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[00:06]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, That Suspend stuff is good stuff against roaches.
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	You spray it and they just die in minutes. It stays there and gets on any that touch it.
[00:07]	MinceR	:>
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	It's crystals, deltamethrin crystals.
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	I have Orkin rotate poisons.
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	If a few are resistant to one, something else kills them.
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	Or they get stuck in my traps that I've deployed as a perimeter defense.
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	So the guy next door is crawling and the only roach activity I've seen in my unit is a few strays that crawled through the wall and died from the poison or got stuck on a glue trap.
[00:09]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Glue traps are great.
[00:09]	IsambardPrince	They won't solve an infestation, but they're one tool in the toolkit, they catch whatever happens to crawl through and they're like 20 cents each.
[00:10]	IsambardPrince	Whatever they catch dies and doesn't go on to breed with something and increase the problem you're trying to fix.
[00:10]	IsambardPrince	They monitor areas and let you know where to tell the exterminator to carpet bomb next time.
[00:11]	IsambardPrince	If you catch one in the utility closet but all the others are clean, you know there's something going on in there.
[00:18]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/calculating-2
[00:19]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Calculating
[00:31]	MinceR	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-links-windows-11-boot-failures-to-failed-december-2025-update/
[00:31]	TR Bot	 Microsoft links Windows 11 boot failures to failed December 2025 update
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[00:49]	IsambardPrince	My Chromebook is really fast.
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	And even Linux applications run well.
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	I have never had it fail to boot up.
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	Or start doing weird shit because I applied updates that turned out to be broken.
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	So why do people buy Windows 11?
[00:49]	IsambardPrince	Most of the alternatives are at least faster and more reliable.
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[01:15]	lxo	https://tubefree.org/w/faD93wn8B59HCsydCseVfN <- I speak about software freedom, free software, SaaSS, FSFLA, Linux-libre, GNU, 0G, licensing and more
[01:15]	TR Bot	 E71 - Building Freedom: A Conversation with AlexandreOliva, FSF Latin America CoFounder - Tube Free
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[01:59]	MinceR	(cat) (no audio) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1667/19/1667191930652.webm
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[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-290126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-290126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-290126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-290126.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 29, 2026
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[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 29, 2026
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[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 29, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	CoFounder
[02:49]	TR News	E71 - Building Freedom: A Conversation with AlexandreOliva, FSF Latin America CoFounder https://tubefree.org/w/faD93wn8B59HCsydCseVfN
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-290126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-290126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-290126.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 29, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-29.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-29.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-2026-01-29.txt
[02:52]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[02:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[02:52]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 29, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_29_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_29_2026.gmi 
[02:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 29, 2026
[02:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:53]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[02:56]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-30.gmi
[02:58]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1551.jpg
[02:58]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1901.jpg
● Jan 30
[03:01]	TR News	"Sunday, end of the week. It's been a packed week at work, and quite a busy weekend, but now it's over, only to repeat again in a few days. I guess it's good overall, feels like living." gemini://thousand.naps.day/d/2026-01-25.gmi
[03:01]	TR News	Yesterday I said "Why not" and extended ox-gmi emacs package to deal with exactly the structure of the notes that I personally prefer (small collection of large org files, each around a specific topic)." gemini://thousand.naps.day/d/2026-01-27.gmi
[03:03]	TR News	"I was struggling to figure out what to have for lunch on days when we are busy with schoolwork. In the week before New Year, I realized I needed to change something because we had ramen every other day in December." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/emily/20260128.gmi
[03:04]	TR News	"Mercedes are said to have exploited the same loophole, and they have done a huge amount of test mileage. Their only complaint has been other teams' issues on track occasionally halting testing. All the teams say they're working on reliability, not lap time. But when people have suggested that Mercedes and Red Bull are fastest, no one disagreed." gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2026-01-30_New_year__new_cars__new_testing_programme.gmi
[03:04]	TR News	La Visitante - Alberto Chimal gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/lavisitante.gmi
[03:05]	TR News	"I made an online daily Crossword game, with leaderboards and puzzle archive, over Gemini. Built it as example usage for my gemini application framework, it's still fairly new but ready for you to try out! Feedback and comments welcome :)" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/alanbato/37413
[03:06]	TR News	"Actually the vi append (and change and insert, which are all handled by a shared "aci" routine) do allow for arguments (or an argument), though like a shell command must be the last command listed. I'm pretty sure I'd come across this in the source and forgot about it, perhaps to preserve what are left of the sanity points." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/29/appendum.gmi
[03:07]	TR News	"I did not get the memo that Windows uses an IP (Internet Protocol) TTL (Time To Live) of 128." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/29.1
[03:07]	TR News	"Sometimes, things turn out to me far more useful than it appeared before trying it. For me, this was the case with the brouter web page at https://brouter.de ." gemini://small-tardis.dnshome.de/jnxx/microblog/2026-01-29_Brouter.gmi
[03:07]	TR Bot	 BRouter: Advanced OSM Routing
[03:12]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 30/01/2026: Announcing Crossyword and SYN Attack https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Gemini_Links_30_01_2026_Announcing_Crossyword_and_SYN_Attack.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Gemini_Links_30_01_2026_Announcing_Crossyword_and_SYN_Attack.gmi 
[03:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 30/01/2026: Announcing Crossyword and SYN Attack
[03:16]	IsambardPrince	Jamie Dimon is a real shithead.
[03:16]	IsambardPrince	He said if people lose their credit cards, they won't be able to pay their water bills.
[03:16]	IsambardPrince	Well, if you put your water bill on the credit card so it doesn't get shut off, you have water for another month. You also have that bill accumulating 25-30% interest.
[03:17]	IsambardPrince	So unless you win the lottery before you go broke, depending on credit cards to plug holes in your budget is stupid.
[03:17]	IsambardPrince	It won't work. It will look to others as if everything is fine for the months or years you can hold up the minimum payments and do balance transfers, but you've already lost when you get into this pattern.
[03:18]	IsambardPrince	You're already dead and you don't realize it yet.
[03:18]	IsambardPrince	You've set events in motion where you'll be in bankruptcy in 5-7 years.
[03:19]	IsambardPrince	A bankruptcy lawyer told me once that banks don't care if you file bankruptcy because they have data that shows them most people will do anything to try to put off a bankruptcy.
[03:19]	IsambardPrince	So by the time their credit cards get discharged, the banks already made more than they lost.
[03:21]	IsambardPrince	The only time going this route can make sense is if you're so old you'll die before you reach the end of the line.
[03:22]	IsambardPrince	You know, the doctor says there's cancer and you have half a year, I mean, okay.
[03:22]	IsambardPrince	Use the credit cards. What's the worst they can do to you?
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[03:32]	TR News	Techrights State of the Slop and The Register MS Runs Ads as 'Articles' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/State_of_the_Slop_and_The_Register_MS_Runs_Ads_as_Articles.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/State_of_the_Slop_and_The_Register_MS_Runs_Ads_as_Articles.gmi 
[03:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights State of the Slop and The Register MS Runs Ads as 'Articles'
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[03:35]	TR News	Techrights Strike at the EPO Today https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Strike_at_the_EPO_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Strike_at_the_EPO_Today.gmi 
[03:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Strike at the EPO Today
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	OpenText Here - They just hired Ayman Antoun as or CEO. Should we be worried
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	Our company isn't doing great and we were hoping the next CEO would actually be able to help us.
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	Care to way in on what kind of boss Ayman will be?
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	Arrogant. Know it all. Bully. Not too bright. Avoids taking risks. Plays favorites. This post will be around for about 30 minutes before the powers to be remove it so enjoy it while it is here.
[03:37]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[03:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg5v8wj8
[03:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg5v8wj8 )
[03:38]	TR News	IBM's RTO layoffs: "5 days on coming in early May !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191
[03:38]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191 )
[03:39]	TR News	"Thats that IBM bullsh-t we have been talking about!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05
[03:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 )
[03:39]	TR News	"my manager says I dont perform at band level and I offered to go down a level and he said it wasnt being offered as an option"
[03:40]	TR News	"IBM has become more and more aggressive with this low performance identification. It used to be a legit way of helping employees to improve. At least In my experience (11 years as a FLM), things went south after COVID."
[03:40]	TR News	"We went from: please identify low performers and work with them, to: I need 6 low performers from your team, 2 per band (7,8,9) and make sure they come from high cost locations, Also from those 6 make sure at least 2 are shown the door (they call it exit target), then few months later, you are handed a list of ppl to RA (like in Nov 2025), that has all the ppl identified and some more."
[03:40]	TR News	"Because this is done yearly (some times every 6 months), the manager ends running out of low performers on high cost locations, and this is when you start seeing, good and productive employees in these (BS) lists."
[03:41]	TR News	"correct they are using as a tool for layoffs not the tool it was originally intended for"
[03:41]	TR News	"why are they claiming 73 percent placed on pips from 2023 to today successfully accomplished their pip and continued to grow at IBM? (Verbatim from low performance indicator email from middle of last year)."
[03:42]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], There was a Yahoo Finance article about Microsoft disappointing on "AI" earnings.
[03:43]	IsambardPrince	Like Google, they cram it into everything then you're using it even if you don't use it.
[03:43]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I threw the storage bags away and turned on the Chromebook again.
[03:43]	IsambardPrince	There were some dead baby roaches in the bags. So I'm assuming they hatched and died at some point.
[03:44]	IsambardPrince	It's been six months and the first month had a pest strip in with them and this past week has been in the trunk in subzero temperatures each night.
[03:50]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft's Debt Exploded by More Than 20 Billion Dollars This Past Year, Says Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Microsoft_s_Debt_Exploded_by_More_Than_20_Billion_Dollars_This_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Microsoft_s_Debt_Exploded_by_More_Than_20_Billion_Dollars_This_.gmi 
[03:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft's Debt Exploded by More Than 20 Billion Dollars This Past Year, Says Microsoft
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], With a $4 trillion market cap.
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	Based on things and stuff.
[03:51]	MinceR	they even renamed the microslop 365 (office) app to the microslop 365 copilot app
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	You notice how they valued Brex at $12 billion then two years later, Crapital One bought it for $5 billion.
[03:51]	MinceR	before that it used to be called office
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	Still might have overpaid, but that means Brex was overvalued by more than half.
[03:51]	TR News	PR/HR agent? "I personally love copilot at Microsoft. Jarring to see many people hate it" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph
[03:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph )
[03:51]	IsambardPrince	By $7 billion at least.,
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	They do this with startups, but not just startups.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	It's like getting a house appraised. Okay, you still may not be able to sell it for that.
[03:52]	IsambardPrince	You know, people fudge appraisals all the time.
[03:53]	IsambardPrince	When they're trying to get a HELOC they ask the appraiser to really talk it up.
[03:53]	IsambardPrince	Then when they're filing bankruptcy, they get another appraisal and start telling the guy all about the old roof that needs replaced, all that stuff.
[03:54]	IsambardPrince	My cousin got a friend to do the appraisal for her bankruptcy.
[03:54]	IsambardPrince	It came in just under the exemption.
[03:54]	IsambardPrince	That's not even the first time I heard someone say they did that.
[03:55]	IsambardPrince	It's one of those things where you don't know what it's worth until you list it for sale and potentially wait several months and not get what you wanted.
[03:55]	IsambardPrince	If Brex was ever really worth $12 billion they would have tried to get something close to that from Crapital One. 
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[03:55]	IsambardPrince	They sold it quickly at $5 billion.
[03:55]	IsambardPrince	So that's how valuations work.
[03:55]	IsambardPrince	And some are more extreme than that.
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[04:03]	TR News	Techrights Cracks and Holes in Microsoft's Slop Bubble (Also, Windows is Declining) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Cracks_and_Holes_in_Microsoft_s_Slop_Bubble_Also_Windows_is_Dec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Cracks_and_Holes_in_Microsoft_s_Slop_Bubble_Also_Windows_is_Dec.gmi 
[04:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights Cracks and Holes in Microsoft's Slop Bubble (Also, Windows is Declining)
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[04:22]	TR News	Techrights The "Open Source" (Corporate Openwashing) Fake Community Rejects Democracy, Open Source Initiative is in Effect Dead https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Open_Source_Corporate_Openwashing_Fake_Community_Rejects_De.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Open_Source_Corporate_Openwashing_Fake_Community_Rejects_De.gmi 
[04:22]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Open Source" (Corporate Openwashing) Fake Community Rejects Democracy, Open Source Initiative is in Effect Dead
[04:39]	TR News	Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XVI - The Associates of Mr. Cocainegate Don't Want to Talk About Cocainegate (Right of Reply) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XVI_The_Associates_of_Mr_Cocainegate_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XVI_The_Associates_of_Mr_Cocainegate_Do.gmi 
[04:39]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XVI - The Associates of Mr. Cocainegate Don't Want to Talk About Cocainegate (Right of Reply)
[04:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  January Nearly Over Already! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/January_Nearly_Over_Already.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/January_Nearly_Over_Already.gmi 
[04:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines January Nearly Over Already!
● Jan 30
[05:05]	TR News	Techrights Affirming What We Already Know: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is Profoundly Incompetent https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Affirming_What_We_Already_Know_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Affirming_What_We_Already_Know_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_.gmi 
[05:05]	TR Bot	 Techrights Affirming What We Already Know: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is Profoundly Incompetent
[05:08]	TR News	Schneier book will be finished after the slop bubble pops. It won't age well.
