●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 ●● ● Sep 30 [00:06] parsifal It takes talent to be so shameless as mr.z [00:21] MinceR the talent referred to in medical circles as "ASPD" [00:22] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@dtn5wsjja4mcu.irc) has joined #techrights [00:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I got most of my damage deposit back from Mark. [00:23] IsambardPrince He made an illegal deduction of $125. [00:23] IsambardPrince So I asked politely that he return it. [00:23] IsambardPrince He stopped talking to me so I've drafted a Demand Letter. [00:29] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:31] parsifal MinceR: a veiled polite way of calling someone a sociopath [00:35] MinceR :> [00:37] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [00:52] IsambardPrince MinceR, The police just knocked on my door. [00:52] IsambardPrince They asked if I could open the door. I said, "I am capable of doing so, if you have a warrant signed by a judge. [00:52] IsambardPrince They said "We just want to talk to you, we're here with your caseworker?" [00:52] IsambardPrince I said "What caseworker?" [00:52] IsambardPrince They said "Trilogy". [00:52] IsambardPrince I said "What the hell is trilogy?" [00:52] IsambardPrince They said "Are you Duane?" [00:53] IsambardPrince I said, "There's no Duane here and I don't talk to the police without an attorney." [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95c:e00::2000) has joined #techrights [00:57] IsambardPrince MinceR, I got cat calming collars on Amazon. [00:58] IsambardPrince Kiki immediately tried to get it off, got her tooth stuck in the collar, we hadd to hold her down and cut the collar off and get it off her tooth. [00:58] IsambardPrince I told the guy at Amazon: "There is a certain irony in being attacked by a cat when applying a product to calm a cat. [00:58] IsambardPrince " [00:58] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [00:59] MinceR :> ● Sep 30 [01:01] IsambardPrince On second thought we might just try the stuff that plugs into the wall like an air freshener. [01:04] MinceR "On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place." [01:06] IsambardPrince That was a half an hour of sheer terror. [01:06] IsambardPrince Chasing a panicked cat that turned into teeth and claws. [01:06] IsambardPrince Then the police bang on the door looking for someone else. [01:19] IsambardPrince MinceR, "Korbin Dallas?" [01:19] IsambardPrince SMOKE YOU!!!! [01:19] IsambardPrince "Wrong answer." [01:20] MinceR :> [01:21] IsambardPrince "We got lucky. If they don't chase you after a mile they don't chase you.....or maybe it's two miles." [01:22] IsambardPrince MinceR, I'm not cooking tomorrow but I do have leftover Sam's Club pizza and leftover General Tso's chicken. [01:25] IsambardPrince Wendy's has this whole retro look thing coming back. [01:25] IsambardPrince I said they need to go retro on their prices and quality standards, and bring back the superbar. [01:26] IsambardPrince MinceR, I used to go to the Pizza Hut salad bar a lot. [01:26] IsambardPrince Good value. Could go up there as much as you wanted for $5.99. [01:48] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [01:48] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@cj8ngsfjt7i8a.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 30 [02:43] IsambardPrince MinceR, There's something appealing about taking a millionaire to court over a couple hundred bucks. [02:44] IsambardPrince Wasting half their day because they tried to say your carpet was dirty. [02:46] MinceR :> [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290926.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290926.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-290926.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-290926.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-09-29.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-09-29.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-09-29.txt ● Sep 30 [03:11] IsambardPrince MinceR, I drafted a demand letter citing the law, and his own admissions over text, and the penalty for not complying. [03:11] IsambardPrince I think he'll almost certainly just write the check. [03:12] IsambardPrince I'll get a $125 check in the mail one day and there won't be an apology or anything, just a check. [03:12] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/5-infections-including-epstein-barr-virus-were-linked-to-2-3-million-new-cancer-cases-in-2024-49743 [03:12] TR Bot 5 Infections, Including Epstein-Barr Virus, Were Linked to 2.3 Million New Cancer Cases in 2024 | Discover Magazine [03:27] IsambardPrince MinceR, Kiki seems to be okay. [03:28] IsambardPrince I checked and she still has all her teeth and nothing seems to be sore. [03:28] IsambardPrince I think she was just panicked that she bit into that collar and couldn't get out. [03:29] MinceR :3 [03:30] IsambardPrince MinceR, I remember fondly those dollar stores and software bargain bins in the 90s and early 2000s. [03:30] IsambardPrince You could get a lot of stuff back then, really cheap. [03:31] IsambardPrince I used to buy giant cans of colombian coffee for $3.99 then hit the Family Dollar and get 4 pounds of peanut M&Ms for $2.48. [03:32] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:32] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [03:42] *Goblin (~use@3t3iymyzc9xhe.irc) has joined #techrights [03:42] IsambardPrince MinceR, The automated repair station episode of Enterprise was one of my favorites. [03:43] IsambardPrince It was pretty low key, and they never returned to the idea to see who built it. [03:43] IsambardPrince But it surpassed TNG-era tech. [03:43] IsambardPrince So it was over 200 years ahead of them. [03:44] IsambardPrince I noticed the food replicators on the station. Trip comments that they made a pan fried catfish, fried okra, cornbread, and pecan pie that tasted indistinguishable from the real thing. [03:44] IsambardPrince They surmise that it downloaded the Enterprise genetic database and recipes. [03:44] IsambardPrince But the food replicators in TNG and even Voyager are "off". [03:44] IsambardPrince They always comment on how traditionally cooked food tastes better. [03:45] IsambardPrince The repair station nailed it. [03:45] IsambardPrince Why is that important? [03:45] IsambardPrince It tried to trick them into thinking that Travis dies in a freak accident, and it produces a synthetic "corpse". [03:45] IsambardPrince It uses him along with others plugged into the station's computer. [03:46] IsambardPrince That makes me think the station probably analyzed all the crew members with some sort of passive scanning technology. [03:46] MinceR obviously, you should taste the corpse to determine whether it was produced by a replicator [03:46] IsambardPrince It looked at their brains and it probably pulled Trip's memory of what all that food tasted like. [03:46] MinceR is the output side of a transporter a replicator, though? [03:47] IsambardPrince As a byproduct of trying to figure out which one would be best suited to be taken. [03:47] IsambardPrince is the output side of a transporter a replicator, though? [03:47] IsambardPrince Not really. [03:47] IsambardPrince A replicator can't produce living matter. [03:47] IsambardPrince It can do non-living matter though. [03:48] IsambardPrince That's why in the Holodeck everything you eat or drink is real, but the minute a holodeck character walks out of range of an emitter, it vanishes. [03:49] MinceR ic [03:54] IsambardPrince MinceR, When Picard went into the Dixon Hill simulation in First Contact with the Holodeck Safety systems off, that was a real Tommy Gun. With real bullets. [03:54] IsambardPrince He machine gunned two Borg drones. ● Sep 30 [04:01] IsambardPrince MinceR, I was talking to my partner on the train about old tech. [04:01] IsambardPrince I said I kind of missed VHS tapes. [04:02] IsambardPrince They didn't look that great but they were pretty easy to use and when you wanted a new movie you could just go rent it and run it off to a blank. [04:10] IsambardPrince MinceR, IsambardPrince> MinceR, I was talking to my partner on the train about old tech. [04:10] IsambardPrince I said I kind of missed VHS tapes. [04:10] IsambardPrince They didn't look that great but they were pretty easy to use and when you wanted a new movie you could just go rent it and run it off to a blank. [04:10] IsambardPrince Err [04:10] IsambardPrince Backscroll [04:10] IsambardPrince https://www.facebook.com/reel/2321800491933745 [04:10] TR Bot NO TITLE [04:41] MinceR :3 ● Sep 30 [05:10] IsambardPrince MinceR, I'm drafting a complaint about the carpet cleaning fee. [05:10] IsambardPrince After accusing Mark of using security deposits "as an illegal slush fund to unjustly enrich himself". [05:10] IsambardPrince I invoke Captain Picard. [05:10] IsambardPrince "Landlords raise our rents, and we fall back. They assimilate entire neighborhoods and cities, and we fall back. Not this time. The line must be drawn here. This far, no farther." [05:13] IsambardPrince If he doesn't write the check for $125 I will ask the judge for $1275 in actual and punitive damages, and $90 in court costs. [05:14] IsambardPrince That's $125 in actual damages, $1150 in punitive damages (which is the full amount of the security deposit) and the filing fees. [05:15] IsambardPrince This isn't "The stuff of Brandon Lobster abusing a toothless tribunal." [05:15] IsambardPrince This is a multi-millionaire trying to steal $125 from a guy on disability. [05:17] IsambardPrince I've sued a computer company, the state of Indiana, and the federal government. I did a lot of stuff on Mandy's citizenship case which was a 5 year slog. [05:18] IsambardPrince I think I can handle a millionaire that's trying to steal $125. [05:36] IsambardPrince MinceR, The police just assumed I was Duane and they got apartment F. [05:36] IsambardPrince They said I needed to open the door because "We're here with your caseworker." [05:36] IsambardPrince I said, "Caseworker from where?" [05:36] IsambardPrince "Trilogy." [05:36] MinceR you've told this one [05:36] IsambardPrince I said, "What the Hell is trilogy?" [05:36] IsambardPrince Yeah, I aimed those just so. [05:36] IsambardPrince You don't answer the police you make them answer you. [05:39] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [05:39] TR Bot Techrights [05:39] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_September_29_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_September_29_2026.gmi [05:39] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 [05:40] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:41] TR News "I cannot find the 1980s-era journal article warning against speculative execution in CPUs. Do you have the link handy? It is relevant because "Spectre" has been an active problem for almost 20 years now, in part due to industry reliance on antiquated architectures (i.e. x86) due to industry reliance on paired, antiquated systems (i.e. microsoft)" [05:41] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:41] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:42] TR News "Worse, there are company executives (with names and addresses) who have been bringing speculative execution (and the associated exploits and weaknesses) to modern architectures like Arm and RISC-V" [05:43] TR News Techrights covered this over 5 years ago, maybe some of the articles about "sceptre" or similar have original URLs [05:44] TR News was it IEEE or ACM or somewhere else? https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity26/presentation/gerlach https://support.arm.com/documentation/110280/3-0/ [05:44] TR Bot Spectre on RISC-V Silicon: Attacks and Defenses on Commercial Out-of-Order Processors | USENIX [05:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://support.arm.com/documentation/110280/3-0/ ) [05:44] TR News The discovery was probably not some journal, unlike rawhammer [05:45] TR News "it was a journal article from the 1980s warning against deploying speculative execution. It's just buried in the nearly infinite pile of chaff out there." https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=speculative+execution&set1=any [05:45] TR Bot Techrights Search [05:46] TR News x86 Drowning in Competition, Bug Doors, Complexity, and Bloat https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/x86_Drowning_in_Competition_Bug_Doors_Complexity_and_Bloat.shtml [05:46] TR Bot Techrights x86 Drowning in Competition, Bug Doors, Complexity, and Bloat [05:47] IsambardPrince MinceR, Here's part of my demand letter to Mark: [05:48] IsambardPrince "Settlement Terms: [05:48] IsambardPrince Tender of full payment in the amount of $125.00 received within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter will serve as full and final satisfaction of this matter, and no further legal action will be pursued. [05:48] IsambardPrince Please send a check or money order for $125.00 to my address listed above:" [05:48] IsambardPrince "If full payment is not received within ten (10) days, this settlement offer will automatically expire, and I will file a lawsuit against you in Lake County Small Claims Court without further notice. In that event, I will seek full statutory damages under 765 ILCS 710, actual damages, court filing fees, and process service costs." [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] that's bad [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] you threatened him [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] for 100 bucks [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] and ruined the goodwill [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] for that money [05:49] IsambardPrince "To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape." [05:49] TR News "Well, there's another new attack in the Specte class in the news today." [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: misses the point [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] you made him "enemy" [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] like Puppy breaker did of people [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_143_Out_of_200_After_Nearly_10_Attempts_t.shtml [05:51] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 143 Out of 200: After Nearly 10 Attempts to Settle With Us and Over a Million Pounds Spent on Lawyers and Barristers [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] relationship take money and time to build [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] esp. money [05:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], He's a millionaire that's stealing money from a disabled gay man. [05:51] IsambardPrince $125 [05:51] IsambardPrince That'll go over well in court I'm sure. [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] for 100 or less (in pounds) you told the ability to ask mark for shortcuts to get a unit [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] her gave you a shortcut when piyuish was gassing the place [05:52] IsambardPrince That is true, and he waived the application fee and just called it a day. [05:53] IsambardPrince Other landlords are far worse. [05:53] IsambardPrince Piyush was getting ready to bug bomb the place while I was getting ready to have a major surgery. [05:54] IsambardPrince There were roaches crawling everywhere. It was completely out of control. [05:54] IsambardPrince But, schestowitz[TR2] here's what I texted Mark. [05:54] IsambardPrince Part of it. [05:54] IsambardPrince Not only that his deduction is not legal. [05:54] IsambardPrince But "Even Piyush gave me my full security deposit back." [05:54] IsambardPrince In other words, even that guy managed to comply with the deposit law. [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] he does not know piyush was bad [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] piyush made him rich [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] 2.2 ml on 800k [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] to him, piyuish was " [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] useful" [05:55] IsambardPrince Yeah, and a guy with millions needs to steal $125 from a disabled gay man. [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] piyuish took a loan [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] to give money to mark [05:55] IsambardPrince Why is that exactly? [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] mark likes what piyush did [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] you are not convincing him there [05:56] IsambardPrince Piyush did the stupidest thing Piyush could have possibly done, for Piyush. [05:56] IsambardPrince But you're right that his scams and schemes made Mark a lot of money. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] when you say "piyush " he just simples [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] if he gave you back despoit [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] mark thinks [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] "haha, fools" [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] *smiles [05:58] IsambardPrince Landlords know that filing a Small Claims complaint costs money, requires taking off work, and takes time. $125 is right at the threshold where almost every tenant grumbles, calls it a loss, and walks away. If he took $600 or $1,000, he knew he would instantly trigger a fight because the loss would hurt too much to ignore. $125 was calculated to sit just below your pain tolerance. [05:59] IsambardPrince It sits below your pain tolerance because for most people, they're not going to do anything. [05:59] IsambardPrince Calling off work to go to court costs more. [05:59] IsambardPrince I don't go to work. [05:59] TR News Note that ARM is now also on the list due to degeneration of the architecture: https://www.securityweek.com/new-spectre-v2-variant-exposes-intel-amd-arm-cpus-to-data-leaks/ [05:59] TR Bot Spectre v2 Variant Exposes Intel, AMD, Arm CPUs to Data Leaks - SecurityWeek [05:59] IsambardPrince I can sit here and send him letters, and sue him, and sit there all day while he's on my clock. [05:59] IsambardPrince That's the advantage of disability income. ● Sep 30 [06:01] TR News SPOOKY ROOPHLOCH gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2026-09-29Spooky_ROOPHLOCH.txt [06:02] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'll be sending the letter. [06:03] IsambardPrince Landlords rarely get a taste of their own medicien. [06:03] TR News "Theory, methodology, and method are not synonyms. Theory tells you what counts as an object of study in the first place: religion is discourse, or practice, or a system of symbols. Methodology argues that a set of procedures fits that object." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/what-is-method [06:04] TR News "On Friday, 17 November 2023, OpenAI's board fired its own CEO. The next day Marc Andreessen, one of the most powerful investors in technology, posted a single word: "e/acc!" Not a sentence; a faction." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/what-is-accelerationism [06:05] TR News "Personally, I was never enamoured with the form factor. Too expensive, too thick and too fragile. But the small number of people I know who own one repeatedly and emphatically told me that they'd never go back to a candy-bar style phone." gemini://readme.fairlygood.net/gemlog/2026-09-29_who-will-buy-the-iphone-duo.gmi [06:06] TR News "LLM's reek and so do their addicts... / LLM assisted/generated support emails.. / are people are so fucking lazy and stupid they can't write their own emails now?" gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-09-29.gmi [06:07] TR News ":When I read over the email, there was formatting that I had (luckily) never seen before... It was odd, although there were still enough obviously-human elements to it, such as the use of Engrish, sentences formatted oddly (to a native speaker), etc." [06:07] TR News "I was more concerned about potential data loss than the email, so I engaged with the user and tried my best to ignore this. I'll post the screen shots below, and you can decide if there was LLM assistance/authorship or not." [06:07] TR News "I'm just getting comfy, don't mind me." gemini://envs.net/~tofu/gemlog/20260929-test-post.gmi [06:08] TR News Sept 29 2 p.m. Jens Second Transplant gemini://cameronknight.smol.pub/1790704790 [06:09] TR News "A wise man once told me to let the universe take me down whatever path it takes me. Sometimes, I worry too much about the future, and less about the present. So, in June, I did just that - stayed focus on the present, and let the universe just guide me wherever." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2853 [06:09] TR News "In the end, though, I always landed back on Pixel phones running GrapheneOS, mainly because I want photos that stay sharp even with a bit of hand shake." gemini://blog.captaintouch.com/posts/2026-09-29-abusing-the-iphone-duo-hinge-api-to-play-flappy-bird.gmi [06:09] TR News I won't gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/i_wont [06:10] TR News "There was an old 4chan screenshot about how two different television shows handle smart people: one is about how a smart person models other smart people, and the other is how a stupid person models a smart person." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/smart-model-stupid.gmi [06:12] TR News "The Billionaire is Wrong" Chess a whistle-stop tour of chess variants and "mods" gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/biw-chess.gmi [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: do what you want [06:12] TR News I want to be a human. gemini://tilde.club/~silica/gemlog-en/2026-09-29_be-a-human.gmi [06:13] TR News First Post gemini://smallword.space/gemlog/20260929-first-post.gmi [06:14] TR News how hard could a simple text game be gemini://thatit.be/2026-09-28-06-53-56.gmi [06:14] TR News "I was writing about the game and went to clean up the source so I could release it to the general public and nuked my entire code base." gemini://thatit.be/2026-09-29-17-20-18.gmi [06:15] TR News "Jet Lag is an online video series that runs episodes on Nebula, then YouTube a week later." gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/jet_lag_the_game_is_a_show_i_like.gmi [06:19] TR News It looks like Microsoft Lunduke has become slop: slop code, slop text (chatbots)... That's what "Controlled Opposition" (Microsoft+Racism) looks like. [06:20] TR News Momo a charming book gopher://box.matto.nl/0/momo-a-charming-book.txt [06:21] TR News There will soon be 3.6k known and active capsules according to gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [06:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I don't like what he did. [06:24] IsambardPrince I don't like that it was so brazen. [06:24] IsambardPrince I don't like that he stole just enough that he didn't think I'd call bullshit and sue him. [06:24] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: Accelerationism, "The Billionaire is Wrong", Rant About LLM-generated Support E-mails https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_Accelerationism_The_Billionaire_is_Wron.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_Accelerationism_The_Billionaire_is_Wron.gmi [06:24] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: Accelerationism, "The Billionaire is Wrong", Rant About LLM-generated Support E-mails [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] you did not [06:25] IsambardPrince And I really don't like that when I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him politely to return the rest, he just stopped talking. [06:25] IsambardPrince So now we go to step 2. [06:25] schestowitz[TR2] don't becomd what you oppose [06:25] schestowitz[TR2] now you become more like Britney Garrett [06:26] IsambardPrince That's not true. [06:27] IsambardPrince When someone steals from you that's different than some "you hurt my feelings and made fun of my fake tits" [06:28] IsambardPrince The only time it's inappropriate to not make fun of fake tits is when a woman has had cancer and had to get a mastectomy and then used the surgery to recover. [06:28] IsambardPrince When it's a woman that has natural breasts and inflates them to some grotesque degree that's repulsive, you can laugh. [06:28] IsambardPrince When Brandon Lobster gets them, you can definitely laugh. [06:29] IsambardPrince If you're not in some idiotic country like Canada at least, you can laugh [06:33] IsambardPrince https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-got-super-mario-64-running-on-the-snes-using-the-super-fx-chip/ [06:33] TR Bot Someone got Super Mario 64 running on the SNES using the Super FX chip [06:34] IsambardPrince Given the limitations of the SNES even with the SuperFX, that's not bad. [06:34] IsambardPrince I don't think the question was could you have released a crappy port of Super Mario 64 for the SuperFX. [06:35] IsambardPrince I just doubt anyone would want to pay for that given it would look bad even by 1996 standards. [06:36] TR News Sleeping Birds (at the Home) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/sleeping-birds-at-the-home/ [06:36] TR Bot Blog Archive Sleeping Birds (at the Home) [06:37] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [06:37] TR News TOMORROW: Red Hat IT is being moved to IBM effective Oct 1 https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kx924zkx [06:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kx924zkx ) [06:37] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@pdn9d7szhus26.irc) has joined #techrights [06:37] IsambardPrince Anyway schestowitz[TR2] I'm not trying to ruin him. [06:37] IsambardPrince I'm trying to get my own money back. [06:38] IsambardPrince $125 of my own money which the law says is mine. [06:38] IsambardPrince It shouldn't have to reach the level of a demand letter by certified mail to get the last 11% of your damage deposit back. His action was outrageous not because he took all of it, but because he took an amount he calculated I wouldn't do anything about. [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] Anyway schestowitz[TR2] I'm not trying to ruin him. [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] you tryu to cause him distress [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] because he did you [06:40] schestowitz[TR2] over less than 100 pounds [06:41] IsambardPrince Give it back, my money. Just my money. [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] you already spentt a lot of hours: [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] thinking about it [06:41] IsambardPrince Or it gets very bad and that's the consequence of stealing from me and ignoring a polite conversation and not acting like an adult. [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] textinhg [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] drafting a threat [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] over less than 100 pounds [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] i have a colleague who took sirius to a tribunal [06:41] schestowitz[TR2] two of us did not [06:41] IsambardPrince Mark caused his own impending distress by violating 765 ILCS 710 and ignoring a polite request. Any stress Mark feels during the next 10 days is purely the natural consequence of his choice to ignore statutory law. [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] as lawyers told us it would be a waste of time [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] we would win [06:42] IsambardPrince When nobody stands up for themselves, he just keeps stealing. [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] but the company would shut down and pay nothing [06:42] IsambardPrince Never afraid of what the next one might do. [06:42] IsambardPrince Because there's no consequences. [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] here iss the thing [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] this is what can happen [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] you file a case [06:42] schestowitz[TR2] with your name [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] lateer on you try to find a place to live [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] they see the case [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] they don't reply [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] because you have a reputation for being risky to landlordddds [06:43] IsambardPrince Mark caused his own impending distress by violating 765 ILCS 710 and ignoring a polite request. Any stress Mark feels during the next 10 days is purely the natural consequence of his choice to ignore statutory law. [06:43] IsambardPrince as lawyers told us it would be a waste of time [06:43] IsambardPrince we would win [06:43] IsambardPrince When nobody stands up for themselves, he just keeps stealing. [06:43] IsambardPrince but the company would shut down and pay nothing [06:43] IsambardPrince Never afraid of what the next one might do. [06:43] IsambardPrince Because there's no consequences. [06:43] IsambardPrince Errr [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, ontario criminal sued some company for not offering a job [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] as if [06:43] schestowitz[TR2] hellllllo???? [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] they are not OBLIGED to hiude you [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] now, by filing a case, you prove why they should NOT hire youu [06:44] IsambardPrince Lawyers hate small claims because they can't make any money. [06:44] IsambardPrince When they tell you this isn't worth the time they mean it's not worth their time. [06:44] schestowitz[TR2] s /hiude/hire [06:44] IsambardPrince Small Claims is designed for citizens to represent themselves. [06:44] IsambardPrince Over "kill a bitch" kind of stuff. [06:44] IsambardPrince Stuff like security deposits and fender benders. [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] us has Small Claims [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] but [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] we got told in 2022 [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] both me and a collague [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] by different firms [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] what would follow [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] and how we would get nothing [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] as the company would refuse to pay after losing [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] and both lawyers were riight [06:45] schestowitz[TR2] in different cities, unaware of each other [06:46] schestowitz[TR2] the CEO ran away to Washington [06:46] IsambardPrince Mark can't hide. [06:46] schestowitz[TR2] even his wife cannot get him for chils support [06:46] IsambardPrince Those properties are owned directly by Mark. [06:46] schestowitz[TR2] which i think is why he moved there in the first place [06:46] IsambardPrince If I can't garnish his bank account, I'll put a lien on his property. [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] you yourself joked the other day [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] about how when ontario criminal took ontario employer to court the employer paid nothing [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] hence, [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] it was at best a PR sttunt [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] in the process [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] got arresteeed [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] and now blacklissssssssssted in places [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] i need to restart barrier [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] all those "aaaaa and "bbbbbbbbbb" [06:48] IsambardPrince This isn't Ontario. [06:48] IsambardPrince I'll slap a lien on the building. [06:49] IsambardPrince He won't be able to refinance it or sell it until he pays me, plus 9% statutory interest. [06:49] IsambardPrince The longer he doesn't pay me the more he will pay. [06:49] IsambardPrince It will go up faster than inflation. [06:49] IsambardPrince Roughly at the same rate as the long term S&P 500. [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] he did not reply to you [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] it means he is not afraid of you [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] he moved on [06:49] IsambardPrince He will be. [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] that's the difference [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] you still think about it [06:50] IsambardPrince He doesn't think there's a process coming. [06:50] IsambardPrince He doesn't get how expensive it will be to not take the offer. [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, back to tech [06:51] IsambardPrince He won't be laughing when he ignores me, gets ordered to pay 20x as much, and there's a lien on his building gathering 9% interest. [06:51] schestowitz[TR2] well, good luck [06:51] schestowitz[TR2] ghetting your 90 pounds [06:52] IsambardPrince Actually, more. [06:52] IsambardPrince The more he ignores me the more he owes. [06:52] TR News IBM mayhem. "PIPed after favorable mid-year review" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3jare07 [06:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3jare07 ) [06:52] IsambardPrince He'd do well to just make out the check and be done with it. [06:52] IsambardPrince That's why I included a 10 day settlement offer. [06:52] TR News It's not a PIP, it's a letter saying "leave the company" [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] your "offer" is like puppy breaker [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] and he won't take the "offer" [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] worse [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] writing this "offer" [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] is a waste of time and money [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] (yours) [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/2102511183714750476 [06:55] TR Bot agora lovecruft (they/them) on X: "ok at this point, after having spent the last year and a half kidnapped, drugged, raped, held hostage, my dogs legs broken, i am not fucking joking. if you come near me or my dog and you are not welcome, you die. get away from me. stop sending people after m / X [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] "ok at this point, after having spent the last year and a half kidnapped, drugged, raped, held hostage, my dogs legs broken, i am not fucking joking. if you come near me or my dog and you are not welcome, you die. get away from me. stop sending people after me. you die. stop. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] maybe he is making "offers" again [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] to get isis to stop talking [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not working [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] isis talks even more [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] tthe sociopath thinks he can control people with threats [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] he finds out he cannot [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] loses all his money [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] might be evicted soon [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/31/Spending_Over_a_Million_Bucks_on_Lawsuits_Abroad_When_There_s_a.shtml [06:59] TR Bot Techrights Spending Over a Million Bucks on Lawsuits Abroad When There's a Big Mortgage to Pay in America ● Sep 30 [07:13] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XI - An Abject Lack of Social Skills (and Not Knowing #HowTo Handle Women) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XI_An_Abject_Lack_of_Social_Skills.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XI_An_Abject_Lack_of_Social_Skills.gmi [07:13] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XI - An Abject Lack of Social Skills (and Not Knowing How to Handle Women) [07:15] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:38] TR News Techrights CDMAG Covers Free Software, New Magazine From Decent People https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/CDMAG_Covers_Free_Software_New_Magazine_From_Decent_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/CDMAG_Covers_Free_Software_New_Magazine_From_Decent_People.gmi [07:38] TR Bot Techrights CDMAG Covers Free Software, New Magazine From Decent People [07:40] TR News They might be Russian, but people are not individually accountable (maybe collectively) for Putin [07:48] TR News Techrights The Microsoft Lunduke Slop Problem https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/The_Microsoft_Lunduke_Slop_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/The_Microsoft_Lunduke_Slop_Problem.gmi [07:48] TR Bot Techrights The Microsoft Lunduke Slop Problem [07:50] TR News People who want to have sex with women in a coma (inebriated) are trying to make an argument that they're somehow the victim (of Techrights). 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[07:50] TR News So Techrights will never look like the "bad guy" here, it's dealing with perverts and bad actors [07:54] TR News (NEW): Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/28/Try_Immutable_Mode_with_openSUSE_Leap_16_1_RC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/28/Try_Immutable_Mode_with_openSUSE_Leap_16_1_RC.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC [07:56] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/28/Mozilla_Firefox_157_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Brand_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/28/Mozilla_Firefox_157_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Brand_Ne.gmi [07:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design ● Sep 30 [08:02] TR News (NEW): World Wide Web is Doomed, Considerable Damage Caused by Bad Actors and "Slop 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Locus [09:14] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [09:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [09:24] TR News (NEW): Chromium 154 is causing havoc with people's KDE desktops, but there's a fix https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Chromium_154_is_causing_havoc_with_people_s_KDE_desktops_but_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Chromium_154_is_causing_havoc_with_people_s_KDE_desktops_but_th.gmi [09:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Chromium 154 is causing havoc with people's KDE desktops, but there's a fix [09:28] TR News (NEW): The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/The_1990s_predictions_about_Linux_that_aged_surprisingly_well.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/The_1990s_predictions_about_Linux_that_aged_surprisingly_well.gmi [09:28] TR Bot Tux Machines The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well [09:41] TR News Techrights British Prime Minister Recognises Social Control Media as National Cohesion Problem https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/British_Prime_Minister_Recognises_Social_Control_Media_as_Natio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/British_Prime_Minister_Recognises_Social_Control_Media_as_Natio.gmi [09:41] TR Bot Techrights British Prime Minister Recognises Social Control Media as National Cohesion Problem [09:47] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [09:56] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:56] TR News Techrights It Looks Like Mass Layoffs at "Nordcloud, an IBM Company" Today (a Day Ahead of Red Hat) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/It_Looks_Like_Mass_Layoffs_at_Nordcloud_an_IBM_Company_Today_a_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/It_Looks_Like_Mass_Layoffs_at_Nordcloud_an_IBM_Company_Today_a_.gmi [09:56] TR Bot Techrights It Looks Like Mass Layoffs at "Nordcloud, an IBM Company" Today (a Day Ahead of Red Hat) [09:58] TR News Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Pleased with Xbox Layoffs, Says They Are Great to See https://www.tipranks.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-pleased-with-xbox-layoffs-says-they-are-great-to-see [09:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.tipranks.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-pleased-with-xbox-layoffs-says-they-are-great-to-see ) [09:59] TR News Microsoft CEO Calls Layoffs "Streamlining" and Says Microsoft Layoffs Are "Great to See" http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/26/Microsoft_CEO_Calls_Layoffs_Streamlining_and_Says_Microsoft_Lay.shtml [09:59] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft CEO Calls Layoffs "Streamlining" and Says Microsoft Layoffs Are "Great to See" [09:59] TR News Nadella has two-digit IQ. Microsoft Gender (In)Equality: Women Don't Ask for Raises https://techrights.org/o/2020/07/30/microsoft-gender-equality/index.shtml [09:59] TR Bot Microsoft Gender (In)Equality: Women Don't Ask for Raises ● Sep 30 [10:06] TR News Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) the Much Bigger Culprit https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/paris-saint-germain-psg-the-much-bigger-culprit/ [10:06] TR Bot Blog Archive Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) the Much Bigger Culprit [10:11] TR News Addiction on the Net https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/addiction-on-the-net/ [10:11] TR Bot Blog Archive Addiction on the Net [10:13] TR News "As Ive written about before, Judge Bibas reached his ruling via a dramatic about-face. In 2023, he sent fair use to a jury." https://copyrightlately.com/thomson-reuters-v-ross-third-circuit/ | Source: CopyrightLately [10:13] TR Bot Signed, Sealed, Affirmed: Third Circuit Backs Thomson Reuters over ROSS | Copyright Lately [10:13] TR News "Music industry group IFPI has asked the European Commission to add the popular open source YouTube download tool yt-dlp to its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List." https://torrentfreak.com/ifpi-wants-open-source-youtube-downloader-yt-dlp-on-eu-piracy-watch-list/ | Source: Torrent Freak [10:13] TR Bot Wants Open Source YouTube Downloader yt-dlp on EU Piracy Watch List * TorrentFreak [10:13] TR News "allowing brokers to bypass its ticket purchasing limits" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/28/bots-act-ticketmaster-ticketing-platforms/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:13] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/28/bots-act-ticketmaster-ticketing-platforms/ ) [10:14] TR News Digital Restrictions https://yashgarg.dev/posts/hijacking-ps5-rtmp-stream/ | Source: Yash Garg [10:14] TR Bot Hijacking the PS5's RTMP Stream [10:15] TR News "So before filing the subpoena targeting among other entities SEIU, liar Ryan Ribner had to swear that he was investigating terrorism or money laundering." https://emptywheel.net/2026/09/29/after-assaulting-david-huerta-and-then-lying-about-it-ryan-ribner-lied-so-he-could-spy-on-seiu/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [10:15] TR Bot After Assaulting David Huerta and Then Lying about It, Ryan Ribner Lied So He Could Spy on SEIU - emptywheel [10:15] TR News "While automation is part of accessibility testing, experts said that it is not yet able to be a stand-in for human review" https://fedscoop.com/websites-jeopardy-amid-us-web-design-system-takeover-coalition-gsa/ | Source: Scoop News Group [10:15] TR Bot in jeopardy amid U.S. Web Design System takeover, coalition tells GSA | FedScoop [10:15] TR News "Issued in March, its contents came as a shock even to the Postal Services lawyers." https://www.salon.com/2026/09/29/the-untold-origins-of-trumps-plan-to-sharply-restrict-mail-in-voting-partner/ | Source: Salon [10:15] TR Bot untold origins of Trumps plan to sharply restrict mail-in voting - Salon.com [10:16] TR News "Every year, the night sky is becoming 10% brighter. Eighty per cent of people live under light-polluted skies." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/29/night-sky-darkness-city-regulation | Source: The Guardian UK [10:16] TR Bot The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. Were forgetting what darkness feels like | Environment | The Guardian [10:17] TR News "listeners in Beijing first tuned in to Radio Free Asias inaugural Mandarin broadcast on Sept. 29, 1996" https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2026/09/29/rfa-builds-on-major-milestone/ | Source: RFA [10:17] TR Bot Radio Free Asia builds on major milestone with new chapter ahead Radio Free Asia [10:17] TR News "The White House's words and actions leave little doubt that it will immediately reinstitute a complete ban of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO if allowed the opportunity" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5984349 | Source: NPR [10:17] TR Bot News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban [10:17] TR News "They also come at a precarious moment for public trust in the media, with more Americans saying limits on the press can be justified to combat misinformation." https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-09-29/with-bans-taunts-trump-escalates-his-assault-on-media | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:17] TR Bot With bans and taunts, Trump escalates his assault on the media - Los Angeles Times [10:18] TR News "Against President Donald Trumps continued efforts to curtail free speech and a free press, American courts have used the First Amendment as a first defense, reported CNNs Brian Stelter." https://freespeechcentermtsu.blogspot.com/2026/09/court-order-poor-view-get-with-god.html | [10:18] TR Bot Court order / Poor view / Get with God? ~ News from the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University [10:18] TR News "In October 2022 the BBC cut 139 local radio jobs as it shifted investment towards online news." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-to-cut-local-radio-and-regional-tv-news-with-90-jobs-at-risk/ | Source: Press Gazette http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [10:18] TR Bot BBC to cut local radio and regional TV news with 90 jobs at risk - Press Gazette [10:18] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [10:18] TR News "But we also all remember the brutal comedown." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/world-news-day-would-you-like-your-news-with-or-without-hallucinations/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [10:19] TR Bot World News Day: Would you like your news with or without hallucinations? [10:20] TR News "It was not immediately clear how long this process might take." https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-comedian-convicted-for-insulting-erdogan-in-show/a-79455759 | Source: Deutsche Welle [10:20] TR Bot Turkey: Comedian convicted for 'insulting' Erdogan in show [10:20] TR News "But on Friday, a story in the Hollywood Reporter said indie distributor Bleecker Street was rejected by all four companies when it attempted to buy ads on the platforms for the film." https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/musk-documentary-ads-blocked-youtube-meta-tiktok-9.7361211 | Source: CBC [10:20] TR Bot TikTok, X reportedly barring ads for documentary about Elon Musk | CBC News [10:20] TR News "Both newspapers did exactly what media outlets should do when faced with such intimidation." https://thedissenter.org/florida-senate-demanded-newspapers-destroy-report-on-insurance-companies-or-face-prosecution/ | Source: The Dissenter [10:20] TR Bot Florida Senate Threatened Legal Action Against Newspapers [10:21] TR News "Even that limited response is vastly different from the uniform rejection from nine leading universities last year of the administrations previous initiative, the Compact for Academic Excellence." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0929/trump-colleges-education-principles | Source: CS Monitor [10:21] TR Bot colleges are responding to Trump administrations call to action - CSMonitor.com [10:21] TR News "was charged with treason" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/29/yes-i-regret-going-russian-it-specialist-returned-to-russia-to-visit-his-ailing-father-and-was-charged-with-treason-over-30-sent-to-his-ex-girlfriend-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza [10:21] TR Bot Yes, I regret going: Russian IT specialist returned to Russia to visit his ailing father and was charged with treason over 30 sent to his ex-girlfriend in Ukraine. Meduza [10:22] TR News "After an argument between officials and people seeking access to the courtroom, the court opened another room where the proceedings could be followed through Turkeys audiovisual court system." https://bianet.org/haber/court-orders-comedian-deniz-goktass-release-after-sentences-for-insulting-erdogan-and-religion-323865 | Source: BIA Net [10:22] TR Bot Court orders comedian Deniz Gktas release after sentences for insulting Erdoan and religion [10:22] TR News "Students at Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran rallied on September 28 against the country's hijab law" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-tehran-students-protest-hijab/33866456.html | Source: RFERL [10:22] TR Bot In Rare Show Of Dissent Amid Crackdown, Iranian University Students Stage Protest [10:22] TR News "Signatories included Trump, Huang, Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai, Amodei, and Brockman." https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nvidias-jensen-huang-calls-data-centers-superintelligence-factories-after-donald-trumps-ai-renaming-push-101790733074087.html | Source: Hindustan Times [10:22] TR Bot Nvidia's Jensen Huang calls data centers 'superintelligence factories' after Trump's AI renaming push | World News [10:23] TR News "the state gave up $474 million in sales taxes in one yearand got back just $41 million from the industry, journalist Ronan Farrow reported" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/microsoft-goes-quiet-after-church-groups-ask-for-1-of-data-center-costs/ | Source: Ars Technica [10:23] TR Bot Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs - Ars Technica [10:23] TR News "That all sounds lovely, at least on paper." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-shrivels-good-neighbor-community-first-ai-data-center | Source: Futurism [10:23] TR Bot Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its "Good Neighbor" Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups [10:23] TR News "Abu Dhabi-backed technology investor MGX is looking east for data center assets as the UAE capitals deep pockets become central to the global AI buildout." https://www.semafor.com/article/09/28/2026/mgx-looks-for-data-center-assets-in-the-asia-pacific | Source: Semafor Inc [10:23] TR Bot looks for data center assets in the Asia Pacific | Semafor [10:24] TR News "Republicans seem to be going all in on data centers, despite widespread public opposition." https://newrepublic.com/post/215930/mike-johnson-public-opinion-data-centers-psyop | Source: New Republic [10:24] TR Bot Mike Johnson Has Bonkers Excuse for Surging Data Center Hate | The New Republic [10:24] TR News "The plans, including the timing of the IPO, are subject to change, the people cautioned. DayOne declined to comment." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/data-centre-ipo-hopefuls-brave-tougher-market-as-investor-scrutiny-grows/articleshow/134521362.cms | Source: India Times [10:24] TR Bot Data centre IPO hopefuls brave tougher market as investor scrutiny grows - The Economic Times [10:24] TR News OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face [Breach] https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sued-over-the-hugging-face-hack/ | Source: Wired [10:24] TR Bot Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack | WIRED [10:25] TR News "What began as a moral panic over Silicon Valley chatbots and censorship has turned into a desperate campaign to douse the flames of a conservative grassroots rebellion against AI data centers." https://www.salon.com/2026/09/29/fox-news-tries-to-cool-conservative-anger-over-ai/ | Source: Salon [10:25] TR Bot News tries to cool conservative anger over AI - Salon.com [10:26] TR News "Her investigations led to the discovery that the industrys owners were now tech nerds and bankers, with no particular interest in pornography itself." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/29/patricia-nilsson-exposing-worlds-biggest-porn-bosses | Source: The Guardian UK [10:26] TR Bot Online sex workers literally have to bare it all: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the worlds biggest porn bosses | Life and style | The Guardian [10:26] TR News "The Perl and Raku Foundation (TPRF) is grateful to announce a gift of $12,000 from NVIDIA in support of Perl and CPAN." https://www.perl.com/article/nvidia-donates-12-000-to-the-perl-and-raku-foundation/ | Source: Perl [10:26] TR Bot Donates $12,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation [10:26] TR News Slop and fakecoin slush funds to control Perl and Raku Foundation [10:28] TR News "Im on Snlltgets iconic red-shelled train, on the Swedish rail companys new route from Malm to Oslo a 6.5-hour journey along Swedens picturesque western corridor." https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/sep/29/saunas-cinnamon-buns-and-coastal-scenery-on-the-new-rail-route-from-malmo-to-oslo | Source: The Guardian UK [10:28] TR Bot Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malm to Oslo | Scandinavia holidays | The Guardian [10:28] TR News "Data centres accounted for 4.4 per cent of U.S. electricity demand in 2023" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/data-centre-power-9.7355703 | Source: CBC [10:28] TR Bot Will Metas data centre raise Alberta power bills? Experts say it could | CBC News [10:28] TR News "Take energy. Without numbers that can be trusted, it's impossible to judge the environmental effect of using datacenters." https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/28/open-source-datacenters-and-open-source-thinking-will-undo-self-inflicted-dc-damage/5299068 | Source: The Register UK [10:28] TR Bot Open source datacenters and open source thinking will undo self-inflicted DC damage [10:28] TR News "Across the United States, forest, farmland and desert are being cleared to make way for the physical infrastructure that powers our technology." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/09/28/satellite-images-show-scale-americas-data-center-build-out/ | Source: The Washington Post [10:28] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/09/28/satellite-images-show-scale-americas-data-center-build-out/ ) [10:29] TR News "I've also often said that the only true borders on earth are between land and water, and those are mutable, shifting, a meeting place as much as a marker of difference." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/to-starve-a-whale-letter-from-a-hot-planet/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [10:29] TR Bot To Starve a Whale: Letter from a Hot Planet [10:29] TR News "Trumps action is illegal because the law requires that the fuel economy standards be set at the maximum feasible level." https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/trump-administration-guts-mile-per-gallon-auto-rule | Source: Common Dreams [10:29] TR Bot Trump Administration Guts Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule | Common Dreams [10:29] TR News "When these minerals are oxidized, they release metals iron, aluminum, manganese, zinc, nickel, cadmium, and rare earth elements that can then seep into waterways, hence the rivers' rusty appearances." https://www.sciencealert.com/as-permafrost-melts-toxic-metals-are-poisoning-rivers-with-levels-70-times-higher-than-normal | Source: Science Alert [10:29] TR Bot Permafrost Is Poisoning Rivers With Metal Levels 70 Times Higher Than Normal : ScienceAlert [10:30] TR News "In February 2017, a group of protesters gathered outside Masjid Toronto during Friday prayers, calling for a ban on Islam and blocking some worshippers from entering." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/the-wrong-target-why-the-cbc-should-be-asking-about-the-yom-kippur-protesters-not-the-journalist-who-reported-on-them/ | Source: Michael Geist [10:30] TR Bot The Wrong Target: Why the CBC Should Be Asking About the Yom Kippur Protesters, Not the Journalist Who Reported on Them - Michael Geist [10:32] TR News "Russian forces continue to strike Ukrainian data centers." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/28/russia-keeps-attacking-ukrainian-data-centers-calling-it-a-mandatory-digital-detox | Source: Meduza [10:32] TR Bot Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian data centers, calling it a mandatory digital detox Meduza [10:32] TR News "Part of Ukraines critical digital infrastructure is being relocated underground, where it will be better protected from missiles and drones." https://zambianobserver.com/ukraine-prepares-for-major-internet-disruptions-as-russia-targets-data-centers/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [10:32] TR Bot UKRAINE PREPARES FOR MAJOR INTERNET DISRUPTIONS AS RUSSIA TARGETS DATA CENTERS - The Zambian Observer [10:33] TR News "Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider on Sunday, the company told local media" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/russia-hits-ukraines-largest-mobile-provider-strikes-data-centres/articleshow/134540772.cms | Source: India Times [10:33] TR Bot Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres - The Economic Times [10:33] TR News "Only information disclosed by energy companies themselves is exempt. However, as The Bell notes, the decree sets no penalties for violations." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/28/putin-bans-online-publication-of-fuel-export-and-oil-refinery-processing-data-in-a-bid-to-make-western-sanctions-harder-to-enforce | Source: Meduza [10:33] TR Bot Putin bans online publication of fuel export and oil refinery processing data in a bid to make Western sanctions harder to enforce Meduza [10:34] TR News "Personal data is collected, processed, and even bought and sold, in astronomical volumes every second, every day." https://www.imy.se/contentassets/c33bf3fcc657482e82ca96f0c88cacbd/eric-leijonram-keynote-speech-nordic-privacy-arena-2026.pdf | Source: Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection [10:34] TR News "Device linking, compromised endpoints, and mailbox access can expose private conversations while encryption keeps working." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/eavesdropping-does-not-require-breaking-encryption/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [10:34] TR Bot How Cyber Eavesdropping Works Without Breaking Encryption - CybersecKyle [10:35] TR News "Under the EU Councils proposal, an authority could grant platforms a license to scan parts of their servicenamely private chats and e-mailsfor months at a time." https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-chat-control-governments-push-search-plans-to-permanently-legalise-chat-mass-scanning-in-final-trilogue-showdown/ | Source: Patrick Breyer [10:35] TR Bot EU Chat Control: Governments push Search Plans to permanently legalise chat mass scanning in Final Trilogue Showdown Patrick Breyer [10:35] TR News "Flock Safety generates plate reads and clips continuously." https://www.404media.co/surveillance-company-tells-cops-it-wants-to-add-facial-recognition-to-flock-cameras/ | Source: 404 Media [10:35] TR Bot Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras [10:35] TR News "Around that time, I was asked to be on a panel debating whether or not it was good for employees to protest contracts like this with one of Palantirs founders." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/29/reporting-confirms-stupid-over-reliance-on-palantir-ai-helped-lead-to-us-bombing-of-iranian-schoolgirls/ | Source: Techdirt [10:35] TR Bot Confirms: Stupid Over-Reliance On Palantir AI Helped Lead To US Bombing Of Iranian Schoolgirls | Techdirt [10:38] TR News [Old] "Rather than co-investing in generation, large users such as data centres and pharmaceutical firms typically secure power through long-term contracts." https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41841972.html | Source: Irish Examiner [10:38] TR Bot Nuclear option: Could Ireland emulate Finlands energy model? [10:38] TR News "Getting tee-time reservations at L.A. municipal golf courses had long been difficult." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-27/newsom-signs-bill-banning-public-tee-time-brokers-at-public-golf-courses | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:38] TR Bot Newsom signs bill banning tee-time brokers at public golf courses - Los Angeles Times [10:38] TR News "The partnership combines Microsofts Azure platform with Posts local infrastructure and expertise." https://www.luxtimes.lu/businessandfinance/microsoft-and-post-launch-azure-extended-zone-to-boost-cloud-and-ai-in-luxembourg/162272837.html | Source: Mediahuis Group [10:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.luxtimes.lu/businessandfinance/microsoft-and-post-launch-azure-extended-zone-to-boost-cloud-and-ai-in-luxembourg/162272837.html ) [10:39] TR News Demand which is driven by DEBT is demand that won't last. GAFAM is toast. [10:39] TR News "Political podcasts increasingly look and function like television." https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/political-podcast-ad-spending-tv-news-youtube/ | Source: The Wrap [10:39] TR Bot Is Political Podcast Ad Spending Eating TV's Lunch? | Analysis [10:40] TR News "Feel free to use this as a reference to send to your favorite legislator or journalist the next time theyre getting fooled by Mark Zuckerberg." https://www.anildash.com/2026/09/29/facebook-fake-out/ | Source: Anil Dash [10:40] TR Bot The Facebook Fake-out - Anil Dash [10:40] TR News "For years, the group had advised the GIFCT on how to prevent platforms from becoming havens for the radical organizations and individuals blamed for some of the worlds worst mass violence." https://www.wired.com/story/independent-advisers-resign-en-masse-from-big-techs-anti-terrorism-group/ | Source: Wired [10:40] TR Bot Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers | WIRED [10:40] TR News "The new Digital Journalist Scheme will employ 40 journalists on 18-month fixed-term contracts with a salary of 48,000." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-creates-40-jobs-to-train-journalists-as-content-creators/ | Source: Press Gazette [10:40] TR Bot Guardian creates 40 jobs to train journalists with content creator skills - Press Gazette [10:41] TR News "The proposal is built around the following elements: social media age delay, safety by design, age assurance and parental responsibility, and strong enforcement. Each of these measures are concerning." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/29/eu-kids-act-wont-keep-the-internet-accountable-and-trustworthy/ | Source: Techdirt [10:41] TR Bot Kids Act Wont Keep The Internet Accountable And Trustworthy | Techdirt [10:42] TR News "These agents are supposed to be the perfect worker bees: available 24/7, never complaining, and providing superhuman intelligence." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-are-about-to-flood-the-workforce-no-ones-ready-for-it/ | Source: Wired [10:42] TR Bot Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No Ones Ready for It | WIRED [10:43] TR News "The tools at the center of the investment boom are Large Language Models (LLMs) that evolved from decades of language modeling based on the probabilistic pattern-matching of neural networks." https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2026/02/understanding-the-llm-bubble/ | Source: American Affairs Journal [10:43] TR Bot Understanding the LLM Bubble - American Affairs Journal [10:44] TR News "Muse does everything! Itll go through your email! Itll book appointments! Itll even make phone calls for you, using AGI A Guy Instead. Calls are made by humans in a call centre." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/28/metas-muse-ai-agent-a-hilarious-security-disaster/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:44] TR Bot Be true that the entire apparatus of government was divided. The Ministry of Love, with. [10:44] TR News "Here's how the current prices stack up (per million tokens), along with the cost of two example agentic sessions." https://martinalderson.com/posts/ai-margin-collapse-gathering-pace/ | Source: Martin Alderson [10:44] TR Bot The AI margin collapse is gathering pace - Martin Alderson [10:44] TR News "I got this flood of absolutely stupid crawler activity from what looks like someone's cable modem." https://www.going-flying.com/blog/ai-spammers.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse [10:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/ai-spammers.html ) [10:45] TR News "I hadnt been watching Gumroad. I kept them around to support VAT, and a handful of you used them." https://mwl.io/archives/24995 | Source: MWL [10:45] TR Bot Gumroad Stores Dead Michael W Lucas [10:45] TR News "Mathathon is centered around one question: how can we use AI to augment human understanding of mathematics?" https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/joint-statement-about-mathathon/ | Source: Terence Tao [10:45] TR Bot Joint Statement about Mathathon | What's new [10:49] TR News "would basically be god-like powerful" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002238/openai-google-anthropic-ai-researchers-safety-interviews | Source: The Verge [10:49] TR Bot AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is exactly as dangerous as it sounds | The Verge [10:49] TR News "Bot activity during normal business hours can also negatively impact catalog performance for legitimate users" https://www.oif.ala.org/bots-attacking-scraping-library-catalogs/ | Source: American Library Association [10:49] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.oif.ala.org/bots-attacking-scraping-library-catalogs/ ) [10:49] TR News "Thats right, Dallas homes were being judged by cameras and algorithms, assigning blight scores to homes the garbage trucks serviced." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/29/dallas-goes-dystopia-outfits-garbage-trucks-with-ai-cameras-to-generate-blight-citations/ | Source: Techdirt [10:49] TR Bot Goes Dystopia, Outfits Garbage Trucks With AI Cameras To Generate Blight Citations | Techdirt [10:49] TR News "Some US intelligence analysts took notice, the officials said." https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ | Source: Bloomberg [10:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ ) [10:49] TR News "In March, the 54-year-old Smith admitted to having used AI to generate thousands of songs and using bots to stream them billions of times." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/29/ai-streaming-scammer-potential-sentence/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/29/ai-streaming-scammer-potential-sentence/ ) [10:51] TR News "Global growth is tracking at about 3% this year, exactly where it was expected to be 18 months ago, despite two wars, $100 oil, simmering trade battles, and higher borrowing costs." https://www.semafor.com/article/09/28/2026/imf-chief-warns-ai-boom-is-masking-economic-fragility-from-oil-shocks | Source: Semafor Inc [10:51] TR Bot chief warns AI boom is masking economic fragility from oil shocks | Semafor [10:52] TR News "Yet there is a China-shaped hole in this narrative. The Asian superpower is portrayed as the difficult final participant in a governance system that the US and its allies must first create." https://theconversation.com/us-tech-leaders-are-urgently-calling-for-rules-on-ai-china-already-has-them-292965 | Source: The Conversation [10:52] TR Bot US tech leaders are urgently calling for rules on AI China already has them [10:52] TR News "Id bought an iPod in 2003 and almost since day 1 and experiencing iTunes on Windows I hankered after a Mac." https://www.iandick.com/20-years-of-mac/ | Source: Ian Dick [10:52] TR Bot 20 Years of Mac Ian Dick [10:53] TR News "It sits next to "retro", the Intel i7 10.13.6 Mini that still exists solely so I can run Illustrator CS6. (VirtualBox emulation is too slow.)" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/09/nomenclature/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [10:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/09/nomenclature/ ) [10:53] TR News "The earliest known instance of CVE-2026-88772 exploitation occurred Sept. 3, Mandiant researchers told CyberScoop Tuesday." https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-netscaler-zero-day-attacks-three-weeks-undetected/ | Source: Scoop News Group [10:53] TR Bot exploited Citrix NetScaler zero-day for at least three weeks undetected | CyberScoop [10:54] TR News "It is one of the largest ever studies on the subject." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/28/high-screen-usage-in-children-linked-to-poorer-outcomes-major-study-suggests | Source: The Guardian UK [10:54] TR Bot High screen time can hurt childrens learning and language skills, study suggests | Technology | The Guardian [10:54] TR News "So the anger was at the unfairness. I remain technically obese, but Im not obese enough to float easily in foamy surf." https://artlung.com/blog/2026/09/29/proj-on/ | Source: Joe Crawford [10:54] TR Bot Proj on (I realized I am less buoyant today) ~ 29 Sep 2026 [10:55] TR News "A systematic review linking them to poor sleep, anxiety, lower academic performance, smoking, and substance use is prompting bans in several European nations." https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1316540/energy-drinks-pose-growing-youth-health-risks/ | Source: Greece [10:55] TR Bot drinks pose growing youth health risks | eKathimerini.com [10:56] TR News "Branch Target Reuse (BTR) is a new Spectre v2 attack targeting JIT compilers in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel" https://www.securityweek.com/new-spectre-v2-variant-exposes-intel-amd-arm-cpus-to-data-leaks/ | Source: Security Week [10:56] TR Bot Spectre v2 Variant Exposes Intel, AMD, Arm CPUs to Data Leaks - SecurityWeek [10:56] TR News [Old] "These types of attacks, called Meltdown and Spectre, were no ordinary bugs. At the time it was discovered" https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-the-spectre-and-meltdown-hacks-really-worked | Source: IEEE [10:56] TR Bot How the Spectre and Meltdown Hacks Really Worked - IEEE Spectrum [10:57] TR News [Old] "The vulnerabilities are astounding; I would argue they are one of the most important discoveries in computer science in the last 1020 years." https://medium.com/@mattklein123/meltdown-spectre-explained-6bc8634cc0c2 | Source: Medium [10:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@mattklein123/meltdown-spectre-explained-6bc8634cc0c2 ) [10:57] TR News "A mechanical TV the kind that makes an image with a Nipkow disk and a single lamp with some help from persistence of vision is easy enough to wrap your head around" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/electromechanical-tv-goes-3d-with-this-light-field-display/ | Source: Hackaday [10:57] TR Bot TV Goes 3D With This Light-field Display | Hackaday [10:58] TR News "The method starts out as a standard single-layer board in effect. Toner is ironed onto a copper board, in this case using a laminator" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/improved-double-sided-toner-transfer-method/ | Source: Hackaday [10:58] TR Bot Double-Sided Toner Transfer Method | Hackaday [10:58] TR News "We seem to be on a theme of hybrid circuits! This aesthetically pleasing ware was submitted anonymously. Thank you, you know who you are!" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-september-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [10:58] TR Bot Name that Ware, September 2026 bunnie's blog [10:59] TR News "The Ware for August 2026 is the IC unit from a Lafayette 150-in-1 IC Electronic Project Kit, part number 99-35107." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-august-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [10:59] TR Bot Winner, Name that Ware August 2026 bunnie's blog [10:59] TR News "Academic and research libraries, as well as public libraries, historical societies, and other organizations" https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/29/are-libraries-prepared-second-digital-transformation-distinctive-collections/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [10:59] TR Bot Are Libraries Prepared for the Second Digital Transformation of Distinctive Collections? - The Scholarly Kitchen ● Sep 30 [11:03] TR News "Originally, beginning in 2027, all first-year LSA students were going to be automatically enrolled in the program." https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/lsa-pauses-first-semester-pass-no-credit-grading-pilot-program/ | Source: University of Michigan [11:03] TR Bot LSA pauses first-semester pass/no credit grading pilot program [11:03] TR News "Their frame work identifies four clusters of positive outcomes from workplace boredom: [...]" https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/boredom-as-a-signal-not-a-problem-a-law-librarians-case-for-volunteering/ | Source: RIPS Law Librarian Blog [11:03] TR Bot Boredom as a Signal, Not a Problem: A Law Librarians Case for Volunteering | RIPS Law Librarian Blog [11:04] TR News "You arent, of course, ever done. Thats the boring answer. You are just good enough to adapt and take wisdom with you." https://christiantietze.de/posts/2026/09/mastery-wicked-problem/ | Source: Christian Tietze [11:04] TR Bot Mastery is a Wicked Problem Christian Tietze [11:04] TR News "When you call me, my junior, and tell me about all the things that trouble you, it reminds me of all the times I mentioned above" https://abhi.now/blog/to-my-college-juniors/ | Source: Abhigyan Tripathi [11:04] TR Bot to, my college juniors | abhigyan trips. [11:05] TR News "The location of the discovery makes the coins particularly intriguing. Truso was a major early medieval trading settlement situated on Lake Druzno, less than 10 kilometres from modern Elblg." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/09/medieval-arab-coins-found-near-viking-trading-centre-in-poland/ | Source: Medievalists.net [11:05] TR Bot Arab Coins Found Near Viking Trading Centre in Poland - Medievalists.net [11:05] TR News "To the dismay of the average physics student, experiments that demonstrate these fundamental laws of physics are still pretty hard to replicate without some solid time and monetary investment." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/testing-coulombs-law-and-similar-fundamentals-yourself-remains-tricky/ | Source: Hackaday [11:05] TR Bot Coulombs Law And Similar Fundamentals Yourself Remains Tricky | Hackaday [11:05] TR News "When starting out as a programmer, [Gabriel] used various tools that provided a camera somewhat automatically." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/the-deep-magic-of-3d-graphics-perspective/ | Source: Hackaday [11:05] TR Bot Deep Magic Of 3D Graphics Perspective | Hackaday [11:06] TR News "This ablated the surface and sent a shockwave through the material that caused it to melt. Using X-ray diffraction data this entire process was followed, elucidating the exact melting temperature under such conditions." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/29/determining-diamonds-properties-under-extreme-pressures/ | Source: Hackaday [11:06] TR Bot Diamonds Properties Under Extreme Pressures | Hackaday [11:06] TR News "The system is in nowI have re-landscaped everything, and now the grass is growing again before winter and we feel much better." https://austinwhite.org/posts/i-buried-a-honda-civic-si-in-my-yard | Source: Austin White [11:06] TR Bot I Buried a Honda Civic SI in My Yard - White Noise [11:07] TR News "Next up is algorithm. Until recently an algorithm was a defined procedure, guaranteed to yield a correct answer to an appropriate class of problems given the right starting conditions and sufficient time." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/09/29/aggravated-by-algorithms/ | Source: Crooked Timber [11:07] TR Bot Aggravated by algorithms Crooked Timber [11:07] TR News "Second, when I did listen, it was a choice. Is this worth untangling right now? Most times, the answer was still yes. But I was still deciding." https://danq.me/2026/09/29/tangled-earphones-were-a-feature-not-a-bug/ | Source: Dan Q [11:07] TR Bot Tangled earphones were a feature, not a bug. Dan Q [11:07] TR News "Were witnessing the death of hosting in America. The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975" https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-of-the-american-host | Source: Derek Thompson [11:07] TR Bot You Are No Longer Invited to Dinner - Derek Thompson [11:10] TR News "Chat Control principfrgan" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/29/chat-control-principfragan/ [11:10] TR Bot Chat Control principfrgan [11:13] TR News Demented diaperman trying to float up a popping bubble https://www.theverge.com/policy/1002468/trump-ai-superintelligence-executive-order-ai [11:13] TR Bot Trump orders US government to call AI Super Intelligence | The Verge [11:14] TR News strikes out completely on the "cloud" recommendation, Azure was infamous for losing data and Amazon has admitted to it in the ME lately too; "cloud" is not a viable approach to long term preservation, however +1 for mention of open file formats and of OpenZFS https://www.pcworld.com/article/3233366/want-your-photos-to-survive-for-decades-a-digital-archivist-explains-what-to-do.html [11:14] TR Bot your photos to survive for decades? A digital archivist explains what to do | PCWorld [11:15] TR News Plagiarism https://siliconprairies.substack.com/p/anthropic-is-destructively-scanning https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/ipharms/ipharms.html [11:15] TR Bot Anthropic is destructively scanning millions of books. Should you care? [11:15] TR Bot Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic [11:15] TR News "Chat Control fr er, inte fr oss" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/28/chat-control-for-er-inte-for-oss/ [11:15] TR Bot Chat Control fr er, inte fr oss [11:15] TR News "Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)" https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html blocked by gratuitous javascript [11:15] TR Bot Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) [11:23] TR News Techrights Links 30/09/2026: "Understanding the LLM Bubble" and "Florida Senate Threatened Legal Action Against Newspapers" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Links_30_09_2026_Understanding_the_LLM_Bubble_and_Florida_Senat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Links_30_09_2026_Understanding_the_LLM_Bubble_and_Florida_Senat.gmi [11:23] TR Bot Techrights Links 30/09/2026: "Understanding the LLM Bubble" and "Florida Senate Threatened Legal Action Against Newspapers" [11:26] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1754.jpg [11:26] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2111.jpg [11:28] TR News "So it ditches Gophers arcane menu syntax and strict menu/document hierarchy in favor of basic hypertext links that can be used anywhere." https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/09/why-gemini/ | Source: Kelson Vibber [11:28] TR Bot Why Gemini? | K-Squared Ramblings [11:29] TR News "np.searchsorted is NumPys implementation of the binary search algorithm." https://blog.scientific-python.org/numpy/searchsorted/ | Source: Scientific Python Blog [11:29] TR Bot Blog - Making np.searchsorted up to 25 Faster in NumPy 2.5 [11:29] TR News [Old] "So I wrote a simple Perl script to extract sponsor names and addresses from an export spreadsheet and send a confirmation mail to the sponsor." https://mwl.io/archives/24272 | Source: MWL [11:29] TR Bot Julys Janky Sausage Michael W Lucas [11:29] TR News "I think I managed to build quite a nice and interesting test suite recently; Ill do my best to describe it in this post." https://reecoute.fr/tech_blog/2026-09-28_my-experience-writing-automated-tests-for-a-spa | [11:29] TR Bot My experience writing automated tests for a SPA | Tech blog | Rcoute [11:58] TR News "I recently spent a week trying to figure out how to display a very large inheritance tree on a limited amount of screen space." https://lonami.dev/blog/tree-node-positioning/ | Source: Lonami [11:58] TR Bot In- deed, that in those days,. [11:58] TR News "A canary setting can pass inspection while the next release skips the canary." https://earthly.dev/blog/one-canary-rule-three-systems/ | Source: Earthly [11:58] TR Bot One canary rule, three systems to reconcile - Earthly Blog ● Sep 30 [12:05] TR News Corruption in Europe https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/corruption-in-europe/ [12:05] TR Bot Blog Archive Corruption in Europe [12:05] TR News "The customer argues that the distributor's original import date is not something an ordinary buyer would necessarily know when making a purchase." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-denies-warranty-support-to-rtx-3060-owner-in-india-after-just-one-year-despite-offering-three-years-of-coverage-company-says-gpus-2023-import-date-takes-precedence-over-purchase-date | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:05] TR Bot Zotac denies warranty support to RTX 3060 owner in India after just one year despite offering three years of coverage company says GPUs 2023 import date takes precedence over purchase date | Tom's Hardware [12:06] TR News "The 2026 edition took place on 26th and 27th of September at NIMHANS Convention Center and it was amazing!" https://yashgarg.dev/posts/indiafoss-2026/ | Source: Yash Garg [12:06] TR Bot IndiaFOSS 2026 [12:06] TR News "Now, I use my static site generator on my laptop. I have a Makefile with a few commands to help me build and publish my site: [...]" https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/29/post-permalink-checks-bash | Source: James G [12:06] TR Bot Ensuring my posts have permalinks using bash - with words, wonder [12:06] TR News "Update Sep 2026: I moved my website to bearblog.dev and removed the buttons functionality. It was fun while it lasted!" https://laplab.me/posts/buttons/ | Source: Nikita Lapkov [12:06] TR Bot This site has buttons! Nikita Lapkov [12:06] TR News "Recently, Ive received a few messages from people seeing me playing around with other blogging tools, wondering if Im planning on leaving Bear" https://robertbirming.com/no-place-like-home/ | Source: Robert Birming [12:06] TR Bot No place like home Robert Birming [12:07] TR News "This release is signed using a new subkey." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15024/ | Source: Tor [12:07] TR Bot New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.24 | The Tor Project [12:07] TR News "Firefoxs newer interface uses very round, pill-shaped tabs and an address bar." https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2026/firefox-rounded-tabs-address-bar/ | Source: Alexander Deplov [12:07] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2026/firefox-rounded-tabs-address-bar/ ) [12:08] TR News "I gave Helix a spin, and it felt great to use right from the get-go. The keybindings are similar to Vim but different in some key ways." https://brettcodes.com/the-curious-case-of-the-helix-editor-and-why-its-my-go-to/ | Source: Brett Chalupa [12:08] TR Bot The Curious Case of the Helix Editor & Why Its My Go-To Brett Codes [12:08] TR News "I think I will keep using it more. 1 month is not enough to be very comfortable with a tool to the point of making a definitive judgment." https://rmpr.xyz/30-days-writing-cpp-in-zed/ | Source: Mario Rufus [12:08] TR Bot 30 days writing C++ in Zed Paul Mairo [12:08] TR News "A few days ago I announced that I am working on denote-data. The goal is to provide an opt-in, in-memory cache for Denote." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-09-29-emacs-denote-data-status-update/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [12:08] TR Bot status update on the denote-data cache for Denote | Protesilaos [12:09] TR News "The Thlyson Orlien controversy raises new questions about whether detection software can be trusted" https://thewalrus.ca/bestselling-novelist-dropped-from-major-prize-over-suspected-ai-use/ | Source: The Walrus [12:09] TR Bot Bestselling Novelist Dropped from Major Prize over Suspected AI Use | The Walrus [12:09] TR News "Once upon a time, if you wanted to have a custom IC, you went with a wheelbarrow full of money to a semiconductor company." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/the-fpga-chronicles-exploring-the-tang-nano-20k/ | Source: Hackaday [12:09] TR Bot FPGA Chronicles: Exploring The Tang Nano 20K | Hackaday [12:10] TR News "At its core, its a Raspberry Pi Zero2W. Thats rather overkill for an 8-bit virtual machine, but its what he had on hand, and it makes for an easy build." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/this-pico-8-handheld-is-no-fantasy/ | Source: Hackaday [12:10] TR Bot PICO-8 Handheld Is No Fantasy | Hackaday [12:10] TR News "Today, we are delighted to announce that the Smart Display Module is available to buy now from our global network of Approved Resellers." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-smart-display-module-available-now-at-30/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:10] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module available now at $30 - Raspberry Pi [12:10] TR News "Today, we are delighted to announce that the Smart Display Module is available to buy now from our global network of Approved Resellers." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-smart-display-module-available-now-at-30/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:11] TR News "Integrating a Tiny FX instead of a Raspberry Pi Pico into a 1:43 scale Land Rover Series 1 is an easy task for him" https://blog.pimoroni.com/small-scale-big-impact-tiny-fx-adds-magic-to-model-builds/ | Source: Pimoroni [12:11] TR Bot Small Scale, Big Impact: Tiny FX Adds Magic to Model Builds [12:11] TR News "Thanks to being subscribed to self-hosting and homelab feeds" https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/what-about-thinkcentre-m710q-m720q-and-bsd/ | Source: TuMFatig [12:11] TR Bot TuM'Fatig - What about ThinkCentre M710q, M720q and *BSD [12:12] TR News "How do the experts who work on preserving all kinds of information for the future go about it, and do they have any advice for us mere mortals?" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3233366/want-your-photos-to-survive-for-decades-a-digital-archivist-explains-what-to-do.html | Source: PC World [12:12] TR Bot your photos to survive for decades? A digital archivist explains what to do | PCWorld [12:12] TR News Yesterday I wrote about an unexpected difference in how terminal programs handled 'backward line wrapping', which is sometimes known as 'reverse wrapping'" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/TerminfoAndAutomaticMargins | Source: University of Toronto [12:12] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [12:13] TR News "If you are new to OpenBSD virtualization, read vm.conf(5) and vmctl(8) first." https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/vmm-ubuntu26-setup/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski [12:13] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.04 Server in an OpenBSD vmm(4) VM rsadowski.de [12:17] TR News "National Nurses United: Purging Palantir" https://www.projectcensored.org/national-nurses-united-purging-palantir/ | Source: Project Censored [12:17] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/national-nurses-united-purging-palantir/ ) [12:17] TR News "In Episode 21, I chat with Joel, the author of joelchrono.xyz about, among other things, writing about video games, weeknotes, homepage and website design, and more." https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/21 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving [12:17] TR Bot #21: Joel (joelchrono.xyz) - Wonders of Web Weaving [12:22] TR News Mozilla Addons Blog: Nova is here: what changes for your Firefox theme https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/09/29/nova-is-here-what-changes-for-your-firefox-theme/ [12:22] TR Bot Nova is here: what changes for your Firefox theme - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog [12:23] TR News "What comes to mind when you think of Firefox? Is it our best-in-class privacy features and ad blocking capabilities? Our partnerships with Wrexham, NVIDIA or Mistral? Or maybe our adorable mascot Kit?" https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/new-firefox-design-is-here/ | Source: Mozilla [12:23] TR Bot The new Firefox design: More modern, more flexible, still Firefox [12:25] TR News "I witnessed outside the Royal Courts of Justice the police lifting up elderly people in wheelchairs to arrest them for holding a sign, and I thought ultimately the system will repudiate this madness." https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2026/09/losing-my-religion/ [12:25] TR Bot Losing My Religion - Craig Murray [12:30] TR News GNOME lost its CoC https://blogs.gnome.org/conduct/2026/09/29/announcement-missed-coc-reports/ [12:30] TR Bot Announcement: Missed CoC reports GNOME Code of Conduct [12:41] TR News "The names or nationalities of anyone involved, including the pilots who suffered injuries, and those who landed the plane" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt [12:41] TR Bot Israel Dubai flight: Passengers tell Israeli media pilot was stabbed on diverted plane - BBC News [12:53] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XII - Toxic Masculinity, Hunting Women, Will Code for Sex https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XII_Toxic_Masculinity_Hunting_Wome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XII_Toxic_Masculinity_Hunting_Wome.gmi [12:53] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XII - Toxic Masculinity, Hunting Women, Will Code for Sex ● Sep 30 [13:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:43] TR News (NEW): Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Restores Keyboard Shortcuts from Audacity 3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audacity_4_0_1_Audio_Editor_Restores_Keyboard_Shortcuts_from_Au.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audacity_4_0_1_Audio_Editor_Restores_Keyboard_Shortcuts_from_Au.gmi [13:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Restores Keyboard Shortcuts from Audacity 3 [13:57] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Thunderbird 157 Email Client Released with New Enterprise Policies https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Mozilla_Thunderbird_157_Email_Client_Released_with_New_Enterpri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Mozilla_Thunderbird_157_Email_Client_Released_with_New_Enterpri.gmi [13:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Thunderbird 157 Email Client Released with New Enterprise Policies ● Sep 30 [14:02] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [14:02] *Righty (~Username@hy4ua8hhxvgpk.irc) has joined #techrights [14:03] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [14:05] *admfubar (~admfubar@jb9hh7bpn2tea.irc) has joined #techrights [14:05] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [14:08] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:09] TR News EPO this week: "Save the date for the Annual General Meeting - Thursday 15 October 2026, 17:00' [14:09] TR News "Please join us for the SUEPO TH Annual General Meeting (AGM) in person only followed by drinks and snacks with your union representatives who will be available to answer your questions and discuss any concerns or ideas you may have." 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Noch will es kaum jemand. https://gaelduval.com/europa-ist-nicht-kaputt-noch-will-es-kaum-jemand/ [14:20] TR Bot Europa ist nicht kaputt. Noch will es kaum jemand. - Gal Duval (blog, Murena, /e/OS my data is my data, Mandrake Linux...) [14:20] TR News Ein Erbe fr alle, finanziert aus Erbschaften https://gaelduval.com/ein-erbe-fuer-alle-finanziert-aus-erbschaften/ [14:21] TR Bot Ein Erbe fr alle, finanziert aus Erbschaften - Gal Duval (blog, Murena, /e/OS my data is my data, Mandrake Linux...) [14:21] TR News LEurope nest pas en panne. Elle ne fait pas encore envie. https://gaelduval.com/leurope-nest-pas-en-panne-elle-ne-fait-pas-encore-envie/ [14:21] TR Bot L'Europe n'est pas en panne. Elle ne fait pas encore envie. - Gal Duval (blog, Murena, /e/OS my data is my data, Mandrake Linux...) [14:23] TR News CrossOver 26.3 released for Mac and GNU/Linux https://www.wine-reviews.net/2026/09/crossover-263-released-for-mac-and-linux.html [14:23] TR Bot Wine Reviews : CrossOver 26.3 released for Mac and Linux [14:23] TR News CodeWeavers CrossOver discount code https://www.wine-reviews.net/2026/09/codeweavers-crossover-discount-code.html [14:23] TR Bot Wine Reviews : CodeWeavers CrossOver discount code [14:24] TR News CRA Tech Talk, 09/07/2026 https://openssf.org/policy/cra/2026/09/29/cra-tech-talk-09-07-2026/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [14:24] TR Bot CRA Tech Talk, 09/07/2026 Open Source Security Foundation [14:24] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [14:24] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1097466/ [14:24] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [14:25] TR News Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-May-Soon-Work-on-Snapdragon-X2-Based-PCs [14:25] TR Bot Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs Linux Magazine [14:26] TR News Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available https://ubuntu.com//blog/upgrade-your-desktop-ubuntu-26-04-lts [14:26] TR Bot your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available | Ubuntu [14:30] TR News How To Install Flatpak on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-flatpak-ubuntu-26-04/ [14:30] TR Bot How To Install Flatpak on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [14:35] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@2800:300:6381:85b0:c590:ed68:dc9f:cfef) has joined #techrights [14:35] *Obsdark has quit (Changing host) [14:35] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [14:48] TR News antiX-26.1 released https://antixlinux.com/antix-26-1-released/ [14:48] TR Bot antiX-26.1 released antiX Linux [14:48] TR News XPQ4 20260924 "Free10" https://distrowatch.com/xpq4 [14:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/xpq4 ) [14:49] TR News FSF Blogs: FSF comments on Newsom's executive order on so-called artificial intelligence http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-comments-on-newsoms-california-executive-order [14:49] TR Bot FSF comments on Newsom's executive order on so-called artificial intelligence Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [14:49] TR News MidnightBSD 4.0.8 https://distrowatch.com/midnightbsd [14:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/midnightbsd ) [14:50] TR News Welcome Bogdan Buzea, new LibreOffice QA Analyst https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/29/welcome-bogdan-buzea-new-libreoffice-qa-analyst/ [14:50] TR Bot Welcome Bogdan Buzea, new LibreOffice QA Analyst - TDF Community Blog [14:53] TR News VLC makes its biggest security release ever https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/vlc-major-security-update [14:53] TR Bot VLC makes its 'biggest security release ever' - OMG! Ubuntu [14:54] TR News (NEW): VLC 3.0.24 Released with APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 Decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/22/VLC_3_0_24_Released_with_APV_and_Atrac3_Atrac9_Decoding_FFmpeg_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/22/VLC_3_0_24_Released_with_APV_and_Atrac3_Atrac9_Decoding_FFmpeg_.gmi [14:54] TR Bot Tux Machines VLC 3.0.24 Released with APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 Decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 Support [14:55] TR News And were go upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404 "to address regressions in a recent version of rust-coreutils." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2026-August/000326.html [14:55] TR Bot And we're go upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled - OMG! Ubuntu [14:55] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS released [14:55] TR News Rust is good at breaking things that worked. Then they say, "BUT SECURITY". [14:57] TR News Destroy Any Website is a browser game that does what it says https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/destroy-any-website-browser-game [14:57] TR Bot Destroy Any Website is a browser game that does what it says - OMG! 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Oliver Reiche [15:15] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:24] TR News Techrights Rust Causes Upgrade Issues in Ubuntu https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Rust_Causes_Upgrade_Issues_in_Ubuntu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Rust_Causes_Upgrade_Issues_in_Ubuntu.gmi [15:24] TR Bot Techrights Rust Causes Upgrade Issues in Ubuntu [15:34] TR News When Places Go Missing or the Enemy is Within https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/when-places-go-missing-or-the-enemy-is-within/ [15:34] TR Bot Blog Archive When Places Go Missing or the Enemy is Within [15:35] TR News Valve made a Steam Frame Dongle troubleshooting script for Linux gamers | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/valve-made-a-steam-frame-dongle-troubleshooting-script-for-linux-gamers/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/valve-made-a-steam-frame-dongle-troubleshooting-script-for-linux-gamers/ [15:35] TR Bot made a Steam Frame Dongle troubleshooting script for Linux gamers | GamingOnLinux [15:36] TR News Check out Jarred Defense, a challenging maze-building tower defense game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/check-out-jarred-defense-a-challenging-maze-building-tower-defense-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:36] TR Bot out Jarred Defense, a challenging maze-building tower defense game | GamingOnLinux [15:41] TR News "The module uses an M.2 2280 interface and is designed to handle local AI inference, including large language models, vision-language models, and computer vision workloads on embedded Linux and Android systems." https://linuxgizmos.com/forlinx-20-tops-m-2-ai-accelerator-supports-pcie-cascading-for-local-llm-inference/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/forlinx-20-tops-m-2-ai-accelerator-supports-pcie-cascading-for-local-llm-inference/ ) [15:42] TR News "ASRock Industrial has announced four compact platforms based on Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake-U processors." https://linuxgizmos.com/dual-2-5gbe-and-ddr5-6400-across-four-wildcat-lake-nuc-platforms/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:42] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/dual-2-5gbe-and-ddr5-6400-across-four-wildcat-lake-nuc-platforms/ ) [15:43] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:45] TR News Trust a pilot with a knife with the security of air travel? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/when-places-go-missing-or-the-enemy-is-within/ Trust one Debian person to secure the OS from bad people while he wants to stab colleagues? https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XII_Toxic_Masculinity_Hunting_Wome.shtml [15:45] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XII - Toxic Masculinity, Hunting Women, Will Code for Sex [15:45] TR News "Service providers should start with one domain, then expand the same pattern." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/agentic-ai-network-operations-smarter-decisions-proven-automation | Source: Red Hat Official [15:45] TR Bot Agentic AI for network operations: Smarter decisions on proven automation [15:46] TR News Slop instead of substance https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/balancing-open-science-and-data-privacy-enterprise-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [15:46] TR Bot Balancing open science and data privacy with enterprise Red Hat OpenShift AI [15:46] TR News Kubernetes https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-delivers-peak-performance-kubernetes-cpus-mlperf-inference-v61 | Source: Red Hat Official [15:46] TR Bot Red Hat delivers peak performance on Kubernetes and CPUs in MLPerf Inference v6.1 [15:47] TR News More slop and bots promoted for the sake of hype and riding trends https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-red-hat-building-open-foundation-enterprise-agents-openclaw-enterprise | Source: Red Hat Official [15:47] TR Bot Why Red Hat is building an open foundation for enterprise agents with OpenClaw Enterprise [15:48] TR News Accelerating growth at Ecosystem Success Day 2026 https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerating-growth-ecosystem-success-day-2026 [15:48] TR Bot Accelerating growth at Ecosystem Success Day 2026 [15:50] TR News Marketing disguised as recommendation https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/partner-recognition-red-hats-placement-leader-2026-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-container-management https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/partner-success-leveraging-red-hats-recognition-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-reports https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-server-virtualization-platforms [15:50] TR Bot Partner recognition: Red Hats placement as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management [15:50] TR Bot Partner success: Leveraging Red Hats recognition in 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant reports [15:50] TR Bot Red Hat Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for server virtualization platforms [15:50] TR News Gartner Group is not objective, it is objectionable https://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/ [15:50] TR Bot Gartner Group [15:53] TR News Slop promotion https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/how-we-cut-ci-failure-triage-from-hours-to-minutes-using-ai [15:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/how-we-cut-ci-failure-triage-from-hours-to-minutes-using-ai ) [15:53] TR News More and more slop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/red-team-your-ai-model-garak [15:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/red-team-your-ai-model-garak ) [15:54] TR News And yet more slop and slopware https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/distributed-training-openshift-ai-34-kubeflow-trainer-v2 [15:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/29/distributed-training-openshift-ai-34-kubeflow-trainer-v2 ) [15:56] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/09/30/this-bizarre-real-estate-photo-got-caught-up-in-australias-ai-image-crackdown/ [15:56] TR Bot Bizarre Real Estate Photo Got Caught Up in Australias AI Image Crackdown | PetaPixel [15:56] TR News Slop hype finding a way inti things https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/30/ai-driven-networking-and-infrastructure-design-at-apnic-62/ [15:56] TR Bot AI-driven networking and infrastructure design at APNIC 62 | APNIC Blog [15:57] TR News Killed by slop https://mwl.io/archives/24995 [15:57] TR Bot Gumroad Stores Dead Michael W Lucas [15:59] TR News Store shuts down, fires all staff, figures it can use bots to pretend there's still something or someone operating, to keep clients (remaining ones) paying some more ● Sep 30 [16:00] TR News I.e. slop as a scam enabler [16:00] TR News Hackers Use Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-use-chatgpt-custom-gpts-in-clickfix-attacks/ [16:00] TR Bot Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks - SecurityWeek [16:02] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:03] *Righty (~Username@rmjtbm8c3jtme.irc) has joined #techrights [16:22] TR News Techrights EPO Annual General Meeting (AGM) Will Speak of Financial State of the EPO's Union https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/EPO_Annual_General_Meeting_AGM_Will_Speak_of_Financial_State_of.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/EPO_Annual_General_Meeting_AGM_Will_Speak_of_Financial_State_of.gmi [16:22] TR Bot Techrights EPO Annual General Meeting (AGM) Will Speak of Financial State of the EPO's Union [16:24] TR News "Dont forget, tomorrow were also getting rid of all those bloody Anderon lot which, of course, isnt a layoff, wink wink. Enjoy your last day as IBMers, lads. I cant wait to just ghost the lot of them, give them the cold shoulder, and be done with the whole sorry bunch of rejects." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3rrf41f [16:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3rrf41f ) [16:24] TR News "I think they are going to be good but a little poking and investigating deeper into the numbers will reveal that is all bullsh-t and accounting games TO make them look good. We love to play this three-card monte with our financials." [16:24] TR News "Quarterly earning promise to be dismal. The slimy Indian blames AI" [16:31] TR News Anderon as IBM Layoffs in Disguise (October 1st, 2026) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/anderon-as-ibm-layoffs-in-disguise-october-1st-2026/ [16:31] TR Bot Blog Archive Anderon as IBM Layoffs in Disguise (October 1st, 2026) [16:38] TR News If ManCity is Guilty, the Establishment Needs to Similarly Crack Down on the Sham Hey Hi Industry https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/if-mancity-is-guilty-the-establishment-needs-to-similarly-crack-down-on-the-sham-hey-hi-industry/ [16:38] TR Bot Blog Archive If ManCity is Guilty, the Establishment Needs to Similarly Crack Down on the Sham Hey Hi Industry [16:50] TR News Football and the UKs High Court https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/30/football-and-the-uks-high-court/ [16:50] TR Bot Blog Archive Football and the UKs High Court ● Sep 30 [17:01] TR News This was done as demo a year earlier, when the original group was still together. it was hated by Godley & Creme who felt the original arragement was awful, and it was shelved. This version was recorded for the 'Deceptive Bends' and is gorgeous." https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=C6sVT4J6mbg [17:01] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=C6sVT4J6mbg ) [17:05] TR News Web Rendering Proxy gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [17:06] TR News "The last time I posted something here I lamented that I felt like that there sometimes just isn't enough time. Not enough time to do all the things I want to do in that moment." gemini://tilde.club/~moendopi/gemlog/time.gmi [17:08] TR News "I'm a latecomer who only came to know David Bowie after he had passed away, so I'm not sure I'm qualified to pass a proper verdict, but personally I quite like the three albums above." gemini://kotukoroom.net/blog/musings/never_let_me_down.gmi [17:08] TR News "Do you know why reading other gemlogs / capsules fills you with a strong yearning of wanting to do the same?" gemini://smallword.space/gemlog/20260929-gemcapsule-thoughts.gmi [17:09] TR News "I'd been a little interested in Gemini for about a year, and now I've finally managed to build my own capsule. As of writing, I don't even have a website of my own, so I ended up supporting Gemini before HTTP. Probably a rare case." gemini://kotukoroom.net/blog/diary/hello_gemini.gmi [17:11] TR News "Ask a working professional how they know what they know, and watch them apologize." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/what-counts-as-best-practice [17:12] TR News "Vital materialism treats food, metals, electricity, and waste as participants rather than props, and Christian creation theology has fewer objections than you might expect." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/vital-materialism [17:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: David Bowie, Web Rendering Proxy, Ink and Letters, Gemlog Nostalgia https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_David_Bowie_Web_Rendering_Proxy_Ink_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_David_Bowie_Web_Rendering_Proxy_Ink_and.gmi [17:21] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: David Bowie, Web Rendering Proxy, Ink and Letters, Gemlog Nostalgia [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3rrf41f#replies [17:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3rrf41f#replies ) [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] " I have to agree with you. The numbers will meet wall streets revised expectations. (Eg flat to down). It will be enough to buy the execs a little more time. Given where we are in the Z life cycle, even moderate growth in the rest of infrastructure will result in flat revenue at best, but most likely shrinking a little. SW has already been revised to 5% growth, and Consulting will come in at its usual flat to 1% growth. All in [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] all not a healthy picture. The interesting part will be the RA/PIP numbers which IBM usually doesnt disclose, but are IBMs way of saving their way to prosperity. Earlier posts have said the PIP number was 15% of the employee population with a 2/3rds failure rate. If true, that says IBM is trying to extract 1.5 billion in costs to drop to the bottom line as profit. You can only run that play so many times before it exhausts [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] itself. Wall Street caught onto that play in 2nd q and punished IBM badly. Lets hope history doesnt repeat itself for 3rd q." [17:23] *Obsdark has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [17:39] TR News Techrights IBM's Anderon as a Mass Layoffs Ritual With a Bailout (From US Taxpayers to IBM) and Other Perks https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/IBM_s_Anderon_as_a_Mass_Layoffs_Ritual_With_a_Bailout_From_US_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/IBM_s_Anderon_as_a_Mass_Layoffs_Ritual_With_a_Bailout_From_US_T.gmi [17:39] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Anderon as a Mass Layoffs Ritual With a Bailout (From US Taxpayers to IBM) and Other Perks [17:49] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [17:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ezcq48qr7j4kk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:56] TR News (NEW): Games: DenuvOwO (Breaking DRM Shackles), SteamOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/29/Games_DenuvOwO_Breaking_DRM_Shackles_SteamOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/29/Games_DenuvOwO_Breaking_DRM_Shackles_SteamOS.gmi [17:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: DenuvOwO (Breaking DRM Shackles), SteamOS [17:56] TR News (NEW): Windows is Down to About a Third in the United Kingdom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Windows_is_Down_to_About_a_Third_in_the_United_Kingdom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Windows_is_Down_to_About_a_Third_in_the_United_Kingdom.gmi [17:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows is Down to About a Third in the United Kingdom ● Sep 30 [18:09] TR News Techrights Digital Independence in the UK and in Western Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Digital_Independence_in_the_UK_and_in_Western_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Digital_Independence_in_the_UK_and_in_Western_Europe.gmi [18:09] TR Bot Techrights Digital Independence in the UK and in Western Europe [18:17] TR News "Wont they still be ibm employees as its owned by IBM?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3rrf41f#replies [18:17] TR News "no we wont be. We signed new employment deals (contracts), getting new badges and also being moved to a different building and floor on site. We will no longer be IBM employees... They will turn into second class citizens kick fast and in a hurry. Magically poof overnight!" [18:18] TR News MacArthur Foundation Announces 2026 Genius Grant Winners https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/arts/design/macarthur-foundation-announces-2026-genius-grant-winners.html [18:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/arts/design/macarthur-foundation-announces-2026-genius-grant-winners.html ) [18:24] TR News Chinas Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse https://adf-magazine.com/2026/09/chinas-quest-for-critical-minerals-comes-with-abuse/ [18:24] TR Bot NO TITLE [18:25] TR News Chinas Golden Week travel surge masks cautious consumer spending https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-golden-week-travel-surge-masks-cautious-consumer-spending [18:25] TR Bot Chinas Golden Week travel surge masks cautious consumer spending | The Straits Times [18:26] TR News China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-vows-response-if-eu-introduces-moves-targeting-chinese-trade [18:26] TR Bot China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade | The Straits Times [18:27] TR News Scientists Unveil Underwater Solar Panels https://futurism.com/future-society/scientists-underwater-solar-panels-china-pervoskite [18:27] TR Bot Scientists Unveil Underwater Solar Panels [18:45] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@ggjf5dcaz77uy.irc) has joined #techrights [18:48] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [18:49] IsambardPrince I told my mom "When the founders of this country sat down to write the Bill of Rights, they weren't thinking oh let's protect criminals from the police who are always right. They were thinking 'When we were in England, if the police wanted to break down your front door, go through all your stuff, and beat you up while they were there and interrogate you without your lawyer, that's what they did, and we don't want that here.'" [18:49] IsambardPrince --- [18:49] IsambardPrince While the UK isn't THAT bad anymore, that took hundreds of years to play out, and they're still not there yet. [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] wait [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] that makes not much sense to me [18:50] IsambardPrince Their system still has negative consequences for the defendant not talking to the police. [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] you were never here [18:50] IsambardPrince In the US, there are no bad consequences for you not talking to the police. All the bad consequences come from answering them, not remaining silent. [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] i am not sure [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] we have a similar principle [18:50] IsambardPrince I've heard the British version of Miranda. [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] like the right not to self-incriminate [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] the thing is [18:51] IsambardPrince It includes something like "You don't have to talk to us, but if you try to assert something you didn't tell us later as part of your defense, you might not be able to." [18:51] IsambardPrince That doesn't happen here. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] it can be used to prejudice [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] but you can practice it, still [18:51] IsambardPrince You can still assert any defense you want later. [18:51] IsambardPrince You don't have to tell the police about it. [18:51] schestowitz[TR2] right [18:52] IsambardPrince There's a reason for that. [18:52] TR News A Change in Your Voice Could Foreshadow Cognitive Decline, Major Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/a-change-in-your-voice-could-foreshadow-cognitive-decline-major-study-finds [18:52] TR Bot Change in Your Voice Could Foreshadow Cognitive Decline, Major Study Finds : ScienceAlert [18:52] IsambardPrince While you're trying to defend yourself to the police, without an attorney present, you can do considerable damage to your case. [18:52] IsambardPrince You can say something that should completely exonerate you and they'll ignore that and focus on part of what you said that was phrased badly that sounds like guilt. [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] afaik,. the us took this from the british [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] a lotr of us laws are like that [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] based oon french and european systems [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] louisiana has some french [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] sameiun canada [18:53] IsambardPrince Actually, the laws that were most like the British laws of the time later got repealed. [18:53] IsambardPrince Like the ones that called for excessive fines and public flogging for being gay. [18:54] IsambardPrince That one was toned down considerably before being repealed, in Indiana and most of the states for that matter. [18:54] IsambardPrince I mean, Indiana Territory literally got a $50 fine and being beaten in public 100 times by being copied out of British law. [18:55] schestowitz[TR2] ok, let;'s move to tech [18:55] IsambardPrince Congress had to establish a legal code for a vast territory quickly, and the British Capital Buggary Law made it in there too. [18:56] IsambardPrince England had "Writs of Assistance" which were basically general warrants. [18:56] TR News Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by [Copyright Infringement in "AI" clothing], Data Shows https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/creative-work-labor-eviscerated-generative-ai-automation [18:56] TR Bot Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows [18:57] IsambardPrince They allowed the authorities to go into any home or business, tear the place up, and seize contraband, without any probable cause that a specific crime had been committed. [18:57] IsambardPrince They could arrest someone and hold them indefinitely. [18:57] IsambardPrince With no right to a public trial. [18:57] IsambardPrince Fine them excessively, and torture them. [18:57] IsambardPrince Yeah, there was a lot there that inspired the Bill of Rights. [18:57] IsambardPrince The Excessive Fines Clause keeps getting played out in court. [18:58] IsambardPrince The Supreme Court ruled against Indiana a few years ago. [18:58] IsambardPrince The police pulled over a man who was driving a newer SUV and accused him of buying it with drug money. [18:58] IsambardPrince They never found drugs, they never arrested him on any drug charges. [18:58] IsambardPrince They took his SUB, sold it at auction, and used the money for the police budget. [18:59] IsambardPrince The Supreme Court ruled that it was an excessive fine and he got his full purchase price for the SUV back from the police (which was more than they sold it for obviously) and they had to pay his legal fees too. [18:59] TR News OpenAI Ignored Employees Warnings About Safely Testing Hey Hi (AI) Models https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/technology/openai-warnings-security.html [18:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/technology/openai-warnings-security.html ) [18:59] TR News Iran Threatens Energy Sites, Pens Letter To US Voters As It Awaits Official Response To Plan https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-threatens-energy-sites-letter-us-voters-peace-plan/33866605.html [18:59] TR Bot Iran Threatens Energy Sites, Pens Letter To US Voters As It Awaits Official Response To Plan ● Sep 30 [19:00] TR News Nat. security police reportedly arrest independent journalist over fake news https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/30/nat-security-police-reportedly-arrest-independent-journalist-over-fake-news/ [19:00] TR Bot Nat. security police reportedly arrest independent journalist over 'fake news' [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] Fine them excessively, and torture them. [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] torture? [19:02] TR News Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People https://www.securityweek.com/pentagon-personnel-agency-data-breach-impacts-3-million-people/ [19:02] TR Bot Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People - SecurityWeek [19:03] TR News Anatomy Unzipped: John of Ardernes Sweden Scroll (ca. 142535) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/arderne-scroll [19:03] TR Bot Anatomy Unzipped: John of Ardernes Sweden Scroll (ca. 142535) The Public Domain Review [19:03] *croissant` (~croissant@ivwkextkdrzau.irc) has joined #techrights [19:03] IsambardPrince Yes. [19:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], [19:03] IsambardPrince "When the framers of the Eighth Amendment banned "cruel and unusual punishments," they had specific, horrific practices in mind. [19:03] IsambardPrince Under 17th-century English law and secretive royal courts like the Court of Star Chamber, government authorities used physical abuse both to extract confessions and as public judicial sentences. [19:03] IsambardPrince 1. Interrogation & Coercion (Before Trial) [19:03] ZedHedTed praying for solutions, torture and disease [19:03] IsambardPrince The Rack: A frame with rollers at both ends. The suspect's wrists and ankles were tied to ropes, and turnbuckles pulled the body in opposite directions until joints dislocated and cartilage tore. [19:03] IsambardPrince The Scavenger's Daughter: The opposite of the rack. A metal frame compressed the suspect into a tight ball, forcing blood out of the nose and ears and cracking ribs. [19:03] IsambardPrince Thumbscrews & Bootikins: Metal vices clamped down on fingers, toes, or shins until bones crushed. [19:03] IsambardPrince Peine Forte et Dure (Pressing to Death): If a defendant refused to enter a plea (which stalled a trial), heavy iron weights were stacked on their chest one by one until they either agreed to speak or died of suffocation. [19:03] IsambardPrince 2. Judicial Punishments (After Trial) [19:03] ZedHedTed a final retribution for everyone to see [19:04] IsambardPrince Even when a court didn't use the rack, sentences handed down for political or religious offenses were explicitly designed to disfigure and degrade: [19:04] IsambardPrince Branding and Mutilation: Dissenters were routinely sentenced to have their ears cropped (sliced off), their noses slit, or their cheeks branded with red-hot irons using letters like "SL" (Seditious Libeller). [19:04] IsambardPrince Severe Flogging: Sentences often mandated being stripped to the waist, tied to a cart, and whipped through the streets until the flesh was shreddedoften resulting in death. [19:04] ZedHedTed don't take em aliiive [19:04] IsambardPrince The Pillory: Suspects were locked by the neck and wrists into wooden stocks in a public square. Beyond the humiliation, crowds threw rocks, heavy garbage, and dead animals, which frequently left prisoners blinded, permanently maimed, or killed. [19:04] IsambardPrince Drawing and Quartering: For treason, a man was dragged to the gallows, hanged by the neck (but cut down while still alive), disemboweled, had his entrails burned before his eyes, and was then decapitated and chopped into four pieces to be displayed across the kingdom." [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] enjoy torture then [19:04] IsambardPrince Federal law still lists Treason as a Capital Offense. [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] no, thanks [19:04] IsambardPrince But even if you get the federal death penalty they can't torture you to death. [19:04] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] we sued to flog kids in cllassrooms, but it was caning the fists or palms [19:04] IsambardPrince It has to be over with quickly. [19:05] IsambardPrince "Cases like that of Titus Oates (1685) outraged the American colonists. Oates was sentenced to be stripped of his canonical habits, pilloried multiple times, stripped, tied to a cart, and whipped through London by the executioner with hundreds of lashes that nearly killed hima sentence designed purely to evade the technical ban on execution while ensuring maximum agony. [19:05] IsambardPrince When the constitutional framers wrote the Eighth Amendment, they wanted to ensure no American government could ever use the justice system to legally torture or disfigure its own people." [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] i don't think us majority would agree wittth you [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] in a straw poll [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] for many reasons [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] if yyyou allow the state to rotture [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] then parents would do this to kids [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] or citizens to other citizens [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] moreover [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] the us "soft power" relies on the "War are the Godd Guys" ideals [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] and if you become like iran and north korea [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] then this moral high ground erodes [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] and theen you lose grip over nation states you dominate [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] like guam [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] because youu are no better than the Japanese EEEEmpire or Chhina [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] oh, btw [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] this is why we resist censorship [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] we keep opposing censorship [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] and cannot be hypocritical about it [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] so we tolerate some abuse here and there [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] until this abuse becomes criminal [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] and then we treat that as an actual crime [19:08] schestowitz[TR2] and reportt it [19:08] TR News IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist, Says the Platform Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/29/ounterfeit-and-piracy-watchlist-2027/ [19:08] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/29/ounterfeit-and-piracy-watchlist-2027/ ) [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] this is why GGG is like a million pounds out of pocket [19:09] MinceR the ICE is routinely violating the Bill of Rights already, isn't it? [19:09] TR News Anthropic CEO described Jensen Huang as 'kind of Convicted Felon-like' during 2022 meeting https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-ceo-described-jensen-huang-as-kind-of-trump-like-during-2022-meeting-nvidia-ceo-reportedly-called-anthropic-executive-a-bean-counter-after-google-tpu-comparison [19:09] TR Bot Anthropic CEO called Jensen Huang 'kind of Trump-like' during heated dinner Nvidia CEO reportedly called Anthropic executive a 'bean counter' after Google TPU comparison | Tom's Hardware [19:10] TR News Woman Calls Police on Herself After Googles Hey Hi (AI) Overviews Led Her to Poach Small Adorable Birds Out of Season https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/alaska-woman-police-google-ai-overview-poach-wilsons-snipes [19:10] TR Bot Woman Calls Police on Herself After Google's AI Overviews Led Her to Poach Small Adorable Birds Out of Season [19:11] TR News Dozens sign petition calling on Chinese University of Hong Kong economist to apologise over sexist talk https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/29/dozens-sign-petition-calling-on-chinese-university-of-hong-kong-economist-to-apologise-over-sexist-talk/ [19:11] TR Bot Petition demands CUHK professor apologise over sexist talk [19:11] IsambardPrince The state here is pretty hands off when it comes to parents using physical violence against their children. [19:11] IsambardPrince It doesn't actually work well. [19:11] IsambardPrince Studies have shown that it just makes the children resent their parents and authority figures in general. [19:11] IsambardPrince It makes them more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness later, or be arrested. [19:12] TR News A Black Hole Could Spit Itself Out of Its Own Hair, Leaving a Boson Star in Its Wake https://www.sciencealert.com/a-black-hole-could-spit-itself-out-of-its-own-hair-leaving-a-boson-star-in-its-wake [19:12] TR Bot Black Hole Could Spit Itself Out of Its Own Hair, Leaving a Boson Star in Its Wake : ScienceAlert [19:12] IsambardPrince Pretty much the only reason it's allowed is because every parent gets mad at their kids and it "feels good" to punish. [19:12] TR News Scans for Wordfence Protected Websites, (Tue, Sep 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33382 [19:12] TR Bot Scans for Wordfence Protected Websites - SANS ISC [19:12] IsambardPrince Like, the kid bothered you, so it's the belt. [19:13] TR News ESP32-C5 devkit features 3.5-inch touch LCD, optional camera and battery https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/30/esp32-c5-devkit-features-3-5-inch-touch-lcd-optional-camera-and-battery/ [19:13] TR Bot ESP32-C5 devkit features 3.5-inch touch LCD, optional camera and battery - CNX Software [19:13] MinceR chances are, they didn't even want the kid and don't care about it, but they had to make it and keep it because that's what the cult wants [19:13] IsambardPrince Most parents don't set firm rules that mean "the belt" so the kid learns "If I make an authority figure mad they'll hurt me." [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: your mom spat on you [19:13] IsambardPrince Not "This was connected to breaking a specific rule." [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] 1. dadd y had a bad day at work [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] 2. daddy works hhhhard to pay for kids [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] 3. daddy has bad day due to kids [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] so [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] 4. daddy punishes kids [19:15] TR News Firefox in a New Skin! Nova Redesign Has Become The Default https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-redesign/ [19:15] TR Bot Firefox in a New Skin! Nova Redesign Has Become The Default [19:15] ZedHedTed breaking your kids' electronics is a much more effective and camera-ready method [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] to many couples, kids are: [19:15] IsambardPrince Making punishment arbitrary is the main problem. [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] 1) second chance for oneself to fulfil some goal [19:15] MinceR well, they already come pre-broken [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] 2) oops, didn't mean to, let's fllow with it [19:15] IsambardPrince You know, screaming "Why you little!" and using the belt. [19:16] ZedHedTed right. consistency is key. [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] 3) peer pressure/affirmatrion [19:16] MinceR if crApple has their way, soon parents won't be able to do anything to reduce the functionality of those electronics [19:16] IsambardPrince Not going "This is why you were getting the belt and I do not enjoy having to do this to you, but you've stepped out of line and this is unacceptable." [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] "i wil delete all your mp3s" [19:17] TR News openSUSE Leap is The Immutable Distro Now, Leap Micro is Out https://itsfoss.com/news/opensuse-leap-immutable/ [19:17] TR Bot openSUSE Leap is The Immutable Distro Now, Leap Micro is Out [19:17] TR News Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-09-25) https://openbuildservice.org/2026/09/29/tiny-wins// [19:17] TR Bot Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-09-25) - Open Build Service [19:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I think the arbitrariness is a valuable lesson even if it's not a socially desirable one. [19:18] IsambardPrince And I think it explains why a lot of people are the way they are. [19:18] IsambardPrince "It's not whether I do a bad thing, it's how blatant I am." [19:18] IsambardPrince Like Mark. [19:18] ZedHedTed there was some story in the news several years ago in new england about these 2 teen girls whose punishment was to miss prom [19:19] IsambardPrince "If I steal 11% of his security deposit, it's not blatant enough to have any consequences." [19:19] ZedHedTed but they found an old "paddling" punishment in the school rules, and asked to be paddled instead [19:19] IsambardPrince "If I steal the entire thing from everyone I'll end up in court a lot so I'll steal 11% from everyone." [19:20] TR News Tie Goes to the Applicant: The USPTOs SMED Flowchart https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/tie-goes-to-the-applicant-the-usptos-smed-flowchart.html [19:20] TR Bot Tie Goes to the Applicant: The USPTO's SMED Flowchart [19:20] TR News One Determination, Two Clocks: Crocs Asks the Supreme Court to Fix ITC Appeal Deadlines https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/one-determination-two-clocks-crocs-asks-the-supreme-court-to-fix-itc-appeal-deadlines.html [19:20] TR Bot One Determination, Two Clocks: Crocs Asks the Supreme Court to Fix ITC Appeal Deadlines | Patently-O [19:20] TR News Wyoming Tech auto patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/9/29/wyoming-tech-auto-patent-challenged [19:20] TR Bot Wyoming Tech auto patent challenged Unified Patents [19:21] TR News Intel patent monopoly embeds MicroLEDs in chip packaging technology may enable embedded optical interconnects through TGVs https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/photonics/intel-patent-embeds-microleds-in-chip-packaging-technology-may-enable-embedded-optical-interconnects-through-tgvs [19:21] TR Bot Intel patent embeds MicroLEDs in chip packaging technology may enable embedded optical interconnects through TGVs | Tom's Hardware [19:21] IsambardPrince Peter Griffin: It's in the Ten Commandments, Lois. Congress writes these things for a reason. [19:21] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [19:21] TR News UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, so it should not be busy; it's invalid https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/the-fight-for-market-share-in-the-smart-vacuum-cleaner-industry-keeps-upc-busy/ [19:21] TR Bot The fight for market share in the smart vacuum cleaner industry keeps UPC busy [19:22] MinceR lol [19:23] TR News Introducing the Canvas2D Coding Skill for Agentic Development of Embedded Device UIs https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-the-canvas2d-coding-skill-for-agentic-development-of-embedded-device-uis [19:23] TR Bot Introducing the Canvas2D Coding Skill for Agentic Development of Embedded Device UIs [19:23] TR News Firefox 157.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1097495/ [19:23] TR Bot 157.0 released [LWN.net] [19:24] TR News The Netherlands Picked NixOS. France Was Already Using It https://itsfoss.com/news/france-nixos-move/ [19:24] TR Bot The Netherlands Picked NixOS. France Was Already Using It [19:26] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2026.39 Mainstreamed https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/09/29/2026-39-mainstreamed/ [19:26] TR Bot 2026.39 Mainstreamed Raku Weekly News [19:26] TR News Using Device Linking to Eavesdrop on WhatsApp and Signal https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/using-device-linking-to-eavesdrop-on-whatsapp-and-signal.html [19:26] TR Bot Device Linking to Eavesdrop on WhatsApp and Signal - Schneier on Security [19:28] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] apropos torture in us https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-living-vip-life-behind-bars-with-massages-alcohol-nude-photos-and-a-cell-phone-report/ [19:29] TR Bot Sean 'Diddy' Combs living VIP life behind bars with massages, alcohol, nude photos and cellphone: report [19:32] TR News France intends to borrow record 340 billion as Covid-era debt comes due https://www.france24.com/en/business/20260929-france-intends-to-borrow-record-340-billion-euros-covid-era-debt-comes-due [19:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20260929-france-intends-to-borrow-record-340-billion-euros-covid-era-debt-comes-due ) [19:32] TR News Ugandan coronation under social control media scrutiny https://www.france24.com/en/ugandan-coronation-under-social-media-scrutiny [19:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ugandan-coronation-under-social-media-scrutiny ) [19:32] TR News Horrifying Research Finds What Happens to 12-Year-Olds Who Get Smart Phones https://futurism.com/health-medicine/horryfing-research-12-year-old-smartphones [19:32] TR Bot Horrifying Research Finds What Happens to 12-Year-Olds Who Get Smart Phones [19:33] TR News Florida teen getting haircut in middle of road for Fentanylware (CheeTok) video seriously injured when pickup involved in crash strikes him https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/florida-teen-struck-by-truck-while-recording-tiktok-haircut-in-middle-of-road/ [19:33] TR Bot Florida teen struck by truck while recording TikTok haircut in middle of road [19:33] ZedHedTed that futurism article came in right on cue almost [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] did it? [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] how so:? [19:34] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #74 S3E26 Building the Agentic Future with Angie Jones https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/09/29/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-74-s3e26-building-the-agentic-future-with-angie-jones/ [19:34] TR Bot Building the Agentic Future with Angie Jones | OpenSSF Podcast [19:34] ZedHedTed i was just mentioning breaking kids electronics as punishment [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] cybershow covered it [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] how kids see themselves attttachjed to these [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] a [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] and if you lock these away in some locker [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] while they do an exam [19:34] schestowitz[TR2] or go to claass [19:35] ZedHedTed and now the bot links to an article about certain electronics harming kids [19:35] schestowitz[TR2] they feel as if they lost a limb [19:35] ZedHedTed locking them away in a locker or classroom smartphone pouch does nothing either. they will just bring in 2 phones. [19:35] TR News podcast-dl Download and Archive Podcasts from the Command Line https://www.linuxlinks.com/podcast-dl-download-archive-podcasts-command-line/ [19:35] TR Bot Download and Archive Podcasts from the Command Line - LinuxLinks [19:36] TR News Linux Matters: Old man hands https://linuxmatters.sh/91/ [19:36] TR Bot Old man hands [19:36] schestowitz[TR2] ZedHedTed: iic, you are about 20 [19:36] schestowitz[TR2] and hence am more familiar with things we do not see a lot [19:36] schestowitz[TR2] and can use your insights [19:37] TR News Pluralistic: Lindsay Owens's "Gouged" (29 Sep 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/29/algorithmic-wage-theft/ [19:37] TR Bot Pluralistic: Lindsay Owenss Gouged (29 Sep 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [19:37] ZedHedTed and i work in school IT so i'm wise to all the tricks kids & teachers use, effective or not. [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] i spoke to my wife about this the other week [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe 1-2 weeks ago [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] imagine working as a teacher now [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] or making up exams [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] with many using slop [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] so your job becomes to assess slop [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] awful [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] you do not teach [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] and you do nothing to grade kids [19:38] schestowitz[TR2] it's slop checking slop [19:38] ZedHedTed mhm. teachers are quitting in droves, but for more reasons than that. [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] some people now run a chatbot to talk to another chatbot [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] and they call this "productivity" [19:39] ZedHedTed the kids do not want to learn if they can just outsource their learning to AI. some teens can barely read. [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] i think reading is not the issue [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] if I undersatand correctly [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] from i read [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] thee issue [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] 1) formulate an idea [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] structure arg [19:39] ZedHedTed lol i heard about that! leaflit on twitch talked about her AI use & how she has multiple bots confer w/ eachother [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] 2).. wrtie it downm [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] it's a skill that takes many years to enhance [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] people become less inept at spotting slop [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] there are many markers [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] that a naked eye can catch [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] aand iff it happens again [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] and again [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] and again [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] you start asking [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] wait, [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] was this person writing it? [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] annd then [19:41] schestowitz[TR2] "oh, so alll this time you send me botspam?" [19:41] ZedHedTed right. and markers for AI-generated voices. their end-of-sentence intonation is always unnatural (for now). [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] synthetic voiceis old stuff [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] itr improved a little [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] but it's without real use [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] they use more cpu [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] to build a voice model [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] and then to generate [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] so it costs mmore [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] and it still fools almost nobody [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/25/e-on-tried-to-force-or-trick-me-into-talking-to-a-chatbot-not-staff-of-e-on/ [19:43] TR Bot Blog Archive E.ON (E.ON Next) Tried to Force or Trick Me Into Talking to a Chatbot, Not Staff of E.ON [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] ^ just this past week [19:43] ZedHedTed entertainment is one use, like making patrick star sing korn songs [19:43] TR News "the question is no longer whether Hey Hi (AI) delivers value, but who will ultimately pay for it" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/30/opinion-the-economics-of-ai/ [19:43] TR Bot Opinion: The economics of AI | APNIC Blog [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] people have finite time [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] to use to watch things [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] or listen [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] and to live [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] they turn down slop [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] you could watch old Titanic [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] or some slop on youtube [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] which would you chooce? [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] *se [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] those "cheap gimmicks" are not cheap [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] making videos with sora cost slopslop'open''hey hi' a billion bucks [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] they shut it down [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] disney lost money [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] it was a stupid idea [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] with no specified aim [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] just wasting away computer power [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] for clips nobody would wish to watch [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] and then the copyright lawsuits came [19:46] TR News NXP FRDM-IMXRT1186 development board features i.MX RT1186 crossover MCU, four Ethernet ports https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/29/nxp-frdm-imxrt1186-development-board-features-i-mx-rt1186-crossover-mcu-four-ethernet-ports/ [19:46] TR Bot NXP FRDM-IMXRT1186 development board features i.MX RT1186 crossover MCU, four Ethernet ports - CNX Software [19:47] ZedHedTed so it's more of "shit no one asked for"? [19:47] TR News AMD Embedded Computing Summit 2026 in Frankfurt https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/amd-embedded-computing-summit-2026-in-frankfurt.html [19:47] TR Bot AMD Embedded Computing Summit 2026 in Frankfurt [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] worse [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] it's more liike [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] "look, ma" [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] "I can make a lot of content fast" [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] i wrote about this [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] in 2003 i made prograams that made reports [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] from my experiments [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] as HTML [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] but they had no true value [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] for google to index [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] now they tell; us we need morre slop online [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] dilutingg everything [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] but the end goal is not more\ [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] less and better [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] that's why peer review exists [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] journalists don't need 1000 papers [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] only the best 10 [19:48] schestowitz[TR2] because readers cannot read 1000 [19:49] TR News Lite 8.2-rc1 https://distrowatch.com/lite [19:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lite ) [19:50] TR News Since when is Microsoft an authority on security? https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-star-blizzard-redflick-phishing-campaigns/ [19:50] TR Bot hackers Star Blizzard expand targeting, change up tactics to reach Ukraine and beyond | CyberScoop [19:52] TR News 5 Years Ago (September 29, 2021) Richard Stallman's Talk in Ukraine Noted https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/29/5_Years_Ago_September_29_2021_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_in_Ukrain.shtml [19:52] TR Bot Techrights 5 Years Ago (September 29, 2021) Richard Stallman's Talk in Ukraine Noted [19:55] TR News "Ubuntu's minimum system requirements6GB of RAM and 25GB of storage spaceare modest compared to Windows, but if you're working with an older PC, even that may be too much. If you've ever tried running the current release of Ubuntu on an old netbook or Optiplex, you've experienced it first hand." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-4-tiny-linux-distros-outperform-ubuntu-on-weak-hardware/ [19:55] TR Bot These 4 tiny Linux distros outperform Ubuntu on low-power hardware [19:55] TR News Rust barrier https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-upgrade-ubuntu-24-04-lts-to-ubuntu-26-04-lts-heres-how [19:55] TR Bot Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Heres How - 9to5Linux ● Sep 30 [20:01] TR News "And finally there's Leap Micro, the immutable, fixed-release counterpart to Leap, built for container hosts, edge devices, and virtual machine workloads. Its job was to bring immutability as well as stability to openSUSE without affecting Leap itself." https://itsfoss.com/news/opensuse-leap-immutable/ [20:01] TR Bot openSUSE Leap is The Immutable Distro Now, Leap Micro is Out [20:01] TR News "antiX Linux 26.1 (codename Stephen Kapos) is out today as a maintenance update to the antiX Linux 26 series, addressing bugs reported since the initial release and updating the kernels." https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-and-systemd-free-antix-linux-26-1-released-with-updated-kernels [20:01] TR Bot and systemd-Free antiX Linux 26.1 Released with Updated Kernels - 9to5Linux [20:02] TR News The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-remastered-is-out-now/ [20:02] TR Bot Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is out now | GamingOnLinux [20:02] TR News "Bleach & Blood is another interesting retro horror slayer for fans of the PS1 era style, with a demo available to play it right now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps1-inspired-retro-horror-bleach-blood-has-you-try-to-survive-a-night-shift-in-a-laundromat/ [20:02] TR Bot retro horror Bleach & Blood has you try to survive a night shift in a laundromat | GamingOnLinux [20:03] TR News Devil May Cry HD Collection will now work properly on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/devil-may-cry-hd-collection-will-now-work-properly-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [20:03] TR Bot May Cry HD Collection will now work properly on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:03] TR News The deeper you go the darker it gets in the roguelike shoot 'em up Earth Atlantis Abyss | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-deeper-you-go-the-darker-it-gets-in-the-roguelike-shoot-em-up-earth-atlantis-abyss/ Source: GamingOnLinux [20:03] TR Bot deeper you go the darker it gets in the roguelike shoot 'em up Earth Atlantis Abyss | GamingOnLinux [20:04] TR News "Linux is on the rise, and if the signs continue pointing upward, we could finally be looking at the year of Linux on the desktop." https://www.zdnet.com/tech/linux-desktop-future-domination/ [20:04] TR Bot reasons why Linux really will dominate the future of desktop computing - ZDNET [20:04] TR News Test your brain with the Programming Puzzles Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/test-your-brain-with-the-programming-puzzles-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/test-your-brain-with-the-programming-puzzles-humble-bundle/ [20:04] TR Bot your brain with the Programming Puzzles Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [20:05] TR News The truly hilarious co-op game How to Fish gets a first content update | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-truly-hilarious-co-op-game-how-to-fish-gets-a-first-content-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-truly-hilarious-co-op-game-how-to-fish-gets-a-first-content-update/ [20:05] TR Bot truly hilarious co-op game How to Fish gets a first content update | GamingOnLinux [20:05] TR News ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE shows online play not working on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-shows-online-play-not-working-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [20:05] TR Bot COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE shows online play not working on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:06] TR News Microsoft said it did this intentionally https://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-notification-windows-linux-android-macos.html [20:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-notification-windows-linux-android-macos.html ) [20:06] TR News "DAWO combines a Linux-based client with open source tools for cloud, communications, and collaborative work" https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/28/dutch-government-turns-to-nixos-for-a-sovereign-desktop/5299501 [20:06] TR Bot Dutch government turns to NixOS for a sovereign desktop [20:11] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [20:12] TR News Valve has Made a Troubleshooting Script for Linux Steam Frame Users https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-frame-linux-troubleshooter/ [20:12] TR Bot Valve Made a Steam Frame Troubleshooter for Linux - SDHQ [20:13] TR News ANTI-Linux SLOP-fast, fake article that spreads FUD https://techaeris.com/2026/09/29/linux-audio-still-breaks-hearts-in-2026/ [20:13] TR Bot Linux Audio Still Breaks Hearts in 2026: 20 Years of the Same StruggleLinux Audio Still Breaks Hearts in 2026 [20:13] TR News Devil May Cry HD Collection is now compatible with SteamOS and Linux systems after a Capcom quick fix https://www.pcguide.com/news/devil-may-cry-hd-collection-is-now-compatible-with-steamos-and-linux-systems-after-a-capcom-quick-fix/ [20:13] TR Bot Devil May Cry HD Collection is now compatible with SteamOS and Linux systems after a Capcom quick fix - PC Guide [20:14] TR News The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well https://www.howtogeek.com/the-predictions-about-that-aged-surprisingly-well/ [20:14] TR Bot The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well [20:14] *Goblin (~use@3t3iymyzc9xhe.irc) has joined #techrights [20:15] TR News 10ZiG Announces Support for Omnissa Horizon Client for Linux 2606, Delivering Up to 2x Video Performance Gains https://vmblog.com/news/10zig-announces-support-for-omnissa-horizon-client-for-linux-2606-delivering-up-to-2x-video-performance-gains/ https://www.prweb.com/releases/10zig-announces-support-for-omnissa-horizon-client-for-linux-2606-delivering-up-to-2x-video-performance-gains-302890039.html [20:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://vmblog.com/news/10zig-announces-support-for-omnissa-horizon-client-for-linux-2606-delivering-up-to-2x-video-performance-gains/ ) [20:15] TR Bot 10ZiG Announces Support for Omnissa Horizon Client for Linux 2606, Delivering Up to 2x Video Performance Gains [20:15] TR News "With the release of Firefox 157 rolling out to all supported platforms, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 158, to the beta channel for public testing, so its time to take a look at the new features and improvements." https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-158-enters-public-beta-testing-with-better-pdf-handling [20:15] TR Bot Firefox 158 Enters Public Beta Testing with Better PDF Handling on Linux - 9to5Linux [20:16] TR News "All the containers on a server go through the same Linux kernel, that of the host, whose job is to manage memory, CPU, and networking on their behalf." https://korben.info/en/linux-containers-when-isolation-no-longer-holds.html [20:16] TR Bot Linux containers - When isolation no longer holds - Korben [20:16] TR News 5 ways Linux breathed new life into my old gaming laptop https://www.howtogeek.com/5-ways-linux-breathed-new-life-into-my-old-gaming-laptop/ [20:16] TR Bot 5 ways Linux breathed new life into my old gaming laptop [20:17] TR News This is not a Linux issue, it's a stupid, greedy, cheating hardware companies issue https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-spectre-v2-btr-attack-leaks-linux.html [20:17] TR Bot New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing Defenses [20:17] TR News The Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop on NixOS https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-government-dawo-nixos-linux-desktop [20:17] TR Bot The Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop on NixOS [20:21] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:21] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:23] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) Stories https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Stori.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Stori.gmi [20:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) Stories [20:23] TR News (NEW): New Firefox and Tor Browser 15.0.24 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/New_Firefox_and_Tor_Browser_15_0_24.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/New_Firefox_and_Tor_Browser_15_0_24.gmi [20:23] TR Bot Tux Machines New Firefox and Tor Browser 15.0.24 [20:31] TR News Techrights The Register MS "Events" As Paid Spam That Promotes and Keeps Afloat Hype About Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/The_Register_MS_Events_As_Paid_Spam_That_Promotes_and_Keeps_Afl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/The_Register_MS_Events_As_Paid_Spam_That_Promotes_and_Keeps_Afl.gmi [20:31] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS "Events" As Paid Spam That Promotes and Keeps Afloat Hype About Slop [20:34] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/29/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_User_Space_Late_Night_Linux_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/29/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_User_Space_Late_Night_Linux_and_More.gmi [20:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and More [20:34] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware and Linux in Devices (Embedded) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_in_Devices_Embedded.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_in_Devices_Embedded.gmi [20:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware and Linux in Devices (Embedded) [20:36] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Official Site Almost Entirely Promotion of Slop Plagiarism and Fake Endorsement by Gartner https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Red_Hat_Official_Site_Almost_Entirely_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Red_Hat_Official_Site_Almost_Entirely_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiar.gmi [20:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Official Site Almost Entirely Promotion of Slop Plagiarism and Fake Endorsement by Gartner [20:38] TR News (NEW): CrossOver 26.3 for GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/CrossOver_26_3_for_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/CrossOver_26_3_for_GNU_Linux.gmi [20:38] TR Bot Tux Machines CrossOver 26.3 for GNU/Linux [20:38] TR News (NEW): Games: Destroy Any Website, Godot, SteamOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Games_Destroy_Any_Website_Godot_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Games_Destroy_Any_Website_Godot_SteamOS_and_More.gmi [20:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Destroy Any Website, Godot, SteamOS, and More [20:39] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, Whats in the SOSS?, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Matters_What_s_in_the_SOSS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Matters_What_s_in_the_SOSS_and_More.gmi [20:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, Whats in the SOSS?, and More [20:39] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:39] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:41] TR News (NEW): BSD: Installing Ubuntu 26.04 Server in an OpenBSD and ThinkCentre Server With BSDs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/BSD_Installing_Ubuntu_26_04_Server_in_an_OpenBSD_and_ThinkCentr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/BSD_Installing_Ubuntu_26_04_Server_in_an_OpenBSD_and_ThinkCentr.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD: Installing Ubuntu 26.04 Server in an OpenBSD and ThinkCentre Server With BSDs [20:43] TR News (NEW): GNOME CoC, OBS, and Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/GNOME_CoC_OBS_and_Ubuntu_26_04_1_LTS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/GNOME_CoC_OBS_and_Ubuntu_26_04_1_LTS.gmi [20:43] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME CoC, OBS, and Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS [20:44] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.gmi [20:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More [20:49] TR News Techrights Links 30/09/2026: Microsoft "OpenAI Ignored Employees Warnings About Safely" and "Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Links_30_09_2026_Microsoft_OpenAI_Ignored_Employees_Warnings_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Links_30_09_2026_Microsoft_OpenAI_Ignored_Employees_Warnings_Ab.gmi [20:49] TR Bot Techrights Links 30/09/2026: Microsoft "OpenAI Ignored Employees Warnings About Safely" and "Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People" ● Sep 30 [21:06] TR News Techrights It Took GNOME's Code of Conduct Committee (CoCC) Over 8 Months to Realise CoC Reports Went Into /dev/null/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/It_Took_GNOME_s_Code_of_Conduct_Committee_CoCC_Over_8_Months_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/It_Took_GNOME_s_Code_of_Conduct_Committee_CoCC_Over_8_Months_to.gmi [21:06] TR Bot Techrights It Took GNOME's Code of Conduct Committee (CoCC) Over 8 Months to Realise CoC Reports Went Into /dev/null/ [21:28] TR News Puff pieces today about the person demolishing Microsoft XBox. Because the media we all deserve is a Microsoft megaphone? [21:31] TR News "It's happening at all companies. People are openly discussing it on company assets because they've had enough of not knowing. Hopefully, the pendulum swings back to something like the Y2K bo-m(LOL), but I highly doubt it. Save as much money as you can. Have enough money to sustain you for at least two years if you get fired." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3j5bpp4#replies [21:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3j5bpp4#replies ) [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] " [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] Im in the R&D side of things at IBM. My manager talks openly of leaving. He was fairly senior until in the WatsonX era one major responsibility after another of his was handed off to pets of a new grand poobah. Then this summer his org was partitioned twice, leaving him with less than a quarter of his former headcount, a reduction to FLM, and a reduced mission that now closely overlaps some team leads missions. This guy is s [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] mart, talented, and respected in the field world-wide. Hell be walking soon and IBM will suffer from the loss. [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] Over the last decade most of our capable people have left and resurfaced at competitors where they quickly rose to quite senior positions. Those who remain and are highly capable remain because they are trapped by things like two body problems, kids finishing high school, or needing health insurance for a few years until 65. Some, despite their talent and former loyalty, have been pushed towards the door because they are expensive [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] but made deals with the Devil because they are trapped. Some even accepted demotions. [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] Most of the more capable IBMers now quietly harbor hostility towards IBM and its top leaders. How IBM has fallen! [21:32] schestowitz[TR2] " [21:41] TR News Techrights High Court victory: Nigel Farage is 'the Company's own candidate' https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/High_Court_victory_Nigel_Farage_is_the_Company_s_own_candidate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/High_Court_victory_Nigel_Farage_is_the_Company_s_own_candidate.gmi [21:41] TR Bot Techrights High Court victory: Nigel Farage is 'the Company's own candidate' [21:44] *parsifal has quit (connection closed) [21:44] *parsifal (~parsifal@tt5tpgza9wvuc.irc) has joined #techrights [21:45] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [21:45] *parsifal (~parsifal@tt5tpgza9wvuc.irc) has joined #techrights [21:50] TR News (NEW): Redundant Paths https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Redundant_Paths.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Redundant_Paths.gmi [21:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Redundant Paths [21:57] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 30 [22:18] cow_20012 bad news on the stop killing games front https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRcK9nYg9g [22:18] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=mQRcK9nYg9g [22:18] TR Bot certificate subject name 'haproxy-ingress.haproxy-controller' does not match target hostname 'inv.perditum.com' ( status 0 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=mQRcK9nYg9g ) [22:18] TR News Techrights EPO Cocainegate: Lots of Money (Over a Million Euros) for Cocaine Addicts, Not for Children With Special Needs https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/EPO_Cocainegate_Lots_of_Money_Over_a_Million_Euros_for_Cocaine_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/EPO_Cocainegate_Lots_of_Money_Over_a_Million_Euros_for_Cocaine_.gmi [22:18] TR Bot Techrights EPO Cocainegate: Lots of Money (Over a Million Euros) for Cocaine Addicts, Not for Children With Special Needs [22:23] schestowitz[TR2] cow_20012: https://analognowhere.com/_/iralxn [22:23] TR Bot SLOP KILLERS [22:23] schestowitz[TR2] oh wait [22:23] schestowitz[TR2] i read that as "slop killing" [22:24] cow_20012 how did you get into unix_surrealism? [22:34] schestowitz[TR2] email reecomm. [22:35] TR News Techrights Slop-Posting is a New Form of S---posting https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Slop_Posting_is_a_New_Form_of_S_posting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Slop_Posting_is_a_New_Form_of_S_posting.gmi [22:35] TR Bot Techrights Slop-Posting is a New Form of S---posting [22:41] TR News So she can just shut it all down https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-ceo-insists-its-not-for-sale-amid-studio-closures-layoffs/ [22:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-ceo-insists-its-not-for-sale-amid-studio-closures-layoffs/ ) [22:43] TR News "Richard M. Stallman, in his famous persona as Saint IGNUcius, discusses the rivalry between the Emacs and Vi text editors." https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd58imghLKz/ [22:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Instagram [22:52] TR News GNU/Linux in France https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=FR&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [22:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=FR&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [22:54] TR News About same as Czech Republic (6%) https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=CZ [22:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=CZ ) ● Sep 30 [23:06] TR News Techrights In a Lot of Europe (or EU) Android (With Linux) is Bigger Than Windows https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/In_a_Lot_of_Europe_or_EU_Android_With_Linux_is_Bigger_Than_Wind.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/In_a_Lot_of_Europe_or_EU_Android_With_Linux_is_Bigger_Than_Wind.gmi [23:06] TR Bot Techrights In a Lot of Europe (or EU) Android (With Linux) is Bigger Than Windows [23:11] TR News The Two Row Wampum as Theory and Method gemini://adjb.smol.pub/two-row-wampum [23:12] TR News "Is a budget spreadsheet ministry? Budgets are moral documents, so yes, and the whole argument sits inside that question. I will argue that how work gets theologized determines how workers get formed." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/theology-of-work-and-vocation [23:14] TR News "Ong's Orality and Literacy (1982) is genuinely unsettling. Writing, he argues, is a technology: artificial, learned, tool-dependent. Arriving in an oral culture it hands people no new container for the same thoughts; it changes what thinking is." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/theology-of-technology-and-ai-formation [23:14] TR News nataraj gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/nataraj [23:15] TR News "And if that doesnt count, Im posting this while walking outdoors, using iOS Lagrange and my gnarly line-by-line text editor mlogging SCGI app." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/09/30/roophloch/ [23:16] TR News First Post; ROOPHLOCH 2026 gemini://aber-ehub.org.uk/~therainingmonkey/glog/2026-09-30%20First%20post;%20ROOPHLOCH%202026.gmi [23:17] TR News "The tea tannin tanning seemed to have been finished, so I did the stretching. (Rolling up the hide and rolling the fish cigar between your hands is so much easier than running it over the table edge. Which I also did a few times for good measure.)" gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260930fish.gmi [23:17] TR News "The previous round of work was mostly about getting the different game states into shape. Since then, the Alice version has gained sound, better timing around its messages, a small but important rule borrowed from the Lynx version, and one unexpectedly subtle keyboard fix." gemini://gemini.enthusi.de/alice/alice_2026-09-30.gmi [23:18] TR News "Ive noticed that when work gets complicated, I often find myself fixing something that isnt very important." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-30-tinkering [23:19] TR News end goal gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/end_goal [23:23] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@pdn9d7szhus26.irc) has joined #techrights [23:23] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: Fish Leather, Slop Formation, and ROOPHLOCH https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_Fish_Leather_Slop_Formation_and_ROOPHLO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2026_Fish_Leather_Slop_Formation_and_ROOPHLO.gmi [23:23] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2026: Fish Leather, Slop Formation, and ROOPHLOCH [23:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The grocery store had big cans of Folgers $9.99 with digital coupon limit 2. [23:28] IsambardPrince The big can has dropped another 3 ounces. [23:28] IsambardPrince Was 25.9 ounces last month. [23:28] IsambardPrince Now 22.9 ounces. [23:34] IsambardPrince "It's FOSS [23:34] IsambardPrince [23:34] IsambardPrince [23:34] IsambardPrince Follow [23:34] IsambardPrince a day ago [23:34] IsambardPrince [23:34] IsambardPrince A company worth three trillion dollars just told nonprofits it deleted their data by accident and cannot get it back. [23:34] IsambardPrince Microsoft retired its M365 Business Premium grant program, and in the process, deleted customer data before the retention period had even expired. [23:34] IsambardPrince When nonprofits asked what was deleted, Microsoft admitted it could not tell them. Not a partial list. Nothing. The data is gone, and the only help on offer is assistance setting up a new environment from scratch. [23:34] IsambardPrince This is not a startup running lean. This is Microsoft, a company with some of the most sophisticated data infrastructure on the planet, dedicated teams for compliance and retention, and decades of enterprise experience. [23:34] IsambardPrince There is no technical excuse for this. The failure is one of prioritisation: nonprofit customers on a grant program simply did not matter enough to get the same safeguards that paying enterprise customers receive? [23:34] IsambardPrince And the deeper issue is one of data ownership. When your organisation's data lives in someone else's cloud, you do not own it in any meaningful sense. You rent access to it, on their terms, with their error rate, and with their definition of "recoverable." [23:34] IsambardPrince Vendor neutrality is not just an ideology for open source advocates. It is a risk management strategy. An organisation that controls its own infrastructure, whether through self-hosted tools, open source software, or export-ready formats, retains agency when a vendor makes a decision, retires a product, or simply makes a mistake. [23:34] IsambardPrince This incident will cost some nonprofit months of reconstruction. The solution is not trusting a bigger vendor. It is making sure you can walk away from any vendor at any time." [23:51] IsambardPrince MinceR, I mailed Leeloo's medicine to her old vet and asked that they donate it to someone who has a cat with hyperthyroidism. [23:59] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.)