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Sat 02:12:34  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The Democrats would have to change their messaging and find an overwhelmingly popular candidate.
Sat 02:12:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Not just one that is regionally popular.
Sat 02:13:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That means that they're going to need to find "another Bill Clinton".
Sat 02:13:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But where from?
Sat 02:13:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Well, there's some possibilities I guess.
Sat 02:13:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ There's some popular red state Democrat governors.
Sat 02:13:40  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Like Andy Beshear in Kentucky.
Sat 02:14:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I think they need to throw southerners and independent voters something.
Sat 02:14:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And they need to do it quickly.
Sat 02:14:56  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Pritzker has been said to be in the running. He certainly seems to be unofficially running for President right now.
Sat 02:15:07  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So he could try to pull in Andy Beshear on the ticket.
Sat 02:15:16  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Make a lot of campaign stops in Kentucky.
Sat 02:15:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Beshear has won like 4 statewide elections in Kentucky I think.
Sat 02:15:53  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He's been the head of the state's department of education, the attorney general, and the governor twice.
Sat 02:17:48  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I still think that trying to reassemble the Rust Belt and maybe grab Kentucky is a winning play.
Sat 02:18:19  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The Republicans are certainly almost going to nominate JD Vance.
Sat 02:18:40  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He's part of the Trump administration. By that point people will be in agony over Trump's economic policies.
Sat 02:19:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Did Satya Nadella use slop to distract from what happened only a day earlier? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dear-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-please-prove-that-an-ai-didnt-write-your-insulting-vacuous-blog-about-why-youre-laying-off-thousands-during-a-time-of-huge-profits https://mynorthwest.com/jason-rantz/microsoft-layoffs-vance/4113612
Sat 02:20:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But yeah, our AfD is basically MAGA.
Sat 02:20:14  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They're the same thing more or less, which is why Musk went over there to promote AfD.
Sat 02:21:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Haven't you heard? Young men don't want to learn or work, while the young women are all practicing to be tradwives. The new generation is highly de-motivated and not suitable for the corporate world so businesses must look elsewhere for hungry, willing, and motivated employees." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yjxs1t
Sat 02:21:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I bet they want to make 75% of the workforce vendors, because it's cheaper and easier te scale" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yrk1as
Sat 02:22:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "If you truly believe in growth and innovation, maybe stop gutting the teams actually building the future" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yrk1as
Sat 02:22:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The train has left the station a long time ago. Off-shore is the destination. There is no turning back. Just get to the back of the line to get on the train to still stay or it leaves without you. There is no other option. Did you think that you had a voice or any choice with a salary paying for your service? Wake up." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yz0rn3
Sat 02:23:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "remittances only in US stablecoin and redeemable only for Microsoft, Intel, or Dell products and shipping from USA :P ... Look at IDC and Hyderabad. The East has won, and the layoff in the US will not stop." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yz0rn3
Sat 02:23:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Lastest Update(6/4/25): In the first two quarters of fiscal year 2025, Microsoft filed 4776 LCAs for H-1B visas, 497 labor petitions for green cards, and 1239 requests for prevailing wage determination." https://www.myvisajobs.com/employer/microsoft/
Sat 02:24:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Congratulations! Alternative operating systems for the win!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0zhd7hn
Sat 02:24:27  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139
Sat 02:24:53  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] tea app?
Sat 02:24:55  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] what de...?
Sat 02:28:12  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ Tea is designed to function as a virtual whisper network for women, allowing them to upload photos of men and search for them by name. Users can leave comments describing specific men as a “red flag” or “green flag,” and share other information about them.
Sat 02:40:08  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ sirius cybernetics here we come!   https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/07/24/1027254
Sat 02:40:58  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ i was hoping for cyberdyne systems...
Sat 02:41:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Doing My Share to Tackle Online Slop and SPAM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Doing_My_Share_to_Tackle_Online_Slop_and_SPAM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Doing_My_Share_to_Tackle_Online_Slop_and_SPAM.gmi ∎
Sat 02:44:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-26.gmi
Sat 02:47:35  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ i'd rather have plastic pals that are fun to be with...
Sat 02:47:58  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1613250/microsoft-used-china-based-support-for-multiple-us-agencies-potentially-exposing-sensitive-data
Sat 02:49:30  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ maybe we can have the vogons drop by and end this
Sat 02:50:53  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ but space is big
Sat 02:50:53  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ and space is dark
Sat 02:50:53  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ and it is hard to find
Sat 02:50:53  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ a place to park
Sat 02:51:14  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ and we are in the unfashionable end of the galaxy
Sat 02:51:23  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ they wont find us
Sat 02:52:40  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ it's not that hard to find, just keep going in any direction, fast enough to escape the gravitational pull of the gravity well you're in
Sat 02:53:02  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1756232/clean-cyclists-now-outperform-doped-champions-of-tour-de-frances-past
Sat 02:55:45  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ no bam bam??? https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/2151251/pebble-is-officially-pebble-again
Sat 02:57:56  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1214244/indian-studio-uses-ai-to-change-12-year-old-films-ending-without-directors-consent-in-apparent-first
Sat 02:58:28  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/0133216/american-airlines-chief-blasts-deltas-ai-pricing-plans-as-inappropriate
Sat 02:59:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Microsoft Finally Finds a Use Case for Slop? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Microsoft_Finally_Finds_a_Use_Case_for_Slop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Microsoft_Finally_Finds_a_Use_Case_for_Slop.gmi ∎
Sat 03:02:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Sponsored by Microsoft" https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/microsoft_llm_prompt_injection_challenge/
Sat 03:02:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Satan sponsors pope? MS UK sponsors own P45s?" https://www.theregister.com/2004/02/11/er_ms_uk_sponsors_open/
Sat 03:07:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies." Windows SPAM. https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/snapdragon_processor_power_management/
Sat 03:07:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ More sponsored Windows spam https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/28/specops_password_attacks_2025/
Sat 03:08:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Sponsored spam https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/m365_copilot_qa_pilot/
Sat 03:11:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Lots of SPAM (paid) like this https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/20/centml_ai_performance/
Sat 03:15:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The EFF is 35, but the battle to defend internet freedom is far from over https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/eff_turns_35/
Sat 03:25:58  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol @ Pebble 2 Duo being formerly called Core 2 Duo
Sat 03:31:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I remember when Apple was marketing integrated graphics cards as being too slow to use for anything, then they switched to integrated graphics and said that integrated intel graphics in the mid 2000s were "no slouch!"
Sat 03:31:28  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Marketing is not giving the people what they want.
Sat 03:31:36  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's convincing them to buy what you have to sell.
Sat 03:32:22  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ yeah
Sat 03:32:31  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The change in messaging on integrated graphics happened on the Mac Mini within the span of a year.
Sat 03:32:39  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ they did that (lying transparently to their customers) a lot
Sat 03:32:56  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ they probably still do it
Sat 03:33:01  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ On the PPC model they said that it had a "dedicated ATI Radeon" then they switched to a slower Intel GPU and said "and it's no slouch!"
Sat 03:33:40  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Onboard graphics eventually did get fast enough for most people.
Sat 03:33:45  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But that's not where they were then.
Sat 03:44:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – The Register is Desperate for Money, According to The Register ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/The_Register_is_Desperate_for_Money_According_to_The_Register.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/The_Register_is_Desperate_for_Money_According_to_The_Register.gmi ∎
Sat 03:45:23  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ "freedom of the press" in the "land of the free" >> https://gizmodo.com/fcc-to-appoint-a-babysitter-to-make-sure-cbs-isnt-anti-trump-2000634566
Sat 03:47:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/butt-sniffer-california-arrest-b2796097.html
Sat 03:47:46  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ "A registered sex offender in California was arrested again on Tuesday after allegedly sniffing a woman’s rear end at a Nordstrom Rack in Burbank.
Sat 03:47:46  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Calese Carron Crowder, 38, of Glendale, was detained after a report of a suspicious man loitering in the women’s department of a Nordstrom Rack at the Empire Center on North Victory Place.
Sat 03:47:46  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Security footage showed Crowder following a female shopper before crouching behind her and appearing to sniff her buttocks, authorities said.
Sat 03:47:46  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Police found Crowder on Tuesday at a Walmart in the same shopping center as Nordstrom Rack , where he was also allegedly seen sniffing women.
Sat 03:47:48  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Crowder is on active parole and is a registered sex offender with a history of similar “lewd conduct” in Glendale and Burbank dating back to 2021, police said."
Sat 03:53:58  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], The landlord warned his investors that illegal immigration won't be tolerated now so he may have more problems finding tenants.
Sat 03:54:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He also said he likes illegal alien tenants because he can charge double the deposit and higher rents.
Sat 03:58:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Many People Still Read Techrights Because It Says the Truth, Produces Evidence, and Does Not Self-Censor ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Many_People_Still_Read_Techrights_Because_It_Says_the_Truth_Pro.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Many_People_Still_Read_Techrights_Because_It_Says_the_Truth_Pro.gmi ∎
Sat 04:04:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], The ICHR says it is illegal to prefer any sort of applicant, including based on immigration status.
Sat 04:04:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Or to charge higher rent or deposit because of immigrant status.
Sat 04:04:34  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So he admits to breaking the law twice on his own website.
Sat 04:07:31  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ <IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR3], He refers to his business as a "syndicate".
Sat 04:14:25  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/uw-researchers-create-ai-designed-proteins-to-hunt-down-cancer-and-viruses-plan-startup-spinoff/
Sat 04:17:05  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ they should have used the pacman theme... https://www.geekwire.com/2025/go-deep-watch-an-autonomous-robot-paint-the-lines-on-the-seattle-seahawks-practice-field/
Sat 04:18:53  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/25/someone-is-developing-a-windows-to-linux-migration-tool/
Sat 05:09:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] IsambardPrince: in the 90s it was a word of bad connotation
Sat 05:09:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in some computer games
Sat 05:09:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it meant crime
Sat 05:09:49  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but the term itself might be innnnocent
Sat 05:09:52  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it just got bad
Sat 05:09:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] which game was it?
Sat 05:10:02  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] some PC game, I cannot remember
Sat 05:10:10  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] guild was common in rola-playing
Sat 05:10:28  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] *role
Sat 05:11:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Thunderbird 141 delivers email stability, fixes, and smarter security reminders https://betanews.com/2025/07/25/thunderbird-141-delivers-email-stability-fixes-and-smarter-security-reminders/
Sat 05:13:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Some AmEx offers rolled in at the right time.
Sat 05:13:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Huge medical bills incoming so those will hit the spend. Might as well let them pay for some of the diagnostics and surgery and stuff.
Sat 05:13:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Thunderbird 141 Arrives with Archive Button, OpenPGP Expiry Warnings ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/22/Thunderbird_141_Arrives_with_Archive_Button_OpenPGP_Expiry_Warn.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/22/Thunderbird_141_Arrives_with_Archive_Button_OpenPGP_Expiry_Warn.gmi ∎
Sat 05:31:02  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in some computer games
Sat 05:31:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] \
Sat 05:36:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ trade marks and copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/tote-bags-at-dawn-bona-vacantia-trade.html
Sat 05:37:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ iNaturalist Animals and Plants https://xkcd.com/3118/
Sat 05:37:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Flettner Rotor https://xkcd.com/3119/
Sat 05:38:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Google Search" is fast becoming "GOOGLE SLOP"
Sat 05:38:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ They tell try to TELL us we don't need Web search, using "dark patterns of sorts
Sat 05:39:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Their financial bubble (which they fabricated) depends on this lie
Sat 05:39:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I can't believe how bad what's going on in Germany sounds.
Sat 05:39:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] what now?
Sat 05:40:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The AfD is organizing "protests" where they threaten to hurt gay people at Pride apparently.
Sat 05:40:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Cognitive warfare: why wars without bombs or bullets are a legal blind spot https://theconversation.com/cognitive-warfare-why-wars-without-bombs-or-bullets-are-a-legal-blind-spot-260607
Sat 05:41:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] afd hates muslims\
Sat 05:41:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and to some extent other groups
Sat 05:41:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The police are out in force to try to prevent violence, but the government has responded by banning Pride flags outside the legislature and on desks inside the building too.
Sat 05:41:10  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ethnic groups
Sat 05:41:21  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they are suspicious of "LGBT+++"
Sat 05:41:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but afaik they are not against them
Sat 05:41:37  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] so maybe there is some fake-ish news
Sat 05:41:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] trying to incite some groups
Sat 05:42:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] you could argue that afd supporters hate people who want to execute gays
Sat 05:43:10  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ it doesn't help the geneology thing that many native Americans were forced to take European names.
Sat 05:43:19  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That's how you destroy a culture.
Sat 05:43:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Why it’s not a problem that dinosaurs are sold for millions of dollars – art historian https://theconversation.com/why-its-not-a-problem-that-dinosaurs-are-sold-for-millions-of-dollars-art-historian-261542
Sat 05:43:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Kill some, rape others, forcible integration.
Sat 05:44:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Many give up so they'll live, and go along with it.
Sat 05:44:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Hosepipe ban survival guide https://theconversation.com/hosepipe-ban-survival-guide-which-garden-plants-to-save-and-which-to-sacrifice-261603
Sat 05:44:53  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Without a DNA test I may never be able to figure out much more than what I know now.
Sat 05:46:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/25/trump-deportation-immigrants-attorney-shortage
Sat 05:46:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Yes, the landlord has a big problem.
Sat 05:46:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Systems of Control, Histories of Resistance https://www.projectcensored.org/systems-control-history-resistance/
Sat 05:46:29  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ With the deportations.
Sat 05:46:32  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He knows this.
Sat 05:46:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How Hollywood films are modified by censors around the world https://www.dw.com/en/how-hollywood-films-are-modified-by-censors-around-the-world/a-73351212
Sat 05:46:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The people he can shake down for money and threaten to call ICE on are either fleeing or being rounded up.
Sat 05:46:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Many have stopped going to work.
Sat 05:47:07  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So his prospects for tenants will dwindle.
Sat 05:47:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/17/remember-when-code-was-speech-it-still-is/
Sat 05:50:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Dog thefts: what really happened during the COVID pandemic https://theconversation.com/dog-thefts-what-really-happened-during-the-covid-pandemic-252061
Sat 05:52:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Cheeto Mussolini Hits Amazon with 50 Percent Tariffs https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/17/trump-hits-amazon-with-50-percent-tariffs/
Sat 05:53:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Companies can spy on you to set prices. What does it mean for your next purchase? https://www.vox.com/technology/420940/delta-american-airlines-flight-discount-amazon
Sat 05:56:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/national-guard-soldier-deployed-south-texas-help-secure-border-convicted-smuggling
Sat 05:56:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ LOL
Sat 05:56:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ "National Guard soldier deployed to South Texas to help secure border convicted of smuggling illegal aliens into US"
Sat 05:56:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Kangaroo Court of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/g-124-in-spotlight-description.html
Sat 05:57:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] aliens?
Sat 05:57:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in TX?
Sat 05:57:26  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] phone up Will Smith
Sat 05:57:32  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] he can give them a firm slap
Sat 05:58:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A Quick Update on Dancer2 2.0.0 https://blogs.perl.org/users/jason_a_crome/2025/07/a-quick-update-on-dancer2-200.html
Sat 05:58:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ANN: Perl.Wiki V 1.29. jsTree version V 1.00. CPAN::MetaCurator V 1.00 https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2025/07/ann-perlwiki-v-129-jstree-version-v-100-cpanmetacurator-v-100.html
Sat 05:59:16  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], INS Division Six
Sat 06:01:42  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] no idea what it is
Sat 06:02:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Country of Iceland successfully freezes out British supermarket's trade marks on the grounds of descriptiveness http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/country-of-iceland-successfully-freezes.html
Sat 06:03:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Sale of second-hand Testarossas by Ferrari dealers can constitute genuine use http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/general-court-sale-of-second-hand.html http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-sylvanian-family-drama.html
Sat 06:05:21  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/could-rings-policy-reversals-coldplay-anyone
Sat 06:05:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Michigan’s clean energy momentum must continue despite federal changes https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-michigans-clean-energy-momentum-must-continue-despite-federal-changes
Sat 06:05:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Michigan home energy efficiency standards stalled amid homebuilders lawsuit https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-home-energy-efficiency-standards-stalled-amid-homebuilders
Sat 06:06:11  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/in-mexico-one-digital-id-to-rule-them-all
Sat 06:06:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Dutch regulator orders five energy firms to fix faulty cancellation fee practices https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/24/dutch-regulator-orders-five-energy-firms-fix-faulty-cancellation-fee-practices
Sat 06:07:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Is It Strategic to Refocus Towards Climate Adaptation? https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/17/is-it-strategic-to-refocus-towards-climate-adaptation/
Sat 06:07:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Organizing for Climate Armageddon https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/18/whats-at-stake-organizing-for-climate-armageddon/
Sat 06:08:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Four in five Tuvaluans apply to move to Australia. Frayzel is among them https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/four-in-five-tuvaluans-apply-to-move-to-australia-frayzel-is-among-them-20250630-p5mbda.html
Sat 06:09:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Meet the nonprofit preparing Mexico for climate change https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/meet-the-nonprofit-preparing-mexico-for-climate-change/
Sat 06:09:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ “Climate Justice” is the new “Carbon Footprint” https://idiomdrottning.org/climate-justice-is-the-new-carbon-footprint
Sat 06:10:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How Germany manages extreme heat and climate change https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-manages-extreme-heat-and-climate-change/a-73227923
Sat 06:10:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ In an Age of Climate Change, How Do We Cope with Floods? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/28/in-an-age-of-climate-change-how-do-we-cope-with-floods
Sat 06:10:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Extreme Weather: The New Frontline of Online Climate Denial https://www.truthdig.com/articles/extreme-weather-the-new-frontline-of-online-climate-denial/
Sat 06:15:24  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] admfubar: IsambardPrince: (et al)
Sat 06:15:28  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] we need to discuss something
Sat 06:15:32  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i just got a scoop
Sat 06:21:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ About?
Sat 06:21:22  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Teh Register
Sat 06:21:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i want another person to give analysis
Sat 06:21:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] seems like it got sold
Sat 06:21:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but I am not sure
Sat 06:21:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] want to see draft?\
Sat 06:21:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ yeah
Sat 06:21:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Munching on some ramen.
Sat 06:22:01  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Hackers love ramen.
Sat 06:22:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ :P
Sat 06:22:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ A computer virus once put this on the screen.
Sat 06:28:58  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If there's anyone who would like to have the Epstein thing go away more than Trump, it's probably Bill Gates.
Sat 06:30:46  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] hang on
Sat 06:30:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] drafting
Sat 06:31:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] draft  ;   7501 in https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml
Sat 06:31:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] suggest things..
Sat 06:33:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sat 06:34:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Okay, I found out that I am related to William Jefferson Blythe II.
Sat 06:34:38  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That makes Bill Clinton my 10th cousin three times removed.
Sat 06:34:39  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ LOL
Sat 06:34:45  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Hang on
Sat 06:35:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ an "imitation"
Sat 06:35:47  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ imitation?
Sat 06:36:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] what page?
Sat 06:36:07  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] did you seee the draft?
Sat 06:37:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Microsoft, anybody home? ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Microsoft_anybody_home.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Microsoft_anybody_home.gmi ∎
Sat 06:37:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yeah
Sat 06:37:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ 40 minutes later I received an "imitation" from Microsoft LinkedIn to connect with the new editor: (editor in chief, notice acronym)
Sat 06:39:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Possibly either a sale or an infusion of cash in exchange for a reshuffle?
Sat 06:39:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ah, typo
Sat 06:39:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] thanks
Sat 06:39:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The Register has been big for decades.
Sat 06:40:25  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Understanding ODF File Types: .odt, .ods, .odp, and Beyond ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Understanding_ODF_File_Types_odt_ods_odp_and_Beyond.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Understanding_ODF_File_Types_odt_ods_odp_and_Beyond.gmi ∎
Sat 06:40:26  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If they can start publishing slop and garbage about Microsoft on a site that has curated a mass following as a reasonably trusted source, that accomplishes two things.
Sat 06:40:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] discredit old articles?
Sat 06:40:58  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It changes the narrative (to get rid of embarrassments, push products) and it gets it in front of millions who initially don't know anything has changed.
Sat 06:41:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I have no idea what they'll do.
Sat 06:41:37  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They could just start wiping them.
Sat 06:42:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Set a robots.txt and tell the Internet Archive to delete the index.
Sat 06:42:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Mirroring Protesilaos' videos to Internet Archive ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Mirroring_Protesilaos_videos_to_Internet_Archive.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Mirroring_Protesilaos_videos_to_Internet_Archive.gmi ∎
Sat 06:42:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] thanks
Sat 06:42:48  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], When you control the copyright, you control generally where the articles can be mirrored.
Sat 06:42:49  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] finalising
Sat 06:43:07  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The guy who runs Archive Today is anonymous I think and generally doesn't respond to those.
Sat 06:43:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So if you want to archive something and make it stick, use that.
Sat 06:44:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], A bunch of AI crap on their front page.
Sat 06:44:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] which?
Sat 06:44:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] screenshot pl;s
Sat 06:47:32  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ On the register?
Sat 06:47:38  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ You can't really miss it.
Sat 06:47:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ah
Sat 06:47:45  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] you meant Archive.is?
Sat 06:47:49  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] or ph
Sat 06:47:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ ph is what I use
Sat 06:48:08  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] if you see slop in The Reg let me know
Sat 06:48:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – The Register UK Seems to Have Become American and Management is Changing (Microsofter as Editor in Chief) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/The_Register_UK_Seems_to_Have_Become_American_and_Management_is.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/The_Register_UK_Seems_to_Have_Become_American_and_Management_is.gmi ∎
Sat 06:49:20  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/ai_propostion_windows_11_pc_vendors/
Sat 06:49:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ AI!
Sat 06:49:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] screenshot pls
Sat 06:49:40  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ No, the article.
Sat 06:49:42  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] not topic\
Sat 06:49:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] she it is slop if any are found
Sat 06:49:50  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] to be slop
Sat 06:49:52  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's just nonsense about AI PCs.
Sat 06:49:52  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] maybe there are some
Sat 06:49:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] highing in plain sight
Sat 06:49:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] *&hiding
Sat 06:50:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Idk if it was a person writing all of this.
Sat 06:50:38  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ "But as we have noted before, the chances are everyone will end up using an AI PC sooner or later, because you won't be able to buy any computer that isn't AI-enabled before long."
Sat 06:51:26  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] adding
Sat 06:52:00  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] can you check
Sat 06:52:04  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] gptzero limits me
Sat 06:53:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ This thing in Taiwan is getting nasty.
Sat 06:53:24  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The KMT is being accused of being "Communist sympathizers".
Sat 06:54:32  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I don't think they actually want to be taken over by China but they're also being "endorsed" heavily by China, because they're the biggest obstacle to building up Taiwan's military.
Sat 06:55:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ My take on life is that you have to want peace, do everything you can for peace, but prepare for war.
Sat 06:57:26  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Five years there was basically "war mentality", you know. Trench warfare, but war. 2019-2024 were difficult.
Sat 06:58:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FreeBSD_15_installer_to_offer_minimal_KDE_desktop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FreeBSD_15_installer_to_offer_minimal_KDE_desktop.gmi ∎
Sat 06:59:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I need to hit the library today. I've got a bunch of old movies about submarine warfare.
Sat 06:59:24  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] the reg is dead
Sat 06:59:25  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] gates took over
Sat 06:59:29  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] really bad news
Sat 06:59:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ You've seen what they're publishing now?
Sat 06:59:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's really bad.
Sat 06:59:51  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] yes
Sat 06:59:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i wrote some pieces
Sat 06:59:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in recent days
Sat 07:00:02  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it's a marketing site
Sat 07:00:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] https://www.theregister.com/Profile/contact/
Sat 07:00:41  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "Editor in chief
Sat 07:00:41  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Matt Rosoff"
Sat 07:00:49  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Maybe they assign Gates lies to Liam
Sat 07:00:55  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] to cause him  to resign in disgust
Sat 07:00:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] who knows...
Sat 07:01:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Operational Improvements.
Sat 07:01:29  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ ACTION sprays 50 cans of cockroach spray at you.
Sat 07:01:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ My wife always jokes about my frugality.
Sat 07:01:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ As I drive a $3000 SUV to raise rent on people.
Sat 07:01:56  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Spray spray.
Sat 07:02:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Why I'm Hopping Linux Distros to openSUSE This Weekend ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Why_I_m_Hopping_Linux_Distros_to_openSUSE_This_Weekend.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Why_I_m_Hopping_Linux_Distros_to_openSUSE_This_Weekend.gmi ∎
Sat 07:02:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I wouldn't say I'm necessarily a superhero CEO.
Sat 07:02:35  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But I did lose 20 pounds and take measures to optimize my cholesterol.
Sat 07:02:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I want to know from our investors, would you like to hear me babble on about real estate trends, or talk about my health?
Sat 07:03:10  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I think hitting the gym makes me look fitter and younger.
Sat 07:03:25  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] walk on treadmill\
Sat 07:03:28  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] call it "gym"
Sat 07:03:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] yuou could just walk down the street
Sat 07:03:38  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], I was doing a comedic impersonation of my landlord.
Sat 07:03:41  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Based on his blog.
Sat 07:03:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] with yiour big belly and suit that makes you sweat like a hofg
Sat 07:03:44  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And stuff.
Sat 07:03:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] while walking
Sat 07:03:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FreeBSD_15_installer_to_offer_minimal_KDE_desktop.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FreeBSD_15_installer_to_offer_minimal_KDE_desktop.1.gmi ∎
Sat 07:04:35  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Who talks about optimizing their cholesterol on a platform for real estate investors?
Sat 07:04:45  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And hitting the gym to "look younger"?
Sat 07:04:52  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ This is a midlife crisis, isn't it?
Sat 07:05:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Android's Linux Terminal Is Getting a New Feature ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Android_s_Linux_Terminal_Is_Getting_a_New_Feature.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Android_s_Linux_Terminal_Is_Getting_a_New_Feature.gmi ∎
Sat 07:05:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ His son isn't half-bad looking because he's about 19 and off to college. He hasn't had any stress, and creditors, and all that shit yet.
Sat 07:05:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ His dad has been killing himself to take care of him, which is what having kids does to people.
Sat 07:06:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It makes you always need more money.
Sat 07:06:52  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ My parents threw me out the front door and about all they made sure was that I had a GED, which was nice since it was due to their parental neglect that I didn't go to high school after 9th grade.
Sat 07:07:52  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They didn't even help me get the GED. I had to burn the midnight oil down at the library for months studying to take that test. I had to cram everything I should have learned in three years of high school that was going to be on that test, and do it in about 6 weeks in June-July of 2001.
Sat 07:08:07  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The only help they gave me was $30 and a ride down there.
Sat 07:08:31  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And even then it was so I could get _a job_ and they didn't have to be concerned that I would immediately become homeless.
Sat 07:08:37  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They have very little shame.
Sat 07:10:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], I'm sure I'll get the annual rent increase notice this month or next.
Sat 07:11:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It'll cite inflation, repairs (that he doesn't do), and "interest rates" (that are preventing his usual cash out refi scams).
Sat 07:12:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Dear Tenant: Inflation in the cans of cockroach spray caused by the steel and aluminum tariffs along with my half-assed patch job of the parking lot have forced me to raise the rent another $100. I am kindly letting you know so you can try to find a more affordable place to live.
Sat 07:14:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] IsambardPrince: want to check a slopwatch?
Sat 07:14:36  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] actual llm slop
Sat 07:15:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], yeah
Sat 07:15:46  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], The fact that illegal aliens being thrown out is at the top of his list of risks this year says something.
Sat 07:20:04  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] see draft
Sat 07:20:07  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] same url as before
Sat 07:30:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Slopwatch: Fakes, FUD, Duplicates, and Charlatans Galore ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Slopwatch_Fakes_FUD_Duplicates_and_Charlatans_Galore.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Slopwatch_Fakes_FUD_Duplicates_and_Charlatans_Galore.gmi ∎
Sat 07:33:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: Printer Ink Level Monitoring ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/This_Week_in_Plasma_Printer_Ink_Level_Monitoring.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/This_Week_in_Plasma_Printer_Ink_Level_Monitoring.gmi ∎
Sat 07:40:28  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ URL is dead
Sat 07:42:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Ah.
Sat 07:42:28  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ This "AI" crap isn't helping anything.
Sat 07:42:41  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's like the blob.
Sat 07:42:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It just eats things and grows and covers them
Sat 07:43:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Bigger, and more aggressive.
Sat 07:57:59  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ South Australia algal bloom a 'natural disaster,' state's premier says, as species wiped out https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/south-australia-algal-bloom-disaster-1.7590816
Sat 07:58:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ positive tipping point https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/green-energy-renewables-united-nations-report-1.7591214
Sat 07:58:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive https://www.vox.com/climate/420887/electricity-energy-bill-expensive-prices-rising
Sat 07:58:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Three Books to Understand Our Ravaged Climate https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/three-books-to-understand-our-ravaged-climate
Sat 08:00:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Time to get updating your NVIDIA GPU driver, as more security issues have been revealed in their July 2025 Security Bulletin." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/nvidia-reveal-more-gpu-driver-security-issues-for-july-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:00:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Just like Valve's Steam had issues recently with payment providers, game store itch.io are facing the same problems with certain types of adult content." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/game-store-itch-io-has-deindexed-adult-content-due-to-payment-processor-scrutiny/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:01:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The GOG team recently announced another expansion of the GOG Preservation Program, bringing in Heroes of Might and Magic titles and more." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/gog-preservation-program-adds-heroes-of-might-and-magic-titles-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:01:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A smaller update to the Heroic Games Launcher for running games from Epic, GOG and Amazon on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck arrived with v2.18.0." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/heroic-games-launcher-2-18-adds-ge-proton-prioritisation-improved-ui-navigation-and-new-analytics/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:03:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Embark Studios have reconfirmed their for THE FINALS to continue working with Proton for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck players." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-devs-confirm-again-continued-compatibility-for-linux-steam-deck-with-proton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:05:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "While this is not the Mann vs Machine update we were previously promised, Team Fortress 2 still has a big update our for the Summer 2025 Event. Still seems like a great time to jump back into the classic free to play FPS from Valve." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/team-fortress-2-adds-10-new-maps-for-a-summer-event-and-more-bug-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:08:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ So Microsoft Tim STILL works for The Register, but in a different domain: https://devclass.com/
Sat 08:08:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Valve have given special permission to Garry's Mod from Facepunch to include a whole bunch of extra content for the popular physics sandbox." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/garrys-mod-now-has-lots-of-counter-strike-source-and-half-life-2-content-included/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:09:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Next Platform is part of the Situation Publishing family, which includes the enterprise and business technology publication, The Register." https://www.nextplatform.com/
Sat 08:10:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "© Situation Publishing, 2018-2024" So an 'offshoot' of The Register https://blocksandfiles.com/
Sat 08:18:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton have acquired Last Epoch devs Eleventh Hour Games, ahead of the latest season launching next month." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/last-epoch-devs-eleventh-hour-games-have-been-acquired-by-krafton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:18:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Sniper Elite: Classics Collection Humble Bundle looks like a good deal for gamers if you're in the mood for some action." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/grab-the-sniper-elite-classics-collection-in-this-new-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 09:04:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Blaming Programming Languages for Users' and Developers' Bad Practices ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Blaming_Programming_Languages_for_Users_and_Developers_Bad_Prac.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Blaming_Programming_Languages_for_Users_and_Developers_Bad_Prac.gmi ∎
Sat 09:08:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Bots, Spiders, Scrapers and AI - Connections to SN" https://soylentnews.org/meta/article.pl?sid=25/07/24/1019233
Sat 09:09:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Games: Heroic Games Launcher 2.18, GOG Preservation Program, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Games_Heroic_Games_Launcher_2_18_GOG_Preservation_Program_and_M.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Games_Heroic_Games_Launcher_2_18_GOG_Preservation_Program_and_M.gmi ∎
Sat 09:10:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The "LLM industry" (scam) has DATA BROKERS. They scrape sites and basically attack sites in the hope of selling the "whole catalogue" in bulk. What they do, as middlemen, should be considered a cybercrime.
Sat 09:10:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "We need to re-learn how to control our computer, re-learn how to have all of the access to all of our files." https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/linux-reaches-5-in-the-usa-the-year-of:9
Sat 09:10:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "‘A criminal gang stole £20k worth of racing bikes from our Airbnb in France’" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/criminal-gang-stole-10k-racing-bikes-aibnb-france/
Sat 09:15:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Gefährliche Symbolpolitik: Pornhub beugt sich britischen Alterskontrollen" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/gefaehrliche-symbolpolitik-pornhub-beugt-sich-britischen-alterskontrollen/
Sat 09:15:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ iophk: products built on stolen code / license breaches https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/24/eu-cloud-provider-group-files-complaint-broadcoms-vmware-acquisition/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
Sat 09:16:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Aner ikke hvor mye Microsoft Windows koster Norge årlig | Digi.no" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.digi.no/artikler/aner-ikke-hvor-mye-microsoft-windows-koster-norge-arlig/560684 paywall
Sat 09:17:02  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ iophk: expect more FUD to steer people away from upgrading from Vista10 to GNU/Linux https://www.securityweek.com/sophisticated-koske-linux-malware-developed-with-ai-aid/ they use LLM slop to spread this FUD: http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Slopwatch_Fakes_FUD_Duplicates_and_Charlatans_Galore.shtml
Sat 09:18:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "‘We’re terribly sorry’: South Park creators respond with humour to White House anger over naked Donald Trump" https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/25/were-terribly-sorry-south-park-creators-respond-with-humour-to-white-house-anger-over-naked-donald-trump
Sat 09:18:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Trump says he could pardon Ghislaine Maxwell ‘but hasn’t thought about it’ as Epstein enabler meets with his former lawyer" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-justice-department-questioning-b2795987.html
Sat 09:18:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Ghislaine Maxwell Talks With Feds About 100 People Linked To Jeffrey Epstein" https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/25/ghislaine-maxwell-talks-100-names-linked-jeffrey-epstein-feds-interview-immunity/
Sat 09:18:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Ghislaine Maxwell limited immunity row: What Trump's order means for Epstein files" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/ghislaine-maxwell-limited-proffer-immunity-row-what-trumps-order-means-for-epstein-files-101753483783227.html
Sat 09:19:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Epstein's ex-girlfriend answers questions on '100 different people' tied to him" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-ex-girlfriend-ghislaine-maxwell-answers-questions-justice-department-101753479714967.html
Sat 09:20:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Panama Farmer Receives Land Title After 60-Year Wait at Age 109" https://ticotimes.net/2025/07/25/panama-farmer-receives-land-title-after-60-year-wait-at-age-109
Sat 09:20:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] IsambardPrince: your uncle, Panama
Sat 09:21:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Ireland rolls out new mass surveillance | "Irland rullar ut ny massövervakning" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/25/irland-rullar-ut-ny-massovervakning/
Sat 09:22:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Chinese Spies Target Networking and Virtualization Flaws to Breach Isolated Environments" https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-target-networking-and-virtualization-flaws-to-breach-isolated-environments/ iophk: VMWare is itself stolen code IIRC http://techrights.org/o/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/
Sat 09:22:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Debian Linux "Trixie" is Planned to Release on August 9" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/07/25/0511234
Sat 09:23:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Federal SNAP cuts will cost Alabama $39 million in 2027 — and possibly more | Alabama Reflector" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/25/alabama-officials-brace-for-millions-in-federal-snap-cuts/
Sat 09:23:30  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ > [notice] www.theregister.com | You DO see Win 11 as an AI PC opportunity, say Dell, Intel • The Register
Sat 09:23:30  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ "... writes Dell UK's Client Solutions Group senior director, Louise Quennell, in a foreword to the report."
