●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, February 07, 2026 ●●
● Feb 07
[00:03]	TR News	"Paper Bag, a collaboration between makers and musicians shuang cai, David Rios, and Kari Love, has released a guide to turning disposable battery-powered vapes into ocarina-inspired synthesizers with plans for a MIDI-capable version to follow in the near future." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202602/20260206-vape.gmi
[00:05]	TR News	Because I had to gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/because-i-had-to.gmi
[00:06]	TR News	"Almost nobody should be listed in your SPF record, and if anybody asks to be listed in your SPF record, you should cease doing business with them immediately." gemini://buffering.party/blog/2026/my-hot-take-about-spf/
[00:07]	TR News	Eugenia Lopez gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/elreino.gmi
[00:07]	TR News	Gatidad - Jos Emilio Pacheco gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/poemasdeotres/gatidad.gmi
[00:08]	TR News	"When you publish a blog post, an essay, or a self-published book, youre making a choice that goes beyond writing and design. Youre deciding how other people are allowed to interact with your work today, next year, and long after youve moved on to something else." gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2026/2026-02-03-choosing-a-license-for-literary-work.gmi
[00:09]	TR News	"For a long time, Ive felt that something about social media doesnt quite sit right with meand the more I think about it, the clearer the distinction becomes: _**most platforms we call social networks today are no longer about networking at all**. They are primarily **media consumption platforms**.' gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2026/2026-02-01-social-media-is-not-social-networking-anymore.gmi
[00:13]	TR News	This Measles Outbreak at a Detention Center Perfectly Encapsulates America Right Now https://futurism.com/health-medicine/measles-detainment-united-states
[00:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | This Measles Outbreak at a Detention Center Perfectly Encapsulates America Right Now
[00:13]	TR News	Flu still rampant in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/05.02.2026-flu-still-rampant-in-latvia.a633175/
[00:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Flu still rampant in Latvia / Article
[00:14]	TR News	Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/teslas-robotics-ambitions-rest-on-the-knife-edge-of-us-china-trade-relations-due-to-its-supply-chain-the-majority-of-critical-materials-and-suppliers-are-located-in-china
[00:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain the majority of critical materials and suppliers are located in China | Tom's Hardware
[00:14]	TR News	Panama hits back after China warns of heavy price in ports dispute https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/panama-hits-back-after-china-warns-of-heavy-price-in-ports-dispute/
[00:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Panama hits back after China warns of 'heavy price' in ports dispute
[00:15]	TR News	LibreOffice 26.2 is a Maintenance Release That Feels Like a Stable One https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-2-release/
[00:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | LibreOffice 26.2 is a Maintenance Release That Feels Like a Stable One
[00:15]	TR News	Newsflation: UK newspaper cover prices up 10.2% since Jan 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/newsflation-uk-newspaper-cover-prices-up-10-2-since-jan-2025/
[00:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Newspaper cover prices rising fast in 2026
[00:16]	TR News	Autism Probably Affects Boys And Girls Equally, Massive New Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/autism-probably-affects-boys-and-girls-equally-massive-new-study-reveals
[00:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Autism Probably Affects Boys And Girls Equally, Massive New Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
[00:17]	TR News	Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave https://www.sciencealert.com/record-smashed-for-largest-object-to-be-seen-as-a-quantum-wave
[00:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Record Smashed For Largest Object to Be Seen as a Quantum Wave : ScienceAlert
[00:17]	TR News	Scientists Scanned a Black Rock From Mars And Found Something Surprising https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-scanned-a-black-rock-from-mars-and-found-something-surprising
[00:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Scanned a Black Rock From Mars And Found Something Surprising : ScienceAlert
[00:17]	TR News	Signs of Mysterious Structures Near The Core Detected in Earth's Magnetic Field https://www.sciencealert.com/signs-of-mysterious-structures-near-the-core-detected-in-earths-magnetic-field
[00:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Signs of Mysterious Structures Near The Core Detected in Earth's Magnetic Field : ScienceAlert
[00:18]	TR News	Baby Giants Were The Fast Food of The Jurassic, Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/baby-giants-were-the-fast-food-of-the-jurassic-study-reveals
[00:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Baby Giants Were The Fast Food of The Jurassic, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
[00:18]	TR News	A Pretend Tea Party May Have Revealed a Chimp's Imagination https://www.sciencealert.com/a-pretend-tea-party-may-have-revealed-a-chimps-imagination
[00:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Pretend Tea Party May Have Revealed a Chimp's Imagination : ScienceAlert
[00:19]	TR News	New Canvas Rendering Features in Qt https://www.qt.io/blog/new-canvas-rendering-features-in-qt
[00:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | New Canvas Rendering Features in Qt
[00:19]	TR News	Spectrum: The Natural Resource That Makes Wireless Connectivity Work https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/02/spectrum-the-natural-resource-that-makes-wireless-connectivity-work/
[00:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | Spectrum: The Natural Resource That Makes Wireless Connectivity Work - Internet Society
[00:19]	TR News	Suspected China spies detained in France https://www.france24.com/en/possible-china-spies-detained-in-france
[00:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/possible-china-spies-detained-in-france )
[00:20]	TR News	Israel charges brother of Shin Bets chief for smuggling goods into Gaza https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-israel-charges-brother-of-shin-bet-chief-for-smuggling-goods-into-gaza
[00:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-israel-charges-brother-of-shin-bet-chief-for-smuggling-goods-into-gaza )
[00:20]	TR News	Royals, politicians, magnates, intellectuals: Epstein files spark storm in global elite circles https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260205-royals-politicians-magnates-intellectuals-epstein-files-spark-storm-in-global-elite-circles
[00:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260205-royals-politicians-magnates-intellectuals-epstein-files-spark-storm-in-global-elite-circles )
[00:22]	TR News	US judge restricts federal use of tear gas at Portland ICE protests https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-judge-restricts-federal-use-of-tear-gas-at-portland-ice-protests/
[00:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US judge restricts federal use of tear gas at Portland ICE protests - JURIST - News
[00:22]	TR News	How a Jewish familys Baghdad home became Frances rent-free embassy https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-how-jewish-family-baghdad-home-became-france-rent-free-embassy-iraq
[00:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-how-jewish-family-baghdad-home-became-france-rent-free-embassy-iraq )
[00:24]	TR News	How To Install Erlang on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-erlang-manjaro/
[00:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Erlang on Manjaro - idroot
[00:31]	TR News	How To Install FreeIPA on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-freeipa-fedora-43/
[00:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install FreeIPA on Fedora 43 - idroot
[00:32]	TR News	How To Install Nomacs on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-nomacs-fedora-43/
[00:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Nomacs on Fedora 43 - idroot
[00:32]	TR News	How To Install Caddy on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-caddy-fedora-43/
[00:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Caddy on Fedora 43 - idroot
[00:33]	TR News	How To Install SMPlayer on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-smplayer-debian-13/
[00:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install SMPlayer on Debian 13 - idroot
[00:33]	TR News	How to Install Nmap on Arch GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-nmap-on-arch-linux/
[00:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Nmap on Arch Linux - LinuxCapable
[00:33]	TR News	How to Install Fail2Ban on Arch GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-fail2ban-on-arch-linux/
[00:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Fail2Ban on Arch Linux - LinuxCapable
[00:34]	TR News	How to Use Docker Hub on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-docker-hub-on-ubuntu-26-04
[00:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-docker-hub-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[00:34]	TR News	How to Install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-26-04
[00:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[00:35]	TR News	How to Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-virtualbox-on-ubuntu-26-04
[00:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-virtualbox-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[00:35]	TR News	Search isnt dead, its fragmenting: How to manage Surveillance Giant Google traffic decline https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/search-isnt-dead-its-fragmenting-how-to-manage-google-traffic-decline/
[00:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Publishers say Google search traffic in 'managed decline', not dead - Press Gazette
[00:36]	TR News	US approves funds for Baltic defence despite earlier signals https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828081/us-approves-funds-for-baltic-defence-despite-earlier-signals
[00:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | US approves funds for Baltic defence despite earlier signals - LRT
[00:36]	TR News	Italy Averted Russian-Linked Cyberattacks Targeting Winter Olympics Websites, Foreign Minister Says https://www.securityweek.com/italy-averted-russian-linked-cyberattacks-targeting-winter-olympics-websites-foreign-minister-says/
[00:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/italy-averted-russian-linked-cyberattacks-targeting-winter-olympics-websites-foreign-minister-says/ )
[00:37]	TR News	Ukraine, Russia 'Likely' To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-abu-dhabi/33670172.html
[00:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine, Russia 'Likely' To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed
[00:45]	TR News	Planned Vilnius concert by rapper Gio Pika draws controversy over Russia ties https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828140/planned-vilnius-concert-by-rapper-gio-pika-draws-controversy-over-russia-ties
[00:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Planned Vilnius concert by rapper Gio Pika draws controversy over Russia ties - LRT
[00:45]	TR News	Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners of war for first time in months https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-of-war-for-first-time-in-months
[00:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-of-war-for-first-time-in-months )
[00:45]	TR News	Operation Savannah Shield launches as US troops confirmed in Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/us-military-dispatches-troops-to-nigeria
[00:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-military-dispatches-troops-to-nigeria )
[00:45]	TR News	US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-russia-agree-to-reestablish-military-dialogue-after-ukraine-talks
[00:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-russia-agree-to-reestablish-military-dialogue-after-ukraine-talks )
[00:46]	TR News	Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-says-starlink-terminals-used-by-russia-deactivated-in-blow-to-moscow
[00:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-says-starlink-terminals-used-by-russia-deactivated-in-blow-to-moscow )
[00:46]	TR News	Mexico teams up with Ukraine for its first Antarctic research campaign https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-teams-up-with-ukraine/
[00:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexico teams up with Ukraine for an Antarctic research campaign
[00:47]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1057381/
[00:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[00:48]	TR News	$40 million worth of crypto stolen from Step Finance hackers compromise executives devices to gain illicit access https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/usd40-million-worth-of-crypto-stolen-from-step-finance-hackers-compromise-executives-devices-to-gain-illicit-access
[00:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | $40 million worth of crypto stolen from Step Finance hackers compromise executives devices to gain illicit access | Tom's Hardware
[00:48]	TR News	UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/un-security-council-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-pakistan/
[00:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan - JURIST - News
[00:49]	TR News	Taiwan says Xi-Dihydroxyacetone Man call will stabilise regional security https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/taiwan-says-xi-trump-call-will-stabilise-regional-security/
[00:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan says Xi-Trump call will 'stabilise' regional security
[00:52]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1559.jpg
[00:52]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1909.jpg
[00:55]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2026: "Choosing a License for Literary Work" and "Social Media Is Not Social Networking (Anymore)" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2026_Choosing_a_License_for_Literary_Work_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2026_Choosing_a_License_for_Literary_Work_an.gmi 
[00:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2026: "Choosing a License for Literary Work" and "Social Media Is Not Social Networking (Anymore)"
[00:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[00:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
● Feb 07
[01:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Applications_Discord_OpenVT_Papers_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Applications_Discord_OpenVT_Papers_and_More.gmi 
[01:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More
[01:03]	TR News	IBM layoffs rumours again. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgqs2dpd "did you listen to it?"
[01:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgqs2dpd )
[01:03]	TR News	"I dont know what to tell you folks, but I dont think you are thinking this through. He absolutely did not, would not, and probably could not say such a thing. It would open him up to all kinds of legal exposure. Even if you wanted to believe he genuinely does not want to see any layoffs this spring, its just not something he can say out loud. This is wishful thinking and hearing what you wanted to hear."
