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● Feb 13
[00:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Applications: Cine, Hyprland, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/GNU_Linux_Applications_Cine_Hyprland_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/GNU_Linux_Applications_Cine_Hyprland_and_More.gmi 
[00:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  NetworkManager 1.56 Released with New Features and Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/NetworkManager_1_56_Released_with_New_Features_and_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/NetworkManager_1_56_Released_with_New_Features_and_Improvements.gmi 
[00:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Applications: Cine, Hyprland, and More
[00:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines NetworkManager 1.56 Released with New Features and Improvements
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[01:48]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/vending-machine-claude-disaster
[01:48]	TR Bot	 Vending Machine Run by Claude More of a Disaster Than Previously Known
[01:54]	MinceR	lol
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[02:02]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-debt-scientist-psychosis
[02:03]	TR Bot	 The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What's Going to Happen Next
[02:03]	admfubar	claude should be spelled clod
[02:04]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/polymarket-half-time-show
[02:04]	TR Bot	 It Seems Almost Statistically Impossible That This Polymarket Bettor Didn't Profit Off Inside Knowledge About the Super Bowl Half Time Show
[02:06]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/bitcoin-starts-fall-again
[02:06]	TR Bot	 Sickos Cackle With Glee as Bitcoin Starts to Fall Again
[02:09]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/robert-reich-jobs-ai
[02:09]	TR Bot	 Economist Warns That the Poor Will Bear the Brunt of AI's Effects on the Job Market
[02:11]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/cofounders-fleeing-elon-musk-xai
[02:11]	TR Bot	 Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk's xAI After CSAM Debacle
[02:11]	admfubar	https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refresh&__goaway_id=ec3009090585a472a14157f994650554&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2F&v=7FPELc1wEvk
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[02:12]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-burnout-machine
[02:12]	TR Bot	 AI Is a Burnout Machine
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[02:14]	admfubar	https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-closes-longtime-visitor-center-in-redmond-in-latest-hq-change/
[02:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-closes-longtime-visitor-center-in-redmond-in-latest-hq-change/ )
[02:21]	admfubar	https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/harmonic-radar-finds-hidden-electronics/
[02:21]	TR Bot	Radar Finds Hidden Electronics | Hackaday
[02:38]	admfubar	the entry level jobs will be to train the ai to do them... https://slashdot.org/story/26/02/12/214250/ibm-plans-to-triple-entry-level-hiring-in-the-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
[02:38]	TR Bot	 IBM Plans To Triple Entry-Level Hiring in the US - Slashdot
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-120226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-120226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-120226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-120226.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 12, 2026
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[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 12, 2026
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[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-120226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-120226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-120226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-120226.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 12, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-120226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-120226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-120226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-120226.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 12, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-02-12.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-02-12.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-2026-02-12.txt
[02:51]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/13/cloudflare_markdown_for_ai_crawlers/
[02:51]	TR Bot	 Cloudflare turns websites into faster food for AI agents The Register
[02:53]	MinceR	LLM corporations haven't heard of HTML parsers yet?
● Feb 13
[03:14]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/trump-ftc-denies-being-speech-police-but-says-apple-news-is-too-liberal/
[03:14]	TR Bot	 Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories - Ars Technica
[03:14]	admfubar	yes they have...
[03:15]	MinceR	not OAN?
[03:15]	admfubar	it is how much html costs more to strip away then a markdown formatted page
[03:15]	MinceR	they could have their model vibecode a tool to do HTML->markdown conversion if they can't find one online...
[03:18]	admfubar	that is prolly what they are doing, but they want a just the markdown page, not conversion utility running constantly.
[03:19]	MinceR	i thought the problem was that feeding HTML directly to an LLM cost a lot of extra tokens
[03:19]	MinceR	which the utility would fix cheaply
[03:19]	MinceR	doesn't seem like such a difficult task that they'd have to ask mommy clownflare to do it for them...
[03:22]	admfubar	they arent asking for cloudflare to do it for them, cloudflare is doing for them to lessen the load on their servers
[03:22]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Cuts Continue, Visitor Center in Redmond Shut Down https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Microsoft_Cuts_Continue_Visitor_Center_in_Redmond_Shut_Down.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Microsoft_Cuts_Continue_Visitor_Center_in_Redmond_Shut_Down.gmi 
[03:22]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Cuts Continue, Visitor Center in Redmond Shut Down
[03:23]	MinceR	sure, but the reduction in tokens is the selling point for AI companies
[03:26]	TR News	"cooking the books as happened at IBM's twin Kyndryl, and getting away with it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f
[03:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f )
[03:26]	TR News	"IBM share price ended the day at $259.50. It got punished for its false claim about AI. Other tech companies got punished to a lesser level about their inflated claims concerning AI. Now, that the IBM AI claim is busted, what else can the id1ot Indian at the top claim to be IBM advantage ? ZERO ...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh72z96q
[03:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh72z96q )
[03:26]	admfubar	yeah.... but you are missing the point... it means the bot will have an easier time extracting the information from CF hosted sites, there for CF gets more business
[03:27]	MinceR	if they haven't done the HTML parser already and just shrug when they see this
[03:28]	TR News	"They spent 1020 years under IBM, learned every trick in the book, absorbed the culture, the systems, the playbook. And now were supposed to believe that in a single year they tossed all that aside and suddenly went rogue? Please. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh3rc4qq
[03:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh3rc4qq )
[03:28]	MinceR	though i guess they could still technically save a tiny bit of electricity by having clownflare do it for them
[03:28]	MinceR	not electricity that would be spent on doing deep learning stuff, but what would be spent on running an HTML->markdown converter
[03:28]	TR News	"This article is suspect given they couldn't even spell Kavanaugh's name right. The spelling isn't even close. If they can't get basic facts straight makes you question if the rest are accurate. This appears to be hack article. I am not a fan of IBM however have to call it as it comes across." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh5de75m
[03:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh5de75m )
[03:29]	TR News	"Arvin's talking about increase in GDP is gaslighting. They set automatic percentages at the beginning of 2025 which is 1% for high, 2% for core and 0% for low. It ended up being 15% high, 70% core and 15% low were the skews that managers had to adhere to." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh21matb
[03:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kh21matb )
[03:29]	TR News	"GDP budget for a manager is based upon a percentage of salary. Setting the low percentages combined with the skews means the total payout has to be lower not higher. Arvind will do anything to get to those free cash flow that he wants and believes will make IBM a growth company."
[03:30]	TR News	"Lower performers will get 0% for GDP. Managers were made aware of the fixed percentages for GDP in early 2025. 0% low, 1% core and 2% high. Low performers should be prepared for a PIP as the next step." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgtrz521
[03:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgtrz521 )
[03:30]	TR News	"Yes a PIP is just an RA with a lower severance fixed at 1 month and lesser of any of the benefits an RA comes with. HR established in 2025 that low performers have to be exited via a PIP and RAs can only be core and high performers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgsqzeab
[03:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgsqzeab )
[03:33]	TR News	"IBM Stock has lost 10-15 % of its value in the past few days. Ouch! Shareholders cannot be happy campers right now." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n
[03:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n )
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[03:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[03:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[03:36]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 12, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_12_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_12_2026.gmi 
[03:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 12, 2026
[03:37]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[03:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[03:54]	TR News	Techrights Cost-Cutting and Book-Cooking at IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Cost_Cutting_and_Book_Cooking_at_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Cost_Cutting_and_Book_Cooking_at_IBM.gmi 
[03:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights Cost-Cutting and Book-Cooking at IBM
● Feb 13
[04:06]	TR News	Techrights Back Doors and Fake Security https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Back_Doors_and_Fake_Security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Back_Doors_and_Fake_Security.gmi 
[04:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights Back Doors and Fake Security
[04:33]	TR News	Techrights statCounter Suggests Americans Are Dumping Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/statCounter_Suggests_Americans_Are_Dumping_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/statCounter_Suggests_Americans_Are_Dumping_Social_Control_Media.gmi 
[04:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights statCounter Suggests Americans Are Dumping Social Control Media
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[04:53]	TR News	Techrights Life Gets Better After Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Life_Gets_Better_After_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Life_Gets_Better_After_Social_Control_Media.gmi 
[04:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Life Gets Better After Social Control Media
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[05:09]	TR News	Techrights Decades-Long Microsofter (Darryl K. Taft) and TIBOE Conflate Microsoft GitHub (Proprietary) With FOSS in Microsoft-Sponsored 'News' Site https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Decades_Long_Microsofter_Darryl_K_Taft_and_TIBOE_Conflate_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Decades_Long_Microsofter_Darryl_K_Taft_and_TIBOE_Conflate_Micro.gmi 
[05:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Decades-Long Microsofter (Darryl K. Taft) and TIBOE Conflate Microsoft GitHub (Proprietary) With FOSS in Microsoft-Sponsored 'News' Site
[05:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Bullies Versus GNU/Linux Sites https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Bullies_Versus_GNU_Linux_Sites.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Bullies_Versus_GNU_Linux_Sites.gmi 
[05:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Bullies Versus GNU/Linux Sites
[05:24]	TR News	Techrights Anonymous Threats Against My Wife and Against Yours Truly https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Anonymous_Threats_Against_My_Wife_and_Against_Yours_Truly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Anonymous_Threats_Against_My_Wife_and_Against_Yours_Truly.gmi 
[05:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Anonymous Threats Against My Wife and Against Yours Truly
[05:38]	TR News	Techrights Radicalism in Our Communities is Mostly Corporate, Not Grassroots https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Radicalism_in_Our_Communities_is_Mostly_Corporate_Not_Grassroot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Radicalism_in_Our_Communities_is_Mostly_Corporate_Not_Grassroot.gmi 
[05:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights Radicalism in Our Communities is Mostly Corporate, Not Grassroots
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[05:41]	TR News	They go after the wrong firms https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/new-blow-to-sra-as-solicitor-cleared-of-slapp-behaviour-awarded-costs/5125886.article
[05:41]	TR Bot	 New blow to SRA as solicitor cleared of 'SLAPP' behaviour awarded costs | Law Gazette
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[06:01]	TR News	Techrights Beware the Latest IBM SPAM, IBM is Already Down "After Hours" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Beware_the_Latest_IBM_SPAM_IBM_is_Already_Down_After_Hours.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Beware_the_Latest_IBM_SPAM_IBM_is_Already_Down_After_Hours.gmi 
[06:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Beware the Latest IBM SPAM, IBM is Already Down "After Hours"
[06:33]	TR News	Techrights Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and SRA Failing to Curb SLAPPs Against People Who Expose Wrongdoing https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Solicitors_Disciplinary_Tribunal_and_SRA_Failing_to_Curb_SLAPPs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Solicitors_Disciplinary_Tribunal_and_SRA_Failing_to_Curb_SLAPPs.gmi 
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and SRA Failing to Curb SLAPPs Against People Who Expose Wrongdoing
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[06:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  The British Legal System Fails People Who Expose Crimes and Wrongdoing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/The_British_Legal_System_Fails_People_Who_Expose_Crimes_and_Wro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/The_British_Legal_System_Fails_People_Who_Expose_Crimes_and_Wro.gmi 
[06:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The British Legal System Fails People Who Expose Crimes and Wrongdoing
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[07:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Hands-On With Lilidog Linux 26.02.06, the New Debian-Based Openbox Distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Hands_On_With_Lilidog_Linux_26_02_06_the_New_Debian_Based_Openb.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Hands_On_With_Lilidog_Linux_26_02_06_the_New_Debian_Based_Openb.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Hands-On With Lilidog Linux 26.02.06, the New Debian-Based Openbox Distro
[07:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 6.12.71 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Linux_6_12_71.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Linux_6_12_71.gmi 
[07:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux 6.12.71
[07:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Essora Eos minimal Devuan based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Essora_Eos_minimal_Devuan_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Essora_Eos_minimal_Devuan_based_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[07:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Essora Eos minimal Devuan based Linux distribution
