●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, September 14, 2026 ●● ● Sep 14 [00:21] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 13th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/13/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_September_13th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/13/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_September_13th_2026.gmi [00:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 13th, 2026 ● Sep 14 [01:26] *H8d has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 14 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-130926.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-130926.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-130926.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-130926.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, September 13, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-09-13.txt ● Sep 14 [04:31] *H8d (~darklight@8uw3j7bzjfzjy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:46] *H8d has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:48] *H8d (~darklight@8uw3j7bzjfzjy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Sep 14 [05:57] TR News the election in sweden is still too close to call -it may take a few days to sort out there - still unclear results [05:59] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2095.jpg ● Sep 14 [06:00] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1738.jpg [06:00] TR News HearsayMatt, who chose not to attend his own hearing, is trying to explain to people what happened in this hearing. He does not know. [06:01] TR News Tomorrow we're leaving for a short trip gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-09-13-tomorrow [06:02] TR News "To those who don't know, I have done a lot of work with OCR and converting physical books to ebooks. It was (and still is) quite a tedious process, although OCR has gotten considerably better in the consumer space." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20260913-ligatures.txt [06:02] TR News hiding gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/hiding [06:04] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [06:04] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 13, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_September_13_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_September_13_2026.gmi [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 13, 2026 [06:05] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:06] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:09] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/11/microsoft-slaps-hours-limits-on-xbox-game-pass-cloud-gaming/ "But for the next tier of enshittification, theres Xboxs Game Pass service" | Source: Techdirt [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft Slaps Hours Limits On Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming | Techdirt [06:10] TR News "Cleaning work is often called low-skilled, perhaps because its usually done by low-waged women" https://jacobin.com/2026/09/cleaning-labor-skill-pay-unions | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | We Rely on Cleaners Work, So Cleaners Should Be Paid More [06:10] TR News "What 27-year-old Coxon is an expert on if accidentally is the contagion of fear. We cannot expect the public to understand the inner workings of all technology (that was the fallacy of my 18-year-old self!)" https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/the-contagion-of-fear/ | Source: Bryan Cantrill [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bcantrill.dtrace.org | The contagion of fear | The Observation Deck [06:11] TR News "In any serious country, a massively expensive policy of this kind would have been analysed in detail by now, with estimates of the immediate effect on inflation and interest rates and the flow-on to the economy as a whole." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/09/13/the-us-is-not-a-serious-country/ | Source: Crooked Timber [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | The US is not a serious country Crooked Timber [06:11] TR News "I approached the "change your diet" advice the way US culture teaches us: as a wholly individual project." https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-09-13 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drmollytov.smol.pub | in which i love food and hate capitalism [06:11] TR News "What it is losing is something much harder to rebuild: trust." https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/09/13/d26d9/ | Source: Ricardo Mendes [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rmendes.net | A Node on the Web [06:11] TR News "five mission centers devoted to China, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, combat support and global intelligence, these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Recorded Future News." https://therecord.media/nsa-reorganization-five-mission-centers | Source: The Record [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Thorough reorganization at NSA will create five 'mission centers,' including cyber and AI | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:12] TR News "End Times Fascism describes the world were in, where the components of authoritarianism are modelled everywhere you look: anarcho-libertarian economics in Argentina" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/12/naomi-klein-extreme-wealth-has-a-deranging-effect-it-turns-you-into-a-supremacist | Source: The Guardian UK [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Naomi Klein: Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist | Society books | The Guardian [06:13] TR News "Juan's striking image of a Canada Warbler" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/for-three-years-i-had-tried-many-times-to-get-a-decent-photo-of-this-species-but-i-hadnt-yet-succeeded-what-you-see-before-you-is-a-dream-fulfilled-young-wildlife-photographer-scoops-top-youth-prize-in-major-bird-photography-competition | Source: Digital Camera World [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | "For three years, I had tried many times to get a decent photo of this species, but I hadn't yet succeeded. What you see before you is a dream fulfilled" Young wildlife photographer scoops top youth prize in major bird photography competition | Digital Camera World [06:14] TR News "These spaces are built to move people through them, accounting for the nonstop movement of crowds." https://cleberg.net/blog/nowhere-specifically.html | Source: Christian Cleberg [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nowhere, Specifically - cleberg.net [06:14] TR News "What on earth are they building all of these data centers for?" https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-are-thirsty-for-power/ | Source: Wired [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power | WIRED [06:15] TR News "A Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines is holding its first parliamentary elections" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/muslim-manila-philippines-islamic-state-islamic-b3049545.html | Source: The Independent UK [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | A Muslim region in the southern Philippines votes in its first elections | The Independent [06:15] TR News "A spokesperson told the LA Times that a violation of our terms of service involving a firearm was detected. At which point the car pulled over and alerted the authorities." https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994405/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun | Source: The Verge [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun | The Verge [06:15] TR News "That may be how the source report can say that the AR was loaded" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/waymo-robotaxi-calls-cops-on-riders-handling-loaded-ar-style-ghost-gun-waymo-alerted-san-francisco-police-then-juvenile-riders-were-stopped-and-arrested | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Waymo robotaxi calls cops on riders handling loaded AR-style ghost gun Waymo alerted San Francisco police, then juvenile riders were stopped and arrested | Tom's Hardware [06:15] TR News "There's a flaw in Georgias voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after theyve been cast." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0913/elections-midterms-georgia-democracy-ai | Source: CS Monitor [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That's being tested in Georgia. - CSMonitor.com [06:16] TR News "This wasnt the first time Waymo has tattled on alleged troublemakers." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-12/juveniles-riding-in-waymo-arrested-after-police-find-ghost-gun | Source: Los Angeles Times [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Juveniles riding in Waymo arrested after police find a 'ghost gun' - Los Angeles Times [06:16] TR News "Around 38% of people living in Spain regularly use generative artificial intelligence (AI)" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-09-13/people-are-using-ai-for-personal-questions-almost-twice-as-often-as-for-work-related-queries.html | Source: El Pas [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | People are using AI for personal questions almost twice as often as for work-related queries | Technology | EL PAS English [06:26] TR News Techrights Slop Companies Engage in Plagiarising the Web, Now They Pay People to Contaminate the Web With Their Lies https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Slop_Companies_Engage_in_Plagiarising_the_Web_Now_They_Pay_Peop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Slop_Companies_Engage_in_Plagiarising_the_Web_Now_They_Pay_Peop.gmi [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Companies Engage in Plagiarising the Web, Now They Pay People to Contaminate the Web With Their Lies [06:44] TR News Techrights IBM PIPs Are Layoffs (RAs Come Later Even If You Satisfy the "Performance" and "Plan") https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IBM_PIPs_Are_Layoffs_RAs_Come_Later_Even_If_You_Satisfy_the_Per.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IBM_PIPs_Are_Layoffs_RAs_Come_Later_Even_If_You_Satisfy_the_Per.gmi [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM PIPs Are Layoffs (RAs Come Later Even If You Satisfy the "Performance" and "Plan") [06:48] TR News For almost a whole decade, LF was run by Microsoft GitHub, and LF was pushing slop, plagiarism and prisons with Jono Bacon's wife while LF pays him to write pro-Microsoft crap; as for his wife, she bosses Linus Torvalds https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/21/Never_Trust_People_Who_Write_Their_Own_Wikipedia_Pages_Vanity_P.shtml by virtue of heading the board [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Never Trust People Who Write Their Own Wikipedia Pages (Vanity Pages About Themselves) or Ask Friends to Do So. Also: Jono Bacon is Married to Microsoft. [06:49] TR News LF is a force of corruption, not a force of Linux [06:50] TR News "Having a wikipedia page these days is becoming a contraindicator of reliability and trustworhiness." https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/21/Never_Trust_People_Who_Write_Their_Own_Wikipedia_Pages_Vanity_P.shtml [06:52] TR News Terrence Eden made an ad for himself in Wikipedia and even added his own voice like he was some sort of famous scientist whose _VOICE_ need to be documented. Hangs out with HearsayMatt and OSI types. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/13/lecturing-in-absentia/ [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Lecturing in Absentia [06:52] TR News streets are blocked downtown today: https://yle.fi/a/7-10105067 [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Arktis i fokus nr EU-ledare samlas till toppmte i Rovaniemi i dag | Inrikes | Svenska Yle [06:58] TR News (NEW): Review: Vanilla OS 3 "Reunion" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Review_Vanilla_OS_3_Reunion.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Review_Vanilla_OS_3_Reunion.gmi [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: Vanilla OS 3 "Reunion" ● Sep 14 [07:01] TR News Social Control Media https://boingboing.net/2026/09/11/la-jolla-sea-lions-human-harassment.