●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 04, 2025 ●● ● Aug 04 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-030825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-030825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-030825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-030825.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 03, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-030825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-030825.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 03, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-03.txt ● Aug 04 [04:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1372.jpg [04:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1722.jpg [04:18] TR News [japan] [music] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-03.gmi [04:18] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-04.gmi [04:19] TR News "the worst of the moving stress has passed. My stuff is out of the old place, into the new place. Now I just need to finish unpacking and marvel at how much my life has grown that it doesn't fit into one room anymore." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-08-03.gmi [04:20] TR News Lantashi on a Bookcover! gemini://lantashifiles.com/gemlog/entries/2025-08-03.gmi [04:21] TR News Gemini Quickstart Status gemini://carcosa.net/journal/2025-08-03-geminiquickstart.gmi [04:22] TR News "As some of you might know, few days ago, I've made available EVIL experiments (1). Those experiments don't have any logging whatsover, but twinstar-based code running them, spits out debug and error messages to console." gemini://gim.org.pl/gemlog/2025-07-03-cccc.gmi [04:24] TR News "broke up with my fling near the beach after not saying anything on the beach for several hours." gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-03.gmi [04:24] TR News pillowcases gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/pillowcases [04:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2025: Qubes OS and Curious crypto case of certificates (CCCC) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2025_Qubes_OS_and_Curious_crypto_case_of_cer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2025_Qubes_OS_and_Curious_crypto_case_of_cer.gmi [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2025: Qubes OS and Curious crypto case of certificates (CCCC) [04:29] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 03, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_August_03_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_August_03_2025.gmi [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 03, 2025 [04:31] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:32] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:34] TR News Linux smashes through five per cent desktop share in the US https://www.fudzilla.com/news/61378-linux-smashes-through-five-per-cent-desktop-share-in-the-us [04:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fudzilla.com | Linux smashes through five per cent desktop share in the US [04:49] TR News Techrights It Looks Like Managers at Oracle Now Use LLM Slop to Write Blog Posts https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/It_Looks_Like_Managers_at_Oracle_Now_Use_LLM_Slop_to_Write_Blog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/It_Looks_Like_Managers_at_Oracle_Now_Use_LLM_Slop_to_Write_Blog.gmi [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Looks Like Managers at Oracle Now Use LLM Slop to Write Blog Posts [04:50] TR News Effectively dead now for nearly 4 weeks! https://blog.opensource.org/ [04:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | Blog Open Source Initiative [04:51] TR News This one still uses LLM slop and slop images https://www.suse.com/c/blog/ [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Enterprise Software Blog with Expert Views & Technical Solutions | SUSE [04:53] TR News Essential commands for Linux server management https://www.networkworld.com/article/4008320/essential-commands-for-linux-server-management.html [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | Essential commands for Linux server management | Network World [04:54] TR News Parameter expansion on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/article/4011151/parameter-expansion-on-linux.html [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | Parameter expansion on Linux | Network World [04:54] TR News But this site does slop http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/16/IDG_s_NetworkWorld_Seems_to_Have_Just_Become_LLM_Slop.shtml [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IDG's NetworkWorld Seems to Have Just Become LLM Slop [04:55] TR News computing.co.uk hardly covers anything anymore. Inc. Linux. https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent [04:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.computing.co.uk | Search Results [04:56] TR News "The video platform had been excluded from the countrys incoming online safety legislation, which originally targeted Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and X, but legislators have now changed their mind." https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/legislation-regulation/australia-bans-youtube-for-under-16s-asian-tech-roundup [04:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.computing.co.uk | Australia bans YouTube for under 16s - Asian Tech Roundup [04:57] TR News "Get the best of both OSes with dual-booting." https://www.makeuseof.com/dont-ditch-windows-dual-booting-linux-is-easy/ [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | You Dont Have to Ditch WindowsDual-Booting Linux Is Easier Than You Think [04:57] TR News "This flavor of Linux is a breath of fresh air." https://www.makeuseof.com/left-windows-11-linux-best-distro-to-start/ [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I Left Windows 11 for LinuxHeres the Best Distro to Start With [04:58] TR News Anything LF touches turns to dust, inc. Linux.com. No posts at all for three months in this case https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/ the latest one is junk a link to ZDNet: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/desktop-linux-makes-gains-d748 [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Open Source Watch [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Desktop Linux makes gains [04:59] TR News "It might be best known for emulating retro games, but Batocera has a lot more tricks up its sleeves than that" https://www.xda-developers.com/weird-incredible-things-can-do-batocera-linux/ [04:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 6 weird but incredible things you can do with Batocera Linux ● Aug 04 [05:00] TR News 5 fun operating systems you can try out by booting from a USB https://www.xda-developers.com/fun-operating-systems-you-can-try-out-by-booting-from-a-usb/ [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 5 fun operating systems you can try out by booting from a USB [05:01] TR News "The powerful alternatives that breathe new life into classic Linux commands" https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-default-linux-commands-alternatives/ [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I replaced default Linux commands with these 5 alternatives, and I should have sooner [05:02] TR News "Don't be afraid, Linux is easier than it seems." https://www.howtogeek.com/my-laptop-couldnt-upgrade-to-windows-11-so-i-switched-to-linux/ [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | My Laptop Couldn't Upgrade to Windows 11, So I Switched to Linux [05:02] TR News "Make the system yours." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-i-install-on-every-new-pc/ [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 7 Linux Apps I Install on Every New PC [05:03] TR News I Ditched Google Keep for This Self-Hosted Note-Taking App https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ditched-google-keep-for-this-self-hosted-note-taking-app/ [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I Ditched Google Keep for This Self-Hosted Note-Taking App [05:04] TR News ChromeOS Doesn't Support DVD PlaybackWhy? https://www.howtogeek.com/chromeos-doesnt-support-dvd-playback-why/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | ChromeOS Doesn't Support DVD PlaybackWhy? [05:04] TR News "Once you go KDE Plasma, you can't ever go back." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-kde-plasma-features-that-completely-changed-how-i-use-my-pc/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 Linux KDE Plasma Features that Completely Changed How I Use My PC [05:05] TR News Give Your Self-Hosted Services Local Domain Names With This Pi-hole Trick https://www.howtogeek.com/give-your-self-hosted-services-local-domain-names-with-this-pi-hole-trick/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Give Your Self-Hosted Services Local Domain Names With This Pi-hole Trick [05:06] TR News One Year in With My Kubuntu Laptop, Here's What I've Learned https://www.howtogeek.com/one-year-in-with-my-kubuntu-laptop-heres-what-i-learned/ [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | One Year in With My Kubuntu Laptop, Here's What I've Learned [05:07] TR News Home Assistant Is the Answer to Your Smart Home's Biggest Issues https://www.howtogeek.com/home-assistant-is-the-answer-to-your-smart-homes-biggest-issues/ [05:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Home Assistant Is the Answer to Your Smart Home's Biggest Issues [05:08] TR News "This distro from the RHEL world promises long term support with the latest in atomic desktop development." https://www.howtogeek.com/heliumos-10-released/ [05:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Immutable Linux Distro HeliumOS Just Released an Update [05:08] TR News "Because it's hard to daily a Librem 5." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-best-android-phone-brands-for-linux-lovers/ [05:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The 4 Best Android Phone Brands for Linux Lovers [05:09] TR News Why 2.5Gb/s Networking Is the Sweet Spot for Your Homelab https://www.howtogeek.com/why-25gbs-networking-is-the-sweet-spot-for-your-homelab/ [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why 2.5Gb/s Networking Is the Sweet Spot for Your Homelab [05:10] TR News The ls Command: 11 Most Useful Flags for Finding What You Need https://www.howtogeek.com/the-most-useful-ls-flags-for-finding-what-you-need/ [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 11 Most Useful ls Command Flags [05:11] TR News "It's time to turn your computer into a digital fortress." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-will-level-up-your-online-privacy-and-security/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 5 Linux Distros Will Level Up Your Online Privacy and Security [05:12] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/today_s_howtos.gmi [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [05:14] TR News (NEW): BSD and GNU/Linux on USB, Laptop With Kubuntu, and ChromeOS Limitations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/BSD_and_GNU_Linux_on_USB_Laptop_With_Kubuntu_and_ChromeOS_Limit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/BSD_and_GNU_Linux_on_USB_Laptop_With_Kubuntu_and_ChromeOS_Limit.gmi [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD and GNU/Linux on USB, Laptop With Kubuntu, and ChromeOS Limitations [05:14] TR News (NEW): Self-Hosting, Homelab, and Home Assistant https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Self_Hosting_Homelab_and_Home_Assistant.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Self_Hosting_Homelab_and_Home_Assistant.gmi [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Self-Hosting, Homelab, and Home Assistant [05:23] TR News "Fastfetch, the tool beloved by Linux enthusiasts for showcasing a sleek summary of system information right in the terminal, has just launched its latest update: version 2.49." https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-49-system-information-tool-brings-enhanced-gpu-detection/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Fastfetch 2.49 System Information Tool Brings Enhanced GPU Detection [05:24] TR News "Immich 1.137 lands with breaking changes, major bug fixes, new beta timeline improvements, and custom shared link support." https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-137-photo-and-video-backup-arrives-with-breaking-changes/ [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Immich 1.137 Photo and Video Backup Arrives with Breaking Changes [05:28] TR News (NEW): IceWM 3.8.2 Window Manager Brings New Icesh Actions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/IceWM_3_8_2_Window_Manager_Brings_New_Icesh_Actions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/IceWM_3_8_2_Window_Manager_Brings_New_Icesh_Actions.gmi [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IceWM 3.8.2 Window Manager Brings New Icesh Actions [05:44] TR News Techrights Protecting GNU/Linux-Centric Journalism From Serial Sloppers https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Protecting_GNU_Linux_Centric_Journalism_From_Serial_Sloppers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Protecting_GNU_Linux_Centric_Journalism_From_Serial_Sloppers.gmi [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Protecting GNU/Linux-Centric Journalism From Serial Sloppers [05:47] TR News Windows collapsing in Paraguay https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/paraguay/#monthly-200902-202508 [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Paraguay | Statcounter Global Stats [05:49] TR News Mexico: GNU/Linux up to almost 4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/mexico/#monthly-200902-202508 [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Mexico | Statcounter Global Stats [05:50] TR News Windows down sharply in Panama https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/panama/#monthly-200902-202508 [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Panama | Statcounter Global Stats ● Aug 04 [06:03] TR News Techrights In Spain, Microsoft's Search Engine Market Share Fell to 2% https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/In_Spain_Microsoft_s_Search_Engine_Market_Share_Fell_to_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/In_Spain_Microsoft_s_Search_Engine_Market_Share_Fell_to_2.gmi [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Spain, Microsoft's Search Engine Market Share Fell to 2% [06:04] TR News "With two pirate site blocking bills under discussion in the U.S., and a third expected in the weeks ahead, a key statistic seems to be shrinking. During 2024 it was claimed that site blocking is a common tool in ~60 countries" https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-anti-piracy-bills-see-democracy-shrink-blocking-country-claims-250803/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-U.S. Anti-Piracy Bills See Headline Blocking Claim Squeezed By Democracy * TorrentFreak [06:05] TR News "Someone recently sent me an interesting article about how a more recent syndication package of the famous old sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati has all different music than the original showing sometimes even dubbing over dialog in the show to match the music." https://www.techdirt.com/2003/10/19/tv-shows-on-dvd-change-music-to-avoid-licensing-issues/ | Source: Techdirt [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TV Shows On DVD Change Music To Avoid Licensing Issues | Techdirt [06:05] TR News "WKRP in Cincinnati aired from 1978 to 1982 and was set in a flagging Ohio radio station trying to reinvent itself with rock music." https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2025-08-03/popular-1980s-actor-loni-anderson-of-the-hit-tv-series-wkrp-in-cincinnati-has-died | Source: US News And World Report [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2025-08-03/popular-1980s-actor-loni-anderson-of-the-hit-tv-series-wkrp-in-cincinnati-has-died ) [06:05] TR News "China's IPv6 adoption takes a decent leap forward" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/asia_in_brief/ | Source: The Register UK [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | China's IPv6 adoption takes a decent leap forward The Register [06:06] TR News "Utah's annual Native American Summit convened at Utah Valley University on Friday." https://www.ksl.com/article/51354982/utahs-native-american-summit-bringing-the-states-tribes-together- | Source: Deseret Media [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Utah's Native American Summit: Bringing the state's tribes together | KSL.com [06:06] TR News "These efforts are probably delaying the species extinction. But, to the members of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, theyre far from ideal." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-century-adult-winter-run-chinook-salmon-are-swimming-in-californias-mccloud-river-180987092/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-century-adult-winter-run-chinook-salmon-are-swimming-in-californias-mccloud-river-180987092/ ) [06:06] TR News "The Ministry of Justice specifically set up the homicide prediction project with ethnicity as a data type. They knew what results they wanted." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/03/uk-ai-action-plan-for-justice-a-magic-infallible-ai-precrime-detector/ | Source: Pivot to AI [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | UK AI Action Plan for Justice a magic infallible AI pre-crime detector! Pivot to AI [06:07] TR News "In hindsight, this period probably reached its apex at some point in 2014 to 2015" https://annehelen.substack.com/p/an-obituary-for-reading-the-internet | Source: Anne Helen Petersen [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-annehelen.substack.com | An Obituary for Reading the Internet [06:08] TR News "The freeze can be imposed in urgent cases with the approval of both the head of the investigative body and a supervising prosecutor. Authorities are then required to file a formal petition with a court within the 10-day window." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/putin-signs-law-allowing-police-to-freeze-bank-accounts-without-court-orders-a90064 | Source: The Moscow Times [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Putin Signs Law Allowing Police to Freeze Bank Accounts Without Court Orders - The Moscow Times [06:08] TR News "At the same time, the Kremlin is building out a domestic ecosystem of easily monitored and censored Russian alternatives to Western tech products. That includes a new state-sanctioned messaging service, MAX, which will come preinstalled by law on all new smartphones sold in Russia starting in September." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html | Source: New York Times [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html ) [06:09] TR News "Boris Dobrodeev, 34, is the son of Oleg Dobrodeev, head of the state-owned media conglomerate VGTRK." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/former-vk-chief-takes-over-russian-gaming-studio-behind-world-of-tanks-a90056 | Source: The Moscow Times [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Former VK Chief Takes Over Russian Gaming Studio Behind World of Tanks - The Moscow Times [06:09] TR News "Microsoft has stopped naming its competitors in its annual report, ending a 30-year-long practice." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-breaks-from-30-year-tradition-of-naming-rivals-in-filings/articleshow/123074898.cms | Source: India Times [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Microsoft breaks from 30-year tradition of naming rivals in filings - The Economic Times [06:10] TR News "The kid (he couldnt have been more than 15) to whom I spoke took me back to the shop where I kinda got a blank look from the guy in the shop." https://darthmall.net/2025/that-time-i-couldnt-change-a-fucking-bike-tire/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-darthmall.net | That Time I Couldnt Change a Fucking Bike Tire - Evan Sheehan [06:10] TR News "In Germany, at least 8,000 people go to jail each year for failing to pay public transit tickets. The relevant part of the criminal code was introduced under the Nazis yet is still routinely used to imprison mostly poor non-payers." https://jacobin.com/2025/08/germany-nazi-law-public-transportation/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | A Nazi-Era Law Still Lands Poor People in Jail in Germany [06:11] TR News "The Kongra Star statement on Sunday includes the following: [...]" https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/kongra-star-we-ll-exert-all-our-efforts-to-rescue-the-missing-girls-and-women-taken-captive-by-isis-80602 | Source: ANF News [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Kongra Star: We'll exert all our efforts to rescue the missing girls and women taken captive by ISIS [06:11] TR News "Although some international institutions and states have recognized these attacks as genocide, the international public has yet to form a comprehensive and binding recognition of it." https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/dem-party-calls-for-recognition-of-the-yazidi-genocide-80599 | Source: ANF News [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | DEM Party calls for recognition of the Yazidi genocide [06:12] TR News "Thats why the US State Department recently sanctioned them for funding and supporting terrorism and inculcating violent jihad into their population" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/03/hamas-no-peace-israel-gaza-war-palestinian/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/03/hamas-no-peace-israel-gaza-war-palestinian/ ) [06:12] TR News "Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a grim milestone that has me pondering the nature of time, memory and hope." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/03/its-been-80-years-since-the-atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-time-to-raise-some-l/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/03/its-been-80-years-since-the-atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-time-to-raise-some-l/ ) [06:13] TR News "online age verification spreads" https://www.cbc.ca/news/online-safety-act-privacy-1.7598113 | Source: CBC [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | 'Can I see some ID?' As online age verification spreads, so do privacy concerns | CBC News [06:14] TR News "begun to see glimpses of our AI systems improving themselves" [sic] https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-self-improving-ai | Source: Futurism [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Zuckerberg Says Meta Is Now Seeing Signs of Advanced AI Improving Itself [06:14] TR News "when computers are present" https://blog.avas.space/false-expectations/ | Source: Ava [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | false expectations | ava's blog [06:44] TR News Techrights "For Five decades; For freedoms; For all users" (Original EMACS Turns 50 Next Year) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/For_Five_decades_For_freedoms_For_all_users_Original_EMACS_Turn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/For_Five_decades_For_freedoms_For_all_users_Original_EMACS_Turn.gmi [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "For Five decades; For freedoms; For all users" (Original EMACS Turns 50 Next Year) [06:54] TR News Techrights Groklaw Static Site Relaunches With New Theme, But Many Pages and All the Comments Are Missing https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Groklaw_Static_Site_Relaunches_With_New_Theme_But_Many_Pages_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Groklaw_Static_Site_Relaunches_With_New_Theme_But_Many_Pages_an.gmi [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Groklaw Static Site Relaunches With New Theme, But Many Pages and All the Comments Are Missing [06:56] TR News "ATNS said the system failure on Friday a busy day for the airport was affecting air traffic control operations, specifically the flight plan management system. Update: The problem was resolved at 5pm." https://techcentral.co.za/atc-system-failure-or-tambo-airport/267832/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | System failure hits South Africa's busiest airport - TechCentral [06:56] TR News "The article goes on to highlight that the problem is not new to Substack. The silent problem is that publications on there who are now "stuck" be it for fiscal reasons or for reach are passively becoming okay with this." https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2025/destacked/ | Source: Jacky Alcin [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jacky.wtf | Destacked: Why I Avoid Substack As Much as Possible - Jacky Alcin [06:56] TR News "Fortunately, there's a way to bring back the personality and charm that custom icon shapes add to macOS. This post shows how to do it both as a macOS user and as an app developer." https://simonbs.dev/posts/how-to-bring-back-oddly-shaped-app-icons-on-macos-26-tahoe/ | [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonbs.dev | How To Bring Back Oddly Shaped App Icons in macOS 26 Tahoe [06:56] TR News "I like the Power ISA very much, but there's nothing architecturally obvious to say that the next natural step from the Motorola 68000" https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-real-powerbook-macintosh-application.html | Source: Old VCR [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oldvcr.blogspot.com | Old Vintage Computing Research: A real PowerBook: the Macintosh Application Environment on a PA-RISC laptop [06:57] TR News "Everyone, regardless of their initial position, must fully commit to implementing the chosen direction. This means actively working toward the success of the decision, not just grudgingly complying." https://code.dblock.org/2025/08/03/how-to-disagree-and-commit-like-switzerland.html | Source: Daniel Doubrovkine [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Disagree and Commit like Switzerland code.dblock.org | tech blog [06:58] TR News "The success of Coachella and any music festival, for that matter is not accidental. Behind the smooth transition between 150+ artists across multiple stages is the complex orchestration of timing, resources, and coordination." https://thenewstack.io/it-orchestration-is-the-secret-behind-smooth-scalable-it-operations/ | Source: The New Stack [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | IT Orchestration Is the Secret Behind Smooth, Scalable IT Operations - The New Stack [06:58] TR News "Thankfully outside of a small delay our flight made it home without much fuss which was way better than my flight out there." https://connortumbleson.com/2025/08/04/travel-blog-denver-co/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-connortumbleson.com | Travel Blog: Denver, CO [06:59] TR News "Mathematicians have had some success with the second step, proving that its possible to derive a macroscopic model of a gas from a mesoscopic one in various settings. But they couldnt resolve the first step, leaving the chain of logic incomplete." https://www.wired.com/story/efforts-to-ground-physics-in-math-are-opening-the-secrets-of-time/ | Source: Wired [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Efforts to Ground Physics in Math Are Opening the Secrets of Time | WIRED [06:59] TR News "As the JIF is based on a narrow two-year window, it favours faster moving research fields (e.g., molecular biology) over slower moving fields (e.g., mathematics), as such fields tend to have a higher proportion of citations to recent (12-year-old) publications [11]." https://www.internationalscienceediting.com/journal-impact-factor/ | [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internationalscienceediting.com | China to end the reign of the impact factor? - International Science Editing [06:59] TR News "The most valuable 14 seconds in Australian aerospace history happened last month, while the most expensive corporate rivalry ever fought in orbit just turned 40." https://hey.paris/posts/spacenews/03072025/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Space News, August 2025 | hey.paris ● Aug 04 [07:00] TR News "paint with fire" https://www.dw.com/en/detroits-pewabic-pottery-takes-a-road-less-traveled/a-73408955 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pewabic Pottery: Still handcrafted in Detroit DW 08/01/2025 [07:02] TR News "Blaugust has started with a bang again and we have over 100 participants blogging this year and more are still joining. Its a lovely community for sure." https://hamatti.org/posts/find-new-blogs-to-follow-from-this-years-blaugust-participants/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Find new blogs to follow from this years Blaugust participants : Juha-Matti Santala [07:02] TR News "Unless the courts rule Trumps tariffs illegal which they clearly are, but I fully expect the Supreme Court to uphold them anyway Smoot-Hawley 2.0 is the new normal." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-smoot-hawley-20 | Source: Paul Krugman [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Economics of Smoot-Hawley 2.0, Part I - Paul Krugman [07:02] TR News "The right amount is the best." https://birming.com/2025/08/03/the-balance-of-just-enough/ | Source: Robert Birming [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The balance of just enough | Robert Birming [07:03] TR News "This post connects the service level terminology to a visual representation that allows getting to meaningful SLIs and setting reasonable SLOs." https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/service-level-assessment-graph | Source: Alex Ewerlf [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.alexewerlof.com | Service Level Assessment Graph - Alex Ewerlf Notes [07:03] TR News "I keep wanting to make a more substantial website redesign, but I keep getting busy with other things, or just distracted, or playing videogames and stuff like that. Oh well, one day inspiration will strike, Im sure." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/small-website-updates/ | Source: Joel Chrono [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Small website updates [07:04] TR News "Released in April 1988, Even Worse was Yankovics fifth studio album. The albums title and cover art were direct parodies of Jacksons Bad. The cover featured Yankovic in a similar pose and outfit, with the title Even Worse printed in a font that mimicked the Bad logo." https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/bad-even-worse.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vintag.es | Weird Al Yankovics Even Worse Album on Sale Next to Michael Jacksons Bad Album ~ Vintage Everyday [07:05] TR News "Kim Crawley of StopGenAI.com talks to us about gaming, teaching, communicative trust, labour law, hacking, socialism" https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/stopgenai.mp3 | Source: The Cyber Show [07:06] TR News "the implementation doesn't work" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/how-the-uk-killed-privacy-the-online:9 [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | How the UK KILLED Privacy: The Online Safety Act Nightmare [07:06] TR News "This Adult Toy Company Had a Bug That Leaked User Data" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/this-adult-toy-company-had-a-bug-that:e [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | This Adult Toy Company Had a Bug That Leaked User Data [07:07] TR News "Trump Is Very Mad at Charlamagne Tha God for Talking About Epstein" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-charlamagne-tha-god-epstein-1235399362/ [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Is Very Mad at Charlamagne Tha God for Talking About Epstein [07:07] TR News "Night vision goggles may have hampered pilots before DC crash: Experts" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/08/01/night-vision-goggles-may-have-hampered-pilots-before-dc-crash-experts/ [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | Night vision goggles may have hampered pilots before DC crash: Experts [07:07] TR News "An Arab light on a Hamas-free Gaza" https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0801/An-Arab-light-on-a-Hamas-free-Gaza [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Arab light on a Hamas-free Gaza - CSMonitor.com [07:07] TR News "American Fools and the Price of Epistemic Collapse" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/american-fools-and-the-price-of-epistemic [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | American Fools and the Price of Epistemic Collapse [07:08] TR News "In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/in-a-desperate-bid-to-survive-his-latest-fuck-up-fbi-director-kash-patel-desperately-clings-to-propaganda/ [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda - emptywheel [07:08] TR News "Were updating our plans for goo.gl links." https://blog.google/technology/developers/googl-link-shortening-update/ proprietary AND/OR surveillance? [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.google | Were updating our plans for goo.gl links. [07:08] TR News "The Sun Is Rising - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-sun-is-rising-fe2 [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Sun Is Rising - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [07:09] TR News "But don't be fooled! The TPM 2.0 hardware requirement for Windows 11 still stands." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2860679/microsoft-offers-mysterious-windows-11-upgrade-on-incompatible-pcs.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/06/is-microsoft-trying-to-commit-.html [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft offers mysterious Windows 11 upgrade on incompatible PCs | PCWorld [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.antipope.org | Is Microsoft trying to commit suicide? - Charlie's Diary [07:09] TR News "The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is a Stain on Both Parties" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/epstein-scandal-trump-clinton-bipartisanship/ [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is a Stain on Both Parties [07:09] TR News Tasteless garbage? "Rod Stewart's Ozzy Tribute Features AI Selfies with Dead Artists" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/03/rod-stewart-ozzy-tribute-ai-selfies/ [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/03/rod-stewart-ozzy-tribute-ai-selfies/ ) [07:14] TR News Techrights Links 04/08/2025: 80 Years Since Last Nuclear War, IPv6 in China https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Links_04_08_2025_80_Years_Since_Last_Nuclear_War_IPv6_in_China.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Links_04_08_2025_80_Years_Since_Last_Nuclear_War_IPv6_in_China.gmi [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/08/2025: 80 Years Since Last Nuclear War, IPv6 in China [07:16] TR News (NEW): Announcing Incus 6.15 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Announcing_Incus_6_15.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Announcing_Incus_6_15.gmi [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Announcing Incus 6.15 [07:19] TR News (NEW): Review: Expirion 6.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Review_Expirion_6_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Review_Expirion_6_0.gmi [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: Expirion 6.0 [07:21] TR News (NEW): postmarketOS in 2025-07: Fairphone 6, apk3, /usr merge, immutable, new plasma camera https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/postmarketOS_in_2025_07_Fairphone_6_apk3_usr_merge_immutable_ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/postmarketOS_in_2025_07_Fairphone_6_apk3_usr_merge_immutable_ne.gmi [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines postmarketOS in 2025-07: Fairphone 6, apk3, /usr merge, immutable, new plasma camera [07:24] TR News When the "consultants" are as worthless as LLM slop? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1p1w9v7 [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1p1w9v7 ) [07:25] TR News "They need to use AI to replace management, AI couldn't do any worse of a job than AK and Ginni have done, and it works 24x7x365 and for a lot less. Ginni didn't even know what "the Cloud" was." [07:25] TR News "I can't think of a more worthy company for AI to replace human consultants. Finally, their years of boilerplate BS advice will be revealed. Hopefully, they'll join IBM in the FADE AWAY section of the business world." [07:26] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:26] TR News excellent article and insight into Buck Rodgers and IBM history. A real pity that IBM has devolved into a dark place with no humanity and nothing positive for the future. Sadly, the good times are not coming back. Greed destroys everything, including once great companies. [07:29] TR News Newelle, a Virtual Assistant for GNOME, Hits Version 1.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/newelle-ai-assistant-ubuntu-linux-desktop [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Newelle, a 'Virtual Assistant' for GNOME, Hits Version 1.0 - OMG! Ubuntu [07:30] TR News (NEW): Newelle, a Virtual Assistant for GNOME, Hits Version 1.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Newelle_a_Virtual_Assistant_for_GNOME_Hits_Version_1_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Newelle_a_Virtual_Assistant_for_GNOME_Hits_Version_1_0.gmi [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Newelle, a Virtual Assistant for GNOME, Hits Version 1.0 [07:30] TR News Linux App Release Roundup (July 2025) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/linux-app-release-roundup-july-2025 [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Linux App Release Roundup (July 2025) - OMG! Ubuntu [07:48] TR News (NEW): [HThese 5 Linux distros were built specifically to keep data safe from prying eyes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/_HThese_5_Linux_distros_were_built_specifically_to_keep_data_sa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/_HThese_5_Linux_distros_were_built_specifically_to_keep_data_sa.gmi [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines [HThese 5 Linux distros were built specifically to keep data safe from prying eyes [07:51] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Stock is Like a Religion, Microsoft Goes Into 'Hiding' (From Shareholders) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsoft_s_Stock_is_Like_a_Religion_Microsoft_Goes_Into_Hiding.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsoft_s_Stock_is_Like_a_Religion_Microsoft_Goes_Into_Hiding.gmi [07:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Stock is Like a Religion, Microsoft Goes Into 'Hiding' (From Shareholders) [07:55] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:56] TR News "This year marked the 40th anniversary of the IOCCC." https://www.ioccc.org/2024/index.html | Source: IOCCC [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ioccc.org | 2024 - The 28th IOCCC [07:57] TR News "No matter which language youre writing your service in" https://rednafi.com/go/gateway_pattern/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Gateway pattern for external service calls | Redowan's Reflections [07:57] TR News "In this post, I want to compare the different zero-code OpenTelemetry approaches on the JVM, covering the most widespread: [...]" https://blog.frankel.ch/opentelemetry-tracing-jvm/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.frankel.ch | OpenTelemetry Tracing on the JVM [07:58] TR News "But Trumps 1 August tariffs, which compensate for tax cuts in the aforementioned bill" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/global-modeling-with-automated-ml-impact-of-one-big-beautiful-bill-on-big-tech/ | Source: Rlang [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Global Modeling with Automated ML: Impact of One Big Beautiful Bill on Big Tech | R-bloggers [07:58] TR News "What really separates Dia is the AI." [sic] https://molodtsov.me/2025/08/i-cant-stop-using-dia-browser/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-molodtsov.me | I Can't Stop Using Dia Browser ● Aug 04 [08:00] TR News "ImageMagick is perhaps best known as an indispensible graphics library for writing software, such as with PerlMagick. But I also use their shell tools extensively for batch processing images at work, and even for this blog. For decades now Ive used it like this: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/imagemagick-accepts-percentages/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: ImageMagick accepts percentages [08:01] TR News "Immich, an open-source self-hosted photo and video backup solution, has just released version 1.137. First things first: there are breaking changes in this release, but they wont affect everyone. If youre already running Immich 1.132 or newer, youre goodno action needed. https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-137-photo-and-video-backup-arrives-with-breaking-changes/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Immich 1.137 Photo and Video Backup Arrives with Breaking Changes [08:02] TR News "Out of all the tech hype cycles and trends over the last decade, this one is genuinely useful." https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/08/04/3d-printing/ | Source: Herman unapuu [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ounapuu.ee | 3D printing is pretty darn cool, actually :: ./techtipsy [08:02] TR News "The firmware in my RAMCHECK is very old, there were many updates since then." https://linuxjedi.co.uk/upgrading-the-ram-detective-a-firmware-adventure-with-ramcheck/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxjedi.co.uk | Upgrading the RAM Detective: A Firmware Adventure with RAMCHECK - LinuxJedi's /dev/null [08:03] TR News "Modos Tech has announced the Modos Paper Monitor, a 13.3inch openhardware eink display designed for realtime use. Unlike traditional epaper, it supports refresh rates of 60 to 75Hz with sub100ms latency, enabling smooth interaction and multiple image modes." https://linuxgizmos.com/modos-paper-monitor-brings-high-speed-e-paper-to-developers/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/modos-paper-monitor-brings-high-speed-e-paper-to-developers/ ) [08:04] TR News "[...] This week the world will welcome a new Debian release - Debian 13 "Trixie" " https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250804 | Source: Distro Watch [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250804 ) [08:04] TR News "Well, its been about a year since I published that post." https://www.rugu.dev/en/blog/leaving-nixos/ | Source: Uur Erdem Seyfi [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rugu.dev | Why I'm Leaving NixOS After a Year? | rugu [08:04] TR News "IceWM, a lightweight window manager for X Window System, favored for its minimal resource usage and high configurability, has rolled out its second update in the 3.8 series, version 3.8.2." https://linuxiac.com/icewm-3-8-2-window-manager-brings-new-icesh-actions/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | IceWM 3.8.2 Window Manager Brings New Icesh Actions [08:10] TR News It Looks Like Managers at Oracle Now Use LLM Slop to Write Blog Posts https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/It_Looks_Like_Managers_at_Oracle_Now_Use_LLM_Slop_to_Write_Blog.shtml [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Looks Like Managers at Oracle Now Use LLM Slop to Write Blog Posts [08:10] TR News Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Actually_in_Trouble_Microsofters_Unable_to_Obey_Judge.shtml [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders [08:10] TR News When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/When_Almost_One_Man_Operations_Are_Disguised_as_Medium_Sized_Co.shtml [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies [08:10] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Windows_Market_Share_Measured_Around_2_7_in_Iraq_Plun.shtml [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia [08:11] TR News Slop Will Not Change the World https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Slop_Will_Not_Change_the_World.shtml [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Will Not Change the World [08:11] TR News 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 [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Borrows 3 Billion Dollars Per Month, a Company Truly Worth Trillions Would Not Do This [08:11] TR News 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 [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a Billionaires' Lobby [08:11] TR News Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml Bitcoin v Microsoft [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme [08:13] TR News They are governed by a well-connected criminal https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/07/tension-between-anti-democratic-ecb-and-staff-committee-grows/ [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brusselssignal.eu | Tension between anti-democratic ECB and staff committee grows [08:16] TR News StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/StopGenAI_in_the_Cyber_Show_C_S.shtml [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S) [08:16] TR News Microsoft backdoored 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 [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Morocco and Algeria [08:16] TR News 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 [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Efficiency is Good, So Why Won't Governments Cull LLM Companies Using Stronger, Stringent Policies? [08:16] TR News Social Control Media is Out of Style https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Social_Control_Media_is_Out_of_Style.shtml [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social Control Media is Out of Style [08:17] TR News Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Doing_a_Better_Job_at_Labelling_Slop_Images.shtml [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images [08:17] TR News 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 [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What the Free Software Foundation Started Four Decades Ago is Becoming Mainstream [08:17] TR News OED: Supreme Court Petition Challenges USPTOs Moral Character Standards https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/challenges-character-standards.html [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | OED: Supreme Court Petition Challenges USPTO's Moral Character Standards [08:18] TR News In The United Kingdom (UK), Abusive Monopolist 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 [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In The United Kingdom (UK), Microsoft Search (Bing) Falls to All-Time Low [08:19] TR News "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 [08:19] -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" [08:19] TR News Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Online_Safety_Act_Tries_to_Accomplish_the_Impossible.shtml [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible [08:19] TR News Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Next_Month_New_Techrights_Turns_Two.shtml [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two [08:19] TR News They Tell Us That "Clown Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/They_Tell_Us_That_Cloud_Storage_is_Safe_and_Robust_to_Incidents.shtml [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Tell Us That "Cloud Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires [08:20] TR News Should art be patriotic? Artist pulls her Smithsonian show, citing censorship. https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2025/0802/amy-sherald-smithsonian-censorship-trump [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Artist Amy Sherald cancels her Smithsonian show amid debate on censorship - CSMonitor.com [08:21] TR News June/July in KDE Itinerary https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/08/02/kde-itinerary-june-july-2025.html [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.volkerkrause.eu | June/July in KDE Itinerary [08:22] TR News Advantech unveils NXP i.MX 95 SMARC 2.2 and OSM Size L system-on-modules https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/04/advantech-unveils-nxp-i-mx-95-smarc-2-2-and-osm-size-l-system-on-modules/ [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Advantech unveils NXP i.MX 95 SMARC 2.2 and OSM Size L system-on-modules - CNX Software [08:23] TR News A Few Things About the Anchor Elements href You Might Not Have Known https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/href-value-possibilities/ [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | A Few Things About the Anchor Elements href You Might Not Have Known - 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Korea in 2027 | The Straits Times [14:30] TR News 80 years on, Korean survivors of World War II atomic bombs still suffer https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/80-years-on-korean-survivors-of-world-war-ii-atomic-bombs-still-suffer [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 80 years on, Korean survivors of World WarII atomic bombs still suffer | The Straits Times [14:30] TR News South Koreans death after 3 straight company drinking sessions ruled work-related https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-death-after-3-consecutive-company-drinking-sessions-ruled-work-related [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreans death after 3 straight company drinking sessions ruled work-related | The Straits Times [14:30] TR News South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-starts-removing-anti-north-korean-loudspeakers-on-border [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border | The Straits Times [14:32] TR News iophk: Infiltrators have outsourced a _*key*_ scripting language to tools under Microsoft control. Note the 404 error: https://perlweekly.com/archive/732.html [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://perlweekly.com/archive/732.html ) [14:38] TR News Kuala Lumpur to host Thailand-Cambodia border talks from Aug 4 to 7 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kuala-lumpur-to-host-thailand-cambodia-border-talks [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Kuala Lumpur to host Thailand-Cambodia border talks from Aug 4 to 7 | The Straits Times [14:39] TR News No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees Travel https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/asia/china-passports-civil-servants.html [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/asia/china-passports-civil-servants.html ) [14:39] TR News Whats It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/malaysia-solar-china.html [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/malaysia-solar-china.html ) [14:39] TR News N. Koreas Kim orders freight station construction near China border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-koreas-kim-orders-freight-station-construction-near-china-border [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | N. Koreas Kim orders freight station construction near China border | The Straits Times [14:41] TR News China renews alerts for rainstorms, high temperature https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-renews-alerts-for-rainstorms-high-temperature [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China renews alerts for rainstorms, high temperature | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News China can buy Nvidia H20 chips again, but its not all good news https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-can-buy-nvidia-h20-chips-again-but-its-not-all-good-news [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China can buy Nvidia H20 chips again, but its not all good news | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News Chinas small workshops are hurting, but Convicted Felons tariffs are only one reason https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-small-workshops-are-hurting-but-trumps-tariffs-are-only-one-reason [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas small workshops are hurting, but Trumps tariffs are only one reason | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-indian-navies-begin-first-joint-south-china-sea-patrols [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols | The Straits Times [14:43] TR News Hong Kong records first imported case of chikungunya fever after outbreak in mainland China https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/04/hong-kong-records-first-imported-case-of-chikungunya-fever-after-outbreak-in-mainland-china/ [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong records first imported case of chikungunya fever after outbreak in mainland China [14:45] TR News "Fermenter" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/a-diy-fermenter-for-flavorful-brews/ | Source: Hackaday [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A DIY Fermenter For Flavorful Brews | Hackaday [14:45] TR News Rebuilt Batteries For The Cutest Clamshell At The Cafe https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/rebuilt-batteries-for-the-cutest-clamshell-at-the-cafe/ | Source: Hackaday [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rebuilt Batteries For The Cutest Clamshell At The Cafe | Hackaday [14:45] TR News People With a Home by The Ocean Live Longer And We Don't Know Why https://www.sciencealert.com/people-with-a-home-by-the-ocean-live-longer-and-we-dont-know-why [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-People With a Home by The Ocean Live Longer And We Don't Know Why : ScienceAlert [14:46] TR News Or maybe rich people live in longer and only rich people can afford seaside homes? [14:46] TR News Barebones Alternative To The Guitar Version https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/keyboard-hero-a-barebones-alternative-to-the-guitar-version/ | Source: Hackaday [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Keyboard Hero: A Barebones Alternative To The Guitar Version | Hackaday [14:46] TR News The 'Fibermaxxing' Wellness Trend May Pose Health Risks. Here's Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-fibermaxxing-wellness-trend-may-pose-health-risks-heres-why [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 'Fibermaxxing' Wellness Trend May Pose Health Risks. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert [14:47] TR News The Viral 'Kettlebell Challenge' Could Be Harmful. Do This Instead. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-viral-kettlebell-challenge-could-be-harmful-do-this-instead [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Viral 'Kettlebell Challenge' Could Be Harmful. Do This Instead. : ScienceAlert [14:47] TR News Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than You Would Ever Believe https://www.sciencealert.com/lightning-kills-way-more-trees-than-you-would-ever-believe [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lightning Kills Way More Trees Than You Would Ever Believe : ScienceAlert [14:48] TR News Up to 1 in 5 Americans Think They're Allergic to Penicillin. Most Aren't. https://www.sciencealert.com/up-to-1-in-5-americans-think-theyre-allergic-to-penicillin-most-arent [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Up to 1 in 5 Americans Think They're Allergic to Penicillin. Most Aren't. : ScienceAlert [14:48] TR News The Mere Sight of a Sick Person Can Trigger Our Immune System https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mere-sight-of-a-sick-person-can-trigger-our-immune-system [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Mere Sight of a Sick Person Can Trigger Our Immune System : ScienceAlert [14:48] TR News Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars https://www.sciencealert.com/project-reveals-mindblowing-designs-for-shipping-humans-to-the-stars [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars : ScienceAlert [14:49] TR News Daiki Ueno: Optimizing CI resource usage in upstream projects https://blogs.gnome.org/dueno/optimizing-ci-resource-usage-in-upstream-projects/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Optimizing CI resource usage in upstream projects Daiki Ueno [14:50] TR News Japan ready to compile extra budget to cushion US tariff blow, PM Ishiba says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-ready-to-compile-extra-budget-to-cushion-us-tariff-blow-pm-ishiba-says [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan ready to compile extra budget to cushion US tariff blow, PM Ishiba says | The Straits Times [14:51] TR News Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/southern-taiwan-lashed-by-torrential-rain-four-dead-more-than-5900-evacuated [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Torrential rain lashes southern Taiwan, leaving five dead and over 5,900 evacuated | The Straits Times [14:52] TR News Introducing pkgctl license https://devblog.archlinux.page/2025/pkgctl-license/ [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-devblog.archlinux.page | Introducing pkgctl license | Arch Linux Dev Blog [14:53] TR News ZapZap WhatsApp Desktop for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/zapzap-whatsapp-desktop-linux/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ZapZap - WhatsApp Desktop for Linux - LinuxLinks [14:53] TR News Table Habit establish and track your own micro habit https://www.linuxlinks.com/table-habit-establish-track-micro-habit/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Table Habit - establish and track your own micro habit - LinuxLinks [14:53] TR News Specifically Clementines grocery list app https://www.linuxlinks.com/specifically-clementines-grocery-list-app/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Specifically Clementines - grocery list app - LinuxLinks [14:53] TR News Radon computes various metrics from Python code https://www.linuxlinks.com/radon-computes-various-metrics-python-code/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Radon - computes various metrics from Python code - LinuxLinks [14:53] TR News Bustle visualize D-Bus activity https://www.linuxlinks.com/bustle-visualize-d-bus-activity/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bustle - visualize D-Bus activity - LinuxLinks [14:54] TR News Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Video_The_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_as_Seen_by_RMS_in.shtml [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 [14:58] TR News 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 [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption Reaches All-Time Highs in Chile, statCounter Indicates [14:58] TR News 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 [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brittany Day Entered LLM Slop Into LinuxSecurity.com and Something Hilarious Happened: The Site is "Exploited" ● Aug 04 [15:07] TR News 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 [15:07] -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" [15:08] TR News Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, backdoored Windows at New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Maldives_GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_Windows_at_New_Lows.shtml [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, Windows at New Lows [15:09] TR News 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 [15:09] -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) [15:10] TR News GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Oman.shtml [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman [15:11] TR News Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new GNU/Linux support retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designation in favor of 'Family 18' https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-prepares-for-nova-lake-cpus-with-new-linux-support-retiring-20-year-old-family-6-designation-in-favor-of-family-18 [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new Linux support retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designation in favor of 'Family 18' | Tom's Hardware [15:14] TR News Filter journalctl Logs by Service https://linuxhandbook.com/journalctl-service-logs/ [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhandbook.com | Filter journalctl Logs by Service [15:15] TR News How To Install Rancher on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-rancher-almalinux-10/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Rancher on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:20] TR News How To Install Asterisk on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-asterisk-almalinux-10/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Asterisk on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:20] TR News How To Install Ansible on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-ansible-almalinux-10/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Ansible on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:22] TR News How To Install Audacity on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-audacity-almalinux-10/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Audacity on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:22] TR News It's Even Worse Than Abusive Monopolist 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 [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's Even Worse Than Microsoft Lunduke Puts It; GNOME is SLAPPing Journalists [15:22] TR News IBM & Red Bait Taking DEI "Under the Radar" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-and-red-hat-taking-dei-under [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | IBM & Red Hat Taking DEI "Under the Radar" [15:23] TR News SOVIET Web https://lunduke.substack.com/p/asmongold-internet-real-id-is-inevitable [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Asmongold: "Internet Real ID is Inevitable" [15:23] TR News LibreOffice Developer's Hotmail Account Locked After LibreOffice Criticizes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://lunduke.substack.com/p/libreoffice-developers-hotmail-account-d46 [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | LibreOffice Developer's Hotmail Account Locked After LibreOffice Criticizes Microsoft [15:23] TR News India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite Convicted Felons Threats, Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/asia/india-russia-oil-trump-threats.html [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/asia/india-russia-oil-trump-threats.html ) [15:24] TR News Long-Dormant Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html ) [15:24] TR News In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/in-a-desperate-bid-to-survive-his-latest-fuck-up-fbi-director-kash-patel-desperately-clings-to-propaganda/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda - emptywheel [15:25] TR News FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier - emptywheel [15:25] TR News Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately Put More Oil into the Fire https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/days-after-the-fbi-announced-an-investigation-russian-spies-deliberately-put-more-oil-into-the-fire/ [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately "Put More Oil into the Fire" - emptywheel [15:29] TR News MattyDickPics Taibbi Doesnt Like When Charlie Savage Takes Away His Russian Spy Toys https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/03/mattydickpics-taibbi-doesnt-like-when-charlie-savage-takes-away-his-russian-spy-toys/ [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | MattyDickPics Taibbi Doesn't Like When Charlie Savage Takes Away His Russian Spy Toys - emptywheel [15:30] TR News India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Convicted Felon threats, government sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-to-maintain-russian-oil-imports-despite-trump-threats-government-sources-say [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-russia-start-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills In Pacific Amid Strengthening Military Ties https://www.rferl.org/a/military-exercise-japan-taiwan-navy-china-russia-partnership/33491860.html [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills In Pacific Amid Strengthening Military Ties [15:36] TR News China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/03/china-and-russia-start-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan/ [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan [15:37] TR News Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries after massive earthquake strikes Kamchatka Peninsula https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/world-news/russian-volcano-erupts-for-first-time-in-centuries-after-earthquake/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries after earthquake [15:37] TR News Miranda Devine: Russiagate lies are being exposed and everybody is watching, even the Dems https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/opinion/miranda-devine-russiagate-lies-are-being-exposed-and-everybody-is-watching-even-the-dems/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Miranda Devine: Russiagate lies are being exposed -- and everybody is watching, even the Dems [15:38] TR News Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-zelensky.html [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-zelensky.html ) [15:39] TR News At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/at-the-edge-of-life-and-death-in-ukraine [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine | The New Yorker [15:42] TR News Russian and Chinese navies begin joint drills in Sea of Japan https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250803-russian-and-chinese-navies-begin-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ 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https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-pope-s-jubilee-of-youth-ends-with-mass-for-1-million-pilgrims [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-pope-s-jubilee-of-youth-ends-with-mass-for-1-million-pilgrims ) [15:44] TR News Malaysia King will make state visit to Russia for Putin meeting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-king-will-make-state-visit-to-russia-for-putin-meeting [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia King will make state visit to Russia for Putin meeting | The Straits Times [15:44] TR News Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Convicted Felon's Cease-Fire Deadline https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-russia-ukraine-sochi-putin-ceasefire-nuclear/33493157.html [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Trump's Cease-Fire Deadline [15:44] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Envoy Witkoff May Travel To Russia In Coming Week https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-ukraine-russia-witkoff/33493789.html [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Envoy Witkoff Expected In Moscow This Week As Deadline Looms [15:45] TR News The Btrfs Blues | LINUX Unplugged 626 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/626/ [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jupiterbroadcasting.com | The Btrfs Blues | LINUX Unplugged 626 | Jupiter Broadcasting [15:46] TR News mintCast 465 Wont Someone Think Of The Children! https://mintcast.org/465-wont-someone-think-of-the-children/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mintcast.org | 465 Wont Someone Think Of The Children! mintCast [15:47] TR News libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/libinput-1-29-0-released-with-new-tablet-pad-debugging-tool/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool | UbuntuHandbook [15:47] TR News VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-rc1-is-available-for-testing/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing | UbuntuHandbook [15:48] TR News Ufficio Zero Duplica 1.4 is released https://distrowatch.com/ufficiozero [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ufficiozero ) [15:49] TR News openmamba 20250802 is also released https://distrowatch.com/openmamba [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openmamba ) [15:49] TR News And Plop 25.2.1 is released https://distrowatch.com/plop [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/plop ) [15:50] TR News Looking for an Ubuntu Manual? Try This Book https://itsfoss.com/ultimate-ubuntu-handbook-review/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Looking for an Ubuntu Manual? Try This Book [15:51] TR News wget Removed from Ubuntu Server 25.10 Default Install https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | wget Removed from Ubuntu Server 25.10 Default Install - OMG! Ubuntu [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ubuntu Becomes Microsoft GitHub, Based on Decision Made by British Army Officer [15:52] TR News KDE Plasma Adding Auto Day/Night Theme Switching https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/kde-plasma-6-5-auto-change-theme-night [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | KDE Plasma Adding Auto Day/Night Theme Switching - OMG! Ubuntu [15:52] TR News Release of DragonOS Noble_R7 https://distrowatch.com/dragonos [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dragonos ) [15:52] TR News PorteuX 2.2 is released https://distrowatch.com/porteux [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/porteux ) [15:53] TR News NetComm is/was Australian https://rubenerd.com/netcomm-is-was-australian/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: NetComm is/was Australian [15:53] TR News "on a shoestring budget to recover from what was also a difficult year in other ways." https://rubenerd.com/finally-getting-the-new-apartment-sorted/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Finally getting the new apartment sorted [15:54] TR News MocaccinoOS 1.8.4 is released https://distrowatch.com/mocaccinoos [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/mocaccinoos ) [15:54] TR News PikaOS 25.08.03 is released https://distrowatch.com/pikaos [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pikaos ) [15:54] TR News The Top Five For the Week Ending August 1, 2005 https://fossforce.com/2025/08/the-top-five-for-the-week-ending-august-1-2005/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | The Top Five For the Week Ending August 1, 2005 - FOSS Force [15:55] TR News KubeSphere Drops Open for Fauxpen Blames It On Hey Hi (AI) or Something https://fossforce.com/2025/08/kubesphere-drops-open-for-fauxpen-blames-it-on-ai-or-something/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | KubeSphere Drops Open for Fauxpen -- Blames It On AI or Something... [15:55] TR News The pandemic divided the US. Could a full accounting help the nation heal? https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0802/covid-19-pandemic-accountability [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The pandemic divided the US. Could a full accounting help the nation heal? - CSMonitor.com [15:56] TR News ORG, an Islamic front group, twists a law that applies to everything as "Gaza" something https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/human-rights-defenders-raise-concerns-that-online-safety-act-will-lead-to-censorship-of-palestine-protest/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.openrightsgroup.org | Human rights defenders raise concerns that Online Safety Act will lead to censorship of Palestine protest | Open Rights Group [15:57] TR News Don Marti: living with a bigger ad duopoly https://blog.zgp.org/living-with-a-bigger-ad-duopoly/ [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | living with a bigger ad duopoly [15:59] TR News Would ORG also twist the new "online safety" bill as a "jewish conspiracy" or something of that sort? Or only by innuendo? ● Aug 04 [16:00] TR News StreamTuner2 in Easy Excalibur https://bkhome.org/news/202508/streamtuner2-in-easy-excalibur.html [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | StreamTuner2 in Easy Excalibur [16:00] TR News "Enter the ZEReader" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/open-source-flexible-e-reader/ | Source: Hackaday [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open-Source, Flexible E-Reader | Hackaday [16:09] TR News Amnesty International demands justice for 22 killed in Angola fuel protest crackdown https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/amnesty-international-demands-justice-for-22-killed-in-angola-fuel-protest-crackdown/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Amnesty International demands justice for 22 killed in Angola fuel protest crackdown - JURIST - News [16:09] TR News Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-air-strike-on-ruby-mine-hub-kills-13 [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13 | The Straits Times [16:10] TR News Boeing Workers Who Make Fighter Jets Are Set to Strike https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/business/boeing-machinists-st-louis-strike.html [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/business/boeing-machinists-st-louis-strike.html ) [16:12] TR News What Do Convicted Felons Tariff Hikes Mean for Canadas Trade-Dependent Economy? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/canada/what-do-trumps-tariff-hikes-mean-for-canadas-trade-dependent-economy.html [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/canada/what-do-trumps-tariff-hikes-mean-for-canadas-trade-dependent-economy.html ) [16:13] TR News Tobias Bernard: GUADEC 2025 https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2025/08/03/guadec-2025/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | GUADEC 2025 Space and Meaning [16:13] TR News Aigars Mahinovs: Debconf 25 photos http://aigarius.com/blog/2025/08/03/debconf25-photos/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debconf 25 photos | Aigarius Blog [16:14] TR News Experimental support for AF_XDP sockets in NSD https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/04/experimental-support-for-af_xdp-sockets-in-nsd/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Experimental support for AF_XDP sockets in NSD | APNIC Blog [16:15] TR News Hubert Figuire: Dev Log July 2025 https://www.figuiere.net/hub/wlog/dev-log-july-2025/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.figuiere.net | Dev Log July 2025 - Hubert Figuire [16:15] TR News Commodore Corporation BV acquisition completed by fan-led consortium prepare for new retro futurist products with the deal signed, sealed, and paid for ahead of schedule https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-corporation-bv-acquisition-completed-by-fan-led-consortium-prepare-for-new-retro-futurist-products-with-the-deal-signed-sealed-and-paid-for-ahead-of-schedule [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Commodore Corporation BV acquisition completed by fan-led consortium prepare for new retro futurist products with the deal signed, sealed, and paid for ahead of schedule | Tom's Hardware [16:15] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Fumes and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - 2025-08-03 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-08-03-edition/index.html [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Fumes and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - 2025-08-03 Edition [16:16] TR News Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Says Study https://www.sciencealert.com/venting-doesnt-reduce-anger-but-something-else-does-says-study [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Says Study : ScienceAlert [16:16] TR News When Bloodshed and Chaos Arrived at 345 Park Avenue https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/nyregion/park-avenue-shooting-manhattan.html [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/nyregion/park-avenue-shooting-manhattan.html ) [16:17] TR News Sergio Cipriano: Query Debian changelogs by keyword with the FTP-Master API https://sergiocipriano.com/dak-changelogs.html [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sergiocipriano.com | Query Debian changelogs by keyword with the FTP-Master API [16:18] TR News Legacy May Kill, (Sun, Aug 3rd) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32166 [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Legacy May Kill - SANS Internet Storm Center [16:19] TR News This Incredible New Bioplastic Could Be The Supermaterial of Tomorrow https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-new-bioplastic-could-be-the-supermaterial-of-tomorrow [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Incredible New Bioplastic Could Be The Supermaterial of Tomorrow : ScienceAlert [16:19] TR News This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/02/this-week-in-plasma-day/night-theme-switching/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching - KDE Blogs [16:20] TR News EdgeLogix-1145 A Raspberry Pi CM5-based PLC with dual GbE, RS485, RS232, 24V DI/DO, and analog inputs https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/03/edgelogix-1145-a-raspberry-pi-cm5-based-plc-with-dual-gbe-rs485-rs232-24v-di-do-and-analog-inputs/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | EdgeLogix-1145 - A Raspberry Pi CM5-based PLC with dual GbE, RS485, RS232, 24V DI/DO, and analog inputs - CNX Software [16:20] TR News "[ARC Javmaster] has found one of these obscure machines and has set about bringing it back to life." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/03/repairing-an-obscure-apple-ii-clone/ | Source: Hackaday [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Repairing An Obscure Apple II Clone | Hackaday [16:22] TR News Further reforms required for parliamentary oversight of intelligence agencies https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/further-reforms-required-for-parliamentary-oversight-of-intelligence-agencies/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Further reforms required for parliamentary oversight of intelligence agencies | The Strategist [16:23] TR News Israeli minister Ben-Gvir says he prayed at Al-Aqsa mosque compound https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-israeli-minister-ben-gvir-says-he-prayed-at-al-aqsa-mosque-compound [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-israeli-minister-ben-gvir-says-he-prayed-at-al-aqsa-mosque-compound ) [16:23] TR News Renewed clashes in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida kill four people, monitor says https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250803-renewed-clashes-in-syria-s-druze-majority-sweida-kill-four-people-monitor-says [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250803-renewed-clashes-in-syria-s-druze-majority-sweida-kill-four-people-monitor-says ) [16:23] TR News EU condemns arrest of former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/03/eu-condemns-arrest-of-former-macau-pro-democracy-lawmaker/ [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | EU condemns arrest of former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker [16:24] TR News U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html ) [16:30] TR News SpellBinding AEIMNUQ Wordo: THIGH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-04.gmi [16:31] TR News tao te ching gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/theway/2025-08-04.tao-te-ching.gmi "The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name." [16:32] TR News "In the past, Ive been feeling kind of guilty for using the quest queue which is short is you prep a list of hooks and rumors and jobs and missions from various dungeons and if youve placed the dungeon already, thats great, if you havent, theres a procedural random way to place where it is: [...]" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/qq-vindicated [16:33] TR News "So if you see someone write -misia just let it slid and dont correct them and dont go after them. Theyre good. Let them keep doing it. Its okay. Do not be a jerk and go after the few people out there who are actively making a hard effort to help make the word better." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/misia [16:33] TR News "last night i said to my roommate that I wanted to gossip less & she immediately started crying so I made her tea & then we gossiped." gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-04.gmi [16:34] TR News "They said running a homelab was a fun hobby. They didnt tell me it would turn into a full-time job involving power engineering, DNS sorcery, and the occasional battle with an ancient USB cable. But here we are." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/won-the-power-outage-battle-lost-to-a-ping/ [16:36] TR News The biggest problem with mobile Linux gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250804-biggest_problem_with_mobile_linux.txt [16:41] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [16:43] TR News (NEW): Leftovers on Applications and Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Leftovers_on_Applications_and_Games.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Leftovers_on_Applications_and_Games.gmi [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Leftovers on Applications and Games [16:44] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged and mintCast https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_and_mintCast.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_and_mintCast.gmi [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged and mintCast [16:44] TR News (NEW): Debian 13 "Trixie" Coming and Leaving NixOS After a Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Debian_13_Trixie_Coming_and_Leaving_NixOS_After_a_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Debian_13_Trixie_Coming_and_Leaving_NixOS_After_a_Year.gmi [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian 13 "Trixie" Coming and Leaving NixOS After a Year [16:44] TR News (NEW): GNOME and Guadec Updates, Coverage https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/GNOME_and_Guadec_Updates_Coverage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/GNOME_and_Guadec_Updates_Coverage.gmi [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME and Guadec Updates, Coverage [16:46] TR News (NEW): Retro/Open Hardware/Modding: OpenEmbed, 3D Printing, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Retro_Open_Hardware_Modding_OpenEmbed_3D_Printing_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Retro_Open_Hardware_Modding_OpenEmbed_3D_Printing_and_More.gmi [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Retro/Open Hardware/Modding: OpenEmbed, 3D Printing, and More [16:48] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [16:48] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2025: Misiamisia and Mobile Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2025_Misiamisia_and_Mobile_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2025_Misiamisia_and_Mobile_Linux.gmi [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2025: Misiamisia and Mobile Linux [16:52] TR News Techrights Links 04/08/2025: Very Bad Weather and Travel Restrictions in China https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Links_04_08_2025_Very_Bad_Weather_and_Travel_Restrictions_in_Ch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Links_04_08_2025_Very_Bad_Weather_and_Travel_Restrictions_in_Ch.gmi [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/08/2025: Very Bad Weather and Travel Restrictions in China ● Aug 04 [17:08] TR News Every Linux Dual-Booter Should Know How to Do This https://www.howtogeek.com/every-linux-dual-booter-should-know-how-to-do-this/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to Make GRUB Appear on Boot and Customize Its Appearance [17:09] TR News Misnomer to call this "Linux backdoor" https://securityaffairs.com/180701/malware/new-linux-backdoor-plague-bypasses-auth-via-malicious-pam-module.html [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securityaffairs.com | New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module [17:10] TR News Intel Begins Preparation For Nova Lake By Introducing The First Linux Kernel Patch; Marks The End of Two Decade Old Family 6 https://wccftech.com/intel-begins-preparation-for-nova-lake-by-introducing-the-first-linux-kernel-patch/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wccftech.com | Intel Begins Preparation For Nova Lake By Introducing The First Linux Kernel Patch; Marks The End of Two Decade Old Family 6 [17:13] TR News "Stallman mentioned the possibility of payment by cash by pay phones (or with a prepaid phone card), so that might be one way to do it ... I haven't seen a working payphone since the 90s lol." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44714598 [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | >Stallman mentioned the possibility of payment by cash by pay phones (or with a ... | Hacker News [17:17] TR News NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v580 Beta https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-releases-linux-display-driver-v580-beta/ [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v580 Beta [17:18] TR News (NEW): Big Changes Ahead for MX Linux 25 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Big_Changes_Ahead_for_MX_Linux_25.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Big_Changes_Ahead_for_MX_Linux_25.gmi [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Big Changes Ahead for MX Linux 25 [17:23] TR News (NEW): The Oracle and the Librarian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/The_Oracle_and_the_Librarian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/The_Oracle_and_the_Librarian.gmi [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Oracle and the Librarian [17:59] TR News Techrights Flagging or Tagging Slop That We Find Online https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Flagging_or_Tagging_Slop_That_We_Find_Online.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Flagging_or_Tagging_Slop_That_We_Find_Online.gmi [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Flagging or Tagging Slop That We Find Online ● Aug 04 [18:26] TR News Techrights Microsofters' Lawyers Are Name-calling and Insulting Microsoft Critics, Even Their Spouses https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsofters_Lawyers_Are_Name_calling_and_Insulting_Microsoft_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsofters_Lawyers_Are_Name_calling_and_Insulting_Microsoft_C.gmi [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsofters' Lawyers Are Name-calling and Insulting Microsoft Critics, Even Their Spouses [18:37] TR News Techrights In Many Countries Vista 11 Adoption Stalled or Became Negative https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/In_Many_Countries_Vista_11_Adoption_Stalled_or_Became_Negative.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/In_Many_Countries_Vista_11_Adoption_Stalled_or_Became_Negative.gmi [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Many Countries Vista 11 Adoption Stalled or Became Negative ● Aug 04 [19:00] TR News (NEW): On Window Activation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/On_Window_Activation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/On_Window_Activation.gmi [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines On Window Activation [19:03] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [19:06] TR News (NEW): Legendary OpenPrinting architect looking for new role https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Legendary_OpenPrinting_architect_looking_for_new_role.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Legendary_OpenPrinting_architect_looking_for_new_role.gmi [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Legendary OpenPrinting architect looking for new role [19:10] TR News (NEW): Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Project_Banana_ripens_into_a_pre_alpha_for_KDE_Linux_and_you_ca.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Project_Banana_ripens_into_a_pre_alpha_for_KDE_Linux_and_you_ca.gmi [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it [19:11] TR News (NEW): Linux is becoming more appealing for gamers here's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Linux_is_becoming_more_appealing_for_gamers_here_s_why.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Linux_is_becoming_more_appealing_for_gamers_here_s_why.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux is becoming more appealing for gamers here's why [19:16] TR News "Ollama is a powerful tool that brings local AI capabilities directly to your local hardware. By running AI models locally, you can enjoy the benefits of intelligent assistance without relying on cloud services. This document outlines my initial setup and experiences with Ollama, with a focus on coding tasks and agentic coding." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-08-05-local-coding-llm-with-ollama.gmi [19:16] TR News [bird] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-04.gmi [19:18] TR News (NEW): This Linux distro makes Slackware easier than ever https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/This_Linux_distro_makes_Slackware_easier_than_ever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/This_Linux_distro_makes_Slackware_easier_than_ever.gmi [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Linux distro makes Slackware easier than ever [19:22] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [19:56] TR News Hackers sneak Raspberry Pi into bank to fake out Linux systems https://www.fudzilla.com/news/61470-hackers-sneak-raspberry-pi-into-bank-to-fake-out-linux-systems [19:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fudzilla.com | Hackers sneak Raspberry Pi into bank to fake out Linux systems [19:57] TR News "Kamppeter shared the news on his Mastodon feed, which ironically is hosted on the Ubuntu Social instance." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/canonical_drops_openprinting_lead/ [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Legendary OpenPrinting architect looking for new role The Register [19:58] TR News "KDE Linux is an all-new desktop Linux distro being developed as a showcase for the KDE desktop project. The project is still in a pre-alpha testing stage, but recently went public on the KDE website. Versions are available to download and try out." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/kde_linux_prealpha/ [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | KDE Linux reaches pre-alpha, and you can test it The Register [19:59] TR News wget Removed from Ubuntu Server 25.10 Default Install (And No, It's Not Because of Rust) https://news.itsfoss.com/wget-removed-from-ubuntu-server/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | wget Removed from Ubuntu Server 25.10 Default Install (And No, It's Not Because of Rust) [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ubuntu Becomes Microsoft GitHub, Based on Decision Made by British Army Officer ● Aug 04 [20:02] TR News 5 of my favorite Linux system-monitoring tools - and why I use them https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-of-my-favorite-linux-system-monitoring-tools-and-why-i-use-them/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 of my favorite Linux system-monitoring tools - and why I use them | ZDNET [20:04] TR News "Sick and tired of being paranoid about who may be watching what you use your PC for? Are you tired of trying to outsmart malicious parties who would love nothing more than to infect your system with malware?" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-built-for-privacy/ [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 5 privacy-focused Linux distros for enahnced security [20:05] TR News It's not a Linux backdoor, Microsoft site spreads drama and misinformation https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-linux-backdoor-plague-evades-detection-year-pnife/ [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linkedin.com | WARNING: New Linux Backdoor Plague Evades Detection For A Year [20:06] TR News "For the home lab, Docker containers are a game-changer." https://www.xda-developers.com/using-talos-linux-for-kubernetes-never-look-back/ [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Why I made the switch to Talos Linux and never looked back [20:07] TR News Linux Foundation and Linux are not the same thing; Linux is only about 2% of LF, which is an openwashing company https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/43717-linuxs-sylva-unveils-host-based-routing-and-v1-4-to-advance-telco-cloud-automation [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thefastmode.com | Linux's Sylva Unveils Host Based Routing and v1.4 to Advance Telco Cloud Automation [20:09] TR News It is not because of Linux https://www.scworld.com/brief/new-plague-backdoor-sets-sights-on-linux-systems [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/brief/new-plague-backdoor-sets-sights-on-linux-systems ) [20:10] TR News Linux gaming on a $1,000 AMD Strix Halo laptop delivers 74 FPS in Spider-Man 2 on iGPU at 65 W https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-gaming-on-a-1-000-AMD-Strix-Halo-laptop-delivers-74-FPS-in-Spider-Man-2-on-iGPU-at-65-W.1077323.0.html [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux gaming on a $1,000 AMD Strix Halo laptop delivers 74 FPS in Spider-Man 2 on iGPU at 65 W - NotebookCheck.net News [20:10] TR News "Additionally they mentioned they've "fixed the Environmental variables table and added a few couple of settings for using WoW64 on Linux and several other fixes and improvements"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/heroic-games-launcher-v2-18-1-brings-more-bug-fixes-for-gog-and-epic-games-on-linux-steamos/ [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Heroic Games Launcher v2.18.1 brings more bug fixes for GOG and Epic Games on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [20:11] TR News "Since this is a Beta driver, it's not recommended just yet for everyday use. You'll want to be quite up to date though, with NVIDIA recently revealing more security issues in their drivers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia- [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-/ ) [20:11] TR News "Since this is a Beta driver, it's not recommended just yet for everyday use. You'll want to be quite up to date though, with NVIDIA recently revealing more security issues in their drivers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-beta-driver-580-65-06-released-for-linux-with-bug-fixes-and-expanded-wayland-support/ [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA Beta driver 580.65.06 released for Linux with bug fixes and expanded Wayland support | GamingOnLinux [20:13] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel: Nova Lake and NVIDIA Display Driver v580 Beta https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Linux_Kernel_Nova_Lake_and_NVIDIA_Display_Driver_v580_Beta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Linux_Kernel_Nova_Lake_and_NVIDIA_Display_Driver_v580_Beta.gmi [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel: Nova Lake and NVIDIA Display Driver v580 Beta [20:19] TR News Techrights Microsoft and Windows Have Many Back Doors, But LLM Slop Keep Claiming That Linux Has "Backdoor" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsoft_and_Windows_Have_Many_Back_Doors_But_LLM_Slop_Keep_Cl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsoft_and_Windows_Have_Many_Back_Doors_But_LLM_Slop_Keep_Cl.gmi [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft and Windows Have Many Back Doors, But LLM Slop Keep Claiming That Linux Has "Backdoor" [20:50] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:51] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 04 [22:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 04 [23:08] *DavidSch (~ds@ip-037-049-102-199.um09.pools.vodafone-ip.de) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 04 [06:12] TR News "Thats why the US State Department recently sanctioned them for funding and supporting terrorism and inculcating violent jihad into their population" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/03/hamas-no-peace-israel-gaza-war-palestinian/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [06:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/03/hamas-no-peace-israel-gaza-war-palestinian/ ) [06:12] TR News "Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a grim milestone that has me pondering the nature of time, memory and hope." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/03/its-been-80-years-since-the-atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-time-to-raise-some-l/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [06:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/03/its-been-80-years-since-the-atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-time-to-raise-some-l/ ) ● Aug 04 [07:07] TR News "Trump Is Very Mad at Charlamagne Tha God for Talking About Epstein" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-charlamagne-tha-god-epstein-1235399362/ [07:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Is Very Mad at Charlamagne Tha God for Talking About Epstein [07:07] TR News "An Arab light on a Hamas-free Gaza" https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0801/An-Arab-light-on-a-Hamas-free-Gaza [07:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-An Arab light on a Hamas-free Gaza - CSMonitor.com [07:07] TR News "American Fools and the Price of Epistemic Collapse" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/american-fools-and-the-price-of-epistemic [07:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | American Fools and the Price of Epistemic Collapse [07:08] TR News "In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/in-a-desperate-bid-to-survive-his-latest-fuck-up-fbi-director-kash-patel-desperately-clings-to-propaganda/ [07:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda - emptywheel [07:08] TR News "The Sun Is Rising - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-sun-is-rising-fe2 [07:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Sun Is Rising - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [07:09] TR News "The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is a Stain on Both Parties" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/epstein-scandal-trump-clinton-bipartisanship/ [07:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is a Stain on Both Parties ● Aug 04 [08:27] TR News Trial Begins For 19 Suspects In Deadly 2024 Moscow Terror Attack https://www.rferl.org/a/33493433.html [08:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trial Begins For 19 Suspects In Deadly 2024 Moscow Terror Attack ● Aug 04 [12:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 04 [14:30] TR News 80 years on, Korean survivors of World War II atomic bombs still suffer https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/80-years-on-korean-survivors-of-world-war-ii-atomic-bombs-still-suffer [14:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | 80 years on, Korean survivors of World WarII atomic bombs still suffer | The Straits Times [14:30] TR News South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-starts-removing-anti-north-korean-loudspeakers-on-border [14:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 500 @ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-starts-removing-anti-north-korean-loudspeakers-on-border ) [14:38] TR News Kuala Lumpur to host Thailand-Cambodia border talks from Aug 4 to 7 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kuala-lumpur-to-host-thailand-cambodia-border-talks [14:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Kuala Lumpur to host Thailand-Cambodia border talks from Aug 4 to 7 | The Straits Times [14:39] TR News Whats It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/malaysia-solar-china.html [14:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/malaysia-solar-china.html ) [14:39] TR News N. Koreas Kim orders freight station construction near China border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-koreas-kim-orders-freight-station-construction-near-china-border [14:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | N. Koreas Kim orders freight station construction near China border | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-indian-navies-begin-first-joint-south-china-sea-patrols [14:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols | The Straits Times ● Aug 04 [15:24] TR News Long-Dormant Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html [15:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html ) [15:24] TR News In a Desperate Bid to Survive His Latest Fuck-Up, FBI Director Kash Patel Desperately Clings to Propaganda https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/in-a-desperate-bid-to-survive-his-latest-fuck-up-fbi-director-kash-patel-desperately-clings-to-propaganda/ [15:25] TR News FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ [15:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier - emptywheel [15:25] TR News Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately Put More Oil into the Fire https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/days-after-the-fbi-announced-an-investigation-russian-spies-deliberately-put-more-oil-into-the-fire/ [15:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately "Put More Oil into the Fire" - emptywheel [15:29] TR News MattyDickPics Taibbi Doesnt Like When Charlie Savage Takes Away His Russian Spy Toys https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/03/mattydickpics-taibbi-doesnt-like-when-charlie-savage-takes-away-his-russian-spy-toys/ [15:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | MattyDickPics Taibbi Doesn't Like When Charlie Savage Takes Away His Russian Spy Toys - emptywheel [15:30] TR News India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Convicted Felon threats, government sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-to-maintain-russian-oil-imports-despite-trump-threats-government-sources-say [15:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-russia-start-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills In Pacific Amid Strengthening Military Ties https://www.rferl.org/a/military-exercise-japan-taiwan-navy-china-russia-partnership/33491860.html [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Drills In Pacific Amid Strengthening Military Ties [15:36] TR News China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/03/china-and-russia-start-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan/ [15:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan [15:37] TR News Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries after massive earthquake strikes Kamchatka Peninsula https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/world-news/russian-volcano-erupts-for-first-time-in-centuries-after-earthquake/ [15:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries after earthquake [15:37] TR News Miranda Devine: Russiagate lies are being exposed and everybody is watching, even the Dems https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/opinion/miranda-devine-russiagate-lies-are-being-exposed-and-everybody-is-watching-even-the-dems/ [15:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Miranda Devine: Russiagate lies are being exposed -- and everybody is watching, even the Dems [15:38] TR News Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-zelensky.html [15:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-zelensky.html ) [15:39] TR News At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/at-the-edge-of-life-and-death-in-ukraine [15:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | At the Edge of Life and Death in Ukraine | The New Yorker [15:42] TR News Russian and Chinese navies begin joint drills in Sea of Japan https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250803-russian-and-chinese-navies-begin-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan [15:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250803-russian-and-chinese-navies-begin-joint-drills-in-sea-of-japan ) [15:42] TR News Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover major drone procurement graft scheme https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-ukraine-anti-corruption-agencies-uncover-major-drone-procurement-graft-scheme [15:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250803-ukraine-anti-corruption-agencies-uncover-major-drone-procurement-graft-scheme ) [15:44] TR News Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Convicted Felon's Cease-Fire Deadline https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-russia-ukraine-sochi-putin-ceasefire-nuclear/33493157.html [15:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Trump's Cease-Fire Deadline [15:44] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Envoy Witkoff May Travel To Russia In Coming Week https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-ukraine-russia-witkoff/33493789.html [15:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Envoy Witkoff Expected In Moscow This Week As Deadline Looms ● Aug 04 [16:09] TR News Amnesty International demands justice for 22 killed in Angola fuel protest crackdown https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/amnesty-international-demands-justice-for-22-killed-in-angola-fuel-protest-crackdown/ [16:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Amnesty International demands justice for 22 killed in Angola fuel protest crackdown - JURIST - News [16:09] TR News Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-air-strike-on-ruby-mine-hub-kills-13 [16:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13 | The Straits Times [16:12] TR News What Do Convicted Felons Tariff Hikes Mean for Canadas Trade-Dependent Economy? 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