[07:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
[07:30]	TR News	Techrights If You Want Digital Freedom, Then Follow Richard Stallman, the "Linux" Brand Has Changed and OSI is Microsoft (GitHub) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/If_You_Want_Digital_Freedom_Then_Follow_Richard_Stallman_the_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/If_You_Want_Digital_Freedom_Then_Follow_Richard_Stallman_the_Li.gmi 
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights If You Want Digital Freedom, Then Follow Richard Stallman, the "Linux" Brand Has Changed and OSI is Microsoft (GitHub)
[07:40]	TR News	GNU/Linux still growing https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/06/GNU_Linux_Rising_to_5_in_Cameroon_and_It_s_Hardly_the_Exception.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/cameroon/#monthly-200902-202602
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rising to 5% in Cameroon and It's Hardly the Exception
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Cameroon | Statcounter Global Stats
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Not sure if you'll like Linux? Try it from your browser https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Not_sure_if_you_ll_like_Linux_Try_it_from_your_browser.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Not_sure_if_you_ll_like_Linux_Try_it_from_your_browser.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Not sure if you'll like Linux? Try it from your browser
[07:55]	TR News	Techrights Asia and Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Asia_and_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Asia_and_Social_Control_Media.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights Asia and Social Control Media
[07:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Forget "tiny" distros: How I built my own minimal Linux using Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Forget_tiny_distros_How_I_built_my_own_minimal_Linux_using_Debi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Forget_tiny_distros_How_I_built_my_own_minimal_Linux_using_Debi.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Forget "tiny" distros: How I built my own minimal Linux using Debian
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[08:06]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[08:13]	TR News	Techrights If Your Company Lost About 30% of Its 'Value' in 3 Months, Then Maybe It Was Never Worth What You Claimed https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/If_Your_Company_Lost_About_30_of_Its_Value_in_3_Months_Then_May.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/If_Your_Company_Lost_About_30_of_Its_Value_in_3_Months_Then_May.gmi 
[08:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights If Your Company Lost About 30% of Its 'Value' in 3 Months, Then Maybe It Was Never Worth What You Claimed
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[08:17]	TR News	Chrome seems not strong in Belgium (EU) https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/belgium/#monthly-200902-202602
[08:17]	TR Bot	 Browser Market Share Belgium | Statcounter Global Stats
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[08:22]	psydroid2	https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/breaking-openai-is-probably-toast
[08:22]	TR Bot	 Breaking: OpenAI is probably toast - by Gary Marcus
[08:22]	psydroid2	one of many articles and opinion pieces that should be making the headlines
[08:23]	psydroid2	https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide#monthly-200902-202602
[08:23]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
[08:23]	psydroid2	further structural decline
[08:25]	TR News	Techrights African Browser Choices Show a Growing Problem in the World Wide Web https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/African_Browser_Choices_Show_a_Growing_Problem_in_the_World_Wid.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/African_Browser_Choices_Show_a_Growing_Problem_in_the_World_Wid.gmi 
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights African Browser Choices Show a Growing Problem in the World Wide Web
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[08:42]	TR News	Techrights Pleroma is Dying https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Pleroma_is_Dying.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Pleroma_is_Dying.gmi 
[08:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Pleroma is Dying
[08:48]	TR News	"Just weeks earlier, Lagha and Lajoie learned that they were at risk of breaching copyright law because of their use of a musical composition featuring hits" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/europe/winter-olympics-figure-skating-music-copyright.html | Source: New York Times
[08:48]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/world/europe/winter-olympics-figure-skating-music-copyright.html )
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[08:48]	TR News	"to disable sideloaded Android" https://torrentfreak.com/argentina-blocks-pirate-streaming-services-magis-tv-and-xuper-tv-vpn-usage-skyrockets/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[08:48]	TR Bot	Blocks Pirate Streaming Services Magis TV and Xuper TV, VPN Usage Skyrockets * TorrentFreak
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[08:51]	TR News	"That's the value of platforms. The danger of platforms is when they grow so powerful that they usurp the relationship between the parties they are supposed to be facilitating" https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/11/post-dollar-world/#de-dollarization | Source: CoryDoctorow
[08:51]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Europe takes a big step towards a post-dollar world (11 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[08:51]	TR News	"I get the policy goals here, but the solution just wont work. Its the same problem as DRM: trying to prevent general-purpose computers from doing specific things" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/3d-printer-surveillance.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[08:51]	TR Bot	Printer Surveillance - Schneier on Security
[08:52]	TR News	"My home library system, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/02/e-bookaudiobook-advocay-tools-and.html | Source: Becky Spratford
[08:52]	TR Bot	 RA for All: E-Book/Audiobook Advocacy Tools via RAILS and Becky's Reminder That Our History of Bad Communication Is to Blame
[08:53]	TR News	"To set up his argument, Reich briefly considers comments from business tycoons like Zooms Eric Yuan and JPMorgan Chases Jamie Dimon" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/robert-reich-jobs-ai | Source: Futurism
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Economist Warns That the Poor Will Bear the Brunt of AI's Effects on the Job Market
[08:53]	TR News	"coarse and sordid oligarchy." https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/02/slave-power-conspiracy-rise-edmund-quincy/685976/ | Source: The Atlantic
[08:53]	TR Bot	 The Rise of the Slave Power Conspiracy - The Atlantic
[08:53]	TR News	"Dubbed a Let Kids Be Kids measure, bill author Rep. Jake Teshka, R-North Liberty, said the goal is to draw clearer lines between ordinary" https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/indiana-senate-sends-let-kids-be-kids-child-supervision-bill-to-governor/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle
[08:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/indiana-senate-sends-let-kids-be-kids-child-supervision-bill-to-governor/ )
[08:54]	TR News	"Unions have the resources to organize Amazon and are already working to do so." https://jacobin.com/2026/02/amazon-unions-coordination-labor-teamsters/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Union Coordination Is Essential to Organizing Amazon
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[08:58]	TR News	"404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture" https://www.404media.co/cops-are-buying-geospy-ai-that-geolocates-photos-in-seconds/ | Source: 404 Media
[08:58]	TR Bot	 Cops Are Buying GeoSpy, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
[08:58]	TR News	"According to labour law expert Keijo Kaivanto, Finnish firms usually either provide workers with equipment or reimburse them for the use of their own tools." https://yle.fi/a/74-20209883 | Source: YLE
[08:58]	TR Bot	 Wolt finally hires couriers as employees with exceptional terms | Yle News | Yle
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[09:11]	TR News	"Whose ideological expectations was Hastey referring to? Would it be impertinent for me to suggest its the sociopath in the Oval Office?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-tragic-end-of-cbs-news | Source: Robert Reich
[09:11]	TR Bot	 The tragic end of CBS News - Robert Reich
[09:12]	TR News	"Meanwhile, the people most likely to pay directly for news are older, wealthier, liberal Democrats." https://werd.io/most-americans-dont-pay-for-news-and-dont-think-they-need-to/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[09:12]	TR Bot	 Most Americans dont pay for news and dont think they need to
[09:12]	TR News	"I have been using my full name on Signal and Im the only Ben Werdmuller in the world." https://werd.io/a-note-abo/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[09:12]	TR Bot	 A note about personal security
[09:12]	TR News	"Based on information received by HRANA, Branch 9 of the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Mr. Karimpour, a citizen adhering to the Yarsan faith." https://www.en-hrana.org/death-sentence-of-yaghoub-karimpour-upheld-by-the-supreme-court/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency
[09:12]	TR Bot	 Death Sentence of Yaghoub Karimpour Upheld by the Supreme Court - Hrana
[09:13]	TR News	"Frames are central organizing ideas for making sense of events and suggesting what is at stake." https://www.projectcensored.org/frame-checking-insurgency-minnesota/ | Source: Project Censored
[09:13]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/frame-checking-insurgency-minnesota/ )
[09:13]	TR News	"Yet as Section 230 turns 30 this week, there are bipartisan proposals in Congress to either repeal or sunset the law." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/on-its-30th-birthday-section-230-remains-the-linchpin-for-users-speech/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:13]	TR Bot	Its 30th Birthday, Section 230 Remains The Linchpin For Users Speech | Techdirt
[09:13]	TR News	"Criticize the government online? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might ask Google to cough up your name." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/homeland-security-wants-names-effector-383 | Source: EFF
[09:13]	TR Bot	 Homeland Security Wants Names | EFFector 38.3 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[09:14]	TR News	"Donald Trump relies on the First Amendment when he belittles, denigrates, humiliates, and slurs his opponents." https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/if-we-dont-have-free-speech-then-we-just-dont-have-a-free-country | Source: New Yorker
[09:14]	TR Bot	 If We Dont Have Free Speech, Then We Just Dont Have a Free Country | The New Yorker
[09:15]	TR News	"I want to speak with you tonight about The World of Fake Values." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/dont-fear-being-right | Source: The Next Move
[09:15]	TR Bot	 Dont Fear Being Right - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move
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[09:16]	TR News	"The power structure in America has a deep investment in keeping people afraid and begging for protection." https://louplummer.lol/the-art-of-not-living-in-fear-revisited/ | Source: Lou Plummer
[09:16]	TR Bot	 The Art of Not Living in Fear Revisited | Living Out Loud
[09:17]	TR News	"Our present-day realm of state terror operates through abductions, murders, and content farms." https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/pseudo-culture | Source: Mandy Brown
[09:17]	TR Bot	 Pseudo-culture | A Working Library
[09:17]	TR News	"Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has opened its largest global R&D facility for fixed networks in Siruseri, Chennai, a major IT and technology hub in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu, The Economic Times reported." https://insidetowers.com/nokia-launches-its-largest-fixed-networks-rd-lab/ | Source: Inside Towers
[09:17]	TR Bot	 Nokia Launches Its Largest Fixed Networks R&D Lab - Inside Towers
[09:19]	TR News	"The enemy drone swarm turned out to be a simple party balloon, a potentially enormous and unintentionally hilarious overreaction, contradicting" https://futurism.com/science-energy/immigration-officials-el-paso-balloon-laser | Source: Futurism
[09:19]	TR Bot	 It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children's Balloon
[09:19]	TR News	"The confusing thing is that depending on where you look, you will find wildly different claims." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/the-death-of-baseload-and-similar-grid-tropes/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:19]	TR Bot	Death Of Baseload And Similar Grid Tropes | Hackaday
[09:20]	TR News	"The U.S. oil and gas industry produces 25.9 billion barrels of wastewater each year (or 1.0878 trillion gallons), according to the most recent data available" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/epa-knew-toxic-oil-industry-waste-underground-dangerous-1235510004/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[09:20]	TR Bot	 EPA Knew Toxic Oil-Industry Waste Underground Is Dangerous
[09:20]	TR News	"The Universitys proposed data center in Ypsilanti Township has been controversial because U-M officials have consistently provided few details and have left township representatives out of the process." https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-university-finally-held-a-community-meeting-in-ypsilanti-it-failed-to-put-data-center-fears-to-rest/ | Source: University of Michigan
[09:20]	TR Bot	 The U-M data center meeting in Ypsilanti was never about community input
[09:23]	TR News	"Following Reports the Oil Industry is Lobbying for Total Immunity from Climate Lawsuits, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) told A.G. Bondi that She Is Working on A Bill" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/house-member-crafting-legislation-to-stop-climate-lawsuits | Source: Common Dreams
[09:23]	TR Bot	 House Member Crafting Legislation to Stop Climate Lawsuits | Common Dreams
[09:24]	TR News	"Many of these data centers want the kind of flexible, around-the-clock energy associated with combined-cycle natural gas turbines." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/data-centers-are-scrambling-to-power-the-ai-boom-with-natural-gas/ | Source: Truthdig
[09:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/data-centers-are-scrambling-to-power-the-ai-boom-with-natural-gas/ )
[09:24]	TR News	"One study showed that coal power plants led to nearly half a million US deaths over a 20-year period." https://truthout.org/articles/trump-orders-defense-energy-departments-to-reinvest-in-coal/ | Source: TruthOut
[09:24]	TR Bot	 Trump Orders Defense, Energy Departments to Reinvest in Coal | Truthout
[09:24]	TR News	"Meta, which owns technologies like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will construct 13 total buildings spanning four million square feet on 1,500 acres." https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/11/details-on-long-expected-meta-data-center-campus-unveiled/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle
[09:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/11/details-on-long-expected-meta-data-center-campus-unveiled/ )
[09:25]	TR News	"That story of impunity is all the more outrageous now in the midst of rising populist anger and ever-growing inequality." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/epstein-files.html | Source: New York Times
[09:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/epstein-files.html )
[09:25]	TR News	"Why yall dont wanna talk about the Epstein files?" https://variety.com/2026/music/news/cardi-b-homeland-security-epstein-files-1236661618/ | Source: Variety
[09:25]	TR Bot	 Cardi B Slams Homeland Security Over Epstein Files, ICE Comments
[09:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Looks like some external associations lobbied the UK Supreme Court.
[09:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[09:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Is there a list somewhere? Maybe they sourced this idea to follow the 
[09:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	> EPO from there...
[09:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/27/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XIII_Is_EPO_Vice_President_Steve_Rowan_.shtml
[09:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XIII - Is EPO Vice-President Steve Rowan in Cahoots With the "Alicante Mafia"?
