●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 06, 2026 ●● ● Aug 06 [00:17] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNOME_50_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNOME_50_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.gmi [00:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements ● Aug 06 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-050826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-050826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-050826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-050826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 05, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-05.txt ● Aug 06 [04:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 06 [06:20] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 05, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_05_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_05_2026.gmi [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 05, 2026 [06:21] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:23] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:25] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1731.jpg [06:25] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2088.jpg [06:26] TR News "These are my personal book notes from Brian Tracy's "Eat That Frog!" They are for myself, but I hope they might be useful to you too." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-08-05-eat-that-frog-book-notes.gmi [06:27] TR News "Within these constraints, I think it is a good attempt at the "Write Once, Run Anywhere" aim. A reasonable summary of the standard is a short document in a github repo. The author also has a Python BASIC interpreter that can run full BASICODE." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2026-08-05.gmi [06:28] TR News "This minimalistic git server has all the open source RPG projects I've found. Check out the resources section! The entire thing's built out of recfiles and makefiles, but it can still update and find recent commits from these git projects. If you have any suggestions for the page layouts, let me know." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Tabletop-RPGs/46718 [06:29] TR News "Mutt is a powerful text-based email client for the terminal. It's fast, efficient, and highly configurable." gemini://brennan.smol.pub/mutt-guide [06:29] TR News news gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/news [06:30] TR News "Today I bought two shirts. It's not easy (yet not too hard) finding a black shirt that fits me nicely. I've been looking for more of these because they are a part of my dressing style." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1785978396 [06:31] TR News "For a while now, I've been thinking about getting a new work bag. My current daily driver is of a canvas attach-style, with metal hardware, and one chunky zipper that has stood the test of time." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/on-thoughtful-consumerism [06:31] TR News "it seems i've been extremely lucky to only know them as a goth band! from back in the day i remembered only "europe is our playground" and this 2025 album sounds like it's straight from the 90s." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/music [06:37] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2026: "Eat That Frog", Mutt Terminal Email Guide, and BASICODE https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2026_Eat_That_Frog_Mutt_Terminal_Email_Guide.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2026_Eat_That_Frog_Mutt_Terminal_Email_Guide.gmi [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2026: "Eat That Frog", Mutt Terminal Email Guide, and BASICODE [06:39] TR News Hazard pointers for the kernel https://lwn.net/Articles/1084015/ [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hazard pointers for the kernel [LWN.net] [06:40] TR News "I did not attend DebConf26, but I did watch the recording of McMillan's talk, which is available in WebM format (HD quality, low-resolution video). Slides from the presentation have not yet been made available." https://lwn.net/Articles/1084499/ [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A report from Debian's new DFSG team [LWN.net] [06:40] TR News An operations structure for swap devices https://lwn.net/Articles/1083094/ [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An operations structure for swap devices [LWN.net] [06:42] TR News the author, as usual, does not disclose his conflict of interest (Red Hat/Fedora/IBM) https://lwn.net/Articles/1085609/ [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora approves a smaller GRUB [LWN.net] [06:44] TR News (NEW): LWN Articles About Linux Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/LWN_Articles_About_Linux_Kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/LWN_Articles_About_Linux_Kernel.gmi [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LWN Articles About Linux Kernel [06:49] TR News Severity 7.8 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64560 [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cve.org | NO TITLE ● Aug 06 [07:13] TR News Techrights Texts of the Claims From Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett Almost Identical, I am Suing for Abuse of Process https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Texts_of_the_Claims_From_Balabhadra_Alex_Graveley_and_Matthew_J.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Texts_of_the_Claims_From_Balabhadra_Alex_Graveley_and_Matthew_J.gmi [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Texts of the Claims From Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett Almost Identical, I am Suing for Abuse of Process [07:19] TR News (NEW): The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_only_5_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_laptops_after_10_years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_only_5_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_laptops_after_10_years.gmi [07:19] TR News (NEW): Windows 11 vs Linux RAM usage in web browsing and gaming reveals big difference https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Windows_11_vs_Linux_RAM_usage_in_web_browsing_and_gaming_reveal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Windows_11_vs_Linux_RAM_usage_in_web_browsing_and_gaming_reveal.gmi [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Windows 11 vs Linux RAM usage in web browsing and gaming reveals big difference [07:25] TR News Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett Used Almost the Same Text to Make Claims, the UKs High Court Needs to Deal With My Lawsuit Over It https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/balabhadra-alex-graveley-and-matthew-j-garrett/ [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett Used Almost the Same Text to Make Claims, the UKs High Court Needs to Deal With My Lawsuit Over It [07:26] TR News Brett Wilson LLP Facilitated Abuse of Process for Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett, So I am Suing Them in the High Court http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Facilitated_Abuse_of_Process_for_Balabhadra_Al.shtml [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Brett Wilson LLP Facilitated Abuse of Process for Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett, So I am Suing Them in the High Court [07:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 06 [08:12] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.gmi [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) [08:21] TR News "In short, according to Mr Mansfield, either all three should have been prosecuted in New Zealand or none of them" https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/651123/court-of-appeal-dismisses-kim-dotcom-challenge-to-us-extradition | Source: RNZ [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rnz.co.nz | Court of Appeal dismisses Kim Dotcom challenge to US extradition | RNZ [08:21] TR News en [08:21] TR News "On January 20th, 2012, over 70 special tactics officers armed with assault rifles breached a mansion in Coatesville" https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/untoc20/truecrimestories/kimdotcom.html | [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unodc.org | True Crime Story - Kim Dotcom [08:21] TR News "Fourteen years. That is how long it has taken" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-kim-dotcom-saga-is-a-national-embarrassment-deborah-chambers/premium/LZDT3XW42JG5DH7WKG5Z6DSB7M/ | Source: New Zealand Herald [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nzherald.co.nz | The Kim Dotcom saga is a national embarrassment - Deborah Chambers KC - NZ Herald [08:22] TR News "Per KOMCAs new policy, one can, as mentioned, copyright works made with the help of AI but not those generated entirely by a machine." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/komca-ai-policy/ | Source: Digital Music News [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/komca-ai-policy/ ) [08:22] TR News "legal/practice/business slog" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books | Source: The Guardian UK [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James | The Guardian [08:24] TR News "Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With great power comes no responsibility." The [Internet]'s de facto boss is an absentee landlord." https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/05/absentee-landlord/# | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Google is a scammers paradise (05 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:24] TR News "This means that devices that cannot be updated to iOS 15 will eventually stop receiving new QZ versions through the App Store." https://robertoviola.cloud/2026/08/05/important-notice-older-apple-devices-qz-ios-requirements/ | Source: Roberto Viola [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertoviola.cloud | QZ: Important notice for users with older Apple devices - Roberto Viola [08:26] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/08/Hearing-Aids/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jan.wildeboer.net | Hearing Aids Shenanigans - Jan Wildeboers Blog [08:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:41] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [08:43] 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 [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector [08:49] TR News Techrights IBM Cannot Survive for Much Longer, There Are Limits to RAs and Offshoring, IBM Now Asks Workers to Quit https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Cannot_Survive_for_Much_Longer_There_Are_Limits_to_RAs_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Cannot_Survive_for_Much_Longer_There_Are_Limits_to_RAs_and_.gmi [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Cannot Survive for Much Longer, There Are Limits to RAs and Offshoring, IBM Now Asks Workers to Quit ● Aug 06 [09:13] TR News "Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C." https://text.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5918354/national-guard-dc-veteran-detained | Source: NPR [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing [09:18] TR News "Three Idaho National Guard troops entered Purple Heart veteran Anna King's Washington, D.C., front yard, wrestled her to the ground, and zip-tied her hands. She was later charged with assaulting them." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/national-guard-zip-ties-purple-heart-veteran.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | National Guard troops entered a Purple Heart veterans yard, zip-tied her, then charged her with assaulting them - Boing Boing [09:19] TR News Breaking: More MSFT layoffs [09:19] TR News "To say LAPD has a history of protecting bent cops and punishing honest ones is an insult to the annual drumbeat of new scandals." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/16-felony-charges-for-lapd-officer-who-recorded-colleagues-making-racist-sexist-and-homophobic-remarks.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | 16 felony charges for LAPD officer who recorded colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks - Boing Boing [09:19] TR News "According to the company, the situation reflects Finland's job market at the moment, and a huge demand for flexible [sic] working arrangements." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239516 | Source: Yle [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Wolt sees 27k courier applications pour in after banning shared accounts | Yle News | Yle [09:20] TR News "There is a brief exploration in this article about why victims and their family members, therapists, and friends are deposed in these cases" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/uber-defence-sexual-assault-suits/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Ubers Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits Is Leering and Traumatic Pixel Envy [09:20] TR News "The answer to union contracts being voted down is not for organizers to lower workers expectations. Its to seize that vote as an opportunity to organize those expectations into collective power." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/unions-negotiation-collective-bargaining-uaw | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | What to Do When Your Union Contract Is Voted Down [09:22] TR News Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/21121-halo-studios-is-facing-layoffs-once-again [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.instant-gaming.com | Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again - IG News [09:22] TR News "It was once the largest employer in the Swift County city." https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2026/08/its-official-minnesota-will-have-a-new-ice-detention-center-appleton-prison/ | Source: MinnPost [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | It's official: Minnesota will have a new ICE detention center [09:22] TR News "No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzens commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/lobga-rangzen-united-nations-tibet-china.html | Source: New York Times [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/lobga-rangzen-united-nations-tibet-china.html ) [09:27] TR News "A disturbing pattern is repeating at Halo Studios in the wake of the Halo: Campaign Evolved release date." [09:27] TR News "A producer and a project manager are leaving, amid rumors of dysfunctional leadership. With future Halo games in doubt, sales of the latest remake may not be meeting expectations." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Halo-Campaign-Evolved-studio-suffers-Xbox-layoffs-with-game-seeing-mixed-sales.1361034.0.html [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Halo: Campaign Evolved studio suffers Xbox layoffs, with game seeing mixed sales - Notebookcheck News [09:37] TR News Techrights August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed by Staff This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/August_2026_Microsoft_Layoffs_Confirmed_by_Staff_This_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/August_2026_Microsoft_Layoffs_Confirmed_by_Staff_This_Week.gmi [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed by Staff This Week [09:41] TR News "Akhmedyarov, founder of the popular YouTube-based outlet Prosto Zhurnalistika (Just Journalism)" https://cpj.org/2026/08/cpj-calls-on-kazakhstan-to-overturn-travel-ban-end-harassment-of-journalist-lukpan-akhmedyarov/ | Source: CPJ [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | CPJ calls on Kazakhstan to overturn travel ban, end harassment of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "Lulu Garcia-Navarro, journalist at The New York Times and co-host of The Interview podcast and CNN contributor, will serve as the master of ceremonies" https://cpj.org/2026/08/cpj-to-recognize-journalists-from-6-countries-with-2026-international-press-freedom-awards/ | Source: CPJ [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | CPJ to recognize journalists from 6 countries with 2026 International Press Freedom Awards - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "In response to this reporting of the Air Force One Mk." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/05/trumps-war-on-journalists-also-includes-targeting-a-freelance-nyt-contributor/ | Source: Techdirt [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumps War On Journalists Also Includes Targeting A Freelance NYT Contributor | Techdirt [09:44] TR News "Bypassing censorship comes down to two challenges: disguising [Internet] traffic from censors while making an open network easy to reach." https://blog.torproject.org/snowflake-volunteer-standalone-app-to-help-people-bypass-censorship/ | Source: Tor [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Snowflake Volunteer, an Android app to help people bypass censorship | The Tor Project [09:45] TR News "The story won the Paris Reviews 2013 Plimpton Prize for Fiction and has appeared on syllabuses at other universities." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/02/florida-english-professor-alleges-political-firing-over-class-reading/ | Source: Salon [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Florida English professor alleges political firing over class reading - Salon.com [09:45] TR News "Morality wise, this ain't nothing new. After all, the whole world is galloping toward digital control crap, to "protect" our feeble minds from dangerous content." https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/morality-filters.html | Source: Dedoimedo [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | Your morality filters have arrived, dear peasants [09:48] TR News "In July, the FTC invited comments on a proposed policy that would treat AI outputs the Trump administration considers ideologically motivated as a deceptive consumer product." https://www.freepress.net/news/ftcs-artificial-intelligence-policy-statement-latest-white-house-effort-distort-law-and-censor | Source: Free Press [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.freepress.net | FTC's Artificial Intelligence 'Policy Statement' Is Latest White House Effort to Distort the Law and Censor Speech | Free Press [09:48] TR News "apologised to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modis post" https://thenorthlines.com/meta-apologises-for-removing-pms-fb-post/ | Source: The North Lines IN [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenorthlines.com | Meta apologises for removing PMs FB post - Northlines [09:49] TR News "Mr. Kaplan had been summoned, among other things, to explain why Prime Minister Narendra Modis first video message to the youth posted on July 23 was temporarily removed from Facebook." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-apologises-for-csam-deepfake-content-errors-in-operating-platform/article71309386.ece | Source: The Hindu [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Mark Zuckerberg sends apologies for errors in operating the platform, government sources say - The Hindu [09:49] TR News "In May 2025, Imamoglu's main X account, which had nearly 10 million followers, was blocked in Turkey under a similar order." https://www.dw.com/en/turkish-court-orders-x-to-block-imamoglu-candidacy-account/a-78239919 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Turkish court orders X to block Imamoglu candidacy account [09:49] TR News "The projects founder, Lidiya Mikhalchenko, also said that its staff have received threats." https://oc-media.org/instagram-page-of-north-caucasus-human-rights-project-blocked/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | Instagram page of North Caucasus human rights project blocked [09:55] TR News Misinformation https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976004/elon-musk-grokipedia-ai-wikipedia-not-updating-dead | Source: The Verge [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Elon Musks attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasnt been updated in months | The Verge ● Aug 06 [10:08] TR News Today's Announcement https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/todays-announcement/ [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Todays Announcement [10:20] TR News (NEW): This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/This_gorgeous_KDE_icon_pack_gives_your_desktop_a_chalk_like_loo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/This_gorgeous_KDE_icon_pack_gives_your_desktop_a_chalk_like_loo.gmi [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look [10:21] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:24] TR News Techrights GAFAM Mass Layoffs and Mountains (Trillions of Dollars in 'Secret' or 'Off-the-Ledger') Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/GAFAM_Mass_Layoffs_and_Mountains_Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Secret.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/GAFAM_Mass_Layoffs_and_Mountains_Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Secret.gmi [10:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Mass Layoffs and Mountains (Trillions of Dollars in 'Secret' or 'Off-the-Ledger') Debt [10:32] TR News Video of the K-League All Stars Match That Manchester City Won, Enzos First Win With the Club https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/enzo-first-win-with-the-club/ [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Video of the K-League All Stars Match That Manchester City Won, Enzos First Win With the Club [10:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:40] TR News (NEW): Relaxing Weeks Ahead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Relaxing_Weeks_Ahead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Relaxing_Weeks_Ahead.gmi [10:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Relaxing Weeks Ahead [10:51] TR News Prioritising Greater Crimes, Not People Holding Up a Sign https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/holding-up-a-sign/ [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Prioritising Greater Crimes, Not People Holding Up a Sign [10:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [10:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:52] TR News Deathbed https://apina.biz/194632.jpeg?mode=sfw [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-http://apina.biz/194632.jpeg [10:53] TR News "He cited the closeness of artificial general intelligence (AGI), an advanced state of AI in which computers in essence become as smart as humans, as the impetus for his role change." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/google-shakes-up-ai-leadership-as-deepmind-chief-shifts-role/articleshow/132949041.cms | Source: India Times [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shifts role - The Economic Times [10:53] TR News "Can El-Sayed beat a Republican?" https://www.vox.com/politics/498002/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-bernie-sanders | Source: Vox [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race. What awaits in the general election? | Vox [10:54] TR News "it was considered by many to be the highest-profile Democratic contest of the summer." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-primary-results-speech/ | Source: The Nation [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Abdul El-Sayed: The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money | The Nation [10:54] TR News "neither faction is dominant." https://newrepublic.com/article/214028/transcript-el-sayed-narrow-win-tells-us-democrats | Source: New Republic [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://newrepublic.com/article/214028/transcript-el-sayed-narrow-win-tells-us-democrats ) [10:54] TR News "Stevens received $62 million in advertising from outside groups" https://newrepublic.com/post/213999/el-sayed-wins-michigan-democratic-senate-primary | Source: New Republic [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://newrepublic.com/post/213999/el-sayed-wins-michigan-democratic-senate-primary ) [10:55] TR News "socialists and other lefty candidates only have appeal on the coasts or in deep-blue urban areas." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/democratic-primary-michigan-el-sayed | Source: Jacobin Magazine [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Yes, the Left Won Big Last Night [10:55] TR News "Democrats would be better off with a candidate not beholden to the establishment of special interests" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-results-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens/ | Source: Bridge Michigan [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in progressive 'shockwave' - Bridge Michigan [10:55] TR News "The workers there are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement, documents said." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html | Source: New York Times [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html ) [10:56] TR News "Elon Musks exploding rockets are a front for the real moneymakers." https://www.theverge.com/science/975545/spacex-x-earnings-ai-data-centers-compute-space | Source: The Verge [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X | The Verge [10:56] TR News "They chose him because hes a fighter at a time when America needs fighters willing to stand up to the worst tyrant who has ever occupied the Oval Office." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-meaning-of-el-sayeds-victory | Source: Robert Reich [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory - Robert Reich ● Aug 06 [11:03] TR News Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/map-of-data-centres-in-greater-manchester/ [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester [11:04] TR News "Donald Trump deserves full credit." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-explosion-of-misery | Source: Paul Krugman [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | An Explosion of Misery - Paul Krugman [11:04] TR News "This is a massive defeat for the Democratic Party old guard and an affirmation that the new crop of outsider, renegade candidates are the peoples choice." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schumer-eats-shit | Source: Ken Klippenstein [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kenklippenstein.com | Chuck Schumer Eats Shit - Ken Klippenstein [11:04] TR News "dabbling in Diplomacy" https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/wasted-time | Source: Jeremy Cherfas [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeremycherfas.net | Wasted Time | Jeremy Cherfas [11:04] TR News "The Democrats are the party for rich people who feel guilt, and the Republicans are the party for rich people who don't. And the Dems do not see why all us non-rich people should have a party. They feel guilt and surely that should be enough for us peasants." https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-08-05 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drmollytov.smol.pub | okay, i'm gonna talk about politics now and you're gonna listen (or not, i'm not the boss of you) [11:04] TR News "Google will remain involved as a founding investor and cloud provider. Just one person will now oversee everything from research to products" https://thenewstack.io/deepmind-discovery-loop-departures/ | Source: The New Stack [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Googles four AI departures: "We wanted to build something differently" - The New Stack [11:05] TR News "A number of cyber experts quickly pushed back on Trumps comments after he made them." https://cyberscoop.com/trump-blames-minnesota-water-cyberattacks-iran/ | Source: Scoop News Group [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump blames Minnesota for cyberattacks on water sector, drawing pushback from cyber world | CyberScoop [11:05] TR News "Remember that the NRA is a so-called social welfare organization and does not have to disclose its donors." https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/changing-story-nra-and-russia | Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.brennancenter.org | The Changing Story of the NRA and Russia | Brennan Center for Justice [11:05] TR News "The new study looks at how mountain lions can play the role of a traffic cop" https://www.wired.com/story/cougars-lower-risks-car-crashes-by-hunting-deer/ | Source: Wired [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer | WIRED [11:18] TR News Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/election-next-week-and-daniel-pococks-policies/ [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies [11:20] TR News re gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/analytics_usa_gov_Says_7_of_Sessions_Come_From_GNU_Linux_and_Ch.gmi Reader: "note that is _*in spite*_ of full OEM hostility and is _*all*_ after-market" [11:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:37] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:39] TR News Techrights A Data Centres Hub Puts Everyone at Risk, Especially People Who Live Near Them at Times of War/s https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Data_Centres_Hub_Puts_Everyone_at_Risk_Especially_People_Who_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Data_Centres_Hub_Puts_Everyone_at_Risk_Especially_People_Who_.gmi [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Data Centres Hub Puts Everyone at Risk, Especially People Who Live Near Them at Times of War/s [11:42] TR News "Ofgem is seeking feedback on proposals to levy a fee on datacenter development projects at the time they apply for a grid connection." https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/31/uk-wants-datacenters-to-pay-a-fee-for-grid-connection-requests/5281248 | Source: The Register UK [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | UK wants datacenters to pay a fee for grid connection requests [11:42] TR News ""AI factory" is the industry's preferred term for a datacenter dedicated to training and running AI models." https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/08/05/cloud-startup-volta-claims-10b-ai-lab-deal-for-norway-bit-barn/5283352 | Source: The Register UK [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn [11:43] TR News "Data Centre industry in India has been growing at a steady pace and has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to current capacity of about 1575 MW." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/indias-data-centre-capacity-rises-over-four-fold-to-1575-mw-as-ai-demand-accelerates-govt/articleshow/132923848.cms | Source: India Times [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News - The Economic Times [11:43] TR News "So, who is benefiting from the halving of wholesale electricity prices? It isnt you and me" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/08/cheaper-electricity/ | Source: Spectator AU [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | Cheaper electricity? | The Spectator Australia [11:52] TR News GNU/Linux back at 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/dominica/#monthly-200902-202608 [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Dominica | Statcounter Global Stats [11:52] TR News "A SpaceX rocket that has been drifting in space for a year and a half is set to crash into the moon on Wednesday" https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-falcon-moon-crash-warning-for-lunar-bases/ | Source: Wired [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases | WIRED [11:53] TR News "Satellite readings show the Sacramento Valley aquifer switched from bouncing back to lasting damage in 2021" https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/03/sacramento-valley-aquifer-hits-point-of-no-return/ | Source: Western Water [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Sacramento Valley aquifer hits point of no return | Western Water ● Aug 06 [12:01] TR News (NEW): 5% of Desktops/Laptops of the Dominican Republic Run GNU/Linux Now? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/5_of_Desktops_Laptops_of_the_Dominican_Republic_Run_GNU_Linux_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/5_of_Desktops_Laptops_of_the_Dominican_Republic_Run_GNU_Linux_N.gmi [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5% of Desktops/Laptops of the Dominican Republic Run GNU/Linux Now? [12:11] TR News Techrights Maintenance to be Completed Tonight (IPv6) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Maintenance_to_be_Completed_Tonight_IPv6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Maintenance_to_be_Completed_Tonight_IPv6.gmi [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Maintenance to be Completed Tonight (IPv6) [12:17] TR News "If next 2 earnings arent good ibm will be broken up into several smaller companies" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9q9mr8 [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9q9mr8 ) [12:18] TR News "Some people like to strike worldly and cynical postures, perhaps because they don't realize that worldly and cynical are only too often in conflict with each other." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-and-naivete-in-the-summer-of-a-thousand-fires/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.meditationsinanemergency.com | Cynicism and Navet in the Summer of a Thousand Fires [12:18] TR News "Earth's Future" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-harvesting-rainwater-rooftops-cities-stay.html | Source: Omicron Limited [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-harvesting-rainwater-rooftops-cities-stay.html ) [12:18] TR News "I want this area to have the highest voter turnout." https://azluminaria.org/2026/08/05/arizona-youth-tell-lawmakers-climate-change-cant-wait/ | Source: Arizona Luminaria [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-azluminaria.org | Arizona youth tell lawmakers: Climate change cant wait - AZ Luminaria [12:18] TR News "Washington initially proposed to explore a 140,000 square kilometre (50,000 square mile) block about 200 kilometres east of territory capital Saipan." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/pacific-islands-alarmed-by-trump-backed-push-for-deep-sea-mining-1372115427 | Source: RTL [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | As environmental concerns rise: Pacific islands alarmed by Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining - RTL Today [12:22] TR News "holy sh-t. This is sad. Truly no longer an American company" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6zzvqs [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6zzvqs ) [12:36] TR News Techrights 15% of IBM Staff Marked for Layoffs ("RAs"), the Workers' Objective is to Find Another Employer and Leave https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/15_of_IBM_Staff_Marked_for_Layoffs_RAs_the_Workers_Objective_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/15_of_IBM_Staff_Marked_for_Layoffs_RAs_the_Workers_Objective_is.gmi [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 15% of IBM Staff Marked for Layoffs ("RAs"), the Workers' Objective is to Find Another Employer and Leave [12:50] TR News "The investigation found significant evidence that JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America violated federal anti-money laundering laws by failing to screen and report Epsteins suspicious financial transactions in a timely manner." https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_wall_street_epstein_report.pdf | [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_wall_street_epstein_report.pdf ) [12:51] TR News "JPMorganChase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank were aware of suspicious transactions Epstein made as far back as 2002." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5919238 | Source: NPR [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein [12:51] TR News "The survivors gathered for a press conference at the National Mall Wednesday to launch the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile" https://newrepublic.com/post/213689/epstein-survivors-deliver-files-stop-todd-blanche | Source: New Republic [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Epstein Survivors Launch Last-Ditch Attempt to Stop Todd Blanche | The New Republic [12:51] TR News "The emergency stay is the latest development in how Trumps $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC" https://newrepublic.com/post/214034/trump-tries-pause-bbc-lawsuit-hide-finances | Source: New Republic [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances | The New Republic [12:54] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 06 [13:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:11] TR News Techrights In Brunei, GNU/Linux Approaches International Average of 8.5% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/In_Brunei_GNU_Linux_Approaches_International_Average_of_8_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/In_Brunei_GNU_Linux_Approaches_International_Average_of_8_5.gmi [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Brunei, GNU/Linux Approaches International Average of 8.5% [13:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:22] TR News (NEW): Most Humans Are Women, Why Not in Free Software Too? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Most_Humans_Are_Women_Why_Not_in_Free_Software_Too.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Most_Humans_Are_Women_Why_Not_in_Free_Software_Too.gmi [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Most Humans Are Women, Why Not in Free Software Too? [13:22] TR News Techrights Removing Gender Barriers in Computer Science https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Removing_Gender_Barriers_in_Computer_Science.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Removing_Gender_Barriers_in_Computer_Science.gmi [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Removing Gender Barriers in Computer Science [13:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:41] TR News Techrights New Conference Paper (Science of Cyber Security) Credits RMS With Delaying Passwords https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/New_Conference_Paper_Science_of_Cyber_Security_Credits_RMS_With.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/New_Conference_Paper_Science_of_Cyber_Security_Credits_RMS_With.gmi [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New Conference Paper (Science of Cyber Security) Credits RMS With Delaying Passwords [13:53] TR News Techrights They Call Occupations "Professions" Because the "Pro" Means Something https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/They_Call_Occupations_Professions_Because_the_Pro_Means_Somethi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/They_Call_Occupations_Professions_Because_the_Pro_Means_Somethi.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Call Occupations "Professions" Because the "Pro" Means Something ● Aug 06 [14:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:12] TR News (NEW): Purism: Making Videos With Absolute Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Purism_Making_Videos_With_Absolute_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Purism_Making_Videos_With_Absolute_Freedom.gmi [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Purism: Making Videos With Absolute Freedom [14:13] TR News (NEW): Burkina Faso: GNU/Linux Measured Near 20% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Burkina_Faso_GNU_Linux_Measured_Near_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Burkina_Faso_GNU_Linux_Measured_Near_20.gmi [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Burkina Faso: GNU/Linux Measured Near 20% [14:17] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [14:25] TR News (NEW): The Future of GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.gmi [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Future of GNOME Boxes [14:25] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [14:27] TR News (NEW): Potions in Mageia. 01 Pidgin and its accessories https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Potions_in_Mageia_01_Pidgin_and_its_accessories.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Potions_in_Mageia_01_Pidgin_and_its_accessories.gmi [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Potions in Mageia. 01 Pidgin and its accessories [14:34] TR News Going Sort Of Offline to Enjoy Life https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/enjoy-life/ [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Going Sort Of Offline to Enjoy Life [14:34] TR News Overpopulation" https://overpopulation-project.com/two-prominent-economists-talk-up-population-decline/ | Source: Overpopulation [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-overpopulation-project.com | Two prominent economists talk up population decline - The Overpopulation Project [14:35] TR News (NEW): Want a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? #HowTo get Affinity today: 2 ways https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Want_a_free_Photoshop_alternative_on_Linux_How_to_get_Affinity_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Want_a_free_Photoshop_alternative_on_Linux_How_to_get_Affinity_.gmi [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Want a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? How to get Affinity today: 2 ways [14:35] TR News "The report follows an uptick in unregistered Russian military flights near NATO's eastern border." https://kyivindependent.com/nato-fighter-jet-scrambles-increase-250-as-russian-airspace-violations-rise-alliance-says/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | NATO fighter jet scrambles increase 250% as Russia tests border with military planes, Alliance says [14:35] TR News "AIPACs super PAC spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to boost Representative Haley Stevens over Dr. Abdul El-Sayed" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/aipac-michigan-general-election.html | Source: New York Times [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/aipac-michigan-general-election.html ) [14:36] TR News "Officially, the Japanese government sometimes classified POWs as dead" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-has-history-forgotten-world-war-iis-largest-prison-break-which-claimed-the-lives-of-more-than-200-japanese-pows-180989246/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smithsonianmag.com | The Cowra Breakout and Japanese Prisoners of War [14:36] TR News "powerful U.S." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/ai-china-africa.html | Source: New York Times [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/ai-china-africa.html ) [14:36] TR News "stealing corporate secrets" https://www.wired.com/story/a-security-pro-hacked-north-korean-hackers-he-found-theyd-breached-hundreds-of-networks-worldwide/ | Source: Wired [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found Theyd Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide | WIRED [14:38] TR News "As a first step always comes an idea. This idea is then described by words into a script." https://puri.sm/posts/making-videos-with-absolute-freedom/ | Source: Purism [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | Making Videos With Absolute Freedom Purism [14:38] TR News (NEW): 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.gmi [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027 [14:38] TR News "Throughout this whole time, I'm expressing my concern within the company, Paz, who also happens to be the son of immigrants, said" https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/ | Source: 404 Media [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Why a Flock Worker Quit: They Lied [14:39] TR News ""The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads." https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-track-a-man-across-state-lines-to-create-pretext-to-search-his-car-for-weed/ | Source: 404 Media [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed [14:40] TR News (NEW): RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.gmi [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation [14:40] TR News "The SCREEN Act would require every website that includes even one piece of what the legislation describes as harmful to minors to verify visitors ages." https://www.404media.co/what-is-the-screen-act-age-verification-porn/ | Source: 404 Media [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare [14:41] TR News "In an announcement, NOAA boasted that it will be the first national weather prediction center to run on the commercial clown" https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/07/29/noaa-ditches-weather-predicting-supercomputers-for-google-cloud/5280697 | Source: The Register UK [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud [14:41] TR News Windows TCO: "Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology" https://therecord.media/iran-cyberattacks-water-treatment | Source: The Record [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Cyberattacks on water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents | The Record from Recorded Future News [14:42] TR News Windows TCO: "Minnesota was the first to report attacks, with more than 30 community water systems targeted on July 26 and 27" https://www.securityweek.com/water-sector-cyberattacks-reportedly-hit-at-least-12-states/ | Source: Security Week [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Water Sector Cyberattacks Reportedly Hit at Least 12 States - SecurityWeek [14:42] TR News Windows TCO: "Iran is the prime suspect in the cyberattacks, which can blind utility operators by changing passwords or disabling alarms" https://abcnews.com/US/12-states-face-cyberattacks-water-systems-sources/story?id=135348482 | Source: ABC [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abcnews.com | At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say - ABC News [14:59] TR News Techrights Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.gmi [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web ● Aug 06 [15:14] TR News Techrights Start of September, Mass Layoffs at IBM, Start of October Red Hat Employees Forced Into the 'Bloodbath' (After Collapse of IBM's Shares) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Start_of_September_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Start_of_October_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Start_of_September_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Start_of_October_Red_Hat.gmi [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Start of September, Mass Layoffs at IBM, Start of October Red Hat Employees Forced Into the 'Bloodbath' (After Collapse of IBM's Shares) [15:19] TR News "is blue brain washed if they are even entertaining going back. Why? Unless you enjoy pain and suffering? There are much better jobs that pay a cr-p ton more and not in toxic environment. Unless you are absolutely desperate no one should ever think about coming back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113 [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113 ) [15:19] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:25] TR News "According to data compiled for The Verge by Semrush, an SEO company owned by Adobe, Reddit was the most-cited domain in May by AI tools ChatGPT" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973098/reddit-ai-search-seo-marketing-brands-spam | Source: The Verge [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam? | The Verge [15:25] TR News (NEW): Virtual machines are the easiest way to try Linux without causing unnecessary headaches https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Virtual_machines_are_the_easiest_way_to_try_Linux_without_causi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Virtual_machines_are_the_easiest_way_to_try_Linux_without_causi.gmi [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Virtual machines are the easiest way to try Linux without causing unnecessary headaches [15:26] TR News "It is a difficult read." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-agency-responsibility/ | Source: Nick Heer [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | A TikTok A/B Test Proves It Is Responsible for What Users See Pixel Envy [15:26] TR News "More than 50 image and video ads containing abusive content were recently discovered in Metas ad library by researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TTP)" https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-that-contained-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/ | Source: Wired [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery | WIRED [15:27] TR News "TikTok will offer its creators access to assets related to hundreds of films and series from Disneys vast library of beloved franchises and IPs" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/disney-tiktok-content-sharing-deal/ | Source: Digital Music News [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/disney-tiktok-content-sharing-deal/ ) [15:27] TR News "Under the agreement, a curated selection of videos will stream on TikTok and also on the Disney+ streaming service, the companies said in a statement." https://www.ksl.com/article/51606185/disney-and-tiktok-strike-short-form-video-sharing-deal | Source: Deseret Media [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Disney and TikTok strike short-form video-sharing deal | KSL.com [15:28] TR News "Nearly three-quarters of those polled who identify as Gen Z (603 people) said they spend their weekend time at homeand its not just for self-care." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/financial-considerations-may-be-replacing-fomo-for-gen-z/ | Source: Digital Music News [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/financial-considerations-may-be-replacing-fomo-for-gen-z/ ) [15:28] TR News "Its also far too easy to click straight over to Facebook, or Bluesky, or BuzzFeed, and emerge half an hour later knowing nothing more about the Sistine chapel." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/why-waste-time-social-media-picture-books | Source: The Guardian UK [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Why waste your time on social media when you could be flicking through picture books? | Joel Snape | The Guardian [15:29] TR News "The essay is a love song to the ever onward and upward AI future. Even as the chatbots he was working on had topped out their S-curve of progress long before." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/04/aschenbrenner-bet-everything-on-ai-and-lost/ | Source: Pivot to AI [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Sun fell across the room, he knelt on. [15:29] TR News "The founders are Emile Germonpr, whos working on his Ph.D in nuclear engineering, and Dimitris Koutentakis, who has an engineering degree, but brags of his four years at a hedge fund." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/05/atomarine-nuclear-powered-ai-data-centres-at-sea/ | Source: Pivot to AI [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | White wainscoting, all exquisitely clean. That too. [15:29] TR News "The result was under one percent, framed as a floor." https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/06/a-year-of-ai-disclosure-in-critical-packages.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | A year of AI disclosure in critical packages | Andrew Nesbitt [15:30] TR News "dozens and dozens of online comments from many platforms (Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook) containing accusations or confusion that my artworks and comics are AI-generated." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1164/when-online-commenters-detect-my-art-as-ai | Source: David Revoy [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | When online commenters 'detect' my art as AI - David Revoy [15:31] TR News "Authenticity Problem" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1163/authenticity-problem | Source: David Revoy [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Authenticity Problem - David Revoy [15:31] TR News "She lamented the time it took for her to rework these resources to a useable standard the time-sucking legacy of what was being spruiked to schools in 2024 as time-saving technology: [...]" https://criticaledtech.com/2026/08/05/digital-asbestos-dealing-with-the-legacy-of-genai-use-in-schools/ | Source: Neil Selwyn [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-criticaledtech.com | Digital asbestos dealing with the legacy of GenAI use in schools Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY [15:33] TR News "Strange as that sounds, its also logical. To understand why, its important to go back to the start." https://digiday.com/media/time-has-started-serving-ads-to-ai-agents/ | Source: Digi Day [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digiday.com | Time has started serving ads to AI agents [15:34] TR News (NEW): Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.gmi [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought [15:37] TR News (NEW): My new favorite way to run Linux has nothing to do virtualization https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/My_new_favorite_way_to_run_Linux_has_nothing_to_do_virtualizati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/My_new_favorite_way_to_run_Linux_has_nothing_to_do_virtualizati.gmi [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines My new favorite way to run Linux has nothing to do virtualization [15:45] TR News (NEW): I stopped recommending Bazzite after realizing any Linux distro can game just as well https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_stopped_recommending_Bazzite_after_realizing_any_Linux_distro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_stopped_recommending_Bazzite_after_realizing_any_Linux_distro.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I stopped recommending Bazzite after realizing any Linux distro can game just as well [15:46] TR News Yesterday_They_re_Sold_as_Voluntary_the_.gmi [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Mass Layoffs Began Yesterday, They're Sold as "Voluntary", the "Offer" Runs for Two Weeks (Last Day August 19th 2026) [15:48] TR News "Neither do I have the time for a round of digital forensics on every single image that crosses my feed in case it was "AI"." https://thomasrigby.com/posts/re-are-we-becoming-too-paranoid-about-ai-slop-by-andreas/ | Source: Thomas Rigby [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RE: Are we becoming too paranoid about AI slop? by Andreas | thomasrigby.com [15:48] TR News "prevent yourself from being killed." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-could-act-like-computer-viruses-and-worms/ | Source: Wired [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Hacks Are Bad. AI Worms and Viruses Will Be Worse | WIRED [15:48] TR News "The security vendors research team found multiple attacks that bear the markings of TeamPCP" https://cyberscoop.com/teampcp-long-active-history-2020-oligo-security/ | Source: Scoop News Group [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open-source softwares archenemy TeamPCP goes back further than anyone thought | CyberScoop [15:49] TR News "It also provided instructions to reuse accounts and artefacts it had left behind, which were discovered and used by subsequent agents" https://www.securityweek.com/ai-security-institute-reports-anthropic-and-openai-models-going-rogue-against-organizations/ | Source: Security Week [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Agents Targeted Real People and Projects During Cybersecurity Tests - SecurityWeek [15:50] TR News "Instead, it has been channeled into constructing energy-draining, water-absorbing data centers that power large language models (LLMs) built on the theft of millions of peoples creative work" https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-llms-monopoly-bubble-capital | Source: Jacobin Magazine [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Nobody Asked for AI [15:50] TR News "Now that referral traffic is drying up as Google takes all that content, rewrites it and turns it into a directly substitutional products (AI Overviews and AI Mode)." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-deals-uk-publishers/ | Source: Press Gazette [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google AI deals offer publishers short-term gain but long-term woe [15:51] TR News "This tech-Trump alliance far from bringing expertise to responsibly guide policy on tech and AI has only furthered the administrations corruption and enabled its campaign to censor and control our information ecosystem" https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-ftc-is-threatening-to-punish-big-tech-for-woke-ai/ | Source: TruthOut [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trumps FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for Woke AI | Truthout [15:51] TR News "Can we please get some normal people running these tech companies?" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/08/ai-psychosis/ | Source: Spectator AU [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | AI psychosis | The Spectator Australia [15:52] TR News "SAS is almost 50 years old. It predates the web, and it predates most of the open source tools data teams reach for today. While old, it is not obsolete." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/is-sas-still-used-and-is-it-worth-keeping/ | Source: Rlang [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is SAS Still Used, and Is It Worth Keeping? | R-bloggers [15:52] TR News "It would be cleaner if the BBC would relent and allow you to directly play stations, but Im assuming they would lose all the lovely data from the Sounds app." https://barryfrost.com/articles/bbc-radio-on-your-homepod | Source: Barry Frost [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-barryfrost.com | BBC Radio on your HomePod [15:52] TR News "Its just a mess that both the software and corporate policy encourage mixing everything in one account" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/04/confidential-apple-files-in-icloud/ | Source: Michael Tsai [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Confidential Apple Files in iCloud [15:52] TR News "I dont think he has much of a legal case. Apple was probably within its rights to fire him if what he refused to do was against company policy but not illegal." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/04/apple-fires-engineer-who-kept-customer-device-ids-private/ | Source: Michael Tsai [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple Fires Engineer Who Kept Customer Device IDs Private [15:53] TR News "Google is ending the Send as feature for third-party email accounts for personal accounts." https://www.androidpolice.com/gmail-is-getting-rid-of-one-of-its-most-useful-features/ | Source: Android Police [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Gmail is getting rid of one of its most useful features [15:53] TR News "The Trump administration announced on July 21, 2026" https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/08/trump-administration-is-withholding-more-than-1b-in-medicaid-funds-from-california-and-minnesota/ | Source: MinnPost [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | Trump admin is withholding $1B in Medicaid funds from CA and MN [15:54] TR News (NEW): I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_rebuilt_my_home_servers_from_scratch_and_this_is_the_OS_setup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_rebuilt_my_home_servers_from_scratch_and_this_is_the_OS_setup.gmi [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with [15:54] TR News "Most of my 10GHz activity to-date has been on EME, followed by RS (Rain Scatter), i.e. the reflection of signals off rain cells." https://radio.g4hsk.co.uk/2026/08/05/10ghz-2w-masthead-transverter/ | Source: G8GKA [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-radio.g4hsk.co.uk | 10GHz 2W Masthead Transverter | G4HSK [15:55] TR News "Is this decision going to make things simpler or more complicated?" https://ljpuk.net/posts/these-days-my-phone-is-my-camera | Source: Lee Peterson [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | These days, my phone is my camera - LJPUK [15:55] TR News "Thats not a new story, as AMD has continually pointed to the late stage of the console lifecycle as the driving force behind declining gaming revenue." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amd-doubles-data-center-revenue-year-over-year-but-gaming-revenue-plunged-by-31-percent-ceo-lisa-su-says-prices-have-weighed-on-consumer-demand-but-is-optimistic-about-client-market | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% CEO Lisa Su says prices have 'weighed on' consumer demand but is 'optimistic' about client market | Tom's Hardware [15:56] TR News "The programme is open to people under 29 who completed upper secondary school or a vocational qualification after 1 December 2025." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239535 | Source: Yle [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Missed out on a university place? Finland has a solution | Yle News | Yle [15:56] TR News "Creativity is like a muscle. It requires constant use to grow, and atrophies when neglected." https://herman.bearblog.dev/creativity/ | Source: Herman Martinus [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-herman.bearblog.dev | Committing to creativity Herman's blog [15:57] TR News "I only found the bug when I tried to apply a factorial to a subexpression in parenthesis, for example, -(2+1)!." https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/01.1 | Source: Sean Conner [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | The precedence of the factorial operator - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [15:57] TR News "Now that the stone has been removed from the soil, it is considered particularly vulnerable." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/rare-runestone-discovered-in-the-faroe-islands/ | Source: Medievalists.net [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rare Runestone Discovered in the Faroe Islands - Medievalists.net [15:57] TR News "I do these things to make the VPS this blog runs on less palatable for [Internet] bottom feeders." https://bruceediger.com/posts/offensive-machine/ | Source: Bruce Ediger [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bruceediger.com | Offensive Internet Posture - Information Camouflage [15:58] TR News "Jerry Garcia had a particular way of describing the musical preferences of Grateful Dead fans." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5901997 | Source: NPR [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | How Deadheads became rock and roll's greatest renewable resource [15:58] TR News "the two quantities in question are in the same ballpark." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/08/05/perfectly-plausible/ | Source: Crooked Timber [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | Perfectly Plausible Crooked Timber [15:58] TR News "They will say when you point out the fact that everything today is crumbling around us." https://joshblais.com/blog/its-not-nostaligia/ | Source: Joshua Blais [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshblais.com | Its not nostaligia - The Universe of Joshua Blais [15:59] TR News "My plan for Blaugust is to account for how I actually spend this time, to answer for myself." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/blaugust-systems-mode/ | Source: Small Cypress [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smallcypress.bearblog.dev | blaugust & systems mode small cypress [15:59] TR News "If your email system cannot generate a useful text/plain version of the email, then it doesn't help anyone to tell them that." https://kramkow.ski/article/2026/08/05/stop_sending_me_your_errors.html | Source: Tomasz Kramkowski ● Aug 06 [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kramkow.ski | Stop Sending Me Your Errors - Tomasz Kramkowski [16:00] TR News "Unlike traditional networks that rely on immediate, continuous paths between sender and receiver" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/03/ietf-126-in-space/ | Source: APNIC [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | IETF 126 in space | APNIC Blog [16:00] TR News "Many years ago I wrote an entry about a deep dive into the Linux OS memory use of a simple Go 1.11 program." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoProgramMemoryUseII | Source: University of Toronto [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [16:01] TR News "ABANDONING OH-MY-ZSH MADE me realize it provided a lot more convenience and niceties than I first realized." https://monzool.net/blog/2026/08/05/perils-of-migration-off-oh-my-zsh/ | Source: Jan Skriver Srensen [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-monzool.net | Perils of migration off oh-my-zsh - Monzool's Personal Publishing [16:01] TR News "There is however one thing (and maybe that's the only thing) we all have in common; we are a bunch of lazy bastards." https://refp.se/articles/your-shell-and-the-lazy-exclamation-mark | Source: Filip Rosen [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Rosen - refp.se [16:02] TR News "This is a 101 level introduction to dictionaries." https://hamatti.org/posts/d-is-for-dictionaries-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | D is for dictionaries - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [16:04] TR News "It's almost like a programming language now" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox | Source: Dark Reading [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox ) [16:04] TR News "C++26 ends this with #embed (P1967R14 by JeanHeyd Meneide)." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/05/cpp26-embed | Source: Sandor Dargo [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | C++26: #embed | Sandor Dargo's Blog [16:04] TR News "git log has an --author option to limit the output to commits from matching authors: [...]" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/05/git-log-exclude-author/ | Source: Adam Johnson [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Git: exclude commits by an author in git log with --perl-regexp - Adam Johnson [16:04] TR News "I later realized the same edge information could also be applied in a context of digital painting." https://yogthos.net/posts/2026-08-03-splat-painter.html | [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yogthos.net | (iterate think thoughts): Painting with Gaussians [16:05] TR News Yesterday I moved my blog to Hugo and, despite my rigorous testing locally and in a staging deployment" https://sals.place/blog/rss-oopsie-powrss-props/ | Source: Sal [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | An RSS oopsie, props to Pablo at powRSS | Sal's [16:05] TR News "Using a pre-computed TID makes checking if the atptoto post already exists trivial. But theres an other reason why its there." https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/08/05/260805-pre-computed-rkeys-for-my-blog-posts/ | Source: Panagiotis Vryonis [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pre-computed record keys for my blog posts blog.vrypan.net [16:07] TR News "Since monitors are wide and websites are tall, we should very clearly put tabs on the side in a vertical stack." https://www.jefftk.com/p/vertical-tabs-in-chrome | Source: Jeff Kaufman [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jefftk.com | Vertical Tabs in Chrome [16:08] TR News "Theres a default profile that we use unless you specify otherwise: [...]" https://ladybird.org/newsletter/2026-07-31/ | Source: The Ladybird Browser Initiative [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ladybird.org | This Month in Ladybird - July 2026 - Ladybird [16:08] TR News "Discussion covered how you make your personal site feel like you rather than just look like you, why its easier to write for fun, and our usage of static site generators." https://flamedfury.com/posts/my-first-hwc/ | Source: Flamed Fury [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-flamedfury.com | My first HWC [16:08] TR News "Anyway, I noticed there was a spike yesterday." https://birchtree.me/blog/i-was-on-hacker-news-yesterday-and-didnt-even-notice/ | Source: Matt Birchler [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | I was on Hacker News yesterday and didn't even notice [16:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [16:10] TR News "Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) announced that mobile operators will begin gradually replacing SIM cards" https://news.err.ee/1610103223/telecom-companies-will-begin-replacing-mobile-id-users-sim-cards | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Telecom companies will begin replacing MobileID users' SIM cards | News | ERR [16:10] TR News "For over three years, I have been building a physical train simulator in my apartment" https://z80.me/blog/tsc-2026-july/ | [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-z80.me | Train Simulator Controller: July 2026 Progress Roundup | Blog | Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [16:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:11] TR News [Old] "ZorinOS has been getting a lot of hype ever since Microsoft dropped support for Windows 10." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-isnt-the-top-windows-replacement-anymore/ | Source: HowTo Geek [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore [16:11] TR News "This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and the expat XML library." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_10_1/ | Source: Tor [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tails 7.10.1 | The Tor Project [16:12] TR News "Returning readers of this site may have noticed that the pace of development in relayd(8) and httpd(8) has been picking up recently." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260805083816 | Source: Undeadly [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Dead Software Walking: The ongoing evolution of relayd(8) and httpd(8) [16:12] TR News "The coin here represents a heap of !!3 + 2!! beans. The heap can be reduced to any smaller number of beans." https://blog.plover.com/2026/08/05/#04-coordinates | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.plover.com | The Universe of Discourse : The road to epsilon-zero: Coin-moving games with no coins [16:13] TR News "Anyway, today I found a nice snippet that lists all my blog posts that are still in draft status: [...]" https://sals.place/blog/find-your-drafts-with-ripgrep/ | Source: Sal [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Finding my draft posts with ripgrep | Sal's [16:13] TR News "Various techniques for working with SSH" https://lmika.org/2026/08/06/ssh-cheatsheet.html | Source: Leon Mika [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | SSH Cheatsheet - Leon Mika [16:13] TR News "::target-text sidesteps all of that to use the case its built for." https://dominickjay.com/writing/target-text/ | Source: Dominick Jay [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominickjay.com | You Don't Need JavaScript to Highlight Hash Targets | Dom Jay [16:14] TR News "I just went into the BIOS, selected my USB stick with the official Proxmox VE 9.2 for ARM64 ISO flashed to it" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/proxmox-ve-arm-official/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats - Jeff Geerling [16:15] TR News "The emulator, named Kek, is quite capable, able to run Unix 5 up to an d including Unix 7 in multi-user mode" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/a-versatile-pdp-11-70-emulator/ | Source: Hackaday [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Versatile PDP-11/70 Emulator | Hackaday [16:15] TR News "In Episode 13, I chat with Sophia, the author of Fractal Kitty about, among other things" https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/13 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-web-weaving.jamesg.blog | #13: Sophia (fractalkitty.com) - Wonders of Web Weaving [16:16] TR News [Old] "Last week I spun up a new VPS (Debian 13 this time, not Ubuntu) and found six Id missed the first time around." https://blog.lvmbdv.dev/posts/revisiting-server-hardening/ | Source: Ata Kuyumcu [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lvmbdv.dev | Revisiting server hardening Ata Kuyumcu's Blog [16:16] TR News "Before now, the gains have been anecdotal, largely borne out of the frustration users had with Microsofts Windows operating systems" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html | Source: PC World [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld [16:18] *liberty_box has quit (connection closed) [16:18] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [16:18] TR News Electronic Arts (EA) officially sold off to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner and others | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/electronic-arts-ea-officially-sold-off-to-saudi-arabias-public-investment-fund-jared-kushner-and-others/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Electronic Arts (EA) officially sold off to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner and others | GamingOnLinux [16:18] TR News Feed rubber ducks to a bottomless corporate void in Project P.I.T.T. on August 19 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/feed-rubber-ducks-to-a-bottomless-corporate-void-in-project-p-i-t-t-on-august-19/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Feed rubber ducks to a bottomless corporate void in Project P.I.T.T. on August 19 | GamingOnLinux [16:18] *rianne has quit (Connection closed) [16:19] TR News Mini roguelike citybuilder 'Combolands' from Terra Nil designer launches August 24 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mini-roguelike-citybuilder-combolands-from-terra-nil-designer-launches-august-24/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mini roguelike citybuilder 'Combolands' from Terra Nil designer launches August 24 | GamingOnLinux [16:19] TR News dwproton-11.0-10 released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dwproton-11.0-10 released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail | GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR News Free to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/free-to-play-football-game-strikers-club-adds-easy-anti-cheat-works-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR News Humble Choice for August 2026 brings TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/humble-choice-for-august-2026-brings-tmnt-shredders-revenge-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Humble Choice for August 2026 brings TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more | GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR News Half-Life 2: VR Mod gets a big upgrade ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/half-life-2-vr-mod-gets-a-big-upgrade-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Half-Life 2: VR Mod gets a big upgrade ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR News Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is a satisfying incremental-style tower defense with enemies flowing like waves | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sir-we-have-an-orc-problem-is-a-satisfying-incremental-style-tower-defense-with-enemies-flowing-like-waves/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is a satisfying incremental-style tower defense with enemies flowing like waves | GamingOnLinux [16:24] TR News Prison Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/prison-architect-devs-introversion-software-announce-arise-dark-lord/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Prison Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord | GamingOnLinux [16:27] TR News Slop promoting, as usual https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-agent-observability-building-production-grade-operational-layer | Source: Red Hat Official [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | AI agent observability: Building a production-grade operational layer [16:27] TR News (NEW): Games: Prison Architect, Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Games_Prison_Architect_Half_Life_2_VR_Mod_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootk.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Games_Prison_Architect_Half_Life_2_VR_Mod_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootk.gmi [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Prison Architect, Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit) [16:27] TR News Microsoft proprietary compiler, vendor lock-in https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-runner-images-now-public-preview-github-actions | Source: Red Hat Official [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Enterprise Linux runner images now in public preview for GitHub Actions [16:29] TR News Paid by IBM to promote IBM https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2026-cloud-native | Source: Red Hat Official https://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/ [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for the Third Consecutive Year [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Gartner Group [16:29] TR News "Traditional Kubernetes networking has typically treated the cluster boundary as the point where software-defined networking (SDN) ends and enterprise networking begins." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/use-evpn-red-hat-openshift-422-integrate-production-networks-across-kubernetes-cluster-boundaries | Source: Red Hat Official [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Use EVPN in Red Hat OpenShift 4.22 to integrate production networks across Kubernetes cluster boundaries [16:30] TR News "Raspberry Pi introduced a new 3GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B in April, positioning it between the existing 2GB and 4GB configurations." https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-variant-reaches-more-distributors-following-april-introduction/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-variant-reaches-more-distributors-following-april-introduction/ ) [16:30] TR News "NXP has released the FRDM i.MX 95 Pro, a development board designed for evaluating the companys i.MX 95 applications processor in edge AI" https://linuxgizmos.com/nxp-frdm-i-mx-95-pro-pairs-six-cortex-a55-cores-with-8-etops-ai-acceleration/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/nxp-frdm-i-mx-95-pro-pairs-six-cortex-a55-cores-with-8-etops-ai-acceleration/ ) [16:30] TR News "Tindie recently listed Comu, a compact development board built around the WCH CH32V203 RISC-V microcontroller." https://linuxgizmos.com/comu-fits-a-144mhz-ch32v203-risc-v-board-inside-a-usb-a-port/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/comu-fits-a-144mhz-ch32v203-risc-v-board-inside-a-usb-a-port/ ) [16:31] TR News "Running the same command every few seconds quickly becomes repetitive, and its easy to miss an important change." https://www.tecmint.com/watch-command-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | Linux watch Command Examples for Monitoring System Activity [16:31] TR News "John Cornyn Says There's Nothing Republicans Can Do to 'Rein in' Trump" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/john-cornyn-nothing-republicans-can-do-rein-in-trump-1235603640/ [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | John Cornyn Says There's Nothing Republicans Can Do to 'Rein in' Trump [16:31] TR News "In Michigan, AIPAC Faces Its Biggest Battle Yet" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/in-michigan-aipac-faces-its-biggest-battle-yet/ [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/in-michigan-aipac-faces-its-biggest-battle-yet/ ) [16:32] TR News iophk: sold to a foreign owner and then shut down https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10103144 [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle-fi.translate.goog | Cykeltillverkaren Tunturi har anskt om konkurs | Inrikes | Svenska Yle [16:32] TR News windows tco https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/OneDrive-Is-Scanning-Your-Files-%E2%80%93-Here%E2%80%99s-How-to-Kill-It-Completely:5 [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | OneDrive Is Scanning Your Files Heres How to Kill It Completely [16:32] TR News Making [16:32] TR News "Trump Is Making Another Big Mess With White House Helipad" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-is-making-another-big-mess-with-white-house-helipad.html [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nymag.com | Trump Is Making Another Big Mess With White House Helipad [16:33] TR News "Trump Freaks Out as White House Helipad Vanity Project Goes Sideways" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-freaks-out-as-white-house-helipad-vanity-project-goes-sideways/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thedailybeast.com | Trump Freaks Out as White House Helipad Vanity Project Goes Sideways [16:33] TR News "DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/doj-invokes-trump-v-us-to-protect-todd-blanches-fixer-aakash-singh/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel [16:33] TR News false dilemma: "Europe's bitter lesson Fabian Lindfors" https://fabianlindfors.se/blog/europes-bitter-lesson/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fabianlindfors.se | Europe's bitter lesson Fabian Lindfors [16:34] TR News "jwz: Bummer and Lazarus appreciation post" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/bummer-and-lazarus-appreciation-post/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/bummer-and-lazarus-appreciation-post/ ) [16:35] *rianne (~rianne@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:35] *liberty_box (~liberty@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:35] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:39] TR News "Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld" | iophk: there is a world of difference between markets, and the desktop is just one https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html s/Linux/The Linux Desktop [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld [16:39] TR News the "benefits" of web mail https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox ) [16:39] TR News "Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/sen-tim-kaine-says-people-killed-by-trump-boat-strikes-are-murder-victims/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims | Truthout [16:39] TR News "Trumps Irrationality Is Dangerous - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/trump-reflecting-pool-irrationality/688180/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Irrationality Is Dangerous - The Atlantic [16:40] TR News "The Catholic Churchs New Schism - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/catholic-church-sspx-schism/688166/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Catholic