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● Jan 18
[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-170126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-170126.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 17, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-170126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-170126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-170126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-170126.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 17, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-170126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-170126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-170126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-170126.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 17, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-170126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-170126.txt
[02:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 17, 2026
[02:46]	TR News	"I'm sleeping deeply for the first time in more than a decade. Have had several opportunities come my way but honestly I'm not ready to jump into anything yet. I almost feel like I'm trying to heal up from an abusive relationship and need some time to get my head back on straight before jumping into the next chapter of my life." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k
[02:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k )
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-17.txt
[02:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:57]	TR News	Techrights [3~IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/3_IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/3_IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_17_2026.gmi 
[02:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [3~IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 17, 2026
[02:59]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
● Jan 18
[03:07]	TR News	"Two weeks in to 2026 and things have been quiet, if not busy. My first week back at work was awful with so many things coming up at once, but I think the dust has mostly settled now." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2026/JAN2026/entry-1
[03:07]	TR News	"This weekend we were supposed to be looking after a friend's dog. The dog is a corgi, a barker (maybe that goes without saying), easily startled, and, once it starts barking, takes forever to stop." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/1-17.gmi
[03:08]	TR News	"I keep saying I would like to come back here and write updates more often, but then I never do it. Yet I know this is something I would like to do, so I will make the time and put more effort into it." gemini://melyanna.net/2026-01-17--in-and-out-jan-2026
[03:09]	TR News	"When executing long-running jobs in the terminal, it's useful to get notified when they complete so you can do other things while waiting. Here are a few ways to achieve this." gemini://gmi.karl.berlin/terminal-notifications.gmi
[03:11]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-18.gmi
[03:12]	TR News	"Hey y'all, in 2026, lets not start a conversation with someone we've never met with "where are you from?" and then try guessing where they're from when the person doesn't want to answer." gemini://gem.saayaa.space/gemlog/2026-01-17-lets-not.gmi
[03:12]	TR News	Environmental Sanity gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/18/env-sanity.gmi
[03:13]	TR News	"What a night... Junior was seemingly hit with some incarnation of a nasty gastrointestinal bug and spend the bigger part of the night vomiting." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/170126.txt
[03:14]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1539.jpg
[03:14]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1889.jpg
[03:15]	TR News	"There's been two songs I can remember in the past twenty years or so that have gotten so violently enmeshed in my emotions that I can hardly bear to listen to them. I don't think they're anything more than pretty good songs on their own, but the associations have felt extreme." gemini://koneida.com/unfiltered.gmi
[03:19]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 18/01/2026: Raising Notifications From Terminal and Environmental Sanity https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Gemini_Links_18_01_2026_Raising_Notifications_From_Terminal_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Gemini_Links_18_01_2026_Raising_Notifications_From_Terminal_and.gmi 
[03:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/01/2026: Raising Notifications From Terminal and Environmental Sanity
[03:34]	TR News	Techrights Sites With "Linux" in Their Name That Are in Effect Slopfarms and Issue Fake Articles https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Sites_With_Linux_in_Their_Name_That_Are_in_Effect_Slopfarms_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Sites_With_Linux_in_Their_Name_That_Are_in_Effect_Slopfarms_and.gmi 
[03:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sites With "Linux" in Their Name That Are in Effect Slopfarms and Issue Fake Articles
[03:44]	TR News	Techrights IBM Sued Over PIPs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Sued_Over_PIPs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Sued_Over_PIPs.gmi 
[03:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Sued Over PIPs
[03:57]	TR News	Techrights Software Patents and USMCA (or NAFTA) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Software_Patents_and_USMCA_or_NAFTA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Software_Patents_and_USMCA_or_NAFTA.gmi 
[03:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Patents and USMCA (or NAFTA)
● Jan 18
[04:04]	TR News	"You're quoting the Gospel of Stallman while the temple is burning. Stallman talked about the cost of distribution; I'm talking about the cost of creation." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663625
[04:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | Your life's work is only worth what someone will pay for it. You can't sell a $1... | Hacker News
[04:05]	TR News	"Richard Stallman didnt follow the majority to invent free software (GNU), insisting that users deserve freedom over their own computers." https://stacker.news/items/1413595
[04:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stacker.news | Don't follow the majority! \ stacker news
[04:24]	TR News	Techrights Slop Bubble "Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Slop_Bubble_Is_Worse_Than_The_Dot_Com_Bubble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Slop_Bubble_Is_Worse_Than_The_Dot_Com_Bubble.gmi 
[04:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Bubble "Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble"
[04:31]	TR News	wild pigeon https://theconversation.com/what-ive-learned-from-studying-the-wild-pigeon-269116
[04:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | What Ive learned from studying the wild pigeon
[04:32]	TR News	Greenland to be plundered by nazis in USA? https://theconversation.com/greenland-is-rich-in-natural-resources-a-geologist-explains-why-273022
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Greenland is rich in natural resources a geologist explains why
[04:32]	TR News	Chemistry https://theconversation.com/chemistry-is-stuck-in-the-dark-ages-chemputation-can-bring-it-into-the-digital-world-272610"
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages chemputation can bring it into the digital world
[04:33]	TR News	Deforestation https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-10/brazil-soy-industrys-exit-from-moratorium-on-using-amazon-land-could-spur-deforestation
[04:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-10/brazil-soy-industrys-exit-from-moratorium-on-using-amazon-land-could-spur-deforestation )
[04:36]	TR News	How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets https://theconversation.com/how-astronomers-plan-to-detect-the-signatures-of-alien-life-in-the-atmospheres-of-distant-planets-272821
[04:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets
[04:37]	TR News	DBIx::Class::Async https://blogs.perl.org/users/mohammad_s_anwar/2026/01/dbixclassasync---update.html
[04:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DBIx::Class::Async - UPDATE | Mohammad S Anwar [blogs.perl.org]
[04:37]	TR News	Marlin Racing https://blogs.perl.org/users/toby_inkster/2026/01/marlin-racing.html
[04:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Marlin Racing | Toby Inkster [blogs.perl.org]
[04:38]	TR News	Taking the Win - Perl in the TIOBE Index https://blogs.perl.org/users/dean/2026/01/taking-the-win---perl-in-the-tiobe-index.html "There has been much to say about Perl improving in TIOBE during 2025 and ending in the top 10 which is roughly where things were around 2016."
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Taking the Win - Perl in the TIOBE Index | dean [blogs.perl.org]
[04:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Not Limited to One Protocol https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Not_Limited_to_One_Protocol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Not_Limited_to_One_Protocol.gmi 
[04:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Not Limited to One Protocol
[04:59]	TR News	Techrights Google News Recently Started Syndicating Another Slopfarm, Linuxiac https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Google_News_Recently_Started_Syndicating_Another_Slopfarm_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Google_News_Recently_Started_Syndicating_Another_Slopfarm_Linux.gmi 
[04:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google News Recently Started Syndicating Another Slopfarm, Linuxiac
● Jan 18
[05:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linuxiac Digests Other Sites' Work, Then Gets Rewarded by Google https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Linuxiac_Digests_Other_Sites_Work_Then_Gets_Rewarded_by_Google.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Linuxiac_Digests_Other_Sites_Work_Then_Gets_Rewarded_by_Google.gmi 
[05:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linuxiac Digests Other Sites' Work, Then Gets Rewarded by Google
[05:11]	TR News	Techrights Benefiting by Adding Presence in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Benefiting_by_Adding_Presence_in_Geminispace.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Benefiting_by_Adding_Presence_in_Geminispace.gmi 
[05:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Benefiting by Adding Presence in Geminispace
[05:31]	TR News	Techrights Restoring Professional Pride in the Tech Sector https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Restoring_Professional_Pride_in_the_Tech_Sector.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Restoring_Professional_Pride_in_the_Tech_Sector.gmi 
[05:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Restoring Professional Pride in the Tech Sector
● Jan 18
[06:21]	TR News	Techrights Making and Keeping the Sites Accessible https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Making_and_Keep_the_Sites_Accessible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Making_and_Keep_the_Sites_Accessible.gmi 
[06:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Making and Keeping the Sites Accessible
[06:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  22 Years of Championing Software Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/22_Years_of_Championing_Software_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/22_Years_of_Championing_Software_Freedom.gmi 
[06:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 22 Years of Championing Software Freedom
[06:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.6, Linux 6.12.66, Linux 6.6.121, and Linux 6.1.161 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_6_Linux_6_12_66_Linux_6_6_121_and_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_6_Linux_6_12_66_Linux_6_6_121_and_Lin.gmi 
[06:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.6, Linux 6.12.66, Linux 6.6.121, and Linux 6.1.161
[06:49]	TR News	Techrights 'Cancel Culture' Doesn't Work (in the Long Run) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Cancel_Culture_Doesn_t_Work_in_the_Long_Run.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Cancel_Culture_Doesn_t_Work_in_the_Long_Run.gmi 
[06:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 'Cancel Culture' Doesn't Work (in the Long Run)
[06:50]		*Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed)
● Jan 18
[07:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Banana Pis BPI-CM6 compute module runs on SpacemiT K1 RISC-V processor https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Banana_Pi_s_BPI_CM6_compute_module_runs_on_SpacemiT_K1_RISC_V_p.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Banana_Pi_s_BPI_CM6_compute_module_runs_on_SpacemiT_K1_RISC_V_p.gmi 
[07:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Banana Pis BPI-CM6 compute module runs on SpacemiT K1 RISC-V processor
[07:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[07:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Immutable Linux desktops finally cured my upgrade anxiety https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Immutable_Linux_desktops_finally_cured_my_upgrade_anxiety.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Immutable_Linux_desktops_finally_cured_my_upgrade_anxiety.gmi 
[07:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Immutable Linux desktops finally cured my upgrade anxiety
[07:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  I tried a lightweight Linux distro youve never heard of and its perfect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/I_tried_a_lightweight_Linux_distro_you_ve_never_heard_of_and_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/I_tried_a_lightweight_Linux_distro_you_ve_never_heard_of_and_it.gmi 
[07:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I tried a lightweight Linux distro youve never heard of and its perfect
[07:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  You dont need a gaming distro these Linux tweaks matter more https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/You_don_t_need_a_gaming_distro_these_Linux_tweaks_matter_more.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/You_don_t_need_a_gaming_distro_these_Linux_tweaks_matter_more.gmi 
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines You dont need a gaming distro these Linux tweaks matter more
[07:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  I replaced my Windows workflow with Linux Mint and it was easier than I imagined https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/I_replaced_my_Windows_workflow_with_Linux_Mint_and_it_was_easie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/I_replaced_my_Windows_workflow_with_Linux_Mint_and_it_was_easie.gmi 
[07:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I replaced my Windows workflow with Linux Mint and it was easier than I imagined
● Jan 18
[08:39]		*wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
● Jan 18
[09:54]	TR News	"Trump raises taxes on Americans again" https://birchtree.me/blog/trump-raises-taxes-on-americans-again/
[09:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Trump raises taxes on Americans again
[09:55]	TR News	"The Stupidest Trump Move So Far - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-stupidest-trump-move-so-far
[09:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Stupidest Trump Move So Far - Paul Krugman
[09:55]	TR News	"Trump's Ego Hit Hard by Nicolas Maduro Copying His Dance Moves, Mocking Him, Biographer Claims" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trumps-ego-hit-hard-nicolas-maduro-copying-his-dance-moves-mocking-him-biographer-claims-1771714
[09:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Ego Hit Hard by Nicolas Maduro Copying His Dance Moves, Mocking Him, Biographer Claims | IBTimes UK
[09:55]	TR News	"Can Congress rein in Trump on Greenland?" https://www.vox.com/podcasts/475490/trump-greenland-congress-war-powers
[09:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can Congress rein in Trump on Greenland? | Vox
[09:56]	TR News	"This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-protests-violence-repression-israel/
[09:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation. | The Nation
[09:59]	TR News	"Trumps Billion-Dollar Board of Peace" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-billion-dollar-board-of-peace/685671/
[09:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Billion-Dollar Board of Peace - The Atlantic
[09:59]	TR News	"The US and NATO can avoid catastrophe over Greenland and emerge stronger. Heres how." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/the-us-and-nato-can-avoid-catastrophe-over-greenland-and-emerge-stronger-heres-how/
[09:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The US and NATO can avoid catastrophe over Greenland and emerge stronger. Heres how. - Atlantic Council
