●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, April 18, 2026 ●● ● Apr 18 [02:26] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:30] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-170426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-170426.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, April 17, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-170426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-170426.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, April 17, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-17.txt ● Apr 18 [05:49] TR News "two disputes between (i) the Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopievergoeding (SONT)" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0496 | Source: EU [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eur-lex.europa.eu | [05:49] TR News "The Spanish-speaking manga community was in disarray last month when TuMangaOnline, also known as ZonaTMO, suddenly disappeared." https://torrentfreak.com/korean-rights-holders-behind-takedown-of-manga-piracy-giant-tumangaonline/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Korean Rights Holders Behind Takedown of Manga Piracy Giant TuMangaOnline * TorrentFreak [05:50] TR News "It's not a joke. Now that any patents that Lego might have had have expired, there's been an explosion of alternative brick systems to Lego. [...]" https://boston.conman.org/2026/04/11.2 | Source: Sean Conner [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | What do you call Lego style bricks made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [05:51] TR News "Price calls the App Store rotten is there any other word? and says Apple should give iPhone users the freedom to install from other places" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/macworld-app-store-own-risk/ | Source: Nick Heer [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Macworld: Use Apples App Store at Your Own Risk Pixel Envy [05:52] TR News "Interestingly, however, a few of the AGs, in red and blue states alike, are zeroing in on states relief with some touching on the possibility of a Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/16/live-nation-breakup-attorneys-general-demand/ | Source: Digital Music News [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/16/live-nation-breakup-attorneys-general-demand/ ) [05:52] TR News "This week, a coalition of more than 30 state attorneys general won a landmark monopolization case against Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gail-slater-doj-live-nation-trial-1235548172/ | Source: Rolling Stone [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Former DOJ Antitrust Head: 'David Beat Goliath' in Live Nation Case [05:52] TR News "Live Nation will have to face the antitrust music, a federal jury in New York ruled this week, declaring that Americas preeminent concert middleman is an illegal monopoly." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/485946/live-nation-monopoly-verdict-tickets | Source: Vox [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Live Nation monopoly verdict: Heres what it means for concerts | Vox [05:53] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/microsoftoriginal-windows-secure-boot-certificates-expire | Source: Dark Reading [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/microsoftoriginal-windows-secure-boot-certificates-expire ) [05:53] TR News "Google has a decent view of the [Internet] because its main domain and YouTube are the worlds two most-trafficked websites." https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/ipv6_50_percent_google/ | Source: The Register UK [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Google: IPv6 carried half of internet traffic for one day The Register [05:54] TR News "I think [Lurie] is basically making art into a consumable" https://www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-you-be-against-joy-bay-area-artists-are-turning-on-the-civic-joy-fund/ | [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.coyotemedia.org | How Could You Be Against Joy?: Bay Area Artists Are Turning on the Civic Joy Fund [05:54] TR News "parties" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/joy-which-they-have-rebranded-as-economic-impact/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/joy-which-they-have-rebranded-as-economic-impact/ ) [05:55] TR News "Disenfranchisement - the deprivation of the right to vote - erodes election integrity. The increasingly prominent role of data and tech in elections can lead to a chilling of political participation as well as raising privacy concerns, particularly for minoritised groups." https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5762/voter-disenfranchisement-privacy-issue | Source: Privacy International [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Voter Disenfranchisement: A Privacy Issue | Privacy International [05:55] TR News "transforms the way we identify, locate, and map illegal migrants." https://jacobin.com/2026/04/ice-contract-ai-surveillance-immigrants/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | ICE Just Signed a $12 Million Deal to Track Migrants With AI [05:56] TR News "Aliya Rahman was on her way to a doctors appointment when her route was blocked by ICE vehicles." https://truthout.org/video/minneapolis-woman-violently-dragged-from-car-by-ice-files-claim-against-dhs/ | Source: TruthOut [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Minneapolis Woman Violently Dragged From Car by ICE Files Claim Against DHS | Truthout [05:57] TR News "Sayyid Mohammad al-Musawwi, a Bahraini citizen who previously spent more than a decade in prison, died in custody after being detained over allegations linked to the Israeli and U.S. war with Iran." https://dawnmena.org/the-arab-monarchies-crackdown-on-speech-is-a-sign-of-political-fear-not-stability/ | Source: Democracy for the Arab World Now [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dawnmena.org | The Arab Monarchies' Crackdown on Speech Is a Sign of Political Fear, Not Stability - DAWN [05:57] TR News "According to IRNA, the Gilan Police Information Center claimed that these individuals were affiliated with foreign media outlets and had been disturbing public opinion by publishing content and images on social media." https://www.en-hrana.org/seven-citizens-arrested-on-accusations-of-connections-with-foreign-media-and-disturbing-public-opinion/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.en-hrana.org/seven-citizens-arrested-on-accusations-of-connections-with-foreign-media-and-disturbing-public-opinion/ ) [05:58] TR News "In fact, the U.S. military benefits from this kind of repression because it bolsters secrecy around cooperation between the U.S. and Kuwait. That includes friendly-fire incidents that may seem embarrassing." https://thedissenter.org/us-military-partners-in-the-gulf-crack-down-on-journalism-during-iran-war/ | Source: The Dissenter [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | US Military Partners In Gulf Crack Down On Journalism [05:58] TR News "Averina was detained on February 5 in Ivangorod, a city in the Leningrad region on the border with Estonia, where she had traveled to visit her 71-year-old mother, Tatyana, according to sources who spoke to the outlet." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/16/russia-charges-journalist-and-former-tv-producer-with-inciting-terrorism-over-social-media-comments | Source: Meduza [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia charges journalist and former TV producer with inciting terrorism over social media comments Meduza ● Apr 18 [06:00] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_April_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_April_17_2026.gmi [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 17, 2026 [06:01] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:01] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:09] TR News "Schools and young people have been targeted -- curricula and textbooks changed to include Russias justification for its invasion and soldiers despatched to whip up pro-war enthusiasm in the classroom." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/russia-trains-teenage-influencers-to-churn-out-pro-war-content-1574164949 | Source: RTL [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Content creation camps: Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content - RTL Today [06:09] TR News "But in recent months, as tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated, the side taking the greatest advantage of this technology has been the Islamic Republic." https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/ai-infiltrates-the-iran-war-memes-puns-and-fake-images.html | Source: El Pas [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/ai-infiltrates-the-iran-war-memes-puns-and-fake-images.html ) [06:09] TR News "Steve wasnt a geek. That was Steve Wozniak. People say he was the sales guy. But thats not right. He was the guy who understood that technology is a tool for humans." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/i-hate-the-internet | Source: Mike Brock [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | I Hate the Internet - by Mike Brock [06:10] TR News "So maybe unemployment rates are low and the stock market is going up, but none of that makes anyone feel any less desperate. I have no sympathy for the rich, but even they dont seem to feel safe or stable." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/people-think-the-economy-sucks-because-they-feel-theyre-on-their-own | Source: Pete Brown [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | People think the economy sucks because they feel theyre on their own. - Exploding Comma [06:10] TR News "Meta plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce from May, with around 8,000 jobs expected to go in an initial wave of layoffs as Mark Zuckerberg pushes the company deeper into artificial intelligence, according to people quoted by Reuters." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-ai-layoffs-2024-1792375 | Source: International Business Times [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Meta Isn't Struggling, It's Cutting Anyway: Why AI Could Eliminate 8,000 Jobs in May | IBTimes UK [06:11] TR News "For years, Phillips has studied how animals react to anthropogenic noise, or the racket created by human activity." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/16/1135179/anthropogenic-noise-hurting-animals/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | The noise we make is hurting animals. Can we learn to shut up? | MIT Technology Review [06:12] TR News "Den stora lgvandringen" https://www.svtplay.se/den-stora-algvandringen | [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.svtplay.se | Den stora lgvandringen | SVT Play [06:13] TR News "Den stora lgvandringen" https://arenan.yle.fi/1-50798587 | [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arenan.yle.fi | Den stora lgvandringen | Yle Arenan [06:13] TR News "The elusive cloud jaguar was pictured in the highest reaches of the Merendn Mountain range the first time a big cat has been seen in the Honduran wild for over a decade" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/a-rare-jaguar-was-spotted-in-honduras-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-thanks-to-a-remote-camera-trap | Source: Digital Camera World [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | A rare jaguar was spotted in Honduras for the first time in a decade, thanks to a remote camera trap | Digital Camera World [06:13] TR News "Then, they retraced their steps and released each frog precisely where it had been found" https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-17/the-spanish-woman-who-spent-a-year-on-a-philippine-island-and-discovered-another-way-frogs-reproduce.html | Source: El Pas [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-17/the-spanish-woman-who-spent-a-year-on-a-philippine-island-and-discovered-another-way-frogs-reproduce.html ) [06:14] TR News "Pedestrians will be allowed onto the bridge from 2pm, while cyclists will gain access from 5pm. Tram services across the bridge are expected to begin in early 2027. Other vehicles will not be permitted on the bridge." https://yle.fi/a/74-20221164 | Source: YLE [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland's longest bridge opens to pedestrians on Saturday | Yle News | Yle [06:15] TR News "Another proposal that didnt make it to the governors desk was sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, seeking to ensure the costs of infrastructure and service to meet the demands of power-intensive data centers would not be borne by other ratepayers." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/16/housing-data-center-legislation-dies-on-final-day-of-2026-session/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/16/housing-data-center-legislation-dies-on-final-day-of-2026-session/ ) [06:15] TR News "A year ago, I sold 50 fatbikes for every one skinnybike. That ratio is now almost two to one." https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/17/skinnybikes-circumventing-first-fatbike-bans | Source: NL Times [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Skinnybikes circumventing the first fatbike bans | NL Times [06:16] TR News "Several bills were introduced to regulate the sector, with some successfully passing, reports the Virginia Mercury." https://insidetowers.com/data-center-bills-led-2026-virginia-general-assembly/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Data Center Bills Led 2026 Virginia General Assembly - Inside Towers [06:16] TR News "This recall was actually announced in April 2025, after multiple fires were reported. This followed a tragic incident in August 2024 where a Casely power bank exploded in the lap of a 75-year-old woman from New Jersey." https://www.androidpolice.com/big-brand-recalls-popular-power-banks-from-sale/ | Source: Android Police [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Fatal explosion prompts popular brand to recall half a million power banks, offering replacements [06:16] TR News "Researchers from the University of Seville (US) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) have demonstrated that it is possible to grow tomatoes and generate solar energy simultaneously, a key strategy for tackling global water scarcity." https://phys.org/news/2026-04-agrovoltaic-generating-energy-tomato-cultivation.html | Source: Omicron Limited [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-04-agrovoltaic-generating-energy-tomato-cultivation.html ) [06:17] TR News "The new state-ordered ferry, expected to be completed by the end of 2028, will be powered primarily by electricity and switch to biodiesel only in emergencies." https://news.err.ee/1609997380/new-electric-ferry-shore-charging-system-to-cost-10-million | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | New electric ferry shore charging system to cost 10 million | News | ERR [06:17] TR News "Baltic prime ministers agreed at a meeting to complete the Rail Baltica route by 2030, while Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silia acknowledged Latvia's ongoing funding shortages and pressure to reduce costs." https://news.err.ee/1609999438/estonian-pm-course-set-to-complete-rail-baltica-by-2030 | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Estonian PM: Course set to complete Rail Baltica by 2030 | News | ERR [06:21] TR News "Someone appears to have intentionally introduced an invasive rodent to California, decades after the creatures were eradicated from the state." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/large-invasive-rodents-are-wreaking-havoc-in-california-new-research-suggests-someone-deliberately-introduced-them-180988554/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/large-invasive-rodents-are-wreaking-havoc-in-california-new-research-suggests-someone-deliberately-introduced-them-180988554/ ) [06:21] TR News "The measure would block the creation of new data centers that draw more than 20 megawatts of power until the fall of 2027 and establish a mechanism to study their impact on the electrical grid" https://insidetowers.com/maine-legislature-passes-first-in-nation-pause-on-large-data-centers/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Maine Legislature Passes First-in-Nation Pause on Large Data Centers - Inside Towers [06:24] TR News "Developing initiatives and solutions are often ignored by the corporate press, despite their importance." https://www.projectcensored.org/educate-students-climate-change-curriculum/ | Source: Project Censored [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/educate-students-climate-change-curriculum/ ) [06:26] TR News [Old] "Inspired by the Look illustration, 16-year-old Betsy Bose (nee Vogel) of Shreveport, La., stitched a homemade fabric version of the flag illustration to hang on her high schools flagpole. " https://northeastnews.net/pages/remember-this-ecology-flag/ | [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-northeastnews.net | Remember This? Ecology Flag - Northeast News [06:27] TR News environmentally [06:27] TR News "Over the past year, another environmentally-focused symbol has emerged to represent a new generation of climate protests around the world." https://www.fastcompany.com/90414932/how-the-extinction-rebellion-got-its-powerful-unsettling-logo | Source: Fast Company [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.fastcompany.com/90414932/how-the-extinction-rebellion-got-its-powerful-unsettling-logo ) [06:27] TR News "Until recently, Iceland was the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes. This was a rare exception in a region where mosquitoes emerge in vast numbers each summer, tormenting wildlife and people alike. That distinction is now gone." https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh9505 | Source: AAAS [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh9505 ) [06:28] TR News "In this new study, researchers discovered that these large molecular methylsiloxanes are commonly present in the atmosphere, not only in areas close to traffic, but across diverse environments, including urban, coastal, rural, and forest sites." https://phys.org/news/2026-04-newly-pollutant-widely-atmosphere.html | Source: Omicron Limited [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-04-newly-pollutant-widely-atmosphere.html ) [06:28] TR News "Current legislation states that a daily commute of up to one and a half hours can be considered acceptable. However, the law does not clearly specify whether that travel time should be measured using public transport or a private car." https://yle.fi/a/74-20221247 | Source: YLE [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Unemployed urged to travel up to 1.5 hours for work | Yle News | Yle [06:29] TR News "Leading news outlets play a central role in shaping how political leaders and the public understand the causes, impacts, and solutions to climate change." https://jonashaslbeck.com//GuardianClimateReporting/ | Source: Jonas Haslbeck [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jonashaslbeck.com | New Preprint: Climate Change Coverage in The Guardian, 20102025 Jonas Haslbeck Methodology & Statistics [06:30] TR News "The CRA technically gives Congress 60 days to overturn a rule after its passed. The Boundary Waters protections were passed over three years ago during the Biden administration, and not as a rule, but rather as what is known as a public land order." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/republicans-deployed-a-little-known-law-to-open-minnesota-wilderness-to-mining/ | Source: Truthdig [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/republicans-deployed-a-little-known-law-to-open-minnesota-wilderness-to-mining/ ) [06:31] TR News "As a consequence, information on the precise impact of individual data centres is kept from the public even if demanded through freedom of information requests -- in a possible breach of EU transparency rules, the report said." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/eu-denies-bowing-to-tech-lobby-on-data-centre-green-impact/articleshow/130337436.cms | Source: India Times [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | EU denies bowing to tech lobby on data centre green impact - The Economic Times [06:33] TR News "The case stems from the September 2025 killing of Kirk and has already produced sharply competing accounts from prosecutors and Robinson's defence team." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ballistics-evidence-tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-killing-1792318 | Source: International Business Times [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Did Tyler Robinson Kill Charlie Kirk? Unsealed Ballistics Report Sparks New Fury | IBTimes UK [06:33] TR News "The new Fellowship crypto PAC has filed its first fundraising disclosure, reporting a $10 million contribution from Cantor Fitzgerald and $1 million from Anchorage Digital." https://www.citationneeded.news/commerce-secretary-howard-lutnicks-old-firm-pumps-10-million-into-super-pac-led-by-tether-executive/ | Source: Molly White [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnicks old firm pumps $10million into super PAC led by Tether executive [06:33] TR News "Epsteins primary function was not blackmail. His primary function was connection." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-access-node | Source: Mike Brock [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Access Node - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [06:34] TR News "Back in January, we covered Trumps audacious lawsuit demanding $10 billion from his own IRS over the 2019-2020 leak of his tax returns by IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn (who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for the leak" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/17/trump-is-literally-negotiating-with-himself-over-how-much-taxpayer-money-he-gets-because-his-taxes-were-leaked/ | Source: Techdirt [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump Is Literally Negotiating With Himself Over How Much Taxpayer Money He Gets Because His Taxes Were Leaked | Techdirt [06:36] TR News "Water reuse is not a new idea, but federal officials say the need has grown." https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/17/epa-pushes-water-recycling-for-u-s-growth/ | Source: Western Water [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | EPA pushes water recycling for U.S. growth | Western Water [06:37] TR News "The mission will also focus on developing strategies to counter hybrid threats, including foreign information manipulation and interference" https://oc-media.org/eu-to-send-anti-russian-destabilisation-mission-to-armenia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | EU to send mission to Armenia to combat Russian destabilisation efforts [06:37] TR News "Democracy is a practice as much as it is a system." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-practice | Source: Mike Brock [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Practice - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [06:37] TR News "A seed phrase (also known as a recovery phrase) is the sequence of 12 or 24 words that are generated when you set up a cryptocurrency wallet." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/singer-loses-life-savings-fake-wallet | Source: Bitdefender [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Singer loses life savings to fake wallet downloaded from the Apple App Store [06:38] TR News "I, like many other folks out there, use a small USB drive to store personal documents and other files." https://iagoleal.com/posts/usb-crypt/ | [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iagoleal.com | Encrypting an external device with LUKS | Iago Leal de Freitas [06:38] TR News "Germany has reclaimed its position as a primary focus for cyber extortion in Europe." https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/europe-data-leak-landscape/ | Source: Google [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloud.google.com | The German Cyber Criminal berfall: Shifts in Europe's Data Leak Landscape | Google Cloud Blog [06:39] TR News "Today, Rockstar is under threat of a similar leak. The company has acknowledged that hacking group ShinyHunters gained access to Rockstar information through a third-party data breach" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/rockstar-on-latest-potential-hack-information-leak-meh-we-dont-care/ | Source: Techdirt [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rockstar On Latest Potential Hack & Information Leak: Meh, We Dont Care | Techdirt [06:39] TR News "Unable to open the app Telega because it contains malicious code. Delete this app from your device." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/17/report-apple-warns-russian-iphone-users-that-unofficial-telegram-client-telega-contains-malicious-code | Source: Meduza [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Report: Apple warns Russian iPhone users that unofficial Telegram client Telega contains malicious code Meduza [06:39] TR News "Beat for beat, this all corresponds to the business machinations of Pelotons third CEO, Peter Stern, a former Ford executive and one of the cofounders behind Apple Fitness Plus." https://www.theverge.com/column/913766/optimizer-peloton-fitness-business-column | Source: The Verge [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Peloton, stay in your lane | The Verge [06:39] TR News "In preliminary findings under the Digital Markets Act, the European Commission outlined proposed measures that would force Google to hand over key search data including rankings" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/16/brussels_tells_google_to_open/ | Source: The Register UK [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | EU forces Google's hand on search data, angering Google The Register [06:40] TR News "This happened to him despite living in a sanctuary city within a sanctuary county and state." https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2026/04/license-plate-readers-are-helping-ice-bypass-portlands-sanctuary-laws.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2026/04/license-plate-readers-are-helping-ice-bypass-portlands-sanctuary-laws.html ) [06:40] TR News "That technique is called digital fingerprinting. This explainer will cover what fingerprinting is, how it works, and why it matters." https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5761/what-digital-fingerprinting-my-device-ever-truly-anonymous | Source: Privacy International [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | What is digital fingerprinting: Is my device ever truly anonymous? | Privacy International [06:40] TR News "Uploading a passport or national ID card. Getting verification from trusted institutions like banks or schools." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/eu-launches-free-age-verification-app-protect-kids-social-media-137712043.html | Source: Bhaskar English [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | EU Launches Free Age-Verification App for Kids | Europes Digital Safety [06:41] TR News "Tinder users who prove theyre a real person by visiting an identity-verifying orb will soon be able to get five free boosts in the app and its just the latest service to embrace the orb." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914385/world-id-tinder-identity-verifying-orb | Source: The Verge [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Should you stare into Sam Altmans orb before your next date? | The Verge [06:41] TR News "The program allows the intelligence community to collect the communications of foreign targets without a warrant. It also picks up the personal data of an unknown number of Americans." https://therecord.media/fisa--trump-congress-extension-surveillance | Source: The Record [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | In defeat for Trump, House extends electronic spying program for just 10 days | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:44] TR News "If you are fortunate enough to tour the Fort Worth campus of the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing" https://hudlow.org/2026/practical-antiforgery | [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hudlow.org: Practical Antiforgery in Software Design [06:47] TR News "A report from Acronis this week documented a cyberattack campaign that seems to have benefitted from fishing in a smaller pond." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/6-year-ransomware-campaign-turkish-homes-smbs | Source: Dark Reading [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/6-year-ransomware-campaign-turkish-homes-smbs ) [06:47] TR News "An FBI agent said they purchased a Mythical Stress plan that offered a month of DDoS attacks for $45." https://therecord.media/ddos-hire-europol-doj-crackdown | Source: The Record [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Four arrested in latest PowerOFF DDoS-for-hire takedown | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:47] TR News "The attack by the Qilin ransomware group also involved the theft and publication of sensitive patient data." https://therecord.media/ransomware-nhs-cyberattack-disruption | Source: The Record [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Ransomware attack continues to disrupt healthcare in London nearly two years later | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:48] TR News (NEW): Orange Pi Zero 3W An Allwinner A733 SBC in Raspberry Pi Zero form factor https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Orange_Pi_Zero_3W_An_Allwinner_A733_SBC_in_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Orange_Pi_Zero_3W_An_Allwinner_A733_SBC_in_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_fo.gmi [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Orange Pi Zero 3W An Allwinner A733 SBC in Raspberry Pi Zero form factor [06:50] TR News "Youll still be able to watch any Clips that youve already made." https://www.theverge.com/streaming/913611/youtube-mobile-app-share-at-timestamp-clips | Source: The Verge [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | YouTubes mobile app finally lets you share timestamped videos | The Verge [06:50] TR News "This was initially written in May 2025 for the WordCamp Canada 2025 website." https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/why-i-use-fediverse/ | Source: Gregory Hammond [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gregoryhammond.ca | Why I Use Fediverse As My Main Social Media Platform - Gregory Hammond [06:50] TR News "Mark Zuckerberg has a problem with your friends: they're the reason you signed up to use his platform, but they stubbornly refuse to organize your socialization to "maximize engagement." https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/17/for-youze/#forever | Source: CoryDoctorow [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Tiktokification shall set us free (17 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:50] TR News "Heard about some asshat out here calling themselves an "ethical AI vegan" because they only use corporate AI tools in "uwu smol" ways, and, I dunno, I guess they do a land acknowledgment before they boil a lake or whatever." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/ai-vegan/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/ai-vegan/ ) [06:51] TR News "What for years was a communication tool between people has become a digital infrastructure dominated by automation" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-04-15/only-13-of-emails-are-written-by-people-and-more-than-half-end-up-in-the-spam-folder-this-isnt-a-technical-detail-its-a-structural-change.html | Source: El Pas [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-04-15/only-13-of-emails-are-written-by-people-and-more-than-half-end-up-in-the-spam-folder-this-isnt-a-technical-detail-its-a-structural-change.html ) [06:51] TR News "Its been nice seeing other talented folk raise this, and the backlash has begun. Ive even begun to switch off reading some prolific bloggers that use AI for the feature images" https://www.rhyswynne.co.uk/your-crap-is-more-memorable-than-your-slop/ | [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rhyswynne.co.uk | Your crap is more memorable than your slop - Rhys Wynne [06:51] TR News "The first is that AI is the future. Large language models are the most significant advance in the history of software, and the industry has not yet absorbed what that means." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-capital-is-misaligned-and-the | Source: Mike Brock [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Capital is Misaligned and the Crash is Coming [06:52] TR News "In other words, possibly ketamine-crazed Wall Street bros realized the morning after that a struggling shoe company may not be able to prop up a trillion-dollar industry with its promises of buying up impossible-to-get AI chips." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/allbirds-stock-now-crashing | Source: Futurism [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Allbirds Stock Now Crashing as Reality Sets in About Its Delusional AI Pivot [06:53] TR News "More than 230 different models of Cisco Wi-Fi access points may be writing 5MB a day of nonessential data, filling their onboard flash memory to the point at which they lack space for future software updates." https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/17/cisco_wifi_ap_useless_data/ | Source: The Register UK [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Cisco Wi-Fi boxes writing 5MB of undeletable data daily The Register [06:53] TR News "A new report from researchers at Proofpoint reveals that approximately one in ten Microsoft 365 accounts compromised in Q4 2025 had malicious mailbox rules created shortly after the attacker gained access" https://www.fortra.com/blog/sometimes-changing-password-your-email-mailbox-isnt-enough | Source: Fortra LLC [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/sometimes-changing-password-your-email-mailbox-isnt-enough ) [06:53] TR News "Theres more. Since Apple designed and commissioned the A18 Pro itself, it can save money on each individual chip." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3116622/why-microsoft-is-raising-laptop-prices-as-apple-makes-productivity-cheaper.html | Source: PC World [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3116622/why-microsoft-is-raising-laptop-prices-as-apple-makes-productivity-cheaper.html ) [06:54] TR News "To help with that, I compiled a list of ridiculously simple and mindless things to do that dont involve your phone." https://www.vox.com/advice/485809/mindless-activities-phone-free-avoid-instagram | Source: Vox [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to avoid mindless scrolling on Instagram and TikTok when you want to zone out | Vox [06:55] TR News "To me, a non-lawyer, much of the actual text of the ruling (PDF) explaining why this lawsuit was not immediately turfed on Section 230 grounds seems pretty reasonable." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-massachusetts-lawsuit/ | Source: Nick Heer [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Meta Must Face Youth Addiction Lawsuit by Massachusetts, Court Rules Pixel Envy [06:55] TR News "The most meaningful state level wealth tax in America may soon be on the ballot in California." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/in-california-its-either-tax-the | Source: Hamilton Nolan [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | In California, It's Either Tax the Billionaires or Face a Health Care "Catastrophe" [06:58] TR News "The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations has issued a statement denying reports of food shortages aboard US warships deployed near Iran" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-navy-denies-food-shortage-rumors-1792382 | Source: International Business Times [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | US Navy Breaks Silence on Sailors' Poor Meals Crisis Near Iran Full Update | IBTimes UK [06:58] TR News "Patients will not only receive care at any health center but will also have the option of remaining there for the duration of care, eliminating situations where forced transferals lead to truncated treatments." https://jacobin.com/2026/04/mexico-universal-health-care-sheinbaum/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Mexico Is Going All In for Universal Health Care [06:59] TR News (NEW): Decades-old Linux UI bug fixed by dev younger than the window manager https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Decades_old_Linux_UI_bug_fixed_by_dev_younger_than_the_window_m.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Decades_old_Linux_UI_bug_fixed_by_dev_younger_than_the_window_m.gmi [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Decades-old Linux UI bug fixed by dev younger than the window manager ● Apr 18 [07:00] TR News "No, I place the responsibility squarely on the architects, and the firm in which they work." https://www.rubenerd.au/an-office-bathroom-sink-review/ | Source: Ruben Schade [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: An office bathroom sink review [07:00] TR News "That boiling water is a contentious topic of discussion is clear, but what about hot air?" https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/comparing-12-vdc-air-fryers-with-regular-240-vac-ones/ | Source: Hackaday [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Comparing 12 VDC Air Fryers With Regular 240 VAC Ones | Hackaday [07:01] TR News "My FOMO around books (most of my ways to get books are time-limited" https://idiomdrottning.org/book-vow | Source: Idiomdrottning [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idiomdrottning.org | Book vow [07:02] TR News "Helsinki University is not alone in lowering language requirements." https://yle.fi/a/74-20221229 | Source: YLE [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | You can now major in a language without prior knowledge | Yle News | Yle [07:02] TR News "Liv said he plans to take what he learns at the aviation school back to the classroom and help develop something new at the school." https://news.err.ee/1609998982/tech-teachers-learn-to-build-and-fly-drones-at-tartu-aviation-school | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Tech teachers learn to build and fly drones at Tartu aviation school | News | ERR [07:03] TR News "Last summer, I had the opportunity to give the keynote at HIPS 2025the 30th International Workshop on High-Level Parallel Programming Models and Supportive Environments." https://chapel-lang.org/blog/posts/30years/ | Source: The Chapel Parallel Programming Language [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chapel-lang.org | Reflections on 30 Years of HPC Programming: So many hardware advances, so little adoption of new languages [07:03] TR News "Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-class flaring, mostly from Region 4416." https://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-update-27 | Source: ARRL [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arrl.org | The ARRL Solar Update [07:04] TR News "But if the US wants to have the same technological success for another 250 years, it needs to be okay with funding the wrong scientific research." https://www.semafor.com/article/04/17/2026/why-it-pays-to-fund-the-wrong-research | Source: Semafor Inc [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why it pays to fund the wrong research | Semafor [07:05] TR News "The powerful image, titled Saving History from the Flames" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/17-year-old-photographer-wins-top-prize-at-world-renowned-photography-awards-with-history-saving-moment-before-century-old-painting-went-up-in-flames | Source: Digital Camera World [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | 17-year-old photographer wins top prize at world-renowned photography awards with history-saving moment before century-old painting went up in flames | Digital Camera World [07:05] TR News "Here is in action in my rack - even the sticker on it is outdated, I don't have this OVH ADSL connection anymore ;)" https://www.ncartron.org/my-first-atlas-probe-is-12-years-old.html | Source: Nico Cartron [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ncartron.org | My first Atlas probe is 12 years old! [07:06] TR News "Michael discussed updates to Python bindings for Tesseract using NanoBind, noting improvements over the previous Swig implementation and plans for code reorganization." https://rosindustrial.org/news/2026/4/17/tesseract-amp-ros-i-developer-monthly-meeting-revisit | Source: ROS Industrial [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rosindustrial.org | Tesseract & ROS-I Developer Monthly Meeting Revisit ROS-Industrial [07:06] TR News "I want to make it easier to add chapter markers to my YouTube video descriptions and hyperlinks to specific times in videos in my blog posts" https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/04/make-chapter-markers-and-video-time-hyperlinks-easier-to-note-while-i-livestream/ | Source: Sacha Chua [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | Make chapter markers and video time hyperlinks easier to note while I livestream :: Sacha Chua [07:06] TR News "What follows is as old as human society itself: the stressed group selects a victim, to which the guilt is assigned, and finally, the victim is destroyed. Through its destruction, social cohesion is restored" https://marcosmagueta.com/blog/casus-belli-engineering/ | Source: Marcos Magueta [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marcosmagueta.com | Casus Belli Engineering mmagueta [07:09] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Per-Screen Virtual Desktops and Wayland Session Restore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_Plasma_Per_Screen_Virtual_Desktops_and_Wayland_Ses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_Plasma_Per_Screen_Virtual_Desktops_and_Wayland_Ses.gmi [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Per-Screen Virtual Desktops and Wayland Session Restore [07:13] TR News (NEW): PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_March_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_March_2026.gmi [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2026 [07:15] TR News Techrights Links 17/04/2026: "I Hate the Internet" and Fake Wallet in Apple App Store https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Links_17_04_2026_I_Hate_the_Internet_and_Fake_Wallet_in_Apple_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Links_17_04_2026_I_Hate_the_Internet_and_Fake_Wallet_in_Apple_A.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 17/04/2026: "I Hate the Internet" and Fake Wallet in Apple App Store [07:18] *rianne_ (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:21] *asusbox (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:23] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:24] TR News "I found a nice little website, where one can choose between 28 coding typefaces in a knockout tournament. While single-elimination systems have their drawbacks, its still quite entertaining to find the typeface you like most from all the choices. The names of the knocked-out typefaces will be revealed at the end." gemini://michaelnordmeyer.com/transmissions/2026-04-17-the-codingfont-game.gmi [07:24] TR News "As the chained updates go through, we've managed to update this project to use the new options-based format of mfgames-project-setup-flake[1]." gemini://mfgames.com/blog/2026/04/16/breaking-changes/ [07:26] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 26.04 is Out with Animated Transition Preview & Screen Mirroring https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Kdenlive_26_04_is_Out_with_Animated_Transition_Preview_Screen_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Kdenlive_26_04_is_Out_with_Animated_Transition_Preview_Screen_M.gmi [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kdenlive 26.04 is Out with Animated Transition Preview & Screen Mirroring [07:27] TR News PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-can-now-auto-configure-games-for-you/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-can-now-auto-configure-games-for-you/ [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you | GamingOnLinux [07:29] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:30] TR News (NEW): FRED Comes To Hobby Operating Systems (and Linux) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/FRED_Comes_To_Hobby_Operating_Systems_and_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/FRED_Comes_To_Hobby_Operating_Systems_and_Linux.gmi [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FRED Comes To Hobby Operating Systems (and Linux) [07:34] TR News METRO 2039 gets revealed for release this Winter | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/metro-2039-gets-revealed-for-release-this-winter/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/metro-2039-gets-revealed-for-release-this-winter/ [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-METRO 2039 gets revealed for release this Winter | GamingOnLinux [07:35] TR News Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 adds RetroAchievements support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-adds-retroachievements-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-adds-retroachievements-support/ [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 adds RetroAchievements support | GamingOnLinux [07:36] TR News Properly funny chaotic dungeon crawler Lucky Tower Ultimate 1.0 has launched | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/properly-funny-chaotic-dungeon-crawler-lucky-tower-ultimate-1-0-has-launched/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/properly-funny-chaotic-dungeon-crawler-lucky-tower-ultimate-1-0-has-launched/ [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Properly funny chaotic dungeon crawler Lucky Tower Ultimate 1.0 has launched | GamingOnLinux [07:40] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:47] TR News "Asda is drawing up proposals to put perfume and batteries into vending machines to stop criminals stealing them from shelves as Britain grapples with a shoplifting epidemic. The supermarket is holding talks about installing vending machines across its stores for products that are regularly targeted by criminals." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/12/asda-considers-vending-machines-to-fight-shoplifting/ [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/12/asda-considers-vending-machines-to-fight-shoplifting/ ) [07:49] TR News Death Stranding 2 patch 1.4 should make it look better on lower settings | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/death-stranding-2-patch-1-4-should-make-it-look-better-on-lower-settings/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/death-stranding-2-patch-1-4-should-make-it-look-better-on-lower-settings/ [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Death Stranding 2 patch 1.4 should make it look better on lower settings | GamingOnLinux [07:49] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:54] TR News The first major update for Slay the Spire 2 is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-first-major-update-for-slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-first-major-update-for-slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now/ [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The first major update for Slay the Spire 2 is out now | GamingOnLinux [07:56] TR News "Zelazny Wins Infinity Award - Locus Online" https://locusmag.com/2026/04/zelazny-wins-infinity-award/ [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-locusmag.com | Zelazny Wins Infinity Award - Locus Online [07:56] TR News "Hungary election points to Trumps waning influence in Europe" https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0416/orban-trump-europe-far-right [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hungary election points to Trumps waning influence in Europe - CSMonitor.com [07:56] TR News "Americas Orange Jesus" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/americas-orange-jesus [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Americas Orange Jesus | The New Yorker [07:56] TR News (NEW): Emulation/Games: RPCS3, Gopher64, and Proton 11 Beta https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Emulation_Games_RPCS3_Gopher64_and_Proton_11_Beta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Emulation_Games_RPCS3_Gopher64_and_Proton_11_Beta.gmi [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Emulation/Games: RPCS3, Gopher64, and Proton 11 Beta [07:57] TR News "Pope James David Vance the First" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-jd-vance-iran/686826/ [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Pope James David Vance the First - The Atlantic [07:57] TR News "Pope Leo excoriates 'tyrants' waging war instead of peace" https://www.dw.com/en/pope-leo-excoriates-tyrants-waging-war-instead-of-peace/a-76813305 [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Pope Leo excoriates 'tyrants' waging war instead of peace [07:57] TR News "UN Experts Warn of Ethnic Cleansing Patterns in Lebanon" https://www.telesurenglish.net/un-experts-ethnic-cleansingin-lebanon/ [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | UN Experts Warn of Ethnic Cleansing Patterns in Lebanon [07:58] TR News "Lies, Damned Lies and Economic Vibes - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/lies-damned-lies-and-economic-vibes [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Lies, Damned Lies and Economic Vibes - Paul Krugman [07:58] TR News "I was able to install OpenBSD to the M2 nvme drive, the issue is my BIOS, on a relatively new MoBO will not boot it. It's mainly a problem with the MSI bios on a relatively new motherboard and that MSI supports begs off by saying they only support Windows." https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=177645834406123&w=2 [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marc.info | 'Re: Booting OpenBSD from M2 nvme drive' - MARC ● Apr 18 [08:00] TR News In tech, like in most things, there are specialisations. A "computer expert" may be very very good at particular areas but would gladly admit, even upfront, I am no expert but know only the basics in this other area (e.g. performance, hardware design) and cannot even follow the acronyms. Being sincere about NOT knowing something is a strength. Computing as a discipline is VERY broad. [08:01] TR News IDG marketing spam; probably paid to publish this crap for hype/FOMO https://www.pcworld.com/article/3117811/i-tried-claude-design-for-half-an-hour-im-already-locked-out-for-a-week.html [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3117811/i-tried-claude-design-for-half-an-hour-im-already-locked-out-for-a-week.html ) [08:02] TR News EU Court: No to cassette tax | "EU-domstolen: Nej till kassettskatt" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/17/eu-domstolen-nej-till-kassettskatt/ [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | EU-domstolen: Nej till kassettskatt [08:03] TR News "Those who have worked on a hobby operating system for x86 will have interacted with its rather complex and confusing interrupt model" https://hackaday.com/2026/04/17/fred-comes-to-hobby-operating-systems-and-linux/ | Source: Hackaday [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FRED Comes To Hobby Operating Systems (and Linux) | Hackaday [08:03] TR News "I was aware that Gmail now requires all senders to specify both SPF and DKIM records for your domain. They didnt require DMARC but I set this up on my main email domain." https://billglover.me/2026/04/17/your-email-is-not-secure-enough/ | Source: Bill Glover [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-billglover.me | Your email is not secure enough [08:06] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:10] *TechrightsSocial has quit (connection closed) [08:10] *TechrightsSocial (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! [08:24] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:24] TR News "In my advanced compilers class, we cover a range of intermediate and target languages." https://matt.might.net/articles/compiling-to-java/ | Source: Matt Might [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-matt.might.net | Compiling to Java as a target language [08:24] TR News (NEW): The Man Who Wrote the Rules of Freedom for Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/The_Man_Who_Wrote_the_Rules_of_Freedom_for_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/The_Man_Who_Wrote_the_Rules_of_Freedom_for_Software.gmi [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Man Who Wrote the Rules of Freedom for Software [08:25] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:25] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:26] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:27] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:27] TR News "That changed over time by force of necessity, and Google's tracking graph shows that for a brief moment in time on March 28" https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/ipv6-usage-reaches-historic-50-percent-across-google-services-matching-ipv4-increased-usage-eases-pressure-on-the-ipv4-address-market-as-new-protocol-designed-in-1998-finally-hits-its-stride | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | IPv6 usage reaches historic 50% across Google services, matching IPv4 increased usage eases pressure on the IPv4 address market as 'new' protocol designed in 1998 finally hits its stride | Tom's Hardware [08:28] TR News [Old] "BSTJ 57: 6. July-August 1978: UNIX Time-Sharing System: The UNIX Shell." https://archive.org/details/bstj57-6-1971 | Source: Internet Archive [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-archive.org | BSTJ 57: 6. July-August 1978: UNIX Time-Sharing System: The UNIX Shell. (Bourne, S.R.) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [08:30] TR News "A little bit less than two years ago, building on work by Jim Hester and Kevin Ushey, Davis Vaughan completed a very impactful JavaScript file for the R community: an R grammar for the Tree-sitter parsing generator." https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/04/02/tree-sitter-overview/ | Source: rOpenSci [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ropensci.org | rOpenSci | A Better R Programming Experience Thanks to Tree-sitter [08:30] TR News "Translating things between languages reveals how each language approaches different design trade-offs, and I believe its a useful exercise." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/schotter-plots-in-r/ | Source: Rlang [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Schotter Plots in R | R-bloggers [08:30] TR News "R 4.6.0 (Because it was There) is set for release on April 24th 2026. Here we summarise some of the more interesting changes that have been introduced." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/whats-new-in-r-4-6-0/ | Source: Rlang [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whats new in R 4.6.0? | R-bloggers [08:32] TR News "I found many online tutorials on recreating it, mostly using Processing or its successor, p5.js" https://zellyn.com/2024/06/schotter-1/ | [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zellyn.com | Schotter - Georg Nees - Part 1 [08:33] TR News The bullying continues, as the Two Lunatics from America try to drag us into courts in another city. As stated before, we do not speak to the bullies unless required to do so by some legal processes/protocols. So they are baiting. [08:34] TR News "Whats missing from this ALGOL code is the seeds needed to reproduce the plot" https://jcarroll.com.au/2026/04/17/schotter-plots-in-r/ | Source: Dr Jonathan Carroll [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jcarroll.com.au | Schotter Plots in R - [08:35] TR News "Operator precedence is nice and there are all sorts of cool algorithms for implementing it without tearing your hair out." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/LittleLanguagesVsOpPrecedence | Source: University of Toronto [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [08:35] TR News "I should probably write docs" https://www.tweag.io/blog/2026-04-16-doc-it-like-its-hot/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweag.io | ' - Tweag [08:35] TR News "Say I have ParentDataSource which holds a strong reference to ChildDataSource, which has a callback method that ParentDataSource implements: [...]" https://aplus.rs/2026/concurrency-unowned-crash/ | Source: Aleksandar Vaci [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Crash with callback methods in parent-child data sources aplus.rs [08:35] TR News "The snare drum knew, before I did, that you can know something without being able to say it. I spent a long time after that learning to say things. The saying only really works when it is still, underneath, in contact with the drum." https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-04-17-what_the_snare_drum_knew_before_i_did | Source: Kenneth Reitz [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kennethreitz.org | What the Snare Drum Knew Before I Did - Kenneth Reitz [08:36] TR News "In our previous episode we wrote a merge sort implementation that runs a bit faster than the one in stdlibc++." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/04/multi-merge-sort-or-when-optimizations.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: Multi merge sort, or when optimizations aren't [08:38] TR News "I do not agree with the decision that closing source is the solution to the security storm that is upon us." https://blog.discourse.org/2026/04/discourse-is-not-going-closed-source/ | [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.discourse.org | Discourse is Not Going Closed Source [08:39] TR News "Carrera, born Jessica Steinhauser, revealed this week that she has passed the Texas bar exam, a two-day test widely regarded as one of the toughest in the US." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/asia-carrera-passes-texas-bar-exam-1792259 | Source: International Business Times [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Retired Adult Film Star Asia Carrera Passes Texas BarJust to Show She Could Do It | IBTimes UK [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > No worries! [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Thanks for keeping me posted, hope all is well over there. [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Ill keep yall updated regardless since things are moving [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > but admittedly not as fast as Id like. [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Weve got a call planned between RMS and a few of us [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > at Georgia Tech and Apereo later this month - hopefully [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > I will have more to share once we get done with that. [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Also please see attached for some more memes :-) [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Please stay safe, and I'm keeping y'all in my prayers! [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:46] schestowitz[TR3] > Best, [08:47] TR News "Recent rulings and settlements dumped ice-cold reality on me." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3116637/the-real-threat-to-the-pc-isnt-death-its-losing-control.html | Source: PC World [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3116637/the-real-threat-to-the-pc-isnt-death-its-losing-control.html ) [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] > OSI just got a new director! [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] > https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-initiative-appoints-duane-obrien-as-executive-director [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] > BR, [08:48] schestowitz[TR3] TR wrote a response to that. [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | Open Source Initiative Appoints Duane OBrien as Executive Director - Open Source Initiative [08:54] TR News "Were looking at having a fireside chat with Stephen R. Bourne, covering everything from shell to its design decisions, and the relevance today." https://www.nycbug.org/media/2026-05-13_Bourne_Flyer.pdf | Source: NYC BUG [08:55] TR News "NYCBUGs next event, on 2026/05/13, is The Design of Unix Shell with Stephen Bourne. If you arent familiar with that name, you are probably using his software or something derived from it right now." https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/16/nycbug-the-design-of-unix-shell-on-may-13th/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | NYCBUG: The Design of Unix Shell, on May 13th DragonFly BSD Digest [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > Did you realize there is another Daniel Pocock who works for the [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > Australian Signals Directorate? That is Australia's GCHQ. Then there [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > is the photo at the ASIO office too. All those things have been in blog [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > posts. [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > I thought the CIA weren't supposed to run operations against their own [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > citizens. [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > Anyhow, it is a huge can of worms. For more reports to appear about the [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > case it requires more people to spend time digging through all of [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > Decklin Foster's old blog posts, every email Decklin Foster sent to [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > Debian mailing lists and asking questions of his ActBlue colleagues who [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > have a social media presence. But in a case like this, maybe there will [08:55] schestowitz[TR3] > be some people from rival political parties willing to do all that leg work. [08:59] TR News "I was fortunate to receive travel sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation to attend the AsiaBSDCon 2026 conference and the FreeBSD Developer Summit in Taipei." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/asiabsdcon-2026-trip-report-saikeo/ | Source: FreeBSD [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freebsdfoundation.org | AsiaBSDCon 2026 Trip Report Saikeo | FreeBSD Foundation [08:59] TR News "So: I switched to 11ty. Or, as it is about to be called Build Awesome." https://macwright.com/2026/04/17/eleventy.html | Source: Tom MacWright [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Eleventy - macwright.com ● Apr 18 [09:00] TR News "Have you ever clicked the back button on a website but still couldnt leave the page? That frustrating experience is known as back button hijacking" https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/google-punish-back-button-hijacking-sites-june-2026-137719798.html | Source: Bhaskar English [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Google Punishes Back-Button Hijacking Sites | June 2026 Update ● Apr 18 [10:06] TR News (NEW): Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Shelly_2_1_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Revamps_AppImage_Supp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Shelly_2_1_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Revamps_AppImage_Supp.gmi [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support ● Apr 18 [12:36] TR News "The headline, if I had to pick one, is two mtr traces. First, from a nettest jail on my home LAN to Hetzners network: [...]" https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-direct-hetzner-peering-a-fourth-edge-and-bringing-the-home-lan-into-the-fabric/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | Running Your Own AS: Direct Hetzner Peering, a Fourth Edge, and Bringing the Home LAN into the Fabric | Larvitz Blog [12:37] TR News [Old] "If you're the sort of person who reads blogs, I assume you need no introduction to DOSBox." https://datagirl.xyz/posts/dos_inside_the_box.html | [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-datagirl.xyz | .: Detecting DOSBox from within the Box :: datagirl :. [12:37] TR News "Chilling effects is a term people hear all the time: in court rulings" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-264-jon-penney-on-chilling-effects-in-the-digital-age/ | Source: Michael Geist [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 264: Jon Penney on Chilling Effects in the Digital Age - Michael Geist [12:38] TR News "The new Zorin OS 18.1 version adds more polish and makes your computer feel faster and easier to use." https://ostechnix.com/zorin-os-18-1-released/ | Source: OSTechNix [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://ostechnix.com/zorin-os-18-1-released/ ) [12:39] TR News "I have a soft spot for tiny Macintosh projects, and this one pushes all the right buttonsan ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display board running a Mac Plus emulator inside a 3D-printed case." https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/04/15/0718 | Source: Rui Carmo [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | Cydintosh - Tao of Mac [12:39] TR News "His custom scanning station addresses that first part of the problem: getting consistent shots." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/desktop-digitizer-makes-note-capture-a-breeze/ | Source: Hackaday [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Desktop Digitizer Makes Note Capture A Breeze | Hackaday [12:40] TR News "Its fair to say that there are a lot of development board form factors for MCUs, with [Tech Dregs] over on yonder YouTube on the verge of adding another one to the pile, but not before he was having some serious thoughts on the implications of such a decision." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/do-we-really-need-another-development-board/ | Source: Hackaday [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do We Really Need Another Development Board? | Hackaday [12:41] TR News "This color mixing feature is similar to the halftoning technique used in printing" https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-updates-its-3d-printers-to-print-unique-hues-or-gradients-using-two-or-three-filaments-company-acknowledges-orcaslicer-fullspectrum-fork-as-the-basis-for-the-color-prediction-part-of-the-new-feature | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Bambu updates its 3D printers to print unique hues or gradients using two or three filaments company acknowledges OrcaSlicer-FullSpectrum fork as the basis for the color prediction part of the new feature | Tom's Hardware [12:41] TR News "The build started with a classic hacker favoritea bunch of old hoverboard motors." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/building-a-big-rc-mini-truck/ | Source: Hackaday [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building A Big RC Mini Truck | Hackaday [12:45] TR News Connie Ballmer not just a CEO's wife but also from the PR agency of Microsoft. This is a bribe and corruption of the media. [12:47] TR News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/npr-113-million-connie-ballmer-donation/ Waggener Edstrom buys the media along with Bill Espteingate. https://techrights.org/wiki/Waggener_Edstrom/ [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbsnews.com | NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts, including $80 million from Connie Ballmer - CBS News [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Waggener Edstrom [12:49] TR News New PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/hiv-testing-treatment-data-pepfar.html [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/hiv-testing-treatment-data-pepfar.html ) [12:49] TR News With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/vaccines-kennedy-cdc.html [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/vaccines-kennedy-cdc.html ) [12:50] TR News Is my wood burner damaging my health? I tracked pollution in my home to find out https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/is-my-wood-burner-damaging-my-health-aVW8x2v9GQKL [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | Is my wood burner damaging my health? I tracked pollution in my home to find out - Which? [12:50] TR News Mental health advocates optimistic about Michigan reforms https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/mental-health-advocates-optimistic-about-reforms-in-michigan/ [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Mental health advocates optimistic about Michigan reforms - Bridge Michigan [12:52] TR News After a Mexico City suburb euthanized 11,000 street dogs, Sheinbaum demands a review https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/street-dogs-killed-mexico-state-sheinbaum/ [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/street-dogs-killed-mexico-state-sheinbaum/ ) [12:52] TR News Hospital services will likely become costlier in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/17.04.2026-hospital-services-will-likely-become-costlier-in-latvia.a643380/ [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Hospital services will likely become costlier in Latvia / Article [12:55] TR News Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australian-former-soldier-gets-bail-on-afghanistan-war-crime-charges [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges | The Straits Times [12:55] TR News First South Korean tanker transits alternative Red Sea route https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/first-south-korean-tanker-transits-alternative-red-sea-route [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | First South Korean tanker transits alternative Red Sea route | The Straits Times [12:56] TR News Elusive wolf in South Korea recaptured after nine days on the run https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-elusive-wolf-in-south-korea-recaptured-after-nine-days-on-the-run [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-elusive-wolf-in-south-korea-recaptured-after-nine-days-on-the-run ) [12:56] TR News Ex-bus driver in Malaysia jailed, fined after video of girlfriend seated on his lap goes viral https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ex-bus-driver-in-malaysia-jailed-fined-after-viral-clip-of-girlfriend-seated-on-his-lap [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Ex-bus driver in Malaysia jailed, fined after video of girlfriend seated on his lap goes viral | The Straits Times ● Apr 18 [13:02] TR News Iran Resisted a Powerful Attacker. Taiwan Can, Too. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/iran-america-taiwan-china.html [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/iran-america-taiwan-china.html ) [13:02] TR News China offers Vietnam railway loans, technology; shows off high-speed rail https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-offers-loans-technology-for-vietnam-railways [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China offers Vietnam railway loans, technology; shows off high-speed rail | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News China turns Taiwans own voices against it in information war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-turns-taiwans-own-voices-against-it-in-information-war [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China turns Taiwans own voices against it in information war | The Straits Times [13:03] TR News China says its military activities around Taiwan are reasonable, justified https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-its-military-activities-around-taiwan-are-reasonable-justified [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China says its military activities around Taiwan are reasonable, justified | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News China hits food delivery platforms with $671 million fine for ghost deliveries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hits-food-delivery-platforms-with-671-million-fine-for-ghost-deliveries [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China hits food delivery platforms with $671 million fine for ghost deliveries | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News China says Japan stirs trouble with vessel in Taiwan Strait https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-calls-passage-of-japanese-warship-through-taiwan-strait-a-provocation [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China says Japan stirs trouble with vessel in Taiwan Strait | The Straits Times [13:05] TR News Is this singer real? Why China wants to regulate AI-generated humans https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/is-this-singer-real-why-china-wants-to-regulate-ai-generated-humans [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Is this singer real? Why China wants to regulate AI-generated humans | The Straits Times [13:06] TR News Now they call CG (computer-generated) "AI-generated"; just comes to show how much BS there is out there [13:07] TR News Amnesty International condemns Kazakhstan conviction of human rights protestors https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/rights-group-condemns-kazakhstan-conviction-of-human-rights-protestors/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Amnesty International condemns Kazakhstan conviction of human rights protestors - JURIST - News [13:07] TR News Cal.com Goes Close Source Because "AI Can Easily Exploit Open Source Software" https://itsfoss.com/news/cal-com-goes-proprietary/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Cal.com Goes Close Source Because "AI Can Easily Exploit Open Source Software" [13:08] TR News Bauer unveils major digital restructure hitting jobs in Germany and UK https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/bauer-unveils-major-digital-restructure-hitting-jobs-in-germany-and-uk/ [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Bauer cuts jobs in digital restructure amid AI search disruption - Press Gazette [13:10] TR News Getting Stuck in a 'Boring' Conversation Could Have a Surprising Benefit https://www.sciencealert.com/getting-stuck-in-a-boring-conversation-could-have-a-surprising-benefit [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Getting Stuck in a 'Boring' Conversation Could Have a Surprising Benefit : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News A Simple Calculation May Predict High Blood Pressure Better Than BMI Can https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-calculation-may-predict-high-blood-pressure-better-than-bmi-can [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Simple Calculation May Predict High Blood Pressure Better Than BMI Can : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Artemis II Astronauts Say Returning Home Was Glorious, But One Part Was Scary https://www.sciencealert.com/artemis-ii-astronauts-say-returning-home-was-glorious-but-one-part-was-scary [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Artemis II Astronauts Say Returning Home Was Glorious, But One Part Was Scary : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Nature Might Pulse to a Universal Rhythm 2 Beats Per Second https://www.sciencealert.com/nature-might-pulse-to-a-universal-rhythm-2-beats-per-second [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nature Might Pulse to a Universal Rhythm 2 Beats Per Second : ScienceAlert [13:13] TR News Misophonia Has Genetic Links to Anxiety And Depression, Study Says https://www.sciencealert.com/misophonia-has-genetic-links-to-anxiety-and-depression-study-says [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Misophonia Has Genetic Links to Anxiety And Depression, Study Says : ScienceAlert [13:16] TR News emacs gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/organizzazione-configurazione-emacs.gmi [13:18] TR News Scientists Found 5.5 Million Bees Living Beneath a New York Cemetery https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-5-5-million-bees-living-beneath-a-new-york-cemetery [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Found 5.5 Million Bees Living Beneath a New York Cemetery : ScienceAlert [13:18] TR News It's Official: Antarctica's Iconic Emperor Penguins Are Endangered https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-antarcticas-iconic-emperor-penguins-are-endangered [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-It's Official: Antarctica's Iconic Emperor Penguins Are Endangered : ScienceAlert [13:19] TR News Why Lebanons Government Has Struggled to Contain Hezbollah https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire.html [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire.html ) [13:20] TR News The wages are subminimum. But is the offer of something more? (video) https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0417/The-wages-are-subminimum.-But-is-the-offer-of-something-more-video [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The wages are subminimum. But is the offer of something more? (video) - CSMonitor.com [13:20] TR News How womens digital lives change China https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0417/How-women-s-digital-lives-change-China [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How womens digital lives change China - CSMonitor.com [13:21] TR News "Some people keep journals. I remember things like a terminal history. Not everything. Just the commands that mattered." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/command-history-of-my-life/ [13:22] TR News "Recently my wife and I, on her insistence, switched to using Discord for messages. I'm not thrilled about it, but we switched to it from Facebook Messenger, and the change gives me one more reason to eventually close my Facebook account entirely." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202604/20260417-discord-issues.gmi [13:23] TR News "After all, the extraordinary cost of space exploration rankles, in a world where many lack for food, healthcare, and education. Rockets are, some reasonably suggest, wasteful and decadent." gemini://larsthebear.me/dogs.gmi [13:24] TR News "Around the middle of December 2024, as i was about to head down a flight of stairs, i slipped, and fell forward. i managed to grab the handrail to stop myself falling more than a couple of steps; i ended up grazing my leg to the point of bleeding, but didn't think anything more of it. A week or two later, i developed a permanent headache." gemini://flexibeast.space/gemlog/2026-04-18.gmi [13:34] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/04/2026: Chronic Pain and CodingFont Game https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Gemini_Links_18_04_2026_Chronic_Pain_and_CodingFont_Game.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Gemini_Links_18_04_2026_Chronic_Pain_and_CodingFont_Game.gmi [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/04/2026: Chronic Pain and CodingFont Game [13:34] TR News Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of Hey Hi (AI) data center construction sites https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/analytics-group-signals-possible-delays-at-40-percent-of-ai-data-center-construction-sites-companies-deny-schedule-holdups-but-satellite-imagery-indicates-otherwise [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise | Tom's Hardware [13:50] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:57] TR News This Week in Plasma: Per-Screen Virtual Desktops and Wayland Session Restore https://blogs.kde.org/2026/04/18/this-week-in-plasma-per-screen-virtual-desktops-and-wayland-session-restore/ [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Week in Plasma: Per-Screen Virtual Desktops and Wayland Session Restore - KDE Blogs ● Apr 18 [14:00] TR News Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison https://www.securityweek.com/another-draftkings-hacker-sentenced-to-prison/ [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/another-draftkings-hacker-sentenced-to-prison/ ) [14:01] TR News Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US https://www.securityweek.com/two-north-korean-it-worker-scheme-facilitators-jailed-in-the-us/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/two-north-korean-it-worker-scheme-facilitators-jailed-in-the-us/ ) [14:01] TR News Cursor Hey Hi (AI) Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices https://www.securityweek.com/cursor-ai-vulnerability-exposed-developer-devices/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cursor-ai-vulnerability-exposed-developer-devices/ ) [14:01] TR News 53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement https://www.securityweek.com/53-ddos-domains-taken-down-by-law-enforcement/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/53-ddos-domains-taken-down-by-law-enforcement/ ) [14:02] TR News FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over categorically false report alleging excessive drinking https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/fbi-director-kash-patel-threatens-to-sue-the-atlantic-over-categorically-false-report-alleging-excessive-drinking/ [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over 'categorically false' report alleging excessive drinking [14:02] TR News FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over categorically false report alleging excessive drinking https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/fbi-director-kash-patel-threatens-to-sue-the-atlantic-over-categorically-false-report-alleging-excessive-drinking/ [14:03] TR News Regional drug routes shift as domestic impact grows, Mozambican authorities say https://defenceweb.co.za/border-security-2/regional-drug-routes-shift-as-domestic-impact-grows-mozambican-authorities-say/ [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Regional drug routes shift as domestic impact grows, Mozambican authorities say - DefenceWeb [14:03] TR News 'Wake-up call for Europeans to step up: Theres been a lack of investment' in defence https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-wake-up-call-for-europeans-to-step-up-there-s-been-a-lack-of-investment-in-defence [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-wake-up-call-for-europeans-to-step-up-there-s-been-a-lack-of-investment-in-defence ) [14:04] TR News Former pro-democracy lawmaker struck off Hong Kong medical register over national security conviction https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/17/former-pro-democracy-lawmaker-struck-off-hong-kong-medical-register-over-national-security-conviction/ [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Ex-HK pro-democracy lawmaker struck off medical register over nat. sec offence [14:04] TR News Lithuanian diaspora reps say dual citizenship should be national security matter https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2901287/lithuanian-diaspora-reps-say-dual-citizenship-should-be-national-security-matter [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian diaspora reps say dual citizenship should be national security matter - LRT [14:06] TR News Andrea Veri: GNOME GitLab Git traffic caching https://www.dragonsreach.it/2026/04/17/gnome-gitlab-git-pulls-caching-improvements/ [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonsreach.it | GNOME GitLab Git traffic caching - Andrea Veri's Blog [14:07] TR News Bringing BitNet to ExecuTorch via Vulkan https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/04/17/bringing-bitnet-to-executorch-via-vulkan/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Bringing BitNet to ExecuTorch via Vulkan [14:07] TR News Jeffrey M. Gross entity, TurboCode, cellular decoding patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/15/jeffrey-m-gross-entity-turbocode-cellular-decoding-patent-challenged [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Jeffrey M. Gross entity, TurboCode, cellular decoding patent challenged Unified Patents [14:09] TR News PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2026 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-march-2026/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2026 Purism [14:10] TR News Kdenlive 26.04 is Out with Animated Transition Preview & Screen Mirroring https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/kdenlive-26-04-is-out-with-animated-transition-preview-screen-mirroring/ [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Kdenlive 26.04 is Out with Animated Transition Preview & Screen Mirroring | UbuntuHandbook [14:11] TR News Bougie terminal browser for the smolweb https://www.linuxlinks.com/bougie-terminal-browser-smolweb/ [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bougie - terminal browser for the smolweb - LinuxLinks [14:12] TR News icd makes changing directories quicker https://www.linuxlinks.com/icd-makes-changing-directories-quicker/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-icd - makes changing directories quicker - LinuxLinks [14:12] TR News PangoTerm modern cross-platform SSH client https://www.linuxlinks.com/pangoterm-modern-cross-platform-ssh-client/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PangoTerm - modern cross-platform SSH client - LinuxLinks [14:12] TR News IChingDiviner desktop I-Ching divination application https://www.linuxlinks.com/ichingdiviner-desktop-i-ching-divination-application/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IChingDiviner - desktop I-Ching divination application - LinuxLinks [14:12] TR News IChingDiviner desktop I-Ching divination application https://www.linuxlinks.com/ichingdiviner-desktop-i-ching-divination-application/ [14:13] TR News Sheets terminal-based spreadsheet application https://www.linuxlinks.com/sheets-terminal-based-spreadsheet-application/ [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sheets - terminal-based spreadsheet application - LinuxLinks [14:13] TR News arTui keep up with recent arXiv submissions https://www.linuxlinks.com/artui-keep-up-with-recent-arxiv-submissions/ [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arTui - keep up with recent arXiv submissions - LinuxLinks [14:14] TR News 19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-cli-data-hashing-tools/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools - LinuxLinks [14:14] TR News swege static website generator written in C https://www.linuxlinks.com/swege-static-website-generator/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-swege - static website generator written in C - LinuxLinks [14:14] TR News OpenRDAP command line client for the Registration Data Access Protocol https://www.linuxlinks.com/openrdap-command-line-client-registration-data-access-protocol/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenRDAP - command line client for the Registration Data Access Protocol - LinuxLinks [14:14] TR News bloggy lightweight static blog generator https://www.linuxlinks.com/bloggy-lightweight-static-blog-generator/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bloggy - lightweight static blog generator - LinuxLinks [14:15] TR News OpenTripPlanner multi-modal trip planner https://www.linuxlinks.com/opentripplanner-multi-modal-trip-planner/ [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenTripPlanner - multi-modal trip planner - LinuxLinks [14:15] TR News Puzzled GNOME desktop application for solving daily tile-placement puzzles https://www.linuxlinks.com/puzzled-solving-daily-tile-placement-puzzles/ [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Puzzled - GNOME desktop application for solving daily tile-placement puzzles - LinuxLinks [14:16] TR News Standard website transfers to Independent with more than 30 staff leaving https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/standard-website-transfers-to-independent-with-around-30-staff-leaving/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Standard website transfers to Independent with more than 30 staff leaving - Press Gazette [14:25] TR News Friend Drop founder posed as Stanford student, accuses Date Drop of intellectual property infringement https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/17/friend-drop-founder-posed-as-stanford-student-accuses-date-drop-of-intellectual-property-infringement/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Friend Drop founder posed as Stanford student, accuses Date Drop of intellectual property infringement [14:26] TR News Fury Erupts as Val Kilmers Estate Announces Starring Role in Hey Hi (AI) Film Made From Beyond the Grave https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/fury-val-kilmer-role-ai-film [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Fury Erupts as Val Kilmer's Estate Announces Starring Role in AI Film Made From Beyond the Grave [14:26] TR News A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site Thats Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/national-today-ai-plagiarizing [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site Thats Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale [14:27] TR News There Are Signs of a Massive Hey Hi (AI) Backlash https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/signs-massive-ai-backlash [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash [14:27] TR News Millions of Americans Are Talking to Hey Hi (AI) Instead of Going to the Doctor, and Its Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/millions-americans-ai-instead-doctor-bad-advice [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Millions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It's Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice [14:28] TR News Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/supreme-court-oil-louisiana.html [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/supreme-court-oil-louisiana.html ) [14:28] TR News Prosecutor Withdraws From Convicted Felon Teams Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/justice-dept-trump-investigation-cia-brennan.html [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/justice-dept-trump-investigation-cia-brennan.html ) [14:44] TR News Saving a Lost Generation of Young Menwith Chop Saws https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/saving-a-lost-generation-of-young-men-with-chop-saws [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Saving a Lost Generation of Young Menwith Chop Saws | The New Yorker [14:45] TR News Why Third-Party Notices Are Breaking at Scale: What the Ecosystem Needs Next https://openssf.org/blog/2026/04/17/why-third-party-notices-are-breaking-at-scale-what-the-ecosystem-needs-next/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | Why Third-Party Notices (TPN) Are Breaking at Scale | OpenSSF [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [14:45] TR News Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/uk-starmer-mandelson-foreign-office-robbins-fired.html [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/uk-starmer-mandelson-foreign-office-robbins-fired.html ) [14:46] TR News New Zealand defends military patrol flight near China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-defends-military-patrol-flight-near-china [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | In accordance with international law: New Zealand defends military patrol flight near China | The Straits Times [14:46] TR News In Other News: Satellite Cybersecurity Act, $90K Chrome Flaw, Teen Hacker Arrested https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-satellite-cybersecurity-act-90k-chrome-flaw-teen-hacker-arrested/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-satellite-cybersecurity-act-90k-chrome-flaw-teen-hacker-arrested/ ) [14:47] TR News PGDay Armenia 2026 Schedule & Registration! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-armenia-2026-schedule-registration-3275/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: PGDay Armenia 2026 Schedule & Registration! [14:47] TR News Microsoft's April patch puts backdoored Windows domain controllers into reboot loops third known issue from KB5082063 is affecting backdoored Windows Server 2016 through 2025 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-april-patch-puts-windows-domain-controllers-into-reboot-loops [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft's April patch puts Windows domain controllers into reboot loops third known issue from KB5082063 is affecting Windows Server 2016 through 2025 | Tom's Hardware [14:47] TR News Hong Kongs data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals? https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/18/hong-kongs-data-centre-boom-powering-innovation-or-jeopardising-climate-goals/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK's data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals? [14:57] TR News WiQwiic-32 A compact USB-C IoT board with eight Qwiic connectors (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/17/wiqwiic-32-a-compact-usb-c-iot-board-with-eight-qwiic-connectors/ [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | WiQwiic-32 - A compact USB-C IoT board with eight Qwiic connectors (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software ● Apr 18 [15:07] TR News "Arent they in Japan right now for the MCMs? I hear Rapidus decided not to renew most of those projects and thus is effectively the end for them." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb#replies [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb#replies ) [15:09] TR News IBM just settled a major anti-DEI case for $17 million https://www.fastcompany.com/91528241/ibm-just-settled-a-major-anti-dei-case-for-17-million [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.fastcompany.com/91528241/ibm-just-settled-a-major-anti-dei-case-for-17-million ) [15:11] TR News Same Problem, Same Solution: Reading Trade Secrets Across Fields https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/same-problem-same-solution-reading-trade-secrets-across-fields.html [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Same Problem, Same Solution: Reading Trade Secrets Across Fields | Patently-O [15:12] TR News Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, Wi-Fi patent monopoly found invalid https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/15/empire-ip-entity-fleet-connect-wi-fi-patent-found-invalid [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, Wi-Fi patent found invalid Unified Patents [15:12] TR News Vision Works vehicle anti-rollover patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/4/15/vision-works-vehicle-anti-rollover-patent-challenge-instituted [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Vision Works vehicle anti-rollover patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:13] TR News reBot Arm B601-DM An open-source 6+1 DoF robotic arm for embodied Hey Hi (AI) and teleoperation applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/17/rebot-arm-b601-dm-an-open-source-61-dof-robotic-arm-for-embodied-ai-and-teleoperation-applications/ [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | reBot Arm B601-DM - An open-source 6+1 DoF robotic arm for embodied AI and teleoperation applications - CNX Software [15:13] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:15] TR News Boardcon Tiny1126B is a smaller and lighter Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module, yet with more I/Os https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/17/boardcon-tiny1126b-smaller-lighter-rockchip-rv1126b-system-on-module-yet-with-more-ios/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Boardcon Tiny1126B is a smaller and lighter Rockchip RV1126B system-on-module, yet with more I/Os - CNX Software [15:17] TR News Slop MCP security: Containerization and Red Bait OpenShift integration https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mcp-security-containerization-and-red-hat-openshift-integration [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | MCP security: Containerization and Red Hat OpenShift integration [15:17] TR News The zero touch future: Enabling Telstras path to a fully autonomous, self-healing network https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-touch-future-enabling-telstras-path-fully-autonomous-self-healing-network [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | The zero touch future: Enabling Telstras path to a fully autonomous, self-healing network [15:19] TR News This Week in GNOME: #245 Infinite Ranges https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/04/twig-245/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thisweek.gnome.org | #245 Infinite Ranges [15:20] TR News The surveillance law Congress cant quit and cant explain https://cyberscoop.com/section-702-fisa-surveillance-law-renewal-congress-debate/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The surveillance law Congress can't quit and can't explain | CyberScoop [15:21] TR News Why the surveillance powers in FISA roil Congress across party lines https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0417/fisa-congress-surveillance-privacy-security [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why the surveillance powers in FISA roil Congress across party lines - CSMonitor.com [15:21] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:22] TR News More Surveillance Demands to Come?: Government Admits Bill C-22s Lawful Access Provisions Could Be Expanded https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/more-surveillance-demands-to-come-government-admits-bill-c-22s-lawful-access-provisions-could-be-expanded/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | More Surveillance Demands to Come?: Government Admits Bill C-22s Lawful Access Provisions Could Be Expanded - Michael Geist [15:23] TR News 5-magnitude earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan: NHK https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-mountainous-nagano-in-japan-nhk [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 5-magnitude earthquakes strike off mountainous Nagano in Japan: NHK | The Straits Times [15:24] TR News European Patent Office (EPO) Strikes and Other Industrial Actions Are Working: Patent Application Grants Have Collapsed https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/17/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Strikes_and_Other_Industrial_Actions.shtml [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Strikes and Other Industrial Actions Are Working: Patent Application Grants Have Collapsed [15:24] TR News Mythos and Cybersecurity https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/mythos-and-cybersecurity.html [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mythos and Cybersecurity - Schneier on Security [15:25] TR News Press association denounces Israels use of altered image to depict slain journalist https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260417-press-association-israeli-army-use-ai-doctored-image-slain-journalist [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260417-press-association-israeli-army-use-ai-doctored-image-slain-journalist ) [15:26] TR News No signs Lufthansa changes will impact airBaltic, says senior official https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.04.2026-no-signs-lufthansa-changes-will-impact-airbaltic-says-senior-official.a643449/ [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | No signs Lufthansa changes will impact airBaltic, says senior official / Article [15:27] TR News ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities https://www.securityweek.com/zionsiphon-malware-targets-ics-in-water-facilities/ [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/zionsiphon-malware-targets-ics-in-water-facilities/ ) [15:27] TR News Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild https://www.securityweek.com/recent-apache-activemq-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-apache-activemq-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ ) [15:28] TR News Yifei Zhan: CommBank hardware MFA token https://segments.zhan.science/posts/physical-netcode-token/ [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-segments.zhan.science | CommBank hardware MFA token | segments [15:28] TR News Russell Coker: Home Battery https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/04/17/home-battery/ [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Home Battery etbe Russell Coker [15:30] TR News Our FLAC Navidrome has begun! https://www.rubenerd.au/our-flac-navidrome-has-begun/ [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Our FLAC Navidrome has begun! [15:32] TR News We beat Googles zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/04/17/we-beat-googles-zero-knowledge-proof-of-quantum-cryptanalysis/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | We beat Googles zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis - The Trail of Bits Blog [15:33] TR News Integrate Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux VMs into OpenShift Service Mesh https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/17/integrate-red-hat-enterprise-linux-vms-openshift-service-mesh [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/17/integrate-red-hat-enterprise-linux-vms-openshift-service-mesh ) [15:35] TR News "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from April 10 to 16." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/04/17/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [15:36] TR News "The Orange Pi Zero 3W is a new single-board computer in a 65 32 mm form factor built around the Allwinner A733 processor. The design integrates an octa-core CPU, LPDDR5 memory, and wireless connectivity in a compact layout" https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-3w-expands-lineup-with-a733-based-compact-sbc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-3w-expands-lineup-with-a733-based-compact-sbc/ ) [15:36] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 16 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-16/ [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Community Update - Week 16 Fedora Community Blog [15:37] TR News Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbn. Could The Insurrectionist Be Next? https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/corruption-toppled-viktor-orban-could-donald-trump-be-next [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbn. Could Donald Trump Be Next? | The New Yorker [15:38] TR News AI Pushes Cal.com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree https://fossforce.com/2026/04/ai-pushes-cal-com-to-shutter-open-and-go-nonfree/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | AI Pushes Cal.com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree - FOSS Force [15:42] TR News Our Tax System Should Make You Furious https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ray-madoff.html [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ray-madoff.html ) [15:43] TR News A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/podcasts/hardfork-ai-backlash.html [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/podcasts/hardfork-ai-backlash.html ) [15:45] TR News EU moves to tighten rules on harmful pollutants: The invisible danger of 'forever chemicals' https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260417-eu-moves-to-tighten-rules-on-harmful-pollutants-the-invisible-danger-of-forever-chemicals [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260417-eu-moves-to-tighten-rules-on-harmful-pollutants-the-invisible-danger-of-forever-chemicals ) [15:46] TR News Skin boosters made from cadavers raise ethical concerns in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/skin-boosters-made-from-cadavers-raise-ethical-concerns-in-south-korea [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Skin boosters made from cadavers raise ethical concerns in South Korea | The Straits Times [15:47] TR News Conclusive Engineering KSTR-SAMA5D27 is an ultra-compact, low-power SBC based on Microchip SAMA5D27 SiP https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/16/conclusive-engineering-kstr-sama5d27-ultra-compact-sbc-microchip-sama5d27-sip/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Conclusive Engineering KSTR-SAMA5D27 is an ultra-compact, low-power SBC based on Microchip SAMA5D27 SiP - CNX Software [15:48] TR News In Europe, More People Turn to Russia for Answers, Not Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/16/In_Europe_More_People_Turn_to_Russia_for_Answers_Not_Microsoft.shtml [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Europe, More People Turn to Russia for Answers, Not Microsoft [15:48] TR News Russian Lawyer Who Lashed Out At Putin Released From Mental Hospital https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-criticism-remeslo-released-psychiatric/33734732.html [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Lawyer Who Lashed Out At Putin Released From Mental Hospital [15:49] TR News China, Russia ties driving North Korean economic recovery, Seoul says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/17/china-russia-ties-driving-north-korean-economic-recovery-seoul-says/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China, Russia ties driving N Korean economic recovery, Seoul says [15:49] TR News US Lawmaker Wilson Flags Western Chips Still Flowing Into Russian, Iranian Drones https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmaker-wilson-flags-western-chips-russian-iranian-drones/33734451.html [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | US Lawmaker Wilson Flags Western Chips Still Flowing Into Russian, Iranian Drones [15:49] TR News Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-fans-split-over-c64-ultimate-fpga-firmware-lockdown-firm-says-it-wants-to-protect-its-hardware-and-reduce-support-fallout [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout | Tom's Hardware [15:50] TR News Sovereign resilience starts in the north https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/sovereign-resilience-starts-in-the-north/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Sovereign resilience starts in the north | The Strategist [15:50] TR News ActBlue former IT boss disappearance: Decklin Foster & Debian, Harvard suicide lab, Chris Gleason is wife, whistleblower or both? https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/17/ActBlue_former_IT_boss_disappearance_Decklin_Foster_Debian_Harv.shtml [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights ActBlue former IT boss disappearance: Decklin Foster & Debian, Harvard suicide lab, Chris Gleason is wife, whistleblower or both? [15:51] TR News Hundreds of Fake Pro-Dihydroxyacetone Man Avatars Emerge on Social Media https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/media/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/media/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html ) [15:53] TR News Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-04-17 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/04/17/gnome-foundation-update-2026-04-17/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-04-17 Form and Function [15:55] TR News sha256sum and md5sum Commands: Verify File Integrity in GNU/Linux https://linuxize.com/post/sha256sum-and-md5sum-commands/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/post/sha256sum-and-md5sum-commands/ ) [15:56] TR News ROX-Filer back and forward buttons https://bkhome.org/news/202604/rox-filer-back-and-forward-buttons.html [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | ROX-Filer back and forward buttons [15:56] TR News ROX-Filer copy leak fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202604/rox-filer-copy-leak-fixed.html [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | ROX-Filer copy leak fixed [15:57] TR News 21-year-old Polish Woman Fixed a 20-year-old GNU/Linux Bug! https://itsfoss.com/news/kamila-enlightenment-e16-bug/ [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 21-year-old Polish Woman Fixed a 20-year-old Linux