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● Aug 14
[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-130826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-130826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-130826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-130826.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 13, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-130826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-130826.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 13, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-130826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-130826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-130826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-130826.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 13, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-130826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-130826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-130826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-130826.txt
[02:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 13, 2026
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-13.txt
● Aug 14
[04:13]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 13, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_13_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_13_2026.gmi 
[04:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 13, 2026
[04:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:15]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:17]	TR News	Seattle posts nation's steepest decline in pending home sales
[04:19]	TR News	"This is the way - Bethesda developers protest Xbox layoffs with giant inflatable rat at Maryland office - Bethesda developers used giant inflatable rat and 800 red flags to protest Xbox layoffs during Microsoft CEO visit" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kztwjmz4
[04:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kztwjmz4 )
[04:21]	TR News	"it was a surreal eye-rolling experience, these shysters trying to tell everyone the sky is green even though everyone sees a blue sky....." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxtr15b
[04:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxtr15b )
[04:22]	TR News	"The stock implosion is a hoax. $70B was never lost. This is a made-up conspiracy by bitter ex-IBMers. The company is doing better now than it ever has. Keep up the great work, guys." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxtr15b
[04:23]	TR News	"Sorry but track record speaks for itself. Big promises big promises" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty
[04:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty )
[04:24]	TR News	"Consultings parent company actively pulled the plug on its own model development activities a good while ago and now chooses to rebundle or sell services around other companies agentic AI and truly large LLMs. IBMs remaining niche play is smaller, good enough models that cost less to run in production. You cant come out on top in every revolution, and this is IBMs way of making lemonade."
[04:24]	TR News	"Many of IBMs better known people in these areas are no longer at IBM. Some were practically driven out by d-mb business folks who listen only to their cell phones and spreadsheets, often after first being placed on id--tic death marches to do the simultaneously impossible and undesirable." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds
[04:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds )
[04:25]	TR News	"25+years in IBM management here. Things do vary, but usually 1st and often 2nd line find out a half day to three days before it happens. We have suspicions and talk to other managers who are also busy reading the tea leaves. But we have no actual knowledge most of the time."
[04:26]	TR News	"The most advance knowledge I ever had in all those years was 3 weeks and that was because of a delicate legal issue with the employees long term mental health status (long ago in 20th century)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzw3zjs2
[04:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzw3zjs2 )
[04:26]	TR News	"44yrs 11month career. Mainframe engineering band 9 in poughkeepsie. Unexpected PIP for 30days to july 8th. I choose the forced retirement path. Last day Aug 31. Cash balance PPA plan." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzeyk83r
[04:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzeyk83r )
[04:29]	TR News	"Another heatwave. Another firestorm. Another cloud storage bill. Ah, the things we do for love " https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html
[04:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home
[04:30]	TR News	The next Witcher game in trouble as CD Projekt Red announces layoffs https://www.gamingbible.com/news/the-witcher-project-sirius-layoffs-379694-20260813
[04:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamingbible.com | The next Witcher game in trouble as CD Projekt Red announces layoffs
[04:31]	TR News	New report details sluggish Seattle housing market
[04:31]	TR News	Seattle posts nation's steepest decline in pending home sales
[04:32]	TR News	Its Officially the End of an Era for Netflix After 2 Studio Closures https://www.cbr.com/netflix-games-studio-closures-night-school-moonloot/
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbr.com | Its Officially the End of an Era for Netflix After 2 Studio Closures
[04:36]	TR News	Red Hat has temps. "Today was my last day as a the community and marketing intern for the Open Source and AI Program Office at Red Hat."
[04:37]	TR News	Mary gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/mary
[04:38]	TR News	beacon gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/beacon
[04:39]	TR News	Yesterday at the office, my team was tasked to clear out the cubicle of someone who had recently left the company." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202608/20260813-blackberry.gmi
[04:45]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 14/08/2026: 32-bit RISC-V and BlackBerry https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Gemini_Links_14_08_2026_32_bit_RISC_V_and_BlackBerry.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Gemini_Links_14_08_2026_32_bit_RISC_V_and_BlackBerry.gmi 
[04:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 14/08/2026: 32-bit RISC-V and BlackBerry
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● Aug 14
[05:47]	TR News	bans opposition anti-war party https://www.dw.com/en/russia-top-court-bans-opposition-anti-war-party-from-vote/a-78313252
[05:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Russia: Top court bans opposition anti-war party from vote
[05:48]	TR News	The option to not have a war is illegal? https://www.dw.com/en/russia-why-is-the-yabloko-party-barred-from-the-elections/a-78341971
[05:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Why is Russia's Yabloko party barred from upcoming election?
[05:57]	TR News	Pocock https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/20/tony-abbott-karl-stefanovic-donald-trump-fifa-world-cup-nigel-farage/
[05:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.crikey.com.au | Tony Abbott gets it wrong (again), and an Aussie takes on Farage
● Aug 14
[06:01]	TR News	Trick Play https://xkcd.com/3282/
[06:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Trick Play
[06:02]	TR News	Size and Lifespan https://xkcd.com/3283/
[06:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Size and Lifespan
[06:02]	TR News	EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking https://www.thelocal.dk/20260808/eu-tells-meta-tiktok-to-boost-monitoring-fact-checking
[06:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.dk | EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking
[06:03]	TR News	'I Thought Cheeto Mussolini Hated Bad Bunny?': White House Deletes Hypocritical TikTok After Internet Backlash https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/white-house-removes-bad-bunny-music-tiktok-1813131
[06:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'I Thought Trump Hated Bad Bunny?': White House Deletes Hypocritical TikTok After Internet Backlash | IBTimes UK
[06:04]	TR News	Taylor Swift Silences Cheeto Mussolini on TikTok as President's Team Uses 'Red' to Claim Album Is About the GOP https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taylor-swift-silences-trump-tiktok-1813104
[06:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Taylor Swift Silences Trump on TikTok as President's Team Uses 'Red' to Claim Album Is About the GOP | IBTimes UK
[06:04]	TR News	'I Hate Taylor Swift': How Pop Star Blocked Cheeto Mussolini's Campaign From Using Her Hits on TikTok Again https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taylor-swift-music-removed-trump-tiktok-feud-1813322
[06:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'I Hate Taylor Swift': How Pop Star Blocked Trump's Campaign From Using Her Hits on TikTok Again | IBTimes UK
[06:05]	TR News	Fake TikTok housing ads drive fraud reports up more than 700% https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/10/fake-tiktok-housing-ads-drive-fraud-reports-700
[06:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Fake TikTok housing ads drive fraud reports up more than 700% | NL Times
[06:15]	TR News	AI Broke Linux Security - And Nobody Is Coming to Fix It! https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=slBVjGd-_bA https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Growing_Proportion_of_Linux_Commits_Being_Made_by_LLMs_Not_a_Si.shtml
[06:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=slBVjGd-_bA )
[06:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Growing Proportion of Linux Commits Being Made by LLMs Not a Sign of LLMs Working, It's a Sign of Linux Development Being Shifted From Community to GAFAM and Other Slop Pushers
[06:16]	TR News	Before Valve bet on Linux gaming, one company risked everything on it https://www.makeuseof.com/before-valve-bet-on-linux-gaming-one-company-risked-everything-on-it/
[06:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Before Valve bet on Linux gaming, one company risked everything on it
[06:21]	TR News	The Bartz/Anthropic Settlement is still a hot mess but at least it is the largest known copyright recovery of all time (for piracy)? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-bartzanthropic-settlement-is-still.html
[06:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The Bartz/Anthropic Settlement is still a hot mess but at least it is the largest known copyright recovery of all time (for piracy)? - The IPKat
[06:34]	TR News	"Titalcruise E.A. has announced the release of TitalcruiseOS 5.4, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed primarily for system administrators, developers and power users." https://distrowatch.com/12915
[06:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12915 )
[06:55]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 149 Out of 200: It Took a Long Time to Show What Jason Arday (at Cambridge) and Harvey Weinstein (in Hollywood) Really Were https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_149_Out_of_200_It_Took_a_Long_Time_to_Sho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_149_Out_of_200_It_Took_a_Long_Time_to_Sho.gmi 
[06:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 149 Out of 200: It Took a Long Time to Show What Jason Arday (at Cambridge) and Harvey Weinstein (in Hollywood) Really Were
● Aug 14
[07:10]	TR News	Techrights Explanation of What Will Happen to Red Hat (and Other Acquired Companies) After August https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Explanation_of_What_Will_Happen_to_Red_Hat_and_Other_Acquired_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Explanation_of_What_Will_Happen_to_Red_Hat_and_Other_Acquired_C.gmi 
[07:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Explanation of What Will Happen to Red Hat (and Other Acquired Companies) After August
[07:12]	TR News	Troll, as no such data is available: "shoutout to the 16 people (0.05%) who voted for Daniel Pocock, who is listed on the ballot with "address in Australia"" https://x.com/Leo_Puglisi6/status/2088143836711444763
[07:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Leo Puglisi on X: "shoutout to the 16 people (0.05%) who voted for Daniel Pocock, who is listed on the ballot with "address in Australia"" / X
[07:19]	TR News	Daniel Pocock Has Beaten 7 Candidates in the Election https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/daniel-pocock-has-beaten-7-candidates-in-the-election/
[07:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Daniel Pocock Has Beaten 7 Candidates in the Election
[07:24]	TR News	When Your Town Elects a Bigot It Becomes a Circus https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/when-your-town-elects-a-bigot-it-becomes-a-circus/
[07:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive When Your Town Elects a Bigot It Becomes a Circus
[07:28]	TR News	3,000 Blog Posts https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/3000-blog-posts/
[07:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 3,000 Blog Posts
[07:35]	TR News	Be prepared for big feelings when you take something away https://duckalignment.academy/be-prepared-big-feelings/
[07:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-duckalignment.academy | Be prepared for big feelings when you take something away - Duck Alignment Academy
[07:45]	TR News	Techrights Planet Fedora ("Fedora People") is Just IBM Staff, Former IBM Staff, and LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Planet_Fedora_Fedora_People_is_Just_IBM_Staff_Former_IBM_Staff_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Planet_Fedora_Fedora_People_is_Just_IBM_Staff_Former_IBM_Staff_.gmi 
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Planet Fedora ("Fedora People") is Just IBM Staff, Former IBM Staff, and LLM Slop
[07:52]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft's Mass Layoffs (Including 'Voluntary' Secret Layoffs) Take Their Toll on Seattle https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_Including_Voluntary_Secret_Layoffs_Tak.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_Including_Voluntary_Secret_Layoffs_Tak.gmi 
[07:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Mass Layoffs (Including 'Voluntary' Secret Layoffs) Take Their Toll on Seattle
[07:59]	TR News	Techrights statCounter: Windows Down to All-Time Low of 25%, Android Leads the Pack, GNU/Linux About to Leapfrog Apple, Overtaking MacOS https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/statCounter_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_of_25_Android_Leads_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/statCounter_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_of_25_Android_Leads_th.gmi 
[07:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter: Windows Down to All-Time Low of 25%, Android Leads the Pack, GNU/Linux About to Leapfrog Apple, Overtaking MacOS
● Aug 14
[08:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Refurbished Librem 16 Laptops Now Available! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Refurbished_Librem_16_Laptops_Now_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Refurbished_Librem_16_Laptops_Now_Available.gmi 
[08:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Refurbished Librem 16 Laptops Now Available!