Churchs New Schism - The Atlantic [16:40] TR News "Why Iran Has Trump Cornered in the Strait of Hormuz | The Walrus" https://thewalrus.ca/why-iran-has-trump-cornered-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | Why Iran Has Trump Cornered in the Strait of Hormuz | The Walrus [16:40] TR News Ask politicians about the surveillance state | "Frga politikerna om vervakningsstaten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/05/fraga-politikerna-om-overvakningsstaten/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Frga politikerna om vervakningsstaten [16:55] TR News By this point, 5 pm bst, mattlex realises what the lawsuit is about ● Aug 06 [17:05] TR News How To Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-redis-ubuntu-26-04/ [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [17:06] TR News How To Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-cockpit-fedora-44/ [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 - idroot [17:09] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:13] TR News Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Disney and Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal, "Hearing Aids Shenanigans" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Disney_and_Fentanylware_TikTok_Deal_Hearing_Ai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Disney_and_Fentanylware_TikTok_Deal_Hearing_Ai.gmi [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Disney and Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal, "Hearing Aids Shenanigans" [17:13] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1087318/ [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [17:18] TR News Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/proxmox-ve-arm-official/ [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats - Jeff Geerling [17:34] TR News Pluralistic: Surveillance Giant Google is a scammer's paradise (05 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/05/absentee-landlord/ [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Google is a scammers paradise (05 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [17:41] TR News Hydra cross-platform software KVM https://www.linuxlinks.com/hydra-cross-platform-software-kvm/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hydra - cross-platform software KVM - LinuxLinks [17:41] TR News KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Released with Improved multi-GPU & Wayland Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/kde-plasma-6-7-4-released-with-improved-multi-gpu-wayland-support/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Released with Improved multi-GPU & Wayland Support | UbuntuHandbook [17:45] TR News Antmicro releases open-source hardware Thunderbolt to dual 10GbE adapter https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/06/antmicro-releases-open-source-hardware-thunderbolt-to-dual-10gbe-adapter/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Antmicro releases open-source hardware Thunderbolt to dual 10GbE adapter - CNX Software [17:45] TR News Clownflare OS = openwashing of SLOP [17:47] TR News Enrico Zini: Gnome refusing to suspend http://www.enricozini.org/blog/2026/debian/gnome-refusing-to-suspend [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.enricozini.org | Gnome refusing to suspend [17:47] TR News Hylke Bons: Icon for Lockpicker https://planetpeanut.studio/post/2026/08/05/lockpicker [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-planetpeanut.studio | Icon for Lockpicker Planet Peanut Studio [17:48] TR News Iustin Pop: Yes-yes, still alive! https://k1024.org/posts/2026/2026-08-05-yes-yes-still-alive/ [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-k1024.org | iustin - Yes-yes, still alive! [17:53] TR News A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/science/space-x-moon-crash-confirmation.html [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/science/space-x-moon-crash-confirmation.html ) [17:54] TR News Vietnam's top leader To Lam to visit Australia, New Zealand to strengthen partnerships https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/vietnams-top-leader-to-lam-to-visit-australia-new-zealand-to-strengthen-partnerships [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Vietnam's top leader To Lam to visit Australia, New Zealand to strengthen partnerships | The Straits Times [17:54] TR News Its So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead https://futurism.com/science-energy/so-hot-in-japan-zoo-animals-dying [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | It's So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead [17:55] TR News HKFP Lens: 8 compete in Hong Kong Sperm Race to highlight declining fertility rates https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/hkfp-lens-8-compete-in-hong-kong-sperm-race-to-highlight-declining-fertility-rates/ [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 8 compete in Hong Kong 'Sperm Race' to highlight declining fertility rates [17:55] TR News F.D.A. Approves Modernas mRNA Flu Vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/health/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/health/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html ) ● Aug 06 [18:02] TR News (NEW): It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.gmi [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos [18:12] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:14] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:17] TR News Toothless, Clawless Law Firm https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/toothless-clawless-law-firm/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Toothless, Clawless Law Firm [18:28] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock on a "metre-long ballot paper" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Daniel_Pocock_on_a_metre_long_ballot_paper.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Daniel_Pocock_on_a_metre_long_ballot_paper.gmi [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Daniel Pocock on a "metre-long ballot paper" [18:37] TR News Debian and GAFAM https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/debian-and-gafam/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Debian and GAFAM [18:45] TR News Techrights A Long Break and What's Coming Next Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Long_Break_and_What_s_Coming_Next_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Long_Break_and_What_s_Coming_Next_Year.gmi [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Long Break and What's Coming Next Year [18:47] TR News (NEW): 3-Week Semi-Break From the Routine https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/3_Week_Semi_Break_From_the_Routine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/3_Week_Semi_Break_From_the_Routine.gmi [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3-Week Semi-Break From the Routine ● Aug 06 [19:03] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Near 13% in Fiji https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_Near_13_in_Fiji.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_Near_13_in_Fiji.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Near 13% in Fiji [19:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:08] TR News Zack Polanski delivers reality check to Burnham over biggest crisis since WWII after summer of extreme heat https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/05/zack-polanski-delivers-reality-check-to-burnham-over-biggest-crisis-since-wwii-after-summer-of-extreme-heat/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Zack Polanski delivers reality check to Burnham over biggest crisis since WWII after summer of extreme heat - Green Party [19:08] TR News Woman arrested after four stabbed in London's popular Covent Garden https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-woman-arrested-after-four-stabbed-in-london-s-popular-covent-garden [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-woman-arrested-after-four-stabbed-in-london-s-popular-covent-garden ) [19:09] TR News Opinion | Hold right industry accountable for unaffordable health care: Big Pharma https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-hold-right-industry-accountable-for-unaffordable-health-care-big-pharma/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Opinion | Hold right industry accountable for unaffordable health care: Big Pharma - Bridge Michigan [19:09] TR News Measles panic at popular SoCal theme park after infected guest roamed for hours https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/guest-infected-with-measles-spent-11-hours-at-universal-studios-hollywood-sparking-public-health-warning/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Guest infected with measles spent 11 hours at Universal Studios Hollywood, sparking public health warning [19:09] TR News Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients https://futurism.com/health-medicine/kalshi-defends-bet-drug-trials [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients [19:09] TR News Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/08/senate-confirms-dr-erica-schwartz-as-cdc-director-bringing-new-leadership-to-troubled-agency/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency | Federal News Network [19:09] TR News Tobacco use still pretty popular in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/05.08.2026-tobacco-use-still-pretty-popular-in-latvia.a657219/ [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Tobacco use still pretty popular in Latvia / Article [19:10] TR News Record-Breaking Heat Wave in South Korea Leads to Canceled Baseball Games https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/south-korea-baseball-heat-wave.html [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/south-korea-baseball-heat-wave.html ) [19:10] TR News South Koreas maid cafes spark concerns over possible involvement of minors https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-maid-cafes-spark-concerns-over-possible-involvement-of-minors [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas maid cafes spark concerns over possible involvement of minors | The Straits Times [19:11] TR News South Koreas President orders all-out response to heatwave https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-orders-all-out-response-to-heatwave [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas President orders all-out response to heatwave | The Straits Times [19:11] TR News South Korean police block sales of Trader Joes bagel seasoning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-police-block-sales-of-trader-joes-bagel-seasoning [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean police block sales of Trader Joes bagel seasoning | The Straits Times [19:33] TR News China sentences former defence industry regulator to 10 years for graft, influence peddling https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-sentences-former-defence-industry-regulator-to-10-years-for-graft-influence-peddling [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China sentences former defence industry regulator to 10 years for graft, influence peddling | The Straits Times [19:33] TR News China complains to Japan over defence white paper, foreign ministry says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-complains-to-japan-over-defence-white-paper-foreign-ministry-says [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China Japan relations and the Taiwan issue | The Straits Times [19:34] TR News Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/05/taiwan-probes-17-china-funded-firms-over-high-tech-talent-poaching/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 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The Rapper Denies the Allegations. Time for the Newly-Formed Hey Hi (AI) Chart Eligibility Committee to Weigh In? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ ) [19:36] TR News Are People Actually Getting Dumber? Introducing The Reverse Flynn Effect https://www.sciencealert.com/are-americans-actually-getting-dumber-heres-what-we-know-about-the-reverse-flynn-effect [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Are People Actually Getting Dumber? 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Korea violated food laws | The Straits Times [19:48] TR News Sri Lankan beauty pageant contestant fined with animal cruelty https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lankan-beauty-pageant-contestant-fined-with-animal-cruelty [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Sri Lankan beauty pageant contestant fined with animal cruelty | The Straits Times [19:49] TR News India auto lobby withdraws warning on ethanol fuel damage to revise numbers https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-auto-lobby-withdraws-warning-on-ethanol-fuel-damage-to-revise-numbers [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India auto lobby withdraws warning on ethanol fuel damage to revise numbers | The Straits Times [19:49] TR News Can Lithuanian president take workation abroad? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012095/can-lithuanian-president-take-workation-abroad [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Can Lithuanian president take workation abroad? - LRT [19:50] TR News China announces countermeasures after US trade sanctions https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/china-announces-countermeasures-after-us-trade-sanctions/ [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China announces 'countermeasures' after US trade sanctions [19:51] TR News Twenty-four states and DC sue Convicted Felon administration to block DHS access to welfare recipient data https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/24-states-and-dc-sue-trump-administration-to-block-dhs-access-to-welfare-recipient-data/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Twenty-four states and DC sue Trump administration to block DHS access to welfare recipient data - JURIST - News [19:52] TR News Hongkongers studying overseas the next threat to national security? https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/hongkongers-studying-overseas-the-next-threat-to-national-security/ [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hongkongers studying overseas - the next threat to national security? [19:53] TR News CISA Warns of Exploited Langflow, N-central, and Tomcat Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-langflow-n-central-and-tomcat-vulnerabilities/ [19:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CISA Warns of Exploited Langflow, N-central, and Tomcat Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [19:54] TR News How a $50,000 Exploit Chain Turned Bixby Against Samsung Phones https://www.securityweek.com/how-a-50000-exploit-chain-turned-bixby-against-samsung-phones/ [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How a $50,000 Exploit Chain Turned Bixby Against Samsung Phones - SecurityWeek [19:54] TR News Union: Summer 2026 Update https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-update [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-quantumproductions.info | Union: Summer 2026 Update | Quantum Productions [19:55] TR News Chinese activist Zhang Xinyan, wanted by Hong Kong govt, finally arrives in Canada after Thailand detention https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/chinese-activist-zhang-xinyan-wanted-by-hong-kong-govt-finally-arrives-in-canada-after-thailand-detention/ [19:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Activist Zhang Xinyan, wanted by HK gov't, finally arrives in Canada [19:55] TR News Thinking of blowing the whistle? 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[19:58] TR News Nelson: rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy https://lwn.net/Articles/1087326/ [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nelson: rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy [LWN.net] [19:59] TR News Apple files motion for preliminary injunction against Proprietary Chaffbot Company in trade secrets case https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/apple-files-motion-for-preliminary-injunction-against-openai-in-trade-secrets-case/ [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Apple files motion for preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets case - JURIST - News ● Aug 06 [20:04] TR News Googles Hey Hi (AI) Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overview-flock-alpr-surveillance-hallucination-gold-copper [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper [20:05] TR News People Inc not blocking Surveillance Giant Google at the moment as it rolls out digital subscriptions https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/people-inc-not-blocking-google-at-the-moment-as-it-rolls-out-digital-subscriptions/ [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | People Inc not blocking Google 'at the moment' as it rolls out digital subscriptions - Press Gazette [20:05] TR News What Ive learned: Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick who exposed Post Office IT scandal https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/byan-glick/ [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Bryan Glick interview: Tech editor says Google is killing journalism [20:06] TR News reasons [20:06] TR News Firefox UX: Let your designs fail for the right reasons https://blog.mozilla.org/ux/2026/08/let-your-designs-fail-for-the-right-reasons/ [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Let your designs fail for the right reasons Firefox UX [20:07] TR News IBM Plex Mono got an update https://www.rubenerd.au/ibm-plex-mono-got-an-update/ [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: IBM Plex Mono got an update [20:08] TR News Resources beta adds PowerPC temp, AMD NPU stats https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats - OMG! Ubuntu [20:08] TR News The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Web Site is Online, GNU's Site Having Issues (Ongoing Issues) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Web_Site_is_Online_GNU_s_Site_.shtml [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Web Site is Online, GNU's Site Having Issues (Ongoing Issues) [20:09] TR News Linux Plumbers Conference: Microconference Topic CfP is coming to an End https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2026/08/05/microconference-topic-cfp-is-coming-to-an-end/ [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lpc.events | Microconference Topic CfP is coming to an End Linux Plumbers Conference [20:09] TR News While Torvalds Makes Peace With Hey Hi (AI) in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of) https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection/ [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of) [20:10] TR News openKylin 2.0-SP2-20260730 https://distrowatch.com/openkylin [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openkylin ) [20:10] TR News Soplos 2026.08 https://distrowatch.com/soplos [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/soplos ) [20:10] TR News ML4W 2.15 https://distrowatch.com/ml4w [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ml4w ) [20:10] TR News CatOS 2026.08.05 https://distrowatch.com/catos [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/catos ) [20:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:13] TR News Configuring a Surveillance Camera with Udev and Systemd http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2026/310/Autoconfiguration-with-Systemd [20:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linux-magazine.com | Say Cheese Linux Magazine [20:16] TR News (NEW): Linux Magazine Issue 310 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Linux_Magazine_Issue_310.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Linux_Magazine_Issue_310.gmi [20:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Magazine Issue 310 [20:17] TR News R36Pro Handheld with GNU/Linux ArkOS https://www.linux.org/threads/r36pro-handheld-with-linux-arkos.61669/ [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-R36Pro Handheld with Linux ArkOS | Linux.org [20:18] TR News New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts https://www.securityweek.com/new-attack-methods-enable-malware-to-hijack-passkey-protected-accounts/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts - SecurityWeek [20:18] TR News Microsoft TCO: Over 400 NPM Packages Infected in ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/over-400-npm-packages-infected-in-chaindrop-supply-chain-attack/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Over 400 NPM Packages Infected in ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack - SecurityWeek [20:19] TR News Provisioning image mode for Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux using Red Bait Satellite https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/image-mode-for-rhel-with-anaconda-and-satellite [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/image-mode-for-rhel-with-anaconda-and-satellite ) [20:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:21] TR News YouTube Nomad-series adventure underway https://bkhome.org/news/202608/youtube-nomad-series-adventure-underway.html [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | YouTube Nomad-series adventure underway [20:22] TR News By Microsoft's Nick Vidal, hijacking the voice of OSI for openwashing https://opensource.org/blog/preliminary-agenda-announced-for-the-open-technology-research-symposium-2026 [20:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026 Open Source Initiative [20:27] TR News Do You Really Need Antivirus on Linux? Heres What New Users Should Know https://ostechnix.com/do-you-need-antivirus-on-linux/ [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do You Really Need Antivirus on Linux? 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Udio Dismissal Request, Transfers the Class Action Suit to New York https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/udio-woulard-lawsuit-transfer/ [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/udio-woulard-lawsuit-transfer/ ) [20:47] TR News Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in Concord II, Says No Evidence of Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/ https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/ipharms/ipharms.html [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/ ) [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic [20:48] TR News One person changes an employer and this is somehow "news", not PR spam? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/murgitroyd-patent-attorney-bolsters-life-sciences-practice-at-hgf/ [20:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Murgitroyd patent attorney bolsters life sciences practice at HGF - JUVE Patent [20:49] TR News after [20:49] TR News [Software Patents] Partial Retreat: Ten Months of 101 Data After the Surge https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/partial-retreat-ten-months-of-%c2%a7-101-data-after-the-surge.html [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Partial Retreat: Ten Months of 101 Data After the Surge | Patently-O [20:49] TR News b4 0.16.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1087388/ [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-b4 0.16.0 released [LWN.net] [20:49] TR News Tribblix 0m41 https://distrowatch.com/tribblix [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tribblix ) [20:50] TR News openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Logo Competition Winner Announced https://news.opensuse.org/2026/08/04/osas-2026-logo-winner/ [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Logo Competition Winner Announced - openSUSE News [20:51] TR News "From Shield To Sword: Abuse of the DMCA In Information Warfare" https://lumendatabase.org/blog_entries/tewari-working-paper [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lumendatabase.org | Making sure you're not a bot! [20:52] TR News Roblox is Losing Billions As States Mount InvestigationsBut the Company Blames a Lack of Viral Games https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ ) [20:53] TR News Xen 4.22: Strengthening Open Source Virtualization for Cloud, Embedded, and Automotive Systems https://xenproject.org/blog/xen-4-22-release/ [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xenproject.org | Xen 4.22 Released: Cloud, Embedded and Automotive Updates [20:54] TR News WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-1-release-candidate-1/ [20:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1 WordPress News [20:54] TR News Isolated incident: Hong Kong halts investigation into jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lais Next Digital as liquidation proceeds https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/isolated-incident-hong-kong-halts-investigation-into-jailed-media-tycoon-jimmy-lais-next-digital-as-liquidation-proceeds/ [20:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong government formally closes investigation into Jimmy Lais Next Digital [20:55] TR News Large-scale LoRaWAN deployments become easier through QR codes and relays https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/05/large-scale-lorawan-deployments-become-easier-through-qr-codes-and-relays/ [20:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Large-scale LoRaWAN deployments become easier through QR codes and relays - CNX Software [20:55] TR News 311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/311000-impacted-by-brown-health-medical-group-ma-data-breach/ [20:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach - SecurityWeek [20:56] TR News Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/vulnerabilities-in-car-anti-theft-device.html [20:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device - Schneier on Security [20:56] TR News Microsoft TCO https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33218 [20:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Don't Revoke That Token Yet: Inside the keyv/cacheable npm Worm [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:59] TR News Migrants attack Lithuanian border guards after crossing from Belarus through tunnel https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012317/migrants-attack-lithuanian-border-guards-after-crossing-from-belarus-through-tunnel [20:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Migrants attack Lithuanian border guards after crossing from Belarus through tunnel - LRT ● Aug 06 [21:00] TR News Conscripts might be sent to patrol Latvia's eastern border in future https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/05.08.2026-conscripts-might-be-sent-to-patrol-latvias-eastern-border-in-future.a657618/ [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Conscripts might be sent to patrol Latvia's eastern border in future / Article [21:00] TR News Now Rga Airport border control experiences 'technical issues' https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/05.08.2026-now-riga-airport-border-control-experiences-technical-issues.a657675/ [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Now Rga Airport border control experiences 'technical issues' / Article [21:00] TR News Kaliningrad court sentences Lithuanian citizen for espionage https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013062/kaliningrad-court-sentences-lithuanian-citizen-for-espionage [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Kaliningrad court sentences Lithuanian citizen for espionage - LRT [21:00] TR News Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/finland-deepfakes-ai.html [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/finland-deepfakes-ai.html ) [21:00] TR News AlterOS 2025.8.6 https://distrowatch.com/alteros [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alteros ) [21:01] TR News Vilnius municipality to stop accepting written requests in Russian https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012126/vilnius-municipality-to-stop-accepting-written-requests-in-russian [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Vilnius municipality to stop accepting written requests in Russian - LRT [21:01] TR News Lithuania has no evidence Russia deliberately targeted embassy in Kyiv, minister says https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012138/lithuania-has-no-evidence-russia-deliberately-targeted-embassy-in-kyiv-minister-says [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania has no evidence Russia deliberately targeted embassy in Kyiv, minister says - LRT [21:01] TR News Moscow-based Latvian scammer group detained https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/05.08.2026-moscow-based-latvian-scammer-group-detained.a657602/ [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Moscow-based Latvian scammer group detained / Article [21:01] TR News Learning from Ukraine: semi-autonomy can deliver combat mass https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/learning-from-ukraine-semi-autonomy-can-deliver-combat-mass/ [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Learning from Ukraine: semi-autonomy can deliver combat mass | The Strategist [21:01] TR News Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/germany-explosive-drone-airport.html [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/germany-explosive-drone-airport.html ) [21:01] TR News Russias Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraines Depleted Air Defenses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-missile-attack.html [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-missile-attack.html ) [21:01] TR News The War Thats Happening Above Russia and Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-air-war.html [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-air-war.html ) [21:02] TR News Europes Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html ) [21:02] TR News There were many of them, and the grass was tall: 505 nights under Russian fire https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0805/ukraine-russia-war-front-drone-dangers-fatigue [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Ukrainian soldier recounts 505 nights under Russian fire - CSMonitor.com [21:02] TR News Russian Barrage On Kyiv Region Kills 17 Amid Ukraine's Air Defense Missile Shortage https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-drone-and-missile-barrage-on-ukraine/33822483.html [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Barrage On Kyiv Region Kills 17 Amid Ukraine's Air Defense Missile Shortage [21:02] TR News Drone Carrying Explosives Found Near Ukrainian Plane At Leipzig Airport https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft [21:02] TR News Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012179/russians-only-understand-force-did-poland-make-a-mistake [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? - LRT [21:03] TR News Russian drone hits street vendor in Kherson, Zelensky denounces safari attack https://www.france24.com/en/russian-drone-hits-street-vendor-in-kherson-zelensky-denounces-safari-attack [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-drone-hits-street-vendor-in-kherson-zelensky-denounces-safari-attack ) [21:03] TR News Drone with explosive device found near Ukrainian cargo plane at German airport https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-alarm-at-german-airport-after-drone-found-near-ukrainian-plane-mid-air-incident [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-alarm-at-german-airport-after-drone-found-near-ukrainian-plane-mid-air-incident ) [21:03] TR News 'Escalatory spiral of attrition: Drone technology allowing Ukraine to resist Russia asymmetrically' https://www.france24.com/en/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to-resist-russia-asymmetrically [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to-resist-russia-asymmetrically ) [21:03] TR News EU receives 1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1721 [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [21:04] TR News Theme park or political park: Did France's 'Puy du Fou' break Russian sanctions? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260805-theme-park-or-political-park-did-france-s-puy-du-fou-break-russian-sanctions [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260805-theme-park-or-political-park-did-france-s-puy-du-fou-break-russian-sanctions ) [21:04] TR News Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/climate/sesame-street-storm-climate-change.html [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/climate/sesame-street-storm-climate-change.html ) [21:05] TR News Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/rhythmbox-3-5-podcast-sync [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps - OMG! Ubuntu [21:06] TR News [Podcast] Canonical Cache Representation https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/06/podcast-canonical-cache-representation/ [21:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | [Podcast] Canonical Cache Representation | APNIC Blog [21:06] TR News (NEW): Rhythmbox 3.5 Media Player Improves Lyrics Search and Podcast Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/03/Rhythmbox_3_5_Media_Player_Improves_Lyrics_Search_and_Podcast_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/03/Rhythmbox_3_5_Media_Player_Improves_Lyrics_Search_and_Podcast_S.gmi [21:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Rhythmbox 3.5 Media Player Improves Lyrics Search and Podcast Support [21:07] TR News Two years after mattlex tried to silence techrights there are still all-time traffic records, so they wasted like a million pounds in vain [21:07] TR News social control media. https://rfa.org/english/korea/2026/08/06/clash-of-clans-knockoff-north-korea/ [21:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Clash of Clans knockoff popular in North Korea with more than 40,000 players online Radio Free Asia [21:08] TR News jalapeno [21:08] TR News El Jalapeo: Sheinbaum warns of the dangers of social control media on her social control media platforms https://mexiconewsdaily.com/el-jalapeno/el-jalapeno-sheinbaum-warns-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-on-her-social-media-platforms/ [21:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | El Jalapeo: Sheinbaum warns of the dangers of social media on her social media platforms - Mexico News Daily [21:10] TR News "Most people know Canonical for Ubuntu, but the company has quietly built an entire ecosystem of open-source tools around it. [...] Multipass, MAAS, and MicroCloud" https://www.howtogeek.com/the-company-behind-ubuntu-also-builds-these-surprisingly-useful-developer-tools/ [21:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The company behind Ubuntu also builds these 3 surprisingly useful developer tools [21:13] TR News Misusing the name "Linux" to perfume a pyramid scheme https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agent-security-exchange-linux-foundation/826940/ [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agent-security-exchange-linux-foundation/826940/ ) [21:13] TR News Nothing to do with Linux, everything to do with legitimising a scam for profit https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/proposing-the-safe-working-group-an-open-community-effort-to-improve-ai-security [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxfoundation.org | Proposing the SAFE Working Group: An Open Community Effort to Improve AI Security [21:14] TR News The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/i-only-recommend-these-5-linux-distros-for-laptops/ [21:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux [21:14] TR News "Checking back on it today on my Fedora KDE desktop and it appears to continue working just fine, so that's at least another game that continues to work. It's been noted on our dedicated anti-cheat page." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/free-to-play-football-game-strikers-club-adds-easy-anti-cheat-works-on-steamos-linux/ [21:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [21:14] TR News "Tails 7.10.1 has been released today as the latest version of this Debian-based distribution designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship by leveraging the Tor anonymous network." https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-10-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-critical-vulnerabilities [21:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tails 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities - 9to5Linux [21:15] TR News Nothing to do with safety; slop itself is the problem https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/linux-foundation-seeks-ai-security-incident-sharing-rules [21:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securitybrief.co.nz | Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules [21:16] TR News GNU/Linux turns 43 next month https://aijourn.com/open-source-summit-embedded-linux-conference-europe-2026-schedule-champions-open-source-innovation-and-marks-35-years-of-linux/ [21:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aijourn.com | Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026 Schedule Champions Open Source Innovation and Marks 35 Years of Linux | The AI Journal [21:17] TR News RPCS3 PS3 emulator runs much faster on Linux but Windows remains dominant platform https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-reveals-PS3-emulator-runs-much-faster-on-Linux-but-Windows-still-dominates-in-total-user-base.1360580.0.html [21:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | RPCS3 PS3 emulator runs much faster on Linux but Windows remains dominant platform - Notebookcheck News [21:17] TR News "Linux represents 6% of users" https://videocardz.com/newz/rpcs3-says-90-of-ps3-emulator-users-run-windows-despite-better-linux-performance [21:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RPCS3 says 90% of PS3 emulator users run Windows, despite better Linux performance - VideoCardz.com [21:18] TR News Migrate PC: A Tool That Automates the Transition from Windows to Linux https://www.linuxtechmore.com/migrate-pc-automate-windows-to-linux-migration [21:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxtechmore.com | Migrate PC: A Tool That Automates the Transition from Windows to Linux [21:18] TR News "One method is easier, but the other gets you faster, more reliable performance." https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-run-affinity-free-photoshop-alternative-on-linux/ [21:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Want a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? How to get Affinity today: 2 ways | ZDNET [21:19] TR News Slop spewer is not coder https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-ai-coding-agent-for-macos-and-linux/ [21:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta launches Muse Code AI coding agent for macOS and Linux - 9to5Mac [21:20] TR News Experimental Linux support for the Fairphone 6 wide camera https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/05/experimental-linux-support-for-the-fairphone-6-wide-camera/ [21:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/05/experimental-linux-support-for-the-fairphone-6-wide-camera/ ) [21:20] TR News "Linux" as a brand increasingly tarnished by scams that its name is misused for https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/this-just-in/linux-foundation-forms-tokenomics-foundation-for-ai-cost-and-value-standards/ [21:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hpcwire.com | BigDATAwire - Data Science AI Advanced Analytics [21:21] TR News "cresting the 10 percent mark to 11.87 percent in the United States" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html [21:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld [21:21] TR News Tails Linux critical vulnerability allows websites to deanonymize users: emergency patch available https://cybernews.com/security/tails-linux-critical-vulnerability-emergency-patch/ [21:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/security/tails-linux-critical-vulnerability-emergency-patch/ ) [21:22] TR News Nathaniel Wings N-Stereo for macOS, Windows, and Linux is FREE for a limited time https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/08/05/nathaniel-wing-n-stereo/ [21:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bedroomproducersblog.com | Nathaniel Wings N-Stereo for macOS, Windows, and Linux is FREE for a limited time - Bedroom Producers Blog [21:25] TR News (NEW): Kernel: Issues With Slop Noise, Linux Plumbers Conference, Virtualisation, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Kernel_Issues_With_Slop_Noise_Linux_Plumbers_Conference_Virtual.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Kernel_Issues_With_Slop_Noise_Linux_Plumbers_Conference_Virtual.gmi [21:25] TR News (NEW): RPCS3 Sees GNU/Linux at 6% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6.gmi [21:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel: Issues With Slop Noise, Linux Plumbers Conference, Virtualisation, and More [21:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RPCS3 Sees GNU/Linux at 6% [21:26] TR News (NEW): "Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/_Desktop_Linux_just_cracked_10_market_share.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/_Desktop_Linux_just_cracked_10_market_share.gmi [21:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share" [21:26] TR News Need to run Windows or Android apps on Linux? 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US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/doj-invokes-trump-v-us-to-protect-todd-blanches-fixer-aakash-singh/ [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheel [16:35] *rianne (~rianne@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [16:35] *liberty_box (~liberty@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [16:39] TR News "Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/sen-tim-kaine-says-people-killed-by-trump-boat-strikes-are-murder-victims/ [16:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Sen. 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Here's Why. https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/weve-filed-more-than-50-legal-claims-over-abuse-by-federal-immigration-agents-heres-why [19:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aclu.org | Weve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why. | American Civil Liberties Union [19:49] TR News Can Lithuanian president take workation abroad? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012095/can-lithuanian-president-take-workation-abroad [19:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Can Lithuanian president take workation abroad? - LRT [19:55] TR News Chinese activist Zhang Xinyan, wanted by Hong Kong govt, finally arrives in Canada after Thailand detention https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/chinese-activist-zhang-xinyan-wanted-by-hong-kong-govt-finally-arrives-in-canada-after-thailand-detention/ [19:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Activist Zhang Xinyan, wanted by HK gov't, finally arrives in Canada ● Aug 06 [20:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [20:31] TR News UN warns drone strikes worsen in Sudan https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260805-un-warns-drone-strikes-worsen-in-sudan [20:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260805-un-warns-drone-strikes-worsen-in-sudan ) [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:59] TR News Migrants attack Lithuanian border guards after crossing from Belarus through tunnel https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012317/migrants-attack-lithuanian-border-guards-after-crossing-from-belarus-through-tunnel [20:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Migrants attack Lithuanian border guards after crossing from Belarus through tunnel - LRT ● Aug 06 [21:00] TR News Conscripts might be sent to patrol Latvia's eastern border in future https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/05.08.2026-conscripts-might-be-sent-to-patrol-latvias-eastern-border-in-future.a657618/ [21:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Conscripts might be sent to patrol Latvia's eastern border in future / Article [21:00] TR News Now Rga Airport border control experiences 'technical issues' https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/05.08.2026-now-riga-airport-border-control-experiences-technical-issues.a657675/ [21:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Now Rga Airport border control experiences 'technical issues' / Article [21:00] TR News Kaliningrad court sentences Lithuanian citizen for espionage https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013062/kaliningrad-court-sentences-lithuanian-citizen-for-espionage [21:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Kaliningrad court sentences Lithuanian citizen for espionage - LRT [21:01] TR News Vilnius municipality to stop accepting written requests in Russian https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012126/vilnius-municipality-to-stop-accepting-written-requests-in-russian [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Vilnius municipality to stop accepting written requests in Russian - LRT [21:01] TR News Lithuania has no evidence Russia deliberately targeted embassy in Kyiv, minister says https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012138/lithuania-has-no-evidence-russia-deliberately-targeted-embassy-in-kyiv-minister-says [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania has no evidence Russia deliberately targeted embassy in Kyiv, minister says - LRT [21:01] TR News Moscow-based Latvian scammer group detained https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/05.08.2026-moscow-based-latvian-scammer-group-detained.a657602/ [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Moscow-based Latvian scammer group detained / Article [21:01] TR News Learning from Ukraine: semi-autonomy can deliver combat mass https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/learning-from-ukraine-semi-autonomy-can-deliver-combat-mass/ [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Learning from Ukraine: semi-autonomy can deliver combat mass | The Strategist [21:01] TR News Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/germany-explosive-drone-airport.html [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/germany-explosive-drone-airport.html ) [21:01] TR News Russias Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraines Depleted Air Defenses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-missile-attack.html [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-missile-attack.html ) [21:01] TR News The War Thats Happening Above Russia and Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-air-war.html [21:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-air-war.html ) [21:02] TR News Europes Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html [21:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html ) [21:02] TR News There were many of them, and the grass was tall: 505 nights under Russian fire https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0805/ukraine-russia-war-front-drone-dangers-fatigue [21:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-A Ukrainian soldier recounts 505 nights under Russian fire - CSMonitor.com [21:02] TR News Russian Barrage On Kyiv Region Kills 17 Amid Ukraine's Air Defense Missile Shortage https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-drone-and-missile-barrage-on-ukraine/33822483.html [21:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Barrage On Kyiv Region Kills 17 Amid Ukraine's Air Defense Missile Shortage [21:02] TR News Drone Carrying Explosives Found Near Ukrainian Plane At Leipzig Airport https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html [21:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft [21:02] TR News Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012179/russians-only-understand-force-did-poland-make-a-mistake [21:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? - LRT [21:03] TR News Russian drone hits street vendor in Kherson, Zelensky denounces safari attack https://www.france24.com/en/russian-drone-hits-street-vendor-in-kherson-zelensky-denounces-safari-attack [21:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-drone-hits-street-vendor-in-kherson-zelensky-denounces-safari-attack ) [21:03] TR News Drone with explosive device found near Ukrainian cargo plane at German airport https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-alarm-at-german-airport-after-drone-found-near-ukrainian-plane-mid-air-incident [21:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-alarm-at-german-airport-after-drone-found-near-ukrainian-plane-mid-air-incident ) [21:03] TR News 'Escalatory spiral of attrition: Drone technology allowing Ukraine to resist Russia asymmetrically' https://www.france24.com/en/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to-resist-russia-asymmetrically [21:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to-resist-russia-asymmetrically ) [21:03] TR News EU receives 1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for supporting Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1721 [21:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [21:04] TR News Theme park or political park: Did France's 'Puy du Fou' break Russian sanctions? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260805-theme-park-or-political-park-did-france-s-puy-du-fou-break-russian-sanctions [21:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260805-theme-park-or-political-park-did-france-s-puy-du-fou-break-russian-sanctions ) ● Aug 06 [22:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol