●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 ●● ● Aug 18 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-170826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-170826.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 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-170826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-170826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-170826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, August 17, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-17.txt ● Aug 18 [05:35] TR News "Norwegian engineer and electronics designer Runar Tenfjord has released design files and firmware for a permissively-licensed STMicroelectronics STM32C5-based BluePill-inspired development board with a twist: official support for an embedded variant of the Oberon-2 programming language." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260817-smt32.gmi [05:36] TR News "It appears that someone is wrong on the Internet [1], and if Hacker News is anything to go by [2], that person is me! [3] Or rather, it might Justin Prime who wrote that Stack Exchange post [4] about Gmail's possibly buggy support for periods in the local part of an email address." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/17.1 [05:38] TR News Updates - where was I all that time? gemini://sojuz.v-tr.org/whisper/updates---where-was-i-all-that-time?.gmi [05:38] TR News creative held gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/creative_held [05:39] TR News "As expected, the position of the solar panel, on top of the shed, didn't keep the system up for very long. This spot only really gets half a day of direct sunlight, and that's on a sunny day." gemini://theunixzoo.co.uk/gemlog/2026/2026-08-17-not-enough-sun.gmi [05:40] TR News "I, too, was struck by the concept of kipple and what an elegant and broad-reaching framing it was, and find myself thinking about it when encountering these day-to-day tasks." gemini://frooplet.com/glog/2026-08-17-re-kipple.gmi [05:41] TR News "What is our personal obligation to maximize the extent to which we're part of the solution, and minimize the extent to which we're part of the problem? How do we determine that obligation? Is it really an obligation, or is it something else, something softer and harder to define?" gemini://nullish.smol.pub/catastrophe-ethics [05:45] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [05:45] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2026: Solar Power, Kipple and Impermanence, Catastrophe Ethics https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2026_Solar_Power_Kipple_and_Impermanence_Cat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2026_Solar_Power_Kipple_and_Impermanence_Cat.gmi [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2026: Solar Power, Kipple and Impermanence, Catastrophe Ethics [05:48] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:48] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_August_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_August_17_2026.gmi [05:48] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 17, 2026 [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Aug 18 [06:02] TR News THE CYBER SHOW: "This Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate." Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home [06:07] TR News The Cyber Show on the News https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/the-cyber-show-on-the-news/ [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Cyber Show on the News [06:28] TR News Rain! https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/rain/ [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Rain! [06:42] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 153 Out of 200: Decades of Debt, Weaponising Borrowed Money to Try to Put Their Critics in Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_153_Out_of_200_Decades_of_Debt_Weaponisin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_153_Out_of_200_Decades_of_Debt_Weaponisin.gmi [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 153 Out of 200: Decades of Debt, Weaponising Borrowed Money to Try to Put Their Critics in Debt [06:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [06:57] TR News Techrights Openwashing and Manifestos Composed in Private by Dictators With Deliberately Addictive (and Subsidised, Bundled) 'Tech' https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Openwashing_and_Manifestos_Composed_in_Private_by_Dictators_Wit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Openwashing_and_Manifestos_Composed_in_Private_by_Dictators_Wit.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Openwashing and Manifestos Composed in Private by Dictators With Deliberately Addictive (and Subsidised, Bundled) 'Tech' ● Aug 18 [07:00] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:05] TR News (NEW): "Linux" Isn't Turning 35 Next Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/_Linux_Isn_t_Turning_35_Next_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/_Linux_Isn_t_Turning_35_Next_Week.gmi [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "Linux" Isn't Turning 35 Next Week [07:05] TR News (NEW): Nebula Linux Arch-based rolling release Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Nebula_Linux_Arch_based_rolling_release_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Nebula_Linux_Arch_based_rolling_release_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Nebula Linux Arch-based rolling release Linux distribution [07:09] TR News Anon: "Digital Vegan was not possible for me to get in print. ... it's a well-written book on important topics" [07:10] TR News (NEW): Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Wordbook_is_a_modern_offline_dictionary_for_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Wordbook_is_a_modern_offline_dictionary_for_GNOME.gmi [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME [07:22] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:22] TR News BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH WE LOSE A TON OF MONEY but "it's OK".... because INVESTMENT (!!) BLAH BLAH BLAH HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI BLAH BLAH BLAH https://www.tradingview.com/news/gurufocus:ec4a0e4f8094b:0-oracle-plans-more-layoffs-as-ai-spending-surges/ [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Oracle Plans More Layoffs as AI Spending Surges TradingView News [07:22] TR News This economy is a JOKE https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextweb.com | Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron [07:23] TR News And to become a "BIG" or "SUCCESSFUL" CEO you now need to BE a fraud and PARTICIPATE in illegal economic activities - theft basically [07:24] TR News It all starts at the top (fish rots from the head down) with a paedophilic Cheeto In Chief and his escort https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/former-associate-alleges-melania-trump-143850792.html [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yahoo.com | Former Associate Alleges Melania Trump Worked with Jeffrey Epstein: Escort [07:27] TR News INVESTMENT IN HEY HI!!! SHAME ENRON TOO DID NOT SAY "INVESTING IN HEY HI, BE PATIENT!" https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/strategic-hr/managers-asked-to-identify-roles-as-oracle-weighs-fresh-layoffs-reports-51461 [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sea.peoplemattersglobal.com | Managers asked to identify roles as Oracle weighs fresh layoffs: Reports [07:28] TR News GAFAM CEOs: don't call the president pedo. Oracle CEO: so what if my wife is like 50 years younger!! [07:32] TR News Xbox Pulls Funding https://www.techjuice.pk/xbox-pulls-funding-for-other-projects-but-kojimas-od-survives/ [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techjuice.pk | Xbox Pulls Funding for Other Projects, But Kojimas 'OD' Survives [07:40] TR News "Corretjer died in 1985." https://copyrightlately.com/corretjer-brown-public-domain-boricua-en-la-luna/ | Source: CopyrightLately [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-copyrightlately.com | So the People May Sing. The Anthem Still Goes to Trial. | Copyright Lately [07:47] TR News "Cineby, one of the biggest pirate streaming sites on the web, says it will shut its doors on August 26." https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-giant-cineby-announces-surprise-shutdown/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pirate Streaming Giant Cineby Announces Surprise Shutdown * TorrentFreak [07:48] TR News "Will any writer, of anything, ever want to use any Claude text anywhere now?" https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/17/you-can-hear-the-squeak-of-sphincters-closing/ | Source: Doc Searls [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | You can hear the squeak of sphincters closing Doc Searls Weblog [07:58] TR News "The regulator says the prompts steer users away from agreeing to let third-party apps use their data" https://www.theverge.com/tech/980977/apple-app-tracking-transparency-settlement-germany | Source: The Verge [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps | The Verge [07:58] TR News "I like the part where Apples expert argues that its normal commission rates are so high" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/17/apple-proposes-15-external-purchase-fee/ | Source: Michael Tsai [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple Proposes 15% External Purchase Fee [07:58] TR News "Look, I understand there are risks when you let people install software from outside an app store's walled garden." https://birchtree.me/blog/i-for-one-welcome-our-nanny-state/ | Source: Matt Birchler [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | I for one, welcome our nanny state [07:59] TR News "Im reminded of the video game Disco Elysium (spoilers ahead)." https://btao.org/posts/2026-08-17-i-dont-enjoy-the-internet/ | Source: Tao Bojln [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-btao.org | I don't enjoy the Internet any more | Tao Bojln ● Aug 18 [08:00] TR News Suppose Microsoft and IBM call you up and say, call back doors "security". Then NVIDIA tells you to call mass plagiarism and theft "AI"... [08:00] TR News What does that MAKE you? [08:00] TR News "gender apartheid" https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0817/Afghans-cling-to-education-for-girls | Source: CS Monitor [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Afghans cling to education for girls - CSMonitor.com [08:00] TR News "Billionaires already pay much lower tax rates than what working families pay out of every paycheck." https://truthout.org/articles/billionaire-google-co-founder-spends-102m-to-fund-opposition-to-ca-wealth-tax/ | Source: TruthOut [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Billionaire Google Co-Founder Spends $102M to Fund Opposition to CA Wealth Tax | Truthout [08:00] TR News "Earlier this year in Minnesota" https://jacobin.com/2026/08/dhs-ice-minnesota-protests-unions | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Trump Administration Has Been Spying on Labor Unions [08:01] TR News "Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 475,000 citizens" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/largest-tribe-in-the-us-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-its-lands | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns | Tom's Hardware [08:01] TR News "serious concerns about the construction of hyperscale data" https://anadisgoi.com/index.php/government-stories/cherokee-nation-issues-data-center-task-force-report-new-policy-actions | [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anadisgoi.com | Cherokee Nation Issues Data Center Task Force Report, New Policy Actions [08:02] TR News "Scott, your analysis is full of shite." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-scott-bessent | Source: Robert Reich [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | An Open Letter to Scott Bessent: Why You're Wrong and I'm Right [08:02] TR News "imposed within weeks of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/secret-classrooms-afghanistan-women-defy-taliban-education-ban-1814736 | Source: International Business Times [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Underground Schools Keep Afghan Girls Learning in Defiance of Taliban Education Ban | IBTimes UK [08:03] TR News "Those with Great Goals Make Great Efforts" https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/yazidi-press-association-holds-its-first-conference-in-shengal-86800 | Source: ANF News [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Yazidi Press Association holds its first conference in Shengal [08:04] TR News "journalists are unable to research, publish online, or communicate securely with sources." https://cpj.org/2026/08/drc-shutdown-of-internet-mobile-networks-in-east-extends-for-over-a-month-amid-war/ | Source: CPJ [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | DRC shutdown of internet, mobile networks in east extends for over a month amid war - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:05] TR News "The sentences are the latest handed to Malians critical of the unstable west African country's military government, which came to power following back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021." https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260817-prominent-mali-journalist-influencer-jailed-for-seven-years-for-criticising-junta | Source: France24 [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260817-prominent-mali-journalist-influencer-jailed-for-seven-years-for-criticising-junta ) [08:05] TR News "Nothing less than compassion for the human race, Bruce explained" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-16/comic-lenny-bruce-inspired-generationsl-a-vice-cops-hounded-him | Source: Los Angeles Times [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Incendiary comic Lenny Bruce inspired generations. During his brief life, L.A vice cops hounded him - Los Angeles Times [08:06] TR News "The formal pretexts for prosecuting him were his participation in debates and his repost of a Daily Mirror cover featuring Vladimir Putin." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/eleven-years-in-prison-for-illegal-speech-reactions-to-the-verdict-against-russian-opposition-politician-lev-shlosberg | Source: Meduza [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Eleven years in prison for illegal speech: reactions to the verdict against Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg Meduza [08:06] TR News "Almost a month after two prominent Iranian graphic designers were detained by security forces" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-graphic-designers-french-diplomats-arrest/33832095.html | Source: RFERL [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Friends Of Arrested Designers In Iran Demand Full Disclosure Of Charges [08:15] TR News Techrights Clownflare Sees One in 7 Web Requests in Libya Originating From GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Clownflare_Sees_One_in_7_Web_Requests_in_Libya_Originating_From.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Clownflare_Sees_One_in_7_Web_Requests_in_Libya_Originating_From.gmi [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Sees One in 7 Web Requests in Libya Originating From GNU/Linux [08:16] TR News OVER TIME, and it may take Techrights a decade to cover it all, more Brits will recognise that those ARE hired guns https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich and act accordingly https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Solicitors in UK warned not to act as hired guns to silence critics of super-rich | Law | The Guardian [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime) [08:19] TR News This 'article' ITSELF smacks of "Reputation Management" https://fossforce.com/2026/08/bytedances-oin-2-0-deal-patent-non-aggression-meets-reputation-management/ [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | ByteDances OIN 2.0 Deal: Patent Non-Aggression Meets Reputation Management - FOSS Force [08:20] TR News OIN is a well-connected cabal like LF, it does NOT represent ANY form of populism. It's run by the tennis partner of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Geithner [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | Timothy Geithner - Wikipedia [08:21] TR News Hank Paulson turned 80 months ago. You can wreck the economy and live long, just never ever criticise financial criminals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paulson [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | Henry Paulson - Wikipedia [08:21] TR News Timothy Franz Geithner is set to retire in 2-3 years [08:22] TR News OIN: we're run by people who don't use Linux! We just use the "Linux" brand to protect software patents from critics like FFII. [08:22] TR News "This thing is entirely devoid of any specific anchor in space or time." https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/17/john-solomons-propaganda-technique-keeping-the-who-what-when-secret-to-fool-the-rubes/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | John Solomon's Propaganda Technique: Keeping the "Who" "What" "When" Secret to Fool the Rubes - emptywheel [08:23] TR News "Why did Vodafone send these messages? Earlier in the week, all Internet access was cut off now phones were blasting propaganda to the masses." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/ | Source: Terence Eden [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway Terence Edens Blog [08:23] TR News "The chatbot described the former N.B.A. star Yao Ming as the first Chinese woman to play professional basketball in the United States." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.html | Source: New York Times [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.html ) [08:23] TR News "from an operational standpoint" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/yandex-digitally-added-forest-to-maps-to-hide-military-sites | Source: Meduza [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Yandex digitally added forest to maps to hide Russian military sites Meduza [08:24] TR News Cyberattacks https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/trump-iran-elections-cyberattacks/688297/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | How Trump Left America Vulnerable to Cyberattacks - The Atlantic [08:24] TR News "Its aspirational. Google says deployments are internal-only, the components arent all built, and more papers are coming." https://kanenarraway.com/posts/beyond-zero-for-the-rest-of-us/ | Source: Kane Narraway [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kanenarraway.com | Beyond Zero: For The Rest Of Us | Kane Narraway [08:25] TR News "The companys pitch is that one integration outlives any single model." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/16/stripe-reportedly-finalizes-deal-to-buy-ai-model-router-openrouter-for-more-than-7b/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stripe reportedly finalizes deal to buy AI model router OpenRouter for more than $7B - SiliconANGLE [08:25] TR News "The solution has been a transition to photonics" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/photonics/ai-data-center-optical-interconnect-market-to-hit-usd144-billion-by-2030-an-over-ten-fold-increase-from-2024-figures-according-to-new-projections-silicon-photonics-expected-to-account-for-nearly-two-thirds-of-revenue-driven-by-co-packaged-optics | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AI data center optical interconnect market to hit $144 billion by 2030, an over ten-fold increase from 2024 figures, according to new projections silicon photonics expected to account for nearly two-thirds of revenue, driven by co-packaged optics | Tom's Hardware [08:26] TR News "American Kakistocracy." https://newrepublic.com/article/214258/republicans-medicaid-cuts-kill-people-2027 | Source: New Republic [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | The Republicans Are Going to Kill Peoplebut Not Until After They Vote | The New Republic [08:26] TR News "The deal, just months after OpenRouter raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation, underscores the demand from businesses to find the most cost-friendly AI solutions." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/stripe-clinches-over-7-billion-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter/articleshow/133285357.cms | Source: India Times [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Stripe acquisition: Stripe clinches over $7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter - The Economic Times [08:27] TR News "Edison Motors is going to be selling the series-hybrid version of these big rigs eventually." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/edison-motors-offering-all-mechanical-trucks-at-least-to-start/ | Source: Hackaday [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Edison Motors Offering All-Mechanical Trucks, At Least To Start | Hackaday [08:28] TR News GNU/Linux ~5% in Hong Kong https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=HK&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=HK&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [08:37] TR News (NEW): What Clownflare Says About Yemen's Adoption of GNU/Linux on Laptops/Desktops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/What_Clownflare_Says_About_Yemen_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_on_Lap.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/What_Clownflare_Says_About_Yemen_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_on_Lap.gmi [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines What Clownflare Says About Yemen's Adoption of GNU/Linux on Laptops/Desktops [08:44] TR News "The GEK800, now officially known under the name F143, is an 800-pound-thrust (3.56-kilonewton) turbofan engine for long-range missiles and other uncrewed applications." https://interestingengineering.com/military/new-800-lb-thrust-turbofan-engine-selected-for-us-air-force-jassm-cruise-missile | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | US Air Force picks new 800-pound thrust F143 engine for JASSM missile [08:45] TR News "According to a new analysis of real-world battery-powered EVs, aggressive driving can accelerate the battery's degradation." https://www.sciencealert.com/driving-your-ev-like-a-jerk-could-wear-out-the-battery-2-5-times-faster | Source: Science Alert [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-There's One Type of Driving to Avoid if You Want Your EV Battery to Last 2.5x Longer : ScienceAlert [08:46] TR News "Ypsilanti Township is considering a six-month pause on massive electricity transmission associated with data centers" https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/ypsilanti-township-eyes-moratorium-on-power-transmission-to-slow-u-m-data-center/ | Source: Bridge Michigan [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Ypsilanti Township eyes moratorium on power transmission to slow U-M data center - Bridge Michigan [08:50] TR News "Nvidias financing for the data center in Pike County, Ohio, a project that could cost as much as $500 billion, is part of the complex dealmaking behind the A.I. boom." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/nvidia-ohio-data-center-openai.html | Source: New York Times [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/nvidia-ohio-data-center-openai.html ) [08:52] TR News "Nvidia reached a deal on Monday to provide up to $105 billion to backstop a new OpenAI data center in Ohio, as Big Tech ramped up its debt-fueled AI splurge." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/17/2026/nvidia-to-offer-105-billion-backstop-for-openai-data-center | Source: Semafor Inc [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion backstop for OpenAI data center | Semafor [08:53] TR News "Rising global temperatures are heating up the ocean and fueling marine heat waves, which kill reefs." https://www.vox.com/climate/497730/coral-reef-climate-change-restoration-palau | Source: Vox [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Climate change is undermining coral reef restoration. Could picnic coolers help? | Vox [08:54] TR News "Of course, theres no use in having billions of dollars if youre going to stay shuttered away in a gaudy McMansion like some Old Moneyed hermit." https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-billionaires-sales-yachts-private-jets-luxury-travel | Source: Futurism [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Billionaires Are So Greedy That They're Supercharging Sales of Yachts and Private Jets [08:55] TR News "Clark reached out to Epstein after being introduced to him by John Brockman" https://futurism.com/future-society/dario-amodei-wife-jeffrey-epstein | Source: Futurism [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Dario Amodei's Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein [08:55] TR News "The Democratic Partys overlords are facing a multifront challenge to their authority" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-fundraising-scam-pac-report/ | Source: The Nation [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising | The Nation [08:56] TR News Overpopulation https://futurism.com/future-society/subreddit-regretful-parents-dark | Source: Futurism [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Subreddit for "Regretful Parents" Just Might Be the Darkest Place Online [08:56] TR News "endless feed of AI fruitslop videos" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/experts-gnet-ai-fruit-slop-corrupting-violence-extremism | Source: Futurism [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Experts Warn That AI Slop Is Corrupting Kids' Brains [08:57] TR News "That document is still in force. Russia has never torn it up. And that, say Lithuanian officials and legal experts" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3018124/the-1991-treaty-that-still-haunts-the-kremlin | Source: LRT [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | The 1991 treaty that still haunts the Kremlin - LRT [08:57] TR News "The question, then, may no longer simply be whether Russia remains the world's second-most-powerful military." https://www.rferl.org/a/war-russia-ukraine-degraded-superpower-struggles/33829865.html | Source: RFERL [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Exposed Weakness In Russia's War Machine. Can Moscow Still Claim Military Superpower Status? [08:58] TR News "Meta will head into federal court on Tuesday to fend off accusations from a group of state attorneys" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5930701 | Source: NPR [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction [08:59] TR News "French President Emmanuel Macron has been the global leader in promoting a ban on social media for kids" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/thanks-for-joining-the-movement-french-constitutional-council-strikes-down-kids-social-media-ban/ | Source: Michael Geist [08:59] TR News "Just to remember the story: So first we had the big warning that the U.S. military was basically running out of ammunition." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-misery-will-continue-until-morale | Source: Paul Krugman [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Thanks For Joining the Movement: French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Kids Social Media Ban - Michael Geist [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves ● Aug 18 [09:00] TR News "The cyber operation amplified the impact of kinetic strikes by Ukraines Defense Forces on Wildberries warehouses" https://therecord.media/russia-wildberries-cyberattack-ukraine | Source: The Record [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Ukraine says cyberattack hit Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries amid drone strikes | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:00] TR News "The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm most adolescents." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/australias-social-media-ban-for-teens-may-not-be-the-best-solution-but-its-certainly-getting-people-talking-180989355/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smithsonianmag.com | Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens May Not Be the Best Solution, But It's Certainly Getting People Talking [09:01] TR News "While the supply chain issue has been slowly mended, for a time it meant a rapid deterioration in living conditions." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-uss-lincoln-crisis/ | Source: The Nation [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Trumps Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navys Ships | The Nation [09:02] TR News "Lets just say this is the scenario were currently not ready for" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/nato-nightmare-joint-attack/688295/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | NATOs Nightmare - The Atlantic [09:02] TR News "Furthermore, young kids are not just passive listeners; they are active participants." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/gen-z-alpha-faith-algorithms-ai-chatbots-roblox-digital-religion-138751430.html | Source: Bhaskar English [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Gen Z & Alpha Faith: How AI Chatbots & Roblox Redefine Digital Religion [09:08] TR News "the progress of the VMOS pipeline" https://www.telesurenglish.net/tech-magnate-peter-thiel-consolidates-his-presence-in-argentina/ | Source: teleSUR [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | NO TITLE [09:08] TR News "Cryptocurrency wallet provider SafePal on Thursday disclosed a data breach that involved unauthorized access to about 39,798 customers' order information" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crypto-wallet-provider-safepal-discloses-data-breach-affecting-nearly-40000-users-order-information/articleshow/133278729.cms | Source: India Times [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Crypto wallet provider SafePal discloses data breach affecting nearly 40,000 users' order information - The Economic Times [09:09] TR News "The round officially closed on June 19th, and the results give us reason to be encouraged" https://blog.torproject.org/funding-internet-freedom-together/ | Source: Tor [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Funding internet freedom together: results from our first participatory funding round | The Tor Project [09:09] TR News "But theres been another persistent, unsanctioned use: officers stalking women." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/17/flock-is-just-the-latest-example-of-using-surveillance-to-stalk-women-partner/ | Source: Salon [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women - Salon.com [09:10] TR News "Much of the information that Google has acquired relates to the airlines internal operations" https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/17/google-pays-10m-to-get-its-hands-on-spirit-airlines-business-data-for-ai-training/ | Source: Silicon Angle [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google pays $10M to get its hands on Spirit Airlines' business data for AI training - SiliconANGLE [09:10] TR News "In short, Flock could design its surveillance to be much narrower." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/17/1142200/what-flocks-defenders-are-missing/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | What Flocks defenders are missing | MIT Technology Review [09:11] TR News "The stolen information includes contact information like addresses" https://therecord.media/financial-info-leak-debt-consolidator | Source: The Record [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Nearly 750k had financial info, SSNs leaked in South Carolina loan company breach | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:12] TR News "computer-generated patterns can successfully prevent surveillance" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/invisible-car-machine-learning-hide-vehicle-flock-cameras | Source: Bitdefender [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | An "invisible" car? Researcher uses machine learning to hide vehicles from Flock cameras [09:13] TR News "I am baffled that someone thought this was a great idea." https://blog.avas.space/shop-social-media/ | Source: Ava [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | shop milking their customers for social media content ava's blog [09:13] TR News "Criminals are [cracking] into public Wi-Fi devicesat hotels" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/hacking-public-wi-fi-dns-to-steal-credentials.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hacking Public Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Credentials - Schneier on Security [09:15] TR News Microsoft GitHub https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/08/17/788a6/ | Source: Ricardo Mendes [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rmendes.net | A Node on the Web [09:17] TR News Privatisation / Privateering https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/public-goods-housing-schools-nursing-homes/ | Source: The Nation [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers | The Nation [09:17] TR News Windows TCO https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/08/17/theres-a-libcurl-dll-in-my-system32/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Theres a libcurl.dll in my system32 | daniel.haxx.se [09:17] TR News Windows TCO https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/that-hotel-wi-fi-password-does-not-make-the-network-safe/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | Hotel Wi-Fi Security: Why You Should Use a VPN - CybersecKyle [09:18] TR News "The update follows years of informal industry consensus suggesting users had to watch a standard video for roughly 30 seconds before YouTube registered a single view." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtube-updates-view-count-metrics-1814720 | Source: International Business Times [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | YouTube View Counts Set to Climb From August 24 as Platform Retires Old Counting Rules | IBTimes UK [09:18] TR News "YouTube says its going to keep its original view-counting method under an engaged views metric in its Analytics dashboard." https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update | Source: The Verge [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost | The Verge [09:20] TR News "The media hounding didnt just continue, it increased." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-lynching | Source: Carole Cadwalladr [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-broligarchy.substack.com | A Digital Lynching - by Carole Cadwalladr [09:20] TR News "The dual decision is the latest legal blow to the company" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-16/meta-youth-safety-trial-judge-rules-star-witness-evidence | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Meta child-safety trial: Judge allows star witness and key evidence - Los Angeles Times [09:22] TR News "Last week, I wrote somewhat personally about my trial, and Im going to refer to my own experience again because my practical suggestions are rooted in my lived experience. I went through a pale shadow of what Arday experienced but nevertheless I know many of these names who came for him, these journalists, these outlets." [09:23] TR News "Because its same ones who came for me. Brendan ONeill even used that exact same framing. I was a tragedy too." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-lynching [09:27] TR News "It was utterly absurd. And it had profound consequences. It meant I had to defend the meaning of the words that the judge had come up with at my trial, not the actual words Id said. And since I couldnt defend the judges words, I had to withdraw my truth defence." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-lynching [09:27] TR News They spent over a million pounds lawyering up against Carole Cadwalladr [09:28] TR News "The announcement has caused a meltdown in [slop] circles." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/people-horrified-busted-anthropic-watermark | Source: Futurism [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | People Horrified That They'll Be Busted Now That Anthropic Is Watermarking AI Content [09:29] TR News "Anthropic Adds Invisible [slop] Watermark to Claude" https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/anthropic-claude-invisible-ai-watermark-transparency-eu-ai-act-138743081.html | Source: Bhaskar English [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Anthropic Adds Invisible AI Watermark to Claude | EU AI Act Compliance [09:29] TR News "Thats because theres practically no oversight on Capitol Hill, as the WP points out." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/congressional-staffers-lazy-using-ai-write-new-laws | Source: Futurism [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Congressional Staffers Are So Lazy That They're Using AI to Write New Laws [09:29] TR News "But it has personality, and that doesnt show through nearly as well in the new README.md. The new one is dry." https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/don-t-use-an-llm-for-your-readme-md/ | Source: Andrew Quinn [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-til.andrew-quinn.me | Don't use an LLM for your README.mdAndrew Quinn's TILs [09:30] TR News "Many prestigious scientific venues have suffered from papers containing hallucinated citations." https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20260817/ | Source: Diomidis Spinellis [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spinellis.gr | blog dds: 2026-08-17 A controversial proposal for hallucinated references [09:30] TR News "When LLMs work, it can feel like magic, but when they fail, it feels like you are arguing with a confident bullshit artist." https://yogthos.net/posts/2026-08-17-llm-workflow.html | Source: Dmitri Sotnikov [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yogthos.net | (iterate think thoughts): A practical workflow for LLM-assisted development [09:31] TR News "The Carlson Lab at the Yale School of Public Health has done some research and held some discussions, and posted The only reason youll ever need not to write with AI." https://blog.zgp.org/llms-damned-if-you-don-t-worse-if-you-do/ | Source: Don Marti [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | LLMs: damned if you dont, worse if you do [09:32] TR News "Our lab has agreed on a blanket ban on the use of generative AI for writing.Using generative AI inherently exposes you to the risk of career-ending accusations of plagiarism." [09:32] TR News "Even though theres a lot of pressure on academics to adopt AI or be left behind!!1! this is a lot bigger deal. Especially for this particular research team." [09:32] TR News "LLMs do not care about the words that they pick because they cannot care about anything" https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/08/llms-arent-writing/ | Source: Six Colors [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | LLMs arent writing Six Colors [09:33] TR News "large language model could not be further away from those ideals. In the title of his piece, John describes the watermarking system as a perversion of writing. That might be the case if AIs were writing. But they are not; they are simply generating text. Those two things are not the same." [09:33] TR News "As per the premise of Johns piece, writing is about carefully picking the words and crafting the meaning of what youre saying, things that AI do notand patently cannotdo." [09:33] TR News "a hobbyist or amateur doesnt even have the capability or experience to understand the assumed intent of an LLM until its too late and users have been affected." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/oops-shouldve-thought-of-that/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Oops, Shouldve Thought of That - Jim Nielsens Blog [09:34] TR News "Quick strategy huddle. Im not Sun Tzu over here, but those seem like weak-sauce countermeasures if you mean to help someone fight back against a bombing." https://raymyers.org/post/reading-code-considered-helpful/ | Source: Ray Myers [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raymyers.org | Reading Code Considered Helpful [09:34] TR News "Right now, most people hate generative AI in their art." https://tracydurnell.com/2026/08/17/authenticating-digital-works/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | Authenticating digital works without detectors Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [09:34] TR News "We started talking to Hany regularly in 2017, when Sam first reported on deepfakes." https://www.404media.co/the-future-of-deepfakes-and-the-decline-of-reality-with-hany-farid/ | Source: 404 Media [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | The Future of Deepfakes and the Decline of Reality (With Hany Farid) [09:34] TR News "human oversight" https://cyberscoop.com/irregular-ai-sandbox-escape-human-oversight/ | Source: Scoop News Group [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Irregular says human oversight responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents | CyberScoop [09:35] TR News "The digital sewage heap has sprawled across tech platforms, cheapening meaningful content and polluting the information ecosystem, as chatbots and video generators continue to advance." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html | Source: New York Times [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html ) [09:35] TR News "In an investigation by 404 Media, a bookseller suspected that an order they received for 1,000 books on Biblio, a marketplace where buyers can remain anonymous, was for an AI company." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-destroying-rare-books-ai | Source: Futurism [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI [09:35] TR News "We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it" https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/ | Source: 404 Media [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility [09:47] TR News Techrights SBS News Interviews Daniel Pocock https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/SBS_News_Interviews_Daniel_Pocock.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/SBS_News_Interviews_Daniel_Pocock.gmi [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SBS News Interviews Daniel Pocock [09:48] TR News "But one thing not brought up in the Hacker News thread is that Gmail supports custom domains." https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/17.1 | Source: Sean Conner [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | Yet more noise on emails from other Sean Conners on the Intarwebs - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [09:48] TR News "It turns out that the real secret to longevity is to live in an area with poor record keeping." https://derekkedziora.com/notes/the-secret-to-longevity | Source: Derek Kdziora [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-derekkedziora.com | The secret to longevity [09:49] TR News "Intel will launch its new core with Nova Lake on desktop first, not in the data center." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-says-it-will-launch-new-core-with-nova-lake-on-desktop-first-not-in-data-center-vp-robert-hallock-hopes-enthusiasts-do-the-math-compared-to-amd | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Intel says it will launch new core with Nova Lake on desktop first, not in data center VP Robert Hallock hopes enthusiasts do the math compared to AMD | Tom's Hardware [09:49] TR News "I guess to summarise, with using a dedicated camera more my phone becomes less of an interesting device for me" https://ljpuk.net/posts/a-compact-camera-and-a-phone-for-phone-stuff | Source: Lee Peterson [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | A compact camera and a phone for phone stuff - LJPUK [09:50] TR News "Have you ever read an autobiographical account about someone?" https://heyloura.com/2026/08/17/blind-to-the-feeling-of.html | Source: Loura [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heyloura.com | Hey Loura! [09:50] TR News "It has no campus, no accreditation, and no admissions process. Joining the family is enough to get you enrolled. Graduation is another matter" https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1323 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unmitigatedrisk.com | Hurst University | UNMITIGATED RISK [09:50] TR News "more pointed" https://thedissenter.org/i-received-an-award-from-the-illinois-library-association/ | Source: The Dissenter [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | I Received An Award From The Illinois Library Association [09:54] TR News no need to (by default) attribute malice or rogue party intervention to what can otherwise be excused away as a technical fluke [09:54] TR News "for positive integers n. This is known as the generalized Sylvester method" https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/16/proportion-of-1s-in-a-hadamard-matrix/ | Source: John D Cook [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Proportion of 1s in a Hadamard matrix [09:54] TR News "In a recent Science research article, King et al. report using generative genome models to design complete viral genomes." https://josephhall.org/blog/sigs-not-enough/ | Source: Joseph Lorenzo Hall [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-josephhall.org | When (DNA) Signatures Aren't Enough [09:56] TR News Looney Lunduke has chosen NOT to focus on the slop question in Debian but instead obsess over sex, cis, and other side issues. He's peddling crap politics under the guise of "TECH JOURNALISM". Sick. [09:57] TR News The consequence is - for ALL of us - bad. They will excuse away the "anti-AI" as fanatical right wingers who make it about incest and stuff, not the technical and legal aspects [09:57] TR News "It is what you observe when walking through a -term with different strategies, and writing down the views as you go." https://text.marvinborner.de/2026-08-11-17.html | Source: Marvin Borner [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.marvinborner.de | A Dual View on Syntax [09:58] TR News "But that containment no longer works." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/17/guest-post-when-errors-become-consensus-sciences-self-correction-can-no-longer-keep-up/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post When Errors Become Consensus: Sciences Self-Correction Can No Longer Keep Up - The Scholarly Kitchen [09:58] TR News "A new archaeological investigation of a monumental Viking Age ship burial in Norway has uncovered evidence that the grave may have been constructed on top of a much older burial mound." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/viking-ship-burial-in-norway-may-have-been-built-over-bronze-age-grave/ | Source: Medievalists.net [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Viking Ship Burial in Norway May Have Been Built Over Bronze Age Grave - Medievalists.net [09:58] TR News "As I write this on Monday, August 17th, theres two more selfie of the day posts left for me to do before wrapping up the project." https://chrisenns.com/2026/08/reaching-the-end-of-my-selfie-a-day-for-a-year-project/ | Source: Chris Enns [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisenns.com | Reaching the End of My Selfie a Day for a Year Project [09:59] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Aug 18 [10:00] TR News Check out the demo for HYPERDROP an explosive neon-soaked pachinko roguelite | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/check-out-the-demo-for-hyperdrop-an-explosive-neon-soaked-pachinko-roguelite/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Check out the demo for HYPERDROP an explosive neon-soaked pachinko roguelite | GamingOnLinux [10:00] TR News Warcraft 2-inspired incremental auto-battler 'Orc Incremental' arrives September 8 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/warcraft-2-inspired-incremental-auto-battler-orc-incremental-arrives-september-8/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warcraft 2-inspired incremental auto-battler 'Orc Incremental' arrives September 8 | GamingOnLinux [10:00] TR News "By June 1996, after three years of hard work, id Software had completed their next title, Quake." https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_shareware_cd/index.html | Source: Fabian Sanglard [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fabiensanglard.net | Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full [10:01] TR News Dystopian block-pushing puzzler 'Hazard Pay' arrives September 10 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dystopian-block-pushing-puzzler-hazard-pay-arrives-september-10/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dystopian-block-pushing-puzzler-hazard-pay-arrives-september-10/ [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dystopian block-pushing puzzler 'Hazard Pay' arrives September 10 | GamingOnLinux [10:01] TR News He Who Watches will confuse your eyes and your brain when it releases in September | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/he-who-watches-will-confuse-your-eyes-and-your-brain-when-it-releases-in-september/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-He Who Watches will confuse your eyes and your brain when it releases in September | GamingOnLinux [10:03] TR News "automation factory" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/standardized-secure-scalable-optus-blueprint-red-hat-enterprise-linux-automation-factory | Source: Red Hat Official [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Standardized, secure, and scalable: The Optus blueprint for Red Hat Enterprise Linux automation factory [10:03] TR News "Thats where Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed steps in." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplify-hybrid-cloud-ops-red-hat-openshift-lightspeed-5-sets-prompts-try-today | Source: Red Hat Official [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Simplify hybrid cloud ops with Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed: 5 sets of prompts to try today [10:03] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:04] TR News Build cities, worlds and gardens in the Builder Games Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/build-cities-worlds-and-gardens-in-the-builder-games-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Build cities, worlds and gardens in the Builder Games Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [10:04] TR News KINGDOM HEARTS IV releases late in 2027 - Steam page is up with a new trailer | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/kingdom-hearts-iv-releases-late-in-2027-steam-page-is-up-with-a-new-trailer/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KINGDOM HEARTS IV releases late in 2027 - Steam page is up with a new trailer | GamingOnLinux [10:05] TR News Sloppy slop-slop from IBM Red Hat https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-we-built-ai-agent-field-associates-red-hat-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | How we built an AI agent for field associates with Red Hat AI [10:06] TR News Supernatural, post-apocalypse adventure 'Sally Face 2' revealed | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/supernatural-post-apocalypse-adventure-sally-face-2-revealed/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supernatural, post-apocalypse adventure 'Sally Face 2' revealed | GamingOnLinux [10:06] TR News Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands has Easy Anti-Cheat removed | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands-has-easy-anti-cheat-removed/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands has Easy Anti-Cheat removed | GamingOnLinux [10:06] TR News Linux kernel 7.2 is officially out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-kernel-7-2-is-officially-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-kernel-7-2-is-officially-out-now/ [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux kernel 7.2 is officially out now | GamingOnLinux [10:09] TR News They spent over a million pounds lawyering up against Carole Cadwalladr; the aim was to discredit her, to make it seem like anything she ever wrote was to be presumed false, plus demoralise her with online mobbing, ritual defamation [10:10] TR News (NEW): Games: Orc Incremental, Quake Shareware, Sally Face 2, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Games_Orc_Incremental_Quake_Shareware_Sally_Face_2_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Games_Orc_Incremental_Quake_Shareware_Sally_Face_2_and_More.gmi [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Orc Incremental, Quake Shareware, Sally Face 2, and More [10:14] TR News Techrights Links 18/08/2026: Sergey Brin Controlling State Policies, "Dario Amodei's (Anthropic) Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Links_18_08_2026_Sergey_Brin_Controlling_State_Policies_Dario_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Links_18_08_2026_Sergey_Brin_Controlling_State_Policies_Dario_A.gmi [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/08/2026: Sergey Brin Controlling State Policies, "Dario Amodei's (Anthropic) Wife Is Closely Linked to Jeffrey Epstein" [10:16] TR News So Dario Amodei is just one or two degrees away from 1) pedophilia. 2) trafficking of women. 3) oligarchs' "young meat" money [10:16] TR News But go on, carry on using LLM slop (plagiarism). [10:19] TR News "And - while you were on the PIP, were you receiving any kind of commentary, rating, etc. as to whether or not you were meeting expectations, or need more improvement, etc., etc.?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m05e9zxf [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m05e9zxf ) [10:20] TR News "If you want to be safe at IBM, work on your PowerPoint skills and voluntarily lick your boss's a nus at every opportunity. Sc--w the hard skills." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m06e61tm "the little HR Indian bot is back. Are you getting more badges ? How you WatsonX challenge ? Did you learn anything you can share ?" [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m06e61tm ) [10:42] TR News Techrights IBM is Dead or Dying. Now It Asks Workers to 'Resign' Voluntarily. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/IBM_is_Dead_or_Dying_Now_It_Asks_Workers_to_Resign_Voluntarily.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/IBM_is_Dead_or_Dying_Now_It_Asks_Workers_to_Resign_Voluntarily.gmi [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Dead or Dying. Now It Asks Workers to 'Resign' Voluntarily. [10:53] TR News State and Stats of NHS in 2026 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/state-and-stats-of-nhs-in-2026/ [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive State and Stats of NHS in 2026 ● Aug 18 [11:02] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux in Ecuador and Colombia: Growing, Still Below International Average https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Linux_in_Ecuador_and_Colombia_Growing_Still_Below_Internati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Linux_in_Ecuador_and_Colombia_Growing_Still_Below_Internati.gmi [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux in Ecuador and Colombia: Growing, Still Below International Average [11:12] TR News Shoemaking and Shoe Repair https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/shoemaking-and-shoe-repair/ [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Shoemaking and Shoe Repair [11:12] TR News "Dont Expect Russians to Protest the War - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/russia-ukraine-drone-war-protest/688259/ [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Dont Expect Russians to Protest the War - The Atlantic [11:12] TR News "Microsoft Gave BitLocker Keys to FBI" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/microsoft-gave-bitlocker-keys-to-fbi:4 [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Microsoft Gave BitLocker Keys to FBI [11:12] TR News "The Technium: Without a theory of intelligence" https://kk.org/thetechnium/without-a-theory-of-intelligence/ [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kk.org | The Technium: Without a theory of intelligence [11:12] TR News "Brjan till slutet fr ldersgrnser online" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/16/borjan-till-slutet-for-aldersgranser-online/ [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Brjan till slutet fr ldersgrnser online [11:13] TR News scapegoating https://cyberscoop.com/irregular-ai-sandbox-escape-human-oversight/ [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Irregular says human oversight responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents | CyberScoop [11:13] TR News "German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge" https://jacobin.com/2026/08/germany-cdu-afd-merz-coalition [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge [11:13] TR News "Jeffries Says He Opposes Medicare for All Which Would Save 114k Lives Yearly | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/jeffries-says-he-opposes-medicare-for-all-which-would-save-114k-lives-yearly/ [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Jeffries Says He Opposes Medicare for All Which Would Save 114k Lives Yearly | Truthout [11:13] TR News "Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/israel-lobby-clifton-lustick-middle-east-us-foreign-policy/ [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? | The Nation [11:13] TR News "Why Trump ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea - CSMonitor.com" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0817/trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-south-korea-military [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Trump ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea - CSMonitor.com [11:14] TR News "Fact check: Republicans tie Jocelyn Benson to criminal case involving KKK - Bridge Michigan" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-republicans-tie-jocelyn-benson-to-criminal-case-involving-kkk/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Fact check: Republicans tie Jocelyn Benson to criminal case involving KKK - Bridge Michigan [11:14] TR News "The Incoherence of Trumps Past Week of Foreign Policy - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/trump-foreign-policy-incoherence-iran/688312/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Incoherence of Trumps Past Week of Foreign Policy - The Atlantic [11:14] TR News "Brysseleffekten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/17/brysseleffekten/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Brysseleffekten [11:14] TR News "Hvorfor Kina vinder | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/hvorfor-kina-vinder [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Hvorfor Kina vinder | Version2 [11:15] TR News "screen readers suffer as nearly 90% of top websites tested contain HTML spec violations" https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/17/almost-nobody-pays-attention-to-web-standards-anymore/5288782 | Source: The Register UK [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Almost nobody pays attention to web standards anymore [11:16] TR News "None of these conveniences change FTPs fundamental problem: ordinary FTP is not secure." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/linux-fu-improving-ftp/ | Source: Hackaday [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Fu: Improving FTP | Hackaday [11:16] TR News "UUIDs have been part of my Django story since my first contribution to the project" https://www.paulox.net/2026/08/26/djangocon-us-2026/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.paulox.net | DjangoCon US2026 [11:17] TR News "The same trace is now far more compact and readable." https://lalitm.com/post/pytorch-profiles-perfetto/ | Source: Lalit Maganti [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lalitm.com | PyTorch profiles are going to look much better in Perfetto - Lalit Maganti [11:17] TR News "Heres a small excerpt from one of my apps." https://hamatti.org/posts/o-is-for-orm-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | O is for ORM - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [11:17] TR News "Before we discuss the activities that make up architectural work, let us first briefly revisit the two laws of architerctural work." https://www.ufried.com/blog/essence_of_architecture_5/ | Source: Uwe Friedrichsen [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ufried.com | The essence of architectural work - Part 5 [11:17] TR News "Richard Scarry already summarized everything there is to know about cyber security, about 50 years ago." https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-the-stalk-market/ | Source: Assaf Arkin [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-labnotes.org | Weekend Reading The Stalk Market Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) [11:18] TR News "A bug comes in, or someone shows me a page doing something surprising, and the question is always the same one." https://blog.farre.se/posts/2026/08/17/tracing-web-specs/ | Source: Andreas Farre [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.farre.se | Tracing algorithms through web specifications | farres blog [11:18] TR News "For the majority of people, just checking in the mirror and recognising your eye colour is fairly simple." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/iris-colour-detection-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Iris colour detection with Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi [11:27] TR News "In the digital economy, the concept of sovereignty is often associated with data control or infrastructure localization." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/18/time-the-cornerstone-of-digital-sovereignty-and-independence/ | Source: APNIC [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Time: The cornerstone of digital sovereignty and independence | APNIC Blog [11:28] TR News "Open source and digital sovereignty are closely related." https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/17/creative-commons-to-convene-a-conversation-unga-81/ | Source: Creative Commons [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-creativecommons.org | Creative Commons to Convene "A Conversation on Collaboration" Alongside UNGA 81 - Creative Commons [11:28] TR News "These days open source is everywhere, and frankly, we couldnt be happier about it." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/hackaday-europe-2026-open-source-hardware-goes-underground-literally/ | Source: Hackaday [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Europe 2026: Open Source Hardware Goes Underground, Literally | Hackaday [11:29] TR News "I provide some feeds for anyone who wishes to get an update on when I've published something." https://fyr.io/post/feeds-are-critical | [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-contains the... well, the title of the page! Web browsers will show this in the tab in your browser, or use it to name the page if you bookmark it --> RSS/Atom Feeds are Critical - fyr.io [11:29] TR News "Tramp is a famous and often praised GNU Emacs system for editing remote files; lots of people will call it one of Emacs' compelling features." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/EmacsTrampSomeThoughts | Source: University of Toronto [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [11:30] TR News "Were particularly taken by the conceit of creating his own packaging for the unit" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/one-mans-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs/ | Source: Hackaday [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Mans Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs | Hackaday [11:30] TR News "In the 1960s, the home computer was barely a twinkle in anyones eye." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/looking-at-an-old-toy-computer/ | Source: Hackaday [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Toy Computer Restored | Hackaday [11:31] TR News "There are a lot of options on the ballot, and they all have a different structure and approach the question in a different way." https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/20998.html | Source: Diziet [11:31] TR News "Running relayd alongside httpd on your OpenBSD web servers is no longer necessary for injecting HTTP security headers" https://btxx.org/posts/so-long-relayd/ | Source: Brad Taunt [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 504 @ https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/20998.html ) [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-btxx.org | So Long Relayd, and Thanks for All the Fish [11:32] TR News "[...] These days there are a lot of command line shells, some with an impressive range of interactive features." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260817 | Source: Distro Watch [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260817 ) [11:33] TR News "Rating: 90% (can't do the manual checks, as this is now a paid option)" https://www.robin.is/posts/2026/ratings/ | Source: Robin D Otis [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.robin.is | Robin's Ratings [11:33] TR News "Every element I use for the basic structure of a HTML document, with explanations why." https://www.matuzo.at/blog/html-boilerplate | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.matuzo.at | My HTML boilerplate in 2026 - Manuel Matuzovi ● Aug 18 [12:29] TR News this was just let through by the moderators today: "TV station's cloud provider fails, archived data in peril" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00002.html [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.gnu.org | TV station's cloud provider fails, archived data in peril [12:41] TR News Michael Meeks: "Worked late until a delicious dinner made by Barney - somehow with a fixed 9 hours work in the day" https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2026-08-12.html [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [12:44] TR News Natalie Vock: VRAM Management Part 2: Beyond the Limits of Physical VRAM https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/ [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pixelcluster.dev | VRAM Management Part 2: Beyond the Limits of Physical VRAM | pixelcluster's GPU blog [12:44] TR News Luckfox Lyra PLC A Linux-based Rockchip RK3506B industrial controller with RS232, RS422, RS485, CAN bus, and relays https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/17/luckfox-lyra-plc-a-linux-based-rockchip-rk3506b-industrial-controller-with-rs232-rs422-rs485-can-bus-and-relays/ [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Luckfox Lyra PLC - A Linux-based Rockchip RK3506B industrial controller with RS232, RS422, RS485, CAN bus, and relays - CNX Software [12:45] TR News John Goerzen: Hey Hi (AI) in Debian: The Vote, Proposals, and Nuance https://changelog.complete.org/archives/44740-ai-in-debian-the-vote-proposals-and-nuance [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-changelog.complete.org | Making sure you're not a bot! [12:46] TR News Slop boosters (plagiarists) want to tell us there's an anti-plagiarism ("AI") bias. Yes, that's right. Because plagiarism is a bad thing. [12:47] TR News The Code That Saved the Moon Landing https://jxself.org/moon.shtml [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jxself.org | The Code That Saved the Moon Landing [12:49] TR News OpenAltFinder Connects Users With FOSS Alternatives to Nonfree Apps https://fossforce.com/2026/08/openaltfinder-connects-users-with-foss-alternatives-to-nonfree-apps/ [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | OpenAltFinder Connects Users With FOSS Alternatives to Nonfree Apps - FOSS Force [12:50] TR News Pluralistic: Jennifer Jenkins' 'Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture' (17 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/17/great-sousas-ghost/ [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Jennifer Jenkins Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture (17 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:51] TR News Ian Jackson: Debian LLM GR - Summary of the options https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/20998.html [12:53] TR News After Jason Ardays Death, Mistaken Calls for Censorship https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/jason-arday-cambridge-plagiarism-media.html [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/opinion/jason-arday-cambridge-plagiarism-media.html ) ● Aug 18 [13:01] TR News Excuse for dumping something that does not make money but loses money https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/alibaba-sells-its-gaming-studio-for-at-least-1-5-billion-to-help-fund-ai-buildout [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Alibaba is selling its gaming studio for at least $1.5 billion to help fund AI buildout, mirroring Micron's exit from consumer business dumps entire stake in Lingxi Games, which made 'Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition' | Tom's Hardware [13:02] TR News Time: The cornerstone of digital sovereignty and independence https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/18/time-the-cornerstone-of-digital-sovereignty-and-independence/ [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Time: The cornerstone of digital sovereignty and independence | APNIC Blog [13:10] TR News Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-destroying-rare-books-ai [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI [13:10] TR News AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/technology/ai-slop.html ) [13:10] TR News Irregular says human oversight responsible for Hey Hi (AI) sandbox escape incidents https://cyberscoop.com/irregular-ai-sandbox-escape-human-oversight/ [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Irregular says human oversight responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents | CyberScoop [13:11] TR News Oops, Shouldve Thought of That https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/oops-shouldve-thought-of-that/ [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Oops, Shouldve Thought of That - Jim Nielsens Blog [13:15] TR News Vietnam aviation body says passenger planereturned to Munich after tail strike, tyre-pressure warnings https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-aviation-body-says-passenger-plane-returned-to-munich-after-tail-strike-tyre-pressure [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Vietnam aviation body says passenger planereturned to Munich after tail strike, tyre-pressure warnings | The Straits Times [13:15] TR News Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Vessel as Red Sea Violence Escalates https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/middleeast/houthis-saudi-strike.html [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/middleeast/houthis-saudi-strike.html ) [13:16] TR News How cheap, simple building materials can protect strike drones from lasers https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-cheap-simple-building-materials-can-protect-strike-drones-from-lasers/ [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | How cheap, simple building materials can protect strike drones from lasers | The Strategist [13:16] TR News Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs company responds with guidance, removes malicious package https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/geekom-admits-to-shipping-malware-laced-network-drivers-for-amd-mini-pcs-company-responds-with-guidance-removes-malicious-package [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs company responds with guidance, removes malicious package | Tom's Hardware [13:22] TR News Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/gnome-wordbook-dictionary-offline [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME - OMG! Ubuntu [13:24] TR News DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes countrys deadliest https://www.france24.com/en/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-becomes-country-s-deadliest [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-becomes-country-s-deadliest ) [13:24] TR News Americans Are Tossing Salad in Unprecedented Numbers https://futurism.com/health-medicine/americans-tossing-salad-lettuce-outbreak [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Americans Are Tossing Salad in Unprecedented Numbers [13:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html ) [13:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/trump-korea-military-kim-jong-un.html [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/trump-korea-military-kim-jong-un.html ) [13:31] TR News Facing Quagmire in Iran, Convicted Felon Turns to a Familiar Face: North Koreas Kim Jong-un https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-iran-north-korea-kim-jong-un.html [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-iran-north-korea-kim-jong-un.html ) [13:31] TR News Why Convicted Felon ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0817/trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-south-korea-military [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Trump ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea - CSMonitor.com [13:31] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man move to cut drills with South Korea shocks experts, analysts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-move-to-cut-drills-with-south-korea-shocks-experts-analysts [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Trump sends shock waves by cutting drills with South Korea | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News South Korea President Lee backs stronger self-defence, says drills not aimed at North Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-backs-stronger-self-defence-says-drills-not-aimed-at-north-korea [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea president backs stronger self-defence measures | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man orders Pentagon to cut back military drills with Seoul hours before start https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-drills-with-seoul-hours-before-start [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-drills-with-seoul-hours-before-start ) ● Aug 18 [14:51] TR News Mandatory drug screening for MAS pilots completed, all results negative, says MAG https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mandatory-drug-screening-for-mas-pilots-completed-all-results-negative-says-mag [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Mandatory drug screening for MAS pilots completed, all results negative, says MAG | The Straits Times [14:53] TR News Proposed US-led tech hub in the Philippines will secure supply chains, create jobs https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/08/18/pax-silica-philippines-us-clark/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Proposed US-led tech hub in the Philippines will secure supply chains, create jobs Radio Free Asia [14:53] TR News Taiwans leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/17/taiwans-leader-says-government-to-propose-record-defence-spending-for-2027/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027 [14:54] TR News Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen: 8 Terminal Multiplexers Worth Trying https://itsfoss.com/terminal-multiplexers/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen: 8 Terminal Multiplexers Worth Trying [14:56] TR News France enters literary season amid publishing industry crisis https://www.france24.com/en/france-enters-literary-season-amid-publishing-industry-crisis [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france-enters-literary-season-amid-publishing-industry-crisis ) [14:56] TR News Monday's Microscope Mystery: What Is This Pink And Red Oddity? https://www.sciencealert.com/mondays-microscope-mystery-what-is-this-pink-and-red-oddity [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Monday's Microscope Mystery: What Is This Pink And Red Oddity? : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News Water Detected Surprisingly Close to Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole https://www.sciencealert.com/especially-exciting-jwst-finds-water-surviving-surprisingly-close-to-our-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Water Detected Surprisingly Close to Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News Job With Highest Risk of Radiation Cancer Revealed Out of Over 500 Occupations https://www.sciencealert.com/job-with-highest-risk-of-radiation-cancer-revealed-out-of-over-500-occupations [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Job With Highest Risk of Radiation Cancer Revealed Out of Over 500 Occupations : ScienceAlert [14:58] TR News Just One Intense Sunburn Can Change Your Health Forever, Research Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/bad-news-just-one-intense-sunburn-really-can-be-life-changing [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Just One Intense Sunburn Can Change Your Health Forever, Research Shows : ScienceAlert [14:58] TR News Review of Over 120 Trials Challenges The Advice to Always Finish Antibiotics https://www.sciencealert.com/always-finish-your-antibiotics-is-not-always-best-practice-surprised-youre-not-alone [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Review of Over 120 Trials Challenges The Advice to Always Finish Antibiotics : ScienceAlert [14:58] TR News Our Survival Might One Day Rely on Nuking a 'City Killer' Asteroid. Scientists Just Tested Whether It'll Work https://www.sciencealert.com/our-survival-might-one-day-rely-on-nuking-a-city-killer-asteroid-scientists-just-tested-whether-itll-work [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Our Survival Might One Day Rely on Nuking a 'City Killer' Asteroid. Scientists Just Tested Whether It'll Work : ScienceAlert [14:59] TR News Internet-Connected Pet Feeders Go Down, Leaving Kitties Hungry https://futurism.com/future-society/internet-connected-pet-feeders-go-down-cats-hungry [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Internet-Connected Pet Feeders Go Down, Leaving Kitties Hungry [14:59] TR News The Quantum Internet Just Passed Its Toughest Real-World Test Yet Over 38 Miles of Ordinary Cable https://www.sciencealert.com/the-quantum-internet-just-passed-its-toughest-real-world-test-yet-over-38-miles-of-ordinary-cable [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Quantum Internet Just Passed Its Toughest Real-World Test Yet Over 38 Miles of Ordinary Cable : ScienceAlert ● Aug 18 [15:01] TR News The Economy Has Spoken: Stuff Thats AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economy-ai-generated-value ping bms [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Economy Has Spoken: Stuff That's AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value [15:01] TR News Kentucky Middle School Sends Students Home on First Day of Class With AI-Generated Educational Materials Full of Inexcusable Hallucinations, Including a Map Labeled With North Dahota and Olkchoma https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/kentucky-middle-school-ai [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Kentucky Middle School Sends Students Home on First Day of Class With AI-Generated Educational Materials Full of Inexcusable Hallucinations, Including a Map Labeled With "North Dahota" and "Olkchoma" [15:02] TR News A Convicted Felon Grift Too Far? https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/selling-fast-access-to-truth-social-posts-a-trump-grift-too-far [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | A Trump Grift Too Far? | The New Yorker [15:03] TR News Ellie Goulding Sues Former Managers Over Alleged Conflict of Interest Have Her Claims Already Fueled a Client Exodus? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/ellie-goulding-lawsuit-conflict-of-interest/ [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/ellie-goulding-lawsuit-conflict-of-interest/ ) [15:04] TR News Family Presses for Information About Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/biddeford-maine-ice-shooting-hearing.html [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/biddeford-maine-ice-shooting-hearing.html ) [15:04] TR News With war slowing Saudi food imports, hydroponics provide a homegrown solution https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0817/saudi-arabia-hydroponic-farms-food-security [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hydroponic farms help offset wartime shortages in Saudi Arabia - CSMonitor.com [15:05] TR News India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-says-it-thwarted-attacks-by-pakistan-backed-militants-arrested-over-200-operatives [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives | The Straits Times [15:05] TR News Morocco authorities arrest hundreds of migrants trying to reach Spain https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/morocco-authorities-arrest-hundreds-of-migrants-trying-to-reach-spain/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Morocco authorities arrest hundreds of migrants trying to reach Spain - JURIST - News [15:06] TR News French taxpayers warned after personal data stolen in major hack https://www.france24.com/en/french-taxpayers-warned-after-personal-data-stolen-in-major-hack [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-taxpayers-warned-after-personal-data-stolen-in-major-hack ) [15:15] TR News Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure - SecurityWeek [15:15] TR News Recent macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/recent-macos-screen-sharing-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recent macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks - SecurityWeek [15:17] TR News 40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/40000-impacted-by-safepal-data-breach/ [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach - SecurityWeek [15:23] TR News Irregular Details How a Naming Error Let Hey Hi (AI) Models Attack a Real Company https://www.securityweek.com/irregular-details-how-a-naming-error-let-ai-models-attack-a-real-company/ [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Irregular Details How a Naming Error Let AI Models Attack a Real Company - SecurityWeek [15:23] TR News 680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/680000-impacted-by-french-tax-authority-data-breach/ [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach - SecurityWeek [15:24] TR News Replacing security/pam-ssh-agent-auth with security/pam-ssh-agent https://dan.langille.org/2026/08/17/replacing-security-pam-ssh-agent-auth-with-security-pam-ssh-agent/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Replacing security/pam-ssh-agent-auth with security/pam-ssh-agent Dan Langille's Other Diary [15:24] TR News Meta faces mammoth fine in landmark social control media trial https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/17/meta-faces-mammoth-fine-in-landmark-social-media-trial/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta faces mammoth fine in landmark social media trial - SiliconANGLE [15:25] TR News Details emerge on BlackFiles recent attacks on financial companies https://cyberscoop.com/blackfile-cyberattacks-financial-sector/ [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Details emerge on BlackFile's recent attacks on financial companies | CyberScoop [15:26] TR News New Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/new-chatgpt-feature-collects-every-keystroke-you-make [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make [15:26] TR News Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Microsoft trap Azure Data Theft Campaign https://www.securityweek.com/fortune-500-companies-hit-in-azure-data-theft-campaign/ [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign - SecurityWeek [15:29] TR News Theory: puppy breaker cheated on his spouse, then when things got hot (over this) he threw his spouse in a cell based on false (and also hypocritical) pretexts, then stole the spouse's money to pay the same corrupt lawyers who attacked Roy's life (whom he then tried to also put in a cell) [15:29] TR News puppy breaker is NOT a friend of the trans community, just like his president is NOT a friend of gays [15:29] TR News powa-archivist 5.3.0 is out! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/powa-archivist-530-is-out-3366/ [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: powa-archivist 5.3.0 is out! [15:30] TR News Pi-Ener-lite A compact 18650 UPS board for Raspberry Pi Zero with RTC and fuel gauge https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/17/pi-ener-lite-a-compact-18650-ups-board-for-raspberry-pi-zero-with-rtc-and-fuel-gauge/ [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Pi-Ener-lite - A compact 18650 UPS board for Raspberry Pi Zero with RTC and fuel gauge - CNX Software [15:30] TR News SONOFF Hydro DUO review A dual-zone BLE and Zigbee water valve tested with eWeLink and Home Assistant https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/17/sonoff-hydro-duo-review-a-dual-zone-ble-and-zigbee-water-valve-tested-with-ewelink-and-home-assistant/ [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | SONOFF Hydro DUO review - A dual-zone BLE and Zigbee water valve tested with eWeLink and Home Assistant - CNX Software [15:30] TR News Wyoming Woman Files Grok Hey Hi (AI) Lawsuit Over Explicit Photos https://www.cloudbooklet.com/wyoming-woman-files-grok-ai-lawsuit [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wyoming Woman Files Grok AI Lawsuit Over Explicit Photos - Cloudbooklet [15:31] TR News Doctors Found 4 Autoimmune Diseases in One Woman at One Time https://www.sciencealert.com/doctors-found-4-autoimmune-diseases-in-one-woman-at-one-time [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Doctors Found 4 Autoimmune Diseases in One Woman at One Time : ScienceAlert [15:31] TR News The Premier Leagues New Rules (by IFAB) Would Devastate Brett Wilson LLP https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/17/ifab-brett-wilson-llp/ [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Premier Leagues New Rules (by IFAB) Would Devastate Brett Wilson LLP [15:32] TR News Anyone out there who facilitated and continues to facilitate puppy breaker is responsible too, as the sinister acts could not be prolonged without enabler and reputation launders, who include Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn [15:34] TR News The people who attacked RMS (in various ways) are falling mainly into 3 classes: people who tried to replace him by creating a leadership void, people who are just envious and wanted the thrill of cancel culture online, and antisemites (who will never admit it; hard to prove intent) - that last groups being only a minority [15:34] TR News Apple Screen Sharing Security, (Mon, Aug 17th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33252 [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Apple Screen Sharing Security - SANS Internet Storm Center [15:34] TR News Apple Patches iOS and macOS, (Mon, Aug 17th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33254 [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Apple Patches iOS and macOS - SANS Internet Storm Center [15:35] TR News "Now all I get are Hey Hi (AI) generated shitty emails with no personality whatsoever. Not bashing AI, I'm bashing the lazy marketeers" https://kevquirk.com/2026-08-17-1129 [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | 2026-08-17 11:29 - Kev Quirk [15:35] TR News slop is not HEY HI, it is a form of plagiarism more wittily disguised using brute force [15:36] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.16.0 and 2.16.1 Released https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-16-0-and-2-16-1-released/149211 [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-discourse.mozilla.org | MozPhab 2.16.0 and 2.16.1 Released - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse [15:36] TR News Rejected, With a Road Map: Allowable Subject Matter in the First Action https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/rejected-with-a-road-map-allowable-subject-matter-in-the-first-action.html [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Rejected, With a Road Map: Allowable Subject Matter in the First Action | Patently-O [15:37] TR News PulseLink networking patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/17/pulselink-networking-patent-prior-art-found [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | PulseLink networking patent prior art found Unified Patents [15:38] TR News Call for Applications: Information Controls Research Program 2026 https://citizenlab.ca/call-for-applications-information-controls-research-program-2026/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | Call for Applications: Information Controls Research Program 2026 - The Citizen Lab [15:41] TR News Andreas Farre: Tracing algorithms through web specifications https://blog.farre.se/posts/2026/08/17/tracing-web-specs/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.farre.se | Tracing algorithms through web specifications | farres blog [15:41] TR News Judge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV data https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/judge-clears-nine-pbs-to-retrieve-70-years-of-archival-tv-data-court-rules-station-owns-50tb-of-data-in-iron-mountain-servers-after-host-went-under [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Judge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV data court rules station owns 50TB of data in Iron Mountain servers after host went under | Tom's Hardware [15:42] TR News Changing Language for Storage Capacity https://mwl.io/archives/24954 [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | Changing Language for Storage Capacity Michael W Lucas [15:43] TR News GNOME is controlled by (and for) IBM https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/gnome-51-fedora-45-test-day/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/31/IBM_Has_Takes_Control_of_GNOME.shtml [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Help us test the upcoming GNOME 51 release for Fedora 45! Felipe Borges [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Has Taken Control of GNOME [15:44] TR News GNOME communications likewise https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/GNOME_Curated_and_Censored_by_IBM_Under_the_Guise_of_Code_of_Co.shtml [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNOME Curated and Censored by IBM (Under the Guise of "Code of Conduct") [15:45] TR News Conflicting Test Goals Pushed Claude Agents to Deploy Self-Replicating Malware https://www.securityweek.com/conflicting-test-goals-pushed-claude-agents-to-deploy-self-replicating-malware/ [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Conflicting Test Goals Pushed Claude Agents to Deploy Self-Replicating Malware - SecurityWeek [15:45] TR News Ubuntus App Center doesnt know what went wrong https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-app-center-something-went-wrong [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu's App Center doesn't know what went wrong - OMG! Ubuntu [15:46] TR News poke @ Savannah: GNU poke 5.0 released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10923 [15:46] TR News GNU poke 5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089211/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Connection timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10923 ) [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNU poke 5.0 released [LWN.net] [15:47] TR News Linux Kernel 7.2 Released with AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/linux-kernel-7-2-released-with-amdgpu-hdmi-2-1-frl-support/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Linux Kernel 7.2 Released with AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL Support | UbuntuHandbook [15:47] TR News How to Install GCC 16 in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04, or 20.04 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/install-gcc-16-in-ubuntu-24-04-22-04-or-20-04/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | How to Install GCC 16 in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04, or 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook [15:48] TR News Radxa Zero 3W Powers Compact IP-KVM with BIOS OCR https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-zero-3w-powers-compact-ip-kvm-with-bios-ocr/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-zero-3w-powers-compact-ip-kvm-with-bios-ocr/ ) [15:49] TR News Canonical is being subsumed by the Vole; it's not competing https://itsfoss.com/news/canonical-wsl-growth/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Ubuntu is Growing Faster on Windows Than on Linux [15:49] TR News Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089205/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Monday [LWN.net] [15:51] TR News IBM Red Hat is boosting slop plagiarism, as usual https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/18/architecting-the-red-hat-openshift-ai-dashboard-for-models-as-a-service [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/18/architecting-the-red-hat-openshift-ai-dashboard-for-models-as-a-service ) [15:51] TR News Kubernetes chaos engineering at scale: Krkn Operator Developer Preview in Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/17/krkn-operator-developer-preview-red-hat-acm [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/17/krkn-operator-developer-preview-red-hat-acm ) [15:53] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 399 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-399/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-latenightlinux.com | Late Night Linux Episode 399 Late Night Linux [15:53] TR News Russias Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-russia-supreme-court-upholds-ban-anti-war-party-yabloko [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-russia-supreme-court-upholds-ban-anti-war-party-yabloko ) [15:57] TR News GNu/Linux measured at 20% in Chile yesterday https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=1d&loc=CL&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=1d&loc=CL&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [15:59] TR News ChromeoS+GNU/Linux sometimes near 10% in Oceania https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=12w&loc=oceania&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=12w&loc=oceania&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) ● Aug 18 [16:00] TR News 5% GNU/Linux in Armenia https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=12w&loc=AM&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=12w&loc=AM&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [16:00] TR News Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity ) [16:01] TR News US-South Korea drills renew questions over North Koreas military power https://www.france24.com/en/us-south-korea-drills-renew-questions-over-north-korea-s-military-power [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-south-korea-drills-renew-questions-over-north-korea-s-military-power ) [16:01] TR News Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks, several killed in Belgorod border region https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-ukraine-and-russia-intensify-attacks-several-killed-in-belgorod-border-region [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-ukraine-and-russia-intensify-attacks-several-killed-in-belgorod-border-region ) [16:01] TR News Baltic medical teams return from Ukraine after two-week training mission https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024053/baltic-medical-teams-return-from-ukraine-after-two-week-training-mission [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Baltic medical teams return from Ukraine after two-week training mission - LRT [16:01] TR News Russian Court Rejects Anti-War Party's Appeal Over Election Ban https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-anti-war-party-yabloko-court-appeal-elections/33832027.html [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Court Rejects Anti-War Party's Appeal Over Election Ban [16:01] TR News How Ukraines Satellites Help Drive Its War Drones https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/from-the-sky-to-the-battlefield.html [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/from-the-sky-to-the-battlefield.html ) [16:02] TR News Secret services in some countries operate explosive drones via SIM cards. Now the technique hits Germany https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/17/secret-services-in-some-countries-operate-explosive-drones-via-sim-cards-now-the-technique-hits-germany/ [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Secret services in some countries operate explosive drones via SIM cards. Now the technique hits Germany | Matthias Monroy [16:04] TR News Moscow court sentences Lithuanian man for removing plaques on Soviet burial site https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024207/moscow-court-sentences-lithuanian-man-for-removing-plaques-on-soviet-burial-site [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Moscow court sentences Lithuanian man for removing plaques on Soviet burial site - LRT [16:04] TR News Integration or electioneering? Vilnius clampdown on Russian language sparks debate https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3021351/integration-or-electioneering-vilnius-clampdown-on-russian-language-sparks-debate [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Integration or electioneering? Vilnius clampdown on Russian language sparks debate - LRT [16:05] TR News Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-heads-to-russia-for-official-visit-state-media-reports [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports | The Straits Times [16:05] TR News Restocking US missile interceptors will take years. China and Russia are watching. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2026/0817/us-missile-shortage-iran-russia-china [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Restocking US missile interceptors will take years. China and Russia are watching. - CSMonitor.com [16:06] TR News Barred From Ballot, a Party Becomes a Vessel for Russians Discontent https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-election.html [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-election.html ) [16:06] TR News Rinkvis: Latvia lacks border guards https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/18.08.2026-rinkevics-latvia-lacks-border-guards.a659250/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Rinkvis: Latvia lacks border guards / Article [16:06] TR News Drone that was shot down in Latvia entered from Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/17.08.2026-drone-that-was-shot-down-in-latvia-entered-from-belarus.a659104/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Drone that was shot down in Latvia entered from Belarus / Article [16:06] TR News Lithuanias border guard chief resigns after cover-up claims over migrant attack https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024347/lithuania-s-border-guard-chief-resigns-after-cover-up-claims-over-migrant-attack [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias border guard chief resigns after cover-up claims over migrant attack - LRT [16:07] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man orders US-S. Korea military drills trimmed as he seeks to re-engage Pyongyang https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-orders-us-s-korea-military-drills-trimmed-as-he-seeks-to-re-engage-pyongyang [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Trump orders US-S. Korea military drills trimmed as he seeks to re-engage Pyongyang | The Straits Times [16:09] TR News IBM staff tries to cancel RMS, gets award from the SFC, which attempted the same and takes GAFAM money https://lwn.net/Articles/1089208/ LWN = LF = same interests [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mark J. Wielaard receives Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom [LWN.net] [16:09] TR News Round Hill Music Fires Off Copyright Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Says Each Cases Damages Could Conceivably Exceed $1 Billion https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/round-hill-suno-lawsuit-anthropic/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/round-hill-suno-lawsuit-anthropic/ ) [16:10] TR News Jamendo Abruptly Drops Their Suno Copyright Infringement Lawsuit With EDM Duo The American Dollar Also Ending Their Litigation https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/suno-lawsuit-dismissals-jamendo-american-dollar/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/suno-lawsuit-dismissals-jamendo-american-dollar/ ) [16:11] TR News A Little Venue In Vermont Drags StubHub Into a High-Stakes David vs. Goliath Legal Battle https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/vermont-venue-v-stubhub-lawsuit/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/vermont-venue-v-stubhub-lawsuit/ ) [16:13] TR News Oulu Community Member Monday: Aleksi Kallio https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/17/community-member-monday-aleksi-kallio/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Community Member Monday: Aleksi Kallio - TDF Community Blog [16:15] TR News TUXEDO 20260813 https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo ) [16:15] TR News ZimaOS 1.7.1-beta2 https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [16:15] TR News GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2026-08/msg00002.html [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.gnu.org | GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu [16:16] TR News Slimbook OS 26-r3 https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos ) [16:17] TR News Mainstream 1.3.0 https://distrowatch.com/mainstream [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/mainstream ) [16:19] TR News Build bootable image mode for Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux with image builder https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/17/build-bootable-image-mode-for-rhel-with-image-builder [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/17/build-bootable-image-mode-for-rhel-with-image-builder ) [16:19] TR News Linux 7.2 released, Bootlin contributions inside https://bootlin.com/blog/linux-7-2-released-bootlin-contributions-inside/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.2 released, Bootlin contributions inside Bootlin [16:23] TR News FOMO by FAKE View Counts https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/youtube-long-form-video-views-changes/ [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/youtube-long-form-video-views-changes/ ) [16:25] TR News Ruth Suehle (SAS, proprietary) does not want people to know OSI is run by sponsors, i.e. companies like Microsoft. It's a front group for the oppressor, it even promotes plagiarism. https://opensource.org/blog/osi-governance-survey [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | OSI Governance Survey Open Source Initiative [16:25] TR News Gemini Protocol Spreads Further in Spite of Googles Attempt to Googlebomb It Out of Existence https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/17/gemini-protocol-spreads/ [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Gemini Protocol Spreads Further in Spite of Googles Attempt to Googlebomb It Out of Existence [16:26] TR News How to Install Zabbix Agent on Ubuntu 26.04 https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-zabbix-agent-on-ubuntu-26-04/ [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tecadmin.net | How to Install Zabbix Agent on Ubuntu 26.04 TecAdmin [16:26] TR News How To Install n8n on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-n8n-ubuntu-26-04/ [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install n8n on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [16:27] TR News Debian Votes on Banning Hey Hi (AI) https://lunduke.substack.com/p/debian-votes-on-banning-ai [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Debian Votes on Banning AI - by Bryan Lunduke [16:28] TR News MPA Strikes Deal with ByteDance for IP Protections in Hey Hi (AI) Models https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/mpa-bytedance-ip-protections-deal/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/mpa-bytedance-ip-protections-deal/ ) [16:28] TR News Engagement Team: Engagement team introduction blog post https://blogs.gnome.org/engagement/2026/08/17/engagement-team-introduction-blog-post/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Engagement team introduction blog post Engagement Blog [16:32] TR News Microsoft approached Canonical a decade ago to make "Linux" just an "app" for Windows. Canonical agreed. [16:34] TR News (NEW): These Are The 5 Most Popular Linux Distros In 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/These_Are_The_5_Most_Popular_Linux_Distros_In_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/These_Are_The_5_Most_Popular_Linux_Distros_In_2026.gmi [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines These Are The 5 Most Popular Linux Distros In 2026 [16:34] TR News (NEW): Ubuntus App Center Issues, Canonical Helps Microsoft's User Retention in Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Ubuntu_s_App_Center_Issues_Canonical_Helps_Microsoft_s_User_Ret.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Ubuntu_s_App_Center_Issues_Canonical_Helps_Microsoft_s_User_Ret.gmi [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntus App Center Issues, Canonical Helps Microsoft's User Retention in Windows [16:36] TR News Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says new normal means he had to do it now ... or never? https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/17/linux-72-debuts-linus-torvalds-says-new-normal-means-he-had-to-do-it-now-or-never/5288250 [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says new normal means he had to do it now ... or never? [16:38] TR News Linux 7.2 released after a hectic final week https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143625/linux-7-2-released-after-a-hectic-final-week/ [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143625/linux-7-2-released-after-a-hectic-final-week/ ) [16:39] TR News Linus Torvalds officially releases Linux kernel 7.2 with initial Apple M3 support https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-officially-releases-linux-kernel-72-with-initial-apple-m3-support/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-officially-releases-linux-kernel-72-with-initial-apple-m3-support/ ) [16:40] TR News "Parties are taking place in Bolivia, Brazil, Germany, India, Indonesia, and Turkey." https://9to5linux.com/debian-turns-33-years-old-happy-birthday [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debian Turns 33 Years Old, Happy Birthday! - 9to5Linux [16:41] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [16:41] TR News GNU/Linux measured at 11% today in Bolivia https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [16:42] TR News These 4 Linux apps deserve to be called the best of all time https://www.howtogeek.com/these-4-linux-apps-deserve-to-be-called-the-best-of-all-time/ [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 4 Linux apps deserve to be called the best of all time [16:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [16:43] TR News TSC https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory/ [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory/ ) [16:43] TR News "One for fans of clever puzzle games, Hazard Pay is releasing with Linux support on September 10th - built with Godot Engine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dystopian-block-pushing-puzzler-hazard-pay-arrives-september-10/ [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dystopian block-pushing puzzler 'Hazard Pay' arrives September 10 | GamingOnLinux [16:44] TR News Scam, pyramid scheme, plagiarism... piggybacking the brand "LINUX" https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/08/yarken-joins-linux-foundation-to-build-open-ai-cost-standards/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Yarken Joins Linux Foundation to Build Open AI Cost Standards - Open Source For You [16:45] TR News "Essentially, Linux 7.2 now requires that x86 CPUs are compatible with the Time Stamp Counter (TSC) before it boots. If it doesn't support TSC, the kernel will refuse to boot." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-is-now-adopting-a-cpu-requirement-windows-already-demands-but-dont-worry-its-not-tpm-20/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux is now adopting a CPU requirement Windows already demands, but don't worry, it's not TPM 2.0 [16:45] TR News "NVIDIA announced this week that its GeForce NOW native Linux app has officially graduated from beta after being in testing for several months." https://9to5linux.com/nvidias-geforce-now-native-linux-app-now-stable-offers-flatpak-support [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA's GeForce NOW Native Linux App Now Stable, Offers Flatpak Support - 9to5Linux [16:46] TR News "The GNU Linux-libre project announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 7.2 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-7-2-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNU Linux-Libre 7.2 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers - 9to5Linux [16:47] TR News "Google Chrome web browser is now available for 64-bit Arm Linux, and we quickly tested it with Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 5 2GB SBC." https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/17/google-chrome-is-now-available-for-arm-linux-we-tested-it-on-a-raspberry-pi-5/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Google Chrome is now available for Arm Linux. We tested it on a Raspberry Pi 5 - CNX Software [16:51] TR News Seems like a FORM of DRM. If it's not there, why refuse to boot? What is there to gain from the refusal? This sort of normalises what TiVo did in 2006-ish. https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-is-now-adopting-a-cpu-requirement-windows-already-demands-but-dont-worry-its-not-tpm-20/ [16:53] TR News Does it infect via bad passwords? Does not specify. https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143630/new-linux-botnet-turns-routers-into-proxy-servers/ [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143630/new-linux-botnet-turns-routers-into-proxy-servers/ ) [16:53] TR News Epic Games for Linux confirmed and what it could mean for Steam Deck and Steam Machine https://www.notebookcheck.net/Epic-Games-for-Linux-confirmed-and-what-it-could-mean-for-Steam-Deck-and-Steam-Machine.1370422.0.html [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Epic Games for Linux confirmed and what it could mean for Steam Deck and Steam Machine - Notebookcheck News [16:53] TR News Epic Games Store Is Coming To Linux With Native Steam Deck Support https://hothardware.com/news/epic-games-store-is-coming-to-linux-with-native-steam-deck-support [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hothardware.com | Epic Games Store Is Coming To Linux With Native Steam Deck Support [16:55] TR News This says they exploit CVEs https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/evooo1bot-linux-botnet-exploits-known.html [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet Exploits Known Flaws to Turn Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies [16:58] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:58] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Security_Leftovers.gmi [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers ● Aug 18 [17:01] TR News Will Linux have DRM on by default? Now it does, in 7.2. iophk: "Also, as mentioned, California has passed a law requiring DRM _*and*_ surveillance in 3D printers. All of those run Linux (not necessarily GNU) embedded." 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Losing Interest in Users' Freedom, Pursues DRM Instead [17:28] TR News (NEW): GNU Project: GNU poke 5.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Project_GNU_poke_5_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Project_GNU_poke_5_0_released.gmi [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU Project: GNU poke 5.0 released [17:36] TR News (NEW): Free Software and Openwashing Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_Leftovers.gmi [17:36] TR News (NEW): Web and Net Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Web_and_Net_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Web_and_Net_Leftovers.gmi [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software and Openwashing Leftovers [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web and Net Leftovers [17:38] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:40] TR News (NEW): Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen, Best Software for GNU/Linux (Based on One Person's Experience) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Looking_Beyond_Tmux_and_Screen_Best_Software_for_GNU_Linux_Base.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Looking_Beyond_Tmux_and_Screen_Best_Software_for_GNU_Linux_Base.gmi [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen, Best Software for GNU/Linux (Based on One Person's Experience) [17:41] TR News (NEW): VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.gmi [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2 [17:43] TR News (NEW): Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.gmi [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development [17:43] TR News (NEW): IBM Looks for Unpaid Testers, Sells Slop Plagiarism in redhat.com https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/IBM_Looks_for_Unpaid_Testers_Sells_Slop_Plagiarism_in_redhat_co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/IBM_Looks_for_Unpaid_Testers_Sells_Slop_Plagiarism_in_redhat_co.gmi [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IBM Looks for Unpaid Testers, Sells Slop Plagiarism in redhat.com [17:45] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [17:45] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Radxa, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Radxa_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Radxa_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Radxa, Raspberry Pi, and More [17:48] TR News Techrights Links 18/08/2026: US Abandons South Korea, New Legal Disputes Over Slop Plagiarism in the Music Scene https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Links_18_08_2026_US_Abandons_South_Korea_New_Legal_Disputes_Ove.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Links_18_08_2026_US_Abandons_South_Korea_New_Legal_Disputes_Ove.gmi [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/08/2026: US Abandons South Korea, New Legal Disputes Over Slop Plagiarism in the Music Scene [17:51] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:52] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [17:57] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:57] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:59] TR News "I had a craving for pizza, so I decided to make some. Pizza is not part of my regular diet anymore and if I do eat it, I cannot eat it like I used to." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260817_matzah ● Aug 18 [18:00] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:00] TR News "I'm interested to find other's opinions on "best practice" when it comes to email in this space. I wouldn't put my email in the open on the web, but I notice many in geminispace who do just that. Others, though, make efforts to obfuscate." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-08-18-0807 [18:01] TR News "As an actual human, and someone that has a little bit of pride in communicating, I don't know why copy and paste parrots exist. What is a copy and paste parrot, you ask? A copy and paste parrot takes information you've supplied" gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-08-18.gmi [18:02] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [18:06] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:06] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-7po0is.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:07] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:13] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:13] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:13] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:13] TR News (NEW): Thunderbird 154 Open-Source Email Client Introduces an Optional System Tray Mode https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Thunderbird_154_Open_Source_Email_Client_Introduces_an_Optional.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Thunderbird_154_Open_Source_Email_Client_Introduces_an_Optional.gmi [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Thunderbird 154 Open-Source Email Client Introduces an Optional System Tray Mode [18:13] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:18] TR News California appropriations committee appropriates millions into Paul Powers bank account https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/california-appropriations-committee:3 no transcript [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | California appropriations committee appropriates millions into Paul Powers' bank account [18:35] TR News Techrights China Says Goodbye to Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/China_Says_Goodbye_to_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/China_Says_Goodbye_to_Microsoft.gmi [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights China Says Goodbye to Microsoft [18:38] TR News (NEW): World's Second-Largest Economy Dumps Microsoft Windows, Citing National Security Concerns https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/World_s_Second_Largest_Economy_Dumps_Microsoft_Windows_Citing_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/World_s_Second_Largest_Economy_Dumps_Microsoft_Windows_Citing_N.gmi [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines World's Second-Largest Economy Dumps Microsoft Windows, Citing National Security Concerns [18:40] TR News For Microsoft, When It Rains It Pours https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/for-microsoft-when-it-rains-it-pours/ [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive For Microsoft, When It Rains It Pours [18:45] TR News (NEW): VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.gmi [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support [18:45] TR News A Happy Rainy Day https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/18/a-happy-rainy-day/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive A Happy Rainy Day ● Aug 18 [19:00] TR News Techrights Bluesky is in Trouble https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Bluesky_is_in_Trouble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Bluesky_is_in_Trouble.gmi [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Bluesky is in Trouble [19:05] TR News Yesterday I was trying to clean out the `/home` directory of my desktop-turned-homelab. I saw a bunch of .zip files prefixed `drive-download-*` in my Downloads which totalled around 100 GB, which I probably downloaded when Google reduced my storage limits after my graduation." gemini://fwdudu.smol.pub/rip-backups [19:12] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2026: Google Bait and Switch (Getting College People 'Hooked' on 'Cheap' Storage, Then Backups Gone), a "Question of E-mail" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2026_Google_Bait_and_Switch_Getting_College_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Gemini_Links_18_08_2026_Google_Bait_and_Switch_Getting_College_.gmi [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/08/2026: Google Bait and Switch (Getting College People 'Hooked' on 'Cheap' Storage, Then Backups Gone), a "Question of E-mail" [19:23] TR News Techrights Last Night GNU/Linux Measured at 9% in Africa https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Last_Night_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_9_in_Africa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Last_Night_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_9_in_Africa.gmi [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Last Night GNU/Linux Measured at 9% in Africa [19:40] TR News Techrights 20,000 by Year's End https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/20_000_by_Year_s_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/20_000_by_Year_s_End.gmi [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 20,000 by Year's End ● Aug 18 [20:08] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Lunduke Has Gone Nuts After COVID-19 Began https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Microsoft_Lunduke_Has_Gone_Nuts_After_COVID_19_Began.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Microsoft_Lunduke_Has_Gone_Nuts_After_COVID_19_Began.gmi [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft Lunduke Has Gone Nuts After COVID-19 Began [20:12] TR News Techrights A "Tech Journalist" Would Not Cover Vote on LLMs as a Sex Issue https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/A_Tech_Journalist_Would_Not_Cover_Vote_on_LLMs_as_a_Sex_Issue.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/A_Tech_Journalist_Would_Not_Cover_Vote_on_LLMs_as_a_Sex_Issue.gmi [20:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A "Tech Journalist" Would Not Cover Vote on LLMs as a Sex Issue [20:30] TR News Techrights They Were Wrong All Along https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/They_Were_Wrong_All_Along.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/They_Were_Wrong_All_Along.gmi [20:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Were Wrong All Along [20:50] TR News Techrights Laos Leaving GAFAM Behind, Gradually https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Laos_Leaving_GAFAM_Behind_Gradually.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Laos_Leaving_GAFAM_Behind_Gradually.gmi [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Laos Leaving GAFAM Behind, Gradually ● Aug 18 [21:03] TR News Madagascar is 5% GNU/Linux [21:04] TR News 15% in Peru yesterday https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=14d&loc=PE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=14d&loc=PE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [21:40] TR News ""At the moment, waiting for my girlfriend to finish at work and then we are going into Resident Evil 5 to play. I played this game with my friend around the time it came it, and it was a Resident Evil I enjoyed a lot. Must say, the second (and probably third :) time playing this, it still is a pretty good game!" gemini://tilde.club/~steelexodus/posts/2026_08_18-resident-evil-5/ [21:40] TR News "Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Quectel has announced a pair of new cellular "smart modules," one designed for premium 4G LTE devices and the other for entry-level 5G NR designs: the SH602FA and SE505FE, both compatible with Google's Android 16 operating system." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260818-quec.gmi [21:41] TR News "I regularly encounter questions along the lines of *"how do we scale things up?*, in particular around projects related to free knowledge, FLOSS or citizen science. It has basically started from the first citizen science effort and accompanied me through most of my volunteering work." gemini://tilde.club/~gedankenstuecke/blog/2026-08-18-scaling-up-and-on-being-the-right-size.gmi [21:43] TR News "Hi all, regarding Julian Assange film, you can find it at arte.tv and it is available in several languages." https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/115994-000-A/julian-assange-silenced/ [21:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arte.tv | Julian Assange: Silenced - Watch the full documentary | ARTE in English ● Aug 18 [22:37] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox 155 Enters Public Beta Testing, Heres What to Expect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Mozilla_Firefox_155_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_Here_s_What_to_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Mozilla_Firefox_155_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_Here_s_What_to_E.gmi [22:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 155 Enters Public Beta Testing, Heres What to Expect ● Aug 18 [03:48] admfubar https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory [03:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Private Schools Where 100% of Students Use Vouchers Barely Face Any Oversight ProPublica ● Aug 18 [06:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 18 [07:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 18 [08:00] TR News "gender apartheid" https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0817/Afghans-cling-to-education-for-girls | Source: CS Monitor [08:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Afghans cling to education for girls - CSMonitor.com [08:02] TR News "imposed within weeks of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/secret-classrooms-afghanistan-women-defy-taliban-education-ban-1814736 | Source: International Business Times [08:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Underground Schools Keep Afghan Girls Learning in Defiance of Taliban Education Ban | IBTimes UK [08:57] TR News "That document is still in force. Russia has never torn it up. And that, say Lithuanian officials and legal experts" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3018124/the-1991-treaty-that-still-haunts-the-kremlin | Source: LRT [08:57] TR News "The question, then, may no longer simply be whether Russia remains the world's second-most-powerful military." https://www.rferl.org/a/war-russia-ukraine-degraded-superpower-struggles/33829865.html | Source: RFERL [08:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Exposed Weakness In Russia's War Machine. Can Moscow Still Claim Military Superpower Status? [08:59] TR News "Just to remember the story: So first we had the big warning that the U.S. military was basically running out of ammunition." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-misery-will-continue-until-morale | Source: Paul Krugman [08:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves ● Aug 18 [09:01] TR News "While the supply chain issue has been slowly mended, for a time it meant a rapid deterioration in living conditions." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-uss-lincoln-crisis/ | Source: The Nation [09:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Trumps Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navys Ships | The Nation [09:02] TR News "Lets just say this is the scenario were currently not ready for" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/nato-nightmare-joint-attack/688295/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | NATOs Nightmare - The Atlantic ● Aug 18 [11:12] TR News "Dont Expect Russians to Protest the War - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/russia-ukraine-drone-war-protest/688259/ [11:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Dont Expect Russians to Protest the War - The Atlantic [11:13] TR News "German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge" https://jacobin.com/2026/08/germany-cdu-afd-merz-coalition [11:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge [11:13] TR News "Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/israel-lobby-clifton-lustick-middle-east-us-foreign-policy/ [11:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? | The Nation [11:13] TR News "Why Trump ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea - CSMonitor.com" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0817/trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-south-korea-military [11:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Why Trump ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea - CSMonitor.com [11:14] TR News "Fact check: Republicans tie Jocelyn Benson to criminal case involving KKK - Bridge Michigan" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-republicans-tie-jocelyn-benson-to-criminal-case-involving-kkk/ [11:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bridgemi.com | Fact check: Republicans tie Jocelyn Benson to criminal case involving KKK - Bridge Michigan [11:14] TR News "The Incoherence of Trumps Past Week of Foreign Policy - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/trump-foreign-policy-incoherence-iran/688312/ [11:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The Incoherence of Trumps Past Week of Foreign Policy - The Atlantic ● Aug 18 [13:16] TR News How cheap, simple building materials can protect strike drones from lasers https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-cheap-simple-building-materials-can-protect-strike-drones-from-lasers/ [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | How cheap, simple building materials can protect strike drones from lasers | The Strategist [13:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html [13:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html ) [13:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/trump-korea-military-kim-jong-un.html [13:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/trump-korea-military-kim-jong-un.html ) [13:31] TR News Facing Quagmire in Iran, Convicted Felon Turns to a Familiar Face: North Koreas Kim Jong-un https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-iran-north-korea-kim-jong-un.html [13:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-iran-north-korea-kim-jong-un.html ) [13:31] TR News Why Convicted Felon ordered the Pentagon to slash joint exercises with South Korea https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0817/trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-south-korea-military [13:31] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man move to cut drills with South Korea shocks experts, analysts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-move-to-cut-drills-with-south-korea-shocks-experts-analysts [13:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Trump sends shock waves by cutting drills with South Korea | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News South Korea President Lee backs stronger self-defence, says drills not aimed at North Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-backs-stronger-self-defence-says-drills-not-aimed-at-north-korea [13:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea president backs stronger self-defence measures | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man orders Pentagon to cut back military drills with Seoul hours before start https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-drills-with-seoul-hours-before-start [13:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-drills-with-seoul-hours-before-start ) ● Aug 18 [14:53] TR News Proposed US-led tech hub in the Philippines will secure supply chains, create jobs https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/08/18/pax-silica-philippines-us-clark/ [14:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Proposed US-led tech hub in the Philippines will secure supply chains, create jobs Radio Free Asia [14:53] TR News Taiwans leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/17/taiwans-leader-says-government-to-propose-record-defence-spending-for-2027/ [14:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027 ● Aug 18 [15:02] TR News A Convicted Felon Grift Too Far? https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/selling-fast-access-to-truth-social-posts-a-trump-grift-too-far [15:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | A Trump Grift Too Far? | The New Yorker [15:04] TR News With war slowing Saudi food imports, hydroponics provide a homegrown solution https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0817/saudi-arabia-hydroponic-farms-food-security [15:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Hydroponic farms help offset wartime shortages in Saudi Arabia - CSMonitor.com [15:04] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:05] TR News India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-says-it-thwarted-attacks-by-pakistan-backed-militants-arrested-over-200-operatives [15:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives | The Straits Times [15:05] TR News Morocco authorities arrest hundreds of migrants trying to reach Spain https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/morocco-authorities-arrest-hundreds-of-migrants-trying-to-reach-spain/ [15:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Morocco authorities arrest hundreds of migrants trying to reach Spain - JURIST - News [15:26] *admfubar (~admfubar@6qy66b3cucryu.irc) has joined #techpol [15:53] TR News Russias Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-russia-supreme-court-upholds-ban-anti-war-party-yabloko [15:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-russia-supreme-court-upholds-ban-anti-war-party-yabloko ) ● Aug 18 [16:00] TR News Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity [16:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity ) [16:01] TR News US-South Korea drills renew questions over North Koreas military power https://www.france24.com/en/us-south-korea-drills-renew-questions-over-north-korea-s-military-power [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-south-korea-drills-renew-questions-over-north-korea-s-military-power ) [16:01] TR News Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks, several killed in Belgorod border region https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-ukraine-and-russia-intensify-attacks-several-killed-in-belgorod-border-region [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-ukraine-and-russia-intensify-attacks-several-killed-in-belgorod-border-region ) [16:01] TR News Baltic medical teams return from Ukraine after two-week training mission https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024053/baltic-medical-teams-return-from-ukraine-after-two-week-training-mission [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Baltic medical teams return from Ukraine after two-week training mission - LRT [16:01] TR News Russian Court Rejects Anti-War Party's Appeal Over Election Ban https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-anti-war-party-yabloko-court-appeal-elections/33832027.html [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Court Rejects Anti-War Party's Appeal Over Election Ban [16:01] TR News How Ukraines Satellites Help Drive Its War Drones https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/from-the-sky-to-the-battlefield.html [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/from-the-sky-to-the-battlefield.html ) [16:04] TR News Moscow court sentences Lithuanian man for removing plaques on Soviet burial site https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024207/moscow-court-sentences-lithuanian-man-for-removing-plaques-on-soviet-burial-site [16:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Moscow court sentences Lithuanian man for removing plaques on Soviet burial site - LRT [16:04] TR News Integration or electioneering? Vilnius clampdown on Russian language sparks debate https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3021351/integration-or-electioneering-vilnius-clampdown-on-russian-language-sparks-debate [16:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Integration or electioneering? Vilnius clampdown on Russian language sparks debate - LRT [16:05] TR News Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-heads-to-russia-for-official-visit-state-media-reports [16:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia for official visit, state media reports | The Straits Times [16:05] TR News Restocking US missile interceptors will take years. China and Russia are watching. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2026/0817/us-missile-shortage-iran-russia-china [16:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Restocking US missile interceptors will take years. China and Russia are watching. - CSMonitor.com [16:06] TR News Barred From Ballot, a Party Becomes a Vessel for Russians Discontent https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-election.html [16:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-election.html ) [16:06] TR News Rinkvis: Latvia lacks border guards https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/18.08.2026-rinkevics-latvia-lacks-border-guards.a659250/ [16:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Rinkvis: Latvia lacks border guards / Article [16:06] TR News Drone that was shot down in Latvia entered from Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/17.08.2026-drone-that-was-shot-down-in-latvia-entered-from-belarus.a659104/ [16:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Drone that was shot down in Latvia entered from Belarus / Article [16:06] TR News Lithuanias border guard chief resigns after cover-up claims over migrant attack https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024347/lithuania-s-border-guard-chief-resigns-after-cover-up-claims-over-migrant-attack [16:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias border guard chief resigns after cover-up claims over migrant attack - LRT [16:07] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man orders US-S. 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Korea military drills trimmed as he seeks to re-engage Pyongyang | The Straits Times [16:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 18 [17:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [17:11] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:51] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:57] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 18 [18:00] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:06] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [18:07] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:07] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:13] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [18:13] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [18:13] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol [18:13] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 18 [23:51] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/minnesota-ice-agent-lawsuit-texas [23:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Minnesota sues Texas to force extradition of ICE agent accused of lying about shooting | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian [23:55] admfubar and she dont look like waldo... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/where-on-earth-is-melania-trump [23:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Where on earth is Melania Trump? | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian [23:55] admfubar like politicians??? https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/aug/18/the-ultra-rich-are-collecting-fossils-and-thats-bad-for-science [23:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | The ultra rich are collecting fossils. 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