●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, October 30, 2026 ●● ● Oct 30 [00:00] MinceR nature might solve this problem with a meteoroid or a GRB [00:13] IsambardPrince You need to just give up on people at a certain point. [00:14] IsambardPrince There's a German movie, Der Hauptmann, where a deserter just puts on a stolen uniform and takes over a prison camp and kills all of them. [00:15] IsambardPrince When your country is on the skids, it is a luxury to take care of prisoners, now in that movie most of them were prisoners because they deserted the Army or were captured as spies. [00:15] IsambardPrince But what I'm saying is when you have a bunch of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, animal abusers, wife/gf beaters, etc. [00:15] IsambardPrince You just take them out and shoot them because it's too much of a drain on society to keep them alive. [00:15] IsambardPrince You can cut taxes a lot when you only have half as many prisoners to take care of. [00:16] IsambardPrince Overcrowding goes away and you can even focus on reforming the ones that can be saved. [00:16] IsambardPrince (Der Hauptmann was a true story, btw.) [00:16] IsambardPrince (The Nazi court let him go because the country was falling apart and they determined that he was just doing what Hitler was ordering be done anyway.) [00:17] IsambardPrince (The British ended up figuring out who he was and executing him and his co-conspirators later, after he was caught stealing bread.) [00:18] IsambardPrince Why would any sane society allow murderers, rapists, child molesters, and people who hurt animals live? [00:18] IsambardPrince You should be shot after they catch you doing it once. [00:19] IsambardPrince Then normal people don't have to worry about going out after dark. [00:22] parsifal ^sane society... these people didn't come from outer space, they are a product of your society. therefore, the problem lies not with the individual, but with society itself [00:22] parsifal MinceR: this is not the first time it has happened (meteorites, floods, pandemics, and the like). so it is unlikely that the problem will be resolved this way, at best, it might be minimized [00:23] parsifal ...although it is precisely during such turbulent times that the best, but, above all and primarily, the worst in a person emerges, and the possibility of minimization is highly questionable [00:24] IsambardPrince Most people in prison for these crimes are not white or asian. [00:24] IsambardPrince Why is that? [00:26] IsambardPrince Black people in the United States are incarcerated at roughly 5 to 6 times the rate of white people, with imprisonment rates of 911 per 100,000 Black residents versus 188 per 100,000 white residents as of 2022. [00:28] parsifal Why is that? -> I don't know, you tell me, but it sounds racist. [00:29] IsambardPrince https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2023/05/racial-disparities-persist-in-many-us-jails [00:29] TR Bot Racial Disparities Persist in Many U.S. Jails | The Pew Charitable Trusts [00:30] IsambardPrince According to John.... "We didn't get their best." [00:30] IsambardPrince To begin with. [00:30] IsambardPrince They don't tend to act like this in countries where they are not descended from slaves. [00:30] IsambardPrince And to become slaves, they were usually sold by other black people as a way to get their own fuck-ups out of the village. [00:31] IsambardPrince Going to prison for rape or murder is not racist. [00:31] IsambardPrince Don't rape or murder people, you won't go to prison for rape and murder. [00:33] IsambardPrince When I've witnessed something truly outrageous going on in public it was usually a black person doing it. Like that time that a black woman got mad at a McDonald's cashier and just picked up a covid-era plexiglass shield and started beating the cashier over the head with it, then ran out the door. [00:33] IsambardPrince Or that story about the black man who got on a CTA bus and beat up a woman and the bus driver with a frozen chicken. [00:33] IsambardPrince Or the black guy that set himself on fire at a CTA red line train in Rogers Park near the Loyola stop. [00:34] IsambardPrince All that crazy shit? I've never seen a white, hispanic, or asian person do things like that. [00:34] IsambardPrince Saw a black guy stab a person in the neck with a screwdriver once. [00:34] IsambardPrince At the Loyola stop, outside the CVS pharmacy. [00:35] IsambardPrince They're not all bad but it doesn't take too many that are bad for the neighborhood to be a place to be escaped from. [00:35] IsambardPrince Not a place you want to put down roots. [00:35] IsambardPrince Under Biden, the federal government incentivized banks to give you an interest rate discount for moving into a home in certain ZIP codes. [00:35] IsambardPrince All those ZIP codes were the hood. [00:35] IsambardPrince Those places where the parks are empty because there are too many shootings, and pedophiles. [00:36] IsambardPrince Of course there are white pedophiles, I think they should be shot too. [00:36] IsambardPrince You know, Peter Bright used to hang out here, before the Feds got him. [00:36] IsambardPrince He's a pedophile. [00:37] IsambardPrince It's a crying shame this country has no idea what to do with pedophiles. [00:37] IsambardPrince Hang em, hang em, ought to take a rope and hang em. [00:37] IsambardPrince Hang em from the highest tree. [00:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2] was appalled when I said they'll probably deport Peter Bright back to the UK so he can molest some British kids when the feds let him out of prison by 2030. [00:38] IsambardPrince Well, I have the solution for that. [00:38] IsambardPrince Rope is cheaper than a plane ticket. [00:39] IsambardPrince That's what they should have done, not pay a million fucking dollars to put some fat piece of shit kiddie diddler in prison for ten years. [00:39] IsambardPrince So they can catch him doing it again somewhere when he gets out. [00:40] parsifal ^many words for a single meaning: first i create a problem for myself (not you personally, but you as american society as a whole), then i heroically overcome it.... [00:40] IsambardPrince Just hang him. [00:40] IsambardPrince No more problems, no need to monitor him. [00:40] IsambardPrince No more victims whose life is ruined because they carry around memories of Peter Bright and "just the tip" [00:41] IsambardPrince Now you scale that times several hundreds of thousands. [00:41] IsambardPrince And society does get better. [00:41] IsambardPrince The only way to cure the disease is to cut it out, like a cancer. [00:44] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [00:47] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [00:54] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] MinceR parsifal: species have become extinct in disasters before ● Oct 30 [01:03] parsifal ^Yes, but we aren't dinosaurs, we possess intellect -> though not everyone does, and not to the same degree... [01:03] parsifal Some are smarter, others dumber. In the morning, when I stand before the mirror, I wonder which group the person looking back at me belongs to...xD [01:04] MinceR many humans are dumber than dinosaurs [01:07] parsifal undeniable. a fact... [01:10] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/windows-11-gets-right-click-menu-improvements-as-pc-revenue-slides/ [01:10] TR Bot Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines - Ars Technica [01:12] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/google-admits-ai-search-makes-less-money-but-its-fixing-that-with-more-ads/ [01:12] TR Bot Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads - Ars Technica [01:13] IsambardPrince MinceR, I've managed to eat for nearly a week on a $21.35 ham. [01:13] MinceR :> [01:13] IsambardPrince I bought a few things today to turn part of it into ham salad. [01:14] IsambardPrince Had ham and eggs with toast with butterand strawberry preserves last night. [01:15] IsambardPrince The first day was just brown sugar glazed ham with seasoned green beans, and mashed potatoes and gravy. [01:16] IsambardPrince Tomorrow will be ham, macaroni and cheese, and dinner rolls. [01:17] IsambardPrince Hopefully that will be the last of it. [01:17] IsambardPrince Otherwise we'll be having something with ham on Saturday too. [01:22] parsifal And since were discussing intelligence and stupidity, heres something on the topic ---> [01:22] parsifal The "intelligence" series continues full steam ahead: Woman, 31, dies after ChatGPT convinced her it was a good idea to change medication dosage -> https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/health/woman-dies-after-chatgpt-convinced-her-to-change-medication-dosage/ [01:23] TR Bot Woman dies after ChatGPT convinced her to change medication dosage [01:23] parsifal When I posted the news about the Brazilian bricklayer: Bricklayer, 49, travels 1,200 miles for dream girl only to discover shes AI-generated -> https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/world-news/brazilian-bricklayers-dream-girl-turns-out-to-be-ai-generated/ [01:23] TR Bot Brazilian bricklayers dream girl turns out to be AI-generated [01:23] parsifal schestowitz[TR2] commented that the guy had bricks for brains, the same can hardly be said for this woman. She was a highly educated software engineer, an industry insider. How on earth is such an absurdity even possible?!? [01:23] parsifal Given the widespread psychosis and obsession with using artificial intelligence, compounded by a complete lack of critical thinking -> things are going to get ugly, very ugly, very quickly, and -> as becomes clear from the post: irreversibly for quite a few people... [01:23] parsifal ...and perhaps even for everyone... in light of the growing interest among militaries worldwide in integrating this technology into "smart" autonomous weapon systems -> the world has gone mad... [01:24] IsambardPrince https://www.facebook.com/reel/2381816842585317 [01:24] TR Bot NO TITLE [01:32] parsifal ^is this a comment on my post? and if so, what is that in the link? i dont use this abomination, nor do i open links from it. [01:59] IsambardPrince MinceR, I told my partner "If you use margarine in mac and cheese you could pave a street with it and it would hold up for about ten years. But you won't be able to eat it." ● Oct 30 [02:02] MinceR :) [02:04] IsambardPrince In the 80s and 90s doctors told their patients to use margarine because they had high bad cholesterol. [02:04] IsambardPrince Then there were studies showing margarine hardens the arteries more than eating butter does. [02:04] IsambardPrince So I was like, so it contributes to heart disease and it ruins your food. [02:04] IsambardPrince But the people who got on margarine because of the supposed "health reasons" drove the price through the fucking roof. [02:04] IsambardPrince It used to be 49 cents to buy a pound of margarine because it was considered a bad substitute for butter that hardly anyone would buy unless they were broke. [02:05] IsambardPrince Now it can be $4.99 for margarine while butter is on sale for $2.49 a pound that week. [02:05] IsambardPrince You used to run into margarine in cases where cheapness was the only consideration. [02:05] IsambardPrince So they fed it to prisoners and school children to keep costs down for the state. [02:05] IsambardPrince And poor people on food stamps might have some. [02:05] IsambardPrince But now the nasty fake stuff is more expensive than the real butter. [02:10] parsifal IsambardPrince: Okay, you made yourself perfectly clear. I won't bother you anymore ;) [02:14] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/governments-are-hacking-people-with-zero-click-spyware-by-showing-them-online-ads/ [02:14] TR Bot are hacking people with zero-click spyware by showing them online ads PogoWasRight.org [02:15] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/meta-ordered-to-pay-nearly-60-of-its-first-half-profits-for-deceiving-users-on-privacy/ [02:15] TR Bot Ordered to Pay Nearly 60% of Its First Half Profits for Deceiving Users on Privacy PogoWasRight.org [02:16] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/russia-extends-migrant-tracking-app-for-entire-country/ [02:16] TR Bot extends migrant tracking app for entire country PogoWasRight.org [02:16] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/a/5306282 [02:16] TR Bot Shortlist of age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban is out, 'some' adults will need verifying [02:29] IsambardPrince The "AI" thing is obviously going to crash and burn soon. [02:30] IsambardPrince Most CEOs that are "investing" in it admit it's been all costs without any benefit. [02:33] IsambardPrince It's pretty much like the dotcom crisis where thousands of companies were rushing to invest in "the internet" and then 90% of them went bankrupt and a few went on to make a lot of money. [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-291026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-291026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-291026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-291026.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, October 29, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[03:03] IsambardPrince Down 12% in a single day. [03:03] IsambardPrince I guess Trump's scams to prop up the stock market despite the real economy dying are not enough. [03:04] IsambardPrince Like those "Trump Accounts" where US tax payers have to put in $1000 per baby that the breeders produce. [03:42] IsambardPrince https://www.facebook.com/reel/986739794477781 [03:42] TR Bot NO TITLE [03:55] IsambardPrince Oh, at Jewel today someone was blocking the aisle with their cart while they were standing there talking to someone. They ignored me when I said "Excuse me." [03:55] IsambardPrince So I just pushed their cart down the aisle and out of the way with mine and they turned around like "WTF!" [03:55] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [03:55] IsambardPrince "Here, let me help you with that." [03:55] IsambardPrince :P [03:55] MinceR "Nice beaver!" ● Oct 30 [04:08] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [04:09] IsambardPrince MinceR, You know, Brandon said that Roy got him pregnant (via prostate orgasm) and then ran off. [04:09] IsambardPrince Maybe it was weed psychosis. [04:09] IsambardPrince Like suing the cops. [04:10] IsambardPrince And believing that the prosecutor in Ontario was stalking him. [04:13] IsambardPrince MinceR, The self-checkout called the cashier three times. [04:13] *Righty (~Username@avx4ym7peju6s.irc) has joined #techrights [04:13] IsambardPrince First it said I didn't put the gravy packet in the bag. [04:13] IsambardPrince Then it was a 99 cent jar of minced garlic. [04:13] IsambardPrince Then it called him again for the beer. [04:14] IsambardPrince I told him "If I was going to steal something, and I'm not, this is just for the sake of argument, I'd make it something bigger than a gravy packet. Like these Halls cough drops, then the haul could be the Hauls of Menthol. [04:14] MinceR :> [04:14] MinceR lol [04:24] IsambardPrince MinceR, They do make a Halls severe cough drop. [04:24] IsambardPrince It's literally just the old one that used to work before they reduced the menthol. [04:24] IsambardPrince At a higher price. [04:24] IsambardPrince All these companies have a "severe" cough drop now that's literally just a 1990s cough drop. [04:25] IsambardPrince The thing is I love cough drops. [04:26] IsambardPrince I buy ricola cough drops sometimes as candy. [04:26] IsambardPrince But they're no good for a REALLY bad sore throat and I know that. [04:26] IsambardPrince But Target wanted a fortune for the Ricola and the Vicks Severe, and so I reached for a bag of "Halls Mountain Menthol" at Target thinking "Eh, Halls work." Welp, no they don't. [04:27] IsambardPrince They lowered the menthol to where you have to pop two of them in your mouth at once to get any relief from a sore throat. [04:27] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:27] TR Bot Techrights [04:27] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 29, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_29_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_29_2026.gmi [04:27] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 29, 2026 [04:27] IsambardPrince So I bought Vicks Severe which actually work. [04:27] IsambardPrince They work because they have 4x the menthol that Halls do. [04:28] IsambardPrince The whole point you buy a cough drop when you're sick is so that you don't have to feel the sore throat anymore. [04:28] IsambardPrince I'm so pissed about that bag of Halls. I will remember that next time so I look for the "Severe" drops only. [04:28] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:28] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:29] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:29] IsambardPrince When you're dealing with a raw, ticking throat and coughing your lungs out, you don't want a subtle hint of herbal tea and honey. You want a pharmacological flamethrower that blasts your sinuses wide open and numbs the nerve endings so you can finally stop hacking. [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrinceWhen I was a kid it was almost all good, as far as restaurant food. [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] this week I saw one we went to [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] and it was shut [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] it was till open just months ago [04:33] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1784.jpg [04:33] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2141.jpg [04:34] TR News "It's been a sad week for Trek fans, losing Walter Koenig only a few days ago. He was even better in Babylon 5. And now Sir Patrick too? I try to keep it light round here, but this one was a blow. I never got a chance to meet him, so I only knew him through his performances, but what performances!" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/10/29/picard/ [04:34] TR News "In the standard op amp inverted integrator set up, we have input voltage e_i, input resistor R_i, feedback capacitor C, and output voltage e_o. Relationship between e_i and e_o is based on the virtual ground idea for the negative input terminal on the op amp, where the sum of all currents going into that node are 0." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261029-0.gmi [04:35] TR News Notes from an overheard conversation about an upcoming holiday gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/10/29.1 [04:36] TR News Notes on an overheard conversation about an upcoming holiday, part II gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/10/29.2 [04:38] TR News Flower (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/flower [04:39] TR News favourite blanket gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/favourite_blanket [04:39] TR News [cartoon] gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/050.Revenge.jpg [04:44] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: RIP Patrick Stewart and Amp Integration https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_RIP_Patrick_Stewart_and_Amp_Integration.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_RIP_Patrick_Stewart_and_Amp_Integration.gmi [04:44] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: RIP Patrick Stewart and Amp Integration [04:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Restaurants are a bad business to invest in. [04:51] IsambardPrince The market is totally saturated. [04:51] IsambardPrince Customers who don't like your food or service won't come back and they'll leave reviews and tell their friends. [04:51] IsambardPrince More than half fail within 6 months. [04:52] IsambardPrince Chicago has a lot of good restaurants, the deal is, none of them are chain restaurants. [04:52] IsambardPrince They're family-owned or have a few locations. [04:52] IsambardPrince If they say they got bought by Private Equity or they're expanding out of Chicago. [04:52] IsambardPrince That's the clue they won't be good anymore and prices are going way up. [04:53] IsambardPrince Like what happened to Portillo's. [04:53] IsambardPrince It used to be great. [04:53] IsambardPrince I went there on special occasions knowing full well I was going to overeat but it was a birthday or something. [04:53] IsambardPrince Then there was Ronny's Steakhouse. [04:53] IsambardPrince A Chicago fixture since the 1960s, and went bankrupt a few years ago. [04:54] IsambardPrince It was in that Thompson Center that Google bought from the state. [04:54] IsambardPrince They had good food and it was very cheap. [04:54] IsambardPrince I never had to argue with John when I said "Let's go to Ronny's!" [04:54] IsambardPrince They had good ribs and good steaks. [04:55] IsambardPrince And every Thanksgiving and Christmas, they had a complete turkey dinner, also very good and very reasonably priced. [04:55] IsambardPrince It was unusual to find a restaurant in Chicago that was good, and cheap, and had generous portions. [04:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [04:55] IsambardPrince I do like a lot of the Arab restaurants here though, to be perfectly honest. [04:56] IsambardPrince The Arabs that make it to Chicago don't tend to be like the ones that would murder Brandon Lobster were he stupid enough to try to go to the Palestinian territories. [04:56] IsambardPrince I keep telling my parents they're different here, they're not all one group and they're not all terrorists. ● Oct 30 [05:08] IsambardPrince "Shares of Googles parent company tumbled more than 12% on Thursday, their worst day on record a historic single-day decline bigger than any day during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis. [05:08] IsambardPrince The drop erased roughly half a trillion dollars in Alphabets (GOOGL) market value, the second-largest single-day wipeout in history, after Nvidias nearly-$600 billion slide in early 2025. [05:08] IsambardPrince Whats going on? [05:08] IsambardPrince Investors are increasingly scrutinizing Big Techs AI spending spree and how the technology is affecting their own businesses and Alphabet is their latest target. [05:08] IsambardPrince The companys shares dropped sharply as investors fretted over slowing growth in Googles search advertising business occurring alongside a continued ramp-up in spending on AI." [05:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They're getting wise to it. [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] biab [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] writing [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] restricted boot is not an irrational reason [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] comments like that are why a sentence or two about restricted boot [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] are essential to include in each and every post which mentinos crazy matt [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] that makes it harder for opponents to cherry pick [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] " re [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50265393 [05:21] TR Bot Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth | Hacker News [05:42] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXIII - What Garrett Did Puts Elections at Risk (Also in His Own Country, Where a Dictator Trusts Only Machines That 'Support' Him) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXIII_What_Garrett_Did_Puts_Ele.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXIII_What_Garrett_Did_Puts_Ele.gmi [05:42] TR Bot Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXIII - What Garrett Did Puts Elections at Risk (Also in His Own Country, Where a Dictator Trusts Only Machines That 'Support' Him) [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Restaurants are a bad business to invest in. [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] people are not considering these necessitiies [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] as costs of living rise and wages don't keep up with the increases [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] a smaller % will go to eat "out" [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] also, some people use slaves now [05:48] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] they order food from low-grade "eateries" [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] and then moan it's cold [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] and won't compensate the slave at all [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2021/11/08/matthew-gafam-hypocrisy/ [05:49] TR Bot Corporate Troll Matthew GAFAM Garrett Complains About Computer Devices Called Master/Slave While Using Slave Labor [05:53] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@3e8ymunwbkrqi.irc) has joined #techrights ● Oct 30 [06:09] TR News Techrights Who Or What Are Security Professionals/Experts? https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Who_Or_What_Are_Security_Professionals_Experts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Who_Or_What_Are_Security_Professionals_Experts.gmi [06:09] TR Bot Techrights Who Or What Are Security Professionals/Experts? [06:12] TR News Mass layoffs at HP https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/hr-risks-losing-top-performers-with-voluntary-buyout-programs [06:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/hr-risks-losing-top-performers-with-voluntary-buyout-programs ) [06:12] TR News (HR) [06:29] TR News "Protests of the polycrisis 431 protests, I post this list on stallman.org to help people who reject nonfree JavaScript code to find a protest to participate in." https://stallman.org/mobilize.html [06:29] TR Bot Protests of the polycrisis [06:35] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [06:35] *Righty (~Username@858iy58r7bbri.irc) has joined #techrights [06:36] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:50] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yes, I was sexually harassed by that person. [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.teamblind.com/post/vep-is-microsofts-way-to-abide-by-maga-and-not-layoff-webekrif [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] "VEP is Microsofts way to "abide by MAGA" and "not layoff".... [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] ....burnt out Citizens and Permanent Residents. Who will likely never work again if they quit now (job market). [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] For the safety of H1bs - To prevent them from being abused by this anarchy - The visa must be banned. [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] - An H1b who leaves Msft and the USA in Dec 2026. I have options. Many don't. I won't be a pawn. [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] (I was not offered a VEP)" [06:52] TR Bot VEP is Microsofts way to "abide by MAGA" and "not layoff".... | Tech Industry - Blind [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: who? [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] "Doesn't VEP effectively kill the H1B program at MSFT (and maybe everywhere)? How can they be paying people to leave yet claim there's a labor shortage?" [06:52] schestowitz[TR2] "VEP and the government have the opposite goal of what is being advertised. If the government truly wanted American workers theyd ban h1b and couldve done it for years now. H1Bs are cheaper and theres just too much competition in tech now." [06:52] IsambardPrince Anyway, as far as that bunch goes, Brandon Lobster is far worse. [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] From what I hear, visa or no visa, if an org was offered, everyone was offered. Of course, visa holders will never take offer unless they have job lined up. [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] Conspiracy theorists suggests, knowing 99% taking offer will be GC/Citizens, MSFT can use that as an excuse saying, we don't have local talent willing to do the job. My personal opinion is, they just want cost reduction, no matter in what form it comes." [06:53] IsambardPrince Brandon/Britney Lozza claimed that I would do perverse things to an animal, however this accusation came from someone who publicly brags about having his genitals removed at taxpayer expense in Canada. [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/12/When_Cruelty_is_the_Point_American_SLAPPs_in_London_the_United_.shtml [06:54] TR Bot Techrights When Cruelty is the Point (American SLAPPs in London, the United Kingdom, Europe) [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] Lozza worked with Garrret [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] for years [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] Garrett, according to his spouse, broke LEGS of puppies [06:54] IsambardPrince I don't think that a person who has their genitals removed for no valid medical reason (like a horrific smelting accident) has any room to make bizarre accusations against anyone else. [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] so it seems odd they'd say you abuse animals [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] projecting most likely [06:56] IsambardPrince I have never deliberately harmed an animal. The thought of anyone harming an animal makes my skin curl. I accidentally ran over a bird about 20 years ago coming down an exit ramp from a highway. It still bothers me when I remember that. [06:56] IsambardPrince I saw it bouncing off the road in my side mirror. [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] :( [06:58] IsambardPrince I spent thousands of dollars at the vet trying to keep Leeloo alive as her health slowly failed. That included an emergency surgery for cancer, an emergency surgery due to a ruptured cyst, and thyroid medicine that I had to give her for four years. [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] i know [06:59] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:59] IsambardPrince Kiki is a difficult cat, she's got some behaviors she picked up somewhere. They tried to place her and god knows what happened in that house. ● Oct 30 [07:00] IsambardPrince But she has a chewing problem. She likes to chew on things. And scratch. I've given her half a dozen scratching posts and a bunch of silvervine sticks for chewing. [07:01] IsambardPrince She tries to pounce on me and bite me sometimes. She's probably bitten me 30-40 times since I've gotten her, but she never breaks skin, then she runs off. [07:01] IsambardPrince So I think that's an attempt to initiate play, not a true attack. [07:01] IsambardPrince But she is certainly not as mild mannered as Leeloo was. [07:03] IsambardPrince She's made the mistake of thinking she could screw around with Bobbi Jo just because Bobbi Jo is older, but Bobbi smacks the shit out of her then she runs off. :P [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] how old is bobbi? [07:04] IsambardPrince Jabba, Leeloo, and Bobbi Jo were exceptionally well socialized. Kiki was not. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. [07:04] IsambardPrince Bobbi Jo is 11. [07:04] IsambardPrince She'll be 12 in April. [07:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So my dad is the actual Nazi in the family. [07:09] IsambardPrince I had to endure an entire childhood of that shit. [07:10] IsambardPrince One of his less obscene reasons for wanting millions of people deported was it would bring rent down. Why does he care? He doesn't have to rent anything. [07:10] IsambardPrince And it did not bring rent down. [07:10] IsambardPrince Because undocumented immigrants have a hard time formally renting an apartment, they often end up in informal living arrangements. [07:11] IsambardPrince So not only do they do jobs most Americans wouldn't do, they live in places most Americans wouldn't put up with. [07:11] IsambardPrince Including in a walk in closet in someone's house or behind a cheap room divider off of Amazon. [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] so about tech [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] remind me [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] he worked atb RCA [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] foir decades [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] he was a technician or something [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] then the company was taken over [07:11] IsambardPrince If anything, the deportations might cause people to miss their mortgage payments because the immigrant is no longer making rent which is part of their house payment. [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] and production sent more and more to mexico [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] so maybe he resents mexicans for that [07:12] IsambardPrince he was a technician or something [07:12] IsambardPrince Electrical engineer. [07:12] IsambardPrince He designed televisions and the machines that made them. [07:12] IsambardPrince He was a technician when he started there, in the 1970s. [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] now they do these jobs in the far east [07:12] IsambardPrince But he got promoted when he finished his degree. [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] japan, korea, taiwan [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] my grandpa was a radio technician [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] this was over 70 years ago [07:13] IsambardPrince I'm not happy about RCA getting taken over. [07:13] IsambardPrince Management ended up destroying the entire company. [07:13] IsambardPrince And losing their own jobs. [07:13] IsambardPrince They filed bankruptcy several years ago in France and then also in the US. [07:14] IsambardPrince By that point the only significant revenue was the motion picture industry. [07:14] IsambardPrince They went bankrupt when nobody was releasing movies during COVID. [07:14] IsambardPrince Their other cash cow had been MP3 patents, which had expired. [07:14] IsambardPrince MP3 is obsolete tech with a long tail. [07:14] TR News "notice the age-old tactic of microsoft trying to steer discussion away from facts and make accusations of emotion, feelings, etc" [07:15] IsambardPrince Such a long tail that devices and software will need to play them forever. [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] nah... [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] it'll not be " [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] old" [07:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Those workers at RCA didn't get fired because they couldn't build good TVs. [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] as long as people my generation are alive [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] which can be another 50 years [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] we have collections [07:15] IsambardPrince I saw a 1970s RCA TV at Goodwill that was on and working a few years ago. [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] also, there's no new music [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] first it was fodder [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] now slop [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] btw, tomorrow manic street preacher and suede perform here [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] across the road from us [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] my RCA radio/tuner got stolen [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] in 2003 [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] radios are good at energy management [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] unlike tape, no rotation needed [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] discs need laser beam also [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] radis just listen' to airwaves [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] i guess energy consumption with in-eat headphones is very low [07:18] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:18] *Righty (~Username@hd6tt9avarcqu.irc) has joined #techrights [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] *ear [07:28] IsambardPrince Yes, they want you paying $12.99 a month and whatever they decide to raise it to and whenever they decide to raise it to listen to things you could just have. [07:29] IsambardPrince That's already well over $180 a year after tax. [07:29] IsambardPrince That's insanity. [07:29] IsambardPrince And then whatever they decide to raise it to, with a week or two of warning. [07:29] IsambardPrince Whatever they think they can get you to pay. [07:31] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Someone on Facebook claims to open a 4 year old potroast that they canned themselves. [07:31] IsambardPrince Well, you can safely can a pot roast and eat it four years later, you have to use the correct canning method and make absolutely sure that the jar sealed properly and stayed that way. [07:31] IsambardPrince They smelled it after opening it. [07:31] IsambardPrince If something's been growing in it, even smelling it can make you sick. [07:32] IsambardPrince If you have any reason to doubt a can's seal, throw it away. [07:32] IsambardPrince You must use a calibrated pressure canner and use it correctly. [07:33] IsambardPrince Smell is also an unreliable test for botulism. [07:33] IsambardPrince You can't smell it. It's odorless. [07:34] IsambardPrince I don't screw around with home canning. [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Someone on Facebook claims to open a 4 year old potroast that they canned themselves. [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] what is potroast? [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] what ingredients? [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] any mear? [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] *meat [07:34] IsambardPrince Beef stew meat, some vegetables. [07:35] schestowitz[TR2] also, was it canned while boiling hot to sterilise it? [07:35] IsambardPrince Varies, but almost always carrots and potatoes for sure. [07:39] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux as a Free Software Platform is More GNU (and GPL) Than Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_as_a_Free_Software_Platform_is_More_GNU_and_GPL_Than_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_as_a_Free_Software_Platform_is_More_GNU_and_GPL_Than_.gmi [07:39] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux as a Free Software Platform is More GNU (and GPL) Than Linux ● Oct 30 [08:01] TR News Techrights What Linus Torvalds Told Me Two Decades Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/What_Linus_Torvalds_Told_Me_Two_Decades_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/What_Linus_Torvalds_Told_Me_Two_Decades_Ago.gmi [08:01] TR Bot Techrights What Linus Torvalds Told Me Two Decades Ago [08:04] TR News MElon https://boingboing.net/2026/10/29/tom-the-dancing-bug-elon-musk-and-his-doge-pals-hunt-down-the-threat-to-western-civilization.html [08:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/10/29/tom-the-dancing-bug-elon-musk-and-his-doge-pals-hunt-down-the-threat-to-western-civilization.html ) [08:05] TR News Good rebuttal https://unixdigest.com/articles/no-linus-torvalds-you-are-not-just-using-a-new-and-interesting-tool.html [08:05] TR Bot No Linus Torvalds, you are not just using a new and interesting tool [08:08] psydruid Linus has become a tool instead [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] marketing tool [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] for slop companies [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] they biuy this marketing [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] from jim and cheela zemlin [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] it's awful [08:10] TR News "Content licensing organisation NLA Media Access has launched a free service to help publishers identify organisations scraping their content" https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/free-ai-scraping-detection-service-to-help-publishers-sign-or-sue/ | Source: Press Gazette [08:10] TR Bot Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue - Press Gazette [08:10] TR News "The AI music platform took aim at Apples motion to quash in a 24-page opposition filing yesterday." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/suno-apple-subpoena-dispute/ | Source: Digital Music News [08:10] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/suno-apple-subpoena-dispute/ ) [08:17] TR News Techrights Fake 'Articles' in The Register MS Concerning "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Fake_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Concerning_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Fake_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Concerning_AI.gmi [08:17] TR Bot Techrights Fake 'Articles' in The Register MS Concerning "AI" [08:25] TR News "Internet Archive founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle told the audience that democracies need an educated populace and public access to government information." https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/28/celebrating-democracys-library/ | Source: Internet Archive [08:25] TR Bot From Main Street to Capitol Hill, the Case for Democracys Library - Internet Archive Blogs [08:25] TR News "This story starts with a little tragedy. See, Ive got these old webpages I love to go back and look on every now and then." https://blog.mistys-internet.website/post/2026/10/29/if-you-love-a-website-back-it-up/ | [08:25] TR Bot If you love a website, back it up - The Future Is Now [08:26] TR News (NEW): DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/DietPi_v10_8_adds_WireGuard_management_and_network_improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/DietPi_v10_8_adds_WireGuard_management_and_network_improvements.gmi [08:26] TR Bot Tux Machines DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements [08:30] TR News "Big Tech is selling us a future in which workers are increasingly disposable, human expertise is devalued, and corporate power is more concentrated than ever." https://organizingmythoughts.org/ai-is-class-warfare-workers-are-fighting-back/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [08:30] TR Bot AI Is Class Warfare. Workers Are Fighting Back. [08:30] TR News "The Helsinki-based agency was founded in 1887, and throughout its history its news and photojournalism services have been widely used by all major Finnish media outlets." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254099 | Source: Yle [08:30] TR Bot Finnish news agency STT to cease operations with loss of 89 jobs | Yle News | Yle [08:31] TR News "STT was founded in 1887 and was long active in both Finnish and Swedish. However, its Swedish-language service, the Finnish News Agency (FNB), closed in 2017." https://swedenherald.com/article/finnish-news-agency-stt-to-close-in-march-89-jobs-to-be-cut | Source: Sweden Herald [08:31] TR Bot Finnish News Agency STT to Close in March, 89 Jobs to Be Cut | Sweden Herald [08:32] TR News "was severely beaten and lost consciousness several times in front of police" https://truthout.org/articles/us-journalist-detained-by-israeli-forces-after-being-beaten-by-israeli-settlers/ | Source: TruthOut [08:32] TR Bot US Journalist Detained by Israeli Forces After Being Beaten by Israeli Settlers | Truthout [08:32] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:33] TR News "A clip of Hoyle, 57, went viral on Thursday." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip | Source: Marisa Kabas [08:33] TR Bot I talked to Tom, the viral Jonestown Trump rally guy [08:33] TR News "SpaceXSI, Elon Musks data center business powering Grok" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/elon-musks-spacex-buying-out-418-homes-near-flagship-ai-data-center-but-only-if-they-drop-participation-in-lawsuit-report-claims-the-company-is-targeting-an-entire-neighborhood-but-will-only-buy-from-people-who-dont-pursue-noise-pollution-complaints | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:33] TR Bot Elon Musk's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship AI data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don't pursue noise pollution complaints | Tom's Hardware [08:41] TR News (NEW): Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Gelly_is_a_GTK_desktop_music_player_for_Jellyfin_and_Navidrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Gelly_is_a_GTK_desktop_music_player_for_Jellyfin_and_Navidrome.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome [08:47] TR News "Today, news broke that food delivery company DoorDash bought its rival Instacart for a reported $17 billion." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-world-without-employees-why-doordash | Source: Matt Stoller [08:47] TR Bot DoorDash's $17B Acquisition of Instacart Points to a World Without Employees [08:47] TR News "The approval follows the Space Bureaus decision last week to grant Globalstars request for U.S. market access for its non-geostationary C-3 System, Inside Towers reported." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-oks-amazon-leos-11-5b-purchase-of-globalstar/ | Source: Inside Towers [08:47] TR Bot FCC OKs Amazon Leos $11.5B Purchase of Globalstar - Inside Towers [08:48] TR News "The investments are so large, the A.I. boom accounts for much of the resilience in the U.S. economy." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html | Source: New York Times [08:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html ) [08:48] TR News "Since it was first published in October 1726, the novel purporting to tell the fantastical travel tales of Captain Lemuel Gulliver has never left print." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gullivers-travels-turns-300-this-week-jonathan-swifts-profound-satrire-of-human-nature-is-still-just-as-bitingly-relevant-180989777/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [08:48] TR Bot 'Gulliver's Travels' Turns 300 This Week. Jonathan Swift's 'Profound Satire of Human Nature' Is Still Just as Bitingly Relevant [08:50] TR News "Tether and Circle froze billions in stablecoins linked to Binance as investigators examined suspicious transactions across blockchains." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/binance-biggest-crypto-hack-history | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:50] TR Bot Binance investigates $5.7 billion outflows in potential record hack [08:57] TR News "Police said the matter is being investigated under the criminal heading of suspected environmental damage." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254086 | Source: Yle [08:57] TR Bot Police open preliminary probe into Google's data centre site activities in Muhos | Yle News | Yle ● Oct 30 [09:04] TR News "Finnish police said on Thursday they have launcheda criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction site of a planned Google data centre in northern Finland." https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/29/finland-launches-criminal-probe-of-suspected-environmental-damage-at-google-data-centre-site | Source: The Star MY [09:04] TR Bot Finland launches criminal probe into land clearance for Google data centre | The Star [09:05] TR News "He said the current weather patterns show that, as the climate changes, unusually warmer conditions are becoming so frequent that the exception is increasingly the norm." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254105 | Source: Yle [09:05] TR Bot Finnish Lapland's "exceptional" warm spell not seen in 30 years, meteorologist says | Yle News | Yle [09:05] TR News "And a study published September isolated the most problematic pollutants by exposing mice to different airborne particles for five hours and then examining their brains." https://futurism.com/science-energy/air-breathing-damage-brain | Source: Futurism [09:05] TR Bot It Turns Out That the Air You're Breathing Is Doing Irreparable Damage to Your Brain [09:05] TR News "However, winning over the public has been a major thorn." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-real-estate-local-residents-sue-data-center-noise | Source: Futurism [09:05] TR Bot Elon Musk's Real Estate Goons Threaten Local Residents Not to Sue Over Deafening Data Center Noise [09:06] TR News "With 145 new data centers at various stages of planning, Finland has found itself at the forefront of the tech companies latest push." https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/finland-finns-angry-google-illegal-clear-cutting-trees-data-center/ | Source: Mother Jones [09:06] TR Bot Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data Center Mother Jones [09:06] TR News "Jussi Kangasharju, head of computer science at the University of Helsinki" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre | Source: The Guardian UK [09:06] TR Bot Pure arrogance: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian [09:07] TR News ""the numbers continue to sort of boggle our minds." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-data-centers-could-wipe-out-15-years-worth-of-progress-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-report-claims-buildouts-could-emit-as-much-carbon-dioxide-as-all-of-mexico | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:07] TR Bot US data centers could wipe out 15 years' worth of progress in greenhouse gas emissions, report claims buildouts could emit as much carbon dioxide as all of Mexico | Tom's Hardware [09:07] TR News "Globally, these increased emissions by about 2.3% per year and 1.2% per year, respectively" https://overpopulation-project.com/strengthening-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-can-help-reduce-vulnerability-to-dangerous-climate-change/ | Source: Overpopulation [09:07] TR Bot Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change - The Overpopulation Project [09:11] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:18] TR News "Mitchell and her network hardly needed the run-through, though: Much of the speech was a compendium of allegations and conspiracy theories they had originated or spread." https://www.propublica.org/article/cleta-mitchell-elections-trump | Source: Pro Publica [09:18] TR Bot Behind Cleta Mitchells Relentless Effort to Overhaul U.S. Elections ProPublica [09:19] TR News "more than Musk spent in the 2024 presidential election" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-proposition-40-billionaire-wealth-tax/ | Source: The Nation [09:19] TR Bot Billionaires or Democracy | The Nation [09:19] TR News "The rest exceeds Binances insurance fund" https://www.citationneeded.news/binance-theft/ | Source: Molly White [09:19] TR Bot North Korea gets away with $3billion from Binance [09:21] TR News "Conspiracy theories about the NSA and/or NIST are a dime a dozen these days." https://soatok.blog/2026/10/29/your-cryptography-conspiracy-theory-is-wrong/ | Source: Dhole Moments [09:21] TR Bot Your Cryptography Conspiracy Theory Is Wrong - Dhole Moments [09:24] TR News "Bill C-34, the governments Safe Social Media Act, was touted as its approach to online age verification" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-age-verification-bill-that-wont-die-how-bill-s-209-complicates-the-governments-bill-c-34-online-safety-plan/ | Source: Michael Geist [09:25] TR Bot The Age Verification Bill That Wont Die: How Bill S-209 Complicates the Governments Bill C-34 Online Safety Plan - Michael Geist [09:25] TR News "The letter cites 404 Medias October 2025 investigation into how people use Metas smart glasses to harass massage parlor workers." https://www.404media.co/senators-wyden-markey-letter-to-meta-smart-glasses/ | Source: 404 Media [09:25] TR Bot Senators Demand Meta Answer for 'Pervert Glasses' Following 404 Media Investigation [09:25] TR News "On September 17, 2026, the Police Department was made aware of a maintenance work order produced by Flock" https://www.thedrive.com/news/flock-reinstalled-its-cameras-after-another-city-canceled-its-contract | Source: The Drive [09:25] TR Bot Flock Reinstalled Its Cameras After Another City Canceled Its Contract [09:26] TR News "Flock's AI surveillance cameras are continuing to cause controversy" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/flock-ignores-minnesota-citys-orders-not-to-reinstall-ai-surveillance-cameras-citizens-complain-after-spotting-two-cameras-despite-the-city-canceling-its-contract | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:26] TR Bot Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall AI surveillance cameras citizens complain after spotting two cameras despite the city canceling its contract | Tom's Hardware [09:34] TR News "eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/29/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise/ | Source: Michael Tsai http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/21/Techrights_Was_Right_About_a_Fake_Security_Model_Built_Around_L.shtml [09:34] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise [09:34] TR Bot Techrights Techrights Was Right About a Fake Security Model Built Around Lies or Built Upon Trust in "Certificates" and "Authorities" (like Microsoft) [09:34] TR News "The campaign, described in a new blog post by Cofense, won't impress anybody." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-phishing-emails-bypass-security-tools | Source: Dark Reading [09:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-phishing-emails-bypass-security-tools ) [09:41] TR News (NEW): Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Ghostty_1_4_Is_Faster_and_Uses_Less_RAM_but_Drops_Ubuntu_24_04_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Ghostty_1_4_Is_Faster_and_Uses_Less_RAM_but_Drops_Ubuntu_24_04_.gmi [09:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support [09:42] TR News "Spain is living through a recurring nightmare." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/europe/spain-train-crash-rescue-victims.html | Source: New York Times [09:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/europe/spain-train-crash-rescue-victims.html ) [09:48] TR News "traveling north from Mlaga to Madrid" https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/21/owte-j21.html | Source: WSWS [09:48] TR Bot Calls mount for rail strike after 42 die in high-speed train crash in Adamuz, Spain - World Socialist Web Site [09:48] TR News "Only recently did Spain open its rail network to private companies to compete against RENFE. The Italian-owned IRYO started operating in Spain in 2022." https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261028-rail-safety-questioned-after-spain-suffers-second-fatal-high-speed-train-crash-in-a-year | Source: France24 [09:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261028-rail-safety-questioned-after-spain-suffers-second-fatal-high-speed-train-crash-in-a-year ) [09:48] TR News "Brooks had suddenly been shut down by its parent company, leaving Gaussoin and some of his classmates with enormous student loan debts and no clear path to a degree." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-6003916 | Source: NPR [09:48] TR Bot Their colleges closed, but the government refuses to erase their debts, lawsuit says [09:55] TR News Windows TCO https://www.wired.com/story/a-hacker-targeted-high-stakes-poker-players-with-malware-that-exposed-their-cards/ | Source: Wired [09:55] TR Bot Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards | WIRED [09:55] TR News Windows TCO https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/microsoft-365-device-code-phishing-madape-msp/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [09:55] TR Bot Microsoft 365 Device-Code Phishing: MadApe and MSP Defenses - CybersecKyle [09:56] TR News Windows TCO https://www.fortra.com/blog/byod-cyberattack-diverts-ambulances-and-cancels-classes-university-new-mexico-health-center | Source: Fortra LLC [09:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/byod-cyberattack-diverts-ambulances-and-cancels-classes-university-new-mexico-health-center ) [09:59] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Oct 30 [10:05] bms Well it wouldn't be the same if it were "Gaynance", now, would it? [10:08] TR News "In case you didn't know, Nostr is a different take on a social network." https://michaelreflects.com/blog/nostr-without-the-bitcoin/ | Source: Michael Mitchell [10:08] TR Bot Nostr Without the Bitcoin | Michaels Journal [10:09] TR News "There was once a time when we could use a relatively inexpensive computer to connect to the web and freely read discussion boards." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/reddit-locking-itself-down/ | Source: Nick Heer [10:09] TR Bot Reddit Is Further Locking Itself Down Pixel Envy [10:09] TR News "Reddit on Thursday said it's moving to become a primarily logged-in experience, marking one of the most significant shifts in its 21-year history." https://www.axios.com/2026/10/29/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-incognito | Source: Axios [10:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2026/10/29/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-incognito ) [10:10] TR News "Not for us, and not to anybody, as far as I know. Thats just a fundamental shift in how Google works. It used to be a traffic driver, now its not." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022848/reddit-ceo-google-ai-mode-traffic | Source: The Verge [10:10] TR Bot Reddits CEO says Googles AI Mode does not drive traffic | The Verge [10:13] TR News "Theres no definitive timeline on when this change will roll out to all users, or how the site will work if youre logged out." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022571/reddit-login-requirement-q3-2026-earnings | Source: The Verge [10:13] TR Bot Reddit will force everyone to log in | The Verge [10:23] TR News "In China, the AI bubble has already burst." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/28/the-chinese-ai-crash-is-not-the-end-but-it-is-cheering/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:23] TR Bot Patiently, for doing things. [10:23] TR News "Google Class A shares closed on Wednesday at $324.89. Today they closed at $283.82 12% down. Class C shares did much the same." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/29/ai-overview-damages-google-ad-revenue-stock-crashes-12/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:23] TR Bot Who taught you that? he said. You too. All members of the crudest. [10:23] TR News "CEO Andy Yen comes across as a bully who is pushing his staff to adopt AI as quickly as possible in order to maximize Protons revenue because its ARR was slipping." https://werd.io/proton-is-ai-pilled-and-calls-caution-loser-thinking-2/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [10:23] TR Bot Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking". [10:27] TR News "The idea ran into resistance when OpenAI tried to gauge how customers felt about receiving a price with no breakdown." https://thenewstack.io/openai-token-pricing-reversal/ | Source: The New Stack [10:27] TR Bot Sam Altman almost scrapped token pricing. Heres why he backed off. - The New Stack [10:27] TR News "Good developers caution about agentic development comes from knowing that built isnt the same as working in production." https://martinfowler.com/rachels-ramblings/good-devs-wary.html | Source: Martin Fowler [10:27] TR Bot Why are good developers so wary of agentic development? [10:28] TR News "The boom in AI-related spending is already enormous relative to the size of the U.S. economy and is widely expected to grow even bigger." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-the-ai-investment-splurge-last | Source: Paul Krugman [10:28] TR Bot Will the AI Investment Splurge Last? - Paul Krugman [10:29] TR News "A month ago, slugmax wrote a post about LLMs invading gopher via an MCP server and now that MCP server supports the /robots.txt standard." https://boston.conman.org/2026/10/28.2 | Source: Sean Conner [10:29] TR Bot Can the Robot Exclusion Protocol apply to Gopher URLs? - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [10:30] TR News "Stanford researcher Chuyue Sun and her fellow computer scientists developed an AI tool that completed an engineering project in less than half a day for under $500" https://www.wired.com/story/software-verification-is-the-hot-new-answer-to-the-ai-safety-crisis/ | Source: Wired [10:30] TR Bot Pain in the Ass Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself | WIRED [10:31] TR News 365 days ago at this time a trial started. Nobody got compensated. The court said it was a waste of the court's money. [10:31] TR News "I also held a talk detailing this at Blue Hat Asia 2026, and when the recordings are out, I will add a link here." https://www.binarysecurity.no/posts/2026/10/one-root-case | [10:31] TR Bot NO TITLE [10:32] TR News "Copying on selection is not a good substitute. People select text to read or inspect it, not necessarily to copy it." https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2026/claude-code-cmd-c-terminal-shortcut/ | Source: Alexander Deplov [10:32] TR Bot Claude Codes Cmd+C Shortcut Breaks a Longstanding Terminal Habit Alexander Deplov [10:32] TR News "like many other things tech touches, this had to morph into an ecosystem where for all the things you want to do with satellite devices, now you can use an Apple device." https://morrick.me/archives/10448 | Source: Riccardo Mori [10:32] TR Bot Ecosystem fatigue | Riccardo Mori [10:33] TR News "The tech has a 3-2-1 backup setup, so they seemingly didn't lose any data." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/tech-whizzs-internet-accessible-synology-nas-gets-bit-by-ransomware-attack-from-18-month-old-remote-code-execution-flaw-security-updates-neglected-in-a-series-of-catastrophic-errors | Source: Tom's Hardware [10:33] TR Bot Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw security updates neglected in a series of catastrophic errors | Tom's Hardware [10:46] TR News "Some preliminaries: First, the mom framing is annoying." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/10/29/id-rather-drop-the-balls-myself/ | Source: Crooked Timber [10:46] TR Bot Id rather drop the balls myself Crooked Timber [10:47] TR News "Depending on the capabilities the target supports, a different set of preprocessor macros will be defined by the C compiler." https://terroir.systems/compile-time-cpu-feature-detection-in-c/ | [10:47] TR Bot Compile-Time Target CPU Feature Detection in C Andr Terroir [10:47] TR News "Visitors who came to the open house at the Physical Archive in Richmond, California, on October 20 were curious." https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/27/behind-the-scenes-physical-archive/ | Source: Internet Archive [10:47] TR Bot A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Physical Archive - Internet Archive Blogs [10:47] TR News "I know I shouldnt have been because thats how SIM cards are supposed to work, right? Like thats the whole promise of a SIM card: you can seamlessly swap them between phones." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/celebrating-sim-cards/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [10:47] TR Bot Celebrating SIM Cards - Jim Nielsens Blog ● Oct 30 [11:09] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #techrights [11:17] TR News "I underestimated how much of my working life I had arranged around myself over those six years at home, and especially during the year and a half I was consulting." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/10/29/one-month-in/ | Source: Jim Grey [11:17] TR Bot One month in - Down the Road [11:18] TR News "Some tips are meant for the craft of what youre actually doing: how to improve yourself as a composer, an athlete, a designer, etc." https://discardpile.pika.page/posts/differentiating-craft-and-career-advice | Source: Kyle Labriola [11:18] TR Bot Differentiating Craft and Career Advice - Discard Pile [11:18] TR News "Education professor Gina Cervetti published a research article in Teachers College Record in 2024" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/is-it-a-crisis-how-declining-literacy-rates-are-impacting-higher-education/ | Source: University of Michigan [11:18] TR Bot How declining literacy rates are impacting higher education [11:19] TR News "American students were outperformed by counterparts in nations including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Estonia, Australia, and the United Kingdom" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/reading-decline/ | Source: Harvard University [11:19] TR Bot Why Johnny cant read better Harvard Gazette [11:19] TR News "Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet." https://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-discover-a-possible-new-dwarf-planet-in-our-solar-system/ | Source: Wired [11:19] TR Bot Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System | WIRED [11:21] TR News "Now, back to Romanian literature. There is this guy, Liviu Rebreanu, who wrote two of my favorite novels: Ciuleandra and Pdurea spnzurailor." https://andreinc.net/2026/10/29/ciuleandra/ | Source: Andrei Nicolin Ciobanu [11:21] TR Bot Ciuleandra | Personal Site of Andrei N. Ciobanu [11:28] TR News "When I was a teenager, I had very different opinions on art than I do now, and I recorded many of them meticulously." https://www.late-review.com/p/self-other-fucking | Source: Kate Wagner [11:28] TR Bot self-other-seeing-fucking - by kate wagner [11:29] TR News "porchscape professionals" https://thenewleafjournal.com/pumpkin-arranging-and-pumpkin-clean-up/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [11:29] TR Bot Pumpkin Arranging and Pumpkin Clean-up The New Leaf Journal [11:30] TR News "My first thought was to just get rid of dark mode completely and just have light mode" https://rknight.me/blog/fixing-illustrations-on-a-dark-background-with-css/ | Source: Rob Knight [11:30] TR Bot Fixing Illustrations on a Dark Background with CSS Robb Knight [11:30] TR News "Patrick Stewart's Childhood Trauma Inspired His Fight Against Domestic Violence | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/patrick-stewart-domestic-violence-advocacy-refuge-1828919 [11:30] TR Bot Patrick Stewart's Childhood Trauma Inspired His Fight Against Domestic Violence | IBTimes UK [11:31] TR News "Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86." https://www.theverge.com/news/1022626/patrick-stewart-star-trek-death | Source: The Verge [11:31] TR Bot Patrick Stewart has died at age 86 | The Verge [11:33] TR News [Old] "After years of refining my terminal workflow, I've landed on a stack I genuinely enjoy using every day" https://nick-liu.com/posts/my-terminal-setup-2026/ | [11:33] TR Bot My Terminal Setup in 2026: Ghostty, tmux, and Neovim Nick Liu - Software Engineer [11:33] TR News "By default, Zsh globs skip hidden files and directories, meaning those with names starting with a dot." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/10/29/zsh-d-glob-qualifier/ | Source: Adam Johnson [11:33] TR Bot Zsh: uncover hidden files in globs with (D) - Adam Johnson [11:33] TR News "When I migrated from just the standard zsh history to Atuin, I was just used to using ctrl-r to search, but Atuin offered use of the up-arrow key to browse through my history." https://ryancheley.com/2026/10/29/atuin-the-magical-shell-tool/ | Source: Ryan Cheley [11:33] TR Bot Atuin - The Magical Shell Tool [11:34] TR News "Based on these simple results, I came to the conclusion that set and tuple lookups are quite comparable as far as performance goes, for small collections of items" https://www.mostlypython.com/sets-vs-tuples-a-better-comparison/ | Source: Eric Matthes [11:34] TR Bot Sets vs tuples: A better comparison [11:34] TR News "I got tired of writing CSV files just so I could run a t-test in R." https://blogs.perl.org/users/dcon/2026/10/statsliker-high-performance-basic-statistics.html | Source: Perl [11:34] TR Bot high-performance basic statistics | dcon [blogs.perl.org] [11:38] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [11:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [11:43] TR News Techrights Links 30/10/2026: Google Crashes on Slop Disappointment and GAFAM's "Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St." https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Google_Crashes_on_Slop_Disappointment_and_GAFA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Google_Crashes_on_Slop_Disappointment_and_GAFA.gmi [11:43] TR Bot Techrights Links 30/10/2026: Google Crashes on Slop Disappointment and GAFAM's "Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St." [11:45] TR News "I had someone ask me the other day why I collect all the music data that I do and I wasn't sure how to answer." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/putting-music-data-to-work | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [11:45] TR Bot Putting music data to work Cory Dransfeldt [11:45] TR News "The projects first major application was GNU Emacs (now restyled in lowercase)." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145399/emacs-turns-50/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [11:45] TR Bot EMACS turns 50 | MIT Technology Review [11:47] TR News "We announced our first round of speakers, and then the workshops, and we were going to dribble out updates on the rest of the speakers as they came in" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/2026-hackaday-supercon-all-the-speakers/ | Source: Hackaday [11:47] TR Bot Hackaday Supercon: All The Speakers! | Hackaday [11:48] TR News "Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from special services | Russia | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/novaya-gazeta-russia-independent-newspaper-to-close the last one is now gone, while folks are distracted [11:48] TR Bot Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from special services | Russia | The Guardian [11:48] TR News Putin is a humanitarian, said Cheeto, who also crushes the mediahttps://novayagazeta.eu/amp/en/articles/2026/10/30/they-killed-us-novaya-gazeta-announces-closure-after-more-than-30-years-en-news [11:49] TR News "Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261030-independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-under-kremlin-pressure [11:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261030-independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-under-kremlin-pressure ) [11:49] TR News "Sometimes I find myself in a situation where I want to learn more about the history of a git repository" https://hamvocke.com/blog/git-log-analysis/ | Source: Ham Vocke [11:49] TR Bot Analyze Git Logs in Style With DuckDB - Ham Vocke [11:51] TR News "Tor Browser 16.0 is now available for Desktop and Android." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-160/ | Source: Tor [11:51] TR Bot New Release: Tor Browser 16.0 | The Tor Project [11:53] TR News "I tested eight popular SVG sanitizers and bypassed six of them." https://portswigger.net/research/scalable-vector-grief | Source: Port Swigger [11:53] TR Bot Scalable Vector Grief | PortSwigger Research [11:54] TR News "These numbers come from the nginx access log on aws-1-nginx01, which sits in front of the production database." https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/29/search-gate-traffic-how-a-cookie-helped-performance/ | Source: Dan Langille [11:54] TR Bot Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance Dan Langille's Other Diary [11:54] TR News "The eMudhra incident has shown how the modern Web PKI ecosystem reacts to a CA compromise." https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/c2pa-four.html | Source: David Buchanan [11:54] TR Bot C2PA's eMudhra Moment | Blog [11:55] TR News "In the last couple of weeks there have been a succession of major vulnerabilities revealed that have required urgent action on the part of most web services and others." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/10/29/do-you-ever-use-curl-how-recent-vulnerabilities-could-affect-you/ | Source: Howard Oakley [11:55] TR Bot Do you ever use curl? How recent vulnerabilities could affect you The Eclectic Light Company [11:59] TR News "The proxymacs Emacs package simplifies HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS proxy configuration. It supports HTTP/HTTPS proxies and SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, and SOCKS5." https://www.jamescherti.com/proxymacs-el/ | Source: James Cherti [11:59] TR Bot proxymacs.el - An Emacs package for configuring HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS proxies with optional authentication | James Cherti [11:59] TR News "This is a spontaneous live stream that starts in ~10 minutes." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-29-emacs-live-ef-themes-diff-magit-colors/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [11:59] TR Bot live refining ef-themes Diff/Magit colours at 2026-10-29 18:00 Europe/Athens | Protesilaos ● Oct 30 [12:00] TR News "A lot of Vim tricks are geared toward working with source code, which I dont do so much anymore. Below are some that are specifically helpful for working with prose." https://sals.place/blog/vim-for-prose/ | Source: Sal [12:00] TR Bot Some useful Vim stuff for prose | Sal's [12:00] TR News "I send the messages within Emacs, of course. This lets me use emacsconf-mail.el to mail-merge using Emacs Lisp." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/emacsconf-using-message-sent-hook-to-run-buffer-specific-code-to-keep-track-of-e-mailed-schedules/ | Source: Sacha Chua [12:00] TR Bot EmacsConf: Using message-sent-hook to run buffer-specific code to keep track of e-mailed schedules :: Sacha Chua [12:00] TR News "linkarzu wins the clip-off thanks to his fancy AI-powered clipping process! Here's a snippet from our conversation today." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/clip-emacs-voice-control-describing-my-setup-during-linkarzu-s-livestream/ | Source: Sacha Chua [12:00] TR Bot Clip: Emacs voice control - describing my setup during Linkarzu's livestream :: Sacha Chua [12:02] TR News "I dont know why I started to put this together. These machines fascinate me, because so much of early computing/hacker type culture happened on them." https://entropicthoughts.com/history-of-pdp-computers | Source: Chris [12:02] TR Bot Extremely brief history of PDP computers [12:02] TR News "Its almost that time of year again! No chance to 3D print your Arduino-powered pumpkin project? Didnt get around to animating the LEDs on your costume?" https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/how-about-a-hallowuino-half-dozen/ | Source: Arduino [12:02] TR Bot How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? | Arduino Blog [12:02] TR News "Some MiSTer users put a small secondary marquee display on the FPGA board that can show information about the system such as the currently loaded core and what game it happens to be running." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/putting-a-mister-marquee-on-a-better-display/ | Source: Hackaday [12:02] TR Bot A MiSTer Marquee On A Better Display | Hackaday [12:03] TR News "These three examples illustrate the flexibility of Raspberry Pi hardware and how readily Raspberry Pi has been adopted by both industrial and consumer clients" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/powered-by-raspberry-pi-from-stockholm-to-sydney-south-korea-to-slovakia/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:03] TR Bot Powered by Raspberry Pi from Stockholm to Sydney, South Korea to Slovakia - Raspberry Pi [12:03] TR News "For decades, most hardware synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines have operated within the limits of their manufacturers software." https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2026/10/28/will-open-firmware-become-the-next-big-trend-in-electronic-music-gear/ | Source: Synthtopia [12:03] TR Bot Open Firmware Become the Next Big Trend in Electronic Music Gear? Synthtopia [12:04] TR News "The increased level of connectivity for vehicles leads to sophisticated and challenging software security concerns for automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11219-026-09787-y | Source: Springer Nature [12:04] TR Bot Client Challenge [12:04] TR News "That attack targeted a system built into the car. A recent study examines a wider network, including the apps and online services connected to vehicles." https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cars-biggest-security-weakness-could-be-somewhere-unexpected | Source: Science Alert [12:04] TR Bot Identified Hundreds of New Vulnerabilities in Cars, And They're Not Mechanical : ScienceAlert [12:05] TR News "This tmpfs /tmp is a new Ubuntu 26.04 default, or more exactly I believe it's Ubuntu 26.04 accepting a systemd default" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2604TmpfsTmp | Source: University of Toronto [12:05] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [12:05] TR News "Were living at an interesting time here in 2026" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-attempt-at-a-useful-desktop-os-for-microcontrollers/ | Source: Hackaday [12:06] TR Bot Attempt At A Useful Desktop OS For Microcontrollers | Hackaday [12:06] TR News "The Z-axis has a vacuum system that can pick up clear tokens and place them on the board." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/robot-picks-up-othello/ | Source: Hackaday [12:06] TR Bot Picks Up Othello | Hackaday [12:07] TR News "Three patterns stand out across 29 measured flood periods on 23 relays. Here, dominates means more than half of a periods streams; relays can appear in both groups." https://1aeo.com/blog/repeat-descriptor-fetches-tor-floods.html | [12:07] TR Bot 1 How Tor Directory Floods Fetch and Wait | 1AEO [12:07] TR News "The headings in my blog posts, and some pages, have HTML fragments so that each heading can be linked to." https://jamesg.blog/2026/10/29/whimsical-css-target-design-headings | Source: James G [12:07] TR Bot A whimsical CSS :target design for headings - with words, wonder [12:07] TR News "A clipped badge is easy enough until it needs a border that follows the cut edge. Thats the part I like about CSS border-shape : the border and box shadow can follow the shape itself." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/30/css-border-shape-can-draw-boxes-clip-path-cannot/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [12:07] TR Bot CSS border-shape Can Draw Boxes clip-path Cannot Ronalds Vilci [12:08] TR News "Today Im working on snapshot replication for OpenZFS Mastery." https://mwl.io/archives/25038 | Source: MWL [12:08] TR Bot 135: What Flunkies Are For Michael W Lucas [12:08] TR News "So whats going to fix it? Lately the adtech scene has been fired up about the prospects of two high-impact server-side projects that would squeeze out the existing mess" https://blog.zgp.org/your-server-will-be-right-with-you/ | Source: Don Marti [12:08] TR Bot your server will be right with you [12:14] TR News D7VK 2.4 released along with GXVK for Vulkan-based 3Dfx Glide | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/d7vk-2-4-released-along-with-gxvk-for-vulkan-based-3dfx-glide/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:14] TR Bot 2.4 released along with GXVK for Vulkan-based 3Dfx Glide | GamingOnLinux [12:14] TR News DLSS Updater 5.2 released with AMD FSR 4.1.2 support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dlss-updater-5-2-released-with-amd-fsr-4-1-2-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:14] TR Bot Updater 5.2 released with AMD FSR 4.1.2 support | GamingOnLinux [12:37] TR News Mesa 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/mesa-26-2-6-brings-fixes-for-the-witcher-3-remastered-and-various-other-linux-driver-issues/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:37] TR Bot 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux [12:37] TR News Discord servers are set to become more public for web searches | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/discord-servers-are-set-to-become-more-public-for-web-searches/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:37] TR Bot servers are set to become more public for web searches | GamingOnLinux [12:41] TR News Ubuntu Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-has-been-restarted-with-a-dedicated-team-with-plans-to-improve-linux-gaming/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:41] TR Bot Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux [12:43] TR News CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:43] TR Bot Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux [12:45] TR News Build up your spooky game collection with the Horror Trifectas Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/build-up-your-spooky-game-collection-with-the-horror-trifectas-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:45] TR Bot up your spooky game collection with the Horror Trifectas Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [12:46] TR News No Man's Sky Forsaken update brings Seamless Warping, New Cockpits, Forsaken Traders and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/no-mans-sky-forsaken-update-brings-seamless-warping-new-cockpits-forsaken-traders-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:46] TR Bot Man's Sky Forsaken update brings Seamless Warping, New Cockpits, Forsaken Traders and more | GamingOnLinux [12:51] TR News GOG and Retrovibe team up for indie game publishing | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/gog-and-retrovibe-team-up-for-indie-game-publishing/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:51] TR Bot and Retrovibe team up for indie game publishing | GamingOnLinux [12:51] TR News System76 tease the new mini Thelio Prime Desktop coming in November | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/system76-tease-the-new-mini-thelio-prime-desktop-coming-in-november/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:51] TR Bot tease the new mini Thelio Prime Desktop coming in November | GamingOnLinux ● Oct 30 [13:04] TR News Jagex are now publishing Melvor Idle 2 as an official RuneScape game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/jagex-are-now-publishing-melvor-idle-2-as-an-official-runescape-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/jagex-are-now-publishing-melvor-idle-2-as-an-official-runescape-game/ [13:05] TR Bot are now publishing Melvor Idle 2 as an official RuneScape game | GamingOnLinux [13:06] TR News "Australian company Rapid Analysis has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for its Xerxes Home Lab platform, featuring updated carrier boards for Raspberry Pi Compute Modules and NVIDIA Jetson systems." https://linuxgizmos.com/xerxes-home-lab-adds-jetson-support-nvme-and-poe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:06] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/xerxes-home-lab-adds-jetson-support-nvme-and-poe/ ) [13:06] TR News "The Nano Pro Gen15 is a compact Linux mini PC powered by Intels Core Ultra X7 358H processor with integrated Arc B390 graphics." https://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-linux-box-packs-panther-lake-arc-graphics-and-dual-2-5gbe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:06] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-linux-box-packs-panther-lake-arc-graphics-and-dual-2-5gbe/ ) [13:07] TR News "Sovereignty debt is the disparity between where regulators, customers, and executive boards expect your cloud systems, datastores" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sovereignty-debt-how-apac-boards-accumulate-it-and-what-it-costs-repay | Source: Red Hat Official [13:07] TR Bot Sovereignty debt: How APAC boards accumulate it and what it costs to repay [13:07] TR News "In practice, the addition I see first usually sits upstream, whether that's a copilot, an AIOps correlation layer, or an agent able to reason across tools." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-itops-needs-governed-automation-foundation-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [13:07] TR Bot Why ITOps needs a governed automation foundation for AI [13:08] TR News Not good: "Finland's unemployment rate remains worst in EU | Yle News | Yle" https://yle.fi/a/74-20254265 Sompi [13:08] TR Bot Finland's unemployment rate remains worst in EU | Yle News | Yle [13:09] TR News October 30th is not meant to be a good day for sunbathing, but it is this year [13:11] TR News "These habits arent wrong, but they add unnecessary steps. Across multiple servers, those extra commands add up. They also make shell scripts longer and introduce more opportunities for typos." https://www.tecmint.com/mkdir-tar-and-kill-commands-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint [13:11] TR Bot 5 Linux Commands to Create Folders and Kill Processes Faster [13:17] TR News "jwz: Zombie Loophole" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/zombie-loophole/ [13:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/zombie-loophole/ ) [13:18] TR News iophk: what line items are being shuffled to under the "Azure" heading to make that illusion happen? https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/companies/microsoft-shares-jump-5-as-azure-growth-boosts-quarterly-earnings-1999830 http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/Microsoft_Has_Had_Mass_Layoffs_in_Azure_Every_Year_Since_2020_a.shtml [13:18] TR Bot Microsoft Shares Jump 5% as Azure Growth Boosts Quarterly Earnings [13:18] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Has Had Mass Layoffs in Azure Every Year Since 2020 and the Bleeding Continues Because It Misreports Earnings There [13:18] TR News Citizen protests were heard - another municipality wants to drop data center https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/borgerprotester-blev-hoert-endnu-en-kommune-vil-droppe-datacenter [13:18] TR Bot Borgerprotester blev hrt - endnu en kommune vil droppe datacenter | Indland | DR [13:18] TR News "Assembling Our Homelab Rack Server for Our Personal Cloud" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/assemble-x:5 [13:18] TR Bot Assembling Our Homelab Rack Server for Our Personal Cloud [13:19] TR News "No One Besides the Biggest Tech Giants is Seeing Benefits From AI - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/28/0137206 not even them https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai [13:19] TR Bot No Company Besides the Biggest Tech Giants Is Seeing Benefits From AI - SoylentNews [13:19] TR Bot Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron [13:28] TR News From Working Group to SIG Architecture: spotlight on Hey Hi (AI) Conformance https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/10/29/sig-arch-ai-conformance-2026/ [13:28] TR Bot From Working Group to SIG Architecture: spotlight on AI Conformance | Kubernetes [13:29] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including the Mailroom - 2026-10-28 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-10-28-edition/index.html [13:29] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including the Mailroom - 2026-10-28 Edition [13:29] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1103666/ [13:30] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [13:30] TR News Is Ubuntu Eyeing Immutability? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop and Eyes a Firmware Change for LTS https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-core-desktop-firmware-hwe/ [13:30] TR Bot Is Ubuntu Going Immutable? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop [13:31] TR News Your Car's Biggest Security Weakness Could Be Somewhere Unexpected https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cars-biggest-security-weakness-could-be-somewhere-unexpected [13:31] TR Bot Identified Hundreds of New Vulnerabilities in Cars, And They're Not Mechanical : ScienceAlert [13:31] TR News How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/how-about-a-hallowuino-half-dozen/ [13:31] TR Bot How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? | Arduino Blog ● Oct 30 [14:03] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@2800:300:6381:85b0:e48f:622e:7e77:34c8) has joined #techrights [14:03] *Obsdark has quit (Changing host) [14:03] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [14:16] TR News Spooky Climate https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/30/spooky-climate/ [14:16] TR Bot Blog Archive Spooky Climate [14:21] TR News Retiring Iza https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/30/retiring-iza/ [14:21] TR Bot Blog Archive Retiring Iza [14:21] TR News Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/29/search-gate-traffic-how-a-cookie-helped-performance/ [14:21] TR Bot Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance Dan Langille's Other Diary [14:24] TR News Celebrating SIM Cards https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/celebrating-sim-cards/ [14:24] TR Bot Celebrating SIM Cards - Jim Nielsens Blog [14:25] TR News New Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Sparked Immune Responses in 99% of Patients https://www.sciencealert.com/new-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-sparked-immune-responses-in-99-of-patients [14:25] TR Bot Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Sparked Immune Responses in 99% of Patients : ScienceAlert [14:25] TR News Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/tech-whizzs-internet-accessible-synology-nas-gets-bit-by-ransomware-attack-from-18-month-old-remote-code-execution-flaw-security-updates-neglected-in-a-series-of-catastrophic-errors [14:25] TR Bot Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw security updates neglected in a series of catastrophic errors | Tom's Hardware [14:26] TR News Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall Hey Hi (AI) surveillance cameras https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/flock-ignores-minnesota-citys-orders-not-to-reinstall-ai-surveillance-cameras-citizens-complain-after-spotting-two-cameras-despite-the-city-canceling-its-contract [14:26] TR Bot Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall AI surveillance cameras citizens complain after spotting two cameras despite the city canceling its contract | Tom's Hardware [14:29] TR News Big Techs Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html [14:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html ) [14:29] TR News MElon's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship Hey Hi (AI) data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/elon-musks-spacex-buying-out-418-homes-near-flagship-ai-data-center-but-only-if-they-drop-participation-in-lawsuit-report-claims-the-company-is-targeting-an-entire-neighborhood-but-will-only-buy-from-people-who-dont-pursue-noise-pollution-complaints [14:29] TR Bot Elon Musk's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship AI data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don't pursue noise pollution complaints | Tom's Hardware [14:30] TR News Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/free-ai-scraping-detection-service-to-help-publishers-sign-or-sue/ [14:30] TR Bot Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue - Press Gazette [14:49] TR News DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-v10-8-adds-wireguard-management-and-network-improvements/ [14:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-v10-8-adds-wireguard-management-and-network-improvements/ ) [14:50] TR News Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/gelly-jellyfin-desktop-music-player-linux [14:50] TR Bot Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome - OMG! Ubuntu [14:52] TR News Hindustan Times: "Top US Labor Department official issues stern warning after Microsoft layoffs: 'Don't screw with American workers'" [14:53] TR News GOP election season, that is all [14:55] TR News Turn 10 Studios head Dan Greenawalt retiring after 27 years at Microsoft https://www.shacknews.com/article/151197/turn-10-studios-dan-greenawalt-retires [14:55] TR Bot 10 Studios head Dan Greenawalt retiring after 27 years at Microsoft | Shacknews [14:55] TR News Forza Motorsport Creator Leaves Microsoft After 27 Years https://mezha.ua/en/news/avtor-franshizi-forza-motorsport-zvilnyayetsya-z-microsoft-316696/ [14:55] TR Bot Forza Motorsport Creator Dan Greenawalt Leaves Microsoft After 27 Years Mezha [14:56] TR News Turn 10 Studios Head Dan Greenawalt Reportedly Leaves After 27 Years - News https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469530/turn-10-studios-head-dan-greenawalt-reportedly-leaves-after-27-years/ [14:56] TR Bot Turn 10 Studios Head Dan Greenawalt Reportedly Leaves After 27 Years ● Oct 30 [15:06] *parsifal has quit (connection closed) [15:06] *parsifal (~parsifal@8trubnhfec9ms.irc) has joined #techrights [15:06] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [15:08] TR News Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Far Worse Than the Media Tells (Microsoft Spin Laundered as "Reporting") https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Microsoft_Layoffs_Far_Worse_Than_the_Media_Tells_Microsoft_Spin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Microsoft_Layoffs_Far_Worse_Than_the_Media_Tells_Microsoft_Spin.gmi [15:08] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Far Worse Than the Media Tells (Microsoft Spin Laundered as "Reporting") [15:10] TR News "I'm counting Apache connections because at one point I was trying to understand whether my server was being overwhelmed by many connections and if I needed to fiddle with the many configuration options of the web server." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-10-30-sysadmin [15:11] TR News "This is the 11th post in the f3s series about my self-hosting home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-11-01-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-11.gmi [15:12] TR News "i hope this msg finds u well. one dream, pls. dankon, amiko. not the kind that sandman fellow doles out, if possible." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2860 [15:13] TR News "Surely now in this series of 'nuggets' of small incomplete blogs into the dark, mysterious and supernatural folklore of my home county, its time to do a ghost story." gemini://gemini.yunzi.co.uk/gemlog/2026-10-30-darkfolklore4.gmi [15:15] TR News "Added a button and added my other places page." gemini://renfys.smol.pub/1793362200 [15:15] TR News "I think someone must have seen the wild success of Magic: The Gathering, and wanted in. It was kind of a cool game, and I remember playing it with a friend at lunch in grade eight. He always won. He always won at MtG, too. My cards were shit, and I made bad decisions with the ones I had." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/10-30.gmi [15:16] TR News "Once a mailbox is up and running, it needs to be maintained. New files are added, Mystic will eventually receive an update, and on a computer with a read-only system, some things work differently from what youre used to." gemini://schreibfaultier.pollux.casa/blog/2026-10-30-solar-minibbs-part-2-administration.en.gmi [15:18] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2139.jpg [15:18] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1782.jpg [15:23] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: Solar MiniBBS, Kubernetes With FreeBSD, "Sysadmin Day" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_Solar_MiniBBS_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_Solar_MiniBBS_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_S.gmi [15:23] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: Solar MiniBBS, Kubernetes With FreeBSD, "Sysadmin Day" [15:26] TR News Canonical Revived Ubuntu Core Desktop with Everything Snap Only https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/revived-ubuntu-core-desktop/ [15:26] TR Bot Canonical Revived Ubuntu Core Desktop with Everything Snap Only | UbuntuHandbook [15:29] TR News Terrible idea, FOMO hype https://itsfoss.com/news/openeuler-24-03-sp4/ [15:29] TR Bot openEuler New Releases Come With a Heavy Dose of AI and Agents [15:30] TR News Marketing disguised as "awards" with sponsors in the mix https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/juve-to-present-accolades-to-two-winners-for-patent-law-in-germany-2/ [15:30] TR Bot JUVE to present accolades to two winners for patent law in Germany - JUVE Patent [15:33] TR News EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.5 released https://bkhome.org/news/202610/easyos-excalibur-series-version-75-released.html [15:33] TR Bot EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.5 released [15:35] TR News BSD Now 687: Long Term Support https://www.bsdnow.tv/687 [15:35] TR Bot BSD Now 687: Long Term Support [15:36] TR News Being against slop is NOT being a "contrarian", the slop pushers are liars who are contrarians to reality [15:37] TR News This app lets you manage Nothing & CMF earbuds on GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/cmf-nothing-earbuds-linux-companion-app [15:37] TR Bot This app lets you manage Nothing & CMF earbuds on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu [15:37] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.44: Ginux, Dead Distros, Resurrected Projects, Dangerous Commands and More (Scary) GNU/Linux Stuff https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17510669/foss-weekly-26-44 [15:37] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.44: Ginux, Dead Distros, Resurrected Projects, Dangerous Commands and More (Scary) Linux Stuff [15:38] TR News Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ghostty-1-4-released [15:38] TR Bot Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu [15:38] TR News CarotOS 1.3 https://distrowatch.com/carotos [15:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/carotos ) [15:38] TR News Proton 2026.11.01 https://distrowatch.com/proton [15:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/proton ) [15:39] TR News Netflixs New Stanford Prison Experiment is neither good science nor good TV https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/28/new-stanford-prison-experiment-review/ [15:39] TR Bot 'New Stanford Prison Experiment' isn't good science nor good TV [15:39] TR News Netflix Turns Horrific Social Experiment Into Reality TV Show https://futurism.com/health-medicine/netflix-horrific-social-experiment [15:39] TR Bot Netflix Turns Horrific Social Experiment Into Reality TV Show [15:40] TR News Kirigami Addons 1.16.0. The material updates https://carlschwan.eu/2026/10/29/kirigami-addons-1.16.0.-the-material-updates/ [15:40] TR Bot Kirigami Addons 1.16.0. 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[15:47] *Goblin (~use@kfwqhwq7ax2n4.irc) has joined #techrights [15:48] TR News AOCR.org Referrer Spam in Surveillance Giant Google Analytics and Server Logs https://www.blackmoreops.com/aocr-org-referrer-spam-google-analytics/ [15:48] TR Bot AOCR.org Referrer Spam in Google Analytics and Server Logs [15:48] TR News Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoons Silent Train Network https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-sd-wan-zero-day-exploitation-tied-to-volt-typhoons-silent-train-network/ [15:48] TR Bot SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoon's 'Silent Train' Network - SecurityWeek [15:48] Goblin and i'm back..... absolutely shattered [15:49] TR News Deploying a Local Ghidra Server for Your Malware Analysis Lab, (Thu, Oct 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33470 [15:49] TR Bot Deploying a Local Ghidra Server for Your Malware Analysis Lab [15:49] TR News Fake PS5 emulators are being used to steal gamers' passwords https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fake-ps5-emulators-are-being-used-to-infect-gamers-computers-with-password-scraping-malware-two-well-known-github-repos-including-anyps5-hit [15:49] TR Bot Fake PS5 emulators are being used to steal gamers' passwords two well-known GitHub repos, including popular AnyPS5, get hit, infecting gamers' computers with password-scraping malware | Tom's Hardware [15:51] TR News LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/29/libreoffice-26-8-2/ [15:51] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility - TDF Community Blog [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: caught by aston villa fans? [15:52] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.8 beta 2 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-8-beta-2/ [15:52] TR Bot Dev snapshot: Godot 4.8 beta 2 Godot Engine [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] prob. 8-10 hours of ddrive both ways if you took the car there [15:53] TR News Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Metas Proposed Commercial TOS Updates https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/copyright-alliance-meta-tos-update-statement/ [15:53] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/copyright-alliance-meta-tos-update-statement/ ) [15:53] Goblin no I dont think so... we were in a quiet carrage from Birmingham New Street to Newcastle [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] "quiet! silence! i kill u!" [15:54] Goblin :) I can hardly walk....10:30 to 11pm on my feet taking photographs [15:54] Goblin hotel was nice but the prices were bad.... [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] get a chair [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] like shell's mom [15:55] Goblin 7 quid a pint [15:55] Goblin 20 quid a burger [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] for a family: ) [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] of 5 people :) [15:57] Goblin Came back to find Daniel has left the house in a state.....he was eating off paper plates as hed not washed anything.....he's had his mates aound,......God knows whats been going on while we were away [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] today's youth.. [15:58] Goblin yep.... [15:58] TR News Extremely brief history of PDP computers https://entropicthoughts.com/history-of-pdp-computers [15:58] TR Bot Extremely brief history of PDP computers [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] in 2060 burgers will be 20 quid [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] and they will eb made of slopstuff [15:59] Goblin yep.......I'll tell you what, the money being thrown around by people at this gig was unbelievable ● Oct 30 [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] it pays for photosd [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] the 20 pound burgers [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] where 20 is the price, not weight [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] how much do they cost to makke? [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] less than a quid for sure [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] that's like 2000$$ profit [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] % [16:01] Goblin I'll stick with a 4 quid burger and 2.80 quid pint at Sunderland [16:01] TR News Sizing Red Bait Quay: Profiling components to find real limits https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/29/sizing-red-hat-quay-profiling-components-find-real-limits [16:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/29/sizing-red-hat-quay-profiling-components-find-real-limits ) [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] when it was legal for me to drink some pubs did ppound per pint [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] not all places [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] not all nights [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] at uni you could get drunk for a fiver [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] outside home [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] night club admission vaaaried, sooome were free [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] not sure what it is now [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] not been to night club since like 10 years ago [16:03] Goblin Ive only ever been to a nighclub as part of work.......not my thing at all [16:03] TR News Indias Media Giants Join Fight Against Upcoming Privacy Law https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/india-media-privacy-law.html [16:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/india-media-privacy-law.html ) [16:03] TR News What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers and whats next for implementation https://edri.org/our-work/what-the-new-convention-on-decent-work-in-the-platform-economy-means-for-workers-and-whats-next-for-implementation/ [16:03] TR Bot What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers and whats next for implementation - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:04] TR News The internet should not demand constant self-defence: Fairness starts before the click https://edri.org/our-work/the-internet-should-not-demand-constant-self-defence-fairness-starts-before-the-click/ [16:04] TR Bot The internet should not demand constant self-defence: Fairness starts before the click - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:04] Goblin very sad news about Patrick Stewart [16:04] TR News Draconian access block orders in Turkey https://edri.org/our-work/draconian-access-block-orders-in-turkey/ [16:04] TR Bot Draconian access block orders in Turkey - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:06] schestowitz[TR2] not that tragic as he was not young [16:07] TR News Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy https://edri.org/our-work/surveillance-in-times-of-insecurity-a-wicked-and-stupid-strategy/ [16:07] TR Bot Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:07] TR News Slop/spam: "( Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI)" https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/10/tuning-hdmi-monitors-to-work-flawlessly.html [16:07] TR Bot Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Tuning HDMI Monitors to work flawlessly with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed ( Assisted by Google AI ) [16:09] TR News Google Starved Out Publishers With Hey Hi (AI) Search. Now, Its Pivot Is Blowing Up in Its Face. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-starved-out-publishers-ai-mode-revenue [16:09] TR Bot Google Starved Out Publishers With AI Search. Now, Its Pivot Is Blowing Up in Its Face. [16:10] TR News Mike Blumenkrantz: Advanced Robotics Synthesized Capture https://www.supergoodcode.com/Advanced-Robotics-Synthesized-Capture/ [16:10] TR Bot Advanced Robotics Synthesized Capture Mike Blumenkrantz Super. Good. Code. [16:10] TR News LibreOffice 26.8.2 Released With Multimedia Fixes and Improved Stability and Format Compatibility https://fossforce.com/2026/10/libreoffice-26-8-2-released-with-multimedia-fixes-and-improved-stability-and-format-compatibility/ [16:10] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.8.2 Released With Multimedia Fixes and Improved Stability and Format Compatibility - FOSS Force [16:13] TR News Google may buy publishers time they should use it to loosen tech giants grip on them https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-may-buy-publishers-time-they-should-use-it-to-loosen-tech-giants-grip-on-them/ "Google will likely remain an important source of traffic for years - what publishers should do in the meantime." [16:14] TR Bot Google may buy publishers time - they should use it to loosen tech giant's grip on them - Press Gazette [16:14] TR News Alphabets stock sinks after shocking investors with top- and bottom-line misses https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/28/alphabets-stock-sinks-after-shocking-investors-with-top-and-bottom-line-miss/ [16:14] TR Bot stock sinks after shocking investors with top- and bottom-line misses - SiliconANGLE [16:14] TR News Social media surveillance case faces uncertainty after judges death https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/1029/uaw-trump-immigrants-social-media-hellerstein [16:14] TR Bot media surveillance case faces uncertainty after judges death - CSMonitor.com [16:20] TR News Techrights Despite the Mass Layoffs Microsoft's Debt Soared by 5.1 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Despite_the_Mass_Layoffs_Microsoft_s_Debt_Soared_by_5_1_Billion.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Despite_the_Mass_Layoffs_Microsoft_s_Debt_Soared_by_5_1_Billion.gmi [16:20] TR Bot Techrights Despite the Mass Layoffs Microsoft's Debt Soared by 5.1 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months [16:21] TR News "The writing's on the wall." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m65d2ry5 "OP, if your biggest concern in life is that you can't unpair a headset from your Xbox you should probably take the buyout. I am sure your mom and dad will still let you live in the basement..." [16:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m65d2ry5 ) [16:27] *ZedHedTed (~ZedHedTed@2xz6kjyqk6ac6.irc) has joined #techrights [16:27] *ZedHedTed has quit (Quit: leaving) [16:30] *ZedHedTed (~ZedHedTed@2xz6kjyqk6ac6.irc) has joined #techrights [16:50] TR News Techrights "Early Retirement" (Silent Layoffs) for Everybody Except the Executives https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Early_Retirement_Silent_Layoffs_for_Everybody_Except_the_Execut.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Early_Retirement_Silent_Layoffs_for_Everybody_Except_the_Execut.gmi [16:50] TR Bot Techrights "Early Retirement" (Silent Layoffs) for Everybody Except the Executives [16:51] TR News "Perhaps another reason why Linus Torvalds also takes this stand is because he knows that machine generated code, which only concerns "AI" and not compilers nor editors, is very problematic with regard to the GPL license." https://unixdigest.com/articles/no-linus-torvalds-you-are-not-just-using-a-new-and-interesting-tool.html [16:51] TR Bot No Linus Torvalds, you are not just using a new and interesting tool [16:53] TR News APNIC updates conference host and location selection process https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/29/apnic-updates-conference-host-and-location-selection-process/ [16:53] TR Bot APNIC updates conference host and location selection process | APNIC Blog [16:54] TR News (NEW): Shelly 3.1.10 Brings More Reliable AUR Builds and a New Shell Progress Bar https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Shelly_3_1_10_Brings_More_Reliable_AUR_Builds_and_a_New_Shell_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Shelly_3_1_10_Brings_More_Reliable_AUR_Builds_and_a_New_Shell_P.gmi [16:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Shelly 3.1.10 Brings More Reliable AUR Builds and a New Shell Progress Bar [16:54] TR News noyb win: French electronics retailer Fnac Darty fined 7 million https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-french-electronics-retailer-fnac-darty-fined-eu7-million [16:54] TR Bot noyb win: French electronics retailer Fnac Darty fined 7 million [16:55] TR News $2600 LattePanda Sigma 2 single board server features 180 TOPS defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra X7 358H SoC for local Hey Hi (AI) applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/29/2600-lattepanda-sigma-2-single-board-server-features-180-tops-intel-core-ultra-x7-358h-soc-for-local-ai-applications/ [16:55] TR Bot $2600 LattePanda Sigma 2 single board server features 180 TOPS Intel Core Ultra X7 358H SoC for local AI applications - CNX Software [16:56] TR News Some marketing spam and fake endorsements from the patent microcosm https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/sandoz-wins-accolade-in-house-team-of-the-year/ [16:56] TR Bot Sandoz wins accolade In-house Team of the Year for Patent Germany [16:59] bms Linux TCP bug? I think you mean MPTCP/IPv4 bug. all about the Anthropic hype train, CHOO CHOO ● Oct 30 [17:00] bms s/about/aboard/ [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] they are trying to scam people now [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] they lose money [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] (yes, still))) [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] deep in debt [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] but try to con shareholders into inheriting this [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] to the tune of fictional money in "trillions" [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] ssso they pretend to do science [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] like "math" [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] and say they wuill solve "bio" issues [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] without naming even one [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] and claim to have found bugs [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] even the bugs humans found [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/28/Project_Glasswing_and_PHP2Shell_vulnerability.shtml [17:03] TR Bot Techrights Project Glasswing and PHP2Shell vulnerability [17:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-10/msg00001.html [17:04] TR Bot Re: Project Glasswing and PHP2Shell vulnerability [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] "The PHP Foundation has issued a report. It is quite interesting [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] to read. [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] The report says Anthropic's Claude Mythos had been employed in a [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] search for vulnerabilities. It appears that regarding the two CVEs [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] comprising PHP2Shell, the search did not turn up anything conclusive. [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] (The report doesn't explicitly say whether the search succeeded or [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] failed, which I do not regard ideal considering the circumstances.) [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] So-called "Artificial Intelligence" is capable of identifying [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] vulnerabilities, but it comes short of finding all of them. Discovery [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] of any OS bug by