[09:28]	TR News	"Absolutely wild stuff in this testimony." https://birchtree.me/blog/i-dont-want-to-answer-whether-the-president-partied-with-young-girls/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[09:28]	TR Bot	 I don't want to answer whether the President partied with young girls
[09:28]	TR News	"You can see all three of these in the emails that surround a secretive August 2, 2015, dinner featuring Epstein and a host of Big Tech oligarchs, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg." https://jacobin.com/2026/02/zuckerberg-epstein-big-tech-elite/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[09:28]	TR Bot	 Mark Zuckerberg Wanted to Keep in Touch With Jeffrey Epstein
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[09:29]	TR News	"The Second Gilded Age." https://truthout.org/articles/as-epstein-files-turn-into-partisan-circus-institutional-power-protects-its-own/ | Source: TruthOut
[09:29]	TR Bot	 As Epstein Files Turn Into Partisan Circus, Institutional Power Protects Its Own | Truthout
[09:29]	TR News	"Mr. Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 in what was officially ruled a suicide, is alleged to have run a sex-trafficking ring catering not just to himself but also potentially to some of the worlds most powerful people" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0212/epstein-files-giuffre-trump-congress-fbi | Source: CS Monitor
[09:29]	TR Bot	guide to the Epstein files: Will any new charges result? - CSMonitor.com
[09:29]	TR News	"And thats when news organizations, including Reuters, caught something alarming: one of the pages Bondi held up clearly showed searches that Jayapal herself had done of the Epstein files: [...]" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/bondi-spying-on-congressional-epstein-searches-should-be-a-major-scandal/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:29]	TR Bot	Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal | Techdirt
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[09:30]	TR News	"In the extensive correspondence between the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the late pedophile, both men expressed a deep aversion to democracy." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/peter-thiel-jeffrey-epstein-democracy/ | Source: The Nation
[09:30]	TR Bot	 What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein | The Nation
[09:30]	TR News	"By housing TikToks data on Oracles cloud infrastructurea firm whose multibillion-dollar existence is owed in part to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement contract" https://newrepublic.com/article/205956/americanized-tiktok-backdoor-ice-surveillance | Source: New Republic
[09:30]	TR Bot	 How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE | The New Republic
[09:31]	TR News	"OpenSAFELY was the obvious contender for NHS research." https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/12/palantir-is-ice/#robo-mengele | Source: CoryDoctorow
[09:31]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Doctors union may yet save the NHS from Palantir (12 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[09:32]	TR News	"we see no evidence that specific core network autonomous systems have blocked Telnet, contrary to previous reports." https://www.terracenetworks.com/blog/2026-02-11-telnet-routing |
[09:32]	TR Bot	 Reports of Telnets Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated Terrace Networks
[09:32]	TR News	"OpenSSL sucks. The BoringSSL and AWS-LC forks are Googled and Amazoned to death; they don't care about anyone but their own use cases." https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/02/wolfssl-sucks-too/ | Source: Feld
[09:32]	TR Bot	 WolfSSL Sucks Too, So Now What? Makefile.feld
[09:32]	TR News	"Here are some of the best VPNs that support anonymous [sic] payment methods like Bitcoin, Monero, gift cards, or even cash." https://greycoder.com/best-vpns-with-anonymous-payments-bitcoin-monero-gift-cards-cash/ | Source: GreyCoder
[09:32]	TR Bot	VPNs With Anonymous Payments (Bitcoin, Monero, Gift Cards, Cash) - GreyCoder
[09:33]	TR News	"Its not fully clear who is manufacturing these devices, whats on them, or who runs the services that allow people to access all this television without paying for it." https://werd.io/everyone-is-stealing-tv/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Everyone is stealing TV
[09:33]	TR News	"Surveillance pricing already has its own page in Wikipedia." https://doc.searls.com/2026/02/12/because-pricing-is-getting-too-personal/ | Source: Doc Searls
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Because Pricing is Getting Too Personal Doc Searls Weblog
[09:33]	TR News	"masked engagement" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-ice-masks-up-in-more-ways | Source: Ken Klippenstein
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One
[09:33]	TR News	"When I was setting up the G-Shock GBD-200 to test I always read the privacy policy and always do when it comes to wearables." https://ljpuk.net/2026/02/12/dont-trust-casio-with-your-data-when-their-privacy-policy-contradicts-itself/ | Source: Lee Peterson
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Dont trust Casio with your data when their privacy policy contradicts itself LJPUK
[09:34]	TR News	"A while back I wrote a post about alternatives to WhatsApp, and in some ways this post feels similar. Im not sure what the core motivation for migrating from Discord is at this time." https://lqdev.me/posts/alternatives-to-discord-2026-02-11/ | Source: Luis Quintanilla
[09:34]	TR Bot	 Alternatives to Discord - Luis Quintanilla
[09:34]	TR News	"In fact, TikTok collects sensitive and potentially embarrassing information about you even if you've never used the app." https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260210-tiktok-is-tracking-you-even-if-you-dont-use-the-app-heres-how-to-stop-it | Source: BBC
[09:34]	TR Bot	 TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it
[09:34]	TR News	"It distributes secret little tracking pixels that can track users across multiple websites, regardless of whether they have the TikTok app on their device." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3059825/tiktok-tracks-your-every-move-even-if-you-dont-have-the-tiktok-app.html | Source: PC World
[09:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3059825/tiktok-tracks-your-every-move-even-if-you-dont-have-the-tiktok-app.html )
[09:34]	TR News	"Iain Corby, executive director of the Age Verification Providers Association, called the FTC officials comments and plans a major landmark in the development and spread of age verification implementation worldwide." https://therecord.media/ftc-push-for-age-verification-a-major-landmark-for-implementation | Source: The Record
[09:34]	TR Bot	 FTC push for age verification a major landmark for spread of the tool | The Record from Recorded Future News
[09:36]	TR News	"Disney has agreed to a $2.75 million fine with the state of California and implementation of a comprehensive privacy program" https://therecord.media/california-fines-disney-data-privacy | Source: The Record
[09:36]	TR Bot	 California fines Disney $2.75 million for data privacy violations | The Record from Recorded Future News
[09:36]	TR News	"Sometimes the model will ask the user for more context before it creates their cartoon image." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/ai_caricatures_social_media_bad_security/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:36]	TR Bot	 Posting AI caricatures on social media is bad for security The Register
[09:37]	TR News	"As one would expect, the Trump administration was never going to be the one to ensure the paperwork arrived ahead of the deployment." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ice-cbp-knew-facial-recognition-app-couldnt-do-what-dhs-says-it-could-deployed-it-anyway/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:37]	TR Bot	CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldnt Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway | Techdirt
[09:37]	TR News	"For the past several years, the Maine Legislature has debated how aggressive the state should be in protecting consumer privacy online." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/02/12/maine-advances-privacy-law-amid-new-immigration-data-collection-concerns/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
[09:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/02/12/maine-advances-privacy-law-amid-new-immigration-data-collection-concerns/ )
[09:37]	TR News	"Sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Cottonwood Heights, the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee unanimously approved SB275 on Wednesday, sending it to the Senate floor." https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/12/utah-digital-id-bill-of-rights-could-lead-nation-in-privacy-framework/ | Source: Utah News Dispatch
[09:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/12/utah-digital-id-bill-of-rights-could-lead-nation-in-privacy-framework/ )
[09:38]	TR News	"A prominent senator pressed senior enlisted leaders on non-disclosure agreements troops are asked to sign by privatized military housing companies." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-housing-hearing/ | Source: Task And Purpose
[09:38]	TR Bot	 Top enlisted leaders grilled about privatized housing NDAs
[09:38]	TR News	"This has been an issue for years, and problems with health care access have been exacerbated by new Tricare contracts implemented last year" https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/12/health-care-access-a-top-complaint-among-troops-top-enlisted-leaders-tell-lawmakers/ | Source: Sightline Media Group
[09:38]	TR Bot	 Health care access a top complaint among troops, top enlisted leaders tell lawmakers
[09:38]	TR News	Windows TCO https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32704 | Source: SANS
[09:38]	TR Bot	 WSL in the Malware Ecosystem - SANS Internet Storm Center
[09:38]	TR News	"Prominent opposition politicians and journalists in Turkey have accused social media platform X of suppressing dissenting voices" https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-opposition-figures-allege-censorship-on-x-citing-sudden-drops-in-followers-and-reach/ | Source: Stockholm Center For Freedom
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Turkish opposition figures allege censorship on X, citing sudden drops in followers and reach - Stockholm Center for Freedom
[09:39]	TR News	"Some accounts appear to be suspended only in Turkey and not in the rest of the world. Activist mer Faruk Aslan created a second account to avoid censorship." https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/ | Source: Politico
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Musks X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest POLITICO
[09:39]	TR News	"His social media feed has been his main tool for communicating with his supporters and keeping himself in the public eye." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgve4q99d5o | Source: BBC
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X
[09:39]	TR News	"Twitter and its imitators have adopted a structural design that is fundamentally bad for people" https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/9540.html | Source: Coyote
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Captcha Check
[09:39]	TR News	"I wholeheartedly agree with Michael on this, and it's a term I intend to steal." https://kevquirk.com/the-internet-is-a-hamster-wheel | Source: Kev Quirk
[09:39]	TR Bot	 The Internet is a Hamster Wheel - Kev Quirk
[09:40]	TR News	"Simple solution" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1121/simple-solution | Source: David Revoy
[09:40]	TR Bot	 Simple solution - David Revoy
[09:40]	TR News	"The program is unusual in that Dashers are more often delivering food than helping out a driving robot." https://www.404media.co/waymo-is-getting-doordashers-to-close-doors-on-self-driving-cars/ | Source: 404 Media
[09:40]	TR Bot	 Waymo Is Getting DoorDashers to Close Doors on Self Driving Cars
[09:40]	TR News	"One of the better books I read in college was Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea (1985) by philosopher John Haugeland." https://blog.plover.com/2026/02/05/#micro-worlds | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus
[09:40]	TR Bot	 The Universe of Discourse : John Haugeland on the failure of micro-worlds
[09:40]	TR News	"Previously known as both Clawdbot and Moltbot, OpenClaw recently became a Silicon Valley darling" https://www.wired.com/story/malevolent-ai-agent-openclaw-clawdbot/ | Source: Wired
[09:40]	TR Bot	Loved My OpenClaw AI AgentUntil It Turned on Me | WIRED
[09:41]	TR News	"The file contained ransomware, a nasty strain of malware that encrypts the files it comes across on a victims system" https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/12/1132386/ai-already-making-online-swindles-easier/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[09:41]	TR Bot	 AI is already making online crimes easier. It could get much worse. | MIT Technology Review
[09:41]	TR News	"Cloudflare's network now supports real-time content conversion at the source, for enabled zones using content negotiation headers." https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/ | Source: Cloudflare
[09:41]	TR Bot	 Introducing Markdown for Agents
[09:41]	TR News	"Having previously devised a mechanism to make AI crawlers pay to consume website content" https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/13/cloudflare_markdown_for_ai_crawlers/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:41]	TR Bot	 Cloudflare turns websites into faster food for AI agents The Register
[09:41]	TR News	"At some point, we, as a society, are going to realize that farming copyright enforcement out to bots and AI-driven robocops is not the way to go, but today is not that day." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/microsofts-ai-powered-copyright-bots-fucked-up-and-got-an-innocent-game-delisted-from-steam/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:41]	TR Bot	AI-Powered Copyright Bots Fucked Up And Got An Innocent Game Delisted From Steam | Techdirt
[09:41]	TR News	"We used to call it an engineer, now it is like a reviewer" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-burnout-machine | Source: Futurism
[09:41]	TR Bot	 AI Is a Burnout Machine
[09:42]	TR News	"Some of the worst freaks to walk planet Earth are using Elon Musks Grok to unblur the faces of women and children in the latest Epstein files, as documented by the research group Bellingcat." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-unblur-epstein-files | Source: Futurism
[09:42]	TR Bot	 Creeps Are Using Grok to Unblur Children's Faces in the Epstein Files
[09:42]	TR News	"Now, stergaard is out with a new warning: that the worlds intellectual heavyweights are accruing a cognitive debt when they use AI." https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-debt-scientist-psychosis | Source: Futurism
[09:42]	TR Bot	 The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What's Going to Happen Next
[09:42]	TR News	"I thought about it, my overall experience and made one suggestion." https://austinwhite.org/posts/my-doctor-fired-me | Source: Austin White
[09:42]	TR Bot	 My Doctor Fired Me - White Noise
[09:43]	TR News	"I realized that today, after again feeling absolutely terrible but then dragging myself out of bed to at least walk on my foldable treadmill." https://blog.avas.space/when-exercise-started-helping-me/ | Source: Ava
[09:43]	TR Bot	 when exercise started helping me | ava's blog
[09:43]	TR News	"The alternative is clarity. Shared understanding instead of intentional pain." https://seths.blog/2026/02/tip-for-tap/ | Source: Seth Godin
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Tip for tap | Seth's Blog
[09:43]	TR News	"The researchers, led by a team from the University of Hong Kong, identified a specific protein that acts as an 'exercise sensor' for bones. When activated, it promotes bone growth and reduces fat buildup." https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-study-reveals-the-secret-of-how-exercise-fights-osteoporosis | Source: Science Alert
[09:43]	TR Bot	Study Reveals The Secret of How Exercise Fights Osteoporosis : ScienceAlert
[09:43]	TR News	"The lawmakers and witnesses expressed particular alarm over the administrations six interagency agreements, or IAAs" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/11/repub/democrats-defend-the-actual-existence-of-the-department-of-education-in-forum/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder
[09:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/11/repub/democrats-defend-the-actual-existence-of-the-department-of-education-in-forum/ )
[09:44]	TR News	"In back-to-back votes, the committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 78" https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/12/indiana-house-panel-advances-school-cellphone-crackdown-revised-youth-social-media-bills/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle
[09:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/12/indiana-house-panel-advances-school-cellphone-crackdown-revised-youth-social-media-bills/ )
[09:44]	TR News	"Gifted children process information very quickly and their attention is selective." https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-02-12/the-overabundance-of-adhd-diagnoses-harms-gifted-children.html | Source: El Pas
