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Fri 18:34:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's bad everywhere
Fri 18:34:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] remember gnome-look
Fri 18:34:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and kde-look
Fri 18:34:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that's for arts
Fri 18:34:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then you get ripoffs
Fri 18:34:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it was always an issue
Fri 18:34:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] take icon set
Fri 18:34:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] change a few
Fri 18:34:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] upload
Fri 18:34:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so lots of clones
Fri 18:34:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] with slop they can do this faster
Fri 18:34:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if not impeded
Fri 18:34:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you then go to stores
Fri 18:34:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and 90% oklf th results are buggy crap
Fri 18:34:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] without being able to tell reals from slop
Fri 18:35:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] same for arts
Fri 18:35:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we have this growing problem in:
Fri 18:35:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.publicdomainpictures.net
Fri 18:35:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] too many results that show up are slop
Fri 18:35:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so i began using what you admfubar shared as OPML:
Fri 18:35:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://pdimagearchive.org/
Fri 18:35:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] no slop here
Fri 18:35:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] never
Fri 18:36:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] all images predate computers
Fri 18:36:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ i did?
Fri 18:36:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] in many other image sharing sites there is abundant slop
Fri 18:36:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] outpacing reals over time
Fri 18:36:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like in youtube
Fri 18:36:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ oh them
Fri 18:36:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and they don't flag that as slop
Fri 18:36:33 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ :P
Fri 18:36:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's terrible
Fri 18:42:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] admfubar: the web loses value
Fri 18:42:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] because of the s/n ratio
Fri 18:42:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] even if you add lots of good to it
Fri 18:42:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the bad is added a lot faster
Fri 18:42:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then it's heap and needle
Fri 18:43:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME: Enrico Zini Cannot Sleep, Icon for Lockpicker ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.gmi ∎
Fri 18:43:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Next Week It'll be 3 Months of Shell Tank ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Next_Week_It_ll_be_3_Months_of_Shell_Tank.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Next_Week_It_ll_be_3_Months_of_Shell_Tank.gmi ∎
Fri 18:43:30 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ :P is that like a needle in a haystack?
Fri 18:43:46 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://maketecheasier.com/mte-q-how-did-a-cornell-graduate-students-99-line-bootstrap-program-in-november-1988-infect-roughly-6000-machines-about-10-per-cent-of-the-early-internet-and-force-universities/
Fri 18:44:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://maketecheasier.com/mte-when-you-tap-send-on-an-end-to-end-encrypted-message-the-server-passes-along-a-scrambled-blob-it-cannot-read-but-the-timestamps-your-contact-list-and-who-you-spoke-to-when-are-still-visible-to-the/
Fri 18:54:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Daniel Pocock 'Punching' Nazis in the UK ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Daniel_Pocock_Punching_Nazis_in_the_UK.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Daniel_Pocock_Punching_Nazis_in_the_UK.gmi ∎
Fri 18:59:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Kai Stephens (Barkley Walsh) & British Democrats in Clacton by-election hustings ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Kai_Stephens_Barkley_Walsh_British_Democrats_in_Clacton_by_elec.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Kai_Stephens_Barkley_Walsh_British_Democrats_in_Clacton_by_elec.gmi ∎
Fri 19:07:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sponsored by GAFAM https://2026.fossy.ca/sponsorship/ at least they said no to Microsoft, for a CHANGE (unlike prior years)
Fri 19:08:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Harassment will not be tolerated at FOSSY. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation" https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/code-of-conduct/ Hmmm... http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml
Fri 19:09:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ We can only guess that _some_ people are CoC-exempted http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml
Fri 19:11:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://maketecheasier.com/mte-j-bluetooth-was-named-after-a-10th-century-viking-king-who-united-denmark-and-norway-the-logo-is-his-initials-in-nordic-runes-and-ericssons-engineers-picked-it-in-1997-as-a-placeholder-that-stuck/
Fri 19:12:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Okay, I ran down to the vet on the bus and got Leeloo's eye medicine.
Fri 19:12:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Gave her a drop in each eye and the other half of that Famvir tablet.
Fri 19:23:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ of course they did... private one too.. https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-it-has-scanned-every-single-public-instagram-post-with-its-ai/
Fri 19:26:24 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/07/29/more-young-people-are-being-rescued-from-mountains-after-taking-risks-for-the-perfect-photo/
Fri 19:28:03 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ schestowitz[TR2] it is really that dry by you? https://petapixel.com/2026/08/05/this-photo-makes-london-look-like-california-amid-the-summer-drought/
Fri 19:28:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] let's see
Fri 19:28:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] wow
Fri 19:28:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] worse than here in manc
Fri 19:29:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] but they took extreme example
Fri 19:29:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] only one photo
Fri 19:29:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] of one place
Fri 19:29:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we were in london a few weeks ago
Fri 19:29:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it was not so yellow
Fri 19:29:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] lately we've had more rainb
Fri 19:32:13 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ had rain last night here. ran into the tail of a thunderstorm that was forming as i came back from a linux meeting, had decent showers for a good part of the night
Fri 19:39:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Legal Attacks on Techrights Have Made Techrights More Popular and More Widely Read ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Legal_Attacks_on_Techrights_Have_Made_Techrights_More_Popular_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Legal_Attacks_on_Techrights_Have_Made_Techrights_More_Popular_a.gmi ∎
Fri 19:43:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Salesforce cuts 133 more jobs in its third 2026 round
Fri 19:49:21 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113395-flock-biggest-investor-also-backs-company-can-rewrite.html
Fri 19:50:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM retiree insurance won't cover my son and he is too young to qualify for Medicaid - and for the remaining 3 of us it would cost over $40k PER YEAR!! Insane. I would be lucky to get 9 months from that pitiful Future Health Account. Pathetic. And I was at IBM over 30 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk
Fri 19:50:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I retired in April 2026 and use the IBM retiree insurance. It's double what I was paying but absolutely worth it to retire." "you either don't have insurance, buy the IBM retiree insurance, or buy it from the exchange. I found the retiree insurance the best fit. twice of what I was paying employeed, but well worth it to retire."
Fri 19:51:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM layoffs: "it’s not always early new year . Historically they had a fall one and a spring one but this year there was no spring one" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk
Fri 19:51:45 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113397-quake-turns-30-got-two-surprise-expansions-one.html
Fri 19:55:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ "ai" gone wild!.. stripping away all the security and showing everyone's private bits!!!... https://www.techspot.com/news/113394-google-ai-somehow-knew-game-secret-existed-only.html
Fri 19:56:44 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113376-mexico-gamer-congresswoman-takes-sony-court-over-physical.html
Fri 20:00:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113006-spacex-burned-up-260-starlink-satellites-six-months.html
Fri 20:04:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113356-police-departments-told-call-license-plate-readers-county.html
Fri 20:04:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – RA-pocalypse: IBM Tells Workers "Taking a Hike" is Their "Next Step" ('Voluntary' Layoffs), Now It Prepares to Sack Lots of Contractors ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/RA_pocalypse_IBM_Tells_Workers_Taking_a_Hike_is_Their_Next_Step.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/RA_pocalypse_IBM_Tells_Workers_Taking_a_Hike_is_Their_Next_Step.gmi ∎
Fri 20:06:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I was RA'd my manager told me the contractor company IBM uses. I politely said thank you but I'm going another direction." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113
Fri 20:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "he useless POS manager is trying to convince me to join IBM again. He might get fired, since, I refused to return to IBM. The id--t is lying when I asked about the reason, he asking me back. I enjoy more, the POS squirm."
Fri 20:07:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When would the PIP RAs be expected for? Will it be after 2H during the performance reviews?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha
Fri 20:30:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Workers try to escape IBM: "it feels like everyone I know has been on at least 1 interview" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh
Fri 20:31:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Again you got it. You are running in place at best hoping for an upgrade, and most likely farming an already empty and abandoned marketplace - The SMB and Intel marketplace abandoned IBM for LINUX solutions 10 years ago and they have not looked back - The sooner IBM acknowledges this, the sooner IBM will stop wasting efforts on lost causes"
Fri 20:39:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-edge-follows-google-chrome-as-it-begins-killing-ublock-origin-and-all-such-add-ons/
Fri 20:40:46 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.neowin.net/news/user-laments-removal-of-purchased-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-on-google-play/
Fri 20:42:46 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.neowin.net/news/gamer-makes-a-lightweight-free-app-to-save-his-rtx-5090-power-connector-from-melting/
Fri 20:54:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] admfubar: maybe canon will buy IBM ;-)
Fri 20:54:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you said they 'rebranded' the building already
Fri 20:54:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maybe they know something we don't ;-)
Fri 20:55:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ i think they are leasing it... it is next to the clinic, so they have lots of customers right there..
Fri 20:55:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] canon scouting ibm... another year or two til it's cheap enough to buy
Fri 20:56:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Maker Cale Loveridge has launched a crowdfunding campaign for playable pinball tables with a difference: they're miniaturized for printability on even compact 3D printers." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260807-minipin.gmi
Fri 20:56:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] admfubar: maybe they can make cameras with POWER mainframes inside them
Fri 20:57:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and something "hey hi" and "quantum"
Fri 20:57:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for good measure
Fri 20:57:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ there ya go
Fri 20:57:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Homeworlds: More About Green Ships gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260806-1.gmi
Fri 20:58:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "i've been vaguely trying it out this week - not really tracking anything but paying attention whether this makes sense at all. i think the socials and the one-vid-for-eating make sense and are perfectly doable, as is the backgammon." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/internetusetracker
Fri 20:59:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Petanque is a boules-type game played with sets of hollow steel balls and a small wooden ball called a "cochonnet". Its modern version originated from southern France in the early part of the 1900's." gemini://mlot.smol.pub/petanque
Fri 20:59:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ looks like it is being leased from the clinic..... they are owners of the property
Fri 20:59:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/annihilate
Fri 21:00:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] whose clinic?
Fri 21:00:23 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ cleveland
Fri 21:00:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] medical practice?
Fri 21:00:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "somebody call 911, IBM is dying"
Fri 21:01:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ i think the coroner took them already
Fri 21:01:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=KiNRIR8tjFc Wyclef Jean - 911 (Official Video) ft. Mary J. Blige
Fri 21:02:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ my kitta is hungry, time to feed them..
Fri 21:05:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :3
Fri 21:11:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Desktop Share More Than Doubled in a Year in Guam ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Share_More_Than_Doubled_in_a_Year_in_Guam.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Share_More_Than_Doubled_in_a_Year_in_Guam.gmi ∎
Fri 21:17:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Yandex nearly caught up with Bing (MSFT) in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/europe/#monthly-200902-202608
Fri 21:19:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ baidu nd yandex combined about same as bing in asia https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/asia/#monthly-200902-202608
Fri 21:23:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chrome too dominant. Truly monoculture. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-200902-202608 Firefox 2%
Fri 21:30:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The incumbent candidate presents himself as a champion of the imperial units of measure and the contest to be the first person to run one mile under four minutes was a legendary grudge match between and Englishman and an Australian."
Fri 21:31:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running." https://danielpocock.com/en/burnham-clacton-pier-mile-run-challenge/
Fri 21:31:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running." https://danielpocock.com/en/burnham-clacton-pier-mile-run-challenge/
Fri 21:38:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – analytics.usa.gov: GNU/Linux Up Some More This Week ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/analytics_usa_gov_GNU_Linux_Up_Some_More_This_Week.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/analytics_usa_gov_GNU_Linux_Up_Some_More_This_Week.gmi ∎
Fri 21:38:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Billions of Sessions' Web Survey: GNU/Linux at 7% ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Billions_of_Sessions_Web_Survey_GNU_Linux_at_7.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Billions_of_Sessions_Web_Survey_GNU_Linux_at_7.gmi ∎
Fri 21:56:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Uses Slop to Find Defects and Then Uses Slop to Replace Code, What Could Go Wrong? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Uses_Slop_to_Find_Defects_and_Then_Uses_Slop_to_Repla.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Uses_Slop_to_Find_Defects_and_Then_Uses_Slop_to_Repla.gmi ∎
Fri 22:30:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Budget is so tight I tend to invent recipes around what we have left from others.
Fri 22:33:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (video) (no audio) https://imgpile.com/p/SFD94qn
Fri 23:00:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom” ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/New_Debian_13_Kernel_Security_Update_Fixes_Zapscape_and_SCTPhan.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/New_Debian_13_Kernel_Security_Update_Fixes_Zapscape_and_SCTPhan.gmi ∎
Fri 23:16:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4c2gadmytg
Fri 23:21:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8BLjIo6CVU
Fri 23:21:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This woman could have gotten some of this under control with roach motels.
Fri 23:21:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Just the cheap ones that are like 40 cents.
Fri 23:21:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You put them all over and toss them when they're full.
Fri 23:39:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://imgpile.com/p/ycXNp0e
Fri 23:50:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That woman was an extreme case of cockroach infestation.
Fri 23:50:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because she wasn't doing much. I saw a can of RAID.
Fri 23:50:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She probably occasionally sprayed a few and then gave up.
Sat 01:46:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-070826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-070826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-070826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-070826.txt
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Sat 01:48:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-070826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-070826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-070826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-070826.txt
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Sat 01:49:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-08-07.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-08-07.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sat 01:50:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-07.txt
Sat 02:15:54 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ num nums... https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/flesh-eating-screwworms-feast-on-humans-in-mexico-human-cases-top-500/
Sat 02:21:12 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ brainz. need brainz... https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-dean-google-discovery-loop-startup/?ref=spyglass.org
Sat 02:22:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-generated-patches-fail-half-time
Sat 02:24:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.itpro.com/cloud/cloud-computing/us-cloud-kill-switch-is-as-dangerous-as-ransomware-european-businesses-fear
Sat 02:27:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.wheresyoured.at/premium-the-haters-guide-to-nvidia-part-2/
Sat 02:35:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://fossforce.com/2026/08/no-human-no-copyright-the-legal-risk-of-vibe-coded-software/
Sat 02:36:47 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/public-alibis-flock-alpr-vandalism-arrest-destroying-cameras
Sat 02:45:54 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/chernobyls-robots-or-the-hackathon-from-hell/
Sat 03:00:20 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/04/meta-smart-glasses-face-calls-for-bans-across-europe-over-privacy-concerns/
Sat 03:01:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/04/expert-warns-parents-against-taking-babies-up-mountains-for-summit-photos/
Sat 03:04:25 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/08/05/astronaut-snaps-photo-of-super-typhoon-on-his-iphone/
Sat 03:18:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ none of the control systems for critical infrastructure does... https://www.theregister.com/a/5285070
Sat 03:19:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ live teams in now dead teams... https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/08/07/microsoft-tosses-teams-live-chat-into-its-feature-graveyard/5284634
Sat 03:22:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/a/5284191
Sat 03:23:44 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/07/sysadmin-summoned-to-explain-italics-to-a-user-with-at-least-two-degrees/5283871
Sat 03:24:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/a/5284429
Sat 03:25:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ Fireball XL5... https://www.theregister.com/a/5283997
Sat 03:26:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ freaky... https://www.theregister.com/a/5283640
Sat 03:27:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ Vera Rubin compute platform designed to operate high above the Earth’s atmosphere where no one can hear you scream because the LLM is hallucinating again.... https://www.theregister.com/a/5283605
Sat 03:38:04 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/07/1843210/kalshi-and-polymarket-bets-on-clinical-trials-criticized-as-ghastly
Sat 03:40:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ whole body athlete's foot https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/06/2210253/dress-made-of-living-mycelium-can-renew-and-repair-itself
Sat 03:41:06 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/06/2147247/tower-dump-warrants-ruled-unconstitutional
Sat 03:42:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ yeah baby!!! https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/aug/07/scientists-onlyfans-marmots-video
Sat 04:01:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/07/lord-howe-island-giant-stick-insect-tree-lobster-invertebrate-of-year-2026
Sat 04:17:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/typhoon-dim-sum-hong-kong-name-explainer
Sat 04:22:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/06/new-mexico-court-meta
Sat 04:24:22 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/e-scooters-more-dangerous-than-motorbikes-or-cycles-analysis
Sat 04:58:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The double extortion of a Russian ransomware threatens the medical records that Diater has kept for 10 years. https://www.apdnoticies.com/en/data-protection/the-double-extortion-of-a-russian-ransomware-threatens-the-medical-records-that-diater-has-kept-for-10-years_21644_102.html
Sat 04:58:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ disinformation https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-russian-disinformation-targets-german-elections/a-78193305
Sat 05:00:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fake 'FSF' turns 25 https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260803-01.en.html
Sat 05:00:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Antiques Roadshow https://xkcd.com/3281/
Sat 05:01:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Maze https://xkcd.com/3280/
Sat 05:02:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 07, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_07_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_07_2026.gmi ∎
Sat 05:04:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sat 05:04:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sat 05:11:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Id Software Dev Says Xbox Doesn’t ‘Understand Art’ And That After Layoffs It Is ‘Impossible’ To Make Big Games Like Doom: The Dark Ages https://kotaku.com/id-software-dev-says-xbox-doesnt-understand-art-and-that-after-layoffs-it-is-impossible-to-make-big-games-like-doom-the-dark-ages-2000722563
Sat 05:15:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1733.jpg
Sat 05:15:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2090.jpg
Sat 05:16:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ heirlooms gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/heirlooms
Sat 05:16:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The art of bike shedding is to argue about something that is suitable to be argued about; this includes the term bike shedding itself." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/08/07/bike-shedding.gmi
Sat 05:17:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To be honest, this was the closest I've come to going to one of these reunions. A few weeks prior, I had pulled out my old senior yearbook and spent an afternoon looking through it." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/reunion
Sat 05:18:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the happier days of the 1990s, shopping malls were still seen as the core of a community. At the time, malls had everything, and lots more were built around them. Malls were destinations, not just places to get in and out." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2026-08-07-tribute-to-lloyd-center
Sat 05:19:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They most likely used their radios as it was becoming illegal to use your phone in your vehicle in some cases. Amateur radio was exempt from all those rules." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/gemlog.py/post/re_radio_amateurism.gmi
Sat 05:21:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 08/08/2026: Tribute to Lloyd Center, Radio Amateurism, Homeworlds ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2026_Tribute_to_Lloyd_Center_Radio_Amateuris.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2026_Tribute_to_Lloyd_Center_Radio_Amateuris.gmi ∎
Sat 05:31:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Is the Future of IBM Red Hat Temporary Staff, Contractors? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Is_the_Future_of_IBM_Red_Hat_Temporary_Staff_Contractors.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Is_the_Future_of_IBM_Red_Hat_Temporary_Staff_Contractors.gmi ∎
Sat 05:35:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] I had to have Leeloo put to sleep.
Sat 05:36:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She became unresponsive and I had to take her to the emergency vet.
Sat 05:36:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They told me that she was going to die and there was nothing I could do.
Sat 05:41:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – What Will it Take for Mainstream Media to Report Silent or Secret Layoffs at IBM? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/What_Will_it_Take_for_Mainstream_Media_to_Report_Silent_or_Secr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/What_Will_it_Take_for_Mainstream_Media_to_Report_Silent_or_Secr.gmi ∎
Sat 05:49:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: you did your best
Sat 05:49:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you trid your best
Sat 05:49:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so no point feeling guilty about it like with Jabba
Sat 05:54:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was the dept of commerce and some congressmen visiting dum--ss" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzed80jf
Sat 05:56:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LOOPHOLE: "contractors are working based on a 3/6 months renewable periods. So, when IBM is not renewing the contracts, it is NOT RA's." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty
Sat 06:00:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I spent a while with her there telling her what a good cat she was and that I loved her and that her babies are still okay and thanks for being my cat.
Sat 06:00:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I gave her a kiss on the head.
Sat 06:00:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's just like losing any friend or family member.
Sat 06:00:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It feels horrible in waves.
Sat 06:01:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I had a migraine on the way out from crying so hard.
Sat 06:01:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I took some pills.
Sat 06:05:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sorry to hear that
Sat 06:07:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it'll never happen with the birds
Sat 06:07:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if they get ill, they just won't come
Sat 06:11:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – More Mass Layoffs Coming IBM's Way (Ones IBM Cannot Hide, Cannot Convince Enough People to Leave or Unjustifiably PIP Them When They Say No) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/More_Mass_Layoffs_Coming_IBM_s_Way_Ones_IBM_Cannot_Hide_Cannot_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/More_Mass_Layoffs_Coming_IBM_s_Way_Ones_IBM_Cannot_Hide_Cannot_.gmi ∎
Sat 06:20:28 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Im so sorry to hear about your Leeloo.
Sat 06:22:42 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I know how you feel, losing a beloved pet.
Sat 06:33:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): No Human, No Copyright: The Legal Risk of Vibe‑Coded Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/No_Human_No_Copyright_The_Legal_Risk_of_Vibe_Coded_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/No_Human_No_Copyright_The_Legal_Risk_of_Vibe_Coded_Software.gmi ∎
Sat 06:33:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've been looking at old pictures of her from when she was young.
Sat 06:34:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ John sent me a video of her from ten years ago following him around going "Myeah!" and "Moewow!"
Sat 06:34:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She had these Leeloo-isms.
Sat 06:34:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like her own language.
Sat 06:34:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [01:20] <Goblin> Im so sorry to hear about your Leeloo.
Sat 06:34:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [01:22] <Goblin> I know how you feel, losing a beloved pet.
Sat 06:34:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Thank you.
Sat 06:34:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It never does get easier.
Sat 06:38:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.102, Linux 6.6.150, Linux 6.1.182, Linux 5.15.215, and Linux 5.10.264 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_102_Linux_6_6_150_Linux_6_1_182_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_102_Linux_6_6_150_Linux_6_1_182_Linux.gmi ∎
Sat 06:39:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] tbh, to be fair, you did your best
Sat 06:39:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i can attest to that
Sat 06:39:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] even with the maintenance pills last year
Sat 06:39:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and you spent all your could
Sat 06:39:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Compare to the Microsoft stabber
Sat 06:39:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Caaaantrell
Sat 06:40:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] starving dog, lost his job by stabbing colleague
Sat 06:40:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they probabbly put down his dog
Sat 06:40:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] idiot "daddy"
Sat 06:40:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] idolising nazis
Sat 06:46:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The day has finally arrived. Soplos Linux 2026.08 is now available as a stable version. After months of betas and release candidates, the project takes the final leap." https://soploslinux.com/soplos-linux-2026-08-ya-es-estable-todas-las-novedades/
Sat 06:48:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mobile OS Release: Murena 4.1.1 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Mobile_OS_Release_Murena_4_1_1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Mobile_OS_Release_Murena_4_1_1.gmi ∎
Sat 06:49:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): NetHydra 1.1.0 Release ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/NetHydra_1_1_0_Release.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/NetHydra_1_1_0_Release.gmi ∎
Sat 06:50:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But that’s not what happened at all. Godier proceeded through a series of escalations up to the App Review Board and the Review Board responded that they determined the original rejection was valid" ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/app_store_rejection_of_the_week_dark_hours | Source: John Gruber
Sat 06:50:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It occurs to me that the browser has standards and the App Store has judgment." ☛ https://blog.terrygodier.com/2026/08/07/browsers-have-standards-the-app.html |
Sat 06:51:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If libraries are restricted from keeping working copies of digital media due to software restrictions, prohibitive costs, and legal concerns" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/digital-only-media-libraries/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sat 06:51:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Getting serious with /e/OS - Hurdles and obstacles ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Getting_serious_with_e_OS_Hurdles_and_obstacles.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Getting_serious_with_e_OS_Hurdles_and_obstacles.gmi ∎
Sat 06:51:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This year, one of my aspirations is to rely less on the big streaming services for my entertainment." ☛ https://kedara.eu/owning-media-again/ | Source: Ruben Verweij
Sat 06:52:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "UPDATE The FCC wants to see if direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity can work in unlicensed spectrum as well as it does using licensed bands." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-proposes-expanding-d2d-to-unlicensed-wireless-devices/ | Source: Inside Towers
Sat 06:52:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, both state-owned industries (like the DMV) and private companies can hire (“hire”) prisoners. And they get tax credits for doing so." ☛ https://www.rogue.site/editorials/taylor-farms-cyclospora-prison-labor-exploitation/ |
Sat 06:53:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When the United States ratified the 13th amendment in 1865, federal lawmakers very nearly outlawed slavery for good — but not entirely." ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/diarrhea-lettuce-taylor-farms-prison-labor | Source: Futurism
Sat 06:53:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Two University of California tech workers explain their unionization process — and how unions can help recapture the original promise of tech being used to better people’s lives rather than make the worst people in the world ever richer." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/08/uc-upte-tech-workers-union | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 06:54:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I mean...you had to see this coming right? I will rue the day they finally absorb all the functions into IBM but...its coming. It's inevitable." https://old.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1uqubjb/red_hat_it_is_being_moved_to_ibm_effective_oct_1/
Sat 06:54:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This Week in Plasma: UI Improvements Galore ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_Improvements_Galore.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_Improvements_Galore.gmi ∎
Sat 06:55:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Expect your free wheeling days are over once you get blue washed"
Sat 06:55:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What to expect? Look at historical records from previous IBM acquisitions like Louts Software, all redundant orgs will be dissolved and either wholly replaced with IBM existing ones (and the RH staff made redundant) or parts of it will be merged .. or replaced with staff from lower cost GEOS like India .. This is no mystery its IBMs way and you can just google for it to see their playbook on such things."
Sat 06:55:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All software engineering will eventually go to India. Then IBM will be shocked and stunned when you try to explain to them that Foreign Nationals are not allow to work on US Government service."
Sat 06:55:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM tried to get our US Federal government acquisition to help them build a tool for the US Air Force that would run in FedRamp High and higher environments and IBM wanted to do development out of Saudi Arabia. Again they were shocked when we told them to go pound sand, literally."
Sat 06:55:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [01:39] <schestowitz[TR2]> tbh, to be fair, you did your best
Sat 06:56:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Two emergency surgeries.
Sat 06:56:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ A chronic condition requiring twice daily pilling.
Sat 06:56:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That was all in the past four years.
Sat 06:56:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You should expect Joanne Wright to butcher your budget starting 10/2."
Sat 06:56:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM has learnt how to integrate by smashing HashiCorp apart. Good luck."
Sat 06:56:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And when she got older, she had FHV flare ups like crazy.
Sat 06:56:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So I had to manage those too.
Sat 06:57:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rip redhat"
Sat 06:57:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The worst part is Redhat is having 1 month of notice period and IBM is having 3 month of notice period"
Sat 06:58:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Surpasses Double-Digit Market Share ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Linux_Surpasses_Double_Digit_Market_Share.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Linux_Surpasses_Double_Digit_Market_Share.gmi ∎
Sat 06:59:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Compromised…. This subreddit is heavily comprised…most likely leadership from IBM go involved. They are regulating every single post that gets posted. If you want unfiltered IBM comm then move to the other subreddit." https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1vh5h6q/compromised/
Sat 06:59:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: FHV is nasty stuff.
Sat 06:59:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's worse than human herpes viruses.
Sat 07:00:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1veu62i/arvind_q2_damage_control_tour_next_stop_cramers
Sat 07:00:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] " Yet another media event hoping to un-fxxx himself (unsuccessfully). He gets aggressive about POTENTIAL Quantum progress years away. Sounds like pleading for his CEO job for few more years.
Sat 07:00:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] As an investor, more telling is what Arvind is not saying yet again: confidence in IBM software and ws/AI which was IBM's future only a quarter ago.
Sat 07:00:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Hope the board is already searching for a CEO replacement from outside IBM.
Sat 07:00:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It causes "cat flu", they cough, sneeze, get really weak, their eyes have mucus discharge.
Sat 07:00:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: not heard of it before
Sat 07:02:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I gave her a human medicine for that.
Sat 07:03:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's very similar to HSV in that Famvir will work on cats.
Sat 07:03:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You're basically giving them a pediatric dose because they're just a little cat.
Sat 07:03:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But the symptoms are way worse.
Sat 07:03:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I have HSV type 1 and VZV.
Sat 07:04:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So I'm taking Valtrex every day.
Sat 07:04:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Honestly I could probably just fill Leeloo's medicine and scale it for a human.
Sat 07:04:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sat 07:04:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I'm going to donate her unused thyroid medicine.
Sat 07:05:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I have a couple bottles.
Sat 07:05:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It was nice of Dr. Swanson to take such excellent care of Leeloo for the last four years.
Sat 07:06:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She gave me four more years with the cat that I wouldn't have had.
Sat 07:07:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Leeloo survived a cancerous tumor, a thyroid problem, and frequent FHV flareups that I had to knock back down with antivirals and antibacterial eyedrops.
Sat 07:07:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The flare ups can cause bacterial eye infections that can make the cat go blind.
Sat 07:07:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So I was treating her with the antibiotics to make sure that wouldn't happen.
Sat 07:07:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She also survived a perianal cyst rupture.
Sat 07:08:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She went and hid from us and Mandy found her.
Sat 07:08:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They had to do surgery and then give her antibiotics.
Sat 07:08:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They call it Clavamox in cats, but it's basically Augmentin.
Sat 07:09:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She hated going to the vet but she likes the cat brush.
Sat 07:09:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She didn't respond to treats or catnip.
Sat 07:10:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So when I wanted to reward her I always made sure to brush her, even if she didn't need it at the moment, she liked the brush for some reason.
Sat 07:10:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Bobbi Jo hates that brush.
Sat 07:10:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If I brush her too long she'll try to run away or even bite me.
Sat 07:11:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: It's just like humans. At a certain age it's constantly putting out fires.
Sat 07:11:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ With the health, you know.
Sat 07:11:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM's 'Final Solution': Censor Sites Not Controlled by IBM, Sites Where Dissent is Expressed ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/IBM_s_Final_Solution_Censor_Sites_Not_Controlled_by_IBM_Sites_W.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/IBM_s_Final_Solution_Censor_Sites_Not_Controlled_by_IBM_Sites_W.gmi ∎
Sat 07:11:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I read a news article that says GenZ doesn't do primary care, they just go to urgent care.
Sat 07:12:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said "That's because they're like 25. What happens to a 25 year old other than the occasional sinus infection or an STD?"
Sat 07:12:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Just wait around another 15 years."
Sat 07:13:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: is adrforum.com controlled by IBM?
Sat 07:13:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] l;ike you said?
Sat 07:13:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ adrforum?
Sat 07:13:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.adrforum.com/DomainDecisions/1980642.htm
Sat 07:13:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Oh, the arbitration that Red Hat insisted on?
Sat 07:14:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Usually when they demand arbitration it's because it's their kangaroo court.
Sat 07:14:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's why every credit card agreement has an arbitration clause.
Sat 07:14:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And so does almost everything.
Sat 07:14:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They say it's faster and cheaper than going to court, but really what ends up happening in there is they pay the arbitration company.
Sat 07:14:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Theoretically the arbitration panel is neutral.
Sat 07:15:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ As neutral as you can be where if you "rule the wrong way enough times the client goes to different arbitration panels".
Sat 07:16:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I call arbitration kangaroo court because that's what it is.
Sat 07:16:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's like those damn NAFTA panels that theoretically were neutral then kept letting Mexico and Canada gouge us.
Sat 07:16:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Retained: The Time IBM's Red Hat Tried to Hijack or Take Offline Site of Critics, Failed on All Grounds (Meritless Action Intended to Harass Critics) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Retained_The_Time_IBM_s_Red_Hat_Tried_to_Hijack_or_Take_Offline.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Retained_The_Time_IBM_s_Red_Hat_Tried_to_Hijack_or_Take_Offline.gmi ∎
Sat 07:16:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 07:17:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Red Hat's case was so bad that the arbitration panel had to throw it out on not one but three grounds.
Sat 07:18:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's about the only time you can win, is when the law itself is so clear that they can't make it say something else.
Sat 07:18:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In essence, the people who attack Techrights are the "voices of the corrupt", the footsoldiers of criminals in corporate boardrooms
Sat 07:18:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Traffic Court works like that too.
Sat 07:18:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Kangaroo Court
Sat 07:18:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Many people have a vague sense that there is less professional journalism than there used to be." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/paying-for-news-is-cheaper-than-not | Source: Hamilton Nolan
Sat 07:18:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They want money, and they want it fast.
Sat 07:18:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Journalists and civil society are increasingly being silenced by accusations of copyright infringement, says senior researcher Alberto Fittarelli in a report by the OCCRP." ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/inside-the-fake-copyright-racket-silencing-news-outlets/ | Source: Citizen Lab
Sat 07:19:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The only time you win outright is when the state has bullshit and you call bullshit on the bullshit.
Sat 07:19:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Until recently, identifying malicious accounts was often quite straightforward." ☛ https://theconversation.com/ai-is-making-disinformation-harder-to-spot-but-weve-found-a-new-way-to-catch-it-288671 | Source: The Conversation
Sat 07:19:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We all have that friend or family member that believes in the most ludicrous things" ☛ https://chuck.is/preposterous/ | Source: Chuck Carroll
Sat 07:19:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But 95% of the time, the state wins and takes money from drivers because they're going to have to call off work on the weekday the State decides the trial is.
Sat 07:19:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ To fight a ticket that costs $100.
Sat 07:19:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Many people conclude from this that the answer is digital elections, but with a different system." ☛ https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/07/why-a-perfect-digital-election-still-wouldnt-be-viable/ | Source: Fabio Akita
Sat 07:20:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I'm disabled and have very little money.
Sat 07:20:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I demanded a trial and showed up.
Sat 07:20:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They had nothing.
Sat 07:20:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The open source model is a natural fit for modern Europe. Across the continent, individuals, experts, and public officials join forces to advance technology for the common good." ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/informatics/newsletter-archives/66308 | Source: European Commission
Sat 07:20:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They had to drop the ticket and cram the fine up their ass.
Sat 07:20:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if they show up
Sat 07:20:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they use money
Sat 07:20:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and volumes of papers
Sat 07:20:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they need not have any merit
Sat 07:20:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They go to court knowing they have nothing because most of the time it works.
Sat 07:20:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] just volume
Sat 07:20:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so it costs a lot
Sat 07:21:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Loser tried to settle with us like 10 times
Sat 07:21:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] out fo court
Sat 07:21:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the judge did acknoledged we goooot abused
Sat 07:21:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] she put itt ijn her decision
Sat 07:21:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *acknowledge
Sat 07:21:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ horrific, is what I think the word was
Sat 07:21:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Ontario Criminal talks to The Loser this week
Sat 07:21:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they talk to each other
Sat 07:21:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] in public
Sat 07:22:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Loser would collaboprate with nazis
Sat 07:22:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like when Brandon Lobster horrifically abused me to say I was sexually abusing Leeloo.
Sat 07:22:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he is sociopathic
Sat 07:22:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes
Sat 07:22:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he did say that
Sat 07:22:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My beloved pet cat that I was spending all my money to try to save.
Sat 07:22:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] now he is colaborating with the Loser
Sat 07:22:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Loser went to FOSSY
Sat 07:22:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you can be accused of rape
Sat 07:22:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and still give a talk of FOSSY
Sat 07:22:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] while your own spopuse calls you rapist
Sat 07:22:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] That's how COCs work
Sat 07:23:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they are not enforced
Sat 07:23:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] when you serve GAFAM
Sat 07:23:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Loser works with homobphobes
Sat 07:23:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that is OKAY! With FOSSY
Sat 07:24:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Or like how hacking into a network, stalking someone, and putting the route they took on a scooter on a presentation.
Sat 07:24:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] With Bradley and Kareen
Sat 07:24:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Homobpohbes? COOL!
Sat 07:24:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's not enforced either.
Sat 07:24:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Rapists? No issue.
Sat 07:24:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Go
Sat 07:24:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Plenty of hotels on bypassed US highways fell into disuse and disrepair. Many were ultimately demolished. But the Walker’s owners found a way forward, and turned their rooms into apartments." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/08/07/changes-at-the-walker-motel/ | Source: Jim Grey
Sat 07:24:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: That's at least three crimes that I know of.
Sat 07:24:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] same for copyrights
Sat 07:24:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we covered this days ago
Sat 07:24:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Interstate stalking, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Invasion of Privacy.
Sat 07:25:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the GAFAM compaanies get away with it
Sat 07:25:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they just say it differentl;y
Sat 07:25:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] buy ads in media
Sat 07:25:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the media makes excuses for them
Sat 07:25:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] breaking into systems
Sat 07:25:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that's ok"
Sat 07:25:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "we are the good guys!!"
Sat 07:25:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But because Verrus submitted its application before the moratorium announcement, the city is still processing its proposed data center project." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/protesters-haul-a-guillotine-to-city-council-meeting-about-a-potential-ai-data-center-company-rep-cornered-by-protestors-it-no-longer-felt-safe-to-stay-developer-escorted-out-by-police | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 07:25:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Some_Malware_is_Legal_Because_It_s_Made_and_Distributed_by_Poli.shtml
Sat 07:26:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Data centers are becoming “a big driver for both power and gas demand in the US,” says Ashish Sethia, the global head of commodities and energy at BloombergNEF." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/chevron-williams-driving-data-center-boom/ | Source: Wired
Sat 07:26:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A large data center can directly consume as much water each day as about 2,600 households." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/07/data-centers-and-water-what-congress-found/ | Source: Western Water
Sat 07:26:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It comes down to the stealing of everything that is and the taking of everything that is" ☛ https://truthout.org/audio/you-cant-drink-data-native-communities-are-resisting-the-ai-death-cycle/ | Source: TruthOut
Sat 07:26:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What the marketing gets right is that the fast fashion problem is real." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/497499/wardrobe-digital-closet-catalog-app-indyx-environment | Source: Vox
Sat 07:34:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s why the public needs to know who is doing what when important decisions are made inside these buildings and departments." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-responsible | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 07:34:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Or maybe Peter Thiel, for hating democracy? You’re getting closer. But no." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-the-worlds-worst-billionaire | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 07:34:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Sending resumes to other companies before the job you have collapses is sometimes the best course of action.
Sat 07:35:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ People rarely "just get fired" immediately. Sometimes there's predatory managers spending months building a case. A year if they have to.
Sat 07:35:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Peter Thiel is bankrolling Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker "Or maybe Peter Thiel, for hating democracy? You’re getting closer. But no." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-the-worlds-worst-billionaire | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 07:35:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Peter Thiel is bankrolling Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/billionaire-peter-thiel-is-reportedly-bankrolling-hulk-hogan-s-lawsuit-against-gawker-a7048901.html
Sat 07:35:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today the great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-enshittification-of-everything | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 07:36:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: probably what The loser does
Sat 07:36:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he removed his emplooyer's name
Sat 07:36:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not clear if he lost his job
Sat 07:37:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he did not delete what caused him trouble
Sat 07:37:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so that makes it likely
Sat 07:37:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if the boss says, stop it, delete it
Sat 07:37:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you delete
Sat 07:37:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if the boss sacks you
Sat 07:37:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] why delete?
Sat 07:38:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Authorities already use police surveillance cameras in dozens of Finnish municipalities." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20239924 | Source: Yle
Sat 07:45:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You need to remember this. Any AI prompts you enter via this service travel first to Poison Claude's servers, which then are forwarded to the real Claude, and then the answer is passed back." ☛ https://www.fortra.com/blog/beware-cut-price-ai-services-read-your-every-word | Source: Fortra LLC
Sat 07:46:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Through data brokers, ICE is buying the information you provided to open a credit card." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ice-is-buying-access-to-credit-card-records.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Sat 07:46:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At no point did the watch show any sign that it was listening, taking photos, or otherwise being hacked" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-stalked-me-by-hijacking-a-smartwatch-for-kids/ | Source: Wired
Sat 07:46:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "examines how Palantir is capturing ever-larger government contracts while paying no US federal corporate income tax and shifting much of its foreign profits back to the US, avoiding taxes in Europe." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/palantir-paid-no-federal-income-tax-its-global-tax-rate-is-just-1-4-percent/ | Source: TruthOut
Sat 07:47:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Several months ago, as part of my internal move to the “IdP” team at Nextcloud" ☛ https://carlschwan.eu/2026/08/07/whats-new-with-saml-support-in-nextcloud/ | Source: Carl Schwan
Sat 07:51:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/exposed-rockwell-controllers-water-system-attacks/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Sat 07:51:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/498156/cyberattack-iran-water-hackers-cybersecurity | Source: Vox
Sat 07:52:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the second phase, prosecutors asked the judge to impose fundamental changes at Meta aimed at reining in addictive features, improving age verification and preventing child sexual exploitation through default privacy settings and closer oversight." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5924581 | Source: NPR
Sat 07:52:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found Facebook's parent company, Meta" ☛ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ragebait-how-facebook-is-paying-controversial-creators/106940696 | Source: ABC
Sat 07:52:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And when this type of person reads my posts, it feels like they do so with tunnel vision" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/behind-the-piece/ | Source: Ava
Sat 07:52:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "in conjunction with YouTube" ☛ https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/youtubes-new-programs-to-encourage-binge-watching/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle
Sat 07:53:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But the reasons Knight gives for shutting it down are completely understandable." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/echofeed-sunset/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sat 07:53:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What can I learn from the demise of EchoFeed? Earlier this year, when I heard about this service" ☛ https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/08/06/any-lessons-from-echofeeds-closure.html | Source: Numeric Citizen
Sat 07:53:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sato interviewed Mike Moschella, director of analytics at marketing firm DKC, about the wisdom of the crowds at Reddit and Wikipedia: [...]" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/reddit-generative-engine-optimization/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sat 07:53:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ruling, issued late Thursday, was in addition to $375 million that Meta was ordered to pay in the same case in March" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html | Source: New York Times
Sat 07:53:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The twin forces of cellphone footage and instantaneous social posting have long cultivated what is now understood to be a society-wide problem" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/08/06/the-end-of-looking-away-from-violence-on-social-media/ | Source: Salon
Sat 07:54:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We studied what happens when Large Language Models (LLMs) generate vulnerability patches for recently disclosed, complex vulnerabilities." ☛ https://1password.com/blog/why-ai-generated-patches-still-require-human-review |
Sat 07:54:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You see, my student enthusiastically launched his spatial analysis project with a heap of vibe coding in R." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/the-gis-research-assistant-job-has-transformed/ | Source: Rlang
Sat 07:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All this is not just one lone weirdo running tryouts for her cult in some way that’s nothing to do with the rest of the subculture." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sat 07:55:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Despite these two limitations, git already provides the solution for agents: git is distributed and you can have a master repo for your company" ☛ https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/a-new-model-for-source-control/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
Sat 07:55:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That possibility deeply alarmed researchers, who often use Google Earth to help verify images and videos of locations at a time when AI-generated misinformation and disinformation have become rampant online." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/google-earth-releases-swiftly-retracts-ai-feature-to-make-fake-satellite-images/ | Source: Ars Technica
Sat 07:55:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All of that could take an Apple engineer hours of time, configuring test environments, attempting to replicate flaws, only to ultimately verify that a flaw may not actually exist." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-bug-bounty-ai-missing-exploits | Source: Bitdefender
Sat 07:55:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And then, at the darkest end of the spectrum, you have deals with devils, or movies like Curry Barker’s 2025 horror film Obsession." ☛ https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-08-07-getting-freaky-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Ian Duncan
Sat 07:55:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the meantime, people are scared as scientists used AI to create 16 new viruses from scratch, not found in nature." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/international-competition-in-the-ai-space/ | Source: Stephen Smith
Sat 07:56:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I just have not heard a single person outside of the tech community talk about an agent that they use" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/why-normal-people-arent-using-ai-agents/ | Source: Wired
Sat 07:56:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s severing the intergenerational chains along which film crafts are passed down" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/08/hollywood-film-tv-production-intergenerational | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 07:57:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today I find iPadOS 26 is even worse than I thought" ☛ https://probably.co.uk/posts/is-apples-privacy-line-bullshit/ | Source: Mark Phillips
Sat 07:57:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Walking in to the room was an overwhelming experience." ☛ https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/2026-08-07-the-waiting-room/ | Source: But she's a girl...
Sat 07:57:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People sometimes point to individual consumption to argue that the US is better off than Western Europe." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/08/western-europe-us-consumption-health | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 08:01:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 08/08/2026: "Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax" and "Who's Responsible for This Mess?" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Links_08_08_2026_Palantir_Paid_No_Federal_Income_Tax_and_Who_s_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Links_08_08_2026_Palantir_Paid_No_Federal_Income_Tax_and_Who_s_.gmi ∎
Sat 11:48:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux support is specifically not advertised, but I was able to get all hardware functionality working in Fedora 44" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/excited-for-intel-efficiency/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
Sat 11:48:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "GitHub developer Daniel Lemire" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/scientist-says-ram-pricing-has-reverted-to-normalized-2007-levels-memory-prices-have-been-falling-exponentially-for-decades-but-the-ai-shortage-undid-20-years-of-progress-in-a-matter-of-months | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 11:48:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s #4 reactor experienced an extreme criticality event on that infamous day in 1986" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/chernobyls-robots-or-the-hackathon-from-hell/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 11:50:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anyone who was working in publishing or working with readers in any way in 2012 understood what happened." ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/nyt-ranks-50-best-thrillers-of-century.html | Source: Becky Spratford
Sat 11:51:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most of what I do online comes back to the same few interests: making useful things, learning in public, and trying to keep some version of the old, weird, personal web alive." ☛ https://zacharykai.net/notes/pb/christian | Source: Zachary Kai
Sat 11:51:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The likely thinking of cultural institutions is that to remain financially resilient they have to spend more on money-making attractions, like artwork and exhibitions." ☛ https://theconversation.com/museums-face-growing-cyber-threats-but-security-remains-an-afterthought-286488 | Source: The Conversation
Sat 11:52:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The key thing that makes this possible is that the least significant digits of n only affect the least significant digits of log(n)." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/07/cos200/ | Source: John D Cook
Sat 11:52:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Power series are an excellent way to calculate functions near the center of the series, such as computing sine for small angles." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/07/how-not-to-calculate-cos/ | Source: John D Cook
Sat 11:52:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The prover can convince the verifier of this without sharing the actual solution to the problem." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/zkp/ | Source: Max Bernstein
Sat 11:53:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "At his observatory, Brahe kept meticulous observations of the heavens." ☛ https://www.space.com/19623-tycho-brahe-biography.html | Source: Space
Sat 11:53:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Just like we don’t need to think about those small, almost invisible important things. That is, until something stops working or doesn’t feel right." ☛ https://antoniosantos.io/the-small-almost-invisible-really-important-things/ | Source: Antonio Santos
Sat 11:53:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve followed a few different rabbit trails of links into communities and I thought it’d be interesting to post some of the trails here for future navigators of the world wide web." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/08/following-a-link/ | Source: Chris Enns
Sat 11:54:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why are socialism, marijuana, and original blockbusters ascendant? Where do "Western values" come from? Why do modern people torture ourselves with comparison and guilt?" ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-9-questions-im-obsessed-with | Source: Derek Thompson
Sat 11:54:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Still, I don’t want to think about that, it just came up on its own." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/about-books-and-their-translations/ | Source: Joel Chrono
Sat 11:54:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why is that? What is he doing that makes him such a perfect emblem for our time? I don’t think it’s about his themes, which are hazy, lightly held and rarely discussed." ☛ https://iandunt.substack.com/p/nostalgia-is-a-terrible-drug-9e2 |
Sat 11:55:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apparently the phone turns the apostrophe (U+0027) into a right single quote (U+2019)" ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/07/corrupted-apostrophes/ | Source: John D Cook
Sat 11:56:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To search across the history, the shell user can use the “reverse-i-search” feature available in Bash" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33226 | Source: SANS
Sat 11:56:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Zsh glob qualifiers can select files by many built-in attributes: type, size, modification time, and more." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/07/zsh-e-glob-qualifiers/ | Source: Adam Johnson
Sat 11:58:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s another day, another new package day here." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/07/introducing-django-msgspec/ | Source: Adam Johnson
Sat 11:58:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Programming languages have many ways to combine literal strings and variables." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/f-is-for-f-strings-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
Sat 11:58:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The code that a program runs is provided by the developer of the program." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/e-is-for-environment-variables-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
Sat 11:59:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m a fan of “micro” implementations like microkanren. They are more adaptable and easier to explain." ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/kd_intu/ | Source: Philip Zucker
Sat 11:59:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is my response to The Weekly Challenge #385." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/outermost-uncommon.html | Source: Arne Sommer
Sat 12:00:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As a system administrator, I spend a certain amount of time spelunking through the history of some particular file in Git because I'm trying to understand how it evolved" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsGitBlameOverTime | Source: University of Toronto
Sat 12:00:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To list all files in your repository as they were at a given commit, use git ls-tree with its -r and --name-only options: [...]" ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/07/git-list-files-at-commit/ | Source: Adam Johnson
Sat 12:00:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ""git stash -p" has been optimized by reusing cached index entries in its temporary index, avoiding unnecessary lstat() calls on unchanged files." ☛ https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/07/git-stash-p-optimization-story/ | Source: Adam Johnson
Sat 12:00:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This particular post comes out of left field a bit." ☛ https://martypc.blogspot.com/2026/08/executable-emoji.html | Source: Adventures in PC Emulation
Sat 12:01:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The FSF worked quickly with Hacktron to address this vulnerability and other security issues, which are now resolved." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-publishes-incident-report-on-gnu-savannah-vulnerabilities | Source: FSF
Sat 12:01:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Participants will choose one of two tracks: developing AI agents on the Defense Department’s GenAI.mil platform or advanced AI development using the service and school’s resources." ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/07/marine-corps-hackathon-announced-for-fall/ | Source: USMC
Sat 12:02:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Open Data ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/the-journey-of-nycopendata-from-classroom-to-community/ | Source: Rlang
Sat 12:02:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "HTML Energy has 3 goals right now: [...]" ☛ https://html.energy/goals.html | Source: HTML Energy
Sat 12:02:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hand write, raw Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and make a webpage during the worldwide event, held in early August each year. Read HTML Energy’s Goals page to learn more." ☛ https://burgeonlab.com/html-day/ | Source: Naty S
Sat 12:04:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But if your website mostly serves the same pages to everyone, you’ll probably be fine with pre-generated HTML. The trouble comes in when people need to edit it." ☛ https://davidyat.es/2026/08/07/static-websites/ | Source: David Yates
Sat 12:04:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Everything else works fine, as far as I can tell. Of course, if it isn’t for you, I’d appreciate being told." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/site-update | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
Sat 12:04:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I recently completed importing a backup of some of my old blog posts." ☛ https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/05/how-i-make-my-blog-posts-more-resilient/ |
Sat 12:04:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I can’t know for sure, but here’s what I suspect happened." ☛ https://sals.place/blog/fixing-my-published-drafts/ | Source: Sal
Sat 12:05:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "lets say you want to make a web thing that you intend other people to host on their own servers." ☛ https://w.on-t.work/web-deployment-model |
Sat 12:06:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While mobile networks cover roughly 98 percent of New Zealand's population, they only reach about 50 percent of the landmass." ☛ https://billbennett.co.nz/nz-direct-to-cell-satellite-revolution-gartner/ | Source: Bill Bennett
Sat 12:06:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It all starts with a SIM card." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fairphone-6-eos-everyday-use.html | Source: Dedoimedo
Sat 12:06:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We’re not going back to a world where app development is scarce (if such a world ever existed). App development is just going to get easier from here on out." ☛ https://lmika.org/2026/08/08/native-apps-are-not-the.html | Source: Leon Mika
Sat 12:07:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We previously covered the journey in getting the vending machine back into a state where it’d actually reliably produce cotton candy again" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/hacking-a-6000-cotton-candy-machine-to-fully-control-it/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 12:07:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Given that the no doubt totally sustainable build-out of data centers has sent both solid state and magnetic hard drive prices soaring, though" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 12:07:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After nearly being hit by a tornado that NEXRAD didn't see coming, Koakno decided to build his own DIY self-contained mobile weather radar built from a $5 salvaged RV satellite dome" ☛ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-homemade-weather-radar-with-a-hackrf-or-plutosdr-and-salvaged-automatic-rv-dish/ | Source: RTL-SDR
Sat 12:08:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The main difference is that it has 27 holes around its perimeter, each surrounded by a copper oval: these are capacitive touch pads. It also features a USB-C port, a reset button, and an RP2040 microcontroller chip." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/spoke-an-rp2040-powered-touch-controller/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Sat 12:08:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Water Watch Center (WWC) will provide direct support to smaller water utilities to mitigate attacks" ☛ https://therecord.media/water-watch-center-utilities-def-con-franklin-nrwa | Source: The Record
Sat 12:09:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Debian, though, has more remixes and respins and derivatives, and via them more users, than any other Linux distro" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/software/2023/08/17/debian-turns-30-and-important-to-linux-world-as-ever/1138503 | Source: The Register UK
Sat 12:09:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fast forward to 2016 and we now know just how prescient Murdock’s words were [...]" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/the-birth-of-debian-in-the-words-of-ian-murdock-himself/ | Source: Ars Technica
Sat 12:09:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux distribution timeline." ☛ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg |
Sat 12:09:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "During my allocated time I uploaded or worked on: [...]" ☛ https://blog.alteholz.eu/2026/08/my-debian-activities-in-july-2026/ | Source: Thorsten Alteholz
Sat 12:10:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I tracked it down to a missing line in /etc/pam.d/sshd." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2026/08/07/freebsd-etc-pam-d-sshd-was-updated-overwritten-no-merge-attempt/ | Source: Dan Langille
Sat 12:10:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A sure sign that a new OpenBSD will soon be ready is that a new OpenBGPD release appears. On August 6th, 2026, the project released OpenBGPD version 9.2." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260807061435 | Source: Undeadly
Sat 12:10:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Package managers have had a significant impact on how we build, distribute, and consume software." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2025/11/15/package-manager-timeline.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Sat 12:11:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s why I compiled my own Battle Box keyword reference guide" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/my-custom-keyword-reference-guide-for-magic-the-gathering-battle-box/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
Sat 12:12:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Highlighting in CSS has been beneficial for applying a highlight on specific text or text fragments during user selection, emphasizing a piece of information on a website" ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/working-with-highlight-using-progressive-enhancement/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell
Sat 12:12:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Accessing services via raw IP addresses isn’t that swell; I’m no Rain Man." ☛ https://www.jonashietala.se/blog/2026/08/06/domains_certificates_and_dns/ | Source: Jonas Hietala
Sat 12:12:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal. Users do not seek out solutions to problems they don’t currently have" ☛ https://lea.verou.me/blog/2026/dark-mode-toggles/ | Source: Lea Verou
Sat 12:12:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’d expected this to be a long post, but it turns out, DSL is pretty simple (at least above the physical layer)." ☛ https://nickvsnetworking.com/adventures-with-dsl/ | Source: Nick
Sat 12:13:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "How does your satnav find your way home? How do networks decide which way to send data packets?" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/build-a-raspberry-pi-pico-route-finder-using-dijkstras-algorithm/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Sat 12:13:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sandboxing a Linux process usually means spending a lot of effort deciding what it isn’t allowed to see." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-filesystem-is-born-to-fail/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 12:16:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The integration of NVIDIA Infra Controller (NICo), a software component of DSX OS, enables operators to ease and simplify lifecycle management by leveraging automated bare-metal provisioning, and to quickly establish secure, multi-tenant revenue streams" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/deploying-red-hat-ai-nvidia-dsxtm-platform-scalable-ai-clouds | Source: Red Hat Official
Sat 12:16:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Alan Cowles presents during the OpenShift Spotlight at Red Hat Summit 2026." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/managing-virtual-machines-red-hat-openshift-service-mesh | Source: Red Hat Official
Sat 12:16:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Companies are responding by capping external AI budgets and pulling licenses. Fair enough." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/stop-burning-your-ai-budget-optimize-gpu-usage-and-model-deployment-workflow-navigator | Source: Red Hat Official
Sat 12:17:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Red Hat promoting slop
Sat 12:18:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve put together 20 networking interview questions that are commonly asked for Linux System Administrator, DevOps, and technical support roles." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/networking-interview-questions/ | Source: TecMint
Sat 12:18:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/06/1421244
Sat 12:19:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The EU's plan: Break free from US tech dominance | old: "EU:s plan: Frigöra sig från USA:s techdominans | SVT Nyheter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/eus-plan-frigora-sig-fran-usas-techdominans
Sat 12:19:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ old: "Analys: ”Europa vill bryta digitala beroendet” | SVT Nyheter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/ekonomi/europa-vill-bryta-digitala-beroendet iophk: so of course they focus on publishing GAFAM's point of view on sovereignty
Sat 12:21:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ blocked by gratuitous javascript https://cpo.noaa.gov/global-analysis-reveals-wildland-urban-interface-fires-carry-higher-health-burden/
Sat 12:31:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Autobase 2.10 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/autobase-210-released-3357/
Sat 12:32:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hylke Bons: Icon for Stencil ☞ https://planetpeanut.studio/post/2026/08/07/stencil
Sat 12:33:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Michael Calabrese: Pitivi Timeline Ruler | Widget Finalization ☞ https://mccalabrese.github.io/gnome-blog/posts/fourth-post/
Sat 12:36:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stable kernel releases for Friday with a single bug fix ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087743/
Sat 12:40:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More Mass Layoffs Coming IBM's Way (Ones I.C.B.M. Cannot Hide, Cannot Convince Enough People to Leave or Unjustifiably PIP Them When They Say No) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/More_Mass_Layoffs_Coming_IBM_s_Way_Ones_IBM_Cannot_Hide_Cannot_.shtml
Sat 12:42:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #539 - Hey Hi (AI) at the edge and a celebrity 3D print ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/KUHbHYrDVcsSyL41RdIq3w
Sat 12:42:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GCC 16.2 Released With More Than 100 Bugs Fixed ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/08/gcc-16-2-released-with-more-than-100-bugs-fixed/
Sat 12:43:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ No Human, No Copyright: The Legal Risk of Vibe‑Coded Software ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/08/no-human-no-copyright-the-legal-risk-of-vibe-coded-software/
Sat 12:45:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Inside the Fake Copyright Racket Silencing News Outlets ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/inside-the-fake-copyright-racket-silencing-news-outlets/
Sat 12:46:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Federal Judge Partially Tosses Designer Shoe Warehouse’s Declaratory Judgment Complaint Against Sony Music — Wider Social Media Infringement Battle Rages On ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/07/dsw-sony-music-copyright-lawsuit/
Sat 12:46:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dev snapshot: Godot 4.8 dev 3 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-8-dev-3/
Sat 12:46:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 1) ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/07/why-and-how-the-austrian-military-moved-to-libreoffice-part-1/
Sat 12:47:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Fail2Ban on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-fail2ban-fedora-44/
Sat 12:47:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wordpress-ubuntu-26-04/
Sat 12:48:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Jupyter Notebook on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-jupyter-notebook-fedora-44/
Sat 12:50:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087742/
Sat 12:51:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Canada Declares War Against YouTube Stream-Rippers—This Time with the Help of IFPI ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/07/canada-war-on-youtube-stream-rippers/
Sat 12:56:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Remi Collet: 🚫 No Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/08/07/No-AI
Sat 12:57:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FreeBSD – /etc/pam.d/sshd was updated/overwritten – no merge attempt ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2026/08/07/freebsd-etc-pam-d-sshd-was-updated-overwritten-no-merge-attempt/
Sat 13:01:27 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ the death of Windows and Microsoft will be the best piece of propaganda
Sat 13:05:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Getting serious with /e/OS - Hurdles and obstacles ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fairphone-6-eos-everyday-use.html
Sat 13:06:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Some Malware is Legal Because It's Made and Distributed by Politically-Connected GAFAM ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Some_Malware_is_Legal_Because_It_s_Made_and_Distributed_by_Poli.shtml
Sat 13:21:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Exclusive: WFP to extend Palantir contract despite concerns raised in leaked audit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260807-never-speak-about-palantir-leaked-audit-reveals-the-un-s-palantir-problem-united-nations-ai-tech-wfp-iaea-ethics
Sat 13:22:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Data Center Announces Plans to Pave Over Protected Wetlands ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-data-center-fort-wayne-indiana-wetlands
Sat 13:23:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Journey of {nycOpenData}: From Classroom to Community ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/the-journey-of-nycopendata-from-classroom-to-community/
Sat 13:24:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF News: FSF publishes incident report on GNU Savannah vulnerabilities ☞ http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-publishes-incident-report-on-gnu-savannah-vulnerabilities
Sat 13:24:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bits from Debian: DebConf26 closes in Santa Fe and DebConf27 announced ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2026/08/debconf26-closes.html
Sat 13:27:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ICE Is Buying Access to Credit Card Records ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ice-is-buying-access-to-credit-card-records.html
Sat 13:29:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Postgres Summit US 2026 Schedule is now live! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgres-summit-us-2026-schedule-is-now-live-3359/
Sat 13:30:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In Other News: Hey Hi (AI) Slop Limits Fashion Company Apple Bounties, North Carolina Port Attacks, Hackers Target Wall Street ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ai-slop-limits-apple-bounties-north-carolina-port-attacks-hackers-target-wall-street/
Sat 13:30:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft, Fashion Company Apple Release Fresh Security Updates ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-apple-release-fresh-security-updates/
Sat 13:31:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" in The Independent today https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/clacton-by-election-poll-nigel-farage-count-binface-b3029745.html
Sat 13:54:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Outcomes of Clinical Trials ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/kalshi-defends-bet-drug-trials
Sat 13:56:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat encourages slop while at the same time banning it (in Flathub), very schizophrenic hype-driven lunacy/acid trip ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/07/upgrade-openshift-ai-faster-using-ai-coding-assistant
Sat 13:57:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Frank Ch. Eigler: browsing custom metrics with pcp web applications ☞ http://web.elastic.org/~fche/blog4/posts/browsing_custom_metrics_with_pcp_web_applications/
Sat 13:58:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Software Stewardship Lab launches ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087812/
Sat 13:59:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Token Monitor – An ESP32-S3 desktop display that tracks Hey Hi (AI) coding assistant usage (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/07/token-monitor-an-esp32-s3-desktop-display-that-tracks-ai-coding-assistant-usage/
Sat 14:00:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Zola 0.23 and Tera 2 ☞ https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/zola-0-23-tera-2/
Sat 14:01:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in Plasma: UI Improvements Galore ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/08/this-week-in-plasma-ui-improvements-galore/
Sat 14:02:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE Goals - Last Call For Submissions ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/
Sat 14:02:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sophie Herold: GNOME Fellowship July 2026 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2026/08/07/gnome-fellowship-july-2026/
Sat 14:08:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/illinois-age-verification-bill/
Sat 14:09:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenSearch Is Done Being Called "the Elasticsearch Fork" ☞ https://itsfoss.com/open-search-bianca-lewis/
Sat 14:10:05 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 08 073554 < IsambardPrince> MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] I had to have Leeloo put to sleep.
Sat 14:10:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :(
Sat 14:10:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 08 071150 < 𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS> Id Software Dev Says Xbox Doesn’t ‘Understand Art’ And That After Layoffs It Is ‘Impossible’ To Make Big Games Like Doom: The Dark Ages
Sat 14:11:01 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ neither did zenimax, even before microslop bought them
Sat 14:11:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and many others\even bungee
Sat 14:14:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Week 9 & 10: Speed Ramp Implementation, MR Opened ☞ https://yashbavadiya.bearblog.dev/week-9-10-speed-ramp-implementation-mr-opened/
Sat 14:14:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Summer of Code 2026 Reports: Port the Enlightenment desktop environment to NetBSD ☞ http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2026_enlightenment
Sat 14:15:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Week 8 + Week 9: Reviews and subsetting form fields ☞ https://ojasmaheshwari.github.io/b/2026/week-8-week-9-reviews-and-subsetting-form-fields
Sat 14:17:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rise of Proprietary Chaffbot Company in the Patent System ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/rise-of-openai-in-the-patent-system.html
Sat 14:17:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SCOTUS: Patent Owner Joins the Section 314(d) Cert Queue ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/scotus-patent-owner-joins-the-section-314d-cert-queue.html
Sat 14:18:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mesa 26.2.0 Released with OpenCL 3.1 Capability ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/mesa-26-2-0-released-with-opencl-3-1-capability/
Sat 14:22:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Opposite of Déjà Vu Exists And It's Even Stranger ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dj-vu-has-a-stranger-lesser-known-opposite-and-scientists-may-have-just-found-where-it-starts
Sat 14:22:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Real Reason Group Decisions Beat Solo Ones (Hint: It's Not Averaging) ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/groups-really-do-make-better-decisions-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think
Sat 14:23:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How One Alum Helped Build a Community of Internet Leaders ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/how-one-alumni-helped-build-a-community-of-internet-leaders/
Sat 14:23:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 📝 2026-08-07 09:22: Follow up from this post - I just signed into my Vinted account (to delete it) and it didn't send me an MFA SMS so how the fuck is me giving them my number securing my account in any way? ☞ https://kevquirk.com/2026-08-07-0922
Sat 14:24:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ opensuse
Sat 14:24:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/32 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-32/
Sat 14:25:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proxmox Virtual Environment Officially Runs on ARM64, But Your Raspberry Pi Isn't Supported Yet ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/proxmox-virtual-environment-arm64-support/
Sat 14:26:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Surpasses Double-Digit Market Share ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Surpasses-Double-Digit-Market-Share
Sat 14:35:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Calibre 9.13 fixes broken ebook search in the content server ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/calibre-9-13-bug-fix-update
Sat 14:35:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Manjaro 26.1.0-rc4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro
Sat 14:35:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ HackerOS 4.9 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/hackeros
Sat 14:35:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TitalcruiseOS 5.4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/titalcruiseos
Sat 14:39:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LightDM lives: version 1.33.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1087759/
Sat 14:40:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ It is not a controversial thing to say (widely known among media people) that many "followers" or "likes" in social control media re fake, paid for, not organic. It's a whole industry or fakes and cheats who try to look important and/or popular.
Sat 14:40:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install OpenMetadata on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Docker Compose: Complete Step-by-Step Guide ☞ https://ostechnix.com/install-openmetadata-ubuntu-docker-compose/
Sat 14:45:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dynamic Music Pill adds word-by-word lyrics highlighting ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-music-pill-update-lyrics
Sat 14:46:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Convicted Felon policy ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1141105/how-ideas-of-a-vast-censorship-network-moved-from-the-online-fringe-to-trump-policy/
Sat 14:46:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ArchBANG 070826 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/archbang
Sat 14:46:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CaramOS 1.0.16 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/caramos
Sat 14:47:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Oreon 10-2608 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/oreon
Sat 14:47:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Neko-Void 20260805 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nekovoid
Sat 14:47:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In 2026, GNU/Linux is No ‘Underdog’ ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/in-2026-gnulinux-is-no-underdog/
Sat 14:48:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Fields of Mistria - 2026-08-05 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-08-05-edition/index.html
Sat 14:49:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in GNOME: #261 Sushi Boxes ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/08/twig-261/
Sat 14:54:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-opus-5-mistakenly-deletes-devs-entire-profile-directory-ai-tool-mistakes-users-home-directory-as-temporary-backup-proceeds-to-wipe-everything-to-undo-error
Sat 14:54:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I'm such a "valued customer" that they couldn't even be arsed to put my name in the email.☞ https://kevquirk.com/2026-08-07-0910
Sat 14:55:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City’s 911 Operators Are Now Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-dispatch-911-new-orleans-emergency-automation
Sat 14:55:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Roku Unleashes 24/7 Hey Hi (AI) Slop Channel ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/roku-unleashes-24-7-ai-slop-channel
Sat 14:57:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Man Sues Bank for Being Stupid Enough to Give Him a Mortgage Even When Experts Were Warning Him It Was About to Fall Into the Ocean ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/jpmorgan-chase-lawsuit-sues-sand-erosion-mortgage
Sat 14:59:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Breaking the attack chain created by exposed cloud secrets ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/breaking-the-attack-chain-created-by-exposed-cloud-secrets/
Sat 15:02:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More than half of AI-generated patches are broken ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-code-patching-security-risks/
Sat 15:03:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3.8 Million Impacted by Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/3-8-million-impacted-by-unlimited-technology-systems-data-breach/
Sat 15:03:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Unlimited access to crackers
Sat 15:03:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Truck Brake Controller’s Safety Recall Doubled as Hidden Security Fix ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/truck-brake-controllers-safety-recall-doubled-as-hidden-security-fix/
Sat 15:03:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vishing-extortion-group-unc6671-rebrands-after-making-millions/
Sat 15:04:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 327 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-327-released/
Sat 15:05:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meta fined in child safety case ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/meta-fined-in-child-safety-case
Sat 15:05:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amazon cracks down on 'CPU waste' among engineers as agentic Hey Hi (AI) crunch intensifies ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amazon-cracks-down-on-cpu-waste-among-engineers-as-agentic-ai-crunch-intensifies-cpu-demand-makes-low-utilization-ec2-instances-a-hot-commodity
Sat 15:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Critical Vulnerabilities Patched With Chrome 151 Update ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-with-chrome-151-update/
Sat 15:11:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Daniel Pocock on Social Control Media ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/daniel-pocock-on-social-control-media/
Sat 15:11:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Last Day ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/last-day/
Sat 15:12:32 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ :( happy memories, sadly discontinued.... https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix
Sat 15:22:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you can continue it
Sat 15:22:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] iirc, it'
Sat 15:22:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] s debian based
Sat 15:23:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to check your Ubuntu version (3 simple methods) ⚓ https://www.hostinger.com/ca/tutorials/how-to-check-ubuntu-version/ ䷉ Source: hostinger | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.hostinger.com/ca/tutorials/how-to-check-ubuntu-version/
Sat 15:24:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux gaming got so big that even GOG couldn't ignore it anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-so-big-gog-couldnt-ignore/
Sat 15:25:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop is NOT productivity! https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal/
Sat 15:25:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NOBODY wants or needs this. https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-copilot/linux-users-finally-get-a-real-copilot-app-and-microsoft-didnt-even-make-it
Sat 15:25:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s essentially the idea behind FailFS, a tiny pseudo-filesystem expected to land in Linux 7.3. As the name suggests, it doesn’t do very much. In fact, that’s the point: every operation that reaches FailFS returns EOPNOTSUPP, meaning “operation not supported.”" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/this-filesystem-is-born-to-fail/
Sat 15:26:24 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I wish I had the time.......and the experience
Sat 15:26:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ It is not sudo, it is Microsoft stealing and misusing the name "sudo" https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-added-feature-linux-users-have-had-most-still-dont-know-there/
Sat 15:27:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/18-year-old-linux-sctp-flaw-could-let.html
Sat 15:29:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tech-insider.org is a slopfarm and shame on Google for STILL not detecting something so obvious
Sat 15:30:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Launch day performance issues and forced logins take another victim: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls sees mixed Steam rating, especially among Linux users https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/launch-day-performance-issues-and-forced-logins-take-another-victim-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-sees-mixed-steam-rating-especially-among-linux-users/
Sat 15:30:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The VPN provider is making it easier than ever to protect your Linux device while introducing a new tool for simpler troubleshooting" https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-gives-linux-users-a-major-upgrade-with-automatic-gui-app-installation
Sat 15:31:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Debian Project released a new kernel security update for Debian 13 “Trixie” users on August 6th, 2026, just a week after the previous kernel update, addressing new flaws in the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel." https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom
Sat 15:31:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Moving away from Windows is getting a little easier, as Linux will soon support more SteelSeries gaming headsets https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/headsets-headphones/moving-away-from-windows-is-getting-a-little-easier-as-linux-will-soon-support-more-steelseries-gaming-headsets/
Sat 15:32:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ opensourceforu.com is also a slopfarm these days
Sat 15:34:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 15:35:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Applications: Calibre 9.13, Dynamic Music Pill 1.3.0, NordVPN ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Applications_Calibre_9_13_Dynamic_Music_Pill_1_3_0_NordVPN.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Applications_Calibre_9_13_Dynamic_Music_Pill_1_3_0_NordVPN.gmi ∎
Sat 15:36:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sat 15:37:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME: Icons, Pitivi, GNOME Fellowship, and This Week in GNOME ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/GNOME_Icons_Pitivi_GNOME_Fellowship_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/GNOME_Icons_Pitivi_GNOME_Fellowship_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.gmi ∎
Sat 15:37:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE Goals and KDE GSoC Progress ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/KDE_Goals_and_KDE_GSoC_Progress.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/KDE_Goals_and_KDE_GSoC_Progress.gmi ∎
Sat 15:39:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: GOG, Steam Games, Godot, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Games_GOG_Steam_Games_Godot_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Games_GOG_Steam_Games_Godot_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 15:46:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): DebConf26, Debian Activities, and Looking Back at Very Important Project ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DebConf26_Debian_Activities_and_Looking_Back_at_Very_Important_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DebConf26_Debian_Activities_and_Looking_Back_at_Very_Important_.gmi ∎
Sat 15:49:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): BSD: NetBSD, OpenBGPD, and FreeBSD ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/BSD_NetBSD_OpenBGPD_and_FreeBSD.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/BSD_NetBSD_OpenBGPD_and_FreeBSD.gmi ∎
Sat 15:51:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 75% of Red Hat's redhat.com is Slop Promotion ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/75_of_Red_Hat_s_redhat_com_is_Slop_Promotion.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/75_of_Red_Hat_s_redhat_com_is_Slop_Promotion.gmi ∎
Sat 15:51:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 15:52:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PostgreSQL: Autobase 2.10 and Postgres Summit US 2026 Schedule ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/PostgreSQL_Autobase_2_10_and_Postgres_Summit_US_2026_Schedule.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/PostgreSQL_Autobase_2_10_and_Postgres_Summit_US_2026_Schedule.gmi ∎
Sat 15:54:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 15:56:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Web, Web Management Systems, and Education on HTML ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Web_Web_Management_Systems_and_Education_on_HTML.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Web_Web_Management_Systems_and_Education_on_HTML.gmi ∎
Sat 15:57:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software / Sharing Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Sharing_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Sharing_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 15:57:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux and Linux (Kernel) Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_Linux_Kernel_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 16:00:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 08/08/2026: GAFAM Colonialism "Paved Over Protected Wetlands", Slop Companies Hoard Software Patents as Debt Soars to Trillions ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Links_08_08_2026_GAFAM_Colonialism_Paved_Over_Protected_Wetland.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Links_08_08_2026_GAFAM_Colonialism_Paved_Over_Protected_Wetland.gmi ∎
Sat 16:01:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Goblin: live begins at wolvix
Sat 16:01:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *life
Sat 16:03:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nyt se alkaa – Eppu Normaalin 50-vuotinen ura päättyy tänään | Uutiset | Yle ⚓ https://yle.fi/a/74-20240026 ䷉ Source: YLE | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//yle.fi/a/74-20240026 Sompi
Sat 16:05:58 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ lol....at the moment Im sorting a huge amount of stamps....I have two aims - 1 to collect at least 1 stamp from every country and 2. to go for the Guiness World record for the most train themed stamps.
Sat 16:07:34 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ *train stamp from every country.
Sat 16:07:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's not hard
Sat 16:07:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you go to eebay
Sat 16:07:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] buy this, buy that
Sat 16:08:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] open envelope
Sat 16:08:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it is like a shopping competion
Sat 16:08:51 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ harder than you think......there are all sorts of variations and also islands and localities which are not a country....for example...Staffa Island.....one of the Scottish Islands.
Sat 16:09:14 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ also I'm not going to pay inflated prices on Ebay.....
Sat 16:12:23 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Get my stuff (some from Ebay) but from stamp fairs, charity shops......theres quite a bit of research involved also...love it.
Sat 16:29:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <schestowitz[TR2]> Goblin: live begins at wolvix
Sat 16:29:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] writing about it
Sat 16:29:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] atm
Sat 16:36:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – GNU/Linux Turns 43 Next Month, Many Distros Actively Maintained ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/GNU_Linux_Turns_43_Next_Month_Many_Distros_Actively_Maintained.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/GNU_Linux_Turns_43_Next_Month_Many_Distros_Actively_Maintained.gmi ∎
Sat 16:36:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Goblin: ^
Sat 16:45:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mayfield Birds https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/08/mayfield-birds/
Sat 16:55:23 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I'm very happy with my Mint. Years ago, I had no need of my home system being used for work so I was able to distro hop.....now I need it working out of the box and reliable.....everything mint provides perfectly/
Sat 16:56:41 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I may look at other distros next year as work winds down, but for now I need to switch on my PC and be ready for work.....after all Ive two jobs!
Sat 17:07:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] each kid is a job
Sat 17:07:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] max job
Sat 17:07:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – 20 Years and 43 Years ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/20_Years_and_43_Years.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/20_Years_and_43_Years.gmi ∎
Sat 17:18:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [11:05] <Goblin> lol....at the moment Im sorting a huge amount of stamps....I have two aims - 1 to collect at least 1 stamp from every country and 2. to go for the Guiness World record for the most train themed stamps.
Sat 17:18:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I liked the Elvis 29 cent stamp.
Sat 17:19:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/2015/july/elvis-presley-returns-on-new-forever-stamp-in-u-s--music-icons-s.html
Sat 17:19:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That was the first postage stamp I collected.
Sat 17:20:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f05705e4b0cb1f0a57c5ce/1697052856771-FRPWUFQ6N1IFFZFMZ464/elvis-stamp-sheet-1.png
Sat 17:24:55 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ they have kept value....youre looking at about $8 fora MNH.
Sat 17:28:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Right, just by going at face value of a stamp, I think they're 89 cents each now for a Forever Stamp.
Sat 17:29:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you actually use an Elvis stamp from 1993 you'd need four of them to mail a first class letter.
Sat 17:29:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You could get $32 for four mint condition on the open market.
Sat 17:29:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So obviously you don't do that.
Sat 17:33:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ A lot of people reached out about Leeloo.
Sat 17:33:13 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/menacing-police-robot-soccer-ball
Sat 17:33:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Her 5 babies are still out there.
Sat 17:34:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The person who dumped her wasn't feeding her enough. I realized she was malnourished and started feeding her adult cat food but then when I realized she was pregnant I switched her to a very high calorie kitten food to help her recover faster.
Sat 17:34:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I didn't just feed her the regular stuff for very long. Maybe a few days because it's what I happened to have because of Jabba.
Sat 17:35:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] jabbaloo
Sat 17:35:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] next stop: waterloo
Sat 17:36:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techspot.com/news/113383-ai-slop-privacy-fears-endless-scrolling-making-people.html
Sat 17:36:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] true
Sat 17:36:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I realized it was not normal for a cat to have such a voracious appetite just from being underfed. If that's all it was, she would have eaten her fill for a couple days then slowed down.
Sat 17:36:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] my dad told me the same, admfubar
Sat 17:36:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] today
Sat 17:36:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] lots of crap online
Sat 17:36:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] at first he said the internet was improving
Sat 17:36:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and then changed his mind
Sat 17:36:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's getting worse over time, in a lot of ways
Sat 17:37:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I knew how a pregnant human behaves because I observed my mother when she was pregnant with my brother.
Sat 17:37:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She started eating a lot of stuff, and having weird cravings.
Sat 17:37:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like orange danish rolls with frosting and a Coke on the side.
Sat 17:39:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/ai-is-getting-pretty-smart.460470/
Sat 17:39:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I remember I was taking that year's ISTEP test, they did annual state-mandated testing on students to see if you were at grade-level every year. I always loved the two ISTEP days because I do better on standardized testing than a random set of assignments.
Sat 17:41:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The teacher asked me what I had for breakfast and I said "Orange danish and coffee". She was like "You had ORANGE DANISH, for BREAKFAST!?". My dad told a guy at RCA about that tone the teacher took with me, and the guy at work said, "Tell him next time to say beer and pretzels."
Sat 17:43:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They were always scolding me for not trying harder on my assignments when I would get a B or a C. But then the ISTEP came around and they were baffled about how I wouldn't miss a single question out of hundreds.
Sat 17:44:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They would always tell my parents if I didn't try harder they might have to consider summer school. Then BAM. Perfect ISTEP score. The ISTEP decided whether you went to the next grade or got summer school. You know, missing three months of summer to go to school was a powerful incentive to not screw up the test.
Sat 17:46:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 143 Out of 200: After Nearly 10 Attempts to Settle With Us and Over a Million Pounds Spent on Lawyers and Barristers ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_143_Out_of_200_After_Nearly_10_Attempts_t.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_143_Out_of_200_After_Nearly_10_Attempts_t.gmi ∎
Sat 17:48:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I loved the movie Office Space. It's actually one of my favorites, it's up there with The Naked Prey and Spartacus.
Sat 17:48:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The companies that produce Mike Judge's movies always sabotage him by underpromoting them, and then they do very well on DVD or something.
Sat 17:49:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Bill Lumbergh was a better movie villain than Nurse Ratched or Darth Vader. He was completely underrated as a movie villain.
Sat 17:49:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because he wasn't an exaggeration of a broken system. He was just portraying middle management completely accurately.
Sat 17:50:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He didn't need mythical superpowers like pulling a starship down using The Force. And yet, he was outlandishly evil because it was so real.
Sat 17:53:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sat 17:53:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] NARC
Sat 17:53:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] How many years had you been with the company? 8 years
Sat 17:53:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] What location were you in? Raleigh
Sat 17:53:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Was it a complete surprise, or were there warning signs? Total surprise.
Sat 17:53:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Were you placed on a PIP beforehand, or was it unexpected? No PIP, I was a top performer, not that it mattered.
Sat 17:53:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Were you notified by email, or in a 1:1 meeting? 1:1 meeting
Sat 17:53:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Am currently in a new role with promotion and more $$$ so I don't mind, it was one of the best things that happened to me from a career perspective. Once you leave IBM you finally see what a joke it is.
Sat 17:53:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sat 17:53:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzeyk83r
Sat 17:53:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I've encountered a Bill Lumbergh clone before.
Sat 17:53:40 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/intels-proposed-orbital-data-centers-would-manage-thousands-of-simple-leo-satellites-two-tier-network-puts-the-brains-of-satellite-constellations-in-higher-orbit
Sat 17:53:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Aviator glasses, suspenders, coffee mug.
Sat 17:54:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Worrying about small things. Enforcing rigid rules that actually brought worse results to his own department.
Sat 17:54:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Just keep any eye out for the WARN notifications. It will appear 60 days before. That is if we follow the rules ……." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzfrptd2
Sat 17:54:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Not only is offshoring being sized for both the USA and Northern Europe, but outsourcing of internal jobs is also in scope as the decision to restructure the back office and automation efforts has been made."
Sat 17:55:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "How many more old and experienced people does IBM want to get rid of? The new (young) people hired are not doing the job, not to mentioned they never last more than 2 years. Again, just another stupid action by the Execs to save their as--s and hope that the next few quarters are going to be OK."
Sat 17:55:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My prediction is that Q3 is also going to be a disaster... this is based on what I have seen in the first month of Q3. July was a total disaster. The whole Sales organization is being re-organized again as we speak, it is total panic. Most sales guys are getting new customers. Great job RT, you are really a genius!"
Sat 17:56:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM became INCOMPETENT BY MCKINSEY when the G Man Gerstner came in 4-1-93 and after he was a BMOC big man on campus at McKinsey. He knew nothing about IBM or tech so people like that bring in consultants for "plausible deniability" where they can take all the credit (he saved IBM and make elephants dance!) if it works out and blame the consultants if it does not."
Sat 17:56:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ever since then IBM likely has had a $50M or $100M annual contract with McKinsey. IBM has been like Ron Burgundy for a very long time."
Sat 17:56:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Big Blue stands tall in the digital night, Chasing the metrics and guiding the light, Yet deep in the boardroom where data is clean, The M stands proudly for old McKinsey. Whatever they whisper, the giant obeys, Following the plans through the corporate maze."
Sat 17:56:58 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-creates-16-new-viruses-that-never-existed-in-nature-after-learning-dnas-pattern-from-9-trillion-nucleotides-experts-warn-such-applications-are-way-ahead-of-necessary-guardrails
Sat 18:01:24 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/nasa-modded-space-stations-laptops-so-everyone-could-use-the-same-charger-standardizing-iss-chargers-eliminated-useless-weight-and-reduced-failure-points
Sat 18:02:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In 2025 Brett Wilson LLP Breached Rules Pertaining to Respecting Holidays https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/08/in-2025-brett-wilson-llp-breached-rules-pertaining-to-respecting-holidays/
Sat 18:14:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://thedebrief.org/scientists-develop-new-3d-printing-method-that-can-build-directly-onto-existing-objects-in-seconds/
Sat 18:16:04 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://thedebrief.org/the-einstein-tile-that-broke-math-is-now-twisting-light-into-pinwheels/
Sat 18:22:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Kompromat Tactics in GNU and Linux ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Kompromat_Tactics_in_GNU_and_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Kompromat_Tactics_in_GNU_and_Linux.gmi ∎
Sat 18:34:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – If GNU/Linux Rising is Just "Bots" (It's Not, Many Surveys Show the Same), Why Does Microsoft Rush to Lie About System Requirements of Vista 11? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/If_GNU_Linux_Rising_is_Just_Bots_It_s_Not_Many_Surveys_Show_the.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/If_GNU_Linux_Rising_is_Just_Bots_It_s_Not_Many_Surveys_Show_the.gmi ∎
Sat 18:38:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ raven party gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/ravenChicken
Sat 18:38:18 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://therecord.media/interview-jim-hockenhull-uk-defence-intelligence-russia-ukraine
Sat 18:39:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have a penchant for niche smartphones and UMPCs. In the realm of smartphones, I particularly like keyboard phones and phones with e-paper. Naturally, when I heard that the Minimal Phone MP01 would combine both, I was extremely interested in it." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202608/20260807-shared-passion.gmi
Sat 18:39:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These are my personal book notes of Emil Stolarsky's and Jaime Woo's "97 Things Every SRE Should Know". They are for myself, but I hope they might be useful to you too." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-08-07-97-things-every-sre-should-know-book-notes.gmi
Sat 18:40:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2007-03-28
Sat 18:40:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Second of four summer gigs today - we're playing at a gaming convention this afternoon. Other than that, I don't have a lot on the docket for the weekend. I need to do some proofreading for the summer issue of the little magazine I edit, send the proofs to the contributors." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-08.gmi
Sat 18:41:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Moss (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/moss
Sat 18:42:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think... I feel ready enough." gemini://danchium.smol.pub/halfway
Sat 18:43:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Change (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/change
Sat 18:44:55 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/08/president-xi-jinping-global-order-minorities-china
Sat 18:46:27 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/08/nazi-shipwrecks-emerge-europe-danube-dries-up-record-heat
Sat 18:54:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 08/08/2026: Gigs, Poems, SREs, and Shared Passion ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2026_Gigs_Poems_SREs_and_Shared_Passion.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2026_Gigs_Poems_SREs_and_Shared_Passion.gmi ∎
Sat 19:02:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Deputy High Court Judge Guy Vassall-Adams KC ruled that the description of a journalist as an “alt-right agitator” in a Guardian music review bore the natural and ordinary meaning that he actively promotes far right beliefs" https://cms.law/en/gbr/legal-updates/Alt-Right-Agitator-Does-the-Label-Allude-to-Racist-Beliefs-The-High-Court-s-Meaning-Ruling-in-Ngo-v-Guardian-News-Media-Ltd
Sat 19:03:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ His writings do seem in bad taste though https://thepostmillennial.com/author/andyngo?utm_campaign=64470
Sat 19:04:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/07/022233
Sat 19:05:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/07/0152201
Sat 19:13:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Addis Standard editor https://cpj.org/2026/08/ethiopian-security-detain-addis-standard-editor-raid-newsroom-seize-equipment/
Sat 19:14:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tap water https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/498156/cyberattack-iran-water-hackers-cybersecurity
Sat 19:30:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lump https://youtube.com/shorts/lbKwQ54qiHc
Sat 19:30:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBjPAqmnvGA
Sat 19:32:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Georgia Tech Moment https://youtu.be/y4r9G1Jter0
Sat 19:40:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.salon.com/2026/08/08/cornell-has-a-new-dorm-rule-dont-butcher-bears/
Sat 19:41:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ my brother did the audio mixing for Charlie on the album... The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Sat 19:46:14 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ The Devil Went To Jamaica--- https://invidious.f5.si/watch?v=TL8api3iVYw
Sat 19:50:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/tone
Sat 19:53:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Red Hat is in Need of a 'Jolla', as an IBM-Controlled Red Hat is Becoming Like the Microsoft-Infiltrated Nokia ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Red_Hat_is_in_Need_of_a_Jolla_as_an_IBM_Controlled_Red_Hat_is_B.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/Red_Hat_is_in_Need_of_a_Jolla_as_an_IBM_Controlled_Red_Hat_is_B.gmi ∎
Sat 20:03:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Kind Support From Our Community ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Kind_Support_From_Our_Community.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/Kind_Support_From_Our_Community.gmi ∎
Sat 20:12:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: They should teach Patton at business management school.
Sat 20:12:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's the exact opposite of how management works.
Sat 20:12:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Patton said "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do, and let them surprise you with their results."
Sat 20:13:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He had some great ones.
Sat 20:14:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My other favorites include "If everyone in the room is thinking the same thing, then someone isn't thinking."
Sat 20:14:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And "A good plan, violently executed, right now, beats a perfect plan at some indefinite future date."
Sat 20:16:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Time is a vanishing asset in every situation.
Sat 20:16:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you wait around for the perfect plan, the reality will shift from underneath you and ruin that plan.
Sat 20:19:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: The most effective cockroach bait is unfortunately something you can't use around pets reliably.
Sat 20:19:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The gels that you leave dots with are vulnerable to a pet going around licking it off the walls .
Sat 20:20:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So you should still use it, but only in places that you are sure a cat or dog can't get to.
Sat 20:20:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like the hinges of the pantry doors.
Sat 20:20:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Or the back of the refrigerator.
Sat 20:21:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Someone on Amazon complained that they bought a bunch of Combat Large Roach bait stations and then their dog chewed on them in the packaging and ate the poison.
Sat 20:21:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They said, "But he seems fine." Like no mention of immediately going to a vet to see if that was the case or not.
Sat 20:21:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Stupid people can't be trusted with anything.
Sat 20:21:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This is why there are laws against making a potato gun powered with a little hairspray.
Sat 20:22:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because there's people out there that could hurt themselves.
Sat 20:22:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ > let them surprise you with their results.
Sat 20:22:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :D
Sat 20:22:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Indeed.
Sat 20:22:26 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "wow, it sucks even more than i thought it would!"
Sat 20:22:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Patton was dealing with a different type of person than exists now.
Sat 20:23:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ was he, though?
Sat 20:23:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "If everyone in the room is thinking the same thing, then someone isn't thinking."
Sat 20:23:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That generation was battle hardened already by lack of electronic devices causing their brain to atrophy and never develop any skills.
Sat 20:23:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ what if the goal is to figure out what 2+2 is?
Sat 20:23:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they also lived through the Depression while the weak (which turned out to be bankers and investors mostly) tossed themselves out of windows.
Sat 20:24:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I've been amusing myself making cakes and pies and stuff from Depression-era recipes.
Sat 20:24:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're engineered to avoid expensive ingredients.
Sat 20:24:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They didn't have them, couldn't afford them, or didn't want to burn a ration ticket on that.
Sat 20:25:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ > That generation
Sat 20:25:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yeah, that generation was probably peak humanity.
Sat 20:25:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then they immediately turned around and produced "Boomers".
Sat 20:25:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ which one, the one that started loving the orcs immediately when the orcs switched sides from the nazis to the "allies"
Sat 20:25:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The generation that survived the war and said never again raised their children in an era of plenty and peace.
Sat 20:25:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and loved them so much they told them they could do to central and eastern europe what the nazis weren't allowed to do?
Sat 20:26:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ that generation?
Sat 20:26:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> And "A good plan, violently executed, right now, beats a perfect plan at some indefinite future date."
Sat 20:26:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ afaict humans were always fucking stupid
Sat 20:26:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And then their children turned out to be spoiled, selfish, arrogant, and dumb.
Sat 20:26:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and evil
Sat 20:26:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] appes?
Sat 20:26:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ at least a few thousand years ago the stupidest ones would tend to get killed off by their own stupidity
Sat 20:26:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ not anymore
Sat 20:27:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "no likes"
Sat 20:27:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] [committing suicide]
Sat 20:27:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sat 20:27:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Threatening suicide.
Sat 20:27:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That works sometimes.
Sat 20:27:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Lobster learned that.
Sat 20:28:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes
Sat 20:28:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] telling this to cops
Sat 20:28:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] to blackmail people
Sat 20:28:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Threatening and doing are two different things entirely.
Sat 20:28:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ We should listen to people who are actively displaying signs of emotional distress.
Sat 20:28:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And try to help them.
Sat 20:28:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But people who pair a threat to kill themselves with a demand for a thing are not those people.
Sat 20:29:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're basically holding themselves hostage in exchange for attention and money and to weaponize a hate campaign against other people.
Sat 20:30:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Unfortunately, I think macroeconomics are to blame for some of this.
Sat 20:30:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If everyone had a job and all jobs were required to pay enough, you'd have less people doing that to get their basic needs met.
Sat 20:30:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] there are variations
Sat 20:31:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml
Sat 20:31:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ most people can't be trusted to do any job right
Sat 20:31:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] same group, same approach
Sat 20:31:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But just to say "I might kill myself if you don't help me harass someone using the levers of government."
Sat 20:31:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I mean that's pretty evil and naked.
Sat 20:31:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ nowadays naked works pretty well
Sat 20:31:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the ASPD enjoyers don't even have to think about their lies anymore
Sat 20:32:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ pedonazis can contradict themselves every day and about half of all devil apes still consumes their every word as gospel
Sat 20:35:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: That movie The Naked Prey was one of my favorites, I think I mentioned that.
Sat 20:35:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He warned that arrogant British safari guy that he was pissing off that tribe.
Sat 20:35:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Dude didn't listen, got tortured and killed along with the rest of the group. Only their guide survived, by being smart, being adaptable.
Sat 20:36:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The tribe actually roasted one of the safari members who pissed them off over a spit.
Sat 20:38:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's how all "posh" people think.
Sat 20:38:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That having money means that they can do anything they want.
Sat 20:38:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That none of the normal rules apply to them.
Sat 20:39:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That hasn't changed in all of history, the modern economy has just created more people like that.
Sat 20:39:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and they're usually right, apparently
Sat 20:40:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Unfortunately.
Sat 20:40:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I mentioned this.
Sat 20:40:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It basically goes "Nothing is really illegal if you're rich enough to hire lawyers and pay fines. You'll bury the State and get away with it forever." "Anything whose only punishment is a fine is legal for a price." and my favorite, "If the price of paying the fine is cheaper than the profit from breaking the law, the fine is just the government making money alongside you while you continue hurting people."
Sat 20:41:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even Jeffrey Epstein got away with it for over 30 years while everyone knew what he was. He was rich, he hired lawyers, he made corrupt deals, he bribed crooked officials, he made the Bank Secrecy Act disappear while Chase bankers laughed at what he was doing, turned a blind eye, and didn't file mandatory reports.
Sat 20:41:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There were apparently thirteen bankers just at JP Morgan Chase that were complicit.
Sat 20:41:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They knew he was a pedophile and a sex trafficker.
Sat 20:42:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they didn't care because he was one of their bank's wealthiest clients.
Sat 20:42:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the pedophile king is getting away with it too
Sat 20:42:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you're broke and a pedophile you don't get away with it.
Sat 20:42:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The police set a low rent trap, a roach motel, and you walk right into it and get skewered.
Sat 20:42:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like Peter Bright.
Sat 20:43:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not rich.
Sat 20:43:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not Bright.
Sat 20:43:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Just Pedo Bright.
Sat 20:43:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ for now it looks like zsolt semjen is getting away with it too
Sat 20:43:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The idea of a roach motel is that it just sits there cheaply and catches roaches doing what roaches do. Hug walls and walk,
Sat 20:44:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Police catching pedophiles using an internet task force get the ones doing what pedophiles do.
Sat 20:44:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The ones that are not smart enough to walk around the trap.
Sat 20:44:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and not smart enough to get into the inner circle of a party like fidesz or kdnp
Sat 20:44:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or into the roman catholic cult, or into the calvinist cult
Sat 20:45:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The police traps are very low effort.
Sat 20:45:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the police everything is very low effort
Sat 20:45:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You'd have to have an IQ of 80 or 90 to get stuck in one of those.
Sat 20:45:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They get on Grindr and spam it with odd looking photos of part of a face of someone that could be young.
Sat 20:46:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The language on all of those profiles is cut and paste like "young in hs".
Sat 20:46:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the state everything is very low effort, except when it comes to squeezing money out of poor people or making and enforcing pointless laws, like laws to force religious rules on people who didn't ask for them
Sat 20:46:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they're basically on a grid.
Sat 20:46:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they will absolutely message you first.
Sat 20:46:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And if you say what I did "I'm not interested in minors and I also know you're a cop." then more profiles will message you.
Sat 20:47:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When they realize they can't get anything out of you, eventually a profile messages you offering cocaine.
Sat 20:47:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They go maybe he's not a pedo. Offer him drugs and see if he says yes.
Sat 20:51:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Sat 20:52:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even when I was on Grindr, if someone said they were like 18 or something I asked them for a state ID.
Sat 20:52:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ No sting operation is going to come complete with an ID that says they're 18.
Sat 20:53:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ sounds like they believe that if you use grindr, you're fair game, they just need to find an excuse to lock you up
Sat 20:54:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Basically the way it goes is "S/he said s/he was 18!" doesn't make it legal if they're not. It means you have an "affirmative defense".
Sat 20:54:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That means you are already arrested, charged, facing trial, and it's something you can bring up to see if the jury believes you.
Sat 20:55:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ No fake profile will say "I'm 18." because even saying that means that you didn't agree that you would do something illegal.
Sat 20:57:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If they said "I'm 17." or "I'm 18." they would be handing your lawyer a gift if they proceeded to arrest you.
Sat 20:57:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ 17 is the age of consent here. So oddly there are no 17 year olds on Grindr.
Sat 20:58:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Only 14, 15, 16...
Sat 20:58:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If someone admitted to being 17, they probably are 17.
Sat 20:58:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because even though the state can still charge you with stuff, it's not even a sex offense at this point. It's misdemeanor crap. They don't hunt for misdemeanors.
Sat 21:02:24 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://imgpile.com/p/6EGjCjY
Sat 21:38:24 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Heya
Sat 21:39:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ kiai
Sat 22:04:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/06/13/amazing-world-photos/
Sat 23:00:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DietPi_10_6_Released_with_Support_for_Orange_Pi_4_Pro_and_Orang.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DietPi_10_6_Released_with_Support_for_Orange_Pi_4_Pro_and_Orang.gmi ∎
Sun 00:14:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/0453229/more-police-officers-fired-investigated-or-arrested-for-misusing-flock-camera-systems
Sun 00:15:45 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/08/1940232/americas-first-grid-scale-sodium-ion-battery-plant-gets-its-first-big-test
Sun 00:34:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/
Sun 00:43:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-dogs-labor-security-guards-automation
Sun 00:44:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/reddit-mods-worse-replace-ai
Sun 01:31:59 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/07/buc-ees-shies-away-from-john-oliver-challenge-sues-tiny-ohio-convenience-store-instead/
Sun 01:32:51 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/07/farmers-are-getting-control-of-their-equipment-back/
Sun 01:46:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-080826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-080826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-080826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-080826.txt
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Sun 01:49:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-08-08.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-08-08.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sun 01:50:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-08.txt
Sun 02:55:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: The Lobster is active again?
Sun 02:55:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You know some people ask if it's acceptable to punch a Nazi. I say, sure if it's an actual Nazi.
Sun 02:56:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ What about some man in blue lipstick who made sick remarks about a cat?
Sun 02:56:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Is it acceptable to punch?
Sun 02:56:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Did Congress anticipate this?
Sun 02:57:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I feel like after they get done deciding if you can buy a rotisserie chicken with a food stamp card, they should pass another law that says it's illegal to punch someone unless they make a sick remark about your pet cat.
Sun 02:58:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They spent millions on Lobster's plastic surgery and hormone pills.
Sun 02:58:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And he's still no woman, baby. That's a man, man!
Sun 02:58:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They need to give him some strong antipsychotics.
Sun 02:59:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You know, Buzz Aldrin punched a guy who said he didn't land on the moon.
Sun 03:01:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This state is ran by pussies who have a phobia of guns.
Sun 03:01:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In Indiana I usually had a gun on me.
Sun 03:01:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Here you technically have to unload it and store it in a box separately from ammunition to ride a bus.
Sun 03:01:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Meanwhile, the nasty little gangbangers get on the bus.
Sun 03:02:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They don't have a FOID card, they don't unload shit. They might unload it into someone on the bus.
Sun 03:02:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they're not unloading it before they get on the bus and putting it in a box approved by the state police.
Sun 03:02:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Democrats are retards.
Sun 03:02:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Republicans are worse than that somehow
Sun 03:02:46 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ we are a failed species
Sun 03:02:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ with a failed society
Sun 03:04:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: There are three occasions when it's acceptable for a man to cry.
Sun 03:04:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When looking at the grand canyon.
Sun 03:04:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The death of a friend or close family member.
Sun 03:04:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The death of a beloved cat.
Sun 03:05:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Cat's are uniquely awesome among animals.
Sun 03:05:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ *cats
Sun 03:05:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Very few dogs are.
Sun 03:05:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The default setting for dog is maladjusted dangerous thing that shits everywhere.
Sun 03:06:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's exceptions, but the odds are against you.
Sun 03:06:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ indeed
Sun 03:07:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I told my therapist about the gun thing.
Sun 03:07:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And how much I hate this state.
Sun 03:07:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said that when I was driving home from taking Mandy to work years ago during a winter storm, there was a Husky dog that was dragging himself down the road.
Sun 03:07:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It had been struck by a car.
Sun 03:08:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I turned around and put my flashers on and blocked the road and threw a blanket over the dog and called 911.
Sun 03:08:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and then the dog mauled you?
Sun 03:08:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The police eventually got out there with animal control but they told me they had to put the dog down in the end.
Sun 03:08:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If this had been Indiana, I would have had the gun with me and I would have shot the dog.
Sun 03:08:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ah, i guess it mauled an officer
Sun 03:08:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not to be mean, but because there's nothing else to do at that point.
Sun 03:09:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's been crushed. It's sitting there barely alive in great pain, in the snow.
Sun 03:09:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If I had a gun I would have shot the dog and it wouldn't have had to suffer for another hour and a half.
Sun 03:10:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Instead I had to stand there and wait while things moved at the speed of government.
Sun 03:10:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 03:14:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I understand why that guy in Starship Troopers said "I'd expect any one of you to do the same for me."
Sun 03:14:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I hope that if I'm taking forever to die, in awful pain, that someone will end it.
Sun 03:14:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ a nice thing to hope for
Sun 03:15:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ not very realistic on a planet dominated by apes who fetishize suffering and sell it as being "pro-life"
Sun 03:16:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I filled out a living will to that end before my surgery last year.
Sun 03:16:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It said if something horrible were to happen and I was in a persistent vegetative state, do not take any measure to prolong my life.
Sun 03:16:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And nobody had the power to overrule that once I signed it.
Sun 03:16:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not the doctors, not my mom, not Mandy.
Sun 03:18:23 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ what about someone like rick santorum?
Sun 03:18:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's not right to leave that sort of thing to chance. Kick it off to a grieving mother or a spouse that didn't truly understand what a living hell it would be. Or a judge that doesn't know me.
Sun 03:26:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Updoc patients notified of security breach where personal information may have been stolen https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/updoc-patients-notified-of-security-breach/news-story/829f73871357b781e27764ed0ee1872a
Sun 03:28:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ German court rules that AI music firm Suno violated copyrights https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-rules-that-ai-music-firm-suno-violated-copyrights/a-78152227
Sun 03:29:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nigeria's copyright licensing system comes under parliamentary scrutiny http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/guest-post-nigerias-copyright-licensing.html
Sun 03:30:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora peddling slop https://fedoramagazine.org/running-ollama-locally-with-podman-on-fedora-linux/
Sun 03:30:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: Is he still Spreading Santorum?
Sun 03:30:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sun 03:32:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Ugh, coffee prices are still horrible.
Sun 03:32:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ $19.98 for a can of Maxwell House. Oof.
Sun 03:32:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1734.jpg
Sun 03:32:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2091.jpg
Sun 03:32:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The store had a sale. $9.99 for Hills Bros or Chock Full 'o Nuts coffee, limit 1.
Sun 03:32:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're willing to have a loss leader but they're limiting you to one can.
Sun 03:33:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As I was mowing the lawn today [1] at Chez Boca, cursing myself for letting it go a few weeks, I was reminded that it wasn't as bad as that one time at Casa New Jersey [2]. I'm thankful for that." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/08.1
Sun 03:33:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm down to like 5 cans from when I bought 20 over two years ago.
Sun 03:33:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I still have not paid current prices for coffee because I stocked it so deeply last time.
Sun 03:34:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ever wanted to see Bill Murray make sexual comments about 14-year-old girls, have a super-groomy personal relationship with a young boy, and then force himself on his maybe-girlfriend, shrugging it off with a just-kidding (and a subtextual /unless..?/)?" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/08/meatballs/
Sun 03:35:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gopher story… gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/story
Sun 03:36:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An RSS experiment gemini://nullish.smol.pub/an-rss-experiment
Sun 03:36:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatballs_(film)
Sun 03:36:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yes, that was a good one, so was Stripes.
Sun 03:37:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There’s a story about enshittification in here somewhere, but they kinda bounce off it in favour of Chekhov’s eligible bachelor and clothes. It’s hard to feel too sad about condescending high-fashion execs getting a reality check." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/01/devil/
Sun 03:40:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 08, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_08_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_08_2026.gmi ∎
Sun 03:41:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sun 03:42:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 03:47:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The Company Emptied His Lab. They Called Him a Thief. He Cost Them a Million Dollars. ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/The_Company_Emptied_His_Lab_They_Called_Him_a_Thief_He_Cost_The.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/The_Company_Emptied_His_Lab_They_Called_Him_a_Thief_He_Cost_The.gmi ∎
Sun 03:48:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've scored some nice stuff on Amazon Vine this week.
Sun 03:48:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I got some charging cables for my phone, a nice shower curtain, a silverware organizer, and a watch.
Sun 03:49:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ None of it is particularly valuable but it is all free.
Sun 03:49:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So it gives you that nice "There's something in the mail." kick and it doesn't pile up on your credit card statement.
Sun 03:50:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> Ugh, coffee prices are still horrible.
Sun 03:50:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] llok around for offers
Sun 03:50:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 098/08/2026: Meatballs (1979), Gopher, RSS Experiment ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_098_08_2026_Meatballs_1979_Gopher_RSS_Experiment.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_098_08_2026_Meatballs_1979_Gopher_RSS_Experiment.gmi ∎
Sun 03:53:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'They Fundamentally Don't Understand Art' — Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft 'Gutted' id Software With Layoffs https://www.ign.com/articles/they-fundamentally-dont-understand-art-doom-dev-blasts-xbox-after-microsoft-gutted-id-software-with-layoffs
Sun 03:53:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: "They fundamentally don't understand art. They don't understand games" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/doom-developer-slams-xbox-after-layoffs-hit-id-software-they-fundamentally-dont-understand-art-they-dont-understand-games/
Sun 03:53:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: As far as that person mentioning some pervy stuff involving a 14 year old....
Sun 03:54:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Xbox ‘Doesn’t Understand Art,’ Says id Software Dev After Layoffs https://exputer.com/news/industry/xbox-doesnt-understand-art-id-software-layoffs/
Sun 03:54:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Gonad the Barbarian's friend Myron had a daughter that was infamous for being the village bicycle by the time she was about 15.
Sun 03:54:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She got a thrill out of doing things like not wearing panties and deliberately dropping something on the floor so she could bend over in front of older men.
Sun 03:54:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Last I knew she was a medical assistant at a doctor's office.
Sun 03:54:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I wonder if she ever did mature or if she's still like this.
Sun 03:56:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Those Microsoft layoffs are destroying institutional knowledge.
Sun 03:56:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's impossible to get back.
Sun 03:56:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] right
Sun 03:56:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's something that they're going to suffer from, though maybe not much in the next quarter.
Sun 03:59:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] let me type that...
Sun 04:05:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – XBox is Rotting Away, Technical Issues for Second Time in Two Weeks ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/XBox_is_Rotting_Away_Technical_Issues_for_Second_Time_in_Two_We.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/XBox_is_Rotting_Away_Technical_Issues_for_Second_Time_in_Two_We.gmi ∎
Sun 04:06:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I came to the conclusion that exterminator companies really don't want to get rid of your roaches.
Sun 04:06:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If they do that, you don't need them anymore. Maybe you cancel for a while.
Sun 04:07:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] depends on karma
Sun 04:07:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and word fo mouth
Sun 04:07:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Orkin was "better than Piyush" but honestly what isn't.
Sun 04:07:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if they get rid of roaches temporarily
Sun 04:07:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or any other insects
Sun 04:07:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] would bad publicity affect them?
Sun 04:07:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if not, why perform well?
Sun 04:08:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They kept spraying repellent insecticide all over my poison bait traps.
Sun 04:08:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The poison bait traps definitely help. They don't really trap anything, they're not supposed to.
Sun 04:08:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They let the roach feed and then walk on out to go share, then they all die, then more feed on them.
Sun 04:09:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The last thing the exterminator wants is a dead roach cascade.
Sun 04:09:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So while they're out there doing a 15 minute chemical spray, they ruin your bait.
Sun 04:09:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm not sure whether it's sabotage or what.
Sun 04:10:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They also ration the sticky traps, which are very cheap and scale well.
Sun 04:10:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They give you like 6--8 which isn't enough to put much of a dent in the roach population.
Sun 04:10:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The more coverage you have the more of them you will catch.
Sun 04:27:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM's "Next Step" Program ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IBM_s_Next_Step_Program.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IBM_s_Next_Step_Program.gmi ∎
Sun 04:31:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Mark just threw roach powder everywhere and left piles of dead cockroaches behind.
Sun 04:31:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I mean, it's not as stupid as Piyush.
Sun 04:31:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But Piyush was just the absolute caricature of a shitty landlord.
Sun 04:31:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] let's get back to tech
Sun 04:32:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Landlords use "tech" now.
Sun 04:33:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then they complain about the "tech".
Sun 04:33:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's an entire subreddit of them complaining about the Yardi "software".
Sun 04:33:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ (SaaS)
Sun 04:33:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And how dumb and stupid it is and how it makes something that should be on a spreadsheet so difficult to manage.
Sun 04:34:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They use it to blast fish for confessions by making it look like the whole floor of an apartment building is the only unit to get a noise complaint.
Sun 04:34:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They do shitty landlording wholesale now.
Sun 04:37:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's really diabolical if you think about it. When the police don't know who did what, they separate everyone.
Sun 04:37:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] what is yardi for?
Sun 04:37:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ No time to get the stories straight.
Sun 04:37:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [23:37] <schestowitz[TR2]> what is yardi for?
Sun 04:37:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Tenant Lifecycle Management"
Sun 04:37:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Everything from credit and criminal checks to automatic rifling through your bank accounts to see if you really make money.
Sun 04:38:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It checks all of the sex offender lists in the nation.
Sun 04:38:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It checks every eviction court record in the nation.
Sun 04:38:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It does a lot of things.
Sun 04:38:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Some of them have minor positive benefits for the tenants.
Sun 04:39:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like if the landlord wants to enforce a strict "no felons and no sex offenders" policy, good luck hiding from Yardi.
Sun 04:39:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But that's a side effect.
Sun 04:39:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They don't care if you are safe, they care insofar as they don't want some dude next door who is gonna pull your kid in there and rape them.
Sun 04:39:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's liability for the landlord if they do.
Sun 04:40:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they have a financial interest in keeping pedophiles out of their apartments.
Sun 04:40:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Honestly, I think it's a good thing that landlords are getting so strict about that.
Sun 04:40:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Part of the punishment of being a pedophile should be that life gets so hard after a conviction that even though the state has no death sentence, you'll kill yourself.
Sun 04:40:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So if Yardi is dialing up the pressure, that's a plus.
Sun 04:46:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Call my worldview sort of "Progressive and Libertarian meets John Wayne."
Sun 04:47:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> "Tenant Lifecycle Management"
Sun 04:47:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Lifecycle?
Sun 04:47:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's landlord speak.
Sun 04:48:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In their view the apartment is either vacant or occupied and the tenant is either paying or not paying.
Sun 04:48:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In between tenants, they come in, clean, slap a coat of paint down, and throw in a roach grenade.
Sun 04:48:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then it's ready for a new tenant.
Sun 04:50:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] homo sapiens factory
Sun 04:50:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the meat grinder
Sun 04:50:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the "life cycle"
Sun 04:50:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Basically.
Sun 04:51:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like the vets that want to torture Leeloo to keep her alive for another week for $7,000 and offer a CareCredit credit card.
Sun 04:51:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Or the mechanics who slap your car back together with another $1,000 repair bill every few months.
Sun 04:52:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When people have to buy something, there's no incentive to treat the customer fairly or try to help them contain costs or provide excellent service.
Sun 04:52:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Three companies buy everything and then it's all the same.
Sun 04:52:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/goldman-asks-is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model.html
Sun 04:53:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yeah, old.
Sun 04:53:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They said the quiet part out loud.
Sun 04:53:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I'm on like 5 blockbuster drugs that are over twenty years old.
Sun 04:53:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I won't use medicine that's not over 20 years old.
Sun 04:54:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even if I can get it affordably. Not if there's another choice.
Sun 04:54:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even if there's some government program that means it won't cost me a lot more.
Sun 04:54:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I don't consider it "fair" and I won't support that.
Sun 04:54:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] \
Sun 04:54:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> Like the vets that want to torture Leeloo to keep her alive for another week for $7,000
Sun 04:54:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] to give you guilt
Sun 04:54:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you couild save her, you know?
Sun 04:55:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "but you were stingy"
Sun 04:55:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "selfish you!"
Sun 04:56:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: The vet I spoke with last night was a straight shooter that was working for a crooked company.
Sun 04:56:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They had CareCredit everywhere.
Sun 04:56:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She told me "I have to tell you the options. We could keep her here as an inpatient and rehydrate her and do a bunch of other things, but it's going to be very expensive and it's unlikely that she'd live much longer."
Sun 04:58:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She told me "Don't feel bad. You didn't do anything wrong. You tried a lot of things in the last month and it's not working. A lot of people get here because cats are just really good at hiding their pain."
Sun 04:59:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – 2026: The Year Richard Stallman Came Back to American Campuses ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_The_Year_Richard_Stallman_Came_Back_to_American_Campuses.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_The_Year_Richard_Stallman_Came_Back_to_American_Campuses.gmi ∎
Sun 05:00:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I have more respect for Leeloo than most people I've known, honestly.
Sun 05:01:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She was "just a cat", but she was the best cat I've ever seen. She had protective instincts to the point where she wouldn't even attack a toy mouse.
Sun 05:01:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She treated them like kittens and groomed them and kept them warm.
Sun 05:01:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i see
Sun 05:02:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She survived horrible things and never had any meanness in her. She was pure.
Sun 05:03:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've survived horrible things, but I've let it eat at me and make me angry and bitter.
Sun 05:03:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I have to carry that because I'm human.
Sun 05:05:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I understand what CareCredit is there to do.
Sun 05:05:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's designed to "overcome objections".
Sun 05:06:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you have a bunch of people who go "I can't pay that." you can't profit off them.
Sun 05:06:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So what Synchrony Bank does is they have this 32.99% APR deferred interest crap.
Sun 05:06:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It sounds like a kindness, but banks are not kind.
Sun 05:07:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They've set you up with an interest bomb that will add almost as much as you spent on that procedure if you're a day late and a dollar short paying it off.
Sun 05:07:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Data Points on GNU/Linux Growth ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Data_Points_on_GNU_Linux_Growth.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Data_Points_on_GNU_Linux_Growth.gmi ∎
Sun 05:08:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Leeloo still dies after another week of agony.
Sun 05:08:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then you spend 5 years trying to pay off a credit card.
Sun 05:08:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like The Loser
Sun 05:08:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And it costs 3 times what they said the procedures do.
Sun 05:09:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Credit card debt is horrible.
Sun 05:09:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You should not take on credit card debt if you can help it, and never for things that are not life and death, I mean a situation where there's a difference to be made.
Sun 05:10:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There was a difference with Leeloo. A week of pure hell, then death anyway.
Sun 05:12:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Credit cards are very dangerous.
Sun 05:13:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The interest rates tend to be so high that there's no getting back out except file bankruptcy after a certain point.
Sun 05:13:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The bank fucked up and accidentally issued my partner a credit card at 17.49% APR.
Sun 05:13:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That used to be considered "horrible" for a credit card, and now it's what you're supposed to get with a perfect credit score.
Sun 05:14:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Most people get 25-30%.
Sun 05:14:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He asked if that was "good". I said, "No, it would ruin you and cause you a lot of pain if you rack up debt on it, just a little bit slower than a normal credit card."
Sun 05:14:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software is on the Ballot in Clacton ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_Software_is_on_the_Ballot_in_Clacton.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_Software_is_on_the_Ballot_in_Clacton.gmi ∎
Sun 05:15:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The banks want you to get comfortable and make peace with debt so you won't view it as oppressive and will stop fighting it.
Sun 05:16:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If 17.49% does that for you, they're cool with that.
Sun 05:16:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i see
Sun 05:16:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] well...
Sun 05:17:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i told you many times
Sun 05:17:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we never took loans, ever
Sun 05:17:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Dave Ramsey says the Four Walls come first. If you are in triage budgeting, your housing and food and transportation come first.
Sun 05:17:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] loans are for two type
Sun 05:17:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] type one, emergency like cancer
Sun 05:17:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Before you pay a medical bill or a single dollar to a credit card company.
Sun 05:17:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and it's doable to save the life
Sun 05:17:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the other way is,
Sun 05:17:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] living beyond one's means
Sun 05:18:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] very poor people ar enot eligible to getn one
Sun 05:18:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they won't find a lender
Sun 05:18:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They do actually.
Sun 05:18:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] borrowers need to show they can pay back, even in 50 years
Sun 05:18:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like mortggaes
Sun 05:18:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks spam out credit cards and they hardly care if you can pay.
Sun 05:19:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're used to getting it all one way or another.
Sun 05:19:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The side of the bank you aren't supposed to think about yet is the lawsuit mill that takes millions of people to Credit Card Court every day.
Sun 05:19:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And sticks them with levies and garnishments.
Sun 05:19:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They can't garnish me.
Sun 05:19:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My income is protected.
Sun 05:20:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They don't like that. I told a hospital to fuck right off one time.
Sun 05:20:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They tried sticking me with a $15,000 ER bill.
Sun 05:20:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I didn't pay any of it.
Sun 05:20:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I told them anything they did to try would just lose them more money.
Sun 05:22:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's pointless so they gave up.
Sun 05:31:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes, it goes like this
Sun 05:31:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sunk cost theory
Sun 05:31:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml
Sun 05:32:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's like Brett Wilson LLP
Sun 05:32:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they need to accept they all lost like a million pounds
Sun 05:32:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and they will never recover that lost money
Sun 05:32:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it was a foolish litigation plan
Sun 05:32:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and any further money thrown into the mix is money they will lose
Sun 05:41:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Upgrading the Static Site Generator (SSG) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Upgrading_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Upgrading_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG.gmi ∎
Sun 05:49:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Improving the Static Site Generator (SSG), Fixing Bugs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG_Fixing_Bugs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG_Fixing_Bugs.gmi ∎
Sun 06:06:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Planet KDE: About time… ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Planet_KDE_About_time.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Planet_KDE_About_time.gmi ∎
Sun 06:08:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml
Sun 06:08:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's so cheap to maintain MS Office that they can sell lifetime licenses for $25 and still make money.
Sun 06:08:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's the secret.
Sun 06:09:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "If you simply want the most affordable access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Access, this lifetime download is the way to go. You only have to make this purchase again when you upgrade your device."
Sun 06:09:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Office 95 still runs.
Sun 06:09:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :D
Sun 06:23:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sun 06:33:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 06:47:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: A lifetime license doesn't mean they have to continue offering that product forever.
Sun 06:47:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ After they get that $25, nothing stops them from rebranding it as a product you don't have a license for.
Sun 06:58:59 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ .
Sun 08:23:31 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ .
Sun 08:23:36 │ 〖HexDroidUser〗 │ .
Sun 09:53:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> After they get that $25, nothing stops them from rebranding it as a product you don't have a license for.
Sun 09:53:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so class action follows?
Sun 10:12:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU/Linux mainstream now https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/2019202/gog-officially-expands-linux-support-with-native-galaxy-client-in-development
Sun 10:13:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (31/2026): Reported Progress https://linmob.net/weekly-update-31-2026/
Sun 10:14:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Not only there https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/0631208/linux-desktop-market-share-surpasses-10-in-north-america
Sun 10:14:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DRM users https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/0635256/steam-on-linux-use-back-above-4-in-july
Sun 10:15:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cisco and Casio could https://raymii.org/s/articles/But_can_your_calculator_run_Linux.html
Sun 10:17:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Back door https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-challenges-uk-government-encrypted-icloud-backups-1812405 https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml
Sun 10:25:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop https://www.propublica.org/article/anthropic-mythos-microsoft-software-vulnerabilities
Sun 10:42:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cardiology Associates of Port Huron remains silent although they were allegedly hacked and had patient data stolen in June. https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/cardiology-associates-of-port-huron-remains-silent-although-they-were-allegedly-hacked-and-had-patient-data-stolen-in-june/
Sun 10:43:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sage Water Resources says Utah saltwater disposal controller intrusion bypassed pump safeguards https://dysruptionhub.com/sage-utah-controller-intrusion/
Sun 10:43:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Swiss federal IT office hit by cyberattack https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/cyberattack-on-the-federal-office-for-information-technologys-sharepoint-server/91843136
Sun 10:44:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ customers
Sun 10:45:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-hacking-us-cloud-storage-provider-and-extorting-its-customers
Sun 10:45:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dutch retailer Bol follows De Bijenkorf in warning of data breach as leaked data appears on dark web https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/06/bol-follows-de-bijenkorf-warning-data-breach-leaked-data-appears-dark-web
Sun 10:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Will surge in German business bankruptcies hit growth? https://www.dw.com/en/will-surge-in-german-business-bankruptcies-hit-growth/a-78037755
Sun 10:48:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Enforced Disappearance https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/20/bangladesh-first-enforced-disappearance-case-since-july-2024-uprising
Sun 10:48:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Orbán confirms raid on his party’s data servers https://cphpost.dk/2026-07-22/global/orban-confirms-raid-on-his-partys-data-servers/
Sun 10:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Italy for design? https://theconversation.com/the-uk-is-building-a-fighter-jet-with-japan-and-italy-an-aviation-expert-explains-why-it-could-be-a-defence-gamechanger-285751
Sun 10:50:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Monkeys keep pets too https://theconversation.com/monkeys-keep-pets-too-animal-specialist-on-the-world-of-interspecies-friendship-288987
Sun 11:02:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ weather extremes https://www.dw.com/en/germany-how-weather-extremes-impact-local-agriculture/a-78149292
Sun 11:03:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BMW to Volkswagen: How deep is Germany's auto industry cull? https://www.dw.com/en/bmw-to-volkswagen-how-deep-is-germany-s-auto-industry-cull/a-78168695
Sun 11:04:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/why-europe-s-wildfires-are-getting-harder-to-stop/a-78194776
Sun 11:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Orbán can perhaps host that instead https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/21/dutch-police-seize-servers-motherless-porn-site-known-sexual-abuse-content
Sun 11:07:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Miroslav Vadkerti: The Dumb Git Protocol That Flooded Our Git Server http://vadkerti.net/posts/the-dumb-git-protocol-that-flooded-our-git-server/
Sun 11:09:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Investment Losses https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/south-korean-youtuber-stabbed-suspect-arrested-1808871
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