●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 26, 2024 ●● ● Aug 26 [00:19] IsambardPrince MinceR, Apparently, back in the 90s my dad's boss had a secretary named Helen who was really mean, then when people were mean back to her she ran to the boss and cried about it. [00:20] IsambardPrince So one day while she was out to lunch the people out in the machine shop made a 12" dildo and left it on her chair for her when she got back. [00:20] IsambardPrince Then I guy who had worked there for his whole life quit and they had to empty out all the drawers on his desk which were full of toenail clippings. [00:40] MinceR lol [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e972:8500:f248:ab34:fdb6:4215) has joined #techrights [00:59] darwin http://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/senior-intel-cpu-architects-splinter-to-develop-risc-v-processors-veterans-establish-aheadcomputing [00:59] TR Bot Senior Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors veterans establish AheadComputing | Tom's Hardware ● Aug 26 [01:02] MinceR will they be the first to market a RISC-V CPU with built in hardware backdoor? :> [01:06] darwin they said their design will be open. You can blame government and management for the conspiracy of backdoors [01:14] MinceR they've said a lot of things [01:30] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/25/bacteria-helping-to-extract-rare-metals-from-old-batteries-in-boost-for-green-tech [01:30] TR Bot Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech | Climate crisis | The Guardian [01:55] admfubar https://www.securityweek.com/major-backdoor-in-millions-of-rfid-cards-allows-instant-cloning/ [01:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/major-backdoor-in-millions-of-rfid-cards-allows-instant-cloning/ ) [01:59] admfubar https://therecord.media/hackers-malware-university-taiwan-backdoor [01:59] TR Bot Hackers deployed new malware against university in Taiwan ● Aug 26 [02:01] psydruid Intel's death by a thousand cuts is real [02:01] *psydruid grabs some popcorn [02:02] admfubar https://www.tweaktown.com/news/100135/us-federal-judge-forces-martin-shkreli-aka-pharma-bro-to-surrender-his-wu-tang-clan-album/index.html [02:02] TR Bot US federal judge forces Martin Shkreli, aka Pharma Bro, to surrender his Wu-Tang Clan album [02:03] admfubar risky RISC-V?? https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/chinas-unisoc-launches-worlds-first-open-architecture-risc-v-security-chip [02:03] TR Bot China's Unisoc launches 'world's first' open architecture RISC-V security chip | Tom's Hardware [02:07] admfubar pi eyed.... https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-powered-third-eye-helps-visually-impaired-people-navigate-the-world-with-ai [02:07] TR Bot Raspberry Pi powered 'third eye' helps visually impaired people navigate the world with AI | Tom's Hardware [02:07] admfubar the implantable version from musk labs will make you look like this.. https://www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TwilightZone_ArtImg.jpg?resize=1200%2C675 [02:09] MinceR lol [02:10] MinceR as long as it doesn't make you look like a Borg... [02:19] admfubar that upgrade comes later [02:23] *psydruid wonders why Mexican Spanish is so much easier to understand even than Spanish from Spain [02:31] admfubar i'd credit cheech and chong for that... [02:32] admfubar more m$ shell games... https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-microsoft-tweaks-cloud-revenue.html [02:32] TR Bot Microsoft tweaks how it logs cloud revenue [02:34] admfubar should this be in an ant eater form??? https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-robot-dog-combat-invasive-ants.html [02:34] TR Bot Researchers train a robot dog to combat invasive fire ants [02:43] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/24/0337218/how-reddit-challenges-google-and-meta-with-ads-based-on-topics---not-user-data [02:43] TR Bot How Reddit Challenges Google and Meta with Ads Based on Topics - Not User Data - Slashdot [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[03:38] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:43] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1384.jpg [03:43] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1035.jpg [03:45] TR News Books gopher://uberspace.net:70/0/~defanor/blog/2024-08-25-books.txt "This month was themed with the local censorship reaching YouTube, employing DPI to drop some of the packets directed to it (making YouTube videos challenging to watch without censorship circumvention tools, but still possible to extract information out of)" [03:45] TR News "So you're considering self-hosting? You heard good things about GoToSocial? I like it. I use it. This post is about the problems you should be expecting at the moment." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-25-gotosocial [03:46] *eidolon (~eidolon@ck29p7rieq5e8.irc) has joined #techrights [03:46] TR News "Conquest is a little branching path, choose your own adventure, interactive fiction fantasy adventure story. In it, you get to play a child hero trying to save their village." gemini://tilde.town/~dozens/gemlog/24.gmi (Cornquest: An interactive fiction game for gemini) [03:47] TR News "After trying to get Nimlike setup and working in Molly-Brown for a few hours today i probably have to declare that i failed. I didn't get any real informatin on what failed, instead i just get "Exit status 1" and a empty stderr." gemini://gemini.wolffy.eu/gemlog/2024-08-25-Nimlike-failure-and-Contact-info.gmi [03:48] TR News "Library science is hard, and even more so when its multiplayer" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/ [03:52] TR News Techrights Links 25/08/2024: Books Censored and GoToSocial https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_25_08_2024_Books_Censored_and_GoToSocial.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_25_08_2024_Books_Censored_and_GoToSocial.gmi [03:52] TR Bot Techrights Links 25/08/2024: Books Censored and GoToSocial [03:54] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [03:58] TR News "Given how much the mainland Chinese steal IP, I don't blaim IBM from pulling out." IP addresses? Just move to IPv6 :) https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [03:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q ) [03:59] TR News "Yet another post about the same guy." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8Aw3RK [03:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8Aw3RK ) ● Aug 26 [04:00] TR News "The bottom line is that IBM now has just three major lines of business...enterprise hardware, enterprise software and enterprise consulting. They used to operate dozens of development and manufacturing sites and hundreds of sales offices...that number of much, much smaller today. Employees are largely remote. How big a CIO operation does IBM really need at this point?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH [04:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH ) [04:02] TR News Snowden foolishly defending China'a TikTok, which crushes free speech https://x.com/Snowden/status/1827702193572446348 [04:02] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-x.com [04:02] TR News At least Corbyn did call to release Assange https://x.com/Stella_Assange/status/1827766684444221904 [04:02] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-x.com [04:05] TR News You are just a worker, you can quit https://time.com/7013685/google-ai-deepmind-military-contracts-israel/ [04:05] TR Bot Google DeepMind Staff Push to End Military Contracts | TIME [04:07] TR News Open letter regarding Rio Tinto and the mining colony that Serbia is turning into https://www.tni.org/en/article/open-letter-regarding-rio-tinto-and-the-mining-colony-that-serbia-is-turning-into [04:07] TR Bot Open letter regarding Rio Tinto and the mining colony that Serbia is turning into | Transnational Institute [04:08] TR News "Anti-Israel hackers stole troves of sensitive Israeli data and are now publishing gigabytes of secret and classified information. Unable to stop the hacks, Israel is waging a futile war to against the leaks" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-08-21/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israels-futile-war-against-massive-iranian-hack-of-secret-data/00000191-6bd7-d1ee-afb5-6bff8a510000 [04:08] TR Bot Iran Steals Sensitive Israeli Data, Israel Tries to Censor the Internet - National Security & Cyber - Haaretz.com [04:10] *darwin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [04:19] TR News "At this years Debian conference in South Korea I've presented the new feature of the FAIme web service. You can now build your own Debian live media/ISO." http://blog.fai-project.org/posts/faime-live/ [04:19] TR Bot Custom Live Media, also for Newer Hardware [04:19] *darwin (~darwin@7d3n498busjrn.irc) has joined #techrights [04:20] TR News "Josh and Kurt talk about a story that discusses a story from Black Hat that references supply chains. Theres a ton of doom and gloom around our software supply chains and much of the advice isnt realistic. If we want to take this seriously we need to stop obsessing over the little problems and focus on some big problems." https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/08/25/episode-443-the-supply-chain-security-crisis/ [04:20] TR Bot Episode 443 The Supply Chain Security Crisis Open Source Security [04:29] TR News Will Windows fall below 30% for the next time next month? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/oceania/#monthly-200902-202408 [04:29] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Oceania | Statcounter Global Stats [04:31] TR News Yandex used almost as much as Microsoft https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/estonia/#monthly-200902-202408 [04:31] TR Bot Search Engine Market Share Estonia | Statcounter Global Stats [04:49] TR News Techrights Poland: Bing Down, Windows Down, Vista 11 Also Down https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Poland_Bing_Down_Windows_Down_Vista_11_Also_Down.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Poland_Bing_Down_Windows_Down_Vista_11_Also_Down.gmi [04:49] TR Bot Techrights Poland: Bing Down, Windows Down, Vista 11 Also Down ● Aug 26 [05:22] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@5vbh43up2sd66.irc) has joined #techrights [05:24] TR News Techrights Looks Like IBM is About to Lay Off Thousands This Week, Workers' Access Reportedly Revoked Over the Weekend https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Looks_Like_IBM_is_About_to_Lay_Off_Thousands_This_Week_Workers_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Looks_Like_IBM_is_About_to_Lay_Off_Thousands_This_Week_Workers_.gmi [05:24] TR Bot Techrights Looks Like IBM is About to Lay Off Thousands This Week, Workers' Access Reportedly Revoked Over the Weekend [05:25] TR News IBM as 'IP' bully https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tech-giant-ibm-kicks-off-092516727.html [05:25] TR Bot Tech giant IBM kicks off London legal fight with Swiss software firm Lzlabs [05:27] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [05:32] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@amdqrwyjb3fea.irc) has joined #techrights [05:34] TR News Techrights [Meme] Giving Business Ideas to International Business Machines https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Giving_Business_Ideas_to_International_Business_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Giving_Business_Ideas_to_International_Business_Machines.gmi [05:34] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Giving Business Ideas to International Business Machines [05:44] TR News Techrights 'Microsoft India' is Googlebombing "Layoffs" to Hide Its Silent Layoffs (as Recent as This Summer) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Microsoft_India_is_Googlebombing_Layoffs_to_Hide_Its_Silent_Lay.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Microsoft_India_is_Googlebombing_Layoffs_to_Hide_Its_Silent_Lay.gmi [05:44] TR Bot Techrights 'Microsoft India' is Googlebombing "Layoffs" to Hide Its Silent Layoffs (as Recent as This Summer) [05:56] TR News Techrights Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part IV - Companies Used to Demand You Don't Criticise Their Products and Services https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_IV_Companies_Used_to_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_IV_Companies_Used_to_D.gmi [05:56] TR Bot Techrights Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part IV - Companies Used to Demand You Don't Criticise Their Products and Services [05:59] TR News Linus Torvalds Drops TRUTH BOMB on AI https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cdvwZJYWnhA [05:59] TR Bot Linus Torvalds Drops TRUTH BOMB on AI - Invidious [05:59] -TechrightsSocial-yewtu.be | Linus Torvalds Drops TRUTH BOMB on AI - Invidious ● Aug 26 [06:00] Tcl interface unloaded [06:00] Perlxchat_print called without a valid context. 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Linus Torvalds Speaks Out on Its Future - Invidious [06:19] TR News Techrights [Video] The Talk in Asia Where Linux Torvalds 'Bashed' the 'Hey Hi' (AI) Hype https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Video_The_Talk_in_Asia_Where_Linux_Torvalds_Bashed_the_Hey_Hi_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Video_The_Talk_in_Asia_Where_Linux_Torvalds_Bashed_the_Hey_Hi_A.gmi [06:19] TR Bot Techrights [Video] The Talk in Asia Where Linux Torvalds 'Bashed' the 'Hey Hi' (AI) Hype [06:25] TR News "Much less dirty than detaining a foreign company's CEO, putting bugs in the bedroom of an ally's prime minister and suiciding whistle blower." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [06:42] *parsifal (~parsifal@6thegygyadsu4.irc) has joined #techrights [06:42] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [06:43] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:45] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@fhn7a8axawcea.irc) has joined #techrights [06:45] TR News (NEW): Review: Nobara Project 40 and OpenMandriva 24.07 "ROME" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Review_Nobara_Project_40_and_OpenMandriva_24_07_ROME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Review_Nobara_Project_40_and_OpenMandriva_24_07_ROME.gmi [06:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: Nobara Project 40 and OpenMandriva 24.07 "ROME" [06:49] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [06:57] TR News (NEW): I Ran Linux on My Smartphone, It's Still Held Back By Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/I_Ran_Linux_on_My_Smartphone_It_s_Still_Held_Back_By_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/I_Ran_Linux_on_My_Smartphone_It_s_Still_Held_Back_By_Hardware.gmi [06:57] TR Bot Tux Machines I Ran Linux on My Smartphone, It's Still Held Back By Hardware [06:59] TR News (NEW): Here Are 5 Apps I Always Install When I Set Up a Linux Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Here_Are_5_Apps_I_Always_Install_When_I_Set_Up_a_Linux_Desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Here_Are_5_Apps_I_Always_Install_When_I_Set_Up_a_Linux_Desktop.gmi [06:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Here Are 5 Apps I Always Install When I Set Up a Linux Desktop ● Aug 26 [07:01] TR News Windows this low? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/american-samoa/#monthly-200902-202408 [07:01] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share American Samoa | Statcounter Global Stats [07:02] TR News Linux up, Windows down by a lot https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/andorra/#monthly-200902-202408 [07:02] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Andorra | Statcounter Global Stats [07:09] TR News Techrights It's "Official": Windows Below 5% in Bahamas https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/It_s_Official_Windows_Below_5_in_Bahamas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/It_s_Official_Windows_Below_5_in_Bahamas.gmi [07:09] TR Bot Techrights It's "Official": Windows Below 5% in Bahamas [07:34] TR News Techrights [Meme] Schmock, Not Woke https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Schmock_Not_Woke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Schmock_Not_Woke.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Schmock, Not Woke [07:41] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYZxowtkbo [07:41] TR Bot https://inv.makerlab.tech/watch?v=1kYZxowtkbo [07:41] TR Bot not resolve host: inv.makerlab.tech ( status 0 @ https://inv.makerlab.tech/watch?v=1kYZxowtkbo ) ● Aug 26 [08:11] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 25th, 2024 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_25th_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_25th_2024.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 25th, 2024 [08:42] TR News "Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable." https://projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the-network/ | [08:42] TR Bot Why I Left the Network ProPublica [08:43] TR News ""House of the Dragon" is one of the most watched TV series, particularly among pirates." https://torrentfreak.com/bonus-episode-of-house-of-the-dragon-comes-with-a-nasty-surprise-for-pirates-240825/ | Source: Torrent Freak [08:43] TR Bot Episode of 'House of the Dragon' Comes With a Nasty Surprise for Pirates * TorrentFreak [08:45] TR News microsoft spam / disinfo https://thenorthlines.com/microsoft-brings-together-leaders-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-coordination-after-mass-outage/ [08:45] TR Bot Microsoft brings together leaders to strengthen cybersecurity coordination after mass outage [08:46] TR News Revisionism by the criminals from Microsoft https://thenorthlines.com/microsoft-brings-together-leaders-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-coordination-after-mass-outage/ [08:53] TR News "Apple only seems interested in doing the bare minimum to keep regulators" https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/24/24226946/iphone-eu-regulation-app-stores-fortnite | Source: The Verge [08:53] TR Bot European iPhones are more fun now - The Verge [08:54] TR News "State of play: RealPage has an 80% market share in commercial revenue management software for multi-family units" https://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/realpage-antitrust-lawsuit-justice-department-rentals | Source: Axios [08:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/realpage-antitrust-lawsuit-justice-department-rentals ) [08:54] TR News "If the rumors are correct, every Mac in Apples lineup will get an update within the next 12 months." https://www.macworld.com/article/2426453/m4-processor-mac-mini-studio-pro-imac-macbook-air.html | Source: Macworld [08:54] TR Bot Mac will soon be running the same chiphere's when the M4 models are coming | Macworld ● Aug 26 [09:01] TR News "Easter was among seven people shot by Anchorage police since May" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-25/the-shooting-death-of-a-16-year-old-girl-by-police-is-among-a-spate-thats-upset-anchorage-residents | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:01] TR Bot Fatal shooting of teen girl by police angers Anchorage residents - Los Angeles Times [09:03] TR News "Too little, too late. And you think Indians cannot be bribed to steal IP information ? It's a heck of a lot cheaper for anyone in the espionage game. LOL !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [09:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q ) [09:06] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCjFm4PtKE [09:06] TR Bot https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=PgCjFm4PtKE [09:06] TR Bot not resolve host: yt.oelrichsgarcia.de ( status 0 @ https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=PgCjFm4PtKE ) [09:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi2, "The three most dangerous addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary." LOL [09:07] TR News "Blizzards chief design officer, Allen Adham, is also departing, and the long-in-development game Odyssey is canceled." https://techstory.in/layoffs-2024-google-microsoft-amazon-paytm-lays-of-hundreds-of-employees/ [09:07] TR Bot Layoffs 2024 - Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Paytm lays off hundreds of employees - TechStory [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: that sounds nice [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] but you can be pedantic and take that apart [09:09] IsambardPrince Legalize the drugs? [09:09] IsambardPrince :P [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] fuck fart fart fart shit fuck [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] said the h4z0r [09:09] IsambardPrince You know... [09:09] IsambardPrince RMS has always been nice to me. [09:10] IsambardPrince When we've talked. [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] he can be rude [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] but it depends [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] who to [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] he can sense when people provoke him? [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] so why would he recopricate with niceties? [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] one option is to ignore the rude people [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] but it does not always worrk [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] then they want your attention [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] so they start defaming you [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] and call you horrible namme [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] or attack your network etc. [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] so inaction is not always a possibility [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] same for TOrvalkdas [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] he typically ignores people [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] or turns down their coee [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes they keep coming at him [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] and play "victim" [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] so he makes somee joke [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] not a good idea [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] then comes a big CoC [09:13] TR News "A member of the Reuters news agency was killed and two of its journalists were injured when a missile struck a hotel" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/25/reuters-ukraine-russia-strike-killed-hotel/ | Source: The Washington Post [09:13] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/25/reuters-ukraine-russia-strike-killed-hotel/ ) [09:14] TR News "probably with an Iskander-M missile" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-25/reuters-staff-hit-in-strike-on-hotel-in-ukraines-kramatorsk | Source: US News And World Report [09:14] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-25/reuters-staff-hit-in-strike-on-hotel-in-ukraines-kramatorsk ) [09:15] TR News "life upside down" https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-journalists-soltan-achilova-hudaiberdy-allashov-press-freedom/33088982.html | Source: RFERL [09:15] TR Bot Persecution, Jail, Torture, Death: The Price You Pay For Being An Independent Journalist In Turkmenistan [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: in short, there is no universal solution [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] if you have a tick or a peech [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] it'll suck and suck [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] *leech [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] and won't come off you [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] no matter what [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] because it's sick in the head [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] it made it itss life goal to take down people it envies [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] RMS [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] Torvalds etc. [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] and they can try to ignore it [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] but the problem won't go away [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] you cna phone the cops [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] and then they say [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] phone the emergency line when the person literally shows up in front of your home [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] cops like to shoot [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] not to deal with mental cases [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] i am sure Torvalds will phone up Portland policew [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] the moment gulagboy shows up in his home [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] bearing some placcard [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] llike "you are not even a wiki" [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] I too would call the cops [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] lunatics do irrational things [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] and already boast about their knives and other weapons [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] torvalds had 3 kids in his home [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] 4 women [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] real women [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] not some offballs [09:18] IsambardPrince I don't need a knife. [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] *odd [09:18] IsambardPrince It would be a serious downgrade. [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] right [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] kitchen have knives [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] but they are not for combat [09:19] schestowitz[TR2] they can be defeated by long sticks [09:19] TR News "Qubad Talabani, the Deputy Prime Minister of the KRG" https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/turkiye-airstrikes-claim-lives-of-two-female-journalists-in-northern-iraq/ | Source: JURIST [09:19] TR Bot Trkiye airstrikes claim lives of two female journalists in Northern Iraq - JURIST - News [09:19] TR News "Sonny has been a strong, steady and inspirational fixture at WWJ Newsradio 950 since 1947" https://mijournalismhalloffame.org/eliot-2/ | [09:19] TR Bot Marvin Sonny Eliot | Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame [09:20] IsambardPrince In the UK you don't get a conceal and carry permit. [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] no [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, back to tech now [09:20] IsambardPrince You get to try to fend them off by apologizing for being stabbed with a kitchen knife. [09:20] TR News "Unlike any other in the country, Eliot's weathercasts were a mixture of fast-paced humor" https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/beloved-detroit-weatherman-sonny-eliot-dies/ | Source: CBS [09:20] TR Bot Beloved Detroit Weatherman Sonny Eliot Dies - CBS Detroit [09:21] TR News "His longest-lasting gig was as a weathercaster, first on WWJ radio in 1950 a job he held well into the 21st century" https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2012/11/endearing_detroit_weatherman_s.html | Source: Michigan News [09:21] TR Bot Detroit weatherman Sonny Eliot dies 'peacefully' at 91 (with video) - mlive.com [09:22] TR News "Not only are the ads a worse experience for the user, they are also creating a tax on all the advertisers, and thus, on us." https://seths.blog/2024/08/the-sad-compromise-of-sponsored-results/ | Source: Seth Godin [09:22] TR Bot The sad compromise of sponsored results | Seth's Blog [09:23] TR News "Now, APNIC is launching a new feature to further assist its Members in securing their networks." https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/26/manrs-readiness-now-available-in-dash/ | Source: APNIC [09:23] TR Bot MANRS readiness now available in DASH | APNIC Blog [09:24] TR News "A judge who tossed out a huge settlement against Boeing admitted he had traded and sold Boeing stock while in charge of the case" https://futurism.com/the-byte/judge-boeing-verdict-stock | Source: Futurism [09:24] TR Bot Judge Who Overturned Huge Boeing Verdict Admits He Was Trading Boeing Stock at the Time [09:24] TR News "James Robart, a federal judge, just threw out a $72 million verdict against Boeing." https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-boeing-zunum-lawsuit-stock-trade-accident-ethics-2024-8 | Source: Business Insider [09:24] TR Bot Judge Hearing Boeing Lawsuit Traded Boeing Stock, Calls It Accidental - Business Insider [09:25] psydruid https://www.magazineshop.nl/collections/ct-magazine/products/ct-magazine-8-2024 [09:25] TR Bot c't 08-09/2024 - MagazineShop [09:25] TR News "None of that exists anymore though. At least not for my generation." http://www.paritybit.ca/blog/moving-across-the-ocean/ | Source: Jake Bauer [09:25] TR Bot Across the Ocean - paritybit.ca [09:25] psydruid I think I'm going to buy that one [09:25] psydruid "Get rid of Windows" [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] the magazine'? [09:26] psydruid Yes [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] so this is a "declaration of war" [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] you try to rid yourself of back doors [09:27] psydruid I bought some copies many years ago, they were always technically sound [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] just don't install debian [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] because molly had a little lamby [09:27] psydruid oh wow [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] someone has just recommended garuda [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] it's indian [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] in http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/25/5_Reasons_Why_I_Stopped_Using_Ubuntu.shtml [09:28] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 Reasons Why I Stopped Using Ubuntu [09:30] psydruid I tried to install Ubuntu Mate on my uncle's old and somewhat crappy laptop, but it would run into errors every time [09:30] psydruid So I installed Debian Mate instead [09:31] psydruid And now everything works fine again [09:31] TR News [Old] "I never thought I'd be writing a cautionary tale about banking, but here we are." https://jxnl.co/writing/2024/09/21/chase-bank-small-business-nightmare/#chasing-chase | Source: Jason Liu [09:31] TR Bot Chase: Why I'll Never Trust Chase Bank Again, A Yuppie Nightmare - jxnl.co [09:31] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Considering a truck. An older one. [09:32] psydruid So he can keep using it for a few more years [09:32] IsambardPrince I could be out there putting it to use. [09:32] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: what for? [09:32] psydruid It's just GNOME 3 that has turned into an absolute turd [09:32] schestowitz[TR2] it's just a comparently on wheel [09:32] schestowitz[TR2] *Whees [09:32] schestowitz[TR2] some occcccupations need that [09:32] schestowitz[TR2] why wouuld you? [09:32] IsambardPrince I could use it to go scrapping. [09:33] schestowitz[TR2] oh lord [09:33] IsambardPrince People throw out a lot of stuff. [09:34] TR News "mahouts and assistants apart from senior Forest Department officials" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dasara-elephants-commence-daily-drill/article68565635.ece | Source: The Hindu [09:34] TR Bot Dasara elephants commence daily drill - The Hindu [09:37] TR News "Batteries the icing on the renewable cake will be the grave of oil, coal and natural gas" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-08-25/the-lightbulb-of-the-21st-century-the-battery-revolution-illuminates-a-new-era.html | Source: El Pas [09:37] TR Bot The lightbulb of the 21st century: The battery revolution illuminates a new era | Technology | EL PAS English [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: try smokey mountain then [09:37] TR News "California achieved an important milestone in the fight against climate change at the end of April." https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-08-25/batteries-start-to-rival-gas-on-californias-electricity-grid.html | Source: El Pas [09:37] TR Bot Batteries start to rival gas on Californias electricity grid | Economy and Business | EL PAS English [09:37] TR News "Mining virtual currencies such as bitcoin requires powerful computers that consume huge amounts of electricity." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2225909.html | Source: RTL [09:37] TR Bot RTL Today - Abusing electric grid: Thai officials raid illegal bitcoin mine after power outages [09:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Had to go to the auto parts store yesterday for a turn signal bulb. [09:39] IsambardPrince Walmart locked them all behind glass and ran out of the one I needed. [09:39] IsambardPrince This is getting ridiculous. [09:40] schestowitz[TR2] ebay works [09:41] schestowitz[TR2] what you want a car for makes no sense [09:41] IsambardPrince I just went to AutoZone. [09:41] schestowitz[TR2] unless you plan some junkyard or alte sachen [09:41] TR News "MeidasTouch has uncovered that, despite telling CNN that he was an undecided voter who just decided to vote for Trump" https://meidasnews.com/news/bring-back-trump-cnn-undecided-voter-panelist-has-pro-trump-social-media-history | [09:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://meidasnews.com/news/bring-back-trump-cnn-undecided-voter-panelist-has-pro-trump-social-media-history ) [09:42] TR News "In the lanes around the Ajmer dargah in Rajasthan, women were kidnapped, raped, photographed, and then blackmailed in the early 1990s." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/when-justice-is-served-to-the-anonymous/article68563424.ece | Source: The Hindu [09:42] TR Bot Ajmer 1992 rape-blackmail survivors walk a sluggish road to justice 32 years later - The Hindu [09:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The landlord basically puts up with whatever I do because he doesn't want ANOTHER empty unit. [09:43] TR News Overpopulation https://tracydurnell.com/2024/08/25/roundup-why-we-dont-have-enough-housing/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [09:44] *TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:44] *TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights [09:44] TR Bot to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [09:44] TR Bot HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! [09:46] TR News "In the digital era, social media platforms have become a double-edged sword" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/24/racist-riots-and-social-medias-role-fueling-the-flames-of-hate/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy [09:46] TR Bot Racist Riots and Social Media's Role: Fueling the Flames of Hate - Modern Diplomacy [09:47] TR News "In a statement on Telegram" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2225745.html | Source: RTL [09:47] TR Bot RTL Today - Attack at Solingen festival: German police say Syrian suspect confesses to knife rampage ● Aug 26 [10:04] TR News "Thomson is a 21-year-old server and bartender at charbar in Calgary." https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/biometrics-in-workplace-1.7300573 | Source: CBC [10:04] TR Bot Biometrics in the workplace may be the way of the future. But at what cost? | CBC Radio [10:05] TR News Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/karakut_ransomware_scum_charged/ | Source: The Register UK [10:05] TR Bot Alleged Karakut ransomware scumbag charged in US The Register [10:06] TR News "[e]verything sent on Telegram is securely encrypted" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/telegram-encrypted-messaging/ | Source: Nick Heer [10:06] TR Bot Telegram, the Encrypted Messaging App Pixel Envy [10:07] TR News "lowers no only France, but the world" https://www.telesurenglish.net/the-arrest-of-telegram-creator-is-an-assault-on-human-rights-snowden/ | Source: teleSUR [10:07] TR Bot The Arrest of Telegram Creator Is an Assault on Human Rights: Snowden - teleSUR English [10:08] TR News "Russian-born tech mogul Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the popular platform Telegram" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/25/durov-telegram-detention-france/ | Source: The Washington Post [10:08] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/25/durov-telegram-detention-france/ ) [10:08] TR News "Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/telegram-founder-durov-arrested-in-france/articleshow/112783822.cms | Source: India Times [10:08] TR Bot Telegram: Telegram founder Durov arrested in France - The Economic Times [10:09] TR News "It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/telegram_ceo_pavel_durov_detained/ | Source: The Register UK [10:09] TR Bot Telegram founder and CEO arrested in France The Register [10:09] TR News "The study found that the majority of organisations in APAC are embracing flexible working arrangements" https://itwire.com/it-people-news/recruitment/zoom-survey-hybrid-work-models-dominate,-but-employee-engagement-remains-biggest-challenge-for-apac-leaders.html | Source: IT Wire [10:09] TR Bot - Zoom survey: Hybrid work models dominate, but employee engagement remains biggest challenge for APAC leaders [10:10] TR News "But in an ever-enshittified internet that's already flooded with a ridiculous amount of stuff" https://futurism.com/democratic-startup-ai-political-ads | Source: Futurism [10:10] TR Bot Democratic Startup Proposes Flooding the Web With AI-Generated Political Ads [10:11] TR News "BattlegroundAI positions itself as a tool specifically for progressive campaignsno MAGA types allowed." https://www.wired.com/story/battelgroundai-ai-progressive-political-ads/ | Source: Wired [10:11] TR Bot of Ads in Minutes: This Startup Thinks AI Can Drown Out the MAGA Movement | WIRED [10:12] TR News Hot updates are not for your unless the device you bought was defective [10:13] TR News "botched app update" https://techcentral.co.za/botched-app-update-blew-up-in-sonos-face/250249/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [10:13] TR Bot How a botched app update blew up in Sonos's face - TechCentral [10:15] TR News "TF1 and BFM both said the investigation was focused on a lack of moderators on Telegram" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-24/factbox-who-is-pavel-durov-ceo-of-messaging-app-telegram | Source: US News And World Report [10:15] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-24/factbox-who-is-pavel-durov-ceo-of-messaging-app-telegram ) [10:15] TR News "The Russian Embassy in France said in a statement on Sunday that it had asked the French authorities for clarification on news" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-detained-france.html | Source: New York Times [10:15] TR Bot Arrest of Telegrams Pavel Durov Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint - The New York Times [10:15] TR News "Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France as part of a preliminary police investigation." https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-ceo-arrested-in-paris/250266/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [10:15] TR Bot Telegram CEO arrested in Paris - TechCentral [10:15] TR News "According to Reuters, the main focus of the investigation was Telegram's lack of moderators" https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/telegrams-pavel-durov-arrested-outside-paris-social-media-calls-for-his-release-time-we-fight-back-101724557466064.html | Source: Hindustan Times [10:15] TR Bot Telegram's Pavel Durov arrested outside Paris, social media calls for his release: Time we fight back | Trending - Hindustan Times [10:16] TR News "The investigation is reportedly about a lack of moderators" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2kz9kn93o | Source: BillBC [10:16] TR Bot CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport - BBC News [10:17] TR News "French television news outlets TF1 TV and BFM TV also reported the arrest, citing unnamed sources, according to Reuters." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-airport-near-paris-france/ | Source: CBS [10:17] TR Bot Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at airport near Paris, French media reports - CBS News [10:19] TR News "Enough of Telegram's impunity" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240825-telegram-chief-pavel-durov-arrested-at-french-airport | Source: France24 [10:19] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240825-telegram-chief-pavel-durov-arrested-at-french-airport ) [10:19] TR News "arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-pavel-durov-telegram-ceo-arrested-in-france-6412272 | Source: NDTV [10:19] TR Bot Who Is Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO Arrested In France [10:20] TR News Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part II - Forced Arbitration in TOS https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_II_Forced_Arbitration_.shtml [10:20] TR Bot Techrights Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part II - Forced Arbitration in TOS [10:20] TR News Microsoft Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub is Losing Loads of Money, Has Loads of Layoffs, Shuts Down Whole Offices, and Is a Proprietary Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Microsoft_GitHub_is_Losing_Loads_of_Money_Has_Loads_of_Layoffs_.shtml [10:20] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft GitHub is Losing Loads of Money, Has Loads of Layoffs, Shuts Down Whole Offices, and Is a Proprietary Bubble [10:22] TR News Windows Falling Across the Gulf https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Windows_Falling_Across_the_Gulf.shtml [10:22] TR Bot Techrights Windows Falling Across the Gulf [10:22] TR News Before and After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Destroyed Dual-Boot Setups With Help From "Secure Boot" Liars Who Had Defamed and Harassed "Secure Boot" Sceptics https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Before_and_After_Microsoft_Destroyed_Dual_Boot_Setups_With_Help.shtml [10:22] TR Bot Techrights Before and After Microsoft Destroyed Dual-Boot Setups With Help From "Secure Boot" Liars Who Had Defamed and Harassed "Secure Boot" Sceptics [10:25] TR News Microsoft Losing the Balkans https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Microsoft_Losing_the_Balkans.shtml [10:25] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Losing the Balkans [10:26] TR News Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part III - Terms-of-service Labeling, Design, and Readability Act https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_III_Terms_of_service_L.shtml [10:26] TR Bot Techrights Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part III - Terms-of-service Labeling, Design, and Readability Act [10:27] TR News Mail (MX) Server Survey for August 2024: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Has Fallen Below 700 Servers (Globally, Worldwide!) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Mail_MX_Server_Survey_for_August_2024_Microsoft_Has_Fallen_Belo.shtml [10:27] TR Bot Techrights Mail (MX) Server Survey for August 2024: Microsoft Has Fallen Below 700 Servers (Globally, Worldwide!) [10:28] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:29] *rsheftel14353 (~rsheftel@freenode-ims.ilv.1cipql.IP) has joined #techrights [10:29] *rsheftel1435 has quit (Connection closed) [10:29] *rsheftel14353 is now known as rsheftel1435 [10:30] TR News So... mass layoffs at icbm (the ICBM giant) this week and seems like 2022 or 23 was a good year to quit tech as a profession. Why? Well, 2007 was bad but many people needed to work and could still fine DECENT work. It was possible to have work-life balance and workers' rights had not eroded so much yet. [10:31] TR News Whereas now it seems like 60h/w is "normal" (sometimes 80 hours, catching up with Chinese sweatshops). Not counting commute, if any... [10:32] *Righty (~Username@c7kjtgii6u5hy.irc) has joined #techrights [10:33] TR News Now the bosses have ZERO background in tech, they conflate "time-tracking" with proactivity, and measure things wrongly. More code written does not mean better code written. Now you have git commit messages whose sole purpose: just wanted to light up my activity graph a bit ;) so people optimise for vanity... not over code merit [10:33] TR News GitHub exacerbated this even before Microsoft took over [10:34] *wael__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:34] TR News People who coded when The Office was a hoot and Office Space was a cultural item the jokes made sense and many people liked it. The office came later and was too soft. And now their jokes are not enough to match REALITY. Reality is worse than the sitcom/comedies. "IF YOU COULD PICK UP THE PHONE AT 4AM THAT WOULD BE GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEAT!!!" [10:36] TR News Maybe the GAFAM and copycats will expect coders to also work on making coffee for everyone, to make up for the people laid off. After all, what's 90 hours of work per week when a week has 168 hours? MUSK: HEY, FUC*ERS!!! SLEEP AT THE OFFICE OR AT YOUR DESK!! [10:38] TR News Musk sleeps at the office every day. For sure! He says so. An honest man! That's how he makes more kids than he can keep abreast of and keeps a personal jet while doing "SocMed" and flirting with Nazis? He does all this from the mattress next to his keyboard, surely!! [10:38] TR News [Meme] When Your Project Has Zero Volunteers... https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Meme_When_Your_Project_Has_Zero_Volunteers.shtml [10:38] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] When Your Project Has Zero Volunteers... [10:39] TR News Bill Gates: yo! ma secret is, ima hard working man!!! work hard, "PLAY" hard? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html are you hard, Bill? [10:39] TR Bot Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past - The New York Times [10:42] TR News Torvalds Still Calls the "Hey Hi" (AI) Bluff, Some People Are Upset (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Torvalds_Still_Calls_the_Hey_Hi_AI_Bluff_Some_People_Are_Upset.shtml [10:42] TR Bot Techrights Torvalds Still Calls the "Hey Hi" (AI) Bluff, Some People Are Upset [10:42] TR News The 1% Eludes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/The_1_Eludes_Microsoft.shtml [10:42] TR Bot Techrights The 1% Eludes Microsoft [10:46] TR News "If we're constantly trying to adapt to other people's likes and dislikes, then we're living an incomplete life. We're living a double lie where we're lying to both others and ourselves. We're living inauthentically." https://birming.com/living-authentically/ | Source: Robert Birming [10:46] TR Bot Authentically | Robert Birming [10:47] TR News "Actually watching videos that interest you all the way through is a different story, according to the study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General" https://www.ksl.com/article/51105105/boredom-scrolling-you-may-be-making-it-worse | Source: Deseret Media [10:47] TR Bot scrolling? You may be making it worse | KSL.com [10:47] TR News "Dr. Schaffner says he currently puts on a mask whenever hes around other people because he has a vulnerable family member and wants to reduce the risk of bringing COVID home." https://text.npr.org/g-s1-18862 | Source: NPR [10:47] TR Bot Coronavirus FAQ: I'm a NOVID and don't want to catch COVID. Can you guide me? [10:48] TR News "I mean, I love well-executed electric sound, but large-scale classical, done well, is on a whole other level." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/08/25/Mozart-Requiem | Source: Tim Bray [10:48] TR Bot ongoing by Tim Bray Mozart Requiem [10:49] TR News "A lot of new CS grads have been noting that is really hard to get a job." https://ryxcommar.com/2024/08/17/why-does-getting-a-job-in-tech-suck-right-now-is-it-ai/ | [10:49] TR Bot Why does getting a job in tech suck right now? (Is it AI?!?) r y x, r [10:50] TR News "Went to the cupola to shoot Tropical Storm Hone near Hawaii but right after we passed by the storm the moon started to set" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/nasa-astronaut-captures-stunning-image-of-moon-setting-over-pacific-from-iss/articleshow/112792248.cms | Source: India Times [10:50] TR Bot Nasa astronaut captures stunning image of moon setting over Pacific from ISS - Times of India [10:57] TR News "Brief reflection on how my interest in a codified indie web is waning at the speed of light." https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/blog/smaller/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni [10:57] TR Bot Minutes to Midnight - Smaller [10:57] TR News "I understand that your work is one of the, if not the primary, sources of meaning in your life." https://daniel.industries/2024/08/25/capitalists-stop-using-the-word-journey/ | Source: Daniel Miller [10:57] TR Bot Capitalists Stop Using the Word Journey ● Aug 26 [11:02] *eidolon has quit (Quit: ) [11:02] TR News "I conducted some cursory research and learned that the Governor Alfred E. Smith is a fireboat" https://thenewleafjournal.com/governor-alfred-e-smith-boat-in-brooklyn-bridge-park/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [11:02] TR Bot Governor Alfred E. Smith Boat in Brooklyn The New Leaf Journal [11:02] TR News "This may seem obvious or a simple post but Ive found that the readership to my blog has doubled over the last year" https://ljpuk.net/2024/08/25/how-to-grow-your-blog-in-2024/ | Source: Lee Peterson [11:02] TR Bot How to grow your blog in 2024 LJPUK [11:03] TR News "The perfect blogger can take a mundane event and make it interesting." https://louplummer.lol/the-perfect-blogger/ | Source: Lou Plummer [11:03] TR Bot The Perfect Blogger | Living Out Loud [11:04] TR News Kalyani Kenekar: Join Us: Contribute to Open Source as Marathi speaking person! https://kalken.in/blog/invite-gnome-team/ [11:04] TR Bot Join Us: Contribute to Open Source as Marathi speaking person! | Kalyani Kenekar [11:04] TR News Gulag still attacking the competition's name https://medevel.com/google-chromes-latest-updates/ [11:04] TR Bot Google Chromes Latest Updates: Discover the Magic of Google Lens and Chat with Gemini! [11:04] TR News Gemini Protocol (or Geminispace) Uses More Advanced Transport Encryption Than About a Third of the Web https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Gemini_Protocol_or_Geminispace_Uses_More_Advanced_Transport_Enc.shtml [11:04] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Protocol (or Geminispace) Uses More Advanced Transport Encryption Than About a Third of the Web [11:06] TR News Making coffee at home as an economic signal https://rubenerd.com/making-coffee-at-home-as-an-economic-signal/ [11:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Rubenerd [11:09] TR News Setting up Mesh Wi-Fi with Airtel Xtreme Fiber https://kerneltalks.com/hardware-config/setting-up-mesh-wi-fi-with-airtel-xtreme-fiber/ [11:09] TR Bot Setting up Mesh Wi-Fi with Airtel Xtreme Fiber - Kernel Talks [11:10] TR News How to change the time-zone on Debian GNU/Linux https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-change-the-time-zone-on-debian/ [11:10] TR Bot How to change the time-zone on Debian Linux [11:10] TR News How to Install and Secure the latest phpMyAdmin version on Debian 12 https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-secure-phpmyadmin-on-debian-12/ [11:10] TR Bot How to Install and Secure the latest phpMyAdmin version on Debian 12 [11:10] TR News Repair GNU/Linux boot failures in GRUB 2 rescue mode https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/repair-linux-boot-with-grub-rescue/ [11:10] TR Bot Repair Linux boot failures in GRUB 2 rescue mode [11:10] TR News "The lscpu command in Linux is a useful utility that provides detailed information about the system's CPU architecture." https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-lscpu-command/ | Source: HowTo Forge [11:10] TR Bot Linux lscpu Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples) [11:11] TR News How To Install VLC Media Player on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-linux-mint-22/ [11:11] TR Bot How To Install VLC Media Player on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [11:12] TR News How To Install Brave Browser on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-brave-browser-linux-mint-22/ [11:12] TR Bot How To Install Brave Browser on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [11:20] TR News Wine 9.16 Debuts with Initial Driver Store Implementation https://linuxiac.com/wine-9-16-debuts-with-initial-driver-store/ [11:20] TR Bot Wine 9.16 Debuts with Initial Driver Store Implementation [11:36] psydroid2 Microsofters are downplaying market share increases for GNU/Linux as marginal [11:36] psydroid2 but they're out in full force to say so [11:37] psydroid2 and people aren't having it anymore [11:37] psydroid2 "I switched 3 years ago", "I switched last week" [11:37] psydroid2 how to stem the tide of "defections" [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] "secure" boot lockouts [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] we lock you out [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] of your own system [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] don't worry [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] it's for "security" [11:41] schestowitz[TR2] -failed biologist [11:42] schestowitz[TR2] "don't talk about this or i sue you AND YOUR WIFE" [11:42] TR News Reuters Safety Adviser Killed, 2 Journalists Injured in Strike on Ukraine Hotel https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attacks.html [11:42] TR Bot Reuters Safety Adviser Killed and 2 Journalists Injured in Strike on Ukraine Hotel - The New York Times [11:42] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: in dutch forums? [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] some other links? [11:43] MinceR 26 123739 < psydroid2> how to stem the tide of "defections" [11:44] MinceR they could try developing an OS that isn't a total pain to use [11:44] MinceR oh wait, they don't have engineers, never had any [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] they had some [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] but t hey didn't do engineering [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] the idea was, [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] hiring them away [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] to make sure they don't work on something else [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] look up [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] "steve jobs job offer linus torvalds" [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] jobs gave him job [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] he turned him down [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] "look, dude, fsck off" [11:46] MinceR they had drobbins [11:46] MinceR didn't make use of him [11:46] schestowitz[TR2] that's the point [11:46] schestowitz[TR2] nobody did [11:46] TR News Reuters journalist missing after Russian strike on hotel in eastern Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240825-reuters-journalist-missing-after-russian-strike-on-hotel-in-eastern-ukraine [11:46] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240825-reuters-journalist-missing-after-russian-strike-on-hotel-in-eastern-ukraine ) [11:47] TR News "A gift to Vladimir Putin" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/25/a-gift-to-vladimir-putin | Source: Meduza [11:47] TR Bot A gift to Vladimir Putin Public figures in Russia and beyond react to Telegram founder Pavel Durovs arrest Meduza [11:48] TR News The first civil rescue ship in the Mediterranean was financed by millionaires, the second by families from Brandenburg https://digit.site36.net/2024/08/25/the-first-civil-rescue-ship-in-the-mediterranean-was-financed-by-a-millionaire-the-second-by-families-from-brandenburg/ [11:48] TR Bot The first civil rescue ship in the Mediterranean was financed by millionaires, the second by families from Brandenburg | Matthias Monroy [11:50] TR News Xecast Episode 3: The curse of the artist https://xeiaso.net/xecast/003/ [11:50] TR Bot Xecast Episode 3: The curse of the artist - Xe Iaso [11:50] psydroid2 schestowitz[TR2]: on Tweakers [11:50] psydroid2 https://tweakers.net/nieuws/225756/statcounter-linux-behaalt-voor-het-eerst-marktaandeel-van-4-komma-45-procent.html [11:50] TR Bot Statcounter: Linux behaalt voor het eerst marktaandeel van 4,45 procent - Computer - Nieuws - Tweakers [11:50] schestowitz[TR2] tvickerz [11:51] schestowitz[TR2] nowm 5.5 [11:51] schestowitz[TR2] was .86 [11:51] schestowitz[TR2] 4.45 wa July [11:51] schestowitz[TR2] 26 days ago [11:51] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: tell them those are all "microsoft haters" [11:51] psydroid2 Microsofters are really active on such topics [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] people who hares when microsoft blocks them [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] from accessing their partition that isn't windows [11:52] psydroid2 they are going berserk even at the thought of GNU/Linux increasing market share [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] even if it's on a separate physical storage device/drive [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: but [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] why [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] microsoft has nothing to worry about [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] it has COPILOT [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] and it has HEY HI [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] Windows is "old" [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] the futuue is hey hi [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] loads off money in it! [11:53] psydroid2 because if people in a Microsoft stronghold are defecting, what about all the other places where Microsoft doesn't hold this kind of sway over people's preferences [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] friend helps a friend [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] i installed mint last week [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] "here, let me do the same for you now"" [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] "oh, try THIS program" [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] "mom, i can ensure you don't need antivirus and "repair" (reinstall) again" [11:56] psydroid2 that happened 20 years ago for my parents [11:56] psydroid2 although my mom uses a smartphone mostly these days [11:57] psydroid2 and my dad is techphobic, so he'd rather not use a computer or a phone at all [11:57] schestowitz[TR2] although my mom uses a smartphone mostly these days [11:57] schestowitz[TR2] i can relate [11:57] schestowitz[TR2] or tablet [11:57] schestowitz[TR2] for her [11:58] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, she barely has a regular laptop [11:58] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi [11:58] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.gmi [11:58] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [11:58] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] even mumble she is using on so-called "phone" [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] those devices are not secure [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] the microphone is compromised by default [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] so all sides can be wiretapped [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] quite easily [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] at the OS level ● Aug 26 [12:00] schestowitz[TR2] same issue as Signal BTW [12:00] schestowitz[TR2] with those notorious "phone" requirements [12:03] TR News Techrights Links 26/08/2024: Islamic Attack in Germany, Telegram Arrest Stirs Up Debate https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_26_08_2024_Islamic_Attack_in_Germany_Telegram_Arrest_Stir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_26_08_2024_Islamic_Attack_in_Germany_Telegram_Arrest_Stir.gmi [12:03] TR Bot Techrights Links 26/08/2024: Islamic Attack in Germany, Telegram Arrest Stirs Up Debate [12:07] psydroid2 yeah [12:07] psydroid2 I have a laptop for her with Kubuntu just in case [12:07] TR News Drawabox Day One gemini://skylarhill.me/posts/drawabox-dayone.gmi [12:07] psydroid2 but it's up to her to use it whenever she needs it [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] in the past people printed things more [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] and then it was a little harder with "mobile" [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] not impossible [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] the media taught them [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] not to tyupe [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] to swipe [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] press like [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] and use hey hi whatever [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] i.e. not to get work done [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] and expect things to get "done" by clicks [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] like, [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] don't like the president [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] ? [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] then click a lot [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] in facebook [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] the president will just step down when y'all press "like" enough times [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] surely [12:09] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:09] psydroid2 lol [12:09] TR News "Mostly wanted a way to make short posts directly from my gemini client, rather than having to ssh to my server and edit a text file, manually format things, add a date, etc." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/tinylog-script.gmi [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] ammy of click warriors [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] *army [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] after keyboard warriors [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] or actual warriors [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] warrior i and warrior ii [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] where you pose [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] protests disrupt [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] if you press"likess" [12:10] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:10] schestowitz[TR2] you get "blocked" [12:11] schestowitz[TR2] and whoever you pressure stops giving a damn [12:11] schestowitz[TR2] they don't have desire to read facebook comments [12:11] schestowitz[TR2] but many people in the care parks pose a threat, cause fear [12:11] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.4 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [12:12] psydroid3 I've stopped caring about social media [12:12] psydroid3 if it affects me in real life I will start caring [12:12] TR News SpellBinding ADLOWRP Wordo: TOYON gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-26.gmi [12:12] psydroid3 otherwise yolo [12:13] TR News Hybrid projects: diagnosing a contradiction gemini://nader.pm/hybrid-projects--diagnosing-a-contradiction/ [12:14] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:14] TR News Alien: Romulus (2024) gemini://mediocregopher.com/critiques/2024-alien-romulus.gmi [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: social control media is not free [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] it si very expensive [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] health, time etc [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] ask many people whose phone makes noises [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] they cannot sleep [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] cannot concentare [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] and what for? [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] some "like"? [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] someone commented? [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] who caress? [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] keep eating [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] ttalk to the human in front of you [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] this human will most like be at your deathbed [12:17] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@fhn7a8axawcea.irc) has joined #techrights [12:17] schestowitz[TR2] unlike those "dicks" that claim to be your "friends" [12:18] psydroid2 that's the worst part about MAGMA [12:18] psydroid2 they weaponised technology against the people [12:18] TR News Senior defective chip maker Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors veterans establish AheadComputing https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/senior-intel-cpu-architects-splinter-to-develop-risc-v-processors-veterans-establish-aheadcomputing [12:18] TR Bot Senior Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors veterans establish AheadComputing | Tom's Hardware [12:21] TR News Some fun little retro Mini Brands https://rubenerd.com/some-retro-mini-brands/ [12:21] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Rubenerd [12:41] schestowitz[TR2] they weaponised technology against the people [12:41] schestowitz[TR2] yes [12:41] schestowitz[TR2] many examples of that [12:41] schestowitz[TR2] the mobile tech is ahead [12:41] schestowitz[TR2] in the abuses againnst humans [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] more advanced tthan "secure" boot nonsense [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] IMEI for instance [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] why would sane people use it [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] what sane person advocates this [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] DESPITE knowing how it works [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] ? [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] and mocks people sceptical or critical of it [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] you have those Microsoft goons [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] they just mock people [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] they don't debate [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] ooor dispute [12:42] schestowitz[TR2] just name-calling [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] but their critics are way too hard-core [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] so they blow off the name-calling [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] theen what? [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] what when they are vindicated? [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] like milions of dual boot break? [12:43] schestowitz[TR2] and many servers would not boot? [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] and many UEFI implementation turn out to be defective, bug of bugs, not secure, not compliance? [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] pretty much like OOXML was [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] they say it would bbe a standard [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] even Microsoft nmever bothered imeplementing it [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] or conforming to the specs [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] so all this epic failure was very much predictable [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] forwarned [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] and cautioned [12:44] schestowitz[TR2] but gaslit [12:45] schestowitz[TR2] *forewarned [12:48] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Has Pretty Much Lost Uzbekistan Already https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Microsoft_Has_Pretty_Much_Lost_Uzbekistan_Already.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Microsoft_Has_Pretty_Much_Lost_Uzbekistan_Already.gmi [12:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Has Pretty Much Lost Uzbekistan Already [12:58] TR News Achievement UNLOCKED! http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Change_is_Possible.shtml [12:58] TR Bot Techrights Change is Possible [12:58] TR News Techrights Change is Possible https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Change_is_Possible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Change_is_Possible.gmi [12:58] TR Bot Techrights Change is Possible ● Aug 26 [13:00] psydroid2 Ubuntu Mate threw all kinds of errors on my uncle's laptop, on which Secure Boot had been re-enabled due to the CMOS battery being dead [13:01] psydroid2 but it didn't flat-out refuse to boot, so that's opening another can of worms [13:01] psydroid2 and UEFI being at the core of the system is like a virus that can re-enable Secure Boot anytime [13:04] TR News "That's the beauty of Linux. Try loading Mint on any computer. If it doesn't work, no big deal. Take flufferbeer's advice and try a different distro." http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36906/ [13:04] TR Bot All that's great, but.....: My Linux Mint Tribute [13:04] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: maybe trojan horse works as metaphor [13:04] schestowitz[TR2] it gets in [13:04] schestowitz[TR2] and makes a mess [13:04] schestowitz[TR2] but it's a "gift" [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] it's "security" [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] nobody can give success stories [13:05] psydroid2 I was thinking of "sleeper cell" [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] like, 'secure' boot saves the day [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] they say "bootkits" [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] we hear a lot of ransomware [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] (windows)( [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] and they obsesses over theoretical things [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] that crackers need not resort to [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] and seldom do [13:05] schestowitz[TR2] because it was never about secuyrity [13:06] schestowitz[TR2] ME is disabled for army use [13:06] schestowitz[TR2] Intel makes the chips without it [13:06] schestowitz[TR2] what about all the "FEEEEECHERS"? [13:07] psydroid2 their old chips are defective and their new chips are even more defective [13:08] psydroid2 so I'll stick with their old chips while moving over to alternatives [13:08] psydroid2 which shouldn't be a problem for free software [13:08] schestowitz[TR2] good idea [13:08] schestowitz[TR2] btw, let us know if or when you come over [13:08] psydroid2 and free software shouldn't concern itself with being able to run proprietary software [13:08] schestowitz[TR2] so we can prepare stuff [13:09] schestowitz[TR2] biab [13:09] schestowitz[TR2] working on some articles [13:42] TR News Techrights [Meme] At Least Everything Improves Over Time https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_At_Least_Everything_Improves_Over_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_At_Least_Everything_Improves_Over_Time.gmi [13:42] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] At Least Everything Improves Over Time ● Aug 26 [14:00] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [14:00] *EnGeit (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [14:07] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/4BsPA3k = https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/4BsPA3k [14:07] TR Bot drifting - 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[14:53] TR News "GRUB 2's ability to fix boot problems has greatly improved over the original GRUB bootloader." https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/repair-linux-boot-with-grub-rescue/ | Source: HowTo Forge [14:53] TR Bot Repair Linux boot failures in GRUB 2 rescue mode [14:57] TR News "This week was all about the quality of life features! As we close in on Plasma 6.2 (the soft feature freeze is in four days, eek!), some great work thats been in progress for a long time got merged." https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/23/this-week-in-kde-per-monitor-brightness-control-and-update-then-shut-down/ | Source: Nate Graham [14:57] TR Bot This week in KDE: per-monitor brightness control and update then shut down Adventures in Linux and KDE [14:58] TR News How to talk to a local IPMI under FreeBSD 14 https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/FreeBSDLocalIPMI | Source: University of Toronto [14:58] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/unix/FreeBSDLocalIPMI ● Aug 26 [15:01] TR News "Dont be surprised if IBM lays off a pile of folks this week and next. The timing/calendar is aligned, and 3rd q revenue has not gone up" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH [15:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH ) [15:02] TR News "In India, someone may bribe you to steal IP [sic] secrets. In China the government demands it of you." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [15:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q ) [15:03] TR News "I expect this is for political reasons. IBM doesn't want to get caught in the middle of the upcoming China - Taiwan war. Other companies don't either and are moving out of China. IBM doesn't want a repeat of the Na-i Germany problem." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] "" Nope, It's the Tamil pi-ps doing business as usual. [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] :/ [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uc0glqu [15:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uc0glqu ) [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] This is nothing more than as goes revenue, so goes in country headcount IBM China revenue fell over 20% in 2023, and has continued to fall in 2024. IBM and other multinationals have responded to their revenue shortfalls by cutting back. NOTE revenue percentage increase/decrease and headcount cuts /increases are connected at the hip and run in parallel Every CEO of a Fortune 500 company uses that model to some extent [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @tdk+1uc0glqu [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Another joint IBM McKinsey Globalization sc--wup unravels... [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] What will the Pipmunks think of next ? [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Red hat affected? [15:09] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/cfZerSo = https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/cfZerSo [15:09] TR Bot advice - Album on Imgur [15:09] TR Bot Network advice - rimgo [15:12] TR News Techrights Bloodbath in IBM China Today https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Bloodbath_in_IBM_China_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Bloodbath_in_IBM_China_Today.gmi [15:12] TR Bot Techrights Bloodbath in IBM China Today [15:13] TR News "This tutorial shows the installation of an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server in detail with many screenshots." https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/ubuntu-24-04-minimal-server/ | Source: HowTo Forge [15:13] TR Bot How to Install Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) Minimal Server [15:14] TR News "Unisoc, formerly Spreadtrum, a well-known developer of various application processors from China" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/chinas-unisoc-launches-worlds-first-open-architecture-risc-v-security-chip | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:14] TR Bot China's Unisoc launches 'world's first' open architecture RISC-V security chip | Tom's Hardware [15:15] TR News "The project relies heavily on AI to help interpret the surroundings for the wearer." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-powered-third-eye-helps-visually-impaired-people-navigate-the-world-with-ai | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:15] TR Bot Raspberry Pi powered 'third eye' helps visually impaired people navigate the world with AI | Tom's Hardware [15:16] TR News "Sebastian Benoit (benno@) announced the release of version 9.2 of rpki-client, the essential component for routing security." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240825091342 | Source: Undeadly [15:16] TR Bot rpki-client 9.2 released [15:16] TR News "rpki-client is a FREE, easy-to-use implementation of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) for Relying Parties" https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=172449237716591&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives [15:16] TR Bot 'rpki-client 9.2 released' - MARC [15:17] TR News "When I introduce Apache APISIX in my talks, I mention the massive number of existing plugins" https://blog.frankel.ch/when-write-apisix-plugin/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [15:17] TR Bot When (not) to write an Apache APISIX plugin [15:24] psydruid Elizabeth Bathory goes to China [15:28] TR News Techrights [Meme] Bite the Bullet (or Rocket) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Bite_the_Bullet_or_Rocket.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Bite_the_Bullet_or_Rocket.gmi [15:28] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Bite the Bullet (or Rocket) [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Bite_the_Bullet_or_Rocket.shtml [15:29] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Bite the Bullet (or Rocket) [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] it "industry" [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] see how they treat people now [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] it was not like tthis 20 years ago [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] they let you choose your pace [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] and make order of your things [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] leave on good terms [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] even if the job was made obsolete [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] now it's really ufgly [15:30] psydroid2 I saw that in the workplace years ago [15:30] psydroid2 I wonder if it's the same in other fields [15:31] psydroid2 you are just a worker, even if you have 20 years of experience and an expert in your subspace [15:33] TR News Vista 7 bigger than Vista 11 in China https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china/#monthly-200902-202408 [15:33] TR Bot Desktop Windows Version Market Share China | Statcounter Global Stats [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: this is a symptom [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] it is not limited to this [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] the bosses won't listen [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] and they don't value people [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] i wrote a lot about it [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] and it's why I protested a lot [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] and then we left [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] both of us [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] it was hopeless, they were run by arrogant idiots [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] and behaved badly towards staff [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] like i never saw before [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] in any other employer [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] they caused my colleague to have health problems in 2019 [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] from the stress [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] and the bullying [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] they also had a go me in 2019 [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] and at rianne in 2019 [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] why would people wan tto work in places like these? [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] they would not [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] unless they are addicted to some mortgage [15:37] psydroid2 it's business people vs technical people [15:37] psydroid2 many technical people don't see this war on them happening right in front of them [15:38] psydroid2 business people don't want to be dependent on technical people and want to view them as being disposable and replaceable [15:38] psydroid2 technical people are always supposed to be in the slave tier [15:38] psydroid2 I don't think it's hard to grasp, but may hard to admit [15:39] psydroid2 if you escape to management you mature into the business tier [15:39] psydroid2 so you can herd your slaves to do as you tell them to [15:41] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://cal1.iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=nt2D_5_ZpwA [15:41] TR Bot How Will Humans Run In The Future? - Invidious [15:42] TR News Techrights Desktops and Laptops Languishing in China Anyway... https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Desktops_and_Laptops_Languishing_in_China_Anyway.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Desktops_and_Laptops_Languishing_in_China_Anyway.gmi [15:42] TR Bot Techrights Desktops and Laptops Languishing in China Anyway... [15:45] TR News room/#dei:fedoraproject.org = no activity now in exactly 7 days. Dead room. [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] what da... [15:47] *jacobk (~quassel@4k2kw6a55wre2.irc) has joined #techrights [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] daemonFC is now "Carl Brutananadilewski" [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] and it's some dude with hairy chest [15:47] psydroid2 lol [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] this https://matrix-client.matrix.org/_matrix/media/v3/thumbnail/matrix.org/MilEIkALRNrXcMRTuRtQoDli?width=80&height=80&method=scale&allow_redirect=true [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] "https://matrix-client.matrix.org/_matrix/media/v3/thumbnail/matrix.org/MilEIkALRNrXcMRTuRtQoDli?width=80&height=80&method=scale&allow_redirect=true" [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] "Yeah, nobody out there to bother you or mess with your stuff. [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] It says in my lease I'm not allowed to work on my car. In fact, I do it all the time. I also power wash it out there every week. [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] The only thing that gets the landlord's attention is unpaid rent. He's evicted half the building so far this year." [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] also talks about crostini [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] what a giveaway [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] "I had this one landlord, really mean lady. Just too long to even write about, but could do a book on her. And when she forced me to move, she was calling me at 3 AM threatening lawsuits and stuff. So I uploaded photos of all her many code violations. Wiring for the door bell system hanging out of the walls, the pipes that burst when tenants left the laundry room door open to the outside in a polar vortex, a bunch of things. She w [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] as so busy with them she never called me again. It cost her over $30,000 to fix everything they found, she couldn't rent any apartments until they did. All because she was calling me at 3 in the morning threatening a lawsuit which itemized, a can of diet Pepsi that exploded in the freezer, requiring being wiped up, which she claimed caused $1,500 in damages all by itself somehow even though I went down there, unplugged the freezer [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] , let it thaw, wiped it, and plugged the fridge back in and it was fine. [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] She was always crawling around. One day she almost sprayed my cats with RoundUp weed killer. [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] Joy. [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] he should quit talking there [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] i did not know he had done that [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] they can try to twist that as "trolling" [15:50] psydroid2 I don't know why you would say that there [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] i was only observing, not intervening [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] "Doesn't seem to be affecting us. But.... [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] If the landlord ever does anything and I get really angry at him, it is a code enforcement problem I can leave him with. They come out, inspect, start fining $500 a day until whatever it is is fixed. And he'll have to pay someone to come rip the shower out, deal with the mold, and have the place reinspected. It'll be months before he can even try renting it again. It will not end well. [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] I've done this before. Sit on code violations until the landlord does something really nasty and then take the list down to the city once I'm out. [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] The thing is, when they're stopping to deal with the mess you've left them with and have the city crawling up their butt, they don't have a lot of time anymore to make good on all those threats.' [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: it's obviosu anyway [15:51] psydroid2 maybe he's desperately looking for audiences wherever he can find them [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] and i don't condone here [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] later the thugs use him as excuse to do horrible things to others [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] who had nothing to do with it [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: but he gives excuses for abusers [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] who later abuse other people [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] observing the room there is fine [15:52] psydroid2 maybe he just doesn't care and only wants to vent [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] still [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] wrong place [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] and wrong approach [15:52] psydroid2 he has -social here [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, I don't condone that [15:52] psydroid2 but there is no audience [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] there is [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] but less [15:52] schestowitz[TR2] we need to keep the signal open for tech issues [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] so we can focus on tech [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] not landlord stuff [15:53] psydroid2 he may not have any other outlet left [15:53] psydroid2 and he has a need to vent [15:53] psydroid2 so now it happens there [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] he's so obvious [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] and that isn't helpful [15:54] psydroid2 but many people have the hardships he has [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] later they go like Canonical did [15:54] psydroid2 he's far from the only one [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] connecting one person's behavuour to another's [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] and redirect smears [15:54] psydroid2 we/they just don't vent them in public, as that can backfire massively [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] as a gay man he fits into this but he uses a fake name [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] and that misleads [15:55] psydroid2 people have to go to foodbanks here too [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] afaik, ryan has not worked in years [15:55] psydroid2 in the quest to become Scandinavia many people have become marginalised [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] now he wants to get some truck to pick random junk [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] as if nobody else thought of it already [15:55] psydroid2 he wants o become a Bulgarian in the US [15:55] psydroid2 that's what Bulgarians are known for here anyway [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] haha [15:55] psydroid2 and I don't blame them [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] BG= [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] bought garbage? [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] will sell? [15:56] psydroid2 they collect metal [15:56] psydroid2 that they can sell for money [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] as long as they don't steal wire... [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] that would be OK [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes they get greedy [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] and start destroying infra [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] for money [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] esp. precious metals [15:57] psydroid2 copper lines for trains are regularly stolen too [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] like copper [15:57] psydroid2 and that causes more damage than the value of the copper [15:57] psydroid2 so it's another sign that society is decaying [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] yes [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] happened here [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] i knew someone who cauvht someone [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] reported him to the cops [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] months later he died [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] they burn down the rubber [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] that causes smoke and smell [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] and a dead giveaway [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/06/georgian-woman-cuts-web-access [15:59] TR Bot Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia | Georgia | The Guardian [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/604025/Hayastan-Shakarian-Georgia-Internet-Europe-Spade-Hacker [15:59] TR Bot one woman and a garden spade cut off the internet in an entire COUNTRY | Express.co.uk [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.npr.org/2011/04/07/135201463/little-old-lady-with-shovel-disrupts-internet-in-2-nations [15:59] TR Bot Little Old Lady With Shovel Disrupts Internet In 2 Nations : NPR [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] if society neglects the many [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] hiring even 100,000 new cops and recruiting CCTV watchers won't help [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] it does not scale ● Aug 26 [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] so better to focus on helping the many [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] and not the few [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] but the few don't like that [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] and they already bought our politicians [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] to ensure nothing changes for the better [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] going to run to the stadium in 5 mins [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] some exercise needed [16:01] TR News "In the previous post, we discovered the SQLite file format and implemented a toy version of the .tables command" https://blog.sylver.dev/build-your-own-sqlite-part-2-scanning-large-tables | [16:01] TR Bot Build your own SQLite, Part 2: Scanning large tables [16:02] TR News "Im coding on an M1 Mac in VSCode with the Zig Language Extension, and CodeLLDB for step-debugging." https://floooh.github.io/2024/08/24/zig-and-emulators.html | [16:02] TR Bot Zig and Emulators [16:03] TR News "Not only do I agree, but I also think this is yet another exclamation point after YAGNI ("You aren't gonna need it")." https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/no-really-yagni | Source: Thorsten Ball [16:03] TR Bot No, really: YAGNI - by Thorsten Ball - Register Spill [16:03] TR News "Todays small but powerful example is using json.tool from json module as a command line tool to pretty print" https://hamatti.org/posts/pretty-print-and-validate-json-on-command-line-with-json-tool/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [16:03] TR Bot Pretty print and validate JSON on command line with json.tool : Juha-Matti Santala [16:04] TR News "Python provides a couple of ways to write automated tests for your code, built in to the standard library." https://hamatti.org/posts/test-your-codebase-with-unittest/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [16:04] TR Bot Test your codebase with unittest : Juha-Matti Santala [16:04] TR News "Im talking about RSS and Atom, of course. I have fond memories of the community that launched this" https://www.mnot.net/blog/2024/08/25/feeds | Source: Mark Nottingham [16:04] TR Bot What RSS Needs [16:04] TR News "The Black Chamber was founded by the U.S. Army and the U.S. State Department in 1919." https://blog.cr.yp.to/20220805-nsa.html | Source: DJ Bernstein [16:04] TR Bot cr.yp.to: 2022.08.05: NSA, NIST, and post-quantum cryptography [16:48] TR News "this is my first gemlog ever. i'm drunk rn cause i just went on a date and i borrowed some of my roommate's gin for her. also, this is the sunday before my first day of senior year! wish me luck and wish me a year without too much work. and please wish me a job or something idk thanks gemini! i hope to be a lurker here for many years to come!" gemini://tilde.club/~lividity/gemlog/2024-08-25.gmi [16:49] TR News "We spent a lovely weekend with friends as we prepare for a major move out of the area... more on that later. But our dear friends literally wined and dined us, and it was probably the best two days we've spent in a long time. Now on with the task of getting the house ready for market." gemini://skeeter.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-08-26.gmi [16:50] TR News "I've come to one conclusion, writing in a local editor is A+++ #1 all the way. I just click open GNOME Editor and I am off to the races when I want to write some words." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2098 [16:55] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 26/08/2024: New People in Gemini, Hybrid Projects Explained https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Gemini_Links_26_08_2024_New_People_in_Gemini_Hybrid_Projects_Ex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Gemini_Links_26_08_2024_New_People_in_Gemini_Hybrid_Projects_Ex.gmi [16:55] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 26/08/2024: New People in Gemini, Hybrid Projects Explained [16:57] TR News "The end result is IBM may be finally getting down to an enterprised sized business. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH [16:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH ) [16:57] TR News "The whole Infrastructure operation can be outsourced to a cheaper partner and Alvind saves more for his annual Christmas bonus." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH [16:58] TR News "Agree they layoff in smaller amounts to bypass the laws about reporting it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u55sCqt [16:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u55sCqt ) [16:58] TR News "At least Cisco and Intel and other companies are honest about the fact that they're laying people off. Unlike IBM. IBM is incinerating the bodies to keep regulators from finding out and destroying careers and reputations in the process. All companies fall on hard times and leaders have to make hard decisions, but not every company is as unethical, underhanded, casually sadistic as IBM is under Arvind Krishna." [16:59] TR News "Mckinsey Globalization, eh ??" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uc0glqu http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/04/06/Red_Hat_hires_McKinsey_to_streamline_techies_jobs_layoffs.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/McKinsey_Allegedly_Hired_by_Red_Hat_to_Claim_Layoffs_Are_Necess.shtml [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uc0glqu ) [16:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat hires McKinsey to streamline techies' jobs [layoffs?] [16:59] TR Bot Techrights McKinsey (Allegedly Hired by Red Hat to Claim Layoffs Are Necessary) Explained by John Oliver (of HBO) Only 5 Months Ago ● Aug 26 [17:00] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://cal1.iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=cUojVsCJ51I [17:00] TR Bot I Trained an AI for 2 Years on Trackmania. It's Breaking Records. - Invidious [17:01] TR News Is Red Hat affected by IBM mass layoffs? No comment? https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ibm-to-close-china-rd-department-affecting-over-1000-jobs-yicai-reports/article68568718.ece https://www.latestly.com/technology/ibm-layoffs-us-tech-giant-laying-off-1000-employees-and-shutting-down-its-rd-division-in-china-6216720.html [17:01] TR Bot IBM to close China R&D department, affecting over 1,000 jobs, Yicai reports - The Hindu [17:01] TR Bot Layoffs: US Tech Giant Laying Off 1,000 Employees and Shutting Down Its R&D Division in China | LatestLY [17:01] TR News https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3275900/ibm-china-said-be-laying-more-1000-employees-it-closes-research-labs [17:01] TR Bot IBM China said to be laying off more than 1,000 employees as it closes research labs | South China Morning Post [17:07] psydroid2 "I click Open GNOME Editor and then nothing happens for 15 minutes" [17:07] psydroid2 it took 15 minutes for my uncle's laptop to boot to Ubuntu GNOME [17:07] psydroid2 and it was still slow as hell [17:07] MinceR and the best part is when nothing happens [17:07] psydroid2 that's progress [17:07] MinceR after that GNOME Editor starts, and that's worse [17:08] psydroid2 lol [17:11] TR News "Electronics Breadboard" https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/3d-printed-electronics-breadboard/ | Source: Hackaday [17:11] TR Bot Printed Electronics Breadboard | Hackaday [17:11] TR News Building A Microcontroller From Scratch https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/building-a-microcontroller-from-scratch-the-b4-thinker-project/ | Source: Hackaday [17:11] TR Bot A Microcontroller From Scratch: The B4 Thinker Project | Hackaday [17:12] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: what specs? [17:12] psydroid2 schestowitz[TR2]: lousy specs [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] 486? [17:13] psydroid2 Intel Celeron N2830 with 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB HDD [17:13] psydroid2 no, not ancient [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] at over 128mg of ram you can run ok [17:13] psydroid2 it runs fine with Debian MATE now [17:13] psydroid2 yes [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] ok [17:13] psydroid2 so GNOME 3 development has gone completely off the rails [17:14] psydroid2 I didn't even know because I don't use it [17:14] TR News Hype around generative AI: Has it already jumped the shark? https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/24/hype-around-generative-ai-already-jumped-shark-cubeconversations/ [17:14] TR Bot around generative AI: Has it already 'jumped the shark'? - SiliconANGLE [17:15] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: i think they copy apple-isms [17:15] TR News Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France over alleged failure to moderate criminal content https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/25/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-alleged-failure-moderate-criminal-content/ [17:15] TR Bot CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France over alleged failure to moderate criminal content - SiliconANGLE [17:15] psydroid2 I think they copy apple-isms too well [17:16] psydroid2 and now they're even better at implementing them than apple itself [17:18] TR News Giant Study Reveals What Happens if You Don't Exercise Until The Weekend https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-study-reveals-what-happens-if-you-dont-exercise-until-the-weekend [17:18] TR Bot Study Reveals What Happens if You Don't Exercise Until The Weekend : ScienceAlert [17:20] TR News Lots of Talk About NIST in Relation to Encryption and Standards, But NIST Fronts for Imperialism, Not Privacy, and There Are Software Patent Elephants in the Room (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Lots_of_Talk_About_NIST_in_Relation_to_Encryption_and_Standards.shtml [17:20] TR Bot Techrights Lots of Talk About NIST in Relation to Encryption and Standards, But NIST Fronts for Imperialism, Not Privacy, and There Are Software Patent Elephants in the Room [17:21] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:22] TR News (NEW): OSMC's August update is here with Kodi 21.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/OSMC_s_August_update_is_here_with_Kodi_21_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/OSMC_s_August_update_is_here_with_Kodi_21_1.gmi [17:22] TR Bot Tux Machines OSMC's August update is here with Kodi 21.1 [17:25] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:25] TR News How to Install COSMIC Desktop in Endeavour OS https://www.debugpoint.com/install-cosmic-desktop-endeavour-os/ [17:25] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.debugpoint.com/install-cosmic-desktop-endeavour-os/ ) [17:26] *GNUmoon has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [17:27] TR News "heavily patent-protected" https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/a-simple-6dof-hall-effect-space-mouse/ | Source: Hackaday [17:27] TR Bot Simple 6DOF Hall Effect Space Mouse | Hackaday [17:27] TR News Red Flags Waved Off: Federal Circuit Rejects Overzealous Fee Award against Patentee https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/federal-overzealous-patentee.html [17:27] TR Bot Red Flags Waved Off: Federal Circuit Rejects Overzealous Fee Award against Patentee | Patently-O [17:29] TR News China may be putting the Great Firewall into orbit https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-may-be-putting-the-great-firewall-into-orbit/ [17:29] TR Bot China may be putting the Great Firewall into orbit | The Strategist [17:35] TR News They talk about "REVENUE" - missing the point on purpose again https://www.baselinemag.com/news/cisco-beats-earnings-forecast-amidst-layoffs/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/15/To_Understand_Cisco_s_Mass_Layoffs_Look_at_the_Company_s_Soarin.shtml [17:35] TR Bot Cisco beats earnings forecast amidst layoffs [17:35] TR Bot Techrights To Understand Cisco's Mass Layoffs Look at the Company's Soaring Debt (Same at Microsoft) [17:39] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [17:41] TR News Andy Wingo: whippet update: faster evacuation, eager sweeping of empty blocks https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/08/25/whippet-update-faster-evacuation-eager-sweeping-of-empty-blocks [17:41] TR Bot whippet update: faster evacuation, eager sweeping of empty blocks wingolog [17:42] TR News Arrest of Telegrams Pavel Durov Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-detained-france.html [17:42] TR Bot Arrest of Telegrams Pavel Durov Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint - The New York Times [17:42] TR News Lazy Reading for 2024/08/25 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2024/08/25/lazy-reading-for-2024-08-25/ [17:42] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2024/08/25 DragonFly BSD Digest [17:43] TR News (NEW): Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1-powered industrial SoM and dev board features dual GbE ports, cellular connectivity, and more https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Nuvoton_NuMicro_MA35D1_powered_industrial_SoM_and_dev_board_fea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Nuvoton_NuMicro_MA35D1_powered_industrial_SoM_and_dev_board_fea.gmi [17:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1-powered industrial SoM and dev board features dual GbE ports, cellular connectivity, and more [17:43] TR News But "social control media presence" means being manipulated by Trump, Musk, KSA, CPC etc. https://www.michigandaily.com/news/government/dnc-focuses-on-young-voters-social-media-presence/ [17:43] TR Bot DNC targets young voters with social media presence [17:44] TR News Nintendo PlayStation controller prototype sells for $35,000 at auction https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/nintendo-playstation-controller-prototype-sells-for-dollar35000-at-auction [17:44] TR Bot Nintendo PlayStation controller prototype sells for $35,000 at auction | Tom's Hardware [17:44] TR News Reclaiming Disk Space in Docker: A Guide to Pruning Unused Resources https://medevel.com/reclaiming-disk-space-in-docker-a-guide-to-pruning-unused-resources/ [17:44] TR Bot Reclaiming Disk Space in Docker: A Guide to Pruning Unused Resources [17:45] TR News A Week Ago Fedora Canceled Its "DEI" Meeting Due to Lack of Interest/Attendance and Nobody Has Said Anything Since https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/A_Week_Ago_Fedora_Canceled_Its_DEI_Meeting_Due_to_Lack_of_Inter.shtml [17:45] TR Bot Techrights A Week Ago Fedora Canceled Its "DEI" Meeting Due to Lack of Interest/Attendance and Nobody Has Said Anything Since [17:46] TR News Black sketchbook and Alice in Wonderland https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1040/black-sketchbook-and-alice-in-wonderland [17:46] TR Bot Black sketchbook and Alice in Wonderland - David Revoy [17:48] TR News NextCloudPi on Raspberry Pi 5 http://www.thelins.se/johan/blog/2024/08/nextcloudpi-on-raspberry-pi-5/ [17:48] TR Bot NextCloudPi on Raspberry Pi 5 Life of a Developer [17:51] TR News Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-targeted-whatsapp-accounts-of-staffers-in-biden-trump-administrations-meta-says/ why are they using Facebook? ? ? ? ? ? ? [17:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-targeted-whatsapp-accounts-of-staffers-in-biden-trump-administrations-meta-says/ ) [17:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [17:55] schestowitz[TR2] " appreciate the help you have been giving as you can [17:55] schestowitz[TR2] I think there are lots of people here who are willing to help out, but we need someone who can help do the wrangling and keep the flywheel spinning." [17:55] schestowitz[TR2] Fedora [17:58] TR News Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1-powered industrial SoM and dev board features dual GbE ports, cellular connectivity, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/26/myir-myd-lma35-industrial-som-numicro-ma35d1-dev-board-dual-gbe-ports-cellular-connectivity/ [17:58] TR Bot Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1-powered industrial SoM and dev board features dual GbE ports, cellular connectivity, and more - CNX Software ● Aug 26 [18:01] TR News Will WHO and other corrupt bodies also rebrand chickenpox cpox if/when it's offensive to call white people "chicken"? Is WHO (et al) done scapegoating gays? How do Uganda and Ethiopia (WHO stringpuppet) treating gay men? [18:01] TR News Microsoft Lost a Lot of Share in Servers After Clownstrike-Gate, Shows Survey https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Microsoft_Lost_a_Lot_of_Share_in_Servers_After_Clownstrike_Gate.shtml [18:01] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lost a Lot of Share in Servers After Clownstrike-Gate, Shows Survey [18:01] TR News Trkiye airstrikes claim lives of two female journalists in Northern Iraq https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/turkiye-airstrikes-claim-lives-of-two-female-journalists-in-northern-iraq/ [18:01] TR Bot Trkiye airstrikes claim lives of two female journalists in Northern Iraq - JURIST - News [18:04] TR News Review of Napcat wireless NVR with solar-powered security cameras https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/25/review-of-napcat-wireless-nvr-with-solar-powered-security-cameras/ [18:04] TR Bot Review of Napcat wireless NVR with solar-powered security cameras - CNX Software [18:07] TR News (NEW): Deepin 23 brings AI to the Linux desktop - and it's complicated https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Deepin_23_brings_AI_to_the_Linux_desktop_and_it_s_complicated.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Deepin_23_brings_AI_to_the_Linux_desktop_and_it_s_complicated.gmi [18:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Deepin 23 brings AI to the Linux desktop - and it's complicated [18:07] TR News "I'd been using Linux operating systems on laptops for years, but always ones I'd manually installed where Windows or macOS existed before. Recently, I decided to spend a little money to buy a Linux-first laptop and get the commercial experience." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-finally-bought-a-linux-laptop-heres-what-i-chose-and-why/ [18:07] TR Bot I Finally Bought a Linux Laptop, Here's What I Chose and Why [18:08] TR News "On August 25th, 1991, the 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on the comp.os.minix newsgroup that hes working on a free operating system for 386(486) AT clones, just as a hobby." https://9to5linux.com/happy-33rd-birthday-linux [18:08] TR Bot 33rd Birthday, Linux! - 9to5Linux [18:08] TR News "I once daily drove a Linux phone, the Librem 5, for a spell. I ended up selling it due to issues that primarily had to do with hardware. I like the idea of using a Linux phone, but since no newer options have come out, the experience looks even less appealing now than it did then. Linux can run on a phone, but where is the hardware?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ran-linux-on-my-smartphone-its-still-held-back-by-hardware/ [18:08] TR Bot I Ran Linux on My Smartphone, It's Still Held Back By Hardware [18:08] TR News (NEW): This RISC-V Tablet Can Run Ubuntu and (Maybe) Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/This_RISC_V_Tablet_Can_Run_Ubuntu_and_Maybe_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/This_RISC_V_Tablet_Can_Run_Ubuntu_and_Maybe_Android.gmi [18:08] TR Bot Tux Machines This RISC-V Tablet Can Run Ubuntu and (Maybe) Android [18:10] TR News You're Risking Data Loss By Using This Linux Wildcard Wrong https://www.howtogeek.com/youre-risking-data-loss-by-using-this-linux-wildcard-wrong/ [18:10] TR Bot You're Risking Data Loss By Using This Linux Wildcard Wrong [18:10] TR News How to Set Up a Kodi Media Center on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/set-up-a-kodi-media-center-on-linux/ [18:10] TR Bot How to Set Up a Kodi Media Center on Linux [18:10] TR News (NEW): These 14 Linux Commands Helped Me Become a Better Troubleshooter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/These_14_Linux_Commands_Helped_Me_Become_a_Better_Troubleshoote.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/These_14_Linux_Commands_Helped_Me_Become_a_Better_Troubleshoote.gmi [18:10] TR Bot Tux Machines These 14 Linux Commands Helped Me Become a Better Troubleshooter [18:11] *phebus (~phebus@f95gnd3zj7732.irc) has joined #techrights [18:11] TR News "If you use modern technology regularly, there are doubtless certain apps difficult to imagine going without. In the world of Linux distributions, there's no universal default set of apps, so you sort of have to forge your own path. After countless Linux desktop setups, here are my software essentials." https://www.howtogeek.com/apps-i-always-install-when-i-set-up-linux-desktop/ [18:11] TR Bot Here Are 5 Apps I Always Install When I Set Up a Linux Desktop [18:12] TR News "Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy piece of Linux malware that leverages an unconventional technique to achieve persistence on infected systems and hide credit card skimmer code." https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/new-linux-malware-sedexp-hides-credit.html [18:12] TR Bot New Linux Malware 'sedexp' Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules [18:13] TR News OSMC's Kodi v21.1 update: Enhancing the Linux-based media center experience https://betanews.com/2024/08/25/osmc-kodi-v21-1-linux/ [18:13] TR Bot OSMC's Kodi v21.1 update: Enhancing the Linux-based media center experience [18:15] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Android_Leftovers.gmi [18:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [18:16] TR News "From the troubleshooting data that can be found on the NVIDIA forums and the crashes I'm facing myself, this seems to be a regression that started with Linux kernel 6.10 and it affects users when suspension mechanism is triggered or some application is processing 3D. It affects both the closed and open NVIDIA drivers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvidia-driver-with-linux-kernel-6-10-causing-kernel-oops/ [18:16] TR Bot driver with Linux kernel 6.10 causing kernel oops | GamingOnLinux [18:17] TR News "Red Hat is a sponsor of The New Stack." Make the fonts BIGGER and not GREY but BLACK. https://thenewstack.io/almalinux-your-enterprise-linux-ticket-to-freedom/ [18:17] TR Bot AlmaLinux: Your Enterprise Linux Ticket to Freedom - The New Stack [18:17] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:17] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:18] TR News (NEW): BSD: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/BSD_FreeBSD_OpenBSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/BSD_FreeBSD_OpenBSD_and_More.gmi [18:18] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and More [18:20] TR News (NEW): Kernel News and FUD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Kernel_News_and_FUD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Kernel_News_and_FUD.gmi [18:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel News and FUD [18:22] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:25] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Open_Hardware_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/Open_Hardware_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [18:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More [18:29] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/today_s_leftovers.2.gmi [18:29] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [18:30] TR News Techrights Links 26/08/2024: NASA Updates, Tensions and Conflict https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_26_08_2024_NASA_Updates_Tensions_and_Conflict.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Links_26_08_2024_NASA_Updates_Tensions_and_Conflict.gmi [18:30] TR Bot Techrights Links 26/08/2024: NASA Updates, Tensions and Conflict [18:38] admfubar most secure windows ever!! https://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-is-planning-a-major-security-overhaul-after-crowdstrike-fiasco-that-lost-billions-13808259.html [18:38] admfubar https://iv.nboeck.de/watch?v=uTmfwklFM-M [18:38] TR Bot is planning a major security overhaul after CrowdStrike fiasco that lost billions Firstpost [18:38] TR Bot We've gotta protect our phony baloney jobs! - Invidious [18:44] *bleb has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [18:53] *bleb (~cm@user/bleb) has joined #techrights ● Aug 26 [19:07] admfubar robots, now replacing immigrant workers... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/26/improved-version-robocrop-only-picks-ripe-raspberries [19:07] TR Bot Improved version of Robocrop only picks ripe raspberries | Robots | The Guardian [19:12] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/australia-right-to-disconnect-laws-explained-details-boss-calls-emails [19:12] TR Bot Australias right to disconnect laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on personal time? | Industrial relations | The Guardian [19:13] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/25/barbara-oneill-cancer-cure-promotion-ban-ai-ads-ntwnfb [19:13] TR Bot A banned promoter of cancer cures was hijacked by genAI. Now the internet is flooded with garbage | Health | The Guardian [19:42] TR News (NEW): CoreELEC 21.1 JeOS for Kodi Released with Enhanced Hardware Support, 3D Playback https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/CoreELEC_21_1_JeOS_for_Kodi_Released_with_Enhanced_Hardware_Sup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/26/CoreELEC_21_1_JeOS_for_Kodi_Released_with_Enhanced_Hardware_Sup.gmi [19:42] TR Bot Tux Machines CoreELEC 21.1 JeOS for Kodi Released with Enhanced Hardware Support, 3D Playback [19:43] admfubar is this the party to whom i am speaking?? snort snort... https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/25/0429254/dont-trust-google-for-customer-service-numbers-it-might-be-a-scam [19:43] TR Bot 'Don't Trust Google for Customer Service Numbers. It Might Be a Scam.' - Slashdot [19:46] psydruid > [notice] www.howtogeek.com | I Ran Linux on My Smartphone, It's Still Held Back By Hardware [19:46] psydruid You can't sell naked phones [19:49] psydruid > Fedora [19:49] psydruid Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers! [19:49] admfubar you can sell naked pictures on a phone... [19:50] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2024/08/26/60-of-american-baby-foods-fall-short-of-global-nutritional-guidelines-study-finds/ [19:50] TR Bot of American baby foods fall short of global nutritional guidelines, study finds | Salon.com [19:51] admfubar no more "hold the lettuce"... https://www.salon.com/2024/08/26/proving-them-wrong-after-raising-minimum-wage-california-has-more-fast-jobs-than-ever/ [19:51] TR Bot them wrong": After raising minimum wage, California has more fast-food jobs than ever | Salon.com [19:53] *wael__ (~quassel@sijubagc7fcc6.irc) has joined #techrights [19:55] psydruid "You're holding the lettuce wrong" ● Aug 26 [20:03] *wael__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:05] MinceR lettuce spray [20:12] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/08/25/0735236&from=rss [20:12] TR Bot Banks Realize Backing Elons Twitter Buyout Is Close To The Worst Buyout Of All Time - SoylentNews [20:15] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-online-mistakenly-tags-emails-as-malware/ [20:15] TR Bot Microsoft: Exchange Online mistakenly tags emails as malware [20:28] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:49] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 26 [21:22] admfubar https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cybercriminals-tap-greasy-opal-to-create-750m-fake-microsoft-accounts [21:22] TR Bot Cybercriminals Tap Greasy Opal to Create 750M Fake Microsoft Accounts [21:36] *wael__ (~quassel@sijubagc7fcc6.irc) has joined #techrights [21:47] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://cal1.iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=ccLUxJvViUA [21:47] TR Bot These Faces Are The Same Color! - Invidious [21:51] admfubar europe better stock up on warm clothing... https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Looming-Atlantic-Current-Collapse-Threatens-Northern-Europes-Climate.html [21:51] TR Bot Atlantic Current Collapse Threatens Northern Europe's Climate | OilPrice.com [21:55] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@amdqrwyjb3fea.irc) has joined #techrights [21:56] IsambardPrince MinceR, Thankfully there's still plenty of 90s movies I haven't seen yet to get me through some of the vast cultural deprivation of the 2020s. [21:56] MinceR :) [21:57] IsambardPrince Disney canceling Star Wars series after one season shows how badly they've been stretching this thin and infesting it with Destroy Everything with Incompetence. [21:57] IsambardPrince They took a franchise that had at least two epic movies (A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back) and one that was at least pretty good (Return of the Jedi) and completely ruined everything. [21:58] IsambardPrince And they managed to be racist anyway. [21:58] IsambardPrince The Mandalorian has an Indian man playing a Jedi but he turns out to be a scammer and a pickpocket who isn't really a Jedi. [21:58] IsambardPrince Which was hilarious. [21:58] MinceR lol [21:59] IsambardPrince I guess there are still a few subversives at Disney who don't like where this is going. ● Aug 26 [22:27] *guysoft42 has quit (Quit: Ex-Chat) [22:42] TR News "AI is an excuse. IBM is a server and enterprise software vendor along with a consulting operation. R&D costs have been expended over the years, but how much R&D are they really doing now? (Be honest!) They have legacy sales and ongoing license revenue, but how much staff do you need to keep that going?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh [22:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh ) [22:42] TR News "Setting aside the structural business issues, it's no secret that American companies are getting out of China. This has been the case for some time. The only reason to be in China in the first place was to get access to the Chinese market. Without that access, there is no reason to have a presence there of any kind." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh [22:42] TR News "You didn't mention job elimination - could all these jobs no longer exist because of the brave new world of wonderful AI ? Or is AI just a convenient excuse since R&D is considered an expense at the end of the day ?" [22:44] TR News "The only justification for foreign companies to be in China was to gain access to the Chinese market. Without access to that market, there is no reason to be there. Don't forget that there is a major cost to locate in China besides the usual staffing and plant costs...companies had to give their IP output to the CCP. There's no reason to do that without major China sales." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q [22:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q ) [22:51] TR News Almost 4,100 capsules now! gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [22:52] TR News "The second half of the F1 season looks like it won't be a walk over for Verstappen, so it might be entertaining. But never mind the big picture. Let's look at the minutiae." gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2024-08-26_Team_radio.gmi [22:53] TR News single man gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/singleman [22:54] TR News "So, as of today, a nice Monday, I am returning to the task/lifestyle of writing things. And there, too, I have standards to live up to ("I wrote a nice sentence, I should write it a bit "prettier"/nicer") etc., that I am all to happy to meet - as they are standards for/of myself. Integrity." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2099 [22:57] TR News GNU/Linux back up a bit. Dual booters recovering from sabotage by Microsoft? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202408 [22:57] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats [22:59] TR News IBM Pulls Research Operations Out of China, Lays Off 1,000 Employees https://uk.pcmag.com/processors/154065/ibm-pulls-research-operations-out-of-china-lays-off-1000-employees [22:59] TR Bot IBM Pulls Research Operations Out of China, Lays Off 1,000 Employees [22:59] TR News "to move some offices to Bengaluru: Report" https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/ibm-to-cut-1-000-jobs-in-china-likely-to-move-some-offices-to-bengaluru-report-101724661266261.html [22:59] TR Bot IBM to cut 1,000 jobs in China, likely to move some offices to Bengaluru: Report - Hindustan Times ● Aug 26 [23:01] TR News "The jobs were transferred Per the Wall Street journal Most will land in India https://www.wsj.com/business/ibm-shuts-china-r-d-operations-in-latest-retreat-by-u-s-companies-b37cd9a0 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh [23:01] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.wsj.com/business/ibm-shuts-china-r-d-operations-in-latest-retreat-by-u-s-companies-b37cd9a0 ) [23:03] TR News IBM is after lower salaries [23:04] TR News IBM and GAFAM. Work HARD. Study HARD. We'll pay you LESS. You will work MORE hours, under GREATER PRESSURE. [23:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [23:06] TR News And if you SURVIVE until RETIREMENT, than you MIGHT still be healthy enough to ENJOY it. A big "if". Sitting on a chair 80 hours a week does the body no good, more so with stress. Wait, what? You want to work just 40 hours a week? YOU CRAZY YUPPIE. This isn't 1999. [23:07] TR News "The FOSS community and products are there for controlling. It wouldn't be the case otherwise. MS/Windows for example. At the same time the FOSS wouldn't/couldn't be able to reach much consensus without structure. Speaking very broadly." https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/microsoft-employee-turns-smart-alec-when-systemd-wipes-part-of-someones-home-folder-4175738465/page2.html [23:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/microsoft-employee-turns-smart-alec-when-systemd-wipes-part-of-someones-home-folder-4175738465/page2.html ) [23:15] *KindOne has quit (connection closed) [23:15] *KindOne has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [23:20] *KindOne (kindone@user/meow/KindOne) has joined #techrights [23:20] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #techrights [23:29] TR News Techrights B&B: Why IBM is Moving From Beijing to Bangalore https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.gmi [23:29] TR Bot Techrights B&B: Why IBM is Moving From Beijing to Bangalore [23:30] schestowitz[TR2] China layoffs: A lot of money saved is another mega-bonus to IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna [23:33] *jacobk (~quassel@3hsvftwc4zuqc.irc) has joined #techrights [23:39] TR News Techrights Steady Increases for GNU/Linux in Lao, Where "Proper" GNU/Linux Rises to 6% https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Steady_Increases_for_GNU_Linux_in_Lao_Where_Proper_GNU_Linux_Ri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Steady_Increases_for_GNU_Linux_in_Lao_Where_Proper_GNU_Linux_Ri.gmi [23:39] TR Bot Techrights Steady Increases for GNU/Linux in Lao, Where "Proper" GNU/Linux Rises to 6% [23:52] TR News Techrights When Linus Torvalds Gave Vista 7 'Thumbs Up' in Japan GNU/Linux Was 5 Times Smaller in Japan https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/When_Linus_Torvalds_Gave_Vista_7_Thumbs_Up_in_Japan_GNU_Linux_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/When_Linus_Torvalds_Gave_Vista_7_Thumbs_Up_in_Japan_GNU_Linux_W.gmi [23:52] TR Bot Techrights When Linus Torvalds Gave Vista 7 'Thumbs Up' in Japan GNU/Linux Was 5 Times Smaller in Japan [23:54] TR News Update At Your Peril - Microsoft Breaks Grub, Torvalds Talks Kernel, & Linux LLMs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XcvjXvALFr4 [23:54] TR Bot Update At Your Peril - Microsoft Breaks Grub, Torvalds Talks Kernel, & Linux LLMs - Invidious [23:54] TR News 577: Summer Kernel Corn Roast https://yewtu.be/watch?v=6pLk_vDbMTA [23:54] TR Bot 577: Summer Kernel Corn Roast - Invidious [23:55] TR News It's not a coincidence or accident that Jim Zemlin is seldom seen in public anymore [23:56] TR News Jemlin increased his salary to almost 1.2 million a year. Nobody can tell which project he (ever) created. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460503801 [23:56] TR Bot The Linux Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica [23:57] MinceR so, is there a fork of GRUB without the SBAT code yet?