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Wed 17:20:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ubuntu 16.04 Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) Comes to an End ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Ubuntu_16_04_Extended_Security_Maintenance_ESM_Comes_to_an_End.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Ubuntu_16_04_Extended_Security_Maintenance_ESM_Comes_to_an_End.gmi ∎
Wed 17:21:48 │ 〖_what__〗 │ "OpenShift sopld using slop"
Wed 17:21:50 │ 〖_what__〗 │ sopld
Wed 17:22:06 │ 〖_what__〗 │ intentional "soap load" or "sold"
Wed 17:22:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Sailfish OS 5.1 translation round ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Sailfish_OS_5_1_translation_round.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Sailfish_OS_5_1_translation_round.gmi ∎
Wed 17:23:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Framework Announces Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Touchscreen Display ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Framework_Announces_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_with_Touchscreen_Di.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/21/Framework_Announces_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_with_Touchscreen_Di.gmi ∎
Wed 17:26:04 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/26/BleachBit_6_0_Introduces_New_Cookie_Manager_Improves_Browser_Cl.shtml
Wed 17:26:38 │ 〖_what__〗 │ the very same bleachbit who got caught red-handed memory-holing https://bleachbit.com/software-scrub-emails-hillary-clinton/
Wed 17:27:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Development Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Development_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Development_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 17:29:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Standards/Consortia: GPS, Email, SVGs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Standards_Consortia_GPS_Email_SVGs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Standards_Consortia_GPS_Email_SVGs.gmi ∎
Wed 17:30:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Events/Education: Professionals, Hackaday Europe, TuxCon, and FOSDEM ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Events_Education_Professionals_Hackaday_Europe_TuxCon_and_FOSDE.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Events_Education_Professionals_Hackaday_Europe_TuxCon_and_FOSDE.gmi ∎
Wed 17:32:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux-Centric Devices and Open Hardware Projects ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Linux_Centric_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Linux_Centric_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.gmi ∎
Wed 17:32:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla: New Release of Tor Browser 15.0.11 and MozPhab 2.13.1 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Mozilla_New_Release_of_Tor_Browser_15_0_11_and_MozPhab_2_13_1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Mozilla_New_Release_of_Tor_Browser_15_0_11_and_MozPhab_2_13_1.gmi ∎
Wed 17:35:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Software_Freedom_Digita.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Software_Freedom_Digita.gmi ∎
Wed 17:37:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Wed 17:38:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 29/04/2026: Returning to an Exodus and Farewell APU ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Gemini_Links_29_04_2026_Returning_to_an_Exodus_and_Farewell_APU.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Gemini_Links_29_04_2026_Returning_to_an_Exodus_and_Farewell_APU.gmi ∎
Wed 17:41:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 29/04/2026: LLM Chatbot Usage Goes Down Sharply (as Do Stocks Associated With Them), Microsoft's Circular Financing Accounting Fraud at Risk ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Links_29_04_2026_LLM_Chatbot_Usage_Goes_Down_Sharply_as_Do_Stoc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Links_29_04_2026_LLM_Chatbot_Usage_Goes_Down_Sharply_as_Do_Stoc.gmi ∎
Wed 17:43:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: I was talking about Google "AI".
Wed 17:43:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I google searched if coyotes exist in the Philippines.
Wed 17:43:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And it said another word for coyote is chayote, which is a tropical fruit.
Wed 17:43:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've caught Google doing other obvious crap like this. It doesn't know anything, it just makes things up. And people are all the dumber if they rely on it, because they'll (as Ronald Reagan once said) know so many things that simply aren't so.
Wed 17:45:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes, but
Wed 17:45:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] no disclaimer
Wed 17:45:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i caught is aying lies
Wed 17:45:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] abolut me
Wed 17:45:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and about rianne
Wed 17:45:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] obvious falsehoods
Wed 17:45:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] LLMs don't work
Wed 17:45:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they guess
Wed 17:45:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] sometimes they get lucky
Wed 17:45:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] msft: "entertainment only"
Wed 17:46:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] also msft: USE THIS FGOR WORK
Wed 17:46:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or be LEFT BEHIND
Wed 17:47:42 │ 〖_what__〗 │ FOMO
Wed 17:49:46 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/28/Anthropic_and_Claude_Are_National_Security_Risks_Not_Because_of.shtml
Wed 17:58:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Campinos is a Lame Duck President This Year at the European Patent Office (EPO) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Campinos_is_a_Lame_Duck_President_This_Year_at_the_European_Pat.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Campinos_is_a_Lame_Duck_President_This_Year_at_the_European_Pat.gmi ∎
Wed 18:00:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MS (Mark S) now participates in this FOMO
Wed 18:00:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so to hell with him...
Wed 18:00:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they get paid to help inflate the pyramid scheme
Wed 18:00:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so f** themn
Wed 18:08:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – OS Upgrade Tentatively Scheduled for Tomorrow ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/OS_Upgrade_Tentatively_Scheduled_for_Tomorrow.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/OS_Upgrade_Tentatively_Scheduled_for_Tomorrow.gmi ∎
Wed 18:10:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Downtime Tomorrow ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Downtime_Tomorrow.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Downtime_Tomorrow.gmi ∎
Wed 18:10:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Coming up tomorrow: https://visitsweden.com/what-to-do/culture-history-and-art/swedish-traditions/walpurgis-night-and-may-day/ https://vardsvenska.fi/en/about-finland/culture-in-finland/traditions-holidays/walpurgis-night https://www.swedishfood.com/walpurgis
Wed 18:18:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Weeks After Mass Layoffs of Red Hat Engineers We Learn of European "Buyouts" and Layoffs at IBM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Weeks_After_Mass_Layoffs_of_Red_Hat_Engineers_We_Learn_of_Europ.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Weeks_After_Mass_Layoffs_of_Red_Hat_Engineers_We_Learn_of_Europ.gmi ∎
Wed 18:43:57 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Is "Astrophysics For People in a Hurry" any good?
Wed 18:58:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] is this a book we mentioned herE?
Wed 18:58:37 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I think not, I just joined this chatroom
Wed 19:02:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 61 Out of 200: Garrett and Graveley Must Understand That Reporting Women's Issues in the United States of America (“the US”) is Not Impermissible ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_61_Out_of_200_Garrett_and_Graveley_Must_U.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_61_Out_of_200_Garrett_and_Graveley_Must_U.gmi ∎
Wed 19:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] no ide what this book (or similar) that refrs to
Wed 19:02:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] a URL might help
Wed 19:05:07 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics_for_People_in_a_Hurry
Wed 19:06:03 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Doesn't seem to be on Archive.org
Wed 19:06:06 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Aw
Wed 19:15:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Why We Publish "The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Why_We_Publish_The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Why_We_Publish_The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt.gmi ∎
Wed 19:41:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] from upcoming article:
Wed 19:41:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "Downtime tomorrow is very much expected (especially for IRC)"
Wed 19:41:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] unless we postpone
Wed 19:41:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] don't worry if it takes minutes or even hours
Wed 19:41:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we have ircd in the repos now
Wed 19:41:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so we need to change configs in the system
Wed 19:41:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it'll get easier too patch that way
Wed 19:42:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] up until now we have done this manually
Wed 19:42:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR: ergo irc is in latest debian repos
Wed 19:42:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ that must be great news for any remaining deadian users
Wed 19:42:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes
Wed 19:42:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] am writingf about it
Wed 19:42:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] want to see cdraft
Wed 19:43:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ?"Going back to around 2019 (maybe even earlier), we've long wanted to explore systemd-free distros that are not tainted by GAFAMisms (Debian not only adopts IBM's every piece; it also takes sponsorship money from GAFAM and has quietly outsourced hosting to GAFAM, notably the "G").
Wed 19:43:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Wed 19:45:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i can share draft
Wed 19:45:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] for input
Wed 19:55:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – If We Move Everything to Devuan... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/If_We_Move_Everything_to_Devuan.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/If_We_Move_Everything_to_Devuan.gmi ∎
Wed 19:55:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR: ^
Wed 19:55:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] might interest you
Wed 20:05:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Six Months ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Six_Months.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Six_Months.gmi ∎
Wed 20:12:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Did you tell Google to stop or funny things would happen?
Wed 20:23:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: The credit card banks are threatening through special interest groups over social media to take away credit card rewards in Illinois over a new law that might force them to not charge interchange on sales tax and tips.
Wed 20:23:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Maybe they should just dig deeper into the profits on credit cards with 30% Added Pain and Regret?
Wed 20:24:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] just spoke to rianne about google
Wed 20:24:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] iin a nutsheell
Wed 20:24:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] slop is waning
Wed 20:24:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] many sttocks ccrashed
Wed 20:24:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] because ***gpt cannot fake demand anymore
Wed 20:24:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so it's down
Wed 20:24:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they stick prompts in people's fakes
Wed 20:25:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and sometimes actively invoke them
Wed 20:25:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you go to googl
Wed 20:25:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] to use search
Wed 20:25:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then they invoke "overview" slop
Wed 20:25:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] without you pessing "AI" tyab
Wed 20:25:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] microsoft puts those everywhere
Wed 20:25:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] to gaaame the metrics
Wed 20:25:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] even if thatt yupsets users
Wed 20:25:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and it did
Wed 20:26:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i added a couple of shots of scam altman's sister's lawsuit
Wed 20:26:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] heeeeeeeee is saiid to have sexually molested her when she was five
Wed 20:26:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] sounds like scam altman is just a better-cionnected jeremy bicha
Wed 20:28:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/i-investigated-windows-11s-massive-5gb-monthly-msu-updates-and-ai-is-only-part-of-the-problem.459741/
Wed 20:28:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Folks, while I was away from the pub, I let my mind ferment with the lore of my new stories. Each one talks about mortal sin. The effects of it, and the conditions of mortal sin. Im going to do the my last story to establish how the story works." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2812
Wed 20:28:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] does it still passively invoke "hey hi"?
Wed 20:28:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or just for entertainment purposeS?
Wed 20:29:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Some days the magic works gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2026/20260429-magic.gmi gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2026/20260429-magic.gmi
Wed 20:29:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Added:
Wed 20:29:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Without rewards and sign on bonuses, how do you even market a credit card? Here's something you can spend money on, you don't have, and then the stuff you bought becomes 20-30% more expensive each year you only make the minimum payments, which can cascade into bankruptcy?
Wed 20:29:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │
Wed 20:29:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And you don't even get the two pennies per dollar! Wow. What a horrible product. We'd better stay away from that and use debit which also doesn't usually have rewards, but limits us to how much money we have.
Wed 20:30:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is another gem that originated in the “steven universe”. That gem did not belong to any class of gem and fusion. His gem is represented as two pyramids inverted to form a star. (like the star of David) In comparison to Steven, who lives in the USA, that gem lives in the UK." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2813
Wed 20:31:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're essentially threatening to take away the thin veneer of "Why any rational person would have one of these?" to win their spat with the government. That's the best they've got?
Wed 20:31:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR: how does amfora handle image url in gemini:// ?
Wed 20:31:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] does it pass to external image view/editor?
Wed 20:31:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or just for web pages?
Wed 20:32:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] iirc, its config file lets you specify a browser to use
Wed 20:32:05 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ iirc images become some sort of collapsible section containing the image
Wed 20:32:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ you click on it, it loads the image and shows it in the page
Wed 20:32:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in amfora?
Wed 20:32:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or lagrange?
Wed 20:33:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ it wont help with the migraine cause by windows just being windows... https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/04/28/windows-11s-hidden-screen-tint-feature-lets-you-soften-your-display-with-amber-blue-green-and-more-colors/
Wed 20:33:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] gemini://ew.srht.site/file/20260426_fifty_four2.jpg
Wed 20:33:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ in lagrange
Wed 20:33:42 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ amfora is on terminal, i didn't try to get it to show images somehow
Wed 20:34:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i thought you liked ncurses stuff
Wed 20:34:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] like your irc client
Wed 20:38:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i did, but many of the gemini pages i opened from here were about the pictures
Wed 20:38:24 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also, lagrange can handle gopher
Wed 20:38:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ as for irc, i'm looking into getting a web ui because handling unicode emoji on a terminal is all kinds of painful
Wed 20:39:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ in practice, it usually results in emoji not showing up and/or character cells not being updated and sometimes the wrapping going crazy
Wed 20:39:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ probably because the irc client doesn't know how many character cells a string is going to take up when printed
Wed 20:42:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Credit cards are the wrong place to go for money. You have to work for more money or cut spending.
Wed 20:42:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Credit cards don't give you money. They take more than you spent.
Wed 20:46:56 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/poisoning_large_language_models_6nimmt/
Wed 20:50:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Dr. Andy Farnell on Weaponising Morality Against Technofascism and Slop ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Weaponising_Morality_Against_Technofascism_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Weaponising_Morality_Against_Technofascism_a.gmi ∎
Wed 20:53:20 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://walledculture.org/welcome-to-the-future-where-ai-agents-hunt-down-alleged-online-copyright-infringement/
Wed 20:56:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ they're doing something with bricks... https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/databricks_author_copyright_lawsuit_continues/
Wed 20:56:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kq832hbg#replies
Wed 20:56:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Wed 20:56:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <p class="dropcap-first">A couple of hours ago Dr. Andy Farnell <a href="https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/moralcompetence/">wrote about the concept of morality and its role in educating the public on resisting technofascism</a>. Some fragments:
Wed 20:56:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <blockquote cite="https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/moralcompetence/">
Wed 20:56:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Moral competence is the most powerful weapon in the fight against technofascism and "AI".
Wed 20:56:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] [...]
Wed 20:56:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <h6>What is work?</h6>
Wed 20:56:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I think this is a good place to start if we want to study the question of "What is work?" Work is religiously connected to moral competence.
Wed 20:56:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Work is not something that can be reduced to an economic statement of input and output. When great scientists, artists or social activists talk about "their work", it has nothing to do with salaried activity. There are never any jobs that are just pure fun, because the very act of focusing, taking something seriously, changes it.
Wed 20:57:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] There is a corollary to the maxim "Do what you enjoy and you'll never work a day" It's something like, "Never do what you love for a job, because it will become just work". There's truth in both maxims and a synthesis that reveals an even greater truth.
Wed 20:57:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] [...]
Wed 20:57:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] For our well-being, humans require agency. Care without the ability to do something about the things you care about is a kind of hell, and the only exit is a kind of moral suicide; soft quitting, defeatism, resignation and apathy. Far from being empowering, digital technology now amplifies this prison of learned-helplessness for anyone with an urge toward genuine work and care. Technology is a soft-play amusement park for the mind
Wed 20:57:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] . It has no connection to community, doing or being. To overcome nullifying technology we need something to accompany Heidegger's Sorge, some measure of "moral competence".
Wed 20:57:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] [...]
Wed 20:57:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Most of us are insecure. We fall for education and training rackets to continuously "prove ourselves", seek validation and collect impressive accolades. While there is such a thing as authentic education undertaken as intrinsically motivated self-development, the person who finds it is rare. There's a thriving industry that feeds on undermining people's self-confidence and selling it back to them one certificate at a time.
Wed 20:57:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] [...]
Wed 20:57:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] To study this consider Linked-In, a microcosmic petri dish. It's home to the boldly competent, but also to so many many loud idiots.
Wed 20:57:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] [...]
Wed 20:57:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Likewise there are also very competent people who would not dream of having a Linked-In profile. Quiet competents are the ones nobody notices because they're neither boasting nor screwing things up to draw attention. Quietly competent people make up the vast majority of all people doing anything, anywhere, that actually matters.
Wed 20:57:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] </blockquote>
Wed 20:57:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <a href="https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/moralcompetence/">Read the rest</a>. It's very long, so prepare a hot brew and allocate an hour to read. It's longer than a "tweet", so social control media addicts are likely mentally unfit to read it. <a href="#top">█</a></p>
Wed 20:57:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] wrong paste, due to barrier
Wed 20:57:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] sorry.
Wed 20:59:43 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ Go! Go Daddy! GO! https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/godaddy_megagaffe_wrongly_transferred_27yearold/
Wed 21:05:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ oh elon, you are on target for that observation... bit that isnt the only reason you are... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/elon-musk-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit
Wed 21:16:03 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing
Wed 21:18:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/purdue-pharma-dissolved-replaced-opioid-settlement
Wed 21:20:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – In Past 6 Months IBM Lost About 100 Billion Dollars in 'Value' While Debt Ballooned to 70 Billion Dollars ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/In_Past_6_Months_IBM_Lost_About_100_Billion_Dollars_in_Value_Wh.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/In_Past_6_Months_IBM_Lost_About_100_Billion_Dollars_in_Value_Wh.gmi ∎
Wed 21:36:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Man's house sale in limbo as solicitor shuts https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c152g5gkl1jo
Wed 21:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Advice firm enters administration after FCA probe https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4528971/advice-firm-enters-administration-fca-probe
Wed 21:38:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tecmint.com/stop-retyping-long-commands/
Wed 21:38:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Financial Conduct Authority https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/lcm-family-limited-enters-administration
Wed 21:40:12 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/28/tech-lobbyists-hard-at-work-undermining-proposed-alaska-right-to-repair-law/
Wed 21:44:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ stop me if you heard this one.... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-stainless-steel-disks-significantly-fine.html
Wed 22:00:25 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-hot-longer-rotating-expansion-superalloy.html
Wed 22:00:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-facial-recognition-key-identity-stolen.html
Wed 22:02:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-meta-earplugs-booming-voice-effect.html
Wed 22:04:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-faster-greener-method-recycle-lithium.html
Wed 22:05:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ it's "Her" for real.... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-addicted-ai-chatbot.html
Wed 22:12:26 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/26/1727213
Wed 22:15:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ lisa vision pro is dead.... https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/04/29/1925205/apple-gives-up-on-the-vision-pro-after-m5-refresh-flop
Wed 22:16:20 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/04/29/0347242/humanoid-robots-start-sorting-luggage-in-tokyo-airport-test-amid-labor-shortage
Wed 22:36:01 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://crzysdrs.net/dv/victim/358-monitor-radiation-cured-my-cancer/
Wed 23:40:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: I was talking about sneaky ways banks make money off your "free" checking account.
Wed 23:40:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ One of them is the "overdraft service" which can cost you $40 every time you use your debit card if your account goes negative.
Wed 23:41:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Used to be even worse because there used to be no limit to how many times a day they'd charge it, and it happened no matter what the size of the transaction was, or how overdrawn you were.
Wed 23:41:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they're still out there.
Wed 23:41:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks call it a "service" to avoid being regulated as a loan. If they called it a loan, the effective interest could be up to 700% APR.
Wed 23:42:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Which is way worse than the worst credit card.
Wed 23:45:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So your free checking account is paid for by people who don't have any money at all.
Wed 23:46:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks don't make any money off you really if you turn off overdrafts and only use your account for ATM withdrawals and paying your credit cards at other banks.
Wed 23:46:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They make some money off people who slide their debit card. I don't ever do that.
Wed 23:47:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's not their most lucrative product. When they give you $400 to open a checking account there, it's not because they ever expect to break even on your checking account.
Wed 23:47:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's because when you have a checking account, you're likely to come to them to get a loan.
Wed 23:50:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Luring you in with a checking account welcome offer is more about future lifetime value to the bank. They want you to get car loans, credit cards, mortgage, etc.
Wed 23:50:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you just use the checking and keep the bonus and avoid all their fees, which is possible, you are not a "productive customer".
Wed 23:52:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When I had a Wells Fargo checking account many years ago I never quite understood why they were always pitching a loan product. I was young and I didn't really know how banking worked. I guess I had this idea in my head that if I had money in an account the bank was loaning it to someone else, so why were they so upset I just had a checking account.
Wed 23:53:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Free checking is sort of a gateway drug to other banking products. That's why they tolerate it. Also, they eat some people alive with fees.
Wed 23:59:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Hmmm....
Wed 23:59:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Libertarian Party's position has been to abolish immigration enforcement unless one of them actually commits a crime, and that's generally my take on it too. I think it should be any "serious" criminal conviction (like a Class A Misdemeanor or higher), right back out the door you go.
Thu 00:03:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Class A Misdemeanors are things like assault and battery, DUI, driving without a license, driving without car insurance, jumping the turnstile on public transit, graffiti, public lewdness, traveling to meet a minor (over the age of consent) for sex, speeding 24 miles an hour over the posted limit, shoplifting over $500...
Thu 00:20:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I like Ron White.
Thu 00:21:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said when his generation was growing up you didn't have computers or Wikipedia or anything, you had to ask your parents.
Thu 00:21:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Mom, why are we here?"
Thu 00:21:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Well, 4,000 years ago God told Noah to build an ark and...."
Thu 00:22:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Thu 00:22:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He says "You try to run that shit by a kid today, they go click click BULLSHIT!"
Thu 00:22:18 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, i had plenty of popular science books
Thu 00:22:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ still have them
Thu 00:22:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I don't know how old Ron White is. Probably most of his childhood was in the 60s.
Thu 00:25:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQv7Tr8HbGE
Thu 00:25:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You Can't Fix Stupid
Thu 00:25:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I should have listened to Ron
Thu 00:34:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ on what topic?
Thu 00:38:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Mandy
Thu 00:42:12 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/flesh-eating-bacteria-devour-mans-arm-and-leg-in-just-three-days/
Thu 00:45:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/electrical-current-might-be-the-key-to-a-better-cup-of-coffee/
Thu 00:47:45 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/rural-america-is-resisting-the-surge-in-data-center-construction/
Thu 00:49:55 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/29/micimike-open-source-drop-in-pcb-converts-google-home-mini-into-a-local-voice-assistant/
Thu 00:52:20 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/920191/elon-musk-sam-altman-trial-day-one
Thu 00:56:03 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/reverse-engineering-ai-unearths-high-severity-github-bug
Thu 01:00:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/nsa-chief-during-snowden-affair-13-years-later
Thu 01:01:18 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/feuding-ransomware-groups-leak-data
Thu 01:05:30 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.discovermagazine.com/salmonella-outbreak-emerges-in-the-u-s-and-may-be-resistant-to-some-common-antibiotics-49036
Thu 01:12:43 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.wheresyoured.at/ais-economics-dont-make-sense/
Thu 01:23:37 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/john-oliver-ai-industry
Thu 01:25:35 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-ai-surveillance-colorado
Thu 01:25:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-ai-surveillance-stalking
Thu 01:34:06 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/mark-zuckerberg-billionaire-tax-move
Thu 01:39:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-quantum-effect-false-vacuum-end-universe
Thu 01:39:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ finally
Thu 01:40:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's exceedingly unlikely though
Thu 01:40:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and i think it isn't really the universe in an instant, iirc it's supposed to spread at light speed
Thu 01:41:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/science-energy/iran-war-solar-china
Thu 01:41:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Thu 01:42:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bosses-more-money-ai-agents-human-salary
Thu 01:42:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ the speed of dark is faster than the speed of light
Thu 01:43:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Dark Sucker Theory, eh?
Thu 01:43:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ http://www.rogermwilcox.com/darksucker.html
Thu 01:44:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/waymo-bike-lanes-traffic
Thu 01:44:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ though in DST the speed of dark is the same as the speed of light
Thu 01:46:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://futurism.com/science-energy/vortices-waves-moving-faster-than-light
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Thu 01:49:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-29.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-29.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Thu 01:50:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-29.txt
Thu 02:21:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database
Thu 02:25:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Someone on Reddit, a year ago, repeated the "Ubuntu is going all Snap" myth.
Thu 02:25:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They tried to move some packages to Snap back many years ago.
Thu 02:26:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When it ended up taking like 6 times longer to launch the calculator, they gave up and reverted it.
Thu 02:26:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's worse than Flatpak, Snap is the most overdesigned piece of shit I've ever seen for a package manager.
Thu 03:01:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Steam Client Now Lets You Manage Downloads on Remote Steam Clients ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Steam_Client_Now_Lets_You_Manage_Downloads_on_Remote_Steam_Clie.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Steam_Client_Now_Lets_You_Manage_Downloads_on_Remote_Steam_Clie.gmi ∎
Thu 03:02:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Thu 03:02:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Wireshark 4.6.5 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities and Updates Protocol Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Wireshark_4_6_5_Fixes_Multiple_Vulnerabilities_and_Updates_Prot.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Wireshark_4_6_5_Fixes_Multiple_Vulnerabilities_and_Updates_Prot.gmi ∎
Thu 04:14:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm trying something a different today. I took a short little video out in the food forest. I'm not sure if I'll keep posting videos or not, just trying it out. Let me know if you like it, hate it, want more etc." gemini://gemini.cyberbot.space/gemlog/2026-04-29-foodforestvideo.gmi
Thu 04:15:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Back in 2024 I made 2 tools: One allowed me to observe how state machine operates variables in memory, and another tool showed me how the same machine reads tokens from memory." gemini://ghosisiphus.xyz/seq/2026-04-29-introduction-and-the-alley-cat.gmi
Thu 04:16:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I feel this way with a lot of outdoorsy stuff. I love the outdoor aesthetic, living off the grid, camping, and self-sufficiency, but I'm too entrenched in my current cozy sequestered hermit digital lifestyle to enjoy something like that." gemini://gmi.moonshadow.dev/gemlog/2026-04-29-living-off-the-fat-o-the-lan.gmi
Thu 04:16:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ lungs full gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/lungs_full
Thu 04:18:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Twelve years --- farewell isa gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2026/20260421-twelve.gmi "So after twelve years I did shutdown isa, a tiny box sitting in the basement humming along and serving all my self-hosting, network and infrastructure services. Thanks isa! Your work will not be forgotten!"
Thu 04:19:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Side quest: has anyone found where certs are stored when using `cert new`? update: did a bit more poking, created a new cert and then search for any files modified in the last minute." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/offpunk/42302
Thu 04:19:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I laughed pretty loud when Dave Ramsey was on the phone with a guy who owed Capital One over $12,000.
Thu 04:19:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And he said he tried settling it but they wouldn't take anything lower than the $12,000.
Thu 04:20:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Finally, it seems I made myself some space to write down stuff. I ended up asking chatgpt to code a maildir -> gemlog generator, then upon reading that threw away maybe 80% of code. This thing is good for such cases: gives you bad code that stirs you up, then you go and make something usable, sigh." gemini://ghosisiphus.xyz/glog/2026-04-28-rough-landing.gmi
Thu 04:20:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And Dave says "They haven't been paid in four years and they're not settling!?"
Thu 04:20:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Capital One is a weird bank.
Thu 04:20:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They issue denials for credit card applications citing cards they lost $500 on in like 2006.
Thu 04:21:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they lost $30,000 on me and gave me two new cards with about the same limit a few years after they were discharged.
Thu 04:21:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Everything seems okay? gemini://ghosisiphus.xyz/glog/2026-04-28-everything-seems-okay.gmi
Thu 04:21:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And if that's not weird enough, I've heard they sometimes approve new cards for people they're actively suing over unpaid cards.
Thu 04:22:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Without Ranks and Without Flags: 22,000 Children on One Wall in Tel Aviv gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-30_memorial_for_22000_children_from_maarive_newspaper.gmi
Thu 04:24:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Editorial Kalicabra gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/fanzines/yogaperruno.gmi
Thu 04:28:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 30/04/2026: Outdoor Time, Old Computers, and Joining Geminispace ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Gemini_Links_30_04_2026_Outdoor_Time_Old_Computers_and_Joining_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Gemini_Links_30_04_2026_Outdoor_Time_Old_Computers_and_Joining_.gmi ∎
Thu 04:33:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_29_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_29_2026.gmi ∎
Thu 04:33:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Thu 04:34:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Thu 04:35:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <IsambardPrince> And if that's not weird enough, I've heard they sometimes approve new cards for people they're actively suing over unpaid cards.
Thu 04:35:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] marisol
Thu 04:39:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DNS4EU, an EU-funded initiative that aims to offer a secure and privacy-focused DNS resolver for Europeans, is the latest intermediary to get caught up in the French anti-piracy crackdown." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/eu-funded-dns-provider-must-block-pirate-sites-french-court-rules/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Thu 04:40:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In other words, the vision here is of a potentially unlimited number of AI agents hunting down alleged copyright infringement across the Internet" ☛ https://walledculture.org/welcome-to-the-future-where-ai-agents-hunt-down-alleged-online-copyright-infringement/ | Source: Walled Culture
Thu 04:40:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Owners of the estates of former Jimi Hendrix bandmates, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment UK (SMEUK)." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/28/jimi-hendrix-bandmates-copyright-shares/ | Source: Digital Music News
Thu 04:41:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The applications were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on Friday and list Swift’s TAS Rights Management as being the owner of the audio clips and image." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/taylor-swift-trademarks-her-voice-to-fight-ai-fakes/280695/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Thu 04:42:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Something is happening with data usage. Some of the data that might previously have gone through local providers now appears to be happening on Starlink." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/04/starlink-vs-fibre-zimbabwe-data/ | Source: Zimbabwe
Thu 04:42:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over 25 years of coordinating Pacific telecommunications, Fred Christopher has seen the region repeatedly pull together around common goals with broad benefits." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/29/pacific-routing-security-sets-a-deadline/ | Source: APNIC
Thu 04:42:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s exactly those edge cases of [...]" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/misogyny/ | Source: Ava
Thu 04:43:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "SLSCO, a Texas company based in Galveston, has a $95 million contract to build a 1.3-mile wall on Mount Cristo Rey and two other barriers near El Paso." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2026/04/blasting-begins-for-border-wall-on-cherished-new-mexico-mountain.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
Thu 04:43:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oops, my bad. Australia has a specialised federally funded office that investigates war crimes committed by Australians abroad." ☛ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/05/once-a-jolly-jihadist/ | Source: Spectator AU
Thu 04:43:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The U.K. tobacco and vapes bill, proposed almost 18 months ago, is set to receive royal assent this week and will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2027." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tobacco-generation-smoking-ban-uk-canada-9.7180845 | Source: CBC
Thu 04:44:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sayed Baqer Al-Kamel’s 10-year sentence and confiscation of his equipment for documenting events" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/04/bahrain-sentences-photographer-sayed-baqer-al-kamel-to-10-years-in-prison/ | Source: CPJ
Thu 04:44:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Correspondents’ Dinner has been criticized for exactly this kind of chummy fraternization for years." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/white-house-correspondents-dinner-media-war-story-1235554388/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Thu 04:48:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In September, FCC Chair Brendan Carr dangled a simple threat: Either ABC would “take action” against Jimmy Kimmel, or there would be consequences." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/trump-fcc-attack-abc-kimmel/687002/ | Source: The Atlantic
Thu 04:49:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Despite the dramatic arrest, she was ultimately cleared of producing pornographic material." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bonnie-blue-public-decency-case-dropped-1794396 | Source: International Business Times
Thu 04:49:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ever since, Carr and Trump have been desperately trying to "investigate" ABC in all manner of empty ways in the hopes of forcing Kimmel's ouster." ☛ https://karlbode.com/mickey-mouse-versus-the-fascists/ | Source: Karl Bode
Thu 04:58:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Desert Warrior, a Saudi-backed movie that reportedly cost about $150 million to make, only brought in $472,000 in its opening weekend." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/04/29/2026/saudi-backed-epic-flops-at-box-office-in-the-us | Source: Semafor Inc
Thu 04:58:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Earlier this month, Helsingin Sanomat reported that Helsinki had paid more than 45,000 euros in employment subsidies to Sun Ray" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20223377 | Source: Yle
Thu 04:59:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Further Microsoft-IBM ties: https://itsfoss.com/news/azure-linux-fedora-rebase-speculation/ Microsoft will certainly plan further infiltration upstream, more than already -iophk
Thu 04:59:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights covered the Fedora-Microsoft thing some days ago
Thu 05:05:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Radio Free Asia (RFA), a private nonprofit, today announced the additions of Olivia Enos and Mira Rapp-Hooper to its corporate board of directors." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/releases/2026/04/29/olivia-enos-and-mira-rapp-hooper-join-rfas-board-of-directors/ | Source: RFA
Thu 05:06:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As part of this process, the Commission launched a call for evidence to gather feedback from stakeholders." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-responds-to-european-commissions-consultation-call-on-the-digital-omnibus/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 05:06:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Information technology spending is not explicitly authorized" ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/04/yes-it-systems-for-delivering-public-benefits-are-outdated-but-can-the-legislature-agree-on-a-fix/ | Source: MinnPost
Thu 05:06:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "LibAFL is all the rage in the fuzzing community these days, especially with LLVM’s libFuzzer being placed in maintenance mode." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/04/29/extending-ruzzy-with-libafl/ | Source: Trail of Bits
Thu 05:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Immediately afterward, Savitt baited him into being petty, irritating, and generally hard to deal with." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/921022/elon-musk-cross-openai-altman | Source: The Verge
Thu 05:08:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "researcher Ilya Sutskever discussing the formation" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-elon-musk-cross-examined-sam-altman/ | Source: Wired
Thu 05:08:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "California’s BASED Act Defeated" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/04/29/californias-based-act-defeated/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Thu 05:09:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Federal law has proven incapable of reining in most anticompetitive behavior in the technology industry." ☛ https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-wiener-announces-landmark-legislation-crack-down-big-techs-anticompetitive-behavior |
Thu 05:09:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The tech giants are frequently the target of legislators and regulators, trying to prevent them from being too dominant." ☛ https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/27/apples-massive-lobbying-effort-saves-it-from-new-app-store-rules | Source: AppleInsider
Thu 05:10:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is not the first time I’ve seen Musk in court. During his defamation suit, he turned on the charm and the jury responded by finding him not guilty." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/920191/elon-musk-sam-altman-trial-day-one | Source: The Verge
Thu 05:11:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In addition, this move signals a broader inflection point in how enterprise software is built." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/anaconda-ai-outerbounds-python-metaflow/ | Source: The New Stack
Thu 05:11:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you write systems code in Rust, this is the most concentrated look at where Rust’s safety ends that you’ll likely find anywhere right now." ☛ https://corrode.dev/blog/bugs-rust-wont-catch/ | Source: Corrode.dev
Thu 05:11:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The review should also assess whether there is a need to take further measures to ensure the effectiveness of the Digital Markets Act." ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14831-Review-of-the-Digital-Markets-Act_en | Source: European Commission
Thu 05:13:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Compared with a lot of credit cards today, this really feels like a time capsule" ☛ https://schwarztech.net/articles/the-1994-apple-card | Source: SchwarzTech
Thu 05:13:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Public interest media has a stronger funding stack: donors and foundations with fixed theses." ☛ https://werd.io/building-with-love-and-paying-for-it/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Thu 05:16:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM CEO: "Well, he’s probably moving closer to Armonk. This is a long commute in traffic. That’s also an ugly house in a not a great town. $2.3 millions is not a lot of money for his salary." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kq9y3dtj
Thu 05:18:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Using LLMs to find Python C-extension bugs https://lwn.net/Articles/1067234/
Thu 05:19:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The 7.0 scheduler regression that wasn't [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/1067029/ ䷉ Source: LWN | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1067029/
Thu 05:22:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Digging into drama at The Document Foundation ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Digging_into_drama_at_The_Document_Foundation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Digging_into_drama_at_The_Document_Foundation.gmi ∎
Thu 05:23:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the average rider, inner tubes have been one of the most enduring and unchanging parts of bicycle design over the decades." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/bicycle-tubes-arent-just-made-of-rubber-anymore/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 05:23:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The University of Utah is preparing an unusual nuclear experiment this summer." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/utah-triga-reactor-ai-power-test | Source: Interesting Engineering
Thu 05:23:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Drivers appear ignorant of the concept of physical space." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/28/cars-are-objects-streets-are-places-but-in-my-kansas-hometown-drivers-forget-these-simple-facts/ | Source: Kansas Reflector
Thu 05:25:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The law was initially passed by lawmakers and signed as HB381, requiring riders of e-bikes and e-motorcycles under the age of 21 to wear a helmet while traveling on public roads." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51490633/police-enforce-new-e-bike-regulations-as-new-utah-law-takes-effect-may-6 | Source: Deseret Media
Thu 05:30:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin has approved significant modifications to a proposed data center tariff from We Energies (Wisconsin Electrical Power Company, part of WEC Energy Group)." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/wi-vote-signals-new-data-center-regulatory-model/ | Source: Inside Towers
Thu 05:34:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week, the database giant announced an expanded collaboration with Bloom Energy to deploy 2.45 gigawatts — the equivalent of two or three nuclear reactors — of fuel cell generators alongside the datacenter complex." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/oracle_new_mexico_power_fuel_cell_farm/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 05:34:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the report, Brazil is the sole country-level case study explored in detail" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-world-is-getting-too-hot-to-feed-itself/ | Source: Truthdig
Thu 05:36:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Under the existing system, a developer must show that water will be available for at least 100 years for a specific project." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/28/arizona-court-halts-key-groundwater-rule-on-housing-projects/ | Source: Western Water
Thu 05:36:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At least 95 percent of Europe had above-average annual temperatures in 2025, according to the report." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/world/europe/europe-climate-2025-report.html | Source: New York Times
Thu 05:37:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "EU standards were mostly met in most regions across Europe for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and for nitrogen dioxide (NO2)" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260429-europe-air-quality-improves-falls-short-eu-2030-targets-eea-report | Source: France24
Thu 05:38:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But considering the company’s latest gaffe, Scam Altman appears to have failed to ponder the orb long enough." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/sam-altman-caught-lie-bruno-mars | Source: Futurism
Thu 05:41:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Up to 60–70% of wells may miss 2040 goals under higher use." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/28/california-groundwater-goals-at-risk-study-finds/ | Source: Western Water
Thu 05:55:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Few details have been released so far about the man detained over the stabbing in Golders Green, which is usual for this early in an investigation." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3ve2nr60xzt
Thu 06:02:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The protection of young people from online harms remains high on the political agenda" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/youth-organisations-demand-social-media-change-not-bans/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 06:03:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Scam Altman Apologizes" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/04/sam-altman-apologizes-to-british-columbia-community-wonders-who-could-have-stopped-such-violence/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
Thu 06:12:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Apparently Last Day for Nearly 1,000 Confluent Workers IBM Laid Off Last Month ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Apparently_Last_Day_for_Nearly_1_000_Confluent_Workers_IBM_Laid.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Apparently_Last_Day_for_Nearly_1_000_Confluent_Workers_IBM_Laid.gmi ∎
Thu 06:15:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'We will kill you and burn your house': Council staff under attack from High Street gangs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxplq92rx1o
Thu 06:18:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "U.S. states issued $3.45 billion in privacy-related fines to companies in 2025, a total larger than the last five years combined, according to research and advisory firm Gartner." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/privacy-companies-hit-with-record-fines-2025-gartner/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Thu 06:21:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Our research is cited in a detailed report by Khari Johnson and Wendy Fry of CalMatters (syndicated statewide)" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/04/29/uploading-california-drivers-license-data-to-the-spexs-national-id-database/ | Source: Papers Please
Thu 06:21:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert recently spoke with NPR’s Rob Schmitz on All Things Considered about the Lab’s new investigation of Webloc, a geolocation surveillance system that uses ad-based data to monitor people across the globe." ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/a-new-study-shows-how-ad-based-technology-is-used-for-surveillance/ | Source: Citizen Lab
Thu 06:29:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): After years of Linux, I tried GhostBSD and found it incredibly stable - and nearly unbreakable ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/After_years_of_Linux_I_tried_GhostBSD_and_found_it_incredibly_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/After_years_of_Linux_I_tried_GhostBSD_and_found_it_incredibly_s.gmi ∎
Thu 06:31:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Spyware, an extremely potent technology that turns a personal device into a constant surveillance instrument, was used by the Greek secret services to target dozens of people, including journalists, politicians and business executives." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/its-not-just-spyware-scandals-eu-is-funding-the-industry-that-spies-on-europeans/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 06:32:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "EDRi members and ethical hackers from the German nonprofit Chaos Computer Club were the first to draw attention to this breach." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/czech-big-brother-awards-2025-volkswagen-meta-and-the-czech-authorities-noted-as-snoopers-of-the-year/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 06:32:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The system was presented by authorities as a tool to increase efficiency in identity checks, particularly by avoiding the need to transfer individuals without documents to police stations." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/greeces-ai-smart-policing-system-ruled-unlawful-after-e4-million-public-spending/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 06:32:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There’s a specter haunting the United States." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-cameras-surveillance-usa | Source: Futurism
Thu 06:33:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When signatures are part of a build artifact, reproducible builds get tricky." ☛ https://katexochen.aro.bz/posts/reproducible-secure-signatures/ |
Thu 06:34:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All desktop versions of Scratch available on https://scratch.mit.edu/download or https://www.scratchfoundation.org/tools are vulnerable" ☛ https://muffin.ink/blog/scratch-vulnerability-disclosure/ | Source: Thomas Weber
Thu 06:35:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "GitHub is racing towards the mythical zero nines of uptime. Users are starting to notice that GitHub is now a Microsoft product. Eww!" ☛ https://dbushell.com/2026/04/29/github-is-sinking/ | Source: David Bushell
