for whenever i do feel like it - i've already prepared all the templates with the titles in place. just need a pencil drawing per card, then i'll scan it all in and do the carving, that's the fun part. then some stenciled colors - easy." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/currentcrafts [20:18] schestowitz[TR2] butternut [20:18] IsambardPrince It's one less thing to clean later if they ever migrate it to a newer Gecko release. [20:19] MinceR my employers rarely let me use a real email client to access their mail-related atrocities [20:19] MinceR microslop likes to advertise sexchange as supporting imap and smtp [20:19] MinceR what they don't like to advertise is that the drones they train don't enable those [20:19] TR News "In short, after learning a few basic interface details, you can use Octave to get a numerical solution for any system of non-linear ODEs. The interface can only work with first-order ODEs, so that any higher order ODE must first be broken down into a set of first-order ODEs." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260728-0.gmi [20:19] IsambardPrince MinceR: Yes, that IMAP system in "Outlook Mail" is incredibly old. [20:19] MinceR not that it would help much, given that outhouse is deliberately incompatible with everything else [20:19] schestowitz[TR2] geocities, not atrocities [20:20] TR News DOSBlood gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/dosbloodactualizado.gmi [20:20] MinceR e.g. they deliberately thread mail differently [20:20] TR News Masters del Universo (2026) gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/analisisheman2026.gmi [20:20] TR News Primer PC gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/miprimerpc_lhdk.gmi [20:23] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: i don't like that mode [20:23] schestowitz[TR2] it is seldom handy [20:23] schestowitz[TR2] unless you work in larghe groups with many 'spammy' CCs [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] and it quickly gets to be a nuisance [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] you get many messags [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] from many people [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] not even to you [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] and it takes paths and deths [20:24] schestowitz[TR2] threading is ok for mailing lists [20:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: On the Apple lease... [20:25] IsambardPrince The system actively encourages the population to cannibalize their long-term survival assets. Trading their literal rent money, grocery margins, or health insurance premiums just to continuously lease a rapidly decaying status token [20:26] IsambardPrince And the sad part is, it works. They know it works, the formula has been proven to work. People will lose teeth before they lose an iPhone. [20:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Star Trek, Retirement, and ODEs in GNU Octave https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Star_Trek_Retirement_and_ODEs_in_GNU_Oc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Star_Trek_Retirement_and_ODEs_in_GNU_Oc.gmi [20:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Star Trek, Retirement, and ODEs in GNU Octave [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] nope [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] it has a danger [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] this is why they burnn soem clothing items [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] if unsold [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] at high price [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] see [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] suppose i things are status synmbols [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] they represent you [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] either [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] 1) are rich [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] 2) can afford tio pretend to be rich [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] soon iphone can be like a dollar perday item [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] or 30 per month [20:28] schestowitz[TR2] then anyone without a home can use one [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] and rent one with loose change [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] then the appeal gets dithered [20:29] IsambardPrince If you can't afford a phone, today, with cash, can you afford the dentist? Can you buy food that's not the ramen noodle and peanut butter diet? When was your last dental check-up? You need installments because you are buying something that you do not need with money that you do not have. [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] dental check-up is usually needed when yuo feel something [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] for most people that is often [20:30] MinceR 29 212340 < schestowitz[TR2]> MinceR: i don't like that mode [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] dental check-ups lost their way [20:30] MinceR i mean, they use different headers [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] they oversell them [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/23/When_and_how_the_did_the_world_s_dental_clinics_start_to_offer_.shtml [20:30] TR Bot Tux Machines When and how did the world's dental clinics start to offer Botox? [20:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I go every six months for a cleaning and exam. [20:30] IsambardPrince It's better to prevent than to treat. [20:30] IsambardPrince It's better to treat early than end up with a root canal. [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] depends on genes [20:31] IsambardPrince Depends on a lot of things. [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] yes [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] but [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] they try toi sell this twice a qweek check [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] even if not all people are the same [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] it's like a subscriuption [20:31] IsambardPrince I don't buy expensive toothpaste. I put the money from that where it will matter more. Like my electric toothbrush or dental