[05:14]	TR News	Techrights Australia's top nurse takes on Musk, Zuckerberg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Australia_s_top_nurse_takes_on_Musk_Zuckerberg_rogue_health_inf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Australia_s_top_nurse_takes_on_Musk_Zuckerberg_rogue_health_inf.gmi 
[05:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Australia's top nurse takes on Musk, Zuckerberg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers
[05:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Calibre_9_0_Open_Source_Ebook_Manager_Released_with_New_Bookshe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Calibre_9_0_Open_Source_Ebook_Manager_Released_with_New_Bookshe.gmi 
[05:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View
[05:30]	TR News	Techrights Facebook ('Meta') is Dead Meat, This GAFAM Company's Debt Exploded by Almost 33 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months (11 Billion Per Month) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Facebook_Meta_is_Dead_Meat_This_GAFAM_Company_s_Debt_Exploded_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Facebook_Meta_is_Dead_Meat_This_GAFAM_Company_s_Debt_Exploded_b.gmi 
[05:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights Facebook ('Meta') is Dead Meat, This GAFAM Company's Debt Exploded by Almost 33 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months (11 Billion Per Month)
[05:47]	TR News	Techrights Oracle's Debt Exploded by 22 Billion Dollars in 6 Months, the Ponzi Scheme With Scam Altman Was Classic 'Pump and Dump' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Oracle_s_Debt_Exploded_by_22_Billion_Dollars_in_6_Months_the_Po.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Oracle_s_Debt_Exploded_by_22_Billion_Dollars_in_6_Months_the_Po.gmi 
[05:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights Oracle's Debt Exploded by 22 Billion Dollars in 6 Months, the Ponzi Scheme With Scam Altman Was Classic 'Pump and Dump'
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[06:20]	TR News	Techrights EPO on Strike https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/EPO_on_Strike.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/EPO_on_Strike.gmi 
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights EPO on Strike
[06:42]	TR News	Techrights The Letter Sent to the Ringleader of the Alicante Mafia This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Letter_Sent_to_the_Ringleader_of_the_Alicante_Mafia_This_We.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Letter_Sent_to_the_Ringleader_of_the_Alicante_Mafia_This_We.gmi 
[06:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Letter Sent to the Ringleader of the Alicante Mafia This Week
[06:57]	TR News	"Arrogant. Know it all. Bully. Not too bright. Avoids taking risks. Plays favorites. This post will be around for about 30 minutes before the powers to be remove it so enjoy it while it is here." "Sounds like the last guy at OT." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg5v8wj8
[06:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg5v8wj8 )
● Jan 30
[07:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/A_Bunch_of_Developers_Have_Come_Together_to_Make_Linux_Gaming_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/A_Bunch_of_Developers_Have_Come_Together_to_Make_Linux_Gaming_G.gmi 
[07:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great
[07:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU//Linux Surges in Martinique (Over 5%) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/GNu_Linux_Surges_in_Martinique.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/GNu_Linux_Surges_in_Martinique.gmi 
[07:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU//Linux Surges in Martinique (Over 5%)
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[07:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	lxo: did you see https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/anthony_zone___fireside_fedi___is_avoiding_to_interview_richard_stallman_out_of_fear ?
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's down atm
[07:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	mentioned you
[07:18]	TR Bot	( status 504 @ https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/anthony_zone___fireside_fedi___is_avoiding_to_interview_richard_stallman_out_of_fear )
[07:18]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The same Free Software Foundation that was started by Richard Stallman. Yesterday, on 28th of January 2026 he interviewed Alexandre Oliva, one of the founders "
[07:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why I trust open-source software more now than I did five years ago https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Why_I_trust_open_source_software_more_now_than_I_did_five_years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Why_I_trust_open_source_software_more_now_than_I_did_five_years.gmi 
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why I trust open-source software more now than I did five years ago
[07:22]	TR News	Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-ea-app-again-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-ea-app-again-on-steamos-linux/
[07:22]	TR Bot	Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux
[07:22]	TR News	The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-original-final-fantasy-vii-is-getting-a-new-refreshed-edition/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-original-final-fantasy-vii-is-getting-a-new-refreshed-edition/
[07:22]	TR Bot	original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition | GamingOnLinux
[07:23]	TR News	HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/huntdown-overtime-looks-like-a-glorious-follow-up-to-huntdown-from-2021/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/huntdown-overtime-looks-like-a-glorious-follow-up-to-huntdown-from-2021/
[07:23]	TR Bot	OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021 | GamingOnLinux
[07:23]	TR News	"The Return of Digg, and the Proliferation of Cancel Culture" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/26/1911209
[07:23]	TR Bot	 The Return of Digg, and the Proliferation of Cancel Culture - SoylentNews
[07:24]	TR News	techdirt boosting toxic, oligarchs-controlled social control media weapons https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/the-social-media-addiction-narrative-may-be-more-harmful-than-social-media-itself/
[07:24]	TR Bot	Social Media Addiction Narrative May Be More Harmful Than Social Media Itself | Techdirt
[07:25]	TR News	Stardew Valley dev makes it clear Haunted Chocolatier is progressing well | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stardew-valley-dev-makes-it-clear-haunted-chocolatier-is-progressing-well/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stardew-valley-dev-makes-it-clear-haunted-chocolatier-is-progressing-well/
[07:25]	TR Bot	Valley dev makes it clear Haunted Chocolatier is progressing well | GamingOnLinux
[07:26]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/stop-killing-games-gets-over-1-million-petition-signatures-verified-by-eu/ | Source: Techdirt
[07:26]	TR Bot	Killing Games Gets Over 1 Million Petition Signatures Verified By EU | Techdirt
[07:26]	TR News	"Hahn may find the Wayback Machine less risky than the official API, but that was the reason Reddit cited when it blocked the Internet Archive last year." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/publishers-restricting-internet-archive/ | Source: Nick Heer
[07:26]	TR Bot	 Publishers Are Restricting Internet Archive, Access Attempting to Avoid A.I. Scraping Pixel Envy
[07:26]	TR News	Yesterday I announced that we are throttling access to the FCCs IPs on Neocities to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth" https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war | Source: Neocities
[07:26]	TR Bot	 The "fast lane" to internet civil war
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[07:27]	TR News	"That list showed that ICE was routinely snatching people who were lawfully in the country and then defying judicial orders to give them a bail hearing or release them." https://emptywheel.net/2026/01/29/the-disappearances-in-minnesota/ |
[07:27]	TR Bot	 The Disappearances in Minnesota - emptywheel
[07:27]	TR News	"What will happen on February 1st if you try to fly without ID, or without REAL-ID, and without paying the $45 fee or answering more questions?" https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/29/tsa-plans-illegal-id-and-fee-shakedown-starting-feb-1-2026/ | Source: Papers Please
[07:27]	TR Bot	 TSA plans illegal ID and fee shakedown starting Feb. 1, 2026 Papers, Please!
[07:27]	TR News	"Technically, the press is allowed to be present. Credentials are issued not only to state media but also to foreign outlets such as the BBC and Reuters." https://www.thevietnamese.org/2026/01/why-the-press-is-shut-out-of-viet-nams-14th-party-congress/ | Source: The Vietnamese Magazine
[07:27]	TR Bot	 Why the Press is Shut Out of Vit Nams 14th Party Congress
[07:27]	TR News	"But in spinning their latest web of lies, Trump and his aides didnt reckon with the ingenuity and courage of Minnesotans who witnessed Border Control officers shooting Pretti" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/citizen-journalists-minneapolis-heroes/ | Source: The Nation
[07:27]	TR Bot	 Citizen Journalists Are Minneapoliss Unsung Heroes | The Nation
[07:28]	TR News	"I had 1.4 million followers there. I have been building that platform for four years now" https://truthout.org/articles/tiktok-takes-down-gaza-journalist-bisan-owdas-account-mere-days-after-us-deal/ | Source: TruthOut
[07:28]	TR Bot	 TikTok Takes Down Gaza Journalist Bisan Owdas Account Mere Days After US Deal | Truthout
[07:30]	TR News	"Privacy Sandbox" https://blog.zgp.org/two-obsolete-heuristics/ | Source: Don Marti
[07:30]	TR Bot	 two obsolete heuristics
[07:30]	TR News	[Old] "Alistair Cooke, graduate of Cambridge and a reporter for the Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian) and the BBC for many years, entertained us with his erudite and wry insights." https://medium.com/@angkor123/letter-from-america-how-alistair-cooke-would-describe-us-today-19b60cabfdac | Source: Medium
[07:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@angkor123/letter-from-america-how-alistair-cooke-would-describe-us-today-19b60cabfdac )
[07:33]	TR News	"As Ive reported extensively on The Drone Girl, this isnt just another incremental restriction on Chinese-made drones." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/29/fcc-uas-ban-aviation-week-podcast/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[07:33]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/29/fcc-uas-ban-aviation-week-podcast/ )
[07:33]	TR News	"facial skin micromovements" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/2026-01-29/ty-article/.premium/apple-buys-israeli-startup-specializing-in-sound-facial-detection-in-1-5b-deal/0000019c-0b1c-d9e0-a59f-0b1f8d210000 | Source: Haaretz
[07:33]	TR Bot	 Apple Buys Israeli Startup Specializing in Sound, Facial Detection in $1.5B Deal - Tech News
[07:34]	TR News	"Devices from even the most stalwart right-to-repair companies suffer from undervoltage issues." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/ode-to-the-aa-battery/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Ode to the AA Battery - Jeff Geerling
[07:34]	TR News	"Typically, the grid operator doesnt announce details about why an outage occurs until later." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131863/grid-winter-storms/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[07:34]	TR Bot	 How the grid can ride out winter storms | MIT Technology Review
[07:35]	TR News	"Stocks go up, [cryptocurrency] stays flat. Stocks go down, [cryptocurrency] goes down" https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-bitcoin-crash-2026 | Source: Futurism
[07:35]	TR Bot	 Crypto Bros in Meltdown as Bitcoin Crashes
[07:35]	TR News	"Ah, she told me, in Italy, many packages of plastic plates etc. are labelled saying they can be re-used. Problem solved." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/plastic-loophole | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
[07:35]	TR Bot	 Plastic Loophole | Jeremy Cherfas
[07:35]	TR News	"If all the new projects in development end up being fired up, that'll equate to around 53.2 billion tonnes of lifetime CO emissions" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/ai_datacenter_boom_tripled_us_gas_power_builds/ | Source: The Register UK
[07:35]	TR Bot	 US gas power projects tripled in 2025 on AI demand The Register
[07:35]	TR News	"Today, one of our most iconic waterways, the Rouge River, faces a quiet but growing threat from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/29/pfas-is-poisoning-detroits-future-rouge-river-shows-why-rules-must-be-strengthened-not-weakened/ | Source: Michigan Advance
[07:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/29/pfas-is-poisoning-detroits-future-rouge-river-shows-why-rules-must-be-strengthened-not-weakened/ )
[07:36]	TR News	"The US establishment media, ever on hand to assist with the vilification of Iran and pave the way for imperial aggression, have jumped at the chance to expose alleged government savagery." https://fair.org/home/us-media-keen-on-iranian-unrest-less-so-on-us-and-israels-role-in-it/ | Source: FAIR
[07:36]	TR Bot	 US Media Keen on Iranian UnrestLess So on US and Israels Role in It FAIR
[07:38]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[07:51]	TR News	Techrights Why Would Anyboby be Afraid of Talking to Richard Stallman? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Why_Would_Anyboby_be_Afraid_of_Talking_to_Richard_Stallman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Why_Would_Anyboby_be_Afraid_of_Talking_to_Richard_Stallman.gmi 
[07:51]	TR Bot	 Techrights Why Would Anyboby be Afraid of Talking to Richard Stallman?
