●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 ●● ● Jul 28 [00:13] MinceR https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/10/11/the-hiccough-scourge-of-man [00:13] TR Bot The Hiccough, Scourge of Man - Penny Arcade [00:18] *cow_20012 has quit (Quit: ) [00:25] TMF Hello [00:31] TMF Anyone else feeling depressed after watching a VHS capture of SpongeBob on MTV? [00:31] TMF Feeling sad lately.. [00:31] TMF Hm [00:32] MinceR never tried [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 28 [01:02] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@6m38nukbf7qey.irc) has joined #techrights [01:59] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). [01:59] *Now talking on #techrights ● Jul 28 [02:21] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:23] *TMF has quit (Quit: Leaving) [02:23] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-270726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-270726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-270726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-270726.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, July 27, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-270726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-270726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-270726.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, July 27, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-07-27.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-07-27.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-2026-07-27.txt ● Jul 28 [03:38] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/disgruntled-gamer-builds-booby-trapped-steam-deck-with-3d-printed-spikes-and-a-built-in-taser-raspberry-pi-powers-speaker-camera-and-alarm-to-stop-family-members-draining-his-battery [03:38] TR Bot Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck with 3D-printed spikes and a built-in taser Raspberry Pi powers speaker, camera, and alarm to stop family members draining his battery | Tom's Hardware [03:45] MinceR does anyone know when debian started shipping PolicyKit? i'm trying to put together a timeline of how and when GNU/Linux was fucked up [03:52] admfubar https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-public-wi-fi-gateways-used-to-harvest-corporate-credentials/ [03:52] TR Bot Public Wi-Fi Gateways Used to Harvest Corporate Credentials - SecurityWeek [03:53] admfubar https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/cognyte-sells-a-mobile-cell-surveillance-van.html [03:53] TR Bot Sells a Mobile Cell Surveillance Van - Schneier on Security ● Jul 28 [04:02] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/07/27/ambulance-worker-sues-after-being-fired-for-disabling-cameras-that-filmed-patients-without-consent/ [04:02] TR Bot Worker Sues After Being Fired for Disabling Cameras That Filmed Patients Without Consent | PetaPixel [04:04] admfubar https://www.neowin.net/reports/microsoft-office-users-are-furious-at-persistent-in-app-ads-asking-them-to-pay-more/ [04:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/reports/microsoft-office-users-are-furious-at-persistent-in-app-ads-asking-them-to-pay-more/ ) [04:05] admfubar m$ we're just falling apart, cause not enough staff is left to fix anyhting... https://www.neowin.net/news/xbox-services-hit-with-major-outage-affecting-games-store-and-more/ [04:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/xbox-services-hit-with-major-outage-affecting-games-store-and-more/ ) [04:07] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/trivia/133-us-air-force-used-over-1000-game-consoles/ [04:07] TR Bot The US Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer in 2010. Which one did they choose? [04:08] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/the-ai-race-with-china-is-a-lie-told-by-big-tech-to-justify-the-data-center-invasion.html [04:08] TR Bot The AI Race With China Is a Lie Told by Big Tech to Justify the Data Center Invasion | naked capitalism [04:13] admfubar hilarious!!... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/google-wont-give-up-odd-war-against-ai-web-scraping-despite-court-loss/ [04:13] TR Bot Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win - Ars Technica [04:15] MinceR lol [04:19] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [04:34] admfubar google and m$ hired barney fife.... https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/confused-deputy-flaws-google-cloud-microsoft-azure [04:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/confused-deputy-flaws-google-cloud-microsoft-azure ) [04:35] admfubar twas a tribeca trifecta!!... https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/a-list-directors-actors-and-celebrities-exposed-in-tribeca-film-festival-data-leak/ [04:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/a-list-directors-actors-and-celebrities-exposed-in-tribeca-film-festival-data-leak/ ) [04:36] admfubar https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/miss-last-weeks-livestream-adam-savage-and-ifixit-listen-here [04:36] TR Bot Missed EFF's Livestream with Adam Savage and iFixit? Listen Here! | Electronic Frontier Foundation [04:43] MinceR apparently PolicyKit first appeared in wheezy (debian 7) [04:56] admfubar sunny side up or scrambled is ok right??? https://www.geekwire.com/2026/warner-bros-discovery-sues-amazon-over-hbo-max-exec-hire-seeks-order-blocking-future-poaching/ [04:56] TR Bot Bros. Discovery sues Amazon over HBO Max exec hire, seeks order blocking future poaching GeekWire [04:57] MinceR :> ● Jul 28 [05:05] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 27, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_July_27_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_July_27_2026.gmi [05:05] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 27, 2026 [05:05] *koo5_ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [05:06] *koo5_ (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights [05:06] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:06] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:07] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:14] TR News It is not even "voluntary layoffs"; if you say no, you will be culled later. This is abuse. They work around laws to pretend layoffs are not layoffs. https://www.briefs.co/news/tech-s-softer-side-voluntary-programs-help-companies-downsiz/ [05:14] TR Bot Tech Turns to Buyouts Before Layoffs [05:15] TR News Metaphor for state of Microsoft https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-executive-explains-outage-vows-to-do-better [05:15] TR Bot Xbox CTO Explains Outage, Vows to 'Do Better' [05:16] TR News "Silent layoffs" https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/the-new-layoff-playbook-why-google-and-microsoft-are-betting-on-voluntary-exits/4304004/ [05:16] TR Bot The new layoff playbook? Why Google and Microsoft are betting on voluntary exits - US News | The Financial Express [05:28] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux in Brazil. The B in BRIC(S). https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Brazil_The_B_in_BRIC_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Brazil_The_B_in_BRIC_S.gmi [05:28] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux in Brazil. The B in BRIC(S). [05:29] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1722.jpg [05:29] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2079.jpg [05:32] TR News If your own spouse calls you a rapist, would it help to project and try to associate others with rape (who have nothing to do with it)? Are you you sober at that point? [05:33] TR News "The nine-second video, posted Thursday on the White House account, used part of her song Firework as the soundtrack to a series of explosions" https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/katy-perry-firework-white-house-tiktok-9.7285686 | Source: CBC [05:33] TR Bot Katy Perry slams White House for using her music in violent TikTok video | CBC News [05:34] TR News "Scammers are allegedly exploiting a flaw in Facebook's 'Edit Post' feature to backdate stolen videos and hijack copyright claims through Meta's Rights Manager." https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-scammers-weaponized-metas-rights-manager-with-backdating-exploit/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:34] TR Bot Scammers Weaponized Meta's Rights Manager with Backdating Exploit * TorrentFreak [05:34] TR News "With America and the EU on the same side of the tech fight, the world had a fighting chance." https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/27/eucd-6/#and-the-wisdom-to-know-the-difference | Source: CoryDoctorow [05:34] TR Bot Pluralistic: How the EU can punish Google (despite Trump) (27 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [05:34] TR News "After Paramount agreed Friday to delay its proposed merger with Warner Bros." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-07-27/paramount-ceo-david-ellison-says-warner-merger-is-still-on-track | Source: Los Angeles Times [05:34] TR Bot Paramount CEO David Ellison says the Warner merger is still on track - Los Angeles Times [05:34] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://birchtree.me/blog/xbox-goes-down-you-cant-play-games-you-own-on-disc/ | Source: Matt Birchler [05:34] TR Bot Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc. [05:36] TR News "The DOJ is trying to prosecute Sam Tunick for allegedly using a duress passcode. It's a lesson in why your best protection is having nothing to protect." https://werd.io/dont-bring-sensitive-data-to-a-border-crossing/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [05:36] TR Bot Don't bring sensitive data to a border crossing [05:36] TR News "Im thrilled to end my relationship with the current administration" https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-official-resigns-citing-war-on-immigrants/ | Source: Wired [05:36] TR Bot Official Resigns, Citing War on Immigrants | WIRED [05:36] TR News "A group of more than 1,100 Wikipedia editors have also signed a letter of support for the union." https://www.404media.co/wikimedia-waits-until-after-its-massive-conference-to-say-it-wont-voluntarily-recognize-union/ | Source: 404 Media [05:36] TR Bot Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want [05:36] TR News "Regan, who has been elected to five consecutive terms as union president since 2011, has a record of launching ballot initiatives at the state and local level to use as leverage for union expansion and to thwart his political opponents." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-26/powerful-union-billionaire-tax-alleged-bargaining-chip | Source: Los Angeles Times [05:36] TR Bot A powerful union, the billionaire tax and an alleged bargaining chip - Los Angeles Times [05:37] TR News "At the same time, the government faced growing concern that the confrontation would dominate the monsoon session of parliament and hand the opposition a powerful political issue." https://www.dw.com/en/how-indias-gen-z-protesters-shifted-the-political-debate/a-78130194 | Source: Deutsche Welle [05:37] TR Bot How India's Gen-Z protesters shifted the political debate [05:37] TR News "To be sure, the event has always been tawdry and cringe-worthy, even under presidents much less brazenly criminal than Trump." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-whcd-speech-media-humiliation/ | Source: The Nation [05:37] TR Bot Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents Dinner | The Nation [05:37] TR News "If found guilty, Rupa and Babu could face the death penalty because the tribunal does not have sentencing guidelines for specific offenses." https://cpj.org/2026/07/bangladesh-charges-journalists-farzana-rupa-mozammel-babu-with-crimes-against-humanity/ | Source: CPJ [05:37] TR Bot Bangladesh charges journalists Farzana Rupa, Mozammel Babu with crimes against humanity - Committee to Protect Journalists [05:38] TR News "He and his partner at the radio station, Rogrio Wenceslau, also reported in their program that a high-ranking state government official had threatened them with arrest following the publication." https://cpj.org/2026/07/brazilian-journalist-is-assaulted-threatened-after-alleged-public-funds-embezzlement-expose/ | Source: CPJ [05:38] TR Bot Brazilian journalist is assaulted, threatened after alleged public funds embezzlement expos - Committee to Protect Journalists [05:39] TR News "Those affected will be entered into a special register maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/lawmakers-approve-bill-effectively-stripping-exiled-russians-of-key-citizenship-rights/454491 | Source: The Barents Observer [05:39] TR Bot Lawmakers approve bill effectively stripping exiled Russians of key citizenship rights [05:39] TR News "In the other two casesagainst the Central Library of Ukhta and the Usinsk Centralised Library Systemthe prosecutors office was also the initiating party." https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/prosecutors-search-libraries-for-forbidden-books/454640 | Source: The Barents Observer [05:39] TR Bot Prosecutors search libraries for 'forbidden' books [05:53] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:55] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:55] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [05:58] TR News Techrights Diversity in Debian https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Diversity_in_Debian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Diversity_in_Debian.gmi [05:58] TR Bot Techrights Diversity in Debian ● Jul 28 [06:09] TR News "CEO of Qwoted Dan Simon said fake AI-generated content is booming and weeding it out is complicated." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalist-response-platform-plays-whack-a-mole-against-ai-deluge-of-pr-content/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:09] TR Bot Journalist response platform plays 'whack-a-mole' against AI deluge of PR content - Press Gazette [06:09] TR News "It was really just about providing tools to be more successful on the platform, and when theyre more successful on Reddit, we all win" https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/07/27/reddit-pro-for-publishers-dallas-morning-news-KQED/index.html | Source: Northwestern University [06:09] TR Bot Is this Reddits moment for local news? | Local News Initiative [06:10] TR News "Just before that, late on Thursday night, PM Modi posted a video on Instagram talking about reforms to check paper leaks." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/gen-z-turns-social-media-instagram-into-a-new-political-public-squares/articleshow/132666455.cms | Source: India Times [06:10] TR Bot Gen Z turns social media, Instagram into a new political public squares - The Economic Times [06:18] TR News "I live in Michigan, where our Democratic Senate primary is a hot mess garnering national attention/meddling right now." https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-07-27 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [06:18] TR Bot 3 seasons in one (portfolio, primary, and tomato) [06:18] TR News "That is how deep their programming goes." https://idiomdrottning.org/walking-on-the-sun | Source: Idiomdrottning [06:18] TR Bot You might as well be walking on the sun [06:18] TR News "The other day, I ran into a Mastodon discussion about open source software and how blaming your userbase isn't a great strategy for growth." https://hamatti.org/posts/not-seeking-growth-is-a-perfectly-valid-strategy/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [06:18] TR Bot Not seeking growth is a perfectly valid strategy : Juha-Matti Santala [06:18] TR News "The impact-level stratification and the classified enclave architecture above them turned the federal cloud landscape into a marketplace of certified isolation." https://fedscoop.com/federal-government-cloud-modernization-nasa/ | Source: Scoop News Group [06:18] TR Bot walls we rebuilt with cloud modernization | FedScoop [06:19] TR News "Musk smugly denied that his USAID cuts have caused the deaths of any children, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary." https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-all-time-meltdown | Source: Futurism [06:19] TR Bot Elon Musk Is Having One of His All-Time Meltdowns [06:24] *oarion7 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:27] TR News Techrights Improving the Static Site Generator https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator.gmi [06:27] TR Bot Techrights Improving the Static Site Generator [06:27] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:29] TR News "In other words, an astronaut with a mass of 100 kilograms would need the energy equivalent of 4 gigaton of TNT to approach the speed of light." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/how-to-propel-astronauts-to-the-speed-of-light-at-1g-8132853ac435 | Source: Avi Loeb [06:29] TR Bot Medium [06:29] TR News "Despite the accusations, there has been no proven quid pro quo or untoward dealings involving the Morouns and the Trump administration." https://thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-howe-bridge-is-what-american-betrayal-looks-like/ | Source: The Walrus [06:29] TR Bot The Gordie Howe Bridge Is What American Betrayal Looks Like | The Walrus [06:29] TR News [Old] "Data Centers are large facilities containing computer servers used for data storage, data analytics, generative AI, and streaming services." https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/post/the-dangers-of-data-centers | [06:29] TR Bot The Dangers of Data Centers [06:33] TR News "And they just kind of hate the idea of scientists, they hate the idea of objective research of any kind." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fire-this-time | Source: Paul Krugman [06:33] TR Bot The Fire This Time - Paul Krugman [06:33] TR News "OpenAI is close to leasing a $500 billion data center in southern Ohio that could be among the largest of the artificial intelligence boom [sic], according to three people familiar with the project." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/openai-data-center-nvidia.html | Source: New York Times [06:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/openai-data-center-nvidia.html ) [06:34] TR News "Climate.us has been built by former members of the team behind the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate.gov website, which was effectively shut down in 2025." https://www.climate.us/news-features/feed/climateus-named-ncse-friend-planet-2026 | Source: Climate.us [06:34] TR Bot named NCSE Friend of the Planet for 2026 | Climate.us [06:34] TR News "For decades it was common knowledge in academia and government that supersize farms and livestock operations are the largest water polluters in Iowa, and almost every other state." https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/07/in-a-toxic-iowas-farm-pollution-problem/ | Source: The New Lede [06:34] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/07/in-a-toxic-iowas-farm-pollution-problem/ ) [06:36] TR News Another Decision https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/another-decision/ [06:36] TR Bot Blog Archive Another Decision [06:47] *parsifal (~parsifal@p6xa9q76w3hfu.irc) has joined #techrights [06:50] TR News "Someone kept yelling pedophile protector while Trump was extolling the benefits of his tariffs on foreign automakers." https://newrepublic.com/post/213581/trump-rally-protester-pedophile-protector | Source: New Republic [06:50] TR Bot Trump Flips Out at Protester Calling Him Pedophile Protector | The New Republic [06:52] TR News "why its a huge problem" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-wealth-inequality-spiraled-out | Source: Robert Reich [06:52] TR Bot How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control [06:55] TR News "Google briefly indexed an unknown number of publicly shared Claude conversations over the weekend, allowing anyone to find them through simple search queries." https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/claude-google-search-chat-exposure | Source: Interesting Engineering [06:55] TR Bot Google Search lists public Claude chats, raising privacy concerns [06:55] TR News "Over the weekend, people were surprised to discover that some Anthropic Claude chats could be easily found via web search." https://www.wired.com/story/private-claude-chats-exposed-in-google-and-bing-search-results/ | Source: Wired [06:55] TR Bot Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results | WIRED [06:55] TR News "There is a video by Gamers Nexus making the rounds that makes me really angry." https://beko.famkos.net/2026/07/27/id-not-buy-a-lg-monitor/ | Source: Bernd beko Kosmahl [06:55] TR Bot not buy a LG monitor beko.famkos.net [06:56] TR News "These repositories have been around for two years. GitHub has billions of dollars, a security team, and artificial intelligence. Why havent they solved this problem in two years?" https://orchidfiles.com/github-security-team/ | Source: Orchid [06:56] TR Bot What does GitHubs security team even do? [06:56] TR News "The Anubis ransomware group listed Coca-Cola and Fairlife on its leak website on July 20" https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-confirms-data-breach-after-fairlife-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Security Week [06:56] TR Bot Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack - SecurityWeek [06:57] TR News Social Control Media https://tedium.co/2026/07/27/facebook-home-row-keyboard-trick/ | Source: Tedium [06:57] TR Bot My Brain-Breaking Trick to Quit Using Facebook [06:58] TR News "I thought about writing a complete commentary on the encyclical, but about midway through I figured that it might not actually be that good an idea" https://zanlib.dev/blog/a-voice-from-nowhere/ | [06:58] TR Bot A Voice From Nowhere zanlib [06:58] TR News "Anthropic does not want open-weight AI models banned." https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-wants-tests-not-bans-as-openai-and-google-back-open-weights/ | Source: The New Stack [06:58] TR Bot Anthropic wants tests, not bans, as OpenAI and Google back open weights - The New Stack [06:58] TR News "I am unhappy with the hysteria around some LLMs, but also with LMDE and Ubuntu. Rants follow." https://ludditus.com/2026/07/26/random-links/ | Source: Homo Ludditus [06:58] TR Bot and Linux: a bit of ranting Homo Ludditus [06:59] TR News "I recently added Your LLM was trained on my blog to the intro on my home page." https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/07/em-dashes-and-wordpress/ | Source: Kelson Vibber [06:59] TR Bot AI Uses Em-Dashes Because Bloggers Do | K-Squared Ramblings [06:59] TR News "But I don't want to talk about how much OpenAI sucks. I want to talk about our fascination with dangerous things." https://taggart-tech.com/sharp-objects/ | Source: Michael Taggart [06:59] TR Bot Shiny, Sharp Objects: Taggart Tech ● Jul 28 [07:00] TR News "The backlash to AI imagery is growing across a certain part of the culture." https://www.eater.com/trends/975087/restaurants-lean-into-bespoke-handmade-elements-during-ai-flyer-backlash | [07:00] TR Bot Are Going Bespoke as AI Slop Grows More Abundant | Eater [07:00] TR News "pinkwashing that has been going on for months, companies have invested in communication campaigns involving businesswomen, fashion and beauty influencers, well-known actresses" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-27/ai-gets-pinkwashed-as-female-users-are-targeted.html | Source: El Pas [07:00] TR Bot AI gets pinkwashed as female users are targeted | Technology | EL PAS English [07:01] TR News (NEW): AI and Linux: a bit of ranting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/AI_and_Linux_a_bit_of_ranting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/AI_and_Linux_a_bit_of_ranting.gmi [07:01] TR Bot Tux Machines AI and Linux: a bit of ranting [07:01] TR News "So Im going to take a break, well all aside from the phone which I need to actually get around and pay for things ( I lost my bank cards!)