[08:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Vuu-do lightweight Linux distribution based on Devuan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Vuu_do_lightweight_Linux_distribution_based_on_Devuan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Vuu_do_lightweight_Linux_distribution_based_on_Devuan.gmi 
[08:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Vuu-do lightweight Linux distribution based on Devuan
[08:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi 
[08:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review
[08:17]	TR News	Techrights Fake Growth of Social Control Media is Misleading https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Fake_Growth_of_Social_Control_Media_is_Misleading.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Fake_Growth_of_Social_Control_Media_is_Misleading.gmi 
[08:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fake Growth of Social Control Media is Misleading
[08:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  FFmpeg 9.0.1 Released with Large Amount of Fixes & Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/FFmpeg_9_0_1_Released_with_Large_Amount_of_Fixes_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/FFmpeg_9_0_1_Released_with_Large_Amount_of_Fixes_Improvements.gmi 
[08:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FFmpeg 9.0.1 Released with Large Amount of Fixes & Improvements
[08:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  I installed Linux on a tablet nobody wanted and turned it into a dedicated recipe terminal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/I_installed_Linux_on_a_tablet_nobody_wanted_and_turned_it_into_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/I_installed_Linux_on_a_tablet_nobody_wanted_and_turned_it_into_.gmi 
[08:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I installed Linux on a tablet nobody wanted and turned it into a dedicated recipe terminal
[08:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  5 Linux Distros That Will Make You Feel Like You Never Left Windows Or macOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/5_Linux_Distros_That_Will_Make_You_Feel_Like_You_Never_Left_Win.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/5_Linux_Distros_That_Will_Make_You_Feel_Like_You_Never_Left_Win.gmi 
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 Linux Distros That Will Make You Feel Like You Never Left Windows Or macOS
[08:37]	TR News	Less Shopping Centres, More Parks https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/less-shopping-centres-more-parks/
[08:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Less Shopping Centres, More Parks
[08:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Desktop Linux is boring now, but thats exactly what it needs to succeed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Desktop_Linux_is_boring_now_but_that_s_exactly_what_it_needs_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Desktop_Linux_is_boring_now_but_that_s_exactly_what_it_needs_to.gmi 
[08:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop Linux is boring now, but thats exactly what it needs to succeed
[08:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 2) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Why_and_how_the_Austrian_Military_moved_to_LibreOffice_Part_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Why_and_how_the_Austrian_Military_moved_to_LibreOffice_Part_2.gmi 
[08:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 2)
[08:51]	TR News	"We want to thank everyone who submitted a proposal for an event" https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/12/announcing-four-regional-events-for-ccs-25th-anniversary/ | Source: Creative Commons
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-creativecommons.org | Announcing Four Regional Events for CC's 25th Anniversary - Creative Commons
[08:51]	TR News	"There is not enough competition in the fibre wholesale market to justify deregulation. Government to sell Chorus debt. CDC plans major Taranaki datacentre." https://billbennett.co.nz/fibre-competition-deregulation/ | Source: Bill Bennett
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-billbennett.co.nz | Fibre competition still too weak for deregulation
[08:51]	TR News	"(The Supreme Court has also said it will hear arguments about whether Apple willfully violated the April 2025 ruling.)" https://www.theverge.com/tech/979967/apple-epic-games-external-links-fees-filing | Source: The Verge
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store | The Verge
[08:51]	TR News	"Ultimately, the problem is that insurance doesnt get regulated at the national level." https://newrepublic.com/article/214218/enshittification-private-insurance-pat-mccarren | Source: New Republic
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | The Enshittification of Private Insurance | The New Republic
[08:52]	TR News	"In cities across Taiwan, these kinds of drills are a fact of life every year, amid the growing threat posed by China across the strait" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/taiwan-taipei-internet-blackout-air-raid-drill-china-threat | Source: The Guardian UK
[08:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Tiktok wouldnt open at all: Taiwan simulates an internet blackout, with an eye on China threat | Taiwan | The Guardian
[08:54]	TR News	"In the Minnesota Antifa 15 case, defendant Ian Sant has a blockbuster filing revealing details of the broad spying HSI did after they killed Alex Pretti" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/13/trumps-government-responded-to-murdering-alex-pretty-by-spying-on-the-entire-anti-ice-community-in-minnesota/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[08:54]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Trump's Government Responded to Murdering Alex Pretti by Spying on the Entire Anti-ICE Community in Minnesota - emptywheel
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[08:55]	TR News	"The devices look like a normal pair of work gloves and are described by the company as an invisible partner and force multiplier for law enforcement." https://truthout.org/articles/ice-is-buying-up-to-20-million-worth-of-electric-shock-gloves/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | ICE Is Buying Up to $20 Million Worth of Electric Shock Gloves | Truthout
[08:55]	TR News	"The bureau has a current use case tally totalling 100-plus, according to FBI Chief AI Officer Katie Noyes. In its AI inventory posted in January, the Department of Justice unit identified just 50 use cases." https://fedscoop.com/fbi-ai-use-case-disclosure-caio-katie-noyes/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed | FedScoop
[08:56]	TR News	"One end result of this is something I affectionately call CEO said a thing! journalism" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/13/trump-said-a-thing-journalism-must-stop/ | Source: Techdirt
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump Said A Thing Journalism Must Stop | Techdirt
[08:57]	TR News	"Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison is holding California hostage as his $110 billion Warner Bros." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/hollywood-california-ellison-skydance-merger | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[08:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood
[08:59]	TR News	"The district has over half a million students and 1,500 schools and centers." https://truthout.org/articles/censorship-in-la-school-district-could-become-national-norm-educators-warn/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn | Truthout
● Aug 14
[09:00]	TR News	"Criticizing ICE online is not a crime. Its protected speech under the First Amendment." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/13/the-fake-free-speech-president-has-unleashed-ice-on-its-critics/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Fake Free Speech President Has Unleashed ICE On Its Critics | Techdirt
[09:00]	TR News	"The Internationale" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/13/the-song-that-stopped-being-the-ussr-s-anthem-in-1944-is-now-landing-russian-activists-in-prison-for-terrorism | Source: Meduza
[09:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The song that stopped being the USSRs anthem in 1944 is now landing Russian activists in prison for terrorism Meduza
[09:00]	TR News	"The case is the latest in a series in which people have faced treason charges for recording images of Russian military graves" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-graves-treasonfsb/33829646.html | Source: RFERL
[09:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Cracks Down On Photos Of Graves That Reveal The Cost Of War
[09:01]	TR News	"Darana Hybrid claims they were stiffed for $137 million on the Colossus I and II data centres in Memphis, Tennessee, and $431 million on facilities in nearby Southhaven." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/12/xai-data-centre-contractors-file-liens-for-non-payment/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[09:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | The lift, on their sides. Winston looked up.
[09:01]	TR News	"Due: 5 business days from receipt" https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/13/supplier-security-questionnaire.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[09:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Supplier Security Questionnaire | Andrew Nesbitt
[09:02]	TR News	"Is there a model for a politics or a society that is real and existing in this world that you would like to see the United States copy?" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-answer-to-fascism-cant-be-marxism | Source: The Next Move
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | The Answer to Fascism Cant Be Marxism - by Garry Kasparov
[09:02]	TR News	Slop hype https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/2026-08-13/ty-article/anthropic-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-israeli-ai-startup-decart-for-6-billion/0000019f-f9f7-d569-a5ff-f9f7b6110000 | Source: Haaretz
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.haaretz.com | Anthropic Reportedly in Talks to Buy Israeli AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion - Tech News
[09:02]	TR News	"Contracts may require a $1 million bond, which will be forfeited if a company fails to comply with operational requirements." https://www.securityweek.com/white-house-mobilizes-security-firms-for-operations-against-foreign-cybercrime-gangs/ | Source: Security Week
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-White House Mobilizes Security Firms for Operations Against Foreign Cybercrime Gangs - SecurityWeek
[09:03]	TR News	"undergo rigorous vetting." https://cyberscoop.com/trump-memo-private-sector-offensive-hacking/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo | CyberScoop
[09:03]	TR News	"Gen Z is often dismissed as apathetic." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/generation-z-precarity-inequality-class-capitalism | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Gen Z Isnt Apolitical. Its Lost Faith in Capitalism.
[09:04]	TR News	"Now major airlines have started rolling out Wi-Fi that is both free and usable. In June, United announced that by the end of this year" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/airplane-wifi-travel/688260/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone - The Atlantic
[09:04]	TR News	"the worlds refining capacity is either trapped inside the Strait or offline" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-price-of-oil-even-higher | Source: Paul Krugman
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Why Isnt the Price of Oil Even Higher? - Paul Krugman
[09:05]	TR News	"Lately, I have been more concerned about bad batteries making devices unusable and electronic garbage." https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/lg-will-start-using-user-replaceable-batteries/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.alcidesfonseca.com | LG will start using user-replaceable batteries in their mice by Alcides Fonseca
[09:05]	TR News	"The Pima County board of supervisors is asking its staff to draft policies intended to provide more transparency and accountability over large development projects in the county, like data centers." https://azluminaria.org/2026/08/12/pima-county-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-tighter-transparency/ | Source: Arizona Luminaria
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-azluminaria.org | Pima County moves toward data center moratorium, tighter transparency - AZ Luminaria
[09:05]	TR News	"Dutch cloud company Nebius' Tallinn AI factory will begin operating at Greenergy Data Centers' data center this year." https://news.err.ee/1610109073/baltics-first-ai-factory-to-open-in-estonia | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Baltics' first AI factory to open in Estonia | News | ERR
[09:06]	TR News	"Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/today-in-clown-storage-pbs/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[09:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/today-in-clown-storage-pbs/ )
[09:06]	TR News	"Three years ago this month I published an expos for HuffPost about a guy named Richard Hanania." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/christopher-mathias-richard-hanania-huffpost-expose | Source: Marisa Kabas
[09:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | You dont have to hand it to Richard Hanania
[09:08]	TR News	"The Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced on Tuesday that it is ending the regulation that requires companies to disclose beneficial ownership." https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-ends-anti-corruption-rule-requiring-shell-companies-report-ownership/ | Source: TruthOut
[09:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump Admin Ends Anti-Corruption Rule Requiring Shell Companies Report Ownership | Truthout
[09:08]	TR News	"Universities have taken latitude with a 1999 court decision that they dont have to follow the Open Meetings Act, some say" https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/michigan-universities-make-secret-decisions-some-lawmakers-want-change/ | Source: Bridge Michigan
[09:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan universities make secret decisions; some lawmakers want change - Bridge Michigan
[09:08]	TR News	"The damaged cables are two of just 16 undersea infrastructure that carries 99% of Australian [Internet] traffic." https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/two-undersea-cables-reportedly-damaged-off-the-coast-of-perth-following-suspicious-vessel-activity-company-ceo-says-faults-happened-straight-after-each-other-and-in-close-proximity | Source: Tom's Hardware
[09:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Two undersea cables reportedly damaged off the coast of Perth following suspicious vessel activity company CEO says faults happened straight after each other and in close proximity' | Tom's Hardware
[09:09]	TR News	"Some 30,000 German soldiers fought for the British during the war. Contrary to popular belief, they werent mercenaries, and not all were actually Hessians" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-hessians-were-supposed-to-quickly-end-the-american-revolution-instead-they-endured-years-of-battles-and-suffered-thousands-of-casualties-180989252/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[09:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smithsonianmag.com | The Hessians Were Supposed to Quickly End the American Revolution. Instead, They Endured Years of Battles and Suffered Thousands of Casualties
[09:09]		*x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[09:09]	TR News	"Marines engaged simulated enemy drones" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/13/marines-train-to-shoot-down-combat-drones-with-standard-weapons/ | Source: USMC
[09:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Marines train to shoot down combat drones with standard weapons
[09:10]	TR News	"Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. thought Nixons downfall would restrain presidents for generations. Instead, Watergate helped write the script for the scandals that followed." https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/watergate-schlesinger-nixon-presidential-scandals/688282/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Lesson Watergate Was Supposed to Teach - The Atlantic
[09:10]	TR News	"If you plan on running canonicalize multiple times, you may end up generating many constant instructions in your IR." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/more-partial-ssi/ | Source: Max Bernstein
[09:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bernsteinbear.com | Another partial SSI trick with canonicalize | Max Bernstein
[09:10]	TR News	"Today, I'll be writing about the aegraph, or acyclic egraph, the data structure at the heart of Cranelift's mid-end optimizer." https://cfallin.org/blog/2026/04/09/aegraph/ |
[09:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cfallin.org | The acyclic e-graph: Cranelift's mid-end optimizer
[09:11]	TR News	"What was I debugging yesterday?" https://thenewstack.io/openai-chatgpt-computer-history/ | Source: The New Stack
[09:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | ChatGPT can now remember what you did on your Mac without screenshots - The New Stack
[09:12]	TR News	"Training includes all your chat comments and the games the streamers are streaming." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/13/amazons-ai-training-on-twitch-if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[09:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | An arm.
[09:12]	TR News	"Xcode's MCP server lets a coding agent create files, build, render previews, and drive the simulator. Until now, those tools disappeared when you quit Xcode" https://artemnovichkov.com/blog/headless-xcode-from-prompt-to-simulator-with-mcp | Source: Artem Novichkov
[09:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-artemnovichkov.com | Headless Xcode: From Prompt to Simulator with MCP
[09:13]	TR News	"Most people think an image is just a single document. Its a picture, right?" https://chrismaiorana.com/your-metadata-and-you/ | Source: Chris Maiorana
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrismaiorana.com | Your metadata and you - Chris Maiorana
[09:13]	TR News	"In OpenTelemetry's defense this was never what they were going for as a project." https://matduggan.com/otel-isnt-going-well-and-i-made-a-spreadsheet-about-it/ | Source: Mat Duggan
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-matduggan.com | download-circle
[09:13]	TR News	"This may be the age of AI, but it's also the age of verification. Age verification sounds good on paper, but in reality is a terrible, horrible, no good idea. And Apple clearly agrees." https://phunky.cafe/apples-parental-controls-are-a-big-deal/ | Source: Phillip
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phunky.cafe | Apple's Parental Controls are a Big Deal Phunky Cafe
[09:13]	TR News	"Flock Safety, the embattled vendor of mass surveillance technology" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/too-little-too-late-flock-admits-their-technology-needs-reforms | Source: EFF
[09:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[09:14]	TR News	"The other way you can tell Flock doesnt care about anything but future profitability is this: when cities pull the plug on Flock systems due to local backlash" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/13/flock-again-activates-a-camera-system-a-town-had-voted-to-shut-down/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flock (Again!) Activates A Camera System A Town Had Voted To Shut Down | Techdirt
[09:14]	TR News	[Old] "These multi-trillion dollar tech companies have the staff, time, and budget to conduct all the research they could ever want." https://phunky.cafe/social-media-is-a-cigarette-and-engagement-is-code-for-addiction/ | Source: Phillip
[09:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phunky.cafe | Social Media is a Cigarette, and Engagement is Code for Addiction Phunky Cafe
[09:15]	TR News	"Chicago Public Media is already the parent nonprofit of two existing news sites, WBEZ and, since 2022, the Chicago Sun-Times." https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/can-public-media-build-its-own-social-media-chicago-public-media-teams-up-with-new_public-to-try/ | Source: Nieman Lab
[09:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.niemanlab.org | Can public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try | Nieman Journalism Lab
[09:15]	TR News	"Ive been more excited about this announcement than any other development in either social media or news technology this year." https://werd.io/chicagos-social-network-is-a-huge-bet-for-news-i-think-its-the-future/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[09:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Chicago's social network is a huge bet for news. I think it's the future.
