●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, July 06, 2026 ●● ● Jul 06 [00:21] MinceR (audio:irrelevant) https://apina.biz/214950.mp4?mode=sfw [00:21] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/214950.mp4 [00:45] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:46] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [00:47] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-050726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-050726.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, July 05, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-07-05.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-07-05.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-07-05.txt ● Jul 06 [03:11] admfubar https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/uaw-union-general-motors-layoff-robots [03:11] TR Bot Major Union Livid After 1,000 Factory Workers Were Replaced With 50 Robots [03:12] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/air-force-engineer-flock-surveillance-support-legal-gofundme [03:12] TR Bot US Air Force Engineer Charged With Sawing Down Flock Surveillance Cameras Receives Thousands of Dollars from Supporters Across the Country [03:14] admfubar https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/self-driving-taxi-company-annoyed-naughty-passengers [03:14] TR Bot Self-Driving Taxi Company Annoyed by the Naughty Thing Passengers Keep Doing in Its Cabs [03:14] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-contractors-competitor-ai-with-disturbing-content [03:14] TR Bot Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors' AI With Disturbing Content [03:23] admfubar ...and they have a plan... https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-slams-crowded-cafe-killing-one [03:23] TR Bot Tesla Slams Into Crowded Cafe, Killing One [03:24] MinceR Tesla Automatic Population Control [03:29] admfubar waiting for newer model teslas to come with a knight rider red scanning lights, like cylons have... ;) [03:30] admfubar https://omny.fm/shows/better-offline/monologue-meta-admits-it-bought-too-many-gpus [03:30] TR Bot Meta Admits It Bought Too Many GPUs - Better Offline - Omny.fm [03:34] admfubar now considered a mechanical turd... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/amazon-begins-wind-down-of-mechanical-turk-stops-accepting-new-customers-14029073.html [03:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/amazon-begins-wind-down-of-mechanical-turk-stops-accepting-new-customers-14029073.html ) [03:39] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/something-weird-china-tree-wall [03:39] TR Bot Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall [03:40] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-center-screeching-noise-house [03:40] TR Bot Data Center Emits Constant Screeching Noise Directly Into Man's House [03:41] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 5th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_July_5th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_July_5th_2026.gmi [03:41] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 5th, 2026 [03:41] admfubar rfk approved? https://futurism.com/health-medicine/peptide-melanotan-skin-cancer-tanning-surgeon [03:41] TR Bot Peptide That Makes You Tan Linked to Skin Cancer, Doctor Warns [03:45] admfubar twistin'! twistin' the night away!.... https://xkcd.com/3267/ [03:45] TR Bot Types of Tornado Alert ● Jul 06 [04:02] MinceR "K.I.T.T.! Get out of the car!" [04:05] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/new-jersey-enacts-broad-data-broker-law-with-costly-fees-and-severe-fines/ [04:05] TR Bot Jersey Enacts Broad Data Broker Law with Costly Fees and Severe Fines PogoWasRight.org [04:06] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/li-county-unveils-robocop-esque-fleet-of-drone-first-responders-to-aid-cops-in-real-time/ [04:06] TR Bot county unveils Robocop-esque fleet of drone first-responders to aid cops in real time PogoWasRight.org [04:06] MinceR "PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON. YOU HAVE TWENTY SECONDS TO COMPLY." [04:07] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/ca11-yahoo-not-a-govt-actor-in-scanning-emails-for-csam/ [04:07] TR Bot Yahoo not a govt actor in scanning emails for CSAM PogoWasRight.org [04:07] admfubar that's what are cops say now [04:07] admfubar our...:P [04:10] MinceR but can they roar like a panther? [04:26] admfubar they found the balls... but where is the schwarts???...https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/05/mysterious-debris-found-on-queensland-beaches-could-be-space-balls-and-may-contain-toxic-rocket-fuel [04:26] TR Bot Mysterious debris found on Queensland beaches could be space balls and may contain toxic rocket fuel | Queensland | The Guardian [04:29] MinceR :> [04:33] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/spacex-vaporizes-260-starlink-satellites-in-six-months-using-earths-atmosphere-new-environmental-concerns-emerge-over-burning-2-700-pound-orbital-data-centers-fcc-seeks-to-exempt-satellites-from-regulations [04:33] TR Bot SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations | Tom's Hardware [04:35] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/rampocalyse-pricing-prompts-maker-to-construct-his-own-memory-using-ancient-apollo-era-tech-usb-drive-resurrects-hand-threaded-magnetic-core-memory-using-salvaged-russian-computer-parts [04:35] TR Bot RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts | Tom's Hardware [04:47] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/germanys-1-5-million-project-to-build-the-worlds-largest-game-archive-collapses-after-funding-dries-up [04:47] TR Bot Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after 1.5 million funding dries up world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media | Tom's Hardware [04:48] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/reviewer-tests-rtx-4080m-desktop-graphics-card-powered-by-salvaged-laptop-silicon-performs-worse-than-slightly-more-expensive-rx-9070-gre-but-draws-only-100w-in-games [04:48] TR Bot Reviewer tests 'RTX 4080M' desktop graphics card powered by salvaged laptop silicon performs worse than slightly more expensive RX 9070 GRE but draws only 100W in games | Tom's Hardware [04:49] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/hannah-montana-linux-gets-modern-remaster-after-nearly-two-decades-sweet-niblets-new-v26-is-built-on-debian-with-a-re-skin-of-kde-plasma [04:49] TR Bot Hannah Montana Linux gets modern remaster after nearly two decades Sweet niblets, new v26 is built on Debian with a re-skin of KDE Plasma | Tom's Hardware [04:50] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/us-navy-testing-3d-printed-fighter-jet-parts-for-quick-repairs-composite-parts-printed-at-forward-deployed-3d-printers-to-be-flight-tested-on-operational-f-a-18-super-hornets [04:50] TR Bot US Navy is flight-testing 3D printed fighter jet parts that cut repair times in half forward-deployed 3D printers generate composite parts, flight testing to begin on operational F/A-18 Super Hornets | Tom's Hardware [04:51] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/darpa-plans-30-year-endurance-nuclear-waste-batteries-to-power-next-gen-drones-says-report-project-symphonee-aims-to-harvest-strontium-90-to-power-persistent-military-drones [04:51] TR Bot DARPA plans 30-year endurance nuclear waste batteries to power next-gen drones, says report project SYMPHONEE aims to harvest Strontium-90 to power persistent military drones | Tom's Hardware [04:52] admfubar waste not want not [04:52] *Goblin (~use@s7msgb3dypfqc.irc) has joined #techrights [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] just woke up https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scores-fixtures [04:54] TR Bot Scores & Fixtures - Football - BBC Sport [04:55] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/50-feet-long-fiber-optic-hdmi-cable-and-steam-controller-2-is-enthusiasts-answer-to-the-steam-machine-dismisses-valves-new-console-for-a-diy-bazzite-setup-with-a-controller [04:55] TR Bot 50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller | Tom's Hardware [04:56] schestowitz[TR2] good and good news [04:58] admfubar true steampunk.. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/windows-guru-uses-stirling-engine-to-cool-amd-threadripper-3970x-waste-heat-energy-spins-the-engines-flywheel [04:58] TR Bot Windows guru uses 19th-century Stirling Engine tech for auxiliary cooling on AMD Threadripper 3970X system waste heat energy spins the $40 engine's flywheel | Tom's Hardware [04:59] schestowitz[TR2] Haaland has beaten Brazil, well done. HaalandFC. ● Jul 06 [05:00] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/fire-hydrant-signs-with-starlink-antennas-tested-for-emergency-wi-fi-in-disaster-prone-japan-existing-widespread-grid-of-street-level-furniture-can-be-used-for-communications-network-fallback [05:00] TR Bot Fire hydrant signs with Starlink antennas tested for emergency Wi-Fi in disaster-prone Japan existing widespread grid of street-level furniture can be used for communications network fallback | Tom's Hardware [05:01] TR News hollow gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/hollow [05:01] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/brand-new-steam-machine-hit-with-red-line-of-death-gpu-failure-after-playing-no-mans-sky-for-just-five-minutes-console-bricked-itself-following-update-in-incident-eerily-reminiscent-of-xbox-360-launch [05:01] TR Bot Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of the Xbox 360's infamous RROD | Tom's Hardware [05:02] TR News "Just about a year ago, I published my first book, "Shadows of the Upper Peninsula". It is a ghost story that starts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Houghton, an area I know quite well!" gemini://leetaur.com/gemlog/entries/2026-07-05.gmi [05:03] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [05:03] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-categorically-denies-spacex-is-making-an-ai-device-with-proprietary-os-says-rumors-of-a-handheld-thinner-than-an-iphone-are-utterly-false [05:03] TR Bot Elon Musk categorically denies SpaceX is making an AI device with proprietary OS says rumors of a handheld thinner than an iPhone are 'utterly false' | Tom's Hardware [05:03] TR News "Which brings me to the topic of this post, the 2026 Old Computer Challenge [1]. It starts today (July 5) and runs all week, so if I want to participate I pretty much have to get something online today. Now there's some good motivation!" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/occ2026/20260705-occ.txt [05:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1701.jpg [05:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2058.jpg [05:06] TR News Techrights Links 05/07/2026: Shadows of the Upper Peninsula and 2026 Old Computer Challenge https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_05_07_2026_Shadows_of_the_Upper_Peninsula_and_2026_Old_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_05_07_2026_Shadows_of_the_Upper_Peninsula_and_2026_Old_Co.gmi [05:06] TR Bot Techrights Links 05/07/2026: Shadows of the Upper Peninsula and 2026 Old Computer Challenge [05:14] admfubar https://databreaches.net/2026/07/04/adapthealth-says-attackers-sweet-talked-their-way-into-cloud-systems-and-stole-patient-data/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=adapthealth-says-attackers-sweet-talked-their-way-into-cloud-systems-and-stole-patient-data [05:14] TR Bot says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data - DataBreaches.Net [05:15] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 05, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_July_05_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_July_05_2026.gmi [05:15] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 05, 2026 [05:17] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:18] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:18] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:28] TR News Techrights Social Dialogue at the European Patent Office (EPO) is Dead, the Strikes and Work Stoppage-Like Actions Carry on https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Social_Dialogue_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_is_Dead_the_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Social_Dialogue_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_is_Dead_the_S.gmi [05:28] TR Bot Techrights Social Dialogue at the European Patent Office (EPO) is Dead, the Strikes and Work Stoppage-Like Actions Carry on [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > Hi y'all! [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > What a run of games for England lately Kane is absolutely [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > killing it! I'm excited to see them face off against Norway [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > shortly with Haaland. IIRC the last match against D.R. Congo [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > was here in Atlanta, and we met a ton of folks from both [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > sides passing through - probably my favorite part of this [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > World Cup has been meeting so many people from different [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] > cultures, right here at home! [05:40] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-crab-survived-two-months-trapped-in-a-plastic-bottle-in-the-pacific-after-growing-too-big-to-escape-49326 [05:40] TR Bot A Crab Survived Two Months Trapped in a Plastic Bottle in the Pacific After Growing Too Big to Escape | Discover Magazine [05:43] admfubar eating a small rock a day will keep the ai away.... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/medicine-is-the-biggest-ai-market-microsoft-ai-ceo-says-ai-could-bring-top-tier-medical-expertise-to-everyone-14029112.html [05:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/medicine-is-the-biggest-ai-market-microsoft-ai-ceo-says-ai-could-bring-top-tier-medical-expertise-to-everyone-14029112.html ) ● Jul 06 [06:13] TR News (NEW): Europeans Beating South Americans https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Europeans_Beating_South_Americans.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Europeans_Beating_South_Americans.gmi [06:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Europeans Beating South Americans [06:17] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/the-organ-that-forgot-to-use-transistors/ [06:17] TR Bot Organ That Forgot To Use Transistors | Hackaday [06:27] TR News Eino Leino Day: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3927 [06:28] TR Bot Books by Leino, Eino - Project Gutenberg [06:45] TR News Techrights IBM's Fall https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/IBM_s_Fall.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/IBM_s_Fall.gmi [06:45] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Fall [06:46] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Jul 06 [07:03] TR News Techrights The Media Needs to Speak of Slop as a Climate Issue Like It Did With Bitcoin https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Media_Needs_to_Speak_of_Slop_as_a_Climate_Issue_Like_It_Did.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Media_Needs_to_Speak_of_Slop_as_a_Climate_Issue_Like_It_Did.gmi [07:03] TR Bot Techrights The Media Needs to Speak of Slop as a Climate Issue Like It Did With Bitcoin [07:09] TR News "Maybe it's best for the FOSS community if Linus Tech Tips doesn't talk about Stallman. Let people find him out on their own without any spoilers. I doubt he'd be any bit cooperative if they wanted to ask him any questions anyway." https://old.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1unzqzt/suggestion_a_video_on_richard_stallman_the_free/ [07:09] TR Bot Suggestion: A video on Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation, and the history of GNU/Linux : LinusTechTips [07:11] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/04/0717219 [07:11] TR Bot What the US Was Like in the 1920s - SoylentNews [07:16] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/06/29/1848249 [07:16] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Is Selflessly Building Yet Another Horrible Product Nobody Asked For - SoylentNews [07:18] TR News Techrights Quiet Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Quiet_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Quiet_Week.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Techrights Quiet Week [07:20] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/05/c-programmers-commit-fresh-crimes-against-readability/5265981 [07:20] TR Bot C programmers commit fresh crimes against readability [07:21] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/a/5266480 [07:21] TR Bot Startup targets datacenters with 3D-printed nuclear reactor module [07:42] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_129_Out_of_200_Iranian_Tactics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_129_Out_of_200_Iranian_Tactics.gmi [07:42] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics [07:46] TR News "200 musical artists, including Billie Eilish, Elvis Costello, and Stevie Wonder" https://boingboing.net/2026/07/03/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:46] TR Bot No AI for Al. "Weird Al" Yankovic yanks AI commercial - Boing Boing [07:46] TR News "Im not a fan of AI" https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2026/06/weird-als-secret-hes-just-a-normal-guy-who-loves-fun-interview-syracuse-concert-preview.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [07:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2026/06/weird-als-secret-hes-just-a-normal-guy-who-loves-fun-interview-syracuse-concert-preview.html ) [07:46] TR News "Fred's Appliance and its production company, Victory Media" https://boingboing.net/2026/07/02/spokeswoman-sues-company-after-it-uses-ai-to-make-new-ads-featuring-her.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:46] TR Bot Spokeswoman sues company after it uses AI to make new ads featuring her - Boing Boing [07:47] TR News "All of them exfiltrate system information." https://nooneshappy.com/article/kernel-anti-cheat-is-an-overreach/ | Source: No One's Happy [07:47] TR Bot Kernel Anti-Cheat Is an Overreach No One's Happy [07:47] TR News "A TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a dedicated security chip on your mainboard." https://debugging.works/blog/tpm-explained/ | Source: Kmille [07:47] TR Bot FAQ: What is a TPM and how can I use it on Linux? debugging works! Linux Code Security [07:48] TR News "Journalism isnt disappearing; its economic and institutional foundations are." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/journalistic-standards-still-matter-in-the-social-media-age/ | Source: The Strategist [07:48] TR Bot Journalistic standards still matter in the social media age | The Strategist [07:51] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techrights [07:52] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey ● Jul 06 [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/brettwilson.co.uk [08:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/brettwilson.co.uk ) [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] "Can't even take the most clear cut defamation case [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] I had a person in the UK libeling me, putting profiles of me up on other websites calling me a registered s/o, creating fake tweets of me saying things I never said, and the "experts" at BW couldn't find a way to bring this forward as a suit. This is as clearcut as defamation gets. Also, they made claims that I ran by other legal experts that simply aren't true." [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] "Saint John Street 56-60, EC1M 4HG, London, United Kingdom" [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] Seems they moved back to the small office [08:08] TR News (NEW): Review: FreeBSD 15.1 with an install-time desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Review_FreeBSD_15_1_with_an_install_time_desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Review_FreeBSD_15_1_with_an_install_time_desktop.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: FreeBSD 15.1 with an install-time desktop [08:09] TR News "Tribler is part of a research project at Delft University of Technology, headed by associate professor Johan Pouwelse." https://torrentfreak.com/researchers-create-self-replicating-seedbox-in-quest-for-decentralized-democracy/ | Source: Torrent Freak [08:09] TR Bot Create Self-Replicating Seedbox in Quest for Decentralized Democracy * TorrentFreak [08:09] TR News "Since October 7, academic institutions have applied overt and covert pressure to discourage Holocaust and genocide scholars from criticizing Israels actions in Gaza." https://jacobin.com/2026/07/gaza-genocide-holocaust-studies-repression | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:09] TR Bot Holocaust and Genocide Scholars Are Navigating a Minefield [08:11] TR News EPO Cocainegate https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LzjyPZ76OO4 https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=LzjyPZ76OO4 [08:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LzjyPZ76OO4 ) [08:11] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=LzjyPZ76OO4 ) [08:11] TR News "At the time, Krivtsova was 19 years old and a student at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhangelsk." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/journalist-olesia-krivtsova-sentenced-in-absentia-to-six-years-in-prison/453263 | Source: The Barents Observer [08:11] TR Bot Journalist Olesia Krivtsova sentenced in absentia to six years in prison [08:11] TR News "We used to laugh when saying that Russias partners would be North Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan. Today, this is no longer funny." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/honourable-court/453138 | Source: The Barents Observer [08:11] TR Bot Honourable Court [08:12] TR News "It is a verb." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/the-verb | Source: Michael Green [08:12] TR Bot The Verb - by Michael W. Green [08:12] TR News "Its a huge difference from the bicentennial, which I celebrated in an unusual but deeply memorable way" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bicentennial-memories | Source: Paul Krugman [08:12] TR Bot Bicentennial Memories - Paul Krugman [08:13] TR News "Can We Build Hardware Without Capitalism?" https://tarakiyee.com/i-get-no-ideas-inside-the-machine/ | Source: Tara Tarakiyee [08:13] TR Bot I Get No Ideas Inside the Machine [08:13] TR News "But it was on July 5, 1776, that the former colonials got down to the nuts-and-bolts of governing and winning a war." https://www.armytimes.com/military-honor/2026/07/05/washingtons-orders-to-troops-after-july-4-youre-fighting-for-a-new-nation/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [08:13] TR Bot Washingtons orders to troops after July 4: Youre fighting for a new nation [08:14] TR News "I am currently in Murmansk." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/norwegian-influencer-thought-driving-his-gasguzzling-american-classic-to-moscow-would-make-quite-a-spectacle-it-didnt-go-as-planned/453223 | Source: The Barents Observer [08:14] TR Bot Norwegian influencer thought driving his gas-guzzling American classic to Moscow would make quite a spectacle. It didn't go as planned [08:15] TR News "LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries are quite safe and stable" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/05/demonstrating-lfp-battery-safety-in-case-of-bms-failure/ | Source: Hackaday [08:15] TR Bot LFP Battery Safety In Case Of BMS Failure | Hackaday [08:15] TR News "Youll start seeing fish on it within a few weeks" https://futurism.com/science-energy/government-conservation-alabama-riverboat-casino-marine-artificial-reef | Source: Futurism [08:15] TR Bot You'll Never Guess Why Government Officials Are Sinking a Four-Story Riverboat Casino Into the Abyss [08:15] TR News "Tarmac delays happen in part because modern airlines depend on keeping planes moving." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/07/airlines-flight-extended-tarmac-delay/687802/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:15] TR Bot Prepare for Airplane Purgatory - The Atlantic [08:18] TR News "Videos and photographs showed masked marchers wearing matching uniforms" https://www.salon.com/2026/07/05/white-nationalists-march-on-dc-tests-free-speech-limits/ | Source: Salon [08:18] TR Bot nationalists march on DC, test free speech limits - Salon.com [08:18] TR News "If that trajectory continues, the real test will not be the fireworks but the midterms" https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/07/05/33be2/ | Source: Ricardo Mendes [08:18] TR Bot A Node on the Web [08:18] TR News "Understanding Europes economic performance is of huge importance, not just for Europeans" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/european-vs-us-economic-performance | Source: Paul Krugman [08:18] TR Bot European vs. U.S. Economic Performance: An Update [08:19] TR News "synthetic organisms built from molecules with reversed chirality" https://boingboing.net/2026/07/03/38-scientists-want-to-ban-mirror-life.html | Source: BoingBoing [08:19] TR Bot Scientists want to ban mirror life before it's built [08:28] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:28] TR News (NEW): In Norway, Google (Android/Linux) and Apple (iOS and OS X) Caught Up With Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Norway_Google_Android_Linux_and_Apple_iOS_and_OS_X_Caught_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Norway_Google_Android_Linux_and_Apple_iOS_and_OS_X_Caught_Up.gmi [08:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:28] TR Bot Tux Machines In Norway, Google (Android/Linux) and Apple (iOS and OS X) Caught Up With Windows [08:30] TR News "Watch this space" https://dbushell.com/2026/07/06/behold-the-perfect-algorithm/ | Source: David Bushell [08:30] TR Bot Behold the perfect algorithm! David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [08:30] TR News "The majority of enterprises and government agencies have access" https://medium.com/@pauljoeypowers/physna-and-palantir-announce-strategic-partnership-to-revolutionize-3d-data-analysis-for-defense-8da468314279 | Source: Medium [08:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@pauljoeypowers/physna-and-palantir-announce-strategic-partnership-to-revolutionize-3d-data-analysis-for-defense-8da468314279 ) [08:31] TR News "OK, that was rubbish" https://www.salon.com/2026/07/05/rubbish-it-didnt-help-at-all-mick-jaggers-no-fan-of-ai/ | Source: Salon [08:31] TR Bot it didn't help at all": Mick Jagger's no fan of AI - Salon.com [08:31] TR News "MJ Rathbun is a bot." https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-a-way-to-prove-personhood-online/ | Source: Berggruen Insitute [08:31] TR Bot We Need A Way To Prove Personhood Online [08:32] TR News "She and her friends are now obsessed with the index" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-07-05/tanning-gen-z-teen-girls | Source: Los Angeles Times [08:32] TR Bot Column: Thanks to social media, tanning makes an unfortunate comeback among teen girls - Los Angeles Times [08:32] TR News "Rather than signaling a real-world AI safety incident" https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/humanoid-robot-acting-rogue-attacking-coworkers | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:32] TR Bot Video shows humanoid robot acting 'rogue', 'attacking' coworkers [08:32] TR News "Its another way to rewind the clock to the perceived innocence of the analog era" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/compact-cameras/are-screen-free-digital-cameras-the-antidote-to-doomscrolling-and-smartphone-addiction | Source: Digital Camera World [08:32] TR Bot Are screen-free digital cameras the antidote to doomscrolling and smartphone addiction? | Digital Camera World [08:33] TR News "The Nintendo 3DS was one of those consoles that I mostly admired from a distance." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/nintendo-3ds/ | Source: Joel Chrono [08:33] TR Bot Do you need a Nintendo 3DS? [08:33] TR News (NEW): Using Flatpak To Run A 1996 Version Of The GIMP On Modern Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Using_Flatpak_To_Run_A_1996_Version_Of_The_GIMP_On_Modern_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Using_Flatpak_To_Run_A_1996_Version_Of_The_GIMP_On_Modern_Linux.