●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, July 02, 2025 ●● ● Jul 02 [00:02] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [00:05] *wael___ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:05] *wael___ (~quassel@hgmhm4zzuwffw.irc) has joined #techrights [00:31] MinceR ok, i guess i don't like fvwm anymore [00:31] MinceR SelectOnRelease just became a no-op [00:31] MinceR without even updating the package [00:31] MinceR i hate my life [00:32] admfubar fvwm?? [00:49] IsambardPrince How does a package change like that without an update? [00:51] MinceR \_()_/ [00:51] MinceR maybe "free"desktop fucked with x or something [00:51] MinceR though xev still seems to report the key being released properly [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1d7f) has joined #techrights ● Jul 02 [01:02] *oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights [01:05] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [01:51] IsambardPrince https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-us-banks-hike-dividends-213145188.html [01:51] TR Bot Biggest US banks hike dividends, announce share buybacks after acing stress tests [01:52] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Disgorgement of capital ● Jul 02 [02:22] TR News Sand Drawing Table Inspired By Sisyphus [02:23] TR News Blowtorching https://hackaday.com/2025/06/30/blowtorching-electroplated-3d-prints-for-good-reason/ | Source: Hackaday [02:23] TR Bot Electroplated 3D Prints For Good Reason | Hackaday [02:23] TR News (NEW): First Arch Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.15 Is Now Available for Download https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/First_Arch_Linux_ISO_Release_Powered_by_Linux_6_15_Is_Now_Avail.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/First_Arch_Linux_ISO_Release_Powered_by_Linux_6_15_Is_Now_Avail.gmi [02:23] TR Bot Tux Machines First Arch Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.15 Is Now Available for Download [02:24] TR News This Strange 'Bubble Wrap' Can Produce Drinking Water in The Desert https://www.sciencealert.com/this-strange-bubble-wrap-can-produce-drinking-water-in-the-desert [02:24] TR Bot Strange 'Bubble Wrap' Can Produce Drinking Water in The Desert : ScienceAlert [02:26] TR News "I was renewing my vehicle registration online today (as you do), and I did not want to pay the extra "service fee" for paying with a credit card (as you don't). So I opted for the "electronic check" option, which requires me to enter my account and routing numbers." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-07-01 [02:27] TR News Posts from January to June 2025 gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-07-01-posts-from-january-to-june-2025.gmi [02:28] TR News "I've had, for a couple years now, a good habit of journaling near-daily. I've fallen off the wagon a bit, though, and I think the reason why (aside from depression and hormone fuckery) is that I keep writing the same things, confronting the same questions without answers." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-07-01.gmi [02:29] TR News "I usually buy cheap coffee and by carefully preparing coffee, Im able to make it taste passable." gemini://aelspire.info/posts/2025-06-25-coffee/post.gmi [02:30] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-02.gmi [02:32] TR News "Im looking for a new image viewer A GTK version vimiv was deprecated in favor of a Qt version, which doesnt install on Arch Linux from AUR. Previously I was using imv which is is currently seeking a new maintainer to adopt it." gemini://aelspire.info/posts/2025-06-22-image-viewer/post.gmi [02:32] TR News "Ive distrohopped to Arch Linux from Debian on my laptop to have the same distro on both of my computers. Having slightly different config and software on two computers started to get on my nerves. My server and family members computers are still on Debian." gemini://aelspire.info/posts/2025-06-20-arch-linux/post.gmi [02:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1339.jpg [02:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1689.jpg [02:37] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:37] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/07/2025: Arch Linux and Fulfillment in Gemini https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Gemini_Links_02_07_2025_Arch_Linux_and_Fulfillment_in_Gemini.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Gemini_Links_02_07_2025_Arch_Linux_and_Fulfillment_in_Gemini.gmi [02:37] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [02:37] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 02/07/2025: Arch Linux and Fulfillment in Gemini [02:42] TR News Techrights "Wayland People" Behave Like the Googles and Microsofts of This World https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Wayland_People_Behave_Like_the_Googles_and_Microsofts_of_This_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Wayland_People_Behave_Like_the_Googles_and_Microsofts_of_This_W.gmi [02:42] TR Bot Techrights "Wayland People" Behave Like the Googles and Microsofts of This World [02:44] TR News Microsoft collapse today: "Spill the tea please! Who knows about the teams being impacted? We all know managers or leadership have their list. Internal calls have taken place to prep for tomorrow. Insider, share the info!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz39vtv1 [02:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz39vtv1 ) [02:44] TR News "Its going to be a blood bath in MCAPS [...] Judson taking sabbatical" [02:45] TR News "Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today, bringing a few interesting changes for Linux gamers, as well as various other enhancements and bug fixes." https://9to5linux.com/steam-client-now-enables-proton-by-default-for-games-without-native-linux-builds [02:45] TR Bot Client Now Enables Proton by Default for Games without Native Linux Builds - 9to5Linux [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-010725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-010725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-010725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-010725.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-010725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-010725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-010725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-010725.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-010725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-010725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-010725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-010725.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-07-01.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-07-01.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-2025-07-01.txt [02:51] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_01_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_01_2025.gmi [02:51] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 [02:51] TR News Date surfaces for when Microsoft will begin devastating Xbox layoffs https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106136/date-surfaces-for-when-microsoft-will-begin-devastating-xbox-layoffs/index.html [02:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106136/date-surfaces-for-when-microsoft-will-begin-devastating-xbox-layoffs/index.html ) [02:53] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:54] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:54] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Jul 02 [03:02] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Google Serves to People Linux Slop and Linux FUD (Made by Bots) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Slopwatch_Google_Serves_to_People_Linux_Slop_and_Linux_FUD_Made.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Slopwatch_Google_Serves_to_People_Linux_Slop_and_Linux_FUD_Made.gmi [03:02] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Google Serves to People Linux Slop and Linux FUD (Made by Bots) [03:06] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-4-performance-wayland-x11-comparison.html [03:06] TR Bot Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11 desktop performance numbers [03:14] TR News Techrights Microsoft Lost 29% of Windows Users, Based on Microsoft, Now Come Massive Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Lost_29_of_Windows_Users_Based_on_Microsoft_Now_Come_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Lost_29_of_Windows_Users_Based_on_Microsoft_Now_Come_.gmi [03:14] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lost 29% of Windows Users, Based on Microsoft, Now Come Massive Layoffs [03:25] TR News "As a Fedora Outreachy intern, my first month has been packed with learning and contributions. This blog shares what I worked on and how I learned to navigate open source communities." https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-dei-outreachy-intern-my-first-month-recap-%f0%9f%8e%8a/ What does Fedora's DEI policy say about blind people? [03:25] TR Bot Fedora DEI Outreachy Intern - My first month Recap Fedora Community Blog [03:31] IsambardPrince MinceR, I just don't get this landlord. [03:31] IsambardPrince If you're 3 days late, he takes you to eviction without even a warning. [03:31] IsambardPrince If you pay him a month early, he doesn't cash the check for a month, [03:39] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/elon-musks-starlink-adds-750-congestion-charge/ [03:39] TR Bot Musks Starlink Adds $750 Congestion Charge | Techdirt [03:42] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/30/amcs-latest-innovation-more-ads-at-the-movie-theater/ [03:42] TR Bot Latest Innovation: More Ads At The Movie Theater | Techdirt ● Jul 02 [04:01] TR News Bold Plan to DNA Test All Babies in UK Poses Serious Risks, Experts Warn https://www.sciencealert.com/bold-plan-to-dna-test-all-babies-in-uk-poses-serious-risks-experts-warn [04:01] TR Bot Plan to DNA Test All Babies in UK Poses Serious Risks, Experts Warn : ScienceAlert [04:02] TR News Phone Keyboard Reverse Engineered https://hackaday.com/2025/06/30/phone-keyboard-reverse-engineered/ | Source: Hackaday [04:02] TR Bot Keyboard Reverse Engineered | Hackaday [04:02] TR News Building The Marauder LowRacer From Bike Parts https://hackaday.com/2025/06/30/building-the-marauder-lowracer-from-bike-parts/ | Source: Hackaday [04:02] TR Bot The Marauder LowRacer From Bike Parts | Hackaday [04:03] TR News QtGrpc - Tips, Tricks & Sweet Spots https://www.qt.io/blog/qtgrpc-tips-tricks-sweet-spots [04:03] TR Bot QtGrpc - Tips, Tricks & Sweet Spots [04:05] TR News What Happens After LLM Slop 'Hey Hi (AI)' Destroys College Writing? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper [04:05] TR Bot What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing? | The New Yorker [04:05] TR News GMKtec NucBox K10 Mini PC Review: Powerful Performance in a Compact Package https://www.the-diy-life.com/gmktec-nucbox-k10-mini-pc-review-powerful-performance-in-a-compact-package/ [04:05] TR Bot GMKtec NucBox K10 Mini PC Review: Powerful Performance in a Compact Package - The DIY Life [04:13] TR News FSF Blogs: Reverse engineering, DDoS attacks, and why we need your voice. Read more in the spring Bulletin http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/spring-2025-digital-bulletin [04:13] TR Bot Reverse engineering, DDoS attacks, and why we need your voice. Read more in the spring Bulletin Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [04:13] TR News Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 898 https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/06/30/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-898/ [04:13] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 898 [04:14] TR News Fixing Apt Update Issues Due to Unreachable Proxy on Ubuntu https://anto.online/fix-apt-update-proxy-error-ubuntu/ [04:14] TR Bot Fixing Apt Update Issues Due to Unreachable Proxy on Ubuntu - Anto ./online [04:15] TR News Why Models-as-a-Service architecture is ideal for Hey Hi (AI) models https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/30/why-models-service-architecture-ideal-ai-models [04:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/30/why-models-service-architecture-ideal-ai-models ) [04:16] TR News How to run MicroShift as a container using MINC https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/30/how-run-microshift-container-using-minc [04:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/30/how-run-microshift-container-using-minc ) [04:16] TR News Steam and GNU/Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/steam-and-linux-gaming-is-safe-fedora-will-not-drop-32-bit-support-after-all-dev-says-proposal-was-not-some-conspiracy-to-break-the-gaming-use-case [04:16] TR Bot Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case' | Tom's Hardware [04:17] TR News "AMD Hey Hi (AI) Linux-powered servers are failing to hibernate due to excessive VRAM and a high number of AMD Instinct accelerators per system." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/massive-vram-pools-on-amd-instinct-accelerators-drown-linuxs-hibernation-process-1-5-tb-of-memory-per-server-creates-headaches [04:17] TR Bot Massive VRAM pools on AMD Instinct accelerators drown Linux's hibernation process 1.5 TB of memory per server creates headaches | Tom's Hardware [04:17] TR News KDE's KClock is getting Wayland Picture-In-Picture support https://www.neowin.net/news/kdes-kclock-is-getting-wayland-picture-in-picture-support/ [04:17] TR Bot KDE's KClock is getting Wayland Picture-In-Picture support - Neowin [04:18] TR News GNU/Linux Rises to New Highs in Angola, Africa in General is Abandoning backdoored Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/30/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_New_Highs_in_Angola_Africa_in_General_is_Aba.shtml [04:18] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to New Highs in Angola, Africa in General is Abandoning Windows [04:18] TR News GNU/Linux Growing in Sierra Leone This Year https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/30/GNU_Linux_Growing_in_Sierra_Leone_This_Year.shtml [04:18] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Growing in Sierra Leone This Year [04:18] TR News (NEW): PI(M)P Your Clock https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/01/PI_M_P_Your_Clock.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/01/PI_M_P_Your_Clock.gmi [04:18] TR Bot Tux Machines PI(M)P Your Clock [04:19] TR News Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-6.17-Drops-bcachefs [04:19] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs Linux Magazine [04:20] TR News (NEW): Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Bcachefs_may_be_headed_out_of_the_kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/28/Bcachefs_may_be_headed_out_of_the_kernel.gmi [04:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel [04:21] TR News "Navalny figurine drop" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/30/bidding-no-farewell | Source: Meduza [04:21] TR Bot Bidding No farewell Meduzas anniversary exhibition ends this week with last-chance tours, a Navalny figurine drop, and so much more. Heres what you need to know. Meduza [04:21] TR News fossforce? foss?? https://fossforce.com/2025/06/when-nato-spending-fuels-european-startups-and-risks-for-the-us/ [04:21] TR Bot When NATO Spending Fuels European StartupsAnd Risks for the US [04:22] TR News Diederick de Vries tries a paper calendar https://rubenerd.com/diederick-de-vries-tries-a-paper-calendar/ [04:22] TR Bot Diederick de Vries tries a paper calendar [04:23] TR News The 2025 Most Secure Phone in The World Reviews Are In: Efani, Analytics Insight, Navi, and Cashify https://puri.sm/posts/the-2025-most-secure-phone-in-the-world-reviews-are-in-efani-analytics-insight-navi-and-cashify/ [04:23] TR Bot The 2025 Most Secure Phone in The World Reviews Are In: Efani, Analytics Insight, Navi, and Cashify Purism [04:24] TR News Request for proposals: production firm for RightsCon 2026 https://www.accessnow.org/request-for-proposals-production-firm-for-rightscon-2026/ [04:24] TR Bot Request for Proposals Production Firm for RightsCon 2026 | RightsCon Summit Series [04:25] TR News Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250630-yes-viral-video-of-tehran-s-evin-prison-explosion-is-ai-generated [04:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250630-yes-viral-video-of-tehran-s-evin-prison-explosion-is-ai-generated ) [04:26] TR News France's public broadcasting reform: What would its impact be? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250630-france-s-public-broadcasting-reform-what-would-its-impact-be [04:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250630-france-s-public-broadcasting-reform-what-would-its-impact-be ) [04:26] TR News Hedging on Claim Construction: USPTO Says Keep It to One IPR Petition https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/06/hedging-construction-petition.html [04:26] TR Bot Hedging on Claim Construction: USPTO Says Keep It to One IPR Petition | Patently-O [04:29] TR News Airoha Chip Vulnerabilities Expose Headphones to Takeover https://www.securityweek.com/airoha-chip-vulnerabilities-expose-headphones-to-takeover/ [04:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/airoha-chip-vulnerabilities-expose-headphones-to-takeover/ ) [04:30] TR News Canada Gives Hikvision the Boot on National Security Grounds https://www.securityweek.com/canada-gives-hikvision-the-boot-on-national-security-grounds/ [04:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/canada-gives-hikvision-the-boot-on-national-security-grounds/ ) [04:30] TR News Ahold Delhaize Data Breach Impacts 2.2 Million People https://www.securityweek.com/ahold-delhaize-data-breach-impacts-2-2-million-people/ [04:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ahold-delhaize-data-breach-impacts-2-2-million-people/ ) [04:30] TR News Hawaiian Airlines Hacked as Aviation Sector Warned of Scattered Spider Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/hawaiian-airlines-hacked-as-aviation-sector-warned-of-scattered-spider-attacks/ [04:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hawaiian-airlines-hacked-as-aviation-sector-warned-of-scattered-spider-attacks/ ) [04:49] TR News Techrights The Company Run by Former (and Last Proper) Red Hat CEO, Promoting Microsoft Mono, Faces Shock as Senior Partner Jailed for 33 Sexual Offenses Including Pedophilia https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/The_Company_Run_by_Former_and_Last_Proper_Red_Hat_CEO_Promoting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/The_Company_Run_by_Former_and_Last_Proper_Red_Hat_CEO_Promoting.gmi [04:49] TR Bot Techrights The Company Run by Former (and Last Proper) Red Hat CEO, Promoting Microsoft Mono, Faces Shock as Senior Partner Jailed for 33 Sexual Offenses Including Pedophilia [04:49] IsambardPrince Those beds they were sleeping on in 11th century China sure looked painful. [04:52] TR News "NVIDIA have given an update on their driver support for various GPUs, with an upcoming update being the last for a whole lot of cards." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/nvidia-confirm-upcoming-driver-will-be-the-last-for-maxwell-pascal-and-volta/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:52] TR Bot confirm upcoming driver will be the last for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta | GamingOnLinux [04:52] TR News "Time is running out for the end of support for the Ubuntu 24.10 series, so you'll need to upgrade quite soon to continue getting security fixes." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/running-ubuntu-24-10-its-time-to-get-upgrading-with-support-ending/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:52] TR Bot Ubuntu 24.10? It's time to get upgrading with support ending | GamingOnLinux [04:53] TR News "MangoHud is a fantastic Vulkan and OpenGL performance overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Here's how to use it on Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-use-mangohud-for-linux-game-performance-monitoring/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:53] TR Bot to use MangoHud for Linux game performance monitoring | GamingOnLinux [04:53] TR News "Inspired by one of my favourite movies, Xenopurge channels tactical roguelike action where you're commanding a squad dealing with aliens." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/inspired-by-the-movie-aliens-tactical-roguelike-xenopurge-heads-to-steam-on-july-11/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:53] TR Bot by the movie Aliens, tactical roguelike Xenopurge heads to Steam on July 11 | GamingOnLinux [04:54] TR News "ZERO Sievert is a popular single-player top-down extraction shooter that's a lot of fun, and it just had a huge upgrade that's worth a look." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/single-player-extraction-shooter-zero-sievert-gets-gamepad-and-steam-deck-upgrades/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:54] TR Bot extraction shooter ZERO Sievert gets gamepad and Steam Deck upgrades | GamingOnLinux [04:55] TR News "LizardByte released the latest major update to Sunshine, the game streaming host platform for Moonlight to stream games from one system to another." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/sunshine-game-stream-host-for-moonlight-gets-security-fixes-linux-improvements-and-more-features/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [04:55] TR Bot game stream host for Moonlight gets security fixes, Linux improvements and more features | GamingOnLinux [04:56] TR News Combatting slop deception https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/29/you-fund-our-work-here-send-5-to-pivot-to-ai/ [04:56] TR Bot You fund our work here. Send $5 to Pivot to AI! Pivot to AI [04:56] TR News "Destroy "AI"" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/06/destroy-ai/ [04:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/06/destroy-ai/ ) [04:57] TR News "The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/peter-thiel-billionaires-abandoning-humanity/ [04:57] TR Bot The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity | The Nation [04:58] TR News Court halts French age verification for online porn | "Domstol stoppar fransk lderskoll fr ntporr" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/06/30/domstol-stoppar-fransk-alderskoll-for-natporr/ [04:58] TR Bot Domstol stoppar fransk lderskoll fr ntporr ● Jul 02 [05:01] TR News "Want to know what's popular on Steam Deck? Got you covered here with the latest details on the most popular games for June 2025." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/heres-the-most-played-games-on-steam-deck-for-june-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:01] TR Bot the most played games on Steam Deck for June 2025 | GamingOnLinux [05:02] TR News "PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 v2.4 has been released, bringing with it many enhancements to game support and improved Linux support too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/open-source-ps2-emulator-pcsx2-v2-4-brings-sdl-3-wayland-support-lots-of-compatibility-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:02] TR Bot source PS2 emulator PCSX2 v2.4 brings SDL 3, Wayland support, lots of compatibility fixes | GamingOnLinux [05:04] TR News iophk: EFF are microsoft apologists, and thus against actual digital rights https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/effecting-change-eff-turns-35 https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Google_Bribes_EFF_EFF_Promotes_LLM_Slop_as_Fair_Use_To_GAFAM_It.shtml [05:04] TR Bot EFFecting Change: EFF Turns 35! | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:04] TR Bot Techrights Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge. [05:05] TR News (NEW): Games: PCSX2, Steam Deck, MangoHud, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Games_PCSX2_Steam_Deck_MangoHud_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Games_PCSX2_Steam_Deck_MangoHud_and_More.gmi [05:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: PCSX2, Steam Deck, MangoHud, and More [05:06] TR News "Chat Control 2 utan garantier mot ndamlsglidning" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/01/chat-control-2-utan-garantier-mot-andamalsglidning/ [05:06] TR Bot Chat Control 2 utan garantier mot ndamlsglidning [05:07] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [05:10] TR News "We're campaigning to support every school and library in the UK to set up a free Code Club so all young people can thrive in the age of AI." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-code-club-in-every-school-and-library/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [05:10] TR Bot A Code Club in every school and library - Raspberry Pi Foundation [05:15] TR News "There are dozens of similar copyright lawsuits working through the courts right now" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/01/1119486/ai-copyright-meta-anthropic/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [05:15] TR Bot What comes next for AI copyright lawsuits? | MIT Technology Review [05:16] TR News "But it still does not comply with this European regulation, which aims to promote fair competition in the digital space. The Commission has ordered Apple to stop charging any fees on such transactions." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/apple-is-making-a-mockery-of-dma | Source: Jrme Marin [05:16] TR Bot Apple is making a mockery of DMA - by Jrme Marin [05:16] TR News "The decision allows the case to go forward in what could be a years-long fight for Apple against enforcers' attempt to lower what they say are barriers to competition with Apple's iPhone." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-loses-bid-to-dismiss-us-smartphone-monopoly-case/articleshow/122171675.cms | Source: India Times [05:16] TR Bot Apple loses bid to dismiss US smartphone monopoly case - The Economic Times [05:16] TR News "Every year since I blogged about fixing exclusive app distribution way back in 2011, there have been little cracks appearing in Apples monopoly wall. Growing developer resentment." https://www.manton.org/2025/06/30/app-store-monopoly-cracks.html | Source: Manton Reece [05:16] TR Bot Manton Reece - App Store monopoly cracks [05:17] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/netflix-to-livestream-nasa-launches-spacewalks-starting-summer/articleshow/122166110.cms | Source: India Times [05:17] TR Bot Netflix to livestream NASA launches, spacewalks starting summer - The Economic Times [05:17] TR News "The US space agency will live stream everything, from rocket launches and spacewalks to broadcasts from the International Space Station (ISS)." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2833404/nasa-will-start-streaming-live-on-netflix-later-this-summer.html | Source: PC World [05:17] TR Bot will start streaming live on Netflix later this summer | PCWorld [05:23] IsambardPrince https://ktla.com/news/travel/ai-cameras-begin-ticketing-bus-lane-violators-in-2-more-l-a-county-cities/ [05:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://ktla.com/news/travel/ai-cameras-begin-ticketing-bus-lane-violators-in-2-more-l-a-county-cities/ ) [05:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], AI bus lane cameras! [05:25] *koo5__ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [05:26] *koo5__ (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights [05:33] TR News Techrights Why the Microsoft People Who Started SLAPPs Against Techrights Could Very Well be Sent Back to Prison https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Why_the_Microsoft_People_Who_Started_SLAPPs_Against_Techrights_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Why_the_Microsoft_People_Who_Started_SLAPPs_Against_Techrights_.gmi [05:33] TR Bot Techrights Why the Microsoft People Who Started SLAPPs Against Techrights Could Very Well be Sent Back to Prison [05:40] schestowitz[TR3] ai, IsambardPrince ? [05:40] schestowitz[TR3] you mean some computer program? [05:40] schestowitz[TR3] all of those cameras always had computers [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] now they call it "hey hi"? [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] why now? [05:41] IsambardPrince Everything is AI so it means everything and nothing. [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] yup [05:41] IsambardPrince They can pump stock just by adding "AI" or .ai [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] i spoke about this with rianne yetserday afternoon [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] we made a game [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] we look at things in town [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] and then explain why they are "hey hi" [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] then you realise anything, even a bilboard, is "hey hi" [05:41] IsambardPrince Please don't tell me someone has to take a shot every time you read or hear "AI". [05:41] schestowitz[TR3] based on this pseudo-fashion [05:41] IsambardPrince You'll die of alcohol poisoning for sure. [05:42] IsambardPrince Unless you turn the computer off and read a book. [05:42] schestowitz[TR3] techrights.ai [05:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], What's your IPO and Market Cap? [05:42] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2024/01/31/the-tiny-caribbean-island-thats-making-a-fortune-from-ai/ [05:42] TR Bot The Tiny Caribbean Island Thats Making A Fortune From AI [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: glad you asked [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] see... [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] i sold my dad 0.1% in shares [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] for a grand [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] so the site is worth a milion [05:43] schestowitz[TR3] do you want to buy 10% for $100,000? [05:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Apparently we're seeing a small resurgence in the use of "impecunious" in books. According to Google. Ever since the 2008 recession. [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] (that's how this scammers do it) [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] i had a good friend, mark [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] he moved to eat europe [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] after he lost all his money [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] to "crypto" [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] that crowd is all scams [05:44] IsambardPrince How do you eat Europe? [05:44] schestowitz[TR3] l;ike FTC [05:45] IsambardPrince One bite at a time? [05:45] IsambardPrince Hahaha [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] which is BTW connected to the Serial Strangler [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] *from Microsoft [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] the litigation buddy of gulagboy [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] we'll cover this one day [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] this is underworld stuff [05:45] IsambardPrince Yes, scams and scum. [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: east europe, romania [05:45] schestowitz[TR3] after he lost all his money [05:45] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], The banks are being quickly deregulated. [05:46] IsambardPrince The 5 big banks just announced that they'll do $600 billion worth of share buybacks. [05:46] schestowitz[TR3] lost everything: home, job, health, money, partner, disgnity.. [05:46] IsambardPrince Mostly within the next two years. [05:46] schestowitz[TR3] what did he not lose? [05:46] IsambardPrince And they will increase dividends. [05:46] IsambardPrince Then when they have a bank run, guess who pays. [05:46] schestowitz[TR3] then he lost more money on lawyers, in vain [05:46] schestowitz[TR3] they told him recovering his money would be almost infeasible [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: prices go up [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] already [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] so you already pay [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] one way or another [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] you say you get a dump in ILL for 1150 a month [05:47] IsambardPrince Right. [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] seems unfair [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] btw, i got 8tb drive for 150 yesterday [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] good price [05:47] IsambardPrince It's impossible to earn enough interest if you have savings to meet or beat inflation. [05:47] schestowitz[TR3] i compared two shops [05:48] IsambardPrince And with Trump banging the drums saying lower rates are a litmus test, less bank interest, more inflation. [05:48] schestowitz[TR3] now he talks about deporting melon [05:48] IsambardPrince As soon as Powell leaves, all hell truly breaks loose. [05:48] schestowitz[TR3] but don't wait for it [05:48] schestowitz[TR3] it's just more clickbait [05:48] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], It's Hyperstagflation in the making. [05:49] IsambardPrince We've had stangation before, we've had hyperinflation before. [05:49] IsambardPrince But I don't think both at the same time. [05:49] IsambardPrince This is sort of new to the US afaik. [05:49] IsambardPrince Hyperstagflation. [05:49] TR News "Low-Earth Orbit satellite broadband services like Starlink have their uses, but will always be dealing with capacity constraints." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/elon-musks-starlink-adds-750-congestion-charge/ | Source: Techdirt [05:49] TR Bot Musks Starlink Adds $750 Congestion Charge | Techdirt [05:51] TR News "Whether you are travelling or just wondering if the signal in your area is particularly bad" https://www.scotsman.com/business/consumer/mobile-phone-dead-zones-with-worst-signal-5203094 | Source: The Scotsman [05:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/business/consumer/mobile-phone-dead-zones-with-worst-signal-5203094 ) [05:51] schestowitz[TR3] Hyperstagflation. [05:51] schestowitz[TR3] what does that mean in practice [05:51] schestowitz[TR3] prices up a a lot [05:51] schestowitz[TR3] and stagnation as in..? [05:52] TR News "The tool allows website owners to choose whether artificial intelligence crawlers can access their material" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/cloudflare-launches-tool-to-help-website-owners-monetise-ai-bot-crawler-access/articleshow/122180909.cms | Source: India Times [05:52] TR Bot Cloudflare launches tool to help website owners monetise AI bot crawler access - The Economic Times [05:52] schestowitz[TR3] today tr will be super-busy debunking bs articles on msft [05:52] schestowitz[TR3] they will say bs like, the layoffs are "ai investment": [05:57] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], I figure, yeah, zero or negative economic growth, double digit inflation. [05:57] IsambardPrince We'll ultimately see this going on. [05:57] IsambardPrince It's spillover from trying to pump the stock market way up despite a real economy that doesn't grow, or even contracts. [05:58] IsambardPrince Make the poor pay all the taxes when they go to the store looking for some mixing bowls. They were $39 in May, now they're $72. Tariffs. [05:59] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], My projected electric bill this month is over $200. [05:59] IsambardPrince The crooked electric company decided to fuck us real good again with no consequences. [05:59] IsambardPrince This much power would have cost about $140 maybe last year. ● Jul 02 [06:01] IsambardPrince They blame everything, including data centers. [06:02] IsambardPrince The only good thing about data centers is if they pump up the cost of electric it'll bankrupt the data centers and AI companies faster. [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] that is a lot of money for energy for two people in summer [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] how did you get that high? [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] we pay about 90 a month [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] not sure what the usg/gbp exchange rate is atm [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] maybe 130usd/month [06:08] schestowitz[TR3] and we have many computers running 24/7 [06:14] TR News ""Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare is now blocking all AI scrapers accessing content by default in an industry first. https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/major-uk-and-us-publishers-join-forces-to-block-ai-scrapers/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:14] TR Bot News publishers back Cloudflare blocking of all AI scrapers - Press Gazette [06:17] TR News "Crucially, WSJ reports that Amazon is now on the brink of having more robots in its warehouses than humans." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amazon-just-deployed-its-one-millionth-robot-in-its-warehouses-and-theyll-soon-outnumber-humans-generative-ai-to-help-cut-robot-fleet-travel-time-by-10-percent | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:17] TR Bot Amazon just deployed its one-millionth robot in its warehouses, and they'll soon outnumber humans generative AI to help cut robot fleet travel time by 10% | Tom's Hardware [06:18] TR News "Building out the detention capacity of US immigration enforcement by nearly a fourfold factor would elevate the ghoulish white-nationalist policy mandates of Miller into a permanent federal legacy" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-bill-police-state/ | Source: The Nation [06:18] TR Bot Trumps Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State | The Nation [06:18] TR News "Earlier this month, the Trump Administration pulled the federal government out of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement" https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/07/salmon-tribal-sovereignty-and-energy-collide-as-us-abandons-resilient-columbia-basin-agreement.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [06:18] TR Bot tribal sovereignty, and energy collide as US abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement - lonestarlive.com [06:26] TR News "The charges relate to a December 2017 Helsingin Sanomat article about the Finnish Intelligence Research Centre and follow-up stories, some of which were not published." https://yle.fi/a/74-20170451 | Source: YLE [06:26] TR Bot Helsinki appeal court convicts two HS journalists of treason | Yle News | Yle [06:27] TR News "One of the ways Trump has discussed cracking down on leakers and the press is by wielding the Espionage Act, a 1917 law criminalizing the dissemination of sensitive information that could harm U.S. national security or aid a foreign nation" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/espionage-act-team-trump-plan-media-1235376198/ | Source: Rolling Stone [06:27] TR Bot Espionage Act: Team Trump's Latest Plan to Go After the Media [06:27] TR News "Zaza is the owner and editor-in-chief of Noos Social news site, a senior member of Syrias Free Media Union, and the Syrian representative of the International Federation of Arab Journalists." https://cpj.org/2025/06/kurdish-journalist-hassan-zaza-detained-in-syria-whereabouts-unknown/ | Source: CPJ [06:27] TR Bot Kurdish journalist Hassan Zaza detained in Syria, whereabouts unknown - Committee to Protect Journalists [06:28] TR News "letter to our valued Eagle Times Community" https://www.reformer.com/news/eagle-times-newspaper-suspends-all-publication/article_9eafb29f-14dd-4e07-8616-50a3a1752f4b.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont [06:28] TR Bot Times newspaper suspends all publication | News | reformer.com [06:28] TR News "one of the news outlets that Hongkongers relied on." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/30/us-funded-radio-free-asia-halts-cantonese-service-in-face-of-trumps-funding-cuts/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:28] TR Bot Radio Free Asia halts Cantonese service in face of Trump's funding cuts [06:30] TR News "Media repression had already intensified on the heels of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022" https://cpj.org/2025/07/georgia-increasingly-blocks-entry-to-western-journalists-amid-authoritarian-turn/ | Source: CPJ [06:30] TR Bot Georgia increasingly blocks entry to Western journalists amid authoritarian turn - Committee to Protect Journalists [06:30] TR News "Seconds after he stepped out of the apartment" https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-us-prisoner-release/33460908.html | Source: RFERL [06:30] TR Bot A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal [06:33] TR News "I would have hoped for a different decision" https://yle.fi/a/74-20170408 | Source: YLE [06:33] TR Bot Comedian, Green politician face defamation charges over Halla-aho comments | Yle News | Yle [06:33] TR News "The issue arose last year when, in an interview with a French right-wing media outlet, Sansal questioned Algerias current borders" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-01/algerian-court-upholds-writers-5-year-sentence-in-a-case-thats-strained-ties-with-france | Source: US News And World Report [06:33] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-01/algerian-court-upholds-writers-5-year-sentence-in-a-case-thats-strained-ties-with-france ) [06:34] TR News "Trump tested the waters on martial law during his last term, threatening to send troops out to handle George Floyd protests. [...] Los Angeles swap meet was treated like an open-air market in some Middle Eastern country were currently at (undeclared) war with." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/national-guard-troops-sent-to-california-by-trump-are-just-out-there-doing-drug-busts/ | Source: Techdirt [06:34] TR Bot Guard Troops Sent To California By Trump Are Just Out There Doing Drug Busts | Techdirt [06:34] TR News "detained the staff members" https://cpj.org/2025/07/satirical-turkish-weekly-leman-targeted-over-muhammad-cartoon/ | Source: CPJ [06:34] TR Bot Satirical Turkish weekly LeMan targeted over Muhammad cartoon - Committee to Protect Journalists [06:34] TR News "A legal investigation was launched after the magazine's Jun 26 issue, and the cartoonist, identified only by the initials D.P." https://bianet.org/haber/rights-groups-condemn-police-treatment-of-detained-leman-cartoonist-309026 | Source: BIA Net [06:34] TR Bot Rights groups condemn police treatment of detained LeMan cartoonist [06:35] TR News "As Books & Ideas reports, this was classic Russian disinformation targeting two key countries in Russia's new African sphere" https://boingboing.net/2025/06/30/penis-theft-panic-in-africa-reveals-russian-propaganda-campaign-against-france.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/06/30/penis-theft-panic-in-africa-reveals-russian-propaganda-campaign-against-france.html ) [06:35] TR News "Dozens of accounts on X that promoted Scottish independence went dark during an [Internet] blackout in Iran." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/iranian-blackout-affected-misinformation-campaigns.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [06:35] TR Bot Blackout Affected Misinformation Campaigns - Schneier on Security [06:35] TR News "Dr. Salil Patkar, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Medicover Hospital, emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the medical field and tech platforms." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/hyderabad-chronicle/the-cancer-of-misinformation-1888263 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [06:35] TR Bot The Cancer of Misinformation [06:36] TR News "According to Chase Hughes, one of the best defenses against misinformation, psyops, propaganda, or whatever you want to call it is to be very good in spotting logical fallacies." https://huijzer.xyz/posts/96 | Source: Rik Huijzer [06:36] TR Bot Some Defenses Against Misinformation - Rik's Weblog [06:37] TR News "down nine percentage points from last year and five points below the prior low from 2020." https://mihobu.lol/micro-20250701121725 | Source: Michael Burkhardt [06:37] TR Bot (Not so) Proud to be an American - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web [06:37] TR News "said we'll take all the capacity you have wherever it is. It could be in Europe, could be in Asia, we'll just take everything." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/oracle_cloud_ai/ | Source: The Register UK [06:37] TR Bot Just one customer will double Oracle's cloud sales in 2028 The Register [06:37] TR News "Major tech firms prefer federal control to avoid regulatory patchworks that could hinder innovation." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-senate-strikes-ai-regulation-ban-from-trump-megabill/articleshow/122179699.cms | Source: India Times [06:37] TR Bot US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill - The Economic Times [06:38] TR News "This shows a lack of foresight and a big void in leadership, because AI is going to impact every role at every level within an organization. Which means AI adoption has to be a top-down, strategic priority." https://thenewstack.io/do-you-need-a-caio-the-rise-of-the-chief-ai-officer-in-2025/ | Source: The New Stack [06:38] TR Bot Do You Need a CAIO? The Rise of the Chief AI Officer in 2025 - The New Stack [06:38] TR News "No longer bound to Microsoft's infrastructure, OpenAI is looking to expand its network of compute providers to the likes of Oracle, CoreWeave, and apparently even rival model builder Google." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/openai_google_tpu/ | Source: The Register UK [06:38] TR Bot There are no allegiances with OpenAI - just compute The Register [06:38] TR News "The company first revealed it planned to go public and had confidentially filed its paperwork with the SEC on April 15." https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/01/figma-makes-ipo-plans-public-following-earlier-confidential-sec-filing/ | Source: Silicon Angle [06:38] TR Bot makes IPO plans public following earlier confidential SEC filing - SiliconANGLE [06:39] TR News "mentions AI more than 150 times" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/figma_files_to_go_public/ | Source: The Register UK [06:39] TR Bot Figma IPO filing mentions AI more than 150 times The Register [06:39] TR News "AI models gain access to its design servers to make coding more efficient." https://www.theverge.com/news/696253/figma-ipo-public-filing | Source: The Verge [06:39] TR Bot Figma is going public | The Verge [06:40] TR News "The Senate voted 99-1 in the predawn hours Tuesday to strip the AI-law moratorium from the bill" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/01/ai-moratorium-defeat-senate-silicon-valley/ | Source: The Washington Post [06:40] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/01/ai-moratorium-defeat-senate-silicon-valley/ ) [06:40] TR News package [06:40] TR News "pay package includes equity, in the first year the stock vests immediately, sources say." https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-offer-top-ai-talent-300-million/ | Source: Wired [06:40] TR Bot What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent | WIRED [06:41] TR News "Customers often just choose a pre-set tip option instead of holding up the line. This gives tech designers a lot of influence over tipping." https://www.dw.com/en/tipflation-the-growing-pitfalls-of-proper-tipping/a-73016403 | Source: Deutsche Welle [06:41] TR Bot The growing pitfalls of proper tipping DW 06/30/2025 [06:41] TR News "Among a barrage of bad news for climate initiatives, including a new tax credit for coal and the sunsetting of electric vehicle tax credits, the bill forces an aggressive cutoff for tax credits for wind and solar." https://www.wired.com/story/the-senate-just-put-clean-energy-for-ai-in-the-crosshairs/ | Source: Wired [06:41] TR Bot Senate Just Put Clean Energy for AI in the Crosshairs | WIRED [06:42] TR News "More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some US cities including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Alabama are restricting left turns." https://www.sciencealert.com/cities-are-stopping-you-from-turning-left-heres-why | Source: Science Alert [06:42] TR Bot Are Stopping You From Turning Left. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert [06:42] TR News "So how much power have we generated in six months? well its. 766,739kwh. (766 MWH)." https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/07/01/solar-farm-six-months-of-proper-generation-plus-regos/ | Source: Positech Games [06:42] TR Bot Solar farm: six months of proper generation plus REGOs. Cliffski's Blog [06:43] TR News "He's right about the price tag. As the Guardian notes, a suite of lidar sensors runs about $12,000 per vehicle, compared to the $400 it costs to install cabin cameras." https://futurism.com/robotaxi-fails-elon-musk-decision | Source: Futurism https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ [06:43] TR Bot Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago [06:43] TR Bot Tesla engineer says company faked "full autopilot" video: Report - CBS News [06:43] TR News "Our goal was to gain in-depth insights into acoustics, aerodynamics, and driving behavior at extreme speeds." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/30/deutsche_bahn_test/ | Source: The Register UK [06:43] TR Bot Deutsche Bahn train hits 405 km/h without falling to bits The Register [06:46] TR News "as much like the Royal yacht as possible" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/06/30/elizabeth-iis-beloved-royal-train-to-be-scrapped/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [06:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/06/30/elizabeth-iis-beloved-royal-train-to-be-scrapped/ ) [06:47] TR News Chiseled Ubuntu containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21 https://canonical.com//blog/chiseled-ubuntu-containers-openjre "These images are highly optimized for size and security, containing only the dependencies that are strictly necessary." [06:47] TR Bot Chiseled Ubuntu containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21 [06:48] TR News Update Livepatch Client for the newest kernel module signing certificate https://canonical.com//blog/update-livepatch-client-for-the-newest-kernel-module-signing-certificate [06:48] TR Bot Update Livepatch Client for the newest kernel module signing certificate [06:49] TR News Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts https://ubuntu.com//blog/live-linux-kernel-patching-with-progressive-timestamped-rollouts [06:49] TR Bot Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts | Ubuntu [06:50] TR News "When a U.S.-based health insurer faced the need to move to a more modern virtualization platform" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/modernizing-virtualization-healthcare-red-hat-and-teksystems-success-story | Source: Red Hat Official [06:50] TR Bot Modernizing virtualization in healthcare: a Red Hat and TEKSystems success story [06:50] TR News "MCP does not directly connect LLMs with tools. The MCP client component accesses the LLM, and the MCP server component accesses the tools." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/model-context-protocol-mcp-understanding-security-risks-and-controls | Source: Red Hat Official [06:50] TR Bot Model Context Protocol (MCP): Understanding security risks and controls [06:51] TR News "In this third installment, we continue to build on your foundational knowledge with 10 more essential Linux questions" https://www.tecmint.com/linux-interview-questions-and-answers-for-linux-beginners/ | Source: TecMint [06:51] TR Bot Top 10 Linux Interview Questions with Examples - Part 3 [06:51] TR News "Key features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, optional 4G connectivity, and dual RJ45 Ethernet ports, including a 1GbE and an extra 2.5GbE port" https://linuxgizmos.com/yy3588-development-board-with-up-to-32gb-ram-2-5gbe-port-and-onboard-nfc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/yy3588-development-board-with-up-to-32gb-ram-2-5gbe-port-and-onboard-nfc/ ) [06:52] TR News "The Shuttle NT10H is part of the XPC nano lineup and is designed as a compact, NUC-style mini PC for multitasking and heavier workloads." https://linuxgizmos.com/shuttle-nt10h-leverages-intel-core-ultra-and-available-in-barebones-option/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [06:52] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/shuttle-nt10h-leverages-intel-core-ultra-and-available-in-barebones-option/ ) [06:55] TR News "Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, and the UK, with new highs expected on Wednesday before rain is forecast to bring respite to some areas later this week." https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/heatwave-in-europe-disrupts-train-services-top-of-eiffel-tower-in-paris-shut-updates-101751362330217.html | Source: Hindustan Times [06:55] TR Bot Heatwave in Europe disrupts train services, top of Eiffel Tower in Paris shut: Updates | World News - Hindustan Times [06:55] TR News "Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the [PFAS] iceberg" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/01/pfas-forever-chemicals-water-contamination-saint-louis-france-aoe | Source: The Guardian UK [06:55] TR Bot Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe? | Pfas | The Guardian [06:55] TR News "The Zambian government this year agreed to allocate 9,000 square km (3,475 square miles) to India for the exploration of cobalt" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/india-sends-geologists-to-zambia-to-explore-copper-and-cobalt-deposits-1888618 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [06:55] TR Bot India Sends Geologists to Zambia to Explore Copper and Cobalt Deposits [06:55] TR News "Jeremy Berg, former editor-in-chief of Science magazine and one of the signatories to the letter" https://www.ecowatch.com/epa-declaration-of-dissent-trump-policies.html | Source: EcoWatch [06:56] TR Bot Employees Sign Declaration of Dissent Over Trump Administration Policies - EcoWatch [06:56] TR News [Old] "The development of UNIX manpages can be divided into the Prehistory, before UNIX; the Classical Age, during the development of UNIX; and the Renaissance, where traditional UNIX utilities were re-written." https://manpages.bsd.lv/history.html | [06:56] TR Bot History of UNIX Manpages [06:56] TR News "American Oversight is pressing ahead with its lawsuit to uncover the truth behind the agencys political undoing and orders to destroy records." https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-denounces-usaids-closure-as-politically-motivated-sabotage-behind-closed-doors/ | Source: American Oversight [06:56] TR Bot American Oversight Denounces USAIDs Closure as Politically Motivated Sabotage Behind Closed Doors - American Oversight [06:57] TR News "Sorry, did I say bad news? That was actually the good news, based on estimates that turned out to be far too rosy." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/birth-rate-population-decline/683333/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:57] TR Bot The Birth-Rate Crisis Is Even Worse Than You've Heard - The Atlantic [06:58] TR News "Rural drinking water schemes in the Bengaluru Rural district have evolved considerably since their inception in the 1970s." https://journals.plos.org/water/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pwat.0000138 | Source: PLOS [06:58] TR Bot Chasing the water table: The impact of groundwater depletion on rural drinking water supply in peninsular India | PLOS Water [06:58] TR News "In Karnataka, this rocky reality is nearly absolute: about 99% of the State relies on these stubbornly unyielding formations for its water needs." https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/groundwater-crisis-deepens-karnataka-hard-rock-terrain/article69758601.ece | Source: The Hindu [06:58] TR Bot Groundwater crisis deepens in Karnatakas hard rock terrain - The Hindu [06:59] TR News "Although reservoirs are mostly full, Hasenyager is also calling on residents to take steps to reduce water consumption amid the dry conditions." https://www.ksl.com/article/51338508/utah-seeing-water-trend-that-typically-occurs-later-in-the-summer | Source: Deseret Media [06:59] TR Bot seeing water trend that typically occurs later in the summer | KSL.com ● Jul 02 [07:01] TR News "The sophisticates hate this clarity. They prefer the safety of euphemism, the comfort of complexity that never quite arrives at moral judgment." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/01/the-moral-imperative-of-clear-language/ | Source: Techdirt [07:01] TR Bot Moral Imperative Of Clear Language | Techdirt [07:02] TR News "Starlink may dazzle, but South Africa is far from a technological wasteland." https://techcentral.co.za/the-starlink-seduction/266056/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [07:03] TR Bot The Starlink seduction - TechCentral [07:04] TR News "Hundreds of US companies are believed to have been duped into hiring North Korean IT workers" https://www.securityweek.com/us-storms-29-laptop-farms-in-crackdown-on-north-korean-it-worker-schemes/ | Source: Security Week [07:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/us-storms-29-laptop-farms-in-crackdown-on-north-korean-it-worker-schemes/ ) [07:04] TR News "FBI officials said the laptop farms allowed an undisclosed number of North Koreans to illegally work at more than 100 U.S. companies." https://therecord.media/doj-raids-laptop-farms-crackdown | Source: The Record [07:04] TR Bot DOJ raids 29 laptop farms in operation against North Korean IT worker scheme | The Record from Recorded Future News [07:06] TR News "This is sneaky, you can see in the first paragraph it states they do not sell your data, its shared as per the privacy statement." https://ljpuk.net/2025/07/01/stop-using-casio-step-trackers-they-are-selling-your-personal-data-to-advertisers/ | Source: Lee Peterson [07:06] TR Bot Stop using Casio step trackers, they are selling your personal data to advertisers LJPUK [07:06] TR News "The cops certainly had fun partnering with Ring, the surveillance camera company now owned by Amazon." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/30/surveillance-against-the-state-doorbell-cam-owners-are-tipping-people-off-about-ice-raids/ | Source: Techdirt [07:06] TR Bot (Against The) State: Doorbell Cam Owners Are Tipping People Off About ICE Raids | Techdirt [07:10] TR News "Meta is demanding access to all of your photos, even the ones you haven't uploaded anywhere yet and it's being incredibly shifty about what it intends to do with them." https://futurism.com/meta-sketchy-training-ai-private-photos | Source: Futurism [07:10] TR Bot Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos [07:10] TR News "IMY issues an administrative fine of SEK 75, 000 against each companies." https://www.imy.se/en/news/administrative-fines-against-two-companies-in-the-sl-group/ | Source: Sedishj Authority for Privacy Protection [07:10] TR Bot Administrative fines against two companies in the SL Group | IMY [07:11] TR News "Those who signed contracts under the old rules were required to submit their biometric data by July 1." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/01/russia-to-begin-cutting-mobile-service-for-foreigners-not-registered-in-biometric-database | Source: Meduza [07:11] TR Bot Russia to begin cutting mobile service for foreigners not registered in biometric database Meduza [07:11] TR News "The feature, called Face Check, prompts users to take a short video selfie that is used to verify their identity." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-01/tinder-mandatory-face-recognition-rolls-out-for-california-users | Source: Los Angeles Times [07:11] TR Bot Tinder rolls out mandatory face verification for California users - Los Angeles Times [07:12] TR News "In a classic demonstration of how a SIM swapping attack works" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/50-customers-of-french-bank-hit-after-insider-helped-sim-swap-scammers | Source: Bitdefender [07:12] TR Bot 50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers [07:12] TR News "Nope! The Brother printers don't appear to be exempt1. What's the maximum penalty Brother could be subject to?" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/are-brothers-insecure-printers-illegal-in-the-uk/ | Source: Terence Eden [07:12] TR Bot Are Brothers Insecure Printers Illegal in the UK? Terence Edens Blog [07:13] TR News Windows TCO: ICC says new cybersecurity incident has been contained https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/icc-says-new-cybersecurity-incident-has-been-contained/articleshow/122165153.cms | Source: India Times [07:13] TR Bot ICC says new cybersecurity incident has been contained - The Economic Times [07:13] TR News Windows TCO: "Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin informed shareholders that the majority of the cyberattack's impact from April is expected to be resolved by August." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ms-ceo-most-of-cyberattack-impact-will-be-behind-us-by-august/articleshow/122182364.cms | Source: India Times [07:13] TR Bot M&S CEO: Most of cyberattack impact will be behind us by August - The Economic Times [07:13] TR News Windows TCO: "As substations become more digitized, incorporating IEC 61850, Ethernet, USB, and remote interfaces, relays are no longer isolated devices, but networked elements in a broader SCADA network" https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/securing-protection-relays-modern-substations/ | Source: Google [07:13] TR Bot Protecting the Core: Securing Protection Relays in Modern Substations | Google Cloud Blog [07:14] TR News Windows TCO: "With 86 claimed victims for the month of June, Qilin was more than 50 claimed attacks ahead of rivals like Akira, SafePay, Play, and INC (image below)." https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-top-ransomware-group/ | Source: Cyble Inc [07:14] TR Bot Qilin Solidifies Claim As Top Ransomware Group [07:14] TR News Windows TCO: "On average, South Africa firms that fell victim to a ransomware attack and engaged with the attackers ended up paying about 64% of the ransom demanded of them." https://techcentral.co.za/ransomware-epidemic-hits-south-africa/266043/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [07:14] TR Bot Hackers tighten grip as ransomware epidemic hits South Africa hard - TechCentral [07:14] TR News Windows TCO: "It did not contain credit card details, financial information or passport details." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/qantas-confirms-cyber-attack-exposes-records-of-up-to-6-million-customers | Source: The Guardian UK [07:14] TR Bot Qantas confirms cyber-attack exposed records of up to 6 million customers | Qantas | The Guardian [07:15] TR News "we can be exposed to the political opinions of our friends and neighbors more than ever before, often with a knee-jerk "they think what?!" response." https://werd.io/self-censorship-and-the-spiral-of-silence-why-americans-are-less-likely-to-publicly-voice-their-opinions-on-political-issues/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:15] TR Bot Self-censorship and the spiral of silence: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues [07:15] TR News "In a since-deleted Instagram post, Ruiz used an old picture to make a point about uniform standards, blurring out the face of a soldier wearing a medal-strewn World War II-era uniform." https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/sgt-maj-audie-murphy/ | Source: Task And Purpose [07:15] TR Bot Top enlisted Marine learns a lesson: Don't mess with Audie Murphy [07:15] TR News "Most Worrisome " https://www.truthdig.com/articles/most-worrisome/ | Source: Truthdig [07:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/most-worrisome/ ) [07:15] TR News "Personally, I like both things I like having my own site, and I like participating on social media. I like social media so much, that an important feature of my own blog is making it easy to participate in many social networks." https://json.blog/2025/07/01/why-do-i-want-to.html | Source: Jason Becker [07:15] TR Bot Why do I want to post? [07:16] TR News "Since the dotcom era, tech companies have boasted about giving stuff away but "making it up in volume," inventing an ever-sweatier collection of shell-games that let them hide the business's true profit and loss." https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/30/accounting-gaffs/#artificial-income | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:16] TR Bot Pluralistic: How much (little) are the AI companies making? (30 Jun 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:16] TR News "refers to generative AI as "parasitic cancer."" https://mmapped.blog/posts/42-parasites-found | Source: Roman Kashitsyn [07:16] TR Bot Parasites Found [07:17] TR News "Now Clownflare has stepped in with a global plan to put the crawling choice in the hands of website owners and AI developers rather than globally disjointed bureaucratic decision-makers." https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-puts-a-default-block-on-ai-web-scraping/ | Source: Security Week [07:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-puts-a-default-block-on-ai-web-scraping/ ) [07:17] TR News "Crawlers are supposed to obey a given websites directions (provided through a robots.txt file) to determine whether they can crawl there, but some AI companies have been accused of ignoring these instructions." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/01/1119498/cloudflare-will-now-by-default-block-ai-bots-from-crawling-its-clients-websites/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [07:17] TR Bot Cloudflare will now block AI bots from crawling its clients' websites by default | MIT Technology Review [07:17] TR News "Im concerned that this default goes too far. Clownflare has enormous power to intercept web traffic, because theyve effectively re-centralized DNS for so many websites." https://www.manton.org/2025/07/01/cloudflare-is-on-the-offensive.html | Source: Manton Reece [07:17] TR Bot Manton Reece - Cloudflare is on the offensive against AI bots [07:18] TR News "AI-generated naked images of real women is the business model behind Clothoff, a dubious "nudify" app that has millions of visitors." https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/using-ai-to-humiliate-women-the-men-behind-deepfake-pornography-a-0de338f9-9cec-4ae8-a5ef-9a356b0a5bd4#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel [07:18] TR Bot Using AI to Humiliate Women: The Men Behind Deepfake Pornography - DER SPIEGEL [07:18] TR News "Springer publishes 14,000 books a year with 9,000 employees. Nobody at Springer even looks at the books. Springer concerns itself with the important part charging $200 for a pile of chatbot spew." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/01/219-springer-nature-textbook-on-ai-was-written-with-a-chatbot/ | Source: Pivot to AI [07:18] TR Bot $219 Springer Nature AI textbook was written with a chatbot Pivot to AI [07:18] TR News "Schneider highlighted another risk back in 2017 that on the face of it appear more far-fetched but personally I give more weight." https://interconnected.org/home/2025/07/01/karman | Source: Matt Webb [07:18] TR Bot Is there a Karman line for AI consciousness? (Interconnected) [07:19] TR News "The list isnt just useful for trying to spot if some text was generated by AI. (Thats a hard task thats probably a bad idea to do because you end up blaming too many innocent people" https://blog.zgp.org/how-to-write-less-like-a-bot/ | Source: Don Marti [07:19] TR Bot how to write less like a bot [07:19] TR News "More importantly, a judge recently granted preliminary approval to settlement terms." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2833058/was-your-data-stolen-in-the-att-breaches-you-may-be-entitled-to-money.html | Source: PC World [07:19] TR Bot your data stolen in the AT&T breaches? You may be entitled to money | PCWorld [07:20] TR News "Algorithms are not innocent codes based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, but ideological devices that shape the flow of digital information, making some content visible and hiding others." https://bianet.org/yazi/algorithmic-bias-platform-capitalism-data-and-reality-309027 | Source: BIA Net [07:20] TR Bot Algorithmic bias: Platform capitalism, data and reality [07:22] TR News "forbid smoking in bus shelters and within a 10 meter (33 foot) radius of libraries, swimming pools and schools" https://www.dw.com/en/france-smoking-ban-on-beaches-goes-into-effect/a-73081431 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:22] TR Bot Smoking ban on beaches goes into effect DW 06/29/2025 [07:27] *darwin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:29] TR News "The perception that profitability outweighs patient interest, as well as leaking of healthcare data to companies like Google, among other factors" https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2025/spring/free-software-can-strengthen-the-us-healthcare-system | Source: FSF [07:29] TR Bot Free software can strengthen the US healthcare system Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [07:30] TR News "The apparent randomness of all of this was inescapable. I had done nothing to cause or deserve my miracle." https://theviewfromguppylake.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-hopeful-solace-of-randomness.html | Source: Nathaniel Borenstein [07:30] TR Bot The View from Guppy Lake: The Hopeful Solace of Randomness [07:30] TR News "Every product you buy comes with some king of warranty which gives you, the consumer confidence that if there is a manufacturer fault, you will be looked after. Warranties are useful PERIOD. However, reading the fine-print is arguably even more important." https://merecivilian.com/short-story-warranties/ | Source: Mere Civilian [07:30] TR Bot Short Story: Warranties [07:31] TR News "This led to significant inventory buildup in America that will now need to be cleared, according to market watcher Canalys." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/pc_united_states_shipping_figs/ | Source: The Register UK [07:31] TR Bot Folks not buying PCs from US vendors 'tariff' stockpiles The Register [07:31] TR News "If, like me, you have a newer Intel hybrid CPU, with P-Cores and E-Cores, you may hit an issue running rr in Linux to debug things. Here is how to solve it." https://linuxjedi.co.uk/using-rr-on-newer-intel-cpus/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings [07:31] TR Bot Using rr On Newer Intel CPUs - LinuxJedi's /dev/null [07:32] TR News "Let that sink in for a while. Read it again, and again. Internalise it" https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2025/07/01/you're-all-cto-now | Source: Jamie Lawrence [07:32] TR Bot Youre all CTO now | Jamies blog [07:33] TR News "To keep the writing concise, Ill be using the phrase senior junior1 to describe those that have made such a career switch." https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/07/01/career-switch/ | Source: Herman unapuu [07:33] TR Bot From building ships to shipping builds: how to succeed in making a career switch to software development :: ./techtipsy [07:33] TR News "The Ann Arbor area, home to the University of Michigan, is No. 1 and the Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area is 30th." https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/06/this-michigan-city-tops-list-as-most-educated-in-america.html | Source: Michigan News [07:33] TR Bot Michigan city tops list as Most Educated in America - mlive.com [07:33] TR News "A Bengaluru CEO criticised declining coding standards, revealing over 1,000 backend applicants submitted mostly unusable or AI-generated code." https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/bengaluru-ceo-offering-50-lpa-laments-talent-crisis-as-1000-applicants-fail-basic-coding-task-101751371567813.html | Source: Hindustan Times [07:34] TR Bot Bengaluru CEO offering 50 LPA laments talent crisis as 1000 applicants fail basic coding task: Big f***ing problem' | Trending - Hindustan Times [07:34] TR News (NEW): French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Tux Machines French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS [07:37] TR News "Many of us have got into the habit of listening to podcasts, audiobooks and other online content at increased playback speeds." https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/video-playback-speed-brain-impact-b2780273.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:37] TR Bot What watching videos at faster speeds does to your brain | The Independent [07:37] TR News "Visitors to the State Museum in the state capital will soon have access to a digital library offering research materials and reference books, to be set up in the Old Kothi building located behind the museum on the Lucknow Zoo premises." https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/digital-library-vintage-caf-and-more-in-store-for-state-museum-visitors-101751394160762.html | Source: Hindustan Times [07:37] TR Bot Digital library, vintage caf and more in store for State Museum visitors - Hindustan Times [07:38] TR News "A basic lesson to guide the construction of a square would light up four points. The child could then string threads between those points to form the sides of the square in glowing colors." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/01/this-unique-electronic-toy-helps-children-learn-their-shapes/ | Source: Arduino [07:38] TR Bot This unique electronic toy helps children learn their shapes | Arduino Blog [07:39] TR News Diego Escalante Urrelo: The New Troll Diet https://diegoe.be/2025/07/01/the-new-troll-diet/ [07:39] TR Bot The New Troll Diet [07:40] TR News Steven Deobald: Disability Pride https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/01/disability-pride/ [07:40] TR Bot Disability Pride The Everyone Environment [07:41] TR News GNOME has gone full crazy: Shamans, corrupt people, bullies... oh, gosh. Made in Mexico, bolstered by Microsoft moles. [07:42] TR News Dave Airlie (blogspot): nvk: blackwell support https://airlied.blogspot.com/2025/07/nvk-blackwell-support.html [07:42] TR Bot nvk: blackwell support [07:43] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [07:43] TR News "RP2350pc is an Open Source Hardware complete computer with: [...]" https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/rp2350pc-open-source-hardware-all-in-one-computer-with-rp2350b-8mb-psram-16mb-flash-four-usb-host-dvi-hdmi-output-and-audio-codec-for-retro-computer-emulation-and-education/ | Source: Olimex [07:43] TR Bot RP2350pc Open Source Hardware all in one computer with RP2350B, 8MB PSRAM, 16MB Flash, Four USB host, DVI/HDMI output and Audio Codec for retro computer emulation and education | olimex [07:43] TR News "European RISC-V biz Codasip has put itself up for sale, citing an expression of interest during a recent funding round, and is now openly touting for buyers." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/codasip_sale/ | Source: The Register UK [07:43] TR Bot Chip design is a RISC-y business: Codasip up for sale The Register [07:45] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Purism, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Purism_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Purism_and_More.gmi [07:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Purism, and More [07:47] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [07:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers [07:49] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi [07:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers [07:50] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:51] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi [07:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO Leftovers [07:51] TR News Kindle Comic Converter transform images to ebooks https://www.linuxlinks.com/kindle-comic-converter-transform-images-ebooks/ [07:51] TR Bot Comic Converter - transform images to ebooks - LinuxLinks [07:54] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [07:56] TR News Techrights Links 02/07/2025: Massive Microsoft Layoffs About to Commence, "Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Failing" https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Links_02_07_2025_Massive_Microsoft_Layoffs_About_to_Commence_Te.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Links_02_07_2025_Massive_Microsoft_Layoffs_About_to_Commence_Te.gmi [07:56] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/07/2025: Massive Microsoft Layoffs About to Commence, "Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Failing" ● Jul 02 [08:01] TR News (NEW): Liberux NEXX Linux phone with RK3588S and 32GB RAM hits Indiegogo https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/Liberux_NEXX_Linux_phone_with_RK3588S_and_32GB_RAM_hits_Indiego.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/Liberux_NEXX_Linux_phone_with_RK3588S_and_32GB_RAM_hits_Indiego.gmi [08:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Liberux NEXX Linux phone with RK3588S and 32GB RAM hits Indiegogo [08:02] TR News (NEW): Zabbix 7.4 Open-Source Monitoring Tool Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Zabbix_7_4_Open_Source_Monitoring_Tool_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Zabbix_7_4_Open_Source_Monitoring_Tool_Released.gmi [08:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Zabbix 7.4 Open-Source Monitoring Tool Released [08:03] TR News Pulp skim excessive feeds https://www.linuxlinks.com/pulp-skim-excessive-feeds/ [08:03] TR Bot - skim excessive feeds - LinuxLinks [08:04] TR News MODICIA O.S. GNU/Linux multimedia distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/modicia-os-linux-multimedia-distribution/ [08:04] TR Bot O.S. - Linux multimedia distribution - LinuxLinks [08:07] TR News Microsoft Lost 400,000,000 backdoored Windows Users, According to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/Microsoft_Lost_400_000_000_Windows_Users_According_to_Microsoft.shtml [08:07] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lost 400,000,000 Windows Users, According to Microsoft [08:08] TR News KDE releases Plasma 6.4.2 bringing multiple bug fixes https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-releases-plasma-642-bringing-multiple-bug-fixes/ [08:08] TR Bot KDE releases Plasma 6.4.2 bringing multiple bug fixes - Neowin [08:09] TR News Japachar learn Japanese characters https://www.linuxlinks.com/japachar-learn-japanese-characters/ [08:09] TR Bot - learn Japanese characters - LinuxLinks [08:10] TR News Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-june-2025-updates/ [08:10] TR Bot Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates - LinuxLinks [08:11] TR News Guido Gnther: Free Software Activities June 2025 http://honk.sigxcpu.org/con/Free_Software_Activities_June_2025.html [08:11] TR Bot Colors of Noise: Free Software Activities June 2025 [08:13] TR News David Bremner: Hibernate on the pocket reform 2/n https://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner//blog/posts/hibernate-pocket-2/ [08:13] TR Bot Hibernate on the pocket reform 2/n [08:14] TR News Microsoft Lost 29% of backdoored Windows Users, Based on Microsoft, Now Come Massive Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Lost_29_of_Windows_Users_Based_on_Microsoft_Now_Come_.shtml [08:14] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lost 29% of Windows Users, Based on Microsoft, Now Come Massive Layoffs [08:14] TR News Microsoft XBox Layoffs: Almost 2,000 Layoffs Became "Over 2,000"? (Over 20% of the Staff) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/30/Microsoft_XBox_Layoffs_Almost_2_000_Layoffs_Became_Over_2_000_O.shtml [08:14] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft XBox Layoffs: Almost 2,000 Layoffs Became "Over 2,000"? (Over 20% of the Staff) [08:14] TR News "This is a follow up to Adding in a hot-spare for zfs on FreeBSD from two months ago." https://dan.langille.org/2025/06/30/adding-in-a-stand-by-spare-drive-for-zfs-on-freebsd/ | Source: Dan Langille [08:14] TR Bot Adding in a stand-by spare drive for ZFS on FreeBSD Dan Langille's Other Diary [08:15] TR News "In an aside in a recent entry, I said that one reason that X terminals faded away is that what I called the "personal computer" model of computing had some pragmatic advantages over the "terminal" model." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/ScalingTerminalsVsPCs | Source: University of Toronto [08:15] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [08:15] TR News "Unless you have user testing results saying otherwise, maybe put a check-all checkbox outside the table." https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/check-uncheck-all-in-a-table.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli [08:15] TR Bot Check / Uncheck all in a Table Adrian Roselli [08:16] TR News How To Install KDE Plasma on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-kde-plasma-fedora-42/ [08:16] TR Bot How To Install KDE Plasma on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:16] TR News How To Install OpenVAS on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-openvas-opensuse/ [08:16] TR Bot How To Install OpenVAS on openSUSE - idroot [08:17] TR News How To Install Asterisk on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-asterisk-fedora-42/ [08:17] TR Bot How To Install Asterisk on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:17] TR News "Zabbix 7.4 is out now, delivering new templates, enhanced TLS support, UI improvements, and 100+ bug fixes for the enterprise monitoring platform" https://linuxiac.com/zabbix-7-4-open-source-monitoring-tool-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:17] TR Bot Zabbix 7.4 Open-Source Monitoring Tool Released [08:18] TR News How To Install RPM Fusion on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-rpm-fusion-fedora-42/ [08:18] TR Bot How To Install RPM Fusion on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:18] TR News How To Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/set-up-nginx-server-blocks-almalinux-10/ [08:18] TR Bot How To Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [08:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], The local hospital. [08:20] IsambardPrince They're now $2.5 million behind on water and electric, and haven't paid over a million dollars in property tax. [08:20] TR News How To Install Suricata on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-suricata-almalinux-10/ [08:20] TR Bot How To Install Suricata on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [08:21] TR News How To Install SQLmap on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-sqlmap-fedora-42/ [08:21] TR Bot How To Install SQLmap on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:21] TR News How To Block IP Address on Apache https://idroot.us/block-ip-address-apache/ [08:21] TR Bot How To Block IP Address on Apache - idroot [08:23] schestowitz[TR3] g2g, IsambardPrince [08:37] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], The property tax on this apartment building used to be about $20,000 a year. In 2003. [08:37] IsambardPrince Now it's about $42,000 a year. [08:42] IsambardPrince Mark and MARISOL owe $5,483.81 twice a year in property tax. [08:42] IsambardPrince That's on top of the mortgage, the utilities, the upkeep, insurance. [08:43] IsambardPrince $10,967.62 stolen every year, just by the government. [08:43] IsambardPrince "Renting is a waste of money." [08:43] IsambardPrince $913.96 a month to the government to rent your house. [08:43] IsambardPrince On top of buying the house, and interest, and other shit/ [08:46] IsambardPrince So you want to own a home. [08:46] IsambardPrince Take what you pay now in rent. [08:46] IsambardPrince Times four. [08:46] IsambardPrince That should give you an idea. [08:46] IsambardPrince Then they wonder why they can't sell the house to anyone. [08:47] IsambardPrince Because a house starts off at about 4 or 5 grand every month now. ● Jul 02 [09:13] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hUYnGq76PbI [09:13] TR Bot NO TITLE [09:13] IsambardPrince Meatloaf - Blind before I stop [09:44] *FANTOM (~fantom@33be818f.skybroadband.com) has joined #techrights [09:48] TR News "Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM), the popular open-source tool for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a user-friendly interface, has just released version 2.12.4, with a mix of under-the-hood improvements, bug fixes, and expanded DNS provider support for Certbot." https://linuxiac.com/nginx-proxy-manager-2-12-4-released-with-certbot-enhancements/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:48] TR Bot Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 Released with Certbot Enhancements [09:49] TR News "Tracked as CVE-2025-6554, the bug is described as a type confusion in the open source V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine." https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-138-update-patches-zero-day-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week [09:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-138-update-patches-zero-day-vulnerability/ ) [09:49] TR News "For government websites, this is often a problem. Accurate, up-to-date content is key to serving the public. Commonly used content management systems (CMS) are designed for authors." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/06/why-cms-matters-giving-government-the-tools-to-manage-its-own-voice/ | Source: Federal News Network [09:49] TR Bot Why CMS matters: Giving government the tools to manage its own voice [09:50] TR News "So, what does it actually mean to validate a Shiny app? " https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/building-trust-with-code-validating-shiny-apps-in-regulated-environments/ | Source: Rlang [09:50] TR Bot Trust with Code: Validating Shiny Apps in Regulated Environments | R-bloggers [09:50] TR News "I had the idea to write a little shell in go. Called gosh, of course. Theres a few people playing with the same theme, but nothing exactly the same." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/writing-a-gosh | Source: Ted Unangst [09:50] TR Bot writing a little gosh [09:51] TR News "Gist of Go: Semaphores" https://antonz.org/go-concurrency/semaphores/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [09:51] TR Bot Gist of Go: Semaphores [09:52] TR News "The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) has come a long way from its humble beginnings on Tim Berners-Lees NeXT cube at CERN." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/02/bootstrapping-http-1-1-http-2-and-http-3/ | Source: APNIC [09:52] TR Bot Bootstrapping HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 | APNIC Blog [09:52] TR News "Have you ever noticed those striped patterns on nearly everything you buy? From your morning coffee to your latest gadget, barcodes are everywhere." https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/barcodes/ | Source: Amit Gawande [09:52] TR Bot Barcodes 101 [09:53] TR News "A fundamental shortcoming of this configuration is that the backend server becomes oblivious to who is actually visiting the website" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/01/a-first-look-at-the-proxy-protocol-and-its-security-implications/ | Source: APNIC [09:53] TR Bot A first look at the PROXY protocol and its security implications | APNIC Blog [09:54] TR News "For more than 30 years he was said to be a dominating presence in one of the most tumultuous newsrooms in Fleet Streets history." https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/obituaries/vic-chapple-the-complete-reporter-dies-aged-93/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:54] TR Bot Vic Chapple, 'the complete reporter', dies aged 93 - Press Gazette [09:54] TR News "Well, it was a menu alright, but there was no option for hiding the side panel. Bummer." https://www.datagubbe.se/dimburger/ | Source: Carl Svensson [09:54] TR Bot Hamburger Menu Is No Longer a Hamburger Menu | datagubbe.se [09:54] TR News "The premise of this article is that youre taking a tour around a commercial cave system, so tripods and using a flashgun arent allowed." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/travel-photography/how-to-take-stunning-photographs-of-caves | Source: Digital Camera World [09:54] TR Bot How to take stunning photographs of caves | Digital Camera World [09:55] TR News "NOAA is also looking to cut more than $1.8 billion from its current budget." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/06/noaa-seeks-17-cut-to-workforce-next-year-after-firing-hundreds-of-probationary-employees/ | Source: Federal News Network [09:55] TR Bot NOAA seeks 17% cut to workforce next year, after firing hundreds of probationary employees [09:55] TR News "She was rightand with that, Cairo solved the so-called Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture, a problem first proposed in the 1980s that had kept the harmonic analysis community had been working on for decades." https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-01/a-17-year-old-teen-refutes-a-mathematical-conjecture-proposed-40-years-ago.html | Source: El Pas [09:55] TR Bot Hannah Cairo : A 17-year-old teen refutes a mathematical conjecture proposed 40 years ago | Science | EL PAS English [09:56] TR News "Probability is the branch of mathematics that deals with uncertainty." https://thenewstack.io/sharded-vs-distributed-the-math-behind-resilience-and-high-availability/ | Source: The New Stack [09:56] TR Bot Sharded vs. Distributed: The Math Behind Resilience and High Availability - The New Stack [09:56] TR News "Im pleased that this paper is at Palaeontologia Electronica the original open-access palaeontology journal." https://svpow.com/2025/07/01/baffled-by-diplodocoids-need-a-comprehensive-introduction-youre-in-luck/ | Source: Matt Wedel [09:56] TR Bot Baffled by diplodocoids? Need a comprehensive introduction? Youre in luck! | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week ● Jul 02 [10:02] TR News "Unsurprisingly, the notification area also ended up saturated and discarded as yet another digital dumping ground." https://manualdousuario.net/en/alerts-fatigue-journalism/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [10:02] TR Bot Alerts fatigue, or would that be journalism fatigue? Manual do Usurio [10:03] TR News "Many of these consist of internal stuff that isn't very visible to the wider world, but sometimes major changes are submitted for debate. In the last couple of weeks, two major changes have been made, discussed, and pretty firmly vetoed." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/fedora_43_i686_32bit/ | Source: The Register UK [10:03] TR Bot Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support or adopt Xlibre The Register [10:03] TR News "Fedora 42 is here, and so Fedora 43 is taking shape. That means members of the Fedora community can submit proposals for changes to the distro's future direction." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/fedora_43_i686_32bit/ | Source: The Register UK [10:04] TR News "Plasma 6.4.2 addresses key bugs in KWin, Plasma Desktop, and Powerdevil, including wakeup alarm handling, display brightness control, and more." https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-desktop-environment-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:04] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Desktop Environment Released [10:04] TR News "Last Thursday, I published my review of the latest version of the fantastic Plasma desktop environment." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-4-performance-wayland-x11-comparison.html | Source: Dedoimedo [10:04] TR Bot Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11 desktop performance numbers [10:05] schestowitz[TR3] "It wasn't without flaws or problems, including notable issues with Wayland, the new display protocol thingie that's supposed to drive the desktop. On its own, this wouldn't be anything cardinal, except both Gnome and KDE teams are pushing heavily for having Wayland as the default display protocol, even though it still kind of beta, and it severely lacks in numerous areas, including basic usability, as I noted in my article. So we [10:05] schestowitz[TR3] 're heading toward a no-choice Linux future that's deeply, deeply troubling." [10:05] TR News "I need some help though. Pixel Wheels is translated in quite a few languages" https://agateau.com/2025/looking-for-translators/ | Source: Aurlien Gteau [10:05] TR Bot Wheels is looking for translators | agateau.com [10:06] TR News "This time around, bcachefs maintainer Kent Overstreet submitted a PR that included some new functionality." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/bcachefs_may_get_dropped/ | Source: The Register UK [10:06] TR Bot Bcachefs may be dropped from the Linux kernel The Register [10:06] TR News "That's a big no-no: the RC phase is for fixing stuff sent in during the merge window. Torvalds was not happy, but Overstreet, as he tends to, didn't back down but rather defended the change." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/bcachefs_may_get_dropped/ | Source: The Register UK [10:06] TR News "Overstreet has been rebuked before; indeed, he was barred from contributing to kernel 6.13 in November 2024. Linux Weekly News summarizes what's happening and we link to that because Overstreet himself appears to be defending his moves at some length in the article comments." [10:07] TR News "This week we discuss a proposal in Fedora 44 to remove support for 32 bit libraries. We address your Kubernetes questions and talk about 2-in-one laptops with touchscreens!" https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/449 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [10:07] TR Bot Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 449 [10:08] TR News TTAB Quarterly Index: April - June 2025 http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttab-quarterly-index-april-june-2025.html [10:08] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Quarterly Index: April - June 2025 [10:12] TR News PKGget now syncs with APT https://bkhome.org/news/202507/pkgget-now-syncs-with-apt.html [10:12] TR Bot PKGget now syncs with APT [10:12] TR News Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in June 2025 https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2025/07/01/foss-activity-in-june-2025.html [10:12] TR Bot FOSS activity in June 2025 | Better living through software [10:14] TR News Using rr On Newer defective chip maker Intel CPUs https://linuxjedi.co.uk/using-rr-on-newer-intel-cpus/ [10:14] TR Bot Using rr On Newer Intel CPUs - LinuxJedi's /dev/null [10:16] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1027971/ [10:16] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [10:16] TR News Sparky news 2025/06 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2025-06/ [10:16] TR Bot Sparky news 2025/06 - SparkyLinux [10:18] TR News Linux App Release Roundup (June 2025) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-app-release-roundup-june-2025 [10:18] TR Bot Linux App Release Roundup (June 2025) - OMG! Ubuntu [10:18] TR News SerialTest test tool for serial port, Bluetooth, TCP and UDP https://www.linuxlinks.com/serialtest-test-tool/ [10:18] TR Bot - test tool for serial port, Bluetooth, TCP and UDP - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News Ten Forward control a NAT-PMP gateway https://www.linuxlinks.com/ten-forward-control-nat-pmp-gateway/ [10:18] TR Bot Forward - control a NAT-PMP gateway - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News Jekyll Publishing on FreeBSD https://euroquis.nl/blabla/2025/07/01/jekyll.html [10:18] TR Bot Jekyll Publishing on FreeBSD | [bobulate] [10:19] TR News Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google Serves to People GNU/Linux Slop and GNU/Linux FUD (Made by Bots) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Slopwatch_Google_Serves_to_People_Linux_Slop_and_Linux_FUD_Made.shtml [10:19] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Google Serves to People Linux Slop and Linux FUD (Made by Bots) [10:19] TR News TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 GNU/Linux Laptop Now Ships with AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus [10:19] TR Bot Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux Laptop Now Ships with AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs - 9to5Linux [10:20] TR News KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more [10:20] TR Bot Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More - 9to5Linux [10:20] TR News First Arch GNU/Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.15 Is Now Available for Download https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download [10:20] TR Bot Arch Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.15 Is Now Available for Download - 9to5Linux [10:25] TR News GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1028010/ [10:25] TR Bot Health Hospital Information System 5.0 released [LWN.net] [10:25] TR News GnuCash 5.12 Released with Many Fixes & Improvements [Ubuntu PPA] https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/gnucash-5-12-released-ubuntu-ppa/ [10:25] TR Bot GnuCash 5.12 Released with Many Fixes & Improvements [Ubuntu PPA] | UbuntuHandbook [10:28] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [10:35] TR News Techrights Led by Europe, GNU/Linux Makes Big Gains This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Led_by_Europe_GNU_Linux_Makes_Big_Gains_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Led_by_Europe_GNU_Linux_Makes_Big_Gains_This_Month.gmi [10:35] TR Bot Techrights Led by Europe, GNU/Linux Makes Big Gains This Month [10:37] TR News Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/denmark/#monthly-200902-202507 [10:37] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Denmark | Statcounter Global Stats [10:48] TR News Techrights Microsoft Lost Its Foothold in Africa https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Lost_Its_Foothold_in_Africa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Lost_Its_Foothold_in_Africa.gmi [10:48] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lost Its Foothold in Africa [10:58] TR News Techrights Cities in France and Germany Move to GNU/Linux and statCounter Detects Big Differences https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Cities_in_France_and_Germany_Move_to_GNU_Linux_and_statCounter_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Cities_in_France_and_Germany_Move_to_GNU_Linux_and_statCounter_.gmi [10:58] TR Bot Techrights Cities in France and Germany Move to GNU/Linux and statCounter Detects Big Differences ● Jul 02 [11:05] TR News "Its always the individual contributors and not executive management" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz2ra43z [11:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz2ra43z ) [11:06] TR News "I guess the communications will formally happen starting tomorrow" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz39vtv1 [11:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz39vtv1 ) [11:11] TR News Windows all-time low in Finland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/finland/#monthly-200902-202507 [11:11] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Finland | Statcounter Global Stats [11:17] TR News Techrights El Presidente Talks, Canada Walks (Away From Windows) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/El_Presidente_Talks_Canada_Walks_Away_From_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/El_Presidente_Talks_Canada_Walks_Away_From_Windows.gmi [11:17] TR Bot Techrights El Presidente Talks, Canada Walks (Away From Windows) [11:19] TR News What lies is Microsoft briefing its media moles to tell today? 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[11:20] TR News GNU/Linux up to 8.2% in Poland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/poland/#monthly-200902-202507 [11:20] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Poland | Statcounter Global Stats [11:40] TR News Techrights Europe Has an 'Exit' https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Europe_Has_an_Exit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Europe_Has_an_Exit.gmi [11:40] TR Bot Techrights Europe Has an 'Exit' [11:41] TR News Windows around 10% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/philippines/#monthly-200902-202507 [11:41] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Philippines | Statcounter Global Stats [11:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Jul 02 [12:02] TR News Techrights Microsoft Gets the Chop in South America https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Gets_the_Chop_in_South_America.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Gets_the_Chop_in_South_America.gmi [12:02] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Gets the Chop in South America [12:05] TR News "Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers announced that their TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop can now be purchased with an AMD processor too, namely the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and 9955HX3D." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus [12:05] TR News "Some Linux distributions are more demanding, requiring extra precaution when it comes to installing and updating. Here's four examples and what makes them so tricky." https://www.zdnet.com/article/4-linux-distros-that-cant-be-upgraded-on-autopilot-and-why-theyre-still-worth-trying/ [12:05] TR Bot Linux distros that can't be upgraded on autopilot - and why they're still worth trying | ZDNET [12:06] TR News "If you're considering a switch from Windows or MacOS, these essential tips will make the transition seamless and help you get the most out of your new OS." https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-things-every-linux-beginner-should-know-before-downloading-their-first-distro/ [12:06] TR Bot things every Linux beginner should know before downloading their first distro | ZDNET [12:09] TR News "The latest installment in the continuing drama over the next-gen bcachefs filesystem is that Torvalds accepted the code, for now, but added a sobering warning" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/bcachefs_may_get_dropped/ [12:09] TR Bot Bcachefs may be dropped from the Linux kernel The Register [12:23] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:25] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:30] TR News Techrights What statCounter Shows Today Helps Explain Microsoft's Helplessness, Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/What_statCounter_Shows_Today_Helps_Explain_Microsoft_s_Helpless.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/What_statCounter_Shows_Today_Helps_Explain_Microsoft_s_Helpless.gmi [12:30] TR Bot Techrights What statCounter Shows Today Helps Explain Microsoft's Helplessness, Mass Layoffs [12:36] ZedHedTed ooh new stats are out! [12:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:58] TR News Techrights There is Nothing That LLMs Can Offer Honest People https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/There_is_Nothing_That_LLMs_Can_Offer_Honest_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/There_is_Nothing_That_LLMs_Can_Offer_Honest_People.gmi [12:58] TR Bot Techrights There is Nothing That LLMs Can Offer Honest People ● Jul 02 [13:12] TR News Techrights "OSS Fetishism" Wins After Ferenc Zsolt Szab Ousted (Microsoft Mole From Capgemini) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/OSS_Fetishism_Wins_After_Ferenc_Zsolt_Szabo_Ousted_Microsoft_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/OSS_Fetishism_Wins_After_Ferenc_Zsolt_Szabo_Ousted_Microsoft_Mo.gmi [13:12] TR Bot Techrights "OSS Fetishism" Wins After Ferenc Zsolt Szab Ousted (Microsoft Mole From Capgemini) [13:12] schestowitz[TR3] psydruid psydroid2: enjoy your fetishism [13:12] psydruid which one? [13:12] psydruid lol [13:13] schestowitz[TR3] the hungarian goulash fetishism [13:13] psydruid how did GNU/Linux market share rise so sharply [13:14] psydruid I was aware of many people on Tweakers saying they did so [13:14] psydruid But not that the impact would be this big [13:15] schestowitz[TR3] many use android and ios [13:15] schestowitz[TR3] the graph does not show these [13:16] schestowitz[TR3] suppose only 1 in 4 people use a desktop/laptop to open web pages [13:16] schestowitz[TR3] and 3/4 in nl use a machine [13:17] schestowitz[TR3] so maybe you look at 10 million people total [13:17] schestowitz[TR3] if a million use some linux distro, that's 10% [13:17] psydruid yes, but my mom still uses GNU/Linux when she uses an open computer [13:17] psydruid her use of Windows has been 0% for the past 9 years [13:18] schestowitz[TR3] many use chrome on android, and chrome is an issue [13:18] psydruid I've set up Firefox for her and my uncle on his computer [13:19] psydruid no Librewolf yet, but who knows [13:20] psydruid I think the FOSS fetishism claims can be explained in terms of what the Hungarian infiltrant was seeing in the wild [13:20] psydruid that is many infestations of non-Microsoft software [13:30] TR News Techrights Will Microsoft Once Again Choose Its Favourite Liar to Spread Lies About Today's Layoffs, Quickly to be Replicated and Spread by Slopfarms? https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Will_Microsoft_Once_Again_Choose_Its_Favourite_Liar_to_Spread_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Will_Microsoft_Once_Again_Choose_Its_Favourite_Liar_to_Spread_L.gmi [13:30] TR Bot Techrights Will Microsoft Once Again Choose Its Favourite Liar to Spread Lies About Today's Layoffs, Quickly to be Replicated and Spread by Slopfarms? [13:32] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz1xfgbv [13:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz1xfgbv ) [13:32] schestowitz[TR3] "" [13:32] schestowitz[TR3] An RA is the end of a process and not the start of a new process. By the time you are informed of an RA, all business needs and other exception cases by a FLM/SLM have long since been exhausted. The higher up the upline is, the more indifferent to you he or she is. [13:32] schestowitz[TR3] A lot of behind the scenes activity has already taken place and the result is final. [13:32] schestowitz[TR3] " [13:33] TR News "I have seen many more than a few abuse IBM's LOA leave of absence to buy more time and kick the can down the road to try and extend. Things like "mental [13:33] TR News "I have seen many more than a few abuse IBM's LOA leave of absence to buy more time and kick the can down the road to try and extend. Things like "mental stress" etc. Turns my stomach people actually do it but I saw it..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz1yamfb [13:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz1yamfb ) [13:34] TR News "All these numbers are fake. Consulting firm gets hired to implement SAP. Uses ChatGPT to write client emails and status reports. Calls it "Gen-AI Revenue". LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz47dc9a Slop is not productivity [13:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz47dc9a ) [13:37] TR News Windows fell by a lot in Oceania https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/oceania/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:37] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Oceania | Statcounter Global Stats [13:41] TR News Windows steadily down in Belarus https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/belarus/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:41] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Belarus | Statcounter Global Stats [13:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:42] TR News Republic Of Korea: Android all-time high, Windows down https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/south-korea/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:42] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Republic Of Korea | Statcounter Global Stats [13:44] TR News Also in Brazil https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/brazil/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:44] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Brazil | Statcounter Global Stats [13:44] TR News GNU/Linux rose to 4% in Iran, at Windows expense https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/iran/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:44] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Islamic Republic Of Iran | Statcounter Global Stats [13:45] TR News And the same in Israel https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/israel/#monthly-200902-202507 [13:45] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Israel | Statcounter Global Stats [13:45] TR News Hard to find any nation where Windows has any momentum whatsoever [13:49] TR News FSF Blogs: Call for volunteers: Help us with the GNU Press shop http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/cfv-2025-08 [13:49] TR Bot Call for volunteers: Help us with the GNU Press shop Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [13:50] TR News Barman 3.14.1 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/barman-3141-released-3096/ [13:50] TR Bot PostgreSQL: Barman 3.14.1 Released [13:51] TR News Will Gulagboy be "missing out" an event in Brest? https://gwolf.org/2025/06/get-your-personalized-map-of-debconf25-in-brest.html [13:51] TR Bot Gunnar Wolf Get your personalized map of DebConf25 in Brest [13:53] TR News Introducing Canonical builds of OpenJDK https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-canonical-builds-of-openjdk [13:53] TR Bot Canonical builds of OpenJDK [13:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 02 [14:04] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [14:34] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [14:36] TR News Loansharks in Malaysia hold funerals for debtors https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/loansharks-in-malaysia-hold-funerals-for-debtors [14:36] TR Bot Loan sharks in Malaysia hold funerals for debtors | The Straits Times [14:37] TR News The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/climate/plastic-recycling-malaysia-import-ban.html [14:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/climate/plastic-recycling-malaysia-import-ban.html ) [14:38] TR News No hope on my salary: Young South Koreans turn to early investing https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/no-hope-on-my-salary-young-south-koreans-turn-to-early-investing [14:38] TR Bot No hope on my salary: Young South Koreans turn to early investing | The Straits Times [14:39] TR News China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/world/asia/china-portable-battery-ban-planes.html [14:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/world/asia/china-portable-battery-ban-planes.html ) [14:41] MinceR https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GuzsVtkXwAABQi-.jpg?name=orig [14:42] TR News Singapore Hey Hi (AI) chip court case adjourned until August trio accused of illegally smuggling Nvidia chips to China for use by Hey Hi (AI) firm DeepSeek https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/singapore-ai-chip-court-case-adjourned-until-august-trio-accused-of-illegally-smuggling-nvidia-chips-to-china-for-use-by-ai-firm-deepseek [14:42] TR Bot Singapore AI chip court case adjourned until August trio accused of illegally smuggling Nvidia chips to China for use by AI firm DeepSeek | Tom's Hardware [14:42] TR News ADB acting on US concerns over China, bank chief says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/01/adb-acting-on-us-concerns-over-china-bank-chief-says/ [14:42] TR Bot ADB acting on US concerns over China, bank chief says [14:54] ZedHedTed the one caveat to installing linux on your family members' computers: you'll be on the hook for any tech support when they run into problems. including PEBKAC. [14:54] ZedHedTed "you put this linux thing on my system and now it's broken! fix it fix it fix it!" [14:57] TR News Techrights Yes, Microsoft is Again Using Its Favourite Liars (Stenographers) to Seed Fake Layoff Numbers, Much Lower Than What's Really Happening https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Yes_Microsoft_is_Again_Using_Its_Favourite_Liars_Stenographers_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Yes_Microsoft_is_Again_Using_Its_Favourite_Liars_Stenographers_.gmi [14:57] TR Bot Techrights Yes, Microsoft is Again Using Its Favourite Liars (Stenographers) to Seed Fake Layoff Numbers, Much Lower Than What's Really Happening [14:58] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 02 [15:00] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyftc6p1 [15:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jyftc6p1 ) [15:00] schestowitz[TR3] " [15:00] schestowitz[TR3] That guy isn't a masochist, he's an id--t. Jesus Christ man, take a 6 month sabbatical to refocus and recover. Anyone who's that committed ONCE THEY'VE BEEN FIRED has mental issues that they should use that 6 months to seek help for. Once a company says "see ya" to me, I'm the fu-k out the door. It's like getting a divorce and then...not leaving. That isn't heathy for either party. [15:00] schestowitz[TR3] In conclusion: that guy is a dum--ss. [15:00] schestowitz[TR3] " [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5bmjkc [15:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5bmjkc ) [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] " [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] So it begins; King reducing headcount by 10% [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] King, known for its mobile games includes Candy Crush Saga, part of Xbox Game Studios / and Activision Blizzard King is reducing it's headcount by 200, around 10%. [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] Announced in a company-wide call this morning with people who are potentially impacted being notified by end of day today (Wed 2nd July). [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] Leaders have been asked to redesign their organisations. [15:01] schestowitz[TR3] " [15:01] TR News "Any changes to the severance package? I'm starting to worry that one of these days they'll just start letting us go without offering anything at all." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5ngwmy [15:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5ngwmy ) [15:12] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States of America https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_the_United_States_of_America.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_the_United_States_of_America.gmi [15:12] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States of America [15:15] TR News Microsoft begins substantial layoff process across gaming division, King and Zenimax impacted https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-begins-substantial-layoff-process-across-gaming-division-king-and-zenimax-impacted [15:15] TR Bot begins substantial layoff process across gaming division, King and Zenimax impacted | Eurogamer.net [15:16] TR News Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King and ZeniMax Media read Phil Spencer's note to staff https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-july-2025 [15:16] TR Bot Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King and ZeniMax Media read Phil Spencer's note to staff | Windows Central [15:16] TR News Xbox hit in yet another wave of Microsoft layoffs https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/75275/xbox-hit-in-yet-another-wave-of-microsoft-layoffs/ [15:16] TR Bot Xbox hit in yet another wave of Microsoft layoffs | PC Games Insider [15:16] TR News More Xbox Layoffs Announced, Phil Spencer Explains Why They Were Necessary https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-layoffs-begin-with-200-cuts-in-europe-report/1100-6532905/ [15:16] TR Bot Xbox Layoffs Announced, Phil Spencer Explains Why They Were Necessary - GameSpot [15:17] TR News One Laptop Manufacturer Had To Stop Janet Jackson Crashing Laptops https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/one-laptop-manufacturer-had-to-stop-janet-jackson-crashing-laptops/ | Source: Hackaday [15:17] TR Bot Laptop Manufacturer Had To Stop Janet Jackson Crashing Laptops | Hackaday [15:17] TR News DIY Book Lamp https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/diy-book-lamp-is-a-different-take-on-the-illuminated-manuscript/ | Source: Hackaday [15:17] TR Bot Book Lamp Is A Different Take On The Illuminated Manuscript | Hackaday [15:24] TR News Tesla shares slump after Convicted Felon threatens MElon with DOGE and entertains deportation https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/01/tesla-shares-slump-trump-threatens-elon-musk-doge-entertains-deportation/ [15:24] TR Bot shares slump after Trump threatens Elon Musk with DOGE and entertains deportation - SiliconANGLE [15:24] TR News Zapping Volunteers' Brains With Electricity Boosted Their Maths Skills https://www.sciencealert.com/zapping-volunteers-brains-with-electricity-boosted-their-maths-skills [15:24] TR Bot Volunteers' Brains With Electricity Boosted Their Maths Skills : ScienceAlert [15:25] TR News Case Note: FCC v. 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Ct.) - Disruptive Competition Project [15:25] TR News Government warned cuts to journalism training weaken civic fabric https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/government-warned-cuts-to-journalism-training-weaken-civic-fabric/ [15:25] TR Bot Government warned cuts to journalism training 'weaken civic fabric' - Press Gazette [15:29] TR News Ticket Scalpers Are Driving O2 London Ticket Prices Up to 490%Industry Calls for Urgent Cap https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/ticket-scalpers-drive-up-o2-london-tickets/ [15:29] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/ticket-scalpers-drive-up-o2-london-tickets/ ) [15:30] TR News 15 Years of OsmAnd https://lwn.net/Articles/1027973/ [15:30] TR Bot Years of OsmAnd [LWN.net] [15:31] TR News How Educators Run the Internet https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/how-educators-run-the-internet/ [15:31] TR Bot How Educators Run the Internet - Internet Society [15:34] TR News Senate Votes to Allow State Hey Hi (AI) Laws, a Blow to Tech Companies https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/state-ai-laws.html [15:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/state-ai-laws.html ) [15:35] TR News Columbia Will Pay $9 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over U.S. News Ranking https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/nyregion/columbia-university-us-news-ranking.html [15:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/nyregion/columbia-university-us-news-ranking.html ) [15:36] TR News Fresh brewed news: Community caf offers locals a chance to sip with reporters https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0701/local-news-cafe-maine-midcoast-villager [15:36] TR Bot with a side of news. Maine paper opens caf to welcome in community. - CSMonitor.com [15:37] TR News Social Security Backs Off Listing Living Migrants as Dead https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/social-security-immigrants-dead.html [15:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/social-security-immigrants-dead.html ) [15:37] TR News Rogue IT worker gets seven months in prison over $200,000 digital rampage technician changed all of his company's passwords after getting suspended https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/rogue-it-worker-gets-seven-months-in-prison-over-usd200-000-digital-rampage-technician-changed-all-of-his-companys-passwords-after-getting-suspended [15:37] TR Bot Rogue IT worker gets seven months in prison over $200,000 digital rampage technician changed all of his company's passwords after getting suspended | Tom's Hardware [15:39] TR News Microsoft not here yet, can help show how big a lie they told re layoffs https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database [15:39] TR Bot Worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) layoff and closure database | Employment Security Department [15:39] TR News Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Confirms in Memo to Staff https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff [15:39] TR Bot Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Confirms in Memo to Staff - IGN [15:41] TR News Now they say 9100 https://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-initiates-mass-layoffs-about-9100-employees-affected-rumor [15:41] TR Bot Microsoft Initiates Mass Layoffs, About 9100 Employees Affected Rumor [15:41] TR News OVER 9.000 https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/layoffs-news-microsoft-to-cut-over-9-000-jobs-as-part-of-streamlining-workforce-efforts-details-here-11751461625648.html [15:41] TR Bot Layoffs News: Microsoft to cut over 9,000 jobs as part of streamlining workforce efforts Details here | Company Business News [15:43] TR News Microsoft confirms largest layoffs since 2023, more than 2,200 Seattle-area jobs cut https://mynorthwest.com/local/microsoft-layoffs-seattle-jobs-cut/4105992 [15:43] TR Bot Microsoft confirms largest layoffs since 2023 [15:45] TR News Rares Everwild Cancelled Amid Xbox Layoffs https://insider-gaming.com/rares-everwild-cancelled-amid-xbox-layoffs/ [15:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://insider-gaming.com/rares-everwild-cancelled-amid-xbox-layoffs/ ) [15:59] TR News Techrights Microsoft Layoffs in Spain, Portugal Record for GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Layoffs_in_Spain_Portugal_Record_for_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Layoffs_in_Spain_Portugal_Record_for_GNU_Linux.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Layoffs in Spain, Portugal Record for GNU/Linux ● Jul 02 [16:07] TR News Techrights Microsoft Media Operatives and Bill Epsteingate-Funded Sites Said Microsoft Lays Off 9,000, But Other Sites Say More (Including 2,300 in Redmond Alone) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Media_Operatives_and_Bill_Epsteingate_Funded_Sites_Sa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Media_Operatives_and_Bill_Epsteingate_Funded_Sites_Sa.gmi [16:07] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Media Operatives and Bill Epsteingate-Funded Sites Said Microsoft Lays Off 9,000, But Other Sites Say More (Including 2,300 in Redmond Alone) [16:16] *wael___ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:28] admfubar the pain in spain falls mainly on the tech sector [16:29] TR News Techrights Hungary: Microsoft Windows Sinks to 17% "Market Share" https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Hungary_Microsoft_Windows_Sinks_to_17_Market_Share.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Hungary_Microsoft_Windows_Sinks_to_17_Market_Share.gmi [16:29] TR Bot Techrights Hungary: Microsoft Windows Sinks to 17% "Market Share" [16:29] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: orban cartoon^^ [16:39] TR News Techrights Now Comes the Expected Webspam, Framing Microsoft Layoffs as "Hey Hi" Success Story (False Marketing That's Piggybacking the Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Now_Comes_the_Expected_Webspam_Framing_Microsoft_Layoffs_as_Hey.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Now_Comes_the_Expected_Webspam_Framing_Microsoft_Layoffs_as_Hey.gmi [16:39] TR Bot Techrights Now Comes the Expected Webspam, Framing Microsoft Layoffs as "Hey Hi" Success Story (False Marketing That's Piggybacking the Layoffs) [16:40] TR News cancelled [16:40] TR News yet another one cancelled https://www.gematsu.com/2025/07/everwild-canceled-amid-microsoft-gaming-layoffs [16:40] TR Bot canceled amid Microsoft Gaming layoffs - Gematsu [16:41] TR News Rare's mysterious nature sim Everwild has been cancelled as part of Xbox mass layoffs, according to reports https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rares-mysterious-nature-sim-everwild-has-been-cancelled-as-part-of-xbox-mass-layoffs-according-to-reports [16:41] TR Bot Rare's mysterious nature sim Everwild has been cancelled as part of Xbox mass layoffs, according to reports | Rock Paper Shotgun [16:41] admfubar maybe a steam port shortly [16:46] TR News Firefox Nightly: Highlights from Volunteer Contributors These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 184 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2025/07/01/highlights-from-volunteer-contributors-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-184/ [16:46] TR Bot Highlights from Volunteer Contributors These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 184 Firefox Nightly News [16:50] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [16:59] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux is Replacing Windows in Laptops/Desktops https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_is_Replacing_Windows_in_Laptops_Desktops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_is_Replacing_Windows_in_Laptops_Desktops.gmi [16:59] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux is Replacing Windows in Laptops/Desktops ● Jul 02 [17:09] admfubar what could go wrong?? https://www.firstpost.com/tech/techs-new-lonely-mountain-billionaires-join-hands-to-guard-start-up-treasures-in-silicon-valley-13902407.html [17:09] TR Bot new Lonely Mountain: Billionaires join hands to guard start-up treasures in Silicon Valley Firstpost [17:13] *GNUmoon has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [17:22] psydruid > the one caveat to installing linux on your family members' computers: you'll be on the hook for any tech support when they run into problems. including PEBKAC. [17:22] psydruid My mom barely even remembers what Windows looks like. [17:26] TR News Techrights 20 Years Since My Thesis https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/20_Years_Since_My_Thesis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/20_Years_Since_My_Thesis.gmi [17:26] TR Bot Techrights 20 Years Since My Thesis [17:26] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [17:40] vanveldt psydruid: I am willing to take that risk if my parents knew how to use a computer to begin with [17:41] TR News Techrights The X War is Over and the "Wayland People" Lost https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/The_X_War_is_Over_and_the_Wayland_People_Lost.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/The_X_War_is_Over_and_the_Wayland_People_Lost.gmi [17:41] TR Bot Techrights The X War is Over and the "Wayland People" Lost [17:43] schestowitz[TR3] My mom barely even remembers what Windows looks like. [17:43] schestowitz[TR3] microsoft cannot remember either [17:43] schestowitz[TR3] they keep moving things around [17:43] schestowitz[TR3] inc. the "start" menu [17:43] schestowitz[TR3] because... INTUITIVE! [17:56] TR News Techrights Microsoft "Declined to Say How Many People Would be Laid Off," According to Associated Press https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Declined_to_Say_How_Many_People_Would_be_Laid_Off_Acc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Declined_to_Say_How_Many_People_Would_be_Laid_Off_Acc.gmi [17:56] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft "Declined to Say How Many People Would be Laid Off," According to Associated Press [17:56] TR News TheRegister links to MICROSOFT MOLES as source :) :) CUTE! https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/microsoft_layoffs/ [17:56] TR Bot Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs The Register ● Jul 02 [18:02] TR News "I can assure you there have been comms" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5bmjkc [18:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz5bmjkc ) [18:03] ZedHedTed yeah, keeping them on windows is asking trouble too. but if they use their OS as the bootloader to the web browser, switching them to macos or chromebook is less of a headache for you. [18:03] ZedHedTed even if it means you're doing their freedom a disservice. [18:11] TR News Techrights Anxiety at Microsoft: Many Workers (Maybe Over 10,000) Still Don't Know They're Being Laid Off Just Before US Independence Day https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Anxiety_at_Microsoft_Many_Workers_Maybe_Over_10_000_Still_Don_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Anxiety_at_Microsoft_Many_Workers_Maybe_Over_10_000_Still_Don_t.gmi [18:11] TR Bot Techrights Anxiety at Microsoft: Many Workers (Maybe Over 10,000) Still Don't Know They're Being Laid Off Just Before US Independence Day [18:12] TR News More shutdowns reported https://www.dualshockers.com/details-gaming-teams-gutted-microsoft-mega-layoffs/ [18:12] TR Bot Details Emerge As Gaming Teams Gutted By Microsoft Mega Layoffs [18:18] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/85-of-tech-firms-store-sensitive-data-in-the-cloud-only-8-encrypt-it-properly-ws-e-13902337.html [18:18] TR Bot of tech firms store sensitive data in the Cloud, only 8% encrypt it properly Firstpost [18:21] TR News Techrights Microsoft Windows Nosedives in Switzerland While GNU/Linux Leaps Above 6% https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Windows_Nosedives_in_Switzerland_While_GNU_Linux_Leap.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Windows_Nosedives_in_Switzerland_While_GNU_Linux_Leap.gmi [18:21] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Windows Nosedives in Switzerland While GNU/Linux Leaps Above 6% [18:21] schestowitz[TR3] so only 15% actually control their data? [18:21] schestowitz[TR3] that means only 1 in 6 tech companies gets tech [18:21] schestowitz[TR3] the rest pretend to [18:21] schestowitz[TR3] see: [18:21] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/16/The_Microsofters_Have_Just_Shared_Privileged_Trial_Data_With_Mi.shtml [18:22] TR Bot Techrights The Microsofters Have Just Shared Privileged Trial Data With Microsoft [18:24] TR News The Irish should be glad this is happening https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/concerns-for-irish-jobs-as-microsoft-confirms-9000-layoffs-with-focus-on-sales-staff/ Microsoft is a WEAPON AGAINST Ireland https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Microsofts-ICC-email-block-reignites-European-data-sovereignty-concerns [18:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/concerns-for-irish-jobs-as-microsoft-confirms-9000-layoffs-with-focus-on-sales-staff/ ) [18:24] TR Bot Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns | Computer Weekly [18:25] TR News Why can't the corporate media treat is like good news when CRIMINAL companies have layoffs? THAT is "toxic positivity"... being HAPPY FOR CRIMINALS, too. [18:26] TR News And it is worth noting that Nat Friendman's dad is a Fraud Street Operative. http://techrights.org/o/2021/11/22/defrauding-microsoft-shareholders/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/10/25/github-series-outline/ [18:26] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part VII Nat Friedman, as GitHub CEO, Had a Plan of Defrauding Microsoft Shareholders [18:26] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part III A Story of Plagiarism and Likely Securities Fraud [18:26] TR News If Nat Friedman sponsors the SLAPPs against Techrights, he will need to pay a LOT of money http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/04/10_Step_Strategy_to_Get_BRETT_WILSON_LLP_Gun_for_Hire_Microsoft.shtml [18:26] TR Bot Techrights 10-Step Strategy to Get BRETT WILSON LLP ("Gun for Hire"), Microsoft's Serial Strangler, and the Serial Defamer to Compensate Techrights and Tux Machines for Years of SLAPPs and Abusive Litigation [18:30] admfubar apple's vision pro has secrets???? https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106153/apple-accuses-ex-engineer-of-stealing-vision-pro-secrets-wipes-work-laptop-takes-job-at-snap/index.html [18:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106153/apple-accuses-ex-engineer-of-stealing-vision-pro-secrets-wipes-work-laptop-takes-job-at-snap/index.html ) [18:33] admfubar child labor violation? //https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-youngest-security-researcher-started-collaboration-with-the-company-at-just-13-high-school-junior-filed-20-vulnerability-reports-last-summer-named-msrc-most-valuable-researcher-twice [18:33] TR Bot Microsoft's youngest security researcher started collaboration with the company at just 13 high school junior filed 20 vulnerability reports last summer, named MSRC Most Valuable Researcher twice | Tom's Hardware [18:36] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/german-charity-refuses-to-comply-with-bitcoin-ransomware-demand-hackers-attempt-to-extort-hunger-fighting-group-for-over-usd2-million [18:36] TR Bot German charity refuses to comply with Bitcoin ransomware demand hackers attempt to extort hunger-fighting group for over $2 million | Tom's Hardware [18:49] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux is Replacing Microsoft Windows. But We Need to Eradicate Microsoft, It's a Hub of Crime. https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_is_Replacing_Microsoft_Windows_But_We_Need_to_Eradica.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_is_Replacing_Microsoft_Windows_But_We_Need_to_Eradica.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux is Replacing Microsoft Windows. But We Need to Eradicate Microsoft, It's a Hub of Crime. [18:52] TR News Radxa Cubie A7A is a powerful SBC based on Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 Hey Hi (AI) SoC with up to 16GB RAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/02/radxa-cubie-a7a-powerful-allwinner-a733-sbc-cortex-a76-a55-ai-soc-16gb-ram/ [18:52] TR Bot Radxa Cubie A7A is a powerful SBC based on Allwinner A733 Cortex-A76/A55 AI SoC with up to 16GB RAM - CNX Software [18:53] TR News "C++ Encounters Of The Rusty Zig Kind" https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/c-encounters-of-the-rusty-zig-kind/ | Source: Hackaday [18:53] TR Bot Encounters Of The Rusty Zig Kind | Hackaday [18:53] TR News "Too Much Choice" and "Too Many Programming Languages" https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/Too_Much_Choice_and_Too_Many_Programming_Languages.shtml [18:53] TR Bot Techrights "Too Much Choice" and "Too Many Programming Languages" [18:54] TR News Fly Eagle(3) fly: Faster inference with vLLM & speculative decoding https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/01/fly-eagle3-fly-faster-inference-vllm-speculative-decoding [18:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/01/fly-eagle3-fly-faster-inference-vllm-speculative-decoding ) [18:55] TR News Dave Airlie: radv: VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 support https://airlied.blogspot.com/2025/07/radv-vkkhrvideoencodeav1-support.html [18:55] TR Bot radv: VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 support [18:55] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Fedora DEI Outreachy Intern My first month Recap https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-dei-outreachy-intern-my-first-month-recap-%f0%9f%8e%8a/ [18:55] TR Bot Fedora DEI Outreachy Intern - My first month Recap Fedora Community Blog [18:56] ZedHedTed https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-201508-202506 [18:56] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global Stats [18:56] TR News Fedora supports a whole wide diversity of bullsh-- [18:56] TR News Especially every little dumpling of BS from IBM's back side [18:57] ZedHedTed this is amazing. 5% in USA for the first time after staying above 4% consistently for 4 months! [18:57] TR News Protecting Kids Shouldnt Mean Weakening the First Amendment https://publicknowledge.org/protecting-kids-shouldnt-mean-weakening-the-first-amendment/ MS-infiltrated org https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [18:57] TR Bot Protecting Kids Shouldnt Mean Weakening the First Amendment - Public Knowledge [18:57] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [18:57] schestowitz[TR3] ZedHedTed: try [18:57] schestowitz[TR3] :https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-201508-202507 [18:57] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global Stats [18:58] schestowitz[TR3] 7 at the end [18:58] ZedHedTed we were <2% of the market share in the mid/late 2010s [18:59] TR News France asks airlines to reduce flights due to planned air traffic controller strike https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250701-france-asks-airlines-reduce-flights-due-planned-air-traffic-controller-strike [18:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250701-france-asks-airlines-reduce-flights-due-planned-air-traffic-controller-strike ) [18:59] ZedHedTed oops. i was missing the most recent month! ● Jul 02 [19:00] ZedHedTed we know the steam deck played a huge role in 2022-23, but it's curious what the cause could be for more recent surges. [19:01] ZedHedTed european govts have been ditching M$ for linux and libreoffice/onlyoffice, but i haven't heard much about us local/state govts doing that. [19:01] TR News LibreArts Weekly recap 29 June 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/06/week-recap-29-jun-2025/ [19:01] TR Bot Libre Arts - Weekly recap 29 June 2025 [19:01] ZedHedTed brb [19:01] admfubar awwww... https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/tesla-q2-2025-sales-dropped-more-than-13-year-over-year/ [19:01] TR Bot Tesla Q2 2025 sales dropped more than 13% year over year - Ars Technica [19:02] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Fedora Package Submission Progress Report GSoC 25 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/simplifying-fedora-package-submission-progress-report-gsoc-25/ [19:02] TR Bot Simplifying Fedora Package Submission Progress Report - GSoC '25 Fedora Community Blog [19:03] TR News Victor Ma: Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! https://victorma.ca/posts/gsoc-4/ [19:03] TR Bot Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! [19:03] TR News My GSoC 2025 Journey - Part 1 https://shubshinde.bearblog.dev/my-gsoc-2025-journey-part-1/ "Hi, I'm thrilled to be part of Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2025 with KDE Community, working under the mentorship of Carl Schwan, Claudio Cambra, and Aakarsh MJ." [19:03] TR Bot My GSoC 2025 Journey - Part 1 | Shubham's Blog [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: more so in europe [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] like uk and germany [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] the salute was off-putting [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] and there is a lawsuit in france [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] they say they turned the tesla symbol into a nazi emblem [19:04] schestowitz[TR3] and now sue the company [19:05] TR News Profiling by Proxy: How Metas Data Driven Ads Fuel Discrimination https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/profiling-by-proxy-how-metas-data-driven-ads-fuel-discrimination/ [19:05] TR Bot Profiling by Proxy: How Metas Data Driven Ads Fuel Discrimination | Open Rights Group [19:05] TR News Meta Requires More Transparency About Anti-Gambling Ads Than Gambling Ads https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/meta-requires-more-transparency-about-anti-gambling-ads-than-gambling-ads/ [19:05] TR Bot Meta Requires More Transparency About Anti-Gambling Ads Than Gambling Ads | Open Rights Group [19:06] TR News Mike Blumenkrantz: Behind Schedule https://www.supergoodcode.com/behind-schedule/ [19:06] TR Bot Behind Schedule Mike Blumenkrantz Super. Good. Chair. [19:15] TR News This is spam. Marketing spam. One person changing a job is not really news. https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/simmons-simmons-partner-joins-carpmaels-ransford-in-london/ [19:15] TR Bot Simmons & Simmons partner joins Carpmaels & Ransford in London [19:16] TR News No, IPRs and PGRs Arent Interchangeable https://patentprogress.org/2025/07/no-iprs-and-pgrs-arent-interchangeable/ [19:16] TR Bot No, IPRs and PGRs Arent Interchangeable - Patent Progress [19:16] TR News Dont Get it Twisted: New Discretionary Denials Process Hurts American Inventors https://patentprogress.org/2025/07/dont-get-it-twisted-new-discretionary-denials-process-hurts-american-inventors/ [19:16] TR Bot Dont Get it Twisted: New Discretionary Denials Process Hurts American Inventors - Patent Progress [19:17] TR News Unified files amicus in support of Motorola's mandamus petition in Fed. Cir. https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/6/30/unified-files-amicus-in-support-of-motorolas-mandamus-petition-in-fed-cir [19:17] TR Bot Unified files amicus in support of Motorola's mandamus petition in Fed. Cir. Unified Patents [19:17] psydruid https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway#monthly-201508-202507 [19:17] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global Stats [19:17] schestowitz[TR3] i forgot to check this, i think [19:17] psydruid the Apple myth is also over [19:17] schestowitz[TR3] i did see it earliere [19:18] schestowitz[TR3] it went down a bit this month [19:18] schestowitz[TR3] so i moved on [19:20] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) reaches End of Life on 10th July 2025 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/07/01/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reaches-end-of-life-on-10th-july-2025/ [19:20] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) reaches End of Life on 10th July 2025 [19:20] TR News digiKam 8.7.0 Released with Improved Hey Hi (AI) Tools https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/digikam-8-7-0-new-ai-tools [19:20] TR Bot digiKam 8.7.0 Released with Improved AI Tools - OMG! Ubuntu [19:20] TR News Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) reaches End of Life on 10th July 2025 https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/07/01/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reaches-end-of-life-on-10th-july-2025/ [19:21] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) reaches End of Life on 10th July 2025 [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] psydroid2: apple still makes money [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] but it has several issues [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] look at vision pro [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] total failure [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] many of its customers dbled to DEBT [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] they could borrow before [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] to fake their class and status [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] but now priorities changed [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] or they cannot justify it anymore [19:21] schestowitz[TR3] or cannot borrow [19:22] schestowitz[TR3] then there is the made in china issue [19:22] schestowitz[TR3] tariffs and all [19:22] schestowitz[TR3] if they manufacture outside china it'll cost too much or become even more error-prone [19:22] schestowitz[TR3] so there goes their precious brand [19:23] TR News How to configure and manage Argo CD instances https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/01/how-configure-and-manage-argo-cd-instances [19:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/01/how-configure-and-manage-argo-cd-instances ) [19:25] TR News XSAs released on 2025-07-01 https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/07/01/xsas-released-on-2025-07-01/ [19:25] TR Bot XSAs released on 2025-07-01 | Qubes OS [19:25] TR News Microsoft Uses LLM Slop to Defraud (or Rob) Shareholders (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/Microsoft_Uses_LLM_Slop_to_Defraud_or_Rob_Shareholders.shtml [19:25] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Uses LLM Slop to Defraud (or Rob) Shareholders [19:25] TR News The "Davos Effect": Tarnishing the Reputation of Places Not by Overtourism But by Oligarch Infestation (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/The_Davos_Effect_Tarnishing_the_Reputation_of_Places_Not_by_Ove.shtml [19:25] TR Bot Techrights The "Davos Effect": Tarnishing the Reputation of Places Not by Overtourism But by Oligarch Infestation [19:26] TR News "Wayland People" Behave Like the Googles and Microsofts of This World https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Wayland_People_Behave_Like_the_Googles_and_Microsofts_of_This_W.shtml [19:26] TR Bot Techrights "Wayland People" Behave Like the Googles and Microsofts of This World [19:26] TR News What Happens When Your Law Firm is Preoccupied With Harassing and Trying to Extort a Humble Couple in Manchester, Even on Behalf of Violent Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff From Another Continent https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/What_Happens_When_Your_Law_Firm_is_Preoccupied_With_Harassing_a.shtml [19:26] TR Bot Techrights What Happens When Your Law Firm is Preoccupied With Harassing and Trying to Extort a Humble Couple in Manchester, Even on Behalf of Violent Microsoft Staff From Another Continent [19:26] TR News Lawyer X, Law Firm X and MElon's X: scandals linked by Old Xaverian https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/Lawyer_X_Law_Firm_X_and_Elon_Musk_s_X_scandals_linked_by_Old_Xa.shtml [19:26] TR Bot Techrights Lawyer X, Law Firm X and Elon Musk's X: scandals linked by Old Xaverian [19:27] TR News Olimex RP2350pc computer board features Raspberry Pi RP2350B MCU, HDMI/DVI video output, 4x USB ports https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/01/olimex-rp2350pc-computer-board-features-raspberry-pi-rp2350b-mcu-hdmi-dvi-video-output-4x-usb-ports/ [19:27] TR Bot Olimex RP2350pc computer board features Raspberry Pi RP2350B MCU, HDMI/DVI video output, 4x USB ports - CNX Software [19:27] TR News People Who Disagree With You on Technical Matters May or May Not Agree With You on Political Things (But Usually They Do) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/People_Who_Disagree_With_You_on_Technical_Matters_May_or_May_No.shtml [19:27] TR Bot Techrights People Who Disagree With You on Technical Matters May or May Not Agree With You on Political Things (But Usually They Do) [19:27] TR News When Words Lose Their Intended Meaning https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/When_Words_Lose_Their_Intended_Meaning.shtml [19:27] TR Bot Techrights When Words Lose Their Intended Meaning [19:28] TR News The Web is a Dead End https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/01/The_Web_is_a_Dead_End.shtml [19:28] TR Bot Techrights The Web is a Dead End [19:28] TR News Don Marti: how to write less like a bot https://blog.zgp.org/how-to-write-less-like-a-bot/ [19:28] TR Bot how to write less like a bot [19:30] TR News How to Check and Enable exFAT Support in Ubuntu https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-check-and-enable-exfat-support-in-ubuntu/ [19:30] TR Bot How to Check and Enable exFAT Support in Ubuntu - LinuxShout [19:31] TR News digiKam 8.7.0 is released https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0_release_announcement/ [19:31] TR Bot digiKam - digiKam 8.7.0 is released [19:31] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/world/taiwans-foxconn-sends-chinese-engineers-working-at-indian-iphone-facility-home-china-hand-suspected-13902514.html [19:31] TR Bot Foxconn sends Chinese engineers working at Indian iPhone facility home, China hand suspected Firstpost [19:32] TR News SPAMNIL still shilling ProprietaryGarbage, as if the alternative to Microsoft is.... more of Microsoft https://tfir.io/how-to-avoid-sql-server-enterprise-licensing-costs-in-the-cloud/ [19:32] TR Bot How to Avoid SQL Server Enterprise Licensing Costs in the Cloud - TFiR [19:32] schestowitz[TR3] Foxcon is china [19:32] schestowitz[TR3] see parent of Foxconn [19:33] schestowitz[TR3] Hon Hai [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] https://news.microsoft.com/source/2013/04/17/microsoft-and-foxconn-parent-hon-hai-sign-patent-agreement-for-android-and-chrome-devices/ [19:34] TR Bot Microsoft and Foxconn Parent Hon Hai Sign Patent Agreement For Android and Chrome Devices - Source [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] microosoft extortion [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] patent tax [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] because mcirosoft <3 linux [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] ""The patent agreement is another example of the important role intellectual property (IP) plays in ensuring a healthy and vibrant technology ecosystem. Since Microsoft launched its IP licensing program in December 2003, the company has entered into more than 1,100 licensing agreements and continues to develop programs that open Microsofts IP portfolio for customers, partners and competitors. The program was developed to provid [19:34] schestowitz[TR3] e access to Microsofts significant R&D investments and its growing, broad patent and IP portfolio. Microsofts specific patent licensing program for Android device makers has resulted in signed license agreements with numerous companies including Samsung, LG, HTC, Acer and Barnes & Noble. [19:36] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/fabs?category=china https://www.foxconn.com/en-us [19:36] TR Bot Factories in China - Hon Hai Technology Group [19:36] TR Bot Home - Hon Hai Technology Group [19:36] schestowitz[TR3] https://uk.investing.com/news/company-news/hon-hai-precision-invests-rmb-232-million-in-china-semiconductor-firm-93CH-4150103 https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/foxconn-tells-hundreds-of-chinese-staff-to-return-from-its-indian-iphone-factories/ [19:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://uk.investing.com/news/company-news/hon-hai-precision-invests-rmb-232-million-in-china-semiconductor-firm-93CH-4150103 ) [19:36] TR Bot tells hundreds of Chinese staff to return from its Indian iPhone factories | TechCrunch [19:38] TR News This is fine https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1082/this-is-fine [19:38] TR Bot This is fine - David Revoy [19:38] TR News Iranian Blackout Affected Misinformation Campaigns https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/iranian-blackout-affected-misinformation-campaigns.html [19:38] TR Bot Blackout Affected Misinformation Campaigns - Schneier on Security [19:39] TR News Wow PKGget window resizable https://bkhome.org/news/202507/wow-pkgget-window-resizable.html [19:39] TR Bot Wow PKGget window resizable [19:40] TR News "cryptocurrency largely seems to be a fad of the previous decade" https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/a-crypto-miner-takes-the-straight-and-narrow/ | Source: Hackaday http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/ [19:40] TR Bot Crypto Miner Takes The Straight And Narrow | Hackaday [19:40] TR Bot There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency [19:40] TR News ADLINK SBC35-MTL A 3.5-inch defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra SBC with up to 96GB DDR5, SBC-FM I/O expansion https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/01/adlink-sbc35-mtl-a-3-5-inch-intel-core-ultra-sbc-with-up-to-96gb-ddr5-sbc-fm-i-o-expansion/ [19:40] TR Bot ADLINK SBC35-MTL - A 3.5-inch Intel Core Ultra SBC with up to 96GB DDR5, SBC-FM I/O expansion - CNX Software [19:42] TR News Red Hat Says: Wayland is Perfect, It's Your Software That's Broken https://lunduke.substack.com/p/red-hat-says-wayland-is-perfect-its http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/25/Wayland_is_Perfect_Nobody_Can_Escape_Its_Perfection_Or_Not.shtml [19:42] TR Bot Red Hat Says: Wayland is Perfect, It's Your Software That's Broken [19:42] TR Bot Techrights Wayland is Perfect, Nobody Can Escape Its Perfection! (Or Not) [19:43] TR News Chimera GNU/Linux is "Here to Further Woke Agenda by Turning Free Software Gay" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/chimera-linux-is-here-to-further [19:43] TR Bot Chimera Linux is "Here to Further Woke Agenda by Turning Free Software Gay" [19:43] TR News How Hell Toupes Budget Bill Jeopardizes Wi-Fi, and How We Got Here https://publicknowledge.org/how-president-trumps-budget-bill-jeopardizes-wi-fi-and-how-we-got-here/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [19:43] TR Bot How President Trumps Budget Bill Jeopardizes Wi-Fi, and How We Got Here - Public Knowledge [19:43] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [19:44] TR News Public Knowledge Opposes Senate Budget Bill Risking Nations Wi-Fi https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-opposes-senate-budget-bill-risking-nations-wi-fi/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [19:44] TR Bot Public Knowledge Opposes Senate Budget Bill Risking Nations Wi-Fi - Public Knowledge [19:44] TR News The New LibreOffice 25.2 User Guides Are Here! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/01/%f0%9f%93%a3-the-new-libreoffice-25-2-user-guides-are-here/ [19:44] TR Bot The New LibreOffice 25.2 User Guides Are Here! - The Document Foundation Blog [19:48] TR News Junichi Uekawa: Japan is now very hot. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2025-Jul-2.html.en#2025-Jul-2-10:12:41 "Japan is now very hot. If you are coming to Banpaku, be prepared." [19:48] TR Bot Japan is now very hot. [19:49] TR News Hong Kong delivery workers rights group ceases operations https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/01/hong-kong-delivery-workers-rights-group-ceases-operations/ [19:49] TR Bot Hong Kong delivery workers' rights group ceases operations [19:49] TR News Guido Gnther: Free Software Activities June 2025 https://honk.sigxcpu.org/con/Free_Software_Activities_June_2025.html [19:49] TR Bot Colors of Noise: Free Software Activities June 2025 [19:50] TR News KDE Plasma 6.4.2, Bugfix Release for July https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.2/ [19:50] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.4.2, Bugfix Release for July - KDE Community [19:50] admfubar https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-32-bit-support-stays/ [19:50] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-32-bit-support-stays/ ) [19:50] schestowitz[TR3] because users and distros protested a lot [19:50] schestowitz[TR3] they just delayed that [19:50] schestowitz[TR3] and will try again later [19:51] TR News This unique electronic toy helps children learn their shapes https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/01/this-unique-electronic-toy-helps-children-learn-their-shapes/ [19:51] TR Bot This unique electronic toy helps children learn their shapes | Arduino Blog [19:51] TR News Perspiration, Bilocation, and Plagiarisation: The Heat Wave (1929) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-heat-wave [19:51] TR Bot Perspiration, Bilocation, and Plagiarisation: The Heat Wave (1929) The Public Domain Review [19:52] TR News Critical Microsens Product Flaws Allow Hackers to Go From Zero to Hero https://www.securityweek.com/critical-microsens-product-flaws-allow-hackers-to-go-from-zero-to-hero/ [19:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-microsens-product-flaws-allow-hackers-to-go-from-zero-to-hero/ ) [19:53] TR News Clownflare Puts a Default Block on Hey Hi (AI) Web Scraping https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-puts-a-default-block-on-ai-web-scraping/ [19:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-puts-a-default-block-on-ai-web-scraping/ ) [19:53] TR News 263,000 Impacted by Esse Health Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/263000-impacted-by-esse-health-data-breach/ [19:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/263000-impacted-by-esse-health-data-breach/ ) [19:53] TR News Thousands of Citrix NetScaler Instances Unpatched Against Exploited Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-citrix-netscaler-instances-unpatched-against-exploited-vulnerabilities/ [19:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-citrix-netscaler-instances-unpatched-against-exploited-vulnerabilities/ ) [19:53] ZedHedTed doesn't steam need 32-bit libs for some things/ [19:53] schestowitz[TR3] it does [19:54] schestowitz[TR3] gaming was the main talking point for keeping intact 32bit [19:54] TR News Iranian Hackers Preferred ICS Targets Left Open Amid Fresh US Attack Warning https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-preferred-ics-targets-left-open-amid-fresh-us-attack-warning/ [19:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-preferred-ics-targets-left-open-amid-fresh-us-attack-warning/ ) [19:55] ZedHedTed it seems to be the main talking point everytime $distro announces removing 32-bit support. [19:55] schestowitz[TR3] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/01/Steam_and_Linux_gaming_is_safe_Fedora_will_not_drop_32_bit_supp.shtml [19:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case' [19:55] admfubar https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Coal-Ash-Holds-Unexpected-Wealth-in-Rare-Earth-Elements.html [19:55] TR Bot Ash Holds Unexpected Wealth in Rare Earth Elements | OilPrice.com [19:56] ZedHedTed i don't like systemdicks being forced on users either, but that's why i run distros that don't use it. [19:56] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 2 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-beta-2/ [19:56] TR Bot Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 2 Godot Engine [19:57] TR News (NEW): 7 things every Linux beginner should know before downloading their first distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/01/7_things_every_Linux_beginner_should_know_before_downloading_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/01/7_things_every_Linux_beginner_should_know_before_downloading_th.gmi [19:57] TR Bot Tux Machines 7 things every Linux beginner should know before downloading their first distro [19:57] TR News TTAB Posts July 2025 Hearing Schedule http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttab-posts-july-2025-hearing-schedule.html [19:57] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Posts July 2025 Hearing Schedule [19:58] TR News Supreme Court Grants Cert in First (and only) IP Case of 2024: Billion-Dollar ISP Copyright Contributory Liability Case https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/copyright-contributory-liability.html [19:58] TR Bot Supreme Court Grants Cert in First (and only) IP Case of 2024: Billion-Dollar ISP Copyright Contributory Liability Case | Patently-O [19:58] TR News Americas Creative EdgeNew Copyright Alliance Campaign Rallies Music Pros to Shape Hey Hi (AI) Policy https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/copyright-alliance-campaign-ai-policy/ [19:58] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/copyright-alliance-campaign-ai-policy/ ) [19:59] TR News Copyleft-next Relaunched https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jul/01/copyleft-next-relaunched/ [19:59] TR Bot Copyleft-next Relaunched - Software Freedom Conservancy ● Jul 02 [20:02] TR News "hikes nearing 40 percent in some cities" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/01/russia-to-raise-utility-rates-starting-july-1-with-hikes-nearing-40-percent-in-some-cities | Source: Meduza [20:02] TR Bot Russia to raise utility rates starting July 1, with hikes nearing 40 percent in some cities Meduza [20:03] psydruid not only has GNU/Linux hit an all-time high in NL [20:03] psydruid Windows has also hit an all-time low [20:03] schestowitz[TR3] :D [20:03] schestowitz[TR3] $ geert rollback [20:05] TR News US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations https://cyberscoop.com/bulletproof-hosting-provider-aezagroup-sanctions/ [20:05] TR Bot sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations | CyberScoop [20:05] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/fox-business-surprise-jobs-report/ [20:05] TR Bot 'Down 33,000?' Fox News host stunned live on air by surprise jobs report - Raw Story [20:10] *a_fantom (~fantom@33be818f.skybroadband.com) has joined #techrights [20:12] ZedHedTed imagine laying off 10,000's of employees while claiming record profits [20:12] ZedHedTed investors are dumber than i ever imagined [20:13] TR News Techrights Confirmed: Microsoft Shutdowns Today, Not Only Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Confirmed_Microsoft_Shutdowns_Today_Not_Only_Mass_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Confirmed_Microsoft_Shutdowns_Today_Not_Only_Mass_Layoffs.gmi [20:13] TR Bot Techrights Confirmed: Microsoft Shutdowns Today, Not Only Mass Layoffs [20:13] schestowitz[TR3] they are participants in the pyramid scheme [20:13] admfubar https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/us-probes-whether-negotiator-took-slice-of-hacker-payments/ar-AA1HQ8YL [20:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-MSN [20:13] schestowitz[TR3] you see the same herd behaviour in shitcoins [20:13] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [20:15] admfubar the sounds of silence... https://www.theverge.com/news/696805/lorde-virgin-album-transparent-cd-wont-play [20:16] TR Bot Lordes new CD is so transparent that stereos cant even read it | The Verge [20:16] TR News "We asked readers how its upending their lives." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/01/we-re-back-in-the-early-2000s | Source: Meduza [20:16] TR Bot Were back in the early 2000s Mobile Internet blackouts are now routine in many Russian regions. We asked readers how its upending their lives. Meduza [20:16] TR News "Azerbaijani" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/02/tit-for-tat-arrests | Source: Meduza [20:16] TR Bot Tit-for-tat arrests Two Azerbaijani suspects died in Russian police custody, triggering reciprocal arrests and escalating tensions between Moscow and Baku Meduza [20:20] admfubar https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2052250/carfax-for-used-pcs-hewlett-packard-wants-to-give-laptops-new-life [20:20] TR Bot CarFax For Used PCs: Hewlett Packard Wants To Give Laptops New Life - Slashdot [20:21] MinceR 02 172930 < schestowitz[TR3]> MinceR: orban cartoon^^ [20:22] MinceR he doesn't look nearly short or fat enough, and he fights more for the monopolies of the chinese empire [20:22] TR News This $37 tactile dial for PCs supercharges your scrolling with incredible 0.043-mm precision Ploopy Knob is a 3D-printed open source project you can also make on your own https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/this-usd37-tactile-dial-for-pcs-supercharges-your-scrolling-with-incredible-0-043-mm-precision-ploopy-knob-is-a-3d-printed-open-source-project-you-can-also-make-on-your-own [20:22] TR Bot This $37 tactile dial for PCs supercharges your scrolling with incredible 0.043-mm precision Ploopy Knob is a 3D-printed open source project you can also make on your own | Tom's Hardware [20:24] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #34 S2E11 From Lockpicking to Leadership: Tabatha DiDomenico on Security, Open Source, and Building Community https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/07/01/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-34-s2e11-from-lockpicking-to-leadership-tabatha-didomenico-on-security-open-source-and-building-community/ [20:24] TR Bot Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #34 S2E11 From Lockpicking to Leadership: Tabatha DiDomenico on Security, Open Source, and Building Community Open Source Security Foundation [20:25] TR News Lyon, France Adopts OnlyOffice: From Russia With Love https://fossforce.com/2025/07/lyon-france-adopts-onlyoffice-from-russia-with-love/ [20:25] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/07/02/0734207 [20:25] TR Bot Lyon, France Adopts OnlyOffice: From Russia With Love - FOSS Force [20:25] TR Bot Are Brother's Insecure Printers Illegal in the UK? - SoylentNews [20:25] schestowitz[TR3] brother harry, u naughty lad [20:26] TR News Top UK online publishers: X plummets, Reddit surges, news publishers ranked https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/biggest-website-publishers-uk-2025-x-twitter-reddit-tiktok-bbc-mail/ [20:26] TR Bot X sees biggest audience drop in top 25 website publishers in UK - Press Gazette [20:27] TR News Whos Gonna Buy TikTok? Familiar Names Resurface: Oracle, Blackstone, Andreessen Horowitz https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/whos-gonna-buy-tiktok-names-resurface/ [20:27] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/01/whos-gonna-buy-tiktok-names-resurface/ ) [20:27] MinceR also, it's a pity MICROS~1 also owns the kernel used by android (systemd-kerneld) [20:28] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: maybe next dinner [20:28] schestowitz[TR3] maybe next one [20:28] schestowitz[TR3] maybe he can introduce torvalds to epstein [20:28] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Well_He_s_Dead_So_Bill_Gates_Tells_the_Media_Which_He_Pays.shtml [20:28] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] "Well, Hes Dead So," Bill Gates Tells the Media (Which He Pays) About His Close Friend Jeffrey Epstein [20:29] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/06/29/1253258&from=rss [20:29] TR Bot Why Countries Are Suddenly Broadcasting Their Spies Exploits - SoylentNews [20:31] TR News 5 common Linux dealbreakers that could ruin your Windows 10 switch https://www.pcworld.com/article/2827724/5-common-linux-dealbreakers-that-could-ruin-your-windows-10-switch.html [20:31] TR Bot common Linux dealbreakers that could ruin your Windows 10 switch | PCWorld [20:31] TR News "It reminded me of something that emerged a little while ago that I had yet to have a proper look at. So I'm rectifying that, today." https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/a-microsoft-engineer-made-a-linux-distro-thats-like-a-comfort-blanket-to-ex-windows-users [20:31] TR Bot A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro that's like a comfort blanket to ex-Windows users I finally tried it, and I'm surprised how good it is | Windows Central [20:32] MinceR i thought epstein was dead [20:32] TR News Openwashing with Microsoft https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/07/agent2agent-linux-foundation/ [20:32] TR Bot Agent2Agent Protocol Enters the Linux Foundation - InfoQ [20:32] MinceR and torvalds had zero leverage [20:32] schestowitz[TR3] well... [20:32] schestowitz[TR3] (he's DEAD) [20:33] schestowitz[TR3] fell in the well [20:41] TR News (NEW): Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype [20:41] TR News I installed Bazzite on the Steam Deck, and I regret it https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-on-steam-deck-verdict-is-in/ [20:41] TR Bot I installed Bazzite on the Steam Deck, and I love it/regret it [20:41] psydruid Apple is retreating to Anglophone countries [20:41] psydruid even before Microsoft does [20:42] TR News Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting https://www.zdnet.com/article/linuxs-remarkable-journey-from-one-devs-hobby-to-40-million-lines-of-code-and-counting/ [20:42] TR Bot remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting | ZDNET [20:43] TR News "Fedora's 32-bit removal plan has been dropped due to intense backlash from the community." [sic] https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-32-bit-support-stays/ [20:43] TR Bot Linux Community Wins as Fedora Cancels 32-Bit Removal Plan [20:43] TR News "The Fedora community has quickly dropped a couple of recent proposed changes one highly controversial, the other rather less so." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/fedora_43_i686_32bit/ [20:43] TR Bot Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support or adopt Xlibre The Register [20:44] TR News Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/sudo-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-fixed-cve-2025-32462-cve-2025-32463/ [20:44] TR Bot Sudo local privilege escalation vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463) - Help Net Security [20:46] TR News Massive VRAM pools on AMD Instinct accelerators drown Linux's hibernation process 1.5 TB of memory per server creates headaches https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/massive-vram-pools-on-amd-instinct-accelerators-drown-linuxs-hibernation-process-1-5-tb-of-memory-per-server-creates-headaches [20:46] TR Bot Massive VRAM pools on AMD Instinct accelerators drown Linux's hibernation process 1.5 TB of memory per server creates headaches | Tom's Hardware [20:46] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:46] TR News "I recently made the switch to using Linux full time, leaving Windows behind. And since then, Ive come to appreciate the incredible variety of open-source software available, not just because it's free but because it respects your privacy." https://www.xda-developers.com/5-underrated-linux-apps/ [20:46] TR Bot 5 underrated Linux apps I can't live without [20:46] darwin former Soviets said at least in USSR, they had more necessities (shelter, food, healthcare) than under extreme capitalism (oligarchy/plutocracy) [20:47] TR News "Are you looking for some Linux apps to install on your Chromebook? Since ChromeOS gained native Linux app support a while ago, Chromebooks have been completely revolutionized with their capabilities." https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-the-best-linux-apps-to-use-on-chromeos/ [20:47] TR Bot 9 Great Linux Apps to Try on Your Chromebook [20:47] darwin i'm pretty sure one the most exclusive clubs in the world partly conspired to do the Epstein hit job because they were most/all clients [20:47] TR News "Maintaining 32-bit support will allow Steam to keep functioning on popular Linux distribution" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/steam-and-linux-gaming-is-safe-fedora-will-not-drop-32-bit-support-after-all-dev-says-proposal-was-not-some-conspiracy-to-break-the-gaming-use-case [20:47] TR Bot Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case' | Tom's Hardware [20:48] darwin or 'customers', co-conspirators in crime [20:48] TR News "A proposal to drop all support for 32-bit software in the distant Fedora 44 release has been withdrawn after backlash from the community. If you have critical 32-bit software running on a Fedora instance, you can rest assured an upgrade to version 44 won't disrupt your experience, at least not for that reason." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-44-will-not-lose-32-bit-software/ [20:48] TR Bot Fedora Linux Won't Kill 32-Bit Software, for Now [20:48] darwin this is why even current USA administration won't release the Epstein files [20:51] TR News (NEW): Kernel and Graphics: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Corbet, Dave Airlie, Mike Blumenkrantz https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Kernel_and_Graphics_Linus_Torvalds_Jonathan_Corbet_Dave_Airlie_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Kernel_and_Graphics_Linus_Torvalds_Jonathan_Corbet_Dave_Airlie_.gmi [20:51] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel and Graphics: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Corbet, Dave Airlie, Mike Blumenkrantz [20:51] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:52] *FANTOM (~fantom@33be818f.skybroadband.com) has joined #techrights [20:52] TR News (NEW): Games: Pixel Wheels, Godot 4.5 Beta 2, and Bazzite on the Steam Deck https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Games_Pixel_Wheels_Godot_4_5_Beta_2_and_Bazzite_on_the_Steam_De.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Games_Pixel_Wheels_Godot_4_5_Beta_2_and_Bazzite_on_the_Steam_De.gmi [20:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Pixel Wheels, Godot 4.5 Beta 2, and Bazzite on the Steam Deck [20:54] TR News (NEW): Applications: Linux App Release Roundup, GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0, GnuCash, and OsmAnd https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Applications_Linux_App_Release_Roundup_GNU_Health_Hospital_Info.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Applications_Linux_App_Release_Roundup_GNU_Health_Hospital_Info.gmi [20:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Linux App Release Roundup, GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0, GnuCash, and OsmAnd [20:54] TR News (NEW): Barry Kauler on PKGget in EasyOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Barry_Kauler_on_PKGget_in_EasyOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Barry_Kauler_on_PKGget_in_EasyOS.gmi [20:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Barry Kauler on PKGget in EasyOS [20:55] *a_fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [20:56] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, Chimera GNU/Linux vs XLibre, Whats in the SOSS? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_Chimera_GNU_Linux_vs_XLibre_What.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_Chimera_GNU_Linux_vs_XLibre_What.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, Chimera GNU/Linux vs XLibre, Whats in the SOSS? [20:57] TR News (NEW): Updates From Debian Developers and Sparky https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Updates_From_Debian_Developers_and_Sparky.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Updates_From_Debian_Developers_and_Sparky.gmi [20:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Updates From Debian Developers and Sparky [20:59] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers ● Jul 02 [21:01] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Radxa, Olimex, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Radxa_Olimex_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Radxa_Olimex_Arduino_and_More.gmi [21:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Radxa, Olimex, Arduino, and More [21:02] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi [21:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards [21:02] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/02/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi [21:02] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [21:05] TR News Techrights Links 02/07/2025: Deep Microsoft Cuts, Macron Speaks to Putin https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Links_02_07_2025_Deep_Microsoft_Cuts_Macron_Speaks_to_Putin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Links_02_07_2025_Deep_Microsoft_Cuts_Macron_Speaks_to_Putin.gmi [21:05] TR Bot Techrights Links 02/07/2025: Deep Microsoft Cuts, Macron Speaks to Putin [21:28] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:29] *lxo (~lxo@nr8pudd8ft57q.irc) has joined #techrights [21:32] TR News Breather gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/7-02.gmi [21:33] TR News "But when Cloudflare is down, a large part of the public Internet is down, too. If they censor a country, a company, or an individual, everybody using their service automatically partakes in the action." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-07-02-cloudflare [21:34] TR News The adventure of choosing a plant-based yogurt gopher://box.matto.nl/0/the-adventure-of-choosing-a-plant-based-yogurt.txt [21:35] TR News SpellBinding: ACJKLWO Wordo: ROWER gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-02.gmi [21:37] TR News [KISS] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-07-02.gmi [21:37] admfubar so much more relevant today!!! https://yewtu.be/watch?v=j3ptabdfPHQ [21:37] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=j3ptabdfPHQ ) [21:38] TR News "I was recently playing around with a program called Tootik. Tootik is a fediverse client, like Mastodon, but instead of being over https, it's over gemini. This immediately peaked my interest because I had been needing to move instances and this client even had a migration feature to make that easy." gemini://breebee.smol.pub/tootik_a_gemini_fediverse_client_07_02_2025 [21:39] TR News "The point: To spend July exploring the small Web and/or real life instead of spending time on the corporate/commercialized Web." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-07-02 [21:40] TR News Six truths gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2655 [21:40] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [21:41] TR News "Soon after I started this blog, I started working full time again. I got a job as a front desk host at the same hotel that my partner works as a head chef inside of. (the restaurant isn't own by the hotel, just located inside)" gemini://sorrel-sour.smol.pub/log-250702 [21:42] TR News to be loved gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/to_be_loved [21:43] TR News Elibre Radio nuevamente gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/41--2025-07-01-Elibre-Radio-nuevamente.gmi [21:53] admfubar https://forum.f-droid.org/t/firefox-140-0-0-update-will-override-settings-warning/32776 [21:53] TR Bot Firefox 140.0.0 update will override settings *warning* - F-Droid Forum [21:57] *lxo (~lxo@zj26zv4kdh4g2.irc) has joined #techrights [21:58] *superkuh has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) ● Jul 02 [22:11] MinceR "free"desktop, Indian Bowel Movement and where they stick their CoC >> https://blog.vaxry.net/articles/2024-fdo-and-redhat [22:11] TR Bot content type. Ignoring. [22:29] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@wibsfrgkpaepy.irc) has joined #techrights [22:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Ford's CEO said he was "shocked" to learn that young workers hate working there. Ford only pays them $17 an hour, and some of them are working another full time job at Amazon warehouses, sleeping in the car, and clocking in and working at Ford too. [22:38] IsambardPrince There's no way that the CEO of the company doesn't know what workers there make. [22:38] MinceR :> [22:43] IsambardPrince MinceR, It's a bad idea to own a nice car that has a good book value. [22:44] IsambardPrince If you have to file bankruptcy, it's almost impossible to protect a car that's worth more than about $8,000-9,000 in any state. [22:44] IsambardPrince And thanks to Cheeto, car inflation has been on a tear but the bankruptcy code doesn't reflect that. [22:44] IsambardPrince So even a pile of shit car is an $8,000 car now.