●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, February 09, 2026 ●● ● Feb 09 [01:41] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 8th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_February_8th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_February_8th_2026.gmi [01:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 8th, 2026 ● Feb 09 [02:06] TR News Cheeto hates Nacho (NATO) [02:12] TR News Scapegoating: Keir Starmer miscalculated Morgan McSweeney resignation https://danielpocock.com/en/scapegoating-keir-starmer-miscalculated-morgan-mcsweeney-resignation/ [02:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Scapegoating: Keir Starmer miscalculated Morgan McSweeney resignation [02:18] TR News "I am told most LLMs get approx 40% of "what they know" from Reddit. SMH." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f [02:18] TR News "when will 'AI' figure out the US will never be able to pay down its debt and start labeling it a finacial fiasco" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f [02:28] TR News "Every time you say "AI", you make the whole world mumble and gaze at its shoes a little more." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/bollocks/ [02:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Freedom from ThE B0llOcKS [02:29] TR News "Stallman has a punk way of cutting through the epic miasma of bullshit generated by corporate American tech. You won't hear him mumble words like "AI" or "Cloud". He doesn't use those words because they are meaningless marketing terms designed to subtract clarity from conversation. It's hard not to respect, even admire those who refuse to adopt the language of the enemy." [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080226.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080226.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-080226.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-080226.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, February 08, 2026 [02:46] TR News Techrights "Low Performer" and "Underperformer" as Harmful Misnomers That Damage a Company's Reputation https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Low_Performer_and_Underperformer_as_Harmful_Misnomers_That_Dama.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Low_Performer_and_Underperformer_as_Harmful_Misnomers_That_Dama.gmi [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Low Performer" and "Underperformer" as Harmful Misnomers That Damage a Company's Reputation [02:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, February 08, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_February_08_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_February_08_2026.gmi [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, February 08, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-02-08.txt [02:51] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:51] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Feb 09 [03:14] TR News "Linux Mint keeps improving without telling you to use the terminal." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-mint-made-terminal-easier-to-ignore/ [03:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Linux Mint just made the terminal easier to ignore than ever [03:15] TR News "After years of testing, this distro caused the least disruption." https://www.makeuseof.com/one-linux-distro-i-recommend-to-every-windows-11-user/ [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This is the one Linux distro I recommend to every Windows 11 user [03:15] TR News "The bootable rescue environment I reach for when systems wont start." https://www.makeuseof.com/this-tiny-linux-usb-tool-can-save-almost-any-broken-pc/ [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This tiny Linux USB tool can save almost any broken PC [03:16] TR News "Sometimes, a GUI app isn't enough." https://www.makeuseof.com/terminal-commands-i-run-on-every-fresh-linux-install/ [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | 5 terminal commands I run on every fresh Linux install [03:16] TR News "I'm not here to make you feel old, but..." https://www.makeuseof.com/ancient-linux-distros-you-dont-remember-anymore/ [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Ancient Linux distros you don't remember anymore [03:17] TR News "Free tools, low power use, and zero noisethis setup actually holds up." https://www.makeuseof.com/installed-lightweight-linux-tools-mini-pc-turned-into-silent-home-server/ [03:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I installed these 6 lightweight Linux tools on a cheap mini PC and turned it into a silent home server [03:17] TR News "One plain-text system replaced my entire productivity stack." https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-god-mode-of-productivity-apps-linux-my-workflow-changed-forever/ [03:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I tried the god mode of productivity apps on Linux and my workflow changed forever [03:18] TR News "If you're comfortable being a little uncomfortable around your Linux system, I highly recommend micro breaking your OS." https://www.makeuseof.com/broke-my-linux-system-on-purpose-recovered-it-without-reinstalling/ [03:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I broke my Linux system on purpose and recovered it without reinstalling [03:19] TR News KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will fix the most annoying part of printing within the desktop environment https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-660-will-fix-the-most-annoying-part-of-printing-within-the-desktop-environment/ [03:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will fix the most annoying part of printing within the desktop environment [03:20] TR News 4 ways I use multiple Proxmox nodes without making a cluster https://www.xda-developers.com/use-multiple-proxmox-nodes-without-making-cluster/ [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 ways I use multiple Proxmox nodes without making a cluster [03:21] TR News "Don't worry, it already smashed its original funding goal." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-love-this-linux-handheld-computer-and-you-can-help-fund-it-right-now/ [03:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I love this Linux handheld computer, and you can help fund it right now [03:22] TR News "It's basically Linux running inside an app, with a desktop environment, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-phone-into-linux-desktop-free-app/ [03:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app [03:22] TR News "It also comes with a ton of fixes." https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-proton-100-4-update-introduces-a-wave-of-new-games-to-linux/ [03:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Valve's Proton 10.0-4 update introduces a new wave of games to Linux [03:24] TR News "It was a pretty big dealbreaker." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-cosmic-desktop-as-a-kde-plasma-fanboy-and-one-thing-stopped-me-switching/ [03:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I tried COSMIC Desktop as a KDE Plasma fanboy, and one thing stopped me from switching [03:24] TR News "Good for Good Old Games." https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/ [03:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client [03:25] TR News Minimalist Linux distros aren't as simple as they look https://www.xda-developers.com/minimalist-linux-distros-arent-as-simple-as-they-look/ [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Minimalist Linux distros aren't as simple as they look [03:26] TR News Arch Linux isn't as hard as everyone told me it'd be https://www.xda-developers.com/arch-linux-isnt-as-hard-as-everyone-told-me-itd-be/ [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Arch Linux isn't as hard as everyone told me it'd be [03:27] TR News 4 of the biggest reasons your switch from Windows to Linux failed https://www.xda-developers.com/the-biggest-reasons-your-switch-to-linux-failed/ [03:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 of the biggest reasons your switch from Windows to Linux failed [03:28] TR News TuxMate is like Ninite but for Linux, and it supports every major distro https://www.xda-developers.com/tuxmate-ninite-linux-supports-every-major-distro/ [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | TuxMate is like Ninite but for Linux, and it supports every major distro [03:29] TR News "The game streaming platform is on Ubuntu now." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gamers-finally-get-official-nvidia-geforce-now-support/ [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux gamers finally get official Nvidia GeForce Now support [03:29] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) [03:29] TR News "Astrology meets computer science." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-amazing-linux-cpu-scheduler-uses-the-power-of-the-stars-to-decide-which-processes-to-focus-on/ [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | This amazing Linux CPU scheduler uses the power of the stars to decide which processes to focus on [03:29] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:30] TR News NixOS is the best operating system I absolutely cannot recommend to anyone https://www.xda-developers.com/nixos-best-operating-system-cannot-recommend/ [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | NixOS is the best operating system I absolutely cannot recommend to anyone [03:33] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) [03:33] TR News (NEW): XDA (Valnet) on NixOS, Minimalist Distributions, Arch Linux, and Switching From Windows top GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/XDA_Valnet_on_NixOS_Minimalist_Distributions_Arch_Linux_and_Swi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/XDA_Valnet_on_NixOS_Minimalist_Distributions_Arch_Linux_and_Swi.