●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, February 28, 2026 ●● ● Feb 28 [00:21] MinceR (cat) https://i.ibb.co/m55Ckxhv/bztvj4.jpg [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights [00:57] themusicfactory Cute ● Feb 28 [01:37] *beltane (~beltane@50.37.88.117) has joined #techrights [01:39] *beltane has quit (Quit: ) ● Feb 28 [02:10] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8xntp9i7yykq8.irc) has joined #techrights [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-270226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-270226.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 27, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-02-27.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-02-27.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-27.txt [02:58] IsambardPrince MinceR, The alleged car gave me more problems today. [02:59] IsambardPrince The catalytic converter failed. [02:59] IsambardPrince We believe the upstream oxygen sensor failed, leading to misfires, leading to fuel contamination which destroyed the honeycomb. [02:59] MinceR https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2023/06/26/converse [02:59] TR Bot Converse - Penny Arcade [02:59] IsambardPrince The sensor is having intermittent problems. [02:59] IsambardPrince For the most part the car runs but occasionally misfires. ● Feb 28 [03:01] MinceR unfortunate [03:03] IsambardPrince https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Your-About-Safety/dp/045149492X [03:03] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Amazon.com [03:03] IsambardPrince How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives Paperback October 4, 2016 [03:03] MinceR :3 [03:05] IsambardPrince MinceR, I drove past a sign today that said dog nuisances are forbidden by law. [03:05] MinceR nice [03:05] IsambardPrince I said, "Shouldn't they just ban dog ownership then? They're always barking at something, biting people, and leaving shit to step in." [03:05] MinceR all dogs are nuisances [03:06] IsambardPrince Most dogs think that their own family of devil apes are good and everyone else deserves to be barked at, bitten, and left to step in shit. [03:06] IsambardPrince That makes them even worse. [03:07] IsambardPrince But they're also stupid. [03:07] IsambardPrince Even though the dog makes exceptions for its pack of devil apes, it still rolls in shit and returns to the,. [03:07] IsambardPrince *them [03:07] MinceR eats shit, too [03:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [03:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 28 [04:06] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/google-is-using-clever-math-to-quantum-proof-https-certificates/ [04:06] TR Bot Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space - Ars Technica [04:08] admfubar https://www.jezebel.com/fake-milk-chocolate-replacements-brands-reeses-hershey-ferrero-compound-coating-candy-climate-change [04:08] TR Bot Every Day, the Chocolate We Eat Gets Worse. Some of It Is No Longer Chocolate. [04:09] MinceR americans didn't even mind their 'chocolate' being full of butyric acid... [04:09] MinceR (and tasting like vomit) [04:16] IsambardPrince Someone asked if defaulting and settling debts is better than filing bankruptcy. [04:16] IsambardPrince Not really. [04:16] IsambardPrince You have to pay them most of what you spent, and by the time they consider a settlement, the cards posted 6 late payments and a charge off anyway. [04:17] IsambardPrince And that will be on your credit score for 7 years past the date of first delinquency. [04:17] IsambardPrince Filing bankruptcy is on there for 10, but that's only another 3 years and the underlying accounts will still fall off 7 years after their first delinquency. [04:17] IsambardPrince But you don't pay them [04:18] IsambardPrince By the time 4-5 credit cards charge off, your FICO score will be in the 400s. [04:18] IsambardPrince You might as well file bankruptcy. [04:19] IsambardPrince Even with a chapter 7, by the time the accounts themselves fall off, with a proper rebuild your FICO score can be 750-ish again, then it's just 3 more years with the bk7 notation. [04:19] admfubar https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697080/melinda-french-gates-reacts-to-ex-husband-bill-gates-being-mentioned-in-epstein-files [04:19] TR Bot Watch Melinda Gates react to new details of Bill Gates in Epstein files : NPR [04:21] admfubar https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcard/ [04:21] TR Bot Apple in 2025: The Six Colors report card Six Colors [04:24] admfubar https://apnews.com/article/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-hershey-chocolate-1a66ec75247fd146888b7a747a740cd3 [04:24] TR Bot Grandson of Reeses inventor accuses Hershey of hurting the brand | AP News [04:33] *themusicfactory has quit (Quit: Leaving) [04:49] TR News If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/26/If_You_Value_Privacy_Follow_the_Likes_of_Eben_Moglen_Phil_Zimme.shtml [04:49] TR Bot Techrights If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts [04:49] TR News TECNO unveils thin modular smartphone concept with magnetic cameras, battery, and gamepad add-ons https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/26/tecno-unveils-thin-modular-smartphone-concept-with-magnetic-cameras-battery-and-gamepad-add-ons/ [04:49] TR Bot TECNO unveils thin modular smartphone concept with magnetic cameras, battery, and gamepad add-ons - CNX Software [04:50] TR News Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines https://fossforce.com/2026/02/q4os-6-andromeda-more-than-just-debian-on-a-diet-for-old-machines/ [04:50] TR Bot Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines - FOSS Force [04:50] TR News Why Pay for FOSS Force? https://fossforce.com/2026/02/why-pay-for-foss-force/ [04:50] TR Bot Why Pay for FOSS Force? - FOSS Force [04:51] TR News Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Doms verdict on Prince Harry trial https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcast-future-of-media-explained/reporting-andrew-arrest-robot-reporters-at-mediahuis-and-doms-verdict-on-prince-harry-trial/ [04:51] TR Bot Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial - Press Gazette [04:51] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/hololens_headsets_pentagon/ [04:51] TR Bot US military puts HoloLens to work as remote assist tool The Register [04:52] TR News How hosted control planes are getting smarter about resource management https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/26/how-hosted-control-planes-are-getting-smarter-about-resource-management [04:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/26/how-hosted-control-planes-are-getting-smarter-about-resource-management ) [04:56] TR News Famous Criminal Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes https://www.france24.com/en/bill-gates-admits-affairs-but-denies-involvement-in-epstein-crimes http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [04:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/bill-gates-admits-affairs-but-denies-involvement-in-epstein-crimes ) [04:56] TR Bot Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [04:59] TR News Suno Tops Two Million Subs and $300 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue, CEO Says As a New Rolling Cipher Decision Takes Center Stage in Multiple Copyright Suits https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/26/suno-subscribers-february-2026/ [04:59] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/26/suno-subscribers-february-2026/ ) [04:59] TR News Are Opt-Outs Impossible? Musician Continues to Fire Back Against Stability Hey Hi (AI) In Training-Focused Infringement Suit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/25/stability-ai-anders-manga-dismissal-motions/ [04:59] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/25/stability-ai-anders-manga-dismissal-motions/ ) ● Feb 28 [05:00] TR News DOJ Says Patent Examiner Will Pay $500,000 to Resolve Alleged Ethics Reform Act Violation https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/02/26/doj-patent-examiner-pay-500000-resolve-alleged-ethics-reform-act-violation/ [05:00] TR Bot DOJ Says Patent Examiner Will Pay $500,000 to Resolve Alleged Ethics Reform Act Violation [05:01] TR News The Document Foundation Releases LibreOffice 26.2.1 with Contributions from Community and Ecosystem Partners https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/26/tdf-releases-libreoffice-2621/ [05:01] TR Bot The Document Foundation Releases LibreOffice 26.2.1 with Contributions from Community and Ecosystem Partners - TDF Community Blog [05:02] TR News Samsungs antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/samsungs-antitrust-claim-against-zte-dismissed-in-frankfurt/ [05:02] TR Bot Samsung's antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt - JUVE Patent [05:02] TR News Patent Examiner Pays $500K for Financial Conflicts But the Real Story may be Systemic https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/patent-examiner-pays-500k-for-financial-conflicts-but-the-real-story-may-be-systemic.html [05:03] TR Bot Patent Examiner Pays $500K for Financial Conflicts But the Real Story may be Systemic | Patently-O [05:03] TR News Not So Sure: Federal Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct Despite Inventors Smoking Gun Statement https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/not-so-sure-federal-circuit-vacates-summary-judgment-of-inequitable-conduct-despite-inventors-smoking-gun-statement.html [05:03] TR Bot Not So Sure: Federal Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct Despite Inventor's 'Smoking Gun' Statement [05:04] TR News Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX-compatible carrier board features up to nine Ethernet ports for NVR, Smart Home, and Edge Hey Hi (AI) applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/26/raspberry-pi-cm5-mini-itx-compatible-carrier-board-features-up-to-nine-ethernet-ports-for-nvr-smart-home-and-edge-ai-applications/ [05:04] TR Bot Raspberry Pi CM5 mini-ITX-compatible carrier board features up to nine Ethernet ports for NVR, Smart Home, and Edge AI applications - CNX Software [05:05] TR News WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/02/wordpress-7-0-beta-2/ [05:05] TR Bot WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 WordPress News [05:05] TR News Brown-nosing Microsoft and its Proprietary Spyware https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-extension-1.12.0-for-vs-code-released [05:05] TR Bot Qt Extension 1.12.0 for VS Code Released [05:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [05:07] TR News Netdata is a seriously impressive server monitoring tool https://thenewstack.io/netdata-is-a-seriously-impressive-server-monitoring-tool-to-keep-you-up-to-date-on-insights/ [05:07] TR Bot Netdata is a seriously impressive server monitoring tool - The New Stack [05:08] TR News Pgpool-II 4.7.1, 4.6.6, 4.5.11, 4.4.16 and 4.3.19 are now officially released. https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgpool-ii-471-466-4511-4416-and-4319-are-now-officially-released-3247/ [05:08] TR Bot PostgreSQL: Pgpool-II 4.7.1, 4.6.6, 4.5.11, 4.4.16 and 4.3.19 are now officially released. [05:09] TR News Hong Kong govt mulls appeal after tycoon Jimmy Lai fraud conviction overturned https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/26/hong-kong-govt-mulls-appeal-after-tycoon-jimmy-lai-fraud-conviction-overturned/ [05:09] TR Bot Gov't to consider an appeal after tycoon Jimmy Lai fraud conviction overturned [05:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [05:10] TR News OpenAI Says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot refused to help Chinese influence operations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/openai-says-chatgpt-refused-to-help-chinese-influence-operations [05:10] TR Bot OpenAI Says ChatGPT refused to help Chinese influence operations | The Straits Times [05:10] TR News Building a Secure XMPP Bot: A Deep Dive into OMEMO Implementation with QXmpp https://shibe-bit.github.io/Omemo/OmemoImplementation [05:10] TR Bot Building a Secure XMPP Bot: A Deep Dive into OMEMO Implementation with QXmpp [05:11] TR News Why Do We Need OMEMO? https://shibe-bit.github.io/Omemo/WhatIsOmemo [05:11] TR Bot Why Do We Need OMEMO? [05:13] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-28.gmi [05:14] TR News "Blastoff! And we're again part of the Geminispace! " gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/02/27/blastoff-and-were-again-part-of-the-geminispace [05:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [05:15] TR News "It's a record for storing latitude, longitude, and altitude. I've modified by blog engine so that when I post a checkin it updates the LOC record for my domain." gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/02/27/loc-records [05:17] TR News 7 worm twelveth day gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormTwelve [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR, The alleged car gave me more problems today. [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] alleged? [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] something is dying... https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/27/1335243/microsoft-computer-programming-is-dying-long-live-ai-literacy [05:20] TR Bot Microsoft: Computer Programming Is Dying, Long Live AI Literacy - Slashdot [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] yes, real products [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] so they sell vapourwaare [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] let'ss 'vice---code' the next NASA mission [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/hololens_headsets_pentagon/ [05:21] TR Bot US military puts HoloLens to work as remote assist tool The Register [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] it was always just bailout [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Not_Only_Windows_Surface_and_Hey_Hi_PCs_Microsoft_s_Hardware_Ve.shtml [05:22] TR Bot Techrights Not Only Windows, Surface, and "Hey Hi" PCs; Microsoft's Hardware Ventures Are a Dumpster Fire; HoloLens Mixed Reality Hardware Now Axed Altogether and Staff is Miserable [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697080/melinda-french-gates-reacts-to-ex-husband-bill-gates-being-mentioned-in-epstein-files [05:22] TR Bot Watch Melinda Gates react to new details of Bill Gates in Epstein files : NPR [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] NPR has long been bribed by Bill Epsteingate [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] so they are limited in what they can say [05:23] schestowitz[TR2] for many years they just defamed Gates critics [05:24] TR News He definitely seems to have been sacked for SLOP! So "AI literacy" gets you SACKED. Take note. https://arstechnica.com/author/benjedwards/ [05:24] TR Bot Author: Benj Edwards - Ars Technica [05:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [05:26] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:27] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 27, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_February_27_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_February_27_2026.gmi [05:27] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 27, 2026 [05:27] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:27] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [05:35] TR News Techrights Microsoft Mass Layoffs Have Officially Resumed, Microsoft's Waggener Edstrom/Frank Shaw Lied https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_Have_Officially_Resumed_Microsoft_s_Wagg.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_Have_Officially_Resumed_Microsoft_s_Wagg.gmi [05:35] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Mass Layoffs Have Officially Resumed, Microsoft's Waggener Edstrom/Frank Shaw Lied [05:38] TR News "Now that Anthropic has rejected the Pentagon's demands, maybe IBM can step up to the plate and offer its AI to Hegseth." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kj683zvh [05:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kj683zvh ) [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjgah0z6 [05:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjgah0z6 ) [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] Slob Thomas has spoken on COBOL [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] From his linkedin post [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] "AI has sparked a new round of conversation about COBOL, with tools emerging that claim to translate legacy code and, with it, solve the modernization challenge. It is worth being precise about what that means and what it does not." [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] This framing understates the reality. The modernization challenge was never about translating COBOL syntaxits about risk, economics, institutional knowledge, and business logic embedded over decades. AI didnt suddenly spark this conversation; enterprises have been trying automated translation, wrappers, and re-platforming since the 1990s, with mixed results at best. [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:40] TR News slobthomas https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-ibms-worst-day-on-stock-market-ibm-senior-vice-president-rob-thomas-to-everyone-betting-on-ai-new-ai-tools-emerge-every-week-what-they-do-not-change-is-/articleshow/128759395.cms [05:40] TR Bot After IBM's worst day on stock market, IBM senior vice-president Rob Thomas to everyone betting on AI: New AI tools emerge every week, what they do not change is ... - The Times of India [05:43] TR News Techrights March in London Today Against Slop's Harms to Society (and the Environment), Starting at 12:00 GMT at the Microsoft OpenAI Office https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/March_in_London_Today_Against_Slop_s_Harms_to_Society_and_the_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/March_in_London_Today_Against_Slop_s_Harms_to_Society_and_the_E.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Techrights March in London Today Against Slop's Harms to Society (and the Environment), Starting at 12:00 GMT at the Microsoft OpenAI Office [05:47] TR News Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-kernel-maintainers-new-way-of-authenticating-developers-and-code/ [05:47] TR Bot explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works | ZDNET [05:58] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 28 [06:03] TR News (NEW): BunsenLabs Carbon Is Here with Support for Wayland Sessions, Based on Debian 13 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/BunsenLabs_Carbon_Is_Here_with_Support_for_Wayland_Sessions_Bas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/BunsenLabs_Carbon_Is_Here_with_Support_for_Wayland_Sessions_Bas.gmi [06:03] TR Bot Tux Machines BunsenLabs Carbon Is Here with Support for Wayland Sessions, Based on Debian 13 [06:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Catalytic converter. [06:05] IsambardPrince Serves no real purpose other than pollution control. [06:05] IsambardPrince They used to just do a straight pipe out to the exhaust before 1975. [06:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's illegal to install a used catalytic converter. [06:07] IsambardPrince So even though there's probably tons of them that could work, it has to be a new one. [06:08] TR News Techrights The Slopfarms' Business Case (or Business Model) Never Existed and Nowadays, in 2026, They've Mostly Collapsed https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/The_Slopfarms_Business_Case_or_Business_Model_Never_Existed_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/The_Slopfarms_Business_Case_or_Business_Model_Never_Existed_and.gmi [06:08] TR Bot Techrights The Slopfarms' Business Case (or Business Model) Never Existed and Nowadays, in 2026, They've Mostly Collapsed [06:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So it's getting a new cat and two oxygen sensors (upstream and downstream). [06:19] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [06:28] TR News Techrights Tech Layoffs Are Not Because of Slop, They're an Effect of a Rotting Economy and Tech Giants Being Too Deep in Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Tech_Layoffs_Are_Not_Because_of_Slop_They_re_an_Effect_of_a_Rot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Tech_Layoffs_Are_Not_Because_of_Slop_They_re_an_Effect_of_a_Rot.gmi [06:28] TR Bot Techrights Tech Layoffs Are Not Because of Slop, They're an Effect of a Rotting Economy and Tech Giants Being Too Deep in Debt [06:31] TR News Many MSFT employees 'retiring' now [06:33] TR News But not just MSFT. "After 14 incredible years with HPE Financial Services, I have decided to retire and today is my last day with HPE as I begin the next season of my life." [06:35] TR News bthomehub [06:45] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The lord giveth and the lord taketh away. [06:45] IsambardPrince :P [06:45] IsambardPrince I got a $1262 settlement check from that police contractor. [06:45] IsambardPrince And that's about what it'll cost to fix the car. [06:46] IsambardPrince Nobody who has a car gets a "great deal" on one. [06:46] IsambardPrince Either you pay the bank or you pay the mechanic. [06:53] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Luckily my car's catalytic converter isn't too expensive to replace. [06:54] IsambardPrince My mom drives a Honda and she's laughing at me, but hers would cost more than twice as much, if it fails or gets stolen. [06:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], https://old.reddit.com/r/amex/comments/1rewnmy/microsoft_250_off_1000_offer/ [06:56] TR Bot Microsoft $250 off $1000 offer : amex [06:56] IsambardPrince Microsoft resorts to couponing [06:57] TR News Techrights IBM: Where Companies Come to Perish https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/IBM_Where_Companies_Come_to_Perish.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/IBM_Where_Companies_Come_to_Perish.gmi [06:57] TR Bot Techrights IBM: Where Companies Come to Perish [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] weird, let's ssee [06:58] IsambardPrince The Surface 13" with the Snapdragon X Plus is $899.99, so with sales tax that would get you to $1,000. [06:58] IsambardPrince AmEx counts the total transaction, not the net price. [06:58] IsambardPrince I bought this Chromebook Plus with an AmEx offer. [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] "Seems like a a great deal, but I'm not sure what I'd want to get from the store. [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] I asked Amex support and they said gift cards did not work, even though it's not in the list of exclusions listed in the offer. [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] Reads like an ad [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] in Reddit [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft did get caught buying comments in Reddit [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] via contractor [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] could be SPAM [06:59] IsambardPrince Could be. [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] "Thanks for sharing! [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] SPAM [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] looks like spam [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2013/06/09/reddit-infiltrated/ [06:59] TR Bot Microsoft Crime Persists: AstroTurfing a Regular Practice, Reddit Full of Paid Microsoft AstroTurfers [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] more in https://techrights.org/wiki/AstroTurfing/ [06:59] TR Bot AstroTurfing ● Feb 28 [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] " Offers & Deals " [07:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I use AmEx Offers a lot. [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] is that what Redit calls ads now? [07:00] IsambardPrince Some are quite good. [07:00] IsambardPrince Some are for things I use anyway. [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] promoting your "Sales" in "this sub"? [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] so ytou browse ads [07:00] IsambardPrince Most credit cards have "offers". [07:01] IsambardPrince Yeah, it's how I eat out. [07:01] IsambardPrince I use restaurant coupons and stack them on credit card offers. [07:01] IsambardPrince Sometimes you can use Upside and triple stack. [07:04] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@wi6y8fnbpfcy6.irc) has joined #techrights [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] or you could cook [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] it's healthy and not expensive [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] we cooked yesterday [07:14] *ProGambler691 (~ProGamble@2001:8003:7001:ea00:158:3684:2390:6169) has joined #techrights [07:15] *ProGambler691 (~ProGamble@2001:8003:7001:ea00:158:3684:2390:6169) has left #techrights [07:16] TR News (NEW): Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code and Linux 7.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_explores_new_way_of_authenticating_developers_and_their_c.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_explores_new_way_of_authenticating_developers_and_their_c.gmi [07:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code and Linux 7.0 [07:18] TR News (NEW): Red Hat on hosted control planes (HCP) and Rocky Linux or CIQ selling long-term support (LTS) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Red_Hat_on_hosted_control_planes_HCP_and_Rocky_Linux_or_CIQ_sel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Red_Hat_on_hosted_control_planes_HCP_and_Rocky_Linux_or_CIQ_sel.gmi [07:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat on hosted control planes (HCP) and Rocky Linux or CIQ selling long-term support (LTS) [07:25] TR News "A great deal of Superbenders well-detailed Instructables tutorial focuses on the construction of the wall, but the electronic elements are what interest us." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/27/turning-a-climbing-wall-into-an-interactive-game/ | Source: Arduino [07:25] TR Bot Turning a climbing wall into an interactive game | Arduino Blog [07:25] TR News "The Ware for January 2026 is a FNIRSI DPS-150. Tim nailed it almost immediately; congrats, email me for your prize!" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-january-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [07:25] TR Bot Winner, Name that Ware January 2026 bunnie's blog [07:25] TR News "Do I sense a theme? Welcome to the tour of the various little gadgets I have littered around my desk for test & measurement!" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-february-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [07:25] TR Bot Name that Ware, February 2026 bunnie's blog [07:26] TR News "Besides the cooling issue, I had no issues with the pre-launch hardware I tested. I was especially impressed by the quality of Exaviz's documentation, even though they hadn't publicly launched the product while I was testing." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/upgrading-my-open-source-pi-surveillance-server-frigate/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [07:26] TR Bot Upgrading my Open Source Pi Surveillance Server with Frigate - Jeff Geerling [07:26] TR News "We have a roundup of assorted announcements and updates for you today across every part of Framework. First, weve seen incredible progress over the last year in gaming on Linux." https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/updates-and-livestream | Source: Framework Computer BV [07:26] TR Bot Framework | Updates and livestream [07:32] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [07:33] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, Raspberry Pi CM5, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_Raspberry_Pi_CM5_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_Raspberry_Pi_CM5_and_More.gmi [07:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, Raspberry Pi CM5, and More [07:35] TR News (NEW): Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Canadian_Software_Boutique_SimplyPHP_Acquired_by_Startup_Focuse.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Canadian_Software_Boutique_SimplyPHP_Acquired_by_Startup_Focuse.gmi [07:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM [07:38] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Vietnamese lunar calendar and rounder highlights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_Vietnamese_lunar_calendar_and_rounder_highl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_Vietnamese_lunar_calendar_and_rounder_highl.gmi [07:38] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Vietnamese lunar calendar and rounder highlights [07:40] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/today_s_leftovers.gmi [07:40] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [07:41] TR News "Google is refusing to hand over subscriber data for dozens of Gmail users in an ongoing piracy lawsuit at an Illinois federal court." https://torrentfreak.com/google-invokes-first-amendment-to-shield-gmail-users-from-piracy-subpoena/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:41] TR Bot Invokes First Amendment to Shield Gmail Users from Piracy Subpoena * TorrentFreak [07:41] TR News "Just four corporations Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF" https://jacobin.com/2026/02/agriculture-patents-seed-food-system/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:41] TR Bot Let Them Eat Patents [07:42] TR News "I just noticed that BBC iPlayer has a From the Archive category." https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2026/02/26/bbc-iplayer-archive/ | Source: Phil Gyford [07:42] TR Bot on BBC iPlayers Archive (Phil Gyfords website) [07:42] TR News "The new prison that the federal government proposes to open in Social Circle, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta, would house four to five times that many." https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/27/bookman-ice-is-bullying-its-way-into-georgia-communities-with-massive-warehouses/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder [07:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/27/bookman-ice-is-bullying-its-way-into-georgia-communities-with-massive-warehouses/ ) [07:43] TR News "This post is part of a series called #WebAccessibilityFails, where I collect common issues I find in accessibility audits so that you can avoid them in the future." https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/put-aria-hidden-on-presentational-svgs | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [07:43] TR Bot Put aria-hidden=true on decorative SVGs - Manuel Matuzovic [07:43] TR News "In the previous post, I explained how to hide presentational SVGs using aria-hidden="true". That's a reliable technique, but sometimes I see developers use role="presentation" instead, which may or may not work as expected." https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/role-presentation-no-alternative-for-aria-hidden | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [07:43] TR Bot role=presentation is no alternative for aria-hidden=true - Manuel Matuzovic [07:43] TR News "Theyre talking about snowballs thrown at police officers in Washington Square Park earlier this week, an incident that should have been answered with the officer laughing it off or ignoring it completely." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/who-are-the-real-extremists | Source: Ken Klippenstein [07:43] TR Bot Who are the Real Extremists? - Ken Klippenstein [07:45] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:47] TR News "Brent Renaud (1971-2022) would probably have disagreed." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/is-photojournalism-worth-dying-for-oscar-nominated-documentary-on-war-photographer-killed-in-ukraine-begs-question | Source: Digital Camera World [07:47] TR Bot Is photojournalism worth dying for? Oscar-nominated documentary on war photographer killed in Ukraine begs question | Digital Camera World [07:47] TR News "According to HRANA News Agency, citing Didban Iran, Mr. Mohaymeni was arrested at his home in Gorgan on the evening of Thursday, February 26, 2026." https://www.en-hrana.org/journalist-abdolnaser-mohaymeni-arrested-in-gorgan/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [07:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.en-hrana.org/journalist-abdolnaser-mohaymeni-arrested-in-gorgan/ ) [07:48] TR News "In response to H.R. 7661, introduced on February 24, American Library Association President Sam Helmick issued the following statement: [...]" https://www.ala.org/news/2026/02/ala-denounces-HR-7661 | Source: American Library Association [07:48] TR Bot ALA denounces federal book banning bill | ALA [07:48] TR News "It also unleashed the mass dissemination of AI-created images shared thousands of times on social media." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/tiktok-disinformation-the-other-weapon-in-mexico-violence-256046507 | Source: RTL [07:48] TR Bot 'Magnifying the chaos': TikTok disinformation: the other weapon in Mexico violence - RTL Today [07:53] TR News "What he is actually doing, if he succeeds, is building an extraordinarily effective legal defense mechanism for child predators." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/25/west-virginias-anti-apple-csam-lawsuit-would-help-child-predators-walk-free/ | Source: Techdirt [07:53] TR Bot Virginias Anti-Apple CSAM Lawsuit Would Help Child Predators Walk Free | Techdirt [07:54] TR News "Today, Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of NATO nations." https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/iphone-and-ipad-approved-to-handle-classified-nato-information/ | Source: Apple Inc [07:54] TR Bot and iPad approved to handle classified NATO information - Apple [07:54] TR News "The decision could immediately impact numerous major tech companies that use Claude in their line of work for the Pentagon, including Palantir and AWS." https://www.theverge.com/policy/886632/pentagon-designates-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-ai-standoff | Source: The Verge [07:54] TR Bot Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk | The Verge [07:54] TR News "There are two main points of contention mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons that Anthropic has taken a concrete stance on." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-wont-be-allowed-to-engage-in-mass-surveillance-or-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-anthropic-refuses-to-lower-ai-guardrails-for-the-pentagon | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:54] TR Bot Claude won't be allowed to engage in mass surveillance or power fully autonomous weapons Anthropic refuses to lower AI guardrails for the Pentagon | Tom's Hardware [07:55] TR News "If people currently relying on transit are forced to get a car" https://jacobin.com/2026/02/trump-administration-transportation-funding-cuts/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:55] TR Bot Trump Is Threatening to Cut Transit Left and Right [07:55] TR News "The Georgia Senate avoided voting on Senate Bill 34, which moved out of committee earlier this week" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/26/data-center-bill-stalls-after-last-minute-change-opposed-by-industry-finds-support/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder [07:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/26/data-center-bill-stalls-after-last-minute-change-opposed-by-industry-finds-support/ ) [07:58] TR News "It would be another 38 minutes before an ABC News journalist posted on social media about the sex offenders death" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fbi-4chan-jeffrey-epstein-death-b2929226.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:58] TR Bot FBI couldnt find 4Chan user who posted about Epsteins death 40 minutes before news broke, files show | The Independent [07:59] TR News "The Epstein files show that while private equity giant Apollo Global Management allegedly stripped companies, wiped out small investors" https://jacobin.com/2026/02/epstein-files-leon-black-billionaires/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:59] TR Bot The Epstein Files Are the Horror That Keeps on Giving ● Feb 28 [08:01] TR News "The social media provisions did not originate in that bill, however." https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/27/indiana-youth-social-media-crackdown-advances-to-governors-desk/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle [08:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/27/indiana-youth-social-media-crackdown-advances-to-governors-desk/ ) [08:01] TR News "The group is talking about Epstein and filming propaganda videos in Roblox as a form of 'digital Jihad,' researchers say" https://www.404media.co/the-islamic-state-is-using-ai-to-resurrect-dead-leaders-and-platforms-are-failing-to-moderate-it/ | Source: 404 Media [08:01] TR Bot The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It [08:07] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint released its best version yet, and its the ultimate Windows replacement https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_Mint_released_its_best_version_yet_and_it_s_the_ultimate_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_Mint_released_its_best_version_yet_and_it_s_the_ultimate_.gmi [08:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint released its best version yet, and its the ultimate Windows replacement [08:07] TR News "Why am I writing this today? Because I am deeply concerned about users losing their most sacred data" https://blog.timcappalli.me/p/passkeys-prf-warning/ | [08:07] TR Bot Please, please, please stop using passkeys for encrypting user data Timbits [08:08] TR News "A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-federal-judge-rules-irs-violated-federal-law-by-disclosing-thousands-of-taxpayers-confidential-information-to-ice/ | Source: JURIST [08:08] TR Bot US federal judge rules IRS violated federal law by disclosing thousands of taxpayers' confidential information to ICE - JURIST - News [08:08] TR News Windows TCO https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-hospitals-tv-irl | Source: Dark Reading [08:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-hospitals-tv-irl ) [08:09] TR News Windows TCO https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-gang-blackmailed-fake-fsb-officer | Source: Bitdefender [08:09] TR Bot Notorious ransomware gang allegedly blackmailed by fake FSB officer [08:09] TR News "They said students are more sociable, bullying has significantly decreased and the change can even be seen in school hallways." https://yle.fi/a/74-20212749 | Source: YLE [08:09] TR Bot Finland's smartphone ban gave middle-schoolers a new way of life, principals say | Yle News | Yle [08:09] TR News "In this edited conversation, Cohen explains why the Los Angeles trial, which began Feb. 9" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/is-social-media-responsible-for-what-happens-to-users/ | Source: Harvard University [08:09] TR Bot Is social media responsible for what happens to users? Harvard Gazette [08:10] TR News "Thanks to Kottke for sharing this article from The Register: Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation." https://sals.place/ai-writing-and-semantic-ablation/ | Source: Sal [08:10] TR Bot AI's writing and semantic ablation | Sal's [08:10] darwin hopefully they will kill the Ayatollah and free my secular/scientific/spiritual Persian/Iranian friend and his people [08:11] TR News "To address these issues, Ive just released the first version of Moonshine Note Taker, for Macs." https://petewarden.com/2026/02/27/launching-a-free-open-source-on-device-transcription-app/ | Source: Pete Warden [08:11] TR Bot Launching a free, open-source, on-device transcription app Pete Warden's blog [08:11] TR News "One way you can solve the problem is by buying software that does this. And in a way, you should." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/macos-ntfs-write.html | Source: Dedoimedo [08:11] TR Bot Use NTFS drives in macOS, without NTFS drivers [08:12] TR News "In this article, we'll examine the history of ATMsby IBM." https://computer.rip/2026-02-27-ibm-atm.html | Source: J B Crawford [08:12] TR Bot cash issuing terminals [08:12] TR News ">This nearly indestructible black and gray powder-coated 20 gauge steel constructed 8 drawer cabinet" https://boffosocko.com/2026/02/27/the-deluxe-steelcase-field-notes-notebooks-archive/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [08:12] TR Bot The Deluxe Steelcase Field Notes Notebooks Archive | Chris Aldrich [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: is there a strike? [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] any news? [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] or just spontaneous remark? [08:13] darwin apparently there was, according to BBC I also fear it'll be used for 'national emergency' or martial law [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] oh [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] let me check [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t [08:13] TR Bot US and Israel launch attack on Iran, as Trump says 'major combat operations' under way - follow live - BBC News [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] started 2 hours aago [08:19] TR News "The series of problems in recent months with Gyro 3 prompted calls for a private servicing mission to Hubble." https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4808/1 | Source: The Space Review [08:19] TR Bot The Space Review: Hubble limps along [08:20] TR News "An auspicious anniversary passed for me this week, as its a decade since I started writing for Hackaday." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/27/reflections-on-ten-years-with-the-wrencher/ | Source: Hackaday [08:20] TR Bot On Ten Years With The Wrencher | Hackaday [08:21] TR News "Not everyone can afford art." https://cendyne.dev/posts/2026-02-27-from-fargo-to-zebra.html | Source: Cendyne Naga [08:21] TR Bot From Fargo to Zebra [08:22] TR News (NEW): Linux-based Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld delayed due to rising RAM and storage costs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_based_Orange_Pi_Neo_gaming_handheld_delayed_due_to_rising.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Linux_based_Orange_Pi_Neo_gaming_handheld_delayed_due_to_rising.gmi [08:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux-based Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld delayed due to rising RAM and storage costs [08:32] TR News Techrights Links 28/02/2026: Bill Epsteingate Admits Sex With Young Girls, "Epstein Files Are the Horror That Keeps on Giving" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Links_28_02_2026_Bill_Epsteingate_Admits_Sex_With_Young_Girls_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Links_28_02_2026_Bill_Epsteingate_Admits_Sex_With_Young_Girls_E.gmi [08:32] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/02/2026: Bill Epsteingate Admits Sex With Young Girls, "Epstein Files Are the Horror That Keeps on Giving" [08:35] TR News "In the past year, I occasionally required another Java Development Kit besides the usual one defined in $JAVA_HOME" https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/02/managing-multiple-dev-ecosystems/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [08:35] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/02/managing-multiple-dev-ecosystems/ ) [08:36] TR News "Open source software is built on passion, time, and dedication." https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-27-pi4j-commonhaus/ | Source: Frank Delporte [08:36] TR Bot Joins the Commonhaus Foundation: Securing the Future of Java on Single-Board Computers | webtechie.be [08:37] TR News "Pytests parametrize is a great feature for writing tests without repeating yourself needlessly" https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202602/pytest_parameter_functions | Source: Ned Batchelder [08:37] TR Bot Pytest parameter functions | Ned Batchelder [08:38] TR News +1 for observing the trajectory https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Limits-of-Privacy:1?lid=watchlater [08:38] TR Bot The Argument Against Privacy That Sounds Smart But Isn't [08:41] TR News Election campaign taboo | "Valgkampstabu | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/valgkampstabu [08:41] TR Bot Valgkampstabu | Version2 [08:42] TR News "ORG and European civil society organisations have warned about the reliance on a few dominant companies for digital infrastructure, particularly in light of recent geopolitical uncertainty." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cory-doctorow-joins-european-civil-society-to-demand-rebalancing-of-digital-power/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup [08:42] TR Bot Cory Doctorow joins European civil society to demand rebalancing of digital power | Open Rights Group [08:43] TR News "I recently attended a presentation by the local Tech Resistance which is part of Charlie Anguss Resistance network." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/moving-off-american-tech-continued/ | Source: Stephen Smith [08:43] TR Bot Moving off American Tech Continued | Stephen Smith's Blog [08:43] TR News "Honestly, I dont want to care about self-hosting my files." https://janlukas.blog/posts/migrated-to-nextcloud | Source: Jan-Lukas Else [08:43] TR Bot I migrated to Nextcloud, not OpenCloud - Jan-Lukas Else [08:44] TR News "Currently, I use ox-hugo to build a static site from a single Org file" https://www.emacs.dyerdwelling.family/emacs/20241226125955-emacs--exploring-emacs-based-static-website-publishing-with-org-publish/ | [08:44] TR Bot Exploring Static Website Publishing with Org Publish [08:45] TR News "Im launching a secret RSS Club for this blog" https://cliophate.wtf/posts/secret-rss-club | Source: Kevin Wammer [08:45] TR Bot RSS Club - cliophate.wtf [08:46] TR News "I hate my iPhone. What used to be a cool toy became addictive and an active hindrance in my life." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2026/bigme-hibreak-s-b-w/ | Source: Micha Sapka [08:46] TR Bot Bigme HiBreak S B&W [08:47] TR News "We share the tragic news that Hans de Graaff (graaff), a longtime Gentoo developer, has passed away." https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/02/26/in-memory-of-hans-de-graaff.html | Source: Gentoo [08:47] TR Bot In Memory of Hans de Graaff Gentoo Linux [08:48] TR News "Can I game on Linux?" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/gaming-on-linux | Source: Framework Computer BV [08:48] TR Bot Framework | Gaming on Linux with Framework [08:48] TR News "There are pink starbursts and bad starbursts. And there are I-block tetris pieces and bad tetris pieces." https://eieio.games/blog/really-easy-tetris/ | Source: Nolen Royalty [08:48] TR Bot easy tetris eieio.games [08:50] TR News "It seems that OpenSSH's scp modifies the permissions of the transferred files and directories to match their local counterparts." https://sny.sh/hypha/blog/scp | [08:50] TR Bot = _194_ local unpack = unpack, varg . [08:50] TR News "Back in 2024 I learned about SDF (signed distance field) rendering of fonts." https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-02-26-writing-a-guide-to-sdf-fonts/ | Source: Amit Patel [08:50] TR Bot Writing a guide to SDF fonts [08:58] TR News "The previous article covered the basics: obtain an AS number and IPv6 prefix, build a single FreeBSD BGP router with two upstream providers, and tunnel the prefix to downstream servers" https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-going-multi-homed-with-ibgp-and-three-transits/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [08:58] TR Bot Running Your Own AS: Going Multi-Homed with iBGP and three Transits | Larvitz Blog [08:58] TR News "No Vim is a language metaphors. Just the patterns that make the biggest difference for sysadmins and DevOps engineers who spend their days in terminals." https://blog.hofstede.it/neovim-crash-course-for-sysadmins-the-20-that-solve-80-of-the-pain/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [08:58] TR Bot Neovim Crash Course for Sysadmins: The 20% That Solve 80% of the Pain | Larvitz Blog [08:58] TR News "On my desktop, I never even access YouTube anymore, every YT link gets fed directly to mpv." https://dt.iki.fi/sailfish-os-youtube | Source: DT [08:58] TR Bot OS - Install yt-dlp - dt.iki.fi [08:59] TR News "When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger" https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-456/ | Source: Graham Cluley [08:59] TR Bot Smashing Security podcast #456: How to lose friends and DDoS people Graham Cluley ● Feb 28 [09:07] TR News Before You Migrate: Five Surprising Ingress-NGINX Behaviors You Need to Know https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/02/27/ingress-nginx-before-you-migrate/ [09:07] TR Bot Before You Migrate: Five Surprising Ingress-NGINX Behaviors You Need to Know | Kubernetes [09:08] TR News Mouselings 100 webmaster questions, part 1 https://rubenerd.com/mouselings-100-webmaster-questions/ [09:08] TR Bot Mouselings 100 webmaster questions, part 1 [09:09] TR News Cory Doctorow joins European civil society to demand rebalancing of digital power https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cory-doctorow-joins-european-civil-society-to-demand-rebalancing-of-digital-power/ [09:11] TR News The 4th Snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released! https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/the-4th-snapshot-of-ubuntu-26-04-lts-released/ [09:11] TR Bot The 4th Snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released! | UbuntuHandbook [09:11] TR News The Ellison Media Empire Grows Again https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-ellison-media-empire-grows-again [09:11] TR Bot The Ellison Media Empire Grows Again | The New Yorker [09:15] TR News Once upon a time USA was not a monarchy and Congress needed to approve going to war [09:21] TR News Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM https://fossforce.com/2026/02/canadian-software-boutique-simplyphp-acquired-by-startup-focused-tlm/ [09:21] TR Bot Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM - FOSS Force [09:22] TR News This Week in Plasma: Vietnamese lunar calendar and rounder highlights https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/28/this-week-in-plasma-vietnamese-lunar-calendar-and-rounder-highlights/ [09:22] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: Vietnamese lunar calendar and rounder highlights - KDE Blogs [09:26] TR News cargo-seek search, add and install cargo crates https://www.linuxlinks.com/cargo-seek-search-add-install-cargo-crates/ [09:26] TR Bot - search, add and install cargo crates - LinuxLinks [09:27] TR News bitchat-tui TUI for BitChat https://www.linuxlinks.com/bitchat-tui-bitchat/ [09:27] TR Bot - TUI for BitChat - LinuxLinks [09:27] TR News stormy neofetch-like weather CLI https://www.linuxlinks.com/stormy-neofetch-like-weather-cli/ [09:27] TR Bot - neofetch-like weather CLI - LinuxLinks [09:27] TR News Wallrus generate colorful abstract wallpapers https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallrus-generate-colorful-abstract-wallpapers/ [09:27] TR Bot - generate colorful abstract wallpapers - LinuxLinks [09:28] TR News kat TUI and rule-based rendering engine for Kubernetes manifests https://www.linuxlinks.com/kat-tui-rule-based-rendering-engine-kubernetes-manifests/ [09:28] TR Bot - TUI and rule-based rendering engine for Kubernetes manifests - LinuxLinks [09:30] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source Sound Systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-sound-systems/ [09:30] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Sound Systems - LinuxLinks [09:30] TR News git-igitt browse and visualize Git history graphs https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-igitt-browse-visualize-git-history-graphs/ [09:30] TR Bot - browse and visualize Git history graphs - LinuxLinks [09:31] TR News dsearch filesystem search service https://www.linuxlinks.com/dsearch-filesystem-search-service/ [09:31] TR Bot - filesystem search service - LinuxLinks [09:31] TR News Linux Candy: tanuki hourly animal crossing vibes https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-tanuki-hourly-animal-crossing-vibes/ [09:31] TR Bot Candy: tanuki - hourly animal crossing vibes - LinuxLinks ● Feb 28 [10:36] *themusicfactory has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 28 [12:30] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 28 [13:13] TR News Microsoft GNOME https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitHub-GitLab-Redirect [13:13] TR Bot GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs - Phoronix [13:13] TR News Two new stable kernels, possible regression https://lwn.net/Articles/1060646/ [13:13] TR Bot new stable kernels, possible regression [LWN.net] [13:14] TR News The 20-Year Allowance Rate Arc: From Trough to Peak and Back Again https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/the-20-year-allowance-rate-arc-from-trough-to-peak-and-back-again.html [13:14] TR Bot The 20-Year Allowance Rate Arc: From Trough to Peak and Back Again | Patently-O [13:16] TR News No Sunshine, No Standing? The Federal Circuits Informational Rights Gap in IPR https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/02/no-sunshine-no-standing-the-federal-circuits-informational-rights-gap-in-ipr.html [13:16] TR Bot No Sunshine, No Standing? The Federal Circuit's Informational Rights Gap in IPR [13:17] TR News Please Report the European Patent Office (EPO) to Europol for Cocaine Abuse and Tampering With Witnesses and Media to Hide This Cocaine Abuse https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/Please_Report_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_to_Europol_for_Coc.shtml [13:17] TR Bot not resolve host: techrights.org ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/Please_Report_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_to_Europol_for_Coc.shtml ) [13:18] TR News JUVE helping Team UPC turn Europe into another Texas; this is a corruption of the occupation and distortion of the notion of justice https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/forum-shopping-is-the-plaintiffs-prerogative/ [13:18] TR Bot "Forum shopping is the plaintiff's prerogative" - JUVE Patent [13:20] TR News Why Tehrans Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/why-tehrans-two-tiered-internet-is-so-dangerous.html [13:20] TR Bot Tehrans Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous - Schneier on Security [13:21] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/9 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/02/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-9/ [13:21] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/9 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [13:22] TR News "M5Stack has introduced the Unit PoE-P4, a compact PoE-powered Ethernet controller built around Espressifs ESP32-P4 SoC." https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-unit-poe-p4-pairs-risc-v-esp32-p4-and-802-3at-poe-in-64mm-module/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:22] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-unit-poe-p4-pairs-risc-v-esp32-p4-and-802-3at-poe-in-64mm-module/ ) [13:22] TR News The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:22] TR Bot OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices | GamingOnLinux [13:23] TR News Running With Scissors announced horror first person shooter Flesh - Wire | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/running-with-scissors-announced-horror-first-person-shooter-flesh-wire/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:23] TR Bot With Scissors announced horror first person shooter Flesh & Wire | GamingOnLinux [13:24] TR News Gambonanza is the best Balatro-like version of chess yet and you have to try the demo | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/gambonanza-is-the-best-balatro-like-version-of-chess-yet-and-you-have-to-try-the-demo/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:24] TR Bot is the best Balatro-like version of chess yet and you have to try the demo | GamingOnLinux [13:25] TR News The "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-video-game-preservation-service-myrient-is-shutting-down-in-march/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:25] TR Bot "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March | GamingOnLinux [13:28] TR News Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/heroic-games-launcher-v2-20-1-brings-more-essential-bug-fixes/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:28] TR Bot Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [13:29] TR News Smash everything apart together as Teardown goes multiplayer on March 12 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/smash-everything-apart-together-as-teardown-goes-multiplayer-on-march-12/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:29] TR Bot everything apart together as Teardown goes multiplayer on March 12 | GamingOnLinux [13:29] TR News Frostrail gets a new trailer to showcase its freezing train-survival gameplay | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/frostrail-gets-a-new-trailer-to-showcase-its-freezing-train-survival-gameplay/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:29] TR Bot gets a new trailer to showcase its freezing train-survival gameplay | GamingOnLinux [13:30] TR News He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction arrives April 28 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-dragon-pearl-of-destruction-arrives-april-28/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:30] TR Bot and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction arrives April 28 | GamingOnLinux [13:31] TR News "Canonical and Ubuntu RISC-V: a 2025 retro and looking forward to 2026" https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-and-ubuntu-risc-v-a-2025-retro-and-looking-forward-to-2026 | Source: Ubuntu [13:31] TR Bot and Ubuntu RISC-V: a 2025 retro and looking forward to 2026 | Ubuntu [13:32] TR News "In dynamic and distributed IT environments, measuring automation success purely by task-level time savings fails to capture the true scope of its impact." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/operations-outcomes-business-value-automation | Source: Red Hat Official [13:32] TR Bot From operations to outcomes: The business value of automation [13:32] TR News (NEW): Games: SpaghettiKart, Legends of Rock, MARVEL MaXimum Collection, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/27/Games_SpaghettiKart_Legends_of_Rock_MARVEL_MaXimum_Collection_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/27/Games_SpaghettiKart_Legends_of_Rock_MARVEL_MaXimum_Collection_a.gmi [13:33] TR News (NEW): Games: OrangePi Neo, Gambonanza, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Games_OrangePi_Neo_Gambonanza_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Games_OrangePi_Neo_Gambonanza_and_More.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: SpaghettiKart, Legends of Rock, MARVEL MaXimum Collection, and More [13:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: OrangePi Neo, Gambonanza, and More [13:33] TR News Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-6 | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml [13:33] TR Bot More than meets the eye: Behind the scenes of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (Part 6) [13:33] TR Bot Techrights Reminder That Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of IBM [13:34] TR News How To Subscribe To News using Thunderbird on Ubuntu https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2026/02/how-to-subscribe-to-news-using-thunderbird-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz [13:34] TR Bot How To Subscribe To News using Thunderbird on Ubuntu [13:40] TR News FreeBSD 14.4-RC1 is out https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [13:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [13:40] TR News Genode OS 26.02 Halfway Done Migrating From Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub To Codeberg https://www.phoronix.com/news/Genode-OS-26.02 [13:40] TR Bot OS 26.02 Halfway Done Migrating From GitHub To Codeberg - Phoronix [13:41] TR News Tim Waugh: Patchutils 0.4.5 released https://cyberelk.net/tim/2026/02/27/patchutils-0-4-5-released/ [13:41] TR Bot Patchutils 0.4.5 released - PRINT HEAD [13:42] TR News Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Why is WebAssembly a second-class language on the web? https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first-class-language-on-the-web/ [13:42] TR Bot Why is WebAssembly a second-class language on the web? - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog [13:45] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: x13binary 1.1.61.2 on CRAN: Micro Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02/27#x13binary_1.1.61.2 [13:45] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [13:46] TR News Firefox Hey Hi (AI) Killswitch https://kevquirk.com/firefox-ai-killswitch [13:46] TR Bot Firefox AI Killswitch - Kev Quirk [13:55] TR News ESP32-C5 bug advisory identifies and fixes PSRAM and sleep coexistence issues https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/28/esp32-c5-bug-advisory-identifies-and-fixes-psram-and-sleep-coexistence-issues/ [13:55] TR Bot ESP32-C5 bug advisory identifies and fixes PSRAM and sleep coexistence issues - CNX Software [13:56] TR News FromPagerDutytoAgenticOps:TheRiseof Self-Healing Kubernetes https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/from-pagerduty-to-agentic-ops-the-rise-of-self-healing-kubernetes/ [13:56] TR Bot FromPagerDutytoAgenticOps:TheRiseof Self-Healing Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now [13:56] TR News South Korea Clears Way for Surveillance Giant Google Maps to Fully Operate https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/google-maps-south-korea.html [13:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/google-maps-south-korea.html ) [13:57] TR News South Korea set to finally get fully functioning Surveillance Giant Google Maps https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-approves-google-bid-to-export-high-precision-map-data [13:57] TR Bot South Korea set to finally get fully functioning Google Maps | The Straits Times ● Feb 28 [14:01] TR News Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/imecs-new-post-exposure-bake-method-speeds-up-euv-chipmaking-tools-boosting-production-for-the-most-advanced-chips-20-percent-gain-in-photoresist-improvement-from-increased-oxygen-concentration [14:01] TR Bot Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips 20% gain in photoresist improvement from increased oxygen concentration | Tom's Hardware [14:01] TR News This Week in GNOME: #238 Navigating Months https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/02/twig-238/ [14:01] TR Bot #238 Navigating Months [14:02] TR News The Anthropic and US Government conflict is larger than you think http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5739/anthropic-and-us-government-conflict-larger-you-think [14:02] TR Bot The Anthropic and US Government conflict is larger than you think | Privacy International [14:03] TR News Nobody Wants This: Senate Rejects Governments Anti-Privacy Plan for Political Parties By Sending Bill Back to the House With a Sunset Clause https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/nobody-wants-this-senate-rejects-governments-anti-privacy-plan-for-political-parties-by-sending-bill-back-to-the-house-with-a-sunset-clause/ [14:03] TR Bot Nobody Wants This: Senate Rejects Governments Anti-Privacy Plan for Political Parties By Sending Bill Back to the House With a Sunset Clause - Michael Geist [14:09] TR News EPO Management Trying to Hide Cocainegate, Silence/Discredit Whistleblowers, and Probably in a Panic Due to the Strikes https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/EPO_Management_Trying_to_Hide_Cocainegate_Silence_Discredit_Whi.shtml [14:09] TR Bot Techrights EPO Management Trying to Hide Cocainegate, Silence/Discredit Whistleblowers, and Probably in a Panic Due to the Strikes [14:15] TR News Niko Matsakis: How Dada enables internal references https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/02/27/dada-internal-references/?utm_source=atom_feed [14:15] TR Bot How Dada enables internal references baby steps [14:21] TR News GDAL 3.4 package: Full-featured GIS functionality on RHEL https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/gdal-34-package-full-featured-gis-functionality-rhel [14:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/gdal-34-package-full-featured-gis-functionality-rhel ) [14:25] TR News elementary OS 8.1.1 Available Now https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-1-available-now/ [14:25] TR Bot elementary OS 8.1.1 Available Now elementary Blog [14:26] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 9, 2026 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-9-2026/ [14:26] TR Bot Community Update - Week 9, 2026 Fedora Community Blog [14:51] TR News Techrights When an Entire News Site is About One Topic (and One Topic Only) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/When_an_Entire_News_Site_is_About_One_Topic_and_One_Topic_Only.shtml | Gemini address: 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[14:55] TR News Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 H.264 and H.265 video decoders gain mainline Linux support https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/rockchip-rk3588-rk3576-h-264-and-h-265-video-decoders-mainline-linux/ [14:55] TR Bot Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 H.264 and H.265 video decoders gain mainline Linux support - CNX Software [14:56] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.4.19RC1 and 8.5.4RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/27/PHP-version-8.4.19RC1-and-8.5.4RC1 [14:56] TR Bot PHP version 8.4.19RC1 and 8.5.4RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [14:57] TR News FiTui small terminal-based personal finance tracker https://www.linuxlinks.com/fitui-small-terminal-based-personal-finance-tracker/ [14:57] TR Bot - small terminal-based personal finance tracker - LinuxLinks [14:58] TR News 11 Meritorious Free and Open Source Modelers https://www.linuxlinks.com/modelers/ [14:59] TR Bot Meritorious Free and Open Source Modelers - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News nacrypt file encryption program https://www.linuxlinks.com/nacrypt-file-encryption-program/ [14:59] TR Bot - file encryption program - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News 10 Top Free and Open Source Elixir Web Frameworks https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-elixir-web-frameworks/ [14:59] TR Bot Top Free and Open Source Elixir Web Frameworks - LinuxLinks ● Feb 28 [15:00] TR News Mozilla Localization (L10N): Localizer Spotlight: Marcelo https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/02/27/localizer-spotlight-marcelo/ [15:00] TR Bot Localizer Spotlight: Marcelo Mozilla L10N [15:00] TR News Planet News Roundup https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/26/planet-roundup/ [15:00] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [15:01] TR News Red Hat OpenShift Service on proprietary trap AWS with hosted control planes enables configuration of cluster monitoring operator for additional observability https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/rosa-hcp-cluster-monitoring-config [15:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/27/rosa-hcp-cluster-monitoring-config ) [15:02] TR News Failed Finance Bros Find Success with HBOs Industry https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/failed-finance-bros-find-success-with-hbos-industry [15:02] TR Bot Failed Finance Bros Find Success with HBOs Industry | The New Yorker [15:04] TR News Porfirio A. Piz - porfiriopaiz: Installing TeX Live 2025 on Fedora: A Minimalist User-Space Guide https://porfiriopaiz.github.io/site/posts/2026/02/28/texlive-2025-fedora-user-space.html [15:04] TR Bot porfirio's blog Installing TeX Live 2025 on Fedora: A Minimalist User-Space Guide [15:04] TR News OnlyOffice Desktop Editor 9.3 added Multi-Page View, Markdown Export https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/onlyoffice-desktop-editor-9-3-multi-page-view-mardown-export/ [15:04] TR Bot OnlyOffice Desktop Editor 9.3 added Multi-Page View, Markdown Export | UbuntuHandbook [15:04] TR News The GNU Manifesto Turns 41 in March (Next Week) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/The_GNU_Manifesto_Turns_41_in_March_Next_Week.shtml [15:04] TR Bot Techrights The GNU Manifesto Turns 41 in March (Next Week) [15:05] TR News ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released [15:05] TR Bot ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever - OMG! Ubuntu [15:05] TR News IPFire 2.29-core200 is out https://distrowatch.com/ipfire [15:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ipfire ) [15:06] TR News TROMjaro 2026.02.27 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro [15:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro ) [15:15] TR News Techrights Cult inquiry: Parliament of Victoria, last chance to have your say https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Cult_inquiry_Parliament_of_Victoria_last_chance_to_have_your_sa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Cult_inquiry_Parliament_of_Victoria_last_chance_to_have_your_sa.gmi [15:15] TR Bot Techrights Cult inquiry: Parliament of Victoria, last chance to have your say [15:15] MinceR 28 062003 < schestowitz[TR2]> alleged? [15:15] MinceR https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAllegedCar [15:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAllegedCar ) [15:15] MinceR https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TheAllegedCar/Literature [15:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TheAllegedCar/Literature ) [15:15] MinceR > In The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams: [15:15] MinceR Kate's Citron 2CV is the Trope Namer. It once got her in court by throwing a wheel and nearly causing an accident, and a police officer referred to it as "the alleged car". The 2CV has this reputation in Real Life as well. [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] "tvtropes [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] Please allow ads on our site or subscribe [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] Looks like you're using an ad blocker. We rely on advertising to help fund our site. Please turn off your ad blocker and refresh the page. [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] guess what i did.. [15:16] MinceR it works if you also use an adblocker-blocker-blocking list [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] ctrl+w worked for me [15:17] MinceR :> [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] you walk in [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] they say [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] talk your shoes off [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] two option [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] you leave [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] you take off your shoes [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] i'm a shoes person [15:18] schestowitz[TR2] they also use js btw [15:18] schestowitz[TR2] at first it showed the page [15:18] schestowitz[TR2] then it hide it [15:18] schestowitz[TR2] so i assume some proprietary javasciptkiddie crept in [15:19] TR News Slop companies give you cancer, too https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-power-plants-cancer [15:19] TR Bot Huge Study Finds Living Near Nuclear Plants Linked With Cancer Deaths [15:26] TR News Indonesia tightens rules for Airbnb-style rentals https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-tightens-rules-for-airbnb-style-rentals [15:26] TR Bot Indonesia tightens rules for Airbnb-style rentals | The Straits Times [15:27] TR News Staff journalists sacked and misleadingly replaced with Hey Hi (AI) writers https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/staff-journalists-sacked-and-misleadingly-replaced-with-ai-writers/ [15:27] TR Bot Staff journalists sacked and misleadingly replaced with AI writers - Press Gazette [15:28] TR News Slop is an aberration. Now we see pressgazette covering this as an unwanted, negative thing, not something to be embraced. Good. Their audience too will appreciate this. Futurism benefits a lot from this sentiment. [15:30] TR News Waking Up at 5am Could Make You More Productive, But There's a Catch https://www.sciencealert.com/waking-up-at-5am-could-make-you-more-productive-but-theres-a-catch [15:30] TR Bot Up at 5am Could Make You More Productive, But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert [15:30] MinceR > Slop is an aberration. [15:30] MinceR then it's a good fit for devil apes [15:32] TR News Microsoft mass layoffs ongoing https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/microsoft-data-center-layoffs-leave-041409825.html [15:32] TR Bot Microsoft data center layoffs leave workers stunned after relocating for tech jobs [15:32] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: [aussie accent] devil AIp [/] [15:33] TR News Computers and the Internet: A Two-Edged Sword https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/two-edged-sword-of-computers-and-internet/ [15:33] TR Bot Computers and the Internet: A Two-Edged Sword - Jim Nielsens Blog [15:33] TR News Internet under fire: Will Section 230 live to see another birthday? https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/27/internet-fire-will-section-230-live-see-another-birthday/ [15:33] TR Bot under fire: Will Section 230 live to see another birthday? - SiliconANGLE [15:34] TR News Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatbot-use-mental-illness [15:34] TR Bot Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds [15:35] TR News AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Convicted Felon Administration https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workers-pentagon-anthropic [15:35] TR Bot AI Workers, and Even CEOs, Suddenly Turning Against the Trump Administration [15:35] TR News The Economy Is Lurching Downward as Fear of Hey Hi (AI) Spreads https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economy-lurching-downward-fear-ai [15:35] TR Bot The Economy Is Lurching Downward as Fear of AI Spreads [15:36] TR News 2025 Cheeto: economy sags due to "AI" or "replaced by AI". 2026 Cheeto: economy sags due to (that we started). Tighten yo belts, peasants! [15:36] TR News _*due to war [15:37] TR News Commending Anthropic over Dihydroxyacetone Man is like hailing Putin because he likes dogs [15:38] TR News Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Dakota Access Pipeline Suit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-verdict-dakota-access.html [15:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-verdict-dakota-access.html ) [15:38] TR News Dyson settles Malaysian workers' UK lawsuit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dyson-settles-malaysian-workers-uk-lawsuit [15:38] TR Bot Dyson settles Malaysian workers' UK lawsuit | The Straits Times [15:39] TR News US tech giant Meta sues Brazil, China advertisers over celebrity deepfake scams https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/27/us-tech-giant-meta-sues-brazil-china-advertisers-over-celebrity-deepfake-scams/ [15:39] TR Bot Meta sues Brazil, China advertisers over celebrity deepfake scams [15:43] TR News Critical Flaws Exposed Gardyn Smart Gardens to Remote Hacking https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-exposed-gardyn-smart-gardens-to-remote-hacking/ [15:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-exposed-gardyn-smart-gardens-to-remote-hacking/ ) [15:48] TR News Juniper Networks PTX Routers Affected by Critical Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/juniper-networks-ptx-routers-affected-by-critical-vulnerability/ [15:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/juniper-networks-ptx-routers-affected-by-critical-vulnerability/ ) [15:56] TR News 900 Sangoma FreePBX Instances Infected With Web Shells https://www.securityweek.com/900-sangoma-freepbx-instances-infected-with-web-shells/ [15:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/900-sangoma-freepbx-instances-infected-with-web-shells/ ) [15:57] TR News 38 Million Allegedly Impacted by ManoMano Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/38-million-allegedly-impacted-by-manomano-data-breach/ [15:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/38-million-allegedly-impacted-by-manomano-data-breach/ ) [15:57] TR News IRS rescinds collective bargaining agreement with its largest union https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2026/02/irs-rescinds-its-collective-bargaining-agreement-with-nteu/ [15:57] TR Bot IRS rescinds collective bargaining agreement with its largest union | Federal News Network [15:58] TR News CISA leadership shakeup comes amid pressure moment for cyber agency https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/02/cisa-leadership-shakeup-comes-amid-pressure-moment-for-cyber-agency/ [15:58] TR Bot CISA leadership shakeup comes amid pressure moment for cyber agency | Federal News Network [15:58] TR News Hyprland 0.54 Released [15:59] TR News Raspberry PI Pinout for Computer Boards (Zero, Model A, Model B) https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-pinout/ [15:59] TR Bot Raspberry PI Pinout for Computer Boards (Zero, Model A, Model B) [15:59] TR News Find out whats Arduinos big news at Embedded World 2026! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/02/27/find-out-whats-arduinos-big-news-at-embedded-world-2026/ [15:59] TR Bot Find out whats Arduinos big news at Embedded World 2026! | Arduino Blog ● Feb 28 [16:00] TR News FCC Formally Approves Cox/Charter Merger in $34.5 Billion Deal Reducing Broadband Competition https://publicknowledge.org/fcc-formally-approves-cox-charter-merger-in-34-5-billion-deal-reducing-broadband-competition/ [16:00] TR Bot FCC Formally Approves Cox/Charter Merger in $34.5 Billion Deal Reducing Broadband Competition - Public Knowledge [16:01] TR News Whos suing Hey Hi (AI) and whos signing: Danish publishers take Proprietary Chaffbot Company to court https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/ [16:01] TR Bot News generative AI deals revealed: Who is suing, who is signing? [16:02] TR News Hong Kong court quashes fraud convictions against media tycoon Jimmy Lai https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-fraud-convictions-against-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai/ [16:02] TR Bot Hong Kong court quashes fraud convictions against media tycoon Jimmy Lai - JURIST - News [16:03] TR News Phishing Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/02/phishing-attacks-against-people-seeking-programming-jobs.html [16:03] TR Bot Attacks Against People Seeking Programming Jobs - Schneier on Security [16:04] TR News Fake Fedex Email Delivers Donuts, (Fri, Feb 27th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32754 [16:04] TR Bot Fake Fedex Email Delivers Donuts! - SANS Internet Storm Center [16:05] TR News Qt Gradle Plugin 1.4 is released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-gradle-plugin-1.4-is-released [16:05] TR Bot Qt Gradle Plugin 1.4 is released [16:06] TR News Drauger 7.8-beta2 is out https://distrowatch.com/drauger [16:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/drauger ) [16:06] TR News BunsenLabs Carbon is out as well https://distrowatch.com/bunsenlabs [16:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bunsenlabs ) [16:06] TR News It Looks Like GNU/Linux Chief Linus Torvalds Made a Good Call Regarding Kent 'Slop' Overstreet https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/It_Looks_Like_Linux_Chief_Linus_Torvalds_Made_a_Good_Call_Regar.shtml [16:06] TR Bot Techrights It Looks Like Linux Chief Linus Torvalds Made a Good Call Regarding Kent 'Slop' Overstreet [16:06] TR News Jim Zemlin's 'Linux' Foundation is the Real Link Between GNU/Linux and Pedophilia (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/27/Jim_Zemlin_s_Linux_Foundation_is_the_Real_Link_Between_Linux_an.shtml [16:06] TR Bot Techrights Jim Zemlin's 'Linux' Foundation is the Real Link Between Linux and Pedophilia [16:08] TR News How to Configure Git Username and Email (Global and Local) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-git-username-and-email/ [16:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-git-username-and-email/ ) [16:08] TR News How to Switch Git Branches https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-switch-git-branches/ [16:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-switch-git-branches/ ) [16:10] TR News 'OpenAI' 'partnerships' = some company gives us free hosting and calls that "investment" so we can pretend to have money, not huge debt and ongoing losses [16:10] TR News How To Install Shotcut on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-shotcut-rocky-linux-10/ [16:10] TR Bot How To Install Shotcut on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [16:11] TR News How To Install Nessus on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-nessus-linux-mint-22/ [16:11] TR Bot How To Install Nessus on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [16:14] TR News How To Install Passbolt Password Manager on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-passbolt-password-manager-linux-mint-22/ [16:14] TR Bot How To Install Passbolt Password Manager on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [16:15] TR News Helps popularise proprietary spyware https://idroot.us/install-vscodium-fedora-43/ [16:15] TR Bot How To Install VSCodium on Fedora 43 - idroot [16:15] TR News How To Install Grafana on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-grafana-fedora-43/ [16:15] TR Bot How To Install Grafana on Fedora 43 - idroot [16:16] TR News ODF is just the first of the advantages of LibreOffice https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/27/odf-is-just-the-first-of-lo-advantages/ [16:16] TR Bot ODF is just the first of the advantages of LibreOffice - TDF Community Blog [16:17] TR News Godot Showcase - Buckshot Roulette https://godotengine.org/article/godot-showcase-buckshot-roulette/ [16:17] TR Bot Godot Showcase - Buckshot Roulette Godot Engine [16:26] TR News M5Stack Unit PoE-P4 A tiny PoE-powered ESP32-P4 development kit with MIPI DSI/CSI and USB-C connectors https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/m5stack-unit-poe-p4-a-tiny-poe-powered-esp32-p4-development-kit-with-mipi-dsi-csi-and-usb-c-connectors/ [16:26] TR Bot M5Stack Unit PoE-P4 - A tiny PoE-powered ESP32-P4 development kit with MIPI DSI/CSI and USB-C connectors - CNX Software [16:26] TR News If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/26/If_You_Value_Privacy_Follow_the_Likes_of_Eben_Moglen_Phil_Zimme.shtml [16:26] TR Bot Techrights If You Value Privacy, Follow the Likes of Eben Moglen, Phil Zimmermann, and Richard Stallman, Not Back Doors' Boosters Who Mislabel Themselves as Security Experts [16:26] TR News Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens Self-Harm Searches https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/meta-self-harm-notifications-parents.html [16:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/meta-self-harm-notifications-parents.html ) [16:28] TR News Too many headlines about "intelligence" and "Iran".... AI and war... anything to divert the masses' attention away [16:30] TR News "YOUR ECONOY IS ROTTEN, PEASANT, BUT BE A PATRIOT! WE ARE WINNING THE HEY HI ARMS RACE AND WARS AGAINST FEEBLE COUNTRIES!" [16:30] TR News RISC-V Linux will be ready for wide adoption in 2026, says Canonical https://www.howtogeek.com/risc-v-linux-will-be-ready-for-wide-adoption-in-2026-says-canonical/ [16:30] TR Bot RISC-V Linux will be ready for wide adoption in 2026, says Canonical [16:31] TR News ROCm in the New Ubuntu: When Small Machines Power Big Intelligence https://kbanews.com/english-edition/rocm-in-the-new-ubuntu-when-small-machines-power-big-intelligence/ [16:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://kbanews.com/english-edition/rocm-in-the-new-ubuntu-when-small-machines-power-big-intelligence/ ) [16:32] TR News Rust is a net negative for security after all? https://www.xda-developers.com/sudo-rs-password-asterisk-entry/ [16:32] TR Bot Sudo-rs just broke 46 years of security tradition, and users aren't happy [16:33] TR News People who spend a lot of money to harass tuxmachines and techrights "by process" are finding out money cannot buy everything [16:35] TR News A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/ [16:35] TR Bot A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup | PC Gamer [16:36] TR News (NEW): "Attestation" Mandated in US If American Politicians Get Their Way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/24/_Attestation_Mandated_in_US_If_American_Politicians_Get_Their_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/24/_Attestation_Mandated_in_US_If_American_Politicians_Get_Their_W.gmi [16:36] TR Bot Tux Machines "Attestation" Mandated in US If American Politicians Get Their Way [16:37] TR News Linux Mint released its best version yet, and its the ultimate Windows replacement https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-mint-released-best-version-yet-its-ultimate-windows-replacement/ [16:37] TR Bot Linux Mint released its best version yet, and its the ultimate Windows replacement [16:37] TR News State of Linux Mobile 2026: PostmarketOS & F-Droid Updates https://www.sitepoint.com/postmarketos-fdroid-2026-status/ [16:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.sitepoint.com/postmarketos-fdroid-2026-status/ ) [16:38] TR News Blame slop? https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/ [16:38] TR Bot OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices | GamingOnLinux [16:39] TR News Why Kubuntu's next big update is a massive win for multi-monitor Linux users https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-linuxs-next-big-update-is-a-massive-win-for-multi-monitor-users/ [16:39] TR Bot Why Kubuntu's next big update is a massive win for multi-monitor Linux users [16:40] TR News that [16:40] TR News "Advertised as an operating system "that provides a breadth of functionality and ease of use without sacrificing aesthetics," Bluestar Linux has just been updated to version 6.18.9." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Arch-based-Bluestar-Linux-6-18-9-drops-with-a-new-kernel-Firefox-148-LibreOffice-26-2-1-and-more.1236523.0.html [16:40] TR Bot Bluestar Linux 6.18.9 drops with a new kernel, Firefox 148, LibreOffice 26.2.1, and more - NotebookCheck.net News [16:41] TR News "Highlights of H.265/H.264 video decoder implementation on mainline Linux: [...]" https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/27/rockchip-rk3588-rk3576-h-264-and-h-265-video-decoders-mainline-linux/ [16:41] TR Bot Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 H.264 and H.265 video decoders gain mainline Linux support - CNX Software [16:41] TR News Bazzite triples its userbase in 8 months as gamers seek a Windows alternative https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-triples-its-userbase-in-8-months-as-gamers-seek-a-windows-alternative/ 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TR News "spending engineering resources hunting through GitHub for stability solution"?? https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ciq-launches-rlc-pro-enterprise-linux-subscription-for-production-ai-and-hpc-environments/ [16:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ciq-launches-rlc-pro-enterprise-linux-subscription-for-production-ai-and-hpc-environments/ ) [16:46] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.3, Linux 6.18.13, Linux 6.12.74, Linux 6.6.127, Linux 6.1.164, Linux 5.15.201, and Linux 5.10.251 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_3_Linux_6_18_13_Linux_6_12_74_Linux_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/20/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_3_Linux_6_18_13_Linux_6_12_74_Linux_6.gmi [16:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.3, Linux 6.18.13, Linux 6.12.74, Linux 6.6.127, Linux 6.1.164, Linux 5.15.201, and Linux 5.10.251 [16:48] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers 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[17:32] TR News Techrights Slopfarms' Demise Looks Like the Beginning of the End (Lowered Demand for Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Slopfarms_Demise_Looks_Like_the_Beginning_of_the_End_Lowered_De.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Slopfarms_Demise_Looks_Like_the_Beginning_of_the_End_Lowered_De.gmi [17:32] TR Bot Techrights Slopfarms' Demise Looks Like the Beginning of the End (Lowered Demand for Slop) [17:32] TR News xkcd Dental Formulas #3213 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3213.gmi [17:33] TR News "I kept thinking about how much nicer it feels to edit plain text when the editor helps you see "rhythm" in your text. 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It's mind boggling just how right he was about... | Hacker News [17:58] *ewig` has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) ● Feb 28 [18:10] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman, Founder of the Free Software Movement, Will be Giving Public Talk in Bern (Switzerland) in Less Than 12 Days https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Richard_Stallman_Founder_of_the_Free_Software_Movement_Will_be_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Richard_Stallman_Founder_of_the_Free_Software_Movement_Will_be_.gmi [18:10] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman, Founder of the Free Software Movement, Will be Giving Public Talk in Bern (Switzerland) in Less Than 12 Days [18:27] TR News Techrights Teaser: The Next Series About the SRA, Which Would be Just as Effective as It It Right Now If It Had Zero Employees https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Teaser_The_Next_Series_About_the_SRA_Which_Would_be_Just_as_Eff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Teaser_The_Next_Series_About_the_SRA_Which_Would_be_Just_as_Eff.gmi [18:27] TR Bot Techrights Teaser: The Next Series About the SRA, Which Would be Just as Effective as It It Right Now If It Had Zero Employees [18:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I've always said that if you need to put out huge coupons or rebates, it means the price was too high to begin with. [18:28] IsambardPrince There can be numerous reasons for this. Either you guessed wrong and the market won't pay it, or you're segmenting the market, you charge too much knowing some price insensitive customers will pay it. [18:29] IsambardPrince If Microsoft really is throwing 25% rebates at Surface laptops, I think that starts to stink of "Guessing wrong." [18:29] IsambardPrince Maybe people won't pay $1,000. They wait on the sidelines, might think they get a deal at $750. [18:29] IsambardPrince But even that might not be enough. [18:30] IsambardPrince The Surface RT got sold off at an 80%+ discount to retail. [18:30] IsambardPrince I know organizations that only bought them because of that. [18:30] IsambardPrince Microsoft committed itself to supporting it for years and it did everything their organization needed even though the system itself had no future. [18:31] schestowitz[TR2] but still [18:31] IsambardPrince And their Windows phones, well, warehouses full went to Cricket Mobile at a time when you only had reliable coverage on that carrier 36% of the time and the only reason to use it was because it was cheap and phone calls usually worked. [18:31] schestowitz[TR2] what you linked to is like an ad [18:31] schestowitz[TR2] and it's still expensive [18:31] IsambardPrince Yes, very expensive. [18:32] IsambardPrince If you want a little ARM computer that works fine, I mean, they have the Raspberry Pi. [18:32] IsambardPrince THey even have the 5 series in the keyboard case now. [18:32] IsambardPrince And even with the monitor and power supply and the active cooling and everything, you'll pay about $200 maybe. [18:33] IsambardPrince I've seen the Raspberry Pi with the monitor, case, power supply, and active cooler for like $229-$250. [18:33] IsambardPrince Somewhere in there. There was even a Capital One Shopping rebate on ebay you could use towards a fully assembled unit. [18:37] IsambardPrince https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robots-hospitals-health-care-moxi/ [18:37] TR Bot Robots, already in hospitals, are ready to roll in other industries - CBS News [18:37] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Why is the hospital expensive? [18:38] IsambardPrince Also the Hospital: Spends $60,000 and a support contract on each of a bunch of robots to do menial tasks. [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] here is is 'free' [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] so i don't need to worry about insurance [18:38] IsambardPrince Well, you pay for it in other ways. [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] i take my healthy foods and let the body rest well [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] so illness is less likely [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] yes, we pay [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] everyone pays [18:38] IsambardPrince It's like California wanting to ban car insurance in the 1960s and just raise the gas tax. [18:38] TR News (NEW): March About to Commence https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/March_About_to_Commence.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/March_About_to_Commence.gmi [18:38] TR Bot Tux Machines March About to Commence [18:38] schestowitz[TR2] and it doesn't make billionairew [18:39] schestowitz[TR2] in the us, they make billionaires [18:39] IsambardPrince Then everyone pays because the state raises the gas tax if there are more claims. [18:39] schestowitz[TR2] by working everyone to death [18:39] schestowitz[TR2] and the fed borrowing like 40 trillion dollars [18:39] schestowitz[TR2] money that ends up in SOME people's bank accoutns [18:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Health insurance company profit margins were much bigger previously. [18:39] IsambardPrince Before all these new regulations. [18:39] IsambardPrince Including the medical loss ratio. [18:40] IsambardPrince For a long time it was basically a free for all. [18:40] IsambardPrince The more healthcare you denied, the more profit. [18:40] IsambardPrince But if it gets to a certain point they have to mail out rebate checks now. [18:41] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They used to pay for just about anything your doctor said you needed. [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] i see [18:41] IsambardPrince I was in the hospital for over a month one time in the 90s. [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] well, we worked for the nhs [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] rianne still does [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] but [18:41] IsambardPrince I don't recall that my parents ever got a bill. [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] the nhs is not some gold rush [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] like the us private sector [18:41] IsambardPrince Managed care started becoming a BIG problem around the early 2000s. [18:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The hospital that did the surgery on my arm, I paid like $3000 or something, maybe less than that. [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] still a lot [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] it costs mostly human hours [18:42] IsambardPrince I got one bill for like $1445, then several PT bills for $150 each maybe. [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] and maybe some drugs [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] to numb the arm [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] and insurance in case it goes wrong [18:42] IsambardPrince A bill from the anesthesiologist for $179. [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] it's not like they opened up your rib cage [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] and has 10 nurses all around you [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] in an operating theatre [18:43] IsambardPrince One from the other surgeon that reattached my rotator and biceps and that was like $580 maybe? [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] so they charge more than hooker [18:43] IsambardPrince The surgery went on for about 6 hours once they got me in the operating room. [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] and hookers age [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] and lose value [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] the ones you paid get to work till 67 [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] and charge so much [18:44] IsambardPrince It took them over 8 years to get through medical school and do their residency. [18:44] IsambardPrince By the time you do that you have almost $400,000 in student loan debt, and you're at least 26-27 years old. [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] decades ago [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] when the economy was... different [18:44] IsambardPrince Not really. [18:45] IsambardPrince The doctor that did the bone graft finished his residency in 2016 iirc. [18:45] IsambardPrince So at least some of those student loans were at either the new subsidized rate of 6% or even private ones which can go higher. [18:45] IsambardPrince He'll eventually come out ahead, but it will take a long time. [18:46] IsambardPrince Remember you can't devote your entire income to student loans. [18:46] IsambardPrince When you're a doctor you've got a house payment, a car payment, insurance on the house and car, you do have other loans. [18:47] IsambardPrince I mean, then