● Jan 30
[08:06]	TR News	"thinks of international trade as a zero-sum game" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-world-files-for-economic-divorce | Source: Paul Krugman
[08:06]	TR Bot	 The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
[08:07]	TR News	"Cryptography can indeed keep your private data safe, but only if you guard the keys privately and safely." https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-01-25-compromising-encryption-keys.en.html |
[08:07]	TR Bot	 compromising encryption keys
[08:08]	TR News	"The standard itself is simple. Here is a diagram that predates the one in the standard, but says the same thing: [...]" https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/29/now-we-begin/ | Source: Doc Searls
[08:08]	TR Bot	 Now We Begin Doc Searls Weblog
[08:08]	TR News	"Whenever you use your computer, phone or a "smart" device, you're creating thousands of little bits of information that can tell someone all about you" https://missionlibre.org/?q=whos-spying-on-you |
[08:08]	TR Bot	 Who's Spying on You? | Mission:Libre
[08:08]	TR News	"The government has confirmed that it has no plans to create a national identification system." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/01/government-says-there-are-no-plans-for-national-digital-id-to-access-services/ | Source: Michael Geist
[08:08]	TR Bot	 Government Says There Are No Plans for National Digital ID To Access Services - Michael Geist
[08:09]	TR News	"Section 702 is set to expire on April 19 but, thus far, no renewal legislation has been introduced." https://therecord.media/nsa-pick-champions-fsa-renewal-nomination-advances | Source: The Record
[08:09]	TR Bot	 NSA pick champions foreign spying law as nomination advances | The Record from Recorded Future News
[08:09]	TR News	"The letter touches on many of the surveillance technologies and companies that 404 Media has been writing about in recent months, including Flock license plate readers, Penlink social media and location data monitoring" https://www.404media.co/senators-push-for-answers-on-ices-surveillance-shopping-spree/ | Source: 404 Media
[08:09]	TR Bot	 Senators Push for Answers on ICE's Surveillance Shopping Spree
[08:09]	TR News	"Thats not the discussion. I think its weird and creepy, and it shows a very predatory mindset." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-glasses-fans | Source: Futurism
[08:09]	TR Bot	 The Worst People Alive Are Obsessed With Meta's Video Recording Glasses
[08:10]	TR News	"Over the past several years Ive actively worked to decentralize my online presence and reduce (as much as is realistic) my use of giant social media platforms." https://houseofkyle.com/2026/01/25/too-much-kyle/ | Source: Kyle Ford
[08:10]	TR Bot	 Too Much Kyle House of Kyle
[08:34]	TR News	"How badly do you want to win an online argument? I certainly hope it's not enough to put the life of the other person at risk." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/four-arrested-crackdown-discord-swatting-doxing | Source: Bitdefender
[08:34]	TR Bot	 Four arrested in crackdown on Discord-Based SWATting and doxing
[08:34]	TR News	"Judging by the reports I saw, there are attempts to crack down on Signal groups and the other ways people use to communicate and organize" https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/digital-resistance | Source: Manuel Moreale
[08:34]	TR Bot	 Digital resistance Manu
[08:34]	TR News	"just tear us apart" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/a-start-in-bridging-divisiveness-rein-in-social-media/ | Source: Harvard University
[08:34]	TR Bot	 A start in bridging divisiveness: Rein in social media Harvard Gazette
[08:35]	TR News	"So far, the company has received more than 400 job applications for 23 vacant summer positions in the capital region." https://yle.fi/a/74-20207179 | Source: YLE
[08:35]	TR Bot	 AI-generated bearded 'boomer' in summer job ad raises eyebrows, criticism | Yle News | Yle
[08:35]	TR News	"The AI that actually does things." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/28/moltbot-clawdbot-an-expensive-and-insecure-ai-agent-that-doesnt-work/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[08:35]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/28/moltbot-clawdbot-an-expensive-and-insecure-ai-agent-that-doesnt-work/ )
[08:35]	TR News	"Rodrigo Ghedin at the Brazilian tech blog Manual do Usurio is running translations of Pivot to AI into Portuguese!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/29/pivot-to-ai-in-portuguese-at-manual-do-usuario/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[08:35]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/29/pivot-to-ai-in-portuguese-at-manual-do-usuario/ )
[08:35]	TR News	"OpenAI Is Headed For Bankruptcy." https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/29/watts-up/ | Source: Doc Searls
[08:35]	TR Bot	 Watts Up Doc Searls Weblog
[08:36]	TR News	"Federal regulators said they are investigating how the autonomous vehicle handled the incident." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/29/waymo-autonomous-vehicle-crash/ | Source: The Washington Post
[08:36]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/29/waymo-autonomous-vehicle-crash/ )
[08:37]	TR News	"The Alphabet Inc. unit first debuted the algorithm in June. Until now, it was accessible only through an application programming interface limited to noncommercial research use cases." https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/28/google-deepmind-open-sources-alphagenome-medical-research-model/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[08:37]	TR Bot	DeepMind open-sources AlphaGenome medical research model - SiliconANGLE
[08:37]	TR News	"Its not that these amounts are insane, but regular applications that dont provide a recurring service, dont need subscriptions." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/rants/this-has-got-to-stop/ | Source: Matthew Weber
[08:37]	TR Bot	 This Has Got To Stop - Matt's Blog
[08:37]	TR News	"In this blog post, we dive into the mechanics of the attack and explore detection and mitigation strategies for it." https://blog.nviso.eu/2026/01/29/consentfix-a-k-a-authcodefix-detecting-oauth2-authorization-code-phishing/ | Source: NVISO Labs
[08:37]	TR Bot	 ConsentFix (a.k.a. AuthCodeFix): Detecting OAuth2 Authorization Code Phishing
[08:38]	TR News	"Jobs leadership style could verge on the tyrannical" https://theconversation.com/apples-unrivalled-commitment-to-excellence-is-fading-a-designer-explains-why-274475 | Source: The Conversation
[08:38]	TR Bot	 Apples unrivalled commitment to excellence is fading a designer explains why
[08:39]	TR News	"In a new 12-month clinical trial of 130 healthy adults aged between 26 and 58" https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-can-actually-make-your-brain-look-younger-mri-scans-reveal | Source: Science Alert
[08:39]	TR Bot	Can Actually Make Your Brain Look Younger, MRI Scans Reveal : ScienceAlert
[08:39]	TR News	"The problem is structural. We once formed identities by testing them against bounded arenas neighborhoods, schools, workplaces." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/29/the-internet-isnt-just-shortening-your-attention-span-its-dissolving-your-identity.html | Source: BoingBoing
[08:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/29/the-internet-isnt-just-shortening-your-attention-span-its-dissolving-your-identity.html )
[08:41]	TR News	"I'm reporting on a recent experience with a faulty RAM module that caused chaos on my system." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1117/the-ram-nightmare-how-i-lost-my-sanity-and-almost-my-deadline | Source: David Revoy
[08:41]	TR Bot	 The RAM Nightmare: How I Lost My Sanity (and Almost My Deadline) - David Revoy
[08:46]	TR News	Techrights Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin_With_Some_IBM_Red_Ha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin_With_Some_IBM_Red_Ha.gmi 
[08:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure
[08:50]	TR News	"So how does the LLM thing pan out?" https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2026/01/29/practice/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw
[08:50]	TR Bot	 Practice
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[08:51]	TR News	"I want to do my part to be as open as is sensible about my path of trying to work in data protection/privacy" https://blog.avas.space/career-path1/ | Source: Ava
[08:51]	TR Bot	 my journey into data protection, part one | ava's blog
[08:51]	TR News	"Over my career so far I have done a lot of different things." https://www.elliotcsmith.com/how-to-mostly-guarantee-success-in-your-career/ | Source: Elliot C Smith
[08:51]	TR Bot	 How to, mostly, guarantee success in your career
[08:51]	TR News	"Mr Nkulukusa, who was speaking during the launch of a book entitled, Where Hearts Dare and Minds Soar, by Gabriel Chisanga, expressed hope that the book will make a difference in communities in revamping the reading culture." https://www.lusakatimes.com/2026/01/29/govt-encourages-reading-culture/ | Source: Lusaka ZM
[08:51]	TR Bot	 Zambia : Govt encourages reading culture
[08:53]	TR News	"Theres a fast way to solve this, which is to take two of the lower equation and add to the upper equation." https://entropicthoughts.com/solving-systems-of-equations-faster | Source: Chris
[08:53]	TR Bot	 Solving Systems of Equations Faster
[08:55]		*SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@y3syynzkwyc9u.irc) has joined #techrights
[08:56]	TR News	"Zachary kindly invited me to answer a few questions about hosting the IndieWeb Carnival." https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/25/indieweb-carnival-host-interview | Source: James G
[08:56]	TR Bot	 IndieWeb Carnival: Host Interview | James' Coffee Blog
[08:56]	TR News	"The Contact Us page is a computer-generated dream world, built to keep us from contacting another human in order to save cost and turn a human being into this: a source of revenue." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/dont-contact-us-page/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
[08:56]	TR Bot	 The Dont Contact Us Page - Jim Nielsens Blog
[08:56]	TR News	"I was unsure how much I had contributed to helping her move her car." https://thenewleafjournal.com/my-heroic-car-rescue-in-brooklyn-heights/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
[08:56]	TR Bot	 My Heroic Car Rescue in Brooklyn Heights The New Leaf Journal
[08:57]	TR News	"If you walked into a library and the librarian took you to look at five other books before handing you the one you asked for, you would leave." https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026 |
[08:57]	TR Bot	 Phoenix's Web Corner! - The Rise of Sanityware
[08:57]	TR News	The Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:57]	TR Bot	Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta | GamingOnLinux
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[08:57]	TR News	Four FINAL FANTASY games have arrived on GOG in the Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/four-final-fantasy-games-have-arrived-on-gog-in-the-preservation-program/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:57]	TR Bot	FINAL FANTASY games have arrived on GOG in the Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR News	Deck-builder meets bullet heaven with Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure arriving in Q2 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/deck-builder-meets-bullet-heaven-with-hordes-of-fate-a-hand-of-fate-adventure-arriving-in-q2-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR Bot	meets bullet heaven with Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure arriving in Q2 2026 | GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR News	Meet the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/meet-the-mind-behind-bazzite-an-interview-with-kyle-gospodnetich/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/meet-the-mind-behind-bazzite-an-interview-with-kyle-gospodnetich/
[08:58]	TR Bot	the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich | GamingOnLinux
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[09:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Proton Experimental, FINAL FANTASY VII, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Games_Proton_Experimental_FINAL_FANTASY_VII_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Games_Proton_Experimental_FINAL_FANTASY_VII_and_More.gmi 
[09:00]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Proton Experimental, FINAL FANTASY VII, and More
[09:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Be Wary, Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Created and Run by Microsoft Staff https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Be_Wary_Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Created_and_Run_by_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Be_Wary_Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Created_and_Run_by_Micros.gmi 
[09:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Be Wary, Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Created and Run by Microsoft Staff
[09:10]	TR News	"A simple example of making a NumPy algorithm parallel." https://pythonspeed.com/articles/numpy-parallelism/ | Source: Python Speed
[09:10]	TR Bot	 Speeding up NumPy with parallelism
[09:10]	TR News	"One of the things going on right now is that Python is doing a Python developer survey." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/PythonPackageToolsMyIgnoring | Source: University of Toronto
[09:10]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[09:10]	TR News	"Deciding who said what is one of the most common tasks when dealing with live speech" https://petewarden.com/2026/01/30/speech-embeddings-for-engineers/ | Source: Pete Warden
[09:10]	TR Bot	 Speech Embeddings for Engineers Pete Warden's blog
[09:11]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/01/2026: Microsoft's "OpenAI Is Headed For Bankruptcy" and Bitcoin Crashes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Links_30_01_2026_Microsoft_s_OpenAI_Is_Headed_For_Bankruptcy_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Links_30_01_2026_Microsoft_s_OpenAI_Is_Headed_For_Bankruptcy_an.gmi 
[09:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/01/2026: Microsoft's "OpenAI Is Headed For Bankruptcy" and Bitcoin Crashes
[09:13]	TR News	"Software signatures carry an invisible expiration date." https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/01/29/building-cryptographic-agility-into-sigstore/ | Source: Trail of Bits
[09:13]	TR Bot	 Building cryptographic agility into Sigstore - The Trail of Bits Blog
[09:16]	TR News	"At the end of last year, Professor Becky Francis published her long-awaited Curriculum and Assessment Review for England, accompanied by the UK governments official response." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-new-qualification-in-data-science-and-ai-for-students-in-england/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[09:16]	TR Bot	 A new qualification in data science and AI for students in England? - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[09:16]	TR News	"In the last post I wanted to demonstrate how to implement a time-efficient Least Frequently Used cache in C++23 using doubly-linked lists." https://agentultra.com/blog/fixed-time-efficient-least-frequently-used-cache/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King
[09:16]	TR Bot	- Fixed Time Efficient Least Frequently Used Cache
[09:16]	TR News	"Zig shipped a built-in package manager in version 0.11 in August 2023." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/29/zig-and-the-mxn-supply-chain-problem.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[09:16]	TR Bot	 Zig and the MN Supply Chain Problem | Andrew Nesbitt
[09:17]	TR News	"All systems that persist data deal with the first data consistency scope, local to module/service." https://binaryigor.com/data-consistency-transactions-delays-processes.html | Source: Igor Roztropiski
[09:17]	TR Bot	 Data Consistency: transactions, delays and long-running processes
[09:20]	TR News	"Part 1 discussed what ACID transactions are and why they are hard to scale. This post discusses how YottaDB does the hard work for you." https://yottadb.com/acid-transactions-are-hard-at-scale-part-2/ | Source: YottaDB
[09:20]	TR Bot	Transactions Are Hard At Scale Part 2 - YottaDB
[09:21]	TR News	"A few days ago, one of our community members reported that some of the Vietnamese text translations in Tor Browser Android had been vandalised by a malicious contributor." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1505/ | Source: Tor
[09:21]	TR Bot	 New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.5 | The Tor Project
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[09:29]	TR News	"Mozilla is focused on deploying its roughly $1.4 billion worth of reserves to support mission driven organizations, according to a new report." https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/01/28/mozilla-building-an-ai-rebel-alliance-to-take-on-openai-anthropic-cnbc/ |
[09:29]	TR Bot	 Mozilla building an AI rebel alliance to take on OpenAI, Anthropic CNBC DrWeb's Domain
[09:30]	TR News	"That's billion with a B. So if you held out hope that filling out surveys or shitposting through it might turn this ship around, no. That much money has an event horizon." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/mozilla-has-1-4-billion-dollars-that-they-are-spending-on-some-ai-bullshit/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[09:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/mozilla-has-1-4-billion-dollars-that-they-are-spending-on-some-ai-bullshit/ )
[09:32]	TR News	"I don't know if my year will be Emacs centered, I use Emacs daily and whenever I do something useful (to the world) in it, I tend to share it as I have been doing for almost 26 years now." https://www.arjenwiersma.nl/this-year-ill |
[09:32]	TR Bot	 This year, I'll..... Arjen Wiersma