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Using Flatpak To Run A 1996 Version Of The GIMP On Modern Linux [08:33] TR News "This civic ignorance extends to basic governance" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5881451 | Source: NPR [08:33] TR Bot Nearly half of Americans surveyed don't know what America 250 commemorates [08:33] TR News "I am searching for a job." https://hauleth.dev/post/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-aduacity-of-recruiter/ | Source: ukasz Niemier [08:33] TR Bot The Lion, The Witch, and the audacity of recruiters - Hauleth [08:33] TR News "Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs)" https://hackaday.com/2026/07/05/seeing-bacteria-nanoprisms-and-more-with-an-atomic-force-microscope/ | Source: Hackaday [08:33] TR Bot Bacteria, Nanoprisms, And More With An Atomic Force Microscope | Hackaday [08:34] TR News "To celebrate the two-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of American Independence, this weekend I take a grand tour of some of the nations finest landscape paintings" https://eclecticlight.co/2026/07/04/happy-250th-birthday-america-1/ | Source: Howard Oakley [08:34] TR Bot Happy 250th birthday America 1 The Eclectic Light Company [08:34] TR News "250th birthday" https://eclecticlight.co/2026/07/05/happy-250th-birthday-america-2/ | Source: Howard Oakley [08:34] TR Bot Happy 250th birthday America 2 The Eclectic Light Company [08:34] TR News "Anyway, we've got a list, and if these next five movies go well and we start getting some regulars, maybe we'll be able to dip into the backstock as well. So if you want us to keep doing this kind of thing... vote by showing up." https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/07/05.html | Source: DNA Lounge [08:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/07/05.html ) [08:35] TR News "Launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk predates Amazons public cloud infrastructure business by a year." https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/05/amazons-mechanical-turk-service-now-life-support-stops-accepting-new-users/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:35] TR Bot Mechanical Turk service now on life support as it stops accepting new users - SiliconANGLE [08:35] TR News "On New Years Day 1957, the streets of Pasadena, California, came alive with color, music, and celebration during the 68th annual Rose Parade." https://www.vintag.es/2026/07/1957-rose-parade-pasadena.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [08:35] TR Bot 20 Stunning Kodachrome Slides of the 1957 Rose Parade, Pasadena ~ Vintage Everyday [08:38] TR News "BitTorrent quickly became the worlds most popular file-sharing" https://www.theverge.com/tech/959848/bittorrent-story-25-years-piracy | Source: The Verge [08:38] TR Bot BitTorrents disastrous, legendary, and controversial story | The Verge [08:38] TR News Techrights Links 06/07/2026: Artists Reject Slop (or Even de Facto Bribes to Market/Endorse Slop), https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_06_07_2026_Artists_Reject_Slop_or_Even_de_Facto_Bribes_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_06_07_2026_Artists_Reject_Slop_or_Even_de_Facto_Bribes_to.gmi [08:38] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/07/2026: Artists Reject Slop (or Even de Facto Bribes to Market/Endorse Slop), [08:39] TR News "In financial markets" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/understanding-tail-analysis-in-financial-markets/ | Source: Rlang [08:39] TR Bot Tail Analysis in Financial Markets | R-bloggers [08:39] TR News "The letter y is an English vowel, some of the time." https://raku-musings.com/reverse-sum.html | Source: Arne Sommer [08:39] TR Bot Reverse Sum with Raku - Arne Sommer [08:39] TR News "That fix wont help existing Perls, though." https://blogs.perl.org/users/chansen/2026/07/reading-utf-8-at-gbs.html | Source: Perl [08:39] TR Bot UTF-8 at GB/s | Christian Hansen [blogs.perl.org] [08:40] TR News (NEW): A brand-new release of Hannah Montana Linux features a KDE Plasma 6 base and a lot of pink https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/A_brand_new_release_of_Hannah_Montana_Linux_features_a_KDE_Plas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/A_brand_new_release_of_Hannah_Montana_Linux_features_a_KDE_Plas.gmi [08:40] TR Bot Tux Machines A brand-new release of Hannah Montana Linux features a KDE Plasma 6 base and a lot of pink [08:41] TR News "Making code fast has started to reveal all the other things that stand in between your business and delivering value to your customers." https://www.elliotcsmith.com/all-the-other-bottlenecks/ | Source: Elliot C Smith [08:41] TR Bot All the other bottlenecks [08:41] TR News "In case you do not feel you have time to watch this entire talk by Hintjens himself, let me do my best to provide a summary: Hintjens was more proud of his work running a community than he was of his technical abilities." https://corgicorporation.medium.com/heroes-of-tech-pieter-hintjens-1962-2016-75abeb88bee3 | [08:41] TR Bot Heroes of Tech: Pieter Hintjens (19622016) | by Curt Corginia | Medium [08:41] TR News "Zig is rising in popularity. It hasn't yet seized the space occupied by even Rust or Go, much less C, but it has been adopted by a few major projects and countless smaller ones." https://gracefulliberty.com/articles/return-to-zig/ | [08:41] TR Bot Returning to Zig Anna Liberty [08:41] TR News "I've already replaced many popular apps with their open source alternatives" https://www.androidpolice.com/stopped-trusting-standard-note-apps-hosted-own-instead/ | Source: Android Police [08:41] TR Bot I stopped trusting standard note apps with my personal diaries and hosted my own instead [08:42] TR News "When I moved to a static blog, I also removed comments." https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/07/05/260705-listnr-is-an-activitypub-bridge-for-static-blogs/ | Source: Panagiotis Vryonis [08:42] TR Bot is an ActivityPub bridge for static blogs blog.vrypan.net [08:43] TR News "Christian is a NeoVim user who is Emacs-curious. He is trying out Emacs and needs someone to guide him at this early stage, which I am happy to do." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-04-emacs-for-beginners-with-linkarzu/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [08:43] TR Bot for beginners with Christian Arzu (@linkarzu on YouTube) | Protesilaos [08:43] TR News "The GNU Emacs text editor is a part of the GNU Operating System and has been in development since the 1980s." https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2052282/FULLTEXT01.pdf | [08:45] TR News Windows has fallen https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/palau/#monthly-200903-202607 [08:45] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Palau | Statcounter Global Stats [08:46] TR News Here also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/portugal/#monthly-200903-202607 [08:46] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Portugal | Statcounter Global Stats [08:48] TR News [1] Update on European Patent Office (EPO) Series: https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/03/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Operation_Monte_Titano_Micro_.shtml [08:48] TR Bot Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Operation Monte Titano: Micro-State Diplomacy [08:48] TR News [2] The current status of this series is as follows: Due to some additional material the series has been expanded to a total of 32 parts. We don't expect this to change. Part 27 should be ready by this evening (Monday) at the latest, with part 28 to follow tomorrow (Tuesday). The remaining parts 29-32 will follow later in the week. [08:48] TR News We'll be in London this week http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_129_Out_of_200_Iranian_Tactics.shtml [08:48] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics [08:51] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:52] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [08:53] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Up to New High in Libya, Windows Down to All-Time Low https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Up_to_New_High_in_Libya_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Up_to_New_High_in_Libya_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low.gmi [08:53] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Up to New High in Libya, Windows Down to All-Time Low ● Jul 06 [09:02] TR News Techrights The Story of the European Patent Office (EPO) Wagging the Dog (EU) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Story_of_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Wagging_the_Dog_EU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Story_of_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Wagging_the_Dog_EU.gmi [09:02] TR Bot Techrights The Story of the European Patent Office (EPO) Wagging the Dog (EU) [09:06] TR News "I pick up the phone for something else. That is how these objects get me." https://lospino.so/blog/sunday-field-notes/the-badge-that-would-not-become-small/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso [09:06] TR Bot The Badge That Would Not Become Small | Josh Lospinoso [09:06] TR News "CANopen has long been one of the most widely used communication standards in industrial automation." https://rosindustrial.org/news/2026/6/30/ros2canopen-natively-integrating-canopen-devices-into-the-ros-2-ecosystem | Source: ROS Industrial [09:06] TR Bot ros2_canopen: Natively Integrating CANopen Devices into the ROS 2 Ecosystem ROS-Industrial [09:06] TR News "CO Gadget It is professional firmware for the ESP32 that turns any board into a high-performance CO, particulate matter and indoor air quality monitor." https://emariete.com/en/co2-meter-gadget/ | Source: eMariete [09:06] TR Bot Gadget: Turn your ESP32 into a professional CO monitor | eMariete [09:06] TR News "Last year, I motorized the rolling shutters on the southern faade of my apartment. My idea was to manage them via Home Assistant." https://blog.frankel.ch/home-assistant/9/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [09:06] TR Bot Two nasty surprises in Home Assistant's config [09:07] TR News "So there we have it, an open source FreeBSD-based firewall and router on this appliance." https://chuck.is/opnsense/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [09:07] TR Bot Installing OPNsense | Chuck Carroll [09:07] TR News "[...] Before diving into those topics, we begin this week with a look at FreeBSD 15.1 and talk about the anticipated install-time desktop environment planned for this version. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260706 | Source: Distro Watch [09:07] TR Bot Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. [09:15] TR News Techrights Independent Media is the Only Form of Legitimate Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Independent_Media_is_the_Only_Form_of_Legitimate_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Independent_Media_is_the_Only_Form_of_Legitimate_Media.gmi [09:15] TR Bot Techrights Independent Media is the Only Form of Legitimate Media [09:23] TR News Techrights DW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/DW_Documentary_About_Julian_Assange_Turns_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/DW_Documentary_About_Julian_Assange_Turns_2.gmi [09:23] TR Bot Techrights DW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2 [09:25] TR News "Software Freedom Day 2026 SFD South Christchurch (Christchurch, New Zealand) - Digital Freedom Foundation" https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/sfd-christchurch-nz-2026 [09:25] TR Bot Software Freedom Day 2026 SFD South Christchurch (Christchurch, New Zealand) - Digital Freedom Foundation [09:27] TR News "I have actually still been working on my game all this time" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/07/05/new-battle-video-from-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games [09:27] TR Bot New battle video from Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog [09:30] TR News (NEW): Software Freedom Day Plans Underway, New Zealand Has a "Digital Freedom Foundation" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Software_Freedom_Day_Plans_Underway_New_Zealand_Has_a_Digital_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Software_Freedom_Day_Plans_Underway_New_Zealand_Has_a_Digital_F.gmi [09:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Software Freedom Day Plans Underway, New Zealand Has a "Digital Freedom Foundation" [09:31] TR News "If you're experiencing IO problems in this backup process, an interesting question is what buffer size ssh uses for its writes" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OpenSSHStdoutIOSize | Source: University of Toronto [09:31] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [09:31] TR News "We've recently been having mysterious problems getting some of our backups to perform well." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/SometimesItIsTheNetwork | Source: University of Toronto [09:32] TR News "I've given my website a bit of a refresh!" https://localghost.dev/blog/time-based-background-colour-transitions-with-temporal-and-css-color-mix/ | Source: Sophie Koonin [09:32] TR Bot Time-based background colour transitions with Temporal and CSS color-mix - localghost [09:32] TR News "I will do a live stream together with Christian Arzu" https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-05-emacs-live-with-linkarzu/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [09:32] TR Bot beginner live stream with @linkarzu on 2026-07-05 20:00 Europe/Athens | Protesilaos ● Jul 06 [12:43] TR News "It's Time to Step Up and Have Your Say for Science - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/02/1510239 [12:43] TR Bot It's Time to Step Up and Have Your Say for Science - SoylentNews [12:43] TR News opposing closed source spyware ... 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Every site now is blocked. IPFS would be a good solution to remporarily copy media to and link to that instead. 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Bot Tux Machines Nature and Health, or How Not to Let Technology Ruin Your Life [14:32] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [14:41] TR News Techrights Leaving Our Pets for Several Days https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Leaving_Our_Pets_for_Several_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Leaving_Our_Pets_for_Several_Days.gmi [14:41] TR Bot Techrights Leaving Our Pets for Several Days [14:46] *MBot_3265 (~tmxbot@2600:1007:b0a0:4f1d:3005:4aff:fe7b:a315) has joined #techrights [14:56] TR News Techrights Exposing Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO), a Call for More Whistleblowers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Exposing_Corruption_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_a_Call_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Exposing_Corruption_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_a_Call_fo.gmi [14:56] TR Bot Techrights Exposing Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO), a Call for More Whistleblowers [14:58] *ewig`` (~ewig`@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [14:58] MinceR https://apina.biz/214939.png?mode=sfw [14:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/214939.png ● Jul 06 [16:02] *MBot_3265 has quit (Quit: Done) [16:11] TR News Techrights In Praise of the UK's Stance on Free Speech (but Some Reservations) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Praise_of_the_UK_s_Stance_on_Free_Speech_but_Some_Reservatio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Praise_of_the_UK_s_Stance_on_Free_Speech_but_Some_Reservatio.gmi [16:11] TR Bot Techrights In Praise of the UK's Stance on Free Speech (but Some Reservations) [16:36] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [16:36] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 06 [17:02] psydroid2 is XBox dead yet? [17:08] TR News Techrights Confirmed: Microsoft Layoffs Come in Two Waves, Just Like Last Summer https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Confirmed_Microsoft_Layoffs_Come_in_Two_Waves_Just_Like_Last_Su.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Confirmed_Microsoft_Layoffs_Come_in_Two_Waves_Just_Like_Last_Su.gmi [17:08] TR Bot Techrights Confirmed: Microsoft Layoffs Come in Two Waves, Just Like Last Summer [17:08] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: see this: [17:08] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/05/XBox_is_Practically_Dead_Man_Walking_at_This_Point.shtml [17:09] TR Bot Techrights XBox is Practically 'Dead Man Walking' at This Point [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] it CANNOT recover [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] so it means it's in what they call.. [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] "death spiral" [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] it cannot get out [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] "point of no return" [17:10] psydroid2 now if all Microsoft departments had this kind of evolutoin, we could safely sleep at night again [17:11] schestowitz[TR2] ah [17:11] schestowitz[TR2] slop is overdue [17:11] schestowitz[TR2] they cannot admit this to shareholders [17:11] schestowitz[TR2] the shares would crash [17:11] schestowitz[TR2] and trigger panic also in meta, google etc [17:21] nobody ironically, the xbox360 CPU/APU era was among the most "libre" available [17:21] nobody that is AMD FM2 coreboot powered systems [17:22] MinceR sadly, microslop has already metastatized [17:22] nobody https://15h.org [17:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-15h.org [17:22] MinceR they control Linux, they control systemd, they control wayland and "free"desktop [17:22] MinceR microslop is like a cancer [17:23] nobody though, i was looking at it from the BIOS/firmware perspective first [17:23] nobody no need for the UEFI junk there [17:23] MinceR microslop/Indian Bowel Movement apparently paid the FSF enough that the FSF doesn't dare say anything negative about systemd [17:23] nobody but yeah, MICROS~1 cannibilized itself and the major free/open/libre hardware there was [17:23] MinceR and in the management of these projects, only megacorporate interests are considered (i.e. they are not free) [17:24] MinceR and the people stopped caring long ago [17:24] nobody i've just tested/ported another AMD/FM2 mainboard few days ago, even when that's "obsolete" for almost 10years already [17:24] nobody for coreboot support [17:25] nobody not that it matters [17:25] nobody because it's a dead-end finally [17:39] TR News Sipeed's New KVM Wants Hey Hi (AI) Agents to See and Control Your Screen https://itsfoss.com/news/sipeeds-nanokvm-go-crowdfunding/ [17:39] TR Bot Sipeed's New KVM Wants AI Agents to See and Control Your Screen [17:40] TR News Rolisteam v1.10 is out! http://renaudguezennec.eu/index.php/2026/07/05/rolisteam-v1-10-is-out/ [17:40] TR Bot Rolisteam v1.10 is out! 