Sat 09:23:55  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] stenography
Sat 09:24:03  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ she looks like she belongs in a kennel alright
Sat 09:24:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] https://www.extremetech.com/computing/147646-dell-sold-to-microsoft-silver-lake-for-24-billion-what-it-means-for-the-pc
Sat 09:26:32  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ I haven't used a Dell in more than a decade
Sat 09:27:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Fossil-Fuel Pipelines" ☛ https://therevelator.org/holler-pipelines/ | Source: The Revelator
Sat 09:30:25  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Microsoft means data breach ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury | Source: Pro Publica
Sat 09:34:28  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A aquifers groundwater https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels
Sat 09:35:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Supreme ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-supreme-connections-database-2024-filings | Source: Pro Publica
Sat 09:36:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Most of us know that a quartz clock uses a higher frequency crystal oscillator and a chain of divider circuits to generate a 1 Hz pulse train." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-discrete-component-divider-chain/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:37:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "CNCs come in many forms, including mills, 3D printers, lasers, and plotters, but one challenge seems universal" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/human-in-the-loop-compass-cnc-redefines-workspace-limits/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:38:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "What did you miss on Hackaday last week?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:41:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Modern musicians may take for granted that a wide array of musical instruments" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/a-modern-version-of-famous-classic-speaker/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:44:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Zines (self-produced, small-circulation publications) are extremely DIY, and therefore punk- and hacker-adjacent by nature." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/zine-printing-tips-from-a-solopreneur/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:45:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Water cooling was once only the preserve of hardcore casemodders and overclockers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/massive-aluminum-snake-casting-becomes-water-cooling-loop-for-pc/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 09:47:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Striking at something sacred" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/25/striking-at-something-sacred | Source: Meduza
Sat 09:51:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "LILYGO has announced four new ESP32-S3-based development boards targeting a diverse range of embedded and IoT applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-launches-four-new-esp32-s3-boards-for-lora-display-motion-and-can-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 09:51:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Marketing is hard, even when you do it right." ☛ https://loudpoet.com/2025/07/23/marketing-books-is-hard-but-dont-blame-authors/ | Source: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Sat 09:52:22  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Blumenthal, a frequent legislative partner of Hawley's, agreed with his take, noting that AI safeguards are urgently needed." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_copyright_bill_floated/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 09:52:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Bearing that in mind, President Trump addressed copyright protections during an AI summit speech; those comments begin at the 20-minute mark." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/24/ai-action-plan/ | Source: Digital Music News
Sat 09:53:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Weeks after trending "indie rock band" The Velvet Sundown admitted its Spotify oeuvre was entirely generated by AI, news has emerged that the streaming company is using AI to publish new tunes by dead musicians." ☛ https://futurism.com/spotify-ai-blaze-foley | Source: Futurism
Sat 09:53:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "But the bad news about all this is that Google is still trying to add AI to their one small respite against AI." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/07/25/google-web-guide-labs-ai-search-feedback/ | Source: Tedium
Sat 09:54:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga and Latin American anti-piracy group Alianza have joined forces to maintain the pressure on illegal IPTV service Magis TV." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/police-laliga-alianza-target-magistv-with-isp-office-raids-arrests-250725/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sat 09:54:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Adult film producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media have filed a significant copyright infringement lawsuit against tech giant Meta." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-lawsuit-accuses-meta-of-pirating-adult-films-for-ai-training/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sat 09:55:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "VMware develops vSphere, the industry’s most popular hypervisor." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/24/eu-cloud-provider-group-files-complaint-broadcoms-vmware-acquisition/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Sat 09:55:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I said, look, we'll break this guy up — this is before I learned the facts of life — I said we'll break 'em up" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 09:56:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "SpaceX’s Starlink suffered one of its biggest international outages on Thursday when an internal software failure knocked users offline" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/starlink-suffers-rare-global-outage/267353/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 09:56:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "SpaceX chief Elon Musk's Starlink satellite [Internet] service experienced an hours-long global network outage Thursday, which executives attributed to a key software issue." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/musks-starlink-satellite-internet-sees-hours-long-global-outage/articleshow/122902836.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 09:57:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Homelessness is often thought of either as an issue of individual moral failings or merely of bad policy. It should instead be seen as a moral crisis for our democracy, one that demands transformative economic reforms." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/homelessness-crisis-democracy-olympia-dehumanization/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 09:57:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "These shots from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest are truly a dream delivery " ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/celebrate-250th-anniversary-us-postal-service-these-15-photographs-180987040/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Sat 09:58:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Richard Arkwright wasn’t building a museum. He was solving a technical problem: how to increase the efficiency of cotton spinning." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/misc/what-the-worlds-first-factory-can-teach-us-about-ai/ | Source: Jono Alderson
Sat 09:58:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Predictable, but no less shocking or reprehensible: Trump just signed an executive order urging states to forcibly institutionalize homeless people, defund Housing First, criminalize encampments, and cut aid to cities that don't comply." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/new-trump-executive-order-will-further-criminalize-homelessness-mental-illness/ | Source: TruthOut
Sat 09:58:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Trump's action comes after the Supreme Court ruled in June that that people without homes can be arrested and fined for sleeping in public spaces" ☛ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/24/trump-homeless-people-streets-order-housing/85358060007/ | Source: Gannett
Sat 10:04:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Aside from the above, it’s not clear what service Weiss actually offers CBS" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/is-the-free-press-worth-a-quarter-billion-dollars/ | Source: Truthdig
Sat 10:04:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Financial newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, reinforce this fixation on numbers." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/financial-journalism-cuts-its-losses-yet-loses-the-people/ | Source: University of Michigan
Sat 10:05:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The law also cancels about $8 billion in foreign aid accounts, including global health initiatives." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/24/repub/trump-signs-law-yanking-9b-from-npr-pbs-foreign-aid/ | Source: Michigan Advance
Sat 10:05:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "In his second term, Trump has also punished other outlets he dislikes, including Voice of America, the Associated Press, NPR and PBS" ☛ https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/421116/trump-sues-murdoch-wall-street-journal | Source: Vox
Sat 10:05:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "several new editorial roles in London are being created." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/fortune-europe-editorial-team-made-redundant-but-new-roles-being-created/ | Source: Press Gazette
Sat 10:07:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "the decision has been interpreted in liberal circles as Paramount in essence bending the knee to Trump" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/07/24/south-park-ridicules-naked-trump-after-creators-sign-15bn-p/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
Sat 10:07:28  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The university did not admit wrongdoing, but pledged to follow laws against considering race in admissions and hiring and to work to reduce antisemitism." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/24/2025/columbia-university-settles-trump-lawsuit | Source: Semafor Inc
Sat 10:07:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The university’s agreement with the Trump administration bodes ill for American higher education." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/columbia-agreement-trump/683653/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 10:08:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "There’s every reason to believe, based on the terms of the deal, that the only thing proceeding with focus and clarity is the MAGA takeover of higher education." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/columbia-trump-settlement/ | Source: The Nation
Sat 10:09:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "North Ossetia is experiencing a second day of mobile [Internet] disruptions amid a drone threat alert." ☛ https://oc-media.org/internet-disruptions-reported-in-north-ossetia-amid-drone-threat-alert/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media
Sat 10:09:22  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "They’ve also tried to cultivate homegrown alternatives that would be under the thumb of regulators." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kremlin-internet-youtube-apps/33483025.html | Source: RFERL
Sat 10:09:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Trump administration says it wants AI models free from ideological bias, as it pressures their developers to reflect the president’s worldview." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trump-ai-order-bias-openai-google/ | Source: Wired
Sat 10:12:02  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "John Gilmore, co-founder" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/eff_turns_35/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 10:14:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "if it fails to land a major external customer" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-might-cancel-14a-process-node-development-and-the-following-nodes-if-it-cant-win-a-major-external-customer-move-would-cede-leading-edge-market-to-tsmc-and-samsung | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 10:14:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Intel isn't just laying off employees and closing plants in a bid to cut costs" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/intel_not_done_shedding_now/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 10:16:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "On Thursday, Intel disclosed that it plans to reduce its headcount by 15% more this year in a bid to boost financial performance" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/25/intel-spin-off-nex-networking-business-independent-company/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Sat 10:17:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "All of this occurred at Trump’s presentation of his AI Action Plan in Washington, making the remarks while presenting on stage: [...]" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2859169/what-the-hell-is-nvidia-said-trump-while-presenting-on-ai.html | Source: PC World
Sat 10:17:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I am not blind to the fact that this proposal will impinge upon the right to privacy." ☛ https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/speech-by-minister-for-justice-home-affairs-and-migration-jim-ocallaghan-a-contested-arena-balancing-competing-human-rights-in-the-area-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/ |
Sat 10:19:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Ireland's media watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/irish-watchdog-threatens-elon-musks-x-over-adult-content-controls/articleshow/122886003.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 10:19:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This means that the much-vaunted megafab near Magdeburg in eastern Germany, first announced in 2022, will not be built." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/intel_european_retreat/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 10:19:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The disclosure came as Intel published its second-quarter financial results today." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/24/intel-lay-off-15-more-staff-year-end-scale-back-foundry-investments/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Sat 10:19:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "We have not set any headcount reduction target" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/713388/intel-q2-2025-leave-germany-poland-costa-rica | Source: The Verge
Sat 10:19:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Everyone loves enshittification. Not the thing itself, of course. But Cory Doctorow’s neologism was an instant hit" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-general-theory-of-enshittification | Source: Paul Krugman
Sat 11:21:47  │ 〖geert〗 	│ supsupsupsup
Sat 11:55:53  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ tasty soup
Sat 11:55:57  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-202406-202507
Sat 11:56:31  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ going up because of the forced hardware replacement cycle?
Sat 12:05:13  │ 〖geert〗 	│ i wouldnt be surprised although not seen enough data to reliably verify
Sat 12:05:58  │ 〖geert〗 	│ kinda ~one percent up, still based on 'control group' which is not too much reflective of practical situation
Sat 12:06:33  │ 〖geert〗 	│ in a month, from control group, seem off from android
Sat 12:06:48  │ 〖geert〗 	│ indicating in smartphone/iot realm
Sat 12:07:02  │ 〖geert〗 	│ shift in iot/smartphone realm*
Sat 12:07:57  │ 〖geert〗 	│ atm i get plans to peel pfas/dupont issues some more, though in regard to this control group market share index it may be handy to try see if microsoft try push something maybe in iot/smartphone realm so to say
Sat 12:10:18  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ that's something for TR to research
Sat 12:17:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Big in Japan" ☛ https://houseofkyle.com/2025/07/25/big-in-japan-part-one/ | Source: Kyle Ford
Sat 12:18:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "While there’s no definitive data yet on how well the car is performing at retail—Tesla doesn’t publish model or country sales number splits—the early signs do not look good" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/it-looks-like-the-tesla-model-y-refresh-has-bombed/ | Source: Wired
Sat 12:18:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The company still hasn’t released a lineup of newer, cheaper EVs to compete with the discount models offered by its competitors, especially China’s BYD, for markets outside the US" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/24/2025/tesla-profits-fall-for-third-consecutive-quarter | Source: Semafor Inc
Sat 12:19:02  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "There's just one wrinkle: the funds roll out in two tranches, with $10 billion dispersed immediately, and $30 billion only available if OpenAI restructures to a for-profit company" ☛ https://futurism.com/openai-money-softbank-investors | Source: Futurism
Sat 12:19:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The DMV is seeking to bar Tesla from selling cars in the state for at least 30 days. A five-day hearing in the case began Monday in Oakland before a DMV administrative law judge" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-24/has-musk-lied-about-self-driving-teslas-california-says-so | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sat 12:19:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "For the second time, xAI has fallen behind on its bills to our local utility company. In February 2025, it was reported that the AI company was $400,000 behind and received several cutoff notices." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/07/xai-million-mlgw/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
Sat 12:20:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Insiders believe Chinese officials will not abandon these projects, viewing them as growing pains rather than failures." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-ai-data-center-boom-goes-bust-rush-leaves-billions-of-dollars-in-idle-infrastructure | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 12:20:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Many data centers were built on the assumption that state-owned companies and government agencies would purchase computing power." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/china-is-developing-nation-spanning-network-to-sell-surplus-data-center-compute-power-latency-disparate-hardware-are-key-hurdles | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 12:20:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "In the works for more than a decade, Grain Belt Express is expected to run from southwest Kansas carrying renewable energy through Missouri and Illinois before ending at the Indiana border." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/why-did-feds-cancel-a-4-9-billion-loan-for-the-grain-belt-express-transmission-line-project/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
Sat 12:21:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This is the longest period of consecutive days with temperatures exceeding 30C since records began in 1961" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/2323972.html | Source: RTL
Sat 12:21:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A study by NASA’s Sea Level Change Team revealed that, in 2023, the sea level in Tuvalu was 15 centimeters higher than the average recorded over the previous three decades." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-planned-migration-of-an-entire-country-is-underway/ | Source: Wired
Sat 12:25:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "As allegations over Donald Trump‘s relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein escalate, the latest report claims that the president’s name appears in a list of contributors for a 50th birthday book to Epstein and that in another book" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-epstein-birthday-book-note-1235393765/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Sat 12:26:02  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Department of Justice keeps changing its story about documents related to the politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, offering contradictory reasons for refusing to release the files." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/epstein-trump-files-justice-department/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 12:26:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "DER SPIEGEL has learned that the financial institution is suspected of having released more than 1.5 billion euros out of a total volume of 4 billion euros for the regime in Tehran." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/circumventing-u-s-sanctions-turkish-state-owned-bank-suspected-of-transferring-usd1-5-billion-to-tehran-a-c7e76706-0900-442d-bfd5-c95a9d26a055#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel
Sat 12:30:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "These Nvidia AI chips were reportedly smuggled to China in the three months following tighter US export controls" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ai-chips-worth-1-billion-entered-china-despite-us-curbs-ft/articleshow/122895024.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 12:31:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Last month, President Trump extended the deadline by 90 days for China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/24/tiktok-going-dark-soon-commerce-secretary/ | Source: Digital Music News
Sat 12:32:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Despite the U.S. desperately trying to block access to advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-companies-allegedly-smuggled-in-usd1bn-worth-of-nvidia-ai-chips-in-the-last-three-months-despite-increasing-export-controls-some-companies-are-already-flaunting-future-b300-availability | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 12:33:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "SpaceX’s Starlink internet service suffered a major international outage" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/starlink-outage-incident-or-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Sat 12:34:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "backbone of the Ukrainian army" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/25/ukrainian-soldiers-cut-off-from-musks-starlink-after-outage/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
Sat 12:35:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Commission’s strategy risks turning exception into rule: permanent suspicion becomes standard, preventive data collection is institutionalized, and mass surveillance is established as a governing infrastructure." ☛ https://osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2025/07/the-eu-commissions-protecteu-roadmap-a-dangerous-step-toward-permanent-surveillance/ | Source: Osservatorio Nessuno
Sat 12:35:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "If people choose not to log on [to search engines] to avoid age assurance checks, this could have a wide-reaching impact on the streamlined, integrated ways people search for online information" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-age-checked-internet-has-arrived/ | Source: Wired
