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● Oct 06
[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-051026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-051026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-051026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-051026.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 05, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-051026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-051026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-051026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-051026.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 05, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-051026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-051026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-051026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-051026.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 05, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-051026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-051026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-051026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-051026.txt
[02:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 05, 2026
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-05.txt
● Oct 06
[04:45]	TR News	UK https://www.dw.com/en/uk-village-votes-to-secede-in-asylum-center-plan-protest/a-79295826
[04:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
[04:46]	TR News	extreme heat is hitting wallets https://www.dw.com/en/how-extreme-heat-is-hitting-wallets/a-79268306
[04:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How extreme heat is hitting wallets
[04:48]	TR News	Affecting More Than 3 Million People https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pentagon-data-breach-exposed-social-security-numbers-millions-1822709
[04:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Pentagon Data Breach Exposed Unencrypted Social Security Numbers for Months, Affecting More Than 3 Million People | IBTimes UK
[04:49]	TR News	Obscurity not security: Government accused of overreach in Medicare hack response https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/obscurity-not-security-government-accused-of-overreach-in-medicare-hack-response-20260927-p610sm.html
[04:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Medicare data incident: Cybersecurity experts are calling the governments hack claim an overreach
[04:51]	TR News	Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[04:51]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, October 05, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_October_05_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_October_05_2026.gmi 
[04:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights
[04:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, October 05, 2026
[04:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:53]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
● Oct 06
[05:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Self-Hosting Lessons From Libera Chat https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Self_Hosting_Lessons_From_Libera_Chat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Self_Hosting_Lessons_From_Libera_Chat.gmi 
[05:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Self-Hosting Lessons From Libera Chat
[05:03]	TR News	The Hammer Withdraws: Object-Oriented Ontology and the End of Human Privilege gemini://adjb.smol.pub/object-oriented-ontology
[05:03]	TR News	"Most claims to novelty are rebranding. I will argue that a genuine new direction is always continuity plus departure, showing it through the New Directions in the Humanities network and its anchor volume, Rosi Braidotti and Paul Gilroy's Conflicting Humanities (2016), then setting a counterweight against it." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/new-directions-in-the-humanities
[05:04]	TR News	"I will show it through Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker's account of oscillation, Luke Turner's manifesto, and Jason Ananda Josephson Storm's reading of what modernity never lost." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/metamodernism
[05:05]	TR News	"Developer and computer science student Paul Loisil has launched a second-generation open-hardware do-it-yourself quadrupedal robot dog, with which he hopes to make robotics more accessible: the TNY-360 v2." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202610/20261005-tny.gmi
[05:05]	TR News	"So I figured I'd write something in response to some of the posts in Gemini I've read over the past few weeks and kinda liked! I spend so much more time reading than writing... Please excuse me if the summary or grammar is kinda off." gemini://timeinbetween.gemcities.com/gemlog/2026-10-06-re-gemlogs-smallworld-kdan-iazia-calvusrex.gmi
[05:06]	TR News	"Momo is a novel by Michael Ende published in 1974." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/momo-a-charming-book.txt
[05:07]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1760.jpg
[05:07]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2117.jpg
[05:07]	TR News	"I assume I'm not alone in getting security warnings when using smol.pub on the web. Do we need to be concerned? I'm sure it will get sorted out." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-10-05-warning
[05:08]	TR News	"This is a rough season for me. The things Ive historically depended on for my joie de vivremy feelings of purpose, belonging, drivehave all been collapsing, or have collapsed. Without these things, life loses its flavor, becomes bland, and it becomes hard to feel the point in anything." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/10/05/fighting-for-purpose/
[05:09]	TR News	now sleep gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/now_sleep
[05:09]	TR News	"I've been publishing documents on my own Gemini capsule for about six years now. Several years ago, I turned off my gemini->http proxy, and since then I've been publishing exclusively on Gemini" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261003-0.gmi
[05:10]	TR News	"unAmericans have, in recent years, coined a number of terms to describe things that describe certain patterns of behaviour, behaviour that they experience not just inwardly, but also in their interaction with the rest of the world." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1791251222
[05:10]	TR News	"I enjoyed this post and of course agree with their conclusion that the Ship of Theseus thought experiment is about the names we give things, which are really patterns with discernible continuity through time." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-04-the-i-of-theseus.gmi
[05:11]	TR News	"If I have set up everything correctly, this post will be visible in my Gemini capsule, but not my web site. It was created using Micropub (via IndieKit) but instead of using a traditional indieweb type like article or note, it is a gempost." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-04-first-post.gmi
[05:15]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Fighting for Purpose, Gemlogs, and Gemtext https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_Fighting_for_Purpose_Gemlogs_and_Gemtex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_Fighting_for_Purpose_Gemlogs_and_Gemtex.gmi 
[05:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Fighting for Purpose, Gemlogs, and Gemtext
[05:18]	TR News	Anon: Git 3 will use SHA256 and be incompatible with the SHA1 in use now. I plan to reset the repositories to their beginnings when that gets rolled out in Debian, if not sooner.
[05:29]	TR News	Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game https://kotaku.com/supermassive-lays-off-70-people-less-than-six-months-after-releasing-its-new-sci-fi-horror-game-2000740078
[05:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kotaku.com | Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game
[05:30]	TR News	"Layden believes Microsoft has changed its Xbox strategy too often and now needs to commit more clearly to one direction." https://windowsreport.com/ex-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-says-xbox-needs-a-clear-direction/
[05:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-windowsreport.com | Ex PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says Xbox Needs a Clear Direction
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[05:33]	TR News	"120 is the new 40 mandatory training is out of control" https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/comments/1wv9ybd/120_is_the_new_40_mandatory_training_is_out_of/
[05:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reddit
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[05:50]	TR News	Techrights Lots of Silent Layoffs at IBM Last Week, Employees Explain Patterns of Those Impacted https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Lots_of_Silent_Layoffs_at_IBM_Last_Week_Employees_Explain_Patte.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Lots_of_Silent_Layoffs_at_IBM_Last_Week_Employees_Explain_Patte.gmi 
[05:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Lots of Silent Layoffs at IBM Last Week, Employees Explain Patterns of Those Impacted
[05:53]	TR News	slow news != no news, slow news means the "news industry" is replaced by PR industry, then paid-for "AI" pushers (i.e. sellers of a Ponzi scheme). We must adapt and change how we think of the news, it has to be done in a grossroots fashion if the fifth pillar is sawed off.
[05:53]	TR News	(grassroots)
[05:55]	TR News	"According to the association's vice chair, Outi Simstrm, there is a common misunderstanding about the sector's earnings model." https://yle.fi/a/74-20249883 | Source: Yle
[05:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Parents in Finland turn to AI for free school pictures | Yle News | Yle
[05:56]	TR News	orangesite seems to have brought new occasional or regular readers
[05:57]	TR News	"But before we get to that, I want to talk about three under-the-radar developments that explain why the food Americans eat is overpriced and often poor quality." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-three-quiet-scandals | Source: Matt Stoller
[05:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thebignewsletter.com | Monopoly Round-Up: How Seed and Pesticide Makers Act Like the Mafia
[05:57]	TR News	"The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open [Internet] to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/05/the-metric-is-not-the-mission-the-finished-internet/ | Source: Techdirt
[05:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Metric Is Not The Mission:The Finished Internet | Techdirt
[05:59]	TR News	HearsayBoy posts photo, looks like 60, but in his late 40s.
[05:59]	TR News	"Zivot was right to say that Pike would suffer. But the nature of that suffering was, if anything, even worse than he predicted." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/christa-pike-execution-updates-death-penalty-torture/ | Source: The Nation
[05:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Death Penalty Has Become a Torture Machine | The Nation
● Oct 06
[06:02]	TR News	"The demand appeared alongside his rejection of the newspaper's reporting on empty seats. His post accused news organisations of understating attendance at his rallies while exaggerating the scale of events involving Bernie Sanders" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-calls-media-arrests-over-rally-crowd-reports-1823825 | Source: International Business Times
[06:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump: Media Outlets Should Be Arrested for 'Dishonesty' Over Rally Crowd Reports, Claims Ohio Venue 'Maxed Out' | IBTimes UK
[06:32]	TR News	"He sided with pollster J. Ann Selzer and the newspaper in affirming that the poll and coverage of it were constitutionally protected political speech, not a commercial product." https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/iowa-judge-dismisses-trumps-lawsuit-against-des-moines-register-and-pollster/# | Source: Middle Tennessee State University
[06:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-firstamendment.mtsu.edu | Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster | The Free Speech Center
[06:32]	TR News	"The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government" https://piji.com.au/blog/us-media-boycott-australia/ | Source: Public Interest Journalism Initiative
[06:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piji.com.au | US media stood united under attack: Should Australia follow?