[09:35]	TR News	"This is a coffee table with several large colorful dots on its surface, inspired by a Twister game mat. Put something, like an LED lamp, on one of those dots and it will react accordingly matching the color of the dot, in the case of the lamp." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/29/this-twister-inspired-coffee-table-controls-things-resting-on-it/ | Source: Arduino
[09:35]	TR Bot	 This Twister-inspired coffee table controls things resting on it | Arduino Blog
[09:35]	TR News	"TLDR: As of firmware 2026-01-21 moteus now has a maximum modulation depth that is 6% larger than before." https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/01/29/moteus-hardware-adc-triggering/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC
[09:35]	TR Bot	 moteus hardware ADC triggering - mjbots blog
[09:35]	TR News	"This changed last March when I found the invoice for that PC among some scanned manuals from the time." https://rubenerd.com/finding-my-childhood-motherboard/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[09:35]	TR Bot	Finding my childhood motherboard
[09:37]	TR News	"Dave started working on SmartCoop over ten years ago, and the current version contains the fourth generation of his custom-made PCB." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/smartcoop-controlling-chickens-with-java/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[09:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/smartcoop-controlling-chickens-with-java/ )
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[10:00]	TR News	"Frustrated car owners across the country reported being unable to unlock their vehicles, while others managed to get inside but found their engines refusing to start." https://www.fortra.com/blog/hacking-attack-leaves-russian-car-owners-locked-out-their-vehicles | Source: Fortra LLC
[10:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/hacking-attack-leaves-russian-car-owners-locked-out-their-vehicles )
[10:01]	TR News	"Using the annoying Toy story code names, this is Bookworm to Trixie.Debian red spiral logo" https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/upgrade-debian-release-12-to-13-bookworm-to-trixie/ | Source: Darren Goossens
[10:01]	TR Bot	 Upgrade Debian release 12 to 13 (Bookworm to Trixie) DSPACE
[10:01]	TR News	Yesterday I discussed the two sorts of program package managers" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/WhySystemPackageManagers | Source: University of Toronto
[10:01]	TR News	"Happy Birthday ReactOS! Today marks 30 years since the first commit to the ReactOS source tree" https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/ | Source: ReactOS
[10:01]	TR Bot	 30 years of ReactOS | ReactOS Project
[10:02]	TR News	"When everyone was going nuts over tiling windows, I was quietly calling this scrolling style the real innovation in windowed computing." https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/ | Source: Tedium
[10:02]	TR Bot	 The Dank Case For Scrolling Window Managers
[10:04]	TR News	"Hytale, if you havent heard of it, is a sandbox adventure game built from the ground up to be extremely moddable." https://pimylifeup.com/linux-hytale-dedicated-server/ | Source: Pi My Life Up
[10:04]	TR Bot	 Setting up a Hytale Dedicated Server on Linux - Pi My Life Up
[10:04]	TR News	"The showMap() function creates a simple map configuration with two map layers and one marker layer." https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/how-to-add-a-quick-interactive-map-to-your-website | Source: Miguel Grinberg
[10:04]	TR Bot	 How to Add a Quick Interactive Map to your Website - miguelgrinberg.com
[10:04]	TR News	"FreeBSD's Future, 18 years of greytrapping, PF vs Linux firewalls, and more." https://www.bsdnow.tv/648 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast
[10:04]	TR Bot	 BSD Now 648: Greytrapping for years
[10:05]	TR News	"Self hosting is a lot of fun. From running your own services to checking that backups work" https://www.arjenwiersma.nl/keeping-bad-actors-out |
[10:05]	TR Bot	 Keeping bad actors out Arjen Wiersma
[10:31]	TR News	Techrights TV Programs Disseminate False Numbers of Microsoft Layoffs (About 31,000 Laid Off Last Year, Not Including PIPs, Contractors and so on) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/TV_Programs_Disseminate_False_Numbers_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Abou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/TV_Programs_Disseminate_False_Numbers_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Abou.gmi 
[10:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights TV Programs Disseminate False Numbers of Microsoft Layoffs (About 31,000 Laid Off Last Year, Not Including PIPs, Contractors and so on)
[10:46]	TR News	Techrights Free Software in Swiss Media This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Free_Software_in_Swiss_Media_This_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Free_Software_in_Swiss_Media_This_Week.gmi 
[10:46]	TR Bot	 Techrights Free Software in Swiss Media This Week
[10:47]	TR News	smartphones kill: https://yle.fi/a/7-10092350 iophk: the life-saving alert system there was based on smartphones, devices which do not and cannot hold a charge long and all relevant devices were out of service long enough for someone to die... "savings"
[10:47]	TR Bot	 Invnare dog p vrdhem efter att ha larmat om hjlp elva gnger | Huvudstadsregionen | Svenska Yle
[10:48]	TR News	PDAs are better at power management; for one thing, not gossiping with nearby antennas 24/7 helps
[10:55]	TR News	Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/29/ingress-nginx-statement/
[10:55]	TR Bot	 Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees | Kubernetes
[10:57]	TR News	"That strategy is effective until the model requires specific information it did not encounter during its initial training." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/context-architecture-practical-look-retrieval-augmented-generation | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Context as architecture: A practical look at retrieval-augmented generation
[10:57]	TR News	"In 2025, Red Hat changed the conversation. We stopped asking if and started defining how." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/if-how-year-post-quantum-reality | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:57]	TR Bot	 From if to how: A year of post-quantum reality
[10:57]	TR News	"At the recentOpenShift Commons gathering in Atlanta, we had the opportunity to hear from Gustavo Fiuza, IT leader, and Welton Felipe, DevOps engineer, about the remarkable digital transformation at Banco do Brasil." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-banco-do-brasil-uses-hyperautomation-and-platform-engineering-drive-efficiency | Source: Red Hat Official
[10:57]	TR Bot	 How Banco do Brasil uses hyperautomation and platform engineering to drive efficiency
[10:59]	TR News	Wearing all BLUE. The CEO of Red Hat is... IBM. https://www.redhat.com/en/summit
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Red Hat Summit 2026 Homepage
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[11:00]	TR News	Red Hat is NOT European company. IBM is NOT European company. Amazon is NOT European company. This is MILITARY-GRADE PROPAGANDA! https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-now-available-aws-european-sovereign-cloud
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Red Hat Enterprise Linux now available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud
[11:01]	TR News	Red Hat plug for the slop bubble https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366637049/Enterprise-IT-awaits-ripple-effect-from-Nvidia-Vera-Rubin
[11:01]	TR Bot	IT awaits ripple effect from Nvidia Vera Rubin | TechTarget
[11:02]	TR News	A sea of buzzwords meant to help sell IBM https://www.infoworld.com/article/4117620/edge-ai-the-future-of-ai-inference-is-smarter-local-compute.html
[11:02]	TR Bot	AI: The future of AI inference is smarter local compute | InfoWorld
[11:03]	TR News	Northrop Grumman kills. IBM Red Hat helps it kill. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/northrop-grumman-scales-enterprise-kubernetes-ai-and-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-openshift
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Northrop Grumman scales enterprise Kubernetes for AI and hybrid cloud with Red Hat OpenShift
[11:04]	TR News	Daniel Pocock: Australia's top nurse takes on MElon, Kapo-berg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers https://danielpocock.com/en/australias-top-nurse-takes-on-musk-zuckerberg-birthkeepers/
[11:04]	TR Bot	 Australia's top nurse takes on Musk, Zuckerberg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers
[11:05]	TR News	C.J. Adams-Collier: Part 3: Building the Keystone Dataproc Custom Images for Secure Boot & GPUs https://wp.c9h.org/cj/?p=2119
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Part 3: Building the Keystone Dataproc Custom Images for Secure Boot & GPUs Clerical Rigor
[11:11]	TR News	Bits from Debian: New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2025) https://bits.debian.org/2026/01/new-developers-2026-01.html
[11:11]	TR Bot	 New Debian Developers and Maintainers (November and December 2025) - Bits from Debian
[11:12]	TR News	David Cantrell: rpminspect-2.1released https://www.burdell.org/posts/2026/Jan/29/rpminspect-21-released/
[11:12]	TR Bot	 rpminspect-2.1released
[11:13]	TR News	"compromising encryption keys" https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-01-25-compromising-encryption-keys.en.html somewhat old news http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml mostly shows the media's failure to report facts for so long
[11:13]	TR Bot	 compromising encryption keys
[11:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door
[11:14]	TR News	Media as "instrument of the state", not asset to the public or something that exists for public interests
[11:16]	TR News	"That goes back to Ginni where cut everyone's rating to reduce bonuses and some people got cut to receive no bonus. She also one year said no bonuses for anyone including executives, but she forgot to mention the executives got more stock options to offset their no bonus" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05
[11:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 )
[11:21]	TR News	Anon: "No serious components of the 4th estate have been allowed to remain, because eliminating the free press is a key step towards eliminating democracy globally"
[11:22]	TR News	Just yesterday we recalled rfa... realised it was 100% dead.. not much info from Asia anymore (in English)... just puff from every dictator's national media
[11:24]	TR News	The cults of TDD and GenAI https://drewdevault.com/2026/01/29/2026-01-29-Cult-of-TDD-and-LLMs.html
[11:24]	TR Bot	 The cults of TDD and GenAI
[11:25]	TR News	Lockdown, not security https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/01/29/building-cryptographic-agility-into-sigstore/
[11:25]	TR Bot	 Building cryptographic agility into Sigstore - The Trail of Bits Blog
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[11:37]	TR News	WinRAR exploit reportedly remains widely-used by China and Russia state actors despite patch https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/winrar-exploit-reportedly-remains-widely-used-by-china-and-russia-state-actors-despite-patch-vulnerability-allows-malicious-archives-to-deliver-hidden-payload-to-windows-startup-folder
[11:37]	TR Bot	 WinRAR exploit reportedly remains widely-used by China and Russia state actors despite patch vulnerability allows malicious archives to deliver a hidden payload to Windows Startup folder | Tom's Hardware
[11:43]	TR News	79% of Musicians Are Now Worried About Hey Hi (AI) [Slop] https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/who-is-worried-about-ai-study/
[11:43]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/who-is-worried-about-ai-study/ )
[11:43]	TR News	UMG, Concord Seriously Supersize Their Anthropic LawsuitNew $3.1 Billion Claim Alleges Blatant Infringement, Torrenting and Piracy While Directly Targeting Cofounders https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/umg-concord-anthropic-lawsuit/
[11:43]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/umg-concord-anthropic-lawsuit/ )
[11:44]	TR News	Music Publishers File New Piracy Suit Against Anthropic Alleging Mass Torrenting of Copyrighted Works https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-file-new-piracy-suit-against-anthropic-alleging-mass-torrenting-copyrighted-works/
[11:44]	TR Bot	 Music Publishers File New Piracy Suit Against Anthropic Alleging Mass Torrenting of Copyrighted Works
[11:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  Another Busy Day https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Another_Busy_Day.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Another_Busy_Day.gmi 
[11:52]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Another Busy Day
● Jan 30
[12:45]	TR News	tuxdigital spewing out IBM SPAM now. Because it is paid to do that: https://tuxdigital.com/videos/why-every-cloud-native-team-needs-observability/
[12:45]	TR Bot	Every Cloud-Native Team Needs Observability - Videos - TuxDigital
[12:46]	TR News	The PicoIDE IDE emulator https://rubenerd.com/the-picoide-ide-emulator/
[12:46]	TR Bot	The PicoIDE IDE emulator
[12:47]	TR News	Transform Kiali with OpenShift Lightspeed and Kubernetes MCP https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/transform-kiali-openshift-lightspeed-and-kubernetes-mcp
[12:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/transform-kiali-openshift-lightspeed-and-kubernetes-mcp )
[12:47]	TR News	Deploy an enterprise RAG chatbot with Red Bait OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/deploy-enterprise-rag-chatbot-red-hat-openshift-ai
[12:47]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/29/deploy-enterprise-rag-chatbot-red-hat-openshift-ai )
[12:53]	TR News	MiniOS Ultra 5.1 Shrinks the ISO, Not the Experience https://fossforce.com/2026/01/minios-ultra-5-1-shrinks-the-iso-not-the-experience/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 MiniOS Ultra 5.1 Shrinks the ISO, Not the Experience - FOSS Force
[12:54]	TR News	TTABlog Test: Are Legal Services Related to Brand Consultation Services Under Section 2(d)? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttablog-test-are-legal-services-related.html
[12:54]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Are Legal Services Related to Brand Consultation Services Under Section 2(d)?
[12:55]	TR News	How To Install DeaDBeeF on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-deadbeef-debian-13/
[12:55]	TR Bot	 How To Install DeaDBeeF on Debian 13 - idroot
[12:56]	TR News	How to Use Sudo Command on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-sudo-command-on-ubuntu-26-04
[12:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-sudo-command-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[12:56]	TR News	How to Disable IPv6 with Netplan on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-ipv6-with-netplan-on-ubuntu-26-04
[12:56]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-ipv6-with-netplan-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[12:57]	TR News	How to List Users on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-list-users-on-ubuntu-26-04
[12:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-list-users-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[12:57]	TR News	How to Check Python Version on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-check-python-version-on-ubuntu-26-04
[12:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-check-python-version-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[12:57]	TR News	16 Lightweight GNU/Linux Distributions for Older Machines in 2026 https://www.tecmint.com/linux-distributions-for-old-computers/
[12:57]	TR Bot	 16 Best Lightweight Linux Distros for Old PCs (2026)
[12:59]	TR News	Will it outsource to Microsoft (US) as usual? https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/uk-plans-to-expand-court-infrastructure-to-increase-access-to-justice/
● Jan 30
[13:00]	TR News	Capgemini is like a Microsoft proxy/reseller https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260129-french-it-group-capgemini-under-fire-over-ice-migrant-tracking-contract http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Microsoft_Means_War_Microsoft_is_on_the_Side_of_ICE.shtml
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[13:00]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1056544/
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[13:01]	TR Bot	to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[13:01]	TR Bot	HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[13:01]	TR News	AI-assisted cybersecurity team discovers 12 OpenSSL vulnerabilities, claims humans are the limiting factor some vulnerabilities have been around for decades https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ai-assisted-cybersecurity-team-discovers-12-openssl-vulnerabilities-claims-humans-are-the-limiting-factor-some-vulnerabilities-have-been-around-for-decades
[13:01]	TR Bot	 AI-assisted cybersecurity team discovers 12 OpenSSL vulnerabilities, claims humans are the limiting factor some vulnerabilities have been around for decades | Tom's Hardware
[13:01]	TR News	Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/
[13:01]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[13:02]	TR News	Transmission 4.1.0 is out with Sequential Download & IPv6 [Ubuntu PPA] https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/transmission-4-1-0-sequential-download-ipv6/
[13:02]	TR Bot	 Transmission 4.1.0 is out with Sequential Download & IPv6 [Ubuntu PPA] | UbuntuHandbook
[13:04]	TR News	Electronic components price and lead time increases announced across the board, and not only because of RAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/29/electronic-components-price-and-lead-time-increases-announced-across-the-board-and-not-only-because-of-ram/ Chipflation
[13:04]	TR Bot	 Electronic components price and lead time increases announced across the board, and not only because of RAM - CNX Software
[13:06]	TR News	Ooo, what does this disk do? https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2026/01/29/disk.html "But how to effectively figure out what is on them? FreeBSD to the rescue."
