●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 10, 2026 ●● ● Aug 10 [00:07] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:32] *fantom (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 10 [02:32] TR News (NEW): DebConf27 Debian Developers Conference to Be Held in Asahikawa, Japan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/DebConf27_Debian_Developers_Conference_to_Be_Held_in_Asahikawa_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/DebConf27_Debian_Developers_Conference_to_Be_Held_in_Asahikawa_.gmi [02:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DebConf27 Debian Developers Conference to Be Held in Asahikawa, Japan [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-090826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-090826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-090826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-090826.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 09, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-090826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-090826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-090826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-090826.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 09, 2026 [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-090826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-090826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-090826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-090826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 09, 2026 [02:45] TR News "I'm talking about the 2006 Billy Bob Thornton vehicle. What a pile of absolute shit. I saw this in my recommended section of YT for free with ads." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20260809-mr_woodc.txt [02:46] TR News Yesterday went well - we played down our set (more or less, took out two pieces, added one) for the second time in a week, and it felt something like autopilot. I made fewer mistakes. I played probably about as well I could've hoped. After the performance, I dug into the catered lunch, had half a cup of lukewarm coffee, and headed home." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-09.gmi [02:46] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1735.jpg [02:46] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2092.jpg [02:48] TR News "I'm not scared of Linux. I've used it off and on for quite some time, first getting curious about it all the way back in the bad old days of Windows Vista. Remember how bad Vista was?" gemini://nullish.smol.pub/the-switch [02:48] TR News monumental gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/monumental [02:49] TR News Hispagatos Collective of Anarchist Hackers Autodefensa Digital: nuestro fanzine anarco-hacker N1 gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/monumental gemini://post/autodefensa-digital/index.gmi [02:50] TR News "Initially disappointed that this wasnt an adaptation of the video game, then pleasantly surprised by this being a pretty great film in its own right. Its funny (a bit). It mostly keeps you guessing. It has how-can-he-possibly-get-away-with-this energy, reminiscent of the also-apparently-true Catch Me If You Can." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/09/hitman/ [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-09.txt [02:51] TR News "Today was a nice day! That cute neighbor I've been talking-staging with spent the night and it was oh so nice to wake up to a friendly face instead of an empty bed for the first time in a while." gemini://flares-space.me/gemlog/2026-08-08-Sleepy-Saturday.gmi [02:52] TR News "Today was a rather relaxed day! Work was busy as always, though I managed to scavenge some downtime to take care of architectural work I needed to get done." gemini://flares-space.me/gemlog/2026-08-03-Mild-Monday.gmi [02:52] TR News Vuelvo a casa tras casi 4 aos (De vacaciones!) gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/vacaciones2026.gmi [02:53] TR News "When the OUYA had come out, I had never heard of it. It wasn't until a family member got one for his kids. I was around 14 (I think) at the time and developed two of my own Atari 2600 games." gemini://spazzy.xyz/gemlog/2026-08-05.gmi [02:54] TR News interaction gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/slowMind [02:58] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [02:58] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 10/08/2026: A Mild Monday, Sleepy Saturday, OUYA, and Moving to GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Gemini_Links_10_08_2026_A_Mild_Monday_Sleepy_Saturday_OUYA_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Gemini_Links_10_08_2026_A_Mild_Monday_Sleepy_Saturday_OUYA_and_.gmi [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 10/08/2026: A Mild Monday, Sleepy Saturday, OUYA, and Moving to GNU/Linux [02:59] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 09, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_August_09_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_August_09_2026.gmi [02:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 09, 2026 ● Aug 10 [03:00] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:01] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:09] TR News Clacton by-election bias favoritism for Nigel Farage and Count Binface https://danielpocock.com/en/clacton-by-election-bias-favoritism-for-nigel-farage-count-binface/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/media-helps-farage/ [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Clacton by-election bias favoritism for Nigel Farage and Count Binface [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Media Helps Farage Win by Boosting False (Invalid, Satirical) Choices [03:15] TR News Techrights DebConf6 fight denied by Google artificial intelligence https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/DebConf6_fight_denied_by_Google_artificial_intelligence.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/DebConf6_fight_denied_by_Google_artificial_intelligence.gmi [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights DebConf6 fight denied by Google artificial intelligence [03:25] TR News "Bravo - a masterpiece!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzc7rhrr [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzc7rhrr ) [03:26] TR News "People still use LinkedIn?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzed80jf [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzed80jf ) ● Aug 10 [04:00] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 7.0 HWE Kernel Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Users_Get_Linux_7_0_HWE_Kernel_Ahead_of_Ubuntu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Users_Get_Linux_7_0_HWE_Kernel_Ahead_of_Ubuntu.gmi [04:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 7.0 HWE Kernel Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS [04:05] TR News Techrights Microsoft's "XBOX Ranks Last", IBM is Headed for Extinction https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_s_XBOX_Ranks_Last_IBM_is_Headed_for_Extinction.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_s_XBOX_Ranks_Last_IBM_is_Headed_for_Extinction.gmi [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's "XBOX Ranks Last", IBM is Headed for Extinction [04:20] TR News Techrights Explaining How Someone Attempted to Cancel RMS This Year (and Failed) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Explaining_How_Someone_Attempted_to_Cancel_RMS_This_Year_and_Fa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Explaining_How_Someone_Attempted_to_Cancel_RMS_This_Year_and_Fa.gmi [04:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Explaining How Someone Attempted to Cancel RMS This Year (and Failed) [04:30] TR News Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Up to 8.95% Globally https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Up_to_8_95_Globally.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Up_to_8_95_Globally.gmi [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Up to 8.95% Globally [04:34] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Measured at 8.95% on Desktops and Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_8_95_on_Desktops_and_Laptops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_8_95_on_Desktops_and_Laptops.gmi [04:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Measured at 8.95% on Desktops and Laptops [04:58] TR News Anon: Google's style of SEO has contributed to the race to the bottom. If they gave elevated visibility to valid, well-formed pages, there'd quickly be a feedback loop in a positive direction. ● Aug 10 [05:05] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 145 Out of 200: They Tried Hard to Hide the Fact Their Client Had Been Sued, Twice Even https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_145_Out_of_200_They_Tried_Hard_to_Hide_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_145_Out_of_200_They_Tried_Hard_to_Hide_th.gmi [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 145 Out of 200: They Tried Hard to Hide the Fact Their Client Had Been Sued, Twice Even [05:17] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux in Argentina: Doubling in Two Years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_in_Argentina_Doubling_in_Two_Years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_in_Argentina_Doubling_in_Two_Years.gmi [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux in Argentina: Doubling in Two Years [05:29] TR News (NEW): GNOME Disks Has Finally Been Ported to GTK4 and LibAdwaita First Look https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNOME_Disks_Has_Finally_Been_Ported_to_GTK4_and_LibAdwaita_Firs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNOME_Disks_Has_Finally_Been_Ported_to_GTK4_and_LibAdwaita_Firs.gmi [05:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME Disks Has Finally Been Ported to GTK4 and LibAdwaita First Look [05:35] TR News Techrights Google's "AI Overview" as Proprietary Censorship Engine and Gatekeeper https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Google_s_AI_Overview_as_Proprietary_Censorship_Engine_and_Gatek.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Google_s_AI_Overview_as_Proprietary_Censorship_Engine_and_Gatek.gmi [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google's "AI Overview" as Proprietary Censorship Engine and Gatekeeper [05:42] TR News Fifth Heatwave and Its Only Early August https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/fifth-heatwave-and-its-only-early-august/ [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Fifth Heatwave and Its Only Early August [05:43] TR News GNU/Linux 6.4% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe/#monthly-200902-202608 [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats [05:58] TR News Techrights Microsoft Killing Morale https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_Killing_Morale.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_Killing_Morale.gmi [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Killing Morale ● Aug 10 [06:10] TR News Techrights When You're Evil and You're Publicly Attacking Something, That Something Will Become More Popular https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/When_You_re_Evil_and_You_re_Publicly_Attacking_Something_That_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/When_You_re_Evil_and_You_re_Publicly_Attacking_Something_That_S.gmi [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When You're Evil and You're Publicly Attacking Something, That Something Will Become More Popular [06:28] TR News Techrights When the LLM Chatbots Industry (Trillions in the Red) Quits Paying the Media for FOMO https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/When_the_LLM_Chatbots_Industry_Trillions_in_the_Red_Quits_Payin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/When_the_LLM_Chatbots_Industry_Trillions_in_the_Red_Quits_Payin.