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● Jan 25
[00:20]	MinceR	https://explosm.net/comics/bad-eyes#comic
[00:20]	TR Bot	& Happiness (Explosm.net)
[00:35]	MinceR	https://xcancel.com/nexta_tv/status/2015182830368591993
[00:35]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://xcancel.com/nexta_tv/status/2015182830368591993 )
[00:48]	Isambard_Prince	"n addition to the roads becoming impassable, motorists had to deal with vehicles breaking down due to the combination of very cold temperatures, very high winds and blowing snow."
[00:48]	Isambard_Prince	Yeah, my car really doesn't like being started at -10 F.
[00:49]	Isambard_Prince	I'm starting to wish I used 0w30 last oil change instead of 5w30.
[00:50]	Isambard_Prince	The owner's manual says 0w30 can be used if you're dealing with temperatures this cold, but since they usually only happen one or two days out of the year I normally don't bother.
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● Jan 25
[01:18]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, I was making fun of Credit One Bank.
[01:18]	Isambard_Prince	I said a bank so nasty your bankrupt friends will laugh at you for having their cards.
[01:18]	Isambard_Prince	And "They'll approve anyone with a pulse, for a $200 credit line and $150 in annual fees.
[01:43]	Isambard_Prince	schestowitz[TR2] put it as I had received a "pardon" from the state. But what I received was better than a pardon.
[01:43]	Isambard_Prince	A pardon is simply a document that says the state forgives you. It makes you immediately eligible for an expungement, which means that the public can no longer see what happened. 
[01:44]	Isambard_Prince	It's the expungement that matters, because it means that in the eyes of the law, it never happened.
[01:44]	Isambard_Prince	But a pardon isn't the only way to get to an expungement. They ruled that I could have one even though I had never been pardoned.
[01:44]	Isambard_Prince	And I don't really care if the state does forgive me. I'd really just rather have their boot on my neck a little bit less, which is what I got.
[01:45]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, ^
[01:45]	Isambard_Prince	America itself has become an open air prison anyway, for most people.
[01:45]	Isambard_Prince	It's actually worse in some ways to not be in prison than it is to be in prison.
[01:45]	MinceR	:>
[01:45]	MinceR	most of the planet is an open air prison at this point
[01:46]	MinceR	and the devil apes love it!
[01:46]	Isambard_Prince	In prison, they at least have to give you a bed to sleep in, you won't freeze, there's food, and they are obligated to give you medical attention.
[01:46]	Isambard_Prince	Also, college becomes free once you're in prison.
[01:46]	Isambard_Prince	People who haven't done anything wrong don't get any of that.
[01:47]	Isambard_Prince	A right-minded person would look at this fucking crap and, well, they interviewed prisoners and they said that if they had affordable housing, medicine, and free college on the outside, they probably never would have gone to prison.
[01:48]	Isambard_Prince	My parents act like resorting to dealing drugs and prostitution are something you do for fun, because in their false narrative, there's absolutely nothing wrong with our country, jobs are plentiful, and people "just don't want to work".
[01:49]	Isambard_Prince	Nobody turns to prostitution and drugs and living in a cheap motel because the country is doing great.
[01:52]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Goldman Sachs had so many people resigning to work at other banks that they were having difficulty keeping the Apple Card running.
[01:53]	Isambard_Prince	So they had to come out and promise that everyone who stayed until the last day before the Chase transition would receive a severance check equal to their entire 2023 salary.
[01:53]	MinceR	25 024626 < Isambard_Prince> People who haven't done anything wrong don't get any of that.
[01:53]	MinceR	well, sometimes they do
[01:53]	MinceR	> people "just don't want to work".
[01:54]	MinceR	maybe it's like it is here: people really just don't want to work, but they do want to have a salary
[01:54]	MinceR	afaict many of them pull it off
[01:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Desktop Environments (DE): Windows Copycats and GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Desktop_Environments_DE_Windows_Copycats_and_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Desktop_Environments_DE_Windows_Copycats_and_GNOME.gmi 
[01:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Why_I_m_Not_Suing_Anthropic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Why_I_m_Not_Suing_Anthropic.gmi 
[01:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Desktop Environments (DE): Windows Copycats and GNOME
[01:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.gmi 
[01:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic
[01:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements
● Jan 25
[02:07]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, They say people don't want to work like that's abnormal.
[02:07]	MinceR	:>
[02:08]	Isambard_Prince	My mom throughout her life said she "Doesn't want to go in today." and complained endlessly about the hospital.
[02:08]	Isambard_Prince	Or about bosses in general.
[02:08]	Isambard_Prince	Or about having to wake up at 6 AM.
[02:08]	Isambard_Prince	Now that she's retired and doesn't need a job, it wasn't her that was lazy, it's everyone else that's fucking lazy!
[02:08]	Isambard_Prince	:D
[02:09]	MinceR	:>
[02:15]	Isambard_Prince	https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/democrats-congress-reaction.html
[02:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/democrats-congress-reaction.html )
[02:15]	Isambard_Prince	An unarmed man was brutally murdered by ICE, and all the New York Times cares about is that it might delay a spending bill.
[02:16]	Isambard_Prince	The only spending bill it affects is the DHS.
[02:16]	Isambard_Prince	Which should not exist anyway.
[02:17]	Isambard_Prince	It will not affect anything else, including air traffic controllers which are the FAA, and it will not affect the TSA because they're funded by user fees at the airport, in fact, Kristi Noem herself accidentally added to their self-funding when she imposed a new set of fees on flyers without "REAL ID" driver's licenses.
[02:20]	Isambard_Prince	It's another reason I don't fly. It involves giving the Department of Reichstag Security money.
[02:22]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, The Republicans will continue to damage the country greatly even if they lose the House this year, even if they somehow lost the Senate too.
[02:22]	MinceR	they're not republicans though
[02:22]	Isambard_Prince	They've gotten as good as the Nazis were at continuing to govern no matter how many seats they got.
[02:22]	MinceR	republicans don't abolish republics
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● Jan 25
[04:16]	admfubar	did turing play pool?  https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/22/124243
[04:16]	TR Bot	 A Billiard Ball as a Universal Computation Machine - SoylentNews
[04:21]	admfubar	https://phys.org/news/2026-01-greenwashing-false-stability-companies.html
[04:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-greenwashing-false-stability-companies.html )
[04:43]	admfubar	https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/01/24/fake-candidates-recruiter-scams-ai-slop
[04:43]	TR Bot	 Hiring in an era of fake candidates, real scams and AI slop The Markup
[04:59]	admfubar	https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/trump-linux/
[04:59]	TR Bot	 Did Donald Trump just promote Linux on Twitter? Not exactly
● Jan 25
[05:04]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/workers-ai-useless-bosses-miracle
[05:04]	TR Bot	 Workers Say AI Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist It's a Productivity Miracle
[05:04]	TR News	https://perens.com/ --> "File not found." Git lib
[05:04]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://perens.com/ )
[05:05]	TR News	rumor: LJ's Ransom Love has died: https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/24/daze-off/ "Ransom was one of the kindest, sweetest, smartest, most helpful, good-humored, and humble sources I ever had during my 24 years writing for Linux Journal. And our connection went back farther, through his years with Novell in the early '90"
[05:05]	TR Bot	 Sno Trouble Doc Searls Weblog
[05:06]	Isambard_Prince	https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/01/23/crews-remove-sex-toy-that-was-found-affixed-to-clock-tower-at-cornish-park-in-downtown-algonquin/
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Crews remove sex toy that was found affixed to clock tower at Cornish Park in downtown Algonquin
[05:06]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, ^
[05:06]	MinceR	lol
[05:06]	TR News	"as well as swatting attempts" --> swatting == attempted murder using cops https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary')
[05:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	<Isambard_Prince> schestowitz[TR2], Firefox still hasn't fixed a bug where sites can tell you're in private mode.
[05:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	what does private mode   do now?
[05:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	Google got sued over this nnonsense
[05:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	and iirc, google settled
[05:12]	TR News	Global Commands gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/24/global-commands.gmi
[05:12]	Isambard_Prince	Google actually continued tracking you in Private Mode.
[05:13]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-25.gmi
[05:13]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1546.jpg
[05:13]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1896.jpg
[05:14]	TR News	"The national news networks chose to minimize their reporting, either out of fear or greed." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2026-01-24_it_is_starting.gmi
[05:15]	TR News	"The Federal government is trying to silence anyone talking about this, pulling down videos and comments that go against their narative. If you live in the United States you need to start listening. If people do not step up now this will spread to the rest of the country."
[05:15]	TR News	"The friendly NPC AI sucks in a lot of games. On the roguelike front in Brogue your NPC will quite happily get into fights they cannot win and wake up all sorts of problematic monsters." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/25/npc-ai.gmi
[05:16]	TR News	Jos Emilio Pacheco gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/poemasdeotres/tablillaasiria.gmi
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[05:18]	admfubar	infinite monkeys and typewriters comes to mind.... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/satya-nadellas-new-metaphor-for-the-ai-age-we-are-becoming-managers-of-infinite-minds/
[05:18]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/satya-nadellas-new-metaphor-for-the-ai-age-we-are-becoming-managers-of-infinite-minds/ )
[05:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	more ms-sponsored bs
[05:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	geekwire is a microsoft outlet
[05:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	and this metaphor is just bs like "superintelligence"
[05:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/04/Ponzi_Schemes_Are_Useful_to_Corrupt_CEOs.shtml
[05:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Ponzi Schemes Are Useful (to Corrupt CEOs)
[05:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.shtml
[05:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights So You Should Definitely Call it "Slop" and Stop Saying "AI"
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph
[05:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph )
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	52 mins ago:
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	The same can be said about Microsoft's Live Captions that is available with Windows 11. Annoying messages pop up all the time telling you captions are being missed or degraded due to other applications open and running. Well, the only other application I have running when these annoying Live Captions pops ups messages occur is Windows. Nothing running in the background per Task Manager which is another worthless garbage tool. Live
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	 Captions is telling you with these pop-pup messages is that Microsoft is garbage too.
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	All of Microsoft software is bug filled garbage!
[05:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
[05:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy )
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	AK at the WEF
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	AK spewing his typical stuff at the WEF in Davos. For the CEO of an American corporation, he seems real concerned about India's AI sovereignty.
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	"US AGI Is Overhyped": IBM CEO & India's IT Minister Talk India's AI Sovereignty At Davos 2026 --
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqb29BAxTrs
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Is India Behind US, China In AI? IT Minister, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Respond At Davos --
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4bARzQmqkU
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:22]	TR Bot	https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jqb29BAxTrs
[05:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jqb29BAxTrs )
[05:22]	TR Bot	https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=j4bARzQmqkU
[05:22]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=j4bARzQmqkU )
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	"ord Salad. WEF is:
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The Great Reset Club
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Davos Men
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The You'll Own Nothing Crowd
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Global Elite Picnic
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The Eat Bugs Society
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Billionaire Country Club
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	SPECTRE
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The 4th Industrial Revolutionists
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The Future Shapers
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	The Davos Clique
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Parasites!
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	Nothing but parasites.
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	If some heroes locked them all up,
[05:22]	schestowitz[TR2]	the world probably would be a better place."
[05:25]	Isambard_Prince	I have a lifetime national park pass.
[05:26]	Isambard_Prince	And it's from before they plastered Trump's idiot face all over them.
[05:26]	Isambard_Prince	So I'm going to hang onto that.
[05:26]	MinceR	:>
[05:36]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, The Governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard, to protect ICE apparently. After they murdered another American.
[05:36]	Isambard_Prince	The National Guard is like the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, or the Nazi Reserve Army.
[05:36]	Isambard_Prince	It serves a very similar function.
[05:39]	TR News	Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.gmi 
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● Jan 25
[06:03]	TR News	Techrights IBM CEO Says IBM is Just Reliant on Buzzwords That Are Overhyped https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_is_Just_Reliant_on_Buzzwords_That_Are_Overhype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_is_Just_Reliant_on_Buzzwords_That_Are_Overhype.gmi 
[06:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM CEO Says IBM is Just Reliant on Buzzwords That Are Overhyped
[06:19]	TR News	Techrights After the Slop Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_the_Slop_Bubble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_the_Slop_Bubble.gmi 
[06:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights After the Slop Bubble
[06:23]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 24, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_24_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_24_2026.gmi 
[06:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 24, 2026
[06:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[06:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[06:24]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[06:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[06:26]	TR News	ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-raiders-has-a-new-content-filled-roadmap-for-early-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-raiders-has-a-new-content-filled-roadmap-for-early-2026/
[06:26]	TR Bot	Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026 | GamingOnLinux
[06:27]	TR News	Get some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-some-sid-meier-greats-like-civilization-vi-in-a-big-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-some-sid-meier-greats-like-civilization-vi-in-a-big-humble-bundle/
[06:27]	TR Bot	some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[06:27]	TR News	Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/
[06:27]	TR Bot	Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified | GamingOnLinux
[06:30]	TR News	clownflare: "When Order Matters: How A Single DNS Change Broke The Internet For Millions" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/22/121252
[06:30]	TR Bot	 When Order Matters: How A Single DNS Change Broke The Internet For Millions - SoylentNews
[06:31]	TR News	Ponzi scheme/scam promoted as "intelligence" https://tuananh.net/2026/01/23/the-post-agentic-world-the-economics-of-abundant-intelligence/
[06:31]	TR Bot	 The Post-Agentic World: The Economics of Abundant Intelligence - Tuan-Anh Tran
[06:31]	TR News	Quantum' + SLOP = Conde Nast (Wired) boosting pyramid scheme https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-wants-ai-powered-quantum-sensors-for-finding-fentanyl-in-cars/
[06:31]	TR Bot	Wants AI-Powered Quantum Sensors for Finding Fentanyl in Cars | WIRED
[06:32]	TR News	The Register MS boosting pedo-connected 'tech' https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/24/neurophos_hopes_to_revive_moores_law/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.shtml
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Neurophos bets on optical transistors to bend Moores Law The Register
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights How to Win Nobel Prize for Peace
[06:33]	TR News	Dispute over Microsoft escalates https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/bayerischer-landtag-streit-um-microsoft-eskaliert/ shows the pedo-connected thug http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Bayerischer Landtag: Streit um Microsoft eskaliert
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Mansion of Pedophilia - Part II: Dr. Stallman Defamed in the Media One Day After Request Made for King County Sheriffs Office to Divulge Information About Pedophilia in Home of Bill Gates
[06:33]	TR News	"PING: Devuan, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Tails, Firefox,..." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2026/01/24/ping-334/
[06:33]	TR Bot	 PING: Devuan, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Tails, Firefox,...
[06:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Original screenshot courtesy of hikari_no_yume https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.gmi 
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Original screenshot courtesy of hikari_no_yume
[06:34]	TR News	"Heres how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/24/europe-divorce-donald-trump-wef-davos-us-government-bonds https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
[06:34]	TR Bot	 Heres how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump | Phillip Inman | The Guardian
[06:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights 10 Easy Steps to Follow for Digital Sovereignty in Nations That Distrust GAFAM et al
[06:39]	Isambard_Prince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2tulP1F-sM
[06:39]	TR Bot	https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=D2tulP1F-sM
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[06:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[06:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[06:48]	TR News	"The panel will include artist and noted Trump ally Kid Rock, Live Nations antitrust head Dan Wall, the Ticket Policy Forums Brian Berry, and concert promoter David Weingarten representing the Colorado Independent Venue Association." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/ | Source: Digital Music News
[06:48]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/ )
[06:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why I recommend these 5 Linux file managers over GUI - and they're all free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Why_I_recommend_these_5_Linux_file_managers_over_GUI_and_they_r.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Why_I_recommend_these_5_Linux_file_managers_over_GUI_and_they_r.gmi 
[06:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why I recommend these 5 Linux file managers over GUI - and they're all free
[06:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.gmi 
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[07:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  CachyOS is the latest Linux distro to put Wayland first in its new update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/CachyOS_is_the_latest_Linux_distro_to_put_Wayland_first_in_its_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/CachyOS_is_the_latest_Linux_distro_to_put_Wayland_first_in_its_.gmi 
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines CachyOS is the latest Linux distro to put Wayland first in its new update
[07:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.gmi 
[07:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup
[07:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.gmi 
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends
[07:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/SteamOS_proved_the_Linux_desktop_doesn_t_need_to_look_like_Wind.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/SteamOS_proved_the_Linux_desktop_doesn_t_need_to_look_like_Wind.gmi 
[07:42]	TR Bot	not resolve host: tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/SteamOS_proved_the_Linux_desktop_doesn_t_need_to_look_like_Wind.shtml )
[07:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  GIMP 3.0.8 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.gmi 
[07:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GIMP 3.0.8 Released
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[09:51]	TR News	"It is rare for law-enforcement officers to turn on each other so publicly" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-ice-minnesota-police-dhs/685736/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:51]	TR Bot	 Police and ICE Agents Are on a Collision Course - The Atlantic
[09:52]	TR News	"Around 100 members of the clergy have reportedly been arrested at Minneapolis St Paul Airport as protests against Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota intensify." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/23/clergy-members-arrested-minneapolis-anti-ice-protest/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
[09:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/23/clergy-members-arrested-minneapolis-anti-ice-protest/ )
[09:52]	TR News	"The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICEs internal guidance itself." https://www.wired.com/story/us-judge-rules-ice-raids-require-judicial-warrants-contradicting-secret-ice-memo/ | Source: Wired
[09:52]	TR Bot	Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo | WIRED
[09:53]	TR News	"The Islamic Republic fashioned itself through its existential face-off with the United States, turning into a rampart state whose main pillars were intelligence and military institutions." https://jacobin.com/2026/01/iran-protests-khamenei-trump-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[09:53]	TR Bot	 Irans Protests Are a Turning Point for the Islamic Republic
[09:53]	TR News	"That risks igniting a new Mideast war." https://www.courthousenews.com/scale-of-irans-nationwide-protests-and-bloody-crackdown-come-into-focus-even-as-internet-is-out/ | Source: Court House News
[09:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/scale-of-irans-nationwide-protests-and-bloody-crackdown-come-into-focus-even-as-internet-is-out/ )
[09:55]	TR News	Bought functional discman today (they cost one pound now), so 30-year tech is still functional, it even charges its own batteries, which are of course removable unlike "modern" nonsense
[09:55]	TR News	"Hundreds in force, Mainers rallied this weekend against the Trump administrations immigration operation in the state" https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/24/mainers-refuse-to-look-away-with-thousands-rallying-against-ice-operation/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
[09:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/24/mainers-refuse-to-look-away-with-thousands-rallying-against-ice-operation/ )
[09:55]	TR News	"This sentiment from the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California is dangerous and wrong." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-24/top-los-angeles-federal-prosecutor-criticism | Source: Los Angeles Times
[09:56]	TR Bot	 Gun rights groups criticize top L.A. federal prosecutor for response to Minneapolis shooting - Los Angeles Times
[09:56]	TR News	"ICE veterans Ive spoken with have concerns about the qualifications and aptitude of their new colleagues, especially those with little or no previous law-enforcement experience." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-new-hires-training-minneapolis-shooting/685745/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:56]	TR Bot	 The Truth About ICEs Recruiting Push - The Atlantic
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[10:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software Has No "Kings" or &quot;Queens&quot; https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.gmi 
[10:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free Software Has No "Kings" or "Queens"
[10:04]	TR News	"In some places, minors are also subject to new curfews. Last year, for example, both Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., instituted curfew zones in busy neighborhoods" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/01/teen-ban-curfew/685707/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:05]	TR Bot	 Can We Just Let Teens Exist in Public? - The Atlantic
[10:05]	TR News	"Kentucky Lantern reporters and freelancers won six awards during the Kentucky Press Association Winter Convention awards dinner in Louisville on Friday." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/23/lantern-honored-at-annual-kentucky-press-association-conference/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern
[10:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/23/lantern-honored-at-annual-kentucky-press-association-conference/ )
[10:06]	TR News	"The Fars news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), on January 24 quoted the chief of Iran's telecoms company as saying Internet service would be restored" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-internet-blackout-death-toll-crackdown-trump/33658516.html | Source: RFERL
[10:06]	TR Bot	 Iran's Internet Blackout Continues Amid Reports Of Rising Death Toll
[10:06]	TR News	"This communication void has left Iranians paralyzed, in and outside Iran." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-protests-internet-blackout/685724/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:06]	TR Bot	 The Online World Where Iranians Were Free - The Atlantic
[10:13]	TR News	"The image is highly realistic, bearing no watermark or other indicator that the image has been doctored." https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/white-house-fake-photo-of-minnesota-activist-nekima-levy-armstrong-arrest?ref=birchtree.me | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
[10:13]	TR Bot	 White House Admits to Sharing a Fake Photo of Minnesota Activist After Her Arrest - NOTUS News of the United States
[10:13]	TR News	"It's worth recognizing that in addition to this, the administration has also posted AI images of things around taking over Greenland" https://birchtree.me/blog/the-white-house-is-creating-their-own-reality/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[10:13]	TR Bot	 The White House is creating their own reality
[10:14]	TR News	"The moment was saved by awfulannouncing.com and can be heard here." https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/24/paul-allen-radio-voice-of-the-vikings-mocks-minnesota-protestors/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
[10:14]	TR Bot	 Play-by-play voice for Vikings mocks Minnesota fans
[10:15]	TR News	"Draft act. Feedback: Upcoming" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16472-Artificial-Intelligence-Act-detailed-arrangements-on-evaluations-and-proceedings_en | Source: European Commission
[10:15]	TR Bot	 Have your say
[10:15]	TR News	"TLDR: long-term heroin use can permanently damage your voice." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/01/24/a-very-short-post-about-heroin-voice/ | Source: Crooked Timber
[10:15]	TR Bot	 A short post about heroin voice Crooked Timber
[10:16]	TR News	"The biggest company in the AI era held its IPO during the dotcom era, on January 22, 1999. That company was Nvidia, who offered 3.5 million shares priced at $12 each." https://dfarq.homeip.net/nvidias-ipo-on-january-22-1999/ | Source: David L Farquhar
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[10:16]	TR News	"There are many efforts to promote European digital products1, and I have the utmost respect for all of them." https://mzll.it/2026/01/on-made-in-eu-digital/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo
[10:16]	TR Bot	 On Made in EU digital mzll
[10:16]	TR News	"As 2026 begins, I keep coming back to one uncomfortable realization about 2025. We did not misunderstand attackers" https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/wake-up-call-to-protect-human-decisions-not-just-systems | Source: Dark Reading
[10:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/wake-up-call-to-protect-human-decisions-not-just-systems )
[10:17]	TR News	"That has changed. Trumps second inauguration featured tech lords like Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook laughing and shaking hands with the Trump inner circle inside the Capitol Rotunda." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/tech-hamiltonian-jacksonian-comparison/685681/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:17]	TR Bot	 The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians - The Atlantic
[10:18]	TR News	"Building the tractor has been fun for both me and Lucy." https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/tractor.html | Source: James Stanley
[10:18]	TR Bot	 James Stanley - Tractor
[10:18]	TR News	"Since it is an actual good replacement for cash (both being fungible and anonymous)" https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/crypto/ | Source: Aethrvmn
[10:18]	TR Bot	 monero | aethrvmn
[10:19]	TR News	[Old] "A British study has discovered that humans have an in-built acceptance of the risks and harms from motorists that they would not accept in other parts of life." https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2023/01/17/car-blindness-normalizes-dangers-of-motoring-reveals-study/ | Source: Forbes
[10:19]	TR Bot	 Car Blindness Normalizes Dangers Of Motoring, Reveals Study
[10:19]	TR News	"And lets consider for a moment that if good weather can increase traffic deaths significantly enough to be newsworthy because of increased traffic" https://darthmall.net/notes/2026/good-weather-traffic-fatalities/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan
[10:19]	TR Bot	 Good Weather Causes Traffic Deaths - Evan Sheehan
[10:20]	TR News	"The core is formed by the isolated variable transformer, to which a configurable DC output section, a current limiter and digital voltage and current read-outs were added." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/isolated-ac-dc-power-supply-and-testing-station-for-230-v-devices/ | Source: Hackaday
[10:20]	TR Bot	AC/DC Power Supply And Testing Station For 230 V Devices | Hackaday
[10:21]	TR News	"Appear to Contradict really?! The videos flat out prove the government is lying. You can clearly see him holding a phone before hes taken to the ground by a group of gestapo." https://tiv.today/videos-of-shooting-appear-to-contradict-federal-officials/ | Source: The Independent Variable
[10:21]	TR Bot	 Videos of Shooting Appear to Contradict Federal Officials
[10:22]	TR News	"This report tells an uncomfortable truth: Many regions are living beyond their hydrological means, and many critical water systems are already bankrupt" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[10:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/ )
[10:22]	TR News	"The second one is brand new: its a seminar about housing in the US, with a focus on climate change." https://ethanzuckerman.com/2026/01/21/where-should-we-live-a-new-class-on-cities-migration-and-climate-change/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman
[10:22]	TR Bot	 "Where Should We Live" - a new class on cities, migration and climate change - Ethan Zuckerman
[10:27]	TR News	"The law being cited for the arrest makes Armstrongs detention dubious at best." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/white-house-push-ai-altered-images-of-arrested-ice-protesters-to-manufacture-cruelty/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:27]	TR Bot	House Push AI-Altered Images Of Arrested ICE Protesters To Manufacture Cruelty | Techdirt
[10:31]	TR News	"Whether this represents an actual change in the data collected or merely a difference in description is something it seems Rogers cannot answer." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-us-privacy-policy/ | Source: Nick Heer
[10:31]	TR Bot	 TikTok U.S. Prompts Users to Allow More Permissive Tracking, Advertising Pixel Envy
[10:32]	TR News	"One serious concern was the presence of credentials associated with .gov domains from numerous countries." https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/149m-infostealer-data-exposed/
[10:32]	TR Bot	 149M Logins and Passwords Exposed Online Including Financial Accounts, Instagram, Facebook, Roblox, Dating Sites, and More.
