●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 03, 2026 ●● ● Jan 03 [00:31] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@fcmv3ef58wswq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 03 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-020126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-020126.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 02, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-020126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-020126.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 02, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-02.txt ● Jan 03 [04:11] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 02, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_02_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_02_2026.gmi [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 02, 2026 [04:12] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:13] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:19] TR News "I don't use Amazon so this isn't something that I think about, but it had me thinking about dupes. For this specific lamp, I thought about what would happen if instead of buying the actual lamp, people just bought a dupe" gemini://gem.saayaa.space/gemlog/2026-01-01-thought-on-dupes.gmi [04:19] TR News "I've seen a couple of posts discussing how folks post on Gemini and I think it's rad that this tiny little corner of the smolweb allows for so many unique ways to participate." gemini://gem.saayaa.space/gemlog/2026-01-01-how-i-post.gmi [04:22] TR News "Very few blogs (this one?) support RFC 5005 "Feed Paging and Archiving". Xobaque is a search engine that doesn't crawl the web. It gets fed using feeds. That makes it the ideal companion for web rings, blog planets and the like. And I just added blog crawling using RFC 5005 to it." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-02-xobaque [04:24] TR News "It always gives me the feeling that all the good ol' gemini people, which are well known and have formed the space are leaving, because Gemini isn't the right thing anymore, at least for them." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2026-01-03-Re_So_Long_and_Thanks.gmi [04:26] TR News "The Marx Bros film, Animal Crackers, just entered the public domain and you can watch it on Wikipedia...so I did. I was disappointed." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-01-03_Animal_Crackers.gmi [04:26] TR News "This gemini capsule is one of the latter. I'll be taking it offline after the domain expires, likely around mid-late February." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2026-01-02-so-long-and-thanks.gmi [04:27] TR News "Up until recently, I've been connecting the oscilloscope probes directly to the jacks or rather, the spare patch cables connected to the jacks in order to get the full 10V output." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260102-0.gmi [04:28] TR News "This morning I got an email from an old friend, one I haven't seen in a dozen years. She and her family have moved to my city; it's been a long time, sorry, sorry; would I like to get together sometime?" gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/1-02.gmi [04:29] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1524.jpg [04:29] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1874.jpg [04:30] TR News "That's why I find Why does the Electoral College exist? [2] video so goodit goes into the history of why the Founding Fathers picked such a convoluted scheme to elect the President (and I did not know that direct election by the population was on the table)." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/02.2 [04:31] TR News "Names made from names! Usually funny, and thus sometimes reviled by serious people who insist we already have better names for these names." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/02/name-names.gmi [04:31] TR News "Easier said than done (have to move the lawn mower to reach the tire valve attactment, and I have to move several miscellaneous items to extract the compressor unit, then find an extension chord, etc.) but I finally had it set up, turned on, and started to inflate the tire." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/02.1 [04:33] TR News "I need a place to have my streams of consciousness, my secondary brain, to help me figure out my life. Sometime gopher is not the place. I feel it creates more noise, which might not be as interesting to you the reader." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/noteBook [04:35] TR News "I don't even know how many ways, how many different times I've tried to get organized. Complicated systems, simple systems, paper analog systems, elaborate digital systems. Getting Things Done, Personal Kanban, Cal Newport style stuff, just using a simple notebook" gemini://ieve.me/squall/8.gmi [04:38] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: New Organisation System (Notebooks) and "2026 Already Off to an Amazing Start" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_New_Organisation_System_Notebooks_and_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_New_Organisation_System_Notebooks_and_2.gmi [04:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: New Organisation System (Notebooks) and "2026 Already Off to an Amazing Start" [04:49] TR News "There are customers who are experimenting with it and co-investing with IBM, because that's what Quantum is right now - a science experiment. No matter how many pictures of fancy gold cooling towers they publish, there still is no such thing as an actual error-corrected quantum computer." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 ) [04:49] TR News "Right now, QC is at the stage of people noticing that vacuum tubes can switch a current and that switches can be used to perform calculations. It was a long way from that to an actual computer." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 ● Jan 03 [05:04] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux up to 7% in Turkey https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_up_to_7_in_Turkey.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_up_to_7_in_Turkey.gmi [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux up to 7% in Turkey [05:18] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXIII - Antnio Campinos Knows He's Extremely Vulnerable at This Time https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXIII_Antonio_Campinos_Knows_He_s_Extreme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXIII_Antonio_Campinos_Knows_He_s_Extreme.gmi [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXIII - Antnio Campinos Knows He's Extremely Vulnerable at This Time [05:31] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High of 5% in Indonesia (Not Counting Chromebooks and Android) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_of_5_in_Indonesia_Not_Counting_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_of_5_in_Indonesia_Not_Counting_.gmi [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High of 5% in Indonesia (Not Counting Chromebooks and Android) [05:42] TR News (NEW): First Weekend of the Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/First_Weekend_of_the_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/First_Weekend_of_the_Year.gmi [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines First Weekend of the Year [05:48] TR News One year ago https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/companies/microsoft-reportedly-lays-off-more-employees/ar-AA1xhLXL?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MSN [05:48] TR News One year ago as well https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/microsoft-is-laying-off-employees-will-that-negatively-affect-its-stock/ar-AA1z6ZXT?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 [05:48] TR News It'll happen again soon ● Jan 03 [06:01] TR News Techrights The More Influential Richard Stallman (RMS) Becomes, the More Aggressive Attacks on Him (and the FSF) Will Get https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/The_More_Influential_Richard_Stallman_RMS_Becomes_the_More_Aggr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/The_More_Influential_Richard_Stallman_RMS_Becomes_the_More_Aggr.gmi [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The More Influential Richard Stallman (RMS) Becomes, the More Aggressive Attacks on Him (and the FSF) Will Get [06:06] TR News Now that TikTok in the US is controlled by Cheeto even Microsoft Lunduke joins that... [06:23] TR News Techrights A Year of Relaxation, But Also of Hardcore Whistleblowing https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/A_Year_of_Relaxation_But_Also_of_Hardcore_Whistleblowing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/A_Year_of_Relaxation_But_Also_of_Hardcore_Whistleblowing.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Year of Relaxation, But Also of Hardcore Whistleblowing [06:26] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:32] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-27n.17a.ifb87q.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:36] TR News (NEW): No "Google Killer": Bing Has Only Lost Share in Europe Since Microsoft's ChatGPT Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/No_Google_Killer_Bing_Has_Only_Lost_Share_in_Europe_Since_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/No_Google_Killer_Bing_Has_Only_Lost_Share_in_Europe_Since_Micro.gmi [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines No "Google Killer": Bing Has Only Lost Share in Europe Since Microsoft's ChatGPT Hype [06:46] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.18.3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Linux_6_18_3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Linux_6_18_3.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.18.3 [06:46] TR News Techrights In the Search Engine Market, Microsoft is Falling Behind Russia's Yandex https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/In_the_Search_Engine_Market_Microsoft_is_Falling_Behind_Russia_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/In_the_Search_Engine_Market_Microsoft_is_Falling_Behind_Russia_.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In the Search Engine Market, Microsoft is Falling Behind Russia's Yandex [06:49] TR News (NEW): Side Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Side_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Side_Linux_distribution.gmi [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Side Linux distribution [06:52] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Hits 6% in The Netherlands in 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Hits_6_in_The_Netherlands_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Hits_6_in_The_Netherlands_in_2026.gmi [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Hits 6% in The Netherlands in 2026 [06:57] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [06:59] TR News Techrights New Record High for GNU/Linux in Benelux in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/New_Record_High_for_GNU_Linux_in_Benelux_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/New_Record_High_for_GNU_Linux_in_Benelux_in_2026.gmi [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New Record High for GNU/Linux in Benelux in 2026 ● Jan 03 [07:02] TR News (NEW): With a Touch of Nostalgia, MiDesktop Brings KDE 1 Back to Life https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/With_a_Touch_of_Nostalgia_MiDesktop_Brings_KDE_1_Back_to_Life.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/With_a_Touch_of_Nostalgia_MiDesktop_Brings_KDE_1_Back_to_Life.gmi [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines With a Touch of Nostalgia, MiDesktop Brings KDE 1 Back to Life [07:24] TR News (NEW): Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.gmi [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images [07:25] TR News Alexandria https://theconversation.com/we-discovered-an-ancient-party-boat-in-the-waters-of-alexandria-heres-what-might-have-happened-on-board-272133 [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | We discovered an ancient party boat in the waters of Alexandria heres what might have happened on board [07:25] TR News Winner, Name That Ware November 2025 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-november-2025/ [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bunniestudios.com | Winner, Name That Ware November 2025 bunnie's blog [07:26] TR News digital nomadism https://theconversation.com/the-evolution-of-digital-nomadism-from-hi-tech-hacker-spaces-to-crypto-coworking-272380 [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | The evolution of digital nomadism: from hi-tech hacker spaces to crypto coworking [07:27] TR News why some people hate nature https://theconversation.com/biophobia-why-some-people-hate-nature-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-271421 [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Biophobia: why some people hate nature and what you can do about it [07:28] TR News Supercharge Event Loops with Thread::Subs https://blogs.perl.org/users/tfbw/2025/12/supercharge-event-loops-with-threadsubs.html [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supercharge Event Loops with Thread::Subs | tfbw [blogs.perl.org] [07:28] TR News ANNOUNCE: Perl.Wiki V 1.36 https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2025/12/announce-perlwiki-v-136.html [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ANNOUNCE: Perl.Wiki V 1.36 | Ron Savage [blogs.perl.org] [07:29] TR News Flattery will get you nowhere - But don't stop trying http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/flattery-will-get-you-nowhere-but-dont.html [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Flattery will get you nowhere - But don't stop trying - The IPKat [07:31] TR News (NEW): How-To Geek: Linux CLI Tools and Useful Linux Applications https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/How_To_Geek_Linux_CLI_Tools_and_Useful_Linux_Applications.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/How_To_Geek_Linux_CLI_Tools_and_Useful_Linux_Applications.gmi [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines How-To Geek: Linux CLI Tools and Useful Linux Applications [07:32] TR News UK police arrest Greta Thunberg under Terrorism Act https://www.dw.com/en/uk-police-arrest-greta-thunberg-under-terrorism-act/a-75286097 [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK police arrest Greta Thunberg under Terrorism Act DW 12/23/2025 [07:32] TR News Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses https://www.dw.com/en/uk-russell-brand-charged-with-two-more-sex-offenses/a-75290095 [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK: Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses DW 12/23/2025 [07:33] TR News massive fine https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-faces-massive-fine-in-italy-over-abusive-strategy/a-75282204 [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ryanair faces massive fine in Italy over 'abusive strategy' DW 12/23/2025 [07:34] TR News (NEW): Celebrate the new year: join the free software community! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Celebrate_the_new_year_join_the_free_software_community.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Celebrate_the_new_year_join_the_free_software_community.gmi [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Celebrate the new year: join the free software community! [07:36] TR News TEPCO's nuclear restart plan sparks angst https://www.dw.com/en/japan-tepco-s-nuclear-restart-plan-sparks-angst/a-75285419 [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Japan: TEPCO's nuclear restart plan sparks angst DW 12/23/2025 [07:36] TR News (NEW): Icecast 2.5 Streaming Media Server Brings Web UI Enhancements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Icecast_2_5_Streaming_Media_Server_Brings_Web_UI_Enhancements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Icecast_2_5_Streaming_Media_Server_Brings_Web_UI_Enhancements.gmi [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Icecast 2.5 Streaming Media Server Brings Web UI Enhancements [07:38] TR News Techrights Links 03/01/2026: Ryanair Fines and Facebook Misleads Regulators https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Links_03_01_2026_Ryanair_Fines_and_Facebook_Misleads_Regulators.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Links_03_01_2026_Ryanair_Fines_and_Facebook_Misleads_Regulators.gmi [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 03/01/2026: Ryanair Fines and Facebook Misleads Regulators [07:41] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:56] TR News Techrights Firefox Fell Below 1% in Asia https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Firefox_Fell_Below_1_in_Asia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Firefox_Fell_Below_1_in_Asia.gmi [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Firefox Fell Below 1% in Asia [07:57] TR News """Oops! The 6.1.0 desktop-live and minimal-live isos don't boot UEFI. Fixed in 6.1.1.""" https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20260103.004949.8f2db8f6.en.html ("Re: [devuan-dev] DEVUAN EXCALIBUR 6.1.0 ADDENDUM") https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Due_to_Secure_Boot_An_Anti_Security_Measure_a_Kill_Switch_Compu.shtml [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dyne.org | Re: [devuan-dev] DEVUAN EXCALIBUR 6.1.0 ADDENDUM [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Due to 'Secure Boot' (An Anti-Security Measure, a Kill Switch) Computer Users Are Afraid of GNU/Linux ● Jan 03 [08:01] TR News Blame IBM? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/when-an-hiring-manager-at-ibm-dumbfounded-melinda-french-gates-making-her-join-microsoft/articleshow/126301831.cms [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | When an hiring manager at IBM 'dumbfounded' Melinda French Gates, making her join Microsoft - The Times of India [08:05] TR News "the Price of Truth." https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/julian-assange-has-been-in-prison-for-his-virtues-not-his-vices [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-observer.co.uk | Julian Assange has been in prison for his virtues, not h... [08:08] TR News Everybody on his team said to us, theres no way he will ever go to the U.S. If he gets extradited, hell end his own life https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-six-billion-dollar-man-documentary-julian-assange-saga-1236442894/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hollywoodreporter.com | How The Six Billion Dollar Man Reframes the Saga of Julian Assange [08:10] TR News Washing their hands, as usual https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/sweden-police-dismiss-assange-complaint-over-machado-nobel-win http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Nobel_Prize_in_Economics_Does_Not_Exist_It_s_Propaganda_From_Sv.shtml [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Sweden police dismiss Assange complaint over Machado Nobel win | The Straits Times [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Nobel Prize in Economics Does Not Exist, It's Propaganda From Sveriges Riksbank [08:13] TR News "Sometimes the board brings in a CEO to do whatever it takes. Not the first time in history this has happened. At Digital Equipment Corporation, I lived through the disaster when Bob Palmer was brought in to replace Ken Olsen, founder of DEC. Palmer sold off DEC piece by piece." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) [08:13] TR News "DEC was once a fantastic company to work for with brilliant people and superior technology. The board did not care and ruined the company together with Palmer." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ● Jan 03 [09:11] TR News SpellBinding AEHMYTP Wordo: TRIBE gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-03.gmi [09:12] TR News Another all-time high today: "There are 4751 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 3252 of them." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [09:16] TR News Spreading yet MOAR Disinformation in social control media https://x.com/glcst/status/2007164437321662514 [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE [09:16] TR News And then putting men in bikinis, using fakes https://x.com/LukasHozda/status/2007255377134661693 [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE [09:25] TR News Techrights Unverified Claim: Mass Layoffs at Microsoft to Start Around Week 3 of This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Unverified_Claim_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_to_Start_Around_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Unverified_Claim_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_to_Start_Around_Week.gmi [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Unverified Claim: Mass Layoffs at Microsoft to Start Around Week 3 of This Month [09:28] TR News Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-3-released-with-more-linux-graphics-driver-bug-fixes/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [09:29] TR News "For this month we see that Linux is pretty much just holding steady, after hitting an all-time high for November 2025." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-survey-for-december-2025-shows-linux-holding-to-3-19p/ [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19% | GamingOnLinux [09:30] TR News GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-proton-10-28-brings-fixes-for-duet-night-abyss-world-of-tanks-games-with-spatial-audio-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more | GamingOnLinux [09:30] TR News River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/river-city-ransom-underground-is-getting-delisted-from-stores/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores | GamingOnLinux [09:31] TR News "2025 Ntpolitik och vervakning ret som gick" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/02/2025-natpolitik-och-overvakning-aret-som-gick/ "2025 var ett intensivt r fr internet- och vervakningsfrgorna. Hr r vr sammanstllning ver ngra av de viktigaste hndelserna, i ungefrlig kronologisk ordning." [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | 2025 Ntpolitik och vervakning ret som gick [09:31] TR News "Study Reveals Just How Much AI Slop is on YouTube" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/31/022234 [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Study Reveals Just How Much AI Slop is on YouTube - SoylentNews [09:32] TR News "Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following 10M settlement" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/germany-to-drop-russian-oligarch-investigation-following-e10m-settlement/ [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following 10M settlement - JURIST - News [09:32] TR News "Award-winning nurse struck off after sharing anti-immigration posts on social media saying 'foreigners' coming to Britain will become 'your rulers' | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15428819/Award-winning-nurse-struck-sharing-anti-immigration-posts-social-media-saying-foreigners-coming-Britain-rulers.html [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.co.uk | Award-winning nurse struck off after sharing anti-immigration posts on social media saying 'foreigners' coming to Britain will become 'your rulers' | Daily Mail Online [09:32] TR News "This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/01/02/this-marine-pilot-earned-ace-status-as-a-wildcat-menace-in-the-pacific/ [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific [09:32] TR News ""Will Do Jihad Soon": What We Know About ISIS-Inspired Plotter In US" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-christian-sturdivant-accused-of-planning-isis-inspired-attack-in-us-north-carolina-10209640#publisher=newsstand [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-christian-sturdivant-accused-of-planning-isis-inspired-attack-in-us-north-carolina-10209640#publisher=newsstand ) [09:33] TR News Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/epilogue-reveal-the-sn-operator-to-play-real-snes-cartridges-on-various-platforms/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms | GamingOnLinux [09:33] TR News D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-v1-1-is-out-with-experimental-direct3d-6-support-via-vulkan-for-windows-games-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [09:34] TR News The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-2026-carnage-collection-from-humble-bundle-brings-some-fun-games-to-begin-the-year/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year | GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR News "foreigner" https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/02/collection-of-biometrics-from-anyone-associated-with-a-foreigner/ | Source: Papers Please [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-papersplease.org | Collection of biometrics from anyone associated with a foreigner Papers, Please! [09:35] TR News "They can feel that this is the end" https://insighthungary.444.hu/2026/01/03/they-can-feel-that-this-is-the-end-hungarian-opposition-leader-gives-powerful-speech-on-new-years-eve | Source: Insight Hungary [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | "They can feel that this is the end," Hungarian opposition leader gives powerful speech on New Year's Eve - InsightHungary [09:36] TR News "The country cannot have a leader who does not put the welfare of Hungarian children first, who does nothing for years while knowing that thousands of children are being abused" [09:36] TR News Orbn "will betray our Hungarian brothers and sisters in Upper Hungary, Transylvania (...) his main task is not to eliminate poverty, but to enrich his own family." [09:38] TR News Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-gets-a-spring-cleaning-update-to-end-2025/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-gets-a-spring-cleaning-update-to-end-2025/ [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025 | GamingOnLinux [09:39] TR News "it will have what they now say is "experimental" Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/ [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental" | GamingOnLinux [09:39] TR News Valve reveal the most popular Steam games of 2025 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-most-popular-steam-games-for-2025-were-not-exactly-surprising/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-most-popular-steam-games-for-2025-were-not-exactly-surprising/ [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve reveal the most popular Steam games of 2025 | GamingOnLinux [09:40] TR News "According to the complaint, the works were used under a 2015 agreement that did not grant authorization to copy or use the works for artificial intelligence training." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/01/stability-ai-lawsuit-musician-opt-out/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/01/stability-ai-lawsuit-musician-opt-out/ ) [09:41] TR News (NEW): Games: Humble Bundle, Valve, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Games_Humble_Bundle_Valve_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Games_Humble_Bundle_Valve_and_More.gmi [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Humble Bundle, Valve, and More ● Jan 03 [11:02] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:12] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:15] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 03 [12:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [12:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:55] TR News "After Spotify integrated audiobooks into its Premium Individual, Family, and Duo plans in late 2023" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/spotify-basic-subscription-sunset-language/ | Source: Digital Music News [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/spotify-basic-subscription-sunset-language/ ) [12:55] TR News "Star Wars Racer Revenge, which sports the CUSA-03474 game code" https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/forgotten-star-wars-racer-revenge-game-is-key-to-jailbreaking-playstation-5-price-soars-1-900-percent-overnight-amid-leaked-rom-keys-exploit-physical-copies-of-the-ps4-game-go-from-usd20-to-usd400-on-ebay | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Forgotten Star Wars Racer Revenge game is key to jailbreaking PlayStation 5, price soars 1,900% overnight amid leaked ROM keys exploit Physical copies of the PS4 game go from $20 to $400 on eBay | Tom's Hardware [12:55] TR News "Social media firms should take responsibility for content they publish and a standing committee has already recommended a tough law to fix accountability of platforms" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-should-take-responsibility-of-content-they-publish-union-minister-vaishnaw/articleshow/126307820.cms | Source: India Times [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Social media should take responsibility of content they publish: Vaishnaw - The Economic Times [12:57] TR News "PJAK stated that the new popular resistance movement, which began on December 28, 2025" https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/pjak-the-iranian-regime-has-no-solution-other-than-to-yield-to-the-people-s-legitimate-demands-82923 | Source: ANF News [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | PJAK: The Iranian regime has no solution other than to yield to the people's legitimate demands [12:57] TR News "The tactics behind protest policing are changingfrom one of cooperation to intentional antagonism for political marketing purposes." https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-protest-surveillance/ | Source: Wired [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Protesters Became Content for the Cops | WIRED [12:57] TR News "Union contracts expiring in 2026 could open up major fights by manufacturing, education, entertainment, and government workers." https://truthout.org/articles/big-union-contract-fights-are-coming-in-2026-heres-a-preview-of-whats-ahead/ | Source: TruthOut [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Big Union Contract Fights Are Coming in 2026. Heres a Preview of Whats Ahead. | Truthout [12:58] TR News "In 2025, about 29% of the people who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were convicted criminals, compared with 71% who had no criminal convictions, according to the agency." https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/01/did-less-than-30-of-ice-detainees-in-2025-have-criminal-convictions-on-their-records/ | [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | Did less than 30% of ICE detainees in 2025 have criminal records? [12:58] TR News "Much of this material was directed at online models and sex workers, who already face a disproportionately high risk of violence and homicide." https://futurism.com/future-society/grok-violence-women | Source: Futurism [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women [12:58] TR News "According to SAMER, the low clearance rate is striking. In 60.1 percent of cases, the perpetrator was not identified." https://english.anf-news.com/women/samer-420-women-were-murdered-508-others-died-under-suspicious-circumstances-in-turkey-in-2025-82924 | Source: ANF News [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | SAMER: 420 women were murdered, 508 others died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey in 2025 ● Jan 03 [13:00] TR News "One hundred and twenty-eight journalists and media workers, including 10 women, lost their lives in 2025" https://english.anf-news.com/freedom-of-the-press/ifj-128-journalists-and-media-workers-were-killed-in-2025-82909 | Source: ANF News [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | IFJ: 128 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 [13:00] TR News "Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on leaders of the armed rebel coalition controlling Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/rsf-calls-on-eastern-drc-rebels-to-end-abductions-after-journalist-found-alive/ | Source: JURIST [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | RSF calls on eastern DRC rebels to end abductions after journalist found alive - JURIST - News [13:02] TR News "The convictions stem from cases registered after violent protests on May 9, 2023, when Khan's supporters attacked military installations following his brief arrest." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/8-journalists-youtubers-sentenced-to-life-by-pakistan-anti-terror-court-10199696#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/8-journalists-youtubers-sentenced-to-life-by-pakistan-anti-terror-court-10199696#publisher=newsstand ) [13:03] TR News Censorship: "sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman arrested for an alleged breach of the country's mandatory dress code." https://english.anf-news.com/human-rights/iran-executed-at-least-1-500-people-in-2025-82911 | Source: ANF News [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Iran executed at least 1,500 people in 2025 [13:03] TR News Censorship: "I thought, what could they do to me?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/02/i-thought-what-could-they-do-to-me | Source: Meduza [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | I thought, what could they do to me? Russian street singer Diana Loginova, jailed for performing anti-war songs, gives first major interview in exile Meduza [13:04] TR News "Opposed to some of the "non woke" team leads who do nothing, have no skills but cronyism, hoard work to appear busy and then release it at the last minute to someone else, and put on countless, meaningless presentations to hear their own voice?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [13:07] TR News "Reports of a nationwide freeze came after a video with debunked claims circulated social media this week." https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-child-care-funding-across-the-us-after-bogus-social-media-claim/ | Source: TruthOut [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump Threatens Child Care Funding Across the US After Bogus Social Media Claim | Truthout [13:07] TR News "Secretary of State Dariusz Standerski warned the synthetic audiovisual materials pose threats to public order, information security" https://thecyberexpress.com/tiktok-ai-generated-disinformation/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Poland Calls For EU Investigation Of TikTok Over AI-Generated Disinformation Campaign [13:07] TR News "For organizations operating in China, selling products or services into the Chinese market" https://thecyberexpress.com/china-cybersecurity-law-2026/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | The New China Cybersecurity Law Becomes A Reality In 2026 [13:08] TR News "Public power means public ownership and democratic control of our energy system." https://truthout.org/articles/as-electricity-bills-rise-activists-are-demanding-public-control-of-utilities/ | Source: TruthOut [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities | Truthout [13:09] TR News "I wish there was such maturity when it came to the primary purpose of, say, cars." https://rubenerd.com/the-primary-purpose-of-lift-lobbies/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: The primary purpose of lift lobbies [13:14] TR News "Any Japanese politician could solve Japans plastic crisis and be a national hero if they championed outlawing all single-use plastic food packaging" https://lmnt.me/blog/plastic-part-2.html | Source: Louie Mantia [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmnt.me | Plastic, Part 2 [13:15] TR News "Trump and his supporters will claim that the fact Trump barred Epstein from the Mar-a-Lago spa in 2003 exonerates the president" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mar-a-lago-jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump/ | Source: The Nation [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epsteins Criminal Enterprise | The Nation [13:15] TR News "the oligarchs and their apologists will seek to use the celebration of Americas anniversary to strengthen their grip on the economy and government" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/2026-thomas-paine-sestercentennial/ | Source: The Nation [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Make 2026 the Year of Thomas Paine | The Nation [13:16] TR News "The Founding Fathers knew exactly what they were fighting. They wrote about it constantly, in the Declaration of Independence and in decades of letters to one another." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-new-year-begins-the-old-fight-continues/ | Source: Truthdig [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-new-year-begins-the-old-fight-continues/ ) [13:16] TR News "crew members of ship suspected of cable break" https://therecord.media/finland-arrests-crew-ship-suspected-cable-break | Source: The Record [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Finland arrests two crew members of ship suspected of cable break | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:16] TR News "detected a fault in the undersea cable" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/finland-authorities-investigate-underwater-cable-damage-in-the-countrys-gulf/ | Source: JURIST [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Finland authorities investigate underwater cable damage in the country's Gulf - JURIST - News [13:17] TR News "Back before everyone checked out for the holidays, I did an inventory of the progress weve made in four ways to fight fascism" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/02/where-we-go-from-here/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Where We Go from Here - emptywheel [13:17] TR News "Trump 2.0s second year may be even worse than the first. Thats because Trump, his sycophants, and the billionaires behind him" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026 | Source: Robert Reich [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | 10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026 - Robert Reich [13:18] TR News "We started this year by taking a deep look at our various encryption guides" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/surveillance-self-defense-2025-year-review | Source: EFF [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Surveillance Self-Defense: 2025 Year in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:18] TR News "The good news is that courts have blocked many of the laws seeking to impose age-verification gates on social media" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/year-states-chose-surveillance-over-safety-2025-review | Source: EFF [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | The Year States Chose Surveillance Over Safety: 2025 in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:19] TR News Windows TCO: "agreed to pay the ALPHV BlackCat administrators a 20% share of any ransom payments they received in exchange for the ransomware and access to ALPHV BlackCats extortion platform." https://thecyberexpress.com/security-experts-blackcat-ransomware-case/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | 2 Security Experts Plead Guilty In BlackCat Ransomware Case [13:19] TR News Windows TCO: "rendered its online services inaccessible" https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251223-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service-causes-disruption-during-christmas-rush | Source: RFI [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251223-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service-causes-disruption-during-christmas-rush ) [13:20] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:26] TR News Windows TCO: "This incident follows a previous denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began on December 22, 2025, and continued until December 26." https://thecyberexpress.com/la-poste-la-banque-postale-cyberattack-2026/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | La Poste & La Banque Postale Hit By Cyberattack Disruptions [13:26] TR News Windows TCO: "Covenant Health began sending breach notification letters to victims on New Years Eve. Victims are being offered one year of credit monitoring services." https://therecord.media/covenant-health-breach-qilin | Source: The Record [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Nearly 480,000 impacted by Covenant Health data breach | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:27] TR News "Recently, the admin of a relatively prominent Mastodon server, med-mastodon.com, decided to stop maintaining the server and shut it down without warning." https://blog.kamens.us/2026/01/02/the-why-and-how-of-backing-up-your-mastodon-data/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.kamens.us | The why and how of backing up your Mastodon data Something better to do [13:27] TR News "One of many disappointments from the rise of social media and hot takes is that it sometimes feels that our most nuanced blog posts get over-simplified when quoted online." https://www.manton.org/2026/01/02/quotes-and-notes-on-the.html | Source: Manton Reece [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.manton.org | Manton Reece - Quotes and notes on the case for blogging [13:27] TR News "The other big problem is US political influence through the billionaires that control the media along with social media." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/2026-another-year-avoiding-the-usa/ | Source: Stephen Smith [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smist08.wordpress.com | 2026 Another Year Avoiding the USA | Stephen Smith's Blog [13:28] TR News "Despite 2025 having been another year marred by layoffs, tech industry hiring overall continued to grow." https://thenewstack.io/advice-for-people-still-entering-the-tech-industry-in-2026/ | Source: The New Stack [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Advice for People (Still) Entering the Tech Industry in 2026 - The New Stack [13:28] TR News "AI 2027" https://ai-2027.com/summary | [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ai-2027.com | Summary AI 2027 [13:29] TR News "The Year in LLMs" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/01/the-year-in-llms-2025/ | Source: Michael Tsai [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - The Year in LLMs: 2025 [13:29] TR News "sexually explicit and derogatory content" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meity-issues-formal-notice-to-x-over-groks-it-act-lapses/articleshow/126308037.cms | Source: India Times [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | MeitY issues formal notice to X over Grok's IT Act lapses - The Economic Times [13:30] TR News "Grok being used to generate and spread obscene images and videos of women" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meity-issues-notice-to-x-over-misuse-of-grok-to-create-obscene-content/articleshow/126308251.cms | Source: India Times [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Remove Grok-generated obscene content of women within 72 hrs: Govt to X - The Economic Times [13:30] TR News "Grok, xAIs flagship image model, is now being widely used to generate nonconsensual lewd images of women on the [Internet]." https://www.seangoedecke.com/grok-deepfakes/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter [13:31] TR News "Point being: Grok is not a sentient being. It does not have agency. It is computer software created and maintained by humans." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/03/elon_musk_grok_scandal_underwear_strippers_gross/ | Source: The Register UK [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Users prompt Grok AI chatbot to make photos dirty, apologize The Register [13:31] TR News "Earlier this week, some people on X began replying to photos with a very specific kind of request." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/elon-musks-pornography-machine/685482/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Elon Musks Pornography Machine - The Atlantic [13:32] TR News "Grok provoked widespread outrage this week after responding to a users prompt to remove clothing from an image of a 14-year-old actress" https://therecord.media/europe-regulators-grok-france | Source: The Record [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | European regulators take aim at X after Grok creates deepfake of minor | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:32] TR News "The button allows users to modify any image on the platform -- with some users deciding to partially or completely remove clothing from women or children in pictures, according to complaints." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/grok-under-fire-after-complaints-it-undressed-minors-in-photos-182247236 | Source: RTL [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | 'Obscene and sexually suggestive content': Grok under fire after complaints it undressed minors in photos [13:33] TR News "In one X post, now removed from the platform, Grok edited a photo of two young girls into skimpy clothing and sexually suggestive poses." https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit-bikini-pictures-minors | Source: The Verge [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Grok is undressing anyone, including minors | The Verge [13:33] TR News "Fueled partly by American tech companies, governments around the globe are racing to deploy generative A.I. systems and training in schools and universities." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/technology/school-ai-chatgpt-estonia-iceland.html | Source: New York Times [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/technology/school-ai-chatgpt-estonia-iceland.html ) [13:34] TR News "There are two major security problems with these photo frames and unofficial Android TV boxes." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network/ | Source: Krebs On Security [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network Krebs on Security [13:36] TR News "If I'm watching a video on the YouTube website and send it, via AirPlay, to AppleTV from my laptop I get the wrong audio. I get the video just fine, but the audio is some random language." https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2026-01-02-youtube-sends-wrong-language-to-airplay/ | Source: David Mead [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-davidjohnmead.com | Watching YouTube has wrong language when using AirPlay [13:36] TR News "After attempting all these steps, one after another, and seeing little or no changes, I kept seeing the same thing mentioned again and again in my research." https://louplummer.lol/how-apple-nearly-ruined-my-vacation/ | Source: Lou Plummer [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-louplummer.lol | How Apple Nearly Ruined My Vacation | Living Out Loud [13:36] TR News "So do I replace it for 69, or wait out and see if it turns up?" https://mark.hysted.com/for-faffs-sake-i-lost-an-airpod | Source: Mark Hysted [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mark.hysted.com | for faffs sake - I lost an AirPod - mark hysted [13:36] TR News "The University of Phoenix reported earlier this month in an SEC filing that it was among the Oracle EBS victims" https://thecyberexpress.com/oracle-ebs-victims-university-of-phoenix/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Oracle EBS Victims Include Korean Air, University Of Phoenix [13:37] TR News "Back pain is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Recent research reveals how much time you should spend walking on a daily basis to prevent it." https://www.wired.com/story/heres-how-long-you-should-walk-every-day-to-prevent-back-pain/ | Source: Wired [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Heres How Long You Should Walk Every Day to Prevent Back Pain | WIRED [13:38] TR News "Maybe it's something to do with the compressor, I thought." https://boston.conman.org/2026/01/02.1 | Source: Sean Conner [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | I hope this isn't an omen for the year that just started - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [13:38] TR News "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with V.H. Belvadi, whose blog can be found at vhbelvadi.com." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/v-h-belvadi | Source: Manuel Moreale [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | V.H. Belvadi Manu [13:38] TR News "Now, why do I even tolerate boredom? Here are some quotes that hopefully jot up the setup for my position: [...]" https://aartaka.me/boredom.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | Boredom is Good, Actually [13:39] TR News "The above sorting algorithm is an instance of the more generic Shellsort." https://orlp.net/blog/fibonacci-sort/ | [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sorting with Fibonacci Numbers and a Knuth Reward Check | orlp.net [13:39] TR News "One of the most unsettling anomalies involves the object's interaction with the solar system's largest planet." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/3i-atlas-2025s-most-chilling-theories-that-proves-its-alien-spacecraft-testing-earths-defence-1767784 | Source: International Business Times [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 3I/ATLAS 2025's Most Chilling Theories That Proves It's an Alien Spacecraft Testing Earth's Defence | IBTimes UK [13:40] TR News "The shutdown of the library at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html | Source: New York Times [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html ) [13:40] TR News "Musk previously laughed at Grok's ability to make photos sexual when someone shared a picture of him in a bikini Grok had created" https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/02/grok-chatbot-users-making-inappropriate-child-ai-images/ | Source: TMZ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Grok Chatbot Let Users Make AI Images Depicting Children in 'Minimal Clothing' [13:43] TR News "Ive blogged for decades now. The early Blogger and Movable Type accounts are gone now. Some of the latter I saved, but despite not having a full archive here on this site, there is certainly enough." https://canion.blog/2026/01/03/the-value-of-blogging.html | Source: Canion dot Blog [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-canion.blog | The Value of Blogging | Canion dot Blog [13:43] TR News "You can send more postcards to people. I've been doing it recently and it's more fun than texting, particularly when people bother to send a postcard back." https://gilest.org/notes/how-to-write-more-postcards.html | Source: Giles Turnbull [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to write more postcards - gilest.org [13:44] TR News "It seems fitting that, to close out the year I finally watched Koyaanisqatsi" https://www.jmduke.com/posts/cameraperson.html | Source: Justin Duke [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jmduke.com | Cameraperson | Applied Cartography [13:44] TR News "I had a great time reading all your submissions, listed below with a short summary,1 in the order in which I received them." https://vhbelvadi.com/indieweb-carnival-round-up-dec-2025 | Source: V H Belvadi [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vhbelvadi.com | V.H. Belvadi IndieWeb Carnival Dec 25 round-up (Venkatram Harish Belvadi) [13:44] TR News "Reading that post from 9 years ago made me smile: 27-year-old me wanted to cut down on distractions and get the habit of waking up early back." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/year-10 | Source: Manuel Moreale [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Year 10 Manu [13:44] TR News "Im not calling these resolutions. Resolutions never work, they never stick." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/goals/2026-goals-for-my-life/ | Source: Matthew Weber [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | 2026 Goals For My Life - Matt's Blog [13:45] TR News "Through all these changes, the URLs remained the samethey still had the old-fashioned .html extension." https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202601/no_more_html | Source: Ned Batchelder [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nedbatchelder.com | No more .html | Ned Batchelder [13:46] TR News Former Head of Elder Scrolls Online Left ZeniMax Due to Microsoft's Actions https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/01/03/byvsii-glava-elder-scrolls-online-usel-iz-zenimax-iz-za-deistvii-microsoft.html [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ixbt.games | Former Head of Elder Scrolls Online Left ZeniMax Due to Microsoft's Actions [13:46] TR News "Well, I finished 2025 trying to simplify things. I left social media a couple months ago. Not entirely, I was still lurking around instagram an embarrassing amount of time." https://blog.pcora.eu/2026/01/02/simplifying-things.html | Source: Pedro [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.pcora.eu | Simplifying things | Pedroblog [13:47] TR News "Just start." https://yordi.me/on-getting-started/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yordi.me | On Getting Started | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [13:47] TR News "The number 26, which gets back-burnered compared to numbers with neater divisibility, is an essential digit. And youre gonna be hearing all about it in 2026." https://tedium.co/2026/01/02/tedium-trends-2026/ | Source: Tedium [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Tedium Trends 2026: The Surprisingly Importance Of 26 [13:48] TR News https [13:49] TR News Mesa 25.3.3 Release Notes https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/25.3.3.html [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-docs.mesa3d.org | Mesa 25.3.3 Release Notes / 2026-01-01 The Mesa 3D Graphics Library latest documentation [13:50] TR News (NEW): Graphics Stack: Mesa 25.3.3 and D7VK v1.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Graphics_Stack_Mesa_25_3_3_and_D7VK_v1_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Graphics_Stack_Mesa_25_3_3_and_D7VK_v1_1.gmi [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Graphics Stack: Mesa 25.3.3 and D7VK v1.1 [13:50] TR News "A while back I wrote an entry about understanding reading all available things from a Go channel (with a timeout), where the code used two selects to, well, let me quote myself: [...]" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoTestingSelectQuestion | Source: University of Toronto [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [13:51] TR News "The challenge texts vary in length, but the second one this time is quite possibly the most verbose so far." https://raku-musings.com/mad-shift.html | Source: Arne Sommer [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-musings.com | MAD Shift with Raku - Arne Sommer [13:51] TR News "TL;DR null pointer dereferences are empirically the easiest class of invalid memory addresses to catch at runtime" https://www.gingerbill.org/article/2026/01/02/was-it-really-a-billion-dollar-mistake/ | [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gingerbill.org | Was it really a Billion Dollar Mistake? - gingerBill [13:53] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:57] TR News "Counting chars by hand is tedious - let tools do the work for you. Read about formatting text the easy way with fmt" gemini://station.martinrue.com/sava/387b708999804060b3584140180c6ec1 ● Jan 03 [14:00] TR News xkcd: Conic Sections #3189 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3189.gmi [14:01] TR News "In addition to the HTML formatted posts, the blog of Terence Eden started a couple of years also serving the posts in plain text." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/textonly-websites.txt [14:02] TR News "Gopher works best with lines no longer than 70 chars. Long lines can wrap badly and become hard to read in simple clients." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/formatting-text-for-gopher-the-easy-way-with-fmt/ [14:04] TR News So Twitter has basically become a child pr0n site. Bravo to Nazi MElon? [14:07] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: Formatting Text for Gopher and Text-only Websites https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_Formatting_Text_for_Gopher_and_Text_onl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_Formatting_Text_for_Gopher_and_Text_onl.gmi [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: Formatting Text for Gopher and Text-only Websites [14:19] TR News "At the heart of the scheme, Drake acting directly and through willing and knowledgeable co-conspirators" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/drake-stake-lawsuit/ | Source: Digital Music News [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/drake-stake-lawsuit/ ) [14:19] TR News "Some of my favorite self-hosted services and tools are: [...]" https://blog.thea.codes/my-2025/ | Source: Stargirl Flowers [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thea.codes | Reflecting on my 2025 - Stargirl (Thea) Flowers [14:23] TR News "Still theoretical, still rough, but with every change I believe this idea can grow into something real." https://blog.ignaciobrasca.com/systems/2026/01/02/infinity-db-part-2.html | Source: Ignacio Brasca [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.ignaciobrasca.com | InfinityDB: the comeback | Happiness Machines [14:24] TR News "For those unfamiliar with Sixel, it's a bitmap graphics format designed for terminals and printers that encodes bitmap data into terminal escape sequences" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/02/brow6el_browser_terminal/ | Source: The Register UK [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Brow6el is a full-featured browser that runs in a terminal The Register [14:25] TR News "SyncThing is a cross-platform, open source file synchronization tool that Ive been using for a while now to keep my files in sync across all my devices." https://taoofmac.com/space/apps/syncthing | Source: Rui Carmo [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | SyncThing - Tao of Mac [14:25] TR News "Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, the company unveiled two new products aimed at people who type for a living." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/clicks-communicator-phone-launch | Source: Interesting Engineering [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Clicks unveils BlackBerry-style keyboard phone for work-focused users [14:27] TR News "Manivannan designed this project to work with a Tommee Tippee bottle prepping machine, but you should be able to apply the same principles to any machine that starts with a single button or switch." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/02/ai-automatically-preps-a-bottle-when-the-baby-cries/ | Source: Arduino [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | AI automatically preps a bottle when the baby cries | Arduino Blog [14:27] TR News "In this video, Patrick (from STH) and I put Gateway through a real-world torture test using CyPerf: [...]" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/testing-mono-gateway-custom-built-10-gbps-router | Source: Jeff Geerling [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Testing the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps Router | Jeff Geerling [14:27] TR News "Lightstrip V4 has been out for six years, but at least as far as Hues official product line goes, the statement Cut pieces can be reconnected is not true." https://aphyr.com/posts/402-no-you-cant-officially-reconnect-cut-pieces-of-hue-strip-lights | Source: Kyle Kingsbury [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 451 @ https://aphyr.com/posts/402-no-you-cant-officially-reconnect-cut-pieces-of-hue-strip-lights ) ● Jan 03 [15:04] TR News "Pakkanen, who maintains Meson packages in Debian" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/debian-maintainer-criticizes-managed-bug-tracker-as-outdated-for-modern-development | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Debian maintainer criticizes email-managed bug tracker as outdated for modern development there is a web interface for viewing, but email remains the only way to perform critical functions | Tom's Hardware [15:05] TR News "Kept in sync with Debian 13.2, this point release introduces no major new features and focuses on correctness, stability, and installation reliability." https://linuxiac.com/devuan-6-1-point-release-ships-with-debian-13-2-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Devuan 6.1 Point Release Ships With Debian 13.2 Updates [15:05] TR News "Updated isos for Devuan Excalibur 6.1.0 are now available from your favorite mirror." https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20260102.015856.3514fb19.en.html | Source: Dyne [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dyne.org | [devuan-dev] DEVUAN EXCALIBUR 6.1.0 POINT-RELEASE [15:06] TR News "I have an idea to set up a home NAS on FreeBSD." https://rtfm.co.ua/en/freebsd-home-nas-part-1-configuring-zfs-mirror-raid1/ | Source: Arseny [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rtfm.co.ua | FreeBSD: Home NAS, part 1 configuring ZFS mirror (RAID1) [15:07] TR News [Old] "Having answered the same question multiple times, I figured the time had come to post my "why" here." https://blog.thechases.com/posts/why-bsds/ | [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thechases.com | Why BSDs? | Tim's blog [15:08] TR News "My mom on the other hand, uses Linux also for more than 15 years now. At one point, she told me that she needs a new computer and asked if I could provide support for it." https://blog.bembel.net/2025/12/my-job-as-family-admin-or-linux-rules-the-house/ | [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.bembel.net | My job as family admin or Linux rules the house bembel.net [15:09] TR News "But to be honest, it's not as if the Bazzite team has miraculously made Linux pleasant to use after decades of it seeming difficult and esoteric to normie computer users." https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/ | Source: PC Gamer [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop | PC Gamer [15:09] TR News "2026 is going to be The Year of The Linux Desktop for me. I haven't booted into Windows in over 3 months on my tower and I'm starting to realize that it's not worth wasting the space for." https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/year-linux-desktop/ | Source: Xe's Blog [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xeiaso.net | 2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop - Xe Iaso [15:10] TR News [Old] "In a recent discussion [sic] on Reddit I shared a number of tips about the common utility less(1) that others found helpful so I figured I'd aggregate some of those tips here." https://blog.thechases.com/posts/assorted-less-tips/ | [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thechases.com | Assorted less(1) tips | Tim's blog [15:10] TR News "As far as I recall - and I may be totally wrong with this - back in school convolution was considered a "black box" being too complex math to get into." https://solhsa.com/oldernews2026.html#CONVOLUTION | Source: Jari Komppa [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-solhsa.com - blog [15:11] TR News "Earlier in 2025, I participated in the SPIRITCYBER IoT hardware hacking contest organised by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore with YesWeHack." https://spaceraccoon.dev/reverse-engineer-tapo-c260-tdp-v2/ | Source: Spaceraccoon [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-spaceraccoon.dev | Reverse Engineering the Tapo C260 and Tapo Discovery Protocol v2 | Spaceraccoon's Blog [15:12] TR News "Luckily, tshark has some great tools to inspect and summarize DNS. To get started, I collected about an hour of DNS traffic on my firewall, and next, loaded it into tshark." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32592 | Source: SANS [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Debugging DNS response times with tshark - SANS ISC [15:18] TR News "And so, continuing with tradition, let's take a walk through my infrastructure: [...]" https://theorangeone.net/posts/state-of-the-server-2026/ | [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theorangeone.net | State of the Server 2026 :: TheOrangeOne [15:19] TR News Kubernetes v1.35: New level of efficiency with in-place Pod restart https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/02/kubernetes-v1-35-restart-all-containers/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Kubernetes v1.35: New level of efficiency with in-place Pod restart | Kubernetes [15:20] TR News Jussi Pakkanen: New year, new Pystd epoch, or evolving an API without breaking it https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-year-new-pystd-epoch-or-evolving.html [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: New year, new Pystd epoch, or evolving an API without breaking it [15:22] TR News Dima Kogan: Using libpython3 without linking it in; and old Python, g++ compatibility patches http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2026/01/01_using-libpython3-without-linking-it-in-and-old-python-g-compatibility-patches.html [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-notes.secretsauce.net | Using libpython3 without linking it in; and old Python, g++ compatibility patches [15:24] TR News https://www.redhat.com/en/rss/blog Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Red Bait Performance and Scale Engineering [15:25] TR News HardenedBSD 15-build7 is out https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd ) [15:25] TR News Wristwatch https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/qron0b-a-minimalist-low-power-bcd-wristwatch/ | Source: Hackaday [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Qron0b: A Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch | Hackaday [15:32] TR News ""When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother's words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers -- so many caring people in this world."" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fred-rogers-post-goes-viral [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pbs.org | Mr. Rogers Post Goes Viral | PBS News [15:34] TR News [Anon] Here is a money furnace which will never produce anything of value: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/29/fiscal_peoplesoft_california/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Inside California's 16-year public-sector IT project The Register [15:34] TR News "About 20 years ago, there were still articles about Peoplesoft and about how those that cut their losses and dropped their contract came out ahead of those who only threw good money after bad and ended up squandering millions with no effect other than to have eliminated whatever old, working ERP they used to have and replacing it with a non-functional boondoggle." [15:35] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: Rewriting Git merge history, part 1 http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-01-02-10-50_rewriting_git_merge_history.html [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sesse.net | Steinar H. Gunderson [15:36] TR News Birger Schacht: Status update, December 2025 https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-december-2025/ "A couple of months after DebConf25 I picked up the idea" [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bisco.org | Status update, December 2025 [15:38] TR News "Possibly Low Cost" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/a-steam-machine-clone-for-an-indeterminate-but-possibly-low-cost/ | Source: Hackaday [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Steam Machine Clone For An Indeterminate But Possibly Low Cost | Hackaday [15:38] TR News AMD closes in on defective chip maker Intel in latest Steam Hardware Survey RAM capacity continues to rise despite the ongoing memory crunch https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/amd-closes-in-on-intel-in-latest-steam-hardware-survey-ram-capacity-continues-to-rise-despite-the-ongoing-memory-crunch [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AMD closes in on Intel in latest Steam Hardware Survey RAM capacity continues to rise despite the ongoing memory crunch | Tom's Hardware [15:40] TR News WCH CH32H417 dual-core RISC-V MCU offers USB 3.0, 500MB/s UHSIF, and Fast Ethernet interfaces https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/03/wch-ch32h417-dual-core-risc-v-mcu-offers-usb-3-0-500mb-s-uhsif-and-fast-ethernet-interfaces/ [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | WCH CH32H417 dual-core RISC-V MCU offers USB 3.0, 500MB/s UHSIF, and Fast Ethernet interfaces - CNX Software [15:42] TR News Amendments would amount to censorship. Journalists to boycott working group on LRT https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2794184/amendments-would-amount-to-censorship-journalists-to-boycott-working-group-on-lrt [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Amendments would amount to censorship. Journalists to boycott working group on LRT - LRT [15:43] TR News Louis-Philippe Vronneau: 2025 A Musical Retrospective https://veronneau.org/2025-a-musical-retrospective.html [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-veronneau.org | Louis-Philippe Vronneau - 2025 A Musical Retrospective [15:45] TR News FreeBSD upgrade-to-15 https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2026/01/02/freebsd.html [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-euroquis.nl | FreeBSD upgrade-to-15 | [bobulate] [15:48] TR News ktlint Kotlin linter with built-in formatter https://www.linuxlinks.com/ktlint-kotlin-linter-built-in-formatter/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ktlint - Kotlin linter with built-in formatter - LinuxLinks [15:48] TR News Side GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/side-linux-distribution/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Side - Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [15:49] TR News 6.18.3 stable kernel released https://lwn.net/Articles/1052589/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-6.18.3 stable kernel released [LWN.net] [15:49] TR News Icecast 2.5 Streaming Media Server Brings Web UI Enhancements https://linuxiac.com/icecast-2-5-streaming-media-server-brings-web-ui-enhancements/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Icecast 2.5 Streaming Media Server Brings Web UI Enhancements [15:50] TR News FSF Blogs: Celebrate the new year: join the free software community! http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/celebrate-the-new-year-join-the-free-software-community [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Celebrate the new year: join the free software community! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [15:50] TR News With a Touch of Nostalgia, MiDesktop Brings KDE 1 Back to Life https://linuxiac.com/with-a-touch-of-nostalgia-midesktop-brings-kde-1-back-to-life/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | With a Touch of Nostalgia, MiDesktop Brings KDE 1 Back to Life [15:52] TR News Garden command runner and multi-repo Git configuration tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/garden-command-runner-multi-repo-git-configuration-tool/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Garden - command runner and multi-repo Git configuration tool - LinuxLinks [15:52] TR News OpenSSH GUI graphical frontend https://www.linuxlinks.com/openssh-gui-graphical-frontend/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenSSH GUI - graphical frontend - LinuxLinks [15:53] TR News 7 Best Free and Open Source PHP Linter Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-php-linter-tools/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-7 Best Free and Open Source PHP Linter Tools - LinuxLinks [15:53] TR News Psalm static analysis tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/psalm-static-analysis-tool/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Psalm - static analysis tool - LinuxLinks [15:53] TR News zuse terminal IRC client https://www.linuxlinks.com/zuse-terminal-irc-client/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zuse - terminal IRC client - LinuxLinks [15:53] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-vim-like-text-editors/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors - LinuxLinks [15:54] TR News Increasing Lab Efficiency with an Open Source LIMS https://www.linuxlinks.com/lims/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Increasing Lab Efficiency with an Open Source LIMS - LinuxLinks [15:55] TR News cpx CLI for C++ that unifies the fragmented C++ ecosystem https://www.linuxlinks.com/cpx-cli-unifies-fragmented-cplusplus-ecosystem/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpx - CLI for C++ that unifies the fragmented C++ ecosystem - LinuxLinks [15:55] TR News SoS data collection tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/sos-data-collection-tool/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SoS - data collection tool - LinuxLinks [15:55] TR News gsh POSIX-compatible, Generative Shell https://www.linuxlinks.com/gsh-posix-compatible-generative-shell/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gsh - POSIX-compatible, Generative Shell - LinuxLinks [15:56] TR News tinycss2 CSS parser and generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/tinycss2-css-parser-generator/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tinycss2 - CSS parser and generator - LinuxLinks [15:56] TR News Robocode educational programming game https://www.linuxlinks.com/robocode-educational-programming-game/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Robocode - educational programming game - LinuxLinks [15:56] TR News Using Multiple Mice Simultaneously on GNU/Linux with xinput https://www.linux.org/threads/using-multiple-mice-simultaneously-on-linux-with-xinput.58544/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/using-multiple-mice-simultaneously-on-linux-with-xinput.58544/ ) [15:58] TR News Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Decline_in_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_is_a_Good_Start_for_2026.shtml [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 [15:58] TR News Europe in 2026: Over 5% GNU/Linux, Not Counting Chromebooks https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.shtml [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Europe in 2026: Over 5% GNU/Linux, Not Counting Chromebooks [15:58] TR News Manjaro 26.0-rc4 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro ) ● Jan 03 [16:00] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Takes a High Daily Dose of Aspirin. How Safe Is That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/well/trump-health-asprin-dosage-blood.html [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/well/trump-health-asprin-dosage-blood.html ) [16:01] TR News NGO urges streamlined process for public hospital fee waivers https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/ngo-urges-streamlined-process-for-public-hospital-fee-waivers/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | NGO urges streamlined process for public hospital fee waivers [16:01] TR News Brenna Henn Wanted to Improve Genetic Medicine. Then Her N.I.H. Grant Was Cut. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/science/trump-lostscience-genetics-henn.html [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/science/trump-lostscience-genetics-henn.html ) [16:02] TR News In the Arctic, Drones Help Identify Deadly Virus in Whales https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/science/arctic-drones-whales-virus.html [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/science/arctic-drones-whales-virus.html ) [16:12] TR News North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-jong-uns-daughter-makes-public-visit-to-state-mausoleum [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News 10 state-run universities in South Korea reject 162 applicants over school bullying records https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/10-state-run-universities-in-south-korea-reject-162-applicants-over-school-bullying-records [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 10 state-run universities in South Korea reject 162 applicants over school bullying records | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News South Koreans now free to read Norths newspaper, once banned as seditious https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-now-free-to-read-norths-newspaper-once-banned-as-seditious [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreans now free to read Norths newspaper, once banned as seditious | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News South Korean court issues fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-court-issues-fresh-arrest-warrant-for-former-president-yoon [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean court issues fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News North Koreas Kim Jong Un visits greenhouse farm, encourages workers: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-visits-greenhouse-farm-encourages-workers-kcna-says [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Jong Un visits greenhouse farm, encourages workers: KCNA | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees in new community service punishment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/litterbugs-in-malaysia-including-foreigners-may-trim-trees-as-part-of-new-community-service [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees in new community service punishment | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Malaysia schools in a knot after move to make neckties optional for students https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-schools-in-a-knot-after-move-making-neckties-optional-for-students [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia schools in a knot after move to make neckties optional for students | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Islamist PAS set to lead Malaysias opposition PN; Hadi Awang says decision on new chairman soon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pas-will-lead-perikatan-nasional-says-pas-chief-with-chairman-candidate-to-be-discussed-soon [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | PAS to lead Perikatan Nasional; chairman candidate soon | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News 7 Malaysian siblings finally get citizenship after uncles DNA confirms family ties https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/7-malaysian-siblings-finally-get-citizenship-after-uncles-dna-confirms-family-ties [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 7 Malaysian siblings finally get citizenship after relatives DNA confirms family ties | The Straits Times [16:22] TR News How To Install MERN Stack on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-mern-stack-debian-13/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install MERN Stack on Debian 13 - idroot [16:22] TR News How To Install 3X-UI VPN on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-3x-ui-vpn-debian-13/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install 3X-UI VPN on Debian 13 - idroot [16:22] TR News How To Install Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fonts on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-fonts-debian-13/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Microsoft Fonts on Debian 13 - idroot [16:22] TR News (NEW): Happy New Year, She's Back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Happy_New_Year_She_s_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Happy_New_Year_She_s_Back.gmi [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Happy New Year, She's Back [16:24] TR News (NEW): Devuan and Debian Updates, News, Analysis, Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Devuan_and_Debian_Updates_News_Analysis_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Devuan_and_Debian_Updates_News_Analysis_Development.gmi [16:24] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/today_s_howtos.gmi [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devuan and Debian Updates, News, Analysis, Development [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [16:30] TR News How to Install Elasticsearch 9 on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-elasticsearch-9-on-ubuntu-linux/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Elasticsearch 9 on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [16:31] TR News How to Install Firefox Dev on Fedora https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-firefox-dev-on-fedora/ [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Firefox Dev on Fedora - LinuxCapable [16:31] TR News How to Install OpenSSH on GNU/Linux Mint https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-openssh-on-linux-mint/ [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install OpenSSH on Linux Mint - LinuxCapable [16:31] TR News How to use Plex and a spare computer to build a streaming movie service https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/how-to-use-plex-and-a-spare-computer-to-build-a-streaming-movie-service [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | How to use Plex and a spare computer to build a streaming movie service | Tom's Hardware [16:36] TR News From joy to horror: Ski resort bar fire is 'worst Swiss tragedy' of recent times https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260102-from-joy-to-horror-ski-resort-bar-fire-is-worst-swiss-tragedy-of-recent-times [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260102-from-joy-to-horror-ski-resort-bar-fire-is-worst-swiss-tragedy-of-recent-times ) [16:43] TR News "it got replaced by in dia layoffs. nobody cares cause the new mission has changed. Useless lifeforms are marked. Right now, the planet will cure itself. Just be patient." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp ) [16:44] TR News "They signed the right to sue away. But its not legally enforceable in the courts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp [16:45] TR News Anon: A few years ago there were some legal cases backing up the rights of the former employees and confirming that many of those clauses were invalid. [16:54] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High in Taiwan This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_Time_High_in_Taiwan_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_Time_High_in_Taiwan_This_Year.gmi [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High in Taiwan This Year [16:59] TR News In China, Hey Hi (AI) Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/asia/china-ai-cancer-pancreatic.html [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/asia/china-ai-cancer-pancreatic.html ) [16:59] TR News Chinas BYD Surpasses Tesla as World Leader in Electric Car Sales https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/business/tesla-electric-vehicles-fourth-quarter-sales.html [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/business/tesla-electric-vehicles-fourth-quarter-sales.html ) ● Jan 03 [17:00] TR News Asia giants find warmer ties may cool conflict https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2026/0102/Asia-giants-find-warmer-ties-may-cool-conflict [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Asia giants find warmer ties may cool conflict - CSMonitor.com [17:00] TR News Lack of moderate voices around Japan PM Sanae Takaichi sparks concern https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lack-of-moderate-voices-around-japan-pm-sanae-takaichi-sparks-concern [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Lack of moderate voices around Japan PM Sanae Takaichi sparks concern | The Straits Times [17:06] TR News Japan PM Takaichi, Convicted Felon agree to arrange summit in US in spring https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-takaichi-trump-hold-phone-talks-govt-source [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan PM Takaichi, Trump agree to arrange summit in US in spring | The Straits Times [17:06] TR News Custodians or thieves? When Chinas treasures are lost from within https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/custodians-or-thieves-when-chinas-treasures-are-lost-from-within [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Custodians or thieves? When Chinas treasures are lost from within | The Straits Times [17:06] TR News Job titles of the future: Head-transplant surgeon https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/02/1129416/head-transplant-surgeon-sergio-canavero-future-job/ [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Job titles of the future: Head transplant surgeon | MIT Technology Review [17:07] TR News Taiwan president pledges to defend islands sovereignty amidst military drills by China https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/taiwan-president-pledges-to-defend-islands-sovereignty-amidst-military-drills-by-china/ [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Taiwan president pledges to defend island's sovereignty amidst military drills by China - JURIST - News [17:08] TR News Swasticar(TM) loses EV crown to Chinas BYD in 2025 as sales slip https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/03/tesla-loses-ev-crown-to-chinas-byd-in-2025-as-sales-slip/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tesla loses EV crown to China's BYD in 2025 as sales slip [17:08] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man invites Japans Takaichi to the US early this year https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/03/trump-invites-japans-takaichi-to-the-us-early-this-year/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Trump invites Japan's Takaichi to the US early this year [17:09] TR News "Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, todays Windows experience doesnt feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s when XP and later Windows 7 ruled the roost." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/ | Source: Hackaday [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, From Windows XP To Windows 11 | Hackaday [17:09] TR News Something in Dark Chocolate Could Slow Aging on a Genetic Level https://www.sciencealert.com/something-in-dark-chocolate-could-slow-aging-on-a-genetic-level [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Something in Dark Chocolate Could Slow Aging on a Genetic Level : ScienceAlert [17:10] TR News The Sad Case of The Youngest Person Ever to Be Diagnosed With Alzheimer's https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sad-case-of-the-youngest-person-ever-to-be-diagnosed-with-alzheimers [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Sad Case of The Youngest Person Ever to Be Diagnosed With Alzheimer's : ScienceAlert [17:11] TR News Why You Always Seem to Get Sick Just as Your Holiday Begins https://www.sciencealert.com/why-you-always-seem-to-get-sick-just-as-your-holiday-begins [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why You Always Seem to Get Sick Just as Your Holiday Begins : ScienceAlert [17:12] TR News Controversial Ancestor Found to Have Done Something Eerily Human https://www.sciencealert.com/controversial-ancestor-found-to-have-done-something-eerily-human [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Controversial Ancestor Found to Have Done Something Eerily Human : ScienceAlert [17:13] TR News A Giant Telescope Searched 3I/ATLAS For Signs of Aliens. Here's Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-giant-telescope-searched-3i-atlas-for-signs-of-aliens-heres-why [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Giant Telescope Searched 3I/ATLAS For Signs of Aliens. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert [17:13] TR News Pouring The Wrong Things Down Your Sink Can Damage Cities. Here's How. https://www.sciencealert.com/pouring-the-wrong-things-down-your-sink-can-damage-cities-heres-how [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pouring The Wrong Things Down Your Sink Can Damage Cities. Here's How. : ScienceAlert [17:14] TR News "Solar Power" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/adding-solar-power-to-an-electric-tractor/ | Source: Hackaday [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adding Solar Power To An Electric Tractor | Hackaday [17:15] TR News In China, Hey Hi (AI) finds deadly tumours that doctors may miss https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-china-ai-is-finding-deadly-tumours-that-doctors-might-miss [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | In China, AI finds deadly tumours that doctors may miss | The Straits Times [17:16] TR News Sri Lanka launches investigation over English syllabus gay website link https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-launches-investigation-over-english-syllabus-gay-website-link [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Sri Lanka launches investigation over English syllabus gay website link | The Straits Times [17:19] TR News Cops Forced to Explain Why Hey Hi (AI) Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-police-report-frog [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog [17:20] TR News Black Sabbath Bassist Geezer Butler Says Hey Hi (AI) Is Bringing a Trove of Unreleased Songs to Life https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/black-sabbath-bassist-uses-ai-for-unreleased-songs/ [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/black-sabbath-bassist-uses-ai-for-unreleased-songs/ ) [17:20] TR News Human input still needed in AIs military decision making https://defenceweb.co.za/joint/science-a-defence-technology/human-input-still-needed-in-ais-military-decision-making/ [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Human input still needed in AIs military decision making - 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[17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kroah-Hartman: Linux kernel security work [LWN.net] [17:34] TR News Greg Kroah-Hartman: Linux kernel security work http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2026/01/02/linux-kernel-security-work/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1052607/ [17:35] TR News This Week in GNOME: #230 Happy New Year! https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/01/twig-230/ [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thisweek.gnome.org | #230 Happy New Year! [17:36] TR News "Woke" tech: making things that work. "Anti-woke" tech: turning photos of kids into child porn. Thanks, MElon. Go back to sucking up to Epstein and Cheeto. [17:37] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052600/ [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [17:38] TR News Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in December 2025 https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/01/02/foss-activity-in-december-2025.html [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.decadent.org.uk | FOSS activity in December 2025 | Better living through software [17:38] TR News Devuan 6.1 Point Release Ships With Debian 13.2 Updates https://linuxiac.com/devuan-6-1-point-release-ships-with-debian-13-2-updates/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Devuan 6.1 Point Release Ships With Debian 13.2 Updates [17:40] TR News Hyprland 0.53.1 Released With Stability and Crash Fixes https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-53-1-released-with-stability-and-crash-fixes/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Hyprland 0.53.1 Released With Stability and Crash Fixes [17:40] TR News Seamless backdoored Windows Apps on openSUSE with WinBoat https://cubiclenate.com/2026/01/02/seamless-windows-apps-on-opensuse-with-winboat/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Achieve Windows Freedom on openSUSE with WinBoat Integration [17:41] TR News (NEW): Hyprland 0.53 Lands With Window Rule Rewrite and Dozens of Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/30/Hyprland_0_53_Lands_With_Window_Rule_Rewrite_and_Dozens_of_Fixe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/30/Hyprland_0_53_Lands_With_Window_Rule_Rewrite_and_Dozens_of_Fixe.gmi [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Hyprland 0.53 Lands With Window Rule Rewrite and Dozens of Fixes [17:41] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.4.17RC1 and 8.5.2RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/01/02/PHP-version-8.4.17RC1-and-8.5.2RC1 [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | PHP version 8.4.17RC1 and 8.5.2RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [17:41] TR News 10 Biggest Ubuntu Changes in 2025 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-2025-year-in-review [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu Year in Review: 10 Biggest Changes in 2025 [17:42] TR News GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High of 5% in Indonesia (Not Counting Chromebooks and Android) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_of_5_in_Indonesia_Not_Counting_.shtml [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High of 5% in Indonesia (Not Counting Chromebooks and Android) [17:55] TR News Federal Appeals Court Says California Open-Carry Ban Is Unconstitutional https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/ninth-circuit-california-gun-law.html [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/ninth-circuit-california-gun-law.html ) [17:55] TR News After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Convicted Felon Is Unleashing It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/president-trump-powers-watergate.html [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/president-trump-powers-watergate.html ) [17:55] TR News Authoritarian fears loom in Indonesia as new criminal laws take effect https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/authoritarian-fears-loom-in-indonesia-as-new-criminal-code-takes-effect [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Authoritarian fears loom in Indonesia as new criminal laws take effect | The Straits Times ● Jan 03 [18:00] TR News Indonesia enforces new penal code replacing colonial criminal law https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/indonesia-enforces-new-penal-code-replacing-colonial-criminal-law/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Indonesia enforces new penal code replacing colonial criminal law - JURIST - News [18:01] TR News Damon Dashs Film Company Sells for a Paltry $100 In Bankruptcy Auction https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/damon-dash-film-company-auction-price/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/damon-dash-film-company-auction-price/ ) [18:02] TR News Will Smith Slapped With Sexual Harassment & Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Following Attempted Comeback Tour https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/01/will-smith-lawsuit-wrongful-termination/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/01/will-smith-lawsuit-wrongful-termination/ ) [18:03] TR News Live Nation and Ticketmaster Face Updated Eras Tour Ticketing Lawsuit Swifties Say Verified Fans With Codes Didnt Even Get Access to the Presale https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/live-nation-eras-tour-lawsuit-update/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/live-nation-eras-tour-lawsuit-update/ ) [18:04] TR News Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/nyregion/mamdani-israel-executive-orders.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/nyregion/mamdani-israel-executive-orders.html ) [18:05] TR News Australian police boost security for Ashes Test in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-police-boost-security-for-sydney-ashes-test-after-bondi-beach-attack [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australian police boost security for Ashes Test in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack | The Straits Times [18:05] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells Iranian Protesters US Supports Them As Death Toll, Arrests Rise https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economic-protest-death-arrest-tehran/33637972.html [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Tells Iranian Protesters US Supports Them As Death Toll, Arrests Rise [18:05] TR News Lithuania seeks seats on key international bodies, eyes UN Security Council bid https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2794062/lithuania-seeks-seats-on-key-international-bodies-eyes-un-security-council-bid [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks seats on key international bodies, eyes UN Security Council bid - LRT [18:06] TR News Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/ukrainian-soldiers-m1-macbook-air-takes-direct-shrapnel-hit-still-works-despite-battle-damage-screen-cracked-and-letter-k-missing-but-laptop-remains-functional [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional | Tom's Hardware [18:06] TR News Ukraines Zelensky Names Kyrylo Budanov as New Chief of Staff https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/zelensky-budanov-ukraine-chief-of-staff-yermak.html [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/zelensky-budanov-ukraine-chief-of-staff-yermak.html ) [18:06] TR News Why a Nuclear Plant Is a Big Sticking Point in the Ukraine Peace Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/ukraine-peace-plan-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant.html [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/ukraine-peace-plan-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant.html ) [18:06] TR News "Ukraines spy chief Kyrylo Budanov accepts new position as Zelenskys chief of staff" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/02/zelensky-offers-chief-of-staff-position-to-military-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov | Source: Meduza [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Ukraines spy chief Kyrylo Budanov accepts new position as Zelenskys chief of staff Meduza [18:07] TR News Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/oil-tanker-russia-north-atlantic.html [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/oil-tanker-russia-north-atlantic.html ) [18:08] TR News Ukraine's Enigmatic Military Intelligence Chief To Become Zelenskyy's Top Adviser https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-intelligence-hur-budanov-zelenskyy-aide/33638600.html [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine's Enigmatic Military Intelligence Chief To Become Zelenskyy's Top Adviser [18:08] TR News Volodymyr Zelensky appoints Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov new chief of staff https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-live-ukraine-hits-military-sites-after-russia-accuses-kyiv-deadly-civilian-strike [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-live-ukraine-hits-military-sites-after-russia-accuses-kyiv-deadly-civilian-strike ) [18:08] TR News Secret operation unveiled: Ukraine fakes death of anti-Kremlin Russian fighter https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-secret-operation-unveiled-ukraine-fakes-death-of-anti-kremlin-russian-fighter [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-secret-operation-unveiled-ukraine-fakes-death-of-anti-kremlin-russian-fighter ) [18:09] TR News Russia makes largest territorial gains in Ukraine since 2022 invasion https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260102-russia-scores-highest-ukraine-gains-since-first-year-of-war [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260102-russia-scores-highest-ukraine-gains-since-first-year-of-war ) [18:09] TR News Ukraine's Zelensky names spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-ukraine-s-zelensky-names-spy-chief-kyrylo-budanov-as-new-top-aide [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-ukraine-s-zelensky-names-spy-chief-kyrylo-budanov-as-new-top-aide ) [18:09] TR News In Ukraine, Russia tests a double-warhead kamikaze drone: experts fear a new threshold of lethality https://hackwarenews.com/in-ukraine-russia-tests-a-double-warhead-kamikaze-drone-experts-fear-a-new-threshold-of-lethality/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | In Ukraine, Russia tests a double-warhead kamikaze drone: experts fear a new threshold of lethality [18:11] TR News "Whats changing in Russia in 2026?" https://meduza.io/en/slides/what-s-changing-in-russia-in-2026 | Source: Meduza [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Whats changing in Russia in 2026? Year-round conscription, higher taxes, rising utility costs, and AI surveillance Meduza [18:12] TR News "secret common-law wife" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/02/new-investigation-reveals-russian-orthodox-patriarch-kirill-s-secret-common-law-wife-of-50-years | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirills secret common-law wife of 50 years Meduza [18:12] TR News "If I could save time in a photo" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/03/if-i-could-save-time-in-a-photo | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | If I could save time in a photo Meduza interviews photographer Sergey Maximishin about his two-volume farewell to Russia and a century of history captured in his work and amateur images Meduza [18:13] TR News EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.2 https://bkhome.org/news/202601/easyos-excalibur-series-version-712.html [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.2 [18:13] TR News The mysterious missing libscalar-list-utils-perl https://bkhome.org/news/202601/the-mysterious-missing-libscalar-list-utils-perl.html [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | The mysterious missing libscalar-list-utils-perl [18:13] TR News sysvinit-core and initscripts incompatible with EasyOS https://bkhome.org/news/202601/sysvinit-core-and-initscripts-incompatible-with-easyos.html [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | sysvinit-core and initscripts incompatible with EasyOS [18:15] TR News Back From The Dead: Ukraine Unveils Ruse On Death Of Anti-Putin Neo-Nazi Militia Leader https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-neo-nazi-kapustin-nikitin-death-ruse/33638431.html [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Back From The Dead: Ukraine Unveils Ruse On Death Of Anti-Putin Neo-Nazi Militia Leader [18:16] TR News "4-Bit Intel Computer" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/ | Source: Hackaday [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Zork Running On 4-Bit Intel Computer | Hackaday [18:16] TR News Hackaday Podcast https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/hackaday-podcast-2025-holiday-placeholder-edition/ | Source: Hackaday [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Podcast Ep 351: Hackaday Goes To Chaos Communication Congress | Hackaday [18:17] TR News The primary purpose of lift lobbies https://rubenerd.com/the-primary-purpose-of-lift-lobbies/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: The primary purpose of lift lobbies [18:18] TR News Joe Rogan defends Kamala Harris after guest doubts she could have handled 3-hour podcast like Convicted Felon https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/us-news/joe-rogan-defends-kamala-harris-after-guest-doubts-she-could-have-handled-3-hour-podcast/ [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Joe Rogan defends Kamala Harris after guest doubts she could have handled 3-hour podcast | New York Post [18:18] TR News Felipe Borges: Looking for Mentors for Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2026 https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/cfp-gsoc-2026-with-gnome/ [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Looking for Mentors for Google Summer of Code 2026 Felipe Borges [18:20] TR News Revised code to test drive speed in initrd https://bkhome.org/news/202601/revised-code-to-test-drive-speed-in-initrd.html [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Revised code to test drive speed in initrd [18:21] TR News (NEW): EasyOS Excalibur Released and Related Developments https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/EasyOS_Excalibur_Released_and_Related_Developments.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/EasyOS_Excalibur_Released_and_Related_Developments.gmi [18:21] TR News Warner Bros. Board Expected to Vote Against Paramount OfferWill Stay the Course With Netflixs $80B Buyout https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/warner-bros-board-paramount-offer/ [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines EasyOS Excalibur Released and Related Developments [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/warner-bros-board-paramount-offer/ ) [18:21] TR News "Jailbreaking" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/jailbreaking-the-amazon-echo-show/ | Source: Hackaday [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Jailbreaking The Amazon Echo Show | Hackaday [18:22] TR News On BSD, Desktops, and New Years Resolutions https://fossforce.com/2026/01/on-bsd-desktops-and-new-years-resolutions/ [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | On BSD, Desktops, and New Year's Resolutions - FOSS Force [18:22] TR News Boredom Is the Latest Online Trend Trying to Sharpen Young Peoples Short Attention Spans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/style/boredom-online-trend-influencers-tiktok.html [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/style/boredom-online-trend-influencers-tiktok.html ) [18:24] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Jailbreaking, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Open_Hardware_Modding_Jailbreaking_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Open_Hardware_Modding_Jailbreaking_Arduino_and_More.gmi [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Jailbreaking, Arduino, and More [18:26] TR News (NEW): State of the Server 2026 and Kubernetes Updates/Tips https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/State_of_the_Server_2026_and_Kubernetes_Updates_Tips.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/State_of_the_Server_2026_and_Kubernetes_Updates_Tips.gmi [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines State of the Server 2026 and Kubernetes Updates/Tips [18:26] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [18:27] TR News (NEW): People Moving to GNU/Linux on Desktops and Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/People_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_Desktops_and_Laptops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/People_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_Desktops_and_Laptops.gmi [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines People Moving to GNU/Linux on Desktops and Laptops [18:29] TR News (NEW): BSD: FreeBSD Upgrade, "Why BSDs?", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/BSD_FreeBSD_Upgrade_Why_BSDs_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/BSD_FreeBSD_Upgrade_Why_BSDs_and_More.gmi [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: FreeBSD Upgrade, "Why BSDs?", and More [18:32] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:34] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux, Games, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Games_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Games_and_More.gmi [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux, Games, and More [18:37] TR News (NEW): Security: Attacks, Bugs, and Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Security_Attacks_Bugs_and_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/Security_Attacks_Bugs_and_Linux.gmi [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security: Attacks, Bugs, and Linux [18:39] TR News Techrights Links 03/01/2026: Growing Censorship, Another US Invasion, and Will Smith 'Cancelled' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Links_03_01_2026_Growing_Censorship_Another_US_Invasion_and_Wil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Links_03_01_2026_Growing_Censorship_Another_US_Invasion_and_Wil.gmi [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 03/01/2026: Growing Censorship, Another US Invasion, and Will Smith 'Cancelled' [18:41] TR News Flock Exposes Its AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/flock-exposes-its-ai-enabled-surveillance-cameras.html [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flock Exposes Its AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras - Schneier on Security [18:41] TR News Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list https://cyberscoop.com/treasury-removes-intellexa-spyware-linked-trio-from-sanctions-list/ [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list | CyberScoop [18:42] TR News Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/coast-guard-survivors-boat-strikes.html [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/coast-guard-survivors-boat-strikes.html ) [18:44] TR News New Parents Mocked for Letting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Name Their Baby https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/parents-named-baby-chatgpt [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Parents Named Their Baby With ChatGPT and You Will Die When You Learn What It Picked [18:44] TR News RondoDox Botnet Exploiting React2Shell Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/rondodox-botnet-exploiting-react2shell-vulnerability/ [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/rondodox-botnet-exploiting-react2shell-vulnerability/ ) [18:46] TR News BotWave and Raspberry PI: Turning your Computer Board Into an FM Transmitter (Part 1) https://peppe8o.com/botwave-raspberry-part-1/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | BotWave and Raspberry PI: Turning your Computer Board Into an FM Transmitter (Part 1) [18:47] TR News Under a Convicted Felon Deal, International Students Are Singled Out for 'Open Debate' Training https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-northwesterns-trump-agreement-international-students-singled-out-for-open-debate-training [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-northwesterns-trump-agreement-international-students-singled-out-for-open-debate-training ) [18:47] TR News "But Reiser5 development never saw too much upstream interest and it's now been several years without any updated patches for Reiser5 or Reiser4..." https://www.phoronix.com/news/Six-Years-Since-Reiser5 maybe the problem is the name? [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Six Years Since The Reiser5 File-System Was Announced - Phoronix [18:48] TR News In 'Linux' Foundation you can "make a killing" (like Jim Zemlin's wife, a life-long fraudster), just don't kill the wife [18:49] TR News And pedophilia is also OK with LF and Jim Zemlin https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/17/Jim_Zemlin_Says_Linux_Foundation_Should_Combat_Fraud_Together_W.shtml [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jim Zemlin Says Linux Foundation Should Combat Fraud Together With the Gates Foundation. Maybe They Should Start With Jim's Wife. [18:49] TR News Linux became "your" criminal pedophiles-friendly kernel, funded by those oligarchs who think they're exempted from rules and laws [18:51] TR News And somehow Torvalds fails to acknowledge that Linux is harmed by this https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/To_Linus_Torvalds_the_Microsoft_Linux_Foundation_is_Increasingl.shtml http://techrights.org/o/2019/08/14/linux-foundation-chief/ [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights To Linus Torvalds, the Microsoft Linux Foundation is Increasingly a Liability and Risk to the Brand [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Wrong Person in Charge of the Linux Foundation (and in Charge of Linus Torvalds) [18:52] TR News Windows TCO: Two US Cybersecurity Pros Plead Guilty Over Ransomware Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/two-us-cybersecurity-pros-plead-guilty-over-ransomware-attacks/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/two-us-cybersecurity-pros-plead-guilty-over-ransomware-attacks/ ) [18:52] TR News Windows TCO https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/01/the-pentagons-short-more-than-20000-cyber-pros-veterans-could-help-fill-the-gap/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | The Pentagons short more than 20,000 cyber pros. Veterans could help fill the gap. [18:53] TR News Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/covenant-health-data-breach-impacts-478000-individuals/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/covenant-health-data-breach-impacts-478000-individuals/ ) [18:53] TR News The evolution of Latvias defense and security policy in resilience building https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/the-evolution-of-latvias-defense-and-security-policy-in-resilience-building/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The evolution of Latvia's defense and security policy in resilience building - Atlantic Council [18:54] TR News 'A lot of questions asked' about Crans-Montana bar's security after deadly fire https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-a-lot-of-questions-asked-about-crans-montana-bar-s-security-after-deadly-fire [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-a-lot-of-questions-asked-about-crans-montana-bar-s-security-after-deadly-fire ) [18:54] TR News US funding cuts may affect Nigerias fight against terrorism heres how https://defenceweb.co.za/african-news/us-funding-cuts-may-affect-nigerias-fight-against-terrorism-heres-how/ [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | US funding cuts may affect Nigerias fight against terrorism - heres how - DefenceWeb [18:58] TR News [japan] [winter] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-03.gmi ● Jan 03 [19:07] TR News Nonsense. Spin. Vista 11 just cannibalises Vista 10. This headline is pure BS. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-surges-among-pc-gamers-on-steam-as-linux-stalls [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Steam survey shows Windows 11 gains, Linux growth pauses | Windows Central [19:07] TR News 3 legitimately useful Linux apps to try this weekend (January 2 - 4) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-2/ [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 legitimately useful Linux apps to try this weekend (January 2 - 4) [19:08] TR News "Tuxedo Computers' InfinityBook 14 Pro runs Tuxedo Linux, based on Ubuntu." https://www.zdnet.com/article/tuxedo-computers-infinitybook-14-pro-laptop-review/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Linux laptop I keep coming back to nails performance and portability | ZDNET [19:08] TR News "Currently this puts the Linux user share on Steam at its second highest." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-survey-for-december-2025-shows-linux-holding-to-3-19p/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19% | GamingOnLinux [19:09] TR News Voxel RPG Hytale Will Have Native Linux Support And It Works On The Steam Deck https://steamdeckhq.com/news/voxel-rpg-hytale-will-have-native-linux-support/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-steamdeckhq.com | Voxel RPG Hytale Will Have Native Linux Support And It Works On The Steam Deck - Steam Deck HQ [19:09] TR News "I've covered the game a few times recently, since it moved from being under Riot Games to being cancelled and then revived as an indie game again and they did previously confirm Linux support for it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental" | GamingOnLinux [19:10] TR News "Use OpenZIM/Kiwix to archive and browse entire websites offline via .zim files." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-alternatives-that-can-replace-the-default-linux-cli-tools/ [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 7 alternatives that can replace default Linux CLI tools [19:10] TR News "The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-gets-a-spring-cleaning-update-to-end-2025/ [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025 | GamingOnLinux [19:11] TR News "The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-3-released-with-more-linux-graphics-driver-bug-fixes/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [19:11] TR News Kiwix's Windows and Linux app for browsing Wikipedia offline just got a big update https://www.howtogeek.com/kiwixs-windows-and-linux-app-for-browsing-wikipedia-offline-just-got-a-big-update/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Kiwix's Windows and Linux app for browsing Wikipedia offline just got a big update [19:12] TR News "While muted in December compared to November, the year-over-year growth for Steam on Linux has been better. In December 2024, market share was at 2.29% and in December 2023, it was at sub-2% levels." https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ ) [19:12] TR News How to show a live clock in your Linux terminal (3 easy methods) https://www.howtogeek.com/i-wanted-to-tell-time-in-the-terminal-heres-how-i-added-a-live-clock/ [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to show a live clock in your Linux terminal (3 easy methods) [19:13] TR News "Like how DXVK started with the developer wanting to play NieR: Automata (see my original interview), the D7VK developer wanted to play Sacrifice and Disciples II on top of DXVK and so they started D7VK to get them working well." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-v1-1-is-out-with-experimental-direct3d-6-support-via-vulkan-for-windows-games-on-linux/ [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:14] TR News If real, this article fails for using slop images https://www.technobezz.com/news/tech-enthusiasts-old-chromebooks-into-linux-servers-2026-01-02-iss7 [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tech Enthusiasts Transformed Old Chromebooks into Linux Servers | Technobezz [19:14] TR News I made GNOME feel like the 2000s again with these 3D extensions https://www.howtogeek.com/take-your-linux-distro-back-to-the-2000s-with-these-3d-gnome-extensions/ [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I made GNOME feel like the 2000s again with these 3D extensions [19:19] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Desktop/Laptop Recommendation, Transforming Old Chromebooks into GNU/Linux Servers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Laptop_Recommendation_Transforming_Old_Chrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Laptop_Recommendation_Transforming_Old_Chrome.gmi [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Desktop/Laptop Recommendation, Transforming Old Chromebooks into GNU/Linux Servers [19:19] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [19:25] TR News "The Arch Linux ISO snapshot for January 2026 also ships with the latest Archinstall 3.0.15 menu-based installer for a better installation experience." https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS - 9to5Linux [19:29] TR News False variability in Rebirth gemini://idiomdrottning.org/variability-in-rebirth [19:29] TR News "I was listening to the radio in my car on the way to the supermarket earlier, and they were talking about when it is too late in the year to use the phrase "Happy New Year"? Apparently the cut-off point is the 7th January, so I'm in the clear in wishing everyone on Gemini a very happy and prosperous 2026!" gemini://capsule.valkyrieshowl.com/gemlog/happy-new-year-2026.gmi [19:30] TR News A year of hill climbs gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/a-year-of-hill-climbs.gmi [19:31] TR News "In the Autumn, I heard tawny owls hooting in the dark (identified with F-Droid's "whoBIRD" app)." gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/a-year-of-hill-climbs.txt [19:31] TR News "Been off these past two weeks. Love being home, but I head back out 9n the road tomorrow. Hope everyone is doing well." gopher://1436.ninja:70/0/Phlog/20260103.md [19:32] TR News "why did I wake up? there was no alarm." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2762 [19:33] TR News Social media connection gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/jan5q "I don't know, I used to let anyone connect with me, then I made my mastodon request needing approval, then I felt really bad not to approve people when they do a request." [19:36] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: Climbing, Waking Up, and Social Control Media Woes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_Climbing_Waking_Up_and_Social_Control_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2026_Climbing_Waking_Up_and_Social_Control_M.gmi [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2026: Climbing, Waking Up, and Social Control Media Woes [19:39] TR News Techrights Slop Still Rare https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Slop_Still_Rare.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/03/Slop_Still_Rare.gmi [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Still Rare ● Jan 03 [22:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jan 03 [03:20] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) ● Jan 03 [07:32] TR News Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses https://www.dw.com/en/uk-russell-brand-charged-with-two-more-sex-offenses/a-75290095 [07:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-UK: Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses DW 12/23/2025 ● Jan 03 [09:32] TR News "Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following 10M settlement" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/germany-to-drop-russian-oligarch-investigation-following-e10m-settlement/ [09:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following 10M settlement - JURIST - News [09:32] TR News "This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/01/02/this-marine-pilot-earned-ace-status-as-a-wildcat-menace-in-the-pacific/ [09:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.marinecorpstimes.com | This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific [09:32] TR News ""Will Do Jihad Soon": What We Know About ISIS-Inspired Plotter In US" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-christian-sturdivant-accused-of-planning-isis-inspired-attack-in-us-north-carolina-10209640#publisher=newsstand [09:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-christian-sturdivant-accused-of-planning-isis-inspired-attack-in-us-north-carolina-10209640#publisher=newsstand ) [09:37] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:39] *nobody (~nobody@tir3ifbwyh38u.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 03 [12:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [12:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 03 [13:15] TR News "Trump and his supporters will claim that the fact Trump barred Epstein from the Mar-a-Lago spa in 2003 exonerates the president" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mar-a-lago-jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump/ | Source: The Nation [13:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epsteins Criminal Enterprise | The Nation [13:17] TR News "Back before everyone checked out for the holidays, I did an inventory of the progress weve made in four ways to fight fascism" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/02/where-we-go-from-here/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [13:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Where We Go from Here - emptywheel [13:17] TR News "Trump 2.0s second year may be even worse than the first. Thats because Trump, his sycophants, and the billionaires behind him" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026 | Source: Robert Reich [13:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | 10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026 - Robert Reich [13:20] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 03 [16:00] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Takes a High Daily Dose of Aspirin. How Safe Is That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/well/trump-health-asprin-dosage-blood.html [16:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/well/trump-health-asprin-dosage-blood.html ) [16:12] TR News North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-jong-uns-daughter-makes-public-visit-to-state-mausoleum [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News South Koreans now free to read Norths newspaper, once banned as seditious https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-now-free-to-read-norths-newspaper-once-banned-as-seditious [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreans now free to read Norths newspaper, once banned as seditious | The Straits Times [16:13] TR News South Korean court issues fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-court-issues-fresh-arrest-warrant-for-former-president-yoon [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean court issues fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Islamist PAS set to lead Malaysias opposition PN; Hadi Awang says decision on new chairman soon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pas-will-lead-perikatan-nasional-says-pas-chief-with-chairman-candidate-to-be-discussed-soon [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | PAS to lead Perikatan Nasional; chairman candidate soon | The Straits Times [16:36] TR News From joy to horror: Ski resort bar fire is 'worst Swiss tragedy' of recent times https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260102-from-joy-to-horror-ski-resort-bar-fire-is-worst-swiss-tragedy-of-recent-times [16:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260102-from-joy-to-horror-ski-resort-bar-fire-is-worst-swiss-tragedy-of-recent-times ) ● Jan 03 [17:00] TR News Asia giants find warmer ties may cool conflict https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2026/0102/Asia-giants-find-warmer-ties-may-cool-conflict [17:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Asia giants find warmer ties may cool conflict - CSMonitor.com [17:00] TR News Lack of moderate voices around Japan PM Sanae Takaichi sparks concern https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lack-of-moderate-voices-around-japan-pm-sanae-takaichi-sparks-concern [17:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Lack of moderate voices around Japan PM Sanae Takaichi sparks concern | The Straits Times [17:06] TR News Japan PM Takaichi, Convicted Felon agree to arrange summit in US in spring https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-takaichi-trump-hold-phone-talks-govt-source [17:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Japan PM Takaichi, Trump agree to arrange summit in US in spring | The Straits Times [17:07] TR News Taiwan president pledges to defend islands sovereignty amidst military drills by China https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/taiwan-president-pledges-to-defend-islands-sovereignty-amidst-military-drills-by-china/ [17:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Taiwan president pledges to defend island's sovereignty amidst military drills by China - JURIST - News [17:08] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man invites Japans Takaichi to the US early this year https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/03/trump-invites-japans-takaichi-to-the-us-early-this-year/ [17:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Trump invites Japan's Takaichi to the US early this year [17:55] TR News Federal Appeals Court Says California Open-Carry Ban Is Unconstitutional https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/ninth-circuit-california-gun-law.html [17:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/ninth-circuit-california-gun-law.html ) [17:55] TR News After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Convicted Felon Is Unleashing It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/president-trump-powers-watergate.html [17:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/president-trump-powers-watergate.html ) [17:55] TR News Authoritarian fears loom in Indonesia as new criminal laws take effect https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/authoritarian-fears-loom-in-indonesia-as-new-criminal-code-takes-effect [17:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Authoritarian fears loom in Indonesia as new criminal laws take effect | The Straits Times ● Jan 03 [18:00] TR News Indonesia enforces new penal code replacing colonial criminal law https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/indonesia-enforces-new-penal-code-replacing-colonial-criminal-law/ [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Indonesia enforces new penal code replacing colonial criminal law - JURIST - News [18:04] TR News Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/nyregion/mamdani-israel-executive-orders.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/nyregion/mamdani-israel-executive-orders.html ) [18:05] TR News Australian police boost security for Ashes Test in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-police-boost-security-for-sydney-ashes-test-after-bondi-beach-attack [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australian police boost security for Ashes Test in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack | The Straits Times [18:05] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells Iranian Protesters US Supports Them As Death Toll, Arrests Rise https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economic-protest-death-arrest-tehran/33637972.html [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Tells Iranian Protesters US Supports Them As Death Toll, Arrests Rise [18:05] TR News Lithuania seeks seats on key international bodies, eyes UN Security Council bid https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2794062/lithuania-seeks-seats-on-key-international-bodies-eyes-un-security-council-bid [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks seats on key international bodies, eyes UN Security Council bid - LRT [18:06] TR News Ukraines Zelensky Names Kyrylo Budanov as New Chief of Staff https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/zelensky-budanov-ukraine-chief-of-staff-yermak.html [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/zelensky-budanov-ukraine-chief-of-staff-yermak.html ) [18:06] TR News Why a Nuclear Plant Is a Big Sticking Point in the Ukraine Peace Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/ukraine-peace-plan-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant.html [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/world/europe/ukraine-peace-plan-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant.html ) [18:06] TR News "Ukraines spy chief Kyrylo Budanov accepts new position as Zelenskys chief of staff" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/02/zelensky-offers-chief-of-staff-position-to-military-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov | Source: Meduza [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Ukraines spy chief Kyrylo Budanov accepts new position as Zelenskys chief of staff Meduza [18:07] TR News Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/oil-tanker-russia-north-atlantic.html [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/oil-tanker-russia-north-atlantic.html ) [18:08] TR News Ukraine's Enigmatic Military Intelligence Chief To Become Zelenskyy's Top Adviser https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-intelligence-hur-budanov-zelenskyy-aide/33638600.html [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine's Enigmatic Military Intelligence Chief To Become Zelenskyy's Top Adviser [18:08] TR News Volodymyr Zelensky appoints Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov new chief of staff https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-live-ukraine-hits-military-sites-after-russia-accuses-kyiv-deadly-civilian-strike [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-live-ukraine-hits-military-sites-after-russia-accuses-kyiv-deadly-civilian-strike ) [18:08] TR News Secret operation unveiled: Ukraine fakes death of anti-Kremlin Russian fighter https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-secret-operation-unveiled-ukraine-fakes-death-of-anti-kremlin-russian-fighter [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260102-secret-operation-unveiled-ukraine-fakes-death-of-anti-kremlin-russian-fighter ) [18:09] TR News Russia makes largest territorial gains in Ukraine since 2022 invasion https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260102-russia-scores-highest-ukraine-gains-since-first-year-of-war [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260102-russia-scores-highest-ukraine-gains-since-first-year-of-war ) [18:09] TR News Ukraine's Zelensky names spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-ukraine-s-zelensky-names-spy-chief-kyrylo-budanov-as-new-top-aide [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260102-ukraine-s-zelensky-names-spy-chief-kyrylo-budanov-as-new-top-aide ) [18:09] TR News In Ukraine, Russia tests a double-warhead kamikaze drone: experts fear a new threshold of lethality https://hackwarenews.com/in-ukraine-russia-tests-a-double-warhead-kamikaze-drone-experts-fear-a-new-threshold-of-lethality/ [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hackwarenews.com | In Ukraine, Russia tests a double-warhead kamikaze drone: experts fear a new threshold of lethality [18:11] TR News "Whats changing in Russia in 2026?" https://meduza.io/en/slides/what-s-changing-in-russia-in-2026 | Source: Meduza [18:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Whats changing in Russia in 2026? Year-round conscription, higher taxes, rising utility costs, and AI surveillance Meduza [18:12] TR News "secret common-law wife" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/02/new-investigation-reveals-russian-orthodox-patriarch-kirill-s-secret-common-law-wife-of-50-years | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirills secret common-law wife of 50 years Meduza [18:12] TR News "If I could save time in a photo" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/03/if-i-could-save-time-in-a-photo | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | If I could save time in a photo Meduza interviews photographer Sergey Maximishin about his two-volume farewell to Russia and a century of history captured in his work and amateur images Meduza [18:15] TR News Back From The Dead: Ukraine Unveils Ruse On Death Of Anti-Putin Neo-Nazi Militia Leader https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-neo-nazi-kapustin-nikitin-death-ruse/33638431.html [18:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Back From The Dead: Ukraine Unveils Ruse On Death Of Anti-Putin Neo-Nazi Militia Leader [18:18] TR News Joe Rogan defends Kamala Harris after guest doubts she could have handled 3-hour podcast like Convicted Felon https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/us-news/joe-rogan-defends-kamala-harris-after-guest-doubts-she-could-have-handled-3-hour-podcast/ [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Joe Rogan defends Kamala Harris after guest doubts she could have handled 3-hour podcast | New York Post [18:26] psydroid3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine [18:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-en.wikipedia.org | Monroe Doctrine - Wikipedia [18:42] TR News Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/coast-guard-survivors-boat-strikes.html [18:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/coast-guard-survivors-boat-strikes.html ) [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: i first learned abiout it from scientes [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] around 2008 [18:53] TR News The evolution of Latvias defense and security policy in resilience building https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/the-evolution-of-latvias-defense-and-security-policy-in-resilience-building/ [18:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The evolution of Latvia's defense and security policy in resilience building - Atlantic Council [18:54] TR News US funding cuts may affect Nigerias fight against terrorism heres how https://defenceweb.co.za/african-news/us-funding-cuts-may-affect-nigerias-fight-against-terrorism-heres-how/ [18:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | US funding cuts may affect Nigerias fight against terrorism - heres how - DefenceWeb ● Jan 03 [22:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:20] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol [22:21] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/31/bari-weiss-tiny-fake-austin-college-sees-mass-staff-advisor-exodus/ [22:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Bari Weiss Tiny Fake Austin College Sees Mass Staff, Advisor Exodus | Techdirt [22:21] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/31/judge-to-texas-you-cant-age-gate-the-entire-internet-without-evidence/ [22:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Judge To Texas: You Cant Age-Gate The Entire Internet Without Evidence | Techdirt [22:22] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/30/2025-measles-cases-in-america-surpass-the-2000-mark/ [22:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-2025 Measles Cases In America Surpass The 2,000 Mark | Techdirt