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[17:51] TR News How to Install Kitty on FunOS https://funos.org/install-kitty-funos/ [17:51] TR Bot How to Install Kitty on FunOS FunOS [17:52] TR News YouTube video package managers https://bkhome.org/news/202607/youtube-video-package-managers.html [17:52] TR Bot YouTube video package managers [17:59] TR News How to Install GIMP on Rocky GNU/Linux 10, 9 and 8 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-gimp-on-rocky-linux/ [17:59] TR Bot to Install GIMP on Rocky Linux 10, 9 and 8 - LinuxCapable ● Jul 06 [18:00] TR News How To Install Prometheus on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-prometheus-ubuntu-26-04/ [18:00] TR Bot How To Install Prometheus on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [18:00] TR News How To Install BleachBit on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-bleachbit-fedora-44/ [18:00] TR Bot How To Install BleachBit on Fedora 44 - idroot [18:01] TR News How To Install PhotoPrism on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-photoprism-ubuntu-26-04/ [18:01] TR Bot How To Install PhotoPrism on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [18:01] TR News Japan to use ODA to help Vietnam, other nations curb manga, anime piracy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-use-oda-to-help-vietnam-other-nations-curb-manga-anime-piracy [18:01] TR Bot Japan to use ODA to help Vietnam, other nations curb manga, anime piracy | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/rampocalyse-pricing-prompts-maker-to-construct-his-own-memory-using-ancient-apollo-era-tech-usb-drive-resurrects-hand-threaded-magnetic-core-memory-using-salvaged-russian-computer-parts [18:04] TR Bot RAMpocalyse pricing prompts maker to construct his own memory using ancient Apollo-era tech USB drive resurrects hand-threaded magnetic core memory using salvaged Russian computer parts | Tom's Hardware [18:08] TR News Macintosh emulator works on ESP32-P4 display devkits from M5Stack and Waveshare https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/05/macintosh-emulator-works-on-esp32-p4-display-devkits-from-m5stack-and-waveshare/ [18:08] TR Bot Macintosh emulator works on ESP32-P4 display devkits from M5Stack and Waveshare - CNX Software [18:09] TR News This Week in Linux 350: Mageia 10, Kali Linux, Ultramarine 44, KDE Plasma Vulnerability & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-350/ [18:09] TR Bot Mageia 10, Kali Linux, Ultramarine 44, KDE Plasma Vulnerability & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [18:09] TR News How Proprietary Vendors Make Open Standards Look Broken https://fossforce.com/2026/07/how-proprietary-vendors-make-open-standards-look-broken/ [18:09] TR Bot How Proprietary Vendors Make Open Standards Look Broken - FOSS Force [18:10] TR News ByteDance, Alibaba pull Hey Hi (AI) companions as Beijing tightens rules https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bytedance-alibaba-pull-ai-companions-as-beijing-tightens-rules [18:10] TR Bot ByteDance, Alibaba pull AI companions as Beijing tightens rules | The Straits Times [18:12] *Obsdark has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [18:13] TR News As Ubuntu embraces AI, community backlash halts Fedoras AI Desktop plans https://www.xda-developers.com/as-ubuntu-embraces-ai-community-backlash-halts-fedoras-ai-desktop-plans/ [18:13] TR Bot As Ubuntu embraces AI, community backlash halts Fedoras AI Desktop plans [18:13] TR News "Raspberry Pi fans rejoice, theres a new Ubuntu Budgie port for Raspberry Pi computers featuring, of course, the modern and beautiful Budgie desktop environment and based on the Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) release." https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-ubuntu-budgie-24-04-4-lts-for-raspberry-pi [18:13] TR Bot Look at Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS for Raspberry Pi - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News Intel Nova Lake S gets more graphics PCI IDs in Linux 7.3 patches https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xe3p-graphics-support-for-desktop-nova-lake-s-grows-in-linux-7-3-new-ids-were-just-added [18:14] TR Bot Xe3P graphics support for desktop Nova Lake-S grows in Linux 7.3, new IDs were just added - VideoCardz.com [18:15] TR News Using Flatpak To Run A 1996 Version Of The GIMP On Modern Linux https://hackaday.com/2026/07/04/using-flatpak-to-run-a-1996-version-of-the-gimp-on-modern-linux/ [18:15] TR Bot Flatpak To Run A 1996 Version Of The GIMP On Modern Linux | Hackaday [18:15] TR News No, they want to be NOT in Windows https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-keeps-getting-better-and-its-because-microsoft-is-finally-admitting-where-developers-want-to-be/ [18:15] TR Bot WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be [18:15] TR News WSL is Windows hence back doors [18:15] TR News "Shelly, the pacman alternative for Arch Linux distributions, has been updated today to version 2.4.1.1, a release that introduces several new features and many improvements, especially for Flatpak/Flathub fans." https://9to5linux.com/shelly-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-now-lets-you-install-apps-from-flathub [18:15] TR Bot GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Now Lets You Install Apps from Flathub - 9to5Linux [18:16] TR News Everyone forgot about these 6 Linux desktops, but they might be better than what you use now https://www.makeuseof.com/everyone-forgot-about-these-6-linux-desktops-but-they-might-be-better-than-what-you-use-now/ [18:16] TR Bot Everyone forgot about these 6 Linux desktops, but they might be better than what you use now [18:16] TR News Slop is never better than the real thing, this is just digital masturbation https://www.howtogeek.com/my-favorite-linux-app-didnt-exist-on-windowsso-i-built-a-better-one-with-claude/ [18:16] TR Bot My favorite Linux app didnt exist on Windowsso I built a better one with Claude [18:17] TR News Yet another Linux laptop from System76 arrives in July https://videocardz.com/newz/system76-adder-pro-brings-rtx-5070-graphics-to-a-1-53-kg-linux-laptop [18:17] TR Bot Adder Pro brings RTX 5070 graphics to a 1.53 kg Linux laptop - VideoCardz.com [18:20] TR News Xbox blasted with 20% staff reduction in latest round of Microsoft layoffs https://www.techcentral.ie/xbox-blasted-with-20-staff-reduction-in-latest-round-of-microsoft-layoffs/ [18:20] TR Bot Ireland's technology news resource [18:22] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:22] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:24] TR News (NEW): Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Emacs, and EasyOS Package Managers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_Emacs_and_EasyOS_Pac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_Emacs_and_EasyOS_Pac.gmi [18:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Emacs, and EasyOS Package Managers [18:27] TR News (NEW): Games: DXVK, Ridiculous Space Battles, Rolisteam, and More 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BitTorrent's History [18:39] TR News (NEW): KDE and Debian Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/KDE_and_Debian_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/KDE_and_Debian_Leftovers.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE and Debian Leftovers [18:40] *ewig`` has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [18:41] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [18:41] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [18:42] TR News (NEW): FSF / Software Freedom News and GNU / Digital Sovereignty https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/FSF_Software_Freedom_News_and_GNU_Digital_Sovereignty.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/FSF_Software_Freedom_News_and_GNU_Digital_Sovereignty.gmi [18:42] TR Bot Tux Machines FSF / Software Freedom News and GNU / Digital Sovereignty [18:43] psydroid2 also the funny thing is that these Qualcomm Snapdragon Copilot+ laptops work better on GNU/Linux than on Vista 11, because ARM support is still an afterthought at Microsoft, whereas it is a first-class citizen for GNU/Linux [18:44] psydroid2 you won't notice it with normal software, but try to develop and/or compile something and it turns into a house of cards [18:44] TR News (NEW): listnr is an ActivityPub bridge for static blogs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/listnr_is_an_ActivityPub_bridge_for_static_blogs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/listnr_is_an_ActivityPub_bridge_for_static_blogs.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Tux Machines listnr is an ActivityPub bridge for static blogs [18:45] psydroid2 that's why they need WSL, which means Vista can't function properly as a development platform without a GNU/Linux compatibility layer [18:47] admfubar normal software??? [18:48] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/why-ai-doesnt-think-cannot-reason-isnt-intelligent-and-will-never-achieve-consciousness.html [18:48] TR Bot Why AI Doesnt Think, Cannot Reason, Isnt Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness | naked capitalism [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: they can use VMs [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] and things like VB [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] the thing is [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft can see that [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] so it tries to obstruct them [18:49] psydroid2 well, normal software for microsofties [18:49] psydroid2 normiesoft [18:49] TR News Techrights Links 06/07/2026: At Least 20% Staff Reduction in XBox (Microsoft), Taiwan Sees Uptick in Chinese Aggression/Provocation, Senator Rodante Marcoleta Arrested https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_06_07_2026_At_Least_20_Staff_Reduction_in_XBox_Microsoft_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Links_06_07_2026_At_Least_20_Staff_Reduction_in_XBox_Microsoft_.