●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 02, 2026 ●● ● Jan 02 [00:51] admfubar hai karate... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/robot-kicks-groin [00:51] TR Bot Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:59] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:59] admfubar shaken, not stirred... https://futurism.com/health-medicine/liquid-nitrogen-cocktail-russia [00:59] TR Bot Man in Intensive Care Unit After Slamming Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail That Ruptured His Stomach ● Jan 02 [01:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:28] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/31/2232231/waymos-are-now-coming-for-your-coveted-san-francisco-parking-spots [01:28] TR Bot Waymos Are Now Coming For Your Coveted San Francisco Parking Spots - Slashdot ● Jan 02 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[03:03] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/damon-dash-film-company-auction-price/ ) [03:04] TR News Jazz Musician Who Canceled Dihydroxyacetone Man Kennedy Center Performance Faces $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/28/kennedy-center-sues-jazz-musicians/ [03:04] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/28/kennedy-center-sues-jazz-musicians/ ) [03:04] TR News He Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. He Could be Deported First. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/americas/human-rights-lawsuit-quero-silva.html [03:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/americas/human-rights-lawsuit-quero-silva.html ) [03:04] admfubar i'll drink to that.... https://thedebrief.org/nasas-new-years-gift-the-beautiful-champagne-cluster/ [03:04] TR Bot NASAs New Year's Gift: The Beautiful Champagne Cluster - The Debrief [03:06] TR News China Planning Crackdown on Hey Hi (AI) That Harms Mental Health of Users https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-regulation-ai-chatbots [03:06] TR Bot China Planning Crackdown on AI That Harms Mental Health of Users [03:06] TR News (NEW): Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.gmi [03:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images [03:10] TR News Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Led to $8.5 Million Trust Wallet Heist https://www.securityweek.com/shai-hulud-supply-chain-attack-led-to-8-5-million-trust-wallet-heist/ [03:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/shai-hulud-supply-chain-attack-led-to-8-5-million-trust-wallet-heist/ ) [03:12] TR News Year 2025 in Review, CNX Software stats, and looking ahead to 2026 https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/31/year-2025-in-review-cnx-software-stats-and-looking-ahead-to-2026/ [03:12] TR Bot Year 2025 in Review, CNX Software stats, and looking ahead to 2026 - CNX Software [03:14] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 01, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_01_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_01_2026.gmi [03:14] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 01, 2026 [03:15] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:15] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:15] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:26] TR News "you are wrong and obviously not there then. My estimated pension was cut from $57,000 a year when I was recruited (I should have gone to DEC for 30 years to approx $2,000 a month." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [03:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) [03:26] TR News "What King Louie should have done (and what we at IBM should have done is go on strike for a month) was grandfather people in and reduce or eliminate the pension for new hires. King Louie raided IBM for well over $200,000,000." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [03:30] TR News "While dicking around with a RISC32 board that I got for free from AliExpress (a story for another time), I stopped myself from downloading yet another questionable chinese toolchain. I realized that it's irresponsible to do so on the same computer I use for banking." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0252.gmi [03:31] TR News "2025 was NOT a good year for me. Or anyone, really. Yet I managed to persevere. I don't want to dwell too much on the bad, so let's see what exactly I've been able to accomplish for my personal good." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2761 [03:32] TR News Handheld Lagrange and gamepad support gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2026-01_anticipating.gmi [03:33] TR News "Sometimes I imagine that there are two kinds of people writing Python (or people in general): people who want to write all of their own code without importing any packages, and people who would rather import whatever random package claims to do what they want." gemini://envs.net/~kyeh/computers/software/sparse_list_lite.gmi [03:34] TR News "I didn't know. There are some software ways for doing so but there is a button on the keyboard which switches the input from hardware keyboard to the most practical mode: one writes in Latin (Romanji) and software replace it instantly with Hiragana characters." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_01_01.txt [03:35] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-02.gmi [03:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1523.jpg [03:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1873.jpg [03:36] TR News "Stopping watching the tv created a desire to unplug further. I though at first it would be more of a digital cleanse, but something else happened." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/mindShow [03:37] TR News "I create noise ... Every time I write more noise is created" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/onNoise [03:38] TR News Making Sense gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/poetry/makingSense [03:42] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/01/2026: ThinkPad, SHARP Zaurus, Lagrange Handheld Support https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Gemini_Links_02_01_2026_ThinkPad_SHARP_Zaurus_Lagrange_Handheld.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Gemini_Links_02_01_2026_ThinkPad_SHARP_Zaurus_Lagrange_Handheld.gmi [03:42] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 02/01/2026: ThinkPad, SHARP Zaurus, Lagrange Handheld Support [03:45] TR News Alchemist extensible simulator for pervasive computing https://www.linuxlinks.com/alchemist-extensible-simulator-pervasive-computing/ [03:45] TR Bot - extensible simulator for pervasive computing - LinuxLinks [03:46] TR News The Gerrit code review iceberg, episode 4 https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2025-12-31-the_gerrit_pending_review_iceberg_4/ [03:46] TR Bot The Gerrit code review iceberg, episode 4 | Haiku Project [03:58] TR News Crans-Montana: Le Constellation ownership, Jacques Moretti and Jessica Maric, Lens (CH) https://danielpocock.com/en/le-constellation-ownership-jacques-moretti-lens/ Source: Daniel Pocock | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//danielpocock.com/en/le-constellation-ownership-jacques-moretti-lens/ [03:58] TR Bot Crans-Montana: Le Constellation ownership, Jacques Moretti and Jessica Maric, Lens (CH) [03:58] TR News "LoRa is a great, low-power radio communications standards, but sometimes the antennas you get with the modules can leave you wanting more" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/bringing-a-yagi-antenna-to-915mhz-lora/ | Source: Hackaday [03:58] TR Bot A Yagi Antenna To 915MHz LoRa | Hackaday [03:59] TR News "Weve seen a few H-bridge circuits around these parts before, and heres another application. This time we have an Old Train Station Clock which has been refurbished after being picked up for cheap at the flea market." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/tick-tock-train-station-clock/ | Source: Hackaday [03:59] TR Bot Tock, Train Station Clock | Hackaday ● Jan 02 [04:03] TR News (NEW): Photoshop on Linux and Fortnite "on Linux" Satire https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Photoshop_on_Linux_and_Fortnite_on_Linux_Satire.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Photoshop_on_Linux_and_Fortnite_on_Linux_Satire.gmi [04:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Photoshop on Linux and Fortnite "on Linux" Satire [04:05] TR News iophk: she even mentions CALEA https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/3-privacy-fixes:4 http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/CALEA_CALEA2_is_the_Real_Problem_Not_Chinese_Operatives_Exploit.shtml [04:05] TR Bot 3 Privacy Fixes Most People Never Make [04:05] TR Bot Techrights CALEA / CALEA2 is the Real Problem, Not Chinese Operatives Exploiting CALEA / CALEA2 (as Any Other Nation Can) [04:05] TR News "Study Reveals Just How Much AI Slop is on YouTube" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/31/022234 [04:05] TR Bot ( status 500 @ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/31/022234 ) [04:06] TR News "Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy With SFC vs Vizio Lawsuit" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/linus-torvalds-is-not-happy-with-sfc-vs:6 https://social.kernel.org/notice/B1aR6QFuzksLVSyBZQ linus comments 3x in thread https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml [04:06] TR Bot Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy With SFC vs Vizio Lawsuit [04:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-social.kernel.org [04:06] TR Bot Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux [04:06] TR News Resistance is a duty https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/neutralitaet-und-grundgesetz-widerstand-ist-pflicht/ [04:06] TR Bot Neutralitt und Grundgesetz: Widerstand ist Pflicht [04:06] TR News iophk: little to no coverage except this one article and even it neglects to mention sw patents https://www.telesurenglish.net/usmca-review-unlikely-to-result-in-new-trade-agreement/ [04:06] TR Bot USMCA Review Unlikely to Result in New Trade Agreement - teleSUR English [04:08] TR News "Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025? Wins, fails, and WTF moments" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996554/did-microsoft-do-anything-right-in-2025-wins-fails-and-more.html [04:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996554/did-microsoft-do-anything-right-in-2025-wins-fails-and-more.html ) [04:08] TR News "New year special - David Revoy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1110/new-year-special [04:08] TR Bot New year special - David Revoy [04:17] TR News (NEW): Red Hat is Vanishing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Red_Hat_is_Vanishing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Red_Hat_is_Vanishing.gmi [04:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat is Vanishing [04:31] TR News Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.gmi [04:31] TR Bot Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") [04:37] TR News Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.gmi [04:37] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" [04:39] TR News Windows fell hard https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india//#monthly-200902-202512 [04:39] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats [04:45] TR News (NEW): In 2025 Windows "Market Share" in India Fell Below 10%, Says statCounter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_Windows_Market_Share_in_India_Fell_Below_10_Says_statCo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_Windows_Market_Share_in_India_Fell_Below_10_Says_statCo.gmi [04:45] TR Bot Tux Machines In 2025 Windows "Market Share" in India Fell Below 10%, Says statCounter ● Jan 02 [05:14] TR News From The Chief Editor's Desk... https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/editorial.html [05:14] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Welcome From The Chief Editor [05:14] TR News PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page13.html [05:14] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 13 [05:17] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:17] TR News Tip Top Tips: Autofs For NFS Shares https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page09.html [05:17] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 9 [05:19] TR News I Asked An AI Bot https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page06.html [05:19] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 6 [05:21] *techrights-sec2 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [05:21] TR News GIMP Tutorial: Make An Image Seem To Fly Apart https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page07.html [05:21] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 7 [05:21] TR News ICYMI: Just Over 50 Percent Of The Internet Is Now AI Slop https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page04.html [05:22] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 4 [05:23] TR News (NEW): Why I Fell In Love With Linux, And Why PCLinuxOS Magazine Feels Like Home https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_I_Fell_In_Love_With_Linux_And_Why_PCLinuxOS_Magazine_Feels_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_I_Fell_In_Love_With_Linux_And_Why_PCLinuxOS_Magazine_Feels_.gmi [05:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Why I Fell In Love With Linux, And Why PCLinuxOS Magazine Feels Like Home [05:25] TR News "Use "su -" for administrative tasks. PCLinuxOS DOES NOT use sudo by default. (It is installable from the package manager, if you feel like you do need it, though)." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page02.html [05:25] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 2 [05:26] TR News Getting To Know You: Hunter0one https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page01.html [05:26] TR Bot PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 1 [05:28] TR News (NEW): PCLinuxOS on Personal, Screenshot, "10 Commandments For Linux Users" and User "Hunter0one" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/PCLinuxOS_on_Personal_Screenshot_10_Commandments_For_Linux_User.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/PCLinuxOS_on_Personal_Screenshot_10_Commandments_For_Linux_User.gmi [05:28] TR Bot Tux Machines PCLinuxOS on Personal, Screenshot, "10 Commandments For Linux Users" and User "Hunter0one" [05:32] *techrights-sec2 is now known as schestowitz-pi [05:36] TR News "The coming decade will bring a true bounty of Hollywood Golden Age films into the public domain." https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-31/betty-boop-and-blondie-enter-the-public-domain-in-2026-accompanied-by-a-trio-of-detectives | Source: US News And World Report [05:36] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-31/betty-boop-and-blondie-enter-the-public-domain-in-2026-accompanied-by-a-trio-of-detectives ) [05:36] TR News "Only the version of Betty Boop introduced in 1930 is entering the public domain this year." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [05:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/ ) [05:36] TR News "As you hopefully know by now, we are once again hosting our annual game jam celebrating the works that enter the public domain in 2026, a.k.a. today!" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/01/lets-go-the-public-domain-game-jam-starts-today/ | Source: Techdirt [05:36] TR Bot Go! The Public Domain Game Jam Starts Today | Techdirt [05:37] TR News "The center celebrates this every year by listing off many of the works heading into the public domain. These are 26 of the more notable works that are joining the long list in 2026." https://www.ksl.com/article/51424641/nancy-drew-betty-boop-and-more-26-notable-works-entering-the-public-domain-in-2026 | Source: Deseret Media [05:37] TR Bot Drew, Betty Boop and more: 26 notable works entering the public domain in 2026 | KSL.com [05:37] TR News "Project Gutenberg is a fantastic treasure trove filled to the brim with over 75,000 books" https://box.matto.nl/best-of-the-gutenberg-books-i-read-in-2025.html | Source: MJ Fransen [05:37] TR Bot of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 - box.matto.nl [05:38] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 02 [06:01] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXII - Contact Officials and Inform Your National Representatives (Delegates) of the EPO's Cocainegate https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXII_Contact_Officials_and_Inform_Your_Na.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXII_Contact_Officials_and_Inform_Your_Na.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXII - Contact Officials and Inform Your National Representatives (Delegates) of the EPO's Cocainegate [06:03] TR News Software Patents https://www.telesurenglish.net/usmca-review-unlikely-to-result-in-new-trade-agreement/ | Source: teleSUR [06:03] TR Bot USMCA Review Unlikely to Result in New Trade Agreement - teleSUR English [06:04] TR News "MTVs specialist music channels in the UK will no longer operate as linear channels. The flagship MTV UK channel will continue to broadcast Paramount is reviewing and adjusting its international Pay TV portfolio, given shifts in audience behavior towards streaming and digital platforms." https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mtv-did-not-shut-down-despite-social-media-posts-1236621840/ | Source: Variety [06:04] TR Bot MTV Did Not Shut Down Despite Social Media Posts [06:05] TR News "On December 28th, I delivered a speech entitled "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet" for 39C3, the 39th Chaos Communications Congress in Hamburg, Germany." https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition | Source: CoryDoctorow [06:05] TR Bot Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:05] TR News "But thats not what we use the Internet for anymore." https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/ | Source: Henry Desroches [06:05] TR Bot A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online [06:06] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #techrights [06:14] TR News (NEW): Firefox Virtually Dead in India https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Firefox_Virtually_Dead_in_India.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Firefox_Virtually_Dead_in_India.gmi [06:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefox Virtually Dead in India [06:26] TR News Techrights Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Decline_in_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_is_a_Good_Start_for_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Decline_in_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_is_a_Good_Start_for_2026.gmi [06:26] TR Bot Techrights Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 [06:26] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:27] TR News Now 14k USD away from goal https://my.fsf.org/donate [06:27] TR Bot Support the Free Software Foundation | Free Software Foundation [06:28] TR News "Iranians Have Nothing Left To Lose" https://www.rferl.org/a/nobel-shirin-ebadi-iran-protests-interview/33637862.html | Source: RFERL [06:28] TR Bot Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Iranians Have Nothing Left To Lose [06:39] TR News A "SJW" flair is often used by some of the worst antisocial people. Beware. [06:44] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #techrights [06:47] TR News (NEW): Microsoft LLMs Are Speaking, Spreading Misinformation by Slop About Ken Thompson and Unix https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.gmi [06:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft LLMs Are Speaking, Spreading Misinformation by Slop About Ken Thompson and Unix [06:49] TR News "The Linux desktop just has to generate tons and tons of money for all parties to be happy, business as usual." https://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36953/ [06:49] TR Bot Nothing technical is needed for this challenge: What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows [06:51] TR News "What Travelers Need to Know" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html | Source: New York Times [06:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html ) [06:52] TR News "The most immediate one is that if you want to understand how and where technological progress happen" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/01/technology-is-culture/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [06:52] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/01/technology-is-culture/ ) [06:55] TR News (NEW): KDE: 39C3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/KDE_39C3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/KDE_39C3.gmi [06:55] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE: 39C3 [06:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:56] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 02 [07:03] TR News "Bulgaria became the 21st member of the currency union, bringing the number of people using the single European currency to more than 350 million." https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-joins-eurozone-despite-opposition/a-75359463 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:03] TR Bot joins eurozone despite opposition DW 01/01/2026 [07:03] TR News "As of midnight the euro became the country's currency and the lev was banished into history." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-01/bulgaria-celebrates-entry-into-euro-zone-lev-currency-banished-into-history | Source: US News And World Report [07:03] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-01/bulgaria-celebrates-entry-into-euro-zone-lev-currency-banished-into-history ) [07:04] TR News "Chips are only our #2 bottleneck. Its well known that the hyperscalars are competing hard to get access to chips." https://herbsutter.com/2025/12/30/software-taketh-away-faster-than-hardware-giveth-why-c-programmers-keep-growing-fast-despite-competition-safety-and-ai/ | Source: Herb Sutter [07:04] TR Bot Software taketh away faster than hardware giveth: Why C++ programmers keep growing fast despite competition, safety, and AI Sutters Mill [07:04] TR News "The notion has gained traction as the AI race hits a fever pitch, fueling fears of a potential bubble." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/as-google-musk-bezos-altman-back-space-data-centres-can-sky-really-be-the-next-frontier-for-ai/articleshow/126287786.cms | Source: India Times [07:04] TR Bot As Google, Musk, Bezos, Altman back space data centres, can sky really be the next frontier for AI - The Economic Times [07:04] TR News "At the end of June I sold my car. With my new job in the centre of Amsterdam, I was using it less and less, and since Im politically against cars, it made sense to let go. (Also, owning a car is expensive.)" https://seblog.nl/2025/12/31/1/2025 | Source: Sebastiaan Andeweg [07:04] TR Bot 2025 | Seblog [07:05] TR News "So yup, I somehow built a solar farm, and it was tricky, but now is the relatively easy bit, where I just have this huge capital asset sat on a hillside somewhere, and hopefully it makes some money?" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/01/01/a-calendar-year-of-solar-farm-ownership/ | Source: Positech Games [07:05] TR Bot A calendar year of solar farm ownership Cliffski's Blog [07:07] TR News "The photobombing of ground- and space-based telescopes by proliferating satellites in Low Earth Orbit has long vexed astronomers." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/01/mitgating_pollution_from_satellite_rf/ | Source: The Register UK [07:07] TR Bot Mitigating pollution from satellite RF transmissions The Register [07:07] TR News "A team of researchers at Epoch AI, a non-profit research institute, are using open-source intelligence to map the growth of Americas datacenters." https://www.404media.co/researchers-are-hunting-america-for-hidden-datacenters/ | Source: 404 Media [07:07] TR Bot Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters [07:07] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:08] TR News "According to MarineTraffic data site, the ship had left the Russian city of St. Petersburg and was traveling to the port of Haifa in Israel" https://www.rferl.org/a/baltic-sabotage-finland-russia-nato-telecom-cable/33637374.html | Source: RFERL [07:08] TR Bot Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage [07:08] TR News "Finland is prepared for security challenges of various kinds, and we respond to them as necessary" https://www.dw.com/en/finland-seizes-vessel-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cable/a-75349419 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:08] TR Bot seizes vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable DW 12/31/2025 [07:09] TR News "President Alexander Stubb wrote on X" = MElon is shadow president of Finland. He controls what the acting president says. [07:10] TR News But not to worry, it's not like MElon ever meddled in politics before or gave nazi salutes in public while also defending Putin [07:11] TR News "France will attempt for a second time to ban children under 15 from using social media in 2026, local media and news agencies reported on Wednesday." https://www.dw.com/en/france-plans-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15-reports/a-75352145 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:11] TR Bot plans social media ban for children under 15: reports DW 12/31/2025 [07:11] TR News "France proposes social media ban" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s | Source: France24 [07:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s ) [07:15] TR News "That delight was short-lived. Within hours, Abd el-Fattahs tweets from the time of the Arab Spring, when he was around 30, resurfaced on X." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/starmer-abd-el-fattah/685469/ | Source: The Atlantic [07:15] TR Bot Britain Should Have Read the Tweets First - The Atlantic [07:17] TR News "the provision by an online platform of an online social media service to a minor under 15." https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/12/31/france-seeks-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-15_6748972_7.html | Source: Le Monde [07:17] TR Bot France seeks to ban social media for children under 15 [07:18] TR News "Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026" https://www.reuters.com/world/france-aims-ban-under-15s-social-media-september-2026-le-monde-reports-2025-12-31/ | Source: Reuters [07:18] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/france-aims-ban-under-15s-social-media-september-2026-le-monde-reports-2025-12-31/ ) [07:18] TR News "The plan, which has already been proposed by other French politicians and is expected to be debated in Parliament in January, envisions implementing the ban by next September" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/macron-social-media-children-ban-france.html | Source: New York Times [07:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/macron-social-media-children-ban-france.html ) [07:19] TR News "We know that social media is doing social harm to young people in particular" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-01/macron-proposes-under-15-socials-ban-local-media-reports/106191774 | Source: ABC [07:19] TR Bot France reportedly planning social media ban for under-15s - ABC News [07:19] TR News "In September, they filed a complaint against TikTok, Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and other platforms, alleging offences including incitement to suicide" https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251212-macron-mulls-social-media-ban-as-mother-challenges-platforms-over-son-s-suicide | Source: RFI [07:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251212-macron-mulls-social-media-ban-as-mother-challenges-platforms-over-son-s-suicide ) [07:20] TR News "This isnt just about AI and advisers preferring to be associated with real content: were starting to see age verification laws take hold in various jurisdictions" https://werd.io/what-is-instagrams-adam-mosseri-really-saying-in-his-year-end-memo/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:20] TR Bot What isInstagramsAdam Mosseri really saying inhis year-end memo? [07:21] TR News "A British artist has been collecting some of the last missives sent through the 400-year-old Danish postal system, which delivered its final letters on 30 December." https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/01/last-letters-from-denmark-danes-write-to-devonian-artist-as-postal-service-ends | Source: The Guardian UK [07:21] TR Bot Last letters from Denmark: Danes write to Devon artist as postal service ends | Art | The Guardian [07:21] TR News "NASA has verified that the station will be deorbited and steered into the Pacific Ocean, concluding a period that started back in 1998." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/international-space-station-retiring-meet-private-space-stations-that-will-replace-it-1767533 | Source: International Business Times [07:21] TR Bot The International Space Station Is Retiring: Meet the Private Space Stations That Will Replace It | IBTimes UK [07:26] TR News EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/after-years-behind-bars-alaa-free-last https://www.eff.org/offline/alaa-abd-el-fattah BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l93lx1rx3o [07:26] TR Bot After Years Behind Bars, Alaa Is Free at Last | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:26] TR Bot Offline: Alaa Abd El Fattah | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:26] TR Bot British-Egyptian dissident apologises for tweets as Tories push for UK deportation - BBC News [07:27] TR News Social Control Media https://blog.zgp.org/but-i-want-to-turn-people-into-dinosaurs/ | Source: Don Marti [07:27] TR Bot but I want to turn people into dinosaurs [07:27] TR News Social Control Media: "In my experience on social media, specifically LinkedIn and X/BlueSky, there are two main ways to create and regurgitate content" https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/thoughtleaders/ | Source: Aethrvmn [07:27] TR Bot i hate though leadership | aethrvmn [07:37] TR News "A bit later they come back basically saying The Powers That Be are requiring AI to be part of every book." https://austinhenley.com/blog/canceledbookdeal.html | Source: Austin Z Henley [07:37] TR Bot I canceled my book deal - Austin Z. Henley [07:37] TR News "During the CNN interview, Hinton was asked whether he was more or less worried about AI since making that now infamous declaration" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/godfather-ai-jobs-year | Source: Futurism [07:37] TR Bot Godfather of AI Warns That It Will Cause Job Market Devastation This Year [07:38] TR News "In other words, its going to be the squishy human stuff that is going to become central to tech." https://werd.io/the-next-big-thing-in-2026-will-be/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:38] TR Bot The next big thing in 2026 will be... [07:39] TR News "The tasks that used to be prevalent at the start of a developers journey are now disappearing because human performance is becoming increasingly unnecessary here." https://thenewstack.io/how-to-build-a-developer-career-when-the-first-rung-is-gone/ | Source: The New Stack [07:39] TR Bot How To Build a Developer Career When the First Rung Is Gone - The New Stack [07:39] TR News "self-deprecatingly" https://fzakaria.com/2026/01/01/bespoke-software-is-the-future | Source: Farid Zakaria [07:39] TR Bot Bespoke software is the future | Farid Zakarias Blog [07:42] TR News "That distance is a little farther than the Cold Supermoon of 4 December 2025, but the brightness kick from another timely feature will likely make up for the lack of distance." https://www.sciencealert.com/januarys-wolf-supermoon-is-getting-a-rare-triple-brightness-boost | Source: Science Alert [07:42] TR Bot Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost : ScienceAlert [07:43] TR News [Old] "Its that time of the year again and, all over the English-speaking world, Christians are complaining about the growing commercialisation of Christmas." https://hrussman.neocities.org/ramblings/christmas | Source: Hazel Russman [07:43] TR Bot Xmas and Christ-mas [07:43] TR News "And as a result, the backlog of ideas is now massive and therefore overwhelming, which has created a vicious cycle where it just feels like a gargantuan effort to get something done" https://heliomass.com/posts/prep-state-of-the-blog-2025/ | Source: Heliomass [07:43] TR Bot of the Blog 2025 | heliomass.com [07:43] TR News "So screw them, were doing the most pink I could find." https://lostfocus.de/2026/01/01/fuck-it-lets-do-pink/ | Source: Dominik Schwind [07:43] TR Bot Fuck it, lets do pink | LostFocus [07:43] TR News "Having a few directions for last year served as a guide, but left room for all the moments in the middle those times when I think oh!" https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/01/the-new-year | Source: James G [07:43] TR Bot The new year | James' Coffee Blog [07:43] TR News "Some in my blogging circle have already published their 2025 year in review, so I want to continue my tradition since 2019 and write a review of my own." https://jlelse.blog/posts/december-25 | Source: Jan Lukas Else [07:43] TR Bot My December 25 and my 2025 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else [07:44] TR News "We are ecstatic to announce that we have released the fifth experimental version of Pidgin 3.0!!! This is a pre-alpha release with an official version number of 2.94.0." https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-3-0-experimental-5-2-94-0-has-been-released/338 | Source: Instant Messaging Freedom [07:44] TR Bot Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 5 (2.94.0) has been released! - Pidgin - Instant Messaging Freedom's Discourse [07:45] TR News "Despite using this for tracking certain home projects, I had still convinced myself that important things should be in their own proper task management system." https://rubenerd.com/still-abusing-spreadsheets-as-a-personal-knowledgebase/ | Source: Ruben Schade [07:45] TR Bot Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? [07:48] liberty_box https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3k4lz0yxo [07:48] TR Bot 'Being in the house is normal' for Lars the reindeer - BBC News [07:49] TR News "To that extent I tried to reach out to Darios legal team, to notify them of my license, so that they wouldnt use my data to train their model (license details will be coming up)." https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/anthropic/ | Source: Aethrvmn [07:49] TR Bot Amodei's goons are cowards | aethrvmn [07:49] schestowitz[TR2] Oh dear [07:52] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [07:54] TR News (NEW): Security and johnnycanencrypt 0.18.