●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, July 31, 2026 ●● ● Jul 31 [00:12] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/cbs-news-ross-douthat-tv-experience [00:12] TR Bot No TV experience? At CBS News, thats no problem | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian [00:17] *brocashelm (~brocashelm@zsnikgzmq4pyc.irc) has joined #techrights [00:17] IsambardPrince MinceR: That watch could probably be sold for a significant amount. [00:18] MinceR no doubt [00:18] IsambardPrince That would convert a luxury watch with an expensive need for servicing into some cold hard cash. [00:18] MinceR the more useless something is, the more devil apes love it [00:18] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: leaving) [00:18] IsambardPrince Use the cold hard cash for a Casio watch and put the rest into an investment. [00:18] MinceR yeah [00:19] IsambardPrince This is why Dave Ramsey says you have stuff all over your house you can sell to help you get out of debt. [00:19] IsambardPrince That one watch could probably fetch nearly $1,000. [00:32] IsambardPrince MinceR: Next year I'll be porting my phone number to a Lifeline plan and eliminating the cell phone bill entirely. [00:32] IsambardPrince If you get any amount of food stamps, you qualify for a free cell phone plan with data. [00:33] IsambardPrince Mint Mobile is costing me $264 a year right now. [00:33] IsambardPrince A lot of people are paying about that much every two months because they use a postpaid carrier with "ZOMGFREEPHONE!" [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Jul 31 [01:05] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techrights [01:06] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey [01:36] IsambardPrince I finally caught something in one of my sticky traps. [01:36] IsambardPrince Just a beetle of some sort. Not a roach. [01:36] IsambardPrince Still replaced the trap. [01:41] MinceR with what? :> [01:55] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jul 31 [02:04] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [02:17] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [02:19] admfubar https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/07/29/outdated-protective-orders-are-impeding-software-code-analysis-in-copyright-and-trade-secret-cases/ [02:19] TR Bot Outdated Protective Orders are Impeding Software Code Analysis in Copyright and Trade Secret Cases [02:21] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amazon-accidentally-spent-usd1-8-million-using-claude-for-menial-coding-task-went-860-percent-over-budget-catastrophically-expensive-coding-blunders-discovered-in-internal-amazon-ai-usage-metrics [02:21] TR Bot Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget 'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics | Tom's Hardware [02:23] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/elon-musks-xai-sues-minnesota-days-before-state-ban-on-ai-nudification-apps/ [02:23] TR Bot Musk's xAI Sues Minnesota Days Before State Ban on AI Nudification Apps | PetaPixel [02:26] MinceR nudification notification [02:34] admfubar coke is it!... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/italian-elixir-coca-cola-precursor [02:34] TR Bot Was Florentine friars fatigue-fighting elixir a precursor to Coca-Cola? | Italy | The Guardian [02:42] admfubar wtf????? https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Sneaker-Gaming-Desktop/dp/B0D1SZ5TRK [02:42] TR Bot NO TITLE [02:44] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/house-files-uk-plague-homes [02:44] TR Bot It makes you feel youve got a really dirty house: whats behind the UKs plagues of flies? | Insects | The Guardian [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[03:04] MinceR :> [03:04] IsambardPrince Then I got a notification from KDE that the oom-killer crashed Konversation. [03:04] MinceR i stopped using firecocks because they tried to push shit like poetteringaudio on me after dumbing their browser down to a chromium clone [03:05] MinceR i resumed using firecocks because brave decided it would be a good idea to fuck up the save dialog so that enter does nothing and it doesn't ask you whether you want to overwrite anything, it just silently overwrites files [03:05] MinceR "modern" web browsers are an abomination [03:05] MinceR they exemplify several things that are wrong with the human species [03:08] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:09] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [03:21] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/three-us-states-to-deploy-60mph-drones-armed-with-pepper-spray-to-neutralize-school-shooters-campus-guardian-angel-drones-can-also-smash-windows-and-ram-attackers [03:21] TR Bot Three US states to deploy 60mph drones armed with pepper spray to neutralize school shooters Campus Guardian Angel drones can also smash windows and ram attackers | Tom's Hardware [03:30] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:30] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [03:35] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has left #techrights (Leaving) [03:42] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [03:54] IsambardPrince MinceR: Oddly, the roaches at the last place never did go after the underside of the fridge. [03:54] IsambardPrince The only sticky traps I found that had roaches were in that utility closet, especially under the water heater. [03:55] IsambardPrince I laid sticky traps flat around the edges of the walls so any roaches that ran through from the neighbor's unit would run across one. ● Jul 31 [04:07] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:15] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Jul 31 [05:04] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [05:16] TR News (NEW): Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Calibre_9_12_E_Book_Manager_Adds_Option_to_Convert_GIF_Images_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Calibre_9_12_E_Book_Manager_Adds_Option_to_Convert_GIF_Images_t.gmi [05:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP [05:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1725.jpg [05:23] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2082.jpg [05:25] TR News "Nikita has been hanging out with us almost half the time. I like to discover who she is." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/firstNightAlone [05:25] TR News Pratica gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/pratica [05:26] TR News flicker gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/flicker [05:26] TR News "A few months ago my daughter passed away. Since then, I have been evaluating what is really important me. I decided that getting my MA in Ancient and Classical History was something I wanted to do." gemini://calvusrex.gemcities.com/gemlog/2026-07-30-gemlog.gmi [05:27] TR News "My battlestation at work consists of a laptop plugged into a docking station. The dock powers two monitors stacked on top of each other, and my laptop sits off to the side, not doing very much." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202607/20260730-a-longing.gmi [05:28] TR News "No one reads this. And that is OK. I feel like I want things to be read, but then I realize, "it doesn't really matter" because the whole point of journaling is for me, not others. But still, the old BBS guy in me wants some feedback. So instead of making this a long drawn out entry, I'll simply lay out a few things that are going on in my life." gemini://calvusrex.gemcities.com/gemlog/2026-07-22-gemlog.gmi [05:29] *koo5_ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [05:30] *koo5_ (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] Then I got a notification from KDE that the oom-killer crashed Konversation. [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] vbery unusual [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: i have just reread your two drafts [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] why do you no longer blog? [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] wordpress.com selling data for slop? [05:40] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/07/2026: Music, Journaling, and Longing https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Gemini_Links_31_07_2026_Music_Journaling_and_Longing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Gemini_Links_31_07_2026_Music_Journaling_and_Longing.gmi [05:40] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 31/07/2026: Music, Journaling, and Longing [05:41] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:41] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 30, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_July_30_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_July_30_2026.gmi [05:41] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 30, 2026 [05:42] IsambardPrince [23:34] wordpress.com selling data for slop? [05:43] IsambardPrince I had to shitcan all the comments because of Brandon Lobster. [05:43] IsambardPrince There were various reasons. [05:43] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:56] TR News Techrights Microsoft's "Headcount" Distracts From How Big a Cull It Had This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Headcount_Distracts_From_How_Big_a_Cull_It_Had_This.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Headcount_Distracts_From_How_Big_a_Cull_It_Had_This.gmi [05:56] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's "Headcount" Distracts From How Big a Cull It Had This Month ● Jul 31 [06:00] TR News "they also removed a lot internal job listings too" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kysry0sy [06:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kysry0sy ) [06:02] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:03] TR News "Hiring while layoffs are ongoing - Does it make sense for companies to hired h1bs while layoffs are ongoing?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1 [06:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1 ) [06:06] TR News "Ohhhh they are putting this out today to cover for Microsofts huge historic market cap gain with AI and also Amazons Shares Jump as Cloud Sales. Both caused our meltdown 2 weeks ago. This is another distraction to cover up our failures while other show great successes in same areas. I get it now why we forces this press release out on same day." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kysmty2s [06:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kysmty2s ) [06:08] *lxo (~lxo@b4xjcexteeqvi.irc) has joined #techrights [06:23] TR News Techrights IBM is Circling Down the Drain, the 'Growth' Comes From Beancounting Tricks and Salary Cuts https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/IBM_is_Circling_Down_the_Drain_the_Growth_Comes_From_Beancounti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/IBM_is_Circling_Down_the_Drain_the_Growth_Comes_From_Beancounti.gmi [06:23] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Circling Down the Drain, the 'Growth' Comes From Beancounting Tricks and Salary Cuts [06:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I don't think that necessarily making fun of people for financing an iPhone through Klarna is productive. [06:26] IsambardPrince But rather showing them how Klarna works and what they say to retailers about the people who use it. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] this iss not what you did: [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: I don't think that necessarily making fun of people for financing an iPhone through Klarna is productive. [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] you make fun of the company [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] not the peopel [06:26] IsambardPrince Like "We can get these people to pay you 46% more money by making them lose track of what they spend." [06:27] IsambardPrince Nobody likes being a chump. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] it is like loan sharks [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] don't mock desperate people [06:27] IsambardPrince When you make it obvious that Klarna thinks they're a chump, they get mad, at Klarna. [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] criticise the loan shark [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] "payday" [06:28] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:32] *lxo (~lxo@b4xjcexteeqvi.irc) has joined #techrights [06:48] IsambardPrince MinceR: [06:48] IsambardPrince The exterminator told me "Roaches are pretty stupid. If you think about it they're just going about their day trying to find something to eat and something to mate with." [06:48] IsambardPrince I said, "Actually if you add a stop over by the liquor store, that describes most people I know." [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] you always have such fasscinating stories [06:51] schestowitz[TR2] rianne asked how your search went on [06:51] schestowitz[TR2] as she wrote about that [06:52] IsambardPrince Still nothing. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] keep going [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] it is still unclear if puppyman lost his job at NVIDIA [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] maybe just bollocking [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] this shows that his own worst enemy is himself [06:57] IsambardPrince Well, it's the public figure problem. [06:57] IsambardPrince Nobody could really punish me if someone saw me chanting about burning Elon Musk. [06:57] IsambardPrince It's not against the law. [06:57] IsambardPrince There is no HR. [06:58] IsambardPrince Upper management constantly worries about risk management. [06:58] IsambardPrince That's really all they do. [06:59] IsambardPrince In Walmart if you rise above Assistant Manager, you're basically a politician at that point that has to worry about company politics and risk management. ● Jul 31 [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] you might be risk [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] for several reaasons [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] they want mindless workers [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] you are opinionated, they might say [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] remember what tesla said about a whistleblower [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] they joked internally he was dumb [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] and media would not believe him [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] after he disputed the greenwashing at the plants [07:02] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The guy really wanted to go to bat for me. [07:02] IsambardPrince I could tell. [07:02] IsambardPrince There's a certain group that wants me in the management pipeline. [07:02] IsambardPrince But nobody that can make such a decision is in a hurry. [07:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I read Piyush's book. [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] haha, book [07:04] IsambardPrince It wasn't a bad book. [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] piiyushgpt? [07:04] IsambardPrince I wonder who actually wrote it. [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] Piyush is propbably not stupid [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] based on his past career [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] but he hass no streetsmarts [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] he thought [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] hey [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] there is this estate market [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] that he never worked in [07:04] IsambardPrince No, I believe that he was actually really good where he was. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] and he does IT something something [07:05] IsambardPrince But he's not good at property management. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] he will "invent" something [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] then he brought in people without vetting [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] and found out how expensive evictions are [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] he might be ok at IT [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] but.. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] day-to-day is another matter [07:05] IsambardPrince He should have kept the 401(k) and the salary job. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] that's like me running a bakery [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] and thinking [07:05] IsambardPrince He'd be truly wealthy now. [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] hey, let'e hire a good cook [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] and sell this and that [07:06] IsambardPrince An everyday millionaire. [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] "cashless payments" [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] "IT something" [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] there is a lot more to it than that [07:06] IsambardPrince Right, Roy might be good at one thing. [07:06] IsambardPrince He might not be good at running a bakery. [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] right [07:06] IsambardPrince Totally different area. [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] as a son of a cook you might know more [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] or somewhat who grew up in one [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] a bakery [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] btw, here is a life stopry [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] my dad ran a shop [07:07] IsambardPrince The restaurant industry is highly competitive. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] it sold electronics [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] he was second gen [07:07] IsambardPrince More than half donn't last one year. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] so he grew up in this [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] the issue was [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] in the 80s and 90s [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] people who don' [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] t p[ay [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] cheques bounce [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] so you need to be permissive [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] but not TOO permissive [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] to assess if someone will pay [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] same for other shops you distribute to [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] one mistake and you can lost your pants [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] like some shop that will shut down [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] and not pay for the goods [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] like hundreds of TV sets [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] you can do well a thousand times [07:08] TR News (NEW): Announcing the next Fedora Community Architect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Announcing_the_next_Fedora_Community_Architect.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Announcing_the_next_Fedora_Community_Architect.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Announcing the next Fedora Community Architect [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] but one major mistake... that'ssss it [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] bust [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] to user a metaphr [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] with puppyman [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] maybe he made salaries-related gains [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] one stupid lawsuit [07:08] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] there goes his pension and he is maxing up debt cards [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] it's a dumb lawsuit [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] in 2021 it began [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] same time graveley was arrested [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] instead of sending me email [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] "hi roy, can you check this tweet" [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] nno [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] he went to a lawyer first [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] and sent me expensive threatd [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] *threats [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] did not even ask me first [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] which would be simpler [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] after that ytou cannot trust a person [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] i bet he still regrets this [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] maybe that escalation was more to do with his gnome friends [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] than himself [07:12] IsambardPrince I don't like GNOME. [07:12] IsambardPrince It's obviously the product of some corrupt minds. [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/12/Sonny_Piers_Finally_Spills_the_Beans_on_GNOME_Cover_up_Points_F.shtml [07:12] TR Bot Techrights Sonny Piers Finally Spills the Beans on GNOME Cover-up, Points Finger at Robert McQueen, Misusing "Defamation" to Silence Critics of Wrongdoing [07:12] IsambardPrince Even before you start looking at anything other than GUI and resource consumption. [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] notice who this implciates [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] robert mcqueen [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] connnected very closely to puppyman [07:13] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] Rob assured and insisted to Tobias and I that the Foundation would make an effective fiscal sponsor for the 1M STF grant. We knew that under Robs (long) presidency and directorship it was dysfunctional but we chose to trust them rather than looking for another fiscal host or creating a new entity because we hoped it would bring the community together. [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] Shortly after joining as a director I realized the situation was even worse than I thought. I wont go into detail here, I believe that new directors are aware and working hard on the issues. I took my mission as a director seriously, in particular the responsibility of care and of loyalty, including to the foundation members who elected me in hope for change." [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] Then IBM censored [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] and NDAs had come [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] those are bullies [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] all this to cover up corruption [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] misuse of funds [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] "This led Federico to send a letter to the board of directors demanding to ban me permanently with accusations of Intimidation, Disruption of discussions and Influencing or encouraging inappropriate behavior. [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:14] schestowitz[TR2] Federico, buddy of https://techrights.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Icaza/ [07:14] TR Bot Miguel de Icaza [07:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I might be in the market for a newer laptop at some point. [07:18] IsambardPrince The Kubuntu Focus ones look nice, but they're really expensive. [07:18] IsambardPrince I think I'm going to let the Slop Bubble play out. [07:18] IsambardPrince Maybe DRAM prices fall. [07:18] IsambardPrince Don't buy during Peak Insanity. [07:22] IsambardPrince When I use the terms, "peasants", "serfs", and "chumps", I don't mean that that's how *I* see people who use these finance things, but I mean to say that's how the finance people see the people who use these things. [07:22] IsambardPrince [07:22] IsambardPrince CareCredit did a self-selecting survey and found that 91% would recommend CareCredit. The people that answer surveys are the people who paid it off during the deferred interest period. People who got sued and went to bankruptcy hearings are not answering surveys. [07:23] TR News (NEW): COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements [07:25] TR News (NEW): Whatever You Got Told, IBM is Not Our Friend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Whatever_You_Got_Told_IBM_is_Not_Our_Friend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Whatever_You_Got_Told_IBM_is_Not_Our_Friend.gmi [07:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Whatever You Got Told, IBM is Not Our Friend [07:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I don't know how to run a restaurant. I really don't. [07:26] IsambardPrince Not many who start one know what they're doing and the result is pretty severe and it usually plays out fast. [07:26] TR News (NEW): GNU Planet: A warm thank you and welcome! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/GNU_Planet_A_warm_thank_you_and_welcome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/GNU_Planet_A_warm_thank_you_and_welcome.gmi [07:26] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Planet: A warm thank you and welcome! [07:28] TR News Manchester Election https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/31/manchester-election/ [07:28] TR Bot Blog Archive Manchester Election [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: I don't know how to run a restaurant. I really don't. [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] it is hard [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] you compete with people who know [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] and had generations of teaching [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] and knowledge, reputation added up [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] we saw many dining places fail [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] The Kubuntu Focus ones look nice, but they're really expensive. [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] do you want raspi4? [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] i tried to send mine to psydroid2 [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] but it came back from customs in NL [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] which was super-frustrating [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] also took ages, with uncertainties [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] seems it has gotten worse since [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] with further EU resttrictions [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] Not many who start one know what they're doing and the result is pretty severe and it usually plays out fast. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] same for sw companies [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] or publishers [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] they know not what they do [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] they improvise and guess [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] or lose their "twiter accounts" [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] they mistake social control media for "traffic" [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] and then things change [07:36] TR News Heres How Microsofts CEO Spoke About Xbox A Year Ago Vs. Now https://kotaku.com/microsoft-ceo-says-xbox-will-return-to-growth-this-fiscal-year-2000720333 [07:36] TR Bot How Microsoft's CEO Spoke About Xbox A Year Ago Vs. Now - Kotaku [07:36] TR News (NEW): I stopped distro hopping when I realized the desktop environment was the real upgrade https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/I_stopped_distro_hopping_when_I_realized_the_desktop_environmen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/I_stopped_distro_hopping_when_I_realized_the_desktop_environmen.gmi [07:36] TR Bot Tux Machines I stopped distro hopping when I realized the desktop environment was the real upgrade [07:40] TR News (NEW): I let Claude customize my Linux PCand it did a better job than I ever could https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/I_let_Claude_customize_my_Linux_PC_and_it_did_a_better_job_than.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/I_let_Claude_customize_my_Linux_PC_and_it_did_a_better_job_than.gmi [07:40] TR Bot Tux Machines I let Claude customize my Linux PCand it did a better job than I ever could [07:43] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint is suffering from nasty kernel crashes, but there's a quick way to go back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Linux_Mint_is_suffering_from_nasty_kernel_crashes_but_there_s_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Linux_Mint_is_suffering_from_nasty_kernel_crashes_but_there_s_a.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint is suffering from nasty kernel crashes, but there's a quick way to go back [07:50] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Debt Continues to Steadily Increase, Not Counting Hundreds of Billions in Secret/Hidden Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Continues_to_Steadily_Increase_Not_Counting_Hu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Continues_to_Steadily_Increase_Not_Counting_Hu.gmi [07:50] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Debt Continues to Steadily Increase, Not Counting Hundreds of Billions in Secret/Hidden Debt [07:53] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:58] *cow_20012 (~username@wusiwah4aa7ye.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 31 [08:03] TR News (NEW): The Birds Are Getting Smarter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/The_Birds_Are_Getting_Smarter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/The_Birds_Are_Getting_Smarter.gmi [08:03] TR Bot Tux Machines The Birds Are Getting Smarter [08:21] TR News (NEW): Microsoft is Drowning in Debt While "Market Share" of Windows (and XBox) Falls https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_is_Drowning_in_Debt_While_Market_Share_of_Windows_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_is_Drowning_in_Debt_While_Market_Share_of_Windows_and.gmi [08:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft is Drowning in Debt While "Market Share" of Windows (and XBox) Falls [08:24] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:24] TR News Continues to grow! https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bhutan/#monthly-200902-202607 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_8_in_Bhutan_Same_as_the_International_Averag.shtml [08:24] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Bhutan | Statcounter Global Stats [08:24] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to 8% in Bhutan, Same as the International Average [08:26] TR News GNU/Linux 9% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/seychelles/#monthly-200902-202607 [08:26] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Seychelles | Statcounter Global Stats [08:33] TR News (NEW): Saint Lucia: GNU/Linux Leaps Past Many Platforms, Market Share Over 20% If Combined With ChromeOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Saint_Lucia_GNU_Linux_Leaps_Past_Many_Platforms_Market_Share_Ov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Saint_Lucia_GNU_Linux_Leaps_Past_Many_Platforms_Market_Share_Ov.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Saint Lucia: GNU/Linux Leaps Past Many Platforms, Market Share Over 20% If Combined With ChromeOS [08:35] TR News Techrights Don't Lose Sight of the Impact of "End of 10" (Vista 10) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Don_t_Lose_Sight_of_the_Impact_of_End_of_10_Vista_10.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Don_t_Lose_Sight_of_the_Impact_of_End_of_10_Vista_10.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Techrights Don't Lose Sight of the Impact of "End of 10" (Vista 10) [08:47] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Claims Are Based on a Big Lie https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Claims_Are_Based_on_a_Big_Lie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Microsoft_s_Claims_Are_Based_on_a_Big_Lie.gmi [08:47] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Claims Are Based on a Big Lie [08:55] TR News IBM Will Become Just a Part of History https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/31/ibm-will-become-just-a-part-of-history/ [08:55] TR Bot Blog Archive IBM Will Become Just a Part of History [08:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights ● Jul 31 [09:00] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Nor does it punish Elon Musk." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/the-worst-person-you-know-just-filed-a-good-first-amendment-lawsuit-against-a-very-badly-drafted-nudify-app-ban/ | Source: Techdirt [13:02] TR Bot Worst Person You Know Just Filed A Good First Amendment Lawsuit Against A Very Badly Drafted Nudify App Ban | Techdirt [13:03] TR News "I decided to try again now." https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/07/30/removing-drm-from-kindle-ebooks-in-2026/ | Source: Fabio Akita [13:03] TR Bot DRM from Kindle Ebooks in 2026 AkitaOnRails.com [13:04] TR News "An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections has been trivial to bypass for 13 of its 14 years of existence." https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/ | Source: Ars Technica [13:04] TR Bot Microsofts Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now - Ars Technica [13:04] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:04] TR News "Microsofts Secure Boot has had a serious vulnerability for most of its existence." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/long-lived-vulnerability-in-microsoft-secure-boot.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:04] TR Bot Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot - Schneier on Security [13:04] TR News "Preserving humanitys memory isnt cheap. Servers need power, storage needs upgrading, and physical collections need scanning teams working around the clock." https://blog.archive.org/2026/07/30/backing-up-the-world-one-campaign-at-a-time-how-crowdfunding-campaigns-can-create-long-term-donor-engagement-and-fundraising-impact/ | Source: Internet Archive [13:04] TR Bot The Case for Crowdfunding at Scale: How Donors are Fundraising With Us and Creating a Path to Lasting Preservation | Internet Archive Blogs [13:04] TR News "Enter Trumpism, which has been taking a merciless hatchet to absolutely any effort, anywhere across government, to try and ensure that Americans" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/trump-republicans-are-destroying-decades-of-policy-progress-on-affordable-broadband/ | Source: Techdirt [13:04] TR Bot Republicans Are Destroying Decades Of Policy Progress On Affordable Broadband | Techdirt [13:06] TR News "This month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the labor participation rate the percentage of people of working age who are working or actively looking for work is now down to 61.5 percent." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-incredibly-shrinking-american | Source: Robert Reich [13:06] TR Bot The Incredibly Shrinking American Workforce [13:06] TR News "GrapheneOS is completely legal. We have no obligation to weaken any of the security protections it provides" https://www.pcmag.com/news/grapheneos-defends-data-wiping-function-that-blocked-us-border-search | Source: PC Mag [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/grapheneos-defends-data-wiping-function-that-blocked-us-border-search ) [13:06] TR News "Quite a bit may be at stake." https://gizmodo.com/a-feature-that-makes-your-phone-data-self-destruct-in-authorities-hands-may-soon-have-its-day-in-court-2000790831 | Source: Gizmodo [13:06] TR Bot A Feature That Makes Your Phone Data Self-Destruct in Authorities Hands May Soon Have Its Day in Court [13:10] TR News "Its hard to know how much the Constitution matters in the US right now." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/american-being-prosecuted-for-wiping-his-phone-before-handing-it-over-to-border-officials.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:10] TR Bot Being Prosecuted for Wiping His Phone Before Handing It Over to Border Officials - Schneier on Security [13:10] TR News "There are a long list of concerns with the renewed approval. Plaintiffs argue that the project will seriously damage the groundwater-dependent ecosystem, including freshwater springs, seeps, and riparian areas." https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/environmentalists-and-tribes-sue-the-bureau-of-land-management-over-approval-of-mojave-desert-pipeline/ | Source: JURIST [13:10] TR Bot Environmentalists and tribes sue Bureau of Land Management over approval of Mojave Desert pipeline - JURIST - News [13:11] TR News "During genocides, women are often targeted not only through attacks on their lives but also through their bodies, identities and social roles." https://english.anf-news.com/women/women-bear-the-heaviest-burden-of-genocide-86501 | Source: ANF News [13:11] TR Bot ANF | Women bear the heaviest burden of genocide [13:11] TR News "Murad and other Yazidi women who survived sexual violence and slavery visited the United Nations headquarters in Geneva ahead of Yazidi Genocide Memorial Day, observed on Aug. 3." https://www.telesurenglish.net/yazidi-genocide-remains-unpunished-12-years-later-murad/ | Source: teleSUR [13:11] TR Bot Yazidi Genocide Remains Unpunished 12 Years Later: Murad - teleSUR English [13:12] TR News "The search/AI story is, I think, relatively straightforward." https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/thinking-aloud-about-the-quiet-crisis | Source: Richard J Tofel [13:12] TR Bot Thinking Aloud About the Quiet Crisis in Audience for News [13:12] TR News "In a filing in the FCC docket regarding early license reviews of eight ABC affiliated and owned stations, Free Press called the proceeding an arbitrary and capricious abuse of power" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/free-press-calls-for-end-to-carrs-unconstitutional-crusade-against-abc | Source: Common Dreams [13:12] TR Bot Free Press Calls for End to Carrs Unconstitutional Crusade Against ABC | Common Dreams [13:12] TR News "He also hopes to foster greater connections between Nieman and other parts of Harvard and to deepen engagement with the foundations global network of alumni." https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/07/henry-chu-named-curator-of-nieman-foundation-for-journalism/ | Source: Harvard University [13:12] TR Bot Henry Chu named curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism Harvard Gazette [13:13] TR News "We're currently preparing 4 new Debian packages to be included in the Tor Project Debian repository hosted at "deb.torproject.org" in the coming days: [...]" https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/thread/6MQ6YACEYKPMVUHRHJWEPDQYLK2PEG5H/ | Source: Tor [13:13] TR Bot up: anti-censorship tools now packaged on deb.torproject.org - tor-relays - lists.torproject.org [13:13] TR News "Unfiltered thoughts are a beautiful thing. I think thats in part why people enjoy long-form conversations, or the unhinged stuff that kids will say from time to time." https://dergigi.com/2026/07/30/unfiltered/ | Source: Gigi [13:13] TR Bot dergigi.com [13:13] TR News "The modern American right is very good at hating. MAGA hates immigrants (unless theyre white South Africans); it hates liberals; it hates scientists." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reality-is-a-communist-plot | Source: Paul Krugman [13:13] TR Bot Reality is a Communist Plot - Paul Krugman [13:16] TR News "Verizon said its more than 500,000 route-mile fiber network positions the company to meet rising demand for high-capacity, low-latency connections" https://insidetowers.com/verizon-signs-1-billion-google-fiber-deal-to-support-ai-growth/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:16] TR Bot Verizon Signs $1 Billion Google Fiber Deal to Support AI Growth - Inside Towers [13:17] TR News "So lets fob the dolls off onto people who cant say no!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/29/lets-palm-off-humanoid-robot-teachers-onto-the-poor-kids/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:17] TR Bot Other without a pause he wrote beneath it: TWO AND TWO. [13:18] TR News "Building on this work, Karisma is planning two more workshops as part of the same initiative." https://cadeproject.org/karisma-hosts-workshop-on-the-digitalisation-of-public-services-in-riohacha/ | Source: Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment [13:18] TR Bot Karisma hosts workshop on the digitalisation of public services in Riohacha - CADE Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment [13:30] TR News "The spending calculations apply to LinkedIns fiscal year that began last month and ends next June." https://www.wired.com/story/how-linkedin-is-keeping-its-compute-capacity-flat/ | Source: Wired [13:30] TR Bot Wont Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year | WIRED [13:31] TR News "Unintended consequences are everywhere. I wanted to help people understand them, so I built Consequences, the game." https://molodtsov.me/2026/07/the-game-of-consequences/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov [13:31] TR Bot The Game of Consequences | Yury Molodtsov [13:32] TR News "When the government announced plans last month to kill the CRTCs Online Streaming Act ruling" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/starting-over-court-filing-confirms-the-crtcs-streamer-contribution-decisions-are-dead-with-a-full-online-streaming-act-reset-to-come/ | Source: Michael Geist [13:32] TR Bot Starting Over: Court Filing Confirms the CRTCs Streamer Contribution Decisions Are Dead With a Full Online Streaming Act Reset to Come - Michael Geist [13:32] TR News "According to a report by Daily NK, which specialises in reporting on the internal affairs of North Korea" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/north-korea-hackers-own-government | Source: Bitdefender [13:32] TR Bot North Korea's elite hackers turned on their own government and got caught [13:32] TR News "Both systems are, basically, 0% interest loans." https://www.dgriffinjones.com/extraordinary/apple-upgrade-vs-apple-card-monthly-installments.html | Source: D Griffin Jones [13:32] TR Bot Apple Upgrade vs. Apple Card Monthly Installments | D. Griffin Jones [13:33] TR News "Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, located 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) south of the capital, Budapest, cut output by 50% at reactor 2 on Thursday morning." https://www.dw.com/en/danube-water-levels-hungary-romania-cut-nuclear-output/a-78171891 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:33] TR Bot Danube water levels: Hungary, Romania cut nuclear output [13:33] TR News "For decades, the consensus among global climate models has been clear: as greenhouse gases trap more heat in our atmosphere, the planets great oceanic arteries should respond by slowing down." https://ocean2climate.org/2026/07/30/strengthening-of-the-indonesian-throughflow-accelerated-indian-ocean-warming-contrary-to-climate-model-projections/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee [13:33] TR Bot Strengthening of the Indonesian Throughflow Accelerated Indian Ocean Warming Contrary to Climate Model Projections Ocean to Climate [13:33] TR News "Pesticides and climate change represent a vicious cycle. Researchers have recently described a pattern that is dangerously sweeping in its consequences." https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/07/pesticides-arent-just-making-us-sick-theyre-cooking-the-planet/ | Source: The New Lede [13:33] TR Bot Pesticides aren't just making us sick, they're cooking the planet - The New Lede [13:34] TR News "can only be attributed to global warming" https://phys.org/news/2026-07-southern-europe-flammable-hotter-climate.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-07-southern-europe-flammable-hotter-climate.html ) [13:34] TR News "To cover up 1 high level reportlooks odd" https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/as-europe-burns-a-climate-coverup-continues/ | Source: The Nation [13:34] TR Bot As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues | The Nation [13:34] TR News "For this weeks episode of Radio Atlantic, I traveled to Maine to understand why one tiny town killed what would have been Americas first data-center moratorium" https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/07/town-wants-data-center-next-door/688108/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:34] TR Bot The Town That Wants a Data Center Next Door - The Atlantic [13:35] TR News "This means that if the richest 1 % of the global population were allocated an equal share of the carbon emissions budget consistent with limiting warming to agreed climate goals, they have already exceeded that share by about January 10 of the year." https://grandparentsforclimate.eu/country-overshoot-day-2026/ | Source: European Grandparents for Climate [13:35] TR Bot Country Overshoot Day 2026 - European Grandparents for Climate [13:35] TR News "On June 5, 2026, they announced that Earth Overshoot Day 2026 falls on July 30, meaning humanity will have used all the biological resources that Earth can regenerate in a year by that date." https://www.socialjustice.ie/article/how-many-earths-do-we-need-earth-overshoot-day-2026 | [13:35] TR Bot How Many Earths Do We Need? Earth Overshoot Day 2026 | Social Justice Ireland [13:35] TR News "We only have one planet, yet humanity currently uses natural resources at a rate equivalent to 1.73 Earths." https://rev-log.com/earth-overshoot-day-2026-and-the-power-of-circular-solutions/ | [13:35] TR Bot Earth Overshoot Day 2026 and the Power of Circular Solutions - Reverse Logistics Group [13:37] TR News "Australian parliament published Tuesday" https://www.wired.com/story/x-says-australias-under-16s-social-media-bans-risk-interfering-with-foreign-law/ | Source: Wired [13:37] TR Bot Says Australias Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law | WIRED [13:39] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [13:46] TR News "Its already questionable to claim that Googles security is better than anything else, but its straight up insulting to declare that people who prefer privacy-friendly providers are neglecting their security." https://moonwriting.blog/re-security-versus-privacy | [13:46] TR Bot Re: Security versus Privacy - moonwriting [13:47] TR News "He was the one who made the U.S. military and intelligence community aware of the surveillance they could conduct through digital advertising placements and the open data market." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/cox-yeagley/ | Source: Nick Heer [13:47] TR Bot Joseph Cox Interviews Mike Yeagley Pixel Envy [13:47] TR News "There are many potential privacy issues with these sorts of devices, including whether the companies who make them share or sell information to third parties." https://www.eff.org/effector/38/14 | Source: EFF [13:47] TR Bot Fitness Tracker Privacy Fails | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:48] TR News "Many of them are from sleazy pickup artists who approach women in public, making sexual or degrading comments and recording their buttocks or breasts." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-attempted-crackdown-ai-glasses-failing | Source: Futurism [13:48] TR Bot Meta's Attempted Crackdown on AI Glasses Perverts Is Already Failing [13:48] TR News "According to AI detection company Pangram, a shocking two thirds of LinkedIn posts are showing up as being AI generated by users of its browser extension." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/linkedin-adds-button-report-seems-like-ai-slop | Source: Futurism [13:48] TR Bot LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report "Seems Like AI Slop," Which Is Definitely Going to Get a Real Workout [13:48] TR News "Today, noyb has filed a complaint against the popular online dictionary dict.cc." https://noyb.eu/en/1741-informed-consents-one-click-gdpr-complaint-against-dictcc-filed | Source: NYOB [13:48] TR Bot 1,741 informed consents with one click?! GDPR complaint against dict.cc filed [13:49] TR News "You may have installed OBS via Homebrew and it pulled an unsigned version on update." https://romanzipp.com/blog/fix-obs-code-signature-invalid-on-macos | Source: Roman Zipp [13:49] TR Bot Fix OBS "code signature invalid" on macOS Roman Zipp [13:49] TR News Windows TCO https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/minnesota-water-utility-attacks-expose-sector-cyber-risks | Source: Dark Reading [13:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/minnesota-water-utility-attacks-expose-sector-cyber-risks ) [13:49] TR News Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-water-sector-to-protect-ot-after-coordinated-attacks-on-plcs/ | Source: Security Week [13:49] TR Bot Urges Water Sector to Protect OT After Coordinated Attacks on PLCs - SecurityWeek [13:50] TR News "Today, Im letting you know that toot.community will close permanently on 28 October 2026." https://social.jorijn.com/@jorijn/statuses/01KYN00AP3NCZXCFB96KQB8GN2 | [13:50] TR Bot Jorijn Schrijvershof (@jorijn@jorijn.com) [13:50] TR News "I know there are workarounds that almost always involve me paying for something else but I am not changing my workflow just because Google wants as much content on its platform regardless of how it makes me feel." https://ljpuk.net/posts/quitting-youtube-premium-ill-pay-for-youtube-premium-when-google-fixes-youtube | Source: Lee Peterson [13:50] TR Bot Quitting YouTube Premium: Ill pay for YouTube premium when Google fixes YouTube - LJPUK [13:50] TR News "Sadly, toot.community is shutting down in October. This post talks about why Jorijn has made that decision." https://kevquirk.com/tootcommunity-is-shutting-down | Source: Kev Quirk [13:50] TR Bot Toot.community is shutting down - Kev Quirk [13:50] TR News "This is not just an internal problem. Wikipedia is reliant on references to write verifiable articles." https://www.haykranen.nl/2026/07/30/wikimania-2026-every-wikimedian-toolmaker/ | [13:50] TR Bot Why every Wikimedian should be a toolmaker Hay Kranen [13:51] TR News "Artifacts, the feature that saves a project as a standalone app, at least warns you up front that publishing one makes it visible in search results." https://boingboing.net/2026/07/30/medical-records-and-kids-phone-numbers-turned-up-in-google-results.html | Source: BoingBoing [13:51] TR Bot Claude AI chats are searchable online [13:51] TR News "CEO said a thing!" https://karlbode.com/ai-doomsday-bullshit-is-getting-tired/ | Source: Karl Bode [13:51] TR Bot AI Doomsday Bullshit Is Getting Tired [13:52] TR News "Another reaction is, we need to just stamp on the accelerator and win the AI race. This is nonsense." https://robert.ocallahan.org/2026/07/pacing-the-frontier.html | Source: Robert OCallahan [13:52] TR Bot Thoughts on 'Pacing The Frontier' [13:52] TR News Yesterday Anthropic published two new cryptanalysis results, both outputs of Claude Mythos, their (still) unreleased advanced model." https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/07/29/some-notes-about-anthropics-new-results/ | Source: Cryptography Engineering [13:52] TR Bot Some thoughts about Anthropics new cryptanalysis results A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering [13:53] TR News Yesterday, I ran a remote interview for a Senior SRE position. After a surprisingly good start, it became clear that the candidate was using some form of AI assistance." https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/on-ai-assisted-interviews | Source: Balthazar Rouberol [13:53] TR Bot On AI-assisted interviews [13:54] TR News "Then there are other influences my subconscious is picking up on. For example, a lot of AI apps use tiny icons." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ai-aesthetic/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [13:54] TR Bot The AI Aesthetic - Jim Nielsens Blog [13:54] TR News "Every model we have tested for this behaviour attempted to cheat." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-automated-understudy | Source: Mike Brock [13:54] TR Bot The Automated Understudy - by Mike Brock [13:54] TR News "I like giving debut authors and new-to-me self-pub authors a try, but I want to be able to read a book by a new author without doing a bunch of research." https://tracydurnell.com/2026/07/29/ai-or-not/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [13:54] TR Bot AI or not? Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [13:55] TR News "strong African American accent, and to say, Why is nobody talking about what this hoe said?! If youve got issues with that belly, must watch" https://www.404media.co/inside-an-ai-tiktok-shop-slop-factory-that-shills-supplements-recalled-by-the-fda/ | Source: 404 Media [13:55] TR Bot Inside an AI TikTok Shop Slop Factory That Shills Supplements Recalled By the FDA [13:55] TR News "This works without you having to direct the AI to rip off certain groups of people it will simply find the most vulnerable people and rip them off the most." https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/#ab2654 | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:55] TR Bot Pluralistic: The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing (30 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:55] TR News "For years, the promise of commercial drone delivery was built on a vision of sky-high fleets replacing ground delivery vehicles entirely." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/07/29/flytrex-nash-multi-modal-drone-delivery-partnership/ | Source: The Drone Girl [13:55] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/07/29/flytrex-nash-multi-modal-drone-delivery-partnership/ ) [13:55] TR News "Considering a lot of officers spend most of their time engaged in pretextual stops, this isnt really good news" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/axon-insists-its-ai-makes-police-reports-easier-nothing-suggests-it-makes-them-any-better/ | Source: Techdirt [13:55] TR Bot Insists Its AI Makes Police Reports Easier. Nothing Suggests It Makes Them Any *Better* | Techdirt [13:56] TR News "I dont think professors and students truly understand how harmful generative AI is on the planet, in low-income communities, etc." https://www.memphisflyer.com/students-ai-and-the-future-of-learning-at-the-university-of-memphis/ | Source: Memphis Flyer [13:56] TR Bot Students, AI, and the Future of Learning at the University of Memphis - Memphis Flyer [13:56] TR News "Fast forward to today, though, and Cambridge Analytica has somehow returned." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/cambridge-analytica-ai-slop-farm | Source: Futurism [13:56] TR Bot Cambridge Analytica's Website Is Now an AI Slop Farm [13:56] TR News "Heres the uncomfortable part: we keep building the pieces that lay the foundation and letting someone else own what gets built on top of it." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/30/guest-post-the-third-time-is-not-the-charm-who-will-own-how-ai-participates-in-scholarship/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [13:56] TR Bot Guest Post The Third Time is NOT the Charm: Who Will Own How AI Participates in Scholarship? - The Scholarly Kitchen [13:57] TR News "That malicious package then lies in wait for the near-guarantee than an AI assistant will access it and clone it into its owners machine." https://futurism.com/future-society/hackers-cybersecurity-crime-ai-assistant-hallucination | Source: Futurism [13:57] TR Bot If You AI-Generate Code, Hackers Just Found a Devious Method to Install Malware Directly on Your Computer [13:57] TR News "Even calls from a close relative should be treated with caution, as AI-powered scams are now taking place in Lithuania." https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3005258/ai-powered-scams-appear-in-lithuania-how-not-to-fall-victim | Source: LRT [13:57] TR Bot AI-powered scams appear in Lithuania: how not to fall victim - LRT [13:58] TR News "the Mac has other benefits. For one, my home has a lot of Apple products in it." https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/a-mac-mini-server-is-running-headless-in-my-closet-it-manages-my-photo-library-and-handles-my-backups | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:58] TR Bot A Mac Mini server is running headless in my closet it manages my photo library and handles my backups | Tom's Hardware [13:58] TR News "upon inspecting the traffic being funneled to the domain" https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/ | Source: Krebs On Security [13:58] TR Bot Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick Krebs on Security [13:58] TR News "I followed this with a list of eight major reasons for my opinion." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/07/microsofts-project-silica.html | Source: David Rosenthal [13:58] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: Microsoft's Project Silica [13:59] TR News "Neither the man page for softwareupdate nor its current usage information are complete or accurate, and they have remained in that state since at least macOS Sierra in 2016, ten years ago." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/07/30/take-control-of-updates-using-softwareupdate/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:59] TR Bot Take control of updates using softwareupdate The Eclectic Light Company [13:59] TR News "A practical macOS blue-team baseline covering FileVault, firewall, Gatekeeper, software updates, privacy permissions, configuration profiles, audit basics, and validation checks." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-blue-team-fundamentals-part-2-macos-baseline-with-profiles-and-audit-basics/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [13:59] TR Bot macOS Security Baseline with Profiles and Audits - CybersecKyle ● Jul 31 [14:01] TR News hey hai https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/crank [14:01] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Crank [14:03] MinceR 31 074805 < IsambardPrince> I said, "Actually if you add a stop over by the liquor store, that describes most people I know." [14:03] MinceR still better than what microslop management does [14:04] TR News "I had another of those Im living in the future moments today when I was at an electronics retailer, and I saw a 1 TB MicroSD card." https://www.rubenerd.au/microsd-cards/ | Source: Ruben Schade [14:04] TR Bot Rubenerd: MicroSD cards [14:04] TR News "Even though these dont perform at the same level as the latest top-tier online models, theyre surprisingly capable and also have the benefit of running completely locally." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/wrangling-datacenter-gpus-into-a-desktop/ | Source: Hackaday [14:04] TR Bot Datacenter GPUs Into A Desktop | Hackaday [14:04] TR News "This gem of a board was gifted to me by someone at SGI back when I worked there inI want to say 1998? I even still have the name plate from my cubicle" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-june-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [14:04] TR Bot Winner, Name that Ware June 2026 bunnie's blog [14:04] TR News "If youve seen one of these before, youll know what it is its pretty unmistakable, and a design pattern thats highly conserved across processes, nodes and foundries." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-july-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [14:04] TR Bot Name that Ware, July 2026 bunnie's blog [14:05] TR News "The book world is notoriously myopic when it comes to evaluating experience outside of book publishing" https://loudpoet.com/2026/07/30/a-slant-fit-in-a-specialist-job-market/ | Source: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez [14:05] TR Bot "A slant fit" in a specialist job market | As in guillotine... [14:06] TR News "Its all about seeding culture. I see a lot of similarities in the underlying ideas in Coreys work and the intention behind culture change manifestos like Emergent Strategy." https://werd.io/change-is-fractal-it-starts-with-leaders/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [14:06] TR Bot Change is fractal. It starts with leaders [14:06] TR News "On my 22nd birthday, two years ago, I had a pretty pleasant day." https://dead.garden/blog/i-just-finished-war-and-peace-here-are-some-thoughts.html | Source: Johanna-Mathilda Langenhan [14:06] TR Bot just finished War and Peace, here are some thoughts | dead.garden [14:06] TR News "What I need is to prioritize!" https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/07/reading-goals/ | Source: Kelson Vibber [14:06] TR Bot Reading Goals for the Rest of the Year | K-Squared Ramblings [14:07] TR News "The biggest reason for the trip was to finally walk the stage for my University of Phoenix graduation." https://www.kylereddoch.me/notes/2026/week-30-2026/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [14:07] TR Bot Walking the Stage and a Full San Antonio Trip (Week 30, 2026) - CybersecKyle [14:07] TR News "Parables, it seems, are not designed to make things obvious. In fact, parables can conceal as much as they reveal. Parables effect a sorting of their audience. Some see. Others do not." https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/the-secrets-of-the-kingdom | Source: Richard Beck [14:07] TR Bot The Secrets of the Kingdom [14:07] TR News "When we at System76 hear Back to School, our first reaction is, Were already there." https://system76.com/blog/post/system76-goes-to-college-a-case-study | Source: System76 [14:07] TR Bot goes to college a case study - System76 Blog [14:08] TR News "For me, writing is a way to explore my thoughts and get them out into the world, hoping that they resonate with someone." https://zacharykai.net/notes/pb/eetu | Source: Zachary Kai [14:08] TR Bot People and Blogs: Eetu | Zachary Kai [14:09] TR News "You can think of it a bit like finding the remains of actual people people we know to have descended from Europeans" https://www.sciencealert.com/clear-evidence-ancient-dna-from-chilean-mummies-reveals-who-brought-smallpox-to-the-americas | Source: Science Alert [14:09] TR Bot Evidence': Ancient DNA From Chilean Mummies Reveals Who Brought Smallpox to The Americas : ScienceAlert [14:09] TR News "The next day, the metal detectorist sent photos of his discovery to local officials, who decided to act right away. Despite cold and rainy conditions" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-man-unearthed-a-mysterious-metal-object-sticking-straight-up-from-the-ground-it-turned-out-to-be-a-2700-year-old-sword-180989232/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [14:09] TR Bot A Man Unearthed a Mysterious Metal Object Sticking Straight Up From the Ground. It Turned Out to Be a 2,700-Year-Old Sword [14:10] TR News "First, when I create a new Zettel, the ID hierarchy means I need to either find the right place to slot the new card in, or decide to put it at a top level." https://www.simplermachines.com/how-i-use-capacities-as-a-zettelkasten/ | Source: Nat Bennett [14:10] TR Bot How I use Capacities as a Zettelkasten [14:10] TR News "Noting perhaps my largest personal career accomplishment, which is launching CodePen 2.0. Far more work, believe it or not, than the entire creation of the original CodePen." https://chriscoyier.net/2026/07/30/codepen-2-0/ | Source: Chris Coyier [14:10] TR Bot CodePen 2.0 Chris Coyier [14:10] TR News "Anyway, weve got one more bit of content plumbing to do and in my eyes, this is the most important part of the website: the music collection." https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/8/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell [14:11] TR Bot Getting started with implementing my music collection - Piccalilli [14:14] TR News Techrights Links 31/07/2026: "Climate Cover-Up Continues" and Pesticides "Cook the Planet" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Links_31_07_2026_Climate_Cover_Up_Continues_and_Pesticides_Cook.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Links_31_07_2026_Climate_Cover_Up_Continues_and_Pesticides_Cook.gmi [14:14] TR Bot Techrights Links 31/07/2026: "Climate Cover-Up Continues" and Pesticides "Cook the Planet" [14:14] TR News "Domain names are not a marketing tool." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/domain-name-security-critical-infrastructure/ | Source: SQ Magazine [14:14] TR Bot Why Domain Name Security Is Critical Infrastructure [14:14] TR News "The assumption that a longer lasting lightbulb is a good product." https://maurycyz.com/misc/tungsten/ | Source: Maury [14:15] TR Bot You have been mislead about lightbulbs (Maurycy's blog) [14:15] TR News "javac is written in Java. HotSpot is C++, but the class library it needs is Java" https://fzakaria.com/2026/07/30/nix-finally-has-a-source-bootstrapped-openjdk | Source: Farid Zakaria [14:15] TR Bot Nix finally has a source-bootstrapped OpenJDK | Farid Zakarias Blog [14:16] TR News "A childs first experience of programming can shape how they think about coding for years." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/kids-learn-python-through-games/ | Source: SQ Magazine [14:16] TR Bot Why Kids Should Learn Python Through Fun Games First [14:16] TR News "Wheels, Homebrew bottles and OCI images are the three big self-service binary distribution systems" https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/30/wheels-bottles-images.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [14:16] TR Bot Wheels, Bottles and Images | Andrew Nesbitt [14:17] TR News "The Zig project has been working towards this feature for a long time, and over the last few release cycles" https://mlugg.co.uk/posts/incremental-compilation-internals/ | [14:17] TR Bot Zig's Incremental Compilation | mlugg.co.uk [14:17] TR News "Converting a float to an int in C++ is undefined behavior when the truncated float does not fit into the destination integer." https://kttnr.net/blog/cpp-float-to-int-conversion-undefined-behavior/ | [14:17] TR Bot C++ float-to-int conversion can be undefined behavior [14:18] TR News "Since launching my categorization tool Shoppy I've had some fun analyzing collected data which resulted in considerable complication of the prediction model." https://softwaremaniacs.org/blog/2026/07/30/categorization-with-nlp/en/ | Source: Ivan Sagalaev [14:18] TR Bot Categorization with NLP [14:18] TR News "The Wikipedia community is also sensitive to its rising importance, but not in the way you might think." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/what-20-million-bans-reveal-about-the-stress-on-wikipedias-volunteers/ | Source: Techdirt [14:18] TR Bot 20 Million Bans Reveal About The Stress On Wikipedias Volunteers | Techdirt [14:19] TR News "Last Friday, we closed out our summer fundraiser and are very happy to welcome all our new associate members!" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-summer-thank-you | Source: FSF [14:19] TR Bot A warm thank you and welcome! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [14:20] TR News "Unlike many previous attacks, this issue did not require plugins, authentication, or third-party code" https://thecyberexpress.com/wp2shell-vulnerability-wordpress/ | Source: Cyble Inc [14:20] TR Bot Wp2shell Vulnerability: WordPress Fixes Critical RCE Flaw [14:20] TR News "Robeart is my take on Bear's default theme. I know, I'm running out of pun theme names." https://robertbirming.com/robeart-bear-theme/ | Source: Robert Birming [14:20] TR Bot Robeart - my take on Bear's default theme Robert Birming [14:20] TR News "Waterfox 6.7.0 beta 3 switches Ultra Protection back on, broadens Linux packaging to ARM64 with proper package repositories" https://www.waterfox.com/releases/6.7.0-beta.3/ | Source: Waterfox [14:20] TR Bot - Ultra Protection returns and Linux package repositories - Waterfox Release [14:21] TR News "Today, I launched I RSS, a directory for people who love RSS." https://andrewshell.org/2026/07/i-%e2%99%a5-rss/ | Source: Andrew Shell [14:21] TR Bot I RSS Andrew Shell's Weblog [14:22] TR News "1.2.1 followed a day later to fix a startup issue that 1.2.0 itself introduced." https://webtechie.be/post/melodymatrix-1.2.0-and-1.2.1-learn-section-groundwork-playback-improvements-and-a-startup-fix/ | Source: Frank Delporte [14:22] TR Bot 1.2.0 and 1.2.1: Learn Section Groundwork, Playback Improvements, and a Startup Fix webtechie.be [14:22] TR News to [14:23] TR News "Last week I introduced Sheetmusic4J , a Java(FX) library to render and interact with sheet music" https://webtechie.be/post/sheetmusic4j-0.0.3-abc-notation-guitar-pro-engraving-improvements/ | Source: Frank Delporte [14:23] TR Bot 0.0.3: ABC Notation, Guitar Pro, Engraving Improvements webtechie.be [14:23] TR News "The rest of this entry is the background explanation." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsLispCheckerAndPackageMacros | Source: University of Toronto [14:23] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:23] TR News "In this video I provide an overview of the default interface for minibuffer completions in Emacs. This is an interface that has been improved considerably over the years." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-07-29-emacs-default-minibuffer-completion-overview/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [14:23] TR Bot default minibuffer completions overview (Emacs 31) | Protesilaos [14:23] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [14:23] TR News "I loaded files created by KLE NG and it turned out that making a PCB for a new keyboard is quite simple: [...]" https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2026/07/29/new-keyboard-alicja-v2/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz [14:23] TR Bot New keyboard: Alicjav2 Marcin Juszkiewicz [14:24] TR News "Recently he moved to a smaller apartment so all the films and related hardware had to go somewhere else. Namely, to me. Here is a representative sample." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/07/fixing-super-8-projector-from-70s.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [14:24] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Fixing a super 8 projector from the 70s [14:24] TR News "The concept is straightforward. Named the ESPKVM, the device is designed to hook up to a computers HDMI and USB ports." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/a-capable-kvm-built-with-the-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday [14:24] TR Bot Capable KVM Built With The ESP32 | Hackaday [14:24] TR News "Since hes riding down the bike path anyway, the original thought was to add a trimmer to the front of the bicycle." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/use-your-head-while-trimming-trees/ | Source: Hackaday [14:24] TR Bot Your Head While Trimming Trees | Hackaday [14:24] TR News "This data gets logged to an SD card, but can also be broadcast wirelessly via ESP-NOW to a receiver that can in turn send it over serial USB, or do whatever else one wishes." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/rc-telemetry-board-lets-virtual-crewmember-help-you-race-better/ | Source: Hackaday [14:24] TR Bot Telemetry Board Lets Virtual Crewmember Help You Race Better | Hackaday [14:25] TR News "The saga started long ago, back in 2017, when [Jamie] got ahold of a Gekkin WorldEye hemispherical projector." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/pizza-eye-surgery-saves-hemispherical-projector/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] TR Bot Eye Surgery Saves Hemispherical Projector | Hackaday [14:25] TR News "The Sony BVW-75 VTR had an odd flaw where the output lacked colour, unless paused with dynamic tracking off." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/rebuilding-an-obsolete-ic-to-save-a-betacam-sp-tapedeck/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] TR Bot An Obsolete IC To Save A Betacam SP Tapedeck | Hackaday [14:25] TR News "The RF side is a discrete Tayloe detector built around a TLV3253 analog switch, sampling the signal four times per local oscillator cycle to give downconversion and quadrature in one step." https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-50-bom-software-defined-radio-with-a-ht9201-20-mhz-adc-and-an-fx2lp-usb-controller-clone/ | Source: RTL-SDR [14:25] TR Bot Building a $50 BOM Software Defined Radio with a HT9201 20 MHz ADC and an FX2LP USB Controller Clone [14:26] TR News "Yes, you read that right." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260730130302 | Source: Undeadly [14:26] TR Bot LLVM toolchain coming to OpenBSD/sparc64 [14:26] TR News "The short answer: fiber finally became available at my current residence, so I jumped on it immediately." https://cleberg.net/blog/10gbps.html | Source: Christian Cleberg [14:26] TR Bot My Homelab to 10 Gbps - cleberg.net [14:26] TR News "So, now what? I don't know. I decided to write this blog post instead. Sorry if you were expecting a Linux KASLR bypass" https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/slop-cleanup.html | Source: David Buchanan [14:26] TR Bot Slop Cleanup Duty | Blog [14:27] TR News "Scrub Design, WebZFS Updates, The Foundations role in the FreeBSD Ecosystem, and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/674 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [14:27] TR Bot BSD Now 674: Software development never changes [14:47] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 135 Out of 200: Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) That Does Not Disclose Financial Activities Before August https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_135_Out_of_200_Limited_Liability_Partners.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_135_Out_of_200_Limited_Liability_Partners.gmi [14:47] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 135 Out of 200: Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) That Does Not Disclose Financial Activities Before August ● Jul 31 [15:14] TR News (NEW): Amity OS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Amity_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Amity_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [15:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Amity OS Debian-based Linux distribution [15:19] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [15:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [15:20] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:24] TR News (NEW): You dont need to dual-boot anymore, theres a better way to try another OS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/You_don_t_need_to_dual_boot_anymore_there_s_a_better_way_to_try.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/You_don_t_need_to_dual_boot_anymore_there_s_a_better_way_to_try.gmi [15:24] TR Bot Tux Machines You dont need to dual-boot anymore, theres a better way to try another OS [15:26] TR News (NEW): Apertis Debian-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Apertis_Debian_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Apertis_Debian_based_distribution.gmi [15:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Apertis Debian-based distribution [15:34] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 31 [16:03] TR News iophk: I can see that button getting abused when brigading against people / topics https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/linkedin-adds-button-report-seems-like-ai-slop [16:03] TR Bot LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report "Seems Like AI Slop," Which Is Definitely Going to Get a Real Workout [16:03] TR News iophk: yet other parts of Europe are destroying their farmlands permanently as fast as MBAs can locate them on the map https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/as-europe-burns-a-climate-coverup-continues/ [16:03] TR Bot As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues | The Nation [16:03] TR News "Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/captive-elephants-relearn-live-wild [16:03] TR Bot Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity [16:04] TR News bad apologists https://www.truthdig.com/articles/social-media-bans-are-gaining-popularity-theyre-also-a-bad-idea/ [16:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/social-media-bans-are-gaining-popularity-theyre-also-a-bad-idea/ ) [16:04] TR News Green Party base votes against Palantir | "Baden-Wrttemberg: Grne Basis stimmt gegen Palantir - netzpolitik.org" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/baden-wuerttemberg-gruene-basis-stimmt-gegen-palantir/ [16:05] TR Bot Baden-Wrttemberg: Grne Basis stimmt gegen Palantir - netzpolitik.org [16:16] TR News Bad argument and slop boosters: "The Economic Benefit of Refactoring" https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/refactoring-economic-benefit.html "This was entirely written by agents. Mostly Claude Code, and some use of Cursor. I didnt read or review any of the code, except occasionally, out of interest." [16:16] TR Bot The Economic Benefit of Refactoring [16:17] TR News iheartrss is hotlinking :/ https://iheartrss.com/submit [16:17] TR Bot Submit your site I RSS [16:17] TR News "Five Things to Know About the DSA - by Garry Kasparov" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/five-things-to-know-about-the-dsa [16:17] TR Bot Five Things to Know About the DSA - by Garry Kasparov [16:17] TR News "The Government's War On GrapheneOS" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/the-government's-war-on-grapheneos:1 [16:17] TR Bot The Government's War On GrapheneOS [16:17] TR News "GrapheneOS user accused of child sexual abuse for protesting police training facility" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/grapheneos-user-accused-of-child-sexual:d [16:17] TR Bot GrapheneOS user accused of child sexual abuse for protesting police training facility [16:32] TR News "Good luck to Circle but having been quite involved with blockchain in the past, I doubt significant business opportunities exist" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs [16:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs ) [16:33] TR News "Why don't you check with Uncle Alvind who's sitting on his toilet ? He will always give you an answer, even if he's 110% wrong. Better to also check with Krabanaugh and Nickel and Dime also. Both these losers might be able to point you you in the direction of layoffs if they can't think of an answer." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kytgt78h [16:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kytgt78h ) [16:34] TR News "Dinkedin folk sure have a lot of time on their hands. It's almost like you wouldnt have time to post on Dinkedin or DM one of the secretaries (ahem sorry, executive assistants) for a mid-day liaison if you were working." [16:39] TR News "The DFRobot seeMote Cube is a handheld spatial input device for Apple Vision Pro application development." https://linuxgizmos.com/dfrobot-seemote-cube-tracks-motion-and-sends-haptic-feedback-in-visionos/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:39] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/dfrobot-seemote-cube-tracks-motion-and-sends-haptic-feedback-in-visionos/ ) [16:39] TR News "Monday morning, she opens her laptop. The model had stopped learning sometime Friday night" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/make-every-gpu-hour-count-progress-tracking-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [16:39] TR Bot Make every GPU-hour count: Progress tracking in Red Hat OpenShift AI [16:40] TR News Red Hat peddling slop nonstop [16:40] TR News Slop slop slop. "I have watched this play out. A team builds an agent on LangChain or CrewAI. It works in development. It passes staging." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-self-hosted-inference-essential-building-reliable-sovereign-inference-layer | Source: Red Hat Official [16:40] TR Bot Why self-hosted inference is essential: Building a reliable, sovereign inference layer [16:40] TR News "When you install RHEL 10.2 with a GNOME desktop, Firefox and Thunderbird are delivered as Flatpaks as part of the installation process." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/firefox-and-thunderbird-rhel-flatpaks-what-it-means-you | Source: Red Hat Official [16:40] TR Bot Firefox and Thunderbird as RHEL Flatpaks: What it means for you [16:41] TR News "TiDB is an open-source distributed SQL database developed by PingCAP. It separates computing and storage into different components: [...]" https://www.tecmint.com/tidb-distributed-sql-database-linux/ | Source: TecMint [16:41] TR Bot TiDB: Create a Cloud-Native Distributed SQL Database on Linux [16:42] TR News Building secure Uniswap v4 hooks https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/07/30/building-secure-uniswap-v4-hooks/ [16:42] TR Bot Building secure Uniswap v4 hooks - The Trail of Bits Blog [16:43] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1086225/ [16:43] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] ● Jul 31 [17:06] TR News Techrights The "PIP Parade" of IBM's Lousy Management, Which Said "Blockchain" Was the Future https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/The_PIP_Parade_of_IBM_s_Lousy_Management_Which_Said_Blockchain_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/The_PIP_Parade_of_IBM_s_Lousy_Management_Which_Said_Blockchain_.gmi [17:06] TR Bot Techrights The "PIP Parade" of IBM's Lousy Management, Which Said "Blockchain" Was the Future [17:18] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock and the Important Observation About Threats of Cult-Like Behaviours (No Rationality, No Reason, Just "Mob Rule") https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Daniel_Pocock_and_the_Important_Observation_About_Threats_of_Cu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/Daniel_Pocock_and_the_Important_Observation_About_Threats_of_Cu.gmi [17:18] TR Bot Techrights Daniel Pocock and the Important Observation About Threats of Cult-Like Behaviours (No Rationality, No Reason, Just "Mob Rule") [17:24] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:35] *Obsdark has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [17:36] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [17:45] TR News Contrarians Are Good People https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/31/contrarians-are-good-people/ [17:45] TR Bot Blog Archive Contrarians Are Good People [17:46] TR News Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: From Alicante to Munich: Another Smooth Ride https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_From_Alicante_to_Munich_Anoth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/31/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_From_Alicante_to_Munich_Anoth.gmi [17:46] TR Bot Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: From Alicante to Munich: Another Smooth Ride [17:46] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic [17:46] TR Bot Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste? | Waste | The Guardian [17:49] admfubar bet they didnt pay a fare... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/31/brisbane-bus-car-crash [17:49] TR Bot A car in the bus!: Toyota becomes airborne and then wedged in side of Brisbane bus | Brisbane | The Guardian [17:50] admfubar melon muskrat trashing the moon...https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/31/spacex-rocket-moon-collision [17:50] TR Bot Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon | SpaceX | The Guardian [17:51] TR News Jussi Pakkanen: Fixing a super 8 projector from the 70s https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/07/fixing-super-8-projector-from-70s.html [17:51] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Fixing a super 8 projector from the 70s [17:52] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/31/greek-cinema-intermission-the-odyssey [17:52] TR Bot An intermission is a must: why Greek cinemas are adding a loo break to The Odyssey | Film | The Guardian [17:54] TR News FSF Blogs: A warm thank you and welcome! http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-summer-thank-you [17:54] TR Bot A warm thank you and welcome! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [17:55] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/china-ai-jobs-workers-labour-market-technology [17:55] TR Bot Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer | China | The Guardian [17:57] *Goblin (~use@anjxxfe7gqque.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 31 [18:44] TR News (NEW): Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Adds Graphics Adapter for Linux, Shake Video Filter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Shotcut_26_7_Video_Editor_Adds_Graphics_Adapter_for_Linux_Shake.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Shotcut_26_7_Video_Editor_Adds_Graphics_Adapter_for_Linux_Shake.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Adds Graphics Adapter for Linux, Shake Video Filter [18:46] TR News Please participate in a survey about LibreOffice Base https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/30/please-participate-in-a-survey-about-libreoffice-base/ [18:46] TR Bot Please participate in a survey about LibreOffice Base - Design Community Blog [18:46] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Forge Usage Policy https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-forge-usage-policy/ [18:46] TR Bot Fedora Forge Usage Policy Fedora Community Blog [18:47] TR News How To Install AMD Radeon Drivers on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-drivers-fedora-44/ [18:47] TR Bot How To Install AMD Radeon Drivers on Fedora 44 - idroot [18:47] TR News gnu linux how to mount luks and veracrypt, zulucrypt was auto removed from debian repo (debports) https://dwaves.de/2026/07/29/gnu-linux-how-to-mount-luks-and-veracrypt-zulucrypt-was-auto-removed-from-debian-repo-debports/ [18:47] TR Bot gnu linux how to mount luks and veracrypt, zulucrypt was auto removed from debian repo (debports) | dwaves.de [18:47] TR News How to Install and Configure the proprietary trap AWS CLI on GNU/Linux https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-and-configure-aws-cli-on-linux/ [18:47] TR Bot to Install and Configure the AWS CLI on Linux | Linuxize [18:48] TR News How to Migrate from Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04 (Zero-Downtime Guide) https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-migrate-from-ubuntu-24-04-to-ubuntu-26-04/ [18:48] TR Bot to Migrate from Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04 | LinuxHostSupport [18:48] TR News Qt Creator 20.0.1 released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-20.0.1-released [18:48] TR Bot Qt Creator 20.0.1 released [18:49] TR News 'Not an infringement on freedom of expression': French minister defends expulsion of Russian pundit https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260730-not-an-infringement-on-freedom-of-expression-french-minister-defends-expulsion-of-russian-commentator [18:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260730-not-an-infringement-on-freedom-of-expression-french-minister-defends-expulsion-of-russian-commentator ) [18:49] TR News How The Insurrectionist Silenced the Voice of America https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-donald-trump-silenced-the-voice-of-america [18:49] TR Bot How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America | The New Yorker [18:51] TR News Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo found dead in Georgia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-youtuber-hlun-solo-found-dead-in-georgia [18:51] TR Bot Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo found dead in Georgia | The Straits Times [18:52] TR News RustDesk added to Appi https://bkhome.org/news/202607/rustdesk-added-to-appi.html [18:52] TR Bot RustDesk added to Appi [18:59] TR News Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/russia-charges-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-with-aiding-terrorism/ [18:59] TR Bot Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism - JURIST - News ● Jul 31 [19:01] TR News Partial fix for devx sfs loaded on main desktop https://bkhome.org/news/202607/partial-fix-for-devx-sfs-loaded-on-main-desktop.html [19:01] TR Bot Partial fix for devx sfs loaded on main desktop [19:11] TR News New public holidays: St George's Day and the politics of Saints https://danielpocock.com/en/new-public-holidays-saint-george/ [19:11] TR Bot New public holidays: St George's Day and the politics of Saints [19:16] TR News India summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modimir Facebook (Farcebook) post https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-summons-meta-executives-over-briefly-restricted-modi-facebook-post [19:16] TR Bot India summons Meta over Modi Facebook post | The Straits Times [19:17] TR News Why reporting of Ann Widdecombe killing pushed legal boundaries https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ann-widdecombe-murder-privacy-breach-contempt-of-court/ [19:17] TR Bot Privacy concerns over media reporting of Ann Widdecombe murder [19:20] TR News Netconf 2026 and Netdev 0x1a https://bootlin.com/blog/netconf-2026-and-netdev-0x1a/ [19:20] TR Bot 2026 and Netdev 0x1a Bootlin [19:20] TR News Optimize GPU efficiency with OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) and llm-d flow-control https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/optimize-gpu-efficiency-openshift-ai-and-llm-d-flow-control [19:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/30/optimize-gpu-efficiency-openshift-ai-and-llm-d-flow-control ) [19:21] TR News Another batch of single-fix stable kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/1086226/ [19:21] TR Bot batch of single-fix stable kernels [LWN.net] [19:22] TR News Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and GNU/Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most https://itsfoss.com/news/keychron-zgm-mouse-firmware/ [19:22] TR Bot Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most [19:23] TR News Creating the Ultimate Vertical Monitor Workspace https://cubiclenate.com/2026/07/31/creating-the-ultimate-vertical-monitor-workspace/ [19:23] TR Bot Creating the Ultimate Vertical Monitor Workspace [19:25] TR News SFS loading order error https://bkhome.org/news/202607/sfs-loading-order-error.html [19:25] TR Bot SFS loading order error [19:26] TR News Clint Adams: not ninpo https://xana.scru.org/posts/mintings/mergetooling.html [19:26] TR Bot Yammering - 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SecurityWeek [19:33] TR News GCC Compiler Bans Hey Hi (AI) Code Contribution But Sensibly https://itsfoss.com/news/gcc-bans-ai-code/ [19:33] TR Bot GCC Compiler Bans AI Code Contribution But Sensibly [19:33] TR News Kraid is a now a real compiler https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kraid-is-a-now-a-real-compiler.html [19:33] TR Bot Kraid is a now a real compiler [19:34] TR News Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amazon-accidentally-spent-usd1-8-million-using-claude-for-menial-coding-task-went-860-percent-over-budget-catastrophically-expensive-coding-blunders-discovered-in-internal-amazon-ai-usage-metrics [19:34] TR Bot Amazon accidentally spent $1.8 million using Claude for menial coding task, went 860% over budget 'catastrophically expensive' coding blunders discovered in internal Amazon AI usage metrics | Tom's Hardware [19:35] TR News Thunderbird Blog: Mobile Progress Report: July 2026 https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/07/mobile-progress-report-july-2026/ [19:35] TR Bot Mobile Progress Report: July 2026 - The Thunderbird Blog [19:36] TR News Python Mobile App Development: Bringing PySide6 on iOS https://www.qt.io/blog/python-mobile-app-development-bringing-pyside6-on-ios [19:36] TR Bot Python Mobile App Development: Bringing PySide6 on iOS [19:37] TR News Turkey declares Italian high school executive 'persona non grata' https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-declares-italian-high-school-executive-persona-non-grata-322072 [19:37] TR Bot Turkey declares Italian high school executive 'persona non grata' [19:40] TR News Amy Winehouses Dad Ordered to Pay Almost $2.7M to Daughters Friends After Accusing Them of Auctioning Off Her Belongings https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/30/amy-winehouse-dad-clothing-settlement/ [19:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/30/amy-winehouse-dad-clothing-settlement/ ) [19:41] TR News Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign https://futurism.com/future-society/florida-man-blocking-flock-protest-police-surveillance [19:41] TR Bot Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign [19:41] TR News html [19:41] TR News Fix for multiple sfs layers in main desktop https://bkhome.org/news/202607/fix-for-multiple-sfs-layers-in-main-desktop.html [19:41] TR Bot Fix for multiple sfs layers in main desktop [19:42] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:42] TR News LinkedIn cracks down on users posting AI slop after previously encouraging it https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/31/linkedin-cracks-users-posting-ai-slop-previously-encouraging/ [19:42] TR Bot cracks down on users posting 'AI slop' after previously encouraging it - SiliconANGLE [19:43] TR News Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 326 released https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-326-released/ [19:43] TR Bot diffoscope 326 released [19:45] TR News COSMIC 1.5.0 Released with Improved Multi-Monitor & hybrid-GPU Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/cosmic-1-5-0-released-with-improved-multi-monitor-hybrid-gpu-support/ [19:45] TR Bot COSMIC 1.5.0 Released with Improved Multi-Monitor & hybrid-GPU Support | UbuntuHandbook [19:45] TR News 8 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript Object-Relational Mapping Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-object-relational-mapping-software-javascript/ [19:45] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source JavaScript Object-Relational Mapping Software - LinuxLinks [19:46] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.31: Ubuntu 26.10 Features, OpenUK, Graphene Trouble, Vibe Coded GNU/Linux and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-31/ [19:46] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.31: Ubuntu 26.10 Features, OpenUK, Graphene Trouble, Vibe Coded Linux and More [19:47] TR News PCLinuxOS 2026.07.30 https://distrowatch.com/pclinuxos [19:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pclinuxos ) [19:47] TR News Linuxfx 11.26.08 https://distrowatch.com/linuxfx [19:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/linuxfx ) [19:48] TR News HardenedBSD 15-build19 https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd [19:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd ) [19:49] TR News Overshoot Day Sites That Contribute to the Problem (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/30/Overshoot_Day_Sites_That_Contribute_to_the_Problem.shtml [19:49] TR Bot Techrights Overshoot Day Sites That Contribute to the Problem [19:49] TR News Dan Neidle Said "It Really Then Became a Job of Tormenting" Lawyers Like Brett Wilson LLP (Who Threatened Him for Exposing Crimes, Just Like They Threatened My Wife a Few Months Later) http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/07/Dan_Neidle_Said_It_Really_Then_Became_a_Job_of_Tormenting_Lawye.shtml [19:49] TR Bot Techrights Dan Neidle Said "It Really Then Became a Job of Tormenting" Lawyers Like Brett Wilson LLP (Who Threatened Him for Exposing Crimes, Just Like They Threatened My Wife a Few Months Later) [19:53] TR News ESP-KVM An open-source IP KVM solution based on ESP32-P4 RISC-V MCU https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/30/esp-kvm-an-open-source-ip-kvm-solution-based-on-esp32-p4-risc-v-mcu/ [19:53] TR Bot ESP-KVM - An open-source IP KVM solution based on ESP32-P4 RISC-V MCU - CNX Software [19:53] TR News NightRun UEFI application boots a local LLM on Raspberry Pi 5 and x86 PCs without an OS https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/30/nightrun-uefi-application-boots-a-local-llm-on-raspberry-pi-5-and-x86-pcs-without-an-os/ [19:53] TR Bot NightRun UEFI application boots a local LLM on Raspberry Pi 5 and x86 PCs without an OS - CNX Software [19:54] TR News Microsoft front group: Whos Writing Open Source Code? https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2026/07/30/writing-open-source/ [19:54] TR Bot Whos Writing Open Source Code? tecosystems [19:55] TR News GitHub Automatically Holds Suspicious Actions Runs, but Repository Owners Must Approve Them https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-github-actions-workflow-hold/ [19:55] TR Bot Automatically Holds Suspicious Actions Runs, but Repository Owners Must Approve Them - TechRepublic [19:55] TR News Xen 4.22 Released [19:56] TR News CISA issues recommendations to federal agencies on open-source software security https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-open-source-software-security-guidance/ [19:56] TR Bot issues recommendations to federal agencies on open-source software security | CyberScoop [19:56] TR News Carrying the Light of the Internet Forward: A Farewell Message from Board Chair Ted Hardie https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/carrying-the-light-of-the-internet-forward-a-farewell-message-from-board-chair-ted-hardie/ [19:56] TR Bot Carrying the Light of the Internet Forward: A Farewell Message from Board Chair Ted Hardie - Internet Society [19:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [19:59] TR News Apples stock slides as it blames supply chain constraints for its weak guidance https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/30/apples-stock-slides-blames-supply-chain-constraints-weak-guidance/ [19:59] TR Bot stock slides as it blames supply chain constraints for its weak guidance - SiliconANGLE ● Jul 31 [20:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:08] TR News Whistleblower protections only matter if employees know where to turn when they uncover a problem https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/07/whistleblower-protections-only-matter-if-employees-know-where-to-turn-when-they-uncover-a-problem/ [20:08] TR Bot Whistleblower protections only matter if employees know where to turn when they uncover a problem | Federal News Network [20:08] TR News The U.S. has protected whistleblowers since the Continental Congress https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/07/the-u-s-has-protected-whistleblowers-since-the-continental-congress/ [20:08] TR Bot The U.S. has protected whistleblowers since the Continental Congress | Federal News Network [20:09] TR News Semiconductor Firm Analog Devices Discloses Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/semiconductor-firm-analog-devices-discloses-data-breach/ [20:09] TR Bot Firm Analog Devices Discloses Data Breach - SecurityWeek [20:11] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [20:19] TR News OpenSSF Newsletter July 2026 https://openssf.org/newsletter/2026/07/30/openssf-newsletter-july-2026/ [20:19] TR Bot OpenSSF Newsletter July 2026 Open Source Security Foundation [20:21] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [20:21] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@b599rtdbg6adi.irc) has joined #techrights [20:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Some ISPs in Illinois geolocate to Indiana. [20:23] schestowitz[TR2] why? [20:23] IsambardPrince So porn sites will block you based on Indiana law. [20:24] IsambardPrince Nobody is doing anything about that even though that's not the law in Illinois. [20:24] IsambardPrince [14:23] why? [20:24] IsambardPrince I haven't figured that out. [20:24] TR News Federal judge dismisses FBI Director Kash Patels defamation suit against blogger for lack of jurisdiction https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/federal-judge-dismisses-fbi-director-kash-patels-defamation-suit-against-blogger-for-lack-of-jurisdiction/ [20:24] TR Bot Kash Patel Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed Over Jurisdiction [20:24] IsambardPrince I use VPNs and Tor because I don't want to be subject to the laws of some Hee Haw state where I'm not even theoretically a voter. [20:25] admfubar they only move there because it is more profitable [20:26] TR News Why an Hey Hi (AI) Bubble Might Not Be a Bad Thing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/technology/ai-bubble-venture-capital.html [20:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/technology/ai-bubble-venture-capital.html ) [20:26] IsambardPrince Historically Illinois has been part of Indiana, and even British Canada. [20:26] TR News Anthropic Says Its Hey Hi (AI) Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/technology/anthropic-ai-hack.html [20:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/technology/anthropic-ai-hack.html ) [20:27] IsambardPrince We dodged two bullets there I guess. [20:27] TR News The Accidental Architect of the Internets Brain https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-accidental-architect-of-the-internets-brain [20:27] TR Bot The Accidental Architect of the Internets Brain | The New Yorker [20:27] IsambardPrince Imagine the horror of some "Tribunal" where some demented tranny could sue Tim Hortons because another customer called they/them a bitch. [20:27] IsambardPrince Keep that shit up there. [20:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: My partner laughed when a dirty old man dressed up like a woman got on the train. [20:28] IsambardPrince I said "If you're going to dress up at least commit to it." [20:28] IsambardPrince Not to the guy, but whispered it. [20:30] TR News Police and crime commissioner to pay Allison Pearson substantial damages https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/police-and-crime-commissioner-to-pay-allison-pearson-substantial-damages/ [20:30] TR Bot Police and crime commissioner to pay Allison Pearson damages - Press Gazette [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] puppyman wears heels [20:31] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Car dealerships send people Demand Letters sometimes. [20:31] IsambardPrince There's a finance trick. [20:31] schestowitz[TR2] that make a loud sound [20:32] IsambardPrince if you finance a car, the dealer gets a bribe called a reserve. [20:32] IsambardPrince If you immediately do a loan payoff within a certain number of days, you can pay off the car with no interest. [20:32] IsambardPrince The dealer made you a better deal assuming a 5% reserve. [20:32] IsambardPrince So when you payoff, they lose money on the car. [20:32] IsambardPrince Many of them introduced language called the "reserve clawback". [20:33] IsambardPrince Basically the finance company claws back the reserve from the dealer if you do that. [20:33] IsambardPrince Then the dealer inserts a clause that says that you owe them that money if they lose the reserve. [20:33] IsambardPrince So if you do that, you might have the dealer demanding you come down there and pay them $1,000 or something. [20:33] IsambardPrince But you're under no obligation to. [20:33] TR News Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038 https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/shanghai-aishengna-named-as-the-maker-of-chinas-first-domestic-immersion-duv-scanners [20:33] TR Bot Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038 | Tom's Hardware [20:34] IsambardPrince At that point, you have no obligation to pay them that. [20:34] IsambardPrince In fact, you shouldn't. [20:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Usually what happens is the dealership just writes it off. [20:35] IsambardPrince They might ban you from purchasing another car there in the future unless you pay cash. [20:35] IsambardPrince But that's all they're gonna do. [20:35] TR News Chinas car sector seeking new stability amid slumping domestic sales, structural headwinds https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-car-sector-seeking-new-stability-amid-slumping-domestic-sales-structural-headwinds [20:36] TR Bot Chinas car sector seeking new stability amid headwinds | The Straits Times [20:36] IsambardPrince You shouldn't want to be their favorite customer. [20:36] IsambardPrince You should want to be their least favorite customer. [20:36] IsambardPrince That means you're winning. [20:37] TR News China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-generates-less-than-half-of-its-electricity-from-coal-for-the-first-time [20:37] TR Bot China's electricity generation shifts from coal | The Straits Times [20:37] TR News China, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/china-economy-politburo.html [20:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/china-economy-politburo.html ) [20:42] TR News Googlebombing "Linux" to sell back doors https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-wins-over-a-lifelong-linux-user-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think [20:42] TR Bot If youve spent years hearing Linux is always better, this Windows 11 story might change your mind it certainly surprised even me | Windows Central [20:42] TR News "When a laptop starts showing its age, the usual advice is to install Linux to make it faster. While that certainly helps, theres an even better approach to stop thinking of it as your everyday computer. Instead, turn it into a Linux appliance." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-ways-to-turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-linux-appliance/ [20:42] TR Bot 7 ways to turn an old laptop into a Linux appliance [20:43] TR News linuxinsider [20:43] TR News SlopOS riding hype https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/why-makululinux-ai-os-became-my-new-daily-driver-177752.html [20:43] TR Bot MakuluLinux AI-OS Puts AI at the Core of the Linux Desktop [20:44] TR News GOG confirms a native Linux Galaxy launcher is finally in development https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112909/gog-confirms-a-native-linux-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-in-development/index.html [20:44] TR Bot GOG confirms a native Linux Galaxy launcher is finally in development [20:45] TR News System76 goes to college a case study https://blog.system76.com/blog/post/system76-goes-to-college-a-case-study [20:45] TR Bot System76 goes to college a case study - System76 Blog [20:46] TR News "The digital distribution platform GOG has announced the development of a native Linux version of the GOG Galaxy client. 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The BSDs are great alternatives to Linux distributions, but this OS is probably better suited to a router or homelab project, right?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ran-openbsd-as-a-desktop-and-it-worked/ [20:54] TR Bot I tried OpenBSD as my main desktop OS, and it made me rethink Linux [20:55] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [20:56] TR News (NEW): Kernel Development and Windows Following Linux's Lead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Kernel_Development_and_Windows_Following_Linux_s_Lead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/Kernel_Development_and_Windows_Following_Linux_s_Lead.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel Development and Windows Following Linux's Lead [20:56] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/31/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos ● Jul 31 [21:00] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32 and More 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[21:29] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/ai-scammers-outperform-humans-when-it-comes-to-building-trust/ [21:29] TR Bot AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust - Ars Technica [21:33] admfubar https://daringfireball.net/2026/07/temu_is_a_comically_bad_app [21:33] TR Bot Daring Fireball: Temu Is a Comically Bad App [21:41] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jul 31 [22:13] admfubar https://www.engadget.com/2227720/eu-right-to-repair-directive-kicks-in-today/ [22:13] TR Bot The EU's Right To Repair Directive Kicks In Today [22:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Those cops that couldn't stop fucking with Afroman are going to regret that. [22:48] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/28/a-blackout-protest-over-sony-ditching-disks-is-brewing/ [22:48] TR Bot Blackout Protest Over Sony Ditching Disks Is Brewing | Techdirt [22:49] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/28/court-shuts-down-federal-officers-who-wanted-to-run-a-stingray-device-for-a-month-straight/ [22:49] TR Bot Shuts Down Federal Officers Who Wanted To Run A Stingray Device For A Month Straight | Techdirt [22:53] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/28/404-media-scores-leaked-document-detailing-the-dozens-of-surveillance-tools-ice-has-access-to/ [22:53] TR Bot Media Scores Leaked Document Detailing The Dozens Of Surveillance Tools ICE Has Access To | Techdirt [22:55] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/apple-stockpiles-inventory-as-it-braces-for-significant-supply-constraints/ [22:55] TR Bot stockpiles inventory as it braces for 'significant supply constraints' | TechCrunch [22:58] IsambardPrince I can pretty much guarantee that if you don't pay the car dealership for their dealership reserve clawback, nothing happens except the demand letter and possibly a collection report on your credit, and that small risk is absolutely worth saving 5% on the car. 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