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[00:02]	IsambardPrince	I have an SD card that's flaking out.
[00:03]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I put some Hall and Oates on the Bose.
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	I played this album on an IKEA smart speaker in the store.
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	One of the employees came over and thanked me. I said, "What for?" He said, a lot of people put porn or something on the speakers and crank it.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-gives-automakers-some-tariff-relief-200943678.html
[00:24]	TR Bot	 Trump gives automakers some tariff relief
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	Trump's tariffs really screw GM and Ford and help Honda and Nissan.
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● Apr 30
[01:19]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I handed my doctor a DVD copy of Dr. No.
[01:19]	IsambardPrince	His name is pronounced Dr. No. Not spelled that way, but...
[01:19]	MinceR	:>
[01:20]	psydruid	https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/3/schleswig-holstein-open-source-digital-sovereignty
[01:20]	TR Bot	 Schleswig-Holstein's Bold Open Source Leap: A Model for Digital Sovereignty? | EuroStack
[01:20]	MinceR	https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/azqbmOj_460s.jpg
[01:21]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I turned up the 50 Years of James Bond CD on the Bose.
[01:21]	IsambardPrince	Tormenting the neighbors.
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	For slamming the doors and fighting.
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	I played the two disc Stop Making Sense CDs I got in today.
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	Never sounded better.
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.
[01:24]	IsambardPrince	I think my two favorite tracks on here are You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra, and The Living Daylights by A-ha.
[01:24]	IsambardPrince	The Living Daylights wasn't one of the best movies, but it got a pretty good theme song.
[01:30]	IsambardPrince	On Her Majesty's Secret Service is just instrumental but it's fun to listen to.
[01:30]	IsambardPrince	It sounds really good on the Bose.
[01:31]	MinceR	Do you like Huey Lewis and The News on the Bose?
[01:32]	IsambardPrince	I do. Their first album was a little bit too New Wave....Even for my tastes.
[01:32]	IsambardPrince	:D
[01:33]	IsambardPrince	But when Sports came out in '83...
[01:33]		*IsambardPrince swallows some pills and gets an axe and a raincoat.
[01:33]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, The soundtrack to American Psycho doesn't have Hip To Be Square on it.
[01:34]	IsambardPrince	Huey Lewis didn't want to be associated with that scene in the movie.
[01:34]	MinceR	:>
[01:34]	IsambardPrince	Of course, so many people saw the movie that he was anyway.
[01:36]	IsambardPrince	Diamonds Are Forever
[01:36]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, He couldn't make it. I'm Mr. Wint, and this is Mr. Kidd.
[01:36]	IsambardPrince	:D
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	If God had wanted men to fly, Mr. Wint....
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	He would have given them wings, Mr. Kidd.
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	Then they walk off into the sunset holding hands.
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	:D
[01:38]	MinceR	:)
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	That movie was made so much better by having them as the villains. It makes you forget about Blofeld because Wint and Kidd are the ones going around killing people and even almost get Bond a few times. If not for their penchant for elaborate killings, they could have killed Bond and been done with it.
[01:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Thunderbird_138_Adds_New_Default_Color_Override_for_High_Contra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Thunderbird_138_Adds_New_Default_Color_Override_for_High_Contra.gmi 
[01:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.473062/gov.uscourts.ilnd.473062.73.0.pdf
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I love this state sometimes.
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	4. Although Defendants agreed to the United States request for excess pages, and the United
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	States indicated that it would likewise afford Defendants excess pages on reply, see ECF No. 45,
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	Defendants derailed the United States intended filing by repackaging their substantive issues with
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	the cross-motion for summary judgment as a scheduling dispute that ultimately prevented the
[01:59]	IsambardPrince	contemplated filing. See ECF Nos. 47, 53
● Apr 30
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[02:02]	IsambardPrince	"7. Based on that misstatement, the United States initially did not oppose the request for an
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	additional five pages by this one set of Defendants. This afternoon, however, undersigned
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	counsel learned that this Courts standing order provides that reply briefs should not exceed 10
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	pages."
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, The United States federal government....
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	"We didn't object because we hired lawyers who didn't know the court's rules."
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	"Now we object, too late. Let us object please."
[02:02]	IsambardPrince	"Before Pam Bondo fires us."
[02:05]	MinceR	wow, that's really obtuse language
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, They filed this and now their strategy seems to be repeatedly asking the court to skip the trial, skip Discovery, skip everything, and pretty please ignore what the statute says and say they win.
[02:09]	IsambardPrince	:)
[02:09]	IsambardPrince	They also got a judge appointed by Joe Biden.
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	So they want to bum rush a conclusion so they can ask the Seventh Circuit and SCOTUS to consider it based on some emergency they gin up.
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	The judge seems to be taking about 30-40 days to rule on each motion, and the federal government is sabotating themselves by making extraneous motions.
[02:11]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, This is set to go on longer than the Netscape Cookie Case at this point.
[02:12]	IsambardPrince	Some company claimed to have invented the cookie and went after Netscape.
[02:12]	IsambardPrince	Eventually AOL settled this like 20 years later.
[02:12]	techrights-sec	tmvfff
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[02:14]	IsambardPrince	I recall the Netscape Cookie Case because they called in Jamie Zawinski and asked him about conversations he had in 1995, in 2017.
[02:14]	IsambardPrince	Because who doesn't remember meetings at work in great detail 22 years later?
[02:17]	TR News	"Its sad to see bigotry and racism so alive and thriving here." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsty5m1k
[02:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsty5m1k )
[02:20]	TR News	"During a brief discussion I mentioned having read Brian Lumleys Necroscope series and how much I enjoyed it, a friend said they would look into the author." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-28-21-39-38.gmi
[02:20]	TR News	"In certain contexts where a leasehold in England is trying to extend or buy out the remaining term of a lease, something called "Marriage Value" (MV) is payable. This is the industry lingo for a corresponding economic concept whose name I can no longer remember." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-04-29_the-history-of-marriage-value-in-leasehold-valuation.gmi
[02:21]	TR News	On Foot 1 -- Results gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~spring/phlog/2025-04-29__On_Foot_1_Results.txt
[02:22]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1280.jpg
[02:23]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1630.jpg
[02:23]	TR News	"Notice: drinking Death In The Afternoons is not a productivity hack, even if what you're trying to be productive at is writing incoherent esotericism. However, drinking cafecitos and listening to psychedelic trance usually is." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2600
[02:24]	TR News	"A breakup sucks. Every time my phone rings, every notification I get, every time the screen lights up; my heart jumps a bit and I start hoping against hope that its from her. That she's reaching out to talk." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2601
[02:25]	TR News	"Obligatory first post, have to keep up the good old tradition." gemini://jacq.smol.pub/1745965295
[02:26]	TR News	"I have gardened nearly my entire life. One of my earliest memories is of my parents teaching me to plant corn. Another is from later that year, when I ate an entire peck of tomatoes by myself. That's a lot of tomatoes for a toddler! (Surprisingly, I suffered no ill effects.)" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-29
[02:27]	TR News	"This language in cryptography goes by the name "one time pad" which has the same problem as a unique language shared by only two people: that of getting that unique language only to that one other person. There is also the metadata problem, in that Facebook knows who is messaging whom when." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/04/29/comms.gmi
[02:28]	TR News	"This is an addendum to my note about setting up ProtonMail and mutt by way of ProtonMail bridge. After I launched mutt on a new system I wanted to change the colors. Below is how to do get the Solarized color theme into mutt." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-25-21-25-39.gmi
[02:31]	TR News	"you can use our 88x31 banner to link to this site: [...]" gemini://compudanzas.net/colophon.gmi
[02:31]	TR News	"Its not enough to enable opacity in kitty, the background has to be set to none in vim as well." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-15-17-47-59.gmi
[02:34]	TR News	"A few days later, another friend tells me that there are actually people who are "in relationships" with AI" gemini://the-brannons.com/hey-hi/
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[02:37]	TR News	"Most of POWER stack is already located in India. Few years back HCL, the Indian IT machine was rumored to be buying all POWER related products. The current migration of the workforce to India makes it easier. HCL does not appreciate to be burdened with US based engineers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa
[02:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa )
[02:37]	TR News	Almost Three Years After Neutrality Agreement, Negotiations Between Microsoft And Unionized Workers Arent Going Well https://aftermath.site/microsoft-zenimax-cwa-union-contract-negotiations-strike
[02:37]	TR Bot	 Almost Three Years After Neutrality Agreement, Negotiations Between Microsoft And Unionized Workers Arent Going Well - Aftermath
[02:39]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I recall that scene in Casino Royale where Bond goes to review a security system and it's using BD-R to record.
[02:39]	IsambardPrince	Blu Ray was brand new when that movie came out.
[02:39]	IsambardPrince	I was wondering who would have a security system recording to BD-R.
[02:40]	IsambardPrince	Sony quit making recordable Blu Ray discs recently.
[02:40]	IsambardPrince	They were never very popular.
[02:40]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[02:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[02:40]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/04/2025: "Brian Lumleys Necroscope Series" and "Death In The Afternoon" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Brian_Lumley_s_Necroscope_Series_and_Death_In_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Brian_Lumley_s_Necroscope_Series_and_Death_In_.gmi 
[02:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/04/2025: "Brian Lumleys Necroscope Series" and "Death In The Afternoon"
[02:41]	IsambardPrince	50, 75, or 100 GB is fine for a movie disc, but if you're storing data, it gets cumbersome and more expensive than flash storage.
[02:41]	schestowitz[TR2]	too much
[02:41]	IsambardPrince	Then you have to find a PC with a BD drive, which is rare.
[02:42]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Many 1080p Blu Ray discs use between 28 and 45 GB. Some movies leave lots of space on a 50.
[02:43]	IsambardPrince	And that's because they already left the bitrate way high, had uncompressed PCM audio tracks, and filled up whatever space they could with bonus stuff, and there was still leftover space.
[02:43]	IsambardPrince	75 and 100 GB discs are only interesting for UHD Blu Ray.
[02:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> UPS just fired 20,000 citing less Amazon shipments.
[02:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	wait, it's only starting
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	the full impact of import declines did not "take effect" yet
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	<MinceR> because there won't be anyone to remember
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	that's why graveyards are shuffled over
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	after less than 50 years
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is nobody who knows who you are
[02:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	where you are buried
[02:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	ever visits you there
[02:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	it does not matter if you died with 0 dollars in the bank
[02:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	or a million
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	The Blu Ray standard theoretically allows 75 and 100 GB discs for 1080p Standard Blu Ray.
[02:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	even oligarchs are forgotten unless they are putin or napoleon
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	But in practice, you don't want to go higher than a 50 GB disc.
[02:46]	IsambardPrince	Because many players have bugs and if you actually try to go higher than a 50, they'll freeze in the middle of playing a movie or something.
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-290425.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
[02:46]	IsambardPrince	But there's no reason to go higher than a 50 with any 1080p movies, even if they go over 3 hours long.
[02:47]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-290425.txt
[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
[02:47]	IsambardPrince	I have not seen any movies on Standard Blu Ray that include a second disc where you have to swap to that one in the middle of the movie.
[02:47]	IsambardPrince	That happened sometimes with VHS.
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	<whatA_> the SLAPPs targeted at TR shows that Orwell was right: Journalism is about exposure, everything else are PubRels.
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	he said something to the efect of
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	publishing things people don't want people to know
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-290425.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	like telling them the scandals of thew GNOME
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	no hogwash
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	rather than relaying lies and PR:
[02:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/22/GNOME_Microsoft_and_GitHub_The_Lack_of_Reporting_on_Abusive_Col.shtml
[02:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNOME, Microsoft, and GitHub: The Lack of Reporting on Abusive Colleagues Contributed to Profound Media Vacuum (or Blackout), Now Resorting to SLAPPs
[02:49]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Few people are buried permanently in Europe.
[02:49]	IsambardPrince	There's just not enough land to do that with.
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-290425.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
[02:49]	IsambardPrince	You rent the space for the plot for like 20-30 years.
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-04-29.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-04-29.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is no "permanently"
[02:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	never
[02:49]	IsambardPrince	Then when nobody's around that cares about renewing it, they cremate the remains.
[02:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	because nobody multi-generational deal to honour
[02:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	nobody exists to enforce such a deal
[02:50]	IsambardPrince	My grandparents are buried where we left them.
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-04-29.txt
[02:50]	IsambardPrince	Great-Grandparents even.
[02:50]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_29_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_29_2025.gmi 
[02:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
[02:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is no "final resting place"
[02:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	they will pick you up into a mass grave later
[02:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	if even that
[02:51]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], My grandmother sez....
[02:51]	IsambardPrince	She doesn't want cremated because people who get cremated won't have a body when Jesus comes back and resurrects everyone.
[02:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	Jesus does not pick up the dead
[02:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	she is just hallucinating
[02:52]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[02:52]	IsambardPrince	How horrible to wake up trapped in a casket.
[02:52]	IsambardPrince	Under 6 feet of dirt.
[02:53]	IsambardPrince	Unable to get out.
[02:53]	IsambardPrince	Then you die again in there.
[02:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	she thinks she is just a baby ready to be born again
[02:53]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], People who believe things like this are the majority you know.
[02:53]	IsambardPrince	If you want to know why we can't make progress.
[02:55]	IsambardPrince	They educate people so badly that they're incapable of questioning utter nonsense.
[02:55]	IsambardPrince	It makes it easier to screw them over with terrible jobs and bad living conditions when they don't have time to think and they couldn't think even if they had time to.
● Apr 30
[03:00]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Someone on Reddit said Indiana serial killer (decades ago) Herb Baumeister stayed home from family vacations to find "dudes to fuck and kill".
[03:01]	IsambardPrince	I said, "If your definition of "dudes" were children as young as 13 who were homeless because of their bigoted Indiana parents.
[03:01]	IsambardPrince	The reason Herb Baumeister had so many victims that wouldn't be missed is because of rampant homophobia, where Christian parents might not run them over with a car and call it an honor killing, but they did throw them out of the house.
[03:01]	IsambardPrince	Then they had to eat, so they became prostitutes in Indianapolis.
[03:01]	IsambardPrince	There's a very dark side to Christianity that nobody talks about. It hasn't gone away."
[03:02]	IsambardPrince	Serial killers almost always pick victims that nobody cares about.
[03:02]	IsambardPrince	It's only when they screw up and murder someone important that the police put any effort into it. Nobody in the 1970s cared if gay teenagers were going missing.
[03:03]	IsambardPrince	They're like Timber Wolves.
[03:04]	IsambardPrince	Eventually they get caught by murdering someone important enough for the police to look into it or because they got so sloppy that they practically handed it to the police.
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	There was a man and his wife in Georgia who were killing people on the sex offender lists. They got like 27 sex offenders before a cop caught them disposing of a body.
[03:06]	IsambardPrince	That's one way to find people that people would really rather not have around anyway.
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[03:31]	TR News	Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days https://betanews.com/2025/04/29/kali-linux-users-warned-that-updates-are-likely-to-fail-for-a-few-days/
[03:31]	TR Bot	 Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days
[03:33]	TR News	Kali Linux warns of update failures after losing repo signing key https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kali-linux-warns-of-update-failures-after-losing-repo-signing-key/
[03:34]	TR Bot	 Kali Linux warns of update failures after losing repo signing key
[03:34]	MinceR	what an opportunity to get rid of that systemd distro
[03:34]	TR News	How to install and remove software on Linux https://www.techloy.com/how-to-install-and-remove-software-on-linux/
[03:34]	TR Bot	 How to install and remove software on Linux
[03:35]	TR News	"But before I start singing its praises, lets get the important things out of the way. NixOS comes with a steep learning curve. The functional mindset and Nixs unique tooling can feel alien if youre used to traditional distros like Ubuntu or Fedora." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-nixos-exciting-linux-distro/
[03:35]	TR Bot	 5 reasons NixOS is the most exciting Linux distro in years
[03:37]	TR News	This is a bad thing https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-wsl-release/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml
[03:37]	TR Bot	 You Can Now Officially Run Arch Linux Inside Windows
[03:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux)
[03:38]	TR News	"Think you are about to lose support for Ubuntu 20.04? Relax - extending it is way easier than what Windows users deal with, all thanks to Ubuntu Pro." https://www.zdnet.com/article/while-windows-10-users-panic-ubuntu-makes-extending-support-easy-heres-how/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Microsoft_Canonical_Continues_Its_FUD_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Ca.shtml
[03:38]	TR Bot	Windows 10 users panic, Ubuntu makes extending support easy - here&apos;s how | ZDNET
[03:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Canonical Continues Its FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) Campaign, Reveals Google Too Sponsored It
[03:38]	TR News	"Everything about Xubuntu is built for speed and simplicity, no matter your experience level." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-lightning-fast-linux-distro-will-hook-you-the-moment-you-try-it/
[03:38]	TR Bot	lightning-fast Linux distro will hook you the moment you try it | ZDNET
[03:41]	MinceR	You Can Now Officially Run Windows Imitation Inside Windows
[03:41]	MinceR	yay!
[03:48]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Big Trouble in Little China is even more awesome than I remembered.
[03:48]	IsambardPrince	Also, Independence Day is a straight up ripoff of The War of the Worlds.
[03:49]	admfubar	https://epic.org/wftv-this-is-creepy-and-invasive-why-you-could-pay-more-than-your-neighbor-shopping-online/
[03:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://epic.org/wftv-this-is-creepy-and-invasive-why-you-could-pay-more-than-your-neighbor-shopping-online/ )
[03:52]	admfubar	:)) it's like cocaine for those organizations...  https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-awards-5m-to-wash-initiatives-using-ai-in-sustainability-health-and-education-challenges/
[03:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-awards-5m-to-wash-initiatives-using-ai-in-sustainability-health-and-education-challenges/ )
[03:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	geekwire
[03:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/17/GeekWire_Microsoft_Bribes_Us_While_We_Cover_Microsoft_Affairs_S.shtml
[03:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights GeekWire: Microsoft Bribes Us While We Cover Microsoft Affairs (Spin Doctoring), Hence We Are "Independent"
[03:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	marketing by mcirosofty\
[03:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Case studies"
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[03:59]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I started playing Fore!
[03:59]	IsambardPrince	When it gets to Hip To Be Square I'll go ask the neighbors if they like Huey Lewis and The News.
● Apr 30
[04:00]	IsambardPrince	I just need to go get a rain coat and the styles section, maybe an axe.
[04:00]	IsambardPrince	Pop some pills.
[04:01]	TR News	Techrights Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Slopwatch_Google_Noise_News_Linux_Security_Slopfarm_and_BetaNoi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Slopwatch_Google_Noise_News_Linux_Security_Slopfarm_and_BetaNoi.gmi 
[04:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper)
[04:01]	MinceR	:>
[04:03]	darwin	Devuan is almost the new Jim Jones Jesus & Mohammed
[04:03]	darwin	i mean Debian, not Devuan (just the variant I use if at all)
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[04:14]	TR News	Techrights IBM Allegedly to Sell More Parts of the Company While Outsourcing to India, Microsoft Now Goes After Unions https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IBM_Allegedly_to_Sell_More_Parts_of_the_Company_While_Outsourci.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IBM_Allegedly_to_Sell_More_Parts_of_the_Company_While_Outsourci.gmi 
[04:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Allegedly to Sell More Parts of the Company While Outsourcing to India, Microsoft Now Goes After Unions
[04:17]	TR News	Ghana: Windows all-time lows this year https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/ghana/#monthly-200902-202504
[04:17]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Ghana | Statcounter Global Stats
[04:19]	TR News	slovakia also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop//slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202504 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202504
[04:19]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Slovakia (slovak Republic) | Statcounter Global Stats
[04:19]	TR Bot	 Operating System Market Share Slovakia (slovak Republic) | Statcounter Global Stats
[04:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Time to put 'God' on trial:"Richard Stallman, who deserves to be called the father of Free Software and Open Source, the leader of the FOSS project, and the one who made the GNU/GPL license type widely known these are just the beginning. His contributions to the technology world are numerous.Here is his position on "God, Creator, Allah, Yahweh, whatever the thingie is"."Impeach GOD".(posted in the FB group 'Australian Atheist
[04:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	s with a sense of humour')"
[04:31]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], For not resurrecting the dead in a timely fashion?
[04:31]	IsambardPrince	And coming down from On High to strike down Trump and throw him in the pit of fire?
[04:33]	TR News	"Trump's Tariffs Trigger Mass Layoffs: UPS To Cut 20,000 Jobs In $3.5B Survival Plan"
[04:33]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 was probably my favorite bad movie ever.
[04:33]	IsambardPrince	I feel like Rifftrax should do this one.
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[04:54]	TR News	Techrights The Problem at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Is Vastly Bigger Than Its Rigged Elections https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/The_Problem_at_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Is_Vastly_Bigger_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/The_Problem_at_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Is_Vastly_Bigger_.gmi 
[04:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Problem at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Is Vastly Bigger Than Its Rigged Elections
● Apr 30
[05:09]	TR News	"One of my all-time favourite game series! The XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an absolutely fantastic deal filled with some brilliant strategy games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-xcom-complete-humble-bundle-is-an-awesome-deal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:09]	TR Bot	XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an awesome deal | GamingOnLinux
[05:10]	TR News	"Infinity Nikki has now launched on Steam to suck away more of your time. It works on Steam Deck with Proton but the anti-cheat is blocking it working on Desktop Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/infinity-nikki-on-steam-works-on-steam-deck-but-the-situation-is-odd-and-anti-cheat-blocks-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:10]	TR Bot	Nikki on Steam works on Steam Deck but the situation is odd and anti-cheat blocks Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux
[05:10]	TR News	"For anyone hoping to play Delta Force on Desktop Linux, the developer Team Jade has given a pretty clear no. That's despite it working on Steam Deck due to the anti-cheat they've used." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/delta-force-devs-say-desktop-linux-support-is-not-part-of-our-agenda-in-the-future/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:10]	TR Bot	Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future' | GamingOnLinux
[05:11]	TR News	"Hiltzik: GOP has Medicaid in its crosshairs" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-29/inside-the-gops-secret-plan-to-destroy-medicaid
[05:11]	TR Bot	 Hiltzik: GOP has Medicaid in its crosshairs - Los Angeles Times
[05:12]	TR News	"Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?" [sic] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-even-try-if-you-have-ai
[05:12]	TR Bot	 Why Even Try if You Have A.I.? | The New Yorker
[05:13]	TR News	"Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows" https://futurism.com/elon-musk-associated-press-poll-popularity
[05:13]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows
[05:13]	TR News	"The GOG Preservation Program has expanded once again. After recently adding a re-release of Breath of Fire IV for PC, GOG are now keeping multiple classic Star Wars games up to date." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/multiple-star-wars-classics-join-the-gog-preservation-program-with-a-big-sale/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:13]	TR Bot	Star Wars classics join the GOG Preservation Program with a big sale | GamingOnLinux
[05:13]	TR News	"With a world inspired by the lore and iconic concept albums of the metal music band Voivod, the latest retro-inspired game from Chaosmonger Studio is live on Kickstarter." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/metal-platformer-voivod-the-nuclear-warrior-from-chaosmonger-now-on-kickstarter-and-smashed-the-funding-goal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:13]	TR Bot	platformer Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior from Chaosmonger now on Kickstarter and smashed the funding goal | GamingOnLinux
[05:14]	TR News	"The inspiration is obvious to anyone who has seen classic Disney cartoons on this one and I'm all for it. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks like a lot of fun and the latest trailer shows off more weapons." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/retro-disney-themed-shooter-mouse-p-i-for-hire-looks-awesome-in-the-latest-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:14]	TR Bot	Disney themed shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks awesome in the latest trailer | GamingOnLinux
[05:14]	TR News	The government is expanding the surveillance state | "Regeringen bygger ut kontrollstaten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/04/29/regeringen-bygger-ut-kontrollstaten/
[05:14]	TR Bot	 Regeringen bygger ut kontrollstaten
[05:15]	TR News	windy is now just a so-called web app https://www.windy.com/
[05:15]	TR Bot	Wind map & weather forecast
[05:16]	TR News	iophk: the hamster wheel of gratuitous javascript frameworks https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/backwards-compat-in-web-but-not-its-tools/ ("Backwards Compatibility in the Web, but Not Its Tools")
[05:16]	TR Bot	 Backwards Compatibility in the Web, but Not Its Tools - Jim Nielsens Blog
[05:16]	TR News	"Microsoft is actually finding the most inefficient way to play this game and packaging it as some great innovation." https://birchtree.me/blog/its-a-legal-issue-not-something-ai-is-here-to-fix/ ("It's a legal issue, not something AI is here to fix")
[05:16]	TR Bot	 It's a legal issue, not something AI is here to fix
[05:17]	TR News	iophk: yeah, that would be get a real job and delete the Lyft "app" https://www.theverge.com/news/658195/lyft-ai-earnings-assistant-drivers
[05:17]	TR Bot	 Lyfts AI Earnings Assistant offers ideas about how drivers can make more money | The Verge
[05:18]	TR News	"In His First 100 Days, Trump Did All He Could to Engineer a Recession, says Groundworks Owens" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/in-his-first-100-days-trump-did-all-he-could-to-engineer-a-recession-says-groundworks-owens
[05:18]	TR Bot	 In His First 100 Days, Trump Did All He Could to Engineer a Recession, says Groundworks Owens | Common Dreams
[05:18]	TR News	When the loans stop https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt
[05:18]	TR Bot	 United States Government Debt
[05:19]	TR News	The surveillance measure that is supposed to remain secret | "IP-Catching: Die berwachungs-Manahme, die geheim bleiben soll" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/ip-catching-die-ueberwachungs-massnahme-die-geheim-bleiben-soll/
[05:19]	TR Bot	 IP-Catching: Die berwachungs-Manahme, die geheim bleiben soll
[05:19]	TR News	"Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis" https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0429/Why-Europe-doesn-t-waste-a-crisis
[05:19]	TR Bot	Europe doesnt waste a crisis - CSMonitor.com
[05:21]	TR News	"The Last Day of April, May Day Eve or Valborg. No matter what we call it, its the most important student festival of the year in Uppsala, with picnics in Ekonomikum Park, [...]
[05:21]	TR News	"[...] the donning of student caps on the hill below Carolina Rediviva, the running of the falls, spring songs by the Gunilla Bell and much more." https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/academic-traditions/student-traditions/valborg "Valborg or the Last Day of April - Uppsala University"
[05:21]	TR Bot	 Valborg or the Last Day of April - Uppsala University
[05:21]	TR News	"Ex-Zodiac is a 3D on-rails shooter made in the spirit of the classic Starfox, it's currently in Early Access with Linux support and a major update just released." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/starfox-esque-3d-shooter-ex-zodiac-gets-a-major-update-with-a-new-level/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:21]	TR Bot	3D Shooter Ex-Zodiac gets a major update with a new level | GamingOnLinux
[05:21]	TR News	"Valve released another small stable Steam Client update for Desktop and Steam Deck, bringing in some pretty essential fixes for both platforms." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/steam-update-for-desktop-brings-dlc-fixes-while-steam-deck-gets-startup-and-bios-update-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:21]	TR Bot	update for Desktop brings DLC fixes while Steam Deck gets startup and BIOS update fixes | GamingOnLinux
[05:22]	TR News	"Update 12:00 BST: the developer recently edited the Steam page description to note: [...]" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wuthering-waves-arrives-on-steam-another-with-anti-cheat-problems-on-steam-deck-and-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:22]	TR Bot	Waves arrives on Steam, another with anti-cheat problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux
[05:23]	TR News	"What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature? At Firefox, we build it." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/tab-groups-community/ | Source: Mozilla
[05:23]	TR Bot	 You asked, we built it: Firefox tab groups are here
[05:23]	TR News	"Open a web browser and you step into a garden of forking paths where news, messages, memes, work, learning and cat videos all compete for your attention." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-tab-groups/ | Source: Mozilla
[05:23]	TR Bot	 Tackle tab overload with Firefox Tab Groups
[05:24]	TR News	"In this article, Ill explore an original and robust method for using third-party IdPs that allows you to maintain a zero trust security posture, thanks to Extra Factor Authentication." https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-implement-zero-trust-into-third-party-idps | Source: Ubuntu
[05:24]	TR Bot	Factor Authentication: how to create zero trust IAM with third-party IdPs | Ubuntu
[05:24]	TR News	"At Purism, weve always championed the concept that privacy is not merely a feature but a fundamental right." https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-on-trial-metas-doj-battle-vs-purisms-user-centric-philosophy/ | Source: Purism
[05:24]	TR Bot	 Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy Purism
[05:25]	TR News	"Oh hey, a new Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod that's coming to Steam and it sounds like a lot of fun." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/pass-fortress-turns-tf2-into-a-competitive-basketball-like-and-its-coming-to-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:25]	TR Bot	Fortress turns TF2 into a competitive basketball-like and it's coming to Steam | GamingOnLinux
[05:25]	TR News	"This really brings back some memories. World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY and Tomorrow Corporation has officially launched on GOG and Steam with Native Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/world-of-goo-2-is-out-now-on-steam-and-a-great-pick-for-puzzle-game-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[05:25]	TR Bot	of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans | GamingOnLinux
[05:27]	TR News	"In the latest episode of the Hello World podcast, we explore the myth of the 'digital native'." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/should-we-ditch-the-term-digital-native-the-latest-conversation-on-the-podcast/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[05:27]	TR Bot	 Should we ditch the term digital native? The latest conversation on the podcast - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[05:28]	TR News	Scientific Collaboration https://therevelator.org/scientific-collaboration-matters/ | Source: The Revelator
[05:28]	TR Bot	 Why Scientific Collaboration Matters Now More Than Ever The Revelator
[05:30]	TR News	The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 889 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/04/28/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-889/
[05:30]	TR Bot	 Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 889
[05:32]	TR News	Firefox 138.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1019319/
[05:32]	TR Bot	138.0 released [LWN.net]
[05:32]	TR News	Kubernetes v1.33: Image Volumes graduate to beta! https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/04/29/kubernetes-v1-33-image-volume-beta/
[05:32]	TR Bot	 Kubernetes v1.33: Image Volumes graduate to beta! | Kubernetes
[05:34]	TR News	Barnes: Parallel ./configure https://lwn.net/Articles/1019303/
[05:34]	TR Bot	Parallel ./configure [LWN.net]
[05:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: World of Goo 2, PASS Fortress, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_World_of_Goo_2_PASS_Fortress_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_World_of_Goo_2_PASS_Fortress_and_More.gmi 
[05:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: World of Goo 2, PASS Fortress, and More
[05:34]	TR News	"The typeface was created in 1992 by Just van Rossum, the brother of the guy who invented the programming language Python" https://futurism.com/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-allegations | Source: Futurism
[05:34]	TR Bot	 There Are Hilarious New Allegations About Those "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" Anti-Piracy Ads
[05:35]	TR News	"In his underlying dismissal motion filed in January" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-isaac-hayes-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-1235327134/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[05:35]	TR Bot	 Donald Trump Trims But Can't Shake Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit
[05:36]	TR News	"Further, the government has urged Mehta to break off Google Chrome and potentially Android while barring more multibillion-dollar default search engine deals with Apple and Mozilla" https://www.courthousenews.com/google-warns-of-data-security-risks-if-chrome-is-sold-off/ | Source: Court House News
[05:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/google-warns-of-data-security-risks-if-chrome-is-sold-off/ )
[05:36]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://torrentfreak.com/spotify-dismantles-spotifydl-track-download-extension-via-dmca-notice-250429/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[05:36]	TR Bot	Dismantles 'SpotifyDL' Track Download Extension via DMCA Notice * TorrentFreak
[05:42]	TR News	"The area was in the tribes original treaty lands but a government allotment act later reduced the reservations size, said Mary Fredericks, director of the tribes Parks and Reserve Program." https://www.mlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/new-tribal-national-park-in-north-dakota-aims-to-preserve-rugged-and-scenic-landscape.html | Source: Michigan News
[05:42]	TR Bot	tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape - mlive.com
[05:43]	TR News	"The funding freeze from the USDA is sending shockwaves throughout the nations agriculture sector, but their effect on tribal food initiatives raises even larger questions about what the federal governments commitments are to Indigenous nations." https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/how-trumps-funding-freeze-for-indigenous-food-programs-may-violate-treaty-law.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
[05:43]	TR Bot	Trumps funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law - lonestarlive.com
[05:43]	TR News	"Human Rights Watch outlines six primary human rights risks posed by killer robots." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/rights-group-calls-for-regulation-of-killer-robots-posing-human-rights-threats/ | Source: JURIST
[05:43]	TR Bot	 Rights group calls for regulation of 'killer robots' posing human rights threats - JURIST - News
[05:43]	TR News	"According to the UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, we are at a "critical juncture" when it comes to universal human rights worldwide." https://www.dw.com/en/human-rights-amnesty-international-israel-gaza-minorities/a-72379029 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[05:43]	TR Bot	Human rights at risk worldwide DW 04/29/2025
[05:44]	TR News	"This isn't the first time the Pittsburgh-based biz has begun cutting contractors in favor of AI, having started shedding content creation roles last year a move von Ahn referenced in his latest letter." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/duolingo_ceo_ai_first_shift/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:44]	TR Bot	 Duolingo ditches more contractors in 'AI-first' refocus The Register
[05:44]	TR News	"The 287(g) task force program is being revived 13 years after the Obama administration terminated it amid controversies over racial profiling." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/texas-police-are-joining-what-could-be-a-giant-ice-army/ | Source: Truthdig
[05:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/texas-police-are-joining-what-could-be-a-giant-ice-army/ )
[05:44]	TR News	"The area was in the tribes original treaty lands but a government allotment act later reduced the reservations size, said Mary Fredericks, director of the tribes Parks and Reserve Program." https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/new-tribal-national-park-in-north-dakota-aims-to-preserve-rugged-and-scenic-landscape.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
[05:44]	TR Bot	tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape - lonestarlive.com
[05:45]	TR News	"Trumps resurrection of a law no one thought the Land of the Free would ever use again is disturbing enough. Whats in the memo [PDF], dated March 14, 2025, is just as concerning." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/doj-deportation-memo-pretends-the-fourth-amendment-doesnt-exist/ | Source: Techdirt
[05:45]	TR Bot	Deportation Memo Pretends The Fourth Amendment Doesnt Exist | Techdirt
[05:46]	TR News	"The median pay rise among media executives making at least 400,000 was 2.2%, down from 3% last year." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-news-media-rich-list-2025-business-information-chiefs-top-executive-pay-table/ | Source: Press Gazette
[05:46]	TR Bot	 UK news media rich list 2025: Business information chiefs top executive pay table
[05:46]	TR News	"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday urged political candidates in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to reaffirm their commitment to press freedom ahead of the upcoming elections" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/trinidad-and-tobago-politicians-urged-to-take-action-on-press-freedom-ahead-of-2025-elections/ | Source: JURIST
[05:46]	TR Bot	 Trinidad and Tobago politicians urged to take action on press freedom ahead of 2025 elections - JURIST - News
[05:46]	TR News	"Removing the larynx during an autopsy is not standard practice" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/body-of-ukrainian-journalist-who-died-in-russian-captivity-repatriated-with-organs-removed-and-other-signs-of-torture | Source: Meduza
[05:46]	TR Bot	 Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity repatriated with organs removed and other signs of torture Meduza
[05:49]	TR News	"Once it passes the House, I look forward to signing that bill into law." https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/28/congress-passes-take-act-combat-elicit-deepfakes/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[05:49]	TR Bot	passes Take It Down Act to combat deepfakes - SiliconANGLE
[05:49]	TR News	"This kind of sheepishness is pretty standard for political careerists who dont want to upset their chances at future political office or a comfy revolving door think tank gig." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/fcc-commissioner-gomez-blasts-brendan-carrs-campaign-of-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt
[05:49]	TR Bot	Commissioner Gomez Blasts Brendan Carrs Campaign Of Censorship | Techdirt
[05:50]	TR News	"Residents of the southern Russian city of Volgograd have reported ongoing mobile Internet disruptions coinciding with a business forum attended by Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/internet-users-in-russia-s-volgograd-report-mobile-internet-outage-ahead-of-visit-by-putin-and-lukashenko | Source: Meduza
[05:50]	TR Bot	 Mobile Internet outage reported in Russia's Volgograd ahead of visit by Putin and Lukashenko Meduza
[05:50]	TR News	"This originally was going to be about just one thing, namely the overarching subject of two recent and significant blog posts by Open Web Advocacy (OWA)." https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2025/04/thoughts-two-topics/ | Source: Bryce Wray
[05:50]	TR Bot	on two topics | BryceWray.com
[05:50]	TR News	"In recent days, Fosstodon (a Mastodon instance) has become an example of how even well-intentioned communities can go sideways when communication breaks down and everyone starts shouting past each other." https://abf.li/posts/thoughts-on-fosstodon-moderation-controversy/ | Source: Andre Franca
[05:50]	TR Bot	 Thoughts on Fosstodon Moderation Controversy | Andre Franca
[05:51]	TR News	"Last week, I started receiving private messages from users warning me that my Mastodon instance, Fosstodon, had a fascist moderator." https://thelibre.news/fosstodons-drama-reveals-a-much-deeper-mastodon-problem/ | Source: LibreNews
[05:51]	TR Bot	 Fosstodon's drama reveals a much deeper Mastodon problem
[05:51]	TR News	"Chinese authorities have detained a young man for unfurling pro-democracy banners this month at an overpass in Chengdu in southwest China" https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/28/china-prodemocracy-banner-arrest/ | Source: RFA
[05:51]	TR Bot	 Chinese man who displayed pro-democracy banners in detention: sources Radio Free Asia
[05:52]	TR News	"US President Donald Trump called Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning to complain about a report the company planned to display prices that show the impact of tariffs, according to multiple media outlets." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/trump-called-bezos-to-complain-about-amazon-report/articleshow/120739164.cms | Source: India Times
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Trump called Bezos to complain about Amazon report - The Economic Times
[05:52]	TR News	"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a press conference this morning on Unleashing Economic Greatness. The pair took questions from the crowd of reporters." https://www.404media.co/trump-demands-amazon-deny-the-reality-of-what-his-tariffs-are-doing-to-prices/ | Source: 404 Media
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices
[05:52]	TR News	"In the end, it seems as if the original report, that Amazon was going to clearly display tariff costs for online shoppers, was overstating the issue anyway - at least if you believe Amazon." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/trump_outreach_to_bezos_shows/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Trump admin freaks out over Amazon tariff exposure report The Register
[05:53]	TR News	"Trump called Bezos to complain about reports that Amazon was considering displaying the cost of US tariffs next to prices for certain products on the companys website, two senior White House officials told CNN." https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/white-house-calls-report-that-amazon-is-adding-a-tariff-charge-a-hostile-action/index.html | Source: CNN
[05:53]	TR Bot	 Amazon tariff charge: Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning company considered breaking out added cost | CNN Business
[05:53]	TR News	"the President is signaling that cybersecurity professionals whose findings do not align with his narrative risk having their businesses and livelihoods subjected to spurious and retaliatory targeting." https://cyberscoop.com/eff-letter-chris-krebs-donald-trump-executive-order/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[05:53]	TR Bot	experts issue response to Trump order targeting Chris Krebs, SentinelOne | CyberScoop
[05:53]	TR News	"But Ferguson seems committed to the bit, effectively making it clear that all platforms are expected to promote pro-Trump content or else." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/ftcs-tech-censorship-investigation-is-censoring-comments-about-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt
[05:53]	TR Bot	Tech Censorship Investigation Is Censoring Comments About Censorship | Techdirt
[05:54]	TR News	"A team of researchers who say they are from the University of Zurich ran an unauthorized, large-scale experiment in which they secretly deployed AI-powered bots into a popular debate subreddit" https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/ | Source: 404 Media
[05:54]	TR Bot	 Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users
[05:54]	TR News	"AI-powered accounts." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/swiss_boffins_admit_to_secretly/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:54]	TR Bot	 Swiss boffins admit having AI write Reddit posts for study The Register
[05:55]	TR News	"For decades, American politics have relied on the same logic that polygraph machines do: that liars will feel some level of shame when they tell their lies, and that the shame will manifestthe quickened heartbeat, the pang of guiltin the body." https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/trump-walter-lippmann-public-opinion-democracy/682397/ | Source: The Atlantic
[05:55]	TR Bot	 The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind - The Atlantic
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[05:56]	TR News	"Fears that KOSA could infringe on free expression have led to several rewrites, as well as a tiny crew of Senate dissenters: Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Lee (R-UT)." https://www.theverge.com/politics/657358/kids-online-safety-100-days-trump-administration | Source: The Verge
[05:56]	TR Bot	 Whatever happened to the Kids Online Safety Act? | The Verge
[05:57]	TR News	Openwashing BS https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/state_of_open_source/ | Done by a Microsoft proxy for another Microsoft proxy http://techrights.org/wiki/OpenLogic/
[05:57]	TR Bot	 The State of Open Source in 2025 The Register
[05:57]	TR Bot	 OpenLogic
[05:59]	TR News	"The letter signed by preeminent names from academia, civil society, and the private sector notes that security researchers play a vital role in protecting our democracy, securing our elections, and building, testing, and safeguarding government infrastructure." https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs | Source: EFF
[05:59]	TR Bot	 EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[05:59]	TR News	"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and numerous infosec leaders are lobbying US President Donald Trump to drop his enduring investigation into Chris Krebs, claiming that targeting the former CISA boss amounts to bullying." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/infosec_trump_krebs_letter/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:59]	TR Bot	 Infosec pros rally against Trump's attack on Chris Krebs The Register
[05:59]	TR News	"But study authors found the negative responses in the survey cut across political lines" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2025/04/28/poll-shows-young-vets-unhappy-with-signal-leak-federal-program-cuts/ | Source: USMC
[05:59]	TR Bot	 Poll shows young vets unhappy with Signal leak, federal program cuts
[05:59]	TR News	"Rare earth elements (REEs), including neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium, are indispensable in modern technology." https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/international-affairs/chinas-ban-on-rare-earth-elements-export-strategic-move-with-global-implications-101745930981482.html | Source: Hindustan Times
[05:59]	TR Bot	 Chinas ban on rare earth elements export: Strategic move with global implications - Hindustan Times
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[06:00]	TR News	"Alphabet Inc. is set to raise at least 2.5 billion through a debut euro bond sale, following a $5 billion debt sale in the US. The offering includes a five-part deal with maturities ranging from four to 29 years." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-sale-of-debut-euro-bonds/articleshow/120722966.cms | Source: India Times
[06:00]	TR Bot	 Google parent Alphabet kicks off sale of debut euro bonds - The Economic Times
[06:00]	TR News	"unfair and deceptive methods of competition." https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/29/cheaters-and-liars/#caveat-emptor-brainworms | Source: CoryDoctorow
[06:00]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Mike Lee and Jim Jordan want to kill the law that bans companies from cheating you (29 Apr 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[06:00]	TR News	"Meta has laid off an unspecified number of employees in its Reality Labs division, a company spokesperson confirmed." https://www.theverge.com/meta/655835/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-vr-supernatural | Source: The Verge
[06:00]	TR Bot	 Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs | The Verge
[06:01]	TR News	"Some of us are old enough to remember that the reason Mark renamed the company is because the Facebook brand was becoming toxic, and associated with misinformation and global-scale crap." https://blog.om.co/2025/04/28/no-gruber-this-is-why-facebook-renamed-itself/ |
[06:01]	TR Bot	 No Gruber, this is why Facebook renamed itself On my Om Daily Blog
[06:01]	TR News	"Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, a decrease from the number we identified in 2023 (98 vulnerabilities)" https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/2024-zero-day-trends/ | Source: Google
[06:01]	TR Bot	 Hello 0-Days, My Old Friend: A 2024 Zero-Day Exploitation Analysis | Google Cloud Blog
[06:02]	TR News	"The Take It Down Act sailed through the chamber on a vote of 402-2, marking one of the first major pieces of legislation passed by Congress to address AI-generated deepfakes." https://cyberscoop.com/take-it-down-act-passes-house-first-amendment-encryption/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[06:02]	TR Bot	passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes | CyberScoop
[06:02]	TR News	"Palo Alto Networks Inc. is expanding its product portfolio with a new platform for protecting artificial intelligence models and an upgraded version of its security-optimized browser." https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/28/palo-alto-networks-buys-protect-ai-reported-500m-debuts-new-cybersecurity-tools/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[06:02]	TR Bot	Alto Networks buys Protect AI for reported $500M+, debuts new cybersecurity tools - SiliconANGLE
[06:03]	TR News	"This content has been restricted." https://www.404media.co/nfts-that-cost-millions-replaced-with-error-message-after-project-downgraded-to-free-cloudflare-plan/ | Source: 404 Media
[06:03]	TR Bot	 NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan
[06:04]	TR News	"Large parts of Spain and Portugal, including their capitals Madrid and Lisbon, were hit by power outages on Monday" https://www.dw.com/en/spain-portugal-say-power-almost-entirely-back-after-outage/live-72375202 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[06:04]	TR Bot	Portugal say power almost entirely back after outage DW 04/29/2025
[06:04]	TR News	"This is a complicated story, but the basic equation is that it now costs more in electricity to mine a single Bitcoin than that Bitcoin is currently worthby a significant margin." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767705/bitcoin-mining-is-no-longer-profitable.html | Source: PC World
[06:04]	TR Bot	mining is no longer profitable | PCWorld
[06:04]	TR News	"Experts believe that getting the grid back up and running in both countries could take between a few hours to several days, depending on the area." https://www.wired.com/story/europe-blackout-spain-portugal-power-outage/ | Source: Wired
[06:04]	TR Bot	Agonizing Task of Turning Europes Power Back On | WIRED
[06:04]	TR News	"A sudden, widespread blackout plunged most of Spain and Portugal into darkness, disrupting everyday life and causing chaos across the region." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-caused-massive-spain-power-outage-portugal-also-dark-power-back-1733185 | Source: International Business Times
[06:04]	TR Bot	 What Caused the Massive Spain Power Outage? Portugal Also In The Dark - Is Power Back? | IBTimes UK
[06:05]	TR News	"That high density allows manufacturers to either use a higher capacity battery in the same size phones as before, or release much thinner phones with the same capacity as were used to." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/04/the-battery-revolution-is-here-but-only-if-youre-buying-chinese-8000mah-is-here/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[06:05]	TR Bot	 The Battery Revolution Is Here (But Only If You're Buying Chinese), 8000mAh Is Here - Techzim
[06:05]	TR News	"In January 2025, the Pentagon added CATL to its list of Chinese Military Companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military (the 1260H list). How can batteries be a threat to national security?" https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-secret-weapon-how-ev-batteries-could-be-weaponized-to-disrupt-america/ | Source: Security Week
[06:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-secret-weapon-how-ev-batteries-could-be-weaponized-to-disrupt-america/ )
[06:06]	TR News	"Adi Shamir, the S in the RSA algorithm and a cofounder of RSA Security, went off on cryptocurrency, saying its early promise has been wasted." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/crypto_pioneers/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:06]	TR Bot	 RSA cofounder regrets cryptocurrency was invented The Register
[06:06]	TR News	"The opening completes Phase 1 of the factory, which enables an annual PV module output capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW)." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/as-southeast-asian-imports-face-hefty-tariffs-a-vietnamese-solar-manufacturer-opens-up-shop-in-the-u-s/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
[06:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/as-southeast-asian-imports-face-hefty-tariffs-a-vietnamese-solar-manufacturer-opens-up-shop-in-the-u-s/ )
[06:21]	TR News	"On the evening of April 28th, Amazon embarked on its latest venture to rival SpaceX Starlink: the first launch of its Project Kuiper satellites." https://www.theverge.com/space/657113/starlink-amazon-satellites | Source: The Verge
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Starlinks got company and Earths orbit is getting crowded | The Verge
[06:22]	TR News	"Theres no word yet on whether the satellites are working as is usual and Amazon has not said when it will start to offer services, or the price it will charge." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/amazon_kuiper_first_launch/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:22]	TR Bot	 Amazons first 27 Kuiper broadband sats make it into orbit The Register
[06:22]	TR News	"Weve reduced product returns by half, cut our manufacturing time by 15%, and eliminated 43 tonnes of CO emissions per year by changing the way we solder connectors onto our computers." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-with-raspberry-pi-how-intrusive-reflow-soldering-boosted-our-efficiency-and-cut-our-carbon-footprint/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[06:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-with-raspberry-pi-how-intrusive-reflow-soldering-boosted-our-efficiency-and-cut-our-carbon-footprint/ )
[06:22]	TR News	"Every year, dead birds wash up on the beaches of Lord Howe Island, sometimes in their hundreds, with what researchers say are severe symptoms of swallowing large amounts of plastic emaciation, poorly developed feathers and deformities." https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/04/29/environment-plastics-seabirds/ | Source: RFA
[06:22]	TR Bot	 Remote islands brain-damaged seabirds show far-reaching impact of plastic pollution Radio Free Asia
[06:22]	TR News	"This extraction has no thought in mind about caring for resources" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-fast-tracked-deep-sea-mining/ | Source: Truthdig
[06:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-fast-tracked-deep-sea-mining/ )
[06:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Is_Free_Open_Source_Software_Sustainable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Is_Free_Open_Source_Software_Sustainable.gmi 
[06:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable?
[06:26]	TR News	"Mr. Stubb doesnt want Ukraine to suffer the same fate" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-stubb-russia-trump-ukraine.html | Source: New York Times
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With President Trump - The New York Times
[06:27]	TR News	"MAGA reflects a political system failing to address capitalist crisis." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/fascism-debate-trump-maga-history/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:27]	TR Bot	 What If It Is Fascism?
[06:28]	TR News	"The arrangement has been called the 'Norwegian model'. However, in Norway, the minimum residency requirement to receive such benefits is five years." https://yle.fi/a/74-20158774 | Source: YLE
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Finland plans to require 3-year residency to receive child home care benefits | Yle News | Yle
[06:29]	TR News	"What we're witnessing isn't bureaucratic reshuffling. It is the methodical dismantling of voting rights enforcement from within, a strategic effort to neutralize one of democracy's most critical safeguards. This is not governance. This is sabotage." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-happens-when-no-one-enforces | Source: Mike Brock
[06:29]	TR Bot	 What Happens When No One Enforces the Law - by Mike Brock
[06:30]	TR News	"high-profile cyberattacks" https://www.theverge.com/politics/658222/france-russia-cyberattacks-fancy-bear-apt28-macron-leaks | Source: The Verge
[06:30]	TR Bot	 France accuses Russia of engineering years of high-profile cyberattacks | The Verge
[06:30]	TR News	"The Russian military intelligence service (GRU) has, for several years, been deploying a cyberoffensive modus operandi, called APT28, against France" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/04/29/cyberattacks-france-officially-attributes-hacking-to-russia-for-the-first-time_6740745_4.html | Source: Le Monde
[06:30]	TR Bot	 Cyberattacks: France officially attributes hacking to Russia for the first time
[06:31]	TR News	"Two young members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were granted the ability to access networks holding highly classified information about the United States' nuclear weapon stockpile for two weeks." https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-access-network-nuclear-secrets | Source: Futurism
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk's DOGE Got Access to Network of Nuclear Secrets
[06:32]	TR News	"How Democracies Die" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/is-the-us-becoming-an-autocracy | Source: New Yorker
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy? | The New Yorker
[06:32]	TR News	"Below are key highlights of American Oversights extensive record of ensuring the transparency and accountability the public deserves: [...]" https://americanoversight.org/100-days-of-obstruction-secrecy-and-lawlessness-american-oversight-holds-trump-administration-accountable-on-all-fronts/ | Source: American Oversight
[06:32]	TR Bot	 100 Days of Obstruction, Secrecy, and Lawlessness: American Oversight Holds Trump Administration Accountable on All Fronts - American Oversight
[06:34]	TR News	"Over the last few weeks multiple media outlets have reported on data analytics company Palantirs closer collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency carries out Trumps mass deportation efforts." https://www.404media.co/this-is-palantirs-justification-for-building-ices-master-database/ | Source: 404 Media
[06:34]	TR Bot	 This Is Palantirs Justification for Building ICEs Master Database
[06:34]	TR News	"Over 21 million images of capture employees' screens - along with usernames, IP addresses, and device details, were left sitting on an unsecured Amazon S3 storage bucket." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/21-million-employee-screenshots-leaked-in-bossware-breach-blunder | Source: Bitdefender
[06:34]	TR Bot	 21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder
[06:35]	TR News	"Sources who spoke to both outlets said DOGE is planning to use software from Palantir, Thiel's data mining company that has long worked with the government, to compile information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" https://futurism.com/elon-musk-private-data-deportation | Source: Futurism
[06:35]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Using Private Data to Build List of People to Deport
[06:35]	TR News	"The questioner Clara Bnger criticises this response behaviour, especially as it is an incalculable encroachment on fundamental rights." https://digit.site36.net/2025/04/29/new-surveillance-method-revealed-german-authorities-let-ip-addresses-be-caught-with-no-clear-legal-basis/ | Source: Site36
[06:35]	TR Bot	 New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be caught with no clear legal basis | Matthias Monroy
[06:36]	TR News	"Meta has been incorporating generative AI features across its services that are built on its open source large language model, Llama." https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-private-processing-generative-ai-security-risks/ | Source: Wired
[06:36]	TR Bot	Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy | WIRED
[06:36]	TR News	"Tech companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud want the Trump administration to let them freely buy and sell your personal information." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/big-tech-consumer-protection-data/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:36]	TR Bot	 Big Tech Wants Free Rein to Sell Your Data
[06:36]	TR News	journalists
[06:36]	TR News	"cyber-intelligence company remotely installed surveillance software on the phones of over 1,400 WhatsApp users, including activists, journalists and diplomats." https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-seeks-damages-from-israeli-spyware-company-over-whatsapp-hacks/ | Source: Court House News
[06:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-seeks-damages-from-israeli-spyware-company-over-whatsapp-hacks/ )
[06:38]	TR News	"Ransomware attacks which lock a targets files until an extortion payment is made are just one of the types of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/complaints-about-ransomware-attacks-us-infrastructure-rise-9-fbi-says-2025-04-23/ | Source: Reuters
[06:38]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/complaints-about-ransomware-attacks-us-infrastructure-rise-9-fbi-says-2025-04-23/ )
[06:38]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The annual report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) will reveal that the likes of manufacturing, healthcare, government facilities, financial services and IT were the top critical infrastructure sectors targeted by digital extortionists." https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/ransomware-attacks-critical-infrastructure-surge-reports-fbi | Source: Tripwire
[06:38]	TR Bot	Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Surge, Reports FBI | Tripwire
[06:41]	TR News	Windows TCO https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-was-hit-by-ransomware-attackers/262901/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[06:42]	TR Bot	 MTN attackers made demand for payment - TechCentral
[06:42]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767655/ddos-attacks-skyrocketed-358-percent-year-over-year-report-says.html | Source: PC World
[06:42]	TR Bot	attacks have skyrocketed 358% year-over-year, report says | PCWorld
[06:42]	TR News	Windows TCO https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/76-of-australian-orgs-experienced-at-least-one-high-impact-cyber-event-%e2%80%98halting-critical-business-functions%e2%80%99-in-past-year-202504290415.html | Source: IT Wire
[06:42]	TR Bot	- 76% of Australian orgs experienced at least one high-impact cyber event halting critical business functions in past year
[06:42]	TR News	Windows TCO https://fedscoop.com/gsa-unveils-modernized-it-tool-procurement-strategy/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[06:42]	TR Bot	unveils modernized IT tool procurement strategy | FedScoop
[06:51]	TR News	"Unless you fly strictly under the radar, your Facebook account has valuable data about youlike who you speak with the most and what you talk about." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2763144/is-someone-spying-on-your-facebook-account-heres-how-to-find-out.html | Source: PC World
[06:51]	TR Bot	someone spying on your Facebook account? Here's how to find out | PCWorld
[06:51]	TR News	"Her are some alternatives to social that allow you to browse without logging in. The sites offer minimalist versions of various social media." https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-working-alternative-interfaces-to-various-social-media-sites/ | Source: GreyCoder
[06:51]	TR Bot	Logins Required: Alternative Interfaces To YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram - GreyCoder
[06:51]	TR News	"Sergeant Juha-Pekka Huttunen in Mikkeli noted that, even though the age of criminal responsibility in Finland is 15, children under that age or their families would still be financially liable for any damage they might cause to a property." https://yle.fi/a/74-20158781 | Source: YLE
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Finnish police suspect TikTok 'urbex' trend behind spate of break-ins to derelict buildings | Yle News | Yle
[06:52]	TR News	"dozens of AI bots engaged in debates with users about controversial issues" https://www.404media.co/reddit-issuing-formal-legal-demands-against-researchers-who-conducted-secret-ai-experiment-on-users/ | Source: 404 Media
[06:52]	TR Bot	 Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users
[06:52]	TR News	"It's a standalone version" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/metas_standalone_ai_app/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:52]	TR Bot	 Meta AI chatbot lets users share prompts, responses The Register
[06:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FreeBSD_Wants_to_Know_a_Few_Things.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FreeBSD_Wants_to_Know_a_Few_Things.gmi 
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things
[06:53]	TR News	"The core point, Kapoor says, is that we need to start differentiating between the rapid development of AI methodsthe flashy and impressive displays of what AI can do in the lab" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/29/1115928/is-ai-normal/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Is AI normal? | MIT Technology Review
[06:54]	TR News	"ANSI terminal escape codesspecial character sequences used to control terminal formatting, such as to change colors" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/04/29/deceiving-users-with-ansi-terminal-codes-in-mcp/ | Source: Trail of Bits
[06:54]	TR Bot	 Deceiving users with ANSI terminal codes in MCP - The Trail of Bits Blog
[06:54]	TR News	"It would be hard to imagine three sentences more densely packed with falsehood than these three" https://www.newcartographies.com/p/epistemological-slop |
[06:54]	TR Bot	 Epistemological Slop - by Nicholas Carr - New Cartographies
[06:54]	TR News	"Meanwhile, OpenAI and Microsoft have a long-standing relationship. The company is a major shareholder of OpenAI and was previously its exclusive cloud provider." https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/us-senators-demand-information-from-microsoft-and-google-about-ai-deals/ | Source: DataCenter Dynamics
[06:54]	TR Bot	 US senators demand information from Microsoft and Google about AI deals - DCD
[06:55]	TR News	"U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrats on the Senate banking and finance committees" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/democratic-us-senators-question-google-microsofts-ai-deals-2025-04-08/ | Source: Reuters
[06:55]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/democratic-us-senators-question-google-microsofts-ai-deals-2025-04-08/ )
[06:55]	TR News	"In this blog post, we compare three of the most popular machine learning frameworks in R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/spatial-machine-learning-with-r-caret-tidymodels-and-mlr3/ | Source: Rlang
[06:55]	TR Bot	machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 | R-bloggers
[06:55]	TR News	"The purpose of generative AI is to oppress labour. Thats why all that money to OpenAI. But for all the claims that you will be replaced by an Excel macro with pretentions its not working out that way." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/29/generative-ai-no-significant-impact-on-earnings-or-recorded-hours-in-any-occupation/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Generative AI: no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation Pivot to AI
[06:55]	TR News	"Modern simulation workflows face critical bottlenecks from computationally expensive models, fragmented tools, and the complexity of integrating AI/ML components." https://info.juliahub.com/blog/accelerating-simulation-with-juliasim-ai | Source: Julia Programming Language
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Accelerating Simulation with JuliaSim AI: Surrogates, Optimization, and Control
● Apr 30
[07:04]	TR News	Techrights Why Techrights Attracts SLAPPs From American Microsofters Who Literally Strangle Women and Rely on the Most Unscrupulous Law Firms https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Why_Techrights_Attracts_SLAPPs_From_American_Microsofters_Who_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Why_Techrights_Attracts_SLAPPs_From_American_Microsofters_Who_L.gmi 
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights Why Techrights Attracts SLAPPs From American Microsofters Who Literally Strangle Women and Rely on the Most Unscrupulous Law Firms
[07:07]	TR News	"To introduce a corrective force, AI developers frequently use what is called reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)." https://www.wired.com/story/like-the-button-that-changed-the-world-book-excerpt/ | Source: Wired
[07:07]	TR Bot	Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head | WIRED
[07:08]	TR News	"gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle." https://futurism.com/the-byte/duolingo-replacing-humans-ai | Source: Futurism
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Duolingo Announces Plans to Replace as Many Human Workers as Possible With AI
[07:08]	TR News	"romantic role-play" https://futurism.com/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-inappropriate-children | Source: Futurism
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Zuckerberg's AI Has Reportedly Been Horrifically Inappropriate With Children
[07:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  Make your first open source contribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Make_your_first_open_source_contribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Make_your_first_open_source_contribution.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Make your first open source contribution
[07:10]	TR News	"Following Wall Street Journal investigations into the user-generated chatbots, AI Studio is inaccessible for users under 18 years old." https://www.404media.co/instagram-is-blocking-minors-from-accessing-chatbot-platform-ai-studio/ | Source: 404 Media
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Instagram Is Blocking Minors from Accessing Chatbot Platform AI Studio
[07:10]	TR News	"The key thing is this: These models are designed to give you what you want, not whats true. They optimize for plausibility rather than accuracy, delivering confident-sounding answers because thats what humans tend to find satisfying" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/the-hallucinating-chatgpt-presidency/ | Source: Techdirt
[07:10]	TR Bot	Hallucinating ChatGPT Presidency | Techdirt
[07:11]	TR News	"Fraudsters are able to change their race, facial hair, voice, and more during live video calls with very little effort." https://www.404media.co/the-age-of-realtime-deepfake-fraud-is-here/ | Source: 404 Media
[07:11]	TR Bot	 The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here
[07:11]	TR News	"additional AI-generated images of juveniles in the nude." https://www.ksl.com/article/51303479/a-scary-thing-police-arrest-st-george-man-suspected-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-images-case | Source: Deseret Media
[07:12]	TR Bot	scary thing': Police arrest St. George man suspected in AI child sexual abuse images case | KSL.com
[07:12]	TR News	"That first national AI R&D plan was written in 2016 by the first Trump administration and has been updated twice since once by Donald Trump and once by Joe Biden" https://fedscoop.com/white-house-seeks-input-to-revise-national-ai-research-and-development-plan/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[07:12]	TR Bot	House seeks input to revise national AI research and development plan | FedScoop
[07:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Privacy_on_Trial_Meta_s_DOJ_Battle_vs_Purism_s_User_Centric_Phi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Privacy_on_Trial_Meta_s_DOJ_Battle_vs_Purism_s_User_Centric_Phi.gmi 
[07:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy
[07:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Oshin OS is an Arch Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Oshin_OS_is_an_Arch_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Oshin_OS_is_an_Arch_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[07:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Oshin OS is an Arch Linux distribution
[07:35]	IsambardPrince	<techrights-news> "Over 21 million images of capture employees' screens - along with usernames, IP addresses, and device details, were left sitting on an unsecured Amazon S3 storage bucket." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/21-million-employee-screenshots-leaked-in-bossware-breach-blunder | Source: Bitdefender
[07:35]	TR Bot	 21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder
[07:36]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Companies that use spyware deserve to have breaches.
[07:37]	IsambardPrince	I might need some new earpads for my MDR-7501s soon.
[07:38]	IsambardPrince	7506 rather.
[07:39]		*Disconnected (Connection reset by peer).
[07:39]	IsambardPrince	https://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E
[07:39]		-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Amazon.com
[07:39]	IsambardPrince	I've been using these for about 10 years.
[07:39]		*Now talking on #techrights
[07:39]		*irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights
[07:39]		*irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights
[07:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2], Companies that use spyware deserve to have breaches.
[07:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	to punish usrers?
[07:43]	TR News	"The House has moved quickly on the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act" https://cyberscoop.com/routers-act-commerce-study-modems-chinese-hackers/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[07:43]	TR Bot	passes bill to study routers national security risks | CyberScoop
[07:43]	TR News	"On Tuesday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm Oligo revealed what theyre calling AirBorne" https://www.wired.com/story/airborne-airplay-flaws/ | Source: Wired
[07:43]	TR Bot	of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi | WIRED
[07:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software
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[07:44]	TR News	"I worry that the psychedelic enthusiasts of Silicon Valley will apply their "move fast and break things" philosophy to mind-altering drugs" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/will-tech-billionaires-move-fast-and-break-our-brains/articleshow/120720157.cms | Source: India Times
[07:44]	TR Bot	 Will tech billionaires move fast and break our brains? - The Economic Times
[07:44]	IsambardPrince	<schestowitz[TR2]> <IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2], Companies that use spyware deserve to have breaches.
[07:44]	IsambardPrince	<schestowitz[TR2]> to punish usrers?
[07:44]	IsambardPrince	Company data got leaked, right?
[07:45]	TR News	"No one ever wants to hear it, but the best treatment for depression is exercise. The irony is, its incredibly hard to exercise when you are depressed." https://www.8ball.report/p/artificial-schizophrenia | Source: Sean Monahan
[07:45]	TR Bot	 artificial schizophrenia - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball
[07:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/Mozilla_Firefox_138_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/Mozilla_Firefox_138_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.gmi 
[07:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New
[07:45]	TR News	"To try to prevent the measles virus from spreading further throughout Mexico, its Ministry of Health has issued a travel warning for the United States and Canada, where cases have also risen sharply." https://www.wired.com/story/as-measles-cases-surge-mexico-issues-a-us-travel-alert/ | Source: Wired
[07:45]	TR Bot	Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert | WIRED
[07:47]	TR News	"Humans, it is sometimes said, are defined by our capacity for choice. We are not moved to act merely by instinct: we choose what we do and how we do it. This is part of what it means to be human." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/neoliberalism-choice-individualism-market-freedom/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[07:47]	TR Bot	 How Neoliberalism Has Distorted Human Choice
[07:48]	TR News	"A climbing hall is filled with a variety of smells: sweat, chalk dust and a hint of rubber." https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chemicals-climbing-abrasion-lung-issues.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[07:48]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chemicals-climbing-abrasion-lung-issues.html )
[07:49]	TR News	"planned to build test chips" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/intel-attracts-interest-for-test-chips-using-new-manufacturing-process/articleshow/120739296.cms | Source: India Times
[07:49]	TR Bot	 Intel attracts interest for test chips using new manufacturing process - The Economic Times
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[07:50]	TR News	"brownie point" https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/reversing-the-fossilization-of-computer-science-conferences/ | Source: ACM
[07:50]	TR Bot	 Reversing the Fossilization of Computer Science Conferences Communications of the ACM
[07:50]	TR News	"After Fitzgeralds death, a wave of eulogies applauded the author, and at least a couple of them hailed his Jazz Age novel as a classic." https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-the-great-gatsby-took-over-high-school | Source: New Yorker
[07:50]	TR Bot	 How The Great Gatsby Took Over High School | The New Yorker
[07:51]	TR News	"I wont be adding reading lists or long reference sections Wikipedia (and the internet [sic]) have that part covered" https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/sneak-peek-issue-1 | Source: Amit Gawande
[07:51]	TR Bot	 Sneak Peek Inside Square 101 | Amit Gawande
[07:51]	TR News	"Are you interested in bringing an advanced manufacturing program to your school, college, or community? Or maybe your company is looking for ways to get involved?" https://news.sparkfun.com/13705 | Source: SparkFun Electronics
[07:51]	TR Bot	 Experiential Launches Community Manufacturing Initiative (CMI) to Empower Local Innovation - News - SparkFun Electronics
[07:52]	TR News	"In an interview with PsyPost, lead study author Jess Adrin-Ventura said that he and his team found that right-wing authoritarianism was associated with lower grey matter volume in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex" https://futurism.com/neoscope/authoritarian-brain-scans | Source: Futurism
[07:52]	TR Bot	 Scientists Scanned the Brains of Authoritarians and Found Something Weird
[07:52]	TR News	"A couple of years ago, I participated in a study of the HealthFerm Citizen Science group in collaboration with the VUB Brussels and ETH Zurich universities." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/04/my-sourdough-starter-has-twins/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
[07:52]	TR Bot	 My Sourdough Starter Has Twins | Brain Baking
[07:52]	TR News	"Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models are a class of models which attempt to model the entire economy of a nation." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/how-the-dsge-sausage-is-made/ | Source: Rlang
[07:52]	TR Bot	the DSGE sausage is made | R-bloggers
[07:52]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Bought two pair of aftermarket memory foam cushions.
[07:52]	IsambardPrince	They promise those don't get torn up like the Sony ones.
[07:52]	IsambardPrince	We'll see.
[07:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	cushions?
[07:53]	schestowitz[TR2]	for sofa?
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FSF_to_hold_free_software_hackathon_in_honor_of_its_fortieth_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FSF_to_hold_free_software_hackathon_in_honor_of_its_fortieth_an.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary
[07:53]	TR News	"Its not unheard of to discover a new color, but were coming up with new ways to do soincluding with frickin laser beams." https://tedium.co/2025/04/29/new-color-discovery-history/ | Source: Tedium
[07:53]	TR Bot	 New Colors: How We Find Them & Why We Lose Them
[07:53]	TR News	"A launch anomaly on board Firefly Aerospaces Alpha rocket resulted in the loss of a Lockheed Martin spacecraft designed to demonstrate new satellite technologies" https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/04/29/lockheed-loses-experimental-satellite-after-firefly-launch-mishap/ | Source: C4ISRNET
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Lockheed loses experimental satellite after Firefly launch mishap
[07:55]	IsambardPrince	You know, the earpads.
[07:55]	TR News	"How often, when searching, do you know precisely what you seek? How often are you looking for an answer versus looking in a direction or trying to evaluate qualitative or reputational information?" https://tracydurnell.com/2025/04/28/browsing-as-thinking/ | Source: Tracy Durnell
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Browsing as thinking Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: YOU PUT A SOFA IN YOUR SKULL ??
[07:56]	IsambardPrince	I swear I'm addicted to this CD now.
[07:56]	TR News	"Let's look at this inflammatory headline: [...]" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/who-is-responsible-for-missing-money/ | Source: Terence Eden
[07:56]	TR Bot	 Who is responsible for missing money? Terence Edens Blog
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: i want to discuss something witth you
[07:56]	IsambardPrince	I've been practicing the Count's Aria from The Marriage of Figaro.
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	and it could even become something you write about later
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	from what i can  gather
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	sometimes some person saw someone in mastodon
[07:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	decided the person was "nazi"
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	or something to  that effect
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	clearly nort related to nazism
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	and the person was a mod
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	so they tried to block a whole instannce
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	before of this one person
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	then it imploded
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	sounds familiar, the tactics
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	i don't know who the "nazi" was
[07:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	maybe it was a british supreme court judge
[07:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	or soming
[07:58]	IsambardPrince	This performer is really good.
[07:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	sopmewthing
[07:58]	IsambardPrince	He actually sounds pissed while he's singing it.
[07:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	they don't talk about it online
[07:58]	TR News	"Writing isnt a thing I do for the sake of it. It is an itch, a compulsion, a joy. A desire to output to share ideas. To spread my mind on the page for consumption and inspection." https://vale.rocks/posts/why-write | Source: Declan Chidlow
[07:58]	TR Bot	I Write | Vale.Rocks
[07:58]	TR News	Mahesh
[07:58]	TR News	"I posit two extreme points on the spectrum of engineering archetypes: [...]" https://maheshba.bitbucket.io/blog/2025/04/29/cars.html | Source: Mahesh Balakrishnan
[07:58]	TR Bot	 Jeeps, Ferraris, and Other Engineers | maheshs blog
[07:59]	schestowitz[TR2]	somem instances ban people like the obvious trolls
[07:59]	schestowitz[TR2]	those looking to cause trouble
[07:59]	schestowitz[TR2]	if they don't, they will end up like fosstodon
● Apr 30
[08:00]	TR News	"I had to think long and hard about whether I wanted to make this post or not, but I felt like I owed it to anyone who was kind enough to read my blog over the past couple of years." https://brandons-journal.com/farewell/ | Source: Brandon
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Farewell | Brandon's Journal
[08:00]	TR News	"Of course, there is a third option, which is to accept that some things arent worth fixing. When the cost of a fix is so high, fixes just arent worth it, especially when the language is working against us." https://mcyoung.xyz/2025/04/29/protobuf-tip-4/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Protobuf Tip #3: Accepting Mistakes We Can't Fix mcyoung
[08:00]	IsambardPrince	I should try this in English.
[08:00]	IsambardPrince	See if it helps.
[08:00]	TR News	"I dont believe there is a singular villain here, but instead a conversation to be had about the growing gap between the support we give international names versus how to better support our own." https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/hear-that-it-s-the-sound-of-live-music-dying-for-local-australian-artists-20250429-p5lv5t.html | Source: The Age AU
[08:00]	TR Bot	 Hear that? Its the sound of live music dying for local artists, but not for Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift.
[08:01]	TR News	"Set up a primary network for the smart tech devices at the investment property and a guest network for tenants." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/safety-tips-if-offering-internet-access-at-your-rental-property.html | Source: IT Wire
[08:01]	TR Bot	- Safety tips if offering internet access at your rental property
[08:02]	TR News	"The computer, a familiar sight in classrooms throughout the UK and plugged into the televisions of well-heeled parents, allowed the attachment of a second processor" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/arm_40/ | Source: The Register UK
[08:02]	TR Bot	 40 years ago, Acorn fired up the first Arm processor The Register
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[08:05]	TR News	"No operating system is perfect, not even Ubuntu. Whether you're interested in productivity or just ease of use, here are a few things that Ubuntu should steal from Windows to win the OS features arms race." https://www.howtogeek.com/features-ubuntu-should-steal-from-windows-11/
[08:05]	TR Bot	 5 Features Ubuntu Should Steal from Windows 11
[08:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Acorn https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Acorn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Acorn.gmi 
[08:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Acorn
[08:05]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Instances blocking each other due to false accusations is not uncommon on Mastodon.
[08:05]	IsambardPrince	They don't show the entire name of the server because, like, in case it leads to CP or something bad.
[08:06]	TR News	MASTODON IS NOW COLLAPSING. First they call Jews "nazis", now it's getting even more popcorn-worthy. MASTODON is doomed. http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Graveyard_of_Mastodons_A_Vast_Number_of_Inactive_Accounts.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/No_Mastodon_is_Not_Growing_Social_Control_Media_is_Generally_Wa.shtml
[08:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights Graveyard of Mastodons: A Vast Number of Inactive Accounts
[08:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights No, Mastodon is Not Growing, Social Control Media is Generally Waning
[08:07]	TR News	"The LWN.net fediverse (Mastodon) feed has moved; we are now known as @LWN@lwn.net. The migration magic has shifted many of our followers over automatically but, if you follow that stream, you might want to make sure that you have shifted to the new source." https://lwn.net/Articles/1019336/
[08:07]	TR Bot	Mastodon migration [LWN.net]
[08:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu: IdPs, Weekly Newsletter, and Vista 11 Spin/Worship https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Canonical_Ubuntu_IdPs_Weekly_Newsletter_and_Vista_11_Spin_Worsh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Canonical_Ubuntu_IdPs_Weekly_Newsletter_and_Vista_11_Spin_Worsh.gmi 
[08:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: IdPs, Weekly Newsletter, and Vista 11 Spin/Worship
[08:11]	IsambardPrince	Music from the motion picture Gladiator.
[08:11]	IsambardPrince	It was only 25 cents.
[08:11]	IsambardPrince	Disc has some scratches on it though.
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	that should be good
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	the original
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	?
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	or some remark?
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	some old movies had very ecomplex scores
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	and their soundtrack CDs sold well
[08:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	like background music in the home
[08:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	you cna probably look up "best soundtracks"
[08:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	not singing, scores
[08:13]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Gladiator was an excellent movie.
[08:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kdenlive 25.04.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.gmi 
[08:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.04.0 released
[08:13]	IsambardPrince	The sequel not so much.
[08:13]	IsambardPrince	They did a sequel last year.
[08:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HVBwcsInM68
[08:13]	TR Bot	 Making sure you're not a bot!
[08:13]	IsambardPrince	It was so-so which is honestly better than I expected given the times.
[08:14]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Gladiator was pretty much at the tail end of Hollywood making truly great movies sometimes.
[08:15]	IsambardPrince	https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gladiator
[08:15]	TR Bot	 Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes
[08:16]	IsambardPrince	https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gladiator_ii
[08:16]	TR Bot	 Gladiator II | Rotten Tomatoes
[08:16]	IsambardPrince	I'd rate the first movie an A+. The Sequel probably a B.
[08:16]	TR News	What is Zypper Package Manager https://idroot.us/zypper-package-manager/
[08:16]	TR Bot	 What is Zypper Package Manager - idroot
[08:16]	IsambardPrince	It's worth seeing, but it's not as good.
[08:16]	TR News	How To Install SeaMonkey on GNU/Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-seamonkey-linux-mint-22/
[08:16]	TR Bot	 How To Install SeaMonkey on Linux Mint 22 - idroot
[08:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox Tab Groups https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.gmi 
[08:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox Tab Groups
[08:17]	TR News	How To Install proprietary trap AWS CLI on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-aws-cli-fedora-42/
[08:17]	TR Bot	 How To Install AWS CLI on Fedora 42 - idroot
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	It's not in the Rotten Tomatoes 300 best.
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	It should be. The first one should be.
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	They put Get Out on this list? Really?
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	Get Out and not Gladiator?
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	Fuck them.
[08:18]	IsambardPrince	LOL
[08:19]	TR News	How to remove a server on VULTR via API https://owlhowto.com/how-to-remove-a-server-on-vultr-via-api/
[08:19]	TR Bot	 How to remove a server on VULTR via API
[08:19]	IsambardPrince	https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/get_out
[08:19]	TR Bot	 Get Out | Rotten Tomatoes
[08:19]	IsambardPrince	Get Out does not deserve a 98%.
[08:19]	IsambardPrince	That's about a 60% maybe.
[08:20]	TR News	Leftist Extremists in Open Source: PewDiePie Fans Not Allowed https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-in-open-source
[08:20]	TR Bot	 Leftist Extremists in Open Source: PewDiePie Fans Not Allowed
[08:21]	TR News	How To Install Gopeed on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-gopeed-fedora-42/
[08:21]	TR Bot	 How To Install Gopeed on Fedora 42 - idroot
[08:21]	IsambardPrince	I probably won't ever watch Grave of the Fireflies again. That was good, but it was terribly depressing.
[08:21]	TR News	How To Install Kdenlive on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-kdenlive-fedora-42/
[08:21]	TR Bot	 How To Install Kdenlive on Fedora 42 - idroot
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[08:21]	IsambardPrince	I'd rather sit and watch Urotsukidoji again and that's saying something. The prototypical tentacle rape movie.
[08:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Steam_Client_Update_Fixes_DLC_Recognition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Steam_Client_Update_Fixes_DLC_Recognition.gmi 
[08:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition
[08:22]	IsambardPrince	It beats the hell out of being depressed about some kids in a movie starving and dying after their mother got killed by the atomic bomb.
[08:23]	IsambardPrince	2009 Star Trek should be deleted from the list as well as all Kelvin Universe movies.
[08:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.gmi 
[08:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux
[08:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[08:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[08:23]	IsambardPrince	For starters, I've never seen a movie with so many obvious plot errors.
[08:24]	IsambardPrince	Star Trek Into Darkness may have overtaken the first Star Trek movie as the worst in the series.
[08:24]	IsambardPrince	 96% The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
[08:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/5_Reasons_Now_Is_the_Right_Time_to_Buy_a_Linux_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/5_Reasons_Now_Is_the_Right_Time_to_Buy_a_Linux_Laptop.gmi 
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	Agreed. In fact, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman's character in Parks & Rec) said he'd only seen four movies and that was one of them.
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	One of the others was Patton.
[08:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=dyg1mQ87ILg&listen=false
[08:26]	TR Bot	 Making sure you're not a bot!
[08:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Software Leftovers
[08:28]	IsambardPrince	I like how they lifted the plot of Yojimbo to get the Dollars Trilogy going.
[08:28]	IsambardPrince	But the rest of the series has nothing in common with Yojimbo ot Sanjuro.
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[08:33]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Censorship in the Guise/Clothing of "Combatting Deepfakes", Mass Surveillance Increasingly Framed as Catchphrase "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Censorship_in_the_Guise_Clothing_of_Combatting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Censorship_in_the_Guise_Clothing_of_Combatting.gmi 
[08:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Censorship in the Guise/Clothing of "Combatting Deepfakes", Mass Surveillance Increasingly Framed as Catchphrase "AI"
[08:35]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:35]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[08:56]	TR News	Techrights Techrights Statement: The Solution is Not More Censorship or Moving to Another Mastodon Instance, the Core Problem is Social Control Media Including Mastodon https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Techrights_Statement_The_Solution_is_Not_More_Censorship_or_Mov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Techrights_Statement_The_Solution_is_Not_More_Censorship_or_Mov.gmi 
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Techrights Statement: The Solution is Not More Censorship or Moving to Another Mastodon Instance, the Core Problem is Social Control Media Including Mastodon
● Apr 30
[09:02]	TR News	"for me - is to mute the influencers. There is a list of a handful of folks - they are good folks, but what they are doing is absolutely toxic for what I need to do - namely, build stuff." https://blog.julik.nl/2025/03/a-little-adventure-in-modern-frontend | Source: Julik Tarkhanov
[09:02]	TR Bot	 A Supermarket Bag And a Truckload Of FOMO | Julik Tarkhanov
[09:02]	TR News	"Whenever theres a compilation error, ghc tends to spit out a wall of text. Experienced Haskell users know quickly which pieces of this wall of text are informative, and which can be ignored." https://entropicthoughts.com/reading-ghc-errors | Source: Chris
[09:02]	TR Bot	 Reading GHC Errors
[09:04]	TR News	"One of the things that stands out to me is how similar match and if..else are semantically, while being diverging a fair bit syntactically." https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/syntactic-musings-on-match-expressions/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts
[09:04]	TR Bot	 Syntactic musings on match expressions
[09:05]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], "Social" Media is getting worse. The Boomers found their way to Reddit and wrecked it.
[09:05]	IsambardPrince	:P
[09:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.gmi 
[09:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More
[09:05]	TR News	"Im not talking about skill, knowledge, or convincing a world focused on radical acceleration that optimization is necessary." https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/why-performance-optimization-is-hard-work/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva
[09:05]	TR Bot	 Why performance optimization is hard work | purplesyringa's blog
[09:05]	TR News	"For anyone working on gRPC or other technologies that involve generating code from a schema, may I recommend this approach to integration." https://lmika.org/2025/04/30/merge-schema-changes-alongside-the.html | Source: Leon Mika
[09:05]	TR Bot	 Merge Schema Changes Only When The Implementation Is Ready | Leon Mika
[09:07]	TR News	"The Linux community is often portrayed as elitist or prone to gatekeeping, but, nowadays, the opposite is true: the community really wants to help you grow, so you can give back one day." https://thelibre.news/is-linux-too-elitist-2/ | Source: LibreNews
[09:07]	TR Bot	 Opinion: Is the Linux community really elitist?
[09:07]	TR News	"Description: This workshop introduces the surveydown R package and survey platform." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/surveydown-an-open-source-markdown-based-platform-for-interactive-and-reproducible-surveys-workshop/ | Source: Rlang
[09:07]	TR Bot	An Open-Source, Markdown-Based Platform for Interactive and Reproducible Surveys workshop | R-bloggers
[09:08]	TR News	"I recently discovered an unexpected behavior in PostgreSQL involving a pattern of using a Common Table Expression (CTE) with DELETE" https://www.shayon.dev/post/2025/119/a-postgresql-planner-gotcha-with-ctes-delete-and-limit/ | Source: Shayon Mukherjee
[09:08]	TR Bot	 A PostgreSQL planner gotcha with CTEs DELETE and LIMIT
[09:09]	TR News	"This version includes important security updates to Firefox." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1451/ | Source: Tor
[09:09]	TR Bot	 New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.1 | The Tor Project
[09:09]	TR News	"Today, Mozilla has released version 138 of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767660/mozilla-firefox-finally-has-native-profile-switching-with-latest-update.html | Source: PC World
[09:09]	TR Bot	Firefox finally has native profile switching with latest update | PCWorld
[09:12]	TR News	"Kdenlive 25.04 open-source video editing software is out with object segmentation, enhanced audio waveforms, OpenTimelineIO support, and more." https://linuxiac.com/kdenlive-25-04-video-editor-lands-with-local-object-segmentation/ | Source: Linuxiac
[09:12]	TR Bot	 Kdenlive 25.04 Video Editor Lands with Local Object Segmentation
[09:13]	TR News	"Were proud to share that Arduino has ranked #9 in TIME magazines 2025 list of the Worlds Top EdTech Companies, created in collaboration with global market research firm Statista." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/29/arduino-makes-times-2025-worlds-top-edtech-companies/ | Source: Arduino
[09:13]	TR Bot	 Arduino makes TIMEs 2025 Worlds Top EdTech Companies | Arduino Blog
[09:13]	TR News	"Mozilla Thunderbird 138 open-source email client brings customizable new mail alerts, dark mode refinements, folder management fixes, and more." https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-thunderbird-138-released-heres-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac
[09:13]	TR Bot	 Mozilla Thunderbird 138 Released, Heres Whats New
[09:14]	TR News	"Please see the DNSdist website for the changelog and the current documentation." https://blog.powerdns.com/2025/04/29/powerdns-dnsdist-1.9.9-released | Source: PowerDNS
[09:14]	TR Bot	 PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.9 released, fixing CVE-2025-30194
[09:14]	TR News	"The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced its plans for a hackathon to improve free/libre software in honor of its fortieth anniversary. Free software projects and hackers at any stage of their development are invited to participate." https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf40-hackathon | Source: FSF
[09:14]	TR Bot	 FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[09:17]	TR News	"The AlmaLinux project has published a new beta snapshot." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12435 | Source: Distro Watch
[09:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12435 )
[09:17]	TR News	"Since I started using other Desktop OS than OpenBSD, Im obsessed with limiting filesystem resources access from applications" https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/install-and-isolate-apps-using-firejail-on-slackware/ | Source: TuMFatig
[09:17]	TR Bot	 TuM'Fatig - Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware
[09:18]	TR News	"The cover art for this release, entitled Life of a Fish, is by Tom Rodr, also known as analouguenowhere." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/openbsd_77_is_out/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:18]	TR Bot	 OpenBSD 7.7 is out, and so is the second 9Front of 2025 The Register
[09:18]	TR News	"Quieter and more accurate updates - what's not to like?" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250429063608 | Source: Undeadly
[09:18]	TR Bot	 In -current, pkg_add -u no longer advises file removal
[09:20]	TR News	"This week we get to share a range of fun, exciting, and interesting developments" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250428 | Source: Distro Watch
[09:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250428 )
[09:22]	TR News	"Valve has just rolled out a fresh update (the second for this month) for the Steam client" https://linuxiac.com/steam-client-update-fixes-dlc-recognition/ | Source: Linuxiac
[09:22]	TR Bot	 Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition
[09:22]	TR News	"Despite the benefits mentioned above, to our knowledge BitCraft will be the first venture backed/commercially developed MMORPG open sourced under an open source license." https://bitcraftonline.com/blog/open-sourcing-bitcraft-online |
[09:22]	TR Bot	 We're Open Sourcing BitCraft Online
[09:24]	TR News	"Concluding a three-part special on the Florida ZTW2025 event sposored by Threatlocker" https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=45 | Source: The Cyber Show
[09:24]	TR Bot	 The Cyber Show - Episodes
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[09:49]	IsambardPrince	I need to go to that Catholic thrift store more often.
[09:50]	IsambardPrince	They have some really good CDs.
[09:51]	IsambardPrince	My neighbors probably don't don't like me too much right now.
● Apr 30
[10:04]	IsambardPrince	I'm singing along with Happiness Is a Warm Gun.
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[11:26]	TR News	Humans Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/science/wounds-healing-speed-humans.html
[11:26]	TR Bot	 Humans Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals - The New York Times
[11:29]	TR News	First 100 days: The race to save digital records from the Convicted Felon administration https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-first-100-days-race-to-save-digital-records-from-trump-administration-dei
[11:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-first-100-days-race-to-save-digital-records-from-trump-administration-dei )
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● Apr 30
[12:03]	TR News	EU pledges over 300 million in ocean conservation efforts at Our Ocean Conference in Busan https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1111
[12:03]	TR Bot	 Press corner | European Commission
[12:05]	TR News	Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/trump-tariffs-christmas-china.html
[12:05]	TR Bot	 Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain - The New York Times
[12:05]	TR News	China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-blames-us-tariffs-for-halting-boeing-plane-deliveries
[12:05]	TR Bot	 China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries | The Straits Times
[12:12]	TR News	Protests by unpaid Chinese workers spread amid factory closures https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-us-tariff-protests-workers-wages/
[12:12]	TR Bot	 Protests by unpaid Chinese workers spread amid factory closures Radio Free Asia
[12:13]	TR News	Press advocacy group condemns detention of Macao reporters https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/press-advocacy-group-condemns-detention-of-macao-reporters/
[12:13]	TR Bot	 Press advocacy group condemns detention of Macao reporters - JURIST - News
[12:13]	TR News	China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate, silence critics: media investigation https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/29/china-deploys-army-of-fake-ngos-at-un-to-intimidate-silence-critics-media-investigation/
[12:13]	TR Bot	 China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe
[12:17]	TR News	"The One With The Protractor Keyboard" https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-protractor-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:17]	TR Bot	With Kristina: The One With The Protractor Keyboard | Hackaday
[12:18]	TR News	The G7 And The Libre 3 https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/peeking-at-poking-health-tech-the-g7-and-the-libre-3/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:18]	TR Bot	At Poking Health Tech: The G7 And The Libre 3 | Hackaday
[12:19]	TR News	Snap stock tumbles as company withholds Q2 outlook, citing macro concerns https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/snap-stock-tumbles-company-withholds-q2-outlook-citing-macro-concerns/ "Shares in Snap Inc. dropped by over 13% in late trading today"
[12:19]	TR Bot	stock tumbles as company withholds Q2 outlook, citing macro concerns - SiliconANGLE
[12:19]	TR News	Misuse of overuse of buzzwords: "courtesy of AI" https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/comparing-ai-for-basic-plant-care-with-human-brown-thumbs/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:19]	TR Bot	AI For Basic Plant Care With Human Brown Thumbs | Hackaday
[12:27]	TR News	"A quadrature encoder provides a way to let hardware read movement (and direction) of a shaft, and they can be simple, effective, and inexpensive devices." https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/read-motor-speed-better-by-making-the-rp2040-pio-do-it/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:27]	TR Bot	Motor Speed Better By Making The RP2040 PIO Do It | Hackaday
[12:27]	TR News	Venusian Spacecraft https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/theres-an-venusian-spacecraft-coming-our-way/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:27]	TR Bot	A Venusian Spacecraft Coming Our Way | Hackaday
[12:30]	TR News	Scientists Found The 'Lid' Keeping The Yellowstone Supervolcano From Erupting https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-the-lid-keeping-the-yellowstone-supervolcano-from-erupting
[12:30]	TR Bot	Found The 'Lid' Keeping The Yellowstone Supervolcano From Erupting : ScienceAlert
[12:33]	TR News	Commodore https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/crossing-commodore-signal-cables-on-purpose/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:33]	TR Bot	Commodore Signal Cables On Purpose | Hackaday
[12:34]	TR News	B2B title ESG Investor closes amid anti-woke backlash to sustainable investing https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b2b/esg-investor-closes/
[12:34]	TR Bot	 B2B title ESG Investor closes amid anti-woke backlash to sustainable investing
[12:59]	TR News	Excessive use of emojis in a text message reveals this about someone, study says https://nypost.com/2025/04/29/lifestyle/emoji-habits-reveal-a-persons-personality-trait/
[12:59]	TR Bot	 Emoji habits reveal a person's personality trait
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[13:00]	TR News	LWN's Mastodon migration https://lwn.net/Articles/1019336/
[13:00]	TR Bot	Mastodon migration [LWN.net]
[13:01]	TR News	DIY 1982 Picture Phone https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/the-diy-1982-picture-phone/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:01]	TR Bot	DIY 1982 Picture Phone | Hackaday
[13:08]	TR News	G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Convicted Felon Tariffs Take a Toll https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/general-motors-profit-trump-tariffs.html
[13:08]	TR Bot	 G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Trump Tariffs Take a Toll - The New York Times
[13:09]	TR News	Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Convicted Felons 60 Minutes Lawsuit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html
[13:09]	TR Bot	 Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Trumps 60 Minutes Lawsuit - The New York Times
[13:12]	TR News	NARA reminds agency leaders of records retention responsibilities https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/04/nara-reminds-agency-leaders-of-records-retention-responsibilities/
[13:12]	TR Bot	 NARA reminds agency leaders of records retention responsibilities
[13:14]	TR News	Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0429/Why-Europe-doesn-t-waste-a-crisis
[13:14]	TR Bot	Europe doesnt waste a crisis - CSMonitor.com
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[13:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	hi, whatA_ 
[13:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	i was gonna say,
[13:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	(when you were offline)
[13:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	we did an article quoting you
[13:17]	TR News	Hiding behind a password https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hiding-behind-a-password/
[13:17]	TR Bot	 Hiding behind a password | Pen Test Partners
[13:18]	TR News	DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to core mission https://cyberscoop.com/kristi-noem-rsac-2025-cisa-mission/
[13:18]	TR Bot	Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to core mission | CyberScoop
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[13:19]	TR News	OpenSSF Launches Free Course to Prepare Developers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/04/29/openssf-launches-free-course-to-prepare-developers-for-the-eu-cyber-resilience-act/ Not into real security but corporate cover http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
[13:19]	TR Bot	 OpenSSF Launches Free Course to Prepare Developers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act Open Source Security Foundation
[13:19]	TR Bot	 With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation
[13:21]	TR News	CISA Warns of Exploited Broadcom, Commvault Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-broadcom-commvault-vulnerabilities/
[13:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-broadcom-commvault-vulnerabilities/ )
[13:23]	whatA_	Thanks, Schesto-sensei, but... I wonder what that The Fasiq's "TAKE IT DOWN" Act (which is too broad in scope as of right now) will do to Journalists who expose Aibs (something which an entity don't want it exposed)
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[13:37]	TR News	UK local publisher deeply concerned about Facebook (Farcebook) account ban ahead of election https://pressgazette.co.uk/social_media/facebook-local-news-account-banned-leicester/
[13:37]	TR Bot	 UK local publisher 'deeply concerned' about Facebook account ban - Press Gazette
[13:38]	TR News	Bezos works for Cheeto now https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-amazon-tariffs-prices.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml
[13:38]	TR Bot	 White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos Very Nice - The New York Times
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don
[13:39]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazons-tariff-transparency-plans-for-product-pages-dubbed-hostile-and-political-act-by-the-trump-administration
[13:39]	TR Bot	 Trump administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' | Tom's Hardware
[13:39]	TR News	Amazon works for Cheetos https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-amazon-says-it-will-not-show-tariff-costs-goods-white-house-rebuke-trump
[13:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-amazon-says-it-will-not-show-tariff-costs-goods-white-house-rebuke-trump )
[13:39]	TR News	Amazon draws Convicted Felon's ire over reported plan to display tariff costs https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250429-amazon-draws-trump-s-ire-over-reported-plan-to-display-tariff-costs
[13:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250429-amazon-draws-trump-s-ire-over-reported-plan-to-display-tariff-costs )
[13:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/LibreOffice_25_2_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/LibreOffice_25_2_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.gmi 
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes
[13:40]	TR News	Nominations | IP3 Awards 2025 https://publicknowledge.org/nominations-ip3-awards-2025/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Nominations | IP3 Awards 2025 - Public Knowledge
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team")
[13:41]	TR News	Looking back on a career of watching out on behalf of public integrity https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2025/04/looking-back-on-a-career-of-watching-out-on-behalf-of-public-integrity/ "whistleblowers are incredibly important to the system"
[13:41]	TR Bot	 Looking back on a career of watching out on behalf of public integrity
[13:42]	TR News	Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process it took four months for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to fix https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-7-users-with-a-solid-background-color-faced-delayed-login-process-it-took-four-months-for-microsoft-to-fix
[13:42]	TR Bot	 Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process it took four months for Microsoft to fix | Tom's Hardware
[13:43]	TR News	From Apples Forbidden Fruit to Googles All-Seeing Eye: Big Techs Occult Side Hustle https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/04/from-apples-forbidden-fruit-to-googles-all-seeing-eye-big-techs-occult-side-hustle/
[13:43]	TR Bot	 From Apple's Forbidden Fruit to Google's All-Seeing Eye: Big Techs Occult Side Hustle - Techzim
[13:43]	TR News	pg_auto_reindexer v1.4 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_auto_reindexer-v14-released-3067/
[13:43]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pg_auto_reindexer v1.4 released
[13:44]	TR News	IP67-rated Helios SK51 CAN Keypad adds five programmable RGB tactile buttons to CAN Bus applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/29/ip67-rated-helios-sk51-can-keypad-adds-five-programmable-rgb-tactile-buttons-to-can-bus-applications/
[13:44]	TR Bot	 IP67-rated Helios SK51 CAN Keypad adds five programmable RGB tactile buttons to CAN Bus applications - CNX Software
[13:46]	TR News	Exploited Vulnerability Exposes Over 400 SAP NetWeaver Servers to Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-exposes-over-400-sap-netweaver-servers-to-attacks/
[13:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-exposes-over-400-sap-netweaver-servers-to-attacks/ )
[13:55]	TR News	Applying Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/applying-security-engineering-to-prompt-injection-security.html
[13:55]	TR Bot	Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security - Schneier on Security
[13:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is some "buzz" today re OSI scandals
[13:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	and same yesterday\unless i am mistaken, it'll take 1-2 days to "die down"
[13:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	then we will do the next part
[13:57]	TR News	More Scans for SMS Gateways and APIs, (Tue, Apr 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31902
[13:57]	TR Bot	 More Scans for SMS Gateways and APIs - SANS Internet Storm Center
[13:57]	TR News	Web Scanning Sonicwall for CVE-2021-20016, (Tue, Apr 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31906
[13:57]	TR Bot	 Web Scanning Sonicwall for CVE-2021-20016 - SANS Internet Storm Center
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[14:31]	TR News	batteryinfo: A Rust-Powered Python Package for Laptop Battery Monitoring https://thisdavej.com/batteryinfo-a-rust-powered-python-package-for-laptop-battery-monitoring/
[14:31]	TR Bot	A Rust-Powered Python Package for Laptop Battery Monitoring | thisDaveJ
[14:32]	TR News	Announcing Ridiculous Space Battles https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/04/29/announcing-ridiculous-space-battles/
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Announcing Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog
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[14:38]	TR News	The Web site securityweekly fixed its rss fed some months ago; however, as of late, a lot of its output is marketing spam, sometimes the majority
[14:44]	TR News	Coming Soon: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Coming_Soon_Microsoft_Fake_Results_Mass_Layoffs_and_Silence_Abo.shtml
[14:44]	TR Bot	 Techrights Coming Soon: Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs)
[14:48]	TR News	Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Just_Sending_More_and_More_Threats_Does_Not_Change_the_Fact_We_.shtml
[14:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled
[14:48]	TR News	Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.shtml
[14:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors
[14:48]	TR News	New Video Report About Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/New_Video_Report_About_Microsoft_Cancelling_Multi_Billion_Dolla.shtml
[14:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights New Video Report About Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects
[14:51]	TR News	Federal Circuit Weakens ITC Domestic Industry Requirement https://patentprogress.org/2025/04/federal-circuit-weakens-itc-domestic-industry-requirement/
[14:51]	TR Bot	 Federal Circuit Weakens ITC Domestic Industry Requirement - Patent Progress
[14:52]	TR News	Privies, Prior Art, and Procedure: Stewarts Triple Rebuke of PTAB in favor of Patentees https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/procedure-stewarts-patentees.html
[14:52]	TR Bot	 Privies, Prior Art, and Procedure: Stewart's Triple Rebuke of PTAB in favor of Patentees
[14:55]	TR News	SEP, FRAND, and Arbitration: A Paranoid Quest for Harmony in Global Patent Disputes https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/29/sep-frand-and-arbitration-a-paranoid-quest-for-harmony-in-global-patent-disputes/
[14:55]	TR Bot	 SEP, FRAND, and Arbitration: A Paranoid Quest for Harmony in Global Patent Disputes - Kluwer Patent Blog
[14:56]	TR News	When May Ex Parte Injunctions Be Granted in Patent Cases in Denmark? A Case Comment on BS-19037/2025 from the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/29/when-may-ex-parte-injunctions-be-granted-in-patent-cases-in-denmark-a-case-comment-on-bs-19037-2025-from-the-danish-maritime-and-commercial-high-court/
[14:56]	TR Bot	 When May Ex Parte Injunctions Be Granted in Patent Cases in Denmark? A Case Comment on BS-19037/2025 from the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court - Kluwer Patent Blog
[14:56]	TR News	Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Disinformation_and_Marketing_Spam_From_and_For_OIN_GAFAM_s_and_.shtml
[14:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents)
[14:56]	TR News	Unified Files Amicus for En Banc Review of Kroy IP Holdings v. Groupon in Fed. Cir. https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/28/amicus-kroy-groupon
[14:56]	TR Bot	 Unified Files Amicus for En Banc Review of Kroy IP Holdings v. Groupon in Fed. Cir. Unified Patents
[14:59]	TR News	$2,000 awarded for KEEEX digital fingerprint patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/29/2000-awarded-for-keeex-digital-fingerprint-patent-prior-art
[14:59]	TR Bot	 $2,000 awarded for KEEEX digital fingerprint patent prior art Unified Patents
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[15:00]	TR News	InfoGation navigation patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/29/infogation-navigation-patent-challenge-instituted
[15:00]	TR Bot	 InfoGation navigation patent challenge instituted Unified Patents
[15:00]	TR News	QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/quantificare-wins-injunction-against-canfield-in-3d-imaging-dispute/
[15:00]	TR Bot	 QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute
[15:02]	TR News	ReactOS now supports 3dfx's Voodoo5 GPUs open-source backdoored Windows alternative offers near-native performance for retro gamers https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/reactos-now-supports-3dfxs-voodoo5-gpus-open-source-windows-alternative-offers-near-native-performance-for-retro-gamers
[15:02]	TR Bot	 ReactOS now supports 3dfx's Voodoo5 GPUs open-source Windows alternative offers near-native performance for retro gamers | Tom's Hardware
[15:02]	TR News	pgDay Lowlands in Rotterdam - Call For Presentations (CfP) Closing Soon, and the Call for Sponsors is Open! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-lowlands-in-rotterdam-call-for-presentations-cfp-closing-soon-and-the-call-for-sponsors-is-open-3066/
[15:02]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pgDay Lowlands in Rotterdam - Call For Presentations (CfP) Closing Soon, and the Call for Sponsors is Open!
[15:04]	TR News	Freexian Collaborators: Freexian partners with Invisible Things Lab to extend security support for Xen hypervisor https://www.freexian.com/blog/xen-4.17-lts/
[15:04]	TR Bot	partners with Invisible Things Lab to extend security support for Xen hypervisor | Freexian
[15:05]	TR News	Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 138 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-138/
[15:05]	TR Bot	 Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 138 Firefox Developer Experience
[15:05]	TR News	Basic Python Syntax: A Beginners Guide To Writing Python Code https://thenewstack.io/all-basic-python-syntaxes/
[15:05]	TR Bot	 Basic Python Syntax: A Beginners Guide To Writing Python Code - The New Stack
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[15:14]	TR News	How can IXPs help measure the Internet? https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/29/how-can-ixps-help-measure-the-internet/
[15:14]	TR Bot	 How can IXPs help measure the Internet? | APNIC Blog
[15:35]	TR News	How reinforcement learning improves DeepSeek performance https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/29/how-reinforcement-learning-improves-deepseek-performance
[15:35]	TR Bot	 How reinforcement learning improves DeepSeek performance | Red Hat Developer
[15:38]	TR News	Streaming Data into Postgres with Estuary https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/streaming-data-into-postgres-with-estuary-3064/
[15:38]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: Streaming Data into Postgres with Estuary
[15:39]	TR News	Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Google_Spreading_Misinformation_and_Lies.shtml
[15:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies
[15:39]	TR News	Google report finds drop in zero-day exploitation in 2024 but warns enterprise risks are rising https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/google-report-finds-drop-zero-day-exploitation-2024-warns-enterprise-risks-rising/
[15:39]	TR Bot	report finds drop in zero-day exploitation in 2024 but warns enterprise risks are rising - SiliconANGLE
[15:41]	TR News	Google Tracked 75 Zero-Days in 2024 https://www.securityweek.com/google-tracked-75-zero-days-in-2024/
[15:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-tracked-75-zero-days-in-2024/ )
[15:45]	TR News	Transparencia Electorals new index on data protection during elections in Latin America http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5558/transparencia-electorals-new-index-data-protection-during-elections-latin
[15:45]	TR Bot	 Transparencia Electorals new index on data protection during elections in Latin America | Privacy International
[15:45]	TR News	The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5559/hidden-threat-privacy-and-security-risks-chips
[15:45]	TR Bot	 The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips | Privacy International
[15:53]	TR News	Qt for Android Automotive 6.9 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-android-automotive-6.8-released-0
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Qt for Android Automotive 6.9 Released
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[16:04]	whatA_	http://techrights.org/i/2025/04/gsrgeh.png
[16:05]	whatA_	is TR playing some Undertale/Deltarune in there?
[16:05]	whatA_	that image is so strikingly resemblant
[16:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	i didn't know the Undertale/Deltarune
[16:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	reference
[16:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	so looked it up ins earx
[16:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	*searx
[16:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Undertale_and_Deltarune#:~:text=Its%20spiritual%20successor%2C%20Deltarune%2C%20is,many%20of%20the%20same%20characters.
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Characters of Undertale and Deltarune - Wikipedia
[16:11]	TR News	Zarfy updated in Scarthgap and Daedalus https://bkhome.org/news/202504/zarfy-updated-in-scarthgap-and-daedalus.html
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Zarfy updated in Scarthgap and Daedalus
[16:12]	TR News	"DOGE Aide Dismantling CFPB Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts" https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock | Source: Pro Publica
[16:12]	TR Bot	 DOGE Aide Dismantling CFPB Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts ProPublica
[16:13]	TR News	Firefox 138.0 Is Out with Support for Customizing Profiles https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/04/firefox-138-0-is-out/
[16:13]	TR Bot	 Firefox 138.0 Is Out with Support for Customizing Profiles | UbuntuHandbook
[16:14]	TR News	So I've been running #Ubuntu for the last couple days and I have to say, it's been great. https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250429-1607
[16:14]	TR Bot	 29 April 2025 at 16:07 | Kev Quirk
[16:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/openSUSE_Leap_16_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Agama_Installe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/openSUSE_Leap_16_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Agama_Installe.gmi 
[16:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS
[16:14]	TR News	Meson 1.8.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1019321/
[16:14]	TR Bot	1.8.0 released [LWN.net]
[16:15]	TR News	FSF Events: Community meetup in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA http://www.fsf.org/events/community-meetup-palm-beach-county-florida
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Community meetup in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[16:15]	TR News	FSF Events: Community meetup in Warsaw, Poland http://www.fsf.org/events/community-meetup-warsaw-poland
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Community meetup in Warsaw, Poland Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[16:32]	TR News	Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Heres What to Expect https://9to5linux.com/firefox-139-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect
[16:32]	TR Bot	139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here's What to Expect - 9to5Linux
[16:32]	TR News	Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on GNU/Linux https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-138-adds-new-default-color-override-for-high-contrast-mode-on-linux
[16:32]	TR Bot	138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux - 9to5Linux
[16:32]	TR News	Firefox 138 Released with Long-Awaited Profile Manager https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefox-138-new-features
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Firefox 138 Released with Long-Awaited Profile Manager - OMG! Ubuntu
[16:33]	TR News	Proprietary backdoored Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux)
[16:33]	TR News	Speed of GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Speed_of_GNU_Linux.shtml
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Speed of GNU/Linux
[16:33]	TR News	statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, backdoored Windows at All-time Low https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Adoption_Surging_in_Switzerland_Windows_a.shtml
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, Windows at All-time Low
[16:34]	TR News	Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/install-and-isolate-apps-using-firejail-on-slackware/
[16:34]	TR Bot	 TuM'Fatig - Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware
[16:34]	TR News	Oshin OS is an Arch GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/oshin-os-arch-linux-distribution/
[16:34]	TR Bot	OS is an Arch Linux distribution - LinuxLinks
[16:34]	TR News	AUDio MEasurement System oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer https://www.linuxlinks.com/audio-measurement-system-oscilloscope-spectrum-analyzer/
[16:34]	TR Bot	MEasurement System - oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer - LinuxLinks
[16:36]	TR News	Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Forms https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-microsoft-forms/
[16:37]	TR Bot	Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Forms - LinuxLinks
[16:38]	TR News	Cerberus Testing is a low-code test automation platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/cerberus-testing-low-code-test-automation-platform/
[16:38]	TR Bot	Testing is a low-code test automation platform - LinuxLinks
[16:40]	TR News	Accelerate model training on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) with NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/29/accelerate-model-training-openshift-ai-nvidia-gpudirect-rdma
[16:40]	TR Bot	 Accelerate model training on OpenShift AI with NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA | Red Hat Developer
[16:41]	TR News	sumdiff: Sum Minus Difference https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/sumdiff-sum-minus-difference/
[16:41]	TR Bot	Sum Minus Difference | R-bloggers
[16:42]	TR News	Ensuring That Every Computer User Anywhere in the World Can Take Control of All His or Her Computers https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/27/Ensuring_That_Every_Computer_User_Anywhere_in_the_World_Can_Tak.shtml
[16:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Ensuring That Every Computer User Anywhere in the World Can Take Control of All His or Her Computers
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[16:45]	TR News	Linux Matters: High Precision Solid Metal Balls https://linuxmatters.sh/54/
[16:45]	TR Bot	 High Precision Solid Metal Balls
[16:46]	TR News	"How Moscow censors Trump" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/how-moscow-censors-trump | Source: Meduza
[16:46]	TR Bot	 How Moscow censors Trump POTUS has ramped up criticism of Putin in recent days. You wouldn't know it from watching Russian state TV. Meduza
[16:50]	TR News	France accuses Russian military intelligence of cyberattacks https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-france-accuses-russian-military-intelligence-of-cyberattacks
[16:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-france-accuses-russian-military-intelligence-of-cyberattacks )
[16:51]	TR News	France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on defence, finance, media sectors https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250429-france-accuses-russia-cyberattacks-defence-finance-media-sectors
[16:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250429-france-accuses-russia-cyberattacks-defence-finance-media-sectors )
[16:55]	TR News	TTAB Dismisses THOR Opposition, Finding Boats Unrelated to Recreational Vehicles: 34 Pairs of Third-Party Registrations Proved Decisive http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/04/ttab-dismisses-thor-opposition-finding.html
[16:55]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTAB Dismisses THOR Opposition, Finding Boats Unrelated to Recreational Vehicles: 34 Pairs of Third-Party Registrations Proved Decisive
[16:56]	TR News	Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/denial-medical-gloves.html
[16:56]	TR Bot	 Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves
[16:57]	TR News	Going GNU/Linux #467 Listener Feedback https://goinglinux.com/episode-467-listener-feedback/index.html
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Episode 467 Listener Feedback Going Linux
[16:58]	TR News	Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? https://fossforce.com/2025/04/is-free-or-open-source-software-sustainable/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? - FOSS Force
[16:58]	TR News	FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things https://fossforce.com/2025/04/freebsd-wants-to-know-a-few-things/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things - FOSS Force
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[17:01]	TR News	New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be caught with no clear legal basis https://digit.site36.net/2025/04/29/new-surveillance-method-revealed-german-authorities-let-ip-addresses-be-caught-with-no-clear-legal-basis/
[17:01]	TR Bot	 New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be caught with no clear legal basis | Matthias Monroy
[17:02]	TR News	Germany committing to ODF and open document standards https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/29/germany-committing-to-odf-and-open-document-standards/
[17:02]	TR Bot	 Germany committing to ODF and open document standards - The Document Foundation Blog
[17:03]	TR News	How To Install OpenOffice on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-openoffice-opensuse/
[17:03]	TR Bot	 How To Install OpenOffice on openSUSE - idroot
[17:04]	TR News	Surge in trips expected for Chinas May Day holiday, but travellers keep budgets tight https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/surge-in-trips-expected-for-chinese-holiday-but-travellers-keep-budgets-tight
[17:04]	TR Bot	 Surge in trips expected for Chinas May Day holiday, but travellers keep budgets tight | The Straits Times
[17:05]	TR News	Turkeys labor underutilization reaches pandemic level https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-labor-underutilization-reaches-pandemic-level-306934
[17:05]	TR Bot	 Turkeys labor underutilization reaches pandemic level
[17:07]	TR News	Microsoft's openwashing front group is lobbying White House on Hey Hi (AI) https://opensource.org/blog/new-project-highlights-open-source-initiative-and-apereo-foundations-response-to-white-house-on-ai
[17:07]	TR Bot	 New project highlights Open Source Initiative and Apereo Foundations response to White House on AI Open Source Initiative
[17:09]	TR News	Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox DevTools Newsletter 137 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-devtools-newsletter-137/
[17:09]	TR Bot	 Firefox DevTools Newsletter 137 Firefox Developer Experience
[17:13]	TR News	New ONS data today; weeks 14-15 England and Wales deaths in 2019: 10,126 and 10,291. In 2025: 11,449 and 10,998. Too many deaths, no official explanations.
[17:15]	TR News	Spatial machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/spatial-machine-learning-with-r-caret-tidymodels-and-mlr3/
[17:15]	TR Bot	machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 | R-bloggers
[17:17]	TR News	LibreArts Weekly recap 27 April 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/04/week-recap-27-apr-2025/
[17:17]	TR Bot	 Libre Arts - Weekly recap 27 April 2025
[17:22]	TR News	Signing key change for Kali GNU/Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1019255/
[17:22]	TR Bot	key change for Kali Linux [LWN.net]
[17:22]	TR News	Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1019272/
[17:22]	TR Bot	updates for Tuesday [LWN.net]
[17:23]	TR News	Petter Reinholdtsen: OpenSnitch 1.6.8 is now in Trixie http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/OpenSnitch_1_6_8_is_now_in_Trixie.html
[17:23]	TR Bot	 Petter Reinholdtsen: OpenSnitch 1.6.8 is now in Trixie
[17:23]	TR News	Freexian Collaborators: Monthly report about Debian Long Term Support, March 2025 (by Roberto C. Snchez) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2025-03/
[17:23]	TR Bot	report about Debian Long Term Support, March 2025 | Freexian
[17:25]	TR News	Customizing WirePlumber's configuration for embedded systems https://www.collabora.com/customizing-wireplumbers-configuration-for-embedded-systems
[17:25]	TR Bot	 We're hiring!
[17:26]	TR News	Linux Format 328 https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-328.html
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Linux Format 328
[17:27]	TR News	NFO Viewer is a viewer for NFO files https://www.linuxlinks.com/nfo-viewer-files/
[17:27]	TR Bot	Viewer is a viewer for NFO files - LinuxLinks
[17:27]	TR News	4 Fun Free and Open Source Meme Generation Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/fun-free-open-source-meme-generation-tools/
[17:27]	TR Bot	Fun Free and Open Source Meme Generation Tools - LinuxLinks
[17:27]	TR News	StarRocks is a high-performance analytical database https://www.linuxlinks.com/starrocks-high-performance-analytical-database/
[17:27]	TR Bot	is a high-performance analytical database - LinuxLinks
[17:28]	TR News	15 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-test-automation-tools/
[17:28]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools - LinuxLinks
[17:28]	TR News	Shaarli is a minimalist, super fast, database-free, bookmarking service https://www.linuxlinks.com/shaarli-minimalist-fast-database-free-bookmarking-service/
[17:28]	TR Bot	is a minimalist, super fast, database-free, bookmarking service - LinuxLinks
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[17:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Cybershow, Linux Matters, and Going Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Cybershow_Linux_Matters_and_Going_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Cybershow_Linux_Matters_and_Going_Linux.gmi 
[17:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Cybershow, Linux Matters, and Going Linux
[17:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian: Freexian Updates and OpenSnitch 1.6.8 Now in Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Debian_Freexian_Updates_and_OpenSnitch_1_6_8_Now_in_Trixie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Debian_Freexian_Updates_and_OpenSnitch_1_6_8_Now_in_Trixie.gmi 
[17:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian: Freexian Updates and OpenSnitch 1.6.8 Now in Trixie
[17:44]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[17:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Stigma and Linux Format https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Linux_Stigma_and_Linux_Format.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Linux_Stigma_and_Linux_Format.gmi 
[17:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Stigma and Linux Format
[17:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.gmi 
[17:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
[17:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox News and Tor Browser 14.5.1 Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_News_and_Tor_Browser_14_5_1_Release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_News_and_Tor_Browser_14_5_1_Release.gmi 
[17:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox News and Tor Browser 14.5.1 Release
[17:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Databases: PostgreSQL Releases, Analyses, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Databases_PostgreSQL_Releases_Analyses_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Databases_PostgreSQL_Releases_Analyses_and_More.gmi 
[17:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Databases: PostgreSQL Releases, Analyses, and More
[17:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Ridiculous Space Battles, Commodore 64 Fun, and BitCraft Online https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_Ridiculous_Space_Battles_Commodore_64_Fun_and_BitCraft_On.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_Ridiculous_Space_Battles_Commodore_64_Fun_and_BitCraft_On.gmi 
[17:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Ridiculous Space Battles, Commodore 64 Fun, and BitCraft Online
[17:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:54]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[17:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software Community Meetups in Palm Beach County, Florida, and in Warsaw, Poland https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Community_Meetups_in_Palm_Beach_County_Florida_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Community_Meetups_in_Palm_Beach_County_Florida_an.gmi 
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free Software Community Meetups in Palm Beach County, Florida, and in Warsaw, Poland
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[17:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[17:58]	TR News	"On Desktop Linux you can get the launcher to appear, but the game itself will not load once you hit the Start Game button, as it just quits to your Steam Library." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/infinity-nikki-on-steam-works-on-steam-deck-but-the-situation-is-odd-and-anti-cheat-blocks-desktop-linux/
[17:58]	TR Bot	Nikki on Steam works on Steam Deck but the situation is odd and anti-cheat blocks Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux
[17:59]	TR News	"Most people only consider Windows or macOS when looking at laptops, with a smattering of ChromeOS thrown in for good measure. However, the next time you configure a laptop before purchase, you might just see the option to buy it with Linux pre-installed." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-now-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-linux-laptop/
[17:59]	TR Bot	 5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop
[17:59]	TR News	Delta Force is 'not part of the future' https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/delta-force-devs-say-desktop-linux-support-is-not-part-of-our-agenda-in-the-future/
[17:59]	TR Bot	Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future' | GamingOnLinux
● Apr 30
[18:00]	TR News	"Think you need a laptop to connect via SSH to your Linux machine? Think again - these free Android apps make it ridiculously easy to connect from anywhere." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-ssh-clients-for-android-and-why-you-need-them/
[18:00]	TR Bot	favorite SSH clients for Android - and why you need them | ZDNET
[18:01]	TR News	"Here's a look at eight Linux commands that you might not have tried. There's always something new to learn." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3960514/8-unusual-linux-commands.html
[18:01]	TR Bot	 8 unusual Linux commands | Network World
[18:02]	TR News	"Useful commands for Linux beginners can help you get comfortable on the command line." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3958246/18-essential-commands-for-new-linux-users.html
[18:02]	TR Bot	 18 essential commands for new Linux users | Network World
[18:02]	TR News	"The bash history feature can save you a lot of time when repeating commands or examining commands youve entered previously." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3542724/making-use-of-command-history-on-linux.html
[18:02]	TR Bot	 Making use of your command history on Linux | Network World
[18:04]	TR News	"Here we go again. Wuthering Waves has now released on Steam from KURO GAMES and it appears to be having problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux due to the anti-cheat being used." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wuthering-waves-arrives-on-steam-another-with-anti-cheat-problems-on-steam-deck-and-desktop-linux/
[18:04]	TR Bot	Waves arrives on Steam, another with anti-cheat problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux
[18:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.gmi 
[18:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:09]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers
[18:14]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-30.gmi
[18:15]	TR News	SpellBinding: BEWNOUK Wordo: BLARE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-30.gmi
[18:32]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Pakistan-India Tensions Grow, Facebook Banning Publishers Before Elections https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Pakistan_India_Tensions_Grow_Facebook_Banning_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Pakistan_India_Tensions_Grow_Facebook_Banning_.gmi 
[18:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Pakistan-India Tensions Grow, Facebook Banning Publishers Before Elections
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[18:40]	TR News	Microsoft ends contract with Dallas-based transit provider, triggering nationwide layoffs https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2025/04/30/mv-transportation-employee-layoffs-microsoft.html A form of Microsoft layoffs http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.shtml
[18:40]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[18:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors
[18:42]	TR News	EA Cancels Titanfall Game and Cuts Hundreds of Jobs https://www.channelnews.com.au/ea-cancels-titanfall-game-and-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs/
[18:42]	TR Bot	 EA Cancels Titanfall Game and Cuts Hundreds of Jobs channelnews
[18:44]	TR News	"Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly laying off 300 to 400 employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, and has canceled a Titanfall game in development." https://www.latestly.com/technology/ea-layoffs-2025-electronic-arts-lays-off-around-300-employees-including-roughly-100-job-cuts-at-respawn-entertainment-6819237.html
[18:44]	TR Bot	Layoffs 2025: Electronic Arts Lays Off Around 300 Employees, Including Roughly 100 Job Cuts at Respawn Entertainment | LatestLY
[18:45]	TR News	Classic FAKE NEWS https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/04/28/quantum-computing-ibm-150-billion-investment/83334058007/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/What_Fake_News_Looks_Like_IBM.shtml
[18:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/04/28/quantum-computing-ibm-150-billion-investment/83334058007/ )
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights What Fake News Looks Like (IBM)
[18:47]	TR News	EXCLUSIVE: IBM Pulls Plug On Left-Wing Ad Policies After Taking Heat From Conservative Orgs https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/29/ibm-garm-advertising-heritage-alliance-defending-freedeom-adf/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//dailycaller.com/2025/04/29/ibm-garm-advertising-heritage-alliance-defending-freedeom-adf/
[18:47]	TR Bot	 EXCLUSIVE: IBM Pulls Plug On Left-Wing Ad Policies After Taking Heat From Conservative Orgs | The Daily Caller
[18:49]	TR News	"So they're spinning the annual budget that was already in place into an "investment." I think the only change is that instead of all of it going straight into Alvind and his cronies' pockets, half will now be diverted into the Trump money laundering machine. So, not really investing in American tech so much as technically investing in 'murrica." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jszw0nag
[18:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jszw0nag )
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa
[18:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa )
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	This rumor has been around for quite a long time. IBM makes money on both product lines (power and storage), BUT require quite a large investment in research (IP) to remain competitive. As such it has been speculated that IBM is searching for a partner who will help split the IP costs for a share of the Power and storage marketplace. Will it occur? IBM certainly seems to be setting the stage for it as they have relocated storage m
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	anufacturing to the same Mexico power manufacturing plant. I suspect IBM will cut a GF type deal where it guarantees IP investment and enterprise purchases while exiting the manufacturing space for an IP payment. Its a win / win as IBM farms the IP while exiting the manufacturing and marketing space. The partner wins in that they get an established market for essentially an IP payment. Will it occur? Given IBMs stated 
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	strategy to focus on enterprise and exit everything else, our magic 8 ball says looks promising
[18:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	Must be a day that ends in 'y'.
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	Storage has been threatened to be sold off since before I joined (over a decade ago). It's expensive (hardware always is), but it also makes money and we're not bad at it. It's always a bit frustrating about how the income for storage gets split between software and hardware, so it makes us look like we're earning less than we actually are (because we're a 'cloud' company).
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	Given that likely buyers were previously Inspur and Lenovo, there may be a political backlash...
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	That said, I'm not saying it's not going to happen. It's entirely within the history of IBM's executives to sell off the family jewels - but also I'd need a /lot/ of rumors to actually believe it.
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	I don't think it's actually possible. There's a national security implication involved here. Even if it did/could sell, it wouldn't go far.
[18:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[18:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software Foundation completes its board member review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Foundation_completes_its_board_member_review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Foundation_completes_its_board_member_review.gmi 
[18:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free Software Foundation completes its board member review
● Apr 30
[19:03]	TR News	Techrights Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Richard_Stallman_Re_Confirmed_by_the_Free_Software_Foundation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Richard_Stallman_Re_Confirmed_by_the_Free_Software_Foundation.gmi 
[19:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation
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[19:17]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Gemini_Turns_6_Soon_Still_Growing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Gemini_Turns_6_Soon_Still_Growing.gmi 
[19:17]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing
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● Apr 30
[20:14]		-tomaw/Wallops-Please talk about and support the Open Source Labs future: https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/
[20:19]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Microsoft_Has_Hundred_of_Layoffs_Again_Same_Week_as_the_Company.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Microsoft_Has_Hundred_of_Layoffs_Again_Same_Week_as_the_Company.gmi 
[20:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results
[20:42]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@6pj9eqqnjeizs.irc) has joined #techrights
[20:43]	IsambardPrince	Gemini protocol not Google's bullshit bot that they try to stick in everything?
[20:43]	IsambardPrince	I don't like that thing. It's always popping up offering to do shit with my email or something.
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	Nope nope nope.
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	Like the horse said in Ren & Stimpy. No sir, I don't like it.
[20:45]	TR News	Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.gmi 
[20:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court
[20:46]	TR News	"I can't believe people read that rag." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt2855j0
[20:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt2855j0 )
[20:46]	IsambardPrince	Some of ChromeOS works a lot better than other operating systems I've tried.
[20:47]	IsambardPrince	Some of it is amateurishly green.
[20:47]	TR News	"I was laid off in March after 40 years -- as my reviews have all been extremely positive I feel is age discrimination." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv
[20:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv )
[20:47]	IsambardPrince	The interface is very fast.
[20:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	no systemd
[20:48]	IsambardPrince	There is, in the Linux container, but it's not actually in charge of the main system, so that's more reliable.
[20:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	boots faster
[20:50]	IsambardPrince	systemd is very poorly designed.
[20:50]	IsambardPrince	It's unstable, it's complicated.
[20:51]	IsambardPrince	As a user, it's not at all pleasant to deal with.
[20:51]	IsambardPrince	Nobody maintaining it even cares about this. They just slop more code into it, often things that the kernel could already do.
[20:51]	IsambardPrince	Or would be better off as a separate system, or was a separate system.
[20:52]	IsambardPrince	Linux distributions tend to be breaking down, maintained by people who either have no idea what they're doing or are being paid to brick something that worked before.
● Apr 30
[21:01]	TR News	Android remains high in Mexico https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/mexico/#monthly-200902-202504
[21:01]	TR Bot	 Operating System Market Share Mexico | Statcounter Global Stats
[21:02]	IsambardPrince	Yes, the Chromebook boots in 2-3 seconds.
[21:02]	IsambardPrince	Linux with systemd takes about 10 times longer.
[21:02]	TR News	NATMOS:R B6| LQs account of the end| Im back! gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2602 "Spring break is over and now I will continue this work. My next break will be at summer unless, I do summer school. Lets hope that this never happens."
[21:02]	IsambardPrince	The Linux container seems to save its state so that systemd doesn't make starting it up painfully slow.
[21:03]	IsambardPrince	If the container crashes them you have to wait a million years. It's like booting a Linux distro with systemd because that's exactly what's happening.
[21:03]	TR News	"Our 2600 Madrid meetups continue to thrive, with fresh faces joining the crew recently. On a personal note, I traveled to Alicante to catch KRSONE in concert and even painted a mural with childhood friends! Check out a snippet of the adventure here" gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/software-release/
[21:03]	IsambardPrince	The only time you need to wait on systemd to bring everything up is if the whole container crashes.
[21:04]	TR News	"It's from Geoff Lawton (or so Kelbot claims, I haven't checked), and it rings true. While I didn't know the quote then, it is that thought that motivated us to finally start growing our own food. It's been almost two months now, so I'd thought to write down how it's going so far, if only for my own reference." gemini://gemini.metro.cx/posts/20250430-gardening-update-1.gmi
[21:05]	TR News	openBSD day 1 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/openBSD2
[21:09]	IsambardPrince	The problem with public housing in America is that the government runs it or contracts with slumlords to run it, then you get in seedy people who are committing crime and doing all sorts of antisocial things.
[21:09]	IsambardPrince	The government here recently had to cite their own public housing project as a public nuisance.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	People get shot there all the time, someone jumped out a window and went splat a while back.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	Always loud noises. Broken blinds and screens. People hanging out a 20th floor window shouting at people on the street.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	The police had to put up a surveillance pod.
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	That's the result of not being able to say no to anyone who technically qualifies and it's their turn in the 5 year line to have an apartment.
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	You get some woman that's a "single mom" of like 20.
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	And then they start having random guys in there that "don't live there" just fuck her and get her pregnant.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	Then those random men who are "guests" are in gangs, of course, and they run into other gang members, and shoot at each other.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	Eventually there's so much crime that a woman can't safely get into the elevator because the gang members control the elevator and rape women who get in the elevator.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	But the stairs aren't safe either.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	And then there's drug deals.
[21:13]	IsambardPrince	If a single woman keeps having children by "The Unknown Father" and signing them all up for welfare, nothing good will happen by putting them all together in the same skyscraper.
[21:14]	IsambardPrince	Then the kids have no positive male role model and end up socially maladapted too, and they end up picking up guns and doing gang shit and carjacking people when they're 12.
[21:14]	IsambardPrince	It's a short, sad life.
[21:14]	IsambardPrince	Most black men who make it to 40 or 50 are okay.
[21:15]	IsambardPrince	It's the bathtub curve. If they've managed to live that long they either never joined a gang, or survived and got out.
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[21:51]	IsambardPrince	Kewpie or Duke's mayo is all I use. I noticed that Duke's tastes a lot like Japanese mayo, and since it's made in the US you avoid those import costs and tariffs.
[21:52]	IsambardPrince	A lot of brands use egg whites and yolks, and add sugar. Duke's and Kewpie only use egg yolks and do not add sugar.
● Apr 30
[22:05]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Criterion released a bunch of Steve McQueen movies.
[22:07]	IsambardPrince	I bought a Chinese knockoff TAG Monaco watch because of that.
[22:07]	IsambardPrince	They even make the knockoffs pretty well these days if you get them from the right supplier.
[22:08]	IsambardPrince	It's hard to tell the difference between that and the $8,000 watch.
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[22:08]	IsambardPrince	So you know, a lot of people buy the knockoff because it's much cheaper, looks exactly the same, and doesn't cost anywhere near $8,000
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[22:10]	IsambardPrince	The market for luxury watches from Europe is about to get a whole lot worse. Although I guess if you can afford a $10,000 watch, paying another $2,500 in tariffs is not much of an ask.
[22:11]	IsambardPrince	Some articles say that rich people will pay more for luxury goods. Probably not.
[22:11]	IsambardPrince	These people tend to travel. They'd just go buy the watch while they're in some country without the tariffs. It's not illegal to come back into the US with one luxury watch that you didn't pay your tariffs on.
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[22:34]	IsambardPrince	https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5380204/trump-economy-gdp-tariffs-recession-consumers
[22:34]	TR Bot	 U.S. economy shrinks as Trump's tariffs spark recession fear : NPR
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	Carpenter runs a furniture and lighting store in Boston and imports most of his lighting fixtures from China. He said the tariffs have been worse for his business than the 2008 housing crisis.
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	"At the end of the day, it's just a tax on the end consumers," Carpenter said. "We're definitely losing business. But we're not losing it to a competitor. We're just losing the opportunity for a sale."
[22:35]	MinceR	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-airborne-flaws-can-lead-to-zero-click-airplay-rce-attacks/
[22:35]	TR Bot	 Apple 'AirBorne' flaws can lead to zero-click AirPlay RCE attacks
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● Apr 30
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Someone on Reddit with a green card asked about joining the military and said "talk me out of it".
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	I replied,
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	"Geez why would a recruiter lie?
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	These people will tell you anything to get you to sign up and they lie when their lips move. They are graded and paid by how many people enlist. 
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	Don't ever trust anything a recruiter tells you. They're like car salesmen but worse.
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	As for talking you out of it, well, Trump is threatening war with Iran so have fun when one weekend a month two weeks a year turns into being caught up in that mess.
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	The US Military is not much better than Russian Orcs.
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	Also, Trump is ordering them to participate in the illegal deportations to El Salvador.
[23:15]	IsambardPrince	But as to forever wars that are lost the minute we leave, they did it under W and they'll do it again."
[23:16]	MinceR	lol
[23:16]	MinceR	Service Guarantees Citizenship!
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	It doesn't even guarantee a green card.
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	There's people who joined trying to get a green card and got deported anyway once the military was done with them.
[23:21]	IsambardPrince	Marriage is more likely to lead to green card and citizenship, just not as quickly.
[23:22]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, People who tend to confer citizenship on their spouse through marriage tend to skew white and rich.
[23:22]	IsambardPrince	So it's more likely to go through than "brown guy joined the Army now we're done with him, bye"
[23:25]	MinceR	:>
[23:48]	MinceR	(video) (no audio) https://files.catbox.moe/dtkade.mp4
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