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines XDA (Valnet) on NixOS, Minimalist Distributions, Arch Linux, and Switching From Windows top GNU/Linux [03:35] TR News The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore https://www.howtogeek.com/upgrade-argument-for-desktops-doesnt-stand-up-anymore/ [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore [03:35] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:35] TR News "There's a reason why Linux keeps getting more popular!" https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-can-do-on-linux-but-not-windows/ [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows [03:36] TR News "Learn the terminal in four steps: package installs, config edits, a minimal installation, and then small scripts. No memorizing required." https://www.howtogeek.com/learn-the-terminal-in-a-few-steps-no-memorizing-required/ [03:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I used to avoid the Linux terminal. Heres the path that fixed it [03:37] TR News They never published their RMS talk (which they had in fact recorded) https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UC0r6VVLgxKMpp-NGEEsE-MQ [03:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-inv.nadeko.net | Politecnico Open unix Labs - Invidious [03:38] TR News "Leave these Windows tendencies at the door. You're in Penguin land now." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-habits-that-will-backfire-in-linux/ [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 Windows habits that can wreck your Linux system [03:38] TR News "The truth behind Linux's security claims." https://www.howtogeek.com/no-linux-is-not-more-secure/ Windows does not even TRY to be secure. http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | No, Linux is not "more secure" than Windows [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Microsoft and the NSA [03:40] TR News Richard Stallman explains about hackers who program: "What they had in common was mainly love of excellence and programming." [03:43] TR News (NEW): Richard Stallman Exposes the AI Lie; He Calls It Pretend Intelligence https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Richard_Stallman_Exposes_the_AI_Lie_He_Calls_It_Pretend_Intelli.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Richard_Stallman_Exposes_the_AI_Lie_He_Calls_It_Pretend_Intelli.gmi [03:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Richard Stallman Exposes the AI Lie; He Calls It Pretend Intelligence [03:50] TR News Transmission 4.1 makes my favorite BitTorrent client even better https://www.howtogeek.com/transmission-41-makes-my-favorite-bittorrent-client-even-better/ [03:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Transmission 4.1 makes my favorite BitTorrent client even better [03:52] TR News (NEW): Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.gmi [03:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update [03:52] TR News "GParted Live 1.8.0 is ready to fix your ballooning partition problems." https://www.howtogeek.com/live-linux-distro-for-editing-disks-gparted-live-1-8-released/ [03:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The live Linux distro for editing disks just got a big update [03:53] TR News How to pipe and redirect like a pro in the Linux command line https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-pipe-and-redirect-like-a-pro-linux-command-line/ [03:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to pipe and redirect like a pro in the Linux command line [03:55] TR News 3 Bash error-handling patterns I use in every script https://www.howtogeek.com/bash-error-handling-patterns-i-use-in-every-script/ [03:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to use traps and error-handling options in Bash [03:57] TR News "One SSD has become my digital swiss army knife." https://www.howtogeek.com/external-ssd-changed-how-i-use-pc/ [03:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I carry Windows, Linux, and repair tools in my pocket: Here is how [03:58] TR News Most of my homelab problems trace back to these 3 early decisions https://www.howtogeek.com/most-of-my-homelab-problems-trace-back-to-these-early-decisions/ [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Most of my homelab problems trace back to these 3 early decisions [03:58] TR News "Effortlessly deploy 500+ tools to any Linux system with a single curl command. No root, no mess, no fuss." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-x-cmd-the-no-sudo-toolbox-that-installs-and-enhances-cli-tools-on-demand/ [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I found the ultimate "No Sudo" toolbox for Linux, and its a game-changer ● Feb 09 [04:01] TR News How to set up a perfect rescue USB that can save any PC https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-set-up-a-perfect-rescue-usb-that-can-save-any-pc/ [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to set up a perfect rescue USB that can save any PC [04:02] TR News "Not all Linux is built for laptops. From Ubuntus gesture support to Linux Mints efficiency, these are the best "laptop-first" choices" https://www.howtogeek.com/best-linux-distros-for-laptops/ [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Best Linux Distros for Laptops [04:03] TR News "No installs required: history search, redirection, job control, completions, and other built-in terminal features that exploit the power of Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/hidden-terminal-features-that-make-linux-feel-like-a-power-user-os/ [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 8 hidden terminal features that make Linux feel like a power-user OS [04:04] TR News MAME can now emulate Apple's first graphical computer https://www.howtogeek.com/mame-em/ [04:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | MAME can now emulate Apple's first graphical computer [04:05] TR News "Freedom isn't free." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-has-a-price-its-just-not-money/ [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux has a price, it's just not money [04:07] TR News "How much cooler does it get than fractals?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-this-week-january-30/ [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These are the 3 coolest Linux apps I found this week [04:08] TR News Ignore the advice to 'stop' partitioning: Why I still split my SSDs https://www.howtogeek.com/really-important-reasons-you-should-partition-your-ssds/ [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Ignore the advice to 'stop' partitioning: Why I still split my SSDs [04:10] TR News I invited hackers to attack my home server, and the results were a wake-up call https://www.howtogeek.com/made-honeypot-for-linux-server/ [04:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I invited hackers to attack my home server, and the results were a wake-up call [04:11] TR News "Fedoras defaults make it safer and easier to maintain. Heres why more distros should adopt them." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-features-i-wish-every-linux-distro-would-steal/ [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Fedora features that make other Linux distros feel outdated [04:37] TR News Techrights EPO Outrage and Maintaining the Pressure https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/EPO_Outrage_and_Maintaining_the_Pressure.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/EPO_Outrage_and_Maintaining_the_Pressure.gmi [04:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Outrage and Maintaining the Pressure [04:42] TR News "Switching to Linux shouldn't feel like learning a new language. I used Zorin OS and Mint to see which one actually delivers the Windows experience." https://www.howtogeek.com/zorin-os-vs-linux-mint-which-is-the-better-linux-distro-for-windows-users/ [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Zorin OS vs. Linux Mint: Which is the better Linux distro for Windows users? [04:43] TR News Proprietary and Microsoft, what else can one expect? https://www.howtogeek.com/visual-studio-code-is-eating-up-hundreds-of-gigabytes-on-linux/ [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Visual Studio Code is eating up hundreds of gigabytes on Linux [04:44] TR News "In an era of automated updates and "easy" installers, Slackware 15.0 is a jarring reminder of what Linux used to be." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-oldest-linux-distro-still-standing-and-im-shocked-people-still-use-it/ [04:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I tried the oldest Linux distro still standing, and it was a total reality check [04:46] TR News thesocietyofmedialawyers.org is not an org, it's a front group of the hired gun of Gulagboy and few others. 