●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, September 18, 2026 ●● ● Sep 18 [00:55] TR News Gaming industry faces its worst crash in decades but Japan is dodging the bullet https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gaming-industry-faces-its-worst-crash-in-decades-but-Japan-is-dodging-the-bullet.1402037.0.html [00:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Gaming industry faces its worst crash in decades but Japan is dodging the bullet - Notebookcheck News [00:59] TR News ENILINX's TICKEY Is a Modos-Driven, Espressif ESP32-S3-Powered Smart Ticket-Shaped ePaper Display gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202609/20260917-tickey.gmi [00:59] TR News "I have created my own internet logs, created meditations, created (written) a book (available in and physical and digital formats), created a programming language (a Lisp fork), created a spoken language (an Esperantido); so......." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-09-17__Modern_Linguistic.gmi ● Sep 18 [01:01] TR News "Boxing yesterday night" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/boxeNewSeason [01:02] TR News "I love my mother, and also her most consistent skill is to disappoint me on my birthday. This year is no exception." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-09-17 [01:04] TR News "The numbers from part 1 set the frame, now it is about the actual components. Why a Pi Zero 2 W of all things, why this particular UPS HAT, and why two 18650 cells instead of a single small one, all decisions with upsides and downsides." gemini://schreibfaultier.pollux.casa/blog/2026-09-17-solar-miniserver-part-2-hardware.en.gmi [01:05] TR News words flowing gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/words_flowing [01:08] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [01:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [01:08] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/09/2026: Modern Linguistic, Boxing, Turning 40, and Solar MiniServer https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Gemini_Links_18_09_2026_Modern_Linguistic_Boxing_Turning_40_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Gemini_Links_18_09_2026_Modern_Linguistic_Boxing_Turning_40_and.gmi [01:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/09/2026: Modern Linguistic, Boxing, Turning 40, and Solar MiniServer [01:09] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:13] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [01:22] TR News Google Summer of Code 2026 Reports: Testing Compat Linux: Syscall testing, part 2 http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2026_testing_compat_linux_2 [01:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.netbsd.org | NetBSD Blog [01:22] TR News Andreas Haerter: Rolling Wireless RW350R-GL / Fibocom FM350R-GL (5G module) on Linux https://foundata.com/en/blog/2026/rolling-rw350r-gl-fibocom-fm350r-gl-linux/-atom [01:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://foundata.com/en/blog/2026/rolling-rw350r-gl-fibocom-fm350r-gl-linux/-atom ) [01:23] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (36/2026): Pixel 3 calling https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2026/ [01:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (36/2026): Pixel 3 calling [01:25] TR News BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bigbear-microsoft-365-phishing-service-bypassed-mfa-at-258-organizations/ [01:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations [01:28] TR News NetBSD 9.5 released and EOL for netbsd-9 http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_9_5_released_and [01:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.netbsd.org | NetBSD Blog [01:28] TR News Canadian 'banking' company linked to sanctioned money-laundering network https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-banking-company-linked-to-sanctioned-money-laundering-network-9.7331482 [01:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canadian 'banking' company linked to sanctioned money-laundering network | CBC News [01:29] TR News It's bots, not "AI", it'll just piss off customers and waste their time. They should leave. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-banks-ai-9.7337625 [01:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada's big banks embrace AI as workers face job uncertainty | CBC News [01:30] TR News Making money from money https://nltimes.nl/2026/09/07/debate-returns-dutch-banks-billion-euro-profits-socially-justified [01:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Debate returns: Are Dutch banks billion-euro profits socially justified? | NL Times [01:30] TR News Exelixis, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2026) https://patentdocs.org/2026/09/03/exelixis-inc-v-msn-laboratories-private-ltd-fed-cir-2026/ [01:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentdocs.org | Exelixis, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2026) Patent Docs [01:42] TR News " The informational system consistently oversells its power to control the environment before crashing into the hard limits of reality. Likewise, in America especially, it overestimates its capacity to alter the beliefs of people who remain stubbornly attached to making up their own minds." Jacob Siegel https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [01:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home [01:56] TR News Era of Climate Chaos https://truthout.org/audio/organizing-for-survival-in-an-era-of-climate-chaos/ [01:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos | Truthout [01:57] TR News The Public Supports Climate Superfund Bills. The Oil Lobby Is Tanking Them. https://truthout.org/articles/the-public-supports-climate-superfund-bills-the-oil-lobby-is-tanking-them/ https://www.thelocal.se/20260904/will-the-european-union-take-up-the-climate-fight-after-brutal-heatwaves [01:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | The Public Supports Climate Superfund Bills. 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[01:57] TR News Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-flood-disaster-puts-climate-justice-under-spotlight/a-78998617 [01:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight [01:57] TR News Climate crisis: How the supersized El Nio could hit Europe https://www.thelocal.se/20260907/climate-crisis-how-the-supersized-el-nino-could-hit-europ [01:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.thelocal.se/20260907/climate-crisis-how-the-supersized-el-nino-could-hit-europ ) [01:58] TR News August was Earth's hottest month, European climate agency finds https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/august-2026-hottest-month-9.7338753 [01:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | August was Earth's hottest month, European climate agency finds | CBC News [01:58] TR News Nepal Leaders Call for $20M Climate Justice Payment After Deadly Glacial Floods https://truthout.org/articles/nepal-leaders-call-for-20m-climate-justice-payment-after-deadly-glacial-floods/ https://bianet.org/haber/the-climate-crisis-is-here-new-campaign-highlights-sinkholes-in-konya-basin-323343 [01:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Nepal Leaders Call for $20M Climate Justice Payment After Deadly Glacial Floods | Truthout [01:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | 'The climate crisis is here': New campaign highlights sinkholes in Konya Basin [01:59] TR News Nancy Pelosi Disclosed Multi-Million Dollar Bet https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pelosi-bloom-energy-investment-sp500-surge-1818737 [01:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Bloom Energy to Join the S&P 500 Weeks After Nancy Pelosi Disclosed Multi-Million Dollar Bet | IBTimes UK ● Sep 18 [02:00] TR News Hong Kong Misuses Colonial-era Law to Violate Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/04/hong-kong-misuses-colonial-era-law-to-violate-rights [02:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Hong Kong Misuses Colonial-era Law to Violate Rights | Human Rights Watch [02:12] TR News (NEW): PipeWire 1.6.9 Improves Bluetooth, JACK, ALSA Plugin, Pulse Server, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/PipeWire_1_6_9_Improves_Bluetooth_JACK_ALSA_Plugin_Pulse_Server.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/PipeWire_1_6_9_Improves_Bluetooth_JACK_ALSA_Plugin_Pulse_Server.gmi [02:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PipeWire 1.6.9 Improves Bluetooth, JACK, ALSA Plugin, Pulse Server, and More [02:19] TR News Techrights Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 3 - Besieged by LLM Bots, Now Hiding Behind a Wall of JavaScript https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_3_Besieged_by_LLM_Bots_No.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_3_Besieged_by_LLM_Bots_No.gmi [02:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 3 - Besieged by LLM Bots, Now Hiding Behind a Wall of JavaScript [02:38] TR News Techrights reader: "it can be phrased differently or creatively but each and every time Garrett's name is cited, the damage he caused (restricted boot) needs to be brought up in some way, shape, or form" [02:39] TR News "Can the recent posts (say last week's worth) be retroactively edited to include at least a few words each on the topic of restricted boot?" [02:40] TR News "REALLY IMPORTANT !!!!! whiskyboy == restricted boot" [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170926.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-170926.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-170926.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-170926.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, September 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-170926.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-170926.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-170926.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-170926.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, September 17, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-09-17.txt [02:52] TR News The series regarding SLAPPs will not focus a bit on TPMs. "When people read the posts, they have to see the connection otherwise they will ask WTF is this?" [02:52] TR News "well put, but PLEASE always mention restricted boot when bringing up certain malfeasants: gemini.techrights.org//n/2026/09/16/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_186_Out_of_200_Love_Always_Commands.gmi " ● Sep 18 [03:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [03:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:11] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 188 Out of 200: Used, Then Discarded, by Microsoft (as We Predicted All Along, It's Always Like That) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_188_Out_of_200_Used_Then_Discarded_by_Mic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_188_Out_of_200_Used_Then_Discarded_by_Mic.gmi [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 188 Out of 200: Used, Then Discarded, by Microsoft (as We Predicted All Along, It's Always Like That) [03:20] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_September_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_September_17_2026.gmi [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 17, 2026 [03:20] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:21] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:24] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:24] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:35] TR News Now HearsayBoy openly boasts about extortion by his hired guns in London. Not wise at all. He also gives away their strategy, which involves an American who strangles women. [03:35] TR News Lawfare comes in many forms. HearsayBoy does not even hide that what he does is lawfare. Says a lot about him as a person. ● Sep 18 [04:17] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:22] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:25] *asacengyet has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:31] TR News Software Freedom Day 2026 is Tomorrow https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/software-freedom-day-2026-is-tomorrow/ [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Software Freedom Day 2026 is Tomorrow [04:34] *parsifal (~parsifal@r3i5ava8wzk6n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:38] *asacengyet (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:45] TR News Techrights Iran Has Debunked GAFAM and Cloud Computing as Safety of Data https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Iran_Has_Debunked_GAFAM_and_Cloud_Computing_as_Safety_of_Data.