." https://ljpuk.net/posts/its-ok-to-take-a-break-when-youre-overwhelmed | Source: Lee Peterson [07:01] TR Bot Its ok to take a break when youre overwhelmed - LJPUK [07:04] TR News "The US is currently experiencing its largest ever recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis. The Trump administrations attacks on farmworkers and federal workers are largely to blame." https://jacobin.com/2026/07/cyclospora-lettuce-outbreak-doge-farmworkers | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:04] TR Bot DOGE May Have Given You Diarrhea [07:04] TR News "The findings suggest that current pesticide testing and regulation are not fully capturing how pesticides may harm people." https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/07/pesticides-glyphosate-dna-damage-cancer/ | Source: The New Lede [07:04] TR Bot Glyphosate, common pesticides damage human DNA at low doses - The New Lede [07:04] TR News "Research last year found that, by 2030, DOGE [sic] cuts could kill 14 million, including 4.5 million children under 5." https://truthout.org/articles/musk-says-he-got-carried-away-with-doge-cuts-which-are-set-to-kill-millions/ | Source: TruthOut [07:04] TR Bot Musk Says He Got Carried Away With DOGE Cuts, Which Are Set to Kill Millions | Truthout [07:05] TR News "Excuses aside, this one is denser than usual, and I think it matters." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/a-semi-theory-of-almost-everything | Source: Michael Green [07:05] TR Bot A Semi-Theory of Almost Everything - by Michael W. Green [07:06] TR News "Electromagnetic Field is a non-profit camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, artists, geeks, crafters, scientists, and engineers" https://media.ccc.de/c/emf2026 | Source: CCC [07:06] TR Bot Field 2026 - media.ccc.de [07:06] TR News "Although the robot is a gimmick, this does raise important issues about handing potions of the school day over to AI." https://criticaledtech.com/2026/07/27/robots-in-the-classroom-again/ | Source: Neil Selwyn [07:06] TR Bot Robots in the classroom (again) Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY [07:06] TR News "School cellphone bans might seem like a good way to improve learning for elementary school children" https://phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cellphones-poorer-comprehension-scores.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-kids-cellphones-poorer-comprehension-scores.html ) [07:07] TR News on the verge gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/on_the_verge [07:08] TR News "GIMP has a built-in lisp scripting language, called Script-Fu, which is built on TinyScheme. This is meant for creating your own plugins but, in lisp style, you also get an interactive interpreter, available through the Script-Fu console." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260727-0.gmi [07:09] TR News "I spent a large chunk of time this weekend reading about SMTP and the evolution of modern e-mail. E-mail has very much been a "black box" technology to me: I use it all the time, often several times a day, but I never really had a solid understanding of how it works." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202607/20260727-smtp-versus-gemini.gmi [07:09] TR News Proposal for better TOFU gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/gemlog.py/post/proposal_for_better_tofu.gmi [07:11] TR News "The Long Game means leaving short bursts of dopamine behind" https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/07/i-guess-im-playing-the-long-game-now/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [07:11] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/07/i-guess-im-playing-the-long-game-now/ ) [07:12] TR News "John Backus explored a sequence of applicative, functional and function-level languages starting before 1969 and continuing until he retired in 1991." https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/FP/ | Source: Computer History Museum [07:12] TR Bot History of John Backus's FP languages [07:13] TR News "An off-line backup of your cryptographic key using playing cards." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/27/hiding-data-in-permutations/ | Source: John D Cook [07:13] TR Bot Hiding data in permutations [07:22] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:23] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [07:25] TR News "I wanted to say more about this, and look at implementing the same code in SymPy." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/27/counting-permutations-with-roots/ | Source: John D Cook [07:25] TR Bot Counting permutations with roots [07:25] TR News "Its well known that you can convert the base 16 (hex) representation of an integer to the base 2 (binary) representation by simply converting each digit from hex to binary." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/27/float-binary/ | Source: John D Cook [07:25] TR Bot Printing floating point numbers in binary [07:25] TR News Techrights To a Sociopath, Ethical People Are Bad People. Don't Fall for It. https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/To_a_Sociopath_Ethical_People_Are_Bad_People_Don_t_Fall_for_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/To_a_Sociopath_Ethical_People_Are_Bad_People_Don_t_Fall_for_It.gmi [07:25] TR Bot Techrights To a Sociopath, Ethical People Are Bad People. Don't Fall for It. [07:25] TR News "The observations also showed that filamentsformed from condensed gasflow directly into the edge of the disk." https://www.wired.com/story/its-becoming-clear-why-black-holes-never-run-out-of-fuel/ | Source: Wired [07:25] TR Bot Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel | WIRED [07:25] TR News "Together, these records reveal a dominant periodicity of approximately 27.5 million years, alongside a weaker cycle of around 8.9 million years." https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-disasters-strike-in-a-hidden-pattern-every-27-million-years | Source: Science Alert [07:25] TR Bot Greatest Catastrophes Seem to Follow a Mysterious 27-Million-Year Pulse : ScienceAlert [07:26] TR News "A spacetime crystal is one where the structure repeats not only in space but also in time. The oscillations of the atoms form a repeating, stable rhythm that cycles over and over." https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-built-a-spacetime-crystal-and-then-watched-it-melt | Source: Science Alert [07:26] TR Bot Built a Spacetime Crystal And Then Watched It Melt : ScienceAlert [07:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/07/2026: Ethics, GIMP Script-Fu, SMTP Versus Gemini, and Proposal for Better TOFU https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Gemini_Links_28_07_2026_Ethics_GIMP_Script_Fu_SMTP_Versus_Gemin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Gemini_Links_28_07_2026_Ethics_GIMP_Script_Fu_SMTP_Versus_Gemin.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 28/07/2026: Ethics, GIMP Script-Fu, SMTP Versus Gemini, and Proposal for Better TOFU [07:32] TR News Techrights Links 28/07/2026: XBox DRM Doomed Everyone (Cannot Play Anything), Slop (Ponzi Scheme) Being Pinkwashed Now https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Links_28_07_2026_XBox_DRM_Doomed_Everyone_Cannot_Play_Anything_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Links_28_07_2026_XBox_DRM_Doomed_Everyone_Cannot_Play_Anything_.gmi [07:32] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/07/2026: XBox DRM Doomed Everyone (Cannot Play Anything), Slop (Ponzi Scheme) Being Pinkwashed Now [07:43] TR News (NEW): Improving Accessibility https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Improving_Accessibility.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Improving_Accessibility.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Improving Accessibility [07:45] TR News Techrights Avoiding Discrimination Against People With Disabilities https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Avoiding_Discrimination_Against_People_With_Disabilities.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Avoiding_Discrimination_Against_People_With_Disabilities.gmi [07:45] TR Bot Techrights Avoiding Discrimination Against People With Disabilities [07:55] TR News This matter is now being escalated to law firms [07:57] TR News Techrights Strict Policy on Violence and Violent Language https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Strict_Policy_on_Violence_and_Violent_Language.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Strict_Policy_on_Violence_and_Violent_Language.gmi [07:57] TR Bot Techrights Strict Policy on Violence and Violent Language [07:59] TR News (NEW): Abusive Cults a Phenomenon Recognised by Formal Authorities https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Abusive_Cults_a_Phenomenon_Recognised_by_Formal_Authorities.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Abusive_Cults_a_Phenomenon_Recognised_by_Formal_Authorities.gmi [07:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Abusive Cults a Phenomenon Recognised by Formal Authorities ● Jul 28 [08:01] TR News "This post is going to be very rambly. TOFU has been a major point of discussion since I started my journey in the Geminispace." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/07-27-it-seems-i-restarted-the-tofu-war-again-and-my-throughts-on-it.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [08:01] TR Bot It seems I restarted the TOFU war again (and my thoughts on it) - Martin's website/blog thingy [08:01] TR News "When you use a unittest.mock mock, you often make assertions on the calls it received, such as through the mock_calls list." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/27/python-mock-attach-mock/ | Source: Adam Johnson [08:01] TR Bot Python: inspect interleaved unittest.mock calls with attached mocks - Adam Johnson [08:05] TR News Rianne's barrister against GAFAM https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/graham-norton-wins-us-court-case-meta-deepfake-facebook-posts-b1286619.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/graham-norton-meta-facebook-b2998367.html https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/18/graham-norton-secures-court-order-compelling-facebook-to-disclose-those-behind-deeply-distressing-account/ [08:05] TR Bot Graham Norton wins US court case against Meta over deepfake Facebook posts | The Standard [08:05] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/graham-norton-meta-facebook-b2998367.html ) [08:05] TR Bot Graham Norton secures court order forcing Meta to disclose those behind harassing posts The Irish Times [08:06] TR News "Four hundred twelve new packages were submitted to CRAN in June." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/07/june-2026-top-40-new-cran-packages/ | Source: Rlang [08:06] TR Bot 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages | R-bloggers [08:06] TR News "Im having more fun than ever before." https://mikemcquaid.com/open-source-must-be-fun-or-it-will-die/ | Source: Mike McQuaid [08:06] TR Bot Open Source Must Be Fun (Or It Will Die) | Mike McQuaid [08:06] TR News "Sixteen years ago, during a functional programming course, I wrote a small OCaml program that draws fractals with iterated function systems (IFS)" https://www.cedricbonhomme.org/2026/07/27/challenging-claude-with-ifs-fractals/ | Source: Cdric Bonhomme [08:06] TR Bot Cdric Bonhomme | Challenging Claude's creativity with IFS fractals and OCaml [08:08] TR News "In a previous post, I documented how I hit simple performance bottlenecks that made me believe that the code-model is largely theoretical in practice." https://fzakaria.com/2026/07/26/seriously-what-is-the-large-code-model-even-for | Source: Farid Zakaria [08:08] TR Bot Seriously, what is the large code-model even for? | Farid Zakarias Blog [08:08] TR News "A practical, opinionated guide to designing backend APIs." https://lorbic.com/api-design-for-backend-systems/ | Source: Vikash Patel [08:08] TR Bot Design for Backend Systems | Lorbic [08:09] TR News "The vulnerabilities included an unchecked nesting-stack write in Oj::Parser.usual.parse and an unsafe 16-bit key-length narrowing issue that leaked a heap pointer." https://thecyberexpress.com/gitlab-vulnerability-oj-parser-rce/ | Source: Cyble Inc [08:09] TR Bot GitLab Vulnerability Enables RCE Through Oj Parser Flaws [08:13] TR News "I contacted my old horrible managers new employer and told them exactly who they hired. Everyone else should too. Hold them accountable" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky9qar1x [08:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky9qar1x ) [08:13] TR News (NEW): OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/OpenUK_Wants_Britain_to_Stop_Giving_Away_Open_Source_Creations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/OpenUK_Wants_Britain_to_Stop_Giving_Away_Open_Source_Creations.gmi [08:13] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations [08:18] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:23] TR News Techrights IBM: An Old Company That Hates Old People https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/IBM_An_Old_Company_That_Hates_Old_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/IBM_An_Old_Company_That_Hates_Old_People.