[09:59]	TR News	"UK must show backbone and publicly reject Trump's 'brutish manipulation tactic' on Greenland, say Greens - Green Party" https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/17/trump-tariffs-greenland/
[09:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | UK must show backbone and publicly reject Trump's 'brutish manipulation tactic' on Greenland, say Greens - Green Party
● Jan 18
[10:00]	TR News	"Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/17/voiding-international-agreements-can-have-awkward-consequences/
[10:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences - emptywheel
[10:00]	TR News	""In terms of the libertarian bent, those intentional political actors like Peter Thiel were very intentional about it. They created their own media ecosystem. They created Substack they, meaning Andreessen Horowitz is a big investor and paid to have content on there that would drive users to their own media. They took over culture." https://sf.gazetteer.co/theyve-pickled-each-others-brains
[10:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sf.gazetteer.co | Theyve pickled each others brains
[10:00]	TR News	"Congress, Not the President, Sets TaxesIncluding Tariffs" https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/congress-not-the-president-sets-taxes-including-tariffs/
[10:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.goldwaterinstitute.org | Congress, Not the President, Sets TaxesIncluding Tariffs
[10:01]	TR News	"Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal | Brennan Center for Justice" https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trumps-tariffs-are-illegal
[10:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.brennancenter.org | Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal | Brennan Center for Justice
[10:01]	TR News	"The American people deserve an explanation on how the president of the United States on April 2 last year announced the largest tariff package in modern history with no action by Congress." https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/bamboozled-what-made-anyone-think-trump-tariffs-were-legal
[10:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/bamboozled-what-made-anyone-think-trump-tariffs-were-legal )
[10:02]	TR News	"It is not the province of the president to set tariffs. This is entirely within Congress's power. It is true that the Congress has delegated the power to the president to use tariffs for certain limited purposes, but very selectively, and hedged with strict conditions." https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/bamboozled-what-made-anyone-think-trump-tariffs-were-legal
[10:18]	TR News	"Attorneys for entertainment law firm Yorn Levine representing McConaughey have secured eight trademarks from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the last several months for their client, which they said is aimed at protecting his voice and likeness from unauthorized AI misuse." https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-alright-alright-alright-ai-misuse-1236631214/ | Source: Variety
[10:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Matthew McConaughey Trademarks 'Alright, Alright, Alright' to Protect Against AI Misuse
[10:19]	TR News	"The Oscar winner intends to combat misuse of the famous line from Dazed and Confused by creating a clear perimeter around ownership" https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/15/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-all-right-all-right-all-right-catchphrase-in-bid-to-beat-ai-fakes | Source: The Guardian UK
[10:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Matthew McConaughey trademarks All right, all right, all right catchphrase in bid to beat AI fakes | Film | The Guardian
[10:19]	TR News	"Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his image and voice to protect them from unauthorised use by artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. " https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp87z6vexl3o | Source: BBC
[10:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
[10:19]	TR News	"AI deepfakes are one of the great societal growing pains of our time. They distort reality, hijack individual currency for entertainment and public humiliation, and could cost people who make a living off their face or voice serious money." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/16/matthew-mcconaughey-combats-ai-by-trademarking-his-image-and-voice.html | Source: BoingBoing
[10:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | Matthew McConaughey combats AI by trademarking his image and voice - Boing Boing
[10:20]	TR News	"His lawyer, Kevin Yorn, admits that they dont know how the court would decide if an offender challenges the trademarks." https://www.engadget.com/ai/matthew-mcconaughey-fights-unauthorized-ai-likenesses-by-trademarking-himself-130000567.html | Source: Engadget
[10:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engadget.com | Matthew McConaughey fights unauthorized AI likenesses by trademarking himself
[10:21]	TR News	"The truth is none of this litigation would have occurred if Prince were still alive" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apollonia-prince-purple-rain-estate-trademark-war-1235500926/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[10:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Apollonia Says Prince Would Be Appalled by Estate Trademark Seizure
[10:21]	TR News	"Now the problem is that, while it's easy enough to find a leaked patent and diagrams, all that really tells us is that someone at Insta360 also had the idea" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/action-cameras/massive-patent-leak-suggests-insta360-is-planning-to-take-out-djis-dominant-osmo-pocket-3-vlogging-camera | Source: Digital Camera World
[10:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Massive patent leak suggests Insta360 is planning to take out DJI's dominant Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera | Digital Camera World
[10:22]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.macworld.com/article/3030240/m5-pro-max-macbook-pro-performance-speed-graphics-configurations.html | Source: Macworld
[10:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The high-end M5 MacBook Pro chips are almost here: Here's why the wait was worth it | Macworld
[10:22]	TR News	"Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA), who has a pilots license, brought up the topic during the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee FCC oversight hearing." https://insidetowers.com/congressman-says-carriers-could-help-pay-for-airplane-retrofits/ | Source: Inside Towers
[10:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Congressman Says Carriers Could Help Pay for Airplane Retrofits - Inside Towers
[10:23]	TR News	Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/linus_torvalds_vibe_coding/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml
[10:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Linus may vibe code, but that doesn't make it best practice The Register
[10:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images)
[10:25]	TR News	"broken through with voters" https://newrepublic.com/article/205293/joe-rogan-harsh-new-takedown-trump-ice-raids-hands-dems-weapon | Source: New Republic
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Joe Rogans Harsh New Takedown of Trump ICE Raids Hands Dems a Weapon | The New Republic
[10:26]	TR News	"New polling released this week by The Economist and YouGov confirmed support for ICE is rapidly eroding" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ice-deportation-solutions-1235500814/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[10:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | ICE: What Can Be Done to Rein In Trump's Deportation Force?
[10:26]	TR News	"Then a decade later a very rich demagogue named Ross Perot got into politics in the 1990s." https://soylentnews.org/~mcgrew/journal/20092 | Source: Soylent News
[10:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Journal of mcgrew (701)
[10:33]	TR News	"The nationwide [Internet] shutdown, which began on Thursday night, January 8, passed the 200-hour mark on the twenty-first day and continues." https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-one-of-the-protests-islamic-republics-leader-acknowledges-thousands-killed-as-internet-shutdown-continues/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency
[10:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-one-of-the-protests-islamic-republics-leader-acknowledges-thousands-killed-as-internet-shutdown-continues/ )
[10:34]	TR News	"With all this happening, weve posted a new know-your rights FAQ for U.S. citizens" https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/16/know-your-rights-as-a-u-s-citizen/ | Source: Papers Please
[10:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-papersplease.org | Know Your Rights as a U.S. Citizen Papers, Please!
[10:36]	TR News	"Crackdowns against anti-government protesters have led to at least 2,600 deaths, although some estimates put the death toll at upward of 20,000. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, more than 18,000 protesters have been arrested." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/475567/iran-protests-starlink-satellites-space-human-rights | Source: Vox
[10:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Musks Starlink in Iran only works if things dont go wrong in outer space | Vox
[10:37]	TR News	"TSK remains the leading source of information for its readers at 75%, in the face of growing competition from The Brief (28%) and Journalology (28%)." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/16/2025-readership-survey/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[10:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | 2025 Readership Survey - The Scholarly Kitchen
[10:37]	TR News	"In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would sue the news outlet if it did not air an interview unedited." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/business/media/cbs-news-trump-interview.html | Source: New York Times
[10:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/business/media/cbs-news-trump-interview.html )
[10:38]	TR News	"Precise information is difficult to come by, but estimates suggest between 95 and 99% of the country's communication network from mobile phone and [Internet] signals to landline telephones has been blocked since Friday." https://www.dw.com/en/iran-protests-internet-communication-blackout-social-media/a-75487555 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[10:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Why Iran's communication blackout could become permanent
[10:40]	TR News	"into a communication black hole under the looming dominance of the Khatam al-Anbia base" https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-regime-plans-to-permanently-cut-people-off-from-internet-watchdog/ | Source: The Times Of Israel
[10:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.timesofisrael.com | Iranian regime plans to permanently cut people off from internet -- watchdog | The Times of Israel
[10:41]	TR News	"We have entered a new era where connectivity is no longer a right, but a government-granted privilege." https://filter.watch/english/2026/01/15/iran-enters-a-new-age-of-digital-isolation-2/ |
[10:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-filter.watch | Iran Enters a New Age of Digital Isolation - Filterwatch
[10:41]	TR News	"State media and government spokespersons have already signaled that this is a permanent shift, warning that unrestricted access will not return after 2026." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/iran-plans-permanent-break-from-global-internet-say-activists | Source: The Guardian UK
[10:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists | Iran | The Guardian
[10:41]	TR News	"The Taliban have banned music, persecuted artists and burned or smashed instruments, both in the 1990s and since reclaiming power in 2021." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/asia/afghan-music-taliban-pakistan-deportations.html | Source: New York Times
[10:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/asia/afghan-music-taliban-pakistan-deportations.html )
[10:42]	TR News	"It can be assumed that Iranian intelligence services will increase their persecution abroad, partly due to current events" https://www.dw.com/en/how-dangerous-are-iranian-secret-services-in-germany/a-75538204 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[10:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How dangerous are Iranian secret services in Germany?
[10:45]	TR News	"In two recent polls, a majority of U.S. adults said they use social media to get health information." https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/01/do-the-majority-of-americans-use-social-media-to-get-health-information/ | Source: MinnPost
[10:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | Do most Americans use social media for health information?
[10:47]	TR News	"Without a clear way to make sure those two dont overlap, we knew what would happen: people would pay twice." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/zimra-digital-services-tax-problems/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/zimra-digital-services-tax-problems/ )
[10:48]	TR News	"My research as a political scientist suggests an overlooked factor explains why some people engage with their communities while others tune out: local patriotism" https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sour-politics-people-hometowns.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sour-politics-people-hometowns.html )
[10:48]	TR News	"The sanctions on Khan hampered the work of the court, and he found that not only were his UK bank accounts frozen" https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/ | Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.policyalternatives.ca | Every data centre is a U.S. military base - CCPA
[10:48]	TR News	"Every Data Centre Is a U.S. Military Base" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/data-centres-us-military/ | Source: Nick Heer
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Every Data Centre Is a U.S. Military Base Pixel Envy
[10:49]	TR News	"The effect this had on Ireland ismixed. The Irish state is thoroughly captured by the corporations that pretend to call Ireland home." https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/erin-lets-go/#circumvention-haven | Source: CoryDoctorow
[10:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The world needs an Ireland for disenshittification (17 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[10:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Amarok 3.3.2 Brings Improvements to User Interface, Audio Backend, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Amarok_3_3_2_Brings_Improvements_to_User_Interface_Audio_Backen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Amarok_3_3_2_Brings_Improvements_to_User_Interface_Audio_Backen.gmi 
[10:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Amarok 3.3.2 Brings Improvements to User Interface, Audio Backend, and More
[10:50]	TR News	"The previously unreported system follows a year-long pilot in Europe." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-to-tighten-age-checks-in-europe-as-regulators-ramp-up-pressure/articleshow/126561744.cms | Source: India Times
[10:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure - The Economic Times
[10:51]	TR News	"It makes me think that maybe DHS was a bad idea." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/dhs-homeland-security-ice-minnesota/685657/ | Source: The Atlantic
[10:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | DHS Has Become What Its Critics Feared - The Atlantic
[10:52]	TR News	"Mayor Zohran Mamdani was facing an early test on a delicate matter." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/nyregion/mamdani-hamas-protest.html | Source: New York Times
[10:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/nyregion/mamdani-hamas-protest.html )
[10:52]	TR News	"First of all it is good to have such a database in Europe to become more and more independent of things hosted in the US." https://blog.alteholz.eu/2026/01/european-vulnerabilities-database-a-blessing-or-a-curse/ | Source: Thorsten Alteholz
[10:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-European Vulnerabilities DataBase a blessing or a curse? blog.alteholz.eu
[10:57]	TR News	"You might be happy having zero kids and lots of free time and money, but I got to show my teenage granddaughter Predator for the very first time last night and that's worth a whole Ferrari, easy. Note: she gasped audibly when Jesse Ventura died." https://x.com/SandyofCthulhu/status/2012584442829918488
[10:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE
[10:59]	TR News	"What should someone do in a situation like this?" https://nbtv.substack.com/p/they-asked-for-my-cell-number-i-dont |
[10:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nbtv.substack.com | They Asked for My Cell Number. I Dont Have One.