[09:44]	TR Bot	 ADHD overdiagnosis is harming gifted children | Health | EL PAS English
[09:44]	TR News	"I am writing this email as a young aspiring researcher/scientist. We live in a period of uncertainty and I have a lot of doubts about the decisions I should make." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/02/the-future-of-mathematics-and.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[09:44]	TR Bot	 Computational Complexity: The Future of Mathematics and Mathematicians
[09:44]	TR News	"The main idea is to trap an electron using a magnetic field into a circular path." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/does-this-electron-make-me-look-fat-weighing-an-electron/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:44]	TR Bot	This Electron Make Me Look Fat? Weighing An Electron | Hackaday
[09:45]	TR News	"In some cases, this means users bypass traditional abstract databases, library catalogs, and full-text content platforms." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/guest-post-theres-an-elephant-in-the-room-but-not-in-your-usage-reports/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[09:45]	TR Bot	 Guest Post There's an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports - The Scholarly Kitchen
[09:45]	TR News	"Andy Bell is completely redesigning his personal site from scratch and breaking down each part to educate and hopefully, inspire you to build your own corner of the internet" https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/2/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell
[09:45]	TR Bot	 Base-level planning - Piccalilli
[09:45]	TR News	"The world of free and open-source software (FOSS) is full of big-hearted, altruistic people who love serving society by giving away their labor for free. Its incredible." https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/12/while-you-support-others-who-supports-you/ | Source: Nate Graham
[09:45]	TR Bot	 While you support others, who supports you? Adventures in Linux and KDE
[09:50]	TR News	Techrights Links 13/02/2026: SUSE Uses Microsoft Internally, MElon's Company Helps Turn Epstein Files Into Child Abuse (After the Pornography Scandals) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Links_13_02_2026_SUSE_Uses_Microsoft_Internally_MElon_s_Company.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Links_13_02_2026_SUSE_Uses_Microsoft_Internally_MElon_s_Company.gmi 
[09:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 13/02/2026: SUSE Uses Microsoft Internally, MElon's Company Helps Turn Epstein Files Into Child Abuse (After the Pornography Scandals)
[09:50]	TR News	Links 13/02/2026: SUSE Uses Microsoft Internally, MElon's Company Helps Turn Epstein Files Into Child Abuse (After the Pornography Scandals) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Links_13_02_2026_SUSE_Uses_Microsoft_Internally_MElon_s_Company.shtml
[09:52]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-13.gmi
[09:54]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1915.jpg
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[13:28]	TR News	"Transparent DNS forwarders transfer DNS requests without rebuilding packets." https://labs.ripe.net/author/mkoch/forward-to-hell-on-misusing-transparent-dns-forwarders-for-amplification-attacks/ | Source: RIPE
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Forward to Hell? On Misusing Transparent DNS Forwarders For Amplification Attacks | RIPE Labs
[13:28]	TR News	"Before going deeper into identifying potential Kerberos abuse, we will briefly explain how the Kerberos protocol works." https://blog.nviso.eu/2026/02/12/capture-the-kerberos-flag-detecting-kerberos-anomalies/ | Source: NVISO Labs
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Hunting Kerberos: Decode TGT TicketOptions with KQL
[13:28]	TR News	"Go has indisputably the best package integrity story of any programming language ecosystem." https://words.filippo.io/go-source/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Inspecting the Source of Go Modules
[13:29]	TR News	"It is no secret that we often use and abuse bash to write things that ought to be in a different language. But bash does have its attractions." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/bash-via-transpiler/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:29]	TR Bot	Via Transpiler | Hackaday
[13:33]	TR News	"Code signing is commonly used to cryptographically verify the origin of software. A typical Android build consists of many individually signed pieces, which requires a significant amount of signing keys." https://calyxos.org/news/2026/02/10/calyxos-hsm-signing/ |
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Lessons from CalyxOS signing process redesign
[13:33]	MinceR	and it commonly doesn't work
[13:33]	TR News	"Unlike C, modern systems languages usually treat allocators as first-class citizens." https://antonz.org/allocators/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Allocators from C to Zig
[13:33]	TR News	"Building that made me appreciate how much complexity hides behind .gitignore, and got me thinking about all the other tools with their own ignore files." https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/12/the-many-flavors-of-ignore-files.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[13:33]	TR Bot	 The Many Flavors of Ignore Files | Andrew Nesbitt
[13:33]	TR News	"11th-13th February 2001 is the occasion of the most famous skiing holiday in software." https://www.sicpers.info/2026/02/happy-25th-birthday-to-the-manifesto-for-agile-software-development/ | Source: SICP
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Happy 25th birthday to the manifesto for agile software development! | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers
[13:34]	TR News	"The latest iteration of the TIOBE Index of programming languages indicates that more specialized languages are creeping up on Pythons dominance." https://thenewstack.io/statistical-language-r-is-making-a-comeback-against-python/ | Source: The New Stack
[13:34]	TR Bot	 Statistical language R is making a comeback against Python - The New Stack
[13:34]	TR News	"But of course, it is not just open content that is vulnerable. All content online today has essentially been treated as fair game." https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/12/how-to-keep-the-internet-human/ | Source: Creative Commons
[13:34]	TR Bot	 How to Keep the Internet Human - Creative Commons
[13:35]	MinceR	why to keep anything human
[13:35]	MinceR	humans fucking suck
[13:35]	TR News	"A lot of people are jumping on the Linux bandwagon after being abused for too long by big tech companies" https://techtea.io/articles/2026/new-linux-users/ | Source: TechTea
[13:35]	TR Bot	 New Linux User Tips | TechTea
[13:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	DAs?
[13:36]	TR News	"Action Scheduler is a library for triggering a WordPress hook to run at some time in the future." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/02/12/action-scheduler-clean-up/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
[13:36]	MinceR	yes, devil apes
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Action Scheduler clean up Chuck Grimmett
[13:36]	TR News	"I need to travel to China right now because Im the bomb there" https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-niche-websites-are-seeing-a-surge-of-mysterious-traffic-from-china/ | Source: Wired
[13:36]	TR Bot	Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web | WIRED
[13:36]	TR News	"When a url is posted on a forum/chat, its often automatically made linkable. But sometimes the regexp that grabs the url also grabs a trailing punctuation mark. [...]" https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-02-12-urls-with-trailing-punctuation/ | Source: Amit Patel
[13:36]	TR Bot	 URLs with trailing punctuation
[13:37]	TR News	Anon: just like Finnair, squeezing for profits on the way down ... "though its turnover dropped." ... burning infrastructure and the future in exchange for quarterly profits https://yle.fi/a/74-20210102
[13:37]	TR Bot	 Posti posts improved profits, but lower turnover in Q4 | Yle News | Yle
[13:37]	TR News	"This is one particular piece of POSIX compliance that I think everyone should ignore." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ViUndoMyViews | Source: University of Toronto
[13:37]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[13:38]	TR News	"When you buy a 3D scanner, it will probably come with a turntable to spin the subject part and help you get a consistent scan from all sides." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/12/building-the-ultimate-turntable-for-3d-scanning/ | Source: Arduino
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Building the ultimate turntable for 3D scanning | Arduino Blog
[13:38]	TR News	"We now have several new power supply modules available. All of them operate with an input voltage of 85VAC to 255VAC at 50Hz or 60Hz, thus covering worldwide mains power networks." https://olimex.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/new-power-supply-modules-for-pcb-mounting-in-stock/ | Source: Olimex
[13:38]	TR Bot	 New Power Supply Modules for PCB Mounting in stock | olimex
[13:38]	TR News	"Once I worked that out, I stopped recording while I deleted thousands of recordings. Still, the Analyzer continued to fall behind a couple of times." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/no-birds-yet | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
[13:38]	TR Bot	 No birds, yet | Jeremy Cherfas
[13:39]	TR News	"The new features and capababilities for moteus just keep coming!" https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/02/12/pwm-input-support/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC
[13:39]	TR Bot	 PWM input support - mjbots blog
[13:39]	TR News	"I was working on benchmarking some new code on a Raspberry Pi Pico today and needed to debug it." https://linuxjedi.co.uk/ditching-the-debug-probe-using-a-segger-j-link-with-a-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings
[13:39]	TR Bot	 Ditching the Debug Probe: Using a Segger J-Link with a Raspberry Pi Pico - LinuxJedis /dev/null
[13:39]	TR News	"It had been at least five minutes since Claras father handed down an old computer" https://rubenerd.com/a-busted-athlon-era-motherboard-bios/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[13:39]	TR Bot	A busted Athlon-ara motherboard BIOS
[13:40]	TR News	"I have no need for a 3D printer." https://rubenerd.com/i-have-no-need-for-a-3d-printer/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[13:40]	TR Bot	I have no need for a 3D printer (cough)
[13:40]	TR News	"The self-contained device first uses an ESP32 and its associated camera module to take a picture, with a screen that shows the current view of the camera as the picture is being taken." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/storing-image-data-as-analog-audio/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:40]	TR Bot	Image Data As Analog Audio | Hackaday
[13:41]	TR News	"Florent 'Skia' Jacquet has announced an update to Ubuntu's 24.04 LTS branch." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12729 | Source: Distro Watch
[13:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12729 )
[13:43]	TR News	"If youve spent time on Fedora or RHEL systems, youve encountered SELinux." https://blog.hofstede.it/selinux-a-practical-guide-for-fedora-and-rhel/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn
[13:43]	TR Bot	 SELinux: A Practical Guide for Fedora and RHEL | Larvitz Blog
[13:46]	TR News	"What these arguments all seem to miss is that there already is a mass-market Linux for the desktop: its called ChromeOS." https://kevinboone.me/not_desktop.html | Source: Kevin Boone
[13:46]	TR Bot	 Kevin Boone: Rant: 2026 will not be the Year of Linux on the Desktop and Im glad
[13:47]	TR News	"Nicholas Merrill, president and founder of Calyx Institute, has left the organization to pursue other projects." https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/ |
[13:47]	TR Bot	 A letter to the CalyxOS community
[13:49]	TR News	"It is unclear when it is expected to be ready. GamingOnLinux first reported on the job advertisement." https://www.heise.de/en/news/The-next-big-step-GOG-Galaxy-is-apparently-to-be-ported-to-Linux-11159147.html | Source: Heise
[13:49]	TR Bot	 "The next big step": GOG Galaxy is apparently to be ported to Linux | heise online
[13:49]	TR News	"So far, the DRM-free game platform GOG only runs on Windows and macOS. The company is now looking for a new developer for a Linux version." https://soylentnews.org/~hubie/journal/20123 | Source: Soylent News
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Journal of hubie (1068)
[13:49]	TR News	"Cant quite pinpoint why, but at this point, I have no issue starting games one after another, leaving them for days or weeks or monthseven yearswithout worrying, I just know that Ill eventually return to those that are worthy." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/just-poking-away-at-videogames/ | Source: Joel Chrono
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Just poking away at videogames
[13:50]	TR News	Linux Mint may slow down releases to have more development time | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-mint-may-slow-down-releases-to-have-more-development-time/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:50]	TR Bot	Mint may slow down releases to have more development time | GamingOnLinux
[13:50]	TR News	Diablo II: Resurrected - Infernal Edition gets released on Steam and Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/diablo-ii-resurrected-infernal-edition-gets-released-on-steam-and-steam-deck-verified/
[13:50]	TR Bot	II: Resurrected Infernal Edition gets released on Steam and Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux
[13:51]	TR News	Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-deck-completely-out-of-stock-in-the-us-canada-and-asia/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:51]	TR Bot	Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia | GamingOnLinux
[13:52]	TR News	eReader gemini://pandora.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-02-12-ereader.gmi
[13:53]	TR News	"It seems you can offend people by agreeing with them that AI all knowing and great for coding. So instead of venting to people about how stupid AI is, let's just went into GeminiSpace!" gemini://sublime.jp.eu.org/gemlog/2026-02-11-the-slop-0001.gmi
[13:54]	TR News	"I would like to see if I can set up a simple flight model on my THAT that calculates horizontal-and-vertical lift, drag, acceleration, and velocity, based on adjustable Angle of Attack and thrust inputs." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260212-0.gmi
[13:55]	TR News	"I want to leave Discord, because I want to avoid the ever approaching tide of online age verification. But if I'm being honest with myself, I know I'm not going to." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/if-you-love-me.gmi
[13:56]	TR News	Final ex Post gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/02/13/final-ex-post.gmi
[13:57]	TR News	"The other day, someone told me that Discord is a good product. And Im grateful for that phrasing because it helps me explain why Im having such a cow about Discord." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/discord
[13:57]	TR News	"I've been playing with the Reticulum mesh network since early last summer. My ROOPHLOCH entry last year was powered by Reticulum, and I currently operate, to the best of my knowledge, the only LoRa RNode in my town." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202602/20260213-the-limited-utility-of-reticulum.gmi
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[14:00]	TR News	a toast to dokuja gopher://baud.baby:70/0/phlog/fs20260213.txt
[14:01]	TR News	How Many Dudes does it take to beat 1 horse-sized duck and 75 duck-sized horses? This game answers your dumb questions | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/how-many-dudes-does-it-take-to-beat-1-horse-sized-duck-and-75-duck-sized-horses-this-game-answers-your-dumb-questions/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:01]	TR Bot	Many Dudes does it take to beat 1 horse-sized duck and 75 duck-sized horses? This game answers your dumb questions | GamingOnLinux
[14:02]	TR News	Buckshot Roulette dev becomes a major Godot Engine donor | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/buckshot-roulette-dev-becomes-a-major-godot-engine-donor/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/buckshot-roulette-dev-becomes-a-major-godot-engine-donor/
[14:02]	TR Bot	Roulette dev becomes a major Godot Engine donor | GamingOnLinux
[14:03]	TR News	Gothic 1 Remake gets a June release date | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/gothic-1-remake-gets-a-june-release-date/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/gothic-1-remake-gets-a-june-release-date/
[14:03]	TR Bot	1 Remake gets a June release date | GamingOnLinux
[14:05]	TR News	iophk: bitcoin is _*not*_ anonymous https://greycoder.com/best-vpns-with-anonymous-payments-bitcoin-monero-gift-cards-cash/
[14:05]	TR Bot	VPNs With Anonymous Payments (Bitcoin, Monero, Gift Cards, Cash) - GreyCoder
[14:05]	TR News	"Resist and Unsubscribe" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Resist and Unsubscribe
[14:05]	TR News	"Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why." https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Cell-vs-voip:9
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why.
[14:06]	TR News	"Just a moment..." https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/03/new-york-wants-to-ctrlaltdelete-your-3d-printer/ blocked by gratuitous javascript
[14:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/03/new-york-wants-to-ctrlaltdelete-your-3d-printer/ )
[14:07]	TR News	IDG spam for Microsoft proxy https://www.csoonline.com/article/4125145/startup-amutable-plotting-linux-security-overhaul-to-counter-hacking-threats.html hijacking the "Linux" brand to promote Microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_s_Management_and_Founders_Are_100_Microsoft.shtml
[14:07]	TR Bot	 Startup Amutable plotting Linux security overhaul to counter hacking threats | CSO Online
[14:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights Amutables Management and Founders Are 100% Microsoft!
[14:07]	TR News	Microsoft moles in "linux" clothing https://www.heise.de/en/news/Secure-Linux-Amutable-brings-cryptographically-verifiable-integrity-11157020.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin_With_Some_IBM_Red_Ha.shtml
[14:07]	TR Bot	 Secure Linux: Amutable brings "cryptographically verifiable integrity" | heise online
[14:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure
[14:08]	TR News	"I'm #1 on google thanks to AI BULL - the modern internet is a joke." https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/i'm-1-on-google-thanks-to-ai-bull%F0%9F%92%A9:2
[14:08]	TR Bot	 I'm #1 on google thanks to AI BULL - the modern internet is a joke.
[14:08]	TR News	The American threat to an open internet | "Det amerikanska hotet mot ett ppet internet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/12/det-amerikanska-hotet-mot-ett-oppet-internet/
[14:08]	TR Bot	 Det amerikanska hotet mot ett ppet internet
[14:09]	TR News	iophk: It's mostly managers and the C-suite who believe that but the devastation comes from them acting on those beliefs. https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Why-the-Classic-Computer-Science-Degree-Might-Leave-You-Jobless-in-2026-%E2%80%93-And-What-to-Do-Instead:3
[14:09]	TR Bot	 Why the Classic Computer Science Degree Might Leave You Jobless in 2026 And What to Do Instead
[14:09]	TR News	"Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shootings" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8w95knp55o
[14:09]	TR Bot	 Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shootings
[14:10]	TR News	"Making an off-canvas menu free from heinous JavaScript has always been possible, but not ideal. I wrote up one technique for Smashing Magazine in 2013." https://dbushell.com/2026/02/12/declarative-dialog-menu-invoker-commands/ | Source: David Bushell
[14:10]	TR Bot	 Declarative Dialog Menu with Invoker Commands David Bushell Web Dev (UK)
[14:11]	TR News	The 'No ICE in Minnesota' charity bundle is live on itch.io | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-no-ice-in-minnesota-charity-bundle-is-live-on-itch-io/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-no-ice-in-minnesota-charity-bundle-is-live-on-itch-io/
[14:11]	TR Bot	'No ICE in Minnesota' charity bundle is live on itch.io | GamingOnLinux
[14:13]	TR News	More Total War games arrive on GOG along with a return of The Long Dark | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/more-total-war-games-arrive-on-gog-along-with-a-return-of-the-long-dark/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/more-total-war-games-arrive-on-gog-along-with-a-return-of-the-long-dark/
[14:13]	TR Bot	Total War games arrive on GOG along with a return of The Long Dark | GamingOnLinux
[14:13]	TR News	Blades of Fire is jumping from Epic to Steam with big upgrades and Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/blades-of-fire-is-jumping-from-epic-to-steam-with-big-upgrades-and-steam-deck-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:13]	TR Bot	of Fire is jumping from Epic to Steam with big upgrades and Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux
[14:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Videogames, GOG Galaxy, Blades of Fire, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Games_Videogames_GOG_Galaxy_Blades_of_Fire_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Games_Videogames_GOG_Galaxy_Blades_of_Fire_and_More.gmi 
[14:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Videogames, GOG Galaxy, Blades of Fire, and More
[14:16]	TR News	Writing About Crime is Not a Crime https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/12/writing-about-crime/
[14:16]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Writing About Crime is Not a Crime
[14:24]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 13/02/2026: Square Function with Diode Network and Calls Against Discord https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Gemini_Links_13_02_2026_Square_Function_with_Diode_Network_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Gemini_Links_13_02_2026_Square_Function_with_Diode_Network_and_.gmi 
[14:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 13/02/2026: Square Function with Diode Network and Calls Against Discord
[14:24]	TR News	Essora Eos minimal Devuan based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/essora-eos-minimal-devuan-based-linux-distribution/
[14:24]	TR Bot	Eos - minimal Devuan based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks
[14:25]	TR News	A single stable kernel for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1058478/
[14:25]	TR Bot	single stable kernel for Thursday [LWN.net]
[14:25]	TR News	Hands-On With Lilidog GNU/Linux 26.02.06, the New Debian-Based Openbox Distro https://fossforce.com/2026/02/hands-on-with-lilidog-linux-26-02-06-the-new-debian-based-openbox-distro/
[14:25]	TR Bot	 Hands-On With Lilidog Linux 26.02.06, the New Debian-Based Openbox Distro - FOSS Force
[14:42]	TR News	Olav Vitters: GUADEC 2026 accommodation https://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2026/02/12/guadec-2026-accommodation/
[14:42]	TR Bot	 GUADEC 2026 accommodation Olav Vitters
[14:43]	TR News	InstaCom patent monopoly validity challenge coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/12/instacom-patent-validity-challenge-coming-soon
[14:43]	TR Bot	 InstaCom patent validity challenge coming soon Unified Patents
[14:43]	TR News	Peterreins Schley and ZSP enforce PIs for Wobbleworks over 3Doodler https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/peterreins-schley-zsp-enforce-pis-for-wobbleworks-over-3doodler/
[14:43]	TR Bot	 Peterreins Schley and ZSP enforce PIs for Wobbleworks over 3Doodler
[14:44]	TR News	Fill Out All The Margins : OpenSSF Releases Compiler Annotations Guide for C and C++ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/02/12/fill-out-all-the-margins-%f0%9f%93%96-openssf-releases-compiler-annotations-guide-for-c-and-c/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
[14:44]	TR Bot	 Fill Out All The Margins : OpenSSF Releases Compiler Annotations Guide for C and C++ Open Source Security Foundation
[14:44]	TR Bot	 With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation
[14:54]	TR News	Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: cross building, rebootstrap updates, Refresh of the patch tagging guidelines and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-01-2026/
[14:54]	TR Bot	Contributions: cross building, rebootstrap updates, Refresh of the patch tagging guidelines and more! | Freexian
[14:54]	TR News	Linux Mint Wants Fewer Releases Each Year (For Good Reasons) https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-longer-release-cycle/
[14:54]	TR Bot	 Linux Mint Wants Fewer Releases Each Year (For Good Reasons)
[14:55]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1058473/
[14:55]	TR Bot	updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[14:56]	TR News	cull reclaim precious disk space https://www.linuxlinks.com/cull-reclaim-precious-disk-space/
[14:56]	TR Bot	- reclaim precious disk space - LinuxLinks
[14:56]	TR News	dumbpipe create a dumb pipe between two machines https://www.linuxlinks.com/dumbpipe-create-dumb-pipe/
[14:56]	TR Bot	- create a dumb pipe between two machines - LinuxLinks
[14:56]	TR News	Pyright static type checker https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyright-static-type-checker/
[14:56]	TR Bot	- static type checker - LinuxLinks
[14:57]	TR News	Panox clipboard manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/panox-clipboard-manager/
[14:57]	TR Bot	- clipboard manager - LinuxLinks
[14:57]	TR News	Screen Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/screen/
[14:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/screen/ )
[14:58]	TR News	Monthly Report - February 2026 https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/monthly-report-2602/
[14:58]	TR Bot	 Monthly Report - February 2026 | Krita
[14:58]	TR News	How to build an image mode pipeline with GitLab https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/12/how-build-image-mode-pipeline-gitlab
[14:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/12/how-build-image-mode-pipeline-gitlab )
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[15:01]	TR News	7 Best Free and Open Source Screen-Readers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-screen-readers/
[15:01]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Screen-Readers - LinuxLinks
[15:01]	TR News	Envy manage secrets https://www.linuxlinks.com/envy-manage-secrets/
[15:01]	TR Bot	- manage secrets - LinuxLinks
[15:01]	TR News	ElecWhat simple desktop WhatsApp client https://www.linuxlinks.com/elecwhat-simple-desktop-whatsapp-client/
[15:01]	TR Bot	- simple desktop WhatsApp client - LinuxLinks
[15:01]	TR News	Phpactor heavy-lifting refactoring and introspection tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/phpactor-heavy-lifting-refactoring-introspection-tools/
[15:02]	TR Bot	- heavy-lifting refactoring and introspection tools - LinuxLinks
[15:02]	TR News	Sad news? GNU/Linux Mint may soon be shutting down its shorter development cycle https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-shutting-down-its-shorter-development-cycle/
[15:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-shutting-down-its-shorter-development-cycle/ )
[15:02]	TR News	Also here: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-mint-team-considers-longer-gaps-between-releases-in-attempt-to-accelerate-development-efforts-current-six-month-cycle-means-we-spend-more-time-testing-fixing-and-releasing-than-developing
[15:02]	TR Bot	 Linux Mint team considers longer gaps between releases in attempt to accelerate development efforts current six-month cycle means we spend more time testing, fixing, and releasing than developing | Tom's Hardware
[15:04]	TR News	How Posits Public Package Manager manylinux_2_28 repository can help you if your R project is stuck on Ubuntu Focal Fossa https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/how-posits-public-package-manager-manylinux_2_28-repository-can-help-you-if-your-r-project-is-stuck-on-ubuntu-focal-fossa/
[15:04]	TR Bot	Posits Public Package Manager manylinux_2_28 repository can help you if your R project is stuck on Ubuntu Focal Fossa | R-bloggers
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[15:23]	TR News	bipartisan group targets ASML's Dutch exports of lithography machines used to create advanced chips https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-lawmakers-demand-sales-ban-on-chipmaking-tools-to-china-bipartisan-group-targets-asmls-dutch-exports-of-lithography-machines-used-to-create-advanced-chips
[15:23]	TR Bot	 U.S. lawmakers demand sales ban on chipmaking tools to China bipartisan group targets ASML's Dutch exports of lithography machines used to create advanced chips | Tom's Hardware
[15:24]	TR News	Chinese automakers BYD, Geely are bidding on Mexicos shuttered Aguascalientes Nissan plant https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/shuttered-nissan-plant-in-aguascalientes/
[15:24]	TR Bot	 Chinese automakers BYD, Geely are bidding on a Mexican plant
[15:25]	TR News	Mitchell Hashimoto Launches Vouch to Fight Hey Hi (AI) Slop in Open Source Ecosystem https://itsfoss.com/news/mitchell-hashimoto-vouch/
[15:25]	TR Bot	 Mitchell Hashimoto Launches 'Vouch' to Fight AI Slop in Open Source Ecosystem
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[15:51]	TR News	Techrights IBM is Becoming "Garbage In, Garbage Out" (GIGO) "Just like Arvind and Krabanaugh." (CEO and CFO, Respectively) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IBM_is_Becoming_Garbage_In_Garbage_Out_GIGO_Just_like_Arvind_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IBM_is_Becoming_Garbage_In_Garbage_Out_GIGO_Just_like_Arvind_an.gmi 
[15:51]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM is Becoming "Garbage In, Garbage Out" (GIGO) "Just like Arvind and Krabanaugh." (CEO and CFO, Respectively)
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[15:58]	TR News	Nandy launches competition probe into DMGTs Telegraph takeover https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/nandy-minded-to-seek-competition-probe-into-dmgts-telegraph-takeover/
[15:58]	TR Bot	 Culture secretary 'minded to' seek probe into DMGT Telegraph deal - Press Gazette
[15:59]	TR News	Can Drinking Hot Water Really Help You Lose Weight? Experts Explain https://www.sciencealert.com/can-drinking-hot-water-really-help-you-lose-weight-experts-explain
[15:59]	TR Bot	Drinking Hot Water Really Help You Lose Weight? Experts Explain : ScienceAlert
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[16:01]	TR News	Central Bank raises 2026 inflation forecast range amid food-driven risks https://bianet.org/haber/central-bank-raises-2026-inflation-forecast-range-amid-food-driven-risks-316636
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Central Bank raises 2026 inflation forecast range amid food-driven risks
[16:02]	TR News	Qt Creator 19 Beta2 released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-19-beta2-released
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Qt Creator 19 Beta2 released
[16:03]	TR News	China cracks down on anti-marriage social control media content during Lunar New Year holiday https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/china-cracks-down-on-anti-marriage-social-media-content-during-lunar-new-year-holiday/
[16:03]	TR Bot	 China cracks down on anti-marriage social media content
[16:03]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 638 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/02/11/this-week-in-rust-638/