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Security_and_johnnycanencrypt_0_18_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Security_and_johnnycanencrypt_0_18_0_released.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Security and johnnycanencrypt 0.18.0 released [07:55] TR News "Whats better for New Years Eve than debugging some USB hardware issues?" https://qsantos.fr/2026/01/01/the-rp2350-usb-a-cannot-see-devices-disconnect/ | Source: Quentin Santos [07:55] TR Bot The RP2350-USB-A cannot see devices disconnect - Quentin Santos [07:55] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.gmi [07:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More [07:57] TR News "These little modules have taken hobby electronics by storm, so of course I grabbed a few of them and have been hacking away quietly on both the ESP8266 and the ESP32." https://taoofmac.com/space/hw/esp8266 | Source: Rui Carmo [07:57] TR Bot ESP8266 (and ESP32) - Tao of Mac [07:58] TR News "Ive since replaced it with a better, and more advanced device. Lets have a look" https://blog.cavelab.dev/2026/01/rpi-alarm-keypads/ | Source: Thomas Jensen [07:58] TR Bot New keypad for my RPi DIY security alarm | Cavelab [07:58] TR News "The Senseair S88 is a pretty great CO sensor for its price. I can source it locally for ~22 Euro and it has a stated accuracy of 40 ppm and 3% of reading." https://danieldk.eu/ESPHome-Senseair-S88 | Source: Danil de Kok [07:58] TR Bot ESPHome Senseair S88 [07:58] TR News "The sensing platform used is a Sensirion SEN63C, which uses a STCC4 for CO measurements. Unfortunately, this is not an NDIR sensor." https://danieldk.eu/IKEA-ALPSTUGA | Source: Danil de Kok [07:58] TR Bot IKEA ALPSTUGA [07:59] TR News "2001: A Space Odyssey" https://www.engineersneedart.com/blog/m2f32025/m2f32025.html | Source: John Calhoun [07:59] TR Bot Balsa M2-F3 Lifting Body ● Jan 02 [08:01] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [08:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More [08:02] TR News How To Install Pandas on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-pandas-fedora-43/ [08:02] TR Bot How To Install Pandas on Fedora 43 - idroot [08:02] TR News How To Install Ansible on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-ansible-debian-13/ [08:02] TR Bot How To Install Ansible on Debian 13 - idroot [08:02] TR News How To Install Netdata on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-netdata-debian-13/ [08:02] TR Bot How To Install Netdata on Debian 13 - idroot [08:04] TR News Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.shtml [08:04] TR Bot Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth [08:04] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [08:04] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [08:09] TR News "HP-UX hits end-of-life today, and Im sad" https://www.osnews.com/story/144094/hp-ux-hits-end-of-life-today-and-im-sad/ | Source: OS News [08:09] TR Bot hits end-of-life today, and Im sad OSnews [08:12] TR News (NEW): HaikuOS on Gerrit, OSNews on End of HP-UX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/HaikuOS_on_Gerrit_OSNews_on_End_of_HP_UX.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/HaikuOS_on_Gerrit_OSNews_on_End_of_HP_UX.gmi [08:12] TR Bot Tux Machines HaikuOS on Gerrit, OSNews on End of HP-UX [08:19] TR News Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Insurrectionist Attacks Musicians Critical of Him With Lawfare, Project Gutenberg Now Has Over 75,000 Books https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Links_02_01_2026_Insurrectionist_Attacks_Musicians_Critical_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Links_02_01_2026_Insurrectionist_Attacks_Musicians_Critical_of_.gmi [08:19] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Insurrectionist Attacks Musicians Critical of Him With Lawfare, Project Gutenberg Now Has Over 75,000 Books [08:20] TR News "I don't like to talk in absolutes about security, but... my headphones are 100% immune from the latest exploit, via this One Weird Trick!" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/eargapping/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [08:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/eargapping/ ) [08:20] TR News "The calendar we all live by is a shambling mess." https://kmcd.dev/posts/months-considered-harmful/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [08:20] TR Bot Months Considered Harmful [08:20] TR News "During my holiday break" https://chuck.is/ntp/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [08:20] TR Bot How to Build a Time Machine | Chuck Carroll [08:34] TR News (NEW): No Reboots Since 3 Years Ago https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/No_Reboots_Since_3_Years_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/No_Reboots_Since_3_Years_Ago.gmi [08:34] TR Bot Tux Machines No Reboots Since 3 Years Ago ● Jan 02 [09:11] TR News Techrights Slopfarm Says Microsoft's "Biggest Business" is the 'Business' Where It Loses Tens of Billions of Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopfarm_Says_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Business_is_the_Business_Wher.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopfarm_Says_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Business_is_the_Business_Wher.gmi [09:11] TR Bot Techrights Slopfarm Says Microsoft's "Biggest Business" is the 'Business' Where It Loses Tens of Billions of Dollars [09:13] TR News Temperatures in Finnish Lapland plunge to -39.9C https://yle.fi/a/74-20202267 [09:13] TR Bot Temperatures in Finnish Lapland plunge to -39.9C | Yle News | Yle [09:14] TR News "Software above some complexity level tends to sport an extension language, becoming a kind of software platform itself." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/01/01/ | Source: Chris Wellons [09:14] TR Bot WebAssembly as a Python extension platform [09:14] TR News "Before I start showing you numbers" https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/a-year-in-review-flask-in-2025 | Source: Miguel Grinberg [09:14] TR Bot A Year In Review: Flask in 2025 - miguelgrinberg.com [09:30] TR News IBM Q1 layoffs "was Feb in 2025. At least in MCC and other areas of the biz too." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [09:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [09:30] TR News "In 1997, when I was too young to know or care1, an essay was written, called The Cathedral and the Bazaar2" https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/supermarket/ | Source: Aethrvmn [09:30] TR Bot The supermarket | aethrvmn [09:31] TR News [Old] "On Saturday, the ISO C++ committee completed the first of two final fit-and-finish meetings for C++26, in our meeting in Kona, USA." https://herbsutter.com/2025/11/10/trip-report-november-2025-iso-c-standards-meeting-kona-usa/ | Source: Herb Sutter [09:31] TR Bot Trip report: November 2025 ISO C++ standards meeting (Kona, USA) Sutters Mill [09:31] TR News "This caught me off-guard because I hadnt even conceived of moving on. I dont want to move on, because I love the field of programming languages." https://danilafe.com/blog/i_love_programming_languages/ | Source: Daniel Fedorin [09:31] TR Bot Reasons to Love the Field of Programming Languages [09:31] TR News "We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 4.0.0. Ruby 4.0 introduces Ruby Box and ZJIT, and adds many improvements." https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/ | Source: Ruby [09:31] TR Bot Ruby 4.0.0 Released | Ruby [09:31] TR News "Both ways of specifying arguments made sense, but the memcpy routine won over bcopy in the long run, and was incorporated into the first edition of the C language standard, in 1989." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/ovbcopy.html | Source: Miod Vallat [09:31] TR Bot Copying memory is an art [09:32] TR News "Linked lists are a data structure basic building block, with especially flexible allocation behavior." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/12/31/ | Source: Chris Wellons [09:32] TR Bot Freestyle linked lists tricks [09:58] TR News Techrights State of Tech Journalism in 2026: Follow the Money https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/State_of_Tech_Journalism_in_2026_Follow_the_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/State_of_Tech_Journalism_in_2026_Follow_the_Money.gmi [09:58] TR Bot Techrights State of Tech Journalism in 2026: Follow the Money ● Jan 02 [10:08] TR News (NEW): My job as family admin or Linux rules the house https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/My_job_as_family_admin_or_Linux_rules_the_house.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/My_job_as_family_admin_or_Linux_rules_the_house.gmi [10:08] TR News (NEW): Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Our_Top_Five_Most_Underrated_Linux_Distros_for_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Our_Top_Five_Most_Underrated_Linux_Distros_for_2025.gmi [10:08] TR Bot Tux Machines My job as family admin or Linux rules the house [10:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 [10:08] TR News (NEW): This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/This_new_Linux_desktop_runs_like_an_app_on_your_existing_deskto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/This_new_Linux_desktop_runs_like_an_app_on_your_existing_deskto.gmi [10:08] TR Bot Tux Machines This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it [10:08] TR News (NEW): The People Who Say We Need a Friendlier Community and a Code of Conduct Keep Glamourising Violence https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/The_People_Who_Say_We_Need_a_Friendlier_Community_and_a_Code_of.