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● Feb 25
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[00:06]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I was able to remove my mother's delinquent account from AT&T from her credit report.
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	They sold it to some "AI" collection agency, and they couldn't verify anything AT&T sent them.
[00:29]	IsambardPrince	Hmm, I've now seen three different possible welcome offers on the AmEx Blue Business Cash.
[00:29]	IsambardPrince	We got $500 when you spend $6,000 in four months.
[00:29]	IsambardPrince	But I've also seen $250 when you spend $3,000 in three months and $250 when you spend $5,000 in six months.
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[00:57]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/09/22/most-terrifying-work-pictures-from-the-worlds-scariest-jobs/
[00:57]	TR Bot	 40 Most Terrifying Work Pictures From The World's Scariest Jobs
● Feb 25
[01:03]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJvs72C0Ms
[01:03]	TR Bot	https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BaJvs72C0Ms
[01:03]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BaJvs72C0Ms )
[01:04]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJvs72C0Ms
[01:15]	IsambardPrince	"Cell phone payments are like "a gateway drug to other payments, if you're okay with having these payments, why not Buy Now Pay Later?"
[01:15]	IsambardPrince	
[01:15]	IsambardPrince	Also, "It leads to cell phone inflation. The cell phone companies can raise the prices and nobody cares because there's three years of payments and a $100-200 increase in the price of the phone each time only results in a couple more dollars a month.
[01:15]	IsambardPrince	
[01:15]	IsambardPrince	And "being trapped in something where you don't have a choice and can't leave is no fun"."
[01:16]	MinceR	Buy Now, Pray Later
[01:17]	IsambardPrince	I feel like prepaid really does just put you in another state of mind. Like "If I buy another phone I have to pay full price up front again, oof. Guess I'll rock this thing until it's falling apart and people laugh at it."
[01:18]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, MY mom puts things that cost fifty bucks on a buy now pay later plan.
[01:18]	IsambardPrince	She has like a million of them on her credit report.
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[01:21]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I could report my neighbor for "strong smell of cannabis".
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	But even if the police did anything, it would enrage him.
[01:22]	IsambardPrince	He already has unpaid felonies.
● Feb 25
[02:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Thunderbird 148 Email Client Improves Accessibility in Various Tree Views https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Thunderbird_148_Email_Client_Improves_Accessibility_in_Various_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Thunderbird_148_Email_Client_Improves_Accessibility_in_Various_.gmi 
[02:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Thunderbird 148 Email Client Improves Accessibility in Various Tree Views
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[02:41]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Ping.
[02:41]	IsambardPrince	I forgot to mention something.
[02:41]	IsambardPrince	Chicago enacted a "Social Media Tax" that applies to social networks with over 100,000 users.
[02:41]	IsambardPrince	Governor Pritzker proposed a similar tax statewide.
[02:42]	IsambardPrince	The proposal would raise basically $40,000 a year plus 50 cents per user over 500,000 active users in Illinois on companies like Facebook or "X" or Reddit.
[02:42]	IsambardPrince	And they are prohibited from passing it on to the user.
[02:42]	IsambardPrince	Thoughts?
[02:43]	IsambardPrince	I think that was per year.
[02:44]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CU3g0X4yF0
[02:44]	TR Bot	https://yewtu.be/watch?v=6CU3g0X4yF0
[02:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=6CU3g0X4yF0 )
[02:44]	IsambardPrince	Errr
[02:44]	IsambardPrince	https://www.news-gazette.com/capitol-news-illinois-pritzker-proposes-56b-budget-with-minimal-new-spending-tax-on-social-media/article_4a6062ca-4e84-459d-a0d0-01b204f7cb97.html
[02:44]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	"Pritzkers plan calls for raising $589 million in new revenue.
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	The hallmark of the plan is a new tax on social media companies with at least 100,000 users in Illinois. The companies would be taxed on a graduated scale beginning at 10 cents per user each month. Platforms with a million or more users would be taxed $165,000 each month, plus 50 cents each month on the number of users over a million.
[02:45]	IsambardPrince	Pritzker is hoping to raise $200 million from the new tax a more limited amount than a digital advertising tax floated last year that would have racked in hundreds of millions of dollars each year."
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-240226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-240226.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-240226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-240226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-240226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-240226.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-240226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-240226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-240226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-240226.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-02-24.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-02-24.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-24.txt
[02:51]	admfubar	https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-3d-printed-elephant-inside-a-living-cell-signals-a-bioengineering-breakthrough-48730
[02:51]	TR Bot	 A 3D-Printed Elephant Inside a Living Cell Signals a Bioengineering Breakthrough | Discover Magazine
● Feb 25
[03:00]	admfubar	aaaww they're "struggling"... https://futurism.com/future-society/winklevoss-bitcoin-crypto-crash
[03:00]	TR Bot	 The Winklevoss Twins' Crypto Company Is in Crisis After the Bitcoin Crash
[03:03]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-priests-ai
[03:03]	TR Bot	 Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT
[03:04]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cuts-spending-plan
[03:04]	TR Bot	 OpenAI Massively Cuts Spending Plan as Reality Closes in
[03:35]	admfubar	was this a bailout for apple?? https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/24/1751207/the-us-spent-30-billion-on-classroom-laptops-and-got-the-first-generation-less-capable-than-its-parents
[03:35]	TR Bot	 The US Spent $30 Billion on Classroom Laptops and Got the First Generation Less Capable Than Its Parents - Slashdot
[03:56]	admfubar	what could go wrong?... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/pentagon-pressures-anthropic-to-loosen-claude-ai-safeguards-for-military-use-13983349.html
[03:56]	TR Bot	pressures Anthropic to loosen Claude AI safeguards for military use by Friday Firstpost
[03:57]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/we-are-about-to-do-a-bad-thing-meta-executive-warned-on-encryption-plan-13983232.html
[03:57]	TR Bot	are about to do a bad thing: Meta Executive warned on encryption plan Firstpost
[03:58]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/listening-to-old-people-is-the-biggest-mistake-young-people-make-sam-altman-advice-to-iit-delhi-students-13983027.html
[03:58]	TR Bot	to old people is the biggest mistake young people make: Sam Altman advice to IIT Delhi students Firstpost
● Feb 25
[04:02]	IsambardPrince	https://old.reddit.com/r/HouseBuyers/comments/1rdtmvl/google_searches_for_cant_sell_house_just_hit_an/
[04:02]	TR Bot	 Google searches for cant sell house just hit an ALL-TIME HIGH : HouseBuyers
[04:04]	admfubar	https://linuxiac.com/new-proposal-explores-machine-learning-assistance-for-linux-kernel-behavior/
[04:04]	TR Bot	 New Proposal Explores Machine Learning Assistance for Linux Kernel Behavior
[04:07]	IsambardPrince	https://ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-legislators-introduce-bills-to-regulate-pricing-based-on-personal-data/
[04:07]	TR Bot	 Illinois legislators introduce bills to regulate pricing based on personal data - IPM Newsroom
[04:07]	IsambardPrince	Thank god.
[04:08]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/final-2025-data-is-in-us-energy-use-is-up-as-solar-passes-hydro/
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid - Ars Technica
[04:28]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-25.gmi
[04:28]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1571.jpg
[04:28]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1927.jpg
[04:30]	TR News	The problem with modern software: Unnecessary complexity and bad practices gopher://199.180.255.36:70/0/~C7H14N2O3/phlog/modern-software-unnecessary.txt
[04:31]	TR News	Cifrando con Age gemini://moribundo.flounder.online/blog/051_cifrando_con_age.gmi
[04:33]	TR News	"I have been thinking about game balance and came out to conclusion that a big problem in game design is that a lot of people think that just because a powerful option is locked behind more demanding mechanical execution it is more balanced." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-02-24.gmi
[04:33]	TR News	"In 2025, renewable energy surpassed coal in terms of worldwide energy usage, an enormous win for getting humanity off dirty energy. In China, Xi Jinping promised that China would cut carbon emissions by 10% in a decade through increased use of wind and solar. We might soon reach a point where the use of fossil fuels finally starts declining." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/2-24.gmi
[04:34]	TR News	"Is "The Pillow Book" a blog? Easy and short answer: no. Blogs need computers, no computer, not-a-blog. Q.E.D. We might call this a formal or strict definition, much as ASCII has a formal specification, and humans naturally call things ASCII that are clearly outside the specification." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/02/25/blog.gmi
[04:35]	TR News	"The gemini protocol is great, I've been using it for five years now. I also browse gopher quite a bit. There have also been some other small internet protocols that have been developed over recent years, which are captured in this "Small internet protocol roundup" page: [...]" gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2026-02-24-smallnet_protocols.gmi
[04:39]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 25/02/2026: Rise of Solar in 2025 and Smallnet Protocols https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Gemini_Links_25_02_2026_Rise_of_Solar_in_2025_and_Smallnet_Prot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Gemini_Links_25_02_2026_Rise_of_Solar_in_2025_and_Smallnet_Prot.gmi 
[04:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 25/02/2026: Rise of Solar in 2025 and Smallnet Protocols
[04:41]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_February_24_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_February_24_2026.gmi 
[04:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
[04:42]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:53]	TR News	Can you BLAME them? https://hirunews.lk/goldfmnews/448575/gamers-hate-the-new-xbox-executive
[04:53]	TR Bot	 Gamers hate the new XBOX executive - Gold FM News - Srilanka's Number One News Portal, Most visited website in Sri Lanka
[04:56]	TR News	journalist surveillance allegations https://cpj.org/2026/02/cpj-calls-for-accountability-in-ukrainian-journalist-surveillance-allegations/
[04:56]	TR Bot	 CPJ calls for accountability in Ukrainian journalist surveillance allegations - Committee to Protect Journalists
[04:59]	TR News	Humble Cucumber Becomes Latest Symbol of Rising Wartime Prices https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-17/in-russia-the-humble-cucumber-becomes-latest-symbol-of-rising-wartime-prices
[04:59]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-17/in-russia-the-humble-cucumber-becomes-latest-symbol-of-rising-wartime-prices )
[04:59]	TR News	Cucumber costs are skyrocketing in Russia, and so is anger over wartime prices https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-cucumber-prices-9.7093697
[04:59]	TR Bot	 Cucumber costs are skyrocketing in Russia, and so is anger over wartime prices | CBC News
[04:59]	TR News	Russias repression record https://cpj.org/2026/02/russias-repression-record/
● Feb 25
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[05:00]	TR Bot	 Russias repression record - Committee to Protect Journalists
[05:00]	TR News	Danish websites hit by wave of Russian cyber attacks https://www.thelocal.dk/20260218/danish-websites-hit-by-wave-of-russian-cyber-attacks
[05:00]	TR Bot	 Danish websites hit by wave of Russian cyber attacks
[05:01]	TR News	dk
[05:01]	TR News	Wave of Russian cyberattacks hits Danish websites https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-18/news/round-up/wave-of-russian-cyberattacks-hits-danish-websites/
[05:01]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-18/news/round-up/wave-of-russian-cyberattacks-hits-danish-websites/ )
[05:02]	TR News	Dutch intelligence agencies warn of escalating Russian hybrid attacks https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/19/dutch-intelligence-agencies-warn-escalating-russian-hybrid-attacks
[05:02]	TR Bot	 Dutch intelligence agencies warn of escalating Russian hybrid attacks | NL Times
[05:03]	TR News	Greenlandic websites attacked by Russian hacker group during King Frederiks visit https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-20/news/round-up/greenlandic-websites-attacked-by-russian-hacker-group-during-king-frederiks-visit/
[05:03]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-20/news/round-up/greenlandic-websites-attacked-by-russian-hacker-group-during-king-frederiks-visit/ )
[05:03]	TR News	Ukrainian hackers uncover how Russian drone operators are using Belarus https://informnapalm.org/en/russian-drone-operators-use-belarus/
[05:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://informnapalm.org/en/russian-drone-operators-use-belarus/ )
[05:04]	TR News	SNEWS https://xkcd.com/3208/
[05:04]	TR Bot	SNEWS
[05:05]	TR News	Plums https://xkcd.com/3209/
[05:05]	TR Bot	Plums
[05:05]	TR News	Eliminating the Impossible https://xkcd.com/3210/
[05:05]	TR Bot	Eliminating the Impossible
[05:06]	TR News	Spain to Probe X, Meta, TikTok Over AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material "https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-17/spain-to-probe-x-meta-tiktok-over-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material
[05:06]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-02-17/spain-to-probe-x-meta-tiktok-over-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material )
[05:06]	TR News	Online pharmacies allegedly share sensitive health data with Google, Meta, TikTok https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/23/online-pharmacies-allegedly-share-sensitive-health-data-google-meta-tiktok
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Online pharmacies allegedly share sensitive health data with Google, Meta, TikTok | NL Times
[05:08]	TR News	Digital Networks Act: the FSFE calls for strong and consistent protection of Router Freedom - FSFE https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260218-01.en.html Source: 'FSFE' | http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Almost_Half_of_the_FSFE_s_Money_the_Fake_FSF_Misusing_the_Brand.shtml
[05:08]	TR Bot	 Digital Networks Act: the FSFE calls for strong and consistent protection of Router Freedom - FSFE
[05:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights Almost Half of the FSFE's Money (the Fake 'FSF', Misusing the Brand) Comes From Vodafone
[05:11]	TR News	I Left Arch for Fedora! - Here's What I Miss (And What I Don't) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=h6q5S2MdcsU
[05:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=h6q5S2MdcsU )
[05:11]	TR News	KDE Plasma 6.6: a massive update https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=F0LgY39WTGQ
[05:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=F0LgY39WTGQ )
[05:12]	TR News	NixOS Review: The Most Powerful Linux Distro in 2026? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=GrOmDlM_28Y
[05:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GrOmDlM_28Y )
[05:12]	TR News	Linux Mint 22.3 Zena Cinnamon overview | Sleek, modern, innovative. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3-AOxmt4lKQ
[05:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3-AOxmt4lKQ )
[05:12]	TR News	Linux Mint 22.3 Zena Cinnamon overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3-AOxmt4lKQ
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[05:13]	TR News	Bringing KDE 4 Oxygen Back To Modern KDE https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VplYzVNVncg
[05:13]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VplYzVNVncg )
[05:13]	TR News	KaOS Ditches KDE Plasma For Niri https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=XOmc0Q_NX-o
[05:13]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XOmc0Q_NX-o )
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[05:46]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Anyway, regarding Pritzkers $200 million dollar social media tax.
[05:46]	TR News	Techrights Sunsetting IBM (for the Benefit of Few Corrupt Officials and Wall Street Speculators) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Sunsetting_IBM_for_the_Benefit_of_Few_Corrupt_Officials_and_Wal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Sunsetting_IBM_for_the_Benefit_of_Few_Corrupt_Officials_and_Wal.gmi 
[05:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights Sunsetting IBM (for the Benefit of Few Corrupt Officials and Wall Street Speculators)
[05:46]	IsambardPrince	I think it's a state government realizing there's a new smoking.
[05:46]	IsambardPrince	That social media just rots your brain.
[05:46]	IsambardPrince	They might as well tax it.
[05:46]	IsambardPrince	It's worthless but they can tax it.
[05:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	it helps them
[05:48]	schestowitz[TR2]	to keep tje people dsedated
[05:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Lca36OCroNc
[05:49]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Lca36OCroNc )
[05:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's his latest video and not a badm one
[05:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR knows him
[05:50]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCjNxszyFPasDdRoD9J6X-sw
[05:50]	TR Bot	 INTO THE FRAY - Invidious
[05:52]	TR News	slop... Self-driving cars https://theconversation.com/self-driving-cars-are-poorly-prepared-for-high-risk-road-situations-heres-how-ai-can-improve-them-275841
[05:52]	TR Bot	 Self-driving cars are poorly prepared for high-risk road situations heres how AI can improve them
[05:53]	TR News	Can psychopaths change? https://theconversation.com/can-psychopaths-change-270344
[05:53]	TR Bot	 Can psychopaths change?
[05:53]	TR News	Bitcoin ransom https://theconversation.com/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-can-bitcoin-ransom-demand-be-used-to-track-down-the-criminals-276213
[05:53]	TR Bot	 Nancy Guthrie kidnapping: can Bitcoin ransom demand be used to track down the criminals?
● Feb 25
[06:13]	TR News	Techrights In Praise of Eben Moglen https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/In_Praise_of_Eben_Moglen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/In_Praise_of_Eben_Moglen.gmi 
[06:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Praise of Eben Moglen
[06:21]	TR News	Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Contradicting Itself: You Can Use Slop to Cheat Clients, But You Can Also Face Disciplinary Actions Over Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Contradicting_Itself_You_Ca.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Contradicting_Itself_You_Ca.gmi 
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Contradicting Itself: You Can Use Slop to Cheat Clients, But You Can Also Face Disciplinary Actions Over Slop
[06:43]	TR News	Techrights Nothing Over the Horizon for XBox https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Nothing_Over_the_Horizon_for_XBox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Nothing_Over_the_Horizon_for_XBox.gmi 
[06:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights Nothing Over the Horizon for XBox
● Feb 25
[07:03]	TR News	Techrights Austria Tackles Digital Weapon Disguised as "Social" and/or "Media" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Austria_Tackles_Digital_Weapon_Disguised_as_Social_and_or_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Austria_Tackles_Digital_Weapon_Disguised_as_Social_and_or_Media.gmi 
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights Austria Tackles Digital Weapon Disguised as "Social" and/or "Media"
[07:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Start of Gardening https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Start_of_Gardening.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Start_of_Gardening.gmi 
[07:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Start of Gardening
[07:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  In Memory of Robert Kaye https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/In_Memory_of_Robert_Kaye.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/In_Memory_of_Robert_Kaye.gmi 
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines In Memory of Robert Kaye
[07:36]	TR News	Techrights When it Comes to Firmware, the FSF and Its Founder RMS Won the Argument (But Not the Fight, Yet) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/When_it_Comes_to_Firmware_the_FSF_and_Its_Founder_RMS_Won_the_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/When_it_Comes_to_Firmware_the_FSF_and_Its_Founder_RMS_Won_the_A.gmi 
[07:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights When it Comes to Firmware, the FSF and Its Founder RMS Won the Argument (But Not the Fight, Yet)
[07:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[07:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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[07:49]	TR News	Techrights 3,300 Capsules Known to Lupa and Currently Accessible https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/3_300_Capsules_Known_to_Lupa_and_Currently_Accessible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/3_300_Capsules_Known_to_Lupa_and_Currently_Accessible.gmi 
[07:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights 3,300 Capsules Known to Lupa and Currently Accessible
[07:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  8 quick tweaks that make a Linux desktop harder to break https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/8_quick_tweaks_that_make_a_Linux_desktop_harder_to_break.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/8_quick_tweaks_that_make_a_Linux_desktop_harder_to_break.gmi 
[07:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 8 quick tweaks that make a Linux desktop harder to break
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  This impressive Linux distro can bring your spare PC back to life https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/This_impressive_Linux_distro_can_bring_your_spare_PC_back_to_li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/This_impressive_Linux_distro_can_bring_your_spare_PC_back_to_li.gmi 
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This impressive Linux distro can bring your spare PC back to life
[07:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Nvidia is also hunting for Linux developers to help advance gaming on FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Nvidia_is_also_hunting_for_Linux_developers_to_help_advance_gam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Nvidia_is_also_hunting_for_Linux_developers_to_help_advance_gam.gmi 
[07:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Nvidia is also hunting for Linux developers to help advance gaming on FOSS
[07:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Try this tiny Linux distro when nothing else will fit - here's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Try_this_tiny_Linux_distro_when_nothing_else_will_fit_here_s_wh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Try_this_tiny_Linux_distro_when_nothing_else_will_fit_here_s_wh.gmi 
[07:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Try this tiny Linux distro when nothing else will fit - here's why
[07:59]	TR News	Techrights Xbox, like a lot of businesses that arent the core AI business, is being sunsetted." https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Xbox_like_a_lot_of_businesses_that_aren_t_the_core_AI_business_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Xbox_like_a_lot_of_businesses_that_aren_t_the_core_AI_business_.gmi 
[07:59]	TR Bot	 Techrights Xbox, like a lot of businesses that arent the core AI business, is being sunsetted."
● Feb 25
[08:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu-based Winux 11.26.03 arrives with multiple package updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Ubuntu_based_Winux_11_26_03_arrives_with_multiple_package_updat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Ubuntu_based_Winux_11_26_03_arrives_with_multiple_package_updat.gmi 
[08:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu-based Winux 11.26.03 arrives with multiple package updates
[08:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/I_m_still_using_this_30_year_old_Linux_backup_tool_and_you_shou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/I_m_still_using_this_30_year_old_Linux_backup_tool_and_you_shou.gmi 
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too
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[08:25]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[08:26]	TR News	Techrights Software Freedom is Science, But It Also Sustains Life https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Software_Freedom_is_Science_But_It_Also_Sustains_Life.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Software_Freedom_is_Science_But_It_Also_Sustains_Life.gmi 
[08:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights Software Freedom is Science, But It Also Sustains Life
[08:45]	TR News	Techrights IBM (and Red Hat) Can Disappear in the Coming Years, Along With Kyndryl (Debt Twice as Big as Its 'Worth') https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IBM_and_Red_Hat_Can_Disappear_in_the_Coming_Years_Along_With_Ky.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IBM_and_Red_Hat_Can_Disappear_in_the_Coming_Years_Along_With_Ky.gmi 
[08:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM (and Red Hat) Can Disappear in the Coming Years, Along With Kyndryl (Debt Twice as Big as Its 'Worth')
[08:48]	TR News	"The high-stakes lawsuit between adult content producers and tech giant Meta over the alleged downloads of copyright-infringing videos" https://torrentfreak.com/meta-employee-deleted-9tb-of-torrented-files-adult-film-producers-claim/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[08:48]	TR Bot	Employee Deleted 9TB of Torrented Files, Adult Film Producers Claim * TorrentFreak
[08:49]	TR News	"Weve explained in detail how Larry Ellison is trying to scuttle Netflixs planned merger with Warner Brothers because he wants to buy CNN and HBO" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/james-cameron-complains-about-netflix-warner-bros-merger-doesnt-acknowledge-a-paramount-deal-would-be-much-worse/ | Source: Techdirt
[08:49]	TR Bot	Cameron Complains About Netflix/Warner Bros Merger, Doesnt Acknowledge A Paramount Deal Would Be Much Worse | Techdirt
[08:50]	TR News	"Sometimes people ask about satellites or, especially in Sweden (where I live), about alleged sabotage in the Baltic Sea." https://www.wired.com/story/say-goodbye-to-the-undersea-cable-that-made-the-global-internet-possible/ | Source: Wired
[08:50]	TR Bot	Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible | WIRED
[08:50]	TR News	"Ukraines Internet has not collapsed under invasion - it has adapted." https://labs.ripe.net/author/eliza-rohotska/ukraine-as-a-laboratory-of-internet-resilience/ | Source: RIPE
[08:50]	TR Bot	 Ukraine as a Laboratory of Internet Resilience | RIPE Labs
[08:51]	TR News	"Zimbabwean authorities should not use licensing regulations or cybercrime provisions to censor or criminalize legitimate journalism" https://cpj.org/2026/02/zimbabwe-journalist-in-detention-for-a-week-for-alleged-defamatory-report-on-corruption/ | Source: CPJ
[08:51]	TR Bot	 Zimbabwe journalist in detention for a week for alleged defamatory report on corruption - Committee to Protect Journalists
[08:52]	TR News	"The Trump administration has recently filed motions to strike, or requests that a judge delete sections of lawsuits, in four of American Oversights Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits." https://americanoversight.org/motions-to-strike-foia/ | Source: American Oversight
[08:52]	TR Bot	 The Trump Administration Is Using a Rare Legal Trick to Avoid Damaging Facts - American Oversight
[08:52]	TR News	"Kawashima is being held in Ward 7 of Evin Prison, where political prisoners are usually incarcerated, one of the sources said." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-arrests-japan-broadcaster-chief-tehran/33687130.html | Source: RFERL
[08:52]	TR Bot	 Iran Arrests Japan Public Broadcaster's Bureau Chief In Tehran
[08:53]	TR News	"There are no insults, only harsh criticism, in the social media posts that led to the arrest of journalist Alican Uluda" https://cpj.org/2026/02/deutsche-welle-reporter-alican-uludag-arrested-in-turkey-for-insulting-president/ | Source: CPJ
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uluda arrested in Turkey for insulting president - Committee to Protect Journalists
[08:53]	TR News	"The report, compiled by the disinformation detection company Cyabra, identifies a coordinated network of bots more than 18,000 of them that drove algorithms to spread Minajs posts on X." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/the-bots-powering-nicki-minajs-maga-war-00771317 | Source: Politico LLC
[08:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/the-bots-powering-nicki-minajs-maga-war-00771317 )
[08:53]	TR News	"Apple has not commented. The letter amounts to a sharp rebuke of Cook and marks an escalation in public tensions between Apple and members of the Trump administration." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/12/tim-cook-faces-ftc-warning-apple-news/ | Source: MacRumors
[08:53]	TR Bot	Cook Faces FTC Warning Over Apple News Curation - MacRumors
[08:54]	TR News	"The Gnida Project, an organization researching Russian hybrid warfare linked this disinformation operation to a group called Storm-1516." https://telex.hu/english/2026/02/24/russian-backed-smear-campaign-launched-against-orban-critic-methodist-pastor | Source: Telex (Hungary)
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Telex: Russian-backed smear campaign launched against Orbn critic Methodist pastor
[08:54]	TR News	"Various issues with debugging Rust code are often mentioned as one of the biggest challenges that annoy Rust developers." https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/02/23/rust-debugging-survey-2026/ | Source: Rust Blog
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Rust debugging survey 2026 | Rust Blog
[08:54]	TR News	"This is where it gets cool." https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/#no-metrics-no-targets | Source: CoryDoctorow
[08:54]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Deplatform yourself (23 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[08:55]	TR News	"Apple opened its Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, which is already supporting more than 130 small- and medium-sized American manufacturers with hands-on training in AI, automation, and smart manufacturing." https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/apple-accelerates-us-manufacturing-with-mac-mini-production/ | Source: Apple Inc
[08:55]	TR Bot	accelerates U.S. manufacturing with Mac mini production - Apple
[08:56]	TR News	"The bill would impose a criminal penalty for damaging natural rock features on Utahs public lands with graffiti or other vandalism" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/24/utah-bill-vandalizing-rock-formations-crime/ | Source: Utah News Dispatch
[08:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/24/utah-bill-vandalizing-rock-formations-crime/ )
[08:56]	TR News	"Under the agreement, Google will pay all costs for its new service in line with its now-typical practices and Minnesotas regulatory and legislative requirements for large loads (see below)" https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/data-centers-done-right-xcel-and-form-energy-team-up-to-power-google-operation-in-minnesota/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
[08:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/data-centers-done-right-xcel-and-form-energy-team-up-to-power-google-operation-in-minnesota/ )
[08:56]	TR News	"I have now seen the fabled CyberCab three times in real life. It has two seats, one of them fully equipped with human driver interface equipment." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/02/teslas-not-robotaxi-service.html | Source: David Rosenthal
[08:56]	TR Bot	 DSHR's Blog: Tesla's Not-A-Robotaxi Service
[08:57]	TR News	"I did not expect to be typing this so soon, but pretty soon after we agreed to fund a solar-powered borehole for fresh clean water in Cameroon" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/02/24/unexpected-solar-powered-borehole-update/ | Source: Positech Games
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Unexpected Solar-Powered Borehole Update! Cliffski's Blog
[08:57]	TR News	"Mr. Epstein received updates on the hunt for Microsofts new chief executive from company insiders and offered them play-by-play advice" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlA.6mOw.2gNT6rp9X0SS | Source: New York Times
[08:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlA.6mOw.2gNT6rp9X0SS )
[08:58]	TR News	"According to the US Justice Department, Epstein sexually abused more than 1,200 women and girls." https://fair.org/home/media-focus-on-epsteins-powerful-friends-erases-their-victims/ | Source: FAIR
[08:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://fair.org/home/media-focus-on-epsteins-powerful-friends-erases-their-victims/ )
[08:58]	TR News	"Monday, in an extension of her unprecedented deference to President Donald Trump" https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-condemns-judge-cannons-order-permanently-blocking-release-of-volume-ii-of-jack-smith-report/ | Source: American Oversight
[08:58]	TR Bot	 American Oversight Condemns Judge Cannons Order Permanently Blocking Release of Volume II of Jack Smith Report - American Oversight
[08:58]	TR News	"Given the battlefield stalemate in Ukraine, Kyivs best remaining hope is attrition inflicting losses on the Russian army heavy enough to persuade the Kremlin that continuing the war is pointless." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/25/western-analysts-say-russia-is-losing-50-000-soldiers-a-month-a-meduza-investigation-suggests-those-estimates-are-based-on-manipulated-data | Source: Meduza
[08:59]	TR Bot	 Western analysts say Russia is losing 50,000 soldiers a month. A Meduza investigation suggests those estimates are based on manipulated data. Meduza
[08:59]	TR News	Overpopulation https://overpopulation-project.com/is-legal-abortion-required-for-sustainable-fertility/ | Source: Overpopulation
[08:59]	TR Bot	 Is Legal Abortion Required for Sustainable Fertility? - The Overpopulation Project
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[09:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Helping Birds in Manchester Recover From Injuries https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Helping_Birds_in_Manchester_Recover_From_Injuries.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Helping_Birds_in_Manchester_Recover_From_Injuries.gmi 
[09:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Helping Birds in Manchester Recover From Injuries
[09:14]	TR News	"With the success of Meta's camera glasses, there is now a risk of being recorded without consent or knowledge and ending up exposed in a crude video on TikTok or Instagram. " https://manualdousuario.net/en/nearby-glasses-app-camera-meta-alert/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
[09:14]	TR Bot	 This app alerts you when it detects Meta camera glasses nearby Manual do Usurio
[09:14]	TR News	"Now it wants to bring facial recognition back." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html | Source: New York Times
[09:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html )
[09:15]	TR News	"Discord says that before it rolls out age verification globally, it will add more options for users to verify their age (including with a credit card)" https://www.theverge.com/policy/883852/discord-age-verification-global-walkback-delay | Source: The Verge
[09:15]	TR Bot	 Discord is delaying its global age verification rollout | The Verge
[09:15]	TR News	"One of the big updates is that users in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore cant download apps rated 18-plus unless their age has been confirmed through reasonable methods, which the App Store can confirm automatically." https://www.theverge.com/tech/884136/apple-age-verification-assurance-underage-app-downloads | Source: The Verge
[09:15]	TR Bot	 Apples new age verification tools block underage app downloads where required by law | The Verge
[09:15]	TR News	"Age verification is a reality on a growing number of social media platforms, requiring an ID or facial scan for full access to everything from YouTube to Roblox." https://www.theverge.com/tech/883855/age-verification-internet-apps-laws-privacy-safety | Source: The Verge
[09:15]	TR Bot	 Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet | The Verge
[09:16]	TR News	"Government pressure shouldnt be one of those reasons." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/tech-companies-shouldnt-be-bullied-doing-surveillance | Source: EFF
[09:16]	TR Bot	 Tech Companies Shouldnt Be Bullied Into Doing Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[09:16]	TR News	"The report also discusses relevant case law and the impact on data subjects, authorities and controllers, providing real-life examples of potential consequences." https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-report-v3-analysis-select-gdpr-and-eprivacy-proposals-commission | Source: NYOB
[09:16]	TR Bot	 Digital Omnibus Report V3: Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission
[09:19]	TR News	Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://www.securityweek.com/github-issues-abused-in-copilot-attack-leading-to-repository-takeover/ | Source: Security Week
[09:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/github-issues-abused-in-copilot-attack-leading-to-repository-takeover/ )
[09:20]	TR News	"South Africas ICASA is cracking down on unauthorized Starlink use" https://zambianobserver.com/starlink-remains-unlicensed-in-south-africa-despite-offering-a-r500-million-deal-to-connect-5000-rural-schools-due-to-regulatory-hurdles/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
[09:20]	TR Bot	 Starlink remains unlicensed in South Africa despite offering a R500 million deal to connect 5,000 rural schools, due to regulatory hurdles - The Zambian Observer
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[09:21]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The US healthcare attempt failed, while the Middle East organization was hit with the Medusa strain, the researchers said." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/north_koreas_lazarus_group_healthcare_medusa_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:21]	TR Bot	 Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware The Register
[09:21]	TR News	Windows TCO: "Lazarus Group's embrace of Medusa shows the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK)" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/lazarus-group-new-position-medusa-ransomware | Source: Dark Reading
[09:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/lazarus-group-new-position-medusa-ransomware )
[09:22]	TR News	"Brandon Kraft built a WordPress plugin that solves a core frustration in the fediverse: Sites have their own identities, but most of us have separate identities in the fediverse, too." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/02/24/fediboost-plugin/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
[09:22]	TR Bot	 FediBoost Plugin Chuck Grimmett
[09:23]	TR News	"Going to have a go at utilising ActivityPub on this blog, it now becomes part of the fediverse." https://hysted.com/trying-activitypub/ |
[09:23]	TR Bot	 trying ActivityPub
[09:23]	TR News	"PCWorld reports that malicious Facebook ads are distributing malware disguised as legitimate Windows 11 upgrades, mimicking official Microsoft download pages." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3069888/facebook-ads-for-windows-11-deliver-malware.html | Source: PC World
[09:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3069888/facebook-ads-for-windows-11-deliver-malware.html )
[09:24]	TR News	"Framing the debate as a test of technical impermeability risks creating a false benchmark. Just because some teenagers remain online doesnt make the policy a failure." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-under-16s-social-media-reform-deserves-refinement-not-dismissal/ | Source: The Strategist
[09:24]	TR Bot	 Australias under-16s social media reform deserves refinementnot dismissal | The Strategist
[09:24]	TR News	Regarding "trying ActivityPub", be watchful; using ActivityPub means becoming part of hubs which engage in censorship and can thus impact your speech, reach etc.
[09:25]	TR News	"you can't control what you can't measure" https://www.thepragmaticcto.com/p/lines-of-code-are-back-and-its-worse |
[09:25]	TR Bot	 Lines of Code Are Back (And It's Worse Than Before)
[09:25]	TR News	"I get it: Large Language Models are interesting... but you really should not give "Agentic AI" access to your computer, accounts or wallet." https://maurycyz.com/misc/sandbox_llms/ | Source: Maury
[09:25]	TR Bot	 Be careful with LLM "Agents" (Maurycy's blog)
[09:26]	TR News	"people treating AI as a substitute for understanding, and then walking around with the confidence of someone who actually did the work" https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-24-on-contradictions-and-confidence/ | Source: Bix Frankonis
[09:26]	TR Bot	 On Contradictions And Confidence BIX dot BLOG
[09:26]	TR News	"Thats why tests, linting, benchmarking, and human reviews exist." https://passo.uno/real-cost-of-documentation/ | Source: Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti
[09:26]	TR Bot	writing was always the cheap part - passo.uno
[09:26]	TR News	"Every now and then I make the mistake of of posting something on Mastodon that really should have gone on the blog first." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/cocaine/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[09:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/cocaine/ )
[09:27]	TR News	"The first thing to point out was how good the results were in every single environment. Every single one produced a working blog with no obvious bugs[2]." https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-web-frameworks-are-most-token-efficient-for-ai-agents/ | Source: Martin Alderson
[09:27]	TR Bot	 Which web frameworks are most token-efficient for AI agents? - Martin Alderson
[09:27]	TR News	"Theres an argument to be had as to whether, absent all of the cultural and economic forces that have shaped and which drive the tech industry, the products that industry builds are good or bad in the abstract." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/tech-people-keep-falling-for-the-same-scam | Source: Pete Brown
[09:27]	TR Bot	 Tech people keep falling for the same scam. - Exploding Comma
[09:28]	TR News	"Beneficiaries of these arms races are US mega-corporations capturing wealth from the rest of us at an unprecedented rate." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/is-ai-good-for-democracy.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[09:28]	TR Bot	AI Good for Democracy? - Schneier on Security
[09:28]	TR News	"I've heard from multiple maintainers how specifically report length weighs negatively on maintainer time, whether these are slop vulnerability reports or just overly-thorough reporters." https://sethmlarson.dev/respecting-maintainer-time-should-be-in-security-policies | Source: Seth Michael Larson
[09:28]	TR Bot	 Respecting maintainer time should be in security policies Seth Larson
[09:28]	TR News	"This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women's magazine." https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-ai-researcher-resignations-bots-hiring-humans-evie-magazines-party/ | Source: Wired
[09:28]	TR Bot	Valley: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazines Party | WIRED
[09:29]	TR News	"In his new book, A World Appears, Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many thingsit just cant be a person." https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-a-world-appears-michael-pollan/ | Source: Wired
[09:29]	TR Bot	Will Never Be Conscious | WIRED
[09:29]	TR News	"Altman was responding to a question posed by Anant Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group" https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-energy-water-usage-sam-altman-openai-express-adda-10546154/ | Source: Indian Express
[09:29]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman at Express Adda: Why training a human for 20 years uses more energy than ChatGPT | Technology News - The Indian Express
[09:30]	TR News	"OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans tone-deaf comments at an event hosted by The Indian Express made fresh off his skin" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-fumes-longer-train-human-ai | Source: Futurism
[09:30]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman Fumes That It Takes Longer to Train a Human Than an AI, Plus They Eat All That Wasteful Food
[09:30]	TR News	"The green LED was replaced by a white one, but pulsating light indicates that the computer is sleeping buried the nicest part of it" https://unsung.aresluna.org/just-a-little-detail-that-wouldnt-sell-anything/ | Source: Marcin Wichary
[09:30]	TR Bot	 Just a little detail that wouldnt sell anything Unsung
[09:31]	TR News	"Bayer-Monsanto has been the defendant in a number of lawsuits over its Roundup product." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/23/maha-people-are-mad-at-rfk-jr-and-for-good-reason-as-he-reverses-stance-on-glyphosate/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:31]	TR Bot	People Are Mad At RFK Jr. And For Good Reason As He Reverses Stance On Glyphosate | Techdirt
[09:31]	TR News	"My Runna plan says 10 miles today but my knee hurts, what should I do?" https://gregmorris.co.uk/think-for-yourself/ | Source: Greg Morris
[09:31]	TR Bot	 Think For Yourself
[09:31]	TR News	"We can secure supply chains without giving the most evil corporation in the world immunity" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/rfk-jr-s-endorsement-of-trumps-plan-to-boost-u-s-herbicide-production-threatens-maga-maha-alliance-00793648 | Source: Politico LLC
[09:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/rfk-jr-s-endorsement-of-trumps-plan-to-boost-u-s-herbicide-production-threatens-maga-maha-alliance-00793648 )
[09:32]	TR News	"A coworker at my job just had one on his desk one day. I did a double-take." https://www.smokingonabike.com/2026/02/24/things-i-like-feker-alice-98-keyboard/ | Source: Andrew Eikum
[09:32]	TR Bot	 Things I Like: Feker Alice 98 keyboard Smoking on a Bike
[09:33]	TR News	"Bottomline: CS just isnt the thing anymore." https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/england-time-to-replace-computer-science-with-computing/ | Source: CER
[09:33]	TR Bot	 England: Time to replace Computer Science with Computing | Computing Ed Research - Guzdial's Take
[09:34]	TR News	"It is a social cannibalism that, as Sergeant Wu said, is pronounced capitalism." https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-23-the-theft-of-an-ideal/ | Source: Bix Frankonis
[09:34]	TR Bot	 The Theft Of An Ideal BIX dot BLOG
[09:34]	TR News	"I used to feel really strongly about this. You get good at what you do. Like, if you build websites all the time, you get good at building websites." https://chriscoyier.net/2026/02/24/you-get-good-at-what-you-do-or-do-you/ | Source: Chris Coyier
[09:34]	TR Bot	 You Get Good At What You Do (Or Do You?) Chris Coyier
[09:34]	TR News	"Down the road in my career I, like yourself, have learned that often "A" decision is better than no decision. When someone asks what the "best" solution is the answer is that dreaded "it depends"." https://dgerrells.com/blog/agents-ai-and-software-engineering | Source: David Gerrells
[09:34]	TR Bot	 agents, ai, and software engineering
[09:35]	TR News	"Factories exist to produce consistent, cost-effective products. That is the point. The relentless optimization of cost of goods sold is not a side effect of industrial production." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1188 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
[09:35]	TR Bot	 Teach to the Median, Punish the Variance | UNMITIGATED RISK
[09:35]	TR News	"is unlawfully dismantling the Education Department by moving programs and offices to other federal agencies despite a clear warning from Congress that she lacks the authority to do so" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/23/repub/trump-education-department-outsources-more-responsibilities-continuing-proposed-wind-down/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder
[09:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/23/repub/trump-education-department-outsources-more-responsibilities-continuing-proposed-wind-down/ )
[09:35]	TR News	"Many of the readers who responded to our survey mentioned work-life balance as a major, and positive readjustment they had to make." https://www.thelocal.dk/20260223/ditch-your-hustler-mindset-how-internationals-cope-with-danish-workplace-norms | Source: The Local DK
[09:35]	TR Bot	 'Ditch your hustler mindset': How internationals cope with Danish workplace norms
[09:36]	TR News	"In short, the way I think about software quality is the amount of meaningful problems." https://pxlnv.com/blog/on-software-quality/ | Source: Nick Heer
[09:36]	TR Bot	 On Software Quality Pixel Envy
[09:36]	TR News	"I'm fickle, and could be back before you know it, so I'm leaving this up, for now." https://baty.blog/pausing-this-for-now | Source: Jack Baty
[09:36]	TR Bot	 Pausing this (for now) - Jack Baty
[09:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Recent Videos, Audiocasts, Shows About GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Recent_Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Recent_Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.gmi 
[09:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Recent Videos, Audiocasts, Shows About GNU/Linux
[09:41]	TR News	Techrights Links 25/02/2026: 'Hybrid Warfare' and "Boycott the State of the Union" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Links_25_02_2026_Hybrid_Warfare_and_Boycott_the_State_of_the_Un.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Links_25_02_2026_Hybrid_Warfare_and_Boycott_the_State_of_the_Un.gmi 
[09:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 25/02/2026: 'Hybrid Warfare' and "Boycott the State of the Union"
[09:44]	TR News	Klimatmlssloparen gemini://idiomdrottning.org/klimatmalssloparen
[09:47]	TR News	"For a long time, CSS was the coloring book and JavaScript was the engine." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/css-is-a-programing-language/ | Source: Clayton Errington
[09:47]	TR Bot	 CSS is a programming language
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[13:18]	TR News	Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:18]	TR Bot	delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options | GamingOnLinux
[13:18]	TR News	FINAL FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/final-fantasy-vii-arrives-on-gog-with-a-new-edition-live-on-steam-too/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:18]	TR Bot	FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too | GamingOnLinux
[13:19]	TR News	Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fanaticals-play-on-the-go-elite-collection-bundle-for-feb-2026-has-some-gems-in-it/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:19]	TR Bot	Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it | GamingOnLinux
[13:21]	TR News	"Making specs explicit doesnt require solving the whole problem at once." https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/23/where-do-specifications-fit-in-the-dependency-tree.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[13:21]	TR Bot	 Where Do Specifications Fit in the Dependency Tree? | Andrew Nesbitt
[13:21]	TR News	"I'm here to narrate you a story about performance. Recently, I was in the same room as some Memory Pressure and some Lock Contention. It took me a while to recognize them." https://mnt.io/articles/about-memory-pressure-lock-contention-and-data-oriented-design/ |
[13:21]	TR Bot	 About memory pressure, lock contention, and Data-oriented Design
[13:22]	TR News	"These three steps are not strictly documented anywhere, but are all needed for a shell script to work as a good flake check." https://entropicthoughts.com/flake-checks-in-shell | Source: Chris
[13:22]	TR Bot	 Flake Checks in Shell
[13:25]	TR News	Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/death-stranding-2-pc-specs-have-been-revealed-along-with-a-portable-preset-for-handhelds/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:25]	TR Bot	Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds | GamingOnLinux
[13:25]	TR News	Use your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/use-your-train-to-smash-bandits-into-a-cliff-in-the-updated-fogpiercer-demo/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:25]	TR Bot	your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo | GamingOnLinux
[13:26]	TR News	Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/inspired-by-the-classic-doom-rpg-the-dungeons-of-dusk-demo-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:26]	TR Bot	by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now | GamingOnLinux
[13:28]	TR News	Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/firefox-148-0-arrives-with-ai-controls/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/firefox-148-0-arrives-with-ai-controls/
[13:28]	TR Bot	148.0 arrives with AI controls | GamingOnLinux
[13:30]	TR News	"The FSF invites free software supporters to organize in-person community meetups in their area during May 2026" https://www.fsf.org/news/librelocal-2026 | Source: FSF
[13:30]	TR Bot	 The FSF announces global call for FSF's LibreLocal 2026 meetups Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[13:30]	TR News	"Other countries in Europe including Germany, France and Denmark are acting fast." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/demand-uk-digital-sovereignty/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup
[13:30]	TR Bot	 Demand UK Digital Sovereignty | Open Rights Group
[13:31]	TR News	"Im finally launching a brand new Eleventy site at this domain, combining my shy Kirby blog with the former Astro site." https://mattstein.com/thoughts/eleventy-rebuild/ | Source: Matt Stein
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Eleventy Rebuild Matt Stein
[13:31]	TR News	"In my case, what prevented me from posting more was not how long my SSG took to rebuild my site" https://andregarzia.com/2026/02/building-your-own-blogging-tools-is-a-fun-journey.html | Source: Andre Alves Garzia
[13:31]	TR Bot	your own blogging tools is a fun journey AndreGarzia.com
[13:32]	TR News	"In this article I show how under some circumstances row locks with joins can produce surprising results, and suggest ways to prevent it." https://hakibenita.com/postgres-row-lock-with-join | Source: Haki Benita
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Row Locks With Joins Can Produce Surprising Results in PostgreSQL | Haki Benita
[13:32]	TR News	Battling castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/battling-castles-on-wheels-wanderburg-might-be-my-new-favourite-thing/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:32]	TR Bot	castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing | GamingOnLinux
[13:33]	TR News	Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/vampire-crawlers-from-the-vampire-survivor-dev-is-promising-but-not-quite-there-yet/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[13:33]	TR Bot	Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet | GamingOnLinux
[13:35]	TR News	"Last spring I wrote a blog post about our ongoing work in the background to gradually simplify the curl source code over time." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/02/24/decomplexification-continued/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[13:35]	TR Bot	continued | daniel.haxx.se
[13:36]	TR News	"I've long felt that jj is a nice fit with agentic coding patterns." https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2026/02/introducing-jjq-a-local-merge-queue-for-jj.html | Source: Paul Smith
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Introducing jjq, a local merge queue for jj Paul Smith
[13:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: FINAL FANTASY VII, Dungeons of DUSK, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Games_FINAL_FANTASY_VII_Dungeons_of_DUSK_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Games_FINAL_FANTASY_VII_Dungeons_of_DUSK_and_More.gmi 
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: FINAL FANTASY VII, Dungeons of DUSK, and More
[13:40]	TR News	"Software freedom is sorely lacking in the "computers in our pockets" we call cell phones." https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/app-verification-isnt-googles-only-evil | Source: FSF
[13:40]	TR Bot	 App verification isn't Google's only evil Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[13:41]	TR News	"Anyway, these will prove invaluable for a DIY build Im doing." https://rubenerd.com/nzxt-parts-out-of-the-dishwasher/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[13:41]	TR Bot	NZXT parts out of the dishwasher
[13:41]	TR News	"But it turns out that these bikes also have an exceptionally low center of gravity" https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/elongating-a-bmx-for-drag-racing/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:41]	TR Bot	A BMX For Drag Racing | Hackaday
[13:42]	TR News	"Similarly, the Lorentz force that underlies railguns is extremely simple and effective" https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/railguns-making-metal-go-fast-using-the-lorentz-force/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:42]	TR Bot	Making Metal Go Fast Using The Lorentz Force | Hackaday
[13:42]	TR News	"The problem is that while it makes sense that an inefficient Peltier module needs more power to get more cooling." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/peltier-fridges-have-early-death/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:43]	TR Bot	Fridges Have Early Death | Hackaday
[13:44]	TR News	"The Clonezilla Live project has announced the release of a new stable version, 3.3.1-35, which is based on Debian's "Unstable" branch. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 | Source: Distro Watch
[13:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 )
[13:44]	TR News	"The first mass rebuild of Debian packages in September 2013 found that 24% were reproducible, and by January 2014" https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/24/reproducible-builds-in-language-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[13:44]	TR Bot	 Reproducible Builds in Language Package Managers | Andrew Nesbitt
[13:45]	TR News	"Because Id rather not type with an US layout on an FR keyboard, and vice-versa, I have configured my OpenBSD OS to deal with both" https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/multiple-keyboard-layouts-on-openbsd/ | Source: TuMFatig
[13:45]	TR Bot	 TuM'Fatig - Multiple keyboard layouts on OpenBSD
[13:52]	TR News	"Three of the bug fixes in the changelog relate to OpenBSD support, which is good to see" https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/kde_plasma_66/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:52]	TR Bot	 KDE Plasma 6.6 and other KDE news The Register
[13:53]	TR News	"GhostBSD plans to move to the XLibre X11 server to better support its flagship MATE desktop as well as Xfce and the new Gershwin." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ghostbsd_plans_to_adopt_xlibre/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:53]	TR Bot	 GhostBSD planning to ditch Xorg for XLibre The Register
[13:53]	TR News	"There was hope at one point that Xorg would get improvements, but that hope was crushed fast. I won't get into the story." https://ericbsd.com/addressing-xlibre-change-and-ghostbsd-future.html |
[13:53]	TR Bot	Addressing XLibre Change and GhostBSD Future
● Feb 25
[14:15]	TR News	Techrights IBM Debt-Loading and Liability (Toxic Asset) Offloading https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IBM_Debt_Loading_and_Liability_Toxic_Asset_Offloading.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/IBM_Debt_Loading_and_Liability_Toxic_Asset_Offloading.gmi 
[14:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Debt-Loading and Liability (Toxic Asset) Offloading
[14:17]	TR News	"Despite having an install of Coolify on one of my servers which should have made this one-click, it was significantly more clicks than that." https://rknight.me/blog/notes-on-setting-up-forgejo-on-coolify-with-ssh/ | Source: Rob Knight
[14:17]	TR Bot	 Notes on Setting up Forgejo on Coolify with SSH Robb Knight
[14:18]	TR News	"In many small and mid-scale deployments, cross-rack redundancy exists logically but not structurally." https://labs.ripe.net/author/ruslan-seyidov/when-tor-instability-collapses-cross-rack-redundancy-without-breaching-sla/ | Source: RIPE
[14:18]	TR Bot	 When ToR Instability Collapses Cross-Rack Redundancy Without Breaching SLA | RIPE Labs
[14:19]	TR News	"If youre not familiar with shaders" https://hackaday.com/2026/02/24/real-time-shader-running-on-a-game-boy-color/ | Source: Hackaday
[14:19]	TR Bot	Shader, Running On A Game Boy Color | Hackaday
[14:20]	TR News	"The Tatix system is a kernel thats designed only to serve web pages." https://thasso.xyz/scheduling.html | Source: Thassilo Schulze
[14:20]	TR Bot	 Scheduling in a Bare-Metal Web Server
[14:20]	TR News	"This week we focus on your feedback! Questions about NextCloud, questions about best practices for remote storage" https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/480 | Source: The Ask Noah Show
[14:21]	TR Bot	to connect to podcast.asknoahshow.com port 443 after 10000 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/480 )
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[14:21]	TR News	"COSMIC Epoch 1 was released December 11th, 2025. Point releases include new features and bug fixes." https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released/ | Source: System76
[14:21]	TR Bot	 System76 Blog
[14:22]	TR News	"Saudi Arabia expands gaming investments" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/23/2026/saudi-arabia-expands-gaming-investments
[14:22]	TR Bot	Arabia expands gaming investments | Semafor
[14:23]	TR News	EU internet censorship has no place in a state governed by the rule of law | "EU:s ntcensur hr inte hemma i en rttsstat" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/24/eus-natcensur-hor-inte-hemma-i-en-rattsstat/
[14:23]	TR Bot	 EU:s ntcensur hr inte hemma i en rttsstat
[14:24]	TR News	iophk: opportunity to restore FOSS in education, though big risk that proprietary sales teams will continue calling the shots https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/england-time-to-replace-computer-science-with-computing/
[14:24]	TR Bot	 England: Time to replace Computer Science with Computing | Computing Ed Research - Guzdial's Take
[14:25]	TR News	"Denver Metro Audits uses anti-piracy law against critic after copyright strike fails " https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/denver-metro-audits-uses-anti-piracy-law:b
[14:25]	TR Bot	 Denver Metro Audits uses anti-piracy law against critic after copyright strike fails 
[14:28]	TR News	This leaves out the part about the backlash leading to it https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/how-to-use-ai-controls/ | Source: Mozilla
[14:28]	TR Bot	 How to turn off AI features in Firefox, or choose the ones you want
[14:28]	TR News	Hype and buzzwords https://ubuntu.com//blog/building-quantum-safe-telecom-infrastructure-for-5g-and-beyond | Source: Ubuntu
[14:28]	TR Bot	quantum-safe telecom infrastructure for 5G and beyond | Ubuntu
[14:41]	TR News	In Memory of Robert Kaye https://quickfix.es/2026/02/in-memory-of-robert-kaye/
[14:41]	TR Bot	 In Memory of Robert Kaye Quick Fixes
[14:41]	TR News	FLI simplifies proprietary trap AWS VPC Flow Logs analysis https://www.linuxlinks.com/fli-simplifies-aws-vpc-flow-logs-analysis/
[14:41]	TR Bot	- simplifies AWS VPC Flow Logs analysis - LinuxLinks
[14:42]	TR News	CLOCTUI TUI for CLOC https://www.linuxlinks.com/cloctui-tui-cloc/
[14:42]	TR Bot	- TUI for CLOC - LinuxLinks
[14:45]	TR News	babi text editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/babi-text-editor/
[14:45]	TR Bot	- text editor - LinuxLinks
[14:46]	TR News	Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Specifications https://www.linuxlinks.com/chuwi-corebook-air-plus-running-linux-specifications/
[14:46]	TR Bot	CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Specifications - LinuxLinks
[14:46]	TR News	AppManager install and uninstall AppImages https://www.linuxlinks.com/appmanager-install-uninstall-appimages/
[14:46]	TR Bot	- install and uninstall AppImages - LinuxLinks
[14:54]	TR News	tmuzika Terminal music player for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/tmuzika-terminal-music-player/
[14:54]	TR Bot	- Terminal music player for Linux - LinuxLinks
[14:54]	TR News	DevChron TUI Pomodoro timer https://www.linuxlinks.com/devchron-tui-pomodoro-timer/
[14:54]	TR Bot	- TUI Pomodoro timer - LinuxLinks
[14:55]	TR News	QIDIStudio 3D printer slicing software https://www.linuxlinks.com/qidistudio-3d-printer-slicing-software/
[14:55]	TR Bot	- 3D printer slicing software - LinuxLinks
[14:55]	TR News	bfree human-friendly view of GNU/Linux memory and swap https://www.linuxlinks.com/bfree-human-friendly-view-linux-memory-swap/
[14:55]	TR Bot	- human-friendly view of Linux memory and swap - LinuxLinks
[14:55]	TR News	Vanta application launcher for Wayland https://www.linuxlinks.com/vanta-application-launcher-wayland/
[14:55]	TR Bot	- application launcher for Wayland - LinuxLinks
[14:56]	TR News	12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Docks https://www.linuxlinks.com/docks/
[14:56]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux Docks - LinuxLinks
[14:56]	TR News	SST build full-stack apps https://www.linuxlinks.com/sst-build-full-stack-apps/
[14:56]	TR Bot	- build full-stack apps - LinuxLinks
[14:59]	TR News	City lawyer who made anti-Semitic slurs, sexually assaulted women and wet himself at party is suspended https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15589827/lawyer-anti-semitic-slurs-sexually-assaulted-women-party-suspended.html
[14:59]	TR Bot	 City lawyer 'who made anti-Semitic slurs, sexually assaulted women and wet himself at party' is suspended | Daily Mail Online
● Feb 25
[15:06]	TR News	Red Hat-sponsored puff piece about Red Hat https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/24/red-hat-readies-metal-agent-ai-infrastructure-stack-hybrid-cloud-deployments/
[15:06]	TR Bot	Hat readies its metal-to-agent AI infrastructure stack for hybrid cloud deployments - SiliconANGLE
[15:06]	TR News	Remi Collet: Install PHP 8.5 on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS Stream, Alma, Rocky or other clone https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/24/Install-PHP-8.5-on-Fedora-RHEL-CentOS-Stream-Alma-Rocky-or-other-clone
[15:06]	TR Bot	 Install PHP 8.5 on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS Stream, Alma, Rocky or other clone - Remi's RPM repository - Blog
[15:07]	TR News	Use Global Hub to migrate managed clusters https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/use-global-hub-migrate-managed-clusters
[15:07]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/use-global-hub-migrate-managed-clusters )
[15:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Trust in open source communities https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Trust_in_open_source_communities.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Trust_in_open_source_communities.gmi 
[15:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Trust in open source communities
[15:08]	TR News	Facing a forced migration? You have a choice with OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/migration-choice-openshift-virtualization
[15:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/24/migration-choice-openshift-virtualization )
[15:09]	TR News	LHB GNU/Linux Digest #26.04: git chaneglog, hard links and inodes, self-hosting tools and more https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/26-04/
[15:09]	TR Bot	 LHB Linux Digest #26.04: git chaneglog, hard links and inodes, self-hosting tools and more
[15:09]	TR News	OneURL: An Open-Source Linktree Alternative You Can Self-host https://linuxhandbook.com/apps/oneurl/
[15:09]	TR Bot	 OneURL: An Open-Source Linktree Alternative You Can Self-host
[15:10]	TR News	chown Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/chown/
[15:10]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/chown/ )
[15:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  DietPi February 2026 Update Adds NanoPi Zero2 Support and WhoDB Database Tool https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/DietPi_February_2026_Update_Adds_NanoPi_Zero2_Support_and_WhoDB.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/DietPi_February_2026_Update_Adds_NanoPi_Zero2_Support_and_WhoDB.gmi 
[15:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines DietPi February 2026 Update Adds NanoPi Zero2 Support and WhoDB Database Tool
[15:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  An update on SVG in GTK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/An_update_on_SVG_in_GTK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/An_update_on_SVG_in_GTK.gmi 
[15:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines An update on SVG in GTK
[15:13]	TR News	How To Install KeePassXC on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-keepassxc-fedora-43/
[15:13]	TR Bot	 How To Install KeePassXC on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:13]	TR News	How To Install FreeRADIUS on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-freeradius-fedora-43/
[15:13]	TR Bot	 How To Install FreeRADIUS on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:14]	TR News	How To Install Android Studio on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-android-studio-fedora-43/
[15:14]	TR Bot	 How To Install Android Studio on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:16]	TR News	How to Turn an Old PC into a NAS Using Ubuntu Server (Complete Guide) https://linuxhint.com/how-to-turn-an-old-pc-into-a-nas-using-ubuntu-server-complete-guide/
[15:16]	TR Bot	 How to Turn an Old PC into a NAS Using Ubuntu Server (Complete Guide) Linux Hint
[15:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[15:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[15:20]	TR News	Techrights Australian Signals Directorate ex-employee sold back doors to Russia https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Australian_Signals_Directorate_ex_employee_sold_back_doors_to_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Australian_Signals_Directorate_ex_employee_sold_back_doors_to_R.gmi 
[15:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Australian Signals Directorate ex-employee sold back doors to Russia
[15:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why Ubuntu is a frustrating choice for desktops but great for laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Why_Ubuntu_is_a_frustrating_choice_for_desktops_but_great_for_l.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Why_Ubuntu_is_a_frustrating_choice_for_desktops_but_great_for_l.gmi 
[15:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why Ubuntu is a frustrating choice for desktops but great for laptops
[15:33]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[15:42]	TR News	Techrights Stallman Was Right About Back Doors https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Back_Doors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Back_Doors.gmi 
[15:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	lxo: ^
[15:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Stallman Was Right About Back Doors
[15:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  'Bottle' is Back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/_Bottle_is_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/_Bottle_is_Back.gmi 
[15:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 'Bottle' is Back
[15:53]	TR News	Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1060018/
[15:53]	TR Bot	updates for Tuesday [LWN.net]
[15:55]	TR News	Irving Azoff Lambasts YouTube Over Billboard Charts Pullout, Says the Platform Pays Music Creators Artists and Songwriters Less Than Any Other Comparable Digital Service https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/23/irving-azoff-youtube-criticism/
[15:55]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/23/irving-azoff-youtube-criticism/ )
[15:55]	TR News	Norways Century-Long Watch on the Northern Lights https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/science/norway-auroras-northern-lights-observatory.html
[15:55]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/science/norway-auroras-northern-lights-observatory.html )
[15:58]	TR News	Malaysia blocks same-sex dating websites Grindr and Blued https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-blocks-same-sex-dating-websites-grindr-and-blued
[15:58]	TR Bot	 Malaysia blocks same-sex dating websites Grindr and Blued | The Straits Times
[15:59]	TR News	China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Restrictions on Exports https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/asia/china-japan-export-ban.html
[15:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/asia/china-japan-export-ban.html )
● Feb 25
[16:00]	TR News	Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to Hey Hi (AI) https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/
[16:00]	TR Bot	 Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to AI
[16:01]	TR News	Liability or Liberty? Congress Should Think Twice Before Weakening Section 230 https://project-disco.org/competition/liability-or-liberty-congress-should-think-twice-before-weakening-section-230/
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Liability or Liberty? Congress Should Think Twice Before Weakening Section 230 - Disruptive Competition Project
[16:02]	TR News	Stories came from lonely celebs and hangers on says former Mail on Sunday editor https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/stories-came-from-lonely-celebs-and-hangers-on-says-former-mail-on-sunday-editor/
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Stories came from lonely celebs and 'hangers on' says former Mail on Sunday editor - Press Gazette
[16:03]	TR News	Alcohol Profoundly Changes The Way Your Brain Communicates, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/alcohol-profoundly-changes-the-way-your-brain-communicates-study-finds
[16:03]	TR Bot	Profoundly Changes The Way Your Brain Communicates, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
[16:04]	TR News	Peak Mental Sharpness Can Boost Your Productivity by 40 Minutes a Day https://www.sciencealert.com/peak-mental-sharpness-can-boost-your-productivity-by-40-minutes-a-day
[16:04]	TR Bot	Mental Sharpness Can Boost Your Productivity by 40 Minutes a Day : ScienceAlert
[16:05]	TR News	AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-boosted-us-economy-by-basically-zero-in-2025-says-goldman-sachs-chief-economist-we-think-theres-been-a-lot-of-misreporting-of-the-impact-that-ai-investment-had-on-gdp-growth
[16:05]	TR Bot	 AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist 'We think there's been a lot of misreporting of the impact that AI investment had on GDP growth' | Tom's Hardware
[16:06]	TR News	Anthropic Furious at DeepSeek for Copying Its Hey Hi (AI) Without Permission, Which Is Pretty Ironic When You Consider How It Built Claude in the First Place https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-deepseek-copying-ai
[16:06]	TR Bot	 Anthropic Furious at DeepSeek for Copying Its AI Without Permission, Which Is Pretty Ironic When You Consider How It Built Claude in the First Place
[16:06]	TR News	OpenAI Massively Cuts Spending Plan as Reality Closes in https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-cuts-spending-plan
[16:06]	TR Bot	 OpenAI Massively Cuts Spending Plan as Reality Closes in
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[16:14]	TR News	Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Goodbye innerHTML, Hello setHTML: Stronger XSS Protection in Firefox 148 https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/goodbye-innerhtml-hello-sethtml-stronger-xss-protection-in-firefox-148/
[16:14]	TR Bot	 Goodbye innerHTML, Hello setHTML: Stronger XSS Protection in Firefox 148 - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
[16:15]	TR News	IBM Did Not Fall Because of COBOL Vapourware, I.C.B.M. Still Collapses Because It's Worthless, Way Overvalued, and Very Likely Cooks the Books (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/IBM_Did_Not_Fall_Because_of_COBOL_Vapourware_IBM_Still_Collapse.shtml
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Did Not Fall Because of COBOL Vapourware, IBM Still Collapses Because It's Worthless, Way Overvalued, and Very Likely Cooks the Books
[16:15]	TR News	Firefox 148.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1060047/
[16:15]	TR Bot	148.0 released [LWN.net]
[16:16]	TR News	Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 148 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-148/
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 148 Firefox Developer Experience
[16:26]	TR News	PocketBeagle 2 SBC gets industrial version with 1GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/24/pocketbeagle-2-sbc-gets-industrial-version-with-1gb-ram-64gb-emmc-flash/
[16:26]	TR Bot	 PocketBeagle 2 SBC gets industrial version with 1GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash - CNX Software
[16:26]	TR News	ATAboy bridges old IDE drives to the 21st century with Open Source USB host bridge powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350 and with custom "Award" BIOS menu https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/ataboy-bridges-old-ide-drives-to-the-21st-century-with-open-source-usb-host-bridge-powered-by-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-and-with-custom-award-bios-menu
[16:26]	TR Bot	 ATAboy bridges old IDE drives to the 21st century with Open Source USB host bridge powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2350 and with custom "Award" BIOS menu | Tom's Hardware
[16:27]	TR News	Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/regional-court-munich-calculates-avago-licence-and-issues-injunction-against-renault/
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault - JUVE Patent
[16:27]	TR News	Asus and Acer back online in Germany after patent monopoly dispute took them out https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/asus-and-acer-back-online-in-germany-after-patent-dispute-took-them-out-laptops-and-desktops-still-not-available-following-injunction
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Asus and Acer back online in Germany after patent dispute took them out laptops and desktops still not available following injunction (Updated) | Tom's Hardware
[16:28]	TR News	Software Patents: $2,000 for Cogent Insights Licensing retail patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/2000-for-cogent-insights-licensing-retail-patent-prior-art
[16:28]	TR Bot	 $2,000 for Cogent Insights Licensing retail patent prior art Unified Patents
[16:28]	TR News	Stratacor patent monopoly validity challenge coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/stratacor-patent-validity-challenge-coming-soon
[16:28]	TR Bot	 Stratacor patent validity challenge coming soon Unified Patents
[16:29]	TR News	K.Mizra communication patents campaign - invalidity charts coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/24/kmizra-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
[16:29]	TR Bot	 K.Mizra communication patents campaign - invalidity charts coming soon Unified Patents
[16:29]	TR News	Federal Circuit Affirms Section 101 Ineligibility of Hey Hi (AI) Patent in Win for Amazon https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/02/24/federal-circuit-affirms-section-101-ineligibility-ai-patent-win-amazon/
[16:29]	TR Bot	 Federal Circuit Affirms Section 101 Ineligibility of AI Patent in Win for Amazon
[16:30]	TR News	The Recentive Ratchet: RPIs NLP Patent Falls to the New-Environment Rule https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/recentive-ratchet-environment.html
[16:30]	TR Bot	 The Recentive Ratchet: RPI's NLP Patent Falls to the New-Environment Rule
[16:32]	TR News	Brian McKnight Takes Major Radio Network to Court Over Interview Gone Sideways https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/brian-mcknight-lawsuit-radio-interview/
[16:32]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/brian-mcknight-lawsuit-radio-interview/ )
[16:33]	TR News	It Turns Out ClicknClear Is Fending Off an Ugly Lawsuit Filed by a Different Niche Licensing Specialist Judge Grants Dismissal Motion, Plaintiff Tees Up Appeal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/clicknclear-tresona-lawsuit-dismissed/
[16:33]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/24/clicknclear-tresona-lawsuit-dismissed/ )
[16:34]	TR News	President Sheinbaum ponders a lawsuit against MElon https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/lawsuit-against-elon-musk/
[16:34]	TR Bot	 Sheinbaum ponders lawsuit against Elon Musk
[16:38]	TR News	EV batteries as grid infrastructure and the security risk that follows https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/ev-batteries-as-grid-infrastructure-and-the-security-risk-that-follows/
[16:38]	TR Bot	 EV batteries as grid infrastructure and the security risk that follows | Pen Test Partners
[16:41]	TR News	Anonymous Fnix Members Arrested in Spain https://www.securityweek.com/anonymous-fenix-members-arrested-in-spain/
[16:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/anonymous-fenix-members-arrested-in-spain/ )
[16:41]	TR News	Taiwan Security Firm Confirms Flaw Flagged by CISA Likely Exploited by Chinese APTs https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-security-firm-confirms-flaw-flagged-by-cisa-likely-exploited-by-chinese-apt/
[16:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-security-firm-confirms-flaw-flagged-by-cisa-likely-exploited-by-chinese-apt/ )
[16:41]	TR News	New Sandworm_Mode Supply Chain Attack Hits NPM https://www.securityweek.com/new-sandworm_mode-supply-chain-attack-hits-npm/
[16:41]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-sandworm_mode-supply-chain-attack-hits-npm/ )
[16:45]	TR News	Techrights Mozzarella Company: All Our Cheese Comes With Mold Now, But You Can Ask the Seller to Remove the Mold https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Mozzarella_Company_All_Our_Cheese_Comes_With_Mold_Now_But_You_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Mozzarella_Company_All_Our_Cheese_Comes_With_Mold_Now_But_You_C.gmi 
[16:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Mozzarella Company: All Our Cheese Comes With Mold Now, But You Can Ask the Seller to Remove the Mold
[16:47]	TR News	VMware Aria Operations Vulnerability Could Allow Remote Code Execution https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-aria-operations-vulnerability-could-allow-remote-code-execution/
[16:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-aria-operations-vulnerability-could-allow-remote-code-execution/ )
[16:48]	TR News	SPDX Cryptographic Algorithm List: February 2026 Update https://toscalix.com/2026/02/24/spdx-cryptographic-algorithm-list-february-2026-update/
[16:48]	TR Bot	Cryptographic Algorithm List: February 2026 Update toscalix
[16:48]	TR News	Clonezilla 3.3.1-35 is out https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla
[16:48]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla )
[16:49]	TR News	Rights group calls on South Africa to protect whistleblowers https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/rights-group-calls-on-south-africa-to-protect-whistleblowers/
[16:49]	TR Bot	 Rights group calls on South Africa to protect whistleblowers - JURIST - News
[16:50]	TR News	How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Executives https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml
[16:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/jeffrey-epstein-microsoft-executives.html )
[16:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited
[16:50]	TR News	Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-priests-ai
[16:50]	TR Bot	 Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT
[16:52]	TR News	Open Redirects: A Forgotten Vulnerability, (Tue, Feb 24th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32742
[16:52]	TR Bot	 Open Redirects: A Forgotten Vulnerability? - SANS ISC
[16:52]	TR News	KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Bugfix Release for February https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.1/
[16:52]	TR Bot	 KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Bugfix Release for February - KDE Community
[16:53]	TR News	Steam Next Fest (Feb 2026 Edition) is in https://boilingsteam.com/steam-next-fest-2026-02/index.html
[16:53]	TR Bot	 Steam Next Fest (Feb 2026 Edition) is in
[16:53]	TR News	Inkplate 13SPECTRA 13.3-inch E-ink Spectra smart color display supports Arduino, MicroPython, ESPHome (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/24/inkplate-13spectra-a-13-3-inch-e-ink-spectra-smart-color-display-supports-arduino-micropython-esphome/
[16:53]	TR Bot	 Inkplate 13SPECTRA 13.3-inch E-ink Spectra smart color display supports Arduino, MicroPython, ESPHome (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[16:54]	TR News	Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/ambitious-developer-showcases-slick-triple-level-quake-like-game-stored-in-tiny-64kb-executable-every-game-asset-tucked-inside-what-could-be-a-rounding-error-in-modern-app-payload-terms
[16:54]	TR Bot	 Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable every game asset tucked inside what could be a rounding error in modern app payload terms | Tom's Hardware
[16:56]	TR News	Louis-Philippe Vronneau: Montreal's Debian & Stuff - February 2026 https://veronneau.org/montreals-debian-stuff-february-2026.html
[16:56]	TR Bot	 Louis-Philippe Vronneau - Montreal's Debian & Stuff - February 2026
[16:58]	TR News	Towards an industry best practice for DNSSEC automation https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/25/towards-an-industry-best-practice-for-dnssec-automation/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 Towards an industry best practice for DNSSEC automation | APNIC Blog
● Feb 25
[17:19]	TR News	Techrights They Try to Ruin Linux, Too ("Attestation" in GNU/Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/They_Try_to_Ruin_Linux_Too_Attestation_in_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/They_Try_to_Ruin_Linux_Too_Attestation_in_GNU_Linux.gmi 
[17:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights They Try to Ruin Linux, Too ("Attestation" in GNU/Linux)
[17:26]		*themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights
[17:27]	TR News	Techrights The Register MS Published a Ponzi Scheme-Boosting Fake Article This Morning. It Mentions "AI" 30 Times. https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/The_Register_MS_Published_a_Ponzi_Scheme_Boosting_Fake_Article_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/The_Register_MS_Published_a_Ponzi_Scheme_Boosting_Fake_Article_.gmi 
[17:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Register MS Published a Ponzi Scheme-Boosting Fake Article This Morning. It Mentions "AI" 30 Times.
[17:28]	TR News	Migrate your VMs faster with the migration toolkit for virtualization 2.11 https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migrate-your-vms-faster-migration-toolkit-virtualization-211
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Migrate your VMs faster with the migration toolkit for virtualization 2.11
[17:29]	TR News	IBM Red Hat promoting slop; it helps fake value https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/predictable-ai-announcing-january-and-february-validated-model-batches
[17:29]	TR Bot	 Predictable AI: Announcing the January and February validated model batches
[17:30]	TR News	Instead of promoting GNU/Linux it is trying to convince people to participate in the Ponzi scheme https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-enterprise-bridging-gap-experimentation-production-scale
[17:30]	TR Bot	 Red Hat AI Enterprise: Bridging the gap from experimentation to production scale
[17:30]	TR News	Balancing growth and efficiency APNIC 61 Policy SIG deliberations on IPv6 and IPv4 allocation https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/24/balancing-growth-and-efficiency-apnic-61-policy-sig-deliberations-on-ipv6-and-ipv4-allocation/
[17:31]	TR Bot	 Balancing growth and efficiency APNIC 61 Policy SIG deliberations on IPv6 and IPv4 allocation | APNIC Blog
[17:31]	TR News	OpenAI couldnt finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead company's chip design aspirations lag behind Surveillance Giant Google and Amazon https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-couldnt-finance-its-data-centers-so-it-took-control-of-hardware-instead
[17:31]	TR Bot	 OpenAI couldnt finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead company's chip design aspirations lag behind Google and Amazon | Tom's Hardware
[17:33]	TR News	Intel Strikes Deal With a Chip Start-Up Its C.E.O. Invested In https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/intel-sambanova-ceo-lip-bu-tan.html
[17:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/technology/intel-sambanova-ceo-lip-bu-tan.html )
[17:36]	TR News	Boston Metal announces layoffs, closes Woburn plant https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/boston-metal-announces-layoffs-closes-woburn-plant-1437714.htm | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/boston-metal-announces-layoffs-closes-woburn-plant-1437714.htm
[17:36]	TR Bot	 Boston Metal announces layoffs, closes Woburn plant
[17:37]	TR News	Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/strengthening-the-foundation-access-now-embraces-new-co-leadership-model/
[17:37]	TR Bot	 Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model - Access Now
[17:37]	TR News	Spear-phishing: how to stay safe and prevent advanced attacks against civil society https://www.accessnow.org/event/digital-security-webinars/
[17:37]	TR Bot	 Spear-phishing: how to stay safe and prevent advanced attacks against civil society - Access Now
[17:38]	TR News	Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository https://itsfoss.com/news/azul-malware-analysis-repository/
[17:38]	TR Bot	 Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository
[17:38]	TR News	Arkanix Stealer Malware Disappears Shortly After Debut https://www.securityweek.com/arkanix-stealer-malware-disappears-shortly-after-debut/
[17:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/arkanix-stealer-malware-disappears-shortly-after-debut/ )
[17:39]	TR News	Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox Profiler Deployment (February 24, 2026) https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-profiler-deployment-february-24-2026/147519
[17:39]	TR Bot	 Firefox Profiler Deployment (February 24, 2026) - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse
[17:39]	TR News	Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/business/paramount-netflix-warner-bros-discovery.html
[17:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/business/paramount-netflix-warner-bros-discovery.html )
[17:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox 149 Enters Beta with Split View, More Robust HTTP/3 Upload Performance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Firefox_149_Enters_Beta_with_Split_View_More_Robust_HTTP_3_Uplo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Firefox_149_Enters_Beta_with_Split_View_More_Robust_HTTP_3_Uplo.gmi 
[17:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox 149 Enters Beta with Split View, More Robust HTTP/3 Upload Performance
[17:49]	TR News	Dynamic Music Pill puts slick media controls in your GNOME panel https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/dynamic-music-pill-gnome-panel-media-controller
[17:49]	TR Bot	 Dynamic Music Pill puts a media controller in your GNOME panel - OMG! Ubuntu
[17:50]	TR News	FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, March 6, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-03-06-irc
[17:50]	TR Bot	 Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, March 6, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[17:50]		*psydroid2 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights
[17:51]	TR News	GNU Awk 5.4.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1060050/
[17:51]	TR Bot	Awk 5.4.0 released [LWN.net]
[17:52]	TR News	renux terminal-based bulk file renamer https://www.linuxlinks.com/renux-terminal-based-bulk-file-renamer/
[17:52]	TR Bot	- terminal-based bulk file renamer - LinuxLinks
[17:52]	TR News	Master the Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in GNU/Linux Mint to Feel Like a Pro User https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-keyboard-shortcuts/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 Master the Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Linux Mint to Feel Like a Pro User
[17:52]	TR News	Making the Case for a Modern Synaptic-Style Package Manager on GNU/Linux https://itsfoss.com/modern-synaptic-style-package-manager/
[17:52]	TR Bot	 Making the Case for a Modern Synaptic-Style Package Manager on Linux
[17:53]	TR News	ELEGANCE 26.0.3 is out https://distrowatch.com/elegance
[17:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/elegance )
[17:53]	TR News	CentOS 10-20260223 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/centos
[17:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos )
[17:55]	TR News	John Goerzen: Screen Power Saving in the GNU/Linux Console https://changelog.complete.org/archives/42061-screen-power-saving-in-the-linux-console
[17:55]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/42061-screen-power-saving-in-the-linux-console )
[17:55]	TR News	New toy: Installing openSUSE Tumbleweed on the HP Z2 Mini https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/new-toy-installing-opensuse-tumbleweed-on-hp-z2-mini/
[17:55]	TR Bot	 New toy: Installing openSUSE Tumbleweed on the HP Z2 Mini | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik
[17:56]	TR News	6 Top Free and Open Source Swift Web Frameworks https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-swift-web-frameworks/
[17:56]	TR Bot	Top Free and Open Source Swift Web Frameworks - LinuxLinks
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[17:56]	TR News	Championing a Cause https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/Championing_a_Cause.shtml
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Championing a Cause
[17:56]	TR News	Security and blobs, by Alex Oliva (GNU Linux-Libre) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/23/Security_and_blobs_by_Alex_Oliva_GNU_Linux_Libre.shtml
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Security and blobs, by Alex Oliva (GNU Linux-Libre)
[17:57]	TR News	Linux Kernel 7.0 Release Candidate Comes Out, Stallman Turns 73 in Three Weeks https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/23/Linux_Kernel_7_0_Release_Candidate_Comes_Out_Stallman_Turns_73_.shtml
[17:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Linux Kernel 7.0 Release Candidate Comes Out, Stallman Turns 73 in Three Weeks
[17:57]	TR News	D7VK 1.4 Released
[17:57]	TR News	CGIT 1.3 is out
[17:58]	TR News	Unraid 7.2.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/unraid
[17:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/unraid )
[17:58]	TR News	4MLinux 50.1 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux
[17:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux )
[17:58]	TR News	Mabox 26.02 is out https://distrowatch.com/mabox
[17:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/mabox )
[17:58]	TR News	Ultimate 2026.02.24 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/ultimate
[17:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ultimate )
[17:59]	TR News	Youre being lied to https://alirezahayati.com/2026/02/youre-being-lied-to/
[17:59]	TR Bot	 Youre being lied to | Alireza Hayati
● Feb 25
[18:00]	TR News	LibreOffice Online: a fresh start https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/24/libreoffice-online-a-fresh-start/
[18:00]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice Online: a fresh start - TDF Community Blog
[18:00]	TR News	Restarting LibreOffice Online https://lwn.net/Articles/1060087/
[18:00]	TR Bot	LibreOffice Online [LWN.net]
[18:04]	TR News	SFC signs open letter to Keep Android Open https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/feb/24/keep-android-open/
[18:04]	TR Bot	 SFC signs open letter to Keep Android Open - Software Freedom Conservancy
[18:05]	TR News	Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-terrorism.html
[18:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world/europe/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-terrorism.html )
[18:06]	TR News	Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker https://cyberscoop.com/l3harris-executive-peter-williams-sentenced-zero-day-exploits-russia/
[18:06]	TR Bot	executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker | CyberScoop
[18:12]	TR News	How Russia has finetuned its disinformation campaign in 4 years of Ukraine war https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260224-how-russia-has-finetuned-its-disinformation-campaign-in-4-years-of-ukraine-war
[18:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260224-how-russia-has-finetuned-its-disinformation-campaign-in-4-years-of-ukraine-war )
[18:18]	TR News	Fake 'security', back doors! https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SEV-SNP-BTB-Isolation
[18:18]	TR Bot	Posts Linux Patches For SEV-SNP BTB Isolation - Phoronix
[18:19]	TR News	$3,000 awarded for Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge - prior art found on Valtrus '686 https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/18/3000-awarded-for-cloud-native-heroes-challenge-prior-art-found-on-valtrus-686
[18:19]	TR Bot	 $3,000 awarded for Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge - prior art found on Valtrus '686 Unified Patents
[18:21]	TR News	How Sandwich Money Can Keep Independent FOSS Reporting Alive https://fossforce.com/2026/02/how-sandwich-money-can-keep-independent-foss-reporting-alive/
[18:21]	TR Bot	 How 'Sandwich Money' Can Keep Independent FOSS Reporting Alive - FOSS Force
[18:21]	TR News	Slop Boosters and 'Hype Agents' Render Themselves Irrelevant and the General Public Becomes Incredulous Due to "Bros Who Cry Wolf!" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/24/Slop_Boosters_and_Hype_Agents_Render_Themselves_Irrelevant_and_.shtml
[18:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slop Boosters and 'Hype Agents' Render Themselves Irrelevant and the General Public Becomes Incredulous Due to "Bros Who Cry Wolf!"
[18:22]	TR News	South Korean health officials deny use of contaminated Covid-19 vaccines https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-health-officials-deny-use-of-contaminated-covid-19-vaccines
[18:22]	TR Bot	 South Korean health officials deny use of contaminated Covid-19 vaccines | The Straits Times
[18:27]	TR News	6 commands to clean up your Ubuntu system from the terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/6-commands-to-clean-up-your-ubuntu-system-from-the-terminal/
[18:27]	TR Bot	 6 commands to clean up your Ubuntu system from the terminal
[18:30]	TR News	Jeffrey Epstein (underage sex trafficking) connected 'Linux' Foundation https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-showcases-open-collaboration-across-ai-5g-cloud-native-telco-and-digital-skills-at-mwc-barcelona-2026-302694756.html
[18:30]	TR Bot	 Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026
[18:30]	TR News	Lilbits: Pebble smartwatches, Linux 7.0, and the uncertain future for Lenovo Legion Go graphics drivers https://liliputing.com/lilbits-pebble-smartwatches-linux-7-0-and-the-uncertain-future-for-lenovo-legion-go-graphics-drivers/
[18:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://liliputing.com/lilbits-pebble-smartwatches-linux-7-0-and-the-uncertain-future-for-lenovo-legion-go-graphics-drivers/ )
[18:31]	TR News	Firefox is about to drop support for older Windows versions says if you cant upgrade, then switch to Linux https://www.pcguide.com/pro/news-pro/firefox-is-about-to-drop-support-for-older-windows-versions-says-if-you-cant-upgrade-then-switch-to-linux/
[18:31]	TR Bot	 Firefox is about to drop support for older Windows versions - says if you can't upgrade, then switch to Linux - PC Guide
[18:31]	TR News	Elektrobit integrates safety-certified Linux OS into Mobileye Drive Level-4 platform https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/elektrobit-brings-safetycertified-linux-to-mobileye-drive-level-4-autonomous-driving-platform/128750492
[18:31]	TR Bot	 EB Corbos Linux For Safety Applications: Elektrobit Brings SafetyCertified Linux to Mobileye Drive Level 4 Autonomous Driving Platform, ETAuto
[18:32]	TR News	I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too https://www.howtogeek.com/still-using-this-30-year-old-backup-tool-linux/
[18:32]	TR Bot	 I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too
[18:32]	TR News	8 quick tweaks that make a Linux desktop harder to break https://www.howtogeek.com/how-do-i-make-linux-desktop-feel-bulletproof-in-15-minutes/
[18:32]	TR Bot	 8 quick tweaks that make a Linux desktop harder to break
[18:33]	TR News	"Desert OS is easy to use, fast, stable, and probably far more elegant than what you're already running." https://www.zdnet.com/article/desert-os-linux-distro-bring-spare-pc-back-to-life/
[18:33]	TR Bot	impressive Linux distro can bring your spare PC back to life | ZDNET
[18:34]	TR News	Nvidia is looking for Linux driver engineers specifically to improve Vulkan and Proton support on its GPUs https://www.pcguide.com/news/nvidia-is-looking-for-linux-driver-engineers-specifically-to-improve-vulkan-and-proton-support-on-its-gpus/
[18:34]	TR Bot	 Nvidia is looking for Linux driver engineers specifically to improve Vulkan and Proton support on its GPUs - PC Guide
[18:34]	TR News	Elektrobit and Mobileye announce collaboration for autonomous vehicle solutions https://www.stocktitan.net/news/INTC/elektrobit-and-mobileye-announce-collaboration-for-autonomous-xp5t74bh96qk.html
[18:34]	TR Bot	 Mobileye adds Elektrobit safety Linux to Drive AVs | INTC Stock News
[18:35]	TR News	Why Linux still isn't ready for your laptop in 2026 https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-isnt-ready-for-laptops/
[18:35]	TR Bot	 Why Linux still isn't ready for your laptop in 2026
[18:36]	TR News	Mobileye Global Integrates Elektrobit's EB Corbos Linux For Safety Applications Into Mobileye Drive https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mobileye-global-integrates-elektrobits-eb-corbos-linux-safety-applications-mobileye-drive
[18:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mobileye-global-integrates-elektrobits-eb-corbos-linux-safety-applications-mobileye-drive )
[18:36]	TR News	Mobileye Drive adopts Elektrobit safety-compliant Linux OS https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/mobileye-drive-adopts-elektrobit-safety-compliant-linux-os/
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Mobileye Drive adopts Elektrobit safety-compliant Linux OS | Automotive World
[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mobileye and GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Mobileye_and_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Mobileye_and_GNU_Linux.gmi 
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mobileye and GNU/Linux
[18:39]	TR News	"A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it." https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill/
[18:39]	TR Bot	 US State Colorado Wants Operating Systems (Including Linux) to Tell Every App How Old You Are
[18:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  FSF and a 'Fake FSF' (Splinter Group, SFC) on Mobile Systems Becoming More Oppressive, Even With Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/FSF_and_a_Fake_FSF_Splinter_Group_SFC_on_Mobile_Systems_Becomin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/FSF_and_a_Fake_FSF_Splinter_Group_SFC_on_Mobile_Systems_Becomin.gmi 
[18:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FSF and a 'Fake FSF' (Splinter Group, SFC) on Mobile Systems Becoming More Oppressive, Even With Linux
[18:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[18:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Steam Next Fest and QUOD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Games_Steam_Next_Fest_and_QUOD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Games_Steam_Next_Fest_and_QUOD.gmi 
[18:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Steam Next Fest and QUOD
[18:44]	TR News	"I will be starting to write little snippets of Lali[0] code, with the intention of spreading beauty of lambda programming :-) ." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-02-25__Lali_Lambda:_has.gmi
[18:45]	TR News	"On IRC, @bss@ill.moe asked for feedback on a map. Based on what I know about the landscape here in Switzerland, here are some basic guidelines." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-02-25-maps
[18:45]	TR News	"In my continuing quest to make apps that I use available to myself on the new mobile OS I switched to, I have created a Meshtastic client for Ubuntu Touch. I call it Indra, after the concept of "Indra's net," a net whose jewels reflect every other jewel perfectly." gemini://agnos.is/posts/indra-meshtastic-for-ubuntu-touch.gmi
[18:46]	TR News	"What a bad timing to fall sick. I started to feel bad aboard the ship that made the transfer from earth to the Outpost. So much, that I didn't passed the temperature check when it was time to get on the station." gemini://orbitaloutpost.club/~kaze/gemlog/2026-02-25-badtiming.gmi
[18:48]	TR News	"I couldn't understand why he couldn't understand. Why his astute insights gained from military and political service, and long political commitments, were lost in the last few years' current affairs. What was unspeakable to him?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-02-25-yes.txt
[18:49]	TR News	"It's common for people in the US and beyond to blame America's shortcomings on, or credit her strengths to, the current political regime." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202602/20260225-change-from-the-ground-up.gmi
[18:49]	TR News	"It's just over year since my last day of paid employment, and I thought this would be a good time to reflect on how I feel about retirement. In general, I love being retired." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/retired.gmi
[18:50]	TR News	"I'm fortunate enough to have a walk-in shower room in my house, something I think is quite unusual in Britain. It's just a small space, lined on all sides by traditional ceramic tiles, with a shower head in the middle." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/ignoring_problem.gmi
[18:51]	TR News	"For most of my working life I was an experimental scientist or an engineer of some sort. I got used to dealing with statistical methods and, over time, developed a feel for what you could do with statistics" gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/statisticsfor.gmi
[18:53]	TR News	"Supplyframe has announced a new feature for its Findchips service, which lets builders search for parts from a wide variety of vendors: a tariff estimator, designed to simplify the process of importing parts and swerve stick shock when it hits Customs." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260225-tariff.gmi
[18:54]	TR News	"I've published 1.5 academic books in my working life. The "half book" ended up as a special edition of the Journal of Physics (IIRC), rather than a full book, because the Research Council that was paying me to write it ran out of money." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/textbook.gmi
[18:55]	TR News	"I have to admit that I wasn't all that impressed with the Gemini protocol when it was first announced. I certainly liked the _idea_, but I thought both the protocol and the basic 'gemtext' file format would be too restrictive." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/back_to_gemini.gmi
[18:56]	TR News	"One day I had the usual two lungs; the next day, only one." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lars_the_bear/lung.gmi
[18:56]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8xntp9i7yykq8.irc) has joined #techrights
● Feb 25
[19:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: PocketBeagle, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_PocketBeagle_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_PocketBeagle_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi 
[19:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: PocketBeagle, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
[19:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical on Buzzwords, "6 commands to clean up your Ubuntu system from the terminal" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Canonical_on_Buzzwords_6_commands_to_clean_up_your_Ubuntu_syste.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Canonical_on_Buzzwords_6_commands_to_clean_up_your_Ubuntu_syste.gmi 
[19:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical on Buzzwords, "6 commands to clean up your Ubuntu system from the terminal"
[19:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Sponsored Puff Pieces From/For Red Hat and Latest From Red Hat's Site (Lots of Hype/Buzzwords) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Sponsored_Puff_Pieces_From_For_Red_Hat_and_Latest_From_Red_Hat_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Sponsored_Puff_Pieces_From_For_Red_Hat_and_Latest_From_Red_Hat_.gmi 
[19:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Sponsored Puff Pieces From/For Red Hat and Latest From Red Hat's Site (Lots of Hype/Buzzwords)
[19:03]	TR News	"This release also implements mechanisms for cloning 4kn disks to 512n/e disks and 512n/e disks to 4kn disks." https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support
[19:03]	TR Bot	Live 3.3.1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, Improved BitLocker Support - 9to5Linux
[19:05]	admfubar	zoom zoom...  https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/25/fake-zoom-meeting-teramind-surveillance-software/
[19:05]	TR Bot	 Fake Zoom meeting leads to silent install of surveillance software - Help Net Security
[19:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD: GhostBSD, EricBSD, OpenBSD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/BSD_GhostBSD_EricBSD_OpenBSD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/BSD_GhostBSD_EricBSD_OpenBSD.gmi 
[19:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines BSD: GhostBSD, EricBSD, OpenBSD
[19:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian: Louis-Philippe Vronneau, Clonezilla Live 3.3.1-35, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Debian_Louis_Philippe_Veronneau_Clonezilla_Live_3_3_1_35_and_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Debian_Louis_Philippe_Veronneau_Clonezilla_Live_3_3_1_35_and_Mo.gmi 
[19:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Debian: Louis-Philippe Vronneau, Clonezilla Live 3.3.1-35, and More
[19:10]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-blue-collar-jobs-wipeout
[19:10]	TR Bot	 If AI Causes an Office Job Wipeout, It'll Cause Huge Problems for Blue Collar Work Too
[19:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Kernel and Graphics News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Linux_Kernel_and_Graphics_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Linux_Kernel_and_Graphics_News.gmi 
[19:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Kernel and Graphics News
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[19:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[19:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  FSF / Software Freedom Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/FSF_Software_Freedom_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/FSF_Software_Freedom_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FSF / Software Freedom Leftovers
[19:13]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[19:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox Development Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Firefox_Development_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Firefox_Development_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox Development Leftovers
[19:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibreOffice Online: a fresh start https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/LibreOffice_Online_a_fresh_start.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/LibreOffice_Online_a_fresh_start.gmi 
[19:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibreOffice Online: a fresh start
[19:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[19:19]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 25/02/2026: Retired a Year, Illness, Losing a Lung, and "Back to Gemini" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Gemini_Links_25_02_2026_Retired_a_Year_Illness_Losing_a_Lung_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Gemini_Links_25_02_2026_Retired_a_Year_Illness_Losing_a_Lung_an.gmi 
[19:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 25/02/2026: Retired a Year, Illness, Losing a Lung, and "Back to Gemini"
[19:20]	TR News	Techrights Links 25/02/2026: Fifth Year of War in Ukraine, Dihydroxyacetone Man Looking to Start More Wars https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Links_25_02_2026_Fifth_Year_of_War_in_Ukraine_Dihydroxyacetone_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/Links_25_02_2026_Fifth_Year_of_War_in_Ukraine_Dihydroxyacetone_.gmi 
[19:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 25/02/2026: Fifth Year of War in Ukraine, Dihydroxyacetone Man Looking to Start More Wars
[19:34]	TR News	Techrights A Lot of Slopfarms Died, Google News Feeds the Few Which Survived and Still Target "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/A_Lot_of_Slopfarms_Died_Google_News_Feeds_the_Few_Which_Survive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/A_Lot_of_Slopfarms_Died_Google_News_Feeds_the_Few_Which_Survive.gmi 
[19:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights A Lot of Slopfarms Died, Google News Feeds the Few Which Survived and Still Target "Linux"
[19:35]	TR News	Skate Developer Full Circle Announces Layoffs Less Than Six Months After Skates Early Access Launch https://wccftech.com/skate-developer-full-circle-announces-layoffs-less-than-six-months-after-skate-early-access-release/
[19:35]	TR Bot	 Skate Developer Full Circle Announces Layoffs Less Than Six Months After Skate's Early Access Launch
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[19:38]	TR News	Repeating Microsoft's propaganda, excuses, fantasies https://shanakaanslemperera.substack.com/p/microsofts-226-billion-shadow
[19:38]	TR Bot	 Microsofts $226 Billion Shadow - Shanaka Anslem Perera
[19:38]	TR News	There is nothing enigmatic about pyramid scams. They're scams. The jargon and the twisting is part of the marketing.
[19:52]	TR News	Techrights What Microsoft Hides Underneath https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/What_Microsoft_Hides_Underneath.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/25/What_Microsoft_Hides_Underneath.gmi 
[19:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights What Microsoft Hides Underneath
● Feb 25
[20:01]	lxo	schestowitz[TR2], *nod*
[20:02]	lxo	https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-02-22-stricter-is-less-popular.en.html <- did you miss this post on why OSS became more popular and part of the problem?  or just didn't see reason to boost it?  just curious, no pressure
[20:02]	TR Bot	 stricter is less popular
[20:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 6.18 and Several LTS Kernels Are Getting Extended Long-Term Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Linux_6_18_and_Several_LTS_Kernels_Are_Getting_Extended_Long_Te.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/25/Linux_6_18_and_Several_LTS_Kernels_Are_Getting_Extended_Long_Te.gmi 
[20:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux 6.18 and Several LTS Kernels Are Getting Extended Long-Term Support
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[21:56]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/02/inside-the-quixotic-team-trying-to-build-an-entire-world-in-a-20-year-old-game/
[21:56]	TR Bot	 Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game - Ars Technica
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[22:02]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/meta-could-end-up-owning-of-10-amd-in-new-chip-deal/
[22:02]	TR Bot	 Meta could end up owning 10% of AMD in new chip deal - Ars Technica
[22:02]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/meta-could-end-up-owning-of-10-amd-in-new-chip-deal/
[22:04]	admfubar	i'm said to have a glow after too much scotch....  https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/heres-why-scotch-tape-screeches-when-its-peeled/
[22:04]	TR Bot	 Scientists crack the case of "screeching" Scotch tape - Ars Technica
[22:10]	admfubar	snack time!... https://www.discovermagazine.com/cancer-eating-bacteria-could-devour-tumors-from-the-inside-out-48738
[22:10]	TR Bot	 CancerEating Bacteria Could Devour Tumors From the Inside Out | Discover Magazine
[22:16]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-ceo-ai-hate
[22:16]	TR Bot	 Tech CEOs Confused by Why Everybody Hates AI So Much
[22:24]	admfubar	idocracy here we come... https://futurism.com/science-energy/average-american-drink-toilet-water
[22:24]	TR Bot	 The Average American Would Pay $49 Per Month to Drink Recycled Toilet Water, Study Finds
[22:25]	MinceR	lol
[22:25]	MinceR	how much would they pay for Brawndo?
[22:39]	admfubar	guess it depends on how mutilated they want to be
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[22:58]	admfubar	https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/#no-metrics-no-targets
[22:58]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Deplatform yourself (23 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
● Feb 25
[23:06]	admfubar	https://pogowasright.org/no-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy-in-what-you-share-with-a-cloud-ai-program-sdny/
[23:06]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/no-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy-in-what-you-share-with-a-cloud-ai-program-sdny/ )
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[23:19]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, What's up. Any new devil ape behaviors to document today?
[23:19]	MinceR	\_()_/
[23:19]	IsambardPrince	I feel like this should be a new show on National Geographic.
[23:19]	IsambardPrince	Observe the devil ape next door.
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	It likes to live in its own foul shit.
[23:20]	MinceR	:>
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	Stinking of marijuana, with cockroaches crawling over rotting pizza boxes.
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	It has unpaid felonies and alimony, is in trouble with the devil apes at the IRS, and its plate expired.
[23:20]	IsambardPrince	The devil ape cops refuse to do anything for fear of being accused of raycisssm.
[23:21]	IsambardPrince	Listen to the devil ape stereo.
[23:21]	IsambardPrince	As it plays devil ape mating music.
[23:21]	IsambardPrince	Boom thunk thunk booom thunk thunk.
[23:21]	MinceR	:>
[23:21]	IsambardPrince	Observe the devil ape mating ritual at the local bar.
[23:24]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, There's actually a store called Buy Buy Baby.
[23:24]	IsambardPrince	I thought that sounded like an abortion clinic.
[23:24]	MinceR	lol
[23:31]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Then I heard they filed bankruptcy and closed 400 locations.
[23:31]	IsambardPrince	And so I said bye bye buy buy baby.
[23:31]	IsambardPrince	They stopped advertising on the radio thank god.
[23:31]	IsambardPrince	What's with the name of these children's stores?
[23:32]	IsambardPrince	There's another one called Once Upon A Child.
[23:32]	MinceR	:>
[23:32]	IsambardPrince	Sounds like something Peter Bright would go to prison for.
[23:32]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/funny-pictures-9-22-25-7.jpg
[23:33]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, It's fried.
[23:33]	IsambardPrince	You can eat anything that's fried.
[23:33]	MinceR	:>
[23:33]	IsambardPrince	I was thinking about bagging some of those German Roaches for Brandon Lobsta to fry.
[23:34]	IsambardPrince	They breed so fast you'll never run out, especially not with the next door neighbor.
[23:34]	IsambardPrince	He seems to be smoking them out with weed.
[23:35]	IsambardPrince	I found another roach today.
[23:35]	MinceR	"These guys eat just anything if it's deep fried" -- https://modarchive.org/module.php?72893
[23:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://modarchive.org/module.php?72893 )
[23:35]	IsambardPrince	Apparently Mandy killed it with dish soap and left it where it died.
[23:35]	IsambardPrince	At least he killed it I guess.
[23:35]	IsambardPrince	Before it found something to mate with.
[23:36]	IsambardPrince	They say you can milk cockroaches.
[23:36]	IsambardPrince	It's supposed to be nutrient dense.
[23:36]	IsambardPrince	You can milk anything with nipples.
[23:36]	IsambardPrince	"I got nipples, Frank. Can you milk me?"
[23:36]	MinceR	:>
[23:37]	MinceR	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
[23:37]	TR Bot	 Male lactation - Wikipedia
[23:39]	IsambardPrince	Yeah, some antipsychotics can cause it.
[23:39]	IsambardPrince	So there's a very good chance Lobsta could lactate someday.
[23:39]	MinceR	:>
[23:39]	MinceR	how does lobster milk compare to cockroach milk?
[23:40]	admfubar	it is free range and lactose free
[23:40]	IsambardPrince	Lobsta's has real Risperdone and horse estrogen in every sip.
[23:40]	MinceR	lol
[23:40]	IsambardPrince	Risperidone rather.
[23:41]	IsambardPrince	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risperidone
[23:41]	TR Bot	 Risperidone - Wikipedia
[23:41]	IsambardPrince	Risperidone, sold under the brand name Risperdal among others, is an atypical antipsychotic[2] used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,[2] as well as aggressive and self-injurious behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder.[8] It is taken either by mouth or by injection (i.e., subcutaneous or intramuscular).[2] The injectable versions are long-acting and last for 24 weeks.[9]
[23:41]	IsambardPrince	---
[23:41]	IsambardPrince	Every four weeks they have to catch him and give him an injection in the butt.
[23:41]	IsambardPrince	That's why nobody heard from him lately. He's taking a nap.
[23:41]	MinceR	what what
[23:42]	IsambardPrince	It wearts off and he thinks the police and the Crown Prosecutor are stalking him again because of the WEEEEEEEED.
[23:42]	IsambardPrince	*wears
[23:43]	admfubar	https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/poisoning-ai-training-data.html
[23:43]	TR Bot	AI Training Data - Schneier on Security
[23:43]	IsambardPrince	JWZ has an AI poisoning honeypot set up.
[23:49]	admfubar	this will be circumvented...  https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/02/19/stack-overflow-cloudflare-pay-per-crawl/
[23:49]	TR Bot	 Why Stack Overflow and Cloudflare launched a pay-per-crawl model - Stack Overflow
[23:50]	MinceR	resistance is futile
[23:53]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/ai_models_nuclear/
[23:53]	TR Bot	 AIs are happy to launch nukes in simulated combat scenarios The Register
[23:54]	MinceR	so am i
[23:55]	MinceR	under the present conditions, it's logical to want to launch them