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/07/2026: At Least 20% Staff Reduction in XBox (Microsoft), Taiwan Sees Uptick in Chinese Aggression/Provocation, Senator Rodante Marcoleta Arrested [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] they already weaponise rust [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] instead of WSL [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] with GNU [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] WSL [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] added Linux [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] that's WSL2 [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] now containe [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] they add non-GNU [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] ReRust clone [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] *Rust [18:50] psydroid2 KVIrc for example still doesn't have a native executable for Windows on ARM [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] they make it poprietary [18:50] schestowitz[TR2] Copyright Microsoft Corp. [18:50] psydroid2 and that's the case for a lot of free software [18:50] psydroid2 so it just runs in emulation [18:51] psydroid2 it's just a Frankenstein OS at this point [18:51] psydroid2 nothing can salvage it [18:52] psydroid2 it's like splitting Freenode, which led to Libera.Chat and half the people leaving IRC forever [18:52] psydroid2 if Libera.Cht gets split, there will be even fewer people left on IRC [18:53] psydroid2 it's going to be the same with Windows, as it moves to ARM and maybe later RISC-V [18:53] TR News "A few months ago, one of my friends had a health escalation that had them in the emergency ward, and by all accounts, pretty near death. Their health had never been good, and was declining, and despite this, they drank - a lot. Not afraid to call themselves an alcoholic, either." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/7-06.gmi [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: are you coming some time soon for the raspi>? [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] (ARM) [18:59] psydroid2 schestowitz[TR2], let's do that after the summer [18:59] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/why-ai-doesnt-think-cannot-reason-isnt-intelligent-and-will-never-achieve-consciousness.html [18:59] TR Bot Why AI Doesnt Think, Cannot Reason, Isnt Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness | naked capitalism [18:59] psydroid2 at least now I can buy the permit using my bank card [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] sure. ● Jul 06 [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] looking forward to it [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] we have anniv. party [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] nov. [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] 20 years of TR community [19:00] psydroid2 because it's a VISA debit card now, just like it has been in most of Europe for the past 10-15 years [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes travel is still pos. with cash [19:00] schestowitz[TR2] but domestically [19:01] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/the-uks-latest-debanking-scandal-should-give-everyone-pause.html [19:01] TR Bot The UK's Latest "Debanking" Scandal Should Give Everyone Pause | naked capitalism [19:03] TR News "The days of high paying tech roles is over with. - You are being let go so that they can loop back around with the same job openings at much much lower pay with the reasoning that AI does the bulk of the decision making." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwtb27gs [19:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwtb27gs ) [19:03] TR News "The 6 figure tech job will very soon be a thing of the past. This plan is unfolding right before your eyes now. Dont let the lie you tell yourself of maybe not me manifest into a false sense of security. Your days a literally numbered on the calendar. Good luck everyone." [19:03] TR News "6 figure tech job will stay because of inflation. if you think you can replace engineer with AI operator on min wage - good luck." [19:04] TR News "20% of Xbox employees are being laid off - That's one in every five employees. 3,200 people losing their livelihoods because Microsoft fu---d up its gaming division beyond repair." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvyxamn [19:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvyxamn ) [19:05] TR News "At least we'll take some heat off Sony - I think they've been waiting for the layoffs at Xbox to start so they can start using social media again after the no physical discs announcement. This whole situation would be fu--ing hilarious if it weren't so damn sad." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvrk1p2 [19:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvrk1p2 ) [19:05] TR News This is a LIE: "Microsoft (MSFT) recently disclosed that it is parting ways with up to 2.5% of its workforce. Sometimes companies conduct layoffs because their outlooks have deteriorated, but it's unlikely that Microsoft is cutting employees because it is struggling." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvmk803 [19:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwvmk803 ) [19:05] TR News Look at MSFT debt [19:18] TR News Techrights The Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look at the Data Show Microsoft 'Bloodbath' https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Media_Talks_a_Lot_About_XBox_Layoffs_a_Closer_Look_at_the_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/The_Media_Talks_a_Lot_About_XBox_Layoffs_a_Closer_Look_at_the_D.gmi [19:18] TR Bot Techrights The Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look at the Data Show Microsoft 'Bloodbath' [19:19] TR News "As is now abundantly clear, we don't have a tech problem. We have an asshole problem. Bad tech brings out the asshole in people. Removing assholes from your life is therefore about eliminating the toxic tech made, promoted and used by assholes." https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [19:19] TR Bot Home [19:27] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:30] TR News Techrights Cybershow on "Escaping Prisons For Your Mind" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Cybershow_on_Escaping_Prisons_For_Your_Mind.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Cybershow_on_Escaping_Prisons_For_Your_Mind.gmi [19:30] TR Bot Techrights Cybershow on "Escaping Prisons For Your Mind" [19:31] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [19:39] TR News (NEW): In Finland, GNU/Linux and Android Surpass Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Finland_GNU_Linux_and_Android_Surpass_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_Finland_GNU_Linux_and_Android_Surpass_Windows.gmi [19:39] TR Bot Tux Machines In Finland, GNU/Linux and Android Surpass Windows [19:42] TR News Secure Unix ancestor KSOS did type safety before Rust made it cool https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/06/secure-unix-ancestor-ksos-did-type-safety-before-rust-made-it-cool/5266458 [19:42] TR Bot Secure Unix ancestor KSOS did type safety before Rust made it cool [19:44] MinceR there were several instances of this 'handcuffing the coder will make them write perfect code' bullshit, and it never worked [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: make the compiler more angry [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] the SELinus mentality [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] then peopel ignore it [19:47] schestowitz[TR2] or turn it off [19:48] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Layoffs Have Begun, News Coverage Misleading https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Microsoft_Layoffs_Have_Begun_News_Coverage_Misleading.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Microsoft_Layoffs_Have_Begun_News_Coverage_Misleading.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Layoffs Have Begun, News Coverage Misleading [19:52] TR News Today: "Last yr this day Joined IBM , This yr On same day marked my last day at IBM." [19:54] TR News (NEW): I tested the new Claude Desktop on Linux - here's how it compares to rival apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/I_tested_the_new_Claude_Desktop_on_Linux_here_s_how_it_compares.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/I_tested_the_new_Claude_Desktop_on_Linux_here_s_how_it_compares.gmi [19:54] TR Bot Tux Machines I tested the new Claude Desktop on Linux - here's how it compares to rival apps [19:55] TR News "the job market for techies in the US is in the dumps even though Trump says otherwise. Meanwhile Arvind and Nickel and Dime sneak more and more H1B visa holders from our favorite outsourcing country (guess ?) into the US and pay them mouth watering salaries to boot. And the Dept Of Labor looks the other ways of course, when dealing with Trump's "Friends"..