● Jan 18
[11:00]	TR News	Windows TCO https://yle.fi/a/74-20204930 | Source: YLE
[11:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | BBC releases podcast on Vastaamo hacker | Yle News | Yle
[11:01]	TR News	"But not all of this slop was purely for the purposes of misinformation, or misguided efforts to expose Ross." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/renee-good-ice-ai-slop-1235500180/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[11:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Slain Minneapolis Mom Renee Good Is Being Turned into Bizarre AI Slop
[11:03]	TR News	"This doesnt mean Workday intended HiredScore to discriminate. But machine learning systems are notorious for being trained on data thats horribly biased, then implementing the bias." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/16/workday-sued-for-ai-powered-hiring-discrimination/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[11:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/16/workday-sued-for-ai-powered-hiring-discrimination/ )
[11:27]	TR News	"The question I had before how are the bots evading the honeytrap on the form? remains unanswered but for now is not relevant. I have plenty of others." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/under-the-hammer | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
[11:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeremycherfas.net | Under the Hammer | Jeremy Cherfas
[11:27]	TR News	"In the coming weeks, we're also planning to start testing ads in the US for the free and Go tiers, so more people can benefit from our tools with fewer usage limits or without having to pay" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/17/openai_chatgpt_ads/ | Source: The Register UK
[11:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | ChatGPT will get ads. Free and Go users first The Register
[11:36]	TR News	Techrights Place Your Bets: Who Will Die First? Microsoft or IBM? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Place_Your_Bets_Who_Will_Die_First_Microsoft_or_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Place_Your_Bets_Who_Will_Die_First_Microsoft_or_IBM.gmi 
[11:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Place Your Bets: Who Will Die First? Microsoft or IBM?
[11:48]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Leaps to All-time Highs in Virgin Islands https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_time_Highs_in_Virgin_Islands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_time_Highs_in_Virgin_Islands.gmi 
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Leaps to All-time Highs in Virgin Islands
● Jan 18
[12:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux in Micronesia Measured at 5% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_in_Micronesia_Measured_at_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_in_Micronesia_Measured_at_5.gmi 
[12:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux in Micronesia Measured at 5%
[12:07]	TR News	"Large language models have become extremely good at mimicking human writing. Even they have a hard time identifying AI-written text" https://www.the-scientist.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-tell-if-a-piece-of-text-was-written-by-ai-73948 | Source: LabX Media Group
[12:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.the-scientist.com | Why Is It So Hard to Tell If a Piece of Text Was Written by AI? | The Scientist
[12:09]	TR News	Banana Pis BPI-CM6 compute module runs on SpacemiT K1 RISC-V processor https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pis-bpi-cm6-compute-module-runs-on-spacemit-k1-risc-v-processor/
[12:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pis-bpi-cm6-compute-module-runs-on-spacemit-k1-risc-v-processor/ )
[12:09]	TR News	"Yep. They just dont care. If it means cases get tossed because sworn statements have been AI auto-penned, so be it." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/16/report-says-ai-that-hallucinated-a-cop-into-a-frog-is-making-utah-streets-safer/ | Source: Techdirt
[12:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Report Says AI That Hallucinated A Cop Into A Frog Is Making Utah Streets Safer | Techdirt
[12:10]	TR News	"But even if weve moved past the heyday of whole-language reading" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/english-teaching-methods/685632/ | Source: The Atlantic
[12:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | My Students Write Their Papers Backwards - The Atlantic
[12:10]	TR News	"The internet and its social web have been an attention-grabbing machine since they came into being. We have had our focus and brain power leached away online for decades. So why the recent revulsion?" https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/01/16/Computers-Closing-In/ | Source: The Tyee
[12:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/01/16/Computers-Closing-In/ )
[12:11]	TR News	"The system also focuses on being able to ride through power outages. The server side, called piotserver, uses a REST API to give the user access to the automation systems through a web interface" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/16/diy-full-stack-farm-automation/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DIY, Full-Stack Farm Automation | Hackaday
[12:11]	TR News	"It was amusing to read the theories people came up with: from driving a tractor up and down massive tracts of land to being holed up in a Kaczynskiesque cabin in the woods." https://dylan.gr/1768295794 |
[12:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dylan.gr | Have Taken Up Farming
[12:13]	TR News	"To be clear, Im not saying there isnt plenty to be outraged about in the world. I am also not for a moment suggesting you turn your back on important issues. Im saying that overreacting is not where our power lies. Rather it exists potentially in underreacting." https://time.com/7177835/the-art-of-protecting-your-peace-essay/ | Source: Time
[12:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://time.com/7177835/the-art-of-protecting-your-peace-essay/ )
[12:14]	TR News	"But as of late, a number of media reports have described people experiencing psychotic symptoms in which ChatGPT features prominently." https://www.sciencealert.com/should-we-be-taking-reports-of-ai-psychosis-seriously-an-expert-explains | Source: Science Alert
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cases of 'AI Psychosis' Are Being Reported. How Dangerous Is It? : ScienceAlert
[12:14]	TR News	"The kids are five and seven, so they arent quite ready for the heavy-hitters Scrabble, Cribbage, Settlers of Catan but all-ages classics like Uno and Guess Who are suddenly right up their alley." https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/01/16/Screens-Gone-Family-Games/ | Source: The Tyee
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/01/16/Screens-Gone-Family-Games/ )
[12:19]	TR News	"As for the model that [MattKC] purchased, it was this earliest model, featuring a 700 MHz PowerPC G4 CPU in addition to 640 MB SDRAM." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-emac-using-apples-forgotten-educational-mac-in-2025/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The EMac: Using Apples Forgotten Educational Mac In 2026 | Hackaday
[12:21]	TR News	Google seeks stay as it appeals US search monopoly verdict https://www.firstpost.com/tech/google-seeks-stay-as-it-appeals-us-search-monopoly-verdict-13969889.html/amp
[12:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google seeks stay as it appeals US search monopoly verdict Firstpost
[12:33]	TR News	Techrights Eventually the Joke (and Financial Fraud) is on Microsoft, Stigmatised for Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Eventually_the_Joke_and_Financial_Fraud_is_on_Microsoft_Stigmat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Eventually_the_Joke_and_Financial_Fraud_is_on_Microsoft_Stigmat.gmi 
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Eventually the Joke (and Financial Fraud) is on Microsoft, Stigmatised for Slop
[12:39]	TR News	"Software is a domain of mostly invisible knowledge work. Its hard to see progress, quality or risks in the way that you can with building bridges or running a factory." https://medium.com/feenk/rewilding-software-engineering-ca3ad1e612d8 | Source: Medium
[12:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/feenk/rewilding-software-engineering-ca3ad1e612d8 )
[12:39]	TR News	"I think the entire DevOps movement was a mighty, twenty year battle to achieve one thing: a single feedback loop connecting devs with prod. On those grounds, it failed." https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/you-had-one-job-why-twenty-years-of-devops-has-failed-to-do-it |
[12:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.honeycomb.io | You Had One Job: Why Twenty Years of DevOps Has Failed to Do it
[12:39]	TR News	"As a telco person, it resonated with me so much (and had so many touch points with my daily life) that I was even accused of tipping Adams off about some of the absurdities I witnessed in the field." https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/01/17/1210 | Source: Rui Carmo
[12:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | The Dilbert Afterlife - Tao of Mac
[12:40]	TR News	"But as with every joke, theres more than a kernel of truth to it. We often get so busy with stuff that weve got to do, that we dont leave enough time to slack, to get bored, or to simply do nothing." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/get-bored/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get Bored! | Hackaday
[12:41]	TR News	"Pnets analysis of the IT sector focused on eight roles including business analyst, data analyst and IT project administrator. The full list is detailed in the table below: [...]" https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-is-running-out-of-developers/276334/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[12:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | South Africa is running out of software developers
[12:43]	TR News	"You should never[1] name a new species of an existing dinosaur genus. Heres why. Suppose you have two genera, A and B, which are sister taxa in your phylogeny: [...]" https://svpow.com/2026/01/16/never-name-a-new-species-of-an-existing-dinosaur-genus/ | Source: Matt Wedel
[12:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-svpow.com | Never name a new species of an existing dinosaur genus | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week
[12:44]	TR News	"What is the meaning of my life? I havent really been able to figure out why we dont talk about this more often." https://kedara.eu/meaning-of-life/ | Source: Ruben Verweij
[12:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In Search of Meaning - Kedara.eu
[12:44]	TR News	"But now, particularly with digital output, were doing it backwards. Making lots of stuff and then sorting it later. Theres very little cost to making more, and its getting more and more time-consuming to find what were looking for." https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-sorting-feels-obvious/ | Source: Seth Godin
[12:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | The sorting | Seth's Blog
[12:45]	TR News	"To my utter amazement, the security guard opened the front door" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/street-photography/im-sick-and-tired-of-being-told-to-stop-taking-photos-on-the-street-so-i-was-flabbergasted-when-a-security-guard-did-this | Source: Digital Camera World
[12:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Im sick and tired of being told to stop taking photos on the street, so I was flabbergasted when a security guard did this! | Digital Camera World
[12:50]	TR News	Firefox down to 1.6% https://analytics.usa.gov
[12:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic.
