●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 14, 2022 ●● ● Aug 14 [00:00] schestowitz[TR2] like the company [00:00] Ariadne have you seen the screenshots of "meta"? [00:00] schestowitz[TR2] and it targets a niche [00:00] Ariadne all the avatars look like zuckerberg [00:00] schestowitz[TR2] I did not see screenshots [00:00] Ariadne even the female ones [00:00] schestowitz[TR2] thought it was just prototype [00:00] Ariadne no, it's live, you can log into it right now if you have oculus headset [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] I've long said, [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] I struggle to see use cases [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] like 1990s 3d mice [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] nobody could make them pragmatic [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] if vr could make you work faster, it would be widely adopted [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] same for speech interfaces [00:01] *horseface (~horseface@rwq434ydswn2i.irc) has joined #techrights [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] liots of issues with these [00:01] schestowitz[TR2] people always fall back on mice and keyboards [00:02] Ariadne schestowitz[TR2]: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PwVV-zczHYI [00:02] TR Bot Horizon Worlds - Invidious [00:02] *schestowitz[TR2] checks.. [00:02] Ariadne it's so bad [00:02] Ariadne also you are rendered from the torso up only [00:02] Ariadne i don't get it [00:02] schestowitz[TR2] this looks very 90s [00:03] Ariadne yes [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] maybe they try to save costs [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] like asset sizes sent over slow boardband [00:04] Ariadne we had better graphics in SL in 2006 than this [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] *broadband [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] BTW, in Alpine Linux, where can the universal n of open files be set? [00:05] schestowitz[TR2] we tried for ages to find it, even with additional packages like PAM [00:05] Ariadne like traditional BSD, there isn't a global setting for that [00:05] schestowitz[TR2] I know how to set that for a given session, not how to change soft and hard max fpermanently [00:06] Ariadne put it in ~/.profile [00:06] Ariadne :) [00:06] schestowitz[TR2] would that apply also to cron jobs running as that user? [00:06] DaemonFC schestowitz I went through a phase where I preferred a trackball to a mouse. [00:06] Ariadne schestowitz[TR2]: no, in those cases, put the ulimit -n in the shell script [00:06] schestowitz[TR2] opened that file just now [00:06] DaemonFC That was before I got a laser mouse and didn't have to keep cleaning the lint out of the ball. [00:07] schestowitz[TR2] Ariadne: I did that, tried variations, but it rejects that [00:08] MinceR 14 010016 < Ariadne> all the avatars look like zuckerberg [00:08] MinceR Being Mark Zuckerberg (2022) [00:09] Ariadne schestowitz[TR2]: i guess you can install shadow and enable PAM for /etc/security/limits.conf, or set a global ulimit at the openrc level [00:09] schestowitz[TR2] we tried exactly trhat :-) [00:09] schestowitz[TR2] we'll try again, thankls [00:10] schestowitz[TR2] DaemonFC: the laser ones have another set of issues [00:10] schestowitz[TR2] esp. if the laser light "expired" [00:10] schestowitz[TR2] which happens a lot [00:11] schestowitz[TR2] mechanics don't have that issue [00:11] Ariadne schestowitz[TR2]: in general hitting ulimit -n in a cron script means you have a file descriptor leak though... [00:11] schestowitz[TR2] even expensive mice will sporadically lose the laser beam after years [00:11] MinceR i've never had the optics die in an optical mouse [00:11] schestowitz[TR2] I had many [00:12] MinceR i've had buttons and wheels die plenty of times though [00:12] Ariadne the only machine i have with a mouse is my windows machine [00:12] Ariadne which i have been using lately because it's downstairs in a cooler part of the townhouse [00:12] schestowitz[TR2] browsing the web with kb only? [00:13] Ariadne schestowitz[TR2]: no, i use touchpads [00:13] schestowitz[TR2] I have 4 around me [00:13] schestowitz[TR2] and never use them [00:13] schestowitz[TR2] except if barrier and synergy have issues [00:14] schestowitz[TR2] then I use them to correct the s/w kvm [00:14] Ariadne there are USB ones you can get, very high quality [00:14] schestowitz[TR2] maybe large surface [00:15] MinceR i have a perixx peripad, but rarely use it [00:15] schestowitz[TR2] I rarely see trackballs anymore [00:15] schestowitz[TR2] those might be good for people who work with pdffs a lot [00:16] MinceR trackballs get dirty like ball mice [00:16] schestowitz[TR2] me checks perixx and perixx in wikipedia,nothing found [00:16] schestowitz[TR2] laser mice get dirty on the bottom surface [00:17] schestowitz[TR2] they're easier to clean though [00:17] Ariadne i have a couple of apple ones, a dell one, and a perixx one, they work well for me, but maybe not for you :p [00:17] Ariadne they're all synaptics under the hood anyway [00:18] schestowitz[TR2] this? https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32836294303.html [00:18] TR Bot Originele Duitsland Perixx PERIMICE 713 Wireless Verticale Ergonomische Muis Anti Muis Hand|Muis| - AliExpress [00:18] MinceR no, that's a vertical mouse [00:18] MinceR i have 2 of those too [00:19] schestowitz[TR2] seems like an ergonomics thing [00:19] MinceR yeah [00:19] schestowitz[TR2] it's just a mouse gripped sideways [00:19] MinceR i can relieve strain on my hand by switching to a vertical mouse some of the time [00:19] MinceR what i wished i could get was a usb trackpoint [00:19] MinceR but nobody seems to be selling those [00:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [00:20] schestowitz[TR2] https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32837403842.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000060.3.1be257f5N9syYO&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.274681.0&scm_id=1007.13339.274681.0&scm-url=1007.13339.274681.0&pvid=e4ae1e96-ef66-4255-b05f-21b5d57d7bd8&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.274681.0%2Cpvid%3Ae4ae1e96-ef66-4255-b05f-21b5d57d7bd8%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238115%232000&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3 [00:20] schestowitz[TR2] A%2265225080216%22%2C%22sceneId%22%3A%223339%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21GBP%2142.57%2134.06%21%21%21%21%21%40211b444516604327964713662ec6be%2165225080216%21rec&gatewayAdapt=glo2nld [00:20] TR Bot Germany Perixx Perimice-517/perimice-717 Wired / Wireless Ergonomic Track Ball Mouse Professional Mice For Drawing Mute Button - Mouse - AliExpress [00:20] Ariadne MinceR: afaik trackpoint still has patents [00:20] MinceR there seem to be knockoffs [00:20] schestowitz[TR2] they sell mechanical keyboard for 14.67 [00:20] MinceR and it seems even lenovo uses a knockoff now :/ [00:21] schestowitz[TR2] modifiable keys/layout [00:22] *techrights_guest|49 (~d9f4e53d@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techrights [00:22] schestowitz[TR2] hi techrights_guest|49 [00:23] schestowitz[TR2] 2000 requests now gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/ [00:23] MinceR some mechanical keyboards came with a trackpoint integrated but that's not really what i was looking for [00:24] *techrights_guest|49 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [00:25] TR News "However one larger problem remains (for performance) which is the lack of atomic CLOEXEC when opening pipes or sockets. Linux has pipe2 and accept4. I wasnt able to find any good equivalent on macOS, and hence most of the time we are limited to serializing some requests that could otherwise run in parallel." https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2022/08/13/nbdkit-for-macos/ [00:25] TR Bot nbdkit for macOS | Richard WM Jones [00:28] TR News What Is Virtual Memory on Linux? #HowTo Manage It Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168316 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/13/What_Is_Virtual_Memory_on_Linux_How_to_Manage_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/13/What_Is_Virtual_Memory_on_Linux_How_to_Manage_It.gmi [00:28] TR Bot What Is Virtual Memory on Linux? How to Manage It | Tux Machines [00:28] TR Bot Tux Machines What Is Virtual Memory on Linux? How to Manage It [00:29] TR News So when will Linux Foundation ITSELF adopt FOSS??? https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QvRA0bIVP5g [00:29] TR Bot Need A FOSS Job, Linux Foundation Has Good News - Invidious [00:29] Ariadne hmm, it should be possible to implement exit-with-parent using the mach APIs on OS X but i don't care about any of that [00:29] Ariadne re: nbdkit [00:30] TR News 66: From Star Trek To Reality : Microbots That Can Heal - Hardware Addicts - TuxDigital https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/hardware-addicts/ha-66/ Source: TuxDigital | GNU | Linux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//tuxdigital.com/podcasts/hardware-addicts/ha-66/ [00:30] TR Bot From Star Trek To Reality : Microbots That Can Heal - Hardware Addicts - TuxDigital [00:32] TR News The Wine development release 7.15 is now available. Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168317 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/13/The_Wine_development_release_7_15_is_now_available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/13/The_Wine_development_release_7_15_is_now_available.gmi [00:32] TR Bot The Wine development release 7.15 is now available. | Tux Machines [00:32] TR Bot Tux Machines The Wine development release 7.15 is now available. [00:33] TR News He is Microsofts Chief Architect of GitHub Copilot and he came up with this idea, along with Nat Friedman (his best friend), which is clearly an attack on the GPL or other copyleft licences (Microsoft exercises control over GitHub to suppress such licences). http://techrights.org/2022/08/13/github-vs-women-and-gpl/ [00:33] TR Bot Official Copy Detailing Crimes of Microsofts Serial Strangler, Who is Trying to Strangle GPL Enforcement/Compliance With GPL-Violating Copilot | Techrights [00:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [00:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:57] *techuser (~techuser@bp3z2253imsai.irc) has joined #techrights [00:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 18.81 k/sec., IPFS upstream 97.70 average k/sec., average swarm size 136.28 ● Aug 14 [01:05] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:07] TR News IRS new clothing http://tobkes.othellomaster.com/archives/2022/08/13/ew-uniforms/ [01:07] TR Bot Harvey Tobkes Blog Archive OUR INTERNAL REVENUE (IRS) GUYS TO GET NEW UNIFORMS SOON [01:07] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [01:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [01:11] *techuser (~techuser@jpvx7gezp7532.irc) has joined #techrights [01:12] *britney has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [01:35] DaemonFC schestowitz Microsoft moved on to Windows 12 vaporware. [01:36] MinceR lol [01:36] MinceR "last version", my ass [01:37] DaemonFC https://www.ghacks.net/2022/02/21/the-next-final-version-of-windows-12-may-already-be-in-development/ [01:37] TR Bot The next "final" version of Windows 12 may already be in development - gHacks Tech News [01:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 20.30 k/sec., IPFS upstream 74.55 average k/sec., average swarm size 140.70 ● Aug 14 [02:14] *Redfoxmoon has quit (Connection closed) [02:16] *britney (~britney@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #techrights [02:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [02:23] *horseface (~horseface@indtg3mjhr7pa.irc) has joined #techrights [02:24] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [02:38] DaemonFC Were so used to women and people who get pregnant shouldering the responsibility for preventing pregnancy that when we see men becoming interested, its seen as some kind of exceptional thing, Ms. Littlejohn said. [02:39] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-130822.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-130822.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-130822.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-130822.txt [02:39] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 13, 2022 [02:39] DaemonFC MinceR: Women aren't the only ones that can become pregnant, although men can't so they're now becoming interested in their birth control options. -New York Times [02:39] DaemonFC I wonder what Matt GULAG thinks of this. [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-130822.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-130822.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-130822.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-130822.txt [02:41] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 13, 2022 [02:41] DaemonFC More newspapers going under while the rich buy them up to use as a brainwashing propaganda site. [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130822.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130822.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-130822.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-130822.txt [02:42] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 13, 2022 [02:42] MinceR DaemonFC: i think you misunderstood that quote [02:43] DaemonFC MinceR: The overall article suggests that since men don't get pregnant, they never considered their birth control options much. [02:44] MinceR humans in general are terribly negligent about birth control, and always were [02:44] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2022-08-13.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2022-08-13.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:47] DaemonFC Just get some sex toys and call it a day. Women are becoming impossible to deal with anyway. [02:47] DaemonFC Of course, that's from the outside looking in. [02:48] DaemonFC 66% of people on dating apps are men now, and women are busy over there going "Yitiyityityit! I'm a delicate little FLOWER and he has to be PERFECT!". [02:48] DaemonFC And it doesn't work that way. Maybe the men will give up and fuck each other. That's how it eventually goes in prison, which this country is turning into. [02:49] DaemonFC Even way back when, a lot of women would rather use a vibrator than settle for something "beneath them", so I mean like, why are men different? [02:50] DaemonFC "Oh, you have standards! Well, I do too!" [02:52] MinceR :> [02:56] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 22.40 k/sec., IPFS upstream 84.71 average k/sec., average swarm size 141.31 ● Aug 14 [03:02] IPFS Gemini requests since start of month: 110445 total Total number of pages in capsule: 42129 Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-08-04 09:15:14 BST; 1 weeks 2 days ago [03:03] IPFS IPFS local node stats (bandwidth since last reset) calculated. TotalIn: 4.7 GB TotalOut: 1.2 GB [03:04] IPFS New daily bulletin is now being generated and assembled. [03:05] britney Discord in Pidgin: [03:05] britney Pros: 1) Easier to track activity in your favourite Channels, 2) Pidgin uses 57MB ram [03:05] britney Cons: 1) No scrollback or inconsistent scrollback [03:11] britney oh and Cons: 2) Can't reply to specific people, no UI for it [03:19] *oarion7 (~anonymous@user/oarion7) has joined #techrights [03:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [05:27] TR News #Techrights Bulletin for Saturday, August 13, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext [05:27] TR Bot Bulletin Archives [05:27] TR News #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing [05:27] TR Bot Techrights Full IPFS Index [05:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D322.jpg [05:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D673.jpg [05:31] TR News "as much as i love the text-first culture of gemini, i'm a visual artist and there's absolutely no reason not to put my work in my personal space." gemini://sol.cities.yesterweb.org/works/ [05:32] TR News Years-Late Thoughts on Untitled Goose Game gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2022-08-13.gmi [05:33] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:35] TR News "I recently wanted to send someone a video of a program doing some interesting things in a single X11 window." https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2022/making_a_video_of_a_single_window.html | Source: Lawrence Tratt [05:35] TR Bot communicate securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm(s). ( status 0 @ https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2022/making_a_video_of_a_single_window.html ) [05:35] TR News "And it got me thinking about what you can and cant do what you do and dont have control over." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/things-you-can-and-cant-do/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [05:35] TR Bot Things You Can And Cant Do - Jim Nielsens Blog [05:35] TR News "We run these training systems with SELinux enabled" https://jpmens.net/2022/08/13/bind-9-16-on-centos-8-stream-and-selinux/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens [05:35] TR Bot Jan-Piet Mens :: allow-new-zones in BIND 9.16 on CentOS 8 Stream under SELinux [05:36] TR News "This is an interesting question, thanks for asking it, Jeremy. I do have some history with the IndieWeb, and some opinions" https://kevq.uk/will-the-indieweb-ever-become-mainstream/ | Source: Kev Quirk [05:36] TR Bot Will the IndieWeb Ever Become Mainstream? - Kev Quirk [05:37] TR News "Before the tournament, Tarah and her father, professional poker player Mike Wheeler, hosted a poker clinic to teach Poker 101 to those new to the game." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/08/playing-all-jelly-beans-eff-benefit-poker-tournament-def-con | Source: EFF [05:37] TR Bot Playing for All the Jelly Beans at the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:39] TR News "Though it is largely forgotten today, the Intel 80286 was for a while in the 1980s the processor of choice and designated successor to the 8086 in the world of PCs." https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/the-286-gives-up-one-of-its-final-secrets/ | Source: Hackaday [05:39] TR Bot 286 Gives Up One Of Its Final Secrets | Hackaday [05:39] *CrystalMath has quit (Quit: Leaving) [05:39] TR News "In this brief guide, we walk you through how to install Ubuntu 22.04 and also discuss its features." https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-22-04-lts-for-beginners/ | Source: Unix Men [05:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-22-04-lts-for-beginners/ ) [05:42] TR News "Btrfs is a Linux filesystem that has been adopted as the default filesystem in popular Linux distributions such as openSUSE and Fedora" https://ostechnix.com/btrfs-snapshots-snapper/ | Source: OSTechNix [05:42] TR Bot Btrfs Snapshots With Snapper In openSUSE - OSTechNix [05:42] TR News "With Spider-Man Remastered now available on Steam after previously being PlayStation exclusive, I took it for a spin on Steam Deck and Linux desktop" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/08/spider-man-remastered-is-awesome-on-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:42] TR Bot Remastered is awesome on Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [05:43] TR News "Need more games to fill up your library? Humble Bundle have put up another one that looks pretty good with the Tactical Combat Bundle." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/08/humble-bundle-have-another-interesting-set-of-games-in-the-tactical-combat-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:43] TR Bot Bundle have another interesting set of games in the Tactical Combat Bundle | GamingOnLinux [05:43] TR News "Wine is a compatibility layer that aims to let you run games and applications designed for Windows on Linux and a new release version 7.15 is out now" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/08/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-version-715-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:43] TR Bot compatibility layer Wine version 7.15 out now | GamingOnLinux [05:45] TR News "All-in-One Arm Linux computers launched last year" http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168289#comment-34579 [05:45] TR Bot Russian-Made Baikal M1-Based Laptop Shows Up in Pre-Production | Tux Machines [05:45] *horseface (~horseface@indtg3mjhr7pa.irc) has joined #techrights [05:46] TR News "[Flamingo-tech]s Xiaomi air purifier has a neat safety feature: it will refuse to run if a filter needs replacement. Of course, by neat we mean annoying." https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/air-filter-drm-hacker-opts-out-with-nfc-sticker/ | Source: Hackaday [05:46] TR Bot Filter DRM? Hacker Opts Out With NFC Sticker | Hackaday [05:47] TR News IRA https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/13/care-cant-wait-ira-good-start-progressives-say-more-needed | Source: Common Dreams [05:47] TR Bot 'Care Can't Wait': IRA a Good Start, Progressives Say, But More Is Needed [05:47] TR News "It is easy to not think much about common tools like screwdrivers and wrenches. But not for [Torque Test Channel]." https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/testing-a-laser-cut-wrench-vs-a-forged-wrench/ | Source: Hackaday [05:47] TR Bot A Laser Cut Wrench VS A Forged Wrench | Hackaday [05:50] TR News #HowTo Apply Accent Colour in Ubuntu Desktop Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168318 [05:50] TR Bot How to Apply Accent Colour in Ubuntu Desktop | Tux Machines [05:51] TR News Social control media https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/young-montagnard-generation-us-using-art-social-media-keep-culture-ali-rcna28577 [05:51] TR Bot The young Montagnard generation in the U.S. is using art and social media to keep their culture alive [05:53] TR News "Its estimated that the US sees a recession every 6-10 years. Additionally, our national deficit is around $2.2" https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/what-is-the-us-economic-system/ | Source: PIA [05:53] TR Bot What Is the US Economic System: A (Brief) History [05:53] TR News Many States Have Created or Expanded Tax Credits... https://truthout.org/articles/many-states-have-created-or-expanded-tax-credits-to-help-families-get-by/ | Source: TruthOut [05:53] TR Bot Many States Have Created or Expanded Tax Credits to Help Families Get By [05:58] *britney has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 14.53 k/sec., IPFS upstream 135.96 average k/sec., average swarm size 130.33 ● Aug 14 [06:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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[06:52] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:53] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techrights [06:53] TR News speaking at DEFCON, come say hi https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/speaking-at-defcon,-come-say-hi:6 Source: rossmanngroup | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/speaking-at-defcon,-come-say-hi:6 [06:53] TR Bot speaking at DEFCON, come say hi [06:54] TR News FB https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/11/meta-injecting-code-into-websites-visited-by-its-users-to-track-them-research-says [06:54] TR Bot Meta injecting code into websites to track its users, research says | Meta | The Guardian [06:56] TR News Bungie https://torrentfreak.com/bungie-uses-hague-convention-to-pursue-cheat-seller-evidence-overseas-220813/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:56] TR Bot Uses Hague Convention to Pursue Cheat Seller Evidence Overseas * TorrentFreak [06:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 19.16 k/sec., IPFS upstream 62.40 average k/sec., average swarm size 122.91 [06:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 14 [07:00] TR News "Were used to laptop computers featuring flip-up screens; this article is being written on one and its probable youre reading it on another one." https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/an-amstrad-nc100-has-a-new-purpose-in-life/ | Source: Hackaday [07:00] TR Bot Amstrad NC100 Has A New Purpose In Life | Hackaday [07:02] TR News "As is now the usual way of things, the monthly Activity Report is hereby combined with my Contract Report." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2022-08-09_haiku_activity_contract_report_july_2022/ | Source: HaikuOS [07:02] TR Bot Haiku Activity & Contract Report, July 2022 | Haiku Project [07:03] TR News "In the olden days of computing, software flow control with control codes XON and XOFF was a necessary feature that dumb terminals needed to support" https://susam.net/blog/from-xon-xoff-to-forward-incremental-search.html | Source: SusamPal [07:03] TR Bot From XON/XOFF to Forward Incremental Search - Susam Pal [07:03] TR News "Before we go for a deeper dive, lets get a better understanding of what a browser extension actually is." https://palant.info/2022/08/10/anatomy-of-a-basic-extension/ | Source: Wladimir Palant [07:03] TR Bot Anatomy of a basic extension | Almost Secure [07:04] TR News "Some of Ukraine's data archives are being held within data centers across "multiple [European] countries," he added, without elaborating" https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-cyber-chief-visits-black-hat-hacker-meeting-in-las-vegas-/6698617.html | Source: VOA News [07:04] TR Bot Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits 'Black Hat' Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas [07:04] TR News "Kubeval is an important tool if you are writing YAML files on a daily basis." https://earthly.dev/blog/validate-&-clean-yaml/ | Source: Earthly [07:04] TR Bot How to validate and clean your YAML files using Kubeval and ValidKube - Earthly Blog [07:05] TR News "I thought that Elon Musk's ventures would collapse around the privately held SpaceX but it now seems more likely to collapse around the publicly held Tesla - which remains unable to achieve volume and is losing money on every vehicle manufactured" https://soylentnews.org/~cafebabe/journal/11967 | Source: Soylent News [07:05] TR Bot Journal of cafebabe (894) [07:06] TR News "I keep a pen & notebook on my desk, which I make liberal use of to jot down my thoughts." https://drewdevault.com/2022/08/10/Organizing-my-thoughts.html | Source: Drew DeVault [07:06] TR Bot How I wish I could organize my thoughts [07:09] TR News "Barring intervention, continued lack of clarity around plagiarism will make it more difficult for south Asian students and researchers" https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/south-asian-students-show-limited-understanding-plagiarism | Source: Times Higher Education [07:09] TR Bot Asian understanding of plagiarism limited | Times Higher Education (THE) [07:09] TR News Social control media https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/09/1057171/social-media-polluting-society-moderation-alone-wont-fix-the-problem/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [07:09] TR Bot Social media is polluting society. Moderation alone wont fix the problem | MIT Technology Review [07:11] TR News "More people are on to this scheme than ever. Wondering why they should throw out a computer thats plenty fast, during a dead economy where they could be the next layoff" https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/microsoft-death-spiral-microsoft-fires-200-employees-working-to-win-back-customers/ | Source: DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) [07:11] TR Bot Microsoft Death Spiral: Microsoft fires 200 employees working to win back customers. | BaronHK's Rants [07:11] TR News "root access on macOS" https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/12/23303411/zoom-defcon-root-access-privilege-escalation-hack-patrick-wardle | Source: The Verge [07:11] TR Bot The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS - The Verge [07:15] TR News "Zero trust"... except they work for NSA https://unixsheikh.com/articles/zero-trust-is-being-hijacked-by-the-big-corporate-hype-machine.html | Source: Unix Sheikh [07:15] TR Bot "Zero trust" is being hijacked by the big corporate hype machine [07:16] TR News "Today, noyb lodged 226 GDPR complaints with 18 authorities against websites that use the popular cookie banner software (OneTrust)..." https://noyb.eu/en/226-complaints-lodged-against-deceptive-cookie-banners | Source: NYOB [07:16] TR Bot 226 complaints lodged against deceptive cookie banners [07:16] TR News "A 41-year-old woman is facing felony charges in Nebraska for allegedly helping her teenage daughter illegally abort a pregnancy" https://text.npr.org/1117092169 | Source: NPR [07:16] TR Bot Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion [07:16] TR News "In the mean-time, everything published in this post is correct: the Instagram app is executing and injecting JavaScript code" https://krausefx.com/blog/ios-privacy-instagram-and-facebook-can-track-anything-you-do-on-any-website-in-their-in-app-browser | [07:16] TR Bot iOS Privacy: Instagram and Facebook can track anything you do on any website in their in-app browser Felix Krause [07:17] TR News "Nicole did not respond to NPR's request for comment. But several others responded to the original tweet with their own experiences of targeted marketing after purchases at other large chain stores." https://text.npr.org/1115414467 | Source: NPR [07:17] TR Bot Does your rewards card know if you're pregnant? Privacy experts sound the alarm [07:18] TR News "According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Apple and Facebook discussed "revenue-sharing arrangements, including a potential ad-free, subscription version of Facebook"." https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/apple-meta-once-planned-to-build-businesses-together-report/93544702 | Source: India Times [07:18] TR Bot apple: Apple, Meta once planned to build businesses together: Report, CIO News, ET CIO [07:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [07:21] TR News "Stefan Sperling (stsp@) has committed support for RAID 1C [mirroring and encryption] boot to -current on the amd64 platform: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20220813110021 | Source: Undeadly [07:21] TR Bot RAID 1C boot support added [07:31] TR News "One of the many ironies about "decentralized, trustless" cryptocurrencies is that they are neither decentralized nor trustless." https://blog.dshr.org/2022/08/the-exchange-you-can-trust.html | Source: David Rosenthal [07:31] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: The Exchange You Can Trust [07:31] TR News "the real innovation isn't Bitcoin, but the Blockchain" https://calpaterson.com/blockchain.html | Source: Cal Paterson [07:31] TR Bot There aren't that many uses for blockchains [07:35] TR News "Now ZSH has been the default shell in MacOS for a while now but I've only recently started to switch, call me old fashioned." gemini://jb.smol.pub/macos-zsh-wildcards [07:36] TR News How Many Computers Do You Have? gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-08-14-how-many-computers-do-you-have.gmi [07:38] phanes nobody gaf wha shell osx uses [07:42] TR News "Formed in 2013, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is in charge of creating and enforcing policies surrounding online content" https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/13/23304250/elon-musk-pitch-magazine-china-cyberspace-cac-censorship-agency-tesla-spacex-neuralink | Source: The Verge [07:42] TR Bot Elon Musk pitches a vision of the future in a magazine run by Chinas internet censorship agency - The Verge [07:42] TR News "In a surprise move, Recording Academy co-president Valeisha Butterfield Jones will leave the organization to return to Gulag" https://variety.com/2022/music/news/recording-academy-valeisha-butterfield-jones-google-1235339489/ | Source: Variety [07:42] TR Bot Academy Co-President Valeisha Butterfield Jones Joins Google - Variety [07:42] TR News OnlyFans Accused of Paying Bribes https://futurism.com/onlyfans-allegations-bribes-terrorist-watchlist | Source: Futurism [07:42] TR Bot OnlyFans Accused of Paying Bribes to Put Enemies on Terrorist Watchlist [07:42] TR News "Adult performers who sold X-rated photos and videos on rival sites saw their Instagram accounts falsely tagged as containing terrorist content" https://nypost.com/2022/08/09/onlyfans-bribed-meta-to-put-thousands-of-porn-stars-on-terror-watchlist-suits-claim/ | Source: NYPost [07:42] TR Bot OnlyFans bribed Meta to put porn stars on terror watchlist: lawsuits [07:43] TR News "The election commissions decision to post the results online allowing the news media to do the first, unofficial tally of the results" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/world/africa/kenya-election-results.html | Source: New York Times [07:43] TR Bot Kenya on Edge as Medias Election Tally Suddenly Stops - The New York Times [07:45] TR News NetBlocks https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-sierra-leone-amid-anti-government-protests-nAg3YZAp | Source: Netblocks [07:45] TR Bot Internet disrupted in Sierra Leone amid anti-government protests - NetBlocks [07:45] TR News "One of the most popular media player software and streaming media server VLC media player, developed by VideoLAN project, is banned in India" https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/vlc-media-player-banned-in-india-website-and-vlc-download-link-blocked-1987361-2022-08-12 | Source: India Today [07:45] TR Bot VLC Media Player banned in India, website and VLC download link blocked - Technology News [07:45] TR News "Dont worry you are next" https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-salman-rushdie-death-threat-b2144542.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:45] TR Bot JK Rowling says police are involved after receiving death threat following Salman Rushdie tweet | The Independent [07:46] TR News "JK Rowling has said she is working with the police after receiving a potential threat from a Twitter user" https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/20637735.jk-rowling-working-police-receiving-threat-following-rushdie-tweet/ | [07:46] TR Bot JK Rowling working with police after receiving threat following Rushdie tweet | The Northern Echo [07:48] TR News "represents an assault on freedom of thought and speech" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62532032 | Source: BBC [07:48] TR Bot ghastly: Authors condemn attack on Salman Rushdie - BBC News [07:48] TR News "Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed," https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/1953297.html | Source: RTL [07:48] TR Bot RTL Today - Clerical leadership: Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdie attack [07:49] TR News "He went on to threaten Rowling" https://www.timesofisrael.com/j-k-rowling-gets-death-threat-by-person-who-hailed-rushdies-stabbing/ | Source: The Times Of Israel [07:49] TR Bot J.K. Rowling gets death threat by person who hailed Rushdie's stabbing | The Times of Israel [07:50] TR News Salman Rushdie Off Ventilator https://www.voanews.com/a/salman-rushdie-remains-hospitalized-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-/6700283.html | Source: VOA News [07:50] TR Bot Salman Rushdie Talking Following Stabbing Attack [07:55] TR News "And this August, the right to repair is on the agenda DEF CON." https://securepairs.org/securepairs-is-at-def-con/ | Source: Securepairs [07:55] TR Bot is at DEF CON! securepairs.org [07:56] TR News "Heavy gunfire could be heard in social media video of the rally, with Taliban men assaulting female protesters." https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-fire-shots-beat-protesters-as-women-rally-in-kabul/6700184.html | Source: VOA News [07:56] TR Bot Taliban Fire Shots, Beat Protesters as Women Rally in Kabul [07:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 20.75 k/sec., IPFS upstream 131.16 average k/sec., average swarm size 133.56 ● Aug 14 [08:18] *britney (~britney@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #techrights [08:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [08:21] TR News Links 14/08/2022: Wine 7.15 and Haiku Activity Report | Techrights http://techrights.org/2022/08/14/wine-7-15/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/08/14/wine-7-15/ [08:21] TR Bot Links 14/08/2022: Wine 7.15 and Haiku Activity Report | Techrights [08:21] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:21] TR News Security Leftovers Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168319 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Security_Leftovers.gmi [08:21] TR Bot Security Leftovers | Tux Machines [08:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [08:21] TR News Open Hardware: XON/XOFF and Raspberry Pi Pico Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168320 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Open_Hardware_XON_XOFF_and_Raspberry_Pi_Pico.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Open_Hardware_XON_XOFF_and_Raspberry_Pi_Pico.gmi [08:21] TR Bot Open Hardware: XON/XOFF and Raspberry Pi Pico | Tux Machines [08:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware: XON/XOFF and Raspberry Pi Pico [08:22] TR News Todays HowTos Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168321 [08:22] TR Bot today's howtos | Tux Machines [08:22] TR News Todays Leftovers Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168322 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_leftovers.gmi [08:22] TR Bot today's leftovers | Tux Machines [08:22] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [08:45] *Redfoxmoon (~Red@freenode-vq3.aj5.jaj210.IP) has joined #techrights [08:54] *horseface (~horseface@indtg3mjhr7pa.irc) has joined #techrights [08:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 18.85 k/sec., IPFS upstream 176.13 average k/sec., average swarm size 122.66 ● Aug 14 [09:01] TR News IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 13, 2022 | Techrights http://techrights.org/2022/08/14/irc-log-130822/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/08/14/irc-log-130822/ [09:01] TR Bot IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 13, 2022 | Techrights [09:10] TR News Depending on ROOTKITS in your system is always a bad idea https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glibc-2.36-EAC-Problems [09:10] TR Bot 2.36 Dropping DT_HASH Has Been Breaking Easy Anti Cheat Games With Steam Play - Phoronix [09:17] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [09:29] *emmatebibyte has quit (connection closed) [09:38] TR News I'd Like to Play This Weird Role gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-08-14-i-d-like-to-play-this-weird-role.gmi [09:40] *Android8 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:41] *horseface (~horseface@indtg3mjhr7pa.irc) has joined #techrights [09:44] TR News Kali Linux 2022.3 released http://www.tuxmachines.org/comment/reply/168195 [09:44] TR Bot Kali Linux 2022.3 Release Brings First Ever Discord Channel + Test Lab | Tux Machines [09:52] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:54] TR News https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/_Together_We_Can_Do_So_Much_A_Beginner_s_Tribute_to_Linux_Commu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/_Together_We_Can_Do_So_Much_A_Beginner_s_Tribute_to_Linux_Commu.gmi [09:54] TR Bot Tux Machines "Together We Can Do So Much": A Beginner's Tribute to Linux Community [09:55] TR News Migration of Tux Machines to the new CMS progresses to the next phase. Unless there are serious obstacles, new nodes will only appear in the "new" site. ● Aug 14 [10:03] TR News Old tech, new hype https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/07/29/new-ar-glasses-allow-deaf-people-to-see-conversations-by-turning-audio-into-subtitles [10:03] TR Bot AR glasses allow deaf people to see conversations by turning audio into subtitles | Euronews [10:03] TR News Ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs for days https://www.newscientist.com/article/2330941-ultrasound-stickers-could-continuously-image-internal-organs-for-days/ [10:03] TR Bot Ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs for days | New Scientist [10:04] TR News "Rice bioscientists use mixed-reality headset, custom software to measure vegetation in the field" https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/vegsense-makes-sense-forest-studies [10:04] TR Bot VegSense makes sense for forest studies | Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University [10:04] TR News KDE Frameworks 5.97 Adds Support for 3rd-Party Credential Storage Methods to KDE Apps Tux Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/168323 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_5_97_Adds_Support_for_3rd_Party_Credential_Stora.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_5_97_Adds_Support_for_3rd_Party_Credential_Stora.gmi [10:04] TR Bot KDE Frameworks 5.97 Adds Support for 3rd-Party Credential Storage Methods to KDE Apps | Tux Machines [10:04] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 5.97 Adds Support for 3rd-Party Credential Storage Methods to KDE Apps [10:05] TR News Not vapouware this time around? https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/new-technique-brings-quantum-computers-closer-to-their-promise/?ftag=CAD090e536 [10:05] TR Bot '90s-Era Quantum Computing Idea Could Lead to a Massive Breakthrough - CNET [10:12] *britney has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:19] *techuser (~techuser@tkkzj7x7ic9rs.irc) has joined #techrights [10:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series." https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-greece/ [10:47] TR Bot Around The World: Greece - LinuxLinks [10:48] *techuser (~techuser@h4u9xfjejv5y4.irc) has joined #techrights [10:51] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:52] *horseface (~horseface@rwq434ydswn2i.irc) has joined #techrights [10:54] TR News Tux Machines - ExTiX 22.8 The Ultimate Linux System based on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS with LXQt 0.17, Refracta Snapshot and kernel 5.19.0-amd64-exton :: Build 220814 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/ExTiX_22_8_The_Ultimate_Linux_System_based_on_Ubuntu_22_04_1_LT.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/ExTiX_22_8_The_Ultimate_Linux_System_based_on_Ubuntu_22_04_1_LT.gmi [10:54] TR Bot Tux Machines ExTiX 22.8 The Ultimate Linux System based on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS with LXQt 0.17, Refracta Snapshot and kernel 5.19.0-amd64-exton :: Build 220814 [10:57] *techuser (~techuser@7yrcyardu7u9n.irc) has joined #techrights [10:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 22.91 k/sec., IPFS upstream 111.06 average k/sec., average swarm size 131.28 ● Aug 14 [11:05] TR News "Well, that was a short retirement! It was only a few days ago, announced that utilities written in the BaCon language are no longer in EasyOS" https://bkhome.org/news/202208/the-return-of-bacon.html [11:05] TR Bot The return of BaCon [11:05] TR News Tux Machines - Create Your Own Custom Light and Dark Wallpaper for GNOME https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Create_Your_Own_Custom_Light_and_Dark_Wallpaper_for_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Create_Your_Own_Custom_Light_and_Dark_Wallpaper_for_GNOME.gmi [11:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Create Your Own Custom Light and Dark Wallpaper for GNOME [11:14] TR News Canonical working for Microsoft https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-systemd-hwe [11:14] TR Bot Linux Preparing systemd-hwe To Ease OEM Hardware Enablement - Phoronix [11:14] TR News (New Entry): KDE Ships Frameworks 5.97.0 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Ships_Frameworks_5_97_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Ships_Frameworks_5_97_0.gmi [11:14] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Ships Frameworks 5.97.0 [11:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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So I added that to the open merge requst." https://snehit.dev/posts/kde/gsoc-22/polishing-spaces-horizontal-bar/ [12:03] TR Bot Polishing Spaces Horizontal Bar - GSoC'22 post #12 [12:03] *roy (~quassel@x6gnqyt8r46u8.irc) has joined #techrights [12:03] *roy (~quassel@freenode-7tfl0p.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techrights [12:03] *roy has quit (OperServ (Session limit exceeded)) [12:03] *libertybox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:04] *libertybox (~schestowitz_log@x6gnqyt8r46u8.irc) has joined #techrights [12:04] *libertybox_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:04] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:04] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:04] *Techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:04] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@x6gnqyt8r46u8.irc) has joined #techrights [12:04] *Techrights-sec2 has quit (Z-lined) [12:04] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). 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Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [13:31] *techuser has quit (connection closed) [13:32] *techuser (~techuser@hr4uubvrhxe6u.irc) has joined #techrights [13:47] *britney (~britney@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 14 [14:14] MinceR https://ircz.de/p/17011312 [14:14] TR Bot IRCZ makes your life worth living http://i.imgur.com/FZBbHkU.jpg created on 2017-01-13 07:39:27.084733 [14:15] MinceR 14 040518 < britney> Discord in Pidgin: [14:15] MinceR another Con: it's discord. [14:15] techuser I use Discord in BitlBee for a few people [14:15] *britney has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [14:20] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:26] *techuser (~techuser@ikcgfy7b282sc.irc) has joined #techrights [14:29] MinceR https://assets.amuniversal.com/eaca5e70f179013aba2a005056a9545d ( https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-08-08 ) [14:29] TR Bot To Return Products - Dilbert Comic Strip on 2022-08-08 | Dilbert by Scott Adams [14:30] *Alex (~c7bdf28d@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techrights [14:31] *Alex has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [14:32] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:41] *techuser (~techuser@t3hx7z6z4ta2e.irc) has joined #techrights [14:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 15.48 k/sec., IPFS upstream 58.80 average k/sec., average swarm size 123.51 ● Aug 14 [15:08] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:08] *techuser (~techuser@z865xeq3uppfe.irc) has joined #techrights [15:12] MinceR (audio:important) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB97iwcm_Qc [15:12] TR Bot https://youtube.076.ne.jp/watch?v=HB97iwcm_Qc [15:12] TR Bot youtube.076.ne.jp | New Rule: Let the Population Collapse | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - Invidious [15:12] *britney (~britney@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #techrights [15:14] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:18] *techuser (~techuser@u7rbmzczvg554.irc) has joined #techrights [15:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [15:20] TR News Nim compiled in OpenEmbedded https://bkhome.org/news/202208/nim-compiled-in-openembedded.html [15:20] TR Bot Nim compiled in OpenEmbedded [15:22] TR News "The LXQt desktop has been updated up to version 1.1.0. Make sure, it was tested on Sparky testing (7) / Debian testing Bookworm amd64 only." https://sparkylinux.org/lxqt-1-1-0/ [15:22] TR Bot LXQt 1.1.0 SparkyLinux [15:29] TR News (New Entry): LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2022): Summer breeze and travel reports https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/LINMOB_net_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_32_2022_Summer_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/LINMOB_net_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_32_2022_Summer_b.gmi [15:29] TR Bot Tux Machines LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2022): Summer breeze and travel reports [15:32] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[15:47] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:48] *techuser (~techuser@r48rf9dwbwsaw.irc) has joined #techrights [15:48] XRevan86 https://nitter.it/Shayan86/status/1558482499688341504#m [15:48] TR News "What Pelosi did is a public relations ploy, she wanted to get more votes in California, and one third of California are Chinese and she thought that that would help." https://michael-hudson.com/2022/08/the-big-context/ [15:48] TR Bot Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86): "It's day 171 of Ukraine war and the Russian embassy in the UK is posting misinformation again. This clip is not evidence of a "staged" attack in Ukraine. It's from the set of a Ukrainian film about the war called Region of Heroes, fact-checked by @APFactCheck."|nitter.it [15:48] TR Bot reply from server ( status 0 @ https://michael-hudson.com/2022/08/the-big-context/ ) [15:49] TR News "In America after the end of Roe v. Wade, one brave source, on the record, is often the best we are going to get. Countless other stories will never be told." https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/07/unimaginable-abortion-stories-will-become-more-common-is-american-journalism-ready/ [15:49] TR Bot Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready? | Nieman Journalism Lab [15:50] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 14 [16:04] TR News Talking to a fraud. Sounds like a bad plan. No better than speaking to Putin himself. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-europe-eyes-spacex-fill-launch-void-left-by-russian-tensions-2022-08-12/ [16:04] TR Bot Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to bridge launch gap left by Russia tensions | Reuters [16:06] TR News "Ethereum is planning to move from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake next month. As someone who has participated in large open-source projects before, it's impressive that the developers were able to make such a drastic shift to the network. Here's what you need to know." https://matt-rickard.com/the-ethereum-merge [16:06] TR Bot The Ethereum Merge [16:06] *techuser (~techuser@fsgx8fmqkxq2q.irc) has joined #techrights [16:07] TR News Utter nonsense and gimmick that does no drying at all and probably won't last long https://staceyoniot.com/heres-a-new-inexpensive-smart-dryer-solution/ [16:07] TR Bot Here's a new, inexpensive smart dryer solution - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis [16:10] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/293194784_725085125467856_6806290457166905279_n.jpg [16:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [16:26] TR News "The FTs paywall confuses meI can read this article but Im not sure if youll be able to." Paywalls are also one form of surveillance (you give an ID to pay) https://daringfireball.net/2022/08/ft_effects_of_app_tracking_transparency [16:26] TR Bot Daring Fireball: The Financial Times on the Effects of App Tracking Transparency on Small Businesses [16:28] TR News "Its a flawed system; education should be free. Even the fiscally conservative acknowledge that qualified people tend to earn more and pay more tax, even if they dont buy altruistic arguments that everyone should be given an opportunity." https://rubenerd.com/guess-who-paid-off-their-student-debt/ [16:28] TR Bot Guess who paid off their student debt! [16:30] TR News "Australia is awash with dirty money. Go undercover with financial crime expert Nathan Lynch as he delves deep inside this hidden world to explain how dark money has infected the lives of ordinary people and tainted Australian democracy." https://michaelwest.com.au/national-press-club-the-lucky-laundry-canberra-writers-festival/ [16:30] TR Bot National Press Club: The Lucky Laundry @Canberra Writers Festival - Michael West [16:31] TR News The History of Ctrl-Alt-Delete https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-history-of-ctrl-alt-delete [16:31] TR Bot The History of Ctrl-Alt-Delete - by Bryan Lunduke [16:38] TR News (New Entry): Make Linux look like Star Trek LCARS https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Make_Linux_look_like_Star_Trek_LCARS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Make_Linux_look_like_Star_Trek_LCARS.gmi [16:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Make Linux look like Star Trek LCARS [16:42] TR News "A BMC is an extra embedded computer on your server motherboard (as opposed to the extra CPU that's embedded in your CPU or chipset). As separate computers running a separate operating system" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/BMCsNotGreatAtKeepingTime [16:42] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/BMCsNotGreatAtKeepingTime [16:43] TR News "Our last posts were on SHAP, one of the major ways to shed light into black-box Machine Learning models. SHAP values decompose predictions in a fair way into additive contributions from each feature." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/08/kernel-shap/ [16:43] TR Bot SHAP | R-bloggers [16:48] TR News A Dive Into Esperanto gemini://tilde.team/~smokey/logs/2022-08-14-esperanto-dive.gmi [16:48] TR News Using `any()` with `ifelse()` and `group_by()` gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/~johngodlee/posts/2022-08-14-group_any_ifelse.gmi [16:49] TR News "pi4 at MSRP hasnt been a thing for at least a year now." gemini://auragem.space/~ask/9/13/a/24 [16:53] TR News Top 7 Python Developer Tools https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/top-7-python-developer-tools/ [16:54] TR Bot Top 7 Python Developer Tools - GeeksforGeeks [16:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 15.31 k/sec., IPFS upstream 95.01 average k/sec., average swarm size 124.93 ● Aug 14 [17:03] TR News "Apps" = mass surveillance taken to a new level https://daringfireball.net/2022/08/is_app_tracking_transparency_actually_doing_anything [17:03] TR Bot Daring Fireball: Is App Tracking Transparency Actually Doing Anything Truly Significant? [17:05] TR News Some notes (to myself) about formatting text in jq https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/JqFormattingTextNotes [17:05] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/JqFormattingTextNotes [17:06] TR News "TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply" https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/08/10/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022/ [17:06] TR Bot Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022 | Pew Research Center [17:09] TR News "Installing R packages from source can be a slow process" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/08/bring-your-own-binary-packages-with-rspm/ [17:09] TR Bot Your Own Binary Packages with RSPM | R-bloggers [17:10] TR News "R Consortium recently talked to Tuli Amutenya of the Namibia R Users Group about the challenges of starting a group during the pandemic." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/08/namibia-r-users-group-fostering-the-budding-r-community-in-namibia/ [17:10] TR Bot R Users Group: Fostering the Budding R Community in Namibia | R-bloggers [17:13] TR News This is not privacy. FB and its advertising partners, spies etc. keep a copy too. So all you do by "deleting" is, you hide it from one person: YOU https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/08/whatsapp-delete-messages-two-days-after-sent/ [17:13] TR Bot can now delete WhatsApp messages two days later - 9to5Mac [17:14] TR News "Printer companies are true fuckery pioneers: the tactical innovations they've developed in the war on their customers would make Otto von Bismarck blush." https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/07/inky-wretches/#epson-salty [17:14] TR Bot Pluralistic: 07 Aug 2022 Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [17:15] MinceR (cat) (no audio) https://apina.biz/151532.mp4?mode=sfw [17:15] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/151532.mp4 [17:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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Blockchains make all transactions public (see tradeoffs), so mixers obfuscate the sender, recipient, and values of transactions." https://matt-rickard.com/sanctioning-a-smart-contract [17:38] TR Bot Sanctioning a Smart Contract [17:39] TR News "It has been a couple of months since Ive worked on my Amiga 1000. In that time I had an interesting conversation with Darren Gurney on Discord who generously offered to 3D print the missing covers for my Amiga 1000." https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2022/08/10/amiga-1000-restoration-covering-holes/ [17:39] TR Bot Amiga 1000 Restoration: Covering Holes LinuxJedi's /dev/null [17:41] TR News "A way to expand training data sets for manipulation tasks improves the performance of robots by 40% or more" (now a nw techniques at all; decades old) https://news.umich.edu/fake-data-helps-robots-learn-the-ropes-faster/ [17:41] TR Bot Fake data helps robots learn the ropes faster | University of Michigan News [17:56] *horseface has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 14 [18:12] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2022/07/15/artist-upcycles-thrift-store-paintings/ [18:12] TR Bot Artist Creates Upcycled Paintings From Thrift Store Pickovers [18:15] XRevan86 https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2022/08/14/authorities-of-eu-and-42-countries-call-on-russia-to-withdraw-troops-from-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-news "Authorities of EU and 42 countries call on Russia to withdraw troops from Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant" [18:15] TR Bot . [18:15] TR News (New Entry): today's howtos https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [18:15] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [19:20] *techuser (~techuser@ib2k7hffs2gws.irc) has joined #techrights [19:30] *techuser has quit (Quit: Rebooting/checking stuff) [19:37] *noteness has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [19:40] TR News New method can improve explosion detection https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/new-method-can-improve-explosion-detection [19:40] TR Bot New method can improve explosion detection | Geophysical Institute [19:43] TR News "I've been blogging for more than 20 years, but I've been writing for publication for even longer than that, so I can remember the emergence of blogging and what it meant for magazine writers." https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/08/locus-of-individuation/#publish-then-filter [19:43] TR Bot Pluralistic: 08 Aug 2022 Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [19:45] TR News "First, I agree that Amazon sharing footage without permission is sketch. And I expect them to fix that. Soon." https://danielmiessler.com/blog/why-im-ok-with-amazon-buying-one-medical/ [19:45] TR Bot Why I'm OK With Amazon Buying One Medical - Daniel Miessler [19:47] TR News "We then talk about a survey from Parks Associates that indicates almost a third of people using AirTag-style trackers to track people without their knowing and why users and companies must focus on consent. Then we hit on another ethics issue " https://staceyoniot.com/podcast-heres-why-amazon-really-bought-irobot/ [19:47] TR Bot Podcast: Here's why Amazon really bought iRobot - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis [19:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [19:48] TR News "FreeBSD moved to git starting in 2019. I miss and prefer svn, but I empathise why it was necessary. In some alternate universe, Linus moved to it instead of building git, just as he adopted BSD instead of writing the Linux kernel. One can dream." https://rubenerd.com/svnlite-removed-from-freebsd-base/ [19:48] TR Bot svnlite(1) removed from FreeBSD base [19:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [19:50] *techuser (~techuser@z2q5xzhdius8u.irc) has joined #techrights [19:54] MinceR that doesn't make a lot of sense [19:54] MinceR how would Linus moving to svn made svn better? [19:55] MinceR +have [19:55] britney svn is trash [19:56] TR News "Personally, I found some of the things on the former site very disturbing and I would never host such content myself." https://danielpocock.com/remembering-frans-pop-on-Debian.Day/ [19:56] TR Bot Remembering Frans Pop on Debian.Day (yes, Debian dot Day) [19:59] TR News Seems like an awful idea. Do you trust proprietary boot controlled by Microsoft? https://www.makeuseof.com/use-windows-boot-manager-instead-of-grub/ [19:59] TR Bot How to Replace GRUB With Windows Boot Manager ● Aug 14 [20:02] TR News (New Entry): Newsboat: The Best Terminal-Based RSS Feed Reader for Linux https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Newsboat_The_Best_Terminal_Based_RSS_Feed_Reader_for_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Newsboat_The_Best_Terminal_Based_RSS_Feed_Reader_for_Linux.gmi [20:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Newsboat: The Best Terminal-Based RSS Feed Reader for Linux [20:07] TR News "This is fun, just wanted to see the size of binary executable generated by V, Nim and BaCon. In all three, it is a one-line program. Firstly, the results, stripped by "strip --strip-unneeded"..." https://bkhome.org/news/202208/quick-hello-world-size-comparison.html [20:07] TR Bot Quick Hello World size comparison [20:10] TR News "Kiki (the Kritas mascot), but in my style." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article923/kiki [20:10] TR Bot Kiki - David Revoy [20:14] britney https://harmful.cat-v.org/software/svn/ [20:14] TR Bot Subversion Sucks [20:15] TR News "On IRC deoac wished to know how to print the name of a variable. This question is ambiguous. To get the name of the container is easy." https://gfldex.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/symbolism/ [20:15] TR Bot Symbolism | Playing Perl 6b6xA Raku [20:18] TR News (New Entry): Krita Lime PPA Abandoned! 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Herere other choices to install it in Ubuntu [20:18] TR News (New Entry): Puppy Linux's Barry Kauler on Programming With V, Nim, and BaCon https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Puppy_Linux_s_Barry_Kauler_on_Programming_With_V_Nim_and_BaCon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Puppy_Linux_s_Barry_Kauler_on_Programming_With_V_Nim_and_BaCon.gmi [20:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Puppy Linux's Barry Kauler on Programming With V, Nim, and BaCon [20:18] TR News (New Entry): Steam Deck - Full Overview: Beta Updates, the Upcoming SteamOS Rebase, Market Share and New Games https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Steam_Deck_Full_Overview_Beta_Updates_the_Upcoming_SteamOS_Reba.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Steam_Deck_Full_Overview_Beta_Updates_the_Upcoming_SteamOS_Reba.gmi [20:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Steam Deck - Full Overview: Beta Updates, the Upcoming SteamOS Rebase, Market Share and New Games [20:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. 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[20:35] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@vtwhcftahhqwg.irc) has joined #techrights [20:35] DaemonFC https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lW0hyg4kfaw [20:35] TR Bot Would You Turn Your Cat Into A Drone? | Real Stories - Invidious [20:39] DaemonFC https://wgntv.com/news/man-fatally-shoots-himself-after-crashing-into-capitol-barricade-authorities-say/ [20:39] TR Bot Man fatally shoots himself after crashing into Capitol barricade, authorities say | WGN-TV [20:40] *noteness (noteness@user/noteness) has joined #techrights [20:42] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2022/07/14/tumblr-gets-deep-07-14-22/ [20:42] TR Bot 24 Funny Tumblr Posts That Deserve Your Attention Today [20:49] DaemonFC https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/tesla-tried-to-deliver-a-brand-new-131k-model-x-plaid-with-mismatched-tires/#Echobox=1660291996 [20:49] TR Bot Delivered A Brand New $131k Model X Plaid With Mismatched Tires | Carscoops [20:50] DaemonFC "Besides the different make, compound, and tread patterns, the tires are designed for different seasons meaning they would have different levels of grip and handling characteristics. This sounds unsafe for any car, let alone a tri-motor Tesla with 1,020 hp (761 kW / 1,034 PS) of power, and totally unacceptable for a brand new car. According to MotorTrend, Tesla offered to install the correct rear tires at a later date because they were out of [20:50] DaemonFC stock but obviously Ethan wasnt happy with that option." [20:50] DaemonFC "Setting aside the wrong tire set, a closer inspection of the SUV revealed many additional issues including misaligned body panels, interior, and exterior marks. Furthermore, the cabin was not in the state you would expect from a brand-new model and needed cleaning." [20:53] DaemonFC https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/299029235_583950219839630_1284879883586690784_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=2c4854&_nc_ohc=-IW91sMZZikAX_E4ejK&tn=UndYO5-j7WtqJGpX&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT95EcDgEDdQAlQpK4ClrFdc7RGQIrPeuR75pVPBpYOrUg&oe=62FE6D09 [20:57] TR News (New Entry): Want to Watch Blu-rays in VLC on Ubuntu? You NEED MakeMKV https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Want_to_Watch_Blu_rays_in_VLC_on_Ubuntu_You_NEED_MakeMKV.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Want_to_Watch_Blu_rays_in_VLC_on_Ubuntu_You_NEED_MakeMKV.gmi [20:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Want to Watch Blu-rays in VLC on Ubuntu? You NEED MakeMKV [20:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 14.30 k/sec., IPFS upstream 118.41 average k/sec., average swarm size 127.51 ● Aug 14 [21:13] MinceR (cat) (no audio) https://apina.biz/186616.webm?mode=sfw [21:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/186616.webm [21:14] DaemonFC https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/labcorp-spends-6-months-threatening-to-send-us-to-collections-over-a-bill-our-insurance-should-have-paid-and-then-refunds-my-payment-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-illinois-is-a-bunch-of-pirates/ [21:14] TR Bot LabCorp spends 6 months threatening to send us to collections over a bill our insurance should have paid, and then refunds my payment. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is a bunch of pirates. | BaronHK's Rants [21:14] DaemonFC MinceR, What did you think about the dead cat drone? [21:15] DaemonFC This guy definitely has kids in his basement. [21:18] TR News (New Entry): The Tux Machines News Section is Moving to News.TuxMachines.org https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/moving.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/moving.gmi [21:18] TR Bot Machines The Tux Machines News Section is Moving to News.TuxMachines.org [21:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [21:29] MinceR DaemonFC: i've seen it long ago [21:33] DaemonFC https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/major-adtech-layoffs-newspapers-continue-dying-off-american-economy-continues-to-the-scene-of-the-crash/ [21:33] TR Bot Major adtech layoffs. Newspapers continue dying off. American economy continues to the scene of the crash. | BaronHK's Rants [21:33] DaemonFC "Over the years, the US federal government has more or less defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, citing budget cuts. [21:33] DaemonFC The government spends over $7 trillion USD a year now, and thats just the feds. Tax revenues are maybe half that, and you hear the Democrats go on and on about deficit reductions. [21:33] DaemonFC Does it sound like they care how much they spend on anything or what the deficits are?" [21:34] DaemonFC That's a neat trick that can obviously go on forever. [21:34] DaemonFC Revenues are half of what expenses are running. [21:34] DaemonFC schestowitz-TR2, ^ [21:34] schestowitz most companies operate at a loss [21:34] schestowitz they make false assumptions about the future [21:34] schestowitz to sapease lenders [21:34] schestowitz with their "business proposal" or "plan" [21:34] schestowitz *appease [21:35] schestowitz lenders like to lend [21:35] schestowitz even to people who cannot pay back for the house [21:35] schestowitz or the business [21:35] schestowitz or forever lose [21:35] schestowitz then they turn to govs for bailouts [21:35] schestowitz at taxpayers' expense [21:35] schestowitz DaemonFC: right now fewer people can make the case that [21:36] DaemonFC schestowitz, Like the self-made man in the picture. [21:36] schestowitz 1) they can afford to live where they are [21:36] schestowitz 2) the business can swing around or back into profitability [21:36] DaemonFC "I never got ANYTHING!" and then someone pointed out an $87,500 PPP "loan" from the government that was forgiven. [21:36] schestowitz 3) loans like cars payments or mortgages are salvagable [21:36] schestowitz brb [21:36] schestowitz doing site migration [21:37] schestowitz tuxmachines' move is moving another step [21:37] DaemonFC Not really "salvageable". They don't make a lot on used cars at an auction. [21:37] DaemonFC Buyers are dealerships that have to make a profit when they turn around and sell it. [21:38] DaemonFC If a dealer gets a used car from a repo, they'll pay $3000-4000 and put it on their lot for about $9,000. [21:38] TR News SpellBinding: CDKYOUL Wordo: HULK gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2022-08-14.gmi [21:38] DaemonFC Then the finance company has to deduct what it cost them to get the car back. [21:38] DaemonFC People calling you every day going where's our money. [21:38] DaemonFC Hiring repo agents. [21:38] TR News How Many Computers Do You Have? gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~stack/gemlog/2022-08-14.computers.gmi [21:39] DaemonFC Paying them to store and