Sat 12:35:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Speaking under the theme “Building a Continental Framework for AI, Data Sovereignty" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/data-is-the-new-oil-but-africa-must-own-the-wells-prof-dr-mirjam/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
Sat 12:39:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Tea, which claims to have more than 1.6 million users, reached the top of the App Store charts this week and has tens of thousands of reviews there." ☛ https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/ | Source: 404 Media
Sat 12:40:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Windows TCO: "The Zurich-headquartered healthcare organization, which operates more than 100 facilities across Switzerland, Austria, and Germany" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ameos-group-data-breach/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Sat 12:40:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Windows TCO: "The BlackSuit gang, which is believed to have been operational since April/May 2023" ☛ https://therecord.media/blacksuit-ransomware-gang-website-takedown | Source: The Record
Sat 12:42:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Social Control Media: "The age of pretending not to see the victim is over." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/this-is-not-my-country/ | Source: The Walrus
Sat 12:42:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "As you might guess, while publishers watch their traffic circle the drain, Google's profits are reaching new heights." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/07/24/publishers-see-traffic-plummet-as-googles-ai-answers-keep-users-from-clicking-links.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sat 12:42:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A full one-third said that fixing the AI’s mistakes took as much time as not using the AI." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/25/16-of-employees-pretend-to-use-ai-at-work-to-please-their-boss/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sat 12:46:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The practical way we quantize things in NNs is… well, NNs have their own bloody-minded trade-offs and reinventions as usual." ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/nn_quantization.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay
Sat 12:47:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This survey does a good job of showing how irrelevant the source links are in Google A.I. summaries to search traffic." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/google-ai-summaries-traffic/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sat 12:47:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This move by the Trump administration is the latest in its evolving attack on the agency, which provides a significant route of redress for people harmed by AI in the US." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1120645/americas-ai-watchdog-is-losing-its-bite/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
Sat 12:48:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "As chatbots grow more powerful, so does the potential for harm." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 12:48:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "It seems the public is happy to gorge on slop, and that’s not a problem for Alphabet’s most valuable asset after Google Search. Quite the opposite." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ai-slop-goes-mainstream-youtube-cashes-in/267387/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 12:48:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/south-park-trump-1.7593849 | Source: CBC
Sat 12:50:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I completely agree with him on this one, because, if the government interfered with private AI, innovators at ‘South Park’ wouldn’t be able to make important videos like this one" ☛ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stephen-colbert-praises-south-park-naked-trump-1236470969/ | Source: Variety
Sat 12:50:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ""The dominant exit trend right now is frequent but lower-value acquisitions and fewer IPOs with significantly higher value," said Dimitri Zabelin, PitchBook's senior research analyst for AI and cybersecurity." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/22/ai-startups-raised-104-billion-in-first-half-exits-different-story.html | Source: CNBC
Sat 12:51:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "the money isn’t necessarily coming with them." ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-venture-capital-exits | Source: Futurism
Sat 12:51:37  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Boucher has previously been in the news for publishing novels using AI and proposing an AI bill of rights. He also has a history of public pranks, having helped create a fake company and a fake art movement." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tim-boucher-velvet-sundown-1.7593628 | Source: CBC
Sat 12:53:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "One survey response attributed to Ricks on the district’s website included text that appeared to have been copied and pasted from a dialogue with ChatGPT" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/25/amid-questions-over-chatgpt-use-detroit-school-board-candidate-withdraws/ | Source: Michigan Advance
Sat 12:53:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Despite a flurry of actions this week to extend AI leadership, the administration is dismantling the very advantages that established America’s global lead in AI in the first place." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1120639/trumps-ai-action-plan-is-a-distraction/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
Sat 12:54:22  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Benteler is participating in the project through its Benteler Mobility unit, which helps cities build autonomous public transit fleets." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/25/lyft-partners-benteler-launch-autonomous-shuttle-service/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Sat 12:54:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "None of these security and protection measures are bad things. Indeed, they're necessary." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_trump_plan_/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 12:55:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The Illusion of Thinking" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/07/25/the-illusion-of-thinking/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Sat 12:56:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Because of their ubiquity and importance, the macOS CryptoKit framework provides access to optimised implementations of SHA algorithms including SHA-256." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/23/intel-macs-can-be-much-slower-computing-sha-256-hashes/ | Source: Howard Oakley
Sat 12:56:25  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "requested Microsoft’s assistance" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/national-treasury-confirms-malware-hit/267320/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 12:56:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Google will officially deprecate links generated with its URL shortening tool next month. On August 25th, 2025, all links in the “https://goo.gl/*” format will no longer work and return a 404 error message" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/713125/google-url-shortener-links-shutdown-deadline | Source: The Verge
Sat 12:57:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A Chinese cyberespionage group has been targeting VMware and F5 product vulnerabilities in a sophisticated and stealthy campaign, cybersecurity firm Sygnia reports." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-target-networking-and-virtualization-flaws-to-breach-isolated-environments/ | Source: Security Week
Sat 12:57:37  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has demanded that Google-owned incident response firm Mandiant hand over the Salt Typhoon-related security assessments of AT&T and Verizon" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/senator_mandiant_salt_typhoon_demands/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 12:58:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Once vaccination rates reached 51 percent of the population, total flu cases were reduced by 32.9 to 41.5 percent, depending on the severity of the flu." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-vaccines-protect-everybody-even-the-unvaccinated | Source: Science Alert
Sat 12:58:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "As we've reported, the consequences of these mental health breakdowns — which have impacted both people with known histories of serious mental illness and those who have none — have sometimes been extreme." ☛ https://futurism.com/support-group-ai-psychosis | Source: Futurism
Sat 12:59:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "We are living through the attention wars—a battle for control of human cognitive resources that determines everything from individual agency to collective reasoning." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-attention-wars | Source: Mike Brock
Sat 13:00:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "So today, I’m encouraged. If my goal is to put myself out there, it’s a good sign to feel exposed." ☛ https://www.jameskerr.blog/posts/2025/exposed/ | Source: James Kerr
Sat 13:00:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This is the 100th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-marisabel-munoz | Source: Manuel Moreale
Sat 13:01:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The thing I wanted to spend some time reflecting on though, is not the significance of having done something every day for 100 weeks (something I honestly don’t care too much about) but why all this matters." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/why-this-matters | Source: Manuel Moreale
Sat 13:02:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "What that ultimately means is that we built and managed projects for businesses that came in and pitched their ideas to us." ☛ https://flower.codes/education/programming/2025/07/25/give-a-problem | Source: Zach Flower
Sat 13:02:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Starlink is the most immediate and frequent source of potential interference for radio astronomy: it launched 477 satellites during this study’s four-month data collection period alone" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-technology/australian-university-study-finds-starlink-interfering-with-radio-astronomy.html | Source: IT Wire
Sat 13:06:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "We present the largest survey to date characterising intended and unintended emission from Starlink satellites across the SKA-Low frequency range." ☛ https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/07/aa54787-25/aa54787-25.html | Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Sat 13:07:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A combinator is a kind of function. Specifically, it’s a function that applies its arguments—and only its arguments—to each other in a particular shape and order." ☛ https://blog.zdsmith.com/posts/combinatory-programming.html |
Sat 13:07:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Around 3,870 individuals are expected to depart, but that number may change in the coming days and weeks, the spokesperson said, adding that the remaining number of employees at the agency would be around 14,000." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-25/nasa-says-20-of-workforce-to-depart-space-agency | Source: US News And World Report
Sat 13:08:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "recent policies that have or threaten to waste public resources, compromise human safety, weaken national security, and undermine the core NASA mission." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/nasa-cuts-letter-1.7594556 | Source: CBC
Sat 13:08:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "In ‘More Everything Forever,’ astrophysicist Adam Becker exposes Silicon Valley’s insanity and explains why Mars isn't where we want to go." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-mad-religion-of-technological-salvation/ | Source: Truthdig
Sat 13:09:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "After the Bible and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, The Divine Comedy has probably been the motivation for more paintings than any other literary work." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/25/introduction-to-dantes-inferno/ | Source: Howard Oakley
Sat 13:09:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Far from the first, as Aaronson notes later. If you are into cocktails, this looks like quite the experience." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/every-iba-cocktail/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sat 13:12:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I wonder how many people blog to understand themselves, or to validate their existence. How many write just to spend time with themselves, while the whole world wants to take its share." ☛ https://marisabel.nl/public/blog/Time_with_Myself |
Sat 13:12:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "He sold what was left of his soul to Palantir founder and sweaty, ham-faced fascist Peter Thiel who bankrolled Hogan’s lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/hulk-hogan-racist-liar-scab-obit/ | Source: The Nation
Sat 13:13:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "In this interview, we discussed how information overload hinders deep work and creativity, the power of metacognition, why we should aim to augment human thinking and not automate it away" ☛ https://nesslabs.com/aloe-featured-tool | Source: Ness Labs
Sat 13:14:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ SUSE Security Team Spotlight Spring 2025 ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2025/07/25/spring-spotlight.html
Sat 13:17:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "This opens new possibilities for displaying IoT data captured from Ethernet to large TV displays." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/mipi-hdmi-is-open-source-hardware-mipi-dsi-converter-to-dvi-hdmi-which-works-with-esp32-p4-devkit/ | Source: Olimex
Sat 13:17:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Many customers requested a similar computer based on the 6502 processor, which led to the creation of the Open Source Hardware project Neo6502." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/retro-computing-nostalgia-meet-open-source-software-and-hardware/ | Source: Olimex
Sat 13:17:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "We successfully exploited two discontinued network devices at DistrictCon’s inaugural Junkyard competition in February, winning runner-up for Most Innovative Exploitation Technique." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/25/exploiting-zero-days-in-abandoned-hardware/ | Source: Trail of Bits
Sat 13:17:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I finally found time to start reading the CPC Addict magazine I received a few months back, and boy I am so happy!" ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/i-want-an-amstrad-nc100.html | Source: Nico Cartron
Sat 13:18:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 13:18:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I recently found a Navman Bike 1000 in a thrift store for EUR 10. This is a bike computer, a navigation device for cyclists, made by MiTaC, the same company that makes the Mio bike computers." ☛ https://raymii.org/s/blog/Bringing_a_Decade_Old_Bicycle_Navigator_Back_to_Life_with_Open_Source_Software_and_DOOM.html | Source: Remy Van Elst
Sat 13:20:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ No, your toaster does NOT need Wi-Fi or Internet or even Bluetooth. The problem is not even the open port or goodmorning1234 password. The problem is that you've just hooked up for the whole world a device that could potentially let anyone to turn down a home from very far away, over Tor.
Sat 13:21:28  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: One Hertz Challenge, ESP32, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_One_Hertz_Challenge_ESP32_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_One_Hertz_Challenge_ESP32_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 13:23:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 13:24:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Links 26/07/2025: 50 Percent Tariffs in Amazon, Dying Intel Offloads Network and Edge Group (NEX) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Links_26_07_2025_50_Percent_Tariffs_in_Amazon_Dying_Intel_Offlo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Links_26_07_2025_50_Percent_Tariffs_in_Amazon_Dying_Intel_Offlo.gmi ∎
Sat 13:27:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Does anyone still remember VICE Media? Was it not valued at many billions at one point? Sort of like many HEY HI companies right now...
Sat 13:28:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A lot of social control media these days is BOT (fake) views and even comments, not just clicks, are bots. It helps platform FAKE "engagement" and thus invent fraudulent "values"... chatbot use case: commit fraud. Another kind of it.
Sat 13:30:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Understanding ODF File Types: .odt, .ods, .odp, and Beyond ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/25/understanding-odf-file-types-odt-ods-odp-and-beyond/
Sat 13:30:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ More fakes for illusion of something going on https://lunduke.substack.com/p/proton-launches-hallucinatory-ai
Sat 13:32:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Etesync-Notes – secure note-taking application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/etesync-notes-secure-note-taking-application/
Sat 13:32:37  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Ruff – extremely fast Python linter and code formatter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ruff-extremely-fast-python-linter-code-formatter/
Sat 13:33:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ WiseMapping – web-based mind mapping tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wisemapping-web-based-mind-mapping-tool/
Sat 13:51:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Bot-based "engagement" can be the foundation for advertising fraud. The social control media companies are very likely to try to bill the advertisers for impressions which never happened and were bot clicks instead of actual visiting people." There were lawsuits like these (FB and Twitter).
Sat 13:53:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Modern LLM get-rich-fast scheme: either lie to investors OR 1) attack a given Web site by scraping millions of pages from it 2) that site pays large bills for this attack 3) you then offer to sell all the data of that site 4) you profit from someone else's work without consent or even knowledge 5) that site gets nothing, shuts down due to bills
Sat 13:55:22  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ And yes, it sounds like some kind of crime. But that's what happens right now with LLM "data brokers", which compete by together attacking sites in parallel, all for the same "data set" (stolen mirror) to be sold to a highest bidder. Break this racket by punishing the actors.
Sat 13:55:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I expect that if the fraud is still going on then there are new lawsuits too" -iophk
Sat 13:57:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ [Old] "First, I'll explain how I studied these image formats." ☛ https://ache.one/articles/web-image-formats |
Sat 13:57:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I was needing a way to see the output of a document run to see which servers had the change" ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/ssm-document-output/ | Source: Clayton Errington
Sat 13:58:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ One easy way to kill the press online is to unleash lots of DDoS attacks at it, under the guise of "AI training", until it perishes and gives up
Sat 13:59:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "It feels good to finally address some of these pain points. I also closed some stale issues and pull requests." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202507/coverage_7100_patch.html | Source: Ned Batchelder
Sat 13:59:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "A language for statistical computing clearly needs to be able to deal with missing values" ☛ https://www.biobits.be/biofunctor/2025/07/23/lets-talk-about-nas/ |
Sat 14:00:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The phrase ‘deep learning’ already feels outdated, and the current hotness is more about AI and LLMs, so the lecture and topics might feel a bit out of date." ☛ https://www.juliabloggers.com/easy-neural-nets-and-finance-part-1/ | Source: Julia Language Blog Aggregator
Sat 14:00:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Not just growing up I suppose, a continuous process of becoming." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/07/25/faults | Source: Matt Webb
Sat 14:02:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "There’s a tool for managing a database of short text snippets, and selecting snippets at random." ☛ https://www.judy.co.uk/blog/using-fortune-to-reinforce-habits/ |
Sat 14:04:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I have a few more Firefox extensions and settings that I also use." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/firefox-extensions-and-settings-for-2025/ | Source: Don Marti
Sat 14:04:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Cool, so what's the new demo I want to share?" ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/25/getting-image-insights-with-built-in-chrome-ai-and-exif-data | Source: Raymond Camden
Sat 14:05:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Can this happen here? My proxy is written in go, as are most of my servers." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/polarizing-parsers | Source: Ted Unangst
Sat 14:07:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Welcome back to another edition of the Community Office Hours!" ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/video-thunderbird-140-0-esr-eclipse/ | Source: Thunderbird
Sat 14:07:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Renting Android Malware Is Getting Easier – and Cheaper" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/24/malware-service-turns-android-hacking-plug-play-business/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Sat 14:11:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "You can now use WebTunnel bridges to connect to the Tor network from Tails." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6_18/ | Source: Tor
Sat 14:14:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "But what if I told you that my first encounter with Linux came well before the launch of this humble website?" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-death-of-windows-xp-and-my-first-linux-netbook/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
Sat 14:15:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I miss being optimistic about technology." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/being-optimistic-for-technology/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Sat 14:17:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I have used the Steam Deck as a PC in the past, attaching a keyboard" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/steam-deck-full-tv-setup/ | Source: Ava
Sat 14:19:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The video in http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/YouTube_is_a_Spamfarm_Slopfarm_and_Clickfarm_a_Lot_of_Numbers_T.shtml does a good job explaining (report from China, English translation) what social control media has, in general, become. And thus why the optimal thing a person can do is ignore/avoid it.