[09:15]	TR News	"I saw Dave Lee's post quoting James Ball's post about fears around Bluesky's lack of user growth, and therefore profitability and sustainability." https://phunky.cafe/bluesky-is-not-trustworthy-or-sustainable-mastodon-is/ | Source: Phillip
[09:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phunky.cafe | Bluesky is not trustworthy or sustainable. Mastodon is Phunky Cafe
[09:15]	TR News	"The FBI said personally identifiable information, including a victims name, date of birth, email address, phone number and social media username" https://thecyberexpress.com/sexual-exploitation-actors-stealing-content/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[09:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Sexual Exploitation Actors Stealing Content, FBI Warns
[09:16]	TR News	"The ban came at the request of the prosecutors office, which said the chatbot had no mechanism to verify users ages and that minors use of the platform led to crimes being committed" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/13/a-dating-bot-with-no-age-verification-just-got-banned-in-kazakhstan-and-it-s-the-same-one-russia-used-to-brand-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-a-terrorist | Source: Meduza
[09:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | A dating bot with no age verification just got banned in Kazakhstan, and its the same one Russia used to brand Telegram founder Pavel Durov a terrorist Meduza
[09:18]	TR News	[Old] "Crucially though, there is a missing category here: foundation models. Go ahead and click through their models and look for the word "foundation"." https://phunky.cafe/chatgpt-health-is-worse-thank-you-think/ | Source: Phillip
[09:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phunky.cafe | ChatGPT Health is worse than you think Phunky Cafe
[09:20]	TR News	Two More Days https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/two-more-days/
[09:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Two More Days
[09:20]	TR News	"I've been programming for 20 years. It started as a hobby as a teen, making fansites and little video games. Then it turned into a career." https://brettcodes.com/im-done-using-ai/ |
[09:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brettcodes.com | I'm done using AI Brett Codes
[09:21]	TR News	"If you lack the judgment required to evaluate the LLM's recommendation, asking for more judgment doesn't solve the problem." https://blog.florianherrengt.com/ai-removing-middle-class-software-engineering.html |
[09:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.florianherrengt.com | AI is removing the middle class of software engineering
[09:21]	TR News	"Even if you dont use LLMs to write your prose, youre eventually going to start talking like Claude anyway just because that style will be so universally employed" https://dergigi.com/2026/08/12/slopocalypse-now/ | Source: Gigi
[09:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Slopocalypse Now | dergigi.com
[09:21]	TR News	"A statistical text watermark is a bias in token selection a quiet preference for certain word sequences over others detectable only as a deviation from chance across enough text." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/ghost-theory | Source: Mike Brock
[09:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Ghost Theory - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus
[09:21]	TR News	"Todays AI is mired in political and economic systems developed generations ago that were never designed to manage widespread computation, let alone automated cognition." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/separating-ais-technological-problems-from-its-capitalism-problems.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[09:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Separating AI's Technological Problems from Its Capitalism Problems - Schneier on Security
[09:22]	TR News	"Its easy to write off Godiers misadventures here as a one-off mess he got himself into, but the implications of said misadventure are far-reaching." https://coyotetracks.org/blog/case-of-robot-thief/ | Source: Watts Martin
[09:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coyotetracks.org | The Case of the Robot Web Thief
[09:22]	TR News	"A person representing themselves in a Connecticut court hid a series of instructions designed to manipulate artificial intelligence in an official court filing." https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/ | Source: 404 Media
[09:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Person Hides Prompt Injection in Legal Filing Telling AI to Side With Them
[09:22]	TR News	"Interviews have been edited for length and clarity." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141410/how-kids-feel-about-ai-own-words/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[09:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | How kids feel about AI, in their own words | MIT Technology Review
[09:23]	TR News	"Germanys Publishers and Booksellers Association has described mass scan-and-pulp practices as destructive and illegal." https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/10/a-mysterious-buying-spree-is-unsettling-europes-booksellers/ | Source: Irish Times
[09:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.irishtimes.com | A bananas order for 5,000 obscure titles from a bookshop in Galway fuels suspicion The Irish Times
[09:23]	TR News	"In this example, the former is a history book that covers a region" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/independent-bookstores-in-europe-receive-suspicious-orders-for-thousands-of-books-prompting-fears-theyll-be-destroyed-to-train-ai-sellers-believe-acquisitions-are-part-of-ai-tech-companies-push-to-get-more-data | Source: Tom's Hardware
[09:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies push to get more data | Tom's Hardware
[09:24]	TR News	"In this guide, our friends from Google walk you through how to install LiteRT and run high-performance on-device AI models using the LiteRT CLI tool." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/get-started-with-litert-on-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Get started with LiteRT on Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi
[09:24]	TR News	"Despite outcry from musicians, AI slop is creeping into the charts as record labels scramble to adapt to a new normal where hits can be made at the click of a button" https://www.theguardian.com/music/ng-interactive/2026/aug/13/ai-music | Source: The Guardian UK
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | I feel like Im at war: are we losing the battle against machine-made music? | Music | The Guardian
[09:24]	TR News	"Cisco confirmed this week that attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-20349 to reboot its firewalls" https://sqmagazine.co.uk/cisco-firewall-vpn-flaw-exploited-patch/ | Source: SQ Magazine
[09:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Cisco Firewall Flaw CVE-2026-20349 Exploited in the Wild
[09:25]	TR News	"The consequences for this will be the result of the actions of two different groups of people." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/13/doctors-medical-associations-already-giving-a-giant-middle-finger-to-trumps-vaccine-eo/ | Source: Techdirt
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Doctors, Medical Associations Already Giving A Giant Middle Finger To Trumps Vaccine EO | Techdirt
[09:25]	TR News	"[Bone stress injuries] are a major challenge to military readiness" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/12/urine-test-could-predict-stress-fractures-in-boot-camp/ | Source: USMC
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Urine test could predict stress fractures in boot camp
[09:25]	TR News	"A large number of schoolchildren in Kerala are taking an early morbid fascination towards cosmetics, which experts term Cosmeticorexia." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/messy-make-up-cosmetics-addiction-takes-the-sheen-out-of-childhood/article71333474.ece | Source: The Hindu
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Messy make-up: cosmetics addiction takes the sheen out of childhood - The Hindu
[09:31]	TR News	Techrights Links 14/08/2026: Slop 'Music' Causing Problems, Slop Data Centre Contractor Unpaid (Massive Debt), and The Cyber Show Says We're "Colonised By Wankers" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Links_14_08_2026_Slop_Music_Causing_Problems_Slop_Data_Centre_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Links_14_08_2026_Slop_Music_Causing_Problems_Slop_Data_Centre_C.gmi 
[09:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 14/08/2026: Slop 'Music' Causing Problems, Slop Data Centre Contractor Unpaid (Massive Debt), and The Cyber Show Says We're "Colonised By Wankers"
● Aug 14
[15:30]	TR News	"The cheat is simple: instead of waiting to erase blocks when theyre required for writing, theyre erased in advance and left in a free pool ready for use." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/08/13/why-and-how-to-check-your-ssds-trim-correctly/ | Source: Howard Oakley
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eclecticlight.co | Why and how to check your SSDs Trim correctly The Eclectic Light Company
[15:30]	TR News	"As someone who likes mechanical keyboards but always ends up back on a Magic Keyboard, I was intrigued." https://sals.place/blog/mechanical-magic-keyboard/ | Source: Sal
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | A mechanical Magic Keyboard | Sal's
[15:30]	TR News	"Astrophotography to me has always seemed like a mix between planning, technique and sheer luck" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/i-photographed-the-northern-lights-and-a-perseid-meteor-in-the-same-frame-and-i-used-one-of-the-cheapest-lenses-in-my-bag | Source: Digital Camera World
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | I photographed the Northern Lights and a Perseid meteor in the same frame and I used one of the cheapest lenses in my bag | Digital Camera World
[15:30]	TR News	"Paulo successfully defended his PhD thesis this Monday, wrapping up his dual PhD degree between Lisbon and Carnegie Mellon." https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/just-graduated-paulo-canelas/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.alcidesfonseca.com | Paulo dual graduated! by Alcides Fonseca
[15:31]	TR News	"The days of the jacks-of-all-trades didnt last. Roles became more specialized and visual design of websites became the role of experience designers using specialized design tools." https://abouthalf.com/writing/this-is-the-end-isn-t-it/ |
[15:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abouthalf.com | This is the end, isnt it?
[15:31]	TR News	"Same job, totally different outcome. No magic, no special skills required." https://robertbirming.com/bad-communication/ | Source: Robert Birming
[15:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | Bad communication Robert Birming
[15:32]	TR News	"My name is Rusty. I am just a regular guy who lives in the western United States." https://zacharykai.net/notes/pb/rusty | Source: Zachary Kai
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zacharykai.net | People and Blogs: Rusty | Zachary Kai
[15:32]	TR News	"Our two keynote speakers will present talks on Biophilia Architecture in Libraries and the Future of Libraries and the Obama Presidential Center Chicago Public Library" https://www.cni.org/news/designing-libraries-early-bird-registration-ends-aug-17 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cni.org | Designing Libraries Early bird registration ends Aug. 17
[15:32]	TR News	"Even more importantly is the mental and social issues which come from cell [sic] phones." https://www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-cell-phones-are-the-distraction-in-student-pockets/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mississippifreepress.org | Opinion | Cell Phones Are the Distraction in Student Pockets
[15:33]	TR News	"This approach is simple, which I like. Its not going to surface as many links as I probably would like, but loads of people contribute to Music Brainz, so itll get better with time, probably." https://piccalil.li/projects/personal-site/9/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piccalil.li | A little progressive enhancement as a treat - Piccalilli
[15:33]	TR News	"It feels like something I should pay at least some attention to." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ActuallyInvestigateIdeas | Source: University of Toronto
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser
[15:33]	TR News	"How paranoid should you be? If you get rekt, you havent been paranoid enough." https://dergigi.com/2026/08/13/betrayal/ | Source: Gigi
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Betrayal - It never comes from the enemy. | dergigi.com
[15:34]	TR News	"George Gessert describes ornamental plants as a form of domestication." https://tracydurnell.com/2026/08/13/does-kitsch-discard-the-interesting/ | Source: Tracy Durnell
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | Does kitsch discard the interesting? Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden
[15:37]	TR News	"Well, Michael Stapelberg not only found the bug I was experiencing" https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/someone-found-the-zsh-bug-i-was-experiencing/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.alcidesfonseca.com | Someone found the zsh bug I was experiencing without knowing by Alcides Fonseca
[15:37]	TR News	"I have enjoyed the minimalism of the man pages, and it is also cool to have the blog accessible via SSH." https://naveensrinivasan.com/posts/2026-08-13-read-my-blog-over-ssh/ | Source: Naveen Srinivasan
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-naveensrinivasan.com | Read My Blog Over SSH :: naveen srinivasan Write code.Loves to read
[15:39]	TR News	"Heres a cool fish trick: [...]" https://sals.place/blog/fish-shell-set-cursor/ | Source: Sal
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Fish shell trick: abbr --set-cursor | Sal's
[15:39]	TR News	"For todays entry to Python A-Z, Ill share different resources that Ive found good for learning more about Python." https://hamatti.org/posts/l-is-for-learning-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | L is for learning - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala
[15:40]	TR News	"The whole debugging process is quite interesting, using flame graphs, scale plots and the world-famous good-diagram-technique." https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/multithreading-bug-in-numpy/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.alcidesfonseca.com | Multithreading bug in Numpy by Alcides Fonseca
[15:40]	TR News	""Mindful coding" sounds a bit provocative, maybe even a little clickbaity, I know." https://var0.xyz/posts/mindful-coding-purpose-and-intention.html |
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mindful coding: Purpose and intention var0.xyz
[15:40]	TR News	"David Chisnall discusses how the CHERI hardware architecture redefines pointer safety to solve isolation and sharing challenges." https://www.infoq.com/presentations/cheri-memory-safety-compartmentalization/ | Source: InfoQ
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adopting Memory-Safety and Fine-Grained Compartmentalisation with CHERI - InfoQ
[15:40]	TR News	"A few months ago I wrote about one of my methods for dealing with "technical debt" and I had to cut a huge throat-clearing section from the opening about how I don't really like the term "tech debt" as a metaphor" https://www.simplermachines.com/lets-not-call-it-tech-debt-its-just-mess/ | Source: Nat Bennett
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.simplermachines.com | Let's not call it "tech debt," it's just "mess"
[15:42]	TR News	"Now we're going to take a sidetrack into one of my favorite topics, computation with infinite lists." https://blog.plover.com/2026/08/13/#05-shortlex | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.plover.com | The Universe of Discourse : The road to epsilon-zero: Productive programs and well-founded orders
[15:42]	TR News	"Something Ive noticed recently is that I am no longer able to read and parse PR titles and descriptions across the [Internet]." https://vickiboykis.com/2026/08/12/write-for-people/ | Source: Vicki Boykis
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vickiboykis.com | Write for people | Vicki Boykis
[15:42]	TR News	"so lets say youre making a web backend, and you happen to know youre going to have a lot of dynamically generated sql queries." https://w.on-t.work/convention-over-configuration/ | Source: Kopper
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-w.on-t.work | convention or you're not fucking doing it
[15:42]	TR News	Open Data https://seancoates.com/blogs/yulbbs | Source: Sean Coates
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seancoates.com | YULBBS
