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Mon 15:51:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 15th, 2026 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-15th-2026
Mon 15:51:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint may make fewer releases a year to ‘uncap ambition’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle
Mon 15:51:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint is adding post-install home encryption option ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-23-user-accounts-system-administration
Mon 15:52:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-firmware-split
Mon 15:52:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SparkyLinux 8.2 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/sparky
Mon 15:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KaOS 2026.02 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kaos
Mon 15:54:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old defective chip maker Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver — removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-7-0-finally-abandons-intel-440bx-edac-driver-removal-marks-another-goodbye-to-the-legendary-motherboard-chipset
Mon 15:54:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weathr app turns the GNU/Linux terminal into a live weather display — background ASCII animated real-time weather show is powered by Open-Meteo ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/weathr-turns-the-linux-terminal-into-a-live-weather-app-background-ascii-animated-real-time-weather-show-is-powered-by-open-meteo
Mon 15:55:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ sled – simple text editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sled-simple-text-editor/
Mon 15:56:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 Best Free and Open Source Nix Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-nix-static-site-generators/
Mon 15:56:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 7 Best Free and Open Source Ruby Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-ruby-static-site-generators/
Mon 15:57:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Mon 15:57:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2 Easy Ways to Access Python from R ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/easy-ways-access-python-r/
Mon 15:58:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 8 Best Free and Open Source Dart Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-dart-static-site-generators/
Mon 15:58:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ember – minimal AUR helper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ember-minimal-aur-helper/
Mon 15:59:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Crontab Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/crontab/
Mon 16:03:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.5 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/easyos-excalibur-series-version-715-released.html
Mon 16:08:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Step Aside, Phone: Week 1 ☞ https://kevquirk.com/step-aside-phone-week-1
Mon 16:15:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install MediaWiki on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mediawiki-debian-13/
Mon 16:18:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Chkrootkit on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-chkrootkit-fedora-43/
Mon 16:18:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Create SSH Proxy Tunnel on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/create-ssh-proxy-tunnel-debian-13/
Mon 16:18:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install SuiteCRM on Debian 13 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-suitecrm-on-debian-13/
Mon 16:24:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Benjamin Mako Hill: Why do people participate in similar online communities? ☞ https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/why-do-people-participate-in-similar-online-communities
Mon 16:24:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MakerWorld launches Copyright Protection Program to help 3D designers fight stolen files being resold online — stamping out knockoffs is priority number one ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/makerworld-launches-copyright-protection-program-to-help-3d-designers-tackle-knockoffs
Mon 16:25:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenMandriva Rolling-20260213 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/openmandriva
Mon 16:25:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NASA's crew-12 docks at International Space Station ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/nasa-s-crew-12-docks-at-international-space-station
Mon 16:28:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Creating Discord in the Matrix | LINUX Unplugged 654 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/654/
Mon 16:33:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Saloon 187 | Open Mic Night ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/14/linux-saloon-187-open-mic-night/
Mon 16:34:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reader Power: FOSS Force’s 2026 Independence Drive ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/reader-power-foss-forces-2026-independence-drive/
Mon 16:35:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Deskflow | Seamless Multi-Computer Control ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/13/deskflow-seamless-multi-computer-control/
Mon 16:38:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ If you only use Ubuntu, you’re missing out on what Linux is all about https://www.howtogeek.com/if-you-only-use-ubuntu-you-are-missing-out-on-what-linux-is-all-about/
Mon 16:40:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux 7.0 is adding mainline kernel support for... Rock Band 4 guitars https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-0-adding-mainline-kernel-support-rock-band-4-guitars/
Mon 16:40:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Carbon AM62 integrates up to a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor clocked at up to 1.4GHz, alongside a Cortex-M4F and Cortex-R5F for real-time and management tasks, plus a dual-core programmable real-time unit subsystem for deterministic I/O workloads." https://linuxgizmos.com/ezurio-carbon-am62-targets-industrial-linux-with-ti-sitara-am62x/
Mon 16:42:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tiny Core Linux 17.0 updates kernel and toolchain while remaining radically minimalistic https://www.igorslab.de/en/tiny-core-linux-17-0-updates-kernel-and-toolchain-while-remaining-radically-minimalistic/
Mon 16:43:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The issue here is weak passwords, not Linux or IRC https://www.techradar.com/pro/does-anyone-even-remember-irc-a-new-linux-botnet-uses-some-incredibly-old-school-methods-to-cut-costs
Mon 16:43:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This lightweight Linux distro made my 10-year-old laptop usable again https://www.makeuseof.com/lightweight-linux-distro-made-10-year-old-laptop-usable-again/
Mon 16:43:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora made me realize Windows was the problem with my workflow https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-made-me-realize-windows-was-the-problem-with-my-workflow/
Mon 16:44:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release adds support for slop malware analysis via a new REMnux MCP server that connects [slop] to the distro’s tools." https://9to5linux.com/remnux-8-linux-toolkit-for-malware-analysis-is-out-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary
Mon 16:51:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Development/𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Development_Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Development_Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 16:53:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 16:53:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Mon 16:59:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Steam on GNU/Linux, Hideki Sato Dies, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Games_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_Hideki_Sato_Dies_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Games_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_Hideki_Sato_Dies_and_More.gmi ∎
Mon 16:59:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Kernel Space: Linux 7.0 and Graphics in Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Kernel_Space_Linux_7_0_and_Graphics_in_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Kernel_Space_Linux_7_0_and_Graphics_in_Linux.gmi ∎
Mon 17:01:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Retro/Open Hardware/Modding: Lattepanda, Banana Pi, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Retro_Open_Hardware_Modding_Lattepanda_Banana_Pi_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Retro_Open_Hardware_Modding_Lattepanda_Banana_Pi_and_More.gmi ∎
Mon 17:03:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian aUbuntu Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Debian_aUbuntu_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Debian_aUbuntu_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 17:06:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged and Linux Saloon ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_and_Linux_Saloon.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_and_Linux_Saloon.gmi ∎
Mon 17:06:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE: Bouncy Ball and Tellico 4.2 Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/KDE_Bouncy_Ball_and_Tellico_4_2_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/KDE_Bouncy_Ball_and_Tellico_4_2_Released.gmi ∎
Mon 17:08:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 17:10:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "i tried updating it but, uhm, it's been a long time, and the dependency upgrades are not having it, so i'm gonna try rebuilding akkoma in a different folder and just copy the database to the new install (i'm writing this in realtime, right now ffmpeg is installing)." gemini://tilde.pink/~emily/log/26-02-akkoma.gmi
Mon 17:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 16/02/2026: Task Completed by Avoidance and "Playing Again With Akkoma" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Gemini_Links_16_02_2026_Task_Completed_by_Avoidance_and_Playing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Gemini_Links_16_02_2026_Task_Completed_by_Avoidance_and_Playing.gmi ∎
Mon 17:21:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/02/2026: Barack Obama Responds to Racist Cheeto and Benjamin Mako Hill Studies Online Communities ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Links_16_02_2026_Barack_Obama_Responds_to_Racist_Cheeto_and_Ben.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Links_16_02_2026_Barack_Obama_Responds_to_Racist_Cheeto_and_Ben.gmi ∎
Mon 17:42:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hi, IsambardPrince
Mon 17:42:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] how are things?\
Mon 17:42:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] (we spoke about you today)
Mon 18:04:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://images.apina.biz/full/211751.jpeg
Mon 18:11:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Getting ready to go to physical therapy.
Mon 18:11:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The PT for my spine doesn't start until next month though.
Mon 18:11:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not a lot going on other than that.
Mon 18:13:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.ft.com/content/929c5c6f-b98a-42ce-84d0-844f2e10df29
Mon 18:13:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Marco Rubio says Viktor Orbán’s leadership is ‘essential’ to US interests"
Mon 18:13:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Another EPO Strike One Week From Now, Local Staff Committee Munich to Discuss It This Week ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Another_EPO_Strike_One_Week_From_Now_Local_Staff_Committee_Muni.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Another_EPO_Strike_One_Week_From_Now_Local_Staff_Committee_Muni.gmi ∎
Mon 18:13:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Mon 18:15:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] USSR
Mon 18:15:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] I think FT has a typo
Mon 18:16:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] joke: how many women peed on orban and marco rubio on tape?
Mon 18:17:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Mon 18:17:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] #viktorgate
Mon 18:26:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-7-0-finally-abandons-intel-440bx-edac-driver-removal-marks-another-goodbye-to-the-legendary-motherboard-chipset
Mon 18:28:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If it hasn't actually worked since 2007, why was it still in the source code tree?
Mon 18:28:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they love code that doesn't work
Mon 18:28:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ that's also why they merged that horrible hype-V code
Mon 18:29:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Hyper-V is just a module. It does not actually get loaded or do anything unless it's needed.
Mon 18:29:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It bloats the kernel image I suppose.
Mon 18:29:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Distribution kernels are pretty bloated because they have no idea what you'll use them for so they include nearly everything, even if it's just a module.
Mon 18:30:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's a configuration option that scans the hardware you have on your computer and de-selects everything else.
Mon 18:30:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The problem with this is that if that hardware is something you need, but not currently loaded, then you won't have it if you build that kernel.
Mon 18:31:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Distribution kernels just sort of have to assume you could want to use them any way you could possibly use them.
Mon 18:31:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they're not the best fit for anything, but they can do almost everything.
Mon 18:32:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That way they only have to build one kernel.
Mon 18:32:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There used to be several kernels in some distributions, and they'd be like a fraction of a percent faster on specific processors or something.
Mon 18:32:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they got rid of those a long time ago.
Mon 18:33:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's not as much of a win now if you can eek 1% more performance from the system than it was with much slower single CPU setups.
Mon 18:33:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Every computer you can buy now is so fast you won't notice.
Mon 18:34:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even the chip on your credit card is thousands of times more powerful than the Apollo Guidance Computer.
Mon 18:37:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it stops being so fast as it fills up the RAM
Mon 18:39:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and fill it up it will, because most "modern" software, including "modern" web sites, are absolute trash
Mon 18:40:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rovaniemi chosen as site for Nato's Forward Land Forces HQ" https://yle.fi/a/74-20210621
Mon 18:40:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Putin calibrates his warhead-loaded missiles accordingly
Mon 18:41:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and if there's something like 2GB of 8GB free, Linux damn near shits itself
Mon 18:41:37 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ because torvalds is not only no longer allowed to criticize the absolute shit microslop pours into the kernel, he also has stockholm syndrome and loves windows
Mon 18:41:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] seems so
Mon 18:42:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like bsod
Mon 18:42:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] repeating ms excuses about it
Mon 18:42:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ this is what devil apes do to each other
Mon 18:42:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] to ms linus
Mon 18:42:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sebatian
Mon 18:42:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ humanity can not go extinct soon enough
Mon 18:42:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *stian
Mon 18:42:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i can relate to what tyou say
Mon 18:42:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] because of the buffered reserved ram
Mon 18:42:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and how it's wastes
Mon 18:42:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or overallocated
Mon 18:42:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they refine kernel stuff based on false assumptions
Mon 18:43:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they don't take into account some older and lighter distros
Mon 18:43:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so even if you get more ram the pc might slow down as you upgrade linux
Mon 18:43:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ buffers could be freed
Mon 18:43:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that implis poor design
Mon 18:43:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] afaik, rust might - dep. on impl - slow it down more
Mon 18:43:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and i'm pretty sure it shouldn't take 20 minutes of the whole system being frozen to do so
Mon 18:43:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or take more ram
Mon 18:43:42 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ yeah, rust will make it even more of a trash pile
Mon 18:46:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft to Focus on Name-Dropping Buzzwords to Distract From Declining Business, IBM RAs (Layoffs) With Staff Stack-Ranked ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Microsoft_to_Focus_on_Name_Dropping_Buzzwords_to_Distract_From_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Microsoft_to_Focus_on_Name_Dropping_Buzzwords_to_Distract_From_.gmi ∎
Mon 18:47:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: i will say this..
Mon 18:47:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] c is bad
Mon 18:47:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] here is a program
Mon 18:47:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] made in c
Mon 18:47:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it'll have security holes
Mon 18:47:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] but it'll make programs
Mon 18:47:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] with fewer security holes
Mon 18:48:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] (except the ones in the program)
Mon 18:48:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] rust is like matlab
Mon 18:48:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] except not interpreted
Mon 18:48:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] bloat as value proposition
Mon 18:48:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and throwing more errors
Mon 18:48:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for sadists
Mon 18:48:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ rust is like java, at least the way it's presented: let's give really limited tools to the worlds worst programmers, and expect them to produce flawless code because they're working with limited tools
Mon 18:49:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it didn't work back then, so let's try it again anyway
Mon 18:49:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also like pascal
Mon 18:49:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ every single bondage-and-discipline language is about this, and it never works, and devil apes never understand that this doesn't work and just try again and again and again
Mon 18:50:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ apparently employing skilled people is not an option
Mon 18:50:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ this probably ties into CEOs wanting to eliminate skills
Mon 18:57:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I used to pay rent with money orders.
Mon 18:58:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But that was when Walmart charged 79 cents and you only needed one.
Mon 18:58:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You can still only get up to $1,000 on a single money order, but rent has gone from $550 in 2016 to $850 by 2020 to over $1100 now.
Mon 18:59:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So you'd need a second money order at least, no matter where you rent, and Walmart has increased the price to $1.69 each.
Mon 19:00:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So paying your rent that way went up from 79 cents to $3.38. And you have to do that 12 times a year.
Mon 19:01:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So it went from $9.48 to $40.56 per year if you pay by money order.
Mon 19:01:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I don't like the idea of paying to pay.
Mon 19:02:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But when it goes up 400% in a few years, just the cost to pay, that's too much.
Mon 19:02:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Sony Paystation
Mon 19:02:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] why not cash?
Mon 19:02:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's also a new sort of predatory loan that's going around.
Mon 19:02:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's called Early Pay or something.
Mon 19:03:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ s/st/St/
Mon 19:03:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Most low wage employers partner with companies that say you can advance part of your next paycheck with no interest.
Mon 19:03:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But then they demand tips.
Mon 19:03:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ At least one of them shows a picture of a hungry child and the less you tip them, the hungrier and sadder the child gets.
Mon 19:03:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But only 10% of the "tip" goes to a charity that feeds children.
Mon 19:04:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So if you tip $10, that charity only gets $1.
Mon 19:04:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Mon 19:04:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they know that when you see the slider and the child gets sad and hungry, you "tip".
Mon 19:04:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So then if you say no to the "tips" and make the cartoon child sad.
Mon 19:04:34 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ are the children AI generated?
Mon 19:04:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They say "If you want the money now there's a fee of $6."
Mon 19:04:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "If you want it within 3 days, you can have it for free."
Mon 19:05:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Well, the reason people want money from their next paycheck is they owe someone money now.
Mon 19:05:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So then you pay the fee.
Mon 19:05:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And between the tip and the fee, you just paid them more than you would have to get the same amount from a payday loan shop.
Mon 19:05:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And since it's not technically a loan, laws against payday loan stores some states have do not apply.
Mon 19:07:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://engrish.com/2024/07/it-always-was-an-absolute/
Mon 19:07:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, Then these executives testified to congress that it wasn't a loan.
Mon 19:08:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And one of the CEOs accidentally says "there's no interest because they're BORROWING from themselves, I mean not borrowing, I mean"
Mon 19:08:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :D
Mon 19:08:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You had one job! Lie to a toothless panel of foul bureaucrats who were never going to stop you anyway.
Mon 19:08:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And you couldn't even do that right!
Mon 19:08:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :D
Mon 19:09:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ wat
Mon 19:09:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said it was not a loan.
Mon 19:09:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then he said they were borrowing.
Mon 19:09:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then he tried to correct himself and stammered.
Mon 19:09:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ how is it supposed to not be a loan?
Mon 19:10:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because reasons.
Mon 19:11:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, i guess it works, as long as the corporation has enough money
Mon 19:11:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ laws only apply to poor people
Mon 19:11:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] u poor baby u!
Mon 19:25:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's like they used to say.
Mon 19:25:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Freedom of the Press belongs to people who can afford a press.
Mon 19:26:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :)
Mon 19:27:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The US government is having "social" media companies turn over the private data of anyone who criticizes ICE>
Mon 19:27:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They plan to take revenge, revenge that won't involve any court system,
Mon 19:28:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ To get the data, DHS is issuing administrative subpoenas which are just fake subpoenas that are not from a judge, just some asshole at DHS.
Mon 19:28:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The companies are under no legal obligation to hand the data over, but they do hand it over.
Mon 19:28:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Where Microsoft's Bing Cannot Even Reach 1% "Market Share" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Where_Microsoft_s_Bing_Cannot_Even_Reach_1_Market_Share.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Where_Microsoft_s_Bing_Cannot_Even_Reach_1_Market_Share.gmi ∎
Mon 19:30:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <IsambardPrince> Freedom of the Press belongs to people who can afford a press.
Mon 19:30:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS> There's no "Free" platform for speech (free speech is expensive), and based upon collective thinking and experience, social control media is working against you, not FOR you http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Social_Control_Media_is_Just_a_Digital_Weapon.shtml
Mon 19:31:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Microsoft is testing how much we are willing to spend for free speech
Mon 19:31:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/22/cost-of-censorship/
Mon 19:32:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X5lleo6at1M
Mon 19:33:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In general, I always say to avoid credit cards that have an annual fee.
Mon 19:34:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Why would you pay an annual fee on a product the bank is hoping you'll misuse and get into debt with?