Sat 14:20:59  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Many sites have been affected by the aggressiveness of web crawlers designed to improve LLMs." ☛ https://ache.one/notes/html_zip_bomb |
Sat 14:21:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "One of the differences between X and Wayland is that in the classical version of X you send drawing commands to the server while in Wayland you send images" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/DrawingCommandsVsSendingImages | Source: University of Toronto
Sat 14:27:02  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://ircz.de/p/25071432
Sat 14:31:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Configure DHCP Server on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-dhcp-server-rocky-linux-10/
Sat 14:31:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install GIMP on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gimp-rocky-linux-10/
Sat 14:32:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install Pritunl VPN Server on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pritunl-vpn-server-almalinux-10/
Sat 14:32:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How to Install Gemini CLI on Ubuntu to Access Hey Hi (AI) from Your Terminal ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/how-to-install-gemini-cli-on-ubuntu
Sat 14:33:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How to Find Running Services in GNU/Linux with Systemd Commands [Quick Guide] ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/list-all-running-services-under-systemd-in-linux/
Sat 14:33:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How to Clear RAM Cache, Buffers, and Swap in GNU/Linux Without Reboot ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/clear-ram-memory-cache-buffer-and-swap-space-on-linux/
Sat 14:33:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ GNU GNU/Linux Debian 12: howto (unfinished) if vscode is open source it should be possible to compile it from src, right? ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/07/25/gnu-linux-debian-12-howto-unfinished-if-vscode-is-open-source-it-should-be-possible-to-compile-it-from-src-right/
Sat 14:35:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ No, this would not work, people would sell their IDs ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/id-verification-could-fix-the-dead
Sat 14:36:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Impacts fools with skinnerboxes https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-tea-app-breach-60gb-of-personal
Sat 14:36:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install SDKMAN on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-sdkman-almalinux-10/
Sat 14:42:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install Calibre on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-calibre-rocky-linux-10/
Sat 14:42:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install Borgmatic on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-borgmatic-fedora-42/
Sat 14:44:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I have no idea what LINUX really is. no matter how hard I try. All I know is Stallman is awesome." https://x.com/LakeDaniel11/status/1949033324380561516
Sat 14:45:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Closing Keynote Day 3 - Dr. Richard Stallman - Web3 Summit 2024 Berlin https://youtu.be/tqgUGbZdyHs?si=xolOKpbgp7lE7xwU via @YouTube I really like this guy." https://x.com/LakeDaniel11/status/1948992115272237129
Sat 14:51:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Don Marti: Firefox extensions and settings for 2025 ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/firefox-extensions-and-settings-for-2025/
Sat 14:51:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install SNMP on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snmp-manjaro/
Sat 14:52:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install NFS Server on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nfs-server-fedora-42/
Sat 14:52:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How To Install Sysbench on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-sysbench-almalinux-10/
Sat 14:53:59  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ HTML and the Web Used to be Something a Child Could Learn, "Modern" Web is a Puzzle of Frameworks, Bloat, and Worse ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/HTML_and_the_Web_Used_to_be_Something_a_Child_Could_Learn_Moder.shtml
Sat 14:54:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ We Don't Do JavaScript and Pages Are Small ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/We_Don_t_Do_JavaScript_and_Pages_Are_Small.shtml
Sat 14:54:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ tinmop – client for Gemini, gopher, kami, and Mastodon ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tinmop-client-gemini-gopher-kami-mastodon/
Sat 14:55:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Record heatwave grips South Korea as temperatures could soar to 38 deg C this weekend ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-heat-wave-grips-south-korea-as-temperatures-could-soar-to-38-deg-c-this-weekend
Sat 14:58:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  today's howotos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_howotos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_howotos.gmi ∎
Sat 15:00:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Remi Collet: 📝 Redis version 8.0 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/07/25/Redis-version-8.0
Sat 15:01:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ YouTube is a Spamfarm, Slopfarm, and Clickfarm (a Lot of Numbers There Are Fake) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/YouTube_is_a_Spamfarm_Slopfarm_and_Clickfarm_a_Lot_of_Numbers_T.shtml
Sat 15:03:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Enable Custom Logos branding in the OpenShift web console ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/25/enable-custom-logos-branding-openshift-web-console
Sat 15:04:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Tails 6.18 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tails
Sat 15:06:57  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Introducing the Arduino Nano R4: small in size, big on possibilities ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/24/introducing-the-arduino-nano-r4-small-in-size-big-on-possibilities/
Sat 15:11:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Mitel Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Communication Platform ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mitel-patches-critical-flaw-in-enterprise-communication-platform/
Sat 15:11:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-student-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-phishing-kits/
Sat 15:11:59  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ No Patch for Flaw Exposing Hundreds of LG Cameras to Remote Hacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/no-patch-for-flaw-exposing-hundreds-of-lg-cameras-to-remote-hacking/
Sat 15:12:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-targets-north-koreas-illicit-funds-15m-rewards-offered-as-american-woman-jailed-in-it-worker-scam/
Sat 15:15:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Amazon shuts down Hey Hi (AI) lab in Shanghai, source says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/25/amazon-shuts-down-ai-lab-in-shanghai/
Sat 15:18:48  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ the gamble has failed
Sat 15:19:20  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ you need a good pitcher for success in HEY HI
Sat 15:19:25  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ like Avram Pitcher
Sat 15:19:59  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ (cat) https://files.catbox.moe/192ikg.png
Sat 15:34:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] psydroid2: there is another article about this
Sat 15:35:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in the making
Sat 15:35:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but I gave them a chance to respond first
Sat 15:35:22  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] so need to wait assuming they have something to say in their defence
Sat 15:36:35  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ it's a shame, but it looks like tech journalism can't be profitable without selling out to companies such as Microsoft and IBM
Sat 15:36:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] put it like this
Sat 15:36:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] the journalism is nort profitable
Sat 15:37:00  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] marketing and PR... are
Sat 15:37:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] tentative headline:
Sat 15:37:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Trajectory of The Register: From News Sites Into "B2B" Into Microsoft Salespeople
Sat 15:39:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The 'Matrix' Effect – why does pop culture create fear of Artificial Intelligence? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/commentary/25.07.2025-the-matrix-effect-why-does-pop-culture-create-fear-of-artificial-intelligence.a607948/
Sat 15:40:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ FCC Formally Approves Paramount Global/Skydance Media Merger in Deal Likely To Harm Consumers, Free Press ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/fcc-formally-approves-paramount-global-skydance-media-merger-in-deal-likely-to-harm-consumers-free-press/
Sat 15:41:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Intel to lay off 15% more staff by year-end and scale back foundry investments ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/24/intel-lay-off-15-more-staff-year-end-scale-back-foundry-investments/
Sat 15:41:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Intel promises sweeping changes to combat stagnation with new foundry strategy, Hey Hi (AI) focus, and the return of Hyper-Threading — but losses threaten to curtail ambition ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-promises-sweeping-changes-to-combat-stagnation-with-new-foundry-strategy-ai-focus-and-the-return-of-hyper-threading-but-losses-threaten-to-curtail-ambition
Sat 15:41:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Intel Expects Work Force to Shrink by 25,000 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/technology/intel-layoffs-25000.html
Sat 15:42:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Notes from "The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast" ☞ https://evanhahn.com/the-weather-machine-book-notes/
Sat 15:43:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/encryption-makes-us-powerful-internet-society-hosts-encryption-advocacy-workshop-for-european-civil-society/
Sat 15:44:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Music in a Minute: Soundtracks of summer ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/music-in-a-minute-soundtracks-of-summer/
Sat 15:44:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Are the Democrats Getting Better at the Internet? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/are-the-democrats-getting-better-at-the-internet
Sat 15:45:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ In the Latest Space Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000010290263/china-starlink-space-race.html
Sat 15:45:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Starlink Went Down Globally. Here’s What We Know About Its Longest Outage Since Launch ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/starlink-global-outage-zimbabwe-impact/
Sat 15:48:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "were not properly instructed by air traffic control"... maybe they were busy playing tiktok game on their "phone" ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/southwest-flight-plummets-nearly-500-feet-in-a-freefall-to-avoid-midair-collision-leaving-2-flight-attendants-injured/
Sat 15:49:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Half of KLIA Terminal 2 auto gates down with technical glitch, auto gates at other terminals unaffected ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/half-of-klia-terminal-2-autogates-down-with-technical-glitch-autogates-elsewhere-unaffected
Sat 15:50:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ TTABlog Test: Is SEXTO for Alcoholic Beverages Confusable with THE SEXTON for Whiskey? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttablog-test-is-sexto-for-alcoholic.html
Sat 15:50:55  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ WTH? Files under "shopping"!!! https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/shopping/microsoft-office-2024-home-amp-business-for-mac-or-pc-lifetime-license-is-36-off-4/
Sat 15:55:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A Study Found Too Much Sleep Increases Risk of Death. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-study-found-too-much-sleep-increases-risk-of-death-heres-why
Sat 15:56:17  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ have they found how much is "too much sleep", yet?
Sat 15:56:18  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ at least they didn't shut down the engines
Sat 15:58:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: i just sent this to rianne
Sat 15:58:11  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] moments ago
Sat 15:58:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] have not read that yet
Sat 15:58:43  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] that site usually links to the original studies
Sat 15:58:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] like some university pages
Sat 15:59:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ This Natural, Zero-Calorie Sweetener Could Be a Secret Weapon Against Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-natural-zero-calorie-sweetener-could-be-a-secret-weapon-against-cancer
Sat 16:00:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: stevia ^
Sat 16:01:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i can no longer find it for a good price
Sat 16:02:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i got a few bags before
Sat 16:02:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it is not very sweet though
Sat 16:02:12  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] like half as sweet as white sugar
Sat 16:02:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] yesterday we finished all the muscovadu... after more than a year
Sat 16:02:45  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ yeah, and sometimes they say it's bad for you, and sometimes they say everything sweet is bad for you
Sat 16:02:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and last week finished all the artificials
Sat 16:02:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i really don't want to fall back on procesed white sugar
Sat 16:03:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: yes, it's hard to tell
Sat 16:03:12  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] boils down to reputation and trust
Sat 16:03:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] like who claims what
Sat 16:03:19  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and their methods
Sat 16:03:26  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ but hey, at least every time they say something about what food is healthy, they're 100% confident of it
Sat 16:03:26  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] some 'sstudies' are industry-funded PR/marketing
Sat 16:03:34  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ and next time, they're 100% confident of the opposite
Sat 16:03:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "The Conversation
Sat 16:03:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University"
Sat 16:03:46  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] re stevia
Sat 16:03:47  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ they were sure butter was bad for you and margarine was good for you, then the opposite...
Sat 16:04:14  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] oily things are generally not good
Sat 16:04:20  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] both better reduced/avoided
Sat 16:04:23  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] fruit is good
Sat 16:04:27  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i think nobody disputes this
Sat 16:04:29  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] almost all fruit
Sat 16:04:37  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but fruit got more expensive
Sat 16:05:11  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i bet in hungary you get beaten up for saying you are a fruit
Sat 16:05:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Scientists Find 2 Existing Drugs Can Reverse Alzheimer's Brain Damage in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-2-existing-drugs-can-reverse-alzheimers-brain-damage-in-mice
Sat 16:09:49  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ all the food is poison
Sat 16:10:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] food is a KIND of poison
Sat 16:10:12  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but some has positive side effects
Sat 16:10:17  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] such as calories and good taste
Sat 16:10:41  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: is Cyanide and Happiness still going?
Sat 16:10:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ China’s new dam: electrical power, and strategic power, too ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-new-dam-electrical-power-and-strategic-power-too/
Sat 16:11:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Underground China repair shops thrive servicing illicit Nvidia GPUs banned by export restrictions — companies resurrecting banned Hey Hi (AI) accelerators at a rate of up to '500 per month' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/underground-china-repair-shops-thrive-servicing-illicit-nvidia-gpus-banned-by-export-restrictions-companies-resurrecting-banned-ai-accelerators-at-a-rate-of-up-to-500-per-month
Sat 16:12:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ China’s leverage on the trade war with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-leverage-on-the-trade-war-with-us
Sat 16:13:18  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ 26 181041 < schestowitz[TR3]> MinceR: is Cyanide and Happiness still going?
Sat 16:13:20  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ indeed
Sat 16:13:35  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] good
Sat 16:14:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ China releases draft law amendment to help curb price wars ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-releases-draft-law-amendment-to-help-curb-price-wars
Sat 16:16:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Plane brawl breaks out after man wanting to sleep tells women having a chat to ‘shut up’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/plane-brawl-breaks-out-after-man-wanting-to-sleep-tells-women-having-a-chat-to-shut-up
Sat 16:18:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Nancy Nyambura: Outreachy Update:Understanding and Improving def-extractor.py ☞ https://nanciedev.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/outreachy-updateunderstanding-and-improving-def-extractor-py/
Sat 16:19:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Another success for Astellas and Kirkland defending Xtandi ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/another-success-for-astellas-and-kirkland-defending-xtandi/
Sat 16:20:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ No CA Fed Jurisdiction in _This_ Arbitration Award Challenge ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/jurisdiction-arbitration-challenge.html
Sat 16:26:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Arduino Nano R4 board launched for $12.10 with Renesas RA4M1 microcontroller ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/arduino-nano-r4-board-launched-for-12-10-with-renesas-ra4m1-microcontroller/
Sat 16:27:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ They Try to Lecture Us on Ethics ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/They_Try_to_Lecture_Us_on_Ethics.shtml
Sat 16:27:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The Future of the Web is One Rendering Engine or 'Flavours' of Chrome ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/The_Future_of_the_Web_is_One_Rendering_Engine_or_Flavours_of_Ch.shtml
Sat 16:28:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Best Sites Are Not Optimised for Any Browser, They Work Equally Well With All of Them ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Best_Sites_Are_Not_Optimised_for_Any_Browser_They_Work_Equally_.shtml
Sat 16:28:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 'Tech' is Not Technology ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Tech_is_Not_Technology.shtml
Sat 16:29:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ IBM's Debt Rose by Almost 10 Billion Dollars in the Past 6 Months Alone ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/IBM_s_Debt_Rose_by_Almost_10_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_6_Mont.shtml
Sat 16:29:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Yes, Master ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Yes_Master.shtml
Sat 16:29:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Microsoft Bribes and Buys Politicians to Tell Europe What to Do About Free Software (Which It's Attacking) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Microsoft_Bribes_and_Buys_Politicians_to_Tell_Europe_What_to_Do.shtml
Sat 16:30:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Making Backups Quickly and Reliably ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Making_Backups_Quickly_and_Reliably.shtml
Sat 16:30:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 10th Month, Ten Weeks From Now, at Ten AM ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/10th_Month_Ten_Weeks_From_Now_at_Ten_AM.shtml
Sat 16:31:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A Nadella Memo Distracts From Microsoft's Cheapening Of the Workforce ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/A_Nadella_Memo_Distracts_From_Microsoft_s_Cheapening_Of_the_Wor.shtml
Sat 16:31:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 'Tech' Gimmicks Are for Advertising, Not for Usability ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Tech_Gimmicks_Are_for_Advertising_Not_for_Usability.shtml
Sat 16:31:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ BetaNews Sacked Brian Fagioli and Deleted His Comments, But He Still Tries to Use the "BetaNews" Brand for Self-Affirmation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/BetaNews_Sacked_Brian_Fagioli_and_Deleted_His_Comments_But_He_S.shtml
Sat 16:32:36  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ why would you jeopardise your career for a slightly lighter workload?
Sat 16:33:12  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ you can write bs, as long as it is your own bs
Sat 16:33:48  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ why work hard writing bs, when we have technology to generate bs for us? :>
Sat 16:34:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ [Meme] Hard to Be a Better Person? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Meme_Hard_to_Be_a_Better_Person.shtml
Sat 16:34:30  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] <psydroid2> why would you jeopardise your career for a slightly lighter workload?