[15:43]	TR News	"The following piece on the latest changes to the Part 107 test was written by Ritsuko Abrams" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/13/part-107-changes/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[15:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/13/part-107-changes/ )
[15:43]	TR News	"Have you ever wondered how raw patient data from a clinical trial transforms into the actual evidence used to approve new medicines?" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/from-raw-data-to-regulatory-results-clinical-trial-programming-in-r-using-the-pharmaverse-workshop/ | Source: Rlang
[15:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-From Raw Data to Regulatory Results: Clinical Trial Programming in R using the pharmaverse workshop | R-bloggers
[15:44]	TR News	"APNIC 62 will feature two keynote speakers who approach the future of the Internet from different but complementary perspectives." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/13/apnic-62-keynotes-explore-automation-trust-and-the-future-of-the-internet/ | Source: APNIC
[15:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | APNIC 62 keynotes explore automation, trust, and the future of the Internet | APNIC Blog
[15:46]	TR News	"When faced with a programming problem, computing educators often start solving it without a second thought." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-to-improve-students-problem-solving-skills-using-subgoal-labels/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | How to improve students problem-solving skills using subgoal labels - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[15:46]	TR News	"the issue affects only installations that use Imagick and Ghostscript" https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-7-0-4-patches-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
[15:47]	TR News	"Our support for uBlock Origin isnt going anywhere." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3212428/firefox-is-now-the-last-major-browser-that-still-supports-ublock-origin.html | Source: PC World
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin | PCWorld
[15:48]	TR News	"Youve probably noticed, Emacs users tend to be a different breed than other computer users." https://chrismaiorana.com/emacs-pastoral/ | Source: Chris Maiorana
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrismaiorana.com | The Emacs pastoral tradition - Chris Maiorana
[15:48]	TR News	"Lord knows I have trouble finding files sometimes." https://chrismaiorana.com/emacs-ffap/ | Source: Chris Maiorana
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrismaiorana.com | Using ffap to jump to file includes in Emacs
[15:48]	TR News	"Not that long ago I wrote an entry on my views on Flymake and Flycheck in GNU Emacs" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/EmacsFlymakeFlycheckII | Source: University of Toronto
[15:49]	TR News	"Projectile 3.4 is out! After the four releases that preceded it this summer, this one is polish rather than ambition." https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/08/13/projectile-3-4.html | Source: Bozhidar Batsov
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-metaredux.com | Projectile 3.4 | Meta Redux
[15:49]	TR News	"Dropbox, in contrast, has a pretty good Linux client that has been reliable throughout my time with the service. But Dropbox was always going to be a temporary solution." https://initialcharge.net/2026/08/dropbox-to-nextcloud/ | Source: Mike Rockwell
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2026/08/dropbox-to-nextcloud/ )
[15:49]	TR News	"Google began rolling out a tap-to-share mode for Quick Share on August 12, 2026, letting two Android phones swap contacts, photos and videos" https://sqmagazine.co.uk/google-adds-tap-to-share-android-quick-share/ | Source: SQ Magazine
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Google Adds Tap to Share to Android Quick Share
[15:51]	TR News	With a few more votes (handful) Pocock will have beaten 10 candidates https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3989/election/559
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3989/election/559 )
[15:51]	TR News	"Our analysis reveals that under certain circumstances, the uncertain data originates from the L1 data cache" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/13/chinese-loongson-processors-have-leaky-caches-researchers-find/5287137 | Source: The Register UK
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Chinese Loongson processors have leaky caches, researchers find
[15:51]	TR News	"Philip Mller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 26" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12920 | Source: Distro Watch
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12920 )
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[15:56]		*Now talking on #boycottnovell-social
[15:57]	TR News	"I made a funny mistake in one of my clients when installing FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE on their server I have chosen wrong disk for the installation." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/move-freebsd-between-zfs-disks/ | Source: Vermaden
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vermaden.wordpress.com | Move FreeBSD System Between ZFS Disks | 
[15:58]	TR News	"This post documents my attempt to reproduce the problem outlined in FreeBSD /etc/pam.d/sshd was updated/overwritten no merge attempt" https://dan.langille.org/2026/08/12/attempting-to-reproduce-the-missing-etcmerge-from-15-0-to-15-1-upgrade/ | Source: Dan Langille
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Attempting to reproduce the missing etcmerge from 15.0 to 15.1 upgrade Dan Langille's Other Diary
[15:58]	TR News	"Ill say it upfront: just like the previous two attempts, the penguins operating system didnt last long. A few days, to be exact." https://manualdousuario.net/en/another-week-linux/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manualdousuario.net | Another week on Linux Manual do Usurio
● Aug 14
[16:02]	TR News	"As a consolation prize for canceling the Plasma LTS product" https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/13/what-a-real-lts-looks-like-kubuntu-26-04/ | Source: Nate Graham
[16:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pointieststick.com | What a real LTS looks like: Kubuntu 26.04 Adventures in Linux and KDE
[16:06]	TR News	"The earlier home logging guide starts with investigation questions." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-blue-team-fundamentals-part-6-siem-lite-with-a-few-useful-alerts/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | SIEM-Lite with a Few Useful Alerts - CybersecKyle
[16:06]	TR News	"A busy week of building out my Jellyfin server, releasing new media tools, working from home, cooling off at the city poo" https://www.kylereddoch.me/notes/2026/week-32-2026/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | Building My Jellyfin Server, Releasing New Projects, and Escaping the Heat (Week 32, 2026) - CybersecKyle
[16:10]	TR News	Our First Week of Domestic Vacation https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/our-first-week-of-domestic-vacation/
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Our First Week of Domestic Vacation
[16:11]	TR News	Scottish prosecutors cast eye over leaky supplier after staff data exposed https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/scottish-prosecutors-cast-eye-over-leaky-supplier-after-staff-data-exposed/5287479 Source: The Register UK
[16:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Scottish prosecutors cast eye over leaky supplier after staff data exposed
[16:12]	TR News	Crypto wallet maker Trezor confirms 13,000 customers' details exposed in logistics breach https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/crypto-wallet-maker-trezor-confirms-13000-customers-details-exposed-in-logistics-breach/5287734 Source: The Register UK
[16:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Crypto wallet maker Trezor confirms 13,000 customers' details exposed in logistics breach
[16:13]	TR News	International Motors Cuts 1,341 Jobs in Springfield in One of Ohio's Largest Layoffs in Five Years https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/international-motors-cuts-1341-jobs-springfield-one-ohios-largest-layoffs-five-years-1814320
[16:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | International Motors Cuts 1,341 Jobs in Springfield in One of Ohio's Largest Layoffs in Five Years | IBTimes UK
[16:14]	TR News	"The Future of the FreeBSD Kernel LLDB Plugin, Stop Ruining "10 PRINT", BoxyBSD Returns to FreeBSD, The Apple Lisa inside an FPGA, and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/676 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 676: 10 print "goto 10"
[16:14]	TR News	"SLOP has started killing itself" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/13/me-on-tech-report-ai-has-started-killing-itself/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Intact. "Nothing. Least of all," she con- tinued Bernard, "that your fordship.
[16:15]	TR News	"Colonisation of the industry by ideas that are incompatible with proper engineering. How did it happen?" https://cybershow.uk/content/episodes/cbw/cbw.html | Source: The Cyber Show
[16:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Colonised By Wankers
[16:16]	TR News	Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issues | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/make-sure-your-flatpak-is-up-to-date-due-to-security-issues/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issues | GamingOnLinux
[16:17]	TR News	Grand-scale FPS 'WARDOGS' should work on Linux / SteamOS, devs confirm working on Proton support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/grand-scale-fps-wardogs-should-work-on-linux-steamos-devs-confirm-working-on-proton-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Grand-scale FPS 'WARDOGS' should work on Linux / SteamOS, devs confirm working on Proton support | GamingOnLinux
[16:17]	TR News	NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-cloud-gaming-for-linux-levels-up-and-leaves-beta/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-cloud-gaming-for-linux-levels-up-and-leaves-beta/
[16:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta | GamingOnLinux
[16:18]	TR News	"This machine kills fascists - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_machine_kills_fascists
[16:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | This machine kills fascists - Wikipedia
[16:18]	TR News	"If this passes, I give up" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/if-this-passes,-i-give-up:0
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | If this passes, I give up
[16:19]	TR News	old: "Nigel Farage's unusual UK by-election now has an Australian candidate | SBS News" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-daniel-pocock-nigel-farage-clacton-by-election/hdlqy0x79
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sbs.com.au | Nigel Farage's unusual UK by-election now has an Australian candidate | SBS News
[16:19]	TR News	They will receive the longest ballot paper in British electoral history at 90cm - about 3ft long - to choose their candidate and cast their vote. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp308xpwv34o
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election
[16:19]	TR News	"Independent candidate Daniel Pocock is concerned about media issues." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/clacton-by-election-candidates-policies-b3032254.html
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Clacton by-election candidates: Meet the record number of people standing against Nigel Farage | The Independent
[16:20]	TR News	iophk: however, mathematically, there is no result possible than the one winner since all the others are basically splitting the opposition vote
[16:20]	TR News	"Is Todd Blanche Criminalizing Bad Break-Ups to Help Neo-Nazis? - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/13/is-todd-blanche-criminalizing-bad-break-ups-to-help-neo-nazis/
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Is Todd Blanche Criminalizing Bad Break-Ups to Help Neo-Nazis? - emptywheel
[16:20]	TR News	iophk: he could have a bright career at microsoft https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chris-watts-prison-marriage-1814141
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Chris Watts Seeks Marriage From Prison 8 Years After Murdering His Pregnant Wife and Two Daughters | IBTimes UK
[16:21]	TR News	"The Gaping Hole in El-Sayeds Progressive Agenda | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gaping-hole-el-sayeds-agenda/
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Gaping Hole in El-Sayeds Progressive Agenda | The Nation
[16:21]	TR News	"New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln - Los Angeles Times" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-08-13/new-aircraft-carrier-heads-toward-mideast-after-reports-of-issues-on-long-deployed-uss-lincoln
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln - Los Angeles Times
[16:21]	TR News	"More and more wealthy Californians are seeking 'golden visa' residency outside the U.S. - Los Angeles Times" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-13/more-more-wealthy-californians-are-seeking-golden-visa-residency-outside-u-s
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | More and more wealthy Californians are seeking 'golden visa' residency outside the U.S. - Los Angeles Times
[16:22]	TR News	microsoft https://pro.ing.dk/digitech/artikel/universiteter-laegger-it-projekt-til-330-millioner-i-graven-situationen-er-alvorlig
[16:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pro.ing.dk | Universiteter lgger it-projekt til 330 millioner i graven: Situationen er alvorlig | DigiTech
[16:22]	TR News	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed until December | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-iv-delayed-until-december/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-iv-delayed-until-december/
[16:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed until December | GamingOnLinux
[16:22]	TR News	Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena adds major new features like enemy combat AI | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/open-source-re-implementation-of-the-elder-scrolls-arena-adds-major-new-features-like-enemy-combat-ai/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena adds major new features like enemy combat AI | GamingOnLinux
[16:23]	TR News	Cellular roguelike shooter 'Pathogenic' is a body-infecting good time | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cellular-roguelike-shooter-pathogenic-is-a-body-infecting-good-time/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cellular-roguelike-shooter-pathogenic-is-a-body-infecting-good-time/
[16:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cellular roguelike shooter 'Pathogenic' is a body-infecting good time | GamingOnLinux
[16:23]	TR News	"Before OpenShift 4.22,Cluster Baremetal Operator in OpenShift provided centralized management for servers withRedfish support with containerized and virtualized workloads." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/manage-bare-metal-cloud-red-hat-bare-metal-service-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official
[16:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Manage bare metal like a cloud with Red Hat Bare-Metal-as-a-Service for OpenShift
[16:24]	TR News	Slop promotion, i.e. the usual https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-metal-agents-navigating-architecture-enterprise-ai | Source: Red Hat Official
[16:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | What is metal to agents? Navigating the architecture of enterprise AI
[16:26]	TR News	"Order yours here!" https://puri.sm/posts/refurbished-librem-16-laptops/ | Source: Purism
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | Refurbished Librem 16 Laptops Now Available! Purism
[16:26]	TR News	Slop GARBAGE https://www.tecmint.com/makerskills-claude-code-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | MakerSkills: Install AI Agent Skills in Claude Code on Linux
[16:27]	TR News	"With full certification for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, developers utilizing Advantechs powerful Open Standard Module (OSM) AOM-2721 can now deploy a seamless, securely designed" https://ubuntu.com//blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified | Source: Ubuntu
[16:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified | Ubuntu
[16:33]	TR News	Chamelio: A chameleonic network stack that adapts to every tenant https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/14/chamelio-a-chameleonic-network-stack-that-adapts-to-every-tenant/
[16:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Chamelio: A chameleonic network stack that adapts to every tenant | APNIC Blog
[16:36]	TR News	Programs that scan text and emit something similar but full of errors is not innovation. Pretending that this boils down to innovation is pure hype.