cleanings. [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrinc: when is your next copvid booster? [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] are you nort worried? [20:31] IsambardPrince I know people who do this ass backwards. [20:32] IsambardPrince They buy $8.99 half-tubes of toothpaste. [20:32] IsambardPrince Skip the dentist. [20:32] IsambardPrince End up in an emergency. [20:32] IsambardPrince The only place to go is Aspen Dental. [20:32] IsambardPrince Aspen figures out how to do ten times the work and take you to the finance department because they're crooks. [20:32] IsambardPrince See how this cascades? [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] btw, peeping matt reads irc in real time [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] so pathetic [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] he s sstill parked in the network [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] deespite MinceR banning him [20:33] IsambardPrince I can't afford an iPhone. [20:33] IsambardPrince I ran the calculations. [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] i spoke to my dad today about phones [20:33] IsambardPrince The solution was not buying an iPhone. [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] i said [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] they suck for anything except calls [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] hence, phonme [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] they are good to talk while out and about [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] anything else? [20:34] IsambardPrince Yeah, it's basically a Jitterbug with apps. [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] better wait, get home, use a real computer [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] proper screen, keyboard [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] it's like eating throuugh a straw [20:34] schestowitz[TR2] go home, eat a meal [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] i met people who felt likke the iphone made them productive [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] they conflated things [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] speed [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] with productivity [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] you can reply faster thrtough a skinnerbox [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] but takes you longer to do it [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] and the speed usuaully did not matter at all [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] you could let it all wait a few hours [20:36] IsambardPrince Circling around, AmEx and Apple hunt on the same grounds. When AmEx decided to do the Resy app for people with $325 and $895 annual fee credit cards, they decided that they would only make an iPhone app. They looked at Android users and realized that if you tried to pitch an $895 a year credit card that gives you an airport lounge and half your money back as restaurant credits, we'd laugh. So no Resy app for Android. [20:36] schestowitz[TR2] Resy? [20:36] schestowitz[TR2] Reservation? [20:47] MinceR 29 213300 < schestowitz[TR2]> btw, peeping matt reads irc in real time [20:47] MinceR isn't it publicly logged in real time? [20:48] MinceR i could afford a hypePhone, but there's no point to buying one [20:48] schestowitz[TR2] this channel is, but.. [20:48] schestowitz[TR2] see: [20:48] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_122_Out_of_200_Garrett_s_Solicitors_Confi.shtml [20:48] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 122 Out of 200: Garrett's Solicitors Confirm That Garrett is Ban-Evading and Spying on Our IRC Network [20:49] schestowitz[TR2] don't worry, he has a lot of free time [20:49] schestowitz[TR2] no spouse or dogs aanymore [20:49] TR News Techrights IBM, Running Out of Things It Can Sell, is Selling Software Patents https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_Running_Out_of_Things_It_Can_Sell_is_Selling_Software_Paten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_Running_Out_of_Things_It_Can_Sell_is_Selling_Software_Paten.gmi [20:49] TR Bot Techrights IBM, Running Out of Things It Can Sell, is Selling Software Patents [20:57] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Resy is apparently on Android now. [20:57] IsambardPrince That must be very new. [20:57] schestowitz[TR2] what is it? [20:57] IsambardPrince Three months ago before I canceled the Gold Card it wasn't. [20:58] IsambardPrince The AmEx cards have a quarterly or semi-annual Resy credit. [20:58] IsambardPrince Restaurants pay to be on the Resy reservation app. [20:58] IsambardPrince You do not have to use that app to get the Resy credits, you just pay with the card at a restaurant listed on Resy. [20:59] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: AmEx premium cards are basically a coupon book. [20:59] IsambardPrince The Gold Card has a semi-annual $50 Resy credit, so $100 total, and the Platinum Card has quarterly $100 credits totaling $400. [20:59] IsambardPrince So that comes right back as a statement credit. [20:59] TR News Door-Knocking Abated https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/door-knocking-abated/ [20:59] TR Bot Blog Archive Door-Knocking Abated ● Jul 29 [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] what does "Dave" say? [21:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Some of the restaurants are quite good. [21:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Well, Dave sez no credit card. [21:00] IsambardPrince But AmEx actually lost over $1,000 cash money to me on that card. [21:00] IsambardPrince Plus I used all the credits that year. [21:00] IsambardPrince Then canceled. [21:00] IsambardPrince That's not what they expect the average person to do. [21:01] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They have clawback language in the welcome offer. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] not the dave that eats frosting? [21:01] IsambardPrince It says if you cancel before the second annual fee, they take the welcome offer back. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, he lost his home [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] after your mom invested in it [21:02] IsambardPrince But you can cancel within 30 days of the annual fee and they reverse the entire annual fee. [21:02] IsambardPrince So there's a 30 day window where they will reverse the fee and you keep the welcome offer. [21:02] IsambardPrince $1,000 was worth it. [21:03] IsambardPrince It's a very narrow window. Let the second annual fee post then immediately cancel it once it's no longer pending, then it comes back as -$325 membership fee reversal. [21:03] IsambardPrince They DO NOT LIKE seeing people flee this card. [21:04] IsambardPrince They will IMMEDIATELY send you to the retention department and they might try to bargain with you to get you to keep it. [21:04] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3278/ [21:04] TR Bot Vera Rubin Observatory [21:04] IsambardPrince It's only worth keeping if they offer something that exceeds $325 in actual value. [21:05] IsambardPrince The average person gets starstruck by the "exclusivity" of a retention offer. They accept a 15,000-point bone that is only worth $150, completely blind to the fact that they are still running a $175 net deficit on the annual fee. [21:06] IsambardPrince The longer that card is active past the first complete year, the more of a liability it becomes. Their goal is that it leaks so much of your money that they get the $1,000 bonus back and it turns profitable by the third year. [21:08] TR News (NEW): Enzo Maresca Starts This Weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Enzo_Maresca_Starts_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Enzo_Maresca_Starts_This_Weekend.gmi [21:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Enzo Maresca Starts This Weekend [21:10] IsambardPrince Those old Apple devices are basically a machine that the original owner does not want anymore, because the SNOB EFFECT has worn off, so they pitch it as HODLING it's ZOMGVALUE to you, hoping you'll take it off their hands and hand them part of the cost of the one that satisfies the SNOB EFFECT again. [21:12] IsambardPrince MinceR: HODL THE PHONE [21:12] IsambardPrince LEMME GET MAH APPLE WALLET! [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] iWalleyt [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] like kwalllet [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] which has bugs [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] i don't like kwallet [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] just did a job btw [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] back home [21:23] schestowitz[TR2] *jog [21:29] admfubar https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/data-centres-could-pay-hundreds-of-millions-in-deposits-for-power-demands.460408/ [21:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/data-centres-could-pay-hundreds-of-millions-in-deposits-for-power-demands.460408/ ) [21:30] TR News 22 Years of "Blogging" or 30 Years? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/blogging-30-years/ [21:30] TR Bot Blog Archive 22 Years of Blogging or 30 Years? [21:38] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/29/closed-models-refuse-to-help-researcher-swat-linux-bug/5280647 [21:38] TR Bot Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug [21:38] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/29/word-worm-crawls-into-copilot-spreads-chaos/5280588 [21:38] TR Bot Word worm crawls into Copilot, spreads chaos [21:39] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/a/5280437 [21:39] TR Bot AI storage boom is keeping Seagate's hard drives spinning [21:40] TR News (NEW): Drupal Cannot Cope With Very Heavy Loads https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Drupal_Cannot_Cope_With_Very_Heavy_Loads.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Drupal_Cannot_Cope_With_Very_Heavy_Loads.gmi [21:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Drupal Cannot Cope With Very Heavy Loads [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theregister.com/a/5280437 [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] excesssive production\ [21:41] schestowitz[TR2] to feed a bubble [21:42] admfubar gotta make some money before the collapse [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] yes, bbbut [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] we saw this before [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] like the sanitiser indurty [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] and face masks [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] then tre is a shrap fall [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] and people get masks on the pennny [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] same for sanitiserrrr [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] wee took a LOT [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] then the prce go up again [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] years later [21:43] schestowitz[TR2] *prices [21:45] *TMF (~TMF@jh92jbszv42ps.irc) has joined #techrights [21:46] TMF Heya [21:46] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/29/biodiversity-superspreader-invasive-species-threat-ships-stuck-strait-hormuz-gulf [21:46] TR Bot Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose super-spreader biodiversity threat, scientists warn | Strait of Hormuz | The Guardian [21:50] TMF Watched more MTV [21:50] TMF And I've read a book about Unix [21:50] schestowitz[TR2] MTV? [21:50] TMF Yes [21:50] schestowitz[TR2] they already took some of the site dark [21:50] TMF Old MTV [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] VCR? [21:51] TMF No, television channel [21:55] admfubar https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/07/29/057255/more-than-30-minnesota-water-systems-targeted-in-cyberattack [21:55] TR Bot More Than 30 Minnesota Water Systems Targeted In Cyberattack - Slashdot [21:56] TR News (NEW): Next AFK (Away From Keyboard) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Next_AFK_Away_From_Keyboard.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Next_AFK_Away_From_Keyboard.gmi [21:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Next AFK (Away From Keyboard) [21:59] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 29 [22:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They definitely have some roaches in the laundry room here. American roaches, not German. [22:08] IsambardPrince They've set out sticky traps and caught some. [22:08] IsambardPrince I treated the perimeter with some spray and set up sticky traps in here before we moved in. [22:09] IsambardPrince Haven't seen any. [22:11] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [22:13] TR News Techrights Staff of EPO Cautions Against Unlawful Weaponisation of PIPs Against Industrial Actions That Protest Corruption https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Staff_of_EPO_Cautions_Against_Unlawful_Weaponisation_of_PIPs_Ag.