●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, November 02, 2026 ●● ● Nov 02 [01:37] *wallacer has quit (Quit: wallace dozed off) [01:37] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [01:47] *wallacer has quit (Quit: wallace dozed off) [01:57] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! (www.adiirc.com)) [01:57] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Nov 02 [02:36] TR News (NEW): Linus 7.4-rc1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linus_7_4_rc1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linus_7_4_rc1.gmi [02:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linus 7.4-rc1 [02:37] TR News Long [02:37] TR News "> Subject: Linus 7.4-rc1 - Long live Linus." https://lwn.net/Articles/1104654/#Comments [02:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kernel prepatch 7.4-rc1 [LWN.net] [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-011126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-011126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-011126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-011126.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, November 01, 2026 [02:43] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [02:43] TR News Techrights Jean-Claude Van Linus https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Jean_Claude_Van_Linus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Jean_Claude_Van_Linus.gmi [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jean-Claude Van Linus [02:45] TR News SweetPotatOs 2026.11 is out https://sweetpotatos.sourceforge.io/changelog.html#fourth-harvest [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://sweetpotatos.sourceforge.io/changelog.html#fourth-harvest ) [02:45] TR News Equestria OS 2026.10.28 is out, but outsourced to Microsoft https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=13007 [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=13007 ) [02:48] TR News (NEW): ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/ZelixOS_Aurora_1_0_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/ZelixOS_Aurora_1_0_0.gmi [02:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0 [02:49] TR News (NEW): RefreshOS 3.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/RefreshOS_3_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/RefreshOS_3_1.gmi [02:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RefreshOS 3.1 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-11-01.txt [02:53] TR News (NEW): Maze Linux 2026.10.26: Qlam 2, Maze Wallpaper and gaming out of the box https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Maze_Linux_2026_10_26_Qlam_2_Maze_Wallpaper_and_gaming_out_of_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Maze_Linux_2026_10_26_Qlam_2_Maze_Wallpaper_and_gaming_out_of_t.gmi [02:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Maze Linux 2026.10.26: Qlam 2, Maze Wallpaper and gaming out of the box [02:54] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 - 24.04-1.6: eMudhra CA Security Fix https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Ubuntu_Touch_24_04_2_2_24_04_1_6_eMudhra_CA_Security_Fix.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Ubuntu_Touch_24_04_2_2_24_04_1_6_eMudhra_CA_Security_Fix.gmi [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 - 24.04-1.6: eMudhra CA Security Fix [02:56] TR News "The editions we offer with siduction 2026.1.0 are KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Xfce 4.20, X.Org and NOX." https://siduction.org/2026/10/release-notes-for-siduction-2026-1-0-big-crime/ [02:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-siduction.org | Making sure you're not a bot! [02:56] TR News (NEW): Essora Eos SonicDE A New Home for X11, Built the Essora Way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Essora_Eos_SonicDE_A_New_Home_for_X11_Built_the_Essora_Way.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Essora_Eos_SonicDE_A_New_Home_for_X11_Built_the_Essora_Way.gmi [02:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Essora Eos SonicDE A New Home for X11, Built the Essora Way [02:58] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 01, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_November_01_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_November_01_2026.gmi [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 01, 2026 [02:59] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ● Nov 02 [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:00] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:01] TR News On Microsoft: "The buyouts are the "friendly" first pass. If they don't reach the 60K the second pass will be the forceful process and people will get laid off. Either way they will reach the target." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5xmawk0 [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5xmawk0 ) [03:02] TR News "Is this video true? https://youtu.be/xqgMZd49JIQ [...] 00 percent true - You should now know the true character of ms" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m68mzrz7 [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://invidious.privacy.gd/watch?v=xqgMZd49JIQ [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social--> invidious.privacy.gd | Redirecting... [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m68mzrz7 ) [03:02] TR News "Most not all h1bs visa holders and other work visas are rife with scams frauds Fake resume fake degree fake experience fake interviews - This system needs to be dismantled" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5xx65h5 [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5xx65h5 ) [03:03] TR News "The looting of America from sui-idal empathy continues." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m66st9vc [03:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m66st9vc ) [03:03] TR News Redmond "The next detroit" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m62nvttv [03:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m62nvttv ) [03:04] TR News please investors." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m62nvttv [03:04] TR News "Redmond would be far better off without Microsofts Wall Street cronyism and the enshittification of all their products just to please investors." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m62nvttv [03:04] TR News "You are on an island with 100 people and only 75 bananas. Networking, LinkedIn updates, etc won't solve anything. You need to leave the island. Leave the industry. Dead for next 10 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m67dj2g9 [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m67dj2g9 ) [03:05] TR News "6 months of living expense? Try 2 years. Most of my friends in tech that are out have been out for more than 1 year with no signs of getting a job." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m67dj2g9 [03:20] TR News Techrights Microsoft Wants 60,000 Employees Gone (One Way or Another) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Microsoft_Wants_60_000_Employees_Gone_One_Way_or_Another.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Microsoft_Wants_60_000_Employees_Gone_One_Way_or_Another.gmi [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Wants 60,000 Employees Gone (One Way or Another) ● Nov 02 [04:09] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXVII - Shooting the Messengers (People Who Oppose Microsoft Back Doors), Even Across the Atlantic https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVII_Shooting_the_Messengers_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVII_Shooting_the_Messengers_P.gmi [04:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXVII - Shooting the Messengers (People Who Oppose Microsoft Back Doors), Even Across the Atlantic [04:16] TR News "Those are dead wood anyway. No one with any skill would head towards Redmond and no one with any morals would make it past the vetting process there. The real news is that now 60,000 poseurs, frauds, and charlatans are going to be hitting the job market masquerading as programmers and IT specialists" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/29/1654256#1458194 [04:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Microsoft Offers Parachutes To 60K Employees If They Jump By The End Of The Year - SoylentNews [04:16] TR News "Because of the pervasive presence of the cult of microsoftianism among managers they have a good chance of infiltrating (and then bringing down) legitimate businesses. If you end up with even one of those on your team, kiss productivity goodbye." [04:17] TR News "I've seen that too. Our very best engineers were the first to jump ship. They knew their stuff very well. They were old, irascible when annoyed, and knew how to get things done in spite of artificial barriers. They knew the customers and often communicated on ham radio. They were always meeting at high-tech swap meets. [04:17] TR News "One was showing me some spread spectrum techniques that weren't in the books yet ( they are now - our cellphones are based on it )." [04:17] TR News "The run-of-the-mill "paycheck engineers" ( myself included ) hung around long as possible as I wanted to pay down debt as far as I could, even knowing that with the critical engineers gone, and no training on the compartmentalized projects, the probability of a successful product release we were finishing up on would be zero." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/29/1654256#1458243 [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Microsoft Offers Parachutes To 60K Employees If They Jump By The End Of The Year - SoylentNews [04:17] TR News "Rats on a sinking ship. In a classified environment, ignorance leads all of us "worker bees" to be quite useless when a few critical communication links are severed." [04:17] TR News "I still wonder if it wasn't the plan all along to "put out the fire" by pulling all the logs apart topped off by delivering something full of bugs to the customer just to ruin any chance our customer will ever award any repeat business." [04:17] TR News "Wasn't just us doing this. The whole industry was doing this. Seems only Raytheon and Lockheed got through this mess. Microsoft is doing it too." [04:27] TR News Covering Elections From a Technical Angle https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/02/covering-elections-from-a-technical-angle/ [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Covering Elections From a Technical Angle [04:35] TR News Techrights Microsoft Lunduke is Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Slop.gmi [04:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke is Slop [04:46] TR News "AI slop to praise the slimy Indian" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m66m4c7k "Still same incompetent, mediocre architects. How long is this sinking ship going to survive. IaaS will die if the commodity hardware prices don't come down." [04:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m66m4c7k ) [04:46] TR News "IBM Cloud is dead. IBM SW is kept alive by constant acquisitions - Red Hat, Turbo, Apptio, Hashi, Confluent - the problem is they're running out of money to do these acquisitions. IBM Infra is coming to the end of the Z cycle and has been a stagnant business for years." [04:46] TR News "IBM Consulting is just an offshore bodyshop trying to compete with WITCH for race to the bottom outsourcing work. It's hard to be positive on the outlook for any IBM BU. Time to make more pie in the sky Quantum press releases I guess." [04:47] TR News "The short answer to will PaaS/IaaS survive is: what are you smoking; IBM has NEVER had those." [04:47] TR News "Which brings us to the question about the future of cloud. We have all basically agreed to blur lines such that what Red Hat sells is what we call cloud. To be clear, Red Hat has some awesome stuff none of which has any logical business on Z. The future of cloud is whatever we can extract from Red Hat stuff." [04:47] TR News "What cloud ? The cloud effort was doomed from the start. The team was composed originally (15 years ago) of incompetent architects and engineers who failed miserably in previous projects. Later, it was hijacked by the Indian mediocre tribe who didn't fare any better." [04:48] TR News "I am currently doing a project for a customer who is implementing some IBM stuff on Azure, and the Microsoft folks are helping... they are (Microsoft) pathetic at best... They don't know their own Azure sh-t. So, no surprised that 60K of them are getting a package to leave. They should take it... and please don't apply to IBM as we don't want losers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5x6h3j3 [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5x6h3j3 ) [04:48] TR News "IBM prefere Pip's , its cheaper !" [04:49] TR News "I mean there it is. What other evidence would one need? How is still CEO after that is the real question. But others and his subordinates have gotten the message loud and clear and are carrying out his directives that he desires" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt ) [04:59] TR News Techrights On Desktops/Laptops, Clownflare Sees Windows at Under 60% and GNU/Linux at 15% This Past Weekend https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/On_Desktops_Laptops_Clownflare_Sees_Windows_at_Under_60_and_GNU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/On_Desktops_Laptops_Clownflare_Sees_Windows_at_Under_60_and_GNU.gmi [04:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights On Desktops/Laptops, Clownflare Sees Windows at Under 60% and GNU/Linux at 15% This Past Weekend ● Nov 02 [05:10] *Princ3ss21F has quit (connection closed) [05:10] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:13] TR News Many articles about managers "quitting" Microsoft. They got pushed out. [05:14] TR News It does not matter if North Korea or any other nation stole your fake-coins. The end outcome is the same: your lost your fake money. [05:55] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Nov 02 [06:07] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0m9.8g1.bp0598.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:10] TR News Software Patent https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-patents-ai-words-in-peoples-mouths | Source: Futurism [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People's Mouths in Real Time [06:11] TR News "Heres the catch for Linux distributions: almost every PC ships with Microsofts certificates in db and nothing else. Getting Fedoras key into the firmware of every laptop on the planet isnt realistic." https://blog.hofstede.it/linux-foundationals-from-silicon-to-userspace-the-boot-and-init-chain/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | Linux Foundationals: From Silicon to Userspace - The Boot and Init Chain | Larvitz Blog [06:24] TR News "In a press release, MDOC said the Recidiviz software will be used to optimize placement of incarcerated individuals starting with a pilot program in a number of mens facilities beginning in December." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/prisons-ai-prediction-incarceration-algorithm | Source: Futurism [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes [06:24] TR News "The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education estimates the number of high school graduates will decline from 3.9 million nationally in 2025 to 3.4 million in 2041." https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-11-01/military-recruiting-up-23326499.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Military recruiting up as youth unemployment rises | Stars and Stripes [06:25] TR News "In a press release, MDOC said the Recidiviz software will be used to optimize placement of incarcerated individuals starting with a pilot program in a number of mens facilities beginning in December." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/prisons-ai-prediction-incarceration-algorithm | Source: Futurism [06:25] TR News "I was distraught to hear that Rest of World may have to shut down in January" https://werd.io/rest-of-world-tells-vital-stories-about-the-impact-of-tech-on-the-world-we-may-lose-it-anyway/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Rest of World tells vital stories about the impact of tech on the world. We may lose it anyway. [06:25] TR News "We all produce the CONTENT for free. The platforms that host the CONTENT deliver it back to us, with ads." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-algorithms-can-go-to-hell-because | Source: Hamilton Nolan [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | The Algorithms Can Go to Hell Because How Things Work Is Still Here [06:26] TR News "Putins regime has wiped away the institutions that Derk helped build in a free Russia in the 90s, but the seeds of the principles of independent journalism that he imparted remain" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/01/russias-independent-journalism-will-survive-in-exile-gershkovich-says-at-inaugural-derk-sauer-lecture-a94145 | Source: The Moscow Times [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Russias Independent Journalism Will Survive in Exile, Gershkovich Says at Inaugural Derk Sauer Lecture - The Moscow Times [06:30] TR News "From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist" https://xtramagazine.com/culture/online-censorship-indie-webcomics-284463 | [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xtramagazine.com | Online censorship is crushing indie webcomics | Xtra Magazine [06:31] TR News "The new Hungarian-American agreement could also serve the purpose of suppressing anti-ICE protests" https://digit.site36.net/2026/11/01/data-exchange-and-joint-prosecution-trump-finds-first-eu-partner-to-hunt-antifa-groups/ | Source: Site36 [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | "Data exchange" and joint prosecution: Trump finds first EU partner to hunt Antifa groups worldwide | Matthias Monroy [06:32] TR News "Since Musk embraced Community Notes on X, crowdsourced fact-checks have gone from a niche experiment to the default on social media." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/x-midterm-election-ai-fact-check/689245/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/x-midterm-election-ai-fact-check/689245/ ) [06:39] TR News Projection Tactics https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/02/projection-tactics/ [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Projection Tactics [06:49] TR News "Lets take a specific example: data centers" https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-did-bernie-sanders | Source: Matt Stoller [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thebignewsletter.com | Monopoly Round-Up: Did Bernie Sanders Set the Terms for the Midterm Elections? [06:49] TR News "What interested me was how quickly an ostensibly empirical dispute became a referendum on the credibility of the participants." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/californication | Source: Michael Green [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yesigiveafig.com | Californication - by Michael W. Green [06:51] TR News "What makes the course classic? In the 1908 Olympics the marathon was going to originally be the 40km length that was used from Marathon to Athens (and Paris 1900, St. Louis 1904)." https://radar.spacebar.org/f/a/weblog/comment/1/1258 | Source: Tom Murphy VII [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TLS connect error: error:0A000152:SSL routines::unsafe legacy renegotiation disabled ( status 0 @ https://radar.spacebar.org/f/a/weblog/comment/1/1258 ) [06:51] TR News "However, Question 3 would not improve things. In fact, it would probably make things slightly worse." https://thetech.com/2026/11/01/question-3-2026 | Source: MIT [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetech.com | Question 3 is bad for democracy | The Tech [06:52] TR News "The report in question is based on groundless speculation and is nothing more than an attempt to smear China" https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/31/groundless-speculation-china-denies-spying-on-nvidias-jensen-huang/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang [06:55] TR News "That doesnt mean we should abandon bat boxes bats are already under threat due to disease and habitat loss but as global temperatures keep rising, conservationists say the boxes need a few tweaks" https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/bat-boxes-climate-change-9.7399611 | Source: CBC [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Bat boxes were supposed to be a safe haven for bats. So why are they killing them? | CBC Radio [06:55] TR News "But look closer at the right-hand side of the picture. Curled up together on a ledge, their grey spotted coats blending beautifully into the stone, are two snow leopard cubs." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/can-you-spot-them-this-amazing-photo-hides-two-snow-leopard-cubs-in-plain-sight | Source: Digital Camera World [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Can you spot them? This amazing photo hides two snow leopard cubs in plain sight | Digital Camera World ● Nov 02 [07:14] TR News "Its mission systems are expected to incorporate multi-domain sensing and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities." https://interestingengineering.com/military/hades-completes-first-flight-deep-sensing | Source: Interesting Engineering [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | US' HADES completes maiden flight, promises greater reach in battlefields [07:14] TR News "Muskrat" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-close-the-muskrat-loophole | Source: Robert Reich [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | How to close the Muskrat Loophole, and a final word on Prop 40 [07:15] TR News "This Halloween, the scariest thing isnt ghosts and ghouls. Its the Trump administrations ongoing attacks on the legitimacy of the midterm elections." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/trick-or-threat-the-midterms-are | Source: The Next Move [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Trick or Threat: The Midterms Are in Danger [07:15] TR News "affordability is not the answer" https://crookedtimber.org/2026/11/01/democracy-is-not-on-the-ballot-affordability-is-not-the-answer/ | Source: Crooked Timber [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | Democracy is not on the ballot, affordability is not the answer Crooked Timber [07:16] TR News lunduke's slop logo is plagiarized from The Tube https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/ [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tfl.gov.uk | Tube - Transport for London [07:20] TR News "The ACLU's Jay Stanley reports the example of Grace Knowles, a woman in her 20s, whose September 2005 road trip to Florida was deemed suspicious by the Flock-based system." https://boingboing.net/2026/10/30/cops-using-ai-to-justify-stops-for-suspicious-driving-patterns.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/10/30/cops-using-ai-to-justify-stops-for-suspicious-driving-patterns.html ) [07:21] TR News Social Control Media: "You do not need to be paid by Meta or Snap, or TikTok to find Haidts conclusions unconvincing or unhelpful." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/boyd-haidt/ | Source: Nick Heer [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | No One Paid Me to Disagree With Jonathan Haidt Pixel Envy [07:21] TR News "I run a Mastodon bot that posts random quotes from The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening." https://evanhahn.com/mastodon-bot-with-ios-shortcuts/ | Source: Evan Hahn [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | A Mastodon bot powered by iOS Shortcuts [07:22] TR News "It's not news that "AI" crawlers are an ongoing plague and that broadly the plague is getting worse." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/OneWebFutureGatedCommunities | Source: University of Toronto [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [07:22] TR News "I didnt want to write about AI. Everybody does it. Hacker News is full of it, to the point that there are several projects that exclude AI content from the orange site." https://chollinger.com/blog/2026/11/i-am-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-about-ai/ | Source: Christian Hollinger [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chollinger.com | I am Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde about AI | Christian Hollinger [07:23] TR News "Not content with taking all the RAM and GPU the industry can make for the next year to 18 months, Sam Altman now wants RAM from your home computer as well." https://www.iandick.com/i-need-your-clothes-your-boots-and-your-motorcycle/ | Source: Ian Dick [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.iandick.com | I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle Ian Dick [07:23] TR News "Most guides require installing a lot of things and choosing models among thousands of files, so I made a small project doing it for me." https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2026-11-01-braindead-local-intelligence.html | Source: Data Swamp [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dataswamp.org | Solene'% : An easy way to try local AI with braindead-local-intelligence [07:23] TR News "Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat." https://www.wired.com/story/metas-muse-could-upend-all-kinds-of-businesses-it-hasnt-yet/ | Source: Wired [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metas Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasnt Yet | WIRED [07:24] TR News "Prominent names in the field, meanwhile, began to worry about the potential new paradigm that OpenAI had potentially introduced" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-mathematicians-math-slop | Source: Futurism [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won't Stop [07:27] TR News (NEW): Review: Super Lite Linux 24.6 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Review_Super_Lite_Linux_24_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Review_Super_Lite_Linux_24_6.gmi [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: Super Lite Linux 24.6 [07:29] TR News "Turning to an AI chatbot for guidance does come with unique risks." https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-leading-hikers-astray-with-dangerous-consequences/ | Source: Wired [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences | WIRED [07:37] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:40] TR News "Permanent Standard Time aligns better with natural sleep rhythms, avoids darker winter mornings and ends the disruptions caused by changing clocks." https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/opinion/lets-stop-falling-back-its-time-for-a-permanent-change-c99a036d | Source: Natchez, Mississippi [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.natchezdemocrat.com | Let's stop 'falling back': It's time for a permanent change [07:41] TR News "The land stayed in agriculture, ranching families expanded their operations and another generation carried on a way of life deeply rooted in Wyoming's identity." https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/11/01/wyoming-family-ranches-face-a-generational-crisis-as-old-economic-model-fades/ | Source: Cowboy State Daily [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cowboystatedaily.com | Next Generation Of Wyoming Ranchers Getting Priced Out Of Their Family Legacy | Cowboy State Daily [07:46] TR News "At the center of this herculean effort was Cyril Hilsum, an exuberant British physicist with voluminous, untamed white hair whose striking resemblance to Albert Einstein wasnt limited to appearance." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/technology/cyril-hilsum-dead.html | Source: New York Times [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/technology/cyril-hilsum-dead.html ) [07:46] TR News "When I said my farewells to Book Number Eighteen that for me just didnt have the right proportions, I didnt expect to fill Number Nineteen so quickly." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/11/book-number-nineteen/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/11/book-number-nineteen/ ) [07:46] TR News "A recent Raymond Chen article said in passing that some PCs took as long as 12 seconds of holding the power button down to do a forced (hard) power off" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/ATXDesktopPowerButtonPowerOff | Source: University of Toronto [07:47] TR News "I try not to be a conspiracy theorist, but come on. How can you look at what's happening and not think these shortages and high component prices are being deliberately created?" https://michaelreflects.com/blog/buddy-can-you-spare-a-gpu/ | Source: Michael Mitchell [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michaelreflects.com | Buddy, Can You Spare a GPU? | Michaels Journal [07:49] TR News "But nobody is trumpeting a solution yet, so its fair to say were all still figuring this thing out" https://seldo.com/posts/a-proposal-how-to-hire-junior-engineers-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Laurie Voss [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A proposal: how to hire junior engineers in the age of AI | Seldo.com [07:49] TR News "It is for everyone to choose their own role in society, and not everyone feels every duty the same way" https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-10-31-The-Duty-of-a-Scholar.html | Source: Daemonology [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.daemonology.net | The Duty of a Scholar [07:52] TR News "Through this the syngas is led, with the initial experiments producing a few mL of what appears to be pentane and hexane, with the rest apparently being gaseous methane, ethane and similar." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/turning-syngas-into-hydrocarbons-with-the-right-alpha/ | Source: Hackaday [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turning Syngas Into Hydrocarbons With The Right Alpha | Hackaday [07:52] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:52] TR News "Our report can be found on the summit website. There youll also find a link to provide feedback, and we also encourage open discussion in the comments section of this blog." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/30/__trashed/ | Source: Terence Tao [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | Report of the Summit on Math Research in the Age of AI | What's new [07:53] TR News "Some of it is the apparent disregard by AI companies for the practice of mathematics." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/11/01/mathematics-has-changed-lets-act-like-it/ | Source: Terence Tao [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | Mathematics has changed. Lets act like it | What's new [07:53] TR News "If you move from the Euclidean plane to the projective plane, the exceptions go away" https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/11/01/projective-poles-and-polars/ | Source: John D Cook [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Poles & polars in projective space with homogeneous coordinates [07:54] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 27 will Adds Hibernation Support, New Default Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linux_Mint_27_will_Adds_Hibernation_Support_New_Default_Apps.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linux_Mint_27_will_Adds_Hibernation_Support_New_Default_Apps.gmi [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint 27 will Adds Hibernation Support, New Default Apps [07:55] TR News "Writing is magic. Its always been magic. The vikings thought bound language bound reality and reshaped it. It gives our thoughts shape." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/machine-writing-is-ash/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Writing is Magic; Machine Writing is Ash [07:56] TR News "It's time for a dev blogger's favorite topic: blogging about my new blogging setup." https://dariuszwinkler.com/blog/digital-home/ | [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dariuszwinkler.com | My new digital home | Dariusz Winkler [07:56] TR News "But in researching my CBS Sunday Morning story about Houdini last weekend, I interviewed retired surgeon and forensic historian Dr. Larrian Gillespie" https://pogueman.substack.com/p/happy-halloween-harry-houdini-howd | Source: David Pogue [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pogueman.substack.com | [FIXED] Happy Halloween, Harry Houdini! Howd You Die? [07:56] TR News "Community is inseparable from the design of my website. My participation in the IndieWeb community has been the source of countless ideas." https://jamesg.blog/2026/11/01/webcrafting-influences | Source: James G [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Webcrafting influences - with words, wonder [07:57] TR News [Old] "The bicentenary will launch in autumn 2026 with a major exhibition-manifesto at the Grand Palais in Paris, developed in partnership with the Centre Pompidou and GrandPalaisRMN." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/france-set-to-stage-a-year-long-celebration-to-mark-200-years-of-photography-in-2026 | Source: Digital Camera World [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | France set to stage a year-long celebration to mark 200 years of photography in 2026 | Digital Camera World [07:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0m9.8g1.bp0598.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:57] TR News (NEW): Enlightenment desktop 0.28 released with better networking https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Enlightenment_desktop_0_28_released_with_better_networking.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Enlightenment_desktop_0_28_released_with_better_networking.gmi [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Enlightenment desktop 0.28 released with better networking ● Nov 02 [08:02] TR News (NEW): I finally found a distro that convinced me to quit Linux Mint https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/I_finally_found_a_distro_that_convinced_me_to_quit_Linux_Mint.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/I_finally_found_a_distro_that_convinced_me_to_quit_Linux_Mint.gmi [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I finally found a distro that convinced me to quit Linux Mint [08:06] TR News "This duo are thought to be the first people ever to be photographed. Recently, after two years of detective work, a team worked out exactly where they were standing." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/paris-marks-the-precise-spot-where-the-first-humans-were-photographed-and-its-not-where-you-might-think | Source: Digital Camera World [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Paris marks the precise spot where the first humans were photographed, and its not where you might think | Digital Camera World [08:06] TR News Techrights Year-Long Celebration Starts on Saturday https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Year_Long_Celebration_Starts_on_Saturday.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Year_Long_Celebration_Starts_on_Saturday.gmi [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Year-Long Celebration Starts on Saturday [08:09] TR News (NEW): I don't use Linux for free anymore, and you shouldn't eitherhere's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/I_don_t_use_Linux_for_free_anymore_and_you_shouldn_t_either_her.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/I_don_t_use_Linux_for_free_anymore_and_you_shouldn_t_either_her.gmi [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I don't use Linux for free anymore, and you shouldn't eitherhere's why [08:12] TR News (NEW): 5 Linux distros that give you a reason to leave Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/5_Linux_distros_that_give_you_a_reason_to_leave_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/5_Linux_distros_that_give_you_a_reason_to_leave_Windows.gmi [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 Linux distros that give you a reason to leave Windows [08:14] TR News (NEW): I've used a KDE Linux desktop for years. Here's why I'm switching to Xfce today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Xfce.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Xfce.gmi [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I've used a KDE Linux desktop for years. Here's why I'm switching to Xfce today [08:15] TR News (NEW): Forget lightweight Linux, this forgotten OS is reviving ancient PCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Forget_lightweight_Linux_this_forgotten_OS_is_reviving_ancient_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Forget_lightweight_Linux_this_forgotten_OS_is_reviving_ancient_.gmi [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Forget lightweight Linux, this forgotten OS is reviving ancient PCs [08:16] TR News Techrights Celebrating Photography, Celebrating Life, Celebrating Magnificent Humanity, Not Plagiarism Disservices https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Celebrating_Photography_Celebrating_Life_Celebrating_Magnificen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Celebrating_Photography_Celebrating_Life_Celebrating_Magnificen.gmi [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Celebrating Photography, Celebrating Life, Celebrating Magnificent Humanity, Not Plagiarism Disservices [08:18] TR News "Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) challenge conventional research methods, as they are often described as exceeding the limits of verbal expression." https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1760389/full | Source: Frontiers [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.frontiersin.org | Frontiers | The perceptual geometry and chromaticity of near-death experience spaces [08:18] TR News "When researchers asked 50 people to draw maps of the spaces they remembered encountering during near-death experiences" https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-asked-50-people-to-map-their-near-death-experiences-an-eerie-pattern-emerged | Source: Science Alert [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Near-Death Experiences Seem to Follow Strange Rules of Shape And Color, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [08:21] TR News Techrights Links 02/11/2026: Slop Destroying Mathematics and "Democracy is Not on the Ballot" (in US) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Links_02_11_2026_Slop_Destroying_Mathematics_and_Democracy_is_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Links_02_11_2026_Slop_Destroying_Mathematics_and_Democracy_is_N.gmi [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/11/2026: Slop Destroying Mathematics and "Democracy is Not on the Ballot" (in US) [08:31] TR News Techrights Linkspam in "It's FOSS" Today (and It's Not Even FOSS) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Linkspam_in_It_s_FOSS_Today_and_It_s_Not_Even_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Linkspam_in_It_s_FOSS_Today_and_It_s_Not_Even_FOSS.gmi [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linkspam in "It's FOSS" Today (and It's Not Even FOSS) [08:32] TR News Anon: spot prices for privatized electricity are over 0.5 Eur per kWh at the moment not 0.05 Eur per kWh but ten times that ... https://yle.fi/a/74-20254524 Sompi [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Spot electricity prices jump on Monday | Yle News | Yle [08:38] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:38] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:39] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: An Avalanche of Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_An_Avalanche_of_Performance_Improvements_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_An_Avalanche_of_Performance_Improvements_an.gmi [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: An Avalanche of Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes [08:39] TR News (NEW): Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Introducing_Kwi_a_new_KDE_terminal_emulator.shtml | Gemini address: 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-startupfortune.com | CEOs mandate AI at work while barely using it themselves, survey finds - Startup Fortune ● Nov 02 [09:52] *acer-box____ (~acer-box@freenode-ig1agv.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:53] *acer-box__ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Nov 02 [10:39] TR News (NEW): Audacity 4.0.2 Audio Editor Restores Automatic Saving During Recording https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Audacity_4_0_2_Audio_Editor_Restores_Automatic_Saving_During_Re.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Audacity_4_0_2_Audio_Editor_Restores_Automatic_Saving_During_Re.gmi [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audacity 4.0.2 Audio Editor Restores Automatic Saving During Recording ● Nov 02 [11:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social (Error from remote client) [11:49] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Nov 02 [12:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:03] TR News Cory Doctorow https://yewtu.be/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=3sDzlv-VI2U https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3sDzlv-VI2U The first 1h 20m are Zitron [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw ) [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [12:04] TR News "A new policy token in robots.txt lets site owners set one AI training preference across major AI providers, though rollout timing varies and the signal isn't enforceable." https://coywolf.com/news/seo/google-openai-microsoft-and-anthropic-back-a-shared-robotstxt-ai-training-signal/ | Source: Coywolf LLC [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coywolf.com | Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic back a shared robots.txt AI training signal [12:04] TR News "You can change the numerical value of a frequency by changing the number of oscillations per unit time, which is how we normally do it, but you can also change the denominator" https://noahliebman.net/2026/11/a-couple-fun-facts-about-time/ | Source: Noah Liebman [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noahliebman.net | Noah Liebman | A couple fun facts about time [12:05] TR News "This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, I made seven Python releases, when two were originally planned for October." https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/cybersecurity-awareness/ | Source: Hugo van Kemenade [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hugovk.dev | Lots of Python releases for Cybersecurity Awareness Month Hugo van Kemenade [12:05] TR News "We used mulitple imputation by chained equations (MICE) quite often in imputing missing data in many occasion, but I never really understood the mechanism behind it except that it appears magical!" https://www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/mice/ | Source: Ken Koon Wong [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kenkoonwong.com | My Messy Notes of Learning MICE From Scratch | Everyday Is A School Day [12:05] TR News "LC-3 assembly is an educational programming language. It is simple enough that complex programs can be written directly in it without needing a compiler, and thus it is often used in teaching assembly." https://abhinavsarkar.net/posts/lc3-disassembler/?mtm_campaign=feed | Source: Abhinav Sarkar [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An LC-3 Disassembler in Haskell | abhinavsarkar.net [12:06] TR News "The data is John Ioannidiss science-wide author database, built with Elsevier from Scopus (Ioannidis, J.P.A. (2026)" https://datascienceplus.com/top-cited-scientists-in-clinical-medicine-by-country-the-stanford-elsevier-top-2-list-in-r/ | [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-datascienceplus.com | Top-cited scientists in clinical medicine by country: the StanfordElsevier top 2% list in R DataScience+ [12:07] TR News "Im so gung-ho about Emacs keybindings that I made them the default keybinding of GTK+, which means that any application that uses GTK+ will respect Emacs keybindings for motion" https://jordi.inversethought.com/blog/exercising-software-freedom-on-firefox/ | Source: Jordi Gutirrez Hermoso [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jordi.inversethought.com | Exercising software freedom on Firefox The Scribbler of the Rueful Countenance [12:08] TR News "A service can fetch the feed on behalf of multiple subscribers. Repeated requests can also come from the same reader checking for updates. Neither case tells me how many people read an article" https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/11/01/how-i-check-my-rss-subscriber-count/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | How I Check My RSS Subscriber Count Ronalds Vilci [12:08] TR News "The trick, which I had already used for the feeds of Vulnerability-Lookup, is simple: if the browser no longer wants to run the XSLT" https://www.cedricbonhomme.org/2026/11/01/keeping-xslt-alive/ | Source: Cdric Bonhomme [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cedricbonhomme.org | Keeping My XSLT-Styled Feed Alive After Chrome Drops It | Cdric Bonhomme [12:10] TR News "The board is based around the Gowin GW1NR-9C FPGA which only has 8,640 LUTs." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/cheap-fpga-board-becomes-retro-style-computer/ | Source: Hackaday [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cheap FPGA Board Becomes Retro-Style Computer | Hackaday [12:10] TR News "The build is based around the Meshnology W12 board, which combines an ESP32-S3 microcontroller with an LR2021 LoRa Radio." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/building-an-ads-b-receiver-for-less-than-you-think/ | Source: Hackaday [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building An ADS-B Receiver For Less Than You Think | Hackaday [12:10] TR News "The only thing about [Mareks] candle is that it doesnt flicker like a real candle." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/an-electronic-candle-you-can-set-on-fire/ | Source: Hackaday [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Electronic Candle You Can Set On Fire | Hackaday [12:14] TR News "FloppoScope is a browser-based tool for analyzing floppy disk images." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/flopposcope-is-a-disk-image-analyzer/ | Source: Hackaday [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FloppoScope Is A Disk Image Analyzer | Hackaday [12:21] TR News "That all changed when he was contacted by a developer about some Palm OS software he had written decades ago." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/huge-palmos-development-archive-goes-online-thanks-to-personal-backups/ | Source: Hackaday [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Huge PalmOS Development Archive Goes Online, Thanks To Personal Backups | Hackaday [12:27] TR News "Its called Jet Studio, and its an open-source game editor that looks and works like Godot." https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/a-game-engine-for-microcontrollers/ | Source: Hackaday [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Game Engine For Microcontrollers | Hackaday [12:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social (Error from remote client) [12:30] TR News "To experiment with network stuff, I was using UML-based network labs. Many alternatives exist, like GNS3, Netkit, Marionnet or Cloonix." https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2012-network-lab-qemu | Source: Vincent Bernat [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vincent.bernat.ch | Network lab with QEMU [12:30] TR News "Is a filter rule in relayd.conf case-sensitive?" https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/relayd-matching-it-depends/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What does relayd actually match? It depends! rsadowski.de [12:31] TR News "As previously reported, Ori Bernstein is working on GEFS, the "Good Enough File System" imported to OpenBSD, and his EuroBSDCon 2026 presentation was very well received." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20261101115637 | Source: Undeadly [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Work on GEFS (the Good Enough File System) for OpenBSD progresses [12:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:52] TR News "Agilex 2X is Alteras latest FPGA and SoC portfolio, consisting of four device families for applications ranging from industrial control to high-performance computing." https://linuxgizmos.com/agilex-2x-fpga-portfolio-supports-pcie-7-0-and-quartusiq-ai-design-tool/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/agilex-2x-fpga-portfolio-supports-pcie-7-0-and-quartusiq-ai-design-tool/ ) [12:52] TR News "The MINIX T4000/T5000 is a compact AI workstation based on NVIDIAs Jetson AGX Thor platform, combining Blackwell GPU architecture with Arm Neoverse-V3AE processors" https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-ai-workstation-runs-ubuntu-on-jetson-agx-thor-with-dual-10gbe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-ai-workstation-runs-ubuntu-on-jetson-agx-thor-with-dual-10gbe/ ) [12:53] TR News "Orange Pi has published hardware details for the OrangePi O1, a 90 70mm SBC based on the Sophgo BM1688 processor." https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-16-tops-ai-sbc-with-sata-3-0-runs-on-octa-core-sophgo-bm1688/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-16-tops-ai-sbc-with-sata-3-0-runs-on-octa-core-sophgo-bm1688/ ) [12:53] TR News factor [12:53] TR News "The SCINTIX P4 is a compact compute module developed by RELOC around Espressifs ESP32-P4 microcontroller, using the 55 40mm form factor of Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5 modules." https://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-compute-module-brings-esp32-p4-to-raspberry-pi-cm4-cm5-carriers/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-compute-module-brings-esp32-p4-to-raspberry-pi-cm4-cm5-carriers/ ) [12:55] TR News "October was a heavy month for both features and fixes, with 23 snapshots landing between Oct. 1 and 28." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/11/01/tw-monthly-update-october/ | Source: OpenSUSE [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Tumbleweed Monthly Update - October 2026 - openSUSE News ● Nov 02 [13:04] TR News "Github Competitor Entire Is Live Now How The Agent-First Platform Works - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/31/0512216 [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Github Competitor Entire Is Live Now How The Agent-First Platform Works - SoylentNews [13:04] TR News "The Republican Party has lost its right to govern. It once stood for a set of ideas that, while not always appropriate to Americas needs, at least gave the party some reason for being: states rights, free trade, and fiscal prudence. Now it stands for nothing but Trumpism." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-vote-the-bums-out [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Sunday thought: Vote the Bums Out - Robert Reich [13:04] TR News is [13:05] TR News "It is time to renounce the hatemongering and race-baiting that has engulfed this nation." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-vote-the-bums-out "Sunday thought: Vote the Bums Out - Robert Reich" [13:05] TR News "Trick-or-Treating seems to be dead, at least in our neighborhood - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm" https://boston.conman.org/2026/10/31.2 [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | Trick-or-Treating seems to be dead, at least in our neighborhood - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [13:05] TR News "Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification | CyberScoop" https://cyberscoop.com/judge-dismisses-alaska-senate-lawsuit-peltola-sullivan/ [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification | CyberScoop [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens Is Sending the Wrong Message - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/haley-stevens-sending-wrong-message/689250/ [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/haley-stevens-sending-wrong-message/689250/ ) [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race - Bridge Michigan" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-politics/haley-stevens-joins-mike-rogers-in-detroit-bucking-abdul-el-sayed-in-senate-race/ [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race - Bridge Michigan [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/11/01/haley-stevens-backs-mike-rogers-over-fellow-democrat-abdul-el-sayed/ [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed - Salon.com [13:06] TR News "Haley Stevenss feud with Abdul El-Sayed, explained | Vox" https://www.vox.com/politics/508585/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-feud-explained AIPAC at work [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Haley Stevenss feud with Abdul El-Sayed, explained | Vox [13:06] TR News "The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/11/01/the-trump-show-is-on-the-verge-of-cancellation/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation - Salon.com [13:06] TR News "The U.S. Is Bullying Europe Like Never Before - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/trump-europe-guilfoyle-afd-meddling/689226/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/trump-europe-guilfoyle-afd-meddling/689226/ ) [13:06] TR News "Latvia takes charge of the United Nations Security Council for first time / Article" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/01.11.2026-latvia-takes-charge-of-the-united-nations-security-council-for-first-time.a670070/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia takes charge of the United Nations Security Council for first time / Article [13:06] TR News "El Sayed strengthens after Stevens' support for Rogers | Demcrata" https://www.democrata.es/en/international/abdul-el-sayed-appeals-to-democratic-values-after-stevens-s-backing-of-republican-mike-rogers/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.democrata.es | El Sayed strengthens after Stevens' support for Rogers | Demcrata [13:08] TR News "El Sayed strengthens after Stevens' support for Rogers | Demcrata" https://www.democrata.es/en/international/abdul-el-sayed-appeals-to-democratic-values-after-stevens-s-backing-of-republican-mike-rogers/ [13:09] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! (www.adiirc.com)) [13:14] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Desktop and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Desktop_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Desktop_and_More.gmi [13:14] TR News (NEW): KDE Activities and Plasma Oxygen Icons https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/KDE_Activities_and_Plasma_Oxygen_Icons.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/KDE_Activities_and_Plasma_Oxygen_Icons.gmi [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Desktop and More [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Activities and Plasma Oxygen Icons [13:14] TR News (NEW): The Loud Sound of Silence (Regarding UEFI Back Doors/Bug Doors) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Loud_Sound_of_Silence_Regarding_UEFI_Back_Doors_Bug_Doors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Loud_Sound_of_Silence_Regarding_UEFI_Back_Doors_Bug_Doors.gmi [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Loud Sound of Silence (Regarding UEFI Back Doors/Bug Doors) ● Nov 02 [14:08] TR News Scientists Asked 50 People to Map Their Near-Death Experiences. An Eerie Pattern Emerged. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-asked-50-people-to-map-their-near-death-experiences-an-eerie-pattern-emerged [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Near-Death Experiences Seem to Follow Strange Rules of Shape And Color, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [14:10] TR News An easy way to try local Hey Hi (AI) with braindead-local-intelligence https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2026-11-01-braindead-local-intelligence.html [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dataswamp.org | Solene'% : An easy way to try local AI with braindead-local-intelligence [14:12] TR News Data exchange and joint prosecution: Convicted Felon finds first EU partner to hunt Antifa groups worldwide https://digit.site36.net/2026/11/01/data-exchange-and-joint-prosecution-trump-finds-first-eu-partner-to-hunt-antifa-groups/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | "Data exchange" and joint prosecution: Trump finds first EU partner to hunt Antifa groups worldwide | Matthias Monroy [14:12] TR News Prisons Using Hey Hi (AI) to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/prisons-ai-prediction-incarceration-algorithm [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes [14:13] TR News Microsoft Patents an Hey Hi (AI) That Can Literally Put Words in Peoples Mouths in Real Time https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-patents-ai-words-in-peoples-mouths [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People's Mouths in Real Time [14:30] TR News Kernel prepatch 7.4-rc1 https://lwn.net/Articles/1104654/ [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kernel prepatch 7.4-rc1 [LWN.net] [14:30] TR News Oral Args at the Federal Circuit: Seven Patent Appeals on Nov 2, 2026 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/11/oral-args-at-the-federal-circuit-seven-patent-appeals-on-nov-2-2026.html [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Oral Args at the Federal Circuit: Seven Patent Appeals on Nov 2, 2026 | Patently-O [14:32] TR News What Stuck With You From All Things Open? https://fossforce.com/2026/11/what-stuck-with-you-from-all-things-open/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | What Stuck With You From 'All Things Open'? - FOSS Force [14:35] TR News How I Customised Pure Blog for This Site https://kevquirk.com/how-i-customised-pure-blog-for-this-site [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | How I Customised Pure Blog for This Site - Kev Quirk [14:49] TR News windowd TCO : https://yle.fi/a/74-20254613 [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Hakkerointiuhka ei koske vain kauppoja asiantuntija: kaikki verkossa olevat laitteet syyt suojata | Lappi | Yle [14:50] TR News "But Yle goes through contortions to avoid even hinting at the culprits: those who purchased Microsoft-dependent systems and deployed them into production environments here." [14:51] TR News Techrights Technical Coverage of US Elections https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Technical_Coverage_of_US_Elections.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Technical_Coverage_of_US_Elections.gmi [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Technical Coverage of US Elections [14:56] TR News "That which must not happen has happened: someone has purchased microsoft-dependent embedded systems and deployed them inside the grocery stores" - see http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/24/Appliances_Should_be_Dumb.shtml [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Appliances Should be Dumb [14:56] TR News Also see https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2hn4kfNV7MvZgcIBhSX8BI/kylar-och-frysar-utslagna-i-flera-ica-butiker-vi-har-blivit-hackade https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/31ygzM/ica-s-frysar-hackade [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tv4.se | Kylar och frysar utslagna i flera ICA-butiker [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aftonbladet.se | Frysar hackade p Icas och Coops butiker mat frstrd [14:56] TR News "just a 'warmup' (pun) leading into future elections where restricted boot and windows are misused in place of paper ballots." ● Nov 02 [15:03] TR News Techrights Writing for Good https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Writing_for_Good.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Writing_for_Good.gmi [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Writing for Good [15:03] TR News "microsoft is _*NOT*_ a technical problem, it is a staffing problem driven by a pernicious ideology based on misplaced admiration for His Billness. (Epstein's buddy)" http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [15:03] TR News Upgrading: vim vim-common vim-runtime vim-tiny xxd [15:19] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:19] TR News Sparky news 2026/10 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2026-10/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sparkylinux.org | Sparky news 2026/10 - SparkyLinux [15:20] TR News Linux Mint 27 will Adds Hibernation Support, New Default Apps https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/11/linux-mint-27-hibernation-new-terminal/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Linux Mint 27 will Adds Hibernation Support, New Default Apps | UbuntuHandbook [15:24] *croissant (~croissant@8jwsykkupndw8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:24] *croissant` has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:27] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:28] TR News Egypt 5.2% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=EG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=52w [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=EG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=52w ) [15:32] *croissant` (~croissant@8jwsykkupndw8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:33] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:35] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Has Shot Up to 7% Worldwide, Says statCounter today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Has_Shot_Up_to_7_Worldwide_Says_statCounter_today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Has_Shot_Up_to_7_Worldwide_Says_statCounter_today.gmi [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Has Shot Up to 7% Worldwide, Says statCounter today [15:37] TR News Over 5% in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe/#monthly-200902-202611 [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats [15:38] TR News 6% in United States Of America (Nov 2026) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-200902-202611 [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global Stats [15:45] TR News Techrights A British Uphill Battle to Eliminate Microsoft and Its American Back Doors https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/A_British_Uphill_Battle_to_Eliminate_Microsoft_and_Its_American.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/A_British_Uphill_Battle_to_Eliminate_Microsoft_and_Its_American.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A British Uphill Battle to Eliminate Microsoft and Its American Back Doors [15:46] *croissant (~croissant@8jwsykkupndw8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:47] *croissant` has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:55] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Reaching 10% in Japan by Year's End https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Reaching_10_in_Japan_by_Year_s_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Reaching_10_in_Japan_by_Year_s_End.gmi [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Reaching 10% in Japan by Year's End ● Nov 02 [16:08] TR News Techrights Windows Down to All-Time Low, Says statCounter, While Microsoft Tells 60,000 Workers They're No Longer Necessary https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_Says_statCounter_While_Microsoft_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_Says_statCounter_While_Microsoft_T.gmi [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Windows Down to All-Time Low, Says statCounter, While Microsoft Tells 60,000 Workers They're No Longer Necessary [16:11] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social (Error from remote client) [16:14] TR News Bing sank to lowest level in about a year https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/#monthly-200902-202611 [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Search Engine Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats [16:15] TR News (NEW): statCounter Measures GNU/Linux at Around 9% in Africa, 7% in Asia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/statCounter_Measures_GNU_Linux_at_Around_9_in_Africa_7_in_Asia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/statCounter_Measures_GNU_Linux_at_Around_9_in_Africa_7_in_Asia.gmi [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines statCounter Measures GNU/Linux at Around 9% in Africa, 7% in Asia [16:16] TR News Chrome almost 72% https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/#monthly-200902-2026011 [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Browser Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats [16:17] TR News GNU/Linux up by a lot in Denmark https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/denmark/#monthly-200902-202611 [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Denmark | Statcounter Global Stats [16:24] TR News GNU/Linux @ about 6% in Malaysia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/malaysia/#monthly-200902-202611 [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Malaysia | Statcounter Global Stats [16:26] TR News 15% in Nigeria https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/nigeria/#monthly-200902-202611 [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Nigeria | Statcounter Global Stats [16:28] TR News Enlightenment desktop 0.28 released with better networking https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/11/enlightenment-0-28-features [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Enlightenment desktop 0.28 released with better networking - OMG! Ubuntu [16:30] TR News Images saved with JPG extensions that arent https://www.rubenerd.au/jpegs-that-arent-jpegs/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Images saved with JPG extensions that arent [16:30] TR News NFSv4 on macOS? Dont https://www.rubenerd.au/nfsv4-on-macos-dont/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: NFSv4 on macOS? Dont [16:31] TR News Follow-up on my LTO post, and Fujifilms news https://www.rubenerd.au/follow-up-on-my-lto-post-and-fujifilms-news/ [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Follow-up on my LTO post, and Fujifilms news [16:31] TR News French lawmakers add $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage to budget, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed https://www.tomshardware.com/software/social-media/french-lawmakers-approve-usd11-2-billion-internet-tax-based-on-traffic-usage-costs-usd0-65-per-gigabyte-of-content-accessed-us-tech-giants-like-google-and-meta-face-new-levies-on-content-delivered-to-french-subscribers [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | French lawmakers add $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage to budget, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed law still has to pass Senate approval, US tech giants like Google and Meta could face new taxes on content[Updated] | Tom's Hardware [16:32] TR News Iran warns renewed war with US could outlast previous conflict https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261102-iran-warns-renewed-war-with-us-could-outlast-previous-conflict [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261102-iran-warns-renewed-war-with-us-could-outlast-previous-conflict ) [16:32] TR News Israeli Strikes in Gaza Reportedly Kill Eight People Including a Child Despite Prior Ceasefire https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israeli-strikes-kill-palestinians-gaza-ceasefire-1829431 [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Israeli Strikes in Gaza Reportedly Kill Eight People Including a Child Despite Prior Ceasefire | IBTimes UK [16:33] TR News California county deploys autonomous firefighting drones with 500-gallon foam payload to attack wildfires https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/california-county-secures-autonomous-firefighting-drones-with-500-gallon-foam-payload-to-deal-with-wildfires-five-drone-strike-team-can-be-controlled-by-a-single-operator-conduct-nighttime-ops-and-access-difficult-terrain [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | California county deploys autonomous firefighting drones with 500-gallon foam payload to attack wildfires five-drone strike team can be controlled by a single operator, conduct nighttime ops, and access difficult terrain | Tom's Hardware [16:33] TR News Police Chief physically unplugs Flock cameras after the company ignores contract cancellation https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/police-chief-physically-unplugs-flock-cameras-after-the-company-ignores-contract-cancellation-city-takes-matters-into-its-own-hands-amid-privacy-controversies [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Police Chief physically unplugs Flock cameras after the company ignores contract cancellation city takes matters into its own hands amid privacy controversies | Tom's Hardware [16:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:42] TR News Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published a Fake Article With "AI" 28 Times in the Page (Communist Party of China Entity Paid for That) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_a_Fake_Article_With_AI_28_Ti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_a_Fake_Article_With_AI_28_Ti.gmi [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published a Fake Article With "AI" 28 Times in the Page (Communist Party of China Entity Paid for That) [16:56] TR News s/end of the fifth year/end of the twelfth year/ s/Ukraine war/Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/01/less-than-two-months-left/ [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Less Than Two Months Left [16:58] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Rises in African's Largest Population https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_African_s_Largest_Population.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_African_s_Largest_Population.gmi [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Rises in African's Largest Population ● Nov 02 [17:10] TR News Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey in Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/02/stevie-wonder-and-mariah-carey-in-manchester/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey in Manchester [17:11] TR News AIPAC not mentioned even once: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/michigan-senate-race-chaos-stevens-rogers-1235651288/ maybe aipac paid media too :) [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Michigan Senate Race Sent Into Chaos After Stevens Enorses Rogers [17:17] TR News "The mistake is thinking the first S is what people pay for when it is the second S." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50332774 [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | The mistake is thinking the first S is what people pay for when it is the second... | Hacker News [17:18] TR News the Microsoft induced failure regarding commercial refrigerators might get an "AI" distraction to avoid focusing on the people who knowingly deployed systems with embedded Microsoft products. http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/16/Fridges_Do_Not_Need_an_Internet_Connection.shtml [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fridges Do Not Need an Internet Connection [17:19] TR News Is Stallman.org down? No. It was down for a week this year. https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/stallman.org [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-downforeveryoneorjustme.com | Is Stallman.org down? Live status and problems past 24 hours [17:23] TR News "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" or so it is said [17:23] TR News To the disadvantaged, slow is torture [17:32] TR News "when in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout" [17:33] TR News Techrights When Large American "Tech" Companies Can No Longer Complete Payroll https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/When_Large_American_Tech_Companies_Can_No_Longer_Complete_Payro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/When_Large_American_Tech_Companies_Can_No_Longer_Complete_Payro.gmi [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Large American "Tech" Companies Can No Longer Complete Payroll [17:35] TR News the direct effect of microsofters having infiltrated both the project and the parent company https://chalmovsky.com/posts/wtf-ubuntu [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chalmovsky.com | WTF Ubuntu? [17:47] TR News "The RPi500+ is now pushing 500 Eur and not 120 Eur any longer. I expect it will go up more before long." [17:47] TR News Throw in shipping + power supply and it is probably over 500 https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-500-plus [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thepihut.com | Raspberry Pi 500+ - The Pi Hut [17:50] TR News (NEW): Power Redundancy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Power_Redundancy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Power_Redundancy.gmi [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Power Redundancy [17:54] TR News The Coffee Index https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/02/the-coffee-index/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Coffee Index [17:56] TR News Windows down very sharply. About 10%! https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/south-africa/#monthly-200902-202611 [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share South Africa | Statcounter Global Stats [17:56] TR News 16.4% GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200902-202611 [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats ● Nov 02 [18:02] TR News (NEW): Brazil's GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to 8.4% Based on statCounter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Brazil_s_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_8_4_Based_on_statCount.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Brazil_s_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_8_4_Based_on_statCount.gmi [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Brazil's GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to 8.4% Based on statCounter [18:02] TR News October 2026 in KDE GNU/Linux https://blogs.kde.org/2026/11/01/october-2026-in-kde-linux/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | October 2026 in KDE Linux - KDE Blogs [18:03] TR News Margine 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/margine [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/margine ) [18:03] TR News NawaOS 2.2.0 https://distrowatch.com/nawaos [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nawaos ) [18:03] TR News StartOS 0.4.1.1 https://distrowatch.com/startos [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/startos ) [18:04] TR News Linux Q83 13.18 https://distrowatch.com/q83 [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q83 ) [18:04] TR News GNOME OS 20261101.0 https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos ) [18:04] TR News SLOPFEST!! https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Merge-Window [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.4 Merge Window Saw Nearly 20k Commits, Source Tree Approaching 42 Million Lines - Phoronix [18:04] TR News Soplos 2026.11 https://distrowatch.com/soplos [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/soplos ) [18:04] TR News AbeirOS 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/abeiros [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/abeiros ) [18:05] TR News AfagOS 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/afagos [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/afagos ) [18:29] TR News s/in the past fortnight it grew/in the past fortnight the desktop market share grew/ [18:30] TR News "it has been a long time since coffee was 5 or even 25 " https://word.ws/that_and_a_nickel_will_buy_you_a_cup_of_coffee https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/tag/coffee-prices-in-restaurants/ [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-THAT AND A NICKEL WILL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE Meaning & Definition | Word.ws [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com | coffee prices in restaurants | Restaurant-ing through history [18:33] TR News AgarimOS 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/agarimos [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos ) [18:34] TR News umbrelOS 2.0.1 https://distrowatch.com/umbrelos [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/umbrelos ) [18:34] TR News butrelinux 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/butrelinux [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/butrelinux ) [18:34] TR News IBM Vapourware on a Budget (to Grab Bailouts From US Taxpayers) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/IBM_Vapourware_on_a_Budget_to_Grab_Bailouts_From_US_Taxpayers.shtml [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Vapourware on a Budget (to Grab Bailouts From US Taxpayers) [18:34] TR News Vincent Bernat: Network lab with QEMU https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2012-network-lab-qemu [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vincent.bernat.ch | Network lab with QEMU [18:35] TR News Kernels 6.6.161 and 6.12.115 compiled https://bkhome.org/news/202611/kernels-66161-and-612115-compiled.html [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Kernels 6.6.161 and 6.12.115 compiled [18:36] TR News Top-cited scientists in clinical medicine by country: the StanfordElsevier top 2% list in R https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/11/top-cited-scientists-in-clinical-medicine-by-country-the-stanford-elsevier-top-2-list-in-r/ [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Top-cited scientists in clinical medicine by country: the StanfordElsevier top 2% list in R | R-bloggers [18:41] TR News Final release for the 7.2 stable series https://lwn.net/Articles/1104629/ [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Final release for the 7.2 stable series [LWN.net] [18:42] TR News Vasudev Kamath: Releasing debvulns with needrestart and kernel vulnerability handling https://copyninja.in/blog/debvulns-needrestart.html [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-copyninja.in | Releasing debvulns with needrestart and kernel vulnerability handling [18:43] TR News TDE R14.1.7 released! https://www.trinitydesktop.org/newsentry.php?entry=2026.11.01 [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.trinitydesktop.org | Trinity News [18:50] TR News (NEW): aerynOS 2026.11 Is Out with GNOME 51, KDE Plasma 6.8, COSMIC 1.11, and Budgie 10.10 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/aerynOS_2026_11_Is_Out_with_GNOME_51_KDE_Plasma_6_8_COSMIC_1_11.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/aerynOS_2026_11_Is_Out_with_GNOME_51_KDE_Plasma_6_8_COSMIC_1_11.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines aerynOS 2026.11 Is Out with GNOME 51, KDE Plasma 6.8, COSMIC 1.11, and Budgie 10.10 [18:50] TR News Techrights The Tower of Babel https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Tower_of_Babel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/The_Tower_of_Babel.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Tower of Babel [18:57] TR News Techrights NDA-Compatible PIPs and RAs at IBM Red Hat https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/NDA_Compatible_PIPs_and_RAs_at_IBM_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/NDA_Compatible_PIPs_and_RAs_at_IBM_Red_Hat.gmi [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights NDA-Compatible PIPs and RAs at IBM Red Hat ● Nov 02 [19:03] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1787.jpg [19:03] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2144.jpg [19:06] TR News "I am looking for a short code of conduct. I really want it to be short because I don't believe in enumerating the things that are forbidden by it as this just invites people to play games." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-11-02-code-of-conduct [19:07] TR News "La Crmonie (1995) belongs to a series of movies starring Isabelle Huppert. When it was over, we were glad it was over. We did not enjoy the movie." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-11-01-movies [19:12] TR News braindead-local-intelligence [sic] gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/braindead-local-intelligence.gmi [19:16] TR News screaming gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/screaming [19:16] TR News beginning gemini://angelic.smol.pub/00 [19:22] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/11/2026: Beginning With Gemini Protocol, Looking for CoCs, and Slop for Local Data https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Gemini_Links_02_11_2026_Beginning_With_Gemini_Protocol_Looking_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Gemini_Links_02_11_2026_Beginning_With_Gemini_Protocol_Looking_.gmi [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 02/11/2026: Beginning With Gemini Protocol, Looking for CoCs, and Slop for Local Data [19:23] TR News US Midterms: Democrats face leftward surge https://www.france24.com/en/us-midterms-democrats-face-leftward-surge [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-midterms-democrats-face-leftward-surge ) [19:24] TR News Michigan Betrayal & Mid Term Manouvres https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261101-michigan-betrayal-mid-term-manouvres [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261101-michigan-betrayal-mid-term-manouvres ) [19:24] TR News New Zealand early voting surges ahead of November 7 election https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-early-voting-surges-ahead-of-november-7-election [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand early voting surges ahead of November 7 election | The Straits Times [19:25] TR News North Korea-linked hacking group likely behind GMO cyberattack: Sources https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-linked-hacking-group-likely-behind-gmo-cyberattack-sources [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea-linked hacking group likely behind GMO cyberattack: Sources | The Straits Times [19:29] TR News North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-nuclear-drill-shows-need-for-stronger-nuclear-deterrent [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent | The Straits Times [19:29] TR News North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-nuclear-drill-shows-need-for-stronger-nuclear-deterrent [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent | The Straits Times [19:30] TR News Nearly 100 employees of Media Mulia, publisher of Utusan Malaysia, Kosmo!, put on paid leave https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/nearly-100-employees-of-media-mulia-publisher-of-utusan-malaysia-kosmo-put-on-paid-leave [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Media Mulia puts nearly 100 employees on paid leave | The Straits Times [19:31] TR News Bangladesh sets up wage board as garment workers unrest shuts factories https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-forms-wage-board-as-garment-protests-turn-violent [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh wage board as garment protests turn violent | The Straits Times [19:32] TR News A US Satellite Caught Chinas Top-Secret Spaceplane on Camera https://futurism.com/space/us-satellite-china-top-secret-spaceplane-camera [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | A US Satellite Caught China's Top-Secret Spaceplane on Camera [19:34] TR News The Solar System Was Choosing Fire Over Ice Right From The Beginning, Study Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/the-solar-system-was-choosing-fire-over-ice-right-from-the-beginning-study-shows [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Outer Solar System's First Building Blocks Were Mostly Fire, Not Ice : ScienceAlert [19:35] TR News One Form of Exercise Helped Young People Recover Faster After Concussion https://www.sciencealert.com/one-form-of-exercise-helped-young-people-recover-faster-after-concussion [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-At-Home Exercise Helped Teens Recover Faster From Concussion : ScienceAlert [19:35] TR News Just 30 Minutes in a Sauna Triggers an Immediate Immune Response https://www.sciencealert.com/just-30-minutes-in-a-sauna-triggers-an-immediate-immune-response [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Just 30 Minutes in a Sauna Triggers an Immediate Immune Response : ScienceAlert [19:40] TR News Aphantasia: Some People Can't Picture Things While Awake, But See Them in Dreams https://www.sciencealert.com/aphantasia-some-people-cant-picture-things-while-awake-but-see-them-in-dreams [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Aphantasia: Some People Can't Picture Things While Awake, But See Them in Dreams : ScienceAlert [19:42] TR News Beehives Have Built-in Immune Systems That Protect The Colony With Layers of Defense https://www.sciencealert.com/beehives-have-built-in-immune-systems-that-protect-the-colony-with-layers-of-defense [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Beehives Have Built-in Immune Systems That Protect The Colony With Layers of Defense : ScienceAlert [19:43] TR News Humans in The Andes Seem to Have Evolved an Unusual Genetic Ability https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-in-the-andes-seem-to-have-evolved-an-unusual-genetic-ability [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Humans in The Andes Seem to Have Evolved an Unusual Genetic Ability : ScienceAlert [19:46] TR News The Links Between Napping And Dementia May Go Further Than We Realized https://www.sciencealert.com/the-links-between-napping-and-dementia-may-go-further-than-we-realized [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Links Between Napping And Dementia May Go Further Than We Realized : ScienceAlert [19:47] TR News Brazilian lawyers busted for attempting to manipulate court's Hey Hi (AI) with prompt injection hidden in filing https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/brazilian-lawyers-busted-for-attempting-to-manipulate-courts-ai-with-prompt-injection-hidden-in-filing-courts-ai-flags-hidden-text-that-demanded-superficial-legal-scrutiny-lawyers-fined-usd16-000 [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Brazilian lawyers busted for attempting to manipulate court's AI with prompt injection hidden in filing court's AI flags hidden text that demanded superficial legal scrutiny, lawyers fined $16,000 | Tom's Hardware [19:47] TR News Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/fox-news-media-data-center-propaganda-coverage [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage [19:47] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Living in Alternate World of Hey Hi (AI) Slop, Insiders Say https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-alternate-world-ai-slop [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump Living in Alternate World of AI Slop, Insiders Say [19:48] TR News New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-us-greenhouse-gas-reductions-emissions [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions [19:48] TR News Federal court tosses Convicted Felon lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification https://cyberscoop.com/judge-dismisses-alaska-senate-lawsuit-peltola-sullivan/ [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification | CyberScoop [19:49] TR News Technology is reshaping Chinese farms and boosting its national security https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/1101/china-breadbasket-food-security-innovation [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Technology is reshaping Chinese farms and boosting its national security - CSMonitor.com [19:49] TR News Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/lenovo-fingerprint-usb-stick-sold-as-aes-256-encrypted-had-a-plain-sd-card-inside-ai-assisted-follow-up-finds-a-backdoor-and-hardcoded-keys-in-other-secure-usb-products [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other secure USB products | Tom's Hardware [19:50] TR News UNs peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20261101-un-s-peacekeeping-mission-in-disputed-western-sahara-ends-after-35-years [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20261101-un-s-peacekeeping-mission-in-disputed-western-sahara-ends-after-35-years ) [19:51] TR News Birger Schacht: Status update, September + October 2026 https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-september--october-2026/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bisco.org | Status update, September + October 2026 [19:52] TR News BIOSTAR EdgeComp MS-U320 fanless Wildcat Lake industrial mini PC offers four COM ports, dual 2.5GbE, 4G/5G expansion https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/11/01/biostar-edgecomp-ms-u320-fanless-wildcat-lake-industrial-mini-pc-offers-four-com-ports-dual-2-5gbe-4g-5g-expansion/ [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | BIOSTAR EdgeComp MS-U320 fanless Wildcat Lake industrial mini PC offers four COM ports, dual 2.5GbE, 4G/5G expansion - CNX Software [19:52] TR News Brainchip AKD1500 Raspberry Pi 5 Dev Kit enables users to quickly experiment with event-based neuromorphic Hey Hi (AI) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/11/02/brainchip-akd1500-raspberry-pi-5-dev-kit-enables-users-to-quickly-experiment-with-event-based-neuromorphic-ai/ [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Brainchip AKD1500 Raspberry Pi 5 Dev Kit enables users to quickly experiment with event-based neuromorphic AI - CNX Software [19:53] TR News OneNote File Extraction, (Sun, Nov 1st) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33478 [19:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | OneNote File Extraction - SANS Internet Storm Center [19:54] TR News Mastodon as botspam from Apple fanatics https://evanhahn.com/mastodon-bot-with-ios-shortcuts/ [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | A Mastodon bot powered by iOS Shortcuts ● Nov 02 [20:02] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Measured at 6.22% in Russia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_6_22_in_Russia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_6_22_in_Russia.gmi [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Measured at 6.22% in Russia [20:09] TR News Walmart honors massive shelf price mistake, lucky buyer gets two $2,299 CyberPowerPC gaming rigs for $1,099 each https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/lucky-pc-buyer-gets-usd1-200-discount-on-9900x3d-gaming-pc-walmart-honors-usd1-099-shelf-price-on-usd2-299-unit [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Walmart honors massive shelf price mistake, lucky buyer gets two $2,299 CyberPowerPC gaming rigs for $1,099 each scores PCs with Ryzen 9 9900X3D and RTX 5070 at huge discount | Tom's Hardware [20:09] TR News Fedora 43 approaching end of life https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/11/01/fedora-43-approaching-end-of-life/ [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qubes-os.org | Fedora 43 approaching end of life | Qubes OS [20:10] TR News "https://the-federation.info/ might have a temporary problem or it could have moved." Dead? [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://the-federation.info/ ) [20:11] TR News Ukrainian Evacuees From Oleshky Tell Survival Stories https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/world/europe/ukraine-evacuees-oleshky.html [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/world/europe/ukraine-evacuees-oleshky.html ) [20:11] TR News Ukraines farmers dig in as Russia turns its sights back on grain shipments https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1101/ukraine-grain-trade-breadbasket-russia-war-ports [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ukraines farmers dig in as Russia turns its sights on grain shipments - CSMonitor.com [20:11] TR News But Putin is "humanitarian", said Cheeto https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-drone-nizhny-novgorod-power/33888277.html [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Moscow Reports Drone Attack On Nizhny Novgorod As Russian Strikes Cut Power In Ukraine [20:12] TR News Zelenskyy: Sell Us Patriot Missiles, We'll Stop Strikes On Russian Refineries https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-patriot-missile-russia-refinery-trump/33888449.html [20:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Strikes Kill At Least 24 In Ukrainian Town As Aid Hub Hit Mulitple Times, Kyiv Says [20:12] TR News Putin fights climate change by suspending energy consumption and depopulating humans with missiles [20:13] TR News Ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region ends after Russia refuses extension https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-localised-ceasefire-in-ukraine-s-kherson-region-set-to-end [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-localised-ceasefire-in-ukraine-s-kherson-region-set-to-end ) [20:13] TR News Oleshky residents return to Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-residents-return-to-ukraine [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-residents-return-to-ukraine ) [20:13] TR News Oleshky: Evacuations during first humanitarian truce of war end https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-evacuations-during-first-humanitarian-truce-of-war-end [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-evacuations-during-first-humanitarian-truce-of-war-end ) [20:13] TR News Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of hacking emergency alert apps https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261102-ukraine-suspects-nationwide-air-raid-alert-app-has-been-hacked [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261102-ukraine-suspects-nationwide-air-raid-alert-app-has-been-hacked ) [20:13] TR News A Lesson From Germany https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/germany-russia-putin-deals-us-midterms.html [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/germany-russia-putin-deals-us-midterms.html ) [20:13] TR News Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/europe/putin-isolation-breakdown-trump.html [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/europe/putin-isolation-breakdown-trump.html ) [20:15] TR News System76 Thinks Small With Its Upcoming Thelio Prime https://fossforce.com/2026/11/system76-thinks-small-with-its-upcoming-thelio-prime/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | System76 Thinks Small With Its Upcoming Thelio Prime - FOSS Force [20:15] TR News Playbook? What, like playing on 5-inch screens and calling that "work"? https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/iphone-20-redesign-rumors-2/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.geeky-gadgets.com | iPhone 20 Redesign Rumors: What We Might See in 2027 - Geeky Gadgets [20:26] TR News Linux Mint Announces Hibernation Re-Implementation and New System Apps https://www.techpowerup.com/354366/linux-mint-announces-hibernation-re-implementation-and-new-system-apps [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Mint Announces Hibernation Re-Implementation and New System Apps | TechPowerUp [20:27] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Monitor and Terminal Emulator Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/Linux_Mint_Devs_Introduce_New_System_Monitor_and_Terminal_Emula.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/Linux_Mint_Devs_Introduce_New_System_Monitor_and_Terminal_Emula.gmi [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Monitor and Terminal Emulator Apps [20:29] TR News TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 packs 16 Intel cores and 128GB of RAM into a 1kg Linux box https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/11/01/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-packs-16-intel-cores-and-128gb-of-ram-into-a-1kg-linux-box/ [20:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-the-gadgeteer.com | TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 packs 16 Intel cores and 128GB of RAM into a 1kg Linux box - The Gadgeteer [20:29] TR News A KDE developer reveals Kwi, a GPU-accelerated terminal built on Ghostty's library https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-developer-kwi/ [20:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | A KDE developer reveals Kwi, a GPU-accelerated terminal built on Ghostty's library [20:31] TR News "KDE developer Eike Hein has unveiled Kwi today, a new, up-and-coming terminal emulator app for the KDE Plasma desktop environment that promises faster performance, better protocol support, and a more modern UI." https://9to5linux.com/kwi-is-a-new-ghostty-based-gpu-accelerated-terminal-emulator-for-kde-plasma [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kwi Is a New Ghostty-Based GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for KDE Plasma - 9to5Linux [20:31] TR News "No lesser authority than the MIT Technology Review says that the Emacs editor has turned 50 years old. But then, it is biased Emacs was invented in MIT's AI lab." https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/11/01/mother-of-all-editors-emacs- [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/11/01/mother-of-all-editors-emacs- ) [20:31] TR News "No lesser authority than the MIT Technology Review says that the Emacs editor has turned 50 years old. But then, it is biased Emacs was invented in MIT's AI lab." https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/11/01/mother-of-all-editors-emacs-is-50/5306727 [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | 'Mother of all editors' Emacs is 50 [20:32] TR News These 4 small Linux commands make complex terminal tasks feel effortless https://www.howtogeek.com/4-super-powered-linux-commands-that-even-the-experts-forget-sometimes/ [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 4 small Linux commands make complex terminal tasks feel effortless [20:32] TR News "OpenShot 4.1 has been released today as a major update to this free, open-source, and cross-platform video editor, introducing a revamped text workflow, a new command-line interface, live export validation, and many other improvements." https://9to5linux.com/openshot-4-1-video-editor-is-out-with-native-arm64-linux-builds-and-text-editing [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenShot 4.1 Video Editor Is Out with Native ARM64 Linux Builds and Text Editing - 9to5Linux [20:33] TR News Tuxedo Nano Pro Gen15 Mini PC Launches With Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Linux Preinstalled https://www.techpowerup.com/354362/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-mini-pc-launches-with-intel-core-ultra-x7-358h-and-linux-preinstalled [20:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tuxedo Nano Pro Gen15 Mini PC Launches With Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Linux Preinstalled | TechPowerUp [20:33] TR News "Intersect urged Cardano stake pool operators to install a fixed Linux kernel to address a critical vulnerability rated 9.8 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), once their distribution releases a patch." https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/45581 [20:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intersect Urges Cardano Operators to Patch Critical Linux Flaw | TokenPost [20:39] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:39] TR News (NEW): Standards/Consortia: File Extensions, Slop Plagiarism, and Time Units https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Standards_Consortia_File_Extensions_Slop_Plagiarism_and_Time_Un.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Standards_Consortia_File_Extensions_Slop_Plagiarism_and_Time_Un.gmi [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Standards/Consortia: File Extensions, Slop Plagiarism, and Time Units [20:40] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Leftovers.gmi [20:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers Leftovers [20:42] TR News (NEW): Devices and Linux-friendly Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Devices_and_Linux_friendly_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Devices_and_Linux_friendly_Hardware.gmi [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices and Linux-friendly Hardware [20:42] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [20:44] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.gmi [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems [20:44] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Preloaded on Desktop/Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Preloaded_on_Desktop_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/GNU_Linux_Preloaded_on_Desktop_Laptop.gmi [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Preloaded on Desktop/Laptop [20:44] TR News (NEW): Linux and OpenBSD Kernel Picks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linux_and_OpenBSD_Kernel_Oicks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/Linux_and_OpenBSD_Kernel_Oicks.gmi [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux and OpenBSD Kernel Picks [20:45] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [20:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [20:50] TR News Techrights Links 02/11/2026: Bracing for US Election and New Zealand Has November 7 Election https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Links_02_11_2026_Bracing_for_US_Election_and_New_Zealand_Has_No.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Links_02_11_2026_Bracing_for_US_Election_and_New_Zealand_Has_No.gmi [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/11/2026: Bracing for US Election and New Zealand Has November 7 Election ● Nov 02 [21:02] TR News Toxic waste? "Im impacted by msft layoffs recently and looking for referrals in any top 50." https://www.teamblind.com/post/looking-for-referrals-g806ng55 [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Looking for referrals | Tech Referrals - Blind [21:03] TR News Microsoft buyout offer is a backdoor to squeeze - US Citizens out of the company without doing a layoff of US Citizens. No H1b will take the buy out offer. Else they have to get a new job in 60 days or leave the US Microsoft needs to be throughly scrutinized top to bottom" https://www.teamblind.com/post/microsoft-buyout-offer-is-a-backdoor-to-squeeze-yhmvrfxx [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Microsoft buyout offer is a backdoor to squeeze | Tech Industry - Blind [21:04] TR News The real face of Microsoft is racist rants: "All H1Bs should be put on deportation flights back to India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m609n0v8#replies [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m609n0v8#replies ) [21:05] TR News "If you are H1Bs, your job is safe" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m67dj2g9#replies [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m67dj2g9#replies ) [21:06] TR News Leaked Microsoft Video Reveals Their H-1B Priorities https://youtu.be/xqgMZd49JIQ [21:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=xqgMZd49JIQ [21:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=xqgMZd49JIQ ) [21:48] *wallacer has quit (Quit: wallace dozed off) [21:50] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [21:55] *wallacer has quit (Quit: wallace dozed off) [21:57] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Nov 02 [22:30] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! 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[03:57] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-2678178647/ [03:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | JD Vances Halloween costume backfires spectacularly as critics flag awkward detail - Raw Story [03:57] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/halloween-trump/ [03:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | This terrifying Halloween costume is a nightmare come true - Raw Story [03:59] admfubar dt is beyond the fringe.... https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hair-2678178035/ [03:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump's comb-over left 'flapping like a wounded bird' in brutal Air Force One photo - Raw Story ● Nov 02 [05:10] *Princ3ss21F has quit (connection closed) [05:10] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #techpol ● Nov 02 [06:24] TR News "The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education estimates the number of high school graduates will decline from 3.9 million nationally in 2025 to 3.4 million in 2041." https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-11-01/military-recruiting-up-23326499.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [06:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Military recruiting up as youth unemployment rises | Stars and Stripes [06:31] TR News "The new Hungarian-American agreement could also serve the purpose of suppressing anti-ICE protests" https://digit.site36.net/2026/11/01/data-exchange-and-joint-prosecution-trump-finds-first-eu-partner-to-hunt-antifa-groups/ | Source: Site36 [06:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | "Data exchange" and joint prosecution: Trump finds first EU partner to hunt Antifa groups worldwide | Matthias Monroy ● Nov 02 [07:15] TR News "This Halloween, the scariest thing isnt ghosts and ghouls. Its the Trump administrations ongoing attacks on the legitimacy of the midterm elections." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/trick-or-threat-the-midterms-are | Source: The Next Move [07:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Trick or Threat: The Midterms Are in Danger [07:15] TR News "affordability is not the answer" https://crookedtimber.org/2026/11/01/democracy-is-not-on-the-ballot-affordability-is-not-the-answer/ | Source: Crooked Timber [07:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-crookedtimber.org | Democracy is not on the ballot, affordability is not the answer Crooked Timber ● Nov 02 [10:03] nobody > German ministry for digitalization and innovation invited to their "AI digitalization council" (Digitalgipfel) [10:06] nobody > Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU): "We must innovate with digital AI to re-assure our income and wealth" (loose translation) ● Nov 02 [11:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol (Error from remote client) [11:49] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #techpol ● Nov 02 [12:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [12:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol (Error from remote client) [12:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [12:58] *nobody has quit (Quit) [12:58] *nobody (~nobody@3xe5ts77cx9m8.irc) has joined #techpol ● Nov 02 [13:04] TR News "The Republican Party has lost its right to govern. It once stood for a set of ideas that, while not always appropriate to Americas needs, at least gave the party some reason for being: states rights, free trade, and fiscal prudence. Now it stands for nothing but Trumpism." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-vote-the-bums-out [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Sunday thought: Vote the Bums Out - Robert Reich [13:04] TR News is [13:05] TR News "It is time to renounce the hatemongering and race-baiting that has engulfed this nation." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-vote-the-bums-out "Sunday thought: Vote the Bums Out - Robert Reich" [13:05] TR News "Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification | CyberScoop" https://cyberscoop.com/judge-dismisses-alaska-senate-lawsuit-peltola-sullivan/ [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification | CyberScoop [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens Is Sending the Wrong Message - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/haley-stevens-sending-wrong-message/689250/ [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/haley-stevens-sending-wrong-message/689250/ ) [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race - Bridge Michigan" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-politics/haley-stevens-joins-mike-rogers-in-detroit-bucking-abdul-el-sayed-in-senate-race/ [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bridgemi.com | Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race - Bridge Michigan [13:05] TR News "Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/11/01/haley-stevens-backs-mike-rogers-over-fellow-democrat-abdul-el-sayed/ [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed - Salon.com [13:06] TR News "Haley Stevenss feud with Abdul El-Sayed, explained | Vox" https://www.vox.com/politics/508585/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-feud-explained AIPAC at work [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Haley Stevenss feud with Abdul El-Sayed, explained | Vox [13:06] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:06] TR News "The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/11/01/the-trump-show-is-on-the-verge-of-cancellation/ [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation - Salon.com [13:06] TR News "Latvia takes charge of the United Nations Security Council for first time / Article" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/01.11.2026-latvia-takes-charge-of-the-united-nations-security-council-for-first-time.a670070/ [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia takes charge of the United Nations Security Council for first time / Article [13:06] TR News "El Sayed strengthens after Stevens' support for Rogers | Demcrata" https://www.democrata.es/en/international/abdul-el-sayed-appeals-to-democratic-values-after-stevens-s-backing-of-republican-mike-rogers/ [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.democrata.es | El Sayed strengthens after Stevens' support for Rogers | Demcrata [13:09] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! 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CSMonitor.com [20:12] TR News Zelenskyy: Sell Us Patriot Missiles, We'll Stop Strikes On Russian Refineries https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-patriot-missile-russia-refinery-trump/33888449.html [20:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Strikes Kill At Least 24 In Ukrainian Town As Aid Hub Hit Mulitple Times, Kyiv Says [20:13] TR News Ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region ends after Russia refuses extension https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-localised-ceasefire-in-ukraine-s-kherson-region-set-to-end [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-localised-ceasefire-in-ukraine-s-kherson-region-set-to-end ) [20:13] TR News Oleshky residents return to Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-residents-return-to-ukraine [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-residents-return-to-ukraine ) [20:13] TR News Oleshky: Evacuations during first humanitarian truce of war end https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-evacuations-during-first-humanitarian-truce-of-war-end [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/oleshky-evacuations-during-first-humanitarian-truce-of-war-end ) [20:13] TR News Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of hacking emergency alert apps https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261102-ukraine-suspects-nationwide-air-raid-alert-app-has-been-hacked [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261102-ukraine-suspects-nationwide-air-raid-alert-app-has-been-hacked ) [20:13] TR News A Lesson From Germany https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/germany-russia-putin-deals-us-midterms.html [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/germany-russia-putin-deals-us-midterms.html ) [20:13] TR News Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/europe/putin-isolation-breakdown-trump.html [20:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/world/europe/putin-isolation-breakdown-trump.html ) ● Nov 02 [21:20] admfubar https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-informants/ [21:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump's 'stool pigeon' scheme is a masterclass in hiding his $7.8T debt - 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