[01:07]	TR News	Design for disruption: Australias food and energy security https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-food-and-energy-security-must-be-designed-for-disruption/
[01:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Design for disruption: Australia's food and energy security | The Strategist
[01:07]	TR News	Cisco, F5 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-f5-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/
[01:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-f5-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/ )
[01:08]	TR News	Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries https://www.securityweek.com/cyberspy-group-hacked-governments-and-critical-infrastructure-in-37-countries/
[01:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberspy-group-hacked-governments-and-critical-infrastructure-in-37-countries/ )
[01:08]	TR News	Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-expose-network-of-150-cloned-law-firm-websites-in-ai-powered-scam-campaign/
[01:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-expose-network-of-150-cloned-law-firm-websites-in-ai-powered-scam-campaign/ )
[01:09]	TR News	Substack Discloses Security Incident After Hacker Leaks Data https://www.securityweek.com/substack-discloses-security-incident-after-hacker-leaks-data/
[01:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/substack-discloses-security-incident-after-hacker-leaks-data/ )
[01:09]	TR News	CISA tells agencies to identify, upgrade unsupported edge devices https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/02/cisa-tells-agencies-to-identify-upgrade-unsupported-edge-devices/
[01:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | CISA tells agencies to identify, upgrade unsupported edge devices | Federal News Network
[01:10]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/02/trump-administration-could-pour-trillions-into-golden-dome-that-is-unlikely-to-work/
[01:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Trump administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work | Federal News Network
[01:10]	TR News	Commission increases submarine cable security with 347 million investment and new toolbox https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_327
[01:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission
[01:17]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft stock Crashed When Alleged Vista 11 Numbers Disclosed https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Microsoft_stock_Crashed_When_Alleged_Vista_11_Numbers_Disclosed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Microsoft_stock_Crashed_When_Alleged_Vista_11_Numbers_Disclosed.gmi 
[01:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft stock Crashed When Alleged Vista 11 Numbers Disclosed
[01:49]	TR News	Techrights Google News Drowning in (or Actively Promoting) Slopfarms Again https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Google_News_Drowning_in_or_Actively_Promoting_Slopfarms_Again.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Google_News_Drowning_in_or_Actively_Promoting_Slopfarms_Again.gmi 
[01:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google News Drowning in (or Actively Promoting) Slopfarms Again
● Feb 07
[02:05]	TR News	Techrights Converting FOSDEM Talk on Software Patents in Europe Into Formats That Work for "FOS" and Don't Have Software Patent Traps https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Converting_FOSDEM_Talk_on_Software_Patents_in_Europe_Into_Forma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Converting_FOSDEM_Talk_on_Software_Patents_in_Europe_Into_Forma.gmi 
[02:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Converting FOSDEM Talk on Software Patents in Europe Into Formats That Work for "FOS" and Don't Have Software Patent Traps
[02:17]	TR News	Techrights Growing Discrimination in the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Growing_Discrimination_in_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Growing_Discrimination_in_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO.gmi 
[02:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Growing Discrimination in the European Patent Office (EPO)
[02:17]	TR News	"Grimmest warning yet for America's workers as layoffs surge to highest level since 2009 and jobless claims spike"
[02:21]	TR News	Digital Parenting | Invisible Harms https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=57
[02:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | The Cyber Show - Episodes
[02:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  In US Government Sites, Windows "Market Share" About 40%, Vista 11 Only About 10% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/In_US_Government_Sites_Windows_Market_Share_About_40_Vista_11_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/In_US_Government_Sites_Windows_Market_Share_About_40_Vista_11_O.gmi 
[02:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines In US Government Sites, Windows "Market Share" About 40%, Vista 11 Only About 10%
[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-060226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-060226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-060226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-060226.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 06, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-060226.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 06, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-060226.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 06, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-060226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-060226.txt
[02:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 06, 2026
[02:45]	TR News	Techrights Stressful Times for Team Campinos ("Alicante Mafia") at Europe's Second-Largest Institution https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Stressful_Times_for_Team_Campinos_Alicante_Mafia_at_Europe_s_Se.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Stressful_Times_for_Team_Campinos_Alicante_Mafia_at_Europe_s_Se.gmi 
[02:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Stressful Times for Team Campinos ("Alicante Mafia") at Europe's Second-Largest Institution
[02:49]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 06, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_February_06_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_February_06_2026.gmi 
[02:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 06, 2026
[02:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-06.txt
[02:50]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
● Feb 07
[03:03]	TR News	Assessing Section 230 Reform Proposals in the 119th Congress https://publicknowledge.org/assessing-section-230-reform-proposals-in-the-119th-congress/
[03:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Assessing Section 230 Reform Proposals in the 119th Congress - Public Knowledge
[03:03]	TR News	Public Knowledge Applauds Bill Protecting the Publics Right to Repair https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-applauds-bill-protecting-the-publics-right-to-repair/
[03:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Public Knowledge Applauds Bill Protecting the Publics Right to Repair - Public Knowledge
[03:04]	TR News	VS Code Configs Expose Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Codespaces to Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/vs-code-configs-expose-github-codespaces-to-attacks/
[03:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vs-code-configs-expose-github-codespaces-to-attacks/ )
[03:04]	TR News	Apple co-founder Wozniak urges students to pursue technology for its own sake https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/wozniak-urges-to-pursue-technology/
[03:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Wozniak urges students to pursue technology for its own sake
[03:05]	TR News	Raspberry Pi 4 dual RAM variant introduced to mitigate RAM price increases and supply challenges https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/raspberry-pi-4-dual-ram-variant-introduced-to-mitigate-ram-price-increases-and-supply-challenges/
[03:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Raspberry Pi 4 dual RAM variant introduced to mitigate RAM price increases and supply challenges - CNX Software
[03:05]	TR News	Critical N8n Sandbox Escape Could Lead to Server Compromise https://www.securityweek.com/critical-n8n-sandbox-escape-could-lead-to-server-compromise/
[03:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-n8n-sandbox-escape-could-lead-to-server-compromise/ )
[03:06]	TR News	Broken Phishing URLs, (Thu, Feb 5th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32686
[03:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Broken Phishing URLs - SANS Internet Storm Center
[03:06]	TR News	Cubie A7S A compact Allwinner A733 SBC with USB-C DisplayPort, GbE, WiFi 6, PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, GPIO headers https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/cubie-a7s-a-compact-allwinner-a733-sbc-with-usb-c-displayport-gbe-wifi-6-pcie-gen3-ffc-connector-gpio-headers/
[03:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Cubie A7S - A compact Allwinner A733 SBC with USB-C DisplayPort, GbE, WiFi 6, PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, GPIO headers - CNX Software
[03:07]	TR News	Valve delays Steam Machine and says it is reconsidering pricing critical component shortage and costs behind the move https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-delays-steam-machine-and-says-it-is-reconsidering-pricing-critical-component-shortage-and-costs-behind-the-move
[03:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Valve delays Steam Machine and says it is reconsidering pricing critical component shortage and costs behind the move | Tom's Hardware
[03:07]	TR News	Yet another backdoored Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/yet-another-windows-update-is-wreaking-havoc-on-gaming-rigs-worldwide-nvidia-recommends-uninstalling-windows-11-kb5074109-january-update-to-prevent-framerate-drops-and-artifacting
[03:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting | Tom's Hardware
[03:08]	TR News	More Sorting Options, Counters and Help With the Search for Your Requests https://openbuildservice.org/2026/02/05/request-index//
[03:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openbuildservice.org | More Sorting Options, Counters and Help With the Search for Your Requests - Open Build Service
[03:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  A Meteoric Rise of GNU/Linux in Barbados? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/A_Meteoric_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_in_Barbados.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/A_Meteoric_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_in_Barbados.gmi 
[03:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Meteoric Rise of GNU/Linux in Barbados?
[03:24]		*Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[03:34]	TR News	Techrights PIPs and Silent Layoffs at IBM (and Red Hat) Still Going on, It's "Forever Layoffs" (to Skirt the WARN Act) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/PIPs_and_Silent_Layoffs_at_IBM_and_Red_Hat_Still_Going_on_It_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/PIPs_and_Silent_Layoffs_at_IBM_and_Red_Hat_Still_Going_on_It_s_.gmi 
[03:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights PIPs and Silent Layoffs at IBM (and Red Hat) Still Going on, It's "Forever Layoffs" (to Skirt the WARN Act)
[03:45]	TR News	Techrights In 2009 Microsoft Was Valued at ~150 Billion Dollars, Now They Tell Us Microsoft Lost ~1,000 Billion Dollars in Value. Does That Make Sense? https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/In_2009_Microsoft_Was_Valued_at_150_Billion_Dollars_Now_They_Te.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/In_2009_Microsoft_Was_Valued_at_150_Billion_Dollars_Now_They_Te.gmi 
[03:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In 2009 Microsoft Was Valued at ~150 Billion Dollars, Now They Tell Us Microsoft Lost ~1,000 Billion Dollars in Value. Does That Make Sense?