Sat 16:34:37  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] assuming you mean fagioli\
Sat 16:34:45  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] who some journalists cal;l "fatioli"
Sat 16:34:46  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ he and others like him
Sat 16:34:53  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] he already had a bad reputation
Sat 16:34:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] even before the slop
Sat 16:35:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and was consider a clickbaiting BS artist
Sat 16:35:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] even years ago
Sat 16:35:10  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they didn't like what he was doing
Sat 16:35:30  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] writing articles takes a lot of time
Sat 16:35:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] most of the time is not typing
Sat 16:35:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] or prompting LLMs
Sat 16:35:41  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] but studying issues
Sat 16:35:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] some can take years
Sat 16:35:51  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and for articles it takes reading too
Sat 16:35:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] fagioli never did that
Sat 16:36:10  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i think he also uses a 'mac'
Sat 16:36:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Reda Demanded That FSF Removes Its Founder, Now Reda Works Directly for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Reda_Demanded_That_FSF_Removes_Its_Founder_Now_Reda_Works_Direc.shtml
Sat 16:36:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How to Install GNOME Sound Recorder on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-gnome-sound-recorder-funos/
Sat 16:37:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Hari Rana: GNOME Calendar: A New Era of Accessibility Achieved in 90 Days ☞ https://tesk.page/2025/07/25/gnome-calendar-a-new-era-of-accessibility-achieved-in-90-days/
Sat 16:38:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ New build cluster speeds up daily autobuilds ☞ http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/new_build_cluster_speeds_up
Sat 16:52:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Collabora monthly management call, GNOME Advisory Board" ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-07-23.html https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-07-22.html
Sat 16:53:06  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://ircz.de/p/2505188
Sat 16:53:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Philip Withnall: A brief parental controls update ☞ https://tecnocode.co.uk/2025/07/24/a-brief-parental-controls-update/
Sat 16:58:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Event Wrap: IGF 2025 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/25/event-wrap-igf-2025/
Sat 16:58:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Building human capabilities to strengthen the digital future of South East Asia — EmpowerTech 2025 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/25/empowertech-2025-timor-leste/
Sat 16:59:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Does IBM also support sharing cartoons of little girls posing sexually? Is that OK with Red Hat? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Hare-Programming
Sat 17:00:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Context: https://dmpwn.info/
Sat 17:01:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Announcing CentOS Showcase ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/07/announcing-centos-showcase/
Sat 17:01:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ In Other News: $30k Surveillance Giant Google Cloud Build Flaw, Louis Vuitton Breach Update, Attack Surface Growth ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-30k-google-cloud-build-flaw-louis-vuitton-breach-update-attack-surface-growth/
Sat 17:02:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/a-uk-government-order-threatens-the-privacy-and-security-of-all-internet-users/
Sat 17:06:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ This Week in GNOME: #209 GUADEC 2025 ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/07/twig-209/
Sat 17:08:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Hacker plants three strains of malware in a Steam Early Access game called Chemia ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hacker-plants-three-strains-of-malware-in-a-steam-early-access-game-called-chemia-security-company-found-crypto-jacking-infostealers-and-a-backdoor-to-install-yet-more-malware-in-the-future
Sat 17:11:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Foreground, background, and bound services explained   […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/android-services-101/">Android Services 101 </a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pentestpartners.com">Pen Test Partners</a>.</p>
Sat 17:13:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ mozilla: we STILL PRETEND to value your privacy ^_^ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/07/23/a-pivotal-moment-for-the-uk-in-digital-competition-lead-from-the-front-or-let-the-opportunity-slip/
Sat 17:13:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Thunderbird 141 Adds ‘Archive’ Notification Action & Fixes ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/thunderbird-141-update-available
Sat 17:13:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  This Week in GNOME and More GNOME Development News ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_More_GNOME_Development_News.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/This_Week_in_GNOME_and_More_GNOME_Development_News.gmi ∎
Sat 17:15:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Why not just DELETE the whole f000er? https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-cloud-content.html
Sat 17:16:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Microsoft trap and something to be avoided; there are other ways and workarounds, staying a prisoner of Microsoft is not a long-term strategy ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/install-net-10-ubuntu-ppa/
Sat 17:17:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ FSF Events: FSF40 celebration ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsf40-celebration
Sat 17:17:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ FSF Events: FSF40 Hackathon ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsf40-hackathon
Sat 17:17:49  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] lxo: 4 october, 4 freedoms, 4 all, 4 decades... \
Sat 17:18:23  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] playful cleverness and wordplay:
Sat 17:18:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/10th_Month_Ten_Weeks_From_Now_at_Ten_AM.shtml
Sat 17:18:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Zephyr RTOS 4.2 Released with Renesas RX Support, USB Video Class, MQTT 5.0, and Nearly 100 New Boards ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/zephyr-rtos-4-2-released-with-renesas-rx-support-usb-video-class-mqtt-5-0-and-nearly-100-new-boards/
Sat 17:19:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Euphonica is a Rust-Powered MPD Client Heavy on Bling ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/euphonica-linux-mpd-music-player
Sat 17:20:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ As if saying something is coded in "Rust" is a badge of security or honour; it's not, it just means it depends on a framework that depends on Microsoft
Sat 17:20:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ SmartOS 20250724 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/smartos
Sat 17:21:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ KDE neon 20250724 is also out, good to see it still going! ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon
Sat 17:23:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Kdenlive 25.08 Release Candidate Ready For Testing ☞ https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.07.90/
Sat 17:27:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Thousands of men shared non-consensual intimate photos on Telegram: Chinese media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thousands-of-men-shared-non-consensual-intimate-photos-on-telegram-chinese-media
Sat 17:30:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  DragonFly 6.4.2 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/DragonFly_6_4_2_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/DragonFly_6_4_2_released.gmi ∎
Sat 17:32:59  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ New release of GNU/Linux Distro Arkane 2025.07.25 ☞https://arkanelinux.org/
Sat 17:36:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Feels like x86 necrophilia... still shilling his paymaster, even posthumously https://www.phoronix.com/review/clear-linux-48p-ubuntu
Sat 17:36:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ PCLinuxOS is Raising Money to Support Development After Fire Incident at the Host ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/PCLinuxOS_is_Raising_Money_to_Support_Development_After_Fire_In.shtml
Sat 17:37:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Microsoft Says It Lost 400 Million backdoored Windows Users, Now It's Waiting for GNU/Linux to Stop Booting on 'Old' PCs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Microsoft_Says_It_Lost_400_Million_Windows_Users_Now_It_s_Waiti.shtml
Sat 17:37:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Vanishing Faces of GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Vanishing_Faces_of_GNU_Linux.shtml
Sat 17:38:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights Investigation: Estimating the Point in Time LinuxIac Turned Into LLM Slop (Part of the Time) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Techrights_Investigation_Estimating_the_Point_in_Time_LinuxIac_.shtml
Sat 17:39:24  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ So what? Is Rust some new kind of god? Is GNU/Linux "winning" by outsourcing to proprietary software of Microsoft? ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/another-linux-utility-is-being-rewritten-in-rust/
Sat 17:40:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Debian switches to 64-bit time completely to avoid Y2K38 disaster ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/debian-switches-to-64-bit-time-completely-to-avoid-y2k38-disaster/
Sat 17:40:26  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ it's not GNU/Linux anymore
Sat 17:40:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] github/linux
Sat 17:40:36  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] GLINUX
Sat 17:40:51  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ systemd/systemd-kerneld
Sat 17:40:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Is_Ubuntu_Compromised_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by_Army_Of.shtml
Sat 17:41:01  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ Lendows
Sat 17:41:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml
Sat 17:41:32  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ windud/systemd-kerneld
Sat 17:41:37  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: you are so gnenrousd
Sat 17:41:38  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ Linux/2
Sat 17:41:42  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] there is so much more to a distro
Sat 17:41:53  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] than just systemd/systemd-kerneld
Sat 17:41:58  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ not for long
Sat 17:42:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i know
Sat 17:42:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] hence, we need to push back
Sat 17:42:06  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ Gnome OS
Sat 17:42:11  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ pipeclogged
Sat 17:42:23  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] wayback
Sat 17:42:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Benchmark Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/benchmarktools/
Sat 17:43:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ JSHint – static code analysis tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jshint-static-code-analysis-tool/
Sat 17:56:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Sjoerd Stendahl: A Brief History of Graphs; My Journey Into Application Development ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/sstendahl/2025/07/24/a-brief-history-of-graphs-my-journey-into-application-development/
Sat 17:57:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ South Korean YouTuber indicted for murder over late-term abortion video ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-youtuber-indicted-with-murder-over-late-term-abortion-video
Sat 17:57:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ YouTube generation propels Japan’s anti-foreigner politics into the mainstream ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/youtube-generation-propels-japans-anti-foreigner-politics-into-the-mainstream
Sat 17:58:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ When 100 Years of Use is Not Enough ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/when-years-enough.html
Sat 18:01:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Shiny in Production 2025: R Dev Day ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/shiny-in-production-2025-r-dev-day/
Sat 18:01:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 3 Reasons Blocking You From Doing Automated Testing ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/3-reasons-blocking-you-from-doing-automated-testing/
Sat 18:02:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ This is nonsense and sensationalism; it's a social engineering attack, not related to Linux ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/07/24/hackers-are-using-ai-and-panda-images-to-infect-linux-machines-heres-how/
Sat 18:03:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Oreon 11 could be the GNU/Linux OS that helps you leave Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows for good ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/07/24/oreon-11/
Sat 18:03:19  │ 〖geert〗 	│ well these days ima getting some experience with linux / openrc
Sat 18:04:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ KaOS GNU/Linux gets a modern makeover and a big under-the-hood upgrade ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/07/24/kaos-linux-gets-a-modern-makeover-and-a-big-under-the-hood-upgrade/
Sat 18:04:15  │ 〖geert〗 	│ i kinda like it but theres still some parts systemd deps with gentoo
Sat 18:05:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Marcus Michaelsen on the Impacts of Transnational Repression: Interview by Stockholm Center for Freedom ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/07/marcus-michaelsen-on-the-impacts-of-transnational-repression-interview-by-stockholm-center-for-freedom/
Sat 18:05:22  │ 〖geert〗 	│ gotto be a bit careful though, some peeps are semi secretly trying to scoop bugs/info from me
Sat 18:08:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 30 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-30-2025/
Sat 18:08:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Tumbleweed – Review of the weeks 2025/30 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/07/tumbleweed-review-of-the-weeks-2025-30/
Sat 18:11:34  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031426/
Sat 18:12:35  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 302 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-302-released/
Sat 18:22:31  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ ACTION has noticed that calling Windows an SPOS (steaming pile of shit) particularly triggers Microsoft fanboys
Sat 18:22:43  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ why?
Sat 18:23:24  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ does it remind them of "Windows Embedded POSReady"?
Sat 18:25:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Seems to be LLM slop https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-18-released-with-webtunnel-bridges/
Sat 18:27:38  │ 〖psydroid2〗 	│ that's very likely to be true
Sat 18:27:42  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ SPOS reminds me of shotgun guys in doom though, as their sprite name prefix is SPOS
Sat 18:28:28  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ (where S probably stands for shotgun and POS stands for possessed)
Sat 18:29:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Chapter 6: Arrays and Advanced Data Structures in AWK ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/awk/arrays-data-structure/
Sat 18:30:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.19: Newly Launched Systemd Course, Docker System Sub-Commands, Hard Links and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-19/
Sat 18:31:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Sophisticated Koske GNU/Linux Malware Developed With Hey Hi (AI) Aid ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sophisticated-koske-linux-malware-developed-with-ai-aid/
Sat 18:31:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Sinkholing Suspicious Scripts or Executables on Linux, (Fri, Jul 25th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32144
Sat 18:32:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ SME Server 11.0-beta is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/smeserver
Sat 18:32:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Major Labels Fire Back Against Verizon’s Push to Pause Copyright Suit: ‘This Case Is Already One Year Old and Has Not Left the Gate’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/24/verizon-lawsuit-stay-response/
Sat 18:33:34  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Subliminal Learning in AIs ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/subliminal-learning-in-ais.html
Sat 18:35:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ L76K GPS Raspberry Pi HAT supports GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, QZSS, and A-GNSS ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/l76k-gps-raspberry-pi-hat-support-gps-beidou-glonass-qzss-and-a-gnss/
Sat 18:35:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Industrial LoRa remote switches offer 3.5km range, real-time feedback ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/industrial-lora-remote-switches-offer-3-5km-range-real-time-feedback/
Sat 18:38:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ US offers $15 million reward for info on North Korean nationals involved in global criminal network ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/state-department-reward-north-korea-it-worker-scheme/
Sat 18:39:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-07-25.gmi
Sat 18:39:42  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://ircz.de/p/2506072
Sat 18:42:27  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Video of migrant worker tied to forklift sparks outrage in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/video-of-migrant-worker-tied-to-forklift-sparks-outrage-in-korea "condemned the video on social control media"
Sat 18:43:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ US-South Korea trade talks postponed over Bessent schedule as tariff deadline looms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-south-korea-trade-talks-cancelled-due-to-bessent-schedule-ministry-says
Sat 18:45:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Kuala Selangor’s air quality hits unhealthy level with API of 137 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kuala-selangors-air-quality-hits-unhealthy-level-with-api-of-137
Sat 18:48:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Dihydroxyacetone Man Labels Hey Hi (AI) Microlicensing An “Impossible Task”—Offering Another Serious Setback for Music IP Owners ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/24/trump-ai-microlicensing-comments/
Sat 18:49:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Russia Again Cuts Interest Rates as Its Economy Slows ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/world/europe/russia-interest-rates.html
Sat 18:49:55  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: ^ hungary lite
Sat 18:50:02  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ not lite
Sat 18:50:17  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] litelite
Sat 18:50:21  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] lite^2
Sat 18:52:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] MinceR: time to teach rHUssian in schools
Sat 18:53:10  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ they've done that here before
Sat 18:53:22  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ but yeah, they should do it again
Sat 18:53:54  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ yet another chance for the older fucktards to realize this has been done before
Sat 18:54:30  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and left the place worse off
Sat 18:54:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] the doctors fled
Sat 18:55:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it's ok because they were "liberals" who didn't vote for pedos and fideath anyway
Sat 18:56:29  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it would be funny is in absurdistan they call leftists "commies"
Sat 18:56:43  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] given that the "conservatives" want to usher in bolshevism
Sat 18:57:53  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] sort of like Magats in the US who "flee" to Russian
Sat 18:57:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] to escape the "liberals" and "commies"
Sat 18:58:13  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and end up in the Russian Empire
Sat 18:58:22  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] i.e. NOT     "commies"
Sat 19:00:20  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Ubuntu Blog: The 'Linux' Foundation and OpenStack – a new chapter for cloud-native infrastructure ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/linux-foundation-openstack
Sat 19:00:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Linux Plumbers Conference: All Microconferences have been Accepted! ☞ https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2025/07/25/all-microconferences-have-been-accepted/
Sat 19:01:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Europe's Self Inflicted Cloud Crisis ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/our-self-inflicted-cloud-crisis/
Sat 19:02:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ US Warns Montenegro Over University's Cooperation With Sanctioned Chinese Center ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-warns-montenegro-china-partnership-cybersecurity-risk/33483795.html
Sat 19:03:28  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ talk
Sat 19:03:37  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Let’s talk about NA-s! ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/lets-talk-about-na-s/
Sat 19:04:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Is Decarbonization Dead? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jesse-jenkins-jane-flegal.html
Sat 19:06:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Rolling With Rhino: The Ups and Downs of a Reinvented GNU/Linux ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/rolling-with-rhino-the-ups-and-downs-of-a-reinvented-linux/
Sat 19:06:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Trail’s End for Clear GNU/Linux ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/trails-end-for-clear-linux/
Sat 19:06:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz—July 25, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-july-25-2025/
Sat 19:07:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ New US Editor for The Register is a Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Booster ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/New_US_Editor_for_The_Register_is_a_Microsoft_Booster.shtml
Sat 19:07:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ New US Editor in The Register is 84% Microsoft/Windows Booster ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/New_US_Editor_in_The_Register_is_84_Microsoft_Windows_Booster.shtml
Sat 19:08:22  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The Latest Casualty of Social Media Hype Is Your Matcha Supply ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/asia/japan-matcha-tiktok-instagram.html
Sat 19:11:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Br OS 12.11 Lara é Lançado com Base Debian e alcança outro nível de profissionalismo https://br-os.com/2025/07/22/br-os-12-11-e-lancado-com-base-debian-e-alcanca-outro-nivel-de-profissionalismo/
Sat 19:12:19  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Liya Linux v2.4 "Shravya" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Liya_Linux_v2_4_Shravya.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Liya_Linux_v2_4_Shravya.gmi ∎
Sat 19:14:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Debian: Tails 6.18, Br OS 12.11, and 64-bit ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Debian_Tails_6_18_Br_OS_12_11_and_64_bit.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Debian_Tails_6_18_Br_OS_12_11_and_64_bit.gmi ∎
Sat 19:15:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ New AI-assisted Linux malware uses panda JPEGs https://www.scworld.com/brief/new-ai-assisted-linux-malware-uses-panda-jpegs
Sat 19:15:58  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ This is nonsense and sensationalism; it's a social engineering attack, not related to Linux
Sat 19:17:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ It is not even AI, it's slop and fusion https://securityaffairs.com/180355/malware/koske-a-new-ai-generated-linux-malware-appears-in-the-threat-landscape.html
Sat 19:17:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Solutions exist today: tools like Zoxide, Warp, and Yazi all make cd obsolete and could save you a lot of time." https://www.howtogeek.com/ditch-cd-instead-use-powerful-linux-tools-to-navigate-directories-at-warp-speed/
Sat 19:18:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The addition of a Linux terminal to Android was long overdue, and makes Android a lot more useful aside from just Android apps. Now, it just got a lot more useful with the addition of a brand new feature: support for graphical apps." https://www.howtogeek.com/android-linux-terminal-new-feature/
Sat 19:19:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Linux and Raspberry Pi Save a Printer! https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/07/25/linux-and-raspberry-pi-save-a-printer-raspberry_pi-piday-raspberrypi/
Sat 19:20:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Back in early July we had Embark Studios detail new anti-cheat plans for THE FINALS, which caused some concern amongst Linux players since it could end up unplayable as we've seen with various other games. They quickly confirmed the game would continue to work though." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-devs-confirm-again-continued-compatibility-for-linux-steam-deck-with-proton/
Sat 19:21:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Can't (or won't) upgrade to Windows 11, but afraid to switch from Windows 10 to Linux? This app might make the transition easy https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/cant-or-wont-upgrade-to-windows-11-but-afraid-to-switch-from-windows-10-to-linux-this-app-might-make-the-transition-easy
Sat 19:22:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "In my never-ending quest to find the perfect Linux distribution, I'm planning this weekend to overwrite my Garuda Linux installation on my main PC with another alternative operating system I've not given a fair shot before, openSUSE." https://www.howtogeek.com/hopping-linux-distros-to-opensuse-this-weekend/
Sat 19:22:47  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Fight or Kite: I MMO on a Linux PC and you can too https://massivelyop.com/2025/07/25/fight-or-kite-i-mmo-on-a-linux-pc-and-you-can-too/
Sat 19:23:18  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Benchmarks show AMD is still the best for Linux gaming, but ray tracing holds it back – and it’s not the only thing https://www.pcguide.com/news/benchmarks-show-amd-is-still-best-for-linux-gaming-but-ray-tracing-holds-it-back-and-its-not-the-only-thing/
Sat 19:27:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/y2k38_bug_debian/
Sat 19:29:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "FreeBSD 15 is coming, maybe at the end of this year – and along with other improvements, it may finally offer the option of installing with a graphical desktop." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/freebsd_15_installer_offers_kde/
Sat 19:29:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "According to NVIDIA you're safe if you're on at least 575.64.05, 570.172.08 or 535.261.03. All prior versions in each series are vulnerable to the issues." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/nvidia-reveal-more-gpu-driver-security-issues-for-july-2025/
Sat 19:30:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ NVIDIA does not hire security professionals. It hires some who PRETEND that they are.
Sat 19:30:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "See more on the official site. And, if you need some instructions on installing it and setting it up check out my guide." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/heroic-games-launcher-2-18-adds-ge-proton-prioritisation-improved-ui-navigation-and-new-analytics/
Sat 19:31:02  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Intel to end. https://www.extremetech.com/computing/intel-brings-clear-linux-os-to-an-end
Sat 19:31:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ You can finally run Doom and other graphical apps in Android's Linux Terminal https://www.androidauthority.com/linux-terminal-graphical-apps-3580905/
Sat 19:35:29  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ of course it has to be fucking waylandows
Sat 19:35:49  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  FUD Attack Portraying Misconfigured Application and Social Engineering as "Linux" Issue (Leveraging "Panda") ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FUD_Attack_Portraying_Misconfigured_Application_and_Social_Engi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/FUD_Attack_Portraying_Misconfigured_Application_and_Social_Engi.gmi ∎
Sat 19:36:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ You Don’t Have to Ditch Windows—Dual-Booting Linux Is Easier Than You Think https://www.makeuseof.com/dont-ditch-windows-dual-booting-linux-is-easy/ but Windows can sabotage GNU/Linux at any time http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml
Sat 19:37:01  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Android is, at its heart, based on the Linux operating system’s kernel. It is heavily modified in many ways, and in practice, an entirely different beast." https://www.androidpolice.com/doom-on-android-linux-terminal-gui-canary/
Sat 19:39:09  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Upgrading or Moving From Vista 10 to GNU/Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Upgrading_or_Moving_From_Vista_10_to_GNU_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Upgrading_or_Moving_From_Vista_10_to_GNU_Linux.gmi ∎
Sat 19:40:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Games: Steam Deck, Fight or Kite, Benchmarks, and DOOM ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Games_Steam_Deck_Fight_or_Kite_Benchmarks_and_DOOM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Games_Steam_Deck_Fight_or_Kite_Benchmarks_and_DOOM.gmi ∎
Sat 19:40:51  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos  ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sat 19:42:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:42:36  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 19:44:11  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Rust Hype ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Rust_Hype.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Rust_Hype.gmi ∎
Sat 19:45:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Firefox and Thunderbird Commentary/Videos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Firefox_and_Thunderbird_Commentary_Videos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Firefox_and_Thunderbird_Commentary_Videos.gmi ∎
Sat 19:45:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:46:11  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ (cat) https://ircz.de/p/2506290
Sat 19:52:33  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Sat 19:54:14  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:55:29  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 🔤SpellBinding — ACLNOUV Wordo: TWIST gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-26.gmi
Sat 19:55:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/26/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:57:00  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The installation process took so long (it said "Setup will complete in approximately 37 mins", an hour pass and it still 37 min), I don't know its because my qemu setup is wrong or its some of MS problem." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/silica/30658
Sat 19:57:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Part of the atmospheric experience of playing DreamWeb is its "game over" screen (I won't spoil it), and the melacholy music that plays each time the player loses. The music is the track "I Died Last Night" by Matt Seldon and Steve Boynton." gemini://envs.net/~kyeh/art/music/i_died_last_night.gmi
Sat 19:59:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "speaking of- does it ever bother you that we are in Space + Time = SpaceTime? and that everything is all forced into being a linear experience because of it?" gemini://voidrane.smol.pub/entropy-output-2133
Sat 20:00:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I've really been enjoying "Accidentals" by Slow Clinic, as I start messing around with my own efforts. I've been absent-mindedly planning some things in my head" gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/7-26.gmi
Sat 20:00:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ sour gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/sour
Sat 20:01:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "my cat hates this one. she passive aggressively sniffs around me when i spray it & looks at my as though to say "why would you do that?"" gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-07-26.gmi
Sat 20:02:10  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "One of the first program that I wrote in Zig (in September 2023) was a Sudoku-Solver, implementing the dancing-links (DLX) algorithm. I decided to revisit this program recently to experiment with benchmarking and try to increase its speed." gemini://log.pfad.fr/2025/optimi-zig-sudoku-solving/
Sat 20:03:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "As usual, let me back up. I owned a bicycle before today. It was a Shimano my husband bought for me at Costco on the grounds that "it was on sale" and "the box says it fits people your height."" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-07-26
Sat 20:03:52  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The video specifically discussed TikTok overconsumption trends regarding women's purses and handbags, breaking down the excessive number of plastic storage bins featured in the TikTok posts and pointing out that the products they contain are completely unused." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202507/20250725-overconsumption.gmi
Sat 20:04:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Hello friends. For today's article I wanted to share a quick guide on how I managed to connect my Linux computer to the University of British Columbia's enterprise wireless network." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/ubcsecure.gmi
Sat 20:05:12  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I finished reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking a few weeks ago, and decided it would be nice to annotate a few quotes I bookmarked and clean up some notes I wrote. Especially since it's rare for me to be left with really memorable quotes or lingering thoughts on a book (that I feel are worth sharing)." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-07-25
Sat 20:06:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 🖼️ xkcd — Geologic Periods #3120 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3120.gmi
Sat 20:06:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ The Hum of Doing gemini://tilde.club/~mindhunter/gemlog/2025-07-23.gmi
Sat 20:07:53  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Hello everyone! Im new to the geminispace , and I could not avoid to note that there are not much games here." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/gaming/30667
Sat 20:08:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I would love you to read it and let me know what you think! I do believe that this would be a really nice addition to Gemini."
Sat 20:09:41  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Single Player games are awesome, and you can have an endless collection of truly masterpieces." gemini://adavies.foo/posts/on-gemini-games.gmi
Sat 20:10:54  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ House Buying gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20250726.txt "Recently I have done something I did not expect. I put in an offer on a house and got approved (subject to valuation) for a mortgage. A true surprise! Not bad going considering I started looking in early July too."
Sat 20:14:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Gemini Links 26/07/2025: History of Time (1988) and Gemini Games ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Gemini_Links_26_07_2025_History_of_Time_1988_and_Gemini_Games.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Gemini_Links_26_07_2025_History_of_Time_1988_and_Gemini_Games.gmi ∎
Sat 20:15:45  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Links 26/07/2025: Amazon Shutdown in China, Russian Economy Slows ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Links_26_07_2025_Amazon_Shutdown_in_China_Russian_Economy_Slows.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/Links_26_07_2025_Amazon_Shutdown_in_China_Russian_Economy_Slows.gmi ∎
Sat 20:30:16  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Trump politics all day long. He wants to boost AI but didn't even know NVIDIA. Watch out, stable genius at the helm." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6r96r9
Sat 20:30:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Do you work for Microsoft? If so, then this post is relevant for a layoff site." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0zhd7hn
Sat 20:31:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "again this MAGA tears... cry in silence." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yz0rn3
Sat 20:31:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "JD? this guy who is in love with a couch ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yjxs1t
Sat 20:32:15  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "They also gave wide spread diversity "special stock awards", i.e. special bonuses in the form of company ownership based on race/s-x." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h
Sat 20:32:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "
Sat 20:32:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] DEI hires
Sat 20:32:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] Given Microsoft's discriminating hiring and rewards processes (they are publicly proud of paying their diverse staff more for the same work), I am curious if the layoffs impacted "non diverse" talent disproportionally. In hiring, recruiters prioritize D&I candidates to show HMs (and HMs can't see who allied), HM had to profile on race and s-x with at least one women and one URM/BIPOC (and encouraged only to put three ). Schedulers
Sat 20:32:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│]  prioritize D&I candidates. Interviewers have to interview in D&I ideology. If you want to offer a non diverse person you have to put them on hold until finding diverse talent or get a "diversity exception" from your CVP. Given this and Microsoft's bias against non diverse talent, it would not surprise me if layoffs had that same bias and discrimination. They probably used their "Self ID" survey (asking employees for race, s-x s-x
Sat 20:33:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ual identity, and other identifying factors).
Sat 20:33:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "
Sat 20:43:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Slint 15.0-7 is out https://distrowatch.com/slint
Sat 20:43:25  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ TROMjaro 2025.07.20 also out https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro
Sat 20:43:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ RED OS 8-20250711 released https://distrowatch.com/redos
Sat 20:46:21  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ FSF News: Org Mode, GNU Guix, Mattermost, and more projects to participate in the FSF's hackathon http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf40-hackathon-registration-now-open
Sat 20:47:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ An Open Letter to Nationwide Bank About Enshittification https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/07/21/nationwide-bank-enshittification/
Sat 20:47:14  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://ircz.de/p/25051718
Sat 20:47:48  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/peas-and-peculiarities-of-product-by.html
Sat 20:48:38  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ They want monopolies so they can charge way too much and then write articles about why their high salaries are justified http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/why-patents-matter-understanding.html
Sat 20:49:08  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ No, patents are not rights http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-enduring-importance-of.html
Sat 20:50:34  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Do early steps into agentic AI respect our needs for privacy and security? http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5623/do-early-steps-agentic-ai-respect-our-needs-privacy-and-security
Sat 20:52:50  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Meta and Yandex break security to save their business model http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5621/meta-and-yandex-break-security-save-their-business-model
Sat 20:56:14  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Mindfulness is sort of like Yoda shouting "Never his mind on WHERE HE WAS...mmm? What he was doing!"
Sat 20:56:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ gender-imbalanced trope? https://www.dw.com/en/the-smurfette-principle-99-boys-and-one-girl-is-the-new-smurfs-movie-empowering-girls-or-just-another-gender-imbalanced-trope/a-73145726
Sat 20:59:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "I've been confronted with some significant life challenges of late, and in addition to the predictable consumption of large amounts of chocolate covered nuts, I've been doing lots of little physical and digital tidings up. Something soothing about fixing lots of loose ends, when the world is seeming to unravel." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-07-26.less-broken.gmi
Sat 21:40:03  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://www.salon.com/2025/07/26/gwyneth-paltrow-is-the-new-face-of-a-kiss-cam-tech-scandal/
Sat 22:10:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], The hallway's flooding.
Sat 22:10:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Drain pipe sprung a leak. I let the landlord know and he said he'll get the repair man out after it.
Sat 22:11:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He's lucky he has us as tenants or he wouldn't even know about these things. Everyone else is not paying him, don't even remember his name, and walking through the water.
Sat 22:30:08  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://crzysdrs.net/dv/victim/27-the-exploding-toilet-was-the-best-part-of-lethal-weapon-3/
Sat 23:00:12  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, Yeah, back when it was easier to get M80s, people used to light the fuse and toss them in toilets.
Sat 23:00:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/high-school-students-facing-felony-for-dangerous-toilet-prank/
Sat 23:00:34  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ :>
Sat 23:32:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, I guess my landlord found a way to deal with the cockroaches.
Sat 23:32:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Just neglect the plumbing and drown them.
Sat 23:32:20  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It was innovative, I'll give him that.
Sat 23:32:33  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol
Sat 23:40:13  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I knocked on the door of the unhhunghung woman.
Sat 23:40:16  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ She said words.
Sat 23:40:26  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But couldn't remember the landlord's name.
Sat 23:40:43  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ She drives a 2024 Mustang that she got at a reputable dealership.
Sat 23:40:47  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Where did the money come from?
Sat 23:40:55  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I'm driving a crappy car like I always do.
Sat 23:41:02  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Makes weird noises. Turn up the radio.
Sat 23:41:26  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ https://explosm.net/comics/more-muscles#comic
Sat 23:45:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://newsroom.transunion.com/as-financial-institutions-face-greater-rapid-default-fraud-and-credit-risks-transunion-fortifies-its-idvision-with-iovation-suite-of-solutions/
Sat 23:45:24  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, People on FICO forums are calling this the "TURD" score.
Sat 23:45:28  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ :>
Sat 23:45:41  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's some new credit model that TransUnion says estimates the probability of bust out fraud.
Sat 23:46:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Bust out fraud is when you either get your own credit looking great, get a bunch of cards, get credit increases, and then default on everything after maxing it out.
Sat 23:46:21  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Or doing it to someone else, which is obviously a felony.
Sat 23:47:29  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ i think you've talked about it before
Sat 23:50:46  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ https://apnews.com/article/walmart-stabbing-michigan-traverse-city-7d31d22005921a90e54c813a563c2457
Sat 23:51:08  │ 〖psydruid〗 	│ "let's go to Walmart, kids"
Sun 00:05:45  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, Apparently it's become enough of a problem that everyone now has another credit score to determine their bust out risk.
Sun 00:06:12  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I suppose "TURD" is some sort of acronym. Since TransUnion markets it, that's the TU.
Sun 00:06:16  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ What's the RD for?
Sun 00:06:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://old.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/198mzlx/usbar_cli_denial_weird_transunion_rapid_default/
Sun 00:07:03  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ TransUnion Rapid Default score.
Sun 00:07:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They made TURD way too easy.
Sun 00:07:12  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol
Sun 00:07:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That can't be an accident.
Sun 00:08:12  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, Ask the bureau for your turd score. They say looks off. Eat more green leafy vegetables and roughage.
Sun 00:08:35  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol
Sun 00:09:01  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ ok, but has TransUnion bought the ratemypoo site yet?
Sun 00:09:20  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That's a thing?
Sun 00:09:28  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ hm, i guess it's checkmypoo.com
Sun 00:09:33  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ there's also a /r/ratemypoo
Sun 00:09:44  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ maybe they'll start a ratemyturd.com
Sun 00:10:53  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Someone said Game Theory is about predicting human behavior using logic.
Sun 00:11:00  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol
Sun 00:11:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I said, "Using logic and reason to predict human behavior is a serious mistake in about 70% of the population. :)"
Sun 00:11:39  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ well, it can be a tool to demonstrate that humans behave irrationally
Sun 00:26:36  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yes, the Nash Equilibrium doesn't work with people like my mother.
Sun 00:26:50  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ She'll make side deals that blow up in her face and hurt everyone.
Sun 00:26:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So the game So Long, Sucker would be over with quite fast.
Sun 00:29:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The Nash Equilibrium can be broken for better or worse.
Sun 00:29:31  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If you have rational people who cooperate with each other for mutual benefit, then it works out better for those players.
Sun 00:29:55  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If you have irrational and uncooperative players at the table it can hurt everyone.
Sun 00:30:54  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ One example is that the police arrest two crime suspects. They both have information that will let the police convict the other one and to get it the police will offer them both a deal. The first one who tells them everything gets a lenient plea deal. The other one gets a conviction.
Sun 00:31:19  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Both players have a rational and cooperative advantage. If neither talk, the police don't get anything, and they both walk out of there and go home.
Sun 00:31:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But they're in different rooms and each has no idea what the other is doing, and has to assume the worst. So one of them probably talks, and they both get punished.
Sun 00:32:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ This is a problem from having incomplete information, mostly.
Sun 00:33:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Neither one of them knows what the other might do, or when they might do it. So the pressure to be the first one to talk is immense.
Sun 00:46:14  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/plainfield-man-convicted-killing-palestinian-boy-dies/
Sun 00:47:50  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25062836
Sun 00:48:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/walmart-stabbing-traverse-city-michigan/
Sun 01:06:01  │ 〖lxo〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], oooh, I like it.  I picture a big "Oct 4", with "decades", "freedoms" and "all users" stacked right next to the big "4"
Sun 01:14:37  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I'm continuing the family tree stuff.
Sun 01:14:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I found some relatives on my mother's side of the family who were originally from France.
Sun 01:15:04  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That's not surprising.
Sun 01:15:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They lived in Louisiana clear into the early 1960s.
Sun 01:18:30  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] <IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR3], The hallway's flooding.
Sun 01:18:42  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] to carry poisons past doorsteps?
Sun 01:18:45  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] into people
Sun 01:18:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] 's apartments?
Sun 01:20:37  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ How far-right social media influenced judges' election to Germany's highest court https://www.dw.com/en/how-far-right-social-media-influenced-judges-election-to-germany-s-highest-court/a-73325056
Sun 01:23:39  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "There have been communities in the past that focused on "simple software". First of all, I do not yet have a good definition of what that actually is. Second, these communities/projects are either dead or they have problematic members." gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-07/2025-07-26--in-need-for-simple-software.txt
Sun 01:24:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1364.jpg
Sun 01:24:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1714.jpg
Sun 01:26:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "LC19 is the name of my gemini server framework for elixir inspired by rails. The main reason I wanted to write yet another gemini server from scratch is that I like the rails way of convention over configuration, and haven't found any for gemini." gemini://lc19.net/gemlog/2025-07-26-a-gemini-server-framework-called-lc19.gmi
Sun 01:26:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], Yes. The landlord has been notified.
Sun 01:26:39  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He had the repair man call me. Said he'll be out to look at it soon.
Sun 01:26:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Estonia https://www.dw.com/en/how-estonia-outpaced-the-rest-of-europe-at-digitalization/a-73098771
Sun 01:27:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's not flooding on this side of the hallway at the moment.
Sun 01:27:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Looks like a drip leak.
Sun 01:27:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Maybe a pipe rusted through a bit?
Sun 01:27:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He'll be fixing things like this forever because all the pipes in the building are over 50 years old.
Sun 01:29:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], He says we're preparing for a fire inspection by having repair man in all units tomorrow between 9 a and 1 p.
Sun 01:29:29  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ To make sure the smoke detectors are working.
Sun 01:29:39  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That's exactly what Mark said when he sold it.
Sun 01:30:11  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ My landlord and the rest of the Syndicate wanted to know "Hey, does that air conditioner work."
Sun 01:30:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Mark said, "Oh yeah, I haven't had to replace an air conditioner in years."
Sun 01:30:40  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The old woman that lived next door at the time said he had to replace hers.
Sun 01:30:54  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Then shortly after the Syndicate bought the building, mine failed.
Sun 01:31:24  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ He paid someone to put a newer one in there. Improperly, but it works.
Sun 01:31:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They ended up sealing the gaps around it with fiberglass insulation and then taping the front end with duct tape.
Sun 01:36:23  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Slopwatch: Fake Linux 'Articles' and Slopfarms With "Linux" in Their Names/Domains ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Slopwatch_Fake_Linux_Articles_and_Slopfarms_With_Linux_in_Their.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Slopwatch_Fake_Linux_Articles_and_Slopfarms_With_Linux_in_Their.gmi ∎
Sun 01:38:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] IsambardPrince: the syndicate pays some tenants for works
Sun 01:38:04  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] maybe illegally
Sun 01:38:08  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] unlicensed workers
Sun 01:38:25  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "unda' the table!"
Sun 01:42:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ MinceR, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers changed a funding bill that would have added $300 per studennt to K-12 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. He vetoed the 20 in 2024 and 2025 and the dash. then the bill said through the 2425 school year.
Sun 01:43:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I would have vetoed the 0 in 2024 and the dash and changed it to read "through the 2242025 school year.
Sun 01:43:41  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ lol
Sun 01:43:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That way the schools are given the extra $300 per student until 2,242,025.
Sun 01:44:04  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ why not only veto the dash
Sun 01:44:09  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ then it's until 20242025
Sun 01:45:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ because then it could still be ruled by a court that it could be construed to mean 2024-2025.
Sun 01:45:22  │ 〖MinceR〗 	│ :>
Sun 01:45:23  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But without the first 0 it can't be.
Sun 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-260725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-260725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-260725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-260725.txt
Sun 01:47:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-260725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-260725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-260725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-260725.txt
Sun 01:48:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-260725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-260725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-260725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-260725.txt
Sun 01:49:26  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-260725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-260725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-260725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-260725.txt
Sun 01:49:44  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Misinformation in Social Control Media ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Misinformation_in_Social_Control_Media.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Misinformation_in_Social_Control_Media.gmi ∎
Sun 01:50:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-07-26.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-07-26.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sun 01:51:04  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-07-26.txt
Sun 01:53:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 26, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_July_26_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_July_26_2025.gmi ∎
Sun 01:53:06  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 01:53:13  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/27/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/27/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sun 02:41:31  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Trajectory of The Register: From News Site/s Into "B2B"... and Into Microsoft Salespeople ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Trajectory_of_The_Register_From_News_Site_s_Into_B2B_and_Into_M.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Trajectory_of_The_Register_From_News_Site_s_Into_B2B_and_Into_M.gmi ∎
Sun 02:42:23  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/26/0456207/asteroid-2024-yr4-spared-the-earth-what-happens-if-it-hits-the-moon-instead-in-2032
Sun 02:45:15  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/serial-spyware-founder-scott-zuckerman-wants-the-ftc-to-unban-him-from-the-surveillance-industry/
Sun 03:01:43  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Three Years ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/27/Three_Years.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/27/Three_Years.gmi ∎
Sun 03:06:40  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – The Register in Trouble ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/The_Register_in_Trouble.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/The_Register_in_Trouble.gmi ∎
Sun 03:17:33  │ 〖admfubar〗 	│ https://thedebrief.org/a-neurobiotic-sixth-sense-scientists-find-microscopic-organisms-can-directly-communicate-with-the-human-brain/
Sun 03:26:42  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – When Silence Says So Much ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/When_Silence_Says_So_Much.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/When_Silence_Says_So_Much.gmi ∎
Sun 03:35:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ https://www.vantagescore.com/resources/knowledge-center/vantagescore-launches-new-industry-leading-5-0-credit-score-model
Sun 03:36:24  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yes, that's one reason why they change credit scoring models. Consumer behavior changes over time. When you look at it based on an old model that was built for the 1990s or 2000s even, people may not behave that way with loan products anymore, so it becomes less predictive of credit risk.
Sun 03:37:05  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Credit scores that were created in an era of plenty of disposable income, everyone could afford a house, and the place you worked at treated you like family don't account for risk in the modern world.
Sun 03:37:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ "Enhanced Predictive Power: VantageScore 5.0 provides a significant lift in originations of up to 9% for consumers with thin files. This offers lenders a reliable way to expand their pool of creditworthy applicants without incurring additional risk."
Sun 03:38:48  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yes, they can generate VantageScores with less data and less history, but banks are reluctant to use those. It takes 6 months to generate a FICO score, and you can have a VantageScore in as little as a month, or having barely used anything even remotely like a credit card.
Sun 03:38:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So banks don't want those people even if you can give them a numerical score.
Sun 03:40:03  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – "New Techrights" Soon Turns 2 (A Few Days Before the FSF Turns 40) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/New_Techrights_Soon_Turns_2_A_Few_Days_Before_the_FSF_Turns_40.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/New_Techrights_Soon_Turns_2_A_Few_Days_Before_the_FSF_Turns_40.gmi ∎
Sun 03:40:35  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ <IsambardPrince> "The report basically said that GNU/Linux users with "old" (meaning more than a few years old) PCs may no longer be able to boot into GNU/Linux [1, 2]. The sources cited see this as a catastrophe in the making, a train wreck in motion."
Sun 03:40:35  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ <IsambardPrince> schestowitz-pi, The old ones will still let you turn it off completely.
Sun 03:40:35  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ <IsambardPrince> Which is what you should do anyway.
Sun 03:41:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ UEFI is unreliable all over.
Sun 03:41:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] [04:40:11] <IsambardPrince> "The report basically said that GNU/Linux users with "old" (meaning more than a few years old) PCs may no longer be able to boot into GNU/Linux [1, 2]. The sources cited see this as a catastrophe in the making, a train wreck in motion."
Sun 03:41:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] [04:40:23] <IsambardPrince> schestowitz-pi, The old ones will still let you turn it off completely.
Sun 03:41:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] [04:40:29] <IsambardPrince> Which is what you should do anyway.
Sun 03:41:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] this is about cert rotation
Sun 03:41:49  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Including "variable of death" bugs where the OS changes a value and the firmware is ruined.
Sun 03:42:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] other than lenovo, which other OEMs deny disabling secure boot in 2025?
Sun 03:42:14  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] not a rhetorical question
Sun 03:42:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] next q is,
Sun 03:42:21  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] those lenovo laptops
Sun 03:42:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] do they handle correctly a cert rotation
Sun 03:42:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ?
Sun 03:42:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] if not, huge trouble ahead
Sun 03:42:46  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] with no simplee fix
Sun 03:42:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Based on what I've experienced with Lenovo firmware, I wouldn't trust that it does anything correctly.
Sun 03:42:57  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] other than risk frying your machine or bricking it
Sun 03:43:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And by that, I mean _anything_.
Sun 03:43:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] right
Sun 03:43:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] you wrote about it
Sun 03:43:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and even lenovo says
Sun 03:43:12  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] turn the thing on
Sun 03:43:21  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they added it for some microsoft stickers
Sun 03:43:26  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and maybe a bribe ("discount")
Sun 03:43:36  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Dell and Lenovo and HP all say turn it off to run Linux.
Sun 03:43:44  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] ah, them too
Sun 03:43:44  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Even though you do not have to, strictly speaking.
Sun 03:43:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It just adds complexity and a point of failure.
Sun 03:43:55  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's false security.
Sun 03:44:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Turning it off means that nothing that would involve it breaks and leaves your monitor black saying "SECURITY POLICY VIOLATION ON THIS MACHINE"
Sun 03:45:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ The distributions patch something and then all of a sudden it won't boot that other distribution anymore.
Sun 03:45:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Even though Ubuntu never asked if you wanted to update anything.
Sun 03:45:36  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ That's why I turn off Linux Vendor Firmware Service and Secure Boot.
Sun 03:45:51  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I do not authorize LVFS to update anything. In fact, I uninstall LVFS.
Sun 03:46:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So that nothing can set the repo back to "enabled" that I miss.
Sun 03:46:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's essentially a backdoor that downloads blobs, without asking you. And when it does this, it can brick your computer.
Sun 03:46:42  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Which is just rude, really.
Sun 04:00:07  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Pushers of systemd Rewrite History (Richard Stallman Said UNIX "Was Portable and Seemed Fairly Clean") ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Pushers_of_systemd_Rewrite_History_Richard_Stallman_Said_UNIX_W.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Pushers_of_systemd_Rewrite_History_Richard_Stallman_Said_UNIX_W.gmi ∎
Sun 04:03:32  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Richard joined The Register as a copy editor, now production editor, after working for several years as a journalist in the UK's newspaper industry." https://www.theregister.com/Author/Richard-Currie/
Sun 04:04:46  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Most of the editors of TheRegister are American, not British. "Nancy is a production editor for The Register, and is based in the US." https://www.theregister.com/Author/Nancy-Liu/
Sun 04:05:32  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] https://www.theregister.com/Author/Tobias-Mann/
Sun 04:06:28  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] https://www.theregister.com/Author/Jessica-Lyons/
Sun 04:21:56  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – Most Editors at The Register Are American, Including the Editor in Chief, a Decade-Long Microsoft Stenographer (Writing Prose to Sell Microsoft) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Most_Editors_at_The_Register_Are_American_Including_the_Editor_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Most_Editors_at_The_Register_Are_American_Including_the_Editor_.gmi ∎
Sun 04:32:11  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], This guy on FICO Forums buying a boat with a personal loan from LightStream.
Sun 04:32:12  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ LOL
Sun 04:32:18  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Bankruptcy incoming.
Sun 04:32:36  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], If you need a 17% interest loan for a boat, you don't need a boat.
Sun 04:35:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ Techrights – When You Tell You It's Free, Does That Mean No Charges (If So, Who's Paying and Why)? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/When_You_Tell_You_It_s_Free_Does_That_Mean_No_Charges_If_So_Who.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/When_You_Tell_You_It_s_Free_Does_That_Mean_No_Charges_If_So_Who.gmi ∎
Sun 04:35:43  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] IsambardPrince: no, put it this way:
Sun 04:35:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] if you need a loan
Sun 04:35:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] then you are likely poor
Sun 04:36:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] mentally and fiscally
Sun 04:36:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] while pretending otherwise
Sun 04:36:11  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] also see: MARISOL
Sun 04:36:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Who buys a boat with a loan?
Sun 04:37:02  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Boats are for rich people.
Sun 04:37:09  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If you need a loan, you're not rich.
Sun 04:37:55  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I mean, if you've earned that money and you have so much you can't possibly spend it all and you want a boat and you can afford the boat, sure, buy the boat.
Sun 04:38:15  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But starting off with a 17% interest personal loan means you have this thing floating in a dock you also have to rent.
Sun 04:38:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So you can use it sometimes. On the weekend, maybe, when the weather is okay.
Sun 04:38:29  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ :)
Sun 04:38:34  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And you have to maintain it.
Sun 04:39:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It's one of those things where rich people don't care about the costs because they're rich.
Sun 04:39:23  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They can lose the money and not notice.
Sun 04:39:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] same for cabins in the woods
Sun 04:40:00  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they are not a place to live
Sun 04:40:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] for many practical reasons
Sun 04:40:13  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they're some place you can hang out
Sun 04:40:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] as a "retreat"
Sun 04:40:20  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] weekend maybe
Sun 04:40:23  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] in summertime
Sun 04:40:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they're not too expensive
Sun 04:40:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] unlike SF
Sun 04:40:46  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] where an apartment can easily cost a million or more
Sun 04:41:04  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] some people here buy boats as homes
Sun 04:41:08  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] or caravans
Sun 04:41:18  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] those are also, like SUVs, not for living
Sun 04:41:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] people just try to accept that car ownership means "I own a home"
Sun 04:41:39  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] it's a nice fantasy
Sun 04:41:45  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] then you find out about sceptic tanks
Sun 04:41:56  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] and people who live in cars cannot always access public toilet
Sun 04:42:07  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] they go in the woods or do it in bags\
Sun 04:42:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] not exactly a good "lifestyle"
Sun 04:42:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "i have  an iphone 29  and poo in aldi bags"
Sun 04:44:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ How did Dave Ramsey put it?
Sun 04:45:01  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ People getting loans now means in retirement they'll be buying cookbooks called "57 Ways to Cook Alpo and Love It"
Sun 04:45:10  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Loans are some evil shit.
Sun 04:45:19  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I get why you would take out a car loan.
Sun 04:45:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But like, for most other stuff probably not.
Sun 04:46:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] depends
Sun 04:46:22  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] if you ask perople who they get cars
Sun 04:46:33  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] which i covered in http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/Life_Became_Simpler_When_I_Stopped_Driving_and_I_Don_t_Miss_Dri.shtml
Sun 04:46:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "Why would many people still buy cars and drive? I asked around. The answers are one or some of: "I have kids", "I need to get to work", "I get one from work", "groceries", "I live far" or "everyone has one" (so it's just a conformism or status symbol). For people who choose not to have kids, to work from home, to buy "online" (or a nearby shop/market) and to live close to work/town a car is less attractive. There are also parking
Sun 04:46:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] - or traffic-related limitations (to reduce smog and noise some town centres in Europe stubbornly restrict both).
Sun 04:46:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] "
Sun 04:46:43  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] the common one is,
Sun 04:46:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] to get to work
Sun 04:46:54  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] income comes from work
Sun 04:47:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] unless you sometimes rather dodgy, IME
Sun 04:47:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], I would make it probably the least expensive practical car possible.
Sun 04:47:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] so they look at the car as
Sun 04:47:11  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And shop around for loan rates.
Sun 04:47:13  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] I spend to earn
Sun 04:47:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] unlike a boat
Sun 04:47:17  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ People go wild in there.
Sun 04:47:19  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] you don't take a boat to work
Sun 04:47:34  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ They get like $60,000 cars and then live in this dump where they shit in a trash can all week.
Sun 04:47:41  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Because the landlord is talking about his profit margins.
Sun 04:47:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] the syndicate?
Sun 04:48:34  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ yeah
Sun 04:48:47  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ schestowitz[TR3], The unghunghung woman next door.
Sun 04:48:48  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Syndicate-DVD-William-Sylvester/dp/B00TA21Z44
Sun 04:48:57  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ She's morbidly obese, tatted up.
Sun 04:48:59  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Piercings.
Sun 04:49:02  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Nose ring.
Sun 04:49:11  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And she's driving a 2024 Ford Mustang GT
Sun 04:49:30  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I know what year it is because I looked for insurance quotes for me and it asked if that was my car.
Sun 04:49:45  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ It said white 2024 Ford Mustang GT convertible.
Sun 04:50:28  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If you're living here, where it's such a dump the cockroaches are complaining, people are busting out windows, the hall is flooding, people blast stereos all around you.
Sun 04:50:38  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ What in the fuck are you doing with a car that cost that much money?
Sun 04:50:58  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Now, it's not my place to go chide her and I really don't care because it's her life.
Sun 04:51:05  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "Valve have pushed out a small update for Proton Experimental for July 25th, bringing a few fixes across a bunch of games" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-rockstar-launcher-call-of-duty-wwii-mortal-kombat-11/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sun 04:51:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ But it's like, priorities yo.
Sun 04:51:17  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "If you're on the Steam Client Beta (Desktops), you might have noticed the Steam store looking a bit different with the latest update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/valve-reveal-new-steam-store-menu-and-enhanced-search-now-in-beta/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sun 04:51:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If I had the money for a 2024 Ford Mustang I would not be living here.
Sun 04:51:30  │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 	│ "The tough-as-nails platformer returns in three dimensions, Super Meat Boy 3D has a fresh gameplay trailer overview you can watch right now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/super-meat-boy-3d-looks-fast-tough-and-enraging-in-the-new-gameplay-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sun 04:51:33  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ If I had the credit rating to obtain that car, I would not live here.
Sun 04:51:52  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] you do not?
Sun 04:51:57  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] what happened to madame buick?
Sun 04:52:00  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I don't.
Sun 04:52:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] or you mean new modern car
Sun 04:52:08  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yeah.
Sun 04:52:09  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] with all the gadgets andAPPS
Sun 04:52:19  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ She's got a brand new fucking decked out Ford Mustang GT convertible.
Sun 04:52:22  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ And she lives HERE.
Sun 04:52:25  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Hello!?
Sun 04:52:31  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] roachville ILL
Sun 04:52:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] with floods
Sun 04:52:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] water in the hall!!
Sun 04:52:47  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] WASSER IN DAS HOL!
Sun 04:52:59  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] with poisons in the water
Sun 04:53:03  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] soak that in
Sun 04:53:27  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ Yeah, cockroaches, mold, and stuck windows.
Sun 04:53:43  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ So she can make a $1,000+ a month car payment on that thing (counting insurance).
Sun 04:54:06  │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 	│ I'd have probably gone with a older car and a nicer apartment myself.
Sun 04:54:41  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] maybe peer pressure
Sun 04:54:46  │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 	│] colleagues, family, b/f
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Gemini Links 26/07/2025: "Bloody Google" and New People in Geminispace
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Response to Solderpunk (Father of Gemini Protocol) About the Gemini Community
Solderpunk responds to non-sequitur
HTML and the Web Used to be Something a Child Could Learn, "Modern" Web is a Puzzle of Frameworks, Bloat, and Worse
When the Web was more like Gemini Protocol
New US Editor in The Register is 84% Microsoft/Windows Booster
It'll be worrying if it carries on like this
Links 25/07/2025: Slop Blunders and China Has Code of Conduct for Lawmakers in HK
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Gemini Links 25/07/2025: Some Books and Babies and Capital
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Links 25/07/2025: NOAA Cuts Endanger Lives, "Europe's Self Inflicted Cloud Crisis"
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They Try to Lecture Us on Ethics
They even removed "master" from Microsoft GitHub
The Future of the Web is One Rendering Engine or 'Flavours' of Chrome
The future of the Web does not look bright at all
Best Sites Are Not Optimised for Any Browser, They Work Equally Well With All of Them
Red Hat (IBM) is making rubbish sites
YouTube is a Spamfarm, Slopfarm, and Clickfarm (a Lot of Numbers There Are Fake)
Those who don't fake look unpopular and unimportant
We Don't Do JavaScript and Pages Are Small
Thankfully Gemini Protocol has nothing like JavaScript
'Tech' is Not Technology
Some people use terms like 'Old Tech'
IBM's Debt Rose by Almost 10 Billion Dollars in the Past 6 Months Alone
The "hey hi" circus is coming to an end
Yes, Master
Gaslighting by actual racists
Microsoft Bribes and Buys Politicians to Tell Europe What to Do About Free Software (Which It's Attacking)
Microsoft: we speak for the thing that we are attacking! Follow the money...
Making Backups Quickly and Reliably
Backups are imperative, more so in an age of uncertainty, unpredictable weather, and worsening standards (quality of products going down while prices go up)
Techrights Investigation: Estimating the Point in Time LinuxIac Turned Into LLM Slop (Part of the Time)
Bobby Borisov got lazy
10th Month, Ten Weeks From Now, at Ten AM
In Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 24, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, July 24, 2025
A Nadella Memo Distracts From Microsoft's Cheapening Of the Workforce
Right now the "MSM" (mainstream media) is flooded/overwhelmed by garbage pieces that relay lies for Nadella
Vanishing Faces of GNU/Linux
Free software projects do not depend on any one person or company to still exist
Microsoft Says It Lost 400 Million Windows Users, Now It's Waiting for GNU/Linux to Stop Booting on 'Old' PCs
When it comes to Windows, Microsoft is fully aware of the issue and statements it made earlier this summer suggest it lost 400 million Windows users
Slopwatch: LinuxTechLab, linuxsecurity.com, LinuxIac, and More
Also: The Register's Microsoft agenda (new editor)
Gemini Links 25/07/2025: Gemtext Aware Titan Editor and Gemini Protocol Comeback
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