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Efforts to censor information about suicides in Debian Project. [02:07] *liberty_box (~liberty@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [02:07] TR News (NEW): Governments Wasting Billions on Worthless and Even Harmful Microsoft Licences https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/29/Governments_Wasting_Billions_of_Worthless_and_Even_Harmful_Micr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/29/Governments_Wasting_Billions_of_Worthless_and_Even_Harmful_Micr.gmi [02:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Governments Wasting Billions on Worthless and Even Harmful Microsoft Licences [02:07] TR News (NEW): KDE Gear 25.12 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/KDE_Gear_25_12.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/11/KDE_Gear_25_12.gmi [02:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Gear 25.12 [02:07] TR News (NEW): Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Pop_OS_24_04_LTS_Released_A_Letter_From_Our_Founder.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Pop_OS_24_04_LTS_Released_A_Letter_From_Our_Founder.gmi [02:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder [02:08] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:08] TR News Techrights 2026 Could Very Well be Last Year of XBox, Microsoft Dropped the Ball https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/2026_Could_Very_Well_be_Last_Year_of_XBox_Microsoft_Dropped_the.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/2026_Could_Very_Well_be_Last_Year_of_XBox_Microsoft_Dropped_the.gmi [02:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2026 Could Very Well be Last Year of XBox, Microsoft Dropped the Ball [02:08] TR News Techrights Canonical and Ubuntu: Working for Microsoft, Promoting Proprietary Surveillance (Dis)Services https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_and_Ubuntu_Working_for_Microsoft_Promoting_Proprietar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Canonical_and_Ubuntu_Working_for_Microsoft_Promoting_Proprietar.gmi [02:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canonical and Ubuntu: Working for Microsoft, Promoting Proprietary Surveillance (Dis)Services [02:09] *techtrights-sec5 is now known as techtrights-sec6 [02:13] TR News Cyberattack on Puerto Rico IT vendor Truenorth hits 3 agencies https://dysruptionhub.com/puerto-rico-agencies-cyberattack-truenorth/ [02:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dysruptionhub.com | Puerto Rico vendor cyberattack hits three agencies [02:13] TR News Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marquis-data-breach-impacts-over-74-us-banks-credit-unions/ [02:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions [02:14] TR News UK Government Considers Computer Misuse Act Revision https://www.databreachtoday.com/uk-government-considers-computer-misuse-act-revision-a-30197 [02:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.databreachtoday.com | UK Government Considers Computer Misuse Act Revision [02:14] TR News Japan issues arrest warrant against teen suspected of cyberattack using AI https://www.aa.com.tr/en/artificial-intelligence/japan-issues-arrest-warrant-against-teen-suspected-of-cyberattack-using-ai/3761998 [02:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aa.com.tr | Japan issues arrest warrant against teen suspected of cyberattack using AI [02:24] TR News (NEW): Free Software Foundation Raises Almost $60,000 in 3+ Days https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Free_Software_Foundation_Raises_Almost_60_000_in_3_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Free_Software_Foundation_Raises_Almost_60_000_in_3_Days.gmi [02:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software Foundation Raises Almost $60,000 in 3+ Days [02:28] TR News Stop Workers From Snooping? https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/easy-question-complicated-answer-what-8548844/ [02:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Easy Question, Complicated Answer: What Does It Take to Stop Workers From Snooping? | Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) - JDSupra [02:31] TR News Ex-teen hackers warn parents are clueless as children steal millions https://news.sky.com/story/children-as-young-as-seven-caught-hacking-as-former-cybercriminals-warn-its-mainstream-now-13479365 [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.sky.com | Ex-teen hackers warn parents are clueless as children steal 'millions' | Money News | Sky News [02:32] TR News Windows TCO: Theyve escaped a lot of media attention, but Anubis RaaS is a threat to the medical sector https://databreaches.net/2025/12/07/theyve-escaped-a-lot-of-media-attention-but-anubis-raas-is-a-threat-to-the-medical-sector/ [02:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Theyve escaped a lot of media attention, but Anubis RaaS is a threat to the medical sector (1) DataBreaches.Net [02:33] TR News Nuenen accidentally leaks addresses of 1,000 asylum center opponents https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/07/nuenen-accidentally-leaks-addresses-1000-asylum-center-opponents [02:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Nuenen accidentally leaks addresses of 1,000 asylum center opponents | NL Times [02:34] TR News LockBit 5s new secure blog domain infra leaked already https://databreaches.net/2025/12/07/lockbit-5s-new-secure-blog-domain-infra-leaked-already/ [02:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LockBit 5s new secure blog domain infra leaked already DataBreaches.Net [02:35] TR News In the most expedient time possible https://databreaches.net/2025/12/07/in-the-most-expedient-time-possible/ [02:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In the most expedient time possible DataBreaches.Net [02:35] TR News Leavenworth, Kansas cyberattack disrupts city services https://dysruptionhub.com/leavenworth-kansas-cyberattack-city-services/ [02:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dysruptionhub.com | Leavenworth, Kansas cyberattack disrupts city services [02:36] TR News Virginia Twins Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-virginia-men-arrested-conspiring-destroy-government-databases [02:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.justice.gov | Office of Public Affairs | Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases | United States Department of Justice [02:37] TR News GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if youre part of a botnet https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/greynoise-launches-free-scanner-to-check-if-youre-part-of-a-botnet/ [02:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you're part of a botnet [02:37] TR News Cyber attack on Indian airports? Govt explains the scary threat that disrupted 400 flights last month. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cyber-attack-on-indian-airports-govt-explains-the-scary-threat-that-disrupted-400-flights-last-month/articleshow/125708158.cms?from=mdr [02:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Cyber attack on Indian airports? Govt explains the scary threat that disrupted 400 flights last month - The Economic Times [02:38] TR News How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/02/threat-research-ransomware-espionage-attack/ [02:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.helpnetsecurity.com | How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold - Help Net Security [02:39] TR News Hacking scheme targeted 120,000 home cameras for sexual footage https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/02/south-korea-home-cameras-hacked/ [02:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/02/south-korea-home-cameras-hacked/ ) [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-141225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-141225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-141225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-141225.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 14, 2025 [02:40] TR News Privacy Commissioners Office Urges the Public to Beware of Fraudsters Exploiting the Tai Po Fire Disaster https://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/news_events/media_statements/press_20251201.html [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcpd.org.hk | Privacy Commissioners Office Urges the Public to Beware of Fraudsters Exploiting the Tai Po Fire Disaster [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-141225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-141225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-141225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-141225.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 14, 2025 [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-141225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-141225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-141225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-141225.txt [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 14, 2025 [02:43] TR News \ Europol and partners shut down Cryptomixer https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-and-partners-shut-down-cryptomixer [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.europol.europa.eu | Europol and partners shut down Cryptomixer EUR 25 million in cryptocurrency seized during the operation | Europol [02:43] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-141225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-141225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-141225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-141225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 14, 2025 [02:44] TR News "failed to deploy reasonable security measures to protect student data stored in cloud-based databases. These failures led to a major data breach." https://databreaches.net/2025/11/07/attorney-general-james-and-multistate-coalition-secure-5-1-million-from-illuminate-education-for-failing-to-protect-students-data/ [02:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Attorney General James and Multistate Coalition Secure $5.1 Million from Illuminate Education For Failing to Protect Students Data DataBreaches.Net [02:45] TR News John P. Meehan Agency was hacked in July 2024. Affected customers were first finding out in November 2025. https://databreaches.net/2025/12/01/john-p-meehan-agency-was-hacked-in-july-2024-affected-customers-were-first-finding-out-in-november-2025/ [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-John P. Meehan Agency was hacked in July 2024. Affected customers were first finding out in November 2025. DataBreaches.Net [02:46] TR News Ransomware blog claims New Horizons Medical has been attacked https://databreaches.net/2025/12/01/ransomware-blog-claims-new-horizons-medical-has-been-attacked/ [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ransomware blog claims New Horizons Medical has been attacked DataBreaches.Net [02:46] TR News Ontario lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/deepak-paradkar-law-society-suspension-9.7004579 [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Law society suspends licence of Deepak Paradkar, Ontario lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding | CBC News [02:49] TR News housing non-profit sued for millions https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/angelidis-public-housing-money-lawsuits-9.6986693 [02:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Windsor housing non-profit director fired after allegations of $500K in unauthorized pay hikes for family | CBC News [02:49] TR News 80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-vaccine-bill-surprise-9.7000404 [02:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | 80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine | CBC News [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-14.txt [02:50] TR News they say "crypto fraud" but crypto implies fraud https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/prime-minister-mark-carney-ai-cryptocurrency-scam-prince-albert-sask-9.6975464 [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Sask. retiree warns others after losing $3K to crypto fraud using AI video of prime minister | CBC News [02:51] TR News Shop bankruptcies surge across Germany https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-shop-bankruptcies-surge-across-germany/live-75010590 [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany news: Shop bankruptcies surge across Germany DW 12/04/2025 [02:52] TR News gene-edited crops https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-to-relax-regulations-around-gene-edited-crops/a-75008573 [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU agrees to relax regulations around gene-edited crops DW 12/04/2025 [02:54] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:55] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, December 14, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_December_14_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_December_14_2025.gmi [02:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, December 14, 2025 [02:55] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Dec 15 [03:08] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux as Desktop Operating System in Japan at New High https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/GNU_Linux_as_Desktop_Operating_System_in_Japan_at_New_High.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/GNU_Linux_as_Desktop_Operating_System_in_Japan_at_New_High.gmi [03:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux as Desktop Operating System in Japan at New High [03:33] TR News Techrights More Than a Million Bytes Should be Enough for Most Computer Programs https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/More_Than_a_Million_Bytes_Should_be_Enough_for_Most_Computer_Pr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/More_Than_a_Million_Bytes_Should_be_Enough_for_Most_Computer_Pr.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights More Than a Million Bytes Should be Enough for Most Computer Programs [03:46] TR News Techrights Slop ("AI") Will Replace People and Take Away Jobs, Say the Slopfarms With Fake (LLM-Generated) Text and Slop Images https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Slop_AI_Will_Replace_People_and_Take_Away_Jobs_Say_the_Slopfarm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Slop_AI_Will_Replace_People_and_Take_Away_Jobs_Say_the_Slopfarm.gmi [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop ("AI") Will Replace People and Take Away Jobs, Say the Slopfarms With Fake (LLM-Generated) Text and Slop Images ● Dec 15 [04:15] TR News Techrights Demonisation Attacks on Richard Matthew Stallman (RMS) - Including Antisemitic Attacks - Have Not Worked https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Demonisation_Attacks_on_Richard_Matthew_Stallman_RMS_Including_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Demonisation_Attacks_on_Richard_Matthew_Stallman_RMS_Including_.gmi [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Demonisation Attacks on Richard Matthew Stallman (RMS) - Including Antisemitic Attacks - Have Not Worked [04:23] TR News Techrights IBM May be Breaking the Law to Silence Staff It Laid Off https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/IBM_May_be_Breaking_the_Law_to_Silence_Staff_It_Laid_Off.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/IBM_May_be_Breaking_the_Law_to_Silence_Staff_It_Laid_Off.gmi [04:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM May be Breaking the Law to Silence Staff It Laid Off [04:30] TR News Techrights Breaking Your Proprietary Router in the Name of "Security" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Breaking_Your_Proprietary_Router_in_the_Name_of_Security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Breaking_Your_Proprietary_Router_in_the_Name_of_Security.gmi [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Breaking Your Proprietary Router in the Name of "Security" [04:37] TR News flights severely disrupted https://www.dw.com/en/chaos-as-indian-airline-indigo-flights-severely-disrupted/a-75011270 [04:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chaos as Indian airline IndiGo flights severely disrupted DW 12/04/2025 [04:38] TR News IndiGo cancellations snarl India's air travel for fourth day https://www.dw.com/en/indigo-cancellations-snarl-india-s-air-travel-for-fourth-day/a-75032235 [04:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IndiGo cancellations snarl India's air travel for fourth day DW 12/05/2025 [04:38] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:39] TR News Quiet, piggy. Said the pig! attack on journalists affects US press freedom https://www.dw.com/en/how-white-house-attack-on-journalists-affects-us-press-freedom/a-75040640 [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How White House attack on journalists affects press freedom DW 12/05/2025 [04:40] TR News world's happiest country, according to some biased American-styled questionnaire https://www.dw.com/en/finland-the-money-woes-of-the-world-s-happiest-country/a-74917409 [04:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Finland: The money woes of the world's happiest country DW 12/05/2025 [04:41] TR News iophk: using shares of stock to pretend to pay employees is a ripoff, specifically a pyramid scheme [04:41] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:41] TR News MElon will just attack the EU now https://www.dw.com/en/eu-imposes-120-million-fine-on-elon-musk-s-x-for-breaking-digital-rules/a-75033724 [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU hits X with 120 million fine over breaking digital rules DW 12/05/2025 [04:43] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer [04:43] TR News Algoma Steel issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-steel-mill-issues-layoff-notices-to-1-000-workers-9.6998768 https://www.propublica.org/article/pete-hoekstra-michigan-canada-tariffs [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Northern Ontario steel mill issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers | CBC News [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Reverses Anti-Tariff Stance ProPublica [04:43] TR News Gift to Autocrats https://jacobin.com/2025/12/canada-uae-trade-deal-carney/ [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Canadas Diversification Trade Deal Is a Gift to Autocrats [04:44] TR News Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-auditor-general-health-care-report-9.6999715 [04:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings | CBC News [04:45] TR News Immigration cuts https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/immigration-canada-business-indian-restaurant-work-permit-9.6999195 [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | 'I might have to shut down': Immigration cuts push Sask. restaurant to the brink | CBC News [04:46] TR News cholera https://www.dw.com/en/drc-fighting-worst-cholera-outbreak-in-25-years-unicef/a-75062375 [04:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DRC fighting worst cholera outbreak in 25 years UNICEF DW 12/08/2025 [04:48] TR News IndiGo crisis clouds India's aviation ambitions https://www.dw.com/en/indigo-crisis-clouds-india-s-aviation-ambitions/a-75061966 [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IndiGo crisis clouds India's aviation ambitions DW 12/08/2025 [04:49] TR News UN sets 2026 aid appeal below 1% of global arms spending https://www.dw.com/en/un-sets-2026-aid-appeal-below-1-of-global-arms-spending/a-75055111 [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UN sets 2026 aid appeal below 1% of global arms spending DW 12/08/2025 [04:51] TR News Maybe they need to work MORE and HARDER: Japan's economic woes spark global market concern https://www.dw.com/en/why-japan-s-economic-woes-spark-global-market-concern/a-75033679 [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Japan's economic woes spark global market concern DW 12/08/2025 [04:51] TR News Australia offers financial help for wildfire-hit state https://www.dw.com/en/australia-offers-financial-help-for-wildfire-hit-state/a-75049648 [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Australia offers financial help for wildfire-hit state DW 12/07/2025 [04:52] TR News grand jury transcripts https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-orders-release-of-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts/a-75044241 [04:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts DW 12/06/2025 [04:53] TR News Could they not instead do some rich people's crimes such as fraud and pedophilia? The crimes one is NOT arrested for? https://www.dw.com/en/uk-4-arrested-after-throwing-custard-at-crown-jewels/a-75047461 [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK: 4 arrested after throwing custard at Crown Jewels DW 12/06/2025 [04:54] TR News IndiGo https://www.dw.com/en/india-orders-airlines-to-cap-fares-amid-indigo-traffic-chaos/a-75044902 [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-India orders airlines to cap fares amid IndiGo traffic chaos DW 12/06/2025 ● Dec 15 [05:09] TR News Laurentian Bank announces sale to Fairstone Bank and National Bank https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laurentian-bank-sale-9.6999757 [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Laurentian Bank announces sale to Fairstone Bank and National Bank | CBC News [05:10] TR News B.C. man's 'FIVE-0' licence plate recalled due to police reference https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/five-0-licence-plate-icbc-recall-kamloops-bc-9.6999424 [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | ICBC to recall Kamloops man's 'FIVE-0' licence plate due to police reference | CBC News [05:11] TR News rights concerns https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-bill-1-united-nations-9.7001605 [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Legal experts ask UN to scrutinize Quebecs proposed constitution over rights concerns | CBC News [05:12] TR News Benin https://www.dw.com/en/benin-ecowas-troops-deployed-after-failed-coup-attempt/a-75050722 [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Benin: ECOWAS troops deployed after failed coup attempt DW 12/07/2025 [05:12] TR News jet shortage https://www.dw.com/en/german-aviation-tax-cut-to-offer-little-lift-amid-jet-shortage/a-75022175 [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-German aviation tax cut to fall flat amid aircraft shortage DW 12/07/2025 [05:13] TR News cash incentives and smears https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-s-orban-woos-voters-with-cash-incentives-and-smears/a-75048183 [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hungary's Orban woos voters with cash incentives and smears DW 12/07/2025 [05:15] TR News avian flu outbreak https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/avian-flu-outbreak-9.7000318 [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Why Canada's food inspection agency won't do interviews as avian flu outbreak in Ontario grows | CBC News [05:15] TR News "Australia's youth social media ban is looming." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/australia-social-media-ban-countdown-9.7000111 why NOT? [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Meta has begun shutting down kids' social media in Australia. The world is watching to see how it unfolds | CBC News [05:16] TR News eels https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/american-eel-first-nations-9.7004578 [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | First Nations wonder if Canada's decision on eels is best for future of species | CBC News [05:17] TR News Louvre: Water leak damages hundred of historic books https://www.dw.com/en/louvre-water-leak-damages-hundred-of-historic-books/a-75052926 [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Louvre: Water leak damages hundreds of historic books DW 12/07/2025 [05:18] TR News Unknown volcano eruption https://www.dw.com/en/unknown-volcano-eruption-claimed-as-cause-of-black-death/a-75021225 [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Medieval plague caused by volcano eruption, researchers say DW 12/07/2025 [05:19] TR News Drones posing growing danger to aviation https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-drones-posing-growing-danger-to-aviation/live-75044910 [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany news: Drones posing growing danger to aviation DW 12/07/2025 [05:22] TR News These are the 3 accessories I wish I had bought with my Raspberry Pi https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-accessories-i-wish-i-had-bought-with-my-raspberry-pi/ [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These are the 3 accessories I wish I had bought with my Raspberry Pi [05:22] TR News "The Cinnamon application launcher is looking a lot snazzier." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-22-3-has-a-name-and-several-new-features/ [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The next Linux Mint release has a name and several new features [05:23] TR News Not just in Steam https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-usage-reaches-an-all-time-high-on-steam/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux usage reaches an all time high on Steam [05:23] TR News FreeBSD 15 now available, revamps package management and drops 32-bit hardware https://www.howtogeek.com/freebsd-15-now-available-revamps-package-management-and-drops-32-bit-hardware/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | FreeBSD 15 now available, revamps package management and drops 32-bit hardware [05:25] TR News "All the Linux excitement you might have missed this week." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-next-linux-mint-freebsds-big-upgrade-and-more-linux-news-roundup/ [05:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The next Linux Mint, FreeBSD's big upgrade, and more: Linux news roundup [05:26] TR News If only the VPN itself was trustworthy... they are not all equal https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-set-up-my-vpn-on-every-device-i-own-and-why-you-should-too/ [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How I set up my VPN on every device I own (And why you should too) [05:26] TR News "Easy package management is no longer the preserve of Mac owners." https://www.howtogeek.com/most-linux-users-overlook-homebrew-but-heres-why-its-worth-trying/ [05:26] TR News (NEW): Valuable FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/01/Valuable_FreeBSD_15_0_RELEASE_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/01/Valuable_FreeBSD_15_0_RELEASE_Updates.gmi [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Most Linux users overlook Homebrew, but heres why its worth trying [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Valuable FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE Updates [05:27] TR News Canonical is like a division of Microsoft https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-users-can-now-get-ubuntu-pro-for-free/ also see http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Is_Ubuntu_Compromised_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by_Army_Of.shtml [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Canonical released a dedicated Ubuntu Pro app for Windows [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Is Ubuntu Compromised? Push Away From GNU and GPL Led by Army Officers. [05:28] TR News "One of the kernel options is being swapped, and GNOME is being upgraded to 49." https://www.howtogeek.com/alpine-linux-3-23-released/ [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Alpine Linux just got updated (and still supports 32-bit) [05:58] TR News Is the Raspberry Pi 500+ and its mechanical keyboard worth it? https://www.howtogeek.com/is-the-raspberry-pi-500-and-its-mechanical-keyboard-worth-it/ [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Is the Raspberry Pi 500+ and its mechanical keyboard worth it? [05:59] TR News 10 fun things you can plug into your Raspberry Pis USB ports https://www.howtogeek.com/fun-things-you-can-plug-into-your-raspberry-pis-usb-ports/ [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 10 fun things you can plug into your Raspberry Pis USB ports ● Dec 15 [06:00] TR News "Want to monitor a device's resources remotely without SSH? Take a look at the first one." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-install-this-weekend-december-5/ [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 useful Linux apps worth trying this weekend (December 5 - 7) [06:11] TR News "Unix power on the desktop long before Linux!" https://www.howtogeek.com/retro-unix-platforms-that-shaped-the-linux-we-know-today/ [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 6 retro Unix platforms that shaped the Linux we know today [06:11] TR News "Linux gaming isn't just about getting Elden Ring to runsometimes you just want to play solitaire without ads." https://www.howtogeek.com/free-open-source-card-games-for-bored-linux-users/ [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 free and open source card games on Linux [06:14] TR News "Sometimes derivative Linux distros are better than the original." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-flavors-that-i-like-better-than-the-original/ [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Ubuntu flavors that I like more than the original [06:15] TR News So what? https://www.howtogeek.com/great-linux-apps-for-windows/ [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These amazing Windows apps actually started on Linux, and theyre all free [06:15] TR News "Linux with none of the risk." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-ubuntu-use-immutable-distro-instead/ [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Stop using Ubuntuhere's why you need to switch to an immutable distro instead [06:16] TR News "Have an old mini PC lying around you're mulling over chucking into your "hardware graveyard" drawer or selling on eBay or Facebook Marketplace? Why get rid of it when you can repurpose and breathe new life into it? Here are some roles most mini PCs should excel at." https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-repurpose-an-old-mini-pc/ [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Don't sell your old mini PCdo these 8 things instead [06:18] TR News 4 hidden Chromebook features youre not using (but should) https://www.howtogeek.com/hidden-chromebook-features-youre-not-using-but-should/ [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 hidden Chromebook features youre not using (but should) [06:19] TR News Limitations with professional and legacy software https://www.howtogeek.com/the-hidden-costs-of-using-a-chromebook-as-your-only-computer/ [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The hidden costs of using a Chromebook as your only computer [06:21] TR News IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3 arrives with more free features, full Java 25 support https://www.howtogeek.com/intellij-idea-20253-arrives-with-more-free-features-full-java-25-support/ [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3 arrives with more free features, full Java 25 support [06:21] TR News JetBrains GoLand 2025.3 is here to upgrade your Go programming https://www.howtogeek.com/jetbrains-goland-2025-3-is-here-to-upgrade-your-go-programming/ [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | JetBrains GoLand 2025.3 is here to upgrade your Go programming [06:22] TR News "Firefox 146 brings native fractional scaling to Linux users on Wayland." https://www.howtogeek.com/firefox-is-getting-a-long-awaited-display-upgrade-on-linux-pcs/ [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Firefox is getting a long-awaited display upgrade on Linux PCs [06:23] TR News PyCharm 2025.3 update adds faster Python project management, free Jupyter support, and more https://www.howtogeek.com/pycharm-2025-3-has-faster-python-project-management-free/ [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | PyCharm 2025.3 update adds faster Python project management, free Jupyter support, and more [06:27] TR News "French telecoms regulator Arcom says it expects an automated, real-time pirate IPTV blocking system to be operational no later than the first half of 2026." https://torrentfreak.com/automated-real-time-pirate-iptv-blocking-in-france-within-six-months-251214/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Automated Real-Time Pirate IPTV Blocking in France "Within Six Months" * TorrentFreak [06:28] TR News "Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/14/repub/an-ever-larger-share-of-ices-arrested-immigrants-have-no-criminal-record/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/14/repub/an-ever-larger-share-of-ices-arrested-immigrants-have-no-criminal-record/ ) [06:28] TR News "journalists of color on being laid off" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/journalists-of-color-layoffs | Source: The Guardian UK [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Its not a coincidence: journalists of color on being laid off amid Trumps anti-DEI push | US news | The Guardian [06:29] TR News "117 voted for the disbandment, no one voted against, and four blank votes were received" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/14/breaking-hong-kongs-opposition-democratic-party-commits-to-disband/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | BREAKING: Hong Kongs opposition Democratic Party to disband [06:29] TR News "He faces life imprisonment if convicted." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/15/jimmy-lai-trial-over-five-years-since-arrest-media-mogul-hears-verdict-in-nat-security-case/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Jimmy Lai trial: 5 years since arrest, media tycoon hears verdict in nat. security case [06:29] TR News "Mondays verdict comes two years after the media tycoon went on trial, accused of using his now-shuttered tabloid newspaper, Apple Daily, to lobby foreign nations to impose sanctions, blockades, or other hostile activities against China and Hong Kong." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/15/breaking-hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lai-found-guilty-under-national-security-law/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law [06:30] TR News "Press summary: [...]" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/15/in-full-the-855-page-guilty-verdict-against-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | In full: The 855-page guilty verdict against media tycoon Jimmy Lai [06:30] TR News "He pleaded not guilty to all charges." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-china-verdict-9.7015714 | Source: CBC [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Hong Kong court finds media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition, foreign collusion | CBC News [06:31] TR News Lai guilty of committing journalism [06:31] TR News "advertised her as a sex worker" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hong-kong-activist-wife-harassment/v4f2l37s2 | Source: SBS [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sbs.com.au | Wanted in Hong Kong, now this China critic's wife is being targeted in Australia | SBS News [06:32] TR News washingtonpost [06:32] TR News "Fervor over employee posts about Charlie Kirks death is leading companies to adjust policies and step up monitoring of workers online conduct." https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/13/employer-crackdown-social-media/ | Source: The Washington Post [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/13/employer-crackdown-social-media/ ) [06:34] TR News "When It All Comes Crashing Down: The Aftermath of the AI Boom" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/13/0323237 [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | When It All Comes Crashing Down: The Aftermath of the AI Boom - SoylentNews [06:34] TR News iophk: microsoft *really*_ fears open source replacements for MSO and the open standards which they bring with them https://www.pcworld.com/article/3001084/you-can-now-get-word-excel-and-powerpoint-without-a-subscription.html [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3001084/you-can-now-get-word-excel-and-powerpoint-without-a-subscription.html ) [06:34] TR News "Affordability, Part III - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordability-part-iii [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Affordability, Part III - Paul Krugman [06:34] TR News "Trump is betting his presidency on AI. Can he sell it?" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/14/2025/trump-is-betting-his-presidency-on-ai-can-he-sell-it [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump is betting his presidency on AI. Can he sell it? | Semafor [06:35] TR News "Sextette: The story of Mae Wests final madcap movie" https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-12-14/sextette-the-story-of-mae-wests-final-madcap-movie.html [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Sextette: The story of Mae Wests final madcap movie | Culture | EL PAS English [06:35] TR News "Lovsikret Enshitification | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/lovsikret-enshitification [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Lovsikret Enshitification | Version2 [06:39] TR News "He's A Hero, A 100 Per Cent Hero: Family Of Bystander Who Disarmed Sydney Shooter" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hes-a-hero-a-100-per-cent-hero-family-of-bystander-who-disarmed-sydney-shooter-9810142#publisher=newsstand [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hes-a-hero-a-100-per-cent-hero-family-of-bystander-who-disarmed-sydney-shooter-9810142#publisher=newsstand ) [06:40] TR News Online age restrictions: The state vs. teenagers | "ldersgrnser online: Staten vs. tonringarna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/14/aldersgranser-online-staten-vs-tonaringarna/ [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | ldersgrnser online: Staten vs. tonringarna [06:40] TR News iophk: microsoft _*really*_ fears open source replacements for MSO and the open standards which they bring with them https://www.pcworld.com/article/3001084/you-can-now-get-word-excel-and-powerpoint-without-a-subscription.html [06:43] TR News "In the aftermath of the attack, Ahmed has been widely praised for his heroism, but some have tried to dismiss or even deny his actions." https://www.theverge.com/news/844443/grok-misinformation-bondi-beach-shooting | Source: The Verge [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting | The Verge [06:43] TR News "We looked at some of the educational features of our toys." https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/ai-toys/ | Source: PIRG [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/ai-toys/ ) [06:43] TR News "Such malicious remarks are unacceptable." https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-toys-gift-present-safe-kids-robot-child-miko-grok-alilo-miiloo-rcna246956 | Source: NBC [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | AI kids' toys give explicit and dangerous responses in tests [06:44] TR News "It all underscores a familiar point: even the companies creating AI can barely control it, and when the poorly-understood tech lands in the real world, all bets are off." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-toy-children-communist-party-talking-points | Source: Futurism [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points [06:44] TR News "Last Thursday, 11th of December, saw the launch of the new Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium." https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/keynote-opening-digital-commons-edic-eu/ | Source: Bert Hubert [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-berthub.eu | Keynote opening Digital Commons EDIC: Moving beyond the Digital Uncommons - Bert Hubert's writings [06:44] TR News "Seeing news in the US sometimes feels like watching the house you grew up in catch fire" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/americans-in-australia-during-trump-administration/hdk0vro14 | Source: SBS [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sbs.com.au | These Americans moved to Australia but can't escape Trump's politics | SBS News [06:45] TR News "But you might work for an enlightened company who recognises that ideas like this need to be sustained. So we just created a commercial licence with 3 tiers." https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0175-commercial-licence/ | Source: Johnny Decimal [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-johnnydecimal.com | 22.00.0175 Commercial licence Johnny.Decimal [06:45] TR News "We are officially done with my three-part screed on precarity in America. As expected, the think tankers are attempting to weasel out of the debates they so eagerly sought." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/taking-a-step-back-to-step-forward | Source: Michael Green [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yesigiveafig.com | Taking a Step Back to Step Forward - by Michael W. Green [06:45] TR News "Supposedly this is like the third break-in he's had" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/drunk-raccoon-liquor-store-repeat-offender-b2884276.html | Source: The Independent UK [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Drunk raccoon that went on boozy rampage in Virginia liquor store is repeat offender, officials say | The Independent [06:46] TR News "As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Starlink claims Chinese launch nearly hit broadband sat The Register [06:46] TR News "The European Commission has officially called out Nicosia for failing to meet key environmental obligations" https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1289782/eu-warns-cyprus-over-energy-rules/ | Source: Greece [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU warns Cyprus over energy rules | eKathimerini.com [06:47] TR News Overpopulation https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevadas-top-water-regulator-abruptly-leaves-office/ | Source: Nevada Current [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevadas-top-water-regulator-abruptly-leaves-office/ ) [06:47] TR News "While the fate of the 23 existing cameras are still up in the air, its a pretty decisive win for critics of the tech in the Boulder exurb." https://futurism.com/future-society/opposition-ai-surveillance-cameras | Source: Futurism [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Regular People Are Rising Up Against AI Surveillance Cameras [06:48] TR News "The core problem is the lack of a lockfile." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/06/github-actions-package-manager.html | [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst | Andrew Nesbitt [06:51] TR News "students, workers and residents" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-13/mexicos-generation-z-is-growing-up-with-precariousness-uncertainty-and-political-distrust-and-social-media-is-their-primary-source-of-information.html | Source: El Pas [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Mexicos Generation Z is growing up with precariousness, uncertainty and political distrust. And social media is their primary source of information | International | EL PAS English [06:52] TR News "This was an event that was livestreamed so theres not a ton of discrepancy as to the facts " https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/streamer-sued-for-assaulting-gay-robot | Source: Futurism [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot [06:52] TR News "Remember the early days of AI image generation? Oh how we laughed when our prompts resulted in people with too many fingers, rubbery limbs, and other details easily pointing to fakes." https://www.theverge.com/column/843883/ai-image-generators-better-worse | Source: The Verge [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | AI image generators are getting better by getting worse | The Verge [06:52] TR News "It appears this Conductor now their primary focus, and as such theyve decided to open source Chorus." https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/13/Chorus-is-Good-Software/ | Source: Ben Congdon [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | Chorus is Good Software | Ben Congdon [06:53] TR News "The big question for me is if a new AI-infested economy creates new jobs that are a great fit for people affected by this." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/copywriters-reveal-how-ai-has-decimated-their-industry/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry [06:53] TR News "Google Translate now uses its advanced Gemini AI to improve how it translates meaning and not just words, the company announced on Friday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-translate-now-understands-slang-sayings-can-talk-through-your-headphones/articleshow/125960289.cms | Source: India Times [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google Translate now understands slang, sayings and can talk through your headphones - The Economic Times [06:57] TR News "It doesnt bode well for how fans will end up using the collaboration once it goes online. One of the most popular Sora trends has been to generate Disney-style trailers built on exceedingly dark humor." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/horrifying-sora-videos-disney-characters | Source: Futurism [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | People Are Already Creating Ghoulishly Horrifying Sora Disney Videos [06:57] TR News (NEW): 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/15_Signs_Linux_Is_Not_For_You.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/15_Signs_Linux_Is_Not_For_You.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You [06:57] TR News "The recall comes after 20 incidents with school buses were recorded in Austin, as well as at least six in Atlanta throughout 2025." https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-school-bus | Source: Futurism [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Waymo's Software Patch to Not Run Down Children Getting Off School Buses Isn't Working, School Claims [06:57] TR News "Police are looking into how a man ended up inside the trunk of a driverless Waymo in the Westlake District, surprising a mom and daughter." https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/man-in-waymo-trunk-westlake-district-investigation/ | Source: CBS [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbsnews.com | Woman in Los Angeles found man inside Waymo trunk before ride - CBS Los Angeles [06:58] TR News "Weve come across reports of the cars plowing over pets, blasting through an active police standoff in downtown LA, and even a collision involving two Waymo vehicles crashing into each other, trapping a third." https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/police-investigating-man-trunk-waymo | Source: Futurism [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger [06:58] TR News "hacking group seem to have previously received training through Cisco" https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-ai-toys-for-kids-talk-about-sex-drugs-and-chinese-propaganda/ | Source: Wired [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda | WIRED [06:59] TR News "The point is, we typically want our lives, and by most of its measure, our work, to serve some meaningful narrative. And we want it now." https://daniel.industries/2025/12/14/they-are-the-same/ | Source: Daniel Miller [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daniel.industries | They Are the Same ● Dec 15 [07:00] TR News "One of the joys of working in web development is a lot of content relevant to your interests ends up, well, on the Web" https://maureenholland.ca/magpie/state-of-the-browser-2025 | [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maureenholland.ca | Magpie | State of the Browser 2025 [07:00] TR News "Depending on the nature of your application, you may be dealing with color spaces and color correction standards outside of sRGB." https://ari-atori.dev/articles/color-spaces-gamuts-and-transformations.html | [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ari-atori.dev | Converting Encoded Color Formats to Linear RGB [07:00] TR News (NEW): KDE PIM 2025 Sprint in Paris https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/KDE_PIM_2025_Sprint_in_Paris.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/KDE_PIM_2025_Sprint_in_Paris.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE PIM 2025 Sprint in Paris [07:00] TR News "Another problem is the dimness of planets. Sure, Jupiter is easy to see in our own night sky, because of the sunlight reflecting off its surface." https://www.wired.com/story/how-do-astronomers-find-planets-in-other-solar-systems/ | Source: Wired [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems? | WIRED [07:01] TR News "The 3He/4He of fluids in Au-bearing sulfides (0.093.3 Ra) require a significant contribution from exsolved magmatic volatiles, implying that mantle heat is intrinsic to ore formation, according to a paper published in the journal Geology." https://interestingengineering.com/science/helium-isotope-gold-deposits-deep-earth | Source: Interesting Engineering [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Helium isotope could help pinpoint location of buried gold deposits [07:01] TR News "Rocks like this don't pose a hazard to be around." https://maurycyz.com/misc/rocks2/ | Source: Maury [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maurycyz.com | More uranium ore: (Maurycy's blog) [07:02] TR News "Not only is this a first for pre-Christian Viking burials, but there appear to be no clear parallels in the published archaeological record." https://www.sciencealert.com/viking-age-grave-reveals-a-burial-unlike-anything-seen-before | Source: Science Alert [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Viking-Age Grave Reveals a Burial Unlike Anything Seen Before : ScienceAlert [07:03] TR News RIP John Varley https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/rip-john-varley/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/rip-john-varley/ ) [07:03] TR News "The following headline confused me: [...]" https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/12/weird-al-vs-weird-ai.html | Source: Computational Complexity [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: Weird Al vs Weird AI [07:03] TR News "Its hard to overstate how much those messages meant (and still mean) to me." https://tylersticka.com/journal/that-time-steve-silberman-wrote-me-a-nice-email/ | Source: Tyler Sticka [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tylersticka.com | That time Steve Silberman wrote me a nice email Tyler Sticka [07:04] TR News "Heres my hope for the IW in 2030: I hope that in 5 years, we have stopped pretending." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/indieweb-carnival-where-do-i-wish-to-see-the-indieweb-in-2030 | Source: Manuel Moreale [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | IndieWeb Carnival: where do I wish to see the IndieWeb in 2030 Manu [07:04] TR News "Ive also figured out that blogging is a lot of fun, but if it feels like an obligation, the fun dies." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/the-end-of-the-daily-blog-post/ | Source: Matthew Weber [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | The End Of The Daily Blog Post - Matt's Blog [07:04] TR News "Taylor Swift distributed a total of $197 million in bonuses to her Eras Tour team following the conclusion of the record-breaking global tour in December 2024." https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/taylor-swift-bonuses-eras-tour-documentary-b2884332.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Taylor Swift surprises Eras Tour crew with jaw-dropping bonus | The Independent [07:05] TR News "It is a Corona 3 Folding Typewriter. I have not had a chance to find the serial number, but Im guessing its from somewhere in the 1917-1920 range." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/oops-i-bought-another-typewriter | Source: Pete Brown [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Oops, I bought another typewriter. - Exploding Comma [07:06] TR News RISC V https://machaddr.com/blog/articles/2025-12-14-riscv-rebellious/ | Source: Andr Machado [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-machaddr.com | RISC V Keeps the Flame Alive [07:06] TR News "The Pimoroni Explorer is a nifty little RP2350 board with a 320x240 pixel screen, a speaker, 6 buttons, a breadboard, and headers galore. One problem is that it doesnt have an SWD debug header. Lets fix that" https://scvalex.net/posts/76/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorov [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scvalex.net | SWD debug probe with the Pimoroni Explorer [07:07] TR News "Ceph is pretty neat. It joins together nodes to pool their storage and replicate objects between them, providing a sort of Kubernetes-for-storage service that I really like (I love Kubernetes so Im going to use that as a point of reference a lot)." https://gabrielsimmer.com/blog/ceph | Source: Gabriel Simmer [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gabrielsimmer.com | Ceph [07:07] TR News "Superluminal uses eBPF to collect performance data such as context switches and sampling events." https://rovarma.com/articles/from-profiling-to-kernel-patch-the-journey-to-an-ebpf-performance-fix/ | [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rovarma.com | From profiling to kernel patch: the journey to an eBPF performance fix | Ritesh Oedayrajsingh Varma [07:08] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi Extensions and Recycling Mini PCs, RISC V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Raspberry_Pi_Extensions_and_Recycling_Mini_PCs_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Raspberry_Pi_Extensions_and_Recycling_Mini_PCs_RISC_V_and_More.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi Extensions and Recycling Mini PCs, RISC V, and More [07:12] TR News (NEW): Review: OpenBSD 7.8 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Review_OpenBSD_7_8.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Review_OpenBSD_7_8.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: OpenBSD 7.8 [07:13] TR News (NEW): Kernel Space / File Systems: General Purpose Interface Bus, Ceph, and eBPF https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Kernel_Space_File_Systems_General_Purpose_Interface_Bus_Ceph_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Kernel_Space_File_Systems_General_Purpose_Interface_Bus_Ceph_an.gmi [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel Space / File Systems: General Purpose Interface Bus, Ceph, and eBPF [07:20] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:22] TR News "There's this blog post that completely changed how I think about parsing. It's called Parse, don't validate by Alexis King." https://hackers.pub/@hongminhee/2025/stop-writing-cli-validation-parse-it-right-the-first-time | [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackers.pub | Stop writing CLI validation. Parse it right the first time. [07:22] TR News "Outputs that are only used by other rules, but not interesting to the end-user, are called intermediate outputs." https://jyn.dev/what-is-a-build-system-anyway/ | Source: JYN [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jyn.dev | what is a build system, anyway? [07:22] TR News "Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you have a tool that prints out records (one per line) and each record has a bunch of information associated with it, which you print out in columns." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/NamedStringFormattingFlexibility | Source: University of Toronto [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [07:22] TR News "The 2014 paper Rank-Balanced Trees (Haeupler, Sen, Tarjan) presents a framework using ranks and rank differences to define binary search trees." https://maskray.me/blog/2025-12-14-weak-avl-tree | Source: MaskRay [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maskray.me | Weak AVL Tree | MaskRay [07:23] TR News "You may have seen the recent reports of a malware that stole API keys, tokens and other secrets from a large number of developers." https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/how-to-securely-store-secrets-in-environment-variables | Source: Miguel Grinberg [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.miguelgrinberg.com | How to Securely Store Secrets in Environment Variables - miguelgrinberg.com [07:23] TR News "Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are a deep learning architecture that represents spatial data as graphs: nodes are spatial units" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/elephants-in-the-room-graph-neural-networks-embeddings-and-foundation-models-in-spatial-data-science/ | Source: Rlang [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elephant(s) in the room: Graph neural networks, embeddings, and foundation models in spatial data science | R-bloggers [07:26] TR News "I recently came across JustHTML, a new Python library for parsing HTML released by Emil Stenstrm." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/14/justhtml/ | Source: Simon Willison [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | JustHTML is a fascinating example of vibe engineering in action [07:26] TR News "We thought Go would give us a single, portable agent binary for every Linux distro. Turns out not exactly. But also, kind of yes." https://simpleobservability.com/blog/go-portable-until-isnt | [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simpleobservability.com | Go is portable, until it isn't | Simple Observability [07:28] TR News (NEW): Oracle Linux 10.1 Released With Security and Toolchain Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/08/Oracle_Linux_10_1_Released_With_Security_and_Toolchain_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/08/Oracle_Linux_10_1_Released_With_Security_and_Toolchain_Updates.gmi [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Oracle Linux 10.1 Released With Security and Toolchain Updates [07:28] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [07:32] TR News Techrights Links 15/12/2025: Chromebooks as Work Machines, "Americans [Who] Moved to Australia" to Avoid Cheeto https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Links_15_12_2025_Chromebooks_as_Work_Machines_Americans_Who_Mov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Links_15_12_2025_Chromebooks_as_Work_Machines_Americans_Who_Mov.gmi [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 15/12/2025: Chromebooks as Work Machines, "Americans [Who] Moved to Australia" to Avoid Cheeto [07:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:34] TR News "I guess when things only work right 80% of the time anyway, compatibility becomes an easier bar to pass..." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/13/0439237#1426853 [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Big Tech Joins Forces With Linux Foundation to Standardize AI Agents - SoylentNews [07:35] TR News "If you can't 100% get the AI to treat data as data and never as commands then it's as insecure as an SQL server that is always prone to SQL injection, where you can never escape data whether it's legit or supplied by a hostile party." [07:35] TR News "Such stuff is only safe to be used where the data only comes from friendly parties or it doesn't matter if the AI controlled by a hostile party." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/13/0439237#1426853 [07:38] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:38] TR News (NEW): APT vs Pacman: Which Linux package manager is better for beginners https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/APT_vs_Pacman_Which_Linux_package_manager_is_better_for_beginne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/APT_vs_Pacman_Which_Linux_package_manager_is_better_for_beginne.gmi [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines APT vs Pacman: Which Linux package manager is better for beginners [07:42] TR News (NEW): "The laughably Named Linux Foundation is Big Tech" (GAFAM) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/_The_laughably_Named_Linux_Foundation_is_Big_Tech_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/_The_laughably_Named_Linux_Foundation_is_Big_Tech_GAFAM.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "The laughably Named Linux Foundation is Big Tech" (GAFAM) [07:44] TR News (NEW): Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Pangolin_1_13_Released_With_Private_Resources_and_User_Device_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Pangolin_1_13_Released_With_Private_Resources_and_User_Device_A.gmi [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access [07:46] TR News Jim Zemlin is a giant scammer. CORPORATE scammer, but nevertheless a scammer. [07:47] TR News 15 Signs GNU/Linux Is Not For You https://itsfoss.com/signs-linux-is-not-for-you/ [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You [07:48] TR News KDE PIM 2025 Sprint in Paris https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2025/12/kde-pim-2025-sprint-in-paris.html [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tsdgeos.blogspot.com | TSDgeos' blog: KDE PIM 2025 Sprint in Paris [07:48] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:49] TR News Plakar scalable backup solution https://www.linuxlinks.com/plakar-scalable-backup-solution/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Plakar - scalable backup solution - LinuxLinks [07:49] TR News Vespa Hey Hi (AI) search platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/vespa-ai-search-platform/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vespa - AI search platform - LinuxLinks [07:49] TR News sling slings from a data source to a data target https://www.linuxlinks.com/sling-slings-data-source-target/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sling - slings from a data source to a data target - LinuxLinks [07:49] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Search Engines for Big Data https://www.linuxlinks.com/searchengines/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-11 Best Free and Open Source Search Engines for Big Data - LinuxLinks [07:49] TR News mping simple multicast ping https://www.linuxlinks.com/mping-simple-multicast-ping/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mping - simple multicast ping - LinuxLinks [07:50] TR News Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access https://linuxiac.com/pangolin-1-13-released-with-private-resources-and-user-device-access/ [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access ● Dec 15 [08:06] TR News Diptyx Open Source Dual-Screen E-Reader Launches on Crowd Supply https://linuxiac.com/diptyx-open-source-dual-screen-ereader-launches-on-crowd-supply/ [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Diptyx Open Source Dual-Screen E-Reader Launches on Crowd Supply [08:06] TR News Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 50 (Dec 8 14, 2025) https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-50-dec-8-14-2025/ [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 50 (Dec 8 14, 2025) [08:14] TR News No Hey Hi (AI) Slops! GNOME Now Forbids Vibe Coded Extensions https://itsfoss.com/news/no-ai-extension-gnome/ [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | No AI Slops! GNOME Now Forbids Vibe Coded Extensions [08:14] TR News Latest Stallman Talk (Event in Argentina) Published https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Latest_Stallman_Talk_Event_in_Argentina_Published.shtml [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Latest Stallman Talk (Event in Argentina) Published [08:15] TR News reTerminal E1001/E1002 Review B&W and color ePaper displays tested with SenseCraft HMI and Home Assistant https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/15/reterminal-e1001-e1002-review-bw-and-color-epaper-displays-tested-with-sensecraft-hmi-and-home-assistant/ [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | reTerminal E1001/E1002 Review - B&W and color ePaper displays tested with SenseCraft HMI and Home Assistant - CNX Software [08:15] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Skate Story and Dunjungle - 2025-12-13 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2025-12-13-edition/index.html [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Skate Story and Dunjungle - 2025-12-13 Edition [08:16] TR News Mars First Logistics Review: Build and Deliver Stuff https://boilingsteam.com/mars-first-logistics/index.html [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | Mars First Logistics Review: Build and Deliver Stuff [08:16] TR News Wireshark 4.6.2 Released, (Sun, Dec 14th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32568 [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Wireshark 4.6.2 Released - SANS Internet Storm Center [08:17] TR News Use Ecoflow API from Raspberry PI with N8N: Monitor and Control your Photovoltaic System https://peppe8o.com/ecoflow-api-raspberry-pi-n8n/ [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | Use Ecoflow API from Raspberry PI with N8N: Monitor and Control your Photovoltaic System [08:45] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:45] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:50] TR News EPO People Power - Part XIII - If the EPO's Chief Propagandist (Berenguer) Told the Police He Was a Spanish Tourist (or Similar) or That He Does Not Reside in Munich, Then He May Have Lied to the Police (in Addition to Doing Cocaine in Public) http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/EPO_People_Power_Part_XIII_If_the_EPO_s_Chief_Propagandist_Bere.shtml [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XIII - If the EPO's Chief Propagandist (Berenguer) Told the Police He Was a Spanish Tourist (or Similar) or That He Does Not Reside in Munich, Then He May Have Lied to the Police (in Addition to Doing Cocaine in Public) [08:51] TR News EPO is now a headless chicken. How much will EU and Germany compromise (their own reputation) to protect the criminal enterprise that EPO became? ● Dec 15 [09:00] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:01] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:01] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:02] TR News Without this much COMPLICITY of the media, this much EPO corruption WOULD not be possible. [09:30] TR News Techrights Perpetuating the Lie of "No Red Hat Layoffs" Because of the Bluewashing (Red Hat Became Just "IBM") https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Perpetuating_the_Lie_of_No_Red_Hat_Layoffs_Because_of_the_Bluew.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Perpetuating_the_Lie_of_No_Red_Hat_Layoffs_Because_of_the_Bluew.gmi [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Perpetuating the Lie of "No Red Hat Layoffs" Because of the Bluewashing (Red Hat Became Just "IBM") [09:45] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Almost 8% in Philippines (Maharlika) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/GNU_Linux_Almost_8_in_Philippines_Maharlika.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/GNU_Linux_Almost_8_in_Philippines_Maharlika.gmi [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Almost 8% in Philippines (Maharlika) [09:47] TR News (NEW): Paris-Based Open Source Experience Conference Hands Out Acteurs du Libre Awards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Paris_Based_Open_Source_Experience_Conference_Hands_Out_Acteurs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/15/Paris_Based_Open_Source_Experience_Conference_Hands_Out_Acteurs.gmi [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Paris-Based Open Source Experience Conference Hands Out Acteurs du Libre Awards ● Dec 15 [10:02] TR News Techrights Microsoft Colonialism in Africa is Not Sustainable https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Microsoft_Colonialism_in_Africa_is_Not_Sustainable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Microsoft_Colonialism_in_Africa_is_Not_Sustainable.gmi [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Colonialism in Africa is Not Sustainable [10:14] TR News Techrights The Register MS Has Just Been Paid to Promote the Ponzi Scheme Some More ("AI" Keyword Stuffing) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Been_Paid_to_Promote_the_Ponzi_Scheme_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Been_Paid_to_Promote_the_Ponzi_Scheme_.gmi [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Has Just Been Paid to Promote the Ponzi Scheme Some More ("AI" Keyword Stuffing) [10:30] TR News Techrights 'Crypto' 'Currencies' Are a Ponzi Scheme. So Is "AI". Both Destroy the Planet, Not Just the Economy. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Crypto_Currencies_Are_a_Ponzi_Scheme_So_Is_AI_Both_Destroy_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/15/Crypto_Currencies_Are_a_Ponzi_Scheme_So_Is_AI_Both_Destroy_the_.gmi [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 'Crypto' 'Currencies' Are a Ponzi Scheme. So Is "AI". Both Destroy the Planet, Not Just the Economy. [10:41] TR News "Other web content syndication specifications include Atom (also XML-based) and JSON. If youre interested, CSS Tricks has a breakdown of the technical distinctions between these formats. A web feed (even one that says its an RSS feed) could be any of these formats under the hood." https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/14/ | Source: Markup from Hell [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-htmhell.dev | The Wonderful World of Web Feeds - HTMHell [10:41] TR News "I've got a few different addresses, which were meant to be for different purposes." https://chrishannah.me/i-need-to-get-better-at-email/ | Source: Chris Hannah [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrishannah.me | I need to get better at email | Chris Hannah [10:41] TR News "Being a typical guy, I have no clue what the colors Lavender and Mauve look like." https://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/ | [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Name that Color - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag [10:42] TR News "While work is well underway on our next major release, with Alphas already out for Kodi 22.x "Piers", this doesn't mean we've given up on 21.x "Omega", as that's very much still our current release." https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-21-3-omega-release/ | Source: Kodi Foundation [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-21-3-omega-release/ ) [10:42] TR News "Before I had broadband, software updates came on CDs bundled with gaming magazines. Growing up in rural England, I had no idea these CDs even carried patches until I stumbled across one." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/09/why-im-fascinated-by-package-management.html | [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Why Im Fascinated by Package Management | Andrew Nesbitt [10:42] TR News "Package managers make dozens of design decisions with no right answer. Each choice has real costs and benefits, and choosing one side often forecloses other options." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/05/package-manager-tradeoffs.html | [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Package Manager Design Tradeoffs | Andrew Nesbitt [10:43] TR News "When people think of package managers they usually picture installing a library but these days package managers and their associated registries handle dozens of distinct functions." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/02/what-is-a-package-manager.html | [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | What is a Package Manager? | Andrew Nesbitt [10:43] TR News "Jesse Smith takes OpenBSD 7.8 for a trail run this week and reports on how it performs compared to NetBSD while engaged in the same tasks. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251215 | Source: Distro Watch [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251215 ) [10:43] TR News "Both men rarely give interviews, but they agreed to speak with EL PAS at the OXO Video Game Museum in Mlaga, Spain." https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-12-14/the-day-the-creator-of-tetris-met-the-inventor-of-the-rubiks-cube-we-have-to-look-for-entertainment-that-challenges-us.html | Source: El Pas [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | The day the creator of Tetris met the inventor of the Rubiks Cube: We have to look for entertainment that challenges us | Culture | EL PAS English [10:44] TR News "should actually do something" https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/14/the-time-element-should-actually-do-something/ | Source: Nolan Lawson [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nolanlawson.com | The