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Techrights IBM: An Old Company That Hates Old People [08:26] TR News (NEW): Windows 11 ruined my old laptop, but this lightweight Linux distro brought it back to life https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Windows_11_ruined_my_old_laptop_but_this_lightweight_Linux_dist.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Windows_11_ruined_my_old_laptop_but_this_lightweight_Linux_dist.gmi [08:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows 11 ruined my old laptop, but this lightweight Linux distro brought it back to life [08:27] TR News "If youve used Valkey for very long youre probably aware of the different primary data types in the core: strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, and streams." https://valkey.io/blog/secret-life-of-data/ | [08:27] TR Bot Valkey The secret life of data in Valkey [08:27] TR News "The specification describes this as a mechanism for creating, encoding, and verifying digital signatures or message authentication codes over components of an HTTP message." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/07/27/http-message-signatures-with-curl/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [08:27] TR Bot Message Signatures with curl | daniel.haxx.se [08:29] TR News Youth crime: new Saints could be magic formula https://danielpocock.com/en/youth-crime-new-saints-could-be-magic-formula/ [08:29] TR Bot Youth crime: new Saints could be magic formula [08:36] TR News (NEW): Linux isn't your only escape route from Windows and macOShere are 4 alternatives https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Linux_isn_t_your_only_escape_route_from_Windows_and_macOS_here_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Linux_isn_t_your_only_escape_route_from_Windows_and_macOS_here_.gmi [08:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux isn't your only escape route from Windows and macOShere are 4 alternatives [08:41] TR News (NEW): IBM Fedora: We Forced 'Secure Boot' on Linux, Now It Discourages Dual-Booting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/IBM_Fedora_We_Forced_Secure_Boot_on_Linux_Now_It_Discourages_Du.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/IBM_Fedora_We_Forced_Secure_Boot_on_Linux_Now_It_Discourages_Du.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Tux Machines IBM Fedora: We Forced 'Secure Boot' on Linux, Now It Discourages Dual-Booting [08:45] TR News [Old] "it was an error. I ended up writing a thing I like, now I have to maintain it!" https://www.omarpolo.com/post/amused.html | Source: Omar Polo [08:45] TR Bot I wrote a music player [08:45] TR News "Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you think you've found a bug in a package and that you have a complicated Emacs environment." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsMinimalEnvForPackage | Source: University of Toronto [08:45] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [08:45] TR News Techrights Microsoft E.E.E. (and "Bait and Switch") Going Exactly According to Plan https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Microsoft_E_E_E_and_Bait_and_Switch_Going_Exactly_According_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Microsoft_E_E_E_and_Bait_and_Switch_Going_Exactly_According_to_.gmi [08:45] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft E.E.E. (and "Bait and Switch") Going Exactly According to Plan [08:45] TR News "Recently, weve seen mobile brands hiking the pricing of their mobile offerings after being impacted by the memory crunch from the AI boom [sic]" https://www.androidpolice.com/dear-google-i-dont-need-16gb-ram-on-my-pixel-11/ | Source: Android Police [08:45] TR Bot Dear Google, I promise I don't need 16GB RAM on my next Pixel phone [08:46] TR News "Luckily, thanks to an bug in Intel Management Engine, we can flash Libreboot instead of the stock firmware. This removes the whitelist for wireless cards and lets us choose our own modem. [...]" https://grego.site/blog/thinkphone | [08:46] TR Bot Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone | maro grego [08:46] TR News "This design is far and away better than its existing chassis, but launching a laptop based on repairability when parts for it are extremely expensive puts the Laptop 13 Pro out of reach for many." https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-laptop-13-pro-review | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:46] TR Bot Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: It cleans up nice | Tom's Hardware [08:46] TR News "After using a Logitech M570 trackball for a while I switched to their MX Ergo model while the pandemic was going on." https://www.xythobuz.de/2026_07_27_mx_ergo_switch.html | Source: Thomas Buck [08:46] TR Bot MX Ergo switch replacement - xythobuz.de [08:47] TR News "It worked fine for years. But TrueNAS Core's future isn't exactly bright. iXsystems keeps pushing everyone toward TrueNAS SCALE, which is Debian-based. Linux." https://aumont.fr/posts/TrueNAS-to-FreeBSD/ | Source: Mathieu Aumont [08:47] TR Bot my NAS from TrueNAS Core to vanilla FreeBSD | Aumont.fr [08:47] TR News "This website is being served to you from my HP T630 thin client, running OpenBSD and httpd1. Pretty cool, right? And best of all you can do the same!" https://btxx.org/posts/self-hosted-openbsd/ | Source: Brad Taunt [08:47] TR Bot Setup a Simple, Self-Hosted Web Server with OpenBSD [08:47] TR News "The output of tcplife, short for TCP lifespan, shows not just the duration (MS == milliseconds) but also throughput statistics: TX_KB for Kbytes transmitted, and RX_KB for Kbytes received." https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2016-11-30/linux-bcc-tcplife.html | Source: Brendan Gregg [08:47] TR Bot Linux bcc/BPF tcplife: TCP Lifespans [08:48] TR News "In the post I linked above, I had demonstrated how to inject fake hops into traceroute output." https://jssfr.de/2026-07-27-bad-apple-but-traceroute.html | Source: Jonas Schfer [08:48] TR Bot Apple!! but it's traceroute jssfr.de [08:49] TR News "The Canadian governments surprise decision to sign the UN Cybercrime Convention has sparked many questions about the convention, its risks" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/episode-277-kate-robertson-on-the-risks-that-lie-behind-canadas-unexpected-signing-of-the-un-cybercrime-convention/ | Source: Michael Geist [08:49] TR Bot The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada's Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention - Michael Geist ● Jul 28 [11:15] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [11:17] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 28 [12:34] TR News NVIDIA, Red Hat, Cloudflare, The Linux Foundation and more launch the "Open Secure AI Alliance" | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/nvidia-red-hat-cloudflare-the-linux-foundation-and-more-launch-the-open-secure-ai-alliance/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:34] TR Bot Red Hat, Cloudflare, The Linux Foundation and more launch the "Open Secure AI Alliance" | GamingOnLinux [12:34] TR News Peddling scams by openwashing while piggybacking the brand Linux for credibility [12:35] TR News S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope DLC releases in August along with a big free upgrade | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/stalker-2-cost-of-hope-dlc-releases-in-august-big-free-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/stalker-2-cost-of-hope-dlc-releases-in-august-big-free-update/ [12:35] TR Bot 2: Cost of Hope DLC releases in August along with a big free upgrade | GamingOnLinux [12:35] TR News Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings native rendering to the PC port of the Xbox classic Skate 3 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/skate-3-recomp-2-0-brings-native-rendering-to-the-pc-port-of-the-xbox-classic-skate-3/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:35] TR Bot 3 Recomp 2.0 brings native rendering to the PC port of the Xbox classic Skate 3 | GamingOnLinux [12:36] TR News Crack open planets in the idle incremental game Swarmslam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/crack-open-planets-in-the-idle-incremental-game-swarmslam/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:36] TR Bot open planets in the idle incremental game Swarmslam | GamingOnLinux [12:36] *TMF (~TMF@jh92jbszv42ps.irc) has joined #techrights [12:37] TR News "When Your Vehicle Outlives its Cloud: What Happens Next? - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/26/1934211 [12:37] TR Bot When Your Vehicle Outlives its Cloud: What Happens Next? - SoylentNews [12:38] TR News Is it time to scrap the hate speech legislation? | "r det dags att skrota hetslagstiftningen?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/27/ar-det-dags-att-skrota-hetslagstiftningen/ [12:38] TR Bot r det dags att skrota hetslagstiftningen? [12:39] TR News EmuDeck announce they are now ready for the Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/emudeck-announce-they-are-now-ready-for-the-steam-machine/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:39] TR Bot announce they are now ready for the Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux [12:39] TR News Qualcomm announce a big price rise - bad news for Valve's Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/qualcomm-announce-a-big-price-rise-bad-news-for-valves-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/qualcomm-announce-a-big-price-rise-bad-news-for-valves-steam-frame/ [12:39] TR Bot announce a big price rise - bad news for Valve's Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [12:40] TR News The awesome crime noir FPS 'Fallen Aces' has episode 2 out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-awesome-crime-noir-fps-fallen-aces-has-episode-2-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:40] TR Bot awesome crime noir FPS 'Fallen Aces' has episode 2 out now | GamingOnLinux [12:56] TR News Techrights How Not to Cover Elections (Democracy Relies on Reliable, Complete Information) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/How_Not_to_Cover_Elections_Democracy_Relies_on_Reliable_Complet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/How_Not_to_Cover_Elections_Democracy_Relies_on_Reliable_Complet.gmi [12:56] TR Bot Techrights How Not to Cover Elections (Democracy Relies on Reliable, Complete Information) [12:56] TR News "open-source firmware." https://linuxgizmos.com/pinevoice-brings-local-voice-control-to-home-assistant/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [12:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/pinevoice-brings-local-voice-control-to-home-assistant/ ) [12:57] TR News Slop boosting: "One agent might skip running tests, another might make changes you didnt ask for, and it can be difficult to track who approved what." https://www.tecmint.com/safe-agentic-workflow-linux/ | Source: TecMint [12:57] TR Bot SAW: Run AI Agent Teams for Software Development on Linux [12:58] TR News More slop propaganda from IBM Red Hat. They abandoned Linux to participate in a pyramid scheme. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-future-core-concepts-red-hats-agentic-software-development-life-cycle | Source: Red Hat Official [12:58] TR Bot Building the future: Core concepts of Red Hats agentic software development life cycle [12:59] TR News 100% slop in Red Hat's blog this day https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-leading-companies-are-turning-ai-vision-business-value | Source: Red Hat Official [12:59] TR Bot How leading companies are turning AI vision into business value [12:59] TR News Misusing terms like "Linux" and "open" to give more oxygen to a pyramid scheme already several trillions of dollars in deficits https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthening-open-source-defense-layer-red-hat-joins-nvidias-open-secure-ai-alliance | Source: Red Hat Official [12:59] TR Bot Strengthening the open source defense layer: Red Hat joins NVIDIA in the Open Secure AI Alliance ● Jul 28 [13:00] *Adran has quit (*.net *.split) [13:00] *Guest65129 has quit (*.net *.split) [13:00] *ohama has quit (*.net *.split) [13:00] *sbp has quit (*.net *.split) [13:02] *acerbox (~acer-box@freenode-50vmi7.