[03:59]	TR News	Techrights In Case You've Missed It (ICYMI), Google's Debt More Than Doubled in a Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/In_Case_You_ve_Missed_It_ICYMI_Google_s_Debt_More_Than_Doubled_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/In_Case_You_ve_Missed_It_ICYMI_Google_s_Debt_More_Than_Doubled_.gmi 
[03:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Case You've Missed It (ICYMI), Google's Debt More Than Doubled in a Year
● Feb 07
[04:14]	TR News	Techrights Biggest "AI Companies" (Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft) Borrowed (Additional Debt) About $100,000,000,000 in a Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.gmi 
[04:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Biggest "AI Companies" (Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft) Borrowed (Additional Debt) About $100,000,000,000 in a Year
[04:19]	TR News	Notice how JUVE intentionally avoids talking about EPO strikes? It's not a coincidence, JUVE is part of the cokeheads' propaganda apparatus. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/boards-of-appeal-epo-must-reopen-pet-bottle-patent-case/
[04:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Boards of Appeal: EPO must reopen PET bottle patent case
[04:20]	TR News	It's not reform, it's gross lobbying with bribery, funded by the mass litigation 'industry' https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/02/with-patent-reform-back-on-the-table-tillis-says-the-stakes-for-american-innovation-couldnt-be-higher/
[04:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | With patent reform back on the table, Tillis says the stakes for American innovation couldnt be higher | Federal News Network
[04:20]	TR News	Two more Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/5/two-more-wilus-wi-fi-patents-challenged
[04:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Two more Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenged Unified Patents
[04:20]	TR News	Polaris PowerLED power management patent monopoly found invalid https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/2/5/polaris-powerled-circuit-power-management-patent-found-invalid
[04:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Polaris PowerLED power management patent found invalid Unified Patents
[04:21]	TR News	As a tech leader, please check yourself. https://www.fairphone.com/en/2026/02/05/as-a-tech-leader-please-check-yourself/
[04:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-"As a tech leader, please check yourself." - Fairphone
[04:22]	TR News	Review of XIAO ePaper DIY Kit EE02 13.3-inch color E-Ink display with SenseCraft HMI and Arduino https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/05/review-of-xiao-epaper-diy-kit-ee02-13-3-inch-color-e-ink-display-with-sensecraft-hmi-and-arduino/
[04:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Review of XIAO ePaper DIY Kit EE02 13.3-inch color E-Ink display with SenseCraft HMI and Arduino - CNX Software
[04:22]	TR News	Connecting an archipelago: Exploring Indonesias Internet ahead of APRICOT 2026 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/connecting-an-archipelago-exploring-indonesias-internet-ahead-of-apricot-2026/
[04:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Connecting an archipelago: Exploring Indonesias Internet ahead of APRICOT 2026 | APNIC Blog
[04:27]	TR News	Phorge powerful developer toolkit https://www.linuxlinks.com/phorge-powerful-developer-toolkit/
[04:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Phorge - powerful developer toolkit - LinuxLinks
[04:27]	TR News	4 Hot Free and Open Source PHP Application Servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-php-application-servers/
[04:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-4 Hot Free and Open Source PHP Application Servers - LinuxLinks
[04:27]	TR News	Whosthere Local Area Network discovery tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/whosthere-local-area-network-discovery-tool/
[04:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whosthere - Local Area Network discovery tool - LinuxLinks
[04:28]	TR News	7 Best Free and Open Source Stock Market Investment Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-stock-market-investment-tools/
[04:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-7 Best Free and Open Source Stock Market Investment Tools - LinuxLinks
[04:28]	TR News	Ampere lightweight music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/ampere-lightweight-music-player/
[04:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ampere - lightweight music player - LinuxLinks
[04:28]	TR News	ffdash VP9 video encoder https://www.linuxlinks.com/ffdash-vp9-video-encoder/
[04:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ffdash - VP9 video encoder - LinuxLinks
[04:29]	TR News	Termix web-based server management platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/termix-web-based-server-management-platform/
[04:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Termix - web-based server management platform - LinuxLinks
[04:29]	TR News	Pluralistic: All laws are local (05 Feb 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/05/contingency/
[04:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: All laws are local (05 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[04:49]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Leadership: Stop Taxing Us, Tax Only Poor People https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Microsoft_Leadership_Stop_Taxing_Us_Tax_Only_Poor_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Microsoft_Leadership_Stop_Taxing_Us_Tax_Only_Poor_People.gmi 
[04:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Leadership: Stop Taxing Us, Tax Only Poor People
[04:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: David Revoy, Zitron/Gerard, BSD Now, and Cybershow https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Audiocasts_Shows_David_Revoy_Zitron_Gerard_BSD_Now_and_Cybersho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Audiocasts_Shows_David_Revoy_Zitron_Gerard_BSD_Now_and_Cybersho.gmi 
[04:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: David Revoy, Zitron/Gerard, BSD Now, and Cybershow
[04:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Distributions and Operating Systems: ReactOS at 30, Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS, Debian/MX Linux-based iDeal OS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_ReactOS_at_30_Kali_Linux_vs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_ReactOS_at_30_Kali_Linux_vs.gmi 
[04:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: ReactOS at 30, Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS, Debian/MX Linux-based iDeal OS
[04:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[04:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
[04:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mzansi 2025, FOSDEM 2026, and Arduino Days https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Mzansi_2025_FOSDEM_2026_and_Arduino_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Mzansi_2025_FOSDEM_2026_and_Arduino_Days.gmi 
[04:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mzansi 2025, FOSDEM 2026, and Arduino Days
[04:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat and CentOS Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.gmi 
[04:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat and CentOS Leftovers
● Feb 07
[05:02]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[05:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[05:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_leftoverts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_leftoverts.gmi 
[05:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers
[05:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[05:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[05:05]	TR News	Techrights Links 07/02/2026: Windows TCO Rising, Lousy Patents Invalided https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_Windows_TCO_Rising_Lousy_Patents_Invalided.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_Windows_TCO_Rising_Lousy_Patents_Invalided.gmi 
[05:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/02/2026: Windows TCO Rising, Lousy Patents Invalided
● Feb 07
[06:11]	TR News	Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 - 16:10 resolution support and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hollow-knight-gets-a-patch-adding-21-9-16-10-resolution-support-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hollow-knight-gets-a-patch-adding-21-9-16-10-resolution-support-and-more/
[06:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more | GamingOnLinux
[06:11]	TR News	Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-beta-fixes-games-from-large-libraries-on-linux-steamos-showing-as-not-valid-on-current-platform/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform | GamingOnLinux
[06:12]	TR News	System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/
[06:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more | GamingOnLinux
[06:13]	TR News	"Bill Gates could have afforded to write free software for his entire life based on that trust fund." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/02/1228214#1432718 http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/06/Does_Linux_Torvalds_Regret_Having_Dinners_With_Bill_Russian_Gir.shtml
[06:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | When 20-Year-Old Bill Gates Fought the 'Thieves' Who Stole His First Code - SoylentNews
[06:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Does Linux Torvalds Regret Having Dinners With Bill 'Russian Girls' Gates?
[06:14]	TR News	"This bill bans [algorithmic] surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/this-bill-bans-ai-surge-pricing-in:6
[06:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS
[06:14]	TR News	iophk: mixed. not worthy of links, but useful to track what's covered gemini://michal.sapka.pl/reviews/non-fictions/free-as-in-freedom-sam-wiliams-2002/
[06:14]	TR News	"Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unkind-to-describe-our-president
[06:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?
[06:15]	TR News	"I Asked Gemini Why My Linux Computer Feels Peaceful | ryan.himmelwright.net" https://ryan.himmelwright.net/post/ask-gemini-linux-peaceful/
[06:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I Asked Gemini Why My Linux Computer Feels Peaceful | ryan.himmelwright.net
[06:15]	TR News	"[Norwegian] National Threat Assessment 2026" https://www.pst.no/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/National-Threat-Assessment-2026.pdf iophk: salt typhoon == CALEA == hard coded back doors http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml
[06:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Credit to Jessica Lyons at The Register for Covering the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), Proving That Authorities Do Not Want and Probably Never Wanted Computer Security (Except for Themselves)
[06:18]	TR News	"Grin Without a Cat - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/grin-without-a-cat/
[06:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/grin-without-a-cat/ )
[06:22]	TR News	Techrights Mark Shuttleworth (MS) Pays Salaries to Microsoft (MS) Employees https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Mark_Shuttleworth_MS_Pays_Salaries_to_Microsoft_MS_Employees.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Mark_Shuttleworth_MS_Pays_Salaries_to_Microsoft_MS_Employees.gmi 
[06:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Mark Shuttleworth (MS) Pays Salaries to Microsoft (MS) Employees
[06:25]	TR News	In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/in-the-deck-builder-voraxis-youre-a-parasite-that-eats-through-a-living-planet/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/in-the-deck-builder-voraxis-youre-a-parasite-that-eats-through-a-living-planet/
[06:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet | GamingOnLinux
[06:26]	TR News	JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/jsaux-announce-a-charging-friendly-steam-deck-travel-case/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/jsaux-announce-a-charging-friendly-steam-deck-travel-case/
[06:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case | GamingOnLinux
[06:28]	TR News	Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/beaver-city-builder-timberborn-confirmed-for-launch-on-march-5/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/beaver-city-builder-timberborn-confirmed-for-launch-on-march-5/
[06:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5 | GamingOnLinux
[06:35]	TR News	 (NEW):  Amutable, a Microsoft Satellite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Amutable_a_Microsoft_Satellite.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Amutable_a_Microsoft_Satellite.gmi 
[06:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Amutable, a Microsoft Satellite
[06:36]	TR News	ZOMBUTCHER https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/butcher-by-day-people-hunter-by-night-zombutcher-sounds-like-a-fun-but-gruesome-sim/
[06:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Butcher by day, people hunter by night - ZOMBUTCHER sounds like a fun but gruesome sim | GamingOnLinux
[06:37]	TR News	"I told Kevin I was going to write this post since we were discussing this topic the other day." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/adblocking-piracy | Source: Manuel Moreale
[06:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Adblocking Piracy Manu
[06:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Timberborn, ZOMBUTCHER, Voraxis, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Games_Timberborn_ZOMBUTCHER_Voraxis_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Games_Timberborn_ZOMBUTCHER_Voraxis_and_More.gmi 
[06:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Timberborn, ZOMBUTCHER, Voraxis, and More
[06:37]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/02/spotify-comes-up-with-a-clever-way-to-sync-audio-and-print-books/ | Source: Six Colors
[06:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | Spotify comes up with a clever way to sync audio and print books Six Colors
[06:47]	TR News	"In just the last year the Trump administration has: [...]" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/maga-zealots-are-waging-war-on-affordable-broadband/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MAGA Zealots Are Waging War On Affordable Broadband | Techdirt
[06:49]	TR News	"The following interview, conducted over Zoom, has been condensed and edited." https://thewalrus.ca/what-stops-ice-from-crossing-into-canada-to-snatch-people-very-little/ | Source: The Walrus
[06:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | What Stops ICE from Snatching People Off Canadian Streets? Very Little | The Walrus
[06:49]	TR News	"Meaning white supremacy is still on the ballot." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-02-06/trump-racist-video-post-obamas-white-supremacy | Source: Los Angeles Times
[06:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Column: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism - Los Angeles Times
[06:49]	TR News	"In the interim, hundreds if not thousands of people responded to the clip with enthusiasm." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/02/trump-truth-social-obama-ape/685913/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Obama Meme on Trumps Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like - The Atlantic
[06:50]	TR News	"Okay, Im going to read the Fourth Amendment and then youre going to explain it to us, please!" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/former-federal-judge-ices-home-raiding-policy-violates-a-basic-constitutional-right/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Former Federal Judge: ICEs Home Raiding Policy Violates A Basic Constitutional Right | Techdirt
[06:50]	TR News	"When you open the accessibility settings on your smartphone and increase the font size" https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/text-scaling-meta-tag | Source: Manuel Matuzovi
[06:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.matuzo.at | A new meta tag for respecting text scaling on mobile - Manuel Matuzovic
[06:50]	TR News	"AI-poisoned Y-Combinator pick-me lickspittle throws parade: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/march-for-billionaires/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[06:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/march-for-billionaires/ )
[06:51]	TR News	"While the Democratic strategy was an understandable response to a shattering electoral defeat" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/american-decency-still-lives | Source: Paul Krugman
[06:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | American Decency Still Lives - Paul Krugman
[06:52]	TR News	"I decided to become a journalist because I truly believed that by reporting rigorously and honestly, we could improve this world." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/reading-this-i-am-dead-how-to-live | Source: The Guardian UK
[06:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | If you are reading this it is because Im dead: heres what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernndez | The Guardian
[06:53]	TR News	"Decades ago, the Posts investigative reporting brought down a U.S. president who was at the time uniquely corrupt" https://www.theenergymix.com/washington-post-gutting-its-climate-team/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc
[06:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/washington-post-gutting-its-climate-team/ )
[06:53]	TR News	"On February 5, a prosecutor with Malis cybercrime unit charged Sissoko, publishing director of the privately owned weekly LAlternance" https://cpj.org/2026/02/malian-journalist-in-prison-awaiting-trial-for-offending-nigers-military-leader/ | Source: CPJ
[06:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Malian journalist in prison awaiting trial for offending Niger's military leader - Committee to Protect Journalists
[06:54]	TR News	"There have been two strands of important reporting on the materials." https://emptywheel.net/doj-over-seized-hannah-natansons-garmin-device-and-other-reporting-materials/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[06:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | DOJ Over-Seized Hannah Natanson's Garmin Device and Other Reporting Materials - emptywheel
[06:55]	TR News	"peers reluctant to speak freely" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/student-government/umich-community-discusses-free-speech-in-academia/ | Source: University of Michigan
[06:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | UMich community discusses free speech in academia
[06:55]	TR News	"The Russian state has forced many antiwar leftists into exile, cutting them off from ordinary Russians" https://jacobin.com/2026/02/russia-ukraine-putin-antiwar-opposition/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | In Search of Russias Lost Opposition
[06:55]	TR News	"Service sector work platforms derived from the search and social media platforms that flourished under the protection of Section 230 (c) (1)" https://itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/platforms-hit-the-buffers.html | Source: IT Wire
[06:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Thirty Years after Section 230 - Platforms hit Buffers
[06:57]	TR News	"Big spending in AI-related investments has become the new normal to the point that it's now background noise." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-tech-stocks-take-a-usd1-trillion-tumble-as-projected-ai-spending-continues-to-outweigh-revenue-investors-antsy-about-long-term-planning-becoming-never-ending-spending | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues to outweigh revenue investors are antsy about long-term planning becoming never-ending spending | Tom's Hardware