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When the LLM Chatbots Industry (Trillions in the Red) Quits Paying the Media for FOMO [06:35] TR News "Some years ago, I co-wrote a commissioned pilot for a TV series that centred around a bunch of unlikely female spies." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-invisible-women | Source: Carole Cadwalladr [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-broligarchy.substack.com | The Invisible Women - by Carole Cadwalladr [06:35] TR News "Since 2000, however, an entirely different dynamic has emerged: the share of labor compensation in total income has declined sharply." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/against-oligarchy-part-iii-taxing | Source: Paul Krugman [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Against Oligarchy, Part III: Taxing Capital vs. Taxing Labor [06:35] TR News "Work under capitalism sucks, and Gen Zs disillusionment with the labor market is justified. But work itself is socially necessary and the only way to transform it is through collective power, not withdrawal." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/generation-z-capitalism-work-alienation | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Gen Z Cant Go On. It Must Go On. [06:35] TR News "To address the USs severe inequality, we can and should raise taxes on the rich. " https://jacobin.com/2026/08/taxes-inequality-markets-regulation-finance | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Dont Just Tax the Rich Attack Inequality at the Root [06:35] TR News "It said the Talibans rule has been characterized by the elimination of civil liberties, systematic repression, widespread human rights violations, the denial of womens fundamental rights, and worsening poverty and discrimination." https://english.anf-news.com/women/afghan-women-condemn-taliban-women-have-been-excluded-from-public-life-86683 | Source: ANF News [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Afghan women condemn Taliban: Women have been excluded from public life [06:36] TR News "Jerusalem is struggling to retain its secular population" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/2026-08-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/why-secular-tech-workers-are-fleeing-jerusalem/0000019f-d0a8-de65-a5df-f9feb0d50000 | Source: Haaretz [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.haaretz.com | 'Everyone Moves to Tel Aviv': Why Secular Tech Workers Are Fleeing Jerusalem - Tech News [06:36] TR News "Could a pledge that scales with a companys success come to justify unsavory business practices or reckless accelerationism? And is this go-around any different from previous iterations of Silicon Valley giving?" https://www.wired.com/story/ai-billionaires-are-pledging-their-wealth-good-or-bad/ | Source: Wired [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes | WIRED [06:36] TR News "This will be kind of an unusual post. I got a recent email about my writing that I thought was such a good articulation of one common criticism that Id like to share it (and my response) in full." https://www.seangoedecke.com/i-got-an-email-about-resistance/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | I got an email about resistance [06:37] TR News "Until Linux Journal hired me in 1996, no publicationtech or otherwisewould employ me." https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/09/the-web-and-the-new-reality-2/ | Source: Doc Searls [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | The Web and the New Reality Doc Searls Weblog [06:47] TR News (NEW): Blogs Are the Future, RSS (or Atom) Feeds Are "The Plumbing" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Blogs_Are_the_Future_RSS_or_Atom_Feeds_Are_The_Plumbing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Blogs_Are_the_Future_RSS_or_Atom_Feeds_Are_The_Plumbing.gmi [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Blogs Are the Future, RSS (or Atom) Feeds Are "The Plumbing" [06:48] TR News "the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay" https://www.theverge.com/tech/977161/mark-zuckerberg-yacht-wilderness-legacy-stranded-boat | Source: The Verge [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Mark Zuckerbergs yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat | The Verge [06:49] TR News "The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs captured by its lunar orbiter." https://www.wired.com/story/first-images-spacex-rocket-moon-crater/ | Source: Wired [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceXs Rocket | WIRED [06:49] TR News "And that could get worse as Amazon and tech companies back the development of huge natural gas plants to support their power-hungry data centers." https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/planned-amazon-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-climate-polluter-in-the-u-s/ | Source: TechCrunch [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. | TechCrunch [06:50] TR News "An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977124/amazon-data-center-worst-polluting-power-plant | Source: The Verge [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country | The Verge [06:50] TR News "Conversely, Amazon had pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across all its global business operations by 2040." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazons-new-7-65gw-texas-ai-data-center-power-plant-could-become-the-largest-source-of-co2-pollution-in-the-us-custom-35-turbine-gas-plant-authorized-to-emit-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Amazons new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO pollution in the US custom 35-turbine gas plant authorized to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases | Tom's Hardware [06:50] TR News "The new gas-burning plant, if built to specifications, would be permitted to release 33 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, regulatory records show, more planet-warming gases than any other power plant in the country." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html | Source: New York Times [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html ) [06:51] TR News "This should have been bigger news than it was." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-accent-of-rigor | Source: Mike Brock [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Accent of Rigor - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [06:51] TR News "From the outside, the Phantom Drive, created by Rootkit Labs, appears like a boring old USB." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/usb-flash-drives/open-source-stealth-usb-hides-an-encrypted-partition-behind-an-8gb-decoy-drive-phantom-drive-appears-as-a-regular-usb-stick-until-you-create-a-text-file-to-unlock-the-hidden-data | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive 'Phantom Drive' appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data | Tom's Hardware [06:52] TR News "When you read the newspaper, does it read you back?" https://futurism.com/future-society/usa-today-palatnir-reader-intelligence | Source: Futurism [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | USA Today Partners With Palantir to Gain "Actionable Intelligence" On Its Audiences [06:52] TR News stanforddaily [06:53] TR News "ALPRs are cameras that take pictures of cars and record metadata, including license plate information." https://stanforddaily.com/2026/08/09/stanford-ends-flock-contract/ | Source: Stanford University [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford ends contract with Flock cameras [06:53] TR News Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/5284499 | Source: The Register UK [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager [06:54] TR News "CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is among the star witnesses the prosecution plans to call to the stand" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/meta-will-soon-face-another-high-stakes-trial-in-us-1722867114 | Source: RTL [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Nearly $1 billion in damages: Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US - RTL Today [06:54] TR News "So, for now I think Ill just leave things as is." https://ryan.himmelwright.net/post/echofeed-retired/ | Source: Ryan Himmelwright [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EchoFeed is Shutting Down | ryan.himmelwright.net [06:55] TR News "Having to create a new X account, then being exposed to ads, tracking, etc. killed my desire to understand." https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/08/09/happy-ignorant-here.html | Source: Numeric Citizen [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.numericcitizen.me | Happy ignorant here Numeric Citizen Blog [06:56] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.8, Linux 6.18.44, Linux 6.12.103, and Linux 6.6.151 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_8_Linux_6_18_44_Linux_6_12_103_and_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_8_Linux_6_18_44_Linux_6_12_103_and_Lin.gmi [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.8, Linux 6.18.44, Linux 6.12.103, and Linux 6.6.151 [06:57] TR News (NEW): Review: Battle of the Children of Void https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Review_Battle_of_the_Children_of_Void.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Review_Battle_of_the_Children_of_Void.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: Battle of the Children of Void ● Aug 10 [07:04] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:08] TR News Techrights Social Control Media Deathwatch: After Nearly a Million Posts Sent EchoFeed Shuts Down https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Social_Control_Media_Deathwatch_After_Nearly_a_Million_Posts_Se.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Social_Control_Media_Deathwatch_After_Nearly_a_Million_Posts_Se.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social Control Media Deathwatch: After Nearly a Million Posts Sent EchoFeed Shuts Down [07:09] TR News "The best way to prevent a rogue AGI from processing the Earth into maximum paperclips is to unleash a second AGI that will work to stop it." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/08/08/alignment | Source: Matt Webb [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interconnected.org | AI alignment is a red herring (Interconnected) [07:10] TR News "I believe that's a gross insult to all programmers everywhere." https://blog.senko.net/code-was-never-the-hard-part-is-an-insult-to-all-programmers?pk_campaign=rss-feed | Source: Senko Rai [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.senko.net | "Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers Senko Rai [07:10] TR News "I dont know if frontier AI models are less sycophantic in general." https://www.seangoedecke.com/advanced-ai-sycophancy/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Advanced AI sycophancy [07:10] TR News "While it can be contested whether Gruhn actually came up with the term "meat proxy", he can definitely be credited with popularising it." https://lindbakk.com/blog/no-meat-proxy | Source: John Mikael Lindbakk [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-John M. Lindbakk [07:11] TR News "35 year old version" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/09/hackaday-links-august-9-2026/ | Source: Hackaday [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Links: August 9, 2026 | Hackaday [07:11] TR News (NEW): I tried 5 Linux distros in a week to find one that "just works" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/I_tried_5_Linux_distros_in_a_week_to_find_one_that_just_works.