●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, April 02, 2026 ●● ● Apr 02 [00:03] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [00:03] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@qjub35mvdjqhu.irc) has joined #techrights [00:28] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2006-07-30 [00:28] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2006-07-30 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Apr 02 [01:06] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@9u7xp3kyxnu88.irc) has joined #techrights [01:07] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD2pDOXOqgg [01:07] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LD2pDOXOqgg [01:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LD2pDOXOqgg ) ● Apr 02 [02:28] *bleb has quit (Ping timeout: 268 seconds) [02:37] *bleb (~cm@user/bleb) has joined #techrights [02:41] *ewig``` has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-010426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-010426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-010426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-010426.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-01.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-01.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-01.txt [02:58] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/reports/samsung-ssd-software-update-you-must-install-completely-breaks-on-windows-11-25h2-24h2/ [02:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/reports/samsung-ssd-software-update-you-must-install-completely-breaks-on-windows-11-25h2-24h2/ ) ● Apr 02 [03:53] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving...) [03:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 02 [04:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [04:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: This thing with the Supreme Court today was the dumbest fucking shit I've ever seen. [04:16] IsambardPrince You could tell that most of the judges were annoyed that they were being asked to compare an executive order to the Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship Clause. [04:16] IsambardPrince And especially since they settled it with the Wong Kim Ark decision in 1898. [04:16] IsambardPrince The Solicitor General is such an idiot that he started using Wong Kim Ark as precedent. [04:17] IsambardPrince My guess is this will be 7-2 or 8-1 in favor of upholding Wong Kim Ark. [04:17] IsambardPrince And Trump will have a meltdown and attack the courts again. [04:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [04:25] *Guest16184 has quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [04:27] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [04:28] *infecticide is now known as Guest41287 [04:57] TR News (NEW): AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.gmi [04:57] TR Bot Tux Machines AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment [04:57] TR News (NEW): Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Netrunner_26_Released_with_XLibre_Xserver_Based_on_Debian_13_Tr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Netrunner_26_Released_with_XLibre_Xserver_Based_on_Debian_13_Tr.gmi [04:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 Trixie ● Apr 02 [06:12] TR News "The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that third-party DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy." https://torrentfreak.com/google-cloudflare-cisco-lose-pirate-site-dns-blocking-appeal-in-france/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:12] TR Bot Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France * TorrentFreak [06:12] TR News "Indeed: if VPN blocks become an option, there will inevitably be more calls to use them for a wider range of material." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/01/copyright-industry-continues-its-efforts-to-ban-vpns/ | Source: Techdirt [06:12] TR Bot Industry Continues Its Efforts To Ban VPNs | Techdirt [06:12] TR News "The Telegraph spent 50,000 on counsel and pre-trial documents for three county court small claims hearings, and has racked up another 18,000 preparing for other hearings, according to documents shared with Leidig." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/agency-faces-100000-legal-costs-from-mail-and-telegraph-over-200-pictures-claim/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:12] TR Bot Agency faces '100,000' legal costs from Mail and Telegraph over 200 pictures claim - Press Gazette [06:12] TR News "Australias Parliament has passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, thereby setting the stage for loosened orphan works restrictions and an expanded educational licensing framework covering online learning." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/copyright-amendment-bill-2026-australia/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:12] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/copyright-amendment-bill-2026-australia/ ) [06:12] TR News "X now argues that a recent 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in a case involving Cox Communications effectively dooms the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by major music publishers against the platform." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/elon-musk-x-supreme-court-music-publishers/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:12] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/elon-musk-x-supreme-court-music-publishers/ ) [06:13] TR News "FFII gifts Macrons EU law glasses to Unified Patent Court Judges" https://ffii.org/ffii-gifts-macrons-reading-glasses-to-unified-patent-court-judges/ | Source: Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure [06:13] TR Bot FFII gifts Macrons EU law glasses to Unified Patent Court Judges | FFII [06:14] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://predr.ag/blog/the-self-cancelling-subscription/ | [06:14] TR Bot The Self-Cancelling Subscription [06:14] TR News heads up: "The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/the-crisis-will-arrive-slowly-then-all-at-once the buffer is emptying [06:14] TR Bot crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once | Semafor [06:15] TR News "NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-announce-a-preview-of-drm-per-plane-color-pipeline-api-support-on-linux-good-for-hdr/ [06:15] TR Bot announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR) | GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR News Grab some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/grab-some-great-strategy-games-in-the-strategy-minds-collection-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR Bot some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR News OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/optiscaler-tool-gets-a-huge-new-release-with-more-upscaling-and-frame-generation-goodies/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR Bot tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies | GamingOnLinux [06:17] TR News "TVs require walmart accounts to work now" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/tvs-require-walmart-accounts-to-work-now:d [06:17] TR Bot TVs require walmart accounts to work now [06:17] TR News "Devuan - Linux Committed to No Age Attestation" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/devuan-linux-committed-to-no-age:b [06:17] TR Bot Devuan - Linux Committed to No Age Attestation [06:17] TR News microsoft is getting desperate about ODF https://www.pcworld.com/article/3099136/you-have-enough-subscriptions-this-permanent-microsoft-office-license-is-under-20.html [06:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3099136/you-have-enough-subscriptions-this-permanent-microsoft-office-license-is-under-20.html ) [06:19] TR News "Powell issues a warning on U.S. debt" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/powell-issues-a-warning-on-u-s-debt/ [06:19] TR Bot Powell issues a warning on U.S. debt Harvard Gazette [06:20] TR News "Fears of global aluminum shortages intensify" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/fears-of-global-aluminum-shortages-intensify [06:20] TR Bot of global aluminum shortages intensify | Semafor [06:21] TR News European Parliament wants to ban "naked AI" | "Europaparlamentet vill frbjuda naken-AI" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/01/europaparlamentet-vill-forbjuda-naken-ai/ [06:21] TR Bot Europaparlamentet vill frbjuda naken-AI [06:22] TR News Sprint City from the creators of SpeedRunners arrives on Steam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/sprint-city-from-the-creators-of-speedrunners-arrives-on-steam/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/sprint-city-from-the-creators-of-speedrunners-arrives-on-steam/ [06:22] TR Bot City from the creators of SpeedRunners arrives on Steam | GamingOnLinux [06:22] TR News BOXROOM is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/boxroom-is-a-clever-casual-room-builder-to-give-your-steam-games-a-shelf/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/boxroom-is-a-clever-casual-room-builder-to-give-your-steam-games-a-shelf/ [06:22] TR Bot is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf | GamingOnLinux [06:23] TR News If you love horror boomer shooters keep BLIGHTEN on your radar | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/if-you-love-horror-boomer-shooters-keep-blighten-on-your-radar/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/if-you-love-horror-boomer-shooters-keep-blighten-on-your-radar/ [06:23] TR Bot you love horror boomer shooters keep BLIGHTEN on your radar | GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR News As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/as-expected-slay-the-spire-2-leads-the-way-for-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-march-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR Bot expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026 | GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR News Raspberry Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/raspberry-pi-prices-rise-again-along-with-a-new-3gb-raspberry-pi-4-announced/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR Bot Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced | GamingOnLinux [06:27] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: TransUnion just deleted all my bankruptcy accounts immediately as I asked for Early Exclusion. [06:29] TR News (NEW): Games: SpeedRunners, BOXROOM, BLIGHTEN, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_SpeedRunners_BOXROOM_BLIGHTEN_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_SpeedRunners_BOXROOM_BLIGHTEN_and_More.gmi [06:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: SpeedRunners, BOXROOM, BLIGHTEN, and More [06:29] TR News "Its that time of the year again. When we vote to extend the warrantless mass surveillance of FISA Section 702, and collectively pretend that this temporary power is, again, only going to be temporary." https://nbtv.substack.com/p/are-warrants-optional-now | Source: Ludlow Institute [06:30] TR Bot Are Warrants Optional Now? - by NBTV Media [06:30] TR News "Now, in a new filing, the states say the Trump administration appears to have ignored the courts order limiting what information ICE is allowed to have." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/01/repub/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [06:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/01/repub/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order/ ) [06:30] TR News "Canada Post said on Monday that it's moving ahead with a transformation plan that includes a transition to community mailboxes, eventually ending home delivery." https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-community-mailboxes-questions-9.7148787 | Source: CBC [06:30] TR Bot Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work | CBC News [06:31] TR News "All of the UKs biggest political stories, both print and broadcast, have been approved by the outlets political editors." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/uk-political-editors/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:31] TR Bot Who are the UK political editors? - Press Gazette [06:38] TR News "Judge Randolph Moss for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing the executive order." https://thedissenter.org/court-voids-trumps-executive-order-that-defunded-npr-pbs/ | Source: The Dissenter [06:38] TR Bot Court Voids Trump's Executive Order Defunding NPR, PBS [06:39] TR News "Trump has been a critic of NPR and PBS for ages, claiming their news coverage is biased against him." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:39] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/ ) [06:39] TR News "The Reporter has a century of history, recently marking its 100th year of publication. It is an example of how student newspapers are holding on as hallmarks of campus life at Minnesota colleges and universities." https://www.minnpost.com/education/2026/04/student-newspapers-against-the-tide-keep-journalism-alive-on-minnesota-campuses/ | Source: MinnPost [06:39] TR Bot Student newspapers keep journalism alive on Minnesota campuses [06:39] TR News "the pressure on press and freedom of expression cannot be explained by these latest arrests alone." https://bianet.org/haber/for-journalists-in-turkey-fighting-court-cases-is-becoming-part-of-the-job-318244 | Source: BIA Net [06:39] TR Bot For journalists in Turkey, fighting court cases is becoming part of the job [06:40] IsambardPrince I'm going to pull a new auto insurance quote right now and see if I can give my premium another buzz cut. [06:41] TR News "The Rutherford County Library Board voted 8-3 on Monday evening to fire library system director Luanne James." https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books-09ea65c6b6fe299a0759aa7af37bb870 | Source: Associated Press [06:41] TR Bot Tennessee librarian fired for not moving kids LGBTQ books to adult section | AP News [06:42] TR News "Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee voted 8-3 on Monday to fire the county's library director, Luanne James, after she refused to comply with an order to remove 190 books that "promote gender confusion" from the children's section." https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/tennessee-librarian-fired-after-refusing-to-move-books-that-promote-gender-confusion.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/tennessee-librarian-fired-after-refusing-to-move-books-that-promote-gender-confusion.html ) [06:42] TR News "Seth Todd pleaded no contest to second-degree attempted disorderly conduct on Monday, the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office has announced." https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/authorities-temporarily-prohibit-portland-frog-from-being-near-ice-facility/ | Source: Nexstar Media Group Inc [06:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/authorities-temporarily-prohibit-portland-frog-from-being-near-ice-facility/ ) [06:42] TR News "Police say the man behind the viral frog costume ignored orders to leave the street during a January protest, earning himself probation and a three-block exclusion zone from a local ICE facility." https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/portland-declares-inflatable-frog-a-public-safety-threat.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/portland-declares-inflatable-frog-a-public-safety-threat.html ) [06:43] TR News "I think my posts are being filtered and no one can see them. Its liberating and kind of frustrating at the same time." https://mandarismoore.com/2026/04/01/i-think-my-posts-are/ | Source: Mandaris Moore [06:43] TR Bot MicroPost - April 1, 2026 10:08 AM - Mandaris [06:43] TR News "While institutions around Britain are still sleeping, still insisting on using Microsoft because it's entrenched into civic infrastructure" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/cantsay/ | Source: The Cyber Show [06:43] TR Bot You can't say that! Until suddenly you can. [06:43] TR News "Russian anti-war activist Roman Evseev, who resides in Georgia, has said he was subjected to pressure by Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Vladikavkaz after a brief trip to Russia in December 2025" https://oc-media.org/fsb-in-vladikavkaz-targets-russian-anti-war-activist-in-georgia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [06:43] TR Bot FSB in Vladikavkaz targets Russian anti-war activist in Georgia [06:45] TR News "The family says there have been several A.I.-generated videos and posts circulating online containing false and misleading information about Chuck's death" https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/01/chuck-norris-family-upset-with-ai-videos-post-death/ | Source: TMZ [06:45] TR Bot Chuck Norris Family Upset With A.I.-Generated Posts About His Death [06:49] TR News A truce in the Manjaro governance struggle [LWN.net] https://lwn.net/Articles/1063717/ [06:49] TR Bot truce in the Manjaro governance struggle [LWN.net] [06:50] TR News Slop in Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1063303/ [06:50] TR Bot tools: Sashiko, b4 review, and API specification [LWN.net] [06:50] TR News A PHP license change is imminent [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1063993/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1063993/ [06:50] TR Bot PHP license change is imminent [LWN.net] [06:51] TR News Tracking when BPF programs may sleep [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1062868/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1062868/ [06:51] TR Bot when BPF programs may sleep [LWN.net] [06:52] TR News "Taking on debt allows the company to limit dilution for its founders and shareholders at a time of massive capital needs. But the strategy carries risks: it ultimately requires generating enough revenue to repay creditors." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/why-mistral-ai-is-taking-on-debt | Source: Jrme Marin [06:52] TR Bot Why Mistral AI is taking on debt - by Jrme Marin [06:52] TR News "The FCC has begun a proceeding aiming to require carriers that have offshore call centers to bring them back to the U.S." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-proposes-call-center-onshoring/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:52] TR Bot FCC Proposes Call Center Onshoring - Inside Towers [06:52] TR News "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.2.0." https://blog.torproject.org/arti_2_2_0_released/ | Source: Tor [06:52] TR Bot Arti 2.2.0 released: HTTP CONNECT, RPC, and Relay development. | The Tor Project [06:53] TR News "Oracle has reportedly begun mass layoffs based on reports by various people who worked at the company." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/oracle-believed-to-have-cut-10-000-positions-across-multiple-divisions-as-mass-layoffs-begin-company-is-reportedly-reducing-headcount-as-it-makes-massive-investments-in-ai | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:53] TR Bot Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin to fuel AI investments company is reportedly reducing headcount to fund data centers | Tom's Hardware [06:53] TR News "By the time the students arrived and we were helping them identify the macros, little black stoneflies were hatching and landing on them." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/03/31/trout-in-the-classroom-2026-releases/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [06:53] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/03/31/trout-in-the-classroom-2026-releases/ ) [06:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3]: I do hate the foreign call centers. [06:56] TR News the next door gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_next_door [06:56] IsambardPrince I've always wondered how many jobs that's cost us. [06:57] IsambardPrince So that the CEOs can save money and pay themselves more. [06:57] schestowitz[TR3] not the scammers? [06:58] TR News "I have been watching NASA's livestream since this morning. My cell phone carrier probably hates me for all the data I've used today. Anyway, some observations from earlier today: [...]" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-04-01 [06:59] TR News "Greetings, fans of offline computing who are temporarily slumming it online in order to read this! The first quarter of the year has already passed us by which means the window of eligibility for OFFLFIRSOCH 2026 had closed." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/offlfirsoch-2026-round-up.gmi [06:59] TR News "So various legacy web sources give the SEA to CDG airport distance as 8073 km (roughly 1605225 rods), though I cannot figure out where that number comes from, as it does not line up with any of the Earth radius estimates for kluging a great circle distance onto a not-a-sphere, or I've made a math error somewhere." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/02/great-circle.gmi ● Apr 02 [07:01] TR News "This is the 9th post in the f3s series about my self-hosting home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-04-02-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-9.gmi [07:03] TR News "So Brandlin dropped $1,000 on two commercial-grade reflective signs 30 inches, identical spec to the city's and went out at 1:30 a.m. on March 14 to bolt them in. Police grabbed him while he was working on the second one." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/california-dad-faces-felony-charges-for-installing-stop-signs.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/california-dad-faces-felony-charges-for-installing-stop-signs.html ) [07:03] TR News [Old] "The bike, built by former Ann Arborite Mark Nobilette, allows for two additional riders to hook onto the back, after removing their front tires, as pusher bikes, and keeps the piano stable behind Mr. B." https://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/mr-bs-joybox-express/ | [07:03] TR Bot Mr. B hauling his piano across Michigan by bike, stopping at Summer Festival [07:04] TR News "Unlike most card readers, the device comes in a unique puck-shaped enclosure. At first glance, there is a rubber handle and a USB-C port on the side and thats about it." https://schwarztech.net/reviews/anker-maggo-usb-c-adapter-3-in-1-card-reader | Source: SchwarzTech [07:04] TR Bot SchwarzTechReview: Anker MagGo USB-C Adapter (3-in-1 Card Reader) [07:04] TR News "But theres a third option: Were on borrowed time. The buffer provided by oil already at sea and releases from national reserves is now being exhausted in real time, write the usually sanguine experts at Rystad Energy." https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/the-crisis-will-arrive-slowly-then-all-at-once | Source: Semafor Inc [07:04] TR Bot crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once | Semafor [07:04] TR News "Part of the reason for this is that many buildings have communal laundries where washing machines and dryers (as well as water and heating) are provided and the cost is included in the rent." https://theconversation.com/how-swedens-communal-laundries-shield-renters-from-rising-energy-bills-279415 | Source: The Conversation [07:04] TR Bot How Swedens communal laundries shield renters from rising energy bills [07:04] TR News "In 2025, the total data centre capacity in the country reached the 1,700 MW mark, driven by a record 440 MW of new supply addition." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/data-centre-segment-may-attract-investment-commitment-of-54-billion-this-year-cbre/articleshow/129947561.cms | Source: India Times [07:04] TR Bot Data centre segment may attract investment commitment of $54 billion this year: CBRE - The Economic Times [07:07] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_01_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_01_2026.gmi [07:07] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 [07:08] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [07:08] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [07:10] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [07:18] TR News Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Microsoft Silencing or Deplatforming Opposition in the UK and Elsewhere https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Microsoft_Silencing_or_Deplatforming_Opposit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Microsoft_Silencing_or_Deplatforming_Opposit.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Microsoft Silencing or Deplatforming Opposition in the UK and Elsewhere [07:19] TR News "The latest mishap occurred at about 560km above the Earth, an increasingly crowded area known as low Earth orbit where over 24,000 objects, including debris and about 10,000 Starlink satellites, are currently being tracked." https://www.theverge.com/science/903906/another-starlink-satellite-has-inexplicably-exploded | Source: The Verge [07:19] TR Bot Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded | The Verge [07:19] TR News "At least one construction project,Opens in a new tab. a proposed 17-mile, $60 million pipeline to supply gas to power the data center, relies on the states approval of the air quality permits to move forward." https://www.western-water.com/2026/03/30/new-mexico-delays-decision-on-data-center-air-permits/ | Source: Western Water [07:19] TR Bot New Mexico delays decision on data center air permits | Western Water [07:20] TR News "The data centers at the heart of the AI boom are producing so much heat that theyre spiking land temperatures for miles around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, new research suggests." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-temperature-spikes | Source: Futurism [07:20] TR Bot Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests [07:22] TR News "Technology companies, including Microsoft, are rushing to secure electricity supply for their rapidly expanding data centres that would power generative artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT and Copilot." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-chevron-and-engine-no-1-sign-exclusive-deal-for-power-supply/articleshow/129945056.cms | Source: India Times [07:22] TR Bot Microsoft, Chevron and Engine No. 1 sign exclusive deal for power supply - The Economic Times [07:22] TR News "The zones of seabed marked off for potential development total 69 million acres (280,000 square kilometers) in two distinct geographical areas east and west of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam." https://www.rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/04/01/us-china-rare-earths-competition-guam-pacific/ | Source: RFA [07:22] TR Bot China-US competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam Radio Free Asia [07:23] TR News (NEW): Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI [07:24] TR News "According to the FT report, the investment discussed by Hegseths broker did not ultimately go ahead as the fund, which launched in May last year" https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/ | Source: Reuters [07:24] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/ ) [07:25] TR News Overpopulation: "Each year, Overshoot Day marks the point at which the planet's annual biocapacity would be exhausted if everyone consumed as much as the residents of that country." https://yle.fi/a/74-20218531 | Source: YLE [07:25] TR Bot Finland marks Earth Overshoot Day | Yle News | Yle [07:28] TR News (NEW): Javi-OS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Javi_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Javi_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Javi-OS Debian-based Linux distribution [07:28] TR News (NEW): PLD Linux RPM-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/PLD_Linux_RPM_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/PLD_Linux_RPM_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines PLD Linux RPM-based Linux distribution [07:33] TR News "In an essay for Lawfare, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert warns that the Trump administration may authorize private firms to undertake offensive cyber operations (OCOs)" https://citizenlab.ca/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare/ | Source: Citizen Lab [07:33] TR Bot The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare - The Citizen Lab [07:33] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:34] TR News (NEW): Sparky news 2026/03 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Sparky_news_2026_03.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Sparky_news_2026_03.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Sparky news 2026/03 [07:35] TR News "At the outset, it is important to be clear about what an authorization for private companies to conduct OCOs would entail." https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare | Source: The Lawfare Institute [07:35] TR Bot The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare | Lawfare [07:39] *Disconnected (Connection timed out). [07:39] TR News (NEW): Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Huawei_HarmonyOS_PC_can_now_run_Linux_based_tools.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Huawei_HarmonyOS_PC_can_now_run_Linux_based_tools.gmi [07:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools [07:40] *Now talking on #techrights [07:41] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techrights [07:41] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [07:42] TR News "Only a handful of countries produce helium. The United States and Qatar together supply nearly 90 percent." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-helium-no-chips-why-australia-needs-to-make-the-gas-again/ | Source: The Strategist [07:42] TR Bot No helium, no chips: why Australia needs to make the gas again | The Strategist [07:42] TR News "As the hare-brained conflict enters its fifth week, the tech industry is raising alarm about a growing shortage of helium" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/helium-ai-iran-war | Source: Futurism [07:42] TR Bot The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs [07:46] *Guest41287 has quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [07:46] TR News "When the interview finally took place, Choudhury was shown an image of the suspect, another South Asian man." https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/72853/rise-facial-recognition-policing | Source: Prospect [07:46] TR Bot The rise of facial recognition policing [07:46] TR News "We followed up with a network traffic analysis that confirmed the app sends your IP address, timezone, device model, OS version, session count, session duration, and a persistent unique identifier to OneSignal on every launch" https://www.atomic.computer/blog/white-house-app-security-analysis/ | [07:46] TR Bot Analysis of the Official White House iOS App | atomic.computer [07:47] TR News "Last week I talked about personally-identifiable information (PII) in the context of a data breach. It reminded me of the three questions I always ask in relation to PII: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/questions-to-ask-about-pii/ | Source: Ruben Schade [07:47] TR Bot Questions to ask about PII [07:47] TR News "Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a5/ | Source: Tor [07:47] TR Bot New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a5 | The Tor Project [07:48] TR News "The new generic clearance approved by OMB spares USCIS from having to justify the purpose, relevance, and legality of demanding social media account information separately for each USCIS form or web page on which this information is demanded." https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/04/01/omb-gives-blanket-approval-for-uscis-social-media-surveillance/ | Source: Papers Please [07:48] TR Bot OMB gives blanket approval for USCIS social media surveillance Papers, Please! [07:48] TR News [Anon] There should still be snow here this time of year but there is not: "Meteorologists record-high temperatures in March" https://yle.fi/a/74-20218571 [07:48] TR Bot Meteorologists record-high temperatures in March | Yle News | Yle [07:50] TR News "In coding, a pull request is when you write a code patch to a piece of software and ask the project maintainer to pull it in" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/31/github-copilot-puts-ads-into-pull-requests/ | Source: Pivot to AI [07:50] TR Bot The in- fant. [07:50] TR News "RedLine can steal a wide variety of information from affected computer systems, including account details and passwords saved in browsers" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/redline-malware-developer-extradited | Source: Bitdefender [07:50] TR Bot Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to United States [07:50] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [07:51] *infecticide is now known as Guest40658 [07:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:59] TR News "I hear Spotify is the new hotness, let's see if they will take our money: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/internet-advertising-is-going-great/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/internet-advertising-is-going-great/ ) ● Apr 02 [08:00] TR News "The web and social networks have created a new way to communicate and bond." https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/cti_documents/rc_cti_doc_20260304_quo-vadis-humanits_en.html | [08:00] TR Bot Quo vadis, humanitas? Thinking through Christian Anthropology in the Face of Certain Scenarios for the Future of Humanity (2026) [08:00] TR News (NEW): New Color Mode Coming to GIMP https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_Color_Mode_Coming_to_GIMP.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_Color_Mode_Coming_to_GIMP.gmi [08:00] TR Bot Tux Machines New Color Mode Coming to GIMP [08:00] TR News "If you didnt like the manosphere before" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/01/opinion/louis-theroux-inside-the-manosphere/ | Source: Boston Globe [08:00] TR Bot Opinion | 'Inside the Manosphere' fails to understand its subject [08:00] TR News "Education and safeguarding specialists say the impact is increasingly being felt in classrooms, where online content is being repeated, shared and normalised." https://thehighlandtimes.com/experts-warn-schools-must-act-as-misogyny-spreads-among-young-people/ | [08:00] TR Bot Experts Warn Schools Must Act as Misogyny Spreads Among Young People - The Highland Times [08:00] TR News "I look at it more like with cigarette smoking. Like social media to me is like secondhand smoke sometimes" https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/daily-show-cindy-cohn-ai-social-media-x-meta-video/ | Source: The Wrap [08:00] TR Bot Cindy Cohn Warns Jon Stewart Americans Have to Make Meta 'Less Important' [08:01] TR News "The Australian Greens have introduced a new bill into Parliament which they say will create a Digital Duty of Care and force social media companies to make their algorithmic feeds an opt-in choice for users." https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/greens-take-aim-at-big-tech-after-govt-social-media-ban-fails.html | Source: IT Wire [08:01] TR Bot - Greens take aim at big tech after govt social media ban fails [08:03] TR News (NEW): Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Linux_updates_were_painfully_slow_until_I_switched_one_setting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Linux_updates_were_painfully_slow_until_I_switched_one_setting.gmi [08:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting [08:04] TR News "But my English sucks. And writing in English wastes my time. And I dont think in English if only! So I write my content in Italian first and then translate it." https://mzll.it/2026/03/slop-and-translations/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo [08:04] TR Bot Slop and translations mzll [08:04] TR News "When you write a document or essay, you are posing a question and then answering it." https://alexhwoods.com/dont-let-ai-write-for-you/ | [08:04] TR Bot Don't Let AI Write For You [08:04] TR News "According to Kate Holterhoff, Ph.D., a senior analyst at the consultancy Red Monk, the barrier to entry is now extremely low, making it easier to game the traditional incentive model for participating in open source." https://thenewstack.io/ai-slop-open-source/ | Source: The New Stack [08:04] TR Bot 96% of codebases rely on open source, and AI slop is putting them at risk - The New Stack [08:05] TR News (NEW): The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/The_Linux_backup_tool_nobody_talks_about_and_why_it_beats_every.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/The_Linux_backup_tool_nobody_talks_about_and_why_it_beats_every.gmi [08:05] TR Bot Tux Machines The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app [08:05] TR News "Rarely has a research paper moved markets this much. Over the past week, memory chip giants have seen their shares slide, wiping out part of the spectacular gains accumulated over the past year." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/google-spooks-the-memory-chip-market | Source: Jrme Marin [08:05] TR Bot Google spooks the memory chip market - by Jrme Marin [08:05] TR News "Unless the DRAM pricing situation changes radically, I think the hobbyist SBC market is dyingor at least on life support. And I don't just mean Raspberry Pis, but all SBC vendors." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [08:05] TR Bot DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market - Jeff Geerling [08:05] TR News "You have to wonder why workslop like this even exists." https://everythingchanges.us/blog/mouthwords/ | Source: Mandy Brown [08:05] TR Bot Mouthwords | everything changes [08:06] TR News "I don't know if it's a law of nature, but it definitely seems to be a law of the tech space that once you start talking about building a super app, you're kind of flailing as a business." https://birchtree.me/blog/openai-against-the-world/ | Source: Matt Birchler [08:06] TR Bot OpenAI against the world [08:06] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j1v.9lt.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights [08:06] TR News "A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz suggests models will disobey human commands to protect their own kind." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-lie-cheat-steal-protect-other-models-research/ | Source: Wired [08:06] TR Bot Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted | WIRED [08:06] TR News "The assumption was correct for human-authored commands" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/claude_code_rule_cap_raises/ | Source: The Register UK [08:06] TR Bot Claude Code bypasses safety rule if given too many commands The Register [08:07] TR News "Everything is getting more expensive" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pc-makers-report-surging-prices-across-different-components-increasing-costs-are-going-beyond-memory-chip-and-processors-now-affecting-pcbs-plastic-materials-and-more | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:07] TR Bot PC makers report surging prices across different components increasing costs are going beyond memory chip and processors, now affecting PCBs, plastic materials, and more | Tom's Hardware [08:07] TR News "The server segment is driving demand in this market, with North American cloud providers ramping AI inference infrastructure and buying up high-capacity RDIMMs in volume, TrendForce said." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:07] TR Bot DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight | Tom's Hardware [08:08] TR News "The leak of basic source code the second slip-up in just a week triggered a discussion in the community around new revelations of how Anthropics popular coding agent works." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-accidentally-releases-source-code-for-claude-ai-agent/articleshow/129940277.cms | Source: India Times [08:08] TR Bot Anthropic accidentally releases source code for Claude AI agent - The Economic Times [08:08] TR News "But the glaring cybersecurity implications of giving an AI agent full access over a computer to carry out complex tasks" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-development-claude-code-leak | Source: Futurism [08:08] TR Bot The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code [08:09] TR News "Apollo Go is Baidus driverless taxi service which began charging for rides in Beijing in 2021 and operates in designated areas across several cities." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/01/chinese-robotaxis-stall-in-apparent-malfunction-police-say/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:09] TR Bot Chinese robotaxis stall in apparent 'malfunction,' police say [08:09] TR News "The commission insists the ban doesnt affect consumer Wi-Fi routers that are currently on sale or in your home, only future products." https://www.pcmag.com/news/fccs-router-ban-quietly-places-an-expiration-date-on-home-internet-security | Source: PC Mag [08:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/fccs-router-ban-quietly-places-an-expiration-date-on-home-internet-security ) [08:10] TR News "and the macbook neo? its fanless which sounds great in theory. silent! no noise! but what that actually means is that the second you try to do anything slightly demanding, it gets warm" https://alexandmanu.com/blog/the-macbook-neo-disappointment/ | Source: Alex & Manu [08:10] TR Bot i bought the macbook neo and it sucks | alex and manu [08:10] TR News "macOS and iOS lined up with how I liked to use my computers and up until iOS 26 I really enjoyed it." https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/01/on-apple-at-50/ | Source: Lee Peterson [08:10] TR Bot On Apple at 50 LJPUK [08:10] TR News "Apple turns 50 today, so I thought I'd take some time to think back on some of the most memorable Apple product announcements. I'm relying entirely on my own memory, so forgive me if I get some small details wrong." https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-at-50-my-most-memorable-product-announcements/ | Source: Matt Birchler [08:10] TR Bot Apple at 50: my most memorable product announcements [08:11] TR News "Some might attribute that to a particular way of marketing itself which, while true, also emphasizes how important that identity is: when its messaging does not match the products, services, experience, or expected corporate behaviour, it is noticeable." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/upgrade-origin-of-apple/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:11] TR Bot Upgrade Presents: The Origin of Apple Pixel Envy [08:11] TR News "I almost never buy e-books, but I decided to spring for an electronic copy of David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years to see if I even wanted to bother with the hardcover" https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/03/mini-review-david-pogues-apple-first-50.html | Source: Old VCR [08:11] TR Bot Old Vintage Computing Research: Mini-review: David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years [08:11] TR News "Its funny because few companies have the weird little community attached that Apple does. Among the biggest companies in the United States, I dont think Amazon, Walmart, or even Microsoft have people discussing the inner-workings and thinking about the lore." https://schwarztech.net/articles/apple-at-fifty | Source: SchwarzTech [08:11] TR Bot SchwarzTechArticle: Apple at Fifty [08:12] TR News "Apple is one of just a handful of modern tech companies with roots in the 1970s, and its hard to overstate the differences between the early days of the company and where it is today." https://512pixels.net/2026/04/apple-50-years/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [08:12] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://512pixels.net/2026/04/apple-50-years/ ) [08:12] TR News "Apple's prestigious annual design awards end up awarding many indie developers each year too." https://blog.viditb.com/why-i-root-for-a-companys-success/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava [08:12] TR Bot Apple at 50: Why I root for a company's success [08:13] TR News "You know what they say you cant keep a good website down." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/oldversion-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ | Source: Hackaday [08:13] TR Bot Is Back, And Better Than Ever | Hackaday [08:13] TR News "a couple of days." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3104521/teenagers-gemini-mistake-locks-entire-family-out-of-google-accounts.html | Source: PC World [08:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3104521/teenagers-gemini-mistake-locks-entire-family-out-of-google-accounts.html ) [08:13] TR News "An Iranian strike has reportedly hit a cloud computing facility in Bahrain linked to Amazon Web Services, marking a rare instance of digital infrastructure being directly impacted in an active conflict zone." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/iran-strike-aws-bahrain-cloud-infrastructure | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:13] TR Bot Iran strike hits Amazon Web Services-linked cloud facility in Bahrain [08:14] TR News "At the time, the Apple-1 delivered a surprising amount of convenience for personal computing. Even though you still had to bring many components, the board was built and tested." https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/apple-turns-50-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-tech-companies-started-with-hobbyist-computers | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:14] TR Bot Apple turns 50 one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers | Tom's Hardware [08:14] TR News "Jobs, a 21-year-old college dropout, and Wozniak, a 25-year-old Hewlett-Packard employee, each received a 45 per cent stake in Apple, with the remaining 10 per cent going to their 41-year-old adviser, Ron Wayne." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apples-50-year-odyssey-has-redefined-technology-pop-culture-and-comeback-stories/articleshow/129952460.cms | Source: India Times [08:14] TR Bot Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories - The Economic Times [08:14] TR News "Thats when I decided to start an experiment: can I improve my focus by giving up my big monitor?" https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/04/01/focus/ | Source: Herman unapuu [08:14] TR Bot Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor :: ./techtipsy [08:15] TR News "NASA is going back to the Moon! Well follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/following-artemis-iis-journey-around-the-moon/ | Source: Hackaday [08:15] TR Bot Artemis IIs Journey Around The Moon | Hackaday [08:15] TR News "Amidst the growing reliance on Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) for synchronizing data across distributed networks" https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3785142 | Source: ACM [08:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3785142 ) [08:16] TR News "Project Gemini is a protocol and document format for Internet document delivery." https://kevinboone.me/jgemini.html | Source: Kevin Boone [08:16] TR Bot Kevin Boone: JGemini -- a Java-based browser for Project Gemini protocols and content [08:16] TR News "JGemini started life as a Java-based graphical browser for the small net Gemini protocol." https://kevinboone.me/jgemini2.html | Source: Kevin Boone [08:16] TR Bot Kevin Boone: Announcing JGemini version 2.0 [08:18] *TMF has quit (connection closed) [08:18] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:18] TR News "Its a rare designer who operates at both the macro of strategy and culture and organisations, and the micro of craft and taste and interactions." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/03/28/architecture | Source: Matt Webb [08:18] TR Bot An appreciation for (technical) architecture (Interconnected) [08:19] TR News "Granted, streaming platforms pay their artists a pittance, remove songs from your playlists at a whim, and churn out slop, but physical media is also fun in its own right." https://rubenerd.com/im-no-audiophile/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:19] TR Bot PSA: Im no audiophile! [08:19] TR News "While gopher is usually seen as a proto-web, it's really closer to FTP. It has no markup format, no links and no URLs. Files are arranged in a hierarchically, and can be in any format." https://maurycyz.com/projects/gopher/ | Source: Maury [08:19] TR Bot GopherTree (Maurycy's blog) [08:19] TR News "And this works pretty well. Transparent orgs tend to delegate more effectively, have higher accountability, less politics, faster trust, and just plain ship more" https://allenpike.com/2026/the-rise-of-transparency/ | Source: Allen Pike [08:19] TR Bot The Rise of Transparency - Allen Pike [08:20] TR News "From a purely selfish perspective its never been easier to stand out and assert yourself as an authority." https://dbushell.com/2026/04/01/i-quit-the-clankers-won/ | Source: David Bushell [08:20] TR Bot I quit. The clankers won. David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [08:20] TR News "So lets just get cut to the chase: The two pizzas fulfill such totally different roles that comparing them is silly, and the more interesting comparison is New York Pizza versus Chicago style hot dogs." https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/pizza/ | Source: Hillel Wayne [08:20] TR Bot Chicago vs New York Pizza is the Wrong Argument [08:20] TR News "The Seven Hills of Edinburgh challenge invites participants to hike up seven designated hills in Edinburgh within a day." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/01/seven-hills | Source: James G [08:20] TR Bot Seven hills | James' Coffee Blog [08:21] TR News "Here are my notes, which Im glad I made because it took me months to get round to finishing reading this." https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2026/04/01/gary-cox-existentialist/ | Source: Phil Gyford [08:21] TR Bot Cox How to Be an Existentialist (Phil Gyfords website) [08:21] TR News "Meltons taxonomy is compelling, and her parallels to IT systems are fascinating." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/a-taxonomy-of-cognitive-security.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [08:21] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/a-taxonomy-of-cognitive-security.html ) [08:21] TR News "I've come to understand that your own opinion and experience are ultimately what matter. In the end, what counts is that you are happy with what you do, not what others expect of you." https://yordi.me/standing-ovations-are-optional/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [08:21] TR Bot Standing Ovations Are Optional | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [08:26] TR News "Last year's crop did not disappoint, and neither did the classics we keep coming back to. Here are our 10 favorites, old and new." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/our-favorite-april-fools-for-photographers-ever-from-fake-news-to-dream-cameras | Source: Digital Camera World [08:26] TR Bot Our favorite April Fools for photographers ever - from fake news to dream cameras | Digital Camera World [08:26] TR News "Land of Hope and Dreams" https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bruce-springsteen-tour-concert-review-minneapolis-opener-1236704266/ | Source: Variety [08:26] TR Bot Bruce Springsteen Opens 'Land of Hope and Dreams'' Tour: Concert Review [08:27] TR News "But what if the release itself is not successful?" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/04/01/when-a-destructor-throws | Source: Sandor Dargo [08:27] TR Bot What happens when a destructor throws | Sandor Dargo's Blog [08:27] TR News "I figure were overdue a security post on here, so heres a quick one" https://blog.poly.nomial.co.uk/2026-03-31-watch-out-for-missed-warnings-on-vendor-cpp-toolchains.html | [08:27] TR Bot Watch out for missed warnings on vendor C++ toolchains - Graham Sutherland's Blog [08:30] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Raspberry Pi Prices Rise Again https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_and_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_and_R.gmi [08:30] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [08:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Raspberry Pi Prices Rise Again [08:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [08:33] TR News (NEW): Latest From LWN (Outside Paywall) About Security, Kernel, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Latest_From_LWN_Outside_Paywall_About_Security_Kernel_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Latest_From_LWN_Outside_Paywall_About_Security_Kernel_and_More.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest From LWN (Outside Paywall) About Security, Kernel, and More [08:41] TR News (NEW): Recent Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Recent_Videos_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Recent_Videos_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Recent Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux [08:43] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi [08:43] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers and Free Software Leftovers [08:45] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Kubernetes With FreeBSD, OFFLFIRSOCH, and Great Circle Distance https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_OFFLFIRSOCH_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_OFFLFIRSOCH_and.gmi [08:45] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Kubernetes With FreeBSD, OFFLFIRSOCH, and Great Circle Distance [08:47] TR News Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Apple Turns 50, Efforts To Ban VPNs https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Apple_Turns_50_Efforts_To_Ban_VPNs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Apple_Turns_50_Efforts_To_Ban_VPNs.gmi [08:47] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Apple Turns 50, Efforts To Ban VPNs [08:54] TR News "DrupalCon was in Chicago this year." https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/drupalcon2026.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell [08:54] TR Bot DrupalCon 2026 [08:54] TR News "Netdev 0x1A, like all the previous netdev conferences, is a conference of the netdev community, by the netdev community, for the netdev community." https://netdevconf.info/0x1A/ | [08:54] TR Bot Home - Netdev 0x1A [08:57] TR News "Michael W. Lucas is speaking tonight at NYCBUG and its streaming, so you can see it too. He also has launched a new 10-days-only Kickstarter for Networking for System Administrators: The Defenestrated Edition." https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/01/michael-w-lucas-on-air-and-in-print/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest [08:57] TR Bot Michael W. Lucas on air and in print DragonFly BSD Digest [08:57] TR News "We have now reached the end of the European Astro Pi Challenge 2025/2026 cycle and its been a busy and rewarding time for the Raspberry Pi Foundation team." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/highlights-from-astro-pi-2025-2026-community-events/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:57] TR Bot Highlights from Astro Pi 20252026 community events - Raspberry Pi Foundation ● Apr 02 [09:08] TR News "Page builders promise speed, but usually not the kind that matters most." https://remkusdevries.com/wordpress-page-builders-and-performance/ | Source: Remkus de Vries [09:08] TR Bot WordPress Page Builders and Performance (The Brutal Truth) - Remkus de Vries [09:12] TR News "in EmDash, plugins run in isolated sandboxes called Dynamic Workers. they cant just hook into everything like WordPress plugins do." https://alexandmanu.com/blog/cloudflare-emdash-soulja-boy-tellin-me-to-watch-myself/ | Source: Alex & Manu [09:12] TR Bot my take on cloudflares emdash | alex and manu [09:12] TR News "EmDash is the most interesting thing to happen to content management in years." https://joost.blog/emdash-cms/ | Source: Joost de Valk [09:12] TR Bot a CMS built for 2026 | Joost.blog [09:12] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techrights [09:12] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [09:18] TR News "Perplexity is one of the most widely used AI chatbots. Mozilla has now integrated this AI into its Firefox browser." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3097959/perplexity-ai-is-now-in-firefox-how-to-use-disable-or-remove-it.html | Source: PC World [09:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3097959/perplexity-ai-is-now-in-firefox-how-to-use-disable-or-remove-it.html ) [09:22] TR News "I haven't written about Gemini in a long time. The late AI wave has gotten me really concerned about the future of humanity." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-01-gemini-as-the-final-founteir-of-human-cognition.