[10:32]	TR News	"The database was hosted by one of these affiliates in Canada." https://www.wired.com/story/149-million-stolen-usernames-passwords/ | Source: Wired
[10:32]	TR Bot	Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database | WIRED
[10:33]	TR News	"The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant" https://www.theverge.com/news/867244/microsoft-bitlocker-privacy-fbi | Source: The Verge http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml
[10:33]	TR Bot	 Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data | The Verge
[10:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door
[10:34]	TR News	"But customers are encouraged to entrust keys to Microsoft because as long as they have access to the account online, they can recover the keys" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds The Register
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Microsoft BitLocker Has Bug/Back Doors, Windows Laptop/Desktop Encryption Just a Farce
[10:34]	TR News	Promoted by SLAPPMatt: fake 'encryption' http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Former Microsoft Engineer Working on Windows BitLocker Confirms Government Asks Microsoft for Back Doors
[10:34]	TR News	"Sometimes, I think about the fact that society at large could just stop caring about data protection and privacy, and there goes everything that I worked towards and am passionate about. Humbling." https://blog.avas.space/privacy-values/ | Source: Ava
[10:34]	TR Bot	 privacy is a value we can lose | ava's blog
[10:34]	TR News	"According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US." https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ | Source: Wired
[10:34]	TR Bot	Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes | WIRED
[10:35]	TR News	"At the same time, many on Reddit are expressing concerns about the sensitive user information that TikTok USA may utilize" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-usa-what-comes-next/ | Source: Digital Music News
[10:35]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-usa-what-comes-next/ )
[10:35]	TR News	"The filing offers little detail beyond that broad description: It does not spell out which regulations or privacy standards would apply, nor does it name any specific Big Data and Ad Tech services or vendors ICE is interested in." https://www.wired.com/story/ice-asks-companies-about-ad-tech-and-big-data-tools/ | Source: Wired
[10:35]	TR Bot	Asks Companies About Ad Tech and Big Data Tools It Could Use in Investigations | WIRED
[10:35]	TR News	"Such is the news coming out of Minneapolis this week, where protesters and the federal government continued their standoffeven as ICE plans to build out a deportation network spanning Minnesota and four other states." https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-doge-may-have-misused-social-security-data-doj-admits/ | Source: Wired
[10:35]	TR Bot	May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits | WIRED
[10:51]	TR News	"For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isnt enough" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/tamper-detection-with-time-domain-reflectometry/ | Source: Hackaday
[10:51]	TR Bot	Detection With Time-Domain Reflectometry | Hackaday
[10:51]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The Dresden State Art Collections, known as SKD, said it is unclear when all affected systems will be fully restored." https://therecord.media/dresden-state-art-collections-cyberattack | Source: The Record
[10:51]	TR Bot	 Cyberattack disrupts digital systems at renowned Dresden museum network | The Record from Recorded Future News
[10:52]	TR News	"Om doesnt focus on ad-based platforms, but I think the incentives are similar. Meta is fine with rushing us through an algorithmic feed because there is no end." https://www.manton.org/2026/01/21/velocity-and-authenticity.html | Source: Manton Reece
[10:52]	TR Bot	 Manton Reece - Velocity and authenticity
[10:52]	TR News	"Second, the "W" apparently stands for "We", "Values," and "Verified." Welcome to the Digital Compliance and Safety Luncheon." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/22/w-is-a-european-clone-of-x-for-the-davos-set.html | Source: BoingBoing
[10:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/22/w-is-a-european-clone-of-x-for-the-davos-set.html )
[10:52]	TR News	"Im going to pause here and state, for the record, that not only am I not a fan of ICE, I believe they are committing crimes and following a terrifyingly fascist playbook." https://werd.io/on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[10:52]	TR Bot	 On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
[10:53]	TR News	[Old] "What I found out is that in order to use a decentralised or federated social media platform you need to make data public" https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/federations/ | Source: Aethrvmn
[10:53]	TR Bot	 the drawbacks of federating | aethrvmn
[10:53]	TR News	"My main priority at the moment is to maintain a presence in the Fediverse without having to maintain my own instance." https://lqdev.me/posts/activitypub-implementation-progress-2026-01-23/ |
[10:53]	TR Bot	 HTTP Signature Verification and Migration Planning - Luis Quintanilla
[10:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://mashable.com/archive/fbi-microsoft-bitlocker-backdoor
[10:57]	TR Bot	the FBI Lean On Microsoft for Access to Its Encryption Software? | Mashable
[10:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The NSA is not the only government agency asking tech companies for help in cracking technology to access user data. Sources say the FBI has a history of requesting digital backdoors, which are generally understood as a hidden vulnerability in a program that would, in theory, let the agency peek into suspects' computers and communications.
[10:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	In 2005, when Microsoft was about to launch BitLocker, its Windows software to encrypt and lock hard drives, the company approached the NSA, its British counterpart the GCHQ and the FBI, among other government and law-enforcement agencies. Microsoft's goal was twofold: get feedback from the agencies, and sell BitLocker to them."
[10:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	21 years ago
[10:57]	TR News	"One way to read that is as a sign of the integration of Agartha content into mainstream culture, where its noxious antecedents are no longer meaningful" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/agartha-memes-youth-internet-nazi/685718/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Teenagers Are Pushing Himmlers Favorite Myth - The Atlantic
[10:57]	TR News	"It is this situation where it feels like theres this battle being fought through everyones phone." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/ice-is-turning-real-conflict-into-viral-content/685721/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:57]	TR Bot	 ICE Is Turning Real Conflict Into Viral Content - The Atlantic
[10:58]	TR News	"The regulatory pile-on continues: the UK's Ofcom launched a formal investigation, the EU ordered X to retain all Grok-related documents until 2027, and Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines banned the chatbot entirely" https://boingboing.net/2026/01/23/california-orders-musks-xai-to-stop-generating-sexual-deepfakes-immediately.html | Source: BoingBoing
[10:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/23/california-orders-musks-xai-to-stop-generating-sexual-deepfakes-immediately.html )
[10:58]	TR News	"Ive had a few recruiters hit me up from these AI influencer companies." https://tommyp.org/blog/who-even-asked-for-this/ | Source: Tommy Palmer
[10:58]	TR Bot	 Who even asked for this? | Tommy Palmer
[10:59]	TR News	[Old] "Lets say some dastardly miscreant wants to manipulate an image to make it look like someone has a drug problem here are just a few things theyd need to do: [...]" https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24228808/ai-image-editing-photoshop-comparison-argument | Source: The Verge
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Hello, youre here because you compared AI image editing to Photoshop | The Verge
● Jan 25
[11:03]	TR News	"Now, thanks to the advent of accessible text-to-video generators, which can cough up footage from a simple text prompt, the situation on Facebookand other Meta platforms is turning from dire to disastrous." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/facebook-ai-slop-dark | Source: Futurism
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Facebook AI Slop Has Grown So Dark That You May Not Be Prepared
[11:03]	TR News	[Old] "We are proud owners of a Roborock robot vacuum. We love it unconditionally, like every proud owner of a robot should." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/vacuum-boy/index.html | Source: Micha Sapka
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Vacuum boy
[11:04]	TR News	"I dont mind admitting, I am an unashamed Apple fan. Having bought my first iPod in 2003, followed in early 2004 with my first Mac. Ive been using macOS as my daily driver ever since." https://probably.co.uk/posts/refusing-to-upgrade-tahoe-ios26/ | Source: Mark Phillips
[11:04]	TR Bot	 I am refusing to upgrade to Tahoe or iOS 26
[11:04]	TR News	"One thing Ive discovered, is that notebooks can get pricey. For something that isnt reusable, they sure do cost a pretty penny." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/pens/the-quest-for-the-perfect-notebook/ | Source: Matthew Weber
[11:04]	TR Bot	 The Quest For The Perfect Notebook - Matt's Blog
[11:04]	TR News	"Bugs Apple Loves" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/23/bugs-apple-loves/ | Source: Michael Tsai
[11:04]	TR Bot	 Michael Tsai - Blog - Bugs Apple Loves
[11:05]	TR News	"Total time wasted by humanity because Apple wont fix these" https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/01/24/1409 | Source: Rui Carmo
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Bugs Apple Loves - Tao of Mac
[11:05]	TR News	"It turns out that Im now not so sure about that: My Mac feels fine." https://thejollyteapot.com/2026/01/23/tempted-to-stick-with-my-old-mac-a-bit-longer/ | Source: Nicolas Magand
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Tempted to stick with my old Mac a bit longer
[11:05]	TR News	"AT&T certainly has the technology to block calls like this, but they dont have an incentive to do so." https://seths.blog/2026/01/bent-incentives/ | Source: Seth Godin
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Bent incentives | Seth's Blog
[11:05]	TR News	"Some Gmail users may have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox." https://www.theverge.com/tech/867247/gmails-spam-filter-broken | Source: The Verge
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Gmails spam filter and automatic sorting are broken | The Verge
[11:06]	TR News	"A Raspberry Pi Pico W has the processing capability and connectivity for a project like this." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/environmental-monitoring-on-the-cheap/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:06]	TR Bot	Monitoring On The Cheap | Hackaday
[11:06]	TR News	"These datasets are intended to support development, testing, and examples for neurology-specific workflows." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaversesdtm-1-4-0-release/ | Source: Rlang
[11:06]	TR Bot	1.4.0 Release | R-bloggers
[11:08]	TR News	[Old] "There is no easy fix for Spectre, which could require redesigning the processors, according to researchers." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/business/computer-flaws.html | Source: New York Times
[11:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/business/computer-flaws.html )
[11:08]	TR News	"And while the researchers say that Meltdown is limited to Intel chips, they say that they've verified Spectre attacks on AMD and ARM processors, as well." https://www.wired.com/story/critical-intel-flaw-breaks-basic-security-for-most-computers/ | Source: Wired
[11:08]	TR Bot	"Meltdown" and "Spectre" Flaws Break Basic Security for Intel, AMD, ARM Computers | WIRED
[11:08]	TR News	"The researchers verified their findings on Intel chips dating back to 2011, and released their own proof-of-concept code to allow users to test their machines." https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable/ | Source: ZDNet
[11:08]	TR Bot	flaws revealed to affect most Intel chips since 1995 | ZDNET
[11:09]	TR News	[Old] "The security of computer systems fundamentally relies on memory isolation, e.g., kernel address ranges are marked as non-accessible and are protected from user access." https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf |
[11:09]	TR News	"Modern processors use branch prediction and speculative execution to maximize performance." https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf |
[11:10]	TR News	"Press F to pay respect. One of my drives stopped spinning and now my raid-0 2-drive media volume is no more." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/nas-drive-failure/index.html | Source: Micha Sapka
[11:10]	TR Bot	 NAS drive failure
[11:13]	TR News	"Bogdan Grechuk has written a book Landscapes of 21st Century Mathematics that came out in 2021." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/01/online-talks-on-accessible-theorems.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[11:13]	TR Bot	 Computational Complexity: Online Talks on Accessible Theorems!
[11:13]	TR News	"This year, I will send out a lot of applications for both new work and a new apartment." https://blog.avas.space/theme-2026/ | Source: Ava
[11:13]	TR Bot	 my theme for 2026 | ava's blog
[11:14]	TR News	"This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Ryan, whose blog can be found at laze.net." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/ryan | Source: Manuel Moreale
[11:14]	TR Bot	 Ryan Manu
[11:14]	TR News	"Therefore, the contention that the title 'doctor' exclusively belongs to medical professionals is a misconception since even now, like in the olden times, persons with higher educational qualifications like a PhD are entitled to use the title 'doctor'" https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/doctor-dr-not-exclusive-to-medical-professionals-kerala-high-court-10879763#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV
[11:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/doctor-dr-not-exclusive-to-medical-professionals-kerala-high-court-10879763#publisher=newsstand )
[11:15]	TR News	"And while NASA is poised to clear the heat shield for flight, even those who believe the mission is safe acknowledge there is unknown risk involved." https://www.ksl.com/article/51437645/nasa-is-about-to-send-people-to-the-moon--in-a-spacecraft-not-everyone-thinks-is-safe-to-fly | Source: Deseret Media
[11:15]	TR Bot	is about to send people to the moon in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly | KSL.com
[11:18]	TR News	[Old] "But, again: it always was. Finding stuff on the web was always a huge pain in the butt. You had a few sites you knew and frequent, but your best friend could have had an entirely different set." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/internet-is-far-from-being-dead/index.html | Source: Micha Sapka
[11:18]	TR Bot	 Internet is far from being dead
[11:19]	TR News	"Whatever I say or feel about writing, it remains a hobby for me. I need to find time for it. It does not come naturally to me." https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/on-hobbies/ | Source: Amit Gawande
[11:19]	TR Bot	 The First Thing That Gets Left Behind
[11:20]	TR News	"At the end, I loved the visualization of the timeline, to scale by the day, of Hsiehs performance art between 1978 and 1999." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/24/tehching-hsieh-exhibition/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
[11:20]	TR Bot	 Tehching Hsieh Exhibition Chuck Grimmett
[11:20]	TR News	"For the past decade and a half, the whole information ecosystem has become much larger, faster and noisier. It is hardly surprising that nothing works. And we feel a collective sense of overwhelming disappointment." https://om.co/2026/01/21/velocity-is-the-new-authority-heres-why/ | Source: Om Malik
[11:20]	TR Bot	 Velocity Is the New Authority. Heres Why On my Om
[11:21]	TR News	"I opted for a bitmap (.png) QR code instead of a vector. I shrunk the border and changed the background and QR code colors to make The New Leaf Journal theme." https://thenewleafjournal.com/creating-nlj-qr-code-with-qr-code-generator/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
[11:21]	TR Bot	 Creating NLJ QR Code With QR Code Generator The New Leaf Journal
[11:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: ARC Raiders, Sid Meier Collection, and Steam Deck Milestone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_ARC_Raiders_Sid_Meier_Collection_and_Steam_Deck_Milestone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_ARC_Raiders_Sid_Meier_Collection_and_Steam_Deck_Milestone.gmi 
[11:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: ARC Raiders, Sid Meier Collection, and Steam Deck Milestone
[11:27]	TR News	"A lot of my articles start with the phrase "I remember," or something like it. That's because a lot of my articles are my recounting of things that literally happened to me, at some point in time, and what I've learned about myself and the world in the time since they happened." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/no-stories.gmi
[11:28]	TR News	SpellBinding: CIJRUTS Wordo: BREAD gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-25.gmi
[11:30]	TR News	Take My Hand: Chapter 14 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter14.gmi
[11:31]	TR News	Take My Hand: Chapter 1 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter01.gmi
[11:32]	TR News	"Recently a friend introduced me to The Beths, an alternative rock band from New Zealand. I picked "Expert in a Dying Field" out of their discography at random and gave it a listen while I was picking up groceries." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/favourites.gmi
[11:35]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 25/01/2026: "Expert in a Dying Field" and Global Commands https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Gemini_Links_25_01_2026_Expert_in_a_Dying_Field_and_Global_Comm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Gemini_Links_25_01_2026_Expert_in_a_Dying_Field_and_Global_Comm.gmi 
[11:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 25/01/2026: "Expert in a Dying Field" and Global Commands
[11:38]	TR News	GIMP 3.0.8Released https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/01/24/gimp-3-0-8-released/
[11:38]	TR Bot	 GIMP 3.0.8Released - GIMP
[11:38]	TR News	Techrights Links 25/01/2026: Microsoft BitLocker Backdoored for Decades Already, Microsoft-Backed ICE Still Murders Civilians https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Microsoft_BitLocker_Backdoored_for_Decades_Alr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Microsoft_BitLocker_Backdoored_for_Decades_Alr.gmi 
[11:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 25/01/2026: Microsoft BitLocker Backdoored for Decades Already, Microsoft-Backed ICE Still Murders Civilians
[11:40]	TR News	Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-gave-customers-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-the-fbi-redmond-confirms-that-it-provides-recovery-keys-to-government-agencies-with-valid-legal-orders
[11:40]	TR Bot	 Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders | Tom's Hardware
[11:47]	TR News	loss32 is a GNU/Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage) https://itsfoss.com/loss32-distro/
[11:47]	TR Bot	 loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage)
[11:48]	TR News	"I think this is because the syntax of CSS is simple, especially compared to JavaScript and even to HTML." https://polypane.app/blog/understanding-the-fundamentals-of-css-layout/ | Source: Polypane B V
[11:48]	TR Bot	 Understanding the fundamentals of CSS Layout | Polypane
[11:48]	TR News	"In this blog post, well go over the basics of recovering from panics, explain a few gotchas with panic recovery that have bitten us in the past, and suggest some ways to avoid those in your projects." https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2026-01-09-golang-panic-recovery/ | Source: Zach Musgrave
[11:48]	TR Bot	Panic Recovery | DoltHub Blog
[11:49]	TR News	"Java is a powerful programming language that relies on the Java runtime to execute. This runtime takes Java code and converts it into something that your system can actually utilize." https://pimylifeup.com/debian-install-java/ | Source: Pi My Life Up
[11:49]	TR Bot	 Installing Newer Versions of Java on Debian Systems - Pi My Life Up
[11:49]	TR News	"Go compiles to a single binary with no runtime dependencies." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/24/rewriting-git-pkgs-in-go.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[11:49]	TR Bot	 Rewriting git-pkgs in Go | Andrew Nesbitt
[11:53]	TR News	"Your Go structs might be wasting up to 32% of their memory due to invisible padding bytes." https://lorbic.com/go-struct-field-alignment/ | Source: Vikash Patel
[11:53]	TR Bot	Struct Field Alignment | Lorbic
● Jan 25
[12:05]	TR News	"For all the rightful criticisms that C gets, GLib does manage to alleviate at least some of it." https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/glib-ownership-best-practices/ | Source: Sebastian Wick
[12:05]	TR Bot	 Best Practices for Ownership in GLib - swick's blog
[12:05]	TR News	"Below are a few cases where I tend not to use any mocking library and instead leverage the constructs that Go gives us." https://rednafi.com/go/mocking-libraries-bleh/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[12:05]	TR Bot	 Your Go tests probably don't need a mocking library | Redowan's Reflections
[12:05]	TR News	"This is, of course, false. As every experienced software engineer knows, it is not possible to accurately estimate software projects." https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-i-estimate-work/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[12:05]	TR Bot	 How I estimate work as a staff software engineer
[12:05]	TR News	"Over the last couple of years, I have been prototyping, researching and designing for emerging technologies as part of my graduate studies and then work." https://blog.viditb.com/frameworks-for-designing-emerging-technologies/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava
[12:05]	TR Bot	 A collection of Design Frameworks for designing emerging technologies
[12:07]	TR News	Yesterday I attended a Code Jam event organised by the EdinburghJS community." https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/21/share-your-website-at-events | Source: James G
[12:07]	TR Bot	 Share your website at events | James' Coffee Blog
[12:07]	TR News	"Birds of a feather on Sunday 1st, 10am: What are you missing in Haiku?" https://www.haiku-os.org/conference/2026_fosdem_2026/ | Source: HaikuOS
[12:07]	TR Bot	 FOSDEM 2026 | Haiku Project
[12:08]	TR News	"This blog is almost twenty six years old (here's the first post from July of 2000). Just like me, it's gone through a lot of changes." https://lawver.net/2026/01/a-shiny-new-bloggy-home/ | Source: Kevin Lawver
[12:08]	TR Bot	 A Shiny New Bloggy Home | Ultranormal
[12:09]	TR News	"I couldnt log in. The password procedure has changed." https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/error-1524-hy000-plugin-mysql_native_password-is-not-loaded/ | Source: Dan Langille
[12:09]	TR Bot	 ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin mysql_native_password is not loaded Dan Langille's Other Diary
[12:09]	TR News	"Its time for me to get off MySQL 8.0. It is not my database of preference, PostgreSQL is, however, Im moving to MySQL 8.4." https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/migrating-a-mysql-8-0-jail-to-a-new-mysql-8-4-jail/ | Source: Dan Langille
[12:09]	TR Bot	 Migrating a MySQL 8.0 jail to a new MySQL 8.4 jail Dan Langille's Other Diary
[12:10]	TR News	"The guide is for engineers and curious people who use the web every day, but never built a mental model of how browsers work." https://howbrowserswork.com/ |
[12:10]	TR Bot	 How Browsers Work
[12:10]	TR News	"The layout of the site has two parts (now three): The garden or whatever it is called these days (my note dump), and the blog (now also the microblog)." https://aethrvmn.gr/microblog/rss-update/ | Source: Aethrvmn
[12:10]	TR Bot	 RSS Update | aethrvmn
[12:10]	TR News	"A couple of months ago, I wrote about Triton, detailing some of the technical decisions I made during its development." https://otavio.cc/posts/triton-i-wrote-about-triton | Source: Otvio C
[12:10]	TR Bot	 Triton - Otvio C.
[12:12]	TR News	"The Key(singular)board has two modes: raw and alphanumeric. In raw mode, the telegraph keys statepressed or unpressedis segmented into a series of dot, dash, and space keystrokes." https://hannahilea.com/blog/telegraph-key-singular-board/ |
[12:12]	TR Bot	 Telegraph Key(singular)board: Morse for the modern era
[12:12]	TR News	"I have a RP2350 and an SSD1306 module. I want to use the former to display stuff on the latter. The most common modules are connected over IC: [...]" https://qsantos.fr/2026/01/24/asynchronous-i%c2%b2c-in-c/ | Source: Quentin Santos
[12:12]	TR Bot	 Asynchronous IC in C - Quentin Santos
[12:12]	TR News	"MIDI output is via USB, or, if you purchased the W variant of the Pi Pico/Pico 2, it can operate wirelessly over Bluetooth MIDI instead." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/wireless-midi-controller-has-lots-of-knobs/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:12]	TR Bot	MIDI Controller Has Lots Of Knobs | Hackaday
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[12:33]	TR News	"The Liya Linux distribution is an Arch-based project which runs the Cinnamon desktop and features the Pamac package manager." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12709 | Source: Distro Watch
[12:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12709 )
[12:33]	TR News	"The CachyOS team has announced the release of an updated ISO image of CachyOS, a Arch-based Linux distribution with the latest KDE Plasma as the chosen desktop on the live image" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12711 | Source: Distro Watch
[12:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12711 )
[12:33]	TR News	"It's not profoundly technologically radical, but Deepin does the job while looking fresh and modern and attractive." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/deepin_25010/ | Source: The Register UK
[12:33]	TR Bot	 China's Deepin Linux has built-in AI, snazzy desktop The Register
[12:35]	TR News	"So we pitched a ridiculous idea Paris had: a hint line simulator with a 300-page physical binder." https://yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-line-93/ | Source: Yarn Spinner Pty Ltd
[12:35]	TR Bot	 We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) | Yarn Spinner
[12:36]	TR News	"Prometheus Blackbox is somewhat complicated to understand." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxQueryResponse | Source: University of Toronto
[12:36]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[12:36]	TR News	"CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite. Think Google Docs, but where the server never sees your content." https://blog.hofstede.it/self-hosted-cryptpad-on-freebsd-with-vnet-jails-and-caddy/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn
[12:36]	TR Bot	 Self-Hosted CryptPad on FreeBSD with VNET Jails andCaddy | Larvitz Blog
[12:36]	TR News	"I've been fighting what I'm pretty sure is a silly firewall problem while trying to get Synctrain to work when my iPhone isn't on my WiFi." https://www.going-flying.com/blog/tcpdump-esp-tunnel-inner-addresses.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse
[12:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/tcpdump-esp-tunnel-inner-addresses.html )
[12:39]	TR News	"Its hard to belive given the current state of the industry, but there was a time in the 1990s when even large commercial software companies allowed you to customise your desktop." https://rubenerd.com/choosing-a-plus-95-theme/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[12:39]	TR Bot	Choosing a Plus! 95 theme
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[12:51]	TR News	Online date auctions in South Korea spark controversy over possible prostitution https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/online-date-auctions-in-south-korea-spark-controversy-over-possible-prostitution
[12:51]	TR Bot	 Online date auctions in South Korea spark controversy over possible prostitution | The Straits Times
[12:52]	TR News	South Koreans allegedly involved in scam operations sent home from Cambodia for investigation https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/south-koreans-allegedly-involved-in-scam-operations-sent-home-from-cambodia-for-investigation/
[12:52]	TR Bot	 South Koreans allegedly involved in scam operations sent home from Cambodia for investigation - JURIST - News
[12:55]	TR News	U.S. Automakers Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/business/general-motors-ford-canada-china.html
[12:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/business/general-motors-ford-canada-china.html )
[12:59]	TR News	Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits for third week of jan 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/01/24/misc-fedora-bits-for-third-week-of-jan-2026/
[12:59]	TR Bot	 misc fedora bits for third week of jan 2026 | Kevin's musings
● Jan 25
[13:00]	TR News	NVME idle timeout at bootup https://bkhome.org/news/202601/nvme-idle-timeout-at-bootup.html
[13:00]	TR Bot	 NVME idle timeout at bootup
[13:01]	TR News	Midnight Commander has multiple entries in menu https://bkhome.org/news/202601/midnight-commander-has-multiple-entries-in-menu.html
[13:01]	TR Bot	 Midnight Commander has multiple entries in menu
[13:03]	TR News	New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Hungry Horrors - 2026-01-21 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-01-21-edition/index.html
[13:03]	TR Bot	 New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Hungry Horrors - 2026-01-21 Edition
[13:05]	TR News	Sam Thursfield: Slop or so-called Hey Hi (AI) predictions for 2026 https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/ai-predictions-for-2026/
[13:05]	TR Bot	 AI predictions for 2026 Sam Thursfield
[13:05]	TR News	Automated plagiarism isn't AI and isn't a revolution; it's plunder and a Ponzi scheme
[13:06]	TR News	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
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights EDPB/CNIL privacy expert Amandine Jambert (cryptie, FSFE) implicitly admitted lying about harassment when she resigned admitting conflict of interest
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[13:26]	TR News	Internet blackouts https://alirezahayati.com/2026/01/internet-blackouts/
[13:26]	TR Bot	 Internet blackouts | Ali Reza Hayati
[13:26]	TR News	After thousands died in crackdown, Iran is trying to change the narrative https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0124/iran-protests-violent-crackdown-regime-narrative
[13:26]	TR Bot	narrative on protest deaths blames US, Israeli agents - CSMonitor.com
[13:31]	TR News	ICE Is Scanning Civilians Faces, Telling Them Theyre Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-database-facial-scan
[13:31]	TR Bot	 ICE Is Scanning Civilians' Faces, Telling Them They're Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database
[13:31]	TR News	Workers Say Hey Hi (AI) Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist Its a Productivity Miracle https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/workers-ai-useless-bosses-miracle
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Workers Say AI Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist It's a Productivity Miracle
[13:34]	TR News	Michigan AG brings federal antitrust suit against fossil fuel companies https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/michigan-ag-brings-federal-antitrust-suit-against-fossil-fuel-companies/
[13:34]	TR Bot	 Michigan AG brings federal antitrust suit against fossil fuel companies - JURIST - News
[13:35]	TR News	AI tribalism https://nolanlawson.com/2026/01/24/ai-tribalism/
[13:35]	TR Bot	 AI tribalism | Read the Tea Leaves
[13:36]	TR News	Nike Probing Potential Security Incident as Hackers Threaten to Leak Data https://www.securityweek.com/nike-probing-potential-security-incident-as-hackers-threaten-to-leak-data/
[13:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/nike-probing-potential-security-incident-as-hackers-threaten-to-leak-data/ )
[13:37]	TR News	In praise of memory-leak-detection https://euroquis.nl/kde/2026/01/24/memory.html
[13:37]	TR Bot	 In praise of memory-leak-detection | [bobulate]
[13:38]	TR News	Facebook Hey Hi (AI) Slop Has Grown So Dark That You May Not Be Prepared https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/facebook-ai-slop-dark
[13:38]	TR Bot	 Facebook AI Slop Has Grown So Dark That You May Not Be Prepared
[13:39]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights
[13:41]	TR News	Strange Debian package renaming https://bkhome.org/news/202601/strange-debian-package-renaming.html
[13:41]	TR Bot	 Strange Debian package renaming
[13:41]	TR News	Tweak updating db when PKGget starts https://bkhome.org/news/202601/tweak-updating-db-when-pkgget-starts.html
[13:41]	TR Bot	 Tweak updating db when PKGget starts
[13:41]	TR News	fstrim detect fix https://bkhome.org/news/202601/fstrim-detect-fix.html
[13:41]	TR Bot	 fstrim detect fix
[13:42]	TR News	Gunnar Wolf: Finally some light for those who care about Debian on the Raspberry Pi https://gwolf.org/2026/01/finally-some-light-for-those-who-care-about-debian-on-the-raspberry-pi.html
[13:42]	TR Bot	 Gunnar Wolf Finally some light for those who care about Debian on the Raspberry Pi
[13:44]	TR News	GNU C Library 2.43 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1055757/
[13:44]	TR Bot	C Library 2.43 released [LWN.net]
[13:48]	TR News	Mecha Comet is an open-source hardware, modular GNU/Linux handheld computer (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/25/mecha-comet-is-an-open-source-hardware-modular-linux-handheld-computer/
[13:48]	TR Bot	 Mecha Comet is an open-source hardware, modular Linux handheld computer (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[13:49]	TR News	Surge terminal-based download manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/surge-terminal-based-download-manager/
[13:49]	TR Bot	- terminal-based download manager - LinuxLinks
[13:49]	TR News	tcgui Web-GUI for GNU/Linux traffic control https://www.linuxlinks.com/tcgui-web-gui-linux-traffic-control/
[13:49]	TR Bot	- Web-GUI for Linux traffic control - LinuxLinks
[13:49]	TR News	Flowrs TUI for Apache Airflow https://www.linuxlinks.com/flowrs-tui-apache-airflow/
[13:49]	TR Bot	- TUI for Apache Airflow - LinuxLinks
[13:50]	TR News	kubefwd port forward pods within a Kubernetes namespace https://www.linuxlinks.com/kubefwd-port-forward-pods-kubernetes-namespace/
[13:50]	TR Bot	- port forward pods within a Kubernetes namespace - LinuxLinks
[13:50]	TR News	8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-music-trackers/
[13:50]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers - LinuxLinks
[13:52]	TR News	7 Useful Free and Open Source Go TUI frameworks https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-go-tui-frameworks/
[13:52]	TR Bot	Useful Free and Open Source Go TUI frameworks - LinuxLinks
[13:52]	TR News	rustledger Rust implementation of Beancount https://www.linuxlinks.com/rustledger-rust-implementation-beancount/
[13:52]	TR Bot	- Rust implementation of Beancount - LinuxLinks
[13:56]	TR News	senpai modern terminal IRC client https://www.linuxlinks.com/senpai-modern-terminal-irc-client/
[13:56]	TR Bot	- modern terminal IRC client - LinuxLinks
[13:56]	TR News	Great Open Source Collaborative Editing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/collaborativeediting/
[13:56]	TR Bot	Open Source Collaborative Editing Tools - LinuxLinks
[13:56]	TR News	GitType turn your source code into typing challenges https://www.linuxlinks.com/gittype-turn-source-code-typing-challenges/
[13:56]	TR Bot	- turn your source code into typing challenges - LinuxLinks
[13:57]	TR News	SwitchCalc GTK4 calculator https://www.linuxlinks.com/switchcalc-gtk4-calculator/
[13:57]	TR Bot	- GTK4 calculator - LinuxLinks
[13:59]	TR News	CachyOS newest release drops X11 for Wayland in Live ISOs https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-newest-release-drops-x11-for-wayland-in-live-isos/
[13:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-newest-release-drops-x11-for-wayland-in-live-isos/ )
[13:59]	TR News	6 Software for Running backdoored Windows Apps/Games in Ubuntu & Other GNU/Linux https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/software-running-windows-apps-games-linux/
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[14:00]	TR Bot	 6 Software for Running Windows Apps/Games in Ubuntu & Other Linux | UbuntuHandbook
[14:00]	TR News	Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.shtml
[14:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux"
[14:01]	TR News	S.E.C. Drops Case Against Cryptocurrency Firm Founded by Winklevoss Twins https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/sec-crypto-winklevoss.html
[14:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/sec-crypto-winklevoss.html )
[14:02]	TR News	How to Install Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop on ZFS Root https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-26-04-desktop-on-zfs-root
[14:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-26-04-desktop-on-zfs-root )
[14:08]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights
[14:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tux Machines Grew Because of Attacks on Tux Machines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[14:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Tux Machines Grew Because of Attacks on Tux Machines
[14:20]	TR News	A bubble like HEY HI https://ts2.tech/en/cloud-computing-stocks-face-a-packed-week-as-amazon-job-cuts-loom-and-fed-meets/
[14:20]	TR Bot	 Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets
[14:42]	TR News	Techrights Technology Trends Driven by DRM Giants, Planned Obsolescence, Not the Needs of the Buyers https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.gmi 
[14:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Technology Trends Driven by DRM Giants, Planned Obsolescence, Not the Needs of the Buyers
[14:55]	TR News	Techrights Details on IBM Layoffs in the EU Last Week, Same Allegedly Coming to the US Shortly https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Details_on_IBM_Layoffs_in_the_EU_Last_Week_Same_Allegedly_Comin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Details_on_IBM_Layoffs_in_the_EU_Last_Week_Same_Allegedly_Comin.gmi 
[14:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights Details on IBM Layoffs in the EU Last Week, Same Allegedly Coming to the US Shortly
[14:57]	TR News	Wine-Staging 11.1 is out
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[15:05]	TR News	re gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.gmi c.f. PIRG, Right to Repair, Fight to Repair, Louis Rossmann, Kevin Kenney, etc
[15:07]	TR News	Techrights After Half a Decade Vista 11 is Still a Giant Failure https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_Half_a_Decade_Vista_11_is_Still_a_Giant_Failure.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_Half_a_Decade_Vista_11_is_Still_a_Giant_Failure.gmi 
[15:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights After Half a Decade Vista 11 is Still a Giant Failure
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349146
[15:14]	TR Bot	 Thank you! I agree - its an honor to host RMS for a talk! We will be posting vi... | Hacker News
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Thank you! I agree - its an honor to host RMS for a talk! We will be posting video recordings of the event online afterward, so please keep an eye out if youre interested in hearing what he has to say in 2025.
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	> It is an honor and achievement of a society that Richard Stallman may speak and say what he chooses to say, in 2025.
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	Georgia Tech, as a public institution, takes the First Amendment very seriously (see: https://provost.gatech.edu/academic-freedom-and-freedom-expr...). Our student organization has worked hard with the College of Computing and other members of the administration to ensure that all of RMS's requests have been met.
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	
[15:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[15:14]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://provost.gatech.edu/academic-freedom-and-freedom-expr )
[15:26]	TR News	Mentions IBM several times and relays the Big Lie that financial problems are just "replaced by HEY HI" https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/when-layoffs-hit-the-40s-professionals-tell-their-job-loss-stories-2855706-2026-01-21
[15:26]	TR Bot	 When layoffs hit the 40s: Professionals tell their job-loss stories - India Today
[15:27]	TR News	Did Intel try to blame "HEY HI" something? https://gulfnews.com/technology/intel-shares-plunge-on-earnings-expectations-1.500417884
[15:27]	TR Bot	 Intel shares plunge on earnings expectations
[15:27]	TR News	IBM https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/big-tech-offshore-more-jobs-india-2026-us-layoffs-push-workers-brink-1771284
[15:28]	TR Bot	 Big Tech to Offshore More Jobs to India in 2026 US Layoffs Push Workers to Brink | IBTimes UK
[15:36]	TR News	SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-proved-the-linux-desktop-doesnt-need-to-look-like-windows-to-succeed/
[15:36]	TR Bot	 SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed
[15:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Im new to Ubuntu, but these 6 things are already better than Windows 11 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.gmi 
[15:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Im new to Ubuntu, but these 6 things are already better than Windows 11
[15:37]	TR News	I stopped using the Linux start menu: This "fuzzy" launcher is so much faster https://www.howtogeek.com/the-linux-app-launcher-that-replaced-my-start-menu-search/
[15:37]	TR Bot	 I stopped using the Linux start menu: This "fuzzy" launcher is so much faster
[15:37]	TR News	Microsofts AI dream is a users nightmare: 3 ways an "Agentic OS" fails https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-i-think-microsofts-agentic-os-dream-will-become-a-horrible-nightmare/
[15:37]	TR Bot	 Microsofts AI dream is a users nightmare: 3 ways an "Agentic OS" fails
[15:39]	TR News	"This release contains both stable and LTS kernels to improve compatibility for newer devices and hardware." https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-january-2026-brings-kdes-new-plasma-login-manager
[15:39]	TR Bot	ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDE's New Plasma Login Manager - 9to5Linux
[15:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft Confirms Windows Back Doors, 'Agentic OS' (Slopfest) Backfires Also https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_Confirms_Windows_Back_Doors_Agentic_OS_Slopfest_Backf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_Confirms_Windows_Back_Doors_Agentic_OS_Slopfest_Backf.gmi 
[15:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft Confirms Windows Back Doors, 'Agentic OS' (Slopfest) Backfires Also
[15:40]	TR News	Oracle Linux 7 (ARM) support endedactions for OKE customers https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-linux-7-arm-support-ended-actions-for-oke
[15:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-linux-7-arm-support-ended-actions-for-oke )
[15:41]	TR News	"After cancelling the newer Nexus Mods app that had Linux support to refocus on the older Vortex, the Nexus Mods team now say Vortex will support SteamOS. This was quite a blow for the Linux modding scene, as the newer Nexus Mods app was very promising in terms of how clean it was and that it had proper full Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/
[15:41]	TR Bot	Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux | GamingOnLinux
[15:41]	TR News	Microsoft Canonical https://www.scworld.com/brief/fake-cryptocurrency-wallet-apps-target-linux-users-with-cryptostealers
[15:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/brief/fake-cryptocurrency-wallet-apps-target-linux-users-with-cryptostealers )
[15:44]	TR News	Ufficio Zero Lorena-5_1 is out https://distrowatch.com/ufficiozero
[15:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ufficiozero )
[15:44]	TR News	Liya 2.5 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/liya
[15:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/liya )
[15:45]	TR News	The Thaw Begins?: Whats Driving IPR Institutions Under Director Squires https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/driving-institutions-director.html
[15:45]	TR Bot	 The Thaw Begins?: What's Driving IPR Institutions Under Director Squires
[15:45]	TR News	Skywave 5.10.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/skywave
[15:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/skywave )
[15:45]	TR News	AfagOS 20260124 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/afagos
[15:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/afagos )
[15:46]	TR News	CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDEs New Plasma Login Manager https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-january-2026-brings-kdes-new-plasma-login-manager
[15:46]	TR News	GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-8-image-editor-released-with-wayland-and-font-handling-improvements
[15:46]	TR Bot	3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements - 9to5Linux
[15:46]	TR News	CachyOS 260124 is out https://distrowatch.com/cachyos
[15:46]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/cachyos )
[15:47]	TR News	PikaOS 26.01.24 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/pikaos
[15:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pikaos )
[15:48]	TR News	How to Install Latest GNU/Linux Kernel on CentOS Stream (10, 9) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-latest-linux-kernel-on-centos-stream/
[15:48]	TR Bot	to Install Latest Linux Kernel on CentOS Stream (10, 9) - LinuxCapable
[15:49]	TR News	How To Install HandBrake on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-handbrake-debian-13/
[15:49]	TR Bot	 How To Install HandBrake on Debian 13 - idroot
[15:50]	TR News	Proprietary spyware of hostile company https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-teams-fedora-43/ use Free software instead, e.g. BBB
[15:50]	TR Bot	 How To Install Microsoft Teams on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:52]	TR News	trzsz-ssh drop-in replacement for openssh https://www.linuxlinks.com/trzsz-ssh-replacement-openssh/
[15:52]	TR Bot	- drop-in replacement for openssh - LinuxLinks
[15:52]	TR News	Choosing a Plus! 95 theme https://rubenerd.com/choosing-a-plus-95-theme/
[15:52]	TR Bot	Choosing a Plus! 95 theme
[15:53]	TR News	Migrating a MySQL 8.0 jail to a new MySQL 8.4 jail https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/migrating-a-mysql-8-0-jail-to-a-new-mysql-8-4-jail/
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Migrating a MySQL 8.0 jail to a new MySQL 8.4 jail Dan Langille's Other Diary
[15:56]	TR News	FOSDEM 2026 schedule Embedded, RISC-V, Robotics, Rust, Open Hardware, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/24/fosdem-2026-schedule-embedded-risc-v-robotics-rust-open-hardware/
[15:56]	TR Bot	 FOSDEM 2026 schedule - Embedded, RISC-V, Robotics, Rust, Open Hardware, and more - CNX Software
[15:56]	TR News	Good News for Mobile App Developers: Skip Is Now Open Source https://itsfoss.com/news/skip-goes-open-source/
[15:56]	TR Bot	 Good News for Mobile App Developers: Skip Is Now Open Source
[15:56]	TR News	The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml
[15:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO
[15:56]	TR News	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
[15:56]	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
[15:56]	TR News	The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml
[15:57]	TR News	Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary') (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml
[15:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary')
[15:57]	TR News	Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft contract dispute (1716711) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.shtml
[15:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Microsoft contract dispute (1716711)
[15:59]	TR News	How to Install Yandex Browser on Fedora GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-yandex-browser-on-fedora-linux/
[15:59]	TR Bot	to Install Yandex Browser on Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable
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[16:05]	TR News	Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for Race Science https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html
[16:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html )
[16:06]	TR News	New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Bladesong - 2026-01-24 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-01-24-edition/index.html
[16:06]	TR Bot	 New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Bladesong - 2026-01-24 Edition
[16:08]	TR News	European reliance on US software: A digital sovereignty challenge https://www.france24.com/en/european-reliance-on-us-software-a-digital-sovereignty-challenge https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
[16:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/european-reliance-on-us-software-a-digital-sovereignty-challenge )
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights 10 Easy Steps to Follow for Digital Sovereignty in Nations That Distrust GAFAM et al
[16:08]	TR News	Scientist Horrified as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Deletes All His Research https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/scientist-horrified-chatgpt-deletes-research
[16:08]	TR Bot	 Scientist Horrified as ChatGPT Deletes All His "Research"
[16:09]	TR News	Alpine GNU/Linux Turns Equinix Metals Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade https://fossforce.com/2026/01/alpine-linux-turns-equinix-metal-exit-into-an-infrastructure-upgrade/
[16:09]	TR Bot	 Alpine Linux Turns Equinix Metal's Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade - FOSS Force
[16:09]	TR News	FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending January 23 https://fossforce.com/2026/01/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-january-23/
[16:09]	TR Bot	 FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending January 23 - FOSS Force
[16:17]		*SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@y3syynzkwyc9u.irc) has joined #techrights
[16:24]	TR News	Techrights WebM Version of Richard Stallman's Latest Talk (Georgia Tech Talk) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/WebM_Version_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Latest_Talk_Georgia_Tech_Tal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/WebM_Version_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Latest_Talk_Georgia_Tech_Tal.gmi 
[16:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights WebM Version of Richard Stallman's Latest Talk (Georgia Tech Talk)
[16:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Video: Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Video_Free_Libre_Software_And_Our_Freedom_Our_shield_against_ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Video_Free_Libre_Software_And_Our_Freedom_Our_shield_against_ma.gmi 
[16:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Video: Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices.
[16:57]	TR News	Techrights Claims That PIPs Are Abused for Silent Mass Layoffs at IBM (Without Severance) or Forced Retirements https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Claims_That_PIPs_Are_Abused_for_Silent_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_With.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Claims_That_PIPs_Are_Abused_for_Silent_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_With.gmi 
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Claims That PIPs Are Abused for Silent Mass Layoffs at IBM (Without Severance) or Forced Retirements
● Jan 25
[17:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[17:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[17:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Oldies, Steam, and WINE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.gmi 
[17:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Oldies, Steam, and WINE
[17:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  EasyOS Development News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/EasyOS_Development_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/EasyOS_Development_News.gmi 
[17:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines EasyOS Development News
[17:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Mecha Comet, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[17:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Mecha Comet, Raspberry Pi, and More
[17:05]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[17:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[17:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[17:09]	TR News	Techrights Links 25/01/2026: Slop "Tribalism", Nike Apparently Cracked https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Slop_Tribalism_Nike_Apparently_Cracked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Slop_Tribalism_Nike_Apparently_Cracked.gmi 
[17:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 25/01/2026: Slop "Tribalism", Nike Apparently Cracked
[17:14]		*psydruid is wondering if he should attend Occupied FOSDEM this year
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[17:22]	TR News	Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows https://www.wired.com/story/gear-news-of-the-week-apples-ai-wearable-and-a-phone-that-can-boot-android-linux-and-windows/
[17:22]	TR Bot	News of the Week: Apples AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows | WIRED
[17:22]	TR News	Mecha Comet modular Linux handheld hits Kickstarter for $189 and up https://liliputing.com/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld-hits-kickstarter-for-189-and-up/
[17:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://liliputing.com/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld-hits-kickstarter-for-189-and-up/ )
[17:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.1.gmi 
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better
[17:25]	TR News	Microsoft Word?? REALLY??? https://www.bgr.com/2070270/essential-windows-apps-not-on-linux/
[17:25]	TR Bot	 5 Essential Windows Apps You Won't Find On Linux
[17:26]	TR News	Paint.NET?? A joke?
[17:27]	TR News	"This sure sounds like a meme project, but there's more to it!" https://itsfoss.com/loss32-distro/
[17:27]	TR Bot	 loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage)
[17:28]	TR News	Nexus Mods Vortex To Get Linux Support in 2026, Thanks to Steam Hardware https://www.techpowerup.com/345573/nexus-mods-vortex-to-get-linux-support-in-2026-thanks-to-steam-hardware
[17:28]	TR Bot	Mods Vortex To Get Linux Support in 2026, Thanks to Steam Hardware | TechPowerUp
[17:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft just gave us another great reason to switch to Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.gmi 
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft just gave us another great reason to switch to Linux
[17:30]	TR News	"There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, I have several terminal-based options." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-terminal-based-linux-file-managers/
[17:30]	TR Bot	I recommend these 5 Linux file managers over GUI - and they&apos;re all free | ZDNET
[17:30]	TR News	Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pis-usb-upgrade-photoshop-on-linux-and-more-linux-news-roundup/
[17:30]	TR Bot	 Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup
[17:33]	TR News	Yesterday, after Alex Pretti was murdered, my friend was inspired to finish it. In one day, he added 15 additional tracks and extended the bridge. He also recorded the hilarious monologue by Satan at the end. He sent me the mix and needless to say, I'm extremely pleased with the result." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20260125.gmi
[17:34]	TR News	"The American Midwest has been hit with an extreme cold front, with temperatures in my area dipping to -20 C and wind chills exceeding -30 C at times. We received a small amount of snow, and with temperatures this low, it's not going away anytime soon." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260125-cold-perception.gmi
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[17:47]	TR News	Techrights Linuxiac is Basically a Fake News Site, But It's Being Fed by Google News https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Linuxiac_is_Basically_a_Fake_News_Site_But_It_s_Being_Fed_by_Go.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Linuxiac_is_Basically_a_Fake_News_Site_But_It_s_Being_Fed_by_Go.gmi 
[17:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights Linuxiac is Basically a Fake News Site, But It's Being Fed by Google News
[17:49]	TR News	"No shirt Arvind; we've known AI was baloney for years. It has just been cover for you to put more of your chosen people in place. AI = All India. If you can find another job, leave while you can. Innovation is very dead. Hardwork and achievement are futile." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
[17:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy )
[17:49]	TR News	"The ones that will hang on til the end have their little cliques. In the CIO, we have Matt Loathsome; in AADP you have Jill Fourie-able and her evil managers such as JD LaPlante. Parasites that will fill me with joy when they meet the end of their careers" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
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[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://x.com/PsiloX/status/2015018846231380127
[17:55]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Everything that runs on a server outside of your control is compromised. 
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	Secure enclaves in memory is not on apple's to do list as far as I know. 
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	Just follow Stallman's advice.
[17:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://stallman.org/apple.html"
[17:55]	TR Bot	 Reasons not to use Apple
[17:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	"OMFG...this is way too much now. I will never pay for MS products ever again. 
[17:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	after somany years, I have to say: Stallman FTW!"
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://x.com/lowiqmarsoupial/status/2015278079518871997
[17:57]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	"when facebook first emerged and I decided I didn't like it and was proven right
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://stallman.org/facebook.html
[17:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	and lots of early youtube videos that questioned everything and brought attention to many things not taught at school
[17:57]	TR Bot	 Reasons not to use (i.e., be used by) Facebook
[17:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	\https://x.com/djMaxM/status/2015478961078239594
[17:58]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[17:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Using these coding agents I can't shake that this must be what Richard Stallman felt like using human assistants in the 90s. But I guess a lot less immediate understanding."
● Jan 25
[18:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Rob Thomas, IBMs chief commercial officer, said AI has reached a stage where there can be a return on investment. You can truly start to automate tasks and business processes, he told Reuters."
[18:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.dawn.com/news/1968783
[18:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	Twisting RAs as "AI automation"?
[18:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.dawn.com/news/1968783 )
[18:15]	TR News	Techrights Fake IBM Retirements (IBM Gives Older Workers Ultimatums, Deadlines, and Carrots on Sticks) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Fake_IBM_Retirements_IBM_Gives_Older_Workers_Ultimatums_Deadlin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Fake_IBM_Retirements_IBM_Gives_Older_Workers_Ultimatums_Deadlin.gmi 
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights Fake IBM Retirements (IBM Gives Older Workers Ultimatums, Deadlines, and Carrots on Sticks)
[18:19]	TR News	Site dead for 4 months now https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Open Source Watch
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[18:21]	TR News	the restrictions may become permanent https://www.dw.com/en/iran-s-communication-blackout-is-more-serious-than-ever-before-and-this-time-the-restrictions-may-become-permanent/a-75487555
[18:21]	TR Bot	 Why Iran's communication blackout could become permanent
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[18:22]	MinceR	https://apina.biz/212592.jpeg?mode=sfw
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[18:24]	TR News	Journalists detained, barred in Syria as government regains Aleppo areas https://cpj.org/2026/01/journalists-detained-barred-in-syria-as-government-regains-aleppo-areas/
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Journalists detained, barred in Syria as government regains Aleppo areas - Committee to Protect Journalists
[18:25]	Isambard_Prince	Microsoft Windows is a product that's already there when you buy a PC, whether you want to use it or not. Even if the first thing you do is get rid of it, they sold a license.
[18:26]	TR News	DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-public-uprising-bernhard-poerksens-critique-of-der-spiegels-debate-culture-a-fb086101-400e-4326-9ee3-b8b6f6356b80
[18:26]	TR Bot	 The Public Uprising: Bernhard Poerksen's Critique of DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture - DER SPIEGEL
[18:26]	Isambard_Prince	There should be a law that says they can't lock out other operating systems, you must be given the opportunity to immediately install a different one before Windows ever loads the first time, and the OEM only pays Microsoft for Windows if you choose to activate it.
[18:27]	MinceR	it won't be enforced
[18:27]	MinceR	even when microslop lost some sort of antitrust suit, all they got was a slap on the wrist
[18:28]	MinceR	the state does not operate for the benefit of the citizens, it operates for the benefit of itself and its megacorporate and cult sponsors
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[18:57]	Isambard_Prince	 The whole H1-B thing is a scam. They've been doing layoffs for years at IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and they bring in all these H1-Bs, and the first thing you read about after every layoff, on "thelayoff" is how the headcount isn't actually shrinking, they bring in H1-Bs to lower salaries and prevent and dismantle labor unions.
[18:57]	Isambard_Prince	As much as I despise Trump, I thought it was funny, the $100,000 per H1-B application, whether it gets approved or not. So you might even pay it and then get it denied and you don't get a refund. I hate Trump but I would have done the same thing honestly. USCIS is a fee funded agency and they've been raising the price for marriage green cards and everything, while giving fatcat tech companies a subsidy. 
[18:58]	Isambard_Prince	Why are we giving away H1-B visas to companies that are clearly abusing them in order to bust salaries and unions?
[18:58]	Isambard_Prince	Well, that stops now.
[18:59]	Isambard_Prince	There's no way you pay $100,000 to apply for one when they only get to stay for a few years and then you have to pay it again.
[18:59]	Isambard_Prince	And USCIS will want PROOF that this person is actually highly skilled and performs a function you are having a hard time finding with American employees.
[18:59]	Isambard_Prince	Before, they just rubber stamped all of them.
● Jan 25
[19:07]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, So I went to log in to Credit Karma.
[19:07]	Isambard_Prince	And it asked me for a phone number to send a code to.
[19:07]	Isambard_Prince	I kept putting in my phone number and it said that number has already been used to verify an account.
[19:07]	Isambard_Prince	So I started hitting the back button and it logged in without a code.
[19:08]	Isambard_Prince	This is from Intuit, which makes TurboTax and stores people's tax returns "in the cloud" with full SSNs.
[19:08]	MinceR	:>
[19:09]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, There's a bunch of trashprime credit card companies that are offering me special credit cards that are not their usual garbage for people with bad credit scores.
[19:10]	Isambard_Prince	I got an offer from Credit One Bank (a vicious subprime lender in Nevada) and they offered me a secret card that's not on their website with 2% cash back, a normal interest rate, no annual fees, and a guaranteed $10,000 minimum credit line.
[19:11]	Isambard_Prince	I think that Credit One is testing out the idea of targeting people with good credit now that they've made a ton of money with fee harvesters with minimal credit lines for people like mom.
[19:23]	MinceR	(cat) https://apina.biz/20845.jpg?mode=sfw
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[19:23]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, My life is sort of going womp womp denied for being the fucking Janitor.
[19:24]	Isambard_Prince	So I mean, I'm not in a position to laugh at anyone.
[19:24]	Isambard_Prince	I'm in danger of becoming homeless.
[19:26]	Isambard_Prince	But even I'm not as bad as my mother from a credit score POV.
[19:26]	Isambard_Prince	Womp Womp denied by Capital One.
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[19:34]	Isambard_Prince	There's really no downside to a partial government shutdown to punish ICE at this poinnt.
[19:34]	Isambard_Prince	Trump is already illegally refusing to send grants to states that he doesn't like.
[19:34]	Isambard_Prince	So if other agencies shut down, who gives a shit?
[19:34]	Isambard_Prince	The only people to lose their funding now are red states.
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[19:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - as someone who's tested hundreds of them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/The_6_Linux_distros_I_expect_to_rule_2026_as_someone_who_s_test.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/The_6_Linux_distros_I_expect_to_rule_2026_as_someone_who_s_test.gmi 
[19:47]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - as someone who's tested hundreds of them
[19:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Bouncy Ball will always bounce back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Bouncy_Ball_will_always_bounce_back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Bouncy_Ball_will_always_bounce_back.gmi 
[19:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Bouncy Ball will always bounce back
[19:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  AfagOS Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/AfagOS_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/AfagOS_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[19:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines AfagOS Linux distribution
[19:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[19:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software
● Jan 25
[20:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Emmabunts DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.gmi 
[20:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Emmabunts DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need
[20:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Not the Linux You Remember: 16 Every Day Tasks That No Longer Need the Terminal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Not_the_Linux_You_Remember_16_Every_Day_Tasks_That_No_Longer_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Not_the_Linux_You_Remember_16_Every_Day_Tasks_That_No_Longer_Ne.gmi 
[20:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Not the Linux You Remember: 16 Every Day Tasks That No Longer Need the Terminal
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[20:17]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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● Jan 25
[21:15]	Isambard_Prince	https://old.reddit.com/r/DHAC/comments/1qmtu7z/nra_and_progun_groups_call_for_full_investigation/
[21:15]	TR Bot	 NRA and pro-gun groups call for full investigation into killing of Alex Pretti : DHAC
[21:16]	Isambard_Prince	This mess with ICE and CBP has gotten so out of control that even the NRA is calling for a murder investigation into the CBP agent now.
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[21:16]	Isambard_Prince	I don't normally agree with the NRA, but I agree completely. The State should conduct its own investigation and swiftly bring murder charges based on the mountain of evidence at hand.
[21:17]	Isambard_Prince	The federal government is trying to engage in a cover-up, but it can't hide the hundreds of eyewitness testimonies and recordings from every angle.
[21:17]	MinceR	maybe some of them still want the 2nd amendment to be upheld, unlike the loudest nazis
[21:17]	MinceR	whose opinion is apparently 'the 2nd amendment applies to me, but not to you'
[21:18]	Isambard_Prince	Yes, Greg Bovino who deliberately walks around in a Nazi SS-style uniform, claimed the second amendment "did not apply" to the nurse that they murdered.
[21:18]	Isambard_Prince	He had a conceal and carry license issued by Minnesota, and no firearm disqualifiers or criminal records.
[21:18]	Isambard_Prince	So I'm not sure why it wouldn't.
[21:19]	Isambard_Prince	They even photographed Bovino in his SS uniform, but they had to angle the camera just right to hide the fact that he's shorter than most American women, and parading around in an SS costume.
[21:20]	MinceR	lol
[21:24]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, It was just weird, and in the background they even had these creepy red lights that made him look like the devil. (If the devil was shorter than a woman.)
[21:25]	MinceR	well, some devils are
[21:25]	MinceR	like lemures
[21:25]	MinceR	https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lemure
[21:25]	TR Bot	 Client Challenge
[21:26]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, He is a very potent male, you know, everywhere he goes in the SS trenchcoat, he has to have six bodyguards with automatic rifles.
[21:26]	MinceR	also nupperibos
[21:26]	MinceR	https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Nupperibo
[21:26]	TR Bot	 Client Challenge
[21:27]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, I saw a welcome mat that says "Come back with a warrant or Level IV Plate."
[21:27]	Isambard_Prince	I thought about it and then I said, "Well, why ruin the surprise?"
[21:27]	MinceR	:>
[21:28]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, "Armor Piercing" bullets are illegal in Illinois.
[21:29]	MinceR	spinagons are even smaller
[21:29]	Isambard_Prince	But the law doesn't cover every armor piercing bullet that's made.
[21:29]	MinceR	https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Spinagon
[21:29]	TR Bot	 Client Challenge
[21:29]	Isambard_Prince	Only certain types.
[21:29]	Isambard_Prince	Green Tip is perfectly legal here.
[21:32]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, That's why the guy who shot up his Tesla actually penetrated the door.
[21:32]	Isambard_Prince	Because when Musk said bulletproof, he wasn't talking about green tip, which are actually quite common.
[21:33]	Isambard_Prince	The guy was trying to prove that the bullets would just bounce off the Tesla or something and he ended up ruining the driver door, the motors, and the driver seat the bullets got lodged in.
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[21:35]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, The trouble for Trump is that the news agencies are actually reporting the truth about the murder of Alex Pretti instead of Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino's lies.
[21:35]	Isambard_Prince	So I suppose that it's time for another round of lawsuits against the news.
[21:36]	Isambard_Prince	That's how Putin got the news under control in Russia.
[21:36]	Isambard_Prince	Before he got all-powerful.
[21:37]	Isambard_Prince	Russia has a terrible economic situation right now. They've basically squandered their entire national wealth fund.
[21:37]	Isambard_Prince	The last report I saw said they even had to sell 83% of their gold to keep the war going.
[21:37]	MinceR	communist china and a bunch of other shitholes are helping them
[21:38]	Isambard_Prince	I wonder how much of that gold was Nazi gold that the Soviet Union managed to grab at the end of that war.
[21:38]	MinceR	ah yes, the gold of their former allies
[21:38]	MinceR	rather, the gold their former allies robbed from others
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[21:41]	Isambard_Prince	Yes, the Jews that saw "the dentist" to get the gold ripped out of their teeth.
[21:41]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, When a car salesman tried to tell me everyone was signing car loans at 17% these days, I said "Hey, how about the fillings out of my fucking teeth too?"
[21:42]	Isambard_Prince	I've got about a quarter of a tank of gas right now.
[21:42]	Isambard_Prince	I'm sure that's enough to make it up to Wisconsin tomorrow.
[21:42]	Isambard_Prince	I don't like filling up down here because it's running about $3 a gallon here and about $2.20 up there.
[21:42]	Isambard_Prince	Over a 17 gallon tank that adds up.
[21:43]	Isambard_Prince	I have to be there for a medical appointment and the gas station is across the street.
[21:43]	MinceR	:>
[21:43]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Being on the state line is great.
[21:43]	Isambard_Prince	You can visit them for cheap gas without having to live in a community property state.
[21:43]	Isambard_Prince	:)
[21:44]	MinceR	what's community property?
[21:44]	Isambard_Prince	In a community property state, when you acquire property, money, or debts during a marriage, it automatically belongs to both of you.
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[21:44]	Isambard_Prince	And if you have to file bankruptcy, your spouse has to as well.
[21:44]	Isambard_Prince	Because their debts are yours.
[21:45]	Isambard_Prince	So basically, if you have a spouse that gets credit cards and personal loans you didn't ever sign for, they can come after you to pay those.
[21:45]	Isambard_Prince	Even though you didn't know about them, and never agreed to pay.
[21:45]	Isambard_Prince	If your spouse ends up in the hospital, they can go after you and ruin your credit as well, even though you didn't go to the hospital.
[21:45]	MinceR	ic
[21:46]	MinceR	should be easily fixed by never marrying
[21:46]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, My surgeon says he practices in Wisconsin because there's too many malpractice lawsuits against doctors down here.
[21:46]	MinceR	it shouldn't be the state's business anyway
[21:46]	MinceR	or the church's, for that matter
[21:46]	Isambard_Prince	I told him I don't live in Wisconsin because I don't agree to be sued for my spouse's debts.
[21:46]	MinceR	they should keep their own business
[21:46]	MinceR	though i guess if they did, they'd cease to exist
[21:47]	Isambard_Prince	What a horrible state.
[21:47]	Isambard_Prince	There's no reason to live in Wisconsin and it's too dangerous to marry anyone if you live there.
[21:47]	Isambard_Prince	It's like California.
[21:48]	MinceR	the only point of states and churches is to meddle with people's lives
[21:48]	Isambard_Prince	Or end their lives, if they get into a mood.
[21:48]	MinceR	:>
[21:48]	Isambard_Prince	Then prevent an investigation into their murderers.
[21:48]	Isambard_Prince	Like what's going on in the US federal government right now.
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[21:49]	Isambard_Prince	I'd really rather live on some island where there is no government because nobody will bother with it.
[21:49]	Isambard_Prince	If I was rich I'd secretly construct a self-sustaining bunker on one without anyone knowing, and just live there where there's no swine that presume to rule me.
[21:52]	Isambard_Prince	The rest of the world is reorganizing for a post-US world order.
[21:52]	Isambard_Prince	Already, the US Dollar has crashed to about 40% of reserves.
[21:52]	Isambard_Prince	Which is still a lot, but it was at 60% 12 months ago.
[21:53]	Isambard_Prince	For some reason, Trump forgets to mention that other countries are ditching Dollar assets and demanding payment.
[21:53]	Isambard_Prince	And that this is also driving inflation.
[21:53]	Isambard_Prince	I went to Walmart today to get some deodorant, and on some of them, $12.63 was the clearance price.
[21:53]	MinceR	same
[21:53]	Isambard_Prince	For stuff that cost $6.99 a stick under Biden.
[21:53]	MinceR	unfortunately, we're going to drown islands in the ocean
[21:53]	Isambard_Prince	And $3.99 in 2020.
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[21:54]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Trump says he won't attend the Super Bowl because Bad Bunny and Green Day will be there.
[21:55]	Isambard_Prince	"We know how to take 'em out now! Spread the word!"
[21:55]	MinceR	lol
[21:55]	Isambard_Prince	:P
[21:57]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, I never got that scene at the end of Independence Day.
[21:57]	Isambard_Prince	They use up all their missiles and don't hit any critical systems, and cause only minor damage to the alien spaceship.
[21:57]	Isambard_Prince	Then they realize they need to damage the weapon.
[21:57]	Isambard_Prince	The one that they've seen open up and fire during other attacks.
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[22:02]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Also, why can't the city-destroyer ships operate the shielding without the mothership, but they apparently have enough energy to remain in flight and even fire the main weapon?
[22:02]	MinceR	:>
[22:02]	MinceR	bad design
[22:02]	Isambard_Prince	Also, transmitting energy wirelessly is not very efficient.
[22:03]	Isambard_Prince	Especially from orbit, you'd think.
[22:03]	Isambard_Prince	I mean, I plug in my phone and it's charged in half an hour, but if I put it on a wireless charging pad, it's only a quarter inch from the charging circuitry and it still takes hours.
[22:04]	Isambard_Prince	This is aside from the fact that they rigged up a virus using a Macbook from 1996 that's supposed to mess up an alien mothership, of course.
[22:04]	Isambard_Prince	But once the shields are down, wouldn't it make sense to call in the F-117s again to launch a single nuclear weapon at the now-unshielded motherships?
[22:05]	Isambard_Prince	They probably aren't all taking up position over a city.
[22:05]	Isambard_Prince	The sequel was even worse.
[22:06]	Isambard_Prince	Independence Day more than borrowed from War of the Worlds.
[22:07]	Isambard_Prince	In the movie, one of the first things the Army did when they realized conventional weapons weren't working on the Martians was call in a nuclear strike, that devastated the cities but didn't seem to affect the Martian spacecraft at all.
[22:07]	Isambard_Prince	(energy shielding)
[22:07]	Isambard_Prince	It wasn't a bad movie by the standards of the 1950s.
[22:07]	Isambard_Prince	Of course the ending left a lot to be desired.
[22:07]	Isambard_Prince	They run into a church to pray while the whole world is being ended and there's seemingly no hope.
[22:08]	Isambard_Prince	And then the saucers start falling out of the sky and crashing.
[22:08]	Isambard_Prince	And it was apparently the germs.
[22:08]	Isambard_Prince	The Earth's germs got them.
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[22:09]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, The things you run into on the internet.
[22:10]	Isambard_Prince	So I was looking at a website where someone asked if sex in a public restroom is legal if you lock the door.
[22:10]	Isambard_Prince	A lawyer replied and said technically it might be considered a non-public place at that point, but he wouldn't want to have to argue that.
[22:10]	Isambard_Prince	and "get a room"
[22:11]	Isambard_Prince	Every place has its own laws about that, but all it takes is one person managing to get the door open somehow and it's a public place again.
[22:12]	Isambard_Prince	Even if the only thing that happens is a fine, is a $5,000 fine and a criminal record worth not having to pay $50 for a cheap motel room?
[22:23]	MinceR	https://apina.biz/211842.jpeg?mode=sfw
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[22:32]	lxo	https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-01-25-compromising-encryption-keys.en.html <- I hope you enjoy this
[22:32]	TR Bot	 compromising encryption keys
[22:36]	MinceR	i did
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[23:33]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, I think the sequel actually addressed that.
[23:33]	Isambard_Prince	The Harvester alien tech was hampered by inefficient power distribution.
[23:33]	Isambard_Prince	They never really explained.
[23:34]	MinceR	Harkonnen Harvester deployed.
[23:34]	Isambard_Prince	The same thing with the Wraith in SGA
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[23:34]	Isambard_Prince	Inefficient power distribution
[23:34]	Isambard_Prince	Although it seemed they could overcome that with brute force when they had a ZPM.
[23:35]	Isambard_Prince	I mean, I suppose that's plausible.
[23:35]	Isambard_Prince	Part of the problem with the US electric grid was inefficient power distribution.
[23:35]	Isambard_Prince	It could be overcome with generating more power than you really should need.
[23:36]	Isambard_Prince	Most of the "smart grid" stuff is really just things like voltage optimization at the substations to the individual meters.
[23:36]	Isambard_Prince	Of course, now they build all those data centers and undo the progress.
[23:36]	MinceR	:>
[23:36]	MinceR	justdevilapethings
[23:37]	MinceR	1 step forward, 4 steps backward
[23:37]	Isambard_Prince	And no state is putting in limits on that because they don't want to lose the data centers too another state.
[23:39]	Isambard_Prince	A lot of the problem is that the people running things get so old that they literally can't remember what they were on the floor voting on five minutes ago, and they have no stake in the outcome because they have five minutes left themselves.
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[23:49]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Out of curiosity, I wonder what the changes were in "Internet Explorer 5.6".
[23:50]	Isambard_Prince	It only shipped with a build of Whistler that time bombed.
[23:50]	Isambard_Prince	Microsoft shipped Windows Me itself with a build of IE 5.5 that was lower than the release build of IE 5.5