●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 ●● ● Apr 16 [02:26] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:26] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:33] TR News Google layoffs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-layoffs-may-hit-these-teams-in-india/articleshow/120299749.cms [02:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Google layoffs may hit these teams in India - The Times of India [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-150425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-150425.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 [02:44] TR News Focus, the Web and Gemini gemini://gemini.manello.space/gemlog/focus-web-gemini.gmi sounds like what Techrights published yesterday [02:45] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-16.gmi [02:49] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/04/2025: IndieWeb Carnival, Tinylog RFC, "Focus, the Web and Gemini" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Gemini_Links_16_04_2025_IndieWeb_Carnival_Tinylog_RFC_Focus_the.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Gemini_Links_16_04_2025_IndieWeb_Carnival_Tinylog_RFC_Focus_the.gmi [02:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 16/04/2025: IndieWeb Carnival, Tinylog RFC, "Focus, the Web and Gemini" [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-04-15.txt [02:52] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:52] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_15_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_15_2025.gmi [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 [02:54] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:57] TR News "It has nothing to do with blame, cause its just part of the overall game plan. It all started with Ginni, who so strangely has been kept around, for what reason, who knows." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrrtnbwh ● Apr 16 [03:09] TR News Techrights IBM Closes Offices and Labs in the United States to Open New Ones in India https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/IBM_Closes_Offices_and_Labs_in_the_United_States_to_Open_New_On.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/IBM_Closes_Offices_and_Labs_in_the_United_States_to_Open_New_On.gmi [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Closes Offices and Labs in the United States to Open New Ones in India [03:28] TR News Techrights It Used to be IBM, Now It's Microsoft (Why You Need to Fire Microsofters or CIOs Working for Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/It_Used_to_be_IBM_Now_It_s_Microsoft_Why_You_Need_to_Fire_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/It_Used_to_be_IBM_Now_It_s_Microsoft_Why_You_Need_to_Fire_Micro.gmi [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Used to be IBM, Now It's Microsoft (Why You Need to Fire Microsofters or CIOs Working for Microsoft) [03:30] TR News "It features over 100 weapons, a different procedurally generated city each time you play, multiple game modes, multiple difficulty modes, solo and local co-op, online leaderboards and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/dead-pixels-from-2012-gets-a-surprise-update-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dead Pixels from 2012 gets a surprise update with Linux and Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux [03:30] TR News "There's still quite a lot missing and to be done on it, since it's a public Alpha testing release." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-public-alpha-of-the-semi-immutable-manjaro-summit-linux-is-now-available/ [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available | GamingOnLinux [03:34] TR News "This release switches from EXT4 to Btrfs as the default file system for new installations." https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-25-0-zetar-released-with-xfce-4-20-gnome-48-and-kde-plasma-6-3 [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Manjaro 25.0 "Zetar" Released with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3 - 9to5Linux [03:34] TR News "This release also adds Rust and QEMU support for SPARC64/32, OpenCL by default, and web installer sys-root / container bootstrap support." https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-sde-25-4-released-with-latest-amd-rocm-for-riscv-64-and-arm64 [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-T2 Linux SDE 25.4 Released with Latest AMD ROCm for RISCV-64 and ARM64 - 9to5Linux [03:34] TR News (NEW): Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Manjaro_Summit_public_Alpha_now_available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Manjaro_Summit_public_Alpha_now_available.gmi [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available [03:35] TR News "Bosorka is an exciting action game that combines the best elements of the roguelike and shoot'em up genres with incredibly stylized top-down 3D visualization. Immerse yourself in this dark fantasy world and show the demons who's the power to be reckoned with." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/save-the-world-from-insidious-and-cruel-demons-in-bosorka-with-a-linux-version-available-now/ [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now | GamingOnLinux [03:35] TR News Buying a board seat? finance.yahoo.com/news/panasonic-automotive-systems-joins-linux-000000333.html see http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft [03:46] TR News "This release also comes with dedicated editions with the KDE Plasma 6.3, GNOME 47, and Xfce 4.18 desktop environments." https://9to5linux.com/fedora-based-ultramarine-41-linux-distribution-is-now-available-for-download [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora-Based Ultramarine 41 Linux Distribution Is Now Available for Download - 9to5Linux [03:46] TR News "This release ships with the Anaconda WebUI installer by default for the Fedora Workstation edition." https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-42-is-out-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14-and-gnome-48-desktop [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop - 9to5Linux [03:47] TR News "This release also introduces initial support for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 kernel." https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-8-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-14 [03:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.14 - 9to5Linux [03:47] TR News "They promise ultra-fast boot, lightweight footprint, minimal attack surface, Docker support out of the box, and ZRAM memory management." http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/10/Once_You_Slop_You_Can_t_Stop_and_If_You_re_a_Serial_Slopper_Nob.shtml [03:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Once You Slop You Can't Stop and If You're a Serial Slopper Nobody Will Believe You Really Wrote an Article (Even If You Did) [03:47] TR News "The Fedora Asahi SIG and Asahi Linux projects announced the general availability of Fedora Asahi Remix 42 as the latest version of this distribution developed for Apple Silicon Macs." https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-42-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-3 [03:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Released for Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.3 - 9to5Linux [03:56] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: The Typical Slopfarms and the 'Brian Fagioli Dilemma' https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Slopwatch_The_Typical_Slopfarms_and_the_Brian_Fagioli_Dilemma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Slopwatch_The_Typical_Slopfarms_and_the_Brian_Fagioli_Dilemma.gmi [03:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: The Typical Slopfarms and the 'Brian Fagioli Dilemma' ● Apr 16 [04:21] TR News Techrights When Fedora Said It Was Looking to Integrate "AI" It Meant Promoting Microsoft's Proprietary Spyware and GPL-Violating Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/When_Fedora_Said_It_Was_Looking_to_Integrate_AI_It_Meant_Promot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/When_Fedora_Said_It_Was_Looking_to_Integrate_AI_It_Meant_Promot.gmi [04:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Fedora Said It Was Looking to Integrate "AI" It Meant Promoting Microsoft's Proprietary Spyware and GPL-Violating Slop ● Apr 16 [05:23] TR News Techrights Linux.com as Spamfarm of the Linux Foundation, Partner of the Gates Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Linux_com_as_Spamfarm_of_the_Linux_Foundation_Partner_of_the_Ga.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Linux_com_as_Spamfarm_of_the_Linux_Foundation_Partner_of_the_Ga.gmi [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux.com as Spamfarm of the Linux Foundation, Partner of the Gates Foundation [05:28] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [05:36] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:36] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:47] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:47] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [06:03] TR News Techrights Reporting Facts About Violence Against Women Deserves Awards, Not Frivolous Lawsuits and Threats https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Reporting_Facts_About_Violence_Against_Women_Deserves_Awards_No.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Reporting_Facts_About_Violence_Against_Women_Deserves_Awards_No.gmi [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Reporting Facts About Violence Against Women Deserves Awards, Not Frivolous Lawsuits and Threats [06:03] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:03] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:28] TR News Techrights Microsoft Down From 100% to 10% in Myanmar/Burma https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Microsoft_Down_From_100_to_10_in_Myanmar_Burma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Microsoft_Down_From_100_to_10_in_Myanmar_Burma.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Down From 100% to 10% in Myanmar/Burma [06:31] TR News "G12 ICT Computer Programming STALLMAN" Haha. https://www.facebook.com/alexismaravillas19/videos/g12-ict-stallman-sy-2024-2025/1753494658881656/ [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.facebook.com | NO TITLE [06:32] TR News "Requiring "due process of law" is the method used by US law to make the government demonstrate grounds for decisions that deny a person's rights. But a proclamation by an official is no proof, and citing it is no real process." https://www.stallman.org/notes/current.html#14_April_2025_(A_ruling_in_the_Mahmoud_Khalil_case) [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.stallman.org | 2025: January - April Political Notes [06:32] TR News "If courts accept that as satisfying the requirement for "due process", due process becomes a sham and a pretense." https://www.stallman.org/notes/current.html#14_April_2025_(A_ruling_in_the_Mahmoud_Khalil_case) ● Apr 16 [07:03] TR News Techrights LLM Slop Says Slop is "coming for white-collar jobs. Microsofts layoffs are just the start" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/LLM_Slop_Says_Slop_is_coming_for_white_collar_jobs_Microsoft_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/LLM_Slop_Says_Slop_is_coming_for_white_collar_jobs_Microsoft_s_.gmi [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Says Slop is "coming for white-collar jobs. Microsofts layoffs are just the start" [07:11] TR News Research Advisory Board has 2 people from IBM, at least one from Microsoft. This is BIG BUSINESS, not research. [07:11] TR News That is _LF_ Research Advisory Board, [07:12] TR News At least they moved Microsoft Edelman (Robin) out of https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/leadership [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxfoundation.org | Leadership | Linux Foundation [07:13] TR News In the BoD, "Linux" Foundation has just inserted ANOTHER Microsoft employee, David Rudin [07:14] TR News Who used to be President of the Joint Development Foundation https://jointdevelopment.org/announcement/2018/12/11/the-joint-development-foundation-joins-the-linux-foundation-family-to-drive-adoption-of-open-source-and-standards/ [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jointdevelopment.org | The Joint Development Foundation Joins the Linux Foundation Family to Drive Adoption of Open Source and Standards - Joint Development Foundation [07:15] TR News See https://jointdevelopment.org/start-project/ https://jointdevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2024/02/JDF-v5.0.1-updated.pdf [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jointdevelopment.org | Start a Project - Joint Development Foundation [07:17] TR News Inactive since exactly a year ago? https://jointdevelopment.org/news/ [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jointdevelopment.org | News & PR - Joint Development Foundation [07:38] TR News Techrights The "Gold" Rule: Taking Money for Reputation Laundering and Openwashing Under the "Linux" Banner https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/The_Gold_Rule_Taking_Money_for_Reputation_Laundering_and_Openwa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/The_Gold_Rule_Taking_Money_for_Reputation_Laundering_and_Openwa.gmi [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The "Gold" Rule: Taking Money for Reputation Laundering and Openwashing Under the "Linux" Banner ● Apr 16 [08:20] TR News (NEW): Fedora Magazine Reports https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Fedora_Magazine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Fedora_Magazine.gmi [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora Magazine Reports [08:21] TR News Techrights In Some Countries the Largest OEMs Already Dump Microsoft Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/In_Some_Countries_the_Largest_OEMs_Already_Dump_Microsoft_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/In_Some_Countries_the_Largest_OEMs_Already_Dump_Microsoft_Windo.gmi [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Some Countries the Largest OEMs Already Dump Microsoft Windows [08:24] TR News The PHOTO in this 'ARTICLE' (SPAM) is 8 YEARS old https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/13/jim-zemlin-on-taking-a-portfolio-approach-to-linux-foundation-projects/ 2017 https://www.facesofopensource.com/jim-zemlin/ [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Jim Zemlin on taking a 'portfolio approach' to Linux Foundation projects | TechCrunch [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.facesofopensource.com | Jim Zemlin - Faces of Open Source [08:24] TR News What kind of person says, "use this photo of me from 8 YEARS ago"? A narcissist. http://techrights.org/o/2019/07/31/jim-zemlin-open-source-loves-microsoft/ [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Jim Zemlin: Open Source Loves Microsoft [08:25] TR News (NEW): The 6 Linux distros I recommend most for gaming in 2025 - including my favorite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/The_6_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_for_gaming_in_2025_includi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/The_6_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_for_gaming_in_2025_includi.gmi [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The 6 Linux distros I recommend most for gaming in 2025 - including my favorite [08:25] TR News How did GNU/Linux users allow such people to govern the "community" and invite Microsoft to "herd" us? [08:26] TR News In the past 7 years he blogged only ONCE. A VERY busy man! https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/author/jim-zemlin [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxfoundation.org | Blog | Linux Foundation | Jim Zemlin [08:26] TR News What does he do all day? Begging Bill Gates for $? https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/17/Jim_Zemlin_Says_Linux_Foundation_Should_Combat_Fraud_Together_W.shtml [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jim Zemlin Says Linux Foundation Should Combat Fraud Together With the Gates Foundation. Maybe They Should Start With Jim's Wife. [08:28] TR News Nithya Ruff went to work for GAFAM. Because of COURSE she would. The LF BoD is a gallery of the greedy and sellouts, deplorable people who hate the "F" word (freedom). [08:28] TR News So the IMPLCIT rule in today's "IT" industry is, be UNETHICAL... or PERISH. [08:29] TR News The LF enforces this by slapping a CoC or prick in your face if you no longer cheer for the greedy and corrupt. How is that CoC in WINE (added by Microsoft as condition with Mono) working out so far? Too early to CoC-slap? http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/03/linux-kernel-code-of-conduct-committee/ [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | The Linux Foundation's Linux Kernel Code of Conduct (CoC) Committee is Now Officially Corporate [08:30] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 release notes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Ubuntu_Budgie_25_04_release_notes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Ubuntu_Budgie_25_04_release_notes.gmi [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 release notes [08:31] TR News The CoC is for people, who have rights, but not for corporations. Because corporations do whatever the hell they want. The people who govern them are immune from CoC; they just hide behind the corporation/s they own. http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/16/Illuminating_Microsoft_s_Code_of_Conduct_CoC_Hypocrisy.shtml [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Illuminating Microsoft's Code of Conduct (CoC) Hypocrisy [08:31] TR News This is the man who became joint owner of "Linux" Foundation instead of being sent to prison http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/ [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | High-Level Criminals Associate Privacy With Crime Because They Want Privacy Only for Themselves (Control But No Accountability) [08:32] TR News Linux is the kernel. It's a project. LF is a company. Dominated by Microsoft. http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft [08:36] TR News LF cannot even HOST Linux, it OUTSOURCED it!! https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/akamai-becomes-the-official-distributor-of-the-linux-kernelw-post [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Akamai becomes the official distributor of the Linux kernel [08:36] TR News and killed off mailing lists https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/10/Linux_Foundation_We_ve_Shut_Down_the_Mailing_Lists_and_Fired_Ev.shtml [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Foundation: We've Shut Down the Mailing Lists and Fired Everyone at Linux.com So We Can Spend Money Buying Puff Pieces and Paying Clickfraud/Spammers [08:37] TR News Which begs the question, what does LF actually DO all day? [08:37] TR News Insiders are Microsoft loyalists, so do not expect whistleblowers http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Former_Microsofter_Jason_Perlow_Left_Linux_Foundation.shtml [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 'Former' Microsofter Jason Perlow Left Linux Foundation [08:40] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End Of Life activate ESM to keep your fleet of devices secure and operational https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Ubuntu_20_04_LTS_End_Of_Life_activate_ESM_to_keep_your_fleet_of.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Ubuntu_20_04_LTS_End_Of_Life_activate_ESM_to_keep_your_fleet_of.gmi [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End Of Life activate ESM to keep your fleet of devices secure and operational [08:43] TR News (NEW): PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_March_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_March_2025.gmi [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2025 [08:46] TR News (NEW): So Long, ArcoLinux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/So_Long_ArcoLinux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/So_Long_ArcoLinux.gmi [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines So Long, ArcoLinux [08:50] TR News (NEW): T2 is a source-based meta distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/T2_is_a_source_based_meta_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/T2_is_a_source_based_meta_distribution.gmi [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines T2 is a source-based meta distribution [08:58] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ● Apr 16 [09:03] TR News (NEW): More than fifteen free software socials to be held globally https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/More_than_fifteen_free_software_socials_to_be_held_globally.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/More_than_fifteen_free_software_socials_to_be_held_globally.gmi [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines More than fifteen free software socials to be held globally [09:08] TR News (NEW): Freedom Means Knowing Whats Installed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Freedom_Means_Knowing_What_s_Installed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Freedom_Means_Knowing_What_s_Installed.gmi [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Freedom Means Knowing Whats Installed [09:19] TR News Wow, took him EIGHT years to just SUBMIT it. https://jmtd.net/log/phd/submitted/ 3 years should be ENOUGH. [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jmtd.net | jmtd log phd submitted [09:20] TR News But he worked for Red Hat (IBM) at the same time. Hard to see what a phd, if he gets it, will get him inside IBM. IBM does NOT value "Expensive" staff. It looks for ways to REPLACE them. [09:21] TR News What Desktop PCs Need https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/04/15/what-desktop-pcs-need/ [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | What Desktop PCs Need etbe - Russell Coker [09:23] TR News Storage Trends 2025 https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/04/15/storage-trends-2025/ "The cheapest 500G devices are $42.50 for a 512G SATA SSD and $45 for a 500G NVMe." [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Storage Trends 2025 etbe - Russell Coker [09:23] TR News AsioHeaders 1.30.2-1 on CRAN: New Upstream http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/04/15#asioheaders_1.30.2-1 [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [09:32] TR News (NEW): NX AppHub Introduced as Nitruxs Minimalist AppImage Solution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/NX_AppHub_Introduced_as_Nitrux_s_Minimalist_AppImage_Solution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/NX_AppHub_Introduced_as_Nitrux_s_Minimalist_AppImage_Solution.gmi [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NX AppHub Introduced as Nitruxs Minimalist AppImage Solution [09:33] TR News So today marks two weeks since last nastygram in the post - is Microsoft budget low now? Getting "cold feet" about bullying critics? [09:35] TR News Ludaro https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ludaro-puts-a-roguelike-deck-building-twist-on-the-classic-board-game-ludo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ludaro puts a roguelike deck-building twist on the classic board game Ludo | GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR News Baldur's Gate 3 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-final-baldurs-gate-3-patch-is-out-now-with-cross-play-photo-mode-new-subclasses/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The final Baldur's Gate 3 patch is out now with cross-play, photo mode, new subclasses | GamingOnLinux [09:36] TR News "Real time chaotic strategy simplified to make it work well on a gamepad?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/d-o-t-defence-is-a-fast-paced-gamepad-friendly-rts-now-on-steam-with-co-op-and-versus-modes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-D.O.T. Defence is a fast-paced gamepad-friendly RTS now on Steam with co-op and versus modes | GamingOnLinux [09:38] TR News "Aquapark Tycoon from Boxelware, who previously made the space sim Avorion, is an upcoming water theme park building game and a new trailer is out now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/i-cant-wait-to-send-people-flying-in-aquapark-tycoon-new-trailer-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I can't wait to send people flying in Aquapark Tycoon - new trailer out now | GamingOnLinux [09:38] TR News "The future of Linux distributions in many ways seems like immutable may be a good path, and now the Manjaro team want you to test out their own version of it with Manjaro Summit." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-public-alpha-of-the-semi-immutable-manjaro-summit-linux-is-now-available/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available | GamingOnLinux [09:39] TR News "Bosorka is an action roguelike where a young witch saves the world from insidious and cruel demons." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/save-the-world-from-insidious-and-cruel-demons-in-bosorka-with-a-linux-version-available-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Save the world from insidious and cruel demons in Bosorka with a Linux version available now | GamingOnLinux [09:41] TR News "Electronic Arts (EA) announced that both MySims and MySims Kingdom have been upgraded with "some things we have been working on for a long time" which includes Steam Deck support for both titles." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/mysims-and-mysims-kingdom-from-ea-get-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MySims and MySims Kingdom from EA get Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux [09:41] TR News "Memory's Reach is a very promising looking first-person puzzle-adventure metroidvania, and the good news is that it will have Steam Deck support at launch." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/first-person-puzzle-adventure-metroidvania-memorys-reach-looks-great-with-steam-deck-support-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-First person puzzle-adventure metroidvania Memory's Reach looks great with Steam Deck support announced | GamingOnLinux [09:42] TR News "Developer CSR-Studios are currently working on Dead Pixels II but they decided to give the original Dead Pixels from 2012 a surprise upgrade." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/dead-pixels-from-2012-gets-a-surprise-update-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dead Pixels from 2012 gets a surprise update with Linux and Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux [09:42] TR News "Wonderful to see! Ubisoft announced yesterday that they've open sourced their colourblind simulation tool Chroma (UbiChroma as it's called on GitHub), after several years of internal use and development." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ubisoft-open-sourced-chroma-their-colourblind-simulation-tool/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool | GamingOnLinux [09:45] TR News (NEW): Games: Ludaro, Baldur's Gate 3, MySims, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Games_Ludaro_Baldur_s_Gate_3_MySims_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Games_Ludaro_Baldur_s_Gate_3_MySims_and_More.gmi [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Ludaro, Baldur's Gate 3, MySims, and More [09:47] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:48] TR News "Don't Feed the DATA TROLL" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/dont-feed-the-data-troll:0 [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Don't Feed the DATA TROLL [09:48] TR News "An Interview With Claudia Sahm - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-claudia-sahm [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | An Interview With Claudia Sahm - Paul Krugman [09:49] TR News Microsoft Tarnishing the Brand of Arch https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/10/Microsoft_Tarnishing_the_Brand_of_Arch.shtml [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Tarnishing the Brand of Arch [09:50] TR News Microsoft E.E.E. in progress https://antiz.fr/blog/archlinux-official-wsl-image/ ("Robin Candau | Arch Linux now has an official WSL image") [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antiz.fr | Robin Candau | Arch Linux now has an official WSL image [09:51] TR News 10+ years ago https://techrights.org/o/2014/03/07/arch-linux-is-becoming-more-mainstream/ https://techrights.org/o/2014/02/12/arch-linux-2014/ [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Arch Linux is Becoming More Mainstream [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Now Might be a Good Time to Give Arch Linux a Try [09:52] TR News pressgazette is defending slop again https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/bbc-study-revealing-scale-of-ai-generated-news-inaccuracies-is-crucial-checkpoint-but-we-shouldnt-write-the-tech-off/ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Why_is_UK_Press_Gazette_Jingoistic_About_Plagiarists_and_LLM_Sl.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | AI-generated news inaccuracies study is 'lesson, not a death knell' - Press Gazette [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why is UK Press Gazette Jingoistic About Plagiarists and LLM Slop Disguised as Journalism? [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Paywalls, Bots, Spam, and Spyware is "Future of the Media" According to UK Press Gazette [09:52] TR News It's an ongoing problem, they try to normalise slop http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/26/The_UK_s_Press_Gazette_Has_No_Credibility_Anymore_It_Celebrates.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The UK's Press Gazette Has No Credibility Anymore, It Celebrates Plagiarism and Cheap Misinformation (This Ruins Linux Sites Too) [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Paywalls, Bots, Spam, and Spyware is "Future of the Media" According to UK Press Gazette [09:53] TR News "Dominance Does Not Equal Competence" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cuomo-trump-dominance-competence/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Dominance Does Not Equal Competence | The Nation [09:53] TR News "The True Cost of Trumps Statue Garden" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/trumps-garden-heroes-replaces-inquiry-worship/682435/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Looks Like Mussolini, Quacks Like Mussolini - The Atlantic [09:54] TR News "Air Force pilots have a new way to pee at 30,000 feet" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-pilots-pee-while-flying/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Air Force pilots have a new way to pee at 30,000 feet [09:54] TR News "Hegseth memo to cut IT contracts lacks clarity, contradicts Pentagon downsizing plans" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2025/04/hegseth-memo-to-cut-it-contracts-lacks-clarity-contradicts-pentagon-downsizing-plans/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Hegseth memo to cut IT contracts lacks clarity, contradicts Pentagon downsizing plans [09:54] TR News "Huge Number of People Who Used to Like Elon Musk Now Detest Him, Polling Shows" https://futurism.com/poll-favorability-elon-musk-doge [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Huge Number of People Who Used to Like Elon Musk Now Detest Him, Polling Shows [09:55] TR News s/crew/cargo/g; it was not piloted but automated https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/blue-origin-female-crew-1.7509472 ("All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, blast off on Blue Origin rocket") [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, blast off on Blue Origin rocket | CBC News [09:55] TR News "North Korea Supplying Up to 100% of Russian Artillery Shells Used in Ukraine Reuters - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/15/north-korea-supplying-up-to-100-of-russian-artillery-shells-used-in-ukraine-reuters-a88745 [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | North Korea Supplying Up to 100% of Russian Artillery Shells Used in Ukraine Reuters - The Moscow Times [09:55] TR News "Helsinki sees start of summertime pickpocket season" https://yle.fi/a/74-20156364 [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Helsinki sees start of summertime pickpocket season | Yle News | Yle [09:56] TR News "EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/15/eu-struggle-fill-gap-usaid-european-countries-cut-budgets [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets | Aid | The Guardian [09:56] TR News "There are signs that Turkey is growing closer to Indonesiaand to ASEAN" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/turkeysource/there-are-signs-that-turkey-is-growing-closer-to-indonesia-and-to-asean/ [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | There are signs that Turkey is growing closer to Indonesiaand to ASEAN - Atlantic Council [09:56] TR News "Trumps Great Big Fascist Gaslighting Show" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-bukele-abrego-garcia-meeting/ [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Trumps Great Big Fascist Gaslighting Show | The Nation [09:57] TR News "Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/elon-musk-usaid-doge/ [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows. | The Nation [09:57] TR News "A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Wilcox" https://www.vox.com/scotus/408848/supreme-court-donald-trump-unitary-executive-wilcox [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Wilcox | Vox [09:58] TR News "Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/why-harvard-resisted-trumps-demands.html [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump - The New York Times [09:58] TR News iophk: censorship by replacing the opposing views with LLM slop https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-04-16/dont-like-a-columnists-opinion-los-angeles-times-offers-an-ai-generated-opposing-viewpoint ("Don't Like a Columnist's Opinion? Los Angeles Times Offers an AI-Generated Opposing Viewpoint") [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-04-16/dont-like-a-columnists-opinion-los-angeles-times-offers-an-ai-generated-opposing-viewpoint ) [09:59] TR News "Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE [sic]" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-revenge-doge-government-layoffs-justice-department/682474/ [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE - The Atlantic [09:59] TR News "Trump Admin Deports Man's Teenage Son to El Salvador Prison: Report" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ice-deports-teen-no-criminal-record-el-salvador-1235318643/ [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Admin Deports Man's Teenage Son to El Salvador Prison: Report [09:59] TR News "But how exactly a brief trip to the edge of space is of any benefit to the planet remains to be seen." https://futurism.com/the-byte/passengers-katy-perry-wished-sing-something-else ("Passengers Trapped in Rocket With Katy Perry Wished She Would Sing Something Else") [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Passengers Trapped in Rocket With Katy Perry Wished She Would Sing Something Else ● Apr 16 [10:00] TR News "Panama Tops Costa Rica as 2025 Retirement Destination" https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/15/panama-tops-costa-rica-as-2025-retirement-destination [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ticotimes.net | Panama Tops Costa Rica as 2025 Retirement Destination [10:00] TR News "Sweden was on the road to economic recovery then Trump happened" https://www.thelocal.se/20250415/sweden-was-on-the-road-to-economic-recovery-then-trump-happened [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | Sweden was on the road to economic recovery then Trump happened [10:04] TR News "Lie Detector Dragnet" https://thedissenter.org/the-trump-administrations-lie-detector-dragnet/ | Source: The Dissenter [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | The Trump Administration's Lie Detector Dragnet [10:49] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:50] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:56] TR News Social control media. What a dumb concept of "media". Who came up with this or encouraged this? Spies? [10:56] TR News Social control media is getting worse each day. There has never been a better time to quit ALL social control media. The only better time to do so will be... tomorrow. [10:58] TR News Over time more people realise that "celebs" in social control media fake their importance/popularity using userfarms. Their publicists make up for the vast majority or subs/followers/friends. If they post something and only 1 in 10 or 1 in 20 "see it", that sort of gives away the real picture/ [10:59] TR News Twitter probably peaked around 2016 or 2017. For one quarter it even made a PROFIT... for the first time. Then greedy Twitter, in 2018, shut off access via third parties or APIs/apps. Many people no longer bothered to get the "official" (crappified) "app". In 2020 Twitter became JS only (Webapp mandated). ● Apr 16 [11:00] TR News "Twitter" being rebranded "X" is a hallmark of its era of irrelevance and cadence. [11:03] TR News Saner people, like Arrington or jwz, realise that social control media is a waste of life/time and move on. Over time one can hope for more sane people making personal platforms, then stopping to worry about MElon-mandated grouphink or Kapo-berg using "Facebook" to buy Cheeto Tokens. [11:05] TR News "As headlines highlight Windows missteps and questionable design decisions, now is the perfect time to explore what Linux distributions like openSUSEs have to offer." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/15/freedom-means-knowing-whats-installed/ | Source: OpenSUSE [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Freedom Means Knowing Whats Installed - openSUSE News [11:05] TR News PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-march-2025/ | Source: Purism [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2025 Purism [11:05] TR News "KDE Plasma has been promoted to edition status from F42 Beta onwards!" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-fedora-42 | Source: Red Hat Official [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Announcing Fedora 42 [11:06] TR News "A bipartisan proposal to withdraw the state of Maine from compliance with the Federal REAL-ID Act of 2005 had its first hearing today (archived video) before the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation of the Maine State Legislature" https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/04/15/withdrawal-from-real-id-gets-a-hearing-in-maine/ | Source: Papers Please [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-papersplease.org | Withdrawal from REAL-ID gets a hearing in Maine Papers, Please! [11:06] TR News "crime" https://fair.org/home/theyre-doing-their-best-to-turn-people-who-have-not-committed-any-crime-into-criminals/ | Source: FAIR [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Theyre Doing Their Best to Turn People Who Have Not Committed Any Crime Into Criminals: FAIR [11:07] TR News New Release: Tails 6.14.2 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6_14_2/ | Source: Tor [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tails 6.14.2 | The Tor Project [11:12] TR News "ocal Fossa will reach the End of Standard Support in May 2025, also known as End Of Life (EOL)." https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-20-04-eol-for-devicesional | Source: Ubuntu [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End Of Life activate ESM to keep your fleet of devices secure and operational | Ubuntu [11:13] TR News So Long, ArcoLinux http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/So-Long-ArcoLinux [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linux-magazine.com | So Long, ArcoLinux Linux Magazine [11:14] TR News T2 is a source-based meta distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/t2-source-based-meta-distribution/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-T2 is a source-based meta distribution - LinuxLinks [11:14] TR News resticprofile is a configuration profiles manager and scheduler https://www.linuxlinks.com/resticprofile-configuration-profiles-manager-scheduler/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-resticprofile is a configuration profiles manager and scheduler - LinuxLinks [11:15] TR News FSF News: More than fifteen free software socials to be held globally http://www.fsf.org/news/fifteen-librelocal-meetups-announced [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | More than fifteen free software socials to be held globally Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:16] TR News NX AppHub Introduced as Nitruxs Minimalist AppImage Solution https://linuxiac.com/nx-apphub-introduced-as-nitrux-minimalist-appimage-solution/ [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | NX AppHub Introduced as Nitruxs Minimalist AppImage Solution [11:17] TR News "These responses touched on not only the income fallout for creatives, but differences between various types of (and protections for) IP [sic], the potential effect on medical research, and a whole lot else." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/14/jack-dorsey-ip-comments/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/14/jack-dorsey-ip-comments/ ) [11:17] TR News "The operators of Nhentai.net, a popular adult site with dozens of millions of monthly visits, have been ordered to identify themselves in a California court." https://torrentfreak.com/nhentai-operators-ordered-to-expose-themselves-in-u-s-copyright-lawsuit-250415/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nhentai Operators Ordered to Expose Themselves in U.S. Copyright Lawsuit * TorrentFreak [11:17] TR News "Kadrey, however, attempts to side-step fair use." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-urges-court-avoid-fair-use-shortcuts-kadrey-v-meta-platforms | Source: EFF [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | EFF Urges Court to Avoid Fair Use Shortcuts in Kadrey v. Meta Platforms | Electronic Frontier Foundation [11:19] TR News "A German media company has complained to EU antitrust regulators following Alphabet unit Google's crackdown against companies gaming its search algorithm to push up rankings for other sites." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/googles-spam-policy-hit-by-eu-antitrust-complaint-from-german-media-company/articleshow/120319918.cms | Source: India Times [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google's spam policy hit by EU antitrust complaint from German media company - The Economic Times [11:19] TR News "The Democrats love to build or reinforce the mechanisms of authoritarianism, which they mistakenly think they can apply for good and moral purposes, but then become major building blocks for an authoritarian state." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/aside-on-anti-trust-remedies/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | An aside on proposed anti-trust remedies against Google [11:30] TR News "Theres the not so small issue of the tech industry being quite invested in turning the US into an authoritarian dictatorship and seemingly succeeding." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/we-are-in-for-a-rough-ride/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | We're in for a rough ride as an industry [11:30] TR News "But even if you assume that the US will come out of this in four years time as a recovering democracy (an extremely unsafe assumption, I think), the web is likely to suffer as an industry either way." [11:31] TR News "We have monopolies or oligopolies who control much of the software market and, of particular concern to the web sector, they control how people discover websites." [11:31] TR News "Japans Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has ordered Google to stop making deals that give preference to Google Search and Chrome on Android devices." https://www.theverge.com/news/648996/google-antitrust-japan-order-google-search-android-chrome | Source: The Verge [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Google must stop favoring Search and Chrome on Android in Japan | The Verge [11:31] TR News "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a key concession at a US antitrust trial on Tuesday, saying he bought Instagram because it had a "better" camera than the one his company was trying to build for flagship app Facebook at the time." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/at-us-antitrust-trial-metas-mark-zuckerberg-admits-he-bought-instagram-because-it-was-better/articleshow/120317266.cms | Source: India Times [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | At US antitrust trial, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because it was 'better' - The Economic Times [11:32] TR News "Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/facebook-chief-zuckerberg-testifying-again-in-us-antitrust-trial/articleshow/120315535.cms | Source: India Times [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial - The Economic Times [11:32] TR News "It's unclear if Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., based in Mountain View in the Silicon Valley, will take legal action to fight the order." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/japans-anti-monopoly-watchdog-accuses-google-of-violations-in-smartphones/articleshow/120315422.cms | Source: India Times [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones - The Economic Times [11:33] TR News "The antitrust watchdog said Google, as far back as July 2020, had asked at least six Android smartphone manufacturers to preinstall its apps when they signed the licence for the American tech giants app store, Nikkei Asia reported." https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-google-cease-and-desist-antimonopoly-law-b2734083.html | Source: The Independent UK [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Japan orders Google to stop pushing smartphone makers to install its apps | The Independent [11:33] TR News "Back in 2020, the FTC sued Meta (then known as Facebook), arguing that it had illegally maintained monopoly power by acquiring competitors before they could grow." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ettech-explainer-why-the-us-government-wants-to-break-up-meta/articleshow/120306384.cms | Source: India Times [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | ETtech Explainer: Why the US government wants to break up Meta - The Economic Times [11:33] TR News "But the unprecedented success of two of its biggest bets have regulators concerned its tactics are anticompetitive." https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/meta-copycat-strategy-ftc-trial | Source: Axios [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/meta-copycat-strategy-ftc-trial ) [11:34] TR News "While Stewarts bit remains funny, I must again note that many people with actual expertise in this area treated the acquisition as a reasonable cost to neutralize a surging competitor." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/instagram-acquisition-history/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | The Acquisition of Instagram Made Sense to Facebook Even at the Time Pixel Envy [11:34] TR News "Zuckerberg has so far testified for roughly nine hours. Hes expected to continue testifying on Wednesday, followed by Sheryl Sandberg." https://www.theverge.com/policy/649520/zuckerberg-meta-ftc-antitrust-testimony-facebook-history | Source: The Verge [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial | The Verge [11:34] TR News "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a potentially crazy idea in 2022 to get people using Facebook more: deleting everyones friends lists." https://www.theverge.com/news/649246/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-friends-wipe-reset-meta-antitrust-trial | Source: The Verge [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Mark Zuckerberg once suggested wiping all Facebook friends lists to boost usage | The Verge [11:34] TR News "Businesses weigh the benefits and costs of developing new products themselves against buying start-ups with products they want to add, he said." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-mark-zuckerberg.html | Source: New York Times [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp - The New York Times [11:35] TR News "It seems the FTC wasnt moved by Zuckerbergs counteroffer of $1 billion, hoping the number might be closer to $18 billion. Meta has done everything in its power to avoid the trial, but here we are" https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/15/mark-zuckerberg-tried-negotiate-settlement-ftc-landmark-antitrust-trial-but-failed/ | Source: Silicon Angle [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mark Zuckerberg tried to negotiate settlement with FTC in landmark antitrust trial but failed - SiliconANGLE [11:36] TR News "No one knew how these deals would turn out." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/what-if-mark-zuckerberg-had-not-bought-insta-whatsapp/articleshow/120330253.cms | Source: India Times [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram & WhatsApp? - The Economic Times [11:36] TR News "the two fired Commissioners (Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya) sued Trump" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/15/with-3-0-gop-majority-and-all-democrats-fired-the-ftc-is-now-a-total-trump-puppet-agency-pretending-to-care-about-antitrust-reform/ | Source: Techdirt [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-With 3-0 GOP Majority And All Democrats Fired, The FTC Is Now A Total Trump Puppet Agency Pretending To Care About Antitrust Reform | Techdirt [11:42] TR News ...the more direct a flight, the better for the plane, the plane, the more efficient for all, bbu the Airline Industry has taken advantage and is now charging more for direct flights than flights that test your anxiety with many connections and delays that put those a risk. They make ravel less pleasant unless you pay a ton. [11:43] TR News "In response to ARRLs request, over 200 members submitted suggestions that were reviewed when considering what rules should be deleted or modified" https://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-files-comments-responding-to-fcc-request-for-input | Source: ARRL [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arrl.org | ARRL Files Comments on FCC [11:46] TR News "This is even more true in the public sector, which represents about half of union membership in America today." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/not-just-unions-strike-ready-unions | Source: Hamilton Nolan [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Not Just Unions; Strike-Ready Unions. - by Hamilton Nolan [11:46] TR News "What did growing up against this particular cultural backdrop do to me? What did it do to all of us? I didnt start trying to process this particular initiation into adulthood until two decades later." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/porn-american-pop-culture-feminism/682114/ | Source: The Atlantic [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | What Porn Taught a Generation of Women - The Atlantic [11:47] TR News "Its unusual though not unheard of for immigrants to be arrested during USCIS interviews." https://www.theverge.com/policy/649427/ice-arrest-mohsen-mahdawi-citizenship-interview-uscis | Source: The Verge [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The Columbia student arrested at his USCIS interview knew it was coming | The Verge [11:48] TR News "Following a decision made during a hearing at Istanbuls 23rd High Criminal Court, journalist Necla Demir Arvas was released from Bakrky Closed Prison on Monday." https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/released-journalist-we-will-continue-to-amplify-women-s-voices-78886 | Source: ANF News [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Released journalist: We will continue to amplify womens voices [11:49] TR News "Government attacks on public media are as old as Big Bird. Ever since Richard Nixon feuded with public broadcasting during its earliest days" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/public-broadcasting-media-democracy/ | Source: The Nation [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | We Must Save Public Media to Change It | The Nation [11:49] TR News "Antonina Favorskaya, Kostantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involvement with a group that had been labeled as extremist" https://www.courthousenews.com/four-journalists-who-were-accused-of-working-for-kremlin-foe-navalny-are-convicted-of-extremism/ | Source: Court House News [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/four-journalists-who-were-accused-of-working-for-kremlin-foe-navalny-are-convicted-of-extremism/ ) [11:53] TR News "ussia sentenced four journalists linked to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony on Tuesday, deepening its crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the ongoing war in Ukraine." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2294824.html | Source: RTL [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Sent to penal colony: Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny [11:53] TR News "The court also handed the journalists a three-year ban on administering websites." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/15/russia-sentences-journalists-to-55-years-in-navalny-extremism-case-a88746 | Source: The Moscow Times [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Russia Sentences Journalists to 5.5 Years in Navalny 'Extremism' Case - The Moscow Times [11:55] TR News "Soon-Shiong, a medical innovator who bought the Times in 2018, blocked his newspaper from endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris for president last fall and said he wanted to overhaul its editorial board" https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-04-16/dont-like-a-columnists-opinion-los-angeles-times-offers-an-ai-generated-opposing-viewpoint | Source: US News And World Report [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-04-16/dont-like-a-columnists-opinion-los-angeles-times-offers-an-ai-generated-opposing-viewpoint ) [11:55] TR News "In making this decision, Harvard appears to have learned a lesson from the Trump administrations tangle with another Ivy League schooljust not the lesson the government intended." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/harvard-chooses-defiance/682457/ | Source: The Atlantic [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | What Harvard Learned From Columbias Mistake - The Atlantic [11:56] TR News "On Monday, Harvard become the first university to openly defy the Trump administration as it demands sweeping changes to limit activism on campus." https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/harvards-challenge-to-trump-administration-could-test-limits-of-government-power-101744736602670.html | Source: Hindustan Times [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | Harvard's challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power | Education - Hindustan Times [11:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 16 [12:00] TR News "Saint Petersburgs Pushkinsky District Court sentenced her to five years and two months in prison and banned her from using social media for three additional years, the courts press service said on Telegram." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/15/st-petersburg-woman-jailed-over-army-criticism-after-neighbors-denunciation-a88744 | Source: The Moscow Times [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | St. Petersburg Woman Jailed Over Army Criticism After Neighbors Denunciation - The Moscow Times [12:01] TR News "Today Im focusing on the Trump administrations battle with Harvard University, in which a powerful university targeted by the president is pushing back." https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/408890/trump-harvard-university-funding-logoff | Source: Vox [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump vs Harvard: What the administration demanded | Vox [12:01] TR News "The First Amendment protects speech we might hate, including racist, sexist, and antisemitic language. That is a cost of free expression in a free country." https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-harvard-decided-to-challenge-donald-trump | Source: New Yorker [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Why Harvard Decided to Challenge Donald Trump | The New Yorker [12:02] TR News "Learning is a sacred and foundational right that is now being limited for students in DoDEA schools" https://www.aclu-ky.org/en/press-releases/students-sue-department-defense-schools-over-curriculum-changes-book-bans | [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu-ky.org | Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Curriculum Changes, Book Bans | ACLU of Kentucky [12:02] TR News "Students in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools on military bases sued today" https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/dodea-book-bans | Source: ACLU [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Curriculum Changes, Book Bans | American Civil Liberties Union [12:03] TR News "A dozen students in U.S. Defense Department schools sued, opens new tab the department and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for book removals and curriculum changes following executive orders from President Donald Trump, an advocacy group said." https://www.reuters.com/legal/students-sue-us-defense-department-schools-book-removals-2025-04-16/ | Source: Reuters [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/legal/students-sue-us-defense-department-schools-book-removals-2025-04-16/ ) [12:03] TR News "has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/this-is-weakening-the-united-states/ | Source: Harvard University [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | This is weakening the United States. Harvard Gazette [12:04] TR News "The ruling confirms that the words gay and lesbian refer to same-sex sexual orientation and makes it absolutely clear that lesbians wishing to form associations of any size are lawfully entitled to exclude men" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgq9ejql39t [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex - live updates - BBC News [12:05] TR News Why is this relevant? Some of these extremists spent years attacking Techrights people, even wives and mothers. http://techrights.org/wiki/Free_Software-Hostile_Militants/ [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Free Software-Hostile Militants [12:06] TR News Nobody has "special" rights. The rights of men and women apply to everybody. Nobody is "special". The law applies to everybody. [12:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:09] TR News "The ABCs international media channels and the bespoke content we create, distribute and share with our media partners showcase an Australian society that is diverse, free and equal, with an independent media that holds power to account." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/to-counter-anti-democratic-propaganda-step-up-funding-for-abc-international/ | Source: The Strategist [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | To counter anti-democratic propaganda, step up funding for ABC International | The Strategist [12:09] TR News "next step in the evolution of Chinas surveillance state will be to integrate generative-AI models like DeepSeek into urban surveillance infrastructures." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/deepseek-is-already-being-applied-widely-across-chinas-industries-and-used-for-government-surveillance-and-propaganda/ | Source: Techdirt [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DeepSeek Is Already Being Applied Widely Across Chinas Industries, And Used For Government Surveillance And Propaganda | Techdirt [12:10] TR News "In a letter to the CVE board, VP and Director at MITREs Center for Securing the Homeland Yosry Barsoum said the contract with the US government to manage the program will expire on April 16 and theres no word on funding moving forward." https://www.securityweek.com/mitre-signals-potential-cve-program-deterioration-as-us-gov-funding-expires/ | Source: Security Week [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/mitre-signals-potential-cve-program-deterioration-as-us-gov-funding-expires/ ) [12:14] TR News "The MITRE Corporation said on Tuesday that its stewardship of the CVE program which catalogs all public cybersecurity vulnerabilities" https://therecord.media/mitre-warns-of-cve-program-lapse-contract-expires | Source: The Record [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | MITRE warns of lapse with CVE program as contract with US set to expire | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:14] TR News "While the whole world's vulnerability management efforts aren't going to descend into chaos overnight, there is a concern that in a month or two they may." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/homeland_security_funding_for_cve/ | Source: The Register UK [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Homeland Security funding for CVE program expires The Register [12:16] TR News MITRE Warns CVE Program Faces Disruption (Security Week) https://lwn.net/Articles/1017565/ [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MITRE Warns CVE Program Faces Disruption (Security Week) [LWN.net] [12:16] TR News "A critical resource that cybersecurity professionals worldwide rely on to identify, mitigate and fix security vulnerabilities in software and hardware is in danger of breaking down." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/funding-expires-for-key-cyber-vulnerability-database/ | Source: Krebs On Security [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | Funding Expires for Key Cyber Vulnerability Database Krebs on Security [12:17] TR News "Make no mistake: this is how World War III is being lostnot with missiles and tanks, but with spreadsheets and trade policies." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-surrender-to-china | Source: Mike Brock [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Surrender to China - by Mike Brock [12:17] TR News "OpenAI has revealed the advisors for its new nonprofit commission: Dolores Huerta, Monica Lozano, Dr. Robert K. Ross, and Jack Oliver." https://www.theverge.com/news/649430/openai-nonprofit-commission-advisors | Source: The Verge [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | OpenAI names new nonprofit advisors | The Verge [12:23] TR News "China has in recent years begun pointing the finger back at the United States, which has accused Beijing of backing a litany of cyberattack, but Tuesdays allegations were more specific and aggressive than usual." https://cyberscoop.com/chinese-law-enforcement-places-nsa-operatives-on-wanted-list-over-alleged-cyberattacks/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chinese law enforcement places NSA operatives on wanted list over alleged cyberattacks | CyberScoop [12:24] TR News People wishing to practice good security "hygiene" start by BANNING ALL proprietary software. It CANNOT be TRUSTED. https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [12:25] TR News "Australia needs to reevaluate its security priorities and establish a more dynamic regulatory framework for cybersecurity" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-can-learn-from-britain-on-cyber-governance/ | Source: The Strategist [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia can learn from Britain on cyber governance | The Strategist [12:26] TR News "A government statement said Hongkong Post would not collect tariffs on behalf of Washington, and will suspend accepting non-airmail parcels containing goods destined for the U.S. on Wednesday, since items shipped by sea take more time." https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-tariffs-hong-kong-post-office-b2734102.html | Source: The Independent UK [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Hong Kong post office to stop shipping parcels to the US after Trumps tariffs | The Independent [12:26] TR News "Milky seas are produced by bioluminescent bacteria that can transform the nighttime ocean into a glowing white veneer." https://www.404media.co/the-ocean-spectacle-that-has-entranced-sailors-for-centuries/ | Source: 404 Media [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | The Ocean Spectacle that Has Entranced Sailors for Centuries [12:27] TR News "Google is working toward climate goals of cutting the companys planet-heating emissions in half and matching its electricity use with carbon-free energy purchases around-the-clock by 2030." https://www.theverge.com/news/648979/google-geothermal-energy-power-purchase-agreement-asia-taiwan | Source: The Verge [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Googles geothermal energy ambitions are growing | The Verge [12:34] TR News "This Earth Day 2025, let us commit to harnessing renewable energy to build a healthy, sustainable, equitable and prosperous future for us all, let us commit to Renewable Energy Now." https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2025-our-power-our-planet/ | [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.earthday.org | Earth Day 2025 - Our Power, Our Planet - Earth Day [12:36] TR News "While it may seem strange to think of a world without ecological awareness" https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2025/04/01/earth-day-2025-when/82756382007/ | Source: Gannett [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2025/04/01/earth-day-2025-when/82756382007/ ) [12:38] TR News "EARTHDAY.ORG is thrilled to announce that renowned artist Alexis Rockman has created the official Earth Day 2025 poster, marking our 55th anniversary." https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-poster-2025/ | [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.earthday.org | EARTH DAY POSTER - 2025 - Earth Day [12:38] TR News "The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009." https://www.unep.org/events/un-day/international-mother-earth-day-2025 | Source: UN [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unep.org | International Mother Earth Day 2025 [12:39] TR News "Every Earth Month and Earth Day action is meaningful and momentous. Here are four things you can do." https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/earth-day/ | [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nature.org | Earth Day is April 22, 2025 | Ideas to celebrate and take action [12:39] TR News "And, so goes Vermont. Or not. Dont despair! There are two ways many of us can change this tragic trajectory. First action: join your regional land trust." https://www.reformer.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-honoring-earth-day-has-never-been-so-urgent/article_4ea94920-79c8-4217-99e5-c4b2fbfb7094.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Letter to the Editor: Honoring Earth Day has never been so urgent | Opinion | reformer.com [12:40] TR News "Environmental groups denounced the administrations offer, calling the email address a polluters portal that could allow hundreds of companies to evade laws meant to protect the environment and public health." https://apnews.com/article/trump-epa-clean-air-exemption-mercury-13f009f79fdc84443e428618d2a01bba | Source: Associated Press [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on toxic chemicals | AP News [12:41] TR News "A list quietly posted as of Tuesday on the Environmental Protection Agencys website lists 47 power providers which operate at least 66 coal-fired plants" https://www.seattletimes.com/business/trump-exempts-nearly-70-coal-plants-from-biden-era-rule-on-mercury-and-other-toxic-air-pollution/ | Source: Seattle Times [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/trump-exempts-nearly-70-coal-plants-from-biden-era-rule-on-mercury-and-other-toxic-air-pollution/ ) [12:41] TR News "The Trump administration has exempted 47 companies from regulations to curb mercury and air toxics for their coal-fired power plants for two years" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-exempts-dozens-coal-plants-mercury-air-toxics-limits-2025-04-15/ | Source: Reuters [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-exempts-dozens-coal-plants-mercury-air-toxics-limits-2025-04-15/ ) [12:45] TR News Windows below 10% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/angola/#monthly-200902-202504 [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Angola | Statcounter Global Stats [12:46] TR News There is going to be a lot of judge-bashing in the UK this week (or against the UK). People like these. http://techrights.org/wiki/Free_Software-Hostile_Militants/ [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Free Software-Hostile Militants [12:47] TR News "It must have been a surprise as Metas preemptive response came in the form of a barely formatted PDF sent to Semafor" https://pxlnv.com/blog/careless-people/ | Source: Nick Heer [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Metas Poor Prebuttal to Careless People Pixel Envy [12:47] TR News "A PDF of Metas opening statement slides in its FTC antitrust hearing yesterday contains easy-to-remove redactions that make it possible to see everything the company didnt want made public, The Verge has discovered." https://www.theverge.com/news/648893/meta-redacted-documents-leak-ftc-antitrust-opening-statement | Source: The Verge [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Metas antitrust trial slide redactions arent actually hiding anything | The Verge [12:48] TR News "Attorneys suing the United States government over its use of vanishing Signal messages to coordinate military strikes last month in Yemen allege" https://www.wired.com/story/heres-what-happened-to-those-signalgate-messages/ | Source: Wired [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Heres What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages | WIRED [12:48] TR News "Caldwell, who served in the Marine Corps, was one of several senior advisers who worked closely with Hegseth. Caldwells ties to the secretary go back to Hegseths time as the head of Concerned Veterans for America" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/04/15/pentagon-senior-adviser-dan-caldwell-ousted-in-probe-into-leaks/ | Source: USMC [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted in probe into leaks [12:49] TR News "The decline was even steeper in February alone, with births falling 7.6% year-over-year to 90,500 7,400" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/14/russias-birth-rate-plunges-to-200-year-low-a88709 | Source: The Moscow Times [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Russias Birth Rate Plunges to 200-Year Low - The Moscow Times [12:52] TR News "freed by the SDF" https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/yazidi-youngster-kidnapped-by-isis-from-shengal-in-2014-freed-by-the-sdf-78896 | Source: ANF News [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Yazidi youngster kidnapped by ISIS from Shengal in 2014 freed by the SDF [12:52] TR News "Analyzing long-term trends, we will see many reasons for the US-Russian rapprochement, which should make Europeans worry, because, after all, such a shift will occur at the expense of Europe." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/04/15/american-russian-rapprochement-as-a-threat-to-europe/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | American-Russian rapprochement as a threat to Europe - New Eastern Europe [12:53] TR News "outright refusal to comply with court orders" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/trump-defy-court-orders-contempt-constitutional-crisis | Source: Axios [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/trump-defy-court-orders-contempt-constitutional-crisis ) [12:56] TR News "But the complexity of AI systems, which pull from thousands of pieces of data, make that a herculean task for humans, says Heidy Khlaaf" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/15/1115078/phase-two-of-military-ai-has-arrived/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Phase two of military AI has arrived | MIT Technology Review ● Apr 16 [13:01] TR News "More accurately, the administration is defying the spirit, rather than the letter, of the Supreme Court ruling." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/abrego-garcia-trump-bukele-salvador/682467/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | What the Courts Can Still Do to Constrain Trump - The Atlantic [13:03] TR News "Sabotaging the agencys work amounts to an inducement for the ultra-rich to treat taxes as a voluntary contribution." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/trump-doge-tax-irs/682471/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | How the Trump Administration Is Taxing the IRS - The Atlantic [13:06] TR News "Since 2022, Russia has suffered more than 700,000 casualties in Ukraine" https://taskandpurpose.com/video/russia-ukraine-war-losses-video/ | Source: Task And Purpose [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Russia continues to throw troops into a meat grinder in Ukraine [13:06] TR News "One acting commissioner one with 38 years experience has already resigned because of the DHSs desire to use tax records as a migrant-hunting database." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/15/another-irs-commissioner-steps-down-after-being-forced-to-share-immigrant-tax-records-with-the-dhs/ | Source: Techdirt [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Another IRS Commissioner Steps Down After Being Forced To Share Immigrant Tax Records With The DHS | Techdirt [13:07] TR News "the exodus of Kashmiri pandits from Jammu and Kashmir in the past" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/bengal-govt-must-stop-jihadi-attacks-on-hindus-over-waqf-act-protests-vhp/article69455131.ece | Source: The Hindu [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Bengal govt must stop attacks on Hindus over Waqf Act protests: VHP - The Hindu [13:10] TR News Confidentiality https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/14/ssl_tls_certificates/ | Source: The Register UK [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | SSL/TLS certificates will last 47 days max by 2029 The Register [13:11] TR News "A smaller subset of customers may also have had more sensitive data stolen, including Social Security or other government identification numbers, passport information, Medicare or Medicaid ID, or injury-related information associated with vehicle accident claims." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/hertz_cleo_customer_data/ | Source: The Register UK [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Hertz says personal, sensitive data stolen in Cleo attacks The Register [13:13] TR News "raises significant concerns regarding potential transfers of customers and family members sensitive personal data to various interested entities" https://therecord.media/23andme-bankruptcy-house-investigation-data-concerns | Source: The Record [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | 23andMe bankruptcy draws investigation from House panel over data concerns | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:13] TR News "But one of the researchers, Zeve Sanderson, the executive director of NYUs Center for Social Media and Politics, isnt resigned to defeat." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/04/can-we-stop-kids-from-watching-porn/682455/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Would You Give PornHub Your ID? - The Atlantic [13:14] TR News "The good news? Lawmakers in California, Massachusetts, Illinois and elsewhere are stepping up, leading the way to protect privacy and ensure that healthcare access and other exercise of our rights remain safe from invasive surveillance." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/privacy-map-how-states-are-fighting-location-surveillance | Source: EFF [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Privacy on the Map: How States Are Fighting Location Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:14] TR News "Today, Bits of Freedom, EDRi, Gesellschaft fr Freiheitsrechte, and Convocation Design + Research are filing a complaint under the Digital Services Act (DSA) against Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram." https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-files-dsa-complaint-against-meta-for-toxic-profiling-fueled-feeds/ | Source: EDRI [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Civil society files DSA complaint against Meta for toxic feeds - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:15] TR News "The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the Privacy Working Group led by the Majority Leadership of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce." https://epic.org/documents/epic-feedback-to-house-energy-commerce-majority-privacy-working-group/ | Source: EPIC [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/documents/epic-feedback-to-house-energy-commerce-majority-privacy-working-group/ ) [13:15] TR News "Hackers claim to have obtained 4chan's code, emails of moderators, and internal communications." https://www.404media.co/4chan-is-down-following-what-looks-to-be-a-major-hack-spurred-by-meme-war/ | Source: 404 Media [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | 4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War [13:16] TR News "4chan is an anonymous message board that enables often offensive and hateful content. The content leaked, if genuine, would remove some of the anonymity from 4chan administrators, moderators, and janitors" https://www.wired.com/story/2025-4chan-hack-admin-leak/ | Source: Wired [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins | WIRED [13:16] TR News "denied a report that the practice was new and connected to a recent security appraisal of the risks when visiting the United States" https://therecord.media/eu-burner-phones-traveling-officials | Source: The Record [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | EU confirms issuing burner phones to top officials but denies practice caused by Trump | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:18] TR News "The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, according to the Financial Times." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/ec_burner_devices/ | Source: The Register UK [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US The Register [13:18] TR News "how the fundamental data protection rights recognized under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be reconciled with AI models and how they get trained." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/meta_resume_ai_training_eu_user_posts/ | Source: The Register UK [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Meta set to resume training AI models on EU user posts The Register [13:18] TR News "A whistleblower alleges Elon Musk's tech team caused a major cybersecurity breach at the NLRB" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/whistleblower-org-says-doge-may-have-caused-significant-cyber-breach-at-us-labor-watchdog/articleshow/120328777.cms | Source: India Times [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Whistleblower org says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at US labor watchdog - The Economic Times [13:22] TR News Australia: Android up https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/australia/#monthly-200902-202504 [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Australia | Statcounter Global Stats [13:23] TR News "The idea that Linux isn't a practical choice for gamers is slowly becoming outdated. Here are the best Linux distributions every gamer should consider using." https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-6-linux-distros-i-recommend-most-for-gaming-in-2025-including-my-favorite/ [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 6 Linux distros I recommend most for gaming in 2025 - including my favorite | ZDNET [13:26] TR News PR slush funds https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/17969-linux-foundation-mentorship-program.html [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.i-programmer.info | Linux Foundation Mentorship Program [13:26] TR News "After about a month of testing, the full release of Fedora Linux 42 is finally here, bringing with it a bunch of upgrades and improvements for all of its many spins and editions." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-42-full-release/ [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Fedora Linux 42 Is Here With GNOME 48 [13:27] TR News "Fedora Linux 42 includes an x86 emulation layer for ARM PCs, much like Apples Rosetta 2 compatibility layer for Apple Silicon Mac computers. It allows ARM Linux PCs to run many applications and games that havent been ported to ARM yet, including Windows software through the Wine compatibility layer." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-linux-x86-emulation-arm-pc/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Fedora Linux Now Runs Windows Games (and Other x86 Apps) on ARM PCs [13:28] TR News 4 ways Apostrophe is my new go-to editor for markdown over Obsidian https://www.xda-developers.com/how-apostrophe-is-better-for-writing-than-obsidian/ [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Here's why I prefeer Apostrophe over Obsidian for writing [13:28] TR News "If you like trying new and experimental Linux distributions, you should be happy to know Manjaro Linux is officially jumping on the immutable Linux distribution bandwagon with the announcement of Manjaro Summit, in an alpha phase." https://www.howtogeek.com/manjaro-summit-alpha-released/ [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Manjaro Has a New 'Semi-Immutable' Edition You Can Test Right Now [13:29] TR News "When I hear the term, "Arch Linux", my mind immediately moves towards how it is a great Linux distribution for power users, which also gives them the right to say, "I use Arch, btw"." https://news.itsfoss.com/arcolinux-discontinued/ [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | 8 Years, One Last Goodbye: ArcoLinux Bids Farewell [13:30] TR News Intel's P-Core only Bartlett Lake chip inches closer to reality with new Linux patch https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-p-core-only-bartlett-lake-chip-inches-closer-to-reality-with-new-linux-patch [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Intel's P-Core only Bartlett Lake chip inches closer to reality with new Linux patch | Tom's Hardware [13:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:30] TR News statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at New High of 6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/15/statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_New_High_of_6_in_Bosnia_and_Herze.shtml [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at New High of 6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina [13:32] TR News "Tesla accused of hacking odometers to weasel out of warranty repairs" https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/15/musklemons/#more-like-edison-amirite | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Tesla accused of hacking odometers to weasel out of warranty repairs (15 Apr 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:32] TR News "Thus, while tls certificates can usually be checked very easily in our web browser of choice, it is still useful to know how to do it in the terminal." https://entropicthoughts.com/checking-tls-certificates-with-openssl-from-terminal | Source: Chris [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Checking TLS Certificates with OpenSSL from Terminal [13:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:52] TR News Techrights Google Promotes Fake Articles (LLM Slop) Instead of Originals, Relaying Microsoft's Linux FUD Emanating From Microsoft LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Google_Promotes_Fake_Articles_LLM_Slop_Instead_of_Originals_Rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Google_Promotes_Fake_Articles_LLM_Slop_Instead_of_Originals_Rel.gmi [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google Promotes Fake Articles (LLM Slop) Instead of Originals, Relaying Microsoft's Linux FUD Emanating From Microsoft LLMs ● Apr 16 [14:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:09] TR News Techrights StatCounter Shows the Market Share of Vista 11 is Decreasing in Ukraine This Year https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/StatCounter_Shows_the_Market_Share_of_Vista_11_is_Decreasing_in.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/StatCounter_Shows_the_Market_Share_of_Vista_11_is_Decreasing_in.gmi [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights StatCounter Shows the Market Share of Vista 11 is Decreasing in Ukraine This Year [14:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:13] TR News Windows TCO: "Cyble researchers have uncovered ransomware called DOGE BIG BALLS, a ransomware that not just stands out but also presents its technical prowess for audacious psychological manipulation." https://thecyberexpress.com/doge-big-balls-ransomware/ | Source: Cyble Inc [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | DOGE BIG BALLS Ransomware: Inside A Complex Cyber Threat [14:14] TR News (NEW): New Release: Tails 6.14.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/New_Release_Tails_6_14_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/New_Release_Tails_6_14_2.gmi [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Release: Tails 6.14.2 [14:14] TR News Windows TCO: "This week, our Year in Review spotlight is on ransomwarewhere low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences." https://blog.talosintelligence.com/year-in-review-ransomware/ | Source: Threat Source [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware [14:15] TR News Windows TCO: "The attacker, dubbed UNC5174, uses a mix of custom and open source malware" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/chinese_spies_backdoored_us_orgs/ | Source: The Register UK [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Chinese spies backdoored US orgs via open source RAT The Register [14:15] TR News Windows TCO: "Kidney dialysis services provider DaVita said it fell victim to a ransomware attack over the weekend that disrupted some of its operations, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)." https://www.securityweek.com/kidney-dialysis-services-provider-davita-hit-by-ransomware/ | Source: Security Week [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/kidney-dialysis-services-provider-davita-hit-by-ransomware/ ) [14:23] TR News Windows TCO: "On April 12, 2025, DaVita Inc. (the Company or we) became aware of a ransomware incident that has encrypted certain elements of our network." https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927066/000119312525079593/d948299d8k.htm | Source: SEC [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927066/000119312525079593/d948299d8k.htm ) [14:24] TR News Windows TCO: "As India transitions to smart meters and more digital grid, increasing cyberattacks pose potentially crippling consequences for national stability and everyday life, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cyberattacks-pose-potentially-crippling-consequences-for-national-stability-kant/articleshow/120315590.cms | Source: India Times [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Cyberattacks pose potentially crippling consequences for national stability: Amitabh Kant - The Economic Times [14:25] TR News "All of these ideas are free-speech friendly. They do not involve top-down censorship, but bottom-up user choice." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/meta-fight-antisemitism-harassment/682380/ | Source: The Atlantic [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | HowSocial-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship - The Atlantic [14:25] TR News "The M3GAN screening will also allow fans to communicate with the evil doll herself via a M3GAN chatbot." https://variety.com/2025/film/news/meta-second-screen-theater-tech-m3gan-rerelease-1236364712/ | Source: Variety [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Meta Launching Second Screen Theater Tech With 'M3GAN' Rerelease [14:25] TR News "a new spin, perhaps, on Zuckerberg's cringey push to get his subordinates to refer to each other as "Meta Mates" back when he was all-in on virtual reality fans will be able to talk to an AI version of the iconic robot." https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-encourages-theatergoers-phones-movies | Source: Futurism [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Zuckerberg Encourages Theatergoers to Use Their Phones While Movie Is Playing [14:26] TR News "It depends who you ask. But the current wave of generative AI has unpleasant side effects that are hard to ignore: large-scale copyright infringements, environmental impact and bias." https://hidde.blog/ethical-ai/ | Source: Hidde de Vries [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is ethical AI an oxymoron? | hidde.blog [14:27] TR News "Slopsquatting" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/slopsquatting.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Slopsquatting - Schneier on Security [14:27] TR News "Heres how these models typically work. When a user queries an LLM, an algorithm breaks that input text into a sequence of tokens." https://www.quantamagazine.org/to-make-language-models-work-better-researchers-sidestep-language-20250414/ | Source: Quanta Magazine [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.quantamagazine.org | To Make Language Models Work Better, Researchers Sidestep Language | Quanta Magazine [14:28] TR News "its proponents envisioned a world where research findings would be freely available to all readers breaking down paywalls that limited knowledge dissemination and hindered scientific progress." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/15/guest-post-the-open-access-ai-conundrum-does-free-to-read-mean-free-to-train/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post - The Open Access AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? - The Scholarly Kitchen [14:29] TR News "The excuse also doesn't quite add up. There's nothing wrong with using dictation software, but why would that cause blatant spelling errors or a reference to ChatGPT?" https://futurism.com/andrew-cuomo-ai-aide | Source: Futurism | ONLY FOOLS USE THIS SCAM :) http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Called Out for AI Slop, Andrew Cuomo Blames One-Armed Man [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OpenAI: If OpenAI Survives Another 2 Years, It'll be About 30 Billion Dollars in Cumulative Losses/Debt [14:29] TR News "H&M is making some big promises with this pitch. But is any of this real? Its certainly not plausible. Think for one moment about these claims." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/15/hms-ai-models-campaign-makes-impossible-claims/ | Source: Pivot to AI [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | H&Ms AI models campaign makes impossible claims Pivot to AI [14:31] TR News "In this work, we focus on a specific type of hallucination during code generation called package hallucination." https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.10279 | Source: arXiv [14:31] TR News "An adversary can exploit package hallucinations, especially if they are repeated, by publishing a package to an open-source repository with the same name as the hallucinated or fictitious package and containing some malicious code/functionality" https://thecyberexpress.com/genai-llm-code-package-hallucinations/ | Source: Cyble Inc [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | New GenAI Supply Chain Threat: Code Package Hallucinations [14:34] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:35] TR News "Tesla, the electric vehicle titan, faces a monumental challenge that could reshape its future." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesla-ordered-replace-faulty-self-driving-computers-4-million-cars-pay-1732743 | Source: International Business Times [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Tesla Ordered To Replace Faulty 'Self-Driving' Computers In 4 Million Cars Or Pay Up | IBTimes UK [14:35] TR News Trans women are not legally women, Supreme Court affirms https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/supreme-court-rule-trans-women/ [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/supreme-court-rule-trans-women/ ) [14:36] TR News "In public and private meetings, Chinese officials are typically firm in their denials about any and all accusations of offensive hacking." https://www.wired.com/story/china-admits-hacking-us-infrastructure/ | Source: Wired [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China Secretly (and Weirdly) Admits It Hacked US Infrastructure | WIRED [14:36] TR News "The first Intel-based Mac was 19 years ago, but new versions of apps for both Classic Mac OS and PowerPC Mac OS X still occasionally appear, and we are here for it." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/classic_mac_os_apps/ | Source: The Register UK [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Fresh Classic Mac OS and PowerPC apps in 2025 The Register [14:37] TR News "OneDrive users on both OSes complained that their shared folders no longer appeared in their local OneDrive directories and had instead been replaced with .url files linking to OneDrive's web interface." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/14/microsoft_onedrive_file_sync_apps_broken/ | Source: The Register UK [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | OneDrive clients for Windows, Mac still broken 10 months on The Register [14:37] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:39] TR News "That is one of the advantages of getting older: I feel secure in declining things. It's a great feeling!" https://robertbirming.com/value-firm-no/ | Source: Robert Birming [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | The value of a firm "No" | Robert Birming [14:39] TR News "Matthias Endler wrote up a list of traits he sees in great developers, which I read because Jerod linked to it in Changelog's newsletter." https://justin.searls.co/links/2025-04-14-the-best-programmers/ | [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-justin.searls.co | The Best Programmers | justinsearlsco [14:39] TR News "I want to preface this by saying that this is NOT a guide on how to get a job. This is a recounting of my own personal experience in the job market in 2025 as a recent (2022) computer science and engineering graduate" https://mirawelner.com/posts/how_i_got_job.html | Source: Mira Welner [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mirawelner.com | How I got a Job in March of 2025 [14:40] TR News "political landscape" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/travel-warning-united-states-1.7510877 | Source: CBC [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States | CBC News [14:40] TR News "Reports of foreigners being sent to detention or processing centers for more than seven days, including Canadian Jasmine Mooney, a pair of German tourists" https://apnews.com/article/canada-university-academic-warning-border-trump-492da3367ffc75ae163b4248698d849f | Source: Associated Press [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | Canadian university teachers warned against traveling to the United States | AP News [14:41] TR News "The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped." https://www.wired.com/story/proposed-nasa-budget-cuts-would-decimate-american-leadership-in-space/ | Source: Wired [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proposed NASA Budget Cuts Would Decimate American Leadership in Space | WIRED [14:41] TR News "If you cut this budget, you cut into the heart of America's leadership when it comes to space exploration." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/nasa_cuts_protest/ | Source: The Register UK [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Politicians protest proposed cuts to NASA science The Register [14:45] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:45] TR News OSI is in a state of panic at the moment. Let's wait a bit, then resume. Techrights will write the next part soon. [14:46] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:49] TR News "Theyre enclosed, so even on windy days its nice to be outside (helps keep it a bit warmer too when the wind has a bite)" https://aj.bourg.family/greenhouse/ | Source: AJ Bourg [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aj.bourg.family | Greenhouse! The Anti Social [14:49] TR News [Old] "Lynch is a soft-spoken man whose work, for more than thirty years, has had an impact directly or indirectly on the computer, information and library science communities." https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2013/05/digital-preservation-pioneer-clifford-lynch/ | Source: LOC [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.loc.gov | Digital Preservation Pioneer: Clifford Lynch | The Signal [14:49] TR News "Last Tuesday Cliff Lynch delivered an abbreviated version of his traditional closing summary and bon voyage to CNI's 2025 Spring Membership Meeting via Zoom from his sick-bed." https://blog.dshr.org/2025/04/cliff-lynch-rip.html | Source: David Rosenthal [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: Cliff Lynch RIP ● Apr 16 [15:01] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:08] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:23] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:24] TR News "Im getting many what are you going to do with all these prints?!? questions so that might be the subject of next weeks newsletter" https://austinkleon.com/2025/04/15/i-cant-stop-printing/ | Source: Austin Kleon [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-austinkleon.com | I cant stop printing - Austin Kleon [15:24] TR News "Generally, yes. Michael was the most popular male baby name in the US from every year (except 1960) from 1954 to 1998. 4,350,425 of us were named Michael in the 100 years ending 2023." https://mihobu.lol/whats-in-a-name | Source: Michael Burkhardt [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mihobu.lol | Whats in a Name? - Michael Burkhardt's Whirled Wide Web [15:25] TR News "The center must be heldnot because it is easy, but because it is ours to hold. And holding it begins with this recognition: there are twenty-four hours in a day, and how we allocate our attention within them may determine whether our republic survives this moment of peril." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/there-are-only-twenty-four-hours | Source: Mike Brock [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | There Are Only Twenty-Four Hours in a Day - by Mike Brock [15:30] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [15:31] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:31] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:31] TR News "Code is data and data is code. Years ago, I had a brief affair with Lisp and there I picked up this meme. Today, I believe there are also benefits in separating code and data." https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/config_levels.html | Source: Andreas Zwinkau [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-beza1e1.tuxen.de | The 5 Levels of Configuration Languages [15:32] TR News "Think of a tech company as a giant, dimly-lit factory. Work goes on throughout the factory as components shuffle back and forth, and finished products get steadily carted away" https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-spotlight/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Software engineering under the spotlight | sean goedecke [15:33] TR News "Wicked features are requirements that must be considered every time you build anything else" https://www.seangoedecke.com/wicked-features/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Wicked features | sean goedecke [15:33] TR News "I recently wrapped up a job where I spent the last two years writing the backend of a B2B SaaS product in Rust, so now is the ideal time to reflect on the experience and write about it." https://borretti.me/article/two-years-of-rust | Source: Fernando Borretti [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | Two Years of Rust [15:34] TR News "This is a famous CPU, powering the Apple II series of computer. But I'm European, I have never seen Apple II in my life. Commodore on the hand, I have seen." https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/commodore-64-assembler-day-1-hello-world-and-emacs-setup/ | Source: Micha Sapka [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michal.sapka.pl | Commodore 64 Assembler, Day 1: Hello World and basic Emacs setup [15:34] TR News "I have a little .zshrc file to customize my terminal, and Ive always wanted a fun prompt besides the default, but havent really done much to learn it." https://cassidoo.co/post/my-zsh-prompt/ | Source: Cassidy Williams [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cassidoo.co | Customizing my Zsh Prompt [15:35] TR News "Ideally, every function that writes to the stdout probably should ask for a io.Writer and write to it instead." https://rednafi.com/go/capture_console_output/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Capturing console output in Go tests | Redowan's Reflections [15:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:44] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:50] TR News Techrights Links 16/04/2025: Cliff Lynch RIP, More Attacks on Science (NASA) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Links_16_04_2025_Cliff_Lynch_RIP_More_Attacks_on_Science_NASA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Links_16_04_2025_Cliff_Lynch_RIP_More_Attacks_on_Science_NASA.gmi [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 16/04/2025: Cliff Lynch RIP, More Attacks on Science (NASA) [15:51] TR News Russell Coker: Storage Trends 2025 https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/04/15/storage-trends-2025/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Storage Trends 2025 etbe - Russell Coker [15:51] TR News Russell Coker: What Desktop PCs Need https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/04/15/what-desktop-pcs-need/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | What Desktop PCs Need etbe - Russell Coker [15:53] TR News "It would be nice if we had a global, distributed, relatively easily queryable, consistent database system." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/DNSNotADatabase | Source: University of Toronto [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [15:53] TR News "One of the more active areas of activity at the IETF falls under the DNS Operations Working Group (DNSOP) remit." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/15/dns-at-ietf-122/ | Source: APNIC [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | DNS at IETF 122 | APNIC Blog [15:54] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [15:54] TR News "In January, the FSF launched a call to organize local community meetups and claimed the month of May as LibreLocal Month." https://www.fsf.org/news/fifteen-librelocal-meetups-announced | Source: FSF [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | More than fifteen free software socials to be held globally Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [15:54] TR News "I'm co-organizing an open source supply-chain security mini-track with Dustin Ingram during PyCon US 2025" https://sethmlarson.dev/pycon-us-2025-security-mini-summit | Source: Seth Michael Larson [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sethmlarson.dev | Join the PyCon US 2025 Security Mini-Track! [15:58] TR News Four questions: tech gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-04-16-4q.txt "I learned to type, made zines on copy machines and an offset press, wrote a website for my zine in the '90s on my dad's desktop, but I wasn't interested in the tech, just using it." [15:59] TR News "Man, the current news cycle is making my brain hurt... every other day you either hear about some astoundingly stupid idea Trump comes up with, new ways of our politicians to invade our privacy our the simple fact that the climate is breaking down around us and simply nobody seems to care." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/160425.txt ● Apr 16 [16:01] TR News SpellBinding: ABCEGKM Wordo: DEPTH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-16.gmi [16:04] TR News "I am very excited to write this first post on my fresh, new gemlog." gemini://gemini.metro.cx/posts/hello-geminauts-first-post.gmi [16:04] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:05] TR News "This capsule is hosted on a FreeBSD server. Incoming connections are handled within a jail, where an stunnel daemon terminates the SSL connection and forwards it to vger, a simplistic Gemini server that supports virtual hosting." [16:07] TR News "Make your writing accessible: concise, bland and simple. Write enough -don't avoid explaining. The aim is to convey a message and there is a difference between avoiding clutter and lack of clarity. The former helps, the latter doesnt." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2583 [16:07] TR News "There must be flexibility when writing the first draft. Even if it looks and sounds childish and makes you hate yourself for having written it. This is essential to enable a flow state and make sure that every idea is laid on paper. Some of the apparently bad ideas might turn out great. Also, everything written can be revised and most of it must be revised." [16:08] TR News First Fermentation of 2025 gemini://vigrey.com/journal/first-fermentation-of-2025.gmi [16:09] TR News "But I deleted my account when they partnered with Google to allow API access for AI training on posts, and have tried not to look back. Lately, I've been getting back into some old musical interests on guitar. But instead of going to particular subreddits, I've been trying instead to use forums." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/4-16.gmi [16:25] TR News Techrights You Should Probably Self-Host Your E-mail and Never Use a Web Browser for Mail https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/You_Should_Probably_Self_Host_Your_E_mail_and_Never_Use_a_Web_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/You_Should_Probably_Self_Host_Your_E_mail_and_Never_Use_a_Web_B.gmi [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights You Should Probably Self-Host Your E-mail and Never Use a Web Browser for Mail [16:42] TR News Tools will not liberate us gemini://dobody.srht.site/gemlog/posts/2025-04-16-tools-will-not-liberate-us.gmi "In our work as practitioners of libre and experimental methods for design, a question arises often. It pertains to our loyalty towards the values we ascribe to libre, open, shared or community software." [16:42] TR News "i've been looking into el gran tarot esoterico. not sure how much of what i've found is eudes picard and how much is maritxu guler's synthesizing of the 19th century occultists overall." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/grantarotesoterico1 ● Apr 16 [17:07] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/04/2025: The 2010s Are Calling and Why "Tools Will Not Liberate Us" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Gemini_Links_16_04_2025_The_2010s_Are_Calling_and_Why_Tools_Wil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Gemini_Links_16_04_2025_The_2010s_Are_Calling_and_Why_Tools_Wil.gmi [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 16/04/2025: The 2010s Are Calling and Why "Tools Will Not Liberate Us" [17:08] TR News "Whats frustrating about these warnings are they are related to shortcodes built into Hugo itself. They are part of the documentation and examples that Hugo has to showcase what the project can do." https://mandarismoore.com/2025/04/15/im-tired-boss-upcoming-deprecations.html | Source: Mandaris Moore [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mandarismoore.com | I'm tired boss... upcoming deprecations - Mandaris [17:08] TR News "The new version refines the essential tools that site owners and developers rely on daily." https://linuxiac.com/wordpress-6-8-released-as-a-performance-focused-update/ | Source: Linuxiac [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | WordPress 6.8 Released as a Performance-Focused Update [17:09] TR News ""We have to build up our own capacities when it comes to technologies," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen has said" https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2294819.html | Source: RTL [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Growing sense of urgency: Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction [17:10] TR News "Christian Wenzel-Benner and researcher Dr. Michaela Dmmer from Prof. Dr. Christoph Forreiters research" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/harnessing-rp2040-for-microgravity-research-in-zero-g-parabolic-flight/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/harnessing-rp2040-for-microgravity-research-in-zero-g-parabolic-flight/ ) [17:10] TR News "I've mentioned the Framework 13 a few times recently, and I ended up buying one." https://kevquirk.com/blog/why-i-decided-on-the-framework-13-for-my-next-laptop | Source: Kev Quirk [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Why I Decided on the Framework 13 for My Next Laptop | Kev Quirk [17:11] TR News "Update perl to 5.36.0-7+deb12u2, which fixes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability" https://tails.net/news/version_6.14.2/index.en.html | Source: Tails [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tails.net | Tails - Tails 6.14.2 [17:12] TR News "The stable version of Fedora Linux 42 is now available, featuring Gnome 48 in the Workstation edition and a new edition based on KDE Plasma (6.3.4)" https://manualdousuario.net/en/fedora-linux-42/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manualdousuario.net | Fedora Linux 42 Manual do Usurio [17:13] TR News "Speaking of Fedora, let me clarify: this release isnt based on the latest Fedora 42 (which just came out today) but on its previous Fedora 41 release." https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-ultramarine-linux-41-cyberia-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux 41 "Cyberia" Released [17:14] TR News "Another six-month cycle has passed, and the highly anticipated Fedora 42 release is finally here" https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-42-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Fedora 42 Officially Released, This Is What's New [17:14] TR News "The Fedora team have announced the release of Fedora 42. The new version elevates the KDE Plasma spin to "edition" status, alongside the existing GNOME edition, and introduces a new COSMIC desktop spin. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12410 | Source: Distro Watch [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12410 ) [17:14] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [17:18] TR News "Manjaro 25 Zetar Lands with GNOME 48" https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-25-0-zetar-lands-with-gnome-48-plasma-6-3-and-more/ | Source: Linuxiac [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Manjaro 25 Zetar Lands with GNOME 48, Plasma 6.3, and More [17:18] TR News Manjaro Linux 25.0.0 https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12408 | Source: Distro Watch [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12408 ) [17:20] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:20] TR News "So, how did Valve become so acquainted with the Linux ecosystem?" https://thelibre.news/on-the-history-of-valve-and-linux/ | Source: LibreNews [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thelibre.news | On the history of Valve and Linux [17:21] TR News "This post explores these questions through detailed fio(1) benchmarking, looking at random reads, random writes, and latency" https://rsadowski.de/posts/2025/fio_simple_benckmarking/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fio benchmarking on OpenBSD: How Many Jobs Are Worth It? rsadowski.de [17:21] TR News "These days, Unixes are quite generous in what they make available through their packaging systems" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/MyPersonalProgramsSetup | Source: University of Toronto [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [17:22] TR News How To Install Blender on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-blender-opensuse/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Blender on openSUSE - idroot [17:22] TR News How To Install OpenRGB on GNU/Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-openrgb-linux-mint-22/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenRGB on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [17:22] TR News Fedora GNU/Linux 42 Released https://idroot.us/fedora-42/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | Fedora Linux 42 Released - idroot [17:22] TR News How To Install BalenaEtcher on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-balenaetcher-centos-stream-10/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install BalenaEtcher on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [17:23] TR News How To Install Flatpak on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-flatpak-fedora-42/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Flatpak on Fedora 42 - idroot [17:24] TR News "I had a manager was good for unsubstantiated performance reviews. She always gave the good reviews to the brown noses but not to the people who had beyond get customer relationships. Some of us called her mini Ginni" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrw6p1yn [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrw6p1yn ) [17:34] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [17:49] TR News Techrights Confirming IBM Shutdowns and Layoffs Today https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Confirming_IBM_Shutdowns_and_Layoffs_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Confirming_IBM_Shutdowns_and_Layoffs_Today.gmi [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Confirming IBM Shutdowns and Layoffs Today [17:50] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:51] TR News Fedora-based Ultramarine GNU/Linux 41 Cyberia Released https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-ultramarine-linux-41-cyberia-released/ [17:51] TR News Fedora 42 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-42-released/ [17:51] TR News Manjaro 25 Zetar Lands with GNOME 48, Plasma 6.3, and More https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-25-0-zetar-lands-with-gnome-48-plasma-6-3-and-more/ [17:51] TR News VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released, Heres Whats New https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-1-8-released/ [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released, Heres Whats New [17:53] TR News "In the big year of 2025, more and more of the Linux world has finally moved on to using a Wayland graphical session" https://thelibre.news/wayland-has-a-bright-future-ahead/ | Source: LibreNews [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thelibre.news | Wayland has a bright future ahead [17:53] TR News "VirtualBox, a popular open-source virtualization software, has rolled out its latest maintenance release, version 7.1.8" https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-1-8-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [17:53] TR News The First Ever Sighting of a Colossal Squid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/science/squid-colossal-deep-sea-exploration.html [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | The First Ever Sighting of a Colossal Squid - The New York Times [17:53] TR News Latvian Youth Capital 2026 applications open https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/15.04.2025-latvian-youth-capital-2026-applications-open.a595559/ [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian Youth Capital 2026 applications open / Article [17:54] TR News Men have sex too: Why their sexual health matters https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-eds/men-have-sex-too-why-their-sexual-health-matters/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | Men have sex too: Why their sexual health matters [17:54] TR News Autism Rate Continues to Rise Among Children, C.D.C. Reports https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/health/autism-children-cdc.html [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Autism Rate Continues to Rise Among Children, C.D.C. Reports - The New York Times [17:55] TR News How the federal government is tracking changes in the supply of street drugs https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/15/1114362/nist-harm-reduction-prevention-street-drugs/ [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | How the federal government is tracking changes in the supply of street drugs | MIT Technology Review [17:55] TR News VA starts search for new health and benefits leaders https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/04/va-starts-search-for-new-health-and-benefits-leaders/ [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | VA starts search for new health and benefits leaders [17:55] TR News 'Straupe' dairy plant resumes production after E. coli concerns https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/15.04.2025-straupe-dairy-plant-resumes-production-after-e-coli-concerns.a595494/ [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'Straupe' dairy plant resumes production after E. coli concerns / Article [17:56] TR News South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-aims-to-delay-us-tariffs-in-talks-cooperate-in-mutual-areas [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas | The Straits Times [17:56] TR News US Treasury Sec Bessent invites South Korea finance minister for trade talks next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-treasury-sec-bessent-invites-south-korea-finance-minister-for-trade-talks-next-week [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US Treasury Sec Bessent invites South Korea finance minister for trade talks next week | The Straits Times [17:57] TR News Egypt close to acquiring FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/egypt-close-to-acquiring-fa-50-light-combat-aircraft-from-south-korea/ [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | Egypt close to acquiring FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea - defenceWeb [17:57] TR News Strengthening Australias space cooperation with South Korea https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/strengthening-australias-space-cooperation-with-south-korea/ [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Strengthening Australias space cooperation with South Korea | The Strategist [17:58] TR News Latvian Security Service repeats warning not to go to Russia, Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.04.2025-latvian-security-service-repeats-warning-not-to-go-to-russia-belarus.a595537/ [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian Security Service repeats warning not to go to Russia, Belarus / Article [17:58] TR News Stuart H. Goldberg discusses the sincere voice in Russian poetry https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/14/slavic-colloquium-stuart-goldberg/ [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Slavic Colloquium: Stuart H. Goldberg discusses the sincere voice in Russian Poetry [17:59] TR News Australia asks Indonesia about Russian request to base aircraft in Papua https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-asks-indonesia-about-russian-request-to-base-aircraft-in-papua [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia asks Indonesia about Russian request to base aircraft in Papua | The Straits Times [17:59] TR News "Russian state media deletes video of drone strike directed from central Moscow after angry bloggers argue it makes city a legitimate military target" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/16/russian-state-media-deletes-video-of-drone-strike-directed-from-central-moscow-after-angry-bloggers-argue-it-makes-city-a-legitimate-military-target | Source: Meduza [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian state media deletes video of drone strike directed from central Moscow after angry bloggers argue it makes city a legitimate military target Meduza [17:59] TR News "Moscow's spring offensive begins Russian forces launch their first major operation since the battle for Sudzha with a thrust toward Kostiantynivka" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/15/moscow-s-spring-offensive-begins | Source: Meduza [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Moscow's spring offensive begins Russian forces launch their first major operation since the battle for Sudzha with a thrust toward Kostiantynivka Meduza ● Apr 16 [18:00] TR News "Trump administration tells G7 allies it won't support statement condemning Russia's Sumy strike" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/trump-administration-tells-g7-allies-it-won-t-support-statement-condemning-russia-s-sumy-strike-bloomberg | Source: Meduza [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Trump administration tells G7 allies it won't support statement condemning Russia's Sumy strike Bloomberg Meduza [18:00] TR News "Zelensky fires Sumy governor amid scrutiny over military award ceremony on day of Russian strike" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/zelensky-fires-sumy-governor-amid-scrutiny-over-military-award-ceremony-on-day-of-russian-strike | Source: Meduza [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Zelensky fires Sumy governor amid scrutiny over military award ceremony on day of Russian strike Meduza [18:00] TR News 'Fake van' migrant smuggler group on trial in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.04.2025-fake-van-migrant-smuggler-group-on-trial-in-latvia.a595495/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'Fake van' migrant smuggler group on trial in Latvia / Article [18:01] TR News ASCAP and BMI Double Down on Opposition to New Regulations as US Copyright Offices PRO Inquiry Continues https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/15/ascap-bmi-copyright-office-noi-comments/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/15/ascap-bmi-copyright-office-noi-comments/ ) [18:01] TR News 4Chan Hack Reveals University Professor Moderators, 10 Million Bans, 10 Year Old Software https://lunduke.substack.com/p/4chan-hack-reveals-university-professor [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | 4Chan Hack Reveals University Professor Moderators, 10 Million Bans, 10 Year Old Software [18:02] TR News Calling Whistleblowers at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://lunduke.substack.com/p/calling-whistleblowers-at-microsoft https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/lunduke-concern-trolling-again/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Calling Whistleblowers at Microsoft - by Bryan Lunduke [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Bryan Lunduke is Still 100% Trolling With His Facts-Free Provocation 'Masterpiece' Called 'Linux Sucks' [18:02] TR News 5 Best Tools to Monitor and Debug Disk I/O Performance in GNU/Linux https://www.tecmint.com/monitor-linux-disk-io-performance/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | Top 5 Linux Tools for Monitoring Disk I/O Performance [18:03] TR News "One dead and nine injured after more than 100 Ukrainian drones attack Kursk region, Russian authorities say" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/one-dead-and-nine-injured-after-more-than-100-ukrainian-drones-attack-kursk-region-russian-authorities-say | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | One dead and nine injured after more than 100 Ukrainian drones attack Kursk region, Russian authorities say Meduza [18:03] TR News "first known conviction for voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/russian-junior-sergeant-gets-15-years-in-first-known-conviction-for-voluntary-surrender-to-ukrainian-forces | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian junior sergeant gets 15 years in first known conviction for voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces Meduza [18:03] TR News "debt for wartime aid" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/16/u-s-reduces-its-estimate-of-ukraine-s-debt-for-wartime-aid-by | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | U.S. reduces its estimate of Ukraine's debt for wartime aid by two thirds Meduza [18:04] TR News Wednesday Briefing: A Convicted Felon-Harvard Showdown https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/briefing/trump-harvard-sumy-ukraine-gaza-autopsies.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Wednesday Briefing: A Trump-Harvard Showdown - The New York Times [18:04] TR News Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/europe/ukraine-sumy-palm-sunday-russia-war.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire - The New York Times [18:04] TR News Russia says it is not easy to agree on Ukraine peace deal with US https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-it-is-not-easy-to-agree-ukraine-peace-deal-with-us [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Russia says it is not easy to agree on Ukraine peace deal with US | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Beijing slams manipulation and hype over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-slams-manipulation-and-hype-over-chinese-soldiers-captured-in-ukraine [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Beijing slams manipulation and hype over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Drone Attack On Kursk Kills 1, Injures 9, Russian Authorities Say https://www.rferl.org/a/kursk-ukraine-russia-drone-attack-sumy/33385425.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Drone Attack On Kursk Kills 1, Injures 9, Russian Authorities Say [18:05] TR News Russia lied to us: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/15/china-soldiers-ukraine-capture-russia/ [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Russia lied to us: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story Radio Free Asia [18:05] TR News Elderly Ukrainian refugee struggled to find job and then to get paid https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2530907/elderly-ukrainian-refugee-struggled-to-find-job-and-then-to-get-paid [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Elderly Ukrainian refugee struggled to find job and then to get paid - LRT [18:05] TR News Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians cast shadow over peace talks https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-missile-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilians-cast-shadow-over-peace-talks/ [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians cast shadow over peace talks - Atlantic Council [18:06] TR News US funding cuts create openings for Russian disinformation in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-funding-cuts-create-openings-for-russian-disinformation-in-ukraine/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | US funding cuts create openings for Russian disinformation in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [18:06] TR News Assessing rating scale dimensionality through bifactor model-based indices in R workshop https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/assessing-rating-scale-dimensionality-through-bifactor-model-based-indices-in-r-workshop/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Assessing rating scale dimensionality through bifactor model-based indices in R workshop | R-bloggers [18:12] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:27] TR News "After meeting with Putin" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/after-meeting-with-putin-u-s-envoy-steve-witkoff-says-peace-deal-is-taking-shape-and-would-involve-five-territories | Source: Meduza [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | After meeting with Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says peace deal is 'taking shape' and would involve 'five territories' Meduza [18:28] TR News DUG Nomad is a mobile, immersion-cooled data center cube for edge Hey Hi (AI) https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/dug-nomad-is-an-mobile-immersion-cooled-data-center-cube-for-edge-ai [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | DUG Nomad is a mobile, immersion-cooled data center cube for edge AI | Tom's Hardware [18:28] TR News Ukraine Replaces Regional Governor As Sumy Buries More Victims Of Russian Strike https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-governor-dismissal-sumy-attack-trump-g7-putin/33385926.html [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Replaces Regional Governor As Sumy Buries More Victims Of Russian Strike [18:28] TR News Bogged down in east Ukraine, Putins Russia eyes opportunistic gains in northern Sumy https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250415-bogged-down-east-ukraine-putin-russia-eyes-opportunistic-gains-sumy-kursk [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250415-bogged-down-east-ukraine-putin-russia-eyes-opportunistic-gains-sumy-kursk ) [18:29] TR News Vladimir Putins refusal to agree to cease-fire in Ukraine shows why we cant trust Russia https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/opinion/vladimir-putins-refusal-to-agree-to-cease-fire-in-ukraine-shows-why-we-cant-trust-russia/ [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Vladimir Putins refusal to agree to cease-fire in Ukraine shows why we cant trust Russia [18:29] TR News Incident detection for OpenShift tech preview is here https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/15/incident-detection-openshift-tech-preview-here [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | Incident detection for OpenShift tech preview is here | Red Hat Developer [18:29] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with NVIDIA Smooth Motion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/NVIDIA_575_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Enters_Public_Beta_with_NVIDIA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/NVIDIA_575_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Enters_Public_Beta_with_NVIDIA.gmi [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with NVIDIA Smooth Motion [18:30] TR News BBC study revealing scale of AI-generated news inaccuracies is crucial checkpoint but we shouldnt write the tech off https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/bbc-study-revealing-scale-of-ai-generated-news-inaccuracies-is-crucial-checkpoint-but-we-shouldnt-write-the-tech-off/ [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | AI-generated news inaccuracies study is 'lesson, not a death knell' - Press Gazette [18:31] TR News Checking TLS Certificates with OpenSSL from Terminal https://entropicthoughts.com/checking-tls-certificates-with-openssl-from-terminal [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Checking TLS Certificates with OpenSSL from Terminal [18:31] TR News In 2024 Europe faced its most widespread flooding since 2013 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250415-europe-faced-its-most-widespread-flooding-since-2013 [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250415-europe-faced-its-most-widespread-flooding-since-2013 ) [18:33] TR News PCLinuxOS Recent Updates https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5947 [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recent Updates PCLinuxOS [18:39] TR News It's easier than ever to de-censor videos https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/its-easier-ever-de-censor-videos [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | It's easier than ever to de-censor videos | Jeff Geerling [18:40] TR News YouTube Reportedly Prepares to Unbundle Music from Premium in South Korea Amid Regulatory Scrutiny https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/15/youtube-music-premium-bundle-south-korea/ [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/15/youtube-music-premium-bundle-south-korea/ ) [18:41] TR News Announcing the Jumping Rivers Dashboard Gallery https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/announcing-the-jumping-rivers-dashboard-gallery/ [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Announcing the Jumping Rivers Dashboard Gallery | R-bloggers [18:42] TR News K-Means Clustering Analysis of Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/k-means-clustering-analysis-of-apple-microsoft-and-nvidia/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-K-Means Clustering Analysis of Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia | R-bloggers [18:42] TR News Choroplethr v4.0.0 is now on CRAN https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/choroplethr-v4-0-0-is-now-on-cran/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Choroplethr v4.0.0 is now on CRAN | R-bloggers [18:42] TR News Getting My Feet Wet With `Plumber` and JavaScript https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/getting-my-feet-wet-with-plumber-and-javascript/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Getting My Feet Wet With `Plumber` and JavaScript | R-bloggers [18:43] TR News Extending the Theta forecasting method to GLMs, GAMs, GLMBOOST and attention: benchmarking on Tourism, M1, M3 and M4 competition data sets (28000 series) https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/extending-the-theta-forecasting-method-to-glms-gams-glmboost-and-attention-benchmarking-on-tourism-m1-m3-and-m4-competition-data-sets-28000-series/ [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Extending the Theta forecasting method to GLMs, GAMs, GLMBOOST and attention: benchmarking on Tourism, M1, M3 and M4 competition data sets (28000 series) | R-bloggers [18:45] TR News Integration testing in Epiverse-TRACE https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/integration-testing-in-epiverse-trace/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Integration testing in Epiverse-TRACE | R-bloggers [18:46] TR News AI-generated code comes with security risks https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/ai-generated-code-comes-with-security-risks/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI-generated code comes with security risks | R-bloggers [18:48] TR News Stylish backdoored Windows 11 replacement Nitrux is about to solve a big app headache for users https://betanews.com/2025/04/15/stylish-windows-11-replacement-nitrux-is-about-to-solve-a-big-app-headache-for-users/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-betanews.com | Stylish Windows 11 replacement Nitrux is about to solve a big app headache for users [18:50] TR News Presentation: Opening the Box: Diagnosing Operating-System Task-Scheduler Behavior on Highly Multicore Machines https://www.infoq.com/presentations/linux-performance-tools/ [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Opening the Box: Diagnosing Operating-System Task-Scheduler Behavior on Highly Multicore Machines - InfoQ [18:51] TR News Red Hat Boosts Hey Hi (AI) across the Hybrid Cloud with Red Bait Hey Hi (AI) https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/04/red-hat-ai-hybrid-cloud/ [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Red Hat Boosts AI across the Hybrid Cloud with Red Hat AI - InfoQ [18:52] TR News HTTP 307 Temporary Redirect Status Code: What is it and When Should You Use it? https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/http-307-temporary-redirect-status-code/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP 307 Temporary Redirect Status Code | LinuxHostSupport [18:53] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [18:53] TR News Manjaro GNU/Linux 25.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1017538/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Manjaro Linux 25.0 released [LWN.net] [18:56] TR News Fedora GNU/Linux 42 released (Fedora Magazine) https://lwn.net/Articles/1017537/ [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora Linux 42 released (Fedora Magazine) [LWN.net] [18:58] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1017514/ [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [18:58] TR News Christian Schaller: Fedora Workstation 42 is upon us! https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2025/04/15/fedora-workstation-42-is-upon-us/ [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Fedora Workstation 42 is upon us! | Christian F.K. Schaller [18:59] TR News Michael Catanzaro: Dangerous Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Yelp (CVE-2025-3155) https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2025/04/15/dangerous-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-in-yelp-cve-2025-3155/ [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Dangerous Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Yelp (CVE-2025-3155) Michael Catanzaro's Blog ● Apr 16 [19:09] TR News England and Wales Deaths Rose From 9,867 to 11,241 in Six Years (Very Considerable Weekly Increase) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/04/16/very-sharp-increase/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive England and Wales Deaths Rose From 9,867 to 11,241 in Six Years (Very Considerable Weekly Increase) [19:17] TR News Techrights Trump Authority (CA) With a Trump NSA is All About Security, But Whose? https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Trump_Authority_CA_With_a_Trump_NSA_is_All_About_Security_But_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/Trump_Authority_CA_With_a_Trump_NSA_is_All_About_Security_But_W.gmi [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Trump Authority (CA) With a Trump NSA is All About Security, But Whose? [19:19] TR News "Arvind is a a complete total piece of sh-t with absolutely no vision of his own. He is probably the only person I wouldn't mind seeing shipped off to El Salvadoran prison but that will never happen. Trump only likes to imprison innocent people and without due process." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrrtnbwh [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrrtnbwh ) [19:19] TR News "Yes. It was officially announced today for the Dallas office. Move to Austin by the 31st of December or you will no longer have a job. Great job cutting employees without having to offer severance, and ending people's careers here under the guise of "collaboration."" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqyrkghq [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqyrkghq ) [19:20] TR News "I am confused" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrxqv3x6 more IBM shutdowns [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrxqv3x6 ) [19:24] TR News Peter Czanik: Working with Active Roles debug logs in syslog-ng https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/working-with-active-roles-debug-logs-in-syslog-ng [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Working with Active Roles debug logs in syslog-ng - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community [19:24] TR News Embedded week in Nice https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/embedded-week-in-nice.html [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Embedded week in Nice [19:25] TR News memethesis-cli creates memes from the terminal https://www.linuxlinks.com/memethesis-cli-creates-memes-terminal/ [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-memethesis-cli creates memes from the terminal - LinuxLinks [19:26] TR News Whats new for Fedora Atomic Desktops in Fedora 42 https://tim.siosm.fr/blog/2025/04/15/fedora-atomic-desktops-42/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tim.siosm.fr | Whats new for Fedora Atomic Desktops in Fedora 42 - Siosms blog [19:30] TR News Armbian Announces New Cloud-Optimized Images for ARM64 and x86 https://9to5linux.com/armbian-announces-new-cloud-optimized-images-for-arm64-and-x86 [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Armbian Announces New Cloud-Optimized Images for ARM64 and x86 - 9to5Linux [19:30] TR News Fedora-Based Ultramarine 41 GNU/Linux Distribution Is Now Available for Download https://9to5linux.com/fedora-based-ultramarine-41-linux-distribution-is-now-available-for-download [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora-Based Ultramarine 41 Linux Distribution Is Now Available for Download - 9to5Linux [19:31] TR News VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released with Initial Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.14 https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-8-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-14 [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.14 - 9to5Linux [19:31] TR News Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Released for Fashion Company Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.3 https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-42-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-3 [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Released for Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.3 - 9to5Linux [19:31] TR News Fedora GNU/Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by GNU/Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-42-is-out-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14-and-gnome-48-desktop [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop - 9to5Linux [19:31] TR News Nitrux Project Introduces NX AppHub, a New System to Provide Apps for Nitrux https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-project-introduces-nx-apphub-a-new-system-to-provide-apps-for-nitrux [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nitrux Project Introduces NX AppHub, a New System to Provide Apps for Nitrux - 9to5Linux [19:32] TR News Manjaro 25.0 Zetar Released with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3 https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-25-0-zetar-released-with-xfce-4-20-gnome-48-and-kde-plasma-6-3 [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Manjaro 25.0 "Zetar" Released with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3 - 9to5Linux [19:34] TR News FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 18, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-04-18-irc [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 18, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:34] TR News Mathias Bonn: One Year of Mahjong Solitaire https://blogs.gnome.org/mathias/2025/04/15/one-year-of-mahjong-solitaire/ [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | One Year of Mahjong Solitaire New and Familiar [19:37] TR News Install & Update Apps in Ubuntu from openSUSE OBS Repository https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/04/install-apps-opensuse-obs/ [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Install & Update Apps in Ubuntu from openSUSE OBS Repository | UbuntuHandbook [19:38] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 887 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/04/15/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-887/ [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fridge.ubuntu.com | Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 887 [19:39] TR News "The court sided with campaign group For Women Scotland, which brought a case against the Scottish government arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people that are born female." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg7pqzk47zo [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | Supreme Court backs 'biological' definition of woman - BBC News [19:40] TR News "Trump Cut Funding" https://www.propublica.org/article/refugees-funding-cuts-nashville | Source: Pro Publica [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Nashvilles NICE Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees After Trump Cut Funding ProPublica [19:42] TR News The legal system deals with issues that should be trivial but not with pressing issues that are essential. So we stand to lose. It's like they pick cases based on social control media "controversies". [19:43] TR News Ir's not coding, it's slopping with buzzwords and new hype https://itsfoss.com/vibe-coding-tools-linux/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 11 Vibe Coding Tools to 10x Your Development on Linux [19:44] TR News VirtualBox 7.1.8 Adds Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.14 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/virtualbox-7-1-8-brings-support-for-linux-kernel-6-14 [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | VirtualBox 7.1.8 Adds Support for Linux Kernel 6.14 - OMG! Ubuntu [19:45] TR News Hamas says lost contact with captors of Israeli-American hostage key to Gaza truce proposal https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250415-hamas-raises-fears-for-hostage-at-centre-of-latest-gaza-truce-offer [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250415-hamas-raises-fears-for-hostage-at-centre-of-latest-gaza-truce-offer ) [19:45] TR News Bin strike in Birmingham enters sixth week as union rejects pay offer https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250415-bin-strike-in-birmingham-enters-sixth-week-as-union-rejects-pay-offer [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250415-bin-strike-in-birmingham-enters-sixth-week-as-union-rejects-pay-offer ) [19:46] TR News But why did the landing gear fail? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-airport-was-warned-repeatedly-about-bird-strikes-before-deadly-jeju-air-crash [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean airport was warned repeatedly about bird strikes before deadly Jeju Air crash | The Straits Times [19:47] TR News Modern planes can still run OK with one engine down, it's just more of a challenge in some planes, but why did the gear not come down? Bad design? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/asia/south-korea-plane-crash-warnings.html [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Airport Warned Repeatedly on Bird Strikes Before Fatal Jeju Air Plane Crash - The New York Times [19:48] TR News Stop blaming birds, check the engineering. [19:49] TR News Head of Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/middleeast/gaza-hospital-israel-military.html [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Head of Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard - The New York Times [19:49] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Clocks https://www.linuxlinks.com/clocks/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Clocks - LinuxLinks [19:50] TR News Words is a multilingual offline dictionary https://www.linuxlinks.com/words-multilingual-offline-dictionary/ [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Words is a multilingual offline dictionary - LinuxLinks [19:50] TR News Kudu is a distributed data storage engine https://www.linuxlinks.com/kudu-distributed-data-storage-engine/ [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kudu is a distributed data storage engine - LinuxLinks [19:50] TR News Duplicati store encrypted backups online https://www.linuxlinks.com/duplicati-store-encrypted-backups-online/ [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Duplicati - store encrypted backups online - LinuxLinks [19:51] TR News IBM Closes Offices and Labs in the United States to Open New Ones in India https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/IBM_Closes_Offices_and_Labs_in_the_United_States_to_Open_New_On.shtml [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Closes Offices and Labs in the United States to Open New Ones in India [19:51] TR News It Used to be IBM, Now It's Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Why You Need to Fire Microsofters or CIOs Working for Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/16/It_Used_to_be_IBM_Now_It_s_Microsoft_Why_You_Need_to_Fire_Micro.shtml [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Used to be IBM, Now It's Microsoft (Why You Need to Fire Microsofters or CIOs Working for Microsoft) [19:51] TR News Carole Cadwalladr Talks About How Big Business Tried to Silence Her (and Why You Might be Next) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/14/Carole_Cadwalladr_Talks_About_How_Big_Business_Tried_to_Silence.shtml [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Carole Cadwalladr Talks About How Big Business Tried to Silence Her (and Why You Might be Next) [19:51] TR News What Really Matters to Companies is Net Income or Profit (Bankruptcy is Possible Even With High Revenue) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/14/What_Really_Matters_to_Companies_is_Net_Income_or_Profit_Bankru.shtml [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Really Matters to Companies is Net Income or Profit (Bankruptcy is Possible Even With High Revenue) [19:52] TR News Hundreds of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs (Net Headcount Decrease) in the United Kingdom https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/14/Hundreds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Net_Headcount_Decrease_in_the_Uni.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Hundreds of Microsoft Layoffs (Net Headcount Decrease) in the United Kingdom [19:52] TR News To Celebrate Git Turning 20 Linus Torvalds is 'Selling Out' to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Proprietary Software Which Attacks Git (E.E.E.) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/15/To_Celebrate_Git_Turning_20_Linus_Torvalds_is_Selling_Out_to_Mi.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights To Celebrate Git Turning 20 Linus Torvalds is 'Selling Out' to Microsoft and Proprietary Software Which Attacks Git (E.E.E.) [19:52] TR News Microsoft's Serial Strangler Chose to Attack Techrights With SLAPP When Over 400 Victims of Mohamed Al Fayed Complained About Media's Role in Enabling Him https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/15/Microsoft_s_Serial_Strangler_Chose_to_Attack_Techrights_With_SL.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Serial Strangler Chose to Attack Techrights With SLAPP When Over 400 Victims of Mohamed Al Fayed Complained About Media's Role in Enabling Him [19:52] TR News A Coalition or a Coup of Sexism (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/15/A_Coalition_or_a_Coup_of_Sexism.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Coalition or a Coup of Sexism [19:52] TR News Why We Support Carole Cadwalladr (Even If We Don't Agree With Everything She Said) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/15/Why_We_Support_Carole_Cadwalladr_Even_If_We_Don_t_Agree_With_Ev.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why We Support Carole Cadwalladr (Even If We Don't Agree With Everything She Said) [19:53] TR News Assange received more media/press coverage when he was behind bars than after his release. He's MIA. [19:54] TR News No update in 4 years https://wikileaks.org/-News-.html [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wikileaks.org | WikiLeaks - News [19:55] TR News Site almost frozen in time since the kidnapping of Assange in 2019 https://wikileaks.org/ [19:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wikileaks.org | WikiLeaks [19:57] TR News Then there's the X.com account of Wikileaks (the thing that still worked after the kidnapping and release when the site became inactive). "New evidence shows the UKs Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) deleted crucial emails with the Swedish authorities about Julian Assange while the extradition case was ongoing." https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1911739834177118563 [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 400 @ https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1911739834177118563 ) [19:58] TR News "The Crown Prosecution Service has finally searched for information about the destruction of emails from the WikiLeaks founders lawyer but too late to retrieve data about the deleted documents" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622234/UK-authorities-search-for-answers-over-deleted-Julian-Assange-emails-comes-too-late-to-retrieve-data [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.computerweekly.com | UK authoritys search for answers over deleted Julian Assange emails comes too lateto retrieve data | Computer Weekly [19:59] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man: Xis Vietnam trip aiming to screw the US https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/xis-vietnam-trip-aiming-to-screw-us-says-trump [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Trump: Xis Vietnam trip aiming to screw the US | The Straits Times ● Apr 16 [20:00] TR News Australian politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australian-politicians-took-147000-of-match-tickets-while-weighing-sports-betting-ban [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australian politicians took $204,570 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban | The Straits Times [20:01] TR News Chinas Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/china-critical-minerals-risk-military-programs.html [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Chinas Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs - The New York Times [20:01] TR News A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/europe/uk-china-steel-scunthorpe.html [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations - The New York Times [20:01] TR News What Are Rare Earth Metals, the Exports Halted by China? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/rare-earth-metals-china-exports.html [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | What Are Rare Earth Metals, the Exports Halted by China? - The New York Times [20:02] TR News Nvidia Says U.S. Will Restrict Sales of More of Its Hey Hi (AI) Chips to China https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/nvidia-h20-chip-china-restrictions.html [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Nvidia Says U.S. Will Restrict Sales of More of Its A.I. Chips to China - The New York Times [20:03] TR News I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Countrys Future https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/opinion/trump-administration-china.html [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Countrys Future - The New York Times [20:03] TR News China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways, document shows https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-vietnam-to-assess-viability-of-new-railways-document-shows [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways, document shows | The Straits Times [20:03] TR News Philippines, US to deploy troops and anti-ship missile in drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-us-to-deploy-troops-and-anti-ship-missile-in-drills [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines, US to deploy troops and anti-ship missile in drills | The Straits Times [20:06] TR News [Japan] [jp] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-16.gmi MinceR ● Apr 16 [22:30] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:30] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [23:33] TR News (NEW): GNOME 47.6 Fixes Black Screen Issue on Multi-Monitor Setups with NVIDIA Driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/GNOME_47_6_Fixes_Black_Screen_Issue_on_Multi_Monitor_Setups_wit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/16/GNOME_47_6_Fixes_Black_Screen_Issue_on_Multi_Monitor_Setups_wit.gmi [23:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 47.6 Fixes Black Screen Issue on Multi-Monitor Setups with NVIDIA Driver ● Apr 16 [00:09] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:09] *nobody (~nobody@nn58qcu3qngy2.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [02:26] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:26] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [03:34] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:34] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol [03:43] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:46] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [05:28] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [05:36] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [05:36] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [05:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [05:47] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:47] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [06:03] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [06:03] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [09:48] TR News "An Interview With Claudia Sahm - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-claudia-sahm [09:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | An Interview With Claudia Sahm - Paul Krugman [09:53] TR News "Dominance Does Not Equal Competence" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cuomo-trump-dominance-competence/ [09:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Dominance Does Not Equal Competence | The Nation [09:53] TR News "The True Cost of Trumps Statue Garden" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/trumps-garden-heroes-replaces-inquiry-worship/682435/ [09:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Looks Like Mussolini, Quacks Like Mussolini - The Atlantic [09:54] TR News "Hegseth memo to cut IT contracts lacks clarity, contradicts Pentagon downsizing plans" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2025/04/hegseth-memo-to-cut-it-contracts-lacks-clarity-contradicts-pentagon-downsizing-plans/ [09:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Hegseth memo to cut IT contracts lacks clarity, contradicts Pentagon downsizing plans [09:55] TR News "North Korea Supplying Up to 100% of Russian Artillery Shells Used in Ukraine Reuters - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/15/north-korea-supplying-up-to-100-of-russian-artillery-shells-used-in-ukraine-reuters-a88745 [09:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.themoscowtimes.com | North Korea Supplying Up to 100% of Russian Artillery Shells Used in Ukraine Reuters - The Moscow Times [09:56] TR News "EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/15/eu-struggle-fill-gap-usaid-european-countries-cut-budgets [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets | Aid | The Guardian [09:56] TR News "There are signs that Turkey is growing closer to Indonesiaand to ASEAN" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/turkeysource/there-are-signs-that-turkey-is-growing-closer-to-indonesia-and-to-asean/ [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | There are signs that Turkey is growing closer to Indonesiaand to ASEAN - Atlantic Council [09:56] TR News "Trumps Great Big Fascist Gaslighting Show" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-bukele-abrego-garcia-meeting/ [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Trumps Great Big Fascist Gaslighting Show | The Nation [09:57] TR News "A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Wilcox" https://www.vox.com/scotus/408848/supreme-court-donald-trump-unitary-executive-wilcox [09:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Wilcox | Vox [09:59] TR News "Trump Admin Deports Man's Teenage Son to El Salvador Prison: Report" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ice-deports-teen-no-criminal-record-el-salvador-1235318643/ [09:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Admin Deports Man's Teenage Son to El Salvador Prison: Report ● Apr 16 [10:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [11:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Apr 16 [12:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [13:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [13:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 16 [14:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [14:35] TR News Trans women are not legally women, Supreme Court affirms https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/supreme-court-rule-trans-women/ [14:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/supreme-court-rule-trans-women/ ) ● Apr 16 [17:17] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:56] TR News South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-aims-to-delay-us-tariffs-in-talks-cooperate-in-mutual-areas [17:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas | The Straits Times [17:56] TR News US Treasury Sec Bessent invites South Korea finance minister for trade talks next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-treasury-sec-bessent-invites-south-korea-finance-minister-for-trade-talks-next-week [17:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | US Treasury Sec Bessent invites South Korea finance minister for trade talks next week | The Straits Times [17:57] TR News Egypt close to acquiring FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/egypt-close-to-acquiring-fa-50-light-combat-aircraft-from-south-korea/ [17:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Egypt close to acquiring FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea - defenceWeb [17:58] TR News Latvian Security Service repeats warning not to go to Russia, Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.04.2025-latvian-security-service-repeats-warning-not-to-go-to-russia-belarus.a595537/ [17:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian Security Service repeats warning not to go to Russia, Belarus / Article [17:58] TR News Stuart H. Goldberg discusses the sincere voice in Russian poetry https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/14/slavic-colloquium-stuart-goldberg/ [17:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-stanforddaily.com | Slavic Colloquium: Stuart H. Goldberg discusses the sincere voice in Russian Poetry [17:59] TR News Australia asks Indonesia about Russian request to base aircraft in Papua https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-asks-indonesia-about-russian-request-to-base-aircraft-in-papua [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia asks Indonesia about Russian request to base aircraft in Papua | The Straits Times [17:59] TR News "Moscow's spring offensive begins Russian forces launch their first major operation since the battle for Sudzha with a thrust toward Kostiantynivka" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/15/moscow-s-spring-offensive-begins | Source: Meduza [17:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Moscow's spring offensive begins Russian forces launch their first major operation since the battle for Sudzha with a thrust toward Kostiantynivka Meduza ● Apr 16 [18:00] TR News "Trump administration tells G7 allies it won't support statement condemning Russia's Sumy strike" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/trump-administration-tells-g7-allies-it-won-t-support-statement-condemning-russia-s-sumy-strike-bloomberg | Source: Meduza [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Trump administration tells G7 allies it won't support statement condemning Russia's Sumy strike Bloomberg Meduza [18:00] TR News "Zelensky fires Sumy governor amid scrutiny over military award ceremony on day of Russian strike" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/zelensky-fires-sumy-governor-amid-scrutiny-over-military-award-ceremony-on-day-of-russian-strike | Source: Meduza [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Zelensky fires Sumy governor amid scrutiny over military award ceremony on day of Russian strike Meduza [18:00] TR News 'Fake van' migrant smuggler group on trial in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.04.2025-fake-van-migrant-smuggler-group-on-trial-in-latvia.a595495/ [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | 'Fake van' migrant smuggler group on trial in Latvia / Article [18:03] TR News "One dead and nine injured after more than 100 Ukrainian drones attack Kursk region, Russian authorities say" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/one-dead-and-nine-injured-after-more-than-100-ukrainian-drones-attack-kursk-region-russian-authorities-say | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | One dead and nine injured after more than 100 Ukrainian drones attack Kursk region, Russian authorities say Meduza [18:03] TR News "first known conviction for voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/russian-junior-sergeant-gets-15-years-in-first-known-conviction-for-voluntary-surrender-to-ukrainian-forces | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian junior sergeant gets 15 years in first known conviction for voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces Meduza [18:03] TR News "debt for wartime aid" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/16/u-s-reduces-its-estimate-of-ukraine-s-debt-for-wartime-aid-by | Source: Meduza [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | U.S. reduces its estimate of Ukraine's debt for wartime aid by two thirds Meduza [18:04] TR News Wednesday Briefing: A Convicted Felon-Harvard Showdown https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/briefing/trump-harvard-sumy-ukraine-gaza-autopsies.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Wednesday Briefing: A Trump-Harvard Showdown - The New York Times [18:04] TR News Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/europe/ukraine-sumy-palm-sunday-russia-war.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire - The New York Times [18:04] TR News Russia says it is not easy to agree on Ukraine peace deal with US https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-it-is-not-easy-to-agree-ukraine-peace-deal-with-us [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Russia says it is not easy to agree on Ukraine peace deal with US | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Beijing slams manipulation and hype over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-slams-manipulation-and-hype-over-chinese-soldiers-captured-in-ukraine [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Beijing slams manipulation and hype over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Drone Attack On Kursk Kills 1, Injures 9, Russian Authorities Say https://www.rferl.org/a/kursk-ukraine-russia-drone-attack-sumy/33385425.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Drone Attack On Kursk Kills 1, Injures 9, Russian Authorities Say [18:05] TR News Russia lied to us: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/15/china-soldiers-ukraine-capture-russia/ [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Russia lied to us: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story Radio Free Asia [18:05] TR News Elderly Ukrainian refugee struggled to find job and then to get paid https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2530907/elderly-ukrainian-refugee-struggled-to-find-job-and-then-to-get-paid [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Elderly Ukrainian refugee struggled to find job and then to get paid - LRT [18:05] TR News Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians cast shadow over peace talks https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-missile-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilians-cast-shadow-over-peace-talks/ [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians cast shadow over peace talks - Atlantic Council [18:06] TR News US funding cuts create openings for Russian disinformation in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-funding-cuts-create-openings-for-russian-disinformation-in-ukraine/ [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | US funding cuts create openings for Russian disinformation in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [18:16] *jacobk (~quassel@2j2enej2k6pt4.irc) has joined #techpol [18:27] TR News "After meeting with Putin" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/15/after-meeting-with-putin-u-s-envoy-steve-witkoff-says-peace-deal-is-taking-shape-and-would-involve-five-territories | Source: Meduza [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | After meeting with Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says peace deal is 'taking shape' and would involve 'five territories' Meduza [18:28] TR News Ukraine Replaces Regional Governor As Sumy Buries More Victims Of Russian Strike https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-governor-dismissal-sumy-attack-trump-g7-putin/33385926.html [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Replaces Regional Governor As Sumy Buries More Victims Of Russian Strike [18:28] TR News Bogged down in east Ukraine, Putins Russia eyes opportunistic gains in northern Sumy https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250415-bogged-down-east-ukraine-putin-russia-eyes-opportunistic-gains-sumy-kursk [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250415-bogged-down-east-ukraine-putin-russia-eyes-opportunistic-gains-sumy-kursk ) [18:29] TR News Vladimir Putins refusal to agree to cease-fire in Ukraine shows why we cant trust Russia https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/opinion/vladimir-putins-refusal-to-agree-to-cease-fire-in-ukraine-shows-why-we-cant-trust-russia/ [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Vladimir Putins refusal to agree to cease-fire in Ukraine shows why we cant trust Russia [18:44] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [19:18] *jacobk (~quassel@6wygwq2t5e2hw.irc) has joined #techpol [19:22] *nobody has quit (Quit: connection closed.) [19:49] TR News Head of Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/middleeast/gaza-hospital-israel-military.html [19:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Head of Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza Says Israeli Strike Killed a Guard - The New York Times [19:59] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man: Xis Vietnam trip aiming to screw the US https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/xis-vietnam-trip-aiming-to-screw-us-says-trump [19:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Trump: Xis Vietnam trip aiming to screw the US | The Straits Times ● Apr 16 [20:01] TR News Chinas Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/china-critical-minerals-risk-military-programs.html [20:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Chinas Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs - The New York Times [20:01] TR News What Are Rare Earth Metals, the Exports Halted by China? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/rare-earth-metals-china-exports.html [20:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | What Are Rare Earth Metals, the Exports Halted by China? - The New York Times [20:03] TR News I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Countrys Future https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/opinion/trump-administration-china.html [20:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Countrys Future - The New York Times [20:03] TR News Philippines, US to deploy troops and anti-ship missile in drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-us-to-deploy-troops-and-anti-ship-missile-in-drills [20:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines, US to deploy troops and anti-ship missile in drills | The Straits Times [20:59] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 16 [22:30] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:30] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)