[13:06]	TR Bot	 Ooo, what does this disk do? | [bobulate]
[13:07]	TR News	LILYGO Debuts ESP32-C5-Based T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 Development Boards https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform-2/
[13:07]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform-2/ )
[13:08]	TR News	antiX-26-rc1 available https://antixlinux.com/antix-26-rc1-available/
[13:08]	TR Bot	 antiX-26-rc1 available antiX Linux
[13:29]	TR News	"Eurostat ranked Spain in second place with an unemployment rate of 10 percent. Sweden was third at 8.8 percent." From "Finland suffers EU's worst" unemployment for second month in a row" https://yle.fi/a/74-20207464 Anon: "and those are only the /official/ numbers not the real numbers which are actually much, much higher"
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Finland suffers EU's worst unemployment for second month in a row | Yle News | Yle
[13:29]	TR News	Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/world/canada/canada-south-korea-auto-deal-tariffs.html
[13:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/world/canada/canada-south-korea-auto-deal-tariffs.html )
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[13:30]	TR News	Surveillance https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-roll-out-myniise-qr-code-system-at-major-international-airports-from-march-1
[13:30]	TR Bot	 Malaysia to roll out QR code immigration system at major international airports from March 1 | The Straits Times
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[13:32]	TR News	"The era of American dominance is over" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/world/bad-bunny-grammys-pop-britain-china.html
[13:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/world/bad-bunny-grammys-pop-britain-china.html )
[13:33]	TR News	Volatile U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/asia/china-starmer-xi-jinping.html
[13:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/asia/china-starmer-xi-jinping.html )
[13:35]	TR News	Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ai-weiwei-says-west-lacks-moral-authority-to-criticise-beijing-on-rights
[13:35]	TR Bot	 Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights | The Straits Times
[13:42]	TR News	New Evidence Of Labor Abuses At Flagship Chinese Factory In Serbia https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-china-linglong-factory-tire-investment-vucic-xi/33663729.html
[13:42]	TR Bot	 New Evidence Of Labor Abuses At Flagship Chinese Factory In Serbia
[13:43]	TR News	Saks Fifth Avenue Bankruptcy Revives Debate Over the Future of Department Stores https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/style/saks-bankruptcy-department-store-shopping.html
[13:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/style/saks-bankruptcy-department-store-shopping.html )
[13:44]	TR News	PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/pr-bodies-launch-campaign-against-fake-experts-after-press-gazette-investigation/
[13:44]	TR Bot	 PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation - Press Gazette
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[13:52]	TR News	One Solution for Too Many As? Harvard Considers Giving A+ Grades. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/harvard-grade-inflation.html
[13:52]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/harvard-grade-inflation.html )
[13:53]	TR News	Qt Creator 19 Beta released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-19-beta-released
[13:53]	TR Bot	 Qt Creator 19 Beta released
[13:53]	TR News	2D Rendering - Introducing Qt Canvas Painter https://www.qt.io/blog/2d-rendering-introducing-qt-canvas-painter
[13:53]	TR Bot	 2D Rendering - Introducing Qt Canvas Painter
[13:54]	TR News	Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges new ordinance will target ink and toner that can't be properly recycled https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/los-angeles-is-looking-to-ban-single-use-printer-cartridges-in-an-effort-to-curb-waste-new-ordinance-will-target-ink-and-toner-that-cant-be-properly-recycled
[13:54]	TR Bot	 Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges new ordinance will target ink and toner that can't be properly recycled | Tom's Hardware
[13:57]	TR News	But showing crime is not a crime, is it? https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/us-news/trump-and-his-eldest-sons-file-10b-lawsuit-against-irs-treasury-departent-over-leaked-tax-records/
[13:57]	TR Bot	 Trump and his eldest sons file $10B lawsuit against IRS, Treasury Department over leaked tax records
● Jan 30
[14:00]	TR News	OpenSSF Newsletter January 2026 https://openssf.org/newsletter/2026/01/29/9519/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
[14:00]	TR Bot	 OpenSSF Newsletter January 2026 Open Source Security Foundation
[14:00]	TR Bot	 With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation
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[14:01]	TR News	Qt 6.10.2 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.10.2-released
[14:01]	TR Bot	 Qt 6.10.2 Released
[14:03]	TR News	Crock and Ponzi scheme made obligatory, globally? https://cyberscoop.com/us-global-ai-cybersecurity-standards-push-national-cyber-director/
[14:03]	TR Bot	wants to push its view of AI cybersecurity standards to the rest of the world | CyberScoop
[14:04]	TR News	The staggering cybersecurity weakness that isnt getting enough focus, according to a top Secret Service official https://cyberscoop.com/secret-service-iana-domain-security-weakness/
[14:04]	TR Bot	Service warns domain registration system is major security flaw hackers exploit | CyberScoop
[14:05]	TR News	SolarWinds Patches Critical Web Help Desk Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-patches-critical-web-help-desk-vulnerabilities/
[14:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-patches-critical-web-help-desk-vulnerabilities/ )
[14:05]	TR News	N8n Vulnerabilities Could Lead to Remote Code Execution https://www.securityweek.com/n8n-vulnerabilities-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution/
[14:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/n8n-vulnerabilities-could-lead-to-remote-code-execution/ )
[14:05]	TR News	LLMs Hijacked, Monetized in Operation Bizarre Bazaar https://www.securityweek.com/llms-hijacked-monetized-in-operation-bizarre-bazaar/
[14:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/llms-hijacked-monetized-in-operation-bizarre-bazaar/ )
[14:06]	TR News	Your local library may be a polling place, an emergency hub and a building in crisis https://federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-construction/2026/01/your-local-library-may-be-a-polling-place-an-emergency-hub-and-a-building-in-crisis/
[14:06]	TR Bot	 Your local library may be a polling place, an emergency hub and a building in crisis | Federal News Network
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[14:08]	TR News	Community spotlight: MyEmbeddedStuff https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/29/community-spotlight-myembeddedstuff/
[14:08]	TR Bot	 Community spotlight: MyEmbeddedStuff | Arduino Blog
[14:09]	TR News	Slop is plagiarism, not intelligence. And plagiarism isn't intelligence.
[14:11]	TR News	Equal Time, Unequal Enforcement: The Latest Move to Weaponize the FCC Against Convicted Felon Critics https://publicknowledge.org/equal-time-unequal-enforcement-fcc-chair/
[14:11]	TR Bot	 Equal Time, Unequal Enforcement: The Latest Move to Weaponize the FCC Against Trump Critics - Public Knowledge
[14:12]	TR News	Microsoft Is More Dependent On Proprietary Chaffbot Company Than The Converse https://www.nextplatform.com/2026/01/29/microsoft-is-more-dependent-on-openai-than-the-converse/
[14:12]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Is More Dependent On OpenAI Than The Converse
[14:12]	TR News	Scam Altman Says Oops, They Accidentally Made the New Version of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Worse Than the Previous One https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/altman-openai-chatgpt-worse
[14:12]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman Says Oops, They Accidentally Made the New Version of ChatGPT Worse Than the Previous One
[14:13]	TR News	ConsentFix (a.k.a. AuthCodeFix): Detecting OAuth2 Authorization Code Phishing https://blog.nviso.eu/2026/01/29/consentfix-a-k-a-authcodefix-detecting-oauth2-authorization-code-phishing/
[14:13]	TR Bot	 ConsentFix (a.k.a. AuthCodeFix): Detecting OAuth2 Authorization Code Phishing
[14:17]	TR News	UP Xtreme PTL Edge defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra X5 338H/X7 358H Panther Lake Hey Hi (AI) mini PC features 40-pin GPIO header, RS232/RS485 COM ports https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/29/up-xtreme-ptl-edge-intel-core-ultra-x5-338h-x7-358h-panther-lake-ai-mini-pc-features-40-pin-gpio-header-rs232-rs485-com-ports/
[14:17]	TR Bot	 UP Xtreme PTL Edge - Intel Core Ultra X5 338H/X7 358H Panther Lake AI mini PC features 40-pin GPIO header, RS232/RS485 COM ports - CNX Software
[14:18]	TR News	Naya Connect modular mechanical keyboard offers trackball, touchpad, rotary encoder, and spacial controller options (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/30/naya-connect-modular-mechanical-keyboard-offers-trackball-touchpad-rotary-encoder-and-spacial-controller-options/
[14:18]	TR Bot	 Naya Connect modular mechanical keyboard offers trackball, touchpad, rotary encoder, and spacial controller options (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[14:19]	TR News	Ariana Grande trolls Vogue for Photoshop fail after shes seen with 6 fingers: Holy st https://pagesix.com/2026/01/29/celebrity-news/ariana-grande-trolls-vogue-for-photoshop-fail/
[14:19]	TR Bot	 Ariana Grande trolls Vogue for Photoshop fail
[14:20]	TR News	Immigration Officers Sweeping Protestors Photos, License Plates and Personal Data Into Huge Database https://futurism.com/future-society/immigration-ice-database-protestors
[14:20]	TR Bot	 ICE Sweeping Protestors' License Plates and Personal Data Into Huge Database
[14:26]	TR News	A proposed governance structure for openSUSE https://lwn.net/Articles/1056593/
[14:26]	TR Bot	proposed governance structure for openSUSE [LWN.net]
[14:27]	TR News	Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is wrong https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131815/vitalism-longevity-enthusiasts-influence/
[14:27]	TR Bot	 Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is wrong | MIT Technology Review
[14:28]	TR News	Many errors in prosecutors transcripts of Tiananmen vigil activists speeches, Hong Kong national security judge says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/29/many-errors-in-prosecutors-transcripts-of-tiananmen-vigil-activists-speeches-hong-kong-national-security-judge-says/
[14:28]	TR Bot	 'Many errors' in prosecutors' transcripts of Tiananmen vigil activists' speeches: judge
[14:29]	TR News	Large Entities Achieve Double the Patent Allowance Rate of Micro Entities https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/entities-achieve-allowance.html
[14:29]	TR Bot	 Large Entities Achieve Double the Patent Allowance Rate of Micro Entities | Patently-O
[14:29]	TR News	HMD evaluates next steps after disappointing Federal Court of Justice ruling https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/hmd-mulls-next-steps-after-disappointing-federal-court-of-justice-ruling/
[14:29]	TR Bot	 HMD evaluates next steps after disappointing Federal Court of Justice ruling
[14:31]	TR News	UPC is illegal and Bristows promoted this illegality; this is just some massive orgy of litigation fanatics and profiteers trying to pass off their misconduct and "justice" and "law" https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sophia-genetics-and-bristows-head-off-pi-at-local-division-paris/
[14:31]	TR Bot	 Sophia Genetics and Bristows head off PI at local division Paris - JUVE Patent
[14:31]	TR News	Can the DWP really check your bank account? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/can-the-dwp-check-your-bank-account-aEEEI4x7Ny3s
[14:31]	TR Bot	 Can the DWP check your bank account? - Which?
[14:33]	TR News	gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 1.0 released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10853
[14:33]	TR News	'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border https://bianet.org/haber/people-s-caravan-detained-on-greece-turkey-border-316146
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[14:34]	TR Bot	to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[14:34]	TR Bot	HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[14:36]	TR News	MicroPythonOS graphical operating system delivers Android-like user experience on microcontrollers https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/29/micropythonos-graphical-operating-system-delivers-android-like-user-experience-on-microcontrollers/
[14:36]	TR Bot	 MicroPythonOS graphical operating system delivers Android-like user experience on microcontrollers - CNX Software
[14:36]	TR News	Waymo Under Investigation After Crashing Into Child Outside Elementary School https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-strikes-elementary-child
[14:36]	TR Bot	 Waymo Under Investigation After Crashing Into Child Outside Elementary School
[14:38]	TR News	Former MP denies paying Prince Harry privacy witnesses for testimony https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-mp-denies-paying-prince-harry-privacy-witnesses-for-testimony/
[14:38]	TR Bot	 Former MP denies paying Prince Harry privacy witnesses for testimony - Press Gazette
[14:39]	TR News	Google Disrupts IPIDEA Proxy Network https://www.securityweek.com/google-disrupts-ipidea-proxy-network/
[14:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-disrupts-ipidea-proxy-network/ )
[14:41]	TR News	More Turbulence at Dihydroxyacetone Man Kennedy Center As Newly Hired Programming Head Departs After a Few Days https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/trump-kennedy-center-turbulence/
[14:41]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/trump-kennedy-center-turbulence/ )
[14:41]	TR News	Voting opens today on APNIC By-laws resolutions and APNIC EC election https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/29/voting-opens-today-on-apnic-by-laws-resolutions-and-apnic-ec-election/
[14:41]	TR Bot	 Voting opens today on APNIC By-laws resolutions and APNIC EC election | APNIC Blog
[14:42]	TR News	Fedora is I.C.B.M. and There's Hardly Any Community Left (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/Fedora_is_IBM_and_There_s_Hardly_Any_Community_Left.shtml
[14:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left
[14:45]	TR News	Survey Surfaces Raft of Container Security Challenges https://cloudnativenow.com/features/survey-surfaces-raft-of-container-security-challenges/
[14:45]	TR Bot	 Survey Surfaces Raft of Container Security Challenges - Cloud Native Now
[14:45]	TR News	Edera Advisory Highlights Remote Code Execution Flaw in Kubernetes https://cloudnativenow.com/features/edera-advisory-highlights-remote-code-execution-flaw-in-kubernetes/
[14:45]	TR Bot	 Edera Advisory Highlights Remote Code Execution Flaw in Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now
● Jan 30
[15:04]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Claims Sweeping New Power to Take Down Any Drone it Doesnt Like https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/dhs-moving-drone-ban
[15:04]	TR Bot	 Trump Administration Claims Sweeping New Power to Take Down Any Drone it Doesnt Like | American Civil Liberties Union
[15:05]	TR News	Free Up Disk Space by Removing Old Snap Versions https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/remove-snap-revisions-ubuntu-disk-space
[15:05]	TR Bot	 Free Up Disk Space by Removing Old Snap Versions - OMG! Ubuntu
[15:05]	TR News	Bluestar 6.18.7 is out https://distrowatch.com/bluestar
[15:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar )
[15:05]	TR News	Kicksecure 18.1.3.4 released https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure
[15:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure )
[15:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tails 7.4.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release Patching Critical OpenSSL Vulnerabilities https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Tails_7_4_1_Is_Out_as_an_Emergency_Release_Patching_Critical_Op.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Tails_7_4_1_Is_Out_as_an_Emergency_Release_Patching_Critical_Op.gmi 
[15:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Tails 7.4.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release Patching Critical OpenSSL Vulnerabilities
[15:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  AerynOS 2026.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49.3, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/AerynOS_2026_01_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_GNOME_49_3_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/AerynOS_2026_01_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_GNOME_49_3_.gmi 
[15:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines AerynOS 2026.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49.3, and More
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[15:25]	TR News	Techrights He Has No Money, But He Has Power, He Has a Voice https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/He_Has_No_Money_But_He_Has_Power_He_Has_a_Voice.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/He_Has_No_Money_But_He_Has_Power_He_Has_a_Voice.gmi 
[15:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights He Has No Money, But He Has Power, He Has a Voice
[15:27]	TR News	Linux Kernel Project Releases Project Continuity Document http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-Project-Releases-Project-Continuity-Document
[15:27]	TR Bot	 Linux Kernel Project Releases Project Continuit... Linux Magazine
[15:27]	TR News	In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/29/In_Dominica_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_to_All_Time_High_in_2026.shtml
[15:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026
[15:27]	TR News	NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW app for GNU/Linux bridges the gaming gap: hands on https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidias-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-bridges-the-gaming-gap-hands-on/
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[15:28]	TR News	csscss CSS redundancy analyzer https://www.linuxlinks.com/csscss-css-redundancy-analyzer/
[15:28]	TR Bot	- CSS redundancy analyzer - LinuxLinks
[15:28]	TR News	0xProto programming font focused on source code legibility https://www.linuxlinks.com/0xproto-programming-font/
[15:28]	TR Bot	- programming font focused on source code legibility - LinuxLinks
[15:28]	TR News	3 Best Free and Open Source Swift Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-swift-static-site-generators/
[15:28]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Swift Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks
[15:29]	TR News	Fint keyboard-driven GUI file manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/fint-keyboard-driven-gui-file-manager/
[15:29]	TR Bot	- keyboard-driven GUI file manager - LinuxLinks
[15:29]	TR News	Best Free and Open Source Fonts for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-fonts-linux/
[15:29]	TR Bot	Free and Open Source Fonts for Linux - LinuxLinks
[15:30]	TR News	hygg minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader https://www.linuxlinks.com/hygg-minimalistic-vim-like-tui-document-reader/
[15:30]	TR Bot	- minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader - LinuxLinks
[15:30]	TR News	5 Handy Free GNU/Linux Typesetting Systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-linux-typesetting-systems/
[15:30]	TR Bot	Handy Free Linux Typesetting Systems - LinuxLinks
[15:31]	TR News	One-third of game industry workers were affected by layoffs in 2025, GDC report finds https://www.techspot.com/news/111125-one-third-game-industry-workers-affected-layoffs-2025.html
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[15:32]	TR News	Zupee Layoffs: Online gaming platform cuts 200 jobs as a part of restructuring https://www.firstpost.com/tech/zupee-layoffs-online-gaming-platform-cuts-200-jobs-as-a-part-of-restructuring-13974201.html
[15:32]	TR Bot	Layoffs: Gaming platform cuts 200 jobs as a part of restructuring Firstpost
[15:34]	MinceR	https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/estimate
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Estimate
[15:36]	TR News	IBM Ponzi games: "I talking RSUs here, so I dont have a choice until they are vested. Sold 50K yesterday at $318 for a nice profit. Will definitely invest that somewhere else now!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2bhvpm
[15:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2bhvpm )
[15:36]	TR News	" random full screen captures thats why I have a bunch of na--d ladies for my Windows Wallpaper." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191
[15:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191 )
[15:38]	TR News	"Why hire an old man as CEO?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg5v8wj8
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[16:01]	TR News	Techrights IBM Tries to Get Rid of Workers Without Paying Them (and It Appears to be Working) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/IBM_Tries_to_Get_Rid_of_Workers_Without_Paying_Them_and_It_Appe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/IBM_Tries_to_Get_Rid_of_Workers_Without_Paying_Them_and_It_Appe.gmi 
[16:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights IBM Tries to Get Rid of Workers Without Paying Them (and It Appears to be Working)
[16:02]	TR News	Volla Phone Quintus running Volla OS: Introduction to the Series https://www.linuxlinks.com/volla-phone-quintus-running-volla-os-introduction/
[16:02]	TR Bot	Phone Quintus running Volla OS: Introduction to the Series - LinuxLinks
[16:02]	TR News	9 Best Free and Open Source Groupware Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-groupware-software/
[16:02]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Groupware Software - LinuxLinks
[16:03]	TR News	7 Best Free and Open Source IRC Servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-irc-servers/
[16:03]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source IRC Servers - LinuxLinks
[16:03]	TR News	tui-input library supporting multiple backends https://www.linuxlinks.com/tui-input-library-supporting-multiple-backends/
[16:03]	TR Bot	- library supporting multiple backends - LinuxLinks
[16:04]	TR News	Cockpit Project: Cockpit 355 https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-355.html
[16:04]	TR Bot	 Cockpit 355 Cockpit Project
[16:04]	TR News	Remi Collet: QElectroTech version 0.100 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/01/29/QElectroTech-version-0.100
[16:04]	TR Bot	 QElectroTech version 0.100 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog
[16:04]	TR News	What Happens to GNU/Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/
[16:04]	TR Bot	 What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question
[16:05]	TR News	A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make GNU/Linux Gaming Great https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/
[16:05]	TR Bot	 A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great
[16:05]	MinceR	> What Happens to GNU/Linux After Linus Torvalds?
[16:06]	MinceR	we already know how both Linux and GNU ended
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	it becomes gnu
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	and linux is one kernel
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	named after greg
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	gregux
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	no brand recognition
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	sheela and jam,es still sell the old name to microsoft
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	and make money by licensing it to bill epsteinggate
[16:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	and sell him their ytoung daughter
[16:07]	TR News	rovr post-modern terminal file explorer https://www.linuxlinks.com/rovr-post-modern-terminal-file-explorer/
[16:07]	TR Bot	- post-modern terminal file explorer - LinuxLinks
[16:07]	TR News	iocraft craft CLIs, TUIs, and text-based IO https://www.linuxlinks.com/iocraft-craft-clis-tuis-text-based-io/
[16:07]	TR Bot	- craft CLIs, TUIs, and text-based IO - LinuxLinks
[16:07]	MinceR	lol
[16:08]	TR News	gump smarter cd command https://www.linuxlinks.com/gump-smarter-cd-command/
[16:08]	TR Bot	- smarter cd command - LinuxLinks
[16:08]	TR News	jolt terminal-based battery and energy monitor https://www.linuxlinks.com/jolt-terminal-based-battery-energy-monitor/
[16:08]	TR Bot	- terminal-based battery and energy monitor - LinuxLinks
[16:08]	TR News	New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Project Gorgon, Delivery & Beyond and Turnbound - 2026-01-28 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-01-28-edition/index.html
[16:08]	TR Bot	 New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Project Gorgon, Delivery & Beyond and Turnbound - 2026-01-28 Edition
[16:10]	TR News	Convicted Felon-led Cheetok drives away American Social Control Media users... because it censors for the Pedo Cheeto https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/tiktok-competitor-upscrolled-what-is-it/
[16:10]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/tiktok-competitor-upscrolled-what-is-it/ )
[16:20]	TR News	Techrights Amutables Management and Founders Are 100% Microsoft! https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_s_Management_and_Founders_Are_100_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_s_Management_and_Founders_Are_100_Microsoft.gmi 
[16:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Amutables Management and Founders Are 100% Microsoft!
[16:24]	TR News	These people did not LEAVE Microsoft. They were DEPLOYED by Microsoft.
[16:27]	TR News	Would You Choose Ubuntu over Linux ? https://digg.com/technology/xaMBqvc/would-you-choose-ubuntu-over-linux
[16:27]	TR Bot	You Choose Ubuntu over Linux ? | technology | Digg
[16:27]	TR News	Weird question
[16:27]	MinceR	also pointless
[16:27]	MinceR	why would i choose either
[16:27]	TR News	Would you choose KDE over thunderbird?
[16:27]	MinceR	again, why would i choose either
[16:28]	MinceR	well, other than that there are like 2 mail clients that can handle search folders, they're both unusable garbage, but thunderbird is somewhat less unusable than evolution
[16:28]	TR News	NVIDIA GeForce NOW answers the lack of PC Game Pass support on Linux with a new native app RTX 5080 cloud rendering runs Ultra settings on Steam Deck or Ubuntu https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-native-app-launch
[16:28]	TR Bot	 NVIDIA GeForce NOW is Linux native on Ubuntu via cloud GPUs | Windows Central
[16:29]	TR News	GeForce NOW's Native Linux App Is Live With DLSS And Ray Tracing Support https://hothardware.com/news/geforce-nows-native-linux-app-live-dlss-ray-tracing-support
[16:29]	TR Bot	NOW's Native Linux App Is Live With DLSS And Ray Tracing Support | HotHardware
[16:31]	TR News	GeForce NOW Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to Linux PCs https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux/
[16:31]	TR Bot	 GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Linux | NVIDIA Blog
[16:31]	TR News	Nvidia GeForce Now is officially on Linux, and after testing it I'm equal parts impressed and optimistic for the future of non-Windows gaming https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/nvidia-geforce-now-is-officially-on-linux-and-after-testing-it-im-equal-parts-impressed-and-optimistic-for-the-future-of-non-windows-gaming/
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Nvidia GeForce Now is officially on Linux, and after testing it I'm equal parts impressed and optimistic for the future of non-Windows gaming | PC Gamer
[16:36]	TR News	Nvidia launches its native GeForce Now App for Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/nvidia-launches-its-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux/
[16:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://overclock3d.net/news/software/nvidia-launches-its-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux/ )
[16:36]	TR News	Nvidias GeForce Now arrives on Linux with up to 360Hz streaming https://www.pcworld.com/article/3046949/nvidia-geforce-now-streaming-gets-native-linux-app.html
[16:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3046949/nvidia-geforce-now-streaming-gets-native-linux-app.html )
[16:36]	TR News	Nvidia GeForce Now app for Linux desktops is available this week, along with 10 new games https://www.pcguide.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-app-for-linux-desktops-is-available-this-week-along-with-10-new-games/
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Nvidia GeForce Now app for Linux desktops is available this week, along with 10 new games - PC Guide
[16:37]	TR News	Nvidia releases GeForce Now beta for Linux. https://www.theverge.com/news/869984/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-beta-download
[16:37]	TR Bot	 Nvidia releases GeForce Now beta for Linux. | The Verge
[16:37]	TR News	NVIDIA GeForce NOW streaming app for Linux PCs is now available https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-now-streaming-app-for-linux-pcs-is-now-available
[16:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-now-streaming-app-for-linux-pcs-is-now-available )
[16:38]	TR News	Nvidia GeForce Now beta officially launches on Linux desktops https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-nvidia-geforce-now-beta-officially-launches-linux-desktops
[16:38]	TR Bot	 Nvidia GeForce Now beta officially launches on Linux desktops
[16:39]	TR News	"Nvidia opted for a Flatpak, so while they only target Ubuntu, you can install the app wherever Flatpaks are supported. You can find the Flatpak on Nvidia's page." https://overkill.wtf/nvidia-app-for-linux-is-now-live/
[16:39]	TR Bot	 Nvidia App for Linux is now live
[16:39]	TR News	Linux gamers finally get official Nvidia GeForce Now support https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gamers-finally-get-official-nvidia-geforce-now-support/
[16:39]	TR Bot	 Linux gamers finally get official Nvidia GeForce Now support
[16:39]	TR News	"NVIDIA have today released the Beta for their new Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, available as a Flatpak so it should run across most x86-64 systems. Thanks to NVIDIA I was able to get some early testing in to see how the experience holds up, with NVIDIA providing Ultimate-plan access." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/
[16:39]	TR Bot	Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta | GamingOnLinux
[16:40]	TR News	Attention, Gamers: Nvidia Launches Beta Version of GeForce Now for Linux https://uk.pcmag.com/game-streaming-services/162862/attention-gamers-nvidia-launches-beta-version-of-geforce-now-for-linux
[16:40]	TR Bot	 Attention, Gamers: Nvidia Launches Beta Version of GeForce Now for Linux
[16:41]	TR News	Didn't depart, working for Microsoft FROM THE OUTSIDE https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/lennart_poettering_quits_microsoft/ see http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_s_Management_and_Founders_Are_100_Microsoft.shtml http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Be_Wary_Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Created_and_Run_by_Micros.shtml
[16:41]	TR Bot	 Systemd daddy departs Microsoft for Linux startup The Register
[16:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Amutables Management and Founders Are 100% Microsoft!
[16:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Be Wary, Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Created and Run by Microsoft Staff
[16:45]	TR News	Open Gaming Collective Forms to Enhance Linux Gaming https://www.techpowerup.com/345777/open-gaming-collective-forms-to-enhance-linux-gaming
[16:45]	TR Bot	Gaming Collective Forms to Enhance Linux Gaming | TechPowerUp
[16:47]	TR News	Bazzite reveals the Open Gaming Collective to make gaming on Linux even better www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-reveals-the-open-gaming-collective-to-make-gaming-on-linux-even-better/
[16:48]	TR News	together
[16:48]	TR News	"This working group pulls together the likes of Bazzite & Universal Blue, ASUS Linux, ShadowBlip, PikaOS, Fyra Labs along with ChimeraOS, Nobara and Playtron. Their mission?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
[16:48]	TR Bot	Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further | GamingOnLinux
[16:49]	TR News	One of those crackpots at Microsoft tells the "grandpa smoked his whole life and didn't die young" hence "smoking is safe" https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/i-found-one-linux-user-who-switched-to-windows-11-and-this-is-his-positive-experience
[16:49]	TR Bot	 Why a Linux user prefers Windows 11 | Windows Central
[16:50]	TR News	They use slop in their marketing. Bad optics. https://www.morphisec.com/blog/proactively-securing-linux-systems-against-ransomware-insights-from-morphisecs-monthly-demo/
[16:50]	TR Bot	( status 502 @ https://www.morphisec.com/blog/proactively-securing-linux-systems-against-ransomware-insights-from-morphisecs-monthly-demo/ )
[16:51]	TR News	"NVIDIA have today released the Beta for their new Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, available as a Flatpak so it should run across most x86-64 systems. Thanks to NVIDIA I was able to get some early testing in to see how the experience holds up, with NVIDIA providing Ultimate-plan access." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/
[16:51]	TR News	GeForce NOW Releases A List Of New Games And New Linux Beta Test https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/geforce-now-gets-linux-port-plus-games/
[16:51]	TR Bot	 GeForce NOW Releases A List Of New Games And New Linux Beta Test
[16:52]	TR News	I used to avoid the Linux terminal. Heres the path that fixed it https://www.howtogeek.com/learn-the-terminal-in-a-few-steps-no-memorizing-required/
[16:52]	TR Bot	 I used to avoid the Linux terminal. Heres the path that fixed it
[16:52]	TR News	Can Linux Gaming Really Take On Windows? One Collective Is Betting Yes https://uk.pcmag.com/gaming-systems/162858/can-linux-gaming-really-take-on-windows-one-collective-is-betting-yes
[16:52]	TR Bot	 Can Linux Gaming Really Take On Windows? One Collective Is Betting Yes
[16:53]	TR News	Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective https://www.theverge.com/tech/870159/linux-gaming-open-gaming-collective-bazzite
[16:53]	TR Bot	 Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective | The Verge
[16:54]	TR News	Linux gets a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds steps aside https://www.techspot.com/news/111122-linux-gets-continuity-plan-day-linus-torvalds-steps.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/26/Richard_Stallman_s_Experiences_With_Cancel_Brigades_Ought_to_Ed.shtml
[16:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.techspot.com/news/111122-linux-gets-continuity-plan-day-linus-torvalds-steps.html )
[16:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman's Experiences With 'Cancel Brigades' Ought to Educate Linus Torvalds
[16:54]	TR News	Linux gaming devs unite under Open Gaming Collective https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/linux-gaming-devs-unite-under-open-gaming-collective
[16:54]	TR Bot	 Linux gaming devs unite under Open Gaming Collective | The Tech Buzz
[16:55]	TR News	A great week for Linux gaming as GOG plans support, and Bazzite has a brighter future with new collab https://www.pcguide.com/news/a-great-week-for-linux-gaming-as-gog-plans-support-and-bazzite-has-a-brighter-future-with-new-collab/
[16:55]	TR Bot	 A great week for Linux gaming as GOG plans support, and Bazzite has "a brighter future" with new collab - PC Guide
[16:56]	TR News	Cairn and The Bards Tale Trilogy Lead New GeForce NOW Games as Native Linux GFN App Enters Beta https://wccftech.com/cairn-and-the-bards-tale-trilogy-lead-new-geforce-now-games-as-native-linux-gfn-app-enters-beta/
[16:56]	TR Bot	 Cairn and The Bard's Tale Trilogy Lead New GeForce NOW Games as Native Linux GFN App Enters Beta
[16:57]	TR News	Job listing suggests GOG Galaxy may soon introduce first-party support for Linux https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/job-listing-suggests-gog-galaxy-may-soon-introduce-first-party-support-for-linux/
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Job listing suggests GOG Galaxy may soon introduce first-party support for Linux | KitGuru
[16:58]	TR News	He's too young for this media BS https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question
[16:58]	TR News	A whole bunch of different Linux gaming distros are teaming up to 'improve the open source gaming ecosystem' https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/a-whole-bunch-of-different-linux-gaming-distros-are-teaming-up-to-improve-the-open-source-gaming-ecosystem/
[16:58]	TR Bot	 A whole bunch of different Linux gaming distros are teaming up to 'improve the open source gaming ecosystem' | PC Gamer
[16:58]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/2507091
[16:58]	TR Bot	( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F2507091 )
[16:59]	TR News	iophk: will it ever hit the non-tabloid press? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15513445/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates-melinda-antibiotics.html
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Jeffrey Epstein says Bill Gates caught sexually transmitted disease from 'Russian girls'... then suggested secretly slipping Melinda antibiotics, new emails in DOJ release claim | Daily Mail Online
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[17:03]	TR News	Almost definitely slop all the way https://www.igorslab.de/en/nobara-linux-gaming-distribution-with-a-focus-on-not-marketing/
[17:03]	TR Bot	 Nobara Linux: Gaming distribution with focus, not marketing | igorsLAB
[17:03]	TR News	Why I trust open-source software more now than I did five years ago https://www.xda-developers.com/why-i-trust-open-source-software-more-now-than-i-did-five-years-ago/
[17:03]	TR Bot	 Why I trust open-source software more now than I did five years ago
[17:05]	TR News	"Made up of several Linux-focused development projects, the Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is an initiative that looks to consolidate development efforts across the Linux gaming ecosystem, focusing on improving shared components." https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/
[17:05]	TR Bot	 A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great
[17:05]	TR News	After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/28/after-34-years-the-linux-kernel-community-finally-has-a-contingency-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds/
[17:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/28/after-34-years-the-linux-kernel-community-finally-has-a-contingency-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds/ )
[17:06]	TR News	Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-community-project-continuity-plan-for-replacing-linus-torvalds/
[17:06]	TR Bot	after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds | ZDNET
[17:06]	MinceR	that is, 7 years after torvalds lost the last shred of control he had over Linux
[17:06]	MinceR	good going, "Linux Foundation", as always
[17:07]	TR News	The Linux community now has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds checks out, after an apparently uplifting discussion about 'our eventual march toward death' https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-linux-kernel-now-has-a-succession-plan-for-when-linus-torvalds-checks-out-which-emerged-after-an-apparently-uplifting-discussion-about-our-eventual-march-toward-death/
[17:07]	TR Bot	 The Linux community now has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds checks out, after an apparently uplifting discussion about 'our eventual march toward death' | PC Gamer
[17:08]	MinceR	'eventual'
[17:08]	MinceR	that's a cute way to discuss past events
[17:08]	TR News	CachyOS vs. EdeavorOS: Which spinoff makes Arch Linux easier to use? https://www.zdnet.com/article/cachyos-vs-edeavor-os-linux/
[17:08]	TR Bot	vs. EdeavorOS: Which spinoff makes Arch Linux easier to use? | ZDNET
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: yes, this is their plan
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	hook him up with pedos
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	to do photo ops
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	get him to hype up slop
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	ete eetc
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	he capitulates
[17:09]	MinceR	> Which spinoff makes Arch Linux easier to use?