[16:38]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 664 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/08/12/this-week-in-rust-664/
[16:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 664 This Week in Rust
[16:38]	TR News	Philipp Sauberzweig: Fellowship Update, 2026-08-13 https://blogs.gnome.org/psauberz/2026/08/13/fellowship-update-2026-08-13/
[16:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Fellowship Update, 2026-08-13 Code & Community
[16:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 Adds Support for Multi-Frame Compressed Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_11_Adds_Support_for_Multi_Frame_Compres.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_11_Adds_Support_for_Multi_Frame_Compres.gmi 
[16:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 Adds Support for Multi-Frame Compressed Images
● Aug 14
[17:00]	TR News	Techrights Chatbots/LLMs Are the Next "Clown Computing", Pure Hype, a Serious Mistake https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Chatbots_LLMs_Are_the_Next_Clown_Computing_Pure_Hype_a_Serious_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Chatbots_LLMs_Are_the_Next_Clown_Computing_Pure_Hype_a_Serious_.gmi 
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Chatbots/LLMs Are the Next "Clown Computing", Pure Hype, a Serious Mistake
[17:00]	TR News	Torvalds: I administer bots now, my baby is now botspam and I'm paid by LF to say "THIS IS FINE." https://betanews.com/article/linux-7-2-rc7-ai-review-new-normal/
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-betanews.com | AI code review is the new normal for Linux 7.2
[17:00]	TR News	New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Sovereign Tower - 2026-08-12 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-08-12-edition/index.html
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Sovereign Tower - 2026-08-12 Edition
[17:00]	TR News	Software Freedom is the Goal https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/software-freedom-is-the-goal/
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Software Freedom is the Goal
[17:01]	TR News	Typomagical is a typing spell-building bullet heaven that will make you panic | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/typomagical-is-a-spell-building-typing-bullet-heaven-that-will-make-you-panic/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[17:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Typomagical is a typing spell-building bullet heaven that will make you panic | GamingOnLinux
[17:01]	TR News	Out in Early Access - Sandustry has you explore, mine and automate in fully destructible pixel worlds | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/out-in-early-access-sandustry-has-you-explore-mine-and-automate-in-fully-destructible-pixel-worlds/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[17:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Out in Early Access - Sandustry has you explore, mine and automate in fully destructible pixel worlds | GamingOnLinux
[17:01]	TR News	PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you'll need to use Proton | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/payday-2-dropped-the-native-linux-version-so-youll-need-to-use-proton/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/payday-2-dropped-the-native-linux-version-so-youll-need-to-use-proton/
[17:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you'll need to use Proton | GamingOnLinux
[17:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  statCounter: Share of GNU/Linux Continues to Increase https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/statCounter_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Continues_to_Increase.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/statCounter_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Continues_to_Increase.gmi 
[17:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines statCounter: Share of GNU/Linux Continues to Increase
[17:13]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Beyond 11% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_Beyond_11.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_Beyond_11.gmi 
[17:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Beyond 11%
[17:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  In Barbados, GNU/Linux is Bigger Than Apple https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/In_Barbados_GNU_Linux_is_Bigger_Than_Apple.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/In_Barbados_GNU_Linux_is_Bigger_Than_Apple.gmi 
[17:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines In Barbados, GNU/Linux is Bigger Than Apple
[17:34]	TR News	<p class="center"><img src="/i/2026/08/ibm-interns-again.png" alt="Today marks my official last day as a Human Resources Intern at IBM" /></p>
[17:40]	TR News	Techrights It's Friday. A Ton of People Departing From IBM and Red Hat. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/It_s_Friday_A_Ton_of_People_Departing_From_IBM_and_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/It_s_Friday_A_Ton_of_People_Departing_From_IBM_and_Red_Hat.gmi 
[17:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's Friday. A Ton of People Departing From IBM and Red Hat.
[17:48]	TR News	lsblk Command in Linux: List Block Devices https://linuxize.com/post/lsblk-command-in-linux/
[17:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lsblk Command in Linux: List Block Devices | Linuxize
[17:48]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1088715/
[17:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[17:49]	TR News	Omarchy Bets Its Future on Hey Hi (AI) Agents While the GNU/Linux World Stays Cautious https://itsfoss.com/news/omarchy-ai-agent-focus/
[17:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Omarchy Bets Its Future on AI Agents While the Linux World Stays Cautious
[17:51]	TR News	OSI lobbying for Microsoft and slop, as usual https://opensource.org/blog/eu-ai-act-and-cra-timelines-and-resources
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | EU AI Act and CRA: Timelines and Resources Open Source Initiative
[17:51]	TR News	Nick Vidal (Microsoft) pretends to speak for the thing Microsoft is attacking https://opensource.org/blog/why-openness-matters-more-than-ever
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | Why Openness Matters More Than Ever Open Source Initiative
[17:52]	TR News	Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: DebConf 26 organization, d-i VLAN support and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph) https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-07-2026/
[17:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debian Contributions: DebConf 26 organization, d-i VLAN support and more! | Freexian
[17:53]	TR News	PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24 and 19 Beta 3 Released! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-186-1711-1615-1519-1424-and-19-beta-3-released-3365/
[17:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24 and 19 Beta 3 Released!
[17:54]	TR News	Peter Eisenmann: Fellowship Report July 2026 https://blogs.gnome.org/p3732/fellowship-report-july-2026/
[17:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Fellowship Report July 2026 justread
[17:55]	TR News	IBM Red Hat promotes slop plagiarism and GAFAM https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/how-llm-d-routes-model-inference-traffic-amazon-eks
[17:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/how-llm-d-routes-model-inference-traffic-amazon-eks )
[17:56]	TR News	Introducing the Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization incident must-gather https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/14/introducing-openshift-virtualization-incident-must-gather
[17:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/14/introducing-openshift-virtualization-incident-must-gather )
[17:57]	TR News	124: Clones Can Grow https://mwl.io/archives/24951
[17:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | 124: Clones Can Grow Michael W Lucas
[17:58]	TR News	Gunnar Wolf: File recovery in process... https://gwolf.org/2026/08/file-recovery-in-process.html
[17:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gwolf.org | Gunnar Wolf File recovery in process...
[17:59]	TR News	PS5 emulation arrives on Steam Deck, Astro Playroom showcased running at 0.6 FPS milestone SharpEmu development shows promise, despite unplayable performance https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-arrives-on-steam-deck-astro-playroom-showcased-running-at-0-6-fps-milestone-sharpemu-development-shows-promise-despite-unplayable-performance
[17:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | PS5 emulation arrives on Steam Deck, Astro Playroom showcased running at 0.6 FPS milestone SharpEmu development shows promise, despite unplayable performance | Tom's Hardware
● Aug 14
[18:00]	TR News	Mozilla Localization (L10N): L10n Report: August Edition 2026 https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/08/13/l10n-report-august-edition-2026/
[18:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | L10n Report: August Edition 2026 Mozilla L10N
[18:01]	TR News	ASCII Chart http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/44355/ascii-chart
[18:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commandlinefu.com | ASCII Chart Using cat, column, printf
[18:02]	TR News	Vita Activa & the Digital Security Helpline join forces to support mental health and digital safety for activists https://www.accessnow.org/mental-health-digital-safety-for-activists/
[18:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | New partnership combines digital safety and mental health support
[18:11]	TR News	Techrights Farage's fears, media hijacked by-election, what really happened in Clacton https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Farage_s_fears_media_hijacked_by_election_what_really_happened_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Farage_s_fears_media_hijacked_by_election_what_really_happened_.gmi 
[18:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Farage's fears, media hijacked by-election, what really happened in Clacton
[18:14]	TR News	The Mystery of Dark Oxygen https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-mystery-of-dark-oxygen
[18:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The Mystery of Dark Oxygen | The New Yorker
[18:16]	TR News	Giant Oil Tanker Runs Aground in Marine Nature Preserve, Spills Nonstop for Weeks https://futurism.com/science-energy/giant-oil-tanker-leaking-oil-oman-nature-preserve
[18:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Giant Oil Tanker Runs Aground in Marine Nature Preserve, Spills Nonstop for Weeks
[18:23]	TR News	Techrights Free Publicity https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_Publicity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_Publicity.gmi 
[18:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Publicity
[18:28]	TR News	Lousy media says "Nvidia $500 billion deal", the reality is LOANS... i.e. money that does not exist!
[18:29]	TR News	NVIDIA moves from one pyramid scheme ('crypto') to the next...
[18:33]	TR News	A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/health/mosquitoes-brazil-health-threat.html
[18:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/health/mosquitoes-brazil-health-threat.html )
[18:35]	TR News	What to Know About Luigi Mangiones Court Cases and Potential Plea Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/luigi-mangione-court-plea-deal-trial.html
[18:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/luigi-mangione-court-plea-deal-trial.html )
[18:36]	TR News	Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/delaney-hall-detainee-health-ice.html
[18:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/delaney-hall-detainee-health-ice.html )
[18:37]	TR News	Organisms Living Inside Psychopaths Could Be Driving Bad Behavior, Scientists Claim https://futurism.com/health-medicine/psychopaths-microbiome This might explain Matlex and more https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/psychosis/psychosis.html
[18:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Organisms Living Inside Psychopaths Could Be Driving Bad Behavior, Scientists Claim
[18:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Technology as mass psychosis
[18:38]	TR News	Latvian car registry website suffers cyber attack https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.08.2026-latvian-car-registry-website-suffers-cyber-attack.a658687/
[18:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian car registry website suffers cyber attack / Article
[18:38]	TR News	North Korea warns of new deterrent ahead of US-South Korea drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-denounces-us-south-korea-drills-kcna-says
[18:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea warns of new deterrent ahead of US-South Korea drills | The Straits Times
[18:38]	TR News	South Korea's Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted, Yonhap says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-lee-favours-four-year-presidency-with-re-election-permitted-yonhap-says
[18:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted | The Straits Times
[18:39]	TR News	Australia is not ready for an economic blockade of Taiwan https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-is-not-ready-for-an-economic-blockade-of-taiwan/
[18:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia is not ready for an economic blockade of Taiwan | The Strategist
[18:39]	TR News	Penang ready to step up measures as air quality hits unhealthy level https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/penang-ready-to-step-up-measures-as-air-quality-hits-unhealthy-level
[18:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Penang ready to step up measures as air quality hits unhealthy level | The Straits Times
[18:41]	TR News	Shipyard explosion in southeastern China kills fire and rescue worker https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/shipyard-explosion-in-southeastern-china-kills-fire-and-rescue-worker
[18:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Shipyard explosion in Fujian kills fire-and-rescue worker | The Straits Times
[18:42]	TR News	Charlie Kirk Suspect Fights Death Penalty, Says No Others Were in Danger https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-death-penalty.html
[18:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-death-penalty.html )
[18:43]	TR News	First-of-Its-Kind Trial Against Food Allergies Yields 'Exciting' Results https://www.sciencealert.com/first-human-trial-of-poop-transplant-to-treat-food-allergies-shows-promising-results
[18:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-First-of-Its-Kind Trial Against Food Allergies Yields 'Exciting' Results : ScienceAlert
[18:43]	TR News	Pinot Noir Might Be Doomed as Droughts Become More Frequent https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-pinpoint-when-wine-varieties-will-break-down-with-climate-change-and-its-bad-news-for-red-wine-drinkers
[18:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pinot Noir Might Be Doomed as Droughts Become More Frequent : ScienceAlert
[18:43]	TR News	Scientists Just Found a Hidden Fault Under New Jersey, And It Caused The 2024 Earthquake https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-found-a-hidden-fault-under-new-jersey-and-it-caused-the-2024-earthquake
[18:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Just Found a Hidden Fault Under New Jersey, And It Caused The 2024 Earthquake : ScienceAlert
[18:44]	TR News	After 50 Years, Physicists Find Strong Evidence For What Really Holds Matter Together https://www.sciencealert.com/after-50-years-physicists-find-strong-evidence-for-what-really-holds-matter-together
[18:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-After 50 Years, Physicists Find Strong Evidence For What Really Holds Matter Together : ScienceAlert
[18:44]	TR News	More Young People Than Ever Before Are Getting One Type of Cancer, And It's Mystifying Scientists https://www.sciencealert.com/more-young-people-than-ever-before-are-getting-one-type-of-cancer-and-its-mystifying-scientists
[18:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-More Young People Than Ever Before Are Getting One Type of Cancer, And It's Mystifying Scientists : ScienceAlert
[18:44]	TR News	Scientists Overfed a Tiny Worm And It Started Growing a Chain of Clones https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-overfed-a-tiny-worm-and-it-started-growing-a-chain-of-clones
[18:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Overfed a Tiny Worm... And It Started Growing a Chain of Clones : ScienceAlert
[18:44]	TR News	Cutting Meat And Dairy For Just a Few Weeks Can Alter Your Body's Chemistry https://www.sciencealert.com/cutting-meat-and-dairy-for-just-a-few-weeks-can-alter-your-bodys-chemistry
[18:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cutting Meat And Dairy For Just a Few Weeks Can Alter Your Body's Chemistry : ScienceAlert
[18:45]	TR News	Swarming Jellyfish Just Shut Down a Nuclear Reactor For The Second Time https://www.sciencealert.com/swarming-jellyfish-just-shut-down-a-nuclear-reactor-for-the-second-time
[18:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Swarming Jellyfish Just Shut Down a Nuclear Reactor For The Second Time : ScienceAlert
