●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 08, 2025 ●● ● Aug 08 [01:39] TR News What's Missing from "Retro" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2679 [01:43] TR News "During all my time with KDE projects, I've never made an app from scratch.. Except now." gemini://akselmo.dev/posts/2025-08-07-KomoDo-my-first-KDE-app.gmi [01:44] TR News "I was recently looking at my homepage and wondered about all the hashtags I used and how not all of them had a topic page. The Odd page, for example, collects all the blogposts tagged #Odd (including this one)." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-07-oddmu-hashtags [01:45] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1726.jpg [01:45] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1376.jpg [01:47] TR News "Anyone else notice that Google is using the Gemini branding for their AI crap? It's taking over the search results for gemini. Getting harder and harder to find things Gemini-related without stumbling over Google's AI rubbish." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Gemini/31016 [01:48] TR News "I just noticed this funny bit of news: Google is commandeering the name "Gemini Space" as well: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-gemini-space-first-look-apk-teardown-3577101/ " [01:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidauthority.com | First look at Gemini Space: Pixel's supercharged At a Glance [01:55] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 08/08/2025: KDE/Qt Development and What's Missing From "Retro" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2025_KDE_Qt_Development_and_What_s_Missing_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2025_KDE_Qt_Development_and_What_s_Missing_F.gmi [01:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 08/08/2025: KDE/Qt Development and What's Missing From "Retro" ● Aug 08 [02:15] TR News Techrights The Register MS Promotes Microsoft Slop, Assumes All Readers Use Microsoft Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/The_Register_MS_Promotes_Microsoft_Slop_Assumes_All_Readers_Use.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/The_Register_MS_Promotes_Microsoft_Slop_Assumes_All_Readers_Use.gmi [02:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Promotes Microsoft Slop, Assumes All Readers Use Microsoft Windows [02:25] TR News Techrights When Google's Googlebombing of "Gemini" Was Not Enough; They Now Also Googlebomb "Gemini Space"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/When_Google_s_Googlebombing_of_Gemini_Was_Not_Enough_They_Now_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/When_Google_s_Googlebombing_of_Gemini_Was_Not_Enough_They_Now_A.gmi [02:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Google's Googlebombing of "Gemini" Was Not Enough; They Now Also Googlebomb "Gemini Space"? [02:39] TR News Techrights Fake 'Linux' Articles, Written by Bots to Take Traffic Away From Real Articles https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Fake_Linux_Articles_Written_by_Bots_to_Take_Traffic_Away_From_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Fake_Linux_Articles_Written_by_Bots_to_Take_Traffic_Away_From_R.gmi [02:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fake 'Linux' Articles, Written by Bots to Take Traffic Away From Real Articles [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-07.txt [02:50] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Aug 08 [03:02] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [03:02] *Topic for #boycottnovell-social is: TechRights.org | Channel #boycottnovell-social for http://TechRights.org | Communication about anything, including Microsoft, Novell, and Free software :: please also join channels #techrights and #boycottnovell [03:02] *Topic for #boycottnovell-social set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:22:37 2021 [03:02] TR News Like in many other places, Windows down in Tunisia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all//tunisia/#monthly-200902-202508 [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Tunisia | Statcounter Global Stats [03:03] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *lead.libera.chat sets mode +C #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *lead.libera.chat sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *lead.libera.chat sets mode +s #boycottnovell-social [03:03] *lead.libera.chat sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [03:04] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [03:16] TR News NOTHING to do with HEY HI... this just shows how low the "media" is stooping https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/aws-job-cuts-microsoft-effects-of-ai-automation-investment/ [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/aws-job-cuts-microsoft-effects-of-ai-automation-investment/ ) [03:34] TR News Techrights Struggling to Cut Costs, Microsoft Continues Shutting Down and Cancelling Stuff This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Struggling_to_Cut_Costs_Microsoft_Continues_Shutting_Down_and_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Struggling_to_Cut_Costs_Microsoft_Continues_Shutting_Down_and_C.gmi [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Struggling to Cut Costs, Microsoft Continues Shutting Down and Cancelling Stuff This Month [03:45] TR News Techrights Censorship Regarding Red Hat Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Censorship_Regarding_Red_Hat_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Censorship_Regarding_Red_Hat_Layoffs.gmi [03:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Censorship Regarding Red Hat Layoffs ● Aug 08 [04:04] TR News Techrights Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Microsofters_Filed_Two_SLAPPs_Against_Us_Now_They_Cannot_Keep_U.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Microsofters_Filed_Two_SLAPPs_Against_Us_Now_They_Cannot_Keep_U.gmi [04:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders [04:39] TR News Techrights It's a Lot Easier to Participate in the Unethical System Than to Oppose Injustices in It https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/It_s_a_Lot_Easier_to_Participate_in_the_Unethical_System_Than_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/It_s_a_Lot_Easier_to_Participate_in_the_Unethical_System_Than_t.gmi [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's a Lot Easier to Participate in the Unethical System Than to Oppose Injustices in It ● Aug 08 [05:05] *schestowitz[TR2] has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:06] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). 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[05:07] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [05:07] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [05:07] *erbium.libera.chat sets mode +C #boycottnovell-social [05:07] *erbium.libera.chat sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [05:07] *erbium.libera.chat sets mode +s #boycottnovell-social [05:07] *erbium.libera.chat sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [05:08] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [05:08] *Topic for #boycottnovell-social is: TechRights.org | Channel #boycottnovell-social for http://TechRights.org | Communication about anything, including Microsoft, Novell, and Free software :: please also join channels #techrights and #boycottnovell [05:08] *Topic for #boycottnovell-social set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:22:37 2021 [05:20] TR News Techrights Why Gemini Protocol Has a Bright Future https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Why_Gemini_Protocol_Has_a_Bright_Future.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Why_Gemini_Protocol_Has_a_Bright_Future.gmi [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why Gemini Protocol Has a Bright Future [05:22] TR News iophk: moving 401k to "high risk" investments is merely a way to loot the funds ● Aug 08 [06:01] TR News "From Ghost Ship Publishing and Game Swing, GUNTOUCHABLES is a new frantic online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/dont-miss-out-on-grabbing-a-free-copy-of-the-new-guntouchables/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Don't miss out on grabbing a free copy of the new GUNTOUCHABLES | GamingOnLinux [06:01] TR News "Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders is a richly atmospheric, retro-inspired point-and-click adventure set in Leipzig, Germany at the dawn of the 20th century" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/solve-mysterious-murders-in-casebook-1899-the-leipzig-murders-with-a-launch-set-for-september/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Solve mysterious murders in Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders with a launch set for September | GamingOnLinux [06:02] TR News "This latest Warner Bros. Games Humble Bundle looks to be great value with lots of games for a small price and good overall Linux compatibility." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/grab-some-classic-warner-bros-games-in-the-new-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Grab some classic Warner Bros. Games in this Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [06:03] TR News "Just like what happened with DOOM + DOOM II, Nightdive Studios have remastered the classics Heretic + Hexen as one bundle with new content." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/heretic-hexen-get-a-definitive-re-release-with-new-content-from-id-software-and-nightdive-studios/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Heretic + Hexen get a definitive re-release with new content from id Software and Nightdive Studios | GamingOnLinux [06:03] TR News "The UK Has Outlawed Online Privacy" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/the-uk-has-outlawed-online-privacy:b [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | The UK Has Outlawed Online Privacy [06:03] TR News "Author explains why AI [sic] should do mundane jobs instead of art and perfectly hits the nail on the head" https://scoop.upworthy.com/author-explains-why-ai-should-do-mundane-jobs-instead-of-art-and-perfectly-hits-the-nail-on-the-head [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scoop.upworthy.com | Author explains why AI should do mundane jobs instead of art and perfectly hits the nail on the head - Scoop Upworthy [06:04] TR News "The Emperors New Trade Deal - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-emperors-new-trade-deal [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Emperors New Trade Deal - Paul Krugman [06:04] TR News "CISA, Microsoft issue alerts on high-severity Exchange vulnerability | The Record from Recorded Future News" https://therecord.media/microsoft-exchange-server-vulnerability-cisa-alert [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | CISA, Microsoft issue alerts on high-severity Exchange vulnerability | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:04] TR News "L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it's time to pull out" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-07/l-a-never-needed-the-olympics-with-trump-wanting-in-its-time-to-pull-out [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it's time to pull out - Los Angeles Times [06:04] TR News "Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/repub/why-congressional-redistricting-is-blowing-up-across-the-us-this-summer/ [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/repub/why-congressional-redistricting-is-blowing-up-across-the-us-this-summer/ ) [06:05] TR News "Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world" https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/08/06/paul-newman-the-pacific-and-the-bomb-that-changed-the-world/ [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world [06:05] TR News "Gallup poll shows Epstein scandal had virtually no effect on Trump support among Republicans" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/gallup-poll-shows-epstein-scandal-had-virtually-no-effect-on-trump-support-among-republicans.html [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/gallup-poll-shows-epstein-scandal-had-virtually-no-effect-on-trump-support-among-republicans.html ) [06:06] TR News "Iftikhar was arrested home on March 16, 2024, almost a year after the horrific incident. He pled guilty to his drunken outburst and was sent to jail for 15 months. He has six previous convictions from 15 offenses, including common assault and drunk driving." https://www.thedailybeast.com/first-class-virgin-atlantic-passenger-salman-iftikhar-learns-fate-for-vile-mid-air-meltdown/ [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thedailybeast.com | First Class Virgin Atlantic Passenger Salman Iftikhar Learns Fate for Vile Mid-Air Meltdown [06:08] TR News "Jan 6 [insurrecctionist] who urged police killings now holds senior DOJ position" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/jan-6-rioter-who-urged-police-killings-now-holds-senior-doj-position.html [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/jan-6-rioter-who-urged-police-killings-now-holds-senior-doj-position.html ) [06:08] TR News "Feedly" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/feedly/ [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/feedly/ ) [06:09] TR News "Need more games? Here's all that's coming to Prime Gaming in August 2025. An easy way to add more games to your library across Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/heres-all-the-games-to-claim-from-prime-gaming-for-august-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here's all the games to claim from Prime Gaming for August 2025 | GamingOnLinux [06:09] TR News "In Terra Nil you're tasked with restoring life to barren environments and things have begun heating up in the new free update." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/terra-nil-gets-a-bit-less-chill-in-the-free-heatwave-update-out-now-plus-a-big-discount/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Terra Nil gets a bit less chill in the free Heatwave Update out now plus a big discount | GamingOnLinux [06:10] TR News "Farlight 84 has relaunched with a massive new upgrade that brings a first-person mode, but it's sadly now broken on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/farlight-84-is-now-broken-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [06:12] TR News "The Cost of Lies Ultranormal" https://lawver.net/2025/08/the-cost-of-lies/ [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lawver.net | The Cost of Lies Ultranormal [06:12] TR News "Bring Back the 50% Income Tax - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/bring-back-the-50-income-tax/ [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/bring-back-the-50-income-tax/ ) [06:13] TR News "AWS Deleted a 10-Year Account and All Data Without Warning" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/06/1123237 [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | AWS Deleted a 10-Year Account and All Data Without Warning - SoylentNews [06:13] TR News "The Epstein Client List Will Never Go Away" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/epstein-client-list-conspiracy-theory/683784/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/ [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Epstein Client List Will Never Go Away - The Atlantic [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Massachusetts Institute of Tall Tales (MIT) Covers Up Bill Gates Bribery of MIT Through a High-Profile Pedophile, Citing No Evidence Other Than Representatives of Gates Himself [06:13] TR News iophk: stupidity / masochism https://www.courthousenews.com/microsoft-sued-for-discontinuing-windows-10-support/ [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/microsoft-sued-for-discontinuing-windows-10-support/ ) [06:14] TR News (NEW): Games: Farlight 84, Terra Nil, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Games_Farlight_84_Terra_Nil_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Games_Farlight_84_Terra_Nil_and_More.gmi [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Farlight 84, Terra Nil, and More [06:15] TR News "The Judge ordered exchange of witness statements today, but Garrett, whom we sued almost 12 months ago, put in a sort of "emergency" request to extend the deadline" http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Microsofters_Filed_Two_SLAPPs_Against_Us_Now_They_Cannot_Keep_U.shtml [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders [06:17] TR News Fake security to furnish stuff with NSA back doors. Pure lunacy! https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/rubrik-and-sophos-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deliver-microsoft-365-cyber-resilience.html [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Rubrik and Sophos Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Microsoft 365 Cyber Resilience [06:18] TR News Germany rolls out AI-assisted surveillance | "Tyskland rullar ut AI-stdd vervakning" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/07/tyskland-rullar-ut-ai-stodd-overvakning/ [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Tyskland rullar ut AI-stdd vervakning [06:19] TR News "Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on their enforcement" https://kyivindependent.com/best-way-to-ramp-up-western-sanctions-on-russia-is-to-double-down-on-their-enforcement/ [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on their enforcement [06:22] TR News Hey hi hype https://therevelator.org/regulate-ai/ | Source: The Revelator [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | Regulate AI to Protect Jobs, Our Brains, and the Planet The Revelator [06:28] TR News "In the early morning hours of June 13, a commando team led by a young Iranian, S.T., settled into position on the outskirts of Tehran." https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-iran-war-mossad-iranian-recruits | Source: Pro Publica [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Iran From Within ProPublica [06:28] TR News "After earning a masters degree in finance at Pace University, he took jobs at an Israeli investment bank and then a brokerage firm" https://www.propublica.org/article/david-barnea-mossad | Source: Pro Publica [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Who Is David Barnea, the Director of the Mossad? ProPublica [06:29] TR News "criminalizing poverty" https://fair.org/home/criminalizing-homelessness-only-perpetuates-it/ | Source: FAIR [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Criminalizing Homelessness Only Perpetuates It: FAIR [06:33] TR News "Meta's enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves at least for some Europeans according a study commissioned by Facebook legal nemesis Max Schrems and his privacy advocacy group Noyb." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/ | Source: The Register UK [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Meta training AI on social media posts? 7% in Europe say yes The Register [06:33] TR News "The Paris Judicial Court has ordered top VPN providers to block yet more pirate sports streaming domains. Two rulings dated July 18th side with broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal+" https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-rejects-eu-court-referral/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-French Court Orders VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Rejects EU Court Referral * TorrentFreak [06:34] TR News "LLMs are not yet capable of meaningfully engaging with most peer-reviewed research articles. Why? Because most of the content is locked behind paywalls and isnt accessible." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/07/guest-post-a-smarter-way-to-license-research-articles-for-ai/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post A Smarter Way to License Research Articles for AI - The Scholarly Kitchen [06:36] TR News "at least one was linked to a Meta employee, the filing said." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/meta-pirated-and-seeded-porn-for-years-to-train-ai-lawsuit-says/ | Source: Ars Technica [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arstechnica.com | Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says - Ars Technica [06:37] TR News "Cloudflare built a tool called Pay Per Crawl that Prince announced last month. Its intended to give publishers more control over AI crawlers accessing their websites." https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/08/07/cloudflare-helps-news-fight-ai/index.html | Source: Northwestern University [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | This tech CEO wants to save local news from the AI onslaught | Local News Initiative [06:38] TR News "JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery said on the companys second-quarter earnings call that messaging to consumers is about to get more aggressive." https://deadline.com/2025/08/hbo-max-password-sharing-crackdown-warner-bros-discovery-1236481075/ | Source: Deadline [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-deadline.com | HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will Get "Aggressive" Next Month [06:38] TR News "Perette has long been insisting that HBO Max will get serious with password sharers. He issued a similar warning in May following Warner Bros." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2777073/sharing-a-max-password-those-gentle-warnings-are-about-to-get-firmer.html | Source: PC World [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sharing an HBO Max password? Those 'soft' warnings are about to get louder | PCWorld [06:42] TR News [Old] "In stark contrast to the former digital biodiversity, nearly everyone and everything resorts to bland social media pages; no personality whatsoever" https://www.arscyni.cc/file/web4.html | Source: Angelino Desmet [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arscyni.cc | Web4 should run on LaTeX | Angelino Desmet [06:45] TR News "The sector now finds itself in a new regulatory battle, this time over access to the last mile Internet fibre connections. The principles remain largely the same, but the players have changed." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/08/let-competition-be-the-guide-why-the-government-and-crtc-got-it-right-on-wholesale-fibre-broadband-access/ | Source: Michael Geist [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Let Competition Be the Guide: Why the Government and CRTC Got It Right on Wholesale Fibre Broadband Access - Michael Geist [06:45] TR News "While the bill text for S. 2610 is not yet available, Ernst says on her website her goal is to cut wasteful spending and make Washington squeal. She has lobbied for spending cuts across federal programs." https://insidetowers.com/bill-would-end-usdas-community-connect-grant-program/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Bill Would End USDAs Community Connect Grant Program - Inside Towers [06:46] TR News "The IOWN Forum has set what it calls "lighthouse targets" to lower network power consumption by 100x, improve transmission capacity by 125x, and lower latency 200x." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/iown/ | Source: The Register UK [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | The plan to make all networks optical is on the march The Register [06:49] TR News "This is the Trump administration directly pandering to big shitty telecom giants like Comcast, who have bristled at the idea of being forced to make broadband affordable, even if its only to poor Americans." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/07/trump-admin-warns-states-theyll-lose-billions-in-broadband-grants-if-they-try-to-make-broadband-affordable/ | Source: Techdirt [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump Admin Warns States Theyll Lose Billions In Broadband Grants If They Try To Make Broadband Affordable | Techdirt [06:49] TR News "After attempting to rush transfer of an Apache holy site into the hands of a private mining company to avoid judicial review," https://www.courthousenews.com/transfer-of-sacred-apache-land-inevitable-feds-tell-judge/ | Source: Court House News [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/transfer-of-sacred-apache-land-inevitable-feds-tell-judge/ ) [06:49] TR News "Since the 2000s, Google introduced a data structures and algorithms focused interview process." https://cendyne.dev/posts/2025-08-07-technical-interviews-are-realigning-with-reality-through-ai.html | Source: Cendyne Naga [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cendyne.dev | Technical Interviews are realigning with reality through AI [06:49] TR News "The flying experience is increasingly miserable, for both passengers and the people working the cabin. While Air Canada executives rake in millions, flight attendants are unpaid for large parts of their job and ready to strike." https://jacobin.com/2025/08/air-canada-cupe-wages-strike/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Everyone Hates Airlines, Especially the Workers Set to Strike [06:50] TR News "The aftermath of these courthouse arrests and dismissals for placement in expedited removal wreaks further havoc on peoples lives" https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/07/ice-has-a-new-courthouse-tactic-get-immigrants-cases-tossed-then-arrest-them-outside/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/07/ice-has-a-new-courthouse-tactic-get-immigrants-cases-tossed-then-arrest-them-outside/ ) [06:50] TR News "AFGE alone represents about 300,000 employees working for VA. About 80% of the departments roughly 450,000-person staff are union members." https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2025/08/06/va-severs-ties-with-most-federal-unions-terminating-worker-contracts/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | VA severs ties with most federal unions, terminating worker contracts [06:54] TR News "Berrin Snmez says the latest khutbah was a "veiled imposition of headscarf" on women." https://bianet.org/haber/muslim-feminist-writer-removes-headscarf-in-protest-of-diyanet-sermon-on-womens-attire-310198 | Source: BIA Net [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Muslim feminist writer removes headscarf in protest of Diyanet sermon on womens attire [06:56] TR News "Yet, no matter how reprehensible his actions may be, we have come to expect these egregious abuses of power by Trump. Free press within American democracy has long been the Fourth Estate, or a means of mitigating overreaching government action." https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/editorials/from-the-daily-a-free-press-means-freedom-from-corporations/ | Source: University of Michigan [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | From The Daily: A free press means freedom from corporations [06:58] TR News "Mzia Amaglobeli, a noted Georgian journalist and founder of the independent media outlets Netgazeti and Batumelebi, has been sentenced to two years in prison in what rights groups are calling a politically motivated case." https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-journalist-mzia-amaglobeli-prison-sentence-media-rights/33496097.html | Source: RFERL [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Georgian Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli Sentenced To 2 Years in Prison ● Aug 08 [07:04] TR News "Without the mobile [Internet] networks, drones like these struggle to find the data they need to navigate to their targets." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/07/putin-silences-russia-internet-blackouts/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/07/putin-silences-russia-internet-blackouts/ ) [07:07] TR News "One glaring error proved so persuasive that it took over a year to be caught." https://futurism.com/neoscope/google-healthcare-ai-makes-up-body-part | Source: Futurism [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Doctors Horrified After Google's Healthcare AI Makes Up a Body Part That Does Not Exist in Humans [07:08] TR News "After the Russian authorities began throttling YouTube in July 2024, industry experts wondered how long it would take for the Kremlin to block the platform completely." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/from-youtube-to-boob-tube | Source: Meduza [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | From YouTube to boob tube How the Kremlins slow-motion YouTube block pushed Russians back into the arms of television Meduza [07:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [07:08] TR News "In the days since, Republicans have piled on, baselessly accusing McEntarfer of putting out fake reports." https://www.wired.com/story/trump-labor-statistics-china-comparison-gdp-unemployment/ | Source: Wired [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump Is Undermining Trust in Official Economic Statistics. China Shows Where That Path Can Lead | WIRED [07:10] TR News "What had started as a fit of pique over jobs numbers was swiftly metastasizing into an extraordinary abuse of presidential power." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/08/trump-nixon-bls-commissioner-fired/683783/ | Source: The Atlantic [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trump Just Did What Not Even Nixon Dared - The Atlantic [07:10] TR News "Take Martin Luther King Jr. His civil rights leadership remains inspiring despite personal complexities. Should we abandon his dream of equality because he wasnt perfect in every domain?" https://nesslabs.com/selective-admiration | Source: Ness Labs [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesslabs.com | Selective Admiration: Why You Dont Need Perfect Heroes - Ness Labs [07:11] TR News "And if you need someone younger from Apple history that could still do it, fellow PhD Avie Tevanian was a close confidant of Steve Jobs at Apple, developed some of its key software, and even looks a little like Jobs." https://tedium.co/2025/08/06/tim-cook-apple-trump-gift/ | Source: Tedium [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Gil Amelio Wouldnt Give Trump A Desk Ornament [07:12] TR News "Intels stock dropped more than 4% in premarket trading." https://www.twincities.com/2025/08/07/trump-intel-ceo-must-resign/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.twincities.com | Intel's stock tumbles after Trump says its CEO must resign [07:12] TR News "Nexstars distribution revenue stood at $733 million, a very slight 0.1% dip from $734 million the prior year." https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/nexstar-q2-earnings-2025-cw-network-1236481345/ | Source: Variety [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Nexstar Ad Sales Down 9%, CW Owner Beats Q2 Earnings [07:12] TR News "Roblox is releasing an open-source AI system, Sentinel, designed to proactively identify predatory language in game chats, addressing criticisms and lawsuits concerning child safety on the platform." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/roblox-rolls-out-open-source-ai-system-to-protect-kids-from-predators-in-chats/articleshow/123166935.cms | Source: India Times [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats - The Economic Times [07:13] TR News "In democracies, we're told, politicians exist to reflect and enact the popular will; but the truth is, politicians' primary occupation is thwarting the will of the people, in preference to the will of a small group of wealthy, powerful people." https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/07/the-people-no-2/#water-flowing-uphill | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Good ideas are popular (07 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:14] TR News "Since at least May of this year, high-ranking OpenAI employees have been meeting with the GSA and other government agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration, to promote the companys tools, according to documents obtained by WIRED." https://www.wired.com/story/openai-is-giving-chatgpt-federal-workers/ | Source: Wired [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership | WIRED [07:15] TR News "I dont know if you can call yourself a savvy business traveler without them" https://www.wired.com/story/golden-rules-of-business-travel/ | Source: Wired [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Golden Rules That Business Travelers Swear By | WIRED [07:15] TR News "After reaching an agreement with President Trump, David Ellisonthe son of the second-richest man in the world, Larry Ellisonhas acquired Paramount Global, the media giant that owns CBS News." https://www.mintpressnews.com/israels-biggest-us-donor-now-owns-cbs/290347/ | Source: Mint Press News [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mintpressnews.com | Israels Biggest US Donor Now Owns CBS | Trump Allies, Zionist Influence & Media Takeover [07:16] TR News "Partially as a result of all of that above bullshit trickery" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/07/irs-commissioner-on-direct-file-program-its-gone/ | Source: Techdirt [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IRS Commissioner On Direct File Program: Its Gone | Techdirt [07:17] TR News (NEW): A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/A_Linux_terminal_app_for_native_Android_development_Here_s_why_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/A_Linux_terminal_app_for_native_Android_development_Here_s_why_.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish [07:19] TR News "Signal Hill is not the only city thats noticed a slew of Teslas spilling over into surrounding areas." https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/teslas-clog-street-parking-california-neighborhood-20802135.php | Source: SFGate [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/teslas-clog-street-parking-california-neighborhood-20802135.php ) [07:21] TR News (NEW): RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/RefreshOS_2_5_Smooth_Stylish_and_Almost_Spotless_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/RefreshOS_2_5_Smooth_Stylish_and_Almost_Spotless_Linux.gmi [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux [07:22] TR News "In his new book, Here Comes the Sun, McKibben wears both his journalist and activist hats." https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/solar-energy-bill-mckibben-here-comes-sun/ | Source: The Nation [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Can Solar Energy Save Us? | The Nation [07:23] TR News "An investigation by the inspection revealed that 15 out of the 25 safety regions lack a concrete internal plan to continue crisis management operations without electricity. The inspection called this concerning and urged the regions to take urgent action." https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/07/dutch-safety-regions-unprepared-major-blackouts-watchdog-warns | Source: NL Times [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Dutch safety regions unprepared for major blackouts, watchdog warns | NL Times [07:23] TR News "Look, I'm an idiot. I know that, you know that, and the man on the moon knows that. Let's not get into why I'm an idiot; let's just accept that I have my peculiarities and you have yours." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/i-bought-a-16-smartwatch-just-because-it-used-usb-c/ | Source: Terence Eden [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | I bought a 16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C Terence Edens Blog [07:24] TR News "The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a lower court to reconsider a state policy that reduced how much utilities have to pay homeowners with rooftop solar panels for the energy that they send to the electric grid." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/energy-environment/california-supreme-court-rooftop-solar.html | Source: New York Times [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/energy-environment/california-supreme-court-rooftop-solar.html ) [07:24] TR News (NEW): KomoDo, my first KDE app https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/KomoDo_my_first_KDE_app.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/KomoDo_my_first_KDE_app.gmi [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KomoDo, my first KDE app [07:25] TR News "But the plutonium power sources on the Voyagers are more like batteries than nuclear power plants on Earth. Fission the chain-reaction splitting of atoms like uranium releases much more energy than solar panels and the power sources on the Voyagers." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/science/nasa-nuclear-reactor-moon.html | Source: New York Times [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/science/nasa-nuclear-reactor-moon.html ) [07:25] TR News "That includes three major facilities: Northvolt Ett and its planned expansion in Skellefte, Sweden; Northvolt Labs in Vsters, Sweden; and Northvolt Drei in Heide, Germany." https://electrek.co/2025/08/07/lyten-just-took-over-5b-of-northvolt-battery-empire/ | Source: Electrek [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-electrek.co | Lyten just took over $5B of Northvolts battery empire | Electrek [07:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:31] TR News "U.S. battery startup Lyten has agreed to buy most of bankrupt Swedish battery maker Northvolt, it said on Thursday, potentially offering a way back for the European company that was once seen as the region's answer to rivals in Asia." https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-startup-lyten-buy-bankrupt-european-battery-maker-northvolt-2025-08-07/ | Source: Reuters [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-startup-lyten-buy-bankrupt-european-battery-maker-northvolt-2025-08-07/ ) [07:31] TR News "Mining doesnt just consume energyit competes with other industries for it. In some regions, manufacturers have seen energy prices spike due to nearby mining farms." https://www.chainup.com/blog/economic-impact-of-crypto-mining-2025/ | [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.chainup.com | Economic Impact of Crypto Mining in 2025 [07:32] TR News "Vistra (VST), which generates electricity from natural gas, nuclear and solar power, believes the increased demand is here to stay, as it was in the 1990s, when the internet and growing use of computing power changed the power-generation game." https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250807221/vistra-sees-electricity-demand-trending-like-its-the-1990s-fueled-by-ai-and-crypto | Source: Morningstar US [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vistra sees electricity demand trending like it's the 1990s, fueled by AI and crypto | Morningstar [07:32] TR News "The move could generate early cash flow from wells that would otherwise remain undeveloped, the company said on Thursday in an operations report." https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-oil-union-jack-stranded-gas-bitcoin | Source: Cointelegraph [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cointelegraph.com | UK Oil Company Union Jack Plans To Mine Bitcoin With Stranded Gas [07:33] TR News "Millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts could have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-07/trump-opens-the-door-for-private-equity-and-crypto-as-401k-retirement-plan-options | Source: US News And World Report [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-07/trump-opens-the-door-for-private-equity-and-crypto-as-401k-retirement-plan-options ) [07:33] TR News "The disappearance of these vocalisations is more than an acoustic anomaly." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blue-whales-going-silent-earth-sign-worse-things-come-heres-why-you-should-worried-1740473 | Source: International Business Times [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Blue Whales Going Silent May Be A Sign of Worse Things to Come: Here's Why You Should Be Worried | IBTimes UK [07:33] TR News "This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact." https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-wildfire-risk-map-rural-homeowners | Source: Pro Publica [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | How Oregons Wildfire Risk Map Became a Target for Misinformation ProPublica [07:34] TR News "Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution" https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/07/how-big-oil-hijacked-eu-funded-journalism-training-on-plastic-pollution/ | Source: DeSmog [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution - DeSmog [07:34] TR News "Trump's meltdown happened just days after he fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer." https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673861993/ | Source: Raw Story [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rawstory.com | Analyst warns Trumps CNBC meltdown shows fantasy world is collapsing: 'Not about reality' - Raw Story [07:38] TR News "Smartphones wreck our ability to study, with most people surveyed unable to focus for an hour without using them" https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/average-young-person-25-years-phone-screen-time-hwt76mnpq | Source: Times Media Limited [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thetimes.com | Students will spend 25 years on their mobiles [07:40] TR News "But she was wise to get stuck in. The phones are out and all the eyeballs are there. Last month the Times found that students are set to spend 25 years of their lives on their phones." https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/08/the-revolution-will-be-tiktokked | Source: New Statesman [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | The revolution will be TikTokked - New Statesman [07:41] TR News "demonstrated how easy it is by exploiting software vulnerabilities" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/balck_hat_satellites/ | Source: The Register UK [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them? The Register [07:42] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review [07:44] TR News (NEW): Audacity 3.7.5 Audio Editor Introduces 32-Bit PCM Support to the FLAC Importer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Audio_Editor_Introduces_32_Bit_PCM_Support_to_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Audio_Editor_Introduces_32_Bit_PCM_Support_to_th.gmi [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audacity 3.7.5 Audio Editor Introduces 32-Bit PCM Support to the FLAC Importer [07:46] TR News Techrights Good Morning, Readers of The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Good_Morning_Readers_of_The_Register_MS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Good_Morning_Readers_of_The_Register_MS.gmi [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Good Morning, Readers of The Register MS [07:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [07:47] TR News "If youre new to the topic, digital sovereignty means the right and the ability for a country, organization, or even an individual to run critical digital services" https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/ | Source: Linuxiac [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Finland Tops Nextclouds First Digital Sovereignty Index [07:48] TR News "8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing" https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/08/06/8-decades-after-hiroshima-atomic-bombing-search-for-missing-continues/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | 8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues [07:50] TR News "The study warned of undue influence imposed on UK academic institutions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/report-reveals-chinese-influence-on-uk-schools-and-students/ | Source: JURIST [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Report reveals Chinese influence on UK schools and students - JURIST - News [07:51] TR News "India's oil purchases from Russia grew nearly 19-fold from 2021 to 2024, from 0.1 to 1.9 million barrels a day, while China's rose by 50% to 2.4 million barrels a day." https://www.dw.com/en/what-if-india-and-china-stop-buying-russian-oil/a-73520311 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What if India and China stop buying Russian oil? DW 08/07/2025 [07:52] TR News "The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the schools surveillance software." https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2025-08-07/schools-are-using-ai-surveillance-to-protect-students-it-also-leads-to-false-alarms-and-arrests | Source: US News And World Report [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2025-08-07/schools-are-using-ai-surveillance-to-protect-students-it-also-leads-to-false-alarms-and-arrests ) [07:52] TR News "Whether or not Metas mere use of the data generated from the pixel violates Section 638.51" https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-loses-bid-to-toss-pen-register-claim-from-tax-information-harvesting-suit/ | Source: Court House News [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-loses-bid-to-toss-pen-register-claim-from-tax-information-harvesting-suit/ ) [07:52] TR News "The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force on August 1, 2024." https://edri.org/our-work/one-year-of-the-ai-act-whats-the-political-and-legal-landscape-now/ | Source: EDRI [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | One year of the AI Act - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [07:53] TR News 66 Countries Where More People Use iPhones (or iPads) Than Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Windows, According to statCounter Data https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/66_Countries_Where_More_People_Use_iPhones_or_iPads_Than_Micros.shtml [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 66 Countries Where More People Use iPhones (or iPads) Than Microsoft Windows, According to statCounter Data [07:53] TR News Staying Productive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Staying_Productive.shtml [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Staying Productive [07:53] TR News How to Quadruple Your "Goodwill" Value and Grow Your (Wall) Street "Value" From $152B to $4000B Without Producing a Single Successful Product/Service https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/How_to_Quadruple_Your_Goodwill_Value_and_Grow_Your_Wall_Street_.shtml [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights How to Quadruple Your "Goodwill" Value and Grow Your (Wall) Street "Value" From $152B to $4000B Without Producing a Single Successful Product/Service [07:54] TR News (NEW): 10 Linux features you should be using to get the best performance and functionality https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/10_Linux_features_you_should_be_using_to_get_the_best_performan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/10_Linux_features_you_should_be_using_to_get_the_best_performan.gmi [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 10 Linux features you should be using to get the best performance and functionality [07:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:56] TR News (NEW): Here's How I Avoid AUR Malware on Arch Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Here_s_How_I_Avoid_AUR_Malware_on_Arch_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Here_s_How_I_Avoid_AUR_Malware_on_Arch_Linux.gmi [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Here's How I Avoid AUR Malware on Arch Linux ● Aug 08 [08:06] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Brings_WebRTC_Vulkan_and_Audio_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Brings_WebRTC_Vulkan_and_Audio_Improvements.gmi [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements [08:09] TR News "Meta has recently started using the personal data of Europeans for AI training." https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-survey-only-7-users-want-meta-use-their-personal-data-ai | Source: NYOB [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | noyb survey: only 7% of users want Meta to use their personal data for AI [08:09] TR News "Online safety advocates have been warning for years that our apps from big-name mainstays to relative newcomers like Tea collect too much data and store it unsafely." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/07/tea-app-flo-data-breach-safety-privacy/ | Source: The Washington Post [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/07/tea-app-flo-data-breach-safety-privacy/ ) [08:09] TR News "Air France and KLM are notifying some customers that their personal information may have been obtained by [attackers] following unauthorized access to a third-party platform used by the airlines." https://www.securityweek.com/air-france-klm-say-hackers-accessed-customer-data/ | Source: Security Week [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/air-france-klm-say-hackers-accessed-customer-data/ ) [08:10] TR News "The report is based on the findings of an international survey undertaken by Barracuda with Vanson Bourne" https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/one-in-three-australian-ransomware-victims-hit-multiple-times-as-security-gaps-persist.html | Source: IT Wire [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - One in Three Australian Ransomware Victims Hit Multiple Times as Security Gaps Persist [08:11] TR News "successfully attacked more than 450 entities in the U.S. Since emerging in 2022, the gang secured more than $370 million in ransom payments, according to U.S. investigators." https://therecord.media/us-confirms-blacksuit-takedown | Source: The Record [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | US confirms takedown of BlackSuit ransomware gang that racked up $370 million in ransoms | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:11] TR News Of course Windows TCO: "Combined, the groups have received more than $370 million in ransom payments, based on present-day valuations of cryptocurrency." https://cyberscoop.com/blacksuit-royal-ransomware-450-us-victims/ | Source: Scoop News Group [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BlackSuit, Royal ransomware group hit over 450 US victims before last months takedown | CyberScoop [08:12] TR News [Old] "Besides the primary reasons listed above, I strongly oppose marketing and advertising []" https://www.arscyni.cc/file/quit_facebook.html | Source: Angelino Desmet [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arscyni.cc | Quit Facebook | Angelino Desmet [08:12] TR News "I know I shouldnt go and read them. Nothing good ever comes from that." https://hamatti.org/posts/do-not-i-repeat-do-not-read-the-comments/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Do not, I repeat, do not read the comments : Juha-Matti Santala [08:14] TR News "In 2024, Sebastien Bubeck led the development of Microsofts open-source Phi-series of models." https://www.seangoedecke.com/gpt-oss-is-phi-5/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | OpenAI's new open-source model is basically Phi-5 [08:16] TR News "Security researchers found a weakness in OpenAIs Connectors, which let you hook up ChatGPT to other services, that allowed them to extract data from a Google Drive without any user interaction." https://www.wired.com/story/poisoned-document-could-leak-secret-data-chatgpt/ | Source: Wired [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak Secret Data Via ChatGPT | WIRED [08:16] TR News "First, the good news. No one thinks that ChatGPT or Grok will get nuclear codes anytime soon." https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-experts-say-mixing-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-is-inevitable/ | Source: Wired [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable | WIRED [08:18] *FANTOM (~fantom@87.74.59.94) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:18] TR News "It's a bizarre situation. AIs have already been shown to exhibit numerous dark streaks, resorting to blackmailing human users at an astonishing rate when threatened with being shut down." https://futurism.com/the-byte/experts-ai-nuclear-weapons | Source: Futurism [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Experts Warn That AI Is Getting Control of Nuclear Weapons [08:18] TR News "The obvious exception being when you try to have the AI tools do something that you dont know how to do. But that typically results in something that you dont know how to edit because youre unfamiliar with the tools or concepts." https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/ai-not-making-engineers-10x/ | Source: Mike Rockwell [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/ai-not-making-engineers-10x/ ) [08:23] TR News "A prompt injection attack using calendar invites can be used for real-world effects, like turning off lights, opening window shutters, or even turning on a boiler." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2871499/hackers-can-control-smart-homes-by-hijacking-googles-gemini-ai.html | Source: PC World [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers can control smart homes by hijacking Google's Gemini AI | PCWorld [08:23] TR News "After some debugging and manual rewriting, I managed to create a working prototype. The code is clearly not bulletproof, but then again, I hadnt explicitly asked for code that was secured against all potential hacks." https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ai-wrote-my-code-and-all-i-got-was-this-broken-prototype/ | Source: Threat Source [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype [08:24] TR News "Many tech giants have already signed the code of practice, including Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mistral AI, Cohere and Fastweb. But others have refused." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/07/repub/eus-new-ai-code-of-practice-could-set-regulatory-standard-for-american-companies/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/07/repub/eus-new-ai-code-of-practice-could-set-regulatory-standard-for-american-companies/ ) [08:27] TR News Not only in SLOP code but ALSO in text/LLM SLOP a lot boils down to "BROKEN PROTOTYPE" which would take longer to FIX (like weak voice dictation) than it would take to do it properly "from scratch". Keyboards have a purpose and people still use keyboards because they get the job done properly, without faking productivity (not the same as click counts). [08:28] TR News If you cannot and do not know how to code, then yes, slop is faster than nothing, but similarly, if you're unable to cook, eating junk food is better than starving [08:29] TR News iophk: "broken code which no one understands == legacy code. LLMs are thus legacy code generators, at best; and that wastes a lot of developer time investigating the legacy code and rewriting it as necessary" [08:30] TR News "Junk food is a good analogy, but the definition of legacy code does include by nature LLM slop. A skilled developer must spend time analyzing the code before being able to use it. That's less time effective than just about any other option." -Anon [08:32] TR News When Daniel Lemier is not busy shilling c# and other microsoftism he shows how poor the code spewed out by LLMs is [08:32] TR News "Customer data was, Google said, retrieved by the threat actor, in the short period of time that the attack window remained open." https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/08/07/google-confirms-it-has-been-hacked---user-data-stolen/ | Source: Forbes [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.forbes.com | Google Confirms It Has Been Hacked Warns User Data Stolen [08:33] TR News If you want to make money, find a gainful job, don't "mine crypto". The same goes for LLMs. [08:33] TR News "The glitch concerned the Unimatic system, which holds United's flight information including calculations for weight and balance." https://www.axios.com/2025/08/07/united-ground-stop-us-tech-issue | Source: Axios [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/08/07/united-ground-stop-us-tech-issue ) [08:36] TR News "She said ER staffers can call physicians when they have questions and that a doctor who lives on the other side of Montana reviews all their patient treatment notes." https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/experts-say-rural-emergency-rooms-are-increasingly-run-without-doctors/ | Source: Michigan Advance [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/experts-say-rural-emergency-rooms-are-increasingly-run-without-doctors/ ) [08:36] TR News "ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group." https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-study-harmful-advice-teens-c569cddf28f1f33b36c692428c2191d4 | Source: Associated Press [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-study-harmful-advice-teens-c569cddf28f1f33b36c692428c2191d4 ) [08:37] TR News "Now, a new study from researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that ChatGPT could easily be manipulated into offering detailed advice that can be extremely harmful to vulnerable young users." https://futurism.com/chatgpt-teens-advice-eating-disorders | Source: Futurism [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | ChatGPT Is Giving Teens Advice on Hiding Their Eating Disorders [08:37] TR News "#PrivacyCamp25 will take place on 30 September, 2025 online and at La Tricoterie, Brussels. Curious about what we have planned? Check out the draft programme for a sneak peek: [...] " https://edri.org/our-work/privacycamp25-the-draft-programme-is-out-now/ | Source: EDRI [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | #PrivacyCamp25: The draft programme is out now - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [08:38] TR News "Manifestly and demonstrably, businesses only care about control over labour and stock prices and they ignore anything resembling modern management theory or related fields." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/disingenuous-discourse/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity [08:38] TR News "We can make our own decisions about where we shelve things in our own local libraries. We should be using cataloging rules as a starting point not the law. How our patrons use our collections should guide our shelving." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/nonfiction-books-about-books-need-to-be.html | Source: Becky Spratford [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Nonfiction Books About Books Need to be Near Your Fiction Sections NOT Buried in the 800s [08:39] TR News "As Quanta magazine reports, fledgling mathematician Hannah Cairo was just 17 when she disproved the Mizohata-Takeuchi conjecture, a decades-old proposition in higher math" https://futurism.com/mathematicians-startled-teen-skills | Source: Futurism [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Mathematicians Startled by 17-Year-Old With Uncanny Abilities [08:40] TR News "Teal derives its name and distinctive hue from the Eurasian teal" https://rubenerd.com/teal/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Huh, teal is my favourite colour [08:40] TR News "And now more than ever, people are being more vocal about these limitations and consequences of them. For the past few years, you may have seen people, especially those in tech" https://ohhelloana.blog/my-indieweb-journey/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ohhelloana.blog | Oh Hello Ana - My IndieWeb Journey: Building, Sharing, and Owning Your Online Presence. [08:46] TR News SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to The Perl and Raku Foundation https://www.perl.com/article/suse-donates-to-tprf/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to The Perl and Raku Foundation [08:48] TR News Once a Site About BSD and GNU/Linux, and After Months of Silence, LinuxBSDos.com Comes Back Only as a Slopfarm https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Once_a_Site_About_BSD_and_GNU_Linux_and_After_Months_of_Silence.shtml [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Once a Site About BSD and GNU/Linux, and After Months of Silence, LinuxBSDos.com Comes Back Only as a Slopfarm [08:51] TR News RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless GNU/Linux https://fossforce.com/2025/08/refreshos-2-5-smooth-stylish-and-almost-spotless-linux/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux - FOSS Force [08:52] TR News KomoDo, my first KDE app https://akselmo.dev/posts/komodo-my-first-kde-app/ [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-akselmo.dev | KomoDo, my first KDE app [08:53] TR News GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-26-5-brings-webrtc-vulkan-and-audio-improvements/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements ● Aug 08 [09:01] TR News Techrights Links 08/08/2025: "Quit Facebook" and High Cost of Microsoft/Windows Shown Again ("BlackSuit") https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Links_08_08_2025_Quit_Facebook_and_High_Cost_of_Microsoft_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Links_08_08_2025_Quit_Facebook_and_High_Cost_of_Microsoft_Windo.gmi [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 08/08/2025: "Quit Facebook" and High Cost of Microsoft/Windows Shown Again ("BlackSuit") [09:01] TR News "A few years ago at work, I had a project which offered an opportunity to look at the new generation of async-first, type-hint-driven Python web frameworks." https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2025/aug/06/litestar/ | Source: James Bennett [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.b-list.org | Litestar is worth a look [09:02] TR News "The Perl and Raku Foundation (TPRF) is thrilled to announce a substantial $11,500 donation from SUSE, one of the worlds leading enterprise Linux and cloud-native and AI solutions providers." https://www.perl.com/article/suse-donates-to-tprf/ | Source: Perl [09:02] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man calls on defective chip maker Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to step down https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/07/trump-calls-intel-ceo-lip-bu-tan-step/ [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump calls on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to step down - SiliconANGLE [09:03] TR News US: TACO Banana republic [09:03] TR News "Ive been using Unsend all over the place now that Im self-hosting it." https://mattstein.com/thoughts/unsend-laravel-transport/ | Source: Matt Stein [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mattstein.com | Creating a Laravel Unsend Transport Matt Stein [09:04] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 611 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/08/06/this-week-in-rust-611/ [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 611 This Week in Rust [09:04] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.89.0 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/08/07/Rust-1.89.0/ [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Announcing Rust 1.89.0 | Rust Blog [09:06] TR News "Speaking Monday during a virtual Mitchell Institute event, Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt said this years wargame will include a forum for discussing sensitive capabilities with coalition partners" https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/08/07/space-force-wargame-could-inform-framework-for-allied-info-sharing/ | Source: C4ISRNET [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | Space Force wargame could inform framework for allied info sharing [09:07] TR News "And I cant really tell you why I find that approach appealing to me. Maybe because it spares me from constantly having to reconsider my choices." https://manuelmoreale.com/sticking-with-it | Source: Manuel Moreale [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Sticking with it Manu [09:08] TR News "Starting in curl 8.16.0, curl -w knows the time and now allows the user to specify exactly how to output that time in the output." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/07/curl-tells-the-time/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-curl tells the %time | daniel.haxx.se [09:09] TR News [Old] "I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising." https://www.arscyni.cc/file/take_my_money.html | Source: Angelino Desmet [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arscyni.cc | What if I paid for all my free software? | Angelino Desmet [09:11] TR News "(Rust on other portions of the machine indicate it was kept in a less-than-ideal location for years.)" https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/06/cleaning-the-carriage-on-an-olympia-sg-3-standard-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boffosocko.com | | Chris Aldrich [09:11] TR News "In the previous post on 500 virtual linux devices on ARM64 I hinted that I expected serious improvements if we got KVM working. Well. Were there. Lets see what we got going on." https://underjord.io/booting-5000-erlangs-on-ampere-one.html | Source: Lars Wikman [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-underjord.io | Underjord | Booting 5000 Erlangs on Ampere One 192-core [09:13] TR News "Gonzalez was even able to achieve that on a modest budget of $300. Most of that went into the 24 servo motors (four in each finger, five in the thumb, and three for the wrist/forearm)." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/08/07/a-robotic-hand-with-the-dexterity-to-sign-the-whole-asl-alphabet/ | Source: Arduino [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | A robotic hand with the dexterity to sign the whole ASL alphabet | Arduino Blog [09:14] TR News "There are many configurable values and internal firmware limits in the moteus brushless motor controller that result in the output current being less that would exist in an ideal system or less than what was commanded." https://blog.mjbots.com/2025/08/07/output-limit-reason-reporting/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mjbots.com | Output limit reason reporting - mjbots blog [09:16] TR News "Enter the Framework Desktop. If you have the time, money, and desire, you can build a desktop PC from scratch! Its fun and rewarding." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2865234/the-framework-desktop-may-be-the-easiest-pc-youve-ever-built.html | Source: PC World [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Framework Desktop may be the easiest PC you've ever built | PCWorld [09:19] TR News "Almost six months after its previous 24.04.2 LTS release, the Ubuntu team has announced the general availability of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (powered by Linux kernel 6.14)" https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-released-with-bug-fixes-and-security-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Released with Bug Fixes and Security Updates [09:19] TR News "Paride Legovini has announced the release of Ubuntu 24.04.3, a minor update to the project's 24.04 LTS series which includes security fixes and updates to address bugs. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12518 | Source: Distro Watch [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12518 ) [09:23] TR News Gnoppix 25 Released https://forum.gnoppix.org/t/gnoppix-25-released/117 [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.gnoppix.org | Gnoppix 25 Released - Announcements - Gnoppix Forum [09:23] TR News "Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix AI Linux 25_8" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12519 | Source: Distro Watch [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12519 ) [09:24] TR News "With the recent release of Proxmox VE 9, it seemed like the perfect time to experiment." https://jlelse.blog/posts/trying-proxmox | Source: Jan Lukas Else [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jlelse.blog | Trying Proxmox VE 9 and should I virtualize my router? - Jan-Lukas Else [09:33] TR News (NEW): Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Calibre_8_8_Open_Source_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_Kob.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Calibre_8_8_Open_Source_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_Kob.gmi [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices ● Aug 08 [10:01] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.26.5 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Adds_JPEG_XS_Support_Videorate_and_Imagefreeze.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Adds_JPEG_XS_Support_Videorate_and_Imagefreeze.gmi [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GStreamer 1.26.5 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze ● Aug 08 [11:41] TR News "For NVIDIA users on AlmaLinux, the wait is finally over. Thanks to a collaboration between ALESCo (AlmaLinux Engineering Steering Committee), NVIDIA, and the community, AlmaLinux 9 and 10 now include native support for NVIDIA drivers, including CUDA and Secure Boot compatibility." https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-9-10-introduce-native-nvidia-driver-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | AlmaLinux 9/10 Introduces Native NVIDIA Driver Support [11:42] TR News "One of the perfectly sensible reactions to my entry on realizing that we needed two sorts of temperature alerts is to suggest that we directly monitor the air conditioners in our machine room" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/UniversityBuildingResponsibility | Source: University of Toronto [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [11:44] TR News "Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for FreeBSD Project, Your Guide to Lock-In Free Infrastructure, and we interview David Gwynne from the University of Queensland and developer on the OpenBSD project." https://www.bsdnow.tv/623 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 623: Two's interview [11:45] TR News How To Install Power Tab Editor on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-power-tab-editor-linux-mint-22/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Power Tab Editor on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [11:45] TR News How To Install Vivaldi Browser on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-vivaldi-browser-almalinux-10/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Vivaldi Browser on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:46] TR News How To Install Clonezilla on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-clonezilla-almalinux-10/ [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Clonezilla on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:47] TR News Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Hey Hi (AI) to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are Suspicious https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/surveillance-company-flock-now-using-ai-to-report-us-to-police-if-it-thinks-our-movement-patterns-are-suspicious [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are Suspicious | American Civil Liberties Union [11:48] TR News Quit Perpetuating the Narrative of Gemini Protocol 'Dying' (It's False) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Quit_Perpetuating_the_Narrative_of_Gemini_Protocol_Dying_It_s_F.shtml [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Quit Perpetuating the Narrative of Gemini Protocol 'Dying' (It's False) [11:48] TR News Read Us in Geminispace as Well https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Read_Us_in_Geminispace_as_Well.shtml [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Read Us in Geminispace as Well [11:48] TR News For the First Time in a Month OSI's "OpenSource.org" Blogs and It's Basically a Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Blog Post (Microsoft Controls OSI) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/For_the_First_Time_in_a_Month_OSI_s_OpenSource_org_Blogs_and_It.shtml [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights For the First Time in a Month OSI's "OpenSource.org" Blogs and It's Basically a Microsoft Blog Post (Microsoft Controls OSI) [11:49] TR News "Smartwash Smart" :) https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/teardown-of-a-persil-smartwash-smart-laundry-detergent-ball/ | Source: Hackaday [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Teardown Of A Persil Smartwash Smart Laundry Detergent Ball | Hackaday [11:50] TR News I clustered four Framework Mainboards to test huge Bullshit Generators https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-clustered-four-framework-mainboards-test-huge-llms [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | I clustered four Framework Mainboards to test huge LLMs | Jeff Geerling [11:51] TR News Regular Expressions in Grep https://idroot.us/regular-expressions-grep/ [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | Regular Expressions in Grep - idroot [11:51] TR News How To Install PrestaShop on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-prestashop-almalinux-10/ [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install PrestaShop on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:53] TR News How To Install TeXstudio on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-texstudio-ubuntu-24-04/ [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install TeXstudio on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [11:57] TR News How To Install OpenResty on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openresty-rocky-linux-10/ [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenResty on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [11:57] TR News How To Install Kubernetes on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-kubernetes-rocky-linux-10/ [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Kubernetes on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [11:57] TR News How To Install Podman on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-podman-almalinux-10/ [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Podman on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:59] TR News "Seeed Studio has reintroduced its 2022-era XIAO ESP32S3 Sense as part of a new educational kit bundled with accessories and the open-access textbook Machine Learning Systems: Design and Implementation, developed by Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi and contributors from Harvard and the open-source community" https://linuxgizmos.com/xiao-esp32s3-sense-kit-now-bundled-with-free-machine-learning-textbook/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/xiao-esp32s3-sense-kit-now-bundled-with-free-machine-learning-textbook/ ) [11:59] TR News "Luckfox has just launched a new development board with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi Zero, but based on the Rockchip RK3506B system-on-chip." https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-lyra-zero-w-packs-rk3506b-and-wi-fi-6-into-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-board/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-lyra-zero-w-packs-rk3506b-and-wi-fi-6-into-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-board/ ) ● Aug 08 [12:03] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [12:03] TR News (NEW): Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 Trixie and GNOME 48 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Tails_7_0_Now_Available_for_Testing_Based_on_Debian_13_Trixie_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Tails_7_0_Now_Available_for_Testing_Based_on_Debian_13_Trixie_a.gmi [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 Trixie and GNOME 48 [12:13] TR News Techrights Red Hat's Latest Talent Hunt, Day Ahead of Mass Layoffs, is Yet Another Microsoft Executive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Talent_Hunt_Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_is_Yet_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Talent_Hunt_Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_is_Yet_A.gmi [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat's Latest Talent Hunt, Day Ahead of Mass Layoffs, is Yet Another Microsoft Executive [12:13] TR News "Prior to joining Red Hat, Navtez held several leadership roles, including chief operating officer for India at Microsoft" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/getting-know-navtez-singh-bal-vice-president-general-manager-india-and-south-asia | Source: Red Hat Official [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Getting to know Navtez Singh Bal, Vice President & General Manager, India and South Asia [12:14] TR News "Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/multicluster-management-secrets-bradesco-revealed-red-hat-summit-2025 | Source: Red Hat Official [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Multicluster management secrets Bradesco revealed at Red Hat Summit 2025 [12:14] TR News Bribes for fake endorsements https://www.redhat.com/en/red-hat-named-leader-2025-cloud-native | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Microsoft_s_Favourite_Pay_to_Say_Analyst_Firm_Has_Just_Collapse.shtml [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for the Second Consecutive Year [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Favourite Pay-to-Say 'Analyst' Firm Has Just Collapsed [12:15] TR News "Hey hi" and other mindless buzzwords aplenty https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/top-10-articles-red-hat-customers-are-reading-right-now | Source: Red Hat Official [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Top 10 articles Red Hat customers are reading right now [12:18] TR News "Ansible Content Collections for AI" because what's not to like about mindless hype and basically a giant Ponzi scheme for fake valuations and phony inertia? https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-new-ansible-automation-platform-content | Source: Red Hat Official [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Whats new with Ansible Automation Platform content [12:19] TR News Red Hat is hiring a Microsoft Executive again https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Talent_Hunt_Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_is_Yet_A.shtml while laying off the Linux people [12:20] TR News IBM is Obliterating Fedora (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/IBM_is_Obliterating_Fedora.shtml [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Obliterating Fedora [12:22] TR News They Want You To Talk About Convicted Felon or 'The Other Bill' in Relation to Trafficking of Underage Girls for Sexual Exploitation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/They_Want_You_To_Talk_About_Dihydroxyacetone Man_or_The_Other_Bill_in_Relation.shtml [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/They_Want_You_To_Talk_About_Dihydroxyacetone ) [12:36] TR News Red Hat Layoffs Expected in 5 Days (Monday) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_Layoffs_Expected_in_5_Days_Monday.shtml [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat Layoffs Expected in 5 Days (Monday) [12:40] TR News Slopfarms Are Typically Fake News https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Slopfarms_Are_Typically_Fake_News.shtml [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopfarms Are Typically Fake News [12:40] TR News Criticising Social Control Media in Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Criticising_Social_Control_Media_in_Social_Control_Media.shtml [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Criticising Social Control Media in Social Control Media [12:42] TR News The Register MS Does More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Sez or Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Sez (Says) Pieces https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/The_Register_MS_Does_More_Microsoft_Sez_or_GitHub_Sez_Says_Piec.shtml [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Does More Microsoft Sez or GitHub Sez (Says) Pieces [12:42] TR News OSS Didn't Always Mean Open Source Software https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/OSS_Didn_t_Always_Mean_Open_Source_Software.shtml [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OSS Didn't Always Mean Open Source Software [12:44] TR News GAFAM 'Says' is Front Page "News" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/GAFAM_Says_is_Front_Page_News.shtml [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM 'Says' is Front Page "News" [12:44] TR News The Register MS Promotes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Slop, Assumes All Readers Use Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/The_Register_MS_Promotes_Microsoft_Slop_Assumes_All_Readers_Use.shtml [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Promotes Microsoft Slop, Assumes All Readers Use Microsoft Windows [12:44] TR News They Want Activists to Just Barely Walk and Eat, Not Do Activism Anymore (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/They_Want_Activists_to_Just_Barely_Walk_and_Eat_Not_Do_Activism.shtml [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Want Activists to Just Barely Walk and Eat, Not Do Activism Anymore [12:44] TR News Microsoft, Already Borrowing 3 Billion Dollars a Month, is Trying to Cause Many People to Resign (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Microsoft_Already_Borrowing_3_Billion_Dollars_a_Month_is_Trying.shtml [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft, Already Borrowing 3 Billion Dollars a Month, is Trying to Cause Many People to Resign [12:52] TR News US federal court upholds SEC gag rule against free speech claims https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-federal-court-upholds-sec-gag-rule-against-free-speech-claims/ [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US federal court upholds SEC 'gag rule' against free speech claims - JURIST - News [12:54] TR News Screening of Taiwanese film Family Matters axed from festival after failing to meet govt censorship requirements https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/07/screening-of-taiwanese-film-family-matters-axed-from-festival-after-failing-to-meet-govt-censorship-requirements/ [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwanese movie withdrawn film festival after failing to pass censorship test [12:57] TR News Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/asia/china-bullying-protests.html [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/asia/china-bullying-protests.html ) [12:57] TR News Letter from the Editors: On The Dailys lawsuit with FIRE https://stanforddaily.com/2025/08/07/letter-from-the-editors-on-the-dailys-lawsuit-with-fire/ [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Letter from the Editors: On The Dailys lawsuit with FIRE ● Aug 08 [13:05] TR News Framework Desktop Hands-on: First Impressions https://boilingsteam.com/framework-desktop-hands-on-first-impressions/index.html [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | Framework Desktop Hands-on: First Impressions [13:06] TR News XIAOML Kit with ESP32-S3, camera, microphone, and IMU complements a free Machine Learning Systems book https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/07/xiaoml-kit-with-esp32-s3-camera-microphone-and-imu-complements-a-free-machine-learning-systems-book/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | XIAOML Kit with ESP32-S3, camera, microphone, and IMU complements a free Machine Learning Systems book - CNX Software [13:08] TR News DisruptorX V2 An ESP32-based BLE penetration testing device with Sour Fashion Company Apple exploit mode https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/08/disruptorx-v2-an-esp32-based-ble-penetration-testing-device-with-sour-apple-exploit-mode/ [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | DisruptorX V2 - An ESP32-based BLE penetration testing device with Sour Apple exploit mode - CNX Software [13:10] TR News Andy Wingo: whippet hacklog: adding freelists to the no-freelist space https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/08/07/whippet-hacklog-adding-freelists-to-the-no-freelist-space [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wingolog.org | whippet hacklog: adding freelists to the no-freelist space wingolog [13:24] TR News Community SnapshotJuly https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/community-snapshot-july/ [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | Community SnapshotJuly - Internet Society [13:25] TR News Qualcomm IPQ5322 embedded boards target WiFi 7 and 10GbE networking applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/07/qualcomm-ipq5322-embedded-boards-target-wifi-7-and-10gbe-networking-applications/ [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Qualcomm IPQ5322 embedded boards target WiFi 7 and 10GbE networking applications - CNX Software [13:30] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [13:30] TR News Cambodia, Thailand agree on Asean observers monitoring truce, but fundamental differences remain https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-thailand-agree-on-asean-observers-to-monitor-truce-but-fundamental-differences-remain [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Cambodia, Thailand agree on Asean observers monitoring truce, but fundamental differences remain | The Straits Times [13:32] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:32] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:33] TR News "For those living in the continental US who, for whatever reason, dont have access to an NTP server or a GPS device, the next best way to make sure the correct time is known is with the WWVB radio signal." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/a-repeater-for-wwvb/ | Source: Hackaday [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Repeater For WWVB | Hackaday [13:35] TR News US to roll out 100% chip tariff with exemptions for TSMC, Samsung https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/07/us-roll-100-chip-tariff-exemptions-tsmc-samsung/ [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US to roll out 100% chip tariff with exemptions for TSMC, Samsung - SiliconANGLE [13:36] TR News US trade policy: suck cheeto balls, or bribe cheetos, get money in return [13:37] TR News Taiwan says TSMC exempt from US President The Insurrectionists 100% chip tariff https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/07/taiwan-says-tsmc-exempt-from-us-president-donald-trumps-100-chip-tariff/ [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan says TSMC 'exempt' from US President Donald Trump's 100% chip tariff [13:38] TR News CISA directs agencies to mitigate high-severity Abusive Monopolist Microsoft vulnerability https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/08/cisa-directs-agencies-to-mitigate-high-severity-microsoft-vulnerability/ [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | CISA directs agencies to mitigate high-severity Microsoft vulnerability [13:38] TR News Organizations Warned of Vulnerability in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Deployment https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-vulnerability-in-microsoft-exchange-hybrid-deployment/ [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-vulnerability-in-microsoft-exchange-hybrid-deployment/ ) [13:39] TR News CISA, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft warn organizations of high-severity Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Exchange vulnerability https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-microsoft-exchange-vulnerability/ [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CISA, Microsoft warn organizations of high-severity Microsoft Exchange vulnerability | CyberScoop [13:39] TR News "Microsofts New Agentic Web Protocol Stumbles With Path Traversal Exploit" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/microsofts-new-agentic-web-protocol-stumbles-with-path-traversal-exploit/ | Source: Hackaday [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsofts New Agentic Web Protocol Stumbles With Path Traversal Exploit | Hackaday [13:40] TR News TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttablog-test-how-did-these-three-recent.html [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? [13:41] TR News "the housing chief, said on Facebook (Farcebook) on Wednesday" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/hong-kong-govt-recovered-9000-public-rental-flats-over-3-years-amid-crackdown-on-rich-tenants/ [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong gov't recovered 9,000 public rental flats over 3 years [13:41] TR News "How Cheap Is Too Cheap?" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/buying-large-lifepo4-batteries-how-cheap-is-too-cheap/ | Source: Hackaday [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Buying Large LiFePO4 Batteries: How Cheap Is Too Cheap? | Hackaday [13:42] TR News Trustless, Not Truthless: Strengthening Media Literacy for the [Buzzword] Era https://publicknowledge.org/trustless-not-truthless-strengthening-media-literacy-for-the-web3-era/ [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Trustless, Not Truthless: Strengthening Media Literacy for the Web3 Era - Public Knowledge [13:43] TR News CAFC: Even Anticipation Requires Explanation https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/anticipation-requires-explanation.html [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | CAFC: Even Anticipation Requires Explanation | Patently-O [13:44] TR News Mike Duggan banks on partisan fatigue in independent bid for Michigan governor https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/mike-duggan-banks-on-partisan-fatigue-in-independent-bid-for-michigan-governor/ [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Mike Duggan banks on partisan fatigue in independent bid for Michigan governor - Bridge Michigan [13:46] TR News VisionFive 2 Lite low-cost RISC-V SBC launched for $19.90 and up (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/07/visionfive-2-lite-low-cost-risc-v-sbc/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | VisionFive 2 Lite low-cost RISC-V SBC launched for $19.90 and up (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [13:47] TR News MariaDB Community Server 12.0 Released [13:48] TR News Non-Free JavaScript Programs in Banks Aren't Even the Biggest Problem (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Non_Free_JavaScript_Programs_in_Banks_Aren_t_Even_the_Biggest_P.shtml [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Non-Free JavaScript Programs in Banks Aren't Even the Biggest Problem [13:48] TR News Rights organization finds X amplified anti-migrant violence in UK after 2024 Southport stabbings https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/rights-organization-finds-x-amplified-anti-migrant-violence-in-uk-after-2024-southport-stabbings/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Rights organization finds X amplified anti-migrant violence in UK after 2024 Southport stabbings - JURIST - News [13:51] TR News libinput and Lua plugins (Part 2) http://who-t.blogspot.com/2025/08/libinput-and-lua-plugins-part-2.html [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-who-t.blogspot.com | Who-T: libinput and Lua plugins (Part 2) [13:52] TR News U.K. Forces Porn Sites to Get Serious on Age-Gating https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/technology/uk-porn-age-verification.html [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/technology/uk-porn-age-verification.html ) [13:52] TR News Revealed: Skyrocketing scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5635/revealed-skyrocketing-scale-uk-polices-secret-facial-recognition-searches [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Revealed: Skyrocketing scale of UK police's Secret Facial Recognition Searches of Passport and Immigration Databases | Privacy International [13:53] TR News "the federal CIO, wrote on Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn that agencies need to do more than modernize technology" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/reporters-notebook/2025/08/federal-cio-starting-to-come-out-of-his-shell/ Microsoft's sharecropper [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Federal CIO starting to come out of his shell? [13:54] TR News Meaningless buzzwords, clearly vapourware https://www.blackmoreops.com/ai-superintelligence-within-10-years/ [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.blackmoreops.com | Former Google CEO Predicts AI Superintelligence Within 10 Years - blackMORE Ops [13:54] TR News Google told to stop the BS as it claims Hey Hi (AI) has not harmed website clickthroughs https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-search-clicks-traffic-2025-ai-overviews/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google told to 'stop the BS' as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs - Press Gazette [13:55] TR News Why publishers should worry about growing reliance on Surveillance Giant Google Discover https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-discover-traffic-news-websites-2025/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google Discover now makes up two-thirds of search traffic - Press Gazette [13:56] TR News How lifestyle brand Man of Many has changed to counter falling Surveillance Giant Google traffic https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/how-lifestyle-brand-man-of-many-has-changed-to-counter-falling-google-traffic/ [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | How lifestyle brand Man of Many has changed to counter falling Google traffic - Press Gazette [13:57] TR News GSoC Midterm Update https://srisharanvs.github.io/posts/gsoc-midterm-update/ [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-srisharanvs.github.io | GSoC Midterm Update | Srisharan V S [13:58] TR News Australian card surcharges https://rubenerd.com/australian-card-surcharges/ [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Australian card surcharges [13:59] TR News Zoophagous, and my mum, on art and the process https://rubenerd.com/zoophagous-on-art-and-the-process/ [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Zoophagous, and my mum, on art and the process [13:59] TR News ONLYOFFICE Adds AI Agent to Help You Work Effortlessly https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/onlyoffice-desktop-editors-update-ai-agent ● Aug 08 [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | ONLYOFFICE Adds "AI Agent" to Help You Work "Effortlessly" - OMG! Ubuntu [14:00] TR News IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 Released with Offline Hey Hi (AI) Code Completion https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/intellij-idea-2025-2-offline-ai-java-25-support [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 Released with Offline AI Code Completion - OMG! Ubuntu [14:01] TR News Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS released https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/08/08/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-released/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntu-news.org | Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS released [14:03] TR News Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by GNU/Linux Kernel 6.14 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-is-now-available-for-download-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14 [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 - 9to5Linux [14:03] TR News https://itsfoss.com/rss/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:11:49 GMT FOSS Weekly #25.32: proprietary trap AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More GNU/Linux Stuff [14:04] TR News "Do you really own a digital product? The quick answer is No." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-32/ [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #25.32: AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More Linux Stuff [14:04] TR News Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Coming Soon, ISOs Enter Testing https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/linux-mint-22-2-beta-iso-coming-soon [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Coming Soon, ISOs Enter Testing - OMG! Ubuntu [14:05] TR News Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Released with GNU/Linux 6.14 + Mesa 25 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-released [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Released with Linux 6.14 + Mesa 25 - OMG! Ubuntu [14:07] TR News Proprietary SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Dont Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-says-recent-attacks-dont-involve-zero-day-vulnerability/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-says-recent-attacks-dont-involve-zero-day-vulnerability/ ) [14:09] TR News New HTTP Request Smuggling Attacks Impacted CDNs, Major Orgs, Millions of Websites https://www.securityweek.com/new-http-request-smuggling-attacks-impacted-cdns-major-orgs-millions-of-websites/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-http-request-smuggling-attacks-impacted-cdns-major-orgs-millions-of-websites/ ) [14:09] TR News Chinese cyberattack on US nuclear agency highlights importance of cyber hygiene https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinese-cyberattack-on-us-nuclear-agency-highlights-importance-of-cyber-hygiene/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Chinese cyberattack on US nuclear agency highlights importance of cyber hygiene | The Strategist [14:10] TR News Oligarchs-owned Wall Street Times says the "plebs" in the West should be more optimistic https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/opinion/happiness-community-wealth.html [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/opinion/happiness-community-wealth.html ) [14:11] TR News Big Pharma is always right? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/health/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-trump.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/A_Blow_for_Patent_Ambitions_of_Bill_Epsteingate.shtml [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/health/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-trump.html ) [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Blow for Patent Ambitions of Bill Epsteingate [14:11] TR News Japan PM Ishiba vows action on health as record heat grips nation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-ishiba-vows-action-on-health-as-record-heat-grips-nation [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan PM Ishiba vows action on health as record heat grips nation | The Straits Times [14:12] TR News The pesticide liability shield is a public health crisis https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-pesticide-liability-shield-is-a-public-health-crisis/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | The pesticide liability shield is a public health crisis [14:15] TR News Hong Kong records 3 more chikungunya fever infections, as expert warns of steady increase in imported cases https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/07/hong-kong-records-3-more-chikungunya-fever-infections-as-expert-warns-of-steady-increase-in-imported-cases/ [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong records 3 more chikungunya fever infections [14:15] TR News Nearly 12,000 children under five face acute malnutrition in Gaza, WHO says https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-nearly-12-000-children-under-five-in-gaza-face-acute-malnutrition-who-reports [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-nearly-12-000-children-under-five-in-gaza-face-acute-malnutrition-who-reports ) [14:16] TR News NYC officials claim worst of Legionnaires disease outbreak is over even as top doc says we have more work to do https://nypost.com/2025/08/07/us-news/nyc-officials-say-worst-of-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-is-over-as-24-people-remain-hospitalized/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | NYC officials say worst of Legionnaires' disease outbreak is over as 24 people remain hospitalized [14:16] TR News Latvian men are some of Europe's heaviest smokers https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.08.2025-latvian-men-are-some-of-europes-heaviest-smokers.a609539/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian men are some of Europe's heaviest smokers / Article [14:17] TR News South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting on Aug 18 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-to-conduct-major-joint-military-drills-starting-aug-18 [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting on Aug 18 | The Straits Times [14:17] TR News South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-special-prosecutor-seeks-detention-warrant-for-ex-first-lady [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady | The Straits Times [14:18] TR News North Korean rescued after swimming across border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-rescued-after-swimming-across-border [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean rescued after swimming across border | The Straits Times [14:18] TR News Hot South Korean summer drives surge in aircon sales, power demand https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hot-south-korean-summer-drives-surge-in-aircon-sales-power-demand [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Hot South Korean summer drives surge in aircon sales, power demand | The Straits Times [14:19] TR News South Korea paves way for trainee doctors return to hospitals in autumn semester https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-paves-the-way-for-trainee-doctors-return-to-hospitals-in-autumn-semester [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea paves way for trainee doctors return to hospitals in autumn semester | The Straits Times [14:19] TR News Out of their main jobs by age 53, most older South Koreans hope to work somewhere past 73 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/out-of-main-jobs-by-age-53-most-older-koreans-hope-to-work-somewhere-past-73 [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Out of their main jobs by age 53, most older South Koreans hope to work somewhere past 73 | The Straits Times [14:20] TR News 'Highest tariffs since Great Depression': In 1930's, trade plummeted and global depression deepened https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-highest-tariffs-since-great-depression-in-1930-s-trade-plummeted-and-global-depression-deepened [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-highest-tariffs-since-great-depression-in-1930-s-trade-plummeted-and-global-depression-deepened ) [14:21] TR News Malaysias chicken bone influencers freed on police bail https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-chicken-bone-influencers-freed-on-police-bail [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias chicken bone influencers freed on police bail | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News Five killed in Chinas Xinjiang after cable on suspension bridge snaps https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/five-killed-in-chinas-xinjiang-after-cable-on-suspension-bridge-snaps [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Five killed in Chinas Xinjiang after cable on suspension bridge snaps | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacifics top political meet https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/solomon-islands-blocks-us-china-taiwan-from-pacifics-top-political-meet [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacifics top political meet | The Straits Times [14:24] TR News China the worlds biggest plastic producer https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-the-worlds-biggest-plastic-producer [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China the worlds biggest plastic producer | The Straits Times [14:24] TR News Taiwanese analysts sceptical about Chinas barges with legs https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwanese-analysts-sceptical-about-chinas-barges-with-legs/ [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Taiwanese analysts sceptical about Chinas barges with legs | The Strategist [14:25] TR News Twilios stock tanks on tepid earnings forecast https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/07/twilios-stock-tanks-tepid-earnings-forecast/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twilio's stock tanks on tepid earnings forecast - SiliconANGLE [14:27] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-b2n.ra8.a7lnth.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:27] *rianne (~rianne@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:28] *liberty_box (~liberty@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:28] TR News Scientists Finally Explain Why Your Skin Wrinkles As You Age https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-explain-why-your-skin-wrinkles-as-you-age [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-explain-why-your-skin-wrinkles-as-you-age ) [14:28] TR News "The 64-Degree Egg, And Other Delicious Variants" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/the-64-degree-egg-and-other-delicious-variants/ | Source: Hackaday [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 64-Degree Egg, And Other Delicious Variants | Hackaday [14:28] TR News "The Easy Way To Make A Nixie Tube Clock" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-easy-way-to-make-a-nixie-tube-clock/ | Source: Hackaday [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 One Hertz Challenge: The Easy Way To Make A Nixie Tube Clock | Hackaday [14:29] TR News Telegraph showed lack of care with headline: Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/telegraph-sex-crimes-foreigners-headline-ipso-ruling/ [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Telegraph 'lack of care' over headline about sex crimes by 'foreigners' - Press Gazette [14:31] TR News Alzheimer's May Start at The Brain's Borders, Scientists Discover https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-start-at-the-brains-borders-scientists-discover [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Alzheimer's May Start at The Brain's Borders, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert [14:31] TR News Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The World's Most Common Cancers https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-viral-cause-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-common-cancers [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The World's Most Common Cancers : ScienceAlert [14:31] TR News Just One High-Fat Meal Can Disrupt Blood Flow to Your Brain, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/just-one-high-fat-meal-can-disrupt-blood-flow-to-your-brain-study-finds [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Just One High-Fat Meal Can Disrupt Blood Flow to Your Brain, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [14:32] TR News An Astrophysicist Proposes We Send a Spacecraft to Visit a Black Hole https://www.sciencealert.com/an-astrophysicist-proposes-we-send-a-spacecraft-to-visit-a-black-hole [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Astrophysicist Proposes We Send a Spacecraft to Visit a Black Hole : ScienceAlert [14:32] TR News US immigration raids and a meeting with the president of Guatemala: Thursdays maanera recapped https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-us-immigration-raids-guatemala-president-mananera-recap/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Sheinbaum on US immigration raids: Thursday recap ● Aug 08 [15:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:46] TR News Animated Vector Graphics in Qt 6.10 https://www.qt.io/blog/animated-vector-graphics-in-qt-6.10 [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Animated Vector Graphics in Qt 6.10 [15:46] TR News Rust 1.89 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1032808/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rust 1.89 released [LWN.net] [15:47] TR News "Bringing 3D To The World Wide Web" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/07/vrml-and-the-dream-of-bringing-3d-to-the-world-wide-web/ | Source: Hackaday [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VRML And The Dream Of Bringing 3D To The World Wide Web | Hackaday [15:48] TR News Let Competition Be the Guide: Why the Government and CRTC Got It Right on Wholesale Fibre Broadband Access https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/08/let-competition-be-the-guide-why-the-government-and-crtc-got-it-right-on-wholesale-fibre-broadband-access/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Let Competition Be the Guide: Why the Government and CRTC Got It Right on Wholesale Fibre Broadband Access - Michael Geist [15:56] TR News South Africas Equity Laws, Reviled by Convicted Felon, May Complicate Tariff Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/africa/south-africa-tariffs-racial-equity-laws.html [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/africa/south-africa-tariffs-racial-equity-laws.html ) [15:56] TR News Special counsel withdraws from 2nd warrant execution attempt against South Koreas Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/special-counsel-withdraws-from-2nd-warrant-execution-attempt-against-south-koreas-yoon [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Special counsel withdraws from 2nd warrant execution attempt against South Koreas Yoon | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010287769/how-a-pro-palestinian-group-got-banned-in-britain.html [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain - The New York Times [15:57] TR News Singaporean tourist arrested in Pattaya for flying drone amid Thailands nationwide ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-tourist-arrested-in-pattaya-for-flying-drone-amid-thailands-nationwide-ban [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Singaporean tourist arrested in Pattaya for flying drone amid Thailands nationwide ban | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News Australias purchase of Japanese frigates signals a new era for Indo-Pacific security https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/australias-purchase-of-japanese-frigates-signals-a-new-era-for-indo-pacific-security [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australias purchase of Japanese frigates signals a new era for Indo-Pacific security | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News PM-nominee Ruginien says shell stick to Lithuanias military spending targets https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2636054/pm-nominee-ruginiene-says-she-ll-stick-to-lithuania-s-military-spending-targets [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | PM-nominee Ruginien says shell stick to Lithuanias military spending targets - LRT [15:59] TR News Group demands release of former Macao lawmaker after arrest under Chinese national security law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/group-demands-release-of-former-macao-lawmaker-after-arrest-under-chinese-national-security-law/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Arrest of former Macao lawmaker under national security law sparks international concern - JURIST - News ● Aug 08 [16:02] TR News 'Wildfires in south of France becoming more widespread, challenging to manage over past 10-15 years' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-wildfires-in-south-of-france-becoming-more-widespread-challenging-to-manage-over-past-10-15-years [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-wildfires-in-south-of-france-becoming-more-widespread-challenging-to-manage-over-past-10-15-years ) [16:03] TR News Relatives of hostages protest with Gaza flotilla ahead of Israeli security meeting https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-relatives-of-hostages-protest-with-gaza-flotilla-ahead-of-israeli-security-meeting [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-relatives-of-hostages-protest-with-gaza-flotilla-ahead-of-israeli-security-meeting ) [16:03] TR News Netanyahu says Israel wants to control but not govern Gaza as security cabinet convenes https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-netanyahu-israel-wants-control-but-not-govern-gaza-as-security-cabinet-convenes [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-netanyahu-israel-wants-control-but-not-govern-gaza-as-security-cabinet-convenes ) [16:03] TR News Armed banditry is becoming a crisis in Nigeria: why fixing the police is key https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/armed-banditry-is-becoming-a-crisis-in-nigeria-why-fixing-the-police-is-key/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | Armed banditry is becoming a crisis in Nigeria: why fixing the police is key - defenceWeb [16:04] TR News Transgender prisoners challenge prison authorities https://www.protectionweb.co.za/correctional-services/transgender-prisoners-challenge-prison-authorities/ [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.protectionweb.co.za | Transgender prisoners challenge prison authorities - ProtectionWeb [16:04] TR News Government commits to cracking down on water mafia https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/government-commits-to-cracking-down-on-water-mafia/ [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.protectionweb.co.za | Government commits to cracking down on water mafia - ProtectionWeb [16:05] TR News rewindtty terminal session recorder and replayer https://www.linuxlinks.com/rewindtty-terminal-session-recorder-replayer/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rewindtty - terminal session recorder and replayer - LinuxLinks [16:05] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Debuggers https://www.linuxlinks.com/debuggers/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Debuggers - LinuxLinks [16:06] TR News Remove builtin packages fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202508/remove-builtin-packages-fixed.html [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Remove builtin packages fixed [16:06] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Liftoff: Micro-Drones - 2025-08-06 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-08-06-edition/index.html [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Liftoff: Micro-Drones - 2025-08-06 Edition [16:07] TR News Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant https://linuxiac.com/bottles-project-receives-eu-backed-grant/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant [16:07] TR News Finland Tops Nextclouds First Digital Sovereignty Index https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Finland Tops Nextclouds First Digital Sovereignty Index [16:08] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1032861/ [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [16:10] TR News This is BAD. Cheating tips! "Are you trying to write content using Hey Hi (AI) but also want it to sound natural, like a human wrote it?" https://www.linuxlinks.com/smart-ways-pass-ai-detection-writing/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Smart Ways to Pass AI Detection When Writing With AI Help - LinuxLinks [16:10] TR News Stimulator keeps your computer awake https://www.linuxlinks.com/stimulator-keeps-computer-awake/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stimulator keeps your computer awake - LinuxLinks [16:11] TR News fanxiang S880 2TB NVMe SSD Review https://www.linuxlinks.com/fanxiang-s880-2tb-nvme-ssd-review/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fanxiang S880 2TB NVMe SSD Review - LinuxLinks [16:11] TR News playerctl MPRIS media player command-line controller https://www.linuxlinks.com/playerctl-mpris-media-player-command-line-controller/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-playerctl - MPRIS media player command-line controller - LinuxLinks [16:11] TR News vacuum OpenAPI and Swagger linter https://www.linuxlinks.com/vacuum-openapi-swagger-linter/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vacuum - OpenAPI and Swagger linter - LinuxLinks [16:13] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-08.gmi [16:14] TR News LoRa mesh networks using Meshcore software gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-07-local-mesh-meshcore.gmi [16:16] TR News "I'm enjoying the catch-up on everyone's writings here. My hobby time of late for the non-corpo web has been nil. Quite the state of limbo for the past few years actually..." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2680 [16:16] TR News SpellBinding: AELMPXU Wordo: CLONE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-08.gmi [16:17] TR News "- I miss the human touch on the Internet - I miss the non-commercial side of the Internet" gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/end-of-the-week-2025-08-08/ [16:18] TR News Network Name: Unix Utopia gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/08-07-2025-Marchintosh-2026-AppleTalk-Network-Idea.md [16:18] TR News [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-07.gmi [16:20] TR News "The last few weeks have gone by in a blur. While I have been relatively busy and achieved a few things, it hasn't been the type of restorative period I was hoping for. In some ways it has been quite unpleasant. I have spent some time today trying to understand what is wrong." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-08-08-preparing-to-tackle-anxiety.gmi [16:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:21] TR News "My wifes grandfather passed away near the start of this year, and while going through his things her family found an iMac that nobody knew the password to. Im sort of the go-to person in the family for problems like this, but it also seemed like a fun challenge so I figured Id take a crack at it." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2025-08-07-cracking-a-family-members-password.gmi [16:22] TR News "Lately I've found myself spending way too much time consuming internet junk. Not only most of the time I would rather be doing something else, but also I already been conditioned to go for my phone during down times to just "see something" but more often than not that "something" is some whatever random ragebait that spills out of of my phone and contaminates the rest of my day." gemini://benj.smol.pub/breaking-bad-habits [16:23] TR News "This confusion is not an engineering failureit is a symbolic collapse. When a stylized simulation of intelligence is mistaken for a living presence, the human-AI relation shifts from co-creation to compliance, from shared meaning to ritual pantomime." gemini://quietsystems.smol.pub/qsys-018-shards-and-artifacts [16:24] TR News "I think I've got a small AI overdose. At work our internal chat is full of posts from my supervisors made with ChatGPT. There's just too much noise and content. I'm thinking to integrate AI into the chat to create short summaries of those posts. And then we can train the AI some more using the AI generated summaries from AI generated content..." gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/ai-overdose-2025-08-05/ [16:25] TR News "I started studying law at the Open University. It's been pretty interesting! All this GDPR and digital rights stuff has got me intrigued and I felt like some formal education might be a good idea. I had already forgotten how fun it is to learn new stuff and challenge yourself! So far, I've only done one introductory course, but I think I will keep on going." gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/law-studies-2025-08-06/ [16:26] TR News "I have given up and am just making the bot source available via https. I wanted to host via SSH or somehow over gemini, but I havent found a simple way to do it." gemini://thatit.be/2025-08-04-20-17-28.gmi [16:27] TR News rianne@tenton:~$ uptime: 16:26:36 up 529 days; 1.5 years. [16:28] TR News "Welcome to my small nest on the web. This is some kind of a tribute to the smol web movements and a place for me to reflect on things that will need reflecting." gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/my-smol-web-nest-2025-08-01/ [16:28] TR News "A lovely play on words there, given that the word "geminal" derives from the Latin word "gemini", meaning twins. Today, I'm not only making my first gemlog on rawtext.club, I posted my first shlog (shell log) today also, but that was internal to rawtext." gemini://rawtext.club/~thelovebug/2025-07-30-inauguration.gmi [16:33] TR News iophk: shit sandwich -- again: "Democrats Have to Choose: Zohran Mamdani, or Donald Trump?" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/mamdani-trump-cuomo-call-democrats/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Democrats Have to Choose: Zohran Mamdani, or Donald Trump? [16:33] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 08/08/2025: Cracking a Family Member's Password and Overdose of Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2025_Cracking_a_Family_Member_s_Password_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Gemini_Links_08_08_2025_Cracking_a_Family_Member_s_Password_and.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 08/08/2025: Cracking a Family Member's Password and Overdose of Slop [16:35] TR News Join the LibreOffice Team as a Paid Developer focusing on UI with initial emphasis on macOS, preferably full-time, remote (m/f/d) https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/07/join-the-libreoffice-team-as-a-paid-developer-focusing-on-ui-with-initial-emphasis-on-macos-preferably-full-time-remote-m-f-d/ [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Join the LibreOffice Team as a Paid Developer focusing on UI with initial emphasis on macOS, preferably full-time, remote (m/f/d) - The Document Foundation Blog [16:35] TR News Pluralistic: Good ideas are popular (07 Aug 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/07/the-people-no-2/ [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Good ideas are popular (07 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [16:36] TR News Ubuntu Blog: Is GNU/Linux secure? https://ubuntu.com//blog/is-linux-secure [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is Linux secure? | Ubuntu [16:43] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin to Meet in Coming Days, Kremlin Aide Confirms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html ) [16:43] TR News For Putin, Convicted Felon Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit.html [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit.html ) [16:43] TR News "TrumpPutin meeting" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/donald-can-t-really-scare-moscow-with-anything-right-now | Source: Meduza [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Donald cant really scare Moscow with anything right now How Russias pro-war bloggers reacted to the planned TrumpPutin meeting Meduza [16:43] TR News China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/china-accuses-nvidia-of-putting-backdoors-into-their-chips.html [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips - Schneier on Security [16:44] TR News Kremlin Aide Says Convicted Felon, Putin To Meet In 'Coming Days' https://www.rferl.org/a/us-envoy-moscow-witkoff-deadline-putin-cease-fire/33495350.html [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Kremlin Aide Says Trump, Putin To Meet In 'Coming Days' [16:44] TR News Russia And Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Amid Talk Of Convicted Felon-Putin Meeting https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strikes-trump-putin-meeting/33496824.html [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia And Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Amid Talk Of Trump-Putin Meeting [16:44] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man-Putin meeting agreed for 'coming days', Kremlin says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-trump-putin-meeting-agreed-for-coming-days-kremlin-says [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-trump-putin-meeting-agreed-for-coming-days-kremlin-says ) [16:45] TR News Build trust in your CI/CD pipelines with OpenShift Pipelines https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/07/build-trust-your-cicd-pipelines-openshift-pipelines [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/07/build-trust-your-cicd-pipelines-openshift-pipelines ) [16:45] TR News Batch inference on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) with Ray Data, vLLM, and CodeFlare https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/07/batch-inference-openshift-ai-ray-data-vllm-and-codeflare [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/07/batch-inference-openshift-ai-ray-data-vllm-and-codeflare ) [16:48] TR News 'Plastic pollution really begins when we're making plastics and extracting oil, gas from the ground' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-plastic-pollution-really-begins-when-we-re-making-plastics-and-extracting-oil-gas-from-the-ground [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-plastic-pollution-really-begins-when-we-re-making-plastics-and-extracting-oil-gas-from-the-ground ) [16:49] TR News Ukraines expanding robot army can help address manpower shortages https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-expanding-robot-army-can-help-address-manpower-shortages/ [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Ukraine's expanding robot army can help address manpower shortages - Atlantic Council [16:49] TR News Lithuanian PM candidate Ruginien addresses past trips to Russia, family ties to Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2636072/lithuanian-pm-candidate-ruginiene-addresses-past-trips-to-russia-family-ties-to-ukraine [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian PM candidate Ruginien addresses past trips to Russia, family ties to Ukraine - LRT [16:50] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man could help solve a long-running conflict Friday. Its not Gaza or Ukraine. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0807/azerbaijan-armenia-us-peace [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump could help solve a long-running conflict. Not Gaza or Ukraine. - CSMonitor.com [16:50] TR News Ukraine seeks to revive Russian-blockaded ports near Black Sea https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0807/ukraine-shipping-ports-blocked [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Russian blockade on Ukraine Black Sea ports stymies regional economy - CSMonitor.com [16:51] TR News She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivor.html [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivor.html ) [16:51] TR News "Its becoming a humanitarian disaster" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/it-s-becoming-a-humanitarian-disaster | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Its becoming a humanitarian disaster Ukrainians stranded at Georgian border after deportation from Russia launch hunger strike Meduza [16:51] TR News "anti-Ukrainian ethnic slur" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russian-court-fines-woman-for-using-anti-ukrainian-ethnic-slur | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian court fines woman for using anti-Ukrainian ethnic slur Meduza [16:52] TR News Drone incursion in Lithuania revives questions about Baltic air defence https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/07.08.2025-drone-incursion-in-lithuania-revives-questions-about-baltic-air-defence.a609529/ [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Drone incursion in Lithuania revives questions about Baltic air defence / Article [16:52] TR News Russian Navy training ship Smolny back in Cape Town https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/russian-navy-training-ship-smolny-back-in-cape-town/ [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | Russian Navy training ship Smolny back in Cape Town - defenceWeb [16:52] TR News Russian business ties between Lithuanain citizen and FSB General LRT Investigation https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2635070/russian-business-ties-between-lithuanain-citizen-and-fsb-general-lrt-investigation [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russian business ties between Lithuanain citizen and FSB General LRT Investigation - LRT [16:53] TR News Russia and India talk up strategic partnership after Convicted Felon tariff hike https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-and-india-talk-up-strategic-partnership-after-trump-tariff-hike [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Russia and India talk up strategic partnership after Trump tariff hike | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News "U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly trying to share sensitive tank info with Russia" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/u-s-soldier-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-share-sensitive-tank-info-with-russia | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly trying to share sensitive tank info with Russia Meduza [16:53] TR News Bottles: Tool for Running backdoored Windows Apps on GNU/Linux Finds Funding https://fossforce.com/2025/08/bottles-app-for-running-linux-finds-funding/ [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Bottles: Tool for Running Windows Apps on Linux Finds Funding - FOSS Force [16:54] TR News Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/canada/measles-alberta-canada-vaccines.html [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/canada/measles-alberta-canada-vaccines.html ) [16:57] TR News "in the coming days" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/u-s-and-russia-agree-to-putin-trump-meeting-in-the-coming-days-kremlin-says | Source: Meduza [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | U.S. and Russia agree to hold PutinTrump meeting in the coming days, Kremlin says Meduza [16:57] TR News "losing access to routine medical tests" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-s-hiv-patients-are-losing-access-to-routine-medical-tests | Source: Meduza [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias HIV patients are losing access to routine medical tests Meduza [16:58] TR News "priority college access for military widows" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-proposes-priority-college-access-for-military-widows | Source: Meduza [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia proposes priority college access for military widows Meduza [16:58] TR News "white list" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-prepares-white-list-of-essential-services-to-keep-online-during-mobile-internet-blackouts | Source: Meduza [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia prepares white list of essential services to keep online during mobile Internet blackouts Meduza [16:59] TR News India Bought Russian Oil. Now Its a Trade-War Weapon. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/oil-india-russia-trump.html [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/oil-india-russia-trump.html ) [16:59] TR News "Pressure on them is working" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/pressure-on-them-is-working | Source: Meduza [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Pressure on them is working Trump and Putin are finally set to meet in person. Heres what we know. Meduza [16:59] TR News "reportedly ate a giant meat pie before meeting with Putin." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/behold-witkoff-s-breakfast | Source: Meduza [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Behold Witkoffs breakfast Trumps envoy reportedly ate a giant meat pie before meeting with Putin. Russian media couldnt get enough. Meduza ● Aug 08 [17:01] TR News "ceasefire" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/trump-s-offer-to-putin-includes-ceasefire-sanctions-relief-and-land-concessions-but-ukraine-could-still-join-nato-polish-media-reports | Source: Meduza [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Trumps offer to Putin includes ceasefire, sanctions relief, and land concessions, but Ukraine could still join NATO, Polish media reports Meduza [17:03] TR News Lets talk about cameras on the new Fairphone (Gen. 6) https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/08/07/lets-talk-fairphone-gen-6-cameras/ [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Let's talk about cameras on the new Fairphone (Gen. 6) - Fairphone [17:05] TR News Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/ [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise | ZDNET [17:06] TR News "Ive tried my fair share of Linux distributions over the years, some focused on minimalism, others packed with customization. But now and then, one catches my eye for its sheer commitment to looking like something else entirely." https://www.xda-developers.com/weekend-linux-distro-built-look-like-windows-11-much-closer/ [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I spent a weekend with this Linux distro built to look like Windows 11, and its much closer than I thought it would be [17:06] TR News "Do you want to try Arch Linux, but feel scared because of the recent malware incident? Are you a current Arch user wondering how to keep your system safe and secure? Well, I have been using the Linux distro for five years now, and heres my complete guide on staying safe on Arch Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-avoid-malware-on-arch-linux/ [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to Avoid AUR Malware on Arch Linux [17:07] TR News Fake 'crypto' barf www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shielded-technologies-joins-linux-foundation-decentralized-trust-as-premier-member-302523748.html [17:07] TR News "To master Linux and unlock your computer's full potential, here's a list of essential steps." https://www.zdnet.com/article/10-linux-features-you-should-be-using-to-get-the-best-performance-and-functionality/ [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 Linux features you should be using to get the best performance and functionality | ZDNET [17:09] TR News GNU/Linux PC acting up? Here's my first course of action (and why it fixes things most of the time) https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-pc-acting-up-heres-my-first-course-of-action-and-why-it-fixes-things-most-of-the-time/ [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux PC acting up? Here's my first course of action (and why it fixes things most of the time) | ZDNET [17:09] TR News openSUSE Leap 16.0 almost ready for full release https://www.techzine.eu/news/applications/133648/opensuse-leap-16-0-almost-ready-for-full-release/ [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techzine.eu | openSUSE Leap 16.0 almost ready for full release - Techzine Global [17:10] TR News "Great news for NVIDIA users on AlmaLinux OS." https://news.itsfoss.com/almalinux-native-nvidia-support/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | AlmaLinux 9 & 10 Now Support NVIDIA GPUs Natively Here's How to Set Them Up [17:10] TR News (NEW): Try Xfce on Wayland with openSUSE Leap 16.0 RC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/05/Try_Xfce_on_Wayland_with_openSUSE_Leap_16_0_RC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/05/Try_Xfce_on_Wayland_with_openSUSE_Leap_16_0_RC.gmi [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Try Xfce on Wayland with openSUSE Leap 16.0 RC [17:11] TR News "This release introduces plasma-login-manager as a replacement for the SDDM login manager, yet not enabled by default in this ISO." https://9to5linux.com/independent-distro-kaos-linux-2025-07-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-4-and-linux-6-15 [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.07 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.4 and Linux 6.15 - 9to5Linux [17:11] TR News Updating your Linux kernel sounds scary, but here's why it's no different from a Windows update https://www.xda-developers.com/updating-linux-kernel-sounds-scary-hy-no-different-windows-update/ [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Updating your Linux kernel sounds scary, but here's why it's no different from a Windows update [17:12] TR News "We recently contributed an article to LWN to describe how as of the v6.12 release, Linux now supports large block sizes (LBS)." https://semiconductor.samsung.com/news-events/tech-blog/dividing-and-conquering-linux-high-capacity-ssd-support-with-lbs-ep1/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-semiconductor.samsung.com | [Inside LBS 1] Dividing and conquering Linux High-Capacity SSD support with LBS | Samsung Semiconductor Global [17:12] TR News Cybersecurity News: Microsoft & Google lead zero day exploits, Plague malware maintains SSH access, panel to create US Cyber Force https://cisoseries.com/microsoft-google-lead-zero-day-exploits-plague-linux-malware-maintains-ssh-access-panel-to-create-us-cyber-force/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cisoseries.com/microsoft-google-lead-zero-day-exploits-plague-linux-malware-maintains-ssh-access-panel-to-create-us-cyber-force/ ) [17:13] TR News #BHUSA: Microsoft and Google Among Most Affected as Zero Day Exploits Jump 46% https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-google-zero-day-exploits/ [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.infosecurity-magazine.com | #BHUSA: Microsoft and Google Among Most Affected as Zero Day Exploits - Infosecurity Magazine [17:14] TR News "When you're choosing a Linux distribution, one thing to avoid is a distro that's not getting regular updates. Active maintenance and development is crucial for security and general reliability. That's why I'm highlighting a few distros that saw releases with significant changes and improvements last month." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-got-major-updates-in-july-2025/ [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 Linux Distros That Got Major Updates Last Month [17:15] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO Leftovers [17:20] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:22] TR News (NEW): Desktop/Laptop: GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share, Rescuing Machines With Hardware Faults, and Updating the Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_Desktop_Market_Share_Rescuing_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_Desktop_Market_Share_Rescuing_Machines.gmi [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop/Laptop: GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share, Rescuing Machines With Hardware Faults, and Updating the Kernel [17:24] TR News (NEW): Graphics: Animated Vector Graphics in Qt 6.10, LibInput and Lua Plugins https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Graphics_Animated_Vector_Graphics_in_Qt_6_10_LibInput_and_Lua_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Graphics_Animated_Vector_Graphics_in_Qt_6_10_LibInput_and_Lua_P.gmi [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Graphics: Animated Vector Graphics in Qt 6.10, LibInput and Lua Plugins [17:24] TR News (NEW): Latest From RedHat.com (Lots of "Hey Hi" Hype) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Latest_From_RedHat_com_Lots_of_Hey_Hi_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Latest_From_RedHat_com_Lots_of_Hey_Hi_Hype.gmi [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Latest From RedHat.com (Lots of "Hey Hi" Hype) [17:25] TR News Microsoft WHATABOUTISM: "All we need to do is to maneuver properly and not caught in this RTO thing. Very easy. All large corporations are implementing RTO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs ) [17:26] TR News "Agree. I am here to milk the MS cash cow. MS is here to milk me for the most amount of work they can get. I think I made out like a bandit these past 20 plus years. My bank is fat and happy. It's all gravy now until something happens, but hard to leave free money with barely any work." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k223gsef [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k223gsef ) [17:26] TR News "You should know be working at msft then. Leave and make room for someone else who's more deserving than someone like you. I sure hope AI will find you and fire you!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k223gsef [17:26] TR News Its a job and nothing more. Its a means in which to pay the bills. Its not a cult, its not a religion, its not a way of life. Its a job and nothing more. Be as loyal to the company as the company is to you. Oh, thats none you say, well there you go. Why give a two weeks notice when you leave? They dont give you a two weeks notice when they let you go." [17:29] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, SBCs, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_SBCs_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_SBCs_and_More.gmi [17:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, SBCs, and More [17:30] TR News "Ubuntu Replacing wget With wcurl" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/07/0255247 iophk: no reason given but has Canonical acquird m$ hangup over software Freedom and over patents specifically? topic related to http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Ubuntu Replacing wget With wcurl - SoylentNews [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ubuntu Becomes Microsoft GitHub, Based on Decision Made by British Army Officer [17:32] TR News (NEW): Debian-Based Distros: Gnoppix 25 and Trying Proxmox VE 9 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Debian_Based_Distros_Gnoppix_25_and_Trying_Proxmox_VE_9.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Debian_Based_Distros_Gnoppix_25_and_Trying_Proxmox_VE_9.gmi [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian-Based Distros: Gnoppix 25 and Trying Proxmox VE 9 [17:34] TR News (NEW): New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients and Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_and_Bottles_Proje.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_and_Bottles_Proje.gmi [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients and Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant [17:34] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:35] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.gmi [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web [17:36] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [17:37] TR News Techrights Links 08/08/2025: China King of Plastics and US Dictator Plans to Meet Russian Dictator https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Links_08_08_2025_China_King_of_Plastics_and_US_Dictator_Plans_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Links_08_08_2025_China_King_of_Plastics_and_US_Dictator_Plans_t.gmi [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 08/08/2025: China King of Plastics and US Dictator Plans to Meet Russian Dictator [17:51] TR News "This release also ships with the Mesa 25.0 graphics stack from the newer Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) release." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-is-now-available-for-download-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14 [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 - 9to5Linux [17:52] TR News "Your ebooks, your games, your movies. Nothing belongs to you if you rely on a third-party streaming/storage/service provider." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-32/ [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #25.32: AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More Linux Stuff ● Aug 08 [18:02] TR News New Arms Race Is Possible https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-06/with-only-one-nuclear-arms-pact-left-between-the-us-and-russia-a-new-arms-race-is-possible [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-06/with-only-one-nuclear-arms-pact-left-between-the-us-and-russia-a-new-arms-race-is-possible ) [18:14] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: LLM Sloppers in Google News, LinuxSecurity, and More https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Slopwatch_LLM_Sloppers_in_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Slopwatch_LLM_Sloppers_in_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_and_More.gmi [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: LLM Sloppers in Google News, LinuxSecurity, and More [18:18] TR News Hackers leak purported Aeroflot data as Russia denies breach https://therecord.media/hackers-leak-purported-aeroflot-data [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Hackers leak purported Aeroflot data as Russia denies breach | The Record from Recorded Future News [18:20] TR News Going Online in Russia Can Be Frustrating, Complicated and Even Dangerous https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-05/how-russia-reins-in-the-internet-by-blocking-websites-and-isolating-it-from-the-rest-of-the-world [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-05/how-russia-reins-in-the-internet-by-blocking-websites-and-isolating-it-from-the-rest-of-the-world ) [18:21] TR News Striking TikTok Workers https://jacobin.com/2025/08/berlin-tiktok-tech-ai-strike/ [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Berlins Striking TikTok Workers Stand Up to a Tech Giant [18:21] TR News Ads on TikTok https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/ads-on-tiktok-and-video-games-drive-15-year-surge-in-defence-force-enrolment-20250803-p5mjvz.html [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Ads on TikTok and online games drive 15-year surge in defence force enrolment [18:55] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:57] TR News (NEW): KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out to Improve Performance of All QtQuick-Based KDE Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/KDE_Frameworks_6_17_Is_Out_to_Improve_Performance_of_All_QtQuic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/KDE_Frameworks_6_17_Is_Out_to_Improve_Performance_of_All_QtQuic.gmi [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out to Improve Performance of All QtQuick-Based KDE Apps ● Aug 08 [20:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:26] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:30] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:31] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 08 [21:55] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:55] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:56] *208DIX0IB has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:56] *316B544NL has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Aug 08 [22:32] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 08 [03:02] *Now talking on #techpol ● Aug 08 [05:05] *schestowitz[TR2] has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:06] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [05:07] *Now talking on #techpol ● Aug 08 [06:04] TR News "The Emperors New Trade Deal - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-emperors-new-trade-deal [06:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Emperors New Trade Deal - Paul Krugman [06:04] TR News "L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it's time to pull out" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-07/l-a-never-needed-the-olympics-with-trump-wanting-in-its-time-to-pull-out [06:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it's time to pull out - Los Angeles Times [06:04] TR News "Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/repub/why-congressional-redistricting-is-blowing-up-across-the-us-this-summer/ [06:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/06/repub/why-congressional-redistricting-is-blowing-up-across-the-us-this-summer/ ) [06:05] TR News "Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world" https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/08/06/paul-newman-the-pacific-and-the-bomb-that-changed-the-world/ [06:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.navytimes.com | Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world [06:05] TR News "Gallup poll shows Epstein scandal had virtually no effect on Trump support among Republicans" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/gallup-poll-shows-epstein-scandal-had-virtually-no-effect-on-trump-support-among-republicans.html [06:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/gallup-poll-shows-epstein-scandal-had-virtually-no-effect-on-trump-support-among-republicans.html ) [06:08] TR News "Jan 6 [insurrecctionist] who urged police killings now holds senior DOJ position" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/jan-6-rioter-who-urged-police-killings-now-holds-senior-doj-position.html [06:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/07/jan-6-rioter-who-urged-police-killings-now-holds-senior-doj-position.html ) [06:19] TR News "Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on their enforcement" https://kyivindependent.com/best-way-to-ramp-up-western-sanctions-on-russia-is-to-double-down-on-their-enforcement/ [06:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on their enforcement [06:28] TR News "In the early morning hours of June 13, a commando team led by a young Iranian, S.T., settled into position on the outskirts of Tehran." https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-iran-war-mossad-iranian-recruits | Source: Pro Publica [06:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Iran From Within ProPublica [06:28] TR News "After earning a masters degree in finance at Pace University, he took jobs at an Israeli investment bank and then a brokerage firm" https://www.propublica.org/article/david-barnea-mossad | Source: Pro Publica [06:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Who Is David Barnea, the Director of the Mossad? ProPublica ● Aug 08 [07:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [07:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [07:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [07:50] TR News "The study warned of undue influence imposed on UK academic institutions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/report-reveals-chinese-influence-on-uk-schools-and-students/ | Source: JURIST [07:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Report reveals Chinese influence on UK schools and students - JURIST - News [07:51] TR News "India's oil purchases from Russia grew nearly 19-fold from 2021 to 2024, from 0.1 to 1.9 million barrels a day, while China's rose by 50% to 2.4 million barrels a day." https://www.dw.com/en/what-if-india-and-china-stop-buying-russian-oil/a-73520311 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-What if India and China stop buying Russian oil? DW 08/07/2025 [07:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 08 [13:30] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [13:30] TR News Cambodia, Thailand agree on Asean observers monitoring truce, but fundamental differences remain https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-thailand-agree-on-asean-observers-to-monitor-truce-but-fundamental-differences-remain [13:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Cambodia, Thailand agree on Asean observers monitoring truce, but fundamental differences remain | The Straits Times [13:32] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:44] TR News Mike Duggan banks on partisan fatigue in independent bid for Michigan governor https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/mike-duggan-banks-on-partisan-fatigue-in-independent-bid-for-michigan-governor/ [13:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bridgemi.com | Mike Duggan banks on partisan fatigue in independent bid for Michigan governor - Bridge Michigan ● Aug 08 [14:15] TR News Nearly 12,000 children under five face acute malnutrition in Gaza, WHO says https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-nearly-12-000-children-under-five-in-gaza-face-acute-malnutrition-who-reports [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-nearly-12-000-children-under-five-in-gaza-face-acute-malnutrition-who-reports ) [14:17] TR News South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting on Aug 18 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-us-to-conduct-major-joint-military-drills-starting-aug-18 [14:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting on Aug 18 | The Straits Times [14:17] TR News South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-special-prosecutor-seeks-detention-warrant-for-ex-first-lady [14:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady | The Straits Times [14:18] TR News North Korean rescued after swimming across border https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-rescued-after-swimming-across-border [14:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean rescued after swimming across border | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacifics top political meet https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/solomon-islands-blocks-us-china-taiwan-from-pacifics-top-political-meet [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacifics top political meet | The Straits Times [14:24] TR News Taiwanese analysts sceptical about Chinas barges with legs https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwanese-analysts-sceptical-about-chinas-barges-with-legs/ [14:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Taiwanese analysts sceptical about Chinas barges with legs | The Strategist [14:27] *rianne (~rianne@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techpol [14:28] *liberty_box (~liberty@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techpol [14:32] TR News US immigration raids and a meeting with the president of Guatemala: Thursdays maanera recapped https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-us-immigration-raids-guatemala-president-mananera-recap/ [14:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-mexiconewsdaily.com | Sheinbaum on US immigration raids: Thursday recap ● Aug 08 [15:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [15:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:56] TR News South Africas Equity Laws, Reviled by Convicted Felon, May Complicate Tariff Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/africa/south-africa-tariffs-racial-equity-laws.html [15:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/africa/south-africa-tariffs-racial-equity-laws.html ) [15:56] TR News Special counsel withdraws from 2nd warrant execution attempt against South Koreas Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/special-counsel-withdraws-from-2nd-warrant-execution-attempt-against-south-koreas-yoon [15:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Special counsel withdraws from 2nd warrant execution attempt against South Koreas Yoon | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010287769/how-a-pro-palestinian-group-got-banned-in-britain.html [15:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain - The New York Times [15:57] TR News Singaporean tourist arrested in Pattaya for flying drone amid Thailands nationwide ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-tourist-arrested-in-pattaya-for-flying-drone-amid-thailands-nationwide-ban [15:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Singaporean tourist arrested in Pattaya for flying drone amid Thailands nationwide ban | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News Australias purchase of Japanese frigates signals a new era for Indo-Pacific security https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/australias-purchase-of-japanese-frigates-signals-a-new-era-for-indo-pacific-security [15:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australias purchase of Japanese frigates signals a new era for Indo-Pacific security | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News PM-nominee Ruginien says shell stick to Lithuanias military spending targets https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2636054/pm-nominee-ruginiene-says-she-ll-stick-to-lithuania-s-military-spending-targets [15:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | PM-nominee Ruginien says shell stick to Lithuanias military spending targets - LRT [15:59] TR News Group demands release of former Macao lawmaker after arrest under Chinese national security law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/group-demands-release-of-former-macao-lawmaker-after-arrest-under-chinese-national-security-law/ [15:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Arrest of former Macao lawmaker under national security law sparks international concern - JURIST - News ● Aug 08 [16:03] TR News Relatives of hostages protest with Gaza flotilla ahead of Israeli security meeting https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-relatives-of-hostages-protest-with-gaza-flotilla-ahead-of-israeli-security-meeting [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-relatives-of-hostages-protest-with-gaza-flotilla-ahead-of-israeli-security-meeting ) [16:03] TR News Netanyahu says Israel wants to control but not govern Gaza as security cabinet convenes https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-netanyahu-israel-wants-control-but-not-govern-gaza-as-security-cabinet-convenes [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250807-netanyahu-israel-wants-control-but-not-govern-gaza-as-security-cabinet-convenes ) [16:03] TR News Armed banditry is becoming a crisis in Nigeria: why fixing the police is key https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/armed-banditry-is-becoming-a-crisis-in-nigeria-why-fixing-the-police-is-key/ [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Armed banditry is becoming a crisis in Nigeria: why fixing the police is key - defenceWeb [16:04] TR News Transgender prisoners challenge prison authorities https://www.protectionweb.co.za/correctional-services/transgender-prisoners-challenge-prison-authorities/ [16:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.protectionweb.co.za | Transgender prisoners challenge prison authorities - ProtectionWeb [16:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [16:43] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin to Meet in Coming Days, Kremlin Aide Confirms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html ) [16:43] TR News For Putin, Convicted Felon Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit.html [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit.html ) [16:43] TR News "TrumpPutin meeting" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/donald-can-t-really-scare-moscow-with-anything-right-now | Source: Meduza [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Donald cant really scare Moscow with anything right now How Russias pro-war bloggers reacted to the planned TrumpPutin meeting Meduza [16:44] TR News Kremlin Aide Says Convicted Felon, Putin To Meet In 'Coming Days' https://www.rferl.org/a/us-envoy-moscow-witkoff-deadline-putin-cease-fire/33495350.html [16:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Kremlin Aide Says Trump, Putin To Meet In 'Coming Days' [16:44] TR News Russia And Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Amid Talk Of Convicted Felon-Putin Meeting https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strikes-trump-putin-meeting/33496824.html [16:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russia And Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Amid Talk Of Trump-Putin Meeting [16:44] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man-Putin meeting agreed for 'coming days', Kremlin says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-trump-putin-meeting-agreed-for-coming-days-kremlin-says [16:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250807-trump-putin-meeting-agreed-for-coming-days-kremlin-says ) [16:49] TR News Ukraines expanding robot army can help address manpower shortages https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-expanding-robot-army-can-help-address-manpower-shortages/ [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Ukraine's expanding robot army can help address manpower shortages - Atlantic Council [16:49] TR News Lithuanian PM candidate Ruginien addresses past trips to Russia, family ties to Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2636072/lithuanian-pm-candidate-ruginiene-addresses-past-trips-to-russia-family-ties-to-ukraine [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian PM candidate Ruginien addresses past trips to Russia, family ties to Ukraine - LRT [16:50] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man could help solve a long-running conflict Friday. Its not Gaza or Ukraine. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0807/azerbaijan-armenia-us-peace [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump could help solve a long-running conflict. Not Gaza or Ukraine. - CSMonitor.com [16:50] TR News Ukraine seeks to revive Russian-blockaded ports near Black Sea https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0807/ukraine-shipping-ports-blocked [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Russian blockade on Ukraine Black Sea ports stymies regional economy - CSMonitor.com [16:51] TR News She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivor.html [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivor.html ) [16:51] TR News "Its becoming a humanitarian disaster" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/it-s-becoming-a-humanitarian-disaster | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Its becoming a humanitarian disaster Ukrainians stranded at Georgian border after deportation from Russia launch hunger strike Meduza [16:52] TR News Drone incursion in Lithuania revives questions about Baltic air defence https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/07.08.2025-drone-incursion-in-lithuania-revives-questions-about-baltic-air-defence.a609529/ [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Drone incursion in Lithuania revives questions about Baltic air defence / Article [16:52] TR News Russian Navy training ship Smolny back in Cape Town https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/russian-navy-training-ship-smolny-back-in-cape-town/ [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Russian Navy training ship Smolny back in Cape Town - defenceWeb [16:52] TR News Russian business ties between Lithuanain citizen and FSB General LRT Investigation https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2635070/russian-business-ties-between-lithuanain-citizen-and-fsb-general-lrt-investigation [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Russian business ties between Lithuanain citizen and FSB General LRT Investigation - LRT [16:53] TR News Russia and India talk up strategic partnership after Convicted Felon tariff hike https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-and-india-talk-up-strategic-partnership-after-trump-tariff-hike [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Russia and India talk up strategic partnership after Trump tariff hike | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News "U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly trying to share sensitive tank info with Russia" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/u-s-soldier-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-share-sensitive-tank-info-with-russia | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly trying to share sensitive tank info with Russia Meduza [16:57] TR News "in the coming days" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/u-s-and-russia-agree-to-putin-trump-meeting-in-the-coming-days-kremlin-says | Source: Meduza [16:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | U.S. and Russia agree to hold PutinTrump meeting in the coming days, Kremlin says Meduza [16:57] TR News "losing access to routine medical tests" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-s-hiv-patients-are-losing-access-to-routine-medical-tests | Source: Meduza [16:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russias HIV patients are losing access to routine medical tests Meduza [16:58] TR News "priority college access for military widows" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-proposes-priority-college-access-for-military-widows | Source: Meduza [16:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia proposes priority college access for military widows Meduza [16:59] TR News "Pressure on them is working" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/pressure-on-them-is-working | Source: Meduza [16:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Pressure on them is working Trump and Putin are finally set to meet in person. Heres what we know. Meduza [16:59] TR News "reportedly ate a giant meat pie before meeting with Putin." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/07/behold-witkoff-s-breakfast | Source: Meduza [16:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Behold Witkoffs breakfast Trumps envoy reportedly ate a giant meat pie before meeting with Putin. Russian media couldnt get enough. 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