[06:32]	TR News	"FBI agents raided Burkes home newsroom, and the National Basketball Association further alleged that Burke used compromised credentials to access NBA video streams." https://thedissenter.org/journalist-under-prosecution-sues-us-government-for-seizing-materials/ | Source: The Dissenter
[06:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | Journalist Under Prosecution Sues Government For Seizing His Work
[06:32]	TR News	"The Internet Archive Hero Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership in making information available to people around the world." https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/05/internet-archive-to-honor-poynter-institute-and-investigative-reporters-and-editors-with-2026-hero-award-for-preserving-local-news-online/ | Source: Internet Archive
[06:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.archive.org | Internet Archive to Honor Poynter Institute and Investigative Reporters and Editors with 2026 Hero Award for Preserving Local News Online - Internet Archive Blogs
[06:39]	TR News	"Banned Books Week is happening right now-- October 4-10, 2026. The theme this year is "Protect the Freedom to Read, Let Books Be." You can access the official website here" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/10/banned-books-week-2026-advice-and.html | Source: Becky Spratford
[06:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Banned Books Week 2026 Advice and Resources
[06:39]	TR News	"The troubling trend of book challenges and bans in libraries across the US continues." https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/10/05/authors-discuss-being-banned-part-1-patricia-mccormick-and-stephen-chbosky/ | Source: American Library Association
[06:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Authors Discuss Being Banned, Part 1: Patricia McCormick and Stephen Chbosky | American Libraries Magazine
[06:41]	TR News	"From jail, the former mayor of Istanbul accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of hollowing out Turkeys democracy to stay in power." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/world/middleeast/turkey-banned-book-opposition-leader.html | Source: New York Times
[06:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/world/middleeast/turkey-banned-book-opposition-leader.html )
[06:41]	TR News	"The malwares operators were seen indiscriminately exploiting Avtech, EnGenius, D-Link, Hytec, Ivanti, Lantronix, Linear, MeiG, Realtek, Sunhillo, Tenda, and TP-Link" https://www.securityweek.com/linux-backdoor-abuses-stun-protocol-exploits-dozens-of-flaws/ | Source: Security Week
[06:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Backdoor Abuses STUN Protocol, Exploits Dozens of Flaws - SecurityWeek
[06:41]	TR News	"In the beginning, I fell into the trap of trying to reason with these hostile users. I would write long, detailed emails attempting to explain." https://www.jamescherti.com/almost-deleted-my-first-website-because-of-trolls/ | Source: James Cherti
[06:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jamescherti.com | I almost deleted my first website because of Internet Trolls (and the decision that saved it) | James Cherti
[06:41]	TR News	"The study, published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, looked at cognitive factors while stripping out variables like demographics and education." https://futurism.com/health-medicine/political-ideology-conservative-christian-cognitive-ability-research | Source: Futurism
[06:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | You'll Never Guess Which Political Ideology People With Low Cognitive Ability Are Drawn Toward, According to New Research
[06:44]	TR News	"But there are lessons from past projects that we have to bear in mind." https://theconversation.com/rhinos-and-elephants-can-cause-huge-problems-if-reintroduced-badly-heres-how-to-get-it-right-292320 | Source: The Conversation
[06:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Rhinos and elephants can cause huge problems if reintroduced badly heres how to get it right
[06:44]	TR News	"Amphibians and reptiles are a reminder that there is no single universal way of experiencing the natural world." https://theconversation.com/unusual-senses-the-secret-superpowers-of-amphibians-and-reptiles-292854 | Source: The Conversation
[06:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Unusual senses: the secret superpowers of amphibians and reptiles
[06:45]	TR News	[Old] "The new night train will connect Brussels and Amsterdam with Copenhagen and Malm, creating a direct overnight service between the Benelux, Denmark and southern Sweden." https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/new-european-sleeper-train-to-launch-from-brussels-and-amsterdam-to-copenhagen-and-malmo-i | Source: EuroNews
[06:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/new-european-sleeper-train-to-launch-from-brussels-and-amsterdam-to-copenhagen-and-malmo-i )
[06:56]	TR News	"The data center boom is sweeping across America in many forms." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/05/upshot/data-center-scale.html | Source: New York Times
[06:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/05/upshot/data-center-scale.html )
[06:56]	TR News	"Oil and gas corporations Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy want the Supreme Court to decide that municipalities cant sue them in state court for damages related to climate change." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/10052/supreme-court-climate-change-suncor-exxon-mobil | Source: CS Monitor
[06:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can states make Big Oil pay for climate change? Supreme Court weighs a precedent. - CSMonitor.com
[06:57]	TR News	"Theyre labelled sci-fi, but in 2026, are we really that far from those imagined futures?" https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/10/as-the-world-moves-forward-u-s-retreats-on-climate-change/ | Source: MinnPost
[06:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | As world deals with El Nio, U.S. retreats on climate change
● Oct 06
[07:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  FreeLinX independent Linux distribution with NetBSD userland https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/FreeLinX_independent_Linux_distribution_with_NetBSD_userland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/FreeLinX_independent_Linux_distribution_with_NetBSD_userland.gmi 
[07:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FreeLinX independent Linux distribution with NetBSD userland
[07:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 Years and 13 Years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/3_Years_and_13_Years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/3_Years_and_13_Years.gmi 
[07:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3 Years and 13 Years
[07:19]	TR News	"Many people are learning about data centers and advocating for their communities interests." https://therevelator.org/virginia-data-centers/ | Source: The Revelator
[07:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | Virginia Is for Lovers of Data Centers? The Revelator
[07:19]	TR News	"I soon learned that the climate crisis isnt just about a warming planet." https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/10/05/I-Used-Believe-Climate-Change-Hoax/ | Source: The Tyee
[07:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetyee.ca | I Used to Believe Climate Change Was a Hoax | The Tyee
[07:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[07:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  These 5 distros are replacing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the professional world https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/These_5_distros_are_replacing_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_in_the_p.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/These_5_distros_are_replacing_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_in_the_p.gmi 
[07:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines These 5 distros are replacing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the professional world
[07:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  My 5 favorite Linux distros for security and how they protect your privacy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/My_5_favorite_Linux_distros_for_security_and_how_they_protect_y.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/My_5_favorite_Linux_distros_for_security_and_how_they_protect_y.gmi 
[07:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines My 5 favorite Linux distros for security and how they protect your privacy
[07:28]	TR News	Techrights "SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED" as Evidence of the Financial Shell Games in the UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/SIRIUS_CORPORATION_LIMITED_as_Evidence_of_the_Financial_Shell_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/SIRIUS_CORPORATION_LIMITED_as_Evidence_of_the_Financial_Shell_G.gmi 
[07:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED" as Evidence of the Financial Shell Games in the UK
[07:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why Linux power users love the features that hold it back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Why_Linux_power_users_love_the_features_that_hold_it_back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Why_Linux_power_users_love_the_features_that_hold_it_back.gmi 
[07:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why Linux power users love the features that hold it back
[07:31]	TR News	[Old] "Ex-intelligence contractor convicted of leaking report on Russian interference in US election released for good behavior" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/14/reality-winner-nsa-whistleblower-released-prison | Source: The Guardian UK
[07:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | NSA whistleblower Reality Winner released from prison | Reality Winner | The Guardian
[07:32]	TR News	"That's not what happened. Instead, in the process of fact-checking the document, the reporters assigned to the story sent the document to the FBI, which sent it to the NSA. " https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5530026/nsa-leaker-reality-winner-is-rebuilding-her-life-and-looking-back-at-her-past/ | Source: Houston Public Media
[07:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.houstonpublicmedia.org | NSA leaker Reality Winner is rebuilding her life -- and looking back at her past | NPR & Houston Public Media
[07:32]	TR News	"Those credits have value during a shortage. Water can later be pumped from underground to provide backup supplies for certain water users." https://www.western-water.com/2026/10/05/arizonas-water-bank-shifts-from-saving-to-spending/ | Source: Western Water
[07:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Arizonas water bank shifts from saving to spending | Western ...
