●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 ●● ● May 13 [00:07] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/second-half-of-viking-trail-took-us-into-ramsgate-little-history-lesson-cKDrZI6 [00:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/second-half-of-viking-trail-took-us-into-ramsgate-little-history-lesson-cKDrZI6 ) [00:08] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 75 Out of 200: All True, All Verifiable, Unlike Garrett and Graveley Lying to at Least Three High Court Judges About What They Did https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_75_Out_of_200_All_True_All_Verifiable_Unl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_75_Out_of_200_All_True_All_Verifiable_Unl.gmi [00:09] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 75 Out of 200: All True, All Verifiable, Unlike Garrett and Graveley Lying to at Least Three High Court Judges About What They Did [00:10] *tessier (~tessier@bkvnvf9i7ceyk.irc) has joined #techrights [00:10] TR News Starbucks trims tech workforce as CEO Brian Niccol drives operational reset https://anz.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/strategic-hr/starbucks-trims-tech-workforce-as-ceo-brian-niccol-drives-operational-reset-49678 [00:10] TR Bot Starbucks trims tech workforce as CEO Brian Niccol drives operational reset [00:12] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [00:20] TR News Techrights In Croatia, Microsoft Windows Share Sank From 98% to All-Time Low of 67% (or 28% If One Counts Android) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/In_Croatia_Microsoft_Windows_Share_Sank_From_98_to_All_Time_Low.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/In_Croatia_Microsoft_Windows_Share_Sank_From_98_to_All_Time_Low.gmi [00:20] TR Bot Techrights In Croatia, Microsoft Windows Share Sank From 98% to All-Time Low of 67% (or 28% If One Counts Android) [00:35] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:36] *Goblin (~use@ex2c5mqww8mw4.irc) has joined #techrights [00:37] TR News Techrights Techrights at 19.5 (We Started in 2006, Days After the Microsoft/Novell Deal) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Techrights_at_19_5_We_Started_in_2006_Days_After_the_Microsoft_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Techrights_at_19_5_We_Started_in_2006_Days_After_the_Microsoft_.gmi [00:37] TR Bot Techrights Techrights at 19.5 (We Started in 2006, Days After the Microsoft/Novell Deal) [00:45] TR News (NEW): Joining This Year's Tux Machines Anniversary Party https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Joining_This_Year_s_Tux_Machines_Anniversary_Party.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Joining_This_Year_s_Tux_Machines_Anniversary_Party.gmi [00:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Joining This Year's Tux Machines Anniversary Party [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● May 13 [01:04] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). 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For scrollback see http://techrights.org/irc-channel/ [01:20] *Topic for #techrights set by schestowitz!~roy@22e8m8t4gqjin.irc at Fri Jun 18 16:51:47 2021 [01:24] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:30] admfubar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-floats-citizen-dividend-using-ai-profits [01:30] TR Bot South Korea floats citizen dividend using AI profits | The Straits Times [01:32] TR News How the European Patent Office Became a Crime and Corruption Hub, One of Europe's Biggest http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/How_the_European_Patent_Office_Became_a_Crime_and_Corruption_Hu.shtml [01:32] TR Bot Techrights How the European Patent Office Became a Crime and Corruption Hub, One of Europe's Biggest [01:35] schestowitz[TR2] Wed 00:14:32 admfubar https://thenewstack.io/ai-generation-who-cant-debug/ [01:35] schestowitz[TR2] Wed 00:15:52 admfubar https://thenewstack.io/serpapi-google-search-api/ [01:35] schestowitz[TR2] ^ for logs [01:35] schestowitz[TR2] rotated IP here [01:37] admfubar ???? [01:37] *liberty_box__ (~liberty@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:41] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:41] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-l13bpu.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [01:41] admfubar zero point module? https://thedebrief.org/free-energy-from-the-vacuum-warp-drive-pioneer-unveils-battery-free-microsparc-that-allegedly-draws-power-from-the-quantum-vacuum/ [01:41] TR Bot Free Energy from the Vacuum? Warp Drive Pioneer Unveils Battery-Free MicroSparc That Allegedly Draws Power from the Quantum Vacuum - The Debrief [01:43] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:43] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: the logging machine was offline [01:44] admfubar ah [01:44] schestowitz[TR2] so i pasted in what went missing [01:44] schestowitz[TR2] we have complete record since 2008 [01:44] admfubar what happened that it wen offline? [01:44] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:44] schestowitz[TR2] ISP [01:45] admfubar you have two different ISP's for the site? [01:46] TR News "I would venture to predict, IBM stock price will be around $100 by years end. No hot air coming from the Indian sh-t-head running the company with his Indian tribe of useless POS can reverse the trend." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqzn1a3g#replies [01:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqzn1a3g#replies ) [01:46] TR News "not 100 but def sub 200. Yes they need to get traction on their quantum buzz asap. People arent taking the bait at moment. Maybe savy to the wash rinse repeat tactics?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqzn1a3g#replies [01:47] TR News "There must be stealthy layoffs going on... just look at LinkedIn and notice a very high number of IBMers 'closing their chapter at IBM'!! This appears to be ongoing." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx3#replies [01:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx3#replies ) [01:47] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [01:47] *tessier (~tessier@rmtrxethyurei.irc) has joined #techrights [01:48] TR News "I dont think wall street agrees with you as far as a strong balance sheet. IBM has paid a premium for SW innovation and hid the debt as goodwill on the balance sheet. Its all good so long as the acquired SW companies perform, but just slip even a little and the repercussions are brutal." [01:48] TR News "You wonder why IBM stock went down after first q earnings? Yep it was IBM being cautious about performance. Debt is a ki-ler if you dont perform flawlessly. So far IBM hasnt been flawless" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies [01:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies ) [01:48] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:50] *Sompi_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:50] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:50] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:51] *liberty_box__ has quit (Quit: Leaving) [01:51] *logbackup (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techrights [01:53] *Sompi (~sami@34szpvq39h4ry.irc) has joined #techrights [01:59] admfubar https://therecord.media/congressman-launches-inquiry-into-food-retail-surveillance [01:59] TR Bot Congressman launches inquiry into how food retailers use surveillance pricing | The Record from Recorded Future News ● May 13 [02:08] schestowitz[TR2] surveillance [02:08] schestowitz[TR2] it is in the namme [02:09] schestowitz[TR2] e.g. your "phone" [02:09] schestowitz[TR2] like aiiiiiiiirlines determinne prices [02:09] schestowitz[TR2] baseed on our cookies and browsing history [02:09] schestowitz[TR2] in the physiical shop your gadgets can give away who you are [02:09] schestowitz[TR2] connected data and data brokers [02:10] schestowitz[TR2] they want to have small digital diplsya son food items [02:10] schestowitz[TR2] not because the prices change based on demand [02:10] schestowitz[TR2] or time of day [02:10] schestowitz[TR2] they might eventually change it based on who approaches the aisle and shelf and they probably have some software patentrs on this "idea" already [02:20] admfubar be sure to wipe after the door hit you in the @ss on your way out... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/ [02:20] TR Bot Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired - Ars Technica [02:20] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Windows in Montenegro: From 99% to Just 60% (or About 20% if One Counts Mobile as Well) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Microsoft_Windows_in_Montenegro_From_99_to_Just_60_or_About_20_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Microsoft_Windows_in_Montenegro_From_99_to_Just_60_or_About_20_.gmi [02:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Windows in Montenegro: From 99% to Just 60% (or About 20% if One Counts Mobile as Well) [02:22] TR News "My daily Internet experience is quite different from the norm. Most of what I see online is text, and if not, it's long-form video content such as a full sporting event or a deep dive into a given topic." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202605/20260512-shorts.gmi [02:22] TR News Dissociated JBanana gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-05-13_Dissociated_JBanana.gmi [02:23] TR News "If you're not interested in Text User Interfaces, feel free to skip this post." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2026-05-12.gmi [02:24] TR News "That's understandable. Like Bungo used to listen to the radio in his car because that was all he had, I used to listen to the radio because I only had so many (read: few) MP3 files to put on my portable music player" gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-05-13.gmi [02:26] TR News Poetry gemini://triplemon.smol.pub/2026-05-12 [02:27] TR News "This is a topic I care about quite a bit, evidenced by the fact that I've written about it quite a bit. Two years ago I think my overarching theme was what I'd call "virtual embodiment," to embody who you are in real life on the internet" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/virtual-embodiment-revisited.gmi [02:30] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [02:32] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 13/05/2026: TUIs and Internet Radio https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Gemini_Links_13_05_2026_TUIs_and_Internet_Radio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Gemini_Links_13_05_2026_TUIs_and_Internet_Radio.gmi [02:32] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 13/05/2026: TUIs and Internet Radio [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[04:22] IsambardPrince Chrome's memory saver is on by default. [04:22] IsambardPrince They're not getting more efficient, they're getting better at hiding how inefficient they truly are. [04:22] MinceR brave shows which tab is deactivated, so i can see what they're doing [04:22] MinceR firecocks is a hog [04:35] IsambardPrince MinceR: Went back to Costco again today, just can't get over that place now. [04:36] IsambardPrince Found a really nice pair of shoes for $27. Those would cost at least $50-60 on Amazon. [04:36] IsambardPrince I seem to find all kinds of useful things there. [04:36] IsambardPrince Had to stop and have another dinner at the food court. [04:36] IsambardPrince Those hotdogs are great, and I don't even normally like hotdogs. [04:37] IsambardPrince Apparently they bought an entire hotdog processing plant and became their own supplier. [04:37] IsambardPrince I was talking to someone about how hotdogs kept coming up in SG-1. [04:37] IsambardPrince O'Neill tells Maybourne "You're eating my dog!" [04:50] MinceR :) [04:50] MinceR "It's exquisite. I want more chicken, more chicken!" ● May 13 [05:24] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_May_12_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_May_12_2026.gmi [05:24] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 [05:24] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:25] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:26] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:59] TR News (NEW): Fedora Kinoite vs. Silverblue: My verdict after testing both immutable Linux distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Kinoite_vs_Silverblue_My_verdict_after_testing_both_immu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Kinoite_vs_Silverblue_My_verdict_after_testing_both_immu.gmi [05:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Kinoite vs. Silverblue: My verdict after testing both immutable Linux distros ● May 13 [06:01] TR News Techrights IBM Downgraded as the Shares Sink to New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_Downgraded_as_the_Shares_Sink_to_New_Lows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_Downgraded_as_the_Shares_Sink_to_New_Lows.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Techrights IBM Downgraded as the Shares Sink to New Lows [06:01] TR News (NEW): Elementary OS vs. Linux Mint: I compared my once favorite distro to the Windows alternative https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Elementary_OS_vs_Linux_Mint_I_compared_my_once_favorite_distro_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Elementary_OS_vs_Linux_Mint_I_compared_my_once_favorite_distro_.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Elementary OS vs. Linux Mint: I compared my once favorite distro to the Windows alternative [06:05] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:08] TR News Horizontal Stabilizers https://xkcd.com/3241/ [06:08] TR Bot Horizontal Stabilizers [06:08] TR News Aperiodic Table https://xkcd.com/3242/ [06:08] TR Bot Aperiodic Table [06:08] TR News Crystal Gazing https://xkcd.com/3243/ [06:08] TR Bot Crystal Gazing [06:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [06:09] TR News Microsoft or GAFAM front group pretending to be the FSF https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202605.en.html [06:09] TR Bot Decades-long victory, bold Apple survey findings, legal workshop success & our 50th podcast episode - FSFE [06:19] TR News Irans oil wells https://theconversation.com/shutting-irans-oil-wells-may-be-straightforward-but-the-consequences-are-not-281999 [06:19] TR Bot Shutting Irans oil wells may be straightforward but the consequences are not [06:20] TR News heatwave https://theconversation.com/massive-marine-heatwave-caused-caribbean-coral-reefs-to-collapse-much-faster-than-predicted-new-research-281478 [06:20] TR Bot Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted new research [06:20] TR News renewable targets or not https://theconversation.com/europes-dilemma-to-use-chinas-turbines-to-meet-its-renewable-targets-or-not-281475 [06:20] TR Bot Europes dilemma to use Chinas turbines to meet its renewable targets or not [06:22] TR News Beautiful Perl feature https://blogs.perl.org/users/dami/2026/05/beautiful-perl-feature-low-precedence-boolean-operators-and-or.html [06:22] TR Bot Perl feature : low-precedence boolean operators 'and', 'or' | dami [blogs.perl.org] [06:22] TR News Killing Perl community with slop https://blogs.perl.org/users/preaction/2026/04/reading-cpan-testers-reports-using-ai-agents.html [06:22] TR Bot CPAN Testers Reports Using AI Agents | preaction [blogs.perl.org] [06:23] TR News This week in PSC (223) https://blogs.perl.org/users/psc/2026/05/this-week-in-psc-223-2026-05-04.html [06:23] TR Bot week in PSC (223) | 2026-05-04 | Perl Steering Council [blogs.perl.org] [06:25] TR News Hype https://theconversation.com/even-in-japan-robots-are-a-long-way-from-being-fully-fledged-carers-heres-why-281657 [06:25] TR Bot Even in Japan, robots are a long way from being fully-fledged carers heres why [06:26] TR News Flooding the zone with crap to ruin the actual science with fake chaff https://theconversation.com/the-ai-scientist-now-academic-papers-can-be-fully-automated-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-research-282161 [06:26] TR Bot The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research? [06:26] TR News Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? https://theconversation.com/can-houseplants-really-purify-the-air-in-your-home-what-the-science-actually-says-279690" [06:26] TR Bot Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? What the science actually says [06:28] TR News (NEW): Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.gmi [06:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [06:29] TR News Regarding slop: writing a lot of text is now hard, many people can write and write given time and search engine etc. but earning and keeping audience relies on some proven track record and this is what counts. a million words read by zero people is still 0, 1000000x0=0. [06:30] TR News Perl is now besieged by slop fanatics and Microsoft ShitHub (plagiarism) users [06:30] TR News Anon: That's one of the many brutal blows meant to destroy the community and thus Perl - See the recent post in Links about the actual purpose of scientific papers. It's not about the production of text. https://crookedtimber.org/2026/05/12/the-text-is-not-the-product/ later today [06:30] TR Bot The text is not the product Crooked Timber [06:31] TR News not all articles need be long, nor all videos be movies; the point is getting key points across, maybe link to what was already covered; so people can cruise by what matters [06:32] TR News when boycottnovell started in 2006 the blog posts were not long (it was new, smaller audience), but the points resonated with people [06:32] *humundr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:35] TR News Papers and abstracts in academia (online) don't like view counters anymore because they're impracticable but because they hide how few bother to even open the abstract page (for 90%+ of all papers) as it would discourage participation. Not all who open the page read the abstract. Those who open PDF might, at best, stare at some figures. [06:36] TR News LLMs are SciGen on steroids. Have we learned no lesson(s) in 20 years? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCIgen it is not the volume but the substance, as bytes of text are not scarce [06:36] TR Bot SCIgen - Wikipedia [06:49] TR News Techrights They Don't Like the Layoffs, So They Are Rebranding Them https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/They_Don_t_Like_the_Layoffs_So_They_Are_Rebranding_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/They_Don_t_Like_the_Layoffs_So_They_Are_Rebranding_Them.gmi [06:49] TR Bot Techrights They Don't Like the Layoffs, So They Are Rebranding Them [06:56] TR News "Bayraktar's career is a microcosm of how an entire new shadow economy is operating online." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5794670 | Source: NPR [06:56] TR Bot The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning the internet [06:56] TR News "Britton Monts, ARAs general counsel, said after the verdict was read that the company will appeal the judges ruling that barred the largest part of their case." https://www.courthousenews.com/ye-loses-copyright-infringement-trial-over-one-time-use-of-instrumental-track/ | Source: Court House News [06:56] TR Bot Ye loses copyright infringement trial over one-time use of instrumental track | Courthouse News Service [06:58] TR News "To comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple is letting third-party wearables access some features that have historically been limited to the Apple Watch and AirPods." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/ios-26-5-eu-third-party-wearable-changes/ | Source: MacRumors [06:58] TR Bot iPhone Users Get AirPods-Like Pairing and Notification Forwarding for Third-Party Wearables in iOS 26.5 - MacRumors ● May 13 [07:03] TR News "After Starlink arrived, local fibre providers responded with cheaper unlimited packages, much faster speeds and more aggressive offers." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/ | Source: Zimbabwe [07:03] TR Bot ( status 428 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/ ) [07:04] TR News "It was a great speaker and everything they said was absolutely true and accurate." https://ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tech/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues [07:04] TR Bot Oh Hello Ana - It's 2026 and women are still asked to teach others to think a little bit and not be a prick [07:04] TR News "They want to come after the criminals, go ahead" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ice-shakopee-minnesota-1235524009/ | Source: Rolling Stone [07:04] TR Bot ICE Comes to the Heartland [07:04] TR News "The Mississippi legislature will soon convene in a Confederate-era capitol building that it hasnt used in 100 years" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-the-rebirth-of | Source: Robert Reich [07:04] TR Bot How to Respond to the Rebirth of the Jim Crow South [07:04] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [07:05] TR News "This kind of management-by-software has long been prevalent in industrial society to some extent since the 2010s" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-boss-surveillance | Source: Futurism [07:05] TR Bot AI Is Giving Your Boss Tools to Be More Monstrous Than Ever Before [07:05] TR News "The government said public opinion remained divided." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/12/hong-kong-govt-mulls-10000-ride-hailing-permits-under-new-framework-report-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [07:05] TR Bot HK gov't mulls 10,000 ride-hailing permits under new framework: report [07:09] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:11] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:12] TR News "The earlier set of stories, about Dan Caine, presumably were." https://emptywheel.net/2026/05/12/will-the-very-able-caine-expose-the-devil-inside-trumps-garden-of-paradise/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [07:12] TR Bot Will the Very Able Caine Expose the Devil Inside Trump's Garden of Paradise? - emptywheel [07:13] TR News "BuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer that was once valued as high as $1.7bn amid a private equity-funded wave of interest in websites that generated massive amounts of online traffic in the 2010s" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/11/buzzfeed-digital-media-deal-byron-allen?ref=tiv.today | Source: The Guardian UK [07:13] TR Bot BuzzFeed sold to Byron Allen, who will take over as CEO in $120m deal | Business | The Guardian [07:16] TR News "Akayla Gardner, a White House correspondent for MS NOW, initiated the exchange by asking Trump about the rising cost of his ballroom and reflecting pool project." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-insults-female-journalists-renovation-costs-1796473 | Source: International Business Times [07:16] TR Bot Donald Trump Lashes Out at Female Reporter in Ugly Scene Just Hours Before Departing for Beijing | IBTimes UK [07:17] TR News "According to a report by Adhadhu and a post on X by the Maldives Journalists Association" https://cpj.org/2026/05/maldives-jails-2-journalists-over-documentary-about-president-muizzu/ | Source: CPJ [07:17] TR Bot Maldives jails 2 journalists over documentary about President Muizzu - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:17] TR News "Lai, a British citizen and founder of the defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily" https://cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-urges-trump-to-prioritize-jimmy-lais-release-in-meeting-with-xi-jinping/ | Source: CPJ [07:17] TR Bot CPJ urges Trump to prioritize Jimmy Lais release in meeting with Xi Jinping - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:20] TR News "The freedom to read and learn, and the right to access information, ideas, and knowledge, is among the most fundamental building blocks of a democratic society." https://pen.org/report/facts-fiction/ | Source: Pen America [07:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pen.org/report/facts-fiction/ ) [07:20] TR News "censorship grows out of fear, and because fear is contagious, some parents are easily swayed. Book banning satisfies their need to feel in control of their children's lives." https://boingboing.net/2026/05/11/why-are-school-boards-banning-books-on-ancient-egypt-and-digestion.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:20] TR Bot Why are school boards banning books on ancient Egypt and digestion? - Boing Boing [07:20] TR News "Ulu was detained and accused of insulting historical, national, and spiritual values. She was later released under judicial control." https://bianet.org/haber/comedian-faces-three-year-prison-sentence-over-sultan-suleiman-joke-319503 | Source: BIA Net [07:20] TR Bot Comedian faces three-year prison sentence over Sultan Suleiman joke [07:23] TR News "The model of an authoritarian leader that the 20th century instilled in the Western imagination is a master of lies." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/trump-truth-social-obama-conspiracy-theories/687143/ | Source: The Atlantic [07:23] TR Bot Big Brother Is ReTruthing You - The Atlantic [07:24] TR News "The claim is baseless. Whats more, the quote isnt even real. Kennedy has never said anything like it, the senator and his office confirmed to NOTUS." https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/trump-posted-fake-quote-sen-john-kennedy | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [07:24] TR Bot Trump Posted a Fake Quote Attributed to Sen. John Kennedy - NOTUS News of the United States [07:24] TR News (NEW): Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Linux_has_quietly_become_more_forward_thinking_than_Windows_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Linux_has_quietly_become_more_forward_thinking_than_Windows_and.gmi [07:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it [07:27] TR News "Systems thinking" https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/12/donella-meadows/#paradigmatic | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:27] TR Bot Pluralistic: A fascist paradigm (12 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:27] TR News "It was also clearly illegal. It was also clearly really very stupid from the point of view of any kind of rational economic strategy. All of that seemed like the biggest thing in the world at the time." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/remember-tariffs | Source: Paul Krugman [07:27] TR Bot Remember Tariffs? - Paul Krugman [07:28] TR News "After my story appeared, I heard from people in Patels orbit and people he has met at public functions" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/ | Source: The Atlantic [07:28] TR Bot Kash Patels Personalized Bourbon Stash - The Atlantic [07:29] TR News "I recently wrote about the European economy, and how the widespread narrative that says that Europe is in decline isnt supported by the evidence." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/modeling-the-us-europe-paradox-very | Source: Paul Krugman [07:29] TR Bot Modeling the US-Europe Paradox (Very Wonkish) [07:29] TR News "This post isnt about the protocol. Its about why that keeps happening, and how to have a different conversation." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/13/ipv6-in-the-boardroom/ | Source: APNIC [07:29] TR Bot IPv6 in the boardroom | APNIC Blog [07:29] TR News "No formal complaints have been filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jd-vance-iowa-rally-paid-attendees-1796454 | Source: International Business Times [07:29] TR Bot Are People Being Paid to Attend JD Vance Events? Claims of $100 Offers and $25 Referral Fees Go Viral | IBTimes UK [07:30] TR News "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended waivers covering certain foreign-made routers (and drones) already operating in the US" https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/fcc-walks-back-router-update-ban-before-it-bricks-americas-network-security/5238938 | Source: The Register UK [07:30] TR Bot FCC walks back router update ban before it bricks America's network security [07:30] TR News "Its telling that when Donald Trump wants to put technology on the agenda for discussion with China" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/big-tech-favoritism-on-display-with-ceos-set-to-join-trump-at-china-summit | Source: Common Dreams [07:30] TR Bot Big Tech Favoritism on Display with CEOs Set to Join Trump at China Summit | Common Dreams [07:31] TR News "It's exciting to see these old newspaper reports describing porpoises in areas where you don't expect to see them today" https://phys.org/news/2026-05-newspapers-track-porpoise-populations-baltic.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-newspapers-track-porpoise-populations-baltic.html ) [07:31] TR News "This setting does not appear to be manageable via MDM or DDM management as of this time, but it can be managed via the pmset command line tool." https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/using-pmset-to-set-your-mac-to-automatically-power-on-when-power-is-available-on-macos-tahoe-26-5-0/ | Source: Rich Trouton [07:31] TR Bot Using pmset to set your Mac to automatically power on when power is available on macOS Tahoe 26.5.0 | Der Flounder [07:32] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:33] TR News "Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee demonstrated advanced experimental methods to measure how uranium-bearing molten salts transfer heat and flow inside molten salt reactors (MSRs)." https://interestingengineering.com/energy/molten-salt-reactor-data-nuclear-energy | Source: Interesting Engineering [07:33] TR Bot Uranium salt data to boost future nuclear reactor design and safety [07:33] TR News "SoftBank has announced that it will begin manufacturing battery cells and energy storage systems at its facility in Sakai, Osaka" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-to-manufacture-its-own-batteries-to-power-ai-data-centers | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:33] TR Bot SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028 | Tom's Hardware [07:34] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [07:35] TR News "The project, announced in May 2024 during Rutos visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsofts-1-billion-kenya-data-center-stalls-over-disagreements-on-power-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:35] TR Bot Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure | Tom's Hardware [07:35] TR News "Chief Customer Officer." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/should-data-centers-pay-for-grid-upgrades-oregon-regulators-think-so/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [07:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/should-data-centers-pay-for-grid-upgrades-oregon-regulators-think-so/ ) [07:35] TR News "In other words, its Route 66, an American artifact that turns 100 in November and seems to contain more curiosities and paradoxes than the Midwest has cornstalks." https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2026-05-12/route-66-road-trip-essay | Source: Los Angeles Times [07:35] TR Bot Route 66 turns 100. I drove it all and watched it burst with new life. - Los Angeles Times [07:36] TR News "The Charlotte City Council is moving to temporarily halt new data center projects as residents raise concerns about noise, water use and rising electricity demand, according to Axios Charlotte." https://insidetowers.com/charlotte-weighs-pause-on-data-centers-amid-community-pushback/ | Source: Inside Towers [07:36] TR Bot Charlotte Weighs Pause on Data Centers Amid Community Pushback - Inside Towers [07:36] TR News "The same type of concern exists in the Colorado River Basin." https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/11/new-research-groundwater-loss-could-threaten-river-flows/ | Source: Western Water [07:36] TR Bot New Research: Groundwater loss could threaten river flows | Western Water [07:37] TR News "The more than three-hour-long meeting in April, archived on social media" https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/11/local-data-center-battles-in-kentucky-are-contentious-theyre-also-inspiring-runs-for-office/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [07:37] TR Bot Local data center battles in Kentucky are contentious. Theyre also inspiring runs for office Kentucky Lantern [07:38] TR News "But Davis would soon learn that the data center was just part of the story." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/11/how-a-data-center-derailed-240000-for-affordable-housing-in-wiscasset/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [07:38] TR Bot How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset Maine Morning Star [07:39] TR News "The project will begin with an 85 megawatt power draw, scaling up to 150 megawatts by 2032." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ai-data-centre-plan-vancouver-kamloops-9.7195426 | Source: CBC [07:39] TR Bot Plan unveiled for 'sovereign AI data centre' cluster in Kamloops, Vancouver | CBC News [07:42] TR News "While the documentary briefly broaches Hogans sex tape controversy, it doesnt at all examine the ramifications of what came later." https://jacobin.com/2026/05/hulk-hogan-gawker-racism-trump | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:42] TR Bot What Real American Wont Say About Hulk Hogan [07:43] TR News "The group behind the ads is Pine Tree Results PAC, a super PAC formed in early 2025 that has raised $12.7 million through the end of March" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/graham-platner-super-pac-dark-money-susan-collins-maine-senate-race/ | Source: The Nation [07:43] TR Bot Whos Funding the Super PAC Attacking Graham Platner? | The Nation [07:44] TR News "The new documents, shared with FedScoop and first reported by Lever, laid out a multistep process in which all HUD regulations would be analyzed by the AI." https://fedscoop.com/doge-pitched-ai-fueled-regulation-extermination-tool-to-hud/ | Source: Scoop News Group [07:44] TR Bot pitched AI-fueled regulation extermination tool to HUD | FedScoop [07:44] TR News "An unofficial hearing with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-survivors-hearing-mar-a-lago-trump-b2975220.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:44] TR Bot Epstein survivors demand justice from Trumps DOJ in devastating testimony near Mar-a-Lago: Who will be the next Jeffrey? | The Independent [07:45] TR News "Southern Utah County is nearing the end of one of the regions largest long-term water infrastructure projects as crews complete the final section" https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/12/utah-pipeline-nears-completion-after-17-years/ | Source: Western Water [07:45] TR Bot Utah pipeline nears completion after 17 years | Western Water [07:54] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:56] TR News Probably on Putin's "hit list" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov [07:56] TR Bot Garry Kasparov - Wikipedia [07:56] TR News "It also prohibits covered websites from sharing instructions on how to use a VPN to bypass age checks" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:56] TR Bot Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks | Tom's Hardware [07:56] TR News "S.B. 287 Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements" https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/SB0287.html | Source: Utah [07:56] TR Bot SB0287 [07:57] TR News "S.B. 73 Online Age Verification Amendments" https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/static/SB0073.html | Source: Utah [07:58] TR Bot SB0073 [07:58] TR News "The loosey-goosey version of Bill 73's language says that if you're physically located in the state of Utah, the age verification law applies to you." https://boingboing.net/2026/05/11/this-utah-law-is-a-risk-to-everyones-digital-liberty.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:58] TR Bot This Utah law is a risk to everyone's digital liberty - Boing Boing [07:58] TR News "The mandatory metadata retention obligation in the bill would compel providers to retain transmission data, including the date, time, duration, and type of communication, the identifiers of the devices involved" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/slick-videos-wont-save-lawful-access-why-the-governments-bill-c-22-defence-avoids-the-charter-privacy-and-security-concerns-raised-by-critics/ | Source: Michael Geist [07:59] TR Bot Slick Videos Won't Save Lawful Access: Why The Government's Bill C-22 Defence Avoids the Charter, Privacy and Security Concerns Raised By Critics - Michael Geist ● May 13 [08:00] TR News "Since May 8th, Instagram stopped offering the option of direct messages (DMs) with end-to-end encryption (e2ee)." https://manualdousuario.net/en/instagram-e2ee-encryption-dm/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [08:00] TR Bot Nothing has changed on Instagram; Meta has always read your DMs Manual do Usurio [08:01] TR News "Meta also announced on Tuesday that its consolidating the parental controls for Instagram, Meta Horizon, Facebook, and Messenger into a single hub in Family Center." https://www.theverge.com/tech/929009/meta-teen-accounts-algorithm-parental-controls | Source: The Verge [08:01] TR Bot Meta will tell parents when their teens add new interests to their Instagram algorithm | The Verge [08:01] TR News "404 Media spoke to four people who attended the conference." https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/ | Source: 404 Media [08:01] TR Bot ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir [08:04] TR News "The report, released by the advocacy group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday" https://therecord.media/eu-countries-export-surveillance-tech-to-countries-with-human-rights-issues | Source: The Record [08:04] TR Bot European countries are exporting surveillance tech to countries with poor human rights records, report says | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:04] TR News "Now a Lever review raises questions about whether several of the people and undertakings that Edge Ops advertised in the lead-up to its multimillion-dollar government deal actually exist." https://jacobin.com/2026/05/edge-ops-ice-surveillance-website | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:04] TR Bot An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public [08:04] TR News "eBay has managed its debt down from roughly $8 billion to $6 billion under Iannone; billions in fresh debt would be needed for GameStop to swallow a company five times its size." https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2026/the-time-for-an-ebay-takeover-was-10-years-ago-now-its-better-alone | Source: Semafor Inc [08:04] TR Bot time for an eBay takeover was 10 years ago. Now, its better alone. | Semafor [08:05] TR News "how theyre used, and what legal limits exist for sharing this data." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/big-data/2026/05/federal-data-guide-aims-to-demystify-patchwork-of-laws-governing-data-sharing/ | Source: Federal News Network [08:05] TR Bot Federal data guide aims to demystify patchwork of laws governing data sharing | Federal News Network [08:07] TR News "What made the situation look risky from the outside was the combination of signals" https://socket.dev/blog/fsnotify-maintainer-dispute-sparks-supply-chain-concerns | Source: Socket Inc [08:07] TR Bot fsnotify Maintainer Dispute Sparks Supply Chain Concerns - S... [08:11] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/12/cache-poisoning-caper-turns-tanstack-npm-packages-toxic/5238650 | Source: The Register UK [08:11] TR Bot Cache-poisoning caper turns TanStack npm packages toxic [08:12] TR News Windows TCO https://therecord.media/foxconn-confirms-cyberattack-north-american-factories | Source: The Record [08:12] TR Bot Foxconn confirms cyberattack impacting North American factories | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:12] TR News Windows TCO https://www.wired.com/story/foxconn-ransomware-attack-shows-nothing-is-safe-forever/ | Source: Wired [08:12] TR Bot Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever | WIRED [08:13] TR News Social Control Media https://www.rubenerd.au/a-web-home-crumbling-like-chalk/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:13] TR Bot Rubenerd: A web home crumbling like chalk [08:13] TR News "Instead, she posted it in her Snapchat 'story', making it publicly viewable." https://yle.fi/a/74-20225566 | Source: Yle [08:13] TR Bot Teacher accidentally shares topless selfie with students | Yle News | Yle [08:14] TR News "To write his application to replace the recently deceased Pope Francis last year" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/i-applied-to-be-pope-losing-grip-on-reality-while-using-chatgpt-1601386165 | Source: RTL [08:14] TR Bot Testimonial: 'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT - RTL Today [08:15] TR News "But copying quotes produced by generative AI into reporting is a different category of erroran altogether more troubling one." https://thewalrus.ca/the-new-york-times-got-caught-using-ai-hallucinations-in-its-reporting/ | Source: The Walrus [08:15] TR Bot The New York Times Got Caught Using AI Hallucinations in Its Reporting | The Walrus [08:15] TR News "Separately, Waymo is facing an NHTSA probe after one of its self-driving vehicles struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, in January." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/waymo-to-recall-nearly-3800-robotaxis-over-self-driving-software-issue/articleshow/131033741.cms | Source: India Times [08:15] TR Bot Waymo to recall nearly 3,800 robotaxis over self-driving software issue - The Economic Times [08:15] TR News "only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/graduation-speaker-booed-ai | Source: Futurism [08:15] TR Bot Graduation Speaker Shocked When Shes Loudly Booed by Students for Saying AI Is the Future [08:16] TR News "While dictation tools are no doubt convenient and obviously a godsend for accessibility issues" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/husband-alarmed-wife-whispering | Source: Futurism [08:16] TR Bot Husband Alarmed as Wife Starts Whispering Quietly to Her Computer [08:16] TR News "Though it resisted at first, over time, the chatbot became a willing confidante, offering the teen personalized tips and tricks on how to consume illicit substances and maximize his high." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sued-chatgpt-medical-advice-killed-student | Source: Futurism [08:16] TR Bot OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT Medical Advice That Allegedly Killed College Student [08:17] TR News "Thats where things get interesting." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/layoffs-ai-automation-backfire | Source: Futurism [08:17] TR Bot Large Study Finds That Replacing Workers With AI Is Backfiring Badly [08:17] TR News "When students take their final exams, professors leave the room. Students write down a pledge not to cheat." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/princeton-ai-honor-code/687144/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:17] TR Bot How AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton Tradition - The Atlantic [08:18] TR News "Students dont know how to write a topic sentence because theyre asking AI for the topic sentence" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/05/deskilling-is-bad-this-is-worse/ | Source: Harvard University [08:18] TR Bot Deskilling is bad. This is worse. Harvard Gazette [08:19] TR News "A deeper issue lies in the data itself." https://theconversation.com/ai-doesnt-create-bias-it-inherits-it-how-do-we-ensure-fairness-when-it-comes-to-automated-decisions-280927 | Source: The Conversation [08:19] TR Bot AI doesnt create bias, it inherits it how do we ensure fairness when it comes to automated decisions? [08:19] TR News "But if you go to the three dots menu on the Meta AI profile, theres currently no option to block it, like you can find on other accounts." https://www.theverge.com/tech/929091/meta-ai-threads-account-block | Source: The Verge [08:19] TR Bot Meta wont let you block its AI account on Threads | The Verge [08:19] TR News "It will also add multimodality; previously, Gemini could only use voice or text prompts to inform its actions." https://www.theverge.com/tech/928724/gemini-intelligence-android-io-autofill | Source: The Verge [08:19] TR Bot Geminis latest updates are all about controlling your phone | The Verge [08:20] TR News "If you are a web developer, please dont replace my mouse pointer with these kinds of fancy designs." https://ruky.me/dont-hijack-my-pointer/ | Source: Rukshan [08:20] TR Bot Don't Hijack My Mouse Pointer | Rukshan's Blog [08:20] TR News "we identified the twelve immutable truths of next-generation software delivery" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/brucelab-act-2-1-accelerating-human-centric-agentic-synergy-at-machine-velocity/ | Source: Bruce Lawson [08:20] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/brucelab-act-2-1-accelerating-human-centric-agentic-synergy-at-machine-velocity/ ) [08:20] TR News "An asset bubble is an opportunity. By late 2024, financiers were already constructing collateralised GPU obligations, lending against video cards." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/11/banks-turn-data-centre-loans-into-2008-style-financial-time-bombs/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:20] TR Bot Naked in her hand, fascinated, as. [08:21] TR News "That is not a privacy-respecting rollout. It is the same kind of trust erosion I have written about before when default convenience starts normalizing surveillance and data capture." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/chromes-silent-gemini-nano-download-has-a-consent-problem/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [08:21] TR Bot Chromes Silent Gemini Nano Download Has a Consent Problem - CybersecKyle [08:22] TR News "There may be situations in which texts are really products in and of themselves." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/05/12/the-text-is-not-the-product/ | Source: Crooked Timber [08:22] TR Bot The text is not the product Crooked Timber [08:22] TR News "Of course some rather nave people think they are talking to a person." https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2026/05/11/dawkins/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw [08:22] TR Bot Dawkins [08:22] TR News "If the ribbon connector has failed, that could be the root of every problem." https://vale.rocks/posts/25-dollar-macbook | Source: Declan Chidlow [08:23] TR Bot $25 MacBook Pro | Vale.Rocks [08:23] TR News "Macworld reports that Steve Jobs will be featured on a commemorative US $1 coin releasing in 2026 as part of the American Innovation program honoring California." https://www.macworld.com/article/3137320/steve-jobs-immortalized-in-criss-cross-pose-on-1-coin.html | Source: Macworld [08:23] TR Bot Jobs immortalized in 'criss-cross' pose on $1 coin | Macworld [08:23] TR News "The open web is not disappearing because publishing has become impossible" https://kirill.korins.ky/articles/the-walled-garden-of-the-surveilled-web/ | Source: Kirill A Korinsky [08:23] TR Bot The Walled Garden of the Surveilled Web - Kirill's journal [08:23] TR News "Continuing on his quest to expose the dark underbelly of modern technology, [Benn Jordan] recently did a deep-dive into the rise of so-called robot dogs." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/the-dark-side-of-unitree-robot-dogs/ | Source: Hackaday [08:23] TR Bot Dark Side Of Unitree Robot Dogs | Hackaday [08:23] TR News "More than half of the weaknesses Adobe addressed this month could be exploited for arbitrary code execution. Application denial-of-service (DoS) was the second most common type of resolved issue." https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-52-vulnerabilities-in-10-products/ | Source: Security Week [08:23] TR Bot Patches 52 Vulnerabilities in 10 Products - SecurityWeek [08:24] TR News "Not allowing users to remove this floating bubble is beyond obnoxious." https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/12/microsoft-makes-copilot-easier-to-summon-harder-to-ignore-in-office/5238612 | Source: The Register UK [08:24] TR Bot Microsoft makes Copilot easier to summon, harder to ignore in Office [08:24] TR News "Counties were slated to test the function in the May 19 primary" https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/05/12/internet-connected-electronic-pollbook-pilot-program-2026-primary-postponed/ | Source: Votebeat [08:24] TR Bot Pennsylvania wont test internet-connected electronic pollbooks in 2026 primary - Votebeat [08:24] TR News "reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident." https://www.dw.com/en/canvas-owner-secures-student-data-in-deal-with-hacking-group/a-77138028 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:24] TR Bot Canvas owner secures student data in deal with hacking group [08:25] TR News "But let me not stop there, and pose a challenge in the opposite direction: What will happen when Americans realize how miserable we are?" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-americans-realize | Source: Paul Krugman [08:25] TR Bot What Happens When Americans Realize How Miserable We Are? [08:25] TR News "I've been trying to organically spend less time on my iPhone." https://chrishannah.me/dumbing-down-my-phone/ | Source: Chris Hannah [08:25] TR Bot Dumbing Down my Phone | Chris Hannah [08:26] TR News "I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [08:26] TR Bot Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract - Jeff Geerling [08:26] TR News "After the war, the company produced a landmark theater speaker system that became the gold standard in theater audio." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/the-history-of-altec-lansing/ | Source: Hackaday [08:26] TR Bot History Of Altec Lansing | Hackaday [08:26] TR News "NASA is testing a next-generation space processor designed to dramatically increase the computing power aboard future spacecraft." https://interestingengineering.com/space/new-nasa-radiation-hardened-space-chip | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:26] TR Bot NASA space chip achieves 500x more power than current processors [08:26] TR News "partnered with Microchip Technology" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nasa-partners-with-microchip-to-build-next-generation-spaceflight-chips-with-100x-the-power-of-current-offerings-chip-designed-to-withstand-radiation-for-extended-missions-on-the-moon-and-mars | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:26] TR Bot NASA partners with Microchip to build next-generation spaceflight chips with 100x the power of current offerings chip designed to withstand radiation for extended missions on the Moon and Mars | Tom's Hardware [08:27] TR News "There are a few people out there, masochists perhaps, who dont care about noise. The rest of us strive to have a quiet PC." https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/why-building-a-quiet-pc-is-harder-than-you-think-what-to-know-and-how-to-make-your-rig-quieter | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:27] TR Bot Why building a quiet PC is harder than you think what to know, and how to make your rig quieter | Tom's Hardware [08:27] TR News "My perception changed through the learning how to learn course, where I relearned about Spaced repetition, the technique of reviewing topics at increasing intervals." https://lesleylai.info/en/flashcards/ | Source: Lesley Lai [08:27] TR Bot A Love Letter to Flashcards | Lesley Lai [08:28] TR News "Look everybody, its "My First Momento Mori" for kids!" https://ratfactor.com/cards/this-too-shall-pass | Source: Dave Gauer [08:28] TR Bot too shall pass - ratfactor [08:28] TR News "And of course, remote work continues, almost 100%." https://janlukas.blog/thoughts/2026/05/like-my-new-job | Source: Jan-Lukas Else [08:28] TR Bot I like my new job - Jan-Lukas Else [08:28] TR News "The judgement is perceived rather than actual. The perception is itself the apparatus that produces the suffering." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-the-dance | Source: Mike Brock [08:28] TR Bot On the Dance - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [08:29] TR News "Maine joined several states in passing a bell-to-bell cellphone ban this year." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/12/from-cell-phone-ban-to-funding-overhaul-the-big-changes-coming-to-maine-schools/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [08:29] TR Bot From cell phone ban to funding overhaul, major changes ahead for Maine schools Maine Morning Star [08:30] TR News [Old] "There are 3 categoriesLinear, Affine, and Non-Lineareach having several encodings. Notably, every presented encoding can be used for arithmetic." https://text.marvinborner.de/2026-04-09-17.html | [08:30] TR Bot Extraordinary Ordinals [08:30] TR News "Saying that the starting station of the winner is a coin flip is, in statistical terminology, known as the winner being a binomial draw with equal probability for each station." https://entropicthoughts.com/regatta-starting-stations | Source: Chris [08:30] TR Bot Regatta Starting Stations Chi-squared Continued [08:30] TR News "[Joshua] chose neon lamps in part because the discharge rate of an energized lamp is a variable, physical process that makes a good source of entropy." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/this-pseudo-random-number-generator-does-it-with-neon/ | Source: Hackaday [08:30] TR Bot Random Number Generator Does It With Neon | Hackaday [08:30] TR News "Today, Kagi Small Web is using a list of 35,705 websites (the first line of the file is empty), and there is a surprise inside: [...]" https://ludditus.com/2026/05/10/who-isnt-the-big-bad-web/ | Source: Homo Ludditus [08:30] TR Bot isnt on the Big Bad Web? Homo Ludditus [08:31] TR News "Provoked by my blog move, I decided to give it a new design as well. The old design always felt a little bleh." https://sals.place/blog/new-blog-design/ | Source: Sal [08:31] TR Bot New blog design [08:31] TR News "I wrote that I journal because I wanted to remember." https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/why-i-journal/ | Source: Gregory Hammond [08:31] TR Bot Why I Journal - Gregory Hammond [08:31] TR News "If you follow my work, you know I write a lot about cybersecurity, IT, risk, privacy, business technology, and the real-world side of managing and defending systems." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/why-i-dont-write-about-every-cybersecurity-story-that-breaks/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [08:31] TR Bot Why I Dont Write About Every Cybersecurity Story That Breaks - CybersecKyle [08:32] TR News "I highlight my own output for two reasons." https://thenewleafjournal.com/blogging-promises-schedules-and-burnout/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [08:32] TR Bot Blogging Promises, Schedules, and Burnout The New Leaf Journal [08:32] TR News "Police confirmed stolen items included hard drives with unreleased music, footage plans, and concert set lists." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/beyonce-stolen-unreleased-music-car-break-in-cowboy-carter-b2975326.html | Source: The Independent UK [08:32] TR Bot Man receives jail time for stealing unreleased Beyonce music during car break-in | The Independent [08:35] TR News (NEW): Perl: This week in PSC and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Perl_This_week_in_PSC_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Perl_This_week_in_PSC_and_More.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Perl: This week in PSC and More [08:38] TR News Techrights Links 13/05/2026: Slop Turns Into 2008-Style Subprime Bubble, Mass Layoffs at Starbucks https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Links_13_05_2026_Slop_Turns_Into_2008_Style_Subprime_Bubble_Mas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Links_13_05_2026_Slop_Turns_Into_2008_Style_Subprime_Bubble_Mas.gmi [08:38] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/05/2026: Slop Turns Into 2008-Style Subprime Bubble, Mass Layoffs at Starbucks ● May 13 [09:26] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [09:36] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [09:43] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● May 13 [11:00] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [11:05] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:05] TR News (NEW): KDE Receives Over 1M from Sovereign Tech Fund for Software Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/KDE_Receives_Over_1M_from_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_for_Software_Deve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/KDE_Receives_Over_1M_from_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_for_Software_Deve.gmi [11:05] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Receives Over 1M from Sovereign Tech Fund for Software Development [11:06] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● May 13 [12:00] TR News "I saved the image to my computer to post something snarky, but it was actually something else that stood out once I had it in my downloads folder" https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-uses-webp-images-in-the-app-store/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:00] TR Bot Apple uses WebP images in the App Store [12:00] TR News "How does the [Internet] work?" https://kmcd.dev/posts/bgp-kmcd-dev/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [12:00] TR Bot Let's Learn About BGP [12:00] TR News "Gos native fuzzing is useful, but it stands far behind state-of-the-art tooling that the Rust, C, and C++ ecosystems offer with LibAFL and AFL++" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/05/12/go-fuzzing-was-missing-half-the-toolkit.-we-forked-the-toolchain-to-fix-it./ | Source: Trail of Bits [12:00] TR Bot Go fuzzing was missing half the toolkit. We forked the toolchain to fix it. - The Trail of Bits Blog [12:01] TR News "Python 3.15 beta 1 is out! This is a really impactful release, with some really big additions." https://iscinumpy.gitlab.io/post/python-315/ | [12:01] TR Bot Python 3.15 [12:01] TR News "I tend to write a lot of functions that create specific graphics implemented with ggplot2." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/setting-function-parameters-for-debugging/ | Source: Rlang [12:01] TR Bot function parameters for debugging | R-bloggers [12:02] TR News "Version 0.125 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated). Note the security fixes: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260512052610 | Source: Undeadly [12:02] TR Bot Game of Trees 0.125 released [12:02] TR News "The findings were better than expected, and one reason stood out: the scanners had read docs/VULN-DISCLOSURE-POLICY.md and applied it." https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/12/not-a-security-issue.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [12:02] TR Bot Not a Security Issue | Andrew Nesbitt [12:03] TR News "I have been looking forward to ForgeFed for a long time." https://chronicles.mad-scientist.club/tales/federated-forge-fantasy-the-protocol/ | Source: Gergely Nagy [12:03] TR Bot The passions grow calm, as the most part. [12:03] TR News "I'm more interested in the concerns about the bottleneck of "code review"." https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/05/spam-resistant-forges/ | Source: Feld [12:03] TR Bot Spam Resistant Forges Makefile.feld [12:04] TR News "That article used a prerelease GCC 16 snapshot." https://vittorioromeo.com/index/blog/refl_enum_to_string.html | Source: Vittorio Romeo [12:04] TR Bot vittorio romeo's website [12:04] TR News "JavaScript's Date object is at the centre of most of these incidents because it behaves differently depending on input format, timezone, browser environment, and serialization method." https://ostechnix.com/javascript-timestamp-bug-utc-timezone-fix/ | Source: OSTechNix [12:04] TR Bot Timestamp Bugs: How UTC Mistakes Break Web Apps - OSTechNix [12:05] TR News "With Hackaday Europe no more than two days away, we want to help you wrap up all of the last loose ends." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/2026-hackaday-europe-pre-party-more-workshops-and-everything-else/ | Source: Hackaday [12:05] TR Bot Hackaday Europe: Pre-party, More Workshops, And Everything Else | Hackaday [12:19] TR News "In January 2025, I shared an update on updating the blog theme and code block themes." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/new-blog-theme-again/ | Source: Aman Mittal [12:19] TR Bot blog theme again | amanhimself.dev [12:20] TR News "Do you know what has drawn me back to Wordpress on more than one occasion? The ability to have a sidebar." https://brandons-journal.com/post/why-does-everyone-seem-to-hate-the-sidebar | Source: Brandon [12:20] TR Bot Why Does Everyone Seem to Hate the Sidebar? | Brandon's Journal [12:26] TR News "In 2026, Ive decided to archive all the old site and content, because I have a significantly different vision of what I want now." https://chrismorgan.info/2026-website | Source: Chris Morgan [12:26] TR Bot Making my new website: under construction; poke, prod and play Chris Morgan [12:26] TR News "First, I really dont want to add any JavaScript to this site. Right now, when you hit my home page and inspect the network requests" https://sals.place/blog/flying-blind/ | Source: Sal [12:26] TR Bot Flying blind [12:27] TR News "What happened to dear old Redis, I wondered." https://charlesleifer.com/blog/redis-and-the-cost-of-ambition/ | Source: Charles Leifer [12:27] TR Bot charles leifer | Redis and the Cost of Ambition [12:28] TR News "Through these browser selection screens," https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623 | Source: The Register UK [12:28] TR Bot EU law bestows 6M more Firefox users upon us, Moz says [12:29] TR News "Ive recently been experimenting with where I host my small and open-source static sites. In my latest experiment, I wanted to try a low-maintenance selfhosting solution." https://danq.me/2026/05/08/wildcard-caddy-with-github-webhooks/ | Source: Dan Q [12:29] TR Bot Dynamically-Deployed Static Site Subdomains on Caddy Dan Q [12:29] TR News "Today, Im back to dailyor multiple-times-per-dayuse of a newsreader, the same one that got me addicted back in the early 2000s. Hurray, Im an RSS news junkie again!?" https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/how-i-restarted-using-rss-and-actually-noticed/ | Source: Six Colors [12:29] TR Bot How I restarted using RSS, and actually noticed! Six Colors [12:30] TR News "The exercise did leave me thinking though." https://batsov.com/articles/2026/05/12/port-a-minimalist-prepl-client-for-emacs/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [12:30] TR Bot Port: a minimalist prepl client for Emacs | (think) [12:30] TR News "My goal with this article is to help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the Kakoune text editor: what it is, how it works, and why it has that design." https://ficd.sh/blog/kakoune-is-a-text-editor/ | Source: Daniel Fichtinger [12:30] TR Bot kakoune is a text editor [12:31] TR News "Three, I think the demands we put on smartphone cameras is impossible." https://birchtree.me/blog/the-midification-of-smartphone-cameras/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:31] TR Bot The midification of smartphone cameras [12:31] TR News "BirdFeedR dispenses bird seed on demand, but only when it recognizes a bird." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/05/12/birdfeedr-is-a-bird-only-feeder-that-keeps-thieving-squirrels-away/ | Source: Arduino [12:31] TR Bot BirdFeedR is a bird-only feeder that keeps thieving squirrels away | Arduino Blog [12:31] TR News "Curious what your read is. On one hand, TechShop closed, hackerspaces shrinking, weekend builders aging into other responsibilities." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/speaking-of-robot-bartenders/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/speaking-of-robot-bartenders/ ) [12:32] TR News "Hardware wise its a Pi Zero with a UPS PHAT and an SPI display, but perhaps its arguably the home-made keyboard that really sets it apart." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin/ | Source: Hackaday [12:32] TR Bot Cyberdeck That Runs Linuxin An Altoids Tin | Hackaday [12:32] TR News "In the search for more exciting broken electronics to repair, [Hugh Jeffreys] bought a GoPro Hero 10 for US$100 with an apparently rather common issue of no camera input, along with a cracked display." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/trying-to-fix-a-gopro-hero-10-with-no-camera-input-issue/ | Source: Hackaday [12:32] TR Bot To Fix A GoPro Hero 10 With No Camera Input Issue | Hackaday [12:33] TR News "This has been fixed for future batches, but the current batch still has stock available" https://pine64.org/2026/05/12/shocking_disclosure/ | Source: Pine64 [12:33] TR Bot Shocking disclosure, 20 volts to be exact - PINE64 [12:33] TR News "Since the home page of Xebian insists that this Debian blend (not derivative!)" https://ludditus.com/2026/05/12/small-polish-touches-to-debian-13-installed-via-xebian/ | Source: Homo Ludditus [12:33] TR Bot polish touches to Debian 13 installed via Xebian Homo Ludditus [12:34] TR News "Fedora plans to launch an AI Developer Desktop with a stable LTS kernel and pre-configured Atomic images to make local AI tools easier to run." https://ostechnix.com/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-lts-kernel/ | Source: OSTechNix [12:34] TR Bot Plans AI-Focused Linux Desktop With Stable LTS Kernel - OSTechNix [12:34] TR News "In this post I want to share some nice tools on Flathub I discovered since switching back to Linux. Maybe you find some of them useful." https://janlukas.blog/posts/favorite-flatpak-apps | Source: Jan-Lukas Else [12:34] TR Bot Some of my favorite Flatpak apps - Jan-Lukas Else [12:35] TR News "now, draw the rest of the owl" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260512115225 | Source: Undeadly [12:35] TR Bot Let's find out how to get predictable IPv6 addresses assigned to OpenBSD VMs [12:38] TR News Dark boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/dark-boomer-shooter-nailcrown-announced-by-bohemia-interactive-and-destructive-creations/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:38] TR Bot boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations | GamingOnLinux [12:39] TR News Get some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/get-some-fun-games-to-play-with-friends-in-the-fanatical-crazy-co-op-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:39] TR Bot some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle | GamingOnLinux [12:40] TR News "Vintage Vault is run by James Srnec, a collector who didnt just fall into the hobby he went allin." https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/05/09/vintage-vault-the-arcade-by-the-lake/ | Source: The Arcade Blogger [12:40] TR Bot Vintage Vault The Arcade by the Lake The Arcade Blogger [12:40] TR News Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:40] TR Bot expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC | GamingOnLinux [12:49] TR News "ooooh I didnt quit reach it" https://idiomdrottning.org/coyote-time | Source: Idiomdrottning [12:49] TR Bot Against Coyote Time [12:50] TR News "Operation Epic Furious: Strait To Hell" https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/12/arcade-games-satirizing-iran-war-appear-at-dc-war-memorial/ | Source: Air Force Times [12:50] TR Bot Arcade games satirizing Iran war appear at DC War Memorial [12:51] TR News Brutal space strategy roguelite Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/brutal-space-strategy-roguelite-battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:51] TR Bot space strategy roguelite Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is out now | GamingOnLinux [12:52] TR News PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests" | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-devs-battling-ai-slop-code-pull-requests/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-devs-battling-ai-slop-code-pull-requests/ [12:52] TR Bot 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests" | GamingOnLinux ● May 13 [13:02] TR News Everything is Crab is a genius and silly roguelite about creating a total abomination | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/everything-is-crab-is-a-genius-and-silly-roguelite-about-creating-a-total-abomination/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:02] TR Bot is Crab is a genius and silly roguelite about creating a total abomination | GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR News The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-most-wishlisted-game-on-steam-subnautica-2-gets-an-early-access-trailer-pre-purchase-and-pre-loads/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR Bot most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads | GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR News Valve fix Steam Controller double inputs with the Puck - Steam Deck gets configurable Track Pad Locking | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/valve-fix-steam-controller-double-inputs-with-the-puck-steam-deck-gets-configurable-track-pad-locking/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR Bot fix Steam Controller double inputs with the Puck - Steam Deck gets configurable Track Pad Locking | GamingOnLinux [13:06] TR News IBM experiences: "I agree with you. I was in an account and when review time came, the manager gave this one guy a 2+ rating , myself and few others who did more then him received . Basically that guy only talked and brown nosed management to get by" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies ) [13:07] TR News "whats up with Albany? I keep seeing it. I have heard its a very weird place, but what does that mean?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies IBM became somewhat of an IBM meme/satire https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/07/IBM_Insiders_Say_What_s_Wrong_With_IBM_in_Albany_and_Yes_There_.shtml [13:07] TR Bot Techrights IBM Insiders Say What's Wrong With IBM in Albany (and Yes, There Are Layoffs) [13:12] TR News Nothing to do with slop, everything to do with sagging sales https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gm-restructures-workforce-ai-future-1796547 [13:12] TR Bot General Motors Layoffs Signal Brutal Shift as 600 Software Roles Vanish for AI Focus | IBTimes UK [13:14] TR News (NEW): Games: Arcade, Against Coyote, Steam Deck, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Games_Arcade_Against_Coyote_Steam_Deck_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Games_Arcade_Against_Coyote_Steam_Deck_and_More.gmi [13:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Arcade, Against Coyote, Steam Deck, and More [13:25] TR News Techrights Verified Accounts of Microsoft Offering 'Retirement' (Layoffs) to People in Their 40s, Over Two Decades Earlier Than Retirement Age https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Verified_Accounts_of_Microsoft_Offering_Retirement_Layoffs_to_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Verified_Accounts_of_Microsoft_Offering_Retirement_Layoffs_to_P.gmi [13:25] TR Bot Techrights Verified Accounts of Microsoft Offering 'Retirement' (Layoffs) to People in Their 40s, Over Two Decades Earlier Than Retirement Age [13:37] TR News Techrights At GitLab, "AI" is "All India" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/At_GitLab_AI_is_All_India.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/At_GitLab_AI_is_All_India.gmi [13:37] TR Bot Techrights At GitLab, "AI" is "All India" ● May 13 [14:02] *Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ [14:14] TR News "Beyond raw hardware optimization, building from source enables dropping decades of legacy compatibility layers and embracing modern desktop technologies." https://www.jamescherti.com/compiling-emacs/ | [14:14] TR Bot A Technical Guide to Compiling Emacs for Performance on Linux and Unix systems | James Cherti [14:14] TR News "This makes org-wide auditability nearly impossible to produce on demand, and adds complexity to regional compliance requirements." https://goteleport.com/blog/data-center-compliance/ | Source: Teleport [14:14] TR Bot Multi-Site Data Center Audit and Compliance Best Practices [14:14] TR News "A 2026 operational review of Public ENUM under e164.arpa found that half of the current delegations show some form of DNS problem." https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/operational-review-of-public-enum-under-e164arpa/ | Source: RIPE [14:14] TR Bot Operational Review of Public ENUM Under e164.arpa | RIPE Labs [14:27] TR News "Thats Still Worrying" https://rival.security/posts/mythos-discovered-a-cve-already-in-its-training-data---and-thats-still-worrying | [14:27] TR Bot Rival Research Mythos 'Discovered' a CVE Already in Its Training Data - and Thats Still Worrying [14:27] TR News "Understanding the true risk of AI in cybersecurity means separating the sci-fi hype from the reality of how these models actually work. The Real Threat: Recycled Code" [14:28] TR News "every WSL2 instance on a Windows laptop" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/copy-fail-linux-vulnerability.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [14:28] TR Bot Linux Vulnerability - Schneier on Security [14:28] TR News "log kernel printk messages over UDP" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NetconsoleForDesktopPanics | Source: University of Toronto [14:28] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:28] TR News "Linus Torvalds released the third release candidate (RC3) for Linux Kernel 7.1 on Sunday, 10 May 2026." https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-1-rc3-released/ | Source: OSTechNix [14:28] TR Bot Kernel 7.1 RC3 Released: Networking Takes the Lead - OSTechNix [14:30] TR News (NEW): Two years without a laptop taught me what Android can't do (and Linux can) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Two_years_without_a_laptop_taught_me_what_Android_can_t_do_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Two_years_without_a_laptop_taught_me_what_Android_can_t_do_and_.gmi [14:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Two years without a laptop taught me what Android can't do (and Linux can) [14:34] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:51] TR News "Milk-V has introduced the Jupiter2, a compact RISC-V single-board computer based on the SpacemiT Key Stone K3 processor." https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-jupiter2-brings-spacemit-k3-risc-v-platform-to-pico-itx-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-jupiter2-brings-spacemit-k3-risc-v-platform-to-pico-itx-form-factor/ ) [14:52] TR News IBM Red Hat peddling slop and Microsoft at the same time! https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-inference-brings-llm-d-any-managed-kubernetes-starting-coreweave-and-microsoft-azure | Source: Red Hat Official [14:52] TR Bot Red Hat AI Inference brings llm-d to any managed Kubernetes, starting with CoreWeave and Microsoft Azure [14:52] TR News "OpenShift" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-desktop-brings-kubernetes-aligned-development-desktop | Source: Red Hat Official [14:52] TR Bot Red Hat Desktop brings Kubernetes-aligned development to the desktop [14:54] TR News Helping NVIDIA, the circular financing (accounting fraud) company, sell more slop hype https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-device-edge-now-available-run-nvidia-jetson-orin | Source: Red Hat Official [14:54] TR Bot Red Hat Device Edge now available to run on NVIDIA Jetson Orin [14:54] TR News "HashiCorp Vault integration for secrets management" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthening-security-and-consistency-cloud-red-hat-and-hashicorp | Source: Red Hat Official [14:54] TR Bot Strengthening security and consistency in the cloud with Red Hat and HashiCorp [14:55] TR News IBM is "all-in" with this Ponzi scheme that makes a bubble waiting to implode https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/supercharging-local-ai-development-rhel-nvidia-dgx-spark | Source: Red Hat Official [14:55] TR Bot Supercharging local AI development with RHEL on NVIDIA DGX Spark [14:56] TR News "Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4, part of theRed Hat AI portfolio, takes a different approach." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mcp-catalog-here-discover-deploy-and-connect-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [14:56] TR Bot The MCP catalog is here: Discover, deploy, and connect on Red Hat OpenShift AI [14:57] TR News More and more slop peddling, nothing about Linux. "When sensitive data, such as patient medical records or proprietary AI model weights are actively loaded into the CPU, GPU, and memory for processing, it must be decrypted." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/golden-path-zero-trust-bridging-gap-between-ai-development-and-opsec | Source: Red Hat Official [14:57] TR Bot The path to zero trust: Bridging the gap between AI development and OpSec [14:57] TR News "Imagine a regional public utility responsible for keeping the lights on for millions of homes, schools, and hospitals." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/three-pillars-trust-hardened-openshift-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official [14:57] TR Bot The three pillars of trust: The hardened OpenShift foundation ● May 13 [15:00] TR News This year's Red Hat event is all about slop, which is embarrassing; it helps IBM sell hype for the stock market https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ais-next-inflection-point-transforming-agents-enterprise-superusers | Source: Red Hat Official [15:00] TR Bot AIs next inflection point: Transforming agents into enterprise superusers [15:01] TR News "modernize" as in what? Adopt buzzwords? https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/stop-managing-past-and-start-building-its-future | Source: Red Hat Official [15:01] TR Bot Stop managing the past and start building ITs future [15:03] TR News NOPE. "BULLSHIT GENERATORS" will NOT "Define Europes Future" https://thecyberexpress.com/ai-skills-development-define-europe-future/ [15:03] TR Bot AI Skills Development Could Define Europes Future [15:04] TR News iophk: money could have been poured into OpenWRT to be able to flash the problematic hardware with open firmware, at least for consumer-grade routers https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/12/fcc-walks-back-router-update-ban-before-it-bricks-americas-network-security/5238938 [15:04] TR Bot FCC walks back router update ban before it bricks America's network security [15:04] TR News Bad. "It does not have to be this way. The Legislature has an opportunity to eliminate the most addictive features of social media and bring parents back into the conversation by passing HF4138/SF4696. The House version will be debated on the floor Tuesday." https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/12/making-social-media-safer-for-minnesota-kids/ [15:04] TR Bot Minnesota can make social media safer for kids Minnesota Reformer [15:04] TR News "'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Dare to Be Stupid' Broadway Musical in the Works" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/weird-al-yankovic-dare-to-be-stupid-musical-broadway-1235561428/ [15:04] TR Bot 'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Dare to Be Stupid' Broadway Musical in the Works [15:05] TR News EU to propose online age restrictions this summer | "EU lgger frslag om ldersgrnser online i sommar" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/12/eu-lagger-forslag-om-aldersgranser-online-i-sommar/ [15:06] TR Bot EU lgger frslag om ldersgrnser online i sommar [15:06] TR News iophk: she does not address actual journalism but instead vile propaganda https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/12/warning-news-industry-act-now-joe-rogan-piers-morgan-ecosystem [15:06] TR Bot A warning to the news industry: act now or the Joe Rogan/Piers Morgan ecosystem will leave you far behind | Deborah Turness | The Guardian [15:06] TR News "Just look at the audiences the biggest independent journalists [sic] in the US have built on YouTube alone: Joe Rogan, with 20.9m subscribers; Tucker Carlson, 5.6m; Megyn Kelly, 4.2m; Mehdi Hasan, 1.96m. What we are witnessing is the wholesale shift from one established information ecosystem to another." [15:26] TR News KDE Plasma 6.6.5, Bugfix Release for May https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.5/ [15:26] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.6.5, Bugfix Release for May - KDE Community [15:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:35] TR News (NEW): Fedora, Flatpak, and IBM Red Hat's Annual Event Being About 90% About Slop and Selling Microsoft https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Flatpak_and_IBM_Red_Hat_s_Annual_Event_Being_About_90_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Flatpak_and_IBM_Red_Hat_s_Annual_Event_Being_About_90_Ab.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora, Flatpak, and IBM Red Hat's Annual Event Being About 90% About Slop and Selling Microsoft [15:38] TR News Techrights IBM is in a Freefall, When Will IBM's CEO Fall on His Sword? https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_is_in_a_Freefall_When_Will_IBM_s_CEO_Fall_on_His_Sword.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_is_in_a_Freefall_When_Will_IBM_s_CEO_Fall_on_His_Sword.gmi [15:38] TR Bot Techrights IBM is in a Freefall, When Will IBM's CEO Fall on His Sword? [15:47] TR News Building Software Requires Digestion https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/software-requires-digestion/ [15:47] TR Bot Building Software Requires Digestion - Jim Nielsens Blog [15:53] TR News Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/bambu-lab-abusing-open-source-social-contract/ [15:53] TR Bot Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract - Jeff Geerling ● May 13 [16:01] TR News Haiku Activity & Contract Report, April 2026 https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2026-05-11-haiku_activity_contract_report_april_2026/ [16:01] TR Bot Haiku Activity & Contract Report, April 2026 | Haiku Project [16:02] TR News $2,000 awarded for Oso IP entity, Aloft Media, hyperlink patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-oso-ip-entity-aloft-media-hyperlink-patent-prior-art [16:02] TR Bot $2,000 awarded for Oso IP entity, Aloft Media, hyperlink patent prior art Unified Patents [16:02] TR News $2,000 awarded for ContactWave messaging patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-contactwave-messaging-patent-prior-art [16:02] TR Bot $2,000 awarded for ContactWave messaging patent prior art Unified Patents [16:03] TR News Avocado scores win as Regional Court Nuremberg overturns PIs in 3D pen case https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/avocado-scores-win-as-regional-court-nuremberg-overturns-pis-in-3d-pen-case/ [16:03] TR Bot Avocado scores win as Regional Court Nuremberg overturns PIs in 3D pen case [16:03] TR News Belgian private equity-backed flooring company launches IP consulting service https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/belgian-private-equity-backed-flooring-company-launches-ip-consulting-service/ [16:03] TR Bot Belgian private equity-backed flooring company launches IP consulting service [16:04] TR News Software Patents: $2,000 awarded for High Velocity Capital media patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/5/12/2000-awarded-for-high-velocity-capital-media-patent-prior-art [16:04] TR Bot $2,000 awarded for High Velocity Capital media patent prior art Unified Patents [16:07] TR News IBM layoffs: Those are PIPs and people are quitting tok https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx3#replies "Same what is up with that?" [16:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqwrmbx3#replies ) [16:09] TR News "Long time coming. Chickens are coming home to roost. Red Hat Summit underwhelming keynote might be part of the big drop today ... The slimy In--an snake oil salesman should be in jail." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies [16:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies ) [16:11] TR News Down to 212.35 dollars now. IBM back in the 100s by week's end? Was in 300s months ago. [16:13] TR News Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi In Critical Condition After Transfer To Tehran Hospital https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-narges-mohammadi-hospital-tehran/33755284.html [16:13] TR Bot Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi In Critical Condition After Transfer To Tehran Hospital [16:14] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/73-seconds-to-breach-24-hours-to-patch-the-case-for-autonomous-validation/ [16:14] TR Bot 73 Seconds to Breach, 24 Hours to Patch: The Case for Autonomous Validation [16:15] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-some-users-cant-install-office-on-windows-365-devices/ [16:15] TR Bot Microsoft says some users can't install Office on Windows 365 devices [16:23] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/a/5239521 [16:23] TR Bot London cops hail fixed facial recognition cams after suspects collared every 35 mins [16:24] admfubar hhmmm.. https://www.theregister.com/a/5238887 [16:24] TR Bot This browser add-in doesn't just hide ads, it tells you to OBEY [16:25] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/13/vietnam-to-develop-domestic-cloud-so-it-can-ditch-risky-overseas-operators-for-government-workloads/5239269 [16:25] TR Bot Vietnam to develop domestic cloud so it can ditch risky overseas operators for government workloads [16:25] admfubar SAY IT ISNT SO!!!!... https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/13/execs-admit-ai-makes-them-value-human-workers-less/5239201 [16:25] TR Bot Execs admit AI makes them value human workers less [16:30] TR News Techrights More Mass Layoffs at Microsoft, Only Weeks After the "Buyout" Nonsense (Glorified Severance to Highest-Paid American Staff) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/More_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Only_Weeks_After_the_Buyout_Nons.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/More_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Only_Weeks_After_the_Buyout_Nons.gmi [16:30] TR Bot Techrights More Mass Layoffs at Microsoft, Only Weeks After the "Buyout" Nonsense (Glorified Severance to Highest-Paid American Staff) [16:44] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Because by that logic, good people who volunteer to save lives in Africa are "losers" and are worth ridiculing. But corporate media likes to glorify its owners. Money is all that counts to them. [17:19] TR News Red Hat spam about slop, funded by Red Hat (rogue publisher) https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/red-hat-targets-enterprise-deployment-new-version-ai-platform/ [17:19] TR Bot Hat expands agentic AI strategy with new inference, automation and sovereignty capabilities - SiliconANGLE [17:20] TR News Some more Red Hat spam funded or paid for by the company that it is covering https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-powers-ai-innovation-rhsummit/ [17:20] TR Bot Hat Enterprise Linux powers AI innovation - SiliconANGLE [17:20] TR News GNU Guix: Time travel without borders https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/time-travel-without-borders// [17:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/time-travel-without-borders// ) [17:21] TR News Linux Matters 81: Cooking up a framework desktop https://linuxmatters.sh/81/ [17:21] TR Bot Cooking up a framework desktop [17:23] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man vows to discuss case of imprisoned HK activist Jimmy Lai with Pooh-tin https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-vows-to-discuss-case-of-imprisoned-hk-activist-jimmy-lai-with-xi [17:23] TR Bot Trump to discuss Jimmy Lai case with Xi | The Straits Times [17:24] TR News While Dihydroxyacetone Man crushes media critical of his illegal acts [17:26] TR News Thomson Reuters boss says Hey Hi (AI) licensing deals only involve archive text https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/wires_and_agencies/thomson-reuters-boss-says-ai-licensing-deals-only-involve-archive-text/ [17:26] TR Bot Thomson Reuters boss says AI licensing deals only involve archive text - Press Gazette [17:27] TR News Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prolific-finance-journalists-facing-questions-over-identities/ [17:27] TR Bot Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities - Press Gazette [17:33] TR News NASA's Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Have Broken The Sound Barrier in Tests https://www.sciencealert.com/nasas-next-gen-mars-helicopter-rotors-have-broken-the-sound-barrier-in-tests [17:33] TR Bot Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Have Broken The Sound Barrier in Tests : ScienceAlert [17:34] *Goblin (~use@ex2c5mqww8mw4.irc) has joined #techrights [17:34] TR News Did Starlink Accidentally Help Zimbabwes Fibre Market? https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/ [17:34] TR Bot ( status 428 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/how-starlink-changed-zimbabwes-internet-market/ ) [17:35] TR News From Coverage to Meaningful Connectivity: How Kenya Is Leading Africas Internet Future https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/05/from-coverage-to-meaningful-connectivity-how-kenya-is-leading-africas-internet-future/ [17:35] TR Bot From Coverage to Meaningful Connectivity: How Kenya Is Leading Africas Internet Future - Internet Society [17:37] TR News IBM-sponsored spam about IBM https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/12/ibm-governed-enterprise-ai-ibmthink/ [17:37] TR Bot enterprise AI drives IBMs strategy - SiliconANGLE [17:38] TR News Unitree Shows Off Fully Functional Mecha Suit https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/unitree-mecha-suit [17:38] TR Bot Unitree Shows Off Fully Functional Mecha Suit [17:38] TR News New York Times Issues Stern Warning to Its Freelance Writers About Hey Hi (AI) Use https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/new-york-times-freelancers-ai-rules [17:38] TR Bot New York Times Issues Stern Warning to Its Freelance Writers About AI Use [17:39] TR News Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company Test a New Strategy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/chatgpt-lawsuit-wrongful-death.html [17:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/chatgpt-lawsuit-wrongful-death.html ) [17:41] TR News Hack to the Future: The Impact and Legacy of the DARPA AIxCC Challenge https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/12/hack-to-the-future-the-impact-and-legacy-of-the-darpa-aixcc-challenge/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [17:41] TR Bot AIxCC Challenge: Impact on Open Source Security | OpenSSF [17:41] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [17:41] TR News Is Anthropics Claude Mythos Really a Cybersecurity Risk? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/anthropic-claude-mythos.html http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/cURL_s_Stenberg_Mythos_is_Marketing_Hype_by_Sleazy_Slop_Peddler.shtml [17:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/anthropic-claude-mythos.html ) [17:41] TR Bot Tux Machines cURL's Stenberg: "Mythos" is Marketing Hype by Sleazy Slop Peddler, Anthropic [17:45] TR News SAP Patches Critical S/4HANA, Commerce Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-critical-s-4hana-commerce-vulnerabilities/ [17:45] TR Bot Patches Critical S/4HANA, Commerce Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [17:45] TR News West Pharmaceutical Services Hit by Disruptive Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/west-pharmaceutical-services-hit-by-disruptive-ransomware-attack/ [17:45] TR Bot Pharmaceutical Services Hit by Disruptive Ransomware Attack - SecurityWeek [17:45] TR News Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform https://www.securityweek.com/deal-reached-with-hackers-to-delete-data-stolen-from-the-canvas-educational-platform/ [17:45] TR Bot Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform - SecurityWeek [17:46] TR News BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months https://www.securityweek.com/bwh-hotels-says-hackers-had-access-to-reservation-data-for-6-months/ [17:46] TR Bot Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months - SecurityWeek ● May 13 [18:00] *pi2 (~pi2@ihts63vibukcw.irc) has joined #techrights [18:06] *pi2 has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [18:07] TR News Amazon employees admit to using Hey Hi (AI) unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores workers complain of intense pressure to use Hey Hi (AI) tools https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-tech-has-a-tokenmaxxing-habit [18:07] TR Bot Amazon employees admit to using AI unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores workers complain of intense pressure to use AI tools | Tom's Hardware [18:07] TR News The Obscure Rules Change That Could Drive More Foreign Students Away https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-obscure-rules-change-that-could-drive-more-foreign-students-away [18:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-obscure-rules-change-that-could-drive-more-foreign-students-away ) [18:10] TR News "6 months ago the stock was at $324. Now it's $212. A 35% drop in stock price in 6 months is NOT "part of a normal cycle"." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies [18:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies ) [18:11] TR News "As the stock continues to decline, gotta love the post-Think 2026 cheerleading. Less cheerleading, more innovating please." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies [18:12] TR News "Over a few decades ago a former IBMer told me that people who behaved like a bull in a china cabinet generally advanced faster and farther than those who played politics. I am wondering if hes right." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies [18:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies ) [18:12] TR News "Given how everyone at IBM is dispensable, nothing is lost by taking chances, pushing for the right things, and working hard. Sure you wont be well liked or invited to happy hour. But who cares?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies [18:29] TR News Techrights IBM's Kyndryl Down Almost 20% in 5 Days, IBM Down 35% in About 6 Months, Further 'Staff Reductions' at Red Hat (Problems Paying Salaries!) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_s_Kyndryl_Down_Almost_20_in_5_Days_IBM_Down_35_in_About_6_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/IBM_s_Kyndryl_Down_Almost_20_in_5_Days_IBM_Down_35_in_About_6_M.gmi [18:29] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Kyndryl Down Almost 20% in 5 Days, IBM Down 35% in About 6 Months, Further 'Staff Reductions' at Red Hat (Problems Paying Salaries!) [18:29] schestowitz[TR2] When your debt is almost twice what the company is worth. [18:38] TR News Qt became proprietary again, now it keeps promoting slop https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-the-mcp-tool-for-qt-documentation [18:38] TR Bot Introducing the Documentation MCP Tool for Qt [18:39] TR News Microslop staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for backdoored Windows 11 after community backlash https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-staunchly-defends-its-new-low-latency-profile-for-windows-11-after-community-backlash-says-every-other-os-already-boosts-cpu-speeds-for-quicker-load-times [18:39] TR Bot Microsoft staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for Windows 11 after community backlash says every other OS already boosts CPU speeds for quicker load times | Tom's Hardware [18:40] TR News Microslop addresses 137 vulnerabilities in Mays Patch Tuesday, including 13 rated critical https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-may-2026/ [18:40] TR Bot addresses 137 vulnerabilities in Mays Patch Tuesday, including 13 rated critical | CyberScoop [18:40] TR News Microslop Patches 137 Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-137-vulnerabilities/ [18:40] TR Bot Patches 137 Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [18:41] TR News crApple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-dozens-of-vulnerabilities-in-macos-ios/ [18:41] TR Bot Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS - SecurityWeek [18:44] TR News From Classroom to Code II: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers https://www.qt.io/blog/from-classroom-to-code-ii-innovative-qt-apps-by-future-developers [18:44] TR Bot From Classroom to Code II: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers [18:45] TR News Microslop May 2026 Patch Tuesday, (Tue, May 12th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32980 [18:45] TR Bot Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday - SANS Internet Storm Center [18:47] TR News But his own sister speaks of his health problems https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/seeds-of-instability-fake-news-target-philippine-leader-marcos-health [18:47] TR Bot Fake news target Philippine leader Marcos health | The Straits Times [18:47] TR News Remains Disabled: How a Firmware Rewrite Defeated Bissells ITC Exclusion Order https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/remains-disabled-how-a-firmware-rewrite-defeated-bissells-itc-exclusion-order.html [18:47] TR Bot Remains Disabled: How a Firmware Rewrite Defeated Bissell's ITC Exclusion Order [18:48] TR News Micro-Entity Traps for Inventors Who Also Own Their Employer https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/micro-entity-traps-for-inventors-who-also-own-their-employer.html [18:48] TR Bot Micro-Entity Traps for Inventors Who Also Own Their Employer | Patently-O ● May 13 [19:00] TR News Techrights Mainstream Media: Microsoft Says No Layoffs. Microsoft: OK, There Are Layoffs. https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Mainstream_Media_Microsoft_Says_No_Layoffs_Microsoft_OK_There_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Mainstream_Media_Microsoft_Says_No_Layoffs_Microsoft_OK_There_A.gmi [19:00] TR Bot Techrights Mainstream Media: Microsoft Says No Layoffs. Microsoft: OK, There Are Layoffs. [19:12] TR News Secure Coding Guide for Python (pyscg) First Release https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/12/secure-coding-guide-for-python-pyscg-first-release/ [19:12] TR Bot Secure Coding Guide for Python (pyscg) First Release Open Source Security Foundation [19:12] TR News NetBSD 11.0_RC4 https://distrowatch.com/netbsd [19:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd ) [19:13] TR News How EvalHub manages two-layer Kubernetes control planes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/how-evalhub-manages-two-layer-kubernetes-control-planes [19:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/how-evalhub-manages-two-layer-kubernetes-control-planes ) [19:13] TR News Over 72,000 students and staff at Hong Kong educational institutions affected in Canvas hack https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/13/over-72000-students-staff-at-hong-kong-educational-institutions-affected-in-canvas-hack/ [19:13] TR Bot Over 72,000 students, staff at Hong Kong institutions affected in Canvas hack [19:16] TR News Union leader Mehmet Trkmen acquitted after 58 days in detention https://bianet.org/haber/union-leader-mehmet-turkmen-acquitted-after-58-days-in-detention-319555 [19:16] TR Bot Union leader Mehmet Trkmen acquitted after 58 days in detention [19:17] TR News Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/compromised-mistral-ai-and-tanstack-packages-may-have-exposed-github-cloud-and-ci-cd-credentials-in-mini-shai-hulud-malware-infection-supply-chain-campaign-spreads-across-npm-and-ai-developer-ecosystems-like-wildfire [19:17] TR Bot Compromised Mistral AI and TanStack packages may have exposed GitHub, cloud and CI/CD credentials in 'mini Shai Hulud' malware infection supply-chain campaign spreads across npm and AI developer ecosystems like wildfire | Tom's Hardware [19:18] TR News Mini Shai-Hulud malware compromises hundreds of open-source packages in sprawling supply-chain attack https://cyberscoop.com/mini-shai-hulud-supply-chain-malware-attack/ [19:18] TR Bot Shai-Hulud malware compromises hundreds of open-source packages in sprawling supply-chain attack | CyberScoop [19:21] TR News Google and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide https://cyberscoop.com/google-android-intrusion-logging-amnesty-spyware-detection/ [19:21] TR Bot and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide | CyberScoop [19:21] TR News Upgrading My Home Internet to Full Fibre https://kevquirk.com/upgrading-my-home-internet-to-full-fibre [19:21] TR Bot Upgrading My Home Internet to Full Fibre - Kev Quirk [19:22] TR News SiFive introduces RVA23-compliant Performance P570 Gen3 RISC-V core for consumer and AIoT applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/12/sifive-performance-p570-gen3-rva23-compliant-risc-v-core-consumer-aiot-applications/ [19:22] TR Bot SiFive introduces RVA23-compliant Performance P570 Gen3 RISC-V core for consumer and AIoT applications - CNX Software [19:23] TR News NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 Added JPEG Decoding & DGX Spark Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/nvidia-va-api-driver-0-0-17/ [19:23] TR Bot NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 Added JPEG Decoding & DGX Spark Support | UbuntuHandbook [19:23] TR News Flatcar 4593.2.1 https://distrowatch.com/flatcar [19:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/flatcar ) [19:24] TR News Archcraft 2026.05.12 https://distrowatch.com/archcraft [19:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archcraft ) [19:24] TR News Unraid 7.3.0 https://distrowatch.com/unraid [19:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/unraid ) [19:25] TR News Linux 7.0.6 is Out, and It Fully Patches the Dirty Frag Exploit https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-fully-patches-dirty-frag-exploit/ [19:25] TR Bot Linux 7.0.6 is Out, and It Fully Patches the Dirty Frag Exploit [19:26] TR News Nvidia Engineer Proposes Linux Kernel Killswitch to Disable Vulnerable Functions Before Patches Land https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/12/nvidia-engineer-proposes-linux-kernel-killswitch-to-disable-vulnerable-functions-before-patches-land/ [19:26] TR Bot Nvidia Engineer Proposes Linux Kernel Killswitch to Disable Vulnerable Functions Before Patches Land - gHacks Tech News [19:26] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1072498/ [19:26] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [19:27] TR News ALBA GNU/Linux Project Japanese GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/alba-linux-project-japanese-distribution/ [19:27] TR Bot Linux Project - Japanese Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [19:28] TR News PixlPunkt modern, cross-platform pixel art editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/pixlpunkt-modern-cross-platform-pixel-art-editor/ [19:28] TR Bot - modern, cross-platform pixel art editor - LinuxLinks [19:28] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-web-based-genome-browsers/ [19:28] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers - LinuxLinks [19:28] TR News Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running GNU/Linux Benchmarking https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m7-core-ultra-9-285h-running-linux-benchmarking/ [19:28] TR Bot M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux Benchmarking - LinuxLinks [19:29] TR News Free OnlyFans Lure Used to Spread Cross-Platform CRPx0 Malware https://www.securityweek.com/free-onlyfans-lure-used-to-spread-cross-platform-crpx0-malware/ [19:29] TR Bot OnlyFans Lure Used to Spread Cross-Platform CRPx0 Malware - SecurityWeek [19:30] TR News Copy Fail and Dirty Frag: Linux Page-Cache Exploits Target Every Major Distribution https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/copy-fail-dirty-frag-linux/ [19:30] TR Bot Fail and Dirty Frag: Linux Page-Cache Exploits Target Every Major Distribution - InfoQ [19:31] TR News Red Hat Hardened Images: Top 5 benefits for software developers https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/red-hat-hardened-images-top-5-benefits-software-developers [19:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/12/red-hat-hardened-images-top-5-benefits-software-developers ) [19:31] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/foodanddrink/ [19:31] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Food and Drink Software - LinuxLinks [19:32] TR News Print Screen now works https://bkhome.org/news/202605/print-screen-now-works.html [19:32] TR Bot Print Screen now works [19:32] TR News Exim Mail Server Hit by Dead.Letter TLS Flaw, Admins Told to Upgrade https://fossforce.com/2026/05/exim-mail-server-hit-by-dead-letter-tls-flaw-admins-told-to-upgrade/ [19:32] TR Bot Exim Mail Server Hit by Dead.Letter TLS Flaw, Admins Told to Upgrade - FOSS Force [19:33] TR News Covid-era conspiracy theories accuse Famous Criminal Bill Gates of creating hantavirus outbreak https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260512-covid-era-conspiracy-theories-accuse-bill-gates-of-creating-hantavirus-outbreak http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [19:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260512-covid-era-conspiracy-theories-accuse-bill-gates-of-creating-hantavirus-outbreak ) [19:33] TR Bot Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [19:34] TR News Hantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/well/hantavirus-covid-misinformation.html [19:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/well/hantavirus-covid-misinformation.html ) [19:35] TR News Microsoft TCO https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware [19:35] TR Bot Malware found in Linux builds of Cemu Wii U emulator [19:36] TR News Storming Scientology Buildings: Fentanylware (CheeTok) Trend or Hate Crime? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/style/scientology-speedruns-tiktok-teens-la-nyc.html [19:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/style/scientology-speedruns-tiktok-teens-la-nyc.html ) [19:39] TR News Libya's Share on the Web: 5.2% GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/11/Libya_s_Share_on_the_Web_5_2_GNU_Linux.shtml [19:39] TR Bot Techrights Libya's Share on the Web: 5.2% GNU/Linux [19:40] TR News Fedora 44 Now Gaming Ready http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Fedora-44-Now-Gaming-Ready [19:40] TR Bot Fedora 44 Now Gaming Ready Linux Magazine [19:40] TR News Update on Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Update_on_Slop_About_Linux.shtml [19:40] TR Bot Techrights Update on Slop About "Linux" [19:40] TR News The Slop-Amplified Fear of Privilege Escalation (Local, Not Remote) in Linux, the Kernel https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/The_Slop_Amplified_Fear_of_Privilege_Escalation_Local_Not_Remot.shtml [19:40] TR Bot Techrights The Slop-Amplified Fear of Privilege Escalation (Local, Not Remote) in Linux, the Kernel [19:40] TR News Jim Zemlin/'Linux' Foundation Selling Anthropic Slop After Getting Bribed for Slop Marketing ('Linux' Foundation is a Pay-to-Say For-Profit Marketing Company That Buys and Manipulates the Media Based on False Pretences) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/12/Jim_Zemlin_Linux_Foundation_Selling_Anthropic_Slop_After_Gettin.shtml [19:40] TR Bot Techrights Jim Zemlin/Linux Foundation Selling Anthropic Slop After Getting Bribed for Slop Marketing ('Linux' Foundation is a Pay-to-Say For-Profit Marketing Company That Buys and Manipulates the Media Based on False Pretences) [19:41] TR News git-when-merged command-line tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-when-merged-command-line-tool/ [19:41] TR Bot - command-line tool - LinuxLinks [19:41] TR News pydoclint Python docstring linter https://www.linuxlinks.com/pydoclint-python-docstring-linter/ [19:41] TR Bot - Python docstring linter - LinuxLinks [19:41] TR News 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux GUI File Encryption Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-file-encryption-tools/ [19:41] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI File Encryption Tools - LinuxLinks [19:41] TR News chaiNNer node-based image processing GUI https://www.linuxlinks.com/chainner-node-based-image-processing-gui/ [19:41] TR Bot - node-based image processing GUI - LinuxLinks [19:41] TR News 24 Best Free and Open Source Python Linter Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-linter-tools/ [19:41] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Python Linter Tools - LinuxLinks [19:42] TR News git-open small command-line helper https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-open-small-command-line-helper/ [19:42] TR Bot - small command-line helper - LinuxLinks [19:44] TR News "I've been using Ubuntu for decades. Whether you're new to the OS or returning to it after a while, these are the essential apps, hidden settings, and useful tweaks you need to know about." https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/164875/switching-from-windows-to-linux-these-15-pro-tips-make-ubuntu-feel-like-home [19:44] TR Bot Switching From Windows to Linux? These 15 Pro Tips Make Ubuntu Feel Like Home [19:46] TR News "Its fair to say weve not seen anything quite like this, in that there have been plenty of tiny laptops but never one as integrated as this. Theres a demo video with details of the build, that weve placed below." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/a-cyberdeck-that-runs-linux-in-an-altoids-tin/ [19:46] TR Bot Cyberdeck That Runs Linuxin An Altoids Tin | Hackaday [19:48] TR News Fedora Atomic is the desktop OS I keep recommending to people who don't want to think about Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-atomic-is-the-desktop-os-i-keep-recommending-to-people-who-dont-want-to-think-about-linux/ [19:48] TR Bot Fedora Atomic is the desktop OS I keep recommending to people who don't want to think about Linux [19:49] TR News "This will be a really great boost for Linux (and not just for gaming) if the patches get fully accepted, to see in a future Linux kernel release which would most likely be kernel 7.2 since 7.1 is already in the release candidate stage." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/ [19:49] TR Bot expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC | GamingOnLinux [19:50] TR News "This release also adds support for several XMC SPI chips and support for Redfish bearer token authentication." https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8 [19:50] TR Bot 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 - 9to5Linux [19:50] TR News "10,000 mAh battery for 35 hours of portable use" https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/pi-slate-a-raspberry-pi-5-handheld-linux-cyberdeck-with-a-5-inch-1280x720-touchscreen-display/ [19:50] TR Bot Pi Slate A Raspberry Pi 5 handheld Linux cyberdeck with a 5-inch 1280x720 touchscreen display - CNX Software [19:52] TR News Linux distro Debian goes all in on reproducible software https://www.thestack.technology/linux-distro-debian-goes-all-in-on-reproducible-software/ [19:52] TR Bot Linux distro Debian mandates reproducible builds [19:54] TR News "critics who accused the company of "cheating" over its Windows 11 speed boost feature, defending the practice as common across modern operating systems." https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111558/microsoft-exec-windows-11-speed-boost-isnt-cheating-because-linux-and-macos-also-do-it/index.html [19:54] TR Bot Microsoft exec: Windows 11 speed boost isn't 'cheating' because Linux and macOS also do it [19:55] TR News AMD Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation; 4K 240Hz Steam Machines Within Reach https://hothardware.com/news/amd-fixes-linux-hdmi-21-dsc-limitation-4k-240hz-steam-machines-within-reach [19:55] TR Bot Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation; 4K 240Hz Steam Machines Within Reach | HotHardware [19:57] TR News Copying GNU/Linux, but making it proprietary with back doors https://www.makeuseof.com/i-replaced-windows-snap-layouts-with-a-tiling-window-manager-and-got-the-linux-experience-i-wanted/ [19:57] TR Bot I ditched Windows Snap Layouts for a tiling window manager and finally got the Linux experience I wanted [19:58] TR News IBM won't exist forever https://www.cio.com/article/4169793/red-hat-wants-to-end-forced-enterprise-migrations.html [19:58] TR Bot Hat offers endless Linux support for a fee | CIO ● May 13 [20:02] TR News Elementary OS vs. Linux Mint: I compared my once favorite distro to the Windows alternative https://www.zdnet.com/article/elementary-os-vs-linux-mint/ [20:02] TR Bot OS vs. Linux Mint: I compared my once favorite distro to the Windows alternative | ZDNET [20:02] TR News When "idle" isn't idle: how a Linux kernel optimization became a QUIC bug https://blog.cloudflare.com/quic-death-spiral-fix/ [20:02] TR Bot When "idle" isn't idle: how a Linux kernel optimization became a QUIC bug [20:03] TR News quietly? https://www.xda-developers.com/6-linux-features-windows-still-doesnt-have-in-2026/ [20:03] TR Bot Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it [20:04] TR News I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/ive-spent-30-years-with-microsoft-but-linux-and-pop-os-might-have-converted-me/ [20:04] TR Bot I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me | PC Gamer [20:04] TR News Two years without a laptop taught me what Android can't do (and Linux can) https://www.howtogeek.com/two-years-without-a-laptop-taught-me-what-android-cant-do-and-linux-can/ [20:04] TR Bot Two years without a laptop taught me what Android can't do (and Linux can) [20:05] TR News Securing Server Identities: Strategies for Linux and Windows Environments https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/webcasts/securing-server-identities-strategies-for-linux-and-windows-environments [20:05] TR Bot Securing Server Identities: Strategies for Linux and Windows Environments - Palo Alto Networks [20:06] TR News Linux kernel kill switch proposal sparks fierce debate https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/141232/linux-kernel-kill-switch-proposal-sparks-fierce-debate/ [20:06] TR Bot Linux kernel kill switch proposal sparks fierce debate - Techzine Global [20:08] TR News Linux kernel maintainers suggest a kill switch to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched https://www.csoonline.com/article/4169659/linux-kernel-maintainers-suggest-a-kill-switch-to-protect-systems-until-a-zero-day-vulnerability-is-patched.html [20:08] TR Bot Linux kernel maintainers suggest a kill switch to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched | CSO Online [20:09] TR News So gulagboy's employer wants to put killswitch in Linux. So killswitch is security??? https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_5_Out_of_200_Clearly_Not_a_S.shtml [20:09] TR Bot Techrights Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 5 Out of 200: Clearly Not a Security Professional/Expert, Only Ever Pretending to be One [20:10] TR News Quoting Microsoft like it owns Linux https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/linux-defenders-face-patch-exploit-race-a-31669 [20:10] TR Bot Defenders Face Patch and Exploit Race - BankInfoSecurity [20:11] TR News Not fixing the problem https://www.scworld.com/brief/linux-kernel-proposes-runtime-killswitch-for-vulnerabilities [20:11] TR Bot Linux maintainer proposes runtime killswitch for vulnerabilities | brief | SC Media [20:12] TR News 10ZiG Unveils New Linux OS Version to Boost Performance, Security and Endpoint Longevity https://www.prweb.com/releases/10zig-unveils-new-linux-os-version-to-boost-performance-security-and-endpoint-longevity-302766621.html [20:12] TR Bot 10ZiG Unveils New Linux OS Version to Boost Performance, Security and Endpoint Longevity [20:13] TR News NVIDIA, what did Torvalds say? https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/linux-security-concerns-deepen-after-dirty-frag-discovery [20:13] TR Bot Linux security concerns deepen after 'Dirty Frag' discovery [20:14] TR News Red Hat And Nissan Push Open Source Linux Into AI-Driven Vehicles https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/05/red-hat-and-nissan-push-open-source-linux-into-ai-driven-vehicles/ [20:14] TR Bot Red Hat And Nissan Push Open Source Linux Into AI-Driven Vehicles - Open Source For You [20:15] TR News Rustinel: Open-source endpoint detection for Windows and Linux https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/11/rustinel-open-source-endpoint-detection-windows-linux/ [20:15] TR Bot Rustinel: Open-source endpoint detection for Windows and Linux - Help Net Security [20:16] TR News "Critics have fired flak at Microsoft for 'cheating' and this being a general fudge of a fix" https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed- [20:16] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed- ) [20:16] TR News "Critics have fired flak at Microsoft for 'cheating' and this being a general fudge of a fix" https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature [20:16] TR Bot modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux': Microsoft exec fires back at critics accusing it of 'cheating' with Windows 11 speed boost feature | TechRadar [20:17] TR News Dirty Frag: Linux kernel hit by second major security flaw in two weeks https://therecord.media/dirty-frag-linux-kernel-hit-by-second-major-bug [20:17] TR Bot Dirty Frag: Linux kernel hit by second major security flaw in two weeks | The Record from Recorded Future News [20:17] TR News "Ubuntu has a slick dark mode. You can toggle it by clicking the icons on the panel at the top-right corner of the Ubuntu desktop and selecting Dark Style." https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/164875/switching-from-windows-to-linux-these-15-pro-tips-make-ubuntu-feel-like-home [20:17] TR Bot Switching From Windows to Linux? These 15 Pro Tips Make Ubuntu Feel Like Home [20:19] TR News First i486 Support, Now Linux Abandons i586 and i686 https://pcper.com/2026/05/first-i486-support-now-linux-abandons-i586-and-i686/ [20:19] TR Bot First i486 Support, Now Linux Abandons i586 and i686 - PC Perspective [20:28] TR News (NEW): In praise of the Linux kernel netconsole, Mythos hype/FUD, Cloudflare on QUIC bug, and Linux culling more hardware support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/In_praise_of_the_Linux_kernel_netconsole_Mythos_hype_FUD_Cloudf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/In_praise_of_the_Linux_kernel_netconsole_Mythos_hype_FUD_Cloudf.gmi [20:28] TR Bot Tux Machines In praise of the Linux kernel netconsole, Mythos hype/FUD, Cloudflare on QUIC bug, and Linux culling more hardware support [20:29] TR News (NEW): Graphics: NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 and AMD Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Graphics_NVIDIA_VA_API_Driver_0_0_17_and_AMD_Fixes_Linux_HDMI_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Graphics_NVIDIA_VA_API_Driver_0_0_17_and_AMD_Fixes_Linux_HDMI_2.gmi [20:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Graphics: NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 and AMD Fixes Linux HDMI 2.1 DSC Limitation [20:31] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:31] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:33] TR News (NEW): Fedora Atomic and Red Hat's (or IBM's) Latest Paid-for 'Articles' About Itself https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Atomic_and_Red_Hat_s_or_IBM_s_Latest_Paid_for_Articles_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Fedora_Atomic_and_Red_Hat_s_or_IBM_s_Latest_Paid_for_Articles_A.gmi [20:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Atomic and Red Hat's (or IBM's) Latest Paid-for 'Articles' About Itself [20:34] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Announcements and Packaging of Commoditised Pieces https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Red_Hat_Announcements_and_Packaging_of_Commoditised_Pieces.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Red_Hat_Announcements_and_Packaging_of_Commoditised_Pieces.gmi [20:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Announcements and Packaging of Commoditised Pieces [20:36] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3245/ [20:36] TR Bot Results Age [20:36] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Pine64, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Pine64_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Pine64_and_More.gmi [20:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Pine64, and More [20:38] TR News (NEW): Security News and Many Holes in Proprietary Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Security_News_and_Many_Holes_in_Proprietary_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Security_News_and_Many_Holes_in_Proprietary_Software.gmi [20:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Security News and Many Holes in Proprietary Software [20:39] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:41] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): Against JavaScript, Keeping Things Simple and More Picks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Again.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Again.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): Against JavaScript, Keeping Things Simple and More Picks [20:43] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Web Habits, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Web_Habits_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Web_Habits_and_Standards.gmi [20:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Web Habits, and Standards [20:43] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [20:43] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [20:44] TR News "The cooking may need longer as the temperatures may be lower, even when the slow cooker is set to "high" or whatever knobs they give you. Also a glass lid may not create as much internal pressure as from a heavier pot on a stove." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/05/13/slowc.gmi [20:45] TR News "The state where I live would like to build a gigantic data center. It will be an ecological catastrophe, of course, but also destroy a community and hurt workers incredibly in the long run." gemini://beyondneolithic.life/posts/protest.gmi [20:46] TR News "Admittedly I've also been tinkering with other places elsewhere, but mostly it's just the universe kicking my arse. >.> In any case, Lindwyrm Liberty is finally added to the zine page (ye gods)" gemini://taichara.smol.pub/lindwyrm-liberty [20:47] TR News "Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the fact that my titanium bones make me a human barometer who detects every change in said weather with screaming bone pain. Maybe it's the end of the school year. Maybe it's a lot of things." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-13 [20:47] TR News "Given the focus on independence, the indieweb, and our focus on telling great stories via text, Gemini felt like it could be a fun place to publish alongside our regular website." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/foofaraw-on-gemini [20:48] TR News fingertwined gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/fingertwined [20:50] TR News "Mandy hated New Year. It left her feeling desolate, in spite of the whisky and sleeping pills that helped her to function on less harrowing days." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/jigsaw [20:51] TR News "What was that? Up there, before you scrolled down. Did that say there's a monster at the end of this essay??? Shit no! My pockets and Pokdex are at capacity!!!" gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/the-monster-at-the-end-of-the-essay [20:51] TR News "It (mostly) doesn't use any Javascript or even CSS, and the content is 95% text. So when I learned about Gemini, it felt like the site is a perfect contender for a Gemini mirror." gemini://paradise-and-cola.gemcities.com/en/gemlog/20260510-hello-gemini.gmi [20:56] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 13/05/2026: Useless Protests and Foofaraw on Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Gemini_Links_13_05_2026_Useless_Protests_and_Foofaraw_on_Gemini.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Gemini_Links_13_05_2026_Useless_Protests_and_Foofaraw_on_Gemini.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 13/05/2026: Useless Protests and Foofaraw on Geminispace [20:59] TR News Techrights Links 13/05/2026: Sudan War Enters Fourth Year and Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Links_13_05_2026_Sudan_War_Enters_Fourth_Year_and_Strait_of_Hor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/13/Links_13_05_2026_Sudan_War_Enters_Fourth_Year_and_Strait_of_Hor.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/05/2026: Sudan War Enters Fourth Year and Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble ● May 13 [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies [21:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md#replies ) [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] ""I worked on a small trading app, that handle my IBM stock trading. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] It has been working wonders. It analyzes patterns of bullsh-t n the discourse of IBM Indian chief . It is predicting when fools fall for his stupid sh-t. So far, it is complementing the IBM salary nicely. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] All, while using IBM time and IBM hardware. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] Working at IBM is fun, [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] Bullsh-t useless stupid management, I am doing work. While in reality, I am making good money on the side. [21:01] schestowitz[TR2] What can you do about it ? You, Gerstner or you id--t Alvind ? [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies [21:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e#replies ) [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] The AI slop spews thick like hot sp--k. I touch myself thinking of Mr Gerstner, his oreo-stained fingers touching my swarthy br---t. He is not here to defend himself so I will touch myself down there thinking only of him, my lord, my Krishna. [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] The Only reason why there is an IBM is Mr Gerstner singlehandedly saving IBM so he could do with it as he pleased, draining its pension plans the way I drain myself thinking of his big leadership. Oh Lou! [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] They wanted him to break the company up. Instead he chose to ride it like the big boy he was, like a bronco, like a big exciting Wallstreet bull. [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] I call him Nabisco, my mighty stallion, in my sleep, in my dreams, "Oh master, my master, come and spew your lava on me. Oh master how I miss you!"" [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] "We must stop making creepy and vulgar statements about our my love, Oh Mr. Gertsner, Captain My Captain! [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] Mr Gerstner saved IBM and brought it to the brink ...of stock holder esctasy. Afterwards so many careers just collapsed from his valiant effort, firing here, a bit of thrusting there, and giving himself that very big bonus job. I loved his big bonus - so very big. I nearly drained my pension right there only be had gotten there first. [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] I loved his Hyper critical. I have lashes all over me; he in blue leather, me in dog collar. Always being corrected I'm so very very bad! How I miss it so. [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] I Choose to honor his Memory and generate more AI Slop; like the way he would slop my face with it so I'd never forget it. And I never did! [21:02] schestowitz[TR2] I can't wait to join you in he-l, Lou, and make you hyper criticize me some more. Til then, I will always honor you in my mammories. Memories. [21:29] TR News banning ads for meat https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-amsterdam-banning-ads-for-meat/a-77054187 [21:29] TR Bot Why is Amsterdam banning ads for meat? [21:29] TR News sea that is vanishing in real time https://www.dw.com/en/the-sea-that-is-vanishing-in-real-time/a-76813409 [21:29] TR Bot The sea that is vanishing in real time ● May 13 [22:07] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@4ri2848n5q4dw.irc) has joined #techrights [22:09] MinceR (audio:unimportant) https://apina.biz/214304.mp4?mode=sfw [22:09] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/214304.mp4 [22:33] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-treating-workers-poorly [22:33] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Is Realizing That When You Treat Your Workers Like Human Garbage, They Might Not Like You Anymore [22:36] MinceR lol [22:37] IsambardPrince MinceR: I posted: [22:37] IsambardPrince Walmart has had very little success in Europe. They gave up on the UK (ASDA) and in Germany they lost a billion dollars and left because their German employees wouldn't chant and smile on command (like trained seals), and wanted a "moral wage" (enough to live on), and shoppers wanted a level of efficiency that Walmart isn't used to providing. [22:38] MinceR :> [22:40] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/engineers-losing-coding-ability-ai [22:40] TR Bot Software Engineers Say They're Losing the Ability to Code Now That AI Does It for Them [22:40] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/layoffs-ai-automation-backfire [22:40] TR Bot Large Study Finds That Replacing Workers With AI Is Backfiring Badly [22:47] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● May 13 [23:05] admfubar https://imgur.com/7gDB64H [23:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/7gDB64H ) [23:12] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@4ri2848n5q4dw.irc) has joined #techrights [23:13] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Google is pushing ICE's YouTube channel to my feed. [23:13] IsambardPrince On Google Now. [23:13] IsambardPrince I've noticed a very serious pattern of Trump administration propaganda being floated to the top on Android phones. [23:13] IsambardPrince If you block something, it will resurface somewhere else. [23:19] MinceR i guess that's where goolag's resources go, instead of fixing goolag play [23:28] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-owned-linkedin-to-layoff-5-of-staff/ [23:28] TR Bot Microsoft-owned LinkedIn to layoff 5% of staff - Neowin [23:38] admfubar what else can the "roll back"??? https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-can-now-remotely-roll-back-problematic-windows-drivers/ [23:38] TR Bot Microsoft can now remotely roll back problematic Windows drivers - Neowin [23:38] MinceR they should roll back into the layer of hell they came from [23:42] admfubar they are..be it slowy [23:43] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/05/13/man-must-pay-kim-kardashian-167k-in-legal-fees-after-she-mistakenly-posted-his-photo-on-instagram/ [23:43] TR Bot Must Pay Kim Kardashian $167K in Legal Fees After She Mistakenly Posted His Photo on Instagram | PetaPixel