you live in another world, right? [18:47] IsambardPrince You get married, hopefully to someone that isn't a bum. [18:47] IsambardPrince Like Mandy. [18:47] IsambardPrince If I was a doctor and I married someone like Mandy I'd be in deep shit. [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] ok, now about tech\ [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] (since you make it about your husband again) [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] that surface thing [18:48] schestowitz[TR2] did they channel-stuff? [18:50] IsambardPrince Channel? [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] yes [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] like shops [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] i thought you knew this concept [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] rryan has new products [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] the supermaster500 [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] you sell 1,000 of them [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] to 1,000 shops [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] they put it in the warehouse and shelf [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] yyou claim it was a success that sold a million units [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] never mind how many peolple bought the thing [18:53] IsambardPrince Yeah, I've seen that before. [18:53] IsambardPrince That's how I used to get cheap upgrade parts. [18:54] IsambardPrince The stores would have to carry so many of the new processor or RAM modules then it all became obsolete so fast they were selling me a $300 for $10 2-3 years later. [18:54] IsambardPrince Things like that would happen. [18:54] IsambardPrince But for AMD it was a processor sale. [18:55] IsambardPrince But I'd get it for nothing because the guy just wanted rid of it. [18:55] IsambardPrince I'd stick it in my computer, it was still better than what came with that computer. [18:55] IsambardPrince Maybe it benchmarked 29% faster than what I had, so it was still a good deal for me. [18:56] IsambardPrince I used to do things like that so that I could stretch what I had for a few more years when it was getting old. [18:56] IsambardPrince When you're poor you can't just go buy an entire new computer all the time, but maybe you could upgrade. [18:56] IsambardPrince The upgrade was obsolete so the store didn't want it. [18:58] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The tariffs are screwing everything up in the US. [18:58] IsambardPrince Especially prices for GPUs and RAM modules. [18:59] IsambardPrince And the spectacle of "data centers" is creating "demand pricing" due to "anticipated shortages". [18:59] IsambardPrince So it's really a perfect storm, the cost of a lot of computer products is soaring right now. [18:59] IsambardPrince I think places like Best Buy will eventually declare bankruptcy. [18:59] IsambardPrince There's no way to sell much stuff into a market like that. ● Feb 28 [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] good thing we have electronics we need [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] i even purchased a large HDD last summer [19:02] TR News Techrights Keeping Techrights Online 99.99% of the Time https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Keeping_Techrights_Online_99_99_of_the_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Keeping_Techrights_Online_99_99_of_the_Time.gmi [19:02] TR Bot Techrights Keeping Techrights Online 99.99% of the Time [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] seeing how prices rose, it was well timed [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] i am nokt sure slop is the real reason [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] there is also price-fixing [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] and misallocation [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] they sell in bulk to large companies [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] they have no obligation to us consuimers [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] and governments do not protect our interests [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: last year i said i'd publish something in october [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] it's coming this year [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] clue above [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] we have many incredible stories to tell [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] over 1000 stories [19:05] schestowitz[TR2] since our community and infra became very robust it is hard to suppress us [19:05] schestowitz[TR2] even with $1,000,000 in lawyers [19:05] schestowitz[TR2] not enough [19:06] IsambardPrince Prices are just insane for everything now. [19:06] IsambardPrince And the news said that even though the Supreme Court struck down the worst of Trump's tariffs, prices won't fall. [19:06] IsambardPrince Because people are "used to paying it". [19:07] IsambardPrince Read: They just rip us off now and they don't even have to pay that much to the government. [19:08] IsambardPrince Hmm, the only thing my bug traps caught this week were a few dozen gnats and a spider. [19:09] IsambardPrince I've got a lot of those. I bought a 500 pack. You can just throw them away if they get crumbs or catch one bug. They're like 8 cents each. [19:10] TR News (NEW): In Praise of Catalyst2, My Webhost Since 2004 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/In_Praise_of_Catalyst2_My_Webhost_Since_2004.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/In_Praise_of_Catalyst2_My_Webhost_Since_2004.gmi [19:10] TR Bot Tux Machines In Praise of Catalyst2, My Webhost Since 2004 [19:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The exterminator told me spiders are actually desirable if you have roaches. They catch roaches in the web and eat them. [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] ok [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] not sure why you changed topic [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] we spoke about prices [19:11] IsambardPrince I remember you said you and rianne don't kill spiders. [19:11] IsambardPrince You catch them and let them go outside. [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] not anymore [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] we did many years ago [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] if they went in the wrong places [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] rianne also stopped killing flies [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] used to slap them with a towel [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] apropos, rianne etc. [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] we mentioned you today [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] it was about buick and stuff [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] and how you waste money to "signal" class [19:13] schestowitz[TR2] it's wasteful and pathetic [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] and ty you hurt yourself that way [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] i said something like [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] he didn't go to college [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] so he uses other things to boast about his place in society etc [19:14] schestowitz[TR2] and that means spending money on trash [19:15] IsambardPrince Maricel is who you should be talking about. [19:16] IsambardPrince Did go to college. Spent ALL the money on trash, tapped out all the bank loans she could get. Kept using her husband to get more until they wouldn't give him more. [19:16] IsambardPrince And now all they can do is make interest payments. [19:16] IsambardPrince Bought a brand new BMW without caring about depreciation, insurance costs, or repairs. [19:17] IsambardPrince Where they really get you with the car is insurance. [19:17] IsambardPrince It's money that you're paying for a product that will double or triple in price if you ever actually use it. [19:17] IsambardPrince And if you insure a new car, you'll end up paying $250-300 a month. Not per term, per month. [19:18] IsambardPrince Because they ask if you have a loan and if you have a loan, they know you don't have a choice, and if full coverage becomes too expensive, you can't drop it. [19:18] IsambardPrince Because the finance company gets the letter and they repossess the car even if you're making the payments on the car. [19:18] TR News (NEW): Dr. Andy Farnell on Pulling the Plug https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Pulling_the_Plug.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Pulling_the_Plug.gmi [19:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Dr. Andy Farnell on Pulling the Plug [19:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They have installment plans for insurance. [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] oh [19:19] IsambardPrince It works out to a loan at an interest rate of roughly 27%. [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] but [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] insurance IS insttallments [19:19] IsambardPrince Yes, but you can break the term into monthly payments. [19:19] IsambardPrince If you do that it works like a loan on a credit card. [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] ouch [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] i stopped driving [19:19] schestowitz[TR2] i just renew my licence [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] to keep it up to date [19:20] schestowitz[TR2] i need to do that again later this year,IIRC [19:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Sometimes American Express offers membership rewards points and a 0% APR on one "Plan It" so you can make that your car insurance. [19:20] IsambardPrince You don't have to actually use the 0% plan, you could turn around and pay the Plan It immediately and keep the membership points. [19:21] IsambardPrince If you can't pay for the entire term but you have a 0% Plan It offer, that's one way to pay in full with the insurance company. [19:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I re-negotiated my car insurance recently. [19:22] IsambardPrince They re-rated me because my credit improved. But they said it wouldn't go into effect until April. So I canceled the policy and started a new one with the same coverages for the same time the existing one canceled. They sent me a refund check for the rest of that term. [19:22] schestowitz[TR2] you would be better off near town centre [19:22] IsambardPrince The term dropped by $280. [19:22] schestowitz[TR2] and taxi, walking, pub transport [19:22] schestowitz[TR2] than this chaos [19:22] schestowitz[TR2] the insurance plans tend to be bad [19:22] schestowitz[TR2] unless you get premiums [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] that cover all incidents [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] or accidents [19:23] IsambardPrince Yes, I told the person I'm dating now that he doesn't want a car. [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] and health related [19:23] IsambardPrince He lives where public transit is reliable. [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] like, if your neck is huirt\and [19:23] IsambardPrince I don't. [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] required theory for years [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] and you cannot work [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] due to ssore neck [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] *in theory [19:23] schestowitz[TR2] aopr therapy [19:26] schestowitz[TR2] sorry for typos [19:26] schestowitz[TR2] due to hurry, nothing else [19:26] schestowitz[TR2] this year we aim to publish more [19:26] schestowitz[TR2] that may mean less time spent in irc [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] i also observe that the news today i just one topic [19:27] IsambardPrince Yeah, my shoulder and back stopped hurting. [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] that means they miss many stories [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] not just political stories [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] all stories [19:27] IsambardPrince They said I had a pinched nerve between the C6-C7. [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] all attention diverted into one topic [19:27] schestowitz[TR2] war "sells" [19:27] IsambardPrince I suppose it unpinched itself? [19:28] schestowitz[TR2] what does that mean? [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] pinched shoulder? [19:29] schestowitz[TR2] pinching feeling? [19:31] IsambardPrince what does that mean? [19:31] IsambardPrince pinched shoulder? [19:31] IsambardPrince pinching feeling? [19:31] IsambardPrince The gap between two vertebrae is too narrow, pinching a nerve that runs between them, [19:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's that damned pollution control that modern cars have that make them very expensive to keep. [19:32] IsambardPrince The exhaust used to just be a straight pipe to the muffler. [19:32] IsambardPrince If you wanted performance and didn't care about how loud it got, delete the muffler. [19:33] IsambardPrince You could still physically do that but then the car wouldn't run right and the computer would set a code because it expects the catalytic converter to be there and working. [19:42] TR News Techrights Over 10,000 Pages/Articles Per Year? https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Over_10_000_Pages_Articles_Per_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Over_10_000_Pages_Articles_Per_Year.gmi [19:42] TR Bot Techrights Over 10,000 Pages/Articles Per Year? [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], It's that damned pollution control that modern cars have that make them very expensive to keep. [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] per year [19:42] schestowitz[TR2] as they don't last long [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] or cost far too much to keep after x years [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] so you are told [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] "cheaper to buy a new one, mate" [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] first: [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] add computes to car [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] infotainment [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] then [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] put on the dashboard a tablet [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] then [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] make the driving itself dependent on this computer [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] then put microconntrollers everywhere [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] then the car is a computer or many computers, combined [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] then you get cars that last as long as the electronics [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] in an ages where all the chassis are MADE IN CHINA [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] so the cars [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] even german or japanese brands [19:44] schestowitz[TR2] will last as long as the MADE IN CHINA components [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] so many people will end up spending 100,000s of euros/dollars on cars in a lifetime [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] per adult [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] that's a lot of hard work [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] to earn the money for the car [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] that you allegedly must have to get to and back from work [19:45] schestowitz[TR2] if you want a good pay [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] and not to "mingle" with "ghetto people" in a bus [19:55] TR News Techrights Why We Are Concerned About the SRA's Failure and What That Means to the Profession of Lawyers in the UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Why_We_Are_Concerned_About_the_SRA_s_Failure_and_What_That_Mean.