[07:32]	TR News	"And for the sake of tradition, it would be great that the festival would be smaller and more folk, rather than being permanently overcrowded." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/oktoberfest/ | Source: Victor Kropp
[07:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-victor.kropp.name | Oktoberfest
[07:33]	TR News	"Once there, they learned they "had not been documented as wounded in combat" and would not be hospitalized, which Bearman attributed to a coding error." https://www.rawstory.com/us-iran-war-wounded/ | Source: Raw Story
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rawstory.com | US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by Pentagon - Raw Story
[07:33]	TR News	"We've built a society that offers infinite rewards to anyone who can put a name and thus an identity to anyone caught in public having an argument" https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/05/pervert-glasses/#authentic-self | Source: CoryDoctorow
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Scrutinized (05 Oct 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[07:33]	TR News	"As Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told local reporters in a statement, the woman admitted to using Claude like a diary, apparently unaware that her chat history could be read by Anthropic employees." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-claude-ai-chatbot-police-violence-safety | Source: Futurism
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Anthropic Reports User to the Police
[07:33]	TR News	"Such a [breach] would be disastrous. Meta asks users to let Muse control everything from their bank accounts to their emails." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-muse-data-breach-bank-accounts-email-archives | Source: Futurism
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Meta Insiders Convinced Muse Is Going to End Up Leaking the Bank Accounts and Email Archives They're Vacuuming Up From Users
[07:35]	TR News	"It is against that backdrop that the sight of Jalali wearing a networked device has struck a nerve." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-smartwatch-gholamreza-jalali-criticism-security/33870633.html | Source: RFERL
[07:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 'Don't You Have A Smart TV?': Iranian General's Smartwatch Defense Fuels Security Concerns
[07:36]	TR News	"I have uploaded to CPAN some tooling modules which allow Perl documentation to be authored as Markdown files - or Docbook XML articles" https://blogs.perl.org/users/aspeer/2026/10/perl-documentation-including-pod-with-markdown-and-docbook.html | Source: Perl
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Perl documentation (including POD) with Markdown and Docbook | aspeer [blogs.perl.org]
[07:36]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/250000-impacted-by-data-breaches-at-new-jersey-texas-healthcare-firms/ | Source: Security Week
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms - SecurityWeek
[07:36]	TR News	"The news highlights glaring failures of moderation across Metas vast social media platforms." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-gay-bars-allowing-graphic-child-abuse | Source: Futurism
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Meta Is Kicking Gay Bars Off Its Apps While Allowing Videos of Graphic Child Abuse
[07:37]	TR News	"If I asked you a question, it means I either assumed you had subject knowledge or youre a gate blocking me from doing something I need done." https://ohhfishal.net/Posts/claude |
[07:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ohhfishal.net | Claude Says....
[07:37]	TR News	"That's it, right? The whole thing, their entire business model." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/ai-companies-are-parasites | Source: Cory Dransfeldt
[07:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.coryd.dev | AI companies are parasites Cory Dransfeldt
[07:42]	TR News	When You Expose Microsoft Corruption and Hate Crimes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/when-you-expose-microsoft-corruption-and-hate-crimes/
[07:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive When You Expose Microsoft Corruption and Hate Crimes
[07:42]	TR News	"However, I still have one lingering question. If the AI tools are truly miraculous, why isnt the quality of software getting better?" https://catskull.net/wheres-the-quality.html | Source: Dave DeGraw
[07:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-catskull.net | Where's the quality?
[07:43]	TR News	"As always, lets start with the physics. AI is what lawyers call an unavoidably unsafe product." https://www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/10/05/sam-altman-said-something-true-said-it-badly-the-internet-lost-its-mind/ | Source: Jeffrey Snover
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jsnover.com | Sam Altman said something true. Said it badly. The internet lost its mind. | Jeffrey Snover's blog
[07:43]	TR News	"Just last week, OpenAI announced that it had paused the development of its frontier AI models after its next-generation one showed too many signs of dangerous behavior" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-world-suffer-glories-ai | Source: Futurism
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of AI
[07:43]	TR News	"The activity includes edits to Wikimedia wikis, unsuccessful attempts to exploit the Etherpad note-taking tool that the Wikimedia Foundation hosts" https://www.theverge.com/news/1004929/wikipedia-openai-rogue-bots-wikimedia-foundation-outage | Source: The Verge
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Wikipedia operator says OpenAIs rogue bots may be linked to a May outage | The Verge
[07:43]	TR News	"It has become one of the most popular sources of information over the last decade, allowing people to make verified edits to pages." https://therecord.media/wikimedia-foundation-openai-agents-report | Source: The Record
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool | The Record from Recorded Future News
[07:44]	TR News	"that we have discovered some activity by these 'rogue' OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/wikipedia-operator-says-openais-rogue-agents-possibly-tied-to-data-service-disruption-in-may/articleshow/134715909.cms | Source: India Times
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Wikipedia operator says OpenAI's rogue agents possibly tied to data service disruption in May - The Economic Times
[07:44]	TR News	"These types of successful intrusions can expose sensitive data or disrupt website services that users rely on, while clusters of agents can attempt attacks at a scale that is difficult for defenders to manage" https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/ | Source: Wikimedia Foundation
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wikimediafoundation.org | OpenAI rogue agent activities found on Wikimedia projects Wikimedia Foundation
[07:44]	TR News	"According to arXiv, it received 9,869 submissions in September 2016, 20,569 submissions in September 2024, and 40,363 submissions in September 2026." https://www.404media.co/arxiv-is-rate-limiting-submissions-because-it-cant-keep-up-with-ai-slop/ | Source: 404 Media
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | arXiv Is Rate Limiting Submissions Because It Cant Keep up With AI Slop
[07:44]	TR News	"Most edge AI/ML workloads belong on the CPU, but accelerators are important for the small minority of workloads that the CPU cant accommodate." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/seeing-understanding-and-responding-low-power-cnn-vlm-and-slm-workloads-on-raspberry-pi-5/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Seeing, understanding, and responding: low-power CNN, VLM and SLM workloads on Raspberry Pi 5 - Raspberry Pi
[07:44]	TR News	"Three franchisees told Reuters that the AI pricing engine has widened existing price differences between restaurants, even as close as between neighborhood to neighborhood." https://futurism.com/future-society/mcdonalds-ai-burger-pricing | Source: Futurism
[07:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | McDonalds Has Secretly Deployed AI Models to Determine Exactly What to Charge You for Its Mid Fast Food Burgers
[07:45]	TR News	"Specifically, as Apple calls out here, AI agents." https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/apple-is-changing-full-disk-access-in-macos/ | Source: Six Colors
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS Six Colors
[07:45]	TR News	"Researchers and security experts said the vulnerability CVE-2026-88779 is less concerning because exploitation triggers denial of service and only impacts instances that have SAML" https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-netscaler-third-exploited-zero-day-vulnerability/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Citrix discloses third actively exploited NetScaler zero-day in less than a week | CyberScoop
[07:45]	TR News	"Administrators initially reported reboots of fully patched NetScaler systems on Friday, and Citrix soon confirmed the existence of another zero-day exploited in the wild." https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-citrix-netscaler-zero-day-hits-appliances-patched-days-earlier/ | Source: Security Week
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier - SecurityWeek
[07:45]	TR News	"Frustrated election officials say technology glitches with Texas TEAM system are making it harder to get through a backlog the state revealed last month." https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/05/voter-registration-system-team-secretary-of-state/ | Source: Votebeat
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.votebeat.org | Election officials work to clear voter registration backlog, say Texas TEAM system makes that harder - Votebeat
[07:47]	TR News	"Im focusing on more care, compassion and kindness toward myself lately." https://blog.avas.space/nice-things/ | Source: Ava
[07:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | nice things ive done for myself lately ava's blog
[07:48]	TR News	"The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed warrants for Afghan Education Minister Habibullah Agha" https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261005-icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers | Source: France24
[07:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261005-icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers )
[07:48]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[07:48]	TR News	"But the real strong feeling I have probably stems from a youth spent playing in a metal band and hanging out in the hardcore and punk scenes a lot: screw the man, man." https://nathansnelgrove.com/2026/10/blogging-is-more-vital-than-ever | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove
[07:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nathansnelgrove.com | Nathan Snelgrove | Blogging is more vital than ever
[07:49]	TR News	"If you can't identify what makes your story unique and interesting, chances are nobody else will either." https://comm.gatech.edu/resources/writers/5ws
[07:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-comm.gatech.edu | The Who, What, When, Where, Why of a Story | Institute Communications
[07:51]	TR News	"New stats for the day are finished [and] the trend is still up ..."
[07:51]	TR News	Sirius friends. "thank you for being an excellent colleague."
