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[00:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Shotcut_25_12_Adds_NVIDIA_NVENC_Encoder_Support_to_Screen_Recor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Shotcut_25_12_Adds_NVIDIA_NVENC_Encoder_Support_to_Screen_Recor.gmi 
[00:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11
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[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-301225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-301225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-301225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-301225.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
[02:47]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-301225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-301225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-301225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-301225.txt
[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-301225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-301225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-301225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-301225.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-301225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-301225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-301225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-301225.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-12-30.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-12-30.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-30.txt
[02:58]	admfubar	https://databreaches.net/2025/12/30/french-software-company-fined-2-million-for-cyber-failings-leading-to-data-breach/
[02:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/12/30/french-software-company-fined-2-million-for-cyber-failings-leading-to-data-breach/ )
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[03:05]	admfubar	https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-simple-two-step-process-can-remove-microplastics-from-drinking-water-48478
[03:05]	TR Bot	 A Simple Two-Step Process Can Remove Microplastics from Drinking Water | Discover Magazine
[03:05]	MinceR	afaik the harder the water, the better this works
[03:08]	admfubar	;)
[03:09]	admfubar	this explains a lot about certain billionaires... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/doctors-link-ai-psychosis
[03:09]	TR Bot	 Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
[03:09]	MinceR	no, those were psychotic before being exposed to LLMs
[03:10]	admfubar	we dont know how long they have been exposed though.....
[03:10]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-robotaxi-smoke-mirrors
[03:10]	TR Bot	 It's Starting to Feel a Lot Like Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Mostly Smoke and Mirrors
[03:12]	admfubar	i hope there is some progress with this quickly.. i can use it.... https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-mother-of-all-treatments-mitera-lands-1-75m-to-unlock-the-immune-tolerance-secrets-of-pregnancy/
[03:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-mother-of-all-treatments-mitera-lands-1-75m-to-unlock-the-immune-tolerance-secrets-of-pregnancy/ )
[03:13]	MinceR	we can estimate an upper limit
[03:15]	admfubar	https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ex-amazon-ai-engineer-bets-six-figures-of-his-own-money-to-disrupt-drug-discovery/
[03:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ex-amazon-ai-engineer-bets-six-figures-of-his-own-money-to-disrupt-drug-discovery/ )
[03:16]	admfubar	https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/the-confusing-world-of-bus-mice/
[03:16]	TR Bot	Confusing World Of Bus Mice | Hackaday
[03:20]	admfubar	https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/linux-fu-compose-yourself/
[03:20]	TR Bot	Fu: Compose Yourself! | Hackaday
[03:28]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/trump-scientology/
[03:28]	TR Bot	 'Very scary': Ex-Scientologist issues warning after Trump seen 'hanging out' with members - Raw Story
[03:29]	MinceR	sounds like the clams are going to get even richer
● Dec 31
[04:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:08]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_30_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_30_2025.gmi 
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
[04:08]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:10]	TR News	"Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/28/1115208
[04:10]	TR Bot	 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig - SoylentNews
[04:11]	TR News	"The Health Care Crisis Is Gobbling Up the Economy" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/health-care-spending-us-debt/
[04:11]	TR Bot	 The Health Care Crisis Is Gobbling Up the Economy
[04:12]	TR News	Stupid hagiography https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/business/louis-v-gerstner-dead.html
[04:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/business/louis-v-gerstner-dead.html )
[04:13]	TR News	DSA gives EU leaders new problems https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/30/dsa-ger-eus-makthavare-nya-problem/
[04:13]	TR Bot	 DSA ger EU:s makthavare nya problem
[04:13]	TR News	Tough proposal on ID requirements and age limits for social media underway in the EU https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/29/skarpt-forslag-om-id-krav-och-aldersgranser-for-sociala-medier-pa-gang-i-eu/
[04:13]	TR Bot	 Skarpt frslag om ID-krav och ldersgrnser fr sociala medier p gng i EU
[04:18]	TR News	The numbers here are wrong. Microsoft fired 30,000+. https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-2025-tech-layoffs-meta-amazon-microsoft-and-others-cut-tens-of-thousands-of-roles/
[04:18]	TR Bot	 [News] 2025 Tech Layoffs: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Others Cut Tens of Thousands of Roles
[04:19]	TR News	ANY excuse they can find! https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-sony-microsoft-reportedly-weigh-delaying-next-gen-game-consoles-beyond-2028-amid-memory-price-surge/
[04:19]	TR Bot	 [News] Sony, Microsoft Reportedly Weigh Delaying Next-Gen Game Consoles Beyond 2028 Amid Memory Price Surge
[04:20]	TR News	"Alvind, Krabanaugh and the rest of evil Pipmunks are there to be part of the next layoff, as needed. Don't forget Joanne the Jac--a-s. How does New Year's Eve sound for laying off these crooked IBM executives ? you know, out with the Old, in with the New. That should work for everyone except the executives." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y
[04:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y )
[04:22]	TR News	"Oh really ? Is that why they have no AI, Cloud or products that rate high in today's marketplace ? Their principal expertise is in mainframes and that's going out of fashion...rather fast. Oh and before I forget, moving jobs from the US to India is another favorite expertise of IBM, even though it takes 6 Indian engineers to complete the same amount of work as a single US engineer."
[04:22]	TR News	"What's wrong with this picture, or are you as tongue tied as Krabanaugh The Underskilled ?"
[04:22]	TR News	"I withhold judgement until we see revenues increasing at a significant rate."
[04:23]	TR News	"only a lot of wishful thinking would make someone write as you did because you are not able to face reality and IBM's (failing) future. IBM is no longer the technical powerhouse that it was from the 1950s until 2000."
[04:23]	TR News	"IBM is now on the ropes and running out of time - time is not something that the company has. "Acquisitions take time to fully pan out" is what you stated and that is true. Nothing but financial engineering from the unskilled Krabanaugh who cooks the books can make the Q4 2025 report a success." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96
[04:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 )
[04:25]	admfubar	https://www.projectcensored.org/amazon-walmart-surveillance-employees/
[04:25]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/amazon-walmart-surveillance-employees/ )
[04:26]	TR News	"The story of secret ordinations taking place in the church reminded me of the secret demotions used to hide the Debian suicide cluster. What an uncanny coincidence. One of the victims died on our wedding day and it was Palm Sunday." https://danielpocock.com/en/invitation-to-live-next-door-to-george-amal-clooney/
[04:26]	TR Bot	 Invitation to live next door to George and Amal Clooney
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[04:58]	TR News	Techrights EPO People Power - Part XX - Why Antnio Campinos Chose to Put His Cokehead Friend on 'Sick Leave' https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/EPO_People_Power_Part_XX_Why_Antonio_Campinos_Chose_to_Put_His_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/EPO_People_Power_Part_XX_Why_Antonio_Campinos_Chose_to_Put_His_.gmi 
[04:58]	TR Bot	 Techrights EPO People Power - Part XX - Why Antnio Campinos Chose to Put His Cokehead Friend on 'Sick Leave'
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[05:08]	admfubar	https://petapixel.com/2025/12/29/big-brother-left-the-door-open-flocks-ai-surveillance-cameras-exposed-to-the-internet/
[05:08]	TR Bot	Brother Left the Door Open: Flocks AI Surveillance Cameras Exposed to the Internet | PetaPixel
[05:18]	TR News	Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in a U.S. College Since 2018 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_a_U_S_College_Since_2018.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_a_U_S_College_Since_2018.gmi 
[05:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in a U.S. College Since 2018
[05:21]	TR News	http://techrights.org & http://tuxmachines.org will do their best to advertise this talk to attract a crowd to it. There's a common concern that, if we just let them throw RMS under the bus, then the same persons who did this to him would then do the same to everyone else who thinks like him.
[05:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[05:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines
[05:26]	TR News	EPO imports? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/24/police-seize-10m-of-cocaine-hidden-in-frozen-fish-cargo
[05:26]	TR Bot	 Police seize 10m of cocaine hidden in frozen fish cargo | UK news | The Guardian
[05:27]	TR News	https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/ had 444 blog posts this year, about HALF what it could produce when it covered EPO scandals a decade ago
[05:27]	TR Bot	 The IPKat
[05:33]	TR News	Microsoft? Fans?? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/microsofts-webtv-is-being-revived-by-fans/
[05:33]	TR Bot	WebTV Is Being Revived By Fans | Hackaday
[05:34]	TR News	"conscription" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/30/russia-s-conscription-system-will-become-year-round-starting-january-1-here-s-what-that-means-for-moscow-s-call-up-capacity | Source: Meduza
[05:34]	TR Bot	 Russias conscription system will become year-round starting January 1. Heres what that means for Moscows call-up capacity. Meduza
[05:38]	TR News	"Englands Premier League has obtained a DMCA subpoena against Cloudflare, hoping to curb the seemingly unbridled growth of sports streaming services." https://torrentfreak.com/premier-league-targets-dozens-of-pirate-streaming-sites-through-cloudflare-subpoena/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[05:38]	TR Bot	League Targets Dozens of Pirate Streaming Sites through Cloudflare Subpoena * TorrentFreak
[05:38]	TR News	Software Patents: "Such is the thesis of Sony's "AI-Generated Ghost Player" system." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/in-case-you-missed-it-sony-just-patented-ai-generated-tutorials.html | Source: BoingBoing
[05:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/in-case-you-missed-it-sony-just-patented-ai-generated-tutorials.html )
[05:39]	TR News	"APNICs Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston, continues to share his research and expertise on Internet operations throughout the world. Below are three of Geoffs best posts in 2025." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/29/three-of-the-best-geoff-huston-8/ | Source: APNIC
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Three of the best: Geoff Huston | APNIC Blog
[05:39]	TR News	"The IPv6 transition continues in economies and organizations throughout the Asia Pacific region at different rates" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/30/three-of-the-best-ipv6-9/ | Source: APNIC
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Three of the best: IPv6 | APNIC Blog
[05:40]	TR News	"young girls sold to older men" https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-881737 | Source: Jerusalem Post
[05:40]	TR Bot	 Clerics, Baghdad bridal industry profit from child marriage | The Jerusalem Post
[05:40]	TR News	"His plane was seized by Red Lake because that's what a closed reservation means, even if you have some of the best walleye in the world" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/pilot-lands-on-reservation-and-gets-his-plane-seized.html | Source: BoingBoing
[05:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/pilot-lands-on-reservation-and-gets-his-plane-seized.html )
[05:41]	TR News	"These posts are not harmless greetings" https://ffrf.org/news/releases/trump-administration-crosses-constitutional-line-with-sectarian-christmas-messages/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation
[05:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/trump-administration-crosses-constitutional-line-with-sectarian-christmas-messages/ )
[05:42]	TR News	"That a service like Bright Harbor found a strong foothold in the US is not surprising." https://www.vox.com/climate/473543/fema-disaster-recovery-capitialism-wealthy-bright-harbor | Source: Vox
[05:42]	TR Bot	disaster recovery became privatized and why its failing climate victims | Vox
[05:42]	TR News	"Demonstrations were reported in several cities, with markets and shops shuttered and students holding rallies at universities, on December 30." https://www.rferl.org/a/us-trump-iran-economic-protests-tehran-israel/33636196.html | Source: RFERL
[05:42]	TR Bot	 Iran In 'New Phase Of Turmoil' As Protests Spread Beyond Capital
[05:44]	TR News	"Here are five lessons from ancient Greek and Roman science that ring surprisingly true in the face of misinformation in the modern world." https://phys.org/news/2025-12-lessons-misinformation-ancient-greek-roman.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[05:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-lessons-misinformation-ancient-greek-roman.html )
[05:45]	TR News	"Abbreviations such as WSIS+20, IGF, IETF, DIEM, ICANN, PDP, ITU or W3C regularly appear in discussions about the Internet, yet often remain vague." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-who-runs-the-www-wsis20-and-the-future-of-internet | Source: CCC
[05:45]	TR Bot	runs the www? WSIS+20 and the future of Internet governance - media.ccc.de
[05:45]	TR News	"Under the terms of the agreement, SoftBank will indirectly acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of DigitalBridge at $16.00 per share in cash [sic]" https://insidetowers.com/softbank-acquires-digitalbridge-to-scale-next-gen-ai-infrastructure/ | Source: Inside Towers
[05:45]	TR Bot	 SoftBank Acquires DigitalBridge to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure - Inside Towers
[05:45]	TR News	Losses and more losses and money grows on... debt https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/softbank-openai-investment.html | Source: CNBC
[05:45]	TR Bot	fulfills $40 billion OpenAI backing, sources tell CNBC
[05:46]	TR News	SoftBank is NOT from Japan, it's a Saudi front that now tries to sell MOAR oil by wasting energy on SLOP
[05:46]	TR News	"The effort is supported by Oracle Corp" https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/softbank-reportedly-finalizes-openai-investment-22-5b-cash-infusion/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[05:46]	TR Bot	reportedly finalizes OpenAI investment with $22.5B cash infusion - SiliconANGLE
[05:47]	TR News	"Theres obvious potential for miscreants to use a Flipper Zero to make mischief at large events, perhaps by cloning ID cards to gain access to secure areas, or by messing with wireless communications." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/zohran_mamdani_raspberry_pi_ban/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:47]	TR Bot	 New Yorks incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at inauguration The Register
[05:47]	TR News	"A Raspberry Pi could do all that and more, but the single-board devices arent as neatly packaged as the Flipper Zero and would therefore be more conspicuous."
[05:47]	TR News	"Adafruit laments that listing the Raspberry Pi as a forbidden item besmirches a brand beloved by educators and artists, and also points out that banning the single-board machine is futile given that miscreants could program a smartphone to perform evil deeds at the inauguration."
[05:48]	TR News	Saudi front trying to waste more energy (profits for KSA) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-stakes-4b-on-digitalbridge-to-secure-ai-data-center-power-and-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware
[05:48]	TR Bot	 SoftBank stakes $4B on securing AI data center power and capacity DigitalBridge purchase indicative of AI industry's increasing investments in energy supply | Tom's Hardware
[05:49]	TR News	"Hes also gone after a number of law firms whove represented people suing Trump and the administration." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/30/judge-says-trump-cant-strip-lawyers-security-clearance-just-because-he-doesnt-like-his-clients/ | Source: Techdirt
[05:49]	TR Bot	Says Trump Cant Strip Lawyers Security Clearance Just Because He Doesnt Like His Clients | Techdirt
[05:49]	TR News	"not yet widely profitable" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-manus-acquisition-two-billion-explained-9.7030180 | Source: CBC
[05:49]	TR Bot	 Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters | CBC News
[05:50]	TR News	"Ireland is looking to push for EU-level rules on social media ID verification and a ban for children during the countrys rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2026." https://www.euractiv.com/news/ireland-eyes-eu-social-media-age-checks-laws-for-2026-council-presidency/ | Source: Euractive
[05:50]	TR Bot	eyes EU social media age checks laws for 2026 Council presidency | Euractiv
[05:50]	TR News	"Okay, now youre getting upset. Youre getting upset despite the fact that we have strict rules against getting upset at this Hertz location." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-in-charge-at-this-hertz-location-and-buddy-youre-not-getting-a-car-today | Source: McSweeneys
[05:50]	TR Bot	 Im in Charge at This Hertz Location, and Buddy, Youre Not Getting a Car Today - McSweeneys Internet Tendency
[05:51]	TR News	"Of course, just because they aren't "economically meaningful" doesn't mean they aren't worth attacking!" https://blog.dshr.org/2025/12/sabotaging-bitcoin.html | Source: David Rosenthal
[05:51]	TR Bot	 DSHR's Blog: Sabotaging Bitcoin
[05:51]	TR News	"Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/russia-cracks-down-on-illegal-cryptomining-with-prison-terms-up-to-five-years-kremlin-will-begin-prosecuting-in-2027 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[05:51]	TR Bot	 Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027 | Tom's Hardware
[05:54]	TR News	"Keep America Beautiful" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/americas-anti-litter-campaign-was-corporate-pr-in-a-recycling-costume.html | Source: BoingBoing
[05:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/americas-anti-litter-campaign-was-corporate-pr-in-a-recycling-costume.html )
[05:54]	TR News	"Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches and smog fouling city air." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-12-29/environmental-protection-agency-laws-documerica-project-pollution-photographs | Source: Los Angeles Times
[05:54]	TR Bot	 Contributor: Photos of the dirty 1970s will make you appreciate the EPA - Los Angeles Times
[05:55]	TR News	"We published hundreds of long-reads this year. Heres a reading list of some to revisit" https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-investigations-you-may-have-missed-2025 | Source: Pro Publica
[05:55]	TR Bot	 ProPublica Investigations You May Have Missed in 2025 ProPublica
[05:56]	TR News	"Whos behind these political decisions? Increasingly, the same small number of ultra-rich who have gained disproportionate influence over our politics." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-the-market-were-working-well-we | Source: Robert Reich
[05:56]	TR Bot	 Five ways to make more than a billion dollars
[05:58]	TR News	"The use of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to secure Internet routing is increasingly standard practice." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/31/three-of-the-best-rpki-6/ | Source: APNIC
[05:58]	TR Bot	 Three of the best: RPKI | APNIC Blog
[05:59]	TR News	"We achieve a success rate exceeding 99.9% when factoring 15. Larger values such as 21 are also factored 66% of the time." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/using-lava-lamps-to-break-RSA | Source: Ted Unangst
[05:59]	TR Bot	 using lava lamps to break RSA
[05:59]	TR News	"But how much are the vendor's promises of safety, privacy, GDPR compliance, apps made in Europe and cloud servers in Germany actually worth?" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-watch-your-kids-inside-a-children-s-smartwatch | Source: CCC
[05:59]	TR Bot	Your Kids: Inside a Children's Smartwatch - media.ccc.de
[05:59]	TR News	"We explore what happens when Europes ambitious data access laws meet the messy realities of studying major digital platforms." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-we-the-eu-and-1064-danes-decided-to-look-into-youtube-a-story-about-how-the-eu-gave-us-a-law-1064-danes-gave-us-their-youtube-histories-and-reality-ga | Source: CCC
[05:59]	TR Bot	the EU, and 1064 Danes decided to look into YouTube: A story about how the EU gave us a law, 1064 Danes gave us their YouTube histories, and reality gave us a headache - media.ccc.de
● Dec 31
[06:00]	TR News	"A hacker claims to have leaked a database containing millions of user records tied to Cond Nast Inc.s Wired magazine" https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/29/millions-wired-user-records-leaked-claimed-conde-nast-breach/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[06:00]	TR Bot	of Wired user records leaked in claimed Cond Nast breach - SiliconANGLE
[06:03]	TR News	"Therefore, as we head into 2026, can we please start getting the relative severity of different classes of breached data straight?" https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/data-breach-severity-wrong-way/ | Source: Michael Kjrling
[06:03]	TR Bot	 Can we please stop getting data breach severities the wrong way around? Michael Kjrling
[06:03]	TR News	"In an interview with Extra.ie, Tnaiste Simon Harris said that the Government will lead calls for the introduction of ID-verified social media accounts." https://extra.ie/2025/12/28/news/simon-harris-social-media-regulations |
[06:03]	TR Bot	 Simon Harris says Ireland to lead EU drive for ID-verified social media
[06:08]	TR News	"Danes have become more and more digital, and what was once sent by letter is now received digitally by the vast majority of people." https://www.postnord.dk/en/postnord-will-deliver-its-final-letter-at-the-end-of-2025/ |
[06:08]	TR Bot	 PostNord will deliver its final letter at the end of 2025 | PostNord
[06:09]	TR News	"However, Danish law guarantees citizens have the right to send and receive physical letters." https://www.politico.eu/article/please-mr-postman-denmark-bids-farewell-letter-delivery-mailboxes-postnord/ | Source: Politico
[06:09]	TR Bot	 Please, Mr. Postman! Denmark bids farewell to letter delivery and mailboxes POLITICO
[06:09]	TR News	"In the year 2000, PostNord delivered nearly 1.5 billion letters. Last year, it delivered 110 million." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/denmark-postal-service-ends-letter-delivery/106188988 | Source: ABC
[06:09]	TR Bot	 Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery - ABC News
[06:10]	TR News	"Denmarks state-run postal service, PostNord, will deliver its last ever letter on Tuesday, as the digital age brings its 400-year-run to an end." https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/30/europe/denmark-postal-service-letters-intl-scli | Source: CNN
[06:10]	TR Bot	 Digital age brings Denmarks postal service to a historic end | CNN
[06:10]	TR News	"remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the increasing digitalisation of Danish society." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society | Source: The Guardian UK
[06:10]	TR Bot	 Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years | Denmark | The Guardian
[06:11]	TR News	"digitalisation != green. digitalisation = MORE consumption of energy.
