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Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Convicted Felons health chief after a close Senate vote https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2025/02/senate-to-vote-on-vaccine-skeptic-robert-f-kennedy-jr-s-bid-to-become-nations-health-secretary/ [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trumps health chief after a close Senate vote [04:18] TR News State aid for children with autism extended in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.02.2025-state-aid-for-children-with-autism-extended-in-latvia.a587621/ [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | State aid for children with autism extended in Latvia / Article [04:18] TR News Hatay after earthquakes: Changing priorities and problems https://bianet.org/haber/hatay-after-earthquakes-changing-priorities-and-problems-304510 [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Hatay after earthquakes: Changing priorities and problems [04:18] TR News "People go just to hear a kind word" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/13/people-go-just-to-hear-a-kind-word | Source: Meduza [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | People go just to hear a kind word The rise of witch hunts against healers and fortune tellers in Chechnya Meduza [04:19] TR News "3D Printed Camera You Can Now Download" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/a-3d-printed-camera-you-can-now-download-shutter-and-all/ | Source: Hackaday [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A 3D Printed Camera You Can Now Download, Shutter And All | Hackaday [04:20] TR News USB-C https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/the-nokia-3310-finally-gets-a-usb-c-upgrade/ | Source: Hackaday [04:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Nokia 3310 Finally Gets A USB-C Upgrade | Hackaday [04:21] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:24] TR News Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to lay off more than 1,000 employees days after New Glenn rocket debut: 10 points https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-to-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-days-after-new-glenn-rocket-debut-10-points/amp_articleshow/118249888.cms [04:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-m.economictimes.com | Blue Origin job cuts: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to lay off more than 1,000 employees days after New Glenn rocket debut: 10 points - The Economic Times [04:25] TR News Microsoft Confirms End of HoloLens Mixed Reality Hardware https://rcpmag.com/Articles/2025/02/14/Microsoft-Confirms-End-of-HoloLens-Mixed-Reality-Hardware.aspx [04:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rcpmag.com | Microsoft Confirms End of HoloLens Mixed Reality Hardware -- Redmond Channel Partner [04:29] TR News The Well-Dressed Radio Hacker https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/what-the-well-dressed-radio-hacker-is-wearing-this-season/ | Source: Hackaday [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What The Well-Dressed Radio Hacker Is Wearing This Season | Hackaday [04:30] TR News Cute Face Tells You How Bad The Air Quality Is https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/cute-face-tells-you-how-bad-the-air-quality-is/ | Source: Hackaday [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cute Face Tells You How Bad The Air Quality Is | Hackaday [04:30] TR News "The Miller Effect" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/understanding-the-miller-effect/ | Source: Hackaday [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Understanding The Miller Effect | Hackaday [04:31] TR News Informatica plunges 33% https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/informatica-plunges-revenue-miss-blames-internal-issues-says-underlying-business-strong/ [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Informatica plunges 33% on revenue miss, citing 'internal issues,' but says underlying business is strong - SiliconANGLE [04:32] TR News 3D Printed Air Raid Siren https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/3d-printed-air-raid-siren-sounds-just-like-the-real-thing/ | Source: Hackaday [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3D Printed Air Raid Siren Sounds Just Like The Real Thing | Hackaday [04:33] TR News Applied Materials warns of revenue hit from new Chinese chip export restrictions https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/applied-materials-warns-revenue-hit-due-new-restrictions-chinese-chip-exports/ [04:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Applied Materials warns of revenue hit from new Chinese chip export restrictions - SiliconANGLE [04:33] TR News Record-Breaking Neutrino From Deep Space Spotted by Undersea Telescope https://www.sciencealert.com/record-breaking-neutrino-from-deep-space-spotted-by-undersea-telescope [04:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Record-Breaking Neutrino From Deep Space Spotted by Undersea Telescope : ScienceAlert [04:34] TR News NASA Announces Return Date For Astronauts Trapped on ISS 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Best Terminal Applications for Development - The New Stack [04:36] TR News Stanford assists in filing lawsuit against National Institute of Health https://stanforddaily.com/2025/02/13/stanford-assists-in-filing-lawsuit-against-national-institute-of-health/ [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford assists in filing lawsuit against National Institute of Health [04:37] TR News Lawsuit challenges Convicted Felons order for large scale RIFs https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/02/lawsuit-challenges-trumps-order-for-large-scale-rifs/ [04:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Lawsuit challenges Trumps order for large scale RIFs [04:38] TR News Circuit Board Maker Unimicron Targeted in Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/circuit-board-maker-unimicron-targeted-in-ransomware-attack/ [04:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/circuit-board-maker-unimicron-targeted-in-ransomware-attack/ ) [04:39] TR News Were partnering to strengthen TONs DeFi ecosystem https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/13/were-partnering-to-strengthen-tons-defi-ecosystem/ [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | Were partnering to strengthen TONs DeFi ecosystem - The Trail of Bits Blog [04:39] TR News Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-cyberspy-possibly-launching-ransomware-attacks-as-side-job/ [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-cyberspy-possibly-launching-ransomware-attacks-as-side-job/ ) [04:39] TR News Palo Alto Networks Patches Potentially Serious Firewall Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-networks-patches-potentially-serious-firewall-vulnerability/ [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-networks-patches-potentially-serious-firewall-vulnerability/ ) [04:40] TR News Exploitation of Old ThinkPHP, OwnCloud Vulnerabilities Surges https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-old-thinkphp-owncloud-vulnerabilities-surges/ [04:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-old-thinkphp-owncloud-vulnerabilities-surges/ ) [04:41] TR News "Munich Security Conference" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/14/u-s-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-s-plane-returns-to-base-due-to-mechanical-issue-may-miss-zelensky-meeting-at-munich-security-conference-ap | Source: Meduza [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubios plane returns to base due to mechanical issue, may miss Zelensky meeting at Munich Security Conference AP Meduza [04:42] TR News Rapid7 Flags New PostgreSQL Zero-Day Connected to BeyondTrust Exploitation 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https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/the-46th-international-tex-users-group-conference-2025/ [04:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com | The 46th International TeX Users Group Conference, 2025 Soliloquies [04:45] TR News The Digital Services Coordinator Database: Tracking DSA investigations into GAFAM https://edri.org/our-work/the-digital-services-coordinator-database-tracking-dsa-investigations-into-big-tech/ [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | The Digital Services Coordinator Database: Tracking DSA investigations into Big Tech - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [04:45] TR News DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot https://www.securityweek.com/deepseek-exposes-major-cybersecurity-blind-spot/ [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/deepseek-exposes-major-cybersecurity-blind-spot/ ) [04:49] TR News Why the Convicted Felon Trade Threats Will Place Canadian Digital, Cultural, and Hey Hi (AI) Policy Under Pressure https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/02/why-the-trump-trade-threats/ [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Why the Trump Trade Threats Will Place Canadian Digital, Cultural, and AI Policy Under Pressure - Michael Geist [04:51] TR News SECTION Input string: respectfulinsolence [04:51] TR News The Targeted Chaos of Convicted Felons Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/the-targeted-chaos-of-trumps-attacks-against-international-human-rights-law-and-justice [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | The Targeted Chaos of Trumps Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice | ACLU [04:53] TR News Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/strengthen-gdpr-procedural-rules/ [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable [04:54] TR News SolveSpace extrude limitation https://bkhome.org/news/202502/solvespace-extrude-limitation.html [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | SolveSpace extrude limitation [04:55] TR News "Thinking Skills" fluff from Microsoft MARKETING, disguised as "study" to create hype and make LLMs garbage seem like "inevitable" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/why-ai-usage-may-degrade-human-cognition-and-blunt-critical-thinking-skills/ | Source: Hackaday [04:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why AI Usage May Degrade Human Cognition And Blunt Critical Thinking Skills | Hackaday [04:56] TR News A terminal survey https://rubenerd.com/a-terminal-survey/ [04:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: A terminal survey [04:57] TR News Limits before running Postgres becomes useful https://rubenerd.com/limits-before-running-postgres-becomes-useful/ [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Limits before running Postgres becomes useful [04:58] TR News I love free software (and openSUSE) https://mschlander.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/i-love-free-software-and-opensuse/ [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mschlander.wordpress.com | I love free software (and openSUSE) | The Blog is Hot [04:59] TR News Bits from Debian: DebConf25 Logo Contest Results https://bits.debian.org/2025/02/debconf25-logo-contest-results.html [04:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bits.debian.org | DebConf25 Logo Contest Results - Bits from Debian ● Feb 15 [05:00] TR News 3D bottom swing-arm for custom recumbent trike https://bkhome.org/news/202502/3d-bottom-swing-arm-for-custom-recumbent-trike.html [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | 3D bottom swing-arm for custom recumbent trike [05:00] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Civ7 and Slender Threads - 2025-02-12 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-02-12-edition/index.html [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Civ7 and Slender Threads - 2025-02-12 Edition [05:01] TR News openSUSE Tumbleweed Moves to SELinux https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-moves-to-selinux/ [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | openSUSE Tumbleweed Moves to SELinux [05:11] TR News (NEW): Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/06/Mixing_Rust_and_C_in_Linux_likened_to_cancer_by_kernel_maintain.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/06/Mixing_Rust_and_C_in_Linux_likened_to_cancer_by_kernel_maintain.gmi [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer [05:11] TR News New leadership for Asahi Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1009528/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New leadership for Asahi Linux [LWN.net] [05:11] TR News OpenSUSE Tumbleweed switches to SELinux https://lwn.net/Articles/1009522/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenSUSE Tumbleweed switches to SELinux [LWN.net] [05:12] TR News Guantanamo https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-migrants-guantanamo-bay | Source: Pro Publica [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Trump Is Unfairly Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo as Terrorists, Families Say ProPublica [05:13] TR News TikTok returns on Apple, Surveillance Giant Google app stores as Convicted Felon delays ban https://nypost.com/2025/02/13/business/tiktok-returns-on-apple-google-app-stores-as-trump-delays-ban/ [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | TikTok returns on Apple, Google app stores as Trump delays ban [05:13] TR News #040 | S5 | Classic Cybershow, Crew On Deck | Technopoly https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/tiktok3.mp3 [05:14] TR News "Raise Rents on Poor Tenants" https://www.propublica.org/article/affordable-housing-investors-loophole-rent-tenants | Source: Pro Publica [05:14] TR News "Bunkhouses, once filled with hundreds of workers during the peak salmon harvest, were vacant." https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-seafood-company-investment-king-cove | Source: Pro Publica [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | How Investors Exploit Housing Loophole to Raise Rents on Poor Tenants ProPublica [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | How Alaskans Lost Millions on a Seafood Venture That Went South ProPublica [05:18] TR News (NEW): Games: SteamOS, Steam Deck, and Steam Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Games_SteamOS_Steam_Deck_and_Steam_Games.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Games_SteamOS_Steam_Deck_and_Steam_Games.gmi [05:18] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Security_Leftovers.gmi [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: SteamOS, Steam Deck, and Steam Games [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [05:20] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:23] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:23] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #boycottnovell-social MinceR [05:39] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice goes collaborative and Wasm as ZetaOffice The Register https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/LibreOffice_goes_collaborative_and_Wasm_as_ZetaOffice_The_Regis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/LibreOffice_goes_collaborative_and_Wasm_as_ZetaOffice_The_Regis.gmi [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LibreOffice goes collaborative and Wasm as ZetaOffice The Register [05:41] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [05:49] TR News (NEW): Hardware, 3-D Printing, and CAD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Hardware_3_D_Printing_and_CAD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Hardware_3_D_Printing_and_CAD.gmi [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Hardware, 3-D Printing, and CAD [05:53] TR News (NEW): curl 8.12.1 and Browser Choice< https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/curl_8_12_1_and_Browser_Choice.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/curl_8_12_1_and_Browser_Choice.gmi [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines curl 8.12.1 and Browser Choice [05:53] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [05:54] TR News (NEW): Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers [05:56] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/today_s_leftovers.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [05:56] TR News Techrights Links 15/02/2025: University Price Hikes and Copyrights Action Against Slop Companies https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Links_15_02_2025_University_Price_Hikes_and_Copyrights_Action_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Links_15_02_2025_University_Price_Hikes_and_Copyrights_Action_A.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 15/02/2025: University Price Hikes and Copyrights Action Against Slop Companies ● Feb 15 [06:00] TR News "There is a void in waiting. Exciting things are coming, and they are coming soon. But still I must wait. Not for long anymore, but time slows down as I wait. I've got my thoughts here. I've got a home full of things I like and things I like to do, but nothing interests me while I wait for what's to come." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2494 [06:01] TR News "My partner is visiting her family this weekend, and I would've joined her but I've developed a nasty cold starting on Wednesday. A year or two ago I watched Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" for the first time, and as a hopeless romantic, of course fell hard for it." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/2-14.gmi [06:02] TR News LE now down to TEN. "2694 (91.4 %) capsules are self-signed, 10 (0.3 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 244 (8.3 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [06:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1206.jpg [06:04] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1556.jpg [06:15] TR News Techrights Certificate Authority (CA) Let's Encrypt Now Down to TEN (0.3% of the Whole) in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Certificate_Authority_CA_Let_s_Encrypt_Now_Down_to_TEN_0_3_of_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Certificate_Authority_CA_Let_s_Encrypt_Now_Down_to_TEN_0_3_of_t.gmi [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Certificate Authority (CA) Let's Encrypt Now Down to TEN (0.3% of the Whole) in Geminispace [06:43] TR News "IBM like many companies is controlled by a few active investors. Those investors want a quick buck, not concerned about the long term. ROI in 5 quarters or less was the old saying. Sacrifice the future for the present. RTO is just one line item the investors feed AK." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz ) [06:44] TR News "Those same investors also want their other stocks to go up, auto, construction, commercial real estate. If you layoff people today, negative effects on stock price don't occur for at least 5 quarters, but the positive effect is immediate." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz [06:44] TR News "How do I volunteer to be on the Layoff list? 40 Years in, White Male, late 60s, located in Infrastructure. You would think that I would have a bullseye on my back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jks0yq7m [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jks0yq7m ) [06:44] TR News IBM eugenics: "Worse. I disclosed an acquired physical disability in Jan 2023 and was RAd by May same year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkw27we4 [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkw27we4 ) [06:45] TR News "Kavanaugh almost 37 million with over 143,000 shares. And they have the nerve to say that they are crying the blues" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkknthd2 [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkknthd2 ) [06:51] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman on RISC-V and Free Hardware https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Richard_Stallman_on_RISC_V_and_Free_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Richard_Stallman_on_RISC_V_and_Free_Hardware.gmi [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman on RISC-V and Free Hardware ● Feb 15 [07:16] TR News Techrights Python and Microsoft: Pandas Should Have Known OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft Excel Are Different and Competing Things https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Python_and_Microsoft_Pandas_Should_Have_Known_OpenDocument_Form.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Python_and_Microsoft_Pandas_Should_Have_Known_OpenDocument_Form.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Python and Microsoft: Pandas Should Have Known OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft Excel Are Different and Competing Things [07:26] TR News Yesterday I picked up my first two pairs of glasses, probably not something worth sharing with the world, but it turns out writing this phlog has finally turned me into one of these self-important diarying sorts." gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-02-15.1Four_Eyed.txt [07:27] TR News "I don't think I have a paid subscription with any internet service for purely personal use, foreign or otherwise. For subscription services I think it's just: ISP, Domain Registrar/host, VPS host. The first two are Australian companies." gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-02-15.2RE_Moving_Domains.txt [07:35] TR News Techrights In Gopher and Gemini Protocol People Abandon Services Based in the United States https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/In_Gopher_and_Gemini_Protocol_People_Abandon_Services_Based_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/In_Gopher_and_Gemini_Protocol_People_Abandon_Services_Based_in_.gmi [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Gopher and Gemini Protocol People Abandon Services Based in the United States [07:46] TR News putin musk ● Feb 15 [08:05] TR News Techrights YouTube Layoffs Mean That YouTube is Still Losing a Lot of Money (Net Income or Profit Almost Definitely Negative) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.gmi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights YouTube Layoffs Mean That YouTube is Still Losing a Lot of Money (Net Income or Profit Almost Definitely Negative) [08:08] TR News GitLab "Cash on Hand" fell below a billion dollars. That's NOT how much money it has in the bank but how much it can pay back if it goes under or becomes insolvent https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GTLB/gitlab/cash-on-hand [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.macrotrends.net | GitLab Cash on Hand 2021-2024 | GTLB | MacroTrends [08:20] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Only $17,482 Million Left, "Cash on Hand" Sank 40 Billion Dollars in 2 Years https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Only_17_482_Million_Left_Cash_on_Hand_Sank_40_Bil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Only_17_482_Million_Left_Cash_on_Hand_Sank_40_Bil.gmi [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Has Only $17,482 Million Left, "Cash on Hand" Sank 40 Billion Dollars in 2 Years [08:25] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 24.12.1 and KDE in "Tech Over Tea" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/13/Kdenlive_24_12_1_and_KDE_in_Tech_Over_Tea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/13/Kdenlive_24_12_1_and_KDE_in_Tech_Over_Tea.gmi [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kdenlive 24.12.1 and KDE in "Tech Over Tea" [08:27] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Post-Release Polishing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/This_Week_in_Plasma_Post_Release_Polishing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/This_Week_in_Plasma_Post_Release_Polishing.gmi [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Post-Release Polishing [08:55] TR News "If there's one thing you can always count on in the Linux world it's that packaging can be a nightmare. The OBS Studio team are not happy with the Fedora folks due to Flatpak problems and threatened legal action." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/fedora-threatened-with-legal-action-from-obs-studio-due-to-their-flatpak-packaging/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora threatened with legal action from OBS Studio due to their Flatpak packaging | GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR News "While Final Fantasy VII Rebirth can work on Linux with AMD GPUs (like Steam Deck), the situation with NVIDIA GPUs has been messy. Open source to the rescue though, again." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/a-workaround-for-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-on-linux-with-nvidia-gpus-has-been-found/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A workaround for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs has been found | GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR News "Catching up from a few other interesting bits announced during the PlayStation State of Play February 2025 is Days Gone Remastered. For players on PC, it will just be a DLC." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/days-gone-remastered-announced-coming-to-pc-as-a-dlc-in-april/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Days Gone Remastered announced coming to PC as a $10 DLC in April | GamingOnLinux [08:56] TR News "Valve have now revealed the full list of Steam Sales and Festivals that will be happening throughout 2025. So time to fill up that wishlist, mark your calendar and prepare your wallet." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/heres-all-the-steam-sales-and-fests-for-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here's all the Steam Sales and Fests for 2025 | GamingOnLinux [08:57] TR News "TRX, the Tomb Raider I & II: Community Edition open source re-implementation project, has continued advancing and a fresh release of both are out now. With the Tomb Raider II side adding Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/tomb-raider-ii-open-source-re-implementation-adds-linux-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tomb Raider II open source re-implementation adds Linux support | GamingOnLinux [08:57] TR News (NEW): PureOS Crimson Development Report: January 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_January_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_January_2025.gmi [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PureOS Crimson Development Report: January 2025 ● Feb 15 [09:02] TR News (NEW): Fedora threatened with legal action from OBS Studio due to their Flatpak packaging https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Fedora_threatened_with_legal_action_from_OBS_Studio_due_to_thei.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Fedora_threatened_with_legal_action_from_OBS_Studio_due_to_thei.gmi [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora threatened with legal action from OBS Studio due to their Flatpak packaging [09:02] *eidos (~eidos@jgbw2hcm6dag8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:03] TR News (NEW): SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/SteamOS_like_Bazzite_Linux_has_some_nice_growth_thanks_to_great.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/SteamOS_like_Bazzite_Linux_has_some_nice_growth_thanks_to_great.gmi [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support [09:05] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [09:05] TR News "Codeberg are a "non-profit, community-led effort that provides Git hosting and other services for free and open source projects" and they've recently had a major problem from what they say are far-right forces engaging in a hate campaign." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/open-source-non-profit-platform-codeberg-suffering-from-hate-campaigns-due-to-far-right-forces/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open source non-profit platform Codeberg "suffering from hate campaigns due to far-right forces" | GamingOnLinux [09:06] TR News "KONAMI announced that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is going to be launching on August 28th" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-releases-in-august/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater releases in August | GamingOnLinux [09:06] TR News "Another great deal you can grab here with Fanatical's Prestige Collection" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/get-tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-and-star-wars-bounty-hunter-cheap-in-fanaticals-prestige-collection/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get Tomb Raider I-III Remastered and STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter cheap in Fanatical's Prestige Collection | GamingOnLinux [09:07] TR News IPFire outsources its community or users to Microsoft censors [09:07] TR News "Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 14th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/get-over-30-games-including-hardspace-shipbreaker-right-now-via-prime-gaming/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get over 30 games including Hardspace: Shipbreaker right now via Prime Gaming | GamingOnLinux [09:07] TR News "If you love deckbuilders you may want to take a look at the just launched Deckbuilder Bonanza Humble Bundle as there's a few treats inside." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/deckbuilder-fans-should-check-out-this-new-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Deckbuilder fans should check out this new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [09:17] TR News (NEW): Games: Bonanza Humble Bundle, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, TRX, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Games_Bonanza_Humble_Bundle_Hardspace_Shipbreaker_TRX_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Games_Bonanza_Humble_Bundle_Hardspace_Shipbreaker_TRX_and_More.gmi [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Bonanza Humble Bundle, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, TRX, and More [09:18] TR News "How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/what-if-trump-defies-courts/681689/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts - The Atlantic [09:18] TR News "Trumps proposals about seizing foreign territory heartens Moscow" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/13/trump-russia-ukraine-territory-peace-deal/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/13/trump-russia-ukraine-territory-peace-deal/ ) [09:19] TR News "US aircraft carrier in crash with ship near Egypt" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aircraft-carrier-uss-harry-truman-b2698356.html [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | US aircraft carrier in crash with ship near Egypt | The Independent [09:19] TR News "Donald Trump has already delivered a win for Russia" https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2025/02/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | Donald Trump has already delivered a win for Russia - New Statesman [09:19] TR News "Russian [cryptocurrency] kingpin Alexander Vinnik returns to Russia in swap for Fogel" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/12/marc-fogel-russia-prisoner-swap-trump-putin [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/12/marc-fogel-russia-prisoner-swap-trump-putin ) [09:20] TR News "Russian Drone Strike Damages Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Shield, Zelenskyy Says" https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-drone-strike-chernobyl-radiation-zelenskyy/33314624.html [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Drone Strike Damages Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Shield, Zelenskyy Says [09:21] TR News "Donald Trumps plan for Ukraine exposes his blind spot on Russia" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025/02/13/donald-trumps-plan-ukraine-exposes-his-blind-spot-russia/ [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025/02/13/donald-trumps-plan-ukraine-exposes-his-blind-spot-russia/ ) [09:22] TR News "OBS Threatens Fedora Linux With Legal Action" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/obs-threatens-fedora-linux-with-legal:f [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | OBS Threatens Fedora Linux With Legal Action [09:22] TR News "Knifeman attacks man 'burning Koran' on London street: 'Protester' rushed to hospital as police make arrest after violent confrontation outside Turkish Consulate | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14394923/Man-holding-burning-book-Turkish-embassy-London-attacked-knife.html [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.co.uk | Knifeman attacks man 'burning Koran' on London street: 'Protester' rushed to hospital as police make arrest after violent confrontation outside Turkish Consulate | Daily Mail Online [09:22] TR News "I Have Nothing To Hide" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/i-have-nothing-to-hide:f274 [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | I Have Nothing To Hide [09:22] TR News iophk: peddling pro-Orc disinformation and disinformation channels https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/14/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news-munich/ [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/14/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news-munich/ ) [09:23] TR News "In Trump 2.0, its looking more like a reality-TV version of Maos Cultural Revolution." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-musk-maga-un-american/ ("A Profoundly Un-American Moment") [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | A Profoundly Un-American Moment | The Nation [09:24] TR News pointedly omits mentioning CALEA and CALEA2 https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-china-ongoing-telecom-attack-spree/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act_CALEA_is_a_Fa.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers | CyberScoop [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a Far Bigger Problem Than Some Unintentional Bugs (Not Back Doors) in Software [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Credit to Jessica Lyons at The Register for Covering the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), Proving That Authorities Do Not Want and Probably Never Wanted Computer Security (Except for Themselves) [09:28] TR News "Failed Ukraine would weaken both US and Europe, says EU chief von der Leyen | The Record from Recorded Future News" https://therecord.media/failed-ukraine-would-weaken-us-and-europe-von-der-leyen [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Failed Ukraine would weaken both US and Europe, says EU chief von der Leyen | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:28] TR News "Elon Musks Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-toxicity-could-spell-disaster-for-tesla/ [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elon Musks Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla | WIRED [09:29] TR News "OpenAIs board unanimously rejects Elon Musks offer to buy the company | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/613571/openai-rejects-elon-musk-purchase-offer http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | OpenAIs board unanimously rejects Elon Musks offer to buy the company | The Verge [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OpenAI: If OpenAI Survives Another 2 Years, It'll be About 30 Billion Dollars in Cumulative Losses/Debt [09:38] TR News "Mass Deportations Arent Just Evil. Theyre Also Terrible Economics." https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/deportation-immigrants-economy/ [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Mass Deportations Arent Just Evil. Theyre Also Terrible Economics. | The Nation [09:38] TR News "Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/zelensky-nbc-meet-the-press.html [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support - The New York Times [09:38] TR News "No Personal Liability For DOGE Yet, But With Two More Lawsuits We Get Closer" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/no-personal-liability-for-doge-yet-but-with-two-more-lawsuits-we-get-closer/ [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No Personal Liability For DOGE Yet, But With Two More Lawsuits We Get Closer | Techdirt [09:38] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 15/02/2025: Spectacles and "Before Sunset", Moving Domains Out of the US https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Gemini_Links_15_02_2025_Spectacles_and_Before_Sunset_Moving_Dom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Gemini_Links_15_02_2025_Spectacles_and_Before_Sunset_Moving_Dom.gmi [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 15/02/2025: Spectacles and "Before Sunset", Moving Domains Out of the US [09:41] TR News "TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/tiktok-returns-to-apple-and-google-app-stores-in-the-us-1861345 [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US [09:41] TR News "TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/tiktok-returns-to-apple-and-google-app-stores-in-the-us-1861345 http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Social Control Media in the European Union is Controlled by BRICS [09:41] TR News "Russia Has Got Unilateral Concessions Upfront From US: Top Defence Expert To NDTV" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-has-got-unilateral-concessions-upfront-from-us-top-defence-expert-shashank-joshi-to-ndtv-7712942 [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Russia Has Got Unilateral Concessions Upfront From US: Top Defence Expert To NDTV [09:41] TR News "Trump's disregard for Europe confirmed in phone call with Putin over Ukraine - Press Review" https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20250214-trump-s-disregard-for-europe-confirmed-in-phone-call-with-putin-over-ukraine [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20250214-trump-s-disregard-for-europe-confirmed-in-phone-call-with-putin-over-ukraine ) [09:42] TR News ""Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Yulia Navalnaya told the Munich Security Conference two days before the first anniversary of Navalny's death." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/14/no-point-negotiating-with-putin-says-navalnys-widow-a88024 [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | No Point Negotiating With Putin, Says Navalnys Widow - The Moscow Times [09:42] TR News "He will betray," she said about Putin. "He will change the rules at the last moment and force you to play his game." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/14/no-point-negotiating-with-putin-says-navalnys-widow-a88024 [09:43] TR News "There are only two possible outcomes for any deal with Putin. If he remains in power, he will find a way to break the agreement. If he loses power, the agreement will become meaningless." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/14/no-point-negotiating-with-putin-says-navalnys-widow-a88024 [09:43] TR News "No Point Negotiating With Putin, Says Navalnys Widow - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/14/no-point-negotiating-with-putin-says-navalnys-widow-a88024 [09:43] TR News "Why Are We Handing Russia What It Wants?: EUs Chief Diplomat Blasts U.S. Over Ukraine - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/13/why-are-we-handing-russia-what-it-wants-eus-chief-diplomat-blasts-us-over-ukraine-a87993 [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Why Are We Handing Russia What It Wants?: EUs Chief Diplomat Blasts U.S. Over Ukraine - The Moscow Times [09:44] TR News "Putin is assembling a heavyweight team to face off against Trumps less experienced negotiators Bloomberg" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/14/putin-is-assembling-a-heavyweight-team-to-face-off-against-trump-s-less-experienced-negotiators-bloomberg [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Putin is assembling a heavyweight team to face off against Trumps less experienced negotiators Bloomberg Meduza [09:44] TR News "J. D. Vance launches ideological attack on Europe that highlights rift between EU and US" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-14/j-d-vance-launches-ideological-attack-on-europe-that-highlights-rift-between-eu-and-us.html [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | J. D. Vance launches ideological attack on Europe that highlights rift between EU and US | International | EL PAS English [09:44] TR News "Trump and Hegseth send NATO scrambling over future of Ukraine" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/13/nato-ukraine-hegseth-trump-putin [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/13/nato-ukraine-hegseth-trump-putin ) [09:49] TR News Orban and Kremlin https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/02/14/orban-flies-to-dubai-conference-with-tucker-carlson | Source: Insight Hungary [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | Orban flies to Dubai conference with Tucker Carlson - InsightHungary [09:50] TR News "The Paris summit on artificial intelligence (AI) organized by France was held on February 10 and 11, 2025." https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2025/02/14/ai-action-summit-accelerating-whatever-the-cost/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.laquadrature.net | AI Action Summit: Accelerating, whatever the cost La Quadrature du Net [09:52] TR News "Having spent nearly $300 million to purchase the US presidency for Donald Trump, Elon Musk now feels entitled to do with it as he pleases." https://fair.org/home/wapo-provides-cover-for-musks-government-takeover/ | Source: FAIR http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/25/The_Fall_of_Corporate_Media_Controlled_by_Oligarchs_Who_Boost_o.shtml [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | WaPo Provides Cover for Musks Government Takeover FAIR [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Fall of Corporate Media Controlled by Oligarchs Who Boost (or Are Compelled to Boost) Reckless Lies About the Poor While Normalising Rich People's Crimes [09:52] TR News Associated Press https://fair.org/home/ap-describes-musks-coup-as-penchant-for-dabbling/ | Source: FAIR http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/25/The_Fall_of_Corporate_Media_Controlled_by_Oligarchs_Who_Boost_o.shtml [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | AP Describes Musks Coup as Penchant for Dabbling FAIR [09:52] TR News "Critical Race Theory" https://fair.org/home/luke-charles-harris-on-critical-race-theory-2021/ | Source: FAIR [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Luke Charles Harris on Critical Race Theory (2021) FAIR [09:59] TR News "Some federal workers given just 30 minutes to leave amid Trump layoffs" ● Feb 15 [10:10] TR News "Without permission or compensation, Cohere uses scraped copies of our articles, through training, real-time use, and in outputs, to power its artificial intelligence service, which in turn competes with Publisher offerings and the emerging market for AI licensing" https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/major-publishers-launch-copyright-lawsuit-ai-startup-cohere/ | Source: Silicon Angle [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Major publishers launch copyright lawsuit against AI startup Cohere - SiliconANGLE [10:10] TR News "Note that this fresh copyright does not extinguish any copyright in the component pieces you cant use this process for copyright laundering." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/14/ai-image-gets-a-us-copyright-or-some-of-a-copyright/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | AI image gets a US copyright or some of a copyright Pivot to AI [10:11] TR News "In this article, well look at all these issues." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/more-ai-problems/ | Source: Stephen Smith [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smist08.wordpress.com | More AI Problems | Stephen Smith's Blog [10:16] TR News "The Guardian has become the latest news publisher to sign a deal with ChatGPT owner OpenAI over content licensing." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/guardian-openai/ it is basically a settlement http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Guardian OpenAI deal: Publisher latest to sign licensing agreement [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OpenAI: If OpenAI Survives Another 2 Years, It'll be About 30 Billion Dollars in Cumulative Losses/Debt [10:17] TR News "The American economy is built on intellectual [sic] property [sic]." https://www.mlive.com/opinion/2025/02/is-that-article-stolen-why-media-companies-are-suing-an-ai-company-opinion.html | Source: Michigan News [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is that article stolen? Why media companies are suing an AI company | Opinion - mlive.com [10:25] TR News "Sorry folks, turns out it was just a bug, and Apple has now rolled back the Netflix integration. Original story follows " https://www.pcworld.com/article/2609395/netflix-comes-to-the-apple-tv-app-sort-of.html | Source: PC World [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Netflix comes to the Apple TV app (Update: not so much) | PCWorld [10:25] TR News "Well, I woke up this morning excited about Netflix and I will go to sleep disappointed with them. I have two things to say here and one prediction." https://birchtree.me/blog/netflix-accidentally-gave-us-something-nice/ | Source: Matt Birchler [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Netflix accidentally gave us something nice [10:25] TR News "I havent read all of those books. I certainly wont be downloading all of them. But I am going through the whole list and pulling out the ones worth keeping, so I can run them through the AntiDRMinator and be able to read them anywhere Id like." https://anniemueller.com/posts/painting-yourself-into-a-corner | Source: Annie Mueller [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anniemueller.com | Painting yourself into a corner - annie's blog [10:27] TR News "There are a few reasons why some Kindle users might miss this feature. Its useful if you dont have access to a Wi-Fi network" https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb | Source: The Verge [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Amazon will stop allowing Kindle book downloads to your PC soon | The Verge [10:27] TR News "As you can imagine, the ancient feature doesn't get much use nowadays, that is, unless you like to break DRM, which is precisely what some in the e-book community use the feature for, downloading their e-books with an older version of DRM that is easy to crack." https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-closing-kindle-loophole-remove-drm/ | Source: Android Police [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Amazon is closing a Kindle loophole that makes it easy to remove DRM [10:28] TR News "Lobsang Gelek, a journalist in RFAs Investigative team, hasnt seen his family since he was 10" https://www.rfa.org/english/rfainsider/2025/02/14/escape-from-tibet-lobsang-gelek-epsiode-26/ | Source: RFA [10:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/rfainsider/2025/02/14/escape-from-tibet-lobsang-gelek-epsiode-26/ ) [10:29] TR News "The 36-year-old mother took a few minutes to open her front door for the deputies before she let them inside to further discuss her concerns." https://truthout.org/articles/family-of-a-woman-killed-in-her-home-by-a-sheriffs-deputy-wins-10m-settlement/ | Source: TruthOut [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Family of a Woman Killed in Her Home by a Sheriffs Deputy Wins $10M Settlement | Truthout [10:29] TR News "The Dalai Lama made the hillside town of Dharamshala his headquarters since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959." https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/dalai-lama-z-security-threat-life-b2698256.html | Source: The Independent UK [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | India steps up Dalai Lamas security over potential threat to his life | The Independent [10:30] TR News "They call me, they send me voice messages, they leave pamphlets or people tell me" https://www.voanews.com/a/the-danger-zone-in-colombia-s-catatumbo-region-reporting-is-risky-business/7975256.html | Source: VOA News [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | The danger zone: In Colombias Catatumbo region, reporting is risky business [10:40] TR News (NEW): Does The PCMag Know of Writers Experimenting With Slop Writing? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Does_The_PCMag_Know_of_Writers_Experimenting_With_Slop_Writing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Does_The_PCMag_Know_of_Writers_Experimenting_With_Slop_Writing.gmi [10:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Does The PCMag Know of Writers Experimenting With Slop Writing? [10:47] TR News Techrights IDG 'Reviews' of GNU/Linux Now Contain LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/IDG_Reviews_of_GNU_Linux_Now_Contain_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/IDG_Reviews_of_GNU_Linux_Now_Contain_LLM_Slop.gmi [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IDG 'Reviews' of GNU/Linux Now Contain LLM Slop [10:55] TR News "Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the cars brakes" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/her-parents-were-injured-in-tesla-crash-she-ended-up-having-to-pay-tesla-damages-1861361 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Her parents were injured in Tesla crash, She ended up having to pay Tesla damages [10:56] TR News "But theyre doing so without a list of specific titles or even clear guidance on what books to target." https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/dod-schools-book-removal/ | Source: Task And Purpose [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | 'Hillbilly Elegy,' 'Kite Runner' among books under review at military schools [10:56] TR News "Journalists wishing to interview an expert outside of the Talibans list of 68 approved speakers had to seek the information ministrys permission." https://cpj.org/2025/02/taliban-ban-domestic-political-and-economic-broadcasts-in-afghanistan/ | Source: CPJ [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Taliban ban domestic political and economic broadcasts in Afghanistan - Committee to Protect Journalists [10:58] TR News "AI is bringing back those lost voices. Both Jules and Joyce have fed an AI tool built by ElevenLabs recordings of their old voices to re-create them." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/14/1111900/ai-voice-clone-say-arse-then-banned/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | A woman made her AI voice clone say arse. Then she got banned. | MIT Technology Review [10:59] TR News "Taiwans National Security Bureau said the number of pieces of false or biased information distributed by China increased 60% in 2024, to 2.16 million from 1.33 million in 2023." https://therecord.media/taiwan-using-ai-to-fight-disinformation | Source: The Record [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Taiwan using AI to fight disinformation campaigns, former minister says | The Record from Recorded Future News ● Feb 15 [11:01] TR News "TSMC is investing $65 billion in new factories in the U.S. state of Arizona, a project begun in 2020 under Cheeto's first administration." https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-pledges-chip-talks-and-investment-in-bid-to-ease-trump-s-concerns-/7974979.html | Source: VOA News [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | Taiwan pledges chip talks and investment in bid to ease Trumps concerns [11:01] TR News "EPIC writes in support of HB 307, the Internet Privacy & Safety Act. For more than two decades" https://epic.org/documents/testimony-for-new-mexico-internet-privacy-safety-act-hb-307/ | Source: EPIC [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/documents/testimony-for-new-mexico-internet-privacy-safety-act-hb-307/ ) [11:01] TR News "Next, all of the remaining line prosecutors withdrew from the case." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/trumps-doj-corruption-laid-bare-by-his-own-conservative-prosecutors/ | Source: Techdirt [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumps DOJ Corruption Laid Bare By His Own Conservative Prosecutors | Techdirt [11:05] TR News "Codeberg reassures users in a statement." https://www.theverge.com/news/612857/codeberg-open-source-code-far-right-forces-spam | Source: The Verge [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Open-source code repository says far-right forces are behind massive spam attacks | The Verge [11:08] TR News "In France, rightsholders have taken legal action to get large VPN providers on board with their pirate site blocking program." https://torrentfreak.com/protonvpn-site-blocking-is-an-attack-on-users-online-freedom-250214/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ProtonVPN: Site Blocking Is an Attack on Users' Online Freedom * TorrentFreak [11:08] TR News "Police risk losing societys trust in fight against cybercrime" https://therecord.media/eurpol-chief-cybercrime-law-enforcement-powers-society-trust | Source: The Record [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Police risk losing societys trust in fight against cybercrime, warns Europol chief | The Record from Recorded Future News [11:08] TR News "Its impossible for me to discuss the utility of a thing when I fundamentally disagree with the purpose of it." https://darthmall.net/2025/mia-suzanne-tech-ai-wtf/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-darthmall.net | Miriam Suzanne: Tech continues to be political - Evan Sheehan [11:08] TR News "And if necessary, we will file a civil suit." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/mexico-threatens-to-sue-google-over-gulf-of-america-listing/articleshow/118221334.cms | Source: India Times [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google: Mexico threatens to sue Google over 'Gulf of America' listing - The Economic Times [11:12] TR News (NEW): Fwupd 2.0.6 Brings Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Fwupd_2_0_6_Brings_Enhanced_Features_and_Bug_Fixes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Fwupd_2_0_6_Brings_Enhanced_Features_and_Bug_Fixes.gmi [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fwupd 2.0.6 Brings Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes [11:13] TR News "Virtually all companies use Open Source software, making a critical subset of the Open Source ecosystem crucial for everything from watching YouTube videos to working with medical records." https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4149-why-and-how-companies-should-pay-open-source-maintainers/ | Source: FOSDEM [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2025 - Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers [11:13] TR News "On 2 Feb 2025, I gave a talk at FOSDEM 2025 on improving the sustainability of the Open Source ecosystem, titled Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers. This page includes information on this talk, as well as ways to submit your own feedback and views on these topics." https://vlad.website/why-and-how-companies-should-pay-open-source-maintainers/ | [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vlad.website | Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers [11:13] TR News "I gave a talk on Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers, in which I drew on the philosophy of economics to explain why companies should pay maintainers, then built on my experience at thanks.dev to suggest an algorithmic way to decide how to split up funds across many projects in a dependency tree." https://opensourcepledge.com/blog/why-companies-should-pay-open-source-maintainers-FOSDEM/ | [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensourcepledge.com | Why and How Companies Should Pay Open Source Maintainers (A talk from FOSDEM 2025) | Open Source Pledge [11:14] TR News debanking https://www.citationneeded.news/crypto-industrys-debanking-smokescreen/ | Source: Molly White [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | The crypto industrys debanking smokescreen [11:14] TR News "More iconic even, was the visit to the Transport Museum Shop." https://hacdias.com/2025/02/14/elizabeth-pillow/ | Source: Henrique Dias [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hacdias.com | Elizabeth Pillow - Henrique Dias [11:16] TR News Is "Gulf of America" the "Crimea" moment of Mexico? Like with Greenland? The "American Putin" tries to legitimise stealing others' land. [11:16] TR News "The canals predated the railway, and were critical to the success of Britains industrial revolution." https://heliomass.com/posts/2501-the-towpath-beckons-once-again/ | Source: Heliomass [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Towpath Beckons Once Again | heliomass.com [11:16] TR News "The trial began on Wednesday and is set to continue for three months, but the short-duration tickets are only available in a limited area near downtown Helsinki." https://yle.fi/a/74-20143746 | Source: YLE [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Helsinki public transport trials '10-minute' tickets | Yle News | Yle [11:17] TR News (NEW): FOSDEM 2025 and Financing Free Software Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/FOSDEM_2025_and_Financing_Free_Software_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/FOSDEM_2025_and_Financing_Free_Software_Development.gmi [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FOSDEM 2025 and Financing Free Software Development [11:20] TR News "The innovative system, designed by Italian engineering firm Aria Santa, features nearly invisible carbon-fiber blades with ultra-quiet motors." https://mihobu.lol/vatican-city-announces-innovative-climate-control-for-sistine-chapel | Source: Michael Burkhardt [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mihobu.lol | BREAKING: Vatican City Announces Innovative Climate Control for Sistine Chapel - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web [11:21] TR News "More surprising to the researchers was that most of the 15 common tree species studied were not gaining any ground in areas where conditions were more favorable, indicating that most tree species likely will not be able to move to more accommodating climates without assistance." https://phys.org/news/2025-02-climate-outpaces-tree-migration-human.html | Source: Omicron Limited [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-climate-outpaces-tree-migration-human.html ) [11:21] TR News "The freeze jeopardizes dozens of projects to conserve wildlife around the world, from imperiled sea turtles in Central America to elephants in Africa. Grant programs from the federal government protect species whose habitats straddle borders" https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/399957/fish-wildlife-service-trump-funding-freeze | Source: Vox [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal funding freeze: How will wildlife conservation be impacted? | Vox [11:23] TR News "Latvia, together with the other Nordic and Baltic countries (known as the 'NB8' format)" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/14.02.2025-nordics-baltics-say-they-will-stand-by-ukraine.a587886/ | Source: Latvia [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Nordics, Baltics say they will stand by Ukraine / Article [11:23] TR News "A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a man to three years in jail for joining the Islamic State group" https://www.thelocal.se/20250214/sweden-jails-man-for-joining-islamic-state-in-landmark-conviction | Source: The Local SE [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.se/20250214/sweden-jails-man-for-joining-islamic-state-in-landmark-conviction ) [11:24] TR News "A growing number of countries think they have unmasked the man running the Islamic State terror groups global operations" https://www.voanews.com/a/intelligence-agencies-close-in-on-islamic-state-caliph-/7975753.html | Source: VOA News [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | Intelligence agencies close in on Islamic State caliph [11:25] TR News "Elon Musks collection of supposed coding geniuses brought in to disrupt government inefficiency" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/doges-genius-coders-launch-website-so-full-of-holes-anyone-can-write-to-it/ | Source: Techdirt [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOGEs Genius Coders Launch Website So Full Of Holes, Anyone Can Write To It | Techdirt [11:25] TR News "If any of those former officials really believed that Musk was going to run with the opportunity to constructively reform the government" https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-elon-musk-doge-youth-squad/ | Source: Wired [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity | WIRED [11:28] TR News "The building housed Adolf Hitlers Munich offices in the 1930s. Behind those windows, in Hitlers private study, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain negotiated the notorious Munich Agreement" https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-russia-putin-ukraine-appeasement-munich-security-conference-20250214.html | Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.inquirer.com | Trumps Russian appeasement is a betrayal of Ukraine and European allies | Opinion [11:28] TR News "Unions challenging the Trump administrations deferred resignation offer to government workers lack the standing to do so, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday." https://fedscoop.com/unions-lack-standing-to-challenge-deferred-resignation-judge-rules-voiding-deadline-pause/ | Source: Scoop News Group [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Unions lack standing to challenge deferred resignation, judge rules, voiding deadline pause | FedScoop [11:29] TR News "Without minimizing the potential for the utter destruction of the rule of law in this countrya genuine possibility!" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a-minority | Source: Hamilton Nolan [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | They Are a Minority - by Hamilton Nolan - How Things Work [11:29] TR News "This is nonfiction with an unreliable narrator. H does not desperately try to justify his actions or pretend ignorance (impossible in his position), but he elides." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/commandant-of-auschwitz-by-rudolf-hoess-or-hoss-hos-hoes/ | Source: Darren Goossens [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-darrengoossens.wordpress.com | Commandant of Auschwitz by Rudolf Hoess (or Hss, H, Hoe) DSPACE [11:30] TR News "The Public Prosecutor General's Office in Munich stated that the suspected perpetrator appears to have been motivated by Islamism. After the attack" https://www.dw.com/en/islamist-motive-debated-in-germany-after-attack-in-munich/a-71613643 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Islamist motive debated in Germany after attack in Munich DW 02/14/2025 [11:30] TR News "God [sic] is great" https://apnews.com/article/germany-munich-car-attack-suspect-extremism-3ca7bd91524aecba67cb8c8f586031bf | Source: Associated Press [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | German prosecutors investigate possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack | AP News [11:31] TR News "For Germans there were immediate reminders of an attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg less than two months ago that killed six people and injured 300 others." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o | Source: BBC [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Dozens injured in suspected car ramming attack in Munich [11:32] TR News "certain Islamist orientation" https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3298776/suspect-munich-car-ramming-had-islamist-orientation-police?module=top_story&pgtype=section | Source: SCMP [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scmp.com | Suspect in Munich car ramming had Islamist orientation: police | South China Morning Post [11:33] TR News "The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musks cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database that can be edited by anyone" https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-2/ | Source: 404 Media [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website [11:35] TR News "According to app data analytics firm Sensor Tower" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/13/tiktok-returns-to-app-stores-google-apple/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/13/tiktok-returns-to-app-stores-google-apple/ ) [11:38] TR News "But while the news is welcome for both fans of the platform and content creators earning an income from the app, the future of the app is still uncertain in the US" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-has-finally-returned-to-apple-and-google-app-stores-in-the-us-but-for-how-long | Source: Digital Camera World [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | TikTok has finally returned to Apple and Google app stores in the US but for how long? | Digital Camera World [11:38] TR News "TikTok has long faced troubles in the U.S., with the U.S. government claiming that its Chinese ownership and access to the data of millions of Americans makes it a national security risk." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tiktok-donald-trump-apple-google-chinese-b2698136.html | Source: The Independent UK [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US | The Independent [11:39] TR News "Apple and Google reportedly received the legal assurances they had sought in the form of a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi." https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-us-app-stores-following-ban-suspension/ | Source: Silicon Angle [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TikTok returns to US app stores following ban suspension - SiliconANGLE [11:39] TR News "It was not immediately clear what Trump was referring to when he said "90 days," as his executive order pushed back the ban by 75 days." https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-returns-to-us-app-stores-weeks-after-trump-delays-ban/a-71602870 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TikTok returns to US app stores weeks after Trump delays ban DW 02/14/2025 [11:40] TR News "This bloodless, technocratic view of lawdivorced from its moral foundationsis how democracies die in the 21st century." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-velvet-glove-and-the-dying-constitution | Source: Mike Brock [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Velvet Glove and the Dying Constitution - by Mike Brock [11:40] TR News "demands underprivileged areas with a high non-Western population" https://www.thelocal.dk/20250213/eu-court-likely-to-rule-denmarks-parallel-society-laws-discriminatory | Source: The Local DK [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.dk | EU court likely to rule Denmarks parallel society laws discriminatory [11:41] TR News "I'm sharing tonight a repost of a piece I originally wrote last summer about the very real attack by the KKK and Nazis on leftist labor organizers in Greensboro, NC" https://louplummer.lol/greensboro-massacre-1979/ | Source: Lou Plummer [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-louplummer.lol | The Greensboro Massacre of 1979 | Living Out Loud [11:42] TR News "DIU in November staged a three-day flight demonstration at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California." https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/2025/02/14/pentagon-expands-list-of-commercial-drones-certified-for-military-use/ | Source: C4ISRNET [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | Pentagon expands list of commercial drones certified for military use [11:43] TR News "Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai said that the Chinese tech company will partner with Apple on AI for iPhones sold in the China market, while speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/alibaba-chairman-says-firm-will-partner-with-apple-for-ai-features-on-chinese-iphones/articleshow/118206284.cms | Source: India Times [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Alibaba chairman says firm will partner with Apple for AI features on Chinese iPhones - The Economic Times [11:44] TR News "The firm warns that if your CCTV films or captures images of people outside of your property boundary, such as a neighbours garden or home, shared spaces or public areas, then it must be GDPR compliant." https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2013058/warning-issued-anyone-ring-doorbell | Source: Express [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warning issued to anyone with a Ring doorbell | UK | News | Express.co.uk [11:44] TR News "The firm cautions that if your CCTV records images or videos of people outside your property lines, such as a neighbour's yard or home, common areas, or public streets, it must comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-fine-100000-misuse-ring-doorbell-camera-heres-what-you-should-know-1731037 | Source: International Business Times [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | UK To Fine 100,000 For Misuse Of Ring Doorbell Camera - Here's What You Should Know | IBTimes UK [11:44] TR News "A new lawsuit sheds light on the Department of Government Efficiencys (DOGE) work at USAID, with some employees alleging that DOGE workers had root access to computer systems containing security clearance data, including foreign contacts for an employee who deploys to conflict zones." https://therecord.media/usaid-staff-accuses-doge-improper-access | Source: The Record [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | USAID staff accuses DOGE of jeopardizing safety, accessing security clearance data | The Record from Recorded Future News [11:45] TR News "Texas on Friday announced it is investigating the Chinese AI company DeepSeek for allegedly violating the states data privacy law." https://therecord.media/texas-investigating-deepseek-privacy | Source: The Record [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Texas investigating DeepSeek for violating data privacy law | The Record from Recorded Future News [11:46] TR News "US lawmakers want newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to back up her tough talk on backdoors. They're urging her to push back on the UK government's reported order for Apple to weaken iCloud security for government access." https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/us_demand_uk_apple_backdoor_close/ | Source: The Register UK [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | US lawmakers fight UKs Apple iCloud backdoor The Register [11:46] TR News "All large language models, or LLMs the type of AI-driven advanced chatbot made famous by OpenAIs ChatGPT are built by first amassing massive amounts of data, and work in part by collecting what people type into them. DeepSeek, though more efficient than ChatGPT, is no different." https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/deepseek-ai-comes-data-safety-concerns-chatgpt-openai-rcna189521 | Source: NBC [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | China's DeepSeek AI is watching what you type [11:46] TR News "Surveillance pricing is a growing practice that relies on collecting vast amounts of data from customers, making inferences about customer characteristics, and using those inferences to inform the price each customer pays for productsall to maximize profits." https://epic.org/krogers-surveillance-pricing-harms-consumers-and-raises-prices-with-or-without-facial-recognition/ | Source: EPIC [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/krogers-surveillance-pricing-harms-consumers-and-raises-prices-with-or-without-facial-recognition/ ) [11:47] TR News "The breaches by at least two individuals showcase the recklessness with which DOGE has been ripping through federal agencies and departments. Since President Donald Trump created DOGE through a legally dubious executive order" https://truthout.org/articles/doge-government-website-was-temporarily-alterable-by-pretty-much-anyone/ | Source: TruthOut [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | DOGE Government Website Was Temporarily Alterable by Pretty Much Anyone | Truthout [11:47] TR News "Free, local public schools are the U.S. default (making up about 83 per cent of elementary and high school enrolment), but other options include private schools (about 10 per cent), charter schools (about seven per cent) and homeschooling." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-choice-vouchers-programs-1.7456537 | Source: CBC [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | The U.S. is moving to expand school choice. Could it impact Canada? | CBC News [11:48] TR News "Digital thieves quite possibly Kremlin-linked baddies have been emailing out bogus Microsoft Teams meeting invites to trick victims in key government and business sectors into handing over their authentication tokens, granting access to emails, cloud data, and other sensitive information." https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/russia_spies_spoofing_teams/ | Source: The Register UK [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Suspected Russian spies caught spoofing Teams invites The Register [11:49] TR News "And yet it began as a quirky idea by three former PayPal employees Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen who activated their domain on Valentine's Day 2005, hazy about its direction." https://www.dw.com/en/youtube-from-failed-dating-site-to-pop-culture-juggernaut/a-71561377 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-YouTube: From failed dating site to pop culture juggernaut DW 02/13/2025 [11:50] TR News "The study pointed out that generative AI could create fake news stories about customer money being unsafe or memes mocking security, which could spread on social media through paid ads." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-content-raises-risks-of-more-bank-runs-uk-study/articleshow/118241075.cms | Source: India Times [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | AI-generated content raises risks of more bank runs: UK study - The Economic Times [11:50] TR News "34 percent of Gemini, 27 percent of Copilot, 17 percent of Perplexity, and 15 percent of ChatGPT responses were judged to have significant issues with how they represented the BBC content used as a source" https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/bbc_ai_news_accuracy/ | Source: The Register UK [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | AI summaries turn real news into nonsense, BBC finds The Register [11:51] TR News "Even if Congress were motivated to fight back against Trump and Musk, or against a future president seeking to bulldoze the will of the legislature, the absolute power to command AI agents would make it easier to subvert legislative intent." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ai-and-civil-service-purges.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI and Civil Service Purges - Schneier on Security [11:52] TR News "One idea they liked was when I told them: If you understand linear regression, you understand Chat GPT. While this is obviously a simplification, I managed to convince them it is not far from the truth." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/whats-artificial-intelligence-all-about/ | Source: Rlang [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whats Artificial Intelligence all about? | R-bloggers [11:52] TR News "LLMs often exhibit error reinforcement. When youre trying to get them to solve a tricky problem, sometimes their first mistake stays in the context and pushes them to keep repeating it, no matter what you say." https://www.seangoedecke.com/learning-from-how-llms-think/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Lessons on thinking from large language models | sean goedecke [11:53] TR News "Specifically, the group targeted Cisco switches and routers vulnerable to CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273, two critical issues in the IOS XE platform that were disclosed in October 2023, after they had been exploited as zero-days." https://www.securityweek.com/salt-typhoon-targeting-old-cisco-vulnerabilities-in-fresh-telecom-hacks/ | Source: Security Week [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/salt-typhoon-targeting-old-cisco-vulnerabilities-in-fresh-telecom-hacks/ ) [11:54] TR News "RedMike has attempted to exploit more than 1,000 Cisco devices globally. The group likely compiled a list of target devices based on their association with telecommunications providers' networks." https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-cn-2025-0213.pdf | [11:54] TR News "Attackers primarily targeted internet-exposed Cisco network routers over the past couple months, according to Recorded Future." https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-china-ongoing-telecom-attack-spree/ | Source: Scoop News Group [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers | CyberScoop [11:54] TR News "In a memo sent Friday to all CISA employees and obtained by WIRED, CISAs acting director, Bridget Bean, said she was ordering a review and assessment of every position at the agency related to election security and countering mis- and disinformation" https://www.wired.com/story/cisa-election-security-freeze-memo/ | Source: Wired [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work | WIRED [11:55] TR News "According to The Drive's sleuthing, it's not a new issue, with the earliest complaints cropping up two years ago. But here's the most baffling part: the owner claims they had already reached 36,000 miles driven in their Jeep" https://futurism.com/jeep-ads-center-console | Source: Futurism [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Jeep Drivers Bombarded With Ads for Extended Warranty on Their Center Console Displays [11:56] TR News "Canadian citizens wouldhave much better medical [care]." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-canada-51st-state-plan-healthcare/ | Source: The Nation [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Trumps 51st-State Plan Would Be a Literal Death Sentence for Canadians | The Nation [11:56] TR News "That is, screens and all the technologies that accompany them are tools to make the world seem more predictable and less uncertain: infinite scroll; autoplay; the always-on live news cycle; the steady drumbeat of notifications" https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/make-life-possible | Source: Mandy Brown [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aworkinglibrary.com | Make life possible | A Working Library [11:57] TR News "due to the extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpouring of support." https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/14/luigi-mangione-breaks-silence-first-statement-new-website/ | Source: TMZ [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Luigi Mangione Breaks Silence With New Website [11:57] TR News "The two nurses Ahmed Rashid Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh were stood down after a video shared on social media appeared to show them saying they would refuse to treat Israeli patients, and would "kill them" if they came under their care." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/muslim-groups-condemn-sydney-nurses-alleged-anti-israeli-remarks/e2c72fcz9 | Source: SBS [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sbs.com.au | Sydney nurses' alleged anti-Israeli remarks 'abhorrent', Muslim groups say | SBS News [11:58] TR News "Many silent movies were printed on unstable nitrate film stock, which is also highly flammable." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intern-finds-only-known-surviving-copy-of-the-heart-of-lincoln-a-silent-film-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-180986041/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intern-finds-only-known-surviving-copy-of-the-heart-of-lincoln-a-silent-film-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-180986041/ ) [11:58] TR News "All in all, this does not make a USB stick the ideal storage medium for long-term storage of important data certainly not as the only method." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2037550/how-long-does-data-last-on-a-usb-flash-drive-its-complicated.html | Source: PC World [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How long does data last on a flash drive? | PCWorld [11:59] TR News "This is the 77th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Max Kapur and his blog, maxkapur.com" https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-max-kapur | Source: Manuel Moreale [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | P&B: Max Kapur Manu ● Feb 15 [12:00] TR News "Most of my working life has been spent working in education, mostly for a K-12 school system in a large, mostly rural county but also for a small, private university." https://louplummer.lol/working-in-a-village/ | Source: Lou Plummer [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-louplummer.lol | Working in a Village | Living Out Loud [12:00] TR News "The aggressive campaign against the civil service parallels a long history of attacks against another type of public sector worker far more familiar to most Americans: teachers." https://www.vox.com/donald-trump/399600/doge-civil-service-teachers-education-government-trump-elon-musk | Source: Vox [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the civil service | Vox [12:02] TR News "The new administration seems unlikely to abandon science in its entiretyresearch into space exploration or artificial intelligence may well continue without friction" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/trump-science-data-gender-dei/681698/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Erasing of American Science - The Atlantic [12:02] TR News "They also needed to design a secondary mission, which in the case of LittleBlueDot included taking photos of the ground below to map it." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/cansat-a-tiny-can-sized-raspberry-pi-powered-satellite/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/cansat-a-tiny-can-sized-raspberry-pi-powered-satellite/ ) [12:03] TR News "Ive been interested in file comparison (diff) algorithms for quite a while. Id assumed for some time that the classical approach, which uses a longest-common-subsequence (LCS) algorithm" https://www.raygard.net/2025/01/28/how-histogram-diff-works/ | Source: Ray Gardner [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raygard.net | How "histogram diff" actually works [12:03] TR News "This is a follow-on to my earlier post explaining the details of how histogram diff works, including a textual description of the algorithm and pseudocode." https://www.raygard.net/2025/01/29/a-histogram-diff-implementation/ | Source: Ray Gardner [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raygard.net | More on "histogram diff", and a working program [12:04] TR News "Recently I was called on to explain the XOR operator to somebody who vaguely knew of its existence, but didnt have a good intuition for what it was useful for and how it behaved." https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/xor/ | Source: Chiark [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.chiark.greenend.org.uk | XOR [12:05] TR News "Algebraic effects are a convenient abstraction for modelling the interaction between a program and the world. Programs are only a set of instructions." https://crowdhailer.me/2025-02-14/algebraic-effects-are-a-functional-approach-to-manage-side-effects/ | [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crowdhailer.me | Algebraic effects are a functional approach to manage side effects [12:05] TR News "I generate two large, random prime numbers, pp and qq, each of length 1024 bits. I then give you the product n=pqn=pq. Find pp." https://blintzbase.com/posts/cryptography-is-not-based-on-np-hard-problems | [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blintzbase.com | Why cryptography is not based on NP-complete problems [12:06] TR News "I probably would have published that on a blog if I had known what those were (or how to create one)" https://vatthikorn.com/blog-questions-challenge/ | [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vatthikorn.com | Blog Questions Challenge - Zack Apiratitham [12:07] TR News "Perhaps persistence, patience, and focus are the hallmarks of an expert." https://birming.com/expert/ | Source: Robert Birming [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What's an expert? | Robert Birming [12:07] TR News "But why? If youve known me for a while, you know a Cluetrain quote is coming!" https://loudpoet.com/2025/02/08/why-keep-blogging-in-2025/ | [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-loudpoet.com | Why keep blogging in 2025? As in guillotine... [12:08] TR News "Hang on, what does that actually mean?" https://andysblog.uk/why-buzzwords-kill-creativity/ | Source: Andy Hawthorne [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andysblog.uk | Why Buzzwords Kill Creativity | Andy's Blog [12:09] TR News "The table he chose to use as a base is the Vittsj table from Ikea. It has a wooden circular shape on top that the sand rests on. Nguyen created a glass enclosure for the sand that fits on top of this wooden base." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-dune-weaver-table-draws-images-in-sand-using-magnets | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Raspberry Pi Dune Weaver table draws images in sand using magnets | Tom's Hardware [12:09] TR News "This is quite a complex product, designed to be an innovative open-source learning tool built around the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-projects/elecrows-raspberry-pi-powered-crowpi-3-educational-kit-offers-plenty-of-scope-for-learning | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Elecrow's Raspberry Pi powered CrowPi 3 educational kit offers plenty of scope for learning | Tom's Hardware [12:10] TR News "The recent AMD processors (Zen 4) provide extensive support for the powerful AVX-512 instructions. AVX-512 (Advanced Vector Extensions 512) is an extension to the x86 instruction set architecture (ISA) introduced by Intel." https://lemire.me/blog/2025/02/14/avx-512-gotcha-avoid-compressing-words-to-memory-with-amd-zen-4-processors/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/02/14/avx-512-gotcha-avoid-compressing-words-to-memory-with-amd-zen-4-processors/ ) [12:11] TR News "The table he chose to use as a base is the Vittsj table from Ikea. It has a wooden circular shape on top that the sand rests on. Nguyen created a glass enclosure for the sand that fits on top of this wooden base." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-dune-weaver-table-draws-images-in-sand-using-magnets | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:15] TR News [Old] "C is quite different, at a fundamental level, from languages like Java and Python." https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/cdescent/ | Source: Chiark [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.chiark.greenend.org.uk | The Descent to C [12:15] TR News "To learn how optimizing compilers are made, I built one targeting the 6502 architecture. In a bizarre twist, my compiler generates faster code than GCC, LLVM, and every other compiler I compared it to." https://pubby.games/codegen.html | Source: Patrick Jordan Bene [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pubby.games | NO TITLE [12:16] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, AVX-512, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_AVX_512_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_AVX_512_and_More.gmi [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, AVX-512, and More [12:16] TR News "The second part to my approach is to experiment to see what a potential future for the web looks like where we aren't beholden to the interests of tech megacorps." https://search.technomancy.us/why | [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-search.technomancy.us | technomancy search [12:16] TR News [Old] "The UNIX terminal is an integrated development environment. Every single component necessary for software development is present. Unnecessary anti-features are largely not present in the UNIX terminal." https://0x19.org/posts/2021-12-04.php | [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-0x19.org | The UNIX Operating System is an IDE [12:17] TR News "Some would-be contributors are very familiar with programming, reading, and writing code, but they may never have opened an issue or sent a pull request. This is a scary first step. Others may have the necessary tech skills, but not the creativity." https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/youngsters_in_foss/ | Source: The Register UK [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Why are there so many graybeards in FOSS? The Register [12:19] TR News "This release finally makes the encoder multithreaded! Furthermore, the decoder can now handle chained Ogg FLAC files. As always, a lot of things have been fixed and improved." https://xiph.org/flac/2025/02/11/flac-1-5-0-released.html | [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xiph.org | FLAC - FLAC 1.5.0 released [12:21] TR News Debt of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, but they have real assets https://finbox.com/NYSE:TSM/explorer/total_debt https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSM/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing/cash-on-hand [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Complete Toolbox For Investors | finbox.com [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.macrotrends.net | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cash on Hand 2010-2024 | TSM | MacroTrends [12:26] TR News "I did one of those terminal surveys! As in, a survey about using terminals, not a survey thats terminal. Some of the answers are below. I didnt include duplicate questions, or ones where the answer is just a yes." https://rubenerd.com/a-terminal-survey/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: A terminal survey [12:27] TR News "Fast-forward two years and both Topiary and the Tree-sitter Bash grammar have moved on. As the incumbent Bash grammar was beginning to cause downstream problems from bit rot" https://www.tweag.io/blog/2025-02-13-bashfulness/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweag.io | Bashfulness - Tweag [12:31] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [12:32] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Security_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/15/Security_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO [12:37] TR News Techrights Links 15/02/2025: Erasing of American Science and Tesla SLAPPing Critics https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Links_15_02_2025_Erasing_of_American_Science_and_Tesla_SLAPPing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Links_15_02_2025_Erasing_of_American_Science_and_Tesla_SLAPPing.gmi [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 15/02/2025: Erasing of American Science and Tesla SLAPPing Critics [12:39] TR News SpellBinding LMOSTUY Wordo: SILKS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-02-15.gmi [12:41] TR News PureOS Crimson Development Report: January 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-january-2025/ | Source: Purism [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | PureOS Crimson Development Report: January 2025 Purism [12:42] TR News Fwupd 2.0.6 Brings Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes https://linuxiac.com/fwupd-2-0-6-brings-enhanced-features-and-bug-fixes/ [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Fwupd 2.0.6 Brings Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes [12:50] TR News "Without further ado, lets get into the beginnings of Open Source." https://dieter.plaetinck.be/posts/open-source-undefined-part-1-the-alternative-origin-story/ | [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dieter.plaetinck.be | Open Source undefined, part 1: the alternative origin story | Dieter's blog [12:50] TR News [Old] "Binary only software distributions do not advance the art. Secreted source code does not benefit the Linux community at large." https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux/c/06y4cr6wr7o/m/fZPOOaIMCCYJ | [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-groups.google.com | What would people think of binary-only software on Linux? [12:50] TR News "As happens when you write something on the [Internet], people will reply and share their own analyses and disagreements." https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/postscript-on-open-source-software-and-corporate-influence/ | Source: Andrew Lilley Brinker [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.alilleybrinker.com | Postscript on "Open Source Software and Corporate Influence" Andrew Lilley Brinker ● Feb 15 [13:00] TR News "With that in mind, I thought Id show you how to use content adapters to dynamically generate pages from CSV data held in a Google Sheet." https://harrycresswell.com/writing/generate-pages-from-google-sheets/ | Source: Harry Cresswell [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-harrycresswell.com | Generate pages from Google Sheets using Hugos Content Adapters | Harry Cresswell [13:02] TR News "I say this as a recent(ish) convert, but there are very few situations where a personal project will ever reach the scale where Postgres is necessary. The truth is: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/limits-before-running-postgres-becomes-useful/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Limits before running Postgres becomes useful [13:02] TR News "The thing isjust dont run SQLite server-side in production. Unless you have a really good reason." https://pid1.dev/posts/siren-call-of-sqlite-on-the-server/ | [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pid1.dev | Siren Call of SQLite on the Server - pid1 [13:20] TR News Techrights Female Nazis and racist Swiss women https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Female_Nazis_and_racist_Swiss_women.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Female_Nazis_and_racist_Swiss_women.gmi [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Female Nazis and racist Swiss women [13:22] TR News "The initial goal was to support the (not so) new HTTPS record, which makes it faster to connect to the destination" https://www.ncartron.org/my-website-is-now-sporting-a-shiny-new-https-dns-record.html | Source: Nico Cartron [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ncartron.org | My website is now sporting a shiny new HTTPS DNS record! [13:22] TR News "Before Neovim, I used to use Helix, which follows the same editing model as Kakoune. Having experience with both, I must admit that I prefer Helixs selection action editing model. It is a lot more precise and less error-prone to see the selection before taking action upon it." https://pawelgrzybek.com/highlight-yanked-text-in-neovim/ | Source: Pawe Grzybek [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Highlight yanked text in Neovim | pawelgrzybek.com [13:25] TR News "The new release introduces the ability to specify web search links for custom columns. In more practical terms, when you click on item names in the Book details panel, you can now determine exactly where those links lead." https://linuxiac.com/calibre-7-26-update-brings-enhanced-web-search/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Calibre 7.26 Update Brings Enhanced Web Search, Metadata Fixes [13:25] TR News "To be fair, most casual users of the FLOSS desktop-publishing mainstay arent sniffing around the bug tracker, and for the past few years it sure didnt seem as though much had changed judging by the clunky, dated interface and pixelated icons youd be met with upon launch." https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/scribus-1-7-0-from-strength-to-strength/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nathanupchurch.com | Scribus 1.7.0: From Strength to Strength [13:26] TR News "Krita can now be compiled (MR!2306) and run (Mastodon post) with Qt6 on Linux, a major milestone on the long road of porting from the outdated Qt5 framework." https://krita.org/en/posts/2025/monthly-update-23/ | Source: Krita [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krita.org | Krita Monthly Update - Edition 23 | Krita [13:26] TR News "The Kdenlive team has just rolled out v24.12.2, the second maintenance release in its 24.12 series, including multiple bug fixes, usability improvements, and enhanced compatibility for speech-to-text features." https://linuxiac.com/kdenlive-24-12-2-brings-bug-fixes-and-ui-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Kdenlive 24.12.2 Brings Bug Fixes and UI Improvements [13:27] TR News