[07:51]	TR News	Mark the "CEO" still uses two "shells", one in the US, one in the UK: http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/SIRIUS_CORPORATION_LIMITED_as_Evidence_of_the_Financial_Shell_G.shtml
[07:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED" as Evidence of the Financial Shell Games in the UK
[07:59]	TR News	Communicating Effectively https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/communicating-effectively/
[07:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Communicating Effectively
● Oct 06
[08:01]	TR News	"We are conducting a survey about academic philosophers views of (1) the effect of exploitation on subjective wellbeing" https://crookedtimber.org/2026/10/05/experiments-on-exploitation/ | Source: Crooked Timber
[08:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | Experiments on Exploitation Crooked Timber
[08:18]	TR News	Brigading Against Women - Part XX - Attempts by Lozza to Deplatform Techrights and Tux Machines Only Days After I Sued Garrett and My Wife Also Sued Garrett (Shortly Before the Serial Strangler From Microsoft Joined) http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XX_Attempts_by_Lozza_to_Deplatform.shtml
[08:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XX - Attempts by Lozza to Deplatform Techrights and Tux Machines Only Days After I Sued Garrett and My Wife Also Sued Garrett (Shortly Before the Serial Strangler From Microsoft Joined)
[08:18]	TR News	"Why now On 1 October immigration officers and police intelligence agents took Bini to the migration office in Quito." https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecuador-ola-bini-deported-sweden-10-year-ban-2026/ |
[08:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.riotimesonline.com | Ecuador Orders Ola Bini Deported, Lawyer Cites Ban
[08:18]		*techrights-news has quit (Received malformed line)
[08:19]		*techrights-news (~techrights-news@vuxwzfwqwxrky.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[08:19]	TR News	"His attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition Thursday challenging his detention." https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/10/02/latam-ecuador-ola-bini-ordered-departed/7981790962336/ | Source: UPI
[08:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/10/02/latam-ecuador-ola-bini-ordered-departed/7981790962336/ )
[08:19]	TR News	"Bini himself has reproached that he has not been allowed to review the file that has motivated his expulsion" https://www.democrata.es/en/international/ecuador-qualifies-as-a-threat-and-expels-ola-bini-swedish-activist-linked-to-assange/ |
[08:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.democrata.es | Ecuador expels Ola Bini after declaring him a threat | Demcrata
[08:23]	TR News	Techrights Links 06/10/2026: A Year Since "NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Released From Prison", World Tries to Deal With El Nio https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Links_06_10_2026_A_Year_Since_NSA_whistleblower_Reality_Winner_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Links_06_10_2026_A_Year_Since_NSA_whistleblower_Reality_Winner_.gmi 
[08:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/10/2026: A Year Since "NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Released From Prison", World Tries to Deal With El Nio
[08:41]	TR News	"It's October once again, and that means it is time to take the new release of Python for a spin (technically, it is the 3.15.0rc3 release that I'm using" https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/how-fast-is-python-3-15 | Source: Miguel Grinberg
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.miguelgrinberg.com | How fast is Python 3.15? - miguelgrinberg.com
[08:43]	TR News	"Of course Andrew also blogged about this, and continued the series of blog posts about Junctions." https://rakuweekly.blog/2026/10/05/2026-40-pythonesque/ | Source: Raku Weekly News
[08:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rakuweekly.blog | 2026.40 Pythonesque Raku Weekly News
[08:43]	TR News	"For existing projects that do decide to convert from SHA-1 to SHA-256, they will need to convert every object in the project to the new format, which will break all existing signatures." https://blog.gitbutler.com/git-3-sha-256 | Source: Scott Chacon
[08:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.gitbutler.com | Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake | Butler's Log
[08:43]	TR News	"The upcoming Git 3.0 is going to switch the default for commit hashes from SHA-1 to SHA-256, the newer more secure algorithm. It is being done to improve the security" https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/git-3-0-to-use-sha-256-hashes/ | Source: Victor Kropp
[08:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-victor.kropp.name | Git 3.0 to use SHA-256 hashes
[08:45]	TR News	"FOSDEM offers open source and free software developers a place to meet, share ideas and collaborate." https://fosdem.org/2027/news/call-for-main-track/ | Source: FOSDEM
[08:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2027 Call for Main Track talks FOSDEM 2027
[08:45]	TR News	"Last week, I had the joy of presenting at DjangoCPH (Django Danmark's annual conference in Copenhagen) for the third time." https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2026/10/05/thank-you-again-djangocph-2026/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes
[08:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marijkeluttekes.dev | Thank you again, DjangoCPH 2026 / Marijke Luttekes
[08:46]	TR News	"For users of the "Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering)" WordPress plugin, server-side rendering provides excellent frontend performance." https://www.jamescherti.com/wordpress-auto-detect-syntax-highlighting-code-block-plugin/ | Source: James Cherti
[08:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jamescherti.com | Reliably detecting programming languages in the WordPress 'Syntax-highlighting Code Block' Plugin (Elisp, for example) | James Cherti
[08:46]	TR News	"The last few months I've been trying to RSS-ify my life as much as possible." https://notes.zachmanson.com/sort-by-rarity/ | Source: Zach Manson
[08:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-notes.zachmanson.com | notes: sort by rarity
[08:46]	TR News	"We have released LibreSSL 4.3.3, which will be arriving in the LibreSSL directory of your local OpenBSD mirror soon" https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-4.3.3-relnotes.txt | Source: OpenBSD
[08:47]	TR News	"I started working on comicstash over a year ago. At first I worked on a Ruby on Rails web application." https://arjenwiersma.nl/introducing-comicstash | Source: Arjen Wiersma
[08:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arjenwiersma.nl | Introducing Comicstash Arjen Wiersma
[08:47]	TR News	"In the meantime, Ive recently turned to Secretive, an open-source tool by Max Goedjen and others that allows you to store your SSH keys inside your Macs Secure Enclave." https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/secretive-helps-you-keep-your-ssh-keys-secret-keep-them-safe/ | Source: Six Colors
[08:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | Secretive helps you keep your SSH keys secret, keep them safe Six Colors
[08:48]	TR News	"Ironclad has introduced support for the Open Sound System (OSS), a free software audio infrastructure traditionally present in many Unix-like systems like Linux, *BSDs, and the like" https://blog.ironclad-os.org/introducing-oss-support-in-ironclad/ | Source: The Ironclad Project
[08:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.ironclad-os.org | Ironclad's Blog - Introducing Open Sound System (OSS) support to Ironclad
[08:48]	TR News	"It's important for system administrators and security people to understand that people aren't doing this because they maliciously want to bypass your firewalls" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/FirewallsArePorousNow | Source: University of Toronto
[08:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser
[08:49]	TR News	Try the demo for Geometry Rift: Apocalypse, a seriously cool merging of Geometry Wars and Vampire Survivors | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/try-the-demo-for-geometry-rift-apocalypse-a-seriously-cool-merging-of-geometry-wars-and-vampire-survivors/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Try the demo for Geometry Rift: Apocalypse, a seriously cool merging of Geometry Wars and Vampire Survivors | GamingOnLinux
[08:49]	TR News	Victorian era point and click comedy Heir of the Dog launches October 29 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/victorian-era-point-and-click-comedy-heir-of-the-dog-launches-october-29/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Victorian era point and click comedy Heir of the Dog launches October 29 | GamingOnLinux
[08:52]	TR News	Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 2GB get price increases due to RAM demand | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/raspberry-pi-4-and-raspberry-pi-5-2gb-get-price-increases-due-to-ram-demand/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 2GB get price increases due to RAM demand | GamingOnLinux
[08:52]	TR News	Valve give game developers more Steam Deck Framerate data | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valve-give-game-developers-more-steam-deck-framerate-data/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valve-give-game-developers-more-steam-deck-framerate-data/
[08:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve give game developers more Steam Deck Framerate data | GamingOnLinux
[08:52]	TR News	Some of the best spooky Linux games to get in the Steam Autumn Sale 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/some-of-the-best-spooky-linux-games-to-get-in-the-steam-autumn-sale-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/some-of-the-best-spooky-linux-games-to-get-in-the-steam-autumn-sale-2026/
[08:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some of the best spooky Linux games to get in the Steam Autumn Sale 2026 | GamingOnLinux
[08:53]	TR News	"British whistleblower who flagged links between top Trump official Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein is found dead | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16183755/British-whistleblower-dead-links-Jeffrey-Epstein-Howard-Lutnick.html
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.com | British whistleblower who flagged links between top Trump official Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein is found dead | Daily Mail Online
[08:53]	TR News	"Returning to USA From Vacation? The Government Can Search Your Phone Without A Warrant. - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/04/098250
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Returning to USA From Vacation? The Government Can Search Your Phone Without A Warrant. - SoylentNews
[08:53]	TR News	"The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-a-cesspit
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption
[08:54]	TR News	iophk: intentionally ignores that most users are forcibly _*required*_ by their bosses at work to shoehorn LLMs into all activities at work https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/05/1145682/people-really-hate-ai-so-why-cant-they-get-enough/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/04/MIT_Technology_Review_MTR_Reinforces_MIT_s_Role_in_Promoting_Sl.shtml
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | People really hate AI, so why cant they get enough? | MIT Technology Review
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights MIT Technology Review (MTR) Reinforces MIT's Role in Promoting Slop (Pyramid Scheme) in Exchange for Money
[08:55]	TR News	"Scenarios for the future of the Russian Federation - New Eastern Europe" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/10/05/scenarios-for-the-future-of-the-russian-federation/
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | Scenarios for the future of the Russian Federation - New Eastern Europe
[08:55]	TR News	"Satu Helkama ostaa konkurssiin menneen Tunturin ja toivoo, ett pyrien hinta nousee | Talous | Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/74-20249412
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle-fi.translate.goog | Satu Helkama ostaa konkurssiin menneen Tunturin ja toivoo, ett pyrien hinta nousee | Talous | Yle
[08:55]	TR News	"Macron vill terstlla sanningen online" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/10/05/macron-vill-aterstalla-sanningen-online/
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Macron vill terstlla sanningen online
[08:55]	TR News	"Hat-tip til salig Kim Larsen | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/hat-tip-til-salig-kim-larsen
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Hat-tip til salig Kim Larsen | Version2
[08:55]	TR News	A chat with Awesome Games Studio about Yet Another Zombie Survivors | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/a-chat-with-awesome-games-studio-about-yet-another-zombie-survivors/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/a-chat-with-awesome-games-studio-about-yet-another-zombie-survivors/
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A chat with Awesome Games Studio about Yet Another Zombie Survivors | GamingOnLinux
[08:56]	TR News	Check out some of the most highly rated Steam Deck Verified games from September 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/check-out-some-of-the-most-highly-rated-steam-deck-verified-games-from-september-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Check out some of the most highly rated Steam Deck Verified games from September 2026 | GamingOnLinux
[08:56]	TR News	System76 COSMIC projects will no longer accept LLM-generated content in code submissions | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/system76-cosmic-projects-will-no-longer-accept-llm-generated-content-in-code-submissions/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76 COSMIC projects will no longer accept LLM-generated content in code submissions | GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR News	Proton-CachyOS version 11.0-20261005 released | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-cachyos-version-11-0-20261005-released/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-cachyos-version-11-0-20261005-released/
[08:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton-CachyOS version 11.0-20261005 released | GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR News	METRO 2033 Redux and METRO Last Light Redux are getting next-gen updates | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/metro-2033-redux-and-metro-last-light-redux-are-getting-next-gen-updates/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/metro-2033-redux-and-metro-last-light-redux-are-getting-next-gen-updates/
[08:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-METRO 2033 Redux and METRO Last Light Redux are getting next-gen updates | GamingOnLinux
[08:58]	TR News	Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a Beta for a big update with a new UI and controller support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/half-life-remake-black-mesa-has-a-beta-for-a-big-update-with-a-new-ui-and-controller-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[08:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a Beta for a big update with a new UI and controller support | GamingOnLinux
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● Oct 06
[12:33]	TR News	But it doesnt help with edge-specific problems such as interrupted image pulls that fail halfway on a weak link or devices that need to be managed as a group or running lightweight system containers."" https://www.tecmint.com/podman-alternatives-lightweight-edge-servers/ | Source: TecMint
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 5 Lightweight Podman Alternatives for Edge Linux Servers
[12:33]	TR News	"The fixes are straightforward. The tips below show how to manage Docker resources with the CLI and configure the Docker daemon through /etc/docker/daemon.json" https://www.tecmint.com/docker-tips-tricks/ | Source: TecMint
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 12 Docker Tips and Tricks Every Linux Sysadmin Should Know
[12:34]	TR News	Slop promotion from IBM https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-pilots-production-dh2i-brings-customers-resilient-ai-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | From AI pilots to production: How DH2i and Red Hat help customers run resilient, security-focused AI on Red Hat OpenShift
[12:34]	TR News	Slop all day long https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mlops-edge-ai-preparing-ai-models-deployment-edge | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | MLOps for edge AI: Preparing AI models for deployment at the edge
[12:34]	TR News	"integrated AI tools" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-idc-marketscape-worldwide-private-and-hybrid-cloud-management-automation | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat is named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Private and Hybrid Cloud Management with Automation
[12:35]	TR News	Paid-for promotion https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2026-idc-marketscape | Source: Red Hat Official https://techrights.org/wiki/IDC/
[12:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat named a "Leader" in 2026 IDC MarketScape
[12:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IDC
[12:35]	TR News	"Zero trust requires continuous, automated discipline at scale to counter modern security threats." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-zero-trust-networks-red-hat-ansible | Source: Red Hat Official
[12:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Building zero trust networks with Red Hat Ansible
[12:36]	TR News	"TELOS-AI4000 by TechNexion is a compact edge-AI accelerator module based on NXPs Ara240 discrete neural processing unit." https://linuxgizmos.com/technexion-telos-ai4000-delivers-40-tops-in-compact-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/technexion-telos-ai4000-delivers-40-tops-in-compact-form-factor/ )
[12:36]	TR News	FunOS 26.10 Beta https://funos.org/funos-26-10-beta/
[12:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-funos.org | FunOS 26.10 Beta FunOS
[12:36]	TR News	For no obvious purpose or reason https://ubuntu.com//blog/devpack-for-rust-support | Source: Ubuntu
[12:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Devpack for Rust: Zero to Rust in seconds | Ubuntu
● Oct 06
[13:17]	TR News	DRM is An Attack on Todays Youth https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/05/drm-is-an-attack-on-todays-youth/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive DRM is An Attack on Todays Youth
[13:17]	TR News	Russell Coker: Kdeconnect DBUS https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/10/06/kdeconnect-dbus/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Kdeconnect DBUS etbe Russell Coker
[13:17]	TR News	Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc6 https://lwn.net/Articles/1098476/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc6 [LWN.net]
[13:19]	TR News	Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns part 2: do-while http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-05-16-54_decompilation_patterns_part_2_do_while.html
[13:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sesse.net | Steinar H. Gunderson
[13:29]	TR News	What If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canadas EU Digital Pivot https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/what-if-the-u-s-demanded-this-the-cloud-provider-conditions-behind-canadas-eu-digital-pivot/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | What If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canadas EU Digital Pivot - Michael Geist
[13:32]	TR News	Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports https://www.securityweek.com/google-narrows-open-source-bug-bounty-amid-wave-of-invalid-automated-reports/
[13:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports - SecurityWeek
[13:36]	TR News	RustConf recordings https://lwn.net/Articles/1098610/
[13:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RustConf recordings [LWN.net]
[13:37]	TR News	Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1098599/
[13:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Monday [LWN.net]
● Oct 06
[14:06]	TR News	Slop maximalism https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/05/add-nemo-guardrails-langgraph-agent-openshift-ai
[14:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/05/add-nemo-guardrails-langgraph-agent-openshift-ai )
[14:11]	TR News	Scaling Kubernetes Workloads with Node Swap https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/10/05/scaling-kubernetes-workloads-with-node-swap/
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Scaling Kubernetes Workloads with Node Swap | Kubernetes
[14:11]	TR News	Why your non-root container dropped its capabilities (and how to fix it) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/05/why-your-non-root-container-dropped-its-capabilities-and-how-to-fix-it
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/05/why-your-non-root-container-dropped-its-capabilities-and-how-to-fix-it )
[14:12]	TR News	How To Install Zig Programming Language on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-zig-programming-language-ubuntu-26-04/
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Zig Programming Language on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[14:19]	TR News	"Confidential computing" as mere buzzwords to sell: 1) surveillance 2) outsourcing and 3) back doors https://ubuntu.com//blog/confidential-computing-use-cases
[14:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Confidential computing in the real world: finding your use case | Ubuntu
[14:19]	TR News	Late Night GNU/Linux Episode 406 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-406/
[14:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-latenightlinux.com | Late Night Linux Episode 406 Late Night Linux
[14:20]	TR News	Particularly Weak-Minded Americans Are Asking Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Which Candidate to Vote For, Which Sounds a Bit Like Hey Hi (AI) Is Just Voting Now Via Meat Proxies https://futurism.com/future-society/voters-chatgpt-midterm-candidate
[14:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Particularly Weak-Minded Americans Are Asking ChatGPT Which Candidate to Vote For, Which Sounds a Bit Like AI Is Just Voting Now Via Meat Proxies
[14:21]	TR News	Egypt's First Kings May Have Been Buried With Human Sacrifices https://www.sciencealert.com/skulls-buried-around-egypts-first-kings-reveal-evidence-of-human-sacrifice-5000-years-ago
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Egypt's First Kings May Have Been Buried With Human Sacrifices, Forensic Evidence Suggests : ScienceAlert
[14:21]	TR News	Anesthesia Is 180 Years Old And Still a Mystery. A Study of 6 Animal Brains May Have Found Its Common Thread. https://www.sciencealert.com/your-brain-under-anesthesia-behaves-surprisingly-like-a-worms-scientists-discover
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Anesthesia Is 180 Years Old And Still a Mystery. A Study of 6 Animal Brains May Have Found Its Common Thread. : ScienceAlert
[14:25]	TR News	250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms https://www.securityweek.com/250000-impacted-by-data-breaches-at-new-jersey-texas-healthcare-firms/
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms - SecurityWeek
[14:25]	TR News	Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity https://www.securityweek.com/senate-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-healthcare-cybersecurity/
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity - SecurityWeek
[14:26]	TR News	Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan https://www.securityweek.com/alleged-shinyhunters-leader-arrested-in-jordan/
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan - SecurityWeek
[14:26]	TR News	Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-citrix-netscaler-zero-day-hits-appliances-patched-days-earlier/
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Hits Appliances Patched Days Earlier - SecurityWeek
[14:26]	TR News	Anthropic Reports User to the Police https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-claude-ai-chatbot-police-violence-safety
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Anthropic Reports User to the Police
[14:27]	TR News	Meta Insiders Convinced Muse Is Going to End Up Leaking the Bank Accounts and Email Archives Theyre Vacuuming Up From Users https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-muse-data-breach-bank-accounts-email-archives
[14:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Meta Insiders Convinced Muse Is Going to End Up Leaking the Bank Accounts and Email Archives They're Vacuuming Up From Users
[14:27]	TR News	Meta Is Kicking Gay Bars Off Its Apps While Allowing Videos of Graphic Child Abuse https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-gay-bars-allowing-graphic-child-abuse
[14:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Meta Is Kicking Gay Bars Off Its Apps While Allowing Videos of Graphic Child Abuse
[14:28]	TR News	Turkey blocks Sky News journalists X account over 'obscenity' https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-sky-news-journalists-x-account-over-obscenity-324095
[14:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkey blocks Sky News journalists X account over 'obscenity'
[14:28]	TR News	MElon Admits Why Tesla Robotaxis Cant Be Trusted at Night https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-tesla-robotaxis-night
[14:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Musk Admits Why Tesla Robotaxis Can't Be Trusted at Night
[14:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME 52 Terengganu Desktop Environment Is Scheduled for March 17th, 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/GNOME_52_Terengganu_Desktop_Environment_Is_Scheduled_for_March_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/GNOME_52_Terengganu_Desktop_Environment_Is_Scheduled_for_March_.gmi 
[14:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 52 Terengganu Desktop Environment Is Scheduled for March 17th, 2027
[14:29]	TR News	Scam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-world-suffer-glories-ai
[14:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of AI
[14:30]	TR News	Picard 3.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1098600/
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Picard 3.0 released [LWN.net]
[14:30]	TR News	Turkeys annual inflation at 29.73% in September as fuel prices spike https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-annual-inflation-at-29-73-in-september-as-fuel-prices-spike-324102
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkeys annual inflation at 29.73% in September as fuel prices spike
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[14:50]	TR News	Night Owls Are 70% More Likely to Need a Disability Pension, Study Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/night-owls-are-70-more-likely-to-need-a-disability-pension-study-suggests
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Night Owls Are 70% More Likely to Need a Disability Pension, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
[14:50]	TR News	A Pickle Plugged Into an Outlet Glows Like a Tiny Star. Now We Know Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-may-have-finally-figured-out-why-pickles-glow
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Pickle Plugged Into an Outlet Glows Like a Tiny Star. Now We Know Why. : ScienceAlert
[14:52]	TR News	'Ghost Poops' Are Real. Here's What They Might Mean For Your Gut Health. https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-what-your-ghost-poops-may-say-about-your-gut-health
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Ghost Poops' Are Real. Here's What They Might Mean For Your Gut Health. : ScienceAlert
[14:53]	TR News	Too Little Sleep Raises Dementia Risk 18%. Too Much Raises It 28%. Scientists Say They've Found The Sweet Spot. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-the-optimal-amount-of-sleep-for-lower-dementia-risk
[14:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Too Little Sleep Raises Dementia Risk 18%. Too Much Raises It 28%. Scientists Say They've Found The Sweet Spot. : ScienceAlert
[14:53]	TR News	A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-blood-pressure-drug-could-help-treat-adhd-animal-studies-suggest
[14:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest : ScienceAlert
[14:53]	TR News	Freediving Seems to Reorganize The Human Brain on a Large Scale https://www.sciencealert.com/freediving-seems-to-reorganize-the-human-brain-on-a-large-scale
[14:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Freediving Seems to Reorganize The Human Brain on a Large Scale : ScienceAlert
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● Oct 06
[15:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian Trixie-Based Raspberry Pi Desktop Is Now Available for PC and Mac https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Debian_Trixie_Based_Raspberry_Pi_Desktop_Is_Now_Available_for_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Debian_Trixie_Based_Raspberry_Pi_Desktop_Is_Now_Available_for_P.gmi 
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian Trixie-Based Raspberry Pi Desktop Is Now Available for PC and Mac
● Oct 06
[16:04]	TR News	Techrights What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)? When Law Firms Become the Litigants. https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/What_is_a_Conditional_Fee_Agreement_CFA_When_Law_Firms_Become_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/What_is_a_Conditional_Fee_Agreement_CFA_When_Law_Firms_Become_t.gmi 
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)? When Law Firms Become the Litigants.
[16:29]	TR News	Techrights It's Not a Linux Back Door If It's an Unpatched Device https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/It_s_Not_a_Linux_Back_Door_If_It_s_an_Unpatched_Device.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/It_s_Not_a_Linux_Back_Door_If_It_s_an_Unpatched_Device.gmi 
[16:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's Not a Linux Back Door If It's an Unpatched Device
[16:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Raspberry Pi OS Updated with Battery and Squeekboard Dock Widgets https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Raspberry_Pi_OS_Updated_with_Battery_and_Squeekboard_Dock_Widge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Raspberry_Pi_OS_Updated_with_Battery_and_Squeekboard_Dock_Widge.gmi 
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi OS Updated with Battery and Squeekboard Dock Widgets
[16:41]	TR News	Techrights The Whole Point of Computing is That Computers Are Deterministic (Speed With Predictable Accuracy) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/The_Whole_Point_of_Computing_is_That_Computers_Are_Deterministi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/The_Whole_Point_of_Computing_is_That_Computers_Are_Deterministi.gmi 
[16:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Whole Point of Computing is That Computers Are Deterministic (Speed With Predictable Accuracy)
[16:50]	TR News	GNU/Linux has increased in China lately (past week) https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[16:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
● Oct 06
[17:12]	TR News	Durian Can Eat From Jars Now https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/durian-can-eat-from-jars-now/
[17:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Durian Can Eat From Jars Now
[17:18]	TR News	Microsoft's "Ninja Theory Laying Off Employees Ahead Of Possible Closure"
[17:23]	TR News	The future of Linux depends on these 4 distros https://www.howtogeek.com/the-future-of-linux-depends-on-these-distros/
[17:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The future of Linux depends on these 4 distros
[17:26]	TR News	Cult. https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-sequoia-pgp-inclusion/
[17:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Ubuntu 26.10 Will Have a Rust-based GnuPG Replacement
[17:26]	TR News	Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/ubuntu-stonking-stingray-beta-swims-out-deeper-rust-oxidization-plus-llm-speech-to-text/5301023
[17:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text
[17:28]	TR News	Valve says Steam for Linux is not currently supported on ARM, and cites a 2015 request https://mixed-news.com/en/valve-steam-for-linux-arm-not-supported-2015-feature-request/
[17:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mixed-news.com | Valve says Steam for Linux is not currently supported on ARM, and cites a 2015 request
[17:29]	TR News	Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/kagi-is-pulling-orion-from-windows-and-linux-leaving-its-cross-browser-extension-dream-behind/
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 405 @ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/kagi-is-pulling-orion-from-windows-and-linux-leaving-its-cross-browser-extension-dream-behind/ )
[17:30]	TR News	New Stealthy Linux Backdoors [sic] Target Telecoms, Masquerade as Email Traffic https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smtp-linux-backdoors-network-edge/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/It_s_Not_a_Linux_Back_Door_If_It_s_an_Unpatched_Device.shtml
[17:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.infosecurity-magazine.com | Linux Backdoors Target Telecoms, Masquerade as Email Traffic - Infosecurity Magazine
[17:30]	TR News	West Coast, with penguins: Aaltoverb on Linux; Aalto 2 coming soon https://cdm.link/aalto2-aaltoverb-linux/
[17:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cdm.link | West Coast, with penguins: Aaltoverb on Linux; Aalto 2 coming soon - CDM Create Digital Music
[17:31]	TR News	The only 2 Linux distros I recommend for laptops with 4GB of RAM https://www.howtogeek.com/the-only-2-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-laptops-with-4gb-of-ram/
[17:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The only 2 Linux distros I recommend for laptops with 4GB of RAM
[17:33]	TR News	"A hot news from the week was about the Linux-based distro, postmarketOS. If you haven't heard this name, its makers won't be surprised. That's why they decided to rebrand it to Nura after nearly a decade of existence." https://www.neowin.net/news/7-days-linux-project-renamed-big-firefox-update-and-apples-57-billion-fine/
[17:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/7-days-linux-project-renamed-big-firefox-update-and-apples-57-billion-fine/ )
[17:33]	TR News	"Linux is an operating system that encourages you to explore and tinker. You can go from zero to power user quickly, but what makes it great for power users often puts off newbies." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-power-users-love-the-features-that-hold-it-back/
[17:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why Linux power users love the features that hold it back
[17:34]	TR News	"cutting out games with AI disclosures" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/some-of-the-best-spooky-linux-games-to-get-in-the-steam-autumn-sale-2026/
[17:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some of the best spooky Linux games to get in the Steam Autumn Sale 2026 | GamingOnLinux
[17:34]	TR News	Half-Life: Alyx keeps crashing on Linux, and Valve's duplicate trail runs to 2020 https://mixed-news.com/en/half-life-alyx-linux-barnacle-crash-valve-duplicate-2020/
[17:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mixed-news.com | Half-Life: Alyx keeps crashing on Linux, and Valve's duplicate trail runs to 2020
[17:35]	TR News	Here's what may throw Linux 7.3 off course, but might not https://www.neowin.net/news/heres-what-may-throw-linux-73-off-course-but-might-not/
[17:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/heres-what-may-throw-linux-73-off-course-but-might-not/ )
[17:36]	TR News	"Debian 13.7 was released on September 12, before upstream kernel 6.12.111 arrived nine days later." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/debians-latest-kernel-security-update-has-1313-reasons-to-patch/5301124
[17:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Debian's latest kernel security update has 1,313 reasons to patch
[17:37]	TR News	Abhijith M B = Microsoft LIAR https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/05/microsoft-distinguished-engineer-fires-back-at-anti-windows-11-rage-bait-says-more-developers-use-windows-than-linux-or-macos/ see https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/19/No_WSL_Windows_With_Fake_Linux_Isn_t_Growing_Faster_Than_Ubuntu.shtml
[17:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowslatest.com | "Life is too short to support Windows users": Microsoft engineer responds, says more developers use Windows than macOS or Linux
[17:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights No, WSL (Windows With Fake 'Linux') Isn't Growing Faster Than Ubuntu, This Was Disinformation Spread by a Microsoft Propaganda Site, Then Spread by Slopfarms
[17:37]	TR News	Namespace secures 37 million to scale coding, build and test infrastructure across Mac, Windows and Linux https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/namespace-secures-e37-million-to-scale-coding-build-and-test-infrastructure-across-mac-windows-and-linux/
[17:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Namespace secures 37 million to scale coding, build and test infrastructure across Mac, Windows and Linux | EU-Startups
[17:40]	TR News	Enthusiasts have launched Bloodborne on a Linux PC directly without emulation. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/entuziasty-zapustili-bloodborne-na-pk-pod-upravleniem-linux-napryamuyu-bez-emulyatsii
[17:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | Enthusiasts have launched Bloodborne on a Linux PC directly without emulation.
[17:41]	TR News	Why the ISO is becoming irrelevant to modern Linux (and how the cloud took its place) https://www.howtogeek.com/why-the-iso-is-becoming-irrelevant-to-modern-linux-and-how-the-cloud-took-its-place/
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why the ISO is becoming irrelevant to modern Linux (and how the cloud took its place)
[17:41]	TR News	How to use diff3 on Linux to compare three files and resolve conflicts https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-diff3-on-linux/
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to use diff3 on Linux to compare three files and resolve conflicts
[17:41]	TR News	"Windows and Linux both handle everyday computing, but they differ sharply in how much control they give you. Four Linux features in particular reflect design choices that Windows has never matched in the same way. Here is what they are and why they matter." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-4-powerful-linux-features-have-no-equivalent-in-windows/
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 4 powerful Linux features have no equivalent in Windows
[17:42]	TR News	AMD has begun preparing Linux for RDNA 5 with support for GFX12.1 and SMU 15 https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/amd-nachala-podgotovku-linux-k-rdna-5-s-podderzhkoj-gfx12-1-i-smu-15
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | AMD has begun preparing Linux for RDNA 5 with support for GFX12.1 and SMU 15
[17:42]	TR News	Valve says Linux PCs already stream to a Steam Frame, but its guide says Windows only https://mixed-news.com/en/valve-linux-desktop-steam-frame-host-tracker-reply-windows-only-guide/
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mixed-news.com | Valve says Linux PCs already stream to a Steam Frame, but its guide says Windows only
[17:43]	TR News	These 6 operating systems inspired Windows and Linux, and one is probably running on your PC right now https://www.howtogeek.com/these-operating-systems-inspired-windows-and-linux-and-one-is-probably-running-on-your-pc-right-now/
[17:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 6 operating systems inspired Windows and Linux, and one is probably running on your PC right now
[17:43]	TR News	Efinix Sapphire RV64 brings 64-bit RISC-V and Linux to FPGAs https://linuxgizmos.com/efinix-sapphire-rv64-brings-64-bit-risc-v-and-linux-to-fpgas/
[17:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/efinix-sapphire-rv64-brings-64-bit-risc-v-and-linux-to-fpgas/ )
[17:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 howtos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/3_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/3_howtos.gmi 
[17:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Steam Frame, Heir of the Dog, Geometry Rift: Apocalypse, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Games_Steam_Frame_Heir_of_the_Dog_Geometry_Rift_Apocalypse_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Games_Steam_Frame_Heir_of_the_Dog_Geometry_Rift_Apocalypse_and_.gmi 
[17:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3 howtos
[17:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Frame, Heir of the Dog, Geometry Rift: Apocalypse, and More
[17:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Podman Alternatives, Docker Tips, and Picard 3.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Applications_Podman_Alternatives_Docker_Tips_and_Picard_3_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Applications_Podman_Alternatives_Docker_Tips_and_Picard_3_0.gmi 
[17:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Podman Alternatives, Docker Tips, and Picard 3.0
[17:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat: Ansible, Slop, and Paid Endorsements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Red_Hat_Ansible_Slop_and_Paid_Endorsements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Red_Hat_Ansible_Slop_and_Paid_Endorsements.gmi 
[17:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat: Ansible, Slop, and Paid Endorsements
[17:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
[17:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu-Based FunOS 26.10 Reaches Beta, Canonical Sells Hype and Misleading Buzzwords https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Ubuntu_Based_FunOS_26_10_Reaches_Beta_Canonical_Sells_Hype_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Ubuntu_Based_FunOS_26_10_Reaches_Beta_Canonical_Sells_Hype_and_.gmi 
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu-Based FunOS 26.10 Reaches Beta, Canonical Sells Hype and Misleading Buzzwords
[17:52]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[17:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Education/Events: FOSDEM 2027 and DjangoCPH 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Education_Events_FOSDEM_2027_and_DjangoCPH_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Education_Events_FOSDEM_2027_and_DjangoCPH_2026.gmi 
[17:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Education/Events: FOSDEM 2027 and DjangoCPH 2026
[17:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Digital Sovereignty Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Digital_Sovereignty_Lef.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Digital_Sovereignty_Lef.gmi 
[17:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Digital Sovereignty Leftovers
[17:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security, FUD, and Proprietary Omissions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Security_FUD_and_Proprietary_Omissions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Security_FUD_and_Proprietary_Omissions.gmi 
[17:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security, FUD, and Proprietary Omissions
[17:58]	TR News	Techrights Links 06/10/2026: Data Breaches Epidemic and Turkey Blocking Journalists https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Links_06_10_2026_Data_Breaches_Epidemic_and_Turkey_Blocking_Jou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Links_06_10_2026_Data_Breaches_Epidemic_and_Turkey_Blocking_Jou.gmi 
[17:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/10/2026: Data Breaches Epidemic and Turkey Blocking Journalists
● Oct 06
[18:02]	TR News	"I encourage you to provide feedback on the EU Kids Act. You can do this as a non-EU citizen or as the spokesperson for an organisation, not just as a EU citizen." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-10-06-kids
[18:03]	TR News	"After consistently playing for 2 years, for a long time now, I've stopped playing the online multi-player exploration and social dress-up game, Sky: Children of the Light" gemini://timeinbetween.gemcities.com/gemlog/2026-10-06-game-iaps-and-self-control.gmi
[18:03]	TR News	"matches the changing colors of autumn and the feeling of impermanence, things fading away - like the powerful families that commissioned these early hand painted masterpieces." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/octoberdecks
[18:04]	TR News	The Practicality of Gemini gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/hack02 "Opera is based on the same engine as Chrome and natively supports Chrome extensions, so you can download the extension from the Chrome Web Store website."