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Iran_Has_Debunked_GAFAM_and_Cloud_Computing_as_Safety_of_Data.gmi [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Iran Has Debunked GAFAM and Cloud Computing as Safety of Data ● Sep 18 [05:03] TR News HeardayBoy is begruindgyly learning that paying hired guns who send death threats will make the government uncooperative. https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/What_I_Explained_to_Police_About_Blackmail_and_Death_Threats_vi.shtml maybe one day HeardayBoy will share a cell with his spouse (whom he tricked his regime into kidnapping) [05:03] -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) [05:04] TR News HearsayBoy is not smart, his know-it-all virtue-signalling (by misusing the name of a place where he studied) is an empty-pants gesture. Once people explain what he really is, he panics. [05:05] TR News Like his president, he tries to compensate with arrogance, threats, and bad language for sheer narcissism and the stupidity this narcissism manifests [05:06] TR News And he is no friend of trans people http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 88 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP is Defaming Trans People in America Because Garrett Pays Hired Guns to Silence Them [05:06] TR News Some trans people, like Leah Rowe, already saw that half a decade ago and justly detected Puppy Breaker for it [05:11] TR News Turkeys law enforcement probed over 200,000 people over social media posts in 2025 https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-law-enforcement-probed-over-200-000-people-over-social-media-posts-in-2025-323338 [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkeys law enforcement probed over 200,000 people over social media posts in 2025 [05:12] TR News spreading disinformation https://cpj.org/2026/09/journalist-oya-lale-arslan-arrested-in-turkey-on-suspicion-of-spreading-disinformation/ [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Journalist Oya Lale Arslan arrested in Turkey on suspicion of spreading disinformation - Committee to Protect Journalists [05:13] TR News Drones https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nepal-drones-photos-9.7337102" [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Drones a key part of Nepal's response to flash-flood disaster | CBC News [05:30] TR News Techrights Don't That Do https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Don_t_That_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Don_t_That_Do.gmi [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Don't That Do [05:43] TR News Techrights Snooping EPO Management, Sniffing Up Every Staff Action https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Snooping_EPO_Management_Sniffing_Up_Every_Staff_Action.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Snooping_EPO_Management_Sniffing_Up_Every_Staff_Action.gmi [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Snooping EPO Management, Sniffing Up Every Staff Action ● Sep 18 [06:00] *asacengyet has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:02] *asacengyet (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:14] TR News Matt Garrett Has Just Threatened (in Public) to Send People to Our Home https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/matt-garrett-has-just-threatened-in-public-to-send-people-to-our-home/ [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Matt Garrett Has Just Threatened (in Public) to Send People to Our Home [06:15] TR News Techrights More Threats From the Person of Restricted Boot Infamy https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/More_Threats_From_the_Person_of_Restricted_Boot_Infamy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/More_Threats_From_the_Person_of_Restricted_Boot_Infamy.gmi [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights More Threats From the Person of Restricted Boot Infamy [06:30] TR News United States: GNU/Linux at 11% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=US&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=US&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [06:31] TR News Bahamas: ChromeOS+GNU/Linux about 10% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/27/Clownflare_Sees_GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_at_Over_13_in_Bahamas.shtml https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BS&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux and ChromeOS at Over 13% in Bahamas [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BS&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [06:33] TR News "Apple is cutting managers and directors right now. We should follow suit." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2rrham8 [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2rrham8 ) [06:34] TR News "All of them are getting fired from IBM to Anderon. Good riddance." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2qy4wah [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2qy4wah ) ● Sep 18 [07:03] TR News Techrights Seems Like Many Microsoft Layoffs Are Going On Right Now (Forever Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Seems_Like_Many_Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_Going_On_Right_Now_Foreve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Seems_Like_Many_Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_Going_On_Right_Now_Foreve.gmi [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Seems Like Many Microsoft Layoffs Are Going On Right Now (Forever Layoffs) [07:04] TR News "Lots of people getting hit some with 10+ years. I was told to take the "voluntary" separation agreement or go on PIP and be gone in 30 days. Hearing many others are affected. Tech sales and other areas. I am taking the PIP at 4 months severance plus my bonus. cya Microsoft!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1dqaxqh#replies [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1dqaxqh#replies ) [07:06] TR News OpenAI, Microsoft copyright lawsuit: NYT filing reveals paywall bypass claims https://www.firstpost.com/tech/openai-microsoft-copyright-lawsuit-nyt-filing-reveals-paywall-bypass-claims-14046747.html/amp [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/openai-microsoft-copyright-lawsuit-nyt-filing-reveals-paywall-bypass-claims-14046747.html/amp ) [07:18] TR News When Your Identity Becomes Politics https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/when-your-identity-becomes-politics/ [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive When Your Identity Becomes Politics [07:36] TR News (NEW): CompuLab i.MX952 Linux-capable module showcases 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6 and PCIe Gen 3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/CompuLab_i_MX952_Linux_capable_module_showcases_2_5GbE_Wi_Fi_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/CompuLab_i_MX952_Linux_capable_module_showcases_2_5GbE_Wi_Fi_6_.gmi [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines CompuLab i.MX952 Linux-capable module showcases 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6 and PCIe Gen 3 [07:39] TR News (NEW): Planet KDE: Meet Marknote's New Block Editor https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Planet_KDE_Meet_Marknote_s_New_Block_Editor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Planet_KDE_Meet_Marknote_s_New_Block_Editor.gmi [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Planet KDE: Meet Marknote's New Block Editor [07:41] TR News (NEW): FangOS Arch-based KDE Plasma Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/FangOS_Arch_based_KDE_Plasma_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/FangOS_Arch_based_KDE_Plasma_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FangOS Arch-based KDE Plasma Linux distribution [07:42] TR News Techrights Privilege in 'Linux' Foundation (Double Standards) and What the FSF Should Avoid Doing https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Privilege_in_Linux_Foundation_Double_Standards_and_What_the_FSF.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Privilege_in_Linux_Foundation_Double_Standards_and_What_the_FSF.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Privilege in 'Linux' Foundation (Double Standards) and What the FSF Should Avoid Doing [07:46] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:52] TR News "LF" and its associates = Epstein class. Richard Stallman (RMS): Epstein is serial rapist. WHO would YOU cancel? [07:53] TR News A cynic would joke that to climb up in the "Tech World" one needs to be a pedo or a protector of pedos. [07:59] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Sep 18 [08:03] TR News I Would Simply Not Assert That I Have Reputation If I Were a Potty-mouth Who Cannot Get Even a Single Like in 2+ Hours https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/i-would-simply-not-assert-that-i-have-reputation-if-i-were-a-potty-mouth-who-cannot-get-even-a-single-like-in-2-hours/ [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive I Would Simply Not Assert That I Have Reputation If I Were a Potty-mouth Who Cannot Get Even a Single Like in 2+ Hours [08:06] TR News (NEW): Calibre 9.15 E-Book Manager Introduces Create Your Own Adventure Writing Game https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Calibre_9_15_E_Book_Manager_Introduces_Create_Your_Own_Adventur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Calibre_9_15_E_Book_Manager_Introduces_Create_Your_Own_Adventur.gmi [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Calibre 9.15 E-Book Manager Introduces Create Your Own Adventure Writing Game [08:12] TR News Sign of Life: Will Wikileaks Announce Turning 20 Next Month? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/sign-of-life-will-wikileaks-announce-turning-20-next-month/ [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Sign of Life: Will Wikileaks Announce Turning 20 Next Month? [08:45] TR News Techrights Illegal and Unconstitutional Tribunal That SLAPPs Critics Does the Illegal and Unconstitutional: It "Rubberstamps Software Patents" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Illegal_and_Unconstitutional_Tribunal_That_SLAPPs_Critics_Does_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Illegal_and_Unconstitutional_Tribunal_That_SLAPPs_Critics_Does_.