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Why_We_Are_Concerned_About_the_SRA_s_Failure_and_What_That_Mean.gmi [19:55] TR Bot Techrights Why We Are Concerned About the SRA's Failure and What That Means to the Profession of Lawyers in the UK ● Feb 28 [20:02] TR News Techrights Two EPO Strikes in March (Maybe More) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Two_EPO_Strikes_in_March_Maybe_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Two_EPO_Strikes_in_March_Maybe_More.gmi [20:02] TR Bot Techrights Two EPO Strikes in March (Maybe More) [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] "fast break" [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] weird [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] they integrate muslim rituals into football now [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/ce8wg3zrr29o [20:09] TR Bot Premier League highlights: Leeds United 0-1 Manchester City - BBC Sport [20:09] schestowitz[TR2] after 'banning' champagne [20:11] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/void-crew-H9Eqg8L [20:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/void-crew-H9Eqg8L ) [20:19] TR News Yesterday, I was running errands for my mother, and it required me to drive down a particular road to get to where I needed to go. I've driven down this road hundreds of times before, and have never given it much thought." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2790 [20:19] TR News "Thank you for the thoughtful read, Sunset! When your post first popped up on Antenna, it really resonated with me, as this is a subject that I think a lot about in this day and age. I think that rejecting animality and physicality is an apt description for what's going on with technology these days." gemini://thehans255.com/gemlog/2026/02/re-humanity-and-animality.gmi [20:20] TR News "It's amazing how being employed completely sucks the life out of a personal website. All the energy you previously expended on the website, both productive and social, is now spent at work. Last June I joined the Paradigm team as a developer working on reth, the rust-based ethereum execution client." gemini://mediocregopher.com/changelogs/2026-02-28/ [20:21] TR News "Loadbars is a real-time server load monitoring tool. It connects to one or more Linux hosts via SSH and shows CPU, memory, network, load average, and disk I/O as vertical colored bars in an SDL window. You can run it locally or point it at your servers and see what's happening right now like `top` or `vmstat`, but visual and across multiple hosts at once." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-03-01-loadbars-0.13.0-released.gmi [20:24] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/02/2026: Loadbars 0.13.0, IME (Input Method Editor), and ColorColumn in Vim https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Gemini_Links_28_02_2026_Loadbars_0_13_0_IME_Input_Method_Editor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Gemini_Links_28_02_2026_Loadbars_0_13_0_IME_Input_Method_Editor.gmi [20:24] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 28/02/2026: Loadbars 0.13.0, IME (Input Method Editor), and ColorColumn in Vim [20:32] TR News Techrights Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Turns 37.5 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Internet_Relay_Chat_IRC_Turns_37_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Internet_Relay_Chat_IRC_Turns_37_5.gmi [20:32] TR Bot Techrights Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Turns 37.5 [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] > Boosting the march today [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] > hope the weather is good for them [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] > [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] > https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/rewire/ [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] > best [20:35] schestowitz[TR2] The political weather got "stolen". [20:35] TR Bot Time to pull the plug? Or just rewire it? [20:45] TR News (NEW): Another Geminispace Milestone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Another_Geminispace_Milestone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/28/Another_Geminispace_Milestone.gmi [20:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Another Geminispace Milestone [20:55] TR News Techrights Slop is Distraction https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Slop_is_Distraction.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Slop_is_Distraction.gmi [20:55] TR Bot Techrights Slop is Distraction ● Feb 28 [21:03] TR News Microsoft lied https://www.salesforceben.com/microsoft-denies-mass-layoff-rumors-as-100-made-up/ layoffs going on: https://www.tmj4.com/news/racine-county/microsoft-data-center-layoffs-leave-workers-stunned-after-relocating-for-tech-jobs [21:03] TR Bot Microsoft Denies Mass Layoff Rumors as 100% Made Up | Salesforce Ben [21:03] TR Bot Microsoft data center layoffs leave workers scrambling after relocating [21:05] TR News Latest linuxiac story still partly slop. Bobby is just 'massaging' slop, this is not journalism and it'll never be! [21:05] TR News Because it's someone else taking, with "one" being a mindless chatbot controlled by some private company [21:06] TR News UbuntuPIT died after experimenting with LLM slop [21:53] IsambardPrince Got the car back. [21:53] IsambardPrince It's running better than it has. [21:53] IsambardPrince I saw the honeycomb on the old catalytic converter. Substrate damage. [21:54] MinceR http://www.jehovahgyra.com/sounds/Honeycomb.mp3 [21:55] IsambardPrince Had them replace the O2 sensors since they were right there anyway and probably sped up the death of the last catalyst. (Degraded sensors cause or contribute to improper air fuel ratio.) [21:55] IsambardPrince Modern cars have electronic sensors all over the place to tell the fuel injection system how to work. [21:56] IsambardPrince The sum total of bad or degraded sensors cause the engine to run rich or lean, they throw off your fuel trim, it can run the engine harder or speed up the death of things like the catalytic converter. [21:57] IsambardPrince I had a Mass Airflow Sensor that was slow to respond, but I fixed it myself. Sometimes they just get dirty and you can clean them with MAF sensor cleaner. Very important, it has to be MAF sensor cleaner. You're cleaning a sensor, not spraying carb cleaner on a piece of metal. [21:58] IsambardPrince The MAF sensor sits behind the air filter and tells the PCM how much air is coming into the intake. Even though it's past the air filter, it can still get dirty over time. [21:59] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/09/21/funniest-comics-from-comedy-writer-and-cartoonist-primawesome/ [21:59] TR Bot 25 Funniest Comics From Comedy Writer And Cartoonist Primawesome [21:59] IsambardPrince That's because the air filter doesn't filter everything. There has to be sufficient airflow, so they're made to filter large dirt and trash that might get sucked into the intake, but some smaller dirt particles get through, and you also have a pollution control system called EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) that feeds back some exhaust to be re-burned. ● Feb 28 [22:00] IsambardPrince That EGR system serves a few non-pollution control functions too, like helping to moderate the combustion process and keep the engine cool. [22:00] MinceR and planned obsolescence :> [22:00] IsambardPrince Don't ever use "K&N air filters" [22:01] IsambardPrince The ones that claim they're reusable and you're supposed to clean them with oil. [22:01] IsambardPrince General Motors has a Technical Service Bulletin about these, but they don't mention them by name. They just say oil gauze filters. [22:02] IsambardPrince Basically, those are supposed to be a "performance" filter. They boost "performance" because they let all kinds of shit that a paper filter would catch, into the engine. [22:02] IsambardPrince People tend to over-oil them while they're cleaning them, and then that oil comes off and coats the hot wire on the MAF sensor. [22:02] IsambardPrince Causing it to malfunction. GM states that it might cause engine or even transmission damage. [22:03] IsambardPrince General Motors says "Don't use fuel treatments." One of their fuel engineers says "Some work, some don't, some cause damage." They don't name names. But they sell a fuel system cleaner that's just Techron in a different bottle. [22:04] MinceR but then you're not supposed to use those either [22:04] IsambardPrince GM recommends using only Top Tier Detergent Fuel, which should avoid problems in the first place. [22:04] MinceR or the one that's mixed into the fuel you buy [22:04] IsambardPrince MinceR, A bottle of Techron won't hurt anything. [22:05] IsambardPrince Almost every car company relabels Techron and recommends it if you aren't going to buy Top Tier gas. Kia specifically says use Techron every 5,000 miles if not using Top Tier gas. [22:05] IsambardPrince Chevron says that Techron is the same detergent that's in their (top tier) gas, just in a larger concentration. [22:06] IsambardPrince That detergent is a Polyetheramine, which is one of the few that actually can prevent carbon buildup or reverse some of it, over time. [22:07] IsambardPrince If you already have a very bad carbon problem, nothing that goes into the gas tank will fix it in one go. [22:07] IsambardPrince MinceR, It's like the constipated mathematician. [22:07] IsambardPrince He had to work it out with a pencil. [22:07] IsambardPrince B-) [22:08] MinceR :> [22:08] IsambardPrince https://www.aarp.org/social-security/commissioner-frank-bisignano-interview [22:08] TR Bot SSA Commissioner Outlines Digital-First Priorities [22:09] IsambardPrince The client being Elon Musk. [22:09] IsambardPrince They want to shut down Social Security, after taking all the data it has about us and putting it in the Palantir database. [22:09] IsambardPrince "In AARP interview, Frank Bisignano touts digital-first push but says SSA will meet customers where they want to be met" [22:09] IsambardPrince I really with they'd go digital. [22:10] IsambardPrince I told them to just give me all the shit they were mailing me, on the website. [22:10] IsambardPrince And then they sent me four more letters, including one confirming that they received my request to not send me so many letters. [22:10] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [22:11] IsambardPrince MinceR, I keep expecting them to print out the Paperwork Reduction Act and send that to everyone too. [22:11] MinceR :> [22:11] IsambardPrince If you call them on the phone it spends three minutes talking about the Paperwork Reduction Act. [22:12] IsambardPrince MinceR, They don't want to talk to people. If they make you listen to a robot talking about a Paperwork Reduction Act before making you wait on hold for another hour and a half and sometimes hanging up, this accomplishes that. [22:12] IsambardPrince MinceR, I was in the car with the person I'm dating the other night. The radio started playing jazz. [22:12] IsambardPrince I said "Yikes, that's like the shit they torture you with while you're on hold with Social Security or the IRS. [22:13] MinceR :> [22:13] IsambardPrince "We want to meet the customer where they're at." [22:14] IsambardPrince Dead of old age by the time anyone picks up. [22:14] MinceR :> [22:14] IsambardPrince If I'm a customer does that mean I can cancel my business with this government and go to a competing government? [22:14] IsambardPrince I think we should have some competition here. [22:15] IsambardPrince MinceR, I'm going to cancel the government and go with another government. It's like T-Mobile where you can cancel and go with a cheaper MVNO that's also T-Mobile. [22:15] IsambardPrince The secret is that they push all of the efficiencies that they aren't doing into an LLC that just rents time off the actual government. [22:16] MinceR would be nice, but they're competing in who can make their own country more shit faster [22:16] IsambardPrince MinceR, Like the Chicago Bears. [22:16] MinceR i'd love to move away from this shithole, but i'm afraid even the more decent-seeming places will turn into pedonazi shitholes in a decade [22:16] IsambardPrince Saying they'll quit Illinois if taxpayers won't build them another $800 million stadium even though there's nothing wrong with the one we're still making payments on. [22:16] MinceR because all the fucking devil apes want poverty and oppression for themselves and for everyone else [22:17] IsambardPrince Then Mike Braun in Indiana sez come here. We won't give our citizens Medicaid, but we'll build you an $800 million stadium in Indiana. [22:18] IsambardPrince Nothing says "Indiana" like dying of diabetes while they're building an $800 million taxpayer-funded football stadium. [22:18] MinceR what the fuck would i do with an $800M stadium? [22:18] IsambardPrince Watch football. And even though your tax dollars went to building the stadium and letting the team not pay any taxes, you still have to pay for season passes. [22:19] IsambardPrince You've got $150 a game or $1200 for the season, right? [22:19] MinceR handegg is probably boring [22:19] MinceR i know soccer is really fucking boring [22:19] MinceR besides, i could watch handegg in a stadium owned by someone else, elsewhere [22:20] IsambardPrince MinceR, See, they make poor people work all year and pay taxes, for an $800 million stadium. Then the poor people are too poor and working too much to watch the game. [22:20] IsambardPrince And then rich people who don't pay any taxes can watch the game. [22:20] MinceR do they, though? [22:20] IsambardPrince Steve Ballmer shows up. So does Mark Cuban. [22:21] IsambardPrince :) [22:21] IsambardPrince Mark Cuban is a lucky guy. [22:21] MinceR ew [22:21] IsambardPrince Any cigar he gets is automatically a Cuban cigar. [22:21] MinceR lol [22:30] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2005-09-24 [22:30] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2005-09-24 [22:47] IsambardPrince MinceR, I'm so glad I don't live in California. [22:47] IsambardPrince For lots of reasons. [22:47] MinceR same [22:47] IsambardPrince The catalytic converter I just had welded into the exhaust wouldn't be legal there. [22:48] IsambardPrince This car would no longer be legal to register in California because of that. [22:48] IsambardPrince It repaired it well enough that it made the check engine light go away and complies with federal standards. [22:49] IsambardPrince It would pass emissions where I live because they just check for emissions codes. [22:49] IsambardPrince They don't do a tailpipe test. [22:49] IsambardPrince MinceR, Last month I passed emissions on a catalytic converter that was so bad it was getting hard to start the car sometimes and it was affecting acceleration. [22:50] IsambardPrince Then the computer realized after that, that the catalyst was basically dead. [22:50] IsambardPrince MinceR, I reset the check engine light and quickly put it through a "drive cycle" before the light came back. [22:50] IsambardPrince If you know how to do a drive cycle you can get it ready to pass after about 15 miles. [22:50] IsambardPrince :) [22:51] IsambardPrince There was still one monitor that was Incomplete, which was the EVAP system test. [22:51] IsambardPrince But state law allows my model year to pass with one Incomplete monitor. [22:52] IsambardPrince EVAP takes about a week to read READY. [22:52] IsambardPrince So I just got it to where everything but EVAP was READY and took it through emissions fast. [22:53] IsambardPrince Emissions is special, the catalytic converter that comes with a new car has to be under warranty for 10 years. [22:53] IsambardPrince But that warranty expired in 2018. [22:58] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/photo-of-cat-cornelius-20-pb4CKBX [22:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/photo-of-cat-cornelius-20-pb4CKBX ) [22:58] IsambardPrince MinceR, Some people recommend running lacquer thinner or Cataclean through the gas tank. [22:59] IsambardPrince But that might not only not fix the catalytic converter, but it stands a good chance of messing something else up too. ● Feb 28 [23:05] *lxo has quit (Quit: later) [23:18] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [23:23] *Seeker337 (~ircbot@freenode-g34.8nb.2lr06d.IP) has joined #techrights [23:26] *Seeker337 (~ircbot@freenode-g34.8nb.2lr06d.IP) has left #techrights