7 or about 10% of all members are from the same firm. It's a lying lobby. [04:47] TR News Also includes Mishcon de Reya LLP, which corrupt EPO officials hired to stalk, harass and threaten Techrights [04:48] TR News From 2025: http://techrights.org/i/2025/11/mishcon-upc.png [04:48] TR News "Love the speed of grep but hate the terminal syntax? Discover the Rust-based GUI tool that makes complex file searches as easy as point-and-click." Is Rust a selling point?? https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-gui-app-makes-grep-easy-even-if-you-forget-the-flags/ [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This Rust-powered tool makes Linux search effortless [04:49] TR News I finally figured out Vim's "hidden" file system, and it changed everything https://www.howtogeek.com/vim-buffers-finally-made-multi-file-editing-click-for-me/ [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | A guide to effortless multi-file editing in Vim with buffers [04:50] TR News "I got tired of accidentally breaking things." https://www.howtogeek.com/immutable-linux-can-stop-you-from-breaking-your-system/ [04:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How immutable Linux can stop you from breaking your system [04:53] TR News These 5 homelab mistakes almost ruined my self-hosting dreams https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-mistakes-almost-ruined-self-hosting-dreams/ [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 5 homelab mistakes almost ruined my self-hosting dreams [04:53] TR News "Don't try self-hosting on Windows" [04:54] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-09.gmi [04:55] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1561.jpg [04:56] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1911.jpg [04:57] TR News Dark hair gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/darkHaired [04:58] TR News "I wanted to build on Sandra's idea here a little bit and I have two load bearing metaphors for it, related to two of my favourite video games: No Man's Sky and Stardew Valley" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/exploration-myth.gmi [04:59] TR News "He loves walking around the town - there's so much interesting stuff to sniff (good and bad stuff...), and he likes having people around, and bumping into other dogs to say hello, and all the shops that leave bowls of water outside are a fabulous perk since he's eternally thirsty due to the prednisone." gemini://ieve.me/squall/14.gmi ● Feb 09 [05:00] TR News "I am not a fan of JavaScript or developing for the web in general. I've been pretty clear on this opinion before." gemini://sporiff.dev/2026/02/08/js-fun/ [05:01] TR News "Running your own Autonomous System on the public internet sounds like something reserved for ISPs and large enterprises. It's not. With sponsoring LIRs making AS numbers and IPv6 prefixes accessible to individuals, and FreeBSD providing the routing tools to make it work" gemini://gemini.hofstede.it/bgp_routing_asn_freebsd.gmi [05:03] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/02/2026: The Exploration Myth and Making JavaScript Fun https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Gemini_Links_09_02_2026_The_Exploration_Myth_and_Making_JavaScr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Gemini_Links_09_02_2026_The_Exploration_Myth_and_Making_JavaScr.gmi [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/02/2026: The Exploration Myth and Making JavaScript Fun [05:04] TR News The one tool that makes every homelab easier to manage https://www.howtogeek.com/the-one-tool-that-makes-every-homelab-easier-to-manage/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The one tool that makes every homelab easier to manage [05:04] TR News "All the Linux news from this past week you may have missed." https://www.howtogeek.com/calibres-big-update-the-new-raspberry-pi-os-alternative-and-more-proton-games-linux-news-roundup/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Calibre's big update, the new Raspberry Pi OS alternative, and more Proton games: Linux news roundup [05:05] TR News How to make your Linux laptop more secure in 7 steps https://www.howtogeek.com/make-your-linux-laptop-more-secure-in-7-steps/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to make your Linux laptop more secure in 7 steps [05:06] TR News GNU/Linux+ChromeOS at almost 7% in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe/#monthly-200902-202602 [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats [05:11] TR News "The Open Gaming Collective, among other projects, is building a single kernel optimized for gaming." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-gaming-linux-distros-are-teaming-up-to-fix-bigger-problems/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These gaming Linux distros are teaming up to fix bigger problems [Updated] [05:11] TR News "Why settle for a restrictive storage dashboard? I replaced my specialized NAS software with Ubuntu and its better at almost everything." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-replaced-my-nas-os-with-ubuntu-desktop-and-it-was-better-at-everything/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I ditched my NAS OS for Ubuntu Desktop, and Im never going back [05:12] TR News "I traded Ubuntu's flashy interface for Debians "No Nonsense" philosophy, and I'm not going back." https://www.howtogeek.com/hate-ubuntu-debian-might-be-the-linux-distro-you-actually-want/ [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Fed up with Ubuntu? Why Debian should be your daily driver [05:24] TR News "Linux is winning the productivity war. From seamless updates to a better way to install apps, here are the features I wish Microsoft would replicate." https://www.howtogeek.com/3-linux-features-that-make-everyday-pc-work-faster-than-windows/ [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Linux features that make my daily work faster than Windows 11 [05:26] TR News Why your favorite paid software wouldn't exist without open source https://www.howtogeek.com/your-favorite-paid-software-wouldnt-exist-without-open-source/ [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why your favorite paid software wouldn't exist without open source [05:27] TR News "I learned the hard way that your main computer shouldn't be a labhere is why boring is better for your daily driver." https://www.howtogeek.com/please-stop-screwing-with-your-daily-driver-linux-pc/ [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Stop treating your daily driver Linux PC like a science experiment [05:28] TR News Ubuntu itself is a problem https://www.howtogeek.com/turn-off-these-annoying-ubuntu-defaults-in-5-minutes/ [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Turn off these 3 annoying Ubuntu defaults in 5 minutes [05:29] TR News There is a LOT of "virtue-signalling" from the right, but we just don't label it that [05:30] TR News For instance, Gulagboy is pretending right about now to be a friend of the trans community. He's not leftist, he's an Irish bigot and Nem-isis, the spouse, publicly said: "Matthew Garrett is a rapist, kidnapper, and abuser" (source: https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/2014588565049770148) so he's just "virtue-signalling" [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE [05:31] TR News All this "virtue-signalling" thing isn't about wings [05:31] TR News "virtue-signalling" is a phony term meant to demonise people you don't agree with [05:38] TR News Will Yandex overtake Microsoft? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/europe/#monthly-200902-202602 [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Search Engine Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats [05:45] TR News (NEW): Valnet Articles Regarding Proxmox, Homelabs, and "Don't Try Self-hosting on Windows" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Valnet_Articles_Regarding_Proxmox_Homelabs_and_Don_t_Try_Self_h.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Valnet_Articles_Regarding_Proxmox_Homelabs_and_Don_t_Try_Self_h.gmi [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Valnet Articles Regarding Proxmox, Homelabs, and "Don't Try Self-hosting on Windows" [05:52] TR News (NEW): Proprietary Software Depends on Free Software and "TuxMate is Like Ninite but for Linux" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Proprietary_Software_Depends_on_Free_Software_and_TuxMate_is_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Proprietary_Software_Depends_on_Free_Software_and_TuxMate_is_Li.gmi [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proprietary Software Depends on Free Software and "TuxMate is Like Ninite but for Linux" [05:57] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/today_s_howtos.gmi [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos ● Feb 09 [06:05] TR News (NEW): Recent Valnet Articles About GNU/Linux and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Recent_Valnet_Articles_About_GNU_Linux_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Recent_Valnet_Articles_About_GNU_Linux_and_More.gmi [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Recent Valnet Articles About GNU/Linux and More ● Feb 09 [07:12] TR News (NEW): Tips: Sharing files on home network https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Tips_Sharing_files_on_home_network.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Tips_Sharing_files_on_home_network.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Tips: Sharing files on home network [07:17] TR News (NEW): Planet KDE: Beating an old, but not dead horse: what to do with the Oxygen and Air themes? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Planet_KDE_Beating_an_old_but_not_dead_horse_what_to_do_with_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Planet_KDE_Beating_an_old_but_not_dead_horse_what_to_do_with_th.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Planet KDE: Beating an old, but not dead horse: what to do with the Oxygen and Air themes? [07:20] TR News (NEW): Noid Linux Void-based minimalist Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Noid_Linux_Void_based_minimalist_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Noid_Linux_Void_based_minimalist_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Noid Linux Void-based minimalist Linux distribution [07:26] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:36] TR News "Mr Crow estimates that in 1982, aged 17, he would have been earning around 35 a week as a trainee civil servant." https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/people-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-get-a-ticket-the-rising-cost-and-stress-of-securing-gig-tickets-5492122 | Source: The Scotsman [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/people-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-get-a-ticket-the-rising-cost-and-stress-of-securing-gig-tickets-5492122 ) [07:36] TR News "From the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP): World of Scams: The Fraud Problem at the Heart of Online Advertising." https://blog.zgp.org/fix-liability-and-ad-libraries-anti-fraud-policy-ideas-from-canada/ | Source: Don Marti [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | fix liability and ad libraries: anti-fraud policy ideas from Canada [07:37] TR News [Old] "I was wondering is it possible to bypass first boot key enrollment through shim. Could there be some signed bootloader that allow you to do more than the authors expected?" https://habr.com/en/articles/446238/ | Source: Habr [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploiting signed bootloaders to circumvent UEFI Secure Boot / Habr [07:37] TR News "I do want to note a couple of things first, I consider a digital subscription to be one you pay for online." https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/keep-only-one-digital-subscription/ | Source: Gregory Hammond [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gregoryhammond.ca | If I had to keep only one digital subscription - Gregory Hammond [07:37] TR News "Everything beyond that will be blurred out, and theyll be prompted to Unlock lyrics with Premium" https://www.theverge.com/streaming/875511/youtube-music-lyrics-paywall | Source: The Verge [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall | The Verge ● Feb 09 [08:14] TR News Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part IV - They Would Even Attack RMS for Criticising Autocrats (Saying This is "Politics") https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_IV_They_Would_Even_Attack_RMS_for_Criticisi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_IV_They_Would_Even_Attack_RMS_for_Criticisi.gmi [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part IV - They Would Even Attack RMS for Criticising Autocrats (Saying This is "Politics") [08:27] TR News (NEW): I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/I_keep_tiny_Linux_distros_on_my_keychain_Here_are_5_reasons_you.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/I_keep_tiny_Linux_distros_on_my_keychain_Here_are_5_reasons_you.gmi [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too [08:29] TR News (NEW): 6 tips for using Linux without touching the command line https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/6_tips_for_using_Linux_without_touching_the_command_line.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/6_tips_for_using_Linux_without_touching_the_command_line.gmi [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 6 tips for using Linux without touching the command line [08:33] TR News "... which is an action that demonstrates how much the endowment cares about freedom;" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/06/0310232#1433059 [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | The World Factbook Shut Down Unceremonously - SoylentNews [08:33] TR News "The servers and bandwidth and backups cost ~$2.2 million USD a year to host Wikipedia (and hardware and bandwidth seems to be getting cheaper over the long term, while Wikipedia has about maximized its popularity) and not accounting for inflation" [08:33] TR News Who writes Wikipedia? PEOPLE WITH MONEY... by proxy! http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/07/nat-friedman-wikipedia-spam/ [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Nat Friedman Seems to Be Employing a PR Agency to Turn a Wikipedia Page About Him Into Hagiography and Hide His Strong Links to the Serial Strangler Alex Graveley [08:33] TR News lxo, see https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/05/133201#1433057 "The kernel, Linux contains proprietary software and is distributed alongside a massive collection of proprietary derivative works, therefore it is proprietary software." [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | GNU Hurd is "Almost There" With X86_64, SMP & ~75% of Debian Packages Building - SoylentNews [08:35] TR News "On-demand delivery services facilitated through online platforms have grown significantly in the past decade" https://phys.org/news/2026-02-seattle-minimum-pay-app-deliveries.html | Source: Omicron Limited [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-02-seattle-minimum-pay-app-deliveries.html ) [08:36] TR News "The labor movement isnt just the weakest its been in a century." https://jacobin.com/2026/02/union-density-crisis-labor-organizing/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Unions Are Going to Die Unless Something Big Changes Soon [08:36] TR News "Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans I am now receiving a scary amount of hate/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel" https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/sports/olympic-figure-skater-amber-glenn-social-media-break-trump-comments-threats/ | Source: The Wrap [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thewrap.com | Olympian Quits Social Media After Receiving 'Threats' for Anti-Trump Comments [08:36] TR News "Apparently, the Super Bowl is not American enough for MAGA." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/tpusas-halftime-show-is-an-all-american | Source: The Next Move [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | TPUSAs Halftime Show Is An All-American Tragedy [08:37] TR News "The statute has survived everything from the dot-com bubble to a Supreme Court challenge that struck down the surrounding text in the CDA." https://www.theverge.com/policy/875300/section-230-turns-30-social-media-addiction-cases-sunset | Source: The Verge [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Section 230 turns 30 as it faces its biggest tests yet | The Verge [08:37] TR News "Claire Lai said the sentence was heartbreakingly cruel given her 78-year-old fathers declining health, while her brother Sebastien Lai called the sentence draconian and devastating." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/jimmy-lai-sentencing-china-hong-kong-pro-democracy-businessman | Source: The Guardian UK [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences | Jimmy Lai | The Guardian [08:37] TR News "The rule of law has been completely shattered in Hong Kong" https://cpj.org/2026/02/jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-in-hong-kongs-biggest-media-trial/ | Source: CPJ [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kongs biggest media trial - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:38] TR News "The international community must step up its pressure to free Jimmy Lai if we want press freedom to be respected anywhere in the world." https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/effectively-a-death-sentence-no-mercy-for-hong-kong-media-tycoon-20260209-p5o0sh.html | Source: The Age AU [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Jimmy Lai sentence: No mercy for Hong Kong media tycoon [08:38] TR News "He faced judges hand-picked to preside over national security cases and was denied his first choice of lawyer." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction [08:38] TR News "Two of those years will overlap with Lai's existing prison term, meaning that he will serve an additional 18 years, the judges wrote. He has been in prison since 2020" https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-sentenced-to-20-years/a-75867715 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years [08:39] TR News So it is a life sentence if not death sentence. He is given not even hope. [08:39] TR News "His sentence is by far the harshest handed out under the national security law, surpassing the previous record of 10 years given to legal scholar Benny Tai in 2024." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/hong-kong-to-sentence-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-in-national-security-trial-507832600 | Source: RTL [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | National security crimes alleged: Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail - RTL Today [08:39] TR News "Such statements, particularly when viewed alongside numerous reports of widespread summonses and forced confessions, present a picture of a combined deterrence policy, in which judicial threats are coupled with economic and social tools." https://www.en-hrana.org/day-43-of-the-protests-pressure-and-threats-on-universities-and-political-activists/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.en-hrana.org | Day 43 of the Protests: Pressure and Threats on Universities and Political Activists - Hrana [08:40] TR News "News of the extended years of imprisonment comes after Mohammadi embarked on a hunger strike." https://www.dw.com/en/iranian-nobel-laureate-sentenced-to-over-7-more-years/a-75862455 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Iranian Nobel laureate sentenced to over 7 more years [08:40] TR News "Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein" https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-versus-trump-and-epstein/ [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.meditationsinanemergency.com | Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein [08:40] TR News Once you jump from 22 to 1678 files, doesn't it get difficult to still call it "from scratch"?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/07/0323222 [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support - SoylentNews [08:41] TR News "If MAGAt Political Culture Collapsed in the Woods and No Traditional Media Were There To See It..." https://emptywheel.net/if-magat-political-culture-collapsed-in-the-woods-and-no-traditional-media-were-there-to-see-it/ [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | If MAGAt Political Culture Collapsed in the Woods and No Traditional Media Were There To See It... - emptywheel [08:41] TR News "American Exceptionalism - by Michael W. Green" https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/american-exceptionalism [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yesigiveafig.com | American Exceptionalism - by Michael W. Green [08:41] TR News "Federal Reserve 101, Part II: The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Aftermath" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/federal-reserve-101-part-ii-the-global [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Federal Reserve 101, Part II: The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Aftermath [08:41] TR News "Trump Reacts To Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance With Outrage" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235513077/ [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Reacts To Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance With Outrage [08:42] TR News "To come to that conclusion, the new analysis compiled various reports from expert sources. One of them, conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, suggests that taxpayers could spend $3.6 trillion on the Golden Dome over the next 20 years, or $4.4 trillion adjusted for expected inflation." https://futurism.com/science-energy/golden-dome-tax-trump [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | There's Not Enough Money in the World for Trump's Golden Dome [08:42] TR News Just days after Nazi Cheeto said Putin had promised to stop this https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/07/russia-hits-ukraine-power-grid-with-massive-attack-operator-says-a91888 [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Russia Hits Ukraine Power Grid With Massive Attack, Operator Says - The Moscow Times [08:43] TR News No power/heat security, no water security, what sort of future is this? [08:44] TR News "Unit Activity Events" https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-members-pressured-to-see-melania-documentary-mrff-2026-2 | Source: Business Insider [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.businessinsider.com | US Military Members Were 'Pressured' to See 'Melania' Doc, MRFF Says - Business Insider [08:44] TR News "Its like injecting cancer into the body of the military unit." https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/military-pressured-to-see-melania-whistleblowers-warn/ | Source: The Daily Beast [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thedailybeast.com | Military Pressured to See Melania Against Their Will [08:44] TR News "Historians who study ancient Greece often have to work with fragments of text or just a few pottery shards." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/02/i-used-to-think-historians-in-future.html | Source: Computational Complexity [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: I used to think historians in the future will have too much to work with. I could be wrong [08:45] TR News "The European Parliament firmly rejects the visa ban imposed by the US authorities on former Commissioner Breton" https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260122IPR32567/ep-leaders-reject-the-visa-ban-imposed-on-former-commissioner-breton | Source: European Parliament [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.europarl.europa.eu | EP leaders reject the visa ban imposed on former Commissioner Breton | News | European Parliament [08:45] TR News "It was a shock. Its never nice to be singled out like that, especially hours before Christmas Eve, when all you want to do is wrap presents and peel vegetables" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-02-08/the-europeans-banned-from-the-us-for-fighting-misinformation-elon-musk-has-pushed-the-nuclear-button-he-doesnt-like-us.html | Source: El Pas [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | The Europeans banned from the US for fighting misinformation: Elon Musk has pushed the nuclear button. He doesnt like us | Technology | EL PAS English [08:46] TR News When does Cheeto force every household to receive a book by or about him? Already forcing people to watch propaganda 'film' made as a gift by Bezos to the wife, now imposing MAGA propaganda in sporting events (like Germany in the 1930s).... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hitler-speeches-ivana-poisoning-blood-b2466500.html [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Ivana claims Trump kept Hitler quotes by bed in resurfaced interview | The Independent [08:47] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:47] TR News In autocracy, revering the leader is obligatory [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:48] TR News "Its years late and many millions over budget, but at last the TTC Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown is open today!" https://scruss.com/blog/2026/02/08/crosstown-is-finally-open-and-i-am-%f0%9f%98%90/ | Source: Stewart C Russell [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scruss.com | Crosstown is finally open and I am We Saw a Chicken [08:48] TR News "Well, I don't mean to turn this into yet another discussion of the significant environmental hazard posed by leaking underground storage tanks" https://computer.rip/2026-02-08-forecourt-networking.html | Source: J B Crawford [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-computer.rip | forecourt networking [08:48] TR News "Dozens of victims come forward " https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2026-02-08/fbi-concluded-jeffrey-epstein-wasnt-running-a-sex-trafficking-ring-for-powerful-men-files-show | Source: US News And World Report http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/06/Does_Linux_Torvalds_Regret_Having_Dinners_With_Bill_Russian_Gir.shtml [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2026-02-08/fbi-concluded-jeffrey-epstein-wasnt-running-a-sex-trafficking-ring-for-powerful-men-files-show ) [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Does Linux Torvalds Regret Having Dinners With Bill 'Russian Girls' Gates? [08:50] TR News "Three years ago, when Ukrainians first began calling Russias winter bombing campaign a kholodomor (literally death by cold)" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/death-by-cold-russia-is-attempting-to-freeze-millions-of-ukrainian-civilians/ | Source: Atlantic Council [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Death by cold: Russia is attempting to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians - Atlantic Council [08:51] TR News "But multiple secretaries of state who received the document told us they viewed it as a threat, given recent events." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/trump-gabbard-election-investigations-states/685922/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The trust has been absolutely destroyed - The Atlantic [08:51] TR News "Theyre sobbing because theyre sickened by what has happened to America." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-cry-the-beloved-country | Source: Robert Reich [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country - Robert Reich [08:51] TR News "Now the revolution takes its step. And now the danger begins." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-11 | Source: Mike Brock [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 11 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [08:53] TR News "Airports warned that during peak travel times, delays could reach six hours" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2026/new-eu-biometric-system-creates-long-airport-waits | Source: Semafor Inc [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New EU biometric system creates long airport waits | Semafor [08:54] TR News "Most discussions of anonymization focus on buzzwords like k-anonymity and differential privacy" https://www.testingbranch.com/re_identification/ | Source: Miguel Batista [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.testingbranch.com | Re-Identification vs Anonymization Strength | Testing Branch [08:55] TR News "a threat of cybercriminals hijacking the behavior of these agents" https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Indian police commissioner wants ID cards for AI agents The Register [08:59] TR News "It is entirely accurate, yes, but it is so funny to me to summarize the arguments raised by critics in this breezy, balanced matter." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/canada-ai-strategy-summary/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Engagements on Canadas Next A.I. Strategy Pixel Envy ● Feb 09 [09:01] TR News So the man who committed crimes and then attacked the media for criticising him (Harris) chose the same lawyer as Gulagboy and is now openly promoted the far right in the UK. Seems so very fitting. [09:01] TR News And the lawyer who did this seems to be unemployed after the lawsuit (K.C.) [09:02] TR News At least based on Microsoft LinkedIn and official site. Did Gulagboy's lawyer become unemployed after the lawsuits against Techrights? [09:04] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:05] TR News To be fair, if you profit from men who strangle women, then you ought be unemployable. This lawyer literally came from the PR INDUSTRY. http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Special_Place_in_Hell_for_Women_Who_Help_Violent_Microsofters_F.shtml [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Special Place in Hell" for Women Who Help Violent Microsofters From Another Continent Attack Local Women Who Did Nothing Wrong, They Just Got Bullied and Deserve Sympathy or Compensation [09:06] TR News "As a benchmark, my screen time this week averaged around 2.5 hours per day on my phone and 1.5 hours per day on my tablet" https://kevquirk.com/step-aside-phone | Source: Kev Quirk [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Step Aside, Phone! - Kev Quirk [09:11] TR News "Welcome to a little series I'm starting, where I ask people working in the privacy field 7 questions about their work!" https://blog.avas.space/pp-messaging/ | Source: Ava [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | privacy professionals: working at a messaging/social media platform | ava's blog [09:11] TR News "No, what Im talking about here is all the businesses that are throwing their lot in with this scam." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/outsourcing-the-core-of-your-business-seems-like-a-bad-idea | Source: Pete Brown [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Outsourcing the core of your business seems like a bad idea. - Exploding Comma [09:11] TR News "I just think thats interesting." https://rubenerd.com/everything-eventually-becomes-email/ | Source: Ruben Schade [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Everything eventually sorta becomes mail [09:11] TR News "Ive only gone and done it again! I redesigned my website." https://dbushell.com/2026/02/09/big-design-and-bold-ideas/ | Source: David Bushell [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | Big Design, Bold Ideas David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [09:20] TR News All the women who attacked Rianne Schestowitz on behalf of Brat Wilson LLP [sic] quit the firm after the lawsuit [09:26] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:26] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:29] TR News Techrights Links 09/02/2026: Russia Intentionally Killing Civilians, Jimmy Lai Effectively Sentenced for Life for Publishing News https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Links_09_02_2026_Russia_Intentionally_Killing_Civilians_Jimmy_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Links_09_02_2026_Russia_Intentionally_Killing_Civilians_Jimmy_L.gmi [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/02/2026: Russia Intentionally Killing Civilians, Jimmy Lai Effectively Sentenced for Life for Publishing News [09:29] TR News "TLDR (but stay for the animations!): Lance is a successor to Iceberg / Delta Lake, more optimized for random reads" https://tontinton.com/posts/lance/ | Source: Tony Solomonik [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tontinton.com | Lance table format explained simply [09:30] TR News "When you think of Java modularity, chances are your first thoughts land on JPMS, or perhaps on Springs flexible configuration model." https://blog.frankel.ch/rediscovering-java-serviceloader/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.frankel.ch | Rediscovering Java ServiceLoader: Beyond Plugins and Into Capabilities [09:31] TR News "R has external pointers, and these make it feasible to instantiate the same object in Python." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02/08/#chronometre_initial_pair | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [09:32] TR News "A key compiler optimization is inlining: the compiler takes your function definition and it tries to substitute it at the call location." https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/08/the-cost-of-a-function-call/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/08/the-cost-of-a-function-call/ ) [09:33] TR News "Modern sandwich construction relies on a complex graph of transitive ingredients sourced from multiple registries (farms, distributors, markets)." https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/08/sandwich-bill-of-materials.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Sandwich Bill of Materials | Andrew Nesbitt [09:33] TR News "As I see more and more people generating code instead of writing it" https://localghost.dev/blog/stop-generating-start-thinking/ | Source: Sophie Koonin [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localghost.dev | Stop generating, start thinking - localghost [09:33] TR News "Stallman has a punk way of cutting through the epic miasma of bullshit generated by corporate American tech" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/bollocks/ | Source: The Cyber Show [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Freedom from ThE B0llOcKS [09:34] TR News "Yeah, I didn't take a break." https://kevquirk.com/ive-moved-to-pure-blog | Source: Kev Quirk [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | I've Moved to Pure Blog! - Kev Quirk [09:44] TR News "Ive been playing with security configurations this month, trying to optimize what I already had." https://marisabel.nl/public/blog/Updates_and_Bot_Wars | Source: Marisabel Munoz [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marisabel.nl | Konfetti Explorations [09:44] TR News [Old] "I am a mama bear. I dont allow anyone to disrupt my joy. This website is my safe haven, my playground, a reflection of myself." https://marisabel.nl/public/blog/RE:_The_Internet_Is_No_Longer_A_Safe_Haven_%7C_Brain_Baking | Source: Marisabel Munoz [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marisabel.nl | Konfetti Explorations [09:45] TR News "For me, vim is a combination of genuine improvements in vi's core editing behavior (cf)" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ViIsAProductOfItsTime | Source: University of Toronto [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [09:45] TR News "Heres a summary of what Ive got so far: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/childhood-melbourne-i486-progress/ | Source: Ruben Schade [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Childhood Melbourne i486 progress [09:46] TR News "The NetBSD project has announced the release of NetBSD 11.0 RC1." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12725 | Source: Distro Watch [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12725 ) [09:46] TR News "Today, I again mused about FreeBSD 15.0 and pkgbase." https://dan.langille.org/2026/02/08/upgrading-a-freebsd-14-3-host-to-freebsd-15-0/ | Source: Dan Langille [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Upgrading a FreeBSD 14.3 host to FreeBSD 15.0 Dan Langille's Other Diary [09:46] TR News "why NetBSD is unlikely to adopt Rust code" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260209 | Source: Distro Watch [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260209 ) [09:47] TR News "Picross puzzles, aka nonograms, can relatively easily have ambiguous solutions." https://eli.li/constraint-propagation-for-fun | Source: Eli Mellen [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eli.li | Oatmeal - Constraint propagation for fun [09:47] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:47] TR News "Running your own Autonomous System on the public internet sounds like something reserved for ISPs and large enterprises." https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-bgp-on-freebsd-with-frr-gre-tunnels-and-policy-routing/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | Running Your Own AS: BGP on FreeBSD with FRR, GRE Tunnels, and PolicyRouting | Larvitz Blog [09:47] TR News "I recently discovered a surprising path to accessing localhost URLs and services, where instead of connecting to 127.0.0.1" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdAndConnectToAny | Source: University of Toronto [09:48] TR News "The first thing I did was wipe the OS it shipped with and install TrueNAS. That part was also great." https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/ugreen4800plusquiet/ | Source: Tymscar [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.tymscar.com | How To Quiet A Ugreen 4800 Plus Without Sacrificing Drive Temps :: The Tymscar Blog ● Feb 09 [10:03] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | There's Not Enough Money in the World for Trump's Golden Dome [13:44] TR News New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-mosque-shooter-tells-court-mental-health-forced-him-to-plead-guilty [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty | The Straits Times [13:45] TR News 4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/us/california-mushrooms-deaths.html [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/us/california-mushrooms-deaths.html ) [13:45] TR News Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to six years in prison 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collaboration https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-malaysia-renew-pledges-to-boost-trade-collaboration [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration | The Straits Times [13:48] TR News More non-Chinese in Malaysia seeking traditional Chinese medicine treatments https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/more-non-chinese-in-malaysia-seeking-traditional-chinese-medicine-treatments [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Traditional Chinese Medicine wins over Malay patients | The Straits Times [13:49] TR News Heatwave in the northern Malaysia to last until April https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/heatwave-in-the-northern-malaysia-to-last-until-april [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Heatwave in northern Malaysia to last until April | The Straits Times [13:49] TR News Chinas Presence Looms Large in Japans Election https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-election-china.html [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-election-china.html ) [13:49] TR News Japans Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-takaichi-election-landslide.html [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-takaichi-election-landslide.html ) [13:50] TR News China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/china-overturns-death-sentence-for-canadian-in-drug-case/ [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case [13:50] TR News US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/us-accuses-china-of-secret-nuclear-explosive-tests/ [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests [13:51] TR News 93% Success Rate Shown in Experimental Sleep Apnea Procedure https://www.sciencealert.com/93-success-rate-shown-in-experimental-sleep-apnea-procedure [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-93% Success Rate Shown in Experimental Sleep Apnea Procedure : ScienceAlert [13:52] TR News Skipping Costco for backwards shopping may be the trick to slashing your grocery bill https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/lifestyle/skipping-costco-for-backwards-shopping-may-slash-your-grocery-bill/ [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Skipping Costco for 'backwards shopping' may slash your grocery bill [13:52] TR News Hidden Patterns of Body Fat Could Be Shrinking Your Brain, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-patterns-of-body-fat-could-be-shrinking-your-brain-study-finds [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hidden Patterns of Body Fat Could Be Shrinking Your Brain, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [13:52] TR News Your Genes May Influence Longevity More Than Ever Before. Here's Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/your-genes-may-influence-longevity-more-than-ever-before-heres-why [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Your Genes May Influence Longevity More Than Ever Before. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert [13:53] TR News Scientists Fired Lasers at Charles Darwin's Priceless Specimens. Here's Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-fired-lasers-at-charles-darwins-priceless-specimens-heres-why [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Fired Lasers at Charles Darwin's Priceless Specimens. 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9to5Linux [15:27] TR News Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is What's New - 9to5Linux [15:28] TR News ArchBANG 080226 is out https://distrowatch.com/archbang [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archbang ) [15:28] TR News Branchlet create and manage Git worktrees https://www.linuxlinks.com/branchlet-create-manage-git-worktrees/ [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Branchlet - create and manage Git worktrees - LinuxLinks [15:28] TR News ENux 5.0 is out https://distrowatch.com/enux [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/enux ) [15:28] TR News ObsidianOS 2026.02.08 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos ) [15:28] TR News 2025 Annual Report now available https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/08/2025-annual-report-now-available/ [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | 2025 Annual Report now available | APNIC Blog [15:29] TR News Welcome to APRICOT 2026 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/02/09/welcome-to-apricot-2026/ [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Welcome to APRICOT 2026 | APNIC Blog [15:29] TR News UN experts call for stronger torture prevention measures in Mexico https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/un-experts-call-for-stronger-torture-prevention-measures-in-mexico/ [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts call for stronger torture prevention measures in Mexico - JURIST - News [15:31] TR News (NEW): NetBSD 11.0 RC1 available! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/NetBSD_11_0_RC1_available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/NetBSD_11_0_RC1_available.gmi [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NetBSD 11.0 RC1 available! [15:34] TR News Circumstantial Complexity, LLMs and Large Scale Architecture https://www.datagubbe.se/aiarch/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Circumstantial Complexity, LLMs and Large Scale Architecture | datagubbe.se [15:34] TR News 86-type Smart Home control panel features a 3.5-inch display, physical buttons, Bluetooth SIG Mesh gateway https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/09/86-type-smart-home-control-panel-features-a-3-5-inch-display-physical-buttons-bluetooth-sig-mesh-gateway/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | 86-type Smart Home control panel features a 3.5-inch display, physical buttons, Bluetooth SIG Mesh gateway - CNX Software [15:35] TR News In the Age of Hey Hi (AI) Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel https://itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux-ideal/ [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | In the Age of AI Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel [15:38] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [15:43] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:45] TR News (NEW): A Move to Pure Blog https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/A_Move_to_Pure_Blog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/A_Move_to_Pure_Blog.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Move to Pure Blog [15:46] TR News (NEW): GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/GNU_Binutils_2_46_Adds_Support_for_AMD_Zen6_CPUs_SFrame_v3_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/GNU_Binutils_2_46_Adds_Support_for_AMD_Zen6_CPUs_SFrame_v3_and_.gmi [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More [15:49] TR News AppImages are just .exe files for Linux, and nobody explains it that simply https://www.xda-developers.com/appimages-are-just-exe-files-for-linux-and-nobody-explains-it-that-simply/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | AppImages are just .exe files for Linux, and nobody explains it that simply [15:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:50] TR News The Linux lsusb command has 5 secret uses you should know https://www.howtogeek.com/uses-for-the-lsusb-command-on-linux/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The Linux lsusb command has 5 secret uses you should know [15:51] TR News I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-tiny-linux-distros-are-worth-keeping-on-a-usb-stick/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too [15:51] TR News From Fallout to Retro: How to give your Linux bootloader a total makeover https://www.howtogeek.com/default-grub-looks-so-ugly-heres-how-to-give-it-a-makeover/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | From Fallout to Retro: How to give your Linux bootloader a total makeover [15:52] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:52] TR News 4 Emacs packages that replaced everyday apps for me https://www.howtogeek.com/emacs-packages-that-replace-everyday-apps-email-notes-to-dos-rss/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 Emacs packages that replaced everyday apps for me [15:55] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Applications: GRUB, lsusb, and Editors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/GNU_Linux_Applications_GRUB_lsusb_and_Editors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/GNU_Linux_Applications_GRUB_lsusb_and_Editors.gmi [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Applications: GRUB, lsusb, and Editors [15:55] TR News Almost like "DrKnife" https://securityaffairs.com/187716/malware/dknife-toolkit-abuses-routers-to-spy-and-deliver-malware-since-2019.html [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securityaffairs.com | DKnife toolkit abuses routers to spy and deliver malware since 2019 [15:56] TR News spam for slop https://itsfoss.com/qwen-code-sysadmin-tasks/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | I Ditched Claude Code and Now Using Open Source Qwen AI for Real Sysadmin Work [15:58] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:58] TR News (NEW): Hardware: Raspberry P and Oldies 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Software and Standards [16:10] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:13] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:14] TR News Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT The Register [16:16] TR News Techrights Links 09/02/2026: Mass Plagiarism and Pollution/FakeCoin Company Nvidia Contacted Annas Archives, Narges Mohammadi Gets Second Prison Sentence https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Links_09_02_2026_Mass_Plagiarism_and_Pollution_FakeCoin_Company.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Links_09_02_2026_Mass_Plagiarism_and_Pollution_FakeCoin_Company.gmi [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/02/2026: Mass Plagiarism and Pollution/FakeCoin Company Nvidia Contacted Annas Archives, Narges Mohammadi Gets Second Prison Sentence [16:17] TR News Raspberry Pi Zero 2w gemini://tecnico-ligero.mooo.com/gemlog/59--2026-02-09-Las-temperaturas-externas-han-durado-un-suspiro-en-la-raspi-zero---relfexion.gmi [16:18] TR News New Project: Great Salt Lake Ecological Observatory gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/26-02-09/ [16:18] TR News comics/015 - Departures gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/015.Departures.webp [16:19] TR News "For the last four years, Ive been developing Offpunk, a command-line Web, Gemini, and Gopher browser that allows you to work offline. And Ive just released version 3.0. It is probably not for everyone, but I use it every single day. I like it, and it seems Im not alone!" gemini://ploum.net/2026-02-09-offpunk3.gmi [16:21] TR News "I saw a post on YouTube on how to make crispy wings at home, I tried it - and it was a hit!" gemini://buffering.party/blog/2026/super-crispy-wings-at-home/ [16:21] TR News Math + CS = HPC Server finally up! gemini://sublime.jp.eu.org/blog/2026-02-08-server-finally-up.gmi [16:22] TR News Art: My watercolor analog-digital workflow gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/02-08-2026-My-Watercolor-Analog-Digital-Workflow.md [16:23] TR News "The number of dashes in the header can now be configured and defaults to 67 chars. I also added an author line (optional), made the date format configurable and added some links back to the phlog index and the root page of the gopher hole (optional)." gopher://envs.net:70/1/~dan/phlog/20260209-some-changes-to-the-burrow-tool/ [16:25] TR News The future of the DOE Site gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-02-09-nuke.txt [16:27] TR News [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-02-08.gmi [16:29] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/02/2026: Great Salt Lake Ecological Observatory and Offpunk 3.0 "A Community is Born" Release https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Gemini_Links_09_02_2026_Great_Salt_Lake_Ecological_Observatory_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/Gemini_Links_09_02_2026_Great_Salt_Lake_Ecological_Observatory_.gmi [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/02/2026: Great Salt Lake Ecological Observatory and Offpunk 3.0 "A Community is Born" Release [16:45] TR News (NEW): Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Why_OOXML_is_not_a_standard_format_for_office_documents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Why_OOXML_is_not_a_standard_format_for_office_documents.gmi [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents [16:53] TR News (NEW): Ghostty vs Kitty: Which Modern Terminal is the Best for Linux Users? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Ghostty_vs_Kitty_Which_Modern_Terminal_is_the_Best_for_Linux_Us.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Ghostty_vs_Kitty_Which_Modern_Terminal_is_the_Best_for_Linux_Us.gmi [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ghostty vs Kitty: Which Modern Terminal is the Best for Linux Users? [16:55] TR News (NEW): This Lesser-Known Nextcloud Alternative's Latest Release Makes it More Suitable for Small Businesses https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/This_Lesser_Known_Nextcloud_Alternative_s_Latest_Release_Makes_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/This_Lesser_Known_Nextcloud_Alternative_s_Latest_Release_Makes_.gmi [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Lesser-Known Nextcloud Alternative's Latest Release Makes it More Suitable for Small Businesses [16:57] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 25.12.2 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Kdenlive_25_12_2_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/Kdenlive_25_12_2_released.gmi [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.12.2 released ● Feb 09 [17:02] TR News (NEW): Milis Linux independent distribution 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Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part IV - Machos in Charge of the House (and System), Even If the Faces Are Female (Optics) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_IV_Machos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/09/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_IV_Machos.gmi [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part IV - Machos in Charge of the House (and System), Even If the Faces Are Female (Optics) ● Feb 09 [18:12] TR News "Expressing my disdain for IBM on this website!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgz0qa0f ) [18:23] TR News Techrights thelayoff.com Deletes On-Topic Discussions (Layoffs) While Leaving in Tact Pro-Corporate Trolling Made by LLMs (Slop) 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Traditional Media Were There To See It... - emptywheel [08:41] TR News "American Exceptionalism - by Michael W. Green" https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/american-exceptionalism [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.yesigiveafig.com | American Exceptionalism - by Michael W. Green [08:41] TR News "Trump Reacts To Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance With Outrage" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235513077/ [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Reacts To Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance With Outrage [08:42] TR News "To come to that conclusion, the new analysis compiled various reports from expert sources. One of them, conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, suggests that taxpayers could spend $3.6 trillion on the Golden Dome over the next 20 years, or $4.4 trillion adjusted for expected inflation." https://futurism.com/science-energy/golden-dome-tax-trump [08:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | There's Not Enough Money in the World for Trump's Golden Dome [08:50] TR News "Three years ago, when Ukrainians first began calling Russias winter bombing campaign a kholodomor (literally death by cold)" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/death-by-cold-russia-is-attempting-to-freeze-millions-of-ukrainian-civilians/ | Source: Atlantic Council [08:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Death by cold: Russia is attempting to freeze millions of Ukrainian civilians - Atlantic Council [08:51] TR News "But multiple secretaries of state who received the document told us they viewed it as a threat, given recent events." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/trump-gabbard-election-investigations-states/685922/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The trust has been absolutely destroyed - The Atlantic [08:51] TR News "Theyre sobbing because theyre sickened by what has happened to America." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-cry-the-beloved-country | Source: Robert Reich [08:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country - Robert Reich [08:51] TR News "Now the revolution takes its step. And now the danger begins." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-11 | Source: Mike Brock [08:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 11 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus ● Feb 09 [09:04] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol [09:26] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:26] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol [09:47] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Feb 09 [10:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [10:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [10:19] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [10:45] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 09 [11:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [11:33] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 09 [13:44] TR News Theres Not Enough Money in the World for Convicted Felons Golden Dome https://futurism.com/science-energy/golden-dome-tax-trump [13:44] TR News New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-mosque-shooter-tells-court-mental-health-forced-him-to-plead-guilty [13:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty | The Straits Times [13:49] TR News Chinas Presence Looms Large in Japans Election https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-election-china.html [13:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-election-china.html ) [13:49] TR News Japans Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-takaichi-election-landslide.html [13:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/asia/japan-takaichi-election-landslide.html ) [13:50] TR News China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/china-overturns-death-sentence-for-canadian-in-drug-case/ [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case [13:50] TR News US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/08/us-accuses-china-of-secret-nuclear-explosive-tests/ [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests [13:55] TR News SpaceX Gives $1 Million Prize to Literal Nazi Who Has Bragged About His Profound Racism https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/spacex-awards-prize-nazi [13:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | SpaceX Gives $1 Million Prize to Literal Nazi Who Has Bragged About His Profound Racism ● Feb 09 [14:15] TR News Thai security officials warn of renewed conflict with Cambodia, citing border military build-up 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Enrichment As US Navy Flotilla Sails In Arabian Sea https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-lincoln-carrier-witkoff-negotiations-nuclear/33672170.html [14:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Iran Insistent On Uranium Enrichment As US Navy Flotilla Sails In Arabian Sea [14:45] TR News Recent comments from (some) Americans https://rubenerd.com/recent-comments-from-some-americans/ [14:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Rubenerd: Recent comments from (some) Americans ● Feb 09 [15:15] TR News On the Brink of a New Arms Race https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/nuclear-arms-control-japan-election.html [15:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/world/nuclear-arms-control-japan-election.html ) [15:16] TR News Four Indian students injured in knife attack in Russia, embassy says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/four-indian-students-injured-in-knife-attack-in-russia-embassy-says [15:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Four Indian students injured in knife attack in Russia, embassy says | The Straits Times [15:16] TR News Indian refiners avoid Russian oil in push for US trade deal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-refiners-avoid-russian-oil-in-push-for-us-trade-deal [15:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Indian refiners avoid Russian oil in push for US trade deal | The Straits Times [15:16] TR News Russian Authorities Say Third Person Held Over Attack On Top Military Intelligence Officer https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gru-general-shooting-investigation/33672512.html [15:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Authorities Say Third Person Held Over Attack On Top Military Intelligence Officer [15:17] TR News Once Washington's Closest Caucasus Partner, Georgia To Watch Vance Visit From The Outside https://www.rferl.org/a/us-caucasus-georgia-vance-azerbaijan-armenia-relations/33672635.html [15:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Once Washington's Closest Caucasus Partner, Georgia To Watch Vance Visit From The Outside [15:17] TR News Russian 'Glide' Bombs Kill At Least 3 Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Amid Latest Barrage https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-bombs-dead-energy-winter/33672540.html [15:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian 'Glide' Bombs Kill At Least 3 Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Amid Latest Barrage [15:17] TR News Malaysia, India deepen trade ties as Anwar and Modimir vowto grow friendship rooted in trust https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-india-deepen-trade-ties-as-anwar-and-modi-vow-to-grow-friendship-rooted-in-trust [15:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia & India deepen trade ties, grow friendship | The Straits Times [15:17] TR News Quiet solidarity: how Lithuania practices hospitality opinion https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2830219/quiet-solidarity-how-lithuania-practices-hospitality-opinion [15:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Quiet solidarity: how Lithuania practices hospitality opinion - LRT 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