[12:50]	TR News	"Lockfiles record which packages were installed, at what versions, from where, with what checksums." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/17/lockfile-format-design-and-tradeoffs.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[12:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Lockfile Format Design and Tradeoffs | Andrew Nesbitt
[12:51]	TR News	"In this situation, the library youre calling is a binary dependency of your program." https://vlad.website/how-binary-dependencies-work/ | Source: Vlad-Stefan Harbuz
[12:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vlad.website | How Binary Dependencies Work Across Different Languages
[12:51]	TR News	"But yes, today I merged my 20,000th commit into the curl repository out of a total of 37,604 commits (53%). Not that anyone is counting." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/17/my-first-20000-curl-commits/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[12:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My first 20,000 curl commits | daniel.haxx.se
[12:51]	TR News	"command line tool needs an account with admin privileges" https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/enabling-a-standard-user-account-to-access-the-unified-system-log-on-macos-using-the-log-command-line-tool/ | Source: Rich Trouton
[12:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-derflounder.wordpress.com | Enabling a standard user account to access the unified system log on macOS using the log command line tool | Der Flounder
[12:52]	TR News	"When executing long-running jobs in the terminal, it's useful to get notified when they complete so you can do other things while waiting" https://www.karl.berlin/terminal-notifications.html | Source: Karl Bartel
[12:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.karl.berlin | Raising Notifications From Terminal
[12:53]	TR News	"Since Java 22, there is a new approach called the Foreign Function & Memory API in java.lang.foreign. Let me go through step by step." https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/17/a-new-way-to-call-c-from-java-how-fast-is-it/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
[12:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/17/a-new-way-to-call-c-from-java-how-fast-is-it/ )
● Jan 18
[13:07]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[13:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[13:12]	TR News	Techrights Links 18/01/2026: "South Africa is Running Out of Software Developers", Companies Spooked to Find Slop is a Major Liability https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_South_Africa_is_Running_Out_of_Software_Develo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_South_Africa_is_Running_Out_of_Software_Develo.gmi 
[13:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/01/2026: "South Africa is Running Out of Software Developers", Companies Spooked to Find Slop is a Major Liability
[13:37]	TR News	Techrights Behind an Economy of Fake 'Worths' and Fictional 'Valuations' or 'Market Caps' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Behind_an_Economy_of_Fake_Worths_and_Fictional_Valuations_or_Ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Behind_an_Economy_of_Fake_Worths_and_Fictional_Valuations_or_Ma.gmi 
[13:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Behind an Economy of Fake 'Worths' and Fictional 'Valuations' or 'Market Caps'
[13:46]	TR News	"RSS remains the best, most noise-free way to keep track of most things I care about, and at one point I peaked at 300+ feeds." https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/01/17/2130 | Source: Rui Carmo
[13:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | My Rube Goldberg RSS Pipeline - Tao of Mac
[13:47]	TR News	"The first release shipping with this change will be curl 8.19.0." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/17/more-http-3-focus-one-backend-less/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[13:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-More HTTP/3 focus, one backend less | daniel.haxx.se
[13:51]	TR News	"Wireshark is the worlds most popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education." https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.6.3.html | Source: Wireshark
[13:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.wireshark.org | Wireshark Go Deep | Wireshark Wireshark 4.6.3 Release Notes
[13:52]	TR News	"It turns out that I didnt hate 3D printing, I just hated my Ender" https://www.engineersneedart.com/blog/3dprinting2025/3dprinting2025.html | Source: John Calhoun
[13:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engineersneedart.com | 3D Printing (2025)
[13:52]	TR News	"Aside from the parts that are obviously on Google servers, this is all integrated in [Jesse]s Home Assistant server. That server stores the generated image until the ESP32 fetches it." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-cutest-weather-forecast-on-e-ink-and-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Cutest Weather Forecast On E-Ink And ESP32 | Hackaday
[13:52]	TR News	"As noted in the Shelly documentation for the device, its a very compact form factor device, with screw terminals, two relays, and three fairly large electrolytic capacitors sharing very little space with the rest of the components." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-shelly-2-5-smart-relay-design-flaw-killing-capacitors/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Shelly 2.5 Smart Relay Design Flaw Killing Capacitors | Hackaday
[13:53]	TR News	"An enterprising engineer has turned an old parking meter into a jukebox using a Pi Zero 2 and some open source code." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/parking_meter_jukebox/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together The Register
[13:54]	TR News	"At some point BodgeOS has become an actually usable system. Now I have WiFi and networking working I've been using it as my main development system for a bit." https://blog.brixit.nl/bodgeos-pt-6/ | Source: Martijn Braam
[13:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.brixit.nl | BodgeOS pt.6
[13:55]	TR News	"Now, let's go ahead and get the grumbling out of the way. No, the ANS is not running Linux or NetBSD." https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/05/harpoom-of-course-apple-network-server.html | Source: Old VCR
[13:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oldvcr.blogspot.com | Old Vintage Computing Research: Harpoom: of course the Apple Network Server can be hacked into running Doom
[13:56]	TR News	"Part of something I want to learn this year is getting a little more into parallel computing." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/setting-up-a-cluster-of-tiny-pcs-for-parallel-computing-a-note-to-myself/ | Source: Rlang
[13:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Setting Up A Cluster of Tiny PCs For Parallel Computing A Note To Myself | R-bloggers
[13:57]	TR News	"Heres a list of good long-format podcasts: [...]" https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-good-long-form-podcasts/ | Source: GreyCoder
[13:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A List Of Good Long-Format Podcasts - GreyCoder
[13:58]	TR News	"After 23 years being a loyal Gandi.net customer, I decided to move away after the insane price increase Gandi applied in the past years." https://www.ncartron.org/ive-migrated-my-domain-to-mythic-beasts.html | Source: Nico Cartron
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ncartron.org | I've migrated my domain to Mythic Beasts
[13:59]	TR News	Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-brings-updates-for-monogame-rockstar-launcher-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-brings-updates-for-monogame-rockstar-launcher-and-more/
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more | GamingOnLinux
● Jan 18
[14:00]	TR News	"The platform is shown with Jetson Thor T5000 or T4000 modules, offering up to 2070 TFLOPS of compute performance." https://linuxgizmos.com/axiomtek-previews-jetson-thor-t5000-t4000-developer-kit-for-robotics-systems/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[14:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/axiomtek-previews-jetson-thor-t5000-t4000-developer-kit-for-robotics-systems/ )
[14:01]	TR News	Encouraging people to use slop is very naughty and undesirable https://www.tecmint.com/ubuntu-ai-document-editing-onlyoffice-ollama/ | Source: TecMint
[14:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Run Local AI in ONLYOFFICE on Ubuntu Using Ollama
[14:02]	TR News	Valve tweak Steam slop disclosure form for developers to clarify it's for content consumed by players | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-tweak-steam-ai-disclosure-form-for-developers-to-clarify-its-for-content-consumed-by-players/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve tweak Steam AI disclosure form for developers to clarify it's for content consumed by players | GamingOnLinux
[14:12]	TR News	Techrights Making Layout Changes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Making_Layout_Changes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Making_Layout_Changes.gmi 
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Making Layout Changes
[14:20]	TR News	GNU/Linux up in Bahrain https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bahrain/#monthly-200902-202601 compare to https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/12/Windows_12_in_Bahrain_Microsoft_Market_Share_Down_to_12_an_All_.shtml
[14:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Bahrain | Statcounter Global Stats
[14:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Windows 12 in Bahrain (Microsoft "Market Share" Down to 12%, an All-Time Low)
[14:20]	TR News	Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits for second week of jan 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/01/17/misc-fedora-bits-for-second-week-of-jan-2026/
[14:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits for second week of jan 2026 | Kevin's musings
[14:21]	TR News	Belize also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/belize/#monthly-200902-202601
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Belize | Statcounter Global Stats
[14:23]	TR News	GNU/Linux still up (6%) http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/28/In_Benin_Microsoft_s_Windows_Fell_Below_10_GNU_Linux_Surged_to_.shtml http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/09/GNU_Linux_Rose_to_6_in_Benin_Says_statCounter.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/13/Windows_Falls_to_Single_Digit_Market_Share_in_Benin.shtml
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Benin, Microsoft's Windows Fell Below 10%, GNU/Linux Surged to 6% or Higher on Desktops/Laptops
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Rose to 6% in Benin, Says statCounter
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Windows Falls to Single-Digit "Market Share" in Benin
[14:30]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Still up (statCounter Says to 6%) in Bosnia And Herzegovina https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_Still_up_statCounter_Says_to_6_in_Bosnia_And_Herzegov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/GNU_Linux_Still_up_statCounter_Says_to_6_in_Bosnia_And_Herzegov.gmi 
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Still up (statCounter Says to 6%) in Bosnia And Herzegovina
[14:35]	TR News	UN Committee finds Australia breached torture convention for detention of Iran asylum seeker https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-committee-finds-australia-breached-torture-convention-for-detention-of-iran-asylum-seeker/
[14:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN Committee finds Australia breached torture convention for detention of Iran asylum seeker - JURIST - News
[14:36]	TR News	My first 20,000 curl commits https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/17/my-first-20000-curl-commits/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My first 20,000 curl commits | daniel.haxx.se
[14:37]	TR News	Transitous Hack Weekend January 2025 https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/01/17/transitous-hack-weekend-january-2026.html
[14:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.volkerkrause.eu | Transitous Hack Weekend January 2025
[14:38]	TR News	Simon Josefsson: Backup of S3 Objects Using rsnapshot https://blog.josefsson.org/2026/01/18/backup-of-s3-objects-using-rsnapshot/
[14:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.josefsson.org | Backup of S3 Objects Using rsnapshot Simon Josefsson's blog
[14:40]	TR News	Pedophile Epstein: I will protect you as long as you do what I tell you. Pedophile protector: I will only protect your country as long as you do what the US tells you to do. Break this racket. Dump GAFAM et al.
[14:40]	TR News	And many EU nations now suck up to the person who wishes to invade the EU, as the protection racket (e.g. against Russia) is at stake.
[14:50]	TR News	Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/science/joel-primack-dead.html
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/science/joel-primack-dead.html )
[14:50]	TR News	Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rockets Slow Ride to Launchpad https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/science/nasa-artemis-ii-rocket-moon.html
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/science/nasa-artemis-ii-rocket-moon.html )
[14:51]	TR News	Wait All Those Studies May Have Detected Microplastics in the Human Body Because of a Severe Error https://futurism.com/science-energy/microplastics-studies-human-body-error
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Wait All Those Studies May Have "Detected" Microplastics in the Human Body Because of a Severe Error
[14:51]	TR News	Latest high-tech Japanese toilets can check health via stool analysis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/latest-high-tech-japanese-toilets-can-check-health-via-stool-analysis
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Latest high-tech Japanese toilets can check health via stool analysis | The Straits Times
[14:52]	TR News	Scientists Preparing to Simulate Human Brain on Supercomputer https://futurism.com/health-medicine/simulate-human-brain-supercomputer
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Preparing to Simulate Human Brain on Supercomputer
[14:52]	TR News	3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/health/nursing-homes-health-aides-medicare.html
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/health/nursing-homes-health-aides-medicare.html )
[14:52]	TR News	Poor nutrition during pregnancy causing brain stunting in Filipino children: Health Secretary https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/poor-nutrition-during-pregnancy-causing-filipino-kids-brain-stunting-health-department
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Poor nutrition during pregnancy causing brain stunting in Filipino children: Health Secretary | The Straits Times
[14:53]	TR News	South Korea reports first African swine fever case in 2 months https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-first-african-swine-fever-case-in-2-months
[14:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea reports first African swine fever case in 2 months | The Straits Times
[14:54]	TR News	South Korea says US chip tariff to have limited immediate impact https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-says-us-chip-tariff-to-have-limited-immediate-impact
[14:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea says US chip tariff to have limited immediate impact | The Straits Times
[14:55]	TR News	Foreign maids under South Koreas pilot project overworked, underpaid: Poll https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/foreign-maids-under-south-koreas-pilot-project-overworked-underpaid-poll
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Foreign maids under South Koreas pilot project overworked, underpaid: Poll | The Straits Times
[14:55]	TR News	Dubai chewy cookie craze in South Korea raises health concerns, experts warn https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dubai-chewy-cookie-craze-raises-health-concerns-experts-warn
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Dubai chewy cookie craze in South Korea raises health concerns, experts warn | The Straits Times
● Jan 18
[15:03]	TR News	Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison on obstruction charges https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-on-obstruction-charges/
[15:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison on obstruction charges - JURIST - News
[15:03]	TR News	Malaysia police launch manhunt for duo who allegedly shot man at Penang car wash https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-launch-manhunt-for-duo-who-allegedly-shot-man-at-penang-car-wash
[15:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia police launch manhunt for duo who allegedly shot man at Penang car wash | The Straits Times
[15:04]	TR News	Missing Malaysian actress Nadia Kesuma dies in Saudi Arabia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/missing-malaysian-actress-nadia-kesuma-dies-in-saudi-arabia and a WP journalist just disappeared after "leaving" the consulate
[15:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Missing Malaysian actress Nadia Kesuma dies in Saudi Arabia | The Straits Times
[15:07]	TR News	Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/canada/carney-china-trade-tariffs.html
