●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 29, 2026 ●● ● Aug 29 [00:02] IsambardPrince https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-ice [00:02] TR Bot Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, detained by ICE | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian [00:02] IsambardPrince :D [00:02] IsambardPrince "Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British political commentator, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [00:02] IsambardPrince In a statement on Friday, a DHS spokesperson said that Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans international airport (MSY). The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos legally entered the country in May 2019, but that he chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nations laws. [00:02] IsambardPrince The spokesperson said Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on 22 July, after failing to show up for his immigration hearing. [00:03] IsambardPrince He will remain in ICE custody pending removal, the spokesperson added." [00:04] IsambardPrince [...] [00:04] IsambardPrince "Last year, in posts on social media, Yiannopoulos had been supportive of immigration enforcement in the US. [00:04] IsambardPrince California needs ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances, gas stations, strip malls, intersections and government buildings, with on the spot deportation for anyone who cant prove they are in the US legally, he wrote in a social media post in June 2025. [00:04] IsambardPrince On social media on Friday, Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and ally of Donald Trump, claimed credit for Yiannopouloss detention and wrote that she had previously reported him to ICE." [00:22] MinceR now he gets to experience it [00:22] MinceR leopards, faces, etc. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Aug 29 [01:07] TR News (NEW): EndeavourOS Titan Nova Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1 and KDE Plasma 6.7.4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/EndeavourOS_Titan_Nova_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_7_1_and_KDE_Pla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/EndeavourOS_Titan_Nova_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_7_1_and_KDE_Pla.gmi [01:07] TR Bot Tux Machines EndeavourOS Titan Nova Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1 and KDE Plasma 6.7.4 [01:47] IsambardPrince MinceR: It's kind of strange that he's been in the country illegally for years, promoting MAGA. [01:47] IsambardPrince Deliberately making an issue of himself. [01:47] MinceR these people all believe that rules are for other people [01:49] IsambardPrince Yeah, like the "Trump Truth Store" lady in Illinois that got her landlord fined for code violations while she wasn't paying him rent and was already in eviction anyway. [01:50] IsambardPrince She refused to register her car and missed a court date over a resulting ticket, then an officer came to her house and she screamed and ran inside and locked the door. [01:50] IsambardPrince They finally arrested her, but they only make these people dig in worse, because the judge just quashed the warrant without doing anything to her about the registration, so she immediately got pulled over again with no registration or insurance. [01:52] IsambardPrince The system is just too full of shit that's worse than they are so it sort of doesn't pursue them aggressively and then they think that laws don't apply to them because the court has bigger problems. ● Aug 29 [02:42] TR News Maresca Finds Confidence https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/maresca-finds-confidence/ [02:42] TR Bot Blog Archive Maresca Finds Confidence [02:45] TR News my elephant and I gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/my_elephant_and_i [02:45] TR News "I am sitting here eating a vaguely Mexican-inspired bowl of assorted sauteed vegetables, beans, and spices that looks weird but tastes amazing." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-08-28 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[02:57] schestowitz[TR2] finally microslop found the solution [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] fake demand for slop [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] by rebranding [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] like they did with "cloud" [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] and the media swallows up this scam [02:57] MinceR and like they did with their dogshit web search engine several times [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] Call the water department and ask about it. [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] if it persists, for sure.. [02:58] MinceR until prabhakar raghavan made goolag search shitty enough to be competitive with microslop's search [02:58] MinceR (in human society, everything is a race to the bottom) [02:59] schestowitz[TR2] the human race... to the BOTTON [02:59] schestowitz[TR2] *OM ● Aug 29 [03:00] MinceR :> [03:04] TR News Stories for September https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/stories-for-september/ [03:04] TR Bot Blog Archive Stories for September [03:14] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux is Mainstream https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GNU_Linux_is_Mainstream.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GNU_Linux_is_Mainstream.gmi [03:14] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux is Mainstream [03:18] TR News (NEW): This distro nobody talks about is more popular than Ubuntu and Fedoraheres 3 reasons why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_distro_nobody_talks_about_is_more_popular_than_Ubuntu_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_distro_nobody_talks_about_is_more_popular_than_Ubuntu_and_.gmi [03:18] TR Bot Tux Machines This distro nobody talks about is more popular than Ubuntu and Fedoraheres 3 reasons why [03:31] *hvxgr_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [03:33] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 165 Out of 200: Two Years Since My Wife and I Sued https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_165_Out_of_200_Two_Years_Since_My_Wife_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_165_Out_of_200_Two_Years_Since_My_Wife_an.gmi [03:33] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 165 Out of 200: Two Years Since My Wife and I Sued [03:36] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-1up.640.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [03:50] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august/ [03:50] TR Bot Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August - Ars Technica ● Aug 29 [04:18] TR News Techrights Don't Let Them Kill Activism https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Don_t_Let_Them_Kill_Activism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Don_t_Let_Them_Kill_Activism.gmi [04:18] TR Bot Techrights Don't Let Them Kill Activism [04:34] TR News "Western Capitalism" in the 'New Age' https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/western-capitalism-in-the-new-age/ [04:34] TR Bot Blog Archive Western Capitalism in the New Age [04:48] TR News Techrights Debian: Plagiarism OK, Just be "Responsible" About It https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Debian_Plagiarism_OK_Just_be_Responsible_About_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Debian_Plagiarism_OK_Just_be_Responsible_About_It.gmi [04:48] TR Bot Techrights Debian: Plagiarism OK, Just be "Responsible" About It ● Aug 29 [05:02] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [05:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They're probably using chloramine. [05:25] IsambardPrince There might also be a disinfection byproduct taste. [05:25] IsambardPrince To me, trihalomethanes taste like that wet dog smell. [05:26] IsambardPrince Cheap carbon filter will clear that right up. [05:27] IsambardPrince That's why when people say those cheap Brita filters don't deal with any health hazards I say, well technically they do. [05:27] IsambardPrince DIB can contribute to various stomach and bladder cancers. [05:28] IsambardPrince Most bottled water brands are just municipal tap water that got carbon filtered. [05:28] IsambardPrince Because it's cheap and they don't want you to crack open the bottle and go "This tastes like tap water." [05:29] MinceR windows has a lot of DIB (Device Independent Bitmap) [05:30] IsambardPrince Windows ranges from stunningly competent to breathtakingly stupid. [05:30] IsambardPrince It depends on the era in which that code was developed. [05:30] IsambardPrince Windows NT4/2000 were very stable. [05:30] IsambardPrince It took many years and a lot of money and effort. [05:30] IsambardPrince But they were able to overcome all of this. [05:34] IsambardPrince Windows 10 is becoming the new Windows XP. [05:35] IsambardPrince First they were just going to end it, then there would be another year of security updates, now the economy is deteriorating more so there's two years. [05:49] MinceR i have yet to encounter the "competent" part [05:49] MinceR in my experience, windows ranges to stunningly stupid to breathtakingly stupid [05:49] MinceR s/ to / from / [05:58] IsambardPrince MinceR: I fed Kiki some of that canned cat food they sent her home with. [05:58] IsambardPrince I've never had a cat that would even touch canned food. [05:59] IsambardPrince They always try to bury it and go to the dry food bowl and I was like "Well, there was money well spent. [05:59] IsambardPrince She has a voracious appetite right now because she's still growing. ● Aug 29 [06:00] IsambardPrince I fill the bowl in the morning and by the next day it's gone. [06:00] IsambardPrince Bobbi and Leeloo took 2-3 days to finish off a full bowl of dried food. [06:02] IsambardPrince I have arranged for the food I'm switching them to when this bag runs out to have a higher protein content with less fat. [06:04] IsambardPrince It's amazing how fast she settled in here. She knows this is home now. [06:05] MinceR :3 [06:09] IsambardPrince I'm not a big fan of that Scoop Away cat litter I got at Sam's Club. [06:09] IsambardPrince The only time I ever buy it is when they cut the price in half for a while. [06:10] IsambardPrince Too much dust. [06:10] IsambardPrince The cat goes and kicks it around and the air purifier goes to red. [06:13] IsambardPrince MinceR: The management emaileed me asking me if the roaches were gone. I told them well, it's too soon to say. I told them that I was doing everything I could to eradicate the localized problem, but that roaches are a common issue with old, large, multifamily buildings, and that I noticed dead ones and ones caught on sticky traps throughout the common areas, seemingly as part of management's efforts. I said that I will continue [06:13] IsambardPrince monitoring the situation with sticky traps and doing everything I can to poison any survivors. But it does look promising, as I have not caught any in 10 days now, and as I discussed with Tony, I stopped catching them after I set out the Advion. [06:13] IsambardPrince But I thanked them for sending out the exterminator. [06:14] IsambardPrince I mentioned that I believed they were moving between units using the gaps under the doors and so I installed door sweeps a couple weeks ago to cut them off from reinforcements. [06:18] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcpRfsLlI2M [06:18] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=CcpRfsLlI2M [06:18] TR Bot yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [06:19] IsambardPrince Cockroach Infestation | National Geographic [06:24] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMVZB814YI [06:24] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=DgMVZB814YI [06:24] TR Bot certificate subject name 'haproxy-ingress.haproxy-controller' does not match target hostname 'inv.perditum.com' ( status 0 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=DgMVZB814YI ) [06:24] IsambardPrince ROACHES EVERYWHERE-Simple Hack Kills Them All! [06:27] IsambardPrince He shouldn't be using a shop vac to vacuum roaches. He should be using a HEPA vacuum with a bag in it. [06:28] TR News Techrights Misuse of Bots (Now Sold as "Agents", "Hey Hi", "Automation", and "Efficiency") https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Misuse_of_Bots_Now_Sold_as_Agents_Hey_Hi_Automation_and_Efficie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Misuse_of_Bots_Now_Sold_as_Agents_Hey_Hi_Automation_and_Efficie.gmi [06:28] TR Bot Techrights Misuse of Bots (Now Sold as "Agents", "Hey Hi", "Automation", and "Efficiency") [06:37] TR News The USA is on the Side of the Aggressor https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/the-usa-is-on-the-side-of-the-aggressor/ [06:37] TR Bot Blog Archive The USA is on the Side of the Aggressor [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] <_what___> Look at how Xitter broke both sides https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.html [06:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.html ) [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] checking [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] "Republicans Are Making the Same Mistake Democrats Did" [06:47] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [06:51] TR News Techrights It Should be Uncontroversial to Say That Social Control Media is a Weapon https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/It_Should_be_Uncontroversial_to_Say_That_Social_Control_Media_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/It_Should_be_Uncontroversial_to_Say_That_Social_Control_Media_i.gmi [06:51] TR Bot Techrights It Should be Uncontroversial to Say That Social Control Media is a Weapon ● Aug 29 [07:11] TR News (NEW): Thailand Has High Adoption Rates of GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Thailand_Has_High_Adoption_Rates_of_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Thailand_Has_High_Adoption_Rates_of_GNU_Linux.gmi [07:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Thailand Has High Adoption Rates of GNU/Linux [07:23] TR News (NEW): stillOS offers one of the best Linux onboarding experiences I've ever seen https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/stillOS_offers_one_of_the_best_Linux_onboarding_experiences_I_v.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/stillOS_offers_one_of_the_best_Linux_onboarding_experiences_I_v.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines stillOS offers one of the best Linux onboarding experiences I've ever seen [07:25] TR News Techrights IBM is "Taking the PIP" (Piss), People 'Retire' 'Voluntarily' to "Focus on Family" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/IBM_is_Taking_the_PIP_Piss_People_Retire_Voluntarily_to_Focus_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/IBM_is_Taking_the_PIP_Piss_People_Retire_Voluntarily_to_Focus_o.gmi [07:25] TR Bot Techrights IBM is "Taking the PIP" (Piss), People 'Retire' 'Voluntarily' to "Focus on Family" [07:28] TR News [IBM] Second line manager got the booth. What's next? https://old.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/LypsgKSMZg [07:28] TR Bot Welcome to Reddit [07:29] TR News "It looks like my second line was booted out and theres been no communication about it. People who have experienced this, how should I expect this to affect me? This is US consulting" [07:29] TR News "For all the PIPs" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m14edr6b "For the influx of PIPs coming in, where are you located and which BU? Before someone starts yelling WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?, its because this would help folks in these countries/BU to know whats coming and start looking for new roles." [07:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m14edr6b ) [07:43] TR News (NEW): Dolphin 26.08 and KIO, part two: what got faster and smaller https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/27/Dolphin_26_08_and_KIO_part_two_what_got_faster_and_smaller.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/27/Dolphin_26_08_and_KIO_part_two_what_got_faster_and_smaller.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Dolphin 26.08 and KIO, part two: what got faster and smaller [07:48] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: QtWidgets Apps Join the Union https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_Week_in_Plasma_QtWidgets_Apps_Join_the_Union.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_Week_in_Plasma_QtWidgets_Apps_Join_the_Union.gmi [07:48] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: QtWidgets Apps Join the Union [07:51] TR News "Over the past two years, Belgium's anti-piracy blocklist has grown past 1,500 domains." https://torrentfreak.com/belgian-orders-demand-pirate-site-operators-bank-details-crypto-wallets-and-server-logs/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:51] TR Bot Orders Demand Pirate Site Operators' Bank Details, Crypto Wallets and Server Logs * TorrentFreak [07:53] TR News "The US tech giant found itself in EU regulators' crosshairs after publishers complained about its site reputation abuse policy." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-changes-spam-policy-in-eu-to-avert-antitrust-fine/articleshow/133583861.cms | Source: India Times [07:53] TR Bot Google spam policy: Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine - The Economic Times [07:53] TR News "Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-truth-behind-your-high-electricity | Source: Robert Reich [07:53] TR Bot The Truth Behind Your High Electricity Bills [07:53] TR News "This tallies, of course, with sales of CDs themselves." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/22/young-people-buying-all-in-one-cd-players | Source: The Guardian UK [07:53] TR Bot It brings me joy: how young people are making CDs cool again | Music industry | The Guardian [07:54] TR News "About six months ago, I realised I was feeling increasingly uncomfortable paying for our Spotify Premium Family plan. The company had hiked its prices yet again." https://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/spotify | [07:54] TR Bot Elliot Jay Stocks | The search for a Spotify alternative [07:54] TR News "Even though automakers made concessions more than a decade ago, they have continued to prevent consumers from accessing their vehicle data." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/right-to-repair-laws | Source: The Guardian UK [07:54] TR Bot Preserve the stuff we own: how right-to-repair laws are surging across the US | US news | The Guardian [07:57] TR News "The report states that the discussion to give away the land parcel to Kingsbarn Realty Capital started in the Spring of 2025." https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/is-trump-giving-away-part-of-yosemite-national-park-to-kingsbarn-realty-capital-for-resort-what-we-know-so-far-101787939727178.html | Source: Hindustan Times [07:57] TR Bot Is Trump giving away part of Yosemite National Park to Kingsbarn Realty? What we know so far | Hindustan Times [07:58] TR News "The proposed deal, first reported by NOTUS, would benefit Kingsbarn Realty Capital" https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-eyes-deal-to-give-away-yosemite-park-land-to-real-estate-firm/ | Source: TruthOut [07:58] TR Bot Trump Admin Eyes Deal to Give Away Yosemite Park Land to Real Estate Firm | Truthout [07:58] TR News "The Constitution says that the Times, Places, and Manner of federal elections shall be prescribed by the states." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0828/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-trump | Source: CS Monitor [07:58] TR Bot Trump affect mail-in voting this fall? What to know about court cases. - CSMonitor.com [07:58] TR News "And in several of these states these laws are approaching four or five years of age." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/28/right-to-repair-state-laws-continue-to-surge-but-enforcement-remains-nonexistent/ | Source: Techdirt [07:58] TR Bot To Repair State Laws Continue To Surge, But Enforcement Remains Nonexistent | Techdirt [07:58] TR News (NEW): BracefaceOS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/BracefaceOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/BracefaceOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:58] TR Bot Tux Machines BracefaceOS Debian-based Linux distribution ● Aug 29 [08:01] TR News "the U.S. militarys independent news source since the Civil War with a long history of editorial independence, free from news management or censorship by military command" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/journalists-sue-pentagon-stars-and-stripes | Source: The Guardian UK [08:01] TR Bot Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet | US military | The Guardian [08:01] TR News "The International Press Institute, a nonprofit that aims to protect media freedom, recorded 26 incidents of attacks and threats in the five months to March." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/28/2026/environmental-journalists-in-africa-facing-violence-report-says | Source: Semafor Inc [08:01] TR Bot journalists in Africa facing violence, says report | Semafor [08:02] TR News "The Pentagon fired three journalists Publisher Max Lederer, Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte on Aug. 21 for insubordination." https://www.notus.org/defense/stars-and-stripes-sue-pete-hegseth-firings | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [08:02] TR Bot Former Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pete Hegseth After Firings - NOTUS News of the United States [08:03] IsambardPrince PCMag [08:03] IsambardPrince [08:03] IsambardPrince [08:03] IsambardPrince Follow [08:03] IsambardPrince 19 hours ago [08:03] IsambardPrince [08:03] IsambardPrince The deadline to upgrade to Windows 11 is nearly here, with support for Windows 10 ending on Oct. 14. If your PC isn't compatible with the newer OS or if you're not ready to upgrade, you have some options. [08:03] IsambardPrince Last week, Microsoft confirmed in a statement to Windows Central that customers in the European Economic Area (EEA) will be eligible for free security updates for the next year. If you're in the US, however, you'll need to take action to extend your support through Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. [08:03] IsambardPrince Windows 10 users can get ESU through one of three available options. [08:03] IsambardPrince 1. Cash in 1,000 points from Microsoft's Rewards program; you earn points by using Microsoft's services. Downloading the Bing app alone, for example, gets you 500 points. [08:03] IsambardPrince 2. Sync your Windows Backup to Microsoft OneDrive. While Microsoft won't charge you anything extra for picking this option, you might need to buy extra OneDrive storage to fit your backup. By default, you only get 5GB for free. [08:03] IsambardPrince 3. Pay $30 to receive critical updates for one year. [08:03] IsambardPrince ---- [08:03] schestowitz[TR2] i was wrong about the chlorine btw [08:03] schestowitz[TR2] it's not from the tap [08:03] IsambardPrince Or just wait until MyDigitalLife makes them all available as installable hotfix packs/integrated installers. [08:03] schestowitz[TR2] rianne added that to the dish washing gel [08:04] IsambardPrince Bleach? [08:04] TR News "Zambia's national broadcaster reports that Brian Mundubile, who wanted to challenge this month's presidential election results, and his running mate have surrendered to police and are being interviewed." https://www.dw.com/en/zambian-opposition-leader-in-police-custody-state-media/a-78531338 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:04] TR Bot Zambian opposition leader in police custody: state media [08:04] TR News "The detention of Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu on Thursday risks clouding Lusakas credentials as a relatively stable southern African democracy and denting investor confidence in Africas second-largest copper producer." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/28/2026/zambia-detains-main-opposition-leader-following-election | Source: Semafor Inc [08:04] TR Bot opposition leader Brian Mundubile detained following election | Semafor [08:05] TR News "Posts which appear to be from your personal account have come to my attention. Please plan to meet with me tomorrow to discuss" https://abc7.com/post/beverly-hills-substitute-teachers-lawsuit-school-claims-she-was-fired-anti-trump-social-media-posts/19734121/ | Source: ABC [08:05] TR Bot Hills substitute teacher's lawsuit against school district claims she was fired over anti-Trump social media post - ABC7 Los Angeles [08:05] TR News "I loaded the movie on a streaming service, and I noticed its unusual duration. Only 1h 19min. Strange." https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/books-dvds.html | Source: Dedoimedo [08:05] TR Bot Cherish your physical books and media [08:06] TR News "Its no surprise that a group of concerned publishers, booksellers, authors, library associations, libraries, library workers, and library" https://www.oif.ala.org/what-fayet-teville-public-library-v-murray-means-for-arkansas-libraries/ | Source: American Library Association [08:06] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.oif.ala.org/what-fayet-teville-public-library-v-murray-means-for-arkansas-libraries/ ) [08:06] TR News "The 206-page judgment, after all, boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/28/in-full-tiananmen-vigil-activist-chow-hang-tungs-mitigation-after-guilty-verdict-in-national-security-trial/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:06] TR Bot In full: Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung's mitigation after guilty verdict in national security trial | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [08:07] TR News "Abkhazian blogger Daur Buava has been found dead in an apartment in Tbilisi on Thursday night, with the cause of his death currently unknown. Buava was an outspoken proponent of dialogue between Georgians and Abkhazians." https://oc-media.org/abkhazian-blogger-daur-buava-found-dead-in-tbilisi/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [08:07] TR Bot Abkhazian blogger Daur Buava found dead in Tbilisi [08:07] TR News "The Iranian regime has repeatedly harassed and attempted to kidnap and kill journalists and Iranian dissidents worldwide simply for exercising their freedoms." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-threats-farda-military-target-srights/33842697.html | Source: RFERL [08:07] TR Bot As Iran Threatens Radio Farda And Other Media, US Points To Tehran's Record Of Targeting Journalists [08:07] TR News "Because access to banking, government, insurance, judicial, and even educational services in Iran is now tied to a verified mobile number and one-time SMS codes" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sim-ban-punish-activists-disrupt-life/33841790.html | Source: RFERL [08:07] TR Bot Iranians Say SIM Card Cutoffs Have Become A Tool To Punish Critics [08:08] TR News "But there was another force at play." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-standing-rocks-propaganda-war-means-today/ | Source: Truthdig [08:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-standing-rocks-propaganda-war-means-today/ ) [08:08] TR News "As a scholar of conspiracy theories and extremism, Ive watched QAnon seep from the margins into mainstream American politics over the past decade." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/28/the-long-afterlife-of-qanon-conspiracy-theories-haunting-american-politics-partner/ | Source: Salon [08:08] TR Bot long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting Americanpolitics - Salon.com [08:09] TR News "AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But theres a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources." https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/aug/27/everyone-hates-datacentres-do-we-really-need-them-video | Source: The Guardian UK [08:09] TR Bot Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? - video | Datacentres | The Guardian [08:09] TR News "Im not saying that with Musk money, one cant blight the sky with computer hardware, Im sure he can." https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/28/datacenters-in-spaaaaaaace/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [08:09] TR Bot Datacenters in Spaaaaaaace! - emptywheel [08:10] TR News "Three days after a prominent artificial intelligence investor and his wife donated $1 million to a political action committee boosting Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardos reelection campaign" https://truthout.org/articles/nevada-governor-endorsed-data-centers-days-after-ai-investor-donated-1-million/ | Source: TruthOut [08:10] TR Bot Nevada Governor Endorsed Data Centers Days After AI Investor Donated $1 Million | Truthout [08:10] TR News "From its very first broadcast episode on September 8 1966, Star Trek established that its true subject was the exploration of humanity itself" https://theconversation.com/star-trek-at-60-the-secret-of-this-pioneering-series-was-its-exploration-of-humanity-not-aliens-290646 | Source: The Conversation [08:10] TR Bot Star Trek at 60: the secret of this pioneering series was its exploration of humanity, not aliens [08:10] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:10] TR News "The data showed that most other figures, like Donald Trump or Taylor Swift" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-anti-dolly-parton | Source: Futurism [08:10] TR Bot Data Shows That Mark Zuckerberg Is the Anti-Dolly Parton: Instead of Being Loved by Everybody Across the Political Spectrum, Pretty Much Everybody Despises Him, Regardless of Their Beliefs [08:11] TR News "The loan would add to SoftBanks flurry of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI, including a potential bond sale of as much as $20 billion" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/softbank-seeks-another-10-billion-loan-for-openai-stake-funding/articleshow/133586218.cms | Source: India Times [08:11] TR Bot SoftBank seeks another $10 billion loan for OpenAI stake funding - The Economic Times [08:11] TR News "It would also give Nvidia control of Hugging Face, which hosts open-source large language models and datasets" https://techcentral.co.za/nvidia-is-buying-the-home-of-open-source-ai/285404/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:11] TR Bot Nvidia is buying the home of open-source AI [08:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I suppose I could get a countertop dishwasher. [08:12] IsambardPrince But I've always felt like dishwashers take too much effort. [08:12] IsambardPrince By the time you rinse the plates, arrange everything on racks, and start the unit and unload it, you could have just washed everything already. [08:13] IsambardPrince I don't dare leave dirty dishes to accumulate in a building that has a known cockroach problem. [08:13] TR News "The federal government has proposed legislation to force data centre developers to provide their own renewable energy source." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-wants-more-data-centres-disagreement-over-power-sources/c04rtutv8 | Source: SBS [08:13] TR Bot Australia wants more data centres. A disagreement over power sources stands in the way | SBS News [08:14] TR News "Announced on Wednesday at the Activate AI conference in Cape Town, the venture pairs Stratos Lab as cloud operator" https://techcentral.co.za/nvidias-top-ai-chips-are-coming-to-a-centurion-data-centre/285394/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:14] TR Bot Nvidia's top AI chips are coming to a Centurion data centre [08:14] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: My dad made my mom clean all the dishes by hand and then run them through the dishwasher too. [08:14] IsambardPrince He said "I am fastidious." [08:15] IsambardPrince He wouldn't be so fastidious if he had to do dishes then do them again a second time another way. [08:16] TR News "IREN shares fell more than 7% in extended trading after the company swung to a quarterly loss, driven by costs tied to retiring bitcoin mining hardware as it shifts to AI cloud services." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/data-center-firm-iren-signs-new-deal-with-frontier-ai-lab-quarterly-loss-hits-shares/articleshow/133582380.cms | Source: India Times [08:16] TR Bot IREN Data Center: Data center firm IREN signs new deal with frontier AI lab; quarterly loss hits shares - The Economic Times [08:17] TR News "Its well understood that El Nio, which typically brings a surge of global heat" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/el-nino-climate-patterns-fossil-fuels | Source: The Guardian UK [08:17] TR Bot El Nio climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds | El Nio southern oscillation | The Guardian [08:17] TR News "While data centers were not previously allowed in Harford County, the legislation codifies a permanent prohibition." https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/harford-county-data-center-ban-maryland-ai-council-court-law | [08:17] TR Bot Harford County becomes first Maryland county to ban data centers [08:17] TR News "Harford County, MD is the first county in the state to ban data centers outright, reported WBFF-TV." https://insidetowers.com/harford-county-md-first-to-ban-data-centers-in-the-state/ | Source: Inside Towers [08:17] TR Bot Harford County, MD First to Ban Data Centers in the State - Inside Towers [08:19] TR News (NEW): How LibreOffice is funded https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/How_LibreOffice_is_funded.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/How_LibreOffice_is_funded.gmi [08:19] TR Bot Tux Machines How LibreOffice is funded [08:25] TR News "The EPA plans to toss out a federal rule requiring public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain industrial sites apply for an air permit." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/986176/data-center-pollution-epa-rule-change-air-permit | Source: The Verge [08:25] TR Bot Trumps EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution | The Verge [08:26] TR News "But new guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency about islanded power plants those built to serve a single facility rather than the electricity grid" https://truthout.org/articles/the-rapid-buildout-of-data-centers-is-weakening-the-clean-air-act/ | Source: TruthOut [08:26] TR Bot The Rapid Buildout of Data Centers Is Weakening the Clean Air Act | Truthout [08:26] TR News "the bacterium is monitored by the US government as a Tier 1 agent/toxin, and has long been studied for its military potential as a biological weapon." https://www.sciencealert.com/a-man-crashed-his-car-into-a-deer-then-he-mysteriously-became-sick | Source: Science Alert [08:26] TR Bot Man Crashed His Car Into a Deer. Then He Mysteriously Became Sick. : ScienceAlert [08:26] TR News "Heatmaps Robinson Meyer reported earlier this month that his own outlets survey found an extraordinary depth and breadth to public opposition to AI data centers." https://newrepublic.com/article/214795/ai-data-center-backlash-inevitable | Source: New Republic [08:26] TR Bot The Data Center Backlash Is a Rare Bright Spot in American Politics | The New Republic [08:26] TR News "Currently, data centres are automatically classed as critical infrastructure along with vital sectors like energy, water and food" https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/28/green-party-calls-for-govt-to-slam-the-brakes-on-new-data-centre-approval-after-water-shortage-fears/ | Source: Green Party UK [08:26] TR Bot Green Party calls for govt to slam the brakes on new data centre approval after water shortage fears - Green Party [08:27] TR News "The company's water usage effectiveness (WUE) ratio climbed to 2.40 litres per kilowatt-hour in the year to June, from 2.25 the prior year" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/australia-data-centre-firm-nextdc-reports-rising-water-energy-use-with-profit-beat/articleshow/133582745.cms | Source: India Times [08:27] TR Bot data centre: Australia data centre firm NextDC reports rising water, energy use with profit beat - The Economic Times [08:27] TR News "The latest twist comes in a long-running lawsuit brought by journalist Katie Phang" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-doj-contempt-epstein-files-1816954 | Source: International Business Times [08:27] TR Bot Trump's DOJ Is Reportedly Facing Contempt-of-Court Risk Over Alleged Hidden Epstein Files | IBTimes UK [08:29] TR News "For those who in 2022 were dismayed by Russias invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent relentless destruction of the country and its people" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/08/28/show-me-your-friend/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [08:29] TR Bot Show me your friend... - New Eastern Europe [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_pigeon#Dummy_egg_nesting [08:33] TR Bot Feral pigeon - Wikipedia [08:36] TR News "Looking at the site's code, the developer found it used the Web Audio API to build audio-processing graphs set to zero volume" https://www.ghacks.net/2026/08/24/aliexpress-ran-silent-browser-audio-to-fingerprint-and-track-devices-researchers-find/ | Source: Ghacks [08:36] TR Bot AliExpress Ran Silent Browser Audio to Fingerprint and Track Devices, Researchers Find - gHacks Tech News [08:36] TR News "In other online spaces, the departments post sparked discussions about surveillance and its abuses" https://futurism.com/future-society/police-surveillance-man-money-ground | Source: Futurism [08:36] TR Bot Police Use Surveillance Cameras to Narc On Guy Who Found $30 on the Ground [08:36] TR News "Our no photo/no video policy exists to protect the privacy" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyc-basement-smart-glasses | Source: Futurism [08:36] TR Bot NYC's Buzziest Nightclub Announces Stance On Smart Glasses: Even Try To Bring Them In, Youre Banned Forever [08:36] TR News "To admit these students into engineering, computer science, virology, microbiology or artificial intelligence programs, the university will have to conduct a background check." https://www.idsnews.com/article/2026/04/indiana-law-sea-256-requires-background-checks-international-students | [08:36] TR Bot Indiana law requires background checks on certain international students - Indiana Daily Student [08:39] TR News (NEW): Someone got Linux running on their iPhone 6S, and so can you https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Someone_got_Linux_running_on_their_iPhone_6S_and_so_can_you.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Someone_got_Linux_running_on_their_iPhone_6S_and_so_can_you.gmi [08:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Someone got Linux running on their iPhone 6S, and so can you [08:39] TR News "What I love is that he doesn't argue with the hate." https://matduggan.com/you-know-gdpr-is-good-based-on-who-hates-it/ | Source: Mat Duggan [08:39] TR Bot NO TITLE [08:39] TR News "According to the Chester County Sheriff's Office, they bypassed security poles with saws and battered the digital units with hammers until internal lithium battery packs exploded into roaring flames in the Edgemoor area." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/three-south-carolina-teenagers-arrested-flock-safety-camera-vandalism-1816961 | Source: International Business Times [08:39] TR Bot Teen Vigilantes Charged With Criminal Conspiracy After Torching AI Police License Plate Readers | IBTimes UK [08:40] TR News "Now, computer monitors may be going the same way." https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/lg-displaying-ads-monitor | Source: Futurism [08:40] TR Bot Welp, They're Officially Displaying Ads Directly on Your Monitor [08:40] TR News "Much like Googles infamous Google Glass smart glasses, Metas camera-equipped AI Glasses have turned into a widely derided gadget associated with horrendous public behavior and unwanted surveillance." https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-kill-switch-pervert-glasses | Source: Futurism [08:40] TR Bot Meta Working on "Kill Switch" in Face of Overwhelming Disgust With Its "Pervert Glasses" [08:40] TR News "The information included email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/customer-data-stolen-in-cyberattack-on-three-british-airports/articleshow/133569967.cms | Source: India Times [08:40] TR Bot Customer data stolen in cyberattack on three British airports - The Economic Times [08:41] TR News "GitHub Outage" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/28/github-outage/ | Source: Michael Tsai [08:41] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - GitHub Outage [08:41] TR News "This role is not eligible for relocation assistance or visa sponsorship." https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/28/now-hiring-senior-open-source-maintainer.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [08:41] TR Bot Now Hiring: Senior Open Source Maintainer | Andrew Nesbitt [08:42] TR News "Large corporations have poured billions to ensure as many eyeballs as possible remain active on their platforms." https://rohanrd.mataroa.blog/blog/age-of-distractions/ | Source: Rohanrd [08:42] TR Bot Age of Distractions rohanrd [08:42] TR News "an open-source alternative front end for the social media platform permanently shut down its instances and remove the projects source code repository, it went after the code itself" https://thenewstack.io/x-nitter-open-source-takedown/ | Source: The New Stack [08:42] TR Bot X sent Nitter a cease-and-desist. Then it went after the source code. - The New Stack [08:42] TR News "Eyewitness footage circulating across social media showed masked youths in tracksuits letting off blue flares, setting off fireworks, and driving vehicles recklessly across open farmland" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/county-durham-cars-torched-vigil-a66-crash-michael-cahill-1816947 | Source: International Business Times [08:42] TR Bot Tributes Towards A66 Joyriders Worsen as a Mob of Youths Set Fire To Several Cars Near Haswell, County Durham | IBTimes UK [08:43] TR News "About $12.7bn of the total is guaranteed over ten years" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-17bn-settlement-child-safety-1816952 | Source: International Business Times [08:43] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Faces Biggest Reckoning Yet as Meta Settles Landmark Lawsuit for 17B | IBTimes UK [08:43] TR News "Probably not, some digital safety researchers and advocates say." https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0827/meta-settlement-facebook-instagram | Source: CS Monitor [08:43] TR Bot settlement aims to protect kids. Experts worry it wont. - CSMonitor.com [08:43] TR News "Despite the movements inherent characteristics of finding individualized personal enjoyment, whimsy has degraded into a standardized trend." https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/social-media-kills-whimsy/ | Source: University of Michigan [08:43] TR Bot Social media kills whimsy [08:43] TR News "The settlement left untouched the personalised feeds and ad targeting that underpin its profits." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/metas-social-media-settlement-leaves-its-money-machine-unscathed/articleshow/133566900.cms | Source: India Times [08:43] TR Bot Meta's social media settlement leaves its money machine unscathed - The Economic Times [08:44] TR News "It also sent Metas shares about 1% higher, suggesting investors welcomed an outcome that will cost the company far less than the $1.4-trillion in penalties it said the states were seeking before trial." https://techcentral.co.za/meta-wins-by-settling/285468/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:44] TR Bot Meta wins by settling [08:44] TR News "But school systems are not prepared to engage in this level of sexual education, and young peoples information environment, especially on social media, is flooded with misinformation." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/29/choking-sexual-strangulation-research-no-safe-pressure-ntwnfb | Source: The Guardian UK [08:44] TR Bot Choking is sold to teens as a safe sexual practice. The research says it never is | Sexual consent | The Guardian [08:46] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:47] TR News "Having an AGENTS.md increases the token cost quite a lot whether the file is chatbot-generated or human-written." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/27/your-agents-md-file-doesnt-actually-do-anything/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:47] TR Bot Sometimes I think of the great man spoke, he desperately scribbled. [08:47] TR News "Im not trying to avoid using AI. As I said at the top of the post Im looking for more ways to take advantage of it." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/28/making-the-unnecessary-easier/ | Source: John D Cook [08:47] TR Bot Making the unnecessary easier [08:47] TR News "This is the problem acceptmarkdown.com wants to solve." https://syntackle.com/blog/should-your-website-serve-markdown-to-ai-agents/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti [08:47] TR Bot Should Your Website Serve Markdown to AI Agents? [08:48] TR News "Ive been helping SF companies get sales and one of my customers came to me with a cold message that he wasnt getting any good results with it." https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-slop-cold-message-rules | Source: Namanyay Goel [08:48] TR Bot fuck your AI slop: 5 rules of writing cold messages that actually get sales | Ns Blog [08:48] TR News "Merely having this file in the repo has caused three issues: [...]" https://www.rubenerd.au/retiring-my-gag-agents-file/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:48] TR Bot Rubenerd: Retiring my gag agents file [08:48] TR News "it claims Grok was trained on child pornography, resulting in the child pornography problems created by Grok." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/28/groks-child-porn-nightmare-just-got-worse.html | Source: BoingBoing [08:48] TR Bot Grok's child-porn nightmare just got worse - Boing Boing [08:48] TR News "A class action lawsuit filed by victims of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) accuses xAI of training Groks synthetic deepfake nudify capabilities on real images and videos of child abuse." https://cyberscoop.com/xai-grok-csam-class-action-lawsuit/ | Source: Scoop News Group [08:48] TR Bot sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities | CyberScoop [08:49] TR News "Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT make it easier for business owners to produce polished pitches" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-widespread-ai-tools-harder-craft.html | Source: Omicron Limited [08:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-widespread-ai-tools-harder-craft.html ) [08:49] TR News "What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/ai-nonproliferation-usa-china/688421/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:49] TR Bot Data Centers Are a Distraction - The Atlantic [08:49] TR News "In May, Meta laid off roughly ten percent of its global workforce, affecting almost 8,000 people." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-secret-plan-replace-meta-staff-ai | Source: Futurism [08:49] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Had a Secret Plan to Replace Meta Staff With AI Agents, and It Backfired Spectacularly [08:49] TR News "The complaint, lodged Wednesday in the Northern District of California by an anonymous plaintiff identified as Jane Doe 1" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/child-abuse-victim-sues-musks-xai-over-ai-generated-images/articleshow/133573332.cms | Source: India Times [08:49] TR Bot Child abuse victim sues Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated images - The Economic Times [08:50] TR News "Earlier this week I reported that purging Time Machine snapshots to reclaim free space was unreliable in macOS Tahoe 26.6.2." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/08/27/why-can-purging-snapshots-fail/ | Source: Howard Oakley [08:50] TR Bot Why can purging snapshots fail? The Eclectic Light Company [08:50] TR News "This change, if implemented, would have made these addresses basically useless. I am glad to see this was reversed." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/blocking-hide-my-email-followup/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:50] TR Bot Apple Reverses Proposed Hide My Email Domain Change Pixel Envy [08:50] TR News "But over the last year or two, opening Google Maps started feeling less like launching a clean utility and more like stepping into a social directory." https://www.androidpolice.com/finally-giving-up-on-google-maps-on-android-what-i-am-replacing-it-with/ | Source: Android Police [08:50] TR Bot I'm finally giving up on Google Maps on Android; here's what I'm replacing it with [08:50] TR News "Fraudsters are exploiting enterprise chat apps like Teams and Webex to trick Chinese victims into transferring large sums of money, fueling a wave of complaints." https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-teams-is-becoming-a-haven-for-chinese-scammers/ | Source: Wired [08:50] TR Bot Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China | WIRED [08:51] TR News "The company urged customers to remove their servers from the public internet and restrict web access to only trusted IP addresses." https://therecord.media/papercut-warns-of-hackers-using-printer-management-vulnerabilities | Source: The Record [08:51] TR Bot PaperCut warns of hackers using printer management software flaw in attacks | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:52] TR News "Im slowly closing in on a completist collection of Royal standard typewriters." https://boffosocko.com/2026/08/27/royal-standard-typewriter-collection/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [08:52] TR Bot Royal Standard Typewriter Collection | Chris Aldrich [08:52] TR News "This mirrors what some colleagues are saying at Indiana University, where I currently hang. Heres one story. Another. Another. Another. Another. Another." https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/27/oh-canada/ | Source: Doc Searls [08:52] TR Bot Blame Canada? Doc Searls Weblog [08:52] TR News "Giving up is okay. But this feels more like being kicked out. Getting more than 5 rejections a day despite my past work is humiliating." https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2026/kicked-out/ | Source: Jacky Alcin [08:52] TR Bot Being kicked out of the tech industry - Jacky Alcin [08:53] TR News "If you dont like the road youre walking, start paving another one" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/dolly-partons-superpower | Source: Ken Klippenstein [08:53] TR Bot Dolly Partons Superpower - Ken Klippenstein [08:53] TR News "That turns out to be a bit of theme for this post, because its something I only noticed borrowing some documentaries from the late 1980s." https://www.rubenerd.au/documentaries-used-to-be-so-chill/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:53] TR Bot Rubenerd: Documentaries used to be so chill [08:53] TR News "These results are relatively low-hanging fruit for AI; none of them required developing an extensive new theory." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ai-doesnt-mean-the-end-of-mathematics-at-least-not-yet.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [08:53] TR Bot Doesn't Mean the End of Mathematicsat Least Not Yet - Schneier on Security [08:53] TR News "The pioneering computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra, winner of the 1972 A.M. Turing Award and inventor of one of the most iconic algorithms in all of computing, was nothing if not opinionated." https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-computer-science-need-computers-20260828/ | Source: Quanta Magazine [08:53] TR Bot Does Computer Science Need Computers? | Quanta Magazine [08:54] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Here_s_everything_new_in_Android_17_QPR2_Beta_4_Gallery.