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[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-311224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-311224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-311224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-311224.txt
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[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-311224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-311224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-311224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-311224.txt
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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2024-12-31.txt
● Jan 01
[06:06]	TR News	FSF made it, now at over 301k US dollars as new year starts in Boston.
[06:08]	TR News	"The Debian Project released today the first alpha version of the installer for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 13 Trixie operating system series, due for release next year." https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-installer-alpha-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-riscv64-support
[06:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debian 13 Trixie Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support - 9to5Linux
[06:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[06:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[06:12]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_31_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_31_2024.gmi 
[06:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
[06:14]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[06:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[06:20]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1511.jpg
[06:20]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1161.jpg
[06:22]	TR News	A preference for deterministic tools over probabilistic tools gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/12/31.1
[06:22]	TR News	"Warning: This isn't a happy or positive post." gemini://d.moonfire.us/blog/2024/12/31/end-of-2024/
[06:23]	TR News	"A few times now, I've provided resolutions for people who can't be bothered to decide on them for themselves." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-01-01_Another_new_year__more_auto_generated_resolutions.gmi
[06:24]	TR News	"This being a nation of MammonJohn McCarthy's marketing term for "I need a grant", AI, has grown to "Microsoft and OpenAI Tie AGI to a $100 Billion Profit Goal"we'll need a price for electricity. And we may need some notion of the water level in the dam. Think of these values as senses, much like how skin signals temperature: okay, too hot, too cold." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/01/fsm.gmi
[06:25]	TR News	"Not too long ago I wanted to buy some Perry Rhodan ebooks. Who is Perry Rhodan? It's a series of dime novels going back to the sixties. Shortly before the landing on the moon, this German series of A5 booklets, each more or less 60 pages long, started to appear." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-12-31-perry
[06:26]	TR News	"my first goal was more mindful computer use. I'm not quite where I want to be yet with this - for example, I'm writing this post during a plane flight home after the holidays, and I instinctively hit my hotkey to open firefox in spite of there not being any wifi to browse the web." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2024-12-31.gmi
[06:26]	TR News	"It's been an interesting year for me. I hope for you too. My career and personal life trajectory changed significantly this year. I hope it was for the better. There are many unknowns, as I have to find a new place to live, integrate in another social mesh." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2436
[06:27]	TR News	"I'm sitting here pondering about what to write. I still had an unfinished phlog entry from mid September stored here that I will never finish. I do not only suck at writing, but I always feel like there is nothing to write about. Nothing ever happens in my life or at least nothing worth mentioning." gopher://sdfeu.org:70/0/users/glaciurso/phlog/2024-12-31__Pervigilium_Anni_Novi.md
[06:29]	TR News	Soon To Be New Year gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20241231.txt "Of course, New Year enables us to reflect."
[06:29]	TR News	I have a PGP key now gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/i-have-a-pgp-key-now.txt
[06:33]	TR News	[music] 2024-12-31 gemini://bogbody.smol.pub/music-2024-12-31 "australians know there's this all-night tv music program called rage that runs on friday & saturday nights"
[06:33]	TR News	"End of year looms and I'm catching a quiet moment before the next meal among friendly faces. Let's reflect." gemini://lierre.smol.pub/retrospective-1
[06:34]	TR News	"Recently, I finally managed to finish reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac and wow did it take a lot of effort to make that happen. Usually when I'm not feeling a book I just stop, but I decided to soldier on here because it's gotten so much praise and been put on so many pedestals over the years." gemini://pennywhether.xyz/articles/Books/on-the-road.gmi
[06:35]	TR News	"NNCP (Node to Node Copy) is a set of Unix utilities for store-and-forward file exchange and remote command execution. It is a spiritual successor to UUCP." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/NNCP/23375
[06:37]	TR News	"I had a professor who taught (among many other things) the algorithms and data structures course. He showed us FSMs in that class and was like: his is a secret weapon. Especially for solving text processing problems in a language like C." gemini://station.martinrue.com/lucifer_jehovah_smith/a4cc82fd34af453aa4cf89e7aa9c1cc9
[06:37]	TR News	FSM = flying spaghetti monster, finite state machine
[06:41]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 01/01/2025: Reflecting on 2024 and FSMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Links_01_01_2025_Reflecting_on_2024_and_FSMs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Links_01_01_2025_Reflecting_on_2024_and_FSMs.gmi 
[06:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 01/01/2025: Reflecting on 2024 and FSMs
[06:42]	TR News	""Thats most of us in the company." in what proportion? also who is actually doing the work?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1weq2rws
[06:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1weq2rws )
[06:42]	TR News	"I would look at IBM business partners, large IBM customers and competitors" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wczir85
[06:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wczir85 )
[06:43]	TR News	"Just curious...who at IBM is actually responsible for the badge readers? Do the real estate people manage them as part of the buildings and facilities, or do the security people manage them? They all seem pretty dysfunctional, whoever they are." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp
[06:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp )
[06:44]	TR News	"So why not choose a fictional plasticine dog? He's more real than any "AI", or any tepid human who defers to one. I'd like to nominate Gromit as an unlikely hacker hero. [...] Gromit the dog is what Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and all those screwball US billionaires would like to be, but never will." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/gromit/
[06:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Gromit, we salute you!
[06:45]	TR News	FSF fund raiser now at 302k. It still says "by Dec 31".
[06:46]	TR News	2024 ended with GNU/Linux at +0.5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202412
[06:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
[06:47]	TR News	That's nonsense, they count it wrong. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/tech-layoffs-drop-42-2024-industry-rebounds/ consider for instance RTO: https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/01/R_T_O_is_Another_Name_or_Acronym_for_Voluntary_Layoffs.shtml
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[06:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights R.T.O. is Another Name (or Acronym) for Voluntary Layoffs
[06:48]	TR News	Microsoft MSN: Microsoft decides diversity no longer business critical, claims sacked manager
[06:50]	TR News	Microsoft "also laid off about 650 employees from its gaming division in September and an undisclosed number of employees in July." https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2024/12/31/tech-layoffs-roundup-2024-seattle-microsoft.html
[06:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bizjournals.com | NO TITLE
● Jan 01
[07:09]	TR News	Techrights [Meme] The Microsoft Syndrome https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Meme_The_Microsoft_Syndrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Meme_The_Microsoft_Syndrome.gmi 
[07:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] The Microsoft Syndrome
[07:26]	TR News	Techrights The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) Holiday Fund-Raising Campaign Reaches About $303,000 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/The_Free_Software_Foundation_s_FSF_Holiday_Fund_Raising_Campaig.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/The_Free_Software_Foundation_s_FSF_Holiday_Fund_Raising_Campaig.gmi 
[07:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) Holiday Fund-Raising Campaign Reaches About $303,000
[07:41]	TR News	Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Nominates Gromit the Dog "as an Unlikely Hacker Hero." https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Nominates_Gromit_the_Dog_as_an_Unlikely_Hacker_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Nominates_Gromit_the_Dog_as_an_Unlikely_Hacker_.gmi 
[07:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Nominates Gromit the Dog "as an Unlikely Hacker Hero."
[07:42]	TR News	7331 pages/articles in Techrights since moving to the new system in late Sept. 2023
[07:44]	TR News	"Generative AI Still Needs to Prove its Usefulness" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/12/30/1321215
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Generative AI Still Needs to Prove its Usefulness - SoylentNews
[07:44]	TR News	"Readers' letters: Elon Musk is no Jimmy Carter" https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/readers-letters-elon-musk-is-no-jimmy-carter-4926364
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[07:45]	TR News	"Migrants Arrested in Killing of Mexican Immigration Agent" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/world/americas/mexico-us-border-migration-officer-killed.html
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Migrants Arrested in Killing of Mexican Immigration Agent - The New York Times
[07:45]	TR News	"Eerie times: Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2263497.html
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Eerie times: Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat
[07:46]	TR News	WHAT is this HEY THING??? Chatbots??? If you mean LLM, do not say "AI". Plus, they don't replace people. Managers are lied to... into TRYING to do so. https://www.tecmint.com/jobs-ai-cant-take-over/
[07:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | Top 10 High-Paying Jobs AI Wont Replace in 2025
[07:47]	TR News	"combines powerful performance with a compact form factor for a variety of demanding use cases." https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-orion-o6-ai-board-with-up-to-64gb-ram-dual-5gbe-ports-and-pcie-gen4-expansion/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
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[07:48]	TR News	"This month, Sipeed unveiled the NanoKVM-USB, described as a compact and low-cost device designed to simplify the operation and management of multiple systems." https://linuxgizmos.com/nanokvm-usb-4k-hdmi-loopback-usb-3-0-and-integrated-keyboard-mouse-control/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
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[07:49]	TR News	"Anti-piracy coalition ACE wraps up a transformative and successful year. Despite major shifts in leadership, the MPA-backed coalition of media companies secured key victories, including the high-profile takedown of the Fmovies piracy network." https://torrentfreak.com/ace-wraps-up-transformative-year-with-a-fresh-list-of-pirate-site-targets-241231/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[07:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ACE Wraps Up Transformative Year with a Fresh List of Pirate Site Targets * TorrentFreak
[07:49]	TR News	"School Voucher Program" https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-private-school-vouchers-no-transparency | Source: Pro Publica
[07:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | What an Unregulated School Voucher Program Looks Like ProPublica
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[07:52]	TR News	"Hes merely the most familiar cultural artifact to enter the public domain on Wednesday." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-31/column-a-faulkner-classic-and-popeye-enter-the-public-domain-as-copyright-gets-more-confusing | Source: Los Angeles Times
[07:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Hiltzik: Our ridiculously complex copyright laws - Los Angeles Times
[07:52]	TR News	"Anthropic will maintain its already implemented Guardrails in its current AI models and product offerings. With respect to new large language models and new product offerings that are introduced in the future" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/31/anthropic-copyright-guardrails/ | Source: Digital Music News
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[07:52]	TR News	"We also like things we own better but now we rent our music. As soon as we stop paying, it will disappear." https://tracydurnell.com/2024/12/31/listening-without-a-streaming-subscription/ | Source: Tracy Durnell
[07:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | Accepting friction: listening without a streaming subscription (Part 1) Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