Thu 06:36:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "Code collaboration has always made use of two protocols, one for code transfer and one for communication: [...]" ☛ https://blog.tangled.org/federation/ | Source: Tangled Labs Oy
Thu 06:36:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE 6_26.04 for Slackware-current (almost free of Qt5) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/KDE_6_26_04_for_Slackware_current_almost_free_of_Qt5.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/KDE_6_26_04_for_Slackware_current_almost_free_of_Qt5.gmi ∎
Thu 06:36:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "Get off Github" ☛ https://blog.hellbeast.eu.org/Github%20banned%20me%20for%20no%20understandable%20reason |
Thu 06:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "AI. AI AI AI. Artificial "Intelligence". Large Language Models. Well, they sure are large, I'll give them that." ☛ https://lonami.dev/blog/ditching-github/ |
Thu 06:39:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) Is Now Available for Download ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/23/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_Resolute_Raccoon_Is_Now_Available_for_Download.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/23/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_Resolute_Raccoon_Is_Now_Available_for_Download.gmi ∎
Thu 06:39:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Microsoft GitHub Exodus: Technical Failures and Slopfest ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Microsoft_GitHub_Exodus_Technical_Failures_and_Slopfest.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Microsoft_GitHub_Exodus_Technical_Failures_and_Slopfest.gmi ∎
Thu 06:43:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Jackson officials filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi" ☛ https://www.mississippifreepress.org/jackson-asks-court-to-halt-water-system-takeover-that-would-leave-city-without-majority-control/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
Thu 06:44:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "Once the attacker gets inside, they do not always need to bring a big toolbox with them. They can use the tools we already gave them." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/living-off-the-land-attacks-are-a-reminder-that-trust-is-an-attack-surface/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
Thu 06:45:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "My line of defense until now had been to block: [...]" ☛ https://vulpinecitrus.info/blog/one-in-every-2000-ipv4-visualizing-ddos-ai-web-scrapers/ |
Thu 06:45:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Earlier today I had the opportunity to attend FediForum and talk about Mycelium during one of the sessions" ☛ https://lqdev.me/posts/mycelium-fediforum-ai-agents-open-social-infrastructure-04-2026/ | Source: Luis Quintanilla
Thu 06:45:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The EU said on Wednesday Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-finds-meta-failing-to-keep-under-13s-off-facebook-instagram/articleshow/130601862.cms | Source: India Times
Thu 06:46:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Criminal gangs [sic] active in Sweden increasingly use social media to recruit people to commit murders and other violent acts amid a surge in "crime as a service"" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/sweden-to-fine-social-media-sites-over-murder-adverts/articleshow/130610912.cms | Source: India Times
Thu 06:48:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We are living through something unprecedented in the history of human perception." ☛ https://aestheticsofphotography.com/collapse-of-photographic-truth-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Aesthetics of Photography
Thu 06:48:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tokenmaxxing is not The Way. Plainly, it’s a textbook instance of Goodharting. Token leaderboards come from an understandable short-term instinct to shift habits" ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2026/04/29/Tokenmaxxing-is-Goodharting/ | Source: Ben Congdon
Thu 06:49:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this case, the robot arm reacts to seeing a person’s face by picking up a pen and handing it to them." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/04/29/a-robot-arm-that-recognizes-your-face/ | Source: Arduino
Thu 06:49:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m now on the handmade, artisanal, craftsperson end of the spectrum." ☛ https://nazhamid.com/journal/the-drawing-hand/ | Source: Naz Hamid
Thu 06:49:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The reality differs." ☛ https://www.provos.org/p/finding-zero-days-with-any-model/ | Source: Niels Provos
Thu 06:50:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Slimbook Titan report 9 - Major developments, lots of news ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Slimbook_Titan_report_9_Major_developments_lots_of_news.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Slimbook_Titan_report_9_Major_developments_lots_of_news.gmi ∎
Thu 06:50:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is a persistent belief in the ‘AI’ community that large language models (LLMs) have the ability to learn and self-improve by tweaking the weights in their vector space." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/why-model-collapse-in-llms-is-inevitable-with-self-learning/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 06:50:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unlike search engines that let you judge competing sources, search-backed AI chatbots can turn shaky web material into confident answers." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/poisoning_large_language_models_6nimmt/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 06:50:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The truth is, these mainstream AI products are getting subsidized, and users are addicted to the subsidy." ☛ https://tedium.co/2026/04/28/openai-anthropic-ai-tools-expensive-alternatives/ | Source: Tedium
Thu 06:51:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Advisory Forum is a new body that will advise the AI Office and AI Board on how the EU AI Act is implemented and applied." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-ai-office-must-prioritise-setting-up-the-advisory-forum/ | Source: EDRI
Thu 06:51:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the current research ecosystem, AI is no longer limited to technical assistance." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/29/guest-post-when-thinking-is-outsourced-a-warning-from-a-scientist-trained-before-ai/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Thu 06:52:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That suggestion is bizarre, though, because the reality is that OpenAI’s flagship chatbot has already been linked to a wide range of real-world violence." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-just-published-an-absolutely-bizarre-blog-post | Source: Futurism
Thu 06:53:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI companies have swept customers onto the bandwagon by offering cheap and even free access to their AI models. But the bill is finally coming due, and the results could be ugly." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dark-cloud-bill-comes-due-ai-industry | Source: Futurism
Thu 06:53:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ToaruOS – independent, from-scratch hobby operating system ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/ToaruOS_independent_from_scratch_hobby_operating_system.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/ToaruOS_independent_from_scratch_hobby_operating_system.gmi ∎
Thu 06:56:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It only took nine seconds for an AI coding agent gone rogue to delete a company’s entire production database and its backups, according to its founder." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database | Source: The Guardian UK
Thu 06:57:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You may remember the story about the bug in Apple’s on-device notifications database that allowed the FBI to retrieve the content of Signal messages." ☛ https://werd.io/that-terrible-signal-exploit-has-been-fixed-we-have-journalism-to-thank-for-it/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Thu 06:57:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don't have any Windows PCs I need to remote control, but my Dad does, because he has a bunch of broadcast software that only runs in Windows." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/raspberry-pi-connect-may-control-windows-soon/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
Thu 07:05:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ∎
Thu 07:06:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Register MS Running Spam Pieces for Huawei, a Banned Company ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/The_Register_MS_Running_Spam_Pieces_for_Huawei_a_Banned_Company.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/The_Register_MS_Running_Spam_Pieces_for_Huawei_a_Banned_Company.gmi ∎
Thu 07:08:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That preference ran into a wall when we installed a HomePod. Since Siri doesn’t support Catalan, my wife and I settled on Spanish as the household language for it." ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/04/28/the-day-siri-stopped-arguing.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers
Thu 07:08:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But first, it is my fault as a writer that it seems I did not differentiate clearly enough the two related issues I have experienced with iCloud Photos." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/blog/icloud-photos-followup/ | Source: Nick Heer
Thu 07:08:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In theory, there’s no way to simply replace RAM with something else." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3121948/apple-ram-crisis-silicon-unified-memory-macbook-neo.html | Source: Macworld
Thu 07:12:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the case in favor of Monsanto" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/27/repub/us-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-cancer-warning-labels-for-roundup-weedkiller/ | Source: Kansas Reflector
Thu 07:13:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All modern terminals are (roughly) emulations of a single terminal released in 1978: the Digital Equipment Corporation VT-100." ☛ https://nikhiljha.com/posts/vt100/ |
Thu 07:13:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Pagers used to be all the rage in the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s." ☛ https://vulpinecitrus.info/blog/rf-pocsag-alphapage-gnuradio/ |
Thu 07:32:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/The_ps5_linux_project_can_turn_some_PlayStation_5_consoles_into.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/The_ps5_linux_project_can_turn_some_PlayStation_5_consoles_into.gmi ∎
Thu 07:34:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Then Come the DDoS Attacks ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Then_Come_the_DDoS_Attacks.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Then_Come_the_DDoS_Attacks.gmi ∎
Thu 07:35:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Ware for March 2026 is a Elecom DST C30SV 6 in 1 USB “docking station”." ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-march-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang
Thu 07:36:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since chip reading isn’t a widely spread skill, we’ll start with a gentle introduction." ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-april-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang
Thu 07:42:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My Titan is a Linux-only system designed for serious work and gaming." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-titan-report-9.html | Source: Dedoimedo
Thu 07:43:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You may not know what a ADM-3, a TV910, or a H1420 are, but you probably have at least heard of a VT-100." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/using-a-vt-100-today/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 07:43:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 07:44:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To keep this sustainable I’m doing it under a company: en.dev. Right now that means one person — me — working full time on mise and the rest of the portfolio" ☛ https://jdx.dev/posts/2026-04-17-going-full-time-on-open-source/ |
Thu 08:16:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Have you noticed that bomb disposal people are always "experts"? We never hear on the news about a suspicious device being dealt with by bomb disposal enthusiasts, amateurs from the part-time TA weekenders B-team." ☛ https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/moralcompetence/ | Source: The Cyber Show
Thu 08:16:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With the rapid advancement and uncertainty of AI, we are constantly worried about our jobs and the possibility of being replaced by new technology." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/28/guest-post-develop-to-delegate-how-investing-in-early-career-professionals-strengthens-organizations/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Thu 08:17:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 2006, the International Astronomical Union formally defined what a planet was using three primary criteria: a planet must orbit the Sun" ☛ https://futurism.com/space/head-nasa-pluto-planet | Source: Futurism
Thu 08:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Alright, we’ve done molecular dynamic simulation and then the post-processing part where we used PBSA/GBSA." ☛ https://www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/qc1/ | Source: Ken Koon Wong
Thu 08:22:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The early movie industry found out, that 24 images per second is just barely enough to trick the human brain into perceiving continuous motion." ☛ https://hooby.blog/posts/how-many-frames-per-second-do-you-need/ |
Thu 08:23:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "we can see the whole of the universe, up to quantum fluctuations, by stepping our perfect simulator forward in time. There are no decisions to be made, merely consequences to be observed." ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/agency_bounded_compute.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay
Thu 08:23:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I know there are a couple of friends who read what I write regularly, and I'm not sure how they came across my blog - like I said, I don't advertise it." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/who-knows-that-you-blog | Source: Kev Quirk
Thu 08:24:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That unlocks the first creative act of the day, and the rest flow as easily as the walk itself." ☛ https://lithub.com/craig-mod-on-the-creative-power-of-walking/ | Source: Literary Hub
Thu 08:28:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The IHR BGP monitoring tool is a simple web-based application that leverages the RIS Live and BGPlay APIs to monitor your prefixes and their RPKI status." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/romain_fontugne/from-bgp-data-to-insight-simplifying-real-time-routing-analysis/ | Source: RIPE
Thu 08:28:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To the people of medieval Europe, Vikings and Byzantines seemed profoundly different." ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/04/byzantine-viking-varangian-guard/ | Source: Medievalists.net
Thu 08:29:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Developed by Australian programmer Damien George, MicroPython is a version of Python 3 for microcontrollers." ☛ https://blog.pimoroni.com/grab-a-micropython-birthday-discount/ | Source: Pimoroni
Thu 08:29:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "R’s dplyr pipelines are silent. logrittr fills that gap with %>=%, a drop-in pipe that logs row counts, column counts, added/dropped columns" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/logrittr-a-verbose-pipe-operator-for-logging-dplyr-pipelines-2/ | Source: Rlang
Thu 08:30:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So I'd like to begin with a big thank you to the Vienna team: [...]" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/book/2026/04/welcome-to-the-perl-toolchain-summit-2026.html | Source: Perl
Thu 08:31:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Technical debt should excite you." ☛ https://blog.happyfellow.dev/the-subprime-technical-debt-crisis/ | Source: One Happy Fellow
Thu 08:31:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I discussed the conundrum with a friend of mine, and was told to put my money where my mouth is, and just go with carrot disclosure that I usually advocate for in this kind of situation: [...]" ☛ https://dustri.org/b/carrot-disclosure-forgejo.html | Source: Julien Voisin
Thu 08:31:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month." ☛ https://archive.org/details/MythicalManMonth | Source: Internet Archive
Thu 08:32:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Put another way, a reduction of 2.7 seconds in system response saves 10.3 seconds of the user's time (Figure 3). This seemingly insignificant time saving is the springboard for sizable increases in productivity." ☛ https://jlelliotton.blogspot.com/p/the-economic-value-of-rapid-response.html |
Thu 08:32:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Two exploratory experiments were conducted at Systems Development Corporation to compare debugging performance of programmers working under conditions of online and offline access to a computer" ☛ https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~weimerw/2018-481/readings/productivity-performance.pdf | Source: University of Michigan
Thu 08:33:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is a persistent tension in software engineering between the beautiful, mathematically pure ideal of a program, and the messy, pragmatic reality of just getting things done." ☛ https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/lisps/why-i-still-reach-for-scheme-instead-of-haskell/index.html |
Thu 08:33:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Just testing out the forgejo instance I set up." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/set-up-my-own-forgejo-instance/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen
Thu 08:33:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For example, when we clone a repository, a remote named origin is automatically created and its URL is set to the location of the upstream repository." ☛ https://susam.net/multiple-urls-in-git-remote.html | Source: SusamPal
Thu 08:34:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "C++ is accelerating, and C++26 is built for what developers need now." ☛ https://herbsutter.com/2026/04/29/london-meetup/ | Source: Herb Sutter
Thu 08:34:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Create a file with name hello.c and write the following code." ☛ https://chauhankiran.blogspot.com/2026/03/til-puts-is-faster-than-printf.html | Source: Kiran Chauhan
Thu 08:34:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "During my tenure at the Zig Software Foundation I’m having the opportunity to learn many interesting things about software." ☛ https://kristoff.it/blog/contributor-poker-and-ai/ | Source: Loris Cro
Thu 08:34:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Let’s continue our exploration of C++26 improvements. Today we focus on string_view." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/04/29/cpp26-string-string_view-improvements | Source: Sandor Dargo
Thu 08:35:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Usually exploits like CopyFail tend to have PoCs or exploits that are architecture-specific." ☛ https://www.talospace.com/2026/04/copyfail-works-on-ppc64le.html | Source: Talospace
Thu 08:37:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 08:39:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): LWN on Linux Kernel and Security ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/LWN_on_Linux_Kernel_and_Security.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/LWN_on_Linux_Kernel_and_Security.gmi ∎
Thu 08:42:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 30/04/2026: Slop Industry Cannot Keep Up With Bills, "The World Is Getting Too Hot to Feed Itself" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Links_30_04_2026_Slop_Industry_Cannot_Keep_Up_With_Bills_The_Wo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Links_30_04_2026_Slop_Industry_Cannot_Keep_Up_With_Bills_The_Wo.gmi ∎
Thu 08:42:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most people think an email address is just a username and a domain. It is a lot more than that." ☛ https://lasans.blog/articles/misc/email-addresses-deep-dive/ |
Thu 08:42:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This means that all new laptops sold in the European Union are now required by law to feature at least one USB-C port for charging." ☛ https://www.gsmarena.com/laptops_sold_in_the_eu_now_required_to_ship_with_usbc_charging-news-72609.php | Source: GSM Arena
Thu 08:42:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Two amendments of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU introduce the ‘common charging’ solution: [...]" ☛ https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en |
Thu 08:43:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The EU said that discarded and unused chargers accounted for about 11,000 tonnes of e-waste annually." ☛ https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0428/1570471-eu-common-charger-rules/ | Source: RTE
Thu 08:56:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "High Performance Git: PDF Edition" ☛ https://gitperf.com/pdf.html | Source: Ted Nyman
Thu 08:57:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The imagery shows new buildings and plumes of steam in previously inactive areas of the complex" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2026/04/28/north-korea-satellite-yongbyon-nuclear/ | Source: RFA
Thu 08:59:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think I’m done trying to self-host things for now." ☛ https://blog.pcora.eu/posts/on-self-hosting | Source: Pedro
Thu 09:01:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Welcome to Emacs! Thank you for considering this strange and wonderful text editor. Here are some resources that can help you on your journey." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2014/04/emacs-beginner-resources/ | Source: Sacha Chua
Thu 09:01:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On May 11th 2026, Professor Frank Harrell with lead a workshop, Introduction to R, Regression, and the rms Package, covering foundational R and RStudio skills" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/introduction-to-r-regression-and-the-rms-package-short-course-by-frank-harrell/ | Source: Rlang
Thu 09:02:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For years now, I have been teaching, writing, recording, testing, breaking, fixing, and sharing what I have learned from working with WordPress." ☛ https://remkusdevries.com/announcing-the-guild/ | Source: Remkus de Vries
Thu 09:02:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In terms of the flow of the posting interface, what WordPress has done here is pretty interesting." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/04/29/wordpress-shortform-interface.html | Source: Manton Reece
Thu 09:03:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They’re right. Assuming the defenders can patch, and push those patches out to users quickly, this technology favors the defenders." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/claude-mythos-has-found-271-zero-days-in-firefox.html | Source: Bruce Schneier https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/anthropic_mythos_hype_nothingburger/
Thu 09:04:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "early access to Mythos Preview" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/mozilla-anthropics-mythos-found-271-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-150/ | Source: Ars Technica https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/28/Anthropic_and_Claude_Are_National_Security_Risks_Not_Because_of.shtml
Thu 09:04:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You always find the new curl releases on the curl site!" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/04/29/curl-8-20-0/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
Thu 09:05:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Superhero fans have debated for decades which character has the most compelling cast of antagonists. Batman? Spider-Man?" ☛ https://tylersticka.com/journal/wicked-websites-a-rogues-gallery/ | Source: Tyler Sticka
Thu 09:13:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Owning every layer of our stack lets us take Zed places that no one building on borrowed foundations can go, but we knew from the beginning that it wasn't going to be an easy path" ☛ https://zed.dev/blog/zed-1-0 | Source: Zed
Thu 09:13:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s a networking suite for DOS, including FreeDOS. It includes, but is not limited to: [...]" ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/mtcp/ | Source: Darren Goossens
Thu 09:13:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you want to dabble in audio digital signal processing, you would probably think of grabbing a dedicated DSP chip." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/digital-signal-processing-on-the-pi-pico/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 09:14:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An often overlooked section in the datasheets for popular humidity sensors like the BME280 and DHT22 is the ‘non-condensing humidity’ bit" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/how-to-kill-humidity-sensors-with-humidity/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 09:14:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The response to our Framework Laptop 13 Pro launch last week was bigger than we ever could have imagined." ☛ https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-laptop-16-now-with-rtx-5070-12gb-and-launch-event-re-cap | Source: Framework Computer BV
Thu 09:15:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People who don't want it" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/ubuntu-ai-llm-features-roadmap/ | Source: OSTechNix
Thu 09:15:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "a version of Ubuntu that does not include these features" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/920723/linux-ubuntu-ai-features-ai-kill-switch | Source: The Verge
Thu 09:16:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "a major update of the project's Fedora-based immutable distribution with atomic updates" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12817 | Source: Distro Watch
Thu 09:16:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fedora Linux 44 is officially released with better software and hardware support among other improvements." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/fedora-linux-44-released/ | Source: OSTechNix
Thu 09:17:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Around the year 2000, OpenBSD/i386 was still using the pcvt virtual terminal code" ☛ http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/sparcfb.html | Source: Miod Vallat
Thu 09:17:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Thank your lucky stars, then, that open source can, as usual, come to the rescue when proprietary software vendors do what they always do and screw over" ☛ https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/ | Source: OS News
Thu 09:19:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most of our funds (70%!) come from private end users just like you." ☛ https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/ | Source: KDE
Thu 09:20:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I like Pop!_OS, but Cosmic should have continued as a beta option" ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/avoid-popos-with-cosmic-beta/ | Source: Mike Rockwell
Thu 09:20:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you are looking for a Linux distro that is stable, predictable, and easy to recommend to normal people, Pop!_OS 24.04 is not it." ☛ https://christitus.com/stop-using-pop-os-cosmic/ | Source: Chris Titus
Thu 09:24:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stefano Maffulli, who was paid by Microsoft to attack the GPL using slop apologism, is now doing this (he's in OIN, which protects software patents) https://allthingsopen.org/articles/ai-final-frontier-copyleft-second-liberation
Thu 09:25:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ British spy participating in the Ponzi scheme https://fossforce.com/2026/04/from-copilot-to-canonical-how-ubuntu-plans-to-add-ai-without-taking-over-your-pc/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Is_Ubuntu_Compromised_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by_Army_Of.shtml
Thu 09:26:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora 44 is out – countless versions of it https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/fedora_44_countless_versions/
Thu 09:30:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "President Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin is preparing to launch a “Coin Club” membership scheme" https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-coin-club/
Thu 09:30:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Useful idiot" of Bill Epsteingate https://www.shayon.dev/post/2026/118/i-am-not-leaving-github-any-time-soon/
Thu 09:31:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/column/920845/grindr-whcd-party-2026
Thu 09:31:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: claims are that there is a Linux variant, but nothing backing those claims https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/vect-ransomware-wiper-design-error
Thu 09:32:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls MJ ‘Worse Than Jeffrey Epstein'" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/28/leaving-neverland-director-michael-comments/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml
Thu 09:38:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: blocked by gratuitous javascript, malicious incompetence in web design https://www.uu.se/en/library/news/archive/2025-04-11-the-clock-at-carolina-is-counting-down-to-the-donning-of-the-caps
Thu 09:40:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Unclear about taking down online content https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/29/oklart-om-nedtagning-av-innehall-online/
Thu 09:42:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Believing the best way to learn programming is by doing it, author Sean McManus penned this tutorial showing you how to build a simple quiz" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/build-a-simple-quiz-game-in-python/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Thu 09:42:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Elsa and I went to get some tacos down the street because we realized we had $16 of rewards in the Toast app." ☛ https://json.blog/2026/04/28/after-avoiding-trivia-for-a | Source: Jason Becker
Thu 09:43:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With slowmo+tapping, yes, I can beat it pretty consistenly. With only slomo or only tapping, I can’t." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/tetris-plus | Source: Idiomdrottning
Thu 09:45:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I recently ran into an annoying problem on one of my FreeBSD machines: resizing a gmirror." ☛ https://www.oshogbo.com/blog/85/ |
Thu 09:45:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "JSON is a perfectly good format for your internal configuration data store" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/JSONNotConfigurationFile | Source: University of Toronto
Thu 09:45:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Modern storage growth isn’t just about adding disks anymore." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/fast-dedup-economics-when-deduplication-beats-buying-new-disks/ | Source: Klara
Thu 09:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Source
Thu 09:46:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The kernel reads the page cache when it loads a binary" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/linux_cryptographic_code_flaw/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 09:47:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) was introduced in the 1990s to replace the original fixed‑size network model defined in RFC 791." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/30/podcast-cidr-inside/ | Source: APNIC
Thu 09:47:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week Jonathan chats with Andrei, Mahir, and Praneeth, live on location at Texas Instruments!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/floss-weekly-episode-869-linux-on-your-toaster/ | Source: Hackaday
Thu 09:47:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows issues https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/somalia//#monthly-200902-202604
Thu 10:14:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kubernetes v1.36: Tiered Memory Protection with Memory QoS ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/04/29/kubernetes-v1-36-memory-qos-tiered-protection/
Thu 10:15:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SELinux: Policy Packaging Migration to support Snapshots and Rollbacks ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2026/04/29/selinux-modules-move-to-etc.html
Thu 10:17:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Boosting speed: Use eBPF and netstacklat to troubleshoot latency ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/29/boosting-speed-use-ebpf-and-netstacklat-troubleshoot-latency
Thu 10:19:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1070428/
Thu 10:19:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A security bug in AEAD sockets ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1070454/
Thu 10:20:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Crowd Supply recently featured the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB, an open hardware replacement for the first-generation Google Home Mini that enables fully local Home Assistant voice control" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/micimike-board-converts-google-home-mini-into-local-home-assistant-voice-device/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Thu 10:20:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Geniatech has shared information about the AIM-M-K and AIM-B2 AI accelerator modules based on the NXP Ara240 NPU." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/geniatech-aim-m-k-and-aim-b2-integrate-ara240-for-local-ai-inference/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Thu 10:22:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop promotions which benefits a circular financing pyramid scheme ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-nvidia-aerial-cuda-accelerated-ran-red-hat-openshift-accelerate-development-ai-native-5g-and-6g-ran-solutions | Source: Red Hat Official
Thu 10:22:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s why at Red Hat Summit 2026 (May 11–14 in Atlanta), we’re showcasing automation that is more accessible, intelligent, and impactful" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/definitive-automation-guide-red-hat-summit-2026-must-attend-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-sessions-talks-and-labs | Source: Red Hat Official
Thu 10:22:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "OpenShift" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/one-new-zealands-strategic-shift-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official
Thu 10:24:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam update adds battery indicator for wireless gamepads, quick chat, remote downloads management and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-update-adds-battery-indicator-for-wireless-gamepads-quick-chat-remote-downloads-management-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 10:25:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proton Hotfix updated to fix HELLDIVERS 2 on Linux / SteamOS systems | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-hotfix-updated-to-fix-helldivers-2-on-linux-steamos-systems/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 10:25:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora Linux 44 is out now as one of the best Linux distributions | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/fedora-linux-44-is-out-now-as-one-of-the-best-linux-distributions/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/fedora-linux-44-is-out-now-as-one-of-the-best-linux-distributions/
Thu 10:26:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bazzite Linux 44 has landed now that Fedora 44 has been released, and with it plenty of nice changes for gamers wanting a good Linux distribution." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/
Thu 10:46:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ dbrand of course already have Steam Controller skins | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dbrand-of-course-already-have-steam-controller-skins/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dbrand-of-course-already-have-steam-controller-skins/
Thu 10:46:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-ps5-linux-project-can-turn-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-a-linux-gaming-machine/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 10:51:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/denuvo-drm-reportedly-fully-cracked-open-2k-apparently-fights-back-with-online-checks/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 10:51:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NVIDIA 580.159.03 driver released for Linux with some essential fixes | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-580-159-03-driver-released-for-linux-with-some-essential-fixes/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 10:54:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cache arrives in Counter-Strike 2 while Valve continue working on ANIMGRAPH 2 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/cache-arrives-in-counter-strike-2-while-valve-continue-working-on-animgraph-2/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 11:07:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most Linux users know their shell saves command history, but the way they use it isn’t very efficient." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/stop-retyping-long-commands/ | Source: TecMint
Thu 11:08:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Headup: server being upgraded. There will soon be a reboot and post-reboot work.
Thu 11:08:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IRC will be back online, likely with a new version of the irdc, this time maintained/upgraded not manually
Thu 11:09:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ (ircd)
Thu 11:14:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Docker Swarm on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-docker-swarm-ubuntu-26-04/
Thu 11:14:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Upgrade from Fedora 43 To Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/upgrade-from-fedora-43-to-fedora-44/
Thu 11:15:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Headsup: upgrade process first round successful. Now doing another round. Fingers crossed.
Thu 11:16:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slimbook Titan report 9 - Major developments, lots of news ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-titan-report-9.html
Thu 11:17:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ToaruOS – independent, from-scratch hobby operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/toaruos-independent-from-scratch-hobby-operating-system/
Thu 11:17:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sites upgrade: police investigator called minutes ago regarding threats we had received. This is progressing. Not to be elaborated upon at this point though.
Thu 11:18:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Second round of upgrade at 60% now. Reboot will follow soon.
Thu 11:23:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AetherSDR – Linux-native client for FlexRadio Systems transceivers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/?p=175066
Thu 11:25:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rebooting in a bit
Thu 12:10:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Looks like minimal downtime, except for IRC
Thu 12:36:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Printing while tent-camping ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/printing-while-tent-camping.html
Thu 12:40:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Thu 12:42:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Otto Kekäläinen: Mentoring Mondays for aspiring Debian contributors ☞ https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/debian-mentoring-mondays/
Thu 12:43:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 649 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/04/29/this-week-in-rust-649/
Thu 12:43:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Nyarch Linux – anime-themed Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Nyarch_Linux_anime_themed_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Nyarch_Linux_anime_themed_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎
Thu 12:45:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Python, Tetris, Counter-Strike 2, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Games_Python_Tetris_Counter_Strike_2_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Games_Python_Tetris_Counter_Strike_2_and_More.gmi ∎
Thu 12:46:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Thu 12:51:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Forlinx UP4 – A 40×40 mm LCC + LGA system-on-module family with Rockchip, NXP, and Allwinner CPU options ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Forlinx_UP4_A_4040_mm_LCC_LGA_system_on_module_family_with_Rock.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Forlinx_UP4_A_4040_mm_LCC_LGA_system_on_module_family_with_Rock.gmi ∎
Thu 13:04:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://engrish.com/2024/09/looking-for-some-hired-hands/
Thu 13:20:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Thu 14:05:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: These are stealing from Gen Z's future: https://yle.fi/a/74-20223606
Thu 14:08:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they have a future?
Thu 14:08:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nyarch 26.04 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nyarch
Thu 14:16:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: yes
Thu 14:16:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] graveyards can last very long
Thu 14:18:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Thu 15:48:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): AerynOS 2026.05 Released with Linux Kernel 7.0, New Logo, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/AerynOS_2026_05_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_7_0_New_Logo_and_Mor.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/AerynOS_2026_05_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_7_0_New_Logo_and_Mor.gmi ∎
Thu 16:00:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Insights from the InstallFest 2026 Conference in Prague ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/29/insights-from-the-installfest-2026-conference-in-prague/
Thu 16:02:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ QNAP how to display custom text LCD display ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/04/29/qnap-how-to-display-custom-text-lcd-display/
Thu 16:03:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [R] How to change legend key size in ggplot2 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/r-how-to-change-legend-key-size-in-ggplot2/
Thu 16:04:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-ubuntu-26-04/
Thu 16:04:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sergio Cipriano: How to build reverse dependencies using Salsa CI ☞ https://sergiocipriano.com/salsaci-build-rdeps.html
Thu 16:06:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Add Custom Startup Program in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/how-to-add-custom-startup-program-in-ubuntu-26-04/
Thu 16:06:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Major comics piracy hubs in South Korea are shutting down. Here’s how it happened ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/major-comics-piracy-hubs-in-south-korea-are-shutting-down-heres-how-it-happened
Thu 16:07:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Testing the Commodore 64 250466 board ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/testing-the-commodore-64-250466-board/
Thu 16:18:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Looking at human.json ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/looking-at-human-json/
Thu 16:23:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iohpk: If the site were starting over, Caddy might be better than Apache2 but there are so many tweaks that it would be annoying to try to migrate now.
Thu 16:26:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.3, Linux 6.18.26, Linux 6.12.85, Linux 6.6.137, Linux 6.1.170, and Linux 5.15.204 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_3_Linux_6_18_26_Linux_6_12_85_Linux_6_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_3_Linux_6_18_26_Linux_6_12_85_Linux_6_.gmi ∎
Thu 16:28:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Operating System Upgrade With 1-2 Minutes of Downtime ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Operating_System_Upgrade_With_1_2_Minutes_of_Downtime.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Operating_System_Upgrade_With_1_2_Minutes_of_Downtime.gmi ∎
Thu 16:32:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Run backdoored Windows Apps on GNU/Linux with WinBoat ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/run-windows-apps-on-linux-with-winboat.60069/
Thu 16:33:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows 10 gets a funeral in France as furious activists parade a coffin, blasting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-gets-a-funeral-in-france-as-furious-activists-parade-a-coffin-blasting-microsoft/
Thu 16:34:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PS5 GNU/Linux loader goes public, turning ‘Phat’ consoles into full GNU/Linux PCs — build script includes bootable Ubuntu 24.04 image, can output 4K games at 60 FPS ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ps5-linux-loadr-goes-public-turning-phat-consoles-into-full-linux-pcs
Thu 16:34:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Payphone Tag, ZSNES, Zorker, and Helldivers 2 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Games_Payphone_Tag_ZSNES_Zorker_and_Helldivers_2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/Games_Payphone_Tag_ZSNES_Zorker_and_Helldivers_2.gmi ∎
Thu 16:35:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Is Hey Hi (AI) Coming to Your Ubuntu Desktop? ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Is-AI-Coming-to-Your-Ubuntu-Desktop
Thu 16:36:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): LibreOffice 26.2.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/LibreOffice_26_2_3_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_More_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/LibreOffice_26_2_3_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_More_.gmi ∎
Thu 16:38:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You can run Ubuntu on your PS5 (and play Steam games) ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ps5-linux-steam
Thu 16:39:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 14 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-unified-modeling-software/
Thu 16:40:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NVIDIA 595.71.05 Released with Only A Single Bug-Fix ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/nvidia-595-71-05-released-with-only-a-single-bug-fix/
Thu 16:41:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bazzite 44.20260429 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bazzite
Thu 16:42:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proxmox 4.2-1 "Backup Server" is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/proxmox
Thu 16:42:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What is Binomial Expansion? The Secret Behind (a + b)ⁿ Explained ☞ https://tecadmin.net/what-is-binomial-expansion/
Thu 16:43:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vitalinux 3.5-2026.04.27 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vitalinux
Thu 16:43:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Helwan 4.0 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/helwan
Thu 16:43:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Canonical is Selling You, Ubuntu is a Data-Collecting Platform ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/29/Canonical_is_Selling_You_Ubuntu_is_a_Data_Collecting_Platform.shtml
Thu 16:44:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Xubuntu 26.04 LTS: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/xubuntu-26-04-features/
Thu 16:44:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian-based umbrelOS 1.7.0 lands with home screen shortcuts and new translations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Debian_based_umbrelOS_1_7_0_lands_with_home_screen_shortcuts_an.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Debian_based_umbrelOS_1_7_0_lands_with_home_screen_shortcuts_an.gmi ∎
Thu 16:44:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Enabling Ubuntu Pro in Security Center is super easy ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/enable-ubuntu-pro-security-center
Thu 16:45:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 4MLinux 51.1 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux
Thu 16:47:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SONOFF NSPanel Pro Gen2 – A 86-Type Smart Home control panel with two relays, dual-band WiFi, Zigbee 3.0, Matter support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/29/sonoff-nspanel-pro-gen2-a-86-type-smart-home-control-panel-two-relays-dual-band-wifi-zigbee-3-0-matter-support/
Thu 16:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 4MLinux 51.1 STABLE released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/4MLinux_51_1_STABLE_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/4MLinux_51_1_STABLE_released.gmi ∎
Thu 16:48:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ransomware accidentally destroys all files larger than 128KB ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ransomware-accidentally-destroys-all-files-larger-than-128kb-preventing-decryption-vect-code-likely-partly-vibe-coded-with-ai-or-used-an-old-code-base-security-researchers-suggest
Thu 16:49:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Miners end hunger strike in Ankara after ministries step in as guarantors ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/miners-end-hunger-strike-in-ankara-after-ministries-step-in-as-guarantors-319162
Thu 16:51:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kill Bill C-22: Says Civil Society to Parliament ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/kill-bill-c-22-says-civil-society-to-parliament/
Thu 16:52:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AAUP: Academic Freedom On The Line | Removing Flock cameras is about much more than license plates ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/29/aaup-removing-flock-cameras/
Thu 16:52:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Orleans Police Continuing to Use Live Face Recognition Despite City Law ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/new-orleans-face-recognition
Thu 16:52:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MiciMike’s open-source drop-in PCB converts Surveillance Giant Google Home Mini into a local voice assistant (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/29/micimike-open-source-drop-in-pcb-converts-google-home-mini-into-a-local-voice-assistant/
Thu 16:53:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gunnar Wolf: Heads we win, tails you lose — Hey Hi (AI) detectors in education ☞ https://gwolf.org/2026/04/heads-we-win-tails-you-lose-ai-detectors-in-education.html
Thu 16:53:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Man Trapped in Dystopian Nightmare Thanks to Hey Hi (AI) Surveillance Cameras Flagging His Every Move ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-ai-surveillance-colorado
Thu 17:18:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UN rights experts concerned over increasing use of intrusive surveillance technologies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-rights-experts-concerned-over-increasing-use-of-intrusive-surveillance-technologies/
Thu 17:19:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/congress-house-fisa-surveillance-law.html
Thu 17:19:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Attacks against national human rights institutes hinder protection of essential rights: UN ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/attacks-against-national-human-rights-institutes-hinder-protection-of-essential-human-rights-un/
Thu 17:20:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jonathan Blandford: Remembering Seth ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/jrb/2026/04/29/remembering-seth/
Thu 17:21:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISOs Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.17 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Linux_Mint_22_3_HWE_ISOs_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Linux_Mint_22_3_HWE_ISOs_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_.gmi ∎
Thu 17:23:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): LWN: Remembering Seth Nickell and In Memoriam: Tomáš Kalibera ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/LWN_Remembering_Seth_Nickell_and_In_Memoriam_Tomas_Kalibera.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/29/LWN_Remembering_Seth_Nickell_and_In_Memoriam_Tomas_Kalibera.gmi ∎
Thu 17:23:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat is promoting slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/29/how-we-turned-storybook-behavioral-verification-engine
Thu 17:25:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Good News? If finally on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and it promotes slop, is this a good thing? ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/warp-goes-open-source/
Thu 17:26:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ $2,000 awarded for Radiant Patents optical patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/29/2000-awarded-for-radiant-patents-optical-patent-prior-art
Thu 17:32:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UPC is illegal and unconstitutional; it remains connected to a corrupt regime at the EO and the lobby of the litigation industry, not justice ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/merz-and-ao-overturn-pi-decision-in-fampyra-case-in-second-instance-at-the-upc/
Thu 17:33:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SCOTUS: IP Cases in the Pipeline ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/scotus-ip-cases-in-the-pipeline.html
Thu 17:37:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security review of Plasma Login Manager (SUSE Security Team Blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1070434/
Thu 17:37:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Notifications: Improved Token and Role Transparency ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2026/04/29/notifications_tokens_and_global_roles//
Thu 17:38:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.14.0 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-14-0-released/148130
Thu 17:40:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Says Mass Layoffs Are Coming and Puts a Price on Them ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Microsoft_Says_Mass_Layoffs_Are_Coming_and_Puts_a_Price_on_Them.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Microsoft_Says_Mass_Layoffs_Are_Coming_and_Puts_a_Price_on_Them.gmi ∎
Thu 17:40:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Corporate Media Intentionally Overlooks How Google's Debt Trebles in Just Over a Year ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/The_Corporate_Media_Intentionally_Overlooks_How_Google_s_Debt_T.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/The_Corporate_Media_Intentionally_Overlooks_How_Google_s_Debt_T.gmi ∎
Thu 17:40:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – (Trigger Warning) Jeremy Bicha & Debian-Edu, TecKids, Ubuntu incest scandal at DebConf25 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Trigger_Warning_Jeremy_Bicha_Debian_Edu_TecKids_Ubuntu_incest_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Trigger_Warning_Jeremy_Bicha_Debian_Edu_TecKids_Ubuntu_incest_s.gmi ∎
Thu 17:40:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Upgrade Successful ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Upgrade_Successful.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Upgrade_Successful.gmi ∎
Thu 17:40:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chrome 147, Firefox 150 Security Updates Rolling Out ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-147-firefox-150-security-updates-rolling-out/
Thu 17:41:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The New Steam Controller Launches in May 2026 ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/the-new-steam-controller-launches-in-may-2026/index.html
Thu 17:41:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WordPress Student Clubs Build Momentum ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/04/student-clubs-build-momentum/
Thu 17:42:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Grab a MicroPython Birthday Discount! ☞ https://blog.pimoroni.com/grab-a-micropython-birthday-discount/
Thu 17:43:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Today's Odd Web Requests, (Wed, Apr 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32934
Thu 17:44:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weight-Loss Drugs May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Major Review Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-drugs-may-reduce-buildup-of-alzheimers-proteins-major-review-finds
Thu 17:45:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fast Travel ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1141/fast-travel
Thu 17:47:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hundreds-of-internet-facing-vnc-servers-expose-ics-ot/
Thu 17:47:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Critical Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Vulnerability Exposed Millions of Repositories ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-github-vulnerability-exposed-millions-of-repositories/
Thu 17:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ STMicro VD65G4 and VD55G4 0.56MP global shutter image sensors enable ultra-low-power always-on event-driven vision ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/30/stmicro-vd65g4-and-vd55g4-0-56mp-global-shutter-image-sensors-enable-ultra-low-power-always-on-event-driven-vision/
Thu 17:48:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong remains at 140th on global press freedom index as NGO highlights Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail term ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/30/hong-kong-remains-at-140th-on-global-press-freedom-index-as-ngo-highlights-jimmy-lais-20-year-jail-term/
Thu 17:49:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Checkmarx Confirms Data Stolen in Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/checkmarx-confirms-data-stolen-in-supply-chain-attack/
Thu 17:49:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Uninstalls of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Are Spiking at the Worst Time Imaginable for Proprietary Chaffbot Company ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/downloads-chatgpt-slowing-worst-time-openai
Thu 17:51:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MSFT shares fell about $20
Thu 17:56:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft expects headcount to decrease in coming quarters
Thu 17:56:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Suspended EPA employees allege retaliation, whistleblower violations ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/04/suspended-epa-employees-allege-retaliation-whistleblower-violations/
Thu 17:57:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE 6_26.04 for Slackware-current (almost free of Qt5) ☞ https://blog.slackware.nl/kde-6_26-04-for-slackware-current-almost-free-of-qt5/ "But I got restless, Pat is otherwise occupied for a few days so I took the plunge. What I am talking about is of course packaging KDE Gear 26.04.0 for Slackware."
Thu 18:00:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook (Farcebook) in Europe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/meta-instagram-facebook-children.html
Thu 18:00:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Arduino® App Lab 0.7: Custom Bricks are here! ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/04/29/arduino-app-lab-0-7-custom-bricks-are-here/
Thu 18:03:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CISA cyber partnerships face ‘standstill’ amid cuts ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/04/cisa-cyber-partnerships-face-standstill-amid-cuts/
Thu 18:04:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fresh LiteLLM Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After Disclosure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-litellm-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-disclosure/
Thu 18:05:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 38 Vulnerabilities Found in OpenEMR Medical Software ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/38-vulnerabilities-found-in-openemr-medical-software/
Thu 18:07:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China to ban drone sales in capital over security fears ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/29/china-to-ban-drone-sales-in-capital-over-security-fears/
Thu 18:08:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GAFAM has a new name for DEBT: "hey hi SPENDINGS!" BS. The media is paid to repeat this LIE.
Thu 18:11:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenAI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-school-shooter-tumbler-ridge-lawsuits
Thu 18:12:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lawsuit Seeks Records on IRS Implementation of Convicted Felon Executive Orders Purportedly Targeting “Antifa” ☞ https://americanoversight.org/irs-antifa-foia-lawsuit/
Thu 18:12:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Lawsuit Claims Drake and Streamer Adin Ross Misled Fans in Gambling Promos ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/29/drake-adin-ross-gambling-lawsuit/
Thu 18:14:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/science/tourism-killer-whales-orcas.html
Thu 18:17:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Startup Says It Can Read Your Brain Signals Using a Pair of Headphones ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/neurable-startup-brain-signals-headphones
Thu 18:21:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Malaysia civil servants’ sick days drop by 30% after work-from-home policy rolls out ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-civil-servants-sick-days-drop-by-30-after-work-from-home-policy-rolls-out
Thu 18:21:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vehicle workshops in Malaysia steering into scams ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-vehicle-workshops-steering-into-scams
Thu 18:24:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sovereign Tech Agency Opens Paid Standards Program for Open Source Maintainers ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/sovereign-tech-standards-program/
Thu 18:25:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Ankler ditches Substack to fly solo ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b2b/the-ankler-leaves-substack/
Thu 18:25:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Press Gazette Reality Wars investigation recognised by Paul Foot Awards ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/press-gazette-reality-wars-investigation-recognised-by-paul-foot-awards/
Thu 18:25:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Viral LEGO-style Hey Hi (AI) videos blur line between entertainment and propaganda ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/viral-lego-style-ai-videos-blur-line-between-entertainment-and-propaganda
Thu 18:30:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-has-effectively-abandoned-first-party-stargate-data-centers-in-favor-of-more-flexible-deals-company-now-prefers-to-lease-compute-and-says-stargate-is-an-umbrella-term
Thu 18:32:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ John Oliver Just Took the Hey Hi (AI) Industry Behind a Shed and Beat It With a Pipe Wrench ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/john-oliver-ai-industry
Thu 18:33:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Colombia hosts climate talks in bid to lead global transition away from fossil fuels ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260429-colombia-hosts-climate-talks-in-bid-to-lead-global-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels
Thu 18:34:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Printing out lunacy. WHY? https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-will-beam-sunlight-from-space-to-power-ai-data-centers-solar-collecting-satellites-will-orbit-22-000-miles-above-earth-firm-reserves-1-gigawatt-of-orbital-solar-energy-and-100-gigawatt-hours-of-long-duration-storage
Thu 18:35:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US stops exports of tools to China’s number two chip maker — Hua Hong and Huali Microelectronics reportedly on the cusp of starting a 7-nm fab in Shanghai ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-stops-exports-of-chip-making-tools-to-chinas-number-two-chip-maker-hua-hong-and-huali-microelectronics-reportedly-on-the-cusp-of-starting-a-7-nm-fab-in-shanghai
Thu 18:37:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Not enough Sony DRM and rootkits? https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ps5-linux-loadr-goes-public-turning-phat-consoles-into-full-linux-pcs
Thu 18:38:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This PS5 Linux Tool Turns Sony's Console Into a Linux-Powered Gaming PC https://hothardware.com/news/this-ps5-linux-tool-turns-sonys-console-into-a-linux-powered-gaming-pc
Thu 18:38:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Your PS5 can now transform into a Linux PC https://www.theverge.com/news/920322/ps5-linux-project-exploit-install
Thu 18:39:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Really bad https://www.itpro.com/software/ubuntu-ai-roadmap-canonical-agentic-workflows
Thu 18:41:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ That should not be there at all https://www.zdnet.com/article/canonical-ai-approach-thoughtful-microsoft-should-take-note/
Thu 18:41:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slopfest https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/ubuntus-ai-roadmap-revealed-universal-ai-kill-switch-and-forced-ai-integration-are-not-part-of-the-plan-cloud-tracking-local-inference-and-agentic-system-tools-take-center-stage
Thu 18:43:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Canonical Giving up on GNU/Linux, Selling Slop Ponzi Scheme via Ubuntu Brand ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Canonical_Giving_up_on_GNU_Linux_Selling_Slop_Ponzi_Scheme_via_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Canonical_Giving_up_on_GNU_Linux_Selling_Slop_Ponzi_Scheme_via_.gmi ∎
Thu 18:44:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux now Officially Available for PlayStation 5 https://www.techpowerup.com/348624/linux-now-officially-available-for-playstation-5
Thu 18:46:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fedora Linux 44 is officially here and with it tons of new features across different spins, continuing to be one of the best Linux distributions. For now, I still stand by recommendation of Fedora KDE as the best Linux distribution for gaming in 2026." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/fedora-linux-44-is-out-now-as-one-of-the-best-linux-distributions/
Thu 18:47:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bazzite is my top recommendation for gaming handhelds and TV PCs, as it makes a lot of the setup really simple. It stays out of the way and gets you gaming quickly - exactly what you want." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/
Thu 18:47:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Part of the problem of relying on a translation layer like Proton to run Windows games, is that at times live-service type games will just break with it. Although, that's partly a problem of the game developer not testing updates on Linux / SteamOS to ensure they work." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-hotfix-updated-to-fix-helldivers-2-on-linux-steamos-systems/
Thu 18:48:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They say that older firmware 1.xx and 2.xx may be added in future but it's not a priority, and firmware 5.xx may also come in future but there's an limitations that would require Linux to run inside a virtual machine and have access to less features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-ps5-linux-project-can-turn-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-a-linux-gaming-machine/
Thu 18:49:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Modder releases PS5-Linux that turns the console into a fully functional Linux gaming PC https://www.notebookcheck.net/Modder-releases-PS5-Linux-that-turns-the-console-into-a-fully-functional-Linux-gaming-PC.1284961.0.html
Thu 18:50:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PS5 Linux project released to unlock PlayStation 5’s PC potential https://overclock3d.net/news/misc/ps5-linux-project-released-to-unlock-playstation-5s-pc-potential/
Thu 18:51:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PS5 Linux loader released for older firmware 3.xx and 4.xx consoles https://videocardz.com/newz/ps5-linux-project-released-turning-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-linux-pcs
Thu 18:52:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A New Open Source Project Can Boot Linux on Original PS5 Hardware With Full Steam Support PS5 Linux loader released for older firmware 3.xx and 4.xx consoles https://videocardz.com/newz/ps5-linux-project-released-turning-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-linux-pcs
Thu 18:52:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nope, copying the crap https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/canonical-plans-responsible-ai-ubuntu-174236240.html
Thu 18:53:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An open source project called ps5-linux has just dropped on GitHub, and it does exactly what it says on the tin: it turns a PlayStation 5 into a Linux gaming machine." https://retrohandhelds.gg/a-new-open-source-project-can-boot-linux-on-original-ps5-hardware-with-full-steam-support/
Thu 18:55:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Someone figured out how to run Windows 9x inside Linux and it's surprisingly useful https://www.makeuseof.com/someone-figured-out-run-windows-9x-inside-linux-surprisingly-useful/
Thu 18:56:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Running Old Windows Inside GNU/Linux (WSL9x) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/24/Running_Old_Windows_Inside_GNU_Linux_WSL9x.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/24/Running_Old_Windows_Inside_GNU_Linux_WSL9x.gmi ∎
Thu 18:57:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubitium Becomes the World's First CGRA to Execute Linux ⚓ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/28/3282246/0/en/ubitium-becomes-the-world-s-first-cgra-to-execute-linux-without-a-host.html ䷉ Source: Globe Newswire
Thu 18:59:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ After years of Linux, I tried GhostBSD and found it incredibly stable - and nearly unbreakable https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-ghostbsd-found-it-incredibly-stable-nearly-unbreakable/
Thu 19:00:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Surrendering to Windows under the illusion that a backdoored toy is "Linux" https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-picking-between-windows-and-linux-and-started-running-both-on-the-same-machine/
Thu 19:01:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "SUSECON was an otherwise impressive outing for the Linux veteran, keen to show off its sovereignty credentials, edge computing chops, and AI proficiency. But it was a pair of unfortunate borks that proved equally memorable." ttps://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/never_anger_the_keynote_demo/
Thu 19:02:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The next sovereignty crisis may not begin at the border. It may begin inside the stack." https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/04/29/the-stack-as-a-strategic-frontier-what-frances-linux-turn-means-for-the-global-south/
Thu 19:03:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘Time for Linux phones’: Android protests against major Google app change in September grow as developers warn ‘your phone is about to stop being yours’ https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/time-linux-phones-android-protests-105320964.html
Thu 19:04:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why do they keep shilling WINDOWS in the name of "Linux" twice in the same day? https://www.makeuseof.com/switched-linux-without-losing-windows-workflow-wsl-possible/
Thu 19:05:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary games: Devs respond after Helldivers 2 starts crashing on Steam Deck and Linux with latest update https://www.pcguide.com/news/devs-respond-after-helldivers-2-starts-crashing-on-steam-deck-and-linux-with-latest-update/
Thu 19:06:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You can turn your PS5 into a Linux-powered gaming PC now, but there are big trade-offs https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-turn-your-ps5-into-linux-powered-gaming-pc-but-there-are-trade-offs/
Thu 19:07:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ My Old Laptop Was Collecting Dust. Here's How I Turned it Into a Chromebook https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/164658/my-old-laptop-was-collecting-dust-heres-how-i-turned-it-into-a-chromebook
Thu 19:08:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VECT: Ransomware by design, Wiper by accident https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/vect-ransomware-by-design-wiper-by-accident/
Thu 19:08:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora Linux 44 Launches With Gnome 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 https://www.techpowerup.com/348619/fedora-linux-44-launches-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6
Thu 19:18:04 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/microsoft-open-sources-the-earliest-dos-source-code-discovered-to-date/
Thu 19:20:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:20:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎
Thu 19:20:51 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/met_police_palantir_deployment_cop_probe/
Thu 19:21:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Graphics: NVIDIA 595.71.05 and NVIDIA 580.159.03 Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Graphics_NVIDIA_595_71_05_and_NVIDIA_580_159_03_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Graphics_NVIDIA_595_71_05_and_NVIDIA_580_159_03_Released.gmi ∎
Thu 19:21:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why You Should Avoid Pop!_OS 24.04 Right Now ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Why_You_Should_Avoid_Pop_OS_24_04_Right_Now.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Why_You_Should_Avoid_Pop_OS_24_04_Right_Now.gmi ∎
Thu 19:23:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat's Latest Slop Promotion and Other Blog Posts ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Slop_Promotion_and_Other_Blog_Posts.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Slop_Promotion_and_Other_Blog_Posts.gmi ∎
Thu 19:25:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Android Getting More Locked Down ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Android_Getting_More_Locked_Dow.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Android_Getting_More_Locked_Dow.gmi ∎
Thu 19:26:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Standards: Sovereign Tech Agency, Chargers in EU, and "Deep Dive into Email Addresses" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Standards_Sovereign_Tech_Agency_Chargers_in_EU_and_Deep_Dive_in.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Standards_Sovereign_Tech_Agency_Chargers_in_EU_and_Deep_Dive_in.gmi ∎
Thu 19:28:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Web Browsers/Clients: Curl, MozPhab, and Bugs in Firefox ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Web_Browsers_Clients_Curl_MozPhab_and_Bugs_in_Firefox.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Web_Browsers_Clients_Curl_MozPhab_and_Bugs_in_Firefox.gmi ∎
Thu 19:28:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): WordPress in the News ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/WordPress_in_the_News.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/WordPress_in_the_News.gmi ∎
Thu 19:30:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): #HowTo build reverse dependencies using Salsa CI and Mentoring Mondays for aspiring Debian contributors ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/How_to_build_reverse_dependencies_using_Salsa_CI_and_Mentoring_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/How_to_build_reverse_dependencies_using_Salsa_CI_and_Mentoring_.gmi ∎
Thu 19:30:21 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/survey_us_workers_e7_ms_ai
Thu 19:31:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): SUSE/OpenSUSE: Notifications in OBS and SUSE in Prague ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/SUSE_OpenSUSE_Notifications_in_OBS_and_SUSE_in_Prague.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/SUSE_OpenSUSE_Notifications_in_OBS_and_SUSE_in_Prague.gmi ∎
Thu 19:33:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Thu 19:35:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:35:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:40:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 30/04/2026: Barrage of Lawsuits Against Slop, Microsoft's Stock Crashes ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Links_30_04_2026_Barrage_of_Lawsuits_Against_Slop_Microsoft_s_S.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Links_30_04_2026_Barrage_of_Lawsuits_Against_Slop_Microsoft_s_S.gmi ∎
Thu 19:41:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/29/leading-cancer-charity-stops-funding-open-access-publishing-because-its-just-not-working/
Thu 19:51:06 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://scheerpost.com/2026/04/30/dhs-is-buying-access-to-real-time-location-data-the-latest-expansion-of-its-invasive-surveillance-technology/
Thu 20:01:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Grml 2026.04 Linux Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.19, Based on Debian 14 Forky ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Grml_2026_04_Linux_Distro_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_19_Based_o.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Grml_2026_04_Linux_Distro_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_19_Based_o.gmi ∎
Thu 20:10:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 62 Out of 200: Garrett and Graveley Issue Astounding Copy-Paste Masterpiece Asserting Publicly-Accessible Embarrassing Facts Must Remain Hidden ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_62_Out_of_200_Garrett_and_Graveley_Issue_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_62_Out_of_200_Garrett_and_Graveley_Issue_.gmi ∎
Thu 20:22:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Shotcut 26.4 Video Editor Adds Vulkan GPU Support to Speech to Text on Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Shotcut_26_4_Video_Editor_Adds_Vulkan_GPU_Support_to_Speech_to_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/30/Shotcut_26_4_Video_Editor_Adds_Vulkan_GPU_Support_to_Speech_to_.gmi ∎
Thu 20:22:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – European Patent Office Management Mocked for Trying to 'Bribe' Staff With a Little Food ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/European_Patent_Office_Management_Mocked_for_Trying_to_Bribe_St.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/European_Patent_Office_Management_Mocked_for_Trying_to_Bribe_St.gmi ∎
Thu 20:24:14 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/tax-ai-slop
Thu 20:27:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Debt has exploded to hundreds of billions https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar25/index.html
Thu 20:37:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Google News Sloppy Again ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Google_News_Sloppy_Again.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/Google_News_Sloppy_Again.gmi ∎
Thu 20:38:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A classical UNIX tool now has an online-only privacy policy that I have to proactively check periodically?" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/30/alpine/
Thu 20:39:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s a lovely April afternoon at the Parador Del Golf in Malaga, sitting on the bar patio. The old Spanish guy sitting next to me threw one of his snacks to the birds." gemini://ieve.me/hallow/symbi_1.gmi
Thu 20:40:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is not exactly nvim specific but is definitely related. I've started using Neovide in Windows to help it behave a bit better as a Sublime Text replacement." gemini://frooplet.com/glog/2026-04-30-daily-neovide.gmi
Thu 20:42:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/i-took-an-algorithm-to-court-in-sweden-the-algorithm-won
Thu 20:42:44 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ :)) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/father-daughter-fake-picasso-warhol-banksy-artworks
Thu 20:45:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/29/knee-surgery-cartilage-damage-patients-study
Thu 22:11:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I was joking about my state making it illegal to put medical collections on your credit report.
Thu 22:11:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said FICO can't score it if it can't see it.
Thu 22:11:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Sort of like Starship Troopers. "The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand!"
Thu 22:13:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Thu 22:49:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://images.apina.biz/full/212460.jpg
Thu 23:15:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: Some facebook post was talking about Windows hybrid boot.
Thu 23:16:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's basically where it starts off by loading a hibernation file it quietly left on disk last time.
Thu 23:16:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But with no programs running, so it looks like a clean boot.
Thu 23:16:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Unfortunately, this also keeps the state the OS was in, which means that it never really starts over from a clean slate.
Thu 23:16:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ great idea with a system that needs to be rebooted regularly to make it not run as shittily
Thu 23:16:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So it may become very flaky over time.
Thu 23:17:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yeah, Hybrid Boot has been around in some form for years. Can't remember exactly when.
Thu 23:17:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Windows 8 maybe?
Thu 23:17:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and then the least competent IT department in the universe makes it mandatory (probably via group policy) but sets up an "ai" agent to pester you for not rebooting in two weeks
Thu 23:17:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Windows 8 was also when I started seeing a lot of people get into a state where Windows Update wouldn't work at all.
Thu 23:17:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And not even "Reset this PC" fixed it.
Thu 23:18:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It would show you the updates that were backing up.
Thu 23:18:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But it would fail to install any of them with a cryptic error message.
Thu 23:18:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, to be fair, they don't know what a non-cryptic error message is like
Thu 23:19:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ of course, updates failing to install is a great reason for some brainless IT drone to pester you even more
Thu 23:19:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "if only these updates could be installed, the windows PC you're using would be oh so secure, you wouldn't believe how secure it would be!"
Thu 23:35:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I think I counted over 9,000 individual patches between the three XP service packs and post-SP3 hotfixes, and that doesn't even include the "WEPOS Hack" that kept some updates coming until 2019.
Thu 23:35:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And in the end it was still Windows XP.
Thu 23:35:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Thu 23:36:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Microsoft said don't use the WEPOS Hack because you'd still only be getting hotfixes for the parts of the OS that were in WEPOS.
Thu 23:36:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ all that updating and it's still only windows
Thu 23:36:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they weren't testing them for compatibility with programs that ran on Windows XP.
Thu 23:36:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Just as part of WEPOS.
Thu 23:36:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ oh no, to be out of the range of microslop testing
Thu 23:36:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i wonder what that is like
Thu 23:36:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ how do they test if they don't notice that outhouse won't list new mail some of the time
Thu 23:36:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.zdnet.com/article/registry-hack-enables-continued-updates-for-windows-xp/
Thu 23:37:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and that teams will show you a message in a group chat but neither let you open the image attached nor realize that you've seen it
Thu 23:37:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: We gave up trying to get Outlook Mail (on the web) working in GNOME Web (Epiphany).
Thu 23:37:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ every single microslop product is a mountain of jank but oh no, what if they didn't test it and patch it?!
Thu 23:37:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Epiphany user agent was interpreted as an unknown browser.
Thu 23:37:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Triggering a fallback site meant for Internet Explorer 5.5.
Thu 23:38:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and since they get to commit to Linux, now Linux is increasingly janky too
Thu 23:38:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because there were several different domains it would switch between and we couldn't tell which one was doing it.
Thu 23:38:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Using the Safari agent globally doesn't work because then sites try to send you downloads for the Mac.
Thu 23:39:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "We recently became aware of a hack that purportedly aims to provide security updates to Windows XP customers. The security updates that could be installed are intended for Windows Embedded and Windows Server 2003 customers and do not fully protect Windows XP customers. Windows XP customers also run a significant risk of functionality issues with their machines if they install these updates, as they are not tested against Windows XP.
Thu 23:39:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The best way for Windows XP customers to protect their systems is to upgrade to a more modern operating system, like Windows 7 or Windows 8.1."
Thu 23:39:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :P
Thu 23:39:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Most systems that came out before 2006 couldn't even run Vista.
Thu 23:40:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Much less 7 or 8.1
Thu 23:40:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's why they were still on XP.
Thu 23:40:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the best security update for windows: disconnect all network interfaces
Thu 23:55:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://github.com/DOS-History/Paterson-Listings
Thu 23:55:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Do you have any last words?
Thu 23:56:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Yeah, I'm gonna kill you pretty soon."
Thu 23:56:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "And how do you plan to do that?"
Thu 23:57:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "First I'm going to use you as a human shield, then I'm going to kill that guard with the Patterson Trocar on the table, and then I was thinking about breaking your neck."
Thu 23:57:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "You know my handcuffs?"
Thu 23:57:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ mmmm
Thu 23:57:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "I picked them."
Thu 23:57:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ *gasps*
Thu 23:57:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Fri 01:46:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-300426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-300426.txt
Fri 01:47:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-300426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-300426.txt
Fri 01:48:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-300426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-300426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-300426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-300426.txt
Fri 01:49:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-300426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-300426.txt
Fri 01:49:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-30.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-30.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Fri 01:50:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-30.txt
Fri 02:15:56 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ why of course!... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/beijing-bans-drone-sales-even-as-rest-of-world-buys-chinese-drones/
Fri 02:17:51 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ me thinks he more like the first witless... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/elon-musks-7-biggest-stumbles-on-the-stand-at-openai-trial/
Fri 03:23:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Fri 03:23:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Debt Rose Almost $50 Billion Since We Moved to Debian ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Debt_Rose_Almost_50_Billion_Since_We_Moved_to_Debian.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Debt_Rose_Almost_50_Billion_Since_We_Moved_to_Debian.gmi ∎
Fri 03:31:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Fri 03:31:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 30, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_April_30_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_April_30_2026.gmi ∎
Fri 03:33:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Fri 03:37:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A few days ago, I read a post about email: About Writing Other Bloggers Email[*]. It's a reflection on the joy of emailing other bloggers. Not so much as a way of commenting on their posts[*] (though not excluding that), but as a way of connecting with the people behind those posts." gemini://axxuy.com/blog/2026/emailing-about-blogging-and-blogging-about-emailing.gmi
Fri 03:41:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My father was 32 when I was born. He turned 33 that year." gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/05/01/thinking-of-my-dad-today
Fri 03:41:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-04-30.gmi
Fri 03:42:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I took the train to Siebnen-Wangen, the bus to Reichenburg, and walked up to Stofel and then to Laui. The *Alpenbeizli Laui* was closed but you could take bottles from a crate and pay by phone (TWINT). Worked for me!" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-04-30-laui
Fri 03:43:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ twice as loud gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/twice_as_loud
Fri 03:44:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Three Poems About Love by Li Sing Wan gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-05-01_three_poems_about_love.gmi
Fri 03:48:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 01/05/2026: Poems and Continuous Privacy Policy ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Links_01_05_2026_Poems_and_Continuous_Privacy_Policy.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Links_01_05_2026_Poems_and_Continuous_Privacy_Policy.gmi ∎
Fri 04:18:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I was recalling how much I abused Yahoo Messenger's bugs in the 2000s.
Fri 04:24:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Been a Very Busy Week ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Been_a_Very_Busy_Week.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Been_a_Very_Busy_Week.gmi ∎
Fri 04:40:28 │ 〖nobody〗 │ https://copy.fail
Fri 04:43:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ‘Mentoring Mondays’ Is Otto Kekäläinen’s Way to Support New Debian Devs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/_Mentoring_Mondays_Is_Otto_Kekalainen_s_Way_to_Support_New_Debi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/_Mentoring_Mondays_Is_Otto_Kekalainen_s_Way_to_Support_New_Debi.gmi ∎
Fri 04:46:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes, nobody
Fri 04:46:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we already schedule reboot for that
Fri 04:50:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Chasing credit cards is definitely losing some of its luster.
Fri 04:50:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The banks seem to be doing three things lately.
Fri 04:52:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Lowering sign up bonuses (Barclays cut them from $200 to $100), requiring more spend to get the bonus (American Express raised the Blue Cash Preferred from $2,000 to get the $250 to $3,000 to get it, and most banks are not doing the spend $500 get $200, those types have all gone up to spend $1,000 get $200, except for Capital One), and they're also tightening up approval standards (need higher credit score, lower spending limits if
Fri 04:52:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ you get the card, implementing anti-churn policies like Chase 5/24 which has even shown up on some Capital One cards like VentureX, and Credit One's Omni).
Fri 04:53:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I suppose four if you count "cards with annual fees are all getting massive annual fee hikes that change the math on whether the card is worth it or not".
Fri 04:54:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've also noticed an uptick in people saying the bank surprised them with a huge credit limit DECREASE recently. or sent them to "financial review" (American Express).
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Fri 04:55:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks are reducing acquisition costs and improving long‑term profitability per customer.
Fri 04:56:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This has led me to decelerate my credit card churn and go for checking account bonuses, which I can probably do some damage with before the banks slash those too.
Fri 04:57:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I had a good run with credit card churn, netting about $6,000 over the past 5 years in new card bonuses. Never paying them any interest.
Fri 04:58:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Some banks are already tighting up their checking bonuses. They put in eye watering amounts like $450 and then you find out you have to keep putting in direct deposits and get over $6,000 or else it could be $100 or $250 or something.
Fri 04:59:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But a few out there are still like $350-400 and you only need one direct deposit.
Fri 05:00:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks seem to mostly be done letting people play them and then walk off and not actually bank there.
Fri 05:00:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But there's some stragglers.
Fri 05:00:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Mom said she remembers when they'd give you a toaster or a coffee maker or something.
Fri 05:01:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I told her there was one up in Michigan that got a federal firearms dealer license and let you pick out a gun.
Fri 05:02:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Michael Moore went to that bank in his Bowling for Columbine movie, and he said "You don't think it's a bad idea to pass out guns at a bank?"
Fri 05:02:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ After they handed him a rifle for opening up a checking account.
Fri 05:03:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He was making fun of the Form 4473 from the ATF, like "What do I put for race? Caucasian?" and "So when this says have I been adjudicated as a mental defective..." and the woman says that would be by a court, and he said "So if I'm just crazy that's fine?"
Fri 05:03:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: ^
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Fri 05:10:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2]: Mom said she remembers when they'd give you a toaster or a coffee maker or something.
Fri 05:10:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] did you see:
Fri 05:10:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/28/Like_GAFAM_US_Telecom_Industry_Has_Severe_Debt_Problem.shtml
Fri 05:11:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or:
Fri 05:11:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/30/The_Corporate_Media_Intentionally_Overlooks_How_Google_s_Debt_T.shtml
Fri 05:11:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it is frightening
Fri 05:11:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] those companies are sinking like a rock
Fri 05:11:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they say:
Fri 05:11:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Debt_Rose_Almost_50_Billion_Since_We_Moved_to_Debian.shtml
Fri 05:11:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 05:11:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] GAFAM has a new name for debt: "hey hi SPENDINGS!"
Fri 05:11:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The media is paid to repeat this lie. No, they are not failing, they are merely "investing". How very convenient a narrative."
Fri 05:11:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Who BELIEVES this BS?
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Fri 05:19:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Yes, the economy is severely fucked.
Fri 05:19:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And everyone pretended not to notice.
Fri 05:19:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Gas prices went up another 50 cents today.
Fri 05:19:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're over $5 a gallon now.
Fri 05:22:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i was just researching something
Fri 05:22:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like officer spaces
Fri 05:22:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] near embankmentt station
Fri 05:22:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or strand
Fri 05:22:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they are like 13-19k poundds per month for office
Fri 05:23:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so a laww firm based there would pay about 150k a year for office rent
Fri 05:23:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that's over $200,000
Fri 05:23:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for a small officer
Fri 05:23:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *office
Fri 05:23:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] (to rent)
Fri 05:23:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the asking prices tell you some firms DO pay that
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Fri 05:25:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: The problem is basically this.
Fri 05:26:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They (the Federal Reserve, the government, the banking industry, the tech industry, various scammers like cryptocurrency and other nonsense tried to fake growth and valuation for years.
Fri 05:26:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Using unsustainable policies like rigged ultra low interest rates and lack of regulation and marketing nonsense.
Fri 05:27:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And the result of a decade and a half of this is that we've passed the peak, and now the economy is puking up hyperinflation, unemployment, and debt.
Fri 05:28:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] right
Fri 05:28:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] didm you see us debt?
Fri 05:28:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for march?
Fri 05:28:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] watchg:
Fri 05:28:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt
Fri 05:28:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] even worse due to the war
Fri 05:28:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it'll go up another 200bn
Fri 05:29:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 9 months, 3 tr more in debt
Fri 05:29:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that's like 330nb per month
Fri 05:29:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] in debt
Fri 05:29:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] while petrodollar perishes
Fri 05:30:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] which means the currency loses value
Fri 05:31:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yes, the Iran War is an insanity that's made necessary by the collapse of the US Dollar.
Fri 05:31:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If we can't control what currency it's sold in, there will be a "blockade".
Fri 05:33:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: Similar to how the Falklands War was a sign the UK was in serious decline, only far more painful on a global scale.
Fri 05:34:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The US is now saying that our weapons stockpiles are badly depleted.
Fri 05:34:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ No shit, we handed them out like Pez to Ukraine for a while.
Fri 05:34:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then we dumped half of what was left on Iran in a single month.
Fri 05:34:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and took some from south korea
Fri 05:35:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It takes a lot longer than a month to restock thus stuff. Try about 5-6 years even if we didn't use more.
Fri 05:35:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] apparently thaasd of whatever it's called too
Fri 05:35:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not thaaad\
Fri 05:35:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's some air defence system
Fri 05:35:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] us denies it moved that from korea
Fri 05:35:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] also, they hid how much damage was done to us bases in the gulf
Fri 05:35:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It costs a hell of a lot more to use THAAD than Iran pays to launch the stuff it shoots down.
Fri 05:35:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] very expensive tio repair
Fri 05:35:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they grind us down.
Fri 05:35:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] russiia is aid to have helped iran aim at those
Fri 05:36:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] us kept pretending all the missiles went astray
Fri 05:36:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and uae, qtarr ewtc criminalised talking about it
Fri 05:36:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yes, Russian Intelligence helped Iran take out a US AWACS plane.
Fri 05:36:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ One we cannot even replace because they don't make them anymore.
Fri 05:37:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They shut down the production saying there'd be a replacement.....and the replacement was supposed to happen ten years ago.
Fri 05:38:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The US isn't quite as bad as Russia at depending on obsolete stuff, but we have a lot of it, and with no replacement and no ability to make more.
Fri 05:38:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Losing one hurts more if you can't replace it.
Fri 05:39:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It costs Russia very little to give Iran intelligence and spy satellite photos.
Fri 05:39:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And China too.
Fri 05:39:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They haven't done anything to discourage Iran, they're using it as a proxy because they don't want to attack us themselves.
Fri 05:40:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And in the mean time, China benefits greatly from the war, because the longer it goes on and the higher the prices get, the more "clean energy" it can sell into other countries, especially European countries.
Fri 05:40:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're pretty much energy starved and have to consider everything at this point.
Fri 05:41:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> Yes, Russian Intelligence helped Iran take out a US AWACS plane.
Fri 05:41:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ No matter what it costs.
Fri 05:41:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like ukraine did speration spiderweb or whatever?
Fri 05:41:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] where they launched drones from within?
Fri 05:41:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-war-attack-us-base-saudi-arabia-sentry-jet-destroyed-strike-rcna265764
Fri 05:42:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Spiderweb was worse for Russia than this was for us.
Fri 05:42:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Ukraine managed to take out like 8-9 Russian heavy bombers that looked pretty well destroyed to me.
Fri 05:43:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Losing that many B-52s would seriously harm the US Air Force because again, NOBODY MAKES NEW ONES.
Fri 05:43:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They keep the airframe serviceable and upgrade it, but no new ones.
Fri 05:43:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So spiderweb was a serious blow to the Russian military.
Fri 05:44:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Russians used to regularly fly their heavy bombers near the air defense identification zone near Alaska.
Fri 05:44:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ We couldn't shoot them down because that's still in international airspace, barely.
Fri 05:44:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But there have been less of those flights after spiderweb.
Fri 05:45:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The war is going so badly for Russia that they said they will have no military hardware on the streets of Moscow, at all, for the first time, in this year's Victory Day parade.
Fri 05:45:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They don't have good modern hardware or a professional army, or this would have been over ages ago.
Fri 05:46:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Swedish intelligence says Russia manipulates economic data https://www.thelocal.se/20260421/swedish-intelligence-says-russia-manipulates-economic-data
Fri 05:46:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because they figured oh we're like 20 (just a figure) times bigger we'll own the place in two weeks.
Fri 05:46:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they couldn't manage it because of mistakes that no professional military would have made, ever.
Fri 05:46:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Years of corruption.
Fri 05:46:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Netherlands denies entry to Russian artist fleeing the Kremlin over asylum request fears https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/21/netherlands-denies-entry-russian-artist-fleeing-kremlin-asylum-request-fears
Fri 05:46:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In some cases, it was like MinceR said, not enough fuel.
Fri 05:47:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But in other cases it was even funnier.
Fri 05:47:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ RAMP Uncovered: Anatomy of Russia’s Ransomware Marketplace https://securityaffairs.com/191171/cyber-crime/ramp-uncovered-anatomy-of-russias-ransomware-marketplace.html
Fri 05:47:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like vehicles with dry rot on the tires because Russia had budgeted for tire replacements, but the money got stolen.
Fri 05:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Heineken still active in Russia despite claims of total withdrawal https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/24/heineken-still-active-russia-despite-claims-total-withdrawal
Fri 05:49:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ killer robots https://theconversation.com/ukraines-killer-robots-show-how-war-is-changing-280936 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7176908
Fri 05:50:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> The war is going so badly for Russia that they said they will have no military hardware on the streets of Moscow, at all, for the first time, in this year's Victory Day parade.
Fri 05:50:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] just the heavy one
Fri 05:50:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like tanks
Fri 05:50:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the rest will be there with the felsh
Fri 05:50:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the "meat grinder"
Fri 05:50:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *flesh
Fri 05:50:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "putler" values tanks more than men
Fri 05:51:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that's what it tells us
Fri 05:51:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ So-called 'FSFE' https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260420-01.en.html"
Fri 05:52:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Types of Board Game https://xkcd.com/3235/
Fri 05:53:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Border Message https://xkcd.com/3236/
Fri 05:53:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Husband and Wife https://xkcd.com/3237/
Fri 06:22:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince
Fri 06:22:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093668/
Fri 06:22:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "The scene in the movie The Pathfineder comes to mind, where
Fri 06:22:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the attacker cuts the rope
Fri 06:22:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 06:31:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 63 Out of 200: Graveley as a Stripped-Down Version of Garrett in the Particulars of Claim (5RB Barrister Could Do This in One Minute) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_63_Out_of_200_Graveley_as_a_Stripped_Down.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_63_Out_of_200_Graveley_as_a_Stripped_Down.gmi ∎
Fri 06:48:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Techrights is Still Growing, Attacking Techrights Does Not Weaken the Community ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Techrights_is_Still_Growing_Attacking_Techrights_Does_Not_Weake.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Techrights_is_Still_Growing_Attacking_Techrights_Does_Not_Weake.gmi ∎
Fri 07:06:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part X - European Patent Office Managers Have Crossed Red Lines, According to Themselves ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_X_European_Patent_Offi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_X_European_Patent_Offi.gmi ∎
Fri 07:25:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft "Buyout" Offer is Less Than One Year's Salary ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Buyout_Offer_is_Less_Than_One_Year_s_Salary.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Buyout_Offer_is_Less_Than_One_Year_s_Salary.gmi ∎
Fri 10:22:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0 Is Now Available for Download ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/First_Arch_Linux_ISO_Powered_by_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Is_Now_Availab.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/First_Arch_Linux_ISO_Powered_by_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Is_Now_Availab.gmi ∎
Fri 10:53:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Improves Content Server, Native TTS Engine, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Calibre_9_8_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Content_Server_Native_TTS_E.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Calibre_9_8_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Content_Server_Native_TTS_E.gmi ∎
Fri 10:59:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft Pushes Out Experienced American Talent to Fuel [DEBT] Ambitions" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/30/0224241
Fri 11:00:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I know, it is amazing how much hardware we can pack in to a portable device, yet make it such a useless , crap and (to user and general privacy) a danger." http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/30/0223202#1441195
Fri 11:01:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You are sitting way too time in front of a computer, say non-geeks to geeks despite spending 24/7 with a computer ("phone") even when they sleep and poop
Fri 11:04:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The company said the badge confirms a profile has been reviewed and meets its standards for trust." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/spotify-adds-artist-verified-badge-tightens-rules-as-ai-music-floods-platform | Source: Interesting Engineering
Fri 11:06:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As an independent European browser, Vivaldi needs access to platform controlled by vendors of competing browsers." ☛ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/a-trip-to-strasbourg-and-the-european-parliament/ | Source: Bruce Lawson
Fri 11:06:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And in doing so, the alleged ticket scalpers are said to have scooped up a substantial number of passes to popular events" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/30/bots-act-case-continues/ | Source: Digital Music News
Fri 11:06:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unfortunately, these early wins are darkly overshadowed by massive cases of non-compliance and deliberate circumvention by almost all gatekeepers. Here are a few examples: [...]" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/if-the-dma-is-fit-for-purpose-why-are-the-gatekeepers-winning/ | Source: EDRI
Fri 11:07:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Competition Commission of India has since 2024 sought Apple's financial information - typically needed to calculate penalties" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-says-cci-overstepping-judicial-authority-as-spat-intensifies/articleshow/130641574.cms | Source: India Times
Fri 11:08:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A new report from Financial Times revealed that the UK’s ticket tout ban is due to be shelved for a year" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/30/uk-ticket-scalping-ban-shelved-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News
Fri 11:08:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nevertheless, Music’s noticeably larger growth rate – only Deezer likewise achieved a double-digit YoY subscriber hike, and a significantly smaller hike at that, in the U.S. during 2025 – is telling." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/30/youtube-music-subscribers-q1-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News
Fri 11:13:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When Showmax went live on 19 August 2015, it carried more than just a catalogue of TV series and films." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/goodbye-showmax/280812/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Fri 11:15:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A decree signed on April 29 prohibits importing radio-electronic devices designed to transmit and/or receive radio waves from foreign communications satellites" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/01/russia-bans-imports-of-foreign-satellite-terminals-including-starlink | Source: Meduza
Fri 11:15:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The first quarter of 2026 saw a surge in severe and prolonged internet disruptions, from government shutdowns to power outages to the occasional mystery incident." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/autocrats_war_elections_caused_internet/ | Source: The Register UK
Fri 11:17:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I listened to Arthur Brooks’ podcast episode Four Practical Ways to Live Like a Stoic with Ryan Holiday" ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/three-stoic-principles-for-better-web-accessibility/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell
Fri 11:17:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To be a person of consequence is to matter." ☛ https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/notes-on-violence-and-voice/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit
Fri 11:18:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is working with more than 1,000 police departments and sheriffs’ offices across the country to carry out the Trump administration’s immigration agenda." ☛ https://americanoversight.org/ice-287g-foia-transparency/ | Source: American Oversight
Fri 11:18:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The lead plaintiff in the case is Phillip Callais, hence the case’s name. The New York Times reported last year that Callais is a veteran who lives near Baton Rouge" ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/30/repub/a-us-supreme-court-ruling-hammered-voting-rights-what-does-it-mean-and-what-happens-now/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner
Fri 11:19:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "makes it much harder to challenge district maps over allegations that they dilute the voting power of minority groups — which is key to the tribes’ ongoing lawsuit against North Dakota" ☛ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/04/30/north-dakota-tribal-redistricting-case-still-in-limbo-after-voting-rights-act-decision/ | Source: North Dakota Monitor
Fri 11:19:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Voting
Fri 11:19:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The court’s decision declared a Louisiana congressional map unconstitutional, in a ruling critics warn undermines core tenets of the Voting Rights Act." ☛ https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/04/29/moral-failure-courts-gutting-of-voting-rights-act-gets-slammed-by-nevadans/ | Source: Nevada Current
Fri 11:23:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Across the United States, nearly 2.5 million people, more than the entire population of New Mexico, live on or near military bases." ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/04/30/medill-research-military-bases-news/index.html | Source: Northwestern University
Fri 11:23:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-renews-push-for-u-s-site-blocking-legislation-citing-live-sports-piracy/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Fri 11:24:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But many critics of the move have inferred that the FCC’s request is a response to Kimmel’s jokes about the president and his wife" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/fcc-demands-review-of-all-abc-station-licenses-following-kimmel-joke-on-trump/ | Source: TruthOut
Fri 11:24:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "More ordinary Russians are starting to speak out, in a rare chorus of dissent. VPN app downloads in the country increased 14-fold in March, a Russian business outlet reported." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/04/30/2026/backlash-swells-to-russia-web-crackdown | Source: Semafor Inc
Fri 11:24:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I didn’t think he was very interesting growing up" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/30/woody-guthrie-exhibit | Source: The Guardian UK
Fri 11:25:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "polarization" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/us-and-them | Source: The Next Move
Fri 11:26:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Mission-driven founders often think the value of their work is product-shaped when it’s really movement-shaped" ☛ https://werd.io/product-shaped-or-movement-shaped/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Fri 11:26:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This initiative will establish the implementing arrangements for the Digital Product Passport Registry" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16052-Digital-Product-Passport-Registry_en | Source: European Commission
Fri 11:27:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "she said she ran out of financial resources." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/voters-take-keys-away-from-elder | Source: Ken Klippenstein
Fri 11:27:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Is our civic life becoming more brutish, or am I becoming angrier about it?" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-tell-me-im-not-becoming-a | Source: Robert Reich
Fri 11:27:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whoever controls the agentic control plane controls enterprise AI. Google LLC just showed up to that fight with everything it has." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/30/agentic-control-plane-battle-enterprise-ai-googlecloudnext/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Fri 11:28:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cameron Stanley said that avoiding dependence on a single vendor was a priority." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/google-signs-classified-pentagon-ai-deal-but-exits-100-million-drone-swarm-program | Source: Tom's Hardware
Fri 11:28:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "economists do not expect it to fall back below that threshold — marking the moment the national debt became, in all likelihood, permanently larger than the economy." ☛ https://www.notus.org/us-news/united-states-national-debt-trillion-president-donald-trump-rand-paul-crisis-point | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
Fri 11:28:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That being the case, it’s already devolved into a circus just days into the case, with the erratic Musk emerging as a key liability in his own proceedings." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-openai-lawsuit | Source: Futurism
Fri 11:29:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Technological sovereignty, according to the authors, resembles access to the gated garden of Musk and those like him, with the key to the gate held in Musk's hand." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610011291/harri-tiido-on-muskism-and-the-reshaping-of-humanity | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling
Fri 11:29:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "his own AI venture, xAI, uses OpenAI models." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/elon-musk-openai-lawsuit-sam-altman-nonprofit-b2968490.html | Source: The Independent UK
Fri 11:30:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In US usage, the word “equity” appears everywhere: [...]" ☛ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/23/equity-for-europeans/ | Source: Armin Ronacher
Fri 11:31:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Every so often a story comes along that truly melts hearts and a news post from the Sumatran Orangutan Society has done just that." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/trail-cameras/camera-trap-footage-of-critically-endangered-orangutan-using-vital-road-crossing-is-a-world-first-and-a-huge-win-for-conservationists | Source: Digital Camera World
Fri 11:31:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They found that zinc is often concentrated right at the tip of the stinger, while manganese becomes the predominant metal further down the length." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/scorpions-reinforce-their-deadly-claws-and-stingers-with-heavy-metals | Source: Science Alert
Fri 11:31:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/01/birdwatching-boom-britain-nature-gen-z-rspb-environment | Source: The Guardian UK
Fri 11:33:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A 500 MW data park will be developed near Hoskote in Bengaluru. Solar power generated at Pavagada will be directly supplied to the facility." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/karnataka-plans-1000-mw-data-park-capacity-across-bengaluru-mysuru-mangaluru/articleshow/130637940.cms | Source: India Times
Fri 11:34:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The roughly $10 billion, 330-megawatt data center would require 750,000 gallons of water a day to operate, said developer Sebastian Rucci" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/ca-soon-may-have-over-300-data-centers-locals-worry-about-water-supply-threats/ | Source: TruthOut
Fri 11:49:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the past several years, security experts have tracked a series of massive DDoS attacks originating from Brazil and solely targeting Brazilian ISPs." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/anti-ddos-firm-heaped-attacks-on-brazilian-isps/ | Source: Krebs On Security
Fri 11:50:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Newly reviewed surveillance footage from the White House correspondents' dinner shows a Secret Service agent firing multiple shots at a fleeing suspect into a crowded hallway." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/30/new-footage-shows-only-one-source-of-gunfire-at-correspondents-dinner-and-its-not-the-suspect.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 11:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For decades, the Office for Civil Rights has worked to uphold students’ constitutional rights against discrimination based on disability, race, national origin and gender." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-suing-department-of-education | Source: Pro Publica
Fri 11:50:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The evidence was that a lot of the Twitter accounts and emails where we were getting death threats and abuse had been created the day before and had a string of numbers and letters as their handle" ☛ https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-jackson-jeffrey-epstein-photos-leaving-neverland-1236734561/ | Source: Variety
Fri 11:51:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The note was eventually sealed by a federal judge as part of the cellmate’s own criminal case, according to documents and interviews." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/epstein-s-possible-suicide-note-hidden-from-public-view-20260501-p5zss8.html | Source: The Age AU
Fri 11:51:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is the most dangerous kind of colonialism the kind that uses sick people as weapons!" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/trump-has-given-zambia-a-deadline-of-today-april-30-2026-to-hand-over-access-to-their-copper-cobalt-and-lithium-mines-to-american-companies/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
Fri 11:52:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These steps are intended to prevent reservoir levels from dropping to critically low elevations." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/30/colorado-river-cuts-raise-water-power-concerns/ | Source: Western Water
Fri 11:52:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Clark (2012) found that expensive housing markets are associated with a modest delay in age at first birth" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/30/house-prices-and-fertility/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
Fri 11:53:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Stripes reviewed identical WhatsApp messages sent to two service members stationed in Bahrain, which hosts U.S. Naval Forces Central Command" ☛ https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-28/handala-hack-iran-bahrain-navy-21510827.html | Source: Stars And Stripes
Fri 11:54:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "chilling WhatsApp threats" ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/iran-handala-hackers-leak-us-marines-data-chilling-whatsapp-threats | Source: Bitdefender
Fri 11:54:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I argued against monarchy in Las Vegas on Tuesday." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-bell | Source: Mike Brock
Fri 11:55:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/no-meaningful-shift-from-social-media-sites-after-australia-teen-ban/articleshow/130624759.cms | Source: India Times
Fri 11:55:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "imposing blockades on the supply of petrol and diesel being trucked in from Ivory Coast and Senegal in particular." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260430-jihadists-urge-united-front-against-mali-junta-as-bamako-blockade-begins | Source: France24
Fri 11:56:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ministers were due to discuss current regional security issues, support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's aggression" ☛ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/30.04.2026-nordics-and-baltics-discuss-the-world-on-saaremaa.a644698/ | Source: Latvia
Fri 11:58:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While there have been some instances in which this was true, it is far more often the case that there are blindingly obvious answers to tech problems" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/30/something-must-be-done/#there-ive-done-something | Source: CoryDoctorow
Fri 11:58:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Klein told EFF's executive director Shari Steele that he could prove the NSA was tapping the [Internet] backbone at scale." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/30/how-a-retired-technician-handed-eff-the-proof-of-nsa-mass-spying.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 11:58:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Spyware appears to have captured everything from intimate photos to private messages from the smartphone of European celebrity" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/exposed-data-illustrates-the-nightmare-scenario-for-a-stalkerware-victim/ | Source: Wired
Fri 11:59:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mythos = myth, BS. Hype.
Fri 11:59:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These cameras record people and children in real time 24/7" ☛ https://jasonhunyar.substack.com/p/why-are-flock-employees-watching-720 |
Fri 12:00:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The cameras accessed have included surveillance tech in a children’s gymnastics room, a playground, a school, a Jewish community center, and a pool." ☛ https://www.404media.co/city-learns-flock-accessed-cameras-in-childrens-gymnastics-room-as-a-sales-pitch-demo-renews-contract-anyway/ | Source: 404 Media
Fri 12:00:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The move comes directly in response to 404 Media’s coverage about how the FBI was able to recover incoming Signal messages from an iPhone because the messages were saved in the device’s notification storage." ☛ https://www.404media.co/apple-fixes-bug-that-let-fbi-extract-deleted-signal-messages-after-404-media-coverage/ | Source: 404 Media
Fri 12:01:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Mythos is bluster, but functions well in regard to harvesting VC money. That is its _*only*_ deliverable. A lot of normal people however have gotten quite frighted by not knowing enough and actually believing the hype." -iophk
Fri 12:01:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But those targets are sometimes communicating electronically with Americans, and intelligence officials can search the database using their identifying information, which has long given privacy groups and privacy-minded lawmakers heartburn" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/congress-extends-section-702-surveillance-45-days/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Fri 12:01:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The day after approving a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the House voted 261-111 to renew the program until June 21." ☛ https://therecord.media/congress-punts-fisa-renewal-to-june | Source: The Record
Fri 12:02:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Widespread concern over phone dependence has even helped start a “dumbphone” renaissance with people choosing minimalist handsets to escape our app-obsessed, brain-rotting culture." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/technology/personaltech/phone-addiction-remedies.html | Source: New York Times
Fri 12:02:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sen. Cotton is trying to keep his colleagues and Americans in the dark about how the government is violating the law to surveil us—the very same law some claim is never abused." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/wyden-to-force-declassification-of-secret-court-opinion-on-fisa-serious-abuses | Source: Common Dreams
Fri 12:03:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "urged his colleagues just hours before he posted the response to support a Trump administration–backed bill that would have extended the spying powers for another five years." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/himes-trump-surveillance-democrats-spying | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Fri 12:03:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, the Conseil d’État (the French Administrative Supreme Court) ruled in favour of La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network (FDN), Franciliens.net and Fédération FDN." ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2026/04/30/hadopi-2009-2026-2/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net
Fri 12:04:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A group of detained immigrants have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration over a catch-22 biometric data policy that they allege has blocked them from obtaining legal status." ☛ https://www.notus.org/immigration/immigrants-detainees-class-action-lawsuit-trump-biometric-data-fingerprint-policy | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
Fri 12:04:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some countries have either implemented social media bans for children (Australia) or intend to do so (France, Spain, and more)." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-30-april-2026/ | Source: EDRI
Fri 12:04:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Kyle Dausman, a resident of Cherry Hills Village on Denver’s south side, has been trapped in what must feel like a Kafkaesque loop after his truck was flagged by Flock Safety’s automatic license plate readers." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-ai-surveillance-colorado | Source: Futurism
Fri 12:05:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Lockheed Martin has teamed up with AI giant NVIDIA since 2021 to use predictive modelling through the creation of an AI-driven ‘digital twin’" ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/report/5764/dual-use-tech-lockheed-martin-example | Source: Privacy International
Fri 12:05:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI giant NVIDIA"? It's a bloody GPU company. Just comes to show how "hey hi" became meaningless BS.
Fri 12:06:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, noyb has filed a lawsuit against the Hamburg data protection authority (DPA)." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/no-action-taken-against-pimeyes-noyb-lawsuit-against-hamburg-dpa | Source: NYOB
Fri 12:06:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee just signed into law a bill that bans cryptocurrency ATMs in the state starting July 1, 2026." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/tennessee-bans-crypto-atms-that-have-become-payment-portal-of-choice-for-scammers-second-state-to-restrict-machines-after-indiana | Source: Tom's Hardware
Fri 12:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My friend and I have a game where we talk about what we'd do if we were rich. Not rich like 'paid off the mortgage' rich." ☛ https://matduggan.com/if-i-could-make-my-own-github/ | Source: Mat Duggan
Fri 12:07:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "it's undeniable that Codeberg is your quickest" ☛ https://technomancy.us/204 |
Fri 12:09:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/phone-addiction-cure-blocking-device | Source: The Guardian UK
Fri 12:09:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Though the company has a perfectly functional mobile website that lets you browse its communities and discussions on your phone’s browser" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/how-to-get-rid-of-reddit-app-popup | Source: Futurism
Fri 12:09:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "whether Meta may have breached" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/29/eu-investigators-say-meta-isnt-enough-keep-children-off-platforms/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Fri 12:10:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you followed along with the recent joyful celebrations of the Artemis cruise around the moon [...] Here’s the TL;DR: [...]" ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2026/04/30/artemis-photos-flickr/ | Source: Anil Dash
Fri 12:13:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "agreed to better inform users about hallucination risks via their websites and apps" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/italy-closes-antitrust-probes-into-ai-firms-after-commitments-on-hallucination-risks/articleshow/130629203.cms | Source: India Times
Fri 12:19:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rajnath Singh highlighted what experts call the “dual-use dilemma” of AI." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-ai-bhasmasur-warning-india-137822812.html | Source: Bhaskar English
Fri 12:19:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "classifying AI by risk level" ☛ https://sundial.csun.edu/213589/opinions/the-growing-ai-divide/ | Source: California State University Northridge
Fri 12:19:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Amazon alleges that Perplexity has “purposely configured” Comet AI so that when the AI tool is deployed on behalf of an Amazon customer" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/us-publishers-back-amazon-in-ai-agent-access-dispute-with-perplexity/ | Source: Press Gazette
Fri 12:19:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence data centers that is springing up in communities across the country" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/data-center-ai-moratorium-bernie | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Fri 12:20:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The reason behind the price increase is pretty easy to understand." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/frameworks-new-rtx-5070-12gb-graphics-module-costs-a-whopping-usd1-199-72-percent-more-expensive-than-usd699-8gb-version-says-pricing-is-beyond-its-control | Source: Tom's Hardware
Fri 12:20:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's not that small – Google recommends having 22 GB of space available, though the Nano (v3Nano) model for desktop use is ~4.27 GB." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/mozilla_pushes_back_against_googles/ | Source: The Register UK
Fri 12:20:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On a Friday afternoon, Jer Crane sat down to work on a routine task at PocketOS, the car rental SaaS company he founded." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ai-agent-deleted-production-database-in-9-secs/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Fri 12:20:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "According to the IOCTA 2026 report, cybercrime is becoming more complex and interconnected, driven by rapid technological advancements." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/iocta-2026-report-flags-ai-cybercrime-rise/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Fri 12:21:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is abhorrent yet common to treat essential contractors and employees as disposable." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-sama-contract-dispute/ | Source: Nick Heer
Fri 12:21:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meta is under pressure to explain why it cancelled a major contract with a company it was using to train AI" ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7yvgy0w6o | Source: BBC
Fri 12:29:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded" ☛ https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything |
Fri 12:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anti-AI Contribution Policy" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/04/30/zigs-anti-ai-contribution-policy/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Fri 12:30:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Zig values contributors over their contributions." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/zig-anti-ai/ | Source: Simon Willison
Fri 12:30:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since then in the last couple of days the vibes around Claude continue to sour: [...]" ☛ https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/trying-out-opencode-to-avoid-claude-code-lock-in/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle
Fri 12:30:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since then, I’ve been regularly hearing reports across companies and industries about experiences with various AI agent products" ☛ https://herbsutter.com/2026/04/30/poll-ai-agents/ | Source: Herb Sutter
Fri 12:31:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This framing also explains why the “Tokenmaxxing” meme started." ☛ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2026/04/30/Thoughts-on-Marginal-Token-Spend/ | Source: Ben Congdon
Fri 12:32:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An AI model is not a person or even sentient. It has no long-term memory." ☛ https://jacobharr.is/personal/llm-not-junior-engineer |
Fri 12:33:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I watched this unfold as a researcher in technology and a former lawyer, but also as a mother." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/i-took-an-algorithm-to-court-in-sweden-the-algorithm-won | Source: The Guardian UK
Fri 12:33:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The concern is that customers themselves, or those working with partners, might be restricted in how they deploy alternatives to SAP" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/new_sap_api_policy_provokes/ | Source: The Register UK
Fri 12:34:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The provisions were aimed at blocking “failure to warn” claims against pesticide manufacturers like Bayer" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/04/in-a-maha-win-house-passes-farm-bill-stripped-of-language-that-would-have-protected-pesticide-companies/ | Source: The New Lede
Fri 12:34:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This morning, the House voted to strip sections 10205, 10206, and 10207 from the Farm Bill" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/friends-of-the-earth-applauds-house-stripping-harmful-pesticide-language-from-farm-bill | Source: Common Dreams
Fri 12:44:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Samsung expects the memory shortage to continue to worsen as the chipmaker has already begun receiving orders for 2027" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/memory-cards/sorry-photographers-the-worlds-biggest-chipmaker-says-the-memory-crisis-is-only-going-to-get-worse | Source: Digital Camera World
Fri 12:44:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of the side effects of buying physical objects is the tactile ability to inspect what’s in the box." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/a-review-of-physical-nintendo-switch-publishers/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
Fri 12:45:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We asked a few people from the Annual Meeting Planning Committee to share a few compelling reasons why you should attend the Highlights event." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/30/guest-post-ssp-annual-meeting-the-highlights-are-coming/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Fri 12:46:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Europe’s approach to governance for advancing technology in the digital age is under pressure, with “simplification” proposals hitting the heart of core digital protections." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/announcing-the-summit-fight-for-us-not-for-them-a-public-interest-vision-for-eu-tech-policy/ | Source: EDRI
Fri 12:47:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is an excerpt from my journal in which I comment on how I handle my everyday affairs in my land while respecting the greater magnitudes" ☛ https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-04-29-doing-what-i-must/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
Fri 12:47:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I left my full-time job a year ago and started seeking consulting clients, I had time on my hands that I had not had in years and years." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/04/30/one-year-in-reflections-on-shifting-to-consulting-in-my-career/ | Source: Jim Grey
Fri 12:47:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was run by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (who later coined "flow") with Jacob Getzels, and Keith Sawyer recounts it in The MIT Press Reader." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/30/a-1964-art-school-study-predicted-who-would-still-be-painting-in-5-years.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 12:49:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 1965, the typical married father barely spent half an hour each day actively engaged in childcare, according to the best time-use data we have" ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-do-richer-dads-spend-more-time | Source: Derek Thompson
Fri 12:53:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Universities are increasingly using collaborative learning pedagogies, which can benefit learners through deeper understanding of course content and teamwork skills." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/grouper-an-r-package-for-optimal-group-assignment/ | Source: Rlang
Fri 12:55:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ousters represent another severe blow to the NSF and the overall scientific enterprise in America." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/national-science-board-eviscerated-trump-admin-fires-all-22-members/ | Source: Ars Technica
Fri 12:55:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Just days before it was set to warn that the United States is losing ground to China in science and technology" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/29/days-before-warning-report-all-22-national-science-board-members-fired-in-two-sentence-email.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 12:55:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In statistics and data analysis, coefficients are numerical measures that quantify relationships between variables or characteristics of data distributions." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/understanding-statistical-coefficients-from-regression-to-variation/ | Source: Rlang
Fri 12:55:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "This is just a hobby of mine, that I thought might be interesting to a lot of people. Some people collect stamps. Others collect coins. I collect dialects. - Rick Aschmann." ☛ https://aschmann.net/AmEng/ |
Fri 12:56:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To get the most out of the map and its associated information, knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is helpful." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/30/this-dialect-map-covers-all-of-north-americas-english-accents.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 12:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But according to a new study published in the journal Acta Astronautica, there might be a way to cut the journey down significantly." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/hidden-shortcut-mars | Source: Futurism
Fri 12:58:39 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3126651/microsofts-secret-windows-k2-project-aims-to-fix-what-users-hate-most.html https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=KwaFeJZQZA8&listen=false
Fri 12:59:09 │ 〖_what__〗 │ once you slop you can't stop https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=%22once+you+slop%22&set1=any
Fri 12:59:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hype code
Fri 12:59:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] k2
Fri 12:59:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] vista2k
Fri 13:01:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 01/05/2026: Regulatory Trouble for Apple, Now Even Mozilla Pushes Back Against Google ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Links_01_05_2026_Regulatory_Trouble_for_Apple_Now_Even_Mozilla_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Links_01_05_2026_Regulatory_Trouble_for_Apple_Now_Even_Mozilla_.gmi ∎
Fri 13:01:40 │ 〖_what__〗 │ K2: Kindergarten grade 2 slop code
Fri 13:02:02 │ 〖_what__〗 │ nice try Micro$lop trying to avoid calling it "Winblows Vistaster 12"
Fri 13:02:27 │ 〖_what__〗 │ by using what people may call kindergarten grade 2
Fri 13:03:08 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FHFH8vo0XsAA9a7-.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp
Fri 13:11:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These might be just weird happenstance, but somehow that “adventure” framing makes it feel more dramatic." ☛ https://artlung.com/blog/2026/04/30/adventure/ | Source: Joe Crawford
Fri 13:11:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Doing something hard yet pointless is foolish. But doing something hard yet valuable has a lot of benefits." ☛ https://allenpike.com/2026/we-can-do-hard-things/ | Source: Allen Pike
Fri 13:11:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Jay Guarneri wrote a great article in the 2026 edition of Tenkara Angler about collecting zenmai from ferns and tying kebari with it." ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/04/29/harvesting-and-tying-with-zenmai/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
Fri 13:12:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yes, we are still alive. My last post was over 3 months ago." ☛ https://zitseng.com/archives/25256 | Source: Zit Seng
Fri 13:12:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While writing yet another if block to check whether a map had a value, I asked myself a question: could Swift’s guard statement work in Go?" ☛ https://lmika.org/2026/04/30/could-swifts-guard-statement-work.html | Source: Leon Mika
Fri 13:15:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Over the years I’ve tried to streamline and customize my command line experience to be more convenient, more fun to use or just to look rad." ☛ https://hamvocke.com/blog/a-quick-and-easy-guide-to-tmux/ |
Fri 13:16:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "GeneratedField brings database-generated columns to Django, but when should you use it?" ☛ https://www.paulox.net/2026/05/28/pycon-italia-2026/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre
Fri 13:16:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is my response to The Weekly Challenge #371." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/missing-equilibrium.html | Source: Arne Sommer
Fri 13:17:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The describe() function from R’s psych package (Revelle, 2023) provides a comprehensive statistical summary of your dataset." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/understanding-rs-describe-function-a-complete-guide-to-summary-statistics/ | Source: Rlang
Fri 13:17:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The GCC 16 release series differs from previous GCC releases in a number of ways." ☛ https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-16/porting_to.html | Source: GCC
Fri 13:18:07 │ 〖psydroid2〗 │ HEY HYPE INVESTMENT FUND is a euphemism for debt
Fri 13:18:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of my favourite Haskell papers is McIlroy’s wonderful “Power Series, Power Serious” (1999)." ☛ https://doisinkidney.com/posts/2026-04-28-poly-trie.html | Source: Donnacha Oisín Kidney
Fri 13:18:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This page is a "brief" summary of some of the huge number of improvements in GCC 16. You may also want to check out our Porting to GCC 16 page and the full GCC documentation." ☛ https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-16/changes.html | Source: GCC
Fri 13:20:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week the article Wasm is not quite a stack machine has been making the rounds and has caught my eye." ☛ https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/thoughts-on-webassembly-as-a-stack-machine/ | Source: Eli Bendersky
Fri 13:21:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With these two in place, I built a very basic fuzzer for TUIs: it runs the command you give it, polls its output, and writes interleaved random input sequences (printable ASCII characters and ANSI escape sequences)." ☛ https://wickstrom.tech/2026-04-30-bombadil-terminal-experiment.html | Source: Oskar Wickström
Fri 13:21:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The more bugs we fix, the fewer bugs remain in the code. Assuming the developers manage to fix problems at a decent enough pace." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/04/30/approaching-zero-bugs/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
Fri 13:23:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some projects are so huge and complicated that it requires a team to manage them. But this the exception, not the rule." ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/04/open-source-does-not-imply-open-community/ | Source: Feld
Fri 13:25:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But for these more abstract ideas, “locked-open” enforcement becomes a matter for education, optimism, and hearts-and-minds." ☛ https://danq.me/2026/04/30/reply-to-locked-open/ | Source: Dan Q
Fri 13:25:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’d like to share CougarStats, a free and open-source R Shiny web app I developed to support the teaching and learning of Statistics." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/cougarstats-a-free-and-open-source-statistics-web-app-for-teaching-and-learning/ | Source: Rlang
Fri 13:27:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It presents a programmer’s point of view of R, for beginners (in fact for people with absolutely no programming experience) to advanced programmers." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/r-programming-book-in-greek-language/ | Source: Rlang
Fri 13:40:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last weekend I attended the 10th IndieWebCamp held in the city of Düsseldorf." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/30/indiewebcamp-dusseldorf-2026 | Source: James G
Fri 13:40:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "PyCon US is the largest and longest-running annual gathering for the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language." ☛ https://www.paulox.net/2026/05/15/pycon-us-2026/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre
Fri 13:40:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Tor Project is deeply saddened by the last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia, and online." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/rightscon2026-statement-Tor-Project/ | Source: Tor
Fri 13:41:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The government only intends to postpone the event, Mutati said, but it is unclear whether the already financially strapped global human rights community or Access Now will be able or willing to travel to a rescheduled conference." ☛ https://therecord.media/zabia-cancels-global-digital-freedoms-conference-shortly-before-start | Source: The Record
Fri 13:41:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am told I can leak that RightsCon has been canceled" ☛ https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/ | Source: 404 Media
Fri 13:42:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My questions were answered within minutes of the start of the training session in Tashkent." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-localisation-matters-for-ai-literacy-lessons-from-uzbekistan/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Fri 13:42:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So here’s my controversial statement in 2026: on these points, Matt Mullenweg is completely right." ☛ https://werd.io/matt-mullenweg-thinks-wordpress-is-in-decline-he-may-be-right/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Fri 13:43:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Surprisingly many people don’t see the difference between a Query Builder and an ORM, so let’s clarify." ☛ https://hypha.pub/postgres-is-your-friend-orm-is-not | Source: Hypha
Fri 13:44:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I was wrong; corfu does support as you type completion." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsSwitchingToOnlyCorfu | Source: University of Toronto
Fri 13:44:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As I have written before, I first learned Emacs at a small firm in the late 1990s." ☛ https://macadie.info/2026/04/30/emacs-carnival-history-and-thoughts-on-start-kits/ | Source: Eric MacAdie
Fri 13:44:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These are the basic settings for Emacs that I shared with Sacha Chua during our livestreamed meeting on 2026-04-30" ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-04-30-emacs-decent-default-sacha-chua/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
Fri 13:45:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The development version of Emacs as of Feb 2026 includes a newcomers-presets theme that can be enabled from the splash screen or by using M-x load-theme RET newcomers-presets RET." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/what-s-in-the-emacs-newcomers-presets-theme/ | Source: Sacha Chua
Fri 13:45:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I found a couple of old documentaries online – one was a short Norwegian TV-show segment showing how a craftsman made wooden skis" ☛ https://erikjohannes.no/posts/20260430-making-wooden-skis/index.html | Source: Erik Johannes Husom
Fri 13:46:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "O-2 runs on a cesium-133 oscillator, the active element of any atomic clock, built into a surface-mount chip." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/30/a-hobbyist-mounted-a-cesium-atomic-clock-on-his-raspberry-pi.html | Source: BoingBoing
Fri 13:46:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Once the output of the CSAC is initially disciplined against GPS, the board can maintain better than 0.3 parts per billion stability in the absence of a GPS signal." ☛ https://coverclock.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-stratum-0-atomic-clock_9.html |
Fri 13:46:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Thank you for your support and your donations! Many thanks to everyone involved in helping Linux Mint." ☛ https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5022 | Source: Linux Mint
Fri 13:47:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since 2019, we recommend USB images to start Tails from a USB stick, which is by far the most common way of running Tails." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_7_1/ | Source: Tor
Fri 13:48:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fedora doesn't have to worry about "stable" or "long-term support" releases." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/fedora_44_countless_versions/ | Source: The Register UK
Fri 13:48:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m excited to announce that Fedora Linux 44 is here! Keep reading to discover highlights of Fedora Linux 44, or if you are ready" ☛ https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/ | Source: Fedora Magazine
Fri 14:01:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Lunduke is 'Pulling a Garrett' by Turning Technical and Legal Debate Over Rust Into a 'Trans Debate' ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Pulling_a_Garrett_by_Turning_Technical_and.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Pulling_a_Garrett_by_Turning_Technical_and.gmi ∎
Fri 14:04:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.teamblind.com/post/microsoft-is-winning-the-layoff-race-xqb5hldz
Fri 14:04:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 14:04:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.teamblind.com/layoffs?sortBy=num_laid_off&sortDir=desc
Fri 14:04:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Layoff Tracker 2026 — Tech & Beyond | WARN + Community Reports
Fri 14:04:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Layoff Tracker 2026 — Tech & Beyond | WARN + Community ReportsTrack layoffs across tech, finance, retail, and more with public WARN records and community reports from verified employees. Real-time, sortable data.
Fri 14:04:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Blind
Fri 14:04:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Sort by :
Fri 14:04:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Amazon
Fri 14:04:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] throwBlind
Fri 14:05:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] UnionRep
Fri 14:05:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 3d
Fri 14:05:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] We are working on it at Meta.
Fri 14:05:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Feel free to link up if you'd like to meet like minded people.
Fri 14:05:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] New
Fri 14:05:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] vNFr16
Fri 14:05:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 3d
Fri 14:05:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Won't work unfortunately. Too many H1Bs, Indians and Chinese. Crab in a bucket mentality.
Fri 14:05:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Meta
Fri 14:05:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] UnionRep
Fri 14:05:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 3d
Fri 14:05:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] People on visas are a group who have a lot to gain by standing up against their abusive employer alongside colleagues.
Fri 14:05:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Membership is anonymous.
Fri 14:05:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Amazon
Fri 14:12:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "modern" web
Fri 14:12:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you select one portion
Fri 14:13:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it inverts the selection
Fri 14:13:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "modern"" xchat
Fri 14:13:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you leave the channel
Fri 14:13:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] re-enter
Fri 14:13:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then it spews out the thing you wanted to stop from being postedd to the channel
Fri 14:13:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] to "help" you
Fri 14:13:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] from the page
Fri 14:13:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Microsoft is winning the layoff race!
Fri 14:13:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Just found blind's layoff tracker and May looks brutal. There's just rows and rows and rows of entries of layoffs in May alone. Microsoft shows 34k and another few thousand, then you’ve got Google, Meta and Apple in the thousands and a bunch of larger companies marked rumor. Outlook is grim. Layoffs are not slowing they're just spreading like a disease...
Fri 14:13:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] EDIT: Looks like 34k was wrong "
Fri 14:13:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] seems like 34k might be right
Fri 14:14:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Total Microsoft headcount declined year-over-year during the company’s fiscal 2026 third quarter ended March 31" https://www.cfodive.com/news/microsoft-cfo-flags-workforce-cuts-ai-spending-surges-layoffs/819027/
Fri 14:16:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is the list I have been able to put together so far: [...]" ☛ https://austinwhite.org/posts/operating-systems | Source: Austin White
Fri 14:17:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Despite appearing to be a traditional RPG with stats like Health, Attack, Speed, and the ability to upgrade your equipment" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/the-frog-for-whom-the-bell-tolls | Source: Seth Michael Larson
Fri 14:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For anyone joining fresh: you draft a roster of maintainers, you score points when their packages get downloaded" ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/04/30/open-source-fantasy-draft.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Fri 14:19:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It allows an unprivileged user to trigger a deterministic 4-byte write into the kernel’s shared page cache" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/copy-fail-cve-2026-31431-linux-kernel-root-exploit/ | Source: OSTechNix
Fri 14:19:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The results were striking. Linux 7.0 delivered roughly half the throughput of Linux 6.x on the same hardware and workload: [...]" ☛ https://read.thecoder.cafe/p/linux-broke-postgresql |
Fri 14:20:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On this episode, we discussed DjangoCon Europe, which Carlton had attended." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2026/04/30/djangochat-podcast-e/ | Source: Jeff Triplett
Fri 14:20:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Breaking up Big Tech, Porting MacOS to the Nintendo Wii, OpenBSD on the Pomera DM250, Postgres is your friend and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/661 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast
Fri 14:22:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-updated-to-get-crimson-desert-working-again-on-linux-steamos/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 14:22:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rocket League adds Easy Anti-Cheat with Steam Deck / Linux still supported | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/rocket-league-adds-easy-anti-cheat-with-steam-deck-linux-still-supported/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 14:23:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GameMaker is launching GMRT, a new modern runtime with source access | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/gamemaker-is-launching-gmrt-a-new-modern-runtime-with-source-access/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 14:24:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency launches Sovereign Tech Standards to support open standards | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/germanys-sovereign-tech-agency-launches-sovereign-tech-standards-to-support-open-standards/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 14:51:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Shelly 2.2 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Released with Major UI Revamp ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Shelly_2_2_Arch_Linux_GUI_Package_Manager_Released_with_Major_U.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Shelly_2_2_Arch_Linux_GUI_Package_Manager_Released_with_Major_U.gmi ∎
Fri 14:57:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – What May 1 Means to Us (and to Many Others) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/What_May_1_Means_to_Us_and_to_Many_Others.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/What_May_1_Means_to_Us_and_to_Many_Others.gmi ∎
Fri 15:01:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Canonical Is Adding AI to Ubuntu" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/canonical-is-adding-ai-to-ubuntu:9
Fri 15:02:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Failure is always an option | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/failure-always-option
Fri 15:09:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Iconic Route 66 is turning 100. What can it still tell us about ourselves? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0430/route-66-100-years-summer-road-trip
Fri 15:10:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/04/human-definitions-versus-biological.html?showComment=1777543548266#c8868794756638316247
Fri 15:10:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "A fascinating case, thanks Rose! I agree that the principles highlighted here could be extrapolated to other scenarios in the life sciences/biotech field, but there is something quite pleasing about the use of a fact pattern that relates directly to matters of taxonomy and classification to explore the 'genus/species' analogy so widely used at the EPO!"
Fri 15:11:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Zoo animals beat the Mexico City heat with personalized popsicles ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-citys-zoo-animals-popsicles-hydration-heat-wave/
Fri 15:12:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox Nightly: Import-ant Updates – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 201 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/04/30/import-ant-updates-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-201/
Fri 15:14:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Servo Blog: March in Servo: keyboard navigation, better debugging, FreeBSD support, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2026/04/30/march-in-servo/
Fri 15:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The rise of fake days out on social control media (and how to protect yourself) ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-rise-of-fake-days-out-on-social-media-and-how-to-protect-yourself-aedhk3Q9UeMN
Fri 15:32:06 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=2obiJcc_Z-k
Fri 15:32:48 │ 〖_what__〗 │ wait
Fri 15:33:31 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://www.thelayoff.com/microsoft
Fri 15:33:39 │ 〖_what__〗 │ knowing micro$haft moar layoffs soon
Fri 15:38:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Dealing With Demagogue in Free Software ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Dealing_With_Demagogue_in_Free_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Dealing_With_Demagogue_in_Free_Software.gmi ∎
Fri 15:46:40 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://xcancel.com/asha_shar/status/2049626519035887990
Fri 15:46:57 │ 〖_what__〗 │ nah https://xcancel.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2049591446454591708
Fri 15:47:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Approaching zero bugs? ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/04/30/approaching-zero-bugs/
Fri 15:47:24 │ 〖_what__〗 │ one week ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/24/Even_to_Microsoft_Insiders_It_Seems_Like_XBox_Has_Already_Died_.shtml
Fri 15:48:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] what is the latest?
Fri 15:48:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the expected outcome is
Fri 15:48:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] many "gaming" layoffs
Fri 15:50:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Xbox earnings today. While we have made progress expanding the business and our margins, player and revenue growth has not yet met our ambition. We know we have work to do to earn every player today and into the future."
Fri 15:50:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/Asha_Sharma_a_Palliative_Care_Doctor_Who_Slides_Xbox_Gently_Int.shtml
Fri 15:50:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Microsoft reported fiscal 2026 third quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2026.
Fri 15:50:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] >Xbox Content and Services revenue declined 5%
Fri 15:50:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] >Xbox Hardware revenue fell 33%
Fri 15:50:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] >Microsoft overall had strong results with total revenue of $82.9 billion, up 18%
Fri 15:50:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Xbox is still a small fraction of Microsoft’s overall business."
Fri 15:51:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] nope
Fri 15:51:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that last part is BS
Fri 15:51:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] circular financing
Fri 15:51:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] anyone can buy from oneself
Fri 15:51:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then claim "revenue"
Fri 15:53:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/24/Even_to_Microsoft_Insiders_It_Seems_Like_XBox_Has_Already_Died_.shtml
Fri 16:04:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – XBox Will Not Last Much Longer, XBox Chief Admits Problems ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/XBox_Will_Not_Last_Much_Longer_XBox_Chief_Admits_Problems.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/XBox_Will_Not_Last_Much_Longer_XBox_Chief_Admits_Problems.gmi ∎
Fri 16:21:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Yes, GNU/Linux Can Run on Playstation 5, But Don't Buy It, Learn From Sony's Past of Rootkit and PS3 Betrayal ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Yes_GNU_Linux_Can_Run_on_Playstation_5_But_Don_t_Buy_It_Learn_F.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Yes_GNU_Linux_Can_Run_on_Playstation_5_But_Don_t_Buy_It_Learn_F.gmi ∎
Fri 16:41:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Star Labs Releases Coreboot Firmware 26.05 with New Features for Its Linux PCs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Star_Labs_Releases_Coreboot_Firmware_26_05_with_New_Features_fo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/Star_Labs_Releases_Coreboot_Firmware_26_05_with_New_Features_fo.gmi ∎
Fri 16:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – What Linus (Torvalds, the Linux Dude) Meant by "Show Me the Code" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/What_Linus_Torvalds_the_Linux_Dude_Meant_by_Show_Me_the_Code.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/What_Linus_Torvalds_the_Linux_Dude_Meant_by_Show_Me_the_Code.gmi ∎
Fri 16:55:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kubernetes v1.36: In-Place Vertical Scaling for Pod-Level Resources Graduates to Beta ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/04/30/kubernetes-v1-36-inplace-pod-level-resources-beta/
Fri 16:58:03 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Yes_GNU_Linux_Can_Run_on_Playstation_5_But_Don_t_Buy_It_Learn_F.shtml
Fri 16:58:27 │ 〖_what__〗 │ you forgot about Scammy putting an https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-users-report-new-online-license-checks-for-digital-games/1100-6539651/
Fri 16:58:39 │ 〖_what__〗 │ https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=A5gDBGxMUfQ
Fri 17:03:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – In Praise of Debian ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/In_Praise_of_Debian.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/In_Praise_of_Debian.gmi ∎
Fri 17:04:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): "Well Done!" to Debian GNU/Linux Development Community ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/_Well_Done_to_Debian_GNU_Linux_Development_Community.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/01/_Well_Done_to_Debian_GNU_Linux_Development_Community.gmi ∎
Fri 17:14:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Oracle's Debt Grew by Over 50 Billion Dollars in 6 Months ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Oracle_s_Debt_Grew_by_Over_50_Billion_Dollars_in_6_Months.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/01/Oracle_s_Debt_Grew_by_Over_50_Billion_Dollars_in_6_Months.gmi ∎
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