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/09/11/la-jolla-sea-lions-human-harassment.html ) [07:03] TR News Social Control Media: "LaCava said officials are considering a middle ground between verbal warnings from city employees and federal prosecution." https://timesofsandiego.com/environment/2026/08/23/should-la-jolla-cove-close-to-protect-sea-lions/ | Source: Times Of San Diego [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofsandiego.com | Should La Jolla Cove close to protect sea lions? [07:05] TR News Unlike a lot of the "Linux" stories in TR, the EPO coverage is historically significant and impactful [07:05] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:17] TR News (NEW): A Void Linux maintainer orphaned over 100 packages because of an AI usage ban https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/A_Void_Linux_maintainer_orphaned_over_100_packages_because_of_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/A_Void_Linux_maintainer_orphaned_over_100_packages_because_of_a.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Void Linux maintainer orphaned over 100 packages because of an AI usage ban [07:20] TR News (NEW): Why Mint's easy graphical interface is the worst thing for your Linux journey https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Why_Mint_s_easy_graphical_interface_is_the_worst_thing_for_your.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Why_Mint_s_easy_graphical_interface_is_the_worst_thing_for_your.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why Mint's easy graphical interface is the worst thing for your Linux journey [07:23] TR News "They were testing the fences for weaknesses, systematically. They remember." https://www.chrisfarris.com/post/jurassic-agents/ | Source: Chris Ferris [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.chrisfarris.com | Jurassic Agents - Chris Farris [07:23] TR News "Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Cezar have announced their Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sanders-proposes-20-year-prison-sentence-for-ai-devs-who-plow-ahead-with-artificial-superintelligence-plans-penalty-on-par-with-illegally-developing-rogue-nuclear-weapons | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans penalty on par with illegally developing rogue nuclear weapons | Tom's Hardware [07:23] TR News "Danielle Carr, a historian and anthropologist at UCLA, thinks that professors relying on surveilling and detection methods to weed out cheating will only keep them stuck in a game of cat and mouse" https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-cheating-students-absurd-lengths-avoid-detection | Source: Futurism [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | College Students Using AI to Cheat Are Going to Absurd Lengths to Avoid Detection [07:24] TR News "This spills over into other processes wanting to use the GPU, namely the WindowServer." https://auberon.xyz/blog/posts/deathray/ | [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-auberon.xyz | NO TITLE [07:24] TR News Yesterday, Francesco and I brought home two 2008 iMacs, the ones with the Core 2 Duo processors." https://eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-09-13-imacs-old-enough-to-drive/ | Source: Eliseo Martelli [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eliseomartelli.it | iMacs Old Enough to Drive | Eliseo Martelli [07:24] TR News "Most people dont think of themselves as soybean consumers. Few sit down to a plate of soybeans, but soy is hiding in plain sight throughout the American diet" https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/how-soybeans-took-over-the-american-diet-without-anyone-noticing-partner/ | Source: Salon [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How soybeans took over the American diet without anyonenoticing - Salon.com [07:25] TR News "ProPublicas analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025" https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-its-worse-in-states-with-abortion-bans-partner/ | Source: Salon [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. Its worse in states with abortion bans - Salon.com [07:26] TR News "Last year, I repaired an NZXT Signal 4K30 USB capture device that I bought on eBay for cheap." https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2026/09/fixing-an-nzxt-signal-4k30-part-2-the-green-pink-video-bug/ | Source: Doug Brown [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.downtowndougbrown.com | Downtown Doug Brown Fixing an NZXT Signal 4K30 part 2: the green/pink video bug [07:26] TR News "Keyboard layouts are baffling. Of course, lots of things in computing (and life) are baffling" https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/the-one-true-keyboard-layout/ | Source: But she's a girl... [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rousette.org.uk | BSAG - The one true keyboard layout [07:27] TR News "Thats how many Arizonans support that states Wild West voucher scheme." https://jacobin.com/2026/09/school-choice-vouchers-public-opposition | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Americans Are Turning Against School Vouchers [07:28] TR News "Scientific awards, whether for fellowships or for prestigious Lasker, Nobel, or Breakthrough prizes, are highly visible markers of success in science." https://www.the-scientist.com/are-awards-essential-for-scientific-success-74982 | Source: LabX Media Group [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.the-scientist.com | Are Awards Essential for Scientific Success? | The Scientist [07:28] TR News "Working with double categories can be aptly summarized in a meme: Talk to me about sets without mentioning sets." https://bartoszmilewski.com/2026/09/13/yoneda-lemma-in-double-categories/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bartoszmilewski.com | Yoneda Lemma in Double Categories | Bartosz Milewski's Programming Cafe [07:29] TR News "Technofascism in the UK" https://soylentnews.org/~turgid/journal/20661 [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Journal of turgid (4318) [07:29] TR News "The Iran Disaster Will Likely Be Job One - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/09/13/the-iran-disaster-will-likely-be-job-one/ [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | The Iran Disaster Will Likely Be Job One - emptywheel [07:29] TR News "Trade, Peace and War - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trade-peace-and-war [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Trade, Peace and War - Paul Krugman [07:29] TR News "Iran blew the hell out of Bahrain base, acting Navy Secretary says" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-base-bahrain-iran-damage/ [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Iran blew the hell out of Bahrain base, acting Navy Secretary says [07:30] TR News "Turkey Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Groups Ahead Of Elections" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-cracks-down-on-lgbtq-groups-ahead-of-elections-12042413#publisher=newsstand [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-cracks-down-on-lgbtq-groups-ahead-of-elections-12042413#publisher=newsstand ) [07:30] TR News More surveillance. But will we be safer? | "Mer vervakning. Men blir vi skrare?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/13/mer-overvakning-men-blir-vi-sakrare/ [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Mer vervakning. Men blir vi skrare? [07:30] TR News "Putin would rather keep killing than admit hes lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/putin-ukraine-nato-russia-forever-war-crime-against-humanity-western-democracies [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Putin would rather keep killing than admit hes lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian [07:33] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:34] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 14/09/2026: Trip, Hiding, and OCR https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Gemini_Links_14_09_2026_Trip_Hiding_and_OCR.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Gemini_Links_14_09_2026_Trip_Hiding_and_OCR.gmi [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 14/09/2026: Trip, Hiding, and OCR [07:38] TR News Feels Like Summer in Mid-September https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/feels-like-summer-in-mid-september/ [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Feels Like Summer in Mid-September [07:44] TR News Techrights Links 14/09/2026: Slop Hardly Used for Actual Work (Chatbots Are for Lonely People), Slop Bots (Scrapers, Plagiarism) "Are Thirsty for Power" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Links_14_09_2026_Slop_Hardly_Used_for_Actual_Work_Chatbots_Are_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Links_14_09_2026_Slop_Hardly_Used_for_Actual_Work_Chatbots_Are_.gmi [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 14/09/2026: Slop Hardly Used for Actual Work (Chatbots Are for Lonely People), Slop Bots (Scrapers, Plagiarism) "Are Thirsty for Power" [07:45] TR News "Its been six months since we saw a new Java release, and this new edition is seems to be ready to flex its muscles." https://hanno.codes/2026/09/15/hello-java-27/ | Source: Hanno Embregts [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hello Java 27! Have You Been Working Out? - hanno.codes [07:45] TR News "These presentations are up to 5 minutes long - the ideal way to introduce your favorite module, TV series, or really just about any topic." https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2026/09/the-lightning-talks-of-the-german-perl-workshop-2026-are-online.html | Source: Perl [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Lightning Talks of the German Perl Workshop 2026 are online | Max Maischein [blogs.perl.org] [07:45] TR News "Comments in your code are the simplest and often most useful means of documenting your decisions and communicating intent for those that need to understand it in the future." https://eddie.codes/posts/source-code-comments/ | Source: Eddie Atkinson [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eddie.codes | Useful Code Comments Eddie's Blog [07:46] TR News [Old] "Here are just a few programming language features I love: [...]" https://prydt.xyz/blog/a-few-good-ideas-in-pl/ | [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-prydt.xyz | prydt's site [07:46] TR News "Metacarp is a second implementation of that language. It compiles the reference suite, compiles itself, and then compiles itself again to byte-identical C." https://blog.veitheller.de/Metacarp.html | [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.veitheller.de | Metacarp | Veit's Blog [07:47] TR News "People at Git has started to work on a proposal to make the Rust1 programming language mandatory." https://lucio.albenga.es/web-en/posts/2025/from-git-to-fossil.html | [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-/home/lucio.albenga.es - From Git to Fossil [07:48] TR News "I don't like Rust and, above all, I don't like its community of little extremist characters who are trying to make everyone swallow their crap by rewriting projects that have been working for decades, doing social media brigading, and other nice little gems worthy of any tiny group with totalitarian delusions." [07:49] TR News "That's why when I see that a project aims to "force" the use of or the switch from C to Rust, to the extent of my possibilities, I flee from it as if I were pursued by the Balrog of the Lord of the Rings with his whip." [07:49] TR News "I'm old enough to have used (or tested) many version control systems: RCS (Revision Control System), CVS (Concurrent Version System), SVN (Subversion), HG (Mercurial), BZR (Bazaar), and the aforementioned Git, which means I have no problem in switching again, so I started to think about a Git substitute for my personal projects." [07:49] TR News "The options were to go back to one of the already known or look at something else, and I remembered Fossil. I started looking over the source code and reading the official documentation to learn its features, its dependencies, how to install and configure it, etc., and I noticed it had many things I like: [...]" [07:49] TR News "A typical formulation of the Luhn algorithm can be described as follows" https://abstractnonsense.xyz/blog/2025-08-31-can-a-regex-match-valid-card-numbers/ | [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abstractnonsense.xyz | Can a regex match valid card numbers? Abstract Nonsense [07:50] TR News "this part is hard to read." https://evanhahn.com/posts/2026-09-13-programmers-dislike-reduce/ | Source: Evan Hahn [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce" [07:59] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Has Problems in France https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Microsoft_Has_Problems_in_France.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Microsoft_Has_Problems_in_France.gmi [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft Has Problems in France ● Sep 14 [08:23] TR News Techrights Software Freedom Day 2026 is 5 Days From Now, Fresh Reminder to Boycott Proprietary Software https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Software_Freedom_Day_2026_is_5_Days_From_Now_Fresh_Reminder_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Software_Freedom_Day_2026_is_5_Days_From_Now_Fresh_Reminder_to_.gmi [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Freedom Day 2026 is 5 Days From Now, Fresh Reminder to Boycott Proprietary Software [08:36] TR News Techrights Phil Harvey, an Editor-in-Chief in a B2B Site, Explains Why ChannelFutures (Connected to TechTarget) and Other Sites That Used to Cover Linux Deleted Many Articles https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Phil_Harvey_an_Editor_in_Chief_in_a_B2B_Site_Explains_Why_Chann.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Phil_Harvey_an_Editor_in_Chief_in_a_B2B_Site_Explains_Why_Chann.gmi [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Phil Harvey, an Editor-in-Chief in a B2B Site, Explains Why ChannelFutures (Connected to TechTarget) and Other Sites That Used to Cover Linux Deleted Many Articles [08:46] TR News Over a Million Brits Dont Have and Dont Carry a Skinnerbox https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/over-a-million-brits-dont-have-and-dont-carry-a-skinnerbox/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Over a Million Brits Dont Have and Dont Carry a Skinnerbox ● Sep 14 [09:16] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 183 Out of 200: What Actually Happened Two Months Ago (Based on People Who Attended) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_183_Out_of_200_What_Actually_Happened_Two.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_183_Out_of_200_What_Actually_Happened_Two.gmi [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 183 Out of 200: What Actually Happened Two Months Ago (Based on People Who Attended) [09:51] TR News Techrights RFID Ambitions Already Established by Widespread Skinnerbox Adoption https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/RFID_Ambitions_Already_Established_by_Widespread_Skinnerbox_Ado.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/RFID_Ambitions_Already_Established_by_Widespread_Skinnerbox_Ado.gmi [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights RFID Ambitions Already Established by Widespread Skinnerbox Adoption [09:56] TR News s/Microsoft Has Problems in France/Freedom Rises in France/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Microsoft_Has_Problems_in_France.shtml [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft Has Problems in France [09:57] TR News "FOSDEM 2027 is happening on January 3031, 2027, at ULB Brusselsand your project could be part of it!" https://fosdem.org/2027/news/call-for-stands/ | Source: FOSDEM [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2027 Call for Stands FOSDEM 2027 [09:57] TR News "i have been running several personal git forges for, at this point, almost half my life :o i like running my own dev infrastructure" https://char.lt/blog/2026/09/sorcery-repo-viewer/ | [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-char.lt | what if my git host were a static site generator? - charlotte! ● Sep 14 [10:02] TR News A Week of Fish Desk https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/a-week-of-fish-desk/ [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive A Week of Fish Desk [10:09] TR News Despite being facetious and tongue-in-cheek (and rude by default), HearsayBoy makes it sound like 1) he needs a million bucks and 2) he's looking for a job now. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/31/Spending_Over_a_Million_Bucks_on_Lawsuits_Abroad_When_There_s_a.shtml [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Spending Over a Million Bucks on Lawsuits Abroad When There's a Big Mortgage to Pay in America [10:49] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Sep 14 [11:07] TR News (NEW): Three Years for Increasingly Independent Tux Machines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Three_Years_for_Increasingly_Independent_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Three_Years_for_Increasingly_Independent_Tux_Machines.gmi [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Three Years for Increasingly Independent Tux Machines [11:14] TR News "Having been involved in issuing RFPs as a customer, we ask what percentage of work is offshored. If the vendor does not answer the question, they are not shortlisted. If the percentage is high as determined by our procurement, they will not be shortlisted. Work quality by offshore workers has been subpar." https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IBM_PIPs_Are_Layoffs_RAs_Come_Later_Even_If_You_Satisfy_the_Per.shtml [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM PIPs Are Layoffs (RAs Come Later Even If You Satisfy the "Performance" and "Plan") [11:23] TR News Techrights IBM Flying Away to Sweatshops (So Will Red Hat) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IBM_Flying_Away_to_Sweatshops_So_Will_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/IBM_Flying_Away_to_Sweatshops_So_Will_Red_Hat.gmi [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Flying Away to Sweatshops (So Will Red Hat) [11:55] TR News "Gregory Chudnovskys partner in the design and construction of the supercomputer was his older brother, David Volfovich Chudnovsky, who is also a mathematician, and who lives five blocks away from Gregory." https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1992/03/02/the-mountains-of-pi | Source: New Yorker [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The Chudnovsky Brothers and the Mountains of Pi | The New Yorker [11:55] TR News "Then arrived the Fable 5. At first I was not that hopeful." https://a6mzero.com/posts/this-pcb-is-brought-to-you-by-fable-5/ | [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-a6mzero.com | This PCB is brought to you by Fable 5 A6M-Zero [11:56] TR News "Having seen tiny386 run on its minimum-spec ESP32 platform" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/a-386-pc-for-your-rp2350/ | Source: Hackaday [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A 386 PC For Your RP2350 | Hackaday [11:56] TR News "Each 3D-printed icosahedron has numerals sunk through each of its twelve sides, and is raised above the base of the clock on a brass support shaft." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/keeping-time-on-tumbling-icosahedra/ | Source: Hackaday [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Keeping Time On Tumbling Icosahedra | Hackaday [11:56] TR News "This worked even better than expected, getting a reliable crack every time." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/whip-cracking-machine-reliably-breaks-the-sound-barrier/ | Source: Hackaday [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whip-Cracking Machine Reliably Breaks The Sound Barrier | Hackaday [11:57] TR News "As for the FV-1 itself, its an interesting little chip in that its quite a full-featured DSP rather, its small instruction set is focused entirely on audio effects." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/spin-fv-1-emulator-simplifies-sound-pedal-development/ | Source: Hackaday [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spin FV-1 Emulator Simplifies Sound Pedal Development | Hackaday [11:58] TR News "The other night I wanted to implement a small Voronoi-diagram shader to use as a background to a music video, to show up the music project I recently finished." https://crocidb.com/post/when-the-fractional-part-of-a-float-fixes-your-shader/ | Source: Bruno Croci [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crocidb.com | When the fractional part of a float fixes your shader - Bruno Croci ● Sep 14 [12:03] TR News When the US government (regime) just calls you the T word, then takes you offline. No due process really. https://www.ezini.eu/blog/2026/financial-risks-in-2026 [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ezini.eu | Financial risks in 2026 [12:04] TR News "This month, my Dad unexpectedly passed away after a short illness. As a result I obviously got less work done than usual, and I still have a lot to take care of (since Im the executor of his will, as well as helping with funeral arrangements) while grieving and generally having less focus and energy." https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/activity-2026-08.html [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.chiark.greenend.org.uk | Free software activity in August2026 | Colin Watson's blog [12:05] TR News "I voted in General Resolution: LLM usage in Debian. My vote was pretty much the opposite of what ended up winning, so Im quite disappointed. My personal opinion is that LLMs are cognitive hazards to their users that impose ecological costs far out of proportion to their utility at a time when the world absolutely cannot afford them." [12:06] TR News "Waiting to see what will happen with .meow domains, which I supported despite not identifying as a cat." https://www.ezini.eu/tags/pdo [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ezini.eu | Latest posts for tag pdo [12:07] TR News "Global heating is an intentional outrage, not a natural calamity. It is being done to us knowingly." https://stallman.org/archives/2026-jul-oct.html#13_September_2026_(Global_heating) [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stallman.org | 2026: July - October Political Notes [12:11] TR News Waymo robotaxi calls cops on riders handling loaded AR-style ghost gun Waymo alerted San Francisco police, then juvenile riders were stopped and arrested https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/waymo-robotaxi-calls-cops-on-riders-handling-loaded-ar-style-ghost-gun-waymo-alerted-san-francisco-police-then-juvenile-riders-were-stopped-and-arrested [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Waymo robotaxi calls cops on riders handling loaded AR-style ghost gun Waymo alerted San Francisco police, then juvenile riders were stopped and arrested | Tom's Hardware [12:17] TR News Preserving Netlify Analytics Data Beyond 30 Days https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/preserving-netlify-analytics-data/ [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Preserving Netlify Analytics Data Beyond 30 Days - Jim Nielsens Blog [12:18] TR News You Ain't Ready For This Jelly | LINUX Unplugged 684 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/684/ [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jupiterbroadcasting.com | You Ain't Ready For This Jelly | LINUX Unplugged 684 | Jupiter Broadcasting [12:18] TR News Boosters of Omarchy Are No 'Underdogs' https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/13/Boosters_of_Omarchy_Are_No_Underdogs.shtml [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Boosters of Omarchy Are No 'Underdogs' [12:18] TR News For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html ) [12:18] TR News School-age suicides in South Korea rise 65% in 5 years https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/school-age-suicides-in-south-korea-rise-65-in-5-years [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | School-age suicides in South Korea rise 65% in 5 years | The Straits Times [12:19] TR News Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce" https://evanhahn.com/posts/2026-09-13-programmers-dislike-reduce/ [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce" [12:20] TR News Playable Tomb Raider runs on a humble 1-watt chip $25 board with dual-core 400 MHz ESP32-P4 MCU scales OpenLara up to 1,024 x 600 playable pixels https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/playable-tomb-raider-runs-on-a-humble-1-watt-chip-usd25-board-with-dual-core-400-mhz-esp32-p4-mcu-scales-openlara-up-to-1-024-x-600-playable-pixels [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Playable Tomb Raider runs on a humble 1-watt chip $25 board with dual-core 400 MHz ESP32-P4 MCU scales OpenLara up to 1,024 x 600 playable pixels | Tom's Hardware [12:20] TR News Indonesia: Second ferry disaster in five days https://www.france24.com/en/indonesia-second-ferry-disaster-in-five-days [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/indonesia-second-ferry-disaster-in-five-days ) [12:21] TR News Asia Pacific research networks commit to stronger cyber resilience cooperation https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/14/asia-pacific-research-networks-commit-to-stronger-cyber-resilience-cooperation/ [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Asia Pacific research networks commit to stronger cyber resilience cooperation | APNIC Blog [12:24] *acer-box____ (~acer-box@freenode-co2iu6.