[18:45]	TR News	Taiwan throttles mobile internet speeds in defence drill https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-throttles-mobile-internet-speeds-in-defence-drill
[18:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwans internet blackout drill tests cyberattack readiness | The Straits Times
[18:45]	TR News	Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/13/taiwan-chokes-mobile-internet-speeds-in-drill-for-chinese-attack/
[18:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
[18:46]	TR News	Brazilians weigh the benefits of Hey Hi (AI) facial recognition against the costs https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2026/0813/brazil-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence
[18:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI facial-recognition software is growing rapidly in Brazil. Do benefits outweigh costs? - CSMonitor.com
[18:47]	TR News	Slop as a scam https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/cerebras-shares-plunge-nearly-20-percent-after-missing-earnings-expectations-hardware-sales-drop-but-ai-cloud-revenue-climbs-281-percent
[18:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Cerebras shares plunge nearly 20% after missing earnings expectations hardware sales drop but AI cloud revenue climbs 281% | Tom's Hardware
[18:48]	TR News	"MElon says" ... [REPEAT HIS LIES]. Fake numbers. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-xai-will-increase-data-center-capacity-7x-by-2027-targeting-10-gigawatts-of-compute-up-to-usd500-billion-in-revenue-by-the-end-of-next-year
[18:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Elon Musk says xAI will increase data center capacity 7x by 2027 targeting 10 gigawatts of compute, up to $500 billion in revenue by the end of next year | Tom's Hardware
[18:48]	TR News	College Kids Are Using Hey Hi (AI) Agents to Take Entire Online Classes for Them by Logging Directly Into the Course Management Software https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/college-kids-ai-agents-cheat-online-courses
[18:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | College Kids Are Using AI Agents to "Take" Entire Online Classes for Them by Logging Directly Into the Course Management Software
[18:50]	TR News	Insane Dad Boasts About Using Hey Hi (AI) to Construct a Truman Show Style False Reality For His Son To Play In https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dad-uses-ai-fake-reality-kid-play-in
[18:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Insane Dad Boasts About Using AI to Construct a "Truman Show" Style False Reality For His Son To Play In
[18:50]	TR News	Game Dev CEO Accused of Replacing Writers With Hey Hi (AI) is Now Completely Crashing Out https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/game-developer-accused-firing-writer-ai
[18:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Game Dev CEO Accused of Replacing Writers With AI is Now Completely Crashing Out
[18:51]	TR News	Remember the Publisher That Put Fake Writers in Sports Illustrated? It Just Rebranded as an Hey Hi (AI) Company https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sports-illustrated-the-arena-group-paradium-ai
[18:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Remember the Publisher That Put Fake Writers in Sports Illustrated? It Just Rebranded as an AI Company
[18:51]	TR News	Alabama residents left powerless to stop massive Bitcoin mining data center despite county and town moratoriums hole in state zoning laws lets facility through https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/alabama-residents-left-powerless-to-stop-massive-bitcoin-mining-data-center-despite-county-and-town-moratoriums-hole-in-state-zoning-laws-lets-facility-through
[18:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Alabama residents left powerless to stop massive Bitcoin mining data center despite county and town moratoriums hole in state zoning laws lets facility through | Tom's Hardware
[18:52]	TR News	China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rejects-new-zealand-spy-allegations-as-false
[18:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false | The Straits Times
[18:52]	TR News	Critical 'Zoomsday' flaw enables total device takeover during Zoom calls https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/zoomsday-vulnerability-let-anyone-in-a-zoom-meeting-take-over-anybody-else-ai-assisted-research-only-used-20-prompts-to-find-an-exploit-to-hack-hundred-of-millions-of-people
[18:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Critical 'Zoomsday' flaw enables total device takeover during Zoom calls AI-assisted research only used 20 prompts to find an exploit to hack hundreds of millions of people. | Tom's Hardware
[18:52]	TR News	Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraft https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/coin-sized-device-can-hack-a-boeing-737s-flight-management-computer-mess-with-takeoff-weights-or-even-divert-an-aircraft-gadget-connects-to-an-easily-accessible-port-that-overrides-commands-from-the-pilots-uses-in-flight-wi-fi
[18:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraft gadget connects to an easily accessible port that overrides commands from the pilots, uses in-flight Wi-Fi | Tom's Hardware
[18:53]	TR News	Advancing the Safer Internet Initiative for Everyone https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/advancing-the-safer-internet-initiative-for-everyone/
[18:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | Advancing the Safer Internet Initiative for Everyone - Internet Society
[18:54]	TR News	The Insurrectionist imposes tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260814-donald-trump-imposes-tariffs-of-up-to-100-on-imported-drones
[18:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260814-donald-trump-imposes-tariffs-of-up-to-100-on-imported-drones )
[18:56]	TR News	rsync 3.5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1088759/
[18:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rsync 3.5.0 released [LWN.net]
[18:56]	TR News	Nightmare Eclipse Drops backdoored Windows Zero-Day Exploit ShieldBreak https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-windows-zero-day-exploit-shieldbreak/
[18:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nightmare Eclipse Drops Windows Zero-Day Exploit 'ShieldBreak' - SecurityWeek
[18:57]	TR News	Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerability in Attackers Crosshairs https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vmware-vcenter-vulnerability-in-attackers-crosshairs/
[18:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerability in Attackers' Crosshairs - SecurityWeek
[18:57]	TR News	Fortinet Patches Authentication Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-authentication-flaws-in-fortiweb-and-fortimanager/
[18:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fortinet Patches Authentication Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager - SecurityWeek
[18:58]	TR News	Adobe Commerce Bug Targeted Immediately After Disclosure https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-commerce-bug-targeted-immediately-after-disclosure/
[18:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adobe Commerce Bug Targeted Immediately After Disclosure - SecurityWeek
[18:58]	TR News	Facebook Is Filling With Viral AI-Generated Silver Foxes Wooing Women by Ranting About How Terrible Men Are https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-silver-foxes-facebook
[18:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Facebook Is Filling With Viral AI-Generated Silver Foxes Wooing Women by Ranting About How Terrible Men Are
[18:59]	TR News	Amazon Exec Openly Admits That Voluntary Hey Hi (AI) Opt-Ins Dont Work: Nobody Would Opt In https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/future-of-ai-licensing-opt-in-or-opt-out/
[18:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/future-of-ai-licensing-opt-in-or-opt-out/ )
● Aug 14
[19:00]	TR News	Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-nemesis-drops-new-zero-day-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-attack-grants-system-level-privileges-but-it-could-already-be-patched
[19:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched | Tom's Hardware
[19:00]	TR News	Raul Castro makes rare public appearance at Fidel centenary event https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-raul-castro-makes-rare-public-appearance-at-fidel-centenary-event
[19:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-raul-castro-makes-rare-public-appearance-at-fidel-centenary-event )
[19:01]	TR News	Qualcomm Snapdragon C Arm SoC outperforms an defective chip maker Intel N250 CPU by up to 67 percent in unplugged benchmarks https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/13/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent-in-unplugged-benchmarks/
[19:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Qualcomm Snapdragon C Arm SoC outperforms an Intel N250 CPU by up to 67 percent in "unplugged" benchmarks - CNX Software
[19:01]	TR News	AAEON PICO-ADN2 A low-profile Alder Lake-N Pico-ITX SBC for space-constrained applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/13/aaeon-pico-adn2-a-low-profile-alder-lake-n-pico-itx-sbc-for-space-constrained-applications/
[19:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | AAEON PICO-ADN2 - A low-profile Alder Lake-N Pico-ITX SBC for space-constrained applications - CNX Software
[19:02]	TR News	Partial solar eclipse over Lithuania photos https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3020074/partial-solar-eclipse-over-lithuania-photos
[19:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Partial solar eclipse over Lithuania photos - LRT
[19:03]	TR News	Photos: Latvia observes partial solar eclipse https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/13.08.2026-photos-latvia-observes-partial-solar-eclipse.a658629/
[19:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Photos: Latvia observes partial solar eclipse / Article
[19:04]	TR News	Domas: Bypassing memory protection with AMD's memory controllers https://lwn.net/Articles/1088778/
[19:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Domas: Bypassing memory protection with AMD's memory controllers [LWN.net]
[19:06]	TR News	NovaCloud Licensing streaming patent monopoly challenge granted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/12/novacloud-licensing-streaming-patent-challenge-granted
[19:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | NovaCloud Licensing streaming patent challenge granted Unified Patents
[19:07]	TR News	Bird & Bird brings back former associate Huw Edwards as London partner from Nokia https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/bird-bird-brings-back-former-associate-huw-edwards-as-london-partner-from-nokia/
[19:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Bird & Bird brings back former associate Huw Edwards as London partner from Nokia
[19:14]	TR News	Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141904/flock-is-tightening-its-rules-in-response-to-a-growing-surveillance-backlash/
[19:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash | MIT Technology Review
[19:14]	TR News	Introducing the WordPress Browser Extension https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/browser-extension/
[19:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | Introducing the WordPress Browser Extension WordPress News
[19:15]	TR News	Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/despite-new-updates-flocks-creepy-cameras-remain-major-civil-liberties-threat
[19:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat | American Civil Liberties Union
[19:18]	TR News	Twitch Faces Backlash as Amazon Turns Streams into Hey Hi (AI) Data https://www.cloudbooklet.com/twitch-faces-backlash
[19:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twitch Faces Backlash as Amazon Turns Streams into AI Data - Cloudbooklet
[19:18]	TR News	Jonathan Almeida: Regenerate the BuildConfig file without assembling the whole module https://jonalmeida.com/til/regenerate-build-config/
[19:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jonalmeida.com | Regenerate the BuildConfig file without assembling the whole module | Jonathan Almeida
[19:23]	TR News	Hidden Phone Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now (Android & iOS) https://ostechnix.com/hidden-phone-privacy-settings-you-should-change-right-now/
[19:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hidden Phone Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now - OSTechNix
[19:24]	TR News	LightDM is Back From The Dead, But Canonical isn't in Charge Anymore https://itsfoss.com/news/lightdm-is-back/
[19:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | LightDM is Back From The Dead, But Canonical isn't in Charge Anymore
[19:24]	TR News	FFmpeg 9.0.1 Released with Large Amount of Fixes & Improvements https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/ffmpeg-9-0-1-released/
[19:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | FFmpeg 9.0.1 Released with Large Amount of Fixes & Improvements | UbuntuHandbook
[19:25]	TR News	FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More GNU/Linux Stuff https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-33/
[19:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff
[19:31]		*psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[19:33]	TR News	GeForce NOWs GNU/Linux app exits beta, gets official Flatpak repo https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable
[19:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | GeForce NOW's Linux app exits beta, gets official Flatpak repo - OMG! Ubuntu
[19:33]	TR News	BOSS 10.2 https://distrowatch.com/boss
[19:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/boss )
[19:33]	TR News	SolydXK 13-202608 https://distrowatch.com/solydxk
[19:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/solydxk )
[19:33]	TR News	Flatcar 4593.2.5 https://distrowatch.com/flatcar
[19:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/flatcar )
[19:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Omarchy is Becoming Slopware, a Flopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Omarchy_is_Becoming_Slopware_a_Flopfest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Omarchy_is_Becoming_Slopware_a_Flopfest.gmi 
[19:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Omarchy is Becoming Slopware, a Flopfest
[19:34]	TR News	GeForce NOW On GNU/Linux Native App Exits Beta 
[19:34]	TR News	GNU/Linux Reaches 10% "Market Share" in statCounter (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/GNU_Linux_Reaches_10_Market_Share_in_statCounter.shtml
[19:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 10% "Market Share" in statCounter
[19:35]	TR News	NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds native GNU/Linux app and DLSS upgrades https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-geforce-now-adds-native-linux-app-and-dlss-upgrades/
[19:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-geforce-now-adds-native-linux-app-and-dlss-upgrades/ )
[19:37]	TR News	How to Set Up CachyOS for Gaming: A Beginner Guide (2026) https://www.fosslinux.com/160185/how-to-set-up-cachyos-for-gaming.htm
[19:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fosslinux.com | How to Set Up CachyOS for Gaming: A Beginner Guide (2026)
[19:38]	TR News	There is definitely LLM slop contaminating this article. Not 100% slopfarms, but still worrying. https://www.fosslinux.com/160202/stream-playstation-games-linux-chiaki-asobi.htm
[19:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fosslinux.com | How to Stream PlayStation Games on Linux
[19:39]	TR News	Wresting dunce trying to run US schools. Tragedy ensues. https://www.chronicle.com/article/linda-mcmahon-wants-higher-ed-to-reform-itself-heres-how-to-respond
[19:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/linda-mcmahon-wants-higher-ed-to-reform-itself-heres-how-to-respond )
[19:39]	TR News	How To Install VidCutter on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-vidcutter-ubuntu-26-04/
[19:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install VidCutter on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[19:39]	TR News	Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/13/despite-pkk-self-dissolution-and-peace-process-in-turkey-germany-set-to-keep-pursuing-kurds-hard/
[19:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard | Matthias Monroy
[19:40]	TR News	'Operation Werewolf' causes minor inconvenience to locals near Belarus border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/14.08.2026-operation-werewolf-causes-minor-inconvenience-to-locals-near-belarus-border.a658772/
[19:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'Operation Werewolf' causes minor inconvenience to locals near Belarus border / Article
[19:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stop paying for Adobe, Microsoft, or Mathematicathese free open-source alternatives will get you through college https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Stop_paying_for_Adobe_Microsoft_or_Mathematica_these_free_open_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Stop_paying_for_Adobe_Microsoft_or_Mathematica_these_free_open_.gmi 
[19:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stop paying for Adobe, Microsoft, or Mathematicathese free open-source alternatives will get you through college
[19:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  4 reasons to bring Linux with you this school year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/4_reasons_to_bring_Linux_with_you_this_school_year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/4_reasons_to_bring_Linux_with_you_this_school_year.gmi 
[19:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 4 reasons to bring Linux with you this school year
[19:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  What a real LTS looks like: Kubuntu 26.04 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/What_a_real_LTS_looks_like_Kubuntu_26_04.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/What_a_real_LTS_looks_like_Kubuntu_26_04.gmi 
[19:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines What a real LTS looks like: Kubuntu 26.04
[19:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  A 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/A_25_year_old_Brazilian_video_patent_just_expired_ending_a_ling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/A_25_year_old_Brazilian_video_patent_just_expired_ending_a_ling.gmi 
[19:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linux
[19:48]	TR News	Russias Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in Chinas favour https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/russias-pacific-submarine-fleet-could-tip-the-scales-in-chinas-favour/
[19:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Russias Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in Chinas favour | The Strategist
[19:48]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html
[19:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html )
[19:48]	TR News	Why former Soviet states now challenge Russia over Ukraine war https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0813/Kazakhstan-Asia-Soviet-Russia-Ukraine
[19:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Russias relationship with former Soviet states in Asia is changing - CSMonitor.com
[19:48]	TR News	Ukrainian defence company DEMZ to invest in ammunition plant in Lithuania https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3020185/ukrainian-defence-company-demz-to-invest-in-ammunition-plant-in-lithuania
[19:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Ukrainian defence company DEMZ to invest in ammunition plant in Lithuania - LRT
[19:49]	TR News	Russian detained over plot to 'execute' Ukrainian-American in Warsaw, Tusk says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-poland-detains-russian-for-execution-plot-in-warsaw-tusk-says
[19:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-poland-detains-russian-for-execution-plot-in-warsaw-tusk-says )
[19:49]	TR News	Russian strike on Ukraine passenger train kills 2 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russian-strike-on-ukraine-passenger-train-kills-2
[19:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russian-strike-on-ukraine-passenger-train-kills-2 )
[19:51]	TR News	Russia-Ukraine war: Grain hub attacks raise fears over global food prices https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russia-ukraine-war-grain-hub-attacks-raise-fears-over-global-food-prices
[19:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russia-ukraine-war-grain-hub-attacks-raise-fears-over-global-food-prices )
[19:51]	TR News	Latvian and Ukrainian police team up to catch crypto fraudsters https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/13.08.2026-latvian-and-ukrainian-police-team-up-to-catch-crypto-fraudsters.a658650/
[19:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian and Ukrainian police team up to catch crypto fraudsters / Article
[19:51]	TR News	Another group of Ukrainian soldiers arrives at Rga Eastern Hospital https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.08.2026-another-group-of-ukrainian-soldiers-arrives-at-riga-eastern-hospital.a658667/
[19:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Another group of Ukrainian soldiers arrives at Rga Eastern Hospital / Article
[19:52]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Mans Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putins Secrecy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/trump-flight-putin-security.html
[19:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/trump-flight-putin-security.html )
[19:52]	TR News	Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/world/asia/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html
[19:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/world/asia/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html )
[19:52]	TR News	Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1
[19:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1 )
[19:53]	TR News	Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands
[19:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands )
[19:53]	TR News	IBM Red Hat selling slop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/replace-llm-infrastructure-guesswork-data-driven-planning
[19:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/replace-llm-infrastructure-guesswork-data-driven-planning )
[19:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian 13 fixed my biggest complaints with Linux Mint, and I'm not looking back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Debian_13_fixed_my_biggest_complaints_with_Linux_Mint_and_I_m_n.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Debian_13_fixed_my_biggest_complaints_with_Linux_Mint_and_I_m_n.gmi 
[19:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian 13 fixed my biggest complaints with Linux Mint, and I'm not looking back
[19:54]	TR News	"Dr Schestowitz has written about similar phenomena on Techrights" https://danielpocock.com/en/swiss-army-attack-2900-domain-name-holders-cult-eth-zurich-debian/
[19:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Swiss army to attack 2,900 domain name owners? Cult of ETH Zurich & Debian
[19:55]	TR News	CPC as gatekeeper = recipe for cultural censorship https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/tiktok-music-on-stage-returns-2026/
[19:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/13/tiktok-music-on-stage-returns-2026/ )
[19:56]	TR News	find
[19:56]	TR News	GenZ = cannot find gadgets https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-find-your-phone-when-its-on-silent-aZvlj7h2IvkR
[19:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | How to find your phone when it's on silent the easy way - Which?
[19:57]	TR News	quantum quantum quantum ... more BS https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141041/building-a-practical-path-to-post-quantum-cryptography/
[19:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography | MIT Technology Review
[19:59]	TR News	"An interesting conundrum for patents and IP generally, but also somewhat concerning for wider LLM use for any confidential material. I wonder how many companies assume that their confidentiality agreements with LLM providers cover all use cases?" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/08/ai-in-patent-industry-beware-mcp-trojan.html?showComment=1786632743195#c2797502116563404986
[19:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | AI in the patent industry: Beware the MCP Trojan horse - The IPKat
[19:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  SteamOS proved Linux can beat Windows at gaming, but PC makers aren't ready to admit it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/SteamOS_proved_Linux_can_beat_Windows_at_gaming_but_PC_makers_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/SteamOS_proved_Linux_can_beat_Windows_at_gaming_but_PC_makers_a.gmi 
[19:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SteamOS proved Linux can beat Windows at gaming, but PC makers aren't ready to admit it
● Aug 14
[20:00]	TR News	Roundtables: Inside the Censorship-Industrial Complex Idea Shaping US Policy https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141399/roundtables-inside-the-censorship-industrial-complex-idea-shaping-us-policy/
[20:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Roundtables: Inside the Censorship-Industrial Complex Idea Shaping US Policy | MIT Technology Review
[20:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  These 5 Windows defaults don't exist on Linux, and that's exactly why I prefer it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/These_5_Windows_defaults_don_t_exist_on_Linux_and_that_s_exactl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/These_5_Windows_defaults_don_t_exist_on_Linux_and_that_s_exactl.gmi 
[20:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines These 5 Windows defaults don't exist on Linux, and that's exactly why I prefer it
[20:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME 50 finally fixed the two things that made me switch to COSMIC, and I didn't expect to go back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNOME_50_finally_fixed_the_two_things_that_made_me_switch_to_CO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNOME_50_finally_fixed_the_two_things_that_made_me_switch_to_CO.gmi 
[20:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 50 finally fixed the two things that made me switch to COSMIC, and I didn't expect to go back
[20:10]	TR News	A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Convicted Felons memo. https://cyberscoop.com/private-sector-hacking-presidential-memo-cybersecurity/
[20:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump's memo. | CyberScoop
[20:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: UI Improvements Galore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_Improvements_Galore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_UI_Improvements_Galore.gmi 
[20:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: UI Improvements Galore
[20:15]	TR News	I stripped the smarts out of my old TV, and it finally got good again https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stripped-the-smarts-out-of-my-old-tv-and-it-finally-got-good-again/
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I stripped the smarts out of my old TV, and it finally got good again
[20:15]	TR News	"When you level up you can boost your existing minions, and sometimes pick a new minion to board the Snek to make you more powerful." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/snekromancy-is-a-clever-reinvention-of-snake-with-a-survivor-like-tower-escape-style/
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SnekromancY is a clever reinvention of Snake with a survivor-like tower escape style | GamingOnLinux
[20:17]	TR News	LACT Brings More NVIDIA OC Controls and GPU Sensors to Linux https://www.techpowerup.com/351566/lact-brings-more-nvidia-oc-controls-and-gpu-sensors-to-linux
[20:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LACT Brings More NVIDIA OC Controls and GPU Sensors to Linux | TechPowerUp
[20:18]	TR News	NVIDIA GPU tuning on Linux gets voltage boost and new sensors with LACT https://videocardz.com/newz/lact-0-10-0-adds-nvidia-voltage-boost-and-per-chip-gddr7-temperature-monitoring-on-linux
[20:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LACT 0.10.0 adds NVIDIA voltage boost and per-chip GDDR7 temperature monitoring on Linux - VideoCardz.com
[20:19]	TR News	"After literally decades, I'm frankly sick of reading (and writing!) about the "year of the Linux desktop" where the world's most popular server and embedded OS finally makes a dent in the desktop OS market." https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-linux-is-boring-now-but-thats-exactly-what-it-needs-to-succeed/
[20:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Desktop Linux is boring now, but thats exactly what it needs to succeed
[20:20]	TR News	Flipper Devices' Pavel Zhovner Details Flipper OS, the Modular Platform Driving the Flipper One https://www.hackster.io/news/flipper-devices-pavel-zhovner-details-flipper-os-the-modular-platform-driving-the-flipper-one-5080ee075698
[20:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flipper Devices' Pavel Zhovner Details Flipper OS, the Modular Platform Driving the Flipper One - Hackster.io
[20:21]	TR News	"Forlinx is introducing a new alternative to the Raspberry Pi. The single-board computer (SBC) is tailored to specific application scenarios, allowing sensors and actuators to be connected as usual." https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Forlinx-SBC-A-Raspberry-Pi-alternative-with-dual-core-A53-and-Linux-support.1367374.0.html
[20:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | New Forlinx SBC: A Raspberry Pi alternative with dual-core A53 and Linux support - Notebookcheck News
[20:21]	TR News	The Agony Of Packaging Linux Apps https://hackaday.com/2026/08/12/the-agony-of-packaging-linux-apps/
[20:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Agony Of Packaging Linux Apps | Hackaday
[20:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[20:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[20:23]	TR News	NVIDIA GeForce NOW Linux App Exits Beta With Great New Perks https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-app-exits-beta-new-perks https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-now-native-linux-app-leaves-beta-frame-generation-gets-lower-latency
[20:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hothardware.com | NVIDIA GeForce NOW Linux App Exits Beta With Great New Perks
[20:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA GeForce NOW native Linux app leaves beta, Frame Generation gets lower latency - VideoCardz.com
[20:23]	TR News	Class Is in Session: GeForce NOW Levels Up Linux, Chromebooks and More https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/
[20:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.nvidia.com | GeForce NOW Linux App Launch | NVIDIA Blog
[20:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Steam Deck, Steam Games, Loki, Slop Issues, and CachyOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Games_Steam_Deck_Steam_Games_Loki_Slop_Issues_and_CachyOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Games_Steam_Deck_Steam_Games_Loki_Slop_Issues_and_CachyOS.gmi 
[20:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Deck, Steam Games, Loki, Slop Issues, and CachyOS
[20:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  NVIDIA GeForce NOW Hits GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/NVIDIA_GeForce_NOW_Hits_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/NVIDIA_GeForce_NOW_Hits_GNU_Linux.gmi 
[20:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA GeForce NOW Hits GNU/Linux
[20:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  Graphics/Games: LACT, 10 Million Pixels, Bottles, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Graphics_Games_LACT_10_Million_Pixels_Bottles_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Graphics_Games_LACT_10_Million_Pixels_Bottles_and_More.gmi 
[20:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Graphics/Games: LACT, 10 Million Pixels, Bottles, and More
[20:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts: BSD Now, "Colonised By Wankers", and Slop Destroys Itself https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Audiocasts_BSD_Now_Colonised_By_Wankers_and_Slop_Destroys_Itsel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Audiocasts_BSD_Now_Colonised_By_Wankers_and_Slop_Destroys_Itsel.gmi 
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts: BSD Now, "Colonised By Wankers", and Slop Destroys Itself
[20:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME Delivers Fellowship Update and Fellowship Report July 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNOME_Delivers_Fellowship_Update_and_Fellowship_Report_July_202.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNOME_Delivers_Fellowship_Update_and_Fellowship_Report_July_202.gmi 
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME Delivers Fellowship Update and Fellowship Report July 2026
[20:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security and Windows TCO Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
[20:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox's Handling of Ad Blocking, Mozilla Localization Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Firefox_s_Handling_of_Ad_Blocking_Mozilla_Localization_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Firefox_s_Handling_of_Ad_Blocking_Mozilla_Localization_Report.gmi 
[20:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox's Handling of Ad Blocking, Mozilla Localization Report
[20:33]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[20:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  WordPress Browser Extension and WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/WordPress_Browser_Extension_and_WordPress_7_0_4_Patches_Remote_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/WordPress_Browser_Extension_and_WordPress_7_0_4_Patches_Remote_.gmi 
[20:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines WordPress Browser Extension and WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
[20:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software, Education, and Open Data https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_Software_Education_and_Open_Data.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Free_Software_Education_and_Open_Data.gmi 
[20:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Education, and Open Data