[06:11]	MinceR	not necessarily, it depends
[06:11]	TR News	and as couriers will STILL operate in Denmark what we are witnessing here is Privatisation/Privateering. PostNord is being REPLACED by PRIVATE companies.
[06:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: DAs need to eat
[06:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	to deliver papers
[06:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	and cars to move around the envelopes
[06:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	etc etc
[06:12]	MinceR	yeah
[06:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	but it's not always clear cut case
[06:12]	MinceR	but also not never
[06:13]	TR News	"Mastodon and Bluesky are, in my opinion, superior to the centralized status quo." https://evanhahn.com/prediction-mastodon-will-outlive-bluesky/ | Source: Evan Hahn
[06:13]	TR Bot	 Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky
[06:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: depends on the bulk
[06:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	one envelope per door versus 10 per door
[06:14]	TR News	"What I have never enjoyed are the ways fandoms operate on microblogging services and Discord servers, so I dont participate." https://blog.avas.space/fandom/ | Source: Ava
[06:14]	TR Bot	 enjoying media and fandom | ava's blog
[06:14]	TR News	"The underlying driver is the same force distorting much of the tech industry in late 2025: AI infrastructure." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-warns-pc-market-could-shrink-up-to-9-percent-in-2026-due-to-skyrocketing-ram-pricing-even-moderate-forecast-hits-5-percent-drop-as-ai-driven-shortages-slam-into-pc-market | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:14]	TR Bot	 IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market | Tom's Hardware
[06:14]	TR News	"Maybe the rest of Yus post is great? I have no idea, because I didnt bother reading it, and I didnt bother reading it because I dont trust a guy who puts some bullshit like this right up at the top." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/your-llm-generated-shit-makes-me-distrust-you | Source: Pete Brown
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Your LLM-generated shit makes me distrust you. - Exploding Comma
[06:15]	MinceR	i wouldn't trust a goa'uld anyway
[06:15]	TR News	As people in more 'primitive' countries know, Denmark is NOT the first to stop delivering post
[06:15]	TR News	"What is at issue is whether fake content can be considered "offensive"." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/lang/ | Source: The Cyber Show
[06:15]	TR Bot	 Inappropriate language models: Fake people can't be sincere
[06:21]	TR News	"This isnt a new problem. In fact, its an old one. And thats part of the issue." https://itwire.com/the-wired-cio/why-are-so-many-erp-systems-so-rubbish-at-user-interface-and-design.html | Source: IT Wire
[06:21]	TR Bot	- Why are so many ERP systems so rubbish at user interface and design?
[06:22]	TR News	"Windows complaining about activation can occur if there are licensing issues, or if there has been a hardware change that is enough to send Microsoft's finest into a cycle of despair." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/banksys_limitless_limited_by_windows/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:22]	TR Bot	 Banksy's Limitless limited by Windows Activation The Register
[06:22]	TR News	"You enter your details, wait for the verification SMS (which they might have labelled as OTP), and then nothing happens." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/12/gmail-sms-verification-failing-zimbabwe/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[06:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/12/gmail-sms-verification-failing-zimbabwe/ )
[06:25]	TR News	"For example I really could not care less about football, celebrity news, daily political controversies, social media influencers, and so on" https://chuck.is/ignorant/ | Source: Chuck Carroll
[06:25]	TR Bot	 Ignorance is Bliss | Chuck Carroll
[06:25]	TR News	"The study demonstrates that long-term exposure to artificial sweeteners can have a detrimental impact on organ function even at low doses" https://www.sciencealert.com/even-low-doses-of-aspartame-could-have-alarming-health-effects-study-finds | Source: Science Alert
[06:25]	TR Bot	Low Doses of Aspartame Could Have Alarming Health Effects, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
[06:26]	TR News	"inherently risky professions" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/trump-osha-kavanaugh-worker-safety/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:26]	TR Bot	 OSHA Wants to Cancel Protections for Inherently Risky Work
[06:26]	TR News	"Now, according to new reporting from The Wall Street Journal, we may be nearing a consensus." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/doctors-link-ai-psychosis | Source: Futurism
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
[06:27]	TR News	"We welcome improvements to the tooling and even entirely new tools to help analyze microcode updates and the ROM." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-angry-path-to-zen-amd-zen-microcode-tools-and-insights | Source: CCC
[06:27]	TR Bot	Angry Path to Zen: AMD Zen Microcode Tools and Insights - media.ccc.de
[06:28]	TR News	"39c3 is a big challenge to run, install power, network connectivity and other services in a short time and tear down everything even faster." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-infrastructure-review | Source: CCC
[06:28]	TR Bot	Review - media.ccc.de
[06:28]	TR News	"fast-depreciating asset as collateral for multi-billion dollar loans wasnt such a great idea after all." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/how_nvidia_survives_ai_bubble_pop/ | Source: The Register UK
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Why software will save Nvidia from an AI bubble burst The Register
[06:29]	TR News	"The year is about to end, and its unlikely Ill finish more books, so I think its a good time to recap the books I read in 2025." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/what-did-i-read-this-year | Source: Manuel Moreale
[06:29]	TR Bot	 What did I read this year Manu
[06:29]	TR News	"You should read books too. Turns out they are actually pretty good." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/i-read-a-couple-of-books-in-2025/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle
[06:29]	TR Bot	 I Read a Couple of Books in 2025
[06:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Need a Deduction? Donate to Open https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Need_a_Deduction_Donate_to_Open.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Need_a_Deduction_Donate_to_Open.gmi 
[06:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Need a Deduction? Donate to Open
[06:30]	TR News	"If you ever want to see how the blog is doing, stat wise, you can head over to my stats page and check it out yourself." https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/12/29/year-plus-plus | Source: Raymond Camden
[06:30]	TR Bot	 year plus plus...
[06:30]	TR News	"After last weeks downer of a global year in review, I decided Id like to go back and do a more personal review, as well as share a few hopes for the new year." https://werd.io/2025-a-personal-year-in-review/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[06:30]	TR Bot	 2025: a personal year in review
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[06:31]		*Righty (~Username@3epy783jsvpvq.irc) has joined #techrights
[06:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/KDE_Ni_OS_new_logo_and_the_initial_repository.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/KDE_Ni_OS_new_logo_and_the_initial_repository.gmi 
[06:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository
[06:36]	TR News	"I never reviewed my 2024, so Im going to throw a short bullet list of what was there: [...]" https://aartaka.me/2025.html | Source: Artyom Bologov
[06:36]	TR Bot	 2025: Never-ed(1)-ing Lisp, Writing, and Feelings
[06:37]	TR News	"We interviewed a dozen(ish) expert tech bloggers over the past year to share perspectives and tips beyond Writing for Developers." https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/advice-for-new-tech-bloggers | Source: Cynthia Dunlop
[06:37]	TR Bot	 Advice for new tech bloggers - Write that blog!
[06:37]	TR News	"At some point, I achieved the goals I had the big ones, anyway but I never really set new ones." https://vereis.com/posts/this-post-isnt-for-you | Source: Vereis
[06:37]	TR Bot	Post Isn't For You vereis.com
[06:37]	TR News	"I like to read. I like to listen to music. I like to watch other people build stuff and make cool things. I have a lot of likes. I think thats true of everyone." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/what-is-my-passion/ | Source: Matthew Weber
[06:37]	TR Bot	 What Is My Passion? - Matt's Blog
[06:38]	TR News	"But I did manage to read some stuff! So without further ado, here are the book reviews: [...]" https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/30/2025-book-review/ | Source: Nolan Lawson
[06:38]	TR Bot	 2025 book review | Read the Tea Leaves
[06:38]	TR News	"The year in lists" https://localghost.dev/blog/2025-the-year-in-lists/ | Source: Sophie Koonin
[06:38]	TR Bot	 2025: The year in lists - localghost
[06:38]	TR News	"Elsewhere, Russias full-scale war in Ukraine continues to have a profound impact on the Caucasus" https://oc-media.org/oc-medias-10-best-articles-of-2025/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media
[06:38]	TR Bot	 OC Medias 10 best articles of 2025
[06:41]	TR News	Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Nvidia Faces Bubble-Bursting Moment, Saudi Oil Money Pumped Into Chatbots to Keep the Energy Waste Going (Circular Financing Again) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Nvidia_Faces_Bubble_Bursting_Moment_Saudi_Oil_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Nvidia_Faces_Bubble_Bursting_Moment_Saudi_Oil_.gmi 
[06:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Nvidia Faces Bubble-Bursting Moment, Saudi Oil Money Pumped Into Chatbots to Keep the Energy Waste Going (Circular Financing Again)
[06:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[06:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
[06:51]	TR News	Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Explains Why Chatbots Became Dishonesty on Top of Dishonesty (Hiding Usage of Dishonest Salads of Words) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Explains_Why_Chatbots_Became_Dishonest_on_Top_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Explains_Why_Chatbots_Became_Dishonest_on_Top_o.gmi 
[06:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Explains Why Chatbots Became Dishonesty on Top of Dishonesty (Hiding Usage of Dishonest Salads of Words)
[06:55]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-31.gmi
[06:56]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1521.jpg
[06:56]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1871.jpg
[06:57]	TR News	"It's been a nice experience - I haven't used python very extensively before, and it's been nice to work with, but I do kind of pine for a compiled language. Especially after reading this article from Daniel Beskin about the power of type systems and working with the compiler." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-12-30-programming-language.gmi