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwt3gwt6 [19:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwt3gwt6 ) [19:57] TR News "if you bribe the Trump administration with enough money, they will look the other way and admit as many H1B people as you like. Nickel and Dime and her good buddy Arvind know the ways to get around the immigration system. You grease a few of Trump's children's palms and the doors to the US magically open. No questions asked. It only becomes a problem if you don't grease someone's palms with enough dough." [19:58] TR News (NEW): Another German State Swaps Microsoft for Born in the EU Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Another_German_State_Swaps_Microsoft_for_Born_in_the_EU_Open_So.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Another_German_State_Swaps_Microsoft_for_Born_in_the_EU_Open_So.gmi [19:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Another German State Swaps Microsoft for Born in the EU Open Source [19:58] TR News "How is the H1B program even still in effect, given current state of US tech job market? Pause the program and send them back until all the unemployed American tech workers have jobs." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwp8x8bs [19:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwp8x8bs ) ● Jul 06 [20:03] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 26.04.3 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Kdenlive_26_04_3_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Kdenlive_26_04_3_released.gmi [20:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Kdenlive 26.04.3 released [20:10] MinceR schestowitz[TR2]: lol [20:11] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [20:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [20:18] TR News Techrights Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Preserving_Comments_About_the_Real_IBM_Before_They_Get_Deleted.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Preserving_Comments_About_the_Real_IBM_Before_They_Get_Deleted.gmi [20:18] TR Bot Techrights Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted [20:24] TR News (NEW): In three days, Ubuntu 25.10 will reach end of life, upgrade now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_three_days_Ubuntu_25_10_will_reach_end_of_life_upgrade_now.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/In_three_days_Ubuntu_25_10_will_reach_end_of_life_upgrade_now.gmi [20:24] TR Bot Tux Machines In three days, Ubuntu 25.10 will reach end of life, upgrade now [20:28] TR News (NEW): I tested the top 5 Linux distros on DistroWatchheres how I rank them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/I_tested_the_top_5_Linux_distros_on_DistroWatch_here_s_how_I_ra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/I_tested_the_top_5_Linux_distros_on_DistroWatch_here_s_how_I_ra.gmi [20:28] TR Bot Tux Machines I tested the top 5 Linux distros on DistroWatchheres how I rank them [20:29] TR News (NEW): Want to convince a Windows user to try Linux? Here's how I do it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Want_to_convince_a_Windows_user_to_try_Linux_Here_s_how_I_do_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Want_to_convince_a_Windows_user_to_try_Linux_Here_s_how_I_do_it.gmi [20:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Want to convince a Windows user to try Linux? Here's how I do it [20:31] TR News Techrights Obscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Obscene_Contradiction_in_Microsoft_s_Layoffs_Tally_Official_Num.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Obscene_Contradiction_in_Microsoft_s_Layoffs_Tally_Official_Num.gmi [20:31] TR Bot Techrights Obscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up) [20:34] *GlitchSyndicate (~glitch@2600:1007:b0a8:e79:c038:294a:f677:2cdc) has joined #techrights [20:34] *GlitchSyndicate (~glitch@2600:1007:b0a8:e79:c038:294a:f677:2cdc) has left #techrights [20:39] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [20:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [20:48] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/software-is-now-written-at-the-speed-of-thought-security-isnt/ [20:48] TR Bot Software Is Now Written at the Speed of Thought. Security Isn't. [20:50] TR News Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Include Windows, Bing, Slop (CoPilot etc.) and There Will More More Rounds (or Waves) to Come https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Microsoft_Layoffs_Include_Windows_Bing_Slop_CoPilot_etc_and_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Microsoft_Layoffs_Include_Windows_Bing_Slop_CoPilot_etc_and_The.gmi [20:50] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Include Windows, Bing, Slop (CoPilot etc.) and There Will More More Rounds (or Waves) to Come [20:52] TR News "I'm pretty new here so I'm wondering what kind of information could share or talk here, like political, about free software, about GNU, Could share technical tutos or education about GNU/Linux systems?" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-07/msg00000.html [20:53] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-07/msg00000.html ) ● Jul 06 [21:02] TR News To techrights this summer: "No rush at all you clearly have no shortage of more important things on your plate, and I'm genuinely grateful you're taking the time to cover us and the initiative!" [21:06] TR News Also: "Thank you again for connecting me with Andy from the CyberShow. I'm hopeful we'll be able to meet before my [redacted] in late July, and I have no doubt it will make for a fantastic episode." [21:18] TR News Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Covers Quibble, Free Software for Secure Communications, in the FSF Summer Bulletin https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Covers_Quibble_Free_Software_for_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Covers_Quibble_Free_Software_for_S.gmi [21:18] TR Bot Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Covers Quibble, Free Software for Secure Communications, in the FSF Summer Bulletin [21:28] TR News (NEW): Software Freedom, a Japanese Perspective - Part II: Managers Who Don't Understand Code and Never Coded https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Software_Freedom_a_Japanese_Perspective_Part_II_Managers_Who_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/06/Software_Freedom_a_Japanese_Perspective_Part_II_Managers_Who_Do.gmi [21:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Software Freedom, a Japanese Perspective - Part II: Managers Who Don't Understand Code and Never Coded [21:40] TR News Techrights Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Community_Sites_Need_Genuine_Collaboration_and_True_Autonomy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Community_Sites_Need_Genuine_Collaboration_and_True_Autonomy.gmi [21:40] TR Bot Techrights Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy ● Jul 06 [22:04] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:25] TR News Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Effective Dispute Resolution But Not For EPO Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Effective_Dispute_Resolution_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Effective_Dispute_Resolution_.gmi [22:25] TR Bot Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Effective Dispute Resolution But Not For EPO Staff [22:35] TR News "I recently did a GoToSocial upgrade to v0.22.0 Shrubby Sloth every new index takes 3035min. "This release also contains a long-ass database migration " is not kidding. The migration took 15h." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-07-06-gotosocial [22:36] TR News OCC 2026: DAY 1 of 7 gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260705_occ_d1 [22:37] TR News OCC MMXXVI gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260705_occ [22:38] TR News "y'all, partner and i had a wonderful surprise this weekend. they discovered that the belgian public tv was livestreaming the werchter festival! most of the acts!" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/20260706 [22:39] TR News Old Computer Challenge 2026, Day 1 gemini://pv.smol.pub/occ-2026-day-1 [22:39] TR News distanced gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/distanced [22:40] TR News "Between 25 and 30 June, a sign was placed on the "heart" of Zone II, intentionally on a small patch of lacy phacelia that was yet to be harvested. The sign declares this field to be part of "Via Natura 2000", a project dedicated to connection Natura 2000 sites with each other." gemini://magda.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-07-06.gmi [22:43] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/07/2026: Still Mostly Dry, GoToSocial, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Gemini_Links_06_07_2026_Still_Mostly_Dry_GoToSocial_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Gemini_Links_06_07_2026_Still_Mostly_Dry_GoToSocial_and_More.gmi [22:43] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 06/07/2026: Still Mostly Dry, GoToSocial, and More [22:46] MinceR https://engrish.com/2025/02/i-wonder-what-the-back-says/ [22:46] TR Bot wonder what the back says - Engrish.com [22:56] *Observer (~node664@2600:1007:b036:3033:659a:fd46:b994:4e83) has joined #techrights [22:57] *Observer (~node664@2600:1007:b036:3033:659a:fd46:b994:4e83) has left #techrights ● Jul 06 [23:03] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_130_Out_of_200_Jealousy_Envy_Hubris.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_130_Out_of_200_Jealousy_Envy_Hubris.gmi [23:03] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris