●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 24, 2026 ●● ● Jan 24 [00:01] MinceR (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/30/1768304437840.jpg [00:53] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@wcapwykwq4sh4.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Jan 24 [01:14] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01/tesla-wants-recurring-revenue-discontinues-autopilot-in-favor-of-fsd/ [01:14] TR Bot Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee - Ars Technica [01:15] MinceR good riddance [01:22] admfubar the un-fungus... https://www.discovermagazine.com/these-oddball-organisms-may-spawn-a-brand-new-branch-of-life-that-s-now-extinct-48588 [01:22] TR Bot These Oddball Organisms May Spawn a Brand New Branch of Life That's Now Extinct | Discover Magazine [01:27] psydruid AutoPilot kills Musk [01:27] psydruid the killer cascade [01:34] admfubar my houses passes gas, but not by burping... https://www.discovermagazine.com/house-burping-is-a-winter-wellness-trend-that-could-improve-your-sleep-and-health-48584 [01:34] TR Bot House Burping Is a Winter Wellness Trend That Could Improve Your Sleep and Health | Discover Magazine [01:35] MinceR candidate for stupidest rebrand of the year [01:36] admfubar ??? [01:36] MinceR lften -> house burping [01:37] admfubar ah [01:37] admfubar or smarter than elon? oh wait... never mind... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/elon-musk-warns-ai-could-become-smarter-than-humans-in-5-years-13971826.html [01:37] TR Bot Musk warns AI could become smarter than humans within next 5 years Firstpost [01:38] MinceR obligatory https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ai-3 [01:38] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - AI [01:40] MinceR maybe we should head it off with a greater challenge: AI that is smarter than devil apes were in 2015 [01:41] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-ryanair [01:41] TR Bot Elon Musk Is So Unlikable That His Feud With Random Airline Is Doing Wonders for Sales, Says CEO ● Jan 24 [02:03] MinceR (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/30/1768307249060.jpg [02:27] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outlook-for-ios-crashes-freezes-due-to-coding-error/ [02:27] TR Bot Microsoft: Outlook for iOS crashes, freezes due to coding error [02:31] MinceR i'm sure outhouse users are used to that already [02:32] MinceR that pile of shit is having trouble listing mail in a folder, and with attaching a file to a message [02:32] MinceR they also couldn't make message threading compatible with any real email client [02:32] MinceR there's a special place in hell for suits who force someone to use outhouse [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-techbytes-230126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-230126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-230126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-230126.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 23, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-23.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-23.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-2026-01-23.txt ● Jan 24 [03:23] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Ping [03:23] Isambard_Prince So, American Express is changing the Business Gold card. It will now have a $300 "ChatGPT Credit" [03:24] MinceR lol [03:24] Isambard_Prince Those credits are usually paid by the company offering them. [03:24] Isambard_Prince It doesn't cost American Express anything. [03:24] Isambard_Prince It's called "Coupon Book". [03:25] Isambard_Prince So I take it OpenAI has come in and offered $300 of free ChatGPT Plus to Business Gold card holders as advertising. [03:25] Isambard_Prince They can count it as sales and then rebate it 100%. [03:26] Isambard_Prince The credits on the Business Gold are just dumb. [03:26] Isambard_Prince This makes it so much worse. [03:27] Isambard_Prince They could offer credits at office supply stores or something. [03:27] Isambard_Prince Instead you get $300 of ChatGPT. [03:29] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], IBM related: https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1qlbcm7/so_why_is_this_guy_leading_the_polls/ [03:29] TR Bot - The heart of the internet ● Jan 24 [04:04] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Some criminal loan sharks left a threatening letter on my door. [04:04] Isambard_Prince Looks like it's for the last tenants. [04:04] Isambard_Prince But they didn't use the post office. [04:04] Isambard_Prince They just taped it to the door. [04:08] Isambard_Prince https://www.tyla.com/life/vitamin-d-warning-over-consumption-626061-20260122 [04:08] TR Bot Anyone taking Vitamin D issued warning over four symptoms [04:09] Isambard_Prince Uhm, Vitamin D is relatively safe if you're getting your levels monitored by the doctor so that it doesn't end up becoming toxic. [04:09] Isambard_Prince The Recommended Daily Amount is too low. [04:59] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 23, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_23_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_23_2026.gmi [04:59] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 23, 2026 [04:59] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights ● Jan 24 [05:00] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:00] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:03] TR News Tom Silvagni appeal, secret baby, Sinful confession of Alannah Iaconis: condoms in text messages https://danielpocock.com/en/tom-silvagni-appeal-secret-baby-alannah-iaconis-admits-sinfulness-condoms-text-messages/ [05:03] TR Bot Tom Silvagni appeal, secret baby, Sinful confession of Alannah Iaconis: condoms in text messages [05:04] TR News "A lot of these disputes involve questions of politics, status and humiliations. If you look at the cases in the Debian suicide cluster, some of the men wrote complaints about being tricked to work as unpaid volunteers while fellow "volunteers" really got paid all along. Some of these people wrote about feeling humiliated just as victims of rape and abuse feel humiliated. Why did Adrian von Bidder-Senn die on our wedding day?" [05:12] TR News Anon: "I am chagrined to learn yesterday that the local institution styling itself as a university is pretending to teach degrees in computer "security" The frauds, poseurs, and charlatans are drowning the few real experts out there in volume by spamming academia with empty marketing noise. Proof: find *anything* from Eugene Spafford any more or even anything which cites him." [05:14] TR News "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-24.gmi [05:15] TR News "The Turing test is a well known suggestion for how to decide if a machine is intelligent: if you can't tell that it's a machine, that's enough to count it as intelligent." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-01-23_Proving_intelligence.gmi [05:16] TR News "I like snow so much. This year it finally stayed long enough I had found some time to snowboard. Wish there would be more snow in winter." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2775 [05:17] TR News "Someone from the opera world has finally come out and said it: the reason some singers sound weird is a deliberate choice. Some of that is down to a tradition that is not adapting to changing knowledge of how humans use language, but which is nevertheless evolving." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-01-23_the-nonsense-behind-those-fake-accents-in-singing.gmi [05:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1545.jpg [05:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1895.jpg [05:18] TR News "I've just set up gemserv on my YunoHost. Writing this in nano until I find a better way to do it. Next I want to document my process of how I got everything up and running on YunoHost. Still have to figure out how I can generate and add an atom feed to this." gemini://thoughts.kobel.fyi/2026-01-23-hello-world.gmi [05:19] TR News "This is how I installed and configured the Gemini server "gemserv" on YunoHost. I'm using a mix of YunoHost's Web UI and SSH." gemini://thoughts.kobel.fyi/2026-01-23-howto-install-gemserv-on-yunohost.gmi [05:19] TR News "While there are already a way to embed files into gemtext by using "data:" scheme it suffers from having to be either be percent-encoded or base64 endoded, which bloats files a lot." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-01-24.gmi [05:20] TR News "i've been working the past couple of days on writing a gemini client in python. i've tried a few times to do this, but i kept getting stuck on some aspects of the OpenSSL library that make it difficult to actually verify client certificates." gemini://gemini.melikule.xyz/gemlog/pigc.gmi [05:21] TR News "Pseudonymous maker and artist "Rootkid" has built a unique wall-mounted light called the Spectrum Slit, which is designed to respond to the local radio environment, targeting the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectra." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260123-rootkid.gmi [05:22] TR News Lisp is fun gopher://box.matto.nl/0/lisp-is-fun.txt [05:22] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [05:23] TR News "I love fighting so much!" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/driedFreeze [05:24] TR News Void, my old friend gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/void [05:26] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@fcmv3ef58wswq.irc) has joined #techrights [05:30] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 24/01/2026: Snow, Boxing, and Lisp is Fun https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Snow_Boxing_and_Lisp_is_Fun.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Snow_Boxing_and_Lisp_is_Fun.gmi [05:30] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 24/01/2026: Snow, Boxing, and Lisp is Fun [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] psydruidthe tweet has been archived at https://archive.ph/0QmcR [05:33] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://archive.ph/0QmcR ) [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] good, thanks [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] not sure if it was deleted [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] even if the person made it upo [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] that would not mean deleting it [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] because people who make stuff up dopn't care about their integrity [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] So, American Express is changing the Business Gold card. It will now have a $300 "ChatGPT Credit" [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] ponzi and debt [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] two lovers [05:35] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Should we mention this? [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] where? [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] you can write aboput it [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] i am not familiar with amex [05:35] Isambard_Prince There was also this: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12139881/AI-soon-approve-credit-card-loan.html [05:35] TR Bot American Express unveils plans to use services like ChatGPT to analyze customer feedback | Daily Mail Online [05:35] Isambard_Prince Escaped my attention [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] hype and BS likely [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] like in mcdonlands [05:36] Isambard_Prince "American Express is planning to use artificial intelligence to analyze feedback from users and even respond to people on social media." [05:36] Isambard_Prince LOL [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] that won't work well [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] theyt will get ridiculed [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] people taking screenshots [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] and mocking amex [05:37] Isambard_Prince https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/09/amex-and-microsoft-turn-to-ai-to-make-expense-reports-less-horrible/ [05:37] TR Bot and Microsoft turn to AI to make expense reports less horrible | TechCrunch [05:37] TR News "Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams took a break to talk about their favorite hacks last week" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/hackaday-podcast-episode-354-firearms-sky-driving-and-dumpster-diving/ | Source: Hackaday [05:37] TR Bot Podcast Episode 354: Firearms, Sky Driving, And Dumpster Diving | Hackaday [05:38] Isambard_Prince https://www.doctorofcredit.com/american-express-sends-out-business-gold-survey-495-annual-fee-ai-credits-more/ [05:38] TR Bot American Express Sends Out Business Gold Survey - $495 Annual Fee, AI Credits & More [05:38] Isambard_Prince "$300 ChatGPT business credit" [05:38] Isambard_Prince "24K Gold Plated card after you spend $100,000+ in a calendar year" [05:38] Isambard_Prince LOL [05:38] Isambard_Prince If you spend $100,000 in a year, they'll replace your normal metal card with a 24k Gold Plated Gold Card. [05:39] TR News Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-tweak-accessibility-categories-and-release-new-steam-update-with-controller-improvements-and-new-beta-ui/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:39] TR Bot tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI | GamingOnLinux [05:39] TR News Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ubisoft-implementing-cost-reduction-restructuring-cancelling-various-games-and-closing-studios/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:39] TR Bot implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios | GamingOnLinux [05:39] TR News Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:39] TR Bot Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux | GamingOnLinux [05:40] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Arguably, the annual fee is worth if if you use most of the credits on the card. [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] Isambard_Prince: it makes them look bad [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] for one thing [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] opengpt is a failure [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] it's losing money like mad [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] maxed up debt [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] financial failure [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] why would amex associate with it [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] it also tells lies [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] if you lie to amex you get legal tro8iuble [05:41] TR News Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:41] TR Bot 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux | GamingOnLinux [05:43] TR News "Trump's Greenland Takeover Could Be Tech's Libertarian Dream Come True" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/greenland-silicon-valley-libertarian-trump-1235502736/ [05:43] TR Bot Trump's Greenland Takeover Could Be Tech's Libertarian Dream Come True [05:44] TR News EFF going rogue for GAFAM bribes https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/search-engines-ai-and-long-fight-over-fair-use "AI is there to connect wealth with skills while dissociating skills from wealth" - iophk [05:44] TR Bot Search Engines, AI, And The Long Fight Over Fair Use | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:44] TR News Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge. https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Google_Bribes_EFF_EFF_Promotes_LLM_Slop_as_Fair_Use_To_GAFAM_It.shtml [05:45] TR Bot Techrights Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge. [05:45] TR News EFF = militarised 'tech' lobby [05:47] TR News GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-claim-the-win-5-is-getting-an-official-bazzite-linux-adaptation-but-the-bazzite-team-say-otherwise/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:47] TR Bot claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise | GamingOnLinux [05:47] TR News Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-the-just-cause-complete-collection-in-a-new-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [05:48] TR Bot the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [05:48] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], -10 F right now. [05:48] Isambard_Prince I put my laptop in the trunk of my car. [05:48] Isambard_Prince I'll leave it there overnight then let it warm back up for a while. [05:48] Isambard_Prince The one that got infested with roaches back in August. [05:49] TR News Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/ [05:49] TR Bot in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade | GamingOnLinux [05:49] Isambard_Prince You never can be too sure with roaches. [05:49] Isambard_Prince Maybe do what you said. Use it at Burger King for a few hours and see if anything jumps out. [05:50] TR News Photos from RMS talk coming soon https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/listings/conferencesymposium [05:50] TR Bot Conference/Symposium | Campus Calendar [05:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Deadlock, Bazzite, Ubisoft Layoffs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.gmi [05:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Deadlock, Bazzite, Ubisoft Layoffs [05:55] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], This booking website is funny. [05:55] Isambard_Prince This hotel has free breakfast for everyone who stays there. [05:55] Isambard_Prince But the booking website says breakfast available for an extra $15. [05:58] *infecticide has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) ● Jan 24 [06:06] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [06:07] *infecticide has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. 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[06:20] Isambard_Prince Technically, lying to a bank on a loan application is always a crime. [06:21] Isambard_Prince But an honest estimate of your income that goes a few hundred bucks one way or the other, is a lot different than making up a lot of income that just doesn't exist. Not even close. [06:21] Isambard_Prince If you lie to them and cost them $50,000-$100,000 then it could turn into a criminal investigation. [06:22] Isambard_Prince The easiest way for them to prove you lied is if you later file bankruptcy and it's clear that you never had the money you told them about which justified that size of a loan. [06:24] Isambard_Prince For smaller amounts, it might mean they sue, but that means nothing to a lot of people. [06:25] Isambard_Prince In this State, if you're not making more than $17 an hour, they won't get a penny. [06:25] Isambard_Prince Because the law says it would be cruel to leave you without enough to live on. [06:26] Isambard_Prince And so people who work at Panda Express or McDonalds or something don't lose anything. [06:26] Isambard_Prince And if you're on Social Security, they can't get that because it's immune. [06:27] Isambard_Prince If you're on Social Security *and* you work, what you do is you use the legal protections for low earners, but then you put the Social Security in its own bank account. [06:27] Isambard_Prince Because the law says they won't get a penny from you where you work, and the bank has to trace funds and exempt anything that's from Social Security. [06:28] Isambard_Prince If the only thing you ever put in the other account is Social Security checks, then it's all from Social Security. [06:29] TR News Techrights Illegal, Unconstitutional Kangaroo Court for Patents Drops the Masks, Shows Its Real Purpose is to Serve Multinational Monopolists and Crush European SMEs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Illegal_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Illegal_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_M.gmi [06:29] TR Bot Techrights Illegal, Unconstitutional Kangaroo Court for Patents Drops the Masks, Shows Its Real Purpose is to Serve Multinational Monopolists and Crush European SMEs [06:38] TR News "Todays PCs are locked up with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices so much so that modern Windows versions insist on having a recent TPM to even install." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/embedded-tpm-watch-out/ | Source: Hackaday [06:38] TR Bot TPM: Watch Out! | Hackaday [06:38] schestowitz[TR2] Panda Express? [06:38] schestowitz[TR2] Isambard_Prince: what does Panda Express do? [06:39] schestowitz[TR2] chinese fast food? [06:39] schestowitz[TR2] or men in panda body suit doing deliveroo? [06:40] TR News "To achieve this, the EC says it is necessary to establish an EU-level spectrum authorization framework, rather than leaving this at national level." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/eu_digital_networks/ | Source: The Register UK [06:40] TR Bot Quarrels begin over plans to harmonize EU-wide telecoms mark The Register [06:40] TR News "These services are good for archiving one's own site, but are far from ideal for defending against link rot. I want to be sure links will always work, so they have to be archived locally." https://maurycyz.com/misc/futureproofing/ | Source: Maury [06:40] TR Bot Notes on blog future-proofing: (Maurycy's blog) [06:41] TR News "EDF Together went public on December 2 with a supermajority of support in union cards, and over 2,000 letters from the public were sent to EDFs management team asking for voluntary recognition." https://wbng.org/2026/01/23/workers-at-environmental-defensive-fund-win-union-election-forming-the-largest-green-nonprofit-union-in-the-u-s/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild [06:41] TR Bot Workers at Environmental Defense Fund win union election, forming the largest green nonprofit union in the U.S. - Washington-Baltimore News Guild [06:41] Isambard_Prince Panda Express? [06:41] Isambard_Prince Isambard_Prince: what does Panda Express do? [06:41] Isambard_Prince chinese fast food? [06:41] Isambard_Prince Yeah, Chinese style fast food. [06:42] TR News "Public backlash has been severe, with recent polling showing 52-57% of Americans disapprove of ICE, with a plurality supporting abolishing the agency entirely." https://www.rawstory.com/ice-minnesota/ | Source: Raw Story [06:42] TR Bot Fury as elementary school warns ICE trying to lure parents by using food flyers as bait - Raw Story [06:42] TR News "The threat of a cancelled work permit can be used to extort an immigrant if that is the basis of their residence permit. If they cannot find a new job, they may be forced to leave the country." https://yle.fi/a/74-20147598 | Source: YLE [06:42] TR Bot Uusimaa police suspect cleaning firm of exploiting foreign workers for years | Yle News | Yle [06:44] TR News "Another round of protests is planned for this Friday in Minneapolis in response to the massive deployment of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol that the Trump Administration has maintained in Minnesota" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-23/detention-of-five-year-old-child-by-ice-adds-fuel-to-the-fire-in-the-streets-of-minneapolis.html | Source: El Pas [06:44] TR Bot Detention of five-year-old child by ICE adds fuel to the fire in the streets of Minneapolis | U.S. | EL PAS English [06:44] TR News "The action on Friday, which unfolded in subzero temperatures, was the most widespread and organized demonstration since federal agents arrived in Minneapolis more than six weeks ago." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html | Source: New York Times [06:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html ) [06:46] TR News "At least the bastards are cold. I can tell you that. Because Im cold." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cold-city-hot-heart | Source: Hamilton Nolan [06:46] TR Bot Cold City, Hot Heart - by Hamilton Nolan - How Things Work [06:46] TR News "Rather than being disbanded or intimidated by Goods murder, the people of Minneapolis have been galvanized, escalating their resistance and refusing to retreat from the work of protecting one another." https://organizingmythoughts.org/choosing-each-other-in-a-time-of-terror/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [06:46] TR Bot Choosing Each Other in a Time of Terror [06:47] TR News "Today, Minnesota is shutting down in solidarity." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/minnesotas-general-strike-and-americas | Source: Robert Reich [06:47] TR Bot Minnesotas General Strike, and Americas - Robert Reich [06:47] TR News The Register MS NOT getting many sponsors lately [06:48] TR News "I don't think Stallman nor Torvalds ever saw anything so romantic in UNIX. You could ask them, but it doesn't jive with well anything in the historical record" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716604 [06:48] TR Bot IMO, that's a pretty poor summary of how the "Unix Wars" really ended. Bell UNIX... | Hacker News [06:49] TR News Andy Farnell nails it re LLMs https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/ipharms/ [06:49] TR Bot Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic [06:50] TR News "On Thursday morning, amid continuing unrest in the Twin Cities after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killing of Renee Good" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-maga-sadism-social-media/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:50] TR Bot Sadism Saturates Trumps America [06:50] TR News "Why these exceptions and limitations? What about drivers of motor vehicles, passengers on international flights, and people who arent U.S. citizens? Dont they have rights too?" https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/23/exceptions-and-limitations-to-your-rights/ | Source: Papers Please [06:50] TR Bot Exceptions and limitations to your rights Papers, Please! [06:51] TR News Minutes ago: "After having realized this Copilot manure cant be disabled or uninstalled. Id greatly like to see Microsoft layoff every single employee working in Washington State. Because as usual the Redmond bozos had a big hand in creating the Copilot garbage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph [06:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph ) ● Jan 24 [07:02] TR News "ability to collect information and publish news stories." https://thedissenter.org/reporter-raided-by-fbi-lost-contact-with-over-1-000-sources/ | Source: The Dissenter [07:02] TR Bot After FBI Raid, Reporter Describes Devastating Impact [07:04] TR News "Last Sunday morning, Margaret Brennan interviewed DHS head Kristi Noem on Face the Nation." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/noem-says-ice-is-being-menaced-by-ice-cubes-protesters-should-be-cooped-up-in-free-speech-zones/ | Source: Techdirt [07:04] TR Bot Says ICE Is Being Menaced By Ice Cubes, Protesters Should Be Cooped Up In Free Speech Zones | Techdirt [07:04] TR News "Whenever he tries to shoot the messenger, the message is worth your attention. For example " https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-4th-axiom-for-interpreting-trump | Source: Robert Reich [07:04] TR Bot The 4th Axiom for Interpreting Trump - Robert Reich [07:04] TR News "The original photo shows Armstrong in handcuffs being led away by a federal officer with his face blurred out. Armstrong is composed and steady in this image" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-01-23/chabria-column-white-house-fake-photo-minneapolis | Source: Los Angeles Times [07:04] TR Bot The White House put out a fake photo. Here's why we should all be outraged - Los Angeles Times [07:05] TR News "Again, Musk fell for the trap." https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-ryanair | Source: Futurism [07:05] TR Bot Elon Musk Is So Unlikable That His Feud With Random Airline Is Doing Wonders for Sales, Says CEO [07:06] TR News
  • [07:06] TR News (NEW): Alpine Linux Turns Equinix Metal Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Alpine_Linux_Turns_Equinix_Metal_Exit_Into_an_Infrastructure_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Alpine_Linux_Turns_Equinix_Metal_Exit_Into_an_Infrastructure_Up.gmi [07:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Alpine Linux Turns Equinix Metal Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade [07:07] TR News "Its been reported that CEO Tim Cooks time at Apple is nearing an end, and Apple is grooming his replacement." https://www.macworld.com/article/3040394/apples-john-ternus-just-became-the-new-jony-ive.html | Source: Macworld [07:07] TR Bot John Ternus just became the new Jony Ive | Macworld [07:07] TR News "Michigan now has nine active drone test sites, including the Michigan National All-Domain Warfighting Center in the northern part of the state." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/22/michigan-drone-2026/ | Source: The Drone Girl [07:07] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/22/michigan-drone-2026/ ) [07:10] TR News "Lithium batteries have taken over as the primary battery chemistry from applications ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and all kinds of other things in between" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/lead-acid-battery-upgraded-to-lithium-iron-phosphate/ | Source: Hackaday [07:10] TR Bot Acid Battery Upgraded To Lithium Iron Phosphate | Hackaday [07:11] TR News "At issue: Is a text message a public record? And is the city obligated to read through every employees text messages before deciding which ones should be kept?" https://www.courthousenews.com/la-times-suit-over-mayors-auto-deleting-texts-likely-to-advance/ | Source: Court House News [07:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/la-times-suit-over-mayors-auto-deleting-texts-likely-to-advance/ ) [07:11] TR News "The news here is that Trump lied at Davos." https://blog.kamens.us/2026/01/23/what-journalists-dont-understand-about-reporting-trump/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [07:11] TR Bot What journalists dont understand about reporting Trump Something better to do [07:11] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.7, and Linux 6.12.67 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_7_and_Linux_6_12_67.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_7_and_Linux_6_12_67.gmi [07:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.7, and Linux 6.12.67 [07:25] TR News (NEW): Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Why_Ubuntu_And_the_answer_is_why_not.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Why_Ubuntu_And_the_answer_is_why_not.gmi [07:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not [07:28] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/This_Week_in_Plasma_fixing_all_the_things.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/This_Week_in_Plasma_fixing_all_the_things.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things [07:36] TR News "As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure." https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sustain.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sustain.html ) [07:37] TR News "The legislation includes Senate Bill 757, Senate Bill 758, Senate Bill 759 and Senate Bill 760" https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/22/predatory-ai-social-media-addiction-targeted-by-new-legislation-from-michigan-senate-democrats/ | Source: Michigan Advance [07:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/22/predatory-ai-social-media-addiction-targeted-by-new-legislation-from-michigan-senate-democrats/ ) [07:37] TR News "TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still dont seem to know whats going on." https://www.theverge.com/news/866977/tiktok-deal-congress-china | Source: The Verge [07:37] TR Bot Congress doesnt seem to know if the TikTok deal complies with its law | The Verge [07:38] TR News "There are still questions of how this new entity will interact with other versions of TikTok globally" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/tiktok-in-the-us-goes-american-but-questions-remain-345059174 | Source: RTL [07:38] TR Bot Long legal saga: TikTok in the US goes American, but questions remain - RTL Today [07:38] TR News "Under the arrangement, non-Chinese investors will own about 80% of the American venture. ByteDance will keep 19.9% of it." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/who-owns-tiktok-in-the-u-s-now/articleshow/127227086.cms | Source: India Times [07:38] TR Bot Who owns TikTok in the US now? - The Economic Times [07:38] TR News "So who are the owners of U.S. TikTok?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/media/tiktok-investors-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-bytedance.html | Source: New York Times [07:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/media/tiktok-investors-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-bytedance.html ) [07:39] TR News "users fear MAGA tweaks" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/tiktok-finalizes-trump-deal-that-allows-bytedance-to-maintain-some-control/ | Source: Ars Technica [07:39] TR Bot TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks - Ars Technica [07:40] TR News "The 2024 law came as US policymakers, including Trump in his first presidency, warned that China could use TikTok to mine Americans data or exert influence through its algorithm." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-establishes-american-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [07:40] TR Bot TikTok establishes American joint venture to end US ban threat [07:40] TR News "In November 2024, Canada's industry ministry ordered TikTok's business to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was not blocking access or users' ability" https://www.reuters.com/world/court-rules-tiktok-can-continue-operate-canada-now-politico-reports-2026-01-21/ | Source: Reuters [07:40] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/court-rules-tiktok-can-continue-operate-canada-now-politico-reports-2026-01-21/ ) [07:40] TR News "The Australian governments legislation seeking to ban access to social media for people under 16 has received plenty of attention in International media" https://crookedtimber.org/2026/01/23/the-social-media-ban-what-wasnt/ | Source: Crooked Timber [07:40] TR Bot The social media ban that wasnt Crooked Timber [07:41] TR News "Overreliance on US Tech" https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/europe-frets-about-overreliance-on-us-tech | Source: Dark Reading https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml [07:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/europe-frets-about-overreliance-on-us-tech ) [07:41] TR Bot not resolve host: techrights.org ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml ) [07:41] TR News "The Helsinki Final Act is dead. The post-war peace and stability in Europe are over. The Budapest Memorandum is also dead" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/23/america-embraces-imperialism-and-ditches-europe/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [07:41] TR Bot America embraces imperialism and ditches Europe - New Eastern Europe [07:42] TR News "The MyMzansi digital prototype was launched and is doing very well and we will be seeing that by the end of this year; the roll-out of smart IDs will also be done" https://techcentral.co.za/digital-ids-will-launch-before-year-end-government-says/276665/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [07:42] TR Bot Digital IDs will launch before year-end, government says [07:42] TR News "You go to a website and you look for, say, medical symptoms. There are dozens of trackers on that site that are sending what youre looking for back to those advertising companies" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.html | Source: New York Times [07:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.html ) [07:43] TR News "So imagine my annoyance when someone tried to take that away from me. My oldest gaming accounts recently got hit with strange two-factor authentication requests." https://www.androidpolice.com/secure-your-old-accounts/ | Source: Android Police [07:43] TR Bot I'm finally going to secure my old accounts thank you, suspicious emails [07:44] TR News "Historically, there have been many attempts to solve this problem: [...]" https://publickey.directory/ | Source: Public Key Directory [07:44] TR Bot Public Key Directory - Key Transparency for the Fediverse [07:44] TR News "The massive contract vehicle represents only the second time VA has signed large contracts with health plans to coordinate private sector care for veterans." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2026/01/va-readies-massive-contract-for-veterans-private-sector-health-care/ | Source: Federal News Network [07:44] TR Bot VA readies massive contract for veterans private sector health care [07:55] TR News "Weird union-busting efforts from Bandcamp's various owners aside, this announcement and the fact that they actually pay their artists rockets them to the top of my list." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/14/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-unlike-spotifys-slop-filled-playlists.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/14/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-unlike-spotifys-slop-filled-playlists.html ) [07:55] TR News "This depends on having even more money coming in. Trouble is, thats getting a bit short. And the bills are coming due." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/23/openai-faces-cash-crunch-in-2026-as-bills-come-due/ | Source: Pivot to AI [07:55] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/23/openai-faces-cash-crunch-in-2026-as-bills-come-due/ ) [07:55] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:55] TR News "So, sure, I dont value LLM words for my own purposes, but I can see why some people might. I wish Google would let me switch it off though." https://gilest.org/notes/2026/not-moaning-ai/ | Source: Giles Turnbull [07:55] TR Bot Not moaning about AI [07:56] TR News "All major AI services like ChatGPT or Claude are heavily subsidised by investors. It's not just the initial investment it's the running costs of these major AI services that are also astronomical." https://louwrentius.com/what-will-you-do-when-ai-runs-out-of-money-and-disappear.html | Source: Louwrentius [07:56] TR Bot What will you do when AI runs out of money and disappear? [07:56] TR News "agentic AI." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-math-doesnt-add-up/ | Source: Wired [07:56] TR Bot Math on AI Agents Doesnt Add Up | WIRED [07:57] TR News "In earlier reports, some of the companys AI characters were found engaging in sexual or otherwise inappropriate conversations with teens." https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/meta-pauses-teens-ai-chatbot-character | Source: Interesting Engineering [07:57] TR Bot Meta blocks teens from AI chatbot characters over safety concerns ● Jan 24 [08:00] TR News (NEW): The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/The_philosophy_behind_ODF_openness_freedom_and_control.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/The_philosophy_behind_ODF_openness_freedom_and_control.gmi [08:00] TR Bot Tux Machines The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control [08:07] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Surge in Viet Nam (Almost 10% in 2026) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Surge_in_Viet_Nam_Almost_10_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Surge_in_Viet_Nam_Almost_10_in_2026.gmi [08:07] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Surge in Viet Nam (Almost 10% in 2026) [08:07] TR News (NEW): Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Tonearm_New_Unofficial_TIDAL_Client_for_Linux_Hits_Beta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Tonearm_New_Unofficial_TIDAL_Client_for_Linux_Hits_Beta.gmi [08:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta [08:08] TR News (NEW): Firefoxs Tab Notes Feature Feels Genuinely Useful (For Me, At Least) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Firefox_s_Tab_Notes_Feature_Feels_Genuinely_Useful_For_Me_At_Le.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Firefox_s_Tab_Notes_Feature_Feels_Genuinely_Useful_For_Me_At_Le.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefoxs Tab Notes Feature Feels Genuinely Useful (For Me, At Least) [08:15] *nobody (~nobody@4m2ne5gc3fcy8.irc) has joined #techrights [08:21] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [08:23] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:27] *nobody (~nobody@dxzspnzshkeec.irc) has joined #techrights [08:31] TR News "We didn't find out immediately when this happened (and if our systems had been working right, we wouldn't have found out when I did, but that's another story)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxOutsideSMTP | Source: University of Toronto [08:31] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [08:31] TR News "No way to block unsafe content, comments, ads" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/google-schools-aims-pipeline-future-users-internal-documents-rcna255175 | Source: NBC [08:31] TR Bot Googles work in schools aims to create a pipeline of future users, internal documents say [08:31] TR News "addictive and dangerous" https://www.theverge.com/news/867138/google-chromebook-education-expansion-court-filings | Source: The Verge [08:31] TR Bot Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests | The Verge [08:31] TR News "Cisco on Wednesday disclosed and patched CVE-2026-20045, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's Unified Communications Manager (UCM) as well as other products." https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/exploited-zero-day-flaw-cisco-uc-affect-millions | Source: Dark Reading [08:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/exploited-zero-day-flaw-cisco-uc-affect-millions ) [08:32] TR News "Unknown attackers are abusing Microsoft SharePoint file-sharing services to target multiple energy-sector organizations" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/crims_compromised_energy_firms_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK [08:32] TR Bot Phishing attacks abuse SharePoint, target energy orgs The Register [08:32] TR News "Responding to the Trump administrations completion of the United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its announcement of a sweeping expansion of the Global Gag Rule" https://phr.org/news/u-s-who-withdrawal-along-with-expansion-of-global-gag-rule-further-compounds-harm-to-global-health-and-human-rights/ | Source: PHR [08:32] TR Bot U.S. WHO Withdrawal, along with Expansion of Global Gag Rule, Further Compounds Harm to Global Health and Human Rights - PHR [08:32] TR News "Public health experts have criticized the withdrawal from the WHO saying it will put the U.S. at a disadvantage when it comes to responding to health crises at home and abroad." https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-officially-exits-world-health-organization-accusing-agency/story?id=129455089 | Source: ABC [08:32] TR Bot US officially exits World Health Organization, accusing agency of straying 'from its core mission' - ABC News [08:33] TR News "I used a Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated keyboard for more than a decade. Its keys were soft and comfy." https://tylersticka.com/journal/the-keyboard-i-never-wanted/ | Source: Tyler Sticka [08:33] TR Bot The Keyboard I Never Wanted Tyler Sticka [08:33] TR News "I mentioned on the show that I had a memory of an early flatbed scanner I had. It may have even connected to my Amiga, but it was definitely connected to my Packard-Bell 166MHz MMX PC." https://canion.blog/2026/01/23/my-favourite-computer-peripheral.html | Source: Canion dot Blog [08:33] TR Bot My Favourite Computer Peripheral | Canion dot Blog [08:34] TR News Yesterday at my guitar lesson we started working on the solo in Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. Its incredible what a good teacher can help you with." https://json.blog/2026/01/22/great-teachers-are-a-huge.html | Source: Jason Becker [08:34] TR Bot Great teachers are a huge short cut [08:34] TR News "I started coding and living with computers since a young age. Over time I have been imagining myself to be like Theo de Raadt or Dan Kaminsky (though I am no where near their level)." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-24-approaching-my-30s.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [08:35] TR Bot Approaching my 30s - Martin's website/blog thingy [08:35] TR News "As a result, many boards of directors have become prestigious rich clubs of people who know very little about" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/opening-boards | Source: Robert Reich [08:35] TR Bot Opening boards - Robert Reich [08:35] TR News "The IS&T Archiving 2026 conference will take place , at ." https://www.cni.org/news/archiving-2026 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information [08:35] TR Bot Archiving 2026 [08:35] TR News "The effort aims to be responsive to school districts needs for teachers while also offering more flexible and affordable pathways to the teaching profession." https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2026-01-23/five-universities-collaborate-to-address-michigan-teacher-shortage | Source: US News And World Report [08:35] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2026-01-23/five-universities-collaborate-to-address-michigan-teacher-shortage ) [08:36] TR News "As with most products, reference managers have gone through a few big cyclical changes in lockstep with developments in the technologies they run on." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/23/guest-post-the-next-era-of-reference-management-an-interview-with-william-gunn/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [08:36] TR Bot Guest Post The Next Era of Reference Management: An Interview with William Gunn - The Scholarly Kitchen [08:36] TR News "I'm a fan of simulating counterintuitive statistics. I recently did this with the Monty Hall problem and I really enjoyed how it turned out." https://www.pcloadletter.dev/blog/birthday-paradox/ | Source: Rnb37 [08:36] TR Bot The Birthday Paradox, simulated [08:36] TR News "I've written two posts about an optimal join algorithm that has been making a comeback in recent years - even Microsoft felt the FOMO. Throughout the years" https://remy.wang/blog/perfect-history.html | Source: Remy Wang [08:36] TR Bot Early History of a Perfect Join Algorithm [08:37] TR News "Retractions of scholarly articles are a rare event, affecting only about 0.02-0.04% of articles in total (but yearly rates are going up dramatically)." https://bjoern.brembs.net/2026/01/retraction-data-are-still-useless-almost/ | Source: Bjoern Brembs [08:37] TR Bot bjoern.brembs.blog Retraction data are still useless almost [08:37] TR News "I've noticed that by about 10 AM most days I am done with the news." https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/done-by-10am.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell [08:37] TR Bot Done by 10 AM [08:38] TR News "I'm deleting unread email newsletters and skipping over blog posts or Mastodon posts that have anything to do with current events. I just can't take it anymore. Then I feel guilty about not staying up to date. But really, how is an article about yet another ICE atrocity in Minneapolis going to make my life better? I'm already at maximum outrage." [08:38] TR News "I am sure my readership would go up into the thousands again if I blogged on Substack, but I dont want to. Heres why: this is a home. And its mine. Im not in somebodys walled garden." https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/22/thrustday-2/ | Source: Doc Searls [08:38] TR Bot Thrustday Doc Searls Weblog [08:38] TR News "An attitude that cynically connects work and redemption. Perhaps something in the air in the 1930s, these slogans dont come out of nowhere." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/01/23/umpa | Source: Matt Webb [08:38] TR Bot Do todays work today (Interconnected) [08:39] TR News "Why we are newly fixation on time? I have a few hypotheses." https://www.8ball.report/p/time-dilation | Source: Sean Monahan [08:39] TR Bot time dilation - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball [08:39] TR News "Hype is a trap. Better is better." https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-big-splash/ | Source: Seth Godin [08:39] TR Bot The big splash | Seth's Blog [08:42] TR News "I added support for the -m|--message flag to the jj workspace add command, so you can set a message for the new commit that jj creates associated with the workspace." https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2026/01/my-first-contribution-to-the-jj-project.html | Source: Paul Smith [08:42] TR Bot My first contribution to the jj project Paul Smith [08:42] TR News "I built Handy because I broke a finger, was put into a cast and as a result my hand was out of commision." https://handy.computer/about | Source: Handy [08:42] TR Bot About Handy | Handy [08:45] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [08:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [08:49] TR News Techrights Dirty Laundry at Debian and Elsewhere https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Dirty_Laundry_at_Debian_and_Elsewhere.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Dirty_Laundry_at_Debian_and_Elsewhere.gmi [08:49] TR Bot Techrights Dirty Laundry at Debian and Elsewhere [08:49] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [08:50] *nobody (~nobody@xjmz9dqbmhs6w.irc) has joined #techrights [08:51] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [08:52] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_leftovers.gmi [08:52] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [08:52] *nobody (~nobody@mbdp3x2m46v36.irc) has joined #techrights [08:54] TR News Techrights Links 24/01/2026: TikTok Controlled by Alt Reich in US Now, White House Shares Fake, Manipulated, Misleading Images Already https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_TikTok_Controlled_by_Alt_Reich_in_US_Now_White.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_TikTok_Controlled_by_Alt_Reich_in_US_Now_White.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Links 24/01/2026: TikTok Controlled by Alt Reich in US Now, White House Shares Fake, Manipulated, Misleading Images Already ● Jan 24 [09:23] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:27] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techrights [09:27] TR News Techrights EDPB/CNIL privacy expert Amandine Jambert (cryptie, FSFE) implicitly admitted lying about harassment when she resigned admitting conflict of interest https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/EDPB_CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_cryptie_FSFE_implicit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/EDPB_CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_cryptie_FSFE_implicit.gmi [09:28] TR Bot Techrights EDPB/CNIL privacy expert Amandine Jambert (cryptie, FSFE) implicitly admitted lying about harassment when she resigned admitting conflict of interest ● Jan 24 [10:56] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) ● Jan 24 [11:07] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Jan 24 [12:50] TR News "When you use a C library directly from Swift, it will look and feel similar to using it from C." https://www.swift.org/blog/improving-usability-of-c-libraries-in-swift/ | Source: Swift Programming Language [12:50] TR Bot NO TITLE [12:51] TR News "The ZJIT compiler compiles Ruby bytecode (YARV) to machine code. It starts by transforming the stack machine bytecode into a high-level graph-based intermediate representation called HIR." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/multiple-entry/ | Source: Max Bernstein [12:51] TR Bot A multi-entry CFG design conundrum | Max Bernstein [12:51] TR News "You learn something new every day. I've been using Homebrew for over a decade and, up until a few weeks ago, hadn't hit a case where I would not want to update something." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/pinning-homebrew-dependencies | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [12:51] TR Bot Pinning homebrew dependencies Cory Dransfeldt [12:51] TR News "In 1973, Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber published Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning, introducing the concept of wicked problems in urban planning." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/23/package-management-is-a-wicked-problem.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [12:51] TR Bot Package Management is a Wicked Problem | Andrew Nesbitt [12:52] TR News "Well, since I have spent countless hours in the last 2-3 years sketching a plan to replace GitHub and GitLab, I obviously have a take on the matter. So lets dive in." https://sluongng.substack.com/p/post-agentic-code-forges | Source: Son Luong Ngoc [12:52] TR Bot Post-Agentic Code Forges - by Son Luong Ngoc [12:52] TR News "Also, color pickers have been my testbed of some ideas and concepts, not necessarily directly related to the act of color picking per se." https://hugodaniel.com/posts/color-picker/ | Source: Hugo Daniel [12:52] TR Bot Color picker Hugo Daniel [12:53] TR News "Ive been digging through old guidebooks looking for trout fishing spots, and two of them have hand drawn stream maps" https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/23/hand-drawn-maps/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [12:53] TR Bot Hand drawn maps Chuck Grimmett [12:54] TR News "I had a quick look over the judgment and wanted to make it easier for non-lawyers to understand what is really going on here." https://danielpocock.com/en/honourable-mrs-justice-collins-rice-tricked-by-matthew-garrett-debian/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [12:54] TR Bot Techrights judgment: Honourable Mrs Justice Collins Rice tricked by Matthew Garrett & Debian harassment (KB-2024-001270) [12:55] TR News "Criminal defence lawyer Emily Dixon told me that, if a client shows her an exonerating photo or video, she isnt expected to run analytic tests before submitting it into evidence." https://thewalrus.ca/when-evidence-can-be-deepfaked-how-do-courts-decide-whats-real/ | Source: The Walrus [12:55] TR Bot When Evidence Can Be Deepfaked, How Do Courts Decide Whats Real? | The Walrus [12:55] TR News "In this post were going to look at how it works." https://harrycresswell.com/writing/config-directory/ | Source: Harry Cresswell [12:56] TR Bot The config directory | Harry Cresswell [12:58] TR News "Last year brought a wealth of new features and fixes to Firefox on Linux. Besides numerous improvements and bug fixes" https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/ | Source: Martin Stransky [12:58] TR Bot Firefox & Linux in 2025 Martin Stransky's Blog ● Jan 24 [13:00] TR News [Old] "I've been working on a new data problem that has necessitated using Selenium to extract information expediently." https://mclare.blog/posts/why-is-multithreading-selenium-lousy-on-macos/ | Source: Maryanne Wachter [13:00] TR Bot Why is multithreading Selenium lousy on MacOS? | MClare Blog [13:01] TR News "In 1978, Intel introduced the 8086 processor, a revolutionary chip that led to the modern x86 architecture." https://www.righto.com/2026/01/notes-on-intel-8086-processors.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [13:01] TR Bot Notes on the Intel 8086 processor's arithmetic-logic unit [13:01] TR News "Some kind people answered and gave me their take on the product they liked. And I did a little of my own research and I wanted to share what I've found so far: [...]" https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/01/24/an-update-on-finding-a-new-e-reader/ | Source: Martin Hhne [13:01] TR Bot An Update On Finding A New E-reader [13:01] TR News "3D printing is wonderful, but sometimes you just dont want to look at a plastic peice" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/pla-mold-to-plaster-bust-no-silicone-needed/ | Source: Hackaday [13:01] TR Bot Mold To Plaster Bust, No Silicone Needed | Hackaday [13:04] TR News "According to Raspberry Pi, the smaller 128GB model has a write speed of up to 75 MB/s while the larger 256GB model reaches up to 150 MB/s." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3041318/raspberry-pi-launches-a-usb-flash-drive-that-wont-flake-under-pressure.html | Source: PC World [13:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3041318/raspberry-pi-launches-a-usb-flash-drive-that-wont-flake-under-pressure.html ) [13:05] TR News "The ESP32-S3 packs a ton of fantastic functionality into its small size and low priceincluding USB-OTG support, which is key here." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/wired-to-wireless-esp32-gives-your-usb-keyboard-bluetooth/ | Source: Hackaday [13:05] TR Bot To Wireless: ESP32 Gives Your USB Keyboard Bluetooth | Hackaday [13:05] TR News "Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/raspberry_pi_wifi_wall_art/ | Source: The Register UK [13:05] TR Bot Hacker taps Raspberry Pi to turn Wi-Fi signals into wall art The Register [13:05] TR News "Spectrum Slit is a sculptural installation that renders visible the otherwise imperceptible electromagnetic activity that permeates contemporary interior spaces." https://rootkid.me/works/spectrum-slit | Source: RootKid [13:05] TR Bot Spectrum Slit (2026) [13:06] TR News "Every few weeks, this question comes up (via email), usually after I publish a negative review of yet another of my bittersweet Linux endeavors" https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/why-ubuntu.html | Source: Dedoimedo [13:06] TR Bot Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not. [13:07] TR News "Nonetheless, from September 2018 to the point where the suicide cluster first became widespread public knowledge in 2022, that is more than three years the Debianist cyberbullies had sustained a campaign of harassment against my family and I." https://danielpocock.com/en/axel-beckert-martin-ebnoether-debian-dirty-men/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [13:07] TR Bot Senior management and HR email privacy: Martin Ebnoether (venty), Axel Beckert (xtaran) & Debian abuse in Switzerland [13:08] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:08] TR News "Guix System is a Linux-based, stateless operating system that is built around the GNU Guix package manager." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12708 | Source: Distro Watch [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12708 ) [13:08] TR News "The release comes with ISO-9660 installation images, virtual machine images, and with tarballs to install the package manager on top of your GNU/Linux distro" https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/ | Source: GNU [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/ ) [13:10] TR News "Remember hint lines? 1-900 numbers, long-distance charges, hoping whoever answers actually knows what theyre talking about?" https://hey.paris/posts/hint-line-93/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison [13:10] TR Bot We Made a Game About a 1993 Hint Line Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison [13:10] TR News "Read a McSweeneys satirical piece about the design of the Mastermind box and it was good for a chuckle." https://chrisglass.com/2026/01/23/mastermind-needs-to-change-their-yellow/ | Source: Chris Glass [13:10] TR Bot Mastermind needs to change their yellow Chris Glass [13:13] TR News "Back in March of 2025, I first did a quick check of which web sites use post-quantum cryptography, with an update in September." https://www.netmeister.org/blog/smtp-pqc.html | Source: Jan Schaumann [13:13] TR Bot Use of PQC in SMTP STARTTLS [13:13] TR News "When I first wrote about discovering Netbox DNS I mentioned that the combination of Netbox and the DNS plugin dont actually create a DNS server and zone transfers directly from Netbox" https://jpmens.net/2026/01/23/providing-zone-transfers-directly-from-netbox-dns/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens [13:13] TR Bot Jan-Piet Mens :: Providing zone transfers directly from Netbox DNS [13:13] TR News "After completing the job, I realised I had four left-over disks from different projects, all conveniently 2TB Western Digital drives." https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/setting-up-a-raid-5-array-on-bazzite | Source: Michael Gale [13:13] TR Bot Setting up a RAID-5 array on Bazzite | Michael Gale [13:15] TR News "Dockers journey reads like a startup trying to find product-market fit, except Docker already had product-market fit - they created the containerization standard that everyone uses." https://tuananh.net/2026/01/20/what-has-docker-become/ | Source: Tuan-Anh [13:15] TR Bot What has Docker become? - Tuan-Anh Tran [13:28] TR News Kid Rock to Testify Before the US Senate on Concert Ticket Sales Practices and Scalping Concerns https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/ [13:28] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/ ) [13:30] TR News This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/24/this-week-in-plasma-fixing-all-the-things/ [13:30] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things - KDE Blogs [13:34] TR News Techrights Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Microsoft contract dispute (1716711) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.gmi [13:34] TR Bot Techrights Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Microsoft contract dispute (1716711) [13:45] TR News Techrights Judge Richard Oulevey (Grandcour Choeur, Tribunal Vaud) & Debian shaming abuse victims and witnesses https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judge_Richard_Oulevey_Grandcour_Choeur_Tribunal_Vaud_Debian_sha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judge_Richard_Oulevey_Grandcour_Choeur_Tribunal_Vaud_Debian_sha.gmi [13:45] TR Bot Techrights Judge Richard Oulevey (Grandcour Choeur, Tribunal Vaud) & Debian shaming abuse victims and witnesses ● Jan 24 [14:08] TR News Pierre-Elliott Bcue, ANSSI & Debian cybertorture https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Pierre_Elliott_Becue_ANSSI_Debian_cybertorture.shtml [14:08] TR Bot Techrights Pierre-Elliott Bcue, ANSSI & Debian cybertorture [14:23] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in US College Since 2018: Videos and Photos https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_US_College_Since_2018_Videos_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_US_College_Since_2018_Videos_a.gmi [14:23] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in US College Since 2018: Videos and Photos [14:29] TR News Yesterday Afternoon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Video_of_the_Talk_Richard_Stallman_Gave_at_Georgia_Tech_Yesterd.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Video_of_the_Talk_Richard_Stallman_Gave_at_Georgia_Tech_Yesterd.gmi [14:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Video of the Talk Richard Stallman Gave at Georgia Tech Yesterday Afternoon [14:39] TR News IBM Red Hat selling war and the Ponzi scheme, Hey Hi (AI) https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/northrop-grumman-scales-enterprise-kubernetes-ai-and-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-openshift [14:39] TR Bot Northrop Grumman scales enterprise Kubernetes for AI and hybrid cloud with Red Hat OpenShift [14:39] TR News Mindless buzzwords instead of real security https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-generally-available-red-hat-openshift [14:39] TR Bot Zero trust workload identity manager generally available on Red Hat OpenShift [14:40] TR News 2025 recap: Top videos on Red Bait TV https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/2025-recap-top-videos-red-hat-tv [14:40] TR Bot 2025 recap: Top videos on Red Hat TV [14:47] TR News "In computing, encryption is a popular and most often the recommended technique of hiding information in a secretive format." https://www.tecmint.com/gpg-encrypt-decrypt-files/ | Source: TecMint [14:47] TR Bot How to Encrypt and Decrypt Files Using GPG in Linux [14:48] TR News Upsellling Debian at Canonical: "Explore Ubuntu Pro options at ubuntu.com/pro or contact our team to discuss your requirements." https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-avoid-package-end-of-life-through-backporting | Source: Ubuntu [14:48] TR Bot to avoid package End of Life through backporting | Ubuntu [14:49] TR News "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/23/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [14:49] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [14:50] TR News "The timedatectl command is a utility for RHEL-based and Debian-based distributions, and it is a part of the systemd system and service manager, serving as a replacement for the old traditional date command used in sysvinit daemon-based Linux distributions." https://www.tecmint.com/set-time-timezone-synchronize-linux/ | Source: TecMint [14:50] TR Bot How to Set Time, Timezone, and Sync Clock in Linux [14:51] TR News "Part of the companys AI on Dragonwing series" https://linuxgizmos.com/innodisk-releases-exec-q911-development-kit-with-qualcomm-qcs9075/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/innodisk-releases-exec-q911-development-kit-with-qualcomm-qcs9075/ ) [14:57] TR News South Korea repatriates 73 scam suspects from Cambodia in $42.7 million online fraud probe https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-repatriates-73-scam-suspects-from-cambodia-in-33-million-online-fraud-probe [14:57] TR Bot South Korea repatriates 73 scam suspects from Cambodia in $42.7 million online fraud probe | The Straits Times [14:57] TR News Five South Korean airlines to ban in-flight use of portable batteries from Jan 26 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/five-south-korean-airlines-to-ban-in-flight-use-of-portable-batteries-from-jan-26 [14:57] TR Bot Five South Korean airlines to ban in-flight use of portable batteries from Jan 26 | The Straits Times ● Jan 24 [15:13] TR News (NEW): Software Freedom is the Goal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Software_Freedom_is_the_Goal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Software_Freedom_is_the_Goal.gmi [15:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Software Freedom is the Goal [15:40] TR News China dismisses UN experts forced labour concerns as groundless https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-dismisses-un-experts-forced-labour-concerns-as-groundless [15:40] TR Bot China dismisses UN experts forced labour concerns as groundless | The Straits Times [15:49] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/man-3 [15:49] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 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Give this tool a try https://thenewstack.io/docker-logs-got-you-down-give-this-tool-a-try/ [16:27] TR Bot Docker logs got you down? 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[16:49] TR News GNU Guix 1.5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1055675/ [16:49] TR Bot Guix 1.5.0 released [LWN.net] [16:50] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1055671/ [16:50] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [16:53] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/wargh [16:53] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Wargh [16:53] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/4 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/01/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-4/ [16:53] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/4 Dominique a.k.a. 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LinuxLinks [17:35] TR News Modular Font Editor K modular font editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/modular-font-editor-k-modular-font-editor/ [17:35] TR Bot Font Editor K - modular font editor - LinuxLinks [17:36] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [17:36] TR News Sulaco Enterprises cybersecurity patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/23/sulaco-enterprises-api-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon [17:36] TR Bot Sulaco Enterprises cybersecurity patent campaign - invalidity charts coming soon Unified Patents [17:37] TR News pdpmake public domain implementation of make https://www.linuxlinks.com/pdpmake-public-domain-implementation-make/ [17:37] TR Bot - public domain implementation of make - LinuxLinks [17:37] TR News WallPicker wallpacker picker with Wallhaven integration and Hey Hi (AI) upscaling https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallpicker-wallpacker-picker/ [17:37] TR Bot - wallpacker picker with Wallhaven integration and AI upscaling - 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Here's How I Push Git Repositories Straight to My Linux Server [17:58] TR News ZFS File System Guide on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/zfs-file-system-guide-on-ubuntu-26-04 [17:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/zfs-file-system-guide-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) ● Jan 24 [18:02] TR News futurize: Parallelize Common Functions via a Magic Touch https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/futurize-parallelize-common-functions-via-a-magic-touch-%f0%9f%aa%84/ [18:02] TR Bot Parallelize Common Functions via a Magic Touch | R-bloggers [18:02] TR News pharmaversesdtm 1.4.0 Release https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaversesdtm-1-4-0-release/ [18:02] TR Bot 1.4.0 Release | R-bloggers [18:03] TR News Caoln McNamara: Firefox & GNU/Linux in 2025 https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/ [18:03] TR Bot Firefox & Linux in 2025 Martin Stransky's Blog [18:04] MinceR (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/32/1768325698535.jpg [18:04] TR News cURL Gets Rid of Its Bug Bounty Program Over Hey Hi (AI) Slop Overrun https://itsfoss.com/news/curl-closes-bug-bounty-program/ [18:04] TR Bot cURL Gets Rid of Its Bug Bounty Program Over AI Slop Overrun [18:05] TR News Fresh SmarterMail Flaw Exploited for Admin Access https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-smartermail-flaw-exploited-for-admin-access/ [18:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-smartermail-flaw-exploited-for-admin-access/ ) [18:05] TR News Infotainment, EV Charger Exploits Earn Hackers $1M at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 https://www.securityweek.com/infotainment-ev-charger-exploits-earn-hackers-1m-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/ [18:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/infotainment-ev-charger-exploits-earn-hackers-1m-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/ ) [18:05] TR News Organizations Warned of Exploited Zimbra Collaboration Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-zimbra-collaboration-vulnerability/ [18:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-zimbra-collaboration-vulnerability/ ) [18:06] TR News Under Armour Looking Into Data Breach Affecting Customers Email Addresses https://www.securityweek.com/under-armour-looking-into-data-breach-affecting-customers-email-addresses/ [18:06] TR Bot Armour Looking Into Data Breach Affecting Customers' Email Addresses - SecurityWeek [18:07] TR News "We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux. Named VK_EXT_descriptor_heap it was worked on by the likes of AMD, Arm, Valve, Nintendo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Intel, Google and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/ [18:07] TR Bot 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:07] TR News "This release also introduces support for the RISC-V 64-bit architecture (riscv64-linux)." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-guix-1-5-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnu-linux-libre-6-17-kernel [18:07] TR Bot Guix 1.5 Released with KDE Plasma 6.5, GNU Linux-Libre 6.17 Kernel - 9to5Linux [18:09] TR News Raspberry PI OS Lite vs Desktop: Benchmarks & Performance Comparison (2026) https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-os-lite-vs-desktop/ [18:09] TR Bot Raspberry PI OS Lite vs Desktop: Benchmarks & Performance Comparison (2026) [18:11] TR News The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/24/the-philosophy-behind-odf/ [18:11] TR Bot The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control - TDF Community Blog [18:11] TR News How To Install Prometheus on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-prometheus-linux-mint-22/ [18:11] TR Bot How To Install Prometheus on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [18:12] TR News How To Install Suricata on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-suricata-fedora-43/ [18:12] TR Bot How To Install Suricata on Fedora 43 - idroot [18:12] TR News How To Install Grafana on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-grafana-debian-13/ [18:12] TR Bot How To Install Grafana on Debian 13 - idroot [18:12] TR News How to Install Handbrake on Debian (13, 12, 11) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-handbrake-on-debian-linux/ [18:12] TR Bot to Install Handbrake on Debian (13, 12, 11) - LinuxCapable [18:17] TR News Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 311 released https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-311-released/ [18:17] TR Bot diffoscope 311 released [18:23] TR News Phishers Abuse SharePoint in New Campaign Targeting Energy Sector https://www.securityweek.com/phishers-abuse-sharepoint-in-new-campaign-targeting-energy-sector/ [18:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/phishers-abuse-sharepoint-in-new-campaign-targeting-energy-sector/ ) [18:23] TR News (NEW): Wine 11.1 is out https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Wine_11_1_is_out.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Wine_11_1_is_out.gmi [18:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Wine 11.1 is out [18:23] TR News Fortinet Confirms FortiCloud SSO Exploitation Against Patched Devices https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-confirms-forticloud-sso-exploitation-against-patched-devices/ [18:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-confirms-forticloud-sso-exploitation-against-patched-devices/ ) [18:25] TR News The author of this is paid by Intel but fails to disclose that (same for IBM) https://www.nextplatform.com/2026/01/23/intel-is-still-struggling-in-the-datacenter-but-it-could-get-better/ [18:25] TR Bot Intel Is Still Struggling In The Datacenter, But It Could Get Better [18:25] TR News Manchester Pest Control Plays Ping-Pong https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/01/23/playing-ping-pong/ [18:25] TR Bot Blog Archive Manchester Pest Control Plays Ping-Pong [18:26] TR News Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu recounts prison life in first post-release public comment https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-eddie-chu-recounts-prison-life-in-first-post-release-public-comment/ [18:26] TR Bot Ex-HK lawmaker Eddie Chu recounts jail life in first post-release public comment [18:26] TR News Hong Kong slams European Parliaments calls for officials to be sanctioned over Jimmy Lais national security conviction https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/hong-kong-slams-european-parliaments-calls-for-officials-to-be-sanctioned-over-jimmy-lais-national-security-conviction/ [18:26] TR Bot Hong Kong slams European Parliaments sanctions call [18:28] TR News Chihaya BitTorrent tracker https://www.linuxlinks.com/chihaya-bittorrent-tracker/ [18:28] TR Bot - BitTorrent tracker - LinuxLinks [18:28] TR News How to Add User to Group on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-user-to-group-on-ubuntu-26-04 [18:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-user-to-group-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [18:29] TR News How to Install Startup Disk Creator on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-startup-disk-creator-on-ubuntu-26-04 [18:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-startup-disk-creator-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [18:29] TR News How to Configure Sudo Without Password on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-sudo-without-password-on-ubuntu-26-04 [18:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-sudo-without-password-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [18:29] TR News Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1 https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-2-rc-1/ [18:29] TR Bot Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1 Godot Engine [18:30] TR News (NEW): CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDEs New Plasma Login Manager https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_January_2026_Brings_KDE_s_New_Plasma_Lo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_January_2026_Brings_KDE_s_New_Plasma_Lo.gmi [18:30] TR Bot Tux Machines CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDEs New Plasma Login Manager [18:30] TR News Slipknot Withdraws Lawsuit Against Owner of slipknot.com As Site Goes Blank https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/slipknot-withdraws-domain-lawsuit/ [18:30] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/slipknot-withdraws-domain-lawsuit/ ) [18:31] TR News What Europe Learned From the Greenland Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/europe/sovereignty-european-union-nato.html "at risk from Russian and American imperialism." [18:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/europe/sovereignty-european-union-nato.html ) [18:33] TR News Down with GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml [18:33] TR Bot Techrights 10 Easy Steps to Follow for Digital Sovereignty in Nations That Distrust GAFAM et al [18:42] TR News Outrage in Thailand over 3 children who set homeless man on fire for Fentanylware (CheeTok) views https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/outrage-in-thailand-over-3-children-who-set-homeless-man-on-fire-for-tiktok-views [18:42] TR Bot Outrage in Thailand over 3 children who set homeless man on fire for TikTok views | The Straits Times [18:44] TR News iophk: Social control media... It'll get worse as the denizens of tiktokistan start to age to the point they are forced to interact with locals. [18:45] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:47] *nobody (~nobody@hhbqw3ygpsf8u.irc) has joined #techrights [18:48] TR News Linux 7.0 finally retires a standard it supported for over 20 years https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-70-finally-retires-a-standard-it-supported-for-almost-20-years/ [18:48] TR Bot Linux 7.0 finally retires a standard it supported for over 20 years [18:49] TR News "The developers got everything right with this custom desktop: Arch-based StratOS with Hyprland is about as cool as they come." https://www.zdnet.com/article/stratos-hyprland-linux-distro-modern-stylish/ [18:49] TR Bot glorious-looking Linux distro is unlike anything I've ever seen in my decades of use | ZDNET [18:51] *infecticide has quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [18:51] TR News LF misuses "Linux" brand for Ponzi scheme spam https://solutionsreview.com/artificial-intelligence-news-for-the-week-of-january-23-updates-from-linux-foundation-kpmg-salesforce-more/ sponsored by Microsoft to defraud people https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml [18:51] TR Bot Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of January 23; Updates from Linux Foundation, KPMG, Salesforce & More [18:51] TR Bot Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes [18:51] TR News (NEW): China's Deepin Linux has built-in [Slop], snazzy desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/China_s_Deepin_Linux_has_built_in_Slop_snazzy_desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/China_s_Deepin_Linux_has_built_in_Slop_snazzy_desktop.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines China's Deepin Linux has built-in [Slop], snazzy desktop [18:52] TR News SPAM for slop https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/linux-foundation-pushes-open-source-ai-with-expanded-2026-events-program/ [18:52] TR Bot Linux Foundation pushes open source AI with expanded 2026 event... [18:52] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [18:53] TR News 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (January 23 - 25) https://www.howtogeek.com/3-cool-linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-23/ [18:53] TR Bot 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (January 23 - 25) [18:55] TR News It should be noted that the "Linux Foundation" pays a lot of sites to publish puff pieces or spam about itself, the Linux Foundation; it corrupts the media. [18:55] MinceR it also corrupted linux [18:57] TR News Rootkits? No, thanks. https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/highguard-requires-secure-boot-and-easy-anti-cheat-to-run-leaving-linux-and-kernel-conscious-gamers-out-in-the-cold/ [18:57] TR Bot Highguard requires Secure Boot and Easy Anti-Cheat to run, leaving Linux and kernel-conscious gamers out in the cold | PC Gamer [18:57] TR News NexPhone revisits the long-running dream of combining your phone and laptop https://newatlas.com/consumer-tech/nexphone-smartphone-laptop-computer/ [18:57] TR Bot NexPhone combines phone, laptop, and Linux/Windows PC [18:57] MinceR is there a game hidden underneath all that malware? [18:59] TR News How to Easily Switch from Windows 11 to Linux for Gaming Performance Gains https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/latest-valve-proton-games-support/ [18:59] TR Bot Move from Windows 11 to Linux for Gaming Performance Gains - Geeky Gadgets ● Jan 24 [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] allegedly [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] keep diging deepa' [19:01] schestowitz[TR2] *digging [19:01] TR News (NEW): Linux Foundation Issues Paid-for SPAM for Microsoft and Others, Promoting a Financial Scam https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Linux_Foundation_Issues_Paid_for_SPAM_for_Microsoft_and_Others_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Linux_Foundation_Issues_Paid_for_SPAM_for_Microsoft_and_Others_.gmi [19:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Foundation Issues Paid-for SPAM for Microsoft and Others, Promoting a Financial Scam [19:03] TR News (NEW): Games: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1, Game About a 1993 Hint Line, Rootkits as Hostile Barrier to Linux Compatibility https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Godot_4_5_2_RC_1_Game_About_a_1993_Hint_Line_Rootkits_as_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Godot_4_5_2_RC_1_Game_About_a_1993_Hint_Line_Rootkits_as_.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1, Game About a 1993 Hint Line, Rootkits as Hostile Barrier to Linux Compatibility [19:05] TR News (NEW): Applications for GNU/Linux and "3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_we.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_we.gmi [19:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications for GNU/Linux and "3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend" [19:05] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:05] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [19:08] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and Lots More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_Lots_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_Lots_More.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and Lots More [19:09] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/city-2-0-wolves-2-minute-highlights-63904872 [19:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/city-2-0-wolves-2-minute-highlights-63904872 ) [19:10] MinceR https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-windows-365-goes-down-the-day-after-microsoft-celebrates-reimagining-the-pc-as-a-cloud-service-that-streams-a-cloud-pc/ [19:10] TR Bot Microsoft Windows 365 goes down the day after Microsoft celebrates 'reimagining the PC as a cloud service that streams a Cloud PC' | PC Gamer [19:13] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:15] TR News "will it be a layoff in the spring in the states or just firing the one in six low performers with no severance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b [19:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b ) [19:15] TR News (NEW): Red Bait (Red Hat) on Buzzwords Like "AI" and "Zero Trust" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Red_Bait_Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_Like_AI_and_Zero_Trust.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Red_Bait_Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_Like_AI_and_Zero_Trust.gmi [19:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Bait (Red Hat) on Buzzwords Like "AI" and "Zero Trust" [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] "Earlier today, Microsoft's Windows 365 suite of productivity apps went down, with the Microsoft 365 Status X account blaming it on a service infrastructure in North America "not processing traffic as expected." [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] The first tweet went live at 7:37 PM GMT, with the confirmation of the service being restored going live at 6:29 AM the next day. However, according to Down Detector, reports were still being filed hours after Microsoft 365 Status reported the service was back. [19:16] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft 365 includes Office apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, alongside Outlook, OneDrive, and Copilot. Even the likes of antivirus software, Microsoft Defender is included in 365." [19:18] Isambard_Prince "He can't code." But does he have blue hair? [19:20] TR News (NEW): Mozilla: Martin Stransky et al on MozPhab, Firefox, Servo Etc. https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Mozilla_Martin_Stransky_et_al_on_MozPhab_Firefox_Servo_Etc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Mozilla_Martin_Stransky_et_al_on_MozPhab_Firefox_Servo_Etc.gmi [19:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla: Martin Stransky et al on MozPhab, Firefox, Servo Etc. [19:20] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Review of the week and Planet News Roundup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.gmi [19:20] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Review of the week and Planet News Roundup [19:22] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Web Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Web_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Web_Leftovers.gmi [19:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Web Leftovers [19:23] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [19:23] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [19:23] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Security_Leftovers.gmi [19:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [19:26] TR News OBVIOUSLY! https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml [19:26] TR Bot gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch [19:26] TR Bot Techrights Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] Isambard_Prince: he is a smurf [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] "He can't code." But does he have blue hair? [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] are you referring to what isis said about the husband [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] ? [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] that he cannot code? [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] can't code, but has a BIG HEAD [19:28] schestowitz[TR2] (figure of speech, not physically big) [19:28] TR News Gemlog personal de Reset Reboot gemini://gemini.astropirados.space/gemlog/preparando-conciertos-grabando-guitarras.gmi [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] when one's reputation boilds down to:\ [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] 1) getting people to write about you in wikipedia\ [19:30] schestowitz[TR2] paying hired guns in london to make tall claims about your reputation [19:30] Isambard_Prince I had to explain the concept of smurfing in a financial sense the other day. [19:30] Isambard_Prince I was explaining the Bank Secrecy Act to someone. [19:30] TR News "Fun weekend #diy #maker project: Pi Zero Tiny computer! I was curious about how low power I could go with a #RaspberryPi Zero 2W with a super power-efficient (but puny) screen." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [19:30] MinceR some gnome drone introduced itself as "i can't code, but i have blue hair" [19:31] Isambard_Prince I said just avoiding $10,000 cash transactions isn't enough. If you're smurfing, they have to report that too. [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] the above behaviour is common in some groups [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] like MBAs i met and spoke to [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] huge ego [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] not geeks [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] then again, he's no geek [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] he pretends to be one [19:31] Isambard_Prince Doing things a little at a time has a lot of metaphors. [19:31] Isambard_Prince My favorite is salami slicing though. [19:32] Isambard_Prince The salami approach isn't necessarily just a criminal thing. [19:32] TR News xkcd: Double-Pronged Extension Cord #3198 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3198.gmi [19:32] Isambard_Prince You can use it to divvy up an insurmountable task into short actionable achievements that result in the overall goal. [19:32] TR News SpellBinding: EHMNPTU Wordo: PREST gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-24.gmi [19:33] Isambard_Prince Or as an alternative to crime. [19:33] Isambard_Prince If you walk into a bank and take $10,000 in a bag of cash because you slip the teller a note, that's a felony. [19:34] Isambard_Prince If you go around exploiting bank bonuses, but according to the terms and conditions, and end up with $10,000, you're just being savvy. [19:34] Isambard_Prince The bank is still out $10,000 and may not be any better off than the guy with the note. [19:34] TR News Sweet dream! gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/sweetDream [19:34] Isambard_Prince But you did it $400 here and $200 there. [19:35] psydroid3 to Allowhurst or not to Allowhurst? [19:35] MinceR Denyhurst! [19:37] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 24/01/2026: Dreams and Raspberry Pi Zero 2W https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Dreams_and_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_2W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Dreams_and_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_2W.gmi [19:37] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 24/01/2026: Dreams and Raspberry Pi Zero 2W [19:40] TR News Techrights Links 24/01/2026: CBS News Demolished From the Inside and Many Publishers Admit Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_CBS_News_Demolished_From_the_Inside_and_Many_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_CBS_News_Demolished_From_the_Inside_and_Many_P.gmi [19:40] TR Bot Techrights Links 24/01/2026: CBS News Demolished From the Inside and Many Publishers Admit Layoffs ● Jan 24 [20:03] TR News Techrights Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary') https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.gmi [20:03] TR Bot Techrights Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary') [20:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [20:18] TR News Techrights Did judge with transgender sister & Debian conflict of interest help cover-up a death? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Did_judge_with_transgender_sister_Debian_conflict_of_interest_h.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Did_judge_with_transgender_sister_Debian_conflict_of_interest_h.gmi [20:18] TR Bot Techrights Did judge with transgender sister & Debian conflict of interest help cover-up a death? [20:28] TR News Techrights Pauline / Maria / Alice Climent(-Pommeret) & Debian transgender offensive cybersecurity deception https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Pauline_Maria_Alice_Climent_Pommeret_Debian_transgender_offensi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Pauline_Maria_Alice_Climent_Pommeret_Debian_transgender_offensi.gmi [20:28] TR Bot Techrights Pauline / Maria / Alice Climent(-Pommeret) & Debian transgender offensive cybersecurity deception [20:37] TR News Techrights Diversity, Grooming & Debian transgender Zero https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Diversity_Grooming_Debian_transgender_Zero.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Diversity_Grooming_Debian_transgender_Zero.gmi [20:37] TR Bot Techrights Diversity, Grooming & Debian transgender Zero [20:42] TR News Techrights Rape investigation dropped: Will Fowles & ALP transgender deception https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Rape_investigation_dropped_Will_Fowles_ALP_transgender_deceptio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Rape_investigation_dropped_Will_Fowles_ALP_transgender_deceptio.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Techrights Rape investigation dropped: Will Fowles & ALP transgender deception [20:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [20:57] TR News Techrights Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.gmi [20:57] TR Bot Techrights Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux" ● Jan 24 [21:18] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/captain-2#comic [21:18] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [21:20] TR News Techrights Digg.com (Digg) is a Censorship Platform, Just Another Social Control Media/Network, Controlled by the Few https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Digg_com_Digg_is_a_Censorship_Platform_Just_Another_Social_Cont.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Digg_com_Digg_is_a_Censorship_Platform_Just_Another_Social_Cont.gmi [21:20] TR Bot Techrights Digg.com (Digg) is a Censorship Platform, Just Another Social Control Media/Network, Controlled by the Few [21:23] Isambard_Prince Packard Bell.... [21:23] Isambard_Prince I remember there being a "scandal" in the 90s because their competitors accused them of putting refurbished components in their computers and selling them as new. [21:24] Isambard_Prince Then it came to light that the competitors were doing it too, because it was widespread practice in the industry, because circuit boards were damned expensive. [21:24] Isambard_Prince And nobody was going to throw one out if it could be reused. [21:45] TR News Techrights Projection of Fanatic From Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Projection_of_Fanatic_From_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Projection_of_Fanatic_From_Microsoft.gmi [21:45] TR Bot Techrights Projection of Fanatic From Microsoft [21:48] TR News Dr. Richard Stallman @ Georgia Tech - 01-23-2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4&t=1s [21:48] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4 [21:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4 ) ● Jan 24 [22:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:06] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Regarding gas... [22:06] Isambard_Prince I run the Buick on 15% ethanol usually. [22:07] Isambard_Prince Right now there's a 37 cent per gallon discount at the station I use. [22:07] Isambard_Prince So I save $6.29 per full tank of gas. [22:07] Isambard_Prince Regular around here is 10% ethanol anyway. [22:09] Isambard_Prince So vs. E10, you lose maybe 1% of your gas mileage to E15, but if you're saving 14% per gallon, then you're coming out way ahead even at that. [22:10] Isambard_Prince It won't mess up your car. But I wouldn't go any higher on the Ethanol than that unless your car says "flex fuel" on it and the additional mpg loss is justifiable. [22:10] Isambard_Prince Some stations sell odd blends like E35 or E50, not just E85. [22:11] Isambard_Prince But the risk with high Ethanol blends is that it can damage your car or cause the computer to not know what the hell is going on and set a code, and you won't pass emissions because the car is running too clean and the computer thinks that it's an impossible reading. [22:13] Isambard_Prince Ethanol can also attract moisture so you can end up with unacceptable pockets of water in the gas tank if you leave it sit there for too long. [22:14] Isambard_Prince At 37 cents a gallon discount, I'm willing to use E15. I don't like it but it's the cheapest, per mile, way to run the car. [22:14] Isambard_Prince I have not figured out why those stations are selling the stuff so cheaply given that only an additional 5% of the total blend is ethanol, not gasoline. [22:15] Isambard_Prince Politicians like to tout E15 as a way to save economically pinched drivers some money at the pump. [22:18] Isambard_Prince Gasoline is some dirty stuff though, it doesn't burn cleanly. So if they're cutting back on the detergents to get the off brand gas to you cheaper, you might want to run a good fuel system cleaner every once in a while. Kia said if you're not using Top Tier gas to use a bottle of Techron every 5,000 miles. [22:43] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], Firefox still hasn't fixed a bug where sites can tell you're in private mode. [22:43] Isambard_Prince https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-private-mode/ [22:43] TR Bot Hide Private Mode Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US) [22:44] Isambard_Prince You still have to install this extension and make it usable in private mode. [22:44] Isambard_Prince It adds fake support for the API that Firefox disables in private mode. [22:44] Isambard_Prince So when sites check for it, it's "there" but when they write to it, the stub just throws it all away. :) [22:44] Isambard_Prince MinceR, ^ [22:45] MinceR :) [22:45] Isambard_Prince Capital One won't let you refer people to credit cards if the referral link is loaded in Firefox Private Mode. [22:45] Isambard_Prince When you refer a person to Capital One, Capital One pays you $150 as a credit towards the card account you referred them with. [22:47] Isambard_Prince But with Hide Private Mode installed and enabled in private mode, it goes ahead and works, because Capital One checks for whether IndexedDB is available, but doesn't actually use it. [22:47] Isambard_Prince T-Mobile also does this and says paying your bill in Private Mode is not allowed. [22:47] Isambard_Prince But Hide Private Mode gets past that. [22:48] Isambard_Prince MinceR, I freed another friend from T-Mobile last week. [22:48] Isambard_Prince Got him in a $15 a month prepaid service. [22:48] MinceR :) [22:48] Isambard_Prince Saving him $42 a month. [22:49] Isambard_Prince MinceR, You take the blue pill, you wake up and believe anything T-Mobile sez. [22:49] Isambard_Prince MinceR, You take the blue pill, you wake up and believe anything T-Mobile sez. [22:49] Isambard_Prince Err [22:49] Isambard_Prince B-) [22:49] Isambard_Prince Wireless service is $57 on the plan that doesn't even include the phone, sure. [22:49] Isambard_Prince Wireless service is $100 a month on the one that gives you a "free" phone once every three years. [22:49] Isambard_Prince Of course it is. [22:49] MinceR lol [22:49] Isambard_Prince Blue pills for everyone! [22:49] MinceR viagra? [22:50] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Ironically, Viagra is blue, but it also suppresses an enzyme in your eyes, and can make you see everything as blue for three days. [22:50] MinceR :> [22:51] Isambard_Prince The little blue pill. [22:51] Isambard_Prince It makes some people see green apparently. [22:51] Isambard_Prince Everything is green for days. [22:51] MinceR $100/mo? for about half that, i could get unlimited data and calls, with unlimited download speed, and could buy a device for less [22:51] Isambard_Prince MinceR, For $20 a month I'd rather just buy a phone when I need one. [22:52] Isambard_Prince If you cancel T-Mobile on a "free" phone plan, the rest of the phone's payments immediately become due and if you don't pay it, they send you to collections. [22:52] Isambard_Prince Because "free" phone. [22:52] MinceR :> [22:53] Isambard_Prince MinceR, The guy next door with the weed owes Verizon a $1300 shut-off bill. [22:53] Isambard_Prince They said he owed about $350 on his device and the rest was service, and if he didn't pay it all by January 15th, they'd turn it over for collections. [22:54] Isambard_Prince And I was like "How is it possible to owe about $900 in service charges before they cut you off? [22:54] Isambard_Prince They're trying to keep going so they can sell the debt to another company at an amount that's worth pursuing [22:54] Isambard_Prince So they deliberately don't cut off your service for a while. [22:54] Isambard_Prince Because what will happen is they keep you hooked up for 6 months while they destroy your credit. [22:55] Isambard_Prince Then they sell the debt for 50-60% of face value, and they still make money even though you didn't pay. [22:57] Isambard_Prince MinceR, That's how credit card companies always win too. [22:57] Isambard_Prince They charge so much interest and fees before the account "charges off" that even when they sell it for a discount, they recoup most of what you actually spent. ● Jan 24 [23:08] Isambard_Prince MinceR, All the states that voted for Trump are about to get 19 inches of snow dumped on them. [23:08] Isambard_Prince And we're only supposed to get an inch. [23:09] Isambard_Prince "But you're down there, and I'm up here!" HEHEHEHEHEHEHE [23:10] MinceR it would be better if they got 19 inches of lava dumped on them [23:10] MinceR or 19 inches of antimatter [23:33] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Best I can do is 19 inches of ice and snow. [23:34] Isambard_Prince My dad scheduled his heart surgery for in the middle of all this. [23:34] Isambard_Prince He might not survive the surgery. He probably won't survive long without it. [23:34] MinceR dry ice, perhaps? [23:34] Isambard_Prince Now the storm blows in and they might have to shut down the non-essential operations at the hospital. [23:34] MinceR they love CO2 anyway [23:35] Isambard_Prince MinceR, They're saying that this is the largest and nastiest winter storm ever seen. Not in terms of record snowfall on a particular area, which is still the one in 1978, I think. [23:35] Isambard_Prince But because it spans about half the country. [23:35] MinceR we got more snow in 1987 [23:36] MinceR a lot more [23:36] MinceR but most of the nazis probably don't have memories from then [23:36] Isambard_Prince I've seen pictures of the one in 1978. [23:36] Isambard_Prince The snow was higher than the cars. [23:36] Isambard_Prince Nobody could get outside. The National Guard had to be activated and they were taking people to the hospital in tanks. [23:36] MinceR :> [23:37] Isambard_Prince My aunts came over to stay with mom and dad apparently. [23:37] Isambard_Prince And one of them asked my mom how she knew that was coming when nobody else did, because they saw how much food she had in the house. [23:37] Isambard_Prince And that's how much food she alway had in the house. [23:38] Isambard_Prince She told me that oddly enough while you couldn't get outside because the snow was higher than the door, the power never did go out. [23:38] MinceR strange [23:38] Isambard_Prince The storm apparently killed almost 100 people. [23:39] Isambard_Prince And caused $100 million in 1978. [23:39] Isambard_Prince Worth of damages. [23:39] Isambard_Prince 52 inches of snow fell in Muskegon, Michigan. [23:41] Isambard_Prince I'm just glad that I am where I am. [23:41] Isambard_Prince We're only getting an inch of snow. [23:42] Isambard_Prince Which is basically just a dusting compared to most of Indiana. [23:43] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Interesting. Most of Indiana will get hit with about the same amount of snow as the 1978 blizzard.