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:24] TR News Better to avoid LLMs altogether, openwashing does nothing for trust https://harishpillay.com/2026/09/13/open-source-language-models-for-accountability-and-trust/ [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-harishpillay.com | Open source language models for accountability and trust life one-dot-two degree north, one-o-three-dot-eight degrees east [12:24] TR News More Than 120 Unaccounted for After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/world/asia/indonesia-ferry-rescue-borneo.html [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/world/asia/indonesia-ferry-rescue-borneo.html ) [12:24] *acer-box__ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [12:25] TR News Intel revives One Mono font after brief retirement during open-source purge typeface built to fight coder eyestrain gets reprieve https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-revives-one-mono-font-after-brief-retirement-typeface-built-to-fight-coder-eyestrain-gets-reprieve-from-open-source-purge [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Intel revives One Mono font after brief retirement during open-source purge typeface built to fight coder eyestrain gets reprieve | Tom's Hardware [12:26] TR News Install OpenProject on Raspberry Pi with Docker (2026 Guide) https://peppe8o.com/openproject-raspberry-pi/ [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | Install OpenProject on Raspberry Pi with Docker (2026 Guide) [12:27] TR News LIES, PROPAGANDA, hype with terms like "Q-Day" https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/13/q-day-is-approaching-most-organizations-arent-ready/ [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Q-Day is approaching. Most organizations aren't ready - SiliconANGLE [12:28] TR News Radio France staff strike over appointment of far-right weekly editor https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260913-radio-france-staff-strike-over-appointment-of-far-right-weekly-editor [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260913-radio-france-staff-strike-over-appointment-of-far-right-weekly-editor ) [12:28] TR News Yemen: Fighting escalates around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait https://www.france24.com/en/yemen-fighting-escalates-around-the-bab-el-mandeb-strait [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/yemen-fighting-escalates-around-the-bab-el-mandeb-strait ) [12:33] TR News Police raids, online censorship target Turkeys LGBTI+ community in new crackdown https://bianet.org/haber/police-raids-online-censorship-target-turkeys-lgbti-community-in-new-crackdown-323417 [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Police raids, online censorship target Turkeys LGBTI+ community in new crackdown [12:34] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: td 0.0.7 on CRAN: New Features and Updates http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/13#td_0.0.7 [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [12:34] TR News (NEW): Linux 7.3-rc3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_7_3_rc3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_7_3_rc3.gmi [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 7.3-rc3 [12:42] TR News North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated huge destructive power https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/world-news/north-korea-says-its-recent-live-fire-drill-demonstrated-huge-destructive-power/ [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power' [12:43] TR News North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-held-live-fire-drills-involving-artillery-and-missiles-kcna-says [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire drills | The Straits Times [12:44] TR News Who said they must adopt crappy, user-hostile, spying tech? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-aims-to-save-seniors-lost-in-digital-age [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age | The Straits Times [12:44] TR News gender minister? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-koreas-gender-minister-nominee-pulls-out-in-fresh-blow-to-lee [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | S. Koreas gender minister nominee pulls out in fresh blow to Lee | The Straits Times [12:44] TR News Indian government pushes wider rollout of polarising civil code https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-government-pushes-wider-rollout-of-polarising-civil-code [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indian government pushes wider roll-out of polarising civil code | The Straits Times [12:45] TR News Okinawa Elects a Conservative Amid Fears About China and the Economy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/asia/japapn-okinawa-election-governor-conservative-china-economy.html [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/asia/japapn-okinawa-election-governor-conservative-china-economy.html ) [12:45] TR News Can a 20-second Modi-Xi handshake at the BRICS summit break years of India-China ice? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/can-a-20-second-modi-xi-handshake-at-the-brics-summit-break-years-of-india-china-ice [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Can a 20-second Modi-Xi handshake at the BRICS summit break years of India-China ice? | The Straits Times [12:46] TR News Americas Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment https://futurism.com/health-medicine/usa-health-care-system-medical-tourism-cancer-therapy-china [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | America's Health Care System Is So Screwed That Patients Are Flying to China for Cancer Treatment [12:47] TR News Russia's hybrid attacks in focus as European leaders meet in Finnish Lapland | Yle News | Yle https://yle.fi/a/74-20246189 Source: YLE | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//yle.fi/a/74-20246189 Sompi [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Russia's hybrid attacks in focus as European leaders meet in Finnish Lapland | Yle News | Yle [12:53] TR News When Mexico bursts into bloom: A wildflower guide https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/mexico-wildflower-season/ [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexico in bloom: 5 wildflowers to look for [12:53] TR News Scientists Explain Why This Martian Hill Looks Exactly Like a Bear's Face https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-spotted-a-bear-on-mars [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Astronomers Spotted a 'Bear' on Mars : ScienceAlert [12:55] TR News Is this what Microsoft meant by XBox re-BOOT? Mindless bells? https://news.ssbcrack.com/xbox-introduces-customizable-boot-animations-amidst-company-restructuring/ [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ssbcrack.com | Xbox Introduces Customizable Boot Animations Amidst Company Restructuring - SSBCrack News [12:58] TR News There must be billions of dollars allocated at the moment for Iran propaganda (from multiple actors, not just US), especially online propaganda in news sites, non-organic astroturfing sites, and social control media. We only know iranwire (in person, the leader), which is legit, anything else can be suspect (anti- or pro-). [12:59] TR News WWW became a battle zone of malicious actors https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/12/how-the-web-died/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive How The Web Died ● Sep 14 [13:00] TR News WWW is like a restaurant during war. If you sit for the table waiting for a waiter, you'll get no food. On the Web, all the "juice" goes to sloppers, slappers, spammers, GAFAMs, and social control media propaganda hubs. To them, there's no courtesy or manners. Plagiarism has a new name: hey hi. [13:09] TR News digital timers are _*NOT*_ smart devices, nor do they have networking they are simily a _*timer*_ where upon first use, one sets the date and time and then an on-off schedule [13:09] TR News mechanical ones are the same except they make a grinding noise mechanical is better than nothing but the digital ones are safe: as in no netorking and extremely minimal code [13:09] TR News Researchers Discover an Untapped Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-discover-a-green-hydrogen-goldmine-beneath-australias-red-dirt [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' Beneath Australia's Red Dirt : ScienceAlert [13:10] TR News "I use the Olimex switch mainly because it's trivial in my context to add it However, in most other situations here we used the mechanical timer until it wore out and then the digital timer since then. It's computing capacity is probably not even a full microcontroller i.e. no OS no kernel just some timing routines" [13:10] TR News Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-a-subtle-clue-to-adhd-hidden-in-the-eyes [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes : ScienceAlert [13:11] TR News 'Toasted Skin Syndrome': Bizarre Rash Was Thought to Be a Liver Injury, But It Was Caused by a Common Habit https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-rash-was-thought-to-be-a-liver-injury-but-it-was-caused-by-a-common-habit [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bizarre Rash Was Thought to Be a Liver Injury, But It Was Caused by a Common Habit : ScienceAlert [13:11] TR News Scientists Find a Hidden Rule Guiding Evolution https://www.sciencealert.com/evolution-might-not-be-as-random-as-we-thought-new-study-finds [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Evolution Might Not Be as Random as We Thought, New Study Finds : ScienceAlert [13:11] TR News The 10,000-Steps Myth Is Dead. Here's What Science Says Works Instead https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-mix-up-your-daily-steps-and-still-lower-risk-of-death-research-shows [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You Can Mix Up Your Daily Steps And Still Lower Risk of Death, Research Shows : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Scientists Found a Material That Gets Better at Conducting Electricity as It Shrinks https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-material-gets-better-at-conducting-electricity-the-thinner-it-gets [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Strange Material Gets Better at Conducting Electricity The Thinner It Gets : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Scientists Discover a Real-Life 'Devil Flower' That Doesn't Need Sunlight to Survive https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-a-bizarre-devil-flower-that-doesnt-need-sunlight [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Discovered a Bizarre 'Devil Flower' That Doesn't Need Sunlight : ScienceAlert [13:14] TR News "IBM has laid off at least 22k since 2022 when Arvind began this death match to an inflated stock price. All of those acquisitions involve people, too, who are told to bleed blue before knifed themselves." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2ba37ve [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2ba37ve ) [13:36] TR News (NEW): The World Wide Web (WWW) Useless Without Quality Filters https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/The_World_Wide_Web_WWW_Useless_Without_Quality_Filters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/The_World_Wide_Web_WWW_Useless_Without_Quality_Filters.gmi [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The World Wide Web (WWW) Useless Without Quality Filters [13:48] TR News Techrights The PIPs or 'Voluntary Termination Offers' Help IBM Fake Its Situation https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/The_PIPs_or_Voluntary_Termination_Offers_Help_IBM_Fake_Its_Situ.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/The_PIPs_or_Voluntary_Termination_Offers_Help_IBM_Fake_Its_Situ.gmi [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The PIPs or 'Voluntary Termination Offers' Help IBM Fake Its Situation ● Sep 14 [14:07] TR News Microsoft Urgently Needs Distraction: There's No "Next XBox", But There's a New Boot Screen (Like 'Dark Mode', a Feature That Can be Implemented in Mere Minutes/Hours) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Microsoft_Urgently_Needs_Distraction_There_s_No_Next_XBox_But_T.shtml [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Urgently Needs Distraction: There's No "Next XBox", But There's a New Boot Screen (Like 'Dark Mode', a Feature That Can be Implemented in Mere Minutes/Hours) [14:21] TR News This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease https://www.sciencealert.com/this-subtle-change-to-your-fingernails-can-be-a-sign-of-hidden-disease [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease : ScienceAlert [14:21] TR News Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person's Peripheral Vision https://www.sciencealert.com/lifelong-deafness-could-rewire-a-persons-peripheral-vision [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person's Peripheral Vision : ScienceAlert [14:21] TR News Reminder: subscription price change coming https://lwn.net/Articles/1093929/ [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reminder: subscription price change coming [LWN.net] [14:22] TR News Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an Hey Hi (AI) Slowdown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html ) [14:23] TR News Scam Altman Now Trying to Gain Control of Electric Grid https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sam-altman-chatgpt-hack-electrical-grid-hype [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Now Trying to Gain Control of Electric Grid [14:24] TR News California, Which Is Creating All the Hey Hi (AI) Thats Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on Hey Hi (AI) Use for Its Own Kids https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/california-creating-ai-poisoning-children-cracked-down [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | California, Which Is Creating All the AI That's Poisoning Children, Just Cracked Down on AI Use for Its Own Kids [14:24] TR News OpenAI Faces Congressional Probe Over Swarm Hacking Incident https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-faces-congressional-probe-hacking-incident [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Faces Congressional Probe Over Swarm Hacking Incident [14:24] TR News Texas Republicans Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans-texas.html [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans-texas.html ) [14:25] TR News Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake-report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/himalayas-approaching-tipping-point-millions-of-livelihoods-at-stake-report [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake: Report | The Straits Times [14:25] TR News Operation 'Werewolf' overall a good thing, say Latvian interior services https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/14.09.2026-operation-werewolf-overall-a-good-thing-say-latvian-interior-services.a663035/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Operation 'Werewolf' overall a good thing, say Latvian interior services / Article [14:26] TR News Voting starts in Philippines' south after three killed in election violence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/voting-starts-in-philippines-south-after-three-killed-in-election-violence [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Voting starts in Philippines' south after three killed in election violence | The Straits Times [14:26] TR News Zambias cancellation of six critics passports on national security grounds raises human rights concerns, Amnesty International says https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/zambias-cancellation-of-six-critics-passports-on-national-security-grounds-raises-human-rights-concerns-amnesty-international-says/ [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Zambia's cancellation of six critics' passports on national security grounds raises human rights concerns, Amnesty International says - JURIST - News [14:36] TR News RIP Roy Burnham https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/rip-roy-burnham/ [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive RIP Roy Burnham [14:45] TR News Notebooks Still Work https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/notebooks-still-work/ [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Notebooks Still Work [14:50] TR News The Bubble (It Was Always a Bubble and Everybody Knew) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/the-bubble-it-was-always-a-bubble-and-everybody-knew/ [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Bubble (It Was Always a Bubble and Everybody Knew) [14:59] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux at Double-Digit Market Share in North America https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/GNU_Linux_at_Double_Digit_Market_Share_in_North_America.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/GNU_Linux_at_Double_Digit_Market_Share_in_North_America.gmi [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux at Double-Digit Market Share in North America [14:59] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox 156 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Mozilla_Firefox_156_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Mozilla_Firefox_156_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.gmi [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 156 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New ● Sep 14 [15:07] TR News Techrights Vista 11 Flunked https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Vista_11_Flunked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Vista_11_Flunked.gmi [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Vista 11 Flunked ● Sep 14 [17:02] TR News Swedish far-right eyes role in government https://www.france24.com/en/swedish-far-right-eyes-role-in-government [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/swedish-far-right-eyes-role-in-government ) [17:03] TR News Amazon Deploying Hey Hi (AI) Tech That Forces Actors Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-ai-force-lips-dub [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Amazon Deploying AI Tech That Forces Actors' Mouths to Match Dubbed Dialogue [17:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:09] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:16] TR News Wrapping Up Summer https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/wrapping-up-summer/ [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Wrapping Up Summer [17:22] TR News Deed, not breed: Owners and experts push back on stigma against fighting dogs https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/14/deed-not-breed-owners-and-experts-push-back-on-stigma-against-fighting-dogs/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 'Deed not breed': HKers push back on stigma against 'fighting dogs' [17:37] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Valheim 1.0 and Welcome to Elderfield - 2026-09-12 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-09-12-edition/index.html [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Valheim 1.0 and Welcome to Elderfield - 2026-09-12 Edition [17:38] TR News LTT Leaks Steam Frame's First Look Ahead of Schedule: Quick Summary https://boilingsteam.com/ltt-leaks-steam-frames-first-look-ahead-of-schedule/index.html [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | LTT Leaks Steam Frame's First Look Ahead of Schedule: Quick Summary [17:38] TR News MAKERphone 2.0 Lets You Build a 4G Phone and Vibe-Code Its Apps https://itsfoss.com/news/makerphone-2-annoucement/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | MAKERphone 2.0 Lets You Build a 4G Phone and Vibe-Code Its Apps [17:39] TR News Chromium 151 and 152 not using system X cursor https://bkhome.org/news/202609/chromium-151-and-152-not-using-system-x-cursor.html [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Chromium 151 and 152 not using system X cursor [17:40] TR News Shotwell 33 goes stable with its long-awaited GTK4 port https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/shotwell-gtk4-port-released [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Shotwell 33 goes stable with its long-awaited GTK4 port - OMG! Ubuntu [17:40] TR News FunOS 24.04.5 LTS https://funos.org/funos-24-04-5/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-funos.org | FunOS 24.04.5 LTS FunOS [17:41] TR News Not really. They said this before, it failed badly, and users wanted something that worked, not Microsoft copycats. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-rust-coreutils-complete [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils - OMG! Ubuntu [17:42] TR News Linus Torvalds drops Linux 7.3 rc3 release https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-drops-linux-73-rc3-release/ [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-drops-linux-73-rc3-release/ ) [17:43] TR News ArchBANG 130926 https://distrowatch.com/archbang [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archbang ) [17:43] TR News LankeOS 0.20 https://distrowatch.com/lankeos [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lankeos ) [17:43] TR News SkillFishOS 26.06.5 https://distrowatch.com/skillfishos [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/skillfishos ) [17:44] TR News NuTyX 26.09.0 https://distrowatch.com/nutyx [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nutyx ) [17:45] TR News Void GNU/Linux maintainer drops 113 packages over Hey Hi (AI) ban https://www.neowin.net/news/void-linux-maintainer-drops-113-packages-over-ai-ban/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/void-linux-maintainer-drops-113-packages-over-ai-ban/ ) [17:45] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Document Processors https://www.linuxlinks.com/documentprocessors/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Document Processors - LinuxLinks [17:45] TR News chibisafe self-hosted file uploader and file vault https://www.linuxlinks.com/chibisafe-self-hosted-file-uploader-vault/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chibisafe - self-hosted file uploader and file vault - LinuxLinks [17:46] TR News DRAKVUF Sandbox agentless malware analysis platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/drakvuf-sandbox-agentless-malware-analysis-platform/ [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DRAKVUF Sandbox - agentless malware analysis platform - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News Guatemala judiciary closes criminal proceedings against four Indigenous leaders https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/guatemala-judiciary-closes-criminal-proceedings-against-four-indigenous-leaders/ [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Guatemala judiciary closes criminal proceedings against four Indigenous leaders - JURIST - News [17:48] TR News GroovyGroovaBox: my new, innovative, drumbox running in a web browser https://gaelduval.com/groovygroovabox-my-new-innovative-drumbox-running-in-a-web-browser/ [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gaelduval.com | "GroovyGroovaBox": my new, innovative, drumbox - running in a web browser - Gal Duval (blog, Murena, /e/OS my data is my data, Mandrake Linux...) [17:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [17:55] TR News LLM SLOP! https://www.fosslinux.com/161587/what-is-void-linux-beginners-guide.htm [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fosslinux.com | What Is Void Linux: A Beginner's Guide to the Independent Distro [17:55] TR News Lazy Reading for 2026/09/13 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/09/13/lazy-reading-for-2026-09-13/ [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | Lazy Reading for 2026/09/13 DragonFly BSD Digest [17:56] TR News JetKVM Mini A low-cost, ESP32-P4X-based KVM with Ethernet or WiFi connectivity https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/14/jetkvm-mini-a-low-cost-esp32-p4x-based-kvm-with-ethernet-or-wifi-connectivity/ [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | JetKVM Mini - A low-cost, ESP32-P4X-based KVM with Ethernet or WiFi connectivity - CNX Software [17:56] TR News ffmpeg Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/ffmpeg/ [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ffmpeg Cheatsheet | Linuxize [17:57] TR News How to Protect Democracy https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/how-to-protect-democracy [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | How to Protect Democracy | The New Yorker [17:57] TR News Microsoft Lunduke of 'Linux Sucks' (and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Corp.) Tries to Replace GNU/Linux With Toxic Discussions About Toxic Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/13/Microsoft_Lunduke_of_Linux_Sucks_and_Microsoft_Corp_Tries_to_Re.shtml [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke of 'Linux Sucks' (and Microsoft Corp.) Tries to Replace GNU/Linux With Toxic Discussions About Toxic Politics [17:59] TR News Plagiarism is OK if you call it "hey hi" and then bribe the dictator and tell him it's a matter of "arms race" https://heathermeeker.com/2026/09/13/training-llms-on-copyrighted-works-is-fair-use-says-the-doj/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heathermeeker.com | Training LLMs on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use, Says the DOJ Copyleft Currents [17:59] TR News China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-russia-india-seek-economic-cooperation-at-brics [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS | The Straits Times [17:59] TR News New proposal sees Lithuania phasing out Russian-language instruction in schools https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3048198/new-proposal-sees-lithuania-phasing-out-russian-language-instruction-in-schools [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | New proposal sees Lithuania phasing out Russian-language instruction in schools - LRT [17:59] TR News US hosts G20 energy talks in Texas as Iran war disrupts global fuel markets https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260914-us-g20-energy-talks-iran-war [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260914-us-g20-energy-talks-iran-war ) [17:59] TR News Russian Strikes on Ukraine Hits Near David Petraeus, ex-C.I.A. Chief https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/europe/ukraine-petraeus-russian-strike.html [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/europe/ukraine-petraeus-russian-strike.html ) ● Sep 14 [18:00] TR News Ukraine triumphs in 'first-ever' drone-vs-drone boat battle video shows Russian MBeK destroyed by Sargan 3000's 12.7mm automatic turret https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/ukraines-sargan-3000-triumphs-in-first-ever-drone-vs-drone-boat-battle-video-shows-russian-mbek-destroyed-by-its-foes-12-7mm-automatic-turret [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Ukraine triumphs in 'first-ever' drone-vs-drone boat battle video shows Russian MBeK destroyed by Sargan 3000's 12.7mm automatic turret | Tom's Hardware [18:00] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells Kyiv To Stop Attacks On Russian Diesel As Moscow's Drones Strike Near Polish Border https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-border-russian-strikes/33853301.html [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Tells Kyiv To Stop Attacks On Russian Diesel As Moscow's Drones Strike Near Polish Border [18:00] TR News Middle powers guarding Europes eastern flank opinion https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3047171/middle-powers-guarding-europe-s-eastern-flank-opinion [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Middle powers guarding Europes eastern flank opinion - LRT [18:01] TR News Ukraine, Poland condemn Russia after drone strikes train near border https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260913-poland-ukraine-slam-russian-strikes-near-border-as-escalation [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260913-poland-ukraine-slam-russian-strikes-near-border-as-escalation ) [18:14] TR News AT&T sued Berkeley over 186 lines of Unix code, and the delay handed the market to Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/at-t-sued-berkeley-186-lines-unix-code-handed-market-linux/ [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | AT&T sued Berkeley over 186 lines of Unix code, and the delay handed the market to Linux [18:15] TR News "The KaOS Linux team has officially released KaOS Linux 2026.09 today as the first ISO snapshot of this independent distribution using Dinit as the default init system instead of systemd." https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-09-released-with-noctalia-5-1-linux-kernel-7-1-and-mesa-26-2 [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KaOS Linux 2026.09 Released with Noctalia 5.1, Linux Kernel 7.1, and Mesa 26.2 - 9to5Linux [18:15] TR News "If you're new to Linux, or you've happily existed in Mint's easygoing ecosystem for years, you might want to hear what its downsides are. That comfortable feeling may cost you dearly." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-mints-easy-graphical-interface-worst-thing-for-your-linux-journey/ [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why Mint's easy graphical interface is the worst thing for your Linux journey [18:16] TR News Immutable Linux distros sound terrible on paper, but a month of Silverblue proved me wrong https://www.xda-developers.com/immutable-linux-terrible-paper/ [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Immutable Linux distros sound terrible on paper, but a month of Silverblue proved me wrong [18:17] TR News One dev turned the Linux desktop into a single app, and it's surprisingly good https://www.howtogeek.com/one-developer-turned-a-linux-desktop-environment-into-a-single-app/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | One dev turned the Linux desktop into a single app, and it's surprisingly good [18:18] TR News "As Linux distros decide whether LLM-generated content is allowed in code commits, we've seen people leave over disagreements about what they can and can't do." https://www.xda-developers.com/a-void-linux-maintainer-orphaned-over-100-packages-because-of-an-ai-usage-ban/ [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | A Void Linux maintainer orphaned over 100 packages because of an AI usage ban [18:19] TR News "Brancaleoni who didnt limit his [plagiarism] usage to research and learning. He also failed to disclose the use of [plagiarism] tools, which is required by the policy." https://www.neowin.net/news/void-linux-maintainer-drops-113-packages-over-ai-ban/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/void-linux-maintainer-drops-113-packages-over-ai-ban/ ) [18:19] TR News "A recent Zoom build for Linux systems proactively reads X11 clipboard data in the background without user window focus or consent." https://www.neowin.net/news/zoom-update-triggers-privacy-risk-by-slurping-linux-clipboards/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/zoom-update-triggers-privacy-risk-by-slurping-linux-clipboards/ ) [18:20] TR News (NEW): Linux is free, but I pay for Linux PCs: Here's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_is_free_but_I_pay_for_Linux_PCs_Here_s_why.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_is_free_but_I_pay_for_Linux_PCs_Here_s_why.gmi [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux is free, but I pay for Linux PCs: Here's why [18:20] TR News "If you keep interesting secrets in your clipboard particularly, if a password manager uses it as a means of getting the password to where it needs to be this might be a thing you need to know about!" https://hachyderm.io/@simontatham/117201594980991062 [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Simon Tatham: "I noticed today that an update to the #Linux #Zoo" - Hachyderm.io [18:20] TR News A 386 PC For Your RP2350 https://hackaday.com/2026/09/13/a-386-pc-for-your-rp2350/ [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A 386 PC For Your RP2350 | Hackaday [18:21] TR News "If you're new to Linux and switching from Windows to Linux, there are some mistakes you want to avoid. Avoiding common beginner mistakes in Linux will put you ahead of the other Linux newbies." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-biggest-mistakes-new-linux-users-make-arent-technical/ [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The biggest mistakes new Linux users make aren't technical [18:23] TR News (NEW): Linux was called 'obsolete' in 1992, and now it powers servers around the world https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_was_called_obsolete_in_1992_and_now_it_powers_servers_aro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Linux_was_called_obsolete_in_1992_and_now_it_powers_servers_aro.gmi [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux was called 'obsolete' in 1992, and now it powers servers around the world [18:23] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:25] TR News (NEW): Devices/Embedded: MAKERphone, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Devices_Embedded_MAKERphone_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Devices_Embedded_MAKERphone_ESP32_and_More.gmi [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices/Embedded: MAKERphone, ESP32, and More [18:27] TR News (NEW): Games: OpenLara, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Games_OpenLara_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_and_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Games_OpenLara_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_and_M.gmi [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: OpenLara, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and More [18:28] TR News (NEW): BSD Lawsuits Recalled, FreeBSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/BSD_Lawsuits_Recalled_FreeBSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/BSD_Lawsuits_Recalled_FreeBSD_and_More.gmi [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD Lawsuits Recalled, FreeBSD, and More [18:30] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:33] TR News Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=lo-cp1270eQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Garfunkel [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=lo-cp1270eQ ) [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | Art Garfunkel - Wikipedia [18:35] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [18:37] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/14/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [18:37] TR News Techrights Links 14/09/2026: "Scam Altman Now Trying to Gain Control of Electric Grid" and Sweden Moving to the Right https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Links_14_09_2026_Scam_Altman_Now_Trying_to_Gain_Control_of_Elec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Links_14_09_2026_Scam_Altman_Now_Trying_to_Gain_Control_of_Elec.gmi [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 14/09/2026: "Scam Altman Now Trying to Gain Control of Electric Grid" and Sweden Moving to the Right [18:39] TR News LoRa BBS: Keep it simple, stupid! gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-09-14-kiss.txt [18:40] TR News Soyez humains, communiquez! gemini://ploum.net/2026-09-14-ecrire_et_ia.gmi [18:41] TR News Leaving Sony gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202609/20260914-leaving-sony.gmi [18:42] TR News Prepare for That Stupid World gemini://ploum.net/2025-12-19-prepare-for-that-world.gmi [18:45] TR News "So, a few months back, I posted some brief thoughts I had about planning a hike on the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada. Broadly, it was mid-May, the permit I got was for mid-July, and I had very little of the actual logistical planning for everything underway." gemini://bouteloua.fyi/misc/jmtretrospective.gmi [18:46] TR News "Unfortunately, much like my shrimp in the same tank, the tadpoles seem to be slowly disappearing one-by-one. Their guts are full, they're becoming flatter, and on a few I see the beginnings of limb buds coming out." gemini://bouteloua.fyi/misc/tadpoles20260913.gmi [18:47] TR News "While looking through my old room at my parents' house recently, I found something I hadn't seen in 10 years: my first Android phone the HTC Desire HD which was last used in July 2016." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/SavaRocks/48501 [18:48] TR News "I honestly expected the battery to be completely dead after all these years... but I was wrong. I plugged it in and, to my surprise, the battery still charges and holds a charge. That's probably the most impressive part of the whole discovery. After sitting forgotten for 10 years, the battery isn't completely destroyed." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/i-found-my-first-android-phone/ [18:49] TR News "If you must run a proxy which exposes the Geminispace to the Web, please be respectful and support `robots.txt`." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-09-14-to-all-gemini-to-http-proxy-providers.gmi [18:50] TR News "At the centre of my system is Raspberry Pi 4. It sits quietly in a corner and makes no fuss. It holds a git repo of the files I use. (More on them later) My 'workhorse' is a Starlabs Starbook laptop, running Ubuntu. It's about 5 years old, and apart from a wobble at the weekend has caused me no bother." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-14-txt-set-up [18:50] TR News "I had almost lost hope for a good movie that I could watch without a tangible sense of being deceived. Last time we went to a cinema and chose the "Buzz Lightyear"." gemini://aenu.smol.pub/500-miles-spoilers [18:51] TR News "I'm definitely not a very good chess player but the fact that such a small amount of codified play defeated me in short order is a little bit embarrassing or maybe simply a testament to how well chess strategies have been codified and distilled over time." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/kilobyte-gambit [18:52] TR News "Ploum turns a legitimate question into a blanket refusal. Where he draws a line between human and machine, the real line runs between execution and one's own decision." gemini://schreibfaultier.pollux.casa/blog/2026-09-13-on-executing-and-on-deciding.en.gmi [18:53] TR News "After days of trying to work with frames embedded into textboxes or canvases I bit the bullet and made my own wrapper class with callbacks for scrolling. Following code is unfinished and might be cursed but at least it works as intended." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2026-09-13.gmi [18:54] TR News "To cat and dog owners alike, the benefits of their choice are obvious. In the best case they live in peace and don't think of the other side too much." gemini://www.fosskers.ca/six-sides.gmi [18:55] TR News "I live in Japan, a place mostly considered a cash country. Since COVID however there has been a rapid adoption of digital payment alternatives. Not just credit cards and Apple Pay, but also Japan-born, bank-connected, preloaded apps that function like debit cards" gemini://www.fosskers.ca/cash.gmi [18:56] TR News "Still in PEM. And the eventful weekend is looming. Will have to go and get cheese on Thursday. And pack. Debating if to cancel agility tomorrow. With how I am still feeling napping on the couch all day doing some sports tomorrow might be a rather unwise idea" gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260908zzz2.gmi [18:57] TR News "I should be preparing, alas, the dog dancing trip on Saturday seems to have kicked off some PEM[1]. Followed by a Sunday of being out and about, trying to find a nice caf that's not overrun." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260907zzzz.gmi [18:57] TR News Viejo aburrido gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/diariodebicicleta/viejoaburrido.gmi [18:57] TR News No me agrada mi yo social gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/diariodebicicleta/miyosocial.gmi [18:58] TR News "Welcome to Gemini Tak. Here you can play against my rather slow, rather unskilled Tak bot on the 5x5 grid size. The game board, state, and log are displayed each turn." gemini://l-3.space/tak.gmi ● Sep 14 [19:04] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 14/09/2026: First Android Phone, Leaving Sony, and Rant About Gemini-to-HTTP Proxy Providers https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Gemini_Links_14_09_2026_First_Android_Phone_Leaving_Sony_and_Ra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Gemini_Links_14_09_2026_First_Android_Phone_Leaving_Sony_and_Ra.gmi [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 14/09/2026: First Android Phone, Leaving Sony, and Rant About Gemini-to-HTTP Proxy Providers [19:24] TR News Major Veteran Mobilisation https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/britain-mobilises-veterans-russia-tensions-1818544 [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Britain Plans Major Veteran Mobilisation Exercise Amid Rising Tensions With Russia | IBTimes UK [19:24] TR News retired Ukrainian journalist https://cpj.org/2026/09/cpj-condemns-15-year-prison-sentence-handed-down-by-russian-authorities-to-retired-ukrainian-journalist-iryna-levchenko/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | CPJ condemns 15-year prison sentence handed down by Russian authorities to retired Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko - Committee to Protect Journalists [19:25] TR News Russian suspect in bank account takeovers is extradited to US https://therecord.media/russian-cybercrime-bank-extradition [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Russian suspect in bank account takeovers is extradited to US | The Record from Recorded Future News [19:26] TR News strike on TV channel building https://cpj.org/2026/09/ukraine-russian-drone-strike-on-tv-channel-building-in-kyiv-injures-six-people-damages-newsroom/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Ukraine: Russian drone strike on TV channel building in Kyiv injures six people, damages newsroom - Committee to Protect Journalists [19:26] TR News Fault Taunting https://xkcd.com/3296/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Fault Taunting [19:26] TR News Semaphore https://xkcd.com/3295/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Semaphore [19:27] TR News Asteroid Mission https://xkcd.com/3294/ [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Asteroid Mission [19:28] TR News 'FSFE' takes money from Google, so it is not objective https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202609.en.html https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260904-01.en.html [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | Keep Android Open & Android distribution alternatives - FSFE [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | Free Your Android: Let's test Free Software android distributions - FSFE [19:32] TR News emperor penguins https://theconversation.com/using-a-radar-satellite-to-track-emperor-penguins-in-winter-is-changing-our-understanding-of-the-species-290966 [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Using a radar satellite to track emperor penguins in winter is changing our understanding of the species [19:43] TR News UK Has Mobilised Army Veterans (Just in Case) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/uk-has-mobilised-army-veterans-just-in-case/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive UK Has Mobilised Army Veterans (Just in Case) [19:45] TR News Arresting slop pushers https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/14/ex-ftc-boss-khan-urges-uncle-sam-to-break-out-the-handcuffs-for-ai-ceos-citing-1934-precedent/5296325 https://techrights.org/o/2021/12/15/arrest-report-5-pages-balabhadra-alex-graveley/ [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ex-FTC boss Khan urges Uncle Sam to break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Arrest/Police Report for Microsofts Chief Architect of GitHub Copilot, Balabhadra Alex Graveley [19:45] TR News Meanwhile... PIP Layoffs at Microsoft, Even in India https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/01/PIP_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Even_in_India.shtml [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights PIP Layoffs at Microsoft, Even in India [19:57] TR News Former US Presidents Still Selling Dinners or Access (at a Vast Scale, Overseas Too) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/former-us-presidents-still-selling-dinners-or-access-at-a-vast-scale-overseas-too/ [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Former US Presidents Still Selling Dinners or Access (at a Vast Scale, Overseas Too) ● Sep 14 [20:03] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [20:07] TR News Techrights Oracle, Like Microsoft, Drowns in Debt and Discards Tens of Thousands of Staff (Microsoft Does the Same More Discreetly) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Oracle_Like_Microsoft_Drowns_in_Debt_and_Discards_Tens_of_Thous.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Oracle_Like_Microsoft_Drowns_in_Debt_and_Discards_Tens_of_Thous.gmi [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Oracle, Like Microsoft, Drowns in Debt and Discards Tens of Thousands of Staff (Microsoft Does the Same More Discreetly) [20:12] TR News OS time series for the United States: 11% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=14d&loc=US&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [20:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=14d&loc=US&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [20:21] TR News Techrights Apple's iOS and macOS Measured as Bigger Than Windows in the US, Linux-Based OSes at Almost 30% https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Apple_s_iOS_and_macOS_Measured_as_Bigger_Than_Windows_in_the_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Apple_s_iOS_and_macOS_Measured_as_Bigger_Than_Windows_in_the_US.gmi [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Apple's iOS and macOS Measured as Bigger Than Windows in the US, Linux-Based OSes at Almost 30% [20:25] TR News IBM ordered to pay $900000 https://www.hcamag.com/ca/specialization/employment-law/ibm-ordered-to-pay-nearly-900000-for-wrongful-dismissal-litigation-conduct/589221 [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hcamag.com | IBM ordered to pay nearly $900,000 for wrongful dismissal, litigation conduct | Human Resources Director [20:37] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:37] TR News Techrights It Has Cost $215,000 in Legal Costs to Sue IBM for Wrongful Termination https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/It_Has_Cost_215_000_in_Legal_Costs_to_Sue_IBM_for_Wrongful_Term.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/It_Has_Cost_215_000_in_Legal_Costs_to_Sue_IBM_for_Wrongful_Term.gmi [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Has Cost $215,000 in Legal Costs to Sue IBM for Wrongful Termination ● Sep 14 [21:03] TR News Bright Eyes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/14/bright-eyes/ [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Bright Eyes [21:11] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:16] TR News Techrights LG Lies to Cover Up Lies About Its Spying TVs (It Records and Transmits Conversations in Rooms) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/LG_Lies_to_Cover_Up_Lies_About_Its_Spying_TVs_It_Records_and_Tr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/LG_Lies_to_Cover_Up_Lies_About_Its_Spying_TVs_It_Records_and_Tr.gmi [21:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LG Lies to Cover Up Lies About Its Spying TVs (It Records and Transmits Conversations in Rooms) [21:17] TR News Oracle's Debt Continues to Soar (Increase of 60 Billion Dollars in 15 Months, Not Counting the Secret Debt, With Off-balance-sheet Debt Having "Grown Roughly Thirtyfold in Four Years") https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/14/Oracle_s_Debt_Continues_to_Soar_Increase_of_60_Billion_Dollars_.shtml [21:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Oracle's Debt Continues to Soar (Increase of 60 Billion Dollars in 15 Months, Not Counting the Secret Debt, With Off-balance-sheet Debt Having "Grown Roughly Thirtyfold in Four Years") [21:19] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [21:22] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:43] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Sep 14 [01:49] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russian-plot-to-sabotage-undersea-cables-with-secret-weapon-foiled-by-nato-clandestine-op-uncovers-training-exercise-simulating-deployment-against-infrastructure-in-norway [01:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tomshardware.com | Russian plot to sabotage undersea cables with 'secret weapon' foiled by NATO clandestine op uncovers training exercise simulating deployment against infrastructure in Norway | Tom's Hardware [01:52] admfubar https://scheerpost.com/2026/09/13/us-politicians-exploit-their-own-supporters-with-meme-coin-scams/ [01:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-scheerpost.com | US Politicians Exploit Their Own Supporters With Meme Coin Scams [01:54] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/taco-bell-exposed-rfk-jr-s-food-safety-failure/ [01:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Taco Bell exposed RFK Jr.s food-safety failure - Salon.com [01:54] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-its-worse-in-states-with-abortion-bans-partner/ [01:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. Its worse in states with abortion bans - Salon.com ● Sep 14 [02:06] admfubar https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/09/13/0245218/californias-gig-drivers-just-secured-collective-bargaining-power-with-newly-certified-union [02:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yro.slashdot.org | California's Gig Drivers Just Secured Collective Bargaining Power with Newly Certified Union - Slashdot [02:31] admfubar https://prospect.org/2026/09/11/trump-disastrous-reign-will-cost-you-more-than-5000-iran-war/ [02:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-prospect.org | Trumps Disastrous Reign Will Cost You More Than $5,000 - The American Prospect ● Sep 14 [04:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [04:06] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 14 [05:57] TR News the election in sweden is still too close to call -it may take a few days to sort out there - still unclear results ● Sep 14 [06:15] TR News "A Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines is holding its first parliamentary elections" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/muslim-manila-philippines-islamic-state-islamic-b3049545.html | Source: The Independent UK [06:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.independent.co.uk | A Muslim region in the southern Philippines votes in its first elections | The Independent ● Sep 14 [07:29] TR News "The Iran Disaster Will Likely Be Job One - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/09/13/the-iran-disaster-will-likely-be-job-one/ [07:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | The Iran Disaster Will Likely Be Job One - emptywheel [07:29] TR News "Trade, Peace and War - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trade-peace-and-war [07:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Trade, Peace and War - Paul Krugman [07:29] TR News "Iran blew the hell out of Bahrain base, acting Navy Secretary says" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-base-bahrain-iran-damage/ [07:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | Iran blew the hell out of Bahrain base, acting Navy Secretary says [07:30] TR News "Turkey Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Groups Ahead Of Elections" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-cracks-down-on-lgbtq-groups-ahead-of-elections-12042413#publisher=newsstand [07:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-cracks-down-on-lgbtq-groups-ahead-of-elections-12042413#publisher=newsstand ) [07:30] TR News "Putin would rather keep killing than admit hes lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/putin-ukraine-nato-russia-forever-war-crime-against-humanity-western-democracies [07:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Putin would rather keep killing than admit hes lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian ● Sep 14 [12:18] TR News For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html [12:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html ) [12:28] TR News Yemen: Fighting escalates around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait https://www.france24.com/en/yemen-fighting-escalates-around-the-bab-el-mandeb-strait [12:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/yemen-fighting-escalates-around-the-bab-el-mandeb-strait ) [12:42] TR News North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated huge destructive power https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/world-news/north-korea-says-its-recent-live-fire-drill-demonstrated-huge-destructive-power/ [12:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power' [12:43] TR News North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-held-live-fire-drills-involving-artillery-and-missiles-kcna-says [12:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire drills | The Straits Times [12:44] TR News Indian government pushes wider rollout of polarising civil code https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-government-pushes-wider-rollout-of-polarising-civil-code [12:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Indian government pushes wider roll-out of polarising civil code | The Straits Times [12:45] TR News Okinawa Elects a Conservative Amid Fears About China and the Economy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/asia/japapn-okinawa-election-governor-conservative-china-economy.html [12:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/asia/japapn-okinawa-election-governor-conservative-china-economy.html ) [12:45] TR News Can a 20-second Modi-Xi handshake at the BRICS summit break years of India-China ice? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/can-a-20-second-modi-xi-handshake-at-the-brics-summit-break-years-of-india-china-ice [12:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Can a 20-second Modi-Xi handshake at the BRICS summit break years of India-China ice? | The Straits Times ● Sep 14 [14:22] TR News Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an Hey Hi (AI) Slowdown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html ) [14:24] TR News Texas Republicans Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans-texas.html [14:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans-texas.html ) [14:25] TR News Operation 'Werewolf' overall a good thing, say Latvian interior services https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/14.09.2026-operation-werewolf-overall-a-good-thing-say-latvian-interior-services.a663035/ [14:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Operation 'Werewolf' overall a good thing, say Latvian interior services / Article [14:26] TR News Voting starts in Philippines' south after three killed in election violence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/voting-starts-in-philippines-south-after-three-killed-in-election-violence [14:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Voting starts in Philippines' south after three killed in election violence | The Straits Times [14:26] TR News Zambias cancellation of six critics passports on national security grounds raises human rights concerns, Amnesty International says https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/zambias-cancellation-of-six-critics-passports-on-national-security-grounds-raises-human-rights-concerns-amnesty-international-says/ [14:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Zambia's cancellation of six critics' passports on national security grounds raises human rights concerns, Amnesty International says - JURIST - News ● Sep 14 [15:29] MinceR https://united24media.com/latest-news/russias-dream-village-for-anti-woke-americans-draws-only-two-families-sends-a-father-to-warzone-9976 [15:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-united24media.com | Russias Traditional Values Village Attracts Only Two USFamilies UNITED24 Media ● Sep 14 [17:02] TR News Swedish far-right eyes role in government https://www.france24.com/en/swedish-far-right-eyes-role-in-government [17:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/swedish-far-right-eyes-role-in-government ) [17:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [17:09] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:57] TR News How to Protect Democracy https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/how-to-protect-democracy [17:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | How to Protect Democracy | The New Yorker [17:59] TR News China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-russia-india-seek-economic-cooperation-at-brics [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS | The Straits Times [17:59] TR News New proposal sees Lithuania phasing out Russian-language instruction in schools https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3048198/new-proposal-sees-lithuania-phasing-out-russian-language-instruction-in-schools [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | New proposal sees Lithuania phasing out Russian-language instruction in schools - LRT [17:59] TR News US hosts G20 energy talks in Texas as Iran war disrupts global fuel markets https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260914-us-g20-energy-talks-iran-war [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260914-us-g20-energy-talks-iran-war ) [17:59] TR News Russian Strikes on Ukraine Hits Near David Petraeus, ex-C.I.A. Chief https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/europe/ukraine-petraeus-russian-strike.html [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/world/europe/ukraine-petraeus-russian-strike.html ) ● Sep 14 [18:00] TR News Ukraine triumphs in 'first-ever' drone-vs-drone boat battle video shows Russian MBeK destroyed by Sargan 3000's 12.7mm automatic turret https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/ukraines-sargan-3000-triumphs-in-first-ever-drone-vs-drone-boat-battle-video-shows-russian-mbek-destroyed-by-its-foes-12-7mm-automatic-turret [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tomshardware.com | Ukraine triumphs in 'first-ever' drone-vs-drone boat battle video shows Russian MBeK destroyed by Sargan 3000's 12.7mm automatic turret | Tom's Hardware [18:00] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells Kyiv To Stop Attacks On Russian Diesel As Moscow's Drones Strike Near Polish Border https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-border-russian-strikes/33853301.html [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Tells Kyiv To Stop Attacks On Russian Diesel As Moscow's Drones Strike Near Polish Border [18:00] TR News Middle powers guarding Europes eastern flank opinion https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3047171/middle-powers-guarding-europe-s-eastern-flank-opinion [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Middle powers guarding Europes eastern flank opinion - LRT [18:01] TR News Ukraine, Poland condemn Russia after drone strikes train near border https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260913-poland-ukraine-slam-russian-strikes-near-border-as-escalation [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260913-poland-ukraine-slam-russian-strikes-near-border-as-escalation ) ● Sep 14 [22:03] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/russian-oligarch-trump-jr-wedding [22:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jrs lavish wedding | Donald Trump Jr | The Guardian