[17:09]	MinceR	installing a real OS in its place makes it easier to use than fucking with an already fucked distro
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	in 2028 he already didj forced apologies
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	and left his own project for a monthh
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	for "manner training"
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	in 2018
[17:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	the same p[eople who did that to him tried the same on rms and on me
[17:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	years ago
[17:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	i will cover this one day
[17:11]	TR News	Windows 11 haters get excited as GOG says 'Linux is the next major frontier' for Galaxy client https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109919/windows-11-haters-get-excited-as-gog-says-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier-for-galaxy-client/index.html
[17:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109919/windows-11-haters-get-excited-as-gog-says-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier-for-galaxy-client/index.html )
[17:11]	TR News	These gaming Linux distros are teaming up to fix bigger problems [Updated] https://www.howtogeek.com/these-gaming-linux-distros-are-teaming-up-to-fix-bigger-problems/
[17:11]	TR Bot	 These gaming Linux distros are teaming up to fix bigger problems [Updated]
[17:11]	MinceR	right on time for looking into migrating gaming off Linux to a Unix microslop hasn't completely fucked up yet
[17:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	lennard os is coming
[17:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	it'll be re-tarrted
[17:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	*lennart
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: on the brighter side
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	we focus on patents
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is a strike today
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	we starteed with novel
[17:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	and it was about patents and novell
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	linus is weak now
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	hje used to be manculine
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	they demanded he stopped thta
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	now he acts very soft and feminine
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	and they do what they weant to linus
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	rust, lockdown, drm...
[17:16]	MinceR	yeah, we thought an OS couldn't be even more lennartized, but they'll show us
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	anything
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	he is not in control
[17:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[17:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	even all this backdoored boot thiong
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	everything goes into linux\
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	"cprotected content"
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	he just cscouts it
[17:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	he doesn'r boss the project
[17:18]	schestowitz[TR2]	you might jioke
[17:18]	schestowitz[TR2]	that they 'vesectomise' him
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	*vas
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	in politics, money buys decisions and outcomes
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	LF is like that
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's 100% like politics
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	those with money do anything they want to linux
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	via LF
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	and MORE
[17:19]	schestowitz[TR2]	linux is just some tiny project there
[17:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	the brand is misused for openeashing\
[17:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	across the board
[17:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat Official Articles, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Red_Hat_Official_Articles_Paid_for_Puff_Pieces_and_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Red_Hat_Official_Articles_Paid_for_Puff_Pieces_and_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Red Hat Official Articles, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Leftovers
[17:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: PicoIDE, ESP32, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_PicoIDE_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_PicoIDE_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.gmi 
[17:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: PicoIDE, ESP32, Arduino, and More
[17:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Hytale Dedicated Server on GNU/Linux, and Nobara https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Hytale_Dedicated_Serve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Hytale_Dedicated_Serve.gmi 
[17:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Hytale Dedicated Server on GNU/Linux, and Nobara
[17:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Promotes a Ponzi Scheme of Slop (Plagiarism, Misinformation), Tor Browser 15.0.5 Based on Firefox Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Mozilla_Promotes_a_Ponzi_Scheme_of_Slop_Plagiarism_Misinformati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Mozilla_Promotes_a_Ponzi_Scheme_of_Slop_Plagiarism_Misinformati.gmi 
[17:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Promotes a Ponzi Scheme of Slop (Plagiarism, Misinformation), Tor Browser 15.0.5 Based on Firefox Released
[17:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  #HowTo Upgrade Debian and New Debian Developers (and Maintainers) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/How_to_Upgrade_Debian_and_New_Debian_Developers_and_Maintainers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/How_to_Upgrade_Debian_and_New_Debian_Developers_and_Maintainers.gmi 
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines How to Upgrade Debian and New Debian Developers (and Maintainers)
[17:26]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[17:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines BSD Leftovers
[17:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arjen Wiersma on Self-Hosting Servers, Kubernetes Complexity a Risk to Servers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Arjen_Wiersma_on_Self_Hosting_Servers_Kubernetes_Complexity_a_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/30/Arjen_Wiersma_on_Self_Hosting_Servers_Kubernetes_Complexity_a_R.gmi 
[17:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Arjen Wiersma on Self-Hosting Servers, Kubernetes Complexity a Risk to Servers
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[17:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines News About Distributions and Operating Systems
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[17:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[17:35]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/01/2026: Waymo Crashing Into 'Small People' (Children), Microsoft at Risk Due to Slop Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Links_30_01_2026_Waymo_Crashing_Into_Small_People_Children_Micr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Links_30_01_2026_Waymo_Crashing_Into_Small_People_Children_Micr.gmi 
[17:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 30/01/2026: Waymo Crashing Into 'Small People' (Children), Microsoft at Risk Due to Slop Debt
[17:39]	TR News	T que no necesitas? gemini://text.eapl.mx/tu-que-no-necesitas
[17:39]	TR News	Radicales libres - Rosa Beltrn gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/radicaleslibres.gmi
[17:39]	TR News	Te espero - Mikeas Snchez gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/poemasdeotres/teespero.gmi
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[18:14]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/25070730
[18:14]	TR Bot	( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F25070730 )
[18:16]	TR News	Techrights Still Hoping for "Slop Zero" in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Still_Hoping_for_Slop_Zero_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Still_Hoping_for_Slop_Zero_in_2026.gmi 
[18:16]	TR Bot	 Techrights Still Hoping for "Slop Zero" in 2026
[18:33]	TR News	Techrights Only One in 33 EPO Staff Voting on the Strike Opposed It https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Only_One_in_33_EPO_Staff_Voting_on_the_Strike_Opposed_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Only_One_in_33_EPO_Staff_Voting_on_the_Strike_Opposed_It.gmi 
[18:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Only One in 33 EPO Staff Voting on the Strike Opposed It
[18:36]	TR News	americanbazaaronline seems like slop site
[18:41]	TR News	Antigua And Barbuda: Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/antigua-and-barbuda/#monthly-200902-202601
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Desktop Operating System Market Share Antigua And Barbuda | Statcounter Global Stats
[18:43]	TR News	Tesla DEBT grew by a billion https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:TSLA/explorer/total_debt
[18:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:TSLA/explorer/total_debt )
[18:44]	TR News	Apple's latest debt level not know yet, but http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/07/Apple_s_Debt_Has_Skyrocketed_While_Gimmicks_Like_Vision_Pro_Fai.shtml
[18:44]	TR Bot	 Techrights Apple's Debt Has Skyrocketed While Gimmicks Like Vision Pro Failed
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[19:03]	TR News	Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.gmi 
[19:03]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited
[19:07]	TR News	SpellBinding DEIURSQ Wordo: CROAK gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-30.gmi
[19:07]	TR News	"My tiny PC/server has been sitting there quietly doing its job for months. Then, over the last few days, it started making that noise." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/cleaning-tiny-my-main-server-without-the-right-tools/
[19:08]	TR News	the wistful present gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2780
[19:09]	TR News	Alex Schroeders Diary Locking the gate gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-30-lock-the-gate
[19:12]	TR News	"Set the 'User' option to your envs.net username and you have to make some changes to the 'RemoteCommand' option: [...]" gopher://envs.net/1/~dan/phlog/20260130-how-to-switch-your-envs-net-shell-from-byobu-to-tmux/
[19:13]	TR News	"I came across a thread on BBS yesterday, almost two years old, discussing the idea of implementing anchors in Gemini.^ Users considered both protocol-based and Gemtext-based implementations, how easy it would be to implement either, and what it would mean for the Gemini protocol." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260130-gemtext-anchors-and-line-oriented-design.gmi
[19:14]	TR News	"This is a question about the limitations on the gemini protocool. It isn't a criticism or a complaint, more of ... seeking understanding." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Gemini/16181
[19:28]	MinceR	(cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/59/1768594774589.jpg
[19:32]	TR News	Techrights Will Jim Zemlin Also Sell His Daughter or Only the "Linux" Brand (and Linux Foundation) to Bill Epsteingate? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Will_Jim_Zemlin_Also_Sell_His_Daughter_or_Only_the_Linux_Brand_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Will_Jim_Zemlin_Also_Sell_His_Daughter_or_Only_the_Linux_Brand_.gmi 
[19:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Will Jim Zemlin Also Sell His Daughter or Only the "Linux" Brand (and Linux Foundation) to Bill Epsteingate?
[19:38]	TR News	Love and cultivation gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/cultivation
[19:39]	TR News	"This somewhat undisturbed time gives me the opportunity to work further on my big plan to move the PCs of the company away from big American tech companies." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/290126.txt
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[19:43]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 30/01/2026: Love and Cultivation, Gemtext Anchors https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Gemini_Links_30_01_2026_Love_and_Cultivation_Gemtext_Anchors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Gemini_Links_30_01_2026_Love_and_Cultivation_Gemtext_Anchors.gmi 
[19:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 30/01/2026: Love and Cultivation, Gemtext Anchors
[19:58]	MinceR	https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/01/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test/
[19:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/01/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test/ )
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[20:40]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/county-pays-600000-to-pentesters-it-arrested-for-assessing-courthouse-security/?comments-page=1#comments
[20:40]	TR Bot	 County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security - Ars Technica
[20:41]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/custom-machine-kept-man-alive-without-lungs-for-48-hours/
[20:41]	TR Bot	 Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours - Ars Technica
[20:44]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/states-want-to-charge-fossil-fuel-companies-for-climate-change-superfunds/
[20:44]	TR Bot	 States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds - Ars Technica
[20:53]	admfubar	https://om.co/2026/01/27/a-ceo-captured/
[20:53]	TR Bot	 A CEO, Captured. On my Om
[20:53]	admfubar	https://spyglass.org/tim-cook-captured/
[20:53]	TR Bot	 Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?
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[21:06]	admfubar	they're magically delicious!!... https://www.discovermagazine.com/this-popular-culinary-mushroom-turns-meals-into-visions-making-people-see-little-elves-48611
[21:06]	TR Bot	 This Popular Culinary Mushroom Turns Meals into Visions, Making People See Little Elves | Discover Magazine
[21:08]	admfubar	wow!...  https://www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide-oracle/
[21:08]	TR Bot	 Premium: The Hater's Guide to Oracle
[21:13]	admfubar	oh this type of move sounds familiar.... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/elon-musks-spacex-in-merger-talks-with-tesla-and-xai-13974163.html
[21:13]	TR Bot	Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with Tesla and xAI Firstpost
[21:13]	MinceR	so, both swasticar and MechaHitler are hemorrhaging money?
[21:20]	admfubar	but wait there's more!
