IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 13, 2025

beginning of new day, December 13

00:20 MinceR; (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1762/89/1762898324297.jpg

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1 AM, December 13

01:14 _what__; speaking of NewSpeak,

01:14 _what__; so far

01:14 _what__; UEFI spun as BIOS

01:14 _what__; backdoors for security (sic)

01:16 _what__; and safety (sic)

01:16 MinceR; spyware is now "telemetry"

01:17 MinceR; rootkit is now "kernel level anti-cheat"

01:18 MinceR; buying an computer and having the brand owner have root on it and the brand owner using that to serve genocidal savages and the CPC, and not having root yourself and not getting to run what you want on your own computer is now "security"

01:29 _what__; MinceR: also the turnkey tyranny where self-sign means DO NOT TRUST and signed by GAFAM is Trusted (sic) http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Trump_Authority_CA_With_a_Trump_NSA_is_All_About_Security_But_W.shtml

01:29 TR Bot; Techrights Trump Authority (CA) With a Trump NSA is All About Security, But Whose?

01:29 _what__; centralized cabals/cartels

01:30 _what__; also copyright/DMCA newspeak: real physical ownership = theft

01:31 _what__; they burn every single libraries of Alexandria just to enforce (sic) copyright

01:31 admfubar; it all adds up... https://xkcd.com/3180/

01:31 TR Bot; Apples

01:31 _what__; as debunked by Rick Falkvinge http://falkvinge.net https://torrentfreak.com/author/rick-falkvinge/

01:31 TR Bot; Falkvinge on Liberty

01:31 TR Bot; Falkvinge, Author at TorrentFreak

01:33 _what__; we also debunked them http://techrights.org/o/2023/09/10/free-software-vs-intellectual-monopoly/

01:33 TR Bot; The Intellectual Property Stage of Capitalism and How It Relates to Free Software

01:34 _what__; the ultimate newspeak where copyright/patent/trademark is spun as "Intellectual Property" (sic) http://stallman.org/articles/ft-response.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.en.html

01:34 TR Bot; Response to intellectual property article

01:34 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.en.html )

01:36 MinceR; https://ircz.de/p/2506304

01:36 TR Bot; ( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F2506304 )

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01:45 admfubar; remember everyone.. ai hallucinates everything.. https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/12/12/2036218/amazon-prime-video-pulls-ai-powered-recaps-after-fallout-flub

01:45 TR Bot; Amazon Prime Video Pulls AI-Powered Recaps After Fallout Flub - Slashdot

01:45 _what__; nasty slop/fake work

01:46 _what__; LLMs are NSFW since they may hallucinate

01:46 _what__; tanks a lot, scamazon

01:46 admfubar; no may, they hallucinate all time...

01:47 admfubar; :)) https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/12/12/1428243/hollywood-director-found-guilty-of-blowing-11-million-netflix-budget-on-crypto-and-ferraris

01:47 TR Bot; Hollywood Director Found Guilty of Blowing $11 Million Netflix Budget on Crypto and Ferraris - Slashdot

01:49 _what__; http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/

01:49 TR Bot; There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency

01:50 _what__; the ponzi pyramid just before bullshit generators

01:52 admfubar; https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/11/2333243/97-of-buildings-on-earth-3d-mapped

01:52 TR Bot; 97% of Buildings On Earth 3D-Mapped - Slashdot

01:57 MinceR; but only from outside and at a resolution of 3m x 3m

01:57 MinceR; plus the machine learning may have hallucinated

2 AM, December 13

02:00 admfubar; not may have

02:00 admfubar; https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/12/odf-advocacy-as-odf-news/

02:00 TR Bot; Relaunching ODF Advocacy as ODF News - TDF Community Blog

02:02 admfubar; https://www.osnews.com/story/144015/one-too-many-words-on-atts-2000-korn-shell-and-other-usenet-topics/

02:02 TR Bot; too many words on AT&Ts $2000 Korn shell and other Usenet topics OSnews

02:46 TR News; Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-121225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-121225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-121225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-121225.txt

02:46 TR Bot; IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 12, 2025

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02:47 TR Bot; IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 12, 2025

02:48 TR News; Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-121225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-121225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-121225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-121225.txt

02:48 TR Bot; IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 12, 2025

02:49 TR News; Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-121225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-121225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-121225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-121225.txt

02:49 TR Bot; IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 12, 2025

02:50 TR News; Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-12-12.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-12-12.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)

02:51 TR News; Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-12.txt

4 AM, December 13

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5 AM, December 13

05:00 -DALnet-[DALnet Global Notice] Services is currently in read-only mode while we perform maintenance on the primary machine. No new nicks or channels can be registered, but you will have access to any nicks or channels that were registered before 17:10 UTC today. [No Replies Please]

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05:46 TR News; agricultural http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/european-commission-publishes-study-on.html

05:46 TR Bot; European Commission publishes study on IP and agricultural biotechnology - The IPKat

05:47 TR News; Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 12, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_12_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_12_2025.gmi

05:47 TR Bot; Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 12, 2025

05:49 TR News; recognizability http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/cjeu-broadly-follows-ag-and.html

05:49 TR Bot; CJEU broadly follows AG and recognizability approach in Mio/konektra judgment - The IPKat

05:49 TR News; Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Techrights Over at Tux Machines...

05:49 TR News; (NEW): Bazzite isnt the best Linux gaming option anymore this is https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Bazzite_isn_t_the_best_Linux_gaming_option_anymore_this_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Bazzite_isn_t_the_best_Linux_gaming_option_anymore_this_is.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Tux Machines Bazzite isnt the best Linux gaming option anymore this is

05:49 TR News; (NEW): Games: Kitten Space Agency, Project Zomboid, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Games_Kitten_Space_Agency_Project_Zomboid_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Games_Kitten_Space_Agency_Project_Zomboid_and_More.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Tux Machines Games: Kitten Space Agency, Project Zomboid, and More

05:49 TR News; (NEW): ShaRPiKeebo pocket Linux computer will start shipping soon (3 years after crowdfunding) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/ShaRPiKeebo_pocket_Linux_computer_will_start_shipping_soon_3_ye.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/ShaRPiKeebo_pocket_Linux_computer_will_start_shipping_soon_3_ye.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Tux Machines ShaRPiKeebo pocket Linux computer will start shipping soon (3 years after crowdfunding)

05:49 TR News; (NEW): Ubuntus New Telemetry Tool Will Phone Home Monthly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Ubuntu_s_New_Telemetry_Tool_Will_Phone_Home_Monthly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Ubuntu_s_New_Telemetry_Tool_Will_Phone_Home_Monthly.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Tux Machines Ubuntus New Telemetry Tool Will Phone Home Monthly

05:49 TR News; (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Today_in_Techrights.gmi

05:49 TR Bot; Tux Machines Today in Techrights

05:50 TR News; Mat Booth: My Fedora Server is a Spotify Connect Device https://matbooth.co.uk/2025/12/04/fedora-server-spotify-connect.html

05:50 TR Bot; My Fedora Server is a Spotify Connect Device - Mat Booth

05:57 TR News; union issues strike notice https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-transat-pilots-union-strike-notice-9.7006280

05:57 TR Bot; Air Transat to gradually shut down operations over 3 days after union issues strike notice | CBC News

6 AM, December 13

06:03 TR News; taking advantage of them https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/western-star-foreign-workers-labour-violations-melita-saskatchewan-9.7000043

06:03 TR Bot; Foreign workers accuse hotelier with history of labour violations of taking advantage of them in Sask., Man. | CBC News

06:03 TR News; Patent monopolies, not "inventions" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/strict-us-written-description-and.html

06:03 TR Bot; Strict US written description and enablement requirement applied to ADCs and platform inventions (Seagen v Daiichi Sankyo) - The IPKat

06:04 TR News; Visual Culture http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/book-review-cinematic-algorithms-rise.html

06:04 TR Bot; [Book Review] Cinematic Algorithms: The Rise of Generative AI in Video Art and Visual Culture - The IPKat

06:05 TR News; plenv-where https://blogs.perl.org/users/mikko_koivunalho/2025/12/plenv-where.html

06:05 TR Bot; Mikko Koivunalho [blogs.perl.org]

06:08 TR News; Virus has killed almost 9 million birds https://www.dw.com/en/virus-has-killed-almost-9-million-birds--and-counting/a-74972319

06:08 TR Bot; has killed almost 9 million birds and counting DW 12/01/2025

06:09 TR News; Researchers Slightly Lower Study's Estimate of Drop in Global Income Due to Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-12-03/researchers-slightly-lower-studys-estimate-of-drop-in-global-income-due-to-climate-change

06:09 TR Bot; stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-12-03/researchers-slightly-lower-studys-estimate-of-drop-in-global-income-due-to-climate-change )

06:10 TR News; The fascinating link between cherry pie and this bird https://www.vox.com/climate/471172/american-kestrel-raptor-cherry-orchard-pest-control

06:10 TR Bot; owls, and other raptors are helping farmers control pests | Vox

06:24 TR News; Ban of China's Rednote App https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/taiwan-opposition-says-ban-of-chinas-rednote-app-is-censors

06:24 TR Bot; stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-05/taiwan-opposition-says-ban-of-chinas-rednote-app-is-censors )

06:25 TR News; Climate Study: The World Needs to Change Its Diet by 2050 https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-study-most-of-the-world-needs-to-change-diet-by-2050/

06:25 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-study-most-of-the-world-needs-to-change-diet-by-2050/ )

06:25 TR News; climate carnage https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-pact-with-danielle-smith-is-climate-carnage/

06:25 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-pact-with-danielle-smith-is-climate-carnage/ )

06:26 TR News; Climate Breakdown: How Bad Must It Get? https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/climate-breakdown-how-bad-must-it-get/

06:26 TR Bot; Breakdown: How Bad Must It Get? - CounterPunch.org

06:26 TR News; Brazil Robusta Coffee Growers Push for Quality Amid Rising Prices and Climate Concerns https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-06/brazil-robusta-coffee-growers-push-for-quality-amid-rising-prices-and-climate-concerns

06:26 TR Bot; stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-06/brazil-robusta-coffee-growers-push-for-quality-amid-rising-prices-and-climate-concerns )

06:27 TR News; The Earth Is Unhappy with the Capitalist Climate Catastrophe: The Forty-Ninth Newsletter (2025) https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/06/the-earth-is-unhappy-with-the-capitalist-climate-catastrophe-the-forty-ninth-newsletter-2025/

06:27 TR Bot; The Earth Is Unhappy with the Capitalist Climate Catastrophe: The Forty-Ninth Newsletter (2025)

06:28 TR News; campus surveillance https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/political-speech-and-the-public-square-evaluates-the-consequences-of-campus-surveillance/

06:28 TR Bot; Political Speech and the Public Square evaluates campus surveillance

06:34 TR News; privacy advocates seething https://www.dw.com/en/india-government-mandate-for-pre-installed-state-run-app-has-privacy-advocates-seething/a-74976261

06:34 TR Bot; Govt order for pre-installed state app faces backlash DW 12/02/2025

06:46 TR News; Techrights Expecting Mass Layoffs, More Microsoft Workers Join Unions https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Expecting_Mass_Layoffs_More_Microsoft_Workers_Join_Unions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Expecting_Mass_Layoffs_More_Microsoft_Workers_Join_Unions.gmi

06:46 TR Bot; Techrights Expecting Mass Layoffs, More Microsoft Workers Join Unions

06:46 TR News; Highlight announcements from The Game Awards 2025 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/highlight-announcements-from-the-game-awards-2025/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/highlight-announcements-from-the-game-awards-2025/

06:46 TR Bot; announcements from The Game Awards 2025 | GamingOnLinux

06:47 TR News; Aspyr have indefinitely delayed Deus Ex Remastered | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/aspyr-have-indefinitely-delayed-deus-ex-remastered/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/aspyr-have-indefinitely-delayed-deus-ex-remastered/

06:47 TR Bot; have indefinitely delayed Deus Ex Remastered | GamingOnLinux

06:47 TR News; Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/over-19000-games-have-released-on-steam-in-2025-with-nearly-half-seeing-fewer-than-10-reviews/ Source: GamingOnLinux

06:47 TR Bot; 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews | GamingOnLinux

06:53 TR News; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/clair-obscur-expedition-33-is-now-steam-deck-verified-with-a-big-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux

06:53 TR Bot; Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update | GamingOnLinux

7 AM, December 13

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07:00 TR News; NVIDIA driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidia-driver-580-119-02-released-for-linux-as-the-latest-recommended-stable-version/

07:00 TR Bot; driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version | GamingOnLinux

07:04 TR News; "Terminator 2D: NO FATE from Bitmap Bureau / Reef Entertainment has released today to give you some retro themed action-platformer goodness." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/after-multiple-delays-terminator-2d-no-fate-has-launched-with-linux-support-and-steam-deck-verified/

07:04 TR Bot; multiple delays Terminator 2D: NO FATE has launched with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux

07:07 TR News; SLAPPMatt has just openly confirmed that after filing the lawsuit he came to Techrights IRC to troll not only people but also relatives

07:07 TR News; SLAPPMatt is basically reinforcing the case of him as IRC harasser

07:14 TR News; "Russia Says It Might Build its Own Linux Community After Removal of Several Kernel Maintainers" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/10/2252241

07:14 TR Bot; Russia Says It Might Build its Own Linux Community After Removal of Several Kernel Maintainers - SoylentNews

07:14 TR News; "Government partners slam Finns Party pols over "Asian eyes" social media posts" https://yle.fi/a/74-20199544

07:14 TR Bot; Government partners slam Finns Party pols over "Asian eyes" social media posts | Yle News | Yle

07:14 TR News; (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi

07:14 TR News; (NEW): Problems with lax licenses, FSF President Ian Kelling, and more in the winter 2025 Bulletin https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Problems_with_lax_licenses_FSF_President_Ian_Kelling_and_more_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Problems_with_lax_licenses_FSF_President_Ian_Kelling_and_more_i.gmi

07:15 TR Bot; Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software

07:15 TR Bot; Tux Machines Problems with lax licenses, FSF President Ian Kelling, and more in the winter 2025 Bulletin

07:15 TR News; (NEW): Games: "Terminator 2D: NO FATE", "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Games_Terminator_2D_NO_FATE_Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Games_Terminator_2D_NO_FATE_Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33_and_More.gmi

07:15 TR Bot; Tux Machines Games: "Terminator 2D: NO FATE", "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", and More

07:15 TR News; Politics has always disliked free information | "Politiken har alltid ogillat fri information" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/12/politiken-har-alltid-ogillat-fri-information/

07:15 TR Bot; Politiken har alltid ogillat fri information

07:15 TR News; iophk: pointedly omits naming Gates https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/jeffrey-epstein-photos-estate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html

07:15 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/jeffrey-epstein-photos-estate.html )

07:15 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html )

07:16 TR News; "USA Wants Your Social Media History If You Visit" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/11/092209

07:16 TR Bot; USA Wants Your Social Media History If You Visit - SoylentNews

07:17 TR News; Microsoft spam from Canonical https://ubuntu.com//blog/retire-azure-consumption-commitment-macc-ubuntu-pro see https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/Valve_s_SteamOS_Microsoft_Canonical_s_Ubuntu_and_Other_Platform.shtml

07:17 TR Bot; you should retire your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) with Ubuntu Pro | Ubuntu

07:17 TR Bot; Techrights Valve's SteamOS, Microsoft Canonical's Ubuntu, and Other Platforms That Only Leverage Free Software (But Won't Protect It)

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07:23 TR News; "Fail-Safe" https://therevelator.org/nuclear-power/ | Source: The Revelator

07:23 TR Bot; There Is No Such Thing as a Fail-Safe Nuclear Power Plant The Revelator

07:25 TR News; Promoting plagiarism, lies and buzzwords instead of education: "Educators can show in secondary school maths that AI systems dont think, making maths more interesting while teaching core concepts of AI." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/secondary-school-maths-showing-that-ai-systems-dont-think/ | Source: Raspberry Pi

07:25 TR Bot; Secondary school maths showing that AI systems dont think - Raspberry Pi Foundation

07:30 TR News; "Disney is investing $1 billion US in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/disney-openai-1b-deal-star-wars-marvel-9.7011798 | Source: CBC

07:30 TR Bot; Disney to invest $1B US in OpenAI, license Marvel, Star Wars characters for Sora tool | CBC News

07:30 TR News; "Google has removed dozens of new Sci-Hub domain names from its search results in the United States." https://torrentfreak.com/google-removes-sci-hub-domains-from-u-s-search-results-due-to-dated-court-order/ | Source: Torrent Freak

07:30 TR Bot; Removes Sci-Hub Domains from U.S. Search Results Due to Dated Court Order * TorrentFreak

07:32 TR News; "Implemented responsibly, pay-to-crawl could represent a way for websites to sustain the creation and sharing of their content" https://creativecommons.org/2025/12/12/where-cc-stands-on-pay-to-crawl/ | Source: Creative Commons

07:32 TR Bot; Where CC Stands on Pay-to-Crawl - Creative Commons

07:33 TR News; "Google has removed dozens of AI-generated videos that depicted Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease and desist letter from the studio on Wednesday." https://variety.com/2025/film/news/google-removes-ai-videos-disney-characters-cease-desist-1236608015/ | Source: Variety

07:33 TR Bot; Google Removes AI Videos of Disney Characters After Cease and Desist

07:34 TR News; "For years, Big Techs growing dominance over Hollywood has meant lower-quality movies and TV shows." https://jacobin.com/2025/12/netflix-paramount-warner-merger-streaming/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine

07:34 TR Bot; Netflix Must Be Stopped

07:34 TR News; "The agreement arose out of a 2023 class action antitrust lawsuit alleging Google monopolized app distribution and in-app billing services on some Android devices, according to the settlement website." https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/700m-google-antitrust-settlement-could-benefit-a-quarter-of-kansas-population/ | Source: Kansas Reflector

07:34 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/700m-google-antitrust-settlement-could-benefit-a-quarter-of-kansas-population/ )

07:34 TR News; "The scene captures something profoundly broken about immigration enforcement in 2025." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/woman-drives-to-police-station-with-homeland-security-agent-in-her-car.html | Source: BoingBoing

07:34 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/woman-drives-to-police-station-with-homeland-security-agent-in-her-car.html )

07:34 TR News; "Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a child" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/iran-frees-child-bride-sentenced-to-death-over-husbands-killing-activists-3783456 | Source: RTL

07:34 TR Bot; Abusive marriage: Iran frees child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing: activists

07:35 TR News; "Individuals in the TSA data who were later found in ICE databases had a high rate of eventually being arrested and deported, a former ICE official told the outlet." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/passenger-data-travel-tsa-ice-trump-b2883730.html | Source: The Independent UK

07:35 TR Bot; TSA is providing airline passenger data to ICE to aid Trumps deportation efforts, report says | The Independent

07:35 TR News; "Look at what happens when the safety net is properly built instead of sniped at to suit political agendas." https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/2025/12/we-built-a-cruel-system-to-fight-an-imaginary-enemy | Source: New Statesman

07:35 TR Bot; We built a cruel system to fight an imaginary enemy - New Statesman

07:35 TR News; "Women in Afghanistan are now campaigning to end gender apartheid in their country." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inside-the-talibans-gender-apartheid/resistance-and-resilience-lessons-from-south-africa-for-afghanistans-fight-against-gender-apartheid/ | Source: Atlantic Council

07:35 TR Bot; Resistance and resilience: Lessons from South Africa for Afghanistans fight against gender apartheid - Atlantic Council

07:39 TR News; "Pregnancy criminalization in the United States started long before the Supreme Courts 2022 decision to overturn Roe" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/keeping-police-out-of-pregnancy-care/ | Source: The Nation

07:39 TR Bot; Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care | The Nation

07:39 TR News; "AFGE noted that a federal judge earlier this year blocked DHS from dissolving the collective bargaining agreement." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/12/dhs-moves-to-eliminate-tsa-collective-bargaining-agreement-again/ | Source: Federal News Network

07:39 TR Bot; DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again

07:39 TR News; "U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino, a George W. Bush appointee, sentenced Valorie Moser to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release" https://www.courthousenews.com/woman-who-recruited-victims-for-girlsdoporn-sentenced-to-prison/ | Source: Court House News

07:39 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/woman-who-recruited-victims-for-girlsdoporn-sentenced-to-prison/ )

07:39 TR News; "We know our Indian reservations were the governments first attempts at detention centers" https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/prairie-band-potawatomi-intends-to-ditch-30m-ice-contract-chairman-announces/ | Source: Kansas Reflector

07:39 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/prairie-band-potawatomi-intends-to-ditch-30m-ice-contract-chairman-announces/ )

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07:43 TR News; "Theres no x-button to close the AI window, and as far as we can tell, no other means of swatting it away." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/time-magazine-ai-chatbot | Source: Futurism

07:43 TR Bot; Time Magazine Deploys AI "Ask Me Anything" Box That Covers Up Its Actual Journalism and Can't Be Closed

07:43 TR News; "The lawsuit stems from a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests we filed in October" https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-trump-administration-for-records-on-nearly-1-billion-in-pro-bono-legal-services-from-biglaw/ | Source: American Oversight

07:43 TR Bot; American Oversight Sues Trump Administration for Records on Nearly $1 Billion in Pro Bono Legal Services from BigLaw - American Oversight

07:43 *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techrights

07:43 TR News; "censoring Americans" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/11/trump-administration-reportedly-drafting-plans-to-revoke-visas-of-musk-critics.html | Source: BoingBoing

07:43 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/11/trump-administration-reportedly-drafting-plans-to-revoke-visas-of-musk-critics.html )

07:45 TR News; "The human rights activist was released from prison last December." https://www.dw.com/en/iran-arrests-nobel-peace-laureate-narges-mohammadi/a-75133432 | Source: Deutsche Welle

07:45 TR Bot; arrests Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi DW 12/12/2025

07:45 TR News; "According to the Narges Mohammadi Foundation, the arrest took place on December 11, during an event marking the seventh day after the death of Khosrow Alikordi, a prominent lawyer and human rights advocate." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-noble-prize-laureate-narges-mohammadi-detainment/33621765.html | Source: RFERL

07:45 TR Bot; Iranian Noble Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Arrested

07:46 TR News; "Senator Mark Kellyone of a growing number of Americans made the target of political retaliationbrought this point into sharp relief on the last day of the conference: [...]" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/how-were-building-dcs-most-unique | Source: The Next Move

07:46 TR Bot; How Were Building DC's Most Unique Coalition

07:46 TR News; "FBI's Michael Glasheen labeled antifa as the biggest domestic terrorism threat in the U.S." https://www.ksl.com/article/51417998/fbi-official-calls-antifa-biggest-us-threat-but-provides-few-details | Source: Deseret Media

07:46 TR Bot; official calls antifa biggest US threat but provides few details | KSL.com

07:47 TR News; "This AI-mediated epistemic conflict is no longer speculative; its already here." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/protecting-truth-in-the-era-of-ai-mediation/ | Source: The Strategist

07:47 TR Bot; Protecting truth in the era of AI mediation | The Strategist

07:47 TR News; "For jittery investors its the multi-zillion dollar question keeping them awake at night, and with very good reason." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/12/beware-debt-bomb-waiting-to-bring-down-ais-house-of-cards/ | Source: The Telegraph UK

07:47 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/12/beware-debt-bomb-waiting-to-bring-down-ais-house-of-cards/ )

07:47 TR News; "The U.S. is currently ahead in the AI race, and it owes that fact to one thing: its monopoly on advanced computer chips." https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025/12/trumps-china-ai-chips/685235/ | Source: The Atlantic

07:47 TR Bot; RIP American Tech Dominance - The Atlantic

07:47 TR News; "poses an unprecedented threat to the global exhibition business" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/netflix-warner-bros-movie-theatre-9.7010782 | Source: CBC

07:47 TR Bot; Would Netflix buying Warner Bros. kill movies in theatres? | CBC News

07:48 TR News; "Long story short, this is when a group of people ends up doing something that nobody actually wants to do because they are not good at talking about it." https://cassidoo.co/post/abilene-paradox/ | Source: Cassidy Williams

07:48 TR Bot; The Abilene Paradox

07:48 TR News; "Nvidia is evaluating whether to increase production of its H200 data center GPUs after demand from Chinese customers is expected to exceed current supply" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nvidia-weighs-expanding-h200-production-as-demand-outstrips-supply | Source: Tom's Hardware

07:48 TR Bot; Nvidia weighs expanding H200 production as new China orders rush in, report claims ByteDance and Alibaba listed as suitors for 'large orders' in the wake of sanctions lift | Tom's Hardware

07:49 TR News; "the largest individual shareholder of Paramount, whose son runs it" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-a-president-intrudes | Source: Robert Reich

07:49 TR Bot; What Happens When a Bonkers President Takes Over the Private Sector

07:49 TR News; "He will work in collaboration with senior leaders in The Guardians newsrooms in the UK, US, and Australia." https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/guardian-netflix-first-vice-president-of-product-allan-donald/ | Source: Press Gazette

07:49 TR Bot; Guardian poaches from Netflix for first vice president of product - Press Gazette

07:49 TR News; "Many of the European countries that have experienced drone intrusions over the last few months have subsequently been criticized for their security shortfalls." https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/12/12/belgium-doubles-down-on-drone-defenses-following-mystery-flights/ | Source: C4ISRNET

07:49 TR Bot; Belgium doubles down on drone defenses following mystery flights

07:50 TR News; "The rushed integration of half-cooked automation into the already broken U.S. journalism industry simply isnt going very well." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/politicos-union-journalists-win-key-ruling-in-battle-against-lazy-undercooked-ai/ | Source: Techdirt

07:50 TR Bot; Union Journalists Win Key Ruling In Battle Against Lazy, Undercooked AI | Techdirt

07:50 TR News; "My Patreon and Tipeee accounts are switching to a monthly subscription model starting January 2026. Adjust your donation, be kind with your wallet! (Check out the short comic above.)" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1106/change-ahead-moving-from-per-content-to-monthly-support | Source: David Revoy

07:50 TR Bot; Change Ahead! Moving from per-content to monthly support. - David Revoy

07:52 TR News; "Over the past year, residents have frequented Ypsilanti Township Council meetings, distraught over one thing: the University of Michigans new data center." https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/deception-deflection-and-disregard-how-umich-is-forcing-a-data-center-on-ypsilanti/ | Source: University of Michigan

07:52 TR Bot; How UMich is forcing a data center on Ypsilanti

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07:53 TR News; "The ban, which is aimed at reducing the risk of fires on public transport caused by the vehicles lithium-ion batteries, was announced by the state government on Saturday morning." https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/modified-e-bikes-to-be-banned-from-trains-in-victoria-from-next-weekend-20251213-p5nndx.html | Source: The Age AU

07:53 TR Bot; Modified e-bikes to be banned from trains in Victoria from next weekend

07:53 TR News; "Booms turbine generators arent anything radical. We already have jet engines running as inefficient gas turbines, specially for the AI bozos." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/11/lets-power-ai-with-supersonic-jet-engine-turbines/ | Source: Pivot to AI

07:53 TR Bot; ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/11/lets-power-ai-with-supersonic-jet-engine-turbines/ )

07:54 TR News; "Osprey Aircraft: Additional Oversight and Information Sharing Would Improve Safety Efforts" https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/12/12/gao-services-arent-sharing-information-on-longtime-osprey-problems/ | Source: Air Force Times

07:54 TR Bot; GAO: Services arent sharing information on longtime Osprey problems

07:54 TR News; "As we try to move away from our reliance on fossil fuels to combat climate change" https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/12/fear-of-missing-out-on-data-center-boom-leads-arkansas-officials-to-ignore-hard-questions/ | Source: Arkansas Advocate

07:54 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/12/fear-of-missing-out-on-data-center-boom-leads-arkansas-officials-to-ignore-hard-questions/ )

07:54 TR News; "According to a MIT study, a single data center can use as much energy as an entire city, and frighteningly, big tech could transform the Reno area into the largest data center market in the world if we dont take action." https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/12/dirty-data-centers-will-drive-up-our-utility-bills/ | Source: Nevada Current

07:54 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/12/dirty-data-centers-will-drive-up-our-utility-bills/ )

07:57 TR News; "The images include pictures of Epstein with a number of high-profile figures, including President Donald Trump, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-epstein-phot%20os-show-trump-clinton-bill-gates-woody-allen-steve-ban-rcna248819 | Source: NBC

07:57 TR Bot; New Epstein photos show Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Steve Bannon, Larry Summers and others

07:57 TR News; "House Oversight Committee Democrats released 19 photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Friday, showing a parade of powerful figures, including President Trump, Steve Bannon" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/epstein-photo-dump-shows-trump-clinton-gates-in-sex-traffickers-orbit.html | Source: BoingBoing

07:57 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/epstein-photo-dump-shows-trump-clinton-gates-in-sex-traffickers-orbit.html )

07:58 TR News; "Former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, Richard Branson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Alan Dershowitz and Woody Allen are also pictured, as well as sex paraphernalia, including a photo of a pile of Trump-branded condoms for sale." https://www.notus.org/house/oversight-committee-democrats-new-epstein-photos-trump-bannon | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute

07:58 TR Bot; Photos of Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Bill Clinton Featured in New Epstein Document Dump - NOTUS News of the United States

07:59 TR News; "shock retirement" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-12-12/admiral-hands-over-leadership-of-command-overseeing-trump-administrations-boat-strikes | Source: Los Angeles Times

07:59 TR Bot; Admiral hands over leadership of command overseeing the Trump administration's boat strikes - Los Angeles Times

07:59 TR News; "has retired" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/12/us-admiral-overseeing-military-operations-in-latin-america-retires/ | Source: US Navy Times

07:59 TR Bot; US admiral overseeing military operations in Latin America retires

07:59 TR News; "A second U.S. strike finished them off." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/if-they-are-not-human-we-do-not-have-to-follow-the-law/ | Source: Truthdig

07:59 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/if-they-are-not-human-we-do-not-have-to-follow-the-law/ )

8 AM, December 13

08:00 TR News; "The conflict over Western Sahara dates back decades and is inseparable from similar territorial disputes across the Middle East and North Africa." https://dawnmena.org/peace-in-the-maghreb-cannot-bypass-western-sahara/ | Source: Democracy for the Arab World Now

08:00 TR Bot; Peace in the Maghreb Cannot Bypass Western Sahara - DAWN

08:00 TR News; "The California-based companys suit, filed on Friday, mirrors a similar case brought last month by the Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project." https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/reddit-australia-social-media-ban-b2883178.html | Source: The Independent UK

08:02 TR News; "Australia this week implemented a world-first ban on social media for under-16s" https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251212-will-france-be-next-to-introduce-an-australian-style-social-media-ban-for-children | Source: France24

08:02 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251212-will-france-be-next-to-introduce-an-australian-style-social-media-ban-for-children )

08:02 TR News; "The kill zone is the military term for the area saturated with drones" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-12/ukraine-trains-civilians-and-journalists-to-survive-under-drone-attacks.html | Source: El Pas

08:02 TR Bot; Ukraine trains civilians and journalists to survive under drone attacks | International | EL PAS English

08:06 TR News; (NEW): Celebrating Six Years of openSUSE Bar https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Celebrating_Six_Years_of_openSUSE_Bar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Celebrating_Six_Years_of_openSUSE_Bar.gmi

08:06 TR Bot; Tux Machines Celebrating Six Years of openSUSE Bar

08:09 TR News; "At the same time, the attention increases the threat from espionage, including cyber espionage, and attempts to further influence all parts of the kingdom of Denmark." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/danish-intelligence-accuse-the-us-of-using-economic-power-to-assert-will-over-allies | Source: The Guardian UK

08:09 TR Bot; Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to assert its will over allies | Denmark | The Guardian

08:09 TR News; "But the new measure is already pushing migrants who have built their lives in Russia to choose between conscription and leaving the country" https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-decree-russian-citizensip-residence-permit/33621628.html | Source: RFERL

08:09 TR Bot; Putin Decree Forces Foreigners Seeking Russian Residency To Sign Army Contracts

08:09 TR News; "The USA has started requiring social media history and other personal information for travellers entering the USA." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/maintaining-privacy-and-avoiding-the-usa/ | Source: Stephen Smith

08:09 TR Bot; Maintaining Privacy and Avoiding the USA | Stephen Smith's Blog

08:10 TR News; "America is no longer acting like a friendly partner: [...]" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-security-threat | Source: Paul Krugman

08:10 TR Bot; Donald Trump, Security Threat - Paul Krugman

08:10 TR News; "Australias High Court doesnt have to hear every case brought before it, but the nations government has already said it will defend the matter." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/reddit_sues_australia_social_ban/ | Source: The Register UK

08:10 TR Bot; Reddit sues Australia to escape kids social media ban The Register

08:10 TR News; "Continued rapid global population growth is unsustainable, but the media instead focus on low birth rates in developed countries." https://overpopulation-project.com/why-is-africas-extreme-population-growth-ignored-despite-very-serious-consequences-and-how-will-europe-respond/ | Source: Overpopulation

08:10 TR Bot; Why is Africa's extreme population growth ignored, despite very serious consequences? And how will Europe respond? - The Overpopulation Project

08:10 TR News; "The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that youd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait)." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/trump-pretends-to-block-state-ai-laws-media-pretends-thats-legal/ | Source: Techdirt

08:10 TR Bot; Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends Thats Legal | Techdirt

08:11 TR News; "The nation banned social media for teens under the age of 16, including some of the most popular apps for young people, such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/12/australia-just-banned-teens-from-social-media-why-not-kansas/ | Source: Kansas Reflector

08:11 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/12/australia-just-banned-teens-from-social-media-why-not-kansas/ )

08:11 TR News; Confidentiality https://www.fortra.com/blog/gartner-tells-businesses-block-ai-browsers-now | Source: Fortra LLC

08:11 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/gartner-tells-businesses-block-ai-browsers-now )

08:11 TR News; (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.1, Linux 6.17.12, and Linux 6.12.62 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_1_Linux_6_17_12_and_Linux_6_12_62.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_1_Linux_6_17_12_and_Linux_6_12_62.gmi

08:11 TR Bot; Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.1, Linux 6.17.12, and Linux 6.12.62

08:11 TR News; "Among the culprits cited in the report: age verification laws, dozens of which have come into effect over the last year." https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-year-age-verification-laws-came-for-the-open-internet-130000979.html | Source: Engadget

08:11 TR Bot; The year age verification laws came for the open internet

08:12 TR News; "The letter has also been signed by Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) and over 600 members of the public." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-act-org-calls-for-regulation-of-age-assurance-industry/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup

08:12 TR Bot; Online Safety Act: Age assurance industry must be regulated | Open Rights Group

08:12 TR News; "Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safetys servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flocks national network of surveillance data in connection with protest activity." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-to-surveil-protesters-and-activists/ | Source: Techdirt

08:12 TR Bot; Cops Are Using Flock Safetys ALPR Network To Surveil Protesters And Activists | Techdirt

08:12 TR News; "Online age restrictions are imposed on many, many more users than in-person ID checks." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person | Source: EFF

08:12 TR Bot; Why Isnt Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? | Electronic Frontier Foundation

08:12 TR News; "The UK Parliament convened earlier this week to debate a petition signed by almost 2.9 million people calling for an end to the governments plans to roll out a national digital ID." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eff-and-12-organizations-urge-uk-politicians-drop-digital-id-scheme-ahead | Source: EFF

08:12 TR Bot; EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate | Electronic Frontier Foundation

08:13 TR News; "Democrats are now concerned about President Donald Trumps usage of those spying powers, rather than Republicans being worried about then-President Joe Biden." https://cyberscoop.com/warrant-requirements-democratic-worries-could-factor-into-spy-law-renewal-debate/ | Source: Scoop News Group

08:13 TR Bot; requirements, Democratic worries could factor into spy law renewal debate | CyberScoop

08:18 TR News; "The agents navigated and weaponised various features that already existed within Anthropics system." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-ai-use-for-cyber-espionage-shifts-cyber-focus-from-detection-to-trust/ | Source: The Strategist

08:18 TR Bot; Chinas AI use for cyber espionage shifts cyber focus from detection to trust | The Strategist

08:26 TR News; "under the threat of sharing the materials on social media, police explained in a press release on Thursday." https://yle.fi/a/74-20199239 | Source: YLE

08:26 TR Bot; Boys increasingly blackmailed with sexually explicit media, police say | Yle News | Yle

08:26 TR News; "Finnish childrens risk of becoming victims of grooming, sexual harassment and luring is high compared to the rest of Europe" https://yle.fi/a/74-20199422 | Source: YLE

08:26 TR Bot; Expert: Children in Finland increasingly at risk from 'The Com' network | Yle News | Yle

08:27 TR News; "Those celebrating the death of Jay Taylor belong to the sadistic online group "764, named for the first digits of the zip code of the 15-year-old Texan who started it in early 2021" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-white-tiger-case-how-an-online-search-for-friends-ended-in-coerced-suicide-a-6dafcef7-de48-43d1-a5f3-9a9b5812230b | Source: Spiegel

08:27 TR Bot; The "White Tiger" Case: How an Online Search for Friends Ended in Coerced Suicide - DER SPIEGEL

08:28 TR News; "Read the full message from the school below." https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/12/09/student-holding-instrument-like-a-gun-prompts-automated-system-to-issue-code-red-at-oviedo-school/ | Source: Click Orlando

08:28 TR Bot; Student holding instrument like a gun prompts automated system to issue Code Red at Oviedo school

08:28 TR News; "automated weapons detection system" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/florida-school-locked-down-after-ai-weapon-detector-identifies-clarinet-as-gun.html | Source: BoingBoing

08:28 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/12/florida-school-locked-down-after-ai-weapon-detector-identifies-clarinet-as-gun.html )

08:28 TR News; "Its not quite the grovelingly glowing pro-AI press release weve numbed ourselves to hearing from many an artist and celebrity whove caved to that sweet tech startup money." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/wallace-and-gromit-creator-ai | Source: Futurism

08:28 TR Bot; Creator of "Wallace and Gromit" Says Heck, He'll Start Using AI

08:29 TR News; "In any given work day, Asia would assume three to five different personas simultaneously, all of varying genders." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companion-chatbots-kenya | Source: Futurism

08:29 TR Bot; AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims

08:30 TR News; (NEW): Samsung A54 report 10, after the calm comes the storm https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Samsung_A54_report_10_after_the_calm_comes_the_storm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Samsung_A54_report_10_after_the_calm_comes_the_storm.gmi

08:30 TR Bot; Tux Machines Samsung A54 report 10, after the calm comes the storm

08:30 TR News; "Even weirder than trying to memory hole the disastrous ad was the companys response to the mess." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-commercial | Source: Futurism

08:30 TR Bot; McDonald's Announces Who It's Blaming for Disastrous AI Ad It Was Forced to Delete

08:30 TR News; "Above all, the report zeroes in on a fundamental tension: the toys are intended for kids, but the AI models that power them are not." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/another-ai-toy-inappropriate | Source: Futurism

08:30 TR Bot; Another AI-Powered Children's Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations

08:30 TR News; "Its hard to imagine this kind of thing happening if a human driver were involved, as having a man hiding in the trunk wouldve been noticed immediately." https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/woman-waymo-man-hiding-trunk | Source: Futurism

08:30 TR Bot; Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk

08:31 TR News; "Ill admit that, when I first heard Paquet was teaching teens how to best prompt ChatGPT, I saw him as a traitor." https://thewalrus.ca/teaching-students-to-use-ai/ | Source: The Walrus

08:31 TR Bot; I Thought My Colleague Was a Traitor for Teaching Students to Use AI. Then We Talked | The Walrus

08:31 TR News; "Easy access to AI song generators has compounded the influx of AI slopor AI deepfakesto streaming platforms this year." https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-respond-to-spotify-impersonator-we-are-truly-doomed/ | Source: Cond Nast

08:31 TR Bot; Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Respond to Spotify Impersonator: We Are Truly Doomed | Pitchfork

08:32 TR News; "Since yesterday my server has again been getting absolutely obliterated by AI scrapers." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/under-attack-please-stand-by-2/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski

08:32 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/under-attack-please-stand-by-2/ )

08:32 TR News; "And those are just the problems you get when you try to use LLMs (which is what people almost always mean when they say AI)." https://svpow.com/2025/12/11/sv-pow-is-an-ai-free-zone/ | Source: Matt Wedel

08:32 TR Bot; SV-POW! is an AI-free zone | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week

08:32 TR News; "When the details become more clear, well then have to unlearn all the personification we insisted on learning." https://seths.blog/2025/12/looking-at-pareidolia/ | Source: Seth Godin

08:32 TR Bot; Looking at pareidolia | Seth's Blog

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08:33 TR News; "PCWorld reports that Amazon removed the erroneous recap after Games Radar spotted the mistake, along with similar AI-generated content for other shows." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3009535/fallout-season-1s-error-filled-ai-recap-was-so-bad-amazon-yanked-it.html | Source: PC World

08:33 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3009535/fallout-season-1s-error-filled-ai-recap-was-so-bad-amazon-yanked-it.html )

08:33 TR News; "Back in 2017 I wrote about a technique for creating closures in C using JIT-compiled wrapper. Its neat, though rarely necessary in real programs, so I dont think about it often." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/12/12/ | Source: Chris Wellons

08:33 TR Bot; Closures as Win32 window procedures

08:34 TR News; "At last, Apple has provided more detail of some of the improvements and changes in this summary." https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/12/what-has-changed-in-macos-tahoe-26-2/ | Source: Howard Oakley

08:34 TR Bot; What has changed in macOS Tahoe 26.2? The Eclectic Light Company

08:34 TR News; "The design language has become genuinely user-hostile. Everything blurs into everything else, you can't tell what's interactive and what isn't" https://gregmorris.co.uk/the-halo-fell-away/ | Source: Greg Morris

08:34 TR Bot; The Halo Fell Away

08:35 TR News; (NEW): Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Lands With Major Menu Redesign https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/Cinnamon_6_6_Desktop_Environment_Lands_With_Major_Menu_Redesign.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/Cinnamon_6_6_Desktop_Environment_Lands_With_Major_Menu_Redesign.gmi

08:35 TR Bot; Tux Machines Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Lands With Major Menu Redesign

08:35 TR News; "I could, first, have done the same thing I did when trying digiKam, of generating versions of all photos that had edits and saving them into the same folders as their originals" https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2025/12/12/lightroom-apple-photos/ | Source: Phil Gyford

08:35 TR Bot; from Lightroom to Apple Photos (Phil Gyfords website)

08:35 TR News; "As part of macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple introduced a number of privacy controls for user data." https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/pppc-device-management-settings-visible-in-system-settings-on-macos-tahoe-26-2-0/ | Source: Rich Trouton

08:35 TR Bot; PPPC device management settings visible in System Settings on macOS Tahoe 26.2.0 | Der Flounder

08:36 TR News; "The platform in question is described as Nonappropriated Fund Integrated Financial Management System (NIFMS)" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/us_sues_accenture_exec/ | Source: The Register UK

08:36 TR Bot; US sues ex-Accenture manager over Army cloud security claims The Register

08:36 TR News; "Piotr Bazydo, principal vulnerability researcher at watchTowr, unveiled the findings at Black Hat Europe on Wednesday" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/microsoft_wont_fix_net_rce/ | Source: The Register UK

08:36 TR Bot; Microsoft won't fix .NET RCE bug affecting enterprise apps The Register

08:37 TR News; "The current rate to access basic entertainment- such as listening to music or watching movies is 5 cents per minute." https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/11/clickbait-and-switch-implementation-of-nevadas-prison-tablet-program-comes-at-a-cost/ | Source: Nevada Current

08:37 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/11/clickbait-and-switch-implementation-of-nevadas-prison-tablet-program-comes-at-a-cost/ )

08:38 TR News; (NEW): KDE Frameworks 6.21.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/KDE_Frameworks_6_21_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/KDE_Frameworks_6_21_0.gmi

08:38 TR Bot; Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 6.21.0

08:39 TR News; "Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia is emerging as a potential Blue Zone, a region where people live longer, healthier lives." https://yle.fi/a/74-20199430 | Source: YLE

08:39 TR Bot; Could Finland be hiding a Blue Zone? | Yle News | Yle

08:39 *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techrights

08:39 TR News; "when they put out these apps for kids" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parents-allege-harmful-character-ai-chatbot-content-60-minutes/ | Source: CBS

08:39 TR Bot; A mom thought her daughter was texting friends before her suicide. It was an AI chatbot. - CBS News

08:39 TR News; "They dont stand a chance." https://futurism.com/future-society/juliana-peralta-character-ai-bot | Source: Futurism

08:39 TR Bot; Years After a Girl's Death, the AIs That Killed Her Are Still Sending Notifications to Her Phone

08:40 TR News; "But the proposed revisions had to be approved by the authorities before they could be implemented." https://phys.org/news/2025-12-reindeer-husbandry-experts.html | Source: Omicron Limited

08:40 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-reindeer-husbandry-experts.html )

08:40 TR News; "The reason? Cities simply arent designed for older people and others with restricted mobility as our latest research demonstrates." https://theconversation.com/cities-arent-built-for-older-people-our-study-shows-many-cant-walk-fast-enough-to-beat-a-pedestrian-crossing-271874 | Source: The Conversation

08:40 TR Bot; Cities arent built for older people our study shows many cant walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing

08:41 TR News; (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Wayland screen mirroring and custom modes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/This_Week_in_Plasma_Wayland_screen_mirroring_and_custom_modes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/This_Week_in_Plasma_Wayland_screen_mirroring_and_custom_modes.gmi

08:41 TR Bot; Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Wayland screen mirroring and custom modes

08:41 TR News; "With no advance notice or apparent fanfare, Brodart" https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/12/breaking-news-brodart-no-longer-manufactures-or-sells-library-card-catalogs/ | Source: Chris Aldrich

08:41 TR Bot; Breaking News: Brodart No Longer Manufactures or Sells Library Card Catalogs | Chris Aldrich

08:42 TR News; "Having a second camera may sound like a bit of a luxury, but it's essential for working pros who not only need a backup camera in case one fails on an important photoshoot" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/camera-accessories/two-cameras-are-better-than-one-if-you-are-a-pro-photographer-these-are-my-hacks-for-shooting-events-on-dual-camera-bodies | Source: Digital Camera World

08:42 TR Bot; Two cameras are better than one if you are a pro photographer. These are my hacks for shooting events on dual camera bodies | Digital Camera World

08:42 TR News; "Researchers have built a prototype that paves the way for enabling light-powered processor caches that can run at up to 60 GHz in the future" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/usc-and-us-madison-researchers-debut-foundry-made-photonic-memory-latch | Source: Tom's Hardware

08:42 TR Bot; Photonic latch memory could enable optical processor caches that run up to 60 GHz, twenty times faster than standard caches optical SRAM stores and outputs data entirely as light, but density challenges remain | Tom's Hardware

08:44 TR News; "Its hard to remember the exact order of operations. I was sleep deprived, hungry, and already numb to being yelled at." https://levlaz.org/great-lakes-illinois/ | Source: Lev Lazinskiy

08:44 TR Bot; Great Lakes, Illinois | Lev Lazinskiy

08:44 TR News; "I feel like I am a terrible interview subject; maybe I should have added a few more jokes." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/people-and-blogs/ | Source: Nick Heer

08:44 TR Bot; Me, on People and Blogs Pixel Envy

08:44 TR News; "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Nick Heer, whose blog can be found at pxlnv.com." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/nick-heer | Source: Manuel Moreale

08:45 TR Bot; Nick Heer Manu

08:45 TR News; "Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) is used to investigate the function of genes at the system-level." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/network-analysis-with-freecount/ | Source: Rlang

08:45 TR Bot; Analysis with freeCount | R-bloggers

08:46 TR News; "The Romans hot-mixing" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-construction-site-in-the-ruins-of-pompeii-is-revealing-new-secrets-about-the-2000-year-old-recipe-for-roman-concrete-180987845/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine

08:46 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-construction-site-in-the-ruins-of-pompeii-is-revealing-new-secrets-about-the-2000-year-old-recipe-for-roman-concrete-180987845/ )

08:46 TR News; "The main event will occur overnight on Saturday, 13 December, and into the early hours of Sunday, 14 December" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meteor-shower-geminids-midnight-window-everyone-misseshow-catch-150-meteors-per-hour-1762613 | Source: International Business Times

08:46 TR Bot; Meteor Shower Geminids: The Midnight Window Everyone MissesHow to Catch Up to 150 Meteors per Hour | IBTimes UK

08:46 TR News; "This year, the Geminid peak falls on the evening of Saturday 13 December, and early morning Sunday 14 December." https://www.sciencealert.com/2025s-best-meteor-shower-is-about-to-light-up-the-sky-heres-your-guide | Source: Science Alert

08:46 TR Bot; Best Meteor Shower Is About to Light Up The Sky - Here's Your Guide : ScienceAlert

08:47 TR News; "The boat was finally excavated in 1921, and has been on display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen ever since." https://theconversation.com/how-we-unlocked-the-secrets-of-denmarks-oldest-plank-boat-with-the-help-of-an-ancient-fingerprint-271977 | Source: The Conversation

08:47 TR Bot; How we unlocked the secrets of Denmarks oldest plank boat with the help of an ancient fingerprint

08:47 TR News; "As the web browser de facto default since what feels like forever, Times New Roman has indeed been used, reused, and abused in every imaginable way" https://thejollyteapot.com/2025/12/12/typefaces-as-clothes/ | Source: Nicolas Magand

08:47 TR Bot; Typefaces as clothes

08:48 TR News; "But as you start to learn more about compositional theory, you may find the rule of thirds to be lacking." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/composition/rule-of-thirds-photography-getting-a-bit-boring-try-the-golden-ratio-instead | Source: Digital Camera World

08:48 TR Bot; Rule of thirds photography getting a bit boring? Try the golden ratio instead | Digital Camera World

08:48 TR News; "Dozens of government websites have fallen victim to a PDF-based SEO scam, while others have been hijacked to sell sex toys." https://www.404media.co/porn-is-being-injected-into-government-websites-via-malicious-pdfs/ | Source: 404 Media

08:48 TR Bot; Porn Is Being Injected Into Government Websites Via Malicious PDFs

08:49 TR News; "CVE-2025-55182 is an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in React Server Components with a CVSS v3.x score of 10.0 and a CVSS v4 score of 9.3." https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/threat-actors-exploit-react2shell-cve-2025-55182/ | Source: Google

08:49 TR Bot; Multiple Threat Actors Exploit React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) | Google Cloud Blog

08:51 TR News; (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_leftovers.gmi

08:51 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's leftovers

08:53 TR News; (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi

08:53 TR Bot; Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software

08:56 TR News; (NEW): Two Ubuntu Flavours Wont Be LTS Releases Next Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/Two_Ubuntu_Flavours_Won_t_Be_LTS_Releases_Next_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/Two_Ubuntu_Flavours_Won_t_Be_LTS_Releases_Next_Year.gmi

08:56 TR Bot; Tux Machines Two Ubuntu Flavours Wont Be LTS Releases Next Year

08:58 TR News; Techrights Links 13/12/2025: Social Control Media Bans and "Could Finland be Hiding a Blue Zone?" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Links_13_12_2025_Social_Control_Media_Bans_and_Could_Finland_be.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Links_13_12_2025_Social_Control_Media_Bans_and_Could_Finland_be.gmi

08:58 TR Bot; Techrights Links 13/12/2025: Social Control Media Bans and "Could Finland be Hiding a Blue Zone?"

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08:59 TR News; "Unfortunately even the otherwise ever so useful https://caniuse.com/ does not provide that information, although there's a feature request." https://www.netmeister.org/blog/https-caniuse.html | Source: Jan Schaumann

08:59 TR Bot; Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc

08:59 TR Bot; Can I use HTTPS RRs?

9 AM, December 13

09:00 TR News; "Im at the point where Im migrating all my projects to uv, and new Python projects dont use any other package manager." https://chrisamico.com/blog/2025-12-07/uv-new-python-setup/ |

09:00 TR Bot; My Python setup, December 2025

09:00 TR News; (NEW): LibreOffice 26.2 Beta1 is available for testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/LibreOffice_26_2_Beta1_is_available_for_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/LibreOffice_26_2_Beta1_is_available_for_testing.gmi

09:00 TR Bot; Tux Machines LibreOffice 26.2 Beta1 is available for testing

09:00 TR News; "We've made it! The North Pole has been decorated and Advent of Code 2025 is finished. But not before telling you something about what feels like the most dirty solution for a puzzle ever." https://yordi.me/advent-of-code-2025-day-12/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost

09:00 TR Bot; Advent of Code 2025 - Day 12 | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth

09:01 TR News; "As a package maintainer, you might want to get some numbers or impressions on the usage of your package for various reasons" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/how-to-assess-usage-of-your-package/ | Source: Rlang

09:01 TR Bot; to Assess Usage of your Package | R-bloggers

09:01 TR News; "It is a very small program that favours simplicity over efficiency." https://susam.net/fed-24-years-of-posts-to-markov-model.html | Source: SusamPal

09:01 TR Bot; I Fed 24 Years of My Blog Posts to a Markov Model - Susam's Maze

09:01 TR News; "Lets take a look at whats going on inand behindthis argument." https://www.sicpers.info/2025/12/is-spec-driven-development-the-end-of-agile-software-development/ | Source: SICP

09:01 TR Bot; Is spec-driven development the end of Agile software development? | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers

09:02 TR News; "I have long maintained that smart contracts are a dumb idea: that a human process is actually a security feature." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/ais-exploiting-smart-contracts.html | Source: Bruce Schneier

09:02 TR Bot; Exploiting Smart Contracts - Schneier on Security

09:03 TR News; (NEW): 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (December 12 - 14) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_weekend_December_12_14.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_weekend_December_12_14.gmi

09:03 TR Bot; Tux Machines 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (December 12 - 14)

09:03 TR News; "My book on concurrent programming in Go is finally finished. It walks you through goroutines, channels, select, pipelines, synchronization, race prevention, time handling, signaling" https://antonz.org/go-concurrency-released/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov

09:03 TR Bot; Gist of Go: Concurrency is out!

09:04 TR News; What if the Torment Nexus was fundamental to WordPress? https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/what-if-the-torment-nexus-was-fundamental-to-wordpress/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski

09:04 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/what-if-the-torment-nexus-was-fundamental-to-wordpress/ )

09:04 TR News; "When I wrote the backend for my Firefox time-wasting extension (here), I assumed I was going to be setting up Postgres." https://matduggan.com/sqlite-for-a-rest-api-database/ | Source: Mat Duggan

09:04 TR Bot; NO TITLE

09:05 TR News; "It does: this is just a zip file. lol." https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/11/Zip-Files-as-Simple-Key-Value-Stores/ | Source: Ben Congdon

09:05 TR Bot; Zip Files as (Simple) Key-Value Stores | Ben Congdon

09:05 TR News; "That went over like a lead balloon with members of its core developer team." https://thenewstack.io/how-the-team-behind-valkey-knew-it-was-time-to-fork/ | Source: The New Stack

09:05 TR Bot; How the Team Behind Valkey Knew It Was Time to Fork - The New Stack

09:06 TR News; "This is a short note on setting up Doom emacs for very fast typst previews." https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/typst-in-emacs/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp

09:06 TR Bot; Writing typst in emacs CuriousCoding

09:06 TR News; "Like possibly many others I was surprised just how small this 3W rated chip was and immediately wondered how I was going to solder it in place." https://radio.g4hsk.co.uk/2025/12/12/10ghz-pa-using-a-mini-circuits-pma5-123-3w-mmic/ | Source: G8GKA

09:06 TR Bot; 10GHz PA Using a Mini-Circuits PMA5-123 3W MMIC | G4HSK

09:06 TR News; "Compute modules are everywhere, in kiosks, signage, 3D printers, and even the new Ableton Move." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/cm0-new-raspberry-pi-you-cant-buy | Source: Jeff Geerling

09:06 TR Bot; CM0 - a new Raspberry Pi you can't buy | Jeff Geerling

09:06 TR News; (NEW): Kali Linux 2025.4 arrives with GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and much more https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Kali_Linux_2025_4_arrives_with_GNOME_49_KDE_Plasma_6_5_and_much.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Kali_Linux_2025_4_arrives_with_GNOME_49_KDE_Plasma_6_5_and_much.gmi

09:06 TR Bot; Tux Machines Kali Linux 2025.4 arrives with GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and much more

09:07 TR News; "A few weeks ago Framework stopped selling RAM separately from laptops and the new desktop (which uses the same SO-DIMM memory)" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3009650/framework-raises-laptop-ram-prices-50-as-brutal-memory-crunch-grinds-on.html | Source: PC World

09:07 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3009650/framework-raises-laptop-ram-prices-50-as-brutal-memory-crunch-grinds-on.html )

09:07 TR News; "The Framework Laptop DIY Edition provides memory options ranging from 8GB to an impressive 96GB (2x48GB)." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/framework-raises-ddr5-ram-upgrade-prices-by-50-percent-amid-dram-shortage-only-for-laptop-diy-edition-says-prices-will-likely-rise-again | Source: Tom's Hardware

09:07 TR Bot; Framework raises DDR5 RAM upgrade prices by 50% amid DRAM shortage only for Laptop DIY edition, says prices will likely rise again | Tom's Hardware

09:08 TR News; "The Kali Linux team have announced a new version of their Debian-based distribution." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12665 | Source: Distro Watch

09:08 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12665 )

09:08 TR News; (NEW): I moved more of my Linux workflow to the terminal, and now I cant stop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/I_moved_more_of_my_Linux_workflow_to_the_terminal_and_now_I_can.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/I_moved_more_of_my_Linux_workflow_to_the_terminal_and_now_I_can.gmi

09:08 TR Bot; Tux Machines I moved more of my Linux workflow to the terminal, and now I cant stop

09:09 TR News; "I slowly started moving over some of my devices piece-by-piece." https://btxx.org/posts/tech-purity/ | Source: Brad Taunt

09:09 TR Bot; Thoughts on Technological Purity

09:09 TR News; "In a fascinating retrospective titled The story of Propolice, longtime OpenBSD developer Miod Vallat (miod@) tells the story of the early stack protection work on OpenBSD." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251212094310 | Source: Undeadly

09:09 TR Bot; The story of Propolice, the OpenBSD stack protector

09:09 TR News; "As you may remember, during a good 15 years, every OpenBSD release came with one or sometimes a few songs or musical pieces." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/propolice.html |

09:09 TR Bot; The story of Propolice

09:10 TR News; "Earlier this year I wrote an article explaining how to use the CP/M operating system which has been the dominant OS of the 8-bit era of microcomputers" https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/playing-with-cp-m-part-1/ | Source: Eerie Linux

09:10 TR Bot; Playing with CP/M part 1 eerielinux

09:10 TR News; "PCWorlds guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2953497/a-world-beyond-windows-which-linux-distribution-is-right-for-you.html | Source: PC World

09:10 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2953497/a-world-beyond-windows-which-linux-distribution-is-right-for-you.html )

09:10 TR News; "This report covers hrev59111 through hrev59187." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-12-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_november_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS

09:10 TR Bot; Haiku Activity & Contract Report, November 2025 (ft. Go) | Haiku Project

09:11 TR News; "For package maintainers that publish attestations signed using Sigstore (as supported by PyPI and npm)" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/12/12/catching-malicious-package-releases-using-a-transparency-log/ | Source: Trail of Bits

09:11 TR Bot; Catching malicious package releases using a transparency log - The Trail of Bits Blog

09:11 TR News; "In a recent entry, I said in passing that the venerable logger utility had some amount of annoyances associated with it" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SyslogWellFormedEntryPieces | Source: University of Toronto

09:11 TR Bot; You're using a too-old browser

09:12 TR News; "This change has been coming for a while." https://thenewstack.io/papermoon-a-space-grade-linux-for-the-newspace-era/ | Source: The New Stack

09:12 TR Bot; Papermoon: A Space-Grade Linux for the NewSpace Era - The New Stack

09:12 TR News; "the year of Linux on the desktop" https://birchtree.me/blog/my-crazy-2026-prediction-it-involves-linux/ | Source: Matt Birchler

09:12 TR Bot; My crazy 2026 prediction (it involves Linux)

09:13 TR News; (NEW): KDE's End of Year Fundraiser 2025 and This Week in KDE Apps; Plasma Camera & Plasma Settings https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/08/KDE_s_End_of_Year_Fundraiser_2025_and_This_Week_in_KDE_Apps_Pla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/08/KDE_s_End_of_Year_Fundraiser_2025_and_This_Week_in_KDE_Apps_Pla.gmi

09:13 TR Bot; Tux Machines KDE's End of Year Fundraiser 2025 and This Week in KDE Apps; Plasma Camera & Plasma Settings

09:14 TR News; "We are inviting contributors across the globe and the Americas to submit talks or workshops for the event, which is scheduled to take place April 29 - 30 at CUC University in Barranquilla, Colombia." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/12/12/america-summit/ | Source: OpenSUSE

09:14 TR Bot; Submit a Presentation for the openSUSE America Summit - openSUSE News

09:14 TR News; "The openSUSE Bar has become more than just a meeting place over the years; its a space to collaborate, connect and enjoy a welcoming atmosphere for sharing ideas and tech knowledge." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/12/12/six-years-of-os-bar/ | Source: OpenSUSE

09:14 TR Bot; Celebrating Six Years of openSUSE Bar - openSUSE News

09:15 TR News; (NEW): Ventoy 1.1.09 Released With Experimental Btrfs Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Ventoy_1_1_09_Released_With_Experimental_Btrfs_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Ventoy_1_1_09_Released_With_Experimental_Btrfs_Support.gmi

09:15 TR Bot; Tux Machines Ventoy 1.1.09 Released With Experimental Btrfs Support

09:16 TR News; "The goal is to meet your commitment while delivering long-term benefits to the business." https://ubuntu.com//blog/retire-azure-consumption-commitment-macc-ubuntu-pro | Source: Ubuntu

09:16 TR Bot; you should retire your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC) with Ubuntu Pro | Ubuntu

09:16 TR News; "With Red Hat OpenShift AI, we are committed to providing a production-ready environment for complex AI workloads, and we recognize that robust security is important." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/implementing-best-practices-controlled-network-environment-ray-clusters-red-hat-openshift-ai-30 | Source: Red Hat Official

09:16 TR Bot; Implementing best practices: Controlled network environment for Ray clusters in Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0

09:19 TR News; "Docker has become the go-to solution for containerizing applications, and this guide takes you through the essential commands you need to know to control your Docker environment" https://www.tecmint.com/docker-commands-cheat-sheet/ | Source: TecMint

09:19 TR Bot; Docker CLI Commands Every Developer Should Know in 2025

09:20 TR News; "This is where Fedora Toolbx comes into the picture" https://www.tecmint.com/fedora-toolbx-containerized-development/ | Source: TecMint

09:20 TR Bot; Toolbx: Manage Multiple Development Containers in Fedora

09:24 TR News; The Coming Need for Formal Specification https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/12/The-Coming-Need-for-Formal-Specification/

09:24 TR Bot; The Coming Need for Formal Specification | Ben Congdon

09:27 TR News; LRT English Newsletter: Hands off free speech and trucks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2772313/lrt-english-newsletter-hands-off-free-speech-and-trucks

09:27 TR Bot; LRT English Newsletter: Hands off free speech and trucks - LRT

09:28 TR News; Samsung A54 report 10, after the calm comes the storm https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/samsung-a54-report-10.html

09:28 TR Bot; Samsung A54 report 10, after the calm comes the storm

09:29 TR News; This Week in Plasma: Wayland screen mirroring and custom modes https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-week-in-plasma-wayland-screen-mirroring-and-custom-modes/

09:29 TR Bot; This Week in Plasma: Wayland screen mirroring and custom modes - KDE Blogs

09:30 TR News; Ventoy 1.1.09 Released With Experimental Btrfs Support https://linuxiac.com/ventoy-1-1-09-released-with-experimental-btrfs-support/

09:30 TR Bot; Ventoy 1.1.09 Released With Experimental Btrfs Support

09:30 TR News; KDE Frameworks 6.21 Is Out With Extensive Bug Fixes https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-21-is-out-with-extensive-bug-fixes/

09:30 TR Bot; KDE Frameworks 6.21 Is Out With Extensive Bug Fixes

09:31 TR News; KDE Ships Frameworks 6.21.0 https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.21.0/

09:31 TR Bot; KDE Ships Frameworks 6.21.0 - KDE Community

09:32 TR News; Kali GNU/Linux 2025.4 Released With GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5 https://linuxiac.com/kali-linux-2025-4-released-with-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5/

09:32 TR Bot; Kali Linux 2025.4 Released With GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5

09:33 TR News; (NEW): What is NTFSPlus and Why Does It Matter for Linux Users? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/What_is_NTFSPlus_and_Why_Does_It_Matter_for_Linux_Users.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/What_is_NTFSPlus_and_Why_Does_It_Matter_for_Linux_Users.gmi

09:33 TR Bot; Tux Machines What is NTFSPlus and Why Does It Matter for Linux Users?

09:34 TR News; Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1050251/

09:34 TR Bot; updates for Friday [LWN.net]

09:34 TR News; What is NTFSPlus and Why Does It Matter for GNU/Linux Users? https://itsfoss.com/ntfsplus/

09:34 TR Bot; What is NTFSPlus and Why Does It Matter for Linux Users?

09:35 TR News; (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Android_Leftovers.gmi

09:35 TR Bot; Tux Machines Android Leftovers

09:41 TR News; Now BillBC, bribed by Bill Epsteingate, tries to cover up for Bill after he did a photo op with 'prince' Andrew. Corrupted media.

09:46 TR News; Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next GNU/Linux Mint Release https://itsfoss.com/news/cinnamon-6-6/

09:46 TR Bot; Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next Linux Mint Release

09:46 TR News; Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Review: Is This the GNU/Linux Distro of the Year 2025? https://itsfoss.com/news/pop-os-24-04-review/

09:46 TR Bot; Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Review: Is This the Linux Distro of the Year 2025?

09:47 TR News; KDE Surpasses 2025 Fundraiser Goal With Record Community Support https://linuxiac.com/kde-surpasses-2025-fundraiser-goal-with-record-community-support/

09:47 TR Bot; KDE Surpasses 2025 Fundraiser Goal With Record Community Support

09:48 TR News; Adam Young: Qemu code format in vim https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/12/qemu-code-format-in-vim/

09:48 TR Bot; Qemu code format in vim | Adam Young's Web Log

10 AM, December 13

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1 PM, December 13

13:09 TR News; Lucia Day today https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-st-lucias-day https://www.myhelsinki.fi/events/lucia-parade-2025/

13:09 TR Bot; NO TITLE

13:09 TR Bot; Lucia Parade - MyHelsinki

13:09 TR News; iophk: They cannot reconcile this with the excessive spending (1.2bn) on Microsoft licences https://yle.fi/a/74-20199587

13:09 TR Bot; EU tells Finland to cut excessive debt by 2028 | Yle News | Yle

13:09 TR News; Recall Finnish Politician Aura Salla Says Finland Must Dump Microsoft, Citing Security and Control Reasons, Not Costs https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/05/Finnish_Politician_Aura_Salla_Says_Finland_Must_Dump_Microsoft_.shtml

13:09 TR Bot; Techrights Finnish Politician Aura Salla Says Finland Must Dump Microsoft, Citing Security and Control Reasons, Not Costs

13:11 TR News; 6 Useful Code Formatters for Python https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-code-formatters-python/

13:11 TR Bot; Useful Code Formatters for Python - LinuxLinks

13:12 TR News; cdncheck detect various technology for a given IP address https://www.linuxlinks.com/cdncheck-detect-various-technology/

13:12 TR Bot; - detect various technology for a given IP address - LinuxLinks

13:12 TR News; prek reimagined version of pre-commit https://www.linuxlinks.com/prek-reimagined-version-pre-commit/

13:12 TR Bot; - reimagined version of pre-commit - LinuxLinks

13:13 TR News; From Beginner to Builder: Free OpenSSF and 'Linux' Foundation Education Courses https://openssf.org/blog/2025/12/12/from-beginner-to-builder-free-openssf-and-linux-foundation-education-courses/

13:13 TR Bot; From Beginner to Builder: Free OpenSSF and Linux Foundation Education Courses Open Source Security Foundation

13:14 TR News; PasteLock encrypted clipboard manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/pastelock-encrypted-clipboard-manager/

13:14 TR Bot; - encrypted clipboard manager - LinuxLinks

13:15 TR News; albafetch displays system information https://www.linuxlinks.com/albafetch-displays-system-information/

13:15 TR Bot; - displays system information - LinuxLinks

13:15 TR News; Dax shell with CLI https://www.linuxlinks.com/dax-shell-cli/

13:15 TR Bot; - shell with CLI - LinuxLinks

13:15 TR News; mq jq-like command-tool for Markdown processing https://www.linuxlinks.com/mq-jq-like-command-tool-markdown-processing/

13:15 TR Bot; - jq-like command-tool for Markdown processing - LinuxLinks

13:16 TR News; Gearcoleco cross-platform ColecoVision emulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/gearcoleco-cross-platform-colecovision-emulator/

13:16 TR Bot; - cross-platform ColecoVision emulator - LinuxLinks

13:16 TR News; LinuxLinks.com reaches epic milestone https://www.linuxlinks.com/linuxlinks-com-reaches-epic-milestone/

13:16 TR Bot; reaches epic milestone - LinuxLinks

13:17 TR News; starlit minimal and customizable weather CLI https://www.linuxlinks.com/starlit-minimal-customizable-weather-cli/

13:17 TR Bot; - minimal and customizable weather CLI - LinuxLinks

13:19 TR News; hypruler measure anything on your screen https://www.linuxlinks.com/hypruler-measure-anything/

13:19 TR Bot; - measure anything on your screen - LinuxLinks

13:19 TR News; uncover quickly discover exposed hosts on the internet https://www.linuxlinks.com/uncover-quickly-discover-exposed-hosts-internet/

13:19 TR Bot; - quickly discover exposed hosts on the internet - LinuxLinks

13:20 TR News; Manure-flinging Microsoft shills seem to have resorted to truly ridiculous and likely illegal attacks on critics

13:20 TR News; Backmey desktop backup tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/backmey-desktop-backup-tool/

13:20 TR Bot; - desktop backup tool - LinuxLinks

13:24 TR News; xremap key remapper https://www.linuxlinks.com/xremap-key-remapper/

13:24 TR Bot; - key remapper - LinuxLinks

13:25 TR News; GG GUI for the version control system Jujutsu https://www.linuxlinks.com/gg-gui-version-control-system-jujutsu/

13:25 TR Bot; - GUI for the version control system Jujutsu - LinuxLinks

13:25 TR News; sneemok screenshot tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/sneemok-screenshot-tool/

13:25 TR Bot; - screenshot tool - LinuxLinks

13:26 TR News; hostman simple tool for managing file uploads to hosting services https://www.linuxlinks.com/hostman-simple-tool-managing-file-uploads-hosting-services/

13:26 TR Bot; - simple tool for managing file uploads to hosting services - LinuxLinks

13:26 TR News; 10 Best Free and Open Source Status Page Systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-status-page-systems/

13:26 TR Bot; Best Free and Open Source Status Page Systems - LinuxLinks

13:26 TR News; tek colorful music making program https://www.linuxlinks.com/tek-colorful-music-making-program/

13:26 TR Bot; - colorful music making program - LinuxLinks

13:27 TR News; This week @Linux.org (2025.E5) https://www.linux.org/threads/this-week-linux-org-2025-e5.60008/

13:27 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/this-week-linux-org-2025-e5.60008/ )

13:32 TR News; (NEW): BSD and Linux Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Space_File_Systems_Virtualization.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Space_File_Systems_Virtualization.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines BSD and Linux Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization

13:32 TR News; (NEW): Haiku R1/beta5 as a "Daily Driver" and Creating User-Friendly Installers Across Operating Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Haiku_R1_beta5_as_a_Daily_Driver_and_Creating_User_Friendly_Ins.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Haiku_R1_beta5_as_a_Daily_Driver_and_Creating_User_Friendly_Ins.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines Haiku R1/beta5 as a "Daily Driver" and Creating User-Friendly Installers Across Operating Systems

13:32 TR News; (NEW): Linux Graphics: NVIDIA news and benchmarking NVENC video transcoding on the Pi https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Linux_Graphics_NVIDIA_news_and_benchmarking_NVENC_video_transco.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Linux_Graphics_NVIDIA_news_and_benchmarking_NVENC_video_transco.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines Linux Graphics: NVIDIA news and benchmarking NVENC video transcoding on the Pi

13:32 TR News; (NEW): Red Hat on Buzzwords and Paid-for 'Articles' About Oneself https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_and_Paid_for_Articles_About_Oneself.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_and_Paid_for_Articles_About_Oneself.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines Red Hat on Buzzwords and Paid-for 'Articles' About Oneself

13:32 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/today_s_howtos.1.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's howtos

13:32 TR News; (NEW): 365 Days Times Two Since Last Reboot https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/365_Days_Times_Two_Since_Last_Reboot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/365_Days_Times_Two_Since_Last_Reboot.gmi

13:32 TR Bot; Tux Machines 365 Days Times Two Since Last Reboot

13:36 _what__; how's the cooling?

13:39 TR News; (NEW): Prepare for Another Massive Wave of Microsoft Layoffs (Probably Next Month, Like Every January) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Prepare_for_Another_Massive_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Probably_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Prepare_for_Another_Massive_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Probably_.gmi

13:39 TR Bot; Tux Machines Prepare for Another Massive Wave of Microsoft Layoffs (Probably Next Month, Like Every January)

13:41 TR News; Xbox leadership gets a shake-up in 2026 current CFO Tim Stuart transitions to COO of ZeniMax Media https://www.inkl.com/news/xbox-leadership-gets-a-shake-up-in-2026-current-cfo-tim-stuart-transitions-to-coo-of-zenimax-media

13:41 TR Bot; Xbox leadership gets a shake-up in 2026 current CFO

13:41 TR News; "Between layoffs, poor sales, Xbox Game Pass price increases, and Microsoft execs obsession with AI, fans faith in the next-gen follow-up to the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X is at an all-time low." https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-has-clear-next-gen-decision-merger-717049-20251213

13:41 TR Bot; Xbox Has Clear Next-Gen Decision to Make, 'Merger has to Happen'

13:43 _what__; http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Richard_Stallman_Was_Right_About_AI.shtml

13:43 TR Bot; Techrights Richard Stallman Was Right About "AI"

13:44 _what__; http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Richard_M_Stallman_Has_Published_AI_Memos_Since_1980_45_Years_A.shtml

13:44 TR Bot; Techrights Richard M. Stallman Has Published AI Memos Since 1980 (45 Years Ago)

13:44 _what__; the CIA joke

13:44 _what__; predicting Big Brother that is NSA et al

13:45 _what__; four years before Orwell's setting year

13:48 _what__; and Troll-Pompeo's "Assassinate Assange" scheme

13:58 TR News; Techrights 2026 Could Very Well be Last Year of XBox, Microsoft Dropped the Ball https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/2026_Could_Very_Well_be_Last_Year_of_XBox_Microsoft_Dropped_the.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/2026_Could_Very_Well_be_Last_Year_of_XBox_Microsoft_Dropped_the.gmi

13:58 TR Bot; Techrights 2026 Could Very Well be Last Year of XBox, Microsoft Dropped the Ball

2 PM, December 13

14:10 TR News; Techrights LLM Slop Becoming Rarer https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/LLM_Slop_Becoming_Rarer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/LLM_Slop_Becoming_Rarer.gmi

14:10 TR Bot; Techrights LLM Slop Becoming Rarer

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14:21 TR News; Techrights GAFAM is a Financial Problem and Sovereignty Risk, a Policy-Level (National Level) Boycott is Needed https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/GAFAM_is_a_Financial_Problem_and_Sovereignty_Risk_a_Policy_Leve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/GAFAM_is_a_Financial_Problem_and_Sovereignty_Risk_a_Policy_Leve.gmi

14:21 TR Bot; Techrights GAFAM is a Financial Problem and Sovereignty Risk, a Policy-Level (National Level) Boycott is Needed

14:24 _what__; I was right pitching the "Boycott GAFAM" idea to TR

14:24 _what__; given above

14:25 _what__; or better yet "Boycott BINARY FATA MORGANA" http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_It_s_time_to_call_these_destructive_companies_out.shtml

14:25 TR Bot; Techrights "It's time to call these destructive companies out"

14:25 schestowitz[TR2]; BINARY FATA MORGANA is psydroid2 mostly

14:25 schestowitz[TR2]; we came up with it years ago

14:30 TR News; (NEW): Red Hat on Buzzwords and Paid-for 'Articles' About Oneself https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_and_Paid_for_Articles_About_Oneself.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_and_Paid_for_Articles_About_Oneself.gmi

14:31 TR News; (NEW): Warm Winter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Warm_Winter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Warm_Winter.gmi

14:31 TR Bot; Tux Machines Warm Winter

14:36 TR News; To Linus Torvalds, the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 'Linux' Foundation is Increasingly a Liability and Risk to the Brand https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/To_Linus_Torvalds_the_Microsoft_Linux_Foundation_is_Increasingl.shtml

14:36 TR Bot; Techrights To Linus Torvalds, the Microsoft Linux Foundation is Increasingly a Liability and Risk to the Brand

14:38 TR News; Tails 7.3.1 releases with key security updates for Tor and Thunderbird https://www.neowin.net/news/tails-731-releases-with-key-security-updates-for-tor-and-thunderbird/ "The privacy-focused Tails OS has released version 7.3.1 to patch a security vulnerability found in the earlier 7.3 version. It updates key software like Tor and Thunderbird."

14:38 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/tails-731-releases-with-key-security-updates-for-tor-and-thunderbird/ )

14:40 TR News; Ubuntu MATE & Unity Will NOT Be Official Ubuntu 26.04 Flavors https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/ubuntu-mate-unity-will-not-be-official-ubuntu-26-04-flavors/

14:40 TR Bot; Ubuntu MATE & Unity Will NOT Be Official Ubuntu 26.04 Flavors | UbuntuHandbook

14:41 TR News; Pop!_OS 24.04 Released with COSMIC Desktop & ARM Computers Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-released-cosmic-desktop-arm/

14:41 TR Bot; Pop!_OS 24.04 Released with COSMIC Desktop & ARM Computers Support | UbuntuHandbook

14:41 TR News; NetworkManager 1.54.3 Improves Certificate Access Checks https://linuxiac.com/networkmanager-1-54-3-improves-certificate-access-checks/

14:41 TR Bot; NetworkManager 1.54.3 Improves Certificate Access Checks

14:41 MinceR; lol @ flavors for a systemd distribution

14:42 TR News; Using Wordlists for Brute Force Attack in Kali GNU/Linux https://linuxhandbook.com/kali-linux-wordlists-brute-force/

14:42 TR Bot; Beginner's Guide to Using Wordlists for Brute Force in Kali Linux

14:42 schestowitz[TR2]; eins dehomag

14:45 MinceR; https://ircz.de/p/25062522

14:45 TR Bot; ( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F25062522 )

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14:48 TR News; LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.38: Pro Vim Tips, KubeTUI, Wordlists, Screen Command and More https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-38/

14:48 TR Bot; LHB Linux Digest #25.38: Pro Vim Tips, KubeTUI, Wordlists, Screen Command and More

14:48 TR News; CM0 - a new Raspberry Pi you can't buy https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/cm0-new-raspberry-pi-you-cant-buy

14:48 TR Bot; CM0 - a new Raspberry Pi you can't buy | Jeff Geerling

14:49 TR News; Solus GNU/Linux 4.8 Removes Python 2 http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Solus-Linux-4.8-Removes-Python-2

14:49 TR Bot; Solus Linux 4.8 Removes Python 2 Linux Magazine

14:51 TR News; Kali 2025.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/kali

14:51 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kali )

14:51 TR News; Grml 2025.12 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/grml

14:51 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/grml )

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14:53 TR News; Grml 2025.12 GNU/Linux Distro Is Out Based on Debian Forky and Linux Kernel 6.17 https://9to5linux.com/grml-2025-12-linux-distro-is-out-based-on-debian-forky-and-linux-kernel-6-17

14:53 TR Bot; 2025.12 Linux Distro Is Out Based on Debian Forky and Linux Kernel 6.17 - 9to5Linux

14:54 TR News; Kali GNU/Linux 2025.4 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49 https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49

14:54 TR Bot; Linux 2025.4 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49 - 9to5Linux

14:55 TR News; KDE Frameworks 6.21 Adds Support for Nim Code Files to the Breeze Icon Theme https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-21-adds-support-for-nim-code-files-to-the-breeze-icon-theme

14:55 TR Bot; Frameworks 6.21 Adds Support for Nim Code Files to the Breeze Icon Theme - 9to5Linux

14:56 TR News; pearOS Is Back, Now Based on Arch GNU/Linux and Featuring the KDE Plasma Desktop https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop

14:56 TR Bot; Is Back, Now Based on Arch Linux and Featuring the KDE Plasma Desktop - 9to5Linux

14:57 TR News; "Bluetooth Spoofing" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/liberating-airpods-with-bluetooth-spoofing/ | Source: Hackaday

14:57 TR Bot; AirPods With Bluetooth Spoofing | Hackaday

14:59 TR News; Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Available to Download https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-snapshot-2-released

14:59 TR Bot; Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Available to Download - OMG! Ubuntu

14:59 TR News; Valve's SteamOS, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Canonical's Ubuntu, and Other Platforms That Only Leverage Free Software (But Won't Protect It) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/Valve_s_SteamOS_Microsoft_Canonical_s_Ubuntu_and_Other_Platform.shtml

14:59 TR Bot; Techrights Valve's SteamOS, Microsoft Canonical's Ubuntu, and Other Platforms That Only Leverage Free Software (But Won't Protect It)

14:59 TR News; Ubuntu Studio: Coming to 26.04 LTS: Three Layouts https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/12/coming-to-26-04-lts-three-layouts/

14:59 TR Bot; Coming to 26.04 LTS: Three Layouts Ubuntu Studio

3 PM, December 13

15:01 TR News; In Other News: PromptPwnd Attack, macOS Bounty Complaints, Chinese Hackers Trained in Cisco Academy https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-promptpwnd-attack-small-macos-bounties-chinese-hackers-trained-in-cisco-academy/

15:01 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-promptpwnd-attack-small-macos-bounties-chinese-hackers-trained-in-cisco-academy/ )

15:01 TR News; A look at an Android ITW DNG exploit https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-look-at-android-itw-dng-exploit.html

15:02 TR Bot; Project Zero: A look at an Android ITW DNG exploit

15:03 TR News; What's the point of lightweight code with modern computers? https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/97426.html

15:03 TR Bot; Captcha Check

15:04 TR News; $320,000 Paid Out at Zeroday.Cloud for Open Source Software Exploits https://www.securityweek.com/320000-paid-out-at-zeroday-cloud-for-open-source-software-exploits/

15:04 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/320000-paid-out-at-zeroday-cloud-for-open-source-software-exploits/ )

15:04 TR News; New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Bits and Bops - 2025-12-10 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-12-10-edition/index.html

15:04 TR Bot; New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Bits and Bops - 2025-12-10 Edition

15:05 TR News; Outreachy June 2025 Interns with Bioconductor https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/outreachy-june-2025-interns-with-bioconductor/

15:05 TR Bot; June 2025 Interns with Bioconductor | R-bloggers

15:06 TR News; NotNative modern note-taking app https://www.linuxlinks.com/notnative-modern-note-taking-app/

15:06 TR Bot; - modern note-taking app - LinuxLinks

15:07 TR News; There is no "OSI Community", about 97% of the money of OSI comes from monopolies, notably Microsoft https://opensource.org/blog/celebrating-generosity-and-growth-in-the-osi-community

15:07 TR Bot; Celebrating Generosity and Growth in the OSI Community Open Source Initiative

15:09 TR News; Jack Wallen is still promoting slop https://thenewstack.io/coding-with-the-gemini-cli-tool/

15:09 TR Bot; Coding With the Gemini CLI Tool - The New Stack

15:09 TR News; Playing with CP/M part 1 https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/playing-with-cp-m-part-1/

15:09 TR Bot; Playing with CP/M part 1 eerielinux

15:10 TR News; Four more Bunker Hill EV patents prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/12/two-more-bunker-hill-ev-patents-prior-art-found

15:10 TR Bot; Four more Bunker Hill EV patents prior art found Unified Patents

15:11 TR News; Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/50 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/12/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-50/

15:11 TR Bot; Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/50 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*)

15:15 TR News; Divers Intrigued by Huge Underwater Structure https://futurism.com/science-energy/divers-intrigued-by-huge-underwater-wall

15:15 TR Bot; Divers Intrigued by Huge Underwater Structure

15:16 TR News; New model for teacher wage rise in the making https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/12.12.2025-new-model-for-teacher-wage-rise-in-the-making.a626181/

15:16 TR Bot; New model for teacher wage rise in the making / Article

15:18 TR News; "Ironically, Stallman is completely comfortable with PostgreSQL which is semantic context adjacent, charitably. It describes a small element of the project (a synthetic SQL syntax), not the project itself." - someone in social control media

15:25 TR News; Techrights Latest Stallman Talk (Event in Argentina) Published https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Latest_Stallman_Talk_Event_in_Argentina_Published.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Latest_Stallman_Talk_Event_in_Argentina_Published.gmi

15:25 TR Bot; Techrights Latest Stallman Talk (Event in Argentina) Published

15:32 TR News; Backlash grows in South Korea after Lotte department store asks customer to remove union vest https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/backlash-grows-in-south-korea-after-lotte-department-store-asks-customer-to-remove-union-vest

15:32 TR Bot; Lotte faces backlash over union vest incident | The Straits Times

15:33 TR News; Run privileged commands more securely in OpenShift Dev Spaces https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/12/run-privileged-commands-more-securely-openshift-dev-spaces

15:33 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/12/run-privileged-commands-more-securely-openshift-dev-spaces )

15:33 TR News; Advanced authentication and authorization for MCP Gateway https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/12/advanced-authentication-authorization-mcp-gateway

15:33 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/12/advanced-authentication-authorization-mcp-gateway )

15:35 TR News; This Week in GNOME: #228 Midnight Edition https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/12/twig-228/

15:35 TR Bot; #228 Midnight Edition

15:36 TR News; Zip Files as (Simple) Key-Value Stores https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/11/Zip-Files-as-Simple-Key-Value-Stores/

15:36 TR Bot; Zip Files as (Simple) Key-Value Stores | Ben Congdon

15:36 _what__; http://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/openai-launches-gpt-5-2-with-improved-reasoning-memory-and-pro-focused-variants/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/GPT_5_is_Another_Microsoft_Dead_Cat_Trying_to_Bounce.shtml

15:36 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/openai-launches-gpt-5-2-with-improved-reasoning-memory-and-pro-focused-variants/ )

15:36 TR Bot; Techrights "GPT-5" is Another Microsoft Dead Cat Trying to Bounce

15:37 TR News; Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: Updates about DebConf Video Team Sprint, rebootstrap, SBOM tooling in Debian and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-11-2025/

15:37 TR Bot; Contributions: Updates about DebConf Video Team Sprint, rebootstrap, SBOM tooling in Debian and more! | Freexian

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; wow, 5.2

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; why .2?

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; why not .1?

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; or 0.02?

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; also

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; is scam altman dddddoing coke>?

15:37 schestowitz[TR2]; or diddling his little sister?

15:38 MinceR; do you want them to call it "GPT 2025"?

15:38 MinceR; or "GPT Vista"?

15:38 schestowitz[TR2]; GPT-KIN

15:38 MinceR; lol

15:38 schestowitz[TR2]; sold about 400 units iirc

15:39 schestowitz[TR2]; the rest were discarded

15:39 schestowitz[TR2]; worst thing ever

15:39 schestowitz[TR2]; total writeoff

15:40 MinceR; "GPT XP Professional x64 Edition"

15:40 schestowitz[TR2]; http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/GPT_5_is_Another_Microsoft_Dead_Cat_Trying_to_Bounce.shtml

15:40 schestowitz[TR2]; oh, _what__ already cited this

15:40 MinceR; an insult to cats

15:40 schestowitz[TR2]; days later nobody talked about it

15:40 schestowitz[TR2]; as if it never existed

15:41 TR News; Kali GNU/Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode) https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/

15:41 TR Bot; Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode) | Kali Linux Blog

15:43 TR News; Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Launches with Scratch-Built COSMIC Epoch 1 https://fossforce.com/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-launches-with-scratch-built-cosmic-epoch-1/

15:43 TR Bot; Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Launches with Scratch-Built COSMIC Epoch 1 - FOSS Force

15:44 TR News; Rethinking sudo with object capabilities https://ariadne.space/2025/12/12/rethinking-sudo-with-object-capabilities.html "I hate sudo with a passion. It represents everything I find offensive about the modern Unix security model: [...]"

15:44 TR Bot; Rethinking sudo with object capabilities Ariadne's Space

15:45 _what__; MinceR schestowitz[TR2] GPT a Greatly Plagiarized Thing

15:45 _what__; Great Plagiarism Thing

15:45 _what__; or whatever slopwatch is up into

15:46 schestowitz[TR2]; psydroid2: chelsea 2-0 just now https://www.premierleague.com/en/matches?competition=8&season=2025&matchweek=16&month=12

15:46 TR Bot; Premier League Fixtures & Live Matches on TV Season 2025/26

15:46 schestowitz[TR2]; _what__: slopwatch is not over, BUT

15:47 schestowitz[TR2]; it might be soon

15:47 schestowitz[TR2]; i see little stuff for it

15:47 schestowitz[TR2]; for 1-2 samples an article can be more focused

15:51 TR News; (NEW): Governments Wasting Billions on Worthless and Even Harmful Microsoft Licences https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/29/Governments_Wasting_Billions_of_Worthless_and_Even_Harmful_Micr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/29/Governments_Wasting_Billions_of_Worthless_and_Even_Harmful_Micr.gmi

15:51 TR Bot; Tux Machines Governments Wasting Billions on Worthless and Even Harmful Microsoft Licences

15:51 _what__; a site that I was an avid reader of but I ended up not: http://techworm.net

15:51 TR Bot; Techworm - The Tech Hub

15:51 _what__; slop?

15:51 schestowitz[TR2]; yes

15:51 schestowitz[TR2]; something like that

15:51 schestowitz[TR2]; Techworm was bad

15:51 schestowitz[TR2]; see:

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; cannto find it anymore

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; it did rogue things

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; about a decade ago

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; i wrote about that

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; btw, gulag "AI" says "Roy Schestowitz is a British software engineer"

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; wrong

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; but

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; "AI"

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; facts don't matter

15:53 schestowitz[TR2]; mmmake stuff up, it's OK,, it "hallucinates"

15:54 schestowitz[TR2]; i was using google to find what I wrote about Techworm

15:54 _what__; random search time http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=techworm

15:54 TR Bot; ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=techworm )

15:54 schestowitz[TR2]; i wrote a lot

15:54 schestowitz[TR2]; of course google could not find any

15:54 schestowitz[TR2]; Techworm is useless, google is also useless

15:54 schestowitz[TR2]; google used to have vast reach

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; Techworm had several issues

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; but i cannot recall them as it was a long time ago

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; i thiink i was not about LLMs

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; but more about spam and blogspam

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; and plagiaarising work

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; annnd anti-Linux FUD

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; copied from others' site

15:55 schestowitz[TR2]; so we began mentally blacklisting it

15:56 schestowitz[TR2]; it was connected to another domain

15:56 schestowitz[TR2]; whoooooose addresssss I cannot remember

15:56 schestowitz[TR2]; and both were problematic

15:56 schestowitz[TR2]; around 2017

15:57 TR News; South Korea exam chief resigns after complaints that English test was too hard https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-exam-chief-quits-over-complaints-of-too-hard-tests

15:57 TR Bot; South Korea exam chief resigns after complaints that English test was too hard | The Straits Times

15:57 TR News; Malaysia seeks ex-Goldman banker Leissners extradition to face 1MDB trial https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-seeks-ex-goldman-banker-extradition-to-face-1mdb-trial

15:57 TR Bot; Malaysia seeks ex-Goldman banker Leissners extradition to face 1MDB trial | The Straits Times

4 PM, December 13

16:04 _what__; no search so https://www.techworm.net/category/news/page/190 to https://www.techworm.net/category/news/page/193

16:04 TR Bot; Latest Tech News

16:04 TR Bot; Latest Tech News

16:04 _what__; that's where 2017 is

16:06 schestowitz[TR2]; i think they reposted in another site

16:06 schestowitz[TR2]; or with another site

16:06 schestowitz[TR2]; and used BS images

16:07 schestowitz[TR2]; and really awful headlines

16:07 schestowitz[TR2]; based on what other sites said

16:07 schestowitz[TR2]; and without linking to these

16:09 TR News; Hong Kong's legal clampdown on tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hong-kongs-legal-clampdown-on-tycoon-and-china-critic-jimmy-lai

16:09 TR Bot; Hong Kong's legal clampdown on tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai | The Straits Times

16:10 TR News; As jobs dry up, Chinas migrant workers are returning to their villages and staying put https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/as-jobs-dry-up-chinas-migrant-workers-are-returning-to-their-villages-and-staying-put

16:10 TR Bot; China's migrant workers return home amid slowdown | The Straits Times

16:10 TR News; Catching malicious package releases using a transparency log https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/12/12/catching-malicious-package-releases-using-a-transparency-log/

16:10 TR Bot; Catching malicious package releases using a transparency log - The Trail of Bits Blog

16:11 TR News; Abusing DLLs EntryPoint for the Fun, (Fri, Dec 12th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32562

16:11 TR Bot; Abusing DLLs EntryPoint for the Fun - SANS ISC

16:14 TR News; Andy Farnell and Helen Plews Now at the Wheel in Cybershow https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/Andy_Farnell_and_Helen_Plews_Now_at_the_Wheel_in_Cybershow.shtml

16:14 TR Bot; Techrights Andy Farnell and Helen Plews Now at the Wheel in Cybershow

16:17 TR News; "yes many remaing IBM "managers" are bullies who are numb from the RA's over 40 years, and too often promoted based on WOKE traits and not skills or experience. Age, s-x, skin color , race etc. DO FILE DAY 1 for unemployment."

16:17 TR News; "You will be surprised how easy it is after you file the first time. Then usually you have to log in weekly and document what you did during the week to look for a job. JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbn7ncjw

16:17 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbn7ncjw )

16:35 TR News; Techrights It Seems Like IBM is Firing 'Everybody' (Anywhere, Any Age, No Matter What Team) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/It_Seems_Like_IBM_is_Firing_Everybody_Anywhere_Any_Age_No_Matte.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/It_Seems_Like_IBM_is_Firing_Everybody_Anywhere_Any_Age_No_Matte.gmi

16:35 TR Bot; Techrights It Seems Like IBM is Firing 'Everybody' (Anywhere, Any Age, No Matter What Team)

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16:40 _what__; diverse firings, equal firings, and inclusive firings

16:41 _what__; "no matter what, fired"

16:41 nobody; google seems to have locked out all text-console browsers, with or without spoofed user-agent string

16:42 nobody; either the "browser is too old" or "javascript is deactivated"

16:42 _what__; and searx whoogle defunct, it's the JavaScript traps

16:42 _what__; searching using Digital Gulag now requires JS

16:43 nobody; it does, no way around

16:43 _what__; nobody: http://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/5286

16:43 TR Bot; google engine Issue #5286 searxng/searxng GitHub

16:43 nobody; google effectively locked-out posix-terminals

16:47 _what__; also http://github.com/mat-1/metasearch2/pull/31

16:47 TR Bot; to google custom search engine by raylu Pull Request #31 mat-1/metasearch2 GitHub

16:48 nobody; nuke

16:50 TR News; Techrights Dealing With "Tech Cults" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Dealing_With_Tech_Cults.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Dealing_With_Tech_Cults.gmi

16:50 TR Bot; Techrights Dealing With "Tech Cults"

16:53 _what__; heads up: you forgot the notorious cargo cult http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Rust_s_Memory_Safety_Talking_Point_Ought_to_be_Discarded_in_Lig.shtml

16:53 TR Bot; Techrights Rust's "Memory Safety" Talking Point Ought to be Discarded in Light of Fil-C

16:53 _what__; the Rust people

16:55 nobody; apropos, i've managed to push TinyCC/Linux completely self-hosting since recently

16:56 nobody; it's a complete distro now, driven by tinycc-toolchain, gcc is optional, not needed

16:56 nobody; besides GNU/Linux, well, there's another one, just as said, TinyCC/Linux

16:57 nobody; it's passed notable runtime-testing, given it re-compiled itself, with perl.static python.static and portage-tooling involved

5 PM, December 13

17:02 *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving)

17:02 TR News; (NEW): Most of Today's Web is Trash https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Most_of_Today_s_Web_is_Trash.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Most_of_Today_s_Web_is_Trash.gmi

17:03 TR Bot; Tux Machines Most of Today's Web is Trash

17:05 *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@vutrnnrzzswvq.irc) has joined #techrights

17:05 Isambard_Prince; https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5641047/washington-posts-ai-podcast

17:05 TR Bot; The Washington Post is using AI to create personalized podcasts : NPR

17:05 Isambard_Prince; The Bezos Bugle is turning into a slopfarm.

17:06 Isambard_Prince; schestowitz[TR2], ^

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; oh

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; i saw that

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; days ago

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; i think experimental

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; for now

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; iiiit'll fail

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; it does not scale

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; if you produce garbage

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; inc. quantiity

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; of garbage

17:07 schestowitz[TR2]; it's still garbage

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; people move away, move along

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; no interest

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; LLMs and other slop are shit-generatring machine, crap-spewing algos

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; today I saw google telling lies about me

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; as "AI"

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; i didn't search for me

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; for my name

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; but it said who I was

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; and got it wrong

17:08 schestowitz[TR2]; something so basic

17:09 schestowitz[TR2]; cannot be done with LLMs

17:09 schestowitz[TR2]; they lack actual knowledge

17:09 schestowitz[TR2]; so makeee a podcaast?????

17:09 schestowitz[TR2]; with this??

17:10 _what__; the dead internet, no humans, just slopfarms

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; pooooooooooooooooooodcast can take a LOT of time to listen to

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; and you risk being told lies

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; so why ooooooooooh why?

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; nobody even accountable for lies

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; they just say, sorry, bot!!"

17:10 schestowitz[TR2]; "will correct"

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; but it's too late

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; don't let the bot publish

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; and then it won't happen

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; some say they assign people to fact-check the bots

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; it won't work

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; first,

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; the person is told convincnglly by the bot "facts"

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; and cannot check them all on the spot

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; they lie with confidence

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; second, it does not save time

17:11 schestowitz[TR2]; if you need a human to read it

17:12 schestowitz[TR2]; a human who can write as fast as she or he can read

17:12 schestowitz[TR2]; the whole thing is based on a fallacy

17:12 schestowitz[TR2]; that the bots get things right

17:12 schestowitz[TR2]; sometimes they mighhht

17:12 schestowitz[TR2]; but accident

17:16 MinceR; well, it's not like the humans were smarter than the slopfarms

17:17 schestowitz[TR2]; depends.

17:17 schestowitz[TR2]; there is no diclosure

17:17 *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights

17:17 schestowitz[TR2]; people went by reputations of domains and writers

17:17 schestowitz[TR2]; this is till doable

17:17 schestowitz[TR2]; to a deegrrree

17:28 _what__; "there is no disclosure" http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/

17:28 TR Bot; High-Level Criminals Associate Privacy With Crime Because They Want Privacy Only for Themselves (Control But No Accountability)

17:28 _what__; = no accountability

17:28 _what__; just control from whoever paid it (=spamfarm)

17:34 MinceR; (cat) (video) (audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/ZWENzPi

17:34 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/ZWENzPi )

17:35 TR News; Techrights Running With Technology https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Running_With_Technology.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Running_With_Technology.gmi

17:35 TR Bot; Techrights Running With Technology

17:37 TR News; "A "age discrimination lawsuit" is coming. IBM will be forced to provide the age distribution for the most recent layoff. Arvind and his cabal will get their fat bonuses. IBM can afford to pay penalties for age discrimination." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp

17:37 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp )

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6 PM, December 13

18:05 TR News; "biometric school security" https://meduza.io/en/cards/russia-s-biometric-school-security-plan-promises-safety-but-risks-students-personal-data | Source: Meduza

18:05 TR Bot; Russias biometric school security plan promises safety but risks students personal data Meduza

18:06 TR News; Grigory Sverdlin https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/13/anti-war-activist-grigory-sverdlin-says-hackers-have-paralyzed-russia-s-military-draft-database-for-several-months | Source: Meduza

18:06 TR Bot; Anti-war activist Grigory Sverdlin says hackers have paralyzed Russias military draft database for several months Meduza

18:07 TR News; Germany Accuses Russia of Sabotage, Cyberattacks and Disinformation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/world/europe/germany-russia-cyberattacks-sabotage-hybrid-war.html

18:07 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/world/europe/germany-russia-cyberattacks-sabotage-hybrid-war.html )

18:08 TR News; Techrights Russian "Hybrid Attacks" Are Typically Microsoft TCO and/or Windows TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Russian_Hybrid_Attacks_Are_Typically_Microsoft_TCO_and_or_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Russian_Hybrid_Attacks_Are_Typically_Microsoft_TCO_and_or_Windo.gmi

18:08 TR Bot; Techrights Russian "Hybrid Attacks" Are Typically Microsoft TCO and/or Windows TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)

18:22 TR News; Techrights EPO People Power - Part XI - The Media in Europe is Ill and Complicit in Ills https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/EPO_People_Power_Part_XI_The_Media_in_Europe_is_Ill_and_Complic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/EPO_People_Power_Part_XI_The_Media_in_Europe_is_Ill_and_Complic.gmi

18:22 TR Bot; Techrights EPO People Power - Part XI - The Media in Europe is Ill and Complicit in Ills

18:36 Isambard_Prince; schestowitz[TR2], Mandy got a secret bank account at Chase in October.

18:36 Isambard_Prince; This week he made me drive him to someone's house who he's cheating on me with.

18:36 Isambard_Prince; Today I found that receipt from opening the bank account in his backpack and I also found a 2024 car registration for my car.

18:37 TR News; Techrights Canonical and Ubuntu: Working for Microsoft, Promoting Proprietary Surveillance (Dis)Services https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_and_Ubuntu_Working_for_Microsoft_Promoting_Proprietar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_and_Ubuntu_Working_for_Microsoft_Promoting_Proprietar.gmi

18:37 Isambard_Prince; He's been saying that when we get a divorce he's going to try to take my car away from me.

18:37 TR Bot; Techrights Canonical and Ubuntu: Working for Microsoft, Promoting Proprietary Surveillance (Dis)Services

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18:52 TR News; Techrights Deliberate Lies or Glaring Distortions https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Deliberate_Lies_or_Glaring_Distortions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Deliberate_Lies_or_Glaring_Distortions.gmi

18:52 TR Bot; Techrights Deliberate Lies or Glaring Distortions

18:52 TR News; Disney does a dubious deal with OpenAI, even as trust in Hey Hi (AI) wanes https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/12/disney-dubious-deal-openai-even-trust-ai-wanes/

18:52 TR Bot; does a dubious deal with OpenAI, even as trust in AI wanes - SiliconANGLE

18:52 TR News; Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, Then Issues a Cease-and-Desist to Surveillance Giant Google Over Massive-Scale Infringement https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/disney-openai-investment-google/

18:52 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/disney-openai-investment-google/ )

18:53 TR News; TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttablog-test-how-did-these-three_12.html

18:53 TR Bot; The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?

18:53 TR News; Relaunching ODF Advocacy as ODF News https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/12/odf-advocacy-as-odf-news/

18:53 TR Bot; Relaunching ODF Advocacy as ODF News - TDF Community Blog

18:54 TR News; How To Install Syncthing on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-syncthing-debian-13/

18:54 TR Bot; How To Install Syncthing on Debian 13 - idroot

18:54 TR News; How To Install Krita on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-krita-fedora-43/

18:54 TR Bot; How To Install Krita on Fedora 43 - idroot

18:54 TR News; gnu linux bash how to filter backup exported contacts vcf for print https://dwaves.de/2025/12/12/gnu-linux-bash-how-to-filter-backup-exported-contacts-vcf-for-print/

18:54 TR Bot; gnu linux bash how to filter backup exported contacts vcf for print | dwaves.de

18:55 schestowitz[TR2]; Isambard_Prince: on what basis?

18:58 MinceR; https://ircz.de/p/2506243

18:58 TR Bot; ( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F2506243 )

7 PM, December 13

19:01 schestowitz[TR2]; you got a date from n app

19:01 schestowitz[TR2]; and married that date

19:01 schestowitz[TR2]; and now he assumes he owns everything

19:01 schestowitz[TR2]; ffffor.. reasons

19:01 schestowitz[TR2]; i know someone who married a crazy

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; who now accuses him, openly of having them "kidnapped, drugged, and raped"

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; and claims to not have even money for FOOD

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; after he stole money from the account

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; to pay the "hired gunnns" in London who attack my wife

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; meanwhile, he seems to live in something akin to a prison cell

19:02 schestowitz[TR2]; and very deep in debt

19:06 schestowitz[TR2]; got conned by his own lawyers, who seduced him into a dumb lawsuit that left him half a million pounds out of pocket - my guess is that the spouse tried to warn him, so he threw the spouse in a cell

19:06 schestowitz[TR2]; and took over all the money

19:06 schestowitz[TR2]; very sad story

19:06 schestowitz[TR2]; don't marry narcissists

19:08 TR News; Hegseths New Pentagon Hey Hi (AI) Is Telling Military Personnel His Boat Strike Was Completely Illegal https://futurism.com/future-society/hegseth-pentagon-military-ai

19:08 TR Bot; Hegseth's New Pentagon AI Is Telling Military Personnel His Boat Strike Was Completely Illegal

19:09 TR News; Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/disney-deal-openai-sora

19:09 TR Bot; Get Ready for Infinite Videos of Pregnant Goofy

19:13 TR News; "you might consider eating it or throwing it to a friendly squirrel. However, as [Penguin DIY] demonstrates, its perfectly possible to turn the humble nut into a clandestine surveillance device. It turns out the walnut worriers were right all along." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hidden-camera-build-proves-you-cant-trust-walnuts/ | Source: Hackaday

19:13 TR Bot; Camera Build Proves You Cant Trust Walnuts | Hackaday

19:14 TR News; Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/google-to-build-subsea-cables-in-papua-new-guinea-under-australia-defence-treaty

19:14 TR Bot; Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty | The Straits Times

19:14 TR News; Tomasz Torcz: Fedora 4243, more eventful than usual https://enotty.pipebreaker.pl/posts/2025/12/fedora-42-43-more-eventful-than-usual/

19:14 TR Bot; Fedora 4243, more eventful than usual | -ENOTTY

19:15 TR News; Adam Young: Tracing how much time the kernel spends in a function https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/12/tracing-how-much-time-the-kernel-spends-in-a-function/

19:15 TR Bot; Tracing how much time the kernel spends in a function | Adam Young's Web Log

19:15 TR News; Community voices shaping the future of RIR governance https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/12/community-voices-shaping-the-future-of-rir-governance/

19:15 TR Bot; Community voices shaping the future of RIR governance | APNIC Blog

19:15 TR News; NRO RPKI Program 2025 in review https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/12/nro-rpki-program-2025-in-review/

19:15 TR Bot; NRO RPKI Program 2025 in review | APNIC Blog

19:17 TR News; Diptyx E-Reader An open-source, ESP32-powered, dual-screen e-book reader (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/12/diptyx-e-reader-an-open-source-esp32-powered-dual-screen-e-book-reader/

19:17 TR Bot; Diptyx E-Reader - An open-source, ESP32-powered, dual-screen e-book reader (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software

19:18 TR News; "Smart" or "Intelligent" Agents and "Vibe Coding" Deletes Everything You Have https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/Smart_or_Intelligent_Agents_and_Vice_Coding_Deletes_Everything_.shtml

19:18 TR Bot; Techrights "Smart" or "Intelligent" Agents and "Vibe Coding" Deletes Everything You Have

19:19 _what__; random ahh find http://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FF35TpyQXAAAK_qs.jpg

19:20 TR Bot; ( status 503 @ https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media/F35TpyQXAAAK_qs.jpg )

19:20 TR News; UPC is illegal. JUVE leaves out that part. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/generics-succeed-against-sanofi-over-cancer-drug-cabazitaxel/

19:20 TR Bot; Generics succeed against Sanofi over cancer drug cabazitaxel - JUVE Patent

19:20 _what__; 2020s: WEBAPPS, BLOATS, and what food fits for that

19:20 TR News; Once again EPO was made to grant a fake patent monopoly https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/boards-of-appeal-revoke-biogens-dosage-patent-for-tecfidera/

19:20 TR Bot; Boards of Appeal revoke Biogen's dosage patent for Tecfidera

19:21 TR News; Team UPC and sponsors (bribes) of 'media' that covers patent policy https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/british-taylor-wessing-to-leave-the-schweizer-verein-association/

19:21 TR Bot; British Taylor Wessing to leave the Schweizer Verein association

19:21 TR News; Software Patents: AI Industry Association patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/12/ai-industry-association-patent-prior-art-found

19:21 TR Bot; AI Industry Association patent prior art found Unified Patents

19:22 Isambard_Prince; schestowitz[TR2], Mandy says he owns my car because I spent some of our money on car repairs.

19:22 Isambard_Prince; That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.

19:23 Isambard_Prince; But the fact that he swiped an old car registration tells me that I need to immediately do a better job of hiding the car TITLE from him before he just signs my name on it and says it's his car down at the DMV.

19:23 TR News; Lucia 2025 | Finlands lucia | Yle Arenan https://arenan.yle.fi/1-76749483 Source: | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//arenan.yle.fi/1-76749483

19:23 TR Bot; Lucia 2025 | Finlands lucia | Yle Arenan

19:23 Isambard_Prince; And knowing the piece of shit cops we have here they'd say well its your word against his.

19:25 TR News; Datacentre and Server Maintenance Next Week https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/Datacentre_and_Server_Maintenance_Next_Week.shtml

19:25 TR Bot; Techrights Datacentre and Server Maintenance Next Week

19:25 TR News; Three new stable kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/1050270/

19:25 TR Bot; new stable kernels [LWN.net]

19:25 schestowitz[TR2]; Isambard_Prince: he never drove

19:26 Isambard_Prince; I know. He thinks he'll get a license or hand it to this guy or something.

19:26 schestowitz[TR2]; cannot even pass exam that methheads pass

19:26 Isambard_Prince; The new guy is allegedly a nurse, who does not own a car.

19:26 Isambard_Prince; And lives with his mom.

19:26 schestowitz[TR2]; does he call mandy "mom"???

19:26 schestowitz[TR2]; or "daddy"?\

19:26 Isambard_Prince; Then Mandy said "After I move with him I'll just work at a different Walmart."

19:27 Isambard_Prince; I said "There's no Walmarts within two hours of where this guy lives so enjoy trying to find another job during a recession.

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19:27 Isambard_Prince; He just assumes things with no facts to back that up.

19:27 TR News; Free Speech Is Under Attack Your Support Makes a Difference https://publicknowledge.org/free-speech-is-under-attack-your-support-makes-a-difference/

19:27 TR Bot; Free Speech Is Under Attack Your Support Makes a Difference - Public Knowledge

19:27 Isambard_Prince; schestowitz[TR2], I'm not going to tell him that I know about the bank account.

19:27 TR News; Seimas backs bill easing removal of LRT head despite warnings of free speech risks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2773060/seimas-backs-bill-easing-removal-of-lrt-head-despite-warnings-of-free-speech-risks

19:27 TR Bot; Seimas backs bill easing removal of LRT head despite warnings of free speech risks - LRT

19:27 Isambard_Prince; I'm just going to sit on it. When he responds to the divorce petition he has to tell them about all his assets.

19:28 Isambard_Prince; When he doesn't list the bank account, I'll inform the judge about it and show him the account opening document from the picture on my phone.

19:28 Isambard_Prince; That will basically destroy his credibility.

19:28 Isambard_Prince; "forgetting" that he has a bank account.

19:28 schestowitz[TR2]; bring the black bag

19:29 schestowitz[TR2]; with all the vhs tapes

19:29 schestowitz[TR2]; oh, wait

19:29 Isambard_Prince; Then they'll order him to produce bank statements and if there are significan assets there, he's really going to be in trouble.

19:29 schestowitz[TR2]; wrong person

19:29 TR News; Junichi Uekawa: I was wondering if there was some debian thread and noticed maybe something is broken in my mail setup. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2025-Dec-13.html.en#2025-Dec-13-10:41:02

19:29 TR Bot; I was wondering if there was some debian thread and noticed maybe something is broken in my mail setup.

19:30 TR News; Ecuador criticized for freezing Indigenous and environmental group bank accounts https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/ecuador-criticized-for-freezing-indigenous-and-environmental-groups-bank-accounts/

19:30 TR Bot; Ecuador criticized for freezing Indigenous and environmental group bank accounts - JURIST - News

19:31 schestowitz[TR2]; "ryan's mom has got it going on" https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4

19:31 TR Bot; ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4 )

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19:37 TR News; Huawei's latest mobile is armed with China's most advanced process node to date despite using blacklisted chipmaker https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/huaweis-latest-mobile-is-chinas-most-advanced-process-node-to-date-despite-using-blacklisted-chipmaker-huawei-kirin-9030-mobile-soc-made-on-smic-n-3-process-but-cant-compete-with-5nm-nodes

19:37 TR Bot; Huawei's latest mobile is armed with China's most advanced process node to date despite using blacklisted chipmaker Huawei Kirin 9030 mobile SoC made on SMIC N+3 process, but can't compete with 5nm node | Tom's Hardware

19:38 TR News; China mulls $70 billion domestic chip fabrication injection, would be largest of any government semiconductor investment https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-mulls-usd70-billion-domestic-chip-fabrication-injection-would-be-largest-of-any-government-semiconductor-investment-huawei-and-cambricon-among-candidates-in-push-to-compete-with-nvidia-other-u-s-firms

19:38 TR Bot; China mulls $70 billion domestic chip fabrication injection, would be largest of any government semiconductor investment Huawei and Cambricon among candidates in push to compete with Nvidia, other U.S. firms | Tom's Hardware

19:39 TR News; EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/13/eu-agrees-three-euro-small-parcel-tax-to-tackle-china-flood/

19:39 TR Bot; EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood

19:39 TR News; EU inches closer to trade deal with Latin America: Fair prices or Mercosur crisis? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20251212-eu-inches-closer-to-trade-deal-with-latin-america-fair-prices-or-mercosur-crisis

19:39 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20251212-eu-inches-closer-to-trade-deal-with-latin-america-fair-prices-or-mercosur-crisis )

19:40 TR News; Is System Administration Still a Good Career Choice in 2026? https://itsfoss.com/news/is-sysadmin-good-career-choice/

19:40 TR Bot; Is System Administration Still a Good Career Choice in 2026?

19:40 TR News; "AI Terminal" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/weird-email-appliance-becomes-ai-terminal/ | Source: Hackaday

19:40 TR Bot; Email Appliance Becomes AI Terminal | Hackaday

19:41 TR News; KDE Gear 25.12 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1050262/

19:41 TR Bot; Gear 25.12 released [LWN.net]

19:41 TR News; (NEW): KDE Gear 25.12 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/KDE_Gear_25_12.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/KDE_Gear_25_12.gmi

19:41 TR Bot; Tux Machines KDE Gear 25.12

19:41 TR News; Wine 11.0-rc2 Released

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19:43 TR News; Why deeper defense collaboration demands a zero trust approach to cybersecurity https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/12/why-deeper-defense-collaboration-demands-a-zero-trust-approach-to-cybersecurity-2/

19:43 TR Bot; Why deeper defense collaboration demands a zero trust approach to cybersecurity

19:43 TR News; Gladinet CentreStack Flaw Exploited to Hack Organizations https://www.securityweek.com/gladinet-centrestack-flaw-exploited-to-hack-organizations/

19:43 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/gladinet-centrestack-flaw-exploited-to-hack-organizations/ )

19:43 TR News; Fieldtex Data Breach Impacts 238,000 https://www.securityweek.com/fieldtex-data-breach-impacts-238000/

19:43 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fieldtex-data-breach-impacts-238000/ )

19:43 TR News; Notepad++ Patches Updater Flaw After Reports of Traffic Hijacking https://www.securityweek.com/notepad-patches-updater-flaw-after-reports-of-traffic-hijacking/

19:43 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/notepad-patches-updater-flaw-after-reports-of-traffic-hijacking/ )

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19:45 TR News; New Photos From Epstein Estate Show Ties to Convicted Felon, Clinton and More Powerful Men https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/jeffrey-epstein-photos-estate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html

19:45 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/jeffrey-epstein-photos-estate.html )

19:45 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html )

19:46 TR News; Building Trustworthy Hey Hi (AI) Agents https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/building-trustworthy-ai-agents.html

19:46 TR Bot; Trustworthy AI Agents - Schneier on Security

19:46 TR News; Recent GeoServer Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/recent-geoserver-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/

19:46 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-geoserver-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ )

19:46 TR News; Renesas RA6W1/RA6W2 Cortex-M33 wireless MCUs offer dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE, Matter, 15-year availability https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/12/renesas-ra6w1-ra6w2-cortex-m33-wireless-mcus-offer-dual-band-wi-fi-6-ble-matter-15-year-availability/

19:47 TR Bot; Renesas RA6W1/RA6W2 Cortex-M33 wireless MCUs offer dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE, Matter, 15-year availability - CNX Software

19:47 TR News; nRF9151 SMA DK development kit offers cellular IoT, DECT NR+, and 5G NTN satellite connectivity https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/12/nrf9151-sma-dk-development-kit-offers-cellular-iot-dect-nr-and-5g-ntn-satellite-connectivity/

19:47 TR Bot; nRF9151 SMA DK development kit offers cellular IoT, DECT NR+, and 5G NTN satellite connectivity - CNX Software

19:47 TR News; Hackaday Podcast Episode 349 https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-349-clocks-ai-and-a-new-3d-printer-guy/ | Source: Hackaday

19:47 TR Bot; Podcast Episode 349: Clocks, AI, And A New 3D Printer Guy | Hackaday

19:48 TR News; Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/podcasts/hardfork-australia-water.html

19:49 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/podcasts/hardfork-australia-water.html )

19:49 TR News; 2026 Guaranteed to Give Us Compromised Media Funded by "AI" Boosters to Promote "AI" and Sometimes be Composed by "AI" (Chatbots) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/2026_Guaranteed_to_Give_Us_Compromised_Media_Funded_by_AI_Boost.shtml

19:49 TR Bot; Techrights 2026 Guaranteed to Give Us Compromised Media Funded by "AI" Boosters to Promote "AI" and Sometimes be Composed by "AI" (Chatbots)

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19:49 TR News; Tiny houses sprout on Turkey's agricultural fields https://bianet.org/haber/tiny-houses-sprout-on-turkey-s-agricultural-fields-314296

19:49 TR Bot; Tiny houses sprout on Turkey's agricultural fields

19:50 TR News; Tracking pandemic aid fraud: Five years on, the toll continues to grow https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1212/minnesota-somali-pandemic-fraud-total

19:50 TR Bot; pandemic aid fraud: Five years on, a fuller picture is emerging - CSMonitor.com

19:50 TR News; News diary 15-21 December: Jimmy Lai verdict https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-diary-15-21-december-jimmy-lai-verdict-rishi-sunak-at-covid-inquiry-sports-personality-of-the-year/

19:50 TR Bot; News diary 15-21 December: Jimmy Lai verdict, Rishi Sunak at Covid inquiry, Sports Personality of the Year - Press Gazette

19:51 TR News; Three 6 Mafia, $uicideboy$ Settle Massive $6.4 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over 35 Songs https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/three-6-mafia-suicide-boys-settle-copyright-lawsuit/

19:51 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/three-6-mafia-suicide-boys-settle-copyright-lawsuit/ )

19:53 TR News; Microsoft Bug Bounty Program Expanded to Third-Party Code https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-bug-bounty-program-expanded-to-third-party-code/ Misleading PR stunt http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/

19:53 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-bug-bounty-program-expanded-to-third-party-code/ )

19:53 TR Bot; Microsoft and the NSA

19:53 TR News; Jimmy Lai nat. security case verdict to be handed down Monday https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/12/breaking-jimmy-lai-nat-security-case-verdict-to-be-handed-down-monday/

19:53 TR Bot; HK: Jimmy Lai verdict to be handed down Monday

19:54 TR News; Intel tests chipmaking tools from sanctioned China-focused tool maker, report claims https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-tests-chipmaking-tools-from-sanctioned-china-focused-tool-maker-report-claims-move-could-raise-political-and-national-security-concerns-firm-was-backed-by-ceo-lip-bu-tans-investment-firm

19:54 TR Bot; Intel tests chipmaking tools from sanctioned China-focused tool maker, report claims move could raise political and national security concerns, firm was backed by CEO Lip-Bu Tan's investment firm | Tom's Hardware

19:55 TR News; T.S.A. Is Providing Air Passenger Data to Immigration Agents for Deportation Effort https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html

19:55 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html )

19:55 TR News; China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/world/asia/nvidia-china-trump-security-japan.html

19:55 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/world/asia/nvidia-china-trump-security-japan.html )

19:57 TR News; Sad that in 2025 when opening a new Web page you then need to go to another virtual desktop or whatever to get stuff done while the 'webapp' loads a bunch of worthless numbers or text (that really should take less than 1 second to fully show up).

19:58 TR News; This is a very serious usability issue. We have multi-core PCs and gigabit Internet, getting something like a football score of weather should never take more than milliseconds.

19:58 TR News; iophk: the web apps burn a lot of electricity unnecessarily, too

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8 PM, December 13

20:01 TR News; Will France be next to introduce an Australian-style social control media ban for children? https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251212-will-france-be-next-to-introduce-an-australian-style-social-media-ban-for-children

20:01 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251212-will-france-be-next-to-introduce-an-australian-style-social-media-ban-for-children )

20:02 TR News; iophk: social control media "apps" are harmful weapons aimed at kids

20:02 TR News; A Daily Habit of 8 Energy Drinks May Have Triggered a UK Man's Stroke https://www.sciencealert.com/a-daily-habit-of-8-energy-drinks-may-have-triggered-a-uk-mans-stroke

20:02 TR Bot; Daily Habit of 8 Energy Drinks May Have Triggered a UK Man's Stroke : ScienceAlert

20:03 TR News; A Hidden Brain State Before Sleep May Be The Key to Human Genius https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-brain-state-before-sleep-may-be-the-key-to-human-genius

20:03 TR Bot; Hidden Brain State Before Sleep May Be The Key to Human Genius : ScienceAlert

20:04 TR News; Exploring Hey Hi (AI) Interfaces with Aalto University: Qt Groups Collaboration in Future Technologies https://www.qt.io/blog/exploring-ai-interfaces-with-aalto-university-qt-groups-collaboration-in-future-technologies

20:04 TR Bot; Exploring AI Interfaces with Aalto University: Qt Groups Collaboration in Future Technologies

20:05 TR News; Circular funding fraud https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/oracle-reportedly-delays-several-new-openai-data-centers-because-of-shortages-tight-material-and-labor-supply-frustrate-expansion-plans-possibly-by-a-year-or-more https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Circular_Funding.shtml

20:05 TR Bot; Oracle reportedly delays several new OpenAI data centers because of shortages tight material and labor supply frustrate expansion plans, possibly by a year or more | Tom's Hardware

20:05 TR Bot; Techrights Circular Funding

20:06 TR News; Disney to invest $1bn in Proprietary Chaffbot Company to let fans create Hey Hi (AI) videos https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251212-disney-to-invest-1bn-in-openai-to-let-fans-create-ai-videos

20:06 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251212-disney-to-invest-1bn-in-openai-to-let-fans-create-ai-videos )

20:07 TR News; USELESS and stupid, worthless PR GIMMICK https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/orbital-ai-data-center-trains-first-model-space

20:07 TR Bot; Orbital AI Data Center Trains First Model in Space

20:08 TR News; OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-researcher-quits-hiding-truth

20:08 TR Bot; OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth

20:08 TR News; Instacart Caught Using Hey Hi (AI) to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/instacart-grocery-prices

20:08 TR Bot; Instacart Caught Using AI to Charge Wildly Different Prices for the Same Item

20:09 TR News; Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/world/asia/reddit-lawsuit-australia-social-media-ban.html

20:09 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/world/asia/reddit-lawsuit-australia-social-media-ban.html )

20:10 TR News; MElon Tests Europes Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/technology/elon-musk-europe.html

20:10 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/technology/elon-musk-europe.html )

20:11 TR News; Swifties Live Nation/Ticketmaster Eras Tour Suit Proceeds Despite Partial Dismissal Heres Where the Case Stands Heading Into 2026 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/eras-tour-ticketmaster-lawsuit/

20:11 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/12/eras-tour-ticketmaster-lawsuit/ )

20:12 schestowitz[TR2]; 90s in town this weekend https://www.cooplive.com/events/rnb-xmas-ball-2025-tj3c

20:13 TR Bot; RNB Xmas ball 2025 Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, Joe, Dru Hill & UK Support | Co-op Live

20:13 *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights

20:13 TR News; DOOM https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/rats-get-even-better-at-playing-doom/ | Source: Hackaday

20:13 TR Bot; Get Even Better At Playing DOOM | Hackaday

20:14 schestowitz[TR2]; MinceR: who do you root for? i mean, rat for?

20:14 MinceR; entropy

20:14 TR News; "Super-Sizing Insects And The Benefits Of Bones" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/super-sizing-insects-and-the-benefits-of-bones/ | Source: Hackaday

20:14 TR Bot; Insects And The Benefits Of Bones | Hackaday

20:14 schestowitz[TR2]; MinceR: but can it play DOOM?

20:15 MinceR; it is our DOOM

20:15 MinceR; though the way things are going, it will only really be able to play with our remains

20:16 TR News; Microsoft outsources to surveillance powered by Ubuntu with back doors. YAY!! https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-12-better-diagnostics-for-vnet-injected-runners-and-required-self-hosted-runner-upgrades/

20:16 TR Bot; Better diagnostics for VNET injected runners and required self-hosted runner upgrades - GitHub Changelog

20:17 TR News; and the compiler is proprietary, so it could bake in back doors into anything

20:19 TR News; Kali Linux 2025.4 released with 3 new tools, desktop updates https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20254-released-with-3-new-tools-desktop-updates/

20:19 TR Bot; Kali Linux 2025.4 released with 3 new tools, desktop updates

20:21 TR News; "Cinnamon is the flagship desktop environment for Linux Mint. Developed in-house by the Linux Mint team, it provides a traditional desktop experience without the bloat." https://itsfoss.com/news/cinnamon-6-6/

20:21 TR Bot; Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next Linux Mint Release

20:21 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/today_s_howtos.1.gmi

20:21 TR Bot; not resolve host: tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/today_s_howtos.1.shtml )

20:22 TR News; This is what happens when LF takes bribes from frauds and charlatans who sell slop https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-is-part-of-linux-plumbing-developers/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/To_Linus_Torvalds_the_Microsoft_Linux_Foundation_is_Increasingl.shtml

20:22 TR Bot; is already part of Linux's plumbing - whether developers like it or not | ZDNET

20:22 TR Bot; Techrights To Linus Torvalds, the Microsoft Linux Foundation is Increasingly a Liability and Risk to the Brand

20:23 TR News; Rust = security? https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rust-based-01flip-ransomware-hits-windows-and-linux/

20:23 TR Bot; Rust-Based 01flip Ransomware Hits Windows and Linux | eSecurity Planet

20:23 TR News; Kali Linux 2025.4 released with full Wayland support and new ofsec tools https://cyberinsider.com/kali-linux-2025-4-released-with-full-wayland-support-and-new-ofsec-tools/

20:23 TR Bot; Kali Linux 2025.4 released with full Wayland support and new ofsec tools

20:24 TR News; "Terminator 2D: NO FATE from Bitmap Bureau / Reef Entertainment has released today to give you some retro themed action-platformer goodness." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/after-multiple-delays-terminator-2d-no-fate-has-launched-with-linux-support-and-steam-deck-verified/

20:24 TR Bot; multiple delays Terminator 2D: NO FATE has launched with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux

20:24 TR News; "If you ever wish that reading the system logs, optimizing music metadata, and checking battery health were easier on Linux, I've got recommendations. With your spare time this weekend, you may find an app that makes your Linux PC just a little bit more powerful." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-december-12/

20:24 TR Bot; 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (December 12 - 14)

20:25 TR News; "A new Recommended / Certified Linux driver release from NVIDIA with version 580.119.02 now available. This is separate to the recent Beta driver 590.44.01 that's a whole new series and not ready for everyone just yet." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidia-driver-580-119-02-released-for-linux-as-the-latest-recommended-stable-version/

20:25 TR Bot; driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version | GamingOnLinux

20:25 TR News; direct3d-7-on-linux-d7vk-has-a-1-0-release-out-now/

20:25 TR News; "Bringing more classic gaming goodies with the Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7, D7VK 1.0 is out now for Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/vulkan-based-translation-layer-for-direct3d-7-on-linux-d7vk-has-a-1-0-release-out-now/

20:25 TR Bot; translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now | GamingOnLinux

20:26 MinceR; https://ircz.de/p/25062329

20:26 TR Bot; ( status 308 @ http://ircz.de/d?from=%2Fp%2F25062329 )

20:26 TR News; "The wait for Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with COSMIC has been a long one. After numerous alpha and beta releases spanning quite some time, we finally have a clear look at what System76's hard work has resulted in." https://itsfoss.com/news/pop-os-24-04-review/

20:26 TR Bot; Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Review: Is This the Linux Distro of the Year 2025?

20:26 TR News; "Kali Linux, a popular Linux distribution for cybersecurity research and penetration testing, just revealed the Kali Linux 2025.4 release. This new build has updates to GNOME, KDE, and Xfce desktop environments, improvements for virtual machines, and much more." https://www.howtogeek.com/kali-linux-20254-arrives-with-gnome-49-kde-plasma-65-and-much-more/

20:26 TR Bot; Kali Linux 2025.4 arrives with GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and much more

20:26 TR News; COSMIC desktop for Linux exits beta with Pop!_OS 24.04 https://www.howtogeek.com/cosmic-desktop-for-linux-exits-beta-with-pop-os-24-04/

20:26 TR Bot; COSMIC desktop for Linux exits beta with Pop!_OS 24.04

20:27 TR News; "pearOS NiceC0re 25.12 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.17 and KDE Plasma 6.5.3 desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop

20:27 TR Bot; Is Back, Now Based on Arch Linux and Featuring the KDE Plasma Desktop - 9to5Linux

20:27 TR News; "This release improves support for LG Ultragear monitors, the X-Plane video game, Vulkan apps, and the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 monitor." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-580-119-02-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-various-bug-fixes

20:27 TR Bot; 580.119.02 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Various Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux

20:28 TR News; Promoting a scam https://technologymagazine.com/news/one-rule-for-all-agents-linux-foundation-launches-aaif see http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml

20:28 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://technologymagazine.com/news/one-rule-for-all-agents-linux-foundation-launches-aaif )

20:28 TR Bot; Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes

20:29 TR News; "The ShaRPiKeebo is a pocked-sized computer kit that features a custom PCB with a 2.7 inch sunlight-readable display, a 56-key thumb keyboard plus D-Pad buttons, and a LoRa radio for long-range wireless communication." https://liliputing.com/sharpikeebo-pocket-linux-computer-will-start-shipping-soon-3-years-after-crowdfunding/

20:29 TR Bot; pocket Linux computer will start shipping soon (3 years after crowdfunding) - Liliputing

20:29 TR News; kill -9 systemd linux kernel systemd-kerneld https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-kernels-dgenocide-function-removed-to-align-with-inclusive-language-guidelines/

20:29 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-kernels-dgenocide-function-removed-to-align-with-inclusive-language-guidelines/ )

20:29 TR News; (or killall rather)

20:30 TR News; "Cinnamon 6.6 will be the default desktop in the upcoming Linux Mint 22.3 (Zena) release." https://9to5linux.com/cinnamon-6-6-desktop-environment-released-with-redesigned-application-menu

20:30 TR Bot; 6.6 Desktop Environment Released with Redesigned Application Menu - 9to5Linux

20:33 TR News; (NEW): Applications: PasteLock, starlit, NetworkManager, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Applications_PasteLock_starlit_NetworkManager_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Applications_PasteLock_starlit_NetworkManager_and_More.gmi

20:33 TR Bot; Tux Machines Applications: PasteLock, starlit, NetworkManager, and More

20:33 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_howtos.gmi

20:33 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's howtos

20:35 TR News; (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: Haiku, GNU/Linux, and CP/M https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Haiku_GNU_Linux_and_CP_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Haiku_GNU_Linux_and_CP_M.gmi

20:35 TR Bot; Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: Haiku, GNU/Linux, and CP/M

20:41 TR News; (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: pearOS Based on Ubuntu, Microsoft Consumes Ubuntu, Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Available to Download, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_Ubuntu_pearOS_Based_on_Ubuntu_Microsoft_Consumes_Ubun.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_Ubuntu_pearOS_Based_on_Ubuntu_Microsoft_Consumes_Ubun.gmi

20:41 TR Bot; Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: pearOS Based on Ubuntu, Microsoft Consumes Ubuntu, Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Available to Download, and More

20:41 TR News; (NEW): New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, Rats Get Even Better at DOOM https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_Rats_Get_Even_Bet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_Rats_Get_Even_Bet.gmi

20:41 TR Bot; Tux Machines New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, Rats Get Even Better at DOOM

20:43 TR News; (NEW): Debian: Freexian, Grml 2025.12, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Debian_Freexian_Grml_2025_12_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Debian_Freexian_Grml_2025_12_and_More.gmi

20:43 TR Bot; Tux Machines Debian: Freexian, Grml 2025.12, and More

20:43 TR News; (NEW): OpenBSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/OpenBSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/OpenBSD_Leftovers.gmi

20:43 TR Bot; Tux Machines OpenBSD Leftovers

20:45 TR News; (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi

20:45 TR Bot; Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, Raspberry Pi, and More

20:46 TR News; (NEW): Red Hat Pushing Slop/Hype and Fedora Upgrades Got a Bit harder https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Red_Hat_Pushing_Slop_Hype_and_Fedora_Upgrades_Got_harder.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Red_Hat_Pushing_Slop_Hype_and_Fedora_Upgrades_Got_harder.gmi

20:46 TR Bot; Tux Machines Red Hat Pushing Slop/Hype and Fedora Upgrades Got a Bit harder

20:48 TR News; (NEW): OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Review of the week and OpenSUSE America Summit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_OpenSUSE_America_Sum.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_OpenSUSE_America_Sum.gmi

20:48 TR Bot; Tux Machines OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Review of the week and OpenSUSE America Summit

20:48 TR News; (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Programming_Leftovers.gmi

20:48 TR Bot; Tux Machines Programming Leftovers

20:50 TR News; (NEW): Standards/Consortia: Relaunching ODF Advocacy as ODF News, HTTPS RRs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Standards_Consortia_Relaunching_ODF_Advocacy_as_ODF_News_HTTPS_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Standards_Consortia_Relaunching_ODF_Advocacy_as_ODF_News_HTTPS_.gmi

20:50 TR Bot; Tux Machines Standards/Consortia: Relaunching ODF Advocacy as ODF News, HTTPS RRs

20:51 TR News; (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi

20:51 TR Bot; Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

20:52 TR News; (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi

20:52 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's leftovers

20:53 TR News; xkcd Apples #3180 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3180.gmi

20:53 TR News; (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/13/Security_Leftovers.gmi

20:53 TR Bot; Tux Machines Security Leftovers

20:54 TR News; "A little while ago I built a coil by wrapping thin transformer wire around a soft iron cylinder that my dad gave me." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251212-0.gmi

20:54 TR News; "Recently my sister read one of my posts about electronics. That fact alone was a little surprising, since she has never shown any interest in electronics so far as I can remember. Later, she sent me this note, which was her translation of what I wrote, as she understood it." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251211-0.gmi

20:55 TR News; Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-13.gmi

20:55 TR News; SpellBinding DHINOPY Wordo: TIMED gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-13.gmi

20:56 TR News; "It's a collection of 21 rhythm minigames, each playable with one or two buttons and set to its own music." gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/thoughts_on_bits_&_bops_rhythm_minigames.gmi

20:57 TR News; "By chance, I have recovered the gemurl program and have updated and uploaded it to my repository on Codeberg." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Gemini/35481

20:57 TR News; "After a recent upgrade, poweroff, shutdown and friends stopped doing their job. The system starts shutting down; only the keyboard lights are still on, then nothing happens for a few seconds and then the Pocket Reform reboots again." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-13-reform-notes

20:58 TR News; Kuukausi ilman netti gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/kuukausi-ilman-nettia

20:59 TR News; Bad blocks gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-13-bad-blocks "I didn't know whether this was the disk in my laptop or the backup disk."

9 PM, December 13

21:00 TR News; "Tonight, FRST Computer exits "stealth mode"..." gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/12-11-2025-FRST-Exiting-Stealth-Mode.md

21:01 TR News; "in his show this past Wednesday[3], screwtape[4] paraphrased a quote by object-oriented programming and GUI pioneer Alan Kay. something I hadn't heard before." gopher://baud.baby:70/0/phlog/fs20251212.txt

21:02 TR News; Christina's December questions gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-12-11-5q.txt

21:03 TR News; Repairs gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/repairs.txt

21:03 TR News; "Thanks to the figlet styles rustofat for titles and rusto for headings, I feel much more motivated to post on Gopher. I also decided to move the date to the bottom of the post, which allows me to put the email address there as well." gemini://tilde.club/~octagon/gemlog/2025-12-11-i-think-i-found-an-acceptable-gopherhole-styling.gmi

21:04 TR News; This Vine-Like Grasper Gives Robots a Secure Yet Gentle Touch gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202512/20251211-vine.gmi

21:05 TR News; Alcohol and Gentoo gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/gentoo.txt

21:06 TR News; "Currently i am driving my mom nearly every other day to some form of doctor, either the dentist (she finally decided to get a partial tooth prothesis), the general practicioner to get her blood pressure in order and the orthopedist to get her carpal tunnel syndrome fixed." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/101225.txt

21:07 TR News; "Which immediately piqued my interest, as I have so far been just taking my notes in plain `vim` without a way of linking them." gemini://tilde.club/~gedankenstuecke/blog/2025-12-10-linked-notes-with-vimwiki.gmi

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21:08 TR News; "When the Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo workstation starts then it prints - among others - how long it was off. It simply counts days when being on the time-keeping battery." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_12_01.txt

21:09 TR News; AI for lazy people gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2025_12_02.txt

21:10 TR News; "My recent week had been extremely difficult in every possible sense. However, I managed to stumble upon an interesting phenomenon I never met before: fake indie Web. What do I mean by that?" gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2025-12-08-on-indie-web.txt

21:11 TR News; "I bought a house recently. As I am currently renting, I have had the luck of being able to move slowly. I spent a fair bit of time disassembling annoying furniture left behind and being able to clean the place before moving in." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20251207.txt

21:12 TR News; "Rust has the reputation of being a safe language, that helps to prevent nasty vulnerabilities, memory leaks, and so on. Some organizations even promote to write software that converts C-code into Rust-code." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/all-i-want-for-xmas-is-a-system-without-rust.txt

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21:13 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1503.jpg

21:14 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1853.jpg

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21:24 TR News; Techrights Gemini Links 13/12/2025: Extensive Catchup With Gopherholes https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Gemini_Links_13_12_2025_Extensive_Catchup_With_Gopherholes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Gemini_Links_13_12_2025_Extensive_Catchup_With_Gopherholes.gmi

21:24 TR Bot; Techrights Gemini Links 13/12/2025: Extensive Catchup With Gopherholes

21:25 TR News; Techrights Links 13/12/2025: Jimmy Lai and Media Freedom on Trial, "OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Hiding the Truth" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Links_13_12_2025_Jimmy_Lai_and_Media_Freedom_on_Trial_OpenAI_Re.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Links_13_12_2025_Jimmy_Lai_and_Media_Freedom_on_Trial_OpenAI_Re.gmi

21:25 TR Bot; Techrights Links 13/12/2025: Jimmy Lai and Media Freedom on Trial, "OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Hiding the Truth"

21:27 MinceR; (cat) https://files.catbox.moe/lhq12c.jpg

21:29 TR News; "Didnt people sign away their rights to sue against age discrimination as part of severance package? Is that even legally enforceable?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp

21:29 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp )

21:30 TR News; "LinkedIn is a giant cesspool. It's becoming facebook Political posts, Doom and gloom posts by people who sound like they are spiraling out of control. Shady recruiters. Pre packaged corporate buzzwords and unmotivating people." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbn7ncjw

21:30 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kbn7ncjw )

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21:48 TR News; "Sales compensation - how do the modifiers work at redhat for field sales execs? for example 200k otc with 50/50 comp plan. thanks in advance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kc9ef59e

21:48 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kc9ef59e )

10 PM, December 13

22:00 TR News; Techrights IBM: We Pay You to be Obedient or Deny You What You're Entitled to If You Don't Act Obediently https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/IBM_We_Pay_You_to_be_Obedient_or_Deny_You_What_You_re_Entitled_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/IBM_We_Pay_You_to_be_Obedient_or_Deny_You_What_You_re_Entitled_.gmi

22:00 TR Bot; Techrights IBM: We Pay You to be Obedient or Deny You What You're Entitled to If You Don't Act Obediently

22:05 TR News; Techrights Google News is Google Noise https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Google_News_is_Google_Noise.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Google_News_is_Google_Noise.gmi

22:05 TR Bot; Techrights Google News is Google Noise

22:31 MinceR; https://explosm.net/comics/atheist-king#comic

22:31 TR Bot; & Happiness (Explosm.net)

11 PM, December 13

23:47 Isambard_Prince; https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/politics/epstein-files-trump-poll-analysis

23:47 TR Bot; As Epstein releases near, Americans think Trump knew about Epsteins alleged crimes | CNN Politics

23:47 Isambard_Prince; Alleged crimes?

23:47 Isambard_Prince; You don't go to prison for allegations of crimes.

23:47 Isambard_Prince; You go there for convictions.

23:52 MinceR; https://explosm.net/comics/1st-place#comic

23:52 TR Bot; & Happiness (Explosm.net)

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