[07:53]	TR News	"Music fans approach the years end with excitement, awaiting Spotifys reveal of the top artists and songs that individual users have listened to over the past 12 months." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/31/gwyneth-paltrow-questions-her-spotify-wrapped-results/ | Source: Digital Music News
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[07:54]	TR News	"The sight of Mr. Carter, then 95, bandaged but undaunted, and his wife, Rosalynn, helping to screw together front porches that October underscored their importance as Habitats longtime public faces." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/jimmy-carter-habitat-for-humanity.html | Source: New York Times
[07:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Jimmy Carter Helped Habitat for Humanity Grow and Build Homes for Millions - The New York Times
[07:54]	TR News	"Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, ordered that buildings should not have windows looking into places where a woman could be sitting or standing." https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/taliban-window-ban-women-home-b2672070.html | Source: The Independent UK
[07:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home | The Independent
[07:54]	TR News	"On reclaiming power in 2021, the Taliban said it would take a more moderate approach towards women than it had prior to the US removing it from power." https://www.dw.com/en/un-taliban-ban-on-afghan-women-in-ngos-absolutely-wrong/a-71189247 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[07:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UN: Taliban ban on Afghan women in NGOs 'absolutely' wrong DW 12/31/2024
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[07:55]	TR News	"Christmas miracle" https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/12/31/christmas-miracle-saves-small-town-nebraska-newspapers/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner
[07:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nebraskaexaminer.com | Christmas miracle saves small-town Nebraska newspapers Nebraska Examiner
[07:57]	TR News	"He is the fourth person to be charged for sedition under the homegrown security law." https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/31/case-of-man-accused-of-sedition-under-hong-kongs-article-23-security-law-adjourned-to-await-landmark-appeal/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
[07:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Case of HK man accused of sedition under Article 23 adjourned
[07:57]	TR News	[Old] "What the complaint reveals is Beijings aggressive pursuit of global censorship of topics deemed sensitive or critical of Beijing" https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/22/how-zoom-violated-its-own-terms-service-access-chinas-market | Source: HRW
[07:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | How Zoom Violated its Own Terms of Service for Access to China's Market | Human Rights Watch
[07:57]	TR News	"In the heart of the post-truth era lies a fundamental shift in how people form their beliefs." https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/31/the-truth-in-crisis-navigating-the-post-truth-age/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy
[07:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | The Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Post-Truth Age - Modern Diplomacy
[07:58]	TR News	"This talk will show some incidents with the election software in The Netherlands: how the software failed" https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-how-election-software-can-fail | Source: CCC
[07:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How election software can fail - media.ccc.de
● Jan 01
[08:05]	TR News	"South African-born CEO" https://zambianobserver.com/trump-bragging-to-friends-elon-musk-renting-cottage-from-him-at-2k-a-night/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
[08:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zambianobserver.com | Trump bragging to friends Elon Musk renting cottage from him at $2K a night - The Zambian Observer
[08:06]	TR News	"Don't expect anything to change anytime soon" https://www.axios.com/2024/12/31/elon-musk-headlines-bezos-zuckerberg | Source: Axios
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/31/elon-musk-headlines-bezos-zuckerberg )
[08:06]	TR News	"The essence of successful bullshit is that it should be both plausible and presented authoritatively." https://blog.dshr.org/2024/12/self-own.html | Source: David Rosenthal
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: Self-Own
[08:06]	TR News	"Carter also made a point to not enrich himself before" https://thehill.com/opinion/5060618-jimmy-carter-christian-example/ | Source: The Hill
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/opinion/5060618-jimmy-carter-christian-example/ )
[08:06]	TR News	"Following the intrusion, the White House emphasized the inadequacy of voluntary cybersecurity measures against nation-state" https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/ | Source: The Register UK
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | AT&T, Verizon, Lumen confirm Salt Typhoon breach The Register
[08:10]	TR News	"To achieve our goal we need both Individual and Corporate sponsorship of the foundation." https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/campaign2024.html | Source: The OpenBSD Foundation
[08:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.openbsdfoundation.org | The OpenBSD Foundation 2024 Fundraising Campaign
[08:10]	TR News	"The disastrous crash of a Boeing 737-800 in South Korea over the weekend, which killed 179 of the 181 people onboard" https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/second_jeju_air_mechanical_issues/ | Source: The Register UK
[08:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Second Jeju Air 737-800 faces mechanical trouble The Register
[08:11]	TR News	"In his single term in the Oval Office" https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5060237-jimmy-carter-energy-environmental-legacy/ | Source: The Hill
[08:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5060237-jimmy-carter-energy-environmental-legacy/ )
[08:12]	TR News	"Were conditioned to believe we must buy continuously." https://tracydurnell.com/2024/12/30/mindset-of-more/ | Source: Tracy Durnell
[08:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | The mindset of more (series introduction) Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
[08:36]	TR News	Techrights The Engineering Side in 2024: A Look Back, Taking Stock https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/The_Engineering_Side_in_2024_A_Look_Back_Taking_Stock.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/The_Engineering_Side_in_2024_A_Look_Back_Taking_Stock.gmi 
[08:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Engineering Side in 2024: A Look Back, Taking Stock
● Jan 01
[09:08]	TR News	Techrights Housekeeping and Productivity https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Housekeeping_and_Productivity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Housekeeping_and_Productivity.gmi 
[09:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Housekeeping and Productivity
[09:18]	TR News	Software livre, sociedade livre | Richard Stallman https://yewtu.be/watch?v=iZoztGftvz0
[09:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Software livre, sociedade livre | Richard Stallman | TEDxGeneva - Invidious
[09:19]	TR News	"Highest-level national security documents reveal tough-minded, detail-oriented president" https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/2024-12-29/jimmy-carter-declassified-obituary | Source: The National Security Archive
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nsarchive.gwu.edu | Jimmy Carter: A Declassified Obituary | National Security Archive
[09:19]	TR News	"Curious over a series of high-profile failures at Boeing followed by a glut of whistleblower reports" https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/faa_whistleblower_complaints/ | Source: The Register UK
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | FAA allegedly ignores more than 90 percent of whistleblowers The Register
[09:19]	TR News	"We hired private investigator and did second autopsy to throw light on cause of death" https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-whistleblower-suchir-balaji-mother-murder-claims | Source: Futurism
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Mother of OpenAI Whistleblower Alleges He Was Murdered, Says There Were Signs of Struggle
[09:40]	TR News	Who the HECK would trust the WHOLE (or any of the) aviation industry after it wrongly blamed "bird" for a shitty plane killing almost everyone onboard? Don't trust them. They lie. They just don't want to compensate the families of the dead. It can bankrupt whole AIRLINES like Jeju Air. Honesty is dying. We also saw that in 2021 with experimental vaccines.
[09:42]	TR News	So nowadays, any time Boeing or an air control tower or an airline tells you the cause of some crash (e.g. "turbulence"), be sceptical. Those people lie for financial reasons. It's like the infiltrated FDA issuing approvals for the industry the panel COMES FROM! The institutional corruption and regulatory capture is far too great.
[09:43]	TR News	Then there's this https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/faa_whistleblower_complaints/?faa_sucks!
[09:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | FAA allegedly ignores more than 90 percent of whistleblowers The Register
[09:44]	TR News	USA was imitated by China but now it imitates China, including the corruption
[09:45]	TR News	superpower means super-corrupt, also in Putin's Russia. Anything Putin doesn't like is "terrorism" or "false" or...
[09:47]	TR News	If Bill Gates and his class just start murdering people to cover things up, then we must arrest Bill Gates and his class ... but they control the law enforcement and court systems. https://www.vice.com/en/article/bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-pbs-newshour-interview/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html
[09:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vice.com | Bill Gates Answer to Jeffrey Epstein Ties: Well, Hes Dead So
[09:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past - The New York Times
[09:48]	TR News	Suchir might be another Shane Todd https://yewtu.be/watch?v=q8IruXIaeOg https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ERzY8Y5oPo4 https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4wRL2Xm6IyE
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Shane Todd's death probed - Invidious
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Why is the death of American Shane Todd so important? - Invidious
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | A mother's search for justice: Questions remain unanswered over Shane Todd's death - Invidious
[09:51]	TR News	Society is getting darker and darker, even the EU. Billionaires make ALL the important decisions. The rest of the public? Don't matter! GASLIGHT THEM! GET ON WITH THE PROGRAM, LAZY! https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-transparency-not-from-the-european-commission
[09:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Transparency? Not from the European Commission - media.ccc.de
[09:52]	TR News	That can also be seen in Linux Foundation, where Microsoft and Bill Gates make decisions, not Linus Torvalds http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml
[09:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft
[09:55]	TR News	In case it's not obvious yet, Microsoft is NOT a "software company". Microsoft is a LOT more like a crime syndicate. Just look who RUNS that company. As Microsoft corrupts and bribes a lot of the media, more so these days, nobody in the media has the "guts" (permission) to say so.
[09:57]	TR News	Overpopulation https://www.ksl.com/article/51219669/the-world-population-will-be-809-billion-on-new-years-day-after-a-71-million-increase-in-2024 | Source: Deseret Media
[09:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year's Day after a 71 million increase in 2024 | KSL.com
[09:57]	TR News	Overpopulation\ "The incoming generation beta people born between 2025 and 2039" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-new-generation-is-born-today-who-is-generation-beta/8i8z6dxuu | Source: SBS
[09:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sbs.com.au | A new generation is born today. Who is generation beta? | SBS News
[09:58]	TR News	Death in Singapore probe becomes political https://yewtu.be/watch?v=KvoTw_CCFOw is "OpenAI" the next one?
[09:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Death in Singapore probe becomes political - Invidious
[09:58]	TR News	Or, put another way, is Microsoft OpenAI murdering people? https://yewtu.be/watch?v=pw_TD6pVJJE https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Lt8_UCQgeH8
[09:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | American engineer's death linked to cyber espionage? - Invidious
[09:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Shane Todd mourned by younger brothers - Invidious
[09:59]	TR News	How far would SCAM Altman go? Covering up the scam? https://yewtu.be/watch?v=-akgEP6whbU
[09:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Mysterious hanging death: Was it murder? - Invidious
● Jan 01
[10:00]	TR News	"shadow fleet" = covert war, too https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5243302 | Source: NPR
[10:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | What to know about Finland, Russia's 'shadow fleet' and a severed undersea cable
[10:01]	TR News	"almost a hundred kilometers" https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/finnish-investigators-discover-anchor-drag-marks-of-almost-a-hundred-kilometers-in-undersea-cable-damage-case-anchor-is-allegedly-missing-from-detained-tanker | Source: Tom's Hardware
[10:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Finnish investigators discover anchor drag marks of almost a hundred kilometers in undersea cable damage case anchor is allegedly missing from detained tanker | Tom's Hardware
[10:03]	TR News	So the tanker dropped the anchor, literally. Dropped it for good. Cut off. Only after dragging it like 100KM on the ocean/sea floor to maximaise damage to infra assets. An anchor does not drag itself. It needs a boat to do the movement. Russia opened a new era of "anchor warware".
[10:06]	TR News	Stubb does not want to say it out loud (as if that would cause further escalation), but this is war. Russia already started its war on Finland and smaller nations nearby, even Sweden. Russia's first attack on Ukraine was also "quiet" and "calm" (2014, Crimea). Putin tests the water... with anchors. https://therecord.media/finland-suspects-identified-alleged-russian-spy-ship | Source: The Record
[10:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Finland identifies seven suspects among crew of alleged Russian 'spy' tanker | The Record from Recorded Future News
[10:07]	TR News	So it's already as clear as daylight that Putin would not stop in Ukraine. Russia wants USSR (and more) back.
[10:08]	TR News	Putin already got a demented person bossed by a nazi scheduled to take over USA in 19 days
[10:09]	TR News	"Elon Musk wants weak Europe" https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/501_389462.html | Source: The Korea Times
[10:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-koreatimes.co.kr | Elon Musk wants weak Europe, says Germany's vice chancellor - The Korea Times
[10:09]	TR News	"Carter's leadership on democracy issues remains a north star for the center, Carroll said." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-31/jimmy-carter-sought-to-expand-democracy-worldwide-long-after-he-left-the-white-house | Source: US News And World Report
[10:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-31/jimmy-carter-sought-to-expand-democracy-worldwide-long-after-he-left-the-white-house )
[10:09]	TR News	"Islamic State militants took control of large areas of eastern Syria and western Iraq in 2014" https://www.voanews.com/a/france-strikes-islamic-state-targets-in-syria-/7919586.html | Source: VOA News
[10:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
[10:10]	TR News	"His comments come days after the German government accused the billionaire of trying to influence its February election." https://thehill.com/policy/international/5061336-german-chancellor-musk-influence/ | Source: The Hill
[10:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/international/5061336-german-chancellor-musk-influence/ )
[10:10]	TR News	Why are ANY public orgs in Europe (political, police, courts etc.) STILL using X.com (Twitter) for ANYTHING? They need to JUSTIFY such an abomination.
[10:11]	TR News	[Old] "The population of England & Wales stands at 59.60 million; the Muslim population is 3.87 million, or 6.5 % of the total" https://mcb.org.uk/2021-census-as-uk-population-grows-so-do-british-muslim-communities/ | Source: MCB
[10:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mcb.org.uk | 2021 Census: As UK Population Grows, So Do British Muslim Communities | Muslim Council of Britain
[10:12]	TR News	"Court Sides With State Over Pennsylvania County's Handling of Voting Machines After 2020 Election" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-12-31/court-sides-with-state-over-pennsylvania-countys-handling-of-voting-machines-after-2020-election | Source: US News And World Report
[10:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-12-31/court-sides-with-state-over-pennsylvania-countys-handling-of-voting-machines-after-2020-election )
[10:12]	TR News	"Iran provided U.S.-designated terrorist groups in Iraq, including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, with training, funding, logistical support, weapons and operational influence." https://www.voanews.com/a/ayatollah-khamenei-falsely-denies-existence-of-iran-s-proxy-military-forces/7918697.html | Source: VOA News
[10:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | Ayatollah Khamenei falsely denies existence of Irans proxy military forces
[10:13]	TR News	"one of the worst implementation tasks" https://words.filippo.io/dispatches/rsa-keygen-bench/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda
[10:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-words.filippo.io | Benchmarking RSA Key Generation
[10:15]	TR News	Western regimes: China kills journalists and Russia kills dissenters and whistleblowers. Western regimes do not? They do too, the press under an average Western regime is good at covering some of those up and making nice-sounding excuses.
[10:15]	TR News	"On 23 October 2019 peaceful activist Frank van der Linde found out the Dutch Police was associating him with terrorism to other countries' law enforcement." https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-police-2-0-peaceful-activism-is-terrorism-and-fakenews-are-facts | Source: CCC
[10:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Police 2.0: Peaceful activism is terrorism and fakenews are facts - media.ccc.de
[10:15]	TR News	"So, with all of that preface it doesnt make me jump for joy that my pick for this years winner for Best Feature Article is a Times story. But it is a deserving one that made a real impact." https://tedium.co/2024/12/30/nytimes-auto-data-privacy-best-feature-article-2024/ | Source: Tedium
[10:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | The Years Best Feature Article: Where Your Cars Data Goes
[10:16]		*x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!)
[10:16]	TR News	"State programs that rely on RIBridges include Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" https://www.securityweek.com/rhode-islanders-data-was-leaked-from-a-cyberattack-on-state-health-benefits-website/ | Source: Security Week
[10:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/rhode-islanders-data-was-leaked-from-a-cyberattack-on-state-health-benefits-website/ )
[10:16]		*x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@n5ik7pxgjf366.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[10:16]	TR News	[Old] "In a statement late Friday, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan admitted to mistakenly routing calls via China." https://www.businessinsider.com/china-zoom-data-2020-4 | Source: Business Insider
[10:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.businessinsider.com | Zoom Admits Data Got Routed Through China - Business Insider
[10:17]	TR News	"As of this writing, nearly 139 million U.S. residents live in states with age verification laws on the books that specifically target adult entertainment platforms like Pornhub.com or xHamster.com." https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/30/41-percent-of-americans-live-under-age-verification-laws-targeting-porn/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-41 Percent of Americans Live Under Age Verification Laws Targeting Porn | Techdirt
[10:17]	TR News	"The payments are the result of a class action settlement with the social media company Meta." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/are-those-36-29-direct-deposits-from-facebook-legit-1.7420533 | Source: CBC
[10:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Get one of those $36.29 direct deposits from Facebook? Here's what you should know | CBC News
[10:18]	TR News	"Now, in 2024, it is precisely 10 years after Rowhammer was discovered." https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-ten-years-of-rowhammer-a-retrospect-and-path-to-the-future | Source: CCC
[10:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ten Years of Rowhammer: A Retrospect (and Path to the Future) - media.ccc.de
[10:18]	TR News	"This post features me discussing SPHINCS+, which is a PQC algorithm for digital signatures." https://er4hn.info/blog/2023.12.16-sphincs_plus-step-by-step/ | Source: Ethan Rahn
[10:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-er4hn.info | SPHINCS+ - Step by Step | er4hn
[10:24]	TR News	Windows TCO: "BeyondTrust" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/12/treasury-says-chinese-hackers-remotely-accessed-several-workstations-and-unclassified-documents/ | Source: Federal News Network
[10:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in major cyber incident
[10:25]	TR News	Windows TCO: "third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust" https://www.ksl.com/article/51219786/us-treasury-says-chinese-hackers-stole-documents-in-major-incident | Source: Deseret Media
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident' | KSL.com
[10:25]	TR News	Windows TCO and Windows Bot Nets... "would often bypass their own IT department" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/12/rogue-two-your-it-sprawl-is-about-to-expand-to-space/ | Source: Federal News Network
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Rogue Two Your IT sprawl is about to expand to space
[10:25]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The department was notified Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/30/treasury-hack-china-national-security/ | Source: The Washington Post
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/30/treasury-hack-china-national-security/ )
[10:28]	TR News	"It is difficult to backtest these kinds of ai, because we only want to give them the information they would have had if they had made the forecast on a particular date" https://entropicthoughts.com/the-making-of-a-forecasting-bot | Source: Chris
[10:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | The Making of a Forecasting Bot
[10:29]	TR News	"I dont believe in it to replace our jobs wholesale, whether real jobs or the virtual factory floor of unpaid content creators." https://www.manton.org/2024/12/30/algorithmic-timeline-endgame.html | Source: Manton Reece
[10:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.manton.org | Manton Reece - Algorithmic timeline endgame
[10:29]	TR News	"The city of Turku has closed its account on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter." https://yle.fi/a/74-20134325 | Source: YLE
[10:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Turku becomes first major Finnish city to leave X | Yle News | Yle
[10:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers, Especially Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Security_Leftovers_Especially_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Security_Leftovers_Especially_Windows_TCO.gmi 
[10:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers, Especially Windows TCO
[10:30]	TR News	"AI slop generation is flooding the web, and people are feeling like thats what Google wants in the sense that thats what seems to work for SEO." https://chriscoyier.net/2024/12/30/watching-google-search-in-2025/ | Source: Chris Coyier
[10:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chriscoyier.net | Watching Google Search in 2025 Chris Coyier
[10:33]	TR News	"I was a casual user until the 23 October release (informally Claude 3.6)" https://borretti.me/article/how-i-use-claude | Source: Fernando Borretti
[10:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | How I Use Claude
[10:33]	TR News	"capacity to produce lots of mediocre work very quickly" https://www.wired.com/story/optimize-for-authentic-voices-in-a-sea-of-ai-search-spam/ | Source: Wired
[10:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices | WIRED
[10:34]	TR News	"Gen AI is going to cost three to five times that of traditional systems do the same thing" https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/31/gen-ai-hype-analyzing-tactical-cio-approach-cubeconversations/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[10:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The contrarian CIO approach to gen AI hype, explored - SiliconANGLE
[10:34]	TR News	Has the gen Hey Hi (AI) hype bubble burst? Analyzing the tactical CIO approach
[10:35]	TR News	"The FBI and other US federal agencies rang in 2024 boasting about disrupting a Chinese botnet composed of "hundreds" of outdated routers intent on breaking into US critical infrastructure facilities. Spoiler alert: the botnet is back. " https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/china_cyber_intrusions_2024/ | Source: The Register UK
[10:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | China's cyber intrusions turns sinister in 2024 The Register
[10:37]	TR News	"addictive feeds" https://epic.org/judge-allows-california-regulation-of-addictive-feeds-to-go-into-effect/ | Source: EPIC
[10:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/judge-allows-california-regulation-of-addictive-feeds-to-go-into-effect/ )
[10:38]	TR News	"In other words, we stop noticing what was always there. Heres how you can change that." https://www.wired.com/story/happiness-habituation-experiment-in-living/ | Source: Wired
[10:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Do You Live a Happier Life? Notice What Was There All Along | WIRED
[10:40]	TR News	"Their doctors are left to walk a tightrope trying to convince insurers that patients are making enough progress" https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-insurance-denials-patient-progress | Source: Pro Publica
[10:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | How Insurers Use Patient Progress to Justify Denials of Mental Health Coverage ProPublica
[10:41]	TR News	"The team used a deep learning AI model to assess brain age from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans" https://www.sciencealert.com/these-habits-can-keep-your-brain-looking-young-at-70 | Source: Science Alert
[10:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-These Habits Can Keep Your Brain Looking Young at 70 : ScienceAlert
[10:43]	TR News	"The AI system, developed by scientists at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust" https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5060679-artificial-intelligence-heart-disease-symptoms/ | Source: The Hill
[10:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5060679-artificial-intelligence-heart-disease-symptoms/ )
[10:45]	TR News	"Judge Tania D'Amelio criticized the popular short video app for its negligence" https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-fines-tiktok-over-deadly-viral-challenges/a-71188236 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[10:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Venezuela fines TikTok over deadly viral challenges DW 12/31/2024
[10:45]	TR News	"The addiction of children and adolescents to social media is a real epidemic of our time" https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1257577/the-social-media-trap/ | Source: Greece
[10:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The social media trap | eKathimerini.com
[10:46]	TR News	"I work full-time as a software engineer and Im the primary homeschooling parent for my children." https://heyloura.com/2024/12/30/its-that-time-of-the.html | Source: Loura
[10:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heyloura.com | Hey Loura! | Homeschooling costs for the 24/25 school year
[10:47]	TR News	"Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect." https://allenpike.com/2024/an-unreasonable-amount-of-time | Source: Allen Pike
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-allenpike.com | An Unreasonable Amount of Time - Allen Pike
[10:48]	TR News	"The authors came by their number after examining scientific papers about human feats of speed" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-speed-of-human-thought-is-far-slower-than-the-average-wi-fi-study-suggests-180985752/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smithsonianmag.com | The Speed of Human Thought Is Far Slower Than the Average Wi-Fi, Study Suggests | Smithsonian
[10:49]	TR News	"People tend to talk in a little circle and then move around over time." https://notes.eatonphil.com/2024-12-31-how-i-run-a-coffee-club.html | Source: Phil Eaton
[10:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How I run a coffee club | notes.eatonphil.com
[10:49]	TR News	"They are all about owning your websites and have been a consistent source of inspiration for my personal site." https://mattcool.tech/posts/indieweb-is-cool/ | Source: Matt Cool
[10:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mattcool.tech | IndieWeb Is Cool
[10:50]	TR News	"I ask myself the question What should I make next? often." https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/31/questions-on-my-mind/ | Source: James G
[10:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Questions on my mind | James' Coffee Blog
[10:50]	TR News	"This site launched in the tilde directory of my ISP on December 31, 1995" https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/29-years-of-blogging.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell
[10:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ODonnellWeb 29 Years of Blogging
[10:51]	TR News	"They dont care that these networks" https://daniel.industries/2024/12/30/the-ghost-of-somebodys-kpis-are-rattling-their-chains-in-my-forest/ | Source: Daniel Miller
[10:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daniel.industries | The Ghost of Somebodys KPIs Are Rattling Their Chains in My Forest
[10:52]	TR News	"(looks like I had enough notes for an upcoming event to do A-Z this year)" https://blog.zgp.org/predictions-for-2025/ | Source: Don Marti
[10:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | predictions for 2025
[10:53]	TR News	"Thus began a decadelong search for old Ukrainian recipes, lost food-preparation practices" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/1230/ukraine-cuisine-russia-identity-culture | Source: CS Monitor
[10:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chefs are rediscovering Ukraines cuisine and identity - CSMonitor.com
[10:54]	TR News	"justices also vacated a district court ruling that rejected claims the states criminal gambling statutes were unconstitutional" https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/30/kansas-supreme-court-skill-gaming-company-lacks-standing-in-lawsuit-against-state-regulators/ | Source: Kansas Reflector
[10:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kansasreflector.com | Kansas Supreme Court: 'Skill-gaming' company lacks standing in lawsuit against state regulators Kansas Reflector
[10:54]	TR News	"For the athletes competing, like three-time NBA champion and podcast host Danny Green" https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/392362/legal-sports-betting-online-addiction | Source: Vox
[10:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The many problems with online sports betting, explained | Vox
[10:55]	TR News	"First and foremost, I want to say a heartfelt thank you!" https://linuxiac.com/wishing-to-all-our-dear-readers-a-bright-2025/ | Source: Linuxiac
[10:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Wishing to All Our Dear Readers a Bright 2025
[10:57]	TR News	"As 2024 draws close, its time for my annual year in review reflection." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/year-in-review-2024/ | Source: Aman Mittal
[10:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2024 - A year in review | amanhimself.dev
[10:57]	TR News	"The principle goes like this: Web servers keep logs, typically generated by Apache." https://heliomass.com/posts/2429-state-of-the-blog-2024/ | Source: Heliomass
[10:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-State of the Blog 2024 | heliomass.com
[10:58]	TR News	"My anti-resolution1 for 2025 is to take a break from online discourse, including writing on this blog." https://derekkedziora.com/blog/a-sabbatical-from-the-internet-anti-resolution | Source: Derek Kdziora
[10:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-derekkedziora.com | A Sabbatical from the Internet Anti-Resolution
[10:58]	TR News	"In September during some rather heavy rain we forgot to bring our awning in and it snapped off it's brackets." https://rknight.me/blog/just-2024-things-i-didnt-get-the-year-wrong-this-time/ | Source: Rob Knight
[10:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rknight.me | Just 2024 Things Robb Knight
● Jan 01
[11:01]	TR News	"hat are the chances that three different hosts" https://dan.langille.org/2024/12/31/pf-states-limit-reached/ | Source: Dan Langille
[11:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | PF states limit reached on three different host at nearly the same time Dan Langille's Other Diary
[11:02]	TR News	<li>
[11:03]	TR News	Removing unused crypto algorithms mainly makes it easier to test for me."" https://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2024-December/452338.html | Source: DragonFly BSD
[11:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dragonflybsd.org | Any TrueCrypt (tcplay) or dm-crypt (cryptsetup) users?
[11:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD: PF, DragonFly, and OpenBSD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/BSD_PF_DragonFly_and_OpenBSD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/BSD_PF_DragonFly_and_OpenBSD.gmi 
[11:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: PF, DragonFly, and OpenBSD
[11:13]	TR News	Techrights Links 01/01/2025: Whistleblowers Shunned, EU/Germany Blasts Twitter (X, MElon) Interference https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Links_01_01_2025_Whistleblowers_Shunned_EU_Germany_Blasts_Twitt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Links_01_01_2025_Whistleblowers_Shunned_EU_Germany_Blasts_Twitt.gmi 
[11:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 01/01/2025: Whistleblowers Shunned, EU/Germany Blasts Twitter (X, MElon) Interference
[11:17]	TR News	end of year tasks... getting fewer and fewer each year, owing to automation
[11:18]	TR News	Automation is NOT "HEY HI". Automation ... is Automation.
[11:19]	TR News	Will "Automation" replace human workers? Yes! It has done so for CENTURIES already. NOTHING to do with Machine Learning.
[11:19]	TR News	"chatbots" or LLMs are NOWHERE as revolutionary as the PONZI SCHEME built around them
[11:28]	TR News	How to Install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-snipe-it-on-ubuntu-24-04/
[11:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxHostSupport
[11:28]	TR News	"Ive been having a ton of fun fiddling with Tailscale1 over the past few days. While setting it up on a server, I came across this shell script2 that configures the ufw firewall on Linux to ensure direct communication across different nodes in my tailnet." https://rednafi.com/misc/run_single_instance/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[11:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Running only a single instance of a process | Redowan's Reflections
[11:28]	TR News	"Many of the initial examples and use cases for anchor positioning are simplifying existing possibilities, and dont misunderstand me anchor positioning will simplify how dropdown menus are implemented significantly." https://www.oddbird.net/2024/11/18/anchor-position-yearbook/ | Source: OddBird
[11:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.oddbird.net | Anchor Positioning Is Disruptive | OddBird
[11:29]	TR News	"In zpool replace, you can read about a drive which was giving errors and which I replaced." https://dan.langille.org/2024/12/30/playing-around-with-a-failing-drive/ | Source: Dan Langille
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Playing around with a failing drive Dan Langille's Other Diary
[11:29]	TR News	"This talks gives a behind the scenes on how the infrastructure side of the event is done." https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-38c3-infrastructure-review | Source: CCC
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-38C3: Infrastructure Review - media.ccc.de
[11:31]	TR News	How To Install Prometheus on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-prometheus-rocky-linux-9/
[11:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Prometheus on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
[11:31]	TR News	How To Install InfluxDB on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-influxdb-fedora-41/ "InfluxDB is a powerful open-source time-series database designed for handling high volumes of timestamped data."
[11:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install InfluxDB on Fedora 41 - idroot
[11:32]	TR News	Quick howto for systemd-inhibit https://foursixnine.io//blog/systemd/linux/hacks/2024/12/31/quickhowtoforsystemdinhibit.html
[11:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-foursixnine.io | Quick howto for systemd-inhibit | foursixnines lair
[11:33]	TR News	How To Install VLC Media Player on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-centos-stream-10/
[11:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install VLC Media Player on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[11:33]	TR News	How To Install WebERP on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-weberp-fedora-41/
[11:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install WebERP on Fedora 41 - idroot
[11:34]	TR News	How To Install Wine on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-wine-centos-stream-10/ "In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Wine on CentOS Stream 10."
[11:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Wine on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[11:35]	TR News	How To Install ionCube PHP Encoder on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-ioncube-php-encoder-ubuntu-24-04/
[11:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install ionCube PHP Encoder on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[11:36]	TR News	Dead Internet Theory is Facebook's New Business Model https://lunduke.substack.com/p/dead-internet-theory-is-facebooks
[11:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Dead Internet Theory is Facebook's New Business Model
[11:36]	TR News	How To Install Telnet on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-telnet-rocky-linux-9/
[11:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Telnet on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
[11:37]	TR News	How To Install Seafile on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-seafile-fedora-41/
[11:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Seafile on Fedora 41 - idroot
[11:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[11:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[11:48]	TR News	Anon: By merging, there ends up being far less accountability and much more waste and less service: https://yle.fi/a/74-20134365
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Survey: Only one in five support municipal mergers | Yle News | Yle
[11:52]	TR News	their "savings" will always be someone's loss, just like in the context of "modern" so-called 'tech'
[11:52]	TR News	"In this talk I want to give you an overview about the minimal steps you should take to prepare your code for publication. Covering what belongs into a repository, how to make your code sharable and which license to pick." https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-basics-of-software-publication | Source: CCC
[11:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Basics of software publication - media.ccc.de
[11:53]	TR News	"Jim shares his journey from organizing Ruby conferences to founding and growing ElixirConf into the community cornerstone it is today." https://smartlogic.io/podcast/elixir-wizards/s13-e10-elixirconf-horizon-elixir-deployment-jim-freeze/ | Source: SmartLogic
[11:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smartlogic.io | Creating Horizon: Deploy Elixir Phoenix Apps on FreeBSD with Jim Freeze | SmartLogic
[11:53]	TR News	"When a nerdy dad and 14-year-old music-playing son join forces and start experimenting with music and code, some nice things can happen." https://webtechie.be/post/2024-12-31-java-advent-virtual-threads-midi/ | Source: Frank Delporte
[11:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Coding for fun: An experiment with Virtual Threads, JavaFX, and Music | webtechie.be
[11:54]	TR News	"A navigation mesh is a data structure used to aid in pathfinding around obstacles. Originally used for video games and robotics, we can also apply the concept of this navigational mesh to the movement of animals through landscape, using methods such as FEEMS." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/generating-a-triangular-navigation-mesh-from-h3-hexagons-in-r/ | Source: Rlang
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Generating a triangular navigation mesh from H3 hexagons in R | R-bloggers
[11:54]	TR News	"One of my goals for 2025 is to build a complete game. Complete as in, you can buy it on Steam or the App Store for $2.99 or so." https://healeycodes.com/building-game-prototypes-with-love | Source: Andrew Healey
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-healeycodes.com | Building Game Prototypes with LVE Andrew Healey
[11:54]	TR News	"conducted a groundbreaking study of 4,063 pilots. " https://andrewstiefel.com/myth-average-user/ | Source: Andrew Stiefel
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andrewstiefel.com | The Myth of the Average User Andrew Stiefel
[11:55]	TR News	"Regular readers of my blog will be aware that SQL is an excellent tool for graphics. You can use it to draw snowflakes, fractals, ray-traced 3D pictures, and many other things." https://explainextended.com/2024/12/31/happy-new-year-16/ | Source: Explain Extended
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explainextended.com | Happy New Year: Diffusion Model image generator in about 700 lines of pure SQL - EXPLAIN EXTENDED at EXPLAIN EXTENDED
[11:57]	TR News	"People born after 2000" = the people sent to the next international wars, as the first wave of conscripts. What a bright future awaits...
● Jan 01
[12:00]	TR News	"Many of us bury our heads in the sand. But it reminds me of something I learned more than forty years ago" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-software-is-powerful-because-of-you | Source: FSF
[12:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Message from president Geoff Knauth: Free software is powerful because of you! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[12:01]	TR News	"It's the last day of the first year of archipylago and I wanted to take a moment to say a few words." https://archipylago.dev/blog/thanks-for-2024/ | Source: Archipylago
[12:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-archipylago.dev | Thanks for 2024! - archipylago
[12:02]	TR News	"Coolify helps minimize the amount of headache self-hosting can be, and Im very excited to have it" https://quakkels.com/posts/202412_01_goodbye_github_pages_hello_coolify/ | Source: Brandon Quakkelaar
[12:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Goodbye Github Pages, Hello Coolify Quakkels.com
[12:05]	TR News	"What used to be just a folder" https://json.blog/2024/12/31/transmit-is-awesome-google-drive.html | Source: Jason Becker
[12:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | Transmit is Awesome, Google Drive Sucks
[12:05]	TR News	"As 2024 closes and we begin to publish updates from all of our teams" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/successes-and-awards-for-fsf-board-members-in-2024 | Source: FSF
[12:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Successes and awards for FSF board members in 2024 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[12:08]	TR News	"Machine-in-the-Middle (MitM) attackers aim to overhear and manipulate network traffic." https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-how-roaming-agreements-enable-5g-mitm-attacks | Source: CCC
[12:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Roaming Agreements Enable 5G MitM Attacks - media.ccc.de
[12:10]	TR News	"Regarding hardware support, armel, and i386 remain in the Debian archive but will no longer have dedicated installer builds" https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-alpha-installer-debuts-with-improved-partitioning-and-localization/ | Source: Linuxiac
[12:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Debian 13 Alpha Installer Debuts with Improved Partitioning and Localization
[12:18]	TR News	Louis-Philippe Vronneau: 2024 A Musical Retrospective https://veronneau.org/2024-a-musical-retrospective.html
[12:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-veronneau.org | Louis-Philippe Vronneau - 2024 A Musical Retrospective
[12:32]	TR News	Months after Boeing apparently MURDERED its biggest whistleblower we see Boeing planes whose wheels stop working. Those layoffs are well deserved. https://www.inc.com/reuters/boeing-will-lay-off-over-2500-workers-amid-turnaround-effort/91021043
[12:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.inc.com/reuters/boeing-will-lay-off-over-2500-workers-amid-turnaround-effort/91021043 )
[12:33]	TR News	Boeing has long been a murderous company, even if one just counts its military half. Very bad year for whistleblowers, that's what 2024 was.
[12:46]	TR News	Techrights Geoffrey Knauth, FSF President and Treasurer, Comments on the FSF Raising Over $300,000 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Geoffrey_Knauth_FSF_President_and_Treasurer_Comments_on_the_FSF.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Geoffrey_Knauth_FSF_President_and_Treasurer_Comments_on_the_FSF.gmi 
[12:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Geoffrey Knauth, FSF President and Treasurer, Comments on the FSF Raising Over $300,000
● Jan 01
[13:03]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Gained About 0.5% Last Year, According to StatCounter https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/GNU_Linux_Gained_About_0_5_Last_Year_According_to_StatCounter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/GNU_Linux_Gained_About_0_5_Last_Year_According_to_StatCounter.gmi 
[13:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Gained About 0.5% Last Year, According to StatCounter
[13:16]	TR News	SpellBinding ACDIVUT Wordo: LEAVE gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2025-01-01.gmi
[13:18]	TR News	LIGHTING UP A NEW YEAR gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-01-01Lighting_Up_a_New_Year.txt
[13:19]	TR News	Don't support the FSF, say Peter Bright and Drew DeVault
[13:20]	TR News	Books read in 2024 gopher://box.matto.nl/0/books-read-in-2024.txt "In 2024 I read a relative small amount of books."
[13:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  PeaZip 10.2 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Qt 6 Package for Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/PeaZip_10_2_Open_Source_Archive_Manager_Released_with_Qt_6_Pack.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/PeaZip_10_2_Open_Source_Archive_Manager_Released_with_Qt_6_Pack.gmi 
[13:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PeaZip 10.2 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Qt 6 Package for Linux
[13:38]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Protocol Continued to Grow in 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Protocol_Continued_to_Grow_in_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Protocol_Continued_to_Grow_in_2024.gmi 
[13:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Protocol Continued to Grow in 2024
[13:49]	TR News	"Badge readers are usually part of IBM CIO NW infrastructure." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp
[13:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp )
[13:51]	TR News	"Am I the only one who didn't get the memo... or my December Fidelity issued IBM PENSION CHECK?? Pebble-On-The-Fl-Beach" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utXXZvD
[13:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utXXZvD )
[13:52]	TR News	Worth debating now that insurance companies have their CEOs fatally shot for denying claims of people (whose money they hold).
[13:53]	TR News	Amazon, IBM and Microsoft are top users of H-1B visas
[13:55]	TR News	They lay off the domestic workforce, saying those people are "reductant", but then bring people to replace them
● Jan 01
[14:15]	TR News	Techrights Did GAFAM or IBM 'Downgrade' Pensions to 'Insurance' (Which Can be Denied)? https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Did_GAFAM_or_IBM_Downgrade_Pensions_to_Insurance_Which_Can_be_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Did_GAFAM_or_IBM_Downgrade_Pensions_to_Insurance_Which_Can_be_D.gmi 
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Did GAFAM or IBM 'Downgrade' Pensions to 'Insurance' (Which Can be Denied)?
[14:20]	TR News	Don Marti: predictions for 2025 https://blog.zgp.org/predictions-for-2025/
[14:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | predictions for 2025
[14:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  We've Thrived Another Day (and Year) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/We_ve_Thrived_Another_Day_and_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/We_ve_Thrived_Another_Day_and_Year.gmi 
[14:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines We've Thrived Another Day (and Year)
[14:54]	TR News	"Over a month after its previous 6.2.4 release" https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-2-5-released-next-stop-plasma-6-3/ | Source: Linuxiac
[14:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | KDE Plasma 6.2.5 Released, Next Stop - Plasma 6.3
[14:55]	TR News	"In the tech circles I follow, there are a number of people who are firmly in what I could call a 'text mode' camp" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/WindowsAndMouseForMe | Source: University of Toronto
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/WindowsAndMouseForMe
[14:56]	TR News	nigeria https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-steps-up-fight-against-illegal-oil-trade/a-70976756
[14:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nigeria steps up fight against illegal oil trade DW 12/23/2024
[14:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Accessible-Coconut Linux distro dedicated to https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Accessible_Coconut_Linux_distro_dedicated_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Accessible_Coconut_Linux_distro_dedicated_to.gmi 
[14:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Accessible-Coconut Linux distro dedicated to
● Jan 01
[15:00]	TR News	FSF raised another 6k or so in t he first half day of 2025, i.e. after deadline
[15:06]	TR News	mozambique https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-top-court-confirms-disputed-frelimo-election-victory/a-71147364
[15:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mozambique: Top Court confirms disputed Frelimo election win DW 12/23/2024
[15:08]	TR News	Why would anyone call a file explorer that? https://www.linuxlinks.com/transgender-minimalistic-terminal-file-explorer/
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-transgender - minimalistic terminal file explorer - LinuxLinks
[15:09]	TR News	Accessible-Coconut GNU/Linux distro dedicated to accessibility https://www.linuxlinks.com/accessible-coconut-linux-distro-accessibility/
[15:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Accessible-Coconut - Linux distro dedicated to accessibility - LinuxLinks
[15:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software
[15:10]	TR News	Good Gains for Android for GNU/Linux in New Zealand This Year https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/Good_Gains_for_Android_for_GNU_Linux_in_New_Zealand_This_Year.shtml
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Good Gains for Android for GNU/Linux in New Zealand This Year
[15:11]	TR News	Brittany Day Unleashes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Propaganda About Linux, Likely Generated by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft LLM to Strategically Googlebomb a Topic https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/31/Brittany_Day_Unleashes_Microsoft_Propaganda_About_Linux_Likely_.shtml
[15:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brittany Day Unleashes Microsoft Propaganda About Linux, Likely Generated by Microsoft LLM to Strategically Googlebomb a Topic
[15:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why 2025 Will Not Be The Year Of Linux On The Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Why_2025_Will_Not_Be_The_Year_Of_Linux_On_The_Desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Why_2025_Will_Not_Be_The_Year_Of_Linux_On_The_Desktop.gmi 
[15:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why 2025 Will Not Be The Year Of Linux On The Desktop
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[15:33]	TR News	Techrights FSF-EEE (Colonial Splinter Group Based in Germany) Promotes Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/FSF_EEE_Colonial_Splinter_Group_Based_in_Germany_Promotes_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/FSF_EEE_Colonial_Splinter_Group_Based_in_Germany_Promotes_Micro.gmi 
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights FSF-EEE (Colonial Splinter Group Based in Germany) Promotes Microsoft
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[15:37]	TR News	Even the Microsoft boosters say "happy new year!" this way https://betanews.com/2024/12/31/microsoft-issues-critical-net-installer-warning-to-developers/
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-betanews.com | Microsoft issues critical .NET installer warning to developers
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[15:45]	TR News	"One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of Linux on the Desktop." https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/why-2025-will-not-be-the-year-of-linux-on-the-desktop/
[15:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why 2025 Will Not Be The Year Of Linux On The Desktop | Hackaday
[15:48]	TR News	The Steam snap is now much better for gaming https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/steam-snap-is-much-better/
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | The Steam snap is now much better for gaming
[15:52]	TR News	"Microsoft ... at the forefront of this [mass layoffs] trend" https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/year-ender-2024-the-year-that-saw-big-tech-job-cuts-surge/amp_articleshow/116855673.cms
[15:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-m.economictimes.com | Year ender 2024: The year that saw big tech job cuts surge - The Economic Times
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[15:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  10 Cool Changes Ubuntu Received in 2024 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/10_Cool_Changes_Ubuntu_Received_in_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/10_Cool_Changes_Ubuntu_Received_in_2024.gmi 
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 10 Cool Changes Ubuntu Received in 2024
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[16:03]	TR News	Has a SPECIAL section for Microsoft, but NOT for IBM or Amazon. What does that say? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-OSS-Linux-2024
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft Continued With Many Linux & Open-Source Announcements In 2024 - Phoronix
[16:04]	TR News	KDE Plasma 6.2.5 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-5-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-series-with-more-bug-fixes
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KDE Plasma 6.2.5 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
[16:04]	TR News	Debian 13 Trixie Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-installer-alpha-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-riscv64-support
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debian 13 Trixie Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support - 9to5Linux
[16:05]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[16:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Anticipating GIMP 3.0: Non-Destructive Editing, Proper CMYK - The New Stack https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Anticipating_GIMP_3_0_Non_Destructive_Editing_Proper_CMYK_The_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Anticipating_GIMP_3_0_Non_Destructive_Editing_Proper_CMYK_The_N.gmi 
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Anticipating GIMP 3.0: Non-Destructive Editing, Proper CMYK - The New Stack
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[16:08]	TR News	www-zh-cn @ Savannah: Summary 2024 https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10710
[16:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-savannah.gnu.org | GNU Chinese Translators Team - News [Savannah]
[16:09]	TR News	This Year in Linux, the Top GNU/Linux News of 2024 https://thisweekinlinux.com/tyil-2024
[16:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TuxDigital
[16:10]	TR News	"Informative video about Nick Fuentes covering the racism, anti-semitism, misogyny, and how he is clearly in denial about being gay" https://etbe.coker.com.au/2024/12/31/links-december-2024/
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Links December 2024 etbe - Russell Coker
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[16:11]	TR News	Using Hugo with Kate https://redstrate.com/blog/2024/12/using-hugo-with-kate/
[16:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-~redstrate / Using Hugo with Kate
[16:14]	TR News	LibreArts Weekly recap 29 December 2024 https://librearts.org/2024/12/week-recap-29-dec-2024/
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-librearts.org | Libre Arts - Weekly recap 29 December 2024
[16:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Using Hugo with Kate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Using_Hugo_with_Kate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Using_Hugo_with_Kate.gmi 
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Using Hugo with Kate
[16:16]	TR News	SPC monopolies Manufacturing Waiver case https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/12/31/a-christmas-gift-for-the-biosimilar-industry-landmark-judgment-in-spc-manufacturing-waiver-case/
[16:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | A Christmas gift for the biosimilar industry: Landmark judgment in SPC Manufacturing Waiver case - Kluwer Patent Blog
[16:16]	TR News	"are still below the 2019 high point at over 350,000." https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/patent-grants-2024.html
[16:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Patent Grants for 2024 | Patently-O
[16:17]	TR News	Jimmy Carter on Globalisation of "Tech" https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/Jimmy_Carter_on_Globalisation_of_Tech.shtml
[16:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jimmy Carter on Globalisation of "Tech"
[16:17]	TR News	[Meme] Getting Banned From Social Control Media 2 Days or Two Weeks Before Leaving Office https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/Meme_Getting_Banned_From_Social_Control_Media_2_Days_or_Two_Wee.shtml
[16:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] Getting Banned From Social Control Media 2 Days or Two Weeks Before Leaving Office
[16:17]	TR News	Wishing for a Wikileaks Renaissance in 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/Wishing_for_a_Wikileaks_Renaissance_in_2025.shtml
[16:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Wishing for a Wikileaks Renaissance in 2025
[16:31]	TR News	A Free Software Foundation (FSF) Led by Dr. Richard Stallman Can Still Raise a Lot of Money https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/A_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Led_by_Dr_Richard_Stallman_Can_S.shtml
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Free Software Foundation (FSF) Led by Dr. Richard Stallman Can Still Raise a Lot of Money
[16:31]	TR News	Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raises about $50,000 After Saying We Should Put Pressure on Microsoft, Might Exceed $300,000 in Total Before 2025 (Boston Time) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/31/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raises_about_50_000_After_Saying_W.shtml
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raises about $50,000 After Saying We Should Put Pressure on Microsoft, Might Exceed $300,000 in Total Before 2025 (Boston Time)
[16:32]	TR News	2025 Coming. "Lawsuits are temporary. Glory is forever. Go public." https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/31/2025_Coming_Lawsuits_are_temporary_Glory_is_forever_Go_public.shtml
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2025 Coming. "Lawsuits are temporary. Glory is forever. Go public."
[16:33]	TR News	Sophie Herold: This was 2024 https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2024/12/31/this-was-2024/
[16:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | This was 2024 Sophie's Blog
[16:34]	TR News	Worst Debian Project Leader, Chris Lamb: Favourites of 2024 https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/favourites-of-2024
[16:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chris-lamb.co.uk | Favourites of 2024 - Chris Lamb
[16:35]	TR News	Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1003856/
[16:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net]
[16:39]	TR News	"Hungary Loses Out On $1 Billion In EU Funding" https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-denied-1-billion-euros-eu-funding-corruption-allegation/33260399.html
[16:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Hungary Loses Out On $1 Billion In EU Funding
[16:40]	TR News	"Hungary Loses Out On $1 Billion In EU Funding" https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-denied-1-billion-euros-eu-funding-corruption-allegation/33260399.html Maybe vlad the impaler can make up for that with 1 billion worthless rubles.
[16:40]	TR News	CNX Softwares 2024 Year in review, website statistics, and what to expect in 2025 https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/31/cnx-software-2024-year-in-review-website-statistics-and-what-to-expect-in-2025/
[16:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | CNX Software's 2024 Year in review, website statistics, and what to expect in 2025 - CNX Software
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[16:58]	TR News	Techrights In Operating Systems, Google Was the Biggest Winner in 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/In_Operating_Systems_Google_Was_the_Biggest_Winner_in_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/In_Operating_Systems_Google_Was_the_Biggest_Winner_in_2024.gmi 
[16:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Operating Systems, Google Was the Biggest Winner in 2024
● Jan 01
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[17:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora-Based Nobara 41 Gaming Distro Switches to Open-Source NVIDIA Driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Fedora_Based_Nobara_41_Gaming_Distro_Switches_to_Open_Source_NV.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Fedora_Based_Nobara_41_Gaming_Distro_Switches_to_Open_Source_NV.gmi 
[17:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora-Based Nobara 41 Gaming Distro Switches to Open-Source NVIDIA Driver
[17:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Pre-Alpha Version of Pidgin 3.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Pre_Alpha_Version_of_Pidgin_3_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/Pre_Alpha_Version_of_Pidgin_3_0_Released.gmi 
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Pre-Alpha Version of Pidgin 3.0 Released
[17:39]	TR News	Software Freedom Conservancy Inc (SFC) Lost Revenue and Also Got Rid of "Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion" (Sage A Sharp, Formerly Known as Sarah Sharp, Who Ran an Ill-Spirited Campaign Against Linus Torvalds, Theodore Tso, and Other Prominent Linux Developers) http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_Inc_SFC_Lost_Revenue_and_Also_Got_.shtml
[17:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Freedom Conservancy Inc (SFC) Lost Revenue and Also Got Rid of "Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion" (Sage A Sharp, Formerly Known as Sarah Sharp, Who Ran an Ill-Spirited Campaign Against Linus Torvalds, Theodore Tso, and Other Prominent Linux Developers)
[17:41]	TR News	Yes, it IS embarrassing, but NOT fabricated. If truth hurts, then it's journalism/research.
● Jan 01
[18:05]	TR News	Techrights Sitting on a Mountain of Money (Almost 8 Million Dollars) is "Pro Bono" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Sitting_on_a_Mountain_of_Money_Almost_8_Million_Dollars_is_Pro_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Sitting_on_a_Mountain_of_Money_Almost_8_Million_Dollars_is_Pro_.gmi 
[18:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sitting on a Mountain of Money (Almost 8 Million Dollars) is "Pro Bono"
[18:11]	TR News	RSS feed added to CyberShow Blog (hours ago) https://cybershow.uk/blog/
[18:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Cyber|Show Blog
[18:22]	TR News	Techrights CyberShow Blog Upgraded, RSS Feed Added https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/CyberShow_Blog_Upgraded_RSS_Feed_Added.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/CyberShow_Blog_Upgraded_RSS_Feed_Added.gmi 
[18:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights CyberShow Blog Upgraded, RSS Feed Added
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[18:26]	TR News	"Once again solstice has occured and once again the year according to the Georgian calendar increments. I did not list any resolutions in my last entry, so there is no need to evaluate, how I fared, but read on." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2025/20250101-hello-2025.gmi
[18:27]	TR News	"Congrats to @smallpatatas on the win! Best of luck to everyone in January." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/farkle/23399
[18:27]	TR News	"main focus: making things out-of-the-ordinary. creating memories. overcoming the home-body introvert instincts (reinforced by the partner and generally being covid-conscious) to try and like... make life. seasonal stuff, special occasions, but also Going And Experiencing things, un-gluing from the computer etc." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/newyearthoughts
[18:31]	TR News	Promote RSS feeds of decent Web sites to help them bypass social control media (abandon it or never get started)
[18:32]	TR News	Why are so many governments in the EU STILL using "X", thinking it's OK to use that to communicate to the public??? https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/25/elon-musk-reportedly-regular-contact-vladimir-putin/
[18:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elon Musk reportedly has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin - SiliconANGLE
[18:53]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Tries to Force People Into Vista 11 by Stopping Vista 10 Patching, Herding Them Into TPMdom https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_Tries_to_Force_People_Into_Vista_11_by_Stopping_Vista.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_Tries_to_Force_People_Into_Vista_11_by_Stopping_Vista.gmi 
[18:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Tries to Force People Into Vista 11 by Stopping Vista 10 Patching, Herding Them Into TPMdom
● Jan 01
[19:05]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft FakeHub: Identity Theft in Microsoft GitHub (Microsoft Won't Bother Addressing It; It Gives a False Impression of Adoption by GNU/Linux Veterans) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_FakeHub_Identity_Theft_in_Microsoft_GitHub_Microsoft_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_FakeHub_Identity_Theft_in_Microsoft_GitHub_Microsoft_.gmi 
[19:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft FakeHub: Identity Theft in Microsoft GitHub (Microsoft Won't Bother Addressing It; It Gives a False Impression of Adoption by GNU/Linux Veterans)
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[19:45]	TR News	Techrights Addendum: What the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) Really Is https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Addendum_What_the_Software_Freedom_Law_Center_SFLC_Really_Is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Addendum_What_the_Software_Freedom_Law_Center_SFLC_Really_Is.gmi 
[19:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Addendum: What the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) Really Is
[19:49]	TR News	End of Year Sleeplessness gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2024/2024-12-27_sleepless.txt
[19:50]	TR News	Cold gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2024/2024-12-12_cold.txt
[19:51]	TR News	Happy New Year gopher://1436.ninja:70/0/Phlog/20250101.md
[19:51]	TR News	The old year is finnally over gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2025-01-01-The_old_year_is_finnally_over.txt
[19:53]	TR News	"Eat , sleep, train, work, repeat! Count your blessings." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2437
[19:54]	TR News	some things i quite enjoyed in 2024 gemini://wampa.smol.pub/some-things-i-quite-enjoyed-in-2024
● Jan 01
[20:04]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 01/01/2025: Looking Back at 2024 and Happy 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Links_01_01_2025_Looking_Back_at_2024_and_Happy_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Gemini_Links_01_01_2025_Looking_Back_at_2024_and_Happy_2025.gmi 
[20:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 01/01/2025: Looking Back at 2024 and Happy 2025
[20:09]	TR News	Chido https://www.dw.com/en/mayotte-france-holds-silence-for-cyclone-chido-victims/a-71144455
[20:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mayotte: France holds silence for cyclone Chido victims DW 12/23/2024
[20:11]	TR News	Year-end donations round, 2024 edition https://rg3.name/202412310952.html
[20:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rg3.name | Geek Blight - Year-end donations round, 2024 edition
[20:11]	TR News	Happy New Year 2025 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/12/31/happy-new-year-2025/
[20:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Happy New Year 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog
[20:11]	TR News	TTAB Posts January 2025 Hearing Schedule http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/12/ttab-posts-january-2025-hearing-schedule.html
[20:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTAB Posts January 2025 Hearing Schedule
[20:12]	TR News	"2024 was the hottest year on record for Moscow" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/2024-was-the-hottest-year-on-record-for-moscow | Source: Meduza
[20:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | 2024 was the hottest year on record for Moscow Meduza
[20:13]	TR News	Death row with banknotes on the electric chair: "sign-on bonuses for prisoners joining the army" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/russia-ends-sign-on-bonuses-for-prisoners-joining-the-army | Source: Meduza
[20:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia ends sign-on bonuses for prisoners joining the army Meduza
[20:13]	TR News	"Secret military files from 20132014 show Moscows planning for potential war with Japan and South Korea on Russias eastern flank" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/secret-military-files-from-2013-2014-show-moscow-s-planning-for-potential-war-with-japan-and-south-korea-on-russia-s-eastern-flank | Source: Meduza
[20:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Secret military files from 20132014 show Moscows planning for potential war with Japan and South Korea on Russias eastern flank Meduza
[20:14]	TR News	"checkpoint on Armenian-Iranian border" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/russian-border-guards-withdraw-from-sole-checkpoint-on-armenian-iranian-border | Source: Meduza
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian border guards withdraw from sole checkpoint on Armenian-Iranian border Meduza
[20:14]	TR News	"exit Russia and delete Russian user data" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/genealogy-platform-myheritage-will-exit-russia-and-delete-russian-user-data | Source: Meduza
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Genealogy platform MyHeritage will exit Russia and delete Russian user data Meduza
[20:14]	TR News	U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Russian, Iranian Entities Accused Of Election Interference https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-sanctions-election-interference/33259422.html
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Russian, Iranian Entities Accused Of Election Interference
[20:15]	TR News	Suspected Russian spy's case handed over to Lithuanian court https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2450334/suspected-russian-spy-s-case-handed-over-to-lithuanian-court
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Suspected Russian spy's case handed over to Lithuanian court - LRT
[20:15]	TR News	Georgias ruling party instrumentalises conservative values to stay in power, expert says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-georgia-s-ruling-party-instrumentalise-conservative-values-to-stay-in-power-expert-says
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[20:15]	TR News	US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference https://cyberscoop.com/russia-china-sanctions-election-interference/
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference | CyberScoop
[20:16]	TR News	What about the social control media platforms THEMSELVES? OR their owners? Why are MElon and XiTok off the hook again?
[20:16]	TR News	Kursk https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/acting-kursk-governor-calls-residents-demands-for-increased-compensation-for-losses-from-ukraine-s-offensive-not-entirely-fair | Source: Meduza
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Acting Kursk governor calls residents demands for increased compensation for losses from Ukraines offensive not entirely fair Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	"gas flow to E.U. through Ukraine" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/gazprom-reduces-gas-flow-to-e-u-through-ukraine-full-transit-to-stop-on-new-year-s-day | Source: Meduza
[20:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Gazprom reduces gas flow to E.U. through Ukraine, full transit to stop on New Years Day Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	"Russian-Ukrainian POW exchange" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/2024-ends-with-russian-ukrainian-pow-exchange-the-11th-of-the-year-and-the-59th-of-the-war | Source: Meduza
[20:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | 2024 ends with Russian-Ukrainian POW exchange the 11th of the year and the 59th of the war Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, Kyiv hails historic event https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250101-russia-halts-gas-exports-to-europe-via-ukraine-kyiv-hails-historic-event
[20:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250101-russia-halts-gas-exports-to-europe-via-ukraine-kyiv-hails-historic-event )
[20:18]	TR News	On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attacks-eastern-front.html
[20:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East - The New York Times
[20:18]	TR News	Russia Suspends Flow of Natural Gas to Europe Through Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/world/europe/russia-ukraine-natural-gas-europe.html
[20:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe - The New York Times
[20:18]	TR News	Volunteers Race To Clean Oil Covered Coastline After Tanker Accident In Kerch Strait https://www.rferl.org/a/volunteers-race-to-clean-oil-covered-coastline-after-tanker-accident-in-kerch-strait/33259108.html
[20:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Volunteers Race To Clean Oil Covered Coastline After Tanker Accident In Kerch Strait
[20:19]	TR News	Russian Helicopter Downed By Ukrainian Sea Drone, Says Kyiv https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crimea-drone-sea-missile-helicopter-strike-military/33259364.html
[20:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Helicopter Downed By Ukrainian Sea Drone, Says Kyiv
[20:19]	TR News	Russian Gas Flow Through Pipeline In Ukraine Ends https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-europe-natural-gas-pipeline-contract/33259466.html
[20:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Gas Flow Through Pipeline In Ukraine Ends
[20:19]	TR News	U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian Judge Who Sentenced War Critic https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-dissident-gorinov-mendeleeva-sanctions/33259509.html
[20:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian Judge Who Sentenced War Critic
[20:19]	TR News	North Korean soldiers fighting with outdated weapons, Ukrainian sergeant says https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/31/nkorea-dead-soldiers/
[20:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/31/nkorea-dead-soldiers/ )
[20:20]	TR News	Will the war In Ukraine end in 2025? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2450208/will-the-war-in-ukraine-end-in-2025
[20:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Will the war In Ukraine end in 2025? - LRT
[20:20]	TR News	UN experts say Israel has systematically violated international law https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/un-experts-condemn-israels-systematic-assault-on-international-law/
[20:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts say Israel has systematically violated international law - JURIST - News
[20:21]	TR News	Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-hundreds-of-pow
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[20:21]	TR News	Barrage of Russian missiles and drones hits targets in Kyiv and across Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-barrage-of-russian-missiles-drones-hit-multiple-targets-in-ukraine-including-in-kyiv
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[20:22]	TR News	2024: A year marked by violence, wars, elections and the Olympic Games https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-2024-a-year-marked-by-wars-elections-and-the-olympic-games
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[20:22]	TR News	Pro-Russian hackers target websites of several French cities https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-pro-russian-hackers-target-websites-of-several-french-cities
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[20:23]	TR News	Europe to end imports of Russian gas via Ukraine on January 1 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-russia-s-once-dominant-gas-supplies-to-europe-end-on-january-1
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[20:23]	TR News	Steinar H. Gunderson: git.sesse.net goes IPv6-only http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-12-31-09-48_git_sesse_net_goes_ipv6_only.html
[20:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sesse.net | Steinar H. Gunderson
[20:25]	TR News	So theage is selling this idea that mass surveillance is good for you https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/banks-are-tracking-your-every-click-it-could-save-you-thousands-20241215-p5kyjq.html
[20:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Banking scams: How banks are fighting back to protect customers against fraud
[20:26]	TR News	2024 a Record Year for Android (Almost 50% "Market Share"), Which is Now Bigger in Europe Than Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/2024_a_Record_Year_for_Android_Almost_50_Market_Share_Which_is_.shtml
[20:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2024 a Record Year for Android (Almost 50% "Market Share"), Which is Now Bigger in Europe Than Microsoft Windows
[20:26]	TR News	LineageOS 22.1 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1003862/
[20:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LineageOS 22.1 released [LWN.net]
[20:29]	TR News	New rule for foreign e-commerce sites selling in Mexico takes effect https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/e-commerce-companies-tax-mexico/
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | New tax rule for foreign e-commerce sales in Mexico takes effect
[20:29]	TR News	Alleged 7-Zip arbitrary code execution exploit leaked to Ex-Twitter the 7-Zip author claims this exploit not only isn't real but was generated by Hey Hi (AI) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/alleged-7-zip-arbitrary-code-execution-exploit-leaked-to-twitter-the-7-zip-author-claims-this-exploit-not-only-isnt-real-but-was-generated-by-ai
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Alleged 7-Zip arbitrary code execution exploit leaked to Twitter the 7-Zip author claims this exploit not only isn't real but was generated by AI | Tom's Hardware
[20:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  LineageOS 22.1 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/LineageOS_22_1_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/01/LineageOS_22_1_released.gmi 
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LineageOS 22.1 released
[20:30]	TR News	Vietnamese monk leaves Laos, enters Thailand https://rfa.org/english/laos/2024/12/31/laos-vietnamese-barefoot-monk-thailand/
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[20:32]	TR News	Best Free and Open Source Software: November and December 2024 Updates https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-november-december-2024-updates/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Best Free and Open Source Software: November and December 2024 Updates - LinuxLinks
[20:32]	TR News	7 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Spotify Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-based-spotify-clients/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-7 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Spotify Clients - LinuxLinks
[20:32]	TR News	faint extensible TUI fuzzy file explorer https://www.linuxlinks.com/faint-extensible-tui-fuzzy-file-explorer/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-faint - extensible TUI fuzzy file explorer - LinuxLinks
[20:32]	TR News	Miriway Mir based Wayland compositor https://www.linuxlinks.com/miriway-mir-based-wayland-compositor/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Miriway - Mir based Wayland compositor - LinuxLinks
[20:32]	TR News	rxfetch minimal but geeky fetch utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/rxfetch-minimal-geeky-fetch-utility/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rxfetch - minimal but geeky fetch utility - LinuxLinks
[20:32]	TR News	Spotifatius simple Spotify CLI https://www.linuxlinks.com/spotifatius-simple-spotify-cli/
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spotifatius - simple Spotify CLI - LinuxLinks
[20:33]	TR News	kpcyrd: 2024 wrapped https://vulns.xyz/2024/12/2024-wrapped/
[20:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2024 wrapped - vulns.xyz
[20:45]	TR News	Techrights Last Day of 2024 Was Spent by Brittany Day Publishing Only Fake 'Articles' (LLM Slop) About "Linux", Joined by Serial Slopper Brian Fagioli https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Last_Day_of_2024_Was_Spent_by_Brittany_Day_Publishing_Only_Fake.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Last_Day_of_2024_Was_Spent_by_Brittany_Day_Publishing_Only_Fake.gmi 
[20:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Last Day of 2024 Was Spent by Brittany Day Publishing Only Fake 'Articles' (LLM Slop) About "Linux", Joined by Serial Slopper Brian Fagioli
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[02:48]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mass-deportation-2670711468/
[02:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Farms will come to a stop': Farmer warns of soaring food prices and shortages under Trump - Raw Story
[02:56]	admfubar	https://www.salon.com/2024/12/31/whooping-cough-cases-surge-across-the-us-as-vaccinations-decline/
[02:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Whooping cough cases surge across the US as vaccinations decline | Salon.com
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[04:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'I didn't change my mind': Trump pressed on apparent flip-flop - Raw Story
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[07:45]	TR News	"Migrants Arrested in Killing of Mexican Immigration Agent" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/world/americas/mexico-us-border-migration-officer-killed.html
[07:45]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Migrants Arrested in Killing of Mexican Immigration Agent - The New York Times
[07:45]	TR News	"Eerie times: Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2263497.html
[07:45]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Eerie times: Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat
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[08:06]	TR News	"Carter also made a point to not enrich himself before" https://thehill.com/opinion/5060618-jimmy-carter-christian-example/ | Source: The Hill
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[10:09]	TR News	"Carter's leadership on democracy issues remains a north star for the center, Carroll said." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-31/jimmy-carter-sought-to-expand-democracy-worldwide-long-after-he-left-the-white-house | Source: US News And World Report
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[10:09]	TR News	"Islamic State militants took control of large areas of eastern Syria and western Iraq in 2014" https://www.voanews.com/a/france-strikes-islamic-state-targets-in-syria-/7919586.html | Source: VOA News
[10:09]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.voanews.com | France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
[10:11]	TR News	[Old] "The population of England & Wales stands at 59.60 million; the Muslim population is 3.87 million, or 6.5 % of the total" https://mcb.org.uk/2021-census-as-uk-population-grows-so-do-british-muslim-communities/ | Source: MCB
[10:11]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-mcb.org.uk | 2021 Census: As UK Population Grows, So Do British Muslim Communities | Muslim Council of Britain
[10:12]	TR News	"Iran provided U.S.-designated terrorist groups in Iraq, including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, with training, funding, logistical support, weapons and operational influence." https://www.voanews.com/a/ayatollah-khamenei-falsely-denies-existence-of-iran-s-proxy-military-forces/7918697.html | Source: VOA News
[10:12]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.voanews.com | Ayatollah Khamenei falsely denies existence of Irans proxy military forces
[10:53]	TR News	"Thus began a decadelong search for old Ukrainian recipes, lost food-preparation practices" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/1230/ukraine-cuisine-russia-identity-culture | Source: CS Monitor
[10:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Chefs are rediscovering Ukraines cuisine and identity - CSMonitor.com
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[15:06]	TR News	mozambique https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-top-court-confirms-disputed-frelimo-election-victory/a-71147364
[15:06]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Mozambique: Top Court confirms disputed Frelimo election win DW 12/23/2024
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[20:13]	TR News	"Secret military files from 20132014 show Moscows planning for potential war with Japan and South Korea on Russias eastern flank" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/secret-military-files-from-2013-2014-show-moscow-s-planning-for-potential-war-with-japan-and-south-korea-on-russia-s-eastern-flank | Source: Meduza
[20:13]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Secret military files from 20132014 show Moscows planning for potential war with Japan and South Korea on Russias eastern flank Meduza
[20:14]	TR News	"checkpoint on Armenian-Iranian border" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/russian-border-guards-withdraw-from-sole-checkpoint-on-armenian-iranian-border | Source: Meduza
[20:14]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian border guards withdraw from sole checkpoint on Armenian-Iranian border Meduza
[20:15]	TR News	Suspected Russian spy's case handed over to Lithuanian court https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2450334/suspected-russian-spy-s-case-handed-over-to-lithuanian-court
[20:15]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Suspected Russian spy's case handed over to Lithuanian court - LRT
[20:15]	TR News	Georgias ruling party instrumentalises conservative values to stay in power, expert says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-georgia-s-ruling-party-instrumentalise-conservative-values-to-stay-in-power-expert-says
[20:15]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-georgia-s-ruling-party-instrumentalise-conservative-values-to-stay-in-power-expert-says )
[20:16]	TR News	Kursk https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/acting-kursk-governor-calls-residents-demands-for-increased-compensation-for-losses-from-ukraine-s-offensive-not-entirely-fair | Source: Meduza
[20:16]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Acting Kursk governor calls residents demands for increased compensation for losses from Ukraines offensive not entirely fair Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	"gas flow to E.U. through Ukraine" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/gazprom-reduces-gas-flow-to-e-u-through-ukraine-full-transit-to-stop-on-new-year-s-day | Source: Meduza
[20:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Gazprom reduces gas flow to E.U. through Ukraine, full transit to stop on New Years Day Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	"Russian-Ukrainian POW exchange" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/31/2024-ends-with-russian-ukrainian-pow-exchange-the-11th-of-the-year-and-the-59th-of-the-war | Source: Meduza
[20:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | 2024 ends with Russian-Ukrainian POW exchange the 11th of the year and the 59th of the war Meduza
[20:17]	TR News	Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, Kyiv hails historic event https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250101-russia-halts-gas-exports-to-europe-via-ukraine-kyiv-hails-historic-event
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[20:18]	TR News	On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attacks-eastern-front.html
[20:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East - The New York Times
[20:18]	TR News	Russia Suspends Flow of Natural Gas to Europe Through Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/world/europe/russia-ukraine-natural-gas-europe.html
[20:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe - The New York Times
[20:18]	TR News	Volunteers Race To Clean Oil Covered Coastline After Tanker Accident In Kerch Strait https://www.rferl.org/a/volunteers-race-to-clean-oil-covered-coastline-after-tanker-accident-in-kerch-strait/33259108.html
[20:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Volunteers Race To Clean Oil Covered Coastline After Tanker Accident In Kerch Strait
[20:19]	TR News	Russian Helicopter Downed By Ukrainian Sea Drone, Says Kyiv https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crimea-drone-sea-missile-helicopter-strike-military/33259364.html
[20:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Helicopter Downed By Ukrainian Sea Drone, Says Kyiv
[20:19]	TR News	Russian Gas Flow Through Pipeline In Ukraine Ends https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-europe-natural-gas-pipeline-contract/33259466.html
[20:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Gas Flow Through Pipeline In Ukraine Ends
[20:19]	TR News	North Korean soldiers fighting with outdated weapons, Ukrainian sergeant says https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/31/nkorea-dead-soldiers/
[20:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/31/nkorea-dead-soldiers/ )
[20:20]	TR News	Will the war In Ukraine end in 2025? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2450208/will-the-war-in-ukraine-end-in-2025
[20:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Will the war In Ukraine end in 2025? - LRT
[20:20]	TR News	UN experts say Israel has systematically violated international law https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/un-experts-condemn-israels-systematic-assault-on-international-law/
[20:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN experts say Israel has systematically violated international law - JURIST - News
[20:21]	TR News	Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-hundreds-of-pow
[20:21]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-russia-and-ukraine-exchange-hundreds-of-pow )
[20:21]	TR News	Barrage of Russian missiles and drones hits targets in Kyiv and across Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-barrage-of-russian-missiles-drones-hit-multiple-targets-in-ukraine-including-in-kyiv
[20:21]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-barrage-of-russian-missiles-drones-hit-multiple-targets-in-ukraine-including-in-kyiv )
[20:22]	TR News	2024: A year marked by violence, wars, elections and the Olympic Games https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-2024-a-year-marked-by-wars-elections-and-the-olympic-games
[20:22]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241231-2024-a-year-marked-by-wars-elections-and-the-olympic-games )
[20:23]	TR News	Europe to end imports of Russian gas via Ukraine on January 1 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-russia-s-once-dominant-gas-supplies-to-europe-end-on-january-1
[20:23]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241231-russia-s-once-dominant-gas-supplies-to-europe-end-on-january-1 )
[20:30]	TR News	Vietnamese monk leaves Laos, enters Thailand https://rfa.org/english/laos/2024/12/31/laos-vietnamese-barefoot-monk-thailand/
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[22:30]	psydruid	https://nos.nl/artikel/2550302-straten-en-huizen-lopen-onder-water-door-zware-regenval-in-engeland
[22:30]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-nos.nl | Straten en huizen lopen onder water door zware regenval in Engeland
[22:30]	psydruid	https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm5rkrp25o
[22:30]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-New Year's Day: Homes flooded as wind and rain batter much of UK - BBC News
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[23:07]		*Despatche (~desp@dycvpzw6dvcrw.irc) has joined #techpol