Bug! [15:59] TR News 4 Best Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office Alternatives for GNU/Linux Users https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/best-linux-microsoft-office-alternatives/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.geeky-gadgets.com | Best Microsoft Office Alternatives for Linux in 2026 - Geeky Gadgets [15:59] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/16 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/04/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-16/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominique.leuenberger.net | Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/16 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) ● Apr 18 [16:00] TR News Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/steam-shown-running-on-nintendo-switch-thanks-to-latest-proton-beta-fex-2604-translates-x86-to-arm-friendly-instructions-on-linux [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta FEX 2604 translates x86 to ARM-friendly instructions on Linux | Tom's Hardware [16:05] TR News ZimaOS 1.6.0 is released https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [16:05] TR News Q83 13.09 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/q83 [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q83 ) [16:05] TR News Orange Pi Zero 3W arrives with A733 SoC in 65 32 mm design https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-3w-expands-lineup-with-a733-based-compact-sbc/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-zero-3w-expands-lineup-with-a733-based-compact-sbc/ ) [16:06] TR News health @ Savannah: Thalamus 0.9.18 released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10882 [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to connect to savannah.gnu.org port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10882 ) [16:07] TR News Nixpilled - A rather nice solution for home labbing http://kn100.me/nixpilled/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kn100.me | Nixpilled - A rather nice solution for home labbing | kn100 [16:08] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1068400/ [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [16:10] TR News On Hey Hi (AI) Images and Feature Images in General https://kevquirk.com/on-ai-images-and-feature-images-in-general [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | On AI Images and Feature Images in General - Kev Quirk [16:10] TR News How To Install Magento on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-magento-fedora-43/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Magento on Fedora 43 - idroot [16:11] TR News How To Install SpiderFoot on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-spiderfoot-fedora-43/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install SpiderFoot on Fedora 43 - idroot [16:11] TR News How To Install FirewallD on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-firewalld-debian-13/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install FirewallD on Debian 13 - idroot [16:11] TR News Red Hat Devs Forced to Use Hey Hi (AI) or "Find Another Job" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/red-hat-devs-forced-to-use-ai-or [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Red Hat Devs Forced to Use AI or "Find Another Job" [16:12] TR News The Foundation Is Strong: What TDF Is, Why It Matters, and Where It Is Going https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/17/the-foundation-is-strong/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | The Foundation Is Strong: What TDF Is, Why It Matters, and Where It Is Going - TDF Community Blog [16:12] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 dev 5 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-dev-5/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 dev 5 Godot Engine [16:13] TR News Swiss PGDay 2026: Open for registration https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/swiss-pgday-2026-open-for-registration-3273/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: Swiss PGDay 2026: Open for registration [16:14] TR News Seems to be marketing spam for litigation fanatics who pay this site https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/former-august-debouzy-aramis-litigators-join-forces-for-new-french-boutique/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Former litigators of August Debouzy and Aramis join forces for new French IP boutique [16:14] TR News Lithuanian carriers have recovered over half of trucks detained in Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2901108/lithuanian-carriers-have-recovered-over-half-of-trucks-detained-in-belarus [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian carriers have recovered over half of trucks detained in Belarus - LRT [16:15] TR News HRW backs communities affected by contaminated Zambia mining site https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/rights-group-backs-those-affected-by-contaminated-zambia-mining-site/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | HRW backs communities affected by contaminated Zambia mining site - JURIST - News [16:15] TR News Iran War Forces Americas Friends in Asia to Court Its Rivals https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/asia/iran-war-us-asia-russia.html [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/asia/iran-war-us-asia-russia.html ) [16:16] TR News Russian Baikal CPUs Are Losing Their Place in the Linux Kernel https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-baikal-cpu-support-removal/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Russian Baikal CPUs Are Losing Their Place in the Linux Kernel [16:17] TR News US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-sanctions-waiver-treasury-iran/33735009.html [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion [16:17] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/russia-us-oil-sanctions.html [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/russia-us-oil-sanctions.html ) [16:20] TR News "She wasn't hunting for bugs. She was doing something mundane when she discovered the issue and made the fix. We need more such positive stories." https://itsfoss.com/news/kamila-enlightenment-e16-bug/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 21-year-old Polish Woman Fixed a 20-year-old Linux Bug! [16:20] TR News "They also appear to have released the ARM64 build of Proton too with FEX, which is now available to install in your Steam Library which is no doubt work towards the Steam Frame. But, it should work on any ARM64 machine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-11-beta-arrives-to-bring-enhanced-gaming-compatibility-to-linux-steamos/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR News Linux promises freedom from Windows, but it demands something harder in return https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-promises-freedom-from-windows-but-it-demands-something-harder-in-return/ [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux promises freedom from Windows, but it demands something harder in return [16:21] TR News "After sanctions, bankruptcy and removal of kernel maintainers, Baikal's unfinished kernel code is being removed." https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-baikal-cpu-support-removal/ [16:22] TR News Tux Manager is the perfect Linux Task Manager replacement for Windows refugees https://www.xda-developers.com/tux-manager-perfect-linux-task-manager-replacement-windows-refugees/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Tux Manager is the perfect Linux Task Manager replacement for Windows refugees [16:23] TR News I've used Linux for 18 years, but these 5 terminal tricks still surprise me https://www.howtogeek.com/used-linux-forever-but-terminal-tricks-still-surprise-me/ [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I've used Linux for 18 years, but these 5 terminal tricks still surprise me [16:24] TR News Zorin OS 18.1 adds guided migrations, stronger app compatibility and wider hardware support, making switching from Windows far more practical for millions [clone] https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/zorin-os-18-1-adds-guided-migrations-stronger-app-compatibility-and-wider-hardware-support-making-switching-from-windows-far-more-practical [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Zorin OS 18.1 adds guided migrations, stronger app compatibility and wider hardware support, making switching from Windows far more practical for millions [clone] | Windows Central [16:25] TR News Linux Foundation Networking Welcomes O-RAN Software Community in Major Open RAN Integration Move https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/48127-linux-foundation-networking-welcomes-o-ran-software-community-in-major-open-ran-integration-move [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thefastmode.com | Linux Foundation Networking Welcomes O-RAN Software Community in Major Open RAN Integration Move [16:26] TR News Denuvo blocks Pragmata Steam Deck and Linux players, as reviews slam anti-piracy DRM https://www.notebookcheck.net/Denuvo-blocks-Pragmata-Steam-Deck-and-Linux-players-as-reviews-slam-anti-piracy-DRM.1276439.0.html [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Denuvo-blocks-Pragmata-Steam-Deck-and-Linux-players-as-reviews-slam-anti-piracy-DRM.1276439.0.html ) [16:27] TR News Proton 11.0 ARM64 appears as Steam Linux ARM64 beta is shown on Nintendo Switch https://videocardz.com/newz/nintendo-switch-spotted-running-steam-linux-arm64-beta-as-proton-11-0-arm64-surfaces [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/nintendo-switch-spotted-running-steam-linux-arm64-beta-as-proton-11-0-arm64-surfaces ) [16:28] TR News The end of the Windows monopoly? Gamers will choose Linux en masse in 2026 https://root-nation.com/en/games-en/game-news-en/en-gamers-will-choose-linux/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://root-nation.com/en/games-en/game-news-en/en-gamers-will-choose-linux/ ) [16:29] TR News "Future Linux Mint versions will use the same installer as LMDE (Linux Mind Debian Edition)." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-will-adopt-a-longer-development-cycle-starting-with-linux-mint-23 [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Mint Will Adopt a Longer Development Cycle Starting with Linux Mint 23 - 9to5Linux [16:30] TR News This is not a drill https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/this-is-not-a-drill-all-timer-weirdo-game-deadly-premonition-now-playable-on-linux-as-of-valves-most-recent-proton-beta-plus-17-others-and-your-ea-library-until-ea-breaks-it-again/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | This is not a drill: All-timer weirdo game Deadly Premonition now playable on Linux as of Valve's most recent Proton beta, plus 17 others and your EA library (until EA breaks it again) | PC Gamer [16:34] TR News This Linux shell revives the worst version of Windows, and it's glorious https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-shell-revives-the-worst-version-of-windows/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This Linux shell revives the worst version of Windows, and it's glorious [16:35] TR News CIQ Delivers the First Enterprise Linux Compliance Platform for Federal Cryptographic Validation and Post-Quantum Readiness https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ciq-delivers-the-first-enterprise-linux-compliance-platform-for-federal-cryptographic-validation-and-post-quantum-readiness-302744974.html [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.prnewswire.com | CIQ Delivers the First Enterprise Linux Compliance Platform for Federal Cryptographic Validation and Post-Quantum Readiness [16:36] TR News France is ditching Windows for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs. Is it a bold move to escape foreign digital dependency https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/videos/france-is-ditching-windows-for-linux-on-25-million-government-pcs-is-it-a-bold-m/946361694806115/ [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.facebook.com | NO TITLE [16:36] TR News "In a new blog post Linux Mint lead Clement Lefebvre noted they've come to a few main decisions for the health of the project overall" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-mint-confirm-longer-release-cycles-the-next-release-is-planned-for-christmas-2026/ [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026 | GamingOnLinux [16:37] TR News The 15 terminal commands that made me forget about Linux file managers https://www.howtogeek.com/the-terminal-commands-that-made-me-forget-about-linux-file-managers/ [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The 15 terminal commands that made me forget about Linux file managers [16:37] TR News Steam's Proton Gets Wine 11 Gaming Performance Improvements, Valve Launches Arm64 Compatibility Layer https://www.techpowerup.com/348297/steams-proton-gets-wine-11-gaming-performance-improvements-valve-launches-arm64-compatibility-layer [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam's Proton Gets Wine 11 Gaming Performance Improvements, Valve Launches Arm64 Compatibility Layer | TechPowerUp [16:38] TR News "You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/gaming-on-linux-with-an-older-gpu-levels-up-with-dxvk-sarek-v1-12-bringing-major-new-features/ [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features | GamingOnLinux [16:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Godot 4.7 Dev 5, Proton Beta, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Games_Godot_4_7_Dev_5_Proton_Beta_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Games_Godot_4_7_Dev_5_Proton_Beta_and_More.gmi [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Godot 4.7 Dev 5, Proton Beta, and More [16:55] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [16:56] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME, GNOME Foundation Update, and More GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_GNOME_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_More_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_GNOME_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_More_GNOME.gmi [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in GNOME, GNOME Foundation Update, and More GNOME [16:58] TR News (NEW): Zorin OS 18.1 Boosts Windows App Support by 40%, Improves Window Tiling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/15/Zorin_OS_18_1_Boosts_Windows_App_Support_by_40_Improves_Window_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/15/Zorin_OS_18_1_Boosts_Windows_App_Support_by_40_Improves_Window_.gmi [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Zorin OS 18.1 Boosts Windows App Support by 40%, Improves Window Tiling [16:58] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Orange Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Orange_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Orange_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Orange Pi, ESP32, and More ● Apr 18 [17:00] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Report and Planet News Roundup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Report_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Report_and_Planet_News_Roundup.gmi [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Report and Planet News Roundup [17:00] TR News (NEW): Red Hat, Fedora, and Rocky Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_Rocky_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_Rocky_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat, Fedora, and Rocky Linux Leftovers [17:03] TR News (NEW): Applications: Office Suites and Nixpilled https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Applications_Office_Suites_and_Nixpilled.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Applications_Office_Suites_and_Nixpilled.gmi [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Office Suites and Nixpilled [17:03] TR News (NEW): PostgresSQL: PGDay Armenia and Swiss PGDay 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PostgresSQL_PGDay_Armenia_and_Swiss_PGDay_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PostgresSQL_PGDay_Armenia_and_Swiss_PGDay_2026.gmi [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgresSQL: PGDay Armenia and Swiss PGDay 2026 [17:05] TR News (NEW): BSD Education: AsiaBSDCon and New York City *BSD User Group https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/BSD_Education_AsiaBSDCon_and_New_York_City_BSD_User_Group.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/BSD_Education_AsiaBSDCon_and_New_York_City_BSD_User_Group.gmi [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD Education: AsiaBSDCon and New York City *BSD User Group [17:08] TR News (NEW): Abandoning Free Software While Blaming Slop and Clarifications on Discourse https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Abandoning_Free_Software_While_Blaming_Slop_and_Clarifications_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Abandoning_Free_Software_While_Blaming_Slop_and_Clarifications_.gmi [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Abandoning Free Software While Blaming Slop and Clarifications on Discourse [17:10] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:11] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards [17:13] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers and Windows TCO (Windows Breaking Itself) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO_Windows_Breaking_Itself.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO_Windows_Breaking_Itself.gmi [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO (Windows Breaking Itself) [17:15] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/GNU_Linux_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/GNU_Linux_and_More.gmi [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and More [17:16] TR News Techrights Links 18/04/2026: Microsoft's PR Department (Waggener Edstrom) and CEO's Wife Buys NPR (BillPR, Now BallmerPR) as Independent/Public Service Media Dims Down https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Links_18_04_2026_Microsoft_s_PR_Department_Waggener_Edstrom_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Links_18_04_2026_Microsoft_s_PR_Department_Waggener_Edstrom_and.gmi [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/04/2026: Microsoft's PR Department (Waggener Edstrom) and CEO's Wife Buys NPR (BillPR, Now BallmerPR) as Independent/Public Service Media Dims Down [17:19] TR News "a case reverse immigration perhaps ? Back To The Motherland ! And yet more worthless medals pinned on Alvind's chest from Modi. LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpg7z4sc [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kpg7z4sc ) [17:44] TR News Techrights WELCOME to The Cyber|Show @ Geminispace! https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/WELCOME_to_The_Cyber_Show_Geminispace.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/WELCOME_to_The_Cyber_Show_Geminispace.gmi [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights WELCOME to The Cyber|Show @ Geminispace! [17:52] TR News (NEW): Solus 4.9 Serenity Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Solus_4_9_Serenity_Released_with_Linux_6_18_LTS_KDE_Plasma_6_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Solus_4_9_Serenity_Released_with_Linux_6_18_LTS_KDE_Plasma_6_6_.gmi [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Solus 4.9 Serenity Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More [17:59] TR News Techrights Slopwatch Was Deprecated, It's Not Coming Back https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Slopwatch_Was_Deprecated_It_s_Not_Coming_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Slopwatch_Was_Deprecated_It_s_Not_Coming_Back.gmi [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch Was Deprecated, It's Not Coming Back ● Apr 18 [18:16] TR News Techrights Speculations That IBM's CEO is on His Way Out https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Speculations_That_IBM_s_CEO_is_on_His_Way_Out.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Speculations_That_IBM_s_CEO_is_on_His_Way_Out.gmi [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Speculations That IBM's CEO is on His Way Out ● Apr 18 [19:06] TR News Techrights What EPO Staff, the Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO), and Europe Want and Need https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/What_EPO_Staff_the_Staff_Union_of_the_European_Patent_Office_SU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/What_EPO_Staff_the_Staff_Union_of_the_European_Patent_Office_SU.gmi [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What EPO Staff, the Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO), and Europe Want and Need [19:26] TR News Techrights Next Week the Star of the "EPO Reality TV Show" Will Likely be Absent (Absconding the Tough Reality of Widespread Unrest) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Next_Week_the_Star_of_the_EPO_Reality_TV_Show_Will_Likely_be_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Next_Week_the_Star_of_the_EPO_Reality_TV_Show_Will_Likely_be_Ab.gmi [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Next Week the Star of the "EPO Reality TV Show" Will Likely be Absent (Absconding the Tough Reality of Widespread Unrest) [19:48] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 50 Out of 200: The Time Staff of Law Firm Burgess Mee Was Showing Up in Letters Sent for a Serial Strangler From Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_50_Out_of_200_The_Time_Staff_of_Law_Firm_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_50_Out_of_200_The_Time_Staff_of_Law_Firm_.gmi [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 50 Out of 200: The Time Staff of Law Firm Burgess Mee Was Showing Up in Letters Sent for a Serial Strangler From Microsoft ● Apr 18 [20:03] TR News Techrights Improving the Sites, Not Bloating Them https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Improving_the_Sites_Not_Bloating_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Improving_the_Sites_Not_Bloating_Them.gmi [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Improving the Sites, Not Bloating Them [20:13] TR News Will media cover EPO corruption again? No? Why not? [20:13] TR News "The work-to-rule is having effect," the reader said, "However, the post is still for 'insiders'. A general audience introduction is still needed. That's a lot of work to write though." [20:21] TR News Techrights "The Work-to-rule is Having Effect" at the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/The_Work_to_rule_is_Having_Effect_at_the_European_Patent_Office.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/The_Work_to_rule_is_Having_Effect_at_the_European_Patent_Office.gmi [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "The Work-to-rule is Having Effect" at the European Patent Office (EPO) [20:31] TR News Techrights Network Maintenance Next Friday https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Network_Maintenance_Next_Friday.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Network_Maintenance_Next_Friday.gmi [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Network Maintenance Next Friday [20:35] TR News "Today I sustained an embarrassing injury. Not embarrassing because it involves private parts, or the kind of bedroom activity where you need a safe-word; embarrassing because I really should know better at my age." gemini://larsthebear.me/embarassing_injuries.gmi [20:36] TR News "Guix home configuration involves a .scm file full of Scheme that describes a home-config containing a home-environment where the home-environment contains (among other details) the packages that the user wants in addition to whats defined to exist in the system configuration." gemini://thatit.be/2026-04-17-22-37-31.gmi [20:36] TR News "I'm on a bit of a quest to get as many posts in that category out the door as I can in the coming months, I'm gunning for one each weekend at least." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/the-wikireader.gmi [20:40] TR News "All of these fall under "privatizing profits, socializing losses" as someone else profits (a new server to hack, selling metadata, selling compute time, etc.)" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/18/in-peace.gmi [20:43] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:43] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/04/2026: Guix and WikiReader https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Gemini_Links_18_04_2026_Guix_and_WikiReader.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Gemini_Links_18_04_2026_Guix_and_WikiReader.gmi [20:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/04/2026: Guix and WikiReader [20:48] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:56] TR News Techrights Nothing But Vapourware Since XBox Leadership Ousted and Mass Layoffs Will Come Soon https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Nothing_But_Vapourware_Since_XBox_Leadership_Ousted_and_Mass_La.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/Nothing_But_Vapourware_Since_XBox_Leadership_Ousted_and_Mass_La.gmi [20:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Nothing But Vapourware Since XBox Leadership Ousted and Mass Layoffs Will Come Soon ● Apr 18 [21:30] TR News Techrights GAFAM Decided to Stop 'Old' Formats From Working, Format-Shifting Treadmills Resemble the Certificate Cartel Keeping Everybody Forever Chasing Rotations https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/GAFAM_Decided_to_Stop_Old_Formats_From_Working_Format_Shifting_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/18/GAFAM_Decided_to_Stop_Old_Formats_From_Working_Format_Shifting_.gmi [21:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Decided to Stop 'Old' Formats From Working, Format-Shifting Treadmills Resemble the Certificate Cartel Keeping Everybody Forever Chasing Rotations [21:36] TR News The F in GAFAM https://cybernews.com/ai-news/meta-plans-may-20th-layoffs-affecting-about-10-of-staff-more-cuts-to-follow/ [21:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/ai-news/meta-plans-may-20th-layoffs-affecting-about-10-of-staff-more-cuts-to-follow/ ) ● Apr 18 [22:11] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Apr 18 [04:03] admfubar https://www.alternet.org/republican-party-voter/ [04:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-GOP convention in chaos after they require a photo ID to vote - Alternet.org [04:43] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/confederate-group/ [04:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Open season!' Right-wing outlet melts down as Confederate groups lose tax breaks - Raw Story ● Apr 18 [06:37] TR News "The mission will also focus on developing strategies to counter hybrid threats, including foreign information manipulation and interference" https://oc-media.org/eu-to-send-anti-russian-destabilisation-mission-to-armenia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [06:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-oc-media.org | EU to send mission to Armenia to combat Russian destabilisation efforts [06:37] TR News "Democracy is a practice as much as it is a system." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-practice | Source: Mike Brock [06:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Practice - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus ● Apr 18 [07:18] *rianne_ (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [07:21] *asusbox (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [07:56] TR News "Zelazny Wins Infinity Award - Locus Online" https://locusmag.com/2026/04/zelazny-wins-infinity-award/ [07:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-locusmag.com | Zelazny Wins Infinity Award - Locus Online [07:56] TR News "Hungary election points to Trumps waning influence in Europe" https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0416/orban-trump-europe-far-right [07:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Hungary election points to Trumps waning influence in Europe - CSMonitor.com [07:56] TR News "Americas Orange Jesus" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/americas-orange-jesus [07:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | Americas Orange Jesus | The New Yorker [07:57] TR News "Pope James David Vance the First" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-jd-vance-iran/686826/ [07:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Pope James David Vance the First - The Atlantic [07:57] TR News "Pope Leo excoriates 'tyrants' waging war instead of peace" https://www.dw.com/en/pope-leo-excoriates-tyrants-waging-war-instead-of-peace/a-76813305 [07:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Pope Leo excoriates 'tyrants' waging war instead of peace [07:57] TR News "UN Experts Warn of Ethnic Cleansing Patterns in Lebanon" https://www.telesurenglish.net/un-experts-ethnic-cleansingin-lebanon/ [07:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.telesurenglish.net | UN Experts Warn of Ethnic Cleansing Patterns in Lebanon ● Apr 18 [08:06] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:11] *TechPolBot has quit (connection closed) [08:11] *TechPolBot (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techpol [08:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Failed to load module HelloWorld. 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Taiwan Can, Too. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/iran-america-taiwan-china.html [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/iran-america-taiwan-china.html ) [13:02] TR News China offers Vietnam railway loans, technology; shows off high-speed rail https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-offers-loans-technology-for-vietnam-railways [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China offers Vietnam railway loans, technology; shows off high-speed rail | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News China turns Taiwans own voices against it in information war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-turns-taiwans-own-voices-against-it-in-information-war [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China turns Taiwans own voices against it in information war | The Straits Times [13:03] TR News China says its military activities around Taiwan are reasonable, justified https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-its-military-activities-around-taiwan-are-reasonable-justified [13:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China says its military activities around Taiwan are reasonable, justified | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News China says Japan stirs trouble with vessel in Taiwan Strait https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-calls-passage-of-japanese-warship-through-taiwan-strait-a-provocation [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China says Japan stirs trouble with vessel in Taiwan Strait | The Straits Times [13:19] TR News Why Lebanons Government Has Struggled to Contain Hezbollah https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire.html [13:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire.html ) [13:50] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 18 [14:02] TR News FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over categorically false report alleging excessive drinking https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/fbi-director-kash-patel-threatens-to-sue-the-atlantic-over-categorically-false-report-alleging-excessive-drinking/ [14:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over 'categorically false' report alleging excessive drinking [14:03] TR News Regional drug routes shift as domestic impact grows, Mozambican authorities say https://defenceweb.co.za/border-security-2/regional-drug-routes-shift-as-domestic-impact-grows-mozambican-authorities-say/ [14:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Regional drug routes shift as domestic impact grows, Mozambican authorities say - DefenceWeb [14:03] TR News 'Wake-up call for Europeans to step up: Theres been a lack of investment' in defence https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-wake-up-call-for-europeans-to-step-up-there-s-been-a-lack-of-investment-in-defence [14:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260417-wake-up-call-for-europeans-to-step-up-there-s-been-a-lack-of-investment-in-defence ) [14:04] TR News Lithuanian diaspora reps say dual citizenship should be national security matter https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2901287/lithuanian-diaspora-reps-say-dual-citizenship-should-be-national-security-matter [14:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian diaspora reps say dual citizenship should be national security matter - LRT [14:28] TR News Prosecutor Withdraws From Convicted Felon Teams Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. 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Could Donald Trump Be Next? | The New Yorker [15:48] TR News Russian Lawyer Who Lashed Out At Putin Released From Mental Hospital https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-criticism-remeslo-released-psychiatric/33734732.html [15:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Lawyer Who Lashed Out At Putin Released From Mental Hospital [15:49] TR News China, Russia ties driving North Korean economic recovery, Seoul says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/17/china-russia-ties-driving-north-korean-economic-recovery-seoul-says/ [15:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China, Russia ties driving N Korean economic recovery, Seoul says [15:49] TR News US Lawmaker Wilson Flags Western Chips Still Flowing Into Russian, Iranian Drones https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmaker-wilson-flags-western-chips-russian-iranian-drones/33734451.html [15:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | US Lawmaker Wilson Flags Western Chips Still Flowing Into Russian, Iranian Drones [15:50] TR News Sovereign resilience starts in the north https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/sovereign-resilience-starts-in-the-north/ [15:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Sovereign resilience starts in the north | The Strategist ● Apr 18 [16:14] TR News Lithuanian carriers have recovered over half of trucks detained in Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2901108/lithuanian-carriers-have-recovered-over-half-of-trucks-detained-in-belarus [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian carriers have recovered over half of trucks detained in Belarus - LRT [16:15] TR News Iran War Forces Americas Friends in Asia to Court Its Rivals https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/asia/iran-war-us-asia-russia.html [16:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/asia/iran-war-us-asia-russia.html ) [16:17] TR News US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-sanctions-waiver-treasury-iran/33735009.html [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion [16:17] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/russia-us-oil-sanctions.html [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/russia-us-oil-sanctions.html ) ● Apr 18 [20:43] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:48] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 18 [21:52] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/ [21:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/ ) ● Apr 18 [22:11] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:33] admfubar https://nader.org/2026/04/17/demands-for-firing-or-impeachment-of-trump-breaking-out-everywhere/ [22:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nader.org | Demands for Firing or Impeachment of Trump Breaking Out Everywhere - Ralph Nader [22:48] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/erika-kirk-2676759316/ [22:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Erika Kirk event booted off high school campus after backlash from students and parents - Raw Story