●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 04, 2026 ●● ● Aug 04 [01:29] TR News (NEW): FFmpeg 9.0 Lei Open-Source Multimedia Framework Officially Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/FFmpeg_9_0_Lei_Open_Source_Multimedia_Framework_Officially_Rele.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/FFmpeg_9_0_Lei_Open_Source_Multimedia_Framework_Officially_Rele.gmi [01:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FFmpeg 9.0 Lei Open-Source Multimedia Framework Officially Released ● Aug 04 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-030826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-030826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-030826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-030826.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 03, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-030826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-030826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-030826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-030826.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 03, 2026 [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-030826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-030826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 03, 2026 [02:49] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-03.txt ● Aug 04 [06:12] TR News re https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Swatting_People_Who_Write_About_Corruption_Misogyny_Criminal_ Mi.shtml "the screenshot's definition is wrong, swatting is attempted murder-by-cop" -Anon [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Swatting_People_Who_Write_About_Corruption_Misogyny_Criminal_ ) [06:13] TR News ...s/the rogue Debianists/microsofters inside Debian/ - No project is considered too small to avoid the attention of Microsoft. And Debian is no small project, it is the progenitor to many hundreds of derivative distros. [06:15] TR News DOS on USB key bit me gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-03-bit.txt [06:16] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2086.jpg [06:16] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1729.jpg [06:16] TR News softening gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/softening [06:17] TR News "I too am someone who tends to have a lot of things I want to do and behind me lies a wasteland of discontinued projects. For a while this bothered me. But something interesting in my work life showed me how to change that mindset." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/cgi-bin/gemlog.py/post/re_dead_ends.gmi [06:18] TR News "I walked in and sheepishly explained to the nice librarian that yes, I used to have a card (issued in 1994, when I was but a wee lad) but alas: it's gone missing. No, I don't remember my card number either." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/nullish-gets-a-library-card [06:23] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Library Cards, Dead Ends in Software Development, and DOS on USB Key https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2026_Library_Cards_Dead_Ends_in_Software_Dev.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2026_Library_Cards_Dead_Ends_in_Software_Dev.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Library Cards, Dead Ends in Software Development, and DOS on USB Key [06:31] TR News Techrights Over 3,500 Known Gemini Capsules Accessible and Active According to Lupa https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Over_3_500_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Accessible_and_Active_Accordin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Over_3_500_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Accessible_and_Active_Accordin.gmi [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over 3,500 Known Gemini Capsules Accessible and Active According to Lupa [06:32] TR News because the CONSOLE is dead https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-is-reportedly-planning-to-bring-xbox-360-games-to-pc-according-to-leaked-documents/ [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox 360 games to PC, according to leaked documents | PC Gamer [06:34] TR News "Reform admit they have no control over their own cybersecurity. Am I the only candidate ready for the war of tomorrow? Video collage from Victoria's Cult inquiry, incumbent MP's resignation and my work at the UN level. 8GB Swiss Archive will be tabled in the British parliament if the people of Clacton-on-Sea decide to vote Pocock, the local Australian." https://danielpocock.com/en/cults-leak-email-domains-revealed/ [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Cults leak: email domains revealed, 8GB Swiss Archive to be tabled in British parliament [06:35] TR News "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/26431338.clacton-candidate-wants-launch-worcestershire-party/ [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.worcesternews.co.uk | Clacton candidate wants to launch Worcestershire party | Worcester News [06:35] TR News "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://news.sky.com/story/all-the-clacton-by-election-candidates-13569320 [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://news.sky.com/story/all-the-clacton-by-election-candidates-13569320 ) [06:43] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 03, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_August_03_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_August_03_2026.gmi [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 03, 2026 [06:43] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:44] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Aug 04 [07:15] TR News Techrights LLM Slop Won't Replace People and Jobs (in the Long Run) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/LLM_Slop_Won_t_Replace_People_and_Jobs_in_the_Long_Run.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/LLM_Slop_Won_t_Replace_People_and_Jobs_in_the_Long_Run.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Won't Replace People and Jobs (in the Long Run) [07:17] TR News "After the Supreme Court's Cox ruling reshaped ISPs piracy liability" https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-offer-to-abandon-46-8-million-piracy-case-against-grande/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Record Labels Offer to Abandon $46.8 Million Piracy Case Against Grande * TorrentFreak [07:17] TR News "a very loud portion of Sonys customers" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/sony-gives-its-disc-loving-customers-a-giant-middle-finger/ | Source: Techdirt [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sony Gives Its Disc-Loving Customers A Giant Middle Finger | Techdirt [07:18] TR News "CDDs intervention followed a previous successful suit to stop cell phone operators restricting or blocking [Internet] access during 2024s post-election protests" https://cpj.org/2026/08/mozambique-court-nullifies-decree-allowing-government-to-shut-down-internet/ | Source: CPJ [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Mozambique court nullifies decree allowing government to shut down internet - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:18] TR News "Every day, these talibs, or students of the Quran, join thousands of other boys, some as young as five, on the streets of the city in search of a piece of baguette" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/03/senegal-st-louis-talibes-quran-children-forced-beg-human-trafficking-rights | Source: The Guardian UK [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Its not about the Quran, its about the money: how boys of five are forced to beg on Senegals streets | Global development | The Guardian [07:18] TR News "all position themselves as outside the mainstream due to their resistance to political correctness, contrarian takes on liberal conventional wisdom, and both sides are corrupt nihilis" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/comedians-trump-colbert-fallon/ | Source: The Nation [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most | The Nation [07:19] TR News "Nadezhdin had been seeking to stand in tightly controlled parliamentary elections in September." https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260803-anti-war-politician-and-kremlin-critic-boris-nadezhdin-flees-russia-for-france | Source: France24 [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260803-anti-war-politician-and-kremlin-critic-boris-nadezhdin-flees-russia-for-france ) [07:43] TR News (NEW): The Future of GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.gmi [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Future of GNOME Boxes [07:45] TR News Techrights IBM Innovation: It Has Invented New Methods of Silent Layoffs or Secret RAs https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/IBM_Innovation_It_Has_Invented_New_Methods_of_Silent_Layoffs_or.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/IBM_Innovation_It_Has_Invented_New_Methods_of_Silent_Layoffs_or.gmi [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Innovation: It Has Invented New Methods of Silent Layoffs or Secret RAs [07:48] TR News Still no financial report. Will they be struck off? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/ [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive It Looks Like BRETT WILSON LLP Delays or Avoids Showing Its Atrocious Financial State [07:55] TR News (NEW): Exploring Change https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Exploring_Change.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Exploring_Change.gmi [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Exploring Change ● Aug 04 [08:03] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.6, Linux 6.18.42, Linux 6.12.101, and Linux 6.6.148 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_6_Linux_6_18_42_Linux_6_12_101_and_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_6_Linux_6_18_42_Linux_6_12_101_and_Lin.gmi [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.6, Linux 6.18.42, Linux 6.12.101, and Linux 6.6.148 [08:05] TR News (NEW): Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux is Impressive https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_is_Impressive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_is_Impressive.gmi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux is Impressive [08:10] TR News Techrights Afghanistan: GNU/Linux Steadily Rises to 9% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Afghanistan_GNU_Linux_Steadily_Rises_to_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Afghanistan_GNU_Linux_Steadily_Rises_to_9.gmi [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Afghanistan: GNU/Linux Steadily Rises to 9% [08:10] TR News "what he described as a worsening climate for Russian opposition figures following an unsuccessful attempt to revoke the residence permit of opposition activist Leonid Volkov." https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010313/russian-independent-media-editor-says-he-is-leaving-lithuania-for-france | Source: LRT [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France - LRT [08:10] TR News Misinformation https://www.dw.com/en/operation-overload-matryoshka-state-elections-local-elections-berlin-germany-russia/a-78193305 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Fact check: Russian disinformation targets German elections [08:10] TR News "Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-anthropic-google-openai-to-meet-trump-officials-about-ai-safety-testing/articleshow/132845022.cms | Source: India Times [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing - The Economic Times [08:11] TR News China Won the Iran War https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-china-won-the-iran-war | Source: Paul Krugman [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | How China Won the Iran War - Paul Krugman [08:12] TR News "In this article, we will examine Coolidges account of the night he received with sadness the news that he would be the President of the United States" https://thenewleafjournal.com/calvin-coolidges-homestead-oath-of-office/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewleafjournal.com | Calvin Coolidges Homestead Oath of Office The New Leaf Journal [08:12] TR News [Old] "Medieval European monarchy ran on the same logic. Divine right was the operating system." https://om.co/2026/06/07/the-myth-the-mythos-and-the-man/ | Source: Om Malik [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-om.co | The Myth, the Mythos and the Man On my Om [08:13] TR News "For many production systems, the safest C++-to Rust migration strategy is not a full rewrite." https://blog.jetbrains.com/rust/2026/07/27/cpp-to-rust-migration/ | Source: PHP [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jetbrains.com | C++ to Rust Migration: By Luca Palmieri from Mainmatter [08:14] TR News "They explained to me that I wasnt in trouble, but I wasnt allowed to accept real money (I returned the cash)." https://tylersticka.com/journal/i-broke-my-4th-grade-class-economy/ | Source: Tyler Sticka [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tylersticka.com | I Broke My 4th-Grade Class Economy Tyler Sticka [08:20] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review [08:21] TR News Even If Richard Stallman is Weird, So What? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/even-if-richard-stallman-is-weird-so-what/ [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Even If Richard Stallman is Weird, So What? [08:22] TR News Even If Richard Stallman is Weird, So What? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/even-if-richard-stallman-is-weird-so-what/ [08:25] TR News (NEW): I stopped using Ubuntu for self-hosting and traded it for this lightweight alternative https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/I_stopped_using_Ubuntu_for_self_hosting_and_traded_it_for_this_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/I_stopped_using_Ubuntu_for_self_hosting_and_traded_it_for_this_.gmi [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I stopped using Ubuntu for self-hosting and traded it for this lightweight alternative [08:37] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:45] TR News Techrights Ableism in the Free Software Movement Typically Comes From GAFAM Operatives and Proprietary Software Apologists https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Ableism_in_the_Free_Software_Movement_Typically_Comes_From_GAFA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Ableism_in_the_Free_Software_Movement_Typically_Comes_From_GAFA.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ableism in the Free Software Movement Typically Comes From GAFAM Operatives and Proprietary Software Apologists [08:46] TR News Related: Jeremy Bicha & Debian-Edu, TecKids, Ubuntu incest scandal at DebConf25 https://danielpocock.com/en/jeremy-bicha-debian-edu-teckids-ubuntu-incest-scandal-debconf25/ GNOME: pedos OK, GAFAM critics not OK [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | (Trigger Warning) Jeremy Bicha & Debian-Edu, TecKids, Ubuntu incest scandal at DebConf25 [08:50] TR News 1,000-Day Uptime https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/1000-day-uptime/ [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 1,000-Day Uptime [08:57] TR News GNU/Linux 4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/kyrgyzstan/#monthly-200902-202608 [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Kyrgyzstan | Statcounter Global Stats ● Aug 04 [09:03] TR News Eradicate Misogyny (and Ostracise Misogynists) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/eradicate-misogyny-and-ostracise-misogynists/ [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Eradicate Misogyny (and Ostracise Misogynists) [09:04] TR News "And regarding the civilizational-level importance Ive mentioned above: bitcoin will only be able to fulfill its promise if people hold their own keys." https://dergigi.com/2026/08/03/the-big-suck/ | Source: Gigi [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Big Suck | dergigi.com [09:04] TR News "Hackers exploited a software flaw in Coldcard Bitcoin wallets, causing significant financial losses." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/hackers-hit-bitcoins-safest-hiding-place-in-ongoing-attack/articleshow/132821182.cms | Source: India Times [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Hackers hit Bitcoins safest hiding place in ongoing attack - The Economic Times [09:04] TR News "Becoming just the eighth operator in U.S. history cleared to operate an autonomous drone airline is a massive regulatory milestone." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/03/doordash-air-part-135/ | Source: The Drone Girl [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/03/doordash-air-part-135/ ) [09:05] TR News "A custom SRAM-based chip design could cut the computing power needed by future space telescopes by nearly 59 times, potentially making it easier to image Earth-like planets around distant stars." https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/sram-chip-cuts-space-telescope-computing-power | Source: Interesting Engineering [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Memory chips cut power 59-fold, may make satellites 2,000 lb lighter [09:06] TR News "I want to make something very clear," https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/02/climate-change-kills-pedro-sanchez-speaks-plain-truth-to-spains-deniers | Source: The Guardian UK [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Climate change kills: Pedro Snchez speaks plain truth to Spains deniers | Climate crisis | The Guardian [09:06] TR News "Theyre saying one thing, and then theyre doing something completely opposite" https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/08/the-epa-says-they-want-pfas-out-their-policies-are-allowing-more-of-them-in/ | Source: The New Lede [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenewlede.org | The EPA says they want PFAS Out. Their policies are allowing more of them in - The New Lede [09:06] TR News "Christians, Long concluded to applause, must stand up to data centers." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/a-deal-with-the-devil-religion-motivates-data-center-opponents-in-texas-partner/ | Source: Salon [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A deal with the devil: Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas - Salon.com [09:07] TR News "The Agreed Order was negotiated in secret and without any input from the communities forced to deal with [SpacexAIs] pollution" https://www.memphisflyer.com/environmental-groups-call-out-spacexai-and-mdeq-over-agreed-order/ | Source: Memphis Flyer [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.memphisflyer.com | Environmental Groups Call Out SpacexAI and MDEQ Over Agreed Order - Memphis Flyer [09:07] TR News "According to Statcounters FAQ page, heres how it operates: [...]" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3204830/linux-didnt-actually-hit-10-percent-market-share-blame-bots.html | Source: PC World [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No, Linux didn't actually hit 10% market share. Blame bots | PCWorld [09:08] TR News "Windows Latest" is MICROSOFT PROPAGANDA site. PCWorld now cites it as a source of facts. [09:10] TR News Hans-Christian Dirscherl; Managing Editor, PC-WELT. Windows boosters. https://www.pcwelt.de/windows [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcwelt.de | Windows - PC-WELT [09:10] TR News "The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, alongside the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda" https://bianet.org/yazi/thirty-one-years-after-srebrenica-genocide-victims-still-await-justice-322111 | Source: BIA Net [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Thirty-one years after Srebrenica genocide, victims still await justice [09:11] TR News "The offensive was also supported by covert cooperation between ISIS and certain local actors." https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/isis-tightened-siege-trapping-yazidis-in-shengal-86583 | Source: ANF News [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | ISIS tightened siege, trapping Yazidis in Shengal [09:11] TR News "When the ISIS gangs stood at the doors of Shengal" https://english.anf-news.com/features/twelve-years-ago-the-yazidi-genocide-in-shengal-86574 | Source: ANF News [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Twelve years ago the Yazidi genocide in Shengal [09:11] TR News "Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November, according to The New York Times." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-of-musk | Source: Robert Reich [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Stink of Musk - Robert Reich [09:11] TR News "Sandinista Revolution" https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-02/daniel-ortega-establishes-latin-americas-last-dictatorship-in-nicaragua.html | Source: El Pas [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Daniel Ortega establishes Latin Americas last dictatorship in Nicaragua | International | EL PAS English [09:13] TR News "I may have been wrong. Since Ive resumed using 1Password, Ive encountered a lot of significant issues." https://blog.kamens.us/2026/08/03/1password-problems-running-tally/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.kamens.us | 1Password problems running tally Something better to do [09:13] TR News "I have no interest in identifying any witness or victim personally" https://danielpocock.com/en/cults-leak-email-domains-revealed/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Cults leak: email domains revealed, 8GB Swiss Archive to be tabled in British parliament [09:25] TR News Techrights Microsoft Sites or Sites Sponsored by Microsoft Angry That GNU/Linux is Gaining https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_Sites_or_Sites_Sponsored_by_Microsoft_Angry_That_GNU_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_Sites_or_Sites_Sponsored_by_Microsoft_Angry_That_GNU_.gmi [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Sites or Sites Sponsored by Microsoft Angry That GNU/Linux is Gaining [09:37] TR News Allison Pearson Has Won https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/allison-pearson-has-won/ [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Allison Pearson Has Won [09:37] TR News "The new app had a bit of a rocky rollout after users raised concerns over the new AI health coach, user interface, and other issues, though Google has since addressed some of these complaints." https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/974778/google-health-fitbit-data-apple-health-syncing | Source: The Verge [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The Verge [09:38] TR News "ALPRs, sold by companies like Flock and Axon, use mounted cameras to capture vehicular data, which can be used to track people suspected of committing crimes." https://www.wired.com/story/flock-cameras-guardrail-guy-advocacy-damage-people-dont-like-alprs/ | Source: Wired [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Guardrail Guy Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them | WIRED [09:38] TR News "Moreno-Mendezs case is part of a sweeping expansion of DNA collection from people held for civil immigration violations" https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/ | Source: Wired [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million Peoples DNA Last YearIncluding Young Children | WIRED [09:38] TR News "The bill requires nearly any service hosting even a single piece of sexually explicit content to verify the ages of its users." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/the-screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites/ | Source: Techdirt [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites | Techdirt [09:39] TR News "A bipartisan bill just introduced would build an age check into the operating system of every phone and computer sold in America." https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-bill-would-put-age-checks-in-every-us-operating-system | Source: Reclaim The Net [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-reclaimthenet.org | Senate Bill Puts Age Checks in Every US Operating System [09:41] TR News Windows TCO https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-ransomware-h1-2026/ | Source: Cyble Inc [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Qilin Ransomware Led Global Attacks In H1 2026 [09:41] TR News Windows TCO https://insidetowers.com/cyberattack-disrupts-water-utilities-in-more-than-30-minnesota-communities/ | Source: Inside Towers [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Cyberattack Disrupts Water Utilities in More than 30 Minnesota Communities - Inside Towers [09:46] TR News "Last year, while working on a refresh of a client site, we noticed something odd about the way the pages appeared in Googles search results." https://dominickjay.com/writing/google-has-opinions/ | Source: Dominick Jay [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominickjay.com | Google Has Opinions About What Your Posts Say | Dom Jay [09:47] TR News "Jesus. I had to lookup almost every word to make sense of this." https://gruhn.me/blog/2026-08-03/ | [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gruhn.me | Don't be a meat proxy [09:47] TR News "Like many people who use AI to write, he uses this tiresome Im not a native English speaker argument." https://borretti.me/article/review-job-less-utopia | Source: Fernando Borretti [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | Review: Job-Less Utopia [09:47] TR News "The transparency rules differ between providers (companies that develop and market AI systems) and deployers" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974571/eu-ai-act-transparency-labels-rules-deepfakes | Source: The Verge [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Europes AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge [09:47] TR News "Historically, researchers have discussed reward hacking almost exclusively in the context of reinforcement learning" https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/03/1141009/heres-why-ai-agents-lie-and-cheat-to-reach-their-goals/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Heres why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals | MIT Technology Review [09:47] TR News "The linguistic range is vast. London alone is home to more than 250 languages." https://theconversation.com/ai-translators-are-getting-more-fluent-but-communication-is-never-just-a-matter-of-words-288739 | Source: The Conversation [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | AI translators are getting more fluent but communication is never just a matter of words [09:47] TR News "In his new book, The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning" https://newrepublic.com/article/213738/artificial-intelligence-god-test-adopt-ai-die | Source: New Republic [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Adopt AI or Die? | The New Republic [09:50] TR News "Can you imagine buying a microwave that only worked half of the time? Or a plane? Or a pacemaker?" https://pogueman.substack.com/p/alexa-is-a-buggy-embarrassment | Source: David Pogue [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pogueman.substack.com | Alexa+ is a buggy embarrassment - by David Pogue [09:51] TR News "I was in this constant feedback loop with the algorithms" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/artist-immunity-blueprint/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/artist-immunity-blueprint/ ) [09:51] TR News "You take your phone out of your pocket and look at it for a couple of seconds. Using a computer is different" https://yle.fi/a/74-20239193 | Source: Yle [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Study: The problem isn't really how long you use your phone, but how often | Yle News | Yle ● Aug 04 [10:12] TR News Techrights Romania: GNU/Linux Reaches 4% (Less Than EU Average) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Romania_GNU_Linux_Reaches_4_Less_Than_EU_Average.