[06:57]	TR News	"Over the past couple of days Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta have seen their stocks plummet" https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/the-generative-ai-race/ | Source: Stephen Smith http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Biggest_AI_Companies_Meta_Alphabet_Microsoft_Borrowed_Additiona.shtml
[06:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smist08.wordpress.com | The Generative AI Race | Stephen Smith's Blog
[06:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Biggest "AI Companies" (Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft) Borrowed (Additional Debt) About $100,000,000,000 in a Year
[06:58]	TR News	"Now brace yourself, my many American friends, for this next part you surely knew it was coming" https://mattgemmell.scot/liberty-as-resistance/ | Source: Matt Gemmell
[06:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mattgemmell.scot | Liberty as Resistance Matt Gemmell
● Feb 07
[07:00]	TR News	"Shares in the European-based carmaker, which owns marques including Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep and Citron" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/06/stellantis-finances-hit-after-overestimating-pace-ev-uptake | Source: The Guardian UK
[07:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Stellantis takes 22bn hit after overestimating pace of shift to EVs | Stellantis | The Guardian
[07:00]	TR News	"The release last Friday by the Department of Justice of roughly 3 million documents relating to the investigation of the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has created a bizarre blame game among billionaires." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-billionaires-jeff-bezos/ | Source: The Nation
[07:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core | The Nation
[07:01]	TR News	"unproven speculation online that the Kremlin may have played a role in Epsteins crimes or that Epstein worked for Russian intelligence." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/06/what-the-epstein-files-tell-us-and-dont-tell-us-about-his-ties-to-russia-a91883 | Source: The Moscow Times
[07:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | What the Epstein Files Tell Us And Don't Tell Us About His Ties to Russia - The Moscow Times
[07:01]	TR News	"According to a flight manifest, Navy Secretary John Phelan traveled from London to New York City on March 3, 2006, on the disgraced financiers private jet, CNN reported Friday" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/02/06/navy-secretary-john-phelan-reportedly-listed-in-epstein-flight-log/ | Source: US Navy Times
[07:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly listed in Epstein flight manifest
[07:03]	TR News	Overpopulation https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/rio-grande-water-deliveries/ | Source: Mexico News Daily
[07:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexico commits to Rio Grande yearly water deliveries to US
[07:04]	TR News	"outage of Starlink internet terminals" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/pro-war-bloggers-report-starlink-outage-on-ukrainian-front-line-a91875 | Source: The Moscow Times
[07:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Pro-War Bloggers Report Starlink Outage on Ukrainian Front Line - The Moscow Times
[07:04]	TR News	"Frontline Russian troops obtained contraband Starlink terminals, smuggled into Russia through Central Asia and the Persian Gulf" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/07/russia-was-never-supposed-to-have-starlink-so-why-did-spacex-wait-so-long-to-cut-it-off | Source: Meduza
[07:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia was never supposed to have Starlink, so why did SpaceX wait so long to cut it off? Meduza
[07:04]	TR News	"TikToks addictive feature violates the European Unions digital rules, the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, has concluded" https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/06/eu-says-tiktok-encourages-compulsive-use-orders-review-app-design | Source: NL Times
[07:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | EU says TikTok encourages compulsive use, orders review of app design | NL Times
[07:05]	TR News	"TikToks infinite scroll, auto-play features and recommendation algorithm" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html | Source: New York Times
[07:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html )
[07:05]	TR News	"I started this series with the idea that we could learn from one of the best minds that lived through WWII" https://emptywheel.net/morality-is-the-issue/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[07:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Morality Is The Issue - emptywheel
[07:06]	TR News	"The decision to send anyone from ICE to the Olympics to provide security is a baffling diplomatic misstep" https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/ice-at-the-olympics-america-brings-fascism-back-to-italy.html | Source: BoingBoing
[07:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/ice-at-the-olympics-america-brings-fascism-back-to-italy.html )
[07:06]	TR News	"Cyber threat actors operating in Norway employ methods that exploit both technical and human vulnerabilities." https://www.pst.no/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/National-Threat-Assessment-2026.pdf | Source: Norway
[07:07]	TR News	"Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement that included the name and picture of the alleged attacker." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7y7gz2835o | Source: BBC
[07:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Pakistan mosque explosion: More than 30 dead and 169 injured, officials say
[07:07]	TR News	"Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/bombing-explosion-shia-mosque-pakistan-islamabad | Source: The Guardian UK
[07:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Mosque bombing in Pakistan capital kills at least 31 people | Pakistan | The Guardian
[07:08]	TR News	"So one small act is to do what John Oliver suggests in Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Turn off the Facebook and Instagram features that enable cross-context ad personalization." https://blog.zgp.org/thinking-small/ | Source: Don Marti
[07:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | thinking small
[07:08]	TR News	"After watching the hearing, it has become apparent that Bill S-209 is not a bill primarily focused on pornography sites." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/court-ordered-social-media-site-blocking-coming-to-canada-trojan-horse-online-harms-bill-clears-senate-committee-review/ | Source: Michael Geist
[07:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Court Ordered Social Media Site Blocking Coming to Canada?: Trojan Horse Online Harms Bill Clears Senate Committee Review - Michael Geist
[07:09]	TR News	"Following our previous press release regarding the potential extension of Chat Control 1.0, there is a significant development: [...]" https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/sippel-draft-on-chat-control-mass-surveillance-set-to-continue-sparking-renewed-protests/ | Source: Patrick Breyer
[07:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.patrick-breyer.de | Sippel Draft on Chat Control Mass Surveillance Set to Continue, Sparking Renewed Protests Patrick Breyer
[07:10]	TR News	"PCWorld reports that Substack experienced a data breach in October 2025, exposing email addresses and phone numbers of approximately 697,000 users." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3054895/if-youre-a-substack-user-your-data-mightve-been-leaked.html | Source: PC World
[07:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3054895/if-youre-a-substack-user-your-data-mightve-been-leaked.html )
[07:10]	TR News	"The audit, according to a Feb. 5 letter from DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari and published by Virginia Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine" https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-ig-audit-ice-obim-biometric-data-privacy-facial-recognition/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[07:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DHS privacy probe will focus on biometric tracking by ICE, OBIM | CyberScoop
[07:11]	TR News	"The app federal officers are using is made by NEC, a tech company thats been around since long before ICE and CBP become the mobile atrocities they are." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/facial-recognition-tech-used-to-hunt-migrants-was-deployed-without-required-privacy-paperwork/ | Source: Techdirt
[07:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Facial Recognition Tech Used To Hunt Migrants Was Deployed Without Required Privacy Paperwork | Techdirt
[07:29]	TR News	Techrights Silent Mass Layoffs: It's Not the Revolution, It's the Loophole and the Hack ("Low Performers" or "Underperformers") https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Silent_Mass_Layoffs_It_s_Not_the_Revolution_It_s_the_Loophole_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Silent_Mass_Layoffs_It_s_Not_the_Revolution_It_s_the_Loophole_a.gmi 
[07:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Silent Mass Layoffs: It's Not the Revolution, It's the Loophole and the Hack ("Low Performers" or "Underperformers")
[07:36]	TR News	"Any Apple nerd will recognize it as not an official pop up screen. It's nothing I've ever seen iOS pop up." https://chrisenns.com/2026/02/google-ad-scam-alert-on-foreca/ | Source: Chris Enns
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisenns.com | Google Ad Scam Alert on Foreca
[07:36]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/uk_climbs_up_ddos_hit/ | Source: The Register UK
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered by record botnet blitz The Register
[07:43]	TR News	"On October 24, 2011, venture capitalist and Bill Gates advisor Boris Nikolic emailed Jeffrey Epstein about a meeting with 4chan founder Christopher Poole." https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/epstein-met-4chans-founder-the-day-before-pol-launched.html | Source: BoingBoing
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/epstein-met-4chans-founder-the-day-before-pol-launched.html )
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[07:43]	TR News	"The charge comes amid ongoing concerns about illegal and dangerous activity in Yosemite during the federal government shutdown last fall" https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-base-jumping-instagram-21333568.php | Source: SFGate
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-base-jumping-instagram-21333568.php )
[07:43]	TR News	"The decision to delete Trumps social media post followed hours of pushback from lawmakers." https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/06/repub/white-house-takes-down-racist-meme-of-obamas-posted-on-trump-social-media/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/06/repub/white-house-takes-down-racist-meme-of-obamas-posted-on-trump-social-media/ )
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[07:47]	TR News	"The video repeats false allegations that ballot-counting company Dominion Voting Systems helped steal the 2020 election from Trump." https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260206-trump-video-showing-obamas-as-monkeys-sparks-outrage-over-racist-depiction | Source: France24
[07:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260206-trump-video-showing-obamas-as-monkeys-sparks-outrage-over-racist-depiction )
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[07:47]	TR News	"On social media, whisperings that Trump is displaying signs of cognitive decline have increased in recent weeks." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/trump-obama-video-racist | Source: The Guardian UK
[07:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Trumps toxic, racist video surpasses previous levels of debasement | Donald Trump | The Guardian
[07:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.9, Linux 6.12.69, Linux 6.6.123, Linux 6.1.162, Linux 5.15.199, and Linux 5.10.249 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_9_Linux_6_12_69_Linux_6_6_123_Linux_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_9_Linux_6_12_69_Linux_6_6_123_Linux_6.gmi 
[07:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.9, Linux 6.12.69, Linux 6.6.123, Linux 6.1.162, Linux 5.15.199, and Linux 5.10.249
[07:54]	TR News	"CERCA is an open-source research tool that supports the verification of bibliographic references in scientific manuscripts." https://webtechie.be/post/2026-02-05-jfxinaction-lidiany-cerqueira-cerca/ | Source: Frank Delporte
[07:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JavaFX In Action #25 with Lidiany Cerqueira about CERCA, a tool to detect hallucinated references in scientific papers | webtechie.be
[07:55]	TR News	"Let's be clear: I played the US immigration game on the easiest level." https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/#n-600 | Source: CoryDoctorow
[07:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Luxury Kafka (06 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[07:55]	TR News	"The coders in the AI group were slightly faster, but it was not statistically significant. The main thing was that the AI group were 17% worse in their understanding: [...]" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/06/ai-coding-makes-you-worse-at-learning-and-not-even-any-faster/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[07:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/06/ai-coding-makes-you-worse-at-learning-and-not-even-any-faster/ )
[07:59]	TR News	"using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery" https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/study-finds-obvious-truth/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
[07:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Study Finds Obvious Truth Everybody Knows - Jim Nielsens Blog
[07:59]	TR News	"Mechanical Turk, meet Mechanical Filipino: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/waymo-exec-admits-remote-drivers-in-philippines/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[07:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/02/waymo-exec-admits-remote-drivers-in-philippines/ )
● Feb 07
[08:02]	TR News	"Waymos Chief Safety Officer disclosed Wednesday that some of the remote operators who assist its self-driving vehicles in navigating difficult scenarios are based in the Philippines." https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/ | Source: CARBA
[08:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eletric-vehicles.com | Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators in Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis | EV
[08:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DOSBox_performance_improvements_on_modern_processors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DOSBox_performance_improvements_on_modern_processors.gmi 
[08:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors
[08:04]	TR News	"After being pressed for a breakdown on where these overseas operators operate, Pea said he didnt have those stats, explaining that some operators live in the US, but others live much further away, including in the Philippines." https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymos-controlled-workers-philippines | Source: Futurism
[08:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
[08:05]	TR News	"This is the first part of a series of essays on so-called "AI", because I cannot manage to have the split focus on all the issues for a single blog post." https://blog.mathieui.net/ai-and-sovereignty.html | Source: Mathieu
[08:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mathieui.net | Issues with AI: toxic dependencies
[08:05]	TR News	"I hate the fact that all these LLMs are trained on stolen data. I hate how much energy is used to train these models." https://www.neilmacy.co.uk/blog/coding-agents-and-software-development | Source: Neil Macy
[08:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neilmacy.co.uk | Coding Agents and Software Development | Neil Macy
[08:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  GTK hackfest, 2026 edition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GTK_hackfest_2026_edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GTK_hackfest_2026_edition.gmi 
[08:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GTK hackfest, 2026 edition
[08:06]	TR News	"genuinely good, experienced software engineers are already scarce across the industry. It is difficult to put a precise figure on this" https://blog.robbowley.net/2026/02/06/genai-is-amplifying-the-skills-gap-in-software-engineering/ | Source: Rob Bowley
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.robbowley.net | GenAI is amplifying the skills gap in software engineering | Rob Bowley
[08:06]	TR News	"As disciples of security, we understand installing first and asking questions later is practically asking to get pwnt." https://blog.talosintelligence.com/all-gas-no-brakes-time-to-come-to-ai-church/ | Source: Threat Source
[08:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | All gas, no brakes: Time to come to AI church
[08:07]	TR News	"One of the value propositions of a humanoid is that you dont need physical infrastructure set up to use the technology" https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/boston-dynamics-building-robots-to-do-the-jobs-humans-shouldnt | Source: Interesting Engineering
[08:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Boston Dynamics: building robots to do the jobs humans shouldnt
[08:08]	TR News	"Constraints on specific configurations, alongside emerging CPU availability issues, are expected to limit choice and increase pricing pressure from Q2 onward, according to Context." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/05/pc_prices_rising/ | Source: The Register UK
[08:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Memory and CPU shortages to push up PC prices The Register
[08:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-06 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNOME_Foundation_Update_2026_02_06.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNOME_Foundation_Update_2026_02_06.gmi 
[08:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-06
[08:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: beefed-up Window List widget https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_beefed_up_Window_List_widget.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_beefed_up_Window_List_widget.gmi 
[08:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: beefed-up Window List widget
[08:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kapsule: Completing the KDE Linux Extensibility Story https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Kapsule_Completing_the_KDE_Linux_Extensibility_Story.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Kapsule_Completing_the_KDE_Linux_Extensibility_Story.gmi 
[08:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kapsule: Completing the KDE Linux Extensibility Story
[08:20]	TR News	"The disclosure was made in the Norwegian Police Security Services (PST) annual threat assessment for 2026." https://therecord.media/norawy-intelligence-discloses-salt-typhoon-attacks | Source: The Record
[08:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Norwegian intelligence discloses country hit by Salt Typhoon campaign | The Record from Recorded Future News
[08:24]		*x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[08:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[08:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
[08:27]	TR News	"Last year, I completed 20 years in professional software development. I wanted to write a post to mark the occasion back then, but couldn't find the time." https://susam.net/twenty-five-years-of-computing.html | Source: SusamPal
[08:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-susam.net | Stories From 25 Years of Computing - Susam Pal
[08:28]	TR News	"If you're so smart, how come you cannot come up with sophisticated things like Waymo or Microsoft's BuilderAI or Amazon's JustWalkOut?"
[08:28]	TR News	"... and avoid paying any taxes on the money looted from the public" -Anon
[08:29]	TR News	"Hello! Im Frances, I live in the East Midlands in the UK with my wife, back in my hometown to be near my family." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/frances | Source: Manuel Moreale
[08:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Frances Manu
[08:29]	TR News	"Beside tinkering with HTML and CSS to customize my MySpace profile, I first started back in, oh, 2004 or 2005." https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/100-webmaster-questions/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch
[08:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nathanupchurch.com | 100 Webmaster Questions
[08:30]	TR News	How many other companies already got busted for calling offshore slave labour "AI"? Real question, we can catalogue these...
[08:31]	TR News	"Youre almost 80. Where do you find the energy to write so many Substack posts? I was born 10 days after Trump." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/faqs | Source: Robert Reich
[08:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | FAQs - Robert Reich
[08:32]	TR News	"It asks two simple questions: How are students experiencing the technology? and How does this impact your practice?." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-to-evaluate-your-use-of-classroom-technology-with-the-picrat-framework/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[08:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | How to evaluate your use of classroom technology with the PICRAT framework - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[08:34]	TR News	"Andy Bell is completely redesigning his personal site from scratch and breaking down each part to educate and hopefully, inspire you to build your own corner of the internet." https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/1/ | Source: Andy Bell
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piccalil.li | The start - Piccalilli
[08:34]	TR News	"Over two years of consistent writing and publishing, Ive internalized a few lessons for producing satisfyingif not necessarily goodwork: [...]" https://ankursethi.com/blog/write-bad-have-fun/ | Source: Ankur Sethi
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ankursethi.com | Write quickly, edit lightly, prefer rewrites, publish with flaws Ankur Sethi's Internet Website
[08:34]	TR News	"So when I say that I love laundry I dont mean that I love clean clothes (everyone loves clean clothes) but I love the sanding." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/02/06/sanding | Source: Matt Webb
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interconnected.org | 90% of everything is sanding e.g. laundry (Interconnected)
[08:34]	TR News	"Cooper and a delegation of 47 Oneida warriors carried bushels of white corn on the long, cold trek to feed the starving soldiers." https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2026/02/polly-cooper-an-oneida-woman-who-helped-save-washingtons-army-is-honored-on-1-coin.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman who helped save Washingtons army, is honored on $1 coin - lonestarlive.com
[08:36]	TR News	"In this blog post, I want to share my overall experience with it." https://rugu.dev/en/blog/one-year-of-go/ | Source: Uur Erdem Seyfi
[08:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rugu.dev | One Year of Using Go | rugu
[08:37]	TR News	"But the most common response was some variant of: Ive been running CI with a Makefile and some shell scripts for years." https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-06-bash-is-not-enough/ | Source: Ian Duncan
[08:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.iankduncan.com | No, Really, Bash Is Not Enough: Why Large-Scale CI Needs an Orchestrator - Ian Duncan
[08:38]	TR News	"The biggest new feature is the MultiCell storage, our first new storage" https://iscinumpy.dev/post/hist-2-10/ | Source: Henry Schreiner
[08:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iscinumpy.dev | New in boost-histogram 1.7 / Hist 2.10 -
[08:38]	TR News	"Enough theorylets build something." https://scvalex.net/posts/78/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorov
[08:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scvalex.net | Making sounds with WebAssembly
[08:39]	TR News	"Hello friends! Today, a quick note: the Wastrel ahead-of-time WebAssembly compiler now supports managed memory via garbage collection!" https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/02/06/ahead-of-time-wasm-gc-in-wastrel | Source: Andy Wingo
[08:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wingolog.org | ahead-of-time wasm gc in wastrel wingolog
[08:39]	TR News	"So why write a post about it?" https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2026-02-07-in-praise-of-control-planes/ | Source: Ian Duncan
[08:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.iankduncan.com | In Praise of Control Planes, or: Why You Need a Place to Stand - Ian Duncan
[08:39]	TR News	"For all the scripting addicts out there, this is the language without a substr function (but with razor-sharp1 memory management)." https://taoofmac.com/space/dev/c | Source: Rui Carmo
[08:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | C/C++ - Tao of Mac
[08:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Krita 6 Beta Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/05/Krita_6_Beta_Digital_Painting_App_Released_with_Wayland_Color_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/05/Krita_6_Beta_Digital_Painting_App_Released_with_Wayland_Color_M.gmi 
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Krita 6 Beta Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support
[08:41]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[08:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Why_OOXML_is_not_a_standard_format_for_office_documents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Why_OOXML_is_not_a_standard_format_for_office_documents.gmi 
[08:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents
[08:46]	TR News	Techrights Links 07/02/2026: More White House Racism, "Europe Accuses TikTok of Addictive Design" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_More_White_House_Racism_Europe_Accuses_TikTok_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_More_White_House_Racism_Europe_Accuses_TikTok_.gmi 
[08:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/02/2026: More White House Racism, "Europe Accuses TikTok of Addictive Design"
[08:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Blonging for Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_often_get_the_misguided_retort_that_free_software_is_technolo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_often_get_the_misguided_retort_that_free_software_is_technolo.gmi 
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Blonging for Freedom
[08:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V chips https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Canonical_and_SpacemiT_team_up_for_Ubuntu_on_SpacemiT_K1_and_K3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Canonical_and_SpacemiT_team_up_for_Ubuntu_on_SpacemiT_K1_and_K3.gmi 
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V chips
[08:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/If_Linux_is_going_to_thrive_some_distros_have_to_die.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/If_Linux_is_going_to_thrive_some_distros_have_to_die.gmi 
[08:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die
● Feb 07
[09:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_tried_replacing_Windows_with_Linux_Mint_here_s_how_it_went.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_tried_replacing_Windows_with_Linux_Mint_here_s_how_it_went.gmi 
[09:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went
[09:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/2026_will_be_the_year_of_gaming_on_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/2026_will_be_the_year_of_gaming_on_Linux.gmi 
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux
[09:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/5_ways_Linux_beats_Windows_that_you_only_notice_after_you_switc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/5_ways_Linux_beats_Windows_that_you_only_notice_after_you_switc.gmi 
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch
[09:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Im done pretending open-source software is free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_m_done_pretending_open_source_software_is_free.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_m_done_pretending_open_source_software_is_free.gmi 
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Im done pretending open-source software is free
[09:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DI_DAY_is_a_Movement_to_Encourage_People_to_Ditch_Big_Tech.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DI_DAY_is_a_Movement_to_Encourage_People_to_Ditch_Big_Tech.gmi 
[09:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech
[09:13]	TR News	"Imagine a world where scientific breakthroughs dont vanish behind paywalls or suffocate under jargon." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/06/guest-post-why-science-communication-must-be-the-next-competitive-edge-for-scholarly-publishers/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post Why Science Communication Must be the Next Competitive Edge for Scholarly Publishers - The Scholarly Kitchen
[09:13]	TR News	"And then, this week, the CIA just deleted it. No warning. No explanation." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/the-cia-erased-the-world-factbook-with-no-warning-and-told-everyone-to-stay-curious/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The CIA Erased The World Factbook With No Warning And Told Everyone To Stay Curious | Techdirt
[09:14]	TR News	"Since I've been critical of Ghost in the past for their lack of comment management tools on their dashboard" https://chrisenns.com/2026/02/ghost-added-improved-comment-moderation-tools/ | Source: Chris Enns
[09:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisenns.com | Ghost Added Improved Comment Moderation Tools
[09:14]	TR News	"I recently had to install a new laptop as a development machine, and I just sort of blindly installed all software I was used to, including Mailhog." https://svenluijten.com/blog/mailpit-for-local-mail | Source: Sven Luijten
[09:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-svenluijten.com | Mailpit for local mail - Sven
[09:14]	TR News	"Emacs has a myriad of ways to complete things for you in different contexts." https://dolzhenko.me/blog/2026/02/file-name-completion-in-emacs/ | Source: Dmitry Dolzhenko
[09:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dolzhenko.me | File name completion in Emacs - Dmitry Dolzhenko
[09:15]	TR News	"If your users scale the text size in Android or iDeviceOS, that doesnt always affect the size of text on a web page." https://adrianroselli.com/2026/02/honoring-mobile-os-text-size.html | Source: Adrian Roselli
[09:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adrianroselli.com | Honoring Mobile OS Text Size Adrian Roselli
[09:17]	TR News	"Further, HANX is NDAA compliant" https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-military/2026/02/06/us-marine-designs-corps-first-ndaa-compliant-3d-printed-drone/ | Source: C4ISRNET <li>
[09:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | US Marine designs Corps first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone
[09:17]	TR News	"They originally launched the laptop via Kickstarter, and have been shipping the laptop to backers as of early 2026." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/the-first-good-raspberry-pi-laptop/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
[09:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | The first good Raspberry Pi Laptop - Jeff Geerling
[09:18]	TR News	"Home Assistant open-source home automation software is great, but it requires a system with at least 2GB of RAM" https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/06/olimex-hot-aims-to-be-lightweight-easier-to-use-alternative-to-home-assistant/ | Source: CNX Software
[09:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Olimex HoT aims to be lightweight, easier-to-use alternative to Home Assistant - CNX Software
[09:19]	TR News	"This momentous setback prompted me to try to resolve the issue. Here we are. An article that should partially help you improve your DOS games speed." https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/reviving/dosbox-performance-improvements.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors
[09:22]	TR News	"The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/02/06/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE
[09:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News
[09:22]	TR News	"how to get a job at Canonical." Suck up to Bill "Russian Girls" Epsteingate? https://ubuntu.com//blog/hiring-the-canonical-way | Source: Ubuntu
[09:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hiring the Canonical way: trust, humanity, and remote-first thinking | Ubuntu
[09:23]	TR News	RHEL https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-5 | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml
[09:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | More than meets the eye: Behind the scenes of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (Part 5)
[09:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Reminder That Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of IBM
[09:24]	TR News	"For IT leaders who haven't overseen a VM migration in a decade or more, this long timeline often comes as a surprise. What many assumed would take a few weeks can stretch into months or even years." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerating-vm-migration-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-hitachi-storage-offload-delivers-faster-data-movement | Source: Red Hat Official
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Accelerating VM migration to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization: Hitachi storage offload delivers faster data movement
[09:24]	TR News	"Both systems are based on the Axera AX8850 SoC, which integrates an octa-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU running at up to 1.7 GHz alongside a 24 TOPS INT8 NPU." https://linuxgizmos.com/axera-ax8850-edge-platform-arrives-in-a-pyramid-style-design/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/axera-ax8850-edge-platform-arrives-in-a-pyramid-style-design/ )
[09:24]	TR News	"The system is built on Qualcomms QCS405 system-on-chip, featuring a 650 MHz 24Kc MIPS processor paired with 128 MB of RAM and 32 MB of onboard flash." https://linuxgizmos.com/maca-2-enables-high-power-wireless-connectivity-for-uav-and-robotic-systems/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/maca-2-enables-high-power-wireless-connectivity-for-uav-and-robotic-systems/ )
[09:25]	TR News	farmOS farm planning and record keeping system https://www.linuxlinks.com/farmos-farm-planning-record-keeping-system/
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-farmOS - farm planning and record keeping system - LinuxLinks
[09:26]	TR News	T text processing language and utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/t-text-processing-language-utility/
[09:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-T - text processing language and utility - LinuxLinks
[09:26]	TR News	Smart card readers in ThinkPads? https://rubenerd.com/smart-card-readers-in-thinkpads/
[09:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Smart card readers in ThinkPads?
[09:27]	TR News	qui qBittorrent web UI https://www.linuxlinks.com/qui-qbittorrent-web-ui/
[09:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-qui - qBittorrent web UI - LinuxLinks
[09:27]	TR News	Amazons stock falls after it ups its fiscal 2026 spending forecast to $200B https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/05/amazons-stock-falls-upping-fiscal-2026-spending-forecast-200b/
[09:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Amazon's stock falls after it ups its 2026 capital spending forecast to $200B - SiliconANGLE
[09:28]	TR News	Cuts in global aid could result in 22.6 million excess deaths by 2030 https://www.france24.com/en/cuts-in-global-aid-could-result-in-22-6-million-excess-deaths-by-2023
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[09:28]	TR News	Peloton Institutes Mass Layoffs After Pivoting to Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/peloton-mass-layoffs-ai
[09:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Peloton Institutes Mass Layoffs After Pivoting to AI
[09:28]	TR News	Why did Pooh-tin hold back-to-back calls with Putin and Convicted Felon? https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/why-did-xi-hold-back-to-back-calls-with-putin-and-trump/
[09:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?
[09:29]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_fixed_so_many_of_Android_s_annoying_little_quirks_with_this_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_fixed_so_many_of_Android_s_annoying_little_quirks_with_this_s.gmi 
[09:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[09:29]	TR News	TikTok Traffic Rapidly Rebounds After US-Based Split-Off, Latest Data Reveals https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/05/tiktok-traffic-rebound-after-us-split/
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[11:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Linux Gears Up for Beta Release with Plasma Login Manager, KDE Initial Setup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/KDE_Linux_Gears_Up_for_Beta_Release_with_Plasma_Login_Manager_K.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/KDE_Linux_Gears_Up_for_Beta_Release_with_Plasma_Login_Manager_K.gmi 
[11:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Linux Gears Up for Beta Release with Plasma Login Manager, KDE Initial Setup
[11:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/PeaZip_10_9_Open_Source_Archive_Manager_Released_with_Improved_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/PeaZip_10_9_Open_Source_Archive_Manager_Released_with_Improved_.gmi 
[11:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience
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[13:13]	TR News	A new age of misinformation, augmented by Hey Hi (AI) https://bkhome.org/news/202602/a-new-age-of-misinformation-augmented-by-ai.html
[13:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | A new age of misinformation, augmented by AI
[13:14]	TR News	Remi Collet: PHPUnit 13 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/02/06/PHPUnit-13
[13:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | PHPUnit 13 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog
[13:15]	TR News	Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/6 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/02/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-6/
[13:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominique.leuenberger.net | Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/6 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*)
[13:15]	TR News	Linux from Scratch to drop System V versions https://lwn.net/Articles/1057509/
[13:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux from Scratch to drop System V versions [LWN.net]
[13:16]	TR News	An in-kernel machine-learning library https://lwn.net/Articles/1057569/
[13:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An in-kernel machine-learning library [LWN.net]
[13:16]	TR News	Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in January 2026 https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2026-01/
[13:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reproducible Builds in January 2026 reproducible-builds.org
[13:18]	TR News	How to Copy SSH Keys with ssh-copy-id https://linuxize.com/post/ssh-copy-id-command/
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[13:18]	TR News	Docker Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/docker/
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[13:19]	TR News	SSH Hardening: Best Practices for Securing Your Server https://linuxize.com/post/ssh-hardening-best-practices/
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[13:19]	TR News	Tmux Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/tmux/
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[13:19]	TR News	How to Fix SSH "Permission Denied (publickey)" Error https://linuxize.com/post/fix-ssh-permission-denied-publickey/
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[13:20]	TR News	Rsync Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/rsync/
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[13:20]	TR News	Sed Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/sed/
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[13:21]	TR News	Python Switch Case Statement (match-case) https://linuxize.com/post/python-switch/
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[13:22]	TR News	IBM Red Hat still peddling slop all day long https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/02/06/run-voxtral-mini-4b-realtime-vllm-red-hat-ai
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[13:22]	TR News	Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler https://cloudnativenow.com/features/kubernetes-could-use-a-different-linux-scheduler/
[13:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler - Cloud Native Now
[13:23]	TR News	Mozilla Performance Blog: The Road to Better Performance Profiles https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2026/02/03/the-road-to-better-performance-profiles/
[13:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | The Road to Better Performance Profiles Mozilla Performance
[13:25]	TR News	DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech https://itsfoss.com/news/di-day-celebration/
[13:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech
[13:25]	TR News	Statement of solidarity with EDRi members and allies facing pressure for their work on platform regulation https://edri.org/our-work/statement-of-solidarity-with-edri-members-and-allies-facing-pressure-for-their-work-on-platform-regulation/
[13:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Statement of solidarity with EDRi members and allies facing pressure for their work on platform regulation - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[13:26]	TR News	Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 6 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-6/
[13:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Community Update - Week 6 Fedora Community Blog
[13:27]	TR News	Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1057506/
[13:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net]
[13:27]	TR News	How to Install Docker on Debian 13 (Trixie) https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-docker-on-debian-13/
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[13:27]	TR News	How to Install Python on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-python-on-ubuntu-24-04/
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[13:27]	TR News	How to Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome Web Browser on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-google-chrome-web-browser-on-ubuntu-24-04/
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[13:28]	TR News	How to Install Docker Desktop on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-desktop-on-ubuntu-26-04
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[13:29]	TR News	How To Install PhotoPrism on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-photoprism-debian-13/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install PhotoPrism on Debian 13 - idroot
[13:29]	TR News	How To Install Yarn on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-yarn-rocky-linux-10/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Yarn on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot
[13:29]	TR News	NetBSD Says No to Rust https://lunduke.substack.com/p/netbsd-says-no-to-rust
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | NetBSD Says No to Rust - by Bryan Lunduke
[13:29]	TR News	Release candidate: Godot 4.6.1 RC 1 https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-6-1-rc-1/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Release candidate: Godot 4.6.1 RC 1 Godot Engine
[13:30]	TR News	Statement by President von der Leyen on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_318
[13:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission
[13:30]	TR News	Come join us at the ITiCSE 2026 Doctoral Consortium! https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/come-join-us-at-the-iticse-2026-doctoral-consortium/
[13:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-computinged.wordpress.com | Come join us at the ITiCSE 2026 Doctoral Consortium! | Computing Ed Research - Guzdial's Take
[13:32]	TR News	Daniel Pocock: Potters traveled to goldfields in Australia to dig better clay https://danielpocock.com/en/potters-traveled-goldfields-australia-dig-better-clay/
[13:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Potters traveled to goldfields in Australia to dig better clay
[13:32]	TR News	From roots to reach: Network resilience in natural disasters https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/from-roots-to-reach-network-resilience-in-natural-disasters/
[13:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | From roots to reach: Network resilience in natural disasters | APNIC Blog
[13:32]	TR News	RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/06/rir-governance-document-version-2-status-report-q1-2026/
[13:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026 | APNIC Blog
[13:33]	TR News	Six stable kernels for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1057550/
[13:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Six stable kernels for Friday [LWN.net]
[13:33]	TR News	Pluralistic: Luxury Kafka (06 Feb 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/
[13:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Luxury Kafka (06 Feb 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[13:34]	TR News	Birger Schacht: Status update, January 2026 https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-january-2026/
[13:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bisco.org | Status update, January 2026
[13:35]	TR News	Training the Birds Not to Nest Too Long or Enter the Home https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/06/birds-are-lovely/
[13:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Training the Birds Not to Nest Too Long or Enter the Home
[13:48]	TR News	Techrights The World Gets Smaller, as Does Its Real Economy ('Human Resources') and So-called 'Natural Resources' (What Humans Call the Planet) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/The_World_Gets_Smaller_as_Does_Its_Real_Economy_Human_Resources.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/The_World_Gets_Smaller_as_Does_Its_Real_Economy_Human_Resources.gmi 
[13:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The World Gets Smaller, as Does Its Real Economy ('Human Resources') and So-called 'Natural Resources' (What Humans Call the Planet)
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[14:18]	TR News	Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part III - Women Failing Women to Help Violent Americans From Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_III_Women.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_III_Women.gmi 
[14:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part III - Women Failing Women to Help Violent Americans From Microsoft
[14:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tux Machines So Far in 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Tux_Machines_So_Far_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Tux_Machines_So_Far_in_2026.gmi 
[14:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Tux Machines So Far in 2026
[14:43]	TR News	Mutt updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Mutt
[14:44]	TR News	Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 312 released https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-312-released/
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[14:48]	TR News	Flickr Security Incident Tied to Third-Party Email System https://www.securityweek.com/flickr-security-incident-tied-to-third-party-email-system/
[14:48]	TR News	DKnife Implant Used by Chinese Threat Actor for Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/dknife-implant-used-by-chinese-threat-actor-for-adversary-in-the-middle-attacks/
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[14:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found!
[14:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted!
[14:48]	TR News	Critical SmarterMail Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/critical-smartermail-vulnerability-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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[15:21]	TR News	Techrights Reddit as a Hive of Trolls, Social Control Media Curated (Many Voices Censored and Banned) by Marketing Firm of GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Reddit_as_a_Hive_of_Trolls_Social_Control_Media_Curated_Many_Vo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Reddit_as_a_Hive_of_Trolls_Social_Control_Media_Curated_Many_Vo.gmi 
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Reddit as a Hive of Trolls, Social Control Media Curated (Many Voices Censored and Banned) by Marketing Firm of GAFAM
[15:23]	TR News	Concerns Raised Over CISAs Silent Ransomware Updates in KEV Catalog https://www.securityweek.com/questions-raised-over-cisas-silent-ransomware-updates-in-kev-catalog/
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[15:24]	TR News	Professor Says Her Garbled Hey Hi (AI) Textbook Was a Huge Success https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/professor-defends-ai-textbook
[15:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Professor Says Her Garbled AI Textbook Was a Huge Success
[15:24]	TR News	Investors Concerned Hey Hi (AI) Bubble Is Finally Popping https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/investors-concerned-ai-bubble-popping
[15:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping
[15:25]	TR News	Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About MElon Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-epstein-massage
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
[15:25]	TR News	How Homepage simplifies monitoring your self-hosted services https://thenewstack.io/homepage-is-your-one-stop-shop-for-monitoring-and-viewing-all-of-the-services-you-depend-on/
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | How Homepage simplifies monitoring your self-hosted services - The New Stack
[15:27]	TR News	Ardour 9.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1057548/
[15:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ardour 9.0 released [LWN.net]
[15:28]	TR News	17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/02/17-veterans-died-by-suicide-per-day-in-2023-new-report-finds/
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | 17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds | Federal News Network
[15:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ardour 9.0 Open-Source DAW Brings Pianoroll Windows, Cue Recording, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/05/Ardour_9_0_Open_Source_DAW_Brings_Pianoroll_Windows_Cue_Recordi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/05/Ardour_9_0_Open_Source_DAW_Brings_Pianoroll_Windows_Cue_Recordi.gmi 
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ardour 9.0 Open-Source DAW Brings Pianoroll Windows, Cue Recording, and More
[15:28]	TR News	Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission
[15:32]	TR News	Rare Condition Can Cause People to Be Literally Allergic to The Cold https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-condition-can-cause-people-to-be-literally-allergic-to-the-cold
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rare Condition Can Cause People to Be Literally Allergic to The Cold : ScienceAlert
[15:32]	TR News	Scientists Reveal a Frozen Bizarro Earth Only 150 Light-Years Away https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-a-frozen-bizarro-earth-only-150-light-years-away
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Reveal a Frozen Bizarro Earth Only 150 Light-Years Away : ScienceAlert
[15:33]	TR News	We May Have Seen a Special Kind of Black Hole Explode, Study Claims https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-seen-a-special-kind-of-black-hole-explode-study-claims
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-We May Have Seen a Special Kind of Black Hole Explode, Study Claims : ScienceAlert
[15:33]	TR News	Forest's Strange Response to an Eclipse May Have a More Mundane Explanation https://www.sciencealert.com/forests-strange-response-to-an-eclipse-may-have-a-more-mundane-explanation
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Forest's Strange Response to an Eclipse May Have a More Mundane Explanation : ScienceAlert
[15:33]	TR News	Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-scientists-created-a-universal-kidney-to-match-any-blood-type
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type : ScienceAlert
[15:33]	TR News	Discovery of Mammoth Ivory Tools Resets Human Timeline in North America https://www.sciencealert.com/discovery-of-mammoth-ivory-tools-resets-human-timeline-in-north-america
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Discovery of Mammoth Ivory Tools Resets Human Timeline in North America : ScienceAlert
[15:34]	TR News	Novo Nordisk Furious at $49 Knockoff Ozempic Pill https://futurism.com/health-medicine/novo-nordisk-ozempic-knockoff-pill
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Novo Nordisk Furious at $49 Knockoff Ozempic Pill
[15:34]	TR News	Stanford-founded startup develops wearable for continuous hormone monitoring https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/stanford-founded-startup-develops-wearable-for-continuous-hormone-monitoring/
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford-founded startup develops wearable for continuous hormone monitoring
[15:35]	TR News	A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies https://www.sciencealert.com/a-newly-discovered-comet-may-soon-appear-bright-in-our-skies
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies : ScienceAlert
[15:35]	TR News	Mormon Hair Clippings Preserve Legacy of US Ban on Leaded Gas https://www.sciencealert.com/mormon-hair-clippings-preserve-legacy-of-us-ban-on-leaded-gas
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mormon Hair Clippings Preserve Legacy of US Ban on Leaded Gas : ScienceAlert
[15:35]	TR News	'Brain-Bone-Axis' May Link Depression With Osteoporosis, Study Claims https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-bone-axis-may-link-depression-with-osteoporosis-study-claims
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Brain-Bone-Axis' May Link Depression With Osteoporosis, Study Claims : ScienceAlert
[15:35]	TR News	'Burping' Your Home Really Could Be Good For Your Health, Says Expert https://www.sciencealert.com/burping-your-home-really-could-be-good-for-your-health-says-expert
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Burping' Your Home Really Could Be Good For Your Health, Says Expert : ScienceAlert
[15:37]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-07.gmi
[15:39]	TR News	[japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-06.gmi
[15:55]	TR News	Techrights Crisis teams assembled as financial regulators anticipate Bitcoin implosion https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Crisis_teams_assembled_as_financial_regulators_anticipate_Bitco.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Crisis_teams_assembled_as_financial_regulators_anticipate_Bitco.gmi 
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Crisis teams assembled as financial regulators anticipate Bitcoin implosion
● Feb 07
[16:20]	TR News	Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part III - Envying the Influence and Accomplishments of RMS, Socially Deleterious Attacks on Popular Movements https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_III_Envying_the_Influence_and_Accomplishmen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_III_Envying_the_Influence_and_Accomplishmen.gmi 
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part III - Envying the Influence and Accomplishments of RMS, Socially Deleterious Attacks on Popular Movements
[16:24]	TR News	Way to discredit https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxmemes/comments/1qy41x5/guess_who_were_not_in_the_epstein_files/ but eventually Zemlin compromised discredit and hooked him up with the "Russian girls" pervert, Bill Epsteingate
[16:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Guess who were NOT in the Epstein Files : linuxmemes
[16:26]	TR News	"This is not a new idea. Stallman was already pushing back against this "content" term decades ago." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46915647
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | I agree with you and I find the term "creating content" awful, even though I'm f... | Hacker News
[16:28]	TR News	Old but updated https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/microsoft-planning-thousands-more-job-cuts-aimed-at-salespeople
[16:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Microsoft planning thousands more job cuts aimed at salespeople: Sources | The Straits Times
[16:29]	TR News	It's happening again soon https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/04/Microsoft_s_Giant_Snowball_of_Layoffs_and_PIPs_in_2026.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Silent_Mass_Layoffs_It_s_Not_the_Revolution_It_s_the_Loophole_a.shtml
[16:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Giant Snowball of Layoffs and PIPs (in 2026)
[16:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Silent Mass Layoffs: It's Not the Revolution, It's the Loophole and the Hack ("Low Performers" or "Underperformers")
[16:31]	TR News	Microsoft took our jobs https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1qyeguv/microsoft_took_our_jobs/
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Microsoft took our jobs : pcmasterrace
[16:32]	TR News	Controversial take- most tech companies doing voluntary mass layoffs are going to regret it in about five years https://old.reddit.com/r/Layoffs/comments/1qtjw9q/hot_take_most_tech_companies_laying_off_staff/
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Hot Take: Most Tech companies laying off staff voluntarily rn will regret it in 5 years. : Layoffs
[16:36]	TR News	green space https://www.dw.com/en/vienna-swaps-parking-for-green-space/a-75017286
[16:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Vienna swaps parking for green space
[16:38]	TR News	Nationwide strikes hit public transport https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-nationwide-strikes-hit-public-transport/live-75756854
[16:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany news: Nationwide strikes hit public transport
[16:39]	TR News	China's space aircraft carrier https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-space-aircraft-carrier-superweapon-or-propaganda/a-75726514
[16:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | China's space aircraft carrier: superweapon or propaganda?
[16:44]	TR News	Chinese EVs https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chinese-evs-charging-grid-infrastructure-9.7061631
[16:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Is Canada equipped to handle Chinese EVs? | CBC News
[16:46]	TR News	New World Order in China https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/27/western-imperial-alliance-in-crisis-canada-condemns-usa-declaring-new-world-order-in-china/
[16:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scheerpost.com | Western Imperial Alliance in Crisis: Canada Condemns USA, Declaring New World Order in China
[16:47]	TR News	CUSMA https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/meta-miller-cusma-facebook-news-return-9.7064933
[16:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada in talks with Meta on return of news to Facebook as CUSMA review nears | CBC News
[16:49]	TR News	UK plans sweeping overhaul of policing amid surge in online crimes https://therecord.media/uk-national-policing-overhaul-cybercrime
[16:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | UK plans sweeping overhaul of policing amid surge in online crimes | The Record from Recorded Future News
[16:50]	TR News	SK Telecom rejects consumer agencys compensation settlement over personal data leak https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260130011700315
[16:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.yna.co.kr | SK Telecom rejects consumer agency&apos;s compensation settlement over personal data leak | Yonhap News Agency
[16:52]	TR News	B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-dog-overdose-cocaine-owner-vets-warn-of-dangers-9.7065870
[16:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine | CBC News
[16:53]	TR News	copyright in computer programs http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/ideas-expressions-and-puddings-ipec.html
[16:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Ideas, expressions, and puddings: IPEC reviews copyright in computer programs - The IPKat
[16:54]	TR News	copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-anne-frank-will-also-have-say-on.html
[16:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | How Anne Frank will (also) have a say on copyright enforcement in the age of AI - The IPKat
[16:55]	TR News	flooding https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local/canada-us-border-destructive-flooding-mitigation-9.7063859
[16:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Why stopping destructive flooding isnt easy on either side of the Canada-U.S. border | CBC News
[16:59]	TR News	Introducing FydeOS v22 https://fydeos.io/blog/release-note-v22/
[16:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fydeos.io | Introducing FydeOS v22 - FydeOS
● Feb 07
[17:00]	TR News	OPNsense 26.1 released https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=50544.0
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.opnsense.org | OPNsense 26.1 released
[17:01]	TR News	GParted Live 1.8.0-2 Stable Release https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261
[17:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gparted.org | GParted -- News Item 261
[17:03]	TR News	"Linux Lite 7.8 Final is now available for download. Linux Lite 7.8 comes with 12 completely new re-writes of 12 of our applications as we move towards changing the majority of our applications to Python and GTK 4 in Series 8." https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9811
[17:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxliteos.com | Linux Lite 7.8 Final Released
[17:04]	TR News	"Given System76's move to a more regular release cycle for COSMIC DE, we are able to land updates to our repository more frequently." https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/
[17:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-January 2026 project update | AerynOS
[17:07]	TR News	The release of iDeal OS 4.1 introduces a significant system update - a single ISO image for both the 'Emerald' and 'Diamond' editions." https://ideal-os.xyz/news
[17:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ideal-os.xyz | News | iDeal OS
[17:10]	TR News	Labor union calls social security cuts unacceptable as government slashes benefits https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/01/labor-union-calls-social-security-cuts-unacceptable-government-slashes-benefits
[17:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Labor union calls social security cuts unacceptable as government slashes benefits | NL Times
[17:13]	TR News	General Motors to lay off up to 1,200 workers in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gm-oshawa-to-lay-off-1-200-workers-friday-9.7065457
[17:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant, putting up to 1,200 autoworkers out of work Friday | CBC News
[17:17]	TR News	Investigation into data breach involving Blue Cross Blue Shield members could head to court https://www.kxlh.com/news/montana-politics/investigation-into-data-breach-involving-blue-cross-blue-shield-members-could-head-to-court
[17:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kxlh.com | Investigation into data breach could head to court
[17:18]	TR News	When the GDPR is weaponized to shut journalists up, dont go silently into that dark night https://timesofmalta.com/article/companies-politicians-using-gdpr-shut-journalists-up-report-warns.1123386
[17:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofmalta.com | Companies, politicians are using GDPR to shut journalists up, report warns
[17:19]	TR News	StopICE Hacked: Names And Locations of Over 100k Users Were Sent to the FBI, ICE and HSI https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hacked-names-locations-over-100k-users-were-sent-fbi-ice-hsi-1775307
[17:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | StopICE Hacked: Names And Locations of Over 100k Users Were Sent to the FBI, ICE and HSI | IBTimes UK
[17:20]	TR News	RINA Accountants & Advisors is creating $400K settlement fund to settle lawsuit over 2022 data breach https://dailyhodl.com/2026/01/30/accounting-firm-handing-up-to-10000-per-person-over-data-breach-that-exposed-social-security-numbers-and-other-sensitive-info/
[17:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dailyhodl.com | Accounting Firm Handing Up To $10,000 Per Person Over Data Breach That Exposed Social Security Numbers and Other Sensitive Info - The Daily Hodl
[17:20]	TR News	Comcast agrees to $117.5 million settlement to resolve lawsuits over 2023 Citrix Bleed data breach https://www.inquirer.com/business/comcast/comcast-citrix-data-breach-settlement-20260123.html
[17:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.inquirer.com | Comcast agrees to $117.5 million settlement to resolve data breach lawsuits
[17:21]	TR News	14,000 journos personal data leaked online https://www.observerbd.com/news/564449
[17:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.observerbd.com | 14,000 journos' personal data leaked online
[17:24]	TR News	New survey reveals how security researchers and journalists experience legal and criminal threats https://this.weekinsecurity.com/new-survey-reveals-how-security-researchers-and-journalists-experience-legal-and-criminal-threats/
[17:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this.weekinsecurity.com | New survey reveals how security researchers and journalists experience legal and criminal threats
[17:25]	TR News	Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists https://databreaches.net/2026/02/02/under-pressure-exploring-the-effect-of-legal-and-criminal-threats-on-security-researchers-and-journalists/
[17:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists DataBreaches.Net
[17:26]	TR News	Ransomware attack compromised 377,000 peoples Social Security and drivers license numbers from Texas gas station and convenience store chain https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ransomware-attack-exposes-social-security-numbers-major-gas-station-chain
[17:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.foxnews.com | Texas gas stations hit by ransomware attack affecting 377,000+ people | Fox News
[17:34]	TR News	"I think my understanding of diode function generators was a bit fuzzy at the time I wrote that, as well as during my preliminary attempts to implement my own diode function generator, which didn't go well." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260206-0.gmi
[17:35]	TR News	Hyperjump: cthulhu28.space gemini://cthulhu29.space/en/gemlog/2026/02-07-hyperjump.gmi
[17:35]	TR News	 xkcd: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs #3204 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3204.gmi
[17:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Applications_Discord_OpenVT_Papers_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Applications_Discord_OpenVT_Papers_and_More.gmi 
[17:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.1.gmi 
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[17:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  New GNU/Linux Releases: FydeOS v22 and GParted 1.8.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/New_GNU_Linux_Releases_FydeOS_v22_and_GParted_1_8_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/New_GNU_Linux_Releases_FydeOS_v22_and_GParted_1_8_0.gmi 
[17:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New GNU/Linux Releases: FydeOS v22 and GParted 1.8.0
[17:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
[17:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  ML in Kernel Space and Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/ML_in_Kernel_Space_and_Kubernetes_Could_Use_a_Different_Linux_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/ML_in_Kernel_Space_and_Kubernetes_Could_Use_a_Different_Linux_S.gmi 
[17:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ML in Kernel Space and Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler
[17:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Devices, Raspberry Pi, and Open Hardware Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Linux_Devices_Raspberry_Pi_and_Open_Hardware_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Linux_Devices_Raspberry_Pi_and_Open_Hardware_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Devices, Raspberry Pi, and Open Hardware Leftovers
[17:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Development_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Development_Leftovers.gmi 
[17:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers
[17:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: LFS, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Microsoft Canonical https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_LFS_OpenSUSE_Debi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_LFS_OpenSUSE_Debi.gmi 
[17:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: LFS, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Microsoft Canonical
[17:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[17:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[17:52]	TR News	"Now the situation is getting even worst, AI allows opportunists to get super power and doing what they would never be able to do before; now we have illiterate able to write in a "baroquesque" manner and inartistic people capable to create illustrations and video reels. The limit is only the lack of shameful that usually is mostly nonexistent" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2026-02-07-ai-is-cloud-final-stage.gmi
[17:55]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2026: Diode Function Generators and Panic Over Buzzwords and Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2026_Diode_Function_Generators_and_Panic_Ove.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2026_Diode_Function_Generators_and_Panic_Ove.gmi 
[17:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2026: Diode Function Generators and Panic Over Buzzwords and Slop
[17:57]	TR News	Techrights Links 07/02/2026: Misinformation by Slop, Overrated Slop Causes Stock Market Panic https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_Misinformation_by_Slop_Overrated_Slop_Causes_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/07/Links_07_02_2026_Misinformation_by_Slop_Overrated_Slop_Causes_S.gmi 
[17:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/02/2026: Misinformation by Slop, Overrated Slop Causes Stock Market Panic
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[00:14]	TR News	Panama hits back after China warns of heavy price in ports dispute https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/panama-hits-back-after-china-warns-of-heavy-price-in-ports-dispute/
[00:14]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Panama hits back after China warns of 'heavy price' in ports dispute
[00:19]	TR News	Suspected China spies detained in France https://www.france24.com/en/possible-china-spies-detained-in-france
[00:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/possible-china-spies-detained-in-france )
[00:20]	TR News	Israel charges brother of Shin Bets chief for smuggling goods into Gaza https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-israel-charges-brother-of-shin-bet-chief-for-smuggling-goods-into-gaza
[00:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-israel-charges-brother-of-shin-bet-chief-for-smuggling-goods-into-gaza )
[00:20]	TR News	Royals, politicians, magnates, intellectuals: Epstein files spark storm in global elite circles https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260205-royals-politicians-magnates-intellectuals-epstein-files-spark-storm-in-global-elite-circles
[00:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260205-royals-politicians-magnates-intellectuals-epstein-files-spark-storm-in-global-elite-circles )
[00:22]	TR News	US judge restricts federal use of tear gas at Portland ICE protests https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/us-judge-restricts-federal-use-of-tear-gas-at-portland-ice-protests/
[00:22]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | US judge restricts federal use of tear gas at Portland ICE protests - JURIST - News
[00:22]	TR News	How a Jewish familys Baghdad home became Frances rent-free embassy https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-how-jewish-family-baghdad-home-became-france-rent-free-embassy-iraq
[00:22]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260205-how-jewish-family-baghdad-home-became-france-rent-free-embassy-iraq )
[00:36]	TR News	US approves funds for Baltic defence despite earlier signals https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828081/us-approves-funds-for-baltic-defence-despite-earlier-signals
[00:36]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | US approves funds for Baltic defence despite earlier signals - LRT
[00:37]	TR News	Ukraine, Russia 'Likely' To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-abu-dhabi/33670172.html
[00:37]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine, Russia 'Likely' To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed
[00:45]	TR News	Planned Vilnius concert by rapper Gio Pika draws controversy over Russia ties https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2828140/planned-vilnius-concert-by-rapper-gio-pika-draws-controversy-over-russia-ties
[00:45]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Planned Vilnius concert by rapper Gio Pika draws controversy over Russia ties - LRT
[00:45]	TR News	Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners of war for first time in months https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-of-war-for-first-time-in-months
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[00:45]	TR News	Operation Savannah Shield launches as US troops confirmed in Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/us-military-dispatches-troops-to-nigeria
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[00:45]	TR News	US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-russia-agree-to-reestablish-military-dialogue-after-ukraine-talks
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[00:46]	TR News	Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-says-starlink-terminals-used-by-russia-deactivated-in-blow-to-moscow
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[00:46]	TR News	Mexico teams up with Ukraine for its first Antarctic research campaign https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-teams-up-with-ukraine/
[00:46]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexico teams up with Ukraine for an Antarctic research campaign
[00:48]	TR News	UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/un-security-council-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-pakistan/
[00:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan - JURIST - News
[00:49]	TR News	Taiwan says Xi-Dihydroxyacetone Man call will stabilise regional security https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/taiwan-says-xi-trump-call-will-stabilise-regional-security/
[00:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan says Xi-Trump call will 'stabilise' regional security
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[01:10]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/02/trump-administration-could-pour-trillions-into-golden-dome-that-is-unlikely-to-work/
[01:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Trump administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work | Federal News Network
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[06:14]	TR News	"Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-it-unkind-to-describe-our-president
[06:14]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?
[06:49]	TR News	"The following interview, conducted over Zoom, has been condensed and edited." https://thewalrus.ca/what-stops-ice-from-crossing-into-canada-to-snatch-people-very-little/ | Source: The Walrus
[06:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-thewalrus.ca | What Stops ICE from Snatching People Off Canadian Streets? Very Little | The Walrus
[06:49]	TR News	"Meaning white supremacy is still on the ballot." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-02-06/trump-racist-video-post-obamas-white-supremacy | Source: Los Angeles Times
[06:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | Column: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism - Los Angeles Times
[06:49]	TR News	"In the interim, hundreds if not thousands of people responded to the clip with enthusiasm." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/02/trump-truth-social-obama-ape/685913/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The Obama Meme on Trumps Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like - The Atlantic
[06:50]	TR News	"Okay, Im going to read the Fourth Amendment and then youre going to explain it to us, please!" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/former-federal-judge-ices-home-raiding-policy-violates-a-basic-constitutional-right/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Former Federal Judge: ICEs Home Raiding Policy Violates A Basic Constitutional Right | Techdirt
[06:51]	TR News	"While the Democratic strategy was an understandable response to a shattering electoral defeat" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/american-decency-still-lives | Source: Paul Krugman
[06:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | American Decency Still Lives - Paul Krugman
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[07:05]	TR News	"I started this series with the idea that we could learn from one of the best minds that lived through WWII" https://emptywheel.net/morality-is-the-issue/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[07:05]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Morality Is The Issue - emptywheel
[07:06]	TR News	"The decision to send anyone from ICE to the Olympics to provide security is a baffling diplomatic misstep" https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/ice-at-the-olympics-america-brings-fascism-back-to-italy.html | Source: BoingBoing
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[07:07]	TR News	"Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement that included the name and picture of the alleged attacker." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7y7gz2835o | Source: BBC
[07:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.bbc.com | Pakistan mosque explosion: More than 30 dead and 169 injured, officials say
[07:07]	TR News	"Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/bombing-explosion-shia-mosque-pakistan-islamabad | Source: The Guardian UK
[07:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Mosque bombing in Pakistan capital kills at least 31 people | Pakistan | The Guardian
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[09:28]	TR News	Why did Pooh-tin hold back-to-back calls with Putin and Convicted Felon? https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/05/why-did-xi-hold-back-to-back-calls-with-putin-and-trump/
[09:28]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?
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[13:30]	TR News	Statement by President von der Leyen on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_26_318
[13:30]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission
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[15:28]	TR News	17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/02/17-veterans-died-by-suicide-per-day-in-2023-new-report-finds/
[15:28]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | 17 veterans died by suicide per day in 2023, new report finds | Federal News Network
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[16:39]	TR News	China's space aircraft carrier https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-space-aircraft-carrier-superweapon-or-propaganda/a-75726514
[16:39]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | China's space aircraft carrier: superweapon or propaganda?
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[18:05]	psydroid3	https://www.dnb.nl/algemeen-nieuws/nieuws-2026/zet-extra-defensiemiljarden-gericht-in-voor-grootste-strategisch-voordeel/
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[20:14]	psydroid3	https://nos.nl/artikel/2601349-vergrijzend-japan-omarmt-de-toerist-maar-weert-migranten-die-de-economie-laten-draaien
[20:14]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-nos.nl | Vergrijzend Japan omarmt de toerist, maar weert migranten die de economie laten draaien
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[23:20]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/trump-think-tank-maga/
[23:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump administration is funneling money to MAGA think tanks in Europe - Alternet.org
[23:22]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/kristi-noem-republicans/
[23:22]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Panicked Republicans warn 'something is seriously wrong' with Kristi Noem - Alternet.org
[23:24]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/judge-maga-georgia/
[23:24]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-'The 2020 election is over': Judge throws out MAGA lawsuit and imposes steep fine - Alternet.org