●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 03, 2025 ●● ● Aug 03 [01:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 03 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-020825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-020825.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 02, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-020825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-020825.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 02, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-02.txt [02:51] TR News Thailand-Cambodia border https://www.dw.com/en/will-thailand-cambodia-border-clash-spiral-into-all-out-war/a-73411222 [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Will Thailand-Cambodia border clash spiral into all-out war? DW 07/25/2025 [02:52] TR News Late-life depression: Learn to spot the signs early https://www.dw.com/en/late-life-depression-learn-to-spot-the-signs-early/a-73412522 [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Late-life depression: Learn to spot the signs early DW 07/25/2025 [02:53] TR News German postal services come under attack https://www.dw.com/en/delayed-delivery-german-postal-services-come-under-attack/a-73415170 [02:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Delayed delivery: German postal services come under attack DW 07/25/2025 [02:54] TR News Why Germany's biggest tax fraud scheme continues unabated https://www.dw.com/en/cum-ex-why-germany-s-biggest-tax-fraud-scheme-continues-unabated/a-73400826 [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cum-Ex: Why Germany's biggest tax fraud scheme can continue DW 07/25/2025 [02:57] TR News World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/24/world-court-rules-tackling-climate-crisis-is-an-international-legal-obligation [02:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation | Human Rights Watch [02:57] TR News Duty to Repair Harm Done ttps://truthout.org/video/vanuatu-minister-after-icj-climate-ruling-theres-a-duty-to-repair-harm-done/ [02:57] TR News wheat shortage in Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/ecology/climate-change-and-flawed-policies-deepen-wheat-shortage-in-turkey-80456 [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Climate change and flawed policies deepen wheat shortage in Turkey ● Aug 03 [03:00] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 02, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_02_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_02_2025.gmi [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 02, 2025 [03:01] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:01] TR News Cheeto Mussolini Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/trump-environmental-protection-agency-moves-to-repeal-finding-that-allows-climate-regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-29/the-latest-trump-inaugurates-his-familys-newest-luxury-golf-course-in-scotland [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/trump-environmental-protection-agency-moves-to-repeal-finding-that-allows-climate-regulation ) [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-29/the-latest-trump-inaugurates-his-familys-newest-luxury-golf-course-in-scotland ) [03:02] TR News How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-how-energy-hungry-algorithms-are-fueling-the-climate-crisis/ [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis - CounterPunch.org [03:02] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:02] TR News As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like? https://theconversation.com/as-climate-change-hits-what-might-the-british-garden-of-the-future-look-like-261608 [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like? [03:04] TR News CEO Salaries Skyrocket While Workers Wages Stagnate https://www.projectcensored.org/ceo-salaries-workers-wages-stagnate/ [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/ceo-salaries-workers-wages-stagnate/ ) [03:05] TR News Social Control Media https://truthout.org/articles/adl-backed-bill-threatens-to-censor-criticism-of-israel-on-social-media/ [03:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | ADL-Backed Bill Threatens to Censor Criticism of Israel on Social Media | Truthout [03:06] TR News Nobel Economists Urge Minimum Tax on Worlds 3,000 Billionaires https://www.projectcensored.org/nobel-economists-tax-worlds-billionaires/ [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/nobel-economists-tax-worlds-billionaires/ ) [03:06] TR News Big Tech Data Centers Deplete Water From Scarce Sources Around the World https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-data-centers-deplete-water/ [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-data-centers-deplete-water/ ) [03:07] TR News photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida https://cpj.org/2025/07/syrian-photojournalist-killed-while-covering-clashes-in-sweida/ [03:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Syrian photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida - Committee to Protect Journalists [03:23] TR News 'authoritarian regime' https://www.dw.com/en/tunisians-call-for-the-fall-of-authoritarian-regime/a-73420151 [03:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tunisians call for the fall of 'authoritarian regime' DW 07/26/2025 [03:25] TR News Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in period products https://www.dw.com/en/hazardous-forever-chemicals-in-period-products/a-73418252 [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hazardous 'forever chemicals' found in period products DW 07/26/2025 [03:26] TR News Bulgaria's arrest of liberal, pro-EU mayor sparks protests https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-s-arrest-of-liberal-pro-eu-mayor-sparks-protests/a-73425408 [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bulgaria's arrest of liberal, pro-EU mayor sparks protests DW 07/26/2025 [03:26] TR News "Success is just around the corner if we can just persevere." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1mask8a [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1mask8a ) [03:28] TR News Openwashing is an epidemic https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/kubesphere_open_source_edition/ [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | KubeSphere kills open source edition The Register [03:29] TR News Sunscreens and staying safe in summer https://www.dw.com/en/sunscreens-and-staying-safe-in-summer/a-73408932 [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How sunscreen protects your skin DW 07/27/2025 [03:30] TR News Tripp Trapp chair look-a-like http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-dutch-court-grants-pan.html [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest post] Dutch court grants pan-European copyright injunction against Tripp Trapp chair look-a-like - The IPKat [03:30] TR News A new academic study http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/copyright-exceptions-and-fair-use.html [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Copyright exceptions and fair use defences for AI training done for research and learning: A new academic study - The IPKat [03:32] TR News Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-is-speeding-up-social-security-insolvency/ [03:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency | Truthout [03:36] TR News Is Blake Lively Targeting a YouTuber Over Her Justin Baldoni Lawsuit? Content Creator Fights Back in Court https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blake-lively-targeting-youtuber-over-her-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-content-creator-fights-back-1739390 [03:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Is Blake Lively Targeting a YouTuber Over Her Justin Baldoni Lawsuit? Content Creator Fights Back in Court | IBTimes UK [03:36] TR News You ARE https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/we-are-not-social-media-youtube-responds-australia-banning-platform-youth-under-16-1739762 [03:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'We Are Not Social Media': YouTube Responds To Australia Banning The Platform For Youth Under 16 | IBTimes UK [03:37] TR News Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s https://www.dw.com/en/australia-adds-youtube-to-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/a-73459548 [03:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s DW 07/30/2025 [03:37] TR News Age-Estimation Algorithm https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/ [03:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch [03:39] TR News Economic Populism https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/how-to-win-over-the-working-class-economic-populism/ [03:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Win Over the Working Class: Economic Populism - CounterPunch.org [03:40] TR News 72,000 Images Stolen https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-26/womens-dating-app-tea-reports-72-000-images-stolen-in-security-breach [03:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-26/womens-dating-app-tea-reports-72-000-images-stolen-in-security-breach ) [03:46] TR News Alex Schroeders Diary etliberg gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-02-uetliberg [03:46] TR News "I've actually found that many clients follow TOFU. At least the ones that have more than a few commits in their repo. I use Amfora on CLI and Lagrange on GUI and Android. But I've tried a few others and they all usually throw up a message and ask if you want to trust the new cert." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-02_re_re_re_hello_gemini.gmi [03:47] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-03.gmi [03:48] TR News "I was out driving to grocery store [1] when I saw an old man walking on the street (our neighborhood is sans sidewalkstypical for Lower Sheol), white hair, white moustache, white beard, set off by the entirely black suit he's wearing, along with a heavy black outer coat" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/02.1 [03:49] TR News "My first encounter with Moor Mother's work was the 2020 album 'Who Sent You?' by the free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements. From there I discovered Moor Mother's solo albums. Her work really resonated with me. The subject matter is engaging, but even more so the impassioned delivery captivated my attention." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-08-03-moor-mother-film.gmi [03:50] TR News Uptime update! (from the oh-so-important department) gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/08-02-2025-Uptime-update.md "Looks like we're nearing 500 days -- neat!" [03:51] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1371.jpg [03:51] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1721.jpg [03:52] TR News More on Nostalgia gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/more-on-nostalgia.md "Carl over at datagubbe.se talks about nostalgia in the context of retro-computing, which piqued my interest because I had mentioned nostalgia previously in the context of the OCC [0]." [03:55] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Nostalgia and TOFU https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Nostalgia_and_TOFU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Nostalgia_and_TOFU.gmi [03:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Nostalgia and TOFU ● Aug 03 [04:19] TR News Techrights Slop Will Not Change the World https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Slop_Will_Not_Change_the_World.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Slop_Will_Not_Change_the_World.gmi [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Will Not Change the World [04:32] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption Reaches All-Time Highs in Chile, statCounter Indicates https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Adoption_Reaches_All_Time_Highs_in_Chile_statCounter_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Adoption_Reaches_All_Time_Highs_in_Chile_statCounter_.gmi [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption Reaches All-Time Highs in Chile, statCounter Indicates [04:54] TR News Techrights It's Even Worse Than Microsoft Lunduke Puts It; GNOME is SLAPPing Journalists https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/It_s_Even_Worse_Than_Microsoft_Lunduke_Puts_It_GNOME_is_SLAPPin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/It_s_Even_Worse_Than_Microsoft_Lunduke_Puts_It_GNOME_is_SLAPPin.gmi [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's Even Worse Than Microsoft Lunduke Puts It; GNOME is SLAPPing Journalists ● Aug 03 [05:18] TR News Techrights Microsoft Borrows 3 Billion Dollars Per Month, a Company Truly Worth Trillions Would Not Do This https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Borrows_3_Billion_Dollars_Per_Month_a_Company_Truly_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Borrows_3_Billion_Dollars_Per_Month_a_Company_Truly_W.gmi [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Borrows 3 Billion Dollars Per Month, a Company Truly Worth Trillions Would Not Do This [05:31] TR News Techrights The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a Billionaires' Lobby https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_EFF_is_a_Billionaires_Lobby.