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[04:35] TR News Techrights Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Preserving_Comments_About_the_Real_IBM_Before_They_Get_Deleted.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/Preserving_Comments_About_the_Real_IBM_Before_They_Get_Deleted.gmi [04:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted [04:35] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_130_Out_of_200_Jealousy_Envy_Hubris.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_130_Out_of_200_Jealousy_Envy_Hubris.gmi [04:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris [04:35] TR News Techrights The Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look 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[04:36] TR News Techrights Extremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Extremism_in_the_Free_Software_World_is_Mostly_a_Myth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Extremism_in_the_Free_Software_World_is_Mostly_a_Myth.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Extremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth [04:36] TR News Techrights Fame is Not the Goal https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Fame_is_Not_the_Goal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Fame_is_Not_the_Goal.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fame is Not the Goal [04:36] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Cleaning, Old Computer, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Gemini_Links_07_07_2026_Cleaning_Old_Computer_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Gemini_Links_07_07_2026_Cleaning_Old_Computer_and_More.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Cleaning, Old Computer, and More [04:36] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge (OCC) and Hardware Tests https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Gemini_Links_07_07_2026_Old_Computer_Challenge_OCC_and_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Gemini_Links_07_07_2026_Old_Computer_Challenge_OCC_and_Hardware.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge (OCC) and Hardware Tests [04:36] TR News Techrights IBM's Fedora Plans to Integrate Slop Into "Fedora Workstation as a Default Feature." https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/IBM_s_Fedora_Plans_to_Integrate_Slop_Into_Fedora_Workstation_as.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/IBM_s_Fedora_Plans_to_Integrate_Slop_Into_Fedora_Workstation_as.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's Fedora Plans to Integrate Slop Into "Fedora Workstation as a Default Feature." [04:36] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 06, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_July_06_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_July_06_2026.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 06, 2026 [04:36] TR News Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Kernelized Secure Operating System (KSOS) and "Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Kernelized_Secure_Operating_System_KSOS_and_Ex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Kernelized_Secure_Operating_System_KSOS_and_Ex.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Kernelized Secure Operating System (KSOS) and "Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs" [04:36] TR News Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Le Monde Combats LLM Slop Plagiarism, "ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Le_Monde_Combats_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_ACLU_Laun.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Le_Monde_Combats_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_ACLU_Laun.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Le Monde Combats LLM Slop Plagiarism, "ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program" [04:36] TR News Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts Doom "id Software" and Turkey Detains Journalists https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Microsoft_Cuts_Doom_id_Software_and_Turkey_Det.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Links_07_07_2026_Microsoft_Cuts_Doom_id_Software_and_Turkey_Det.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts Doom "id Software" and Turkey Detains Journalists [04:36] TR News Techrights Mental Health in Free Software Communities https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Mental_Health_in_Free_Software_Communities.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Mental_Health_in_Free_Software_Communities.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Mental Health in Free Software Communities [04:36] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... 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