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[01:55]	admfubar	and the correct answer to that poll question is... "Maybe"
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[02:02]	MinceR	:>
[02:02]	MinceR	there are many correct answers to it, i like the one in the votey
[02:02]	MinceR	a pause followed by "no" also works
[02:03]	MinceR	or "let me think about it... no"
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[02:35]	admfubar	https://www.discovermagazine.com/tea-is-great-for-your-heart-and-mind-but-there-can-be-some-downsides-to-the-beverage-48336
[02:35]	TR Bot	 Tea Is Great for Your Heart and Mind, But There Can Be Some Downsides to the Beverage | Discover Magazine
[02:35]	admfubar	https://www.discovermagazine.com/gabi-an-ai-robot-has-been-ordained-and-is-now-a-buddhist-monk-49119
[02:35]	TR Bot	 Gabi, an AI Robot, Has Been Ordained and Is Now a Buddhist Monk | Discover Magazine
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-180526.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-180526.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-180526.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-180526.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, May 18, 2026
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[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, May 18, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-05-18.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-05-18.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-05-18.txt
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[03:15]	TR News	times
[03:15]	TR News	"Basically, My game idea continues from NSR and expands on them. I researched all of the characters to be accurate to the story. And I had to tweak the story at times to make it work. I hope you will like it." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2822
[03:16]	TR News	"So I was thinking earlier today about the long lost library card catalog, and how I never really had to think about it being there and just working. In those days, you would never find yourself approaching the card catalog only to find a big "Out of Order" sign on it." gemini://gemini.turnquist.name/gemlog/2026051812_Reliable_Old_Tech_and.gmi
[03:17]	TR News	the loop restarts gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_loop_restarts
[03:18]	TR News	Crystal Quest (Mac, 1987) & Carmageddon (PC, 1997) gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/05/18/crystal/
[03:19]	TR News	New Capsule Directory: Essays gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260518-0.gmi
[03:26]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, May 18, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_May_18_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_May_18_2026.gmi 
[03:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, May 18, 2026
[03:27]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[03:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[03:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[03:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[03:46]	TR News	Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXVII_European_Patent_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXVII_European_Patent_.gmi 
[03:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge
[03:51]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 19/05/2026: Reliable Old Tech, Collection of Essays https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Gemini_Links_19_05_2026_Reliable_Old_Tech_Collection_of_Essays.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Gemini_Links_19_05_2026_Reliable_Old_Tech_Collection_of_Essays.gmi 
[03:51]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 19/05/2026: Reliable Old Tech, Collection of Essays
[03:54]	TR News	Starbucks lays off hundreds at Seattle HQ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-lays-off-hundreds-at-seattle-hq/
[03:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-lays-off-hundreds-at-seattle-hq/ )
[03:56]	TR News	Slop not working https://www.latestly.com/technology/layoffs-israeli-ai-startup-ai21-labs-to-cut-over-60-of-workforce-and-shift-focus-to-agent-optimisation-7435221.html
[03:56]	TR Bot	Israeli AI Startup AI21 Labs To Cut Over 60% of Workforce and Shift Focus to Agent Optimisation | LatestLY
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[04:08]	TR News	Techrights The Slop Bubble is Already Bursting https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Slop_Bubble_is_Already_Bursting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Slop_Bubble_is_Already_Bursting.gmi 
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Slop Bubble is Already Bursting
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[05:01]	TR News	"Yup, I was a top performer, just delivered a "cutting edge" product supporting AI, loved by my managers... and then... wham, bam, thank you maam. Gone at the end of the year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6
[05:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6 )
[05:01]	TR News	"Sadly you are incorrect. I was part of the last RA in December with all the skills you mention. I had over 10 years experience in ibm cloud and was part of an AI initiative within the company. I believe it was my age, band and salary that was the cause." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6
[05:01]	TR News	"I saw quite a few colleagues let go that day all with varying levels of experience. IBM RAs are truly just a numbers game. If you can find something outside IBM go. Run." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6
[05:08]	TR News	Windows all-time low in Botswana https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/botswana/#monthly-200902-202605
[05:08]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Botswana | Statcounter Global Stats
[05:19]	TR News	Techrights Head of GitHub Recently Left, Microsoft Need No Longer Report Mass Layoffs There (User Activity is Declining) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Head_of_GitHub_Recently_Left_Microsoft_Need_No_Longer_Report_Ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Head_of_GitHub_Recently_Left_Microsoft_Need_No_Longer_Report_Ma.gmi 
[05:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Head of GitHub Recently Left, Microsoft Need No Longer Report Mass Layoffs There (User Activity is Declining)
[05:22]	TR News	Mail (MX) Server Survey has been killed. They killed it off. It used to show Microsoft's share at about 0.2%. http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/This_Month_s_Mail_MX_Server_Survey_Shows_Microsoft_at_0_20_Mark.shtml
[05:22]	TR Bot	 Techrights This Month's Mail (MX) Server Survey Shows Microsoft at 0.20% "Market Share"
[05:26]	TR News	Anon: I guess they have removed their content, for whatever reasons. It's not like it cost them anything to keep it up, practically speaking
[05:28]	TR News	Windows: from 100% to 50%. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/palestinian-territory/#monthly-200902-202605
[05:28]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Palestinian Territory | Statcounter Global Stats
[05:29]	TR News	New lows in Slovakia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202605
[05:29]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Slovakia (slovak Republic) | Statcounter Global Stats
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[05:38]	TR News	Techrights Vista 11 Turns 5 in a Couple of Months. Not Many People Use It. https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Vista_11_Turns_5_in_a_Couple_of_Months_Not_Many_People_Use_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Vista_11_Turns_5_in_a_Couple_of_Months_Not_Many_People_Use_It.gmi 
[05:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights Vista 11 Turns 5 in a Couple of Months. Not Many People Use It.
[05:48]	TR News	iophk: extrapolating the numbers that might translate to a 90% drop in pollination which means a corresponding drop in nuts, fruits, and vegetables https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/as-bee-population-collapses-us-apiarists-fear-research-cuts-835737066
[05:48]	TR Bot	 As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts - RTL Today
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[06:16]	TR News	Techrights We Pay More for Less, for Things That Last Less Time and Are Almost Impossible to Repair https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/We_Pay_More_for_Less_for_Things_That_Last_Less_Time_and_Are_Alm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/We_Pay_More_for_Less_for_Things_That_Last_Less_Time_and_Are_Alm.gmi 
[06:16]	TR Bot	 Techrights We Pay More for Less, for Things That Last Less Time and Are Almost Impossible to Repair
[06:19]	TR News	"The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on the European Commission to scrap reported plans to invite the Taliban to Brussels." https://cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-urges-european-commission-to-not-invite-the-taliban-to-brussels/ | Source: CPJ
[06:19]	TR Bot	 CPJ urges European Commission to not invite the Taliban to Brussels - Committee to Protect Journalists
[06:20]	TR News	"Drive from Birmingham to Selma on Alabamas Highway 22 and youll certainly pass Selma Roots, a family-owned purchase with a purpose mission thrift store on Citizens Parkway." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/alabama-selma-montgomery-marches-voting-rights-solomon-crenshaw-jr | Source: Marisa Kabas
[06:20]	TR Bot	 From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for civil rights once again
[06:20]	TR News	"Corporate business and political journalism is increasingly being devoured by artifice, helping to normalize corrupt and terrible men." https://karlbode.com/brunchlord-patty-cake/ | Source: Karl Bode
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Brunchlord Patty Cake
[06:21]	TR News	"If you target everybody, you will reach nobody" https://stanforddaily.com/2026/05/17/hoover-journalism-event-may-14/ | Source: Stanford University
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Journalism professionals call for the media to evolve
[06:21]	TR News	"California is beginning to address the crisis facing local journalism by distributing nearly $20 million this year to local news organizations." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-05-18/california-civic-media-program-large-publishers | Source: Los Angeles Times
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Contributor: Ensure that California's journalism fund supports key players - Los Angeles Times
[06:21]	TR News	"Opposition parties and media freedom groups say unequal access to public media remains one of the biggest concerns ahead of the elections." https://www.dw.com/en/zambias-media-freedom-under-scrutiny-ahead-of-2026-elections/a-77195263 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Zambia's media freedom under scrutiny ahead of 2026 election
[06:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  "Windy at the Top" for GNU/Linux and Tux Machines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/_Windy_at_the_Top_for_GNU_Linux_and_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/_Windy_at_the_Top_for_GNU_Linux_and_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[06:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines "Windy at the Top" for GNU/Linux and Tux Machines
[06:49]	TR News	"These verdicts should have widespread implications for the tech industry." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tech-companies-section-230-cda/ | Source: The Nation
[06:49]	TR Bot	 Trillion-Dollar Tech Bandits Are Finally Facing Justice | The Nation
[06:50]	TR News	"So by abandoning Bidens efforts and pursuing what he considers the art of the deal" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-thucydides | Source: Paul Krugman
[06:50]	TR Bot	 A Tale of Thucydides - Paul Krugman
[06:50]	TR News	"The nine-member panel took only two hours to return a verdict in favor of OpenAI on Monday, which the judge quickly adopted as her own final decision." https://www.wired.com/story/musk-v-altman-jury-verdict/ | Source: Wired
[06:50]	TR Bot	Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI | WIRED
[06:51]	TR News	"They fought a bitter power battle over who would get to control the entity. Musk also proposed merging OpenAI with his electric-car company, Tesla" https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137488/elon-musk-suit-openai-verdict/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Heres why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI | MIT Technology Review
[06:51]	TR News	"OpenAI swept the legal argument. But in another sense, basically everybody involved in Musk v. Altman came away looking petty, short-sighted, deceptive, or ignorant." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/musk-altman-trial-waste-of-time/687213/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Gets a Reality Check - The Atlantic
[06:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[06:55]	TR News	"A federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday unanimously rejected every claim in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Scam Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jury-throws-out-elon-musks-lawsuit-against-openai-after-less-than-two-hours-of-deliberation | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Jury throws out Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI after less than two hours of deliberation Unanimous vote that Musk filed the lawsuit too late | Tom's Hardware
[06:56]	TR News	"The tech billionaire missed statute of limitations deadlines on claims that OpenAI which Musk co-founded as a nonprofit breached its charitable duties and unjustly enriched its founders" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-open-ai-samm-altman-1235564748/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[06:56]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Sam Altman
[06:56]	TR News	"In a unanimous verdict, the jury in a federal courthouse in Oakland, California said Musk had brought his case too late." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/openai-elon-musk-lawsuit-verdict-9.7203353 | Source: CBC
[06:56]	TR Bot	 California jury in Elon Musk lawsuit unanimously sides with OpenAI | CBC News
[06:56]	TR News	"In a unanimous verdict, the jury in Oakland, California federal court said Musk had brought his case too late." https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musks-war-on-openai-ends-in-crushing-defeat/281468/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[06:56]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk's war on OpenAI ends in crushing defeat
[06:57]	TR News	"The Facebook owner is planning to lay off 10% of its employees on Wednesday" https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lays-out-plans-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-internal-document-says-2026-05-18/ | Source: Reuters
[06:57]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lays-out-plans-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-internal-document-says-2026-05-18/ )
[06:57]	TR News	"Several polls in recent months have asked about peoples confidence in the election, the likelihood of voter fraud, and how if at all election laws should be changed." https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/05/18/2026-midterm-election-administration-polls-voter-fraud-access-concerns/ | Source: Votebeat
[06:57]	TR Bot	 Polls: Americans are worried about 2026 midterm elections - Votebeat
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[07:14]	TR News	"You Can't Opt Out: The Surveillance Accountability Act (Naomi Brockwell Interview)" https://odysee.com/@techlore:3/you-can't-opt-out-the-surveillance:4
[07:14]	TR Bot	 You Can't Opt Out: The Surveillance Accountability Act (Naomi Brockwell Interview)
[07:14]	TR News	"From Content Creator to Policymaker: Naomi Brockwell Interview" https://odysee.com/@PrivacyGuides:c/From-Content-Creator-to-Policymaker_-Naomi-Brockwell-Is-Defending-Our-Privacy:3
[07:14]	TR Bot	 From Content Creator to Policymaker: Naomi Brockwell Interview
[07:18]	TR News	Techrights Techrights at 20 (Soon) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Techrights_at_20_Soon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Techrights_at_20_Soon.gmi 
[07:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Techrights at 20 (Soon)
[07:19]	TR News	[Old] "I spend a decent chunk of my time working with 9front" https://posixcafe.org/blogs/2025/03/11/0/ |
[07:19]	TR Bot	 Complications of funding an open source operating system
[07:20]	TR News	"The elephants reportedly wandered onto the roadway in search of food, leaving motorists stranded and triggering panic among commuters on the busy ghat stretch." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/elephant-herd-halts-traffic-on-bhakarapeta-ghat-road-1957638 | Source: Deccan Chronicle
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Elephant Herd Halts Traffic on Bhakarapeta Ghat Road
[07:20]	TR News	"Weve recently explored the societal level trade-offs involved in building data centres to run Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/18/are-data-centres-moving-to-dc-power/ | Source: APNIC
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Are data centres moving to DC power? | APNIC Blog
[07:20]	TR News	"The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is just about here. With EV charging points found nearly everywhere" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/ovcs-raspberry-pi-powered-electric-car/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[07:20]	TR Bot	 OVCS: Raspberry Pipowered electric car - Raspberry Pi
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[07:21]	TR News	"The digital currency industry has high hopes for legislation that does two things" https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/05/18/while-people-struggle-to-get-by-congress-works-to-coddle-crypto/ | Source: Nevada Current
[07:21]	TR Bot	 While people struggle to get by, Congress works to coddle crypto Nevada Current
[07:21]	TR News	"On March 23 of this year, the government initiated a special national planning process to identify the most suitable corridor for a hydrogen pipeline crossing mainland Estonia." https://news.err.ee/1610026513/estonia-s-overland-hydrogen-pipeline-plan-gets-baltic-sea-competitor | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling
[07:21]	TR Bot	 Estonia's overland hydrogen pipeline plan gets Baltic Sea competitor | News | ERR
[07:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/KDE_Plasma_is_the_Linux_desktop_I_recommend_to_Windows_users_bu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/KDE_Plasma_is_the_Linux_desktop_I_recommend_to_Windows_users_bu.gmi 
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks
[07:22]	TR News	"A new study from Arizona State University is the first to directly measure air temperatures both upwind and downwind of data centers in real time" https://interestingengineering.com/science/data-center-phoenix-temperature | Source: Interesting Engineering
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Living near a data center in Phoenix? Your neighborhood may be getting hotter
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[07:55]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 81 Out of 200: SLAPP Censorship Does Not Work If Your Sole Strategy is Revenge (and You Attack the Family) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_81_Out_of_200_SLAPP_Censorship_Does_Not_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_81_Out_of_200_SLAPP_Censorship_Does_Not_W.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 81 Out of 200: SLAPP Censorship Does Not Work If Your Sole Strategy is Revenge (and You Attack the Family)
[07:59]	TR News	"The 24 MW facility houses nearly 2,000 servers (including GPU clusters from China Telecom and LinkWise)" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-says-worlds-first-offshore-wind-powered-underwater-data-center-has-entered-full-operation-houses-2-000-servers-24-megawatt-subsea-ai-facility-uses-ocean-water-for-passive-cooling-and-offshore-wind-for-power | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:59]	TR Bot	 China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power | Tom's Hardware
[07:59]	TR News	"Many recent studies have connected higher vapor pressure deficit (VPD)a measure of atmospheric drynessto more area burned in previous fires." https://phys.org/news/2026-05-worse-western-wildfires.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[07:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-worse-western-wildfires.html )
[07:59]	TR News	"As technology firms race to scale up computing power across the globe, they face local opposition from communities worried about issues such as rising power bills, water stress, noise and pollution" https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
● May 19
[08:00]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/ )
[08:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  DietPi 10.4 Released with Orange Pi 5B Support, DietPi-Software Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/DietPi_10_4_Released_with_Orange_Pi_5B_Support_DietPi_Software_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/DietPi_10_4_Released_with_Orange_Pi_5B_Support_DietPi_Software_.gmi 
[08:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  It Takes a Village https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/It_Takes_a_Village.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/It_Takes_a_Village.gmi 
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines DietPi 10.4 Released with Orange Pi 5B Support, DietPi-Software Improvements
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines It Takes a Village
[08:14]	TR News	"So who is right? Is this about phones and technology, or is it a reflection of modern anxiety about the world? Or, perhaps, both?" https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-the-whole-world-stopped-having
[08:14]	TR Bot	 The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Probably Think
[08:15]	TR News	"TikToks Banned in US" https://www.projectcensored.org/brazilian-tiktoks-banned-us-ice-criticism/ | Source: Project Censored
[08:15]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/brazilian-tiktoks-banned-us-ice-criticism/ )
[08:16]	TR News	"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X" (MElon running the US government's comms platform?) https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-russian-oil-waiver-iran-conflict-energy-markets/33759619.html | Source: RFERL
[08:16]	TR Bot	 US Extends Russian Oil Waiver As Bessent Urges Tougher Iran Sanctions
[08:16]	TR News	"This marks the third time Washington has granted Moscow a sanctions waiver amid volatility on global oil markets triggered by the U.S. war against Iran." https://kyivindependent.com/us-source-denies-reports-of-new-russian-oil-sanctions-waiver/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent
[08:16]	TR Bot	 US again grants Russia oil sanctions waiver despite Treasury chief's pledges not to
[08:19]	TR News	"However, when faced with the upgrade, you may appreciate a few tips and some advice." https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/filevault-keys-cant-be-escrowed-in-icloud-anymore/ | Source: Six Colors
[08:19]	TR Bot	 FileVault keys cant be escrowed in iCloud anymore Six Colors
[08:19]	TR News	"But the idea of ChatGPT getting access to your bank accounts raises an immediate concern: Could it drain your accounts with one bad prompt or hallucination?" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3142629/chatgpt-can-access-your-bank-accounts-now-heres-why-im-not-ready.html | Source: PC World
[08:19]	TR Bot	can access your bank accounts now. Here's why I'm not ready | PCWorld
[08:20]	TR News	"For years now, Google has provided users with 15 GB of online storage free of charge. But that era seems to be ending." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3140911/google-quietly-cuts-free-storage-to-5gb-without-a-phone-number.html | Source: PC World
[08:20]	TR Bot	quietly cuts free storage to 5GB without a phone number | PCWorld
[08:20]	TR News	"A law advancing in the California Assembly makes it illegal to set prices with algorithms." https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/why-surveillance-pricing-bans-are-suddenly-gaining-traction-this-year-and-not-just-in-california/ | Source: California
[08:20]	TR Bot	 California legislators take on surveillance pricing, joining backlash
[08:21]	TR News	"Defeating these algorithms may require a different countersurveillance approach altogether." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-wearable-surveillance-countermeasures/687203/ | Source: The Atlantic
[08:21]	TR Bot	 A Surveillance Cat-and-Mouse Game With AI - The Atlantic
[08:22]	TR News	"A planned University of Washington study wouldve had preschool teachers wear cameras to record first-person footage of everything in the classroom" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/parents-fury-film-children-ai | Source: Futurism
[08:22]	TR Bot	 Parents Explode in Fury at School's Plan to Constantly Film Their Children to Train AI
[08:22]	TR News	"Two months after handing off their personal financial data, the bonus still hadnt arrived, the chats show." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musks-xai-promised-staff-420-for-their-tax-returns-hasnt-paid/articleshow/131178583.cms | Source: India Times
[08:22]	TR Bot	 Elon Musks xAI promised staff $420 for their tax returns, hasnt paid - The Economic Times
[08:24]	TR News	"The poisoned package, chalk-tempalte, masquerades as an extension for the popular JavaScript terminal string styling library Chalk." https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/18/shai-hulud-copycat-hits-another-npm-package/5242180 | Source: The Register UK
[08:24]	TR Bot	 Shai-Hulud copycat hits another npm package
[08:25]	TR News	NPM = Microsoft http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.shtml
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft NPM Causes Security Catastrophes, Microsoft Transmits Malware to Sites and More
[08:25]	TR News	Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "On May 15, KrebsOnSecurity heard from Guillaume Valadon, a researcher with the security firm GitGuardian." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/ | Source: Krebs On Security
[08:25]	TR Bot	 CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github Krebs on Security
[08:26]	TR News	"To cut costs, the plan is to terminate the leases for the Mediterranean Museum and the East Asian Museum next year." https://swedenherald.com/article/rent-shock-awaits-swedish-museums-threatened-with-closure |
[08:26]	TR Bot	 Rent shock awaits - museums threatened with closure | Sweden Herald
[08:31]	TR News	Windows TCO: "7-Eleven, the worlds largest convenience store chain" https://www.securityweek.com/7-eleven-data-breach-confirmed-after-shinyhunters-ransom-demand/ | Source: Security Week
[08:31]	TR Bot	Data Breach Confirmed After ShinyHunters Ransom Demand - SecurityWeek
[08:31]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The researcher says the original proof-of-concept (PoC) code released by Project Zero researchers works without changes" https://www.securityweek.com/researcher-drops-miniplasma-windows-exploit-for-unpatched-2020-cve/ | Source: Security Week
[08:31]	TR Bot	Drops MiniPlasma Windows Exploit for Unpatched 2020 CVE - SecurityWeek
[08:31]	TR News	Windows TCO: "Operators often feel the impact of DDoS but may not recognize the role their own networks play when vulnerable services are left exposed." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/19/ddos-in-indonesia-what-has-changed/ | Source: APNIC
[08:31]	TR Bot	 DDoS in Indonesia: What has changed? | APNIC Blog
[08:31]	TR News	Windows TCO: "Microsoft supposedly patched CVE-2020-17103 in 2020, but a new proof-of-concept exploit shows the vulnerability is still [crackable]." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3142563/unpatched-windows-zero-day-from-2020-gives-hackers-full-system-access.html | Source: PC World
[08:31]	TR Bot	Windows zero-day from 2020 gives hackers full system access | PCWorld
[08:32]	TR News	"Dubai Police has issued a public warning about the growing spread of viral energy drink videos on social media platforms that encourage excessive consumption" https://thecyberexpress.com/energy-drink-videos-dubai-police-warns/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[08:32]	TR Bot	 Energy Drink Videos Raise Health Concerns, Dubai Police Says
[08:34]	TR News	"Energy Drink" is a misnomer. It's not about calories (energy) and not like isotonic drinks, it's just compressed caffeine-a drug.
[08:35]	TR News	"LinkedIn isn't sharing a lot of detail about how it's defining or detecting AI slop, but says that its engineers collaborated with its in-house editorial team" https://www.engadget.com/2174163/linkedin-doesnt-want-your-ai-slop-anymore/ | Source: Engadget
[08:35]	TR Bot	 LinkedIn Doesn't Want Your AI Slop Anymore
[08:35]	TR News	"Whereas AI CEOs tend to operate in between the extremes of AI-fueled utopia and total AI apocalypse, the public is living in the reality of current consumer-facing AI tools ability and impact." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-baffled-hatred | Source: Futurism
[08:35]	TR Bot	 AI CEOs Baffled by Hatred of Their Technology
[08:36]	TR News	"Last week, the sports news site Sportico published an article featuring an original analysis of parlay bets made via the prediction market Kalshi." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sports-illustrated-deletes-author-accusation-ai-plagiarism | Source: Futurism
[08:36]	TR Bot	 Sports Illustrated Just Deleted Every Article by One of Its Writers After Accusation of AI Plagiarism
[08:37]	TR News	"The crocodile effect (where appearance in AI search results rise while actual clicks drop) is very real" https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/18/filter-not-funnel-what-zero-click-means-for-brand-and-engagement/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[08:37]	TR Bot	 Filter, Not Funnel: What Zero-click Means for Brand and Engagement - The Scholarly Kitchen
[08:37]	TR News	"The path here was not the inevitable result of some technological, scientific, or economic law." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-inflection-point-trump-china/687202/ | Source: The Atlantic
[08:37]	TR Bot	 AI Has Broken Containment - The Atlantic
[08:37]	TR News	"AI researchers sometimes feel as if they are losing out on computing power to paying customers, the people said." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-18/inside-ai-compute-crunch-driving-google-researchers-to-quit | Source: Los Angeles Times
[08:37]	TR Bot	 Inside the AI compute crunch driving Google researchers to quit - Los Angeles Times
[08:38]	TR News	"Pratts fan-generated AI election campaign videos have been praised and mocked, but heavily shared." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/ai-has-invaded-la-mayors-race-some-fear-its-just-beginning | Source: Los Angeles Times
[08:38]	TR Bot	 AI has invaded the L.A. mayor's race. Some fear it's just the beginning - Los Angeles Times
[08:38]	TR News	"Schmidts get-on-board messaging clearly didnt resonate with the audience at the University of Arizona." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/college-students-drown-out-ai-praising-commencement-speeches-with-boos-deal-with-it-one-speaker-fires-back-as-students-heckle-positive-pitches-for-ais-role | Source: Tom's Hardware
[08:38]	TR Bot	 College students drown out AI-praising commencement speeches with boos 'deal with it' one speaker fires back as students heckle positive pitches for AI's role | Tom's Hardware
[08:38]	TR News	"This week's episode of the Kettle focuses on two such stories that The Register published this week, one concerning Google and another involving AWS." https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/18/surprise-ai-bills-leave-aws-and-google-cloud-users-aghast/5241348 | Source: The Register UK
[08:39]	TR Bot	 Surprise AI bills leave AWS and Google Cloud users aghast
[08:39]	TR News	"Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, Delft University of Technology, and Carnegie Mellon University" https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/18/big-ai-is-subverting-regulations-just-like-tobacco-and-oil-firms/5241910 | Source: The Register UK
[08:39]	TR Bot	 'Big AI' is subverting regulations just like tobacco and oil firms
[08:39]	TR News	"Big SLOP's Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity" https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06806 | Source: arXiv
[08:39]	TR Bot	 [2605.06806] Big AI's Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity
[08:40]	TR News	"Torvalds Slams "Pointless" AI Bug Reports" https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-1-rc4-released/ | Source: OSTechNix
[08:40]	TR Bot	Kernel 7.1 RC4 Released: Torvalds Slams "Pointless" AI Bug Reports - OSTechNix
[08:41]	TR News	"OpenBSD and slopcode: raindrop to a torrent?" https://www.osnews.com/story/144935/openbsd-and-slopcode-raindrop-to-a-torrent/ | Source: OS News
[08:41]	TR Bot	and slopcode: raindrop to a torrent? OSnews
[08:41]	TR News	"This experiment is both fascinating and darkly funny." https://blast-o-rama.com/2026/05/18/can-ai-run-a-radio-station-no-but-the-results-are-fascinating/ | Source: Marty Day
[08:41]	TR Bot	AI Run A Radio Station? No. But The Results are FASCINATING blast-o-rama.
[08:43]	TR News	"When you delegate to a person, they fill in the gaps. They read the context, ask questions, assume what you probably meant." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/05/18/you-never-learned-to-delegate.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers
[08:43]	TR Bot	 Jeroen Sangers brain tags - You never learned to delegate. AI just made it obvious.
[08:43]		*phebus has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[08:46]	Alias_Phanes	"you never learned to delegate" to obscure the fact that your digital assistant didn't do the due diligence that a human counterpart would have done to arrive at a more coherent result
[08:47]	Alias_Phanes	when you delegate to a biological imbecile and they fuck up every time, you fire them eventually. but when delegating to a digital AI it must be your fault because the product they're selling is surely flawless
[08:47]	Alias_Phanes	i see a consistent theme through all of these evangelists-as-marketing schemes for LLMs that just chronically abandons the concept of accountability
[08:52]		*phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights
[08:54]	TR News	Microsoft's Vista 11 Turns Five Soon, the Upgrade is GNU/Linux, Not Windows Vista 12 or 15 or 20 or Whatever Number They Invent Next http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Microsoft_s_Vista_11_Turns_Five_Soon_the_Upgrade_is_GNU_Linux_N.shtml
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft's Vista 11 Turns Five Soon, the Upgrade is GNU/Linux, Not Windows Vista 12 or 15 or 20 or Whatever Number They Invent Next
[08:55]	TR News	"The general template is: if only I could wire up the right prompts and the right tools in the right harness" https://borretti.me/article/human-bottlenecks | Source: Fernando Borretti
[08:55]	TR Bot	 Human Bottlenecks
[08:55]	TR News	"These five stages of grief come with a lot of caveats. Grief isnt a linear process." https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/grief-in-the-ai-age/ | Source: Brad Frost
[08:55]	TR Bot	 Grief in the AI Age | Brad Frost
[08:56]	TR News	"The https://slangify.org site was made as a way to illustrate the benefits of Raku as a DSL tool." https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/05/18/2026-20-slangification/ | Source: Rakulang
[08:56]	TR Bot	 Slangify
[08:56]	TR Bot	 2026.20 Slangification Rakudo Weekly News
[08:57]	TR News	"Its fast becoming the case that if you put any Mac apps icons in reverse, it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really, really good at icon design." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/rotten-macos-icon-design/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Somethings Rotten in the State of macOS Icon Design - Jim Nielsens Blog
[08:57]	TR News	"Im starting again, making the switch to non US tech is an end goal of mine but Ive struggled in the past." https://ljpuk.net/2026/05/18/trying-to-switch-away-from-us-tech-again/ | Source: Lee Peterson
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Trying to switch away from US tech (again) LJPUK
● May 19
[09:01]	TR News	"This isnt about Liquid Glass or grand design failuresthose are well documented elsewhere." https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/18/1320 | Source: Rui Carmo
[09:01]	TR Bot	 Apple Papercuts - Tao of Mac
[09:01]	TR News	"This capability should have been delivered by now through the Block 4 software update from F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin, but this has met with a series of delays." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/f-35-software-delays-leave-uk-buying-time-with-us-glide-bombs/5241737 | Source: The Register UK
[09:01]	TR Bot	 F-35 software delays leave UK buying time with US glide bombs
[09:07]	TR News	"Funkhouser, a veteran commercial beekeeper, should have around 1,200 hives under his care. This year, he's sitting on less than 200." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/as-bee-population-collapses-us-apiarists-fear-research-cuts-835737066 | Source: RTL
[09:07]	TR Bot	 'Real struggle': As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts - RTL Today
[09:07]	TR News	"In Portugal, I do not see a push towards open-source. There are a few exceptions but, in general, Portugal is lacking in developing in the open." https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/uks-nhs-just-got-called-to-the-principals-office/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
[09:07]	TR Bot	 UK's NHS just got called to the principal's office by Alcides Fonseca
[09:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  NHS Goes To War Against Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.gmi 
[09:09]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines NHS Goes To War Against Open Source
[09:10]	TR News	"advanced ceramics division" https://davidoks.blog/p/why-japanese-companies-do-so-many | Source: David Oks
[09:10]	TR Bot	 Why Japanese companies do so many different things
[09:10]	TR News	"Canon made the 50mm f/1.8 FD lens in several versions across its manual-focus era, beginning in 1971 with the chrome nose breech-lock version" https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/05/18/50mm-f-1-8-canon-fd/ | Source: Jim Grey
[09:10]	TR Bot	 50mm f/1.8 Canon FD - Down the Road
[09:10]	TR News	"Momentous is Hong Kong Disneylands nighttime spectacular." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/05/18/hong-kong-disneyland-momentous/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[09:10]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/05/18/hong-kong-disneyland-momentous/ )
[09:12]	TR News	"In a newly released technical blog, the robotics company showed Atlas rotating its torso 180 degrees" https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/boston-dynamics-atlas-humanoid-heavy-lifting-simulation | Source: Interesting Engineering
[09:12]	TR Bot	 Boston Dynamics reveals how Atlas lifts 100-pound industrial loads
[09:12]	TR News	"Your lifes goal should be to become the most improbable person you can be." https://kk.org/thetechnium/your-most-improbable-life/ | Source: Kevin Kelly
[09:12]	TR Bot	 The Technium: Your Most Improbable Life
[09:13]	TR News	"In response to this recent post by gary online: I am absolutely not someone who derives their worth or identity by what they do to earn a crust." https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/what-would-you-do-if-you-didnt-have-to-work/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch
[09:13]	TR Bot	 Re: What Would You Do if You Didn't Have to Work?
[09:13]	TR News	"For seven decades, Neumann chronicled how computer systems fail and patiently advocated for the principles that make them fail less often." https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-peter-g-neumann-1932-2026/ | Source: ACM
[09:13]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-peter-g-neumann-1932-2026/ )
[09:14]	TR News	"The Trevisan Award is in memory of Luca Trevisan and recognizes expository work in Theoretical Computer Science." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/05/scott-aaronson-wins-trevisan-award.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[09:14]	TR Bot	 Computational Complexity: Scott Aaronson wins Trevisan Award? Prize? Medal? Statue?
[09:15]	TR News	"A handful of years ago I found excitement in Apple, iOS apps, and the surrounding ecosystem." https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/tech-is-not-boring/ | Source: Mike Rockwell
[09:15]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/tech-is-not-boring/ )
[09:15]	TR News	"After over a year of weekly notes, Ive decided to place the series on indefinite hiatus." https://justinvollmer.com/posts/2026/05/ending-my-weekly-notes/ | Source: Justin Vollmer
[09:15]	TR Bot	 Ending My Weekly Notes | Justin Vollmer
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Gates Foundation Trust sells all MS stock
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> WARNING: misleading title
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> I've read elsewhere that Gates personally still owns MS stock.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> I haven't investigated the personal holdings.  Still newsworthy.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Please look for other articles with less sensational titles if
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> you desire to provide a link in your website.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Bill Gates Just Did the Unthinkable - He Sold Every Last Share of
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Microsoft Stock
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> https://www.yahoo.com/finance/markets/stocks/articles/bill-gates-just-did-unthinkable-132955202.html
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	>    The Bill Gates Foundation Trust exited its final position by selling
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	>    all remaining shares after reducing holdings from 28.5M to zero
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	>    shares, a move driven by portfolio diversification, valuation
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	>    optimization, and funding obligations rather than confidence loss.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	He still exercises control over the company and next month he's deposed over Epstein.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Even if/when he falls, many other evil people will prevail. These are systemic issues.
[09:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/o/2023/01/18/bill-gates-nda/
[09:23]	TR Bot	( status 308 @ https://www.yahoo.com/finance/markets/stocks/articles/bill-gates-just-did-unthinkable-132955202.html )
[09:23]	TR Bot	 [Meme] It Was Never the Same After Bill Gates Paid the Sirius CEO Under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
[09:28]	TR News	"Over the last year I've gotten back into the swing of learning Mandarin and I think I've been making a lot more progress than I have in my many, many past attempts" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/how-to-become-a-philosophical-zombie.gmi
[09:31]	TR News	"It's a very, very simple Django app. When I first had the idea to build it I entertained some thoughts about trying some front-end based technology" https://softwaremaniacs.org/blog/2026/05/18/shoppy/en/ | Source: Ivan Sagalaev
[09:31]	TR Bot	 Shoppy
[09:32]	TR News	"rOpenScis R-universe system is an open source platform allowing users to create their own CRAN-like universe of R packages." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/five-tips-for-managing-your-r-universe-%f0%9f%9a%80/ | Source: Rlang
[09:32]	TR Bot	tips for managing your R-universe | R-bloggers
[09:33]	TR News	"I dont miss floppy disks. I miss the mindset they demandedthat every byte matters, that constraints breed creativity, and that software should be light on its footprint." https://fitsonafloppy.com/ |
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Fits on a Floppy - A Manifesto for Small Software
[09:33]	TR News	"Erlang/OTP 29 is finally here. This blog post introduces the new features that we are most excited about." https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-29/ | Source: Erlang
[09:33]	TR Bot	 Erlang/OTP 29 Highlights - Erlang/OTP
[09:34]	TR News	"Converting a 64-bit integer to its decimal string representation is a mundane task that shows up everywhere: logging, JSON serialization, CSV output, debug prints, etc." https://lemire.me/blog/2026/05/18/simd-accelerated-integer-to-string-conversion/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
[09:34]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/05/18/simd-accelerated-integer-to-string-conversion/ )
[09:34]	TR News	"The D.O.G.E. [sic] Team should not be allowed near a keyboard even to check email or apply for a job." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/d-o-g-e-team/ | Source: Logikal Solutions
[09:34]	TR Bot	 D.O.G.E. Team Should Not Be Allowed Near a Keyboard Logikal Blog
[09:34]	TR News	"We can think of this as the just-say-no engineer1, as opposed to the just-say-yes engineer." https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-just-say-no-engineer-was-a-zirp-phenomenon/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[09:34]	TR Bot	 The just-say-no engineer was a ZIRP phenomenon
[09:35]	TR News	"Every PHP app has a handful of directories the web server has to write to. Cache, sessions, log files, image uploads, compiled views." https://deployer.org/blog/writable-modes | Source: The Deployer Times
[09:35]	TR Bot	 chown, chgrp, chmod, ACL: the writable_mode tour | Deployer
[09:38]	TR News	"Again, I am not saying that all is well with Europe." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/europe-versus-america-a-wonkish-data | Source: Paul Krugman
[09:38]	TR Bot	 Europe Versus America: A Wonkish Data Follow-up
[09:38]	TR News	"This tool visualizes global, regional, and coordinate temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2025." https://perthirtysix.com/tool/climate-change-globe | Source: PerThirtySix
[09:38]	TR Bot	 Our Reddening Globe: Visualizing Climate Change With a 3D Globe
[09:40]	TR News	"When deploying WordPress in a production environment, every enabled feature should be evaluated for its security and performance implications." https://www.jamescherti.com/wordpress-disable-xml-rpc/ | Source: James Cherti
[09:40]	TR Bot	 Disabling XML-RPC in WordPress for Security and Performance | James Cherti
[09:40]	TR News	"Yes, Im writing again about my ongoing experiment with blocking JavaScript on a per-site basis" https://thejollyteapot.com/2026/05/17/another-rant-about-web-browsing/ | Source: Nicolas Magand
[09:40]	TR Bot	 Another rant about web browsing The Jolly Teapot
[09:41]	TR News	"tail and head are incredibly useful tools for monitoring processes, ones that I honestly dont use enough." https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/05/18/coreutils-tail.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman
[09:41]	TR Bot	 Jack-in-the-box, out jumped a microphone.
[09:42]	TR News	"The bargain-basement chip that serves as the central component of this project is the AVR64DD32, which currently retails from DigiKey for $1.30." https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/18/yes-you-can-serve-a-website-from-a-1-microcontroller/5242096 | Source: The Register UK
[09:42]	TR Bot	 Yes, you can serve a website from a $1 microcontroller
● May 19
[10:03]	TR News	[Old] "The traditional UNIX security model is simple but inexpressive. Adding ne-grained access control improves the expressiveness" https://papers.freebsd.org/2000/phk-jails.files/sane2000-jail.pdf |
[10:03]	TR News	"The setup consists of [...]" https://rkta.de/selfhost.html | Source: Rene Kita
[10:03]	TR Bot	 Self-hosting on OpenBSD
[10:04]	TR News	"The Sylve website goes into further details, outlining the key features: [...]" https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20260518#sylve | Source: Distro Watch
[10:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20260518#sylve )
[10:04]	TR News	"Having discounted projects including Dreamcast Linux and PSPLinux, for the Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation Portable respectively" https://www.hackster.io/news/alex-haydock-saves-a-nintendo-wii-from-the-scrapheap-and-turns-it-into-a-netbsd-web-server-aebbf2c6492e | Source: Hackster
[10:04]	TR Bot	Haydock Saves a Nintendo Wii From the Scrapheap and Turns It Into a NetBSD Web Server - Hackster.io
[10:05]	TR News	Anon: Microsofters on RPi staff shit on their community with impunity
[10:06]	TR News	"I love playing Go. I normally play online, and have played here in Chicago in the past, but this was my first time playing outside of the place where I live, ha." https://cassidoo.co/post/la-pedra-bcn/ | Source: Cassidy Williams
[10:06]	TR Bot	 La Pedra Go Club in Barcelona
[10:06]	TR News	"What FOSS analytics vendor Metabase memorably dubbed the strip-mining era of open source security continues." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950 | Source: The Register UK
[10:06]	TR Bot	 Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
[10:07]	TR News	"On May 15, 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the release of Linux kernel 7.0.8. This is an important update for anyone using the 7.0 kernel series." https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-0-8-ssh-keysign-pwn-root-exploit-fix/ | Source: OSTechNix
[10:07]	TR Bot	Kernel 7.0.8 is Released to Fix ssh-keysign-pwn Root Exploit - OSTechNix
[10:07]	TR News	"I mentioned Kepler in passing in my article in praise of HTTP." https://kevinboone.me/keplerd.html | Source: Kevin Boone
[10:07]	TR Bot	 Kevin Boone: keplerd: a new Java-based server for the Gemini protocol and others
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[10:10]	TR News	"almost entirely unmanageable" | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-head-says-ai-tools-are-great-but-theyre-making-the-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-head-says-ai-tools-are-great-but-theyre-making-the-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/
[10:10]	TR Bot	head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable" | GamingOnLinux
[10:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical Launches Ubuntu Core 26 with Live Kernel Patching, Optimized Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Canonical_Launches_Ubuntu_Core_26_with_Live_Kernel_Patching_Opt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Canonical_Launches_Ubuntu_Core_26_with_Live_Kernel_Patching_Opt.gmi 
[10:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical Launches Ubuntu Core 26 with Live Kernel Patching, Optimized Updates
[10:11]	TR News	Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/
[10:11]	TR Bot	is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR News	New "low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/new-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-and-anti-lag-2-to-amd-and-intel-gpus-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:11]	TR Bot	"low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[10:13]	TR News	Computer security is compromised | "Computersikkerheden er forringet | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/computersikkerheden-er-forringet https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/11/An_American_War_on_GNU_Linux_Software_Freedom_and_British_Inves.shtml
[10:13]	TR Bot	 Computersikkerheden er forringet | Version2
[10:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part V - Attempts to Take Down and Suppress Criticism of Back Doors Controlled by Microsoft and the American Government
[10:13]	TR News	"A Security Researcher Says Microsoft Secretly Built a Backdoor into BitLocker - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/17/0146201 https://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ https://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/
[10:13]	TR Bot	 A Security Researcher Says Microsoft Secretly Built a Backdoor into BitLocker - SoylentNews
[10:13]	TR Bot	 Former Microsoft Engineer Working on Windows BitLocker Confirms Government Asks Microsoft for Back Doors
[10:14]	TR News	"Cheeto Brutally Mocked Over 'Pathetic' Slop Photo of Secret Service Guarding Handcuffed Alien | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-ai-alien-image-mocked-1797509
[10:14]	TR Bot	 Trump Brutally Mocked Over 'Pathetic' AI Photo of Secret Service Guarding Handcuffed Alien | IBTimes UK
[10:16]	TR News	Google hovers on cloud security target | "Google svvar p mlet om skerhet i molnet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/18/google-svavar-pa-malet-om-sakerhet-i-molnet/
[10:16]	TR Bot	 Google svvar p mlet om skerhet i molnet
[10:18]	TR News	What the EU sees and doesn't see https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/17/det-eu-ser-och-inte-ser/
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Det EU ser och inte ser
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[10:23]	TR News	Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-cachyos-11-adds-initial-optiscaler-integration-and-lots-of-other-fixes Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:23]	TR Bot	11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes | GamingOnLinux
[10:34]	TR News	Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/heroic-games-launcher-v2-22-brings-library-editing-big-screen-console-mode-improvements/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:34]	TR Bot	Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements | GamingOnLinux
[10:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Wine 11.9 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Wine_11_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Wine_11_9.gmi 
[10:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Wine 11.9
[10:44]	TR News	Re-Logic celebrate 15 years of Terraria - 70 million sales, cross-play soon and more updates to come | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/re-logic-celebrate-15-years-of-terraria-70-million-sales-cross-play-soon-and-more-updates-to-come/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:44]	TR Bot	celebrate 15 years of Terraria - 70 million sales, cross-play soon and more updates to come | GamingOnLinux
[10:45]	TR News	The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:45]	TR Bot	PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware | GamingOnLinux
[10:46]	TR News	Sunshine game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sunshine-game-streaming-tool-adds-vulkan-encoding-plus-xdg-pipewire-and-kwin-direct-screencast-capture/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[10:46]	TR Bot	game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture | GamingOnLinux
[10:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Terraria, Go, GNU/Linux on a PlayStation 5, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_Terraria_Go_GNU_Linux_on_a_PlayStation_5_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_Terraria_Go_GNU_Linux_on_a_PlayStation_5_and_More.gmi 
[10:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Terraria, Go, GNU/Linux on a PlayStation 5, and More
[10:50]	TR News	The Rust Programming Language Blog: Project goals update April 2026 (end of 2025H2) https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/18/project-goals-2026-04/
[10:50]	TR Bot	 Project goals update April 2026 (end of 2025H2) | Rust Blog
[10:51]	TR News	Deploy with confidence: Continuous integration and continuous delivery for agentic Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/ci-cd-delivery-agentic-ai
[10:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/ci-cd-delivery-agentic-ai )
[10:52]	TR News	Cuba warns of bloodbath as US imposes new sanctions amid rising tensions https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260519-cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-as-us-imposes-new-sanctions-amid-rising-tensions
[10:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260519-cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-as-us-imposes-new-sanctions-amid-rising-tensions )
● May 19
[11:00]	TR News	Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations - Software Freedom Conservancy
[11:01]	TR News	Late Night Linux Episode 386 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-386/
[11:01]	TR Bot	 Late Night Linux Episode 386 Late Night Linux
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● May 19
[12:47]	TR News	How To Install Node.Js on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-node-js-fedora-44/
[12:47]	TR Bot	 How To Install Node.Js on Fedora 44 - idroot
[12:48]	TR News	How to Configure Nginx PHP-FPM https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-nginx-php-fpm/
[12:48]	TR Bot	to Configure Nginx PHP-FPM - LinuxCapable
[12:48]	TR News	source Command in Linux: Usage and Examples https://linuxcapable.com/source-command-in-linux-usage-and-examples/
[12:48]	TR Bot	Command in Linux: Usage and Examples - LinuxCapable
[12:49]	TR News	iophk: RPi promoting Conde Nast's pro-Microsoft, anti-FOSS censorship engine: https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=398393 ... and allowing them to filter the incoming questions too
[12:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=398393 )
[12:54]	TR News	How to Configure Nginx Proxy Cache https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-nginx-proxy-cache/
[12:54]	TR Bot	to Configure Nginx Proxy Cache - LinuxCapable
[12:55]	TR News	How to Install curl on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-curl-on-ubuntu-linux/
[12:55]	TR Bot	to Install curl on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
● May 19
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[13:04]	TR News	How to Install Liquorix Kernel on Linux Mint 22 and 21 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-liquorix-kernel-on-linux-mint/
[13:04]	TR Bot	to Install Liquorix Kernel on Linux Mint 22 and 21 - LinuxCapable
[13:04]	TR News	How to Install Codex CLI on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-codex-cli-on-fedora-linux/
[13:04]	TR Bot	to Install Codex CLI on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable
[13:05]	TR News	How to Fix Broken RPM Database on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-fix-broken-rpm-database-on-fedora-linux/
[13:05]	TR Bot	to Fix Broken RPM Database on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable
[13:05]	TR News	How to Install Cinnamon on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cinnamon-on-fedora-linux/
[13:05]	TR Bot	to Install Cinnamon on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable
[13:06]	TR News	Geofence Warrants, Location Data, and the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age https://puri.sm/posts/geofence-warrants-location-data-and-the-fourth-amendment-in-the-digital-age/
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Geofence Warrants, Location Data, and the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age Purism
[13:10]	TR News	Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/technology/peter-g-neumann-dead.html
[13:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/technology/peter-g-neumann-dead.html )
[13:11]	TR News	MElon Loses His Blockbuster Case Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/briefing/elon-musk-openai-trial.html
[13:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/briefing/elon-musk-openai-trial.html )
[13:12]	TR News	Samsung strike? Four scenarios for the chipmakers labour dispute https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/samsung-strike-four-scenarios-for-the-chipmakers-labour-dispute
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Samsung strike? Four scenarios for the chipmakers labour dispute | The Straits Times
[13:12]	TR News	Samsung granted court injunction against imminent strike action in last-minute reprieve https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-granted-court-injunction-against-imminent-strike-action-in-last-minute-reprieve-talks-resume-as-unions-barred-from-occupying-or-locking-facilities-obstructing-workers
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Samsung granted court injunction against imminent strike action in last-minute reprieve talks resume as unions barred from occupying or locking facilities, obstructing workers | Tom's Hardware
[13:13]	TR News	Inside Anduril and Metas quest to make smart glasses for warfare https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare/
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Inside Anduril and Metas quest to make smart glasses for warfare | MIT Technology Review
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[13:17]	TR News	Eric Schmidt booed during commencement speech over Hey Hi (AI) remarks https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/18/eric-schmidt-booed-commencement-speech-ai-remarks/
[13:17]	TR Bot	Schmidt booed during commencement speech over AI remarks - SiliconANGLE
[13:27]		*Now talking on #techrights
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[13:30]	TR News	Discover the Red Bait OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) model catalog https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/discover-red-hat-openshift-ai-model-catalog
[13:30]	TR Bot	 Discover the Red Hat OpenShift AI model catalog
[13:31]	TR News	IBM selling Microsoft https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/decade-open-innovation-red-hat-continues-scale-open-hybrid-cloud-microsoft
[13:31]	TR Bot	 A decade of open innovation: Red Hat continues to scale the open hybrid cloud with Microsoft
[13:32]	TR News	Get a custom-made learning plan with Red Bait Guided Learning https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/get-custom-made-learning-plan-red-hat-guided-learning
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Get a custom-made learning plan with Red Hat Guided Learning
[13:32]	TR News	Are data centres moving to DC power? https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/18/are-data-centres-moving-to-dc-power/
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Are data centres moving to DC power? | APNIC Blog
[13:33]	TR News	Mexicos CNTE teachers union threatens national strike ahead of the World Cup https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/teachers-union-national-strike-world-cup/
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Mexico's teachers threaten national strike ahead of World Cup
[13:35]	TR News	Joint letter to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Microsoft trap Azure cloud and Hey Hi (AI) services https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/joint-letter-to-microsoft-regarding-israeli-military-use-of-azure-cloud-and-ai-services/
[13:35]	TR Bot	 Access Now - Joint letter to Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Azure cloud and AI services
[13:36]	TR News	Microsoft: its time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/microsoft-come-clean-about-your-ties-to-the-israeli-military/
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Microsoft: its time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military - Access Now
[13:50]	TR News	Istio 1.30.0 Change Notes https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30/change-notes/
[13:50]	TR Bot	 Istio / Istio 1.30.0 Change Notes
[13:52]	TR News	Bash String Manipulation: Substring, Replace, Length, and More https://linuxize.com/post/bash-string-manipulation/
[13:52]	TR Bot	String Manipulation: Substring, Replace, Length, and More | Linuxize
[13:52]	TR News	Someone Vibe-Coded Lightroom CC Into Running on Linux, and I am Not Touching It https://itsfoss.com/news/vibe-coded-adobe-lightroom-cc-linux/
[13:52]	TR Bot	 Someone Vibe-Coded Lightroom CC Into Running on Linux, and I am Not Touching It
[13:53]	TR News	Linus Torvalds Says AI-Generated Bug Reports Have Made GNU/Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-generated-bug-reports-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-unmanageable/
[13:53]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds Says AI-Generated Bug Reports Have Made Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable - gHacks Tech News
[13:55]	TR News	stocksTUI check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts https://www.linuxlinks.com/stockstui-check-stock-prices-crypto-news-historical-charts/
[13:55]	TR Bot	- check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts - LinuxLinks
[13:58]	TR News	Lie, BS, hoswash from NY Times: "Meta Reassigns 7,000 Employees to Focus on A.I." They MEAN TO SAY, 7k roles got REDEFINED as "hey hi". Maybe call FB "hey hi", then they Facebook "invests" in a "revolution"...
● May 19
[14:04]	TR News	9 Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-image-upscaling-tools/
[14:05]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools - LinuxLinks
[14:06]	TR News	15 Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-qr-code-tools/
[14:06]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools - LinuxLinks
[14:06]	TR News	git-trim keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-trim-clear-stale-local-branches/
[14:06]	TR Bot	- keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches - LinuxLinks
[14:07]	TR News	This ultra-lightweight GNU/Linux OS just saved my backdoored Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap https://www.neowin.net/editorials/this-ultra-lightweight-linux-os-just-saved-my-windows-10-laptop-from-the-scrapheap/
[14:07]	TR Bot	 This ultra-lightweight Linux OS just saved my Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap - Neowin
[14:07]	TR News	Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made GNU/Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-reports-have-made-the-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable
[14:07]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system | Tom's Hardware
[14:09]	TR News	16 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-pixel-art-editors/
[14:09]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors - LinuxLinks
[14:09]	TR News	Taxi FTP client https://www.linuxlinks.com/taxi-ftp-client/
[14:09]	TR Bot	- FTP client - LinuxLinks
[14:11]	TR News	MINISFORUM M2 defective chip maker Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-m2-intel-panther-lake-mini-pc-running-linux-introduction/
[14:11]	TR Bot	M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction - LinuxLinks
[14:12]	TR News	36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI GNU/Linux Time Trackers https://www.linuxlinks.com/timetrackers/
[14:12]	TR Bot	Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers - LinuxLinks
[14:12]	TR News	MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-m2-intel-panther-lake-mini-pc-running-linux-npu-cachyos/
[14:12]	TR Bot	M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS - LinuxLinks
[14:12]	TR News	<p>The post <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-earn-1-3-million-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/">Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.securityweek.com">SecurityWeek</a>.</p>
[14:12]	TR Bot	Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 - SecurityWeek
[14:12]	TR Bot	News, Insights and Analysis | SecurityWeek
[14:13]	TR News	Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-earn-1-3-million-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/
[14:14]	TR News	Compiling the Trap https://jxself.org/compiling-the-trap.shtml
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Compiling the Trap
[14:17]	TR News	Xfburn now working in EasyOS https://bkhome.org/news/202605/xfburn-now-working-in-easyos.html
[14:17]	TR Bot	 Xfburn now working in EasyOS
[14:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  OpenBSD 7.9 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/OpenBSD_7_9_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/OpenBSD_7_9_released.gmi 
[14:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenBSD 7.9 released
[14:33]	TR News	Microsoft's Nick Vidal and the openwashing campaigns misusing the OSI's name https://opensource.org/blog/open-technology-research-symposium-2026-opens-call-for-proposals
[14:33]	TR Bot	 Open Technology Research Symposium 2026 Opens Call for Proposals Open Source Initiative
[14:34]	TR News	Promoting scams and buzzwords while misusing the brand "Linux" https://cloudnativenow.com/features/cloud-native-is-becoming-ai-native/
[14:34]	TR Bot	 Cloud Native Is Becoming AI Native - Cloud Native Now
[14:49]	TR News	IBM Red Hat as Microsoft reseller again https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/sql-server-ha-rhel-meet-pacemaker-ha-agent-v2-tech-preview
[14:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/sql-server-ha-rhel-meet-pacemaker-ha-agent-v2-tech-preview )
[14:51]	TR News	Vendefoul 20260518 https://distrowatch.com/vendefoul
[14:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/vendefoul )
[14:51]	TR News	Zenclora 3.0 https://distrowatch.com/zenclora
[14:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zenclora )
[14:52]	TR News	Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1073356/
[14:52]	TR Bot	updates for Monday [LWN.net]
[14:52]	TR News	NetHydra 2026.2 https://distrowatch.com/nethydra
[14:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nethydra )
[14:53]	TR News	Q4OS 6.7 https://distrowatch.com/q4os
[14:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q4os )
[14:54]	TR News	Firefox 151.0 Released with Auto-Backup for GNU/Linux & New Home Page https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/firefox-151-0-auto-back-linux/
[14:54]	TR Bot	 Firefox 151.0 Released with Auto-Backup for Linux & New Home Page | UbuntuHandbook
[14:54]	TR News	Gaze Simple New Facial Login & Authentication Method for GNU/Linux https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/gaze-facial-login-authentication-linux/
[14:54]	TR Bot	 Gaze Simple New Facial Login & Authentication Method for Linux | UbuntuHandbook
[14:56]	TR News	FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-05-22-irc
[14:56]	TR Bot	 Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[14:57]	TR News	Firefox 151: New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/firefox-151-released
[14:57]	TR Bot	 Firefox 151 brings New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more
[14:59]	TR News	Announcing Istio 1.30.0 https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30/
[14:59]	TR Bot	 Istio / Announcing Istio 1.30.0
[14:59]	TR News	Announcing Istio 1.29.3 https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29.3/
[14:59]	TR Bot	 Istio / Announcing Istio 1.29.3
● May 19
[15:00]	TR News	Martin Pitt: Leaving Red Bait https://piware.de/post/2026-05-18-leaving-redhat/
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Leaving Red Hat Martin Pitt
[15:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Martin Pitt Leaving Red Hat, Red Hat as Microsoft Reseller, and Slop Promotion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Martin_Pitt_Leaving_Red_Hat_Red_Hat_as_Microsoft_Reseller_and_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Martin_Pitt_Leaving_Red_Hat_Red_Hat_as_Microsoft_Reseller_and_S.gmi 
[15:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Martin Pitt Leaving Red Hat, Red Hat as Microsoft Reseller, and Slop Promotion
[15:03]	TR News	The ICO isnt doing its job why the data watchdog needs to be reset https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-ico-isnt-doing-its-job-why-the-data-watchdog-needs-to-be-reset/
[15:03]	TR Bot	 The ICO isnt doing its job why the data watchdog needs to be reset | Open Rights Group
[15:03]	TR News	About the importance of FUN https://nuno-icons.com/2026/05/18/about-the-importance-of-fun/
[15:03]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/05/18/about-the-importance-of-fun/ )
[15:04]	TR News	First Shai-Hulud Worm Clones Emerge https://www.securityweek.com/first-shai-hulud-worm-clones-emerge/
[15:04]	TR Bot	Shai-Hulud Worm Clones Emerge - SecurityWeek
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[15:05]	TR News	Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa https://cyberscoop.com/interpol-operation-ramz-middle-east-north-africa/
[15:05]	TR Bot	leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa | CyberScoop
[15:08]	TR News	pg_sorted_heap 0.14.0 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_sorted_heap-0140-released-3300/
[15:08]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pg_sorted_heap 0.14.0 released
[15:09]	TR News	Federal court rejects MElon's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late https://www.france24.com/en/federal-court-rejects-elon-musk-s-claims-against-openai-saying-he-filed-his-lawsuit-too-late
[15:09]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/federal-court-rejects-elon-musk-s-claims-against-openai-saying-he-filed-his-lawsuit-too-late )
[15:10]	TR News	Semtech FX86E A Compact 5G RedCap and 4G LTE modem for industrial IoT applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/semtech-fx86e-a-compact-5g-redcap-and-4g-lte-modem-for-industrial-iot-applications/
[15:10]	TR Bot	 Semtech FX86E - A Compact 5G RedCap and 4G LTE modem for industrial IoT applications - CNX Software
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[15:11]	TR News	Zero-Day Exploit Against backdoored Windows BitLocker https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/zero-day-exploit-against-windows-bitlocker.html
[15:11]	TR Bot	Exploit Against Windows BitLocker - Schneier on Security
[15:12]	TR News	Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.55: Getting ready for the final mile https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/05/15/arduino-core-on-zephyr-0-55-getting-ready-for-the-final-mile/
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.55: Getting ready for the final mile | Arduino Blog
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[15:22]	TR News	Starbucks Korea head fired after promotion sparks public uproar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/starbucks-korea-head-fired-after-promotion-sparks-public-uproar
[15:22]	TR Bot	 Starbucks Korea head fired after Tank Day promotion sparks public uproar | The Straits Times
[15:30]	TR News	WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-a-spacecraft-is-launching-to-study-how-earth-survives-solar-storms
[15:30]	TR Bot	A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms : ScienceAlert
[15:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  NHS Goes To War Against Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.gmi 
[15:31]	TR Bot	timed out after 10001 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.shtml )
[15:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Sasha Levin (GAFAM) Wants 'Killswitch' for Linux (the Kernel) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Sasha_Levin_GAFAM_Wants_Killswitch_for_Linux_the_Kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Sasha_Levin_GAFAM_Wants_Killswitch_for_Linux_the_Kernel.gmi 
[15:31]	TR Bot	timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Sasha_Levin_GAFAM_Wants_Killswitch_for_Linux_the_Kernel.shtml )
[15:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Discord: Some Odd Form of GNU/Linux Advocacy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.gmi 
[15:32]	TR Bot	timed out after 10001 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml )
[15:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel Space: Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware and Leveraging zram to Save Money https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.gmi 
[15:32]	TR Bot	timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.shtml )
[15:32]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:32]	TR Bot	timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml )
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon, mintCast, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_mintCast_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_mintCast_and_More.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon, mintCast, and More
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu Family: Rescuezilla 2.6.2 and Ubuntu 26.04 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Canonical_Ubuntu_Family_Rescuezilla_2_6_2_and_Ubuntu_26_04.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Canonical_Ubuntu_Family_Rescuezilla_2_6_2_and_Ubuntu_26_04.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems: OSNews, BSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Family: Rescuezilla 2.6.2 and Ubuntu 26.04
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Education and Sharing Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Education_and_Sharing_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Education_and_Sharing_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE: 55,041,902 Lines of Code and Joining KDE's Amharic Translation Effort https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/KDE_55_041_902_Lines_of_Code_and_Joining_KDE_s_Amharic_Translat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/KDE_55_041_902_Lines_of_Code_and_Joining_KDE_s_Amharic_Translat.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released_With_Better_Collaboration_Tools_and_15.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released_With_Better_Collaboration_Tools_and_15.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: OSNews, BSD, and More
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list almost entirely unmanageable https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linus_Torvalds_says_AI_powered_bug_hunters_have_made_Linux_secu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linus_Torvalds_says_AI_powered_bug_hunters_have_made_Linux_secu.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Education and Sharing Leftovers
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Source Code Shows Intel Panther Lake Plans https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linux_Source_Code_Shows_Intel_Panther_Lake_Plans.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linux_Source_Code_Shows_Intel_Panther_Lake_Plans.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  LLM Slop / Plagiarism Versus Free Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_Versus_Free_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_Versus_Free_Software.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  New Release of EasyOS and Further Work https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/New_Release_of_EasyOS_and_Further_Work.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/New_Release_of_EasyOS_and_Further_Work.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Bambu Lab Versus AGPL, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Bambu_Lab_Versus_AGPL_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Bambu_Lab_Versus_AGPL_ESP32_and_More.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Peter Neumann has died https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Peter_Neumann_has_died.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Peter_Neumann_has_died.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE: 55,041,902 Lines of Code and Joining KDE's Amharic Translation Effort
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Richard Stallman's Next Talk and SFC, Which Tries to Cancel Him, on Copyleft https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Richard_Stallman_s_Next_Talk_and_SFC_Which_Tries_to_Cancel_Him_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Richard_Stallman_s_Next_Talk_and_SFC_Which_Tries_to_Cancel_Him_.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list almost entirely unmanageable
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  stocksTUI check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/stocksTUI_check_stock_prices_crypto_news_and_historical_charts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/stocksTUI_check_stock_prices_crypto_news_and_historical_charts.gmi 
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  This open-source chip design could do for hardware what Linux did for software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/This_open_source_chip_design_could_do_for_hardware_what_Linux_d.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/This_open_source_chip_design_could_do_for_hardware_what_Linux_d.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Source Code Shows Intel Panther Lake Plans
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  This ultra-lightweight Linux OS just saved my Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/This_ultra_lightweight_Linux_OS_just_saved_my_Windows_10_laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/This_ultra_lightweight_Linux_OS_just_saved_my_Windows_10_laptop.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LLM Slop / Plagiarism Versus Free Software
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Turning_an_80_Android_tablet_into_a_Debian_Linux_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Turning_an_80_Android_tablet_into_a_Debian_Linux_PC.gmi 
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Uptime Perils and Malicious Packets https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Uptime_Perils_and_Malicious_Packets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Uptime_Perils_and_Malicious_Packets.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New Release of EasyOS and Further Work
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Bambu Lab Versus AGPL, ESP32, and More
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Peter Neumann has died
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical Launches Ubuntu Core 26 with Live Kernel Patching, Optimized Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Canonical_Launches_Ubuntu_Core_26_with_Live_Kernel_Patching_Opt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Canonical_Launches_Ubuntu_Core_26_with_Live_Kernel_Patching_Opt.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Richard Stallman's Next Talk and SFC, Which Tries to Cancel Him, on Copyleft
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines stocksTUI check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This open-source chip design could do for hardware what Linux did for software
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  DietPi 10.4 Released with Orange Pi 5B Support, DietPi-Software Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/DietPi_10_4_Released_with_Orange_Pi_5B_Support_DietPi_Software_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/DietPi_10_4_Released_with_Orange_Pi_5B_Support_DietPi_Software_.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This ultra-lightweight Linux OS just saved my Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Uptime Perils and Malicious Packets
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical Launches Ubuntu Core 26 with Live Kernel Patching, Optimized Updates
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Terraria, Go, GNU/Linux on a PlayStation 5, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_Terraria_Go_GNU_Linux_on_a_PlayStation_5_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_Terraria_Go_GNU_Linux_on_a_PlayStation_5_and_More.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines DietPi 10.4 Released with Orange Pi 5B Support, DietPi-Software Improvements
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Terraria, Go, GNU/Linux on a PlayStation 5, and More
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  It Takes a Village https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/It_Takes_a_Village.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/It_Takes_a_Village.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines It Takes a Village
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/KDE_Plasma_is_the_Linux_desktop_I_recommend_to_Windows_users_bu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/KDE_Plasma_is_the_Linux_desktop_I_recommend_to_Windows_users_bu.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Martin Pitt Leaving Red Hat, Red Hat as Microsoft Reseller, and Slop Promotion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Martin_Pitt_Leaving_Red_Hat_Red_Hat_as_Microsoft_Reseller_and_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Martin_Pitt_Leaving_Red_Hat_Red_Hat_as_Microsoft_Reseller_and_S.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Martin Pitt Leaving Red Hat, Red Hat as Microsoft Reseller, and Slop Promotion
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  OpenBSD 7.9 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/OpenBSD_7_9_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/OpenBSD_7_9_released.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenBSD 7.9 released
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  "Windy at the Top" for GNU/Linux and Tux Machines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/_Windy_at_the_Top_for_GNU_Linux_and_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/_Windy_at_the_Top_for_GNU_Linux_and_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines "Windy at the Top" for GNU/Linux and Tux Machines
[15:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Wine 11.9 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Wine_11_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Wine_11_9.gmi 
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Wine 11.9
[15:36]	TR News	China burns more fossil fuels for power as coal production slips https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-burns-more-fossil-fuels-for-power-as-coal-production-slips
[15:36]	TR Bot	 China burns more fossil fuels for power as coal production slips | The Straits Times
[15:37]	TR News	Australia secures more jet fuel from China, urea from Brunei https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-secures-more-jet-fuel-from-china-urea-from-brunei
[15:37]	TR Bot	 Australia secures more jet fuel from China, urea from Brunei | The Straits Times
[15:38]	TR News	Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/australia-orders-china-linked-investors-to-sell-stakes-in-rare-earths-firm/
[15:38]	TR Bot	 Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm
[15:40]	TR News	LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages https://itsfoss.com/news/libreplan-1-6-0/
[15:40]	TR Bot	 LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages
[15:41]	TR News	Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Associated Press lays off 20 people after 40 took voluntary buyouts https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/
[15:41]	TR Bot	 Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Rolling updates - Press Gazette
[15:42]	TR News	Telegraph recorded most Editors Code breaches in 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/telegraph-recorded-most-editors-code-breaches-in-2025/
[15:42]	TR Bot	 Telegraph recorded most Editors Code breaches in 2025 - Press Gazette
[15:44]		*Now talking on #techrights
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[15:50]	TR News	What to Know About MElons Trial Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman.html
[15:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman.html )
[15:51]	TR News	After MElons Court Loss Comes the Long Hot Hey Hi (AI) Summer https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-openai-trial.html
[15:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-openai-trial.html )
[15:53]	TR News	An Entire Local Newspaper Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as Hey Hi (AI) Fakes https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/local-newspaper-shut-down-reporters-ai-fakes
[15:53]	TR Bot	 An Entire "Local Newspaper" Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as AI Fakes
[15:53]	TR News	Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grade-inflation-ai
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay
[15:54]	TR News	People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/plastic-surgery-ai
[15:54]	TR Bot	 People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated
[15:55]	TR News	MElon Loses $150 Billion Suit Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Scam Altman https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-lawsuit-openai-sam-altman.html
[15:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-lawsuit-openai-sam-altman.html )
[15:58]	TR News	New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Subnautica 2 and Black Jacket - 2026-05-16 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-16-edition/index.html
[15:58]	TR Bot	 New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Subnautica 2 and Black Jacket - 2026-05-16 Edition
[15:58]	TR News	TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17, (Mon, May 18th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32994
[15:58]	TR Bot	 TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17
[15:59]	TR News	2-month suspended jail term for elderly man who reposted social control media call to boycott legislative elections https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/19/2-month-suspended-jail-term-for-elderly-man-who-reposted-social-media-call-to-boycott-legislative-elections/
[15:59]	TR Bot	 2-month suspended jail term for elderly man who reposted social media call to boycott legislative elections | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
● May 19
[16:01]	TR News	Hong Kong court must not pay lip service to human rights, lawyer tells trial of Tiananmen vigil activists https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/hong-kong-court-must-not-pay-lip-service-to-human-rights-lawyer-tells-trial-of-tiananmen-vigil-activists/
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Tiananmen vigil trial: HK court must not pay lip service to human rights - lawyer
[16:02]	TR News	$13 Qualcomm QCC74xM EVK offers Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 connectivity (Bouffalo Lab BL618 inside) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/13-qualcomm-qcc74xm-evk-offers-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-802-15-4-connectivity-bouffalo-lab-bl618-inside/
[16:02]	TR Bot	 $13 Qualcomm QCC74xM EVK offers Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 connectivity (Bouffalo Lab BL618 inside) - CNX Software
[16:03]	TR News	Millions Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches https://www.securityweek.com/millions-impacted-across-several-us-healthcare-data-breaches/
[16:03]	TR Bot	Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches - SecurityWeek
[16:04]	TR News	Claw Chain OpenClaw Flaws Allow Sandbox Escape, Backdoor Delivery https://www.securityweek.com/claw-chain-openclaw-flaws-allow-sandbox-escape-backdoor-delivery/
[16:04]	TR Bot	Chain' OpenClaw Flaws Allow Sandbox Escape, Backdoor Delivery - SecurityWeek
[16:04]	TR News	Grafana Confirms Breach After Hackers Claim They Stole Data https://www.securityweek.com/grafana-confirms-breach-after-hackers-claim-they-stole-data/
[16:04]	TR Bot	Confirms Breach After Hackers Claim They Stole Data - SecurityWeek
[16:05]	TR News	Exploitation of Critical NGINX Vulnerability Begins https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-critical-nginx-vulnerability-begins/
[16:05]	TR Bot	of Critical NGINX Vulnerability Begins - SecurityWeek
[16:06]	TR News	AI might cut false positives, but it wont stop the slop https://cyberscoop.com/ai-vulnerability-reporting-bug-bounty-noise/
[16:06]	TR Bot	might cut false positives, but it wont stop the slop | CyberScoop
[16:07]	TR News	ESP32-S3 PowerFeather V2 board gains support for LiFePO4/LFP batteries https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/19/esp32-s3-powerfeather-v2-board-gains-support-for-lifepo4-lfp-batteries/
[16:07]	TR Bot	 ESP32-S3 PowerFeather V2 board gains support for LiFePO4/LFP batteries - CNX Software
[16:11]	TR News	The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXVII_European_Patent_.shtml
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge
[16:12]	TR News	Justice Up Close: The Federal Circuit Opens Its Doors for America 250 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/justice-up-close-the-federal-circuit-opens-its-doors-for-america-250.html
[16:12]	TR Bot	 Justice Up Close: The Federal Circuit Opens Its Doors for America 250 | Patently-O
[16:12]	TR News	Setback for Align and Carpmaels & Ransford in orthodontic aligners dispute https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/setback-for-align-and-carpmaels-ransford-in-orthodontic-aligners-dispute/
[16:12]	TR Bot	 Setback for Align and Carpmaels & Ransford in orthodontic aligners dispute
[16:13]	TR News	Announcing Istio 1.28.7 https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28.7/
[16:13]	TR Bot	 Istio / Announcing Istio 1.28.7
[16:14]	TR News	Geniatech APC888 NXP i.MX 95-powered Edge Hey Hi (AI) Box PC takes M.2 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator from Hailo, MemryX, NXP, or DeepX https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/geniatech-apc888-nxp-i-mx-95-powered-edge-ai-box-pc-takes-m-2-ai-accelerator-from-hailo-memryx-nxp-or-deepx/
[16:14]	TR Bot	 Geniatech APC888 NXP i.MX 95-powered Edge AI Box PC takes M.2 AI accelerator from Hailo, MemryX, NXP, or DeepX - CNX Software
[16:14]	Goblin	Really fun site/project - Ive learnt loads about UK postboxes......didn't realise there was so much to the simple postbox - https://postboxmap.co.uk/
[16:14]	TR Bot	 UK Postbox Map Find Your Nearest Postbox & Log by Location or Reign
[16:15]	TR News	Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/recording-law-enforcement-is-a-first-amendment-right
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right | American Civil Liberties Union
[16:16]	TR News	MSUs new ethics policy: Gag order or common-sense loyalty guide for trustees? https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/msus-new-ethics-policy-gag-order-or-common-sense-loyalty-guide-for-trustees/
[16:16]	TR Bot	 MSUs new ethics policy: Gag order or commonsense loyalty guide for trustees? - Bridge Michigan
[16:17]	TR News	The Generation That Grew Up With Hey Hi (AI) Hates It https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/opinion/ai-boo-commencement-speeches.html
[16:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/opinion/ai-boo-commencement-speeches.html )
[16:19]	TR News	The Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough https://cyberscoop.com/canvas-breach-saas-security-identity-governance-op-ed/
[16:19]	TR Bot	Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough | CyberScoop
[16:23]	TR News	Sky News to bundle perks from three podcasts in first online subscription https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/sky-news-to-bundle-perks-from-three-podcasts-in-first-online-subscription/
[16:23]	TR Bot	 Sky News to bundle perks from three podcasts in first online subscription - Press Gazette
[16:24]	TR News	ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9936, (Tue, May 19th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32996
[16:24]	TR Bot	 SANS Stormcast Tuesday, May 19th, 2026: New libssh in Malware; Exchange 0-Day; MSFT Authenticator Update
[16:24]	TR Bot	Stormcast For Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9936
[16:25]	TR News	CEO Zach Lloyd on the Benefits of Open Sourcing Warp https://fossforce.com/2026/05/ceo-zach-lloyd-on-the-benefits-of-open-sourcing-warp/
[16:25]	TR Bot	 CEO Zach Lloyd on the Benefits of Open Sourcing Warp - FOSS Force
[16:26]	TR News	Taking Stock of the State of European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance: An Urgent Wake-up Call for the Open Source Ecosystem https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/18/taking-stock-of-the-state-of-european-cyber-resilience-act-cra-compliance-an-urgent-wake-up-call-for-the-open-source-ecosystem/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
[16:26]	TR Bot	 CRA Compliance: A Wake-up Call for Open Source | OpenSSF
[16:26]	TR Bot	 With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation
[16:26]	TR News	Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard bespoke "PlayStation 2 Portable" pairs modern features with original silicon https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/enthusiast-crams-reversed-engineered-ps2-into-a-handheld-designs-custom-motherboard-bespoke-playstation-2-portable-pairs-modern-features-with-original-silicon
[16:26]	TR Bot	 Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard bespoke "PlayStation 2 Portable" pairs modern features with original silicon | Tom's Hardware
[16:35]	TR News	Red Hat sponsored spam about itself https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/18/red-hat-openshift-service-aws-cuts-procurement-rhsummit/
[16:35]	TR Bot	Hat OpenShift Service on AWS cuts procurement cost - SiliconANGLE
[16:35]		*ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection)
[16:39]	TR News	Musk loses landmark lawsuit against Proprietary Chaffbot Company after jury finds he filed his claim too late https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-musk-loses-his-lawsuit-against-openai-after-jury-finds-he-filed-his-claim-too-late
[16:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-musk-loses-his-lawsuit-against-openai-after-jury-finds-he-filed-his-claim-too-late )
[16:39]	TR News	MElon loses lawsuit against Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Scam Altman https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260518-elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-against-openai-and-sam-altman
[16:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260518-elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-against-openai-and-sam-altman )
[16:40]		*ewig` (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights
[16:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	<Goblin> Really fun site/project - Ive learnt loads about UK postboxes......didn't realise there was so much to the simple postbox - https://postboxmap.co.uk/
[16:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	same with numbers on cars
[16:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	It's one way to know if someone targets tou with PI
[16:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: moments ago minister of state wrote to us
[16:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	this is good news
[16:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	who netx, starmer?
[16:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: A Look at Gaze and LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Applications_A_Look_at_Gaze_and_LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Applications_A_Look_at_Gaze_and_LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released.gmi 
[16:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Applications: A Look at Gaze and LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
● May 19
[17:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/NetBSD_OpenBSD_and_FreeBSD_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/NetBSD_OpenBSD_and_FreeBSD_News.gmi 
[17:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD News
[17:01]	TR News	"Rescuezilla v2.6.2 upgrades its Ubuntu base to 26.04 LTS, improving hardware support through April 2026." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-linux-recovery-os-just-got-a-modern-ubuntu-foundation/
[17:01]	TR Bot	 My favorite Linux recovery OS just got a modern Ubuntu foundation
[17:02]	TR News	"When I switch from Windows Remote Desktop to Linux, it always comes as a bit of a shock. Thats because the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is native to Microsoft, but with Linux, it feels more improvised." https://www.makeuseof.com/ditched-laggy-linux-remote-desktop-for-browser-based-setup/
[17:02]	TR Bot	 I ditched laggy Linux remote desktop for this browser-based setup
[17:05]	TR News	Why does this HIRED GUNS firm write about Linux? https://www.mishcon.com/news/copy-fail-a-linux-kernel-flaw-enabling-root-access http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_UK_is_a_Truly_Malicious_Anti_Media.shtml
[17:05]	TR Bot	 Copy Fail: A Linux Kernel flaw enabling root access
[17:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights "The Society of Media Lawyers" (UK) is a Truly Malicious Anti-Media Lobby Which Helps Rich/Abusive Americans and Hostile Countries Attack Actual Media Workers in the UK
[17:08]	TR News	Sloppy slop-slop. Crap that probably does not function reliably. https://itsfoss.com/news/vibe-coded-adobe-lightroom-cc-linux/
[17:08]	TR Bot	 Someone Vibe-Coded Lightroom CC Into Running on Linux, and I am Not Touching It
[17:08]	TR News	Slop vs Linux https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/141401/torvalds-criticizes-surge-in-ai-generated-bug-reports-for-the-linux-kernel/
[17:08]	TR Bot	 Torvalds criticizes surge in AI-generated bug reports for the Linux kernel - Techzine Global
[17:09]	TR News	Linux developers overwhelmed by AI-generated bug reports https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-developers-overwhelmed-by-AI-generated-bug-reports.1299305.0.html
[17:09]	TR Bot	 Linux developers overwhelmed by AI-generated bug reports - Notebookcheck News
[17:10]	TR News	"Linux creator Linus Torvalds said that the flood of AI-generated bug reports has actually overwhelmed the Linux kernel's security mailing list." https://mezha.ua/en/news/linux-ai-bug-hunters-311364/
[17:10]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds complains about the flood of AI bug reports in Linux 
[17:10]	TR News	Linus Torvalds comments on unmanageable AI bug reports for Linux maintainers https://www.pcguide.com/news/linus-torvalds-comments-on-unmanageable-ai-bug-report-problem-for-linux-maintainers/
[17:10]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds comments on "unmanageable" AI bug reports for Linux maintainers - PC Guide
[17:11]	TR News	Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming unmanageable due to AI bug reports https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/linus-torvalds-says-linux-security-list-is-becoming-unmanageable-due-to-ai-bug-reports
[17:11]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming unmanageable due to AI bug reports | The Tech Buzz
[17:12]	TR News	"Linux kernel maintainers are confronting a new operational problem tied to the rapid adoption of AI-assisted coding tools, as too many people are reporting the same vulnerabilities at the same time." https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/torvalds-offers-guidance-as-ai-bug-reports-clog-up-linux-security-workflow/
[17:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/torvalds-offers-guidance-as-ai-bug-reports-clog-up-linux-security-workflow/ )
[17:12]	TR News	Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
[17:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: 
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd0pkk1xy23o
[17:15]	TR Bot	 Enzo Maresca: Manchester City set to replace Pep Guardiola with ex-Chelsea boss - BBC Sport
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	they look similar
[17:19]	TR News	Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw
[17:19]	TR News	Public Exploit Released for DirtyDecrypt - A New Critical Root-Level Linux Vulnerability https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/public-exploit-released-dirtydecrypt-new-critical-acmje/
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Public Exploit Released for DirtyDecrypt - A New Critical Root-Level Linux Vulnerability
[17:20]	Goblin	:)
[17:22]	TR News	"With the advanced access many Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck gamers have been jumping in, but the experience has been seemingly quite a mixed bag." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/
[17:22]	TR Bot	is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[17:23]	TR News	"Linux gets expanded support for Reflex and Anti-Lag tech thanks to a new open source Vulkan layer called "low_latency_layer"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/new-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-and-anti-lag-2-to-amd-and-intel-gpus-on-linux/
[17:23]	TR Bot	"low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux | GamingOnLinux
[17:24]	TR News	SJVN has long lost his tongue. In Bill's arse. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-its-first-server-linux-distribution-azure-linux-4-0/
[17:24]	TR Bot	surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0 | ZDNET
[17:26]	TR News	Definitely LLM slop https://betanews.com/article/torvalds-ai-bug-reports-break-linux-security/
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Torvalds warns AI bug reports are killing Linux security work
[17:26]	TR News	Slop image, too https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-generated-bug-reports-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-unmanageable/
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds Says AI-Generated Bug Reports Have Made Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable - gHacks Tech News
[17:27]	TR News	"Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating unnecessary pain and pointless work" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
[17:27]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list almost entirely unmanageable
[17:28]	TR News	"Over the last day the developers have hooked up support for firmware versions 5.00, 5.02, 5.10, 5.50, 6.00 and 6.02. Massively expanding who can actually use it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/
[17:28]	TR Bot	PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware | GamingOnLinux
[17:30]	TR News	OpenSource Layer Brings NVIDIA Reflex and AMD AntiLag 2 to Any GPU on Linux | HotHardware https://hothardware.com/news/linux-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-to-amd Source: Hot Hardware
[17:30]	TR Bot	Layer Brings NVIDIA Reflex and AMD AntiLag 2 to Any GPU on Linux | HotHardware
[17:31]	TR News	Linux Gamers Finally Get NVIDIA Reflex 2 On AMD And Intel GPUs As Open-Source Vulkan Layer Closes The Latency Gap With Windows https://wccftech.com/linux-gamers-finally-get-nvidia-reflex-2-on-amd-and-intel-gpus/ Source: WCCF Tech
[17:31]	TR Bot	 Linux Gamers Finally Get NVIDIA Reflex 2 On AMD And Intel GPUs As Open-Source Vulkan Layer Closes The Latency Gap With Windows
[17:31]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2007-01-24
[17:31]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2007-01-24
[17:32]	TR News	NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 Can Now Run on Any GPU Under Linux | TechPowerUp https://www.techpowerup.com/349136/nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-can-now-run-on-any-gpu-under-linux
[17:32]	TR Bot	Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 Can Now Run on Any GPU Under Linux | TechPowerUp
[17:38]	TR News	"Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, theyre often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things." https://liliputing.com/turning-an-80-android-tablet-into-a-debian-linux-pc/
[17:38]	TR Bot	an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC - Liliputing
[17:39]	TR News	"As I write this, there are basically two types of CPU that matter: x86 and ARM. The former belongs to Intel and AMD, which each hold critical patents necessary to make modern PC chips." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-chip-design-could-do-for-hardware-what-linux-did-for-software/
[17:39]	TR Bot	 This open-source chip design could do for hardware what Linux did for software
[17:40]	TR News	"Take Google, for instance, it has just started bundling an offline LLM with Chrome which takes up a hefty 4GB of space just to power unnecessary features such as Help me write." https://www.neowin.net/editorials/this-ultra-lightweight-linux-os-just-saved-my-windows-10-laptop-from-the-scrapheap/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 This ultra-lightweight Linux OS just saved my Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap - Neowin
[17:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Thunderbird 151 Enables OAuth Sign-In with Account Auto-Configuration https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Mozilla_Thunderbird_151_Enables_OAuth_Sign_In_with_Account_Auto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Mozilla_Thunderbird_151_Enables_OAuth_Sign_In_with_Account_Auto.gmi 
[17:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Thunderbird 151 Enables OAuth Sign-In with Account Auto-Configuration
[17:41]	TR News	"Ill start this with that happens quite a bit on Windows as well, but Ive had an amazing streak the past two months with Docker instances being unusable right after a new image with every update requiring more digging to find out why it broke." https://pocketables.com/2026/05/i-started-using-docker-linux-and-every-app-seems-to-break-at-every-upgrade.html
[17:41]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://pocketables.com/2026/05/i-started-using-docker-linux-and-every-app-seems-to-break-at-every-upgrade.html )
[17:42]	TR News	Our Guide to Installing Linux for Gaming w/ CachyOS https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/carlosribeiro/our-guide-to-installing-linux-for-gaming-w-cachyos/
[17:42]	TR Bot	 Our Guide to Installing Linux for Gaming w/ CachyOS | KitGuru
[17:44]	TR News	Openwashing of slop, sponsored by the slop pushers https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-report-finds-greatest-obstacle-for-ai-adoption-and-innovation-is-a-security-readiness-crisis-302773288.html
[17:45]	TR Bot	 Linux Foundation Report Finds Greatest Obstacle for AI Adoption and Innovation is a Security Readiness Crisis
[17:45]	TR News	'Almost entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list
[17:45]	TR Bot	entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list | TechRadar
[17:46]	TR News	Linux developers are getting bombarded with AI-generated bug reports, and Linus isn't happy https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-developers-are-getting-bombarded-with-ai-generated-bug-reports-and-linus-isnt-happy/
[17:46]	TR Bot	 Linux developers are getting bombarded with AI-generated bug reports, and Linus isn't happy
[17:48]	TR News	Discord's latest 'year of the Linux desktop' update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/discords-latest-year-of-the-linux-desktop-update-is-a-game-changer-for-steam-deck-but-fans-are-concerned-about-its-age-verification-plans
[17:48]	TR Bot	latest 'year of the Linux desktop' update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans | TechRadar
[17:49]	TR News	Discord is finally adding comprehensive Linux support thanks to the Steam Deck https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111655/discord-is-finally-adding-comprehensive-linux-support-thanks-to-the-steam-deck/index.html
[17:49]	TR Bot	 Discord is finally adding comprehensive Linux support thanks to the Steam Deck
[17:49]	MinceR	so now it will be more than just a gray rectangle?
[17:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	shaded grey
[17:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	even 50 of them
[17:53]	TR News	"KDE Plasma is already pretty much the perfect desktop environment for those switching from Windows 10 or 11, but a few tweaks make everything run much more smoothly." https://www.makeuseof.com/kde-plasma-is-linux-desktop-recommend-to-windows-users-after-tweaks/
[17:53]	TR Bot	 KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks
[17:54]	TR News	Open-source project enables Nvidia Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 on any GPU under Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/open-source-project-enables-nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-on-any-gpu-under-linux/
[17:54]	TR Bot	 Project brings Nvidia Reflex/AMD Anti-Lag 2 on any GPU with Linux - OC3D
[17:55]	TR News	'Linux' Foundation is shoehorning Microsoft and slop into things it can only ever contaminate with nonsense https://sdtimes.com/open-source/microsoft-ushers-in-ai-native-era-with-open-agentic-stack-linux-updates/
[17:55]	TR Bot	 Microsoft ushers in AI-native era with open agentic stack, Linux updates - SD Times
[17:56]	TR News	Red Hat layoffs (again), Linux slop bug reports, LF, and washing machines to be covered next in Techrights
[17:58]	TR News	Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols as a paid mouthpiece of LF, publishing that is paid by LF to issue those puff pieces advocating slop https://thenewstack.io/ai-security-readiness-crisis/ he has also just advertised Microsoft Azure at ZDNet
[17:58]	TR Bot	 AI security readiness is now the No. 1 obstacle to adoption, Linux Foundation finds - The New Stack
[17:59]	TR News	This definitely seems like slop in a slopfarm https://letsdatascience.com/news/linus-torvalds-flags-ai-generated-bug-spam-on-linux-security-2a599671
[17:59]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds Flags AI-Generated Bug Spam on Linux Security List | Let's Data Science
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[18:04]	TR News	This dual-screen Android handheld costs less than $100, but just got Linux https://www.androidauthority.com/anbernic-rg-ds-linux-official-3667912/
[18:04]	TR Bot	 This dual-screen Android handheld costs less than $100, but just got Linux
[18:06]	TR News	"Linux 7.1 RC4 debuts alongside a stern warning from Linus Torvalds about a chaotic flood of duplicate AI reports clogging security channels." https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-slams-ai-generated-bug-reports-for-breaking-linux-kernel-development/
[18:06]	TR Bot	 Linus Torvalds slams AI-generated bug reports for breaking Linux kernel development - Neowin
[18:07]	TR News	ZDNet promoting slop https://www.zdnet.com/article/codex-to-customize-my-hyprland-desktop/
[18:07]	TR Bot	asked Codex AI to customize my Hyprland desktop - it worked, but beginners beware | ZDNET
[18:07]	TR News	Open-source project aims to make Nvidia Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 run on Intel Arc GPUs in Linux https://www.club386.com/open-source-project-aims-to-make-nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-run-on-intel-arc-gpus-in-linux/
[18:07]	TR Bot	project aims to make Nvidia Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 run on Intel Arc GPUs in Linux | Club386
[18:16]	TR News	iophk: FINALLY, the BBC has published their interview with Eben Upton: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0nl8m2p
[18:16]	TR Bot	Audio | Business Matters | #38 Raspberry Pi Founder: People Overestimate What AI Can Do
[18:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel Space Bugs: Still a Lot of Coverage About Local Privilege Escalation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Kernel_Space_Bugs_Still_a_Lot_of_Coverage_About_Local_Privilege.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Kernel_Space_Bugs_Still_a_Lot_of_Coverage_About_Local_Privilege.gmi 
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[18:16]	TR News	Maybe the BillBC awaited clearance from STD Bill
[18:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, "PlayStation 2 Portable", Installing GNU/Linux for Gaming with CachyOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PlayStation_2_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Games_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PlayStation_2_.gmi 
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, "PlayStation 2 Portable", Installing GNU/Linux for Gaming with CachyOS
[18:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_ESP32_and_More.gmi 
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More
[18:20]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[18:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Fixes, Windows Back Doors, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Security_Fixes_Windows_Back_Doors_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Security_Fixes_Windows_Back_Doors_and_More.gmi 
[18:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Fixes, Windows Back Doors, and More
[18:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Firefox_151_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Firefox_151_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi 
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New
[18:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  Announcing Istio 1.30.0, 1.28.7, and 1.29.3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Announcing_Istio_1_30_0_1_28_7_and_1_29_3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Announcing_Istio_1_30_0_1_28_7_and_1_29_3.gmi 
[18:27]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Announcing Istio 1.30.0, 1.28.7, and 1.29.3
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[18:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Software Freedom, FSF, and Copycat of FSF ('SFLC') https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Software_Freedom_FSF_and_Copycat_of_FSF_SFLC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Software_Freedom_FSF_and_Copycat_of_FSF_SFLC.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Software Freedom, FSF, and Copycat of FSF ('SFLC')
[18:30]	TR News	iophk: Epstein Class control over the BBC content increases https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/10/BBC_Lied_for_Its_Longtime_Sponsor_Bribes_for_15_Years_Bill_Epst.shtml
[18:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights BBC Lied for Its Longtime Sponsor (Bribes for 15+ Years) Bill Epsteingate, in Effect Covering Up Sex Trafficking of Underage Girls
[18:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[18:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's leftovers
[18:43]	TR News	Techrights Links 19/05/2026: More Obituaries for Peter G. Neumann, Taiwan Abandoned by Cheeto House for Don's Personal Gain https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Links_19_05_2026_More_Obituaries_for_Peter_G_Neumann_Taiwan_Aba.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Links_19_05_2026_More_Obituaries_for_Peter_G_Neumann_Taiwan_Aba.gmi 
[18:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 19/05/2026: More Obituaries for Peter G. Neumann, Taiwan Abandoned by Cheeto House for Don's Personal Gain
[18:53]	TR News	Techrights Whistleblowers Needed: We Are Seeing Many Layoffs in Red Hat (Not Just in China), We Want to Know More https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Whistleblowers_Needed_We_Are_Seeing_Many_Layoffs_in_Red_Hat_Not.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Whistleblowers_Needed_We_Are_Seeing_Many_Layoffs_in_Red_Hat_Not.gmi 
[18:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Whistleblowers Needed: We Are Seeing Many Layoffs in Red Hat (Not Just in China), We Want to Know More
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[19:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems: OSNews, BSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.gmi 
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[19:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ardour 9.5 Open-Source DAW Released with Chord Editing and Quantization https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Ardour_9_5_Open_Source_DAW_Released_with_Chord_Editing_and_Quan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Ardour_9_5_Open_Source_DAW_Released_with_Chord_Editing_and_Quan.gmi 
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[19:32]	TR News	Techrights Torvalds Capitulated on Rust and Slop, Now He's Paying the Price https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Torvalds_Capitulated_on_Rust_and_Slop_Now_He_s_Paying_the_Price.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/Torvalds_Capitulated_on_Rust_and_Slop_Now_He_s_Paying_the_Price.gmi 
[19:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Torvalds Capitulated on Rust and Slop, Now He's Paying the Price
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[20:21]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/19/meta-jobs-ai-transfers
[20:21]	TR Bot	 Meta is rapidly reorganizing its workers jobs around AI: Transfers arent optional | Meta | The Guardian
[20:30]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soul-9
[20:30]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Soul
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[20:34]		*Now talking on #techrights
[20:37]	TR News	Techrights It's Not Just a Widespread Theory, It's Apparently a Verified Fact: Home Appliances Not Made to Last Long https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/It_s_Not_Just_a_Widespread_Theory_It_s_Apparently_a_Verified_Fa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/It_s_Not_Just_a_Widespread_Theory_It_s_Apparently_a_Verified_Fa.gmi 
[20:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights It's Not Just a Widespread Theory, It's Apparently a Verified Fact: Home Appliances Not Made to Last Long
[20:41]	TR News	Who is to blame? The Register MS and other publishers who take bribes from slop peddlers, pushing this false idea that slop can replace workers! https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/1-in-5-brits-think-ai-layoffs-could-trigger-civil-unrest/5242444
[20:41]	TR Bot	 1 in 5 Brits think AI layoffs could trigger civil unrest
[20:41]	TR News	Phony narrative, sold for a fee!
[20:43]	TR News	600 in California https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/linkedin-california-layoffs-22267042.php only one state, see http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Very_Likely_Higher_Than_1_000_People.shtml
[20:43]	TR Bot	 Client Challenge
[20:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs "Very Likely Higher" Than 1,000 People
[20:44]	TR News	The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/tech-layoffs-blind.html
[20:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/tech-layoffs-blind.html )
[20:46]	TR News	Nope, NOT the solution: "It took me 2 days using Codex to write dashboard which pulls all emails, slack, MS teams notifications and messages, analyzes them using chatGPT and neatly organizes by categories where my attention is actually needed, and what to reply. stop whining and automate processing, it's super easy now with code assist"
[20:46]	TR News	Signal overload is not solved by slop, as slop lacks an understanding and gives merely an illusion of summaries https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqxbrq7g
[20:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqxbrq7g )
[20:46]	MinceR	"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."
[20:50]	TR News	Ireland's economy too reliant on big TAX EVADERS from America https://www.tipperarylive.ie/opinion/opinion-is-irelands-economy-too-reliant-on-big-tech-firms-8553146
[20:50]	TR Bot	 OPINION: Is Ireland's economy too reliant on big tech firms?
● May 19
[21:07]	TR News	Techrights LinkedIn Layoffs at Microsoft: Probably Well More Than 5% of Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/LinkedIn_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Probably_Well_More_Than_5_of_Staf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/LinkedIn_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Probably_Well_More_Than_5_of_Staf.gmi 
[21:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights LinkedIn Layoffs at Microsoft: Probably Well More Than 5% of Staff
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[21:19]	TR News	Techrights Cyber Show UK is Already Available Over Gemini Protocol https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Cyber_Show_UK_is_Already_Available_Over_Gemini_Protocol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Cyber_Show_UK_is_Already_Available_Over_Gemini_Protocol.gmi 
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[21:19]	TR News	Techrights Fight Til the End https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Fight_Till_the_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Fight_Till_the_End.gmi 
[21:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  NHS Goes To War Against Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/02/NHS_Goes_To_War_Against_Open_Source.gmi 
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[21:20]	TR News	Techrights Finland Needs to Dump Microsoft (Microslop) for National Security Reasons and the Same is True for Hundreds of Countries https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Finland_Needs_to_Dump_Microsoft_Microslop_for_National_Security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Finland_Needs_to_Dump_Microsoft_Microslop_for_National_Security.gmi 
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[21:20]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 17/05/2026: arXiv Brings Down the Hammer, UnderPOWERed, and Slopping With Tcl/Tk https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Gemini_Links_17_05_2026_arXiv_Brings_Down_the_Hammer_UnderPOWER.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Gemini_Links_17_05_2026_arXiv_Brings_Down_the_Hammer_UnderPOWER.gmi 
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[21:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Discord: Some Odd Form of GNU/Linux Advocacy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.gmi 
[21:20]	TR News	Techrights Links 17/05/2026: Amazon Employees Herded Into Slop, Taiwan Sold Down the River by Cheeto https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Links_17_05_2026_Amazon_Employees_Herded_Into_Slop_Taiwan_Sold_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Links_17_05_2026_Amazon_Employees_Herded_Into_Slop_Taiwan_Sold_.gmi 
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[21:20]	TR News	Techrights Links 17/05/2026: Society of Media Lawyers (Brett Wilson LLP et al) Lobby for More SLAPPs in the UK, Courage in Journalism Award Given in Oppressive Country https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Links_17_05_2026_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_Brett_Wilson_LLP_et_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Links_17_05_2026_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_Brett_Wilson_LLP_et_a.gmi 
[21:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Anbernic RG DS gets a brand new Linux OS, and you don't need to uninstall Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/16/Anbernic_RG_DS_gets_a_brand_new_Linux_OS_and_you_don_t_need_to_.gmi 
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[21:20]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 79 Out of 200: They Will Soon Reach the 100 KG (Kilograms) Milestone; Wheelbarrows, Not Justice (Quantity of Legal Papers Sent to Us) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_79_Out_of_200_They_Will_Soon_Reach_the_10.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_79_Out_of_200_They_Will_Soon_Reach_the_10.gmi 
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[21:21]	TR News	Techrights Slop Still Waning, Its Momentum is Driven by Companies That Stand to Lose a Lot (or Everything) When the Bubble Pops https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Slop_Still_Waning_Its_Momentum_is_Driven_by_Companies_That_Stan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/Slop_Still_Waning_Its_Momentum_is_Driven_by_Companies_That_Stan.gmi 
[21:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems: OSNews, BSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OSNews_BSD_and_More.gmi 
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[21:21]	TR News	Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXV - Not Bringing Intelligence to the EPO, Not 'Artificial Intelligence' Either (But Intelligence-Eroding Drugs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXV_Not_Bringing_Intel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXV_Not_Bringing_Intel.gmi 
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[21:21]	TR News	Techrights The Cyber Show on Why Coding is Important and Slop Cannot Change or Replace That https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Cyber_Show_on_Why_Coding_is_Important_and_Slop_Cannot_Chang.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Cyber_Show_on_Why_Coding_is_Important_and_Slop_Cannot_Chang.gmi 
[21:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Firefox_151_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Firefox_151_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi 
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[21:21]	TR News	Techrights "The Society of Media Lawyers" (UK) is a Truly Malicious Anti-Media Lobby Which Helps Rich/Abusive Americans and Hostile Countries Attack Actual Media Workers in the UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_UK_is_a_Truly_Malicious_Anti_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_UK_is_a_Truly_Malicious_Anti_Media.gmi 
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[21:22]	TR News	Techrights Cooperation and Collaboration, on a More Personal Level https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Cooperation_and_Collaboration_on_a_More_Personal_Level.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Cooperation_and_Collaboration_on_a_More_Personal_Level.gmi 
[21:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released_With_Better_Collaboration_Tools_and_15.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/LibrePlan_1_6_0_Released_With_Better_Collaboration_Tools_and_15.gmi 
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[21:22]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Ghost Essay and World Wide Web Considered Broken https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Gemini_Links_18_05_2026_Ghost_Essay_and_World_Wide_Web_Consider.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Gemini_Links_18_05_2026_Ghost_Essay_and_World_Wide_Web_Consider.gmi 
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[21:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list almost entirely unmanageable https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linus_Torvalds_says_AI_powered_bug_hunters_have_made_Linux_secu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Linus_Torvalds_says_AI_powered_bug_hunters_have_made_Linux_secu.gmi 
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Poetry, Sauna, and GNU Taler https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Gemini_Links_18_05_2026_Poetry_Sauna_and_GNU_Taler.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Gemini_Links_18_05_2026_Poetry_Sauna_and_GNU_Taler.gmi 
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights IBM Has Payroll Problems (Just Like Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/IBM_Has_Payroll_Problems_Just_Like_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/IBM_Has_Payroll_Problems_Just_Like_Microsoft.gmi 
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list almost entirely unmanageable
[21:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Peter Neumann has died https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Peter_Neumann_has_died.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/Peter_Neumann_has_died.gmi 
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_May_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_May_17_2026.gmi 
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Poetry, Sauna, and GNU Taler
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights Links 18/05/2026: 25 Years of OLDaily and Dangers of "Living With Too Much Tech" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Links_18_05_2026_25_Years_of_OLDaily_and_Dangers_of_Living_With.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Links_18_05_2026_25_Years_of_OLDaily_and_Dangers_of_Living_With.gmi 
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Has Payroll Problems (Just Like Microsoft)
[21:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  stocksTUI check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/stocksTUI_check_stock_prices_crypto_news_and_historical_charts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/18/stocksTUI_check_stock_prices_crypto_news_and_historical_charts.gmi 
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights Links 18/05/2026: Slop-induced Shortages, Solicitors Regulation Authority Says It's Unable to Deal With Complaints Load (So Regulation Does Not Really Exist) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Links_18_05_2026_Slop_induced_Shortages_Solicitors_Regulation_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Links_18_05_2026_Slop_induced_Shortages_Solicitors_Regulation_A.gmi 
[21:23]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Peter Neumann has died
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 17, 2026
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 18/05/2026: 25 Years of OLDaily and Dangers of "Living With Too Much Tech"
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines stocksTUI check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 18/05/2026: Slop-induced Shortages, Solicitors Regulation Authority Says It's Unable to Deal With Complaints Load (So Regulation Does Not Really Exist)
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[21:24]	schestowitz[TR2]	darn swarms
[21:24]	schestowitz[TR2]	causing timeouts
[21:31]	TR News	"Losing repeatedly against the same opponent is surely a different thing. So is losing every war/police action/incursion/"operation" since 1945. I'm not a military strategist or a historian, so I can assert with complete professional confidence that these things surely have nothing in common." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-19
[21:32]	TR News	originally created ASCII art dump + imbuing some serious energy thru the wires gemini://voidrane.smol.pub/1779213959
[21:38]	psydroid2	disaster has struck in the epl
[21:38]	MinceR	(cat) https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/05/13/funny-cat-tweets-thatll-have-your-whiskers-twitching-5-13-26/
[21:38]	TR Bot	 30 Funny Cat Tweets Thatll Have Your Whiskers Twitching
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[22:48]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2007-01-28   https://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20070128after.gif
[22:48]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2007-01-28
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