Mon 19:34:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The annual fee is billed to the card, so it's just money you owe and you didn't even buy anything.
Mon 19:35:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] does USA have this thing called "Debit"?
Mon 19:35:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] in us films they call everything "Credit"
Mon 19:35:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] debit cards have a different name?
Mon 19:35:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i never had a credit card
Mon 19:35:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] in my whole life
Mon 19:35:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we got spammed a lot with credit card offers
Mon 19:35:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] dozens of times
Mon 19:35:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yeah, but debit cards are stupid.
Mon 19:36:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's almost nobody that has a rewards debit card.
Mon 19:36:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If there is, they might pay you half a percent.
Mon 19:36:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You don't build a credit score with a debit card.
Mon 19:36:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] credit score is fopr lenders
Mon 19:36:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like ramsay said
Mon 19:36:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you don't need credit score
Mon 19:36:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If someone steals or clones it, they take your money and you have to notice within 30 days and report it or it's all gone.
Mon 19:36:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if you don't plan to borrow
Mon 19:36:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And it's all gone until the bank might give it back, so you can't pay your bills.
Mon 19:36:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ credit score is for people who live in nazi america
Mon 19:37:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i know
Mon 19:37:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So basically debit cards are risk without benefit.
Mon 19:37:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's a cultural thing
Mon 19:37:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If someone clones it you might have your bank accoutn drained.
Mon 19:37:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i wonder what % of usians have credit cards
Mon 19:37:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i know gulgboy had some
Mon 19:37:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] bercause he boasted about it
Mon 19:37:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And even if you get it back, it'll be 3 months after your bills can't be paid.
Mon 19:37:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And your landlord will evict you.
Mon 19:38:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] most people here use a debit card
Mon 19:38:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and it's what banks give
Mon 19:38:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If someone steals your credit card, you report it to the bank, they delete the fraudulent charges, and your bank account was completely untouched.
Mon 19:38:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] us is deep in debt
Mon 19:38:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt
Mon 19:38:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yeah, because the US is full of fools like my cousins who go to Disney three times a year on credit cards and Home Equity Loans.
Mon 19:38:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] right
Mon 19:38:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and then they go on prozac
Mon 19:39:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They get back and the water is shut off.
Mon 19:39:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ when i had a credit card, i had to do a bank transfer to pay my debt once a month
Mon 19:39:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ extra administration for nothing
Mon 19:39:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] better shut off water than brown water
Mon 19:39:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Most people are not smart enough to beat the bank at their own game.
Mon 19:39:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] at least yto can resume paying for waster and get clean water
Mon 19:39:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's possible, but the bank knows that it's a rare person who gets back more than they'll lose.
Mon 19:39:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like less than 5% of their customers.
Mon 19:39:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ sounds like most people would be better off with a debit card, then
Mon 19:39:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they consider those people a cost of doing business.
Mon 19:40:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then they acquire the other 95% who max out the card.
Mon 19:40:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: but they need to show off in FB
Mon 19:40:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] by buying things using borrowed money
Mon 19:40:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Mon 19:40:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] true story
Mon 19:40:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not ajoke
Mon 19:40:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], If you were the bank and you could spam people with offers like $400 to open a checking account or $500 to open a credit card and spend a lot in the first several months.
Mon 19:41:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] likem i said
Mon 19:41:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But then 95 times out of 100 those people fell into a trap and owed you 27% interest....
Mon 19:41:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i never borrwed any money
Mon 19:41:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] nor did rianne
Mon 19:41:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we don'
Mon 19:41:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Would you do that as the bank?
Mon 19:41:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] t plan to ever borrow money
Mon 19:41:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] banks take advantage of addicts
Mon 19:41:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Right, but for the bank, sinking the loss of the other 5 customers is fine.
Mon 19:41:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and self-destructive p[eople
Mon 19:41:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] who p[ay mortgages
Mon 19:41:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you can get those other 95 onboard and keep taking from them.
Mon 19:41:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like 6% a month or year now?
Mon 19:41:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maybe 1% a month
Mon 19:41:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] as inflation soars
Mon 19:42:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] by the time they turn 65 they paid for two homes
Mon 19:42:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The money they pay out in bonuses and cashback is money that other people are losing because they won't live within their means.
Mon 19:42:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] but got only one
Mon 19:42:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] slow clap
Mon 19:42:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I agree, you shouldn't fund my bonuses and cashback.
Mon 19:42:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But as long as people do, you'd be crazy not to take it.
Mon 19:43:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I mean, those bonus churns can bring in $20,000 over the course of 10 years.
Mon 19:43:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks know that for every person who gets really good at churning, there will be like 1,000 that get in serious trouble.
Mon 19:43:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Banks don't even care that there are people on Youtube teaching churning.
Mon 19:43:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They pay them to do that.
Mon 19:44:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Why would they pay them to teach people to churn?
Mon 19:44:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Most of those people think they'll be churners and end up being in a lot of trouble.
Mon 19:45:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It plays on the Dunning-Kruger Effect. The less capable you are, the more likely you are to think you're very clever.
Mon 19:45:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ bbiab
Mon 19:56:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Southern California Linux Expo (“SCALE”) or SCALE 23x Becomes Microsoft ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/The_Southern_California_Linux_Expo_SCALE_or_SCALE_23x_Becomes_M.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/The_Southern_California_Linux_Expo_SCALE_or_SCALE_23x_Becomes_M.gmi ∎
Mon 20:03:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Industry regulators investigating potential fraud at collapsed Sheffield law firm https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2026-02-16/regulator-investigates-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-law-firm
Mon 20:03:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SRA investigating potential fraud at collapsed PM Law https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-investigating-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-pm-law/5125910.article
Mon 20:04:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ And where was SRA until now? The victims will never get their money that was stolen.
Mon 20:04:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'Potential fraud' investigated at closed law firm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7958nq2l1no
Mon 20:04:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Collapsed law firm investigated on suspicion of stealing clients’ cash https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/16/collapsed-law-firm-investigated-suspicion-stealing-client/
Mon 20:05:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop charlatans and frauds of Microsoft invoking RMS: "Wishing you strength and clarity in this new chapter. With deep respect and hope. in the voice of Richard Matthew Stallman: Join us now and share the software;" https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/18169
Mon 20:09:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Open source registries are in financial peril, a co-founder of an open source security foundation warned after inspecting their books. And it's not just the bandwidth costs that are killing them." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/
Mon 20:48:04 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.oglaf.com/embers/
Mon 21:08:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Lutris 0.5.20 Game Manager Adds Support for Importing Commodore 64 ROMs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Lutris_0_5_20_Game_Manager_Adds_Support_for_Importing_Commodore.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/16/Lutris_0_5_20_Game_Manager_Adds_Support_for_Importing_Commodore.gmi ∎
Mon 21:50:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (video) (no audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/cats-fell-asleep-mid-fight-x6QGy57
Mon 22:05:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ejQ0O9nNM
Mon 22:09:39 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/dna-inspired-molecule-breaks-records-for-storing-solar-heat/
Mon 22:18:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ cooking the books?... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/best-buy-worker-used-managers-code-to-get-99-off-macbooks-cops-say/
Mon 22:18:23 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ cooking the macbooks
Mon 22:18:27 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ wait, they do that to themselves
Mon 22:25:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans
Mon 22:37:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/aidr-meaning
Mon 22:37:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Mon 22:41:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ Miguel 's response sums things up nicely... https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/16/why-most-users-stay-on-windows-despite-linux-being-free/
Mon 22:49:44 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/retrotechtacular-mr-wizard-jams-with-ibm/
Mon 23:27:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0840.html
Mon 23:52:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-23-user-accounts-system-administration
Mon 23:53:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've seen it benchmarked both ways.
Mon 23:53:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Normally full drive encryption performed better than just the home directory.
Mon 23:53:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Maybe something changed.
Mon 23:55:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.howtogeek.com/im-going-back-to-the-2000s-this-weekend-by-installing-this-linux-distro/
Mon 23:56:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Windows XP actually had a much uglier theme than the beta versions (Windows Whistler) did.
Mon 23:56:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When I was using Windows XP, I patched the uxtheme.dll so it would skip the cryptographic check for Microsoft-signed themes.
Mon 23:56:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And then you could make it look like anything.
Mon 23:57:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Eventually someone released a theme that looked like Ubuntu 6.10 with GNOME.
Mon 23:57:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Mostly I used watercolor though.
Mon 23:57:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It got rid of the horrific oversized window bar and goofy icons.
Tue 00:02:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ from the whoopsie doodles dept... https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/who_me/
Tue 00:02:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ that improves most websites anyway
Tue 00:03:26 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/fractal-analytics-muted-ipo-debut-signals-persistent-ai-fears-in-india/
Tue 00:34:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've been filling up my gas tank for under $2 a gallon, but it requires doing a few things.
Tue 00:34:47 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/02/16/188251/western-digital-is-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-2026
Tue 00:35:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Using E15, making sure to use those spend $15 in the store, get 15 cents a gallon off coupons (going inside to buy car washes and groceries works), and then paying with a cashback card with a high rewards rate on gas.
Tue 00:35:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also living in nazi america
Tue 00:36:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ gas is normally more expensive here, and the government is also trying various tricks to hike the price further
Tue 00:36:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They hate us because we have freedom, and guns, and cheap gas.
Tue 00:37:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They see me rollin', they hatin'.
Tue 00:37:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ except you don't have freedom
Tue 00:37:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Must be tough living in a concrete shitbox under Orban.
Tue 00:37:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and you get shot in the head for having guns
Tue 00:37:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Shoot back.
Tue 00:37:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but yeah, you have cheap gas
Tue 00:37:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ how many gestapo agents were shot down so far?
Tue 00:37:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I rarely go anywhere without doing conceal and carry.
Tue 00:38:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, A few.
Tue 00:38:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It does happen.
Tue 00:38:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There was a CBP agent that was shot and killed the same week Trump took office, in Vermont I think.
Tue 00:38:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Good, fuck him.
Tue 00:38:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ so what's the score?
Tue 00:38:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I mean, I wouldn't have done it but I'm not sad that he's dead.
Tue 00:38:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Who knows.
Tue 00:39:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Tue 00:39:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, The guy who shot and killed him was wanted for murder anyway.
Tue 00:40:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He was already in about as much trouble as you can be in.
Tue 00:40:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When I say I wouldn't do it, personally, it's because I'm not in trouble for anything.
Tue 00:40:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'd rather it stay that way.
Tue 00:41:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The guy that was wanted for murder had nothing to lose.
Tue 00:41:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Now it's two murders.
Tue 00:42:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/16/why-odf-and-not-ooxml/
Tue 00:43:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/14/0525257
Tue 00:44:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Used cooking oil can be processed into a substitute for diesel fuel.
Tue 00:44:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Europe, aside from all the other ways it's shitty, decadent, and overpriced, has notoriously high motor fuel prices.
Tue 00:45:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They seem to think that the way you jumpstart an economy that's taxed to death and having double digit unemployment, is to give it a good jolt of raising the retirement age.
Tue 00:45:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ (France)
Tue 00:46:23 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ soon they'll just invite the orcs in to run things
Tue 00:46:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ though i guess they'll have to send vehicles with drivers and fuel to bring them in, because you know, orcish logistics...
Tue 00:46:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Free" health care, where they write in "government-owned news sites" that cancer patients aren't worth treating, then they give Brandon Lobster a million dollars worth of whatever the fuck happened to him.
Tue 00:46:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ (Canada)
Tue 00:47:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ canada is not in europe
Tue 00:47:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Close enough'
Tue 00:47:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "It's the thought that counts."
Tue 00:47:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ if canada is in europe, then nazi america is in europe
Tue 00:47:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and as far as most devil apes are concerned, there are no thoughts
Tue 00:47:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They use the metric system and ration healthcare and tax the shit out of everything.
Tue 00:47:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It might as well be Europe.
Tue 00:47:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ officially, even nazi america uses the metric system
Tue 00:47:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ their imperial units are defined in terms of SI units
Tue 00:56:30 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.heise.de/en/news/Apple-Study-Users-Want-Transparent-AI-Agents-Instead-of-Black-Box-Systems-11176410.html
Tue 00:56:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yes, because the units were poorly standardized before that.
Tue 00:56:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 00:56:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You'd get two rulers and a foot on one would be 11.5 inches on the other.
Tue 00:57:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ why would someone who wants transparency do business with the cupertino mafia in the first place?
Tue 00:57:33 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ apple user have no idea what they want
Tue 00:57:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ IsambardPrince: that's really worth being proud of...
Tue 01:09:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, Yeah, when I was remodeling the house mom lost to Dave....
Tue 01:09:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I was running into all sorts of odd measurements from like over 100 years ago.
Tue 01:09:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Tue 01:09:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ One end of a doorframe would be like 3/8ths of an inch shorter than the other side.
Tue 01:10:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And then on one end there'd be a gap.
Tue 01:10:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I fixed a lot of that.
Tue 01:10:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Including the downstairs bathroom door.
Tue 01:10:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ in the center it was about 5 feet 11 inches.
Tue 01:10:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i suspect SI on its own can't really help with that
Tue 01:10:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And I'm 6' 3.5".
Tue 01:10:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ in this concrete hive, several doors just hang in some random direction on their own
Tue 01:11:01 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ probably because the frames aren't vertical
Tue 01:11:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So I banged my head on it a few times then cut it up to 6 feet 7 inches and put a new door on.
Tue 01:11:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and the elements of this concrete hive were mass produced, afaik
Tue 01:11:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, Dave saw me come in cussing from having hit my head again.
Tue 01:11:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And I said "I need this." and walked off with his electric saw.
Tue 01:12:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i bought some wedges to keep some of the doors open, but naturally, they were removed and discarded soon
Tue 01:12:34 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ so i still keep bumping into the nominally open doors when i try to go through them
Tue 01:13:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and it's somehow always my fault.
Tue 01:16:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Did you think about getting a prybar and just ripping the doors out?
Tue 01:16:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ no
Tue 01:17:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i'd rather just move out of the city
Tue 01:17:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ which is progressing... extremely slowly.
Tue 01:46:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0939.html
Tue 02:17:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, Looking for the JWZ post about Marc Andreeson.
Tue 02:17:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said that when he worked at Netscape, Andreeson would take a dump in the restroom where the "grease and red meat diet really made itself known".
Tue 02:18:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 02:18:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And then one of his coworkers came down the hall and said "Captain's Log".
Tue 02:18:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 02:23:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I recall that the Mozilla Suite used to be so heavy by the standards of late 90s/early 2000s PCs that you could add a stub to your Startup folder in the Start Menu.
Tue 02:23:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It would load in the system tray and preload most of the browser.
Tue 02:23:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So it wouldn't take so long to start.
Tue 02:23:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ microslop preloaded Idiot Exploiter, too
Tue 02:23:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yes.
Tue 02:23:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but that wasn't optional
Tue 02:23:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ microslop doesn't really understand what 'optional' means
Tue 02:24:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You could unload it by using 98lite or RoM II to remove IE, Trident, and install the Windows 95 shell.
Tue 02:46:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-160226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-160226.txt
Tue 02:47:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-160226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-160226.txt
Tue 02:48:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-160226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-160226.txt
Tue 02:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-160226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-160226.txt
Tue 02:49:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-02-16.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-02-16.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Tue 02:50:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-16.txt
Tue 05:00:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-16.gmi
Tue 05:01:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-17.gmi
Tue 05:03:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I mean it was fine for the first 85% of it. Was just cruising, wandering. Rode through the (relatively) quiet Sunday night city, west out to the water, enjoyed the quiet open roads and the cool air." gemini://ieve.me/moto/2026_02_15.gmi
Tue 05:04:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Take My Hand: Chapter 40 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter40.gmi
Tue 05:05:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Debugging why my Gemini server stopped responding, since I managed to catch it in the error state with enough energy to debug. I'm learning to use new process debugging tools and digging into the details to try to understand what's normal and what signals help find root cause. The digressions are excessive." gemini://ieve.me/chalice/2.gmi
Tue 05:05:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I wanted to use sockets this time, so that it would be much easier to swap out the op amp ICs if one of them got zapped or whatever. All I had on hand was some 16 pin sockets, so I just set the two 8 pin ICs next to each other in the same socket." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260216-0.gmi
Tue 05:06:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meanwhile in the Babylon 5 universe praising shadows may be problematic, but that universe cleaves rather closer to various Western norms." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/02/17/in-praise-of-shadows.gmi
Tue 05:09:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ""Hello friends, family, supporters, and fiber community. I've had to make the incredibly difficult decision to shut down Alpenglow," Sundra writes of the company's closure." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260216-sundra.gmi
Tue 05:09:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1563.jpg
Tue 05:09:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1919.jpg
Tue 05:12:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Worm first morning gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormFirstMorning
Tue 05:13:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I slept until 10 this morning and still went for a nap this afternoon for a few hours. I wonder how depleted my energy has been, what was I fueling on for all this time? I'm still tired." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormFirstDay
Tue 05:19:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Tue 05:19:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 17/02/2026: Alpenglow Industries' Closure and Gemini Server Issues ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Gemini_Links_17_02_2026_Alpenglow_Industries_Closure_and_Gemini.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Gemini_Links_17_02_2026_Alpenglow_Industries_Closure_and_Gemini.gmi ∎
Tue 05:22:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Tue 05:22:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Monday, February 16, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_February_16_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_February_16_2026.gmi ∎
Tue 05:24:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Tue 05:25:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft’s long-standing control over institutional environments." https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/16/why-most-users-stay-on-windows-despite-linux-being-free/
Tue 05:28:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI is sh-t... it will never replace anyone and if it does the company doing that will disappear. Just a reminder... GDP is made of 70% of individuals spending... When nobody has a job, who will be spending on the products these d-mb companies are selling? Robots?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khj73vkk
Tue 05:29:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Invoice? I didn't receive an invoice. Did you send it to the right address? Maybe it was lost in the mail. I have no idea what you're talking about. Oh, and you must have the wrong phone number, no one here by that name, just got this phone, you must be looking for the person that had this number before me. Have a nice day." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc9389d
Tue 05:30:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sure. The real problem with that is that it costs money that IBM does not have and certainly does not want to spend. So, this is just fantasy!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191
Tue 05:30:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The overall Tech sector is way down... the IBM stock will most likely recover slowly." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n
Tue 05:34:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgtrz521
Tue 05:34:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Tue 05:34:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Aside not getting any GDP, I think you will be fine and next year will be different.