[06:58]	TR News	"Why not use some form of `xxd -r` to reverse a hexdump? vim not being installed would be one reason. Other options include hex editors that handle the presentation and reversage for you, e.g. bvi or the "Binary VIsual editor" among other options." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/12/31/xxd-r.gmi
[06:59]	TR News	"After I posted my article I run "antenna.sh" to put it on the "Antenna" feed aggregator, which is optional, but I could put it into my "gemini_up.sh" to automate this too." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2025-12-31-Posting_on_gemlogs_and_blogs.gmi
● Dec 31
[07:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  A message from FSF president Ian Kelling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.gmi 
[07:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines A message from FSF president Ian Kelling
[07:00]	TR News	"I observe that there is also some slight inaccuracy introduced depending on where the cursors are around the dial, as though a cursor is not perfectly centered, or some similar problem." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251230-0.gmi
[07:01]	TR News	"As this year is going to an end, there is always a strong urge to sum everything up. This year is not different. Some things worked out, some worked partially, and some not at all. This is my examination of conscience." gemini://liladi.site/new-year-new-me.gmi
[07:01]	TR News	Un scripteador reflexivo gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/56--2025-12-30-Un-scripteador-reflexivo.gmi
[07:03]	TR News	2025 Resolution: "In the great year two thousand and twenty five I shall become the official spokesperson for a brand of luxury toilet paper." gopher://gopher.black:70/1/phlog/20250102-resolution
[07:03]	TR News	"I didn't leave my cabinet in good shape when I left, leaving only half a box of cereal and a few packs of dry beans for my return. Rather than spend another day rotting in my apartment I thought it'd be nice to get enough food to make something real." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/instacart.gmi
[07:05]	TR News	m0ar 7-11 gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20251230_m0ar_7_11
[07:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  This simple Linux tool lets you try multiple distros safely on one desktop - for free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/This_simple_Linux_tool_lets_you_try_multiple_distros_safely_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/This_simple_Linux_tool_lets_you_try_multiple_distros_safely_on_.gmi 
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This simple Linux tool lets you try multiple distros safely on one desktop - for free
[07:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  I turned my old Chromebook into a Linux-powered smart hub, and it's incredible https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/I_turned_my_old_Chromebook_into_a_Linux_powered_smart_hub_and_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/I_turned_my_old_Chromebook_into_a_Linux_powered_smart_hub_and_i.gmi 
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I turned my old Chromebook into a Linux-powered smart hub, and it's incredible
[07:08]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: New Resolution, Reverse Hexdump, and Programming Languages https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_New_Resolution_Reverse_Hexdump_and_Prog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_New_Resolution_Reverse_Hexdump_and_Prog.gmi 
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: New Resolution, Reverse Hexdump, and Programming Languages
[07:08]	TR News	"I would like to especially thank Geoff and RMS for the work that they did in this role" http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.shtml
[07:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines A message from FSF president Ian Kelling
[07:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ready for a Linux laptop? I found one that competes with my MacBook Pro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Ready_for_a_Linux_laptop_I_found_one_that_competes_with_my_MacB.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Ready_for_a_Linux_laptop_I_found_one_that_competes_with_my_MacB.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ready for a Linux laptop? I found one that competes with my MacBook Pro
[07:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Haruna_1_7_Media_Player_Brings_Smarter_Playlists.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Haruna_1_7_Media_Player_Brings_Smarter_Playlists.gmi 
[07:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists
[07:18]	TR News	Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.gmi 
[07:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth
[07:22]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[07:30]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft XBox Having a "Dog Ate My Homework" Moment: No New Console Until 3 Years From Now... Because "RAM Prices" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Microsoft_XBox_Having_a_Dog_Are_My_Homework_Moment_No_New_Conso.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Microsoft_XBox_Having_a_Dog_Are_My_Homework_Moment_No_New_Conso.gmi 
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft XBox Having a "Dog Ate My Homework" Moment: No New Console Until 3 Years From Now... Because "RAM Prices"
[07:33]	TR News	"Go is generally considered a simple language, but it has more edge cases and tricks than most might expect." https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks3.html | Source: Efron Licht
[07:33]	TR Bot	 go quirks & tricks 3
[07:33]	TR News	[Old] "As before, Ill link to the Go spec where appropriate. Most code examples link to a demonstration on the go playground." https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks2.html | Source: Efron Licht
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Golang Quirks & Tricks, Pt 2
[07:33]	TR News	"Still, it can be handy for really small two-statement functions, like in tests: [...]" https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks.html | Source: Efron Licht
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Golang Quirks & Intermediate Tricks, Pt 1: Declarations, Control Flow, & Typesystem
[07:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Just Like That, Another Year Comes to an End https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Just_Like_That_Another_Year_Comes_to_an_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Just_Like_That_Another_Year_Comes_to_an_End.gmi 
[07:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Just Like That, Another Year Comes to an End
[07:43]	TR News	"Since this is taxpayer-funded open source software I saw it as my moral duty to try and restore access!" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/30/software-heritage/ | Source: Simon Willison
[07:43]	TR Bot	 TIL: Downloading archived Git repositories from archive.softwareheritage.org
[07:43]	TR News	"However, it still supports Python 2.7 by depending on the six compatibility shim, and Id prefer not to install for Python 3.10 and higher" https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/minus-six/ |
[07:43]	TR Bot	 Replacing python-dateutil to remove six Hugo van Kemenade
[07:44]	TR News	"Concurrent programming is one of the most interesting and challenging aspects of software engineering. When multiple goroutines need to share data, coordinating access becomes critical." https://arpitbhayani.me/blogs/blocking-queues/ | Source: Arpit Bhayani
[07:44]	TR Bot	 What are Blocking Queues and Why We Need Them
[07:44]	TR News	"Today, Ruby 4.0 was released. What an exciting milestone for the language!" https://marcoroth.dev/posts/glamorous-christmas |
[07:44]	TR Bot	 Glamorous Christmas: Bringing Charm to Ruby | Marco Roth
[07:45]	TR News	"This is a good example that only a select few are facing the size-pressure of massive binaries." https://fzakaria.com/2025/12/30/huge-binaries-papercuts-and-limits | Source: Farid Zakaria
[07:45]	TR Bot	 Huge binaries: papercuts and limits | Farid Zakarias Blog
[07:45]	TR News	"GDB is great for stepping through machine code to figure out what is going on. It uses debug information under the hood to present you with a tidy backtrace and also determine how much machine code to print when you type disassemble." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/gdb-jit/ | Source: Max Bernstein
[07:45]	TR Bot	 The GDB JIT interface | Max Bernstein
[07:55]	TR News	Techrights Almost 6,5000 Pages in 2025, Aiming Higher in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Almost_6_5000_Pages_in_2025_Aiming_Higher_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Almost_6_5000_Pages_in_2025_Aiming_Higher_in_2026.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights Almost 6,5000 Pages in 2025, Aiming Higher in 2026
[07:55]	TR News	"I deeply regret this error! I'm linking to the copyright release document here - it looks like SQLite's public domain nature makes this kind of clause extremely important: [...]" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/29/copyright-release/ | Source: Simon Willison
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Copyright Release for Contributions To SQLite
[07:56]	TR News	"Here are the results." https://yottadb.com/the-strong-arm-of-apple/ | Source: YottaDB
[07:56]	TR Bot	Strong ARM of Apple - YottaDB
[07:56]	TR News	"There are many ways to bring Python to the browser (thanks, WebAssembly)." https://thenewstack.io/run-real-python-in-browsers-with-pyodide-and-webassembly/ | Source: The New Stack
[07:56]	TR Bot	 Run Real Python in Browsers With Pyodide and WebAssembly - The New Stack
[07:59]	TR News	"An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support to the design." https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/open-source-usb-to-gpib-adapter-v3-adds-integrated-ethernet-port-with-poe-support-new-version-of-legacy-gpib-and-ieee-488-support-hardware-expected-in-january | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:59]	TR Bot	 Open source project brings 53-year-old interface to USB GPIB adapter v3 adds integrated Ethernet port with PoE | Tom's Hardware
[07:59]	TR News	"In the 1980s, if you wanted your computer to do floating-point calculations faster, you could buy the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor chip." https://www.righto.com/2025/12/8087-microcode-conditions.html | Source: Ken Shirriff
[07:59]	TR Bot	 Conditions in the Intel 8087 floating-point chip's microcode
● Dec 31
[08:00]	TR News	"Thanks to a commit by Andrew Hewus Fresh (afresh1@), fw_update(8) now checks the output of [runtime] dmesg(8) in addition to the [boot-time] file /var/run/dmesg.boot." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251230094932 | Source: Undeadly
[08:00]	TR Bot	 fw_update(8) now checks dmesg(8) output in addition to dmesg.boot
[08:01]	TR News	"We'll cover how we reverse engineered the hardware without staring at disassembly but by using a thin hypervisor that traces all MMIO access and then wrote Linux drivers." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-asahi-linux-porting-linux-to-apple-silicon | Source: CCC
[08:01]	TR Bot	Linux - Porting Linux to Apple Silicon - media.ccc.de
[08:03]	TR News	"In this part were going to take a look at some CP/M software." https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/playing-with-cp-m-part-2/ | Source: Eerie Linux
[08:03]	TR Bot	 Playing with CP/M part 2 eerielinux
[08:06]	TR News	"At 39C3, I gave a workshop about drawing your own mouse cursor theme." https://blinry.org/cursor-workshop/ | Source: Blinry
[08:06]	TR Bot	 How to draw your own mouse cursor theme!
[08:07]	TR News	How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/how-to-install-mariadb-on-ubuntu-24-04/
[08:07]	TR Bot	to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxCloudVPS Blog
[08:07]	TR News	Some GNU Joiners in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/Some_GNU_Joiners_in_Geminispace.shtml
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights Some GNU Joiners in Geminispace
[08:09]	TR News	Software Engineering in 2026 https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/29/Software-Engineering-in-2026/
[08:09]	TR Bot	 Software Engineering in 2026 | Ben Congdon
[08:10]	TR News	Shotcut 25.12 Released
[08:11]	TR News	"Windows and PC games"... what does this MEAN? Windows? All PCs? Is PC the same as Windows? https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/shaderbeam-provides-crt-like-motion-clarity-on-high-refresh-rate-lcd-and-oled-monitors-open-source-project-offers-bfi-emulation-in-any-game
[08:11]	TR Bot	 ShaderBeam provides CRT-like motion clarity on high refresh rate LCD and OLED monitors open-source project offers BFI emulation in any game | Tom's Hardware
[08:12]	TR News	Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/12/30/kubernetes-v1-35-watch-based-route-reconciliation-in-ccm/
[08:12]	TR Bot	 Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager | Kubernetes
[08:13]	TR News	William Durand: My process for pitching projects as an engineer https://williamdurand.fr/2025/12/30/my-process-for-pitching-projects-as-an-engineer/
[08:13]	TR Bot	 My process for pitching projects as an engineer | William Durand
[08:14]	TR News	"if youre using the right ESP32-S3 version" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/xcc700-self-hosted-c-compiler-for-the-esp32-xtensa/ | Source: Hackaday
[08:14]	TR Bot	Self-Hosted C Compiler For The ESP32/Xtensa | Hackaday
[08:16]	TR News	The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/surprising-headline-stability.html
[08:16]	TR Bot	 The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability? | Patently-O
[08:19]	TR News	Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists https://linuxiac.com/haruna-1-7-media-player-brings-smarter-playlists/
[08:19]	TR Bot	 Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists
[08:19]	TR News	FSF Blogs: A message from FSF president Ian Kelling http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/a-message-from-fsf-president-ian-kelling
[08:19]	TR Bot	 A message from FSF president Ian Kelling Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[08:21]	TR News	Need a Deduction? Donate to Open https://fossforce.com/2025/12/need-a-deduction-donate-to-open/
[08:21]	TR Bot	 Need a Deduction? Donate to Open - FOSS Force
[08:23]	TR News	Eko K. A. Owen joins the FSF board as the union staff pick https://www.fsf.org/news/eko-k-a-owen-joins-the-fsf-board-as-the-union-staff-pick
[08:23]	TR Bot	 Eko K. A. Owen joins the FSF board as the union staff pick Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[08:28]	TR News	2025: The year of mass layoffsprepare a global working-class counteroffensive in 2026 - World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/31/yrzl-d31.html Source: WSWS "...slash labor costs and vastly enrich a tiny financial" oligarchy.
[08:29]	TR Bot	 2025: The year of mass layoffsprepare a global working-class counteroffensive in 2026 - World Socialist Web Site
[08:30]	TR News	Serial layoffs are becoming the norm heading into 2026 https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/12/31/serial-layoffs-are-a-new-job-market-norm.html
[08:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/12/31/serial-layoffs-are-a-new-job-market-norm.html )
[08:45]	TR News	Techrights Ahead of 2026 Mass Layoffs at Microsoft the Tree Gets Shaken to See Who 'Falls' (Resigns/Retires) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Ahead_of_2026_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_the_Tree_Gets_Shaken_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Ahead_of_2026_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_the_Tree_Gets_Shaken_to.gmi 
[08:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Ahead of 2026 Mass Layoffs at Microsoft the Tree Gets Shaken to See Who 'Falls' (Resigns/Retires)
[08:47]	TR News	SuperTux Released 0.7.0 Beta with New Artwork & Multiplayer Mode https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/supertux-0-7-0-new-artwork-multiplayer/
[08:47]	TR Bot	 SuperTux Released 0.7.0 Beta with New Artwork & Multiplayer Mode | UbuntuHandbook
[08:47]	TR News	pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: Configuration https://azouhr.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/pgtwin-ha-postgresql-configuration/
[08:47]	TR Bot	 pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: Configuration | azouhr
[08:49]	TR News	This is a SLOPFARM. Now it is pushing WINDOWS articles. https://commandlinux.com/
[08:49]	TR Bot	 Command Linux -
[08:50]	TR News	Linux du Command Examples for Disk Usage Analysis https://linuxcapable.com/linux-du-command-examples-for-disk-usage-analysis/
[08:50]	TR Bot	du Command Examples for Disk Usage Analysis - LinuxCapable
[08:51]	TR News	How to install Odoo 19 on Debian 13 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-odoo-19-on-debian-13/
[08:51]	TR Bot	to install Odoo 19 on Debian 13 | LinuxHostSupport
[08:51]	TR News	Most People Give Up New Year's Resolutions. Here's How to Turn Failure Positive. https://www.sciencealert.com/most-people-give-up-new-years-resolutions-heres-how-to-turn-failure-positive
[08:51]	TR Bot	People Give Up New Year's Resolutions. Here's How to Turn Failure Positive. : ScienceAlert
[08:52]	TR News	Torvalds says Software Freedom Conservancy "is just pure trash" while overlooking what his paymaster (LF) is... he dines with Bill Epsteingate the dangerous pervert, but SFC is what keeps him awake at night?
[08:53]	TR News	EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.1 released https://bkhome.org/news/202512/easyos-excalibur-series-version-711-released.html
[08:53]	TR Bot	 EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.1 released
[08:54]	TR News	The importance of ODF during the festive season https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/30/odf-during-the-festive-season/
[08:54]	TR Bot	 The importance of ODF during the festive season - TDF Community Blog
[08:55]	TR News	Linux Mint Monthly News December 2025 https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4976
[08:55]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[08:56]	TR News	Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky https://evanhahn.com/prediction-mastodon-will-outlive-bluesky/ Nope, There's No Twitter "Successor" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/Nope_There_s_No_Twitter_Successor.shtml
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Nope, There's No Twitter "Successor"
[08:56]	TR News	Shotcut 25.12 Video Editor Delivers Full 10-Bit CPU Video Processing https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-25-12-video-editor-delivers-full-10-bit-cpu-video-processing/
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Shotcut 25.12 Video Editor Delivers Full 10-Bit CPU Video Processing
[08:58]	TR News	2025s GNU/Linux and Open-Source Moments That Shaped the Year https://linuxiac.com/2025-linux-and-open-source-moments-that-shaped-the-year/
[08:58]	TR Bot	 2025s Linux and Open-Source Moments That Shaped the Year
● Dec 31
[09:04]	TR News	Stenberg: No strcpy either https://lwn.net/Articles/1052355/
[09:04]	TR Bot	No strcpy either [LWN.net]
[09:05]	TR News	pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: VM Preparation https://azouhr.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/pgtwin-ha-postgresql-vm-preparation/
[09:05]	TR Bot	 pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: VM Preparation | azouhr
[09:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[09:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[09:08]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[09:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[09:10]	TR News	Three GNU/Linux Conflicts That Still Shape the OS You Use Today https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/
[09:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ )
[09:10]	TR News	ruri calculates the CRC-32 of a file https://www.linuxlinks.com/ruri-calculates-crc-32-file/
[09:10]	TR Bot	- calculates the CRC-32 of a file - LinuxLinks
[09:11]	TR News	tbls CI-friendly tool to document a database https://www.linuxlinks.com/tbls-ci-friendly-tool-document-database/
[09:11]	TR Bot	- CI-friendly tool to document a database - LinuxLinks
[09:11]	TR News	Twig terminal JSON viewer and YAML viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/twig-terminal-json-viewer-yaml-viewer/
[09:11]	TR Bot	- terminal JSON viewer and YAML viewer - LinuxLinks
[09:15]	TR News	13 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux e-Learning Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/elearningtools/
[09:15]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux e-Learning Tools - LinuxLinks
[09:15]	TR News	try-rs Rust-based workspace manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/try-rs-rust-based-workspace-manager/
[09:15]	TR Bot	- Rust-based workspace manager - LinuxLinks
[09:15]	TR News	19 Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-r-natural-language-processing-tools/
[09:15]	TR Bot	Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools - LinuxLinks
[09:15]	TR News	brplot better real time plot https://www.linuxlinks.com/brplot-better-real-time-plot/
[09:15]	TR Bot	- better real time plot - LinuxLinks
[09:18]	TR News	8 Excellent C++ Natural Language Processing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-c-plus-plus-natural-language-processing-tools/
[09:18]	TR Bot	Excellent C++ Natural Language Processing Tools - LinuxLinks
[09:18]	TR News	Watchman file watching service https://www.linuxlinks.com/watchman-file-watching-service/
[09:18]	TR Bot	- file watching service - LinuxLinks
[09:19]	TR News	Sidef high-level programming language https://www.linuxlinks.com/sidef-high-level-programming-language/
[09:19]	TR Bot	- high-level programming language - LinuxLinks
[09:19]	TR News	fileformat tool for recognizing file formats https://www.linuxlinks.com/fileformat-tool-file-formats/
[09:19]	TR Bot	- tool for recognizing file formats - LinuxLinks
[09:20]	TR News	Daniel Pocock: From the ABC to Techrights: recognizing fake news about economics, finance and investment https://danielpocock.com/en/abc-techrights-fake-news-about-economic-finance-investment/
[09:20]	TR Bot	 From the ABC to Techrights: recognizing fake news about economics, finance and investment
[09:22]	TR News	Arsenal Math font https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/arsenal-math-font/
[09:22]	TR Bot	 Arsenal Math font Soliloquies
[09:24]	TR News	Lite 7.8-rc1 is out https://distrowatch.com/lite
[09:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lite )
[09:26]	TR News	Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing States Fraud Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/hhs-minnesota-funds-day-care-fraud.html
[09:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/hhs-minnesota-funds-day-care-fraud.html )
[09:28]	TR News	Watches https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/28/Watches/
[09:28]	TR Bot	 Watches | Ben Congdon
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[12:04]	TR News	DFRobot HUSKYLENS 2 Hey Hi (AI) camera review From built-in Hey Hi (AI) samples to training a custom model to detect elephants https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/31/dfrobot-huskylens-2-ai-camera-review-from-built-in-ai-samples-to-training-a-custom-model-to-detect-elephants/
[12:04]	TR Bot	 DFRobot HUSKYLENS 2 AI camera review - From built-in AI samples to training a custom model to detect elephants - CNX Software
[12:05]	TR News	CPC censorship: Reducing govt venue partners means more opportunities for art groups, Hong Kong culture minister says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/31/reducing-govt-venue-partners-means-more-opportunities-for-art-groups-hong-kong-culture-minister-says/
[12:05]	TR Bot	 Cutting govt venue partners means more opportunities for art groups: culture minister
[12:06]	TR News	Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/using-ai-generated-images-to-get-refunds.html
[12:06]	TR Bot	AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds - Schneier on Security
[12:07]	TR News	Start-up plans to use terahertz radio frequencies for communication between servers instead of copper or optical connections https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/start-up-proposes-scaled-up-ai-data-center-active-radio-cable-connectivity-radio-based-interconnections-operating-at-millimeter-wave-and-terahertz-frequencies-offer-1-6-tb-s-using-half-the-volume-of-copper
[12:07]	TR Bot	 Start-up plans to use terahertz radio frequencies for communication between servers instead of copper or optical connections radio-based interconnections offer 1.6 TB/s using half the volume of copper | Tom's Hardware
[12:09]	TR News	Chinese APT Mustang Panda Caught Using Kernel-Mode Rootkit https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-mustang-panda-caught-using-kernel-mode-rootkit/
[12:09]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-mustang-panda-caught-using-kernel-mode-rootkit/ )
[12:10]	TR News	iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/30/iscan2d-technologies-device-pairing-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
[12:10]	TR Bot	 iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent campaign - invalidity charts coming soon Unified Patents
[12:10]	TR News	Success for Nintendo against Bigben over Wii in France and Germany https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/success-for-nintendo-against-bigben-over-wii-in-france-and-germany/
[12:10]	TR Bot	 Success for Nintendo against Bigben over Wii in France and Germany
[12:11]	TR News	State of the Slop, Day 364 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/State_of_the_Slop_Day_364.shtml
[12:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights State of the Slop, Day 364
[12:11]	TR News	A Conundrum of Privacy/Surveillance: Will You Give Them a Stool Sample to "Feel Humane"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/A_Conundrum_of_Privacy_Surveillance_Will_You_Give_Them_a_Stool_.shtml
[12:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights A Conundrum of Privacy/Surveillance: Will You Give Them a Stool Sample to "Feel Humane"?
[12:15]	TR News	Protests Over Irans Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/iran-protests-currency-inflation-universities.html
[12:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/iran-protests-currency-inflation-universities.html )
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[12:22]	TR News	TTAB Reverses Two Section 2(d) Refusals: Cited Third-Party Websites Failed to Show Relatedness of Charitable Food Distribution and Fundraising Services http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttab-reverses-two-section-2d-refusals.html
[12:22]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTAB Reverses Two Section 2(d) Refusals: Cited Third-Party Websites Failed to Show Relatedness of Charitable Food Distribution and Fundraising Services
[12:25]	TR News	Windows TCO: Former US cybersecurity professionals plead guilty to BlackCat/ALPHV attacks https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/former-us-cybersecurity-professionals-plead-guilty-blackcat-alphv-attacks/
[12:25]	TR Bot	US cybersecurity professionals plead guilty to BlackCat/ALPHV attacks - SiliconANGLE
[12:26]	TR News	TCO or NPM (Microsoft) https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/new-shai-hulud-3-0-malware-variant-raises-fresh-supply-chain-security-concerns/
[12:26]	TR Bot	Shai Hulud 3.0 malware variant raises fresh supply chain security concerns - SiliconANGLE
[12:27]	TR News	Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052327/
[12:27]	TR Bot	updates for Tuesday [LWN.net]
[12:36]	TR News	Mouse input back onto evdev https://bkhome.org/news/202512/mouse-input-back-onto-evdev.html
[12:36]	TR Bot	 Mouse input back onto evdev
[12:36]	TR News	"Our computers can display an astonishing range of symbols. Unicode alone defines more than 150,000 characters, covering everything from mathematical operators and phonetic alphabets to emoji and obscure historical scripts. Our keyboards, on the other hand, remain stubbornly limited to a few dozen keys." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/linux-fu-compose-yourself/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:36]	TR Bot	Fu: Compose Yourself! | Hackaday
[12:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.15 Adds Support for the rEFInd Boot Manager https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Arch_Linux_Installer_Archinstall_3_0_15_Adds_Support_for_the_rE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Arch_Linux_Installer_Archinstall_3_0_15_Adds_Support_for_the_rE.gmi 
[12:52]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.15 Adds Support for the rEFInd Boot Manager
[12:57]	TR News	GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/gnu-wget-2-2-1-released-with-new-options-improvements-and-bug-fixes
[12:57]	TR Bot	Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
[12:57]	TR News	Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-25-12-adds-nvidia-nvenc-encoder-support-to-screen-recording-on-linux-x11
[12:57]	TR Bot	25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 - 9to5Linux
[12:57]	TR News	KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository https://cukic.co/2025/12/30/kde-ni-os-logo-and-repo
[12:58]	TR Bot	 KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository | Ivan uki
● Dec 31
[13:01]	TR News	South Koreas Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-cabinet-green-lights-fake-news-bill-insurrection-tribunal
[13:01]	TR Bot	 South Koreas Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal | The Straits Times
[13:04]	TR News	MH370 search resumes in Indian Ocean nearly 12 years after plane's disappearance https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-mh370-search-resumes-in-indian-ocean-years-after-plane-disappearance
[13:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-mh370-search-resumes-in-indian-ocean-years-after-plane-disappearance )
[13:05]	TR News	Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/climate/solar-south-africa-china.html
[13:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/climate/solar-south-africa-china.html )
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[13:07]	TR News	China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-tells-chipmakers-to-use-homegrown-chipmaking-tools-for-50-percent-of-new-capacity-decree-designed-to-squeeze-foreign-suppliers-out-of-supply-chain
[13:07]	TR Bot	 China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain | Tom's Hardware
[13:07]	TR News	U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China annual approvals replace dated waiver system https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-grants-samsung-and-sk-hynix-2026-licenses-for-chipmaking-tool-shipments-to-china
[13:07]	TR Bot	 U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China annual approvals replace dated waiver system | Tom's Hardware
[13:09]	TR News	"Editors picks for 2025", "Best of 2025", "most read" etc.... lots and lots of pages re-run, basically old news spun as "new" because "last day of year"
[13:09]	TR News	Report: Samsung, SK Hynix receive US approval to ship American chipmaking gear to China https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/report-samsung-sk-hynix-receive-us-approval-ship-american-chipmaking-gear-china/
[13:09]	TR Bot	Samsung, SK Hynix receive US approval to ship American chipmaking gear to China - SiliconANGLE
[13:15]	TR News	China targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with 50% rule imposed on local chipmakers https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/china-targets-semiconductor-self-sufficiency-50-rule-imposed-local-chipmakers/
[13:15]	TR Bot	targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with '50% rule' imposed on local chipmakers - SiliconANGLE
[13:15]	TR News	Experiencing This Powerful NXP SBC Made Me Realize of My Limitations https://itsfoss.com/forlinx-nxp-sbc-review/
[13:15]	TR Bot	 Experiencing This Powerful NXP SBC Made Me Realize of My Limitations
[13:18]	TR News	"People say they dont make em like they used to, and while this isnt always the case, its certainly true that old vices rarely die with time." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/vice-of-old-brought-to-the-modern-age/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:18]	TR Bot	Of Old Brought To The Modern Age | Hackaday
[13:33]	TR News	Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered on Collision Course in a Cosmic First https://www.sciencealert.com/three-supermassive-black-holes-discovered-colliding-in-a-cosmic-first
[13:33]	TR Bot	Supermassive Black Holes Discovered on Collision Course in a Cosmic First : ScienceAlert
[13:33]	TR News	Feeling The Post-Christmas Blues? These Simple Actions Can Help https://www.sciencealert.com/feeling-the-post-christmas-blues-these-simple-actions-can-help
[13:33]	TR Bot	The Post-Christmas Blues? These Simple Actions Can Help : ScienceAlert
[13:36]	TR News	Iran protests spread to students on third day https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-iran-protests-spread-to-students-on-third-day
[13:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-iran-protests-spread-to-students-on-third-day )
[13:37]	TR News	Design Handoff to Developers: How to Stay True to Your Original Vision https://www.qt.io/blog/design-handoff-to-developers-guide
[13:37]	TR Bot	 Design Handoff to Developers: How to Stay True to Your Original Vision
[13:38]	TR News	Tiger Woods at 50: His historic career is haunted by what could have been https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/sports/tiger-woods-at-50-historic-career-haunted-by-what-could-have-been/
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Tiger Woods at 50: Historic career haunted by what could have been | New York Post
[13:39]	TR News	"[Andrew Menadue] wrote in to let us know about the TULIP-DevBoard and TULIP-Module being developed on GitHub." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/tulip-the-ultimate-intelligent-peripheral-for-the-hp-41-handheld-calculator/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:39]	TR Bot	The Ultimate Intelligent Peripheral For The HP-41 Handheld Calculator | Hackaday
[13:40]	TR News	Michigan startup aims to expose Hey Hi (AI) deep fakes in videos, more https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-startup-aims-to-expose-ai-deep-fakes-in-videos-more/
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Michigan startup aims to expose AI deep fakes in videos, more - Bridge Michigan
[13:42]	TR News	2025 book review https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/30/2025-book-review/
[13:42]	TR Bot	 2025 book review | Read the Tea Leaves
[13:43]	TR News	Live Nation Redoubles Efforts to Shut Down US Government Antitrust Case Late-Year Summary Judgment Filing Questions Whether Real World Damages Are Actually Occurring https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/live-nation-seeks-antitrust-case-shutdown/
[13:43]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/live-nation-seeks-antitrust-case-shutdown/ )
[13:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-post-deepfake-technology-and-law.html?showComment=1767090939030#c1977972899398089568
[13:44]	TR Bot	 [Guest post] Deepfake technology and the law: Perspectives from the UK and the EU (Part 1) - The IPKat
[13:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The article quite rightly points out the criminal aspects of deep fake technology and emotive issues like pornography. But there is also the issue of what is in the commons and what is not, and how that thinking (policy) can be applied to deep fake products, and how it forms the boundaries of what is permissible and not. Laws made in response to knee jerk reactions might ignore fundamental"
[13:46]	TR News	"Come on man. You dont really believe that do you?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96
[13:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 )
● Dec 31
[14:20]	TR News	Cybercrime Outpaces Online Security https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/cybercrime-outpaces-online-security/
[14:20]	TR Bot	 Cybercrime Outpaces Online Security - Africa Defense Forum
[14:22]	TR News	Windows TCO: U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each group demanded up to $10 million from each victim https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/u-s-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-for-ransomware-attacks-face-20-years-in-prison-each-group-demanded-up-to-usd10-million-from-each-victim
[14:22]	TR Bot	 U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each group demanded up to $10 million from each victim | Tom's Hardware
[14:35]	TR News	old: The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony (Full Documentary, 2018) https://yewtu.be/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg
[14:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg )
[14:35]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg )
[14:39]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[14:42]	TR News	Techrights XBox is Likely Dead Already, But the Threat It Posed to Us All for Two Decades Isn't Over https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/XBox_is_Likely_Dead_Already_But_the_Threat_It_Posed_to_Us_All_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/XBox_is_Likely_Dead_Already_But_the_Threat_It_Posed_to_Us_All_f.gmi 
[14:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights XBox is Likely Dead Already, But the Threat It Posed to Us All for Two Decades Isn't Over
[14:47]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[14:50]	TR News	Techrights IBM Starts 2026 a Much Smaller Company (Not Homage to Gerstner) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IBM_Starts_2026_a_Much_Smaller_Company_Not_Homage_to_Gerstner.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IBM_Starts_2026_a_Much_Smaller_Company_Not_Homage_to_Gerstner.gmi 
[14:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Starts 2026 a Much Smaller Company (Not Homage to Gerstner)
[14:55]	TR News	Korean Air Data Compromised in Oracle EBS Hack https://www.securityweek.com/korean-air-data-compromised-in-oracle-ebs-hack/
[14:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/korean-air-data-compromised-in-oracle-ebs-hack/ )
[14:56]	TR News	pgBadger v13.2 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbadger-v132-released-3207/
[14:56]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pgBadger v13.2 released
[14:56]	TR News	pgSCV 0.15.1 released! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgscv-0151-released-3204/
[14:56]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pgSCV 0.15.1 released!
● Dec 31
[15:07]	TR News	Anon: "Another "not Russian" ship dragged its anchor across a fiber cable between Finland and Estonia. There is another one between Sweden and Estonia which was also cut."
[15:08]	TR News	This time NOT Microsoft's fault https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Russian_Hybrid_Attacks_Are_Typically_Microsoft_TCO_and_or_Windo.shtml
[15:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Russian "Hybrid Attacks" Are Typically Microsoft TCO and/or Windows TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
[15:12]	TR News	Techrights Enshittification of Postal Services Isn't Technological Advancement https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Enshittification_of_Postal_Services_Isn_t_Technological_Advance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Enshittification_of_Postal_Services_Isn_t_Technological_Advance.gmi 
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights Enshittification of Postal Services Isn't Technological Advancement
[15:17]	TR News	Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #48 S2E25 2025 Year End Wrap Up: Celebrating 5 Years of Open Source Security Impact! https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/12/30/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-48-s2e25-2025-year-end-wrap-up-celebrating-5-years-of-open-source-security-impact/
[15:17]	TR Bot	 Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #48 S2E25 2025 Year End Wrap Up: Celebrating 5 Years of Open Source Security Impact! Open Source Security Foundation
[15:18]	TR News	namp terminal-based music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/namp-terminal-based-music-player/
[15:18]	TR Bot	- terminal-based music player - LinuxLinks
[15:19]	TR News	"Microphone Basics" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/know-audio-microphone-basics/ | Source: Hackaday
[15:19]	TR Bot	Audio: Microphone Basics | Hackaday
[15:20]	TR News	"The USB port which first appeared on our computers some time in the mid-1990s has made interfacing peripherals an easy task, save for the occasional upside down connector." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/the-confusing-world-of-bus-mice/ | Source: Hackaday
[15:20]	TR Bot	Confusing World Of Bus Mice | Hackaday
[15:21]	TR News	Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, Its a Fake Fentanylware (CheeTok) Video. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/starmer-uk-tiktok-fake-news.html
[15:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/starmer-uk-tiktok-fake-news.html )
[15:21]	TR News	Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. Fentanylware (CheeTok) https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/functional-claiming-unexplored.html
[15:21]	TR Bot	 Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. TikTok | Patently-O
[15:22]	TR News	Basic GNU/Linux Commands https://www.linuxteck.com/basic-linux-commands/
[15:22]	TR Bot	 Basic Linux Commands: 20 Essential Commands Every Beginner Should Know
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.1.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[15:33]	TR News	Linux finally getting key performance boost feature that backdoored Windows 11/10 has had for years https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-getting-key-performance-boost-feature-that-windows-1110-has-had-for-years/
[15:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-getting-key-performance-boost-feature-that-windows-1110-has-had-for-years/ )
[15:34]	TR News	Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/recovered-unix-v4-tape-quickly-yields-a-usable-operating-system-nostalgia-addicts-can-now-boot-up-unix-v4-in-a-browser-window
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window | Tom's Hardware
[15:38]	TR News	Manjaro 25.1-rc2 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro
[15:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro )
[15:39]	TR News	Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/shotcut-25-12-released-cpu-pipeline-improvements
[15:39]	TR Bot	 Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support - OMG! Ubuntu
[15:41]	TR News	Add four Gigabit or 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports to the Raspberry Pi 5 with this expansion board https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/30/add-four-gigabit-or-2-5gbps-ethernet-ports-to-the-raspberry-pi-5-with-this-expansion-board/
[15:41]	TR Bot	 Add four Gigabit or 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports to the Raspberry Pi 5 with this expansion board - CNX Software
[15:43]	TR News	The Strong ARM of Fashion Company Apple https://yottadb.com/the-strong-arm-of-apple/
[15:43]	TR Bot	Strong ARM of Apple - YottaDB
[15:44]	MinceR	StrongARM? intHell renamed that to PXA or something and then sold it marvell ages ago
[15:44]	MinceR	my palm pda that died in 13 months had one of those
[15:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	mine is ok :)
[15:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	you unlucky DA
[15:48]	TR News	OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Prioritize Advertisers in Conversation https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt-sponsored-ads
[15:48]	TR Bot	 OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
[15:48]	TR News	OpenAI says prompt injection may never be solved for browser agents like Atlas https://cyberscoop.com/openai-chatgpt-atlas-prompt-injection-browser-agent-security-update-head-of-preparedness/
[15:48]	TR Bot	says prompt injection may never be solved for browser agents like Atlas | CyberScoop
[15:49]	TR News	Guido Gnther: Phosh 2025 in Retrospect https://phosh.mobi/posts/phosh-2025-in-retrospect/
[15:49]	TR Bot	 Phosh 2025 in Retrospect Phosh
[15:50]	TR News	CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/30/cachyos-challenges-ubuntu-in-new-server-benchmarks/
[15:50]	TR Bot	Challenges Ubuntu In New Server Benchmarks - Dataconomy
[15:51]	TR News	"Of these accessories, the keyboard and mouse are standard USB sadly not PS/2 peripherals. The 40 GB HDD is a Sony-branded IDE HDD, while the Ethernet adapter is proprietary and also has the IDE HDD connector. This means that the VGA and Ethernet adapter are the two parts you absolutely need to source alongside a compatible PS2." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/playing-a-game-of-linux-on-your-sony-playstation-2/
[15:51]	TR Bot	A Game Of Linux On Your Sony Playstation 2 | Hackaday
[15:51]	TR News	D7VK 1.1 adds experimental Direct3D 6 support for classic PC games on Linux https://videocardz.com/newz/d7vk-1-1-adds-experimental-direct3d-6-support-for-classic-pc-games-on-linux
[15:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/d7vk-1-1-adds-experimental-direct3d-6-support-for-classic-pc-games-on-linux )
[15:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Birds Are Smart, Smarter Than "Smart Gadgets" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Birds_Are_Smart_Smarter_Than_Smart_Gadgets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Birds_Are_Smart_Smarter_Than_Smart_Gadgets.gmi 
[15:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Birds Are Smart, Smarter Than "Smart Gadgets"
● Dec 31
[16:04]	TR News	OS
[16:04]	TR News	3 Linux wars that shaped the OS you use today https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-wars-that-shaped-the-os-you-use-today/
[16:04]	TR Bot	 3 Linux wars that shaped the OS you use today
[16:05]	TR News	"Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setupon Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE." https://www.404media.co/the-weird-way-the-404-media-zine-was-built/
[16:05]	TR Bot	 The Weird Way the 404 Media Zine Was Built
[16:06]	TR News	Running Linux on Sonys PlayStation 2 is Easier Than You Think https://www.techeblog.com/running-linux-playstation-2-console/
[16:06]	TR Bot	Linux on Sony's PlayStation 2 is Easier Than You Think - TechEBlog
[16:06]	TR News	"The SL1680 OPTIMA SoM integrates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A73 processor running at up to 2.1 GHz, paired with a Neural Processing Unit delivering 7.9+ TOPS for on-device inference." https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-sl1680-optima-som-targets-embedded-systems-with-synaptics-sl1680/
[16:06]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-sl1680-optima-som-targets-embedded-systems-with-synaptics-sl1680/ )
[16:07]	TR News	These are the 3 Linux distros I recommend for servers https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-3-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-servers/
[16:07]	TR Bot	 These are the 3 Linux distros I recommend for servers
[16:09]	TR News	LF for Ponzi schemes https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/12/liquid-reply-joins-linux-foundation-backed-agentic-ai-foundation/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Liquid Reply Joins Linux Foundation Backed Agentic AI Foundation - Open Source For You
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes
[16:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  Server: GNU/Linux distros, Kubernetes v1.35, and "CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Server_GNU_Linux_distros_Kubernetes_v1_35_and_CachyOS_challenge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Server_GNU_Linux_distros_Kubernetes_v1_35_and_CachyOS_challenge.gmi 
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Server: GNU/Linux distros, Kubernetes v1.35, and "CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks"
[16:10]	TR News	"Linux often looks calm on the surface. You install a distribution, pick a desktop, and get to work." https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/
[16:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ )
[16:10]	TR News	"...with varying definitions of "usable," anyway." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/recovered-unix-v4-tape-quickly-yields-a-usable-operating-system-nostalgia-addicts-can-now-boot-up-unix-v4-in-a-browser-window
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window | Tom's Hardware
[16:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Newly discovered Unix V4 tape https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Newly_discovered_Unix_V4_tape.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Newly_discovered_Unix_V4_tape.gmi 
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Newly discovered Unix V4 tape
[16:12]	TR News	I repurposed my old Chromebook as a Linux server, here's how it went https://www.howtogeek.com/i-repurposed-my-old-chromebook-as-a-linux-server-heres-how-it-went/
[16:12]	TR Bot	 How to turn a Chromebook into a Linux server
[16:12]	TR News	After all these years, IEEE-488 gets a stable Linux driver https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/29/after-all-these-years-ieee-488-gets-a-stable-linux-driver/
[16:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/29/after-all-these-years-ieee-488-gets-a-stable-linux-driver/ )
[16:15]	TR News	Kontron and congatec partner on secure embedded Linux platforms https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/kontron-and-congatec-partner-on-secure-embedded-linux-platforms/
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Kontron and congatec partner on secure embedded Linux platforms ...
[16:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Gadgets, GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and "Linux Phones" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Linux_Gadgets_GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Linux_Gadgets_GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Phones.gmi 
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Gadgets, GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and "Linux Phones"
[16:19]	TR News	They also said this 5 and 10 years ago https://www.howtogeek.com/x11-is-going-away-on-linux-heres-how-to-prepare/
[16:19]	TR Bot	 The writing is on the wall for X11 on Linux, here's what is replacing it
[16:19]	TR News	Red Hat (IBM) is going away
[16:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, CP/M, Asahi Linux, and PikaOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_CP_M_Asahi_Linux_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_CP_M_Asahi_Linux_and.gmi 
[16:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, CP/M, Asahi Linux, and PikaOS
[16:20]	TR News	X forwarding is not going away as many people still use that
[16:21]	TR News	1970s: oven cookers are "going away" because of microwaves
[16:22]	TR News	Gaming on Linux? I found a distro that makes it pain-free https://www.zdnet.com/article/pikaos-linux-distro-review/
[16:22]	TR Bot	on Linux? I found a distro that makes it pain-free | ZDNET
[16:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Databases: YottaDB on "The Strong ARM of Apple", New PostgreSQL-Related Releases https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Databases_YottaDB_on_The_Strong_ARM_of_Apple_New_PostgreSQL_Rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Databases_YottaDB_on_The_Strong_ARM_of_Apple_New_PostgreSQL_Rel.gmi 
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Databases: YottaDB on "The Strong ARM of Apple", New PostgreSQL-Related Releases
[16:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
[16:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[16:36]	TR News	Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Cheeto Pushing for More Wars, Security is a Shared Responsibility https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Cheeto_Pushing_for_More_Wars_Security_is_a_Sha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Cheeto_Pushing_for_More_Wars_Security_is_a_Sha.gmi 
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Cheeto Pushing for More Wars, Security is a Shared Responsibility
[16:38]	TR News	"This release also adds a new setting called Processing Mode for video processing, which affects both preview and export." https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-25-12-adds-nvidia-nvenc-encoder-support-to-screen-recording-on-linux-x11
[16:38]	TR Bot	25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 - 9to5Linux
[16:47]	TR News	SpellBinding ADINOTX Wordo: OPERA gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-31.gmi
[16:47]	TR News	One thing gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2025-12-31-One-thing.txt
[16:53]		*croissant_ is now known as croissant
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[17:07]	TR News	Techrights The Slop Industry is Failing So Badly (Mountains of Debt, Losses) That It's Merging With the SPAM Industry https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/The_Slop_Industry_is_Failing_So_Badly_Mountains_of_Debt_Losses_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/The_Slop_Industry_is_Failing_So_Badly_Mountains_of_Debt_Losses_.gmi 
[17:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Slop Industry is Failing So Badly (Mountains of Debt, Losses) That It's Merging With the SPAM Industry
[17:12]	TR News	"Xbox 2025 review incredible games overshadowed by layoffs and price hikes"
[17:37]	TR News	Techrights Complexity Considered Harmful: We Used to Run an Operating System on 64KB of RAM, Not 64GB of RAM (a Million Times More) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Complexity_Considered_Harmful_We_Used_to_Run_an_Operating_Syste.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Complexity_Considered_Harmful_We_Used_to_Run_an_Operating_Syste.gmi 
[17:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights Complexity Considered Harmful: We Used to Run an Operating System on 64KB of RAM, Not 64GB of RAM (a Million Times More)
[17:41]	TR News	"Recruiters are simply telemarketers. Treat them that way." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5
[17:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5 )
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[18:04]	TR News	Techrights Don't "Go Paperless", Go Paperful [sic] (for What Really Matters) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Don_t_Go_Paperless_Go_Paperful_sic_for_What_Really_Matters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Don_t_Go_Paperless_Go_Paperful_sic_for_What_Really_Matters.gmi 
[18:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights Don't "Go Paperless", Go Paperful [sic] (for What Really Matters)
[18:21]	TR News	Techrights 2025 Was a Very Bad Year for Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/2025_Was_a_Very_Bad_Year_for_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/2025_Was_a_Very_Bad_Year_for_Social_Control_Media.gmi 
[18:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights 2025 Was a Very Bad Year for Social Control Media
[18:39]	TR News	Techrights You've Only Wasted Your Life in Social Control Networks https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/You_ve_Only_Wasted_Your_Life_in_Social_Control_Networks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/You_ve_Only_Wasted_Your_Life_in_Social_Control_Networks.gmi 
[18:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights You've Only Wasted Your Life in Social Control Networks
[18:47]	TR News	Total baloney! "I sure do. He led 3 American Icons and titans of Industry. Great leaders make tough decisions. Do you really think he took joy out of laying off people? He earned every dollar. If it was not for him there would be no IBM Today." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96
[18:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 )
● Dec 31
[19:02]	TR News	Techrights Recruiters Don't Use Microsoft LinkedIn, Spammers Use LinkedIn https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Recruiters_Don_t_Use_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Spammers_Use_LinkedIn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Recruiters_Don_t_Use_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Spammers_Use_LinkedIn.gmi 
[19:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights Recruiters Don't Use Microsoft LinkedIn, Spammers Use LinkedIn
[19:07]	TR News	31st December 2025 - End of Year gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20251231.txt
[19:08]	TR News	"Well, the year is rapidly approaching its end and i just wanted to publish one last phlog entry in 2025 to recapture a few thoughts about the state of ... well, everything." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/311225.txt
[19:24]	TR News	2026 gemini://tilde.club/~chenwu/1.gmi
[19:25]	TR News	The blogosphere is doing OK: "26,948 new posts in 2025 and 23,682 new posts in 2024;" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-31-blogosphere
[19:26]	TR News	"I am an reader, and for years I've been searching for a good digital e-reader to complement my paper books. I advocate for privacy-first and prefer open-source or self-hosted solutions." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-cloudless-kobo-forma-with-koreader.gmi
[19:27]	TR News	"Hello there, I wish you all a happy new year! These are my social media posts from the last six months. I keep them here to reflect on them and also to not lose them. Social media networks come and go and are not under my control, but my domain is here to stay." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-posts-from-july-to-december-2025.gmi
[19:27]	TR News	"I am a note taker. For years, I've been searching for a good digital device that could complement my paper notebooks. I've finally found it in the Supernote Nomad. I use it completely offline without cloud-sync, and in this post, I'll explain why this is a benefit." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-using-supernote-nomad-offline.gmi
[19:31]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: Blogosphere is Growing and New Year Begins https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_Blogosphere_is_Growing_and_New_Year_Beg.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_Blogosphere_is_Growing_and_New_Year_Beg.gmi 
[19:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: Blogosphere is Growing and New Year Begins
[19:40]	TR News	GNU/Linux spiking https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/comoros/#monthly-200902-202512
[19:40]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Comoros | Statcounter Global Stats
[19:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  Dominica's Share of GNU/Linux Doubled This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Dominica_s_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Doubled_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Dominica_s_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Doubled_This_Year.gmi 
[19:52]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Dominica's Share of GNU/Linux Doubled This Year
[19:59]	TR News	Techrights Fiji: GNU/Linux Has Risen From Almost Nothing to Almost 5% in Recent Years https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Fiji_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_From_Almost_Nothing_to_Almost_5_in_Rec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Fiji_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_From_Almost_Nothing_to_Almost_5_in_Rec.gmi 
[19:59]	TR Bot	 Techrights Fiji: GNU/Linux Has Risen From Almost Nothing to Almost 5% in Recent Years
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[20:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Things to be Thankful for in 2025 (Tux Machines Edition) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Things_to_be_Thankful_for_in_2025_Tux_Machines_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Things_to_be_Thankful_for_in_2025_Tux_Machines_Edition.gmi 
[20:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Things to be Thankful for in 2025 (Tux Machines Edition)
[20:26]	TR News	"Identity verification due: 18 November 2025" https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03633198/officers probably didn't do it, hence: https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/21/Sirius_Open_Source_is_Now_Imminently_Dead_Struck_Off.shtml
[20:26]	TR Bot	 SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
[20:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights Sirius Open Source is Now Imminently Dead (Struck Off)
[20:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tribute to analognowhere https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Tribute_to_analognowhere.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Tribute_to_analognowhere.gmi 
[20:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Tribute to analognowhere
[20:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Guatemala as 2025 Ends https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_Guatemala_as_2025_Ends.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_Guatemala_as_2025_Ends.gmi 
[20:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Guatemala as 2025 Ends
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[21:00]	TR News	"Jolla's Community Linux Phone Surpasses its Funding Goal" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/29/1810235
[21:00]	TR Bot	 Jolla's Community Linux Phone Surpasses its Funding Goal - SoylentNews
[21:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/New_Jolla_Sailfish_5_offer_break_from_iOS_Android_monopoly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/New_Jolla_Sailfish_5_offer_break_from_iOS_Android_monopoly.gmi 
[21:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly
[21:03]	TR News	Death of XBox accelerated https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-next-gen-console-delayed-694034-20251231
[21:03]	TR Bot	 Xbox Next-Gen Console Largest Technical Leap Could be Under Threat
[21:05]	TR News	cool analysis: https://annas-archive.org/blog/backing-up-spotify.html
[21:05]	TR Bot	 Backing up Spotify - Annas Blog
[21:05]	TR News	Xbox 360's Date Limit Is December 31 2025, Here's What'll Happen To Your Console https://screenrant.com/xbox-360-date-limit-december-31-2025/
[21:05]	TR Bot	 Xbox 360's Date Limit Is December 31 2025, Here's What'll Happen To Your Console
[21:05]	MinceR	"your"
[21:20]	CrystalMath	MinceR: yeah it's a null pointer reference
[21:20]	CrystalMath	hi btw
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[22:14]	MinceR	hi btw
[22:47]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/contrarians-no-more-ai-skepticism
[22:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/contrarians-no-more-ai-skepticism )
[22:50]	admfubar	https://www.darkreading.com/iot/when-cloud-rains-on-everyone-iot-parade
[22:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/iot/when-cloud-rains-on-everyone-iot-parade )
[22:54]	admfubar	it's just a jump to the left... https://xkcd.com/3188/
[22:54]	TR Bot	Anyone Else Here
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