wash the car up and get it ready to auction off. [21:39] DaemonFC Pushing government paperwork around to get the title back and then a transfer fee to the auction company. [21:39] TR News This week's mistakes gemini://remyabel.srht.site/posts/2022-08-14.gmi [21:39] DaemonFC It's not unheard of for the entire value of your car to disappear in the repossession and still get sued for the entire loan amount or not much less. [21:40] DaemonFC Then many people have no money to take or else they would have paid for the car. [21:41] DaemonFC Car companies hate repos. They do. The only people who win are the dealerships who buy them cheap and sell them, not knowing anything about them. [21:43] DaemonFC You can use bankruptcy to negotiate your car loan. [21:43] DaemonFC If the company thinks they'll get it back and you can pay them the book value, sometimes they'll accept it to avoid doing a repo with nobody to sue later. [21:44] DaemonFC schestowitz, Life's more about minimizing loss than it is about getting ahead. [21:44] DaemonFC It's the natural state of everything to decay. [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] not sure this is true [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] as much as something they want you tyo believe [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] few people live within their means [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] we live amodest life because we don't want debt [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] but that also means we sleep better [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] we keep getting snail spam [21:45] schestowitz[TR2] offering loans [21:49] *mib_hiyek7 (~d99270dc@q8ban9vyag5t6.irc) has joined #techrights [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] hi mib_hiyek7 [21:50] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], Here's how I see it. [21:50] DaemonFC Life for most people is a zero sum game. [21:50] TR News So many sites these days turn into webspam. They don't just end it gracefully, they experiment with the dark side. [21:50] schestowitz[TR2] DaemonFC: well, too bad then [21:50] DaemonFC Your job is to prevent people from pawning off their own losses onto you, and to pawn off as many of your losses onto someone else as you can. [21:51] *mib_hiyek7 has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client) [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] at the end it works out for those with more connections [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] and usually that means wealth, too [21:51] DaemonFC If you don't constantly do this, eventually, others will do it to you and too much will pile up, and you'll be out of the game. [21:51] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], You mean MARISOL? (RICH! LOL!) [21:52] DaemonFC I BREAK PLATES BUY MORE PLATES WITH CREDIT CARD! [21:52] TR News Bailout Biden (BB) is not Trump, he just sucks differently. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/bidens-america-rent-soaring-no-apartments-available-inflation-reduction-act-price-hikes-on-electric-vehicles-and-a-meaner-nastier-irs/ [21:52] TR Bot Bidens America: Rent soaring, no apartments available. Inflation Reduction Act price hikes on Electric Vehicles, and a meaner nastier IRS. | BaronHK's Rants [21:52] TR News "Sometimes it happens with lab bills too. Unfortunately, Quest and LabCorp dont care what your insurance company is up to. They attempt to bill it once and if it gets kicked back, they start threatening you." https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/labcorp-spends-6-months-threatening-to-send-us-to-collections-over-a-bill-our-insurance-should-have-paid-and-then-refunds-my-payment-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-illinois-is-a-bunch-of-pi [21:52] TR Bot LabCorp spends 6 months threatening to send us to collections over a bill our insurance should have paid, and then refunds my payment. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is a bunch of pirates. | BaronHK's Rants [21:53] TR News Raku p6steve: TRC Slides https://p6steve.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/trc-slides/ [21:53] TR Bot TRC Slides Physics::Journey [21:53] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], I spent probably 40-60 hours a year old the phone or emailing people and stuff dealing with Mandy's insurance claims. [21:53] DaemonFC Because the insurance company always tries to "lose paperwork" or something. [21:54] TR News Data isn't the new oil/gold. It's the old bubble. Dead. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/08/14/major-adtech-layoffs-newspapers-continue-dying-off-american-economy-continues-to-the-scene-of-the-crash/ [21:54] TR Bot Major adtech layoffs. Newspapers continue dying off. American economy continues to the scene of the crash. | BaronHK's Rants [21:54] DaemonFC *on the phone [21:56] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], It happens way too often to be circumstantial. [21:56] DaemonFC Like, you could realistically mishandle a claim sometimes. [21:56] DaemonFC But like, every other one, and only the big ones? Come on! ● Aug 14 [22:05] DaemonFC mjg59_, https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298708997_1408308192984591_1920552822928880578_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=DYH8637WKZMAX8v1Uzd&tn=UndYO5-j7WtqJGpX&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT9MSNebRdNbc3-ynSEmZBaUjmxizCrnC_gkiHhnuFp4Zg&oe=62FE980A [22:05] DaemonFC :) [22:07] DaemonFC https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/298340239_1408228416325902_1313684709857128967_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=CsQy8pWJ0K4AX9hYSE5&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT9QJc33h1bDHjUNxphE5uDIUMuYhvLE7hu2WQ99HA2HgQ&oe=62FDF2A1 [22:07] MinceR :) [22:07] MinceR banning private jets is still a weird idea [22:08] DaemonFC https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/290250630_1388279768320767_5938218936275545375_n.png?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=yqARoWrlA4YAX_OnGz6&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT_ATPYmEWCLyDnsBglNFFqtfIIbNnJRuFFWXJrpeG1uwQ&oe=62FD7A11 [22:09] DaemonFC https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/289849806_1378438935971517_5537282509817395236_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=13BoIBX3lwUAX_NeMvS&tn=UndYO5-j7WtqJGpX&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT_WJxHJ8dEaooIRZpXQIMqmFTa4kcj1lu5lrt5cWpCE8w&oe=62FE0190 [22:09] DaemonFC https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/289867379_1377107882771289_7260876471702684541_n.png?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=QIhu1kytzrwAX-byCQB&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT_G9p7AyYoXF7IQ-Id4pgdKYjJwNOjPb00Bw5mhDYgHzg&oe=62FDAE4B [22:11] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], So, whenever conservatives complain about Microsoft and Apple paying for employees to go get an abortion.... [22:11] DaemonFC I tell them if they switch to GNU/Linux, nobody will use their money to pay for someone's abortion. [22:12] schestowitz[TR2] banning private jets is still a weird idea [22:12] schestowitz[TR2] they can ban the people who own these [22:12] MinceR lol [22:12] TR News Links 14/08/2022: KDE Frameworks 5.97.0 | Techrights http://techrights.org/2022/08/14/kde-frameworks-5-97-0/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/08/14/kde-frameworks-5-97-0/ [22:12] TR Bot Links 14/08/2022: KDE Frameworks 5.97.0 | Techrights [22:12] MinceR they can also take those jets and make them state property [22:12] MinceR and put up the sickle and hammer flag while they're at it [22:13] TR News (New Entry): Programming Leftovers https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [22:13] MinceR or force them to be owned via corporations, which would change nothing [22:13] DaemonFC Free Software tends to be a byproduct of someone using it to make money. But who cares? You get to use it. [22:13] MinceR as usual, people haven't thought this idea through [22:13] TR News (New Entry): today's leftovers https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [22:15] *britney has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:15] schestowitz[TR2] DaemonFC: that's "open source" [22:16] schestowitz[TR2] and thiss is how they want you to see it [22:17] DaemonFC I remember seeing some studies about what it would cost in USD at the time to write Debian from scratch as proprietary software. [22:17] DaemonFC It was billions of dollars. [22:18] schestowitz[TR2] this was like 15 years ago [22:18] DaemonFC It was just some crazy figure. Like, if there was no money in Linux, then it couldn't happen. [22:18] schestowitz[TR2] capitalists trying to slap a price on anything [22:18] DaemonFC You'd get something like ReactOS or the Hurd. [22:18] DaemonFC They set out a donation box, you get some bored hobby that runs in a virtual machine and still crashes, and has no drivers. [22:19] TR News (New Entry): KDE Frameworks 5.97 Adds Support for 3rd-Party Credential Storage Methods to KDE Apps https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_5_97_Adds_Support_for_3rd_Party_Credential_Stora.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_5_97_Adds_Support_for_3rd_Party_Credential_Stora.1.gmi [22:19] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 5.97 Adds Support for 3rd-Party Credential Storage Methods to KDE Apps [22:19] DaemonFC I think Linux has been a runaway success because it's caused so many companies to dump money into it. Otherwise, you wouldn't get funding and you'd never have something anyone wanted to use. [22:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [22:20] DaemonFC The BSDs work on actual hardware, right, some hardware, not all of it. If you want to use them on a desktop, there's a lot of Linux copypasting that's going on to enable that. [22:21] DaemonFC They pretty much copy and paste the Linux graphics tree, and they're always way far behind on it, because it requires porting still, but without Linux, there'd be no BSD on a desktop that anyone would use. They'd still say no BSD without the Nvidia driver. [22:21] DaemonFC But even X11 gets development because of Linux. So it's kind of hard to tell where the Linux influence ends, even on other operating systems that claim not to depend on it. [22:23] DaemonFC But at the same time, that "corporate influence" can be bad, and work against us, and hurt us. [22:23] DaemonFC Like Microsoft digging in and silencing people and paying folks like Matt GULAG to sabotage. [22:28] *techrights_guest|84 (~a6d89f64@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techrights [22:28] schestowitz[TR2] hi, techrights_guest|84 [22:29] *techrights_guest|84 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [22:31] TR News A Misuse of Terms gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2022/202208/20220814-a-misuse-of-terms.gmi [22:32] TR News OBS 28.0 Will Change OBS On Linux Forever - Invidious https://yewtu.be/watch?v=RzfRNpRA41M | Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/RzfRNpRA41M [22:32] TR Bot OBS 28.0 Will Change OBS On Linux Forever - Invidious [22:33] DaemonFC "There are three factors that could lead to inflation which include demand-pull inflation, cost-push inflation and built-in inflation. [22:33] DaemonFC [22:33] DaemonFC It appears that inflation has finally hit the wealthy. A New York Post report found that rich people are feeling the pinch as they seek a spot to dine out." [22:33] DaemonFC -NBC Chicago [22:33] TR News Voyager 22.04.1.1 is out based on the new Ubuntu LTS https://voyagerlive.org/ [22:33] TR Bot [22:33] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], Oh no! Inflation hit the wealthy and they're going to Applebees! [22:34] schestowitz[TR2] New York Post= Murdoch [22:36] DaemonFC This seems to be bullshit that all of the "local news" stuff is running with because it's all owned by Sinclair. [22:36] *britney (~britney@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #techrights [22:37] DaemonFC Applebee's ad in disguise, honestly. [22:37] DaemonFC "Hey, you know inflation. We have 2-for-1!" [22:38] TR News Torvalds moments ago: "The solution to that is actually to move the 'zeropad' part into the exception handler." https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/8/14/684 [22:38] TR Bot LKML: Linus Torvalds: Simplify load_unaligned_zeropad() (was Re: [GIT PULL] Ceph updates for 5.20-rc1) [22:38] DaemonFC They're paying for late night comedians too I guess. [22:38] schestowitz[TR2] DaemonFC: in some sense,inflation harms the rich too [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] but now how Omidyar puts it [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] (for RMS to rpeeat) [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] people lack the money to buy "luxury goods" [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] that harms sales [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] they rely on people reproroducing like rabbiot [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] then working hard and buying lots of things [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] like poink bike for the girl [22:39] schestowitz[TR2] and blue bike for the boy [22:42] MinceR 14 232021 < DaemonFC> The BSDs work on actual hardware, right, some hardware, not all of it. [22:42] MinceR they work on more hardware than macos does [22:43] MinceR and they work better than both macos and windows [22:43] MinceR and there are plenty of non-OS free software projects that produce great results without much hope of monetization [22:44] TR News "When you design a system of decent size, whether its software or something else, you are going to have to decompose it into subsystems, or modules." https://two-wrongs.com/decompose-into-larger-modules [22:44] TR Bot Default To Large Modules [22:45] TR News "It is important that training also covers conceptual models and abstractions. Giving the learner the right language, so to speak, helps them communicate with the instructor and gives them tools to reflect on their own." https://two-wrongs.com/reading-notes-accelerated-expertise [22:45] TR Bot Reading Notes: Accelerated Expertise [22:46] TR News All caretaker, no responsibility: how a dying government slipped freebies to its mates - Michael West https://michaelwest.com.au/all-caretaker-no-responsibility-how-a-dying-government-slipped-freebies-to-its-mates/ Source: michaelwest | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//michaelwest.com.au/all-caretaker-no-responsibility-how-a-dying-government-slipped-freebies-to-its-mates/ [22:46] TR Bot All caretaker, no responsibility: how a dying government slipped freebies to its mates - Michael West [22:46] TR News "Theres money in influence peddling and paper shuffling. KPMG just announced a 16% jump in revenue to $2bn in the wake of EYs recent 18% jump. Top brass at both Big 4 advisory houses are swimming in bonuses. Whats the scam?" https://michaelwest.com.au/kpmg-ey-revenues-surge-whats-the-scam/ [22:46] TR Bot KPMG, EY revenues surge. What's the Scam? - Michael West [22:47] TR News peak insanity https://staceyoniot.com/smart-scarves-are-wrapped-in-layers-of-ethics-issues/ [22:47] TR Bot Smart scarves are wrapped in layers of ethics issues - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis [22:49] TR News "If you're in need of high precision positioning, look no further than utilizing the power of real time kinematics (RTK). We now have a full page of resources for all your RTK questions!" https://www.sparkfun.com/news/5091 [22:49] TR Bot All Day With RTK - News - SparkFun Electronics [22:51] TR News "Now when I start a blog post, I have a blank editor staring at me and I just start writing, not worrying about the technical details Ill have to add later." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/markdown-sans-front-matter/ [22:51] TR Bot Markdown Sans Front Matter - Jim Nielsens Blog [22:53] TR News "Ive been in a melancholic funk for a couple of years now, as Im sure we all have been. Ive felt rudderless, tired, distant, and depressed to tears. Travel has been out of the question, and its been difficult to find joy in the things I usually love." https://rubenerd.com/moving-forward-with-kiriappeee-and-geofftech/ [22:53] TR Bot Moving forward, with @kiriappeee, @geofftech [22:56] TR News "I couldnt write an article on parliamentary procedure without talking about alternatives to majority voting. One of the flaws of majority voting is that in effect, its the majority deciding whats best for the minority, with very little consideration for what the minority thinks." https://two-wrongs.com/group-decisions-and-debate [22:56] TR Bot Group Decision-Making and Debate [22:56] TR News Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects | Future https://future.com/developers-side-projects/ Source: future | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//future.com/developers-side-projects/ [22:56] TR Bot Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects | Future [22:57] *emmatebibyte (~emmatebibyte@gbgr2jcp6yrt2.irc) has joined #techrights [22:58] TR News Use of App to Record MGNREGA Attendance Violation of Worker Rights, Act | NewsClick https://www.newsclick.in/use-app-record-MGNREGA-attendance-violation-worker-rights-act Source: newsclick | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.newsclick.in/use-app-record-MGNREGA-attendance-violation-worker-rights-act [22:58] TR Bot Use of App to Record MGNREGA Attendance Violation of Worker Rights, Act | NewsClick [22:59] IPFS IPFS downstream 60 minutes average 11.41 k/sec., IPFS upstream 96.73 average k/sec., average swarm size 121.71 [22:59] TR News Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from Inflation | WEB OF DEBT BLOG https://ellenbrown.com/2022/07/28/interest-rate-hikes-will-not-save-us-from-inflation/ Source: ellenbrown | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//ellenbrown.com/2022/07/28/interest-rate-hikes-will-not-save-us-from-inflation/ [22:59] TR Bot Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from Inflation | WEB OF DEBT BLOG ● Aug 14 [23:01] TR News "Its been touted as a radical revamp of the education systems of Australias two biggest states. From 2030, all children in NSW and Victoria will be able to access play-based learning for free in the year before they start kindergarten." https://michaelwest.com.au/childhood-the-new-frontier-of-economic-rationalism-with-some-help-from-twiggy/ [23:01] TR Bot Childhood: the new frontier of economic rationalism (with some help from Twiggy) - Michael West [23:02] TR News "I feel very against the sort of machismo fascination with conflict, like its sort of a cool, good thing. When what were talking about are peoples lives. Were talking about the future of entire societies being ripped apart by a power struggle." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZ0so0LCoM [23:02] TR Bot https://youtube.076.ne.jp/watch?v=VNZ0so0LCoM [23:02] TR Bot youtube.076.ne.jp | Heres What Happens If China Invades Taiwan - Invidious [23:03] *techuser has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:04] TR News How to install Wire Desktop on Pop!_OS 22.04 - Invidious https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XA1cwZ_2vok | Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/XA1cwZ_2vok [23:04] TR Bot How to install Wire Desktop on Pop!_OS 22.04 - Invidious [23:07] TR News "We had another full week in the world of Linux Release with Ubuntu 220.04.1, SparkyLinux 6.4, ExTiX 22.8, Voyager Live 22.04.1.1, EndeavourOS 22.7, and Garuda Linux 220808." https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2022/08/linux-weekly-roundup-195.html [23:07] TR Bot Linux Weekly Roundup #195 [23:07] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [23:11] *techuser (~techuser@86hcinnuccn68.irc) has joined #techrights [23:12] MinceR (audio:important) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMIgU6YlsEw [23:12] TR Bot https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=cMIgU6YlsEw [23:12] TR Bot yt.artemislena.eu | TSA vs. WinXP - Windows XP wins! - Invidious [23:20] IPFS () Planet Gemini updated. Latest complete date at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-13.gmi and so far today at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/2022-08-14.gmi with 3-day aggregate at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/othercapsules/allinone.gmi [23:25] TR News "Subject Re: upstream kernel crashes" https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/8/14/710 [23:25] TR Bot LKML: Linus Torvalds: Re: upstream kernel crashes [23:26] TR News (New Entry): Spiral Linux: Making Debian Easy to Use for Everyone https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Spiral_Linux_Making_Debian_Easy_to_Use_for_Everyone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/08/14/Spiral_Linux_Making_Debian_Easy_to_Use_for_Everyone.gmi [23:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Spiral Linux: Making Debian Easy to Use for Everyone [23:28] DaemonFC MinceR, It's pretty obvious SeaMonkey won't be able to use Gecko at some point. [23:28] DaemonFC I wonder what they'll do. [23:29] schestowitz[TR2] mozilla will die? [23:30] DaemonFC Mozilla pushed SeaMonkey out. [23:30] DaemonFC I've been seeing some blog posts that come together to tell a story. [23:30] schestowitz[TR2] well, the moment only one backend rendering engine exists and gets maintained is the moment the www as it's supposed to be just dies [23:30] schestowitz[TR2] it just becomes gulagweb [23:30] schestowitz[TR2] like MSIE in the early 2000s [23:30] DaemonFC SeaMonkey is losing developers. Gecko is losing APIs they cannot go on without. Mozilla threw them out of their infrastructure. [23:30] schestowitz[TR2] except MSIE was not 40 millions line of code in 2000 [23:31] schestowitz[TR2] *lkines [23:32] schestowitz[TR2] the www becomes to gulag what flash was to adobe [23:32] schestowitz[TR2] ^ WAS [23:32] schestowitz[TR2] we know what happened to FLash at the end... right in the TRASH [23:32] schestowitz[TR2] gemini://auragem.space/weather/imperial/location?manchester [23:33] schestowitz[TR2] gemini://caolan.uk/cgi-bin/weather.py/wxfcs/352509 [23:33] schestowitz[TR2] no need for 200MB browser to read weather [23:33] schestowitz[TR2] there are also command line tools for weather forecasts [23:33] schestowitz[TR2] people realise they're made uncomfortable and forced to buy new devices for things like "apps" [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] and "browsers" that needs several cpu cores [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] when all they want to so is readt 8 paragraph articles from AP [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] and maybe get some forecast and read email [23:35] TR News 2100 known active capsules soon gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [23:45] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2], I do use NoScript. [23:46] DaemonFC That does take care of some of the problem. [23:46] DaemonFC Like 80%+ of the scripts on the Web don't do anything FOR the user. They just tie up processor time and RAM. [23:48] schestowitz[TR2] it USED to be a programing lang [23:48] schestowitz[TR2] sow was vbscript [23:55] DaemonFC There's usually just not that many domains you want to run JavaScript from. [23:55] DaemonFC Like, just enough to make the parts of the site you need work.