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Romania_GNU_Linux_Reaches_4_Less_Than_EU_Average.gmi [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Romania: GNU/Linux Reaches 4% (Less Than EU Average) [10:18] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Share in Search Falls Sharply in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_s_Share_in_Search_Falls_Sharply_in_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_s_Share_in_Search_Falls_Sharply_in_Europe.gmi [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Share in Search Falls Sharply in Europe [10:20] TR News "Updated: Corden stated that his comment about Microsofts potential plans was taken out of context. He acknowledged that the corporation is indeed contemplating a change in its PC strategy, but this does not include leaving Steam." https://wnhub.io/news/stores-and-publishing/item-51634 [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wnhub.io | Rumor: Microsoft Considering Ceasing Game Releases on Steam. UPDATED | WN Hub [10:30] TR News Techrights Signs That XBox as a Console is Coming to an End, Windows Gaming Will be Called "XBox" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Signs_That_XBox_as_a_Console_is_Coming_to_an_End_Windows_Gaming.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Signs_That_XBox_as_a_Console_is_Coming_to_an_End_Windows_Gaming.gmi [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Signs That XBox as a Console is Coming to an End, Windows Gaming Will be Called "XBox" [10:30] TR News "Earlier this year I wrote about how old point-and-shoot cameras are always a gamble because they will fail beyond repair." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/08/03/giving-my-canon-sureshot-z180u-some-exercise/ | Source: Jim Grey [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimgrey.net | Giving my Canon SureShot Z180u some exercise - Down the Road [10:30] TR News "Pick 3 skills from the list below and master them as quickly as possible: [...]" https://anniemueller.com/posts/waiting-to-be-found-by-only-you | Source: Annie Mueller [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anniemueller.com | Waiting to be found by only you - annie's blog [10:31] TR News "In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation." https://kk.org/thetechnium/88-prompts-for-long-term-thinking/ | Source: Kevin Kelly [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kk.org | The Technium: 88 Prompts for Long Term Thinking [10:31] TR News "Now that the public comment period has closed for the proposed US federal funding rule change by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)" https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/03/ask-the-community-whats-next-for-the-omb-rule-change/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Ask the Community: Whats Next for the OMB Rule Change? - The Scholarly Kitchen [10:32] TR News "In semiconductor technology, a base material like silicon is permanently modified to induce certain electrical behavior." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/sketching-temporary-circuits-with-a-light-triggered-floquet-topological-insulator/ | Source: Hackaday [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sketching Temporary Circuits With A Light-Triggered Floquet Topological Insulator | Hackaday [10:32] TR News "This is my first personal website rebuild in five years. My last was a (deliberately) over-engineered Serverless platform that ran only on AWS." https://barryfrost.com/articles/atmospheric | [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-barryfrost.com | My Atmospheric personal website [10:32] TR News "It doesn't have to be just physical homes, digital homeowners do it too." https://robertbirming.com/tool-trap/ | Source: Robert Birming [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | The tool trap Robert Birming [10:33] TR News "I was lucky to have a few conversations with him on Twitter too back in the day. One in particular I remember was scheming with him to teach his American friends about cricket." https://www.rubenerd.au/rest-in-peace-om-malik/ | Source: Ruben Schade [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Rest in peace, Om Malik [10:35] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:35] TR News (NEW): Cults: Rupert Lowe's analysis of Nigel Farage & Reform eerily similar to Debianism cult https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Cults_Rupert_Lowe_s_analysis_of_Nigel_Farage_Reform_eerily_simi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Cults_Rupert_Lowe_s_analysis_of_Nigel_Farage_Reform_eerily_simi.gmi [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Cults: Rupert Lowe's analysis of Nigel Farage & Reform eerily similar to Debianism cult [10:36] TR News "Go's standard library has a slices package with a function called Backward. It lets you iterate over the elements of a slice in reverse order: [...]" https://antonz.org/going-backward/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antonz.org | Going Backward [10:36] TR News "The first and biggest thing that 'sh -x' doesn't give you is shell redirections." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/ShXWhatYouMiss | Source: University of Toronto [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [10:39] TR News "I love Pythons batteries included philosophy and its standard library so much that I dedicated an entire Blaugust in 2024 writing about it: [...]" https://hamatti.org/posts/b-is-for-batteries-included-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | B is for batteries included - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [10:39] TR News "time-machine is my library for mocking the current date and time in Python tests." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/03/python-time-machine-o1-freezegun-on/ | Source: Adam Johnson [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Python: how time-machine is O(1) where freezegun is O(n) - Adam Johnson [10:41] TR News "C++26 is done (technically complete March 2026, publication expected later this year), so lets explore the new features in C++, from a data science point of view." https://iscinumpy.dev/post/cpp-26/ | Source: Henry Schreiner [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iscinumpy.dev | C++26 [10:44] TR News (NEW): Beak Time, Big Time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Beak_Time_Big_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Beak_Time_Big_Time.gmi [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Beak Time, Big Time [10:46] TR News "In Physics simulations or game engines its sometimes useful to determine the speed with which two objects are approaching each other." https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/relative-velocity-and-closing-speed/ | Source: Eli Bendersky [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eli.thegreenplace.net | Relative velocity and closing speed - Eli Bendersky's website [10:47] TR News "ryg_rans is not a library, never was. Its a toy implementation of an algorithm whose core fits in something like 20 lines of code." https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/ryg_rans-is-not-a-library/ | Source: Fabian ryg Giesen [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fgiesen.wordpress.com | ryg_rans is not a library | The ryg blog [10:47] TR News "You can make your software developer life suck a bit less by using task runners to run common coding tasks consistently across multiple repositories" https://hamvocke.com/blog/task-runners/ | Source: Ham Vocke [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamvocke.com | Use Task Runners for Common Coding Tasks - Ham Vocke [10:47] TR News "We (the maintainers of curl) took the entire month of July off from vulnerability reporting and in this post I will try to explain how this went." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/03/what-the-bliss-taught-us/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What the bliss taught us | daniel.haxx.se [10:49] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [10:58] TR News Techrights Links 04/08/2026: "Framework for Musician Burnout" and Alexa+ "is a Buggy Embarrassment" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Links_04_08_2026_Framework_for_Musician_Burnout_and_Alexa_is_a_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Links_04_08_2026_Framework_for_Musician_Burnout_and_Alexa_is_a_.gmi [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/08/2026: "Framework for Musician Burnout" and Alexa+ "is a Buggy Embarrassment" ● Aug 04 [11:18] TR News Techrights Rumours of Silent Layoffs in Microsoft This Month (August 2026), PIPs and Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA), aka "Buyouts" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Rumours_of_Silent_Layoffs_in_Microsoft_This_Month_August_2026_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Rumours_of_Silent_Layoffs_in_Microsoft_This_Month_August_2026_P.gmi [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Rumours of Silent Layoffs in Microsoft This Month (August 2026), PIPs and Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA), aka "Buyouts" [11:23] TR News "I got promoted last year this year I am getting 70/0 u think its low performers? 70/70 are safe if there m3 m4 cvp didnt bring them down to 70/0" https://www.teamblind.com/post/microsoft-idc-silent-layoffs-eiccgfxx?commentsSort=recent [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Microsoft IDC Silent Layoffs | India - Blind [11:26] TR News "The model did not hack anything. A model cannot hack anything." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/how-to-launder-a-break-in | Source: Mike Brock [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | How to Launder a Break-In - by Mike Brock [11:27] TR News "In its initial release, MCP server for RHEL provided a predefined set of read-only tools." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/dynamic-troubleshooting-guarded-command-execution-mcp-server-red-hat-enterprise-linux | Source: Red Hat Official [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Dynamic troubleshooting with guarded command execution in the MCP server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux [11:28] TR News TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age RTS arrives August 18 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age-rts-arrives-august-18 Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age-rts-arrives-august-18 [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age RTS arrives August 18 | GamingOnLinux [11:29] TR News For your next group session - failure is truly deadly in the mini-game filled Machine Party | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/for-your-next-group-session-failure-is-truly-deadly-in-the-mini-game-filled-machine-party/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-For your next group session - failure is truly deadly in the mini-game filled Machine Party | GamingOnLinux [11:32] TR News Keychron announced "ZGM", open-source firmware for gaming mice | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/keychron-announced-zgm-open-source-firmware-for-gaming-mice/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/keychron-announced-zgm-open-source-firmware-for-gaming-mice/ [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Keychron announced "ZGM", open-source firmware for gaming mice | GamingOnLinux [11:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:39] TR News NVIDIA stable driver 595.91.07 and new feature driver 610.57.04 released for Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-stable-driver-595-91-07-and-new-feature-driver-610-57-04-released-for-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA stable driver 595.91.07 and new feature driver 610.57.04 released for Linux | GamingOnLinux [11:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [11:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:51] TR News 2.5 Years of Weekly Hot Beverages https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/2-5-years-of-weekly-hot-beverages/ [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 2.5 Years of Weekly Hot Beverages ● Aug 04 [12:10] TR News Techrights The 'Hyperinflation' in Hardware Dooms Video Hosting (Very Large Files) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/The_Hyperinflation_in_Hardware_Dooms_Video_Hosting_Very_Large_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/The_Hyperinflation_in_Hardware_Dooms_Video_Hosting_Very_Large_F.gmi [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The 'Hyperinflation' in Hardware Dooms Video Hosting (Very Large Files) [12:16] TR News (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/KDE_Plasma_6_7_4_Is_Out_to_Improve_Spectacle_Discover_and_Emoji.