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] TR News "The foundation is already here: AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX have made it possible to run confidential virtual machines (VMs) with stronger protection for data in use." https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-virtualization-hwe-stack-confidential-computing | Source: Ubuntu [13:02] TR Bot virtualization hardware enablement (HWE) stack: a new model for confidential computing enablement | Ubuntu [13:02] *rianne is now known as 316AAAAOL [13:02] *ohama (ohama@freenode-0df.kav.vc6dkt.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] *Adran (~adran@freenode-tf0oar.j78q.vhn8.esuooj.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] *sbp (~sbp@freenode-m7i.q7q.b87eii.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] *Guest65129 (~mekkis@freenode-lr1.k1k.96e19s.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techrights [13:02] *jkl has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:02] *acer-box______ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:03] *hvxgr_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:04] *316AAAAOL has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:08] *jkl (~jkl@freenode/user/jkl) has joined #techrights [13:13] *acerbox has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:14] *acerbox (~acer-box@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techrights [13:16] TR News This is not security, it is surveillance and back doors falsely marketed and erroneously sold as "Confidentiality" [13:22] TR News Again clear misuse of "Linux" brand to sell pyramid scheme (fraud) https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/27/tech-industry-leaders-join-form-open-secure-ai-alliance-promote-safety-security/ [13:22] TR Bot industry leaders join to form Open Secure AI Alliance to promote safety and security - 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Luckily my wife was able to get hold of a local falconer who was able to catch him and hopefully nurse him back to health." https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-27-1754 [13:58] TR Bot 2026-07-27 17:54 - Kev Quirk ● Jul 28 [14:00] TR News What is CXMT, and how did it become Chinas DRAM champion? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/what-is-cxmt-and-how-did-it-become-chinas-dram-champion [14:00] TR Bot CXMT: China's DRAM champion | The Straits Times [14:01] TR News libc @ Savannah: The GNU C Library version 2.44 is now available https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10919 [14:02] TR News (NEW): Release of GNU C Library 2.44 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Release_of_GNU_C_Library_2_44.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Release_of_GNU_C_Library_2_44.gmi [14:02] TR News Making KIO copy many files fast https://blogs.kde.org/2026/07/28/making-kio-copy-many-files-fast/ [14:03] *TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:03] TR News ThingPulse Icon256 is a WLED-based word clock with 256 RGB LEDs https://linuxgizmos.com/thingpulse-icon256-is-a-wled-based-word-clock-with-256-rgb-leds/ [14:03] TR News EDATEC ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220 add DIN-rail I/O around Raspberry Pi CM0 https://linuxgizmos.com/edatec-ed-ipc1200-and-ed-ipc1220-add-din-rail-i-o-around-raspberry-pi-cm0/ [14:05] TR News Freexian Collaborators: Monthly report about Debian Long Term Support, June 2026 (by Thorsten Alteholz) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2026-06/ [14:05] TR News Best Open Source Tools to Build a Production-Ready Document Processing Pipeline on GNU/Linux https://ostechnix.com/linux-document-processing-pipeline/ [14:05] TR News Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1085554/ [14:06] *TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights [14:06] TR Bot to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [14:06] TR Bot HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! [14:08] TR News "While other candidates in the Clacton-on-sea by-election rush to create manifestos, my ideas on various topics are already well documented in previous posts on my blog. I'm ready to begin the process of implementing them immediately if the people of Clacton-on-sea want me to do so." https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-eu-australia-sovereignty-needs-independent-app-stores/ [14:08] TR Bot UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores [14:12] TR News Techrights UK tech sector missing from democratic process https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/UK_tech_sector_missing_from_democratic_process.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/UK_tech_sector_missing_from_democratic_process.gmi [14:12] TR Bot Techrights UK tech sector missing from democratic process [14:13] TR News update-alternatives Command on Ubuntu and Debian https://linuxize.com/post/update-alternatives-command/ [14:13] TR Bot Command on Ubuntu and Debian | Linuxize [14:14] TR News Google Chrome is now available for Arm64 GNU/Linux distros https://betanews.com/article/google-chrome-is-now-available-for-arm64-linux-distros/ [14:14] TR Bot Chrome is now available for Arm64 Linux distros - BetaNews [14:16] TR News Felipe Borges: GUADEC 2026 Trip Report https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/guadec-2026-trip-report/ [14:16] TR Bot GUADEC 2026 Trip Report Felipe Borges [14:17] TR News YouTube video icon-free desktop https://bkhome.org/news/202607/youtube-video-icon-free-desktop.html [14:17] TR Bot YouTube video icon-free desktop [14:35] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:41] TR News China begins mass production of homegrown immersion chipmaking machines in major breakthrough, report claims first DUV lithography units will be delivered this year to SMIC, Hua Hong, and CXMT https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-begins-mass-production-of-domestic-immersion-duv-lithography-machines [14:41] TR Bot China begins mass production of homegrown immersion chipmaking machines in major breakthrough, report claims first DUV lithography units will be delivered this year to SMIC, Hua Hong, and CXMT | Tom's Hardware [14:41] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [14:42] TR News Chinese memory maker CXMT jumps 460%+ in first day of trading https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/27/chinese-memory-maker-cxmt-jumps-460-first-day-trading/ [14:42] TR Bot memory maker CXMT jumps 460%+ in first day of trading - SiliconANGLE [14:42] TR News FireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings https://itsfoss.com/news/firedragon-v13-release/ [14:42] TR Bot FireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings [14:44] TR News A Son of Wealth Finds His Calling in a High-End Grocery Store https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/style/meadow-lane-sammy-nussdorf.html [14:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/style/meadow-lane-sammy-nussdorf.html ) [14:48] TR News Where You Carry Your Body Fat Is Directly Linked to Brain Aging in First-of-Its-Kind Study https://www.sciencealert.com/where-you-carry-your-body-fat-is-directly-linked-to-brain-aging-in-first-of-its-kind-study [14:48] TR Bot You Carry Your Body Fat Is Directly Linked to Brain Aging in First-of-Its-Kind Study : ScienceAlert ● Jul 28 [15:08] MinceR https://engrish.com/2025/05/anybody-got-a-warhead/ [15:08] TR Bot got a warhead? - Engrish.com [15:18] TR News How youth in South-east Asia get hooked on illegal online gambling https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/how-youth-in-south-east-asia-get-hooked-on-illegal-online-gambling [15:18] TR Bot How youth in S-E Asia get hooked on illegal online gambling | The Straits Times [15:28] *TMF has quit (connection closed) [15:38] TR News A Whole Bunch of Peoples Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and Theres Some Wildly Private Stuff in There https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-chats-publicly-accessible [15:38] TR Bot A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There [15:38] TR News High School Teacher Arrested for Clapping in Support of Anti-Data Center Activists https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/high-school-teacher-arrested-clapping-data-center-activist [15:39] TR Bot High School Teacher Arrested for Clapping in Support of Anti-Data Center Activists [15:41] TR News Japan mulls over GPS tracking of stalkers to prevent further harm https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-mulls-over-gps-tracking-of-stalkers-to-prevent-further-harm [15:41] TR Bot Japan's stalking prevention with GPS tracking | The Straits Times [15:41] TR News American Federation of Musicians Fires Off Amended Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Lawsuit Against Universal Music and Warner Music; Majors Just Want This Thing to Go Away https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/afm-warner-music-amended-lawsuit/ [15:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/afm-warner-music-amended-lawsuit/ ) [15:45] TR News Legacy technology is a national security threat hiding in plain sight https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/legacy-technology-is-a-national-security-threat-hiding-in-plain-sight/ [15:45] TR Bot Legacy technology is a national security threat hiding in plain sight | The Strategist [15:51] TR News Coca-Cola Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-confirms-data-breach-after-fairlife-ransomware-attack/ [15:51] TR Bot Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack - SecurityWeek [15:52] TR News PTC Windchill Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Campaign https://www.securityweek.com/ptc-windchill-vulnerability-exploited-in-ransomware-campaign/ [15:52] TR Bot Windchill Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Campaign - SecurityWeek [15:52] TR News For Some, So-Called Skynet Day Came too Close to Sci-Fi After a Rogue Agent Hacked Into a Startup https://www.securityweek.com/for-some-so-called-skynet-day-came-too-close-to-sci-fi-after-a-rogue-agent-hacked-into-a-startup/ [15:52] TR Bot Some, So-Called Skynet Day Came too Close to Sci-Fi After a Rogue Agent Hacked Into a Startup - SecurityWeek [15:53] TR News Pironman 5 Pro Max Review: SunFounder's Most Capable Pi 5 Case Doubles as an Hey Hi (AI) Desktop https://itsfoss.com/pironman-5-pro-max-review/ [15:53] TR Bot Pironman 5 Pro Max Review: SunFounder's Most Capable Pi 5 Case Doubles as an AI Desktop [15:53] TR News One Common Sweetener May Increase Stroke Risk by Damaging The Brain's Protective Barrier https://www.sciencealert.com/one-common-sweetener-may-increase-stroke-risk-by-damaging-the-brains-protective-barrier [15:53] TR Bot Common Sweetener May Increase Stroke Risk by Damaging The Brain's Protective Barrier : ScienceAlert [15:55] TR News 31 Colleges Recently Became Black-Serving Institutions. What Does That Mean? https://www.chronicle.com/article/31-colleges-recently-became-black-serving-institutions-what-does-that-mean [15:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/31-colleges-recently-became-black-serving-institutions-what-does-that-mean ) [15:55] TR News Slackware Forge is being abused by Chinese computer infrastructure https://blog.slackware.nl/slackware-forge-is-being-abused-by-chinese-computer-infrastructure/ [15:55] TR Bot Slackware Forge is being abused by Chinese computer infrastructure Alien Pastures [15:56] TR News Googles solution to hacker name confusion? Yet another naming system https://cyberscoop.com/google-threat-actor-naming-system/ [15:56] TR Bot solution to hacker name confusion? Yet another naming system | CyberScoop [15:56] TR News Hacked Public Wi-Fi Gateways Used to Harvest Corporate Credentials https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-public-wi-fi-gateways-used-to-harvest-corporate-credentials/ [15:56] TR Bot Public Wi-Fi Gateways Used to Harvest Corporate Credentials - SecurityWeek [15:57] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: #057: Conditionally Quieten Compilers http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/27#057_conditionally_quieten_compilers [15:57] TR Bot ( status 404 @ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/27#057_conditionally_quieten_compilers ) [15:58] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2026.28/29/30 Thank you! https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/07/27/2026-28-29-30-thank-you/ [15:58] TR Bot 2026.28/29/30 Thank you! Rakudo Weekly News [15:59] TR News Open RC Spotter is an open-source ESP32 telemetry and data logger for RC cars and toys https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/27/open-rc-spotter-is-an-open-source-esp32-telemetry-and-data-logger-for-rc-cars-and-toys/ [15:59] TR Bot Open RC Spotter is an open-source ESP32 telemetry and data logger for RC cars and toys - CNX Software ● Jul 28 [16:01] TR News _SO_ much news has been rendered skippable, for one thing "hey hi" in headline typically misnomer, hence indicative of ignorant author or paid spam [16:01] TR News iophk: slop and many blogs too, "I asked Claude and ..." [16:02] TR News The upside is, there is a growing vacuum and provided there is still thirst for BS debunking(s) there is room for new voices [16:03] TR News Javad Rahmatzadeh: An Open Letter to Hey Hi (AI) for Generating GNOME Shell Extensions https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2026/07/27/ego-ai-reference/ [16:03] TR Bot An Open Letter to AI for Generating GNOME Shell Extensions GNOME Shell Extensions [16:03] TR News Java Spring Boot "heapdump" scans, (Mon, Jul 27th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33188 [16:03] TR Bot Java Spring Boot "heapdump" scans - SANS Internet Storm Center [16:05] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:05] TR News iophk: mostly they are ignorant or engaged in overly wishful thinking, seeing usefulness in the output of an LLM is not that far off from pareidolia or maybe even an actual hallucination in the user/victim of the LLM UI [16:05] TR News chatbots by design are made to affirm what their "master" and "user" both want to say and hear. That is also a huge danger. [16:06] TR News iophk: However, there are very influential, monied interests pushing the narrative that 1) LLMs are useful and 2) will improve with more money+electricity+cpu. Whether they actually believe that or not is mostly irrelevant. [16:06] TR News LILYGO T-Display C5 board features 1.9-inch IPS color LCD, battery support, Qwiic expansion connectors https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/lilygo-t-display-c5-board-features-1-9-inch-ips-color-lcd-battery-support-qwiic-expansion-connectors/ [16:06] TR Bot LILYGO T-Display C5 board features 1.9-inch IPS color LCD, battery support, Qwiic expansion connectors - CNX Software [16:07] TR News Secure by default: How HSTS-Enforced could finally close the webs oldest backdoor https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/27/secure-by-default-how-hsts-enforced-could-finally-close-the-webs-oldest-backdoor/ [16:07] TR Bot Secure by default: How HSTS-Enforced could finally close the web's oldest backdoor | APNIC Blog [16:07] TR News Hooray for the sockets interface https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/28/hooray-for-the-sockets-interface/ [16:07] TR Bot Hooray for the sockets interface | APNIC Blog [16:07] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [16:07] TR News How we designed customizable dashboards in OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/27/how-we-designed-customizable-dashboards-openshift [16:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/27/how-we-designed-customizable-dashboards-openshift ) [16:13] TR News Tomorrows Judgment https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/tomorrow-judgment/ [16:13] TR Bot Blog Archive Tomorrows Judgment [16:14] TR News Background: https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Matthew_J_Garrett_Has_Just_Sent_a_Threat_to_Put_My_Wife_and_I_i.shtml [16:14] TR Bot Techrights Matthew J. Garrett Has Just Sent a Threat to Put My Wife and I in Prison Because His Own Spouse Says He's a Rapist [16:15] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [16:15] TR News "Mythos" hardly mentioned anymore because 1) it is hype. 2) marketing budget (PR in media) exhausted? 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Boston Scientific | Patently-O [16:19] TR News FRAND at the Pool Level https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/frand-at-the-pool-level.html [16:19] TR Bot FRAND at the Pool Level | Patently-O [16:20] TR News AI developer runs 28.9-million-parameter model on $10 ESP32-S3 microcontroller uses Google's Per-Layer Embeddings technique, stores table on 16MB Flash memory https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-developer-runs-28-9-million-parameter-model-on-usd10-esp32-s3-microcontroller-uses-googles-per-layer-embeddings-technique-stores-table-on-16mb-flash-memory [16:20] TR Bot AI developer runs 28.9-million-parameter model on $10 ESP32-S3 microcontroller uses Google's Per-Layer Embeddings technique, stores table on 16MB Flash memory | Tom's Hardware [16:20] TR News Windows TCO: "covert remote access to compromised backdoored Windows systems" https://www.securityweek.com/medusahvnc-malware-uses-hidden-windows-desktops-to-evade-detection/ [16:20] TR Bot Malware Uses Hidden Windows Desktops to Evade Detection - SecurityWeek [16:21] TR News Tobias Mueller: Installing a full disk encrypted Ubuntu 26.04 Hetzner server https://blogs.gnome.org/muelli/2026/07/9715/ [16:21] TR Bot Installing a full disk encrypted Ubuntu 26.04 Hetzner server muellis blog [16:21] TR News Being Pro-Slop is Death Knell to One's Credibility https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Being_Pro_Slop_is_Death_Knell_to_One_s_Credibility.shtml [16:21] TR Bot Techrights Being Pro-Slop is Death Knell to One's Credibility [16:22] TR News Orange Pi 5B SBC gets Ubuntu Desktop and Audio Production OS images with Bluetooth/Wi-Fi fix missed for 8 years https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/27/orange-pi-5b-sbc-gets-ubuntu-desktop-and-audio-production-os-images-with-bluetooth-wi-fi-fix-missed-for-8-years/ [16:22] TR Bot Orange Pi 5B SBC gets Ubuntu Desktop and Audio Production OS images with Bluetooth/Wi-Fi fix missed for 8 years - CNX Software [16:22] TR News AusAlert fired off yesterday https://www.rubenerd.au/ausalert-fired-off-yesterday/ [16:22] TR Bot Rubenerd: AusAlert fired off yesterday [16:23] TR News My GSoC Journey: Hacking on KDE's Network Manager https://tushar2005.bearblog.dev/my-gsoc-journey-hacking-on-kdes-network-manager/ [16:23] TR Bot My GSoC Journey: Hacking on KDE's Network Manager Welcome and Introduction [16:24] TR News GNU Binutils 2.47 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1085566/ [16:24] TR Bot Binutils 2.47 released [LWN.net] [16:25] TR News Ariana Grande Files Lawsuit Against Shadowy Hacker Group Targeting the Singer https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/ariana-grande-lawsuit-hacker-group/ [16:25] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/ariana-grande-lawsuit-hacker-group/ ) [16:26] TR News D4vds Fashion Company Apple Music Account Hacked With a Darkly-Reworked Track https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/d4vd-apple-music-hack-murder-song-posted/ [16:26] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/d4vd-apple-music-hack-murder-song-posted/ ) [16:27] TR News Nvidia or Nonvidia? Company bubble inflated a bit too much? Now deflated? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/apple-valuation.html [16:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/apple-valuation.html ) [16:27] TR News Nonvidia: WE PAY "open" "hey hi" to pay us (back) to make a white elephant DC and fake business transactions [16:29] TR News Charli XCX Releases a Bunch of Album B-SidesOn iTunes https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/charli-xcx-album-b-side-releases/ [16:29] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/27/charli-xcx-album-b-side-releases/ ) [16:30] TR News Mission Center 1.2.0 Released with Battery Monitoring https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/mission-center-1-2-0-released-with-battery-monitoring/ [16:30] TR Bot Mission Center 1.2.0 Released with Battery Monitoring | UbuntuHandbook [16:31] TR News The FFmpeg GUI Frame 0.32.0 Released with UI Scaling Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/the-ffmpeg-gui-frame-0-32-0-released-with-ui-scaling-support/ [16:31] TR Bot The FFmpeg GUI Frame 0.32.0 Released with UI Scaling Support | UbuntuHandbook [16:31] TR News Mission Center adds battery, partition and power draw info https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/mission-center-battery-power-draw-reporting [16:31] TR Bot Mission Center (Linux system monitor) adds battery stats + more [16:31] TR News Emmabunts DE6-1.02 https://distrowatch.com/emmabuntus [16:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/emmabuntus ) [16:31] TR News Abora 4.0 https://distrowatch.com/abora [16:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/abora ) [16:32] TR News ArchEZ 2026.07.27 https://distrowatch.com/archez [16:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archez ) [16:32] TR News Ubuntu 26.10 to Include Ubuntu Certified Hardware Check http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Ubuntu-26.10-to-Include-Ubuntu-Certified-Hardware-Check [16:32] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.10 to Include Ubuntu Certified Hardwa... Linux Magazine [16:33] TR News Yet Another Linux Kernel Vulnerability Discovered http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Yet-Another-Linux-Kernel-Vulnerability-Discovered [16:33] TR Bot Yet Another Linux Kernel Vulnerability Discovered Linux Magazine [16:34] TR News Linux 7.2-rc5 lands with patches for HP EliteBook 830 G8 and Alienware x16 R2 https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc5-lands-with-patches-for-hp-elitebook-830-g8-and-alienware-x16-r2/ [16:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc5-lands-with-patches-for-hp-elitebook-830-g8-and-alienware-x16-r2/ ) [16:35] TR News New research reveals Hey Hi (AI) answers only as trusted as the newsbrands they cite https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/new-research-reveals-ai-answers-only-as-trusted-as-the-newsbrands-they-cite/ [16:35] TR Bot New research reveals AI answers only as trusted as the newsbrands they cite - Press Gazette [16:35] TR News Standardize project context with AGENTS.md and Agent Skills https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/27/standardize-project-context-agentsmd-and-agent-skills [16:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/27/standardize-project-context-agentsmd-and-agent-skills ) [16:38] TR News How to Install Incus on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-incus-on-ubuntu-linux/ [16:38] TR Bot to Install Incus on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable [16:38] TR News How To Install Blender on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-blender-fedora-44/ [16:38] TR Bot How To Install Blender on Fedora 44 - idroot [16:38] TR News Adam Young: Teaching Python using a Caesar Cipher https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/07/teaching-python-using-a-ceasar-cipher/ [16:38] TR Bot Teaching Python using a Caesar Cipher | Adam Young's Web Log [16:40] TR News DESERT 5.5.1_26.04 https://distrowatch.com/desert [16:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/desert ) [16:41] TR News GNOME Internationalization & Localization: Back from GUADEC 2026: an opportunity for internationalization! https://blogs.gnome.org/i18n/2026/07/27/back-from-guadec-2026-an-opportunity-for-internationalization/ [16:41] TR Bot Back from GUADEC 2026: an opportunity for internationalization! GNOME Internationalization & Localization [16:47] TR News Nima Done Right https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/nima-done-right/ [16:47] TR Bot Blog Archive Nima Done Right [16:48] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 396 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-396/ [16:48] TR Bot Late Night Linux Episode 396 Late Night Linux [16:49] TR News This Week in Linux 353: Codeberg Bans AI, 432 GNU/Linux CVEs, Valve wants Arch on ARM, Jellyfin Leaders Left & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-353/ [16:49] TR Bot Codeberg Bans AI, 432 Linux CVEs, Valve wants Arch on ARM, Jellyfin Leaders Left & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [16:49] TR News LibreOffice 26.2.5 Demotes Skia Rendering for Mac and backdoored Windows https://fossforce.com/2026/07/libreoffice-26-2-4-demotes-skia-rendering-for-mac-and-windows/ [16:49] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.2.5 Demotes Skia Rendering for Mac and Windows - FOSS Force [16:50] TR News SpaceX Stock Hammered After Starship Booster Fails in First Launch Since IPO https://futurism.com/space/spacex-stock-hammered-starship-booster-failure [16:50] TR Bot SpaceX Stock Hammered After Starship Booster Fails in First Launch Since IPO [16:50] TR News Surveillance pretexts and slop hype https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ai-cameras-spot-suicide-attempts-in-south-koreas-capital [16:50] TR Bot AI-powered cameras spot suicide attempts in Seoul | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News "Ubuntu maker Canonical announced today a HWE (Hardware Enablement) stack for virtualization shipping shortly with the next point release of the latest Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series." https://9to5linux.com/canonical-introduces-virtualization-hwe-stack-for-ubuntu-26-04-lts [16:53] TR Bot Introduces Virtualization HWE Stack for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - 9to5Linux [16:53] TR News "But Ubuntu 24.04-2.0 Beta is a fairly big update that brings a number of major improvements including better support for a common feature on modern smartphones, and better support for recent websites and web apps." https://liliputing.com/ubuntu-touch-update-brings-better-support-for-modern-smartphones-web-apps/ [16:53] TR Bot Touch update brings better support for modern smartphones & web apps - Liliputing [16:53] TR News "When youre busy gaming, creating a presentation, or compiling your codebase, its easy to forget about the kernel thats at the heart of everything your computer does. You might not even think it gets updated all that often, and you probably dont pay much attention to it when it does." https://www.howtogeek.com/your-linux-kernel-updates-itself-more-than-you-think-heres-whats-changed-in-2026/ [16:53] TR Bot Your Linux kernel keeps getting smarterhere's how [16:54] TR News "Not a main PC replacement, but perfect for travel, writing, or a headless serverLinux no longer scary." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-lightweight-linux-distro-brought-my-old-laptop-back-to-life/ [16:54] TR Bot Windows 11 ruined my old laptop, but this lightweight Linux distro brought it back to life [16:54] TR News "Fwupd developer Richard Hughes released fwupd 2.1.7 today as a new stable update in the fwupd 2.1 series of this open-source project for updating and managing the firmware of various hardware on your Linux distribution." https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-7-linux-firmware-updater-released-with-new-features-and-improvements [16:54] TR Bot 2.1.7 Linux Firmware Updater Brings New Features and Improvements - 9to5Linux [16:55] TR News "Mozilla updated the Firefox Nightly builds today to the new design it teased earlier a couple of months ago, so were taking a closer look at Firefoxs brand-new look out of curiosity." https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-firefoxs-brand-new-design-in-firefox-nightly [16:55] TR Bot Look at Firefox's Brand-New Design in Firefox Nightly - 9to5Linux [16:55] TR News Desperado is once again promoting Microsoft Pluton! https://techrights.org/o/2022/01/09/ppp-traitors/ [16:55] TR Bot Pluton Proponents Working for Plutocracy (and Pentagon Agenda) [16:55] TR News "The 302nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending July 26th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world. If you missed last weeks 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here." https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-26th-2026 [16:55] TR Bot Weekly Roundup: July 26th, 2026 - 9to5Linux [16:59] TR News DRM https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available [16:59] TR Bot Download Google Chrome for Arm64 Linux now [16:59] TR News Chrome arm64 Linux builds now downloadable, but Google hasn't officially announced them yet https://www.neowin.net/news/chrome-arm64-linux-builds-now-downloadable-but-google-hasnt-officially-announced-them-yet/ [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/chrome-arm64-linux-builds-now-downloadable-but-google-hasnt-officially-announced-them-yet/ ) ● Jul 28 [17:01] TR News FreeBSD Builds BSD-Native NTSYNC Driver, Launches AMD ROCm Compute Port https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321677/20260727/freebsd-builds-bsd-native-ntsync-driver-launches-amd-rocm-compute-port.htm Source: Tech Times [17:01] TR Bot FreeBSD Builds BSD-Native NTSYNC Driver, Launches AMD ROCm Compute Port [17:02] TR News (NEW): Migrating a NAS from TrueNAS Core to vanilla FreeBSD, NTSYNC driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Migrating_a_NAS_from_TrueNAS_Core_to_vanilla_FreeBSD_NTSYNC_dri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Migrating_a_NAS_from_TrueNAS_Core_to_vanilla_FreeBSD_NTSYNC_dri.gmi [17:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Migrating a NAS from TrueNAS Core to vanilla FreeBSD, NTSYNC driver [17:02] TR News Ready-to-use Proton LinUwUx builds for Linux with Denuvo hypervisor bypass are now available. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/poyavilis-gotovye-sborki-proton-linuwux-dlya-linux-s-obkhodom-gipervizora-denuvo | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/poyavilis-gotovye-sborki-proton-linuwux-dlya-linux-s-obkhodom-gipervizora-denuvo [17:02] TR Bot Ready-to-use Proton LinUwUx builds for Linux with Denuvo hypervisor bypass are now available. [17:03] TR News He did NOT say THIS https://www.businessinsider.com/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-ai-holdouts-fork-off-2026-7 see https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/21/Slop_s_Latest_Casualty_The_Credibility_of_Linus_Torvalds.shtml [17:03] TR Bot Linux Creator Has a Simple Message for AI Holdouts: Fork Off - Business Insider [17:03] TR Bot Techrights Slop's Latest Casualty: The Credibility of Linus Torvalds [17:03] TR News After a decade on Windows, I finally understand why Linux users never go back https://www.makeuseof.com/why-linux-users-never-go-back-to-windows/ [17:03] TR Bot After a decade on Windows, I finally understand why Linux users never go back [17:04] TR News He is paid to promote the slop agenda https://startupfortune.com/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-to-fork-linux-or-walk-away-and-the-software-industry-should-listen/ [17:04] TR Bot Linus Torvalds tells AI critics to fork Linux or walk away and the software industry should listen - Startup Fortune [17:05] TR News "Linux 7.2-rc5 has just been released. This update seems pretty normal, despite being quite big, pointing to an undelayed Linux 7.2." https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc5-lands-with-patches-for-hp-elitebook-830-g8-and-alienware-x16-r2/ [17:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc5-lands-with-patches-for-hp-elitebook-830-g8-and-alienware-x16-r2/ ) [17:05] TR News I tried Framework's premium 'Linux-first' laptop: consider the bar raised https://www.zdnet.com/article/framework-laptop-13-pro-review/ [17:05] TR Bot tried Framework's premium 'Linux-first' laptop: consider the bar raised | ZDNET [17:10] TR News Tomorrows Judgment https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/tomorrow-judgment/ tomorrow morning a judgment will be issued. They sent threats to me to try to scare me into capitulation. This is a crime. [17:10] TR Bot Blog Archive Tomorrows Judgment [17:14] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [17:15] TR News Qualys identifies Linux kernel vulnerability affecting millions of systems https://www.intelligentciso.com/2026/07/27/qualys-identifies-linux-kernel-vulnerability-affecting-millions-of-systems/ [17:15] TR Bot Qualys identifies Linux kernel vulnerability affecting millions of systems Intelligent CISO [17:15] TR News Slopian https://www.zdnet.com/article/shadowfetch-debian-linux-with-local-ai/ [17:15] TR Bot tested a new Debian Linux loaded with local AI - see if it's right for you | ZDNET [17:15] TR News "Most people who step outside of Windows and macOS assume Linux is the only alternative worth taking seriously" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-isnt-your-only-escape-from-windows-and-macoshere-are-4-alternatives/ [17:15] TR Bot Linux isn't your only escape route from Windows and macOShere are 4 alternatives [17:16] TR News Windows TCO 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Orange_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [17:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Orange Pi, ESP32, and More [17:34] TR News (NEW): Games: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Skate 3 Recomp 2.0, EmuDeck, Denuvo DRM, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Games_S_T_A_L_K_E_R_2_Skate_3_Recomp_2_0_EmuDeck_Denuvo_DRM_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Games_S_T_A_L_K_E_R_2_Skate_3_Recomp_2_0_EmuDeck_Denuvo_DRM_and.gmi [17:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Skate 3 Recomp 2.0, EmuDeck, Denuvo DRM, and More [17:36] TR News (NEW): Mission Center 1.2.0 ReleasedMission Center 1.2.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Mission_Center_1_2_0_ReleasedMission_Center_1_2_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Mission_Center_1_2_0_ReleasedMission_Center_1_2_0_Released.gmi [17:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Mission Center 1.2.0 ReleasedMission Center 1.2.0 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News (NEW): KDE: KIO Too Slow for Many Files, New Developer Hacking on KDE's Network Manager https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/KDE_KIO_Too_Slow_for_Many_Files_New_Developer_Hacking_on_KDE_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/KDE_KIO_Too_Slow_for_Many_Files_New_Developer_Hacking_on_KDE_s_.gmi [17:39] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE: KIO Too Slow for Many Files, New Developer Hacking on KDE's Network Manager [17:41] TR News (NEW): Debian: Freexian, DebConf26, and Slopware Based on Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Debian_Freexian_DebConf26_and_Slopware_Based_on_Debian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Debian_Freexian_DebConf26_and_Slopware_Based_on_Debian.gmi [17:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian: Freexian, DebConf26, and Slopware Based on Debian [17:41] TR News (NEW): GUADEC, GNOME Shell Extensions, and Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/GUADEC_GNOME_Shell_Extensions_and_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: 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Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Web_and_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Web_and_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [17:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Web and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software [17:46] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [17:46] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [17:48] TR News Techrights Links 28/07/2026: "Peoples Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online" and SpaceX Stock Crashes Like Its Products https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Links_28_07_2026_People_s_Claude_Chats_Are_Publicly_Accessible_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Links_28_07_2026_People_s_Claude_Chats_Are_Publicly_Accessible_.gmi [17:48] TR Bot Techrights Links 28/07/2026: "Peoples Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online" and SpaceX Stock Crashes Like Its Products ● Jul 28 [18:10] *Goblin (~use@anjxxfe7gqque.irc) has joined #techrights [18:21] TR News Techrights What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.gmi [18:21] TR Bot Techrights What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime) [18:31] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [18:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [18:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [18:57] *psydroid|2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [18:57] *psydroid3 has quit 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[19:01] TR News Techrights Greenwashing Corruption With a "Chief Sustainability Officer", Who Infamously Defended Battisetelli's Crimes at the EPO and Petitioned for Him https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Greenwashing_Corruption_With_a_Chief_Sustainability_Officer_Who.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Greenwashing_Corruption_With_a_Chief_Sustainability_Officer_Who.gmi [19:01] TR Bot Techrights Greenwashing Corruption With a "Chief Sustainability Officer", Who Infamously Defended Battisetelli's Crimes at the EPO and Petitioned for Him [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: it won't save much [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] one person notices [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] then goes to some online thing [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] other people say me too [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] then bad press [19:07] schestowitz[TR2] then many people cancel [19:13] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:15] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Afghanistan_Reaches_7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Afghanistan_Reaches_7.gmi [19:15] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% [19:16] TR News Bank for charities pulls online services over security fears https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/28/bank-for-charities-pulls-online-services-over-security-fears/5279615 Source: The Register UK [19:16] TR Bot Bank for charities pulls online services over security fears [19:17] TR News Signals are grim for Jodrell Bank Observatory after UK science funding decision https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/28/signals-are-grim-for-jodrell-bank-observatory-after-uk-science-funding-decision/5279451 Source: The Register UK | [19:17] TR Bot Signals are grim for Jodrell Bank Observatory after UK science funding decision [19:18] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): Xbox Swings Into Damage Control Mode And Calls Extended Outage That Locked Players Out Of Their Games Unacceptable https://kotaku.com/xbox-swings-into-damage-control-mode-and-calls-extended-outage-that-locked-players-out-of-their-games-unacceptable-2000719748 [19:18] TR Bot Xbox Calls Outage That Locked Digital Games 'Unacceptable' [19:19] TR News NOTHING to do with chatbots/slop https://www.ibtimes.com/visa-reportedly-planning-cut-thousands-jobs-ai-played-role-decision-3805811 [19:19] TR Bot Is Reportedly Planning To Cut Thousands Of Jobs. AI Played a Role In The Decision | IBTimes [19:20] TR News Xbox Outage Raises an Uncomfortable Question: Do You Really Own Your Games? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/xbox-outage-digital-game-ownership-1810925 [19:20] TR Bot Xbox Outage Raises an Uncomfortable Question: Do You Really Own Your Games? | IBTimes UK [19:29] TR News (NEW): Wayfire 0.11 Wayland Compositor Adds Better Fractional Scaling, HDR Rendering https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Wayfire_0_11_Wayland_Compositor_Adds_Better_Fractional_Scaling_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Wayfire_0_11_Wayland_Compositor_Adds_Better_Fractional_Scaling_.gmi [19:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Wayfire 0.11 Wayland Compositor Adds Better Fractional Scaling, HDR Rendering [19:30] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [19:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [19:33] TR News Techrights Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill Windows Next https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Microsoft_What_Kills_XBox_Will_Kil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Microsoft_What_Kills_XBox_Will_Kil.gmi [19:33] TR Bot Techrights Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill Windows Next [19:58] TR News Techrights "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Social_Dialogue_With_the_Man_Who_Never_Faced_Real_Competition_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Social_Dialogue_With_the_Man_Who_Never_Faced_Real_Competition_a.gmi [19:58] TR Bot Techrights "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals ● Jul 28 [20:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: AmEx tries to pitch themselves as a "premium" brand but the customer support is getting worse than Capital One. [20:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The Discover credit cards are now in the Capital One app. [20:12] IsambardPrince Which I guess is better than the Discover app. I did not like that app. It's one less app on my phone. [20:12] IsambardPrince The Discover card support still rings through to an American so I suppose that's a good reason to shift spend to the miles card. [20:12] IsambardPrince I don't like ringing through to foreign support. [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] as i said, some resort to LLMs, then many people cancel [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] i don't know those apps and things [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] we never borrowed any more [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] or any moneyu at all [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] ever [20:15] schestowitz[TR2] unlike Desperado [20:15] IsambardPrince Yeah, don't ever revolve credit card bills. [20:15] IsambardPrince Either pay them in full or cancel and cut up the card. [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] Desperado jus got a bill [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] 96+k [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] pounds [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] about $130k [20:24] TR News OEM Production 2550L2D-MxPC gopher://gopher.zcrayfish.soy:70/1/phlog/20260727-oem-production-2550l2d-mxpc [20:26] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [20:26] TR News "short and sweet. i paid for astrill vpn while traveling. it was easy to setup on my phone, but not my arch linux computer." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-07-28 [20:27] TR News "Away from the screen, with the screen off or out of view, I look at my to do list on paper, I look through the whole thing (things I want to do onscreen or IRL), and I write down things I want to do." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/screenitem [20:28] TR News "I just found out about this project a musician did this year, whereby he would personally send you a USB with his music on it. It doesn'tm exist anywhere online, and he rightfully assumed he would have a similar amount of listeners to his music anyway. Although, it seems he probably had to send out more than anticipated, from the sounds of the update on his site." gemini://lowkey.party/gemlog/20260728-strategies-against-algorithms/ [20:29] TR News "DIY is a major industry, even a kind of leisure activity, in the UK. Everybody has one or two "DIYers" in the family but, when I first became a homeowner back in the 90s, I'd never even changed a lightbulb." gemini://larsthebear.me/ondiy.gmi [20:35] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/07/2026: Strategies Against Algorithms and DIYers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Gemini_Links_28_07_2026_Strategies_Against_Algorithms_and_DIYer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Gemini_Links_28_07_2026_Strategies_Against_Algorithms_and_DIYer.gmi [20:35] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 28/07/2026: Strategies Against Algorithms and DIYers [20:45] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:46] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [20:53] TR News (NEW): Getting More Political https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Getting_More_Political.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Getting_More_Political.gmi [20:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Getting More Political [20:55] TR News Still about 10% "Linux" https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/#monthly-200902-202607 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/02/statCounter_Sees_The_Netherlands_Leading_the_Way_in_GNU_Linux_G.shtml psydroid [20:55] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Netherlands | Statcounter Global Stats [20:55] TR Bot Tux Machines statCounter Sees The Netherlands Leading the Way in GNU/Linux Growth in Europe [20:56] TR News GNU/Linux 6% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/palestinian-territory/#monthly-200902-202607 [20:56] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Palestinian Territory | Statcounter Global Stats [20:57] TR News Also 6% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/somalia/#monthly-200902-202607 [20:57] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Somalia | Statcounter Global Stats ● Jul 28 [21:41] TR News Techrights At Microsoft, PIPs Are Sometimes Known as "LITE" (a Silent Layoffs Legal Hack or a Shrewd Workaround to Skirt WARN Act) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/At_Microsoft_PIPs_Are_Sometimes_Known_as_LITE_a_Silent_Layoffs_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/At_Microsoft_PIPs_Are_Sometimes_Known_as_LITE_a_Silent_Layoffs_.gmi [21:42] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, PIPs Are Sometimes Known as "LITE" (a Silent Layoffs Legal Hack or a Shrewd Workaround to Skirt WARN Act) [21:43] TR News On IBM: "they all deserve to be laid off" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky9xhn9h [21:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky9xhn9h ) [21:45] *dassen (birdbird@172.56.vlw.nyh) has joined #techrights [21:46] *dassen has quit (Client Quit) [21:53] *TMF (~TMF@jh92jbszv42ps.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 28 [22:10] TR News Techrights In IBM, PIPs and RAs (Layoffs) Have Become Almost the Same Thing, Workers 'Expire' With Age (Seniority, Experience) and Empathy is Punishable by Termination https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/In_IBM_PIPs_and_RAs_Layoffs_Have_Become_Almost_the_Same_Thing_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/In_IBM_PIPs_and_RAs_Layoffs_Have_Become_Almost_the_Same_Thing_W.gmi [22:10] TR Bot Techrights In IBM, PIPs and RAs (Layoffs) Have Become Almost the Same Thing, Workers 'Expire' With Age (Seniority, Experience) and Empathy is Punishable by Termination [22:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:13] TR News Comedy legend https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/fawlty-towers-star-john-cleese-102900000.html [22:13] TR Bot Fawlty Towers star John Cleese says he trusts Rupert Lowe more than any other UK leader - AOL [22:14] TR News Total trash from social control media https://www.thepoke.com/2026/07/28/count-binface-released-his-clacton-manifesto/2/ [22:14] TR Bot Count Binface released his Clacton manifesto, and it could well have Nigel Farage in a cold sweat for the Wayne Rooney policy alone - Page 2 of 2 - The Poke [22:14] TR News Press rewarding the nuts [22:18] TR News Some changes here https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/argentina/#monthly-200902-202607 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/02/Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Low_in_Argentina_GNU_Linux_Rises_Abov.shtml [22:18] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Argentina | Statcounter Global Stats [22:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows Falls to All-Time Low in Argentina, GNU/Linux Rises Above 5% [22:34] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [22:38] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:42] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 28 [23:10] *TMF has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:42] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:49] *cow_20012 (~username@wusiwah4aa7ye.irc) has joined #techrights