●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 09, 2025 ●● ● Dec 09 [00:10] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-27n.17a.ifb87q.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [00:10] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social [00:13] *fantom_ (~fantom@freenode-27n.17a.ifb87q.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [00:14] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [00:16] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:17] *FANTOM_ (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 09 [02:21] TR News self-hosting gemini://sl1200.dystopic.world/art/selfhosting.gmi [02:22] TR News Call by value but the value is two pointers gemini://idiomdrottning.org/cbv-push [02:23] TR News "I woke up a little earlier than usual this morning and realized that I could spare about 30 minutes or so for some stargazing. The moon was high and bright, so instead of stargazing I decided to focus on lunar observing." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251208-0.gmi [02:25] TR News "Zorin OS is raking in Windows users." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-distro-is-seeing-record-downloads-as-people-flee-windows/ [02:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This Linux distro is seeing record downloads as people flee Windows [02:26] TR News "Linux is no longer how you remember it to be." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-people-gave-up-on-linux-and-why-it-is-time-to-come-back/ [02:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 reasons people gave up on Linux (and why its time to come back) [02:26] TR News "Linux is not just for servers and hobbyistsit's also for working professionals." https://www.howtogeek.com/real-work-i-do-on-my-linux-pc/ [02:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 ways I use Linux for actual work [02:27] TR News How stats made programming click for me https://www.howtogeek.com/why-stats-is-my-programming-project-of-choice/ [02:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How stats made programming click for me [02:30] TR News "A new simplified word processor, spreadsheet tool, and presentation editor for you to try." https://www.howtogeek.com/libreoffice-based-collabora-online-arrives-on-linux-windows-and-mac/ [02:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | LibreOffice-based Collabora Office gets a reboot on Linux, Windows, and Mac [02:31] TR News "Installing Linux is only half the jobyou've got to set it up to accommodate your workflow as well." https://www.howtogeek.com/apps-you-should-install-on-day-one-of-installing-linux/ [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 Linux apps you should install on day one [02:31] TR News "Uncover why digital feng shui is truly a senseless pursuit." https://www.howtogeek.com/im-not-a-distro-hopper-and-heres-why-its-a-waste-of-time/ [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why distrohopping is truly a waste of time [02:31] TR News "Wayland is becoming the future of KDE." https://www.howtogeek.com/after-30-years-kde-says-goodbye-to-x11/ [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | After 30 years, KDE says goodbye to X11 [02:32] TR News "These are some updates to make things better." https://www.howtogeek.com/rocky-linux-101-release-brings-soft-reboots-and-new-toolchains/ [02:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Rocky Linux 10.1 release brings soft reboots and new toolchains [02:32] TR News "Its probably the best TUI Ive used, and it looks great too." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-linux-app-got-me-to-ditch-the-git-command/ [02:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This open-source Linux app got me to ditch the git command [02:33] TR News "Just when you thought you had all the Linux jargon down pat." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-terms-youre-probably-pronouncing-wrong/ [02:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | You're probably pronouncing Ubuntu wrongand these 7 other Linux terms [02:33] TR News "That is why I built my own NAS for a fraction of the cost using components from an old PC and some used pieces I bought on the internet for half off." https://www.howtogeek.com/turned-old-windows-pc-into-inexpensive-nas/ [02:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Don't throw away your old PCit makes a better NAS than anything you can buy [02:34] TR News Homelab projects to try this weekend (November 28 - 30) https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-28-30/ [02:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Homelab projects to try this weekend (November 28 - 30) [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-081225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-081225.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, December 08, 2025 [02:41] TR News Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 28 - 30) https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-28-30/ [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 28 - 30) [02:42] TR News "Canonical is retiring Totem and System Monitor for a modern look." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-is-replacing-some-legacy-tools-in-2604-lts/ [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Ubuntu is replacing some legacy tools in 26.04 LTS [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-081225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-081225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-081225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-081225.txt [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, December 08, 2025 [02:42] TR News "A hotfix completes a massive week for Proton Experimental." https://www.howtogeek.com/valve-proton-update-will-fix-regressions-for-many-broken-games/ [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Valve just fixed several broken games on Linux with a Proton Experimental update [02:43] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-081225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-081225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-081225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-081225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, December 08, 2025 [02:44] TR News "Give your distro-hopping a new tool" https://www.xda-developers.com/glim-ventoy-alternative-linux-enthusiasts-should-use-instead/ [02:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Glim is the Ventoy alternative Linux enthusiasts should use instead [02:44] TR News "You have to know where to cut back" https://www.xda-developers.com/made-old-laptop-feel-new-these-linux-tweaks/ [02:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I made my old laptop feel like new with these 6 Linux tweaks [02:45] TR News 7 shell aliases that save me more time than any GUI utility https://www.xda-developers.com/shell-aliases-save-more-time-than-any-gui-utility/ [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 7 shell aliases that save me more time than any GUI utility [02:45] TR News "This no-bloat life isn't for me." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-used-modern-day-250mb-linux-os-real-struggle/ [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I used a modern-day 250MB Linux OS, and it was a real struggle [02:46] TR News 4 of the strangest (yet extremely useful) Proxmox LXCs anyone can run https://www.xda-developers.com/strangest-yet-extremely-useful-proxmox-lxcs-anyone-can-run/ [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 of the strangest (yet extremely useful) Proxmox LXCs anyone can run [02:47] TR News "It won't be for a while." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-linux-desktop-environment-finally-canning-x11/ [02:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | My favorite Linux desktop environment is finally canning X11 for good, but don't panic just yet [02:48] TR News "Do you like scrobbling your music? Check this out." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-november-28/ [02:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (November 28 - 30) [02:48] TR News The Raspberry Pi 500+ channels the spirit of my first home computer, and I love it https://www.howtogeek.com/the-raspberry-pi-500-channels-the-spirit-of-my-first-home-computer-and-i-love-it/ [02:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The Raspberry Pi 500+ channels the spirit of my first home computer, and I love it [02:49] TR News Setting up a Raspberry Pi from scratch just got easier https://www.howtogeek.com/setting-up-a-raspberry-pi-from-scratch-just-got-easier/ [02:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Setting up a Raspberry Pi from scratch just got easier [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-08.txt [02:50] TR News enjoy every day" https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-projects-that-secretly-power-your-favorite-apps/ [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 open-source projects that secretly power your favorite apps [02:51] TR News "You've heard that the world's infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology..." [02:51] TR News "You don't need to set up Linux manually every time." https://www.howtogeek.com/turnkey-distros-set-up-linux-for-you/ [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Don't set up Linux from scratch, these Turnkey distros do it for you [02:52] TR News "Learn about the ISO files I prefer to always keep on my cherished Ventoy drive." https://www.xda-developers.com/operating-systems-to-keep-on-a-ventoy-usb-drive/ [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I keep these operating systems on a Ventoy USB drive [02:52] TR News "I grew weary of Xfce's menu bar's constraints, and this lightweight, customizable drop-in proved the perfect answer to that frustration." https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-linux-xfce-menu-never-looked-back/ [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I replaced my Linux Xfce menu with this and never looked back [02:53] TR News "You won't get far without these commands when it comes to networking with Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/5-linux-networking-commands-everyone-should-know/ [02:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 5 Linux networking commands everyone should know [02:54] TR News "No more messing around with drivers." https://www.xda-developers.com/endeavouross-latest-update-makes-nvidia-gaming-linux-easier-set-up/ [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | EndeavourOSs latest update makes Nvidia gaming on Linux much easier to set up [02:54] TR News "That's a lot of downloading." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-gaming-linux-os-just-shifted-1000000-gb-of-iso-downloads-in-a-single-month/ [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | One of the best gaming Linux OSes just shifted 1,000,000 GB of ISOs in a single month [02:55] TR News "Go on, give it a go." https://www.xda-developers.com/installing-arch-linux-just-got-a-whole-lot-less-intimidating/ [02:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Installing Arch Linux just got a whole lot less intimidating [02:55] TR News Linux achieves the highest user count it has ever reached on Steam again https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-achieves-highest-user-count-steam-again/ [02:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux achieves the highest user count it has ever reached on Steam again [02:56] TR News Here's why Zorin OS 18 is a solid pick for Windows escapees https://www.xda-developers.com/heres-why-zorin-os-18-perfect-for-windows-escapees/ [02:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Here's why Zorin OS 18 is a solid pick for Windows escapees [02:57] TR News "Sometimes you just need your apps from the get-go." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-i-always-run-at-startup-and-why-theyre-worth-it/ [02:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 6 Linux apps I always run at startup (and why theyre worth it) [02:57] TR News "Is it for real this time?" https://www.howtogeek.com/why-everyone-suddenly-cares-about-linux-gamingand-its-not-just-the-steam-deck/ [02:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why everyone suddenly cares about Linux gamingand it's not just the Steam Deck [02:58] TR News "What is the price of freedom?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-dont-use-linux-for-free-anymore-and-you-shouldnt-eitherheres-why/ [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I don't use Linux for free anymore, and you shouldn't eitherhere's why [02:58] TR News "Proxmox makes self-hosting less risky and more approachable." https://www.howtogeek.com/only-linux-distro-recommend-elf-hosting/ [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This is the only Linux distro I recommend for self-hosting [02:59] TR News "The developers released a security advisory stating these releases are not safe on public networks." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-versions-of-kde-connect-are-vulnerable-to-exploit/ [02:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These versions of KDE Connect are vulnerable to exploit ● Dec 09 [03:00] TR News Ive used this Neovim setup for over a year, and its perfect for programmers https://www.howtogeek.com/ive-been-rocking-this-neovim-distro-for-ages-and-programmers-will-love-it/ [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | An introduction to LazyVim, a fantastic Neovim distro [03:00] TR News Be careful when using privileged LXCs on Proxmox https://www.xda-developers.com/be-careful-when-using-privileged-lxcs-on-proxmox/ [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Be careful when using privileged LXCs on Proxmox [03:01] TR News These command-line tools replaced my entire GUI monitoring setup https://www.xda-developers.com/command-line-tools-replaced-gui-monitoring-setup/ [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | These command-line tools replaced my entire GUI monitoring setup [03:02] TR News My favorite Proxmox cluster management tool just hit v1.0, and I'm excited https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-proxmox-cluster-management-tool-just-hit-v10-and-im-excited/ [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | My favorite Proxmox cluster management tool just hit v1.0, and I'm excited [03:04] TR News Forget Zorin, this is the Linux distro I'm using to replace Windows https://www.xda-developers.com/forget-zorin-this-what-im-using-windows-replacement/ [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Forget Zorin, this is the Linux distro I'm using to replace Windows [03:05] TR News (NEW): Replacing Windows With Zorin OS and AnduinOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Replacing_Windows_With_Zorin_OS_and_AnduinOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Replacing_Windows_With_Zorin_OS_and_AnduinOS.gmi [03:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Replacing Windows With Zorin OS and AnduinOS [03:06] TR News "Linux 6.18 prepares for long-term duty with Apple M2 and Intel upgrades." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-kernel-618-has-arrived-heres-whats-new/ [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux kernel 6.18 has arrived: Here's what's new [03:06] TR News 500 [03:06] TR News 5 things you should know before buying the Raspberry Pi 500+ https://www.howtogeek.com/things-you-should-know-before-buying-the-raspberry-pi-500/ [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 things you should know before buying the Raspberry Pi 500+ [03:09] TR News (NEW): Recent HowTo Geek Articles on Raspberry Pi https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Recent_HowTo_Geek_Articles_on_Raspberry_Pi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Recent_HowTo_Geek_Articles_on_Raspberry_Pi.gmi [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Recent HowTo Geek Articles on Raspberry Pi [03:10] TR News "Install them only if you hate yourself." https://www.makeuseof.com/avoid-these-4-linux-distros/ [03:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | These 4 Linux distros are a bad idea avoid them at all costs [03:10] TR News You dont need to wait for the Steam Machine you can build your own today https://www.makeuseof.com/you-dont-need-to-wait-for-steam-machine-build-your-own-today/ [03:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | You dont need to wait for the Steam Machine you can build your own today [03:12] TR News "But it's the extension ecosystem that really makes me choose Neovim over something ultra-minimal like Vim or Nano. You can go through the plugin directory and find pretty much anything you can think of, like themes, UI tweaks, LSP clients" https://www.makeuseof.com/my-terminal-feels-like-a-full-ide-after-these-changes/ [03:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | My terminal feels like a full IDE after these changes [03:12] TR News "Sometimes, the old ways are better." https://www.makeuseof.com/hidden-linux-commands-that-are-ridiculously-useful/ [03:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | These 4 hidden Linux commands are ridiculously useful once you learn them [03:13] TR News This Linux file manager is so good it ruined File Explorer for me https://www.makeuseof.com/this-linux-file-manager-is-so-good-it-ruined-file-explorer-for-me/ [03:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This Linux file manager is so good it ruined File Explorer for me [03:15] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Software and How It's Better Than What's on Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/GNU_Linux_Software_and_How_It_s_Better_Than_What_s_on_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/GNU_Linux_Software_and_How_It_s_Better_Than_What_s_on_Windows.gmi [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Software and How It's Better Than What's on Windows [03:16] TR News "I should probably stop distro-hopping now." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-distros-i-trust-on-my-main-pc/ [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | After testing over 20 Linux distros, these are the ones I trust on my main PC [03:17] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Phone, GNU/Linux Growing on Steam, and Making a "Steam Machine" With GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Games_Steam_Phone_GNU_Linux_Growing_on_Steam_and_Making_a_Steam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Games_Steam_Phone_GNU_Linux_Growing_on_Steam_and_Making_a_Steam.gmi [03:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Phone, GNU/Linux Growing on Steam, and Making a "Steam Machine" With GNU/Linux [03:19] TR News (NEW): New Release of Proxmox and How It's Used With LXCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/New_Release_of_Proxmox_and_How_It_s_Used_With_LXCs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/New_Release_of_Proxmox_and_How_It_s_Used_With_LXCs.gmi [03:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Release of Proxmox and How It's Used With LXCs [03:19] TR News (NEW): Programming With Statistical Task and Neovim https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Programming_With_Statistical_Task_and_Neovim.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Programming_With_Statistical_Task_and_Neovim.gmi [03:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming With Statistical Task and Neovim [03:31] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [03:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [03:31] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, December 08, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_December_08_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_December_08_2025.gmi [03:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, December 08, 2025 [03:32] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:33] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:39] TR News IBM drops $11B on Confluent to feed next-gen AI ambitions https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/ibm_drops_11b_on_confluent/ [03:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | IBM drops $11B on Confluent to feed next-gen AI ambitions The Register [03:55] TR News Techrights IBM's Total Debt is About to Hit Almost 80 Billion Dollars, the Company Can Only Raise $14.8 Billion Within 3 Months https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/IBM_s_Total_Debt_is_About_to_Hit_Almost_80_Billion_Dollars_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/IBM_s_Total_Debt_is_About_to_Hit_Almost_80_Billion_Dollars_the_.gmi [03:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's Total Debt is About to Hit Almost 80 Billion Dollars, the Company Can Only Raise $14.8 Billion Within 3 Months [03:58] TR News SUEPO: "Thank you to all members who participated in the ballot. Your engagement and feedback are greatly appreciated. The results will be reviewed by the committee, and we will inform you as soon as the outcome is available." ● Dec 09 [04:02] TR News "We hope to provide an updated version of the picture gallery next week which will include E-mail addresses to allow readers to contact the representatives directly to express their concerns about the management of the European Patent Office." [04:05] TR News "Since we last wrote we have made progress and expect to be able to complete the list of E-mail addresses for the Administrative Council members later this week." [04:09] TR News "We hope to be able to forward the updated photo-gallery with E-mail addresses later this week." [04:20] TR News Techrights Tomorrow the EPO Administrative Council is Meeting to Discuss the EPO, Contact Your National Representative Today https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Tomorrow_the_EPO_Administrative_Council_is_Meeting_to_Discuss_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Tomorrow_the_EPO_Administrative_Council_is_Meeting_to_Discuss_t.gmi [04:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Tomorrow the EPO Administrative Council is Meeting to Discuss the EPO, Contact Your National Representative Today [04:41] TR News Techrights BetaNews Still a Dodgy Site, It Seems to be Partly Run by Chatbots https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/BetaNews_Still_a_Dodgy_Site_It_Seems_to_be_Partly_Run_by_Chatbo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/BetaNews_Still_a_Dodgy_Site_It_Seems_to_be_Partly_Run_by_Chatbo.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights BetaNews Still a Dodgy Site, It Seems to be Partly Run by Chatbots [04:43] TR News Torvalds blames Windows crashes on muppet-grade hardware https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardware/62173-torvalds-blames-windows-crashes-on-muppet-grade-hardware http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/05/Windows_Blue_Screen_of_Death_is_a_Windows_Issue_Not_a_Hardware_.shtml [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fudzilla.com | Torvalds blames Windows crashes on muppet-grade hardware [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Windows' Blue Screen of Death is a Windows Issue, Not a Hardware Issue [04:45] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds and Another Linus (Sebastian) Build GNU/Linux PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/02/Linus_Torvalds_and_Another_Linus_Sebastian_Build_GNU_Linux_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/02/Linus_Torvalds_and_Another_Linus_Sebastian_Build_GNU_Linux_PC.gmi [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linus Torvalds and Another Linus (Sebastian) Build GNU/Linux PC ● Dec 09 [05:11] TR News Techrights Slopwatch May be Doomed https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Slopwatch_May_be_Doomed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Slopwatch_May_be_Doomed.gmi [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch May be Doomed [05:27] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-09.gmi [05:37] TR News (NEW): Gemini Protocol Grew a Lot in 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Gemini_Protocol_Grew_a_Lot_in_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Gemini_Protocol_Grew_a_Lot_in_2025.gmi [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Gemini Protocol Grew a Lot in 2025 ● Dec 09 [06:27] TR News Techrights The Year of the New Dark Age https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/The_Year_of_the_New_Dark_Age.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/The_Year_of_the_New_Dark_Age.gmi [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Year of the New Dark Age [06:32] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [06:42] TR News (NEW): Snap vs. Flatpak: #HowTo decide which Linux package manager is right for you https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Snap_vs_Flatpak_How_to_decide_which_Linux_package_manager_is_ri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Snap_vs_Flatpak_How_to_decide_which_Linux_package_manager_is_ri.gmi [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Snap vs. Flatpak: How to decide which Linux package manager is right for you [06:46] TR News (NEW): Manjaro 25.1 Preview Released, but Users Are Urged Not to Update Yet https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Manjaro_25_1_Preview_Released_but_Users_Are_Urged_Not_to_Update.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Manjaro_25_1_Preview_Released_but_Users_Are_Urged_Not_to_Update.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Manjaro 25.1 Preview Released, but Users Are Urged Not to Update Yet [06:52] TR News Techrights LibreWolf Will Turn Six in March, It Already (Probably) Has Millions of Users https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/LibreWolf_Will_Turn_Six_in_March_It_Already_Probably_Has_Millio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/LibreWolf_Will_Turn_Six_in_March_It_Already_Probably_Has_Millio.gmi [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LibreWolf Will Turn Six in March, It Already (Probably) Has Millions of Users [06:53] TR News Media does not like to talk about this because Scam Altman became notorious for sending threatening letters to media https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html ) [06:58] TR News Techrights UbuntuPIT Started Experimenting With LLM Slop and a Month Ago It 'Died' https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/UbuntuPIT_Started_Experimenting_With_LLM_Slop_and_a_Month_Ago_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/UbuntuPIT_Started_Experimenting_With_LLM_Slop_and_a_Month_Ago_I.gmi [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights UbuntuPIT Started Experimenting With LLM Slop and a Month Ago It 'Died' [06:59] TR News (NEW): Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/2044477/android-pixnapping-cyberattack-how-to-stay-safe/ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.slashgear.com | What Is 'Pixnapping'? How To Protect Yourself From The Latest Android Exploit [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/2044477/android-pixnapping-cyberattack-how-to-stay-safe/ ● Dec 09 [07:14] TR News = [07:14] TR News "Linux Foundation Leader: We're Not in an AI Bubble" https://thenewstack.io/linux-foundation-leader-were-not-in-an-ai-bubble/ liar liar hats on fire. And his wife ran a fraud https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/17/Jim_Zemlin_Says_Linux_Foundation_Should_Combat_Fraud_Together_W.shtml [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Linux Foundation Leader: We're Not in an AI Bubble - The New Stack [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jim Zemlin Says Linux Foundation Should Combat Fraud Together With the Gates Foundation. Maybe They Should Start With Jim's Wife. [07:14] TR News Follow-up: The "Dead" SSD is a Zombie (Consumer SSDs in Ente..." https://soylentnews.org/~kolie/journal/20011 [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Journal of kolie (2622) [07:15] TR News iophk: this will _*intentionally*_ screw the hundreds of downstream distros https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/07/1514234 [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Debian's APT Will Require a Rust Compiler - SoylentNews [07:16] TR News "America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe" https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-has-identified-its-final [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.programmablemutter.com | America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe [07:17] TR News "The National Security Strategy's Structure and Presumptions" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/08/the-national-security-strategys-structure-and-presumptions/ [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | The National Security Strategy's Structure and Presumptions - emptywheel [07:17] TR News "Is This The End of the Free World? - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-the-end-of-the-free-world [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Is This The End of the Free World? - Paul Krugman [07:20] TR News Techrights They Won't Tell You This ("Revolution Won't Be Televised"), But the Slop Bubble Already Burst https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/They_Won_t_Tell_You_This_Revolution_Won_t_Be_Televised_But_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/They_Won_t_Tell_You_This_Revolution_Won_t_Be_Televised_But_the_.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Won't Tell You This ("Revolution Won't Be Televised"), But the Slop Bubble Already Burst [07:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [07:32] TR News Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.gmi [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes [07:35] TR News From Artificial Intelligence to Mirror Molecules https://therevelator.org/conservation-horizon-2026/ | Source: The Revelator [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | Conservations Hot Topics of 2026: From Artificial Intelligence to Mirror Molecules The Revelator [07:36] TR News Frontex https://digit.site36.net/2025/12/08/modern-border-surveillance-frontexs-vision-becomes-sharper/ | Source: Site36 [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Modern border surveillance: Frontex's techno-racist vision becomes sharper | Matthias Monroy [07:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:47] TR News "Apple could ultimately have to pay up to an estimated 637 million euros to address the damage suffered by 14 million iPhone and iPad users in the Netherlands." https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/02/dutch-app-store-antitrust-case-proceeds/ | Source: MacRumors [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Apple Can't Escape Dutch App Store Antitrust Lawsuit, EU Court Rules - MacRumors [07:47] TR News "The foundations argue that the fees charged by Apple for third-party apps on the App Store are excessive" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eu-court-rules-dutch-courts-can-handle-anti-trust-case-against-apples-app-store-2025-12-02/ | Source: Reuters [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eu-court-rules-dutch-courts-can-handle-anti-trust-case-against-apples-app-store-2025-12-02/ ) [07:48] TR News "Here are the 2025 top ten domains from orders placed on the DNA Lounge store. Remember this the next time someone uses email as an example of a federation success story." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/today-in-email-hegemony-2/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/today-in-email-hegemony-2/ ) [07:48] TR News "Carriage is the term for the method that books, movies, TV shows and other media get from the producers to the public. Its about who controls user access to the medium." https://seths.blog/2025/12/understanding-carriage/ | Source: Seth Godin [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | Understanding carriage | Seth's Blog [07:48] TR News "So why, last week, did I post a photo of myself with a curly black moustache growing out of my face to thousands of followers on social media?" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/i-pretended-man-linkedin-my-engagement-went-through-roof/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/i-pretended-man-linkedin-my-engagement-went-through-roof/ ) [07:48] TR News "Whats striking to me now, listening to that conversation six years later" https://www.anildash.com/2025/12/08/what-about-nothing-about-us/ | Source: Anil Dash [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.anildash.com | What about Nothing about us without us? - Anil Dash [07:53] TR News "They are not required by anyone to hire me or you to help them if they don't need that help. And the exact moment they can do the work themselves, they will, and not a second after." https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/the-bubble-is-labor | [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newsletter.danielmiessler.com | The Bubble is Labor [07:54] TR News "In our ongoing fight for internet freedom, it's important to remember who we're fighting for. Thats why in this blog post, were highlighting a story submitted by a Tor user and how Tor helps them circumvent government censorship." https://blog.torproject.org/Ramon's-Story-from-Cuba/ | Source: Tor [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Fighting for Internet Freedom: Ramon's Story from Cuba | The Tor Project [07:54] TR News "A former Royal Marine has been banned from working with children after he protested against illegal migrants, The Telegraph can disclose." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/07/right-wingers-branded-danger-to-children/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/07/right-wingers-branded-danger-to-children/ ) [07:55] TR News "Heres a fun paper: The Naibbe cipher: a substitution cipher that encrypts Latin and Italian as Voynich Manuscript-like ciphertext: [...]" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/substitution-cipher-based-on-the-voynich-manuscript.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Substitution Cipher Based on The Voynich Manuscript - Schneier on Security [07:56] TR News "According to their investigation, ten of Grok's responses returned accurate, current home addresses." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/privacy-concerns-raised-as-grok-ai-found-to-be-a-stalkers-best-friend | Source: Bitdefender [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Privacy concerns raised as Grok AI found to be a stalker's best friend [07:57] TR News "Earlier this year, LWN featured an excellent article titled Linuxs missing CRL infrastructure." https://jnsgr.uk/2025/12/addressing-linuxs-missing-pki-infra/ | Source: Jon Seager [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jnsgr.uk | Addressing Linux's Missing PKI Infrastructure Jon Seager ● Dec 09 [08:00] TR News Said GCHQ?? http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Is_Ubuntu_Compromised_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by_Army_Of.shtml [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Is Ubuntu Compromised? Push Away From GNU and GPL Led by Army Officers. [08:00] TR News "Social media is fragile, and it can disappear quickly. Sites get sold, shut down or blocked." https://alexwlchan.net/2025/social-media-scrapbook/ | Source: Alex Chan [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alexwlchan.net | The Internet forgets, but I dont want to alexwlchan [08:01] TR News "People should know whether what theyre listening to is a human voice or not. You should be required to say that" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-country-songs-should-be-labeled-breland-1235477535/ | Source: Rolling Stone [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | AI Songs Should Be Labeled Says Country Songwriter Breland [08:01] TR News "pig swill" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/non-player-combat-youtube/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/non-player-combat-youtube/ ) [08:02] TR News "Adobe even has a gallery of kids work with Adobe Express! You and I might wonder how on earth prompting an AI slop bot is supposed to teach kids anything" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/08/la-unified-school-district-forces-unfiltered-ai-on-kids/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/08/la-unified-school-district-forces-unfiltered-ai-on-kids/ ) [08:02] TR News "One of the common criticisms of modern AI systems is that they arent sufficiently embodied." https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/07/Embodied-Cognition-and-the-Tokenverse/ | Source: Ben Congdon [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | Embodied Cognition and the "Tokenverse" | Ben Congdon [08:03] TR News "The GenAI bubble is going to pop. Everyone knows that." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/12/07/Thin-Spots-In-the-AI-Bubble | Source: Tim Bray [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tbray.org | ongoing by Tim Bray After the Bubble [08:03] TR News "To me, the urgent and interesting questions are how widespread the damage will be and what the hangover will feel like. On that basis, I was going to post a link on Mastodon to Paul Krugmans Talking With Paul Kedrosky." [08:03] TR News "Its great, but while I was reading it I thought This is going to be Greek to people who havent been watching the bubble details. So consider this a preface to the Krugman-Kedrosky piece. If you already know about the GPU-fragility and SPV-voodoo issues, just skip this and go read that." [08:04] TR News "Which is very similar to my experience when trying to find the most suitable wood finish for my hand carved wooden spoons and coffee cups" https://alinpanaitiu.com/blog/developing-hardwax-oil/ | Source: Alin Panaitiu [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alinpanaitiu.com | Developing a food-safe finish for my wooden spoons and cups [08:04] TR News "It also caused me to reflect on something that has been happening over the past 5 years." https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/its-not-always-about-me/ | Source: Amber Settle [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ambersettle.wordpress.com | Its not always about me | Technology education and me [08:04] TR News "District officials tell schools that students should use i-Ready for only 45 minutes per week in each subject." https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/la-parents-kids-school-issued-ipad-chromebook-los-angeles-rcna245624 | Source: NBC [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | LA Parents say school-issued iPads and Chromebooks cause chaos [08:05] TR News "The C Adventure only covered the very basics of C: variables, conditionals, loops, and functions." https://ankursethi.com/blog/my-first-online-shopping-experience/ | Source: Ankur Sethi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ankursethi.com | My first online shopping experience, at the tender age of twelve Ankur Sethi's Internet Website [08:05] TR News "If they had just taken 1 more off me at the time I paid it off" https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/student-loan.html | Source: James Stanley [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-incoherency.co.uk | James Stanley - Student loan deductions [08:06] TR News "In this blog post, the first of a series, well present a selection of non-technical but common issues that data professionals face in organizations." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/true-stories-from-the-data-battlefield-part-1-communicating-about-data/ | Source: Rlang [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-True Stories from the (Data) Battlefield Part 1: Communicating About Data | R-bloggers [08:06] TR News "In the performance community, we spend a lot of time talking about tools, metrics, budgets, thresholds, regressions, and dashboards." https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/the-anatomy-of-a-web-performance-report/ | Source: Web Performance Calendar [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-calendar.perfplanet.com | The Anatomy of a Web Performance Report - Web Performance Calendar [08:07] TR News "To reinforce point 1: there are no exceptions. Everything that I touch or do MUST be documented in my JDex." https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0171-configuration-management/ | Source: Johnny Decimal [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-johnnydecimal.com | 22.00.0171 Configuration management Johnny.Decimal [08:11] TR News "Im not the best sewer in the world, and very much a newbie by most definitions." https://cassidoo.co/post/sewing-e-reader/ | Source: Cassidy Williams [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cassidoo.co | Sewing an e-reader case [08:12] TR News "In late 2025 IKEA started rolling out a series of Thread based / Matter compatible smart home devices." https://harrisonsand.com/posts/myggspray/ | Source: Harrison Sand [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-harrisonsand.com | IKEA MYGGSPRAY Wireless motion sensor teardown :: Harrison's Sandbox [08:12] TR News "But unlike the Pi 4, this eats up 25 watts of power at idle, meaning the poor battery only lasts 2-3 hours." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/dc-roma-ii-fastest-risc-v-laptop-and-odd | Source: Jeff Geerling [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | The DC-ROMA II is the fastest RISC-V laptop and is odd | Jeff Geerling [08:14] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Homelabs, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Homelabs_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Homelabs_and_More.gmi [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Homelabs, and More [08:16] TR News (NEW): Leftovers: GNU/Linux and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Leftovers_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/09/Leftovers_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_New.gmi [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Leftovers: GNU/Linux and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software News [08:18] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/12/2025: Lunar Observations and Programming https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Gemini_Links_09_12_2025_Lunar_Observations_and_Programming.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Gemini_Links_09_12_2025_Lunar_Observations_and_Programming.gmi [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/12/2025: Lunar Observations and Programming [08:20] TR News Techrights Links 09/12/2025: "After the Bubble" (of Slop), "The Internet Forgets" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Links_09_12_2025_After_the_Bubble_of_Slop_The_Internet_Forgets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Links_09_12_2025_After_the_Bubble_of_Slop_The_Internet_Forgets.gmi [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/12/2025: "After the Bubble" (of Slop), "The Internet Forgets" [08:29] TR News "It's not clear to me that waiting longer would have helped, either." https://sethmlarson.dev/deprecations-via-warnings-dont-work-for-python-libraries | Source: Seth Michael Larson [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sethmlarson.dev | Deprecations via warnings dont work for Python libraries Seth Larson [08:30] TR News "Have you ever had the experience of having many subtests in a single test file, making it difficult to see the test results for the parts you want to check?" https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-09.html | Source: Perl [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-perladvent.org | Perl Advent Calendar 2025 - Run specific tests in Perl [08:30] TR News "You are given an array of integers, @ints and a target element $k." https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/advent-calendar-2024-12-09/ | Source: The Weekly Challenge [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theweeklychallenge.org | Advent Calendar - December 9, 2024 [08:30] TR News "Rudoph had long wanted wanted to write a website he longed to share his hobbies and opinions with all the children" https://raku-advent.blog/2025/12/08/day-8-harc-the-herald-angels-sing/ | Source: Rakulang [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-advent.blog | Day 8 HARC The Herald Angels Sing Raku Advent Calendar [08:33] TR News "Its extra noise to me. Its not that I think menu items should never have icons. I think they can be incredibly useful (more on that below)." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-in-menus/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Icons in Menus Everywhere Send Help - Jim Nielsens Blog [08:34] TR News "The movie theater has a big tile floor with an interesting pattern. Elves here are redecorating the theater by switching out some of the square tiles in the big grid they form." https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/9 | Source: AdventOfCode [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adventofcode.com | Day 9 - Advent of Code 2025 [08:34] TR News "Here are a few points of interest relating to the declarations here: [...]" https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2025/12/08/a-simple-exploration-of-status-transition-flows-in-cap/ | Source: DJ Adams [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-qmacro.org | A simple exploration of status transition flows in CAP [08:35] TR News "With push! from miscmacros you can cons onto that particular name whereas with mutate-cons! defined like this: [...]" https://idiomdrottning.org/cbv-push | Source: Idiomdrottning [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idiomdrottning.org | Call by value but the value is two pointers [08:35] TR News "Like all blockchains, the Internet Computer relies on state machine replication for fault-tolerance." https://mmapped.blog/posts/02-ic-state-machine-replication | Source: Roman Kashitsyn [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mmapped.blog | IC internals: replicated state machine [08:35] TR News "Ah yes, there it is. The 3D-grid. I was wondering when it would reappear from the depths of the Advent of Code caves." https://yordi.me/advent-of-code-2025-day-8/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yordi.me | Advent of Code 2025 - Day 8 | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [08:38] TR News "Inference for non-probability samples with nonprobsvy package" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/inference-for-non-probability-samples-with-nonprobsvy-package-in-r-workshop/ | Source: Rlang [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Inference for non-probability samples with nonprobsvy package in R workshop | R-bloggers [08:38] TR News [Old] "I wrote the following document in 2008 as a guide for other developers" https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=172537700911789&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marc.info | 'Re: where to start with new arch' - MARC [08:39] TR News "Unix has been enormously successful over the past 55 years." https://blog.gabornyeki.com/2025-12-usenet/ | [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.gabornyeki.com | One too many words on AT&T's $2,000 Korn shell and other Usenet topics | Gbor Nyki [08:40] TR News "This page describes what XHTML is, why you should use it, and how to use it." https://www.nayuki.io/page/practical-guide-to-xhtml | [08:40] TR News "To those of you new to building on the web, this is for you too, as you lucky things get to skip the old ways :)" https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/9/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | Discover Dialog - HTMHell [08:40] TR News "I am building a new configuration language and json query tool: RCL." https://ruudvanasseldonk.com/2025/adding-unpack-to-rcl | Source: Ruud van Asseldonk [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ruudvanasseldonk.com | Adding unpack syntax to RCL [08:40] TR News "In response to yesterday's entry on using systemd (service) units for easy capturing of log output, a commentator drew my attention to systemd-run and systemd-cat." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdCatAndRunForLogging | Source: University of Toronto [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [08:41] TR News "One of the new additions to the GNOME 49 wallpaper set is Dithered Sun by Tobias. It uses dithering not as a technical workaround for color banding, but as an artistic device." https://blog.jimmac.eu/2025/dithering/ | Source: Jakub Steiner [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimmac.eu | Dithering - Even a Stopped Clock [08:45] TR News Pluralistic: MElon's Blue Tick scam (08 Dec 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/08/giant-teddybears/ [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Elon Musks Blue Tick scam (08 Dec 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:45] TR News "Last year, the Firefox team set out to test something fans requested: choosing a custom app icon. The experiment was simple. Offer a small set of options and see how people use them." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/momo-creator/ | Source: Mozilla [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Meet the artist behind Firefoxs new community-created app icon [08:46] TR News "The below featured highlights listed on the communitys blog feed aggregator are from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/12/08/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [08:49] TR News "This blog outlines todays primary 5G infrastructure challenges and highlights how modern open source cloud technologies from Canonical help operators address them." https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-telco-companies-can-reduce-5g-infrastructure-costs-with-modern-open-source-cloud-native-technologies | Source: Ubuntu [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How telco companies can reduce 5G infrastructure costs with modern open source cloud-native technologies | Ubuntu [08:51] TR News Paid-for, fake 'studies' or glorified marketing: "The IDC paper,The Business Value of Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Solutions, validates that a unified hybrid cloud platformconsisting of a scalable operating system (OS)" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/key-considerations-2026-planning-insights-idc | Source: Red Hat Official [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Key considerations for 2026 planning: Insights from IDC [08:52] TR News Red Hat under IBM churning through buzzwords instead of improving its core business: "We'll share with you the guidelines we've established for Red Hat engineers, based on our use of open source principles in practice." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/accelerating-open-source-development-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Accelerating open source development with AI [08:52] TR News Lithuania preparing for surge in foreigners taking language exam as new rules take effect https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2769262/lithuania-preparing-for-surge-in-foreigners-taking-language-exam-as-new-rules-take-effect [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania preparing for surge in foreigners taking language exam as new rules take effect - LRT [08:53] TR News There is 'no political will' to solve Thai-Cambodian border dispute, analyst says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-there-is-no-political-will-to-solve-thai-cambodian-border-dispute-analyst-says [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-there-is-no-political-will-to-solve-thai-cambodian-border-dispute-analyst-says ) [08:59] TR News Why Some Doctors Say There Are Cancers That Shouldnt Be Treated https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/health/cancer-young-people-deaths.html [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/health/cancer-young-people-deaths.html ) [08:59] TR News Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/health/school-closures-mental-health.html [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/health/school-closures-mental-health.html ) [08:59] TR News G.O.P. Senators Push Health Care Options as Vote Looms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/obamacare-subsidy-vote-aca.html [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/obamacare-subsidy-vote-aca.html ) [08:59] TR News Pocky, other Glico chocolate products to be recalled over smell https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pocky-other-glico-chocolate-products-to-be-recalled-over-smell [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pocky, other Glico chocolate products to be recalled over smell | The Straits Times [08:59] TR News US mass killings drop to 20-year low. Some policy shifts might be helping. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/1208/mass-killings-shootings-drop [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US mass killings drop to 20-year low. Some policy shifts might be helping. - CSMonitor.com ● Dec 09 [09:00] TR News Pioneering Sigulda surgery marks tenth anniversary https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/08.12.2025-pioneering-sigulda-surgery-marks-tenth-anniversary.a625516/ [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Pioneering Sigulda surgery marks tenth anniversary / Article [09:01] TR News More on drilling and tapping stainless steel https://bkhome.org/news/202512/more-on-drilling-and-tapping-stainless-steel.html [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | More on drilling and tapping stainless steel [09:01] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:01] TR News I didn't think I'd be at Akademy 2025 https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/08/i-didnt-think-id-be-at-akademy-2025/ [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | I didn't think I'd be at Akademy 2025 - KDE Blogs [09:02] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:03] TR News Manjaro 25.1 Preview Released, but Users Are Urged Not to Update Yet https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-25-1-preview-released-but-users-are-urged-not-to-update-yet/ [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Manjaro 25.1 Preview Released, but Users Are Urged Not to Update Yet [09:15] TR News Recoil real time strategy game engine https://www.linuxlinks.com/recoil-real-time-strategy-game-engine/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recoil - real time strategy game engine - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux Introduction to the Series https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-linux-introduction/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux - Introduction to the Series - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News AutoSubSync automatic subtitle synchronization tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/autosubsync-automatic-subtitle-synchronization-tool/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AutoSubSync - automatic subtitle synchronization tool - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-replacements-ls/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-15 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News fnox encrypted/remote secret manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/fnox-encrypted-remote-secret-manager/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fnox - encrypted/remote secret manager - LinuxLinks [09:16] TR News Volshell CLI tool for working with memory https://www.linuxlinks.com/volshell-cli-tool-working-memory/ [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Volshell - CLI tool for working with memory - LinuxLinks [09:16] TR News carl calendar for the command-line https://www.linuxlinks.com/carl-calendar-command-line/ [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-carl - calendar for the command-line - LinuxLinks [09:18] TR News Flowblade Video Editor 2.24 added Auto Sync Trim Childs & UX Updates https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/flowblade-2-24-auto-sync-trim/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Flowblade Video Editor 2.24 added Auto Sync Trim Childs & UX Updates | UbuntuHandbook [09:18] TR News Radxa Rock 5T Review: A Powerful ARM Single Board Computer https://www.linux.org/threads/radxa-rock-5t-review-a-powerful-arm-single-board-computer.57752/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/radxa-rock-5t-review-a-powerful-arm-single-board-computer.57752/ ) [09:19] TR News Spotless keep your code spotless https://www.linuxlinks.com/spotless-keep-code-spotless/ [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spotless - keep your code spotless - LinuxLinks [09:19] TR News Jarl fast linter for R https://www.linuxlinks.com/jarl-fast-linter-r/ [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Jarl - fast linter for R - LinuxLinks [09:20] TR News What I Learned, Loved and Lived at Akademy 2025 https://wiki.drquark.live/ComputerScience/Conferences/akademy2025 [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.drquark.live | What I Learned, Loved and Lived at Akademy 2025 [09:21] TR News Manage your Camel fleet on OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/manage-your-camel-fleet-openshift [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/manage-your-camel-fleet-openshift ) [09:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Dec 09 [12:56] TR News A brief history of specifiers and protocols https://macwright.com/2025/12/08/module-specifiers-and-protocols.html [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A brief history of specifiers and protocols - macwright.com [12:57] TR News Dont let dictators decide the future of the internet. Fund the good fight! https://www.accessnow.org/fund-the-good-fight/ [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vDyvok2pbjI [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vDyvok2pbjI ) [12:57] TR News #KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-tanzanian-authorities-and-meta-must-reverse-course-and-respect-human-rights/ [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | Access Now - #KeepItOn: Tanzanian authorities and Meta must reverse course and respect human rights [12:57] TR News Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection https://www.securityweek.com/critical-apache-tika-vulnerability-leads-to-xxe-injection/ [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection - SecurityWeek [12:58] TR News Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-thailand-launches-airstrikes-along-border-with-cambodia-as-tensions-reignite-1 [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-thailand-launches-airstrikes-along-border-with-cambodia-as-tensions-reignite-1 ) [12:58] TR News Benin military hunts fugitive soldiers a day after foiled coup attempt https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251208-benin-military-hunts-fugitive-soldiers-a-day-after-foiled-coup-attempt [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251208-benin-military-hunts-fugitive-soldiers-a-day-after-foiled-coup-attempt ) [12:59] TR News Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-louvre-workers-announce-strike-over-work-conditions-and-security [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251208-louvre-workers-announce-strike-over-work-conditions-and-security ) [12:59] TR News Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia, leaving peace accord on brink of collapse https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-launches-air-strikes-into-cambodia-leaving-peace-accord-on-brink-of-collapse [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia, leaving peace accord on brink of collapse | The Straits Times [12:59] TR News China-made rocket among triggers for Thai airstrikes into Cambodia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-made-rocket-among-triggers-for-thai-airstrikes-into-cambodia [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China-made rocket among triggers for Thai airstrikes into Cambodia | The Straits Times ● Dec 09 [13:00] TR News How the Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Convicted Felon-backed ceasefire to air strikes https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/how-thailand-cambodia-conflict-went-from-trump-backed-ceasefire-to-airstrikes [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | How the Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Trump-backed ceasefire to air strikes | The Straits Times [13:00] TR News A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/defense-bill-congress-boat-strikes.html [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/defense-bill-congress-boat-strikes.html ) [13:00] TR News Attacks on Kindergarten and Hospital Kill 114 in Sudan, W.H.O. Says https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/africa/sudan-un-attack-rsf.html [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/africa/sudan-un-attack-rsf.html ) [13:00] TR News Why Thailand and Cambodia Are Fighting https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/asia/thailand-cambodia-border-fighting-strikes.html [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/asia/thailand-cambodia-border-fighting-strikes.html ) [13:01] TR News Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S. https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/detained-immigrants-detail-physical-abuse-and-inhumane-conditions-at-largest-immigration-detention-center-in-the-u-s [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S. | American Civil Liberties Union [13:01] TR News Press Release: EU stands up to Big Tech with 120 million fine to X https://edri.org/our-work/eu-stands-up-to-big-tech-with-e120-million-fine-to-x/ [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Press Release: EU stands up to Big Tech with 120 million fine to X - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:09] TR News Google Fortifies Chrome Agentic Hey Hi (AI) Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/google-fortifies-chrome-agentic-ai-against-indirect-prompt-injection-attacks/ [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-fortifies-chrome-agentic-ai-against-indirect-prompt-injection-attacks/ ) [13:09] TR News Defense bill addresses secure phones, Hey Hi (AI) training, cyber troop mental health https://cyberscoop.com/2026-ndaa-cybersecurity-secure-phones-ai-training-cyber-troop-mental-health/ [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Defense bill addresses secure phones, AI training, cyber troop mental health | CyberScoop [13:09] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Stands in the Middle as DRM spreader Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/media/trump-netflix-paramount-deal.html [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/media/trump-netflix-paramount-deal.html ) [13:10] TR News Paramount Makes $108 Billion Hostile All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Though Either Mega-Merger Likely to Face Regulatory Scrutiny https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/paramount-hostile-bid-warner-bros-netflix/ [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/paramount-hostile-bid-warner-bros-netflix/ ) [13:10] TR News A Simple Way to Fake Blurred backdoored Windows on GNOME https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/2-wallpapers-gnome-extension [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | A Simple Way to Fake Blurred Windows on GNOME - OMG! Ubuntu [13:11] TR News Canonical Outsourcing Ubuntu to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Results in Broken Ubuntu, Just as One Can Expect https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/08/Canonical_Outsourcing_Ubuntu_to_Microsoft_Results_in_Broken_Ubu.shtml [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canonical Outsourcing Ubuntu to Microsoft Results in Broken Ubuntu, Just as One Can Expect [13:11] TR News The SSD Super Cache https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/linux-fu-the-ssd-super-cache/ | Source: Hackaday [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Fu: The SSD Super Cache | Hackaday [13:12] TR News Firefox 146 Is Out with Native Support for Fractional Scaled Displays on Wayland https://9to5linux.com/firefox-146-is-out-with-native-support-for-fractional-scaled-displays-on-wayland [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Firefox 146 Is Out with Native Support for Fractional Scaled Displays on Wayland - 9to5Linux [13:12] TR News Firefox 146 Brings Native Fractional Scaling to GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/firefox-146-release-linux-fractional-scaling-support [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Firefox 146 Brings Full Fractional Scaling Support on Wayland - OMG! Ubuntu [13:12] TR News MakuluLinux 2025-12-05 is out https://distrowatch.com/makulu [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/makulu ) [13:12] TR News Ventoy 1.1.08 released https://distrowatch.com/ventoy [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ventoy ) [13:20] TR News Kicksecure 18.0.8.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure ) [13:20] TR News HackerOS 4.0 is also out https://distrowatch.com/hackeros [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/hackeros ) [13:21] TR News 9 GUI Search Tools for Desktop GNU/Linux Users Who Don't Want to Use Find, Grep and Xargs Commands https://itsfoss.com/linux-gui-search-tools/ [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 9 GUI Search Tools for Desktop Linux Users Who Don't Want to Use Find, Grep and Xargs Commands [13:21] TR News Easily Install Binaries in GNU/Linux Terminal With This Tool https://itsfoss.com/eget/ [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Easily Install Binaries in Linux Terminal With This Tool [13:22] TR News This Could Be The GNU/Linux Phone We All Have Been Waiting For https://itsfoss.com/news/jolla-phone-returns/ [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | This Could Be The Linux Phone We All Have Been Waiting For [13:24] TR News Ventoy 1.1.08 Adds Support for FreeBSD 15.0 https://linuxiac.com/ventoy-1-1-08-adds-support-for-freebsd-15-0/ [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Ventoy 1.1.08 Adds Support for FreeBSD 15.0 [13:24] TR News Firefox 146 Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://linuxiac.com/firefox-146-web-browser-now-available-for-download/ [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Firefox 146 Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [13:24] TR News Bcachefs 1.33 Delivers Its Biggest Upgrade Yet With Full Reconcile Support https://linuxiac.com/bcachefs-1-33-delivers-its-biggest-upgrade-yet-with-full-reconcile-support/ [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Bcachefs 1.33 Delivers Its Biggest Upgrade Yet With Full Reconcile Support [13:25] TR News Disconnected experiences for Red Bait Lightspeed are now available in Red Bait Satellite 6.18 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/disconnected-experiences-red-hat-lightspeed-now-available [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/disconnected-experiences-red-hat-lightspeed-now-available ) [13:26] TR News freeCount Bioinformatics Analysis Apps on Posit Cloud https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/freecount-bioinformatics-analysis-apps-on-posit-cloud/ [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freeCount Bioinformatics Analysis Apps on Posit Cloud | R-bloggers [13:27] TR News Manjaro 25-pre1 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro ) [13:27] TR News HeadsetStatus lightweight headset battery monitor for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/headsetstatus-lightweight-headset-battery-monitor-linux/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HeadsetStatus - lightweight headset battery monitor for Linux - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News FlareSolverr proxy server to bypass Clownflare and DDoS-GUARD protection https://www.linuxlinks.com/flaresolverr-proxy-server-bypass-cloudflare-ddos-guard-protection/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FlareSolverr - proxy server to bypass Cloudflare and DDoS-GUARD protection - LinuxLinks [13:28] TR News Billboard, Rolling Stone Owner Penske Media Steps Up Surveillance Giant Google Antitrust Attack in Amended Suit, Alleges a Choice Between Permitting Underpayment or Suffering Existential Search Traffic Declines https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/05/penske-google-lawsuit-amended/ [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/05/penske-google-lawsuit-amended/ ) [13:29] TR News Nope, it is just a stupid buzzword, go back to saying "Server" https://cloudnativenow.com/features/you-can-stop-saying-cloud-but-you-cant-take-the-cloud-out/ [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | You Can Stop Saying Cloud, But You Cant Take the Cloud Out - Cloud Native Now [13:30] TR News Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1049657/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Monday [LWN.net] [13:30] TR News JBoss EAP XP 6 is here https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/jboss-eap-xp-6-here [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/08/jboss-eap-xp-6-here ) [13:31] TR News Learning that shapes the Internet: Highlights from APNIC 60 Academy training https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/09/learning-that-shapes-the-internet-highlights-from-apnic-60-academy-training/ [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Learning that shapes the Internet: Highlights from APNIC 60 Academy training | APNIC Blog [13:31] TR News TWP books not in Fashion Company Apple Books in the EU https://mwl.io/archives/24504 [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | TWP books not in Apple Books in the EU Michael W Lucas [13:31] TR News First foreign fiction translation https://mwl.io/archives/24500 [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | First foreign fiction translation Michael W Lucas [13:32] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy and Ease Cost Concerns https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-trade-affordability.html [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-trade-affordability.html ) [13:32] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-farmers-aid-bailout.html [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-farmers-aid-bailout.html ) [13:33] TR News Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in November 2025 http://blog.alteholz.eu/2025/12/my-debian-activities-in-november-2025/ [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My Debian Activities in November 2025 blog.alteholz.eu [13:33] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Making it easier to sponsor Rust contributors https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/12/08/making-it-easier-to-sponsor-rust-contributors/ [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Making it easier to sponsor Rust contributors | Rust Blog [13:34] TR News Quarky Intellio A LEGO-compatible AI, Augmented Reality, and IoT learning platform (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/08/quarky-intellio-lego-compatible-ai-augmented-reality-iot-learning-platform/ [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Quarky Intellio - A LEGO-compatible AI, Augmented Reality, and IoT learning platform (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [13:36] TR News "@fh Cash does not mean that it's not borrowed money , notwithstanding that even if it were from their FCF , it still add up to Debt , so yes topping 78 US Billion now , unsustainable IMHO [..] They have to borrow that money. They don't have an extra 11 billion dollars sitting around [...] IBM stated it is an all-cash transaction. No debt." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kby7g8nk ) [13:36] TR News "Load up the company with debt. Cut more people in 2026. Alvind gets 100 million. I won't be surprised if IBM does an Amazon style cut and goes for a 10% cut" [13:39] TR News South Korea police raid e-commerce giant Coupang over data leak https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-police-raid-e-commerce-giant-coupang-over-data-leak [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea police raid e-commerce giant Coupang over data leak | The Straits Times [13:39] TR News South Korea jails woman who blackmailed football star Son: Yonhap https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-jails-woman-who-blackmailed-football-star-son-yonhap [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea jails woman who blackmailed football star Son: Yonhap | The Straits Times [13:40] TR News Not enough pay keeps recruits away at South Korean military https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/not-enough-pay-keeps-recruits-away-at-south-korean-military [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Not enough pay keeps recruits away at South Korean military | The Straits Times [13:40] TR News Chinese tourists flock to Malaysias Semporna diving paradise, but local businesses feel sidelined https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinese-tourism-booms-in-malaysias-semporna-diving-paradise-but-local-businesses-feel-sidelined [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinese Tourist Influx in Semporna: A Bane for Local Businesses | The Straits Times [13:40] TR News Inside the secret Albatross file on Singapores separation from Malaysia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/inside-the-secret-albatross-file-on-singapores-separation-from-malaysia [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Inside the secret Albatross file on Singapores separation from Malaysia | The Straits Times [13:41] TR News Malaysian PM Anwar calls for restraint between Thai and Cambodian militaries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-calls-for-restraint-between-thai-and-cambodian-militaries [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian PM Anwar calls for restraint between Thai and Cambodian militaries | The Straits Times [13:41] TR News Chinas PM Li says consequences of Convicted Felon tariffs increasingly evident https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-li-says-tariff-consequences-increasingly-evident [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Li Qiang criticises tariffs as record trade surplus irks export markets | The Straits Times [13:41] TR News Love Letters From a Chinese Jail https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010535060/gao-zhen-china-artist-detained.html [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Love Letters From a Chinese Jail - The New York Times [13:42] TR News The Second China Shock https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/china-trade-asia-gaza-thailand-cambodia.html [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/china-trade-asia-gaza-thailand-cambodia.html ) [13:42] TR News How Japan Built a Rare-Earth Supply Chain Without China https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/japan-rare-earths-lynas.html [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/japan-rare-earths-lynas.html ) [13:42] TR News Why China is unlikely to fully bail out yet another troubled property developer as market jitters grow https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-china-is-unlikely-to-fully-bail-out-yet-another-troubled-property-developer-vanke-as-market [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Why China is unlikely to fully bail out yet another troubled property developer as market jitters grow | The Straits Times [13:43] TR News Japan denies Chinas claim that interference led to radar locks on SDF fighters https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-denies-chinas-claim-interference-led-to-radar-locks-on-sdf-fighters [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan denies Chinas claim that interference led to radar locks on SDF fighters | The Straits Times [13:43] TR News India seeks assurance from Beijing that it wont target Indians in transit through China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-seeks-assurance-from-beijing-that-it-wont-target-indians-in-transit-through-china [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India seeks assurance from Beijing that it wont target Indians in transit through China | The Straits Times [13:43] TR News Chinas foreign minister urges trust, emphasises one-China principle in meeting with German counterpart https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-foreign-minister-urges-trust-emphasises-one-china-principle-in-meeting-with-german [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas foreign minister urges trust, emphasises one-China principle in meeting with German counterpart | The Straits Times [13:44] TR News Japan is threatening us militarily: Chinese foreign minister tells German counterpart https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-threatening-us-militarily-china-foreign-minister-tells-german-counterpart [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan threatening China militarily, Wang Yi tells German foreign minister | The Straits Times [13:48] TR News Japan summons China ambassador over fighter jet incident https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/08/japan-summons-china-ambassador-over-fighter-jet-incident/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident [13:48] TR News "We love a good clock project, and [byeh_ in] has one with a design concept we dont believe we have seen before. The Trace Line Clock has smooth lines and a clean presentation, with no sockets or visible mechanical fixtures." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/trace-line-clock-does-it-with-magnets/ | Source: Hackaday [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trace Line Clock Does It With Magnets | Hackaday [13:49] TR News Nvidia running out of sellers to 'buy' its products at its own expense? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-wins-h200-exports-to-china-us-department-of-commerce-set-to-ease-restrictions-for-full-hopper-ai-gpu http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/28/Circular_Financing_in_NVidia_NVidia_Pays_Its_Clients_to_Buy_Fro.shtml [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Nvidia reportedly wins H200 exports to China US Department of Commerce set to ease restrictions for full Hopper AI GPU | Tom's Hardware [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Circular Financing in NVidia (NVidia Pays Its Clients to Buy From NVidia) and "Lessons From the Dotcom Crash" [13:50] TR News "Self-Cleaning" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/the-engineering-that-makes-a-road-cats-eye-self-cleaning/ | Source: Hackaday [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Engineering That Makes A Road Cats Eye Self-Cleaning | Hackaday [13:50] TR News "The Nintendo Switch dock set a new bar for handheld docking user experience just plug your console in to charge it, output image to your monitor, and keep it working with any USB peripherals of your choice." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/one-lucky-3ds-gets-a-switch-style-dock/ | Source: Hackaday [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Lucky 3DS Gets A Switch-Style Dock | Hackaday [13:51] TR News "Ever want a microcontroller addon for your laptops? You could do worse than match one of the new and powerful microcontrollers on the block to one of the most addon-friendly laptops, in the way the Framework RP2350 laptop card does it." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/rp2350-done-framework-style/ | Source: Hackaday [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RP2350 Done Framework Style | Hackaday [13:52] TR News At the Kennedy Center Honors, Little Glitz and One Striking Accessory https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/style/melania-trump-kennedy-center-honors-style.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml Fake journalism [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/style/melania-trump-kennedy-center-honors-style.html ) [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Forbes Already Stopped Being a News Sites. Now It's a Spam and Propaganda Platform for "Paying Partners" (Companies). [13:53] TR News Forbes cuts up to dozens of contributing writers https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/forbes-cuts-up-to-dozens-of-contributing-writers/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml Fake journalism [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Forbes cuts dozens of contributing writers - Press Gazette [13:55] TR News Landmark Pig Organ Transplants Raise a Curious Paradox, Says Ethicist https://www.sciencealert.com/landmark-pig-organ-transplants-raise-a-curious-paradox-says-ethicist [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Landmark Pig Organ Transplants Raise a Curious Paradox, Says Ethicist : ScienceAlert [13:55] TR News 62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa's Coast Last Decade. Here's Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/62000-penguins-starved-to-death-off-south-africas-coast-last-decade-heres-why [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa's Coast Last Decade. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert [13:55] TR News US Man Dies From Rabies After Receiving Infected Kidney https://www.sciencealert.com/us-man-dies-from-rabies-after-receiving-infected-kidney [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Man Dies From Rabies After Receiving Infected Kidney : ScienceAlert [13:55] TR News 'Brainquake' Discovery Could Change What We Know About Schizophrenia https://www.sciencealert.com/brainquake-discovery-could-change-what-we-know-about-schizophrenia [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Brainquake' Discovery Could Change What We Know About Schizophrenia : ScienceAlert [13:56] TR News Cutting Calories by 30% May Be Enough to Shield Brain Against Aging https://www.sciencealert.com/cutting-calories-by-30-may-be-enough-to-shield-brain-against-aging [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cutting Calories by 30% May Be Enough to Shield Brain Against Aging : ScienceAlert [13:56] TR News Cancer Deaths to Double by 2050 Unless We Make Changes, Expert Warns https://www.sciencealert.com/cancer-deaths-to-double-by-2050-unless-we-make-changes-expert-warns [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cancer Deaths to Double by 2050 Unless We Make Changes, Expert Warns : ScienceAlert [13:56] TR News Study Reveals Surprisingly Obvious Reason Why Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-surprisingly-obvious-reason-why-exercise-reduces-cancer-risk [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Study Reveals Surprisingly Obvious Reason Why Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk : ScienceAlert [13:56] TR News Where Did Indonesia's Hobbits Go? Study Reveals Major New Clues https://www.sciencealert.com/where-did-indonesias-hobbits-go-study-reveals-major-new-clues [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Where Did Indonesia's Hobbits Go? Study Reveals Major New Clues : ScienceAlert [13:56] TR News
It's not normally like this.