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/The_People_Who_Say_We_Need_a_Friendlier_Community_and_a_Code_of.gmi [10:08] TR Bot Tux Machines The People Who Say We Need a Friendlier Community and a Code of Conduct Keep Glamourising Violence [10:16] TR News (NEW): Sweden's Move to GNU/Linux: Windows Down to 60%, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Near 20% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Sweden_s_Move_to_GNU_Linux_Windows_Down_to_60_GNU_Linux_and_Chr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Sweden_s_Move_to_GNU_Linux_Windows_Down_to_60_GNU_Linux_and_Chr.gmi [10:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Sweden's Move to GNU/Linux: Windows Down to 60%, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Near 20% [10:26] TR News Techrights Europe in 2026: Over 5% GNU/Linux, Not Counting Chromebooks https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.gmi [10:26] TR Bot not resolve host: techrights.org ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.shtml ) [10:34] TR News (NEW): Canada Pivots to GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Canada_Pivots_to_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Canada_Pivots_to_GNU_Linux.gmi [10:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Canada Pivots to GNU/Linux [10:36] TR News Up by a lot in Poland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/poland//#monthly-200902-202601 [10:36] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Poland | Statcounter Global Stats [10:37] TR News "With eSIM, the swap becomes a workflowand if it fails at the wrong time you can end up locked out of your own number (and everything that still treats SMS as a magic identity token)" https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/01/01/2119 | Source: Rui Carmo [10:37] TR Bot eSIM is still only convenient for carriers - Tao of Mac [10:46] TR News Anon: "Who owns thelayoff.com? That is to ask, what data are they collecting on the posters and for what end purpose? And what data on whom are they collecting along the way. Do you recall 'staropenoffice.org' years back?" [10:46] TR News "staropenoffice.org pretended to be on the side of FOSS for a long while and used that appearance to collect info about individuals and projects then when activity levelled off, they went on the attack with / for Microsoft" [10:48] TR News Do not trust sites that can be sold, as you might be dealing with the wrong question, not whether you can trust them now but whether future owners can be trusted; think github, where the question to always ask was, who will it be SOLD to? [10:57] *nobody has quit (Quit: reboot) ● Jan 02 [11:06] *nobody (~nobody@ecs4zmusrj9jy.irc) has joined #techrights [11:34] TR News Norway: GNU/Linux up https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway//#monthly-200902-202601 [11:34] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global Stats [11:35] TR News Microsoft correction downwards? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/denmark//#monthly-200902-202601 [11:35] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Denmark | Statcounter Global Stats [11:43] TR News (NEW): New Lows for Windows in Japan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/New_Lows_for_Windows_in_Japan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/New_Lows_for_Windows_in_Japan.gmi [11:43] TR Bot Tux Machines New Lows for Windows in Japan [11:53] TR News (NEW): Happy New Year, statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 6% in the UK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Happy_New_Year_statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6_in_the_UK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Happy_New_Year_statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6_in_the_UK.gmi [11:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Happy New Year, statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 6% in the UK ● Jan 02 [12:02] TR News "There are many reasons to choose a programming language and environment for your projects and products." https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2026/01/lcds-c-linux-beginner-friendly.html | Source: Larry Bank [12:02] TR Bot LCDs & C++ & Linux = Beginner-Friendly? [12:03] TR News "Under local-first ideals, owning your data is essential. If someone else can rug-pull your data out from under you, that software is objectively not local-first." https://www.deobald.ca/essays/2026-01-01-localfirst-you-keep-using-that-word/ | Source: Steven Deobald [12:03] TR Bot LocalFirst: You Keep Using That Word Steven Deobald [12:04] TR News USPTO defends abuse and blackmail by patents https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/uspto-proposes-dramatic-restrictions-on-patent-challenges-through-inter-partes-review/ [12:04] TR Bot USPTO proposes dramatic restrictions on patent challenges through inter partes review [12:07] TR News "When people like Mr Pocock try to offer professional advice, for example, after the Debian suicide cluster, they are subject to public humiliation and threats of violence (recorded)." https://juristgate.com/en/stardust-crans-montana-le-constellation-cover-up-already-under-way/ [12:07] TR Bot JuristGate / JuristeGate Suisse -- Stardust to Crans-Montana, Le Constellation: cover-up already under way [12:07] TR News "The lawyers, politicians and small business owners are a group of kissing-cousins. Protecting the reputations and business interests of their families and friends is inextricably intertwined with covering up all the people who failed to prevent this disaster." [12:09] TR News Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ [12:09] TR Bot Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:10] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 632 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/12/31/this-week-in-rust-632/ [12:10] TR Bot This Week in Rust 632 This Week in Rust [12:12] TR News Our Top Five Most Underrated GNU/Linux Distros for 2025 https://fossforce.com/2026/01/our-top-five-most-underrated-linux-distros-for-2025/ [12:12] TR Bot Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 - FOSS Force [12:12] TR News The Best of 2025: The 25 Articles You Dug Most https://fossforce.com/2026/01/the-best-of-2025-the-25-articles-you-dug-most/ [12:12] TR Bot The Best of 2025: The 25 Articles You Dug Most - FOSS Force [12:13] TR News BSD Now 644: Holidays 2025 - What you been do'in? https://www.bsdnow.tv/644 [12:13] TR Bot BSD Now 644: Holidays 2025 - What you been do'in? [12:16] TR News This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/science/this-diminutive-reptile-plays-rock-paper-scissors.html [12:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/science/this-diminutive-reptile-plays-rock-paper-scissors.html ) [12:16] TR News Best of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 https://box.matto.nl/best-of-the-gutenberg-books-i-read-in-2025.html [12:16] TR Bot of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 - box.matto.nl [12:17] TR News France proposes social control media ban, following the Australian model for under-15s https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s [12:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s ) [12:28] TR News U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-allows-tsmc-to-import-chipmaking-equipment-to-its-china-fabs-samsung-sk-hynix-likewise-receive-go-signal-from-commerce-department [12:28] TR Bot U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department | Tom's Hardware [12:29] TR News EU's new carbon border tax goes into force https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260101-eu-s-new-carbon-border-tax-goes-into-force [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260101-eu-s-new-carbon-border-tax-goes-into-force ) [12:30] TR News

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[12:30] TR Bot Mexican tariffs of up to 50% hit Chinese, other non-FTA imports [12:30] TR Bot Home - Mexico News Daily [12:30] TR News Tariffs of up to 50% go into effect, hitting imports from China, other non-FTA countries https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-tariffs-go-into-effect-china/ [12:45] TR News Techrights More Tools, Factorising Code https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.gmi [12:45] TR Bot Techrights More Tools, Factorising Code [12:50] TR News Techrights Strong Start for GNU/Linux This Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.1.gmi [12:50] TR Bot Techrights Strong Start for GNU/Linux This Year [12:59] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 02 [13:01] TR News Techrights Free Software is More Naturally Inclusive https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Software_is_More_Naturally_Inclusive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Software_is_More_Naturally_Inclusive.gmi [13:01] TR Bot Techrights Free Software is More Naturally Inclusive [13:09] TR News "The clock struck midnight, the Times Square ball fell, and scams are still a thing in this year of 2026." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/01.1 [13:09] TR News "Microsoft Office 97 introduced a new style where some menu entries would have icons next to them. According to their human-interface guide, this sort of thing was a way to highlight important/common actions that a user could take." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ux/icons-for-menu-items/ [13:10] TR News SpellBinding: BDLMORW Wordo: SHUNS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-02.gmi [13:11] TR News Fascinating world of proton gemini://liladi.site/fascinating-world-of-proton.gmi [13:12] TR News kiwi gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/11-23-25 "In case you are curious about it, kiwi is the hostname of my raspberry pi model 3. This week I have upgraded it to raspbian trixie, well that is not correct." [13:13] TR News The high blood pressure incident gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/11-01-25 [13:14] TR News mkscript gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/12-13-25 [13:15] TR News "First, a list of the most enjoyed Gutenberg books and short stories, followed by the non-Gutenberg non-fiction, and ending with non-Gutenberg fiction." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/books-i-enjoyed-reading-in-2025.txt [13:17] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-02.gmi [13:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/02/2026: Books, Scams, and mkscript (a Script to Make Scripts) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.2.gmi [13:21] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 02/02/2026: Books, Scams, and mkscript (a Script to Make Scripts) [13:25] TR News Finland seizes ship from Russia https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-finland-seizes-ship-from-russia [13:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-finland-seizes-ship-from-russia ) [13:25] TR News Happy Public Domain Day 2026! https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2026/01/public-domain-day-2026 [13:25] TR Bot Happy Public Domain Day 2026! The Public Domain Review [13:26] TR News How to Install Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fonts on Linux Mint https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-microsoft-fonts-on-linux-mint/ [13:26] TR Bot to Install Microsoft Fonts on Linux Mint - LinuxCapable [13:30] TR News A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now And What You Can Do https://www.sciencealert.com/a-psychologist-explains-why-new-years-feels-harder-now-and-what-you-can-do [13:30] TR Bot Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now - And What You Can Do : ScienceAlert [13:32] TR News 39C3 https://jbb.ghsq.de/kde/2026/01/01/39C3.html [13:32] TR Bot 39C3 [13:33] TR News Fixed again screen brightness in EasySetup https://bkhome.org/news/202601/fixed-again-screen-brightness-in-easysetup.html [13:33] TR Bot Fixed again screen brightness in EasySetup [13:34] TR News SeaMonkey 2.53.23 compiled https://bkhome.org/news/202601/seamonkey-25323-compiled.html [13:34] TR Bot SeaMonkey 2.53.23 compiled [13:34] TR News Kernel 6.12.63 compiled without aufs patch https://bkhome.org/news/202601/kernel-61263-compiled-without-aufs-patch.html [13:34] TR Bot Kernel 6.12.63 compiled without aufs patch [13:36] TR News (NEW): EasyOS: Linux 6.12.63, SeaMonkey 2.53.23, and Fixes EasySetup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/EasyOS_Linux_6_12_63_SeaMonkey_2_53_23_and_Fixes_EasySetup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/EasyOS_Linux_6_12_63_SeaMonkey_2_53_23_and_Fixes_EasySetup.gmi [13:37] TR Bot Tux Machines EasyOS: Linux 6.12.63, SeaMonkey 2.53.23, and Fixes EasySetup [13:38] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:40] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [13:40] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [13:41] TR News Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Science, Patent Maximalism, and Public Domain Day https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.3.gmi [13:41] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Science, Patent Maximalism, and Public Domain Day [13:43] TR News Techrights Russia Cuts Finnish Cables ("Hybrid War"), Finland Cuts Off Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.4.gmi [13:43] TR Bot Techrights Russia Cuts Finnish Cables ("Hybrid War"), Finland Cuts Off Microsoft [13:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [13:53] TR News Techrights Africa's Largest Population Sees Diminishing Impact of Windows https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Africa_s_Largest_Population_Sees_Diminishing_Impact_of_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Africa_s_Largest_Population_Sees_Diminishing_Impact_of_Windows.gmi [13:53] TR Bot Techrights Africa's Largest Population Sees Diminishing Impact of Windows [13:55] TR News "CNN lists Oulu among "best places to visit" in 2026" https://yle.fi/a/74-20202339 [13:55] TR Bot CNN lists Oulu among "best places to visit" in 2026 | Yle News | Yle ● Jan 02 [14:12] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Grew in Italy, Now Measured at 7% (Not Counting Chromebooks) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Grew_in_Italy_Now_Measured_at_7_Not_Counting_Chromebo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Grew_in_Italy_Now_Measured_at_7_Not_Counting_Chromebo.gmi [14:12] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Grew in Italy, Now Measured at 7% (Not Counting Chromebooks) [14:20] TR News Techrights In 2025 We Contributed to the Headlessness of the OSI, But It's Not Over Yet https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_We_Contributed_to_the_Headlessness_of_the_OSI_But_It_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_We_Contributed_to_the_Headlessness_of_the_OSI_But_It_s_.gmi [14:20] TR Bot Techrights In 2025 We Contributed to the Headlessness of the OSI, But It's Not Over Yet [14:30] TR News "Im looking forward to having today off, and going back in Monday to see where the Pipmunks have shuffled the deck chairs on the titanic while I use my paychecks to build up my just in case fund more and will spend IBMs time job hunting while they pay me for it. F this place." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 [14:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 ) [14:30] TR News "is Alvind's bold leadership going to create more public toilets outside the IBM campuses where they are sorely needed? After all, more toilets are needed in India. Or is Mr. Upskill (Krabanaugh) going to build them ?" ● Jan 02 [15:18] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@y3syynzkwyc9u.irc) has joined #techrights [15:20] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052526/ [15:20] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [15:25] TR News Techrights Workers Fly Away From IBM's Red Hat (This Year IBM Staff is "IBM") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Workers_Fly_Away_From_IBM_s_Red_Hat_This_Year_IBM_Staff_is_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Workers_Fly_Away_From_IBM_s_Red_Hat_This_Year_IBM_Staff_is_IBM.gmi [15:25] TR Bot Techrights Workers Fly Away From IBM's Red Hat (This Year IBM Staff is "IBM") [15:45] TR News (NEW): Zorin OS says Windows users drove nearly 1M downloads, so I installed it to see why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Zorin_OS_says_Windows_users_drove_nearly_1M_downloads_so_I_inst.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Zorin_OS_says_Windows_users_drove_nearly_1M_downloads_so_I_inst.gmi [15:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Zorin OS says Windows users drove nearly 1M downloads, so I installed it to see why [15:45] TR News (NEW): Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Big_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_in_Spain_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Big_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_in_Spain_This_Year.gmi [15:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year [15:49] TR News ...also up sharply in Portugal https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/portugal/#monthly-200902-202601 [15:49] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Portugal | Statcounter Global Stats [15:54] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:55] *nobody (~nobody@vpjxvzbwxkvq8.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 02 [16:12] TR News Techrights Why IBM Workers Like Techrights (Same Reason EPO Workers Do) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_IBM_Workers_Like_Techrights_Same_Reason_EPO_Workers_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_IBM_Workers_Like_Techrights_Same_Reason_EPO_Workers_Do.gmi [16:12] TR Bot Techrights Why IBM Workers Like Techrights (Same Reason EPO Workers Do) [16:32] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox's Japanese Volunteers Gave Up, Not Hard to See What Led Them to That (Slop Was the Last Straw) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Mozilla_Firefox_s_Japanese_Volunteers_Gave_Up_Not_Hard_to_See_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Mozilla_Firefox_s_Japanese_Volunteers_Gave_Up_Not_Hard_to_See_W.gmi [16:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox's Japanese Volunteers Gave Up, Not Hard to See What Led Them to That (Slop Was the Last Straw) [16:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:43] TR News Techrights "Works for Me!" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Works_for_Me.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Works_for_Me.gmi [16:43] TR Bot Techrights "Works for Me!" [16:47] TR News Very noisy https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/laos/#monthly-200902-202601 [16:47] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Laos | Statcounter Global Stats ● Jan 02 [17:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [17:09] TR News (NEW): Letting Go and Another Attack on Richard Stallman (RMS) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Letting_Go_and_Another_Attack_on_Richard_Stallman_RMS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Letting_Go_and_Another_Attack_on_Richard_Stallman_RMS.gmi [17:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Letting Go and Another Attack on Richard Stallman (RMS) [17:30] TR News Techrights Why Are We Still Using Voting Machines? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_Are_We_Still_Using_Voting_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_Are_We_Still_Using_Voting_Machines.gmi [17:30] TR Bot Techrights Why Are We Still Using Voting Machines? [17:40] TR News Techrights So You Should Definitely Call it "Slop" and Stop Saying "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.gmi [17:40] TR Bot Techrights So You Should Definitely Call it "Slop" and Stop Saying "AI" [17:41] TR News "Did IBM properly do the WARN act before the last RA action in November?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [17:42] TR News "IBM does the WARN act every month, since it is being led by the Indian cabal." [17:57] TR News Techrights The More Buzzwords a Corporation Resorts To... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/The_More_Buzzwords_a_Corporation_Resorts_To.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/The_More_Buzzwords_a_Corporation_Resorts_To.gmi [17:57] TR Bot Techrights The More Buzzwords a Corporation Resorts To... ● Jan 02 [18:07] TR News Three of the best: Security https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/02/three-of-the-best-security-6/ [18:07] TR Bot Three of the best: Security | APNIC Blog [18:08] TR News A backdoored Windows NT6 Compatibility? https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Starts-2026 [18:08] TR Bot Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility - Phoronix [18:08] TR News Do they also replicate all the back doors? [18:09] TR News Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? https://rubenerd.com/still-abusing-spreadsheets-as-a-personal-knowledgebase/ [18:09] TR Bot Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? [18:11] TR News Cars and planes and dangerous no matter how rich or famous you are. Ask Liverpool FC. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260101-nigeria-police-detain-driver-in-fatal-joshua-car-crash [18:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260101-nigeria-police-detain-driver-in-fatal-joshua-car-crash ) [18:12] TR News What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026? https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/what-do-you-want-to-see-from-ubuntu-in-2026 [18:12] TR Bot What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026? - OMG! Ubuntu [18:12] TR News Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.shtml [18:12] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" [18:12] TR News AMD and Steam Deck continue to drive GNU/Linux gaming adoption on Steam https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ [18:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ ) [18:13] TR News VLC 3.0.23 Media Player Improves Dark Palette in the Qt GUI, Codec Information https://9to5linux.com/vlc-3-0-23-media-player-improves-dark-palette-in-the-qt-gui-codec-information [18:13] TR Bot 3.0.23 Media Player Improves Dark Palette in the Qt GUI, Codec Information - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News Arch GNU/Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts [18:14] TR Bot Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News IceWM 4.0 Lightweight Window Manager Released with an Improved Alt+Tab Switch https://9to5linux.com/icewm-4-0-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-an-improved-alttab-switch [18:14] TR Bot 4.0 Lightweight Window Manager Released with an Improved Alt+Tab Switch - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-devuan-gnulinux-6-1-released-with-unofficial-raspberry-pi-images [18:14] TR Bot Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images - 9to5Linux [18:15] TR News Kiro 26.01.01.01 is out https://distrowatch.com/kiro [18:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kiro ) [18:15] TR News Dr.Parted 26.01 is out too https://distrowatch.com/drparted [18:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/drparted ) [18:17] TR News "Nothing But Hacks" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/building-a-steam-loco-these-days-is-nothing-but-hacks/ | Source: Hackaday [18:17] TR Bot A Steam Loco These Days Is Nothing But Hacks | Hackaday [18:17] TR News Peropesis 3.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/peropesis [18:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/peropesis ) [18:17] TR News Side 0.1.4 is also out https://distrowatch.com/side [18:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/side ) [18:18] TR News Hong Kongs Foreign Correspondents Club granted new 3-year lease at historic Central location, govt says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/hong-kongs-foreign-correspondents-club-granted-new-3-year-lease-at-historic-central-location-govt-says/ [18:18] TR Bot Foreign Correspondents' Club granted new 3-year lease: gov't [18:18] TR News Manjaro 26.0-rc3 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro [18:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro ) [18:19] TR News Arch 2026.01.01 is also out https://distrowatch.com/arch [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/arch ) [18:19] TR News 2026 https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1111/2026 [18:19] TR Bot 2026 - David Revoy [18:19] TR News AgarimOS 20260101 is out https://distrowatch.com/agarimos [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos ) [18:19] TR News EN-OS 1.0 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/enos [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/enos ) [18:21] TR News Reuters investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/01/reuters-investigation-claims-meta-tried-deceive-regulators-fake-ads/ [18:21] TR Bot investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads - SiliconANGLE [18:22] TR News Junichi Uekawa: Happy new year. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2026-Jan-1.html.en#2026-Jan-1-07:42:20 [18:22] TR Bot Happy new year. [18:22] TR News KDE GNU/Linux 20260101 is out https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux [18:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux ) [18:22] TR News d77void 20260101 as well is out https://distrowatch.com/d77void [18:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/d77void ) [18:23] TR News Now releasing IceWM 4.0. Wrong platform though. [18:23] TR News Microsoft swallowed IceWM [18:24] TR News Alien-OS 26.01 is out https://distrowatch.com/alienos [18:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alienos ) [18:24] TR News Devuan 6.1.0 is also out https://distrowatch.com/devuan [18:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/devuan ) [18:24] TR News PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/playstation-5-rom-keys-leaked-jailbreaking-could-be-made-easier-with-bootrom-codes [18:24] TR Bot PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes | Tom's Hardware [18:26] TR News NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design Ryzen Hey Hi (AI) 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/nes-a-like-mini-pc-brings-modern-chips-to-the-classic-nintendo-case-design-ryzen-ai-9-cpu-radeon-890m-igpu-should-make-it-a-decent-all-round-system [18:26] TR Bot NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design Ryzen AI 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system | Tom's Hardware [18:32] TR News Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/robot-kicks-groin [18:32] TR Bot Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack [18:32] MinceR show it on my Ow! My Balls! channel [18:33] TR News ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 43-year-old standard set the foundations for todays Internet https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/arpanet-standardized-tcp-ip-on-this-day-in-1983-43-year-old-standard-set-the-foundations-for-todays-internet [18:33] TR Bot ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 43-year-old standard set the foundations for todays Internet | Tom's Hardware [18:33] MinceR https://apina.biz/29720.jpg?mode=sfw [18:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/29720.jpg [18:33] TR News SDL 3.4 Released; outsourced to Microsoft, LOL... so how about... NO! [18:34] TR News In 2025 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lost Palau https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/01/In_2025_Microsoft_Lost_Palau.shtml [18:34] TR Bot Techrights In 2025 Microsoft Lost Palau [18:35] TR News Microsoft Mocked UNIX/Linux for Not Handling Dates After 2038, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Breaks Down on 2026! https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/01/Microsoft_Mocked_UNIX_Linux_for_Not_Handling_Dates_After_2038_M.shtml [18:35] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Mocked UNIX/Linux for Not Handling Dates After 2038, Microsoft Breaks Down on 2026! [18:35] TR News .... Linux, ships in April https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/nintendos-snes-cartridges-get-a-usb-c-adapter-for-play-backing-up-and-validation-usd59-sn-operator-snes-to-pc-device-supports-windows-macos-and-linux-ships-in-april [18:35] TR Bot Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation $59 SN Operator SNES-to-PC device supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, ships in April | Tom's Hardware [18:35] TR News Modoboa mail hosting and management platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/modoboa-mail-hosting-and-management-platform/ [18:35] TR Bot - mail hosting and management platform - LinuxLinks [18:36] MinceR s/on my/on the/ [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] /join #ontheballs [18:44] TR News gSlapper wallpaper utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/gslapper-wallpaper-utility/ [18:44] TR Bot - wallpaper utility - LinuxLinks [18:45] TR News SimplyToast startup and background process manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/simplytoast-startup-background-process-manager/ [18:45] TR Bot - startup and background process manager - LinuxLinks [18:45] TR News BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux BIOS https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-bios/ [18:45] TR Bot M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux - BIOS - LinuxLinks [18:46] TR News mackup keeps application settings in sync https://www.linuxlinks.com/mackup-keeps-application-settings-sync/ [18:46] TR Bot - keeps application settings in sync - LinuxLinks [18:46] TR News 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Document-Oriented Databases https://www.linuxlinks.com/documentorienteddatabases/ [18:46] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Document-Oriented Databases - LinuxLinks [18:47] TR News "Some kind of continuity beeper has been a standard piece of gear since the dawn of electronics." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/trace-tracing-to-the-tunes/ | Source: Hackaday [18:47] TR Bot Tracing To The Tunes | Hackaday [18:48] TR News nocb nearly optimal clipboard manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/nocb-nearly-optimal-clipboard-manager/ [18:48] TR Bot - nearly optimal clipboard manager - LinuxLinks [18:48] MinceR >rust >shithub [18:49] TR News This is spam. It is Slashdot Media (LJ) promoting two of ITS OWN sites https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/top-6-b2b-software-comparison-review-websites-for-software-vendors [18:49] TR Bot Top 6 B2B Software Comparison Websites for Software Vendors (2026) | Linux Journal [18:49] TR News mmry local-first memory system for humans and Hey Hi (AI) agents https://www.linuxlinks.com/mmry-local-first-memory-system/ [18:49] TR Bot - local-first memory system for humans and AI agents - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News FTPGrab grah files from FTP or SFTP servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/ftpgrab-grah-files-ftp-sftp-servers/ [18:50] TR Bot - grah files from FTP or SFTP servers - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News Metetch system information display utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/metetch-system-information-display-utility/ [18:50] TR Bot - system information display utility - LinuxLinks [18:51] TR News MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo GNU/Linux https://thenewstack.io/mocaccinoos-is-a-more-user-friendly-version-of-gentoo-linux/ [18:51] TR Bot MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack [18:51] TR News Sparky news 2025/12 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2025-12/ [18:51] TR Bot Sparky news 2025/12 - SparkyLinux [18:53] TR News Looking back on 2025 https://blog.orhun.dev/2025-wrapped/ [18:53] TR Bot Looking back on 2025 - Orhun's Blog [18:53] TR News 2025 wrapped https://vulns.xyz/2025/12/2025-wrapped/ [18:53] TR Bot wrapped - vulns.xyz [18:54] TR News SDL 3.4 Brings Native PNG Support and Expanded GPU Rendering Features https://linuxiac.com/sdl-3-4-brings-native-png-support-and-expanded-gpu-rendering-features/ [18:54] TR Bot SDL 3.4 Brings Native PNG Support and Expanded GPU Rendering Features [18:55] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-12-31-edition/index.html [18:55] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition [18:56] TR News (NEW): IceWM 4.0 Window Manager Brings Smarter Navigation and HiDPI Enhancements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/IceWM_4_0_Window_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Navigation_and_HiDPI_En.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/IceWM_4_0_Window_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Navigation_and_HiDPI_En.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Tux Machines IceWM 4.0 Window Manager Brings Smarter Navigation and HiDPI Enhancements [18:57] *FANTOM has quit (Connection closed) [18:57] *FANTOM has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [18:57] TR News LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.shtml [18:57] TR Bot Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") [18:58] TR News "In the first of eight volumes, the early days of the NEC PD7220 and the burgeoning IBM PC." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/jon-peddies-the-graphics-chip-chronicles-on-graphics-controller-history/ | Source: Hackaday [18:58] TR Bot Peddies The Graphics Chip Chronicles On Graphics Controller History | Hackaday [18:58] TR News "The short answer: you can bend the tabs formed by the slots to increase or decrease the capacitance by tiny amounts for the purpose of tuning" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/the-cutting-truth-about-variable-capacitors/ | Source: Hackaday [18:58] TR Bot Cutting Truth About Variable Capacitors | Hackaday ● Jan 02 [19:00] TR News "Programmers hold to a wide spectrum of positions on software complexity, from the rare command-line purists to the much more common web app developers, and the two extremes rarely meet." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/terminal-based-web-browsing-with-modern-conveniences/ | Source: Hackaday [19:00] TR Bot Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences | Hackaday [19:05] TR News "Got time for a final blast through smaller Linux app updates to round out 2025?" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-release-roundup-december-2025 [19:05] TR Bot Linux App Release Roundup (December 2025) - OMG! Ubuntu [19:07] TR News These are the 5 most beautiful Linux distros https://www.howtogeek.com/the-most-beautiful-linux-distros/ [19:07] TR Bot These are the 5 most beautiful Linux distros [19:07] MinceR https://apina.biz/211300.jpeg?mode=sfw [19:07] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/211300.jpeg [19:07] TR News (NEW): MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/MocaccinoOS_Is_a_More_User_Friendly_Version_of_Gentoo_Linux_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/MocaccinoOS_Is_a_More_User_Friendly_Version_of_Gentoo_Linux_The.gmi [19:07] TR Bot Tux Machines MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack [19:07] TR News "Portable and modular, Orbitiny runs on top of your existing window manager - such as KDE Plasma or GNOME - like a regular app." https://www.zdnet.com/article/orbitiny-portable-modular-unique-linux-desktop/ [19:08] TR Bot new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it | ZDNET [19:08] TR News Locked out of Linux? Here are 2 safe ways to reset your password (no reinstall) https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-reset-a-forgotten-password-in-linux/ [19:08] TR Bot Reset your Linux password in minutes: 2 proven methods [19:09] TR News Crap design. Defective product. https://videocardz.com/newz/two-years-after-launch-intel-meteor-lake-offers-93-of-original-performance-on-linux-tests-show [19:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/two-years-after-launch-intel-meteor-lake-offers-93-of-original-performance-on-linux-tests-show ) [19:09] TR News "New year, new me? Nope... Same old me, same old It's FOSS." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-01/ [19:09] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.01: Distros of 2026, Terminal Customization, CachyOS Server Edition and More Linux Stuff [19:10] TR News "Wine and CrossOver are options, but many applications do not work with them. Therefore, WinBoat , an open source tool that uses virtualization technology to run Windows applications natively on Linux, has been released." https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260101-winboat/ [19:10] TR Bot WinBoat is an open source tool that lets you seamlessly run Windows applications on Linux. - GIGAZINE [19:11] TR News "Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles." https://www.howtogeek.com/new-article-1766610469/ [19:11] TR Bot Installing Linux is easier than Windows 11 now (heres what changed) [19:11] TR News "Ironically, ultimately it was decided to not break the Linux networking stack that much and stick with the much less complicated local proxy to terminate TCP connections and redirect traffic to a local socket. Unfortunately escaping the Linux networking stack isnt that straightforward." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/escaping-the-linux-networking-stack-at-cloudflare/ [19:11] TR Bot The Linux Networking Stack At Cloudflare | Hackaday [19:12] TR News "Tired of using many different commands, each with dozens of flags, to transform text? Meet sttr, a command-line tool that can replace your whole text processing toolbox. Lets look at why this tool is making the "old way" of text processing look like hard labor." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-linux-command-that-makes-text-processing-ridiculously-easy/ [19:12] TR Bot This one Linux terminal tool replaced half my text-processing commands [19:13] MinceR > Always verify the content of a Bash script before running it. [19:13] MinceR he says, right under a command where you'd have to be in the pipe to do that... [19:15] schestowitz[TR2] nnot safe to ruun? [19:16] MinceR well, either that command is wrong, or you don't always have to verify the content of the script before running it [19:17] TR News (NEW): Arch People Looking Back at a Year of Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Arch_People_Looking_Back_at_a_Year_of_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Arch_People_Looking_Back_at_a_Year_of_Development.gmi [19:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Arch People Looking Back at a Year of Development [19:19] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam, Retro, SDL, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Games_Steam_Retro_SDL_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Games_Steam_Retro_SDL_and_More.gmi [19:19] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [19:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam, Retro, SDL, and More [19:19] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [19:21] TR News (NEW): Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Terminal_Based_Web_Browsing_With_Modern_Conveniences.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Terminal_Based_Web_Browsing_With_Modern_Conveniences.gmi [19:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences [19:28] TR News "IBM does settle for age discrimination law suits quietly. It is bad publicity." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp [19:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp ) [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/16/ibm_dinobabies_case_settled/ [19:29] TR Bot IBM 'dinobabies' case settled, evidence remains redacted The Register ● Jan 02 [20:03] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [20:15] MinceR (cat) https://imgchest.com/p/ljyq96lk425 [20:15] TR Bot NO TITLE [20:51] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/trump-administration-lifts-sanctions-on-three-spyware-linked-executives/ [20:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/trump-administration-lifts-sanctions-on-three-spyware-linked-executives/ ) ● Jan 02 [21:17] *nobody has quit (Quit: reboot) [21:22] MinceR (no audio) https://apina.biz/211297.webm?mode=sfw [21:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/211297.webm [21:48] admfubar https://theintercept.com/2026/01/02/empire-ai-sam-altman-colonialism/ [21:48] TR Bot AIs Imperial Agenda with Karen Hao [21:53] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/01/microsofts_approach_to_customer_service/ [21:53] TR Bot How Microsoft provided customers with the Gates effect The Register [21:55] MinceR they could have just told the client that "they're holding it wrong" [21:55] MinceR it worked for their idols at crApple [21:57] MinceR also lol @ the continues insisting on MICROS~1 having "engineers" [21:57] MinceR it certainly doesn't show on any of their products [21:58] admfubar of course they have engineers there, but they are all playing with their choo choos... [21:58] MinceR lol [21:58] admfubar a charlie brown halloween... https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/unlucky-rtx-5080-buyer-who-received-rocks-made-whole-after-month-long-investigation-reddit-user-shows-off-new-tattoo-to-commemorate [21:58] TR Bot Unlucky RTX 5080 buyer who received rocks made whole after month-long investigation Reddit user shows off new tattoo to commemorate | Tom's Hardware ● Jan 02 [22:01] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/micro-center-puts-up-8tb-wd-black-ssd-at-usd2-419-msrp-real-price-tag-up-50-percent-since-october-pricing-surges-on-high-capacity-ssds-in-response-to-ai-demand [22:01] TR Bot Micro Center lists 8TB WD_Black SSD at $2,419 MSRP, real price tag up 50% since October pricing surges on high-capacity SSDs in response to AI demand | Tom's Hardware [22:15] *nobody (~nobody@xaes377iy5t7s.irc) has joined #techrights [22:23] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:29] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 02 [23:16] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@9zkz764cyjjrc.irc) has joined #techrights [23:26] Isambard_Prince https://www.doctorofcredit.com/saks-preparing-for-bankruptcy/ [23:26] TR Bot Saks Preparing For Bankruptcy [23:26] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], The Trump Economic Miracle. [23:26] Isambard_Prince A store for rich people files for bankruptcy. [23:27] Isambard_Prince So much wealth has gone to the top that there's only like 100 people left in the entire country that can afford anything they want. [23:27] Isambard_Prince Then they get my parents to complain about $15 minimum wage, which doesn't qualify you to rent an apartment because it's less than 3x the rent on a place infested with roaches. [23:28] MinceR s/nues/nuous/ [23:29] Isambard_Prince https://www.doctorofcredit.com/capital-one-has-three-dummy-transfer-partners/ [23:29] TR Bot Capital One Has Three Dummy Transfer Partners [23:29] Isambard_Prince Paddy [23:29] Isambard_Prince November 14, 2025 09:33 [23:29] Isambard_Prince #2189075 [23:29] Isambard_Prince H1B development [23:31] Isambard_Prince MinceR, AmEx said put the Hilton card in the Wallet and tap to pay twice to get $10 back. [23:31] MinceR or else it gets the hose again? [23:31] Isambard_Prince So I did then I tapped the gas pump, filled up half my tank. Put the handle back. Tapped again, filled the other half of the gas tank. [23:31] Isambard_Prince Got the $10. [23:32] MinceR :> [23:32] Isambard_Prince It puts the AmEx in the Wallet or else it gets the hose again. [23:32] Isambard_Prince It puts the AmEx in the Wallet. It does this whenever it's told. [23:32] Isambard_Prince Yes it does, Precious, yes it does. [23:32] Isambard_Prince IT PUTS THE AMEX IN THE FUCKING WALLET! [23:32] Isambard_Prince AHHHHHHHHHHGHHHHHH!!!! [23:32] MinceR :> [23:33] MinceR the wallet specifically for fucking [23:33] Isambard_Prince MinceR, While I was on my way to take the shitbox to the mechanic to get the crankshaft seal leak fixed under warranty.... [23:33] Isambard_Prince My car wouldn't start after I ate at Burger King. [23:33] Isambard_Prince And it's the battery, which they are also going to have to replace under warranty. [23:34] Isambard_Prince So now they get to redo $1,000 worth of stuff because they couldn't do it right the first time so now they get to do it twice. [23:34] MinceR practice! [23:34] Isambard_Prince I have an awful lot of failed repairs from that shop but they're good about honoring the warranty. [23:34] MinceR "practice makes perfect", they say [23:34] Isambard_Prince And the warranty is two years unlimited miles there, vs. 1 year 12,000 at the dealer. [23:35] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Well, eventually we'll get a crankshaft seal that seals, I guess. [23:39] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving)