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techtrights-sec6-daemons (6.1.124-1) ...Jan 15 03:46
techtrights-sec6 Setting up linux-image-amd641(6.1.124-1) ...Jan 15 03:46
techtrights-sec6reboot needs to be scheduled at some point soon ...Jan 15 03:46
techtrights-sec6rsync and git also had security patchesJan 15 03:46
techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_January_14_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_January_14_2025.gmi ∎Jan 15 03:52
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Jan 15 03:53
techrights-newsTechrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎Jan 15 03:53
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schestowitz-pithere is net maintenance and expewcted short downtime soonJan 15 04:31
schestowitz-piafter a disconnection we should rebootJan 15 04:31
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techrights-newsTechrights – Microsoft Breaks Linux Again ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Microsoft_Breaks_Linux_Again.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Microsoft_Breaks_Linux_Again.gmi ∎Jan 15 05:20
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Games: Heroes of the Seven Islands, Stop Killing Games, vkQuake, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Games_Heroes_of_the_Seven_Islands_Stop_Killing_Games_vkQuake_an.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Games_Heroes_of_the_Seven_Islands_Stop_Killing_Games_vkQuake_an.gmi ∎Jan 15 05:40
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schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc is losing over a million dollars https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/43091431 chief nets almost 350,000 dollars a yearJan 15 06:24
schestowitz-pi-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- projects.propublica.org | Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublicaJan 15 06:24
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> EFF is about 90% USA, it's not even remotely international https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/43091431/202421349349304287/fullJan 15 06:24
schestowitz-pi-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- projects.propublica.org | Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc - Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublicaJan 15 06:24
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> The lowest braadroom salary EFF pays is 170k a year. People who donate to EFF and are not billionaires are just subsiding the millionaires.Jan 15 06:24
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  risiOS – Fedora based Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/risiOS_Fedora_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/risiOS_Fedora_based_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎Jan 15 06:38
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Crunchbangplusplus – minimalist Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Crunchbangplusplus_minimalist_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Crunchbangplusplus_minimalist_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎Jan 15 06:40
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎Jan 15 06:46
techrights-newsTechrights – More Microsoft Cuts and Layoffs (Microsoft Media Mole Jordan Novet Tries to Float "Hiring Freezes" Spin After the "Headcount" Spin Failed) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/More_Microsoft_Cuts_and_Layoffs_Microsoft_Media_Mole_Jordan_Nov.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/More_Microsoft_Cuts_and_Layoffs_Microsoft_Media_Mole_Jordan_Nov.gmi ∎Jan 15 06:47
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  OSGeoLive – Linux distribution focusing on geospatial software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/OSGeoLive_Linux_distribution_focusing_on_geospatial_software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/OSGeoLive_Linux_distribution_focusing_on_geospatial_software.gmi ∎Jan 15 07:25
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 07:25
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Slackware-Based Absolute Linux Has Been Discontinued ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/07/Slackware_Based_Absolute_Linux_Has_Been_Discontinued.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/07/Slackware_Based_Absolute_Linux_Has_Been_Discontinued.gmi ∎Jan 15 07:42
techtrights-sec6The recent fires in California are being mislabeled and misrepresentedJan 15 07:42
techtrights-sec6as "wildfires" despite taking place in large swathes of urban and 'suburban' Jan 15 07:42
techtrights-sec6housing.  City fire would be more accurate.  Jan 15 07:42
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:05
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/13/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/13/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:08
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:15
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNOME 48 Expands Core Apps With New Audio Player ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/GNOME_48_Expands_Core_Apps_With_New_Audio_Player.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/GNOME_48_Expands_Core_Apps_With_New_Audio_Player.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:22
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Flatpak 1.16 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/09/Flatpak_1_16_Linux_App_Sandboxing_and_Distribution_Framework_Of.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/09/Flatpak_1_16_Linux_App_Sandboxing_and_Distribution_Framework_Of.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:25
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos  ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:39
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techrights-newsTechrights – Links 15/01/2025: Social Control Media Spreading Lies, TikTok Banned in 4 Days ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Links_15_01_2025_Social_Control_Media_Spreading_Lies_TikTok_Ban.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Links_15_01_2025_Social_Control_Media_Spreading_Lies_TikTok_Ban.gmi ∎Jan 15 08:44
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schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> The problem with modern software: Unnecessary complexity and bad practices gopher://199.180.255.36:70/0/~C7H14N2O3/phlog/modern-software-unnecessary.txtJan 15 08:49
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> "One of the main culprits is the features obsession. Every update must introduce "something new", often at the expense of efficiency or system stability. Applications like modern text editors or web browsers have become huge conglomerates of features that few users really need, sacrificing speed and lightness."Jan 15 08:49
techtrights-sec6There was a comment recently about the perceivced need for projectsJan 15 08:52
techtrights-sec6to have continuous churn in the code base or be considered 'unmaintained'Jan 15 08:52
techtrights-sec6regardless of how mature the code base is Jan 15 08:52
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 09:20
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schestowitz-pi"via Zoom"  https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/umich-faculty-panel-discuss-how-the-arts-enhance-research/ there's your problem, wrong people making decisionsJan 15 10:29
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techtrights-sec6UMich intentionally abdicated its lead in ICT a couple decades ago.Jan 15 10:36
techtrights-sec6"IT" to them is something you buy from somewhere else, not somethingJan 15 10:36
techtrights-sec6you build, design, or actually customize.Jan 15 10:36
schestowitz-piandy wrote about it Jan 15 10:37
schestowitz-piunis i was in were the sameJan 15 10:37
schestowitz-piprimark is r ecoveringJan 15 10:40
schestowitz-pithe fur is better, now t he beak is improvedJan 15 10:40
schestowitz-piNumber of people shot by police in Germany reaches all-time high since counting began in 1976 ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2025/01/14/number-of-people-shot-by-police-in-germany-reaches-all-time-high-since-counting-began-in-1976/Jan 15 10:41
techtrights-sec6islam.deJan 15 10:58
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Windows TCO and CISA ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/Windows_TCO_and_CISA.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/14/Windows_TCO_and_CISA.gmi ∎Jan 15 11:47
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: Final Plasma 6.3 Features ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/12/This_Week_in_Plasma_Final_Plasma_6_3_Features.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/12/This_Week_in_Plasma_Final_Plasma_6_3_Features.gmi ∎Jan 15 11:54
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Notepad Next 0.10 Brings Better Bookmark Operations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Notepad_Next_0_10_Brings_Better_Bookmark_Operations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Notepad_Next_0_10_Brings_Better_Bookmark_Operations.gmi ∎Jan 15 11:57
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schestowitz-pijust had our coffee sessionJan 15 12:14
schestowitz-piso far this year i sleep moreJan 15 12:14
schestowitz-pii can still produce a lotJan 15 12:14
schestowitz-pirianne said many foss deaths/obits this monthJan 15 12:15
schestowitz-pithere's alesson somewhere in thereJan 15 12:15
schestowitz-pigulagboy just got covid btwJan 15 12:15
schestowitz-pif himJan 15 12:15
techtrights-sec6That's both sad and too bad.  Many are old and I am concerned that too fewJan 15 12:16
techtrights-sec6new people have the knowledge+interest+skill to contribute in any way, shape,Jan 15 12:16
techtrights-sec6or form.  Jan 15 12:16
schestowitz-piright, one was a key seamonkey personJan 15 12:16
schestowitz-piwe saw like 4 or 5 obits so farJan 15 12:16
schestowitz-pisome are kernel personsJan 15 12:16
schestowitz-pibeing linux dev used to be specialJan 15 12:17
schestowitz-pinow therea re 10,000+ of themJan 15 12:17
schestowitz-pimany are just working for suits in big companiezxJan 15 12:17
schestowitz-pimy sister even works near kernel spaceJan 15 12:17
schestowitz-pithe net stackJan 15 12:17
techtrights-sec6and many placed by m$ to undermine the kernel specifically and devel in generalJan 15 12:18
schestowitz-pitr did a short short short post re thisJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-pii will do more tonightJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-piwill be home alone till 9pmJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-piafter my runJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-piatm finishing linksJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-pibland todayJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-pigiven the scarcity of _worthy_ links we are doing VERY well, imhoJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-piwe manage toturn the desert into las vegasJan 15 12:20
schestowitz-pirianne uses our daily links, one by one, then opens what she fancies Jan 15 12:20
techtrights-sec6few links of note lately, a continuation of the downward trendJan 15 12:20
techtrights-sec6my wish is,Jan 15 12:21
techtrights-sec6more and more in gemini://Jan 15 12:21
techtrights-sec6or... even gopher:Jan 15 12:21
techtrights-sec6few links of note lately, a continuation of the downward trendJan 15 12:22
techtrights-sec6I don't make time for Gopher, but do try to support GeminiJan 15 12:22
schestowitz-pimy wish is,Jan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pimore and more in gemini://Jan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pior... even gopher:Jan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pitotally understandable but tr can court them tooJan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pifinalising gem links atm Jan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pibtw, those "Links"Jan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pithey turn some gopherholes into html/xhtml/gem/plain textJan 15 12:27
schestowitz-piso more reachJan 15 12:27
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> "I haven't missed a thing since leaving Windows. Maybe I don't use tools or software that depend on things in that environment, but I have everything I need in Linux. Sounds like I got out at a good time too [...]" gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/settled-inJan 15 12:28
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> "I haven't even seen my desktop in a while because I load the terminal on startup and load GUI applications with the keyboard. I feel more engaged with the software I use too. There is intention in everything I've installed." gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/settled-inJan 15 12:28
schestowitz-piour gem  capsule used to have index for all the irc logsJan 15 12:29
schestowitz-pithose logs are on the serverJan 15 12:29
schestowitz-pithe indexing code is there tooJan 15 12:29
schestowitz-pijust need bringing back to life/cron/linkJan 15 12:29
schestowitz-pi//gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmiJan 15 12:30
schestowitz-pigemlog.stargrave.org: 10000 URLsJan 15 12:30
schestowitz-pi* gemini.techrights.org: 10000 URLsJan 15 12:30
schestowitz-pi* mirrors.apple2.org.za: 10000 URLsJan 15 12:30
schestowitz-pi* gemini.tuxmachines.org: 10000 URLsJan 15 12:30
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techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 15/01/2025: Abandoning Windows for GNU/Linux, SIS Progress Update ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Gemini_Links_15_01_2025_Abandoning_Windows_for_GNU_Linux_SIS_Pr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Gemini_Links_15_01_2025_Abandoning_Windows_for_GNU_Linux_SIS_Pr.gmi ∎Jan 15 12:34
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techrights-newsLLMs, for examples, are being marketed as "fill the blank with chaff about some unknown thing", but that won't work and cannot work; there's no actual intelligence thereJan 15 13:16
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techtrights-sec6Do you have the path to the IRC indexing scripts handy?Jan 15 13:24
techtrights-sec6Do you have the path to the IRC indexing scripts handy?Jan 15 13:25
schestowitz-pii think Gemini/ gemini-bulletin-irc-update.shJan 15 13:25
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techtrights-sec6checking  Jan 15 13:53
techtrights-sec6That was from when the Gemini service was on the RPi at your place.  Jan 15 13:53
techtrights-sec6I cannot find bulletin-menu.txt, can it be reconstructed?Jan 15 13:53
schestowitz-pithat was just a headerJan 15 13:54
schestowitz-pii think things are simpler nowJan 15 13:54
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techtrights-sec6see: /home/gemini/bin/gemini-bulletin-irc-update.shJan 15 14:38
techtrights-sec6It has been run now, so please check the output in Gemini Jan 15 14:38
schestowitz-pithank you!Jan 15 14:42
schestowitz-pichecking nowJan 15 14:42
schestowitz-pioh, wow, seems to workJan 15 14:42
schestowitz-piare files from 09/23-09/24 absent?Jan 15 14:42
schestowitz-pii have themJan 15 14:42
schestowitz-pimaybe uploaded to another path (doubt it)? Jan 15 14:42
techtrights-sec6checkingJan 15 14:48
techtrights-sec6they seem to be absentJan 15 14:48
techtrights-sec6nothing for that span in the backups here, Jan 15 14:48
techtrights-sec6they are missing from the server for whatever reasonJan 15 14:48
techtrights-sec6perhaps they logs were not happening then?Jan 15 14:48
schestowitz-pidon't worry, i have them all hereJan 15 14:50
schestowitz-pii am just curious as to the gapJan 15 14:50
schestowitz-pibut maybe i realised i put those in 'wrong' path(on server)Jan 15 14:50
schestowitz-picheckingJan 15 14:50
techtrights-sec6greatJan 15 14:50
techtrights-sec6could be Jan 15 14:50
schestowitz-pii have some great newsJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pibut first let's finish the site stuffJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-piworking on it...Jan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pigemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-140124.gmiJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pigemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-140124.txtJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pilinked fromJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-140124.htmlJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pii thought maybe i had uploaded to another user accountJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pibut the files seem to be there in the same place as Jan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-140125.htmlJan 15 14:55
schestowitz-pi^25Jan 15 14:55
techtrights-sec6transfer with rsync to /home/gemini/techrights.org/irc/ ...Jan 15 14:57
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techtrights-sec6=Jan 15 16:02
techtrights-sec6"AI entrepreneur funds academic research into artificial intelligence at 13 Finnish universities"Jan 15 16:02
techtrights-sec6https://yle.fi/a/74-20137076Jan 15 16:02
techtrights-sec6"AI entrepreneur funds academic research into artificial intelligence at 13 Jan 15 16:02
techtrights-sec6Finnish universities"Jan 15 16:02
techtrights-sec6https://yle.fi/a/74-20137076Jan 15 16:02
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> Parroting buzzwords for companies that sell lies and GPUs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/biden-administration-issues-export-restrictions-for-us-computer-chips-used-in-artificial-intelligence/Jan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- www.jurist.org | Biden administration issues export restrictions for US computer chips used in artificial intelligence - JURIST - NewsJan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> More nonsensical hype interjected into the White House ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/14/biden-signs-executive-order-will-make-federal-lands-available-ai-infrastructure/Jan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Biden signs executive order that will make federal lands available for AI infrastructure - SiliconANGLEJan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> LLMs, for examples, are being marketed as "fill the blank with chaff about some unknown thing", but that won't work and cannot work; there's no actual intelligence thereJan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> Nowadays when sites claim people need more "AI skills" it's no better than arguing the industry needs better plagiarists hired; that is more or less the same thing, except the cheerleading.Jan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> "It feels like we’re on a path to keep making systems harder for humans to configure, and we keep expanding our reliance on superhuman intelligence to do that for us." ☞ https://blog.jonudell.net/2025/01/14/the-configuration-crisis/Jan 15 16:03
schestowitz-pimaybe (hopefully) some years from now nobody will treat those as anything other than another "NFT"Jan 15 16:04
schestowitz-piwhile we can focus on technical stuffJan 15 16:04
techtrights-sec6syntactically relevant whitespace is a poxJan 15 16:06
techtrights-sec6It is so easy to indent or nest a segment of code in PerlJan 15 16:06
techtrights-sec6But in Python it is difficult and very, very error prone Jan 15 16:06
schestowitz-piyes, i found that out some eyars agoJan 15 16:07
schestowitz-piwhile doing the LEDs for ipfs and moreJan 15 16:07
schestowitz-pion the pi4Jan 15 16:07
schestowitz-pii hate how kate handles thatJan 15 16:07
schestowitz-piliberally adding spaces and indentsJan 15 16:07
techtrights-sec6The new RPi5 is quite usable when combined with an SSD.Jan 15 16:08
techtrights-sec6There should be some good cases on the market sometimeJan 15 16:08
techtrights-sec6this year which accommodate SSDs.  It's on par with my Jan 15 16:08
techtrights-sec6notebook for speed.  Jan 15 16:08
schestowitz-pithe pawn shops here ae full of very cheap laptops that are "not vista 11 compat"Jan 15 16:08
techtrights-sec6Several companies and organisations ought to be making hay with the Vista11Jan 15 16:09
techtrights-sec6DRM / TPM2 requirements.  THey seem afraid to risk bringing attention toJan 15 16:09
techtrights-sec6the real issue of DRMJan 15 16:09
techtrights-sec6the M1 - M4 chips in Apples have hard wired DRM, as another exampleJan 15 16:09
schestowitz-pithanks for adding the missing months to irc logs indexJan 15 16:12
schestowitz-piin the past i used to make annual indexesJan 15 16:12
schestowitz-piand same for bulletinsJan 15 16:12
schestowitz-piit's still in deprecated todo notesJan 15 16:12
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:18
schestowitz-pibeen very good dsay todayJan 15 16:24
schestowitz-piwrappping up daily links againJan 15 16:24
schestowitz-piwant to do artivles, then back to linksJan 15 16:24
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:26
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Hackaday, OpenSCAD, Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Hackaday_OpenSCAD_Raspberry_Pi_Fairphone_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Hackaday_OpenSCAD_Raspberry_Pi_Fairphone_.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:29
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and GNU/Linux Applications ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_GNU_Linux_Applications.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_GNU_Linux_Applications.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:34
schestowitz-pithe judge Jan 15 16:36
schestowitz-piwe 'won' basically Jan 15 16:36
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux and Development Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/GNU_Linux_and_Development_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/GNU_Linux_and_Development_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:43
schestowitz-pidaily links doneJan 15 16:44
schestowitz-pineed [topics] if possibleJan 15 16:44
techtrights-sec6DRM as a topic?  It's hard to find info thoughJan 15 16:46
techtrights-sec6The Apple chips keep the DRM on a low profile, the Widevine and Chrome-basedJan 15 16:46
techtrights-sec6DRM keeps a low profile.  Both are spreading, especially the latter:Jan 15 16:46
techtrights-sec6https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-01-15/music-streams-hit-Jan 15 16:46
techtrights-sec6nearly-5-trillion-in-2024-women-pop-performers-lead-the-charge-in-the-usJan 15 16:46
schestowitz-piyesJan 15 16:46
schestowitz-piworking on itJan 15 16:46
schestowitz-piwill research a bitJan 15 16:46
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 15/01/2025: Efforts to End Wars and 'Newsflation' ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Links_15_01_2025_Efforts_to_End_Wars_and_Newsflation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Links_15_01_2025_Efforts_to_End_Wars_and_Newsflation.gmi ∎Jan 15 16:48
schestowitz-piwould you want a draft later?Jan 15 16:50
techtrights-sec6maybeJan 15 16:54
schestowitz-piaccuracy will matter, not sizeJan 15 16:54
schestowitz-piworking on itJan 15 16:54
techtrights-sec6Apropos DRM:Jan 15 16:56
techtrights-sec6"FTC sues John Deere for unfairly raising repair costs on farm equipment"Jan 15 16:56
techtrights-sec6https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344325/john-deere-repair-right-ftc-lawsuit-Jan 15 16:56
techtrights-sec6tractorJan 15 16:56
schestowitz-piTotal Lock-down Ambitions - Part I - DRM and TPM Need Not be the Future of Computing, There's Another WayJan 15 16:57
schestowitz-pioutline:Jan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piHardware (CPU)Jan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piHDMI etc. (display)Jan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piBrowser (akin to virtual machines for 'Web' 'apps')Jan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piWeb context  (video, text etc.)Jan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piAppliances and repairJan 15 17:03
schestowitz-piwhat else?Jan 15 17:03
techtrights-sec6audio and video internals in M1,M2,M3,and M4Jan 15 17:08
techtrights-sec6but that will be very hard to (re-)verifyJan 15 17:08
techtrights-sec6way too shortJan 15 17:18
techtrights-sec6imhoJan 15 17:18
techtrights-sec6more can be said on the ideas in each sentenceJan 15 17:18
techtrights-sec6gemini.techrights.org/drafts/7588.gmi                                           Jan 15 17:18
techtrights-sec6                                           Jan 15 17:18
schestowitz-pidraftJan 15 17:18
schestowitz-pi     Jan 15 17:18
schestowitz-piright Jan 15 17:18
schestowitz-pigood to knowJan 15 17:18
schestowitz-pibrewing coffeeJan 15 17:18
schestowitz-piwill expandJan 15 17:18
techtrights-sec6thanksJan 15 17:27
techtrights-sec6router maint, eta 30 minJan 15 17:27
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techtrights-sec6doneJan 15 17:36
schestowitz-pisee gemini.techrights.org/drafts/7588.gmi Jan 15 17:36
techtrights-sec6checkingJan 15 17:40
techtrights-sec6niceJan 15 17:40
schestowitz-pithanks for the socurging wordsJan 15 17:40
schestowitz-piwill polish and add urls Jan 15 17:40
schestowitz-pi*encourgingJan 15 17:40
schestowitz-piwhere is that NZ paper on visra drn?Jan 15 17:42
schestowitz-piforgot the man's nameJan 15 17:42
schestowitz-pi2006Jan 15 17:42
schestowitz-piPeter Gutmann Jan 15 17:42
schestowitz-pihttps://www.grc.com/sn/sn-074.pdfJan 15 17:42
schestowitz-pithat might doJan 15 17:42
techtrights-sec6npJan 15 17:42
techtrights-sec6I cannot recall atmJan 15 17:42
techtrights-sec6https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txtJan 15 17:42
techtrights-sec6^ dead link?Jan 15 17:42
techtrights-sec6http://archive.today/2012.06.30-230748/http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubJan 15 17:43
techtrights-sec6s/vista_cost.htmlJan 15 17:43
techtrights-sec6aka http://archive.today/fs8qJan 15 17:43
techtrights-sec6Ed Bott's butthurt whine about the above:Jan 15 17:43
techtrights-sec6https://edbott.com/2007/08/14/the-fud-over-vista-drm-just-wont-die/Jan 15 17:43
schestowitz-pibeat me to itJan 15 17:44
techtrights-sec6also related to topic:Jan 15 17:46
techtrights-sec6https://www.pcstats.com/articles/1871/index.htmlJan 15 17:46
techtrights-sec6https://www.engadget.com/2007-01-29-windows-vista-protected-media-path-drm-alreaJan 15 17:46
techtrights-sec6dy-broken.htmlJan 15 17:46
schestowitz-piadding to footerJan 15 17:52
schestowitz-pii believe no facts can bechallenged Jan 15 17:54
schestowitz-pifinalisingJan 15 17:54
techrights-newsTechrights – New Upcoming Series About DRM and TPM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/New_Upcoming_Series_About_DRM_and_TPM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/New_Upcoming_Series_About_DRM_and_TPM.gmi ∎Jan 15 18:06
techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] His Existence is Proof It's Not Infeasible ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_His_Existence_is_Proof_It_s_Not_Infeasible.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_His_Existence_is_Proof_It_s_Not_Infeasible.gmi ∎Jan 15 18:21
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techtrights-sec6afkJan 15 18:45
techrights-newsTechrights – Total Lock-down Ambitions - Part I - DRM and TPM Need Not be the Future of Computing, There's Another Way ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Total_Lock_down_Ambitions_Part_I_DRM_and_TPM_Need_Not_be_the_Fu.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Total_Lock_down_Ambitions_Part_I_DRM_and_TPM_Need_Not_be_the_Fu.gmi ∎Jan 15 18:55
techrights-newsTechrights – Computer Users Aren't Zoo Animals ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Computer_Users_Aren_t_Zoo_Animals.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Computer_Users_Aren_t_Zoo_Animals.gmi ∎Jan 15 19:31
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schestowitz-piNew ONS data released this morning: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales/2024 11,950 dead in Week 50 (2024). Before COVID-19 it was about 10.5k. So we're losing about 1500 more people (than before) in one week in England and Wales alone.Jan 15 19:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  A sad day for the Firebird Project ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/A_sad_day_for_the_Firebird_Project.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/A_sad_day_for_the_Firebird_Project.gmi ∎Jan 15 19:48
techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] Not About How Many Locks One Adds ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Not_About_How_Many_Locks_One_Adds.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Not_About_How_Many_Locks_One_Adds.gmi ∎Jan 15 19:53
techrights-newsTechrights – The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Had a Good 2025 Already (Its "Year 40") ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_Had_a_Good_2025_Already_It.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_Had_a_Good_2025_Already_It.gmi ∎Jan 15 20:03
techrights-newsTechrights – The Rumour Was Right, Today is the Second Large Wave of Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/The_Rumour_Was_Right_Today_is_the_Second_Large_Wave_of_Microsof.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/The_Rumour_Was_Right_Today_is_the_Second_Large_Wave_of_Microsof.gmi ∎Jan 15 20:21
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techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] "Well, He’s Dead So," Bill Gates Tells the Media (Which He Pays) About His Close Friend Jeffrey Epstein ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Well_He_s_Dead_So_Bill_Gates_Tells_the_Media_Which_He_Pays.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Well_He_s_Dead_So_Bill_Gates_Tells_the_Media_Which_He_Pays.gmi ∎Jan 15 20:36
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Important Day for Us ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Important_Day_for_Us.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/15/Important_Day_for_Us.gmi ∎Jan 15 21:00
techrights-newsTechrights – It Was Only a Matter of Time ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/It_Was_Only_a_Matter_of_Time.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/It_Was_Only_a_Matter_of_Time.gmi ∎Jan 15 21:01
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techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Logs Complete in Geminispace (Even in GemText Format!) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/IRC_Logs_Complete_in_Geminispace_Even_in_GemText_Format.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/IRC_Logs_Complete_in_Geminispace_Even_in_GemText_Format.gmi ∎Jan 15 21:35
techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] The Crybully ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_The_Crybully.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_The_Crybully.gmi ∎Jan 15 21:50
techrights-newsTechrights – If You See Many Microsoft Puff Pieces That All Say More or Less the Same, Consider the Possibility That Microsoft LLMs 'Wrote' Those ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/If_You_See_Many_Microsoft_Puff_Pieces_That_All_Say_More_or_Less.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/If_You_See_Many_Microsoft_Puff_Pieces_That_All_Say_More_or_Less.gmi ∎Jan 15 22:10
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