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/KDE_Plasma_6_7_4_Is_Out_to_Improve_Spectacle_Discover_and_Emoji.gmi [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector [12:33] TR News Techrights Collapse of MElon Companies a Taste of What's to Come for Slop Bubble and GAFAM (Trillions in Debt, Justified as Slop "Investments") https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Collapse_of_MElon_Companies_a_Taste_of_What_s_to_Come_for_Slop_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Collapse_of_MElon_Companies_a_Taste_of_What_s_to_Come_for_Slop_.gmi [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Collapse of MElon Companies a Taste of What's to Come for Slop Bubble and GAFAM (Trillions in Debt, Justified as Slop "Investments") [12:41] TR News Media Helps Farage Win by Boosting False (Invalid, Satirical) Choices https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/media-helps-farage/ [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Media Helps Farage Win by Boosting False (Invalid, Satirical) Choices [12:41] TR News Mistfall Hunter is a new extraction ARPG that works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mistfall-hunter-is-a-new-extraction-arpg-that-works-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mistfall Hunter is a new extraction ARPG that works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [12:42] TR News Anon: "yep, a lot more can be said about the media pointedly ignoring the serious candidates and helping Farage by highlighting the jokes instead" [12:43] TR News According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/according-to-statcounter-linux-on-the-desktop-crossed-over-7-percent-globally/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally | GamingOnLinux [12:45] TR News Get plenty of games by supporting the 'Game industry hardship fund' | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/get-plenty-of-games-by-supporting-the-game-industry-hardship-fund/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get plenty of games by supporting the 'Game industry hardship fund' | GamingOnLinux [12:45] TR News Lepton and FEX get prepared for the Steam Frame release | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lepton and FEX get prepared for the Steam Frame release | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 04 [13:03] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part II - Threatening Women Using the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and Then False Threats Miscarrying the Name of a Court https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_II_Threatening_Women_Using_the_Hum.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_II_Threatening_Women_Using_the_Hum.gmi [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part II - Threatening Women Using the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and Then False Threats Miscarrying the Name of a Court [13:38] TR News Techrights Rumours of Further IBM Shutdowns https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Rumours_of_Further_IBM_Shutdowns.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Rumours_of_Further_IBM_Shutdowns.gmi [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Rumours of Further IBM Shutdowns [13:49] TR News (NEW): New Record High for GNU/Linux in Slovakia (Slovak Republic) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/New_Record_High_for_GNU_Linux_in_Slovakia_Slovak_Republic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/New_Record_High_for_GNU_Linux_in_Slovakia_Slovak_Republic.gmi [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Record High for GNU/Linux in Slovakia (Slovak Republic) ● Aug 04 [14:04] TR News Good Start for August https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/good-start-for-august/ [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Good Start for August [14:05] TR News Arch Linux AUR hit with another wave of malware | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/ [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux AUR hit with another wave of malware | GamingOnLinux [14:07] TR News THE FINALS will be adding a new "Elytra" anti-cheat | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-THE FINALS will be adding a new "Elytra" anti-cheat | GamingOnLinux [14:07] TR News Adventure game Thimbleweed Park 2 announced | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/adventure-game-thimbleweed-park-2-announced/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/adventure-game-thimbleweed-park-2-announced/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adventure game Thimbleweed Park 2 announced | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 04 [15:01] TR News SLAPP Censorship - Part 139 Out of 200: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Needs More Public Scrutiny (New Management Changed Nothing, It's Costing a Lot of Taxpayers' Money) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_139_Out_of_200_Solicitors_Regulation_Auth.shtml [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 139 Out of 200: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Needs More Public Scrutiny (New Management Changed Nothing, It's Costing a Lot of Taxpayers' Money) [15:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% in Mali, a New All-Time High https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/GNU_Linux_Exceeding_5_in_Mali_a_New_All_Time_High.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/GNU_Linux_Exceeding_5_in_Mali_a_New_All_Time_High.gmi [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% in Mali, a New All-Time High [15:30] TR News Techrights Reminder: The Pedophilia Problem Comes From the Accusers https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Reminder_The_Pedophilia_Problem_Comes_From_the_Accusers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Reminder_The_Pedophilia_Problem_Comes_From_the_Accusers.gmi [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Reminder: The Pedophilia Problem Comes From the Accusers [15:42] TR News Techrights statCounter Reckons 12.33% of Web Traffic in Gambia Can be Attributed to GNU/Linux, Even 15% If Adding ChromeOS https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/statCounter_Reckons_12_33_of_Web_Traffic_in_Gambia_Can_be_Attri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/statCounter_Reckons_12_33_of_Web_Traffic_in_Gambia_Can_be_Attri.gmi [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter Reckons 12.33% of Web Traffic in Gambia Can be Attributed to GNU/Linux, Even 15% If Adding ChromeOS [15:44] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Aug 04 [16:02] TR News Techrights Microsoft is Trying Vapourware Again (to Keep Developers and Gamers From Fleeing) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_is_Trying_Vapourware_Again_to_Keep_Developers_and_Gam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_is_Trying_Vapourware_Again_to_Keep_Developers_and_Gam.gmi [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft is Trying Vapourware Again (to Keep Developers and Gamers From Fleeing) [16:04] TR News Another business day over, STILL no financial report. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC347697/filing-history https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/ [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk | BRETT WILSON LLP filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive It Looks Like BRETT WILSON LLP Delays or Avoids Showing Its Atrocious Financial State [16:13] TR News Hiding Aggression Against Women is a Terrible Business Model https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/hiding-aggression-against-women-is-a-terrible-business-model/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Hiding Aggression Against Women is a Terrible Business Model [16:15] TR News "Why Is the U.S. Running So Low on Weapons? - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/the-us-isnt-making-enough-weapons/688150/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Why Is the U.S. Running So Low on Weapons? - The Atlantic [16:16] TR News USA: Age verification for operating systems | "USA: lderskontroll fr operativsystem" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/03/usa-alderskontroll-for-operativsystem/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | USA: lderskontroll fr operativsystem [16:16] TR News pensions are in _*danger*_ from the AI bubble https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/risikovurdering-begyndere http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/29/Pensions_Tied_to_Ponzi_Schemes_Are_Themselves_Ponzi_Schemes.shtml [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Risikovurdering for begyndere | Version2 [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Pensions Tied to Ponzi Schemes Are Themselves Ponzi Schemes [16:16] TR News "Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker [16:17] TR News "Trump Spends The Weekend Fighting For The $1.776 Billion Slush Fund His Chosen Attorney General Swears Is Dead | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/trump-spends-the-weekend-fighting-for-the-1-776-billion-slush-fund-his-chosen-attorney-general-swears-is-dead/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump Spends The Weekend Fighting For The $1.776 Billion Slush Fund His Chosen Attorney General Swears Is Dead | Techdirt [16:17] TR News "Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/mitch-mcconnell-is-never-coming-back-to-the-senate/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate - Salon.com [16:17] TR News "Senate Republicans Rush to Immunize Money Launder-in-Chief's Tax Crimes - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/senate-republicans-rush-to-immunize-money-launder-in-chiefs-tax-crimes/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Senate Republicans Rush to Immunize Money Launder-in-Chief's Tax Crimes - emptywheel [16:17] TR News "The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | US political lobbying | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | US political lobbying | The Guardian [16:18] TR News Gateway API v1.6: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard | Kubernetes https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/03/gateway-api-v1-6-release/ Source: Kubernetes Blog | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2026/08/03/gateway-api-v1-6-release/ [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Gateway API v1.6: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard | Kubernetes [16:29] TR News Techrights Worse Than "Taking Your Job", the Slop Pyramid Scheme Will "Take Your Pension" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Worse_Than_Taking_Your_Job_the_Slop_Pyramid_Scheme_Will_Take_Yo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Worse_Than_Taking_Your_Job_the_Slop_Pyramid_Scheme_Will_Take_Yo.gmi [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Worse Than "Taking Your Job", the Slop Pyramid Scheme Will "Take Your Pension" [16:33] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA Joins Dell and HP in Supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/NVIDIA_Joins_Dell_and_HP_in_Supporting_the_Linux_Vendor_Firmwar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/NVIDIA_Joins_Dell_and_HP_in_Supporting_the_Linux_Vendor_Firmwar.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA Joins Dell and HP in Supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) [16:37] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:45] TR News Techrights Abundance of Fake (Sometimes Paid-for) 'News' About IBM Will Discredit the Media as a Whole https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Abundance_of_Fake_Sometimes_Paid_for_News_About_IBM_Will_Discre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Abundance_of_Fake_Sometimes_Paid_for_News_About_IBM_Will_Discre.gmi [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Abundance of Fake (Sometimes Paid-for) 'News' About IBM Will Discredit the Media as a Whole [16:48] TR News "PS in the featured image above, Arc is on the left, Dia is on the right." https://birchtree.me/blog/dia-becomes-arc/ | Source: Matt Birchler [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Dia becomes Arc [16:48] TR News "Ive been using FreshRSS for a while as a backend for NetNewsWire and decided to finally create an extension to add rssCloud support." https://andrewshell.org/2026/08/enhancing-freshrss-with-rsscloud-support/ | Source: Andrew Shell [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andrewshell.org | Enhancing FreshRSS with rssCloud Support Andrew Shell's Weblog [16:49] TR News "I particularly enjoyed the tweaks for EWW (Emacs Web Wowser) in this edition." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/08/2026-08-03-emacs-news/ | Source: Sacha Chua [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | 2026-08-03 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua [16:49] TR News "Taking a break from ogling microscopic features in Intels semiconductor processors, [Ken Shirriff] is back to instead poking at decidedly macroscopic pluggable modules from the 1948 IBM 604 Electronic Calculator." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/energizing-a-vacuum-tube-flip-flop-module-of-the-ibm-604/ | Source: Hackaday [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Energizing A Vacuum Tube Flip-Flop Module Of The IBM 604 | Hackaday [16:49] TR News "The build is based around an Arduino Nano its job is to read RFID tags via an RC522 reader, with the tags themselves embedded in a series of small dolls belonging to [David]s daughter" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/child-friendly-music-player-uses-rfid/ | Source: Hackaday [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Child-Friendly Music Player Uses RFID | Hackaday [16:50] TR News "Circuit bending is a chaotic art. At its simplest, it can just involve making connections between random points on a circuit board to create weird sounds in musical hardware." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/circuit-bending-but-make-it-midi/ | Source: Hackaday [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Circuit Bending, But Make It MIDI | Hackaday [16:50] TR News "In the case of the Pac-Man game, Mnemonic said that the malicious code was activated by a user accepting a consent screen." https://www.androidpolice.com/pac-man-took-over-samsung-smart-tvs-to-share-home-internet/ | Source: Android Police [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Pac-Man took over Samsung smart TVs to share home internet [16:50] TR News "Last Friday I talked about a flaky network switch that was wreaking havoc on our wired home network. A few of you sent thoughts, which I wanted to share." https://www.rubenerd.au/feedback-about-replacing-a-switch/ | Source: Ruben Schade [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Feedback about replacing a switch [16:53] TR News "In the feedback about dropping X11 support, one very surprisingly common comment is from users saying they "need" kgamma" https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/ | Source: David Edmundson [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.davidedmundson.co.uk | Wayland pain points kgamma David Edmundson's Web Log ● Aug 04 [17:07] TR News "One way to do this is to precalculate the keyframes to replay with CSS" https://leanrada.com/notes/baking-physics-css-linear-abuse/ | Source: Lean Rada [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-leanrada.com | Baking physics in CSS via linear() abuse [17:07] TR News "This post is a description of a technique I settled on." https://aartaka.me/new-menu.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | New Declarative Website Menu with Invoker Commands and noscript Hacks! [17:34] TR News Four stable kernels for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1086900/ [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Four stable kernels for Monday [LWN.net] [17:36] TR News AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-shell-extension-instructions-for-bots/ [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead [17:37] TR News Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/massive-attack-singapore-palestinian-flag.html [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/massive-attack-singapore-palestinian-flag.html ) [17:37] TR News Leaked exams, dashed dreams: Why Indias cockroach youth turned on Modimir https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/leaked-exams-dashed-dreams-why-indias-cockroach-youth-turned-on-modi [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Leaked exams, dashed dreams: Why Indias cockroach youth turned on Modi | The Straits Times [17:37] TR News Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's planned New Delhi speech https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi-speech [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India | The Straits Times [17:38] TR News Wayland pain points kgamma http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.davidedmundson.co.uk | Wayland pain points kgamma David Edmundson's Web Log [17:38] TR News Feedback about replacing a switch https://www.rubenerd.au/feedback-about-replacing-a-switch/ [17:39] TR News What the bliss taught us https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/03/what-the-bliss-taught-us/ [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What the bliss taught us | daniel.haxx.se [17:40] TR News IETF 126 in space https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/03/ietf-126-in-space/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | IETF 126 in space | APNIC Blog [17:41] TR News Rest in peace, Om Malik https://www.rubenerd.au/rest-in-peace-om-malik/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Rest in peace, Om Malik [17:43] TR News Bernhard R. Link: I learned something new about URLs today http://blog.brlink.eu/index.html#i72 [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.brlink.eu | Bernhard R. Links' blog -- Who made this description field required? [17:44] TR News Junichi Uekawa: Summer Holiday. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2026-Aug-4.html.en#2026-Aug-4-07:03:26 [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.netfort.gr.jp | Summer Holiday. [17:52] TR News Multitenant Hey Hi (AI) inference with dynamic resource allocation on OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/03/multitenant-ai-inference-dynamic-resource-allocation-openshift [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/03/multitenant-ai-inference-dynamic-resource-allocation-openshift ) [17:52] TR News John Goerzen: Celebrating 45 Years of Kermit with the First New C-Kermit Release in 15 Years (and working with a decades-old C codebase) https://changelog.complete.org/archives/44456-celebrating-45-years-of-kermit-with-the-first-new-c-kermit-release-in-15-years-and-working-with-a-decades-old-c-codebase [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-changelog.complete.org | Making sure you're not a bot! [17:53] TR News Across the EU, immigration being used as a 'political tool' across the political spectrum https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260803-across-the-eu-immigration-being-used-as-a-political-tool-across-the-political-spectrum-1 [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260803-across-the-eu-immigration-being-used-as-a-political-tool-across-the-political-spectrum-1 ) [17:53] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 397 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-397/ [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-latenightlinux.com | Late Night Linux Episode 397 Late Night Linux [17:55] TR News Slop promotion from Red Hat is the "new Linux" ● Aug 04 [18:06] TR News Apple Music Classical Marks 150 Years of Wagners Ring With a Time-Synchronized Listening Guide https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/apple-music-classical-marks-150-years-of-wagners-ring/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/apple-music-classical-marks-150-years-of-wagners-ring/ ) [18:06] TR News Patriot Debate Deepens As Congressman Don Bacon Questions Convicted Felon Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms https://www.rferl.org/a/patriot-missile-trump-bacon-republicans-ukraine-zelenskyy/33819653.html [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Patriot Debate Deepens As Congressman Don Bacon Questions Trump Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms [18:06] TR News Russian Logistics Sites Targeted Again As Zelenskyy Urges Faster Patriot Deliveries https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-drone-attack-wildberries/33820750.html [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Logistics Sites Targeted Again As Zelenskyy Urges Faster Patriot Deliveries [18:07] TR News Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/drone-russian-beach-explosion.html [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/drone-russian-beach-explosion.html ) [18:07] TR News Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/health/ukraine-war-hiv-aids.html [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/health/ukraine-war-hiv-aids.html ) [18:07] TR News The autonomous arms race in the RussiaUkraine war https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-autonomous-arms-race-in-the-russia-ukraine-war/ [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | The autonomous arms race in the RussiaUkraine war | The Strategist [18:08] TR News Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260804-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russia-kill-at-least-six-spark-fire-at-wildberries-warehouses [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260804-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russia-kill-at-least-six-spark-fire-at-wildberries-warehouses ) [18:08] TR News Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-apt-linked-to-recent-public-wi-fi-gateway-hacking/ "stealing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft account credentials via compromised Wi-Fi networks at hospitality organizations" [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking - SecurityWeek [18:09] TR News Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-linked-airstrike-in-mali-may-violate-international-law-rights-group-warns/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns - JURIST - News [18:09] TR News Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010313/russian-independent-media-editor-says-he-is-leaving-lithuania-for-france [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France - LRT [18:09] TR News Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/russian-politician-exile-france.html [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/russian-politician-exile-france.html ) [18:09] TR News Security for the future: Inside Japans multi-trillion-yen push to strengthen its defence industry https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/security-for-the-future-inside-japans-multi-trillion-yen-push-to-strengthen-its-defence-industry [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan's defence industry push | The Straits Times [18:10] TR News Trucks stuck at Latvia-Belarus border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/03.08.2026-trucks-stuck-at-latvia-belarus-border.a657297/ [18:10] 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Firm connected to Bill Epsteingate to come closer to patent trolls and other such parasites https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/kl-gates-strengthens-patent-litigation-offer-in-munich-with-patent-attorneys/ [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | K&L Gates strengthens patent litigation offer in Munich with patent attorneys [18:12] TR News Release candidate: Godot 4.7.2 RC 1 https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-7-2-rc-1/ [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Release candidate: Godot 4.7.2 RC 1 Godot Engine [18:13] TR News Community Member Monday: Karl-Heinz Gruner https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/03/community-member-monday-karl-heinz-gruner/ [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Community Member Monday: Karl-Heinz Gruner - TDF Community Blog [18:13] TR News Linux Hits 10% Market Share?! https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-hits-10-market-share 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reform | The Straits Times [18:33] TR News Why The Insurrectionist Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker [18:34] TR News Michigan reports first 2 US deaths related to diarrhea-causing parasite https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-reports-first-2-us-deaths-related-to-diarrhea-causing-parasite/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan reports first 2 US deaths related to diarrhea-causing parasite - Bridge Michigan [18:34] TR News Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/fauci-rfk-publisher.html [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ 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https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/in-a-troubling-sign-nvidia-rtx-50-series-prices-jump-up-to-30-percent-in-south-korea-tsmc-wafer-hikes-and-usd20-gddr7-modules-push-rtx-5090-past-usd5-100 [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | In a troubling sign, Nvidia RTX 50 series prices jump up to 30% in South Korea TSMC wafer hikes and $20 GDDR7 modules push RTX 5090 past $5,100 | Tom's Hardware [18:55] TR News 1MDB civil trial kicks off with Najib accused of using vast powers to enable US$5.6b fraud https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1mdb-civil-trial-kicks-off-with-najib-razak-accused-of-using-vast-powers-to-enable-us5-6b-fraud [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 1MDB trial: Najib Razak accused of US$5.6b fraud | The Straits Times [18:56] TR News China warns of crop risks as heat sweeps agricultural regions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-warns-of-crop-risks-as-heat-sweeps-agricultural-regions [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China warns of crop risks as heat sweeps agricultural regions | The Straits Times ● Aug 04 [19:18] TR News Growing Proportion of Linux Commits Being Made by LLMs Not a Sign of LLMs Working, It's a Sign of Linux Development Being Shifted From Community to GAFAM and Other Slop Pushers https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Growing_Proportion_of_Linux_Commits_Being_Made_by_LLMs_Not_a_Si.shtml [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Growing Proportion of Linux Commits Being Made by LLMs Not a Sign of LLMs Working, It's a Sign of Linux Development Being Shifted From Community to GAFAM and Other Slop Pushers [19:18] TR News There Might Be a Way to Observe Dark Matter Decaying Into Gravity Particles 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(JFrog blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1086936/ [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SQLite Critical CVEs or LLM Slop? (JFrog blog) [LWN.net] [19:21] TR News Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/recent-sonicwall-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/ [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks - SecurityWeek [19:21] TR News Brinks Home Discloses Data Breach as Hackers Leak Files https://www.securityweek.com/brinks-home-discloses-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-files/ [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Brinks Home Discloses Data Breach as Hackers Leak Files - SecurityWeek [19:22] TR News One Year After Hell Toupe Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/one-year-after-president-trump-deployed-national-guard-troops-to-washington-d-c-statehood-is-more-important-than-ever [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever | American Civil Liberties Union [19:23] TR News River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/river-bank-says-hackers-deleted-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack - SecurityWeek [19:23] TR News Cyberattack Hits Liechtensteins Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-hits-liechtensteins-register-of-people-behind-companies-and-foundations/ [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cyberattack Hits Liechtensteins Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations - SecurityWeek [19:24] TR News C-Kermit 11 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1086953/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-C-Kermit 11 released [LWN.net] [19:25] TR News Vassar Agrees to $5-Million Fund to Settle Suit Claiming Women Were Paid Less https://www.chronicle.com/article/vassar-agrees-to-5-million-fund-to-settle-suit-claiming-women-were-paid-less [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/vassar-agrees-to-5-million-fund-to-settle-suit-claiming-women-were-paid-less ) [19:26] TR News Tesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-Driving https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-whistleblower-dangerous-safety https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Tesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-Driving [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ ) [19:27] TR News Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to 200 RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-raises-european-xbox-prices-by-up-to-gbp200-rampocalypse-and-component-shortages-force-major-console-markups [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to 200 RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups | Tom's Hardware [19:27] TR News Myanmars detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-government-says [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official | The Straits Times [19:28] TR News Whos suing Hey Hi (AI) and whos signing: Perplexitys motion to dismiss vs Reddit rejected, News Corp sues Brave https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/ [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | News generative AI deals revealed: Who is suing, who is signing? [19:29] TR News New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/new-micron-lawsuit-reignites-fight-over-new-york-fab-complaint-alleges-forever-chemicals-will-flow-into-oneida-river [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | New Micron lawsuit reignites fight over New York fab complaint alleges 'forever chemicals' will flow into Oneida River | Tom's Hardware [19:29] TR News This Month in KDE Linux: July 2026 https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/03/this-month-in-kde-linux-july-2026/ [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Month in KDE Linux: July 2026 - KDE Blogs [19:34] TR News Techrights Big Blue's Quiet Axe - Poem Regarding IBM "RAs" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Big_Blue_s_Quiet_Axe_Poem_Regarding_IBM_layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Big_Blue_s_Quiet_Axe_Poem_Regarding_IBM_layoffs.gmi [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Big Blue's Quiet Axe - Poem Regarding IBM "RAs" [19:35] TR News "The good ones left IBM or stepped down out of management. Managers basically became grunts of the executives. They have to do what they are told or lose their job. It became a job of keeping positive visibility with executives and managing up in order to survive." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 ) [19:49] TR News Techrights Alternate Data (Not IBM's Headcount) to Show Mass Layoffs' Effect at IBM (Despite Many Acquired Workers Via M&A) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Alternate_Data_Not_IBM_s_Headcount_to_Show_Mass_Layoffs_Effect_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Alternate_Data_Not_IBM_s_Headcount_to_Show_Mass_Layoffs_Effect_.gmi [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Alternate Data (Not IBM's Headcount) to Show Mass Layoffs' Effect at IBM (Despite Many Acquired Workers Via M&A) [19:55] TR News persona gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/persona [19:55] TR News "I've generally been a fan of the way Andrew Kelley, lead developer of the Zig programming language, has been talking in public in recent months. He's held the line against the use of counterfeit intelligence in Zig, and has been open about his disdain for it. This is good!" gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/26-08-04/ [19:57] TR News Root shell gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/08/04/root-shell.gmi [19:58] TR News Scientists Have Found The Brain Circuit Behind Misophonia's 'Rage Response' https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-the-brain-circuit-behind-misophonias-rage-response [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Have Found The Brain Circuit Behind Misophonia's 'Rage Response' : ScienceAlert [19:58] TR News You're Not Imagining It Some People Really Are More Attractive to Mosquitoes, Study Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/youre-not-imagining-it-some-people-really-are-more-attractive-to-mosquitoes-study-shows [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You're Not Imagining It Some People Really Are More Attractive to Mosquitoes, Study Shows : ScienceAlert [19:59] TR News This Tiny Organ Plays a Far More Profound Role in Human Longevity Than We Realized, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/this-organ-plays-a-far-more-profound-role-in-human-longevity-than-we-realized-study-finds [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Tiny Organ Plays a Far More Profound Role in Human Longevity Than We Realized, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [19:59] TR News Ancient Microorganisms Discovered Inside One of Antarctica's Most Inhospitable Landmarks https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-refuge-a-lost-sea-may-still-be-alive-beneath-antarcticas-eerie-blood-falls [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ancient Microorganisms Discovered Inside One of Antarctica's Most Inhospitable Landmarks : ScienceAlert [19:59] TR News The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/regular-people-data-center-arrest-protest [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding ● Aug 04 [20:00] TR News Scam Altmans Parenting Strategy Sounds Low Key Horrifying https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-parenting-strategy-horrifying incest guy explains parenting?? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman's Parenting Strategy Sounds Low Key Horrifying [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sam-altman-sexual-assault-sister-annie-abuse-lawsuit-b2950916.html ) [20:00] TR News Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Disgusted by Convicted Felons Relationship With Hey Hi (AI) Industry, Saying Hes Using the Tech to Tear Down Democracy https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/polling-trump-ai-industry-democracy [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Disgusted by Trump's Relationship With AI Industry, Saying He's Using the Tech to Tear Down Democracy [20:01] TR News Tech Bro Boasts He Used Hey Hi (AI) to Secretly Monitor Toddlers Conversations, Categorize Them In Giant Database https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-bro-ai-toddler-conversations [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Tech Bro Boasts He Used AI to Secretly Monitor Toddlers' Conversations, Categorize Them In Giant Database [20:01] TR News Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using Hey Hi (AI) on Thought Leadership Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled With Bizarre Hallucinations https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/top-consulting-group-pwc-ai-report-bizarre-hallucinations where Sheela Zemlin (fraud) worked [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Top Consulting Group PwC Caught Using AI on "Thought Leadership" Report About AI, Resulting in Corporate Document Filled With Bizarre Hallucinations [20:02] TR News Nable Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers https://www.securityweek.com/n-able-patches-vulnerability-exploited-to-hack-n-central-servers/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nable Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers - SecurityWeek [20:02] TR News Daniel Pocock Campaigns on Platforms Against Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/campaigns-against-social-control-media/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Daniel Pocock Campaigns on Platforms Against Social Control Media [20:02] TR News It Looks Like BRETT WILSON LLP Delays or Avoids Showing Its Atrocious Financial State https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/it-looks-like-brett-wilson-llp-delays-or-avoids-showing-its-atrocious-financial-state/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive It Looks Like BRETT WILSON LLP Delays or Avoids Showing Its Atrocious Financial State [20:03] TR News Boastful Legal Letters That Reveal Ones Own Weaknesses https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/03/boastful-legal-letters-that-reveal-ones-own-weaknesses/ [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Boastful Legal Letters That Reveal Ones Own Weaknesses [20:03] TR News The Proprietary Chaffbot Company Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/the-openai-hack-shows-the-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle.html [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle - Schneier on Security [20:04] TR News More on the Proprietary Chaffbot Company Agents Attack on Hugging Face https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/more-on-the-openai-agents-attack-on-hugging-face.html [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-More on the OpenAI Agent's Attack on Hugging Face - Schneier on Security [20:04] TR News Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-photos-icrc.html [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-photos-icrc.html ) [20:04] TR News 28.9M-parameter LLM runs locally on ESP32-S3 at 9 tokens/s https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/03/28-9m-parameter-llm-runs-locally-on-esp32-s3-at-9-tokens-s/ [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | 28.9M-parameter LLM runs locally on ESP32-S3 at 9 tokens/s - CNX Software [20:05] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox Profiler Deployment (August 3, 2026) https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-profiler-deployment-august-3-2026/149100 [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-discourse.mozilla.org | Firefox Profiler Deployment (August 3, 2026) - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse [20:06] TR News Boilerplate or Not: Reading Secure Broader Than IPSec in MPH v. Fashion Company Apple https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/boilerplate-or-not-reading-secure-broader-than-ipsec-in-mph-v-apple.html [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Boilerplate or Not: Reading Secure Broader Than IPSec in MPH v. Apple | Patently-O [20:06] TR News $2,000 for Flow-Motion sensor patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/3/2000-for-flow-motion-sensor-patent-prior-art [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | $2,000 for Flow-Motion sensor patent prior art Unified Patents [20:06] TR News $2,000 for Near Field Electronics input signal patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/3/2000-for-near-field-electronics-input-signal-patent-prior-art [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | $2,000 for Near Field Electronics input signal patent prior art Unified Patents [20:07] TR News Bayer loses Dutch Xarelto dosage patent monopoly in Sandoz appeal https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/bayer-loses-dutch-xarelto-dosage-patent-in-sandoz-appeal/ [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Bayer loses Dutch Xarelto dosage patent in Sandoz appeal [20:07] TR News Paris local division revokes Bostiks cold-seal packaging patent monopoly in Henkel dispute https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/paris-local-division-revokes-bostiks-cold-seal-packaging-patent-in-henkel-dispute/ [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Paris local division revokes Bostik's cold-seal packaging patent in Henkel dispute [20:12] TR News ChronoWatch X2040 A DIY watch with off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi RP2040 round display, 3D printed case, and custom firmware https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/03/chronowatch-x2040-a-diy-watch-with-off-the-shelf-raspberry-pi-rp2040-round-display-3d-printed-case-and-custom-firmware/ [20:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | ChronoWatch X2040 - A DIY watch with off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi RP2040 round display, 3D printed case, and custom firmware - CNX Software [20:12] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2026.31 Forever Language https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/08/03/2026-31-forever-language/ [20:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rakudoweekly.blog | 2026.31 Forever Language Rakudo Weekly News [20:13] TR News Google Earth Disables Hey Hi (AI) Tool After One Day Over Disinformation Concerns https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/technology/google-earth-ai-satellite-images.html [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/technology/google-earth-ai-satellite-images.html ) [20:15] TR News Seems like bashing based on the biases of the author, not something based on a lack of qualifications https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/03/burnham-sackman-justice-minister/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thecanary.co | Burnham re-appoints former Israeli Supreme Court clerk as justice minister [20:16] TR News Lithuania seeks AI-powered air defence network after drone incidents https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010063/lithuania-seeks-ai-powered-air-defence-network-after-drone-incidents [20:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks AI-powered air defence network after drone incidents - LRT [20:17] TR News WestJet Strike Ends After Canadian Airline Reaches Deal With Flight Attendants https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/canada/westjet-strike-update-flight-attendants-canada.html [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/canada/westjet-strike-update-flight-attendants-canada.html ) [20:17] TR News Fourteen dead, thousands displaced as rains, floods strike southern India https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/fourteen-dead-thousands-displaced-as-rains-floods-strike-southern-india [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Fourteen dead, thousands displaced as rains, floods strike southern India | The Straits Times [20:18] TR News GNOME Document Viewer 51 Beta Added Visual Signatures Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-document-viewer-51-beta-added-visual-signatures-support/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME Document Viewer 51 Beta Added Visual Signatures Support | UbuntuHandbook [20:19] TR News GNOME Mutter 51 Beta Added Native Background Blur https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-mutter-51-beta-added-native-background-blur/ [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME Mutter 51 Beta Added Native Background Blur | UbuntuHandbook [20:19] TR News Curl dropped from Ubuntu 26.04 minimal cloud images by mistake https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2604-server-cloud-minimal-curl-missing [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Curl dropped from Ubuntu 26.04 minimal cloud images by mistake - OMG! Ubuntu [20:19] TR News Ubuntus turning another system Deb package into a snap https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-hwctl-deb-to-snap-transition [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu's turning another system Deb package into a snap - OMG! Ubuntu [20:20] TR News This month in KDE GNU/Linux https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/02/this-month-in-kde-linux-2/ [20:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pointieststick.com | This month in KDE Linux Adventures in Linux and KDE [20:21] TR News Banana Pi BPI-AI2N Goes on Sale with Yocto and Armbian Images https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-ai2n-goes-on-sale-with-yocto-and-armbian-images/ [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-ai2n-goes-on-sale-with-yocto-and-armbian-images/ ) [20:23] TR News Dropbeat is yet another flashy music controller for GNOME Shell https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dropbeat-music-controller-gnome-extension [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Dropbeat is yet another flashy music controller for GNOME Shell - OMG! Ubuntu [20:24] TR News Expirion 6.6-260803 https://distrowatch.com/expirion [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/expirion ) [20:24] TR News RakuOS 2026.08.03 https://distrowatch.com/rakuos [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/rakuos ) [20:24] TR News Q83 2028-testing1 https://distrowatch.com/q83 [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q83 ) [20:24] TR News T4n OS 20260802 https://distrowatch.com/t4n [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/t4n ) [20:24] TR News Calculate 20260803 https://distrowatch.com/calculate [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calculate ) [20:24] TR News Aeon 20260802 https://distrowatch.com/aeon [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/aeon ) [20:24] TR News CentOS 10-20260803.0 https://distrowatch.com/centos [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [20:25] TR News TUXEDO 20260803 https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo ) [20:25] TR News Lilidog 26.08.03 https://distrowatch.com/lilidog [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lilidog ) [20:25] TR News ShrikeLinux 2026.08.03 https://distrowatch.com/shrikelinux [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/shrikelinux ) [20:25] TR News GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_6_in_Mexico.shtml [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico [20:25] TR News Morten Linderud Has Helped Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch GNU/Linux Users https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Morten_Linderud_Has_Helped_Microsoft_Put_Locks_and_Kill_Switche.shtml [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Morten Linderud Has Helped Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch Linux Users [20:26] TR News Linux 7.2-rc6 was a massive release, but it's not going to delay the final release https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc6-was-a-massive-release-but-its-not-going-to-delay-the-final-release/ [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc6-was-a-massive-release-but-its-not-going-to-delay-the-final-release/ ) [20:30] TR News Ubuntu Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/ubuntu-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260803 [20:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hkcert.org | Ubuntu Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities [20:32] TR News I stopped using Ubuntu for self-hosting and traded it for this lightweight alternative https://www.howtogeek.com/stopped-using-ubuntu-for-self-hosting-and-traded-it-for-lightweight-alternative/ [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I stopped using Ubuntu for self-hosting and traded it for this lightweight alternative [20:33] TR News (NEW): 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Switching To Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/5_Common_Mistakes_People_Make_When_Switching_To_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/5_Common_Mistakes_People_Make_When_Switching_To_Linux.gmi [20:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 Common Mistakes People Make When Switching To Linux [20:37] TR News Microsoft boot lickers, see http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_Sites_or_Sites_Sponsored_by_Microsoft_Angry_That_GNU_.shtml https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/ [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Sites or Sites Sponsored by Microsoft Angry That GNU/Linux is Gaining [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowslatest.com | Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers [20:37] TR News And their "sources" are Microsoft Reddit and Scam Altman et al https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Y_Combinator_YC_Funds_Scams_Run_by_Scammers.shtml [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Y Combinator (YC) Funds Scams, Run by Scammers [20:38] TR News "After previously dealing with a big wave of malware in the Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository), another wave happened while I was off touching grass (short holiday)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/arch-linux-aur-hit-with-another-wave-of-malware/ [20:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux AUR hit with another wave of malware | GamingOnLinux [20:39] TR News OPSWAT Enhances Metascan with BKAV Pro: A Major shift for Linux Security? https://futurumgroup.com/insights/opswat-enhances-metascan-with-bkav-pro-a-major-shift-for-linux-security/ [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurumgroup.com | Multiscanning Linux: OPSWAT Adds BKAV [20:40] TR News Not contrarian, just sucking up to Microsoft (the usual from Oluwademilade Afolabi) https://www.makeuseof.com/everyone-says-linux-is-better-than-windows-but-im-not-buying-it/ [20:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Everyone says Linux is better than Windows, but Im not buying it [20:40] TR News "The future sure looks bright for Linux gaming." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/according-to-statcounter-linux-on-the-desktop-crossed-over-7-percent-globally/ [20:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally | GamingOnLinux [20:41] TR News Linux Usage On Steam Is Back Above 4% https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-usage-on-steam-is-back-above-4/ [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-steamdeckhq.com | Linux Usage On Steam Is Back Above 4% - Steam Deck HQ [20:41] TR News "This release improves support for Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, Assetto Corsa EVO, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Assassins Creed Origins." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-games [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games - 9to5Linux [20:41] TR News "Linus Torvalds said that the sixth release candidate was very big this time, but that doesn't seem like a reason to delay the final release." https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-72-rc6-was-a-massive-release-but-its-not-going-to-delay-the-final-release/ [20:42] TR News Onslaught of malware hits Arch Linux's major AUR repository, all uploads suspended https://cybernews.com/security/massive-malware-attack-hits-arch-linux-aur/ [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/security/massive-malware-attack-hits-arch-linux-aur/ ) [20:43] TR News Hyprland's biggest strength is also why I'm switching back to KDE www.xda-developers.com/hyprland-biggest-trength-why-switching-back-kde/ [20:44] TR News Linux's share of English-speaking Steam users reached 8.42% in July 2026. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/dolya-linux-sredi-angloyazychnykh-polzovatelej-steam-dostigla-8-42-v-iyule-2026-goda [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | Linux's share of English-speaking Steam users reached 8.42% in July 2026. [20:46] TR News "Embark have given an update in the ongoing fight against cheaters, with a new anti-cheat named Elytra to begin rolling out that's home-grown." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-finals-will-be-adding-a-new-elytra-anti-cheat/ [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-THE FINALS will be adding a new "Elytra" anti-cheat | GamingOnLinux [20:46] TR News "The AerynOS project informs 9to5linux.com today about the release and general availability of AerynOS 2026.08 as the latest ISO snapshot of this independent Linux distro previously known as Serpent OS." https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-08-released-with-linux-7-1-gnome-50-3-cosmic-1-5-and-more [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AerynOS 2026.08 Released with Linux 7.1, GNOME 50.3, COSMIC 1.5, and More - 9to5Linux [20:46] TR News "While many people think Linux performs better than Windows, it depends on the distribution. Some of them have system requirements that rival modern versions of Windows. These distros are lean and mean. They're great for fast modern machines or wringing more use of out of older computers." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-s-lightweight-they-make-windows-look-bloated/ [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 5 lightweight Linux distros make Windows feel so bloated [20:47] TR News (NEW): Linux's share of English-speaking Steam users reached 8.42% in July 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Linux_s_share_of_English_speaking_Steam_users_reached_8_42_in_J.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Linux_s_share_of_English_speaking_Steam_users_reached_8_42_in_J.gmi [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux's share of English-speaking Steam users reached 8.42% in July 2026 [20:47] TR News 3 reasons I'm quitting Arch Linuxafter using it for 5 years https://www.howtogeek.com/after-5-years-of-using-arch-linux-i-quit/ [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 reasons I'm quitting Arch Linuxafter using it for 5 years [20:47] TR News "a milestone that holds up under scrutiny from a second independent measurement platform, even though the specific one-month number demands careful reading." https://www.techtimes.com/articles/322685/20260802/linux-crosses-double-digit-threshold-north-america-two-datasets-confirm.htm [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techtimes.com | Linux Crosses Double-Digit Threshold in North America, Two Datasets Confirm [20:50] TR News (NEW): Games: Godot 4.7.2 RC 1 and Latest Reports From Liam Dawe (GoL) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Games_Godot_4_7_2_RC_1_and_Latest_Reports_From_Liam_Dawe_GoL.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Games_Godot_4_7_2_RC_1_and_Latest_Reports_From_Liam_Dawe_GoL.gmi [20:50] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Godot 4.7.2 RC 1 and Latest Reports From Liam Dawe (GoL) [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [20:53] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:53] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Security_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Security_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO [20:55] TR News (NEW): Wayland Pains and Hyprland Issus https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Wayland_Pains_and_Hyprland_Issus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Wayland_Pains_and_Hyprland_Issus.gmi [20:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wayland Pains and Hyprland Issus [20:57] TR News (NEW): Devices With Linux and Open Hardware Projects https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Devices_With_Linux_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Devices_With_Linux_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.gmi [20:57] TR News (NEW): Red Hat on Slop, WordPress, and Kernel (Linux) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Red_Hat_on_Slop_WordPress_and_Kernel_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Red_Hat_on_Slop_WordPress_and_Kernel_Linux.gmi [20:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices With Linux and Open Hardware Projects [20:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat on Slop, WordPress, and Kernel (Linux) [20:58] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [20:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [20:58] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [20:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [20:58] TR News "Thank you Thrig for addressing this topic, as a true Master of Pebcak I can't avoid to create or make peback every time I touch a computer On my defense I can tell you that I use this "workaround" only on my personal workstation, if anything should happens I think I should be able to fix it " gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/relog/2026-08-04-relog-root-shell-thrig.gmi ● Aug 04 [21:01] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Root Shell and "Duty of Care" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2026_Root_Shell_and_Duty_of_Care.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2026_Root_Shell_and_Duty_of_Care.gmi [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Root Shell and "Duty of Care" [21:04] TR News Techrights Links 04/08/2026: GAFAM Expressing Concerns About Dangerous Disinformation by Slop, Bill Epsteingate-Connected Litigation Firm Salivating Over Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Links_04_08_2026_GAFAM_Expressing_Concerns_About_Dangerous_Disi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Links_04_08_2026_GAFAM_Expressing_Concerns_About_Dangerous_Disi.gmi [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/08/2026: GAFAM Expressing Concerns About Dangerous Disinformation by Slop, Bill Epsteingate-Connected Litigation Firm Salivating Over Europe ● Aug 04 [22:20] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Mozilla_Firefox_153_0_3_Improves_the_Smart_Window_and_Fixes_Mor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/Mozilla_Firefox_153_0_3_Improves_the_Smart_Window_and_Fixes_Mor.gmi [22:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs ● Aug 04 [23:46] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Aug 04 [03:55] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Aug 04 [08:11] TR News China Won the Iran War https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-china-won-the-iran-war | Source: Paul Krugman [08:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | How China Won the Iran War - Paul Krugman [08:12] TR News "In this article, we will examine Coolidges account of the night he received with sadness the news that he would be the President of the United States" https://thenewleafjournal.com/calvin-coolidges-homestead-oath-of-office/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-thenewleafjournal.com | Calvin Coolidges Homestead Oath of Office The New Leaf Journal ● Aug 04 [09:10] TR News "The 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, alongside the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda" https://bianet.org/yazi/thirty-one-years-after-srebrenica-genocide-victims-still-await-justice-322111 | Source: BIA Net [09:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bianet.org | Thirty-one years after Srebrenica genocide, victims still await justice [09:11] TR News "The offensive was also supported by covert cooperation between ISIS and certain local actors." https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/isis-tightened-siege-trapping-yazidis-in-shengal-86583 | Source: ANF News [09:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.anf-news.com | ANF | ISIS tightened siege, trapping Yazidis in Shengal [09:11] TR News "When the ISIS gangs stood at the doors of Shengal" https://english.anf-news.com/features/twelve-years-ago-the-yazidi-genocide-in-shengal-86574 | Source: ANF News [09:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Twelve years ago the Yazidi genocide in Shengal [09:11] TR News "Sandinista Revolution" https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-02/daniel-ortega-establishes-latin-americas-last-dictatorship-in-nicaragua.html | Source: El Pas [09:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | Daniel Ortega establishes Latin Americas last dictatorship in Nicaragua | International | EL PAS English ● Aug 04 [11:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [11:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [11:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 04 [16:15] TR News "Why Is the U.S. Running So Low on Weapons? - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/the-us-isnt-making-enough-weapons/688150/ [16:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Why Is the U.S. Running So Low on Weapons? - The Atlantic [16:16] TR News "Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference [16:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference | The New Yorker [16:17] TR News "Trump Spends The Weekend Fighting For The $1.776 Billion Slush Fund His Chosen Attorney General Swears Is Dead | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/trump-spends-the-weekend-fighting-for-the-1-776-billion-slush-fund-his-chosen-attorney-general-swears-is-dead/ [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump Spends The Weekend Fighting For The $1.776 Billion Slush Fund His Chosen Attorney General Swears Is Dead | Techdirt [16:17] TR News "Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/mitch-mcconnell-is-never-coming-back-to-the-senate/ [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate - Salon.com [16:17] TR News "Senate Republicans Rush to Immunize Money Launder-in-Chief's Tax Crimes - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/senate-republicans-rush-to-immunize-money-launder-in-chiefs-tax-crimes/ [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Senate Republicans Rush to Immunize Money Launder-in-Chief's Tax Crimes - emptywheel [16:17] TR News "The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | US political lobbying | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | US political lobbying | The Guardian ● Aug 04 [17:37] TR News Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/massive-attack-singapore-palestinian-flag.html [17:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/massive-attack-singapore-palestinian-flag.html ) [17:37] TR News Leaked exams, dashed dreams: Why Indias cockroach youth turned on Modimir https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/leaked-exams-dashed-dreams-why-indias-cockroach-youth-turned-on-modi [17:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Leaked exams, dashed dreams: Why Indias cockroach youth turned on Modi | The Straits Times [17:37] TR News Bangladesh asks India to clarify stance on Hasina's planned New Delhi speech https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi-speech [17:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India | The Straits Times [17:53] TR News Across the EU, immigration being used as a 'political tool' across the political spectrum https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260803-across-the-eu-immigration-being-used-as-a-political-tool-across-the-political-spectrum-1 [17:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260803-across-the-eu-immigration-being-used-as-a-political-tool-across-the-political-spectrum-1 ) ● Aug 04 [18:06] TR News Patriot Debate Deepens As Congressman Don Bacon Questions Convicted Felon Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms https://www.rferl.org/a/patriot-missile-trump-bacon-republicans-ukraine-zelenskyy/33819653.html [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Patriot Debate Deepens As Congressman Don Bacon Questions Trump Shift, Senate Moves On Ukraine Arms [18:06] TR News Russian Logistics Sites Targeted Again As Zelenskyy Urges Faster Patriot Deliveries https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-drone-attack-wildberries/33820750.html [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Logistics Sites Targeted Again As Zelenskyy Urges Faster Patriot Deliveries [18:07] TR News Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/drone-russian-beach-explosion.html [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/drone-russian-beach-explosion.html ) [18:07] TR News Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/health/ukraine-war-hiv-aids.html [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/health/ukraine-war-hiv-aids.html ) [18:07] TR News The autonomous arms race in the RussiaUkraine war https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-autonomous-arms-race-in-the-russia-ukraine-war/ [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | The autonomous arms race in the RussiaUkraine war | The Strategist [18:08] TR News Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260804-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russia-kill-at-least-six-spark-fire-at-wildberries-warehouses [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260804-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russia-kill-at-least-six-spark-fire-at-wildberries-warehouses ) [18:09] TR News Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-linked-airstrike-in-mali-may-violate-international-law-rights-group-warns/ [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns - JURIST - News [18:09] TR News Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010313/russian-independent-media-editor-says-he-is-leaving-lithuania-for-france [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Russian independent media editor says he is leaving Lithuania for France - LRT [18:09] TR News Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/russian-politician-exile-france.html [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/europe/russian-politician-exile-france.html ) [18:09] TR News Security for the future: Inside Japans multi-trillion-yen push to strengthen its defence industry https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/security-for-the-future-inside-japans-multi-trillion-yen-push-to-strengthen-its-defence-industry [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Japan's defence industry push | The Straits Times [18:10] TR News Trucks stuck at Latvia-Belarus border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/03.08.2026-trucks-stuck-at-latvia-belarus-border.a657297/ [18:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Trucks stuck at Latvia-Belarus border / Article [18:10] TR News Closure of Latvia-Belarus border point proposed https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/04.08.2026-closure-of-latvia-belarus-border-point-proposed.a657376/ [18:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Closure of Latvia-Belarus border point proposed / Article [18:33] TR News South Koreas military counter-intelligence command reform takes shape but concerns remain https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-military-counter-intelligence-command-reform-takes-shape-but-concerns-remain [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea's military counter-intelligence reform | The Straits Times [18:33] TR News Why The Insurrectionist Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-donald-trump-talks-so-much-about-foreign-election-interference [18:50] TR News North Koreas naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/north-koreas-naval-buildup-will-stretch-allied-forces-across-the-indo-pacific/ [18:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | North Koreas naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific | The Strategist [18:55] TR News 1MDB civil trial kicks off with Najib accused of using vast powers to enable US$5.6b fraud https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1mdb-civil-trial-kicks-off-with-najib-razak-accused-of-using-vast-powers-to-enable-us5-6b-fraud [18:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | 1MDB trial: Najib Razak accused of US$5.6b fraud | The Straits Times ● Aug 04 [19:22] TR News One Year After Hell Toupe Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/one-year-after-president-trump-deployed-national-guard-troops-to-washington-d-c-statehood-is-more-important-than-ever [19:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aclu.org | One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever | American Civil Liberties Union [19:27] TR News Myanmars detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-government-says [19:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official | The Straits Times ● Aug 04 [20:04] TR News Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-photos-icrc.html [20:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-photos-icrc.html ) [20:15] TR News Seems like bashing based on the biases of the author, not something based on a lack of qualifications https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/08/03/burnham-sackman-justice-minister/ [20:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thecanary.co | Burnham re-appoints former Israeli Supreme Court clerk as justice minister [20:16] TR News Lithuania seeks AI-powered air defence network after drone incidents https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3010063/lithuania-seeks-ai-powered-air-defence-network-after-drone-incidents [20:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks AI-powered air defence network after drone incidents - LRT [20:56] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol [20:56] admfubar :)) https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2677654851/ [20:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump's 'credibility is shot' as he gets cold shoulder from massive industry execs: report - Raw Story ● Aug 04 [21:13] admfubar :)) https://www.rawstory.com/nick-bilton-60-minutes/ [21:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | '60 Minutes' boss suffers humiliation as memo threatening leakers immediately leaks - Raw Story [21:29] admfubar fanatic, well that is putting it nicely... https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2677652829/ [21:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'The guy has no shame': RFK Jr.'s 'fanatic' tirade on CNN floors analyst - Raw Story ● Aug 04 [23:57] MinceR yeah, ASPD enjoyers are like that [23:57] MinceR like rfk jr and his boss