[15:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/canada/carney-china-trade-tariffs.html )
[15:07]	TR News	Taiwan says Chinese drone made provocative flight over South China Sea island https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-drone-made-provocative-flight-over-south-china-sea-island
[15:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says Chinese drone made provocative flight over South China Sea island | The Straits Times
[15:10]	TR News	Canada announces trade deal with China on EVs, canola https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-canada-announces-trade-deal-with-china-on-evs-canola-1
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-canada-announces-trade-deal-with-china-on-evs-canola-1 )
[15:10]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man's erratic trade policies are pushing US partners towards China https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260117-trump-erratic-trade-policies-pushing-us-partners-towards-china
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260117-trump-erratic-trade-policies-pushing-us-partners-towards-china )
[15:11]	TR News	1984 yet? Hot New App Makes Single People Check in Constantly in Case They Die Alone https://futurism.com/future-society/singles-dead-china-app
[15:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Hot New App Makes Single People Check in Constantly in Case They Die Alone
[15:12]	TR News	This Week in Science: a Mammoth Mistake, Redhead Superpowers, And More! https://www.sciencealert.com/this-week-in-science-a-mammoth-mistake-redhead-superpowers-and-more
[15:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Week in Science: a Mammoth Mistake, Redhead Superpowers, And More! : ScienceAlert
[15:12]	TR News	Mysterious Underwater 'Atlantis' Is Like a Lost City in The Ocean https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-underwater-atlantis-is-like-a-lost-city-in-the-ocean
[15:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mysterious Underwater 'Atlantis' Is Like a Lost City in The Ocean : ScienceAlert
[15:13]	TR News	Ah, that explains SO much ;-) https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-why-some-people-get-drunk-without-touching-alcohol
[15:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Study Confirms Why Some People Get Drunk Without Touching Alcohol : ScienceAlert
[15:13]	TR News	This Popular Celebrity Workout Actually Has Science to Back It https://www.sciencealert.com/this-popular-celebrity-workout-actually-has-science-to-back-it
[15:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Popular Celebrity Workout Actually Has Science to Back It : ScienceAlert
[15:13]	TR News	Live Blog: Convicted Felon: Khamenei Responsible For 'Violence At Levels Never Seen Before' https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html
[15:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Live Blog: Iranian Internet Connectivity Back To Almost Zero
[15:15]	TR News	EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kongs dwindling LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to community https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/exclusive-hong-kongs-dwindling-lgbtq-funding-scheme-mainly-goes-to-groups-with-no-ties-to-community/
[15:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK's LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to community
[15:15]	TR News	If You Use Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots to Follow the News, Youre Basically Injecting Severe Poison Directly Into Your Brain https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatbot-ai-news-journalism
[15:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | If You Use AI Chatbots to Follow the News, You're Basically Injecting Severe Poison Directly Into Your Brain
[15:16]	TR News	Scientists Now Studying Hey Hi (AI) as a Novel Biological Organism https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-novel-biological-organism
[15:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Now Studying AI as a Novel Biological Organism
[15:16]	TR News	New Study Finds Hey Hi (AI) in Schools Is Undermining Kids Social and Intellectual Development https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-schools-kids-study
[15:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New Study Finds AI in Schools Is Undermining Kids' Social and Intellectual Development
[15:16]	TR News	Mother of MElons Child Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mother-elon-musk-sues-x-grok
[15:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Mother of Elon Musk's Child Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse
[15:17]	TR News	China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty days after Convicted Felon withdraws US from 66 global orgs https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/17/china-bids-to-host-secretariat-of-new-high-seas-treaty-days-after-trump-withdraws-us-from-66-global-orgs/
[15:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty
[15:18]	TR News	Automation Impediment https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-01-17-automation-impediment.en.html
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lx.oliva.nom.br | Automation Impediment
[15:19]	TR News	Ravi Dwivedi: My experiences in Brunei https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/brunei/
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ravidwivedi.in | My experiences in Brunei
[15:20]	TR News	Set Swap Memory of Raspberry PI https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-swap-memory/
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | Set Swap Memory of Raspberry PI
[15:21]	TR News	Googles Hey Hi (AI) Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overview-year
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google's AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027
[15:21]	TR News	Wikipedia is now 25 years old worlds 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/wikipedia-is-now-25-years-old-worlds-7th-most-popular-website-now-has-over-7-million-english-articles-and-7-billion-monthly-visitors
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Wikipedia is now 25 years old worlds 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors | Tom's Hardware
[15:23]	TR News	Jonathan Dowland: Honest Jon's lightly-used Starships https://jmtd.net/log/no_mans_sky/
[15:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jmtd.net | jmtd log Honest Jon's lightly-used Starships
[15:24]	TR News	Volleyball Analytics with R: The Complete Guide to Match Data, Sideout Efficiency, Serve Pressure, Heatmaps, and Predictive Models https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/volleyball-analytics-with-r-the-complete-guide-to-match-data-sideout-efficiency-serve-pressure-heatmaps-and-predictive-models/
[15:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Volleyball Analytics with R: The Complete Guide to Match Data, Sideout Efficiency, Serve Pressure, Heatmaps, and Predictive Models | R-bloggers
[15:25]	TR News	yt-x browse YouTube from the terminal https://www.linuxlinks.com/yt-x-browse-youtube-terminal/
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yt-x - browse YouTube from the terminal - LinuxLinks
[15:25]	TR News	Heavy rains in eastern Australia spark flash floods, 20 rescued https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/heavy-rains-in-eastern-australia-spark-flash-floods-20-rescued
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Flash flooding eases in Australias largest city Sydney | The Straits Times
[15:25]	TR News	Record Traffic in Geminispace or Over Gemini Protocol (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Record_Traffic_in_Geminispace_or_Over_Gemini_Protocol.shtml
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Record Traffic in Geminispace or Over Gemini Protocol
[15:26]	TR News	14 Best Command-Line File Managers for GNU/Linux in 2026 https://www.tecmint.com/linux-terminal-file-managers/
[15:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 14 Must-Have Linux Terminal File Managers in 2026
[15:26]	TR News	How to Install FFmpeg on Debian (13, 12, 11) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-debian-linux/
[15:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install FFmpeg on Debian (13, 12, 11) - LinuxCapable
[15:27]	TR News	How To Install PipeWire on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-pipewire-fedora-43/
[15:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install PipeWire on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:27]	TR News	How To Install Fail2Ban on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-fail2ban-fedora-43/
[15:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Fail2Ban on Fedora 43 - idroot
[15:28]	TR News	Microsoft Lunduke Keeps Distracting From the Real Problems With Rust (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Microsoft_Lunduke_Keeps_Distracting_From_the_Real_Problems_With.shtml
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke Keeps Distracting From the Real Problems With Rust
[15:28]	TR News	Modern GNU/Linux Using Only 200MB of RAM? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/modern-linux-using-only-200mb-of
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Modern Linux Using Only 200MB of RAM? - by Bryan Lunduke
[15:29]	TR News	How a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/theater/russia-theater-kholops.html
[15:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/theater/russia-theater-kholops.html )
[15:29]	TR News	Is the Russian Military Adapting Effectively to the Drone Age? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/europe/russia-debate-drones-battle-tactics.html
[15:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/europe/russia-debate-drones-battle-tactics.html )
[15:29]	TR News	Recent Layoffs at Red Bait (2026 the Year of Ultimate Bluewashing) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Recent_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_2026_the_Year_of_Ultimate_Bluewashing.shtml
[15:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Recent Layoffs at Red Hat (2026 the Year of Ultimate Bluewashing)
[15:30]	TR News	Playing straight into Russias hands: Expert warns Convicted Felons Greenland push strains NATO https://www.france24.com/en/playing-straight-into-russia-s-hands-expert-warns-trump-s-greenland-push-strains-nato
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/playing-straight-into-russia-s-hands-expert-warns-trump-s-greenland-push-strains-nato )
[15:30]	TR News	Kyiv schools closed until February after Russia energy strikes https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-kyiv-schools-closed-until-february-after-russia-energy-strikes-1
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-kyiv-schools-closed-until-february-after-russia-energy-strikes-1 )
[15:30]	TR News	'Greenland fiasco: Vladimir Putin happiest person in the world' - Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-greenland-fiasco-vladimir-putin-happiest-person-in-the-world-lt-general-ret-ben-hodges-3
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-greenland-fiasco-vladimir-putin-happiest-person-in-the-world-lt-general-ret-ben-hodges-3 )
[15:34]	TR News	HyprSnipper snipping tool for Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/hyprsnipper-snipping-tool-hyprland/
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HyprSnipper - snipping tool for Hyprland - LinuxLinks
[15:34]	TR News	4 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Linters https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-kotlin-linters/
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-4 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Linters - LinuxLinks
[15:34]	TR News	Bubble Tea build terminal apps https://www.linuxlinks.com/bubble-tea-build-terminal-apps/
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bubble Tea - build terminal apps - LinuxLinks
[15:38]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social
[15:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Collaborative project to document AI-contaminated FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Collaborative_project_to_document_AI_contaminated_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Collaborative_project_to_document_AI_contaminated_FOSS.gmi 
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Collaborative project to document AI-contaminated FOSS
[15:39]	TR News	Brrtfetch animated system information fetcher https://www.linuxlinks.com/brrtfetch-animated-system-information-fetcher/
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Brrtfetch - animated system information fetcher - LinuxLinks
[15:39]	TR News	fpm Fortran Package Manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/fpm-fortran-package-manager/
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fpm - Fortran Package Manager - LinuxLinks
[15:40]	TR News	diffnav Git diff pager https://www.linuxlinks.com/diffnav-git-diff-pager/
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-diffnav - Git diff pager - LinuxLinks
[15:40]	TR News	FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending January 16, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2026/01/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-january-16-2025/
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending January 16, 2025 - FOSS Force
[15:40]	TR News	An Indigenous Communitys Spiritual Haunting https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/an-indigenous-communitys-spiritual-haunting
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | An Indigenous Communitys Spiritual Haunting | The New Yorker
[15:41]	TR News	Mexico isnt immune to the seduction of the smartphone https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/mexico-phone-addiction-isnt-immune-to-the-seduction-of-the-smartphone/
[15:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Phone addiction in Mexico: It's arrived
[15:43]	TR News	Karing proxy utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/karing-proxy-utility/
[15:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Karing - proxy utility - LinuxLinks
[15:43]	TR News	11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Simple Backup Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/simplebackup/
[15:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Simple Backup Software - LinuxLinks
[15:43]	TR News	Yzefu explore data of a Kafka cluster https://www.linuxlinks.com/yozefu-explore-data-kafka-cluster/
[15:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Yzefu - explore data of a Kafka cluster - LinuxLinks
[15:44]	TR News	aretext minimalist text editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/aretext-minimalist-text-editor/
[15:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aretext - minimalist text editor - LinuxLinks
[15:44]	TR News	passcualito command-line password manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/passcualito-command-line-password-manager/
[15:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-passcualito - command-line password manager - LinuxLinks
[15:46]	TR News	Linux as Windows with another brand https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-closes-the-professional-gap-as-adobe-creative-cloud-installer-finally-runs-on-wine/
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-closes-the-professional-gap-as-adobe-creative-cloud-installer-finally-runs-on-wine/ )
[15:46]	TR News	Linuxiac Has Become a Slopfarm, Calling Them Out Isn't Fixing That https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Linuxiac_Has_Become_a_Slopfarm_Calling_Them_Out_Isn_t_Fixing_Th.shtml
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linuxiac Has Become a Slopfarm, Calling Them Out Isn't Fixing That
[15:46]	TR News	Slop About Slop and Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Slop_About_Slop_and_Slop_About_Linux.shtml
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop About Slop and Slop About "Linux"
[15:47]	TR News	Synex 13-r1 "Server" is out https://distrowatch.com/synex
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/synex )
[15:47]	TR News	openKylin 2.0-SP2-20260115 also https://distrowatch.com/openkylin
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openkylin )
[15:48]	TR News	Sites With "Linux" in Their Name That Are in Effect Slopfarms and Issue Fake Articles https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Sites_With_Linux_in_Their_Name_That_Are_in_Effect_Slopfarms_and.shtml
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sites With "Linux" in Their Name That Are in Effect Slopfarms and Issue Fake Articles
[15:49]	TR News	Shotcut 26.1 Beta added Hardware Decoding for Preview Scaling & Export https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/shotcut-26-1-beta-added-hardware-decoding-for-preview-scaling-export/
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Shotcut 26.1 Beta added Hardware Decoding for Preview Scaling & Export | UbuntuHandbook
[15:50]	TR News	Funny is funny: Indonesian comedians keep calm and carry on despite police report against DRM spreader Netflix show https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/funny-is-funny-indonesian-comedians-keep-calm-and-carry-on-after-police-report-against-netflix-show
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indonesian comedians shrug off Netflix controversy | The Straits Times
[15:50]	TR News	Greenland: Convicted Felon announces 10% tariff on Europe including France, UK, Denmark starting Feb. 1 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260117-greenland-trump-announces-10-tariff-on-europe-%E2%80%93-including-france-uk-denmark-%E2%80%93-starting-feb-1
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260117-greenland-trump-announces-10-tariff-on-europe-%E2%80%93-including-france-uk-denmark-%E2%80%93-starting-feb-1 )
[15:50]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Convinced Himself Not To Strike Iran https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-decided-against-attack-protests/33652391.html
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Says He Convinced Himself Not To Strike Iran
[15:51]	TR News	Indonesian authorities find wreckage of missing surveillance plane with 11 on board https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indonesian-authorities-find-wreckage-of-missing-surveillance-plane-with-11-on-board
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia
[15:55]	TR News	Four stable kernels for the weekend https://lwn.net/Articles/1054815/
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Four stable kernels for the weekend [LWN.net]
[15:55]	TR News	Software Patents and USMCA (or NAFTA) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Software_Patents_and_USMCA_or_NAFTA.shtml
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Patents and USMCA (or NAFTA)
[15:56]	TR News	Javan hawk-eagle under pressure as forests in Indonesia disappear https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/javan-hawk-eagle-under-pressure-as-forests-in-indonesia-disappear
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Javan hawk-eagle under pressure as forests in Indonesia disappear | The Straits Times
[15:57]	TR News	Sriram Ramkrishna: GNOME OS Hackfest During FOSDEM week https://blogs.gnome.org/sri/2026/01/17/gnome-os-hackfest-during-fosdem-week/
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | GNOME OS Hackfest During FOSDEM week Sri Ramkrishna
[15:57]	TR News	French President Emmanuel Macron discusses Greenland and Iran during emergency defense council meeting https://www.france24.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-discusses-greenland-and-iran-during-emergency-defense-council-meeting
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-discusses-greenland-and-iran-during-emergency-defense-council-meeting )
[15:57]	TR News	Inside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/middleeast/gaza-doctors-without-borders-c.html
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/middleeast/gaza-doctors-without-borders-c.html )
[15:58]	TR News	Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Says https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-says
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Says : ScienceAlert
● Jan 18
[16:05]	TR News	Rights group says thousands of protesters killed in Iran https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-rights-group-says-thousands-of-protesters-killed-in-iran-1
[16:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-rights-group-says-thousands-of-protesters-killed-in-iran-1 )
[16:06]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man taps former UK PM Tony Blair for Gaza 'board of peace' https://www.france24.com/en/trump-taps-former-uk-pm-tony-blair-for-gaza-board-of-peace
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/trump-taps-former-uk-pm-tony-blair-for-gaza-board-of-peace )
[16:06]	TR News	Iran protest movement subsides amid intense crackdown https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-iran-protest-movement-subsides-amid-intense-crackdown-1
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-iran-protest-movement-subsides-amid-intense-crackdown-1 )
[16:07]	TR News	UN officials and human rights organizations warn of lethal force as Iran protest crackdown continues https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-officials-and-human-rights-organizations-warn-of-lethal-force-as-iran-protest-crackdown-continues/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN officials and human rights organizations warn of lethal force as Iran protest crackdown continues - JURIST - News
[16:07]	TR News	Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term as rival Bobi Wine rejects 'fake results' https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260117-uganda-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-rival-bobi-wine-rejects-fake-results
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260117-uganda-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-rival-bobi-wine-rejects-fake-results )
[16:07]	TR News	Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Hacking Supreme Courts Filing System https://www.securityweek.com/tennessee-man-pleads-guilty-to-repeatedly-hacking-supreme-courts-filing-system/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/tennessee-man-pleads-guilty-to-repeatedly-hacking-supreme-courts-filing-system/ )
[16:08]	TR News	Wireshark 4.6.3 Released, (Sat, Jan 17th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32636
[16:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Wireshark 4.6.3 Released - SANS Internet Storm Center
[16:09]	TR News	IBM PIP lawsuit. "they will be obligated too during discovery for this case and then that will open Pandoras box for them with dozens of additional suits when that information is registered into public accessible databases. They will fight this very hard or settle to ensure that doesnt occur" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf6wnm5q
[16:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf6wnm5q )
[16:17]	TR News	The tech industry has been saturated with dangerous nutcases. Yes, some of them can code, but they are still very much nutcases.
[16:19]	TR News	The new Linux Mint, Wine version 11, Raspberry Pi's HAT upgrade, and more: Linux news roundup https://www.howtogeek.com/the-new-linux-mint-raspberry-pis-hat-upgrade-and-more-linux-news-roundup/
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The new Linux Mint, Wine version 11, Raspberry Pi's HAT upgrade, and more: Linux news roundup
[16:19]	TR News	You dont need a gaming distro these Linux tweaks matter more https://www.makeuseof.com/these-linux-gaming-tweaks-matter-more-than-the-distro/
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | You dont need a gaming distro these Linux tweaks matter more
[16:19]	TR News	I replaced my Windows workflow with Linux Mint and it was easier than I imagined https://www.howtogeek.com/i-used-linux-mint-for-2-weeks-as-a-windows-replacement-heres-why-people-recommend-it/
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I replaced my Windows workflow with Linux Mint and it was easier than I imagined
[16:21]	TR News	Adobe Photoshop can now install on Linux after a Redditor discovers a Wine fix https://videocardz.com/newz/adobe-photoshop-can-now-install-on-linux-after-a-redditor-discovers-a-fix
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/adobe-photoshop-can-now-install-on-linux-after-a-redditor-discovers-a-fix )
[16:22]	TR News	"Linux malware" = something you can install on it https://pcper.com/2026/01/podcast-852/
[16:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pcper.com | Podcast #852 - 9850X3D Launch Imminent, RTX SUPER Delay, 8GB GPUs, Zoicware, New SK Hynix Plant, Linux malware and MORE - PC Perspective
[16:23]	TR News	Linux Mint 22.3 has been released https://news.filehippo.com/2026/01/january-17-tech-news-roundup-linux-mint-22-3-released-chatgpt-translate-announced-samsung-internet-browser-for-windows-released-firefox-147-update-released/
[16:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.filehippo.com | January 17 tech news roundup: Linux Mint 22.3 released, ChatGPT translate announced, Samsung Internet browser for Windows released, Firefox 147 update released - File Hippo News
[16:24]	TR News	I've tried out every Linux package manager out there, and this is the best one https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-every-linux-package-manager-this-is-the-best-one/
[16:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I've tried out every Linux package manager out there, and this is the best one
[16:25]	TR News	Proprietary https://www.thestack.technology/voidlink-malware-checkpoint/
[16:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thestack.technology | Advanced Linux VoidLink malware package surfaces - targets cloud, containers
[16:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Managing GNU/Linux Packages, Shotcut 26.1 Beta is Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Managing_GNU_Linux_Packages_Shotcut_26_1_Beta_is_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Managing_GNU_Linux_Packages_Shotcut_26_1_Beta_is_Available.gmi 
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Managing GNU/Linux Packages, Shotcut 26.1 Beta is Available
[16:26]	TR News	I tried a lightweight Linux distro youve never heard of and its perfect https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-lightweight-linux-distro-never-heard-of-its-perfect/
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I tried a lightweight Linux distro youve never heard of and its perfect
[16:26]	TR News	My favorite Linux desktop environment is getting microphone controls Windows wishes it had https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-linux-desktop-environment-is-finally-getting-better-microphone-controls/
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | My favorite Linux desktop environment is getting microphone controls Windows wishes it had
[16:28]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[16:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[16:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[16:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Harpoom, Proton Experimental, and Slop Crackdown https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Games_Harpoom_Proton_Experimental_and_Slop_Crackdown.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Games_Harpoom_Proton_Experimental_and_Slop_Crackdown.gmi 
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Harpoom, Proton Experimental, and Slop Crackdown
[16:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Turning GNU/Linux Into Windows With Adobe Proprietary Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Turning_GNU_Linux_Into_Windows_With_Adobe_Proprietary_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Turning_GNU_Linux_Into_Windows_With_Adobe_Proprietary_Software.gmi 
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Turning GNU/Linux Into Windows With Adobe Proprietary Software
[16:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding/3D Printing Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_3D_Printing_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_3D_Printing_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding/3D Printing Leftovers
[16:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Wireshark 4.6.3 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Wireshark_4_6_3_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Wireshark_4_6_3_Released.gmi 
[16:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wireshark 4.6.3 Released
[16:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: Events, Web, and Open Access https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Events_Web_and_Open_Access.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Events_Web_and_Open_Access.gmi 
[16:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: Events, Web, and Open Access
[16:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/today_s_leftovers.gmi 
[16:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers
[16:44]	TR News	Techrights Links 18/01/2026: Indonesia Against Comedy, Media-Hostile (Censors Comedians) Convicted Felon in White House Defecting to Opponents of NATO https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_Indonesia_Against_Comedy_Media_Hostile_Censors.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_Indonesia_Against_Comedy_Media_Hostile_Censors.gmi 
[16:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/01/2026: Indonesia Against Comedy, Media-Hostile (Censors Comedians) Convicted Felon in White House Defecting to Opponents of NATO
● Jan 18
[17:05]	TR News	Techrights IBM Turning Up the 'RTO' (Stress) and 'PIP' (Fear) Heat on Workers, Rebellion May be Brewing https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Turning_Up_the_RTO_Stress_and_PIP_Fear_Heat_on_Workers_Rebe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Turning_Up_the_RTO_Stress_and_PIP_Fear_Heat_on_Workers_Rebe.gmi 
[17:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Turning Up the 'RTO' (Stress) and 'PIP' (Fear) Heat on Workers, Rebellion May be Brewing
[17:15]	TR News	Techrights IBM is Not a Free Software Company (It Never Was) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_is_Not_a_Free_Software_Company_It_Never_Was.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_is_Not_a_Free_Software_Company_It_Never_Was.gmi 
[17:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Not a Free Software Company (It Never Was)
[17:32]	TR News	Germany: Alcohol prices well below EU average https://www.dw.com/en/germany-alcohol-prices-well-below-eu-average/a-75401091
[17:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany: Alcohol prices well below EU average
[17:32]	TR News	violated international law https://www.dw.com/en/us-intervention-in-venezuela-violated-international-law-say-legal-experts/a-75412120
[17:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | 'US intervention in Venezuela violated int'l law': experts
[17:33]	TR News	devotion to cash https://www.dw.com/en/unpacking-czechia-s-devotion-to-cash-and-its-currency/a-75403939
[17:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Unpacking Czechia's devotion to cash and its currency
[17:33]	TR News	Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html
[17:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | G 1/25 (description amendments) amicus curiae: The battle lines are drawn - The IPKat
[17:34]	TR News	SpellBinding FHLYTUR Wordo: STEEP gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-18.gmi
[17:38]	TR News	Symposium of Destruction gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/18/sod.gmi
[17:38]	TR News	"In October 2024 I wrote a small (~600 lines) program in Zig that formatted YAML files in some $dayjob-specific way. Instead of parsing the whole document, the program linked to libyaml tokenizer and operated on tokens, which ended up factor 10 faster than pyyaml.load/pyyaml.dump implementation. Success, right?" gemini://tilde.pink/~kaction/log/2026-01-18.1.gmi
[17:41]	TR News	Originality http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/do-trends-kill-originality-cjeu-issues.html
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Do Trends Kill Originality? The CJEU Issues Judgment in Deity Shoes, Case C-323/24 - The IPKat
[17:41]	TR News	distinctiveness http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/cheese-holes-and-weak-distinctiveness.html
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Cheese, holes and weak distinctiveness: the General Court revisits Formula One Licensing v OHIM - The IPKat
[17:42]	TR News	chatbots http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/fakery-free-riding-and-fight-for-serp.html
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Fakery, free-riding and the fight for SERP data for AI-related search and chatbots - The IPKat
[17:43]	TR News	He still refuses to stop this https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-09/factbox-elon-musks-grok-faces-global-scrutiny-for-sexualised-ai-photos
[17:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-09/factbox-elon-musks-grok-faces-global-scrutiny-for-sexualised-ai-photos )
[17:44]	TR News	Reference to Cheeto Mussolini's Impeachments Is Removed From the Display of His Smithsonian Photo Portrait https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-11/reference-to-trumps-impeachments-is-removed-from-the-display-of-his-smithsonian-photo-portrait"
[17:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-11/reference-to-trumps-impeachments-is-removed-from-the-display-of-his-smithsonian-photo-portrait )
[17:45]		*Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@37wdq788afck6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[17:46]	TR News	New efficiency upgrades in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/12/new-efficiency-upgrades-rhacm-2-15
[17:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/12/new-efficiency-upgrades-rhacm-2-15 )
[17:46]	TR News	Turkey to restrict social media access for children under 15 https://bianet.org/haber/minister-turkey-to-restrict-social-media-access-for-children-under-15-315303
[17:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Minister: Turkey to restrict social media access for children under 15
[17:51]	TR News	Germany's local governments face financial collapse https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-local-governments-face-financial-collapse/a-75425178
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany's local governments face financial collapse
[17:52]	schestowitz[TR2]	Isambard_Prince: marisol https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-agent-who-shot-killed-renee-good-married-migrant-filipina-photos-what-we-know-1770065
[17:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Ice Agent Who Shot and Killed Renee Good Is Married to a Migrant Filipina: Photos and What We Know | IBTimes UK
[17:53]	Isambard_Prince	schestowitz[TR2], An abusive violent man who married the only person he thought he could control.
[17:53]	Isambard_Prince	If she asks for a divorce, maybe he beats her up or shoots her, like he murdered Renee Good
[17:53]	Isambard_Prince	We all know "the type".
[17:53]	TR News	Why Germany struggles to fight financial crime https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-struggles-to-fight-financial-crime/a-75423810
[17:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Why Germany struggles to fight financial crime
[17:56]	TR News	Baa-rgain hunters: 50 sheep barge into German supermarket https://www.dw.com/en/baa-rgain-hunters-50-sheep-barge-into-german-supermarket/a-75438987
[17:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Baa-rgain hunters: 50 sheep visit German supermarket
[17:57]	TR News	StackOverflow Is Absolutely Cooked https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=gmRk9Undc6U
[17:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gmRk9Undc6U )
[17:58]	TR News	The Future Of The Linux Distro Is No Distro https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=k6qCtIHFu_c
[17:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=k6qCtIHFu_c )
[17:58]	TR News	GNOME Disables Middle Click Paste, Chaos Ensues https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=JYICMf_VLtY
[17:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JYICMf_VLtY )
[17:58]	TR News	Manjaro 26.0 "Anh-Linh" PLASMA Edition overview | Manjaro Empowering Devices and Users https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=cxsUCsKJi00
[17:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cxsUCsKJi00 )
[17:59]	TR News	CachyOS Linux Full Review: What Makes It Different? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=B9LOP-Nr5Gw
[17:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=B9LOP-Nr5Gw )
● Jan 18
[18:00]	TR News	Online trash for Office? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trisha-paytas-set-swap-youtube-politics-2026-congressional-run-california-1769193
[18:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trisha Paytas Set To Swap YouTube For Politics With 2026 Congressional Run In California | IBTimes UK
[18:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Recent GNU/Linux Videos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.gmi 
[18:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Recent GNU/Linux Videos
[18:02]	TR News	inflammation https://www.vox.com/health/474384/what-is-inflammation-causes-how-to-reduce-diet
[18:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What exactly is chronic inflammation and when do we want to reduce it? | Vox
[18:03]	TR News	VailuxOS-1.6 Stable mit KDE Plasma 6 Hotfix https://forum.vailux.de/downloads/file/27-vailuxos-1-6-stable-mit-kde-plasma-6-hotfix/
[18:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.vailux.de | VailuxOS-1.6 Stable mit KDE Plasma 6 Hotfix - Vailux n.e.V
[18:16]	TR News	"In Lumet's film, technology is not the enemy. In fact there is no technology to speak of, except perhaps a wind-up field telephone. This is not a Mad Max film. Nor do modern issues of tracking, surveillance, profiling, propaganda or technologically enabled imprisonment, coercion, torture or anything else take the stage. They are entirely absent." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/hill/
[18:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | The Hill
[18:19]	TR News	"Technically, the usurper may be manifest as software or hardware, as a new 'preferred' vendor, or as new policy quietly inserted in a workplace or by a government. These days he appears as an entire technologically micro-managed corporate culture, from which common sense and humanity have been driven out." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/hill/
[18:20]	TR News	"(note:2023) Notice the unsettling allegory with "AI" in the present hype cycle .. As with the rise of all tyrants, for those who see the approaching danger it is difficult to warn others. The majority are quite hypnotised, reluctant to believe bad things. They are unsure whether it is prudent to challenge the rising tyrant, or hedge their bets for 'staying on his good side'"
[18:20]	TR News	"The twenty first century is fundamentally, a lack of integrity"
[18:21]	TR News	"The plan now is to fire that CTO/Sysadmin or CISO and have us directly negotiate with the system itself - a system presumably programmed and updated from Redmond. Cue dialogue between Doolittle and Dark Star bomb." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/hill/
[18:21]	TR News	"Corporate control is now the art of personally avoiding it. I believe this rampant abdication of human power and responsibility is an important aspect of (2026:) current "AI" automation ambitions, and the Digital Self Defence needed to counter it."
[18:22]	TR News	Uganda's debt crisis https://www.dw.com/en/uganda-s-debt-crisis-deepens-ahead-of-elections/a-75399953
[18:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Uganda's debt crisis deepens ahead of elections
[18:24]	TR News	Germany: Trust in the United States is eroding https://www.dw.com/en/germany-trust-in-the-united-states-is-eroding/a-75449308 http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/Threats_Against_Techrights_Always_Come_From_Outside_Britain.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml
[18:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany: Trust in the United States is eroding
[18:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Threats Against Techrights Always Come From Outside Britain
[18:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK
[18:24]		*psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[18:30]	TR News	Until a Famous Person Is Held There https://www.projectcensored.org/neglect-federal-detention-famous-person/
[18:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/neglect-federal-detention-famous-person/ )
[18:30]	TR News	Energy wasted https://www.projectcensored.org/communities-against-ai-data-center
[18:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/communities-against-ai-data-center )
[18:33]	TR News	Iran considers restoring internet after week-long shutdown https://www.firstpost.com/tech/iran-considers-restoring-internet-after-week-long-shutdown-13969907.html/
[18:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 308 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/iran-considers-restoring-internet-after-week-long-shutdown-13969907.html/ )
[18:55]	TR News	Techrights IBM: Spying on Staff Like Never Before and Implementing Silent Layoffs This Month, Say Insiders https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Spying_on_Staff_Like_Never_Before_and_Implementing_Silent_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_Spying_on_Staff_Like_Never_Before_and_Implementing_Silent_L.gmi 
[18:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM: Spying on Staff Like Never Before and Implementing Silent Layoffs This Month, Say Insiders
● Jan 18
[19:07]	TR News	Techrights Pump-and-Dump With IBM Shares, Courtesy of People Who Stand to Gain From the 'Pump' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Pump_and_Dump_With_IBM_Shares_Courtesy_of_People_Who_Stand_to_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Pump_and_Dump_With_IBM_Shares_Courtesy_of_People_Who_Stand_to_G.gmi 
[19:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Pump-and-Dump With IBM Shares, Courtesy of People Who Stand to Gain From the 'Pump'
[19:17]	TR News	peace with doctors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-doctors-agreement-whats-next-9.7036435
[19:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Quebec struck peace with doctors, but critics say patients lost out | CBC Accessibility
[19:17]	TR News	Toronto charity cutting ties with local food bank after reporting financial concerns to police https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/daily-bread-food-bank-feed-scarborough-9.7039918
[19:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Daily Bread to cut off Scarborough food bank after reporting financial concerns to police | CBC News
[19:26]	TR News	As Canada Tries to Reduce Its Dependence on the US, Its Leader Will Visit China to Rebuild Ties https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-01-12/as-canada-tries-to-reduce-its-dependence-on-the-us-its-leader-will-visit-china-to-rebuild-ties
[19:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-01-12/as-canada-tries-to-reduce-its-dependence-on-the-us-its-leader-will-visit-china-to-rebuild-ties )
[19:26]	TR News	black bear cub found with severe burns in December https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/black-bear-cub-recovering-after-fire-9.7041473
[19:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Valkyrie, the black bear cub found with severe burns in December, is recovering well | CBC News
[19:27]	TR News	Australian Parliament to Return to Pass Hate Speech Laws After Bondi Attack https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-11/australian-arts-festival-decision-to-bar-palestinian-author-after-bondi-attack-spurs-boycott
[19:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-11/australian-arts-festival-decision-to-bar-palestinian-author-after-bondi-attack-spurs-boycott )
[19:28]	TR News	2,200 billion dollars borrowed in SIX MONTHS! https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm Statement From Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
[19:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.federalreserve.gov | Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell - Federal Reserve Board
[19:29]	TR News	How clean energy could save us trillions https://www.dw.com/en/how-clean-energy-could-save-us-trillions/a-75237447
[19:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How clean energy could save us trillions
[19:29]	TR News	To CBC, invasion, bombing and kidnappings are "incursion" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-wti-venezuela-tsx-9.7033902
[19:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canadian energy stocks tumble after U.S. incursion in Venezuela | CBC News
[19:31]	TR News	US, China Can Balance Roles in Venezuela, US Energy Chief Says https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-08/us-china-can-balance-roles-in-venezuela-us-energy-chief-says
[19:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-08/us-china-can-balance-roles-in-venezuela-us-energy-chief-says )
[19:32]	TR News	Claims of Control Over Venezuelas Oil ttps://scheerpost.com/2026/01/09/energy-greed-of-the-north-rodriguez-rebukes-u-s-claims-of-control-over-venezuelas-oil/
[19:44]	TR News	Techrights FOSDEM 2026: democracy panel, GNOME & Sonny Piers modern slavery experiment https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/FOSDEM_2026_democracy_panel_GNOME_Sonny_Piers_modern_slavery_ex.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/FOSDEM_2026_democracy_panel_GNOME_Sonny_Piers_modern_slavery_ex.gmi 
[19:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights FOSDEM 2026: democracy panel, GNOME & Sonny Piers modern slavery experiment
[19:59]	TR News	Techrights You Would Expect This Kind of Misleading Narrative Shortly Before Microsoft (or GAFAM) Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/You_Would_Expect_This_Kind_of_Misleading_Narrative_Shortly_Befo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/You_Would_Expect_This_Kind_of_Misleading_Narrative_Shortly_Befo.gmi 
[19:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights You Would Expect This Kind of Misleading Narrative Shortly Before Microsoft (or GAFAM) Mass Layoffs
● Jan 18
[20:00]	TR News	"The last paragraph of your comment is pure nonsense. The board of directors does not get involved in the day to day running of the company. The board set policies and directions. So, if you are trying to absolve the Indian id1t at the top and his cabal, you are failing miserably." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb
[20:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb )
[20:03]	TR News	what ADHD drugs really do and don't do https://www.dw.com/en/us-research-shows-what-adhd-drugs-really-do-and-don-t-do/a-75460960
[20:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | US research shows what ADHD drugs really do and don't do
[20:04]	TR News	cast light on infrastructure in Germany https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-blackouts-cast-light-on-infrastructure-in-germany/a-75455870
[20:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Berlin blackouts cast light on infrastructure in Germany
[20:05]	TR News	Whos Who at X, the Deepfake Porn Site Formerly Known as Twitter https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091
[20:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ft.com | Client Challenge
[20:06]	TR News	With key https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091?accessToken=zwAGR7kzep9gkdOtlNtMlaBMZdO9jTtD4SUQkQ.MEYCIQCdZajuC9uga-d9b5Z1t0HI2BIcnkVoq98loextLRpCTgIhAPL3rW72aTHBNL_lS7s1ONpM2vBgNlBNHDBeGbHkPkZj&sharetype=gift&token=a7473827-0799-4064-9008-bf22b3c99711
[20:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ft.com | Client Challenge
[20:06]	TR News	ban twitter https://off-guardian.org/2026/01/10/no-keir-starmer-isnt-going-to-ban-twitter/
[20:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-off-guardian.org | No, Keir Starmer isnt going to ban twitter. OffGuardian
[20:07]	TR News	Nestle Infant Formula Recall Widens to Africa, the Americas and Asia https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-07/nestle-infant-formula-recall-widens-to-china-brazil
[20:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-07/nestle-infant-formula-recall-widens-to-china-brazil )
[20:12]	TR News	African cyber criminals https://defenceweb.co.za/cyber-defence/interpol-op-sentinel-hits-african-cyber-criminals/
[20:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Interpol Op Sentinel hits African cyber criminals - DefenceWeb
[20:15]	TR News	Former Manitoba NDP MLA files defamation claim against premier, 2 other MLAs, over Nygard association https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wasyliw-kinew-lawsuit-kinew-cross-bushie-9.7034368 it can harm the SLAPPers http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/18/The_Law_Firm_SLAPPing_Us_For_the_Microsofters_Lost_72_of_Its_Ta.shtml
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Former Manitoba NDP MLA files defamation claim against premier, 2 other MLAs, over Nygard association | CBC News
[20:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Law Firm SLAPPing Us For the Microsofters Lost 72% of Its Tangible Assets in the Past Year, According to Its Own Reports
[20:16]	TR News	home sales hit lowest level in more than two decades in 2025 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-home-sales-9.7034552
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Vancouver area home sales hit lowest level in more than two decades in 2025 | CBC News
