●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 20, 2026 ●● ● Feb 20 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Feb 20 [02:34] TR News "Yes. AI is magic. It causes jobs to disappear in the West and then magically reappear in India. But I have a hunch the pendulum will soon swing back. Lots of whispers being heard that neither AI (Artificial Intelligence) nor AI (Actually Indians) are living up to the hype and hiring will soon have to resume." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khvfg94z [02:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khvfg94z ) [02:35] TR News "They are all lying. IBM is the worst company who has lied for 3 decades as it sheds US employees and moves jobs to countries few people can find on a map. Stop the lying about how great watsonx is, how great AskHR is, how great AskIT is. A high school freshman could create better systems." [02:35] TR News "IBM is now shouting from the mountains they plan to hire 3-6x more "entry level" people and pair them with AI as that combo is now better than experienced people. SMH. So much lying. Fire band 9 and 10s and replace with band 6 and 7s. They need to be call out loudly and often." [02:36] TR News "AI is just another excuse for IBM to RA employees. Same as it ever was, as the song goes. IBM's figurative di-k must hurt badly from sc--wing so may employees up the a-s. And no, ChatGPT, I don't need you to help me "craft a more measured critique." IBM management can eat sh-t." [02:40] TR News "White Collar - Its time all White Collar workers unionize before its too late!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khqae44w "I haven't seen software engineering unions anywhere in the world" [02:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khqae44w ) [02:41] TR News Sony Shutting Down Bluepoint Games In March https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/sony-shutting-down-bluepoint-games-in-march [02:42] TR Bot Sony Shutting Down Bluepoint Games In March | TechRaptor [02:46] TR News The PR tour continues relentlessly https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/rapson-time-for-the-sra-to-go-back-to-basics [02:46] TR Bot Rapson: Time for the SRA to go "back to basics" - Legal Futures [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-190226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-190226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-190226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-190226.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 19, 2026 [02:47] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 19, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_19_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_19_2026.gmi [02:47] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 19, 2026 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-190226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-190226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-190226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-190226.txt [02:48] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 19, 2026 [02:49] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:49] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:49] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-190226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-190226.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 19, 2026 [02:49] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-02-19.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-02-19.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-19.txt ● Feb 20 [03:02] TR News (NEW): Why We Write About the The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Why_We_Write_About_the_The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Why_We_Write_About_the_The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_.gmi [03:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Why We Write About the The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion [03:17] TR News Techrights The Register MS Gets Paid by Gartner to Promote a Ponzi Scheme for Gartner, Microsoft, and Others https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_by_Gartner_to_Promote_a_Ponzi_Scheme_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_by_Gartner_to_Promote_a_Ponzi_Scheme_.gmi [03:17] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Gets Paid by Gartner to Promote a Ponzi Scheme for Gartner, Microsoft, and Others [03:36] TR News Techrights IBM Layoffs Aren't Just in IBM 'Proper' https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Layoffs_Aren_t_Just_in_IBM_Proper.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Layoffs_Aren_t_Just_in_IBM_Proper.gmi [03:36] TR Bot Techrights IBM Layoffs Aren't Just in IBM 'Proper' [03:43] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/news/finally-a-gpu-price-drop-retailers-slash-amd-radeon-rx-9000-series-by-15-20/ [03:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/finally-a-gpu-price-drop-retailers-slash-amd-radeon-rx-9000-series-by-15-20/ ) [03:49] TR News Techrights IBM, Red Hat and Fedora: Don't Say "Master", It Offends People. Also IBM, Red Hat and Fedora: "Master Podman". https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Don_t_Say_Master_It_Offends_People_Also_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Don_t_Say_Master_It_Offends_People_Also_.gmi [03:49] TR Bot Techrights IBM, Red Hat and Fedora: Don't Say "Master", It Offends People. Also IBM, Red Hat and Fedora: "Master Podman". [03:56] TR News (NEW): Uptime of 800 Days https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Uptime_of_800_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Uptime_of_800_Days.gmi [03:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Uptime of 800 Days ● Feb 20 [04:10] TR News Did social control media use in Denmark collapse? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-vs-social-vs-ai-chatbot-market-share/all/denmark/#monthly-200902-202602 [04:10] TR Bot Search Vs Social Vs AI Chatbot Market Share Denmark | Statcounter Global Stats [04:11] TR News Copyrights: "His remarks come amid ongoing legal challenges from publishers, who allege that AI models have used their work without permission." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-ceo-sam-altman-defends-ai-use-of-news-content/articleshow/128560254.cms | Source: India Times [04:11] TR Bot OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends AI use of news content - The Economic Times [04:11] TR News "RROZ which became licensed in October 2024 under Zimbabwes Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, has riled many small businesses especially in Harare in the document printing" https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/02/you-own-a-printer-you-might-need-a-rroz-license-meet-the-organisation-causing-outcry/ | Source: Zimbabwe [04:11] TR Bot ( status 428 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/02/you-own-a-printer-you-might-need-a-rroz-license-meet-the-organisation-causing-outcry/ ) [04:12] TR News "Assistant attorney general Gail Slater, head of the Justice Departments antitrust division" https://jacobin.com/2026/02/doj-antitrust-slater-lobbying-bondi/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [04:12] TR Bot The DOJs Top Antitrust Officer Has Left as Lobbying Surges [04:14] TR News "Ever since streaming began its decade-long disruption of the television landscape" https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/why-apple-tv-is-betting-against-the-streamer-playbook-20260218-p5o3ct.html | Source: The Age AU [04:14] TR Bot Apple TV Australia: More local content inevitable due to new legislation [04:14] TR News "Several years ago I decided that I wanted a physical manifestation of my favorite albums: an analog reminder of myself through the music Ive loved, and a collection for re-discovery" https://hannahilea.com/blog/musidex/ | Source: Hannah Robertson [04:14] TR Bot Introducing the Musidex: A physical music library for the streaming era [04:16] TR News "These concerns are understandable, but unfounded. The Wayback Machine is not intended to be a backdoor for large-scale commercial scraping and, like others on the web today" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/preserving-the-web-is-not-the-problem-losing-it-is/ | Source: Techdirt [04:16] TR Bot The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It Is. | Techdirt [04:16] TR News "The FCC adopted new rules to expand access to spectrum for utilities, critical infrastructure, and enterprise businesses deploying private 900 MHz broadband networks yesterday." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-to-enable-broadband-deployment-across-900-mhz-band/ | Source: Inside Towers [04:16] TR Bot FCC to Enable Broadband Deployment Across 900 MHz Band - Inside Towers [04:16] TR News "Happy New Year! If you want to know how Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) evolved throughout 2025, read on! " https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/20/rpkis-2025-year-in-review/ | Source: APNIC [04:16] TR Bot RPKI's 2025 year in review | APNIC Blog [04:17] TR News "IPv6 was defined in RFC1883 in December of 1995." https://www.netmeister.org/blog/ipv6-adoption.html | Source: Jan Schaumann [04:17] TR Bot IPv6 Adoption in 2026 [04:18] TR News "responsibility to guide the nation to have an appearance according to sharia" https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/afghan-barbers-under-pressure-as-morality-police-take-on-short-beards/news-story/8e1449a1b7d2697556e40164cf465e08 | Source: News AU [04:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/afghan-barbers-under-pressure-as-morality-police-take-on-short-beards/news-story/8e1449a1b7d2697556e40164cf465e08 ) [04:18] TR News "The penal code, signed by the Islamist group's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, creates a different kind of caste system that allows different levels of punishment based on whether the offender is "free" or a "slave"." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/taliban-legalises-domestic-violence-as-long-as-there-are-no-broken-bones-11055881 | Source: NDTV [04:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/taliban-legalises-domestic-violence-as-long-as-there-are-no-broken-bones-11055881 ) [04:18] TR News "Now, Jess is waiting to see whether the federal government is going to charge her with a crime for observing its actions. She is not the only person in that position." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5699708 | Source: NPR [04:18] TR Bot The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE [04:19] TR News "In Tennessee, 41 DUI arrests made by a single Highway Patrol officer were dismissed; local media found that 22 of the cases involved drivers with no alcohol or drugs in their systems." https://boingboing.net/2026/02/16/cops-new-weird-trick-fake-dui-charges-for-everyone-they-pull-over.html | Source: BoingBoing [04:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/16/cops-new-weird-trick-fake-dui-charges-for-everyone-they-pull-over.html ) [04:19] TR News "While Lin has admitted to controlling the code and technical infrastructure of Incognito, he claims that the informant directly managed a significant portion of the site's deals." https://www.wired.com/story/an-fbi-asset-helped-run-a-dark-web-site-that-sold-fentanyl-laced-drugs-for-years/ | Source: Wired [04:19] TR Bot FBI Asset Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years | WIRED [04:20] TR News "clowning, flamboyant, sometimes irreverent reverend who some say entered this race to prove that a minority candidate can run for president and be taken seriously." https://fair.org/home/why-corporate-media-needed-to-misrepresent-jesse-jackson/ | Source: FAIR [04:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://fair.org/home/why-corporate-media-needed-to-misrepresent-jesse-jackson/ ) [04:20] TR News "Last Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that the United States produced an average of just 15,000 new jobs per month last year a record low. And most paid sh*t." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-economic-trend-that-worries-me | Source: Robert Reich [04:20] TR Bot The economic trend that worries me most - Robert Reich [04:21] TR News "In the latest episode of Movement Memos, I talk with journalist Andrea Pitzer, author of One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, about what it means to live under a concentration camp regime and how people can fight back" https://organizingmythoughts.org/living-under-a-concentration-camp-regime-and-fighting-back/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [04:21] TR Bot Living Under a Concentration Camp Regime and Fighting Back [04:21] TR News "On February 12, the unnamed man from Ridderkerk contacted the Dutch National Police in connection with a separate investigation, telling them that he had images that might be helpful to their case." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/dutch-police-arrest-man-hacking-accidentally-sending-confidential-files | Source: Bitdefender [04:21] TR Bot Dutch police arrest man for "hacking" after accidentally sending him confidential files [04:22] TR News "Over the past half-decade, the Taliban have brought one form of shock and pain after another to the Afghan people: girls being denied most types of higher education" https://thewalrus.ca/the-world-tried-to-freeze-out-the-taliban-its-not-working/ | Source: The Walrus [04:22] TR Bot The World Tried to Freeze Out the Taliban. Its Not Working | The Walrus [04:22] TR News "Sanoma has previously said it would be significantly reducing its use of the agency's news and photo services, and could potentially stop using them entirely." https://yle.fi/a/74-20211277 | Source: YLE [04:22] TR Bot Government grants 1m in aid to struggling news agency STT | Yle News | Yle [04:23] TR News "The Supreme Court thus upheld the Municipal Courts decision from April 2025 and, consequently, the long-standing arguments of IuRe and Jan Cibulka." https://edri.org/our-work/czech-ministry-apologizes-to-journalist-for-blanket-collection-of-mobile-phone-data/ | Source: EDRI [04:23] TR Bot Czech ministry apologizes to journalist for blanket collection of data - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [04:23] TR News "Sahotra also referred to a 2022 Supreme Court decision granting bail to Salamat Mansha Masih, a Christian, in a separate blasphemy case." https://morningstarnews.org/2026/02/blind-christian-accused-of-blasphemy-in-pakistan-denied-bail/ | Source: Morning Star News [04:23] TR Bot Blind Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Denied Bail - Morningstar News [04:24] TR News "According to a disturbing new report from the New York Times, DHS" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/18/the-most-massive-attack-on-free-speech-is-happening-right-now-and-the-twitter-files-crew-is-mighty-quiet/ | Source: Techdirt [04:24] TR Bot Most Massive Attack On Free Speech Is Happening Right Now, And The Twitter Files Crew Is Mighty Quiet | Techdirt [04:24] TR News "The posters, by protest artist group Grow Up Art, depicted various world leaders including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/police-seize-art-posters-depicting-trump-putin-and-netanyahu-in-nazi-uniforms-from-canberra-bar-ntwnfb | Source: The Guardian UK [04:24] TR Bot Police seize art posters depicting Trump, Putin and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms from Canberra bar | Canberra | The Guardian [04:25] TR News "For many people, social media has become the primary source of information, raising concerns about misinformation and polarization." https://www.telesurenglish.net/xs-algorithm-steers-users-toward-conservative-views/ | Source: teleSUR [04:25] TR Bot Xs Algorithm Steers Users Toward Conservative Views - teleSUR English [04:26] TR News "fall of super-elites from former Prince Andrew to Bill Gates" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-revolution-is-here | Source: Ken Klippenstein [04:26] TR Bot The Revolution Is Here - Ken Klippenstein [04:26] TR News "OpenAI does still at least arguably set the agenda for new models" https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2026/2/19/how-will-openai-compete-nkg2x | Source: Benedict Evans [04:26] TR Bot How will OpenAI compete? Benedict Evans [04:28] TR News "If the government was selling them, this would put downward pressure on the prices." https://danielpocock.com/en/bitcoin-government-engagement-contradictions/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [04:28] TR Bot Bitcoin: government engagement contradictions [04:28] TR News "During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred expenses related to the use of the Executive Aircraft of $17.2 million and $7.7 million, respectively" https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/worried_about_the_cost_of/ | Source: The Register UK [04:28] TR Bot Palantir spent $25M on CEO flights for chatty Karp The Register [04:29] TR News [Old] "It's 2019. For decades, the United States has had the world's most expansive road system. For an American, it is nearly unthinkable to live without a car to ferry yourself from place to place." https://no-bull.sh/blog/2019/05/13/life-being-transportationally-disabled/ | Source: James Liu [04:29] TR Bot no bull.sh [04:30] TR News "The Oxygen of Amplification, is that many media outlets of all sizes and across the political spectrum, interviewed and covered people, most of them young white men" https://www.404media.co/we-have-learned-nothing-about-amplifying-morons/ | Source: 404 Media [04:30] TR Bot We Have Learned Nothing About Amplifying Morons [04:35] TR News "EDRi, together with Access Now and Vrijschrift.org" https://edri.org/our-work/europes-digital-sovereignty-starts-with-open-source/ | Source: EDRI [04:35] TR Bot Europes digital sovereignty starts with open source - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [04:35] TR News "The EU will not achieve digital self-determination and sovereignty by trying to replicate the predatory and harmful business models of Silicon Valley" https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Consultation-response-on-EU-Open-Source-Strategy_final.pdf | Source: EDRI [04:36] TR News "A study published by EDRi member Asociaia pentru Tehnologie i Internet (ApTI) Romania analysed how the recommender algorithms on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok" https://edri.org/our-work/how-recommender-algorithms-threaten-election-integrity/ | Source: EDRI [04:36] TR Bot How recommender algorithms threaten election integrity - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [04:36] TR News "The EU once defined itself as a champion of open markets. Today its reassessing that commitment in light of its need for self-reliance." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/02/european-union-defense-spending/685983/ | Source: The Atlantic [04:36] TR Bot Europe Has Received the Message - The Atlantic [04:38] TR News "Digital Services Act" https://edri.org/our-work/us-pressure-on-the-digital-services-act-in-the-netherlands/ | Source: EDRI [04:38] TR Bot US pressure on the Digital Services Act in the Netherlands - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [04:40] TR News "You may struggle thinking about an appropriate scenario, but let me paint it for you. ARM build of Ubuntu" https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/truecrypt-veracrypt-linux-native-use.html | Source: Dedoimedo [04:40] TR Bot Use TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt containers in Linux, natively [04:40] TR News "This blog post is a bit "yet another comparison" because all these software also provide a comparison list of challengers." https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2026-02-19-local-encrypted-volume-comparison.html | Source: Data Swamp [04:40] TR Bot Solene'% : Comparison of cloud storage encryption software [04:42] TR News "The cost of free surveillance tools like automated license plate readers (ALPRs), networked cameras, face recognition, drones, and data aggregation and analysis platforms" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/18/free-surveillance-tech-still-comes-at-a-high-and-dangerous-cost/ | Source: Techdirt [04:42] TR Bot Surveillance Tech Still Comes At A High And Dangerous Cost | Techdirt [04:42] TR News "In a leaked internal email from October, Siminoff told employees that Search Party Ring's on-by-default feature that networks nearby cameras to locate lost dogs using AI was built as a foundation for something much bigger." https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/rings-ceo-said-lost-dog-finder-was-always-meant-to-be-a-human-surveillance-platform-says-leaked-email.html | Source: BoingBoing [04:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/rings-ceo-said-lost-dog-finder-was-always-meant-to-be-a-human-surveillance-platform-says-leaked-email.html ) [04:43] TR News "Camera-equipped AirPods could ship as early as this year. All three feed into a revamped Siri chatbot running on Google's AI models, expected in iOS 27" https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/apples-building-a-wearable-panopticon-and-calling-it-siri.html | Source: BoingBoing [04:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/apples-building-a-wearable-panopticon-and-calling-it-siri.html ) [04:44] TR News "give the device environmental context." https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/17/apple-accelerating-work-on-three-new-ai-wearables-per-report/ | Source: 9to5Mac [04:44] TR Bot accelerating work on three new AI wearables, per report - 9to5Mac [04:45] TR News [Old] "Weve normalised the idea that Bluetooth is always on." https://blog.dmcc.io/journal/2026-bluetooth-privacy-bluehood/ | [04:45] TR Bot What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You Danny [04:45] TR News "Adding fuel to the fire is word of a leaked email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff in which he implies that Search Partys functionality may eventually extend beyond just dogs" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3065905/ring-denies-being-mass-surveillance-but-ai-dog-tracking-will-continue.html | Source: PC World [04:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3065905/ring-denies-being-mass-surveillance-but-ai-dog-tracking-will-continue.html ) [04:45] TR News "The breach occurred in late January and impacted 1.2 million accounts, including IBANs, account holder names, addresses, and in some cases tax identifiers." https://www.securityweek.com/french-government-says-1-2-million-bank-accounts-exposed-in-breach/ | Source: Security Week [04:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/french-government-says-1-2-million-bank-accounts-exposed-in-breach/ ) [04:46] TR News Opus Magnum from Zachtronics is getting a big new 'De Re Metallica' DLC | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/opus-magnum-from-zachtronics-is-getting-a-big-new-de-re-metallica-dlc/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/opus-magnum-from-zachtronics-is-getting-a-big-new-de-re-metallica-dlc/ [04:46] TR Bot Magnum from Zachtronics is getting a big new 'De Re Metallica' DLC | GamingOnLinux [04:46] TR News Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/ [04:46] TR Bot and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live | GamingOnLinux [04:47] TR News Bend the market to your will in the roguelike Insider Trading | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/bend-the-market-to-your-will-in-the-roguelike-insider-trading/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/bend-the-market-to-your-will-in-the-roguelike-insider-trading/ [04:47] TR Bot the market to your will in the roguelike Insider Trading | GamingOnLinux [04:48] TR News "An unpopular Discord video" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/an-unpopular-discord-video:d [04:48] TR Bot An unpopular Discord video [04:49] TR News "Then we moved vinyl-cache (the FOSS project previously known as varnish-cache) out of github, which of course always came until several AI-bros came across with their dog sleds, so Nils had to spend time patching user signup in ForgeJo, etc." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/om-faa-lettet-rumpetten [04:49] TR Bot Om at f lettet rumpetten | Version2 [04:49] TR News "Gates' cancellation follows the release of emails last month by the U.S. Department of Justice that included communication between late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the Gates Foundation's staff." https://www.reuters.com/world/india/bill-gates-cancels-keynote-address-india-ai-summit-2026-02-19/ [04:49] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/india/bill-gates-cancels-keynote-address-india-ai-summit-2026-02-19/ ) [04:50] TR News Or they canceled HIM https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/19/bill-gates-cancels-flagship-backlash-over-epstein-ties/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [04:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/19/bill-gates-cancels-flagship-backlash-over-epstein-ties/ ) [04:50] TR Bot Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [04:52] TR News "The challenges of measuring AI literacy - Raspberry Pi Foundation" https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/the-challenges-of-measuring-ai-literacy/ [04:52] TR Bot The challenges of measuring AI literacy - Raspberry Pi Foundation [04:52] TR News iophk: how stupid can people get? https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-ai-agent-with-openclaw/ [04:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-ai-agent-with-openclaw/ ) [04:52] TR News "Irregular" https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/irregular/ [04:52] TR Bot Minutes to Midnight - Irregular [04:54] TR News "Digital Networks Act mer politisk makt ver internet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/19/digital-networks-act-mer-politisk-makt-over-internet/ [04:54] TR Bot Digital Networks Act mer politisk makt ver internet [04:55] TR News From the creators of SpeedRunners, a demo of Sprint City is live now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/from-the-creators-of-speedrunners-a-demo-of-sprint-city-is-live-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [04:55] TR Bot the creators of SpeedRunners, a demo of Sprint City is live now | GamingOnLinux [04:56] TR News Creature collector EvoCreo 2 gets a demo on Steam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/creature-collector-evocreo-2-gets-a-demo-on-steam/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/creature-collector-evocreo-2-gets-a-demo-on-steam/ [04:56] TR Bot collector EvoCreo 2 gets a demo on Steam | GamingOnLinux [04:57] TR News "The US space agency labeled the 2024 test flight of the Starliner capsule a Type A mishap -- the same classification as the deadly Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/nasa-delivers-harsh-assessment-of-botched-boeing-starliner-test-flight-211332668 | Source: RTL [04:57] TR Bot NASA delivers harsh assessment of botched Boeing Starliner test flight - RTL Today [04:58] TR News Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/german-rail-giant-deutsche-bahn-hit-by-large-scale-ddos-attack/ | Source: Security Week [04:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/german-rail-giant-deutsche-bahn-hit-by-large-scale-ddos-attack/ ) ● Feb 20 [05:00] TR News "Senate Bill 199 would require certain social media platforms to provide parents greater access and oversight of their minor childrens accounts and require parental permission for Hoosiers under 17" https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/18/bill-with-youth-social-media-restrictions-more-college-degree-cuts-advances-back-to-indiana-senate/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle [05:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/18/bill-with-youth-social-media-restrictions-more-college-degree-cuts-advances-back-to-indiana-senate/ ) [05:00] TR News "The plaintiff, a Chico, Calif., woman referred to as Kaley G.M., appeared in the courtroom for the first time since she was briefly introduced during opening statements on Feb. 9." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-18/mark-zuckerberg-tesimony-la-social-media-trial | Source: Los Angeles Times [05:00] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg testifies in L.A. trial over social media addiction - Los Angeles Times [05:00] TR News "Lanier repeatedly cut him off, citing time limits, as the exchange grew tense." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-social-media-addiction-trial-1235516785/ | Source: Rolling Stone [05:00] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Testifies at Trial on Teen Social Media Addiction [05:01] TR News "despite being confronted with evidence suggesting they were a key demographic." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/metas-zuckerberg-denies-at-la-trial-that-instagram-targets-kids/articleshow/128534923.cms | Source: India Times [05:01] TR Bot Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids - The Economic Times [05:01] TR News "This is the first time that the Meta CEO, who is worth an estimated $220 billion, has appeared in a civil trial." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-social-media-addiction-b2922891.html | Source: The Independent UK [05:01] TR Bot Zuckerberg takes stand in social media trial as jury hears that hes trained on how to avoid beingfake, robotic and corporate | The Independent [05:02] TR News "He regularly has missed calls on his phone from midnight from his classmates. These aren't just calls to him either. They're group calls to the entire class." https://kevquirk.com/kids-and-smartphones | Source: Kev Quirk [05:02] TR Bot Kids and Smartphones - Kev Quirk [05:02] TR News "Like, what the fuck are these parents doing letting their kids have phones in their bedrooms and giving them free rein? It beggars belief and confirms every concern I had about giving him a phone" [05:02] TR News "This case is viewed as one which could set the precedent for whether or not social media companies are liable for alleged harm their platforms cause children." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/zuckerberg-defends-meta-in-landmark-social-media-safety-trial-says-lawyers-mischaracterising-his-words/articleshow/128557101.cms | Source: India Times [05:02] TR Bot Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media safety trial, says lawyers 'mischaracterising' his words - The Economic Times [05:10] TR News Fight first-person rock-paper-scissors style duels in the deck-builder Handmancers | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fight-first-person-rock-paper-scissors-style-duels-in-the-deck-builder-handmancers/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:10] TR Bot first-person rock-paper-scissors style duels in the deck-builder Handmancers | GamingOnLinux [05:10] TR News Get some great games in the new Beamdog - Owlcat RPG Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-some-great-games-in-the-new-beamdog-owlcat-rpg-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-some-great-games-in-the-new-beamdog-owlcat-rpg-bundle/ [05:10] TR Bot some great games in the new Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle | GamingOnLinux [05:11] TR News Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/ [05:11] TR Bot wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies | GamingOnLinux [05:11] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8xntp9i7yykq8.irc) has joined #techrights [05:11] TR News GNOME, OIN and LF settled with this patent troll, legitimising his software patents [05:11] *ewig` (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:12] TR News (NEW): Games: Opus Magnum, RTS 0 A.D., and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Games_Opus_Magnum_RTS_0_A_D_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Games_Opus_Magnum_RTS_0_A_D_and_More.gmi [05:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Opus Magnum, RTS 0 A.D., and More [05:13] TR News "CSS continues to evolve rapidly, bringing new features that make web development more powerful and flexible. Lets explore the modern css innovations from recent years that are now widely supported and ready for production use." https://naeemnur.com/modern-css-features-you-should-know-in-2025/ | Source: Naeem Noor [05:13] TR Bot CSS Features You Should Know in 2025 | naeemnur [05:13] TR News "Dont get me wrong. Packet captures on firewalls offer a quick and easy way to get an initial look at packets." https://weberblog.net/dont-trust-packet-captures-on-firewalls/ | Source: Johannes Weber [05:13] TR Bot Trust Packet Captures on Firewalls | Weberblog.net [05:13] TR News "This first rule of styling lists is that they should be treated with the same reverence you would show any other text." https://piccalil.li/blog/an-in-depth-guide-to-customising-lists-with-css/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell [05:13] TR Bot An in-depth guide to customising lists with CSS - Piccalilli [05:16] TR News "gatekeeper mindset." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/18/ars-technica-retracts-story-featuring-fake-quotes-made-up-by-ai-about-a-different-ai-that-launched-a-weird-smear-campaign-against-an-engineer-who-rejected-its-code-seriously/ | Source: Techdirt [05:16] TR Bot Technica Retracts Story Featuring Fake Quotes Made Up By AI, About A Different AI That Launched A Weird Smear Campaign Against An Engineer Who Rejected Its Code (Seriously) | Techdirt [05:16] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.gmi [05:16] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [05:16] TR News "In other words, its the kind of nightmarish creature only a flawed AI algorithm couldve cooked up and that only a time-strapped realtor could fail to notice before posting for the whole world to see" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/realtor-ai-photo-mirror | Source: Futurism [05:16] TR Bot Realtor Uses AI to Soup Up Rental Listing, Accidentally Posts Photo of Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror [05:16] TR News "The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have both claimed that human-level AI is just around the corner and at times, that it's already here." https://dlants.me/agi-not-imminent.html | [05:16] TR Bot Why I don't think AGI is imminent [05:17] TR News "AI makes people boring." https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_132_ai_bores/ | Source: Viktor Lfgren [05:17] TR Bot makes you boring | marginalia.nu [05:17] TR News "The real question is, when can you stop and let the machine take over? If you can simply say Design an underwater base, then you would really have something." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-requirements-of-ai/ | Source: Hackaday [05:17] TR Bot Requirements Of AI | Hackaday [05:17] TR News "If developers increasingly defer that thinking to AI, those skills risk atrophying over time." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/data/why-ai-is-dulling-cybersecurity%E2%80%99s-most-important-edge.html | Source: IT Wire [05:17] TR Bot - Why AI Is Dulling Cybersecuritys Most Important Edge [05:18] TR News "It means that every AI company as a matter of course wants to download the entire Wikipedia corpus to be used for training its models." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/wikipedia-grapples-with-new-challenges-from-ai/ | Source: Techdirt [05:18] TR Bot Grapples With New Challenges From AI | Techdirt [05:18] TR News "Regardless of the architecture the underlying LLM component remains unreliable (e.g. hallucination, logical fallacies, context drift)." https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/multi-agent-system-reliability | Source: Alex Ewerlf [05:18] TR Bot Multi-Agent System Reliability - Alex Ewerlf Notes [05:18] TR News "Whoever made the Cruise-Pitt video didnt generate it from nothing. They did a face swap an older AI trick thats now a standard CGI effect, because it works predictably." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/18/seedances-generated-ai-cruise-pitt-demo-was-a-green-screen-and-face-swap/ | Source: Pivot to AI [05:18] TR Bot Of separate parts; forty-seven blonde heads. [05:19] TR News "Instead of accepting that response, the AI did some research about the maintainer and then published a slanderous blog post about him." https://www.mostlypython.com/stochastic-terror-parrots/ | Source: Eric Matthes [05:19] TR Bot Stochastic terror parrots? [05:19] TR News "It is worth being direct about what that means. AI does not just flatten products. It flattens people." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1170 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [05:19] TR Bot When Building Gets Cheap, Distribution Becomes Destiny | UNMITIGATED RISK [05:19] TR News "What I am finding is that the real purpose these sorts of op-eds and posts serve is to identify people that I no longer need to listen to." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/ai-boosterism-as-a-heuristic-for-identifying-fools | Source: Pete Brown [05:19] TR Bot AI boosterism as a heuristic for identifying fools - Exploding Comma [05:20] TR News "I wonder how much time was collectively wasted as a result of crabby rathbun?" https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2026/guiding-your-contributors-agents-to-better-behaviours/ | Source: Jacob Tomlinson [05:20] TR Bot Guiding your contributor's agents to better behaviours - Jacob Tomlinson [05:20] TR News "Every year we get mounds of information regarding Google's latest Tensor processor, but we often don't get too much information about an upgrade to Google's Titan security chip" https://www.androidpolice.com/google-might-be-ready-to-unveil-a-new-titan-chip-this-year/ | Source: Android Police [05:20] TR Bot Google's upcoming Tensor chip might come with a nice surprise [05:20] TR News "for other critical public utilities that are being attacked, like those in the water sector, it is likely they will never reach the level of sophistication where they would be able to find and remove Volt Typhoon compromises." https://therecord.media/researchers-warn-volt-typhoon-still-active-critical-infrastructure | Source: The Record [05:20] TR Bot Researchers warn Volt Typhoon still embedded in US utilities and some breaches may never be found | The Record from Recorded Future News [05:21] TR News "The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2026-22769 hinges on a hardcoded administrator password in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines that was pulled from Apache Tomcat. It carries a 10/10 CVSS rating." https://cyberscoop.com/china-brickstorm-grimbolt-dell-zero-day/ | Source: Scoop News Group [05:21] TR Bot Chinese state attackers going after Dell zero-day since mid-2024 | CyberScoop [05:21] TR News "But these lessons havent diminished the threat. Machtinger estimated that Salt Typhoons intrusions have impacted more than 80 countries, often following the same playbook of pairing broad access with indiscriminate targeting and collection." https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-salt-typhoon-ongoing-threat-cybertalks-2026/ | Source: Scoop News Group [05:21] TR Bot Threats from Salt Typhoon are still very much ongoing | CyberScoop [05:29] TR News "Erasing the contents of the internal SSD in an Apple silicon Mac might seem a simple task, until you consider whats on it in addition to the user files in its Data volume." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/19/how-to-erase-your-apple-silicon-mac/ | Source: Howard Oakley [05:29] TR Bot How to erase your Apple silicon Mac The Eclectic Light Company [05:29] TR News "system used by airlines worldwide for bookings and check-ins affecting multiple carriers across the country as well as parts of the Asia-Pacific and Europe, officials said." https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/software-outage-affects-flight-ops-across-world-101771527163435.html | Source: Hindustan Times [05:29] TR Bot Software outage affects flight ops across world| India News [05:30] TR News "Their study examined both arousal-increasing and arousal-reducing activities, from boxing, cycling, and jogging to deep breathing, meditating, and yoga." https://www.sciencealert.com/venting-doesnt-reduce-anger-but-something-else-does-review-finds | Source: Science Alert [05:30] TR Bot Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Review Finds : ScienceAlert [05:30] TR News "NAND is a type of microchip. Rather than being used for computation directly, it is used for memory. It can be used for temporary or permanent storage." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/ai-is-a-nand-maximiser/ | Source: Terence Eden [05:30] TR Bot AI is a NAND Maximiser Terence Edens Blog [05:31] TR News "AI agents are increasingly capable, but they lack the context they need to do your work reliably" https://blog.serghei.pl/posts/agent-skills-101/ | Source: Serghei Iakovlev [05:31] TR Bot Agent Skills 101: a practical guide for engineers | Serghei's Blog [05:32] TR News "ban in public schools" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/02/17/kansas-cell-phone-ban-applying-to-both-public-and-private-schools-clears-house/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [05:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/02/17/kansas-cell-phone-ban-applying-to-both-public-and-private-schools-clears-house/ ) [05:32] TR News "Scientific publishing may sound like a minor rung in the ivory tower. It is not." https://bjoern.brembs.net/2026/02/after-decades-of-debating-the-scientific-publishing-crisis-the-time-as-come-to-decide/ | Source: Bjoern Brembs [05:32] TR Bot bjoern.brembs.blog After decades of debating the scientific publishing crisis, the time has come to decide. [05:34] TR News "Menu accuracy is a service problem, not a software problem, and the solution isnt better software" https://naeemnur.com/digital-menus/ | Source: Naeem Noor [05:34] TR Bot happens when menus go digital | naeemnur [05:34] TR News (NEW): Transmission 4.1.1 BitTorrent Client Released with Bug Fixes and Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Transmission_4_1_1_BitTorrent_Client_Released_with_Bug_Fixes_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Transmission_4_1_1_BitTorrent_Client_Released_with_Bug_Fixes_an.gmi [05:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Transmission 4.1.1 BitTorrent Client Released with Bug Fixes and Improvements [05:36] TR News "This post dives into the key inventions and ideas born at Xerox PARC. It shows how this single lab quietly built the foundation for the computers, networks, and devices we use every day." https://naeemnur.com/20-inspiring-inventions-from-xerox-parc/ | Source: Naeem Noor [05:36] TR Bot 20 Inspiring Innovations from Xerox PARC That Transformed Tech [05:36] TR News "Ive been making mixes since about 1995, when my parents gave me a blank! tape! Our tape deck was connected to our CD player so I could make mixtapes from their CD collection" https://tracydurnell.com/2026/02/18/how-i-make-a-mix/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [05:36] TR Bot How I make a mix Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [05:37] TR News "My tongue-in-cheek post about not needing a 3D printer got me thinking of other things I definitely dont need." https://rubenerd.com/an-expanded-list-of-things-i-dont-need/ | Source: Ruben Schade [05:37] TR Bot An expanded list of things I dont need [05:37] TR News "The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese's brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grandson-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-inventor-hershey-ingredients-9.7097143 | Source: CBC [05:37] TR Bot Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor accuses Hershey of recipe changes | CBC News [05:41] TR News Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Windows TCO Versus Deutsche Bahn, Europe Seeks More Independent Digital Future https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Windows_TCO_Versus_Deutsche_Bahn_Europe_Seeks_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Windows_TCO_Versus_Deutsche_Bahn_Europe_Seeks_.gmi [05:41] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Windows TCO Versus Deutsche Bahn, Europe Seeks More Independent Digital Future [05:41] TR News "anyone can participate" https://blog.cr.yp.to/20260219-obaa.html | Source: DJ Bernstein [05:41] TR Bot cr.yp.to: 2026.02.19: NSA and IETF, part 5 [05:41] TR News "I was complaining about my situation to my partner; xe informed me that librarians think of this through the FRBR model." https://rygoldstein.com/posts/perils-of-isbn | [05:41] TR Bot The Perils of ISBN [05:42] TR News "These are rebuilds of libraries Ive written and used in Ruby for years" https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/19/go-modules-for-package-management-tooling.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [05:42] TR Bot Go Modules for Package Management Tooling | Andrew Nesbitt [05:43] TR News [Old] "What is the most beautiful code you've ever seen?" https://nvie.com/posts/beautiful-code/ | Source: Vincent Driessen [05:43] TR Bot code nvie.com [05:44] TR News "Every developer has their own favorite Git tricks they use daily. Here are some of my favorite ones I have been using for as long as I can remember." https://nvie.com/posts/git-power-tools/ | Source: Vincent Driessen [05:44] TR Bot power tools for daily use nvie.com [05:45] TR News "Full disclosure does this. Before full disclosure was the norm, researchers would discover vulnerabilities in software and send details to the software companieswho would ignore them" https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2007/01/schneier_full_disclo.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [05:45] TR Bot Full Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities a 'Damned Good Idea' - Schneier on Security [05:45] TR News "A while back I wrote about Zio, my async I/O library for Zig. At the end of that post I said the next step was to update my NATS client and write an HTTP server." https://lalinsky.com/2026/02/19/six-months-of-yak-shaving-a-zig-web-backend-stack.html | Source: Luk Lalinsk [05:45] TR Bot Six months of yak shaving a Zig web backend stack | Luk Lalinsk [05:46] TR News "The problem is, if youre optimizing a product that fundamentally isnt working for how people get news in 2026, all youre really doing is riding that buggy off of a cliff with style." https://werd.io/stop-calling-optimization-innovation/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [05:46] TR Bot Stop calling optimization "innovation." [05:46] TR News "Every package manager ships code as an archive, and every one of them has a slightly different way to do it. npm wraps tarballs in a package/ directory prefix." https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/18/what-package-registries-could-borrow-from-oci.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [05:46] TR Bot What Package Registries Could Borrow from OCI | Andrew Nesbitt [05:46] TR News "This post walks through the complete process of: [...]" https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260219 | Source: Vincent Delft [05:46] TR Bot Vincent's blog [05:47] TR News "This post rounds up some of the big changes that weve landed over the past few years." https://www.tweag.io/blog/2026-02-19-nickel-since-1-0/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [05:47] TR Bot Nickel since 1.0 - Tweag [05:47] TR News [Old] "Designing and Building Parallel Programs (Online) integrates four resources concerned with parallel programming and parallel computing: [...]" https://www.mcs.anl.gov/~itf/dbpp/ | [05:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mcs.anl.gov/~itf/dbpp/ ) [05:48] TR News "But a quiet tension remains. Diamond open access is often described as community-led, and implicitly sustained by goodwill." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/18/guest-post-diamond-open-access-needs-institutions-not-heroes/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [05:48] TR Bot Guest Post Diamond Open Access Needs Institutions, Not Heroes - The Scholarly Kitchen [05:48] TR News "Pablos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo, and Joichi Ito are the first names to be added to the shortlist this year, preventing them from attending any future conferences." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/def_con_epstein_bans/ | Source: The Register UK [05:48] TR Bot DEF CON bans three Epstein-linked men from future events The Register [05:49] TR News "If you spend lots of hours per week perusing content on one or more web browsers as Ive been doing since, oh, the mid-1990s" https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2026/02/browsing-tips/ | Source: Bryce Wray [05:49] TR Bot tips | BryceWray.com [05:50] TR News "I mentioned multiple times how much I like RSS. I use them to read my favourite blogs, follow YouTube channels, stay up to date with GitHub releases and much more." https://pawelgrzybek.com/generate-rss-feed-for-bandcamp-artists-using-deno-deploy/ | Source: Pawe Grzybek [05:50] TR Bot RSS feed for Bandcamp artists using Deno Deploy | pawelgrzybek.com [05:50] TR News "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have a system that uses GNU Tar for its full and incremental backups (such as Amanda)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/GNUTarIncrementalDeletes | Source: University of Toronto [05:50] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [05:58] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption is Higher in Richer Countries https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Adoption_is_Higher_in_Richer_Countries.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Adoption_is_Higher_in_Richer_Countries.gmi [05:58] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption is Higher in Richer Countries ● Feb 20 [06:00] TR News "Ukraine is considering requiring passport verification for the purchase of local SIM cards in response to Russia's latest use of FPV (first-person-view) drones" https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-weighs-passport-requirement-for-sim-card-sales-amid-russian-drone-threat/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [06:00] TR Bot Russian 'mothership' drones prompt Ukraine to weigh passport requirement for SIM card sales [06:00] TR News "In front of me, on a plain white table, is a batch of prototypes of Legos new Smart Brick, the final version of which is a small, sensor-laden 2-by-4 black brick with a big brain." https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-inside-look-at-new-lego-smart-brick/ | Source: Wired [06:00] TR Bot Inside Look at Legos New Tech-Packed Smart Brick | WIRED [06:00] TR News "Lego discontinued Mindstorms at the end of 2022. Here's what replaced it: a custom chip smaller than a pencil eraser inside a standard-sized 2-by-4 brick." https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/lego-stuffed-an-entire-computer-into-a-standard-brick.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/lego-stuffed-an-entire-computer-into-a-standard-brick.html ) [06:01] *ewig` has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [06:01] TR News "Theoretically using hot water instead of hot air would provide a more equal application of heat, but putting your hands into 70C water does require some more precautions." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/thermoforming-printed-parts-with-hot-water/ | Source: Hackaday [06:01] TR Bot Printed Parts With Hot Water | Hackaday [06:01] TR News "With the ESP32-P4 not having any wireless functionality and instead focusing on being a small SoC" https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/ | Source: Hackaday [06:01] TR Bot At The ESP32-P4 And -C6 Dies In An ESP32-P4-M3 Module | Hackaday [06:01] TR News "The build is based around an RP2040 microcontroller. Its paired with an I2S digital-to-analog converter for sound output, which in turn feeds a small amplifier hooked up to a speaker or a line output." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/rp2040-powers-a-midi-controlled-soundboard/ | Source: Hackaday [06:01] TR Bot Powers A MIDI-Controlled Soundboard | Hackaday [06:02] TR News "You can design your PCB traces in any vector editor, and then export a SVG." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/new-tool-makes-3d-printed-pcbs-fast/ | Source: Hackaday [06:02] TR Bot Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast | Hackaday [06:02] TR News "For some time now the moteus python library has had a convenience function to repeatedly execute a command until moteus determines that the trajectory has completed." https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/02/19/moteus.move_to-and-moteus-ruckig-python-example/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC [06:02] TR Bot moteus.move_to and moteus ruckig python example - mjbots blog [06:03] TR News "openSUSE Leap 16.0 is now available on Google Cloud Platform with x86_64 and Arm64 images." https://sysadmin-journal.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-is-now-available-on-google-cloud-platform/ | Source: Ish Sookun [06:03] TR Bot openSUSE Leap 16.0 is now available on Google Cloud Platform [06:04] TR News "Anyhow, it turns out that nowadays, there are a few options for tiling window managers on macOS." https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-02-aerospace/ | Source: James Brown [06:04] TR Bot website: trying out aerospace, a macos window manager [06:06] IsambardPrince openSUSE can't decide what it will be because SUSE can't say what it is. [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] it is in state of flux [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] no leadership [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] they beg people to run [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] and then take leadership position [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] Like Debian for that matter [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] one person runs [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] they need to invent a rival [06:12] TR News "This seems to be inconvenient. Now I have to rollback to that checkpoint." https://dan.langille.org/2026/02/19/zpool-upgrade-blocked-by-gpart-dev-da0p1-not-enough-space/ | Source: Dan Langille [06:12] TR Bot zpool upgrade blocked by gpart: /dev/da0p1: not enough space Dan Langille's Other Diary [06:12] TR News "This is a post in the series about the Linux kernel CVE release process: [...]" http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2026/02/16/linux-cve-assignment-process/ | Source: Greg Kroah-Hartman [06:12] TR Bot Linux CVE assignment process - [06:13] TR News (NEW): Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Calibre_9_3_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_the_Hanvon_N10_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Calibre_9_3_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_the_Hanvon_N10_.gmi [06:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] https://nazi.compare/en/2025/04/20/deja-vu-hitlers-birthday-andreas-tille-elected-debian-project-leader-again/ [06:13] TR Bot vu: Hitlers Birthday, Andreas Tille elected Debian Project Leader again | Nazi.Compare [06:14] schestowitz[TR2] "Will Tille address the questions of the Debian suicide cluster or will he waste more money on legal fees to try and cover it up?" [06:15] TR News Ask Noah Show 479 https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/479 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [06:15] TR Bot Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 479 [06:15] TR News "GeoIP PF FreeBSD, ZFs in production, linuxulator feels like magic, XFCE is great, the scariest boot code, and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/651 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [06:15] TR Bot BSD Now 651: Spatially aware ZFS [06:15] TR News "Could America turn off Europes internet?" https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-455/ | Source: Graham Cluley [06:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Even Debian isn't in as bad of shape as openSUSE. [06:15] TR Bot Smashing Security podcast #455: Face off: Metas Glasses and Americas internet kill switch Graham Cluley [06:16] TR News "Every week I collect a list of posts, social messages, videos, etc. related to JavaFX on the JFX Central Links Of The Week." https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-19-jfxinaction-helal-anwar-gradedattendance/ | Source: Frank Delporte [06:16] TR Bot In Action #26 with Helal Anwar about GradedAttendance to Organize Class Rooms, Students, Teachers, and Lessons | webtechie.be [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] opensuse needed to beg people to run [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] it was covered in some sites inc. lwn [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] by former head of opensuse [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] who now works at lwn [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] i think Ish and 2 more people are the last remainder caretakers of it\ [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] even andreas moved on [06:17] IsambardPrince I could never figure out why anyone would be using SUSE. [06:17] IsambardPrince Walmart was for a while, but I don't know about that now. [06:17] TR News "I will also give some specific recommendations on what you could and maybe should self-host." https://romanzipp.com/blog/why-a-homelab-why-self-host | [06:17] TR Bot Why Self-host? | Roman Zipp [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] ASDA used or uses it [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] and was walmart-oowned [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] the ms-novell dead involved walmart deals [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] might be a remnant of that [06:19] schestowitz[TR2] (Walmart chloosing novell with ms endorssssing that) [06:19] schestowitz[TR2] like patent payments [06:19] TR News [Old] "It is about learning the skills that power the internet and unlocking opportunities you might not even know exist yet." https://dev.to/code42cate/every-developer-needs-to-self-host-43mm | Source: DEV Community [06:19] TR Bot Every Developer Needs to Self-Host - DEV Community [06:20] TR News Nothing more amusing than a grown man putting on lots of makeup to stand up and speak in defence of a man who strangles women... in another continent [06:23] TR News "The session was productive with participants reviewing a draft proposal for governing bodies for the project; a Technical Steering Committee, a Community and Marketing Committee, representation of an Infrastructure Team and a Board." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/19/comm-advances-gov-proposal-after-virtual-meeting/ | Source: OpenSUSE [06:23] TR Bot Community Advances Governance Proposal After Virtual Meeting - openSUSE News [06:23] TR News "The workflow, built on Gitea as the UI platform, represents a shift toward a more transparent, package-centric development." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/19/community-refines-git-packaging-workflow/ | Source: OpenSUSE [06:23] TR Bot Community Refines Git Packaging Workflow - openSUSE News [06:23] TR News "In this months roundup, were moving beyond the technical specifications to look at how were solving real-world challenges together." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/innovation-team-sport-top-10-stories-across-red-hat-ecosystem | Source: Red Hat Official [06:23] TR Bot Innovation is a team sport: Top 10 stories from across the Red Hat ecosystem [06:24] TR News "Today, as we move into 2026, I am here to tell you that Red Hat is no longer just a software provider; we have the opportunity to partner with our customers to build the platforms that will redefine their entire organizations." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/production-ready-red-hats-blueprint-2026 | Source: Red Hat Official [06:24] TR Bot Production-ready: Red Hats blueprint for 2026 [06:46] TR News Techrights IBM Inclusivity: Red Hat Summit is for Rich Sponsors Like Microsoft and Rich Guests Who Pay $500 a Day https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Inclusivity_Red_Hat_Summit_is_for_Rich_Sponsors_Like_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/IBM_Inclusivity_Red_Hat_Summit_is_for_Rich_Sponsors_Like_Micros.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Techrights IBM Inclusivity: Red Hat Summit is for Rich Sponsors Like Microsoft and Rich Guests Who Pay $500 a Day [06:47] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:52] TR News Says Pentagon company... https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-sovereign-your-strategy-introducing-red-hat-sovereignty-readiness-assessment-tool [06:52] TR Bot How sovereign is your strategy? Introducing the Red Hat Sovereignty Readiness Assessment tool [06:53] TR News H 15 - Too unusual to be used as a trade mark? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/h-15-too-unusual-to-be-used-as-trade.html [06:53] TR Bot H 15 - Too unusual to be used as a trade mark? - The IPKat [06:54] TR News Nature is not an "invention"; this is obscene http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/guest-post-what-inari-vs-corteva-case.html [06:54] TR Bot [Guest Post] What the Inari vs. Corteva case really tells us about enablement of plant inventions - The IPKat [06:54] TR News From Quad God to Milk God:The 'milk' ban in Dairy UK v Oatly http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/from-quad-god-to-milk-god-milk-ban-in.html [06:54] TR Bot From Quad God to Milk God: The 'milk' ban in Dairy UK v Oatly - The IPKat [06:54] TR News (NEW): Why I Contributed to FOSS Forces Independence 2026 Fundraiser https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Why_I_Contributed_to_FOSS_Force_s_Independence_2026_Fundraiser.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Why_I_Contributed_to_FOSS_Force_s_Independence_2026_Fundraiser.gmi [06:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Why I Contributed to FOSS Forces Independence 2026 Fundraiser [06:56] TR News (NEW): I found the best Linux server distros for your home lab https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/I_found_the_best_Linux_server_distros_for_your_home_lab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/I_found_the_best_Linux_server_distros_for_your_home_lab.gmi [06:56] TR Bot Tux Machines I found the best Linux server distros for your home lab [06:58] TR News (NEW): We Look at Debian 13.3 Trixie, the Latest From the Crown Jewel of Linux Distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/We_Look_at_Debian_13_3_Trixie_the_Latest_From_the_Crown_Jewel_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/We_Look_at_Debian_13_3_Trixie_the_Latest_From_the_Crown_Jewel_o.gmi [06:58] TR Bot Tux Machines We Look at Debian 13.3 Trixie, the Latest From the Crown Jewel of Linux Distros ● Feb 20 [07:11] TR News Understanding ATen: PyTorch's tensor library https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/understanding-aten-pytorchs-tensor-library [07:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/understanding-aten-pytorchs-tensor-library ) [07:13] TR News PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.0 : Parallel Static Masking + JSON import / export https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-anonymizer-30-parallel-static-masking-json-import-export-3236/ [07:13] TR Bot PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.0 : Parallel Static Masking + JSON import / export [07:13] TR News France strikes to address misinformation weakening Western alliance https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/france-strikes-to-address-misinformation-weakening-western-alliance/ [07:13] TR Bot France strikes to address misinformation weakening Western alliance | The Strategist [07:16] TR News Automating Repetitive GUI Interactions in Embedded Development with Spix https://www.kdab.com/automating-repetitive-gui-interactions-in-embedded-development-with-spix/ [07:16] TR Bot Qt/QML GUI Interactions in Embedded Development with Spix | KDAB [07:23] TR News Microsoft Found Another Bailout Opportunity: Killing People https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/19/Microsoft_Found_Another_Bailout_Opportunity_Killing_People.shtml [07:23] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Found Another Bailout Opportunity: Killing People [07:24] TR News OpenClaw Security Issues Continue as SecureClaw Open Source Tool Debuts https://www.securityweek.com/openclaw-security-issues-continue-as-secureclaw-open-source-tool-debuts/ [07:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/openclaw-security-issues-continue-as-secureclaw-open-source-tool-debuts/ ) [07:25] TR News New toy in the house for AI, gaming, Linux, backdoored Windows and FreeBSD https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/new-toy-in-the-house-for-ai-gaming-linux-windows-freebsd/ [07:25] TR Bot New toy in the house for AI, gaming, Linux, Windows and FreeBSD | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [07:25] TR News UDP reliability improved in syslog-ng Debian packaging https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-udp-reliability-improved-in-debian-packaging/ [07:25] TR Bot UDP reliability improved in syslog-ng Debian packaging | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [07:26] TR News LLM slop about real news https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/gentoo-charts-new-path-moving-away-github-toward-codeberg [07:26] TR Bot Gentoo Charts a New Path: Moving Away from GitHub Toward Codeberg | Linux Journal [07:26] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1059500/ [07:26] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [07:27] TR News DNF Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/dnf/ [07:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/dnf/ ) [07:27] TR News Understanding the /etc/fstab File in GNU/Linux https://linuxize.com/post/etc-fstab-file/ [07:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ 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A new user thought it would be a nice option, and coincidentally it was actually the very first change I made to my local checkout of offpunk." gemini://thatit.be/2026-02-19-21-26-12.gmi [07:53] TR News "On 02/16/2026 at 17:19 I was rudely awakened from a nap by an automated email from my hosting provider... Stating that my VPS has "exceeded the notification threshold (90) for CPU Usage by averaging 99.9% for the last 2 hours."" gopher://gopher.zcrayfish.soy:70/1/phlog/20260219-ai-web-scrapers-content-stealers-are-out-of-control [07:55] TR News Social control media collapses in Germany? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-vs-social-vs-ai-chatbot-market-share/all/germany/#monthly-200902-202602 [07:55] TR Bot Search Vs Social Vs AI Chatbot Market Share Germany | Statcounter Global Stats [07:58] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:58] TR Bot not resolve host: news.tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml ) ● Feb 20 [08:03] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/02/2026: "Mainstream Unix, underground Unix", Slop Staging DDos Attacks https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Gemini_Links_20_02_2026_Mainstream_Unix_underground_Unix_Slop_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Gemini_Links_20_02_2026_Mainstream_Unix_underground_Unix_Slop_S.gmi [08:03] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/02/2026: "Mainstream Unix, underground Unix", Slop Staging DDos Attacks [08:05] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[08:27] TR News Japan panel approves stem cell medical products to treat heart disease and Parkinsons https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-panel-approves-stem-cell-medical-products-media-reports [08:27] TR Bot Japan panel approves stem cell medical products to treat heart disease and Parkinsons | The Straits Times [08:28] TR News HHS burrows into identifying risks to health sector from third-party vendors https://cyberscoop.com/hhs-burrows-into-identifying-risks-to-health-sector-from-third-party-vendors/ [08:28] TR Bot burrows into identifying risks to health sector from third-party vendors | CyberScoop [08:32] *aurora78 (~aurora78@zjqc8vv3v6vis.irc) has joined #techrights [08:32] TR News With somersaults, nunchucks, Chinas humanoid robots thrill at CNY show but can they make coffee? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/with-somersaults-nunchucks-chinas-humanoid-robots-thrill-at-cny-show-but-can-they-make-coffee [08:32] TR Bot With somersaults, nunchucks, Chinas humanoid robots thrill at CNY show but can they make coffee? | The Straits Times [08:36] TR News The RMS series will be very long. We'll cover this slowly and carefully. [08:37] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [08:41] TR News Five children among victims of China fireworks shop explosion https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/19/five-children-among-victims-of-china-fireworks-shop-explosion/ [08:41] TR Bot Five children among victims of China fireworks shop explosion [08:44] TR News Retail Delivery Fees: A Regressive Approach to Modern Commerce https://project-disco.org/competition/retail-delivery-fees-a-regressive-approach-to-modern-commerce/ [08:44] TR Bot Retail Delivery Fees: A Regressive Approach to Modern Commerce - Disruptive Competition Project [08:44] TR News Most national newspaper sales figures now secret as Reach takes auditing private https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/reach-print-circulation-abc-sales-mirror-express-star/ [08:44] TR Bot Mirror, Express and Star newspaper circulations no longer public - Press Gazette [08:50] TR News This Tiny Glass Square Could Store 2 Million Books of Data For 10,000 Years https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-glass-square-could-store-2-million-books-of-data-for-10000-years [08:50] TR Bot Tiny Glass Square Could Store 2 Million Books of Data For 10,000 Years : ScienceAlert [08:51] TR News Want an easy way to manage Podman containers? Here it is https://thenewstack.io/want-an-easy-way-to-manage-podman-containers-here-it-is/ [08:51] TR Bot Want an easy way to manage Podman containers? Here it is - The New Stack [08:54] TR News How does a reporter in Uganda cover elections when the internet goes out? https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2026/0219/uganda-election-museveni-internet-shutdown [08:54] TR Bot does a reporter in Uganda cover elections when the internet goes out? - CSMonitor.com [08:55] TR News OpenShift networking evolved: Real routing, no NAT or asymmetry https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/openshift-networking-evolved-real-routing-no-nat-or-asymmetry [08:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/openshift-networking-evolved-real-routing-no-nat-or-asymmetry ) [08:55] TR News Reimagining Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux image creation with Red Bait Lightspeed Model Context Protocol https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/reimagining-rhel-image-creation-red-hat-lightspeed-mcp [08:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/19/reimagining-rhel-image-creation-red-hat-lightspeed-mcp ) [08:56] TR News EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.2 released https://bkhome.org/news/202602/easyos-excalibur-series-version-72-released.html [08:56] TR Bot EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.2 released [08:58] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source C# Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-c-sharp-static-site-generators/ [08:58] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source C# Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks [08:58] TR News Amplitude Soundboard cross-platform soundboard https://www.linuxlinks.com/amplitude-soundboard-cross-platform-soundboard/ [08:58] TR Bot Soundboard - cross-platform soundboard - LinuxLinks [08:58] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source Audio Converters https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-audio-converters/ [08:58] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Audio Converters - LinuxLinks [08:59] TR News lule ANSI color generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/lule-ansi-color-generator/ [08:59] TR Bot - ANSI color generator - LinuxLinks ● Feb 20 [09:01] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Digital Asset Management Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-digital-asset-management-software/ [09:01] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Digital Asset Management Software - LinuxLinks [09:02] TR News flux search, monitor, and nuke processes https://www.linuxlinks.com/flux-search-monitor-nuke-processes/ [09:02] TR Bot - search, monitor, and nuke processes - LinuxLinks [09:04] TR News rsecure AES-GCM file encryption and decryption tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/rsecure-aes-gcm-file-encryption-decryption-tool/ [09:04] TR Bot - AES-GCM file encryption and decryption tool - LinuxLinks [09:04] TR News JocalSend TUI LocalSend implementation https://www.linuxlinks.com/jocalsend-tui-localsend-implementation/ [09:04] TR Bot - TUI LocalSend implementation - LinuxLinks [09:04] TR News stardial space-anime themed terminal clock https://www.linuxlinks.com/stardial-space-anime-themed-terminal-clock/ [09:04] TR Bot - space-anime themed terminal clock - LinuxLinks [09:04] TR News GPU-Viewer frontend to glxinfo, vulkaninfo, clinfo and es2_info https://www.linuxlinks.com/gpu-viewer-frontend-glxinfo-vulkaninfo-clinfo-es2_info/ [09:04] TR Bot - frontend to glxinfo, vulkaninfo, clinfo and es2_info - LinuxLinks [09:05] TR News AIRCTL WiFi management tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/airctl-wifi-management-tool/ [09:05] TR Bot - WiFi management tool - LinuxLinks [09:05] TR News Dealve find game deals https://www.linuxlinks.com/dealve-find-game-deals/ [09:05] TR Bot - find game deals - LinuxLinks [09:05] TR News rgrc Rusty Generic Colouriser https://www.linuxlinks.com/rgrc-rusty-generic-colouriser/ [09:05] TR Bot - Rusty Generic Colouriser - LinuxLinks [09:06] TR News Runa GUI package manager for the AUR https://www.linuxlinks.com/runa-gui-package-manager-aur/ [09:06] TR Bot - GUI package manager for the AUR - LinuxLinks [09:07] TR News typos source code spell checker https://www.linuxlinks.com/typos-source-code-spell-checker/ [09:07] TR Bot - source code spell checker - LinuxLinks [09:07] TR News Squall TUI SQLite viewer and editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/squall-tui-sqlite-viewer-and-editor/ [09:07] TR Bot - TUI SQLite viewer and editor - LinuxLinks [09:07] TR News TFCBM clipboard manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/tfcbm-clipboard-manager/ [09:07] TR Bot - clipboard manager - LinuxLinks [09:16] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [09:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [09:18] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing_Leftovers.gmi [09:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing Leftovers [09:20] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: JavaFX, Security, BSD, and Ask Noah https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Audiocasts_Shows_JavaFX_Security_BSD_and_Ask_Noah.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Audiocasts_Shows_JavaFX_Security_BSD_and_Ask_Noah.gmi [09:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: JavaFX, Security, BSD, and Ask Noah [09:21] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [09:21] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [09:23] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [09:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers [09:25] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RP2040 and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_RP2040_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_RP2040_and_More.gmi [09:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RP2040 and More [09:25] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE Community News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/OpenSUSE_Community_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/OpenSUSE_Community_News.gmi [09:25] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE Community News [09:26] TR News (NEW): Server/Self-Hosting and Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Server_Self_Hosting_and_Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Server_Self_Hosting_and_Security_Leftovers.gmi [09:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Server/Self-Hosting and Security Leftovers [09:28] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_leftovers.gmi [09:28] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [09:30] TR News Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Standards, Science, and Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Standards_Science_and_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Standards_Science_and_Politics.gmi [09:30] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Standards, Science, and Politics ● Feb 20 [11:28] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [11:34] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 20 [12:25] TR News (NEW): Blender 5.1 Beta Enables Hardware Ray-Tracing by Default for AMD GPUs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Blender_5_1_Beta_Enables_Hardware_Ray_Tracing_by_Default_for_AM.shtml | Gemini address: 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manager and expert mode https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/bleachbit-beta-cookie-manager-expert-mode [13:28] TR Bot BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode - OMG! Ubuntu [13:28] TR News Review of GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U) mini PC Part 1: specifications, unboxing, and teardown https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/19/review-geekom-a5-pro-2026-edition-amd-ryzen-5-7530u-mini-pc-specifications-unboxing-and-teardown/ [13:29] TR Bot Review of GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U) mini PC - Part 1: specifications, unboxing, and teardown - CNX Software [13:29] TR News apt.postgresql.org: changelogs, build logs and Ubuntu releases resolute and plucky https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/aptpostgresqlorg-changelogs-build-logs-and-ubuntu-releases-resolute-and-plucky-3238/ [13:29] TR Bot apt.postgresql.org: changelogs, build logs and Ubuntu releases resolute and plucky [13:30] TR News EasyOS 7.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/easyos [13:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/easyos ) [13:31] TR News KDE neon 20260219 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon [13:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon ) [13:31] TR News Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Moving To OpenJDK 25 By Default https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-OpenJDK-25 [13:31] TR Bot 26.04 LTS Moving To OpenJDK 25 By Default - Phoronix [13:31] TR News SmartOS 20260219 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/smartos [13:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/smartos ) [13:31] TR News Setting up new phones in 2026 https://rubenerd.com/setting-up-new-phones/ [13:31] TR Bot Setting up new phones in 2026 [13:32] TR News Microsoft "has only ever sold vaporware. The most heinous case study is the crap they pulled with NT vs OS/2" -iophk [13:33] TR News Ivanti Exploitation Surges as Zero-Day Attacks Traced Back to July 2025 https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-exploitation-surges-as-zero-day-attacks-traced-back-to-july-2025/ [13:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-exploitation-surges-as-zero-day-attacks-traced-back-to-july-2025/ ) [13:33] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Rust participates in Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2026 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/02/19/Rust-participates-in-GSoC-2026/ [13:33] TR Bot Rust participates in Google Summer of Code 2026 | Rust Blog [13:35] TR News Artificial Insecurity: access and availability in the age of Hey Hi (AI) https://www.accessnow.org/artificial-insecurity-access-and-availability/ [13:35] TR Bot Artificial Insecurity: access and availability in the age of AI - Access Now [13:36] TR News A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AIs Effects on Productivity https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/survey-ceos-ai-workplace [13:36] TR Bot A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AI's Effects on Productivity [13:37] TR News The Caracas operation suggests cyber was part of the plan just not the whole operation https://cyberscoop.com/venezuela-blackout-cyberattack-vs-kinetic-damage-operation-absolute-resolve/ [13:37] TR Bot Caracas operation suggests cyber was part of the plan just not the whole operation | CyberScoop [13:37] TR News Argentina's striking workers clash with police over Milei labor reforms https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260220-argentina-striking-workers-police-milei-labor-reforms [13:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260220-argentina-striking-workers-police-milei-labor-reforms ) [13:38] TR News Slides Shown a Week Ago by the EPO's Staff Committee Ahead of the Second Very Large Strike https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/19/Slides_Shown_a_Week_Ago_by_the_EPO_s_Staff_Committee_Ahead_of_t.shtml [13:38] TR Bot Techrights Slides Shown a Week Ago by the EPO's Staff Committee Ahead of the Second Very Large Strike [13:39] TR News EPO Union Leaders in Rijswijk Explain Where EPO Strikes Stand and How to Prepare for Next Week's (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/19/EPO_Union_Leaders_in_Rijswijk_Explain_Where_EPO_Strikes_Stand_a.shtml [13:39] TR Bot Techrights EPO Union Leaders in Rijswijk Explain Where EPO Strikes Stand and How to Prepare for Next Week's [13:39] TR News Senior former policeman casts doubt over key Prince Harry privacy case source https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/senior-former-policeman-casts-doubt-over-key-prince-harry-privacy-case-source/ [13:39] TR Bot Senior former policeman casts doubt over key Prince Harry privacy case source - Press Gazette [13:45] TR News For DOT, 6-month sprints demonstrating aptitude for modernization https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2026/02/for-dot-6-month-sprints-demonstrating-aptitude-for-modernization/ "most of the agency will migrate to Surveillance Giant Google Workspace." [13:45] TR Bot For DOT, 6-month sprints demonstrating aptitude for modernization | Federal News Network [13:46] TR News Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/20/radio-free-asia-resumes-broadcasts-in-mandarin-tibetan-and-uyghur/ [13:46] TR Bot Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur [13:46] TR News openSUSE governance proposal advances https://lwn.net/Articles/1059511/ [13:46] TR Bot governance proposal advances [LWN.net] [13:53] TR News Submissions to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances: And the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances https://citizenlab.ca/submissions-to-the-committee-on-enforced-disappearances-and-the-un-working-group-on-enforced-and-involuntary-disappearances/ [13:53] TR Bot Submissions to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances: And the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances - The Citizen Lab [13:59] TR News How to Install Firefox Dev on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-firefox-developer-edition-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:59] TR Bot to Install Firefox Dev on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) - LinuxCapable [13:59] TR News How To Install Bitwarden on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-bitwarden-debian-13/ [13:59] TR Bot How To Install Bitwarden on Debian 13 - idroot ● Feb 20 [14:00] TR News How To Install Gittyup on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-gittyup-almalinux-10/ [14:00] TR Bot How To Install Gittyup on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [14:00] TR News How To Install MAAS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-maas-ubuntu-24-04/ [14:00] TR Bot How To Install MAAS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [14:03] *rianne_ (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [14:07] TR News GhostBSD Drops Xorg for XLibre https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ghostbsd-drops-xorg-for-xlibre [14:07] TR Bot GhostBSD Drops Xorg for XLibre - by Bryan Lunduke [14:07] TR News LibreOffice 25.8.5 has arrived https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/19/libreoffice-25-8-5-has-arrived/ [14:07] TR Bot LibreOffice 25.8.5 has arrived - TDF Community Blog [14:15] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:18] *asusbox (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [14:31] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:43] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [14:44] TR News Ukrainian sentenced to 5 years in prison for facilitating North Korean remote worker scheme https://cyberscoop.com/doj-ukrainian-north-korea-remote-worker-scheme-facilitator-sentenced/ [14:45] TR Bot sentenced to 5 years in prison for facilitating North Korean remote worker scheme | CyberScoop [14:45] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2005-05-31 [14:45] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2005-05-31 [14:47] TR News Weston 15.0 is here: Lua shells, Vulkan rendering, and a smoother display stack https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/weston-15-here-lua-shells-vulkan-rendering-smoother-display-stack.html [14:47] TR Bot Weston 15.0 is here: Lua shells, Vulkan rendering, and a smoother display stack [14:48] TR News They cite the SLAPPers themselves!!! SLAPPers want to be left aLLOOOOONNNNEEE!! https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/city-lawyers-urge-sra-to-rethink-anti-slapp-campaign/5125965.article [14:48] TR Bot City lawyers urge SRA to rethink anti-SLAPP campaign | News | Law Gazette [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] MS Lunduke: [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] "" [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] Former Debian Project Leader, G. Branden Robinson, has officially resigned from the Debian project. [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] This follows actions taken, by the Debian Community Team, to silence Robinson's communications and critiques of the project. [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] Robinson's request for an appeal of those Debian Community Team actions was rejected by Andreas Tille, the current Debian Project Leader, saying, "The Community Team has acted within its mandate, and I [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] support its actions." [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] After this rejection, Robinson resigned from the project entirely, stating, "I feel that the Community Team has acted toward me with hostility and a lack of collegiality unbecoming to delegates of the Debian Project Leader."" [14:54] schestowitz[TR2] Very important to cover, this is the Debian Project shooting even its former leaders, which is insane [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] "" [14:57] schestowitz[TR2] :/ [14:57] schestowitz[TR2] Through Debian, M$ can poison hundreds of derivatives [14:57] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] I still remember a decade back [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] so does MinceR [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] when people said, [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] something to the effect of, [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] if you don't agree on politics [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] then you must be banned [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] and they pushed on and on with it [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] CoC is one sort of manifestation [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] it divides communities [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] that's what happens in practice [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] when we said no [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] they started committing crimes against me [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] when that didn't work [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] they would commit crimes against my family [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] not justtt against riianne [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] those people are both insane and very destructive [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not too clear how to best deal with them [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] without incurring costs and years of endless nuisnace [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] which is what TR will cover for 6 years to come [14:59] schestowitz[TR2] maybe a lot longer ● Feb 20 [15:00] MinceR CoC is more of a tool for removing anyone they don't like from the project for whatever reason [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] yes [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] but not related to the project [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] it can also extend to [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] oh [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] you popsted this tweet [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] 20 yuears ago [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] it says blah blah about abortion [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] and I don't like it [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] so you can no longer access our git [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] CoC is Talibanism [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] it's a case of losers who can code [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] and then try to leverage the little copde they give [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] to impose their own politics on other people [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] usually by pretending those other people make them sad or oppress them or their group etc. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] to me, the funnyy thing is [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] the peopole who promote the CoC [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] turn out to be the most distateful people [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] in the whole community [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] violence, rape, mobbing etc. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] It's OK for them [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] they are "entitled" [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] thankfully more peoplem out there catch up [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] and rtealise what's at stage [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] *stake [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] no matter what you call it, coc or carl or john\ [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] the underlying principle is divisive [15:04] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-vse.g20.3gk9tm.IP) has joined #techrights [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] and you need to stop this Trojan horse ebfore too late... [15:04] TR News Latvia's 'strong performance' in tackling money laundering commended https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/19.02.2026-latvias-strong-performance-in-tackling-money-laundering-commended.a635425/ [15:04] TR Bot Latvia's 'strong performance' in tackling money laundering commended / Article [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] grown ups can work with other people [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] real grown ups can liaise with people different from them [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] gender, race, politics [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] and get along [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] towards common goals [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] e.g. software freedom [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] kids are infantile - too much to realise nobody is alike [15:09] TR News UPC is illegal, so this is just stroking the ego of the cocaine addicts and crooks at the EPO https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/court-of-appeal-throws-door-to-upc-wide-open-for-litigation-ensurers/ [15:09] TR Bot Court of Appeal throws door to UPC wide open for litigation ensurers - JUVE Patent [15:10] TR News No claim to damages for Millenium and Cilag in dispute over bortezomib https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/no-claim-to-damages-for-millenium-and-cilag-in-dispute-over-bortezomib/ [15:10] TR Bot No claim to damages for Millenium and Cilag in dispute over bortezomib - JUVE Patent [15:10] TR News Software Patents https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/acer-and-asus-shut-down-support-for-pc-and-laptops-in-wake-of-patent-dispute-ruling-drivers-and-updates-inaccessible-to-existing-customers-german-website-finds-a-workaround [15:10] TR Bot Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers German website finds a workaround | Tom's Hardware [15:11] TR News TR team headsup: this weekend we'll turn some faces red :) and we expect retaliation... within days. They'll attempt censorship, one way or another. [15:13] TR News An Aussie gentleman called Julian Assange put it succinctly on several occasions: 1) the attack on the publication/publisher is in proportion to the impact of the publication; 2) they want the publisher to think they can kill him/her, even if they know this to be untrue (they bluff, they blackmail basically) [15:16] TR News When it comes to publishers and voices of reason, together we are many. Together we are stronger. Even the broligarchs and their minions cannot outnumber the people they oppress by digital means; many of the subjects/slaves can pull the plug and rebel - that's the goal [15:17] TR News There has been a campaign of terrorisation against TR recently. That must mean the site is effective at what it does. [15:17] TR News Atlas Global Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/18/atlas-global-wi-fi-patent-challenge-instituted [15:17] TR Bot Atlas Global Wi-Fi patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:17] TR News SCOTUSGate: A New Portal to the Certiorari Pipeline https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/scotusgate-certiorari-pipeline.html [15:17] TR Bot SCOTUSGate: A New Portal to the Certiorari Pipeline | Patently-O [15:18] TR News Anon: CoC is "Code of Censorship... CoC suckers -> the people who promote the CoC https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-gay-tech-mafia/ " [15:18] TR Bot the Gay Tech Mafia | WIRED [15:19] TR News Seven stable kernels for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1059538/ [15:19] TR Bot stable kernels for Thursday [LWN.net] [15:19] TR News When governments pull the plug on dissent, citizens from Iran to Uganda fight to stay online https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0219/iran-starlink-protests-speech [15:19] TR Bot pull the plug on dissent from Iran to Uganda. Citizens fight to stay online. - CSMonitor.com [15:21] TR News Post-mortem: Service Degradation in OBS https://openbuildservice.org/2026/02/19/post-mortem// [15:21] TR Bot Post-mortem: Service Degradation in OBS - Open Build Service [15:21] TR News Introducing pass-exporter - Export your passwords from pass to bitwarden csv format https://foursixnine.io//blog/security/software/2026/02/19/exportingyourpasswordsfrompasstobitwardencsvformat.html [15:21] TR Bot Introducing pass-exporter - Export your passwords from pass to bitwarden csv format | foursixnines lair [15:23] TR News NATO was formed around the idea of collective power surrounding common goals/ideals. The Software Freedom movement will advance and "win" if it can summon the same principles; CoC only ever get in the way, and it's hardly surprising CoCs are promoted by GAFAM-salaried perverts and hypocrites https://techrights.org/o/2021/03/05/google-funded-trolls/ [15:23] TR Bot Professional Troll Matthew Garrett Spreads Libel, Defamation and Slander About the Free Software Community to Entertain Microsoft and Friends [15:26] TR News Of course it is perfectly OK to repeatedly point out those people also violate netiquette rules, such as hijacking the names of other people in IRC to impersonate and vilify them. In fact, court records given under sworn oath serve to strongly affirm this as true. Embarrassing? Sure. But factual. We have freedom of speech, right Ai Weiewei? [15:27] TR News Steam Machine: everything you need to know about Valve's 'console killer' https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/where-to-buy-a-steam-machine-auwTE2H9D3rt [15:27] TR Bot How much will a Steam Machine cost? What you need to know about Valve's new hardware - Which? [15:27] TR News CasterSoundboard podcasting tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/castersoundboard-podcasting-tool/ [15:27] TR Bot - podcasting tool - LinuxLinks [15:28] TR News Pluralistic: Six Years of Pluralistic (19 Feb 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/19/now-we-are-six/ [15:28] TR Bot Pluralistic: Six Years of Pluralistic (19 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [15:28] TR News We Look at Debian 13.3 Trixie, the Latest From the Crown Jewel of GNU/Linux Distros https://fossforce.com/2026/02/we-look-at-debian-13-3-trixie-the-latest-from-the-crown-jewel-of-linux-distros/ [15:28] TR Bot We Look at Debian 13.3 Trixie, the Latest From the Crown Jewel of Linux Distros - FOSS Force [15:29] TR News Why I Contributed to FOSS Forces Independence 2026 Fundraiser https://fossforce.com/2026/02/why-i-contributed-to-foss-forces-independence-2026-fundraiser/ [15:29] TR Bot Why I Contributed to FOSS Force's 'Independence 2026' Fundraiser - FOSS Force [15:35] MinceR 20 160225 < schestowitz[TR2]> turn out to be the most distateful people [15:35] MinceR just like how the fascists screaming "pedophile" about everyone turned out to be the pedophiles [15:36] TR News Malicious Hey Hi (AI) https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/malicious-ai.html [15:36] TR Bot AI - Schneier on Security [15:37] TR News Under the Hood of DynoWiper, (Thu, Feb 19th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32730 [15:37] TR Bot Under the Hood of DynoWiper - SANS Internet Storm Center [15:37] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/darwinning [15:37] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Darwinning [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: how about this? [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] "jake appelbaum is a rapist" [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] "my spouse says so" [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] then the spouse says the accuser is a rapist [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] how things "come around" [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] or drtew evauly [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] calls RMS pedo [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] but has no evidence [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] then it turns out.. [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] oh, wait, devault is an actual pedo [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] RMS never was [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes i compare that to homophobes [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] as many of them turn out to be closeted gays [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] or HD (hidden desire) [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] so their outlet is calling other p[eople " [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] "fag" "homo" etc [15:41] TR News Never-before-seen photos of Nazi executions in Greece surface on eBay https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260219-unseen-photos-nazi-executions-greek-resistance-fighters-wwii-ebay [15:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260219-unseen-photos-nazi-executions-greek-resistance-fighters-wwii-ebay ) [15:41] TR News Getty-Shutterstock merger could hit editorial images competition in UK, CMA warns https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/photography/getty-shutterstock-merger-could-hit-editorial-images-competition-in-uk-cma-warns/ [15:41] TR Bot Getty-Shutterstock merger could hit editorial images competition in UK, CMA warns - Press Gazette [15:43] TR News West Virginia attorney general sues Fashion Company Apple over encryption, child porn https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/west-virginia-attorney-general-sues-apple-over-encryption-child-porn/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [15:43] TR Bot West Virginia attorney general sues Apple over encryption, child porn - JURIST - News [15:43] TR Bot Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [15:43] TR News West Virginia Sues Apple, Claiming It Allows Sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/technology/apple-west-virginia-lawsuit-child-sexual-abuse.html [15:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/technology/apple-west-virginia-lawsuit-child-sexual-abuse.html ) [15:44] TR News Company that ONLY EVER LOSES TENS OF BILLIONS and is DEEP in DEBT.. is NOT worth 800 billion!!!! https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-aims-to-secure-usd100-billion-in-latest-funding-round-reportedly-aiming-for-an-usd800-billion-valuation-parties-offering-up-cash-include-nvidia-microsoft-softbank-and-more [15:44] TR Bot OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more | Tom's Hardware [15:45] TR News Microsoft is withdrawing support for older printers' drivers https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/microsoft-withdrawing-support-for-older-printers-drivers-avwoF2i7NSIX [15:45] TR Bot Microsoft is withdrawing support for older printers' drivers - Which? [15:45] TR News Suspect used Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot in planning drug killings in South Korea: police https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/suspect-used-chatgpt-in-planning-drug-killings-in-south-korea-police [15:45] TR Bot Suspect used ChatGPT in planning drug killings in South Korea: Police | The Straits Times [15:46] TR News Turkey blocks access to Google's AMP service https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-access-to-google-s-amp-service-316885 [15:46] TR Bot Turkey blocks access to Google's AMP service [15:47] TR News More than a Seat: Who Gets to Shape Technology Policy https://publicknowledge.org/more-than-a-seat-who-gets-to-shape-technology-policy/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [15:47] TR Bot More than a Seat: Who Gets to Shape Technology Policy - Public Knowledge [15:47] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [15:47] TR News Amazons Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/amazon-warehouse-robot-failed [15:47] TR Bot Amazon's Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style [15:50] TR News Season of KDE 2026: My journey with Marknote https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/14/season-of-kde-2026-my-journey-with-marknote/ [15:50] TR Bot Season of KDE 2026: My journey with Marknote - KDE Blogs [15:51] TR News Peter Pentchev: Ringlet release: fnmatch-regex 0.3.0 https://extelligence.ringlet.net/roam/2026/02/19/fnmatch-regex-0.3.0/ [15:51] TR Bot Ringlet release: fnmatch-regex 0.3.0 - Vortices of Extelligence [15:51] TR News Nearly 1 Million User Records Compromised in Figure Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/nearly-1-million-user-records-compromised-in-figure-data-breach/ [15:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/nearly-1-million-user-records-compromised-in-figure-data-breach/ ) [15:53] TR News Advancing Package Repository Security Through Collaboration https://openssf.org/blog/2026/02/19/advancing-package-repository-security-through-collaboration/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [15:53] TR Bot Advancing Package Repository Security Through Collaboration Open Source Security Foundation [15:53] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [15:54] TR News Kids and Smartphones https://kevquirk.com/kids-and-smartphones [15:54] TR Bot Kids and Smartphones - Kev Quirk [15:56] TR News Microsoft revealed truth behind what causes Xbox 360's red ring of death https://www.uniladtech.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-truth-xbox-360-red-ring-death-086997-20260220 | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.uniladtech.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-truth-xbox-360-red-ring-death-086997-20260220 [15:56] TR Bot Microsoft revealed truth behind what causes Xbox 360's red ring of death [15:58] TR News "yes, usually twice a year it makes the newspapers and we have large scale US layoffs but they very rarely need to file WARN notice since they do relatively small percentages but relatively often" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 [15:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 ) ● Feb 20 [16:05] TR News CBS News chief Bari Weiss drops out of UCLA lecture over security concerns https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/media/cbs-news-chief-bari-weiss-drops-out-of-ucla-lecture-over-security-concerns/ [16:05] TR Bot CBS News chief Bari Weiss drops out of UCLA lecture over security concerns [16:19] TR News Techrights Don't Wait for "Red Hat Layoffs" Because After Bluewashing They're IBM RAs and Don't Wait for "IBM Layoffs" Because They're Perpetual https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Don_t_Wait_for_Red_Hat_Layoffs_Because_After_Bluewashing_They_r.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Don_t_Wait_for_Red_Hat_Layoffs_Because_After_Bluewashing_They_r.gmi [16:19] TR Bot Techrights Don't Wait for "Red Hat Layoffs" Because After Bluewashing They're IBM RAs and Don't Wait for "IBM Layoffs" Because They're Perpetual [16:22] *asusbox (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [16:35] TR News Windows at 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/yemen/#monthly-200902-202602 [16:35] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Yemen | Statcounter Global Stats [16:41] TR News Techrights Turkmenistan One of Many Countries Where Microsoft Fell to Distant Third in Search https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Turkmenistan_One_of_Many_Countries_Where_Microsoft_Fell_to_Dist.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Turkmenistan_One_of_Many_Countries_Where_Microsoft_Fell_to_Dist.gmi [16:41] TR Bot Techrights Turkmenistan One of Many Countries Where Microsoft Fell to Distant Third in Search [16:41] TR News SRA utterly useless so far, a higher level action will be pursued by Techrights in the coming years https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich [16:41] TR Bot Solicitors in UK warned not to act as hired guns to silence critics of super-rich | Law | The Guardian [16:42] TR News A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/a-16-year-old-intern-helped-netgear-catch-scammers-in-india-for-usd800-culprits-would-pose-as-netgear-employees-and-sell-fake-support-packages-to-customers [16:42] TR Bot A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers | Tom's Hardware [16:43] TR News U.S. Senators Are Officially Throwing Their Weight Around in FTC v. Live Nation Judge Says Their Brief Could Be Useful in Determining How the BOTS Act Applies to Ticketmasters Platform https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/19/bots-act-lawsuit-live-nation-senators-brief/ [16:43] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/19/bots-act-lawsuit-live-nation-senators-brief/ ) [16:43] TR News University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/world/americas/bc-university-dei-lawsuit-indigenous-canada.html [16:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/world/americas/bc-university-dei-lawsuit-indigenous-canada.html ) [16:44] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:44] TR News Blinking New Warning Sign Appears for Hey Hi (AI) Industry https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/blinking-new-warning-sign-ai-industry "Wall Street is terrified of what could come next." [16:44] TR Bot Blinking New Warning Sign Appears for AI Industry [16:44] TR News AI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal Bankruptcies https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-labor-andrew-yang [16:44] TR Bot AI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal Bankruptcies [16:45] TR News MElon Boasts That Grok Says America Isnt Built on Stolen Land, Which It Obviously Is https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-grok-america-stolen-land [16:45] TR Bot Elon Musk Boasts That Grok Says America Isn't Built on Stolen Land, Which It Obviously Is [16:45] TR News Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Scam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/awkward-video-altman-amodei [16:45] TR Bot Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands [16:46] TR News Why does Hey Hi (AI) need to be kept in check? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/entre-nous/20260219-why-does-ai-need-to-be-kept-in-check [16:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/entre-nous/20260219-why-does-ai-need-to-be-kept-in-check ) [16:47] TR News How I found the perfect Linux OS and stopped distro hopping https://www.howtogeek.com/i-found-the-perfect-linux-os-and-stopped-distro-hopping/ [16:47] TR Bot How I found the perfect Linux OS and stopped distro hopping [16:48] TR News Linux Kernel 7.0 Speeds Up File Cache Memory Reclaim by Up to 75% https://www.techpowerup.com/346557/linux-kernel-7-0-speeds-up-file-cache-memory-reclaim-by-up-to-75 [16:48] TR Bot Kernel 7.0 Speeds Up File Cache Memory Reclaim by Up to 75% | TechPowerUp [16:48] TR News Linux 7.0 is preparing fixes for a Wi-Fi driver...from 2017 https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-70-fixes-for-wi-fi-driver-from-2017/ [16:48] TR Bot Linux 7.0 is preparing fixes for a Wi-Fi driver...from 2017 [16:50] TR News Anti-Cheat is coming to Rocket League, and it will support Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/anti-cheat-is-coming-to-rocket-league-and-it-will-support-linux/ [16:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://overclock3d.net/news/software/anti-cheat-is-coming-to-rocket-league-and-it-will-support-linux/ ) [16:50] TR News Urges users to upgrade or switch to Linux https://www.pcgamer.com/software/browsers/firefox-is-finally-ending-support-for-windows-7-8-and-8-1-and-urges-users-to-upgrade-or-switch-to-linux/ [16:50] TR Bot Firefox is finally ending support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and urges users to upgrade or switch to Linux | PC Gamer [16:51] TR News My favourite thing about Linux gaming will now automagically apply crucial fan patches to your Metal Gear installs, making it even easier than on Windows https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/my-favourite-thing-about-linux-gaming-will-now-automagically-apply-crucial-fan-patches-to-your-metal-gear-installs-making-it-even-easier-than-on-windows/ [16:51] TR Bot My favourite thing about Linux gaming will now automagically apply crucial fan patches to your Metal Gear installs, making it even easier than on Windows | PC Gamer [16:52] TR News Love, Long Distance, and Linux: Building a VPN Blind to Bridge the Gap https://hackernoon.com/love-long-distance-and-linux-building-a-vpn-blind-to-bridge-the-gap [16:52] TR Bot Long Distance, and Linux: Building a VPN Blind to Bridge the Gap | HackerNoon [16:53] TR News VoidLink and the New Reality of AI-Driven Linux Malware https://www.morphisec.com/blog/voidlink-and-the-new-reality-of-ai-driven-linux-malware/ [16:53] TR Bot ( status 502 @ https://www.morphisec.com/blog/voidlink-and-the-new-reality-of-ai-driven-linux-malware/ ) [16:59] TR News Linux is not a Windows substitute: Here's how you should approach it https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-not-a-windows-substitute/ [16:59] TR Bot Linux is not a Windows substitute: Here's how you should approach it ● Feb 20 [17:00] TR News 5 programs you need to know about as a Linux user https://www.makeuseof.com/programs-to-know-as-linux-user/ [17:00] TR Bot 5 programs you need to know about as a Linux user [17:01] TR News This is the best way to install apps on Linux that you aren't using https://www.howtogeek.com/better-way-to-install-apps-on-linux/ [17:01] TR Bot This is the best way to install apps on Linux that you aren't using [17:02] TR News Linux Security Models for Web Application Protection in High-Risk eCommerce Environments https://www.ilounge.com/articles/linux-security-models-for-web-application-protection-in-high-risk-ecommerce-environments [17:02] TR Bot Security Models for Web Application Protection in High-Risk eCommerce Environments | iLounge [17:03] TR News Why the Thelio remains my favorite desktop of all time (and it's not even close) https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/system76-thelio-desktop-linux-review/ [17:03] TR Bot the Thelio remains my favorite desktop of all time (and it's not even close) | ZDNET [17:04] TR News sjvn is in Digg and is using SLOP ("TLDR") https://digg.com/linux/XBz3KfQ/linus-torvalds-tells-the-reg-how [17:04] TR Bot Torvalds tells The Reg how Linux evolved from solo act The Register | Linux | Digg [17:04] TR News This tiny tool is a game changer for reading Git history https://www.howtogeek.com/this-tiny-tool-makes-git-history-readable-again/ [17:04] TR Bot This tiny tool is a game changer for reading Git history [17:05] TR News "Below we'll list all the games and all the ratings to expect from them, along with each being a Steam link if you want more info on them first." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/get-some-great-games-in-the-new-beamdog-owlcat-rpg-bundle/ [17:05] TR Bot some great games in the new Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle | GamingOnLinux [17:06] TR News 5 reasons to start using the Linux command line https://www.howtogeek.com/5-reasons-to-start-using-the-linux-command-line/ [17:06] TR Bot 5 reasons to start using the Linux command line [17:07] TR News Farewell, old friend Linux 7.0 finally ditches the ancient (but iconic) Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver, but what's next? https://www.techradar.com/pro/farewell-old-friend-linux-7-0-finally-ditches-the-ancient-but-iconic-intel-440bx-chipsets-edac-driver-but-whats-next [17:07] TR Bot 7.0 bids farewell to the legendary 440BX EDAC driver, shifting attention to contemporary memory and peripheral handling | TechRadar [17:09] TR News (NEW): Kernel Space: Linux Kernel 7.0 Changes Explained in Media This Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Kernel_Space_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Changes_Explained_in_Media_This_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Kernel_Space_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Changes_Explained_in_Media_This_W.gmi [17:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel Space: Linux Kernel 7.0 Changes Explained in Media This Week [17:10] TR News Rocket League To Get Linux-Compatible Easy Anti-Cheat in Upcoming Update https://www.techpowerup.com/346535/rocket-league-to-get-linux-compatible-easy-anti-cheat-in-upcoming-update [17:10] TR Bot League To Get Linux-Compatible Easy Anti-Cheat in Upcoming Update | TechPowerUp [17:11] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/today_s_howtos.2.gmi [17:11] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [17:12] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Machine (GNU/Linux), Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit for Linux/Windows), Luxtorpeda https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Games_Steam_Machine_GNU_Linux_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootkit_for_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Games_Steam_Machine_GNU_Linux_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootkit_for_Linux.gmi [17:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam Machine (GNU/Linux), Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit for Linux/Windows), Luxtorpeda [17:14] TR News Windows will never be atomic, and that gives Linux a permanent edge https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-will-never-be-atomic-and-that-gives-linux-a-permanent-edge/ [17:14] TR Bot Windows will never be atomic, and that gives Linux a permanent edge [17:14] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Applications, BleachBit 5.1.0, fnmatch-regex 0.3.0, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Applications_BleachBit_5_1_0_fnmatch_regex_0_3_0_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Applications_BleachBit_5_1_0_fnmatch_regex_0_3_0_and_.gmi [17:14] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Applications, BleachBit 5.1.0, fnmatch-regex 0.3.0, and More [17:14] admfubar https://russpain.com/en/news-3/data-of-738-thousand-andalusian-students-end-up-with-google-whats-wrong-396286/ [17:14] TR Bot Scandal in Andalusia: authorities hand over children's data to Google, facing major consequences [17:15] admfubar "Windows will never be atomic, " but i've seen it melt down... [17:16] TR News (NEW): Desktop/Laptop: Jack Wallen Recommends Thelio, Simon Batt Praises Atomic GNU/Linux Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Desktop_Laptop_Jack_Wallen_Recommends_Thelio_Simon_Batt_Praises.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Desktop_Laptop_Jack_Wallen_Recommends_Thelio_Simon_Batt_Praises.gmi [17:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Desktop/Laptop: Jack Wallen Recommends Thelio, Simon Batt Praises Atomic GNU/Linux Systems [17:19] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 25.8.5 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 60 Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/19/LibreOffice_25_8_5_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_More_Than.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/19/LibreOffice_25_8_5_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_More_Than.gmi [17:19] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.8.5 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 60 Bug Fixes [17:19] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers [17:21] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Security_Leftovers.gmi [17:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [17:21] admfubar i bet they are refreshed!... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zuckerberg-cuts-meta-employee-bonuses-by-5-percent-follows-10-percent-reduction-last-year-despite-ai-splurge-usd130-billion-capex-vision-and-eye-watering-ai-pay-packages-force-efficiency-elsewhere-in-the-business [17:21] TR Bot Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business | Tom's Hardware [17:24] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [17:24] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [17:28] TR News Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Microsoft Intentionally Kills Older Hardware, "The Story of XBox" Shows How Defective Microsoft Hardware Really Was https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Microsoft_Intentionally_Kills_Older_Hardware_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Links_20_02_2026_Microsoft_Intentionally_Kills_Older_Hardware_T.gmi [17:28] TR Bot Techrights Links 20/02/2026: Microsoft Intentionally Kills Older Hardware, "The Story of XBox" Shows How Defective Microsoft Hardware Really Was [17:41] TR News (NEW): Maintenance Over, No Downtime/Issues Encountered https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Maintenance_Over_No_Downtime_Issues_Encountered.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Maintenance_Over_No_Downtime_Issues_Encountered.gmi [17:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Maintenance Over, No Downtime/Issues Encountered [17:44] TR News Spamnil's videos still barely get 10 views on day one. The lion's share of "views" is botspam. He pays to fake viewership. He's a clickfraudster. [17:46] TR News (NEW): The political and personal case for Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/The_political_and_personal_case_for_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/The_political_and_personal_case_for_Linux.gmi [17:46] TR Bot Tux Machines The political and personal case for Linux [17:47] TR News Just use GNU/Linux instead, to make it work natively and reliably https://www.thestack.technology/apple-containers-linux-macos-kubernetes/ [17:47] TR Bot Apple gives updates on Linux containers on macOS [17:55] admfubar https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/02/18/british-consumer-association-withdraws-competition-claim-qualcomm/ [17:55] TR Bot British Consumer Association Withdraws Competition Claim Against Qualcomm [17:56] TR News "Also adds support for opening windows without decorations on Linux, removing the dependence on LIBDECOR for Wayland." https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-1-beta-enables-hardware-ray-tracing-by-default-for-amd-gpus [17:56] TR Bot 5.1 Beta Enables Hardware Ray-Tracing by Default for AMD GPUs - 9to5Linux [17:57] TR News "Xubuntu 26.04 LTS will be officially released on April 23rd, 2026, featuring the latest Xfce 4.20 desktop environment by default." https://9to5linux.com/xubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon-wallpaper-contest-is-open-for-submissions [17:57] TR Bot 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) Wallpaper Contest Is Open for Submissions - 9to5Linux [17:58] TR News Ubisoft Toronto faces layoffs, affecting 40 employees https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-50168 [17:58] TR Bot Ubisoft Toronto faces layoffs, affecting 40 employees | WN Hub [17:59] TR News Omega Strikers Developer Odyssey Interactive Lays Off 50% of Staff https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/omega-strikers-odyssey-interactive-layoffs [17:59] TR Bot Omega Strikers Developer Odyssey Interactive Lays Off 50% of Staff | TechRaptor [17:59] schestowitz[TR2] i bet they are refreshed!... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zuckerberg-cuts-meta-employee-bonuses-by-5-percent-follows-10-percent-reduction-last-year-despite-ai-splurge-usd130-billion-capex-vision-and-eye-watering-ai-pay-packages-force-efficiency-elsewhere-in-the-business [17:59] schestowitz[TR2] debt: ● Feb 20 [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.shtml [18:00] TR Bot Techrights Biggest "AI Companies" (Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft) Borrowed (Additional Debt) About $100,000,000,000 in a Year [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] they lie about growth and profits [18:00] admfubar https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/20-percent-us-jobs-risk-automation/ [18:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/20-percent-us-jobs-risk-automation/ ) [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] they onyl ever lose a LOT of money [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] on slop [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] automation is old [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] and boring [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] like car production [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] most of it is robotics-driven [18:00] schestowitz[TR2] not chatbots [18:01] admfubar you missed what i was commenting on.. the ones getting the bonus cuts will be "refreshed"... [18:06] *rianne_ (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [18:09] schestowitz[TR2] i saw it :) [18:09] schestowitz[TR2] nothing missed [18:15] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/07/aimsters-revenge/#effective-means-of-access-control [18:15] TR Bot Pluralistic: End of the line for video essays (07 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [18:18] TR News Techrights The Little Clique of Sloppers/Spammers About "Linux" Got Even Smaller https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_Little_Clique_of_Sloppers_Spammers_About_Linux_Got_Even_Sma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_Little_Clique_of_Sloppers_Spammers_About_Linux_Got_Even_Sma.gmi [18:18] TR Bot Techrights The Little Clique of Sloppers/Spammers About "Linux" Got Even Smaller [18:19] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:22] TR News 4 years into Ukraine war, Putin still impotent [18:28] TR News iophk: "MSFT is out to finish destroying Debian. It has had people in the project for a long time now. Canonical is on the shortlist if not next." [18:33] TR News They should go after Brett Wilson LLP as well https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-restricts-solicitors-practising-certificate-after-stalking-conviction/5125967.article see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/23/Microsoft_s_Graveley_a_Serial_Strangler_of_Women_Pays_People_on.shtml [18:33] TR Bot SRA restricts solicitor Andrew Milnes practising certificate after stalking conviction and leasehold allegations | Law Gazette [18:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft's Graveley, a Serial Strangler of Women, Pays People on Motorcycle (Dressed Like Hells Angels) to Drive in Heavy Rain From London to My Home's Doorstep [18:33] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/12/palantir-is-ice/#robo-mengele [18:33] TR Bot Pluralistic: Doctors union may yet save the NHS from Palantir (12 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [18:34] TR News "NEW: Andrew Milne has been barred from practicing as a solicitor by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and will need oversight by an SRA-approved solicitor in order to work." https://x.com/sheffieldtrib/status/2024843762233438682 [18:34] TR Bot NO TITLE [18:34] TR News While ignoring the HIRED GUNS of Americans from Microsoft https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich [18:34] TR Bot Solicitors in UK warned not to act as hired guns to silence critics of super-rich | Law | The Guardian [18:36] TR News "This is the flip-side of how digital technology splits our country through fear, racism and hate. It's roots are in isolation, not just because the digital world is an addictive distraction from real life, but because in getting stuck there we've abandoned tangible spaces to meet, eat, talk together and build human relations." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/place/ [18:36] TR Bot Any space will do [18:37] TR News "The populist idea that "digital technology connects people" is met in equal and opposite measure by the corporate project that uses technology to divide; To drive down wages. To oppose solidarity and unions." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/place/ [18:39] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2026/02/20/big-tech-still-dreams-of-mass-surveillance-now-people-are-pushing-back/ [18:39] TR Bot Tech still dreams of mass surveillance now people are pushing back - Salon.com [18:41] admfubar https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/20/a-big-fck-you-to-big-tech-new-jersey-residents-defeat-ai-data-center/ [18:41] TR Bot A Big F*ck You to Big Tech: New Jersey Residents Defeat AI Data Center [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] what is "AI Data Center"? [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] a: it's a Data Center [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] a: it runs programs [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] some of them might be "hey hi" [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] so it is "AI Data Center" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] m,ore cartoonish "journalism" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] playing along with the GAFAM BS [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] like "AI Data Center" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI hardware" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI network" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI staff" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI income" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI skills" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI arms race" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI investment" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] "AI efficiency" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] yada yada [18:48] *oarion7 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:51] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/19/1613238 [18:51] TR Bot Texas Sues Wi-Fi Router Maker Over Alleged China Links - SoylentNews [18:52] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/19/1610250 [18:53] TR Bot Password Managers Less Secure Than Promised - SoylentNews [18:56] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 20 [19:08] admfubar shake rattle and roll... https://www.ft.com/content/00c282de-ed14-4acd-a948-bc8d6bdb339d [19:08] TR Bot Client Challenge [19:16] admfubar https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/lessons-ai-hacking-model-every-layer-risky [19:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/lessons-ai-hacking-model-every-layer-risky ) [19:18] TR News iophk: clownflare is out again, I read [19:18] TR News So many sites are "offline"... even if the real back end is online. ENJOY CLOWNFLARE!! [19:24] admfubar yummy!!! [19:24] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/jack-dorsey-block-falling-apart-ai [19:24] TR Bot Jack Dorsey's New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI [19:26] TR News Techrights It's Friday Again and Many People Leave IBM for Good (IBM Should be Reported for Illegal NDAs That Hide Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/It_s_Friday_Again_and_Many_People_Leave_IBM_for_Good.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/It_s_Friday_Again_and_Many_People_Leave_IBM_for_Good.gmi [19:26] TR Bot Techrights It's Friday Again and Many People Leave IBM for Good (IBM Should be Reported for Illegal NDAs That Hide Layoffs) [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] for messages? [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] for code [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] ? [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] did not open [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] there are morale issues [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] code debt [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] (code nobody understands) [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] and communication problems [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] slop does not save time [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] it adds needless non-info [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] while culling real info [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] "summarisers are just culling agents [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] they lack understanding [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] so they cannot summarise [19:32] schestowitz[TR2] stupid gimmicks [19:37] admfubar harry and the secret chamber pot.... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/microsoft-removes-guide-on-how-to-train-llms-on-pirated-harry-potter-books/ [19:37] TR Bot Microsoft deletes blog telling users to train AI on pirated Harry Potter books - Ars Technica [19:39] *hvxgr_ has quit (Quit: leaving) [19:39] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:41] TR News Techrights Sponsored Videos and 'Articles' in The Register MS, Stenography as a Service/Product https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Sponsored_Videos_and_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Stenography_as.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Sponsored_Videos_and_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Stenography_as.gmi [19:41] TR Bot Techrights Sponsored Videos and 'Articles' in The Register MS, Stenography as a Service/Product [19:45] admfubar https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/ai-software.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFA.djaw.TBlAp8kE_N-i [19:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/ai-software.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFA.djaw.TBlAp8kE_N-i ) [19:46] admfubar "Apple Invites Media to Special Experience in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4", apple and shanghai, what does that tell you? [19:54] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Apparently Rose to 6% in Uzbekistan https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Apparently_Rose_to_6_in_Uzbekistan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/GNU_Linux_Apparently_Rose_to_6_in_Uzbekistan.gmi [19:54] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Apparently Rose to 6% in Uzbekistan ● Feb 20 [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: youm may have noticed: http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Our_Uptimes_Are_Always_Better_Than_Any_Site_That_Uses_Clownflar.shtml [20:02] TR Bot Techrights Our Uptimes Are Always Better Than Any Site That Uses Clownflare [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] in your opml file many sites are clownflared [20:03] TR News Techrights Our Uptimes Are Always Better Than Any Site That Uses Clownflare https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Our_Uptimes_Are_Always_Better_Than_Any_Site_That_Uses_Clownflar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Our_Uptimes_Are_Always_Better_Than_Any_Site_That_Uses_Clownflar.gmi [20:03] TR Bot Techrights Our Uptimes Are Always Better Than Any Site That Uses Clownflare [20:09] *asusbox (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [20:26] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Windows Does Not Dominate Japan Anymore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Microsoft_Windows_Does_Not_Dominate_Japan_Anymore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Microsoft_Windows_Does_Not_Dominate_Japan_Anymore.gmi [20:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Windows Does Not Dominate Japan Anymore [20:36] TR News Techrights Linus Torvalds: Bill Epsteingate Good Enough for Me to Wine and Dine With https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Linus_Torvalds_Bill_Epsteingate_Good_Enough_for_Me_to_Wine_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Linus_Torvalds_Bill_Epsteingate_Good_Enough_for_Me_to_Wine_and_.gmi [20:36] TR Bot Techrights Linus Torvalds: Bill Epsteingate Good Enough for Me to Wine and Dine With [20:45] TR News Techrights The New Digg.com is Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_New_Digg_com_is_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/The_New_Digg_com_is_Slop.gmi [20:45] TR Bot Techrights The New Digg.com is Slop [20:55] TR News Techrights analytics.usa.gov Reckons Windows "Market Share" Fell to Just 38%, Vista 11 Not Even a Third of Windows Users https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/analytics_usa_gov_Reckons_Windows_Market_Share_Fell_to_Just_38_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/analytics_usa_gov_Reckons_Windows_Market_Share_Fell_to_Just_38_.gmi [20:55] TR Bot Techrights analytics.usa.gov Reckons Windows "Market Share" Fell to Just 38%, Vista 11 Not Even a Third of Windows Users ● Feb 20 [21:11] TR News Techrights Former Debian Project Leader Branden Robinson Cautions Against Cover-up and Censorship in Debian https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Former_Debian_Project_Leader_Branden_Robinson_Cautions_Against_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Former_Debian_Project_Leader_Branden_Robinson_Cautions_Against_.gmi [21:11] TR Bot Techrights Former Debian Project Leader Branden Robinson Cautions Against Cover-up and Censorship in Debian [21:23] TR News "I'm sure people will see this in the news, but Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs that he justified using the IEEPA have been struck down. I'm pretty happy about this, mostly on the grounds that it makes a much-needed check on executive authority." gemini://ingrix.info/log/ieepa-20260220.gmi [21:24] TR News "I've made some initial progress on a new misfin server named "Hermes." It's rather bare bones right now, but message receipt seems to be working, and a sending utility is planned alongside it (utilizing the same data path but not the same utility)." gemini://gemini.iikorni.space/log/20260220-hermes.gmi [21:27] TR News "My father taught me Ruby early on, before I learned to divide. I remember distinctly a lesson on 'magic' in the language, how some things the language weren't perfectly apparent and happened like 'magic'. I was quite fascinated in understanding the magic, what was hidden from me?" gemini://gerthouse.com/blog/2026/magic-programming/ [21:27] TR News "Pseudonymous developer "Brisk4t" has released a gadget, powered by an Espressif ESP32-S3, which is designed to securely transmit passwords and other secrets to any USB Human Interface Device (HID) compatible machine by pretending to be a keyboard and mouse." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260220-toothpaste.gmi [21:31] TR News worm fourth eve gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormFirstNight [21:35] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/02/2026: Misfin Server and Magic in Programming https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Gemini_Links_20_02_2026_Misfin_Server_and_Magic_in_Programming.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Gemini_Links_20_02_2026_Misfin_Server_and_Magic_in_Programming.gmi [21:35] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 20/02/2026: Misfin Server and Magic in Programming [21:40] TR News (NEW): Learning the Shells https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Learning_the_Shells.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Learning_the_Shells.gmi [21:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Learning the Shells [21:51] TR News Techrights 9PM on a Friday Night: Microsoft Says the Layoffs Are Not Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/9PM_on_a_Friday_Night_Microsoft_Says_the_Layoffs_Are_Not_Layoff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/9PM_on_a_Friday_Night_Microsoft_Says_the_Layoffs_Are_Not_Layoff.gmi [21:51] TR Bot Techrights 9PM on a Friday Night: Microsoft Says the Layoffs Are Not Layoffs [21:53] TR News XBox becomes slop now. Microsoft can add "XBox" to "AI revenue". PONZI geniusness!! https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-wont-flood-ecosystem-ai-slop-following-phil-spencer-retirement/ [21:53] TR Bot New Xbox Head Promises She Won't Pivot To Creating "Soulless Slop" [21:56] TR News Microsot leadership becoming All Indian (slop CEO, CEO, now this slop person managing "XBox") https://www.theverge.com/games/882281/xbox-sarah-bond-leaving-microsoft https://www.theverge.com/games/882363/xbox-microsoft-phil-spencer-out https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-head-phil-spencer-is-leaving-microsoft-212838419.html full Ponzi!!! [21:56] TR Bot Sarah Bond is leaving Xbox | The Verge [21:56] TR Bot Xbox shakeup: Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Microsoft | The Verge [21:56] TR Bot Xbox head Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft [21:56] TR News Slop pusher being put in change of XBox/gaming is SUREAL. Microsoft became a freaking MEME COMPANY! [21:57] TR News CEO of Microsoft Gaming.... SLOP pusher. Get popcorn. This will collapse FAST. ● Feb 20 [22:08] TR News Techrights Not Only Leaders of XBox Got Sacked (Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Not_Only_Leaders_of_XBox_Got_Sacked_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Not_Only_Leaders_of_XBox_Got_Sacked_Layoffs.gmi [22:08] TR Bot Techrights Not Only Leaders of XBox Got Sacked (Layoffs) [22:14] TR News Andrew Cater & Debian family fallacy https://danielpocock.com/en/cult-brainwashing-charles-manson-andrew-cater-debian-family-fallacy/ [22:14] TR Bot Cult brainwashing: Charles Manson, Andrew Cater & Debian family fallacy [22:35] TR News Techrights Like a Shell https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Like_a_Shell.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/20/Like_a_Shell.gmi [22:35] TR Bot Techrights Like a Shell [22:39] TR News "Shes previously the head of CoreAI at Microsoft." https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-says-no-layoffs-coming-after-executive-shakeup/ "CoreAI" = Ponzi scheme https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Before_CoreAI_There_Was_Builder_ai.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Microsoft_said_GitHub_and_its_leadership_team_will_continue_its.shtml [22:39] TR Bot Microsoft Says No Layoffs Coming After Executive Shakeup - Insider Gaming [22:39] TR Bot Techrights Before CoreAI There Was Builder.ai [22:39] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft said GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsofts CoreAI organisation. But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. [22:41] TR News They did NOT deny layoffs to follow https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/20/asha-sharma-named-evp-and-ceo-microsoft-gaming/ [22:41] TR Bot Asha Sharma named EVP and CEO, Microsoft Gaming - The Official Microsoft Blog [22:43] TR News XBox is dead, so Microsoft threw it at the Ponzi ("AI") bucket with totally unsuitable leadership that knows NOTHING about games [22:44] TR News 6 of 10 Recently Acquired PlayStation Studios Have Experienced Layoffs or Shutdowns https://gamerant.com/playstation-ps5-game-studios-layoffs-shutdowns/ [22:44] TR Bot 6 of 10 Recently Acquired PlayStation Studios Have Experienced Layoffs or Shutdowns [22:45] TR News microsoft is now a scamfast. Just say "AI", prop up the scam, get promoted. [22:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Feb 20 [23:03] *aurora78 has quit (connection closed)