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/I_tried_5_Linux_distros_in_a_week_to_find_one_that_just_works.gmi [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I tried 5 Linux distros in a week to find one that "just works" [07:11] TR News "Word for Windows 1.1a arrived in 1990 as the second update to Word 1.0" https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11/ | Source: Neowin [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11/ ) [07:12] TR News (NEW): Linux finally gave me back the joy of tinkering that Windows killed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_finally_gave_me_back_the_joy_of_tinkering_that_Windows_ki.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_finally_gave_me_back_the_joy_of_tinkering_that_Windows_ki.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux finally gave me back the joy of tinkering that Windows killed [07:12] TR News "These cuts begin a snowball effect. While the bill rips away health care access for millions of Americans, it also kneecaps health centers by cutting a major funding stream." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/fqhcs-medicaid-cuts-health-care-billionaire-tax | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Medicaid Cuts Could Kill Safety-Net Health Centers [07:13] TR News "But how did so many breeds emerge during these 15,000 years of co-evolution?" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dogs-evolved-differently-globe-human.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dogs-evolved-differently-globe-human.html ) [07:13] TR News "A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by an international team of nutrition" https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-vegetables-are-vanishing-and-its-quietly-wrecking-our-diets | Source: Science Alert [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets : ScienceAlert [07:13] TR News "Under updated housing rules, students are prohibited from skinning, butchering, or otherwise processing wild game animals inside residential buildings." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/08/cornell-has-a-new-dorm-rule-dont-butcher-bears/ | Source: Salon [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cornell has a new dorm rule: Don't butcher bears - Salon.com [07:14] TR News "Here I mean a host-local NVMe SSD" https://www.shayon.dev/post/2026/220/every-fast-write-moves-work-somewhere-else/ | Source: Shayon Mukherjee [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.shayon.dev | Every fast write moves work somewhere else [07:14] TR News (NEW): I finally found the Linux distro I'd recommend to almost anyone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/I_finally_found_the_Linux_distro_I_d_recommend_to_almost_anyone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/I_finally_found_the_Linux_distro_I_d_recommend_to_almost_anyone.gmi [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I finally found the Linux distro I'd recommend to almost anyone [07:14] TR News "You just picked up a dusty" https://boffosocko.com/2026/08/08/a-stopgap-repair-solution-for-impatient-new-olympia-sm3-typewriter-owners/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boffosocko.com | A Stopgap Repair Solution for Impatient New Olympia SM3 Typewriter Owners | Chris Aldrich [07:16] TR News "For five years, I have worked at a firm called Simplify. The irony has never been lost on me." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/its-time-to-complicate | Source: Michael Green [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yesigiveafig.com | Its Time to Complicate - by Michael W. Green [07:16] TR News "Im trying to decide whether to keep my elementary school-age kid in the neighborhood public school or move him to a more exclusive private school." https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/484136/private-public-school-best-education-ethics | Source: Vox [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Public vs. private education: How to find the best school for your kid | Vox [07:17] TR News "When the Norse god Odin offers advice, one should probably listen." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/10-sayings-from-odin-medieval-norse-wisdom-from-the-havamal/ | Source: Medievalists.net [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/10-sayings-from-odin-medieval-norse-wisdom-from-the-havamal/ ) [07:25] TR News Imagine someone in Karachi paying to the British government, "hey! I have lots of money to spend to try to convince you that some critics of mine in the UK need to be arrested along with their spouses! I HAVE MONEY TO SPEND. PLEASE DO THIS!" This is what The Loser did this year. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_145_Out_of_200_They_Tried_Hard_to_Hide_th.shtml [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 145 Out of 200: They Tried Hard to Hide the Fact Their Client Had Been Sued, Twice Even [07:31] TR News "If you want to compute the sine or cosine of an angle x you could start by reducing x mod 2 since that would not change the result." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/09/simple-range-reduction/ | Source: John D Cook [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Simple range reduction algorithm by Cody and Waite [07:31] TR News "The video has a lot of cool shots of old tech: magnetic tape drives, teletypes, paper tape readers, and giant dish antennas" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/09/retrotechtacular-a-view-of-the-moon-from-1964/ | Source: Hackaday [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Retrotechtacular: A View Of The Moon From 1964 | Hackaday [07:31] TR News "The petals appearing in the image are generated by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability." https://www.wired.com/story/the-sharpest-image-ever-taken-of-the-sun-reveals-a-beautiful-hidden-phenomenon/ | Source: Wired [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon | WIRED [07:32] TR News "Mind-bending self-replicating GIF code prints an exact copy of itself, is both a program and its own visual output champion coder shows off 'Piet Quine' technique" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/mind-bending-self-replicating-gif-code-prints-an-exact-copy-of-itself-is-both-a-program-and-its-own-visual-output-champion-coder-shows-off-piet-quine-technique | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Mind-bending self-replicating GIF code prints an exact copy of itself, is both a program and its own visual output champion coder shows off 'Piet Quine' technique | Tom's Hardware [07:38] TR News "I appreciate the sentiment behind this, and done with the right intentions it can become a practice I admire." https://benjaminhollon.com/musings/maybe-i-am-minimalist/ | Source: Benjamin Hollon [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjaminhollon.com | maybe i am minimalist after all [07:40] TR News "One of the prompts for this Blaugust that I felt like answering today!" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/some-more-facts-about-me/ | Source: Joel Chrono [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Some more facts about me [07:40] TR News Evil Plans Doomed to Fail https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/evil-plans-doomed-to-fail/ [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Evil Plans Doomed to Fail [07:40] TR News "The point is that nobody in the room could have produced the thing alone." https://lospino.so/blog/sunday-field-notes/the-sentence-changed-the-room/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lospino.so | The Sentence Changed the Room | Josh Lospinoso [07:41] TR News "I realised I'd already done the writing part of it with my post entitled My Favourite Type of Time Travel." https://rknight.me/blog/types-of-time-travel-zine/ | Source: Rob Knight [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rknight.me | Types of Time Travel Zine Robb Knight [07:41] TR News "and I'm thankful for many blessings over the years. But I think the world is not as good as I would have imagined it in 2002." https://roytang.net/2026/08/forty-eight/ | Source: Roy Tang [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Forty-Eight roytang.net [07:41] TR News "The history of computers and the vision of computing is intricately tied to the history and study of tools" https://blog.viditb.com/why-computers-need-to-evolve/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.viditb.com | Computers need a paradigm shift [07:41] TR News "Anyway, it took four hands to screw out the old metal ones that were rusted up and hopelessly stuck." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/08/to-begin-begin/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/08/to-begin-begin/ ) [07:54] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 9th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_9th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_9th_2026.gmi [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 9th, 2026 [07:55] TR News He Tried to Put My Wife and I in Prison, Now He Feels Sentimental https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/he-tried-to-put-my-wife-and-i-in-prison-now-he-feels-sentimental/ [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive He Tried to Put My Wife and I in Prison, Now He Feels Sentimental ● Aug 10 [08:05] TR News Techrights Links 10/08/2026: "Against Oligarch" and "The Invisible Women" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Links_10_08_2026_Against_Oligarch_and_The_Invisible_Women.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Links_10_08_2026_Against_Oligarch_and_The_Invisible_Women.gmi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 10/08/2026: "Against Oligarch" and "The Invisible Women" [08:06] TR News "ESP32 Bit Pirate has released version 1.7 of its ESP32-S3-based hardware debugging platform" https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-bit-pirate-1-7-gains-lora-meshtastic-and-browser-based-bpio2-control/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-bit-pirate-1-7-gains-lora-meshtastic-and-browser-based-bpio2-control/ ) [08:07] TR News "Radxa has revealed two Qualcomm-based system-on-modules aimed at edge AI, multimedia, robotics, and industrial applications" https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-broadens-rcore-series-with-qualcomm-based-ai-soms/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-broadens-rcore-series-with-qualcomm-based-ai-soms/ ) [08:08] TR News Politics instead of science. "Rails is done | lucas.dohmen.io" https://lucas.dohmen.io/posts/2026/08/09/rails-is-done/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rails is done | lucas.dohmen.io [08:08] TR News "Donald Trump Told Us He Was Warned about the Missile Shortage Before He Started the Iran War - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/08/donald-trump-told-us-he-was-warned-about-the-missile-shortage-before-he-started-the-iran-war/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Donald Trump Told Us He Was Warned about the Missile Shortage Before He Started the Iran War - emptywheel [08:08] TR News "Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-g-elliott-morris-about [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms [08:08] TR News blocked by gratuitous javascript https://schedule.hope.net/hope26/schedule/ [08:09] TR News "Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/article/214115/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship | The New Republic [08:09] TR News "The former Senate GOP leaders legacy will make America harder to govern for years to come." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/mitch-mcconnell-gop-legacy/688221/ [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | What Mitch McConnell Did to America - The Atlantic [08:11] TR News mastodon of karen sandler: "cyborg lawyer". Greedy lawyer, platforms men whose spouse call "rapist". Men who try to put women victims in prison. https://mstdn.social/@karen@floss.social [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mstdn.social | Mastodon [08:14] TR News She is also boosting Free Software Foundation Europe. They fake the real FSF, just like SFC fakes the real SFLC (Moglen), while the two of them jointly defame Moglen. [08:30] TR News "EU vljer kontroll fre information" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/09/eu-valjer-kontroll-fore-information/ [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | EU vljer kontroll fre information [08:30] TR News "Tips: Jottacloud nr du trttnat p molnlagring frn USA - PCforAlla" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.pcforalla.se/article/3178048/jottacloud-molnlagrning.html [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-pcforalla-se.translate.goog | Tips: Jottacloud nr du trttnat p molnlagring frn USA - PCforAlla [08:30] TR News "Ingen valgte Copilot: Sagen hos Sundhedsdatastyrelsen viser et hul i hele AI-debatten | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/ingen-valgte-copilot-sagen-hos-sundhedsdatastyrelsen-viser-et-hul-i-hele-ai-debatten [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Ingen valgte Copilot: Sagen hos Sundhedsdatastyrelsen viser et hul i hele AI-debatten | Version2 [08:30] TR News "Trump lost the Latinos. The Democrats have yet to find them | Opinion | EL PAS English" https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-08-08/trump-lost-the-latinos-the-democrats-have-yet-to-find-them.html [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Trump lost the Latinos. The Democrats have yet to find them | Opinion | EL PAS English [08:31] TR News [Old] "This document attempts to present a much more detailed, thorough, and easily-understood form of the key formats used by OpenSSH" https://sshref.dev/ | [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sshref.dev | OpenSSH Key Structure Guide [08:34] TR News "When a compiler optimizes your program, it has to guess. Which functions are worth inlining?" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/09/profile-guided-optimization-in-go/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/09/profile-guided-optimization-in-go/ ) [08:34] TR News "Solod reuses much of Go's existing tooling, including syntax highlighting, LSP, linters, and the package management system." https://antonz.org/relying-on-go/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antonz.org | Relying on Go [08:34] TR News "A single call can carry up to 16 user Subjects. Ill cover in the series' next part how they travel on the JERI wire, and what service code does with them on arrival." https://blog.frankel.ch/security-baked-into-jvm/3/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.frankel.ch | Security Baked Into the JVM: two Subjects, one call [08:37] TR News "Lets take our first journey into the wonders of Django, my favourite web backend. One of the reasons I love it is its ORM which well talk a bit more when we reach the midway of the month and letter O." https://hamatti.org/posts/g-is-for-get-or-create-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | G is for get_or_create - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [08:37] TR News "For the past couple of years, all my new Django projects have been built with htmx and Ive worked on couple of other, non-Django projects that uses it as well. Its a blast!" https://hamatti.org/posts/h-is-for-htmx-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | H is for htmx - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [08:38] TR News "Emacs VC is the built-in Emacs version control interface." https://box.matto.nl/git-branches-and-emacs-builtin-vc.html | Source: MJ Fransen [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Git branches and Emacs built-in VC - box.matto.nl [08:38] TR News "But the old code had an advantage: because each error condition had its own raise line, coverage measurement could tell me whether I had tested every func_name for the wrong number of arguments." https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202608/callerspecific_coverage | Source: Ned Batchelder [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nedbatchelder.com | Caller-specific coverage | Ned Batchelder [08:38] TR News "But Id argue that Crawshaw underappreciates the ongoing cost when he writes [...]" https://lalitm.com/post/changing-devtools-is-cheap-owning-them-isnt/ | Source: Lalit Maganti [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lalitm.com | Changing Devtools Is Cheap. Owning Them Isnt. - Lalit Maganti [08:38] TR News "Technical debt is materialized as drag against the ability to deliver customer value." https://www.jmduke.com/posts/tech-debt-is-weird.html | Source: Justin Duke [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jmduke.com | Tech debt is weird | Applied Cartography [08:39] TR News "I wrote this in my notes shortly after attending the first of two HTML Day online sessions today, hosted by Zachary." https://jamesg.blog/2026/08/08/html-day-2026 | Source: James G [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | HTML Day 2026 - with words, wonder [08:39] TR News Yesterday I attended HTML Day London 2026. I set myself the challenge of working entirely offline for the event." https://billglover.me/2026/08/09/html-day-london/ | Source: Bill Glover [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-billglover.me | HTML Day London [08:40] TR News "Right now I'm using Pagecord to blog (almost) daily for Blaugust, since it has awesome features like posting from Obsidian with micro.pub API" https://binarydigit.net/enjoying-multiple-blog-platforms/ | Source: BinaryDigit [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-binarydigit.net | Enjoying Multiple Blog Platforms Raging Against the Machines [08:40] TR News "As threatened, I moved the blog to pico.sh pgs because pico.sh is so dang cool and much more in the spirit of indiewebbing than Cloudflare." https://sals.place/blog/moved-to-pico/ | Source: Sal [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Moved the blog to pico.sh, and I'm done blogging about this blog for August | Sal's [08:40] TR News "Baty just posted this and I just have to follow suit. Its hilarious and painful how relevant it is to my blog lately: [...]" https://sals.place/blog/elaborate-blogging-setups/ | Source: Sal [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Blog posts about elaborate blogging setups | Sal's [08:40] TR News "Other than reading docs, it seems I interact with pico.sh entirely over ssh and rsync. Auth is handled via ssh key." https://sals.place/blog/pico-sh-cool/ | Source: Sal [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | pico.sh! | Sal's [08:41] TR News "In this ~15-minute video I show how to add conditions to abbrev-mode abbreviations that you define." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-08-09-emacs-expand-abbrev-mode-definitions-conditionally/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs: conditionally expand abbrev-mode definitions | Protesilaos [08:41] TR News "This toolchain exists because of demos and the demoscene" https://hugodaniel.com/posts/wgslender-my-wgsl-toolchain/ | Source: Hugo Daniel [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hugodaniel.com | wgslender: My WGSL Toolchain [08:41] TR News "So to eBay I went, and 4-6 weeks later I had myself a Cisco / AT&T branded DP-153-AT a UMTS femtocell capable of Band 8 and Band 2." https://nickvsnetworking.com/3g-at-last/ | Source: Nick [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nickvsnetworking.com | 3G at last! | Nick vs Networking [08:42] TR News "modem ports removed and replaced by the cannon plug" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/nasa-modded-space-stations-laptops-so-everyone-could-use-the-same-charger-standardizing-iss-chargers-eliminated-useless-weight-and-reduced-failure-points | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | NASA modded space station's laptops so everyone could use the same charger standardizing ISS chargers eliminated useless weight and reduced failure points | Tom's Hardware [08:42] TR News "At present, this project is really only a proof-of-concept." https://kevinboone.me/picotrain.html | Source: Kevin Boone [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevinboone.me | Kevin Boone: Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to control a large-scale model locomotive [08:42] TR News "In this article we are going to look at how these two systems work" https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/on-scripts-and-hooks/ | [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-devblog.archlinux.page | On scripts and hooks | Arch Linux Dev Blog [08:43] TR News "While the Democratic CSI driver is suited mostly for Linux based systems like TrueNAS SCALE for example" https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/freebsd-openshift-democratic-csi/ | Source: Vermaden [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vermaden.wordpress.com | FreeBSD Storage for OpenShift with Democratic CSI | [08:44] TR News "[...] This week we are pleased to summarize recent releases in the Linux community and then we ask our readers" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260810 | Source: Distro Watch [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260810 ) [08:44] TR News "Week twelve of the roundup, built from the package manager OPML feed collection and whatever Ive posted or boosted on Mastodon." https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/08/this-week-in-package-management.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | This Week in Package Management: 8 August 2026 | Andrew Nesbitt [08:44] TR News "The concept is less a static boardgame, but a whole campaign you can play through with different paths, missions and outcomes." https://blog.avas.space/ass-defect-boardgame/ | Source: Ava [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | playing the mass effect board game ava's blog [08:52] TR News Four weekend stable kernel updates https://lwn.net/Articles/1087949/ [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Four weekend stable kernel updates [LWN.net] [08:52] TR News After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-24-years-return-to-castle-wolfenstein-is-finally-distributed-uncut-in-germany-game-was-censored-due-to-strict-laws-regarding-nazi-symbolism [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism | Tom's Hardware [08:54] TR News (NEW): Jasem's Ekosphere: KStars 3.8.4 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Jasem_s_Ekosphere_KStars_3_8_4_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Jasem_s_Ekosphere_KStars_3_8_4_Released.gmi [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Jasem's Ekosphere: KStars 3.8.4 Released ● Aug 10 [09:02] TR News Techrights Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Does Not Support Women, It Imitates Authentic Organisations, Embraces Misogynists, Then Projects https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Does_Not_Support_Women_It_Imit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Does_Not_Support_Women_It_Imit.gmi [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Does Not Support Women, It Imitates Authentic Organisations, Embraces Misogynists, Then Projects ● Aug 10 [12:25] TR News Unhealthy air quality hits seven areas in Sarawak, Selangor https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/unhealthy-air-quality-hits-seven-areas-in-sarawak-selangor [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Unhealthy air quality hits seven areas in Sarawak, Selangor | The Straits Times [12:25] TR News Malaysian students in a bind over new US visa rules https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-students-in-a-bind-over-new-us-visa-rules [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian students in a bind over new US visa rules | The Straits Times [12:26] TR News How Does Your Dog Impact Your Family's Health? Here's What We Know. https://www.sciencealert.com/how-does-your-dog-impact-your-familys-health-heres-what-we-know [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Having a Dog in The House Could Improve Children's Respiratory Outcomes : ScienceAlert [12:30] TR News Git branches and Emacs built-in VC https://box.matto.nl/git-branches-and-emacs-builtin-vc.html [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Git branches and Emacs built-in VC - box.matto.nl [12:31] TR News Profile-guided optimization in Go https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/09/profile-guided-optimization-in-go/ [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/09/profile-guided-optimization-in-go/ ) [12:32] TR News Mind-bending self-replicating GIF code prints an exact copy of itself, is both a program and its own visual output champion coder shows off 'Piet Quine' technique https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/mind-bending-self-replicating-gif-code-prints-an-exact-copy-of-itself-is-both-a-program-and-its-own-visual-output-champion-coder-shows-off-piet-quine-technique [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Mind-bending self-replicating GIF code prints an exact copy of itself, is both a program and its own visual output champion coder shows off 'Piet Quine' technique | Tom's Hardware [12:41] TR News The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-vegetables-are-vanishing-and-its-quietly-wrecking-our-diets [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Wrecking Our Diets : ScienceAlert [12:42] TR News USA Today Partners With Palantir to Gain Actionable Intelligence On Its Audiences https://futurism.com/future-society/usa-today-palatnir-reader-intelligence [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | USA Today Partners With Palantir to Gain "Actionable Intelligence" On Its Audiences [12:44] TR News Advancing a Connected Future for Indigenous Communities https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/advancing-a-connected-future-for-indigenous-communities/ [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | Advancing a Connected Future for Indigenous Communities - Internet Society [12:45] TR News Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the Worlds Most Endangered Species https://futurism.com/future-society/jeff-bezos-leonardo-dicaprio-greenwashing-amazon-pollution [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the World's Most Endangered Species [12:52] TR News A Brain Region May Link The 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin With Fear, Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/a-brain-region-may-link-the-love-hormone-oxytocin-with-fear-study-reveals [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Find a Brain Region Where Oxytocin And Fear Overlap : ScienceAlert [12:53] TR News Ashes From Pompeii Reveal What The Doomed City Smelled Like 2,000 Years Ago https://www.sciencealert.com/ashes-from-pompeii-reveal-what-the-doomed-city-smelled-like-2000-years-ago [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ashes From Pompeii Reveal What The Doomed City Smelled Like 2,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert [12:53] TR News Experimental Alzheimer's Treatment Restores Two Hours of Sleep When Tested in Mice https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-alzheimers-treatment-restores-two-hours-of-sleep-when-tested-in-mice [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-It's Not Amyloid Plaques Stealing Sleep in Alzheimer's It's Immune Cells : ScienceAlert [12:53] TR News Taiwan simulates repelling Chinese assault, to slow mobile internet in annual war games https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-simulates-repelling-chinese-assault-to-slow-mobile-internet-in-annual-war-games [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan throttles mobile internet for first time during annual war games | The Straits Times [12:54] TR News Hong Kong 47: 11 jailed democrats granted permission to appeal to top court https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/10/hong-kong-47-11-jailed-democrats-granted-permission-to-appeal-to-top-court/ [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong 47: 11 jailed democrats granted permission to appeal to top court ● Aug 10 [13:15] TR News Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/iran-security-council-guards-commander.html [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/iran-security-council-guards-commander.html ) [13:16] TR News Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity https://www.france24.com/en/dozens-of-nigerians-freed-after-6-months-in-jihadi-captivity [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/dozens-of-nigerians-freed-after-6-months-in-jihadi-captivity ) [13:17] TR News Iran sets tough terms to reopen Strait of Hormuz https://www.france24.com/en/iran-sets-tough-terms-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/iran-sets-tough-terms-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz ) [13:18] TR News x64 port of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Word for backdoored Windows 1.1a arrives you can now run this seminal 1990 word processor natively in backdoored Windows 11 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/x64-port-of-microsoft-word-for-windows-1-1a-arrives-you-can-now-run-this-seminal-1990-word-processor-natively-in-windows-11 [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrives you can now run this seminal 1990 word processor natively in Windows 11 | Tom's Hardware [13:19] TR News Libreville grapples with water shortage https://www.france24.com/en/libreville-grapples-with-water-shortage open taps to refill them, and max up the A/Cs, to cool down the city [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/libreville-grapples-with-water-shortage ) [13:19] TR News Interview With Enzo Maresca https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/interview-with-enzo-maresca/ [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Interview With Enzo Maresca [13:20] TR News Massive python with swollen belly found under NJ familys shed with X-ray revealing its last meal https://nypost.com/2026/08/09/us-news/massive-python-with-swollen-belly-found-under-nj-familys-shed-with-x-ray-revealing-its-last-meal/ [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Massive python with swollen belly found under NJ family's shed -- with X-ray revealing its last meal [13:23] TR News (NEW): Linux 7.2-rc7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_7_2_rc7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_7_2_rc7.gmi [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 7.2-rc7 [13:24] TR News Examiner Allowance Rates Under Director Squires https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/examiner-allowance-rates-under-director-squires.html [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Examiner Allowance Rates Under Director Squires | Patently-O [13:24] TR News Ex parte Baurin and the Anti-Harassment Rationale for Double Patenting https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/ex-parte-baurin-and-the-anti-harassment-rationale-for-double-patenting.html [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Ex parte Baurin and the Anti-Harassment Rationale for Double Patenting | Patently-O [13:25] TR News Where Your Secrets Really Live: From IaC State to a Running Container https://kerneltalks.com/cloud-services/where-your-secrets-really-live-from-iac-state-to-a-running-container/ [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kerneltalks.com | Where Your Secrets Really Live: From IaC State to a Running Container - Kernel Talks [13:27] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD 14.5-BETA1 Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/FreeBSD_14_5_BETA1_Now_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/FreeBSD_14_5_BETA1_Now_Available.gmi [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FreeBSD 14.5-BETA1 Now Available [13:28] TR News "hat suggests Farage's likely winning margin, rather than the outcome itself, is where the genuine betting value sits." https://www.oddschecker.com/insight/politics/20260810-when-is-the-clacton-by-election-odds-favourites-candidates [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.oddschecker.com/insight/politics/20260810-when-is-the-clacton-by-election-odds-favourites-candidates ) [13:34] TR News Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc7 https://lwn.net/Articles/1087961/ [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc7 [LWN.net] [13:35] TR News The Real Victims of the Hey Hi (AI) Surveillance Panopticon? Crime Fiction Writers https://futurism.com/future-society/crime-writers-ai-surveillance-panopticon-crime-writers [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Real Victims of the AI Surveillance Panopticon? Crime Fiction Writers [13:38] TR News Elecrow ThinkNode M9 A standalone ESP32-S3 MeshCore communication terminal with color LCD, QWERTY keyboard https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/10/elecrow-thinknode-m9-a-standalone-esp32-s3-meshcore-communication-terminal-with-color-lcd-qwerty-keyboard/ [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Elecrow ThinkNode M9 - A standalone ESP32-S3 MeshCore communication terminal with color LCD, QWERTY keyboard - CNX Software [13:39] TR News Reading the Room Perfectly, The Insurrectionist Becomes Greatest Defender of Data Centers https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/donald-trump-greatest-defender-data-centers [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Reading the Room Perfectly, Donald Trump Becomes Greatest Defender of Data Centers [13:39] TR News Xlibre and gtk2-ng are back! https://bkhome.org/news/202608/xlibre-and-gtk2-ng-are-back.html [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Xlibre and gtk2-ng are back! [13:47] TR News LightDM Released Version 1.33.0 After Four-Year Hiatus https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/lightdm-released-version-1-33-0-after-four-year-hiatus/ [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | LightDM Released Version 1.33.0 After Four-Year Hiatus | UbuntuHandbook [13:48] TR News Elana Hashman: Managing virtualenvs with a little bash https://hashman.ca/managing-venvs/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hashman.ca :: Managing virtualenvs with a little bash [13:49] TR News Personal Stories, Personal Blog https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/personal-stories-personal-blog/ [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Personal Stories, Personal Blog [13:49] TR News Ivan Molodetskikh: Easy Sandboxing on GNU/Linux with Bubblewrap https://bxt.rs/blog/easy-sandboxing-on-linux-with-bubblewrap/ [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bxt.rs | Easy Sandboxing on Linux with Bubblewrap | Ivan Molodetskikhs Webpage [13:50] TR News Orion for GNU/Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/orion-for-linux-0-4-1-beta [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews - OMG! Ubuntu [13:51] TR News Orion for GNU/Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/orion-for-linux-0-4-1-beta [13:51] TR News Windows 11s Weather app uses ~1GB RAM, GNU/Linux apps a fraction https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/linux-vs-windows-weather-app-ram [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Windows 11's Weather app uses ~1GB RAM, Linux apps a fraction - OMG! Ubuntu [13:52] TR News CachyOS 260809 https://distrowatch.com/cachyos [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/cachyos ) [13:52] TR News Zenwalk Burst Oriented kernel brings true low latency desktop experience http://www.zenwalk.org/2026/08/zenwalk-burst-oriented-kernel-brings.html [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.zenwalk.org | Zenwalk GNU Linux: Zenwalk Burst Oriented kernel brings true low latency desktop experience [13:53] TR News Slop is drowning out the kernel with BS no human will audit or bother with. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-rc7-Released lxo, take note [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.2-rc7 Released Following Another Exhausting AI-Driven Week - Phoronix [13:53] TR News If GNU/Linux Rising is Just "Bots" (It's Not, Many Surveys Show the Same), Why Does Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Rush to Lie About System Requirements of Vista 11? https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/08/If_GNU_Linux_Rising_is_Just_Bots_It_s_Not_Many_Surveys_Show_the.shtml [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights If GNU/Linux Rising is Just "Bots" (It's Not, Many Surveys Show the Same), Why Does Microsoft Rush to Lie About System Requirements of Vista 11? ● Aug 10 [14:04] TR News The Bank of England in Manchester Becoming Residential Building https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/the-bank-of-england-in-manchester/ [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Bank of England in Manchester Becoming Residential Building [14:07] TR News Try out these fun FIGlet commands and customize your GNU/Linux terminal https://www.neowin.net/guides/try-out-these-fun-figlet-commands-and-customize-your-linux-terminal/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/guides/try-out-these-fun-figlet-commands-and-customize-your-linux-terminal/ ) [14:07] TR News Lazy Reading for 2026/08/09 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/08/09/lazy-reading-for-2026-08-09/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | Lazy Reading for 2026/08/09 DragonFly BSD Digest [14:08] TR News Linux Saloon 215 | Odyssey GNU/Linux https://cubiclenate.com/2026/08/08/linux-saloon-215-odyssey-linux/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Join the Odyssey Linux Discussion and Share Your Tech Tips [14:08] TR News On scripts and hooks https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/on-scripts-and-hooks/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-devblog.archlinux.page | On scripts and hooks | Arch Linux Dev Blog [14:10] TR News Can you turn any dog into a boxer dog ("I want to be a boxer!") by enlarging its head and, if so, would that be dubbed breed-affirming surgery? [14:10] TR News 22 Years Later, Still Blogging in WordPress https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/09/22-years-later-still-blogging-in-wordpress/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 22 Years Later, Still Blogging in WordPress [14:11] TR News How to Install, Secure, and Set Up MySQL on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://linuxhint.com/install-secure-and-set-up-mysql-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts/ [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhint.com | How to Install, Secure, and Set Up MySQL on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Linux Hint [14:12] TR News Linux Kernel Rapidly Removing Hardware Support Because of Hey Hi (AI) / LLM https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-kernel-rapidly-removing-hardware [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Linux Kernel Rapidly Removing Hardware Support Because of AI / LLM [14:12] TR News Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in July 2026 https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2026-07/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reproducible Builds in July 2026 reproducible-builds.org [14:12] TR News Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/syria-reorganized-russian-military-presence.html [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/syria-reorganized-russian-military-presence.html ) [14:13] TR News New Zealand slaps new sanctions against Russia after US move https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-slaps-new-sanctions-against-russia-after-us-move [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand slaps new sanctions against Russia after US move | The Straits Times [14:13] TR News Syria, Russia agree to end military use of key Mediterranean bases https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260809-syria-russia-agree-to-end-military-use-of-key-mediterranean-bases [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260809-syria-russia-agree-to-end-military-use-of-key-mediterranean-bases ) [14:14] TR News Cyprus natural gas will help supply Europe by first half of 2028, official says https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0809/cyprus-natural-gas-europe [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cyprus natural gas to help supply Europe by first half of 2028, official says - CSMonitor.com [14:15] TR News Taiwan bets on drone hellscape to deter possible Chinese invasion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-bets-on-drone-hellscape-to-deter-possible-chinese-invasion [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan bets on drone hellscape to deter possible Chinese invasion | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Ukrainians took refuge in Poland. Now they're increasingly fearful https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012219/ukrainians-took-refuge-in-poland-now-they-re-increasingly-fearful [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Ukrainians took refuge in Poland. Now they're increasingly fearful - LRT [14:16] TR News Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria, after drone exploded near a gas pipeline https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-denies-targeting-bulgaria-after-drone-exploded-near-a-gas-pipeline [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-denies-targeting-bulgaria-after-drone-exploded-near-a-gas-pipeline ) [14:16] TR News Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly overnight strikes https://www.france24.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-overnight-strikes [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-overnight-strikes ) [14:17] TR News North Korea may deploy up to 50,000 troops to Russia, Zelensky claims https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260809-zelensky-claims-north-korea-may-deploy-50-000-troops-russia [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260809-zelensky-claims-north-korea-may-deploy-50-000-troops-russia ) [14:17] TR News Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System https://www.sciencealert.com/long-covid-linked-to-lasting-damage-in-the-brains-dopamine-system [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Long COVID Patients Have 18% Fewer Dopamine Nerve Endings, Brain Scans Reveal : ScienceAlert [14:18] TR News How to list installed packages on Ubuntu https://www.hostinger.com/au/tutorials/how-to-list-installed-packages-on-ubuntu/ [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hostinger.com | How to List Installed Packages on Ubuntu in 2026 [14:19] TR News I tried 5 Linux distros in a week to find one that "just works" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-5-linux-distros-in-a-week-to-find-one-that-just-works/ [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I tried 5 Linux distros in a week to find one that "just works" [14:22] TR News Linux finally gave me back the joy of tinkering that Windows killed https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-joy-windows-killed/ [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux finally gave me back the joy of tinkering that Windows killed [14:24] TR News They depend on PROPRIETARY things https://www.makeuseof.com/open-source-apps-you-wont-pay-for-again/ [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | 5 open-source apps that are so good you'll never need to pay for them [14:24] TR News EEE that BREAKS the originals https://www.makeuseof.com/microsofts-coreutils-brings-real-linux-commands-to-windows-i-tested-it-as-a-wsl-replacement/ [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Microsoft's Coreutils finally gave Windows the eight commands I was using Linux for [14:25] TR News This free tool runs Windows apps on the Linux I already have and it's not Wine https://www.makeuseof.com/this-free-tool-runs-windows-apps-on-the-linux-i-already-have-and-its-not-wine/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This free tool runs Windows apps on the Linux I already have and it's not Wine [14:28] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [14:30] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) and "Enjoying Multiple Blog Platforms" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_and_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_and_E.gmi [14:30] TR News (NEW): Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_.gmi [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) and "Enjoying Multiple Blog Platforms" [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More [14:55] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [14:57] TR News (NEW): Free Software, Education, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Free_Software_Education_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Free_Software_Education_and_Standards.gmi [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Education, and Standards ● Aug 10 [15:00] TR News (NEW): Applications: FIGlet, Calibre, Bottles, and Weather https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Applications_FIGlet_Calibre_Bottles_and_Weather.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Applications_FIGlet_Calibre_Bottles_and_Weather.gmi [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: FIGlet, Calibre, Bottles, and Weather [15:04] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [15:05] TR News (NEW): Reproducible Builds in July 2026 and Critical Linux SCTP Flaw https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Reproducible_Builds_in_July_2026_and_Critical_Linux_SCTP_Flaw.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Reproducible_Builds_in_July_2026_and_Critical_Linux_SCTP_Flaw.gmi [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Reproducible Builds in July 2026 and Critical Linux SCTP Flaw [15:07] TR News Techrights Links 10/08/2026: "Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System", Microsofts Weather App Uses Over 1,000 Megabytes of RAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Links_10_08_2026_Long_COVID_Linked_to_Lasting_Damage_in_The_Bra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Links_10_08_2026_Long_COVID_Linked_to_Lasting_Damage_in_The_Bra.gmi [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 10/08/2026: "Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System", Microsofts Weather App Uses Over 1,000 Megabytes of RAM [15:29] TR News Techrights Rumours of Impending Mass Layoffs in IBM's Yorktown Office, Impacting the LLM (Slop) Staff https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Rumours_of_Impending_Mass_Layoffs_in_IBM_s_Yorktown_Office_Impa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Rumours_of_Impending_Mass_Layoffs_in_IBM_s_Yorktown_Office_Impa.gmi [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Rumours of Impending Mass Layoffs in IBM's Yorktown Office, Impacting the LLM (Slop) Staff [15:31] TR News Salesforce Cuts 133 More Jobs Across California and Washington Amid CEO's 'I Need Less Heads' Remark [15:31] TR News Can AFFORD less heads [15:33] TR News "If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces forever" Julian Assange, June 2013 [15:35] TR News assange recently turned 55, time for early retirement? [15:41] TR News 1 to 200 in Just Over a Year https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/1-to-200-in-just-over-a-year/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 1 to 200 in Just Over a Year [15:50] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISOs Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 7.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_3_HWE_ISOs_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_3_HWE_ISOs_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_.gmi [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISOs Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 7.0 [15:51] TR News Techrights statCounter Now Sees GNU/Linux "Market Share Worldwide" at 9.21%, Soon 10% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/statCounter_Now_Sees_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Worldwide_at_9_21_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/statCounter_Now_Sees_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Worldwide_at_9_21_S.gmi [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter Now Sees GNU/Linux "Market Share Worldwide" at 9.21%, Soon 10% [15:52] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Market Share Quickly Catching Up With Vista 11 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Quickly_Catching_Up_With_Vista_11.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Quickly_Catching_Up_With_Vista_11.gmi [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Market Share Quickly Catching Up With Vista 11 ● Aug 10 [16:01] TR News Techrights Nigel Farage crisis: Taylor Swift & Jeffrey Epstein both shunned cryptocurrency bosses https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Nigel_Farage_crisis_Taylor_Swift_Jeffrey_Epstein_both_shunned_c.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Nigel_Farage_crisis_Taylor_Swift_Jeffrey_Epstein_both_shunned_c.gmi [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Nigel Farage crisis: Taylor Swift & Jeffrey Epstein both shunned cryptocurrency bosses [16:31] TR News Techrights Microsoft/GAFAM Operating at a Loss https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_GAFAM_Operating_at_a_Loss.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_GAFAM_Operating_at_a_Loss.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft/GAFAM Operating at a Loss [16:36] TR News They ripped off wordpress https://www.aol.com/articles/wix-investor-alert-wix-com-163400000.html [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-WIX INVESTOR ALERT: Wix.com Ltd. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead the Wix Class Action Lawsuit - AOL [16:46] TR News iophk: lennart's polkit mess spreads further https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8626-1 [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Connection timed out after 10001 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8626-1 ) [16:50] TR News Software Freedom Conservancy Inc lost $600,000 last year, so its chief took a salary hike :) https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/412203632 [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-projects.propublica.org | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica [16:51] *croissant` (~croissant@uudy98nj9ntz2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:52] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 10 [17:01] TR News Techrights For Second Year in a Row Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Loses Money (Over $3,000,000 Lost in 2 Years), Bradley M Kuhn Steps Down as Treasurer https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/For_Second_Year_in_a_Row_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Loses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/For_Second_Year_in_a_Row_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Loses.gmi [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights For Second Year in a Row Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Loses Money (Over $3,000,000 Lost in 2 Years), Bradley M Kuhn Steps Down as Treasurer [17:03] TR News ICYMI, SFC is not a millionaire, it just funnels millions for projects to avoid tax. OSI began doing the same for Microsoft. It's dirty. [17:07] TR News Windows 11% in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/india/#monthly-200902-202608 [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats [17:08] TR News Windows all-time low in Russia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/russian-federation/#monthly-200902-202608 [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Russian Federation | Statcounter Global Stats [17:15] TR News (NEW): Singapore: GNU/Linux Reaches 9% This Month https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Singapore_GNU_Linux_Reaches_9_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Singapore_GNU_Linux_Reaches_9_This_Month.gmi [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Singapore: GNU/Linux Reaches 9% This Month [17:48] TR News Techrights Escaping Ads https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Escaping_Ads.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Escaping_Ads.gmi [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Escaping Ads [17:54] TR News Even Manchester Evening News Features Daniel Pocock Today https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/even-manchester-evening-news-features-daniel-pocock-today/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Even Manchester Evening News Features Daniel Pocock Today ● Aug 10 [18:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft and Apple Lose Ground to GNU/Linux in the United States https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_and_Apple_Lose_Ground_to_GNU_Linux_in_the_United_Stat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Microsoft_and_Apple_Lose_Ground_to_GNU_Linux_in_the_United_Stat.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft and Apple Lose Ground to GNU/Linux in the United States [18:32] TR News People in Their Twenties Tend to Miss the Point https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/people-in-their-twenties-tend-to-miss-the-point/ [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive People in Their Twenties Tend to Miss the Point [18:37] TR News Back to Blogging More After 22 Years of This Neglect of Blogging https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/back-to-blogging-more-after-22-years-of-this-neglect-of-blogging/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Back to Blogging More After 22 Years of This Neglect of Blogging ● Aug 10 [19:05] TR News Techrights The Slop Bubble (Pyramid Scheme) is Becoming Bigger and Everyone Should be Terrified (Its Implosion Will Cause More Damage) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/The_Slop_Bubble_Pyramid_Scheme_is_Becoming_Bigger_and_Everyone_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/The_Slop_Bubble_Pyramid_Scheme_is_Becoming_Bigger_and_Everyone_.gmi [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Slop Bubble (Pyramid Scheme) is Becoming Bigger and Everyone Should be Terrified (Its Implosion Will Cause More Damage) [19:14] TR News ""success" is real loosely defined at IBM these days. There is no success except jobs to India so they can get cheaper and be closer to the basement like TCS, Cognizant, Accenture and the other Indian companies who do it cheaper, not better." https://old.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/comments/1vk5qlk/heard_about_cuts_in_yorktown_office/ [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Heard about cuts in Yorktown office. : IBM_Employees [19:20] TR News Techrights Claims of Mass Layoffs at IBM (in Finance) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Claims_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_in_Finance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Claims_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_in_Finance.gmi [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Claims of Mass Layoffs at IBM (in Finance) [19:21] TR News Slop riding the "LINUX" brand https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/new-blueprint-cloud-security/ [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spite-Driven Engineering: a New Blueprint for Cloud Security in the AI Native Era - InfoQ [19:22] TR News Azure = Proprietary with Back Doors. GitHub = Proprietary with Back Doors. https://www.ghacks.net/2026/07/02/microsoft-releases-azure-linux-4-iso-files-on-github-for-local-testing/ [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ghacks.net | Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 4 ISO Files on GitHub for Local Testing - gHacks Tech News [19:23] TR News You Cant Patent a Trench: The Real Biotechnology the Green Revolution Forgot https://off-guardian.org/2026/07/15/you-cant-patent-a-trench-the-real-biotechnology-the-green-revolution-forgot/ [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-off-guardian.org | You Cant Patent a Trench: The Real Biotechnology the Green Revolution Forgot OffGuardian [19:24] TR News Patent = monopoly, not revelation https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sony-playstation-6-revolutionary-cooling-system-patent-1809383 [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | PlayStation 6 Release Date Leak: Sony Patent Reveals Crucial Next Gen Hardware Cooling Upgrade | IBTimes UK [19:24] TR News Software Patents https://patentdocs.org/2026/07/20/ptab-%c2%a7-101-affirmance-rates-dip-under-director-squires/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentdocs.org | PTAB 101 Affirmance Rates Dip under Director Squires Patent Docs [19:24] TR News a "patent ban" for plants http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/us-congress-faces-its-own-debate-about.html [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | US Congress faces its own debate about a "patent ban" for plants - The IPKat [19:26] TR News Patent nationalism https://patentdocs.org/2026/07/22/uspto-requires-foreign-domiciled-patent-applicants-and-owners-to-be-represented-by-uspto-registered-practitioners/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentdocs.org | USPTO Requires Foreign-domiciled Patent Applicants and Owners to Be Represented by USPTO-registered Practitioners Patent Docs [19:30] TR News Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/canada/#monthly-200902-202608 [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Canada | Statcounter Global Stats [19:33] TR News Africa ~5% GNU/Linux as Clownflare sees it https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=52w&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=africa [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=52w&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=africa ) [19:37] TR News Russia about 6% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=52w&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=RU [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=52w&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&loc=RU ) [19:42] TR News (NEW): Clownflare Sees a Lot of GNU/Linux in China, Unlike statCounter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Sees_a_Lot_of_GNU_Linux_in_China_Unlike_statCounter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Sees_a_Lot_of_GNU_Linux_in_China_Unlike_statCounter.gmi [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Clownflare Sees a Lot of GNU/Linux in China, Unlike statCounter [19:51] TR News "Like my millenial generation being obsessed with the 70s, it seems the gen Z/gen alpha(?) has the strange fascination with the 90s. Since I lived the 90s I figure I'd write down some random memories I have of them." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2026-08-09 [19:52] TR News "The complaints of fab and of Robert Benchley are surprisingly similar, only the dates differ, and of course, the subject. Tomorrow's profits are what it is all about, and certainly not the actual needs of the customer." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/re--my-washing-machine.txt [19:53] TR News new cycles gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/newCycle [19:55] TR News "My weekend #diy #maker project: a compact, battery-powered #guitar practice amp which is meant to be paired with an effects pedal. It provides a clean 9V power plug for the pedal, and runs off any 10V -> 20V power supply (such as a laptop power supply, or in my case, a 3-cell 21700 battery pack)." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi ● Aug 10 [20:11] TR News (NEW): Paul Buetow's Uptime Records https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Paul_Buetow_s_Uptime_Records.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Paul_Buetow_s_Uptime_Records.gmi [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Paul Buetow's Uptime Records [20:41] TR News crypto miners [sic] https://www.dw.com/en/how-crypto-miners-are-stealing-power-in-southeast-asia/a-78175364 [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How crypto miners are stealing power in Southeast Asia [20:41] TR News minijobs https://www.dw.com/en/germany-weighs-the-future-of-minijobs/a-78147900 [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany weighs the future of minijobs [20:45] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 10/08/2026: Recollections and Washing Machine That Only Last a Few Years https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Gemini_Links_10_08_2026_Recollections_and_Washing_Machine_That_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Gemini_Links_10_08_2026_Recollections_and_Washing_Machine_That_.gmi [20:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 10/08/2026: Recollections and Washing Machine That Only Last a Few Years [20:51] TR News (NEW): SparkyLinux 8.4 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 7.1, Debian 13.6 Base https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/SparkyLinux_8_4_Released_with_Support_for_Linux_Kernel_7_1_Debi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/SparkyLinux_8_4_Released_with_Support_for_Linux_Kernel_7_1_Debi.gmi [20:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SparkyLinux 8.4 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 7.1, Debian 13.6 Base [20:56] TR News Techrights Tell Me Something I Don't Know https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Tell_Me_Something_I_Don_t_Know.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Tell_Me_Something_I_Don_t_Know.gmi [20:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Tell Me Something I Don't Know ● Aug 10 [21:06] TR News (NEW): Clownflare Says 7.6% of Web Traffic in the United Kingdom Comes From GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Says_7_6_of_Web_Traffic_in_the_United_Kingdom_Comes_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Says_7_6_of_Web_Traffic_in_the_United_Kingdom_Comes_.gmi [21:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Clownflare Says 7.6% of Web Traffic in the United Kingdom Comes From GNU/Linux [21:36] TR News Purchasable Stuff Not the Same as Bliss https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/10/purchasable-stuff-not-the-same-as-bliss/ [21:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Purchasable Stuff Not the Same as Bliss [21:48] TR News Techrights The Open Web Is Not Coming Back https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/The_Open_Web_Is_Not_Coming_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/The_Open_Web_Is_Not_Coming_Back.gmi [21:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Open Web Is Not Coming Back ● Aug 10 [22:01] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint Devs Change the Way Linux Kernels Are Tracked https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Mint_Devs_Change_the_Way_Linux_Kernels_Are_Tracked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Linux_Mint_Devs_Change_the_Way_Linux_Kernels_Are_Tracked.gmi [22:01] TR News (NEW): Thank You, Rianne https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Thank_You_Rianne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/10/Thank_You_Rianne.gmi [22:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint Devs Change the Way Linux Kernels Are Tracked [22:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Thank You, Rianne [22:15] TR News Techrights Clownflare Affirms Disturbing Trend of Web Monoculture (Which Extents to Clownflare Itself) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Affirms_Disturbing_Trend_of_Web_Monoculture_Which_Ex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/Clownflare_Affirms_Disturbing_Trend_of_Web_Monoculture_Which_Ex.gmi [22:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Affirms Disturbing Trend of Web Monoculture (Which Extents to Clownflare Itself) [22:40] TR News If Your Software Project Welcomes Bots, Then All You'll Have Left at the End Is Bots (Same for Sites Which Permit LLM Slop; They End up as Slopfarms and No Human Wants to Contribute Anymore) http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/If_Your_Software_Project_Welcomes_Bots_Then_All_You_ll_Have_Lef.shtml [22:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights If Your Software Project Welcomes Bots, Then All You'll Have Left at the End Is Bots (Same for Sites Which Permit LLM Slop; They End up as Slopfarms and No Human Wants to Contribute Anymore) [22:47] TR News "Finance and Operations is so big because at its core IBM is a financial engineering company NOT a tech company." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzfrptd2 [22:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzfrptd2 ) [22:47] TR News "The atmosphere souring is really accelerating since July." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzfrptd2 ● Aug 10 [07:45] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) ● Aug 10 [08:08] TR News "Donald Trump Told Us He Was Warned about the Missile Shortage Before He Started the Iran War - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/08/donald-trump-told-us-he-was-warned-about-the-missile-shortage-before-he-started-the-iran-war/ [08:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Donald Trump Told Us He Was Warned about the Missile Shortage Before He Started the Iran War - emptywheel [08:08] TR News "Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-g-elliott-morris-about [08:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms [08:09] TR News "Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/article/214115/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship [08:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-newrepublic.com | Trump Thinks He Can Defy the Supremes on Birthright Citizenship | The New Republic [08:09] TR News "The former Senate GOP leaders legacy will make America harder to govern for years to come." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/mitch-mcconnell-gop-legacy/688221/ [08:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | What Mitch McConnell Did to America - The Atlantic [08:30] TR News "Trump lost the Latinos. The Democrats have yet to find them | Opinion | EL PAS English" https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-08-08/trump-lost-the-latinos-the-democrats-have-yet-to-find-them.html [08:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | Trump lost the Latinos. The Democrats have yet to find them | Opinion | EL PAS English ● Aug 10 [12:53] TR News Taiwan simulates repelling Chinese assault, to slow mobile internet in annual war games https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-simulates-repelling-chinese-assault-to-slow-mobile-internet-in-annual-war-games [12:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan throttles mobile internet for first time during annual war games | The Straits Times ● Aug 10 [13:15] TR News Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/iran-security-council-guards-commander.html [13:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/iran-security-council-guards-commander.html ) [13:16] TR News Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity https://www.france24.com/en/dozens-of-nigerians-freed-after-6-months-in-jihadi-captivity [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/dozens-of-nigerians-freed-after-6-months-in-jihadi-captivity ) [13:17] TR News Iran sets tough terms to reopen Strait of Hormuz https://www.france24.com/en/iran-sets-tough-terms-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz [13:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/iran-sets-tough-terms-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz ) ● Aug 10 [14:12] TR News Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/syria-reorganized-russian-military-presence.html [14:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/syria-reorganized-russian-military-presence.html ) [14:13] TR News New Zealand slaps new sanctions against Russia after US move https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-slaps-new-sanctions-against-russia-after-us-move [14:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand slaps new sanctions against Russia after US move | The Straits Times [14:13] TR News Syria, Russia agree to end military use of key Mediterranean bases https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260809-syria-russia-agree-to-end-military-use-of-key-mediterranean-bases [14:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260809-syria-russia-agree-to-end-military-use-of-key-mediterranean-bases ) [14:15] TR News Taiwan bets on drone hellscape to deter possible Chinese invasion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-bets-on-drone-hellscape-to-deter-possible-chinese-invasion [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan bets on drone hellscape to deter possible Chinese invasion | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Ukrainians took refuge in Poland. Now they're increasingly fearful https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012219/ukrainians-took-refuge-in-poland-now-they-re-increasingly-fearful [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Ukrainians took refuge in Poland. Now they're increasingly fearful - LRT [14:16] TR News Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria, after drone exploded near a gas pipeline https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-denies-targeting-bulgaria-after-drone-exploded-near-a-gas-pipeline [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-denies-targeting-bulgaria-after-drone-exploded-near-a-gas-pipeline ) [14:16] TR News Russia and Ukraine exchange deadly overnight strikes https://www.france24.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-overnight-strikes [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-deadly-overnight-strikes ) [14:17] TR News North Korea may deploy up to 50,000 troops to Russia, Zelensky claims https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260809-zelensky-claims-north-korea-may-deploy-50-000-troops-russia [14:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260809-zelensky-claims-north-korea-may-deploy-50-000-troops-russia ) ● Aug 10 [16:51] *croissant` (~croissant@uudy98nj9ntz2.irc) has joined #techpol [16:52] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)