Tue 05:34:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Unfortunately, she is kinda right, she has to pick one or more people to be low in such a barbaric system. Most teams don't have people that should be rated low, no matter how long they have been on the team.
Tue 05:34:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] At the end of day, it is going to be your decision if you want to take the gut punch or take your business elsewhere. It will probably be the same elsewhere if you work for a big company. They are all the same these days."
Tue 05:35:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM cuts. "Well, Arvind was pretty clear about the percentages for both bands lower than 10 and band 10. So, the fu---r better deliver. I think they are waiting for the layoffs to be announced so that core and high people rated know that they will get zilch." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha2t91p
Tue 06:11:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM's Collapse Continues, Half of EU Countries to Have Mass Layoffs, "IBM Clearly Disinvests From Europe" Says IBM European Works Council ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IBM_s_Collapse_Continues_Half_of_EU_Countries_to_Have_Mass_Layo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IBM_s_Collapse_Continues_Half_of_EU_Countries_to_Have_Mass_Layo.gmi ∎
Tue 06:34:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO's Central Staff Committee on Fourth Technical Meeting, Two Days Before First of (At Least) 4 Winter Strikes at the Second-Largest European Institution ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/EPO_s_Central_Staff_Committee_on_Fourth_Technical_Meeting_Two_D.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/EPO_s_Central_Staff_Committee_on_Fourth_Technical_Meeting_Two_D.gmi ∎
Tue 06:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Techrights Became a Hub for News That IBM/Red Hat Doesn't Want You to See (and Pays Mainstream Media to Distract From) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Techrights_Became_a_Hub_for_News_That_IBM_Red_Hat_Doesn_t_Want_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Techrights_Became_a_Hub_for_News_That_IBM_Red_Hat_Doesn_t_Want_.gmi ∎
Tue 07:18:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Way Too Slow to Respond to Financial Fraud at Law Firms, in Effect Helping Those Law Firms Defraud Many More People (Fleecing Clients) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Way_Too_Slow_to_Respond_to_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Way_Too_Slow_to_Respond_to_.gmi ∎
Tue 07:34:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Just Like The Register MS, Conde Nast's Ars Technica Has Just Publicly Admitted That It Published Fake Articles (Slop) Made by LLMs About Serious Subjects ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Just_Like_The_Register_MS_Conde_Nast_s_Ars_Technica_Has_Just_Pu.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Just_Like_The_Register_MS_Conde_Nast_s_Ars_Technica_Has_Just_Pu.gmi ∎
Tue 07:51:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.2, Linux 6.18.12, Linux 6.12.73, and Linux 6.6.126 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_2_Linux_6_18_12_Linux_6_12_73_and_Lin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_2_Linux_6_18_12_Linux_6_12_73_and_Lin.gmi ∎
Tue 07:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME: Crosswords 0.3.17: Circle Bound ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/GNOME_Crosswords_0_3_17_Circle_Bound.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/GNOME_Crosswords_0_3_17_Circle_Bound.gmi ∎
Tue 07:56:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Turned Bing Into Censorship Machine of China, But Bing Is Pegged at a Mere 2% in Asia, Yandex is Bigger ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_Turned_Bing_Into_Censorship_Machine_of_China_But_Bing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_Turned_Bing_Into_Censorship_Machine_of_China_But_Bing.gmi ∎
Tue 07:58:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux CVE assignment process ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_CVE_assignment_process.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_CVE_assignment_process.gmi ∎
Tue 08:04:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Gentoo on Codeberg ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Gentoo_on_Codeberg.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Gentoo_on_Codeberg.gmi ∎
Tue 08:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Reverse_Engineering_Linux_Distro_REMnux_Marks_15_Years_With_Maj.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Reverse_Engineering_Linux_Distro_REMnux_Marks_15_Years_With_Maj.gmi ∎
Tue 08:09:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE: Kapsule v0.2.1: sponsored by my wife's horror movies ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/KDE_Kapsule_v0_2_1_sponsored_by_my_wife_s_horror_movies.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/KDE_Kapsule_v0_2_1_sponsored_by_my_wife_s_horror_movies.gmi ∎
Tue 08:09:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft's "AI" Concerns Are All Indian (or Low-Paid Workers Who Work Extra Hours Unpaid) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_s_AI_Concerns_Are_All_Indian_or_Low_Paid_Workers_Who_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_s_AI_Concerns_Are_All_Indian_or_Low_Paid_Workers_Who_.gmi ∎
Tue 08:14:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Tue 08:18:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_Mint_isn_t_the_best_Windows_replacement_anymore.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_Mint_isn_t_the_best_Windows_replacement_anymore.gmi ∎
Tue 08:20:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Only One in 50 Saudis Would Use Microsoft for Search, Almost Same as Would Use Russia's Yandex ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Only_One_in_50_Saudis_Would_Use_Microsoft_for_Search_Almost_Sam.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Only_One_in_50_Saudis_Would_Use_Microsoft_for_Search_Almost_Sam.gmi ∎
Tue 08:36:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Chromebooks and GNU/Linux Appear to have Gained Much Ground in Samoa (Independent State of Samoa) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Chromebooks_and_GNU_Linux_Appear_to_have_Gained_Much_Ground_in_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Chromebooks_and_GNU_Linux_Appear_to_have_Gained_Much_Ground_in_.gmi ∎
Tue 08:43:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 08:50:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The Efforts to Silence People Are Proportional to Their Positive Effect ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Efforts_to_Silence_People_Are_Proportional_to_Their_Positiv.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Efforts_to_Silence_People_Are_Proportional_to_Their_Positiv.gmi ∎
Tue 08:53:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_Is_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_Is_.gmi ∎
Tue 09:00:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slop Technica: Ars Technica Seems Like Repeat Offender, a Part-Time Slopfarm ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Slop_Technica_Ars_Technica_Seems_Like_Repeat_Offender_a_Part_Ti.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Slop_Technica_Ars_Technica_Seems_Like_Repeat_Offender_a_Part_Ti.gmi ∎
Tue 09:31:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Benj Edwards (Ars Technica) Used Fake Articles to Promote Ponzi Scheme for Conde Nast and Its Client (Marketing) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Benj_Edwards_Ars_Technica_Used_Fake_Articles_to_Promote_Ponzi_S.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Benj_Edwards_Ars_Technica_Used_Fake_Articles_to_Promote_Ponzi_S.gmi ∎
Tue 09:48:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "More than two years ago, Amazon sued a network of websites that sold pirated DVDs of Prime Video exclusives such as The Rings of Power and The Boys." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/amazon-wins-6-million-in-damages-against-pirated-dvd-stores-plus-domain-takeovers/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Tue 09:48:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Allowing publishers to opt out of AI Overviews without affecting search is a “huge engineering project”, a Google boss told publishers last week." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-search-features-deals-ai-financial-times/ | Source: Press Gazette
Tue 09:48:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Per the mentioned report, the as-yet-unnamed technology can determine the contribution percentages of human creators’ works within AI generations." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/16/sony-ai-detection-tool/ | Source: Digital Music News
Tue 09:49:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Including Three Women" ☛ https://www.afintl.com/en/202602075511 |
Tue 09:50:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Child Marriages" sounds more tolerant than pedophilia ☛ https://morningstarnews.org/2026/02/legislation-to-combat-child-marriages-signed-in-punjab-pakistan/ | Source: Morning Star News
Tue 09:52:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "bars women from top post" ☛ https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/402348/jamaat-bars-women-from-top-post-on-islamic | Source: Dhaka Tribune
Tue 09:52:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the use of crypto to directly benefit the sitting American president" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/board-of-peace-global-grift | Source: The Next Move
Tue 09:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "this escalating language feels dangerous in our increasingly volatile political climate" ☛ https://organizingmythoughts.org/nick-fuentes-wants-women-in-gulags-heres-why-that-matters/ | Source: Kelly Hayes
Tue 09:53:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Few jobs and slow growth hit the poor especially hard, because they’re the first to be fired, last to be hired, and most likely to bear the brunt of stagnant wages and declining benefits." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/best-of-luck-to-david-brooks | Source: Robert Reich
Tue 09:54:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "About 10,500 other nurses are starting to return to work today, ending the strike at three Manhattan hospitals run by Mt Sinai and at Montefiore Medical Center facilities in the Bronx" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/nurses-nyc-newyork-presbyterian-strike/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Tue 09:54:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 12 more days and it's March already. How time flies.
Tue 10:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Selling and buying labor. There’s plenty to worry about in this arrangement as such, but what makes this particular case exceptional?" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/artificial-intelligence-ai-labor-exploitation/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Tue 10:18:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The order means the government must put the materials back up while the underlying lawsuit proceeds in court." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/us/politics/presidents-house-philadelphia-washington-slavery-injunction.html | Source: New York Times
Tue 10:18:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Uber Eats is to begin operating in Denmark this year after the company announced an expansion to seven countries in Europe on Monday." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20260216/uber-confirms-expansion-of-food-delivery-platform-to-denmark | Source: The Local DK
Tue 10:19:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anyone who thinks they want to be a reporter but doesn‘t want the satisfaction of knowing they wrote a thing themselves should go fuck themselves instead." ☛ https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-16-writing-is-not-optional-for-journalism/ | Source: Bix Frankonis
Tue 10:20:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This isn’t just a news problem. Putnam describes how civic organizations have largely reshaped and professionalized themselves to turn members into subscribers who send money to lobbyists." ☛ https://chrisamico.com/blog/2026-02-16/bowling-alone/ | Source: Chris Amico
Tue 10:20:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Local news has withered." ☛ https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/journalism-is-dead-long-live-journalism/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit
Tue 10:21:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Without local newsrooms, the basic work of reporting — gathering accurate information and demanding transparency and accountability from local governments and powerful business interests — vanishes. This loss directly imperils a functioning democracy, which requires an informed citizenry."
Tue 10:21:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Prosecutors accused Kotrikadze, news director and anchor of the exiled broadcaster TV Rain, of posting about alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine on her personal Telegram channel in the spring of 2022" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/16/russia-jails-journalist-kotrikadze-businessman-chichvarkin-in-absentia-over-war-fakes-a91957 | Source: The Moscow Times
Tue 10:24:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you're at least somewhat like me, then you use ZFS almost religiously." ☛ https://redalder.org/blog/disko-zfs-declaratively-managing-zfs-datasets.html |
Tue 10:24:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations is one of Iran’s most organized and influential civil society groups." ☛ https://iranwire.com/en/news/148745-iranian-teachers-union-more-than-160-children-were-killed-during-the-protests/ | Source: IranWire
Tue 10:24:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The attackers were armed with sticks and knives when they confronted the pastors, accusing them of blasphemy and attempting to convert Muslims, he said." ☛ https://morningstarnews.org/2026/02/muslim-extremists-beat-two-pastors-in-eastern-uganda | Source: Morning Star News
Tue 10:25:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "books in Ann Arbor schools are flagged as ‘inappropriate’ by out-of-state group" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/02/see-which-books-in-ann-arbor-schools-are-flagged-as-inappropriate-by-out-of-state-group.html | Source: Michigan News
Tue 10:25:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Steinberger discusses OpenClaw and acquisition offers from OpenAI and Meta in an interview with Lex Fridman. See also: Marcus Schuler." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/02/16/openclaw-developer-joins-openai/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Tue 10:26:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We had a critical hotfix to deploy. The bug was losing the company $10k a minute." ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/shell-log-namaste/ | Source: Kevin McDonald
Tue 10:27:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Lee Oldham is a 52-year-old former waste disposal worker from Cleburne, Texas, on the southern outskirts of Dallas-Fort Worth" ☛ https://futurism.com/science-energy/radioactive-fracking-school-texas | Source: Futurism
Tue 10:27:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "“That is a violation of the law,” said Bruce Buckheit, a former EPA air enforcement chief, after reviewing Floodlight’s images and EPA regulations." ☛ https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/16/a-different-set-of-rules-thermal-drone-footage-shows-musks-ai-power-plant-flouts-clean-air-rules/ | Source: Tennessee Lookout
Tue 10:29:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The files that have been released so far don’t paint a pretty picture." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class | Source: Robert Reich
Tue 10:29:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some schools have spent years trying to distance themselves from Mr. Epstein, donating his contributions and condemning his crimes." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/us/epsteins-ties-with-academics-show-the-seedy-side-of-college-fund-raising.html | Source: New York Times
Tue 10:32:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But the social media sands may slowly be shifting." ☛ https://theconversation.com/is-social-media-addictive-how-it-keeps-you-clicking-and-the-harms-it-can-cause-276022 | Source: The Conversation
Tue 10:32:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It has been a brutal winter in much of the United States. Weather is a chaotic system in which extreme events are always happening somewhere" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-our-back-on-clean-energy | Source: Paul Krugman
Tue 10:34:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2026/02/16/500-richest-people-gained-record-2-2-trillion-in-2025/ | Source: Neritam
Tue 10:35:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And now it is Day One. Not because the crisis is over. The crisis is not over." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/day-one | Source: Mike Brock
Tue 10:39:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "WolfSSL is extremely configurable. Maybe even too configurable for its own good." ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/02/wolfssl-doesnt-suck/ | Source: Feld
Tue 10:40:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is nuts! This is not normal. This is not how I grew up and this is not how those parents have grown up either." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/surveillance-children/ | Source: Ava
Tue 10:40:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Another major aspect with these general wellness devices is what happens to the data that they generate." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/what-the-fdas-2026-wellness-device-update-means-for-wearables/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 10:41:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tech giant Apple has quietly paid nearly $2 billion for a “pre-speech” tech company whose employees helped Israel commit genocide in Gaza." ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2026/02/15/apple-buys-israeli-pre-speech-firm/ | Source: The Gray Zone
Tue 10:41:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is platforms, not users, that decide which age verification providers are use." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-harms-millions-could-be-forced-to-use-unregulated-age-verification/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup
Tue 10:42:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Contrary to the main narrative, french parliamentarians are not only talking about the budget." ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2026/02/16/censorship-and-surveillance-a-legislative-overload-in-the-french-parliament/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net
Tue 10:42:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We are participating in our own surveillance, through convenience, through security" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51449172/lawyer-on-doorbell-cams-we-are-participating-in-our-own-surveillance | Source: Deseret Media
Tue 10:42:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The consultation will also confront the full range of risks children face online." ☛ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-no-platform-gets-a-free-pass-government-takes-action-to-keep-children-safe-online | Source: The United Kingdom
Tue 10:44:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These companies didn’t want users, they wanted addicts." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/social-medias-tobacco-moment | Source: Jérôme Marin
Tue 10:44:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have a very specific proposal: we should move away from email-like user handles on the fediverse. This style of user identity has three problems: [...]" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/02/16/fediforum-position-paper.html | Source: Manton Reece
Tue 10:45:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While distriburiting explicit material is illegal in Turkey, this investigation marks the first time authorities have deemed income from adult content illicit and treated investments made with that income as money laundering." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-remands-17-adult-content-creators-for-laundering-onlyfans-income-316766 | Source: BIA Net
Tue 10:46:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That is a serious failure of our standards. Direct quotations must always reflect what a source actually said." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/ | Source: Ars Technica
Tue 10:51:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "make good product decisions and make technology useful in messy real-world situations." ☛ https://susam.net/deep-blue.html | Source: SusamPal
Tue 10:52:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI might be an extension of that. I don’t see AI composition as fundamentally different from ghostwriting." ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/02/16/on-using-ai-in-blogging/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
Tue 10:53:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is an awful lot of handwringing about AI-generated writing, but ghostwriting is not controversial in the same way, and the end result is the same: someone else wrote it."