so-called "AI" makes big headlines, while the [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] mainstream media fail to report the false calls, however numerous. [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] The PHP staff were reluctant to fix the program fearing side-effects. [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] Such behavior indicates a complicated code base and lack of confidence [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] in the test suite. Fortunately, so many systems switching to the new [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] version of PHP did not bring along unpleasant surprises. [17:05] schestowitz[TR2] Akira Urushibata' [17:07] MinceR afaik everything falls short of finding all the vulnerabilities [17:07] MinceR 30 180544 < schestowitz[TR2]> The PHP staff were reluctant to fix the program fearing side-effects. [17:07] MinceR unsurprising [17:07] MinceR php's been a horrible mess for ages [17:08] MinceR the only reason i can find for using it is that devil apes love crap like this [17:09] TR News CCP enforces its law on Mbappe and football: if you profit in China, you will obey https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ccp-enforces-its-law-on-mbappe-and-football-if-you-profit-in-china-you-will-obey/ [17:09] TR Bot CCP enforces its law on Mbappe and football: if you profit in China, you will obey | The Strategist [17:10] TR News All right now? I thought you said all white now! University admin on Hey Hi (AI) band photo https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/29/humor-ai-band-photo/ [17:10] TR Bot 'All right now? I thought you said all white now!' University admin on AI band photo [17:14] TR News "I'm an average employee. Now from the PoV of a company like Oracle or Microsoft or Qualcomm, or from the perspective of their ELT or BoD or CEO, maybe it does make sense to shed "redundant" weight through continued layoffs." https://www.teamblind.com/post/hear-me-out-please-about-the-trend-of-layoffs-g58kkwao [17:14] TR Bot Hear me out please, about the trend of layoffs. | Tech Industry - Blind [17:15] TR News Microsoft person: "I have this really weird hypothesis in my mind that I know will never happen but might seem reasonable. The severance package is definitely a win once you take it and leave. You get decent amount of money to either look for another job or take a breather." https://www.teamblind.com/post/take-it-or-get-laid-off-iet7vedn [17:15] TR Bot Take it or get laid off? | Office Life - Blind [17:16] TR News "I actually wish I was still at Microsoft right now so I could take the buyout." [17:16] TR News "Since I got laid off I've been grinding through this brutal market with nothing but a package that ran out and a pile of rejections. Meanwhile Microsoft is offering a voluntary buyout, paid to leave, severance-like terms, on your own timeline, with the luxury of deciding." https://www.teamblind.com/post/i-actually-wish-i-was-still-at-microsoft-right-now-so-i-could-take-the-buyout-q64u0uup [17:16] TR Bot I actually wish I was still at Microsoft right now so I could take the buyout. | Tech Industry - Blind [17:17] TR News "VEO in Xbox. Sorry for Xbox folks. First they got hit with VRP, then layoffs, then VEO and now more Xbox layoffs are coming. Stay strong and move on." https://www.teamblind.com/post/veo-in-xbox-iq8rdt76 [17:17] TR Bot VEO in Xbox | Tech Industry - Blind [17:19] TR News "I was offered a VEO at Microsoft today. I have until December 9 to decide. The ideal goal would be to find a new position and accept the VEO offer. There are a lot of job postings out there, but many report trouble hearing back." https://www.teamblind.com/post/43-days-to-find-a-roll-15h267p3 [17:19] TR Bot 43 days to find a roll | Tech Referrals - Blind [17:19] TR News "there are other technical matters which can be expounded upon but the restricted boot hits closest to home (IMHO) as well as being well-documented for a long time on TR and TM" [17:20] TR News regarding restricted boot, techrights will cover that about once a day until election day [17:20] TR News "another 60 k microsofters are being sprayed onto the marketplace where they will falsely pose as people with IT experience and skills." [17:21] MinceR some managers are gonna love them [17:21] MinceR i've seen way too many corporations with religious belief in microslop's garbage products and disservices [17:22] TR News "How about ageism? IBM wrote the handbook on that one." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt "Anti-white racism" [17:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt ) [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] "" [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] For good or ill, the move to India is inevitable. The company pretends to be a general high tech company. But that is mostly bluster. Whatever "hybrid cloud" is, it isn't world beating modern technology. The AI story at IBM is muddled and meandering but it isn't world beating modern technology. We're taking a flyer on quantum and that might bring greatness but that is still a long way off. [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] As IBM has lost battle after battle in generations of emerging technology, it has retreated to its last redoubt: the mainframe (and maybe IBM i.) The mainframe is essential to running the world's economy and that makes it a very valuable asset. The problem really is that, for all the hype, there isn't a lot of exciting organic growth. The banks need it in the same way that they need power transformers and plumbing. [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] That leaves us with a company that is milking a cash cow and will do so for a long time. It will continue to be bit players in other technology but that won't amount to much. When you are an old tech company milking a cash cow, you're number one objective is cost cutting. You are well past the innovation stage. When cost cutting is a much bigger imperative than innovation, you move the remaining work to a low wage country. So the [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] shift to India is an inevitable result of all those battles the company lost over the years. [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] :" [17:28] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: DAs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/science/stone-age-cannibal-caves-of-spain.html [17:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/science/stone-age-cannibal-caves-of-spain.html ) [17:29] TR News Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change https://overpopulation-project.com/strengthening-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-can-help-reduce-vulnerability-to-dangerous-climate-change/ [17:29] TR Bot Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change - The Overpopulation Project [17:31] TR News we appear to have saved one of the tetra penguins, who 3 nights ago was struggling to swim [17:31] TR News Scientists Find Evidence That the Human Brain Is Constantly Snapping Between Different Realities https://futurism.com/health-medicine/scientists-evidence-human-brain-different-realities [17:31] TR Bot Scientists Find Evidence That the Human Brain Is Constantly Snapping Between Different Realities [17:36] TR News When your site has a decent search facility that people can use and can trust (and does not spew out unreliable slop), then you have no "competition" in results, all results are local [17:40] TR News tuxmachines is getting better at 1) culling slopfarms (even the "famous" ones like linuxiac) 2) clustering related stories. Torvalds has taken note. But he prefers shallow covering, like Zemlins kissing his socks. Unconditional praise leads to cults though. [17:41] TR News China Is Not Happy About Fan-made Hey Hi (AI) Videos of Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/china-ai-videos-sun-wukong-lin-daiyu.html [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/china-ai-videos-sun-wukong-lin-daiyu.html ) [17:43] TR News "Sir Colin Ian Birss to swear his Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath as the Master of the Rolls" https://www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/kings-bench-division-daily-cause-list?artefactId=c6261034-1dca-446e-ba81-b7f5d2efcd79 [17:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/kings-bench-division-daily-cause-list?artefactId=c6261034-1dca-446e-ba81-b7f5d2efcd79 ) [17:44] TR News Mentioned a lot in relation to patents https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=Birss&set1=any [17:44] TR Bot Techrights Search [17:48] TR News Getty judge appointed to interim High Court role as Birss replaces Vos https://www.worldipreview.com/careers/getty-judge-appointed-to-interim-high-court-role-as-birss-replaces-vos [17:48] TR Bot Getty judge appointed to interim High Court role as Birss replaces Vos | Careers | World IP Review [17:48] TR News Vos promotes slop, Birss is in the patent microcosm [17:50] TR News "In 2021 he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal and Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and in 2023 he became Lead Judge for Artificial Intelligence." https://www.lawnews.co.uk/legal-insight/appointments/sir-colin-birss-to-succeed-sir-geoffrey-vos-as-master-of/ [17:50] TR Bot Sir Colin Birss to succeed Sir Geoffrey Vos as Master of the Rolls on his retirement - Law News [17:50] TR News "Birss was called to the Bar in 1990 and took silk in 2008. He began his judicial career as a Deputy Chair of the Copyright Tribunal in 2009, became a Specialist Circuit Judge in 2010 and a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division in 2013." ● Oct 30 [18:06] TR News Former factory worker is crowned Chinas richest woman, again https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-factory-worker-is-crowned-chinas-richest-woman-again [18:06] TR Bot Former factory worker is crowned Chinas richest woman, again | The Straits Times [18:07] TR News Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/30/hello-kitty-firm-apologises-scraps-japan-tv-tie-up-after-china-anger/ [18:07] TR Bot Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger [18:32] TR News Cold Triggers a Hidden Molecular Pathway That Extends Lifespan, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/cold-triggers-a-hidden-molecular-pathway-that-extends-lifespan-study-finds [18:32] TR Bot Triggers a Hidden Molecular Pathway That Extends Lifespan, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [18:34] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@3e8ymunwbkrqi.irc) has joined #techrights [18:35] TR News Intels Shares Plunge 20% as Hey Hi (AI) Hinders Some Parts of Its Business https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/intel-earnings.html [18:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/intel-earnings.html ) [18:35] TR News kind [18:36] TR News Man granted first-of-its-kind religious exemption against mandatory Hey Hi (AI) use at work https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/secular-humanist-gets-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-argues-that-offloading-his-thinking-to-llms-violates-his-beliefs-american-humanist-association-says-its-the-first-case-of-its-kind [18:36] TR Bot Man granted first-of-its-kind religious exemption against mandatory AI use at work Humanist argues that offloading his thinking to LLMs violates his beliefs, Title VII accommodation protects employee | Tom's Hardware [18:47] TR News Techrights Birss Replaces Vos in UK's High Court, LLM Slop Plagiarism a Contentious Issue https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Birss_Replaces_Vos_in_UK_s_High_Court_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_a_Con.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Birss_Replaces_Vos_in_UK_s_High_Court_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_a_Con.gmi [18:47] TR Bot Techrights Birss Replaces Vos in UK's High Court, LLM Slop Plagiarism a Contentious Issue [18:51] TR News Intel shares plummet more than 20% following weak guidance blamed on PC market slowdown https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/29/shares-of-intel-plummet-more-than-20-following-weak-guidance-blamed-on-pc-market-slowdown/ [18:51] TR Bot shares plummet 30+% following weak guidance blamed on PC market slowdown - SiliconANGLE [18:52] TR News Frustrated Resident Blasts the Screeching Sound of a Data Center to a County Official During a Council Meeting, Gets Mocked https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/resident-screeching-data-center-county-official [18:52] TR Bot Frustrated Resident Blasts the Screeching Sound of a Data Center to a County Official During a Council Meeting, Gets Mocked [18:53] TR News US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-plans-to-ban-chinese-telecom-firms-from-direct-access-to-us-phone-numbers [18:53] TR Bot US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers | The Straits Times ● Oct 30 [19:01] TR News Binance Halts Withdrawals After Suspected Hack as Tether, Circle Freeze More Than $2.38B https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/binance-suspends-withdrawals-after-security-incident-1828947 [19:01] TR Bot Binance Halts Withdrawals After Suspected Hack as Tether, Circle Freeze More Than $2.38B | IBTimes UK [19:09] TR News Almost November and BRETT WILSON LLP still not releasing financial report. Hiding much? [19:10] TR News Binance security breach has $6.3 billion impact in potential record crypto heist https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261030-binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record-crypto-heist [19:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261030-binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record-crypto-heist ) [19:15] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:18] TR News Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August https://www.securityweek.com/attackers-exploit-second-cisco-firewall-vpn-zero-day-since-august/ [19:18] TR Bot Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August - SecurityWeek [19:18] TR News Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sonys Japanese ISP So-net https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-steal-2-6-million-records-from-sonys-japanese-isp-so-net/ [19:18] TR Bot Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sony's Japanese ISP So-net - SecurityWeek [19:19] TR News Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online https://www.securityweek.com/over-41000-dhs-employee-records-leaked-online/ [19:19] TR Bot 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online - SecurityWeek [19:19] TR News BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts https://www.securityweek.com/bae-says-no-data-extracted-in-incident-hitting-bankruptcy-courts/ [19:19] TR Bot Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts - SecurityWeek [19:19] TR News Adobe, Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-veeam-juniper-networks-patch-critical-vulnerabilities/ [19:19] TR Bot Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [19:20] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I had a medical bill from the urgent care. [19:28] IsambardPrince They said use this sketchy sounding payment website, like they all do. [19:28] IsambardPrince They look up your invoice and let you pay by credit card. [19:29] IsambardPrince So I went there and it just says "Thank you, if an account matches your information, you'll receive a link by text." and it never sends one. [19:29] IsambardPrince It's because I use a prepaid phone and some of those "2FA" things won't send one time codes to a prepaid phone. [19:29] IsambardPrince I don't get why these things have to be used. [19:29] IsambardPrince A phone does not verify that it's me. [19:30] IsambardPrince So I called their billing number on the invoice. [19:30] IsambardPrince It had a chat robot. I said "Make a payment on my account." It goes, "Got it, you want to make a payment. I can send you a link so that you can make a payment online. Would you like me to send that link now?" [19:30] IsambardPrince I go "No." [19:31] IsambardPrince It said something else then hung up on me. [19:31] IsambardPrince So I called back and said "Agent." and it says "All of our agents are busy talking to other customers." [19:31] IsambardPrince And it hung up on me again. [19:32] IsambardPrince So I google'd the urgent care and called them directly, and said "I'm trying to make a payment but your system won't send me a link because I use a prepaid phone. A bank did this to me once, and I told them 'Well, I'm not going to switch a $20 prepaid plan to a $100 a month Verizon plan so I can use your bank. It's time to find another bank.' Can I make a payment while I have you on the phone?" [19:32] IsambardPrince Turns out I could. [19:34] IsambardPrince Capital One is SUPER paranoid about account security, and they let you get one time messages on an MVNO. [19:35] IsambardPrince Their screening process to be a Capital One customer (even with a credit card) is more rigorous than Chase Bank. [19:35] IsambardPrince All the major banks that are super paranoid about security and Know Your Customer can handle MVNOs. [19:35] IsambardPrince But then you run into a bank like Comenity that can't send 2FA to an MVNO. [19:37] IsambardPrince When you get a cell phone plan at the big boys, you're essentially financing their network of stores with expensive rent, their salesmen salaries, and someone else's "free iPhone". [19:37] IsambardPrince You're not necessarily getting better service than an MVNO that just rents time on their network. [19:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I was making fun of home ownership again. [19:55] IsambardPrince One of my zingers was this. [19:55] IsambardPrince You can lose your job, get your hours cut, become ill, have a spouse divorce you and take it, file bankruptcy and have the Trustee go "I'll be taking this. 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[19:59] *Now talking on #techrights [19:59] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Neo`Nemesis [19:59] *Now talking on #techrights ● Oct 30 [20:02] TR News Inside the winning Arduino UNO Q projects from Hacksters Invent the Future competition https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/inside-the-winning-arduino-uno-q-projects-from-hacksters-invent-the-future-competition/ [20:02] TR Bot Inside the winning Arduino UNO Q projects from Hacksters Invent the Future competition | Arduino Blog [20:03] TR News Harmonicon: Dropping the 3D View https://tcanabrava.github.io/harmonicon-drop-3d-view/ [20:03] TR Bot Tomaz Canabrava Ramblings Harmonicon: Dropping the 3D View [20:04] TR News clown bs https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/29/despite-cloud-boom-amazons-stock-falls-disappointing-earnings-and-revenue-miss/ [20:04] TR Bot cloud boom, Amazon's stock falls on disappointing earnings and revenue miss - SiliconANGLE [20:04] TR News What will GAFAM rebrand things as after "cloud" and "hey hi"? [20:05] TR News Facebook rebranded the entire company after something that is ALREADY DEAD ("metaverse") [20:06] TR News Microsoft has become a giant heap of worthless trash https://www.tomshardware.com/software/github-report-highlights-massive-influx-of-ai-generated-code-sixfold-increase-in-activity-over-one-year-required-extra-4-million-cpu-cores-and-160pb-of-storage [20:06] TR Bot GitHub says massive influx of AI-generated code required extra 4 million CPU cores and 160 petabytes of storage to manage a sixfold increase to 7.4 billion monthly commits in one year | Tom's Hardware [20:06] TR News Binance Grapples With Security Incident That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/binance-grapples-with-security-incident-that-may-cause-6-3-billion-in-losses.html [20:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/binance-grapples-with-security-incident-that-may-cause-6-3-billion-in-losses.html ) [20:08] TR News $26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/30/26-banana-pi-bpi-rt2-wifi-6-router-board-features-realtek-rtl8198d-dual-core-mips-soc/ [20:08] TR Bot $26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC - CNX Software [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], I was making fun of home ownership again. [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] or child "ownership" [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] think about the polycrisis [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] same for mortgages [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] too many to list [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] suppose war [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] your kid can go to thee front lione or die [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] your home can be hitt by a shell [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] the bank miight collapse one day [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] wituh climate, you talk abiout access to basics like shelter or food [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] so who wants to take a loan now or have kids? [20:14] TR News Looks like PR/marketing by shady slop vendor https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw-with-98-cvss.html [20:14] TR Bot Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions [20:14] TR News "It's a few years behind schedule, but development has resumed on the desktop edition of Canonical's existing immutable IoT distro, Ubuntu Core." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/29/ubuntu-2704-may-bring-a-preview-of-the-long-awaited-core-desktop/5306426 [20:14] TR Bot Ubuntu 27.04 may bring a preview of the long-awaited Core Desktop [20:14] TR News Ubuntu Core Desktop returns as Canonicals plan for an immutable default desktop https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/29/canonical-ubuntu-core-desktop/ [20:14] TR Bot Ubuntu Core Desktop returns as Canonical's plan for an immutable default desktop - Help Net Security [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] bms: can you expand re https://www.rescana.com/post/linux-kernel-tcp-cve-2026-98432-use-after-free-prepare-now ? [20:15] TR Bot Kernel CVE-2026-98432: Critical TCP Use-After-Free, No RHEL or Ubuntu Fix Yet Rescana [20:16] TR News "Ubuntu Core Desktop is Canonical's immutable version of Ubuntu Linux, and they're back to working on it for desktop users. It may one day, eventually, replace the standard version of Ubuntu." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-has-been-restarted-with-a-dedicated-team-with-plans-to-improve-linux-gaming/ [20:16] TR Bot Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux [20:16] TR News LLM slop, junk slopfarm https://finance.biggo.com/news/ed85cd76-df00-435d-93da-c14891bd2619 [20:16] TR Bot Canonical Revives Ubuntu Core Desktop, Targets Daily Builds in 27.04 Cycle BigGo Finance [20:16] TR News "Core Desktop could run apps that cant run natively in a sandbox, while linux-firmware-hwe is proposed as a safeguard against newer firmware causing problems." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-core-desktop-firmware-hwe/ [20:16] TR Bot Is Ubuntu Going Immutable? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop [20:17] TR News Kubuntu is the Linux distro for people who never want to open a terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/bad-at-tech-this-linux-distro-proves-you-dont-need-to-be-a-command-line-wizard/ [20:17] TR Bot Kubuntu is the Linux distro for people who never want to open a terminal [20:19] TR News
    [20:19] TR News "Today, the IPFire project has announced fireperf, a new open-source tool for measuring network performance, aimed at administrators, developers, and testers." https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-project-releases-fireperf-a-new-network-performance-measurement-tool [20:20] TR Bot Project Releases fireperf, a New Network Performance Measurement Tool - 9to5Linux [20:20] TR News "With the new Epic Games Launcher supported on Linux, along with a remade Easy Anti-Cheat coming, the CachyOS team are working on kernel support for EAC v2." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/ [20:20] TR Bot Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux [20:23] TR News "The Tor project released Tor Browser 16.0 today as a major update to this open-source, cross-platform, and free web browser designed to protect you against tracking, surveillance, and censorship using the Tor anonymous network." https://9to5linux.com/tor-browser-16-0-anonymous-browser-brings-native-arm-support-on-linux [20:23] TR Bot Browser 16.0 Anonymous Browser Brings Native ARM Support on Linux - 9to5Linux [20:24] TR News "Mesa 26.2.6 is out now as the latest upgrade for Linux open source graphics drivers, focused on fixing up some bugs reported. You have to wait for Mesa 26.3 for big new driver features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/mesa-26-2-6-brings-fixes-for-the-witcher-3-remastered-and-various-other-linux-driver-issues/ [20:24] TR Bot 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux [20:25] TR News "Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers unveiled today the 15th generation (Gen15) of the TUXEDO Nano Pro mini PC powered by an Intel CPU and featuring full Linux support." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-mini-linux-pc-launches-with-intel-cpu-up-to-128-gb-ram [20:25] TR Bot Nano Pro Gen15 Mini Linux PC Launches with Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM - 9to5Linux [20:25] TR News "A major new release of Ghostty, the open-source terminal emulator, is out." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ghostty-1-4-released [20:25] TR Bot Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu [20:28] TR News How to turn modern Linux into an old Mac https://boingboing.net/2026/10/28/how-to-turn-modern-linux-into-an-old-mac.html [20:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/10/28/how-to-turn-modern-linux-into-an-old-mac.html ) [20:28] TR News CachyOS Announces EAC Linux V2-Compatible Kernel With Lockdown https://www.techpowerup.com/354244/cachyos-announces-eac-linux-v2-compatible-kernel-with-lockdown [20:28] TR Bot Announces EAC Linux V2-Compatible Kernel With Lockdown | TechPowerUp [20:29] TR News Slop at SUSE https://www.tahawultech.com/industry/technology/suse-advances-multi-linux-management-and-agentic-ai-capabilities/ [20:29] TR Bot advances multi-Linux management and agentic AI capabilities | TahawulTech.com [20:30] TR News Msinsteam yet? https://itbrief.co.nz/story/hexnode-expands-linux-patching-login-controls-in-anz [20:30] TR Bot Hexnode expands Linux patching & login controls in ANZ [20:30] TR News Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/29/systemd-adds-support-for-rust/5306264 [20:30] TR Bot Systemd adds support for Rust [20:31] TR News PlayStation 5 becomes a Steam Machine with Bazzite Linux, running PC games through Proton https://videocardz.com/newz/playstation-5-can-now-run-steam-games-through-bazzite-linux-with-up-to-40-gpu-compute-units [20:31] TR Bot 5 can now run Steam games through Bazzite Linux with up to 40 GPU compute units - VideoCardz.com [20:32] TR News System76 unveils 11-liter Thelio Prime Linux PC with Ryzen 9000 CPUs, starting at $1,599 https://videocardz.com/newz/system76-unveils-1599-thelio-prime-linux-mini-pc-with-desktop-amd-ryzen-9000-cpu [20:32] TR Bot unveils $1,599 Thelio Prime Linux mini PC with desktop AMD Ryzen 9000 CPU - VideoCardz.com [20:33] TR News Androids Linux Terminal can now run desktop apps, so I tried to replace my laptop for a day https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-linux-terminal-desktop-apps-replace-laptop/ [20:33] TR Bot Androids Linux Terminal can now run desktop apps, so I tried to replace my laptop for a day [20:34] TR News "The flaw, CVE-2026-97229 (CVSS score: 10.0), can let an attacker run code on a GitLab server through a crafted regular expression in a CI configuration." https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attacker-tried-to-exploit-alpine-linuxs.html [20:34] TR Bot Attacker Tried to Exploit Alpine Linuxs GitLab via CVSS 10.0 Flaw Its Ruby Left Open [20:34] TR News The Witcher 3 gets a Linux graphics fix as Mesa patches AMD and Intel GPU hangs https://mixed-news.com/en/mesa-26-2-6-witcher-3-linux-graphics-gpu-hang-fixes/ [20:34] TR Bot The Witcher 3 gets a Linux graphics fix as Mesa patches AMD and Intel GPU hangs [20:35] TR News Mesa 26.2.6 for Linux-based operating systems fixes the KytyPS5 error on video cards. AMD Radeon https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/mesa-26-2-6-dlya-operatsionnykh-sistem-semejstva-linux-ispravlyaet-oshibku-kytyps5-na-videokartakh-amd-radeon [20:35] TR Bot Mesa 26.2.6 for Linux-based operating systems fixes the KytyPS5 error on video cards. AMD Radeon [20:36] TR News Valve developer adds Steam Frame CD-ROM support to Linux kernel in 10 minutes, but it isn't released yet https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114360/valve-developer-adds-steam-frame-cd-rom-support-to-linux-kernel-in-10-minutes-but-it-isnt-released-yet/index.html [20:36] TR Bot Valve developer adds Steam Frame CD-ROM support to Linux kernel in 10 minutes, but it isn't released yet [20:36] TR News Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/yes-linux-runs-microsofts-own-video-game-better-than-windows/ [20:36] TR Bot Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows [20:37] TR News 3 more Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives https://www.howtogeek.com/more-linux-exclusive-apps-that-are-better-than-their-windows-alternatives/ [20:37] TR Bot 3 more Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives [20:38] MinceR 30 213638 < techrights-news> Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/yes-linux-runs-microsofts-own-video-game-better-than-windows/ [20:38] MinceR i'm sure microslop is working on fixing that already [20:38] MinceR by making Linux worse, as usual [20:38] TR News Why Linux never needed defragging, while Windows relied on it for decades https://www.xda-developers.com/why-linux-never-needed-defragging/ [20:38] TR Bot Why Linux never needed defragging, while Windows relied on it for decades [20:40] *ZedHedTed has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:41] TR News (NEW): The Repair Caf start packet for Linux installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/The_Repair_Cafe_start_packet_for_Linux_installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/The_Repair_Cafe_start_packet_for_Linux_installations.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines The Repair Caf start packet for Linux installations [20:42] TR News (NEW): Mesa 26.2.6 Released with Fixes for RADV, ANV, Zink, RadeonSI, and Freedreno https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/28/Mesa_26_2_6_Released_with_Fixes_for_RADV_ANV_Zink_RadeonSI_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/28/Mesa_26_2_6_Released_with_Fixes_for_RADV_ANV_Zink_RadeonSI_and_.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Mesa 26.2.6 Released with Fixes for RADV, ANV, Zink, RadeonSI, and Freedreno [20:42] TR News (NEW): Games: Bazzite, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds,Godot 4.8 Beta 2, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Games_Bazzite_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Games_Bazzite_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godo.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Bazzite, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds,Godot 4.8 Beta 2, and More [20:44] TR News (NEW): Applications: Linux-exclusive Software, EarA, and FOSS Weekly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Applications_Linux_exclusive_Software_EarA_and_FOSS_Weekly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Applications_Linux_exclusive_Software_EarA_and_FOSS_Weekly.gmi [20:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Linux-exclusive Software, EarA, and FOSS Weekly [20:44] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:44] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:44] IsambardPrince I had to scare Kiki out from under the couch using the vacuum clener. [20:44] IsambardPrince '*cleaner [20:44] IsambardPrince It's just as well. [20:44] IsambardPrince I was too lazy to pick up the cough drop wrappers from being sick all week. [20:45] IsambardPrince So I just vacuumed them all up with the hose. [20:46] IsambardPrince You'll never get the cat out with anything other than the vacuum cleaner. [20:47] IsambardPrince She turns into Ginsu Kitty trying to stay under there. But she's terrified of the vacuum. [20:47] IsambardPrince She has a brain the size of the lemon so instead of realizing hte vacuum can't fit under the couch, she actually abandons the perfect hiding spot. [20:49] IsambardPrince Under the couch: Safe from vacuum. [20:49] IsambardPrince Vacuum turns on: Vacuum is loud loud means big big monster will clearly break the laws of physics and shrink to get me RUN. [20:49] TR News (NEW): BSD Now and OpenZFS Mastery https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/BSD_Now_and_OpenZFS_Mastery.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/BSD_Now_and_OpenZFS_Mastery.gmi [20:49] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Now and OpenZFS Mastery [20:51] TR News (NEW): KDE: Kirigami Addons 1.16.0 and a Take on Harmonicon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/KDE_Kirigami_Addons_1_16_0_and_a_Take_on_Harmonicon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/KDE_Kirigami_Addons_1_16_0_and_a_Take_on_Harmonicon.gmi [20:51] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE: Kirigami Addons 1.16.0 and a Take on Harmonicon [20:51] TR News "KubeVirt was founded by Red Hat in 2016 around the idea that Kubernetes could run virtual machines alongside containers." https://thenewstack.io/next-ten-years-kubevirt/?utm_source=fridayfive&utm_medium=email [20:51] TR Bot The next 10 years of KubeVirt - The New Stack [20:52] TR News "German carmaker has migrated to Red Hats agentless IT automation platform to manage an HPC cluster comprising 30,000 Linux and Windows servers" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366652557/BMW-uses-Ansible-to-manage-HPC-cluster [20:52] TR Bot BMW uses Ansible to manage HPC cluster | Computer Weekly [20:53] TR News Mindless buzzwords from Red Hat https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/telcos-can-cash-ai-not-just-pay-it-red-hat [20:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/telcos-can-cash-ai-not-just-pay-it-red-hat ) [20:53] IsambardPrince Abandon ship! ABANDON SHIP! [20:53] IsambardPrince The vacuum is on! Abandon ship! [20:54] TR News (NEW): IBM Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/IBM_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/IBM_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [20:54] TR Bot Tux Machines IBM Red Hat Leftovers [20:54] IsambardPrince MinceR, That scene in Fallout was pretty funny when Knight Titus dies because of the mutant grizzly bear that was in the cave. [20:55] IsambardPrince He runs out screaming OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK! even though he was in power armor. [20:56] TR News (NEW): Devices, Linux, Open Hardware, and Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Devices_Linux_Open_Hardware_and_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Devices_Linux_Open_Hardware_and_Android.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Devices, Linux, Open Hardware, and Android [20:56] IsambardPrince Later on we see someone in power armor killing several death claws, so it really highlights what a coward Titus was underneath all the armor. [20:57] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], All the people turning 18 now.... [20:58] IsambardPrince Their parents had them based on a world view of where their finances were at before Lehman Brothers failed and the economy went into a permanent hyperinflationary recession shortly later. [20:59] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing [20:59] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Leftovers ● Oct 30 [21:00] IsambardPrince Their parents were in a nice home with a job and a Hummmer. [21:00] IsambardPrince Going "This is our life, we made it." [21:00] IsambardPrince And three months later the bank took the house back, the job was gone, and the Hummer got repossessed. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] yes, true [21:01] IsambardPrince But they were still pregnant. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] i mentioned this 2 days ago [21:01] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [21:01] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] the people who were born after 2008 [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] and how they see the world [21:02] TR News (NEW): Security News and FUD/Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Security_News_and_FUD_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Security_News_and_FUD_Hype.gmi [21:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Security News and FUD/Hype [21:04] TR News Techrights Links 30/10/2026: "Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online" and Concerns Over Radicalism in France https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Over_41_000_DHS_Employee_Records_Leaked_Online.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Over_41_000_DHS_Employee_Records_Leaked_Online.gmi [21:04] TR Bot Techrights Links 30/10/2026: "Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online" and Concerns Over Radicalism in France [21:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Time to go buy more beer. [21:12] IsambardPrince They have it on one of those extreme loss leader sales. [21:13] IsambardPrince That's the only time I buy it. [21:13] IsambardPrince I buy a ton when it's 24 for $9.99. [21:13] IsambardPrince 24 for $9.99 is an absolute steal. You can barely buy a decent 6-pack for $10 these days, let alone a whole 24-case. [21:25] schestowitz[TR2] beer? [21:25] schestowitz[TR2] or trick? 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