[20:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[20:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  In Equatorial Guinea, GNU/Linux Measured at 5%, Windows Down to 5% Among All Devices (Android Dominates) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/In_Equatorial_Guinea_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_5_Windows_Down_to_5_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/In_Equatorial_Guinea_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_5_Windows_Down_to_5_.gmi 
[20:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[20:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines In Equatorial Guinea, GNU/Linux Measured at 5%, Windows Down to 5% Among All Devices (Android Dominates)
[20:32]	TR News	Android still bigger than Windows by a large gap https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share//all/#monthly-202601-202601-map
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
[20:36]	TR News	"Fast-forward 16 years, to last week, and the trusty G25s pedals stopped working. Right in the middle of a race. Balls." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/korruptor/blog/2026-01-18-PXN-VD6-Bundle.gmi
[20:36]	TR News	"We've just pushed up a new version of mfgames-writing-js[1]. Naturally, this started with the usual process of doing a little housekeeping, and bringing packages up to date." gemini://mfgames.com/blog/2026/01/17/a-slew-of-breaking-fixes/
[20:38]	TR News	"Indeed, I've been mostly away for the last few months. Not that I've been completely disconnected, I do watch stuff on youtube, though not as much as I used to, and not the kind of content that the so-called algorithm tries to force-feed you with. In other words, I've been judicious in my use of internet content." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2773
[20:41]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 18/01/2026: Against English as Language of the Net, "Symposium of Destruction" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Gemini_Links_18_01_2026_Against_English_as_Language_of_the_Net_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Gemini_Links_18_01_2026_Against_English_as_Language_of_the_Net_.gmi 
[20:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/01/2026: Against English as Language of the Net, "Symposium of Destruction"
[20:42]	TR News	Techrights Links 18/01/2026: The "Deepfake Porn Site Formerly Known as Twitter" and Turkey to Block Kids' Access to Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_The_Deepfake_Porn_Site_Formerly_Known_as_Twitt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Links_18_01_2026_The_Deepfake_Porn_Site_Formerly_Known_as_Twitt.gmi 
[20:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/01/2026: The "Deepfake Porn Site Formerly Known as Twitter" and Turkey to Block Kids' Access to Social Control Media
● Jan 18
[21:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_January_18th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_January_18th_2026.gmi 
[21:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026
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[09:55]	TR News	"The Stupidest Trump Move So Far - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-stupidest-trump-move-so-far
[09:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Stupidest Trump Move So Far - Paul Krugman
[09:55]	TR News	"Trump's Ego Hit Hard by Nicolas Maduro Copying His Dance Moves, Mocking Him, Biographer Claims" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trumps-ego-hit-hard-nicolas-maduro-copying-his-dance-moves-mocking-him-biographer-claims-1771714
[09:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Ego Hit Hard by Nicolas Maduro Copying His Dance Moves, Mocking Him, Biographer Claims | IBTimes UK
[09:55]	TR News	"Can Congress rein in Trump on Greenland?" https://www.vox.com/podcasts/475490/trump-greenland-congress-war-powers
[09:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Can Congress rein in Trump on Greenland? | Vox
[09:56]	TR News	"This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-protests-violence-repression-israel/
[09:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation. | The Nation
[09:59]	TR News	"Trumps Billion-Dollar Board of Peace" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-billion-dollar-board-of-peace/685671/
[09:59]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Billion-Dollar Board of Peace - The Atlantic
[09:59]	TR News	"The US and NATO can avoid catastrophe over Greenland and emerge stronger. Heres how." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/the-us-and-nato-can-avoid-catastrophe-over-greenland-and-emerge-stronger-heres-how/
[09:59]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The US and NATO can avoid catastrophe over Greenland and emerge stronger. Heres how. - Atlantic Council
[09:59]	TR News	"UK must show backbone and publicly reject Trump's 'brutish manipulation tactic' on Greenland, say Greens - Green Party" https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/17/trump-tariffs-greenland/
[09:59]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-greenparty.org.uk | UK must show backbone and publicly reject Trump's 'brutish manipulation tactic' on Greenland, say Greens - Green Party
● Jan 18
[10:00]	TR News	"Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/17/voiding-international-agreements-can-have-awkward-consequences/
[10:00]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences - emptywheel
[10:00]	TR News	"Congress, Not the President, Sets TaxesIncluding Tariffs" https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/congress-not-the-president-sets-taxes-including-tariffs/
[10:00]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.goldwaterinstitute.org | Congress, Not the President, Sets TaxesIncluding Tariffs
[10:01]	TR News	"Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal | Brennan Center for Justice" https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trumps-tariffs-are-illegal
[10:01]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.brennancenter.org | Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal | Brennan Center for Justice
[10:01]	TR News	"The American people deserve an explanation on how the president of the United States on April 2 last year announced the largest tariff package in modern history with no action by Congress." https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/bamboozled-what-made-anyone-think-trump-tariffs-were-legal
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[10:02]	TR News	"It is not the province of the president to set tariffs. This is entirely within Congress's power. It is true that the Congress has delegated the power to the president to use tariffs for certain limited purposes, but very selectively, and hedged with strict conditions." https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/bamboozled-what-made-anyone-think-trump-tariffs-were-legal
[10:48]	TR News	"My research as a political scientist suggests an overlooked factor explains why some people engage with their communities while others tune out: local patriotism" https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sour-politics-people-hometowns.html | Source: Omicron Limited
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[10:52]	TR News	"Mayor Zohran Mamdani was facing an early test on a delicate matter." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/nyregion/mamdani-hamas-protest.html | Source: New York Times
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[14:35]	TR News	UN Committee finds Australia breached torture convention for detention of Iran asylum seeker https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-committee-finds-australia-breached-torture-convention-for-detention-of-iran-asylum-seeker/
[14:35]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN Committee finds Australia breached torture convention for detention of Iran asylum seeker - JURIST - News
● Jan 18
[15:03]	TR News	Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison on obstruction charges https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/former-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-on-obstruction-charges/
[15:03]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison on obstruction charges - JURIST - News
[15:07]	TR News	Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/canada/carney-china-trade-tariffs.html
[15:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/canada/carney-china-trade-tariffs.html )
[15:07]	TR News	Taiwan says Chinese drone made provocative flight over South China Sea island https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-drone-made-provocative-flight-over-south-china-sea-island
[15:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says Chinese drone made provocative flight over South China Sea island | The Straits Times
[15:10]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man's erratic trade policies are pushing US partners towards China https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260117-trump-erratic-trade-policies-pushing-us-partners-towards-china
[15:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260117-trump-erratic-trade-policies-pushing-us-partners-towards-china )
[15:13]	TR News	Live Blog: Convicted Felon: Khamenei Responsible For 'Violence At Levels Never Seen Before' https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html
[15:13]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Live Blog: Iranian Internet Connectivity Back To Almost Zero
[15:15]	TR News	EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kongs dwindling LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to community https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/exclusive-hong-kongs-dwindling-lgbtq-funding-scheme-mainly-goes-to-groups-with-no-ties-to-community/
[15:15]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | HK's LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to community
[15:17]	TR News	China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty days after Convicted Felon withdraws US from 66 global orgs https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/17/china-bids-to-host-secretariat-of-new-high-seas-treaty-days-after-trump-withdraws-us-from-66-global-orgs/
[15:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty
[15:29]	TR News	How a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/theater/russia-theater-kholops.html
[15:29]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/theater/russia-theater-kholops.html )
[15:29]	TR News	Is the Russian Military Adapting Effectively to the Drone Age? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/europe/russia-debate-drones-battle-tactics.html
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[15:30]	TR News	Playing straight into Russias hands: Expert warns Convicted Felons Greenland push strains NATO https://www.france24.com/en/playing-straight-into-russia-s-hands-expert-warns-trump-s-greenland-push-strains-nato
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[15:30]	TR News	Kyiv schools closed until February after Russia energy strikes https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-kyiv-schools-closed-until-february-after-russia-energy-strikes-1
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[15:30]	TR News	'Greenland fiasco: Vladimir Putin happiest person in the world' - Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-greenland-fiasco-vladimir-putin-happiest-person-in-the-world-lt-general-ret-ben-hodges-3
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[15:50]	TR News	Greenland: Convicted Felon announces 10% tariff on Europe including France, UK, Denmark starting Feb. 1 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260117-greenland-trump-announces-10-tariff-on-europe-%E2%80%93-including-france-uk-denmark-%E2%80%93-starting-feb-1
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[15:50]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Convinced Himself Not To Strike Iran https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-decided-against-attack-protests/33652391.html
[15:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Says He Convinced Himself Not To Strike Iran
[15:57]	TR News	French President Emmanuel Macron discusses Greenland and Iran during emergency defense council meeting https://www.france24.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-discusses-greenland-and-iran-during-emergency-defense-council-meeting
[15:57]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-discusses-greenland-and-iran-during-emergency-defense-council-meeting )
[15:57]	TR News	Inside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/middleeast/gaza-doctors-without-borders-c.html
[15:57]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/middleeast/gaza-doctors-without-borders-c.html )
● Jan 18
[16:05]	TR News	Rights group says thousands of protesters killed in Iran https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-rights-group-says-thousands-of-protesters-killed-in-iran-1
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[16:06]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man taps former UK PM Tony Blair for Gaza 'board of peace' https://www.france24.com/en/trump-taps-former-uk-pm-tony-blair-for-gaza-board-of-peace
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[16:06]	TR News	Iran protest movement subsides amid intense crackdown https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260117-iran-protest-movement-subsides-amid-intense-crackdown-1
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[16:07]	TR News	UN officials and human rights organizations warn of lethal force as Iran protest crackdown continues https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-officials-and-human-rights-organizations-warn-of-lethal-force-as-iran-protest-crackdown-continues/
[16:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN officials and human rights organizations warn of lethal force as Iran protest crackdown continues - JURIST - News
[16:07]	TR News	Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term as rival Bobi Wine rejects 'fake results' https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260117-uganda-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-rival-bobi-wine-rejects-fake-results
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[17:32]	TR News	violated international law https://www.dw.com/en/us-intervention-in-venezuela-violated-international-law-say-legal-experts/a-75412120
[17:32]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | 'US intervention in Venezuela violated int'l law': experts
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[19:27]	TR News	Australian Parliament to Return to Pass Hate Speech Laws After Bondi Attack https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-11/australian-arts-festival-decision-to-bar-palestinian-author-after-bondi-attack-spurs-boycott
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[23:33]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/future-society/crows-attack-maga-hats
[23:33]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Man Trains Crows to Attack MAGA Hats