IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, May 12, 2024

beginning of new day, May 12

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1 AM, May 12

01:16 TR News; "From the secular, naturalistic perspective, it has always been a profound mystery why Venus is so different from Earth, despite being similar in size, and having similar orbital distances compared to the other planets. This drives some (most?) of the research into Venus." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240511-1.gmi

01:17 TR News; "Last Wednesday (2024-05-08) I had another nice walk by the Tanana, during the lunchbreak. I took these scenery photos: [...]" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240511-0.gmi

01:18 TR News; "How does it happen? How does a community of generally well-mannered people become a zoo full of vandals that requires hardcore policing, with automatic weapons?" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/16818

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01:22 TR News; Has XBox become a religion? https://www.levelup.com/en/news/787618/I-believe-in-Xbox-Seamus-Blackley-gives-his-thoughts-on-layoffs-and-studio-closures

01:22 TR Bot; believe in Xbox: Seamus Blackley gives his thoughts on layoffs and studio closures | LevelUp

01:22 MinceR; indeed

01:22 MinceR; was it ever not one?

01:22 TR News; Totally biased. https://gamerant.com/xbox-creator-seamus-blackley-microsoft-studio-closure-criticism/

01:22 TR Bot; Original Xbox Creator Reacts to Microsoft's Studio Closures

01:23 admfubar; https://arstechnica.com/?p=2023439

01:23 TR Bot; US Cellular is for sale, reportedly could be carved up by major carriers | Ars Technica

01:24 TR News; "If you've made it this far, I want to speak a little more candidly. Microsoft, what kind of message does this send your development teams underneath you?" https://sg.news.yahoo.com/franchises-being-affected-latest-studio-155830481.html

01:24 TR Bot; These are the franchises being affected by the latest studio closures at Microsoft

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01:25 TR News; Microsoft Shuts Down Arkane Studios in Austin and Lays Off 96 Employees https://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2024/05/11/microsoft-shuts-down-arkane-studios-in-austin-and-lays-off-96-employees/

01:25 TR Bot; Microsoft Shuts Down Arkane Studios in Austin and Lays Off 96 Employees - SiliconHills

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01:27 TR News; Microsoft torches multiple Xbox studios then tells you to 'feel the burn' with the most tone-deaf controller launch of all time https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-torches-multiple-xbox-studios-175445341.html

01:27 TR Bot; Microsoft torches multiple Xbox studios then tells you to 'feel the burn' with the most tone-deaf controller launch of all time

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01:28 admfubar; https://forum.f-droid.org/t/unstoppable-wallet-silently-added-data-collection-and-sending-f-droid-already-offers-automatic-update/26231

01:28 TR Bot; Unstoppable Wallet silently added data collection and sending, F-droid already offers automatic update - F-Droid Forum

01:28 TR News; "I worked with an Oracle DB Administrator when he was laid off because they didnt need a senior level guy to maintain the project he built. They hired a guy out of school to replace him and he was never able to find another job." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

01:28 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75 )

01:29 TR News; "He was 54 and when I googled him (the OP made me think of that guy ), I saw his obituary. The guy drank himself to death. OP please get help if this ever crosses your mind. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

01:41 eidolon; That's an ugly way to go.

01:43 eidolon; tonight's fettucini

01:58 admfubar; https://www.tweaktown.com/news/98188/commodore-64-pc-runs-ai-to-generate-images-20-minutes-per-90-iterations-for-pixels/index.html

01:58 TR Bot; Commodore 64 PC runs AI to generate images: 20 minutes per 90 iterations for 64 pixels

2 AM, May 12

02:01 TR News; Techrights Windows in South Korea: From 98.5% in 2010 to About 30% (Android Rises to Almost 50%) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_in_South_Korea_From_98_5_in_2010_to_About_30_Android_Ri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_in_South_Korea_From_98_5_in_2010_to_About_30_Android_Ri.gmi

02:01 TR Bot; Techrights Windows in South Korea: From 98.5% in 2010 to About 30% (Android Rises to Almost 50%)

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02:26 TR News; Techrights Talk About Software Freedom http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Talk_About_Software_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Talk_About_Software_Freedom.gmi

02:26 TR Bot; Techrights Talk About Software Freedom

02:43 TR News; Techrights Online Bullying (Trying to Make People Unhappy) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Online_Bullying_Trying_to_Make_People_Unhappy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Online_Bullying_Trying_to_Make_People_Unhappy.gmi

02:43 TR Bot; Techrights Online Bullying (Trying to Make People Unhappy)

02:46 TR News; Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-110524.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-110524.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-110524.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-110524.txt

02:46 TR Bot; IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 11, 2024

02:47 TR News; Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-110524.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-110524.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-110524.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-110524.txt

02:47 TR Bot; IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 11, 2024

02:48 TR News; Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-110524.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-110524.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-110524.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-110524.txt

02:48 TR Bot; IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 11, 2024

02:48 TR News; In Afghanistan, Windows fell to 68% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/afghanistan/#monthly-200902-202405

02:48 TR Bot; Desktop Operating System Market Share Afghanistan | Statcounter Global Stats

02:49 TR News; Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-110524.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-110524.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-110524.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-110524.txt

02:49 TR Bot; IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 11, 2024

02:49 TR News; Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2024-05-11.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2024-05-11.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)

02:49 TR News; Austria could do better than this https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/austria/#monthly-200902-202405

02:50 TR Bot; Desktop Operating System Market Share Austria | Statcounter Global Stats

02:50 TR News; Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2024-05-11.txt

3 AM, May 12

03:00 admfubar; t-1000 here we come! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

03:00 TR Bot; Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation | Ars Technica

03:01 admfubar; https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

03:02 admfubar; https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/05/11/1348216/lightweight-dillo-browser-resurrected-tls-but-no-javascript

03:02 TR Bot; Lightweight Dillo Browser Resurrected: TLS But No JavaScript - Slashdot

03:04 TR News; (NEW): Fedora Updates at the Back End and Red Hat's Sponsored Puff Pieces About Red Hat http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/10/Fedora_Updates_at_the_Back_End_and_Red_Hat_s_Sponsored_Puff_Pie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/10/Fedora_Updates_at_the_Back_End_and_Red_Hat_s_Sponsored_Puff_Pie.gmi

03:04 TR News; (NEW): GNU/Linux/ChromeOS Grew a Lot in Iceland, a Country With About 377,000 Citizens http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/GNU_Linux_ChromeOS_Grew_a_Lot_in_Iceland_a_Country_With_About_3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/GNU_Linux_ChromeOS_Grew_a_Lot_in_Iceland_a_Country_With_About_3.gmi

03:04 TR Bot; Tux Machines Fedora Updates at the Back End and Red Hat's Sponsored Puff Pieces About Red Hat

03:04 TR Bot; Tux Machines GNU/Linux/ChromeOS Grew a Lot in Iceland, a Country With About 377,000 Citizens

03:05 admfubar; space 1999 here we come.. https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-details-plan-to-build-a-levitating-robot-train-on-the-moon

03:05 TR Bot; NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon | Live Science

03:05 DaemonFC; https://mishtalk.com/economics/having-trouble-sleeping-can-you-afford-a-new-mattress/

03:05 TR Bot; Trouble Sleeping? Can You Afford a New Mattress? MishTalk

03:06 TR News; Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 11, 2024 http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_11_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_11_2024.gmi

03:06 TR Bot; Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 11, 2024

03:07 schestowitz; DaemonFC: first night with the new one

03:08 DaemonFC; I got one on sale at Amazon last year.

03:08 DaemonFC; That one I got at Walmart real cheap during 2020 made it about 3 years before it was hurting my back every night.

03:09 TR News; (NEW): Today in Techrights http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Today_in_Techrights.gmi

03:09 TR Bot; Tux Machines Today in Techrights

03:09 DaemonFC; American Express Gold Card

03:10 DaemonFC; Offer & Benefit Terms Rates and Fees

03:10 DaemonFC; American Express Gold Card

03:10 DaemonFC; Annual Fee: $250

03:10 DaemonFC; LOL

03:10 TR News; Techrights GNU/Linux news for the past day http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi

03:10 TR Bot; Techrights GNU/Linux news for the past day

03:10 DaemonFC; 4 points per dollar on groceries up to $25,000 a year spend.

03:10 DaemonFC; Well, that's the one to go for if you have to feed an army I guess.

03:11 DaemonFC; Up to $120 in Uber Cash per year

03:11 DaemonFC; :)

03:11 DaemonFC; 4X points at restaurants worldwide

03:11 DaemonFC; ---

03:11 DaemonFC; I get most of this from various cards that don't have annual fees.

03:11 schestowitz; let's get back to tech pls

03:11 DaemonFC; Lots of AmEx fanboys out there.

03:11 DaemonFC; When would I use $120 worth of Uber credit?

03:12 schestowitz; don't make this channel "Life of Ryan"

03:13 DaemonFC; schestowitz: Amazon is nice sometimes.

03:13 DaemonFC; Would have been nice to have that store card back when I ordered that mattress though.

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03:31 TR News; Techrights Reminder: Richard Stallman's Talk is This Week in Paris (and in French) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Reminder_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_is_This_Week_in_Paris_and_in_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Reminder_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_is_This_Week_in_Paris_and_in_F.gmi

03:31 TR Bot; Techrights Reminder: Richard Stallman's Talk is This Week in Paris (and in French)

03:57 DaemonFC; schestowitz: I don't know how much money Stallman makes.

03:57 DaemonFC; He never seems worried about money.

03:58 schestowitz; nope

03:58 DaemonFC; For a man in his 70s with serious health issues who lives in Boston, it probably says something that he's not worried about money.

03:58 schestowitz; esp. not at his age

03:58 DaemonFC; It enables people to say things that don't make sense to others.

03:58 schestowitz; like what?

03:58 schestowitz; he does not spennnt much

03:58 schestowitz; you know that..

03:58 schestowitz; *spend

03:58 DaemonFC; I don't know how you avoid spending much.

03:58 schestowitz; he used to sleep in the lab

03:58 DaemonFC; You gotta eat.

03:58 schestowitz; so he did not pay rent

03:58 schestowitz; afaik never owned a car

03:58 DaemonFC; The New England region is one of the most expensive in the country.

03:59 DaemonFC; Probably second only to the Bay Area.

03:59 schestowitz; for rent, yes

03:59 schestowitz; mit gave him housing

03:59 schestowitz; heee also won monetary awards

03:59 schestowitz; gratsns of sort

03:59 DaemonFC; You know, liberal propaganda and stuff.

4 AM, May 12

04:00 DaemonFC; The people who believe it and are truly converted don't live like the majority of us.

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04:00 DaemonFC; They're not watching their pennies and living on peanut butter and wondering how they'll buy diapers.

04:00 DaemonFC; They're off pontificating about "Palestine".

04:01 DaemonFC; Something nobody really cares about unless they don't have a lot of things going on in their real life.

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04:02 DaemonFC; schestowitz: Bose is having severe troubles now. It started around the time they stopped making the Wave Music System IV.

04:02 DaemonFC; Looks like $700 bluetooth speaker didn't turn out so well for them.

04:03 DaemonFC; https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/03/business/layoffs-hit-bose-company-focuses-its-most-popular-products/

04:03 TR Bot; Layoffs hit Bose as the company focuses on its most popular products - The Boston Globe

04:03 DaemonFC; https://www.thelayoff.com/bose

04:03 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/bose )

04:04 DaemonFC; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1rBJl2U5

04:04 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1rBJl2U5 )

04:04 DaemonFC; schestowitz: Speaking of things going wrong for MIT.

04:04 DaemonFC; Bose is no longer the cash cow it once was.

04:06 DaemonFC; Bose developed an air ride system for Cadillac.

04:06 DaemonFC; It worked really well, until it didn't.

04:07 DaemonFC; By the time they have about 100,000 miles on them, they give out and the car sags and you need to rebuild them or convert it to a MacPherson strut system

04:08 TR News; Techrights I've Been Promoting Free Software for Over 25 Years http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/I_ve_Been_Promoting_Free_Software_for_Over_25_Years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/I_ve_Been_Promoting_Free_Software_for_Over_25_Years.gmi

04:08 TR Bot; Techrights I've Been Promoting Free Software for Over 25 Years

04:09 schestowitz; <DaemonFC> They're not watching their pennies and living on peanut butter and wondering how they'll buy diapers.

04:09 schestowitz; you got it wrong, imho

04:10 schestowitz; your childhood shaped who you are

04:10 schestowitz; and your gayness

04:10 schestowitz; and the 90s for gays

04:10 schestowitz; not a good time

04:10 schestowitz; but you sound off against "liberals"

04:11 schestowitz; btw, not every leftist is some trans4hamas or antiseMATT

04:11 schestowitz; many who are left are pro-peace

04:11 schestowitz; pro-peace and pro-hamas must be opposites

04:11 schestowitz; hamas is a militant, racist, sexist and nihilist grou

04:11 schestowitz; that encourages giving births to 'martyrs'

04:11 DaemonFC; [22:10] <schestowitz> and the 90s for gays

04:11 DaemonFC; [22:10] <schestowitz> not a good time

04:12 DaemonFC; Yeah, like the 60s for blacks.

04:12 schestowitz; it values neither peace nor life

04:12 schestowitz; not even its OWN

04:12 schestowitz; it often CELEBRATES death

04:12 schestowitz; like it's an honour to die

04:12 schestowitz; and yet netizens of tiktok watch Osama Bin Laden videos

04:12 schestowitz; thinking it makes them "woke"

04:13 schestowitz; china's commie party is laughing out so hard

04:13 schestowitz; seeing a hoard of idiots

04:13 schestowitz; and instructing them to do "challenges"

04:13 schestowitz; burning up homes

04:13 schestowitz; even neighbours' homes

04:13 schestowitz; "lol, real funny" - Xi Pooh-tin

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04:30 TR News; Techrights Expect Lots of Material From Daniel Pocock as Election Day Nears http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Expect_Lots_of_Material_From_Daniel_Pocock_as_Election_Day_Near.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Expect_Lots_of_Material_From_Daniel_Pocock_as_Election_Day_Near.gmi

04:30 TR Bot; Techrights Expect Lots of Material From Daniel Pocock as Election Day Nears

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04:50 TR News; Techrights In Most Countries It's Still Possible Not to Have a 'Smartphone' and to Pay for Nearly Everything With Cash http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Most_Countries_It_s_Still_Possible_Not_to_Have_a_Smartphone_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Most_Countries_It_s_Still_Possible_Not_to_Have_a_Smartphone_.gmi

04:50 TR Bot; Techrights In Most Countries It's Still Possible Not to Have a 'Smartphone' and to Pay for Nearly Everything With Cash

5 AM, May 12

05:05 TR News; Techrights In Haiti, the Market Share of Windows Collapsed (From 97% to 27% on Desktops/Laptops) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Haiti_the_Market_Share_of_Windows_Collapsed_From_97_to_27_on.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Haiti_the_Market_Share_of_Windows_Collapsed_From_97_to_27_on.gmi

05:05 TR Bot; Techrights In Haiti, the Market Share of Windows Collapsed (From 97% to 27% on Desktops/Laptops)

05:20 TR News; Techrights [Meme] Miscomprehension of GDPR http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Meme_Miscomprehension_of_GDPR.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Meme_Miscomprehension_of_GDPR.gmi

05:20 TR Bot; Techrights [Meme] Miscomprehension of GDPR

05:21 DaemonFC; Apparently, Washington State adds a $200 fine to the usual fine for using an HOV lane without a passenger if you put a sex doll in the passenger seat to try to make it look like you have a passenger.

05:32 TR News; Techrights Julian Assange on Privacy of People, Even Little Children http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Julian_Assange_on_Privacy_of_People_Even_Little_Children.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Julian_Assange_on_Privacy_of_People_Even_Little_Children.gmi

05:32 TR Bot; Techrights Julian Assange on Privacy of People, Even Little Children

05:39 eidolon; Weekend at Bernie's law

05:42 TR News; (NEW): GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in North America Now at Over 10% (Desktops and Laptops) http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_in_North_America_Now_at_Over_10_Desktops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_in_North_America_Now_at_Over_10_Desktops.gmi

05:42 TR Bot; Tux Machines GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in North America Now at Over 10% (Desktops and Laptops)

05:44 DaemonFC; Apparently, they have some sort of "foreplay app" for use with their sex dolls now.

05:44 DaemonFC; Any guesses as to how many trackers that has in it?

05:47 eidolon; it's the ransomware that's the worry

05:48 eidolon; they'd shlep bernie around trying to collect his checks

05:49 DaemonFC; https://www.newsweek.com/fake-passenger-hov-dummy-california-1450167

05:49 TR Bot; Cops Catch Driver Trying to Skirt HOV Lane Rules with Female Dummy: 'She Just Oddly Stared at Us'

05:50 eidolon; the chinese sex doll turned chastity belt

05:52 eidolon; an upgrade from the old finger trap :)

05:53 TR News; Techrights Web Sites Hijacked by WIPO on Behalf of Microsoft-Sponsored SPI (and People Looking to Hide Embarrassing Facts) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Web_Sites_Hijacked_by_WIPO_on_Behalf_of_Microsoft_Sponsored_SPI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Web_Sites_Hijacked_by_WIPO_on_Behalf_of_Microsoft_Sponsored_SPI.gmi

05:53 TR Bot; Techrights Web Sites Hijacked by WIPO on Behalf of Microsoft-Sponsored SPI (and People Looking to Hide Embarrassing Facts)

6 AM, May 12

06:00 eidolon; DaemonFC: the Outer Limits reboot ep with the nanomachines was pretty good

06:02 DaemonFC; I liked the one with the companion android they had for that handicapped guy.

06:02 DaemonFC; Kind of showed him for what he was, which was the point.

06:02 DaemonFC; He didn't treat it well, and why would he? It wasn't human so he could treat it however he wanted to, so he did.

06:04 DaemonFC; Thing went crazy because they gave it a human mind and put it with an abusive person.

06:04 DaemonFC; "Product malfunction"

06:04 DaemonFC; https://theouterlimits.fandom.com/wiki/Valerie_23

06:05 TR Bot; Valerie 23 | The Outer Limits Wiki | Fandom

06:05 eidolon; well she couldn't fulfill her role as a companion, and manifestly became 'jealous' and tried to kill his physical therapist love interest

06:07 DaemonFC; Which could happen with a human woman and does happen all the time.

06:07 DaemonFC; Humans "malfunction" in this way all the time.

06:08 DaemonFC; Come home, find the husband in bed with another woman, grab a gun.

06:11 eidolon; meanwhile he is preoccupied with the idea of whether the machine is fearful of its own death

06:14 eidolon; arguably a human woman and the machine companion are both blankly following the drive to fulfill their role

06:14 eidolon; he's trying to draw the distinction by having this litmus test

06:15 eidolon; cause right from the beginning he is very apprehensive about being swept up in a delusion

06:16 eidolon; he doesn't want to be the sad paraplegic living with an emotional prosthetic

06:19 DaemonFC; I suppose there's that.

06:19 DaemonFC; But most of the market for this sort of thing would be the market for "lifelike sex doll" now.

06:20 DaemonFC; Just men who are lonely for whatever reason.

06:20 DaemonFC; Too much work.

06:20 DaemonFC; Too many bad run-ins with the "wrong partners".

06:20 DaemonFC; Not the best looker.

06:20 DaemonFC; Aging.

06:20 TR News; Techrights When I discovered people trafficking in open source software http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/When_I_discovered_people_trafficking_in_open_source_software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/When_I_discovered_people_trafficking_in_open_source_software.gmi

06:20 TR Bot; Techrights When I discovered people trafficking in open source software

06:20 DaemonFC; There's a large market for this sort of thing because of all of these factors.

06:20 DaemonFC; And instead of understanding people, they get stigmatized.

06:21 DaemonFC; Being "swept up in a delusion" isn't the worst thing that could happen. I mean, an android that looks and acts human isn't something you'd have to be embarrassed to be seen in public with.

06:22 DaemonFC; There's the argument that such a "companion" could be programmed to surpass any living partner. It wouldn't cheat on you, it wouldn't steal from you, it wouldn't start arguments, it wouldn't get angry if it had to wash the dishes and have food ready.

06:22 DaemonFC; Human partners are notoriously....unreliable.

06:23 DaemonFC; Some are good. Most are crap. There's some in-between.

06:23 DaemonFC; eidolon: One of my exes just got out of prison apparently.

06:24 eidolon; that's part of the quandary, they casted a gorgeous woman to play her partly for that reason, I think

06:24 DaemonFC; They caught him with methamphetamine and sent him away for 18 months. He's on parole now, but they gave him so many conditions he'll blow it and serve the other half of his sentence eventually.

06:24 eidolon; though we see stories like that a lot in sci-fi films now, like Deus Ex Machina type stuff.

06:24 DaemonFC; [00:24] <eidolon> that's part of the quandary, they casted a gorgeous woman to play her partly for that reason, I think

06:25 eidolon; in the first series from the 60's they really spoonfed the morality of the show in comparison

06:25 DaemonFC; Why wouldn't they? It's a companion android. You don't create an expensive machine for that purpose and make it anything except something that's going to make the human male incredibly attracted to it.

06:26 DaemonFC; eidolon: As to the swept up in delusion part...

06:26 DaemonFC; Remember The Matrix?

06:26 DaemonFC; Where he's sitting there plotting with Smith, eating a simulated steak, cooked to perfection.

06:26 DaemonFC; He says he knows it isn't real but his brain doesn't.

06:27 DaemonFC; He's tired of the world he has to live in every day. One where a fragment of humanity lives in what amounts to "the sewers" after losing the war against the machines so long ago nobody even remembers when.

06:27 DaemonFC; It's the same thing at work.

06:28 DaemonFC; If you can forget something good is an illusion, who cares if it is?

06:29 eidolon; it doesnt matter how perfect the fake, it's still a fake

06:30 DaemonFC; I'd overlook it and be happy with what I had if I was him.

06:30 DaemonFC; It's not going to get any better with another human as a partner.

06:31 DaemonFC; Consider that most people who get married, get divorced.

06:31 DaemonFC; 70% in the first 10 years.

06:31 DaemonFC; Many of the rest get sick and tired of each other and just don't get a divorce for whatever reason.

06:32 TR News; Techrights The Albanian open source community is very healthy indeed http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/The_Albanian_open_source_community_is_very_healthy_indeed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/The_Albanian_open_source_community_is_very_healthy_indeed.gmi

06:32 TR Bot; Techrights The Albanian open source community is very healthy indeed

06:32 DaemonFC; An artificially intelligent android companion devoted to making it work would be enough to get most people to throw in the towel on the humans out there if they had the option.

06:33 DaemonFC; It's a cruel irony that humans can't stand loneliness, so they try to settle for garbage that's just not into them, then they're even more miserable than they were before.

06:33 TR News; Xbox founders claim the company has lost its identity https://brignews.com/2024/05/12/xbox-founders-claim-the-company-has-lost-its-identity/

06:33 TR Bot; Xbox founders claim the company has lost it's identity - Brig Newspaper

06:34 DaemonFC; The programming is the most "fake" part of it here. Because it would not have a choice except to make it work. It's mentioned in the beginning that her core programming is to route around any obstacle to a healthy relationship.

06:34 DaemonFC; In other words, conform to the man, no matter what his flaws are, and compensate.

06:38 eidolon; Trying to remember which episode it was when the bachelor has his whole house wired with holograms to keep himself from going insane after some cataclysm.

06:38 eidolon; And he's got sex pods and so forth, a concubine of holograms, and a special one he keeps that is equivalent to his old 'soul mate'.

06:39 eidolon; have you seen that one?

06:41 eidolon; He has holograms of his family too; his mother and father.

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06:42 eidolon; Bits of Love

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06:43 DaemonFC; Yeah.

06:43 DaemonFC; Some kind of bunker after a nuclear war or something.

06:44 DaemonFC; I remember because one of the holograms was Steve Bacic.

06:44 eidolon; The crux of that episode, he eventually gets bored and naturally needs a challenge or to begin inventing his own problems just to solve.

06:44 eidolon; So he pursues one of his creations.

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06:46 eidolon; We're so adaptable and likewise there's an equilibrium that always sets.

06:47 eidolon; It's what's so cloying about one being quick to pity or quick to envy.

06:50 eidolon; I also remember the father was a piece of work. :D

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06:51 eidolon; the son is living in the shadow of his renowned father

06:51 eidolon; a painter who is chided by his father for creating schlock

06:57 eidolon; re: Steve Bacic, another thing about that series is that just like it's predecessor, it's a who's who of all these actors cutting their teeth.

06:58 eidolon; hell

06:59 eidolon; the T-1000 even makes an appearance

7 AM, May 12

07:01 DaemonFC; https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S3E1BitsOfLove

07:01 TR Bot; The Outer Limits 1995 S 3 E 1 Bits Of Love / Recap - TV Tropes

07:11 DaemonFC; https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yandere

07:11 TR Bot; Yandere - TV Tropes

07:18 eidolon; There's also an aspect to it

07:18 eidolon; he's the superfluous man

07:18 eidolon; banal as he is cocksure

07:19 eidolon; nuclear holocast or the atomization of a man through technology, to such an extreme, the bomb could have fallen, he could already be dead and hasn't bothered to notice.

07:22 DaemonFC; She creates a hologram simulation of him for herself.

07:22 DaemonFC; He probably would be dead soon after. She may not be in a mood to feed him.

07:22 eidolon; ah yeah, I remember

07:22 eidolon; he gets to watch the family as a leper

07:23 DaemonFC; She has made it so the other holograms can't see or interact with him.

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8 AM, May 12

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9 AM, May 12

09:54 DaemonFC; I may need a new vacuum soon.

09:54 DaemonFC; This one is getting louder than hell.

09:55 TR News; "Let's assume it is not possible the job, you are trying to get Which job would you enjoy doing? Even if less money? Apply for this job and learn at least how to get a job and how to interact. You can always say no. I should do it when it is my turn even though scary" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

09:55 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75 )

09:56 TR News; "52 you are done my man. Sorry, but after 15 months you need to think about doing something else." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

09:56 TR News; "You might want to consider contract work (if you haven't already) - that seems to be the one bright spot in a declining tech industry (with more and more layoffs anticipated particularly in the US). Look into an industry that is growing like healthcare or education." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

10 AM, May 12

10:15 TR News; Techrights Aside From Red Hat Spam and Partisan Media There's a Lingering Rumour of Layoffs http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Aside_From_Red_Hat_Spam_and_Partisan_Media_There_s_a_Lingering_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Aside_From_Red_Hat_Spam_and_Partisan_Media_There_s_a_Lingering_.gmi

10:16 TR Bot; Techrights Aside From Red Hat Spam and Partisan Media There's a Lingering Rumour of Layoffs

10:18 TR News; "A CSS snippet to put in the theme editor so that external links have a next to them. Replace alexsirac.com with your own domain and add or remove the subdomains at will. Of course you can also easily replace the icon." https://alexsirac.com/adding-the-external-link-icon-on-my-blog/ | Source: Alex Sirac

10:18 TR Bot; [Note] Adding the external link icon on my blog Alex

10:21 TR News; "This week a lot of work that has been in progress for weeks got merged! So check out the free goodies!" https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/10/this-week-in-kde-our-cup-overfloweth-with-cool-stuff-for-you/ | Source: Nate Graham

10:21 TR Bot; This week in KDE: our cup overfloweth with cool stuff for you Adventures in Linux and KDE

10:22 TR News; "Inspired by Robb Knight's post, I thought I'd finish my own phones I've owned post." https://jasonfry.co.uk/blog/phones-ive-owned/ | Source: Jason Fry

10:22 TR Bot; Phones I've Owned | Jason Fry | Software Engineer in Gloucestershire

10:33 TR News; "Last week, new footage of Marvel's upcoming 'Captain America: Brave New World' appeared online." https://torrentfreak.com/marvel-subpoenas-instagram-to-expose-captain-america-brave-new-world-leaker-240511/ | Source: Torrent Freak

10:33 TR Bot; Subpoenas Instagram to Expose 'Captain America: Brave New World' Leaker * TorrentFreak

10:38 TR News; "This tutorial will help you to configure your Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" computer to use nearest mirror server" https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/05/how-to-switch-repository-mirror-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz

10:38 TR Bot; How To Switch Repository Mirror on Ubuntu 24.04

10:39 TR News; "NVIDIA have announced some big changes are coming to their Linux drivers" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/nvidia-switching-to-open-kernel-modules-by-default-in-future-driver-update-for-turing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

10:39 TR Bot; switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+ | GamingOnLinux

10:39 TR News; "GE-Proton 9-5 has been released bringing in various upgrades from Valve's official Proton" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/ge-proton-9-5-released-with-fixes-for-star-citizen-apex-legends-the-witcher-2/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

10:39 TR Bot; 9-5 released with fixes for Star Citizen, Apex Legends, The Witcher 2 | GamingOnLinux

10:41 TR News; "FCC Explicitly Prohibits Fast Lanes, Closing Possible Net Neutrality Loophole" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/05/09/157247

10:41 TR Bot; FCC Explicitly Prohibits Fast Lanes, Closing Possible Net Neutrality Loophole - SoylentNews

10:41 TR News; "Woman finds hidden camera disguised as rock pointed at her home" https://boingboing.net/2024/05/11/woman-finds-hidden-camera-disguised-as-rock-pointed-at-her-home.html

10:41 TR Bot; Woman finds hidden camera disguised as rock pointed at her home - Boing Boing

10:41 TR News; "SoylentNews Comments | Valgrind to the Rescue" https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=60924

10:41 TR Bot; SoylentNews Comments | Valgrind to the Rescue

10:46 TR News; "Are you aware of the growing threat of SQL injection attacks and how they can jeopardize your websites security?" https://thecyberexpress.com/what-is-sql-injection/ | Source: Cyble Inc

10:46 TR Bot; What Is SQL Injection And How To Prevent SQL Injection - The Cyber Express

10:47 TR News; "Okay, so now I have a deployed project, and Im ready to do things for real." https://lewisdale.dev/post/learning-go-day-nine/ | Source: Lewis Dale

10:47 TR Bot; Go: Day Nine | LewisDale.dev

11 AM, May 12

11:01 TR News; "I kept up the blogging for a few months, then it trickled off." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today/ | Source: Terence Eden

11:01 TR Bot; It was twenty years ago today Terence Edens Blog

11:09 TR News; "This is the 37th edition of People and Blogs" https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-riccardo-mori | Source: Manuel Moreale

11:09 TR Bot; P&B: Riccardo Mori Manu

11:10 TR News; "Which brings me to today. My world is not as exciting as it once was." https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/05/11/tech-and-me.html | Source: Greg Morris

11:10 TR Bot; Greg Morris - Tech And Me

11:10 TR News; "We're pursuing artificial general intelligence it'll solve everything. Look at the industry's track record, right?" https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/against-the-commercial-web/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt

11:10 TR Bot; Against the commercial internet

11:13 TR News; (NEW): KDE Applications & Icons http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/KDE_Applications_Icons.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/KDE_Applications_Icons.gmi

11:13 TR Bot; Tux Machines KDE Applications & Icons

11:15 TR News; "The worldwide spread of plastic has not only crept up on us" https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-just-how-far-plastic-can-reach-into-your-lungs | Source: Science Alert

11:15 TR Bot; Reveal Just How Far Plastic Can Reach Into Your Lungs : ScienceAlert

11:17 TR News; "These dangerous capabilities tend to only be discovered after the fact" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ai-systems-are-already-deceiving-us-and-thats-a-problem-experts-warn/articleshow/110027747.cms | Source: India Times

11:17 TR Bot; AI systems: AI systems are already deceiving us and that's a problem, experts warn - The Economic Times

11:17 TR News; "The Telegraph understands that the Home Office Wi-Fi outage, which is suspected of crashing the e-gates" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/10/e-gate-border-chaos-sparked-home-office-failed-bt-software/ | Source: The Telegraph UK

11:17 TR Bot; E-gate border chaos sparked when Home Office failed to tell BT it was updating software

11:21 TR News; Windows TCO: "The art world has faced an increasing number of cyberattacks in recent years." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/arts/design/christies-cyberattack-website.html | Source: New York Times

11:21 TR Bot; Christies Website Is Brought Down by Hackers Days Before $840 Million Auctions - The New York Times

11:26 TR News; (NEW): Collections of Different Linux Distributions http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Collections_of_Different_Linux_Distributions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Collections_of_Different_Linux_Distributions.gmi

11:26 TR Bot; Tux Machines Collections of Different Linux Distributions

11:27 TR News; Windows TCO: "Boeing has confirmed that it received a demand for a massive $200 million after a ransomware attack by the notorious LockBit" https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/boeing-refused-to-pay-200-million-ransomware-demand-from-lockbit-gang/ | Source: Bitdefender

11:27 TR Bot; Boeing refused to pay $200 million ransomware demand from LockBit gang

11:29 TR News; "Eight months after debuting new tags for AI-created videos" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/10/tiktok-ai-tags-expansion/ | Source: Digital Music News

11:29 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/10/tiktok-ai-tags-expansion/ )

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11:30 TR News; (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi

11:30 TR Bot; Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software

11:30 TR News; "the number of foreign students in Russian universities has increased by more than 20%" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/05/11/russia-educating-and-training-future-african-leaders/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy

11:30 TR Bot; Russia Educating and Training Future African Leaders - Modern Diplomacy

11:30 TR News; "Instant messaging allows leaders to detach themselves from the supporting officials" https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2024/05/rise-whatsapp-government | Source: New Statesman

11:30 TR Bot; The rise of WhatsApp government - New Statesman

11:33 TR News; "A destructive cyber-attack against the United States would come from Iran before someone else" https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/10/iran_intel_analysis/ | Source: The Register UK

11:33 TR Bot; Iran most likely to launch destructive cyber-attack on US The Register

11:35 TR News; [Repeat] "The ByteDance-owned social media giant has been a member of NetChoice since 2019" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/10/tiktok-booted-netchoice-member-tech-lobbying/ | Source: Digital Music News

11:35 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/10/tiktok-booted-netchoice-member-tech-lobbying/ )

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11:36 TR News; Office Space I don't like my job and I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.mov https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jKYivs6ZLZk

11:36 TR Bot; Office Space I don't like my job and I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.mov - Invidious

11:37 TR News; Office Space - It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care https://yewtu.be/watch?v=to_e1N4xovQ

11:37 TR Bot; Office Space - It's not that i'm lazy, it's that I just don't care - Invidious

11:41 TR News; Office Space (1/5) Movie CLIP - Did You Get the Memo? (1999) HD https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jsLUidiYm0w

11:41 TR Bot; Office Space (1/5) Movie CLIP - Did You Get the Memo? (1999) HD - Invidious

11:45 TR News; Lumbergh | Office Space | Best Moments https://yewtu.be/watch?v=x5Uf3QKtuX0

11:45 TR Bot; Lumbergh | Office Space | Best Moments - Invidious

11:49 TR News; "Many are current or former employees, lobbyists, or consultants for these companies." https://breachmedia.ca/pundits-regularly-attacked-pharmacare-without-disclosing-big-pharma-ties/ | Source: Breach Media

11:49 TR Bot; Pundits regularly attacked pharmacare without disclosing Big Pharma ties The Breach

11:49 TR News; "Apple has closed in on an agreement with OpenAI to use the start-ups technology on the iPhone" https://techcentral.co.za/apple-nears-deal-with-openai/244465/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)

11:49 TR Bot; Apple nears deal with OpenAI - TechCentral

11:50 TR News; "In recent times, Microsoft has faced a barrage of criticism following some significant revelations about its security practices." https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/10/microsoft_president_brad_smith_summoned/ | Source: The Register UK

11:50 TR Bot; Microsoft president summoned to House over security blunders The Register

11:50 TR News; "Strangest of all, in a country where virtually everybody is now online" https://futurism.com/the-byte/donald-trump-computer-email-address | Source: Futurism

11:50 TR Bot; Donald Trump Doesn't Use a Computer or Have an Email Address, Former Aide Reveals in Court

11:52 TR News; "When will employee compensation fairly reflect the companys success" https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-execs-profits-fewer-layoffs | Source: Futurism

11:52 TR Bot; Google Execs Say Employees Will Be Rewarded for Huge Profits With Fewer Layoffs

11:53 TR News; (NEW): Auto-Cpufreq 2.3 Brings Improved Configuration Management http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Auto_Cpufreq_2_3_Brings_Improved_Configuration_Management.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Auto_Cpufreq_2_3_Brings_Improved_Configuration_Management.gmi

11:53 TR Bot; Tux Machines Auto-Cpufreq 2.3 Brings Improved Configuration Management

11:54 TR News; ""Alphabet's top leadership has been on the defensive for the past few years https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/google-staffers-question-execs-over-decline-in-morale-after-earnings.html | Source: CNBC

11:54 TR Bot; Google staffers question execs over 'decline in morale' after earnings

11:55 TR News; "Google, Apple, Meta, Spotify, and others have spent the last several years largely refusing to cooperate with previous efforts" https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/09/1092252/hong-kong-court-ban-song/ | Source: MIT Technology Review

11:55 TR Bot; Hong Kong is targeting Western Big Tech companies in its new ban of a popular protest song | MIT Technology Review

11:55 TR News; "Doan is known for her political artworks that often address the struggles of the Kurdish people and the repression they face." https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-artist-zehra-dogan-cleared-of-terror-charges-after-serving-2-years-in-prison-295226 | Source: BIA Net

11:55 TR Bot; Journalist, artist Zehra Doan cleared of 'terror' charges after serving 2 years in prison

11:56 TR News; "RFE/RLs parent organization the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, honored Kurmasheva, 47" https://www.voanews.com/a/jailed-journalist-kurmasheva-recognized-for-her-courage-/7606357.html | Source: VOA News

11:56 TR Bot; Jailed journalist Kurmasheva recognized for her courage

11:57 TR News; "The Center for Information Resilience, a U.K.-based nonprofit organization, spearheaded the study." https://www.voanews.com/a/online-abuse-silences-women-in-ethiopia-study-finds/7606615.html | Source: VOA News

11:57 TR Bot; Online abuse silences women in Ethiopia, study finds

11:57 TR News; "Starlink owns around 60% of the roughly 7 500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite [Internet]." https://techcentral.co.za/massive-solar-storm-starlink/244475/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)

11:57 TR Bot; Massive solar storm degrades Starlink services - TechCentral

11:58 TR News; "all forms of entertainment" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/08/taylor-swift-bill-minnesota/ | Source: Digital Music News

11:58 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/08/taylor-swift-bill-minnesota/ )

noon, May 12

12:02 TR News; Trademarks https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-logo-infringement-claim | Source: Futurism

12:02 TR Bot; OpenAI Mocked for Issuing Infringement Claim Over Its Logo While Scraping the Entire Web to Train AI Models

12:02 TR News; "In the coming years, researchers predict AI companies will run out of data in English and Western languages" https://www.voanews.com/a/ai-becomes-latest-frontier-in-china-us-race-for-africa/7605069.html | Source: VOA News

12:02 TR Bot; AI becomes latest frontier in China-US race for Africa

12:03 TR News; KDE Applications & Icons https://cullmann.io/posts/kde-applications-and-icons/

12:03 TR Bot; KDE Applications & Icons Ignorance is bliss...

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1 PM, May 12

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13:04 TR News; PeaZip 9.8 Archive Manager Adds New CLI Switches, New UI Options, and Tux Theme https://9to5linux.com/peazip-9-8-archive-manager-adds-new-cli-switches-new-ui-options-and-tux-theme

13:05 TR Bot; 9.8 Archive Manager Adds New CLI Switches, New UI Options, and Tux Theme - 9to5Linux

13:05 TR News; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Runs Brilliantly on the Raspberry Pi 5 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/ubuntu-24-04-raspberry-pi-5

13:05 TR Bot; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Runs Brilliantly on the Raspberry Pi 5 - OMG! Ubuntu

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13:06 TR News; Microsoft backdoored Windows Used to Have 99% of the OS Market in Jordan, Now It's Just 13% (Less Than iOS) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Microsoft_Windows_Used_to_Have_99_of_the_OS_Market_in_Jordan_No.shtml

13:06 TR Bot; Techrights Microsoft Windows Used to Have 99% of the OS Market in Jordan, Now It's Just 13% (Less Than iOS)

13:06 TR News; Microsoft Fired Loads of Staff in Kenya, Which is Another Large Country Where GNU/Linux Has Grown a Lot https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Microsoft_Fired_Loads_of_Staff_in_Kenya_Which_is_Another_Large_.shtml

13:06 TR Bot; Techrights Microsoft Fired Loads of Staff in Kenya, Which is Another Large Country Where GNU/Linux Has Grown a Lot

13:07 TR News; GNU/Linux Reaches 11% Market Share in the United States Of America - an All-Time High https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/GNU_Linux_Reaches_11_Market_Share_in_the_United_States_Of_Ameri.shtml

13:07 TR Bot; Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 11% Market Share in the United States Of America - an All-Time High

13:07 TR News; Windows in South Korea: From 98.5% in 2010 to About 30% (Android Rises to Almost 50%) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_in_South_Korea_From_98_5_in_2010_to_About_30_Android_Ri.shtml

13:07 TR Bot; Techrights Windows in South Korea: From 98.5% in 2010 to About 30% (Android Rises to Almost 50%)

13:07 TR News; Talk About Software Freedom https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Talk_About_Software_Freedom.shtml

13:07 TR Bot; Techrights Talk About Software Freedom

13:07 TR News; Web Sites Hijacked by WIPO on Behalf of Microsoft-Sponsored SPI (and People Looking to Hide Embarrassing Facts) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Web_Sites_Hijacked_by_WIPO_on_Behalf_of_Microsoft_Sponsored_SPI.shtml

13:07 TR Bot; Techrights Web Sites Hijacked by WIPO on Behalf of Microsoft-Sponsored SPI (and People Looking to Hide Embarrassing Facts)

13:08 TR News; Over at Tux Machines... (updated) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml

13:08 TR Bot; Techrights Over at Tux Machines...

13:08 TR News; The GNU/Linux Command Line: A Tale of Two Tools apt and apt-get https://www.unixmen.com/the-linux-command-line-a-tale-of-two-tools-apt-and-apt-get/

13:08 TR Bot; Linux Command Line: A Tale of Two Tools - apt and apt-get | Unixmen

13:10 TR News; How To Install GO on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-go-ubuntu-24-04/

13:10 TR Bot; How To Install GO on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot

13:10 TR News; How to install Apache Server on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-apache-server-on-ubuntu-24-04-noble-lts/

13:10 TR Bot; How to install Apache Server on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS - Linux Shout

13:10 TR News; How To Install GO on Fedora 40 https://idroot.us/install-go-fedora-40/

13:10 TR Bot; How To Install GO on Fedora 40 - idroot

13:11 TR News; How to remote control your Raspberry Pi from a browser with Raspberry Pi Connect https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/how-to-remote-control-your-raspberry-pi-from-a-browser-with-raspberry-pi-connect

13:11 TR Bot; How to remote control your Raspberry Pi from a browser with Raspberry Pi Connect | Tom's Hardware

13:11 TR News; How To Install SSH Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-ssh-server-ubuntu-24-04/

13:11 TR Bot; How To Install SSH Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot

13:11 TR News; The Night I Asked Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot How To Build a Bomb https://reason.com/2024/05/11/the-night-i-asked-chatgpt-how-to-build-a-bomb/

13:11 TR Bot; I Asked ChatGPT How To Build a Bomb and Break Into a House

13:13 TR News; How to Master Regex in Bash https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-master-regex-in-bash/

13:13 TR Bot; to Master Regex in Bash | Unixmen

13:13 TR News; How to List Installed Packages on Ubuntu GNU/Linux https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-list-installed-packages-on-ubuntu-linux/

13:13 TR Bot; to List Installed Packages on Ubuntu Linux | Unixmen

13:16 TR News; (NEW): Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1576499/raspberry-pi-5-run-ubuntu-what-know/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Can_Raspberry_Pi_5_Run_Ubuntu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Can_Raspberry_Pi_5_Run_Ubuntu.gmi

13:16 TR Bot; Can Raspberry Pi 5 Run Ubuntu?

13:16 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_howtos.gmi

13:16 TR Bot; Tux Machines Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1576499/raspberry-pi-5-run-ubuntu-what-know/

13:16 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's howtos

13:18 TR News; (NEW): Windows TCO Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi

13:18 TR Bot; Tux Machines Windows TCO Leftovers

13:24 TR News; Venom GNU/Linux lightweight source based distro for advanced users https://www.linuxlinks.com/venom-linux-lightweight-source-based-distro-advanced-users/

13:24 TR Bot; Linux - lightweight source based distro for advanced users - LinuxLinks

13:24 TR News; GoboLinux GNU/Linux distribution which redefines the filesystem hierarchy https://www.linuxlinks.com/gobolinux-linux-distribution-redefines-filesystem-hierarchy/

13:24 TR Bot; - Linux distribution which redefines the filesystem hierarchy - LinuxLinks

13:25 TR News; (NEW): Today's Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_leftovers.gmi

13:25 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's leftovers

13:25 TR News; Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Googles Products and Services https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-google-products-services/

13:25 TR Bot; Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google's Products and Services - LinuxLinks

13:26 TR News; 17 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-build-systems/

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

13:26 TR News; Auto-Cpufreq 2.3 Brings Improved Configuration Management https://linuxiac.com/auto-cpufreq-2-3-cpu-speed-and-power-optimizer/

13:26 TR Bot; Auto-Cpufreq 2.3 Brings Improved Configuration Management

13:38 TR News; (NEW): Jellyfin 10.9 Media Server Brings Tons of Improvements http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Jellyfin_10_9_Media_Server_Brings_Tons_of_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Jellyfin_10_9_Media_Server_Brings_Tons_of_Improvements.gmi

13:38 TR Bot; Tux Machines Jellyfin 10.9 Media Server Brings Tons of Improvements

2 PM, May 12

14:00 TR News; (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Android_Leftovers.gmi

14:00 TR Bot; Tux Machines Android Leftovers

14:03 *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights

14:15 TR News; OpenAI hits subreddit with copyright monopoly claim for using ChapGPT logo r/chatGPT used the official Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot logo https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-hits-subreddit-with-copyright-claim-for-using-chapgpt-logo

14:15 TR Bot; OpenAI hits subreddit with copyright claim for using ChapGPT logo r/chatGPT used the official ChatGPT logo | Tom's Hardware

14:19 TR News; This week in KDE: our cup overfloweth with cool stuff for you https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/10/this-week-in-kde-our-cup-overfloweth-with-cool-stuff-for-you/

14:19 TR Bot; This week in KDE: our cup overfloweth with cool stuff for you Adventures in Linux and KDE

14:20 TR News; 2FA codes without password validation https://rubenerd.com/two-factor-auth-codes-that-dont-return-if-codes-are-valid/

14:20 -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Rubenerd

14:21 TR News; Tanmay Patil: Acrostic Generator: Part one https://medium.com/@txnmxy3/acrostic-generator-part-one-6d119cb1e981

14:21 TR Bot; Generator: Part one. Its been a while since my last blog | by Tanmay | May, 2024 | Medium

14:28 TR News; Apple aficionados get their knickers in a knot over iPad ad https://itwire.com/open-sauce/apple-aficionados-get-their-knickers-in-a-knot-over-ipad-ad.html

14:28 TR Bot; - Apple aficionados get their knickers in a knot over iPad ad

14:28 TR News; Chinese police harass family members of US-based content creators https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-harass-us-content-creators-05102024145446.html

14:28 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-harass-us-content-creators-05102024145446.html )

14:28 MinceR; (cat) https://apina.biz/199315.png?mode=sfw

14:28 -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/199315.png

14:30 TR News; Microsoft Layoffs and Closures Now Reported in Africa https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/08/Microsoft_Layoffs_and_Closures_Now_Reported_in_Africa.shtml

14:30 TR Bot; Techrights Microsoft Layoffs and Closures Now Reported in Africa

14:30 TR News; Taking Things Up a Notch https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Taking_Things_Up_a_Notch.shtml

14:30 TR Bot; Techrights Taking Things Up a Notch

14:30 TR News; Attacking by Credentials https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Attacking_by_Credentials.shtml

14:30 TR Bot; Techrights Attacking by Credentials

14:30 TR News; Knowing the True History of Debian, Owing to Irish Debian Developer Daniel Pocock (Currently Running to Become Member of the European Parliament) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Knowing_the_True_History_of_Debian_Owing_to_Irish_Debian_Develo.shtml

14:30 TR Bot; Techrights Knowing the True History of Debian, Owing to Irish Debian Developer Daniel Pocock (Currently Running to Become Member of the European Parliament)

14:32 TR News; Attacking the Messenger? https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Attacking_the_Messenger.shtml

14:32 TR Bot; Techrights Attacking the Messenger?

14:33 TR News; In Europe, Bing Fell Every Month This Year, Lost a Considerable Share Since "Bing Chat" and All the Chatbot Hype https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/In_Europe_Bing_Fell_Every_Month_This_Year_Lost_a_Considerable_S.shtml

14:33 TR Bot; Techrights In Europe, Bing Fell Every Month This Year, Lost a Considerable Share Since "Bing Chat" and All the Chatbot Hype

14:33 TR News; LibrePlanet 2024 Recordings https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/LibrePlanet_2024_Recordings.shtml

14:33 TR Bot; Techrights LibrePlanet 2024 Recordings

14:33 TR News; Improving Site Navigation for Easier Discovery and Catch-ups https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Improving_Site_Navigation_for_Easier_Discovery_and_Catch_ups.shtml

14:33 TR Bot; Techrights Improving Site Navigation for Easier Discovery and Catch-ups

14:33 TR News; Online Bullying (Trying to Make People Unhappy) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Online_Bullying_Trying_to_Make_People_Unhappy.shtml

14:33 TR Bot; Techrights Online Bullying (Trying to Make People Unhappy)

14:33 TR News; (NEW): Marcus Lundblad: May GNOME Maps http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Marcus_Lundblad_May_GNOME_Maps.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Marcus_Lundblad_May_GNOME_Maps.gmi

14:33 TR Bot; Tux Machines Marcus Lundblad: May GNOME Maps

14:37 TR News; Kela to continue paying pension top-ups to recipients abroad https://yle.fi/a/74-20088159

14:37 TR Bot; Kela to continue paying pension top-ups to recipients abroad | Yle News | Yle

14:42 TR News; Argentina labor union strike leads to stoppage of public transportation services https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/argentina-labor-union-strike-leads-to-stoppage-of-public-transportation-services/

14:42 TR Bot; Argentina labor union strike leads to stoppage of public transportation services - JURIST - News

14:43 TR News; Canadas Public Sector Unions Threaten Disruption Over Return to Office https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/world/canada/canada-public-sector-unions-remote-work.html

14:43 TR Bot; Canadas Public Sector Unions Threaten Disruption Over Return to Office - The New York Times

14:44 TR News; Julian Assange on Privacy of People, Even Little Children https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Julian_Assange_on_Privacy_of_People_Even_Little_Children.shtml

14:44 TR Bot; Techrights Julian Assange on Privacy of People, Even Little Children

14:45 TR News; Reminder: Richard Stallman's Talk is This Week in Paris (and in French) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Reminder_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_is_This_Week_in_Paris_and_in_F.shtml

14:45 TR Bot; Techrights Reminder: Richard Stallman's Talk is This Week in Paris (and in French)

14:45 TR News; I've Been Promoting Free Software for Over 25 Years https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/I_ve_Been_Promoting_Free_Software_for_Over_25_Years.shtml

14:45 TR Bot; Techrights I've Been Promoting Free Software for Over 25 Years

14:45 TR News; Expect Lots of Material From Daniel Pocock as Election Day Nears https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Expect_Lots_of_Material_From_Daniel_Pocock_as_Election_Day_Near.shtml

14:45 TR Bot; Techrights Expect Lots of Material From Daniel Pocock as Election Day Nears

14:47 TR News; In Haiti, the Market Share of backdoored Windows Collapsed (From 97% to 27% on Desktops/Laptops) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Haiti_the_Market_Share_of_Windows_Collapsed_From_97_to_27_on.shtml

14:47 TR Bot; Techrights In Haiti, the Market Share of Windows Collapsed (From 97% to 27% on Desktops/Laptops)

14:47 TR News; [Meme] Miscomprehension of GDPR https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Meme_Miscomprehension_of_GDPR.shtml

14:47 TR Bot; Techrights [Meme] Miscomprehension of GDPR

14:47 TR News; When I discovered people trafficking in open source software https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/When_I_discovered_people_trafficking_in_open_source_software.shtml

14:47 TR Bot; Techrights When I discovered people trafficking in open source software

14:48 TR News; The Albanian open source community is very healthy indeed https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/The_Albanian_open_source_community_is_very_healthy_indeed.shtml

14:48 TR Bot; Techrights The Albanian open source community is very healthy indeed

14:48 TR News; [Meme] Being Believed, Not Censored or Defamed (updated) https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/11/Meme_Being_Believed_Not_Censored_or_Defamed.shtml

14:48 TR Bot; Techrights [Meme] Being Believed, Not Censored or Defamed

14:49 TR News; Michael Meeks: 2024-05-10 Friday: "Wrote slides for a Tea Time Training on logging" https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2024-05-10.html

14:49 TR Bot; Stuff Michael Meeks is doing

14:52 TR News; (NEW): ReactOS Project: Newsletter 104 - April/May news http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/ReactOS_Project_Newsletter_104_April_May_news.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/ReactOS_Project_Newsletter_104_April_May_news.gmi

14:52 TR Bot; Tux Machines ReactOS Project: Newsletter 104 - April/May news

14:54 TR News; The CPU That Will Never Die https://tedium.co/2024/05/11/zilog-z80-history/

14:54 TR Bot; Z80 History: The CPU That Will Never Die

14:55 psydroid2; beyond a certain performance threshold being low-power is more important for longevity than absolute speed

14:55 TR News; [UK Health Crisis] Young Deaths in Week 16 2019: 320. Young Deaths in Week 16 2024 (New Numbers): 394. Thats a Fact. Deaths Increased by 23.1% Among Young People. Its Statistically Significant. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/05/11/uk-health-crisis-young-deaths-in-week-16-2019-320-young-deaths-in-week-16-2024-new-numbers-394-thats-a-fact-deaths-increased-by-23-1-among-young-people-its-statistically-significant/

14:55 TR Bot; Blog Archive [UK Health Crisis] Young Deaths in Week 16 2019: 320. Young Deaths in Week 16 2024 (New Numbers): 394. Thats a Fact. Deaths Increased by 23.1% Among Young People. Its Statistically Significant.

14:56 TR News; In Most Countries It's Still Possible Not to Have a 'Smartphone' and to Pay for Nearly Everything With Cash https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Most_Countries_It_s_Still_Possible_Not_to_Have_a_Smartphone_.shtml

14:56 TR Bot; Techrights In Most Countries It's Still Possible Not to Have a 'Smartphone' and to Pay for Nearly Everything With Cash

14:56 schestowitz; psydroid2: so uou write bloated applications

14:56 schestowitz; where the gui widgets need a GPU

14:57 psydroid2; yes, to drive up sales of power-hungry CPUs and GPUs

14:57 TR News; Pluralistic: Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground (11 May 2024) https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/11/for-you/

14:57 TR Bot; Pluralistic: Algorithmic feeds are a twiddlers playground (11 May 2024) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

14:58 TR News; "TikTokers" nonsense... https://reason.com/volokh/2024/05/11/you-say-unalive-he-says-vixerunt-everything-old-is-new-again/

14:58 TR Bot; You Say "Unalive," He Says "Vixerunt": Everything Old Is New Again

3 PM, May 12

15:00 TR News; Peer review is not the gold standard in science https://lemire.me/blog/2024/05/11/peer-review-is-not-the-gold-standard-in-science/

15:00 TR Bot; ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/05/11/peer-review-is-not-the-gold-standard-in-science/ )

15:12 schestowitz; we have new browsing pages:

15:12 schestowitz; <li><h5><a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexico-and-mental-health-exploring-the-power-of-traditions-and-faith/">Mexico and mental health: Exploring the power of traditions and faith</a></h5><blockquote><p>Mexico News Daily's co-owner Tamanna Bembenek shares her thoughts on how Mexico's traditions and community can improve mental health.</p>

15:12 schestowitz; </blockquote></li>

15:12 schestowitz;

15:12 TR Bot; Mexico and mental health: The power of traditions and faith

15:12 schestowitz; oooops, wrong paste

15:12 schestowitz; we have new browsing pages:

15:12 schestowitz; Here is a draft for discussion: https://techrights.org/browse/

15:12 schestowitz; and gemini://gemini.techrights.org/browse/

15:12 TR Bot; From 1 to 100 posts ago

15:12 schestowitz; any comment, suggestions?

15:17 TR News; "While browsing through some back cata-phlogs, I happened upon a post by ~solderpunk[1] discussing, among other related things, a perceived shortcoming of solarpunk as an idea and movement: a forced, odd sort of optimism. This is a critique I share, among some others." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~valravn/log/2024/0511.gmi

15:17 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D929.jpg

15:17 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1278.jpg

15:18 TR News; A phlog turned into a blog gopher://i-logout.cz:70/0/phlog/posts/2024-05-07_phlog_turned_into_blog.txt

15:19 TR News; APRStoot gopher://i-logout.cz:70/0/phlog/posts/2024-05-11_aprstoot.txt

15:20 TR News; Quests Progress Available! gemini://cthulhu28.space/en/gemlog/2024/05-12-progress.gmi

15:20 TR News; "I think I ought to go completely offline for some time. the internet is slowly killing me in various ways. plus, without any distactions (literally any, the internet makes up for pretty much all of my distractions) maybe I'll even get something done! maybe even write the things I wanted to write. I think I ought to go a week completely offline." gemini://ashley.cities.yesterweb.org/gemlog/2024-05-12-offline.gmi

15:22 TR News; Sort Fail gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/03/10/sort-fail.gmi

15:22 TR News; "Multiplayer gaming is less reliable than it seemed at the beginning with Starlink. Warframe is frequently dropping members from my party and Shroud of the Avatar is showing party members to be lagging." gemini://thatit.be/2024-03-07-20-46-42.gmi

15:23 TR News; Book excerpts gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/book-excerpts.gmi

15:24 TR News; "Six months on from taking the straw bale course, I've managed to make it to "first fix" stage on the garden room - which is to say, it's watertight, there is a roof, and I'm ready for internal fit out. Have a picture, in case the words are too... wordy." gemini://ur.gs/blog/structural-fun/

15:25 TR News; "I'm working on adding support for QOI images in Lagrange out of boredom. QOI is a very simple lossless image compression format that is comparable to PNG and very fast to compress. This page constains a few QOI images encoded by different encoders to test my integration into the Lagrange browser. I'll upstream once I'm done." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/03-06-this-page-contains-qoi-images.gmi

15:26 TR News; Mind Maps gemini://lantashifiles.com/gemlog/entries/2024-03-07.gmi

15:27 TR News; What...for?! gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-03-13_What___for__.gmi

15:28 TR News; How to measure cup of oil, part III gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/05/11.1

15:29 TR News; SpellBinding: FIMOPSR Wordo: DIDST gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-05-12.gmi

15:30 TR News; My cup doth not run over gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-05-12_My_cup_doth_not_run_over.gmi

15:30 TR News; MacOS x86 Precompiled Binary for Profectus gemini://auragem.letz.dev/techlog/20240512.gmi

15:31 TR News; "I added this a while ago, but never announced it, so I'll announce it now: AuraGem Search now crawls the Scroll Protocol." gemini://auragem.letz.dev/devlog/20240512.gmi

15:34 TR News; Techrights Gemini Links 12/05/2024: Enshitification and Mind Maps http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Gemini_Links_12_05_2024_Enshitification_and_Mind_Maps.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Gemini_Links_12_05_2024_Enshitification_and_Mind_Maps.gmi

15:34 TR Bot; Techrights Gemini Links 12/05/2024: Enshitification and Mind Maps

15:34 TR News; Techrights Links 12/05/2024: XBox Founders Say Microsoft Lost Its Identity http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Links_12_05_2024_XBox_Founders_Say_Microsoft_Lost_Its_Identity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Links_12_05_2024_XBox_Founders_Say_Microsoft_Lost_Its_Identity.gmi

15:34 TR Bot; Techrights Links 12/05/2024: XBox Founders Say Microsoft Lost Its Identity

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16:29 ZedHedTed; i was almost drooling looking at the whey protein in the supermarket

5 PM, May 12

17:03 ZedHedTed; ended up buying my usually pre-bottled protein milks. i'd try the whey protein powder if it wasn't in a huge jar.

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18:48 eidolon; https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aVuohw7JIJ4

18:48 TR Bot; WWV Extreme Space Weather & Radio Blackouts | Signal Phantom - Invidious

18:55 eidolon; A watched hob ... https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Induction_cooker_interference

18:55 TR Bot; Induction cooker interference - Signal Identification Wiki

18:55 eidolon; :P

18:58 eidolon; XMPP https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/XMPP_trials

18:58 TR Bot; XMPP trials - Signal Identification Wiki

7 PM, May 12

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8 PM, May 12

20:01 TR News; Bootlin engineer Louis Chauvet at Linux Display hackfest https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-engineer-louis-chauvet-at-linux-display-hackfest/

20:01 TR Bot; engineer Louis Chauvet at Linux Display hackfest - Bootlin's blog

20:01 TR News; How to enable Debian 12 Backports repository https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/install-enable-debian-linux-12-backports-repository/

20:01 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/install-enable-debian-linux-12-backports-repository/ )

20:02 TR News; Installing LAMP server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Noble https://www.how2shout.com/linux/installing-lamp-server-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-noble/

20:02 TR Bot; Installing LAMP server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Noble - Linux Shout

20:02 TR News; How to Use ed (Standard Line Editor) on Unix/Linux https://linuxtldr.com/ed-command/

20:02 TR Bot; How to Use ed (Standard Line Editor) on Unix/Linux

20:03 TR News; EasyOS going back to Chromium builtin https://bkhome.org/news/202405/easyos-going-back-to-chromium-builtin.html

20:03 TR Bot; EasyOS going back to Chromium builtin

20:04 TR News; (NEW): CachyOSs May Release Adds Bcachefs File System Support http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/CachyOS_s_May_Release_Adds_Bcachefs_File_System_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/CachyOS_s_May_Release_Adds_Bcachefs_File_System_Support.gmi

20:04 TR Bot; Tux Machines CachyOSs May Release Adds Bcachefs File System Support

20:05 TR News; BlueBerry Is A Smartphone-Agnostic Keyboard Firmware https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/blueberry-is-a-smartphone-agnostic-keyboard-firmware/ | Source: Hackaday

20:05 TR Bot; Is A Smartphone-Agnostic Keyboard Firmware | Hackaday

20:06 TR News; Tesla, Google, and Microsoft won't stop laying people off. Here's why that could backfire. https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-layoffs-could-harm-productivity-recruitment-reputation-tesla-google-microsoft-2024-5

20:06 TR Bot; Tesla, Google and Microsoft's Ongoing Job Cuts Could Backfire for Them

20:09 TR News; Microsofts Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyons Future https://exputer.com/exputer/arkane-lyon-dishonored-future-jeopardized/ "Microsoft has mercilessly killed Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks despite their past achievements."

20:09 TR Bot; Microsoft's Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyon's Future

20:09 TR News; "Diversity destroys" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1suNNN4x

20:09 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1suNNN4x )

20:10 TR News; Teslas Head Of Product Resigns After 7 Years Citing The Effects Of The Recent Layoffs https://wonderfulengineering.com/teslas-head-of-product-resigns-after-7-years-citing-the-effects-of-the-recent-layoffs/

20:10 TR Bot; Teslas Head Of Product Resigns After 7 Years Citing The E

20:11 TR News; 21 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Alternatives: A Look at Free, Self-Hosted, Open-Source Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots https://medevel.com/21-chatgpt-alternatives-self-hosted/

20:11 TR Bot; 21 ChatGPT Alternatives: A Look at Free, Self-Hosted, Open-Source AI Chatbots

20:12 TR News; Bash Script Arguments: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.unixmen.com/bash-script-arguments-a-comprehensive-guide/

20:12 TR Bot; Script Arguments: A Comprehensive Guide | Unixmen

20:16 TR News; Wikimedia jumps on the AI bandwagon http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-05-12-17-40_wikimedia_jumps_on_the_ai_bandwagon.html

20:16 TR Bot; Steinar H. Gunderson

20:23 TR News; ODROID-H4+ kit review Part 1: Unboxing, H4 Type 3 case assembly, and first boot https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/11/odroid-h4-plus-kit-review-part-1-unboxing-h4-type-3-case-assembly-and-first-boot/

20:23 TR Bot; ODROID-H4+ kit review - Part 1: Unboxing, H4 Type 3 case assembly, and first boot - CNX Software

20:23 TR News; Maker Uno RP2040 review with Arduino IDE using micro servo, soil moisture sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and I2C OLED modules https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/12/maker-uno-rp2040-review-arduino-ide-micro-servo-soil-moisture-sensor-ultrasonic-sensor-i2c-oled/

20:23 TR Bot; Maker Uno RP2040 review with Arduino IDE using micro servo, soil moisture sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and I2C OLED modules - CNX Software

20:25 TR News; Chromium update fixes 5th zero-day exploit for 2024 https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/chromium-update-fixes-5th-zero-day-exploit-for-2024/

20:25 TR Bot; Chromium update fixes 5th zero-day exploit for 2024 Alien Pastures

20:27 TR News; Wasmer 4.3 Released

20:39 TR News; "Whats solder for, anyway? Its just the stuff that sticks the parts to the PCB." https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/no-solder-squeeze-your-parts-to-the-pcb/ | Source: Hackaday

20:39 TR Bot; Solder! Squeeze Your Parts To The PCB | Hackaday

20:41 TR News; "Over the decades web browsers have changed from the fairly lightweight and nimble HTML document viewers" https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/the-minimalistic-dillo-web-browser-is-back/ | Source: Hackaday

20:41 TR Bot; Minimalistic Dillo Web Browser Is Back | Hackaday

20:42 TR News; "Insulin Pump Injuries" https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/software-bug-results-in-insulin-pump-injuries-spurs-recall/ | Source: Hackaday

20:42 TR Bot; Bug Results In Insulin Pump Injuries, Spurs Recall | Hackaday

20:42 TR News; Ribbon Cables https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/the-impossible-repair-ribbon-cables/ | Source: Hackaday

20:42 TR Bot; Impossible Repair: Ribbon Cables | Hackaday

20:42 TR News; (NEW): Dillo 3.1 Open-Source Web Browser Released After 9 Year Hiatus http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/06/Dillo_3_1_Open_Source_Web_Browser_Released_After_9_Year_Hiatus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/06/Dillo_3_1_Open_Source_Web_Browser_Released_After_9_Year_Hiatus.gmi

20:42 TR Bot; Tux Machines Dillo 3.1 Open-Source Web Browser Released After 9 Year Hiatus

20:50 TR News; HEY HI hype is not a potent business strategy https://www.infoworld.com/article/3715461/red-hat-extends-lightspeed-ai-to-linux-openshift.html

20:50 TR Bot; Hat extends Lightspeed AI to Linux, OpenShift | InfoWorld

20:52 TR News; "Basically, Wood claims he was unfairly let go for being a White man, rather for performance or the like, because Red Hat was focused on prioritizing in an unlawfully discriminatory fashion people of other races and genders to diversify its ranks." https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/09/ibm_red_hat_discrimination_lawsuit/

20:52 TR Bot; IBM Red Hat accused of discriminating against white males The Register

20:52 TR News; (NEW): Embracing the World of Linux, A Students Journey and Experience. http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Embracing_the_World_of_Linux_A_Student_s_Journey_and_Experience.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Embracing_the_World_of_Linux_A_Student_s_Journey_and_Experience.gmi

20:52 TR Bot; Tux Machines Embracing the World of Linux, A Students Journey and Experience.

20:54 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_howtos.1.gmi

20:54 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's howtos

20:56 TR News; (NEW): Open Hardware/: BlueBerry, ODROID, Arduino, and More http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Open_Hardware_BlueBerry_ODROID_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Open_Hardware_BlueBerry_ODROID_Arduino_and_More.gmi

20:56 TR Bot; Tux Machines Open Hardware/: BlueBerry, ODROID, Arduino, and More

20:57 psydroid2; Microsoft is a Serial Killer

9 PM, May 12

21:01 TR News; (NEW): Today's Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi

21:01 TR Bot; Tux Machines today's leftovers

21:18 TR News; Techrights Techrights Browsing Made Easier http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Techrights_Browsing_Made_Easier.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Techrights_Browsing_Made_Easier.gmi

21:18 TR Bot; Techrights Techrights Browsing Made Easier

21:18 MinceR; https://explosm.net/comics/rob-heartbeats#comic

21:18 TR Bot; & Happiness (Explosm.net)

21:32 TR News; "Too old too expensive. Almost all IT is offshore now. All the hardware in the cloud and all the help is too. Having IBM next to your name is a scarlet letter. Look on going a different path" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75

21:32 TR Bot; ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ssxFD75 )

21:43 admfubar; https://libreboot.org/news/canoegnu.html

21:43 TR Bot; Libreboot Should Canoeboot become GNU Canoeboot?

21:47 admfubar; https://petapixel.com/2024/05/09/photographer-smashes-world-record-for-fastest-drone-flight-at-298-mph/

21:47 TR Bot; Sets World Record for Fastest Drone Flight at 298 MPH | PetaPixel

21:57 DaemonFC; I just went to Aldi for the first time in like forever.

21:58 DaemonFC; Walmart's been fucking with the hours again and it's easier to just go next door to Aldi and shop a list than to shop at Walmart now. Which has also raised the price of their groceries over and over again.

10 PM, May 12

22:02 eidolon; Night Wave Plaza Radio over the gopher - gopher://spout.it/5/plaza.m3u

22:02 eidolon; ;D

22:03 eidolon; gopher://spout.it

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22:06 eidolon; oh the m3u points to http

22:06 eidolon; balls

22:07 TR News; Techrights "Having IBM Next to Your Name is a Scarlet Letter" http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Having_IBM_Next_to_Your_Name_is_a_Scarlet_Letter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Having_IBM_Next_to_Your_Name_is_a_Scarlet_Letter.gmi

22:07 TR Bot; Techrights "Having IBM Next to Your Name is a Scarlet Letter"

22:10 TR News; Singapore: 6% GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/singapore/#monthly-200902-202405

22:10 TR Bot; Desktop Operating System Market Share Singapore | Statcounter Global Stats

22:13 eidolon; https://radio.plaza.one/

22:13 TR Bot; Nightwave Plaza Radio

22:15 eidolon; please press 2 for 3 and 3 for 1. to remain on hold, press 2.

22:16 DaemonFC; https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/12/europe/sergei-shoigu-putin-replaces-defense-minister-intl-latam/index.html

22:16 TR Bot; Sergei Shoigu: Putin replaces Russias defense minister with a civilian, citing rising military costs and need for innovation | CNN

22:16 DaemonFC; " He was selected by Putin because of a need for innovation, Peskov said in a press call, during which he highlighted the ministrys rising budget, saying it was approaching levels last seen during the Cold War. "

22:17 DaemonFC; " In a reference to the war in Ukraine, Peskov said that due to well-known geopolitical circumstances, we are gradually approaching the situation of the mid-80s when the share of expenses for the security bloc in the economy was 7.4%. Its not critical, but its extremely important, Peskov said."

22:17 DaemonFC; Yes, that's when the Soviets were still in Afghanistan, and losing pretty badly.

22:18 schestowitz; Putin will soon have killed a million

22:18 schestowitz; on both sides

22:19 TR News; (NEW): Linux Kernel 6.9 Officially Released, This Is Whats New http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Linux_Kernel_6_9_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Linux_Kernel_6_9_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi

22:19 TR Bot; Tux Machines Linux Kernel 6.9 Officially Released, This Is Whats New

22:24 admfubar; https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/10/sql_cocreator_nosql/

22:24 TR Bot; SQL co-creator embraces NoSQL The Register

22:25 schestowitz; "NoSQL"

22:25 schestowitz; serverless

22:25 MinceR; but have any NoSQL co-creators embraced SQL yet?

22:25 TR News; Techrights In Asia, Baidu Has Become Bigger Than Bing and Yandex is Getting There Too http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Asia_Baidu_Has_Become_Bigger_Than_Bing_and_Yandex_is_Getting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Asia_Baidu_Has_Become_Bigger_Than_Bing_and_Yandex_is_Getting.gmi

22:25 TR Bot; Techrights In Asia, Baidu Has Become Bigger Than Bing and Yandex is Getting There Too

22:26 schestowitz; MinceR: SELECT * FROM cargo_cult

22:26 MinceR; that won't do anything

22:26 MinceR; you forgot the semicolon :>

22:26 schestowitz; I did;

22:27 DaemonFC; schestowitz: The prices at Aldi in the store compare favorably to Instacart pickup. About 80% of the time the price was the same, but I ran into products where the Instacart price would have been anywhere from 20 cents to a dollar more the other 20% of the time, plus the $2 pickup fee, plus the fee per-bag.

22:28 schestowitz; aldi is getting more dear

22:28 schestowitz; not very

22:28 schestowitz; but worse

22:28 schestowitz; we checked 2 weeks ago

22:28 DaemonFC; Overall, I figure I probably would have spent about 7-8% more if I did the pickup.

22:28 DaemonFC; Price of convenience.

22:28 DaemonFC; If you go in and shop and bring your own bags you probably save $7-8 per $100.

22:28 DaemonFC; I went inside.

22:29 psydruid; some products at Lidl are now more expensive than at other supermarkets

22:29 schestowitz; of course if you work a job you hate 30-60 hours a week you are too busy to notice

22:29 psydruid; and there is no Aldi within walking distance

22:30 DaemonFC; schestowitz: Right, if you work a job and just need the groceries and don't particularly mind that you'll be paying more to avoid spending 30-40 minutes in the grocery store....

22:30 DaemonFC; It's always time or money.

22:33 DaemonFC; schestowitz: 6% back at grocery stores, and Aldi counts.

22:33 DaemonFC; Is a pretty good deal.

22:34 DaemonFC; They threw in the $150 for upgrading the card and waived the first annual fee to sweeten the pot.

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22:40 MinceR; https://explosm.net/comics/kris-keeping#comic

22:40 TR Bot; & Happiness (Explosm.net)

22:40 eidolon; gopher://hoi.st/I/files/the-future-is-reduced.jpg

22:43 DaemonFC; schestowitz: I have a new cousin today.

22:43 DaemonFC; Amelia

22:43 DaemonFC; My cousin just had a baby.

22:45 TR News; Techrights Linux is Released Too Often, Tested Insufficiently (Same as Chromium, Firefox, and Systemd) http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Linux_is_Released_Too_Often_Tested_Insufficiently_Same_as_Chrom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Linux_is_Released_Too_Often_Tested_Insufficiently_Same_as_Chrom.gmi

22:45 TR Bot; Techrights Linux is Released Too Often, Tested Insufficiently (Same as Chromium, Firefox, and Systemd)

22:45 eidolon; https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/CAHk-=whnKYL-WARzrZhVTZ8RP3WZc24C9_DT7JMJooONNT2udQ@mail.gmail.com/T/

22:45 TR Bot; Linux 6.9

22:45 eidolon; :D

22:47 schestowitz; https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whnKYL-WARzrZhVTZ8RP3WZc24C9_DT7JMJooONNT2udQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#u

22:47 TR Bot; Linux 6.9

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22:57 TR News; Techrights Microsoft Has Lost Malta http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Microsoft_Has_Lost_Malta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/Microsoft_Has_Lost_Malta.gmi

22:57 TR Bot; Techrights Microsoft Has Lost Malta

11 PM, May 12

23:04 DaemonFC; schestowitz: Aldi makes more sense than Walmart.

23:04 schestowitz; it does

23:04 DaemonFC; They don't have 100 kinds of ketchup and peanut butter.

23:04 TR News; (NEW): In Brazil, Android is Now Bigger Than Windows http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Brazil_Android_is_Now_Bigger_Than_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/In_Brazil_Android_is_Now_Bigger_Than_Windows.gmi

23:04 schestowitz; no need

23:04 schestowitz; but

23:05 TR Bot; Tux Machines In Brazil, Android is Now Bigger Than Windows

23:05 schestowitz; the quality is not superb either

23:05 schestowitz; better yet

23:05 DaemonFC; With the space they saved, they can have other stuff there instead.

23:05 schestowitz; find the high-quality items

23:05 schestowitz; but for cheaop

23:05 schestowitz; i can get some things 90% off

23:05 schestowitz; not just food

23:05 DaemonFC; Walmart's quality isn't much better.

23:05 DaemonFC; But it does cost more.

23:05 DaemonFC; Because of inefficiencies.

23:05 schestowitz; altrichy discount

23:06 DaemonFC; schestowitz: They had organic half and half, 32 ounce bottles, at Aldi.

23:06 DaemonFC; Good sale price. Sell by November.

23:06 DaemonFC; So I bought an entire case of them and stuffed it in the bottom of the fridge.

23:08 TR News; "Vegetable garden's weeded, vegetable garden's tilled, potatoes are planted, carrots too. Cucumbers'll wait a few more weeks, we might still get some cold. A light water, and then rain later in the day. Nice to have something ticked off the spring to-do list." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1838

23:09 TR News; "In the last week, I've been faced with a lot of death. My father's health has been rapidly worsening. A friend experienced a horrible death in her family. Another friend of a friend died by suicide. And it all felt pretty normal." gemini://gemini.hearsay.tech/2024-05-12-kingdom-of-the-dead.gmi

23:09 eidolon; I got some honey from a local bee farm and rolled oats. Stay regular.

23:09 TR News; [UK Health Crisis] Young Deaths in Week 16 2019: 320. Young Deaths in Week 16 2024 (New Numbers): 394. Thats a Fact. Deaths Increased by 23.1% Among Young People. Its Statistically Significant. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/05/11/uk-health-crisis-young-deaths-in-week-16-2019-320-young-deaths-in-week-16-2024-new-numbers-394-thats-a-fact-deaths-increased-by-23-1-among-young-people-its-statistically-significant/

23:09 TR Bot; Blog Archive [UK Health Crisis] Young Deaths in Week 16 2019: 320. Young Deaths in Week 16 2024 (New Numbers): 394. Thats a Fact. Deaths Increased by 23.1% Among Young People. Its Statistically Significant.

23:09 TR News; Amputation after vaccination https://yewtu.be/watch?v=AiXvM9Lppkk

23:09 TR Bot; Amputation after vaccination - Invidious

23:10 TR News; Lack of GMO testing https://yewtu.be/watch?v=RcSz4W9sig4

23:10 TR Bot; Lack of GMO testing - Invidious

23:11 TR News; trek(6) Style Input Handling gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/05/12/trek-input-handling.gmi

23:11 TR News; "...browser and text readers can easily detect URLs not coded as html anchors, which has me thinking the species has become far too link addicted for one blogger to do anything about by attempting to make following URLs more difficult." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1837

23:12 eidolon; Not of those 15M bees that just jackknifed on I-95, but who knows who they were bumping uglies with.

23:12 TR News; Re: My cup doth not run over gemini://auragem.letz.dev/techlog/20240512_2.gmi

23:13 admfubar; https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-zine-surveillance-tech-southern-border-shines-light-ever-growing-spy-network

23:13 TR Bot; EFF Zine on Surveillance Tech at the Southern Border Shines Light on Ever-Growing Spy Network | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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23:17 eidolon; You get some rolled oats, simmer them on the stove for 10 mins, add some honey and fruit and whatever odds and ends.

23:17 eidolon; It can get more-ish.

23:19 DaemonFC; I would have a subtotal of $145.92 on that order with Aldi Pickup, vs. $132.63 which is what I had going inside But also, pickup has a $1.99 fee, so there goes another $2.

23:20 DaemonFC; So $147.91 vs. 132.63 subtotal.

23:21 DaemonFC; There's also a 1.75% grocery sales tax here.

23:21 DaemonFC; 1% for the state and 0.75% for the Regional Transit Authority.

23:21 DaemonFC; So you'd pay more in tax online.

23:23 DaemonFC; $2.55 in tax online vs. $2.32 in the store.

23:23 DaemonFC; So 23 more cents for the government.

23:24 DaemonFC; $150.46 online vs. $134.95 in the store.

23:24 DaemonFC; So that comes out to $15.51 less on this order in the store.

23:26 DaemonFC; 10.4% more (round about, to do online pickup at Aldi.

23:26 DaemonFC; On this order.

23:27 DaemonFC; $134.95 *0.94, because I get back 6% from American Express, = $126.85 after the AmEx card.

23:28 DaemonFC; $8.10 in rebate points.

23:29 DaemonFC; After I max out the $6,000 in grocery spend for the calendar year, I can switch over to my other credit card that has 3% at the grocery store to deal with the rest.

23:30 DaemonFC; I could also get the same card again if I wanted to take on two annual fees, because each of us could have one.

23:30 TR News; Techrights The Fall of Meritocracy in Tech http://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/The_Fall_of_Meritocracy_in_Tech.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/12/The_Fall_of_Meritocracy_in_Tech.gmi

23:30 DaemonFC; But we'd never hit $12,000 in groceries in a year, unless Biden is re-elected.

23:30 TR Bot; Techrights The Fall of Meritocracy in Tech

23:31 schestowitz; for how many people?

23:32 DaemonFC; Two.

23:32 DaemonFC; I'm pretty sure we'll hit $6,000 because that's only $500 a month.

23:32 DaemonFC; Which is $250 per person.

23:33 DaemonFC; I could do that much damage at the store before Biden raised the cost of food 30% with his climate scams and deficit budgets.

23:33 DaemonFC; So I certainly can now.

23:34 schestowitz; this is not a bidn thing

23:34 schestowitz; biden ttthing

23:34 schestowitz; it happens internationallyu

23:35 schestowitz; unless of course you insist that biden controls food prices in every country in the world

23:35 DaemonFC; Yes, because Biden is another UN Agenda 21 Toady. Which makes the US fail in much the same way other countries falling for that shit have.

23:36 DaemonFC; The Democrats are globalists who fashion themselves after European and Canadian failed leaders who send the cost of living soaring with their "international" agreements to let China put whatever it wants and however much of whatever it wants into the air, while the rest of us get economic suicide.

23:37 DaemonFC; The Paris Scam is basically Kyoto 2.0, in that China can do whatever it wants, India can do whatever it wants, and the rest of the world have to suffer and watch.

23:37 DaemonFC; "Reducing emissions by 40%." while China and India and Mexico triple theirs.

23:38 DaemonFC; For every coal fired power plant America shuts down, China builds like six of them.

23:38 DaemonFC; And they don't have an EPA over there that's real worried about what comes out of those smoke stacks, so they're very inefficient and dirty.

23:39 DaemonFC; So they're still mining coal in the US, and they're mining as much of it as they ever have mined. They sell it to countries where the coal we mine is too filthy to be burned in our own country, but those other countries burn it.

23:39 DaemonFC; And so it still all gets burned. We're not making any progress, we're just shooting ourselves in the head and making China an even bigger menace than ever before.

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23:41 DaemonFC; And they don't have to have scrubbers on the smokestacks in China, so it all just floats on over to Beijing and kills everyone while the only place releasing accurate air pollution figures is the US embassy, which has to filter the incoming air so our embassy staff doesn't get poisoned by the Chinese.

23:41 DaemonFC; The Chinese government is too fucking stupid and corrupt to realize that making billions of its own citizens sick is probably not a fantastic idea.

23:41 DaemonFC; They are typical Communists in the sense that they think that lying about the air quality index fixes everything.

23:42 DaemonFC; It's like the Soviets while Chernobyl exploded and was on fire. Their first order of business was deny it was happening and lock down Pripyat and cut the phone lines.

23:43 DaemonFC; It took saner people in the room to speak out about why that would be bad.

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23:44 DaemonFC; They finally realized they couldn't hide the disaster because it was so bad that it was setting off nuclear fallout detectors in places where they couldn't just deny everything. It blew open the Iron Curtain. The Soviet Union was already dying. The Chernobyl disaster and the war in Afghanistan finished them off.

23:45 DaemonFC; Putin has managed to re-assemble part of it.

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23:45 DaemonFC; Belarus is already in lockstep with Russia again and at some point Lukashenko will die and Russia will just make it official.

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23:46 DaemonFC; Nobody is ever going to succeed Lukashenko. It will just be annexed officially.

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23:47 DaemonFC; As for Ukraine, well, Russia already does control large parts of it, and those parts could become the whole country depending on how an election in the US goes this year.

23:47 DaemonFC; The US is the only other country giving them any real amount of military assistance that's going to possibly keep the Russians at bay for a while.

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23:48 TR News; (NEW): Windows Down to All-Time Low in Botswana, Android Surges to 63% http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_in_Botswana_Android_Surges_to_63.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/12/Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_in_Botswana_Android_Surges_to_63.gmi

23:48 TR Bot; Tux Machines Windows Down to All-Time Low in Botswana, Android Surges to 63%

23:48 DaemonFC; Europe did what it always does, talk and talk and then do nothing and go back to enjoying their welfare state and high taxes (for as long as it will last, with less and less real economic activity backing it).

23:48 DaemonFC; Europe is too weak, without the United States, to defend itself.

23:49 DaemonFC; Putin would be running the entire continent by now without us.

23:49 DaemonFC; It would be like Hitler all over again, by the time he encountered anything more than token resistance and militaries that don't even know how to fight and give up, it would be the British.

23:50 DaemonFC; The British were the only real problem in Europe that Hitler ever encountered.

23:51 DaemonFC; And even then, had he pushed harder instead of trying to invade the Soviet Union, he'd have had the UK.

23:51 TR News; "Available today, maintenance release 7.0.18 includes improved 3D support and includes different bug fixes for Linux, Windows and macOS." blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/oracle-virtualbox-7018-is-now-public-available

23:51 DaemonFC; He went into it figuring that the British were too much like the Germans, that they wouldn't fight him that hard, that they'd give up, maybe almost as easily as France did, and throw in with the Nazis.

23:52 DaemonFC; It was a miscalculation and a bad one.

23:53 DaemonFC; France didn't do much to try to fight the Nazis. They pretty much just rolled over and either collaborated or allowed direct German administration of their country.

23:53 DaemonFC; It's really one of the most pathetic things in history.

23:54 DaemonFC; You've seen so many people fighting and dying even hopelessly to keep invaders out of their home, and the French gave up because most of them would rather be Nazis than die fighting.

23:54 MinceR; 13 004848 <@DaemonFC> Europe is too weak, without the United States, to defend itself.

23:54 MinceR; especially if the USA switches sides

23:55 TR News; (NEW): AlmaLinux 9.4 Released, Heres Whats New http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/07/AlmaLinux_9_4_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/05/07/AlmaLinux_9_4_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.gmi

23:55 TR Bot; Tux Machines AlmaLinux 9.4 Released, Heres Whats New

23:55 DaemonFC; Europe has about half a year to get their act together unless they want Putin running everything.

23:55 DaemonFC; Trump has already said he would "let Putin do whatever the hell he wants".

23:55 DaemonFC; Half a year is not enough time to seriously invest in a defense industry or anything.

23:55 MinceR; putler does whatever winnie the pooh tells him to

23:56 TR News; Microsoft Announces Another Round of Devastating Layoffs: Employees Notified Via 'Gut Stab' Email https://www.westernjournal.com/microsoft-announces-another-round-devastating-layoffs-employees-notified-via-gut-stab-email/

23:56 TR Bot; Microsoft Announces Another Round of Devastating Layoffs: Employees Notified Via 'Gut Stab' Email

23:56 TR News; Xbox Expected To Go Through More Layoffs Amid Restructuring In July https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-through-further-restructure/

23:56 TR Bot; Xbox Expected To Go Through More Layoffs Amid Restructuring In July

23:59 TR News; "Arkane Lyon is safe for now, but who knows when its abandoned alongside the masterful Dishonored." https://exputer.com/exputer/arkane-lyon-dishonored-future-jeopardized/

23:59 TR Bot; Microsoft's Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyon's Future

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