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [09:22] TR Bot Gemini as the Final Frontier of Human Cognition - Martin's website/blog thingy [09:23] TR News "This package is not what I had in mind when I started this project! Its quite a large collection of utilities and its going to take me a while to get through them all." https://ratfactor.com/slackware/pkgblog/coreutils | Source: Dave Gauer [09:23] TR Bot - ratfactor [09:24] TR News "Every time I mention that you don't really need custom router firmware anymore, someone reminds me that OpenWrt is still going strong." https://www.xda-developers.com/your-old-router-becomes-treasure-from-one-piece-of-software-openwrt/ | Source: XDA [09:24] TR Bot Your old router isn't trash, and one piece of software turns it into the best access point in your house [09:24] TR News "If youve never used it, OpenWrt is an alternative firmware for wireless routers, access points, network switches, and other embedded devices, powered by the Linux kernel." https://www.howtogeek.com/openwrt-latest-update-adds-a-piece-of-alpine-linux/ | Source: HowTo Geek [09:24] TR Bot OpenWrts latest update adds a piece of Alpine Linux [09:24] TR News "In the release notes, OpenWrt provides an overview of the changes." https://www.heise.de/en/news/OpenWrt-Version-25-12-0-brings-package-manager-change-11204407.html | Source: Heise [09:24] TR Bot OpenWrt: Version 25.12.0 brings package manager change | heise online [09:24] TR News "And yet, there are Debian-based rolling release distributions, such as Sparky Linux" https://thenewstack.io/sparky-linux-9-brings-a-rolling-release-to-debian/ | Source: The New Stack [09:24] TR Bot Sparky Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian - The New Stack [09:26] TR News "Did you notice a new name in the To: line of one of the previous emails?" http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88k3.html | Source: Miod Vallat [09:26] TR Bot OpenBSD on Motorola 88000 processors [09:27] TR News "Welcome to the March 2026 edition of development news for KDE Linux, KDEs up-and-coming general-purpose operating system." https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/ | Source: Nate Graham [09:27] TR Bot This month in KDE Linux: March 2026 Adventures in Linux and KDE [09:28] TR News "Plakar is really cool and easy going to use, on OpenBSD has some limitations (for now, I am taking care of bothering op@ enough to fix them all), specially on the concurrency and the amount of open files" https://x61.sh/log/2026/03/25032026151800-plakar.html | Source: GonzaloR [09:28] TR Bot 0x61 - /var/log [09:28] TR News "Before getting into routing, I want to cover how Tailscale connects devices in the first place. Ive been comparing it to a VPN, but Tailscale is really a mesh network with a control plane on top of WireGuard." https://tech.stonecharioteer.com/posts/2026/tailscale-exit-nodes/ | [09:28] TR Bot I Traced My Traffic Through a Home Tailscale Exit Node | Stonecharioteer on Tech [09:28] TR News "This city is built with CSS. No SVG. No images. No HTML. Just gradients... and a bit of patience." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68093/css-in-city | Source: Alvaro Montoro [09:28] TR Bot CSS in City [09:29] TR News "For the past few months I've been slowly building up a list of Brazilian networks to block" https://boston.conman.org/2026/03/31.1 | Source: Sean Conner [09:29] TR Bot I'm giving up on the Brazilian SYN attacks - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [09:29] TR News Cindy Cohn https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/welcome-daily-show-viewers-learn-more-about-eff-and-privacys-defender | Source: EFF [09:29] TR Bot Cindy Cohn on The Daily Show: Learn More About EFF, Privacy's Defender, and Watch the Interview | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:30] TR News "In this episode of PING, APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston discusses an emerging concern about how the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/02/podcast-what-does-bcp-really-mean/ | Source: APNIC [09:30] TR Bot [Podcast] What does 'BCP' really mean? | APNIC Blog [09:30] TR News "Recently, I had to guide my family through the complexities of my SMB-grade internet setup a system that, much to their frustration, has no traditional off switch." https://www.androidauthority.com/home-server-dead-man-switch-3648903/ | Source: Android Authority [09:30] TR Bot Heres why Ive installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server [09:46] TR News Andy Wingo: wastrelly wabbits https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/03/31/wastrelly-wabbits [09:46] TR Bot wastrelly wabbits wingolog [09:46] TR News GNOME Shell and Mutter Development: What is new in GNOME Kiosk 50 https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/04/01/what-is-new-in-gnome-kiosk-50/ [09:46] TR Bot What is new in GNOME Kiosk 50 GNOME Shell & Mutter [09:47] TR News This month in KDE Linux: March 2026 https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/ [09:49] TR News Get raw device mapping (RDM) disks with OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/31/how-get-raw-device-mapping-openshift-virtualization [09:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/31/how-get-raw-device-mapping-openshift-virtualization ) [09:50] TR News Mozilla Localization (L10N): Localizer Spotlight: Cludio https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/04/01/localizer-spotlight-claudio/ [09:50] TR Bot Localizer Spotlight: Cludio Mozilla L10N [09:57] TR News StartOS 0.4.0-beta0 is released https://distrowatch.com/startos [09:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/startos ) [09:57] TR News Alien-OS 26.04 is also released https://distrowatch.com/alienos [09:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alienos ) [09:58] TR News Netrunner 26 is released https://distrowatch.com/netrunner [09:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netrunner ) [09:58] TR News Puppy 260401 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/puppy [09:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/puppy ) ● Apr 02 [10:00] TR News "The Leap 15 journey began it journey on May 25, 2018, when 15.0 was released as a fresh community build on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/04/01/leap-15-eol/ | Source: OpenSUSE [10:00] TR Bot Closing Out a Roughly 8-Year Era - openSUSE News [10:01] TR News "8x H200 offline:36,396 tokens per second, the leading H200 result, 13% faster than the next closest submission" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-tops-mlperf-inference-v60-vllm-qwen3-vl-whisper-and-gpt-oss-120b | Source: Red Hat Official [10:01] TR Bot Red Hat AI tops MLPerf Inference v6.0 with vLLM on Qwen3-VL, Whisper, and GPT-OSS-120B [10:01] TR News "From where I sitleading strategy and operations for AI Platform Core Components (AIPCC), an engineering function within Red Hats AI Engineering organizationthat shift changes everything." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-customers-are-choosing-red-hat-ai-real-business-outcomes | Source: Red Hat Official [10:01] TR Bot Why customers are choosing Red Hat AI for real business outcomes [10:02] TR News Only slop promotion in Red Hat's site yesterday [10:03] TR News Unsloth and Training Hub: Lightning-fast LoRA and QLoRA fine-tuning https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/unsloth-and-training-hub-lightning-fast-lora-and-qlora-fine-tuning [10:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/unsloth-and-training-hub-lightning-fast-lora-and-qlora-fine-tuning ) [10:04] TR News Blast radius validation: Large and small Red Bait OpenShift nodes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/blast-radius-validation-large-and-small-red-hat-openshift-nodes [10:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/blast-radius-validation-large-and-small-red-hat-openshift-nodes ) [10:04] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Sprint City and Lakehopper - 2026-04-01 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-01-edition/index.html [10:04] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Sprint City and Lakehopper - 2026-04-01 Edition [10:06] TR News Bootable containers: Reduce friction with Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux image mode https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/bootable-containers-reduce-friction-red-hat-enterprise-linux-image-mode [10:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/bootable-containers-reduce-friction-red-hat-enterprise-linux-image-mode ) [10:07] TR News lsof Command in Linux: List Open Files and Network Connections https://linuxize.com/post/lsof-command-in-linux/ [10:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/post/lsof-command-in-linux/ ) [10:07] TR News lsof Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ [10:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ ) [10:08] TR News lsof Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ [10:08] TR News PLD GNU/Linux RPM-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/pld-linux-rpm-based-linux-distribution/ [10:08] TR Bot Linux - RPM-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [10:09] TR News Javi-OS Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/javi-os-debian-linux-distribution/ [10:09] TR Bot - Debian-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [10:14] TR News New Color Mode Coming to GIMP https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/04/01/new-color-mode-coming-to-gimp/ [10:14] TR Bot New Color Mode Coming to GIMP - GIMP [10:15] TR News Rapid Photo Downloader photo and video downloader https://www.linuxlinks.com/rapid-photo-downloader-photo-video/ [10:15] TR Bot Photo Downloader - photo and video downloader - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News Nacos dynamic service discovery, configuration management, and service governance https://www.linuxlinks.com/nacos-dynamic-service-discovery-configuration-management-service-governance/ [10:16] TR Bot - dynamic service discovery, configuration management, and service governance - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News eNMS Enterprise Network Management System https://www.linuxlinks.com/enms-enterprise-network-management-system/ [10:16] TR Bot - Enterprise Network Management System - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News MeerK40t laser cutting software https://www.linuxlinks.com/meerk40t-laser-cutting-software/ [10:16] TR Bot - laser cutting software - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News Handy offline speech-to-text application https://www.linuxlinks.com/handy-offline-speech-to-text-application/ [10:17] TR Bot - offline speech-to-text application - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News PsiTransfer self-hosted file sharing solution https://www.linuxlinks.com/psitransfer-self-hosted-file-sharing-solution/ [10:17] TR Bot - self-hosted file sharing solution - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News camera-streamer low-latency camera streaming project for Raspberry Pi systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/camera-streamer-low-latency-camera-streaming-project/ [10:17] TR Bot - low-latency camera streaming project for Raspberry Pi systems - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News grimblast helper for screenshots within Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/grimblast-helper-screenshots-hyprland/ [10:18] TR Bot - 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[12:18] TR News "Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd" https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20260402.110532.565ce91c.en.html [12:18] TR Bot Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd [12:23] TR News Can Science Predict When a Study Wont Hold Up? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/science/ai-experiments-replication.html [12:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/science/ai-experiments-replication.html ) [12:24] TR News satire: Supercharging our forums with Hey Hi (AI) https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/04/01/forums-upgrade.html [12:24] TR Bot Supercharging our forums with AI Gentoo Linux [12:25] TR News Digital Inclusion and Indigenous Connectivity https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/digital-inclusion-and-indigenous-connectivity/ [12:25] TR Bot Digital Inclusion and Indigenous Connectivity - Internet Society [12:26] TR News Books of March 2026 https://box.matto.nl/books-of-march-2026.html [12:26] TR Bot of March 2026 - box.matto.nl [12:26] TR News Qt Creator 19 - CMake Update https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-19-cmake-update [12:26] TR Bot Qt Creator 19 - CMake Update [12:27] TR News Servo 0.0.6 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1065827/ [12:27] TR Bot 0.0.6 released [LWN.net] [12:31] TR News Reddit says publisher post views up 46% after Pro Tools rollout https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/reddit-says-publisher-post-views-up-46-after-pro-tools-rollout/ [12:31] TR Bot Reddit says publisher post views up 46% after Pro Tools rollout - Press Gazette [12:33] TR News UPC is illegal and this boosts it, this is PR https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/klaus-grabinski-economic-logic-suggests-the-upc-will-continue-to-grow/ [12:33] TR Bot Klaus Grabinski: "Economic logic suggests the UPC will continue to grow" [12:33] TR News AiPi affiliate Pedersen message distribution patent monopoly confirmed invalid by Fed. 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Circuit Unified Patents [12:34] TR News Driving Innovation vehicle navigation patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/1/driving-innovation-vehicle-navigation-patent-prior-art-found [12:34] TR Bot Driving Innovation vehicle navigation patent prior art found Unified Patents [12:34] TR News The Nexus Trap: Why Component Patents Struggle with Objective Indicia https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/the-nexus-trap-why-component-patents-struggle-with-objective-indicia.html [12:34] TR Bot The Nexus Trap: Why Component Patents Struggle with Objective Indicia | Patently-O [12:35] TR News Guest Post: Improving PERAs Eligibility Exclusions https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/guest-post-improving-peras-eligibility-exclusions.html [12:35] TR Bot Guest Post: Improving PERA's Eligibility Exclusions [12:35] TR News USPTOs April Fools Prank Says the Quiet Part Out Loud https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/usptos-april-fools-prank-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud.html [12:35] TR Bot USPTO's April Fool's Prank Says the Quiet Part Out Loud [12:37] TR News Albanese Urges Australians to Remain Calm Amid Fuel Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/australia-albanese-fuel-speech.html [12:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/australia-albanese-fuel-speech.html ) [12:38] TR News UN condemns Trkiye for criminalizing human rights lawyers https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-condemns-turkiye-for-criminalizing-human-rights-lawyers/ [12:38] TR Bot UN condemns Trkiye for criminalizing human rights lawyers - JURIST - News [12:39] TR News Automating test management with QASE https://bzoltan1.github.io/automating-test-management-with-qase/ [12:39] TR Bot Automating test management with QASE - Zoltn's Blog [12:40] TR News Joey Hess: banning all Anthropic employees http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/banning_all_Anthropic_employees/ [12:40] TR Bot banning all Anthropic employees [12:41] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.11.0 Released https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-11-0-released/147789 [12:41] TR Bot MozPhab 2.11.0 Released - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse [12:42] TR News Telink TL3228 Low-power, low-latency dual-core RISC-V wireless MCU supports Bluetooth 6.0, 802.15.4, and 2.4 GHz proprietary https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/01/telink-tl3228-low-power-low-latency-dual-core-risc-v-wireless-mcu-supports-bluetooth-6-0-802-15-4-and-2-4-ghz-proprietary/ [12:42] TR Bot Telink TL3228 - Low-power, low-latency dual-core RISC-V wireless MCU supports Bluetooth 6.0, 802.15.4, and 2.4 GHz proprietary - CNX Software [12:43] TR News JetStream 3: A modern benchmark for high-performance, compute-intensive Web applications https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/jetstream-3-a-modern-benchmark.html [12:43] TR Bot Chromium Blog: JetStream 3: A modern benchmark for high-performance, compute-intensive Web applications [12:44] TR News Thibault Martin: TIL that Sveltia is a good CMS for Astro https://ergaster.org/til/sveltia-cms-astro/ [12:44] TR Bot Sveltia is a good CMS for Astro [12:45] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/axios-npm-package-compromised-in-supply-chain-attack-that-deployed-a-cross-platform-rat [12:45] TR Bot One of JavaScript's most popular libraries compromised by hackers Axios npm package hit in supply chain attack that deployed a cross-platform RAT | Tom's Hardware [12:46] TR News Running OpenBSD 7.8 on ODROID HC4 https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/running-openbsd-7.8-on-odroid-hc4/ [12:46] TR Bot TuM'Fatig - Running OpenBSD 7.8 on ODROID HC4 [12:48] TR News OpenBSD 7.8 on Raspberry Pi Zero 2W https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/openbsd-7.8-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2w/ [12:48] TR Bot TuM'Fatig - OpenBSD 7.8 on Raspberry Pi Zero 2W [12:48] TR News Oracle Lays Off Because of Debt and Commercial Issues, Not Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Oracle_Lays_Off_Because_of_Debt_and_Commercial_Issues_Not_Slop.shtml [12:48] TR Bot Techrights Oracle Lays Off Because of Debt and Commercial Issues, Not Slop [12:49] TR News for 1 April 2026 https://mwl.io/archives/24614 [12:49] TR Bot for 1 April 2026: Networking for System Administrators, The Defenestrated Edition Michael W Lucas [12:52] TR News Jeremy Cline: Fedora's aarch64 images support Secure Boot https://www.jcline.org/blog/fedora/2026/04/01/fedora-aarch64-secureboot.html https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ [12:52] TR Bot Fedora's aarch64 images support Secure Boot [12:52] TR Bot UEFI [12:52] TR News The D&D alignments of developers w.r.t. Hey Hi (AI) https://michel-slm.name/posts/2026-04-01-dnd-alignment-of-developers-wrt-ai/ [12:52] TR Bot The D&D alignments of developers w.r.t. AI :: Penses de Michel Personal thoughts and musings of Michel Lind [12:53] TR News Implement a multicluster event exporter for enterprise automation https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/implement-multicluster-event-exporter-enterprise-automation [12:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/implement-multicluster-event-exporter-enterprise-automation ) [12:54] TR News CentOS March 2026 News https://blog.centos.org/2026/03/march-2026-news/ [12:54] TR Bot 2026 News Blog.CentOS.org [12:55] TR News TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 005 - First Confirmed Victim Disclosure, Post-Compromise Cloud Enumeration Documented, and Axios Attribution Narrows, (Wed, Apr 1st) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32856 [12:55] TR Bot TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 005 - First Confirmed Victim Disclosure, Post-Compromise Cloud Enumeration Documented, and Axios Attribution Narrows [12:55] TR News Chinas Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/asia/china-space-moon-nasa-artemis.html [12:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/asia/china-space-moon-nasa-artemis.html ) [12:57] TR News Rubber Ducking https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1135/rubber-ducking [12:57] TR Bot Rubber Ducking - David Revoy [12:58] TR News Is Hackback Official US Cybersecurity Strategy? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/is-hackback-official-us-cybersecurity-strategy.html [12:58] TR Bot "Hackback" Official US Cybersecurity Strategy? - Schneier on Security [12:59] TR News Raspberry Pi 4 3GB launched for $83.75, further price increases announced across the board for 4GB+ RAM hardware https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/01/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-launched-for-83-75-further-price-increases-announced-across-the-board-for-4gb-ram-hardware/ [12:59] TR Bot Raspberry Pi 4 3GB launched for $83.75, further price increases announced across the board for 4GB+ RAM hardware - CNX Software ● Apr 02 [13:01] TR News Apples Fitness Chief, Who Was Accused of Harassment, Is Retiring https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/apples-fitness-chief-who-was-accused-of-harassment-is-retiring.html [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/apples-fitness-chief-who-was-accused-of-harassment-is-retiring.html ) [13:01] TR News Axios NPM Package Breached in North Korean Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/axios-npm-package-breached-in-north-korean-supply-chain-attack/ [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/axios-npm-package-breached-in-north-korean-supply-chain-attack/ ) [13:02] TR News Anthropic Goes Scorched Earth Against Infringers After Leaking Source Code https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/anthropic-leaked-code-scorched-earth/ [13:02] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/anthropic-leaked-code-scorched-earth/ ) [13:02] TR News Microsoft issues emergency update for backdoored Windows 11 fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-windows-11-fixes-broken-march-preview-update-rollout-from-last-week [13:02] TR Bot Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week | Tom's Hardware [13:03] TR News Oh, the Irony: Anthropic Goes Scorched Earth Against Infringers After Leaking Its Source Code https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/anthropic-leaked-code-scorched-earth/ [13:04] TR News Exploited Zero-Day Among 21 Vulnerabilities Patched in Chrome https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-zero-day-among-21-vulnerabilities-patched-in-chrome/ [13:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-zero-day-among-21-vulnerabilities-patched-in-chrome/ ) [13:05] TR News SWHID and pURL https://toscalix.com/2026/03/31/swhid-and-purl/ [13:05] TR Bot and pURL toscalix [13:05] TR News SomnoSphere is an intelligent bedside lamp that helps you sleep better https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/31/somnosphere-is-an-intelligent-bedside-lamp-that-helps-you-sleep-better/ [13:05] TR Bot SomnoSphere is an intelligent bedside lamp that helps you sleep better | Arduino Blog [13:06] TR News Wayland Protocols 1.48 Released [13:07] TR News Elizabeth Is Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuaus Histoires Prodigieuses (1559) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/histoires-prodigieuses [13:07] TR Bot Elizabeth Is Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuaus *Histoires Prodigieuses* (1559) The Public Domain Review [13:07] TR News Toy Giant Hasbro Hit by Cyberattack https://www.securityweek.com/toy-giant-hasbro-hit-by-cyberattack/ [13:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/toy-giant-hasbro-hit-by-cyberattack/ ) [13:08] TR News FBI Warns of Data Security Risks From China-Made Mobile Apps https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-warns-of-data-security-risks-from-china-made-mobile-apps/ [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-warns-of-data-security-risks-from-china-made-mobile-apps/ ) [13:08] TR News US Charges Uranium Crypto Exchange Hacker https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-uranium-crypto-exchange-hacker/ [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-uranium-crypto-exchange-hacker/ ) [13:10] TR News Malicious Script That Gets Rid of ADS, (Wed, Apr 1st) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32854 [13:10] TR Bot Malicious Script That Gets Rid of ADS - SANS ISC [13:11] TR News New DeepLoad Malware Dropped in ClickFix Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/new-deepload-malware-dropped-in-clickfix-attacks/ [13:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-deepload-malware-dropped-in-clickfix-attacks/ ) [13:13] TR News SUEPO Central Made a Strike (or Striking) Success https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SUEPO_Central_Made_a_Strike_or_Striking_Success.shtml [13:13] TR Bot Techrights SUEPO Central Made a Strike (or Striking) Success [13:19] TR News New study reveals how young people are influenced by gamification features on Snapchat https://edri.org/our-work/new-study-reveals-how-young-people-are-influenced-by-gamification-features-on-snapchat/ [13:19] TR Bot How young people are influenced by gamification on Snapchat - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:20] TR News Harry privacy trial part of Hacked Off political campaign says Mail https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/harry-privacy-trial-part-of-hacked-off-political-campaign-says-mail/ [13:20] TR Bot Harry privacy trial part of Hacked Off 'political campaign' says Mail - Press Gazette [13:21] TR News Faster AI/ML container startup with additional storage in Red Bait OpenShift 4.22 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/faster-aiml-container-startup-additional-storage-red-hat-openshift-422 [13:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/faster-aiml-container-startup-additional-storage-red-hat-openshift-422 ) [13:22] TR News GNOME 50 Drops Surveillance Giant Google Drive Integration (For a Valid Reason) https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-drops-google-drive-support/ [13:22] TR Bot GNOME 50 Drops Google Drive Integration (For a Valid Reason) [13:23] TR News Future share price plummets after warning Surveillance Giant Google traffic loss has worsened https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/why-future-share-price-is-so-low/ [13:23] TR Bot Why Future Plc share price is so low: Google blamed by CEO [13:45] TR News These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Arent Happy With Surveillance Giant Google and Meta https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/indonesia-australia-social-media-ban.html [13:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/indonesia-australia-social-media-ban.html ) [13:46] TR News Beyond guesswork: Generating accurate ingress firewall rules with oc commatrix https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/beyond-guesswork-generating-accurate-ingress-firewall-rules-oc-commatrix [13:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/beyond-guesswork-generating-accurate-ingress-firewall-rules-oc-commatrix ) ● Apr 02 [14:04] TR News South Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-lee-urges-prompt-passage-of-17-billion-extra-budget-amid-middle-east-energy-crisis [14:04] TR Bot South Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis | The Straits Times [14:05] TR News Its a new world. Its the same Constitution: Convicted Felon attends Supreme Court argument as justices appear skeptical to narrow birthright citizenship SCOTUS dispatch https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/its-a-new-world-its-the-same-constitution-trump-attends-supreme-court-argument-as-justices-appear-skeptical-to-narrow-birthright-citizenship-scotus-dispatch/ [14:05] TR Bot 'Its a new world. Its the same Constitution': Trump attends Supreme Court argument as justices appear skeptical to narrow birthright citizenship SCOTUS dispatch - JURIST - News [14:05] TR News WhatsApp Whistle-Blower Suit Is Dismissed https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/whatsapp-whistle-blower-suit-is-dismissed.html [14:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/whatsapp-whistle-blower-suit-is-dismissed.html ) [14:07] TR News Get serious about fuel security. We cant rely on the US anymore https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/get-serious-about-fuel-security-we-cant-rely-on-the-us-anymore/ [14:07] TR Bot Get serious about fuel security. We cant rely on the US anymore | The Strategist [14:08] TR News BIPOC educators program faces lawsuit alleging discrimination https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/01/bipoc-educators-program-faces-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination/ [14:08] TR Bot BIPOC educators program faces discrimination complaint [14:09] TR News Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious Tamagotchi Feature Into It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/leaked-claude-code-tamagotchi [14:09] TR Bot Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious "Tamagotchi" Feature Into It [14:10] TR News NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of Hey Hi (AI) Content Grows https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyt-cuts-ties-with-writer-ai [14:10] TR Bot NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows [14:11] TR News Malaysias public sector, govt-linked firms to work from home from April 15 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-public-sector-govt-linked-firms-to-work-from-home-from-april-15 [14:11] TR Bot Malaysias public sector, govt-linked firms to work from home from April 15 | The Straits Times [14:11] MinceR (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1773/38/1773384688916.jpg [14:11] TR News Malaysias PM Anwar urges crackdown on fake news over fuel prices https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwar-urges-crackdown-on-fake-news-over-fuel-prices [14:11] TR Bot Malaysias PM Anwar urges crackdown on fake news over fuel prices | The Straits Times [14:12] TR News Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/baidu-robotaxi-wuhan-china.html [14:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/baidu-robotaxi-wuhan-china.html ) [14:13] TR News The Fall of a Cambodian Money-Laundering Giant https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/china-cambodia-huione-extradition.html [14:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/china-cambodia-huione-extradition.html ) [14:14] *teknutr has quit (Quit: leaving) [14:16] TR News Alleged scam boss extradited from Cambodia to China https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/01/alleged-scam-boss-extradited-from-cambodia-to-china/ [14:16] TR Bot Alleged scam boss extradited from Cambodia to China [14:17] TR News Mexicos soaring tech exports have taken the lead over the automotive sector https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-tech-exports-auto-sector/ [14:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-tech-exports-auto-sector/ ) [14:17] TR News "Euro-Office is a new European fork of ONLYOFFICE. Heres why it was created, what it changes, and why its already controversial." https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-forked/ [14:17] TR Bot ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate [14:19] TR News Spectator made 6.6m loss in year Paul Marshall paid 100m for title https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/sale-costs-pushed-spectator-into-red-in-last-year-of-barclays-ownership/ [14:19] TR Bot Spectator made 6.6m loss in year Paul Marshall paid 100m for title - Press Gazette [14:39] TR News Source [14:39] TR News Is Linux Ready For Gaming? - AChallenge | GameGrin https://www.gamegrin.com/articles/is-linux-ready-for-gaming-a-challenge/ Source: gamegrin | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamegrin.com/articles/is-linux-ready-for-gaming-a-challenge/ [14:39] TR Bot Linux Ready For Gaming? - AChallenge | GameGrin [14:40] TR News Slop https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3748150234989061 [14:40] TR Bot One - month Mutation Baffles Linux Kernel Guru: "AI Junk" Last Month, Reliable AI Bug Reports This Month? [14:40] TR News Servers [14:41] TR News ImageMagick Zero-Day Enables RCE on Linux and WordPress Servers https://hackread.com/imagemagick-zero-day-rce-linux-wordpress-servers/ Source: Gray Dot Media Group | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//hackread.com/imagemagick-zero-day-rce-linux-wordpress-servers/ [14:41] TR Bot ImageMagick Zero-Day Enables RCE on Linux and WordPress Servers [14:42] TR News Advanced Process Manager for Linux Earns a 49.5 Proof of Usefulness Score | HackerNoon https://hackernoon.com/advanced-process-manager-for-linux-earns-a-495-proof-of-usefulness-score Source: Hacker Noon | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//hackernoon.com/advanced-process-manager-for-linux-earns-a-495-proof-of-usefulness-score [14:42] TR Bot Process Manager for Linux Earns a 49.5 Proof of Usefulness Score | HackerNoon [14:42] TR News The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app https://www.howtogeek.com/this-11-year-old-tool-is-faster-than-the-official-dropbox-or-google-drive-apps/ [14:42] TR Bot The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app [14:43] TR News Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-harmonyos-pc-can-now-run-linux-based-tools/ [14:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-harmonyos-pc-can-now-run-linux-based-tools/ ) [14:44] TR News "This project walks through the workflow of using AMD's new EDF tools for embedded Linux development on the Kria KV260 Vision AI Starter Kit." https://www.hackster.io/whitney-knitter/getting-started-with-amd-edf-on-kria-kv260-784334 [14:44] TR Bot Started with AMD EDF on Kria KV260 - Hackster.io [14:44] TR News I disabled this hidden setting and got a faster GNOME desktop https://www.makeuseof.com/gnome-tracker-was-silently-making-linux-system-worse-whole-time/ [14:44] TR Bot I disabled this hidden setting and got a faster GNOME desktop [14:46] TR News CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-beats-windows-11-cyberpunk-2077-space-marine-2/ [14:46] TR Bot CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark [14:48] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://securityaffairs.com/190221/security/attackers-hijack-axios-npm-account-to-spread-rat-malware.html [14:48] TR Bot Attackers hijack Axios npm account to spread RAT malware [14:49] TR News Youre probably ready for Arch Linux. Heres#HowTo tell https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/probably-ready-arch-linux-tell-143016989.html Source: Yahoo | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/probably-ready-arch-linux-tell-143016989.html [14:49] TR Bot Youre probably ready for Arch Linux. Heres how to tell [14:49] TR News Slimbook Creative Linux laptop packs RTX 5070, Thunderbolt 4 and 99 Wh battery into 1.9 kg chassis https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slimbook-Creative-Linux-laptop-packs-RTX-5070-Thunderbolt-4-and-99-Wh-battery-into-1-9-kg-chassis.1263452.0.html [14:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slimbook-Creative-Linux-laptop-packs-RTX-5070-Thunderbolt-4-and-99-Wh-battery-into-1-9-kg-chassis.1263452.0.html ) [14:49] TR News "NVIDIA just launched their latest update to the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, with version 2.0.83 bringing some big improvements overall." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/ [14:49] TR Bot NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux | GamingOnLinux [14:52] TR News "This release also features the latest KDE Plasma 6.6.3 desktop environment with the KDE Frameworks 6.24 and KDE Gear 25.12.3 software suites." https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-03-released-with-the-latest-gnome-50-desktop-environment [14:52] TR Bot 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment - 9to5Linux [14:53] TR News No internet? This 'survival computer' has everything you need offline - including AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/project-nomad-self-contained-offline-linux-distribution/ [14:53] TR Bot internet? This 'survival computer' has everything you need offline - including AI | ZDNET [14:55] TR News (NEW): Applications: Textype, Advanced Process Manager for Linux (APM), and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Applications_Textype_Advanced_Process_Manager_for_Linux_APM_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Applications_Textype_Advanced_Process_Manager_for_Linux_APM_and.gmi [14:55] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Textype, Advanced Process Manager for Linux (APM), and More [14:55] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos ● Apr 02 [15:00] TR News (NEW): CentOS March 2026 News, Only Slop Promotion at Red Hat, Fedora Promoting Back-doored Boot https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/CentOS_March_2026_News_Only_Slop_Promotion_at_Red_Hat_Fedora_Pr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/CentOS_March_2026_News_Only_Slop_Promotion_at_Red_Hat_Fedora_Pr.gmi [15:00] TR Bot Tux Machines CentOS March 2026 News, Only Slop Promotion at Red Hat, Fedora Promoting Back-doored Boot [15:00] TR News (NEW): GNOME Shell and Mutter Development, Making GNOME Fasters https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNOME_Shell_and_Mutter_Development_Making_GNOME_Fasters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNOME_Shell_and_Mutter_Development_Making_GNOME_Fasters.gmi [15:00] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME Shell and Mutter Development, Making GNOME Fasters [15:05] TR News (NEW): Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Godot 4.6.2, and "Is Linux Ready For Gaming?" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godot_4_6_2_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godot_4_6_2_.gmi [15:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Godot 4.6.2, and "Is Linux Ready For Gaming?" [15:09] *rianne (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techrights [15:09] *asusbox (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techrights [15:12] TR News (NEW): New OpenWrt Releases and News About OpenWrt Project/s https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_OpenWrt_Releases_and_News_About_OpenWrt_Project_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_OpenWrt_Releases_and_News_About_OpenWrt_Project_s.gmi [15:12] TR Bot Tux Machines New OpenWrt Releases and News About OpenWrt Project/s [15:13] TR News "Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd" https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20260402.110532.565ce91c.en.html [15:13] TR Bot Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd [15:13] psydroid2 https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-04-02-ibm-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-arm-to-shape-the-future-of-enterprise-computing [15:13] TR Bot IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm to Shape the Future of Enterprise Computing - Apr 2, 2026 [15:14] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [15:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More [15:14] psydroid2 expensive POWER boxes now worth nothing [15:16] TR News (NEW): LibreLocal Events Coming Up in Auckland, Oviedo, and Livermore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/LibreLocal_Events_Coming_Up_in_Auckland_Oviedo_and_Livermore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/LibreLocal_Events_Coming_Up_in_Auckland_Oviedo_and_Livermore.gmi [15:16] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreLocal Events Coming Up in Auckland, Oviedo, and Livermore [15:17] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS): Sveltia, EmDash, and WordPress https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Sveltia_EmDash_and_WordPress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Sveltia_EmDash_and_WordPress.gmi [15:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS): Sveltia, EmDash, and WordPress [15:17] TR News (NEW): Education and Free Software: Astro Pi, DrupalCon, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Education_and_Free_Software_Astro_Pi_DrupalCon_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Education_and_Free_Software_Astro_Pi_DrupalCon_and_More.gmi [15:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Education and Free Software: Astro Pi, DrupalCon, and More [15:19] TR News (NEW): Euro-Office, Comment About Collabora, and Open Letter to European Citizens https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Euro_Office_Comment_About_Collabora_and_Open_Letter_to_European.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Euro_Office_Comment_About_Collabora_and_Open_Letter_to_European.gmi [15:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Euro-Office, Comment About Collabora, and Open Letter to European Citizens [15:20] MinceR https://ibb.co/TQcKb42 [15:20] TR Bot HE5D3NZag AAXuy U hosted at ImgBB ImgBB [15:21] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:21] TR News (NEW): Gemini, Web Browsers, and the Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Web_Browsers_and_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Web_Browsers_and_the_Web.gmi [15:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Gemini, Web Browsers, and the Web [15:22] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [15:22] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [15:24] TR News (NEW): Microsoft NPM Causes Security Catastrophes, Microsoft Transmits Malware to Sites and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.gmi [15:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft NPM Causes Security Catastrophes, Microsoft Transmits Malware to Sites and More [15:24] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:25] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:25] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:26] TR News Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Science News, Energy Scarcity, Oil Sold in Yuan https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Science_News_Energy_Scarcity_Oil_Sold_in_Yuan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Science_News_Energy_Scarcity_Oil_Sold_in_Yuan.gmi [15:26] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Science News, Energy Scarcity, Oil Sold in Yuan [15:33] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/04/02/ftc-says-okcupid-shared-three-million-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/ [15:33] TR Bot Says OkCupid Shared Three Million User Photos with Facial Recognition Firm | PetaPixel [15:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 02 [16:14] MinceR https://apina.biz/73498.jpg?mode=sfw [16:14] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/73498.jpg [16:57] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/ancient-african-workshop-reveals-ironworking-tradition-that-was-used-for-nearly-eight-centuries-48908 [16:57] TR Bot Ancient African Workshop Reveals Ironworking Tradition That Was Used for Nearly Eight Centuries | Discover Magazine [16:57] TR News IDC as Microsoft lobby https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/study-says-microsoft-split-could-hurt-linux-firms/ [16:57] TR Bot says Microsoft split could hurt Linux firms - CNET [16:58] admfubar https://apina.biz/73496.jpg?mode=sfw [16:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/73496.jpg ● Apr 02 [17:04] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-workers-trump [17:04] TR Bot The Trump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities [17:05] TR News Techrights Steam Survey for Last Month Says 5.33% Use GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Steam_Survey_for_Last_Month_Says_5_33_Use_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Steam_Survey_for_Last_Month_Says_5_33_Use_GNU_Linux.gmi [17:05] TR Bot Techrights Steam Survey for Last Month Says 5.33% Use GNU/Linux [17:06] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/china-ocean-research-ship [17:06] TR Bot Behold China's 30-Story "Artificial Island" Marine Juggernaut [17:10] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/oldversion-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ [17:10] TR Bot Is Back, And Better Than Ever | Hackaday [17:23] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3227/ [17:23] TR Bot Creation [17:29] admfubar we sent them to the moon and the outlook s bad??? https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/artemis-ii-astronaut-finds-two-outlook-instances-running-on-computers-call-on-houston-to-fix-microsoft-anomaly-puzzled-caller-describes-two-outlooks-and-neither-one-of-those-are-working [17:29] TR Bot Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, call on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly puzzled caller describes two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working | Tom's Hardware [17:29] MinceR always has been [17:30] TR News Techrights Can Economies Like the American One Hang On? https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Can_Economies_Like_the_American_One_Hang_On.shtml | Gemini address: 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[17:30] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/artemis-ii-will-use-laser-beams-to-live-stream-4k-moon-footage-one-giant-step-beyond-the-s-band-radio-comms-of-the-apollo-era [17:30] TR Bot Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps one giant step beyond the S-band radio comms of the Apollo era | Tom's Hardware [17:32] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-launches-3gb-model-to-fight-increasing-dram-prices-flagship-500-model-now-costs-almost-as-much-as-a-mac-mini [17:32] TR Bot Raspberry Pi flagship 500+ model now costs almost as much as a Mac Mini firm Pi launches 3GB model to fight increasing DRAM prices | Tom's Hardware [17:38] admfubar https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-rent-college-house-nightclub/ [17:39] TR Bot Elon Musk ran nightclub out of his college house to help him pay rent | Snopes.com [17:43] TR News Techrights It Seems Like Google News Cracked Down on (Omitted, Delisted) a Lot of Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/It_Seems_Like_Google_News_Cracked_Down_on_Omitted_Delisted_a_Lo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/It_Seems_Like_Google_News_Cracked_Down_on_Omitted_Delisted_a_Lo.gmi [17:43] TR Bot Techrights It Seems Like Google News Cracked Down on (Omitted, Delisted) a Lot of Slopfarms [17:46] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kk1xk8ga [17:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kk1xk8ga ) [17:46] schestowitz[TR3] " sorry just now saw this. Been busy. I got the notice in early Nov like everyone else. My resume had already been updated as I had heard rumors of one last big one before the end of the year and with 20+ years on my back, I felt I was a target. I interviewed 2 times over the course of the month of Nov then hit Thanksgiving, so it slowed, then first week of Dec they scheduled last interview and then 2nd week of Dec, last day, Frid [17:46] schestowitz[TR3] ay, they called and offered my the job to start in mid-January with the next on-boarding class. That was it. So I accepted and just coasted until Dec 31st, cancelled all my vacation since I wasn't doing anything anyway. But I also did not announce I was leaving either, I left that to my my FLM and 2nd line who waited until the last minute and scrambled to find the people who I needed to KT over to, as they were out on PTO lol. In [17:46] schestowitz[TR3] the end I had two 1hr KT sessions that had to be recorded since they could not get some of the people since they were either literally traveling (thinking flying/driving) or out of the country with no laptop. [17:46] schestowitz[TR3] Dec 31st I wiped my laptop (didn't need to, but did anyway) and shipped back that weekend. Signed severance package, week and change later got my severance and all my vacation paid (in the new year 2026 so no tax hit for 2025), then shredded my badge and Citi business card. That was it. Started the new job on Jan 20th, so two weeks and change of vacation right there." [17:48] TR News "I have had nearly as long a tenure as Arvind, have as many patents and earned more awards. Yet Arvind had no problem burning my career to ash to pad his own pockets. I have a legacy of helping people; Arvind has a legacy of nothing but greed and turning his back on the American worker. Fu ck Arvind and anyone who supports this traitor to America." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj [17:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj ) [17:50] TR News "No one deserves more hate than Arvind. An "immigrant" that destroys American jobs isn't one we need here. He is a traitor. End of story." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj [17:54] TR News "Companies look to ARM for their low power cloud compute workloads where X86 is too expensive and/or too power intensive. IBM's brilliant idea is to convince them to run these workloads on a mainframe ARM emulator? This doesn't sound strategic, it sounds like IBM panicking because they're seeing more and more erosion of mainframe utilization at their key clients." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn73vh31 [17:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn73vh31 ) [17:56] TR News Change is needed, admits watchdog boss https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/change-is-needed-admits-watchdog-boss-tfvp2bfn9 "Sarah Rapson says she accepts criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, but transforming the regime will take time" [17:56] TR Bot Verifying Device ● Apr 02 [18:06] TR News Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/ [18:06] TR Bot Forking frenzy ensues after launch of Euro-Office The Register [18:09] TR News (NEW): ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.gmi [18:09] TR Bot Tux Machines ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate [18:12] *Goblin (~Goblin@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights [18:14] TR News "I posted a page of Geminispace images every day for a year, and it's over now." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-04-02_No_more_Picture_Pages.gmi [18:15] TR News "The instance is up and accepting submissions in the usual way. There is a light, informal sync with ew0k's instance for the time being, but no-one should rely on that sync mechanism working." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-04-02_re-antenna-packed-up--new-antenna-instance.gmi [18:15] TR News xkcd: Creation #3227 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3227.gmi [18:16] TR News Blue Jays 4-2 to Start the Season gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/4-02.gmi [18:17] TR News "So Sleepycrow mentioned the `.well-known/fursona` scheme earlier, and I mentioned I couldn't find a way to read the data from a gemini server. Well, I made one. (See my previous post for the resolution to the TLS issue.)" gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-04-02.gmi [18:18] TR News "Our local cinema went all-in on this movie. Bespoke headrest covers, giant yellow ? cubes in the room, racks of Yoshi and Luma toys, full Mario livery on the corridors, a photo-op where you could sit in a little boat (was this even in the film?), and they even had a real life human announcer come in and give a welcome speech. Epic!" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/01/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie/ [18:19] TR News speaking of space, we just had a launch gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/gritty/40796 [18:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Super Mario Galaxy Movie and New Antenna Instance https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie_and_New_Antenn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie_and_New_Antenn.gmi [18:25] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Super Mario Galaxy Movie and New Antenna Instance [18:40] TR News Techrights Low Morale at IBM and Perception of Destructive Management https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Low_Morale_at_IBM_and_Perception_of_Destructive_Management.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Low_Morale_at_IBM_and_Perception_of_Destructive_Management.gmi [18:40] TR Bot Techrights Low Morale at IBM and Perception of Destructive Management [18:43] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/news/men-are-ditching-tv-for-youtube-as-ai-usage-and-social-media-fatigue-grow/ [18:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/men-are-ditching-tv-for-youtube-as-ai-usage-and-social-media-fatigue-grow/ ) [18:43] admfubar that'll force them to upgrade... https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-downloading-new-outlook-may-be-necessary-to-send-emails-due-to-new-nasty-bug/ [18:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-says-downloading-new-outlook-may-be-necessary-to-send-emails-due-to-new-nasty-bug/ ) [18:47] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Becoming More Universal https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Becoming_More_Universal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Becoming_More_Universal.gmi [18:47] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Becoming More Universal [18:53] *bleb has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [18:55] TR News (NEW): Denmark: Less Apple, More GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Denmark_Less_Apple_More_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Denmark_Less_Apple_More_GNU_Linux.gmi [18:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Denmark: Less Apple, More GNU/Linux [18:55] admfubar https://lwn.net/Articles/1065908/ [18:55] TR Bot at The Document Foundation [LWN.net] [18:58] admfubar is this why bees fly like a tesla on autopilot???? https://thedebrief.org/scientists-reveal-alcohol-is-widespread-in-the-nectar-from-flowers-pollinators-drink-all-day/ [18:58] TR Bot Scientists Reveal Alcohol is Widespread in the Nectar from Flowers Pollinators Drink All Day - The Debrief [18:58] TR News New lows for Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/spain/#monthly-200902-202604 [18:58] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Spain | Statcounter Global Stats [18:59] *bleb (~cm@user/bleb) has joined #techrights ● Apr 02 [19:01] TR News Firefox measured as down again [19:03] TR News "Unilever freezes global hiring for three months" [19:04] TR News "Track NASAs Artemis II Mission in Real Time - NASA" top clip in https://analytics.usa.gov/ [19:04] TR Bot The US government's web traffic. [19:04] *bleb has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [19:06] TR News GNU/Linux up to 4.5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/malaysia/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:06] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Malaysia | Statcounter Global Stats [19:06] admfubar https://thedebrief.org/direct-fusion-drive-first-plasma-achieved-in-the-race-for-a-propulsion-system-that-could-cut-the-travel-time-to-mars-in-half/ [19:06] TR Bot First Plasma Achieved in the Race for a Propulsion System that Could Cut the Travel Time to Mars in Half - The Debrief [19:06] TR News And above 4% in the neighbour https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/indonesia/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:06] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Indonesia | Statcounter Global Stats [19:20] *bleb (~cm@user/bleb) has joined #techrights [19:20] admfubar https://lwn.net/Articles/1064692/ [19:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://lwn.net/Articles/1064692/ ) [19:21] admfubar https://pandoc.org/ [19:21] TR Bot Pandoc - index [19:27] *Goblin has quit (connection closed) [19:40] TR News Problems continue for Microsoft there https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_s_Thailand_Problem.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/thailand/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:40] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Thailand Problem [19:40] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Thailand | Statcounter Global Stats [19:41] admfubar boldly going where no one has gone before... https://futurism.com/space/moon-astronaut-space-toilet-jams [19:41] TR Bot Moon Spacecraft's Toilet Fails Hours Into Ten-Day Journey [19:48] TR News Techrights In Asia, Windows is in Its Teens (Below 20%) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/In_Asia_Windows_is_in_Its_Teens_Below_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/In_Asia_Windows_is_in_Its_Teens_Below_20.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Techrights In Asia, Windows is in Its Teens (Below 20%) [19:55] *tessier_ (~tessier@bkvnvf9i7ceyk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:55] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:57] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 31 Out of 200: Speaking About 20+ Years of Alleged Harassment/Defamation and High-Profile 'Targets' of Garrett https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_31_Out_of_200_Speaking_About_20_Years_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_31_Out_of_200_Speaking_About_20_Years_of_.gmi [19:57] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 31 Out of 200: Speaking About 20+ Years of Alleged Harassment/Defamation and High-Profile 'Targets' of Garrett [19:59] *Goblin (~Goblin@g5mtr4e86tp7q.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 02 [20:04] TR News Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqk718l4neo [20:04] TR Bot Fewer people posting on social media, Ofcom finds - BBC News [20:06] TR News Social Media Stats United Kingdom https://gs.statcounter.com/social-media-stats/all/united-kingdom/#monthly-202002-202604 relative, not absolute [20:06] TR Bot Social Media Stats United Kingdom | Statcounter Global Stats ● Apr 02 [21:21] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:22] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [21:35] TR News (NEW): OBS Studio 32.1.1 Is Out to Improve the Audio Mixer and Audio Deduplication https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/OBS_Studio_32_1_1_Is_Out_to_Improve_the_Audio_Mixer_and_Audio_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/OBS_Studio_32_1_1_Is_Out_to_Improve_the_Audio_Mixer_and_Audio_D.gmi [21:35] TR Bot Tux Machines OBS Studio 32.1.1 Is Out to Improve the Audio Mixer and Audio Deduplication [21:40] admfubar https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreoffice-drives-europes-open-source-shift-growing-push-digital-sovereignty [21:40] TR Bot LibreOffice Drives Europes Open Source Shift: A Growing Push for Digital Sovereignty | Linux Journal [21:51] admfubar and people are afraid of ai... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-video-on-seattles-kexp-has-music-fans-celebrating-human-creativity-in-an-age-of-ai-slop/ [21:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-video-on-seattles-kexp-has-music-fans-celebrating-human-creativity-in-an-age-of-ai-slop/ ) [21:58] MinceR > LibreOffice Drives Europes Open Source Shift [21:58] MinceR how do we know they're more loyal to europeans than to microslop and whatever is left of novell? 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