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[00:12]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I had a supervisor named Vince once.
[00:13]	IsambardPrince	He tried to do a write-up with no proof of what happened.
[00:13]	IsambardPrince	I turned into a picking aisle and accidentally did not switch on fly-by-wire and I bumped into a sacrificial safety rail and dented it.
[00:13]	IsambardPrince	Hours later, I had Vince approach me and walk me back there and say "We know you did that.".
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	I said, "How do you know I did that?"
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	He said, "What?"
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Did you see it?"
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	He said no.
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	"Did someone else see it? If so, who was it?"
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	He said "No."
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Well, then how do you know that was me?"
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	He pointed up at the ceiling. He said "We have cameras." 
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	I said, "I don't see any cameras." He said, "They're hidden cameras, you wouldn't see them."
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	I said, "That's great! Let's go look at the video and you can show me exactly how this happened!"
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	He looked stunned and then walked away and said "I know that was you!"
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	And I never got written up.
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: Sometimes the way to deal with a bullshitter is to let them fully commit, and lean into their bullshit.
[00:27]	MinceR	:>
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: You have to nod enthusiastically during the last part.
[00:31]	MinceR	lol
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	It's the total opposite of what they expect.
[00:31]	IsambardPrince	"I am totally pretending to believe that thing you just said. Lead the way to the monitor room, you fraud."
[00:32]	IsambardPrince	Internally I had prepared for this possibility earlier. 
[00:33]	IsambardPrince	I didn't know what he'd say, exactly, but I knew that if he really knew, I'd already be getting written up.
[00:33]	IsambardPrince	If I confessed, I'd be written up.
[00:33]	IsambardPrince	If he knew, and I lied, I'd be written up and branded as a liar.
[00:33]	IsambardPrince	So that only left one response. Ask how he knew, where the evidence was.
[00:36]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The Reid Technique actually has two sections on dealing with suspects denying something.
[00:37]	IsambardPrince	One is literally called "Overcoming Denial".
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: There's one particular way to overcome denial that's particularly diabolical.
[00:39]	IsambardPrince	The false choice.
[00:39]	IsambardPrince	That would have looked something like this.
[00:40]	IsambardPrince	"Hey, look, man. I get it. You're a hard worker. It's late at night. Accidents happen. You didn't do this on purpose, right?"
[00:40]	IsambardPrince	Then the average subject goes "Vince really isn't such a bad guy. He realizes mistakes happen. This is a mistake."
[00:40]	IsambardPrince	And you confess, and out comes the write-up.
[00:42]	IsambardPrince	Or they might do it like "Did you do this to sabotage the facility or was it just something that happened because it's late at night and you're exhausted?"
[00:43]	IsambardPrince	The typical suspect picks the more socially acceptable version, which still hangs themselves.
[00:43]	IsambardPrince	In fact, this is always the option the investigator expects you to pick.
[00:43]	IsambardPrince	They don't care.
[00:43]	IsambardPrince	It accomplishes the same thing as "I RAMMED THAT THING DELIBERATELY BECAUSE I AM AN EVIL GUY WHO WANTS TO FUCK YOUR SHIT UP!!!!!" and then you do an Indian Dance in front of them.
[00:44]	IsambardPrince	Same thing happens, except maybe now they think you're a nut, and you get a write up.
[00:44]	MinceR	lol
[00:48]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I do know of one example of the Reid Technique that went both ways at once.
[00:48]	IsambardPrince	Brian's grandson Trent.
[00:48]	IsambardPrince	The police asked why he raped his little sisters while he was visiting his mother.
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	They said "We know you're a good kid, you didn't just do this for no reason. Who gave you the idea?"
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	So he confessed then started blaming someone else for having porn on their computer which "gave him the idea" to commit incest pedophile rape, apparently.
[00:50]	IsambardPrince	Eventually they continued and then his answer changed, first to blaming someone else when they said they did not believe him.
[00:50]	IsambardPrince	Then he just stared blankly at the police and said "I just wanted to have sex."
[00:51]	IsambardPrince	Brian's family rallied around him and said it was "not really rape" because the two girls had their hymens intact.
[00:51]	IsambardPrince	My mom told me that and I said, "What the fuck is that? Game of Thrones?"
[00:52]	IsambardPrince	Brian's family was full of retards who were operating on some sort of patriarchal medieval code that treated virginity as a commodity, thus treated rape as a property crime.
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[00:56]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The correct way to deal with the Reid Technique is don't ever let them get to Step 1.
[00:56]	IsambardPrince	You don't have to memorize how to defeat the Reid Technique, because engaging with it means you are already losing.
[00:58]	IsambardPrince	The average, ego-driven person believes they can out-smart a trained investigator by memorizing the 9 steps of the Reid Technique and trying to deploy verbal counters to each phase.
[00:59]	IsambardPrince	If you don't ever let them "interview" you, they can't develop a theme (Step 4), they can't interrupt a weak denial (Step 5), and they can't slide a diabolical alternative question across the table (Step 8) because there is no conversation occurring.
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[01:16]	MinceR	(video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/have-some-more-standup-comedians-2IsizEK
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[01:47]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I compared Apple's "Titanium" marketing to Don Draper's "It's Toasted!" line for cigarettes.
[01:48]	IsambardPrince	I said the iPhone is basically stagnant, so they had to come up with a new marketing campaign about something unimportant.
[01:49]	MinceR	:>
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[02:08]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: 
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	When have you ever tried to turn in a lease and not had them try to nickel and dime you to death for every scratch and dent. Phone trade-ins do it too. They say "Get up to $250 for your Pixel.", of course then you mail it in and they say "We looked at it and you get $50."
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	So have fun at the end of that Klarna contract.
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	The first time you get moisture in the charging port, a bit is set that cannot be unset. Even if the phone goes back to working within minutes and re-enables the charging port, the trade-in inspector knows. The phone is quietly assembling trade-in blackmail designed to lowball you after you mail it in.
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	Amazon cannot offer you a coupon for a bag of cat food instead of a $250 gift card if you don't ever trade in your phones.
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	Swappy is exactly the same thing. All of them are.
[02:43]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: There's a statute called Theft of Mislaid Property.
[02:43]	IsambardPrince	It's basically the opposite of Finders Keepers.
[02:44]	IsambardPrince	It says you commit theft of lost property if you take a lost item, with the intent to permanently keep it, and deprive the owner of its use, if you know of, or learn of a way that you could make a reasonable effort to return it.
[02:46]	IsambardPrince	On the surface you might tell an investigator "Well, I did not know that this way of finding the owner existed, and I did not learn of it, and that's why I kept it and used it."
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[02:46]	IsambardPrince	Except that now to try to prove you didn't know how to return it, you've admitted you are the person who found it, and you intended to keep it and deprive them of its value.
[02:47]	IsambardPrince	Now all they have to do is prove that you should have known how to contact the owner.
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[02:48]	IsambardPrince	That's why if you find a person's wallet and it has their ID in it and credit cards with their name, it's actually still theft to keep the cash in it. It's definitely a crime to use their credit card, it's also a crime to even possess their credit cards. It's also a crime to possess someone else's ID.
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[02:49]	IsambardPrince	So now you're potentially looking at several offenses. Including theft of mislaid property (not just the wallet but every single item inside it), possession of another person's credit cards, and possession of a state ID that is not yours.
[02:49]	IsambardPrince	Depending on how many things are in that wallet, it could be like 20 crimes.
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[02:51]	IsambardPrince	Everyone has a responsibility to follow every law.
[02:51]	IsambardPrince	You can't excuse yourself by saying you did not know the law existed.
[02:52]	IsambardPrince	There is a presumption that everyone knows every law and what that law requires.
[02:54]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] It would have been smarter for that guy to have just not given CBP any passcode to his phone at all.
[02:54]	IsambardPrince	They cannot deny a US citizen entry to the United States. The worst they could have done was send him to secondary screening and kept the device.
[02:54]	MinceR	30 034355 < IsambardPrince> It's basically the opposite of Finders Keepers.
[02:54]	IsambardPrince	Not giving them a passcode is not an offense.
[02:54]	MinceR	Losers Losers?
[02:55]	IsambardPrince	He could have also wiped the phone before crossing.
[02:55]	IsambardPrince	It's not a crime to come into the United States with a blank cell phone.
[02:55]	MinceR	yet.
[02:55]	IsambardPrince	I recommend putting the phone into "Repair Mode" before crossing the border.
[02:56]	IsambardPrince	Repair Mode stops a service technician from looking at any of your data.
[02:56]	MinceR	there's also this >> https://onemileatatime.com/news/united-states-demand-social-media-history-visitors/
[02:56]	TR Bot	 United States To Demand Social Media History From Visitors Before Entry - One Mile at a Time
[02:56]	IsambardPrince	Pretty much every state has a law that says if you bring in a phone for repair and the repair tech finds, say, underage porn, they have to call the police.
[02:56]	IsambardPrince	iPhones don't have Repair Mode.
[02:56]	MinceR	nvm, that's a crap site
[02:57]	MinceR	https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo
[02:57]	TR Bot	 US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
[02:57]	IsambardPrince	so pretty much all the pedos they catch at repair shops use an iPhone and are too stupid to realize that if they unlock it for a repair and it has CSAM on it, the police will come.
[02:57]	MinceR	i recommend not going to nazi america
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[02:59]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The government has more authority at the border than it does at a standard police stop.
[02:59]	IsambardPrince	But if you're a US citizen you are getting in eventually, so I just recommend not having anything at all with you that they could seize that would be useful to them in any way.
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[03:00]		*Received a CTCP VERSION from Bartolome
[03:00]	IsambardPrince	Anticipate that they're going to want to snatch all your devices and search them.
[03:00]	IsambardPrince	It would be best not to take laptops or your actual phone.
[03:01]	IsambardPrince	Maybe a burner phone that doesn't really have anything on it.
[03:01]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openai-rogue-model-claims-more-victims-beyond-hugging-face
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[03:02]	MinceR	snatch!
[03:02]	MinceR	do they search your devices when you leave?
[03:04]	IsambardPrince	They can if they want to.
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	They're more interested in what you're bringing in.
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	That's where they turn up drugs and wads of cash and stuff.
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	There's this thing called Civil Asset Forfeiture.
[03:06]	IsambardPrince	The way it works is the government accuses your property of being the result of a crime and then takes it from you.
[03:06]	IsambardPrince	They love finding people that walk around with lots of cash because they just take it and funnel it into the police budget.
[03:06]	IsambardPrince	They say you must have sold drugs.
[03:06]	IsambardPrince	Then they don't charge you with anything.
[03:07]	IsambardPrince	If they find $10,000 on you when you're driving the case might be called "The People of the State of Illinois v. $10,000 cash."
[03:08]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: No government would be complete without bandits that rob people on the highway.
[03:08]	IsambardPrince	It's all part of the friendly service.
[03:08]	IsambardPrince	You should quit being a criminal and use cards and leave all your cash in a bank for them to freeze if they want to.
[03:08]	IsambardPrince	Der doy.
[03:08]	MinceR	:>
[03:09]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The feds use this too.
[03:10]	IsambardPrince	Sometimes for good reasons, often to just steal from people without being able to prove a crime.
[03:10]	IsambardPrince	Same as the states.
[03:11]	IsambardPrince	Like, there will be a bunch of robberies and then one "The United States vs. 500 pounds of Ivory"
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[03:25]	admfubar	https://gmic.eu/gmic40/
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[03:43]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/hackers-cybersecurity-crime-ai-assistant-hallucination
[03:43]	TR Bot	 If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer
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[03:51]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I find myself tasting the Frank's Red Hot whenever I cook with it.
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	Reminds me of Grandma's vegetable soup.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	It had no flavor. She did not season it with anything.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	So we were all just taking turns passing Frank's Red Hot around.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	I told my dad it neutralized however much hot sauce you wanted to put in there.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	"Stuff's basically Tabasco Neutralizer."
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	He got a good laugh out of that.
[03:53]	MinceR	:)
[03:54]	IsambardPrince	I hope I don't get a burn notice on that instant pot.
[03:54]	IsambardPrince	I'm making spaghetti.
[03:55]	IsambardPrince	I got a "warehouse club" size bag of frozen meatballs so I just had to guess about how many to put in there. In case that threw off the liquid ratio a bit, the recipe calls for three cups garlic broth. I put an extra quarter cup in there.
[03:58]	IsambardPrince	In my experience the food burn is more of a hazard than putting in just a bit too much liquid.
[03:59]	IsambardPrince	Some cooking sites are far worse about underestimating how much broth to use than others.
[03:59]	IsambardPrince	I have a tuna noodle casserole that seems to "food burn" every time, but since the noodles are done and there's nothing raw in that recipe, we just go ahead and eat.
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[04:02]	admfubar	https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/27/eucd-6/#and-the-wisdom-to-know-the-difference
[04:02]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: How the EU can punish Google (despite Trump) (27 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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[04:56]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I got a copy of the Criterion Collection DVD release of Spartacus. I thought that was a great movie.
[04:56]	IsambardPrince	I appreciated the deleted scenes.
[04:57]	IsambardPrince	Crassus is revealed in one of them to be bisexual, which would have made it probably the first Hollywood movie that had an LGB movie character, even as a villain.
[04:57]	IsambardPrince	They decided it was too much for a 1960s movie.
[04:58]	IsambardPrince	I think the first major movie villains I can think of that were gay were Wint and Kidd from Diamonds Are Forever.
[04:58]	IsambardPrince	It was always villains until the 90s.
[04:58]	IsambardPrince	Then it was sort of an "Eww, would you look at that?"
[04:59]	IsambardPrince	Like Scott Bakula and that other guy playing a gay couple in American Beauty, as minor characters who are the setup for what happens later in the movie.
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[05:00]	IsambardPrince	Kevin Spacey's character was sort of indifferent to them, Annette Benning's character interacted with them the same way she did everyone. Performative, all about her.
[05:00]	IsambardPrince	Then Col. Fitts next door (who was closeted) makes a spectacle out of his alleged disgust.
[05:04]	IsambardPrince	I loved that movie too. Lester Burnham (Spacey) wakes up after "30 years of being a whore for the advertising industry".
[05:05]	IsambardPrince	He blackmails a huge severance package out of his boss (threatening him with a sexual harassment lawsuit, and to dump information about the CEO cheating on his wife with prostitutes paid for with company money). He uses the massive payout to buy a sports car he always wanted but was too broke to have as a teenager and to coast on while he gets a job at what's basically Burger King where he has no real responsibilities at all.
[05:06]	IsambardPrince	He starts smoking marijuana, weight lifting in the garage, listening to his record collection, and openly lusting after his teenage daughter's high school friend.
[05:06]	IsambardPrince	All of which, of course, are completely socially unacceptable except, he no longer cares.
[05:08]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I just think of most of the people around me as "bicameral sleepwalkers".
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[06:24]	TR News	Would the OCCRP be interested in the EPO or Microsoft ? https://www.occrp.org/en
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[06:34]	TR News	"The ruling is certainly further evidence of Europes desire to regulate US big tech platforms more strictly." https://theconversation.com/the-eu-has-fined-google-a-billion-dollars-for-ignoring-competition-rules-but-will-it-have-any-effect-288466 | Source: The Conversation
[06:34]	TR Bot	 The EU has fined Google a billion dollars for ignoring competition rules but will it have any effect?
[06:34]	TR News	"Its not that alternative app stores dont work. They do. But once the novelty wears off, I found myself going right back to the App Store." https://www.macworld.com/article/3199905/sideloading-changed-everything-and-nothing-about-my-iphone.html | Source: Macworld
[06:34]	TR Bot	changed everything and nothing about my iPhone | Macworld
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[06:40]	TR News	"Xbox consoles recently experienced a worldwide outage, during which people were unable to access even disc-based games that should have been playable offline." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-says-physical-discs-should-not-have-stopped-working-during-the-xbox-outage-clarifies-issue-with-entitlement-checks-that-failed-to-read-licenses-correctly-update-on-the-way | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:40]	TR Bot	 Microsoft says physical discs should not have stopped working during the Xbox outage clarifies issue with entitlement checks that failed to read licenses correctly, update on the way | Tom's Hardware
[06:41]	TR News	"The shift to renting versus owning is also symbolic of darker currents in the tech industry." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/apple-lease-upgrade-program/688106/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:41]	TR Bot	 Apple's New Upgrade Program Is a Trap - The Atlantic
[06:41]	TR News	"Peter shares the story of how Arubas libraries, archives, and cultural institutions came together to build a digital collection" https://blog.archive.org/2026/07/29/vanishing-culture-episode-5-a-language-worth-saving-with-peter-scholing/ | Source: Internet Archive
[06:41]	TR Bot	 Vanishing Culture Episode #5: A Language Worth Saving with Peter Scholing | Internet Archive Blogs
[06:45]	TR News	"Afroman is suing one of the Ohio sheriff's deputies who previously took him to court over videos mocking a raid on the rapper's home." https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/28/afroman-sues-cop/ | Source: TMZ
[06:45]	TR Bot	 Afroman Sues Cop Who Took Him to Court Over Raid Videos
[06:45]	TR News	"Notably, the raid stemmed from a tip asserting that there were illicit drugs in the home, but the investigation never led to any charges against him." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ | Source: Digital Music News
[06:45]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ )
[06:46]	TR News	"including rare freshwater springs, seeps, and riparian areas." https://www.courthousenews.com/environmentalists-tribes-sue-feds-over-renewed-approval-of-mojave-desert-pipeline/ | Source: Court House News
[06:46]	TR Bot	 Environmentalists, tribes sue feds over renewed approval of Mojave Desert pipeline | Courthouse News Service
[06:48]	TR News	"I think of a friend who was a capital defense attorney. She took on clients who plead guilty, but were looking to avoid being put to death by the state." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/on-murder/ | Source: Small Cypress
[06:48]	TR Bot	 on murder small cypress
[06:48]	TR News	"While I agree that Logitechs mice are currently disposable products, I strongly disagree that they should continue to be that way." https://www.theverge.com/tech/971963/logitech-user-replacable-batteries-europe | Source: The Verge
[06:48]	TR Bot	 Logitech will pull a Nintendo only European mice will come with replaceable batteries | The Verge
[06:48]	TR News	"A Canadian man lost precious years of his life after he was wrongfully accused and convicted in a child-luring case involving mistaken identity due to a missing underscore." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/one-missing-underscore-sent-canadian-man-to-prison-and-no-one-noticed-it-for-years-11834445 | Source: NDTV
[06:48]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/one-missing-underscore-sent-canadian-man-to-prison-and-no-one-noticed-it-for-years-11834445 )
[06:49]	TR News	"This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/ | Source: Ars Technica
[06:49]	TR Bot	 A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica
[06:49]	TR News	"If the correct username had been used at the start of the investigation, the subsequent steps in the investigation would not have led to Mr. Klayme" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/how-a-single-underscore-led-to-an-innocent-halifax-man-s-conviction-9.7283149 | Source: CBC
[06:49]	TR Bot	 'A subtle mistake': How a single underscore led to an innocent Halifax man's conviction | CBC News
[06:49]	TR News	"One of the main reasons he was found guilty, it would seem, is because no effective counterargument was made." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/dartmouth-underscore-case/ | Source: Nick Heer
[06:49]	TR Bot	 Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Overturns Case Investigated and Decided Based on a Typo Pixel Envy
[06:50]	TR News	"Iran has long been one of the worlds most frequent users of capital punishment, but public executions are extremely rare." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-hanging-protesters.html | Source: New York Times
[06:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-hanging-protesters.html )
[06:50]	TR News	"During the meeting, the commission warned the crowd to stop clapping multiple times, but Claridge walked into the room after the warnings." https://www.404media.co/clapping-is-a-first-amendment-right-an-interview-with-the-person-arrested-for-clapping-at-a-data-center-meeting/ | Source: 404 Media
[06:50]	TR Bot	 Clapping Is a First Amendment Right: An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting
[06:50]	TR News	"Weve been researching and writing State of the Free Press 2027, to be published by The Censored Press in December." https://www.projectcensored.org/the-project-censored-newsletter-july-2026/ | Source: Project Censored
[06:50]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/the-project-censored-newsletter-july-2026/ )
[06:53]	TR News	"undermining U.S. foreign policy and interfering in Colombias democratic process by supporting current Colombian leftist President Gustavo Petro and attacking de la Espriella. " https://truthout.org/video/this-activist-was-targeted-by-ice-for-criticizing-colombias-president-elect/ | Source: TruthOut
[06:53]	TR Bot	 This Activist Was Targeted by ICE for Criticizing Colombias President-Elect | Truthout
[06:55]	TR News	"The findings undercut one of the US governments top concerns that Chinese open-source AI models are a pathway for Chinese political ideas to infiltrate the views of those who use them." https://www.semafor.com/article/07/29/2026/censorship-in-chinese-ai-models-can-be-undone-new-research-shows | Source: Semafor Inc
[06:55]	TR Bot	in Chinese AI models can be undone, new research shows | Semafor
[06:55]	TR News	"Nearly a year later, that blueprint has moved from paper into practice." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/29/trump-admins-campaign-against-radical-left-terrorism-is-built-on-a-national-security-memo-with-no-congressional-approval/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:55]	TR Bot	Admins Campaign Against Radical Left Terrorism Is Built On A National Security Memo With No Congressional Approval | Techdirt
● Jul 30
[07:07]	TR News	"The man who stabbed and partially blinded author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York arts institute in 2022 was found guilty on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges stemming from the attack." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/author-salman-rushdies-attacker-hadi-matar-convicted-on-terrorism-charges-11840729 | Source: NDTV
[07:07]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/author-salman-rushdies-attacker-hadi-matar-convicted-on-terrorism-charges-11840729 )
[07:07]	TR News	"Daniil Belousovs father, Oleg Belousov, an amateur archaeologist in St. Petersburg, received a five-year sentence in 2023 for posts on VKontakte against Vladimir Putin and the war with Ukraine." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/29/a-russian-father-got-5-years-for-anti-war-posts-now-his-disabled-son-has-been-sentenced-to-7-for-justifying-terrorism | Source: Meduza
[07:07]	TR Bot	 A Russian father got 5 years for anti-war posts. Now his disabled son has been sentenced to 7 for justifying terrorism. Meduza
[07:08]	TR News	"An arguably more demanding test found that AI systems were not just persuasive when it came to opinions, but also in terms of real-world actions: [...]" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/27/ai-systems-out-persuade-expert-humans-including-professional-canvassers-and-world-championship-debaters/ | Source: Techdirt
[07:08]	TR Bot	Systems Out-Persuade Expert Humans, Including Professional Canvassers And World Championship Debaters | Techdirt
[07:08]	TR News	"While this push to redirect the countrys scientific research has incited alarm" https://www.salon.com/2026/07/28/trump-and-musk-both-want-to-control-americas-history/ | Source: Salon
[07:08]	TR Bot	and Musk both want to control America's history - Salon.com
[07:09]	TR News	"Humanity Has Already Used Up Earth's Natural Resources for 2026" https://earth.org/earth-overshoot-day-2026/
[07:09]	TR Bot	 Humanity Has Already Used Up Earth's Natural Resources for 2026
[07:10]	TR News	"Google's parent company Alphabet recently reported negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion for the second quarter of 2026" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/alphabet-goes-cash-flow-negative-for-the-first-time-as-ai-capex-doubles-to-44-9-billion-in-a-single-quarter | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quarter CFO warns that capex will increase in 2027 as company banks big on TPUs | Tom's Hardware
[07:10]	TR News	"One may be tempted to reach for the word karma. Lets go through the whole cosmology and see how we feel about that at the end." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-house-of-ellison-is-on-the-brink | Source: Mike Brock
[07:10]	TR Bot	 The House of Ellison is on the Brink - by Mike Brock
[07:10]	TR News	"Its national security code, blinking red, deployed against 37-year-old chef and state legislator Francesca Hong, to suggest that she is a walking threat." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/establishment-extinction-event-reaches | Source: Ken Klippenstein
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Establishment Extinction Event Reaches Wisconsin
[07:11]	TR News	"The cuts, according to the New York Times, affect employees at its news site HuffPost, BuzzFeeds film and TV studio, and the recipe publisher Tasty." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-layoffs-pivot-ai | Source: Futurism
[07:11]	TR Bot	 BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to AI
[07:12]	TR News	"I now have the rest of the summer and all of the winter to read up and learn and build a better bee hotel." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/lousy-hotel-avoided | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
[07:12]	TR Bot	 Lousy Hotel Avoided | Jeremy Cherfas
[07:13]	TR News	"Our theoretical approach reveals that social interactions and the group's structure are sufficient to display a collective memory" https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cockroach-collective-memory-emerges-from-their-social-networks-study-suggests | Source: Science Alert
[07:13]	TR Bot	Have a 'Collective Memory' That Emerges From Their Social Networks : ScienceAlert
[07:17]	TR News	"This is why Jhestyr used two RTL-SDR dongles to build isTrain" https://www.rtl-sdr.com/istrain-detecting-if-a-train-is-blocking-a-local-crossing-by-listening-to-railroad-frequencies/ | Source: RTL-SDR
[07:17]	TR Bot	 isTRAIN: Detecting if a Train is Blocking a Local Crossing By Listening to Railroad Frequencies
[07:17]	TR News	"To bypass the issue of grid demand, many data center builders have promised to power the buildings themselves. The problem with that plan is that its easy to build a warehouse full of GPUs." https://www.404media.co/data-centers-power-energy-grid-epa-clean-air-act/ | Source: 404 Media
[07:17]	TR Bot	 Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive
[07:17]	liberty_box	https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-coreos-10-coming-red-hat-openshift
[07:17]	TR Bot	 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 10 is coming to Red Hat OpenShift
[07:18]	TR News	"The increased electricity demand could cause monthly utility bills to rise by 15% to 40% by 2030, according to a recent analysis by ICF, a consulting and technology services company." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/trump-expands-a-voluntary-pledge-to-protect-consumers-from-high-utility-bills-from-ai-data-centers/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
[07:18]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/trump-expands-a-voluntary-pledge-to-protect-consumers-from-high-utility-bills-from-ai-data-centers/ )
[07:18]	TR News	"The Dutch bank expects the market share of electric cars to reach 40 percent this year, and shoot up to 55 percent next year. This is largely due to a new tax measure: the pseudo-final levy." https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/29/electric-outpace-fuel-new-car-sales-first-time-next-year-ing | Source: NL Times
[07:18]	TR Bot	 Electric to outpace fuel in new car sales for first time next year: ING | NL Times
[07:19]	TR News	"Fire" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1162/fire | Source: David Revoy
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Fire - David Revoy
[07:19]	TR News	"More than 1,500 data centers are planned nationwide, many in rural communities. Heres what to know about their water use, environmental impact and the growing opposition." https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2026/07/five-things-know-data-centers-spread-across-rural-america-water-usage/ | Source: MinnPost
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Five things to know as data centers spread across rural America
[07:19]	TR News	"The project has become a flashpoint in Imperial County, where water-intensive industrial projects like data centers are seen by some as incompatible with the regions limited water resources and agricultural economy." https://www.courthousenews.com/desert-data-center-developer-challenges-county-moratorium-in-court/ | Source: Court House News
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Desert data center developer challenges county moratorium in court | Courthouse News Service
[07:19]	TR News	"The wildfires sweeping France and Spain this week are the latest entries in that grim catalog." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/497041/spain-france-wildfires-europe-warming | Source: Vox
[07:19]	TR Bot	Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average | Vox
[07:20]	TR News	"The focus on fighting fires has distracted us from preventing them" https://thewalrus.ca/more-firefighters-and-water-bombers-wont-solve-canadas-wildfire-crisis/ | Source: The Walrus
[07:20]	TR Bot	 More Firefighters and Water Bombers Wont Solve Canadas Wildfire Crisis | The Walrus
[07:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tested a premium Linux laptop that's as light as it is powerful - here's why I love it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tested_a_premium_Linux_laptop_that_s_as_light_as_it_is_powerf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tested_a_premium_Linux_laptop_that_s_as_light_as_it_is_powerf.gmi 
[07:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I tested a premium Linux laptop that's as light as it is powerful - here's why I love it
[07:21]		*Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[07:25]	TR News	"My honeypot is a DShield sensor built on a Raspberry Pi 4, running the Cowrie SSH honeypot on an [Internet]-facing address." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33198 | Source: SANS
[07:25]	TR Bot	 Reconnaissance First: An SSH Bot That Sizes Up Your Hardware Before Deploying a Miner [Guest Diary]
[07:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.99, Linux 6.6.146, and Linux 6.1.179 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_99_Linux_6_6_146_and_Linux_6_1_179.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_99_Linux_6_6_146_and_Linux_6_1_179.gmi 
[07:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.99, Linux 6.6.146, and Linux 6.1.179
[07:28]	TR News	"People expressed shock and anger over Ltke's comments" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/shopify-ceo-appears-to-endorse-giving-more-votes-to-wealthy-canadians-9.7286688 | Source: CBC
[07:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Slimbook_Executive_report_14_I_hope_the_good_streak_lasts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Slimbook_Executive_report_14_I_hope_the_good_streak_lasts.gmi 
[07:28]	TR Bot	 Shopify CEO endorses idea to give more votes to wealthy Canadians | CBC News
[07:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts
[07:28]	TR News	"Consider the many homekeeping spouses such a proposal would instantly disenfranchise." https://boingboing.net/2026/07/28/shopify-ceo-endorses-stripping-voting-rights-from-poor-and-pensioners.html | Source: BoingBoing
[07:28]	TR Bot	 Shopify CEO endorses stripping voting rights from poor and pensioners - Boing Boing
[07:30]	TR News	"This was not simply checking IDs at the door. PatronScan was building a database." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons | Source: EFF
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons? | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[07:30]	TR News	"Migration records from Panama show Hulio entered the country in December 2013 using a diplomatic passport." https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pegasus-project/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport |
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport | OCCRP
[07:30]	TR News	"raises questions about NSOs connections to the [Israeli] state." https://citizenlab.ca/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport/ | Source: Citizen Lab
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport - The Citizen Lab
[07:31]	TR News	"More recently, Sonny Piers, after two years of being blackmailed to stay silent, has come forward and spilled the beans about the GNOME Foundation and their fake board." https://danielpocock.com/en/parliament-leaks-confidential-cult-inquiry-witness-contact-list/ | Source: Daniel Pocock
[07:31]	TR Bot	 Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria)
[07:31]	TR News	"Documents show Johnson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) deputies opened a formal death investigation, gathered evidence of the woman's abortion, and rang prosecutors to ask whether she could be charged." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/texas-sheriff-surveillance-abortion-case-1811394 | Source: International Business Times
[07:31]	TR Bot	 Cops Tracked Woman's Abortion Across 83,000 Cameras for Her 'Safety'; Court Records Show They Eyed Criminal Charges | IBTimes UK
[07:31]	TR News	"The concept of surveillance pricing is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their profits by invading our privacy." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing | Source: EFF
[07:31]	TR Bot	 San Francisco: Dont Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[07:32]	TR News	"According to this law, personal data means names, phone numbers, addresses, ID numbers, employment history, health records, biometrics." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/07/potraz-starts-data-protection-inspections-on-1-september-here-is-what-it-means-for-you/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[07:32]	TR Bot	( status 428 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/07/potraz-starts-data-protection-inspections-on-1-september-here-is-what-it-means-for-you/ )
[07:33]	TR News	"Russias Federal Security Service (FSB) charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international wanted notice for his arrest on July 29, 2026." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/russia-fsb-charges-durov-terrorism/ | Source: SQ Magazine
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Russia's FSB Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Terrorism
[07:33]	TR News	"is being placed on an international wanted list" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/07/29/russia-accuses-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-of-aiding-terrorism-what-the-fsb-alleges-why-two-agencies-report-different-numbers-and-what-it-means-for-russians-still-using-the-app | Source: Meduza
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Russia accuses Telegram founder Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism: what the FSB alleges, why two agencies report different numbers, and what it means for Russians still using the app Meduza
[07:33]	TR News	"The disclosure accompanied the company's second-quarter 2026 financial results, underscoring how lawsuits over the alleged impact of social media on young users have become one of the biggest financial threats facing the tech giant." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-legal-charge-youth-safety-lawsuits-1811416 | Source: International Business Times
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Meta Took a $2.4 Billion Legal Hit and Warns of More Courtroom Risk From Youth Safety Trials | IBTimes UK
[07:33]	TR News	"Meta also said its costs and expenses rose faster than its revenue growth for the second quarter." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html | Source: New York Times
[07:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html )
[07:34]	TR News	"Over the past year, Ive run point on all of our companys sales, led the technical components of all but two of our engagements, and over the lifetime of this blog have had something like 300 catchups with professionals from around the world." https://hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking |
[07:34]	TR Bot	 AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking Radically Ethical Data Consulting
[07:35]	TR News	"Theres also SlopTracker, where users can copy/paste links to Spotify tracks to run them through a tool that determines, with varying degrees of confidence" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-wont-label-ai-music-third-parties/ | Source: Digital Music News
[07:35]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-wont-label-ai-music-third-parties/ )
[07:35]	TR News	"Bailey got the idea for the Avoiding AI workshop from Hannah Cyrus, a librarian in Maine." https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/librarians-are-hosting-viral-avoiding-ai-workshops-for-people-who-are-fed-up-with-big-tech/ | Source: TechCrunch
[07:35]	TR Bot	are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunch
[07:35]	TR News	"Reading LLM-written code or a summarized document doesnt feel the same anymore. Its still reading, but without the strain in the brain. Its done the churning for me. Its pre-chewed, I just need to swallow it." https://anirudh.fi/strain | Source: Anirudh Oppiliappan
[07:35]	TR Bot	 The strain in your brain
[07:35]	TR News	"Quoting myself from the earlier blog post: [...]" https://hamatti.org/posts/in-the-era-of-ai-slop-human-curation-is-even-more-important/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[07:35]	TR Bot	 In the era of AI slop, human curation is even more important : Juha-Matti Santala
[07:37]	TR News	"Dark Reading walks through the many twists and turns in the bizarre story of how OpenAI's agent AI system broke out of its sandbox and decided to target Hugging Face, and what CISOs should be aware of." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/liable-ai-agents-escape-hugging-face-breach-questions | Source: Dark Reading
[07:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/liable-ai-agents-escape-hugging-face-breach-questions )
[07:37]	TR News	"Further corroborating this new paradigm, Cloudflare announced in June that 57 percent of webpage requests were being made by bots, marking the first time that bots made up the majority by its own metrics." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dead-internet-theory-come-true | Source: Futurism
[07:37]	TR Bot	 It Seems a Lot Like Dead Internet Has Actually Come True
[07:37]	TR News	"The findings described in this post are part of a coordinated disclosure with MSRC and Microsoft product teams." https://enklypesalt.com/posts/context-collapse-part3-ai-worming-through-word/ |
[07:37]	TR Bot	 Context Collapse, Part 3 - AI Worming through Word | En Klype Salt
[07:38]	TR News	"[...] Today, I wanted to read an article on Substack after following a link in an email from my inbox, but my app wasnt installed on my iPhone. After reinstalling it, I tried to open the link again, but it didnt work. [...]" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/07/29/wtf-substack-what-are-you.html | Source: Numeric Citizen
[07:38]	TR Bot	 WTF Substack? What are you for? Numeric Citizen Blog
[07:38]	TR News	"So, what does work? What am I doing?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-biggest-question-i-get-from-random | Source: Robert Reich
[07:38]	TR Bot	 The biggest question I get from random strangers
[07:38]	TR News	"Improving accuracy is important because the average human error rates involving diagnostic images are estimated to range from 3 to 5 percent, which translates to about 40 million errors worldwide each year." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-ai-will-reshape-radiologywithout-replacing-radiologists-180989220/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[07:38]	TR Bot	 How A.I. Will Reshape RadiologyWithout Replacing Radiologists
[07:39]	TR News	"All right, it's time for me to express myself, once more." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-executive-report-14.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[07:39]	TR Bot	 Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts
[07:39]	TR News	"These devices use 2.4GHz to connect on the WiFi spectrum." https://www.arjenwiersma.nl/ikea-grillplats-and-home-assistant-green | Source: Arjen Wiersma
[07:39]	TR Bot	 IKEA Grillplats and Home Assistant Green Arjen Wiersma
[07:40]	TR News	"Logic for Programmers is now 1.0 and available in print. Full announcement here, official website here, direct Amazon link here." https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/logic-for-programmers-is-done/ | Source: Buttondown LLC
[07:40]	TR News	"So I spent the last five years making that resource." https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/lfp/ | Source: Hillel Wayne
[07:40]	TR News	"This is a book about designing, verifying, and reasoning about software better. And its about how learning a little bit of logic, the mathematics of Booleans, unlocks all sorts of cool techniques in our field." https://logicforprogrammers.com/ |
[07:40]	TR Bot	for Programmers is Done Buttondown
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Logic for Programmers is Now Available
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Logic for Programmers
[07:40]	TR News	"I think that's the worst part. Normally, when things are busy and I have a lot on, I can see: the end is when xyz is done. But I don't see that now." https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/the-cognitive-load-of-responsibility | Source: Jasper Tandy
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Jasper is blogging: The cognitive load of responsibility
[07:41]	TR News	"Solar storms occur when the solar winda continuous stream of charged particles emitted by the suninteracts with Earth's magnetosphere." https://www.wired.com/story/an-extreme-solar-storm-may-be-even-more-devastating-than-previously-imagined/ | Source: Wired
[07:41]	TR Bot	Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined | WIRED
[07:41]	TR News	"That is, given a number of bits b, find the smallest value of n such that n! 2b." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/28/inverse-factorial-improved/ | Source: John D Cook
[07:41]	TR Bot	 Efficient code for inverting the (log) gamma function
[07:41]	TR News	"I think the main point of such endeavors to me is [...]" https://www.philipzucker.com/bdd_term_alg_effects/ | Source: Philip Zucker
[07:41]	TR Bot	 Finite Algebraic Effects as dicts and such | Hey There Buddo!
[07:42]	TR News	"The most important one is that even with the best planning, you can never to be certain to avoid clouds obliterating your view!" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/confessions-of-an-eclipse-photographer-shooting-my-first-ring-of-fire-eclipse-and-discovering-that-photographing-from-a-caribbean-cruise-ship-is-much-harder-than-it-looks | Source: Digital Camera World
[07:42]	TR Bot	 Confessions of an eclipse photographer: shooting my first ring of fire eclipse and discovering that photographing from a Caribbean cruise ship is much harder than it looks! | Digital Camera World
[07:42]	TR News	"Been making a bunch of updates in the blog. Just gonna section them out since I can and I want to." https://chisenires.design/blog/july-2026-updates/ | Source: Chi Seires
[07:42]	TR Bot	 been a while; just some updates Chi Seires
[07:42]	TR News	"There was no more time for delay, I found a 24 hour laundromat and loaded up a contractor trash bag." https://chrisglass.com/2026/07/29/saturday-night-at-a-laundromat/ | Source: Chris Glass
[07:42]	TR Bot	 Saturday night at a laundromat Chris Glass
[07:43]	TR News	"The upshot here is that I am not really in a position to do more than has already been done to get an edition published in your preferred language or territory." https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/29/la-la-la-la-la/#its_all_around_the_world | Source: CoryDoctorow
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Enshittification and Reverse Centaurs go global (29 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[07:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Ubuntu_Now_Has_a_Rolling_Release_Model_But_Not_For_The_Distro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Ubuntu_Now_Has_a_Rolling_Release_Model_But_Not_For_The_Distro.gmi 
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro
[07:43]	TR News	"Hope rarely comes out looking exactly like the box. Build it anyway. My friend is still snapping pieces together. Its fine." https://passo.uno/job-hunt-tech-writers-ai/ | Source: Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Advice for tech writers on a job hunt in the AI age Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti
[07:43]	TR News	"Sometime over the last weekend I was confronted with a thought that hadnt occurred to me before." https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2026/7/welcome-to-the-age-of-irrationality/ | Source: Jay Little
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Welcome to the Age of Irrationality | Jay Little
[07:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Krita 5.3.3 Released! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Krita_5_3_3_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Krita_5_3_3_Released.gmi 
[07:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Krita 5.3.3 Released!
[07:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME 50.3 Enables Remote Desktop Hardware Acceleration for AMD GPUs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_50_3_Enables_Remote_Desktop_Hardware_Acceleration_for_AMD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_50_3_Enables_Remote_Desktop_Hardware_Acceleration_for_AMD.gmi 
[07:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNOME 50.3 Enables Remote Desktop Hardware Acceleration for AMD GPUs
[07:49]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 30/07/2026: Homeworlds Notes and Manuscript Submitted https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Gemini_Links_30_07_2026_Homeworlds_Notes_and_Manuscript_Submitt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Gemini_Links_30_07_2026_Homeworlds_Notes_and_Manuscript_Submitt.gmi 
[07:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 30/07/2026: Homeworlds Notes and Manuscript Submitted
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review
[07:54]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/07/2026: "Age of Irrationality", Google Losing Money, and &quot;House of Ellison is on the Brink&quot; https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Age_of_Irrationality_Google_Losing_Money_and_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Age_of_Irrationality_Google_Losing_Money_and_H.gmi 
[07:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/07/2026: "Age of Irrationality", Google Losing Money, and "House of Ellison is on the Brink"
[07:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibreOffice, yours for a lifetime https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LibreOffice_yours_for_a_lifetime.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LibreOffice_yours_for_a_lifetime.gmi 
[07:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibreOffice, yours for a lifetime
● Jul 30
[08:05]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft May Have Gotten Rid of 8% of Its Workforce This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Microsoft_May_Have_Gotten_Rid_of_8_of_Its_Workforce_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Microsoft_May_Have_Gotten_Rid_of_8_of_Its_Workforce_This_Month.gmi 
[08:05]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft May Have Gotten Rid of 8% of Its Workforce This Month
[08:12]	psydruid	May it continue for a whole year
[08:19]	TR News	Techrights Overshoot Day Sites That Contribute to the Problem https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Overshoot_Day_Sites_That_Contribute_to_the_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Overshoot_Day_Sites_That_Contribute_to_the_Problem.gmi 
[08:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Overshoot Day Sites That Contribute to the Problem
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	Apparently, there's a lot more nasty things about Apple Upgrade, such as Apple building malicious software into iOS that disables device functionality if the customer falls ...
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	"Restricted Mode disables all iPhone apps and services other than essential apps like the App Store, Health, Phone, Messages, Clock, Settings, Wallet, and Passwords."
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-upgrade-leasing-program-lock-down-apps-for-missed-payments
[08:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-upgrade-leasing-program-lock-down-apps-for-missed-payments )
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: ^
[08:20]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: ^
[08:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	ewww
[08:22]	TR News	STILL NO REPORT! ... no wonder it is delayed by so much, the fiscal year ended already http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/29/How_Long_Can_a_Company_Delay_Its_Financial_Report_That_Likely_C.shtml
[08:22]	TR Bot	 Techrights How Long Can a Company Delay Its Financial Report That Likely Confirms Exodus of Staff, Growing Debt, and Other Problems?
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: 
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	I guess the device doesn't just let you default on the agreement and keep a usable device, it goes into "Limp Mode" until you catch up on past-due payments, immediately making your phone useless while Klarna destroys your credit rating.
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	
[08:25]	IsambardPrince	Apple has worked with Klarna on this because the only way to get deadbeats with lousy credit that banks won't even touch to pay for iCrap is direct and immediate punishment if they don't. 
[08:27]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: When your credit is so loused up you have to put the iPhone on the Klarna or else it gets the hose again.
[08:27]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: ^
[08:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	Klarna is a name?
[08:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	what does Klarna even mean?
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[09:05]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Klarna is a "fintech" that originates loanns.
[09:06]	IsambardPrince	They don't care if you pay them back because deeply subprimed banks like webbank fund the loans.
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[09:08]	TR News	"Gos proposal for package flag was accepted on July 23, 2026." https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/07/go-flag-all-is-set/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[09:08]	TR Bot	 Accepted proposal: range over all command-line flags | Redowan's Reflections
[09:08]	TR News	"Take this code, parsing the date of an annually recurring event that only has a month and day, such as a work anniversary: [...]" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/29/python-fix-valueerror-day-of-month-directive-may-not-be-used-without-a-year-directive/ | Source: Adam Johnson
[09:08]	TR Bot	 Python: fix ValueError: day of month directive '%d' may not be used without a year directive - Adam Johnson
[09:19]	TR News	"RcppDate ships the featureful date library written by Howard Hinnant to enable use from R packages." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/28/#rcppdate_0.0.7 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel
[09:19]	TR Bot	connect error: error:0A00010B:SSL routines::wrong version number ( status 0 @ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/28/#rcppdate_0.0.7 )
[09:20]	TR News	"We dont like const_cast much. Its ugly, and can even lead to undefined behaviour." https://www.elbeno.com/blog/?p=1858 | Source: Ben Deane
[09:20]	TR Bot	 const_cast: A Necessary Evil Why is a raven like a writing desk?
[09:20]	TR News	"This test harness would produce results of opening a file x number of times and how long it took to open. So we could use this to measure the before and after of when the eBPF hook attached." https://naveensrinivasan.com/posts/2026-07-22-how-do-i-profile-ebpf-code/ |
[09:20]	TR Bot	 How Do I Profile eBPF Code? :: naveen srinivasan Write code.Loves to read
[09:20]	TR News	"With jj, on the other hand, rebasing has become an easy, default, and almost joyful way of working." https://sals.place/blog/jj-and-homelab-thoughts/ | Source: Sal
[09:20]	TR Bot	 Thoughts in progress: jj and my homelab
[09:21]	TR News	"While the nature of the content was obviously advanced, I should have made it more obvious that this is an advanced concept and is very much optional." https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0235-indicating-levels-of-complexity/ | Source: Johnny Decimal
[09:21]	TR Bot	 Indicating levels of Johnny.Decimal complexity Blog Johnny.Decimal
[09:21]	TR News	"Tasha Mellins-Cohen offered a seven-category framework in 2024, which has proven useful for the field." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/28/categorizing-open-access-business-models/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[09:21]	TR Bot	 Categorizing Open Access Business Models - The Scholarly Kitchen
[09:22]	TR News	"the nations regulator of buses" https://www.propublica.org/article/transdev-senate-oversight-bus-crashes-public-transit | Source: Pro Publica
[09:22]	TR Bot	 Senate Leaders Push U.S. DOT Over Bus Safety Data ProPublica
[09:22]	TR News	"There are several advantages to making code publicly available." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/open-weight-ai.html | Source: New York Times
[09:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/open-weight-ai.html )
[09:23]	TR News	"Britain genuinely leads in design: look at Arm, and the long tail of talent around it. But design is the most portable layer in the entire stack" https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/28/sovereignty-is-a-substrate/ |
[09:23]	TR Bot	 Sovereignty is a substrate Negroni Venture Studios
[09:23]	TR News	"The 126th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) was held in Vienna at the end of July 2026." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/29/dns-topics-at-ietf-126/ | Source: APNIC
[09:23]	TR Bot	 DNS topics at IETF 126 | APNIC Blog
[09:24]	TR News	"This session is a unique opportunity to learn to use the bpvars package for forecasting with Bayesian panel vector autoregressions" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/ntroduction-to-all-things-about-bpvars-the-r-package-for-forecasting-with-bayesian-panel-vector-autoregressions-workshop/ | Source: Rlang
[09:24]	TR Bot	to All Things About bpvars, the R package for Forecasting with Bayesian Panel Vector Autoregressions workshop | R-bloggers
[09:32]	TR News	"This error indicates that MySQL is unable to load the InnoDB storage engine during startup." https://ostechnix.com/mysql-innodb-registration-storage-engine-failed-recovery/ | Source: OSTechNix
[09:32]	TR Bot	Registration as a STORAGE ENGINE Failed: MySQL Database Recovery Guide - OSTechNix
[09:32]	TR News	"PCWorld reports Firefox 153 introduces HDR video playback for Windows" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3201754/firefox-153-brings-hdr-video-qr-code-sharing-and-63-security-fixes.html | Source: PC World
[09:32]	TR Bot	153 brings HDR video, QR code sharing, and 63 security fixes | PCWorld
[09:50]	TR News	"At the Hackaday Europe conference in Italy earlier in the year, we were shown a rather interesting device." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/the-esp32-gets-a-web-browser/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:51]	TR Bot	ESP32 Gets A Web Browser | Hackaday
[09:51]	TR News	"On Android, version 5.3.3 lets you support Krita's development directly through the application." https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.3-released/ | Source: Krita
[09:51]	TR Bot	 Krita 5.3.3 Released! | Krita
[09:52]	TR News	"A document processing pipeline is a sequence of automated stages that transforms documents into usable information." https://ostechnix.com/linux-document-processing-pipeline/ | Source: OSTechNix
[09:52]	TR Bot	Open Source Tools to Build Document Processing Pipeline on Linux - OSTechNix
[09:54]	TR News	"Two new 3D-printed barracks buildings at Fort Bliss, Texas, which opened on Tuesday" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-bliss-3d-barracks-open/ | Source: Task And Purpose
[09:54]	TR Bot	 101st Airborne troops will stay in 3D-printed barracks at border
[09:54]	TR News	"The dongle is plugged into an ugly hack consisting of two portable USB hubs, hidden behind my display, connected to my PC using a USB extension." https://www.xythobuz.de/2026_07_29_glove80_dongle.html | Source: Thomas Buck
[09:54]	TR Bot	USB Dongle - xythobuz.de
[09:54]	TR News	"Reviews of Framework Laptop 13 Pro are now live, with shipments of Batch 1 pre-orders starting this week." https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-laptop-13-pro-press-reviews-and-previewing-a-192gb-framework-desktop | Source: Framework Computer BV
[09:54]	TR Bot	 Framework | Framework Laptop 13 Pro press reviews and previewing a
[09:54]	TR News	"Slackware64-current is multilib capable by default. System native libraries are in, e.g. /usr/lib64, with 32-bit alternatives in, e.g. /usr/lib." https://fuzzix.org/slackware64current-multilib-and-perlbrew | Source: Fuzzix
[09:54]	TR Bot	 Slackware64-current, multilib, and perlbrew :: fuzzix dot org
[09:55]	TR News	"Last modified on: July 27, 2026 by Lorenzo Salvadore" https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2026-04-2026-06/ | Source: FreeBSD
[09:55]	TR Bot	 FreeBSD Status Report Second Quarter 2026 | The FreeBSD Project
[09:55]	TR News	"Please join us in welcoming Matt Slaybaugh as the Journals new editor." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/an-update-on-the-freebsd-journal-new-editor-new-format/ | Source: FreeBSD
[09:55]	TR Bot	 An Update on the FreeBSD Journal: New Editor, New Format | FreeBSD Foundation
[09:55]	TR News	"Production environments rarely fail in predictable ways." https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-support-greatest-hits/ | Source: Klara
[09:55]	TR Bot	 FreeBSD Support: Greatest Hits - Klara Systems
[09:56]	TR News	"I've been bitter for a long time." https://maxleiter.com/blog/xios | Source: Max Leiter
[09:56]	TR Bot	 Running Wayland, X11, GNOME, and KDE natively on an iPad
[09:56]	TR News	"First, how is it played? The simulator represents the ship Halcyon Dawn, a stolen and renamed vessel, and the player representing its sole crew member." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/behold-the-most-beautifully-ambitious-starship-simulator-yet/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:56]	TR Bot	The Most Beautifully Ambitious Starship Simulator Yet | Hackaday
[09:56]	TR News	"The yearly recurring thing called the Board Game Shelf Analysis didnt recur in 2023 and didnt in 2025." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/07/the-2026-board-game-shelf-analysis/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
[09:56]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/07/the-2026-board-game-shelf-analysis/ )
[09:56]	TR News	"First, let's look at why this update is so big. Over one-third of the entire patch focuses on networking." https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc5-released/ | Source: OSTechNix
[09:56]	TR Bot	Kernel 7.2 RC5 is Released: A Massive Update Hits the Tree - OSTechNix
[09:58]	TR News	"The bug has been sitting there since 2017. Nobody noticed." https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-478/ | Source: Graham Cluley
[09:58]	TR Bot	 Smashing Security podcast #478: This job interview could destroy your company Graham Cluley
[09:58]	TR News	"This week Jonathan chats with Francois Proulx about SmokedMeat! Thats the third in a trio of Open Source security tools from Boost Security, and this one is the red team tool to demonstrate vulnerabilities." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/floss-weekly-episode-877-rce-as-a-service/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:58]	TR Bot	Weekly Episode 877: RCE As A Service | Hackaday
[09:59]	TR News	"In Episode 12, I chat with Georgie, the author of Hey Georgie about, among other things, writing about travelling, blogging as a self-reflection tool, why someone should start a personal website today, and more." https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/12 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving
[09:59]	TR Bot	 #12: Georgie (hey.georgie.nu) - Wonders of Web Weaving
● Jul 30
[10:00]	TR News	"ING is a global financial institution that serves nearly 40 million customers across 100 countries." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/architecting-maintainability-lessons-global-multicluster-platform-blueprint | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:00]	TR Bot	 Architecting for maintainability: Lessons from a global multicluster platform blueprint
[10:00]	TR News	"Immediately terminates the pod if an attacker attempts to execute reconnaissance or networking tools (such asnmap,nc, orncat), completely cutting off their ability to map the internal environment." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/lights-real-time-threat-response-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:00]	TR Bot	 Lights on! Real-time threat response with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security
[10:00]	TR News	"Cryptographically relevant quantum computers exist only as research prototypes." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/no-time-lose-why-post-quantum-security-financial-services-must-start-now | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:00]	TR Bot	 No time to lose: Why post-quantum security for financial services must start now
[10:00]	TR News	"Their starting points could not be more different. In the UAE, national regulation defines what partial and full sovereign cloud mean, from data residency and encryption to government pre-screening of cloud operators." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sovereign-design-lessons-red-hat-summit | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:00]	TR Bot	 Sovereign by design: Lessons from Red Hat Summit
[10:01]	TR News	Steam Beta adds HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-beta-adds-hdr-streaming-on-steam-deck-oled/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-beta-adds-hdr-streaming-on-steam-deck-oled/
[10:01]	TR Bot	Beta adds HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED | GamingOnLinux
[10:02]	TR News	The massive Project Zomboid Build 42 is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-massive-project-zomboid-build-42-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-massive-project-zomboid-build-42-is-out-now/
[10:02]	TR Bot	massive Project Zomboid Build 42 is out now | GamingOnLinux
[10:03]	TR News	I love my Steam Machine but there's lots of work Valve need to do | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/i-love-my-steam-machine-but-theres-lots-of-work-valve-need-to-do/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:03]	TR Bot	love my Steam Machine but there's lots of work Valve need to do | GamingOnLinux
[10:03]	TR News	Dreamsend: Wintersong is a 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG worth keeping an eye on | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dreamsend-wintersong-is-a-2-5d-cyberpunk-fantasy-strategy-rpg-worth-keeping-an-eye-on/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:03]	TR Bot	Wintersong is a 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG worth keeping an eye on | GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR News	Co-op group climbing game Sunset Summit from the devs of DEVOUR arrives August | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/co-op-group-climbing-game-sunset-summit-from-the-devs-of-devour-arrives-august/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR Bot	group climbing game Sunset Summit from the devs of DEVOUR arrives August | GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR News	Double Fine get layoffs after split from Microsoft | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/double-fine-get-layoffs-after-split-from-microsoft/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/double-fine-get-layoffs-after-split-from-microsoft/
[10:11]	TR Bot	Fine get layoffs after split from Microsoft | GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR News	Valve make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a-steam-machine/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a-steam-machine/
[10:11]	TR Bot	make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux
[10:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Starship Simulator, Board Game Shelf Analysis, Steam Deck, More XBox (Microsoft) Layoffs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_Starship_Simulator_Board_Game_Shelf_Analysis_Steam_Deck_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_Starship_Simulator_Board_Game_Shelf_Analysis_Steam_Deck_M.gmi 
[10:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Starship Simulator, Board Game Shelf Analysis, Steam Deck, More XBox (Microsoft) Layoffs
[10:24]	TR News	Save and restore may be coming to GNOME [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1083750/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1083750/
[10:24]	TR Bot	and restore may be coming to GNOME [LWN.net]
[10:25]	TR News	[Author does not disclose his own conflict of interest] Fedora grapples with change [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1081557/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1081557/
[10:25]	TR Bot	grapples with change [LWN.net]
[10:29]	TR News	LibreOffice, yours for a lifetime https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/29/libreoffice-yours-for-a-lifetime/
[10:29]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice, yours for a lifetime - TDF Community Blog
[10:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  LWN on Linux Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LWN_on_Linux_Kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LWN_on_Linux_Kernel.gmi 
[10:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LWN on Linux Kernel
[10:31]	TR News	How to Install Fooyin on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-fooyin-ubuntu-26-04/
[10:31]	TR Bot	 How to Install Fooyin on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[10:31]	TR News	How To Install LightZone on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-lightzone-ubuntu-26-04/
[10:31]	TR Bot	 How To Install LightZone on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[10:33]	TR News	How to Install MariaDB 12.3 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mariadb-12-3-on-ubuntu-linux/
[10:33]	TR Bot	to Install MariaDB 12.3 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[10:34]	TR News	How to Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cockpit-on-fedora-linux/
[10:34]	TR Bot	to Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable
[10:34]	TR News	How to Install Kotlin on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kotlin-on-fedora-linux/
[10:34]	TR Bot	to Install Kotlin on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable
[10:34]	TR News	How to Install KVM on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kvm-on-ubuntu-linux/
[10:34]	TR Bot	to Install KVM on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[10:35]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man's Gift to Academic Freedom? It's Complicated. https://www.chronicle.com/article/trumps-gift-to-academic-freedom-its-complicated
[10:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/trumps-gift-to-academic-freedom-its-complicated )
[10:35]	TR News	Know about Amazon GuardDuty Investigation: AI-powered security analysis https://kerneltalks.com/cloud-services/know-about-amazon-guardduty-investigation-ai-powered-security-analysis/
[10:35]	TR Bot	 Know about Amazon GuardDuty Investigation: AI-powered security analysis - Kernel Talks
[10:37]	TR News	"Espressif has moved the ESP32-S31 into mass production, expanding its wireless microcontroller lineup with a dual-core RISC-V processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity." https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[10:37]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ )
[10:38]	TR News	"Thats several commands just to complete one change. With lazygit, you can do all of this from one screen using the arrow keys and a few simple keyboard shortcuts" https://www.tecmint.com/lazygit-linux-terminal/ | Source: TecMint
[10:38]	TR Bot	 lazygit: A Faster Way to Use Git from the Linux Terminal
[10:39]	TR News	"JK Rowling accuses 'tyrant' Amnesty International of 'attacking female rape victims' and issues legal ultimatum after it blacklisted her women-only sexual violence charity in trans row | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16012857/JK-Rowling-tyrant-Amnesty-International-rape-victims-trans-row.html
[10:39]	TR Bot	 JK Rowling accuses 'tyrant' Amnesty International of 'attacking female rape victims' and issues legal ultimatum after it blacklisted her women-only sexual violence charity in trans row | Daily Mail Online
[10:39]	TR News	"Slop Henge | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/slop-henge/
[10:39]	TR Bot	 Slop Henge | The Nation
[10:39]	TR News	"The Fight Against AI Data Centers is Important but It's Just a Starting Point" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/27/0440212
[10:39]	TR Bot	 The Fight Against AI Data Centers is Important but It's Just a Starting Point - SoylentNews
[10:39]	TR News	"Librarians Are Hosting Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops for People Who Are Fed Up With Big Tech - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/29/078223
[10:39]	TR Bot	 Librarians Are Hosting Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops for People Who Are Fed Up With Big Tech - SoylentNews
[10:40]	TR News	Who should you vote for? | "Vem skall man rsta p?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/29/vem-skall-man-rosta-pa/
[10:40]	TR Bot	 Vem skall man rsta p?
[10:42]	TR News	Krita 5.3.3 Released! https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.3-released/
[10:42]	TR Bot	 Krita 5.3.3 Released! | Krita
[10:43]	TR News	BGP topics from IETF 126 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/30/bgp-topics-from-ietf-126/
[10:43]	TR Bot	 BGP topics from IETF 126 | APNIC Blog
[10:47]	TR News	Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-executive-report-14.html
[10:47]	TR Bot	 Slimbook Executive report 14 - I hope the good streak lasts
[10:48]	TR News	Metas Profit Falls 14 Percent https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html
[10:48]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/technology/meta-profit-ai.html )
[10:49]	TR News	Daniel Pocock: Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria) https://danielpocock.com/en/parliament-leaks-confidential-cult-inquiry-witness-contact-list/
[10:49]	TR Bot	 Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria)
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[10:55]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 662 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/07/29/this-week-in-rust-662/
[10:55]	TR Bot	 This Week in Rust 662 This Week in Rust
[10:56]	TR News	Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to GNU/Linux https://itsfoss.com/news/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/
[10:56]	TR Bot	 Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to Linux
[10:57]	TR News	Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1086031/
[10:57]	TR Bot	updates for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[10:58]	TR News	Three stable kernels for Wednesday fix a single regression https://lwn.net/Articles/1086047/
[10:58]	TR Bot	stable kernels for Wednesday fix a single regression [LWN.net]
[10:59]	TR News	Joey Hess: my harddrive is probably not full http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/my_harddrive_is_probably_not_full/
[10:59]	TR Bot	 my harddrive is probably not full
[10:59]	TR News	EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.5 https://bkhome.org/news/202607/easyos-excalibur-series-version-745.html
[10:59]	TR Bot	 EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.4.5
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[11:00]	TR News	The Hey Hi (AI) Aesthetic https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ai-aesthetic/
[11:00]	TR Bot	 The AI Aesthetic - Jim Nielsens Blog
[11:01]	TR News	Long-Lived Vulnerability in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Secure Boot https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/long-lived-vulnerability-in-microsoft-secure-boot.html https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/
[11:01]	TR Bot	Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot - Schneier on Security
[11:01]	TR Bot	 UEFI
[11:02]	TR News	Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rolling-release-virtualization-stack/
[11:02]	TR Bot	 Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro
[11:08]		*Halian (Halian@E7DFBA38.69EF634A.D1D24FAF.IP) has joined #techrights
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[11:10]		*Received a CTCP VERSION from Halian
[11:14]	TR News	HRW report says oil production in DRC poses severe environmental and health risks https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/hrw-report-says-oil-production-in-drc-poses-severe-environmental-health-risks/
[11:14]	TR Bot	 HRW report says oil production in DRC poses severe environmental and health risks - JURIST - News
[11:16]	TR News	South Koreas women web sleuths fight Hey Hi (AI) deepfake porn https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-women-web-sleuths-fight-ai-deepfake-porn
[11:16]	TR Bot	 South Koreas women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn | The Straits Times
[11:17]	TR News	South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From Hey Hi (AI) Bubble https://futurism.com/future-society/south-korea-stock-panic-kopsi-kosdaq-circuit-breaker
[11:17]	TR Bot	 South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From AI Bubble
[11:17]	TR News	Forest City cooperating with Malaysia police after massive scam raid https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/forest-city-cooperating-with-malaysia-police-after-massive-scam-raid
[11:17]	TR Bot	 Forest City cooperating with Malaysia police after massive scam raid | The Straits Times
[11:18]	TR News	Man stages own kidnapping in Malaysia to trick parents into paying loanshark debt https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/man-stages-own-kidnapping-in-malaysia-to-trick-parents-into-paying-loanshark-debt
[11:18]	TR Bot	 Man stages own kidnapping in Malaysia to trick parents into paying loanshark debt | The Straits Times
[11:20]	TR News	Shared beds, shrinking budgets: Chinas young workers feel economic squeeze https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/shared-beds-shrinking-budgets-chinas-young-workers-feel-economic-squeeze
[11:20]	TR Bot	 Shared beds, shrinking budgets: Chinas young workers feel economic squeeze | The Straits Times
[11:21]	TR News	China releases draft cyberbullying law covering AI-enabled abuse https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-releases-draft-cyberbullying-law-covering-ai-enabled-abuse
[11:21]	TR Bot	 China's draft cyberbullying law covers AI abuse | The Straits Times
[11:21]	TR News	China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-warns-of-retaliation-if-us-sticks-with-robot-ban
[11:21]	TR Bot	 China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban | The Straits Times
[11:22]	TR News	IBM Red Hat peddling mindless slop and dangerous practices https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/behavioral-testing-for-ai-agents
[11:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/behavioral-testing-for-ai-agents )
[11:22]	TR News	Felipe Borges: You can now opt in to share your blog posts on GNOMEs Discourse https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/planet-gnome-discourse/
[11:22]	TR Bot	 You can now opt in to share your blog posts on GNOMEs Discourse Felipe Borges
[11:28]	TR News	Long EPO article coming soon, many documents associated with it
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[12:26]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 134 Out of 200: What "Majority Rules" Tell Us About the Litigant https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_134_Out_of_200_What_Majority_Rules_Tell_U.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_134_Out_of_200_What_Majority_Rules_Tell_U.gmi 
[12:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 134 Out of 200: What "Majority Rules" Tell Us About the Litigant
[12:51]	TR News	Techrights The Mainstream Media Continues to Overlook or Intentionally Ignore Hundreds of Billions in Hidden/Secret Microsoft Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/The_Mainstream_Media_Continues_to_Overlook_or_Intentionally_Ign.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/The_Mainstream_Media_Continues_to_Overlook_or_Intentionally_Ign.gmi 
[12:51]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Mainstream Media Continues to Overlook or Intentionally Ignore Hundreds of Billions in Hidden/Secret Microsoft Debt
[12:53]	TR News	Comments critical of IBM's Ginni have been DELETED! https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs
[12:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs )
[12:54]	TR News	But the comment remains here, same comment https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b
[12:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b )
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[13:06]	TR News	Techrights TheLayoff.com Deletes Comment That Called IBM's Previous CEO, Ginni Rometty, "Gin 'n Tonic" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/TheLayoff_com_Deletes_Comment_That_Called_IBM_s_Previous_CEO_Gi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/TheLayoff_com_Deletes_Comment_That_Called_IBM_s_Previous_CEO_Gi.gmi 
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights TheLayoff.com Deletes Comment That Called IBM's Previous CEO, Ginni Rometty, "Gin 'n Tonic"
[13:25]		-Global-vnement sur le salon : #Films ! Grand quizz cinma ouvert tous, venez tester vos connaissances et relever le dfi dernier rendez-vous du mois, ne pas manquer 14h30 =)
[13:28]		*yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights
[13:31]	TR News	Techrights GAFAM and IBM Dying in Massive Debt, Hence the Mass Layoffs (Increasingly Silent Layoffs That the Media Fails to Mention) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/GAFAM_and_IBM_Dying_in_Massive_Debt_Hence_the_Mass_Layoffs_Incr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/GAFAM_and_IBM_Dying_in_Massive_Debt_Hence_the_Mass_Layoffs_Incr.gmi 
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights GAFAM and IBM Dying in Massive Debt, Hence the Mass Layoffs (Increasingly Silent Layoffs That the Media Fails to Mention)
[13:38]	TR News	planning to try to do the same today: https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/over-50-blog-posts-in-a-day/
[13:38]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Over 50 Blog Posts in a Day
[13:45]	TR News	My Most Productive Year https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/my-most-productive-year/
[13:45]	TR Bot	Blog Archive My Most Productive Year
[13:53]	TR News	Techrights The Era of Silence https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/The_Era_of_Silence.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/The_Era_of_Silence.gmi 
[13:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Era of Silence
[13:54]	TR News	iophk: c.f. the NDAs used to silence the entire field of automotive security research
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[15:00]	TR News	Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Legal Concerns and Suspicions of Irregularities https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Legal_Concerns_and_Suspicions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Legal_Concerns_and_Suspicions.gmi 
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Legal Concerns and Suspicions of Irregularities
[15:01]	TR News	Almost end of July and Brett Wilson LLP, a law firm for criminals (bullying critics) and a "Defamation Troll", still hasn't released its financial report. Must be really bad then...
[15:03]		*Goblin (~use@anjxxfe7gqque.irc) has joined #techrights
[15:43]	MinceR	(cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/day-324-of-posting-calvin-hobbes-comics-every-day-9H6HqhU
[15:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/day-324-of-posting-calvin-hobbes-comics-every-day-9H6HqhU )
[15:53]	TR News	Techrights Techrights Will Always Protect Sources https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Techrights_Will_Always_Protect_Sources.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Techrights_Will_Always_Protect_Sources.gmi 
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Techrights Will Always Protect Sources
● Jul 30
[16:03]	TR News	Unverified Quotes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/30/unverified-quotes/
[16:03]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Unverified Quotes
[16:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stop Voting for Hate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stop_Voting_for_Hate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stop_Voting_for_Hate.gmi 
[16:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stop Voting for Hate
[16:25]	TR News	Techrights Cult inquiry parliament leak fallout https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Cult_inquiry_parliament_leak_fallout.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Cult_inquiry_parliament_leak_fallout.gmi 
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights Cult inquiry parliament leak fallout
[16:36]	TR News	Techrights Today The Register MS Published "AI" Spam and Fake Article by &quot;Senior Technical Marketing Engineer&quot; https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Today_The_Register_MS_Published_AI_Spam_and_Fake_Article_by_Sen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Today_The_Register_MS_Published_AI_Spam_and_Fake_Article_by_Sen.gmi 
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Today The Register MS Published "AI" Spam and Fake Article by "Senior Technical Marketing Engineer"
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[17:01]	admfubar	the ai ate my homework.... https://www.theregister.com/a/5280767
[17:01]	TR Bot	 Excuses like 'AI did it' don't exist in the eyes of the law
[17:03]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/a/5280697
[17:03]	TR Bot	 NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud
[17:04]	admfubar	https://thenewstack.io/ibm-quantum-advantage-verification/
[17:04]	TR Bot	 IBM says quantum computers are getting harder to verify. That's progress. - The New Stack
[17:09]	admfubar	John Stewart The Weekly Show.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-and-the-enshittification-era-with-cory-doctorow/
[17:09]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-and-the-enshittification-era-with-cory-doctorow/ )
[17:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Farmer" running, but not Ryan https://alp33.com/
[17:10]	TR Bot	Farmer: Independent for Cheadle: Underdog General Election MP Candidate: ALP33
[17:13]	TR News	this has not aged well: https://itsfoss.com/ibm-invest-1-billion-linux/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-linux-investment-nearly-recouped/ https://www.ibm.com/opensource/story/
[17:13]	TR Bot	 IBM To Invest $1 Billion In Linux!
[17:13]	TR Bot	Linux investment nearly recouped - CNET
[17:13]	TR Bot	 Arrow right
[17:14]	TR News	FreeBSD's Kernel Still Has A Bit Of GPL Code While Its Base User-Space Is GPL-Free https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Bits-Of-GPL-Kernel
[17:14]	TR Bot	Kernel Still Has A Bit Of GPL Code While Its Base User-Space Is GPL-Free - Phoronix
[17:18]	TR News	Windows TCO: A little-known npm package was North Koreas warm-up act for the axios hack https://cyberscoop.com/amazon-north-korea-open-source-software-attacks/
[17:18]	TR Bot	little-known npm package was North Koreas warm-up act for the axios hack | CyberScoop
[17:19]	TR News	GCC To Decline Any Significant Contributions Made Via AI/LLMs - Except For Test Cases https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Declining-AI-Contributions
[17:19]	TR Bot	To Decline Any Significant Contributions Made Via AI/LLMs - Except For Test Cases - Phoronix
[17:21]	TR News	Mail spent 35m fighting Harrys campaign for Leveson 2 privacy claim https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mail-seeks-34-5m-from-harry-and-co-over-campaign-for-leveson-2-privacy-claim/
[17:21]	TR Bot	 Mail spent 35m fighting Harry's 'campaign for Leveson 2' privacy claim - Press Gazette
[17:22]	TR News	MicroSD cards https://www.rubenerd.au/microsd-cards/
[17:22]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: MicroSD cards
[17:23]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/largest-us-power-grid-to-curb-electricity-supply-to-large-data-centers-during-shortages-14034536.html
[17:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/largest-us-power-grid-to-curb-electricity-supply-to-large-data-centers-during-shortages-14034536.html )
[17:24]	TR News	Dash to Dock v106 Added GNOME 51 Support & Explained Why scroll over icon Doesnt Work https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/dash-to-dock-v106-gnome-51/
[17:24]	TR Bot	 Dash to Dock v106 Added GNOME 51 Support & Explained Why scroll over icon Doesnt Work | UbuntuHandbook
[17:24]	TR News	Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/mosaic-automatic-window-tiling-gnome-shell
[17:24]	TR Bot	 Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell - OMG! Ubuntu
[17:25]	TR News	Thermaltakes retro inspired cases https://www.rubenerd.au/thermaltakes-retro-inspired-cases/
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Thermaltakes retro inspired cases
[17:25]	TR News	Defending the Open Internet: Why Italys Content Delivery Network Decision Matters https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/defending-the-open-internet-why-italys-content-delivery-network-decision-matters/
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Defending the Open Internet: Why Italys Content Delivery Network Decision Matters - Internet Society
[17:26]	TR News	Install Driver for XBox One Controllers in Ubuntu 26.04 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/install-driver-for-xbox-one-controllers-in-ubuntu-26-04/
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Install Driver for XBox One Controllers in Ubuntu 26.04 | UbuntuHandbook
[17:27]	TR News	If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer https://futurism.com/future-society/hackers-cybersecurity-crime-ai-assistant-hallucination
[17:27]	TR Bot	 If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer
[17:28]	admfubar	https://fossforce.com/2026/07/oopsies-freebsd-devs-say-theres-still-gpl-in-the-kernel/
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Oopsies! FreeBSD Devs Say Theres Still GPL in the Kernel - FOSS Force
[17:28]	TR News	MakuluLinux 2026-07-28 https://distrowatch.com/makulu
[17:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/makulu )
[17:28]	TR News	Besgnulinux 4.1 https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux
[17:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux )
[17:28]	TR News	Slimbook OS 26-r1 https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos
[17:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos )
[17:28]	TR News	Security Onion 3.2.0-20260729 https://distrowatch.com/securityonion
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[17:28]	TR News	AUSTRUMI 5.2.5 https://distrowatch.com/austrumi
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[17:28]	TR News	StratOS 2026.07.29 https://distrowatch.com/stratos
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[17:29]	TR News	NethSecurity 8.8.0 https://distrowatch.com/nethsecurity
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[17:30]	admfubar	https://maketecheasier.com/mte-in-1971-engineer-ray-tomlinson-sent-the-first-networked-email-between-two-computers-sitting-side-by-side-in-the-same-room-he-chose-the-symbol-to-separate-user-from-machine-because-it-was-the-only/
[17:30]	TR Bot	 In 1971, engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the first networked email between two computers sitting side by side in the same room he chose the @ symbol to separate user from machine because it was the only punctuation on the keyboard nobody was using - Make Tech Easier
[17:32]	admfubar	https://www.ifixit.com/News/118576/ifixit-and-logitech-expansion-one-year-results
[17:32]	TR Bot	Million Reasons to Make Peripheral Repair Easier: One Year of Work With Logitech - iFixit
[17:34]	TR News	Former student leader released after serving sentence over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/former-student-leader-released-after-serving-sentence-over-2019-storming-of-hong-kong-legislature/
[17:34]	TR Bot	 Ex-student leader released after jail term over 2019 LegCo storming
[17:44]	admfubar	https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Price-Shock-Fuels-35-Surge-in-Global-EV-Sales.html
[17:44]	TR Bot	Price Shock Fuels 35% Surge in Global EV Sales | OilPrice.com
[17:47]	TR News	China accuses US of suppression over humanoid robot ban https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/30/china-accuses-us-of-suppression-over-humanoid-robot-ban/
[17:47]	TR Bot	 China accuses US of suppression over humanoid robot ban
[17:48]	TR News	Scotlands Daily Record targeted by fascist-style protesters at office https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/scotlands-daily-record-targeted-by-fascist-styled-protesters-at-office/
[17:48]	TR Bot	 Scotland's Daily Record targeted by fascist-style protesters at office - Press Gazette
[17:49]	TR News	Low-Sugar Diet Early in Life Linked to 46% Lower Alzheimer's Risk https://www.sciencealert.com/low-sugar-diet-early-in-life-linked-to-46-lower-alzheimers-risk
[17:49]	TR Bot	Diet Early in Life Linked to 46% Lower Alzheimer's Risk : ScienceAlert
[17:54]	TR News	Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-begins-legal-action-against-telegram-over-alleged-pro-terror-material
[17:54]	TR Bot	 Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law | The Straits Times
[17:54]	admfubar	https://www.techspot.com/news/113278-logitech-ship-mice-replaceable-batteries-europe-only-following.html
[17:54]	TR Bot	to ship mice with replaceable batteries in Europe only, following Nintendo | TechSpot
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	they should make mice without bateries
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	ones that connect to a power source
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	and never need worries about batteries
[17:55]	admfubar	https://www.techspot.com/news/113276-4gb-gpus-might-return-amd-radeon-rx-9050.html
[17:55]	TR Bot	GPUs might return with AMD's Radeon RX 9050 | TechSpot
[17:56]	admfubar	cords get in the way too much, they work much nice without them
[17:57]	TR News	Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/residents-furious-seize-destroy-homes-ai-data-centers-georgia
[17:57]	TR Bot	 Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers
[17:57]	admfubar	https://www.techspot.com/news/113264-sam-altman-ai-wont-shorten-workweek-because-humans.html
[17:57]	TR Bot	Altman says AI won't shorten the workweek because humans secretly enjoy being busy | TechSpot
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	"x" says
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	becomes headline
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	very insightful "news"
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	Scam Altman, whaat a genius!
[17:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html
[17:58]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html )
[17:59]	TR News	"Greenfield Bookstore said in social control media posts [...]" https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/50-year-old-greenfield-bookstore-to-close-following-arrests-national-security-raid/
[17:59]	TR Bot	 Greenfield Bookstore to close after arrests, national security raid
● Jul 30
[18:01]	TR News	OpenSSF Community Day Europe 2026: Schedule Highlights & What to Expect https://openssf.org/blog/2026/07/29/openssf-community-day-europe-2026-schedule-highlights-what-to-expect/
[18:01]	TR Bot	 OpenSSF Community Day Europe 2026: Schedule Highlights & What to Expect Open Source Security Foundation
[18:02]	TR News	About:Community: Community Roundup: Project Nova, Tab Groups & more https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2026/07/29/newsletter-jul-2026/
[18:02]	TR Bot	 Community Roundup: Project Nova, Tab Groups & more about:community
[18:03]	TR News	How the controller-runtime Cache Actually Works, and Why Your Controller Does Not Crash the API Server https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/07/29/controller-runtime-cache-explained/
[18:03]	TR Bot	 How the controller-runtime Cache Actually Works, and Why Your Controller Does Not Crash the API Server | Kubernetes
[18:05]	TR News	1,741 informed consents with one click?! GDPR complaint against dict.cc filed https://noyb.eu/en/1741-informed-consents-one-click-gdpr-complaint-against-dictcc-filed
[18:05]	TR Bot	 1,741 informed consents with one click?! GDPR complaint against dict.cc filed
[18:06]	TR News	Opdivo biosimilars one step closer to market entry as EPO revokes BMS patent monopoly https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/opdivo-biosimilars-one-step-closer-to-market-entry-as-epo-revokes-bms-patent/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 Opdivo biosimilars one step closer to market entry as EPO revokes BMS patent
[18:06]	TR News	MedTech Zone Launches to Deter Patent Troll Activity in the Medical Technology Sector https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/7/29/medtech-zone-launches-to-deter-patent-troll-activity-in-the-medical-technology-sector
[18:06]	TR Bot	 MedTech Zone Launches to Deter Patent Troll Activity in the Medical Technology Sector Unified Patents
[18:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.41, Linux 6.12.100, Linux 6.6.147, Linux 6.1.180, Linux 5.15.213, and Linux 5.10.262 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_41_Linux_6_12_100_Linux_6_6_147_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_41_Linux_6_12_100_Linux_6_6_147_Linux.gmi 
[18:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.41, Linux 6.12.100, Linux 6.6.147, Linux 6.1.180, Linux 5.15.213, and Linux 5.10.262
[18:10]	TR News	Valve Never Wanted to Save Linux. backdoored Windows 8 Forced Its Hand. https://linuxstans.com/valve-never-wanted-to-save-linux-windows-8-forced-its-hand/
[18:10]	TR Bot	 Why Valve Went All In on Linux (Thank Windows 8)
[18:11]	TR News	GCC steering committee announces Hey Hi (AI) policy https://lwn.net/Articles/1086041/
[18:11]	TR Bot	steering committee announces AI policy [LWN.net]
[18:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  And Folks, We Have a Vibe Coded Linux Distro! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/And_Folks_We_Have_a_Vibe_Coded_Linux_Distro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/And_Folks_We_Have_a_Vibe_Coded_Linux_Distro.gmi 
[18:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines And Folks, We Have a Vibe Coded Linux Distro!
[18:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[18:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
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[18:23]	TR News	Syslog-ng hardening using Tor https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-hardening-using-tor/
[18:23]	TR Bot	 Syslog-ng hardening using Tor | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik
[18:24]	TR News	How to Install Kubernetes with kubeadm on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-kubernetes-with-kubeadm-on-ubuntu-26-04/
[18:24]	TR Bot	to Install Kubernetes with kubeadm on Ubuntu 26.04 | Linuxize
[18:24]	TR News	gnu linux how to mount luks and veracrypt, zulucrypt was removed from debian repo (debports) https://dwaves.de/2026/07/29/gnu-linux-how-to-mount-luks-and-veracrypt-zulucrypt-was-removed-from-debian-repo-debports/
[18:24]	TR Bot	gnu linux how to mount luks and veracrypt, zulucrypt was auto removed from debian repo (debports) | dwaves.de
[18:24]	TR News	Ritesh Raj Sarraf: Debian COSMIC: A Fast-Track System Extension & Monorepo Packaging Journey https://researchut.com/blog/debian_cosmic_fast_track/
[18:24]	TR Bot	COSMIC: A Fast-Track System Extension & Monorepo Packaging Journey - RESEARCHUT
[18:25]	TR News	The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: Community Reactions https://boilingsteam.com/community-comments-on-the-great-steam-deck-crash-of-2026-article/index.html
[18:25]	TR Bot	 The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: Community Reactions
[18:25]	TR News	Celestial Return: Review https://boilingsteam.com/celestial-return/index.html
[18:25]	TR Bot	 Celestial Return: Review
[18:26]	TR News	Just-in-time automated elevated access with Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform and ServiceNow ITSM https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/just-in-time-automated-elevated-access-with-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-and-servicenow
[18:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/just-in-time-automated-elevated-access-with-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-and-servicenow )
[18:26]	TR News	Oopsies! FreeBSD Devs Say Theres Still GPL in the Kernel https://fossforce.com/2026/07/oopsies-freebsd-devs-say-theres-still-gpl-in-the-kernel/
[18:26]	TR Bot	 Oopsies! FreeBSD Devs Say Theres Still GPL in the Kernel - FOSS Force
[18:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  7 ways to turn an old laptop into a Linux appliance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/7_ways_to_turn_an_old_laptop_into_a_Linux_appliance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/7_ways_to_turn_an_old_laptop_into_a_Linux_appliance.gmi 
[18:27]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 7 ways to turn an old laptop into a Linux appliance
[18:28]	TR News	Clinical Trials Arent Optional https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/clinical-trials-arent-optional/
[18:28]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Clinical Trials Arent Optional
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  These 3 Linux distros are criminally underrated on DistroWatch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/These_3_Linux_distros_are_criminally_underrated_on_DistroWatch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/These_3_Linux_distros_are_criminally_underrated_on_DistroWatch.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines These 3 Linux distros are criminally underrated on DistroWatch
[18:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  I spent a week inside the operating system that refused to become Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_spent_a_week_inside_the_operating_system_that_refused_to_beco.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_spent_a_week_inside_the_operating_system_that_refused_to_beco.gmi 
[18:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I spent a week inside the operating system that refused to become Linux
[18:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried COSMIC expecting a half-finished beta, and now I don't want to go back to KDE or GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_COSMIC_expecting_a_half_finished_beta_and_now_I_don_t_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_COSMIC_expecting_a_half_finished_beta_and_now_I_don_t_w.gmi 
[18:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I tried COSMIC expecting a half-finished beta, and now I don't want to go back to KDE or GNOME
[18:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried OpenBSD as my main desktop OS, and it made me rethink Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_OpenBSD_as_my_main_desktop_OS_and_it_made_me_rethink_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_OpenBSD_as_my_main_desktop_OS_and_it_made_me_rethink_Li.gmi 
[18:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I tried OpenBSD as my main desktop OS, and it made me rethink Linux
[18:34]	TR News	CAD files for the PC consoles external shell under Creative Commons https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/valve-says-that-steam-machine-reservations-wont-be-fulfilled-until-the-end-of-this-year-company-also-releases-cad-files-for-the-pc-consoles-external-shell-under-creative-commons
[18:34]	TR Bot	 Valve says that Steam Machine reservations won't be fulfilled until the end of this year company also releases CAD files for the PC consoles external shell under Creative Commons | Tom's Hardware
[18:34]	TR News	WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-1-beta-4/
[18:34]	TR Bot	 WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 WordPress News
[18:35]	TR News	Apple Patches Everything (July 2026), (Wed, Jul 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33196
[18:35]	TR Bot	 Apple Patches Everything (July 2026) - SANS ISC
[18:35]	TR News	Photographs of Atlantic City Sand Sculpture (ca. 18801920) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlantic-city-sand-sculpture
[18:35]	TR Bot	 Photographs of Atlantic City Sand Sculpture (ca. 18801920) The Public Domain Review
[18:35]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/07/30/mariadb-again-faces-questions-over-galeras-open-source-future/5280975
[18:36]	TR Bot	 MariaDB again faces questions over Galera's open source future
[18:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried ArchEZ to see if it really makes Arch Linux easy for beginners - and it delivered https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_ArchEZ_to_see_if_it_really_makes_Arch_Linux_easy_for_be.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_ArchEZ_to_see_if_it_really_makes_Arch_Linux_easy_for_be.gmi 
[18:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I tried ArchEZ to see if it really makes Arch Linux easy for beginners - and it delivered
[18:44]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[18:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Private Law Firms Are Not Judges https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Private_Law_Firms_Are_Not_Judges.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Private_Law_Firms_Are_Not_Judges.gmi 
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Private Law Firms Are Not Judges
[18:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Voting Against Hate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Voting_Against_Hate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Voting_Against_Hate.gmi 
[18:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Voting Against Hate
[18:58]	TR News	Hack Writers Fuming After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Authors Style https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/hack-writers-fuming-chatgpt-refuse-mimic-author
[18:58]	TR Bot	 Hack "Writers" Fuming After ChatGPT Starts Refusing Prompts to Copy a Specific Author's Style
[18:58]	TR News	Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing Hey Hi (AI) Could Drive Themselves Out of Business https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-ceo-warns-ai-business
[18:58]	TR Bot	 Microsoft CEO Warns That Companies Embracing AI Could Drive Themselves Out of Business
[18:59]	TR News	'Completely Transformed My Understanding': Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon https://www.sciencealert.com/completely-transformed-my-understanding-scientists-uncover-hundreds-of-hidden-structures-beneath-the-amazon
[18:59]	TR Bot	Transformed My Understanding': Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon : ScienceAlert
[18:59]	TR News	Amazon Is Gutting Its Hey Hi (AI) Division After Sustained Failure https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-division-failure-nova
[18:59]	TR Bot	 Amazon Is Gutting Its AI Division After Sustained Failure
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[19:00]	TR News	Meet Yadro Team: young robotics inventors from Uzbekistan, building tech that matters https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/29/meet-yadro-team-young-robotics-inventors-from-uzbekistan-building-tech-that-matters/
[19:00]	TR Bot	 Meet Yadro Team: young robotics inventors from Uzbekistan, building tech that matters | Arduino Blog
[19:00]	TR News	Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.90.0 is officially stable and leaving beta https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/29/arduino-core-on-zephyr-0-90-0-is-officially-stable-and-leaving-beta/
[19:00]	TR Bot	 Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.90.0 is officially stable and leaving beta | Arduino Blog
[19:00]	TR News	Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/ars-notoria
[19:00]	TR Bot	 Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge The Public Domain Review
[19:01]	TR News	US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security https://www.securityweek.com/us-bans-foreign-made-humanoid-robots-targeting-china-over-national-security/
[19:01]	TR Bot	Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security - SecurityWeek
[19:01]	TR News	Critical VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXi https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vm-escape-vulnerability-patched-in-vmware-esxi/
[19:01]	TR Bot	VM Escape Vulnerability Patched in VMware ESXi - SecurityWeek
[19:03]	TR News	Dozens of Minnesota Water Utilities Targeted in Coordinated OT Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/dozens-of-minnesota-water-utilities-targeted-in-coordinated-ot-attacks/
[19:03]	TR Bot	of Minnesota Water Utilities Targeted in Coordinated OT Attacks - SecurityWeek
[19:03]	TR News	JFrog Zero-Days Exploited in OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack https://www.securityweek.com/jfrog-zero-days-exploited-in-openai-hugging-face-hack/
[19:03]	TR Bot	Zero-Days Exploited in OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack - SecurityWeek
[19:04]	TR News	OpenAIs Rogue Hey Hi (AI) Ventured Beyond Hugging Face https://www.securityweek.com/openais-rogue-ai-ventured-beyond-hugging-face/
[19:04]	TR Bot	Rogue AI Ventured Beyond Hugging Face - SecurityWeek
[19:04]	TR News	ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young Hack https://www.securityweek.com/shinyhunters-claims-ernst-young-hack/
[19:04]	TR Bot	Claims Ernst & Young Hack - SecurityWeek
[19:11]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/controversial-flock-ai-surveillance-camera-risk
[19:11]	TR Bot	 Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say | Ohio | The Guardian
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[19:15]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR:
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	We already know, thanks to the news, that Apple is putting malicious software in iOS that results in a Reduced Functionality Mode, if you fall behind on payments.
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	This is like Windows Vista realizing it wasn't activated and kicking you out to a log-in screen after an hour and eventually only allowing Internet Explorer to run.
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	The malicious software in the iPhone is called Partner Finance Lock. It apparently also prevents you from selling it because it will lock it in RFM to your Apple account.
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	This is truly ridiculous, and it tells you exactly who these plans are aimed at and what Apple knows they're like.
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	This is after they gutted the RAM in current year Macs (which has also happened with some Microsoft Surface laptops) to half the amount that came with my ten year old laptop, which is currently running Kubuntu 26.04 LTS flawlessly while new PCs with Windows 11 are a slideshow that runs out of memory the second you open the first program.
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	The computer industry has been completely en*****ified, and Apple is a big reason for that. I don't have any sort of ridiculous payments and Reduced Functionality Malware going "Okay peasant, you ran out of money and chose rent so it's time for punishment, love Apple."
[19:15]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: We should really mention Apple and Klarna.
[19:17]	MinceR	i thought the malicious software in the iPhone was called iOS
[19:18]	MinceR	things like wasting battery power on scanning your files, just in case you're a pedophile
[19:19]	MinceR	and letting apple (and through them, putin and xi jinping) install/uninstall code on your device, possibly running code as root, while you don't get root on what is allegedly your own device
[19:42]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR I said,
[19:42]	IsambardPrince	"It's a form of Ransomware Attack, but since it's buried in an agreement somewhere, you can't legally define it as such."
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[20:11]		*schestowitz[TR2] back
[20:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2]: We should really mention Apple and Klarna.
[20:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	maybe write aboutn it
[20:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	i don't know enough
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[20:13]	TR News	"Ubuntu is one of the most stable Linux distros out there, provided you're running its LTS release. Now imagine giving that up for a rolling release model. Feels exciting, right? Stop fantasizing then, as today's not the day that happens." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rolling-release-virtualization-stack/
[20:13]	TR Bot	 Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro
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[20:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: rianne just asked about your search
[20:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	today i put "Farmer" as a second choice
[20:16]	TR News	"The guardrails that prevent closed-source, frontier models from aiding threat actors have turned into handcuffs that prevent those bots from helping to find and fix serious vulns." https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/29/closed-models-refuse-to-help-researcher-swat-linux-bug/5280647
[20:16]	TR Bot	 Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug
[20:16]	TR News	"Shelly 3.0 has been released today as a major update for this open-source and free pacman alternative for Arch Linux distributions that introduces a completely revamped experience, new features, and many improvements." https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-0-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-released-as-a-major-update
[20:16]	TR Bot	3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update - 9to5Linux
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[20:18]	TR News	Why is this installed in the first place or how? https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/29/tengu-mirai-iot-botnet-linux/
[20:18]	TR Bot	 Tengu botnet reboots Linux devices to survive removal - Help Net Security
[20:18]	TR News	"There have always been operating systems outside the big three (Linux, Windows, and macOS) for personal desktop computers, but Haiku is one of the more distinctive ones. Originally known as OpenBeOS, it is a community-driven continuation of the now-discontinued BeOS." https://www.makeuseof.com/spent-week-inside-the-operating-system-that-refused-to-become-linux/
[20:18]	TR Bot	 I spent a week inside the operating system that refused to become Linux
[20:18]	Goblin	https://www.techspot.com/news/113277-ai-firms-quietly-buying-destroying-millions-printed-books.html
[20:18]	TR Bot	firms are quietly buying and destroying millions of printed books to train their models | TechSpot
[20:19]	TR News	Microsoft TCO https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/secure-your-npm-and-pip-package-updates-in-amazon-linux/
[20:19]	TR Bot	 Secure your npm and pip package updates in Amazon Linux | AWS Security Blog
[20:19]	TR News	"If you use DistroWatch to find new distros, you've probably assumedand reasonably sothat its rankings point you toward the good stuff. And while I think it's a great discovery tool, it's a terrible way to judge the quality of a distro." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-are-criminally-underrated-on-distrowatch/
[20:19]	TR Bot	 These 3 Linux distros are criminally underrated on DistroWatch
[20:20]	TR News	"The Ar Gen 1 is an impressive device, suitable for anyone from students to developers to business owners." https://www.zdnet.com/article/kubuntu-focus-air-gen-1-review/
[20:20]	TR Bot	tested a premium Linux laptop that&apos;s as light as it is powerful - here&apos;s why I love it | ZDNET
[20:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: to fake "value"
[20:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	as if they "own" those words
[20:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: not the first, see https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/ipharms/ipharms.html
[20:21]	TR Bot	 Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: How's this?
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	The iPhone did not enshittify in the same way Android did because the iPhone started out as a $500 device (in 2007, with a subsidy, with only one carrier which was abysmal and expensive) and literally all it could do was launch Safari. It didn't even have any apps.
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	There was no "downward spiral" because it couldn't get worse than where it started out. It couldn't even copy and paste text.
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	When Steve Ballmer laughed at it and said it was not a very good value proposition and he didn't think it would go anywhere, he was using his rational brain, but Apple products don't appeal to rational people who want utility value. They appeal to masochists who are happy to constantly fork over lots of money for a device that isn't very good every time Apple says "jump".
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	Ballmer ran the math like a traditional systems architect. He looked at the price tag, looked at the severely limited hardware functionality, and concluded that no rational consumer would ever trade hard earned cash for a closed, sub-functional contrivance that couldn't even execute basic corporate workflow tasks.
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	Where Ballmers predictive calculus failedand where my critique completely nails the psychological reality of consumer capitalismis that he ran a rational calculation on a deeply irrational, compliant population.
[20:25]	TR News	New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/new-amd-linux-patch-boosts-low-end-gaming-performance-on-steam-deck/
[20:25]	TR Bot	 New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck - Ars Technica
[20:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is one about appler
[20:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	and one about ballmer
[20:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	which is which?
[20:34]	TR News	Great New News! Good Old Games Galaxy Is Coming To Linux https://pcper.com/2026/07/great-new-news-gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/
[20:34]	TR Bot	 Great New News! Good Old Games Galaxy Is Coming To Linux - PC Perspective
[20:35]	TR News	Linux promises freedom from Windows, but it demands something harder in return https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-promises-freedom-from-windows-but-demands-something-harder-in-return/
[20:35]	TR Bot	 Linux promises freedom from Windows, but it demands something harder in return
[20:35]	MinceR	a broken promise
[20:35]	TR News	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux Bug Disables Threat Protection https://petri.com/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-linux-threat-protection/
[20:35]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux Bug Disables Threat Protection
[20:36]	TR News	New Linux patch could reduce stuttering on Steam Deck thanks to improved 1% lows performance https://www.pcguide.com/news/new-linux-patch-could-reduce-stuttering-on-steam-deck-thanks-to-improved-1-lows-performance/
[20:36]	TR Bot	 New Linux patch could reduce stuttering on Steam Deck thanks to improved 1% lows performance - PC Guide
[20:36]	TR News	"Arch Linux doesn't have to be challenging, and ArchEZ proves that point with point-and-click ease." https://www.zdnet.com/article/archez-makes-arch-linux-easy/
[20:36]	TR Bot	tried ArchEZ to see if it really makes Arch Linux easy for beginners - and it delivered | ZDNET
[20:36]	TR News	I tried COSMIC expecting a half-finished beta, and now I don't want to go back to KDE or GNOME https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-cosmic-expecting-a-half-finished-beta-and-now-i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-kde-or-gnome/
[20:36]	TR Bot	 I tried COSMIC expecting a half-finished beta, and now I don't want to go back to KDE or GNOME
[20:37]	TR News	The way it fights this cancer is attacking it the EEE way so that people won't explore Linux and instead call Windows "Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-called-linux-a-cancer-now-ships-real-linux-kernel-inside-windows/
[20:37]	TR Bot	 Microsoft called Linux a cancer, and now it ships a real Linux kernel inside Windows
[20:38]	TR News	Linux CPU Driver Patches Massively Reduce Game Stuttering on Steam Deck https://www.techpowerup.com/351189/linux-cpu-driver-patches-massively-reduce-game-stuttering-on-steam-deck
[20:38]	TR Bot	CPU Driver Patches Massively Reduce Game Stuttering on Steam Deck | TechPowerUp
[20:38]	TR News	This Linux kernel patch could give the Steam Deck a surprising performance boost https://www.xda-developers.com/this-linux-kernel-patch-could-give-steamdeck-surprising-performance-boost/
[20:38]	TR Bot	 This Linux kernel patch could give the Steam Deck a surprising performance boost
[20:39]	TR News	GOG is still working on its Galaxy Launcher for Linux with new specialist on board but no release date yet https://www.pcguide.com/news/gog-is-still-working-on-its-galaxy-launcher-for-linux-with-new-specialist-on-board-but-no-release-date-yet/
[20:39]	TR Bot	 GOG is still working on its Galaxy Launcher for Linux with new "specialist on board" - but no release date yet - PC Guide
[20:40]	TR News	This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its "biggest release yet" https://www.xda-developers.com/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet/
[20:40]	TR Bot	 This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its "biggest release yet"
[20:41]	TR News	Arctics new 10-header Fan Controller features native Linux support | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/joao-silva/arctics-new-10-header-fan-controller-features-native-linux-support/ Source: KitGuru | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/joao-silva/arctics-new-10-header-fan-controller-features-native-linux-support/
[20:41]	TR Bot	 Arctics new 10-header Fan Controller features native Linux support | KitGuru
[20:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.gmi 
[20:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks
[20:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[20:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Shelly_3_0_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Released_as_a_Maj.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Shelly_3_0_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Released_as_a_Maj.gmi 
[20:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update
[20:41]	TR News	RADV gaming driver from Linux will appear on the platform Windows https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/igrovoj-drajver-radv-ot-linux-poyavitsya-na-platforme-windows Source: Zettlekasten | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/igrovoj-drajver-radv-ot-linux-poyavitsya-na-platforme-windows
[20:41]	TR Bot	 RADV gaming driver from Linux will appear on the platform Windows
[20:42]	TR News	GOG working on GOG Galaxy support on Linux https://nichegamer.com/gog-working-on-gog-galaxy-support-on-linux/
[20:42]	TR Bot	 GOG working on GOG Galaxy support on Linux - Niche Gamer
[20:42]	TR News	Linux kernel patch can boost the Steam Deck's 1% low frame rate by as much as 31% in early testing https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/
[20:42]	TR Bot	 Linux kernel patch can boost the Steam Deck's 1% low frame rate by as much as 31% in early testing | PC Gamer
[20:43]	TR News	GOG announces that the Galaxy launcher is coming soon to Linux https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/20983-gog-announces-that-the-galaxy-launcher-is-coming-soon-to-linux
[20:43]	TR Bot	 GOG announces that the Galaxy launcher is coming soon to Linux - IG News
[20:43]	TR News	"Self-hosting is both an entertaining hobby if you like computers, and a reasonable way to save a few dollars if you swap out your subscription services for something you host yourself." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-honeypot-wake-up-calll/
[20:43]	TR Bot	 I invited hackers to attack my home server, and the results were a wake-up call
[20:44]	TR News	GOG Galaxy Is Coming to Linux as a Native Application https://www.techpowerup.com/351154/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux-as-a-native-application
[20:44]	TR Bot	Galaxy Is Coming to Linux as a Native Application | TechPowerUp
[20:44]	TR News	Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made https://gizmodo.com/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-the-best-modular-laptop-ever-made-2000791804
[20:44]	TR Bot	 Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Linux Laptop Ever
[20:46]	TR News	Run a Local LLM on Raspberry Pis Bare Metal Linux Not Necessary https://www.hackster.io/news/run-a-local-llm-on-raspberry-pi-s-bare-metal-linux-not-necessary-6c7e3817293f
[20:46]	TR Bot	a Local LLM on Raspberry Pis Bare Metal Linux Not Necessary - Hackster.io
[20:46]	TR News	New Linux Patches Boost 1% Low Framerates On Steam Deck By 31% https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-patches-boost-1-low-framerates-steam-deck/
[20:46]	TR Bot	 New Linux Patches Boost 1% Low Framerates On Steam Deck By 31% - Steam Deck HQ
[20:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.gmi 
[20:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made
[20:47]	TR News	"This is a significant undertaking, so while we're not ready to share any specific plans, timelines, or results just yet," says the company. https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/
[20:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/ )
[20:47]	TR News	They hired a specialist GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/they-hired-a-specialist-gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/
[20:47]	TR Bot	 They hired a "specialist" - GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux - OC3D
[20:48]	TR News	GOG is exploring how to bring Galaxy to Linux https://videocardz.com/newz/gog-confirms-work-on-gog-galaxy-for-linux-no-release-date-yet
[20:48]	TR Bot	confirms work on GOG Galaxy for Linux, no release date yet - VideoCardz.com
[20:48]	TR News	GOG is finally bringing its all-in-one Galaxy launcher to Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-is-finally-bringing-its-all-in-one-galaxy-launcher-to-linux/
[20:48]	TR Bot	 GOG is finally bringing its all-in-one Galaxy launcher to Linux
[20:49]	TR News	Openwashing of slop https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/open-models-and-open-weights-are-foundational-to-secure-ai sponsored by the biggest benefactors of this pyramid scheme
[20:49]	TR Bot	 Open Models and Open Weights Are Foundational to Secure AI
[20:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Much Ado Over AMD Linux Patch (Because of Steam Deck) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Much_Ado_Over_AMD_Linux_Patch_Because_of_Steam_Deck.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Much_Ado_Over_AMD_Linux_Patch_Because_of_Steam_Deck.gmi 
[20:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Much Ado Over AMD Linux Patch (Because of Steam Deck)
[20:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[20:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
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[20:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
[20:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[20:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
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[20:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  FreeBSD Changes and Reports https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/FreeBSD_Changes_and_Reports.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/FreeBSD_Changes_and_Reports.gmi 
[20:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FreeBSD Changes and Reports
[20:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME: IBM, GNOME Shell, and Session Restore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_IBM_GNOME_Shell_and_Session_Restore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_IBM_GNOME_Shell_and_Session_Restore.gmi 
[20:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNOME: IBM, GNOME Shell, and Session Restore
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[20:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026, "Valve Never Wanted to Save Linux", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_The_Great_Steam_Deck_Crash_of_2026_Valve_Never_Wanted_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_The_Great_Steam_Deck_Crash_of_2026_Valve_Never_Wanted_to_.gmi 
[20:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026, "Valve Never Wanted to Save Linux", and More
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[21:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel: Linux News and Collabora Turning to Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Kernel_Linux_News_and_Collabora_Turning_to_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Kernel_Linux_News_and_Collabora_Turning_to_Windows.gmi 
[21:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kernel: Linux News and Collabora Turning to Windows
[21:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers and Microsoft TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Security_Leftovers_and_Microsoft_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Security_Leftovers_and_Microsoft_TCO.gmi 
[21:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Microsoft TCO
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[21:01]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[21:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
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[21:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers and Firefox Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Web_Browsers_and_Firefox_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Web_Browsers_and_Firefox_Updates.gmi 
[21:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web Browsers and Firefox Updates
[21:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft's Attacks on GNU/Linux Framed as "Embrace" or &quot;Love&quot; https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Microsoft_s_Attacks_on_GNU_Linux_Framed_as_Embrace_or_Love.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Microsoft_s_Attacks_on_GNU_Linux_Framed_as_Embrace_or_Love.gmi 
[21:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft's Attacks on GNU/Linux Framed as "Embrace" or "Love"
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[21:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, Slackware, and Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_Slackware_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_Slackware_.gmi 
[21:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, Slackware, and Debian
[21:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[21:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
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[21:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[21:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[21:14]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/07/2026: Microsoft Refuting Its Own Slop Hype and "Amazon Is Gutting Its Hey Hi (AI) Division" (GAFAM Bubble) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Microsoft_Refuting_Its_Own_Slop_Hype_and_Amazo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Microsoft_Refuting_Its_Own_Slop_Hype_and_Amazo.gmi 
[21:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/07/2026: Microsoft Refuting Its Own Slop Hype and "Amazon Is Gutting Its Hey Hi (AI) Division" (GAFAM Bubble)
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[21:22]	TR News	"Since I got the Expenses plugin for jpilot compiled and working, I have been using the Expenses program itself on PalmOS." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/JUL2026/entry-4
[21:24]	TR News	"Ive come, far too late, to realize the error of my ways concerning the dangers of becoming too reliant on very convenient platforms, without paying sufficient attention to how difficult it may become to disentangle myself from them later." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/07/30/00/smol-docs/
[21:25]	TR News	"This is not the 1st edition of this text. The original is for a blog that I never continued after the 1st post. I wrote this 4 years ago, in 2022, before everything went to shitty extremes on October 7th, 2023. I still identify with every word of the original, but I had to edit some numbers and a bunch of other words so that it fits my situation in 2026." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-07-30.gmi
[21:26]	TR News	partying with nikita gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/nikita
[21:28]		*Received a CTCP VERSION from Live-Stats
[21:28]		*Received a CTCP CLIENTINFO from Live-Stats
[21:29]		*Received a CTCP TIME from Live-Stats
[21:29]		*Received a CTCP USERINFO from Live-Stats
[21:29]		*Received a CTCP FINGER from Live-Stats
[21:29]		*Received a CTCP SOURCE from Live-Stats
[21:29]		*Received a CTCP PING 1 from Live-Stats
[21:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	Hiring while layoffs are ongoing
[21:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	Does it make sense for companies to hired h1bs while layoffs are ongoing?
[21:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[21:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[21:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	What area is hiring? I thought none were company wide
[21:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1
[21:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1 )
[21:35]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: The doctor told me last year I have one of the strongest hearts she's ever seen.
[21:36]	IsambardPrince	Very powerful, no sign of any clogged arteries, perfect rhythm and pulse.
[21:36]	IsambardPrince	They had to run a bunch of tests to see if I could survive the surgery.
[21:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	shoulder?
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	Nobody ever knows what will get them.
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	But there's nothing wrong with my heart.
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	[15:37] <schestowitz[TR2]> shoulder?
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	Yep.
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	The shoulder completely recovered.
[21:38]	IsambardPrince	There was some lingering pain and tingling but that's gone too.
[21:38]	IsambardPrince	Full range of motion is back.
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I wonder if HR has anything to say about chanting "kill musk".
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	I mean, I know companies don't like being embarrassed so openly, and brazenly.
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	Upper management is constantly in risk management mode.
[21:39]	TR News	"It's a fire sale [..] Some naive IBM employees were fooled into filing ideas to be submitted as IBM patents for peanuts. Many employees used the incentive to game the system and file garbage patents. The few good ones paid to enrich the cheaters. It is sad."
[21:39]	TR News	"Hopefully there is a constant stream of revenue for the IP bucket It is kinda amazing how often the CEO within IBM gets the next shiny object wrong"
[21:40]	TR News	"I can't remember the last time a client mentioned Blockchain to me as something they were interested in. It's been several years at least." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs
[21:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs )
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	Middle management is a different ballgame.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	They're there to be hated and despised by the workers. They're the visible arm of the company policies.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	It allows upper management to be the "nice people"
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	The human shield is the job description of middle managers.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	You're supposed to direct all the hatred from the floor onto them.
[21:42]	TR News	"The whole there is no talent so we need H1-B visas is one of the biggest fraud scams of the modern age in engineering. A marketing ploy that got so much traction and habitually gets proven wrong." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg
[21:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg )
[21:42]	TR News	"Probably both depending on division. Either way they won't be adding any value, apart to Arvind's bank balance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg
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[21:52]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/07/2026: Smol Document Server and More PalmOS-ing https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Smol_Document_Server_and_More_PalmOS_ing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Links_30_07_2026_Smol_Document_Server_and_More_PalmOS_ing.gmi 
[21:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/07/2026: Smol Document Server and More PalmOS-ing
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[22:01]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: I need to research exactly what happens if someone tries to stop paying a Klarna lease on an iPhone.
[22:01]	IsambardPrince	We already know there's code in iOS to turn the device into 'pretty much a brick'.
[22:03]	MinceR	exploding brick
[22:10]	TR News	Techrights More Fake News From (and for) IBM, Nobody Ever Held Accountable for Fraud https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/More_Fake_News_From_and_for_IBM_Nobody_Ever_Held_Accountable_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/More_Fake_News_From_and_for_IBM_Nobody_Ever_Held_Accountable_fo.gmi 
[22:10]	TR Bot	 Techrights More Fake News From (and for) IBM, Nobody Ever Held Accountable for Fraud
[22:22]	MinceR	apparently void linux likes 4 ways of connecting to wifi: NetworkMangler, wpa_supplicant, iwd and ConnMan.
[22:22]	MinceR	NetworkMangler tries to pull in everything Indian Bowel Movement every came up with as dependencies.
[22:22]	MinceR	wpa_cli likes to crash every time you look at it.
[22:22]	MinceR	iwd refuses to write resolv.conf, even if it's configured to do so.
[22:22]	MinceR	and ConnMan wants to talk to the fucking TPM.
[22:23]	MinceR	has everyone in the GNU/Linux space gone absolutely fucking insane?!
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[23:41]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I showed my partner how to set an automatic watch but then I compared it with a quartz and told him "this is beating too slowly, you're going to lose about a minute per day...you could probably get it calibrated, or just reset it about every week against a quartz clock."
[23:41]	MinceR	lol
[23:41]	MinceR	or you can just throw it out and get a real watch
[23:42]	IsambardPrince	It is Swiss.
[23:42]	MinceR	lol
[23:42]	MinceR	like i said, you could get a real watch instead
[23:42]	MinceR	better hurry up before microslop decides they want to be in charge of watch firmware
[23:42]	MinceR	because then those won't fucking work anymore either
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[23:53]	IsambardPrince	https://calibercorner.com/eta-valjoux-caliber-7750/
[23:53]	TR Bot	 ETA/Valjoux Caliber 7750 Watch Movement
[23:53]	IsambardPrince	Extremely Important Note: Do not attempt to set the day or date on your watch while the hands are set between the hours of 7pm and 3am. You may see other sites say 10pm and 2am, but ETA officially states:
[23:53]	IsambardPrince	Rapid date and day correction is not possible between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. -Source ETA 7750 Technical Communication, page 30 (see pdf below)
[23:53]	IsambardPrince	Just to be on the safe side, be as far out of that range as possible (just in case the hands werent installed exactly at 12am). If you set the day and day within those hours, the automatic calendar system is engaged to advance the datewheels to the next day and there is a chance to break something even if nothing breaks, you may still cause the date to switch over at something like 6am rather than 12am.
[23:53]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: ^
[23:54]	MinceR	lol
[23:54]	MinceR	i have a better idea: get a Casio
[23:54]	IsambardPrince	He has the model with no day/date.
[23:54]	IsambardPrince	They probably just worked around it by removing the feature.
[23:54]	MinceR	you can even get a Casio that talks to your phone over BLE and synchronizes date and time