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[01:34] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h9w2ackdz5nh2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jul 17 [02:02] TR News Shedding Light on Proxima Systems, the Linux Foundations $2.5 Million Contractor | Techrights http://techrights.org/2023/07/16/shedding-light-on-proxima-systems-the-linux-foundations-2-5-million-contractor/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/16/shedding-light-on-proxima-systems-the-linux-foundations-2-5-million-contractor/ [02:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Shedding Light on Proxima Systems, the Linux Foundations $2.5 Million Contractor | Techrights [02:07] TR News [Meme] Love Me Tenderlessly | Techrights http://techrights.org/2023/07/16/no-tenders/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/16/no-tenders/ [02:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | [Meme] Love Me Tenderlessly | Techrights [02:11] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D654.jpg [02:12] TR News "Distance from the equator is a factor; more distant generally means that more meat in the diet. More distant also means a less supportive environment; elderly in the Arctic Circle were generally pushed out to die when they could no longer contribute, while in India one might go on walkabout and could still be fed enough to survive, usually." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2023/07/16/diet.gmi [02:13] TR News Cool Capsule Of The Week: Alexandras Cafe gemini://dj-chase.com/documents/cap-of-week/2023-W29.gmi [02:14] TR News "We have reached the final day of the Old Computer Challenge. Below follows a wrap up of my experiences." gemini://box.matto.nl/old-computer-challenge-day-seven.gmi "OpenBSD 7.3 on a twenty year old IBM ThinkPad R31" [02:15] TR News "Besides money and food, what are some of the tangible goods People cannot live without? I'm trying to noodle avenues We can pursue in order to help move the Revolution forward. Please consider responding and boosting. Thanks." gemini://rawtext.club/~mrpieceofwork/gemlog/Jul-2023/20230716.gmi [02:16] TR News Old Computer Challenge gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2023/20230714_occ_day5 [02:18] TR News OLD COMPUTER CHALLENGE: DAY VI gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2023/20230715_occ_day6 "Not much old computing today at all. Much meatspace goings on" [02:19] TR News 3 Day Weekend - Day 2 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2023/JUL2023/entry_5 "I said yesterday I was going to try installing NetBSD on an RPi4, and I did try but I failed miserably. Oops. Well, I said I /consider/ myself a NetBSD user, but I didn't say I was a competent one. On a whim I thought I'd try OpenBSD; on RPi4 I run FreeBSD normally" [02:24] TR News Gemini Links 16/07/2023: Old PCs and Another Cool Capsule Of The Week | Techrights http://techrights.org/2023/07/16/cool-capsule-of-the-week/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/16/cool-capsule-of-the-week/ [02:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Gemini Links 16/07/2023: Old PCs and Another Cool Capsule Of The Week | Techrights [02:31] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160723.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160723.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-160723.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-160723.txt [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, July 16, 2023 [02:32] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160723.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160723.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-160723.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-160723.txt [02:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, July 16, 2023 [02:40] TR News Links 16/07/2023: Climate Issues Dominate | Techrights http://techrights.org/2023/07/16/climate-issues-dominate/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/16/climate-issues-dominate/ [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Links 16/07/2023: Climate Issues Dominate | Techrights [02:42] TR News (NEW): Gemini Articles of Interest http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Gemini_Articles_of_Interest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Gemini_Articles_of_Interest.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Gemini Articles of Interest [02:42] TR News (NEW): Security and Proprietary Software http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Security_and_Proprietary_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Security_and_Proprietary_Software.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Proprietary Software [02:42] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [02:42] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [02:42] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/today_s_howtos.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [02:42] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/today_s_leftovers.gmi [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [02:43] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2023-07-16.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2023-07-16.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:52] TR News Absolutely terrifying surveillance. NSA perpetrators latch onto every payments outside the US? Good idea??? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-brings-tap-pay-iphone-uk-businesses-1717670 [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Apple brings Tap to Pay on iPhone for UK businesses [02:52] TR News YAY! APPLE! CENSORSHIP BABY!! I LOVE APPLE!! https://gizmodo.com/threads-apple-bans-ai-threads-for-insta-app-store-1850636058 [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Apple Bans Threads for Insta Knockoff From App Store [02:53] TR News 30% App Store Tax... tax in a "STORE" that actually CENSORS software https://gizmodo.com/tesla-app-apple-store-view-live-camera-1850628265 [02:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Tesla Is Dodging Apple's 30% App Store Tax [02:54] TR News https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-mac-sales-remain-strong-despite-decline-pc-market-1717599 [02:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Apple Mac sales remain strong despite decline in PC market [02:54] TR News "Apple Mac sales remain strong despite decline in PC market". This is a lie. Strong compared to WHAT? [02:55] TR News Apple has been having several of its own issues. Wall Street market cap = Ponzi, fake, pyramid scheme. [02:56] TR News Apple: some marketing frauds hijacked "Tesla", so let's hijack "Asimov. ● Jul 17 [03:03] TR News The title is wrong. There are STILL two challenges in the way. There used to be zero or one. https://www.engadget.com/engadget-podcast-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-123058754.html [03:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Engadget Podcast: Microsoft gets closer to buying Activision Blizzard | Engadget [03:04] TR News FTC also appealed the case, decided on by a "MICROSOFT JUDGE" https://www.engadget.com/uk-competition-regulator-extends-microsoft-activision-investigation-by-six-weeks-103541516.html see http://techrights.org/2023/07/12/microsoft-has-bought-the-district-courts-too-the-case-or-the-example-of-jacqueline-scott-corley/ [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK competition regulator extends Microsoft-Activision investigation by six weeks | Engadget [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Microsoft Has Bought the District Courts, Too (the Case or the Example of Jacqueline Scott Corley) | Techrights [03:04] TR News Will Xbox die by year's end? Next year? https://www.engadget.com/larry-hryb-xboxs-major-nelson-is-leaving-microsoft-203607573.html [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Larry Hryb, Xboxs Major Nelson, is leaving Microsoft | Engadget [03:05] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [03:06] TR News At least they sort of corrected themselves https://gizmodo.com/ftc-files-appeal-of-microsoft-activision-deal-ruling-1850640159 [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | FTC's Fight Against Microsoft/Activision Deal Is Back From the Dead [03:07] TR News "Court" = Microsoft employee's MOM usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-07-14/microsoft-moves-closer-to-completing-69-billion-activision-takeover-after-court-rebuffs-regulators [03:08] TR News "Appeals court" = in Microsoft's pocket. The judge failed to recuse herself. Now this "appeals court" looks like a farce. https://www.engadget.com/appeals-court-rejects-the-ftcs-last-ditch-attempt-to-stop-microsoft-from-buying-activision-233137222.html [03:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Appeals court rejects the FTCs last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision | Engadget [03:10] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [03:13] TR News Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES Microsoft BLAMES https://www.databreaches.net/chinese-hackers-breached-government-email-accounts-microsoft-says/ [03:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.databreaches.net | Chinese Hackers Breached Government Email Accounts, Microsoft Says [03:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:15] TR News Carrying water and lies for Microsoft. This is all about the government discovering it got cracked because of Microsoft. Quit shifting the blame, study the facts. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-china-cyberattack-government-email-accounts-1850631322 [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Microsoft Warns Chinese Cyberattack Hit Gov Email Accounts [03:19] TR News "US Court" as in MAMA OF MICROSOFT STAFF. US judge appointments = third-world country standards. usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-07-13/us-court-refuses-ftc-request-to-pause-microsoft-deal-for-activision http://techrights.org/2023/07/12/microsoft-has-bought-the-district-courts-too-the-case-or-the-example-of-jacqueline-scott-corley/ [03:20] TR News This belongs in THE ONION!!! https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-next-big-update-to-its-office-apps-a-new-font-193824683.html [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft's next big update to its Office apps: a new font | Engadget [03:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [03:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:38] TR News The press coverage regarding Activision is ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. NO EFFORT put in. WTH??????? [03:38] TR News Terrible journalism, twisting the narrative, just like Microsoft asked https://www.dw.com/en/microsoft-chinese-group-hacked-government-email-accounts/a-66203763 [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft: Chinese group hacked government email accounts DW 07/12/2023 [03:40] TR News Not to be overlooked: how mainstream media barely mentions shitGPT anymore. The hype is over, the PR/SPAM budget is a lot lower now. 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Who would hire such a person? https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-nginx-server-windows/ [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.maketecheasier.com | How to Install and Run the Nginx Server on Windows - Make Tech Easier [04:16] TR News See Clown Act 2018 https://www.engadget.com/new-privacy-deal-allows-us-tech-giants-to-continue-storing-european-user-data-on-american-servers-214347975.html [04:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New privacy deal allows US tech giants to continue storing European user data on American servers | Engadget [04:17] *rianne_ (~rianne@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:18] *asusbox (~rianne@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:28] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:28] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:58] *asusbox (~rianne@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:58] *rianne_ (~rianne@3stvfjh5iuw88.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jul 17 [05:09] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:09] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 17 [06:14] TR News "And here I am, a week later, not having engaged much with Korean. But I have been engaging with Toki Pona, and I am still hoping to work some more with Korean." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/StanStani/3178 [06:16] TR News "I switched from using packages on my FreeBSD system to using ports a few weeks back in order to get some features which were missing in libraries that I have been using in a few development projects. Other than the long compile times for certain projects (most notably Firefox) that has been mostly painless." gemini://gemini.hitchhiker-linux.org/gemlog/dependencies.gmi [06:17] TR News Greens call for rent controls to prevent soaring living costs https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/07/14/greens-call-for-rent-controls-to-prevent-soaring-living-costs/ [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.greenparty.org.uk | Greens call for rent controls to prevent soaring living costs | The Green Party [06:18] TR News SparkFun Featured in WeVolver Edge AI Technology Report https://www.sparkfun.com/news/7566 [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SparkFun Featured in WeVolver Edge AI Technology Report - News - SparkFun Electronics [06:19] TR News Curious Kids: can our brains sense electromagnetic waves? https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-can-our-brains-sense-electromagnetic-waves-209267 [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Curious Kids: can our brains sense electromagnetic waves? [06:21] TR News No, it CANNOT. It's just spying on you. It has no hands. Stop calling surveillance devices assistants unless they have arms and do actual work. https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/5-ways-your-amazon-alexa-device-can-help-you-do-laundry/ [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Ways Your Amazon Alexa Device Can Help You Do Laundry - CNET [06:22] TR News CNET = spamfarm, optimised (SEO) to make you believe lies and buy things you don't need. They use the old site's name/reputation to make it "sound legit". [06:23] TR News (NEW): Where bugfixes and new features come from http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Where_bugfixes_and_new_features_come_from.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Where_bugfixes_and_new_features_come_from.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Where bugfixes and new features come from [06:23] TR News (NEW): Review: KDE Connect on phones and desktops http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Review_KDE_Connect_on_phones_and_desktops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/17/Review_KDE_Connect_on_phones_and_desktops.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: KDE Connect on phones and desktops [06:23] TR News Linux Mint 21.2 Veronica Released, Heres Whats New https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-21-2-veronica-released/ [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Linux Mint 21.2 "Veronica" Released, Here's What's New [06:31] TR News Amazon Prime Day = Only SPAM campaign disguised as holiday. Corporations now devour cultures and calendars. [06:32] TR News Not a holiday and those of us who boycott Amazon did not even notice https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/7/14/23203964/amazon-prime-day-deals-capitalism-discounts [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Amazon Prime Day is a made-up holiday to trick people into shopping - Vox [06:33] TR News Owing to Amazon, Engadget unmasked itself as a spam site like CNET, albeit only "part-time" for now... [06:33] TR News Nobody can blame them https://www.truthdig.com/articles/extreme-heat-prompts-first-ever-amazon-delivery-driver-strike/ [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/extreme-heat-prompts-first-ever-amazon-delivery-driver-strike/ ) [06:34] TR News This too https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-prime-ftc-1.6902899 [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | How Amazon became the target of a crackdown on anti-consumer, anti-competitive behaviour | CBC News [06:36] TR News Good for them https://scheerpost.com/2023/07/14/california-amazon-strikers-allies-blockade-massachusetts-warehouse/ [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-California Amazon Strikers, Allies Blockade Massachusetts Warehouse - scheerpost.com [06:37] TR News Do names convey a clear and specific concept? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/do-names-convey-clear-and-specific.html [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Do names convey a clear and specific concept? - The IPKat [06:39] TR News Why would anyone give a crap? Overpaid, overhyped. http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/valedictory-ceremony-for-lord-kitchin.html [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Valedictory ceremony for Lord Kitchin to be held on 25 July 2023 - The IPKat [06:40] TR News EUIPO is full of corruption, including the latest appointment there; it merely reaffirms the belief that EU is OK with massive corruption within its own ranks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/07/emoji-not-trademark-for-euipo-but.html [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Emoji: not a trademark for EUIPO (but a contract agreement for a Canadian Court) - The IPKat [06:44] TR News Sounds like they just want the young vote, will pay for it later https://www.dw.com/en/spain-s-left-proposes-€20-000-payments-for-young-adults/a-66165333 [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.dw.com/en/spain-s-left-proposes-€20-000-payments-for-young-adults/a-66165333 ) [06:45] TR News Confucius as interference https://www.dw.com/en/china-s-confucius-institutes-may-face-restrictions-in-germany/a-66158864 [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China's Confucius Institutes may face German restrictions DW 07/08/2023 [06:46] TR News When a human has twins it never makes the news https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-giant-panda-gives-birth-to-twins-in-a-first/a-66190559 [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-South Korea: Giant panda gives birth to twins in a first DW 07/11/2023 [06:47] TR News How is THIS news? http://rssfeeds.freep.com/~/754048799/0/freep/home~Owner-of-Studio-Hair-Lab-in-Traverse-City-stands-by-controversial-Facebook-post/ [06:48] TR News Misinformation/Disinformation https://gizmodo.com/google-reddit-facebook-instagram-sued-buffalo-massacre-1850635671 [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Meta, Reddit, Google Sued by Buffalo Massacre Victims' Families [06:48] TR News Until they start arresting executives, this will carry on happening https://gizmodo.com/facebook-instagram-google-tax-sensitive-data-1850631623 [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Tax Cos. Shared Data With Facebook, Instagram, Google: Congress [06:49] TR News GAFAM usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2023-07-12/buffalo-supermarket-mass-shooting-victims-sue-online-platforms-that-they-say-helped-load-that-gun [06:50] TR News And nobody will get punished for this https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/7/12/23792903/meta-google-taxact-hrblock-taxslayer-privacy-pixels-warren [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google and Meta got your data from H&R Block and other tax prep companies. Sen. Elizabeth Warren isnt happy. - Vox [06:51] TR News So-called 'liberals' often opposed this ruling, showing a lack of comprehension of the 1st am https://gizmodo.com/facebook-instagram-judge-uphold-ban-white-house-contact-1850624042 [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Judge Upholds Ban on Feds Contacting Facebook, Instagram, Etc. [06:52] TR News Pigs gonna pig www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-07-10/mayor-of-coastal-oregon-city-resigns-over-posts-in-police-facebook-group [06:53] TR News Both of them need to be kicked https://theconversation.com/as-meta-launches-its-threads-microblogging-site-twitter-is-being-kicked-while-its-down-209070 [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it's down [06:53] TR News "Twitter is dying." https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/7/11/23791376/keke-palmer-darius-jackson-tracee-ellis-ross-sarah-brady-jonah-hill [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What Keke Palmer, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Jonah Hill tell us about how we talk about gender online - Vox [06:54] TR News Twitter CEO denies reports of traffic decline https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/twitter-blocks-links-threads-while-ceo-denies-reports-traffic-decline-1717597 [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Twitter blocks links to Threads while CEO denies reports of traffic decline [06:54] TR News Not about free speech absolutism after all https://www.engadget.com/twitter-says-it-limited-the-reach-of-over-700000-tweets-that-violated-its-policy-063548086.html [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twitter says it limited the reach of over 700,000 tweets that violated its policy | Engadget [06:55] TR News People jumping from one social control media to another are like switchers between brothels, looking for clients to use them [06:56] TR News Foot meets shotgun https://www.engadget.com/twitter-is-trying-to-fix-the-verified-dm-spam-problem-it-created-175252276.html [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created | Engadget [06:57] TR News This can only deepen the losses and it won't keep 99.9% of the users, who cannot "monetise" https://www.engadget.com/twitter-finally-begins-paying-some-of-its-creators-204830947.html [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twitter finally begins paying some of its creators | Engadget [06:57] TR News GulagTube already showed that paying creators what they deserve makes the platform FINANCIALLY not viable [06:58] TR News This will go down well. Twice the sum Twitter pays in interest on the loan per annum. https://gizmodo.com/twitter-head-of-hr-sues-500-million-severance-elon-musk-1850636110 [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Twitter's Former Head of HR Is Suing for $500 Million [06:59] TR News Twitter was all about the APIs. Now it's acting like Microsoft, which sued for scraping LinkedIn. https://www.engadget.com/twitter-sues-four-unknown-entities-for-unlawful-data-scraping-063302786.html [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twitter sues four unknown entities for 'unlawful data scraping' | Engadget ● Jul 17 [07:00] TR News Not really, just a temporary PR stunt for very limited user retention. It's expensive. https://gizmodo.com/right-wing-users-cash-in-on-twitter-affiliate-cash-1850640588 [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | Right-Wingers Make Bank Off Musks Twitter Affiliate Money [07:01] TR News The blue bird is dead. It just doesn't know it yet. It's in denial about it. As a business it cannot even keep up with payments for the interest on the load. [07:02] TR News inflation https://www.dw.com/en/african-exchange-rate-sliding-currencies-stoke-inflation/a-66133964 [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-African exchange rate: Sliding currencies stoke inflation DW 07/11/2023 [07:03] TR News tested only on mice, like before? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-update-fall-booster-1.6903490 [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Updated COVID-19 vaccines recommended for fall boosters, Canada's vaccine advisers say | CBC News [07:04] TR News Welcome to Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/air-france-passenger-blood-toronto-1.6905023 [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area on flight to Toronto | CBC News [07:05] TR News