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Staff_of_EPO_Cautions_Against_Unlawful_Weaponisation_of_PIPs_Ag.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Techrights Staff of EPO Cautions Against Unlawful Weaponisation of PIPs Against Industrial Actions That Protest Corruption [22:16] admfubar is that to make the employees you fired feel better that they have to work multiple low paying jobs now??? https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-power-ai-shorter-work-week [22:16] TR Bot Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week [22:17] admfubar Meta now feels more like a dilapidated strip mall than a hot tech property. ... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-meta-capex-ai [22:17] TR Bot Is Mark Zuckerberg Actually TRYING to Destroy Meta? [22:20] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/did-microsoft-mislead-personal-and-family-customers-uk-regulator-probes-higher-microsoft-365-subscription-prices-14034748.html [22:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/did-microsoft-mislead-personal-and-family-customers-uk-regulator-probes-higher-microsoft-365-subscription-prices-14034748.html ) [22:22] TMF Poor Zuckieberg [22:22] schestowitz[TR2] zoidberg [22:23] TMF Never seen someone burn so much money on AI [22:25] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Tonight_s_Earnings_Report_From_Microsoft_and_Facebook_Meta_Will.shtml [22:25] TR Bot Techrights Tonight's Earnings Report From Microsoft and Facebook ('Meta') Will be Faked Because They Hide Almost a Trillion Dollars in Debt [22:26] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Lacks_Growth_Ahead_of_Results_The_UK_s_Competition_an.shtml [22:26] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lacks Growth. Ahead of 'Results' The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Finds Merit in Allegations Slop is Microsoft's Excuse for Price Hikes (Piggybacking Vendor Lock-in). [22:26] TR News Techrights At The Register MS "PARTNER CONTENT" Means Company Writing Fake Articles About Itself and Its Own Products https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/At_The_Register_MS_PARTNER_CONTENT_Means_Company_Writing_Fake_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/At_The_Register_MS_PARTNER_CONTENT_Means_Company_Writing_Fake_A.gmi [22:26] TR Bot Techrights At The Register MS "PARTNER CONTENT" Means Company Writing Fake Articles About Itself and Its Own Products [22:34] TR News Techrights As Expected, Facebook Collapses, Microsoft Hides Massive Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/As_Expected_Facebook_Collapses_Microsoft_Hides_Massive_Debt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/As_Expected_Facebook_Collapses_Microsoft_Hides_Massive_Debt.gmi [22:34] TR Bot Techrights As Expected, Facebook Collapses, Microsoft Hides Massive Debt [22:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:39] TR News "Microsoft layoffs: Most will get LITE and no severance " https://www.teamblind.com/post/microsoft-layoffs-most-will-get-lite-and-no-severance-ke36uy5n http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/At_Microsoft_PIPs_Are_Sometimes_Known_as_LITE_a_Silent_Layoffs_.shtml [22:39] TR Bot Microsoft layoffs: Most will get LITE and no severance | Layoffs - Blind [22:39] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, PIPs Are Sometimes Known as "LITE" (a Silent Layoffs Legal Hack or a Shrewd Workaround to Skirt WARN Act) [22:39] TR News "The 2.5% layoff the article discusses will get severance. The ~5% or so with low perf ratings this year wont get severance. Though a lot of them will be offered a choice of PiP or a voluntary buyout package that is similar to severance but not as good." [22:40] TR News "Lower Impact Than Expected. It is the lowest performance rating and typically moves you to a PIP." [22:40] TR News "Its in addition to a voluntary retirement package and aggressive performance management. Id guess ~8% total similar to last year but less layoffs more firing." [22:41] TR News "Such spin for Wall Street. Microsoft wants to show they are trimming the less desirable employees and it will cost them nothing." [22:42] MinceR (video) (audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/randumbp-vids-w-sound-lAU5Mch [22:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/randumbp-vids-w-sound-lAU5Mch ) [22:49] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 29 [23:16] IsambardPrince MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] [23:16] IsambardPrince The Apple "Upgrade" Program from Klarna is the obvious way they get iPhones into the hands of peasants who don't have $1,000 cash money now that Goldman tossed their flaming bag of dog crap onto Chase for a substantial discount. [23:16] IsambardPrince [23:16] IsambardPrince Chase isn't going to want to deal with peasants who obviously can't pay. [23:16] IsambardPrince [23:16] IsambardPrince As far as the no CLIs, Chase probably wants them to stabilize the portfolio as much as possible during the hand off. Why would you want a portfolio that has a lot of people you're going to cancel cards on to be getting CLIs under another issuers model that failed them completely? [23:20] IsambardPrince Chase is one of those banks that likes to lend money to people who don't need it. Like, they have outstanding credit card balances that they could pay off, but in their mind they have lots of imaginary money in a checking account while they're letting credit card balances go haywire. [23:20] IsambardPrince [23:20] IsambardPrince We already see this dynamic at play with the Chase Amazon Visa. Amazon had to get a subprime bank, Synchrony, involved, to scoop up people Chase doesn't want. This is exactly what's going on with "Apple Upgrade by Klarna." [23:21] IsambardPrince Oddly, there's many people out there who are high income and can't do the math that shows that 3% on a savings account or 0% on a checking account is never going to beat 26% on a credit card. 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