[21:21]	admfubar	m$ fell down and went BOOM!... https://futurism.com/future-society/microsoft-stock-ai
[21:21]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Stock Takes Most Massive Single-Day Loss Since Pandemic as Its AI Efforts Flail
[21:22]	admfubar	uhmmm well it seems to have "deflated" m$... https://futurism.com/future-society/sam-altman-ai-deflation
[21:22]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman Says AI Will Cause Massive Deflation, Making Money Worth Vastly More
[21:23]	admfubar	these values are dropping like the temperature here... https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-bitcoin-crash-2026
[21:23]	TR Bot	 Crypto Bros in Meltdown as Bitcoin Crashes
[21:25]	admfubar	welcome to robo cop... https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/russians-surrendering-gun-wielding-robot
[21:25]	TR Bot	 Russian Soldiers Seen Surrendering to Gun-Wielding Robot
[21:25]	MinceR	:>
[21:25]	admfubar	Space 1999! here we come... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/why-nasa-is-going-nuclear-for-americas-power-play-on-the-moon/
[21:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/why-nasa-is-going-nuclear-for-americas-power-play-on-the-moon/ )
[21:26]	admfubar	we are the borg... https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/30/apple-bets-big-on-silent-speech-with-2b-ai-acquisition/
[21:26]	TR Bot	 Apple Bets Big on Silent Speech With $2B AI Acquisition - gHacks Tech News
[21:29]	MinceR	here's hoping "open"ai collapses and takes down oracle with itself
[21:30]	admfubar	i think it is more of a when it collapses....
[21:31]	MinceR	i hope it happens soon
[21:31]	MinceR	do you have access to the full wheresyoured.at story?
[21:32]	admfubar	what happens when and unstoppable force meets an immovable object..   https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/01/29/music-publishers-file-new-piracy-suit-against-anthropic-alleging-mass-torrenting-copyrighted-works/
[21:32]	TR Bot	 Music Publishers File New Piracy Suit Against Anthropic Alleging Mass Torrenting of Copyrighted Works
[21:32]	admfubar	dunno
[21:32]	admfubar	send a link and i'll see
[21:32]	MinceR	it's the https://www.wheresyoured.at/haters-guide-oracle/ one
[21:36]	admfubar	i can see up to where is has this in a line  My Names Larry Ellison, and Welcome To Jackass.
[21:36]	admfubar	dunno if it really stops there or not
[21:37]	MinceR	same
[21:38]	MinceR	apparently that's the gratis part
[21:38]	MinceR	and the only item in the floating table of contents
[21:47]	admfubar	ok.. then no idont...
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[22:00]	admfubar	https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-may-finally-get-rid-of-useless-ai-features-in-windows-11-following-user-backlash/
[22:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-may-finally-get-rid-of-useless-ai-features-in-windows-11-following-user-backlash/ )
[22:01]	admfubar	https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-promises-to-fix-windows-11-and-focus-on-pain-points-in-2026/
[22:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-promises-to-fix-windows-11-and-focus-on-pain-points-in-2026/ )
[22:02]	admfubar	much to the relief of tesla....  https://www.neowin.net/news/child-injured-after-waymo-self-driving-car-hits-them-in-a-school-zone/
[22:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/child-injured-after-waymo-self-driving-car-hits-them-in-a-school-zone/ )
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[22:03]	MinceR	lol @ microslop promise
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[22:04]	admfubar	they are comedy gold...
[22:05]	admfubar	https://petapixel.com/2026/01/30/58-of-photographers-have-lost-work-to-generative-ai-survey/
[22:05]	TR Bot	of Photographers Have Lost Work to Generative AI: Survey | PetaPixel
[22:06]	admfubar	https://petapixel.com/2026/01/29/photographys-truth-is-under-attack-and-giving-up-is-not-an-option/
[22:06]	TR Bot	Truth Is Under Attack and Giving Up Is Not an Option | PetaPixel
[22:12]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/25070639
[22:12]	TR Bot	( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F25070639 )
[22:17]	admfubar	https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/30/apple-runs-on-anthropic-says-mark-gurman/
[22:17]	TR Bot	runs on Anthropic, says Mark Gurman - 9to5Mac
[22:19]	admfubar	https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/one-third-video-game-workers-laid-off-2025-1236644512/
[22:19]	TR Bot	 One-Third of Video Game Workers Laid Off in Past 2 Years
[22:19]	admfubar	https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B
[22:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B )
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[22:20]	admfubar	https://slashdot.org/story/26/01/30/1157228/do-markets-make-us-moral?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
[22:20]	TR Bot	 Do Markets Make Us Moral? - Slashdot
[22:21]	admfubar	those first world problems... mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/01/30/1333208/call-screening-is-aggravating-the-rich-and-powerful?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
[22:23]	admfubar	i guess this is to eff you better?... https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/30/1355254/microsoft-is-experimenting-with-a-top-menu-bar-for-windows-11
[22:23]	TR Bot	 Microsoft is Experimenting With a Top Menu Bar for Windows 11 - Slashdot
[22:23]	admfubar	https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/29/2330216/universal-basic-income-could-be-used-to-soften-hit-from-ai-job-losses-in-uk-minister-says
[22:23]	TR Bot	 Universal Basic Income Could Be Used To Soften Hit From AI Job Losses In UK, Minister Says - Slashdot
[22:24]	admfubar	i'm sorry dave... https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/01/29/180230/apples-second-biggest-acquisition-ever-is-a-startup-that-interprets-silent-speech
[22:24]	TR Bot	 Apple's Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever Is a Startup That Interprets Silent Speech - Slashdot
[22:25]	MinceR	rotfl @ top menu bar
[22:25]	admfubar	:P
[22:26]	MinceR	oh, it's not a global menu bar for the currently focused application at all, is it?
[22:27]	MinceR	just putting the taskbar on top
[22:27]	admfubar	prolly not
[22:27]	MinceR	which you could do in Backdoors 95
[22:27]	admfubar	https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/01/28/2332202/extremophile-molds-are-invading-art-museums
[22:27]	TR Bot	 Extremophile Molds Are Invading Art Museums - Slashdot
[22:27]	MinceR	i guess they removed the ability to move it in Backdoors10 or 11 or something so that they can sell being able to move it again as a MASSIVE INNOVA~1
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[22:31]	admfubar	they released something....  https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/28/2241225
[22:31]	TR Bot	 Musk's X Releases Source Code for Platform's Algorithm - SoylentNews
[22:32]	admfubar	uhm code that actually works???  https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/vibe-coding-software-development-ai-opinion
[22:32]	TR Bot	 Opinion: When anyone can code, what will be the key differentiator?
[22:32]	MinceR	what about software design?
[22:33]	MinceR	or even requirement analysis?
[22:34]	admfubar	https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/irs_ai_helpers/
[22:34]	TR Bot	 Feeling taxed by layoffs, IRS turns to AI helpers The Register
[22:34]	admfubar	all the same...
[22:35]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/euro_firms_must_ditch_us/
[22:35]	TR Bot	 Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native The Register
[22:36]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/road_sign_hijack_ai/
[22:36]	TR Bot	 Self-driving cars, drones hijacked by custom road signs The Register
[22:36]	admfubar	this will end badly... https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/oracle_mysql/
[22:36]	TR Bot	 Oracle seeks to build bridges with MySQL developers The Register
[22:37]	Isambard_Prince	schestowitz[TR2], Amazon announced another 16,000 firings.
[22:42]	Isambard_Prince	Windows 95 wasn't too bad.
[22:42]	Isambard_Prince	It hadn't really occurred to them yet how they could be truly nasty I think.
[22:43]	MinceR	it still had hilariously bad design
[22:43]	Isambard_Prince	I mean, they had the bundling deals and stuff, but the OS wasn't full of ads and spyware.
[22:43]	MinceR	like how they did dynamic linking
[22:43]	Isambard_Prince	<MinceR> it still had hilariously bad design
[22:43]	Isambard_Prince	Inherited mostly from DOS.
[22:43]	MinceR	DOS didn't have dynamic linking
[22:43]	MinceR	and they were already lying to their users
[22:43]	Isambard_Prince	No, I meant most of the OS issues were inherited from DOS.
[22:44]	MinceR	the big INNOVA~1 of Backdoors95 was that they told people there's no DOS under it and tried to hide it
[22:44]	Isambard_Prince	I'm not sure whether you could extend the "Chicago" kernel Windows to support multiple processors.
[22:44]	MinceR	and tried to break some functionality in service of a lie
[22:44]	Isambard_Prince	Those were uncommon in the 90s and something they could charge extra for in Windows NT.
[22:44]	MinceR	NT was also hilariously poorly designed
[22:44]	MinceR	but that's a given when you have dave cutler design your OS
[22:45]	Isambard_Prince	The memory manager was horrible, there were some unofficial patches to get Windows 9x to see and work with memory up to 4 GB properly.
[22:45]	Isambard_Prince	But the guy that wrote them is dead now.
[22:45]	MinceR	the "engineer" who "thought" that "do the opposite of Unix in everything" was a design philosophy and not shitposting
[22:45]	Isambard_Prince	And he's probably the only one who knew what he did.
[22:45]	Isambard_Prince	My favorite "Windows-ism" is drive letters.
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	At first I hated the *nix method because it didn't make sense to me, now I hate the Windows method.
[22:46]	MinceR	of course NT still had the "just load shit on random addresses and if another process can't link to it because you didn't get lucky then LOL JUST LOAD ANOTHER COPY" idiocy in its dynamic linking before x86_64
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	Because it doesn't tell you anything.
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	What kind of storage?
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	Nope.
[22:46]	MinceR	because that's how things are done at microslop
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	Is it a partition or an actual drive? Nope
[22:46]	MinceR	"LOL, what's position-independent code?"
[22:46]	Isambard_Prince	Windows XP Service Pack 2 supported Position Independent Executables.
[22:47]	Isambard_Prince	But not well.
[22:47]	MinceR	these fucking idiots got into control of the entire fucking industry
[22:47]	MinceR	and it shows
[22:47]	Isambard_Prince	If you enabled it in parts of the OS, certain things that were not aware of it would fail.
[22:47]	Isambard_Prince	So it was off by default.
[22:47]	Isambard_Prince	And almost nobody actually turned it on.
[22:48]	Isambard_Prince	Window Snyder was later hired by Mozilla.
[22:48]	MinceR	yeah, drive letters are also fucking stupid
[22:48]	Isambard_Prince	They called her the chief security something or other.
[22:48]	Isambard_Prince	That was her job title.
[22:48]	MinceR	it's a tiny computer but still waste memory on storing a separate working directory for every single fucking filesystem
[22:48]	Isambard_Prince	They said she was the Program Manager for XP SP2 like that was a good thing.
[22:48]	MinceR	for a shitty UI
[22:48]	Isambard_Prince	SP2 didn't really fix that many security issues.
[22:49]	Isambard_Prince	The malware problem was almost as bad as ever. It closed off some very low hanging fruit and broke how certain malware was spreading, but it didn't do much.
[22:49]	MinceR	microslop's approach to security guarantees that they'll never fix it
[22:49]	MinceR	they see it as yet another, newer, trendier way of selling features you don't need
[22:49]	MinceR	"security features"!
[22:49]	Isambard_Prince	Microsoft was more interested in fixing the "summer of worms" crap than doing much else.
[22:49]	MinceR	only you'll never see these new features nor interact with them, you just get to pay for them and be happy that you've bought more features
[22:50]	Isambard_Prince	So that's mostly all that got done.
[22:50]	MinceR	and they don't even make their shit secure
[22:52]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Someone on Al Jazeera said they went to Cuba.
[22:52]	MinceR	poor bastard
[22:52]	MinceR	why?
[22:52]	Isambard_Prince	And they had to go to the doctor because of falling and hurting their knee.
[22:52]	Isambard_Prince	They got a nasty gash, apparently.
[22:53]	Isambard_Prince	He said that the doctors had no medicine and prescribed washing it out with soap and water.
[22:53]	Isambard_Prince	Which he could have probably done at his hotel room assuming Communism can even keep soap in the store.
[22:53]	MinceR	though i guess if someone wants to project an image of "i'm a hip, cool stalinist!" and support putler's genocidal efforts, they can just go on a trip to cuba
[22:53]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, Trump is being brutal on Cuba.
[22:53]	MinceR	it's probably comfier than going on a trip to mordor or communist china
[22:53]	MinceR	is he?
[22:54]	Isambard_Prince	He's threatened sanctions against anyone who sells them oil.
[22:54]	MinceR	didn't he turn toward iran after venevuvuzela?
[22:54]	Isambard_Prince	And Venezuela and Mexico cut them off.
[22:54]	Isambard_Prince	So Cuba has an energy crisis going on right now.
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[22:54]	MinceR	as long as it forces them to call back the 5k war criminals they sent to genocide ukrainians, i'm all for it
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[22:56]	Isambard_Prince	schestowitz[TR2], Socialism/Communism in the Americas is probably going to collapse soon.
[22:57]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, The US really hasn't done everything it could to force the Communists out of Cuba.
[22:58]	Isambard_Prince	Their military equipment is, at best, Soviet export junk from the 1970s.
[22:58]	MinceR	indeed
[22:58]	MinceR	well, i don't think it's going to collapse, it's just going to exist in its 'national' flavor which differs surprisingly little
[22:58]	Isambard_Prince	Well, that form is worse.
[22:59]	Isambard_Prince	In addition to controlliing everything you do and still wanting taxes and punishing dissidents.....
[22:59]	Isambard_Prince	They completely gut the Capitalism with socialist features things.
[22:59]	Isambard_Prince	Like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare.
[22:59]	MinceR	from what i've heard, communist china already did that while claiming not to be nationalist
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[23:00]	MinceR	and, of course, stalinists keep pointing to them as the proof that their ideology is so workable
[23:01]	MinceR	(cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/59/1768597677078.jpg
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[23:45]	Isambard_Prince	MinceR, I got another credit card in the mail.
[23:45]	Isambard_Prince	$150 for spending $500 so I brought up another $550 medical bill from the shoulder surgery.
[23:46]	Isambard_Prince	Gave it that one.
[23:46]	Isambard_Prince	Should get the bonus in a few days when it posts.
[23:46]	Isambard_Prince	Saving the other one for part of the SUB spend on my other credit card that's coming in the mail.
[23:46]	Isambard_Prince	Sitting back and letting the banks give me money for paying my hospital copays.
[23:46]	Isambard_Prince	:)
[23:52]	Isambard_Prince	Every 2-3 years I open a few credit cards and feed them some of my normal spending to hit sign up bonuses.
[23:52]	Isambard_Prince	Then the cards usually go lightly used.
[23:52]	MinceR	for sale: credit card, lightly used
[23:52]	Isambard_Prince	It basically amounts to 3-5 points off my FICO score that year in exchange for $500-600.
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