[18:05]	TR News	autumn winds gemini://ming.smol.pub/1791294439
[18:09]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: EU Kids Act, Practicality of Gemini, and Games https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_EU_Kids_Act_Practicality_of_Gemini_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_EU_Kids_Act_Practicality_of_Gemini_and_.gmi 
[18:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: EU Kids Act, Practicality of Gemini, and Games
[18:19]	TR News	New EPO leaks to come out tonight
[18:26]	TR News	The Litigation Can Go on for a Very Long Time https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/the-litigation-can-go-on-for-a-very-long-time/
[18:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Litigation Can Go on for a Very Long Time
[18:31]	TR News	Getting Cold This Week https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/getting-cold-this-week/
[18:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Getting Cold This Week
[18:46]	TR News	Techrights EPO's Central Staff Committee Asking The Council to Get Rid of Corrupt Campinos https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/EPO_s_Central_Staff_Committee_Asking_The_Council_to_Get_Rid_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/EPO_s_Central_Staff_Committee_Asking_The_Council_to_Get_Rid_of_.gmi 
[18:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO's Central Staff Committee Asking The Council to Get Rid of Corrupt Campinos
● Oct 06
[19:00]	TR News	Techrights IBM Cannot Hide the Layoffs Forever https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/IBM_Cannot_Hide_the_Layoffs_Forever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/IBM_Cannot_Hide_the_Layoffs_Forever.gmi 
[19:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Cannot Hide the Layoffs Forever
[19:09]	TR News	"I was laid off from LinkedIn as part of an org restructuring, not for performance reasons." https://www.teamblind.com/post/background-check-reason-for-leaving-p1grbcy8
[19:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Background Check: Reason for Leaving | Software Engineering Career - Blind
[19:18]	TR News	Techrights On Microsoft Hiring Freeze or No Permanent Jobs at Microsoft Anymore (Amid Many Silent Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/On_Microsoft_Hiring_Freeze_or_No_Permanent_Jobs_at_Microsoft_An.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/On_Microsoft_Hiring_Freeze_or_No_Permanent_Jobs_at_Microsoft_An.gmi 
[19:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights On Microsoft Hiring Freeze or No Permanent Jobs at Microsoft Anymore (Amid Many Silent Layoffs)
[19:21]	TR News	Spain: Windows plunging https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/spain/#monthly-200902-202610
[19:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Spain | Statcounter Global Stats
[19:21]	TR News	Compare to https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=ES&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[19:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=ES&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[19:22]	TR News	Similar to Jordan https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=JO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[19:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=JO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[19:24]	TR News	Added today: Reasons not to use Instagram https://www.stallman.org/instagram.html
[19:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.stallman.org | Reasons not to use Instagram
[19:24]	TR News	"In 2026, Instagram shut down a Canadian club's account because it mocked the bully's hostility towards Canada." https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-strip-club-instagram-taken-down-sign-calls-out-trump-12725993
[19:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-strip-club-instagram-taken-down-sign-calls-out-trump-12725993 )
[19:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Is 'free' costing us freedom? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Is_free_costing_us_freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Is_free_costing_us_freedom.gmi 
[19:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Is 'free' costing us freedom?
[19:32]	TR News	Microsoft layoffs. "This always happens around rewards time at Microsoft, but this year the targeted percentage is much higher than the normal 5%." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3xqkm4f#replies
[19:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3xqkm4f#replies )
[19:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical Beefs Up Security for Ubuntu 26.10 with Slimmed-Down GRUB, Linux 7.3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Canonical_Beefs_Up_Security_for_Ubuntu_26_10_with_Slimmed_Down_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/Canonical_Beefs_Up_Security_for_Ubuntu_26_10_with_Slimmed_Down_.gmi 
[19:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canonical Beefs Up Security for Ubuntu 26.10 with Slimmed-Down GRUB, Linux 7.3
[19:45]	TR News	Applications Concerning an Appeal Made https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/applications-concerning-an-appeal-made/
[19:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Applications Concerning an Appeal Made
[19:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  An Appeal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/An_Appeal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/06/An_Appeal.gmi 
[19:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines An Appeal
● Oct 06
[20:01]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Has Risen in France Since the Order to Adopt GNU/Linux (in Public Services) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_in_France_Since_the_Order_to_Adopt_GNU_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_in_France_Since_the_Order_to_Adopt_GNU_Linu.gmi 
[20:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Has Risen in France Since the Order to Adopt GNU/Linux (in Public Services)
[20:16]	TR News	Techrights EPO Union Bemoans Lack of Social Dialogue as Dictator Wishes to Govern Forever (No Elections, No Rivals), Hide the Many Issues https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/EPO_Union_Bemoans_Lack_of_Social_Dialogue_as_Dictator_Wishes_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/EPO_Union_Bemoans_Lack_of_Social_Dialogue_as_Dictator_Wishes_to.gmi 
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Union Bemoans Lack of Social Dialogue as Dictator Wishes to Govern Forever (No Elections, No Rivals), Hide the Many Issues
[20:22]	TR News	If You Get Attacked, Then It Means Youre Effective https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/if-you-get-attacked-then-it-means-youre-effective/
[20:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive If You Get Attacked, Then It Means Youre Effective
[20:28]	TR News	The Orange Site https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/the-orange-site/
[20:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Orange Site
[20:50]	TR News	Techrights GAFAM Attack on FreeDesktop https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/GAFAM_Attack_on_FreeDesktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/GAFAM_Attack_on_FreeDesktop.gmi 
[20:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Attack on FreeDesktop
[20:52]		*anton (~anton@tg5g5vpqa48y4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[20:59]	TR News	Diet and Fitness https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/diet-and-fitness/
[20:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Diet and Fitness
[20:59]	TR News	Diet and Fitness https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/06/diet-and-fitness/
● Oct 06
[21:12]	TR News	Techrights Taking Photos With Richard Stallman (RMS) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Taking_Photos_With_Richard_Stallman_RMS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Taking_Photos_With_Richard_Stallman_RMS.gmi 
[21:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Taking Photos With Richard Stallman (RMS)
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[21:38]	TR News	Techrights 20th Anniversary Next Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/20th_Anniversary_Next_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/20th_Anniversary_Next_Month.gmi 
[21:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 20th Anniversary Next Month
[21:45]	TR News	"Raspberry Pi has shaken the dust off its near-forgotten Raspberry Pi Desktop" gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202610/20261006-rpidesk.gmi
[21:46]	TR News	christyotwisty's 5 Q's for Oct, 2026. gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20261006_5q_oct
[21:47]	TR News	"Of course this is too simple, and programmers are advised to declare the magic number elsewhere so you have to go look elsewhere to find it." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/06/const-sorrow.gmi
[21:48]	TR News	"I've also started looking at the signs for connected letters and syllables when doing practises. Which makes random text snippets with super-German long words so interesting." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/261006shorthand.gmi
[21:49]	TR News	"Can I get a cup of rose tea? The blood-red one please, I like it strong. No sugar, if possible. Lately I've been getting my hands dirty with the tip of a pen. I've been having these weird dreams lately, and I've jotted some of them down." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2854
[21:49]	TR News	mount meru gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/universe
[21:51]	TR News	"Max Weber gives comparative work two things at once. I will argue that Verstehen supplies the legitimacy and the ideal type supplies the instrument, and I will show it by building a sharpened model of excellent pastoral care and holding real cases against it. Take them in that order." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/max-weber-and-the-study-of-religion
[21:52]	TR News	"Most surveys of a professional field are catalogues wearing the clothes of research. They list what exists, source by source, and stop." gemini://adjb.smol.pub/mapping-a-practice-landscape
[21:53]	TR News	The Prayer Book That Stays Closed: Lived Religion and the Practice Nobody Wrote Down gemini://adjb.smol.pub/lived-religion
[21:58]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Nightfall Express, Shorthanding, and Raspberry Pi Desktop Gets a Debian Trixie Refresh https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_Nightfall_Express_Shorthanding_and_Rasp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Gemini_Links_06_10_2026_Nightfall_Express_Shorthanding_and_Rasp.gmi 
[21:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Nightfall Express, Shorthanding, and Raspberry Pi Desktop Gets a Debian Trixie Refresh
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[22:17]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Hiring Only on the Cheap https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Microsoft_Hiring_Only_on_the_Cheap.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/06/Microsoft_Hiring_Only_on_the_Cheap.gmi 
[22:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Hiring Only on the Cheap
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[02:23]	admfubar	https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/steve-hilton-campaign-ad-backlash
[02:23]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Republicans criticize Steve Hilton for creepy innuendo-filled campaign ad | Steve Hilton | The Guardian
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[04:45]	TR News	UK https://www.dw.com/en/uk-village-votes-to-secede-in-asylum-center-plan-protest/a-79295826
[04:45]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | UK: Village votes to 'secede' in asylum center plan protest
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[07:33]	TR News	"Once there, they learned they "had not been documented as wounded in combat" and would not be hospitalized, which Bearman attributed to a coding error." https://www.rawstory.com/us-iran-war-wounded/ | Source: Raw Story
[07:33]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by Pentagon - Raw Story
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[08:53]	TR News	"The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-a-cesspit
[08:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption
[08:55]	TR News	"Scenarios for the future of the Russian Federation - New Eastern Europe" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/10/05/scenarios-for-the-future-of-the-russian-federation/
[08:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-neweasterneurope.eu | Scenarios for the future of the Russian Federation - New Eastern Europe
[08:55]	TR News	"Satu Helkama ostaa konkurssiin menneen Tunturin ja toivoo, ett pyrien hinta nousee | Talous | Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/74-20249412
[08:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-yle-fi.translate.goog | Satu Helkama ostaa konkurssiin menneen Tunturin ja toivoo, ett pyrien hinta nousee | Talous | Yle
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[22:20]	admfubar	only the best!!  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/new-york-med-spa-botulism-botox
[22:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox | New York | The Guardian
[22:24]	admfubar	can the united state become part of the eu???  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/eu-plans-15-year-probation-period-new-member-states-viktor-orban
[22:24]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | No more Viktor Orbn: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states | European Union | The Guardian
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