Tue 10:53:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Someone else wrote" is not the same as "bot spewed this out" (moreover, a bot of sleazy companies)
Tue 10:53:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A nature-inspired ensemble strategy for training neural nets that uses evolution-like approaches to training NNs" ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/nn_evolution_strategy.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay
Tue 10:54:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But Google’s auction no longer works that way." ☛ https://searchengineland.com/google-ads-intent-not-keywords-468271 | Source: Third Door Media LLC
Tue 10:54:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If there’s an organizational mandate to leverage LLMs to minimize the time spent coding" ☛ https://olano.dev/blog/dangerously-skip/ | Source: Facundo Olano
Tue 10:58:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release ships with the Niri scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor and the beautiful Noctalia desktop shell for Wayland." https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemd
Tue 10:59:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over the weekend Ars Technica retracted an article because the AI a writer used hallucinated quotes from an open source library maintainer." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/ai-is-destroying-open-source/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
Tue 10:59:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but that dream's dead. Doornail. Dodo. Parrot." ☛ https://johan.hal.se/wrote/2026/02/03/the-sideprocalypse/ | Source: Johan Halse
Tue 10:59:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The problem with AI isn't going to be Skynet. It's going to be amoral extraction class assholes applying half-cooked automation at scale onto deeply broken sectors in exploitative ways in a country too corrupt to have functioning regulators." ☛ https://karlbode.com/the-problem-with-ai-is-shitty-human-beings/ | Source: Karl Bode
Tue 11:00:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I suspect within days you could get dozens if not hundreds of RCE exploits. You could then have another agent scan and exploit as many servers as possible." ☛ https://martinalderson.com/posts/anthropic-found-500-zero-days/ | Source: Martin Alderson
Tue 11:01:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We wrongly assume that the advances we observe in our field, such as the autonomous or semi-autonomous development of applications, also translate to sectors like medicine or law. This is a false generalization." ☛ https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/02/16/were-making-a-big-mistake.html | Source: Numeric Citizen
Tue 11:01:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "From here, you can perform classification and respond to images or videos with your code." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/object-detection-with-ultralytics-yolo26-on-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Tue 11:01:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But alas: the site’s message now says to “use AI” and dropped mentioning Grok by name, after NextGov contacted the administration about the bot’s placement." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-government-grok-nutrition | Source: Futurism
Tue 11:02:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since then, almost 500 1st Ward residents replied to an online survey distributed by La Spata’s office, with almost all of the respondents opposing the expansion." ☛ https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/10/logan-square-wicker-park-neighbors-say-no-to-more-delivery-robots/ |
Tue 11:02:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Late in 2025, a whole fleet of delivery robots descended on Chicago, where they clogged sidewalks, injured residents, and prompted a community campaign to ban them from the streets." ☛ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/chicago-delivery-robots-banned | Source: Futurism
Tue 11:03:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The UK government on Monday said providers of AI chatbots will be held responsible for preventing their technology from generating illegal or harmful content." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/uk-targets-all-ai-chatbots-after-grok-uproar/a-75993297 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Tue 11:03:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The move follows international backlash against Grok, after the chatbot was found to allow users to create and share sexualized fake images of women and children."
Tue 11:04:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Learn how to bring your AFRINIC-allocated IP addresses to Google Cloud Platform using BYOIP." ☛ https://sysadmin-journal.com/how-to-bring-your-own-ip-to-google-cloud-platform/ | Source: Ish Sookun
Tue 11:04:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release fixes a small bug in the Openbox edition that prevented users from launching a terminal emulator from a package manager." https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-2-released-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-19-updated-packages
Tue 11:05:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Only the Plasma Login Manager will be dependent on systemd, but future Plasma releases aren’t dependent on Plasma Login Manager, nor systemd." https://9to5linux.com/kde-says-plasma-desktop-will-never-force-users-to-use-systemd
Tue 11:07:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the first part of the program Eleanor sits down with Martha Dimitratou" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/reproductive-health-education-indy-media/ | Source: Project Censored
Tue 11:12:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m happy to announce the release of CDCPLACES 1.2.0." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/cdcplaces-1-2-0/ | Source: Rlang
Tue 11:15:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The LCD-as-aperture has a number of interesting uses that would be impossible with a standard iris aperture." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/a-computer-that-fits-inside-a-camera-lens/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 11:22:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The answer turns out to be yes under some basic assumptions and with some interesting mathematics involved." ☛ https://theorangeduck.com/page/fitting-code-driven-displacement-revisited | Source: Daniel Holden
Tue 11:24:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I read and re-read a blog post today that made me pause & reflect, a few times actually." ☛ https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2026-02-16-a-shared-secret/ | Source: David Mead
Tue 11:25:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But for a while now, and especially these past 12 months, I've become tired of what the tech world has to offer." ☛ https://overkill.wtf/135/ |
Tue 11:25:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m tired of it. And I have to find the fire again. Hence, this." ☛ https://blast-o-rama.com/2026/02/16/love-it-when-someone-voices-what-i-cant-or-yeah-i-think-im-tired-of-tech-now-too/ | Source: Marty Day
Tue 11:26:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If we’re to assume their newspeak “retirement ready” meant “preparing for one’s retirement”, then I suppose the implication was that if you’re old enough to use cassettes, you must therefore be of a sufficiently ripe age to get “ready” for retirement." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/cassettes-user-time-to-get-retirement-ready/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Tue 11:28:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Complex
Tue 11:28:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Complex systems can be predictable even when any individual node in the system seems unknowable." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/02/mysterious-predictability/ | Source: Seth Godin
Tue 11:29:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today in Tedium: Recently, Amazon did something kind of annoying in the midst of doing something painful." ☛ https://tedium.co/2026/02/16/corporate-turnaround-code-names-history/ | Source: Tedium
Tue 11:29:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Through connections, Epstein got a job at investment bank Bear Stearns, which gave him insight into high finance. In 1980, he was made a limited partner." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/where-did-jeffrey-epstein-get-all-his-money/a-75944096 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Tue 11:31:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To convert that LEGO kit into an alarm clock, Rasic 3D-printed a launch pad that acts as an enclosure for a few electronic components." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/16/this-lego-alarm-clock-is-as-loud-as-a-rocket-launch/ | Source: Arduino
Tue 11:31:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "app's development project" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20210534 | Source: YLE
Tue 11:34:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Upside: people can run to shelters fast; downside: people carrying skinnerboxes can make it easier to guide missiles, either figuring out distance from target or area of congested population (mobile signal density) https://yle.fi/a/74-20210534
Tue 11:35:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ But when the regime takes for granted skinnerboxes and uses them against the population, the possibility or having none (or relying on sirens, which are the speed of sound), is not "on offer"
Tue 11:37:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 11:43:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 17/02/2026: Why OpenClaw is Very Sleazy and Ars Technica Exposed as Hub of LLM Slop (Credibility Destroyed Overnight) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Links_17_02_2026_Why_OpenClaw_is_Very_Sleazy_and_Ars_Technica_E.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Links_17_02_2026_Why_OpenClaw_is_Very_Sleazy_and_Ars_Technica_E.gmi ∎
Tue 11:43:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These mirrors are for convenience for contribution and we continue to host our own repositories, just like we did while using GitHub mirrors for ease of contribution too." ☛ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/02/16/codeberg.html | Source: Gentoo
Tue 11:44:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gentoo now has a presence on Codeberg, and contributions can be submitted for the Gentoo repository mirror at https://codeberg.org/gentoo/gentoo as an alternative to GitHub. Eventually also other git repositories will become available under the Codeberg Gentoo organization."
Tue 11:44:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is part of the gradual mirror migration away from GitHub, as already mentioned in the 2025 end-of-year review. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a dedicated non-profit organization, and located in Berlin, Germany. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this move possible! "
Tue 11:58:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A virtual machine, aka virtual environment, is an isolated installation that lives directly in your project directory. Think of it as a self-contained workspace for a single project." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/for-darryl-python-virtual-environment/ | Source: The New Stack
Tue 11:59:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "About a year ago I posted about defer and that it would be available for everyone using gcc and/or clang soon. So it is probably time for an update." ☛ https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/defer-available-in-gcc-and-clang/ |
Tue 11:59:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "THAT’S IT. Story points per sprint doesn’t matter; lines of code, doesn’t matter; Jira tickets closed, for the love of everything, do. not. matter." ☛ https://genehack.blog/2026/02/the-only-developer-productivity-metrics-that-matter/ |
Tue 12:00:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A Diagnostics type can be defined inline, and the errorset can be generated inline from the Diagnostic’s enum tag." ☛ https://srcreigh.ca/posts/error-payloads-in-zig/ |
Tue 12:00:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Recently I've been trying to get a PR merged with some fixes for Lua." ☛ https://carlo.zancanaro.id.au/posts/setting-up-cuirass-locally.html |
Tue 12:06:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The only thing required of or provided to users is a sustainable pace. No satisfaction, job security, dignity, mental health, or value" ☛ https://www.sicpers.info/2026/02/considering-society/ | Source: SICP
Tue 12:07:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most of the time, when I'm actually doing it, I love my job." ☛ https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/what-makes-programming-great/ | Source: James Brown
Tue 12:07:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As mentioned in my last week notes post, I wrote a simple Clojure script to help me review what I’ve completed across projects during a given time period." ☛ https://ryan.himmelwright.net/post/clojure-script-git-logs/ | Source: Ryan Himmelwright
Tue 12:08:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Look how good I am at this, so easy!" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/trade-james-law/ | Source: Ava
Tue 12:11:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday I put this into effect for certain sorts of problems, including claimed HTTP User-Agents that are for old browser" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FeedReaderErrorsProblemII | Source: University of Toronto
Tue 12:12:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But Google Search has changed. Old pages are gone from many searches. This matters to me because I’ve been writing on the Web for thirty-one years, almost entirely on static sites." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/02/16/where-are-we/ | Source: Doc Searls
Tue 12:12:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The best way to bypass ReCAPTCHAs is to use Buster, a free browser extension. It’s is available for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. Buster fills out the audio challenge automatically for you." ☛ https://greycoder.com/the-best-anti-captcha-browser-extensions/ | Source: GreyCoder
Tue 12:17:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "GNU Emacs has a core model for how it operates, and some of its weird seeming limitations are easier to understand if you internalize that model." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsNewWhateverLimitation | Source: University of Toronto
Tue 12:17:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been meaning to write up a post on how I manage my Guix System configurations for a while, because I've hit on a solution that feels kinda nice, inspired by how folks do things in NixOS." ☛ https://www.terracrypt.net/posts/guix-config.html | Source: Jonathan Frederickson
Tue 12:17:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People interested in digital freedom on a budget" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/chromebook-conversions/ | Source: Don Marti
Tue 12:20:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As an example of what I would not consider to be "plug-n-play", is the excellent Shoelace library, which requires you to use web components to make use of the library." ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2026/02/16/three-plug-n-play-css-libraries | Source: Raymond Camden
Tue 12:20:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve used Tailwind on more than a few projects, and I tend to go back and forward on my opinion of it." ☛ https://tommyp.org/blog/a-hot-take-about-tailwind/ | Source: Tommy Palmer
Tue 12:21:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The video focuses on three common types of shielding—absorber sheets, shielding tapes, and shielding cabinets." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/a-basic-guide-to-shielding/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 12:21:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most architectures encode branch/call instructions with a PC-relative displacement." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2026-02-16-call-relocation-types | Source: MaskRay
Tue 12:30:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Space strategy game Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes has a demo out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/space-strategy-game-battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes-has-a-demo-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 12:30:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ABIDE is an extreme stop-motion horror game from the devs of Judero and Mashina | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/abide-is-an-extreme-stop-motion-horror-game-from-the-devs-of-judero-and-mashina/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 12:31:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Comedy co-op physics platformer Log Riders adds Linux support and looks hilarious | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/comedy-co-op-physics-platformer-log-riders-adds-linux-support-and-looks-hilarious/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 12:32:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Get some quality horror in the Love You to Death Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-some-quality-horror-in-the-love-you-to-death-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-some-quality-horror-in-the-love-you-to-death-humble-bundle/
Tue 12:35:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Grow some te------s and say his name. SATYA NADELLA, SATYA NADELLA. Now listen, you too can become wealthy if you sell out American workers for H1Bs and scam your way to the top. Get to work." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khhc3y9q
Tue 12:36:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nobody is worth what SN is paid - It’s wild to think how many jobs could be saved if his pay matched his actual value. We’re talking tens of millions that could’ve kept real people employed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khhc3y9q
Tue 12:57:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Where Slop Meets Ghostwriting: It's a False Analogy ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/fcccWhere_Slop_Meets_Ghostwriting_It_s_a_False_Analogy.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/fcccWhere_Slop_Meets_Ghostwriting_It_s_a_False_Analogy.gmi ∎
Tue 12:58:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "... Without foreign demand, the overall tourism market would be in decline, as domestic tourism has decreased ..." https://yle.fi/a/74-20210808
Tue 12:59:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: that's because the locals are priced out of the market _*and*_ all the facilities are all reserved far in advance, domestic tourism is not an option That's all around bad because international tourism tends to mean air travel and that is _*all*_ built on atmospheric fossil carbon release
Tue 13:00:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Clean the infected family PC in the new Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/clean-the-infected-family-pc-in-the-new-antivirus-survivors-2003-professional-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 13:01:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ X4: Foundations is getting cross-platform cloud saves - possible breakage coming for Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/x4-foundations-is-getting-cross-platform-cloud-saves-possible-breakage-coming-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 13:04:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft kills another thing, assures people nothing to see here https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/02/xbox-announces-social-clubs-will-be-removed-from-consoles-in-april-2026
Tue 13:06:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Blue Archive devs confirm Steam Deck and controller support is on the way | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/blue-archive-devs-confirm-steam-deck-and-controller-support-is-on-the-way/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 13:06:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Thoroughly strange dungeon crawler Pluto is all about constructing spells and using your fingers | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/thoroughly-strange-dungeon-crawler-pluto-is-all-about-constructing-spells-and-using-your-fingers/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 13:07:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The clever ASCII animated Stone Story RPG is getting a full standalone sequel | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-clever-ascii-animated-stone-story-rpg-is-getting-a-full-standalone-sequel/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 13:25:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Resisting IBM and EPO Corruption ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Resisting_IBM_and_EPO_Corruption.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Resisting_IBM_and_EPO_Corruption.gmi ∎
Tue 13:37:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Corruption: "Similarly, inside IBM, there are many whistleblowers and some of them come to us directly, others post in online forums. They're sick and tired of their lying CEO and crooked CFO, who seems to be focusing on financial engineering, not technical engineering." https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Resisting_IBM_and_EPO_Corruption.shtml
Tue 13:37:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of my Laptops was still on Windows 10. I don't know why they needed it. Everythings on 11 now and that Laptop would not sell at a thrift shop" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc9389d
Tue 13:40:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Top 7 OSINT tools REVEALED for 2026" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/top-7-osint-tools-revealed-for-2026:1
Tue 13:40:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Battlestar Galactica, ABIDE, Log Riders, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Battlestar_Galactica_ABIDE_Log_Riders_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Battlestar_Galactica_ABIDE_Log_Riders_and_More.gmi ∎
Tue 13:41:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Debian Linux Is Slowly Bleeding Maintainers" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/debian-linux-is-slowly-bleeding:6 see https://disguised.work/debian/about/
Tue 13:42:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Child rapist who worked at mosque groomed kids as young as nine with sweets and games" https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/child-rapist-who-worked-mosque-33399520 Ars Technica employed a MICROSOFT SHILL who raped kids even younger than this https://techrights.org/wiki/Peter_Bright/
Tue 13:43:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why on Earth would rakudoweekly promote 1) proprietary 2) microsoft 3) spyware? https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/02/16/2026-07-vscode-language-server/ bad optics, rakudoweekly...
Tue 13:43:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: he has never heard of backups, apparently https://antonio.is/2026/02/16/the-death-of-my-macbook-pro/
Tue 13:44:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Self-Driving Cars, Drones Hijacked by Custom Road Signs" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/15/2326234
Tue 13:45:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "UK: Åldersgräns för VPN" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/16/uk-aldersgrans-for-vpn/
Tue 13:47:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Plasma 6.6 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/
Tue 13:49:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this article, you will learn how to find the largest files and directories consuming disk space in Linux using the du, find, and ncdu commands with examples." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/find-top-large-directories-and-files-sizes-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint
Tue 13:49:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After a delay to clean up the membership database, the Election Committee confirmed the process is back on track. Project members will choose candidates to fill two open seats on the openSUSE Board." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/16/call-for-board-moves-forward/ | Source: OpenSUSE
Tue 13:51:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'Linux' Foundation Continues Falling Off a Cliff in Geminispace ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Linux_Foundation_Continues_Falling_Off_a_Cliff_in_Geminispace.shtml
Tue 13:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1058989/
Tue 13:55:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Global IP TV Panel updated 2026MK1 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/global-ip-tv-panel-updated-2026mk1.html
Tue 13:56:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Not even Akira posts there anymore https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-02/index.html death by neglect
Tue 13:57:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Apple Music and YouTube Music Join the AI-Generated Playlist Party — As Across-the-Board ‘AI Slop’ Criticism Continues ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/16/youtube-music-apple-music-ai-playlists/
Tue 13:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-31-brings-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-duet-night-abyss-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-31-brings-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-duet-night-abyss-and-more/
Tue 14:00:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kapsule v0.2.1: sponsored by my wife's horror movies ☞ https://blog.lasath.org/2026/02/kapsule-v021-sponsored-by-my-wifes.html
Tue 14:01:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Omnicom – graphical interface for serial communication ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/omnicom-graphical-interface-serial-communication/
Tue 14:01:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ wayscrollshot – scrolling screenshot tool for Wayland ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wayscrollshot-scrolling-screenshot-tool-wayland/
Tue 14:01:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ fil – UNIX file command ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fil-unix-file-command/
Tue 14:02:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tooi – text-based user interface for Mastodon, Pleroma and friends ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tooi-text-based-user-interface-mastodon-pleroma/
Tue 14:03:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reverse Engineering GNU/Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring Hey Hi (AI) Agent Support ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/remnux-v8-release/
Tue 14:03:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux CVE assignment process ☞ http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2026/02/16/linux-cve-assignment-process/
Tue 14:04:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jonathan Blandford: Crosswords 0.3.17: Circle Bound ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/jrb/2026/02/16/crosswords-0-3-17-circle-bound/
Tue 14:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Four stable kernels to fix problematic commit ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1059031/
Tue 14:07:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Four stable kernels for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1058990/
Tue 14:15:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Re https://overkill.wtf/135/ tech is OK, depends which? Or whose...
Tue 14:15:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windmills are tech
Tue 14:16:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What the media calls "big tech" is not tech but social control pushed in or shoehorned into society by FOMO and institutional imposition
Tue 14:22:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Istio 1.29.0 Change Notes ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29/change-notes/
Tue 14:22:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ a bit of good news: https://vinyl-cache.org/organization/moving.html
Tue 14:51:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Compile Limine in woofQ2 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/compile-limine-in-woofq2.html
Tue 14:51:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BS, they have BACK DOORS https://www.securityweek.com/android-17-beta-strengthens-secure-by-default-design-for-privacy-and-app-security/
Tue 14:51:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Murena Teams Up With German Manufacturer to Offer a €698 de-Googled Android Tablet ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/murena-volla-tablet/
Tue 14:53:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fix for Limine Installer ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202602/fix-for-limine-installer.html
Tue 14:54:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Cinicross and Shadows of the Afterland - 2026-02-11 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-02-11-edition/index.html
Tue 14:55:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NoteDiscovery: A Self-Hosted Notes Hub to Build Your Private Knowledge Base ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/apps/notediscovery/
Tue 14:55:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ars Technica Publishes Al-Generated Article on Al Bot Writing Anti-Human Hit Pieces ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ars-technica-publishes-al-generated
Tue 14:56:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Booby Borisov responds to 'FUD'... using SLOP! https://linuxiac.com/kde-responds-to-fud-over-alleged-systemd-mandate/
Tue 14:59:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why ODF and not OOXML ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/16/why-odf-and-not-ooxml/ "wanted to raise users’ awareness of fake open-source software, such as OnlyOffice, which partners with Microsoft in a strategy to lock users in."
Tue 15:07:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Problem is Not Technology, the Problem is Really Bad Things Sold or Imposed as "Tech" (Like a Religion Built Around Technology) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Problem_is_Not_Technology_the_Problem_is_Really_Bad_Things_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Problem_is_Not_Technology_the_Problem_is_Really_Bad_Things_.gmi ∎
Tue 15:12:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Microsoft operative seldom writes anymore https://www.theregister.com/Author/Avram-Piltch
Tue 15:34:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO "Productivity" Will Fall Off a Cliff If Examiners Stick to the European Patent Convention (EPC) and Follow the Real Rules ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/EPO_Productivity_Will_Fall_Off_a_Cliff_If_Examiners_Stick_to_th.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/EPO_Productivity_Will_Fall_Off_a_Cliff_If_Examiners_Stick_to_th.gmi ∎
Tue 15:45:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Best GNU/Linux Distributions for Every Use Case ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/best-linux-distros/
Tue 15:45:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SCP Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/scp/
Tue 15:48:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DShanPi-A1 Hey Hi (AI) Education Rockchip RK3576 SBC features HDMI input and output ports, dual GbE ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/17/dshanpi-a1-ai-education-rockchip-rk3576-sbc-features-hdmi-input-and-output-ports-dual-gbe/
Tue 15:49:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ critique – review git diffs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/critique-review-git-diffs/
Tue 15:49:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ HardBore – file manager using web technologies ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hardbore-file-manager-web-technologies/
Tue 15:50:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sparky 8.2 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-2/
Tue 15:50:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Best Free and Open Source Rust Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-rust-static-site-generators/
Tue 15:51:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Best Free and Open Source Rust Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-rust-static-site-generators/
Tue 15:51:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ComChan – minimal serial monitor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/comchan-minimal-serial-monitor/
Tue 15:51:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 7 Useful Free and Open Source S3 File Systems and Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-s3-file-systems-tools/
Tue 15:52:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 Easy Ways to Access R from a Python Program ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/easy-ways-access-r-python/
Tue 15:52:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ csview – csv viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/csview-csv-viewer/
Tue 15:53:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ pgdsat version 1.2 has been released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgdsat-version-12-has-been-released-3239/
Tue 15:58:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ lf turns linux.com into a kind of spamfarm again https://www.linux.com/news/jan26-training-promo/
Tue 16:00:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Antoine Beaupré: Keeping track of decisions using the ADR model ☞ https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-12-recording-decisions/
Tue 16:01:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Antoine Beaupré: Kernel-only network configuration on Linux ☞ https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-15-kernel-only-network-configuration/
Tue 16:04:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Drinks producer 'Latvijas balzams' in major tax debt ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/16.02.2026-drinks-producer-latvijas-balzams-in-major-tax-debt.a634791/
Tue 16:07:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ old: "Why the IRS Says Microsoft Owes $29 Billion in Back Taxes" https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-microsoft-audit-back-taxes-puerto-rico-billions
Tue 16:08:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ old: "Microsoft owes an astounding $28.9 billion in back taxes, IRS says after audit | Fortune" https://fortune.com/2023/10/11/microsoft-back-taxes-irs-29-billion-satya-nadella/
Tue 16:11:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Performance and load testing in Identity Management (IdM) systems using encrypted DNS (eDNS) and CoreDNS in OpenShift clusters ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/16/load-testing-idm-edns-coredns-openshift
Tue 16:12:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Build a CI/CD pipeline with OpenShift Dev Spaces and GitOps ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/16/build-cicd-pipeline-openshift-dev-spaces-and-gitops
Tue 16:14:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ xSDR – A tiny M.2 2230 SDR module with Artix-7 FPGA and LMS7002M RFIC (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/16/xsdr-a-tiny-m-2-2230-sdr-with-artix-7-fpga-and-lms7002m-rfic/
Tue 16:14:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bedding Company Quickly Faces the Wrath of Taylor Swift’s Legal Team After Filing ‘Swift Home’ Trademark Application ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/15/taylor-swift-trademark-dispute-bedding-company/
Tue 16:14:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Maintenance release: Godot 4.6.1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-release-godot-4-6-1/
Tue 16:16:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kangaroo courts!! "The Guidelines are, however, not binding on the Technical Boards of Appeal - still less the Enlarged Board of Appeal." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1771261823153#c5795533989773233019
Tue 16:16:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NuTyX 26.02.02 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nutyx
Tue 16:17:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Late Night Linux – Episode 373 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-373/
Tue 16:18:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux User Space Episode 6:08: Bing Bang Boom ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/608
Tue 16:20:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Philipp Kern: What is happening with this "connection verification"? ☞ https://debblog.philkern.de/2026/02/what-is-happening-with-this-connection.html
Tue 16:24:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Commission closes antitrust investigation following the withdrawal by Edwards Lifesciences of its disputed company policy ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_412
Tue 16:24:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Forests Are Steadily Crawling North, Satellite Imagery Shows ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/forests-shifting-north
Tue 16:27:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/health/rfk-vaccine-manufacturers.html
Tue 16:31:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Some "smart" water meters save work for the measurer, they say it is more tamper-proof, but those things can also store info (personal data) on how much water is used WHEN. So that's a spying opportunity.
Tue 16:33:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘No one is above the law’: Malaysian King warns graft offenders in government agencies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/no-one-is-above-the-law-malaysian-king-issues-warning-to-graft-offenders-across-government-agencies
Tue 16:49:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong court dismisses bid to liquidate property giant Country Garden ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/16/hong-kong-court-dismisses-bid-to-liquidate-property-giant-country-garden/
Tue 16:51:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The US regional dailies proving news can pay despite Washington Post challenges ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/the-us-regional-dailies-proving-news-can-pay-despite-washington-post-challenges/
Tue 16:51:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Depression May Warn of Parkinson's or Dementia, Years Before Diagnosis ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/depression-may-warn-of-parkinsons-or-dementia-years-before-diagnosis
Tue 17:36:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rain effect with Quick3D Particles ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/rain-effect-with-quick3d-particles
Tue 17:38:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ There’s a Grim New Expression: “AI;DR” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/aidr-meaning
Tue 17:40:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Show us your refcompressratio ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2026/02/16/show-us-your-refcompressratio/
Tue 17:43:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CISA Navigates DHS Shutdown With Reduced Staff ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-navigates-dhs-shutdown-with-reduced-staff/
Tue 17:44:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/dior-louis-vuitton-tiffany-fined-25-million-in-south-korea-after-data-breaches/
Tue 17:44:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://imgur.com/gallery/this-tHxlmcJ
Tue 17:46:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ User Issues With X Appear to Have Resolved ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/technology/twitter-x-outage.html
Tue 17:47:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rufus devs blame Abusive Monopolist Microsoft for blocking latest backdoored Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/rufus-developers-blame-microsoft-for-blocking-access-to-the-latest-windows-11-isos-windows-insiders-met-with-an-ip-ban-after-attempting-to-download-latest-builds
Tue 17:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Attack Abusing DNS Lookups ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-clickfix-attack-abusing-dns-lookups/
Tue 17:49:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ postgres_dba 7.0 — 34 diagnostic reports for psql ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgres_dba-70-34-diagnostic-reports-for-psql-3237/
Tue 17:50:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ British man, 35, arrested after damaging check-in kiosks at Hong Kong International Airport ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/16/british-man-35-arrested-after-damaging-check-in-kiosks-at-hong-kong-international-airport/
Tue 17:51:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The ‘Father of Sega Hardware' has passed away, designed all of Sega's consoles ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/the-father-of-sega-hardware-has-passed-away-hideki-sato-worked-his-way-up-from-engineer-to-become-segas-acting-president-spending-33-years-at-the-company
Tue 17:52:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Announcing Istio 1.27.7 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.27.x/announcing-1.27.7/
Tue 17:53:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Out-of-cycle release scheduled for February 26, 2026 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/out-of-cycle-release-scheduled-for-february-26-2026-3241/
Tue 17:54:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Project Aura – A neat, easy-to-assemble, DIY Air quality monitor compatible with Home Assistant ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/16/project-aura-a-neat-easy-to-assemble-diy-air-quality-monitor-compatible-with-home-assistant/
Tue 17:56:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Announcing Istio 1.28.4 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28.4/
Tue 17:58:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Announcing Istio 1.29.0 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29/
Tue 18:00:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ HardenedBSD 15-build-9 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd
Tue 18:00:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Notes from NANOG 96 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/16/notes-from-nanog-96/
Tue 18:01:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop promoting, not much substance to it ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-foundation-ai-driven-sovereign-future-red-hat-partners
Tue 18:02:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ From legacy VMs to the network brain: Why 2026 is the year of the common telco cloud ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/legacy-vms-network-brain-why-2026-year-common-telco-cloud
Tue 18:02:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How sovereign is your strategy? Introducing the Red Bait Sovereignty Readiness Assessment tool ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-sovereign-your-strategy-introducing-red-hat-sovereignty-readiness-assessment-tool
Tue 18:04:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ If we can’t name China’s cyberattacks, we lose trust in ourselves ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/if-we-cant-name-chinas-cyberattacks-we-lose-trust-in-ourselves/
Tue 18:05:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Censorship and surveillance : a legislative overload in the french parliament. ☞ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2026/02/16/censorship-and-surveillance-a-legislative-overload-in-the-french-parliament/
Tue 18:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Patches First Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day of 2026 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-first-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2026/
Tue 18:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad Backlash ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/amazon-scraps-partnership-with-surveillance-company-after-super-bowl-ad-backlash/
Tue 18:07:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ San Francisco teachers end four-day strike in $183 million deal ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/15/sf-teachers-end-four-day-strike/
Tue 18:07:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Migros workers end strike with major concessions from company ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/migros-workers-end-strike-with-major-concessions-from-company-316753
Tue 18:07:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Another EPO Strike One Week From Now, Local Staff Committee Munich to Discuss It This Week ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Another_EPO_Strike_One_Week_From_Now_Local_Staff_Committee_Muni.shtml
Tue 18:08:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2026 64-Bits Malware Trend, (Mon, Feb 16th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32718 "Yes, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows can smoothly execute 32-bits code on 64-bits computers."
Tue 18:09:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pluralistic: The online community trilemma (16 Feb 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/16/fast-good-cheap/
Tue 18:10:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Want a Degoogled Tablet? Murena’s Got You Covered ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/want-a-degoogled-tablet-murenas-got-you-covered/
Tue 18:10:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Our Fundraiser Ended Up on GoFundMe ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/02/how-our-fundraiser-ended-up-on-gofundme/
Tue 18:11:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 60W Pocket Cloud is a microSD card reader with USB PD passthrough for your smartphone (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/17/60w-pocket-cloud-microsd-card-reader-for-your-smartphone-with-usb-pd-passthrough/
Tue 18:12:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ByteDance’s ‘Seedance 2.0’ Gets a Resounding Thumbs Down from Hollywood—Disney Lawyers Are Already All Over This One ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/15/seeddance-2-0-hollywood-reception/
Tue 18:16:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 easy ways to automatically change your wallpaper on Ubuntu https://www.howtogeek.com/5-easy-ways-to-automatically-change-your-wallpaper-on-ubuntu/
Tue 18:17:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux has become a lucrative target for bad actors, making specialized security tools more essential than ever. REMnux is a Linux distribution built specifically for such scenarios, helping researchers understand malware." https://itsfoss.com/news/remnux-v8-release/
Tue 18:17:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Calling the billing department at the hospital. It says if this is a medical emergency please call 911.
Tue 18:17:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Who calls the billing department due to a medical emergency?
Tue 18:17:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] bill
Tue 18:17:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "I just wanted to be sure I could afford this heart attack I think I'm having!"
Tue 18:18:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 8 Ubuntu tips and tricks for first-time users https://www.howtogeek.com/8-ubuntu-tips-and-tricks-for-first-time-users/
Tue 18:18:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "I'm working on an American Express bonus and it counts, right?"
Tue 18:18:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 essential settings I change on every fresh Ubuntu install https://www.howtogeek.com/the-3-ubuntu-settings-i-change-on-every-fresh-install/
Tue 18:18:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They put you on hold.
Tue 18:18:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Try owing them money.
Tue 18:18:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They'll call you like eleventy billion times in one day from a bunch of fake phone numbers.
Tue 18:19:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And my favorite. 0000000000
Tue 18:19:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :)
Tue 18:19:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Tue 18:19:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] binary 0
Tue 18:19:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] nhs is not like that
Tue 18:19:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I started getting a lot of phone calls the other day.
Tue 18:20:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they would bill you for prescruiption
Tue 18:20:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] iirc, it's 9 pounds
Tue 18:20:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not from a billing dept.
Tue 18:20:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it was less when i last paid
Tue 18:20:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ People who said it was about Medicare.
Tue 18:20:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Medicare doesn't call people.
Tue 18:20:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maybe half a deccade back
Tue 18:20:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 17 191757 < IsambardPrince> "I just wanted to be sure I could afford this heart attack I think I'm having!"
Tue 18:20:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The only time they call you is if they send a letter in the mail saying call them and you call it and it asks you to schedule a call back at a specific time.
Tue 18:20:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ if you have to ask, you can't afford it
Tue 18:21:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If yyou didn't get any letters and schedule a specific call at an exact time, it's not Medicare.
Tue 18:21:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ if you have a heart attack in hungary, you'd better have a helicopter ready
Tue 18:21:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even then, they'll call you back and tell you exactly what it is about, with the reference number from the letter.
Tue 18:21:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/16/lockbit-5-0-ransomware-windows-linux-esxi/
Tue 18:21:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's fucking insane how 90% of the ads on TV here are for products you can only buy at a pharmacy and i STILL have to go hunt down the products i need
Tue 18:21:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They don't just say it's Medicare.
Tue 18:22:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Mint project's latest post thanks a record-breaking 1,000 + donors, and talks about future plans – which may include a slower release schedule." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/mints_success_and_stress/
Tue 18:22:10 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ hungarians can't fucking do anything right
Tue 18:22:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ this country is a fucking failure
Tue 18:22:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Fraud has gotten so bad in the US that it's an everyday thing now.
Tue 18:23:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ 20 years ago the prevailing fraud was maybe someone clones your credit card.
Tue 18:23:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But even then you weren't responsible for the charges.
Tue 18:23:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They'd issue you another credit card with different numbers and remove all the charges that weren't yours.
Tue 18:23:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft provocateur and his latest concern trolling https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-replace-windows-with-linux/
Tue 18:23:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Now they figure out a way to run fraud involving everything.
Tue 18:24:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even things you'd never think were worth doing.
Tue 18:25:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-software-names-make-a-lot-more-sense-once-you-know-the-full-story/
Tue 18:26:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Linux distro has dropped KDE Plasma after 12 years as it tries to escape Systemd https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-dropped-kde-plasma-support-tries-to-escape-systemd/
Tue 18:26:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Egosoft have announced that X4: Foundations is finally getting cross-platform Steam Cloud saves, but desktop Linux users may need to make some backups." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/x4-foundations-is-getting-cross-platform-cloud-saves-possible-breakage-coming-for-linux/
Tue 18:27:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-isnt-the-best-windows-replacement-anymore/
Tue 18:27:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Unreal Tournament 2004 is now free with a community patch over 20 years later, Linux and macOS support included https://www.pcguide.com/news/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-free-with-a-community-patch-over-20-years-later-linux-and-macos-support-included/
Tue 18:28:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ If you dual-boot Linux, don't make these costly 4 mistakes https://www.makeuseof.com/if-you-dual-boot-linux-dont-make-these-costly-mistakes/
Tue 18:29:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You can now download a Fedora Atomic OS for your Android device https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-now-download-fedora-atomic-os-for-android/
Tue 18:30:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Bash script replaced 3 apps I use everyday https://www.howtogeek.com/this-bash-script-replaced-apps-i-use-everyday/
Tue 18:31:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Even with Linux being free, why does almost everyone still choose Windows? Here are 3 reasons that explain the dominance that began in the 80s and continues strong to this day. https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/Even-with-Linux-being-free--why-does-almost-everyone-still-choose-Windows-Three-reasons-that-explain-its-dominance--which-began-in-the-80s-and-continues-strong-to-this-day.-flpc96/
Tue 18:33:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I installed this Linux distro on my gaming PC, and it runs Windows games better than Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/using-nobara-on-desktop-pc-for-gaming/
Tue 18:33:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I replaced three productivity apps with built-in Linux tools and didn’t miss them https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-productivity-apps-with-built-in-linux-tools-didnt-miss-them/
Tue 18:34:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I tried running Linux on an Apple silicon Mac and regretted it https://www.makeuseof.com/i-tried-running-linux-on-an-apple-silicon-mac-and-regretted-it/
Tue 18:34:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On The Inside: This writer's daily driver is a Linux laptop https://www.howtogeek.com/on-the-inside-jordan/
Tue 18:35:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I run terminal commands on my Linux PC from my Android home screen—here's how https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-run-terminal-commands-on-my-linux-pc-from-my-android-home-screen/
Tue 18:38:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 18:38:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], It was so nice of the police to take a picture of me.
Tue 18:38:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I got so much money in that settlement that I was able to use it to pay off the hospital for the surgery on my shoulder.
Tue 18:38:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I think I'll write them a sarcastic thank you letter and put it in the mail.
Tue 18:38:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] how is the arm?
Tue 18:38:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 80%?
Tue 18:38:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] how do you meausre it?
Tue 18:39:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Nope, better.
Tue 18:39:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yesterday at physical therapy, the therapist said that I had regained over 95% so far and that it will keep healing some more in the coming months.
Tue 18:39:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Tue 18:40:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Some measurements are now slightly better than my left arm, which nothing happened to.
Tue 18:40:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I gained 2 degrees of external rotation vs. my left arm, for example.
Tue 18:40:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ and 2 degrees of flexion
Tue 18:41:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], That's the "good" thing about surgery, if there is anything good about it.
Tue 18:41:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Applications: 3 New Releases of Istio and a Look at NoteDiscovery ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Applications_3_New_Releases_of_Istio_and_a_Look_at_NoteDiscover.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Applications_3_New_Releases_of_Istio_and_a_Look_at_NoteDiscover.gmi ∎
Tue 18:41:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ While the surgeon is in there anyway, he can correct other problems that would not have been worth taking you to surgery about on their own.
Tue 18:42:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said that I had a little extra part of the bone in the humeral head on both shoulders that most people would not have there.
Tue 18:42:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So he went ahead and shaved that so that my shoulder would move around more freely.
Tue 18:43:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So my right arm has more range of motion in most ways than the left now.
Tue 18:43:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EasyOS Development News From Barry Kauler ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/EasyOS_Development_News_From_Barry_Kauler.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/EasyOS_Development_News_From_Barry_Kauler.gmi ∎
Tue 18:43:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PostgreSQL: pgdsat version 1.2 and postgres_dba 7.0 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/PostgreSQL_pgdsat_version_1_2_and_postgres_dba_7_0_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/PostgreSQL_pgdsat_version_1_2_and_postgres_dba_7_0_released.gmi ∎
Tue 18:43:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If jsut slightly.
Tue 18:43:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I also asked him why most people told me that the post-op was the worst pain imaginable and why mine wasn't.
Tue 18:44:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said that most surgeons wouldn't have used that nerve block, so the first week would have been terrible.
Tue 18:44:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And the government is pressuring them to not give their patients real pain medicine, or at least not enough.
Tue 18:44:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Godot 4.6.1, Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and Unreal Tournament 2004 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Godot_4_6_1_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Godot_4_6_1_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_and_.gmi ∎
Tue 18:44:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He said it's because some patients abuse it, so they're saying nobody should have any.
Tue 18:45:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they toss you out with maybe a bottle of celebrex and tell you to deal with it.
Tue 18:45:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I was on celebrex, tylenol, and oxycodone for about the first two weeks.
Tue 18:45:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I didn't feel much.
Tue 18:46:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] celebrex?
Tue 18:46:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sounds like celeb
Tue 18:46:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] what does it do
Tue 18:46:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] ?
Tue 18:46:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Celecoxib is the generic name.
Tue 18:47:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's a NSAID like ibuprofen, but more selective.
Tue 18:47:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Ibuprofen can eventually eat a hole into your stomach lining.
Tue 18:47:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Celebrex doesn't do that.
Tue 18:48:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Getting Accustomed to GNU/Linux, Microsoft's Ad Bot (Bought) Concern-Trolling "Linux", and Why Some People Stick With Windows ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Getting_Accustomed_to_GNU_Linux_Microsoft_s_Ad_Bot_Bought_Conce.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Getting_Accustomed_to_GNU_Linux_Microsoft_s_Ad_Bot_Bought_Conce.gmi ∎
Tue 18:48:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Latest From Red Hat's Site ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Latest_From_Red_Hat_s_Site.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Latest_From_Red_Hat_s_Site.gmi ∎
Tue 18:49:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 18:51:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi ∎
Tue 18:53:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Linux User Space ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.gmi ∎
Tue 18:54:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Kernel, Distributions and Operating Systems, Hardware for Tinkering ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Kernel_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Hardware_for_Tinkeri.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Kernel_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Hardware_for_Tinkeri.gmi ∎
Tue 18:59:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 17/02/2026: Machine Rage and Microsoft Kills XBox Social Clubs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Links_17_02_2026_Machine_Rage_and_Microsoft_Kills_XBox_Social_C.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Links_17_02_2026_Machine_Rage_and_Microsoft_Kills_XBox_Social_C.gmi ∎
Tue 18:59:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've just become aware that my changes to James Tomasinos "burrow" Gopher Hole manager have been merged! So everybody should update their version from the James' github repository: [...]" gopher://envs.net:70/1/~dan/phlog/20260217-my-changes-to-burrow-have-been-merged-by-tomasino/
Tue 19:00:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've had a few emails from people that got banned from my sites over the weeks and months and years of the bots scraping the wikis. The wikis are valuable "content" -- text written by humans! -- so of course the AI companies want their bots to copy it and to train their products with it." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-02-17-bot-check
Tue 19:01:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have been noticing, that the Gopher burrow named "Gopher Bay" has been offline, for quite some months now. Gopher Bay was my last place where I could see films and download other great stuff. It is dead, now." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-02-17__Gopher_Bay_is_dead.gmi
Tue 19:02:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Scottish maker and silversmith Math Campbell has built a smartwatch with a difference: this one goes in your pocket, not on your wrist." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260217-watch.gmi
Tue 19:03:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🖼️ xkcd: SNEWS #3208 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3208.gmi
Tue 19:04:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/february-13-hgVUFHU
Tue 19:12:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 17/02/2026: 3D-Printed Stainless Steel Smartwatch and Gopher Bay Offline ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Gemini_Links_17_02_2026_3D_Printed_Stainless_Steel_Smartwatch_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Gemini_Links_17_02_2026_3D_Printed_Stainless_Steel_Smartwatch_a.gmi ∎
Tue 19:18:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I got an Eddie Merlot's rebate on the AmEx.
Tue 19:18:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Apparently, there's a dress code. Swanky. :P
Tue 19:18:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I like how the first couple of paragraphs tell people not to come in wearing sandals, tank tops, and shirts with offensive imagery or words on them, and not to have an "offensive odor".
Tue 19:18:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :)
Tue 19:19:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You have to tell people this in a restaurant that costs about $100 a person, I guess.
Tue 19:19:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ shtml
Tue 19:20:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ At least £1m of clients’ cash missing after collapse of PM Law https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/at-least-1m-of-clients-cash-missing-after-collapse-of-pm-law-hx5sbrbtp https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Way_Too_Slow_to_Respond_to_.shtml
Tue 19:20:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ too late https://www.insidermedia.com/news/midlands/sra-confirms-fraud-investigation-in-relation-to-closure-of-group-of-law-firms
Tue 19:25:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: what other ways to offend?
Tue 19:25:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] can you just order water?
Tue 19:28:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Perrier or toilet flushing water?
Tue 19:28:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :D
Tue 19:28:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Or are you talking about people so rich that they flush the toilet with Perrier?
Tue 19:28:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Tue 19:28:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 19:28:56 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "Water? You mean like from the toilet?"
Tue 19:29:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ maybe you meant Brawndo
Tue 19:29:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The thirst mutilator.
Tue 19:29:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's got what plants crave.
Tue 19:29:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Electrolytes.
Tue 19:29:37 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Tue 19:29:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You are a bad mother, Hardee's is taking your children into custody!
Tue 19:29:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :)
Tue 19:30:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ (Carl's Jr. is what they call Hardee's in the south. Up here it's Hardee's.)
Tue 19:36:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release ships with a new “Plasma Login Manager” display manager that could replace existing login managers like SDDM." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
Tue 19:37:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mesa 26.0 improves ray-tracing performance for AMD Radeon GPUs on Linux https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-mesa-26-0-improves-ray-tracing-performance-amd-radeon-gpus-linux
Tue 19:39:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro router board is now available following its earlier preview. Built around the MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880) quad-core Arm Cortex-A73 processor at 1.8GHz, it targets Wi-Fi 7 access points and multi-gigabit gateway applications." https://linuxgizmos.com/bpi-r4-pro-router-board-delivers-mt7988a-soc-with-tri-band-wi-fi-7-capability/
Tue 19:39:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mesa 26.0 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/Mesa_26_0_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/Mesa_26_0_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.gmi ∎
Tue 19:46:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Still Some Slopfarms in View, Sometimes Targetting "Linux" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Still_Some_Slopfarms_in_View_Sometimes_Targetting_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Still_Some_Slopfarms_in_View_Sometimes_Targetting_Linux.gmi ∎
Tue 19:58:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM suffers "worst weekly drop in six years", Microsoft's MSN calls it "buying opportunity" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IBM_suffers_worst_weekly_drop_in_six_years_Microsoft_s_MSN_call.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/IBM_suffers_worst_weekly_drop_in_six_years_Microsoft_s_MSN_call.gmi ∎
Tue 20:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Tue 20:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 15 hours ago:
Tue 20:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <p class="center"><img src="/i/2026/02/ibm-bs.png" alt="IBM stock suffers worst weekly drop in six years – retail calls it ‘generational’ buying opportunity while analysts remain cautious" /></p>
Tue 20:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Right now:
Tue 20:02:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <p class="center"><img src="/i/2026/02/ibm-down.2.png" alt="IBM Common Stock" /></p>
Tue 20:02:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <p class="dropcap-first">Ask Cramer what to do. <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/03/You_Know_Your_Company_is_Dead_or_Basically_a_Pyramid_Scheme_Whe.shtml">Cramer always knows</a>. He has the connections. He has IBM (and Red Hat) guests whose name he cannot even pronounce. They pay him to "pump" their stock.
Tue 20:02:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Alternatively go to Microsoft's MSN. It says you might want to buy IBM shares. <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/12/IBM_Continues_Tanking_Today_Already_58_Lower_Than_Recent_High_I.shtml">IBM is tanking</a>, hence it's time to buy.
Tue 20:02:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/With_an_IBM_Company_Down_Over_75_After_Apparent_Accounting_Frau.shtml">It's not like the share price is based on a fraud</a>, right? <a href="#top">█</a></p>
Tue 20:02:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Tue 20:02:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] oops
Tue 20:02:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Now, let me add a brief perspective of my own. For reasons beyond the scope of this article, systemd has long been a divisive topic in the Linux community. Some strongly support it, while others reject it outright, to the point that an entire category of distributions has emerged around the idea of being systemd-free."
Tue 20:02:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://linuxiac.com/kde-responds-to-fud-over-alleged-systemd-mandate/
Tue 20:03:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] ""
Tue 20:06:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] That’s a misconception: systemd != RedHat.
Tue 20:06:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] systemd was initially developed by Lennart Poettering while working for RH yes, but also Kay Sievers who at the time worked for SUSE/Novell.
Tue 20:06:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Poettering doesn’t work for RH anymore, he was untill recently a Microsoft employee.
Tue 20:06:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Personally, I think the hatred for systemd stems more from Poettering who is a very controversial figure in the FOSSphere, than from actual technical qualities of the software.
Tue 20:06:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] And as you hint at the end: this is FOSS, there’s always a choice 🙂
Tue 20:06:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Tue 20:08:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 20:08:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "there's always a choice, but we do our damndest to take it away"
Tue 20:08:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/european_parliament_bars_lawmakers_from/
Tue 20:08:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also, it's not FOSS
Tue 20:08:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's just init system
Tue 20:08:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's just a loigin managggger
Tue 20:08:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's just an extensionb
Tue 20:08:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's better anyway
Tue 20:08:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sttoip hating,,,,, loser!
Tue 20:09:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russian bomb injures journalist https://cpj.org/2026/02/russian-bomb-injures-journalist-in-eastern-ukraine/
Tue 20:10:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Telegram CEO vows to fight for app amid Russia pressure https://www.dw.com/en/telegram-ceo-vows-to-fight-for-app-amid-russia-pressure/a-75903663
Tue 20:11:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CPJ welcomes Oscar nomination for documentary about US journalist killed in Russia-Ukraine war https://cpj.org/2026/02/cpj-welcomes-oscar-nomination-for-documentary-about-us-journalist-killed-in-russia-ukraine-war/
Tue 20:16:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russia Fully Blocks WhatsApp, Talks up State-Backed Alternative https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-11/russia-blocks-metas-whatsapp-messaging-service-ft-reports
Tue 20:16:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WhatsApp Says Russia Has Tried to Fully Block the Messaging App https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-02-12/whatsapp-says-russia-has-tried-to-fully-block-the-messaging-app
Tue 20:16:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russia moves to block WhatsApp as Moscow pushes state-backed rival https://www.dw.com/en/russia-moves-to-block-whatsapp-as-moscow-pushes-state-backed-rival/a-75922756
Tue 20:17:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russia blocks WhatsApp https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-12/news/round-up/russia-blocks-whatsapp/
Tue 20:18:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: https://www.dw.com/en/orban-says-eu-bigger-threat-to-hungary-than-russia/a-75974022
Tue 20:18:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he said it when hungary is not in USSR
Tue 20:18:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] but IS in EU
Tue 20:19:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hungary, go home, you are drunk
Tue 20:19:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ might as well be in USSR at this point
Tue 20:19:24 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also, it's still possible to leave
Tue 20:20:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] where to?
Tue 20:20:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ to being a non-member of EU
Tue 20:21:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TikTok does ISIS https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-10/dutch-arrest-15-suspected-of-spreading-islamic-state-propaganda-on-tiktok
Tue 20:22:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ why are they even in NL? https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-police-arrest-15-over-islamic-state-tiktok-posts/a-75900127
Tue 20:23:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] when budapest becomes another grozny
Tue 20:26:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Carbon Dating https://xkcd.com/3205/
Tue 20:27:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Installation https://xkcd.com/3206/
Tue 20:27:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bad Map Projection: Zero Declination https://xkcd.com/3207/
Tue 20:34:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Did social control media really fall below 1% there? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-vs-social-vs-ai-chatbot-market-share/all/singapore/#monthly-200902-202602
Tue 20:36:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MS slop down by a lot https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share/all/singapore/#monthly-200902-202602
Tue 20:50:21 │ 〖lxo〗 │ https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/ introduces the notion of "Blended [word] Salad" as LLM output. (it's great and pleasant writing, too) BS generator takes on a new meaning!
Tue 20:51:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] we call it word(s) salad
Tue 20:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Red Hat Is Not a Company Anymore, Amid Bluewashing and Mass Layoffs It's Merely IBM "Division" or "Brand" or "Product" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Red_Hat_Is_Not_a_Company_Anymore_Amid_Bluewashing_and_Mass_Layo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Red_Hat_Is_Not_a_Company_Anymore_Amid_Bluewashing_and_Mass_Layo.gmi ∎
Tue 20:57:44 │ 〖lxo〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I know! but blending a salad turns it into sludge. it's perfect!
Tue 21:03:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Had Mass Layoffs Every Month Last Year, This Year It's Delaying a Lot to "Prove" Rumours That Crashed Its Stock... 'Wrong' ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_Had_Mass_Layoffs_Every_Month_Last_Year_This_Year_It_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/17/Microsoft_Had_Mass_Layoffs_Every_Month_Last_Year_This_Year_It_s.gmi ∎
Tue 21:03:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] i think in heard this term in uni
Tue 21:03:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] gobbledegook
Tue 21:03:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or words slaad
Tue 21:03:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes, you can write many boosk
Tue 21:04:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or make llms spew out grammaticallyt correct text
Tue 21:04:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] BUT WHO WOULD READ THESE?
Tue 21:04:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] What is the POINT?
Tue 21:06:18 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ what is your favorite dressing to put on word salad?
Tue 21:11:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-effects-workers-psychological
Tue 21:21:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] brainwash by bribed media
Tue 21:21:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] brubed by slop pushers
Tue 21:21:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and conflating robotics with "AI"
Tue 21:35:35 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/fsd-lake
Tue 21:47:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I was mainly calling the hospital to see what bills I have left outstanding.
Tue 21:47:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I want to get as many things paid as I can that nobody is going to beat me up for in a divorce proceeding.
Tue 21:51:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's already going to be absolutely horrible, and it was so avoidable if he only had a brain.
Tue 21:52:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He thinks he'll have freedom without me. What he'll have is a bankruptcy if he finances a car.
Tue 21:52:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When you finance a car, they do a lot of dumb shit to make the payments work out to the budget you have when you buy the car.
Tue 21:52:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But that doesn't account for the duration risk of having a loan that goes on for 7-8 years, or all the interest you'll pay.
Tue 21:53:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They just want to get some bank to approve the loan. They do not care if you go bankrupt. They don't care if the car is repossessed.
Tue 21:53:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But you will.
Tue 21:53:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because then you'll have to get by with bad credit, which makes it almost as hard to find a place to live as being on a sex offender list.
Tue 21:53:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because the worst thing you can do in this country is not pay your bills.
Tue 21:54:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've seen Mark rent to people with domestic battery convictions, I've seen him rent to sex offenders.
Tue 21:54:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He doesn't rent to people who don't pay him, you don't pay him you have until the police come get you out.
Tue 21:55:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The police are not there to help you if your adjusted gross income is low.
Tue 21:55:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're there to protect the people who exploit you and crush you to death.
Tue 21:55:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ With loans and high rents and stuff.
Tue 22:10:56 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://i.imgur.com/q9kDvRJ.jpeg
Tue 23:25:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I like to do the Liam Neeson voice sometimes.
Tue 23:25:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Pardon me, I was told that Trix are exclusively for children. Is that enforced by law?"
Tue 23:25:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :)
Tue 23:26:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "So what you're telling me is that if I buy this, nobody will follow me home?"
Tue 23:26:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ no, it's enforced by aircraft
Tue 23:26:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Thank you. I wpoon't forget what you've done for me today."
Tue 23:26:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://imgur.com/screen-shot-2016-08-22-09-16-53-w3e1VDV
Tue 23:49:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I love how politicians frame a tax hike.
Tue 23:49:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "We'll ask them to pay a little more."
Tue 23:49:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I don't recall anyone asking if I wanted to file taxes and pay the IRS for things that I don't benefit from.
Tue 23:49:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "what if they say no?"
Tue 23:50:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's why we have prisons. Duh.
Tue 23:50:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Tue 23:50:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You ask, and if they say no, prison.
Tue 23:50:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ statists love this
Tue 23:50:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Who the statists are seems to change depending on how the election went.
Tue 23:50:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ All the positions have changed now that Trump is in office.
Tue 23:51:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Democrats are now the ones calling for state's rights and a limit to federal power, and they are buying guns.
Tue 23:51:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's a pity that most devil apes never learn
Tue 23:53:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, The Democrats are usually the ones that want to maximize federal power and ban guns.
Tue 23:53:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They also want huge tax increases.
Tue 23:53:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Well, now they got their huge tax increases.
Tue 23:53:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i know
Tue 23:53:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're called Tariffs.
Tue 23:53:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they're funding ICE.
Tue 23:53:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the "democrats"
Tue 23:54:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're also the ones that now want to shut down the federal government indefinitely.
Tue 23:54:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Just to embarrass the president.
Tue 23:54:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Which they said was irresponsible when the Republicans did it.
Tue 23:55:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Most of the federal government is open.
Tue 23:55:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They've managed to defund DHS, after allowing a bill that gave $75 billion to ICE and CBP.
Tue 23:55:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they're still getting paid and everyone is going to work there.
Tue 23:55:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's just shut down FEMA, the air traffic controller, the FAA, and a bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with ICE.
Tue 23:55:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The TSA is shut down.
Tue 23:56:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ None of them get paid.
Tue 23:56:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're not Immigration.
Tue 23:56:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ USCIS is fee funded. They're raising fees and letting ICE borrow USCIS officers.
Tue 23:56:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Democrats have shut down pretty much everything in DHS except ICE.
Tue 23:56:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 23:57:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They might make it hard to get on a plane to go to Disney World with the credit card for the third time this year the next time my broke cousins with three bankruptcies each go to do it again.
Tue 23:57:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they haven't shut down ICE.
Tue 23:58:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, Today, Mandy, who wants a divorce, asked me to cosign for him to get a car loan.
Tue 23:58:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said "Motherfucker have you lost your goddamned mind!?"
Tue 23:59:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He may get a car loan, but when I move out and take my income with me, he'll end up living in it.
Tue 23:59:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He asked how high the bills were.
Tue 23:59:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they say "taxation isn't robbery. there's nothing violent about taxation. if you don't pay, the state will simply lock you up and have you beaten."
Tue 23:59:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said "So high that when I'm gone and it's just you, you'll get rent and an electric bill, and you'll have no money left."
Tue 23:59:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Then you won't eat and they'll want that car back."
Wed 00:00:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, They're very good at repossessing cars.
Wed 00:00:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They always find them eventually.
Wed 00:00:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And even if you manage to hide it and put it somewhere they can't get, they will change from pursuing the repo, to what's called Replevin.
Wed 00:01:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That's where they go back to court and the judge orders you to give them the car, now, and if you don't you'll go to jail.
Wed 00:01:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My grandfather was out digging ditches for work back in the 50s before he got on at General Motors.
Wed 00:01:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He looked up and his car was gone.
Wed 00:01:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They hopped in and drove off with it.
Wed 00:02:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That was a long time before cars were connected to satellites and the cell phone network.
Wed 00:02:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Now when you drive the car places, it just logs everywhere you go with it.
Wed 00:02:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When they start the repo, they know everywhere the car usually is, already.
Wed 00:06:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ take 1 Replevin after every major meal
Wed 00:15:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (video) (audio:music) https://imgur.com/gallery/no-comment-iIwn0z3
Wed 00:17:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When you're out there driving around in a $40,000-50,000 car you're not paying for, they take it back quickly.
Wed 00:17:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But that doesn't even help you because they're not going to get a good price on it at an auction.
Wed 00:17:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they will take the price they got and subtract the costs for repossessing it.
Wed 00:17:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So the longer you hide it from them, the more that gets subtracted.
Wed 00:18:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then you owe them the difference between the remaining loan, and what they got for the car minus the repossession fees and storage and getting it ready to sell.
Wed 00:18:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're very good at making the entire amount they got for the car disappear.
Wed 00:18:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then you pay them for a car and get no car.
Wed 00:29:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I told Mandy he has two options.
Wed 00:29:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Settle with me and we'll just keep what's ours or if he wants to go fight me, I'll ask for everything of his that I think I can get and we'll just go for broke and he'll be wiped out.
Wed 00:30:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm not going to play games with him.
Wed 00:30:56 │ 〖lxo〗 │ me, I prefer the name Ars Sloppica
Wed 00:31:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ arse
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Wed 02:56:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I did not know that Berkshire Hathaway owned a significant amount of American Express.
Wed 02:56:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/berkshire-hathaway-trims-apple-stake-buys-nytimes-stock-in-buffetts-last-moves-as-ceo.html
Wed 02:56:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's also this.
Wed 02:56:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/amazon-stock-losing-streak.html
Wed 02:57:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ $450 billion in "value" gone in 9 days.
Wed 02:57:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Because that's how "value" works.
Wed 02:57:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Investors went on a selling spree after Amazon said it expects to spend $200 billion this year on artificial intelligence initiatives."
Wed 02:57:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This is becoming a liability.
Wed 02:57:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're announcing spend and it's getting to where it's trying people's patience.
Wed 03:17:25 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/02/most-vmware-users-still-actively-reducing-their-vmware-footprint-survey-finds/
Wed 03:19:04 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ understandable
Wed 03:21:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/what-happens-to-a-car-when-the-company-behind-its-software-goes-under/
Wed 03:22:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.discovermagazine.com/5-000-year-old-bacteria-strain-found-in-ice-cave-resistant-to-10-common-antibiotics-48698
Wed 03:22:34 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i didn't know ice caves could be resistant to antibiotics
Wed 03:28:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, I got actual data on the volume of hard pulls on the US credit bureaus.
Wed 03:28:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Last year, TransUnion got 1.2 billion hard pull requests, Experian got a billion, and Equifax only got 900,000.
Wed 03:29:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Must be why MyFICO just gives you Equifax for free.
Wed 03:29:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ In my experience, only Capital One has ever pulled my Equifax.
Wed 03:29:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Some others have soft pulled it for various reasons.
Wed 03:30:13 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ American Express does not use Equifax at all.
Wed 03:34:40 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/17/ronit-ghose-citi-institute-quantum-risk-financial-services/
Wed 03:55:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ what could possibly go wrong!! https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/apple-face-id-smart-doorbell-home-security-rumor/
Wed 03:59:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ already 404
Wed 04:01:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR, The Amazing iPhone.
Wed 04:01:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but i guess we're going to find out what could possibly go wrong
Wed 04:01:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ With the security chip.
Wed 04:01:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Wed 04:01:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The one that says literally every Asian person is the same person.
Wed 04:09:41 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ app-holes.... https://www.theverge.com/tech/880293/apple-ai-hardware-smart-glasses-pin-airpods
Wed 04:11:13 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ uh oh! https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/17/1836238/britain-lost-14000-pubs-a-quarter-in-13-years
Wed 04:18:50 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ aint that some sh!t..... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/japanese-toilet-maker-the-most-undervalued-and-overlooked-ai-memory-beneficiary-investors-claim-shares-up-nearly-40-percent-in-first-two-months-of-2026
Wed 04:23:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/16/2246259
Wed 04:23:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM is synonymous with layoff" www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1
Wed 04:24:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Layoff Severance negotiation - Has anybody been involved with IBM for severance negotiation during layoff in the united states through an attorney . What is the outcome when the attorney is not successful in getting a bigger package . Does IBM still pay the 3 month severance even if you tried to negotiate through an attorney ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khpvk7zz
Wed 04:25:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad Backlash https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-02-13/amazon-scraps-partnership-with-surveillance-company-after-super-bowl-ad-backlash
Wed 04:26:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Surveillance State Just Bought a Super Bowl Ad https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/13/amazons-ring-and-googles-nest-unwittingly-reveal-the-severity-of-the-u-s-surveillance-state/
Wed 04:26:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Protesters Demand Amazon Cut Ties With ICE and Palantir https://truthout.org/articles/protesters-demand-amazon-cut-ties-with-ice-and-palantir/
Wed 04:27:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Amazon Imperative: Unions Must Join Forces https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-amazon-imperative-unions-must-join-forces/
Wed 04:32:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_February_17_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_February_17_2026.gmi ∎
Wed 04:32:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Wed 04:33:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Wed 04:43:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Does the cold really ‘seep into your bones’? https://theconversation.com/does-the-cold-really-seep-into-your-bones-275870
Wed 04:44:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sharding a Database - presentation at the German Perl Workshop 2026 https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2026/02/sharding-a-database---presentation-at-the-german-perl-workshop-2026.html
Wed 04:45:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ANN: CPAN::MetaCurator V 1.08, Perl.Wiki V 1.40 etc https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2026/02/ann-cpanmetacurator-v-108-perlwiki-v-140-etc.html
Wed 04:49:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Recursive Resolver Upgrade ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Recursive_Resolver_Upgrade.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Recursive_Resolver_Upgrade.gmi ∎
Wed 04:52:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (07/2026): Foundations and Forward Motion https://linmob.net/weekly-update-07-2026/
Wed 04:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slashdot got very badly confused. Linked to 2 pages from 4 years ago, called it "news" or "new" https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/02/15/0249259/oldest-active-linux-distro-slackware-finally-releases-version-150
Wed 05:01:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Paris Court of Appeal clarifies platforms’ obligations under Article 15 DSM Directive in twin decisions against X http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/guest-post-paris-court-of-appeal.html
Wed 05:01:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ creative fairness http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/rethinking-creative-fairness-under-uks.html
Wed 05:02:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The economy's secret lifeline? Nature https://www.dw.com/en/the-economy-s-secret-lifeline-nature/a-75873269
Wed 05:04:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wrong approach https://www.dw.com/en/nigerian-lawmakers-approve-real-time-online-election-results/a-75901046
Wed 05:22:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Register MS Paid-for 'Articles' (Ads) Seem to be LLM Slop Again ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/The_Register_MS_Paid_for_Articles_Ads_Seem_to_be_LLM_Slop_Again.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/The_Register_MS_Paid_for_Articles_Ads_Seem_to_be_LLM_Slop_Again.gmi ∎
Wed 05:35:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Linux Foundation Puts Slop Images, Not Just Slop Text, in Linux.com ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Linux_Foundation_Puts_Slop_Images_Not_Just_Slop_Text_in_Linux_c.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Linux_Foundation_Puts_Slop_Images_Not_Just_Slop_Text_in_Linux_c.gmi ∎
Wed 05:47:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – "Senior AI Reporter" at Slop Technica/Ars Sloppica Has Written Nothing in Nearly a Week, Did Conde Nast Suspend Him for Fake Articles With Fake Quotes? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Senior_AI_Reporter_at_Slop_Technica_Ars_Sloppica_Has_Written_No.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Senior_AI_Reporter_at_Slop_Technica_Ars_Sloppica_Has_Written_No.gmi ∎
Wed 05:47:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] lxo: sloppica :()
Wed 05:47:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for you..
Wed 05:49:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Pluralistic: The online community trilemma" https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/16/fast-good-cheap/#getting-up
Wed 05:50:02 │ 〖lxo〗 │ :-)
Wed 06:02:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I asked mom if she'd ever been to Eddie Merlot's.
Wed 06:02:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I was thinking of going there. Huge rebate on the AmEx.
Wed 06:02:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – France Does Not Need Digital Weapons Disguised as Social and as Media ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/France_Does_Not_Need_Digital_Weapons_Disguised_as_Social_and_as.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/France_Does_Not_Need_Digital_Weapons_Disguised_as_Social_and_as.gmi ∎
Wed 06:02:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ She said some drug company representatives took the entire team of doctors and nurses at the nursing home she worked at to eat there.
Wed 06:02:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they could pitch new drugs for old people.
Wed 06:03:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I said "Well it's nice that they're using all that money I pay them to research innovative new medicines, and totally not to commit bribery."
Wed 06:03:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Each person will easily spend nearly $100 there.
Wed 06:04:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If they took 12 people there, they just spent more than $1200 on a business dinner.
Wed 06:05:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ A lot of prescription drugs are priced by volume being sold.
Wed 06:05:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ CVS will convert two 90 day fills to a single 180 if you want if you're paying cash.
Wed 06:05:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you're using a drug discount it can be a lot cheaper over the span of six months to just fill the entire thing at once at the 180 day contractual price.
Wed 06:14:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – "How Many Friends Do You Have? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/How_Many_Friends_Do_You_Have.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/How_Many_Friends_Do_You_Have.gmi ∎
Wed 06:18:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "OK, that claim needs some backup, doesn't it? You can't jump that high on Earth. Big rockets are needed to get into space here. The moon isn't as big, so you could jump higher but you'd still come back down. We need to go somewhere smaller." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-02-17_Astronomical_fact_of_the_day.gmi
Wed 06:18:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-18.gmi
Wed 06:21:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1564.jpg
Wed 06:21:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1920.jpg
Wed 06:22:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have been a fan of Texinfo for quite some time. The option to link pages, read info pages in the terminal, and the immutability of the pages, including the ones you have written yourself for your self, makes this a great information and knowledge system." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/use-texinfo-to-create-gorgeous-pdf-files.txt
Wed 06:22:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ worm second day gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormSecond
Wed 06:30:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Helen and Andy review recent episodes and plans for 2026 (with potty-mouth warning). Side effects and backlash to Online Safety Act. Tech collapsing at scale. Funding and sposorship for show." https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=59
Wed 06:47:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Are IBM CEO and IBM CFO Ready for Financial Audit That Topples the Shares by 50% in One Day? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Are_IBM_CEO_and_IBM_CFO_Ready_for_Financial_Audit_That_Topples_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Are_IBM_CEO_and_IBM_CFO_Ready_for_Financial_Audit_That_Topples_.gmi ∎
Wed 06:54:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 18/02/2026: Astronomy and Texinfo ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Gemini_Links_18_02_2026_Astronomy_and_Texinfo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Gemini_Links_18_02_2026_Astronomy_and_Texinfo.gmi ∎
Wed 07:04:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mrhbaan Syria! Fedora now available in Syria ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Mrhbaan_Syria_Fedora_now_available_in_Syria.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Mrhbaan_Syria_Fedora_now_available_in_Syria.gmi ∎
Wed 07:09:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Mozilla Firefox Died in Afghanistan ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Mozilla_Firefox_Died_in_Afghanistan.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Mozilla_Firefox_Died_in_Afghanistan.gmi ∎
Wed 07:21:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE 6_26.02 for Slackware-current ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/KDE_6_26_02_for_Slackware_current.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/KDE_6_26_02_for_Slackware_current.gmi ∎
Wed 07:25:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Techrights Team Makes the Platform Faster ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/The_Techrights_Team_Makes_the_Platform_Faster.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/The_Techrights_Team_Makes_the_Platform_Faster.gmi ∎
Wed 07:30:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 8 Years Later, Linux-based AsteroidOS 2.0 is Here to Add New Life to Your Old Smartwatch ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/8_Years_Later_Linux_based_AsteroidOS_2_0_is_Here_to_Add_New_Lif.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/8_Years_Later_Linux_based_AsteroidOS_2_0_is_Here_to_Add_New_Lif.gmi ∎
Wed 07:31:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Someone Just Made an Immutable Gentoo-Based Distro Tailored for Gaming ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Someone_Just_Made_an_Immutable_Gentoo_Based_Distro_Tailored_for.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Someone_Just_Made_an_Immutable_Gentoo_Based_Distro_Tailored_for.gmi ∎
Wed 07:40:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft lying to and INSULTING people. Good strategy? https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/information-technology/ai-summit-microsoft-india-continues-to-hire-for-demand-driven-skills-says-puneet-chandok-13833291.html https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-effects-workers-psychological
Wed 07:43:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Wed 07:45:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why is Debian Called the Universal Operating System, Again? ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Why_is_Debian_Called_the_Universal_Operating_System_Again.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Why_is_Debian_Called_the_Universal_Operating_System_Again.gmi ∎
Wed 07:46:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Maintaining what we love all year long ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Maintaining_what_we_love_all_year_long.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Maintaining_what_we_love_all_year_long.gmi ∎
Wed 07:50:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why We Still Won't Link to Linuxiac (Anymore) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Why_We_Still_Won_t_Link_to_Linuxiac_Anymore.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Why_We_Still_Won_t_Link_to_Linuxiac_Anymore.gmi ∎
Wed 07:55:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): These are the only Linux distros I recommend for developers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/These_are_the_only_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_developers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/These_are_the_only_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_developers.gmi ∎
Wed 07:56:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I just set up a new Linux desktop, here are the first 5 things I did ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/I_just_set_up_a_new_Linux_desktop_here_are_the_first_5_things_I.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/I_just_set_up_a_new_Linux_desktop_here_are_the_first_5_things_I.gmi ∎
Wed 08:00:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 5 atomic Linux distros I trust for stress-free OS updates - and why ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/5_atomic_Linux_distros_I_trust_for_stress_free_OS_updates_and_w.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/5_atomic_Linux_distros_I_trust_for_stress_free_OS_updates_and_w.gmi ∎
Wed 08:03:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): These 5 underrated Linux desktop environments need more attention ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/These_5_underrated_Linux_desktop_environments_need_more_attenti.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/These_5_underrated_Linux_desktop_environments_need_more_attenti.gmi ∎
Wed 08:08:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The 14th Anniversary of Our Foundation ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/The_14th_Anniversary_of_Our_Foundation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/The_14th_Anniversary_of_Our_Foundation.gmi ∎
Wed 08:12:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Responds to Crises Only After It's Way Too Late ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Responds_to_Crises_Only_Aft.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Responds_to_Crises_Only_Aft.gmi ∎
Wed 08:23:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 08:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): A Unique 22nd Anniversary for Tux Machines, Motif Will be Green ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/A_Unique_22nd_Anniversary_for_Tux_Machines_Motif_Will_be_Green.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/A_Unique_22nd_Anniversary_for_Tux_Machines_Motif_Will_be_Green.gmi ∎
Wed 08:50:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on Firms That Have Nothing Left Except a Legal Licence ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_on_Firms_That_Have_Nothing_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_on_Firms_That_Have_Nothing_.gmi ∎
Wed 09:02:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Twitter Falling to 1% in Africa's Largest Nation (Algeria) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Twitter_Falling_to_1_in_Africa_s_Largest_Nation_Algeria.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Twitter_Falling_to_1_in_Africa_s_Largest_Nation_Algeria.gmi ∎
Wed 09:05:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The entertainment industry’s legal claims in AI copyright cases are strong, but the launch of Bytedance’s Seedance 2.0 highlights the harder challenge: enforcing them across borders." ☛ https://copyrightlately.com/meet-seedance-2-0-hollywoods-newest-ai-copyright-headache/ | Source: CopyrightLately
Wed 09:05:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as "technological intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/spanish-court-orders-protonvpn-and-nordvpn-to-block-pirate-football-streams/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Wed 09:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Day 2 of the India AI Impact Summit featured additional announcements, sessions, and policy discussions focused on emerging technology." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/tech-top-5/balancing-ai-and-copyright-adanis-100b-bet/articleshow/128467239.cms | Source: India Times
Wed 09:06:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A fight between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt on the rooftop of a building in a devastated city." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/the-chinese-ai-threatening-hollywood | Source: Jérôme Marin
Wed 09:07:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On the latest episode of ATP, a show I should mention that I really love" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/a-passionate-defense-of-the-m-pro-series-of-chips/ | Source: Matt Birchler
Wed 09:07:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Turkish government has used internal codes like “N-82” and “G-87” to issue entry bans or deny permit renewals to at least 160 foreign Christians since 2019, according to the legal advocacy group ADF International." ☛ https://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-being-labeled-security-threat-in-turkey.html | Source: Christian Post
Wed 09:08:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html | Source: New York Times
Wed 09:08:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's a whole other level of frequency and lack of accountability." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/16/dhs-sent-hundreds-of-subpoenas-to-google-meta-and-reddit-demanding-names-of-people-who-criticize-ice.html | Source: BoingBoing
Wed 09:08:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "He did, in the end, get something in return – a trip in the back of a police car." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/dutch_cops_breach/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 09:09:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm not talking about stealing tips here (though gig-work platforms do steal tips, like crazy): [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/17/no-piecework/#no-justice | Source: CoryDoctorow
Wed 09:10:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The company, Xcelerate Solutions, is looking for a Top Secret-cleared analyst to join the “watchlisting team” for the purpose of “Supporting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” to quote from the job announcement." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expands-watchlist-effort | Source: Ken Klippenstein
Wed 09:12:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DHS is using a repurposed Navy logistics program to fund the buildings and materials necessary to create these concentration camps quickly, as first reported by CNN in October." ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-concentration-camps-wexmac-titus | Source: Marisa Kabas
Wed 09:14:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "use of force" ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/ice-officials-use-of-force-00782501 | Source: Politico LLC
Wed 09:14:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "requested records from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The agencies failed to release the records as required by law, so we sued for their release in Jun" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/what-we-know-about-how-ice-is-being-trained-on-the-use-of-force/ | Source: American Oversight
Wed 09:15:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "sharp escalation in use-of-force incidents" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/report-ice-officials-knew-use-of-force-was-rising-well-before-minneapolis-shootings/ | Source: American Oversight
Wed 09:15:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft abusing people using words ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-effects-workers-psychological | Source: Futurism
Wed 09:17:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The revocation of Reuters’ credentials is the latest in a troubling pattern of repressive regulatory action against international and independent press in Ethiopia" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/ethiopia-revokes-reuters-journalists-accreditation-following-investigative-report/ | Source: CPJ
Wed 09:17:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The commercially available spyware can provide access to an infected device’s microphone, camera, and data, including contacts, messages, photos, and videos, without the user’s knowledge." ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/02/i-literally-felt-naked-angolan-journalist-teixeira-candido-targeted-with-predator-spyware/ | Source: CPJ
Wed 09:19:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Project Censored’s fiftieth anniversary yearbook, State of the Free Press 2026, has been receiving a lot of positive attention." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/project-censored-newsletter-january-2026/?doing_wp_cron=1771401594.2710061073303222656250 | Source: Project Censored
Wed 09:19:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "an absolute exodus" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/wapo-layoffs-are-another-way-for-bezos-to-suck-up-to-trump/ | Source: Truthdig
Wed 09:19:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The network tried to bury an interview critical of Trump. Stephen Colbert made it an indictment of the administration’s assaults on the First Amendment." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cbs-stephen-colbert-equal-time-doctrine-bari-weiss/ | Source: The Nation
Wed 09:20:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the first case, Siahgourabi was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison. The second case remains open, Efe said." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/iranian-journalist-faces-deportation-from-turkey-despite-protection-request-316814 | Source: BIA Net
Wed 09:20:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now, however, Save This Life has gone out of business and gone offline, leaving all the microchips in their database unregistered." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/16/pet-microchip-company-went-out-of-business-and-took-your-pets-info-with-it.html | Source: BoingBoing
Wed 09:20:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Show ID or pay a fee to attend a “public” meeting?" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/02/17/show-id-or-pay-a-fee-to-attend-a-public-meeting/ | Source: Papers Please
Wed 09:21:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Horne’s warning is blunt: the gap between knowing cybersecurity is important and actually implementing protective measures is widening." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/cyber-essentials-in-focus-ncsc-warns/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Wed 09:21:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Specifically, H.R.5419 directs federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of administrative barriers that delay the review of communications" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/house-panel-advances-bill-to-boost-broadband-deployment/ | Source: Inside Towers
Wed 09:22:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You can’t profit maximize your way to greatness." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/02/misguided-optimization/ | Source: Seth Godin
Wed 09:22:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 1991, the American astronomer and superstar science popularizer Carl Sagan was nominated for membership in the National Academy of Sciences" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2026/02/17/why-was-carl-sagan-blackballed-from-the-national-academy-of-sciences/ | Source: Neritam
Wed 09:23:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The openSUSE Project is a worldwide community effort promoting the use of Linux everywhere." ☛ https://sysadmin-journal.com/opensuse-board-election-2025-has-been-announced/ | Source: Ish Sookun
Wed 09:23:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A crucial aspect of the proposal, which Jacob Kaplan-Moss calls the one weird trick, is to "decide who decides"." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/tpa-adr/ | Source: Tor
Wed 09:24:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Under the planned shake-up, St Pancras passengers will be able to board Eurostar trains straight away rather than having to wait in the departures hall." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/16/eurostar-to-cut-boarding-times-by-30-minutes/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
Wed 09:25:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The figures each Lambda model card gives us that are relevant for calculating the energy per query are: the hardware used, token generation throughput and total token throughput (input+output tokens)." ☛ https://muxup.com/2026q1/minipost-additional-figures-for-per-query-energy-consumption-of-LLMs | Source: Muxup
Wed 09:25:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don't know how well this one bag journey will go but I have given myself the best possible chance of success." ☛ https://merecivilian.com/1-bag-1-device-10-days-in-bali/ | Source: Mere Civilian
Wed 09:27:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The collapse itself, if triggered, might unfold over 50 to 100 years rather than happening suddenly. Still, scientists describe the probability as higher than past estimates." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/scientists-warn-gulf-stream-collapse-could-trigger-severe-global-disruption/articleshow/128431569.cms | Source: India Times
Wed 09:28:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The consequences of such an event would be severe. The tropical rainfall belt, on which millions depend for food production, could shift dramatically." ☛ https://arcticportal.org/ap-library/news/3785-new-research-warns-of-growing-risk-of-gulf-stream-collapse | Source: Arctic Portal
Wed 09:28:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This became known as the Kessler Syndrome." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2026/02/the-kessler-syndrome.html | Source: David Rosenthal
Wed 09:28:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In January, the EPA ruled against xAI in a case in which Elon Musk’s CSAM machine/AI company said that if gas turbines were used in a temporary fashion, they were exempt from regulations." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/02/xai-ramps-turbine-usage-in-southaven-repeating-its-actions-in-memphis/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
Wed 09:28:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI facilities may end up emitting carbon dioxide at levels equivalent to millions of passenger cars each year." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/data-center-boom-is-fueling-an-expansion-of-natural-gas-projects/ | Source: TruthOut
Wed 09:29:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Allegedly." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ars-technica-fabricated-quotes/ | Source: Nick Heer
Wed 09:29:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Though she’d done this work for more than a decade, Nixon couldn’t understand why the person behind the Waifu/Judische accounts was suddenly threatening her." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/16/1132526/allison-nixon-hackers-security-researcher/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
Wed 09:30:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The experts said crimes outlined in documents released by the US Justice Department were committed against a backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption, and extreme misogyny." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/allegations-in-epstein-files-may-amount-to-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts-11051701#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV
Wed 09:30:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/epstein-files-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts | Source: The Guardian UK
Wed 09:31:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Mark Zuckerberg is due to take the stand in a landmark trial that could set a precedent for thousands of lawsuits alleging major social media platforms intentionally engineered addictive features" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/zuckerberg-to-testify-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial-2016788999 | Source: RTL
Wed 09:32:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Irish Examiner understands the plan will confirm Ireland’s intention to introduce legislation to restrict social media for under-16s." ☛ https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41795567.html | Source: Irish Examiner
Wed 09:32:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "blatant “From Apple Music” label on playback in the TikTok" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/16/tiktok-apple-music-integrations/ | Source: Digital Music News
Wed 09:33:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The key driver is climate change. We’re living in a world that will have fewer livable places and fewer resources. This will happen quickly." ☛ https://werd.io/an-increasingly-dangerous-world/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Wed 09:35:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Register contacted the European Parliament for comment." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/european_parliament_bars_lawmakers_from/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 09:35:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So, at that point, my public stance on Matrix became, simply: Don’t use Matrix" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac/ | Source: Dhole Moments
Wed 09:36:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since it aired for a massive audience at the Super Bowl, Ring’s Search Party commercial has become a lightning rod for controversy" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/podcast/879203/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ai-surveillance-privacy-security | Source: The Verge
Wed 09:36:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Palantir is the most dangerous tech company you may not have heard of." ☛ https://afsc.org/palantir-explainer |
Wed 09:37:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apple AirTags have speakers in them, and the speaker is not entirely under the owner’s control." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/airtag-has-hole-behind-the-battery-its-likely-been-silenced/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 09:37:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Below is my opening statement from the debate." ☛ https://nbtv.substack.com/p/privacy-is-not-a-price-you-pay-for | Source: Ludlow Institute
Wed 09:38:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/eff-wisconsin-legislature-vpn-bans-are-still-terrible-idea | Source: EFF
Wed 09:38:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EFF letter re: WI S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 ☛ https://www.eff.org/document/eff-letter-re-wi-sb-130-ab-105 | Source: EFF
Wed 09:38:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Social Control Media ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/seventeen-adult-content-creators-formally-arrested-for-laundering-onlyfans-income-316766 | Source: BIA Net
Wed 09:39:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meta's changes do not shut down the Messenger service" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-retire-messenger-desktop-website-2026-1779840 | Source: International Business Times
Wed 09:39:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The pattern is eerily reminiscent of how the xz-utils supply chain attack began, and the security community is still on high alert after that incident nearly succeeded." ☛ https://socket.dev/blog/ai-agent-lands-prs-in-major-oss-projects-targets-maintainers-via-cold-outreach | Source: Socket Inc
Wed 09:39:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Conde Nast-owned tech publication Ars Technica has retracted an article that contained fabricated, AI-generated quotes, according to an editor’s note posted to its website." ☛ https://www.404media.co/ars-technica-pulls-article-with-ai-fabricated-quotes-about-ai-generated-article/ | Source: 404 Media
Wed 09:40:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Semantic ablation is the algorithmic erosion of high-entropy information." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/semantic_ablation_ai_writing/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 09:40:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Commercial real estate stocks took a big dip last Thursday 12 February — one day after the “SaaSpocalypse” — and they’re trying to blame AI: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/17/the-ai-scare-trade-the-all-purpose-excuse-for-number-go-down/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Wed 09:40:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "ES (Evolution Strategies) is a relatively generic optimization method, but let’s talk about it in terms of neural networks, because that is what I’m thinking about, and also what the elderly literature needs updating for." ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/evolution_strategy.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay
Wed 09:41:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You and I know this was really obviously not some sort of rogue bot — it was a rogue human. They might even be running some sort of scam." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/16/the-obnoxious-github-openclaw-ai-bot-is-a-crypto-bro/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Wed 09:43:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Say you’re working with a LLM and training it to write good frontend code. Good frontend code is accessible code, so of course you want to instruct the LLM to produce it." ☛ https://ericwbailey.website/published/heres-how-to-instruct-a-llm-to-reference-the-aria-authoring-practices-guide/ | Source: Eric Bailey
Wed 09:43:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don’t want to live in a world where everything is outsourced, handed to the lowest bidder while I have no idea about the systems that I use, the food that I eat, the religion I participate in, the house I live in." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/a-pursuit-of-mastery/ | Source: Joshua Blais
Wed 09:43:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here are three papers describing different side-channel attacks against LLMs. " ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/side-channel-attacks-against-llms.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Wed 09:43:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cognitive debt is likely a much bigger threat than technical debt, as AI and agents are adopted." ☛ https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/02/09/cognitive-debt/ |
Wed 09:44:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some programmers have started to warn that similar advances could cannibalize all kinds of knowledge work." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/02/post-chatbot-claude-code-ai-agents/686029/ | Source: The Atlantic
Wed 09:44:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yes, hard drives. Spinning disks that hold ones and zeroes." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3063473/western-digital-is-out-of-hard-drives-because-ai-of-course.html | Source: PC World
Wed 09:44:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While Western Digital hard drives will remain on the shelves for now" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-spiking-hard-drive-prices | Source: Futurism
Wed 09:47:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux, 'FSFE', and Perl ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Linux_FSFE_and_Perl.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/18/Linux_FSFE_and_Perl.gmi ∎
Wed 09:47:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 18/02/2026: Gig 'Economy' Condemned, Microsoft Insulting/Stressing People With False Slop Predictions ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Links_18_02_2026_Gig_Economy_Condemned_Microsoft_Insulting_Stre.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Links_18_02_2026_Gig_Economy_Condemned_Microsoft_Insulting_Stre.gmi ∎
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