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Here_s_everything_new_in_Android_17_QPR2_Beta_4_Gallery.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:54] TR News "The Aurigid meteor shower will remain active until 5 September, with activity expected to peak on the night of 31 August to 1 September." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/aurigid-meteor-shower-everything-you-need-to-know/p0xu8sm3e | Source: SBS [08:54] TR Bot Why this little-known meteor shower is one to watch this week | SBS News [08:54] TR News "They also help with the planning fallacy: our habit of estimating how long something takes by imagining it going well." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/28/implementation-intentions-correct-the-planning.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [08:54] TR Bot Jeroen Sangers brain tags - Implementation intentions correct the planning fallacy [08:58] TR News Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Microsoft GitHub Outage (Again), "Displaying Ads Directly on Your Monitor", and "Election Deniers Could Soon Control Elections" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Microsoft_GitHub_Outage_Again_Displaying_Ads_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Microsoft_GitHub_Outage_Again_Displaying_Ads_D.gmi [08:58] TR Bot Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Microsoft GitHub Outage (Again), "Displaying Ads Directly on Your Monitor", and "Election Deniers Could Soon Control Elections" ● Aug 29 [09:01] TR News A Dream Start https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/a-dream-start/ [09:01] TR Bot Blog Archive A Dream Start [09:09] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [09:13] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [09:18] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [09:18] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) [09:54] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 29 [10:10] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 29 [12:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:27] TR News iophk: it's over for Debian https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use "there is just too much bad happening to it since the infiltration by microsofters and their hollowing out the developer base I _*really*_ hope core Arch can survive all this so that there is _*something*_ left in the future." [12:27] TR Bot Votes To Allow "Responsible Use Of Generative AI" - Phoronix [12:27] TR News "The LLM poison will thus spread from the root of the tree to many hundreds of derivative distros." [12:28] TR News "Berezin thinks the fact that two tech giants handle 38.6 percent of email is concerning." https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/26/self-hosted-email-is-in-steep-decline-microsoft-and-google-are-taking-over/5292471 | Source: The Register UK [12:28] TR Bot Self-hosted email is in steep decline, Microsoft and Google are taking over [12:28] TR News "The domains didn't disappear; they moved. Google Workspace now receives mail for 21.8% of MX-publishing domains and Microsoft 365 for 16.8%." https://labs.ripe.net/author/artem-berezin/two-providers-a-stubborn-plateau-and-a-very-long-tail-email-in-the-tranco-top-1m/ | Source: RIPE [12:28] TR Bot Two Providers, a Stubborn Plateau and a Very Long Tail: Email in the Tranco Top-1M | RIPE Labs [12:29] TR News "Heres my current Ghostty configuration: [...]" https://amanhimself.dev/blog/taking-terminals-seriously/ | Source: Aman Mittal [12:29] TR Bot the terminal seriously in the age of AI coding agents | amanhimself.dev [12:30] TR News "While I like writing code to solve my technical problems and fulfill my software needs, I dont like writing unnecessary code." https://hamatti.org/posts/y-is-for-yagni-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:30] TR Bot Y is for YAGNI - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [12:30] TR News "I discussed the use of the tm and wordcloud packages to create a visual representation of the most frequently used" https://dmwiig.net/2026/08/28/visual-representation-of-complex-data-using-r-the-tm-and-wordcloud-packages-part-two/ | Source: R Statistics and Programming [12:30] TR Bot Visual Representation of Complex Data Using R: The tm and wordcloud Packages: Part Two | R Statistics and Programming [12:31] TR News "The Perl Toolchain Summit (PTS) is an annual event, held in Europe, where work on improving the Perl toolchain takes place." https://www.olafalders.com/2026/08/28/how-i-spent-my-perl-toolchain-summit-v2025/ | Source: Olaf Alders [12:31] TR Bot How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2025 (Leipzig) Olaf Alders [12:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [12:41] TR News Mayfield Coffee Shop Opens https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/mayfield-coffee-shop-opens/ [12:41] TR Bot Blog Archive Mayfield Coffee Shop Opens [12:45] TR News 4 years ago: British army trains with Swedish and Finnish forces https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62781489 today https://united24media.com/world/sweden-deploys-fighter-jets-and-corvettes-to-help-defend-finlands-borders-22038 https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/sweden-to-send-gripens-to-patrol-finlands-border-with-russia-svt-reports [12:45] TR Bot British army trains with Swedish and Finnish forces - BBC News [12:45] TR Bot Sweden Deploys Fighter Jets and Corvettes to Help Defend Finlands Borders UNITED24 Media [12:45] TR Bot Sweden to send Gripens to patrol Finland's Russian border [12:45] TR News Some media here says stock cans and water... while Swedish Army helps fortify the Finnish border and CIA visits Moscow. Is NATO anticipating something? The stock canned food + water mindset means emergency, but they try to avoid public panic or panic buying. [12:48] TR News "A few months ago, Coding Jesus reached out to me about collaborating on content for GetCracked, his C++ learning platform." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/28/getcracked-intermediate-cpp-roadmap | Source: Sandor Dargo [12:48] TR Bot I helped to build GetCracked's Intermediate C++ Roadmap | Sandor Dargo's Blog [12:49] TR News "The report said companies often discover problems with their data only after they have already started an AI project." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ai-ecommerce-projects-may-fail-without-clean-centralised-data-report/articleshow/133586667.cms | Source: India Times [12:49] TR Bot AI ecommerce projects may fail without clean, centralised data: Report - The Economic Times [12:49] TR News "Programmatic Access to Data and Statistics from the World Bank API" https://pacha.dev/blog/2026/08/28/wbstats/index.html | Source: Mauricio Pach Vargas S [12:49] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-pacha.dev/blog [12:50] TR News "Saturday 21 November 2026 WHERE: The Caf at Zoopla, The Cooperage, 5 Copper Row, London SE1 2LH" https://blogs.perl.org/users/lpw/2026/08/announcing-the-london-perl-raku-workshop-2026.html | Source: Perl [12:50] TR Bot the London Perl & Raku Workshop 2026 | lpw [blogs.perl.org] [12:50] TR News "Run by volunteers from the London Perl & Raku community, LPW will have talks about Perl, Raku, and other languages, technologies, and topics" https://act.yapc.eu/lpw2026/ | Source: Perl [12:50] TR Bot London Perl & Raku Workshop 2026 | Perl workshop and training in London [12:51] TR News "At that scale, wasting a single byte per entry costs more than 250 gigabytes of memory across our fleet." https://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-cache-memory-optimization-1111/ | Source: Cloudflare [12:51] TR Bot How we saved 100 terabytes of memory by optimizing 1.1.1.1s DNS cache | Cloudflare Blog [12:51] TR News "Cloudflare says that it has freed up roughly 100TB of RAM across its global fleet without reconfiguring any physical RAM modules in its servers" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/cloudflare-frees-100tb-of-ram-by-shrinking-dns-cache-entries | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:51] TR Bot Cloudflare frees up 100TB of RAM by shrinking 1.1.1.1's DNS cache entries 250 billion cached DNS entries at any given time means one wasted byte costs 250GB | Tom's Hardware [12:52] TR News "Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a10/ | Source: Tor [12:52] TR Bot New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a10 | The Tor Project [12:52] TR News "Dreaming about a Chromium/Firefox extension that auto open any article on the web in reading mode." https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/08/28/654c1/ | Source: Ricardo Mendes [12:52] TR Bot A Node on the Web [12:53] TR News "Ardour now allows you to visualize out-of-scale notes and choose if you want to avoid creating them entirely when you compose and improvise in a specific musical key" https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html | [12:53] TR Bot Ardour 9.8 What's new | Ardour DAW [12:53] TR News "The current version of CPerl mode supports Perl syntax up to Perl 5.44." https://blogs.perl.org/users/haj/2026/08/cperl-mode-for-emacs-is-now-on-gnu-elpa.html | Source: Perl [12:53] TR Bot mode for Emacs is now on GNU ELPA | haj [blogs.perl.org] [12:53] TR News "Emacs startup proceeds through several stages: it loads the early init and regular init files, processes command-line options, sets after-init-time" https://www.jamescherti.com/measuring-emacs-startup-time/ | Source: James Cherti [12:53] TR Bot Measuring Emacs Startup Time More Accurately than the Built-in emacs-init-time | James Cherti [12:53] TR News "If you follow me on Mastodon, you might have noticed that I launched a new app a few weeks ago, which is available now on Flathub." https://nathandyer.me/2026/08/28/kepublicity.html | Source: Nathan Dyer [12:53] TR Bot Why I Made 'Kepublicity' | Nathan Dyer [12:54] TR News "A quick look at your phones homepage can show you how exactly bad it looks. Most of us barely have any local apps on our phones." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/08/why-your-phone-has-barely-any-local-apps-the-zimbabwean-startup-problem/ | Source: Zimbabwe [12:54] TR Bot ( status 428 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/08/why-your-phone-has-barely-any-local-apps-the-zimbabwean-startup-problem/ ) [12:54] TR News "A growing number of Russians living overseas who return to the country temporarily are reporting psychological pressure and mobile-phone searches at the Russian border." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/29/how-to-prepare-your-mobile-phone-for-the-russian-border-meduza-s-complete-survival-guide | Source: Meduza [12:54] TR Bot How to prepare your mobile phone for the Russian border: Meduzas complete survival guide Meduza [12:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:55] TR News "MIG welding isnt very difficult at least not until you need to weld something at a weird angle or over a long seam." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/28/this-custom-motorized-turntable-makes-welding-easier/ | Source: Arduino [12:55] TR Bot This custom motorized turntable makes welding easier | Arduino Blog [12:56] TR News "So I built a little 'portable homelab' (pictured above) that supports 1-10 Gbps networking" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/mini-homelab-network-fits-in-carry-on/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [12:56] TR Bot Building a mini Homelab that fits in my carry-on - Jeff Geerling [12:56] TR News "The library is based around a tiny robotic arm that can physically grip the cards and move them in and out of a reader." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/this-library-needs-to-be-at-least-three-times-bigger/ | Source: Hackaday [12:56] TR Bot Library Needs To Be At Least Three Times Bigger | Hackaday [12:56] TR News "A big hint during initial diagnostics was a clear short between the supply rail and ground" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/reviving-an-sd-card-with-shorted-capacitors/ | Source: Hackaday [12:56] TR Bot An SD Card With Shorted Capacitors | Hackaday [12:57] TR News "Its technically true that any piece of software can be reproduced in hardware" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/doom-played-on-series-of-555-timers/ | Source: Hackaday [12:57] TR Bot Played On Series Of 555 Timers | Hackaday [12:57] TR News "Since DIY is really his thing, he also made his own kiln using cement and perlite, plus a propane burner." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints/ | Source: Hackaday [12:57] TR Bot Engine Parts From 3D Prints | Hackaday [12:58] TR News "In a previous post, we described how we calculate the embodied carbon of our products: weighing each component" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-better-model-for-silicon-quantifying-chip-carbon-with-columbia-and-cornell/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:58] TR Bot A better model for silicon: quantifying chip carbon with Columbia and Cornell - Raspberry Pi [12:59] TR News "The EndeavourOS project has a new release, which is acting as a filler between two major releases." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12937 | Source: Distro Watch [12:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12937 ) [12:59] TR News "After couple months of work, I have now finally managed to cobble together the QtWidgets side of Union." https://akselmo.dev/posts/union-qtwidgets/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen [12:59] TR Bot Initial Release of Union QtWidgets | AksDev ● Aug 29 [13:00] TR News "Don Hopkins has been maintaining FOSS ports of SimCity (1989) as Micropolis and MicropolisCore, faithfully reproducing the ruleset of the original" https://www.jeffquast.com/post/a-perfect-simcity/ | Source: Jeff Quast [13:00] TR Bot A Perfect SimCity Articles [13:01] TR News "To my delight, lots of prior work exists. The answer, of course, is meta tags." https://dergigi.com/2026/08/28/meta-to-meza/ | Source: Gigi [13:01] TR Bot to MEZA - Make Everything ZapAble | dergigi.com [13:01] TR News "If the nameservers for a domain are at a subdomain of that domain, youve got a circular dependency." https://danq.me/2026/08/28/white-label-dns/ | Source: Dan Q [13:01] TR Bot Vanity Nameservers (White-Label DNS) in 2026 Dan Q [13:01] TR News "As I mentioned in yesterday's entry, the standard systemd behavior is that anyone can do 'loginctl enable-linger' for themselves." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/PolkitDisableLoginctlLinger | Source: University of Toronto [13:01] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [13:01] TR News "My choice of dashboard will remain with Homer as I already had the config set and dont want to waste time customizing." https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0828-2129/ | Source: Naty S [13:01] TR Bot Over With the Pi BurgeonLab [13:02] TR News "Well never fully get away from Javascript (and really we shouldnt, its very useful as long as it stays in its lane)" https://amberweinberg.com/recent-improvements-in-web-development/ | Source: Amber Weinberg [13:02] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://amberweinberg.com/recent-improvements-in-web-development/ ) [13:02] TR News "I hit that wall four times in the last year, and every one of them has already shown up on this blog in passing: [...]" https://blog.hofstede.it/bhyve-inside-a-jail-the-freebsd-feature-nobody-uses/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [13:02] TR Bot bhyve Inside a Jail: The FreeBSD Feature Nobody Uses | Larvitz Blog [13:03] TR News "What did Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams read in Hackaday last week? Probably everything" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/hackaday-podcast-episode-384-ocr-mod-records-magical-pcbs-and-the-gravity-of-space-stations/ | Source: Hackaday [13:03] TR Bot Podcast Episode 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, And The Gravity Of Space Stations | Hackaday [13:03] TR News "The rough transcript is on YouTube, the cleaned-up transcript is on the Patreon." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/28/ketan-joshi-ai-versus-the-climate/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:03] TR Bot And bloated body. And Tomakin, ex-Director. [13:05] TR News SteamOS 3.8.26 Beta brings a performance fix and various other improvements | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/steamos-3-8-26-beta-brings-a-performance-fix-and-various-other-improvements/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR Bot 3.8.26 Beta brings a performance fix and various other improvements | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News NVIDIA Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now for Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-recommended-driver-version-595-99-02-out-now-for-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR Bot Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now for Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News Sovereign Tech Agency makes a big investment into Flatpak | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sovereign-tech-agency-makes-a-big-investment-into-flatpak/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR Bot Tech Agency makes a big investment into Flatpak | GamingOnLinux [13:06] TR News s-box, the game creation platform from Facepunch now has a Linux Beta | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/s-box-the-game-creation-platform-from-facepunch-now-has-a-linux-beta/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:06] TR Bot the game creation platform from Facepunch now has a Linux Beta | GamingOnLinux [13:07] TR News Proton Experimental brings fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-dragon-age-inquisition-far-cry-warhammer-vermintide-2/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:07] TR Bot Experimental brings fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | GamingOnLinux [13:07] TR News Lossless Scaling Frame Generation on Linux lsfg-vk moves away from GitHub, changes license due to AI slop forks | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lossless-scaling-frame-generation-on-linux-lsfg-vk-moves-away-from-github-changes-license-due-to-ai-slop-forks/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:07] TR Bot Scaling Frame Generation on Linux lsfg-vk moves away from GitHub, changes license due to AI slop forks | GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News 8BitDo announce 'Ultimate Software Online' to update controllers in your browser to help Linux gamers | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/8bitdo-announce-ultimate-software-online-to-update-controllers-in-your-browser-to-help-linux-gamers/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR Bot announce 'Ultimate Software Online' to update controllers in your browser to help Linux gamers | GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News Almost all major companies now pay salaries in "stocks". Oh oh! [13:08] TR News Beat Saber is now Steam Frame Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/beat-saber-is-now-steam-frame-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/beat-saber-is-now-steam-frame-verified/ [13:08] TR Bot Saber is now Steam Frame Verified | GamingOnLinux [13:12] TR News "Red Hat Academy empowers educational institutions with a comprehensive curriculum designed to keep pace with evolving industry demands." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/celebrating-excellence-honoring-red-hat-academy-apac-award-winners | Source: Red Hat Official [13:12] TR Bot Celebrating excellence: Honoring the Red Hat Academy APAC award winners [13:12] TR News "When I started my internship at Red Hat as a product training analyst intern" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/learning-while-building-how-red-hat-training-accelerates-technical-growth | Source: Red Hat Official [13:12] TR Bot Learning while building: How Red Hat Training accelerates technical growth [13:13] TR News Slop @ Red Hat "When you're building out your AI infrastructure, one fundamental choice is whether to use managed AI models via APIs or host the models yourself." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/managing-enterprise-ai-scale-hosting-deployment-patterns-and-day-2-operations | Source: Red Hat Official [13:13] TR Bot Managing enterprise AI at scale: Hosting, deployment patterns, and Day 2 operations [13:15] TR News "MSI has detailed the XpertStation WS300T60L, a tower workstation based on NVIDIAs DGX Station architecture and GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra platform." https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-ws300-with-72-core-grace-cpu-blackwell-ultra-gpu-and-dual-400gbe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:15] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-ws300-with-72-core-grace-cpu-blackwell-ultra-gpu-and-dual-400gbe/ ) [13:15] TR News "Orange Pi has shown the Orange Pi Zero 4, a compact single-board computer based on the Allwinner A733 SoC." https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-4-with-octa-core-a733-wi-fi-6-and-gigabit-ethernet/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:15] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-4-with-octa-core-a733-wi-fi-6-and-gigabit-ethernet/ ) [13:17] TR News Murder, in the river valley, with a spreadsheet | "Mord, i flodalen, med et regneark | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/mord-i-flodalen-med-et-regneark [13:17] TR Bot Mord, i flodalen, med et regneark | Version2 [13:18] TR News Raspberry Pi CEO "spins AI too positively" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=iVQShkgAzUg [13:18] TR Bot Verifying your browser [13:18] TR News "AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions | Donald Trump | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-truth-social-ai-george-washington [13:18] TR Bot AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions | Donald Trump | The Guardian [13:19] TR News "Self-Hosted Email Is In Steep Decline, Microsoft And Google Are Taking Over - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/27/1733200 [13:19] TR Bot no alternative certificate subject name matches target hostname 'soylentnews.org' ( status 0 @ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/27/1733200 ) [13:19] TR News blocked by gratuitous javascript https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/28/set-up-a-vpn-on-your-raspberry-pi/ [13:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/28/set-up-a-vpn-on-your-raspberry-pi/ ) [13:20] TR News revisionism; sure the stock prices soared but at the cost of the actual technology being more or less abandoned https://www.macworld.com/article/3222260/tim-cook-wasnt-steve-jobs-he-was-better.html [13:20] TR Bot Cook wasn't Steve Jobs. He was better | Macworld [13:24] TR News I'm going to the Digitization Fair Part II Svend Brinkmann asks the questions we forgot to ask https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/jeg-skal-med-paa-digitaliseringsmessen-del-ii-svend-brinkmann-stiller-de-spoergsmaal-vi-glemte [13:24] TR Bot Jeg skal med p Digitaliseringsmessen Del II Svend Brinkmann stiller de sprgsml vi glemte at stille | Version2 [13:31] TR News Slopfest https://ubuntu.com//blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks | Source: Ubuntu [13:31] TR Bot harnesses for telco autonomous networks | Ubuntu [13:32] TR News "This week highlights the SUSE security review that uncovered remote root exploits in OpenRGB" https://news.opensuse.org/2026/08/28/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [13:32] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [13:37] TR News Self-service backup for VMs and containers on OpenShift: No cluster-admin required https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/28/self-service-backup-vms-openshift [13:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/28/self-service-backup-vms-openshift ) [13:44] bms teaser https://www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser-period-why-the-ai-boom [13:44] TR Bot The Teaser Period: Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall [13:47] TR News Marca GTK 4 bookmark manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/marca-gtk-bookmark-manager/ [13:47] TR Bot - GTK 4 bookmark manager - LinuxLinks [13:48] TR News QSB-117: defective chip maker Intel CPU firmware vulnerabilities https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/08/28/qsb-117/ [13:48] TR Bot QSB-117: Intel CPU firmware vulnerabilities | Qubes OS [13:50] TR News Joey Hess: Debian and the sirens http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/Debian_and_the_sirens/ [13:50] TR Bot Debian and the sirens [13:54] TR News Initial Release of Union QtWidgets https://akselmo.dev/posts/union-qtwidgets/ [13:54] TR Bot Initial Release of Union QtWidgets | AksDev [13:54] TR News Google clamps down on Android app RAM usage amid Hey Hi (AI) memory crisis developers have until February 2027 to adapt to new memory-optimizing rules https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/android/google-clamps-down-on-android-app-ram-usage-amid-ai-memory-crisis-developers-have-until-february-2027-to-adapt-to-new-memory-optimizing-rules [13:54] TR Bot Google clamps down on Android app RAM usage amid AI memory crisis developers have until February 2027 to adapt to new memory-optimizing rules | Tom's Hardware [13:55] TR News Building a mini Homelab that fits in my carry-on https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/mini-homelab-network-fits-in-carry-on/ [13:55] TR Bot Building a mini Homelab that fits in my carry-on - Jeff Geerling [13:55] TR News This custom motorized turntable makes welding easier https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/28/this-custom-motorized-turntable-makes-welding-easier/ [13:55] TR Bot This custom motorized turntable makes welding easier | Arduino Blog ● Aug 29 [14:00] TR News Clownflare frees up 100TB of RAM by shrinking 1.1.1.1's DNS cache entries 250 billion cached DNS entries at any given time means one wasted byte costs 250GB https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/cloudflare-frees-100tb-of-ram-by-shrinking-dns-cache-entries [14:00] TR Bot Cloudflare frees up 100TB of RAM by shrinking 1.1.1.1's DNS cache entries 250 billion cached DNS entries at any given time means one wasted byte costs 250GB | Tom's Hardware [14:03] TR News Slop Doesnt Mean the End of Mathematicsat Least Not Yet https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ai-doesnt-mean-the-end-of-mathematics-at-least-not-yet.html [14:03] TR Bot Doesn't Mean the End of Mathematicsat Least Not Yet - Schneier on Security [14:03] TR News Documentaries used to be so chill https://www.rubenerd.au/documentaries-used-to-be-so-chill/ [14:03] TR Bot Rubenerd: Documentaries used to be so chill [14:05] TR News Mark Kapo-berg Had a Secret Plan to Replace Meta Staff With Hey Hi (AI) Agents, and It Backfired Spectacularly https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-secret-plan-replace-meta-staff-ai [14:05] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Had a Secret Plan to Replace Meta Staff With AI Agents, and It Backfired Spectacularly [14:05] TR News Retiring my gag agents file https://www.rubenerd.au/retiring-my-gag-agents-file/ [14:05] TR Bot Rubenerd: Retiring my gag agents file [14:08] TR News A Man Crashed His Car Into a Deer. Then He Mysteriously Became Sick. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-man-crashed-his-car-into-a-deer-then-he-mysteriously-became-sick [14:08] TR Bot Man Crashed His Car Into a Deer. Then He Mysteriously Became Sick. : ScienceAlert [14:13] TR News Data Shows That Mark Kapo-berg Is the Anti-Dolly Parton: Instead of Being Loved by Everybody Across the Political Spectrum, Pretty Much Everybody Despises, Him Regardless of Their Beliefs https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-anti-dolly-parton [14:13] TR Bot Data Shows That Mark Zuckerberg Is the Anti-Dolly Parton: Instead of Being Loved by Everybody Across the Political Spectrum, Pretty Much Everybody Despises Him, Regardless of Their Beliefs [14:14] TR News Cherish your physical books and media https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/books-dvds.html [14:15] TR Bot Cherish your physical books and media [14:17] TR News This Week in GNOME: #263 Reset Recovering https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/08/twig-263/ [14:17] TR Bot #263 Reset Recovering [14:17] TR News Toluwaleke Ogundipe: GPU Reset Recovery in Mutter: GSoC Wrap-Up https://blogs.gnome.org/anonymoux47/2026/08/28/gpu-reset-recovery-in-mutter-gsoc-wrap-up/ [14:17] TR Bot GPU Reset Recovery in Mutter: GSoC Wrap-Up Toluwaleke's Blog [14:21] TR News Sun-Ways Is Testing Out Train Track Solar Farms https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/climate/solar-power-railway-train-tracks.html [14:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/climate/solar-power-railway-train-tracks.html ) [14:39] *hvxgr_ has quit (Quit: leaving) [14:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [14:40] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [14:53] TR News Anon: here's the official denial, proving the imminent threat: "Trump Dismisses Fears Of Russian Strike On NATO: 'I Am Not Concerned'" https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-baltic-cia-russia-attack/33842015.html [14:53] TR Bot Trump Dismisses Fears Of Russian Strike On NATO: 'I Am Not Concerned' [14:58] TR News "We cant connect to the server at soylentnews.org." Seems down from here. [14:59] TR News kolie fell offline from irc some hours ago (Techrights), maybe same subnet [14:59] TR News How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2025 (Leipzig) https://www.olafalders.com/2026/08/28/how-i-spent-my-perl-toolchain-summit-v2025/ [14:59] TR Bot How I Spent My Perl Toolchain Summit v2025 (Leipzig) Olaf Alders ● Aug 29 [15:00] TR News "the problem(s) at SN started some hours ago." [15:00] TR News IRC also: Looking up chat.soylentnews.org; Unknown host. Maybe you misspelled it? Cycling to next server in SN... [15:01] TR News Claude nukes a developer's 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-nukes-a-developers-700-gb-home-directory-while-testing-a-script-to-ensure-it-wouldnt-do-so-automatic-model-downgrade-may-have-contributed-to-the-screw-up [15:01] TR Bot Claude nukes a developer's 700 GB home directory while testing deletion safeguards; automatic model safety downgrade may have contributed to the screw-up Anthropic safety harness downgraded model to Opus 4.8 before fatal variable collision | Tom's Hardware [15:01] TR News Nvidia denies pausing Hey Hi (AI) cloud commitments initiative after reported partner backlash https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-denies-pausing-ai-cloud-commitments-initiative-after-reported-partner-backlash-report-claims-company-told-cloud-providers-it-could-only-lease-its-gpus-to-nvidia-approved-customers [15:01] TR Bot Nvidia denies pausing AI cloud commitments initiative after reported partner backlash report claims company told cloud providers it could only lease its GPUs to Nvidia-approved customers | Tom's Hardware [15:02] TR News NASAs Powerful New Space Telescope, Just Cleared for Launch, Was Developed by an Intelligence Agency to Spy on Americas Adversaries https://futurism.com/future-society/nasa-powerful-new-space-telescope-spy-satellite [15:02] TR Bot NASA's Powerful New Space Telescope, Just Cleared for Launch, Was Developed by an Intelligence Agency to "Spy on America's Adversaries" [15:04] TR News Brazil sues Discord over alleged shortcomings in youth safety policies and enforcement https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/brazil-sues-discord-over-alleged-shortcomings-in-youth-safety-policies-and-enforcement/ [15:04] TR Bot Brazil sues Discord over alleged shortcomings in youth safety policies - JURIST - News [15:04] TR News Federal Judge Consolidates Two Suno Data Breach Class Actions Plaintiffs Say Theyre Facing A Significantly Increased and Certainly Impending Risk of Fraud https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/28/suno-data-breach-lawsuits-consolidated/ [15:04] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/28/suno-data-breach-lawsuits-consolidated/ ) [15:07] TR News National security conviction shows pursuing democracy is a crime, Tiananmen vigil activist says in mitigation hearing https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/28/national-security-conviction-shows-pursuing-democracy-is-a-crime-tiananmen-vigil-activist-says-in-mitigation-hearing/ [15:07] TR Bot HK activist Chow Hang-tung decries conviction at mitigation hearing [15:09] TR News There is an evolving false narrative wherein people who oppose the pyramid scheme of slop are actually Chinese trollfarms or people 'fooled' by China [15:12] TR News Anon: "I've seen that. The propaganda for slop farms is getting complex. Remember that the slop farmers have stated that they aim to turn the Republican base to favor slop farms and thus create a partisan divide where there is currently unity." [15:12] TR News PaperCut Releases Emergency Patch for Exploited Zero-Day https://www.securityweek.com/papercut-releases-emergency-patch-for-exploited-zero-day/ [15:12] TR Bot Releases Emergency Patch for Exploited Zero-Day - SecurityWeek [15:13] TR News ATF Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack https://www.securityweek.com/atf-confirms-cyber-incident-after-ransomware-group-claims-attack/ [15:13] TR Bot Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack - SecurityWeek [15:18] TR News In Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/ [15:18] TR Bot Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions - SecurityWeek [15:19] TR News Car: Dolphin 26.08 and KIO performance improvements https://lwn.net/Articles/1091177/ [15:19] TR Bot Dolphin 26.08 and KIO performance improvements [LWN.net] [15:19] TR News Mark Kapo-berg Faces Biggest Reckoning Yet as Meta Settles Landmark Lawsuit for 17B https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-17bn-settlement-child-safety-1816952 [15:19] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Faces Biggest Reckoning Yet as Meta Settles Landmark Lawsuit for 17B | IBTimes UK [15:20] TR News How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-meta-settlement-could-change-the-internet [15:20] TR Bot How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet | The New Yorker [15:31] TR News each time puppy breaker squawks he gives away what his pain point is, thus showing the way for future parts to tackle next [15:33] TR News Spark Solder one-handed USB-C soldering iron supports TS100 tips, integrates solder feeder (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/28/spark-solder-one-handed-usb-c-soldering-iron-ts100-tips-automated-solder-feeder/ [15:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/28/spark-solder-one-handed-usb-c-soldering-iron-ts100-tips-automated-solder-feeder/ ) [15:35] TR News Hong Kong police officer arrested after allegedly sending indecent messages, images to female friend of suspect https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/28/hong-kong-police-officer-arrested-after-allegedly-sending-indecent-messages-images-to-female-friend-of-suspect/ [15:35] TR Bot HK police officer arrested over messages to suspect's female friend [15:36] TR News SLAPP Censorship - Part 165 Out of 200: Two Years Since My Wife and I Sued https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_165_Out_of_200_Two_Years_Since_My_Wife_an.shtml puppy breaker really hates when it comes up BECAUSE it is true [15:36] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 165 Out of 200: Two Years Since My Wife and I Sued [15:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:40] TR News USPTO Fee Setting Authority and PTAB Institution Reform https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/uspto-fee-setting-authority-and-ptab-institution-reform.html [15:40] TR Bot USPTO Fee Setting Authority and PTAB Institution Reform | Patently-O [15:40] TR News SLAPP Censorship - Part 164 Out of 200: Patent Troll SLAPPs, Defamation Trolls, and Stranglers From America https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/28/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_164_Out_of_200_Patent_Troll_SLAPPs_Defama.shtml [15:40] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 164 Out of 200: Patent Troll SLAPPs, Defamation Trolls, and Stranglers From America [15:41] TR News Seems like paid-for marketing for a sponsor instead of news https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/two-vossius-partners-reopen-german-market-for-pinsent-masons/ [15:41] TR Bot Two Vossius partners reopen German market for Pinsent Masons ● Aug 29 [16:17] TR News Introducing BOMHort: Kubernetes-Native SBOM Visualization & Governance at Scale Joins the OpenSSF Sandbox https://openssf.org/blog/2026/08/28/introducing-bomhort-kubernetes-native-sbom-visualization-governance-at-scale-joins-the-openssf-sandbox/ [16:17] TR Bot Introducing BOMHort: Kubernetes-Native SBOM Visualization & Governance at Scale Joins the OpenSSF Sandbox Open Source Security Foundation [16:18] TR News We should worry about MSM (paid for by slop interests) amplifying the narrative of China/BRIC 'inciting' against datacentres, but care to be taken to 1) avoid giving more visibility to this phony narrative; 2) avoid too weak a rebuttal [16:19] TR News Once a good framing and rebuttal for it becomes available, then it can be referenced repeatedly each time the media repeats the straw man argument [16:19] TR News Kubernetes v1.37: Pod Certificates and Cluster Trust Bundles https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/28/kubernetes-v1-37-pod-certificates-and-cluster-trust-bundles/ [16:19] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.37: Pod Certificates and Cluster Trust Bundles | Kubernetes [16:20] TR News Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #540 - A jiggy new product for provisioning Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 at scale https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/M32wt1wbp4WQE6N9nRIckQ [16:20] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #540 [16:22] TR News warship deployment https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/sweden-bolsters-finlands-borders-with-jets-and-warship-deployment "Finland has a 1,340-kilometre long eastern border with Russia." [16:22] TR Bot Sweden bolsters Finland's borders with jets and warship deployment [16:22] TR News This Week in Plasma: QtWidgets Apps Join the Union https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/28/this-week-in-plasma-qtwidgets-apps-join-the-union/ [16:22] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: QtWidgets Apps Join the Union - KDE Blogs [16:22] TR News FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [16:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [16:23] TR News The day after the zero-days https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/28/the-day-after-the-zero-days/ [16:23] TR Bot The day after the zero-days | APNIC Blog [16:23] TR News Chromium 152 a pain to compile, so have patience (similar for LibreOffice) https://blog.slackware.nl/chromium-152-a-pain-to-compile-so-have-patience-similar-for-libreoffice/ [16:23] TR Bot Chromium 152 a pain to compile, so have patience (similar for LibreOffice) Alien Pastures [16:24] TR News Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold worldwide three different backdoor-like implants hidden in firmware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/security-researchers-find-surveillance-implants-in-chinese-made-routers-sold-worldwide-three-different-backdoor-like-implants-hidden-in-firmware [16:24] TR Bot Security researchers find surveillance implants in Chinese-made routers sold worldwide three different backdoor-like implants hidden in firmware | Tom's Hardware [16:25] TR News People Taking Down Flock Towers Are Becoming Folk Heroes, With Communities Circling to Protect Them https://futurism.com/future-society/folk-heroes-flock-surveillance-towers-vandal [16:25] TR Bot People Taking Down Flock Towers Are Becoming Folk Heroes, With Communities Circling to Protect Them [16:26] TR News Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/distorting-ai-police-reports [16:26] TR Bot Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content | American Civil Liberties Union [16:27] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [16:27] TR News Some Malicious PE Stats, (Thu, Aug 27th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33292 [16:27] TR Bot Some Malicious PE Stats - SANS Internet Storm Center [16:28] TR News A new flag for Massachusetts https://www.rubenerd.au/a-new-flag-for-massachusetts/ [16:28] TR Bot Rubenerd: A new flag for Massachusetts [16:28] TR News Trying Out an ATAPI Zip drive again https://www.rubenerd.au/trying-out-an-atapi-zip-drive/ [16:28] TR Bot Rubenerd: Trying Out an ATAPI Zip drive again [16:29] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [16:29] TR News Ubuntu 26.04.1 Released with the Annoying Spinning Cursor Fixed https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/ubuntu-26-04-1-released/ [16:29] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.04.1 Released with the Annoying Spinning Cursor Fixed | UbuntuHandbook [16:34] TR News A hidden Ubuntu feature that stacks desktop icons, macOS-style https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-desktop-icons-stacks [16:34] TR Bot A hidden Ubuntu feature that stacks desktop icons, macOS-style - OMG! Ubuntu [16:35] TR News I tried Ubuntus new Hey Hi (AI) voice typing feature Myna https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/testing-ubuntu-ai-voice-dictation [16:35] TR Bot Hands-on with Ubuntu's AI-powered speech to text feature, Myna [16:35] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: corels 0.0.6 on CRAN: Microfix http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/08/28#corels_0.0.6 [16:35] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [16:36] TR News FunOS 26.04.1 LTS https://funos.org/funos-26-04-1/ [16:36] TR Bot FunOS 26.04.1 LTS FunOS [16:36] TR News Unnecessary slop and gimmicks https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/calibre-ebook-ai-covers [16:36] TR Bot Calibre ebook manager lets you generate AI book covers in a click [16:37] TR News Netdeep 4.10356 https://distrowatch.com/netdeep [16:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netdeep ) [16:37] TR News Kiro 26.09.01 https://distrowatch.com/kiro [16:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kiro ) [16:37] TR News Mabox 26.08 https://distrowatch.com/mabox [16:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/mabox ) [16:38] TR News Asmi 26.04.1 https://distrowatch.com/asmi [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/asmi ) [16:38] TR News ZenLake 26.04.1 https://distrowatch.com/zenlake [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zenlake ) [16:38] TR News Nobara 44 https://distrowatch.com/nobara [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nobara ) [16:38] TR News FunOS 26.04.1 https://distrowatch.com/funos [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/funos ) [16:38] TR News openKylin 3.0-20260827 https://distrowatch.com/openkylin [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openkylin ) [16:39] TR News Chris Mason Steps Down As Btrfs Co-Maintainer, Departing Meta https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chris-Mason-Leaving-Meta [16:39] TR Bot Mason Steps Down As Btrfs Co-Maintainer, Departing Meta - Phoronix [16:39] TR News Oracle, Facebook... LF. Does Mason have any taste in employers? Or just hunger for money? [16:40] TR News GNU/Linux Does Not Need Social Control Media to Succeed https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/27/GNU_Linux_Does_Not_Need_Social_Control_Media_to_Succeed.shtml [16:40] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Does Not Need Social Control Media to Succeed [16:40] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-tiling-window-managers/ [16:40] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source X11 Tiling Window Managers - LinuxLinks [16:42] TR News Otto Keklinen: The growing divide between Hey Hi (AI) hype and software engineering reality https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/why-open-source-projects-ban-ai/ [16:42] TR Bot The growing divide between AI hype and software engineering reality [16:42] TR News How to Install FunOS in OEM Mode (For Manufacturers and System Builders) https://funos.org/how-to-install-funos-oem-mode/ [16:42] TR Bot How to Install FunOS in OEM Mode (For Manufacturers and System Builders) FunOS [16:42] TR News How LibreOffice is funded https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/28/how-libreoffice-is-funded/ [16:42] TR Bot How LibreOffice is funded - TDF Community Blog [16:43] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1091117/ [16:43] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [16:45] TR News Content Creators Will Love This FOSS Android App https://itsfoss.com/image-toolbox/ [16:45] TR Bot Content Creators Will Love This FOSS Android App [16:48] TR News (NEW): Coiled and Unbothered https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Coiled_and_Unbothered.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Coiled_and_Unbothered.gmi [16:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Coiled and Unbothered [16:51] TR News Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/technology/meta-social-media-big-tobacco.html [16:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/technology/meta-social-media-big-tobacco.html ) [16:51] TR News Nepali government asks Meta, Fentanylware (CheeTok) to remove graphic flood content, misinformation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepali-government-asks-meta-tiktok-to-remove-graphic-flood-content-misinformation [16:51] TR Bot Nepal government urges Meta and TikTok to remove graphic flood content, misinformation | The Straits Times [16:52] TR News LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code https://fossforce.com/2026/08/libreoffice-26-8-again-proves-open-source-is-about-more-than-code/ [16:52] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code - FOSS Force [16:53] TR News Slop boosting cartel to drive sales of plagiarism and nonsense, based on hype and peer pressure https://canonical.com//blog/open-secure-ai-alliance [16:53] TR Bot joins the Open Secure AI Alliance | Canonical [16:56] TR News Russia Now Using Fully AI-Controlled Drones to Kill Ukrainian Civilians, Powered by Nvidia Chips https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/russia-fully-ai-controlled-drones-kill-ukrainians [16:56] TR Bot Russia Now Using Fully AI-Controlled Drones to Kill Ukrainian Civilians, Powered by Nvidia Chips [16:58] TR News US Copyright Fees Are Rising; Labels Now Have A Window Before Higher Fees Hit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/28/us-copyright-fees-rising-2026/ [16:58] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/28/us-copyright-fees-rising-2026/ ) [16:59] TR News Kubernetes v1.37 Enhances Dynamic Resource Allocation https://cloudnativenow.com/features/kubernetes-v1-37-enhances-dynamic-resource-allocation/ [16:59] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.37 Enhances Dynamic Resource Allocation - Cloud Native Now ● Aug 29 [17:10] TR News OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Companys Own Systems https://www.securityweek.com/openai-agents-exploited-linux-kernel-flaw-on-companys-own-systems/ [17:10] TR Bot Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company's Own Systems - SecurityWeek [17:13] TR News Regex Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/regex/ [17:13] TR Bot Cheatsheet | Linuxize [17:13] TR News Eight stable kernels with fix for a single vulnerability https://lwn.net/Articles/1091118/ [17:13] TR Bot stable kernels with fix for a single vulnerability [LWN.net] [17:18] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/35 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-35/ [17:18] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/35 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [17:19] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.4.25 and 8.5.10 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/08/28/PHP-version-8.4.25-8.5.10 [17:19] TR Bot PHP version 8.4.25 and 8.5.10 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [17:19] TR News Supercell Wx advanced desktop weather radar viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/supercell-wx-advanced-desktop-weather-radar-viewer/ [17:19] TR Bot Wx - advanced desktop weather radar viewer - LinuxLinks [17:22] TR News "Canonical has published the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS ISO images today for all official flavors as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-26-04-1-lts-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new [17:22] TR Bot 26.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New - 9to5Linux [17:22] TR News "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can now jump to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with the availability of the first point release of the series." https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2404-to-2604-upgrade-path-opens-with-point-release/ [17:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2404-to-2604-upgrade-path-opens-with-point-release/ ) [17:23] TR News Ubuntu 24.04 gets an official upgrade path to 26.04 LTS https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143917/ubuntu-24-04-gets-an-official-upgrade-path-to-26-04-lts/ [17:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143917/ubuntu-24-04-gets-an-official-upgrade-path-to-26-04-lts/ ) [17:23] TR News This distro nobody talks about is more popular than Ubuntu and Fedorahere's 3 reasons why https://www.howtogeek.com/this-distro-nobody-talks-about-is-more-popular-than-ubuntu-and-fedora/ [17:23] TR Bot This distro nobody talks about is more popular than Ubuntu and Fedorahere's 3 reasons why [17:26] TR News Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/28/keepers-of-noble-numbats-to-be-offered-a-resolute-racoon-ubuntu-26041-is-coming/5293277 [17:26] TR Bot Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming [17:30] liberty_box https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-government-urges-households-prepare-emergencies-1816361 [17:30] TR Bot UK Households Told to Stock Tinned Food and Water as Government Prepares for Attacks and Extreme Weather | IBTimes UK [17:32] bms ugh [17:33] bms to be fair I did lay in a 5L bottle of water the other day just as I wsa coming down with the cold, but that's not much now is it. I have a stash of rice and macaroni cheese, plus tea, but lots of bottled cooking & heating gas. [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] they say, [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] prepare for crises [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] but don't panic [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] bms: that lasts barely a week [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] maybe a few days [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] aim for months [17:33] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04.1, FunOS 26.04.1, Canonical's Latest Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Canonical_Ubuntu_Ubuntu_24_04_to_26_04_LTS_Ubuntu_26_04_1_FunOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Canonical_Ubuntu_Ubuntu_24_04_to_26_04_LTS_Ubuntu_26_04_1_FunOS.gmi [17:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04.1, FunOS 26.04.1, Canonical's Latest Slopfest [17:34] bms schestowitz[TR2]: it is reminiscent of the Fight Club cutaway where the new seat inlay cards depicting the panicking cartoonish people are unveiled [17:35] bms up and down my high street looking for a wall thermometer, could not find and the one local shop that sells all the useful stuff was shut due to an annual town event [17:35] TR News (NEW): Games: A Perfect SimCity, 8BitDo, SteamOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Games_A_Perfect_SimCity_8BitDo_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Games_A_Perfect_SimCity_8BitDo_SteamOS_and_More.gmi [17:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: A Perfect SimCity, 8BitDo, SteamOS, and More [17:35] bms just use the Amazon! Why not? Because the lead times are end of next week [17:36] TR News I gave my Linux gaming PC the Steam Machine trick everyone wants https://www.makeuseof.com/i-gave-my-linux-gaming-pc-the-steam-machine-trick-everyone-wants/ [17:36] TR Bot I gave my Linux gaming PC the Steam Machine trick everyone wants [17:36] schestowitz[TR2] amazon mmeh [17:36] TR News "The game has a nice controller UI that has been really easy to use, with all buttons being setup correctly out of the box. With a radial menu for each character along with their actions, it makes everything simple to understand." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/star-wars-zero-company-is-out-now/ [17:36] TR Bot WARS Zero Company is out now | GamingOnLinux [17:36] TR News "DXVK 3.1 was released today as the latest stable version for this Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine, bringing new features and improvements for several games." https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-3-1-released-with-initial-support-for-dxgi-present-parameters [17:36] TR Bot 3.1 Released with Initial Support for DXGI Present Parameters - 9to5Linux [17:37] TR News "I've experienced first steps with countless Linux distributions over the years, but this one nails every step of the way for users of all types." https://www.zdnet.com/article/stillos-best-onboarding-experience-linux-distro/ [17:37] TR Bot offers one of the best Linux onboarding experiences I've ever seen | ZDNET [17:37] bms schestowitz[TR2]: So they didn't highlight it, but Amazon have a thing called Business Prime Duo. If you take Prime Basic as a company, it's due annually in advance. If you take Duo, you need a linked personal account, and can only have 1 user, but it's due monthly in advance instead for the Personal side (Business is then "bundled") but you get a 30 day free trial. [17:38] TR News Proprietary https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/this-linux-and-windows-app-makes-managing-all-of-your-documents-easier/ [17:38] TR Bot Linux and Windows app makes managing all your documents easier | ZDNET [17:38] bms schestowitz[TR2]: Supposedly they are refunding my balance. I scored a 75GBP voucher out of them over that time. If I persevere and keep it to get the Amex card if they grant it, I get another 50GBP kickback, but the only compelling reason to do this is to get a credit facility for my company in its Year 1, apart from an extra 30-60 days to pay the Amex off if it's used on [17:38] bms Amazon. [17:39] TR News "The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Titan Nova as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-nova-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-1-and-kde-plasma-6-7-4 [17:39] TR Bot Titan Nova Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1 and KDE Plasma 6.7.4 - 9to5Linux [17:39] bms My plan is to extract as much value from them as possible and then just Article 17 them with the rest of the GAFAM motherf**kers. [17:39] schestowitz[TR2] good plan then [17:39] TR News "As the announcement makes clear, this is multikernel Linux, not microkernel Linux, which is an experimental OS designed to run the Linux kernel as a user-space server running on top of OS Xs Mach kernel." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/running-multiple-linux-kernels-without-hypervisor/ [17:39] TR Bot Multiple Linux Kernels Without Hypervisor | Hackaday [17:40] bms They bury Duo. You wouldn't know about it ordinarily unless you clicked the left-arrow in their "Business Prime Membership Options" pane just to see what was there. [17:40] TR News Linux never got a licensed DVD player, and the code everyone uses instead ended up on T-shirts and in a haiku https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-never-got-licensed-dvd-player-code-t-shirts-haiku/ [17:40] TR Bot Linux never got a licensed DVD player, and the code everyone uses instead ended up on T-shirts and in a haiku [17:40] bms It should go without saying I'm using an email alias I purchased (I deleted my personal account months ago so just spun up a new one) and a phone number on its way out also [17:41] TR News RAM And EMMC Prices Are So High, Pine64 Has Stopped Linux Device Production https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/ram-and-emmc-prices-are-so-high-pine64-has-stopped-linux-device-production/ [17:41] TR Bot And EMMC Prices Are So High, Pine64 Has Stopped Linux Device Production | Hackaday [17:42] TR News (NEW): PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.gmi [17:42] TR Bot Tux Machines PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts [17:42] bms The optimal amount of fraud, as they say, is not zero, however; Amazon have kept ~12GBP of refund back from me, demanding photo ID, so I just write it off. They ask for this if you buy a SIM card or any SIM accessories with it and try to raise a return. They won't accept SIMs back, but it's like they're demanding photo ID by algo. [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] It should go without saying I'm using an email alias I purchase [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] email is not anon [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, i nver bought in amazon [17:42] bms schestowitz[TR2]: it's largely a false economy, they reel you in with good looking bulk offers and then turn on the behavioural pricing algorithms [17:44] bms I had a watch on an HP printer which went up and down by up to 50GBP either way, wobbly, for no apparent reason, despite only costing around ~215GBP or so list; the smallest portable colour laser printer they had on offer. I wound up getting a Canon for ~50GBP less, but not portable. I bought it expressly for printing off written GDPR letters. [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] i will tell yopu this [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] today i saw a "smart" TV [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] i am deeply disturbed by it [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] first, there are ads in the channels [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] OK, [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] I am used to that [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] no big deal [17:44] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@p5vvsktba45ik.irc) has joined #techrights [17:44] schestowitz[TR2] I can change the channel when they show up [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] but the TV has popups [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] asking to consent to data sharing with 257 "partrners" [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] saytingf it would improve my experience [17:45] IsambardPrince https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6058974-abbott-halts-texas-flock-agencies-funding/ [17:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6058974-abbott-halts-texas-flock-agencies-funding/ ) [17:45] TR News (NEW): Proprietary Allergy for "Linux" and ZDNet Promoting Proprietary Paperwork https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Proprietary_Allergy_for_Linux_and_ZDNet_Promoting_Proprietary_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Proprietary_Allergy_for_Linux_and_ZDNet_Promoting_Proprietary_P.gmi [17:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Proprietary Allergy for "Linux" and ZDNet Promoting Proprietary Paperwork [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] when it's obvc. they use that to sapy and share the sopyinbg data [17:45] bms Legitimate Interest dude! It's all legit! /s [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] and to that many partners [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] maybe using camera and mic [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] who knows [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] but here is the worst part [17:45] schestowitz[TR2] ON TOP of ads in the channels [17:46] bms It's a shame THX-1138 was made by someone who is now an "AI"-pilled fool [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] Ssamsung adds its OWN ads [17:46] IsambardPrince The order does not sttop Texas police from using federal funds to buy Flock cameras. [17:46] IsambardPrince Just state money. [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] so ijn the middle of a song you get ads [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] from samsung [17:46] IsambardPrince But it's better than nothing. [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] just like that [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] 'tailored' for you [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] so they double-dip the TV [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] someone sent me a link about it yesterday [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] about how the ads are "in" the TV itself [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] i thiought about writing about it [17:46] schestowitz[TR2] but i am not sure how it all works [17:47] bms I'm looking to get rid of my Samsung phone, but not for those reasons. It nags you when you delete the Samsung account. I never used any of the Samsung apps apart from the base stuff it won't let you replace, and I had to use UAD to get rid of some of the worst digital-nanny-state stuff [17:47] IsambardPrince The federal government can't force cities and states to enforce federal laws, but what it can do is cut off funding if they do not. But to be valid, that has to come in a Congressional appropriations law. [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] it's not too obvious [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] a TV person would be more literate [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] maybe IsambardPrince [17:47] IsambardPrince Trump tried cutting off local police funding for not enforcing federal immigration laws, but it didn't stick. [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] are TVs really coming pre-packed with ads now [17:47] IsambardPrince Congress never made that a condition of any police grants. [17:47] schestowitz[TR2] on top of the stuff they play [17:47] bms I remember buying a TV from a local store here, the guy was like "It's 50GBP extra if you'd like it smart"; I didn't have an Internet connection of any kind at that point a few years ago, so I said "No thanks". [17:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yes, the TVs come with smart TV firmware. [17:47] IsambardPrince Roku is a big one. [17:48] bms There is a special place in hell for Samsung now [17:48] IsambardPrince If you leave it paused or it's on a main screen you get ads. [17:48] bms they are coining it from the DDR shortage [17:48] schestowitz[TR2] awefuuuul [17:48] IsambardPrince I found a nice set of binoculars and a tripod at Goodwill. [17:48] schestowitz[TR2] so it's a behavioural aware ad system [17:48] schestowitz[TR2] not just some channel you tune into [17:48] schestowitz[TR2] with ads [17:48] IsambardPrince We went out and watched the lunar eclipse the other night. [17:48] schestowitz[TR2] why would people PAY for ssuch a 'TV'? [17:49] bms There was an album by the arts collective Emergency Broadcast Network in the 90s [17:49] bms it was called Electronic Behavior Control System [17:49] IsambardPrince I plan to take this camping with me next month and see if we're far enough away from light pollution to maybe get a look at some nearby planets. [17:49] bms come play in my Skinner box! [17:50] bms U2 to their credit played the "We Will Rock You" cut-up by EBN of George H. W. Bush miming to the Queen song robotically, splicing in cutframes to make him look like he was actually Saddam Hussein [17:51] bms I stand corrected, the album was Telecommunication Breakdown; EBCS was the opening track [17:52] IsambardPrince Mars and Venus are viewable through powerful binoculars, but there's not much detail. [17:52] IsambardPrince I'm considering whether I want to get a telescope. [17:53] TR News This site seems to have become a slopfarm https://www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-adds-owncloud-linux-kernel-and-jfrog-artifactory-flaws-to-exploited-vulnerabilities-list plagiarising https://securityaffairs.com/198014/hacking/u-s-cisa-adds-owncloud-linux-kernel-and-jfrog-artifactory-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html ? [17:53] TR Bot CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to exploited vulnerabilities list | brief | SC Media [17:53] TR Bot U.S. CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog [17:53] bms I was able to see the aurora from where I am once, 30 years ago nearly, naked eye, from a graveyard, on my way back from work [17:53] IsambardPrince When I was a child, I used a telescope and some software that came with it to see what should be visible where I was at. [17:53] *bms is at 56 degrees latitude north [17:53] IsambardPrince But we didn't live near much light pollution. [17:54] TR News The bus is in the chips https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mits-new-us-chip-attack-steals-protected-linux-data-in-5-attempt [17:54] TR Bot MITs new chip attack steals protected Linux data in 5 attempts [17:55] TR News Trapped in Microsoft GitHub https://steamdeckhq.com/news/sbox-enters-linux-beta/ [17:55] TR Bot GMod Successor 's&box' Now in Beta on Linux - Steam Deck HQ [17:56] TR News 8BitDo Launches "Ultimate Software Online" Browser-Based Configuration Tool for Linux Users https://www.techpowerup.com/352084/8bitdo-launches-ultimate-software-online-browser-based-configuration-tool-for-linux-users [17:56] TR Bot Launches "Ultimate Software Online" Browser-Based Configuration Tool for Linux Users | TechPowerUp ● Aug 29 [18:00] TR News (NEW): Security Patches, Breaches, and Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Security_Patches_Breaches_and_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Security_Patches_Breaches_and_Leftovers.gmi [18:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Patches, Breaches, and Leftovers [18:02] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi Zero 4, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Orange_Pi_Zero_4_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Orange_Pi_Zero_4_and_More.gmi [18:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi Zero 4, and More [18:03] TR News (NEW): PHP RPMs, Flatpak (IBM) Sponsored by German Government, and Red Hat Selling Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/PHP_RPMs_Flatpak_IBM_Sponsored_by_German_Government_and_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/PHP_RPMs_Flatpak_IBM_Sponsored_by_German_Government_and_Red_Hat.gmi [18:03] TR Bot Tux Machines PHP RPMs, Flatpak (IBM) Sponsored by German Government, and Red Hat Selling Slop [18:05] TR News (NEW): Tumbleweed's Review of the Week and Planet News Roundup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Tumbleweed_s_Review_of_the_Week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Tumbleweed_s_Review_of_the_Week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.gmi [18:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Tumbleweed's Review of the Week and Planet News Roundup [18:07] TR News (NEW): Kubernetes v1.37 Featured Examined https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Kubernetes_v1_37_Featured_Examined.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Kubernetes_v1_37_Featured_Examined.gmi [18:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Kubernetes v1.37 Featured Examined [18:07] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:07] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:08] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME and Mutter GSoC Wrap-Up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_Mutter_GSoC_Wrap_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_Mutter_GSoC_Wrap_Up.gmi [18:08] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in GNOME and Mutter GSoC Wrap-Up [18:10] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:12] TR News (NEW): Cloudflare's DNS Surveillance by the Numbers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Cloudflare_s_DNS_Surveillance_by_the_Numbers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Cloudflare_s_DNS_Surveillance_by_the_Numbers.gmi [18:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Cloudflare's DNS Surveillance by the Numbers [18:12] TR News (NEW): GAFAM Surveillance Companies Swallow More and More E-mail https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GAFAM_Surveillance_Companies_Swallow_More_and_More_E_mail.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GAFAM_Surveillance_Companies_Swallow_More_and_More_E_mail.gmi [18:12] TR Bot Tux Machines GAFAM Surveillance Companies Swallow More and More E-mail [18:13] TR News "Perhaps some will use LLMs to do that. If they succeed, Debian will become dependent on proprietary software for development, while still needing people in the loop, doing even less appealing scut-work." http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/Debian_and_the_sirens/ [18:13] TR Bot Debian and the sirens [18:15] TR News (NEW): Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.gmi [18:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development [18:17] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:17] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers News, Focus on Browsers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_News_Focus_on_Browsers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_News_Focus_on_Browsers.gmi [18:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers News, Focus on Browsers [18:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [18:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I started doing some clandestine baiting. [18:22] IsambardPrince I got some cheap creamy peanut butter, deep discount honey, and boric acid powder, and a plastic syringe. [18:22] IsambardPrince I've been treating the common areas quietly. Anything that eats that will die. Less roaches in the building is a win for me and for a few bucks why not. [18:23] IsambardPrince I don't want to spend very much on areas outside my unit obviously. [18:23] TR News (NEW): Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications: RAM Issues (Bloat), Security Issues, Privacy Issues https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Mobile_Systems_Mobile_Applications_RAM_Issues_Bloat_Security_Is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Mobile_Systems_Mobile_Applications_RAM_Issues_Bloat_Security_Is.gmi [18:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications: RAM Issues (Bloat), Security Issues, Privacy Issues [18:24] IsambardPrince There's enough stuff in this mixture to kill thousands of roaches throughout the building. [18:25] TR News (NEW): Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [18:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux and BSD Leftovers [18:26] TR News Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Wave of Social Control Media Bans, Suno Data Breach Class Actions https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Wave_of_Social_Control_Media_Bans_Suno_Data_Br.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Wave_of_Social_Control_Media_Bans_Suno_Data_Br.gmi [18:26] TR Bot Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Wave of Social Control Media Bans, Suno Data Breach Class Actions [18:29] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [18:29] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@p5vvsktba45ik.irc) has joined #techrights [18:37] TR News "This is the 10th post in the f3s series about my self-hosting home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-09-01-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-10.gmi [18:37] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: sounds like a career [18:39] TR News "In fact, I think I would most likely be verbally abused or worse yet physically assaulted for daring to wear a shirt emblazoned with that one simple, yet for some perplexing reason, problematic word." gemini://buster.smol.pub/stop-the-hate [18:40] TR News "My quintet had its last gig of the summer last night, playing a private event in a courtyard in one of the old residential neighbourhoods of the city. It was a beautiful evening - warm, clear sky, then rain threatening briefly, then not." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-29.gmi [18:41] TR News "For the last 2 years I have run my own Prosody server, and also ejabberd server for a couple of stints." gemini://lowkey.party/gemlog/20260829-nz-xmpp/ [18:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [18:42] TR News "Goldfish, it is known, have a memory of only 3 seconds" gemini://littlecampsite.smol.pub/goldfish [18:43] TR News "It's wandering, mostly. And by wandering, I mean it's traveling with no particular destination in mind, which is what I'd like physically be doing as well." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/answering-song-title-questions-2 [18:46] IsambardPrince I should just become an exterminator. [18:47] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [18:48] TR News Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Stop the Hate, Goldfish Myths, and xmpp.nz https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Stop_the_Hate_Goldfish_Myths_and_xmpp_nz.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/29/Links_29_08_2026_Stop_the_Hate_Goldfish_Myths_and_xmpp_nz.gmi [18:48] TR Bot Techrights Links 29/08/2026: Stop the Hate, Goldfish Myths, and xmpp.nz ● Aug 29 [19:02] TR News The Thing You Entered the Kitchen to Do... But Forgot https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/29/the-thing-you-entered-the-kitchen-to-do-but-forgot/ [19:02] TR Bot Blog Archive The Thing You Entered the Kitchen to Do But Forgot [19:04] TR News "Existing government preparedness guidance recommends keeping bottled water, non-perishable food, essential medicines, a first-aid kit and hygiene supplies at home." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/britain-rewrites-its-22-year-old-war-book-families-told-stockpile-food-water-1816332 bms [19:04] TR Bot Britain Rewrites Its 22-Year-Old 'War Book' as Families Told to Stockpile Food and Water | IBTimes UK [19:08] bms yay war book [19:08] bms I love the Muppets [19:10] bms can I have the icon in cornflower blue? [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] we had lockdowns [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] and forced (almost) jabs [19:10] schestowitz[TR2] that were not properly tested [19:14] bms I had two different vaccine injections, and there was lockdown here; I remember the queue around the supermarket car park to get in, and having to get my hands on whatever tinned meat I could find for my late mother, who didn't die of COVID but did pass away within months of the lockdown being lifted, partly due to ongoing depression perhaps [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] "Muppets were destroyed by Disney as they effectively killed Jim Henson" https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/frank-oz-muppets-disney-jim-henson-b1911118.html [19:15] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/frank-oz-muppets-disney-jim-henson-b1911118.html ) [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://qz.com/1180771/how-to-cope-with-the-outbreak-of-war-sweden-is-reissuing-a-cold-war-pamphlet [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr4zwj2lgdo [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.mcf.se/en/advice-for-individuals/the-brochure-in-case-of-crisis-or-war/download-and-order-the-brochure-in-case-of-crisis-or-war/ [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] "not at war yet, but neither are we at peace" [19:16] TR Bot Sweden is reissuing a Cold War pamphlet on how to cope with the outbreak of war [19:16] TR Bot Sweden, Finland and Norway release new advice on surviving war [19:16] TR Bot Download or order the brochure In case of crisis or war [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sweden-war-brochure-1.4673655 [19:17] TR Bot Sweden hands out brochure in case of 'crisis or war' | CBC News [19:17] schestowitz[TR2] "The brochure is a reflection of Stockholm's concerns over a worsened security situation in the Baltic Sea region over the past few years. 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[19:18] TR News Anon: "looting of municipal coffers occurred a while back ..." https://defence24.com/defence-policy/norway-orders-all-municipalities-to-prepare-for-war-but-many-are-too-broke-to-comply [19:18] TR Bot Norway orders all municipalities to prepare for war, but many are too broke to comply [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/new-guide-instructs-people-how-to-prepare-for-incidents-and-crises-in-finland [19:19] TR Bot New guide instructs people how to prepare for incidents and crises in Finland - Finnish Government [19:19] TR News Today: Russia plans new ground attack on Kyiv, Ukraine warns https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-plans-new-ground-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine-warns/ [19:19] TR Bot Russia plans new ground attack on Kyiv, Ukraine warns POLITICO [19:20] TR News "Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of Ukraines presidential office, told reporters that Russian military chiefs have been tasked by the Kremlins political leaders with planning and preparing for attacks on the two cities, according to intelligence received and verified by Ukraine." [19:21] TR News Royal Navy warships track Russian vessels for three days in UK waters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93e88jzn54o [19:21] TR Bot Royal Navy warships and helicopter track Russian vessels in three-day operation - BBC News [19:21] TR News 2 hours ago: https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russia-attack-nato-putin-trump-9rpff79n5 [19:21] TR Bot Verifying Device [19:31] TR News Data centers are part of the CCP's attack on the defense of Europe, e.g. Norwegian company says TikTok data centre is limiting energy for manufacturing Ukraine ammunition https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/28/energy-hungry-tiktok-data-centre-ukraine-ammunition-production-nammo-norway [19:31] TR Bot Norwegian company says TikTok data centre is limiting energy for manufacturing Ukraine ammunition | TikTok | The Guardian [19:32] TR News "The Grauniad _*wrongly*_ spins the problem as one of "cat videos" but those are just the carrier signal for the real payload: destructive propaganda such as car-burning yobs who drive the wrong way down the highways" [19:34] TR News "Propaganda requires a carrier signal to trap people's attention and provide a false sense of value so that they are paying attention when the real payload is transmitted. The payload can be 1 out of 20 or fewer, as long as the other 19 or so keep the targets engaged and receptive." [19:37] TR News 'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20yzm84r7lo [19:37] TR Bot Russian warship fires warning shots near UK-registered yacht in Channel [19:55] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Potency and the Lingering Avoidance of LLM Slop in Tux Machines (Not Even Linking to Any) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GNU_Linux_Potency_and_the_Lingering_Avoidance_of_LLM_Slop_in_Tu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/29/GNU_Linux_Potency_and_the_Lingering_Avoidance_of_LLM_Slop_in_Tu.gmi [19:55] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Potency and the Lingering Avoidance of LLM Slop in Tux Machines (Not Even Linking to Any) [19:56] *Goblin (~use@3t3iymyzc9xhe.irc) has joined #techrights [19:56] schestowitz[TR2] wb, Goblin [19:56] Goblin hi...sorry been away, our sitting room has been out of use as we gutted it to redecorate! [19:57] Goblin hell of a job [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] are the fish ok? [19:57] Goblin yep they went next door [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] went or swam? [19:57] Goblin we've done everthing including replastering [19:58] Goblin went! [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] ah, so we need to revisit [19:58] Goblin yep! [19:58] Goblin any time! [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] newcastle won [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] spurs want to join hammers [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] a season later [19:59] Goblin yeah shame, ive a lot of love for Tottenham [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] 2055/06: "no, you go first" [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] 2025/06: "no, YOU go first" [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] westham went first ● Aug 29 [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] london is losing its status [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] as centre of gravity [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] now we have leader adn deputy from manc [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] in westminster [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] at last [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] mancity top of PL [20:00] Goblin :) i was looking at fixtures a week or so ago thinking where is West Ham, then realised I was looking in the Premier League section. [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] westham is spelled Ipswich now [20:01] Goblin we could have had a better start too [20:01] bms I used to live in East Ham, my housemate then was a keen West Ham supporter [20:01] Goblin hoping to beat watford [20:02] bms brings back memories of surreal days spent "teaching internet" at a dodgy little private "college" just to eat, with the joys of 1GBP chicken and chips in 2001 in Plaistow, not far from the stadium [20:02] Goblin :) [20:03] bms it was mostly wings and it barely resembled chicken. the chips barely resembled potato. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] they do not use potatoes [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] in mcdonlands they are not [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] they use some other breed of things [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] i forgot its name [20:04] Goblin :) thats one thing I miss from London - what we called dirty chicken shops... [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] and their tomato sauce is 0% tommmmato [20:04] Goblin cant stand MacD [20:04] bms I actually prefer Walter Black Gold Star of Glasgow, the most acidic non-tomato ketchup you can get [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries [20:04] TR Bot French fries - Wikipedia [20:04] bms McD's are or were licensing Heinz here for ketchup [20:04] Goblin Aldi do the best Tom sauce [20:05] Goblin imo [20:05] bms ALdi are trying to open a store in my home town right now, and the two other incumbents are doing everything they can to dick them over [20:06] Goblin its our favourite store....the Aldi Old Hopkin Navy rum is the best [20:06] bms when I lived in St Andrews, I lived out of Aldi, and it wasn't bad. the crusty rolls were good. there were grillable meaty and corny things I would cook on housemate's electric hibachi out back. [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] price if irish cream there soared [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] rianne checked last week [20:06] schestowitz[TR2] they also made two vbersions [20:08] Goblin been to the golf club today..finishing off today with grog [20:10] Goblin 1oz lime juice, 1oz brown sugar, 1 part rum 3 parts water ● Aug 29 [21:27] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [21:39] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@rmtshnkhj4w3s.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 29 [22:03] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:04] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [22:16] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead/ [22:16] TR Bot I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead. - Ars Technica [22:23] admfubar https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-we-scan-them-into-our-companys-insatiable-ai-platform [22:23] TR Bot Im the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Companys Insatiable AI Platform - McSweeneys Internet Tendency [22:28] MinceR book burning, so hot right now [22:28] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [22:42] admfubar https://project-disco.org/competition/a-bill-of-rights-for-whom-h-r-9799-misreads-the-modern-retail-market/ [22:42] TR Bot A Bill of Rights for Whom? H.R. 9799 Misreads the Modern Retail Market - Disruptive Competition Project [22:45] IsambardPrince MinceR: I found half a dead roach in the bedroom. [22:45] IsambardPrince He didn't make it into the wall after eating the poison, but his friends at most of him and presumably died somewhere else. 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[23:35] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/reviving-an-sd-card-with-shorted-capacitors/ [23:35] TR Bot An SD Card With Shorted Capacitors | Hackaday [23:37] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/ram-and-emmc-prices-are-so-high-pine64-has-stopped-linux-device-production/ [23:37] TR Bot And EMMC Prices Are So High, Pine64 Has Stopped Linux Device Production | Hackaday [23:41] admfubar artificial intelligence vs natural stupidity...https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/fake-openai-codex-download-macos-users/ [23:41] TR Bot Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware - Help Net Security [23:43] MinceR hot malware-on-malware action [23:45] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTsrR72bTT8 [23:45] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=mTsrR72bTT8 [23:45] TR Bot yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [23:45] IsambardPrince MinceR: He goes into a mobile home infested with roaches. [23:46] IsambardPrince I pulled my best Tom Servo impression. [23:46] IsambardPrince "Ahh, I see they're on the ramen and golf balls diet in this house."