[16:03]	TR Bot	 This Week in Rust 638 This Week in Rust
[16:05]	TR News	BSD Now 650: Korn Chips https://www.bsdnow.tv/650
[16:05]	TR Bot	 BSD Now 650: Korn Chips
[16:06]	TR News	Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/mothers-labor-force-participation.html "thanks to flexible work setups" = 'thanks' to employers paying too little and giving salaries below living costs
[16:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/mothers-labor-force-participation.html )
[16:08]	TR News	Build a zero trust environment with Red Bait Connectivity Link https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/12/build-zero-trust-environment-red-hat-connectivity-link
[16:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/12/build-zero-trust-environment-red-hat-connectivity-link )
[16:09]	TR News	Why Tech Giants Are Accused of Causing Social Media Addiction https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000010701326/why-tech-giants-are-accused-of-causing-social-media-addiction.html
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Why Tech Giants Are Accused of Causing Social Media Addiction - The New York Times
[16:10]	TR News	Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Launching Interop 2026 https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/launching-interop-2026/
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Launching Interop 2026 - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
[16:16]	TR News	Cofounders Fleeing MElons xAI https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/cofounders-fleeing-elon-musk-xai
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Cofounders Fleeing Elon Musk's xAI After CSAM Debacle
[16:16]	TR News	OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPTs Adult Mode https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-fires-safety-exec-opposed-adult-mode
[16:16]	TR Bot	 OpenAI Fires Top Safety Exec Who Opposed ChatGPT's "Adult Mode"
[16:17]	TR News	Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.s Antitrust Chief https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/technology/gail-slater-antittrust-justice-department.html
[16:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/technology/gail-slater-antittrust-justice-department.html )
[16:21]	TR News	ApolloMD Data Breach Impacts 626,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/apollomd-data-breach-impacts-626000-individuals/
[16:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apollomd-data-breach-impacts-626000-individuals/ )
[16:23]	TR News	Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSpdlog 0.0.27 on CRAN: C++20 Accommodations http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02/12#rcppspdlog_0.0.27
[16:23]	TR Bot	 Thinking inside the box
[16:23]	TR News	Debian DFSG Team announces new dashboard and queue processes https://lwn.net/Articles/1058480/
[16:23]	TR Bot	DFSG Team announces new dashboard and queue processes [LWN.net]
[16:23]	TR News	Ed updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Ed
[16:24]	TR News	Extract Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repository URLs from BlackArch tools pages http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/43210/extract-github-repository-urls-from-blackarch-tools-pages
[16:25]	TR News	Fake security (back doors) and more Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-enable-windows-baseline-security-with-new-runtime-integrity-safeguards/
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[16:27]	TR Bot	to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[16:27]	TR Bot	HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[16:27]	TR News	Police decline to disclose number of sedition arrests over comments about fatal Tai Po blaze https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/12/police-decline-to-disclose-number-of-sedition-arrests-over-comments-about-fatal-tai-po-blaze/
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Police decline to disclose number of sedition arrests over Tai Po fire comments
[16:27]	TR News	Apple discloses first actively exploited zero-day of 2026 https://cyberscoop.com/apple-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2026-20700/
[16:27]	TR Bot	discloses first actively exploited zero-day of 2026 | CyberScoop
[16:28]	TR News	Apple Patches iOS Zero-Day Exploited in Extremely Sophisticated Attack https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/
[16:28]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/ )
[16:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 Released! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/PostgreSQL_18_2_17_8_16_12_15_16_and_14_21_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/PostgreSQL_18_2_17_8_16_12_15_16_and_14_21_Released.gmi 
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 Released!
[16:33]	TR News	My Lovely Valentine https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/12/my-lovely-valentine/
[16:33]	TR Bot	Blog Archive My Lovely Valentine
[16:41]	TR News	Terrible and malicious agenda brought about by GAFAM https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-brings-secure-boot-and-tpm-to-competitive-fortnite-most-players-unaffected-by-new-measures
[16:41]	TR Bot	 Epic Games brings Secure Boot and TPM to competitive Fortnite most players unaffected by new measures | Tom's Hardware
[16:42]	TR News	of course, as usual, it has nothing to do with security, it is about controlling people against their will
[16:42]	TR News	SlimeVR Butterfly Trackers nRF52833-based, ultra-slim, full-body VR trackers offer up to 48h battery life (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/12/slimevr-butterfly-trackers-nrf52833-based-ultra-slim-full-body-vr-trackers-offer-up-to-48h-battery-life/
[16:42]	TR Bot	 SlimeVR Butterfly Trackers - nRF52833-based, ultra-slim, full-body VR trackers offer up to 48h battery life (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[16:43]	TR News	Mozilla Localization (L10N): Pontoon Translation Search: Unifying Localization Across Mozilla https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/02/12/pontoon-translation-search-unifying-localization-across-mozilla/
[16:43]	TR Bot	 Pontoon Translation Search: Unifying Localization Across Mozilla Mozilla L10N
[16:43]	TR News	openSUSE Board on Participation, Governance and Community https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/12/board-interview-participation-gov-community/
[16:43]	TR Bot	 openSUSE Board on Participation, Governance and Community - openSUSE News
[16:44]	TR News	"A port is a logical entity that represents an endpoint of communication and is associated with a given process or service in an operating system." https://www.tecmint.com/find-out-which-process-listening-on-a-particular-port/ | Source: TecMint
[16:44]	TR Bot	 4 Ways to Check Which Process is Using a Port in Linux
[16:45]	TR News	"I really like how this case brought different groups together" https://ubuntu.com//blog/when-an-upstream-change-broke-smartcard-fips-authentication-and-how-we-fixed-it | Source: Ubuntu
[16:45]	TR Bot	an upstream change broke smartcard FIPS authentication and how we fixed it | Ubuntu
[16:46]	TR News	Buzzwords saturation https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-platforms-edge-ai-and-sovereign-telco-clouds-ecrio-canonical-at-mwc-barcelona | Source: Ubuntu
[16:46]	TR Bot	platforms, edge AI, and sovereign telco clouds: Ecrio & Canonical at MWC Barcelona | Ubuntu
[16:47]	TR News	"Based on our work with customers, we've identified a few common areas where we can all level up our vulnerability management game." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/elevate-your-vulnerability-management-strategy-red-hat | Source: Red Hat Official
[16:47]	TR Bot	 Elevate your vulnerabiFrom challenge to champion: Elevate your vulnerability management strategy lity management strategy with Red Hat
[16:47]	TR News	"For decades, Red Hat has catalyzed open source adoption across the European Union. We advocate for default-to-open EU policies because they help unlock Europes full potential." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-bridges-european-digital-sovereignty | Source: Red Hat Official
[16:47]	TR Bot	 Building bridges to European Digital Sovereignty
[16:50]	TR News	UK bets on buzzwords for defence https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/uk-ministry-defence-collaborates-red-hat-improve-digital-delivery-unlock-ai-capabilities-and-scale-its-hybrid-cloud
[16:50]	TR Bot	 UK Ministry of Defence Collaborates with Red Hat to Improve Digital Delivery, Unlock AI Capabilities and Scale its Hybrid Cloud
[16:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Frameworks 6.23 Improves the Open/Save Dialogs Across Plasma and KDE Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/KDE_Frameworks_6_23_Improves_the_Open_Save_Dialogs_Across_Plasm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/KDE_Frameworks_6_23_Improves_the_Open_Save_Dialogs_Across_Plasm.gmi 
[16:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 6.23 Improves the Open/Save Dialogs Across Plasma and KDE Apps
[16:51]	TR News	IBM Red at pushes buzzwords, not substance, as IBM's stock depends on these lies https://www.redhat.com/en/compiler-podcast/data-security-and-ai
[16:51]	TR Bot	 Data Security And AI | Compiler
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[17:03]	TR News	Thanks for participating in APRICOT 2026 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/12/thanks-for-participating-in-apricot-2026/
[17:03]	TR Bot	 Thanks for participating in APRICOT 2026 | APNIC Blog
[17:04]	TR News	The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.93.1 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/02/12/Rust-1.93.1/
[17:04]	TR Bot	 Announcing Rust 1.93.1 | Rust Blog
[17:13]	TR News	Whats next for Chinese open-source Hey Hi (AI) https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/12/1132811/whats-next-for-chinese-open-source-ai/
[17:13]	TR Bot	 Whats next for Chinese open-source AI | MIT Technology Review
[17:14]	TR News	Digital Omnibus: EU DPAs reject many proposed changes to the GDPR https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-eu-dpas-reject-many-proposed-changes-gdpr
[17:14]	TR Bot	 Digital Omnibus: EU DPAs reject many proposed changes to the GDPR
[17:17]	TR News	Disagreement itself has become morally legible: Glenn Loury critiques self-censorship https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/12/disagreement-morally-glenn-loury/
[17:17]	TR Bot	 Glenn Loury advocates against self-censorship
[17:19]	TR News	If We Dont Have Free Speech, Then We Just Dont Have a Free Country https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/if-we-dont-have-free-speech-then-we-just-dont-have-a-free-country
[17:19]	TR Bot	 If We Dont Have Free Speech, Then We Just Dont Have a Free Country | The New Yorker
[17:20]	TR News	Nifty Dialogs https://blog.broulik.de/2026/02/nifty-dialogs/
[17:20]	TR Bot	 Nifty Dialogs Kai Uwe's Blog
[17:22]	TR News	FOSS Weekly #26.07: Kernel 6.19, Hey Hi (AI) for Real Sysadmin Works, Arch Apps on Ubuntu and More GNU/Linux Stuff https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-07/
[17:22]	TR Bot	 FOSS Weekly #26.07: Kernel 6.19, AI for Real Sysadmin Works, Arch Apps on Ubuntu and More Linux Stuff
[17:23]	TR News	Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-released
[17:23]	TR Bot	 Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2 - OMG! Ubuntu
[17:23]	TR News	Edubuntu 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/edubuntu
[17:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/edubuntu )
[17:23]	TR News	Kubuntu 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/kubuntu
[17:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kubuntu )
[17:24]	TR News	GitHub Tray GNOME Shell Extension Puts Your Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Repos in the System Tray https://9to5linux.com/github-tray-gnome-shell-extension-puts-your-github-repos-in-the-system-tray
[17:24]	TR Bot	Tray GNOME Shell Extension Puts Your GitHub Repos in the System Tray - 9to5Linux
[17:25]	TR News	Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by GNU/Linux Kernel 6.17 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-is-now-available-for-download-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-17
[17:25]	TR Bot	24.04.4 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.17 - 9to5Linux
[17:25]	TR News	NetworkManager 1.56 Released with New Features and Improvements https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-56-released-with-new-features-and-improvements
[17:25]	TR Bot	1.56 Released with New Features and Improvements - 9to5Linux
[17:25]	TR News	Neoleo lightweight curses spreadsheet https://www.linuxlinks.com/neoleo-lightweight-curses-spreadsheet/
[17:25]	TR Bot	- lightweight curses spreadsheet - LinuxLinks
[17:26]	TR News	Mimiclaw is an OpenClaw-like Hey Hi (AI) assistant for ESP32-S3 boards https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/13/mimiclaw-is-an-openclaw-like-ai-assistant-for-esp32-s3-boards/
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Mimiclaw is an OpenClaw-like AI assistant for ESP32-S3 boards - CNX Software
[17:27]	TR News	Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/ubuntumate
[17:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntumate )
[17:27]	TR News	Ubuntu Studio 24.04.4 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/ubuntustudio
[17:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntustudio )
[17:28]	TR News	Default Applications Chooser fixes https://bkhome.org/news/202602/default-applications-chooser-fixes.html
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Default Applications Chooser fixes
[17:29]	TR News	Unofficial 7-zip.com website served up malware-laden downloads for over a week infected PCs forced into a proxy botnet https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/unofficial-7-zip-com-website-served-up-malware-for-10-days-files-turned-pcs-into-a-proxy-botnet
[17:29]	TR Bot	 Unofficial 7-zip.com website served up malware-laden downloads for over a week infected PCs forced into a proxy botnet | Tom's Hardware
[17:30]	TR News	GNOME 50 Beta is out! Enhanced Remote Desktop & Orca Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/gnome-50-beta-is-out/
[17:30]	TR Bot	 GNOME 50 Beta is out! Enhanced Remote Desktop & Orca Support | UbuntuHandbook
[17:31]	TR News	Lubuntu 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/lubuntu
[17:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lubuntu )
[17:31]	TR News	Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/ubuntubudgie
[17:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntubudgie )
[17:36]	TR News	Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/ubuntucinnamon
[17:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntucinnamon )
[17:36]	TR News	Ubuntu Kylin 24.04.4 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/ubuntukylin
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[17:37]	TR News	Addressing human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom facilitated by AppLogic Networks in Egypt https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/human-rights-abuses-facilitated-by-applogic-networks-in-egypt/
[17:37]	TR Bot	 Access Now - Addressing human rights abuses and attacks on press freedom facilitated by AppLogic Networks in Egypt
[17:39]	TR News	From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesnt mean reform https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/from-sandvine-to-applogic-networks-a-rebrand-doesnt-mean-reform/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 From Sandvine to AppLogic Networks: a rebrand doesnt mean reform - Access Now
[17:40]	TR News	Artificial Insecurity: threats to information integrity https://www.accessnow.org/artificial-insecurity-information-integrity/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 Artificial Insecurity: threats to information integrity - Access Now
[17:40]	TR News	Ubuntu Unity 24.04.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/ubuntuunity
[17:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntuunity )
[17:41]	TR News	VailuxOS 1.6.0.2 is also out https://distrowatch.com/vailuxos
[17:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/vailuxos )
[17:42]	TR News	Indian farmers protest trade deal with US https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260212-indian-farmers-protest-trade-deal-with-us
[17:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260212-indian-farmers-protest-trade-deal-with-us )
[17:42]	TR News	OmegaLinux 3.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux
[17:42]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux )
[17:42]	TR News	Mainstream Media Intentionally Ignoring EPO Strikes https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/12/Mainstream_Media_Intentionally_Ignoring_EPO_Strikes.shtml
[17:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Mainstream Media Intentionally Ignoring EPO Strikes
[17:43]	TR News	The EPO's Corruption and Violation of Rules is Spreading to the United Kingdom (Software Patents) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/12/The_EPO_s_Corruption_and_Violation_of_Rules_is_Spreading_to_the.shtml
[17:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights The EPO's Corruption and Violation of Rules is Spreading to the United Kingdom (Software Patents)
[17:44]	TR News	US dispatch: Attorney General questioned over Epstein files, federal shootings, surveillance https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-dispatch-attorney-general-questioned-over-epstein-files-federal-shootings-surveillance/
[17:44]	TR Bot	 US dispatch: Attorney General questioned over Epstein files, federal shootings, surveillance - JURIST - News
[17:44]	TR News	ClicknClear Inks Universal Music Deal Following Minions Winter Olympics Licensing Debacle https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/12/clicknclear-universal-music-deal/
[17:44]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/12/clicknclear-universal-music-deal/ )
[17:47]	TR News	The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0 http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/The-Next-Linux-Kernel-Turns-7.0
[17:47]	TR Bot	 The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0 Linux Magazine
[17:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed by Linus Torvalds, Expected in Mid-April 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/08/Linux_7_0_Kernel_Confirmed_by_Linus_Torvalds_Expected_in_Mid_Ap.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/08/Linux_7_0_Kernel_Confirmed_by_Linus_Torvalds_Expected_in_Mid_Ap.gmi 
[17:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed by Linus Torvalds, Expected in Mid-April 2026
[17:51]	TR News	YouTube Music Lyrics Are Now Locked Behind Premium Subscription Lets See How This One Goes Over https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/11/youtube-music-lyrics-premium-subscription/
[17:51]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/11/youtube-music-lyrics-premium-subscription/ )
[17:52]	TR News	How To Install OpenVPN Server on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openvpn-server-rocky-linux-10/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 How To Install OpenVPN Server on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot
[17:52]	TR News	How To Install JDownloader on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-jdownloader-debian-13/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 How To Install JDownloader on Debian 13 - idroot
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[17:58]	TR News	bubi reaches uptime of 800 days next week. Right now: 17:57:21 up 792 days
● Feb 13
[18:11]	TR News	Linux Mint might overhaul its release schedule https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-might-overhaul-its-release-schedule/
[18:11]	TR Bot	 Linux Mint might overhaul its release schedule
[18:13]	TR News	Linux Gamers on Radeon Graphics Get Ray Tracing Performance Boost in Mesa 26.0.0 Update https://www.techpowerup.com/346251/linux-gamers-on-radeon-graphics-get-ray-tracing-performance-boost-in-mesa-26-0-0-update
[18:13]	TR Bot	Gamers on Radeon Graphics Get Ray Tracing Performance Boost in Mesa 26.0.0 Update | TechPowerUp
[18:13]	TR News	"Fedora-based Bluefin Linux combines the simplicity of ChromeOS with the power of a full Linux distribution, offering an immutable, container-focused desktop." https://thenewstack.io/bluefin-linux-chromeos-simplicity-meets-linux-power/
[18:13]	TR Bot	 Bluefin Linux: ChromeOS simplicity meets Linux power - The New Stack
[18:14]	TR News	Oracle Virtualization adds support for Oracle Linux 9 compute https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/oracle-virtualization-adds-support-for-oracle-linux-9-compute
[18:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/oracle-virtualization-adds-support-for-oracle-linux-9-compute )
[18:14]	TR News	Linus Torvalds rejects Linux 7.0 MMC changes as 'complete garbage' https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260212-linus-torvalds-rejects-mmc-changes-linux-7/
[18:14]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds rejects Linux 7.0 MMC changes as 'complete garbage' - GIGAZINE
[18:16]	TR News	"Since there's a few different versions of Proton it's easy to get confused, so check out what they're for in the GamingOnLinux guide." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/proton-experimental-update-adds-controller-support-to-more-launchers-linux-steamos/
[18:16]	TR Bot	Proton Experimental update adds controller support to more launchers on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux
[18:17]	TR News	Mesa 26.0 Brings Ray Tracing Updates for AMD Radeon on Linux https://videocardz.com/newz/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-library-for-linux-releases-significant-imporvmenets-to-raytraicng-on-radeon-gpus
[18:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-library-for-linux-releases-significant-imporvmenets-to-raytraicng-on-radeon-gpus )
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[18:18]	TR News	"Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is officially out now, and it will absolutely annihilate your free time. Disclosure: a key was provided to GamingOnLinux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mewgenics-is-weird-completely-chaotic-and-its-out-now/
[18:18]	TR Bot	is weird, completely chaotic and it's out now | GamingOnLinux
[18:18]	TR News	"What is it? WiVRn is an application that wirelessly streams a virtual reality game to a standalone VR headset from a Linux computer. It's has different levels of support across various Meta Quest headsets, Pico, HTC Vive and others." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wireless-vr-streaming-levels-up-on-linux-with-the-latest-wivrn-release/
[18:18]	TR Bot	VR streaming levels up on Linux with the latest WiVRn release | GamingOnLinux
[18:19]	TR News	Mesa 26.0 Rolls Out, Bringing Major Vulkan And Ray-Tracing Improvements For Radeon GPUs On Linux https://wccftech.com/mesa-26-0-rolls-out-bringing-major-vulkan-and-ray-tracing-improvements-for-radeon-gpus-on-linux/
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Mesa 26.0 Rolls Out, Bringing Major Vulkan And Ray-Tracing Improvements For Radeon GPUs On Linux
[18:22]	TR News	I wanted Windows Notepad on Linuxthis app is the closest replacement Ive found https://www.howtogeek.com/i-wanted-notepad-on-linuxthis-app-is-the-closest-replacement-ive-found/
[18:22]	TR Bot	 I wanted Windows Notepad on Linuxthis app is the closest replacement Ive found
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[18:23]	TR News	This relies on badly protected PCs or weak passwords https://www.csoonline.com/article/4130967/sshstalker-botnet-brute-forces-its-way-onto-7000-linux-machines.html
[18:23]	TR Bot	 SSHStalker botnet brute-forces its way onto 7,000 Linux machines | CSO Online
[18:24]	TR News	""Completely garbage!" Linus blasts the Linux MMC code update: It can't even compile, and no testing was done at all." https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3680250199322244
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Linus Blasts Linux MMC Code Update as 'Completely Garbage': Fails to Compile, No Testing Done
[18:26]	TR News	How to use your Android phone to master Linux Bash scripts (instead of doomscrolling) https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-bash-scripts-how-to-learn-on-android-device/
[18:26]	TR Bot	to use your Android phone to master Linux Bash scripts (instead of doomscrolling) | ZDNET
[18:27]	TR News	"The Linux Mint team has published its January report, outlining several improvements and plans to move to a longer development cycle." https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-shutting-down-its-shorter-development-cycle/
[18:27]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-shutting-down-its-shorter-development-cycle/ )
[18:27]	TR News	Linux Mint may publish fewer updates a year, but that's not necessarily a bad thing https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-may-publish-fewer-updates-a-year-but-thats-not-necessarily-a-bad-thing/
[18:27]	TR Bot	 Linux Mint may publish fewer updates a year, but that's not necessarily a bad thing
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Notepad Replacements in GNU/Linux and Default Applications Chooser Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Applications_Notepad_Replacements_in_GNU_Linux_and_Default_Appl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Applications_Notepad_Replacements_in_GNU_Linux_and_Default_Appl.gmi 
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: Notepad Replacements in GNU/Linux and Default Applications Chooser Fixes
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers
[18:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.gmi 
[18:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Arduino, and More
[18:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian: RcppSpdlog 0.0.27, Processes, and Freexian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Debian_RcppSpdlog_0_0_27_Processes_and_Freexian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Debian_RcppSpdlog_0_0_27_Processes_and_Freexian.gmi 
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian: RcppSpdlog 0.0.27, Processes, and Freexian
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[18:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  GUADEC Plans and GNOME 50 Beta https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GUADEC_Plans_and_GNOME_50_Beta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GUADEC_Plans_and_GNOME_50_Beta.gmi 
[18:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers, Web News, and Latest From Mozilla https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Web_Browsers_Web_News_and_Latest_From_Mozilla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Web_Browsers_Web_News_and_Latest_From_Mozilla.gmi 
[18:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GUADEC Plans and GNOME 50 Beta
[18:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web Browsers, Web News, and Latest From Mozilla
[18:41]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[18:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE: KDialog and Krita Monthly Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/KDE_KDialog_and_Krita_Monthly_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/KDE_KDialog_and_Krita_Monthly_Report.gmi 
[18:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE: KDialog and Krita Monthly Report
[18:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[18:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
[18:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
[18:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security, FUD, and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Security_FUS_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/Security_FUS_and.gmi 
[18:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security, FUD, and Windows TCO
[18:51]	TR News	Techrights Links 13/02/2026: "Cofounders Fleeing MElons xAI" and IOC Opposes Solidarity With Ukraine's Fallen https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Links_13_02_2026_Cofounders_Fleeing_MElon_s_xAI_and_IOC_Opposes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Links_13_02_2026_Cofounders_Fleeing_MElon_s_xAI_and_IOC_Opposes.gmi 
[18:51]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 13/02/2026: "Cofounders Fleeing MElons xAI" and IOC Opposes Solidarity With Ukraine's Fallen
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[19:11]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I got Progressive to cancel my policy and write a new one that began when the old one canceled this morning.
[19:11]	IsambardPrince	That reduced my car insurance by $42 a month.
[19:11]	IsambardPrince	They kept offering to lower my coverages. I said no, I don't want less insurance, I want the price you'd give me if I was a new customer that I am staring at on my computer screen.
[19:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	i no longer have these scenarios
[19:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	no more cars, less to worry about
[19:12]	IsambardPrince	Finally they said "Well, you could just buy that one and set it to go into effect tomorrow then we cancel this one and mail you the check for the remainder of the old policy."
[19:12]	IsambardPrince	They claimed that there were new ratings guidelines from the state that would apply if they wrote a new policy.
[19:13]	IsambardPrince	I said "So you grandfathered me into the less desirable underwriting and just kept stealing my money. That's nice."
[19:13]	IsambardPrince	"I have a feeling that if the underwriting got worse, you'd transfer me to that model right away at my next renewal."
[19:14]	IsambardPrince	"Sort of a heads we win, tails you lose situation."
[19:32]	schestowitz[TR2]	ack
[19:32]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Also figured out another "hack".
[19:32]	IsambardPrince	My prescriptions. Now that I'm basically uninsured for prescription coverage, I can just buy six months worth at a time from the pharmacy.
[19:33]	IsambardPrince	It's not twice as expensive as 90 days at a time. I ran the numbers both ways with the coupons I'm using. 180 days works out to an average of 37% less than two fills of 90.
[19:34]	IsambardPrince	The pharmacy gives you a big discount for just buying in bulk. It frees up their time because they only have to handle half as many fills.
[19:34]	TR News	Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/spain/#monthly-200902-202602 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Big_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_in_Spain_This_Year.shtml
[19:34]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Spain | Statcounter Global Stats
[19:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year
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[20:16]	admfubar	rent a human... like as in the worlds oldest profession???  https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/i-spent-two-days-gigging-at-rentahuman-and-didnt-make-a-single-cent/
[20:16]	TR Bot	 I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn't make a single cent
[20:17]	MinceR	:>
[20:17]	MinceR	sounds like most professions
[20:17]	admfubar	and you still get screwed...
[20:18]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/why-is-bezos-trolling-musk-on-x-with-turtle-pics-because-he-has-a-new-moon-plan/
[20:18]	TR Bot	 Why is Bezos trolling Musk on X with turtle pics? Because he has a new Moon plan. - Ars Technica
[20:19]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/what-if-riders-dont-close-a-robotaxi-door-after-a-ride-try-doordash/
[20:19]	TR Bot	 What if riders don't close a robotaxi door after a ride? Try DoorDash. - Ars Technica
[20:20]	MinceR	automatic doors haven't occurred to robotaxi developers?
[20:21]	MinceR	(cat) (video) (audio:unimportant) https://imgur.com/gallery/rusty-spotted-cat-sri-lanka-KbwcKn4
[20:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/rusty-spotted-cat-sri-lanka-KbwcKn4 )
[20:24]	admfubar	but can they scoop up salsa with the chip???? https://www.discovermagazine.com/elephants-have-1-000-delicate-whiskers-on-their-trunks-and-they-may-transform-robotics-48686
[20:24]	TR Bot	 Elephants Have 1,000 Delicate Whiskers on Their Trunks, and They May Transform Robotics | Discover Magazine
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[20:32]	admfubar	https://www.wheresyoured.at/premium-the-haters-guide-to-microsoft/
[20:32]	TR Bot	 Premium: The Hater's Guide To Microsoft
[20:36]	MinceR	microslop was already a cancer before the "ai" hype
[20:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME 50 Desktop Environment Enters Public Beta Testing with More New Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GNOME_50_Desktop_Environment_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GNOME_50_Desktop_Environment_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Mo.gmi 
[20:36]	TR Bot	not resolve host: news.tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/13/GNOME_50_Desktop_Environment_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Mo.shtml )
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc42bmn
[20:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc42bmn )
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	IBM reminds me of Sears where the appliance people CLEARLY were on full commission and would hound you every time you walked by to try and vacuum cleaner etc until people first avoided the aisles they were in and then stopped going to Sears at all. Also the ladies at Macy's etc who when you walked by asked "...can I spray you?...". SMH and NO that is NOT Shaking My Head. They have nothing of interest to sell and even if they did t
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	hey have no one who knows how to sell anymore.
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	Lastly IBM also reminds me of the horrible Tenderloin District in San Fran: The "Steak (IBM)" Misunderstanding: "You know you're from San Francisco when... someone says 'Tenderloin' and instead of thinking 'Mmm, steak (IBM),' you think, 'Uh-oh, run".
[20:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[20:41]	MinceR	ruh roh
[20:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	that thread is weird
[20:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	unclear and grammar issues in it
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[21:01]	TR News	Techrights IBM's Accounting Claims Don't Add Up https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IBM_s_Accounting_Claims_Don_t_Add_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/IBM_s_Accounting_Claims_Don_t_Add_Up.gmi 
[21:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM's Accounting Claims Don't Add Up
[21:03]	admfubar	all threads are weird...
[21:04]	TR News	Cory Doctorow Explains Richard Stallman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccHbp4U74ho
[21:04]	TR Bot	https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=ccHbp4U74ho
[21:04]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=ccHbp4U74ho )
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[21:16]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/ai-impact-summit-2026-how-ai-driving-nations-healthcare-transformation-ws-e-13979500.html
[21:16]	TR Bot	Impact Summit 2026: How AI is driving the nation's healthcare transformation Firstpost
[21:18]	admfubar	"IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring despite AI automation concerns"  they will do this by firing their upper management and rehiring them for the entry levels...>;)
[21:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	curious that almost all the sites covering this are indians
[21:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	almost all, not all
[21:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	as if other english-speaking sites don't care
[21:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	the IBM forums allege that they look to replace people with low-salaried indians
[21:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	at about 50k a year
[21:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha4h3ef
[21:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha4h3ef )
[21:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	"So I was RAd as a Band 10 because I was too expensive "
[21:21]	TR News	"Equipment/devices (e.g. laptop, cellphone) which their records believe you still have??" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc9389d
[21:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc9389d )
[21:24]	TR News	"The PPM image format is an evolution of the PBM which was monochrome, PPM has RGB colors." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2026-02-13-ppm-image-format.gmi
[21:31]	IsambardPrince	I'm getting a lot of senior citizen discounts now.
[21:31]	IsambardPrince	I got an AARP membership. It turns out that most places just let you show your AARP card and then you don't have to prove you're 60 or 65.
[21:33]	IsambardPrince	That includes a lot of restaurants, and the movie theater.
[21:38]	IsambardPrince	I caught a couple cockroaches at some point in the furnace room. in the last 4 months. So in addition to the general roach spray and baits and glue traps, I applied insect growth regulator.
[21:38]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/alphabet-100-year-bond-sale-ai-spending-big-tech-debt-explained-13978080.html
[21:38]	TR Bot	lines up 100-year bond sale: Why this is rare Firstpost
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	IGR disrupts insect development so they don't mature into adults and reproduce.
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	The guy next door has roaches.
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	I've been keeping our place from becoming infested with them by treating for them proactively.
[21:40]	admfubar	these things will be pooping batteries everywhere... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/mexico-deploys-robot-dogs-to-assist-police-as-it-prepares-for-the-2026-world-cup-13978089.html
[21:40]	TR Bot	deploys robot dogs to assist police as it prepares for the 2026 World Cup Firstpost
[21:55]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-human-trafficking-surge
[21:55]	TR Bot	 Crypto Has Finally Found Its Killer App: Human Trafficking
[21:56]	admfubar	waaa! waaaa! waaaaa!...  https://futurism.com/future-society/google-copying-ai-permission
[21:56]	TR Bot	 Google Says People Are Copying Its AI Without Its Permission, Much Like It Scraped Everybody's Data Without Asking to Create Its AI in the First Place
[21:58]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ring-cameras-surveillance-privacy
[21:58]	TR Bot	 All These Ring Cameras Are Creating a "Surveillance Nightmare," Critics Say
[21:59]	admfubar	i wonder if she'll make claude sleep on the couch too??...  https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-wife-photos
[21:59]	TR Bot	 Blundering Husband Asks Claude AI to "Organize" Wife's PC, Accidentally Erases Her Life's Work
● Feb 13
[22:03]	admfubar	flock de-flocked by ring.... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/ring-cancels-flock-partnership-amid-broader-surveillance-concerns/
[22:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/ring-cancels-flock-partnership-amid-broader-surveillance-concerns/ )
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[22:04]	admfubar	does it zap weeds, or weed??  https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rfk-jr-calls-carbon-robotics-laser-weed-zapper-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-herbicide-fight/
[22:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rfk-jr-calls-carbon-robotics-laser-weed-zapper-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-in-herbicide-fight/ )
[22:06]	admfubar	i guess bill isnt giving away all his money so soon... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/report-bill-gates-backed-breakthrough-energy-keeps-scaling-back-its-climate-initiatives/
[22:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/report-bill-gates-backed-breakthrough-energy-keeps-scaling-back-its-climate-initiatives/ )
[22:28]	admfubar	https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/13/bitcoin-prison-200-million-ponzi-scheme/
[22:28]	TR Bot	 Bitcoin trading firm CEO gets 20 years for operating $200 million Ponzi scheme - Help Net Security
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[22:31]	admfubar	https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-under-fire-for-allegedly-pushing-oems-to-exclusively-bundle-edge-in-windows-pcs/
[22:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-under-fire-for-allegedly-pushing-oems-to-exclusively-bundle-edge-in-windows-pcs/ )
[22:50]	admfubar	https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ev-exports-competition-price/
[22:50]	TR Bot	 Chinese electric vehicle exports surge as competition intensifies - Rest of World
[22:51]	admfubar	this explains a lot... https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/1834228/spotify-says-its-best-developers-havent-written-a-line-of-code-since-december-thanks-to-ai
[22:51]	TR Bot	 Spotify Says Its Best Developers Haven't Written a Line of Code Since December, Thanks To AI - Slashdot
[22:54]	MinceR	many corporations should follow suit
[22:54]	MinceR	and they should also stop having LLMs generate code
[22:57]	admfubar	????
[22:58]	MinceR	for example, we'd all be much better off if there just wasn't any new code from microslop or crApple at all, ever again
[22:59]	admfubar	so slop code is better then m$ code?
[22:59]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/waymo-is-asking-doordash-drivers-to-shut-the-doors-of-its-self-driving-cars/
[22:59]	TR Bot	is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars | TechCrunch
● Feb 13
[23:01]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/tear
[23:01]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Tear
[23:02]	MinceR	no code is better than any m$ code, regardless of whether it's slop, or just written by the astonishingly incompetent apes they've hired
[23:03]	admfubar	one of these day alice, to the moon!!!...https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/
[23:03]	TR Bot	needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. | TechCrunch
[23:04]	admfubar	https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/auroras-driverless-trucks-can-now-travel-farther-distances-faster-than-human-drivers/
[23:04]	TR Bot	driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers | TechCrunch
[23:06]	admfubar	https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/joseph-gordon-levitt-goes-to-washington-dc-gets-section-230-completely-backwards/
[23:06]	TR Bot	Gordon-Levitt Goes To Washington DC, Gets Section 230 Completely Backwards | Techdirt
[23:07]	admfubar	https://theintercept.com/2026/02/13/super-bowl-ad-capitalism-honesty/
[23:07]	TR Bot	 Even Super Bowl Ads Are Telling Us Capitalism's Broken
[23:07]	admfubar	dinner time!
[23:08]	admfubar	back later...maybe
[23:08]	MinceR	do they have an alternative though?