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_EFF_is_a_Billionaires_Lobby.gmi [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a Billionaires' Lobby ● Aug 03 [06:11] TR News Techrights Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Online_Safety_Act_Tries_to_Accomplish_the_Impossible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Online_Safety_Act_Tries_to_Accomplish_the_Impossible.gmi [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible [06:16] TR News "Valve released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025, showing the Linux user share making gains towards hitting 3%." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3% | GamingOnLinux [06:17] TR News "The XLibre project is explicitly political and you may not like the politics" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/XLibreIsExplicitlyPolitical [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [06:17] TR News "Microsoft Bans LibreOffice Developer's Account Without Warning, Rejects Appeal" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/01/1511227 [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Microsoft Bans LibreOffice Developer's Account Without Warning, Rejects Appeal - SoylentNews [06:17] TR News "Russia goads Trump into deploying nuclear submarines" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/01/russia-goads-trump-into-deploying-nuclear-submarines.html [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/01/russia-goads-trump-into-deploying-nuclear-submarines.html ) [06:17] TR News "Autocracy in America Ep. 4: How American Power Should Be Deployed" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/autocracy-in-america-ep-4-how-american [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Autocracy in America Ep. 4: How American Power Should Be Deployed [06:18] TR News "Reddit Stock Rises After Wall Street Praises AI-Powered Ad Strategy: How Is Its User Base Doing?" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reddit-stock-rises-after-wall-street-praises-ai-powered-ad-strategy-how-its-user-base-doing-1740029 [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Reddit Stock Rises After Wall Street Praises AI-Powered Ad Strategy: How Is Its User Base Doing? | IBTimes UK [06:18] TR News "Man Who Slapped Passenger Can Never Fly With Us Again: IndiGo" https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-who-slapped-passenger-mid-flight-put-on-indigos-no-fly-list-9006981 [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-who-slapped-passenger-mid-flight-put-on-indigos-no-fly-list-9006981 ) [06:18] TR News Holes without cheese | "Huller uden ost | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/huller-uden-ost [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Huller uden ost | Version2 [06:23] TR News puer-robustus: My Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code '25 at Debian http://blog.puer-robustus.eu/post/gsoc25-at-debian/ [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.puer-robustus.eu | My Google Summer of Code '25 at Debian | puer robustus [06:24] TR News Russell Coker: Server CPU Sockets https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/02/server-cpu-sockets/ [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Server CPU Sockets etbe - Russell Coker [06:26] TR News Dan Hork: Firefox 128.13.0 ESR built for ppc64le https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/19218.html [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sharkcz.livejournal.com | Firefox 128.13.0 ESR built for ppc64le: sharkcz LiveJournal [06:28] TR News Upcoming OSI Scandal Series https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Upcoming_OSI_Scandal_Series.shtml [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Upcoming OSI Scandal Series [06:28] TR News LLM Slop Harms Real Literature, Real Web Sites, Real Journalism https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/LLM_Slop_Harms_Real_Literature_Real_Web_Sites_Real_Journalism.shtml [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Harms Real Literature, Real Web Sites, Real Journalism [06:28] TR News Free Software is Not a Business Model https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Free_Software_is_Not_a_Business_Model.shtml [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software is Not a Business Model [06:28] TR News Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Criminal_Behaviour_is_the_Standard_Operating_Procedure_at_Micro.shtml [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Microsoft [06:29] TR News Weeks After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Shut_Down_Its_Operations_in_Pakistan_Wind.shtml [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Weeks After Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan Windows Falls to All-Time Lows [06:29] TR News The Register US = The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Register_US_The_Register_MS.shtml [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register US = The Register MS [06:31] TR News Raju Devidas: Use phone/tablets/other laptops as external monitor with your laptop https://raju.dev/use-phone-tablets-other-laptops-as-external-monitor-with-your-laptop/ [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raju.dev | Use phone/tablets/other laptops as external monitor with your laptop [06:31] TR News Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_s_Latest_Financial_Report_We_Gained_300_Million_Dolla.shtml [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars [06:31] TR News The End of Microsoft's Reign in Spain: backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Spanish Web Traffic https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_End_of_Microsoft_s_Reign_in_Spain_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time.shtml [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The End of Microsoft's Reign in Spain: Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Spanish Web Traffic [06:32] TR News Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Next_Month_New_Techrights_Turns_Two.shtml [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two [06:32] TR News Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Actually_in_Trouble_Microsofters_Unable_to_Obey_Judge.shtml [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders [06:32] TR News When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/When_Almost_One_Man_Operations_Are_Disguised_as_Medium_Sized_Co.shtml [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies [06:32] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Windows_Market_Share_Measured_Around_2_7_in_Iraq_Plun.shtml [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia [06:41] TR News Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.gmi [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme ● Aug 03 [07:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 03 [09:26] TR News "But Holmes sued Page again in May with allegations the rock star violated his rights in that earlier agreement." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ ) [09:26] TR News "A man described by Sky as a "top level" pirate has agreed to pay the broadcaster 480,000 in damages." https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-operator-destroys-evidence-then-agrees-to-pay-sky-e580000-250802/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pirate IPTV Operator Destroys Evidence Then Agrees to Pay Sky 580,000 * TorrentFreak [09:26] TR News "breach of antitrust rules by Google" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cci-orders-probe-into-googles-practices-in-online-display-ad-market/articleshow/123062075.cms | Source: India Times [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | CCI orders probe into Googles practices in online display ad market - The Economic Times [09:27] TR News "The injunction, which was paused while the 9th Circuit considered the case" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-asks-court-to-halt-app-store-overhaul-as-it-mounts-new-appeal/articleshow/123047400.cms | Source: India Times [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google asks court to halt app store overhaul as it mounts new appeal - The Economic Times [09:27] TR News "This isnt going to stop happening unless governments finally get involved to do their most basic job: protect their citizens." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/01/smart-home-device-maker-renders-devices-dumb-unless-a-new-subscription-is-paid-for/ | Source: Techdirt [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Smart Home Device Maker Renders Devices Dumb Unless A New Subscription Is Paid For | Techdirt [09:28] TR News "Put simply, firing human workers has turned into a perverse point of pride among the C-suite class" https://futurism.com/ceos-boasting-reducing-workforces-ai | Source: Futurism [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | CEOs Are Publicly Boasting About Reducing Their Workforces With AI [09:28] TR News "Agents wait at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and churches, searching for immigrants to detain." https://truthout.org/articles/us-universities-are-deepening-their-ties-with-ice-and-border-patrol/ | Source: TruthOut [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | US Universities Are Deepening Their Ties With ICE and Border Patrol | Truthout [09:29] TR News "For years, Craig Newmark has been one of the fall guys for the decline of the newspaper business. Instead, the blame should absolutely lie with the news leaders who failed to adapt to changing platforms." https://werd.io/did-craigslist-decimate-newspapers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Did Craigslist decimate newspapers? [09:30] TR News "The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major victory for Republicans in their decades-long campaign to defund public media, particularly the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). Yet American conservatives did not achieve this moment on their own." https://thedissenter.org/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-a-grim-ending-for-publicly-funded-media/ [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | CPB Shutdown: A Grim End For Publicly Funded Media [09:31] TR News "President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans have criticized NPR and PBS of left-leaning bias, an accusation the public media organizations have rejected." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/repub/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-close-its-doors-after-loss-of-funding/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/repub/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-close-its-doors-after-loss-of-funding/ ) [09:32] TR News "Maine Public will still be here for you tomorrow, said the organizations president and CEO, Rick Schneider, after news broke Friday that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be shuttering its doors due to a lack of federal funding." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/maine-public-will-still-be-here-says-president-despite-federal-funding-loss/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/maine-public-will-still-be-here-says-president-despite-federal-funding-loss/ ) [09:33] TR News "After the news of his death was announced, tributes from independent Russian media and other journalists began pouring in, recounting the impact Sauer had on their careers and on Russian media as a whole." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/the-godfather-of-the-media-business-russian-journalists-remember-derk-sauer-pioneering-media-entrepreneur-a90061 | Source: The Moscow Times [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | The Godfather of the Media Business: Russian Journalists Remember Derk Sauer, Pioneering Media Entrepreneur - The Moscow Times [09:43] TR News "According to Mike, this happened last Monday when he tried to send a technical email to the LibreOffice dev mailing list, which is a normal part of his routine, but Thunderbird returned an error saying the message couldn't be sent." https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/ | Source: Neowin [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal - Neowin [09:43] TR News "This Monday, I decided to send something to LibreOffice dev mailing list. Something I do from time to time, you know. Not too fascinating, right?" https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/microsoft-anybody-home/ | [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mikekaganski.wordpress.com | Microsoft, anybody home? Mike Kaganski's blog [09:43] TR News (NEW): June/July in KDE Itinerary https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/June_July_in_KDE_Itinerary.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/June_July_in_KDE_Itinerary.gmi [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines June/July in KDE Itinerary [09:44] TR News "It seems sudden and, frankly, absurd" https://yle.fi/a/74-20175496 | Source: YLE [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Moomin character removed from Brooklyn library exhibition after racism concern | Yle News | Yle [09:44] TR News "The disruptions have taken a toll on daily life, with the [Internet] watchdog estimating economic losses at nearly 26 billion rubles ($290 million) in July alone. Customers of banks, taxi services, delivery platforms, and online stores have struggled to access services" https://therecord.media/russia-mobile-internet-shutdowns-record | Source: The Record [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Russias mobile internet shutdowns hit record high amid Ukrainian drone attacks | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:46] TR News "But he would recognize it as a Russian idiom." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/days-after-the-fbi-announced-an-investigation-russian-spies-deliberately-put-more-oil-into-the-fire/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately "Put More Oil into the Fire" - emptywheel [09:47] TR News "Parnas wasnt adding elaborate detail or original reporting." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/news-influencers-tiktok-gen-z/683731/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | This Is the News From TikTok - The Atlantic [09:48] TR News "Weve never heard the results of that except, perhaps, in questions by DOJ IG why the FBI didnt unpack the possibility that Oleg Deripaska had injected disinformation in the dossier." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier - emptywheel [09:48] TR News "It doesnt matter what this new thing could do. What matters is how its implementation and use will be directed and constrained by the context in which it operates. Thats how we ought to be judging any of this stuff." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/its-less-important-what-tech-could-do-than-what-it-is-likely-to-do | Source: Pete Brown [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Its less important what tech *could* do than what it is likely to do - Exploding Comma [09:49] TR News "A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html | Source: New York Times [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html ) [09:50] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [09:54] TR News PAYING for so-called, self-described HEY HI experts is about inflating bubbles and ponzi schemes [09:55] TR News So-called "vibe" so-called has repeatedly been shown to waste more time than it 'saves'... in the short- and long-term future [09:56] TR News If LLM slop writes some email for you, you still need to check and correct what it says, maybe write it all over again, so you're looking at 2-3 passes. That does not save time. [09:56] TR News Same thing that makes voice dictation infeasible. First you need to talk, then you need to edit as it'll get some words wrong (not mere typos like r instead of t but "shit" instead of "Sheet") [09:58] TR News If you wanted some reputable site like WebMB to be run by LLM slop and then audit it by experts, it would not save money and time as experts would have to read, and after reading rewrite a lot of stuff. It'd be faster to just let them do it right the first time, from scratch [09:58] TR News (NEW): I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_Tested_10_Popular_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_Tested_10_Popular_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.gmi [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them [09:58] TR News LLMs are pagpag - it's like trying to do a long long long process to turn literal garbage into a meal rather than make a proper meal to begin with [09:59] TR News "Medvedev is a man with little actual power in Russia, but he has become Russias top [Internet] troll" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-nuclear-threat/683748/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post - The Atlantic [09:59] TR News "Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations, ending a nearly six-month vacancy in that role." https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/01/senate-confims-new-top-navy-leader-vice-chief-for-space-force/ | Source: US Navy Times [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | Senate confims new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force ● Aug 03 [10:01] TR News "Young people should be able to access information, speak to each other and to the world, play games, and express themselves online without the government making decisions about what speech is permissible." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/no-uks-online-safety-act-doesnt-make-children-safer-online | Source: EFF [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | No, the UKs Online Safety Act Doesnt Make Children Safer Online | Electronic Frontier Foundation [10:02] TR News (NEW): I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_took_a_look_at_AnduinOS_a_Linux_distro_that_feels_like_home_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_took_a_look_at_AnduinOS_a_Linux_distro_that_feels_like_home_f.gmi [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users [10:02] TR News iophk: "basically LLMs also make code which no one understands, The traditional name for code which one has but no one understands is "legacy code"." [10:05] TR News (NEW): Linux's biggest problem is a lack of apps but that may not matter to you https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Linux_s_biggest_problem_is_a_lack_of_apps_but_that_may_not_matt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Linux_s_biggest_problem_is_a_lack_of_apps_but_that_may_not_matt.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux's biggest problem is a lack of apps but that may not matter to you [10:13] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:14] TR News "In 2025, Bitcoin surged past the 78,000 ($100,000) mark and briefly reached record territory close to 96,000 ($123,000)." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/expert-warns-bitcoin-could-plummet-47000-etf-inflows-wane-market-volatility-rises-1740009 | Source: International Business Times [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Expert warns Bitcoin could plummet to 47,000 as ETF inflows wane and market volatility rises | IBTimes UK [10:14] TR News "Making matters worse, as temperatures rise in the far north, more moisture enters the atmosphere." https://truthout.org/articles/arctic-ecosystems-are-falling-apart-under-strain-of-warming-climate/ | Source: TruthOut [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate | Truthout [10:15] TR News "Victims and relatives of people killed or injured in attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah have sued" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html ) [10:15] TR News "variety of signals already associated with a users account" https://9to5google.com/2025/07/30/google-accounts-age-estimation/ | Source: 9to5Google [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-9to5google.com | Google starts rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US [10:16] TR News "However, this convenience comes with some trade-offs. I'll explain how a video doorbell can make life easier and where it might complicate things, so you can decide if it's the right fit for your home." https://www.androidpolice.com/smart-doorbell-tradeoffs/ | Source: Android Police [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Pros and cons of using a video doorbell for home security [10:16] TR News "Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so you can search for it later, has a filter that's supposed to prevent it from screenshotting sensitive info like credit card numbers." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/ | Source: The Register UK [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Microsoft Recall can still nab credit cards, passwords, info The Register [10:17] TR News "According to that document, the Army had figured out that it's doing so much business with Palantir over so many separate procurement actions that it's wasting a lot of time and money." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/palantir_us_army_contract/ | Source: The Register UK [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | US Army awards Palantir $10 billion enterprise purchase deal The Register [10:18] TR News "Even Apple doesn't market the AirTags as a way to track people, and it's even gone out of the way to include anti-stalking measures to prevent that from happening. However, it's less of an issue in this case." https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/30/sketchers-lets-parents-hide-an-airtag-in-kids-shoes | Source: AppleInsider [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-appleinsider.com | Sketchers lets parents hide an AirTag in kids shoes [10:18] TR News "Skechers seems to be aware of how creepy this all sounds, because its carefully worded marketing would have you believe that people want to use $30 AirTags to keep track of shoes that at most cost $60, and definitely not the kids that would be wearing them." https://futurism.com/parents-hide-airtags-shoes | Source: Futurism [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes [10:19] TR News Openwashing https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Protons Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source Pivot to AI [10:30] TR News Social Control Media https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/tea-app-data-leak/ | Source: Zimbabwe [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/tea-app-data-leak/ ) [10:30] TR News "According to the company, the hack led to 13,000 user selfies being leaked." https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-02/selfies-4chan-and-a-war-of-the-sexes-lessons-from-the-hacking-of-tea.html | Source: El Pas [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Selfies, 4chan, and a war of the sexes: Lessons from the hacking of Tea | Technology | EL PAS English [10:31] TR News "So yes, I haven't been inclined to write much about programming because who XXXXXXX cares when LLMs will do it all for us? But then I have to forcibly remind myself that the Orange Site isn't indicative of the industry as a whole and I should just keep calm and carry on." https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/01.1 | Source: Sean Conner [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | Keep calm and carry on - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [10:31] TR News "Code that nobody understands is tech debt. It takes a lot of time to understand unfamiliar code enough to debug it, let alone introduce new features without also introducing bugs." https://blog.val.town/vibe-code | [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.val.town | Vibe code is legacy code | Val Town Blog [10:32] TR News "The math simply doesnt work for manual device processes at enterprise scale. But even if admins could somehow manage this volume, they face an even more fundamental problem: the speed at which threats now evolve." https://thenewstack.io/why-manual-device-management-is-dead-in-the-age-of-ai-attacks/ | Source: The New Stack [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Why Manual Device Management Is Dead in the Age of AI Attacks - The New Stack [10:33] TR News "Not only is agentic AI bullshit, but it's a specific kind of bullshit that AI hucksters have busted out in the past" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/02/inventing-the-pedestrian/#three-apis-in-a-trenchcoat | Source: CoryDoctorow [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: AIs pogo-stick grift (02 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [10:33] TR News "What I did come to realize, quickly, is that there is no on anymore with Google. And there may never be an on with AI as it seems to be playing out." https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/02/getting-real-with-ai/ | Source: Doc Searls [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Getting Real With AI. Doc Searls Weblog [10:34] TR News "I dont ask it to write posts, or let it tune up a paragraph, or even help me finish a sentence. Every word on this website is written by my human brain." https://www.seangoedecke.com/avoid-ai-writing/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Why I don't allow AI-generated content on my blog [10:34] TR News "The jury found that Tesla bore 33 percent responsibility for the crash, and blamed the driver, George Brian McGee, for the remainder. Mr. McGee had previously settled with the family for an undisclosed sum." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html | Source: New York Times [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html ) [10:35] TR News "The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi service in several cities in the coming months." https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/ | Source: Court House News [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/ ) [10:35] TR News Jimmy Page, Warner Chappell, Sony Pictures Settle Dazed and Confused Copyright Dispute https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ ) [10:36] TR News IBM Taking DEI Under the Radar https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-taking-dei-under-the-radar [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | IBM Taking DEI Under the Radar - by Bryan Lunduke [10:36] TR News Russia's Yandex Has Caught Up With Bing in Terms of "Market Share" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_s_Yandex_Has_Caught_Up_With_Bing_in_Terms_of_Market_Shar.shtml [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Russia's Yandex Has Caught Up With Bing in Terms of "Market Share" [10:37] TR News How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-digikam-fedora-42/ [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 42 - idroot [10:37] TR News How To Install Moodle on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-moodle-opensuse/ [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Moodle on openSUSE - idroot [10:37] TR News How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-nginx-proxy-manager-almalinux-10/ [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [10:47] TR News How To Install RubyMine on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-rubymine-fedora-42/ [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install RubyMine on Fedora 42 - idroot [10:48] TR News How To Install Apache JMeter on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-apache-jmeter-ubuntu-24-04/ [10:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Apache JMeter on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [10:49] TR News Russia: GNU/Linux Rises to Highest Adoption Level Since Invasion of Ukraine https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_GNU_Linux_Rises_to_Highest_Adoption_Level_Since_Invasion.shtml [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Russia: GNU/Linux Rises to Highest Adoption Level Since Invasion of Ukraine [10:49] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev's Doomsday Threats, Says 'We're Totally Prepared' https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-medvedev-russia-united-states-nuclear-submarines/33492225.html [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev's Doomsday Threats, Says 'We're Totally Prepared' [10:50] TR News Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-farms-frontline-watermelon/33491330.html [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest [10:50] TR News Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Convicted Felon Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-trump-nuclear-submarines/33492649.html [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Trump Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region [10:50] TR News Ukraine parliament restores anti-corruption agency independence following mass protests https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/ukraine-parliament-restores-anti-corruption-agency-independence-following-mass-protests/ [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Ukraine parliament restores anti-corruption agency independence following mass protests - JURIST - News [10:50] TR News At least three killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250802-three-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-strikes-in-kill-3-in-russia [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ 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https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-ukraine-war-is-the-price-they-have-to-bear-to-live-in-an-independent-sovereign-state [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-ukraine-war-is-the-price-they-have-to-bear-to-live-in-an-independent-sovereign-state ) ● Aug 03 [11:01] TR News This week in Linux 322: GNU/Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more GNU/Linux news https://thisweekinlinux.com/322 https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-322/ [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [11:03] TR News Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI https://peppe8o.com/shutdown-button-with-raspberry-pi-and-python/ [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI [11:10] TR News Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-discovers [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers : ScienceAlert [11:11] TR News 35-Key Bluetooth Number Pad and Cover https://cubiclenate.com/2025/08/01/35-key-bluetooth-number-pad-and-cover/ [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Compact Bluetooth Number Pad for Travel with Protection [11:12] TR News OpenDroneMap updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OpenDroneMap [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OpenDroneMap ) [11:12] TR News Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasnt enough https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/leading-phone-repair-and-insurance-firm-collapses-after-paying-crippling-ransomware-demand-cutting-100-employees-to-just-eight-wasnt-enough [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasnt enough | Tom's Hardware [11:15] TR News Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space https://www.sciencealert.com/cosmic-rays-could-help-aliens-thrive-in-the-barren-wastelands-of-space [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space : ScienceAlert [11:17] TR News Scientists Found a Mysterious Barrier in The Ocean That Jellyfish Won't Cross https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-mysterious-barrier-in-the-ocean-that-jellyfish-wont-cross [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Found a Mysterious Barrier in The Ocean That Jellyfish Won't Cross : ScienceAlert [11:17] TR News Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-admitted-nobody-really-gets-quantum-physics [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics : ScienceAlert [11:23] TR News First Quantum Bit Made of Antimatter Captured in Physics Breakthrough https://www.sciencealert.com/first-quantum-bit-made-of-antimatter-captured-in-physics-breakthrough [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-First Quantum Bit Made of Antimatter Captured in Physics Breakthrough : ScienceAlert [11:23] TR News Something Massive Could Still Be Hiding in The Shadows of Our Solar System https://www.sciencealert.com/something-massive-could-still-be-hiding-in-the-shadows-of-our-solar-system [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Something Massive Could Still Be Hiding in The Shadows of Our Solar System : ScienceAlert [11:25] TR News "Learning Morse Code is no longer a requirement for HAMs in many jurisdictions, but its still a nice skill to have." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/2025-one-hertz-challenge-learn-morse-code-one-second-at-a-time/ | Source: Hackaday [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 One Hertz Challenge: Learn Morse Code One Second At A Time | Hackaday [11:28] TR News The NeuroFedora Blog: Packaging changes at NeuroFedora https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2025/08/02/packaging-changes-at-neurofedora.html [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neuroblog.fedoraproject.org | Packaging changes at NeuroFedora | NeuroFedora: Blog [11:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [11:40] TR News As Expected, Surveillance Giant Google in the UK Now Experiments With Slop Instead of Web Search 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as the Company Drowns in Debt, Layoffs, and Worse [11:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:45] TR News Data Verification Laws Aim to Make the Internet Safer, Experts Say Theyll Do the Opposite https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/data-verification-laws-privacy-concerns/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/data-verification-laws-privacy-concerns/ ) [11:45] TR News US Ninth Circuit affirms antitrust verdict against Surveillance Giant Google as Epic Games prevails again https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-ninth-circuit-affirms-antitrust-verdict-against-google-as-epic-games-prevails-again/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US Ninth Circuit affirms antitrust verdict against Google as Epic Games prevails again - JURIST - News [11:46] TR News "Goodbye, Medium. It was one of my numerous experiments3. Ill keep my account active but wont write or share anything further." https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/02/bye-bye-again-medium.html | Source: Numeric Citizen [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.numericcitizen.me | Bye Bye (Again) Medium - Numeric Citizen Blog [11:47] TR News "It says one involved exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day to break into an email server belonging to a "major Chinese military enterprise" from July 2022 to July 2023." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/china_us_intel_attacks/ | Source: The Register UK [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | China: US spies used Microsoft Exchange 0-day to steal info The Register [11:51] TR News "The budget numbers dont lie even if Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins do." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-veterans-affairs-privatize-health-care-1235398423/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Donald Trump Is Dismantling the VA to Privatize Veterans Health Care [11:55] TR News "In August, while in my home, I am going to attempt to only eat nutritious, non-junk foods. What does this mean for me?" https://bjhess.com/posts/experimental-august | Source: Barry Hess [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bjhess.com | Experimental August - I am BARRY HESS [11:55] TR News "In the context of work life, the you cant pause an online game for me means that I dont like to be interrupted and dragged into something on a moments notice. It annoys me very much." https://hamatti.org/posts/you-cant-pause-an-online-game-how-childhood-gaming-formed-my-work-preferences/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | "You can't pause an online game" how childhood gaming formed my work preferences : Juha-Matti Santala [11:56] TR News "Comic-Con happened last weekend and the reports from the show coming out. You can use the links below to catch up on what happened: [...]" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/comic-con-san-diego-2025-recap-with.html | Source: Becky Spratford [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Comic-Con San Diego 2025 Recap with Graphic Novel Resources for All Year Long [11:58] TR News "I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil--to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf [11:58] TR News "I wish to make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the school committee and every one of you will take care of that." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf ● Aug 03 [12:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [12:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:26] TR News "A mans ignorance sometimes is not only useful, but beautifulwhile his knowledge, so called, is oftentimes worse than useless, besides being ugly." https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1022/1022-h/1022-h.htm [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gutenberg.org | The Project Gutenberg eBook of Walking, by Henry David Thoreau [12:28] TR News "It is not often a beautiful relation, as in the case of the animals. How little appreciation of the beauty of the landscape there is among us! We have to be told that the Greeks called the world Beauty, or Order, but we do not see clearly why they did so, and we esteem it at best only a curious philological fact." [12:30] TR News "Android Earthquake Alerts" (AEA) https://futurism.com/google-detect-earthquake-alerts | Source: Futurism [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years [12:30] TR News "We are most likely still in the period of the maximum of 11-year solar activity cycle No. 25." https://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-report-24 | Source: ARRL [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arrl.org | The ARRL Solar Report [12:31] TR News "Lets set Substacks Nazi problem aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis? Substack's content woes are bound up with its shaky business model in ways that are bad for all of us." https://newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/substack-did-not-see-that-coming/ | [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newsletter.anamariecox.com | Substack Did Not See That Coming Buttondown [12:31] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:32] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/today_s_howtos.gmi [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [12:37] TR News (NEW): Games: GNU/Linux, Education, and Antitrust https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Games_GNU_Linux_Education_and_Antitrust.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Games_GNU_Linux_Education_and_Antitrust.gmi [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: GNU/Linux, Education, and Antitrust [12:39] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [12:40] TR News Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Microsoft Exchange 0-day Exploited and Avoidable Nuclear Escalation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Microsoft_Exchange_0_day_Exploited_and_Avoidab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Microsoft_Exchange_0_day_Exploited_and_Avoidab.gmi [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Microsoft Exchange 0-day Exploited and Avoidable Nuclear Escalation [12:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [12:53] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 03 [13:02] TR News "So three different charging cables in under three years. Progress!" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/why-dont-smart-watches-use-usb-c-to-recharge/ | Source: Terence Eden [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | Why dont smart watches use USB-C to recharge? Terence Edens Blog [13:03] TR News "only reason to start your script" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UsingEnvRarelyUseful | Source: University of Toronto [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [13:04] TR News "I use this for testing and building x86_64 artifacts from the comfort of my laptop, but when I actually deploy on x86_64" https://kivikakk.ee/2025/08/03/cross-compiling-elixir-for-x86_64-linux-on-aarch64-darwin | Source: Kivikakk [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cross-compiling Elixir for x86_64-linux on aarch64-darwin. kivikakk.ee [13:04] TR News "Explaining what exactly the words 'simple' and 'productive' mean to you may take some time, though." https://ewintr.nl/posts/2025/unix-is-my-private-cloud-ide-part-1-introduction/ | Source: Erik Wintr [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Unix is my private cloud IDE - part 1: introduction - ewintr.nl [13:13] TR News "In the modern enterprise, were told that data is our most valuable asset." http://www.stencilled.me/posts/2025-08-01-ami-dashboard/ | Source: Senthil Thyagarajan [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.stencilled.me | No More Data Gatekeepers: How We're Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone | Stencilled [13:14] TR News "Technology is only a tool. The heart of justice must remain human..." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/technology-is-powerful-but-cannot-replicate-human-touch-in-justice-delivery-or-legal-aid-justice-surya-kant/article69887836.ece | Source: The Hindu [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Technology is powerful but cannot replicate human touch in justice delivery or legal aid: Justice Surya Kant - The Hindu [13:15] TR News "Development of important software sometimes happens without fanfare." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250802084523 | Source: Undeadly [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Recent new features in OpenSSH [13:16] TR News "Wanted to understand what's inside the "black box"" https://www.righto.com/2025/08/reverse-engineering-analog-TDA7000.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.righto.com | How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver [13:16] TR News "On Thursday, I broke down my recent Royal KMG typewriter for a full clean/oil/adjust." https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/02/restoration-of-another-1950-royal-kmg-standard-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boffosocko.com | Restoration of another 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter | Chris Aldrich [13:17] TR News "The Slackware-based PorteuX project has published a new release, version 2.2, which introduces several changes to the kernel" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12514 | Source: Distro Watch [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12514 ) [13:19] TR News "KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, scheduled for release on October 21" https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-to-debut-automatic-light-dark-theme-switching/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching [13:20] TR News "LXD, a modern system container and virtual machine manager developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has just released LXD 6.5" https://linuxiac.com/lxd-6-5-container-virtual-machine-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | LXD 6.5 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released [13:21] TR News Controlled by GAFAM listening device https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/custom-bedroom-lighting-controlled-by-alexa/ | Source: Hackaday [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Custom Bedroom Lighting Controlled By Alexa | Hackaday [13:22] TR News ATTiny https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-attiny-gpu-fan-controller-that-sticks/ | Source: Hackaday [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An ATTiny GPU Fan Controller That Sticks | Hackaday [13:22] TR News NV8600-Nano Hey Hi (AI) developer kit Review Part 1: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit unboxing and first boot https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/02/nv8600-nano-ai-developer-kit-review-part-1-nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-8gb-devkit-unboxing-and-first-boot/ [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | NV8600-Nano AI developer kit Review - Part 1: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit unboxing and first boot - CNX Software [13:23] TR News Slopwatch: The Issue Persists, But the Consensus in the Media Changes as Surveillance Giant Google Enrages It With LLM Plagiarism https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Slopwatch_The_Issue_Persists_But_the_Consensus_in_the_Media_Cha.shtml [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: The Issue Persists, But the Consensus in the Media Changes as Google Enrages It With LLM Plagiarism [13:23] TR News All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux on the Client Desktop/Laptop, Based on Steam Survey https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/All_Time_Highs_for_GNU_Linux_on_the_Client_Desktop_Laptop_Based.shtml [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux on the Client Desktop/Laptop, Based on Steam Survey [13:24] TR News GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time Highs in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_Highs_in_Europe.shtml [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time Highs in Europe [13:24] TR News Canada: GNU/Linux Up to Records Highs, backdoored Windows Down to Record Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Canada_GNU_Linux_Up_to_Records_Highs_Windows_Down_to_Record_Low.shtml [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canada: GNU/Linux Up to Records Highs, Windows Down to Record Lows [13:25] TR News The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Surveillance Giant Google News, Majority of Entries in Surveillance Giant Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux' https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Bots_Never_Sleep_In_The_Weekends_Slopfarms_Dominate_Google_.shtml [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Google News, Majority of Entries in Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux' [13:25] TR News GNU/Linux is Thriving This Summer https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_is_Thriving_This_Summer.shtml [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux is Thriving This Summer [13:26] TR News "Were saddened to report the passing of Shunsaku Tamiya, the man behind the Tamiya line of models." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/thanks-tamiya-san/ | Source: Hackaday [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Thanks, Tamiya-san | Hackaday [13:26] TR News "Exploring VersaLOGIC Pre-LSI Logic Cards With The Data/620" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/exploring-versalogic-pre-lsi-logic-cards-with-the-data-620/ | Source: Hackaday [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploring VersaLOGIC Pre-LSI Logic Cards With The Data/620 | Hackaday [13:27] TR News "Sometimes, brilliant perspectives need a bit of an introduction first, and this is clearly one. This video essay by [Cleggy] delivers what it promises: an ode to the aesthetic of light." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-ode-to-the-aesthetic-of-light-in-1024-pixels/ | Source: Hackaday [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Ode To The Aesthetic Of Light In 1024 Pixels | Hackaday [13:27] TR News GNU/Linux Hits Record High in Portugal https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Hits_Record_High_in_Portugal.shtml [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Hits Record High in Portugal [13:27] TR News GNU/Linux Share in Sweden Has Doubled Since PewDiePie, A Swede, Recommended It https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Share_in_Sweden_Has_Doubled_Since_PewDiePie_A_Swede_R.shtml [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Share in Sweden Has Doubled Since PewDiePie, A Swede, Recommended It [13:27] TR News Operating Systems' Statistics in New Zealand: GNU/Linux Up, backdoored Windows Down to All-Time Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Operating_Systems_Statistics_in_New_Zealand_GNU_Linux_Up_Window.shtml [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Operating Systems' Statistics in New Zealand: GNU/Linux Up, Windows Down to All-Time Lows [13:28] TR News Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Video_The_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_as_Seen_by_RMS_in.shtml [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 [13:28] TR News I took a look at AnduinOS, a GNU/Linux distro that feels like home for backdoored Windows users https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users | Tom's Hardware [13:29] TR News Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/battlefield-6s-javelin-anti-cheat-secure-boot-requirement-could-kill-its-steam-deck-support http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support | Tom's Hardware [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | UEFI [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Good Reason to Delete Windows, Not Dual-Boot, and Call Out the Microsofters Who Worked to Impose 'Secure' Boot, Undermining Antitrust Complaints [13:30] TR News pyroma rates how well a Python project compiles https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyroma-python-compiles/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pyroma - rates how well a Python project compiles - LinuxLinks [13:30] TR News Recipya simple and powerful recipe manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/recipya-simple-powerful-recipe-manager/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recipya - simple and powerful recipe manager - LinuxLinks [13:31] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux News Aggregators https://www.linuxlinks.com/newsaggregators/ [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Linux News Aggregators - LinuxLinks [13:31] TR News sshp parallel SSH executor https://www.linuxlinks.com/sshp-parallel-ssh-executor/ [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sshp - parallel SSH executor - LinuxLinks [13:32] TR News mypy static type checker for Python https://www.linuxlinks.com/mypy-static-type-checker-python/ [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mypy - static type checker for Python - LinuxLinks [13:33] TR News Digger modern DNS lookup tool with a graphical interface https://www.linuxlinks.com/digger-modern-dns-lookup-tool/ [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Digger - modern DNS lookup tool with a graphical interface - LinuxLinks [13:33] TR News KaOS Linux: An Indie Distro Built on KDE Plasma https://thenewstack.io/kaos-linux-an-indie-distro-built-on-kde-plasma/ [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | KaOS Linux: An Indie Distro Built on KDE Plasma - The New Stack [13:35] TR News New redshift tray app https://bkhome.org/news/202508/new-redshift-tray-app.html [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | New redshift tray app [13:35] TR News No More Data Gatekeepers: How Were Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/no-more-data-gatekeepers-how-were-making-analytics-accessible-to-everyone-2/ [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No More Data Gatekeepers: How Were Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone | R-bloggers [13:45] TR News Techrights Brittany Day Entered LLM Slop Into LinuxSecurity.com and Something Hilarious Happened: The Site is "Exploited" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Brittany_Day_Entered_LLM_Slop_Into_LinuxSecurity_com_and_Someth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Brittany_Day_Entered_LLM_Slop_Into_LinuxSecurity_com_and_Someth.gmi [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brittany Day Entered LLM Slop Into LinuxSecurity.com and Something Hilarious Happened: The Site is "Exploited" [13:47] TR News "This Plane Flies Slow Because Its Wings Really Blow" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/this-plane-flies-slow-because-its-wings-really-blow/ | Source: Hackaday [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Plane Flies Slow Because Its Wings Really Blow | Hackaday [13:48] TR News Gemini Protocol is Not Dying, It's Growing https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Gemini_Protocol_is_Not_Dying_It_s_Growing.shtml [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Protocol is Not Dying, It's Growing [13:49] TR News How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 or 24.10 to 25.04: A Complete Migration Guide https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-24-04-or-24-10-to-25-04/ [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.how2shout.com | How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 or 24.10 to 25.04: A Complete Migration Guide - LinuxShout [13:49] TR News How to Change OS Icons for VirtualBox Guests https://linuxiac.com/how-to-change-os-icons-for-virtualbox-guests/ [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | How to Change OS Icons for VirtualBox Guests [13:49] TR News udevd timeout fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202508/udevd-timeout-fixed.html [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | udevd timeout fixed [13:50] TR News Russias long-range drones: shifting threat to NATOs eastern flank https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2629352/russia-s-long-range-drones-shifting-threat-to-nato-s-eastern-flank [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russias long-range drones: shifting threat to NATOs eastern flank - LRT [13:51] TR News The Insurrectionist orders nuclear submarines moved after Russian 'provocative' comments https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-donald-trump-orders-nuclear-submarines-moved-after-russian-provocative-comments [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-donald-trump-orders-nuclear-submarines-moved-after-russian-provocative-comments ) [13:51] TR News Introduction to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/introduction-to-generalised-linear-models-with-prussian-horse-kicks/ [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Introduction to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks | R-bloggers ● Aug 03 [14:19] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:27] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 03 [15:26] TR News Rise in Africa's Food Insecurity https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/un-report-reveals-alarming-rise-in-africas-food-insecurity-despite-global-improvements [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/un-report-reveals-alarming-rise-in-africas-food-insecurity-despite-global-improvements ) [15:27] TR News Nutrition and geography in a hungry world https://www.dw.com/en/food-insecurity-nutrition-and-geography-in-a-hungry-world/a-73435007 [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Food insecurity: Nutrition and geography in a hungry world DW 07/28/2025 [15:27] TR News Offline AFTER the data had been breached https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported ) [15:28] TR News Social Security Hotline Wait Times https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-demands-investigation-into-social-security-hotline-wait-times/ [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Elizabeth Warren Demands Investigation Into Social Security Hotline Wait Times | Truthout [15:29] TR News Senate Committee Advances Cheeto Mussolini Nominee to Lead Cybersecurity Agency That Protects Election Systems https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-30/senate-committee-advances-trump-nominee-to-lead-cybersecurity-agency-that-protects-election-systems [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-30/senate-committee-advances-trump-nominee-to-lead-cybersecurity-agency-that-protects-election-systems ) [15:30] TR News Oops! Catasauqua employees Social Security numbers, other data accidentally sent to government watchdog group https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/30/catasauqua-employees-social-security-numbers-other-data-accidentally-sent-to-government-watchdog-group/ [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/30/catasauqua-employees-social-security-numbers-other-data-accidentally-sent-to-government-watchdog-group/ ) [15:31] TR News Slashdot is linking to LF sponsored plant or SPAM https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2053245/cisco-donates-the-agntcy-project-to-the-linux-foundation see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Cisco Donates the AGNTCY Project to the Linux Foundation - Slashdot [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing [15:32] TR News Even twice on the same day https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2118206/linux-616-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support - Slashdot [15:33] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time https://linmob.net/weekly-update-30-2025/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time [15:34] TR News Slashdot also feed slopfests or slopfarms of a SERIAL slopper. Crazy! https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1950226/linux-kernel-could-soon-expose-every-line-ai-helps-write [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write - Slashdot [15:35] TR News Longtime Lawmaker Shapes the Debate as Arizona Grapples With Dwindling Water Supplies https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-25/longtime-lawmaker-shapes-the-debate-as-arizona-grapples-with-dwindling-water-supplies [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-25/longtime-lawmaker-shapes-the-debate-as-arizona-grapples-with-dwindling-water-supplies ) [15:37] TR News U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/23/sharepoint-microsoft-hack-nih-nnsa/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/23/sharepoint-microsoft-hack-nih-nnsa/ ) [15:38] TR News How a 'Hack and Leak' Campaign Against the 'Tea App' Exposed Over 13,000 Women's Photos and IDs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-hack-leak-campaign-against-tea-app-exposed-over-13000-womens-photos-ids-1739420 [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | How a 'Hack and Leak' Campaign Against the 'Tea App' Exposed Over 13,000 Women's Photos and IDs | IBTimes UK [15:39] TR News Interpol fugitive wanted for 1984 murder in Germany captured in southern Turkey https://bianet.org/haber/interpol-fugitive-wanted-for-1984-murder-in-germany-captured-in-southern-turkey-309779 [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Interpol fugitive wanted for 1984 murder in Germany captured in southern Turkey [15:40] TR News post-quake housing lags https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-post-quake-housing-lags-pushing-workers-into-deadly-conditions-309811 [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkey's post-quake housing lags, pushing workers into deadly conditions [15:40] TR News Two conscripts die of dehydration in southern Turkey amid heatwave https://bianet.org/haber/two-conscripts-die-of-dehydration-in-southern-turkey-amid-heatwave-309858 [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Two conscripts die of dehydration in southern Turkey amid heatwave [15:41] TR News Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-sets-new-record-of-50-5-degrees-as-europe-swelters/a-73426915 [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters DW 07/27/2025 [15:41] TR News Insisting on Freedom https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/insisting-on-freedom-activists-conclude-talks-in-turkey-80502 [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Insisting on Freedom activists conclude talks in Turkey [15:42] TR News One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals https://bianet.org/haber/one-third-of-turkey-s-workforce-is-idle-official-data-reveals-309958 [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals [15:43] TR News billionaire's lease takeover https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hudsons-bay-ccaa-leases-1.7597195 [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Hudson's Bay takes landlords to court over billionaire's lease takeover | CBC News [15:44] TR News is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/costco-food-court-membership-1.7595356 [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | As a B.C. Costco cracks down on its food court, is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? | CBC News [15:45] TR News Recent public service announcements of note parents should take special note of these https://databreaches.net/2025/07/25/recent-public-service-announcements-of-note-parents-should-take-special-note-of-these/ [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/25/recent-public-service-announcements-of-note-parents-should-take-special-note-of-these/ ) [15:46] TR News Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/honeywell-vulnerability-exposes-building-systems-to-cyber-attacks/754097/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.facilitiesdive.com | Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks | Facilities Dive [15:46] TR News Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004 https://www.itpro.com/security/average-brit-hit-by-five-data-breaches-since-2004 [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.itpro.com | Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004 | IT Pro [15:47] TR News Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/canadas-bill-c-2-opens-floodgates-us-surveillance [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Canadas Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation [15:48] TR News Canada Condemns Hong Kong Arrest Warrants Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-26/canada-condemns-hong-kong-arrest-warrants-targeting-pro-democracy-activists [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-26/canada-condemns-hong-kong-arrest-warrants-targeting-pro-democracy-activists ) [15:49] TR News Qantas hackers gave airline 72-hour deadline https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/07/exclusive-qantas-hacker-gave-airline-72-hour-deadline/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/07/exclusive-qantas-hacker-gave-airline-72-hour-deadline/ ) [15:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:50] TR News Junior doctor faces fresh toilet spying charges as probe widens to other major hospitals https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/junior-doctor-faces-fresh-toilet-spying-charges-as-probe-widens-to-other-major-hospitals-20250725-p5mht7.html [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Austin Hospital: Junior doctor Ryan Cho facing more charges over accused toilet spying [15:51] TR News The day after XSS.is forum was seized, it struggles to come back online but is it really them? https://databreaches.net/2025/07/24/the-day-after-xss-is-forum-was-seized-it-struggles-to-come-back-online-but-is-it-really-them/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/24/the-day-after-xss-is-forum-was-seized-it-struggles-to-come-back-online-but-is-it-really-them/ ) [15:51] TR News BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/law-enforcement-seizes-blacksuit-ransomware-leak-sites/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate [15:52] TR News The safe place for women to talk wasnt so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139 [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | Tea app hacked: 13,000 photos leaked after 4chan call to action [15:53] TR News Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/infinite-services-notifying-employees-and-patients-of-limited-ransomware-attack/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/infinite-services-notifying-employees-and-patients-of-limited-ransomware-attack/ ) [15:53] TR News Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach https://slicksandsticks.com/2025/07/26/fans-react-to-nascar-ransomware-attack/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-slicksandsticks.com | Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach [15:54] TR News BreachForums the one that went offline in April reappears with a new founder/owner https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/breachforums-the-one-that-went-offline-in-april-reappears-with-a-new-founder-owner/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/breachforums-the-one-that-went-offline-in-april-reappears-with-a-new-founder-owner/ ) [15:55] TR News Allianz Life says majority of customers personal data stolen in cyberattack https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/26/allianz-life-says-majority-of-customers-personal-data-stolen-in-cyberattack/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack | TechCrunch [15:56] TR News Viral Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-viral-durban-video-misrepresents-post-apartheid-south-africa/a-73418612 [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fact check: Viral Durban video misrepresents South Africa DW 07/30/2025 [15:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:56] TR News hunger https://www.dw.com/en/un-warns-of-rising-hunger-across-africa/a-73454420 [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UN warns of rising hunger across Africa DW 07/29/2025 [15:57] TR News As France's Africa policy collapses how do companies adjust? https://www.dw.com/en/as-france-s-africa-policy-collapses-how-do-companies-adjust/a-73388353 [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As France's Africa policy collapses how do companies adjust? DW 07/27/2025 [15:58] TR News Wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/greece-wildfires-continue-to-burn-with-danger-mounting/a-73428091 [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Greece: Wildfires continue to burn with danger mounting DW 07/27/2025 ● Aug 03 [16:00] TR News Human immune system reacts to the mere sight of infection https://www.dw.com/en/human-immune-system-reacts-to-the-mere-sight-of-infection/a-73441811 [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Human immune system reacts to the mere sight of infection DW 07/28/2025 [16:01] TR News 'turbo' construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/housing-crisis-germany-plans-turbo-construction-boost/a-73351540 [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-German housing crisis: government plans construction boost DW 07/28/2025 [16:02] TR News Scattered Spider is running a Proprietary VMware ESXi hacking spree https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scattered-spider-is-running-a-vmware-esxi-hacking-spree/ [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree [16:03] TR News Two Data Breaches in Three Years: McKenzie Health https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/ ) [16:03] TR News Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/scattered-spider-hijacks-vmware-esxi-to.html [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/scattered-spider-hijacks-vmware-esxi-to.html ) [16:04] TR News AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher https://thecyberexpress.com/aiims-portal-vulnerability/ [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | AIIMS Portal Vulnerability Exposed Sensitive Donor Data [16:05] TR News misinformation https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-tsunami-unleashes-fake-films-and-misinformation/a-73466334 [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fact check: Tsunami fakes and Oprah road rumor debunked DW 07/30/2025 [16:07] TR News going DOGE https://www.dw.com/en/nato-ex-employees-accuse-the-alliance-of-going-doge/a-73442195 [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NATO ex-employees accuse the alliance of going DOGE DW 07/30/2025 [16:07] TR News massive dam https://www.dw.com/en/should-india-worry-about-china-s-massive-dam/a-73465878 [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Should India worry about China's massive dam? DW 07/30/2025 [16:08] TR News fuel hike https://www.dw.com/en/angola-mass-arrests-as-luanda-fuel-hike-demos-turn-deadly/a-73449880 [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Angola: Mass arrests as Luanda fuel protests turn deadly DW 07/29/2025 [16:09] TR News Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/sex-toy-maker-lovense-caught-leaking-users-email-addresses-and-exposing-accounts-to-takeovers/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users' email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers | TechCrunch [16:10] TR News Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/seminole-county-schools-recovers-money-171217636.html [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yahoo.com | Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers [16:11] TR News ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic about failure to deal with DNS abuse complaints properly https://domainnamewire.com/2025/07/30/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-domain-registrar-webnic/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-domainnamewire.com | ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News [16:14] TR News "a software engineer at Microsoft" - warning label https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users | Tom's Hardware [16:14] TR News "Linux has always been great at holding onto its roots. A lot of the commands from the original Unix days still work just fine today. But just because they still work doesnt mean theyre the best option anymore. Open source is moving fast and there are newer commands out there that just feel better to use." https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-default-linux-commands-alternatives/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I replaced default Linux commands with these 5 alternatives, and I should have sooner [16:15] TR News "We continue to see the slow but steady increase in the overall Linux user share on the desktop, good news for the health of the platform as more people realise just how good Linux is now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3% | GamingOnLinux [16:15] TR News "Are you confused by the hundreds of Linux distributions out there? Do you want to know how they compare to and differ from one another so you can make a better decision? Well, I just tested 10 of the most popular Linux distros, and here's my personal ranking of all of them!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-10-popular-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them [16:16] TR News Intel begins Linux enablement of next-gen Nova Lake series https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-begins-linux-enablement-of-next-gen-nova-lake-series [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-begins-linux-enablement-of-next-gen-nova-lake-series ) [16:17] TR News "You can program without programming tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs) are popular among developers. I take a different approach. I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools, as an IDE in itself." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-is-my-ide/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why Linux Is My IDE [16:17] TR News "Buying a phone can sometimes be more stressful for Linux users than other people. Does the phone respect your free software values? Does it let you customize it in all the ways we want? If youre wrestling with these questions, youve come to the right place." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-best-android-phone-brands-for-linux-lovers/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The 4 Best Android Phone Brands for Linux Lovers [16:18] TR News Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/hackers-wipe-rs-384-crore-bengaluru-cryptocurrency-neblio-technologies-10159263/ [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-indianexpress.com | Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; company says inside job | Bangalore News - The Indian Express [16:19] TR News Tiger numbers rise https://www.dw.com/en/india-tiger-numbers-rise-but-risks-remain/a-73453077 [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-India: Tiger numbers rise, but risks remain DW 07/29/2025 [16:20] TR News Outcry in Germany as zoo kills baboons https://www.dw.com/en/outcry-in-germany-as-zoo-kills-baboons/a-73456671 [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Outcry in Germany as zoo kills 12 baboons DW 07/29/2025 [16:21] TR News EPA moves to gut environmental oversight https://www.dw.com/en/us-epa-moves-to-gut-environmental-oversight/a-73458863 [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US: EPA moves to gut environmental oversight DW 07/30/2025 [16:22] TR News China to offer $500 per child in move to boost birth rate https://www.dw.com/en/china-to-offer-500-per-child-in-move-to-boost-birth-rate/a-73441098 [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China to offer $500 per child in move to boost birth rate DW 07/28/2025 [16:22] TR News Does it take 500 bucks to raise a kid in China for 20 years? [16:23] TR News witness tampering https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-ex-president-uribe-convicted-of-witness-tampering/a-73443937 [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Colombia: Ex-president Uribe convicted of witness tampering DW 07/29/2025 [16:24] TR News government plans major construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/german-housing-crisis-government-plans-major-construction-boost/a-73351540 [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-German housing crisis: government plans construction boost DW 07/28/2025 [16:25] TR News Florida prison data breach exposes visitors contact information to inmates https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/florida-prison-data-breach-exposes-visitors-contact-information-to-inmates/article_ab862cfd-c87d-47dd-95d9-3eb7dc478df0.html [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 451 @ https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/florida-prison-data-breach-exposes-visitors-contact-information-to-inmates/article_ab862cfd-c87d-47dd-95d9-3eb7dc478df0.html ) [16:25] TR News Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/experian-wins-appeal-to-send-data-breach-victim-to-arbitration [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.bloomberglaw.com | Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration [16:26] TR News EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eu-wide-breach-notification-template-on-2681737/ [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon | Alston & Bird - JDSupra [16:27] TR News Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/canadian-cybercriminal-sentenced-year-prison-nft-theft-scheme [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.justice.gov | Eastern District of Virginia | Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme | United States Department of Justice [16:31] TR News (NEW): GNU-like Mobile Linux and Retro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_and_Retro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_and_Retro.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU-like Mobile Linux and Retro [16:31] TR News (NEW): New redshift tray app and udevd timeout fixed in EasyOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/New_redshift_tray_app_and_udevd_timeout_fixed_in_EasyOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/New_redshift_tray_app_and_udevd_timeout_fixed_in_EasyOS.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New redshift tray app and udevd timeout fixed in EasyOS [16:32] TR News (NEW): A Look at KaOS Linux and KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/A_Look_at_KaOS_Linux_and_KDE_Plasma_6_5_to_Debut_Automatic_Ligh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/A_Look_at_KaOS_Linux_and_KDE_Plasma_6_5_to_Debut_Automatic_Ligh.gmi [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Look at KaOS Linux and KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching [16:36] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers [16:36] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:37] TR News Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Political Catch-up, Global Warming, and Hunger https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Political_Catch_up_Global_Warming_and_Hunger.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Political_Catch_up_Global_Warming_and_Hunger.gmi [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Political Catch-up, Global Warming, and Hunger [16:40] TR News kernel generico gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Cambio-Kernel.gmi [16:40] TR News The Uncomplicated Firewall gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/UFW.gmi [16:41] TR News Chaotic AUR gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Chaotic_Aur.gmi [16:41] TR News Sintaxis de Gemini gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Gemini/Sintaxis_Gemini.gmi [16:46] TR News "People complain about indie-website discoverability. These seem like OK places to find indie content. Of course, just because something is merely indie doesnt mean its any better or even, in some cases, any different than what youd get on the globocorpo websites." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/start/web/ [16:47] TR News "hi! welcome to the tildeblog. this is my official return to blogging after a several-year hiatus which saw me mostly focused on getting disillusioned with most of the big social media sites on the, uh, big web I guess were going to call it, and beginning to explore smaller, more fun spaces that are a little gentler" gemini://tilde.team/~dragfyre/blog/welcome-to-the-tildeblog.gmi [16:48] TR News SpellBinding: DEUMORH Wordo: WELSH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-03.gmi [16:49] TR News "I have no plans for what I will do on the two weeks I am off, and I am intentionally keeping it like that: I don't get many options to be spontaneous in my work and personal life, so I want to enjoy not having plans for these two upcoming weeks." gemini://melyanna.net/almost-there [16:50] TR News Do councils "oversee" populations now? gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi [16:51] TR News "At our first house, just after we moved to the city, we got a very small leather sectional. Italian leather, white, the furniture store we got it at long out of business, as is the way with so many places that aren't retail giants. But it served us well. It was starting to go, so we gave it away on Kijiji when we moved out of that house, and into a larger one." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-03.gmi [16:54] TR News My computer broke, and it was the best thing to have happened gemini://danchium.smol.pub/my-computer-broke " Then I moved my subscriptions to FreeTube -- a more private desktop client. It does not always just work, as YouTube regularly introduces obstructions, but that makes me more intentional with my use, and I go pursue some other activity instead." [16:57] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Once-a-Decade Couch Shopping and Blessings in Disguise https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Once_a_Decade_Couch_Shopping_and_Blessi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Once_a_Decade_Couch_Shopping_and_Blessi.gmi [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Once-a-Decade Couch Shopping and Blessings in Disguise ● Aug 03 [17:26] TR News Techrights StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/StopGenAI_in_the_Cyber_Show_C_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/StopGenAI_in_the_Cyber_Show_C_S.gmi [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S) ● Aug 03 [18:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Morocco and Algeria https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Lows_in_Morocco_and_Algeria.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Lows_in_Morocco_and_Algeria.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Morocco and Algeria [18:17] TR News Techrights The Defunct Site LinuxConfig Has Published a Fake Article About Richard Stallman Using LLM Slop, Which Stallman Calls "Bullshit Generator" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Defunct_Site_LinuxConfig_Has_Published_a_Fake_Article_About.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Defunct_Site_LinuxConfig_Has_Published_a_Fake_Article_About.gmi [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Defunct Site LinuxConfig Has Published a Fake Article About Richard Stallman Using LLM Slop, Which Stallman Calls "Bullshit Generator" [18:29] TR News Techrights Efficiency is Good, So Why Won't Governments Cull LLM Companies Using Stronger, Stringent Policies? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Efficiency_is_Good_So_Why_Won_t_Governments_Cull_LLM_Companies_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Efficiency_is_Good_So_Why_Won_t_Governments_Cull_LLM_Companies_.gmi [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Efficiency is Good, So Why Won't Governments Cull LLM Companies Using Stronger, Stringent Policies? [18:49] TR News Techrights Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, Windows at New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Maldives_GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_Windows_at_New_Lows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Maldives_GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_Windows_at_New_Lows.gmi [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, Windows at New Lows ● Aug 03 [19:01] TR News Techrights Social Control Media is Out of Style https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Social_Control_Media_is_Out_of_Style.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Social_Control_Media_is_Out_of_Style.gmi [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social Control Media is Out of Style [19:14] TR News Techrights Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Doing_a_Better_Job_at_Labelling_Slop_Images.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Doing_a_Better_Job_at_Labelling_Slop_Images.gmi [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images [19:29] TR News Techrights What the Free Software Foundation Started Four Decades Ago is Becoming Mainstream https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/What_the_Free_Software_Foundation_Started_Four_Decades_Ago_is_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/What_the_Free_Software_Foundation_Started_Four_Decades_Ago_is_B.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What the Free Software Foundation Started Four Decades Ago is Becoming Mainstream [19:41] TR News Techrights Google's "AI Mode" is a Pathetic Joke Prematurely Introduced in the UK (Like "Bard", Which Sank the Company's Shares) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Google_s_AI_Mode_is_a_Pathetic_Joke_Prematurely_Introduced_in_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Google_s_AI_Mode_is_a_Pathetic_Joke_Prematurely_Introduced_in_t.gmi [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google's "AI Mode" is a Pathetic Joke Prematurely Introduced in the UK (Like "Bard", Which Sank the Company's Shares) [19:49] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Oman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Oman.gmi [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman [19:53] TR News "Mr Ngo, who is represented by London-based Patron Law, is a senior editor at The Post Millennial, a Canadian news website." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/02/influencer-sues-guardian-defamation-mumford-sons-review/ [19:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/02/influencer-sues-guardian-defamation-mumford-sons-review/ ) ● Aug 03 [20:15] TR News (NEW): August Already! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/August_Already.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/August_Already.gmi [20:15] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines August Already! [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [20:16] TR News (NEW): VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/VirtualBox_7_2_0_RC1_is_Available_for_Testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/VirtualBox_7_2_0_RC1_is_Available_for_Testing.gmi [20:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing [20:18] TR News (NEW): libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/libinput_1_29_0_Released_with_New_Tablet_Pad_Debugging_Tool.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/libinput_1_29_0_Released_with_New_Tablet_Pad_Debugging_Tool.gmi [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool [20:23] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/02/This_Week_in_Plasma_day_night_theme_switching.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/02/This_Week_in_Plasma_day_night_theme_switching.gmi [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching [20:26] TR News Techrights In The United Kingdom (UK), Microsoft Search (Bing) Falls to All-Time Low https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/In_The_United_Kingdom_UK_Microsoft_Search_Bing_Falls_to_All_Tim.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/In_The_United_Kingdom_UK_Microsoft_Search_Bing_Falls_to_All_Tim.gmi [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In The United Kingdom (UK), Microsoft Search (Bing) Falls to All-Time Low [20:30] TR News (NEW): I've been using Talos Linux for Kubernetes, and I'll never look back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_ve_been_using_Talos_Linux_for_Kubernetes_and_I_ll_never_look_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_ve_been_using_Talos_Linux_for_Kubernetes_and_I_ll_never_look_.gmi [20:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I've been using Talos Linux for Kubernetes, and I'll never look back [20:31] TR News "Qubes OS can appear as something weird and hard to figure for people that never used it. By this article, I would like to help other understanding what it is, and when it is useful." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/introduction-to-qubes-os.gmi [20:32] TR News "I added logic to my small website generator to dynamically produce this page from exif metadata. This takes advantage of the inline image loading of a view small web browsers. So the index contains all the image text in one file and you click to load an image at a time. I wrote a little about this at the time." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-08-03.photo-log.gmi [20:32] TR News GoToSocial and the Butlerian Jihad gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-03-gotosocial [20:33] TR News Title: Introduction to Qubes OS when you do not know what it is gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-introduction-to-qubes-os [20:35] TR News "The council leader here in Cambridge for many years was Lewis Herbert, who likewise entered into very significant responsibility at an early age after helping get rid of the late Andrew McIntosh at the Greater London Council. Herbert oversaw a colossal budget and there didn't seem to be problems simply due to his age" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi [20:48] TR News Techrights "Allowing SDL to default to Wayland caused a number of customer issues so keep the default at X11 for now" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Allowing_SDL_to_default_to_Wayland_caused_a_number_of_customer_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Allowing_SDL_to_default_to_Wayland_caused_a_number_of_customer_.gmi [20:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Allowing SDL to default to Wayland caused a number of customer issues so keep the default at X11 for now" ● Aug 03 [21:00] TR News Techrights They Tell Us That "Cloud Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/They_Tell_Us_That_Cloud_Storage_is_Safe_and_Robust_to_Incidents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/They_Tell_Us_That_Cloud_Storage_is_Safe_and_Robust_to_Incidents.gmi [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Tell Us That "Cloud Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires ● Aug 03 [22:44] *eidos (~eidos@jgbw2hcm6dag8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [22:51] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 03 [23:15] *eidos has quit (connection closed) ● Aug 03 [00:55] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol [00:55] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/first-liberty-ponzi/ [00:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Scramble on to recover $140 million bilked from 'America First MAGA patriots': ABC News - Raw Story [00:57] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/tariffs-2673807387/ [00:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Only the beginning': Business leaders warn of Trump-induced economic crash - Raw Story ● Aug 03 [01:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [01:41] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-texas-2673799985/ [01:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Never seen this': Records buried on why Elon Musk sicced cops on his neighbors - Raw Story ● Aug 03 [02:51] TR News Thailand-Cambodia border https://www.dw.com/en/will-thailand-cambodia-border-clash-spiral-into-all-out-war/a-73411222 [02:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Will Thailand-Cambodia border clash spiral into all-out war? DW 07/25/2025 ● Aug 03 [03:23] TR News 'authoritarian regime' https://www.dw.com/en/tunisians-call-for-the-fall-of-authoritarian-regime/a-73420151 [03:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Tunisians call for the fall of 'authoritarian regime' DW 07/26/2025 ● Aug 03 [04:07] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 03 [06:17] TR News "Russia goads Trump into deploying nuclear submarines" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/01/russia-goads-trump-into-deploying-nuclear-submarines.html [06:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/01/russia-goads-trump-into-deploying-nuclear-submarines.html ) [06:17] TR News "Autocracy in America Ep. 4: How American Power Should Be Deployed" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/autocracy-in-america-ep-4-how-american [06:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Autocracy in America Ep. 4: How American Power Should Be Deployed ● Aug 03 [07:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 03 [08:45] *geert has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) ● Aug 03 [09:16] *geert (~geert@8jdcxbyy4h39q.irc) has joined #techpol [09:17] geert supsupsupsup [09:28] TR News "Agents wait at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and churches, searching for immigrants to detain." https://truthout.org/articles/us-universities-are-deepening-their-ties-with-ice-and-border-patrol/ | Source: TruthOut [09:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | US Universities Are Deepening Their Ties With ICE and Border Patrol | Truthout ● Aug 03 [10:15] TR News "Victims and relatives of people killed or injured in attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah have sued" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times [10:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html ) [10:49] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev's Doomsday Threats, Says 'We're Totally Prepared' https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-medvedev-russia-united-states-nuclear-submarines/33492225.html [10:50] TR News Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-farms-frontline-watermelon/33491330.html [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest [10:50] TR News Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Convicted Felon Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-trump-nuclear-submarines/33492649.html [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Trump Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region [10:50] TR News Ukraine parliament restores anti-corruption agency independence following mass protests https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/ukraine-parliament-restores-anti-corruption-agency-independence-following-mass-protests/ [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Ukraine parliament restores anti-corruption agency independence following mass protests - 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DW 07/30/2025 [16:23] TR News witness tampering https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-ex-president-uribe-convicted-of-witness-tampering/a-73443937 [16:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Colombia: Ex-president Uribe convicted of witness tampering DW 07/29/2025 ● Aug 03 [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] Re: StopGenAI [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] > Now published, [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] > https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=52 [17:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-cybershow.uk | The Cyber Show - Episodes [17:27] schestowitz[TR2] trying to make Google et al index the homepage better for them: http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/History_Will_Be_Distorted_Sometimes_Intentionally_Under_the_Gui.shtml [17:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-techrights.org | Techrights History Will Be Distorted, Sometimes Intentionally, Under the Guise of Intelligence (Manipulated/Curated Slop) ● Aug 03 [22:51] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 03 [23:33] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol [23:33] admfubar https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/01/fascists-on-the-cpd-why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-proud-boy-cops-in-chicago/ [23:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Fascists on the CPD: Why Is It So Hard to Fire Proud Boy Cops in Chicago? - CounterPunch.org