[20:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft's Openwashing Front Group (Open Source Initiative) Boosts Slop Plagiarism, Pretends to Speak for FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Microsoft_s_Openwashing_Front_Group_Open_Source_Initiative_Boos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Microsoft_s_Openwashing_Front_Group_Open_Source_Initiative_Boos.gmi 
[20:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft's Openwashing Front Group (Open Source Initiative) Boosts Slop Plagiarism, Pretends to Speak for FOSS
[20:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD: OpenZFS, FreeBSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/BSD_OpenZFS_FreeBSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/BSD_OpenZFS_FreeBSD_and_More.gmi 
[20:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: OpenZFS, FreeBSD, and More
[20:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux-Friendly Boards and Linux Devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Linux_Friendly_Boards_and_Linux_Devices.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Linux_Friendly_Boards_and_Linux_Devices.gmi 
[20:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux-Friendly Boards and Linux Devices
[20:46]	TR News	Red Hat selling slop plagiarism, not Linux, because of IBM's rogue leadership https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/applications/142740/red-hat-tames-the-open-source-ai-chaos/
[20:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/applications/142740/red-hat-tames-the-open-source-ai-chaos/ )
[20:47]	TR News	Red Hat selling scams and pyramid schemes now, RHEL is a side "perk" https://www.infoworld.com/article/4204055/three-ai-security-mistakes-that-will-haunt-enterprises.html
[20:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Three AI security mistakes that will haunt enterprises | InfoWorld
[20:48]	TR News	Red Hat helps Microsoft sell a Ponzi scheme that benefits Nvidia, which digests lots of debt https://www.itbrew.com/stories/red-hat-launches-asago-open-source-community
[20:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.itbrew.com/stories/red-hat-launches-asago-open-source-community )
[20:48]	TR News	Red Hat is 100% about slop now, forget about Linux https://se-radio.net/2026/07/se-radio-729-garth-mollett-on-ai-supply-chain-security/
[20:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://se-radio.net/2026/07/se-radio-729-garth-mollett-on-ai-supply-chain-security/ )
[20:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.gmi 
[20:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
[20:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat Almost 100% Slop Plagiarism Wannabe, Linux Neglected Because of IBM https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Red_Hat_Almost_100_Slop_Plagiarism_Wannabe_Linux_Neglected_Beca.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/Red_Hat_Almost_100_Slop_Plagiarism_Wannabe_Linux_Neglected_Beca.gmi 
[20:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Almost 100% Slop Plagiarism Wannabe, Linux Neglected Because of IBM
[20:55]	TR News	Techrights Links 14/08/2026: "Mystery of Dark Oxygen", People Despise Slop, and Backlash Grows Against Fake Currencies (Energy-Wasting Scam Like Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Links_14_08_2026_Mystery_of_Dark_Oxygen_People_Despise_Slop_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Links_14_08_2026_Mystery_of_Dark_Oxygen_People_Despise_Slop_and.gmi 
[20:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 14/08/2026: "Mystery of Dark Oxygen", People Despise Slop, and Backlash Grows Against Fake Currencies (Energy-Wasting Scam Like Slop)
[20:57]	TR News	(No)? Hard Feelings (2023) gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/14/hard/
[20:58]	TR News	"Your sex and your gender are a gift given to you by the Creator, to be enjoyed and to be utilized for good. Trying to pretend that you are the opposite gender, or to mutilate yourself, will only lead to suffering for yourself and for others." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260813-0.gmi
[20:59]	TR News	"It has allowed biological males, even those with known history of abuse against women, to be housed in the cells of female inmates, just by claiming they identify as a woman or feel uncomfortable with male prisoners." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/essays/trans-predators.gmi
● Aug 14
[21:01]	TR News	"Most code written today is much, much more sterile than some of the code of yore (especially, hobbyist/indie code). I'd like more humanity in my everything, please, and code is a great place for it to be." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/13/00/human-code/
[21:01]	TR News	"Making this a daily practice generally does seem to scope my mindset to the last 24 hours, and that's what shows up on the page. That's expected. It makes sense. The results are as varied as the daily lived experience." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/slow-writing
[21:02]	TR News	"i've also allotted an hour of "screwing around" per day but i haven't really used it? not sure what other screwing around i'd do that's not messages/blogs and video. maybe i should just cancel that in general? or wind it down to half an hour?" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/limitinginternetobservations
[21:03]	TR News	"I'm not sure why that is. Is it the lack of tabs? Lagrange has tabs and it keeps me longer. Rogallo requires me to work within one window and only that one, going back and forth from antennas to gemlog and back to antenna to gemlog. Actually remember to check Station and BBS instead of going from tab to tab and just refreshing." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260814Logoff.gmi
[21:03]	TR News	"Beans have unexpectedly become one of my favourite garden treats and these Dragon Tongue bush beans, which I planted for the first time this year, are absolutely delightful!" gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/08/14/beans-have-unexpectedly/
[21:04]	TR News	"i never thought i'd get to even play this game in my life. maybe once or twice if i happened to go to japan but that was it." gemini://mortis.smol.pub/entry-4
[21:05]	TR News	"After looking into the Evercade and contemplating, (still contemplating) and jumping into Pokmon fan games (I need to grind so hard for badge two now. T_T) I now have dipped my toes into emulation." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260811Emu.gmi
[21:05]	TR News	"There's still the second window to be covered, though. But after measuring, cutting and attaching the first foil, complete with big long bubble that refused to be disappeared completely, it was evening and we declared our work done for the day." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260809poke.gmi
[21:10]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 14/08/2026: Slower Internet, Logging Off Made Easy, and Human Code https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Gemini_Links_14_08_2026_Slower_Internet_Logging_Off_Made_Easy_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/14/Gemini_Links_14_08_2026_Slower_Internet_Logging_Off_Made_Easy_a.gmi 
[21:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 14/08/2026: Slower Internet, Logging Off Made Easy, and Human Code
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[22:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Frameworks 6.29 Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_6_29_Released_with_Various_Improvements_and_Bug_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/14/KDE_Frameworks_6_29_Released_with_Various_Improvements_and_Bug_.gmi 
[22:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Frameworks 6.29 Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
● Aug 14
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[03:10]		*admfubar (~admfubar@4rkz53qkzmr38.irc) has joined #techpol
[03:11]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/trump-patriot-games/
[03:11]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump gets his MAGA-style teen 'Hunger Games' - Alternet.org
● Aug 14
[05:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	Re: comments about "living/accommodation"
[05:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	> You mentioned something in techrights without a link
[05:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[05:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Can you please send me links and/or screenshots?
[05:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	Something uttered by Alex Hundon, who has attacked our site with rude comments since 2007.
● Aug 14
[16:20]	TR News	"Is Todd Blanche Criminalizing Bad Break-Ups to Help Neo-Nazis? - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/13/is-todd-blanche-criminalizing-bad-break-ups-to-help-neo-nazis/
[16:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Is Todd Blanche Criminalizing Bad Break-Ups to Help Neo-Nazis? - emptywheel
[16:21]	TR News	"The Gaping Hole in El-Sayeds Progressive Agenda | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gaping-hole-el-sayeds-agenda/
[16:21]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Gaping Hole in El-Sayeds Progressive Agenda | The Nation
[16:21]	TR News	"New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln - Los Angeles Times" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-08-13/new-aircraft-carrier-heads-toward-mideast-after-reports-of-issues-on-long-deployed-uss-lincoln
[16:21]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln - Los Angeles Times
● Aug 14
[18:38]	TR News	North Korea warns of new deterrent ahead of US-South Korea drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-denounces-us-south-korea-drills-kcna-says
[18:38]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea warns of new deterrent ahead of US-South Korea drills | The Straits Times
[18:38]	TR News	South Korea's Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted, Yonhap says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-lee-favours-four-year-presidency-with-re-election-permitted-yonhap-says
[18:38]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee favours four-year presidency with re-election permitted | The Straits Times
[18:39]	TR News	Australia is not ready for an economic blockade of Taiwan https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-is-not-ready-for-an-economic-blockade-of-taiwan/
[18:39]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia is not ready for an economic blockade of Taiwan | The Strategist
[18:41]	TR News	Shipyard explosion in southeastern China kills fire and rescue worker https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/shipyard-explosion-in-southeastern-china-kills-fire-and-rescue-worker
[18:41]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Shipyard explosion in Fujian kills fire-and-rescue worker | The Straits Times
[18:42]	TR News	Charlie Kirk Suspect Fights Death Penalty, Says No Others Were in Danger https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-death-penalty.html
[18:42]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-death-penalty.html )
[18:52]	TR News	China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rejects-new-zealand-spy-allegations-as-false
[18:52]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false | The Straits Times
● Aug 14
[19:00]	TR News	Raul Castro makes rare public appearance at Fidel centenary event https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-raul-castro-makes-rare-public-appearance-at-fidel-centenary-event
[19:00]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-raul-castro-makes-rare-public-appearance-at-fidel-centenary-event )
[19:02]	TR News	Partial solar eclipse over Lithuania photos https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3020074/partial-solar-eclipse-over-lithuania-photos
[19:02]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Partial solar eclipse over Lithuania photos - LRT
[19:03]	TR News	Photos: Latvia observes partial solar eclipse https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/13.08.2026-photos-latvia-observes-partial-solar-eclipse.a658629/
[19:03]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Photos: Latvia observes partial solar eclipse / Article
[19:31]		*psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol
[19:39]	TR News	Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/13/despite-pkk-self-dissolution-and-peace-process-in-turkey-germany-set-to-keep-pursuing-kurds-hard/
[19:40]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard | Matthias Monroy
[19:40]	TR News	'Operation Werewolf' causes minor inconvenience to locals near Belarus border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/14.08.2026-operation-werewolf-causes-minor-inconvenience-to-locals-near-belarus-border.a658772/
[19:40]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | 'Operation Werewolf' causes minor inconvenience to locals near Belarus border / Article
[19:48]	TR News	Russias Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in Chinas favour https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/russias-pacific-submarine-fleet-could-tip-the-scales-in-chinas-favour/
[19:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Russias Pacific submarine fleet could tip the scales in Chinas favour | The Strategist
[19:48]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html
[19:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html )
[19:48]	TR News	Why former Soviet states now challenge Russia over Ukraine war https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0813/Kazakhstan-Asia-Soviet-Russia-Ukraine
[19:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Russias relationship with former Soviet states in Asia is changing - CSMonitor.com
[19:48]	TR News	Ukrainian defence company DEMZ to invest in ammunition plant in Lithuania https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3020185/ukrainian-defence-company-demz-to-invest-in-ammunition-plant-in-lithuania
[19:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Ukrainian defence company DEMZ to invest in ammunition plant in Lithuania - LRT
[19:49]	TR News	Russian detained over plot to 'execute' Ukrainian-American in Warsaw, Tusk says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-poland-detains-russian-for-execution-plot-in-warsaw-tusk-says
[19:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-poland-detains-russian-for-execution-plot-in-warsaw-tusk-says )
[19:49]	TR News	Russian strike on Ukraine passenger train kills 2 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russian-strike-on-ukraine-passenger-train-kills-2
[19:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russian-strike-on-ukraine-passenger-train-kills-2 )
[19:51]	TR News	Russia-Ukraine war: Grain hub attacks raise fears over global food prices https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russia-ukraine-war-grain-hub-attacks-raise-fears-over-global-food-prices
[19:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russia-ukraine-war-grain-hub-attacks-raise-fears-over-global-food-prices )
[19:51]	TR News	Latvian and Ukrainian police team up to catch crypto fraudsters https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/13.08.2026-latvian-and-ukrainian-police-team-up-to-catch-crypto-fraudsters.a658650/
[19:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian and Ukrainian police team up to catch crypto fraudsters / Article
[19:51]	TR News	Another group of Ukrainian soldiers arrives at Rga Eastern Hospital https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.08.2026-another-group-of-ukrainian-soldiers-arrives-at-riga-eastern-hospital.a658667/
[19:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Another group of Ukrainian soldiers arrives at Rga Eastern Hospital / Article
[19:52]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Mans Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putins Secrecy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/trump-flight-putin-security.html
[19:52]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/trump-flight-putin-security.html )
[19:52]	TR News	Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/world/asia/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html
[19:52]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/world/asia/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html )
[19:52]	TR News	Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1
[19:52]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1 )
[19:53]	TR News	Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands
[19:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands )
● Aug 14
[20:10]	TR News	A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Convicted Felons memo. https://cyberscoop.com/private-sector-hacking-presidential-memo-cybersecurity/
[20:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump's memo. | CyberScoop
[20:29]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/trump-administration-2677707516/
[20:29]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-MAGA insiders have found an easy way to 'trick' Trump into doing anything - Alternet.org
[20:58]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2677707328/
[20:58]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump Superstore suddenly closes - Raw Story
● Aug 14
[21:04]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/hugh-hefner-jeffrey-epstein/
[21:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Hugh Hefner tried to warn the FBI about Epstein new docs show they ignored him - Raw Story
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