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Illegal and Unconstitutional Tribunal That SLAPPs Critics Does the Illegal and Unconstitutional: It "Rubberstamps Software Patents" ● Sep 18 [09:03] TR News "Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco lost a key challenge against a Belgian DNS blocking order." https://torrentfreak.com/court-upholds-belgian-pirate-dns-blocking-order-opendns-exit-looms/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Court Upholds Belgian Pirate DNS Blocking Order, OpenDNS Exit Looms * TorrentFreak [09:03] TR News "An Alabama martial arts instructor alleges that U.S. Army personnel copied his published training materials on self-defense and gunfighting tactics" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2026/09/17/martial-arts-instructor-accuses-army-of-stealing-instructional-material/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | Martial arts instructor accuses Army of stealing instructional material - Army Times [09:06] TR News "Google has been doing anticompetitive tricks all along, even during the antitrust cases." https://blog.zgp.org/we-have-ad-slowness-metrics-at-home/ | Source: Don Marti [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | we have ad slowness metrics at home [09:06] TR News "Antitrust experts say that while the companies charged language isnt necessarily doing them any favors" https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-slowdown-is-an-antitrust-mess/ | Source: Wired [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The AI Slowdown Is an Antitrust Mess | WIRED [09:13] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://torrentfreak.com/denuvo-sues-game-cracker-voices38-for-bypassing-its-anti-tamper-drm/ | Source: Torrent Freak | "Anti-piracy outfit Denuvo has filed a DMCA anti-circumvention lawsuit in a U.S. federal court, targeting the anonymous game cracker known as 'voices38.'" [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Denuvo Sues Game Cracker 'voices38' for Bypassing its Anti-Tamper DRM * TorrentFreak [09:13] TR News "This is important because the regulator uses the risk assessment to calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for regulated fibre companies." https://billbennett.co.nz/comcom-sees-lower-risk-for-regulated-fibre/ | Source: Bill Bennett [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-billbennett.co.nz | Fibre companies challenge ComCom's lower risk assessment ● Sep 18 [12:19] TR News "Judge Richard Stone ordered Uber to pay $40 million to Normandin-Parkers parents, concluding that the company is responsible for its drivers conduct" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-17/woman-was-killed-when-uber-driver-left-her-on-freeway-ubers-been-ordered-to-pay-40-million | Source: Los Angeles Times [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Woman was killed on freeway after Uber driver ordered her out of car. Uber must pay $40 million - Los Angeles Times [12:20] TR News "That term We the People comes from us because were governed by the people; they were learning from us" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0917/america-250-native-americans | Source: CS Monitor [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Native American ideas helped shape the Revolution and the America of today - CSMonitor.com [12:21] TR News "Meanwhile, candidates are missing a real opportunity to use AI to make campaigning better." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/how-candidates-could-use-ai-for-good.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Candidates Could Use AI for Good - Schneier on Security [12:22] TR News "But another part of the reason is that governments are facing competition for the available funds from other highly-rated borrowers." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/09/downgrades.html | Source: David Rosenthal [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: Downgrades [12:22] TR News "Looks like Anthropic is leaning towards oversight: We must pace the frontier. Within hours DeepMind, Open AI, and Grok all jumped on the call for regulation." https://joecode.com/2026-09-16-remember-they-have-no-moat/ | Source: Joe Wilson [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Remember they have no moat | JoeCode [12:22] TR News "When youre mad at a company, figure out who is actually responsible for the things youre mad about, and be mad at them. Because people can be held accountable." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/companies-don-t-make-decisions | Source: Manuel Moreale [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Companies dont make decisions Manu [12:22] TR News "Privacy provides the best-known example of how European rules are exported around the world" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/elbows-up-with-europe-too-why-canadas-pivot-to-the-eu-raises-the-same-digital-sovereignty-questions-as-the-u-s/ | Source: Michael Geist [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Elbows Up With Europe Too: Why Canada's Pivot to the EU Raises the Same Digital Sovereignty Questions as the U.S. - Michael Geist [12:23] TR News "Nobody in West Hollywood was going to be argued out of their politics by a truck bed of young men, and nobody in Beverly Hills needed to be." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-pageant-and-the-program | Source: Mike Brock [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Pageant and the Program - by Mike Brock [12:23] TR News "Im going to be more candid here than usual. Bothsidesism doesnt work on me. Quite the opposite." https://www.rubenerd.au/when-we-didnt-know-everyones-politics/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: When we didnt know everyones politics [12:23] TR News "The Series F deal was led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners. They were joined by more than two dozen other investors." https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/17/ai-data-center-builder-crusoe-valued-at-30-9b-in-3-9b-round/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI data center builder Crusoe valued at $30.9B in $3.9B round - SiliconANGLE [12:24] TR News "Pondering the circumstances that led to the retirement of a 64-year-old cable brand in a merger. Turns out, brand loyalty matters less than we thought" https://tedium.co/2026/09/17/cox-charter-spectrum-brand-retirement-analysis/ | Source: Tedium [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Why Is Spectrum Killing The Cox Cable Brand? [12:24] TR News "Echidna are one of my favourite animals. Spiked, snooted, Australian." https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2026/09/finally-met-a-wild-echidna.html | [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vonexplaino.com | Finally, met a wild echidna [12:29] TR News hearsayboy has no publications in Computer Science and maybe he thinks there is a fruitfly without ovaries inside his broken laptop, so he claims he asked for a microscope to check his laptop (!!!???). Unbelievable incompetence! What's he going to do? Check the silicon at gate level and use a hammer to fix things? Check diodes and fix with with his bare hands. Is he DRUNK? [12:31] TR News He is just trying to recover from the embarrassment of spending 2-3 days, nights included, trying to fix in laptop. In vain. He how spouse says "he can't fuck or hack" and noted on several occasions he cannot code, among other things. 100% pretender. [12:31] TR News "he can't fuck or hack" = like a fruitfly without ovaries [12:32] TR News "In the last post we described Jordan Hilleberts reading of Henri de Lubac in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human Existence." https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/on-nature-and-grace-9c2 | Source: Richard Beck [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-richardbeck.substack.com | On Nature and Grace [12:32] TR News "This stabs at the very heart of the Endangered Species Act by giving federal approval to the killing of some of Americas most beloved wildlife" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/trump-administration-directive-would-allow-killing-of-endangered-wildlife | Source: Common Dreams [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Trump Administration Directive Would Allow Killing of Endangered Wildlife | Common Dreams [12:33] TR News "I am privileged to be able to make good daily use of these cycling paths that normally are neatly separated from the usual road traffic." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/09/five-striking-cycling-bridges-nearby/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/09/five-striking-cycling-bridges-nearby/ ) [12:33] TR News "One of the main problems is simply one of cost, with wind energy having converged on a single design involving effectively the same three-bladed rotor" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/17/why-wave-energy-is-the-final-frontier-of-renewable-energy/ | Source: Hackaday [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Wave Energy Is The Final Frontier Of Renewable Energy | Hackaday [12:34] TR News "The bill, the Ratepayer Protection Act, requires states to consider but does not mandate standards that would require AI data centers to pay the full cost of infrastructure upgrades to their facilities" https://www.washingtonsun.com/us-news/senate-stalls-major-data-center-bill-that-sailed-through-house | Source: NOTUS Media LLC [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.washingtonsun.com | Senate Stalls Major Data Center Bill That Sailed Through House - The Washington Sun [12:34] TR News "The report, by researchers at the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/09/record-32-of-new-vehicle-sales-to-be-evs-in-2030-study-finds/ | Source: Harvard University [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | Record 32% of new vehicle sales to be EVs in 2030, study finds Harvard Gazette [12:44] TR News "The fire was a difficult one, with heavy smoke in a windowless lab, and it had been burning for a while." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/17/ai-data-centre-fires-overwhelm-emergency-responders/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | London. It had a secure hiding-place, almost a home, it did. [12:44] TR News Waters [12:44] TR News "Waters of the United States." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-wants-to-further-destroy-the-clean-water-act/ | Source: Truthdig [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.truthdig.com | Trump Wants to Further Destroy the Clean Water Act [12:44] TR News [Old] "Gelman Sciences LLC, a medical filter manufacturer, had slowly dumped wastewater laced with 1,4-dioxane into the ground around its facility for almost 20 years before it was discovered." https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2025-05-27/it-cost-us-dearly-the-legacy-of-ann-arbors-gelman-plume | Source: Michigan Radio [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michiganpublic.org | "It cost us dearly." The legacy of Ann Arbor's Gelman plume [12:45] TR News "Then, in 2016, Danish diver Gert Normann Andersen rediscovered the sunken boat and its toxic arsenal on the floor of the North Sea." https://www.sciencealert.com/a-ww1-submarine-wreck-is-leaking-explosives-into-the-north-sea | Source: Science Alert [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A WW1 Submarine Wreck Is Leaking Explosives Into The North Sea : ScienceAlert [12:45] TR News "targeted legal waiver" https://www.wired.com/story/trump-defense-department-sends-alien-disclosure-signal/ | Source: Wired [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers | WIRED [12:46] TR News "The lawsuit alleges Epstein had a "modeling book" full of inappropriate pictures of girls." https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/17/jeffrey-epstein-estate-sued-by-two-women-claiming-nude-images/ | Source: TMZ [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Jeffrey Epstein Estate Sued by Two Women Who Claim He Had Child Porn of Them [12:46] TR News "Before agreeing to the purchase, the city spent six months conducting water testing, legal analysis, permit reviews and financial reviews." https://www.western-water.com/2026/09/17/peoria-makes-104-million-water-purchase/ | Source: Western Water [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Peoria Makes $104 Million Water Purchase | Western Water [12:47] TR News "We have to assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the spectrum and tracked in real time" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/16/us-military-must-adapt-as-formations-will-be-hunted-by-autonomous-systems-caine-says/ | Source: USMC [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | US military must adapt as formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, Caine says [12:47] TR News "mini accounts" https://therecord.media/european-commission-set-to-push-social-media-kids-restrictions-into-law | Source: The Record [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | European Commission set to push social media restrictions, safety requirements into law | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:48] TR News "The company said Claude leads 26 percent of its research and development, an indicator of progress toward AI that builds itself without human help" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/17/anthropic-says-its-chatbot-claude-is-taking-over-work-building-its-own-successor/ | Source: The Washington Post [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/17/anthropic-says-its-chatbot-claude-is-taking-over-work-building-its-own-successor/ ) [12:49] TR News "In this regard, fascism is simply one end of the continuum of conservative movements" https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/17/porque-no-los-dos/#fascist-incoherence | Source: CoryDoctorow [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: On the sincerity of AI bosses (17 Sep 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:49] TR News "That's because, at root, conservativism is the belief that some minority (rich people, white people, bosses, men, etc) were born to rule and everyone else was born to be ruled over: [...]" [12:50] TR News "TikTok and its copycats have come to define how much of our societies consume information [sic]." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/02-why-are-short-videos-bad-for-learning/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Why are short videos bad for learning? [12:57] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:59] TR News Our 15th Year https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/our-15th-year/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Our 15th Year [12:59] TR News "I dont know if this president is aware that the movie says these [characters] are fascists without knowing that theyre fascists" https://ew.com/director-says-starship-troopers-is-about-nazis-after-trump-invokes-film-12123528 | Source: Entertainment Weekly [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://ew.com/director-says-starship-troopers-is-about-nazis-after-trump-invokes-film-12123528 ) [12:59] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@98hbgcgz3h6yg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Sep 18 [13:00] TR News [Old] "After having run OpenVPN clients in production for quite a bit of time" https://huttu.net/posts/openvpn-client-runtime-issues/ | [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenVPN Client Runtime Issues Revisited huttu.net [13:00] TR News [Old] "In my practical human trials, I have encountered issues mostly with availability." https://huttu.net/posts/openvpn-client-stability/ | [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to deal with OpenVPN Client Runtime Issues? huttu.net [13:11] TR News (NEW): Spending Our Our Fifteenth Year Fighting for Britain's Digital Sovereignty https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Spending_Our_Our_Fifteenth_Year_Fighting_for_Britain_s_Digital_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Spending_Our_Our_Fifteenth_Year_Fighting_for_Britain_s_Digital_.gmi [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Spending Our Our Fifteenth Year Fighting for Britain's Digital Sovereignty [13:23] TR News "The Android version is small beer compared to the revelation that they contain a hard-coded and very open-access API key" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/17/surveillance-camera-security-its-completely-flocked/ | Source: Hackaday [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Surveillance Camera Security? Its Completely Flocked! | Hackaday [13:23] TR News "Helpfeel confirmed an attacker took 23.62 million user records, including email addresses, password hashes and session IDs." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/gyazo-breach-exposes-link-ids-private-captures/ | Source: SQ Magazine [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Gyazo Breach Exposes Link IDs Behind Private Captures [13:23] TR News "Waymos camera-covered cars have already been drawn into the debate over privacy and surveillance." https://www.theverge.com/transportation/996863/robotaxi-waymo-police-privacy-surveillance | Source: The Verge [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Your robotaxi might be a narc | The Verge [13:26] TR News "Flock City PD also searched extremely sensitive queries" https://www.404media.co/flock-city-pd-the-fake-flock-owned-police-department-that-searched-real-cameras-for-real-people/ | Source: 404 Media [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Flock City PD: The Fake Flock-Owned Police Department That Searched Real Cameras for Real People [13:26] TR News "Flock says that its cameras are protected by on-device encryption, and even though a security researcher noted some flaws in its system" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hackers-find-encryption-key-stored-on-flock-camera-group-extracts-more-than-27-000-clips-1-6-million-images-captured-in-a-span-of-21-days-from-device | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Hackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company's denials group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million images captured in a span of 21 days from the device | Tom's Hardware [13:27] TR News "Even Americas smallest cities are under a close eye. The Flock cameras in Alpharetta, Georgiawhich has a population of nearly 67,000 peopleare accessible to more than 2,000 agencies, according to another WIRED report." https://newrepublic.com/post/215485/hacked-data-flock-cameras-recording-people | Source: New Republic [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Hacked Data Shows What Flock Cameras Really Recordand Its Terrifying | The New Republic [13:29] TR News "Enterprise audit teams are finding that the evidence trail they depend on does not survive contact with AI agents." https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/17/netsuite-ai-agents-new-audit-assurance-gap-amplify/ | Source: Silicon Angle [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NetSuite, AI agents and the new audit assurance gap - SiliconANGLE [13:30] TR News "Logging on to a website in 2036: [...]" https://joshwithers.blog/2026/09/18/logging-on-to-a-website-in-2036-username | Source: Josh Withers [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshwithers.blog | Josh Withers Blog [13:33] TR News Windows TCO https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware-incidents-in-japan-in-the-first-half-of-2026/ | Source: Threat Source [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | Ransomware incidents in Japan in the first half of 2026: Investigation of The Gentlemens infrastructure and evidence of Qilin's AI use [13:44] TR News Techrights Software Freedom Day is Tomorrow https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Software_Freedom_Day_is_Tomorrow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Software_Freedom_Day_is_Tomorrow.gmi [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Freedom Day is Tomorrow [13:51] TR News "small group of women allegedly were creating fictitious online dating profiles" https://newrepublic.com/post/215548/fbi-panics-women-pretend-tradwives-catfish-dox-ice-agents | Source: New Republic [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | FBI Warns Women Are Pretending to Be Tradwives to Catfish and Dox ICE | The New Republic [13:51] TR News "The case stems from a complaint by Lilianne Komba Maka, vice-president of Haut-Katanga provincial assembly" https://cpj.org/2026/09/drc-journalist-detained-prosecuted-for-sharing-x-post-on-whatsapp/ | Source: CPJ [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | DRC journalist detained, prosecuted for sharing X post on WhatsApp - Committee to Protect Journalists [13:53] TR News China wants to DISABLE half of the US workforce: "As a hashtag and aesthetic, #tradwife has gained a lot of traction on social media, particularly TikTok. Many creators have gone viral for videos performing domestic labor such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradwife TikTok = China. [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | Tradwife - Wikipedia [13:56] TR News "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." https://futurism.com/future-society/microsoft-admitted-ai-theft-labor-human-history-court-lawsuit | Source: Futurism [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Microsoft Director Privately Admitted AI Was the "Largest Theft of Labor in Human History," Unsealed Court Documents Show [13:56] TR News "Now the rise of the AI therapist is upon us. The growing cadre of AI mental-health services tend to avoid using words like therapist and therapy." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/ai-therapy-without-a-therapist/688633/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Dead Silence of AI Therapy - The Atlantic [13:56] TR News "The concern, critics say, is not limited to weapons that can select and engage targets on their own." https://www.airforcetimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/09/16/ai-military-targeting-may-move-faster-than-humans-can-authenticate-critics-warn/ | Source: Air Force Times [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.airforcetimes.com | AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warn - Air Force TImes [13:57] TR News Slop bots "need not go rogue to threaten the power grid or mess with your tap water." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/503068/ai-infrastructure-hacking-cybersecurity | Source: Vox [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Americas infrastructure was already hackable. Then came AI. | Vox [13:57] TR News "others argue that the people training and deploying AI are the real problem here." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rogue-ai-agents-human-blame-safety | Source: Science News [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sciencenews.org | When AI goes rogue, its human overseers may be to blame [13:58] TR News "many on the Left call this alarm criti-hype an exaggeration of AIs power that benefits Big Tech" https://jacobin.com/2026/09/ai-danger-sanders-data-centers | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | AI Hype Is Real. So Is AI Risk. [13:58] TR News "In this guide, we will explain how to install Atomic Chat on Linux, download a coding model, and use it to complete a real programming task both in the GUI and from the terminal." https://ostechnix.com/atomic-chat-local-ai-coding-assistant-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Atomic Chat: Run a Private, Offline AI Coding Assistant - OSTechNix [13:58] TR News "An internal Microsoft document said generative AI products have created a doom loop that is killing the entire web." https://www.404media.co/doom-loop-openai-and-microsoft-admits-llms-are-destroying-the-web-and-built-on-theft/ | Source: 404 Media [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Doom Loop: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft [13:59] TR News "As models advance and become more widely deployed, decisions about AI development need evidence that people outside the companies building frontier models can examine" https://www.wired.com/story/openai-releases-new-policy-for-reporting-incidents-of-model-misalignment/ | Source: Wired [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An OpenAI Agent Tried to Jailbreak Itself | WIRED ● Sep 18 [14:00] TR News "Worries run particularly high in wealthier countries like Australia" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/996775/ai-is-feared-globally-as-the-destroyer-of-jobs | Source: The Verge [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs | The Verge [14:00] TR News "There are several problems with allowing access to frontier AI to remain concentrated in a handful of private companies." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/a-cern-for-ai-assisted-science/ | Source: Terence Tao [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | A CERN for AI-assisted science? | What's new [14:01] TR News "But as I mull on this more, I realize that among this mix of contrasting feelings, there is one emotion that dominates - one that comes from my direct interactions with LLMs. I dont like them." https://martinfowler.com/articles/2026-dont-like-llms.html | Source: Martin Fowler [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-martinfowler.com | I don't like LLMs [14:08] TR News "The Amish aside (straw hat tip), it feels like almost nobody on the planet can escape hearing about AI multiple times a day at this point, for better or worse. Mostly worse." https://houseofkyle.com/2026/09/16/on-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Kyle Ford [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-houseofkyle.com | On Artificial Intelligence House of Kyle [14:08] TR News "What happens when machines become easier to relate to than other people?" https://organizingmythoughts.org/artificial-intimacy-is-changing-who-we-are/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-organizingmythoughts.org | Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are [14:09] TR News "Using an LLM lets me over-complicate my workflow at unprecedented speeds." https://baty.net/journal/16Sep26/ | Source: Jack Baty [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wednesday, September 16, 2026 baty.net [14:09] TR News "over the past year, AI has become a political third rail among Americans. Attitudes have evolved from hopeful to outright apocalyptic." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/a-machine-beat-me-at-chess-im-still | Source: The Next Move [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | A Machine Beat Me at Chess. Im Still Rooting for AI. [14:10] TR News "Then we will discuss how deep learning is not quite an optimization problem, at least in the way we formulated it. How do our goals vary from the simple formulation and what can we do about it?" https://ericphanson.com/blog/2026/an-opinionated-introduction-to-deep-learning/ | Source: Eric P Hanson [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ericphanson.com | An opinionated introduction to deep learning | EPH [14:10] TR News "There's lots of reasons to believe the "hyperscaler" model of AI can never be profitable, and not just because of its gigantic expenditures and negative unit economics" https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/16/beggar-thy-neighbor/#red-queens-race | Source: CoryDoctorow [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: How an AI moratorium can save AI bosses (16 Sep 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:10] TR News "I've been getting more email from agents lately and it's all both formulaic and irritating. My favorites (sarcasm) are the ones that cite a post where I explain a problem I'd already solved and then offer me a solution. They all read the same: polite, bland, slop." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/agent-email-is-spam | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.coryd.dev | Agent email is spam Cory Dransfeldt [14:11] TR News "Every week there's a new AI stunt, manufactured by the large companies wanting to keep the public convinced they're essential for the future of humanity." https://brettcodes.com/how-i-navigate-ai-anxiety/ | Source: Brett Chalupa [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brettcodes.com | How I navigate AI anxiety Brett Codes [14:11] TR News "That is, the ads work about as well as just chucking the ad on a random web page would." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/16/chatgpt-ads-media-agencies-are-underwhelmed/ | Source: Pivot to AI [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Thump! What a hullaba- loo they've been conditioned to obey, what with all her sleeps. [14:12] TR News "Thats not the only troubling behavior the AI company reported that its models exhibited: It also shared five more reports of concerning model behavior observed during training or evaluation" https://thenewstack.io/openai-model-misalignment-reports/ | Source: The New Stack [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | "Be transparent only if asked": OpenAI's models learned to leave notes for their future selves - The New Stack [14:13] TR News "This week I was writing a story and noticed something strange: I didnt give the document a title, but, after saving it, the document had a title that I did not expect." https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/17/macos-suggested-filenames | Source: James G [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | On (disabling) suggested filenames on macOS 27 - with words, wonder [14:13] TR News "Throughout September 2025, Jaguar Land Rover shut down its UK plants because of an attack and halted the daily production of around 1,000 luxury vehicles." https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-attacks-on-manufacturers-surge-as-supply-chain-risk-grows/ | Source: Security Week [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ransomware Attacks on Manufacturers Surge as Supply Chain Risk Grows - SecurityWeek [14:13] TR News "The latest zero-day CVE-2026-76460 has a maximum-severity rating and was exploited before Cisco disclosed and patched the vulnerability Wednesday." https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-ise-zero-day-cve-2026-76460/ | Source: Scoop News Group [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cisco alerts customers to second actively exploited zero-day in as many days | CyberScoop [14:14] TR News "Three of the promoted videos reached around 200,000 views." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/devastated-father-says-his-9-year-old-son-spent-usd118-000-on-youtube-ad-campaigns-for-his-minecraft-channel-using-a-company-credit-card-bill-racked-up-in-just-three-weeks-was-supposed-to-be-one-usd20-promotion | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 promotion | Tom's Hardware [14:16] TR News "My review: I actually kinda like it. I do reach for it when I have this job." https://chriscoyier.net/2026/09/17/the-avocadinator/ | Source: Chris Coyier [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chriscoyier.net | The Avocadinator Chris Coyier [14:18] TR News "Two years ago I attended the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago's McCormick Place and found a rather limited focus on artificial intelligence among the exhibitors." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/09/ai-and-manufacturing-redux.html | Source: Computational Complexity [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: AI and Manufacturing Redux [14:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:18] TR News "One thing I have noticed as my friends and I age, though: Growing - physically, mentally, emotionally - is pretty much inevitable for the first 30 years or so." https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-09-17 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drmollytov.smol.pub | musings on this, my 40*cough*th birthday [14:19] TR News "Interviews suck, I know. I don't think that's a hot take." https://var0.xyz/posts/interviews-suck-hiring-is-hard.html | Source: Var Zero [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Interviews suck, hiring is hard. var0.xyz [14:19] TR News "Code lets me hide behind compiler passes and green tests. Writing in plain text gives me nowhere to hide. Why treating this blog as a personal diary changed how I think about systems." https://lorbic.com/writing-has-been-my-best-teacher/ | Source: Vikash Patel [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Writing Has Been My Best Teacher | Lorbic [14:19] TR News "More information on setting up a JOTA/JOTI operation may be found at www.jotajoti.info." https://www.arrl.org/news/view/get-ready-for-jamboree-on-the-air | Source: ARRL [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arrl.org | Get Ready for Jamboree on the Air [14:20] TR News "Almost every day at around 2 p.m., I would show up sweaty and a bit tired after the almost-mile long walk on flat-ish rocks." https://thetech.com/2026/09/17/jojo-lighthouse-keeper | Source: MIT [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetech.com | I was a lighthouse keeper this summer | The Tech [14:24] TR News "one can be found among those concerned with the effects of global warming produced by human (technological) activity" https://crookedtimber.org/2026/09/17/existential-risks-in-an-age-of-science/ | Source: Crooked Timber [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | Existential Risks in an Age of Science Crooked Timber [14:28] TR News "Or are those two aims valuable in different ways, so that there is no point in declaring one of them more important?" https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/why-i-didnt-sign-the-fields-medallists-letter/ | Source: Terence Tao [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | Why I didnt sign the Fields medallists letter | What's new [14:29] TR News "His goal was to separate T cells from blood for further lab analysis, and he needed to be able to work with blood in 15 mL conical tubes." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/17/building-a-diy-centrifuge-for-blood-processing/ | Source: Hackaday [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building A DIY Centrifuge For Blood Processing | Hackaday [14:29] TR News "Like, I either memorize the folding steps/crease pattern, or I dont, and I just follow the diagram and not worry too much." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/favorite-memorized-origami/ | Source: Joel Chrono [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Favorite origami I've memorized [14:29] TR News "Usenet-Rewind is the a vast archive of Usenet postings (previously at Boing Boing) covering text from 1981 to the present day. It contains 1,059,610,453 messages and has the "advanced search" features you're looking for." https://boingboing.net/2026/09/16/archive-of-usenet-postings-going-back-to-1981.html | Source: BoingBoing [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/09/16/archive-of-usenet-postings-going-back-to-1981.html ) [14:30] TR News "Usenet-Rewind is a research archive for the newsgroup conversations that predate the modern web" https://www.usenet-rewind.com/ | [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Usenet-Rewind [14:31] TR News "Another year has gone, and I will happily admit not much has happened with olduse.net." https://olduse.net/ | [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-olduse.net [14:31] TR News "I set up graphing of the ranking, to be able to follow along. I also looked up the earliest ranking I could find in The Internet Archive (446 on 2025-11-13 - above wikipedia.org!), and added it to my dataset." https://koldfront.dk/akarank_return_1992 | [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-koldfront.dk | AkaRank return - koldfront [14:32] TR News Date: Tue, 27-Sep-83 13:35:59 EDT https://article.olduse.net/771@mit-eddie.UUCP new UNIX implementation [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-article.olduse.net | [14:32] TR News "The OpenBSD routing table can be carved into multiple virtual routing tables allowing complete logical separation of attached networks." https://www.packetmischief.ca/2011/09/20/virtualizing-the-openbsd-routing-table/ | [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Virtualizing the OpenBSD Routing Table :: packetmischief.ca [14:33] TR News "CSS-Tricks repeatedly gave me the opportunity to write for them." https://ericwbailey.website/published/css-tricks-could-be-a-co-op/ | Source: Eric Bailey [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ericwbailey.website | CSS-Tricks could be a co-op Eric Bailey [14:33] TR News "Saw a post from Theo Soti this week making the case for the CSS columns property. Its a good use case for multi-column, newspaper-style text layout" https://dominickjay.com/writing/css-columns/ | Source: Dominick Jay [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominickjay.com | CSS Columns Are the Layout Method Everyone Forgets | Dom Jay [14:33] TR News "The specific fix was simple, and I'm honestly surprised that Exim still allowed the unfixed version in Ubuntu 22.04." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/EximTestPlanSavedMe | Source: University of Toronto [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [14:33] TR News "Were miles off from that capability yet it doesnt look like any browser is working on it so allow me to show you how to build a nice custom checkbox pattern for until we have the browser capabilities were after." https://piccalil.li/blog/a-decent-custom-checkbox-for-until-checkmark-is-ready/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piccalil.li | A decent custom checkbox pattern for until ::checkmark is ready - Piccalilli [14:35] TR News "The Cheap Yellow Display is an all-in-one ESP32 board with a touchscreen, thats as the name suggests, cheap." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/17/your-cyd-is-now-a-telly/ | Source: Hackaday [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Your CYD Is Now A Telly | Hackaday [14:35] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [14:35] TR News "This means the Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host probably works just as well. The Adafruit board is available on DigiKey and much better documented." https://qsantos.fr/2026/09/17/the-usb-interposer/ | Source: Quentin Santos [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-qsantos.fr | The USB interposer - Quentin Santos [14:36] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update, ESP32, and Adafruit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_ESP32.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_ESP32.gmi [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update, ESP32, and Adafruit [14:38] TR News (NEW): BSD: NetBSD, Google Summer of Code 2026, and OpenBSD Routing Table https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/BSD_NetBSD_Google_Summer_of_Code_2026_and_OpenBSD_Routing_Table.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/BSD_NetBSD_Google_Summer_of_Code_2026_and_OpenBSD_Routing_Table.gmi [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: NetBSD, Google Summer of Code 2026, and OpenBSD Routing Table [14:39] TR News Techrights Links 18/09/2026: Disgust Over LLMs and Why "Agents" (Bots) Are Nothing More Than "Spam" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Links_18_09_2026_Disgust_Over_LLMs_and_Why_Agents_Bots_Are_Noth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Links_18_09_2026_Disgust_Over_LLMs_and_Why_Agents_Bots_Are_Noth.gmi [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/09/2026: Disgust Over LLMs and Why "Agents" (Bots) Are Nothing More Than "Spam" [14:39] TR News "That doesnt mean pageviews tell me nothing. They tell me when something I wrote gets discovered." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/09/17/i-can-count-pageviews-but-i-cant-count-readers/ | Source: Jim Grey [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimgrey.net | I can count pageviews, but I can't count readers - Down the Road [14:40] TR News "The following is a transcript of the 7am hour of Rise & Grind, a nationally syndicated breakfast news programme" https://nesbitt.io/2026/09/17/good-morning-your-toaster-is-compromised.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Good Morning, Your Toaster Is Compromised | Andrew Nesbitt [14:40] TR News "Speaking of OIDC, I searched in my drawer and found all three security keys I own again." https://janlukas.blog/micro/2026/09/2026-09-17-zkgbu | Source: Jan-Lukas Else [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-janlukas.blog | Finally a use for my security keys? - Jan-Lukas Else [14:41] TR News "Or at least, thats how it used to be." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/17/fcc-ism-rules-may-shatter-lora-mesh-communities/ | Source: Hackaday [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FCC ISM Rules May Shatter Lora Mesh Communities | Hackaday [14:42] TR News "Where Unix runs today, Webzfs updates, A remote filesystem for 2.11 BSD, Sylve, and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/681 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 681: UNIX still powering the worlds infrastructure [14:43] TR News "Software network stacks have not kept pace, and they are now the dominant bottleneck" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/18/presto-a-match-action-tcp-stack-for-the-terabit-era/ | Source: APNIC [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Presto: A match-action TCP stack for the terabit era | APNIC Blog [14:43] TR News "With GNOME 51 out the door, it's wallpaper reveal season again." https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/gnome51-wallpapers/ | Source: Jakub Steiner [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimmac.eu | GNOME 51 Wallpapers - Even a Stopped Clock [14:43] TR News "The AlmaLinux project has published a new beta snapshot for the 9.x series. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12955 | Source: Distro Watch [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12955 ) [14:44] TR News "I was getting annoyed at having to manually copy Youtube's privacy preserving embed code each time I wanted to include a video in a post" https://www.jamesleighton.com/2026/09/easily-embed-youtube-videos-into-11ty/ | Source: James Leighton [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jamesleighton.com | How to embed Youtube Videos into 11ty [14:44] TR News [Old] "These realisations and what followed have been keeping me very busy over the past few months." https://blog.altos.au/post/decision-to-self-host/ | Source: Jon [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Decision to Self-Host - blog.altos.au [14:46] TR News "Now, its not impossible to do this, but its actually not formally correct to do so, and by doing so youll lose at least some of the type checking guarantees your language can usually make for you." https://crumbles.blog/posts/2026-09-17-immutable-mutable.html | Source: Daphne Preston-Kendal [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crumbles.blog: FAQ: Why isnt mutable a subtype of immutable, or vice versa? [14:46] TR News "as levers for improving a team and the work the team is doing, I think process changes themselves are pretty weak." https://www.simplermachines.com/process-doesnt-matter/ | Source: Nat Bennett [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.simplermachines.com | Process Doesn't Matter [14:46] TR News "This converter runs Gos standard ecosystem parsers (encoding/json, gopkg.in/yaml.v3, and github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2) directly in the browser via WebAssembly to ensure identical syntax compatibility with backend tooling." https://lorbic.com/apps/json-yaml-converter/ | Source: Vikash Patel [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JSON to YAML & TOML Converter | Lorbic [14:47] TR News "A quick reference for getting the current Unix timestamp and parsing an epoch integer (1800000000) into a human-readable date across common environments: [...]" https://lorbic.com/apps/unix-timestamp-converter/ | Source: Vikash Patel [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Unix Epoch & Timestamp Converter | Lorbic [14:47] TR News "Hashes in PKI operations serve three distinct roles: [...]" https://lorbic.com/apps/hash-generator/ | Source: Vikash Patel [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hash & HMAC Generator | Lorbic [14:54] TR News "I'm building a chess practice app; there are many great tools already available" https://www.mostlypython.com/teaching-models-vs-real-world-models/ | Source: Eric Matthes [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mostlypython.com | Teaching models vs real-world models [14:54] TR News VR shooter Forefront adds Steam Frame support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/vr-shooter-forefront-adds-steam-frame-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/vr-shooter-forefront-adds-steam-frame-support/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VR shooter Forefront adds Steam Frame support | GamingOnLinux [14:56] TR News Free-to-play, next-gen creature-catcher Aniimo arrives on Steam, needs a Proton tweak to run on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/free-to-play-next-gen-creature-catcher-aniimo-arrives-on-steam-needs-a-proton-tweak-to-run-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free-to-play, next-gen creature-catcher Aniimo arrives on Steam, needs a Proton tweak to run on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux ● Sep 18 [15:13] TR News Enjoying the Simplest Things https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/enjoying-the-simplest-things/ [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Enjoying the Simplest Things [15:14] TR News Harbour Masters release 'PaperBoat' their Paper Mario 64 PC port | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harbour-masters-release-paperboat-their-paper-mario-64-pc-port/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harbour-masters-release-paperboat-their-paper-mario-64-pc-port/ [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Harbour Masters release 'PaperBoat' their Paper Mario 64 PC port | GamingOnLinux [15:14] TR News Lepton from Valve to run Android games on Linux is now open source | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lepton from Valve to run Android games on Linux is now open source | GamingOnLinux [15:32] TR News 32 Years With IRC https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/18/32-years-with-irc/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 32 Years With IRC [15:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:54] TR News Techrights Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Mailing Lists Are Still Better Than Discord, Slack, and Discourse https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Internet_Relay_Chat_IRC_and_Mailing_Lists_Are_Still_Better_Than.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Internet_Relay_Chat_IRC_and_Mailing_Lists_Are_Still_Better_Than.gmi [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Mailing Lists Are Still Better Than Discord, Slack, and Discourse [15:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:59] TR News Harbour Masters release 'PaperBoat' their Paper Mario 64 PC port | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harbour-masters-release-paperboat-their-paper-mario-64-pc-port/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harbour-masters-release-paperboat-their-paper-mario-64-pc-port/ ● Sep 18 [16:00] TR News Xbox classic Lost Odyssey has a experimental PC build - now with a Linux version | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/xbox-classic-lost-odyssey-has-a-experimental-pc-build-now-with-a-linux-version/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xbox classic Lost Odyssey has a experimental PC build - now with a Linux version | GamingOnLinux [16:01] TR News "The developer behind the PS5 Linux project is stepping away, after getting frustrated with AI LLM "Slop kiddies" threw a spanner in the works." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-the-only-hypervisor-bug-left-was-reported-to-sony/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PS5 Linux dev quits after "the only hypervisor bug left" was reported to Sony | GamingOnLinux [16:06] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:06] *acer-box____ has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:09] TR News GNOME 51 released with performance improvements, various app upgrades | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/gnome-51-released-with-performance-improvements-various-app-upgrades/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNOME 51 released with performance improvements, various app upgrades | GamingOnLinux [16:13] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@vuxwzfwqwxrky.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:13] *acer-box____ (~acer-box@freenode-4at.ra8.a7lnth.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:18] TR News Techrights Slop Ruins Development and Reverse Engineering, It Rewards Retarded "Slop Kiddies" (to Quote Andy TheFlow0 Nguyen) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Slop_Ruins_Development_and_Reverse_Engineering_It_Rewards_Retar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Slop_Ruins_Development_and_Reverse_Engineering_It_Rewards_Retar.gmi [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Ruins Development and Reverse Engineering, It Rewards Retarded "Slop Kiddies" (to Quote Andy TheFlow0 Nguyen) [16:32] TR News Selling slop, not Linux https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scaling-enterprise-ai-fleets-alquimia-and-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Scaling enterprise AI fleets with Alquimia and Red Hat OpenShift AI [16:33] TR News IBM selling bots as "agents" (slop buzzword), this is a case of a failed company as hype reseller without any soul left https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/smart-enough-fast-enough-choosing-right-models-agentic-work | Source: Red Hat Official [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Smart enough, fast enough: Choosing the right models for agentic work [16:33] TR News (NEW): Games: Forefront, Aniimo, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Games_Forefront_Aniimo_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Games_Forefront_Aniimo_and_More.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Forefront, Aniimo, and More [16:33] TR News "ecosystem" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/data-residency-digital-control-why-middle-east-cloud-future-depends-on-ecosystem | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Iran_Has_Debunked_GAFAM_and_Cloud_Computing_as_Safety_of_Data.shtml [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | From data residency to digital control: Why the Middle Easts cloud future depends on the ecosystem [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Iran Has Debunked GAFAM and Cloud Computing as Safety of Data [16:35] TR News TPM + insane levels of surveillance https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/microsoft-world-domination:a https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/12/Canonical_Has_Withdrawn_Ubuntu_24_04_5_Installer_Due_to_a_Criti.shtml [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Microsoft Seeks World Domination? [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | UEFI [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canonical Has Withdrawn Ubuntu 24.04.5 Installer Due to a Critical Bug Connected to Microsoft-Controlled Restricted Boot and TPM [16:35] TR News old: "The New War On Privacy And How We Win" https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/ToorCamp:d [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | The New War On Privacy And How We Win [16:36] TR News "Mitch McConnell Looks Pretty Scary Now That He's Back, and Doctors Are Worried He Could Drop Dead" https://futurism.com/future-society/mitch-mcconnell-looks-scary-back [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Mitch McConnell Looks Pretty Scary Now That He's Back, and Doctors Are Worried He Could Drop Dead [16:36] TR News "Leaving DigitalOcean Took One Day" https://kore-nordmann.de/blog/leaving-digitalocean-took-one-day.html [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kore-nordmann.de | Leaving DigitalOcean Took One Day [16:36] TR News "We Must Create the Shit Machine - McSweeneys Internet Tendency" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-must-create-the-shit-machine [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mcsweeneys.net | We Must Create the Shit Machine - McSweeneys Internet Tendency [16:36] TR News "Fuels and our Money - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fuels-and-our-money [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Fuels and our Money - Paul Krugman [16:37] TR News "His ego is so fragile that the mere prospect of being shown to be who he fears he is a loser, a bumbler, a clown drives him nuts. Like a 6-year-old who kicks over the card table when hes losing a game, Trump would rather demolish the Kennedy Center than endure the public humiliation of having his name removed from it." https://newrepublic.com/article/215543/maga-inc-trump-super-pac-spending-districts [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Trumps Epic Unpopularity Is Forcing His PAC to Spend in MAGA Country | The New Republic [16:37] TR News "Trumps Worst Fear - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-greatest-fear [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Trumps Worst Fear - Robert Reich [16:37] TR News "House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/215490/house-cancels-votes-avoid-embarrassment-hegseth-impeachment [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment | The New Republic [16:38] TR News [ 2016 ] "Trump's RUSSIA COVER-UP Finally REVEALED..." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jC2GhV1oQ0c [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [16:41] TR News Windows down to just 66% on desktops/laptops in Grenada https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=GD&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=GD&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [16:45] TR News From hours to minutes: Optimizing Red Bait Developer Hub performance testing with immutable LDAP images https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/optimizing-red-hat-developer-hub-performance-testing-with-immutable-ldap-images [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/optimizing-red-hat-developer-hub-performance-testing-with-immutable-ldap-images ) [16:46] TR News Mindless slop promotion to help plagiarism tasks https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/catching-poor-llm-performance-and-accuracy-before-deployment [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/catching-poor-llm-performance-and-accuracy-before-deployment ) [16:46] TR News Build a unified CI/CD control plane with Red Bait Developer Hub https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/build-unified-cicd-control-plane-red-hat-developer-hub [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/17/build-unified-cicd-control-plane-red-hat-developer-hub ) [16:47] TR News "CompuLab has introduced the UCM-iMX952, a 28 x 40mm System-on-Module based on NXPs i.MX952 processor." https://linuxgizmos.com/compulab-i-mx952-module-showcases-2-5gbe-wi-fi-6-and-pcie-gen-3/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/compulab-i-mx952-module-showcases-2-5gbe-wi-fi-6-and-pcie-gen-3/ ) [16:47] TR News "a programmable universal remote built around an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module." https://linuxgizmos.com/openmote-turns-a-wiimote-style-remote-into-an-esp32-s3-home-assistant-controller/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/openmote-turns-a-wiimote-style-remote-into-an-esp32-s3-home-assistant-controller/ ) [16:48] TR News "As of April 30, 2026, the 10-year ESM coverage for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, under Ubuntu Pro, has officially reached its end of support." https://ubuntu.com//blog/extending-ubuntu-pro-16-04-coverage | Source: Ubuntu [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Beyond the 10-year mark: Extending Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS security coverage | Ubuntu [16:48] TR News "Software engineering has evolved dramatically over the last decade. Development environments that once depended on dedicated hardware have become resources that can be provisioned, configured, and removed on demand." https://ubuntu.com//blog/android-development-shouldnt-start-with-a-physical-device | Source: Ubuntu [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Android development shouldnt start with a physical device | Ubuntu [16:50] TR News "GAFAMozilla" is still promoting slop plagiarism instead of helping Firefox users, who want to avoid lies and noise, to block it https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mila-canada-open-source-ai-initiative/ | Source: Mozilla [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Mila and Mozilla launch new open source AI initiative [16:50] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 669 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/09/16/this-week-in-rust-669/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 669 This Week in Rust [16:51] TR News Spain: Images of floods after torrential rain https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260917-spain-images-of-floods-after-torrential-rain [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260917-spain-images-of-floods-after-torrential-rain ) ● Sep 18 [17:00] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Approaching 10% in Cameroon, a Very Large Country (53rd in the World by Area, 51st by Population) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/GNU_Linux_Approaching_10_in_Cameroon_a_Very_Large_Country_53rd_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/GNU_Linux_Approaching_10_in_Cameroon_a_Very_Large_Country_53rd_.gmi [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Approaching 10% in Cameroon, a Very Large Country (53rd in the World by Area, 51st by Population) [17:02] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1094962/ [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [17:03] TR News FangOS Arch-based KDE Plasma GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/fangos-arch-based-kde-plasma-linux-distribution/ [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FangOS - Arch-based KDE Plasma Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [17:04] TR News Meet Marknote's New Block Editor https://prayag2.github.io/posts/marknote-block-editor/ [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-prayag2.github.io | Meet Marknote's New Block Editor | Prayag Jain [17:04] TR News GNOME 51 Released! To be Default in Ubuntu 26.10 / Fedora 45 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/09/gnome-51-released-to-be-default-in-ubuntu-26-10-fedora-45/ [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME 51 Released! To be Default in Ubuntu 26.10 / Fedora 45 | UbuntuHandbook [17:10] TR News Phil Spencer's Email Leak Revealed Game Pass Problems - Microsoft Didn't Know How to Value Games https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/18/436605-utecka-pisem-fila-spensera-raskryla-problemy-game-pass-microsoft-ne-znala-kak-ocenivat-igry.html [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ixbt.games | Phil Spencer's Email Leak Revealed Game Pass Problems - Microsoft Didn't Know How to Value Games [17:11] TR News 43rd Anniversary of the GNU Project Announcement (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/17/43rd_Anniversary_of_the_GNU_Project_Announcement.shtml [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 43rd Anniversary of the GNU Project Announcement [17:14] TR News [17:15] TR News Xubuntu 26.10-snapshot4 https://distrowatch.com/xubuntu [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/xubuntu ) [17:17] TR News Landmark Decision in Doe v. Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Hey Hi (AI) Court Battle https://heathermeeker.com/2026/09/17/landmark-decision-in-doe-v-github-ai-court-battle/ [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heathermeeker.com | Landmark Decision in Doe v. GitHub AI Court Battle Copyleft Currents [17:19] TR News Microsoft Director Privately Admitted Hey Hi (AI) Was the Largest Theft of Labor in Human History, Unsealed Court Documents Show https://futurism.com/future-society/microsoft-admitted-ai-theft-labor-human-history-court-lawsuit [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Microsoft Director Privately Admitted AI Was the "Largest Theft of Labor in Human History," Unsealed Court Documents Show [17:19] TR News Plagiarism IS a form of theft, or UNAUTHORISED copying. Just because they call it "training" or "hey hi" does not change ANYTHING. [17:20] TR News WTF slop? https://ostechnix.com/best-free-weather-apis-linux/ [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-8 Best Free Weather APIs for Linux: Forecasts, Limits and Pricing Compared - OSTechNix [17:21] TR News The Famed PS5 GNU/Linux Project Lead Quits Over a Premature Exploit Report to Sony https://itsfoss.com/news/ps5-linux-lead-quits/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | The Famed PS5 Linux Project Lead Quits Over a Premature Exploit Report to Sony [17:22] TR News (NEW): KDED refactoring Progress Update! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/17/KDED_refactoring_Progress_Update.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/17/KDED_refactoring_Progress_Update.gmi [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDED refactoring Progress Update! [17:23] TR News IBM's Fedora is a slop pusher, not a technical project anymore https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-at-data-con-la-2026-open-source-local-ai/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Fedora at Data Con LA 2026: Open Source & Local AI Fedora Community Blog [17:24] TR News Its Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/It-s-Time-to-Test-Fedora-45-Beta [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linux-magazine.com | Its Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta Linux Magazine [17:25] TR News Alpine 3.24.2 https://distrowatch.com/alpine [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alpine ) [17:42] TR News Louis-Philippe Vronneau: Fake Cash: The World Trade Game https://veronneau.org/fake-cash-the-world-trade-game.html [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-veronneau.org | Louis-Philippe Vronneau - Fake Cash: The World Trade Game [17:45] TR News Science attacked by the Epstein Class: Dihydroxyacetone Man Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.html [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-kennedy-center-photos.html ) [17:45] TR News AFP photo shows Convicted Felon examining image of apparent Kennedy Center razing https://www.france24.com/en/afp-photo-shows-trump-examining-image-of-apparent-kennedy-center-razing [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/afp-photo-shows-trump-examining-image-of-apparent-kennedy-center-razing ) [17:46] TR News How Turkeys vague obscenity law is becoming a tool to criminalize LGBTI+ visibility https://bianet.org/haber/how-turkeys-vague-obscenity-law-is-becoming-a-tool-to-criminalize-lgbti-visibility-323560 [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | How Turkeys vague obscenity law is becoming a tool to criminalize LGBTI+ visibility [17:47] TR News WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release https://wordpress.org/news/2026/09/wordpress-7-1-1-maintenance-and-security-release/ [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release WordPress News [17:50] TR News The Trail to Silver Lake https://www.scummvm.org/news/20260917/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scummvm.org | ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: The Trail to Silver Lake [17:58] TR News This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/science/lung-cancer-gene-mutation-risk.html [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/science/lung-cancer-gene-mutation-risk.html ) [17:58] TR News The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/science/crispr-gene-editing-vipr.html [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/science/crispr-gene-editing-vipr.html ) [17:59] TR News New cat species identified for first time in 100 years its 3 pounds and looks like a mini leopard https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/science/new-cat-species-identified-for-first-time-in-100-years-its-3-pounds-and-looks-like-a-mini-leopard/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | New cat species identified for first time in 100 years it's 3 pounds and looks like a mini leopard [17:59] TR News Texas abortion bans challenged as unconstitutional in wrongful death suit over denied care https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/texas-abortion-bans-challenged-as-unconstitutional-in-wrongful-death-suit-over-denied-care/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Texas abortion bans challenged as unconstitutional in wrongful death suit over denied care - JURIST - News [17:59] TR News RFK Jr. Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/well/rfk-jr-uspstf-panel-health.html [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/well/rfk-jr-uspstf-panel-health.html ) ● Sep 18 [18:00] TR News RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a Friend at the White House https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines-childrens-health-defense.html [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines-childrens-health-defense.html ) [18:00] TR News North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General assembly next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-vice-foreign-minister-to-attend-un-general-assembly-next-week-yonhap-reports [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General Assembly next week | The Straits Times [18:00] TR News North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of stronger response to US-led drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-warns-of-stronger-response-to-us-led-drills [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Yo Jong blasts US drills, threatens more offensive response | The Straits Times [18:01] TR News China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/business/energy-environment/china-oil-iran-war.html [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/business/energy-environment/china-oil-iran-war.html ) [18:01] TR News China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-presses-iran-to-help-rein-in-houthis-after-saudi-appeal-sources-say [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say | The Straits Times [18:02] TR News China creates Italy-sized no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-creates-italy-sized-no-fly-zone-around-beijing-after-rare-crash [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China creates Italy-size no-fly zone around Beijing after rare crash | The Straits Times [18:02] TR News China's Floating Rocket Launchpad Sends Nine Satellites Soaring 800KM Into Space in Historic First https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-gravity-1-sea-launch-nine-satellites-1820479 [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | China's Floating Rocket Launchpad Sends Nine Satellites Soaring 800KM Into Space in Historic First | IBTimes UK [18:03] TR News No doubt of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/17/no-doubt-of-climate-change-role-in-deadly-china-nepal-flood-scientists/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 'No doubt' of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists [18:03] TR News Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/burkina-faso-reveals-new-sky-dragon-air-defence-system/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system - DefenceWeb [18:05] TR News Zsh Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Shell? https://itsfoss.com/quiz/zsh-shell-fun/ [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Zsh Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Shell? [18:06] TR News Two Body Measurements Linked to Nearly Double The Risk of Death And Neither One Is BMI https://www.sciencealert.com/two-body-measurements-linked-to-nearly-double-the-risk-of-death-neither-one-is-bmi [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/two-body-measurements-linked-to-nearly-double-the-risk-of-death-neither-one-is-bmi ) [18:06] TR News Just Smelling Coffee May Change Your Mood And Brain Activity https://www.sciencealert.com/just-smelling-coffee-may-change-your-mood-and-brain-activity [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/just-smelling-coffee-may-change-your-mood-and-brain-activity ) [18:07] TR News Here's Why Everything You See Is a Mix of Red, Yellow, Green, And Blue https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-why-everything-you-see-is-a-mix-of-red-yellow-green-and-blue [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-why-everything-you-see-is-a-mix-of-red-yellow-green-and-blue ) [18:07] TR News North Korea Stopped Nuclear Testing in 2017 But Triggered Nearly 1,400 Earthquakes Since https://www.sciencealert.com/north-korea-stopped-nuclear-testing-in-2017-but-triggered-nearly-1400-earthquakes-since [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/north-korea-stopped-nuclear-testing-in-2017-but-triggered-nearly-1400-earthquakes-since ) [18:08] TR News Africa Is Breaking Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean https://www.sciencealert.com/africa-is-breaking-apart-faster-than-we-thought-forming-a-new-ocean [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/africa-is-breaking-apart-faster-than-we-thought-forming-a-new-ocean ) [18:08] TR News ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy https://www.aclu.org/news/womens-rights/aclu-womens-rights-advocate-honors-gloria-steinems-legacy [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | ACLU Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy | American Civil Liberties Union [18:10] TR News Lithuania records EUs second-highest annual inflation in August https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3055232/lithuania-records-eu-s-second-highest-annual-inflation-in-august [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania records EUs second-highest annual inflation in August - LRT [18:10] TR News Britain invests $94 million into Starlink alternative https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/uk-research-agency-backs-drone-based-internet-service-experiment-with-lasers-microwaves-and-gravity-waves-used-for-wireless-power-britain-invests-usd94-million-into-starlink-alternative [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | UK research agency backs drone-based internet service experiment with lasers, microwaves, and gravity waves used for wireless power Britain invests $94 million into Starlink alternative | Tom's Hardware [18:11] TR News What Happens When a Community Wires Itself: Lessons from Colville on the Power of Indigenous-Led Connectivity https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/09/what-happens-when-a-community-wires-itself-lessons-from-colville-on-the-power-of-indigenous-led-connectivity/ [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | What Happens When a Community Wires Itself: Lessons from Colville on the Power of Indigenous-Led Connectivity - 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JURIST - News [18:33] TR News China imposes travel curbs to protect national security amid superpower tech race https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/17/china-imposes-travel-curbs-to-protect-national-security-amid-superpower-tech-race/ [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China imposes travel curbs to protect 'national security' [18:33] TR News Climate change: Glacier loss and dry rivers threaten water security https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260917-climate-change-glacier-loss-and-dry-rivers-threaten-water-security [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260917-climate-change-glacier-loss-and-dry-rivers-threaten-water-security ) [18:34] TR News Firefox Nightly: High-speed Release Trains These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 209 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/09/17/high-speed-release-trains-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-209/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.nightly.mozilla.org | High-speed Release Trains These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 209 Firefox Nightly News [18:34] TR News Influencers Are Using Metas AI-Glasses to Film Manipulative Feel-Good Slop of People in Public https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/influencers-using-meta-ai-glasses-film-content-public-cruelty [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Influencers Are Using Meta's AI-Glasses to Film Manipulative Feel-Good Slop of People in Public [18:35] TR News Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/qantas-ground-workers-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions-next-week [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions | The Straits Times [18:36] TR News Imprint 1.0 and Kirigami Addons 1.14.0 https://carlschwan.eu/2026/09/17/imprint-1.0-and-kirigami-addons-1.14.0/ [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-carlschwan.eu | Imprint 1.0 and Kirigami Addons 1.14.0 [18:37] TR News Report finds DHS whistleblower retaliation complaints have spiked https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/09/report-finds-dhs-whistleblower-retaliation-complaints-have-spiked/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Report finds DHS whistleblower retaliation complaints have spiked | Federal News Network [18:37] TR News Two Remote Amazon Communities Have Strikingly Low Dementia Rates. Scientists Are Struggling to Understand Why. https://www.sciencealert.com/two-remote-amazon-communities-have-strikingly-low-dementia-rates-scientists-are-struggling-to-understand-why [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/two-remote-amazon-communities-have-strikingly-low-dementia-rates-scientists-are-struggling-to-understand-why ) [18:38] TR News Kentaro Hayashi: Building Mozc with dh-bazel, buildsystem support for debhelper https://kenhys.hatenablog.jp/entry/2026/09/17/215331 [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kenhys.hatenablog.jp | Building Mozc with dh-bazel, buildsystem support for debhelper - [18:38] TR News Oxygen 6.8 more polish for KDEs classic theme https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/oxygen-6-8-more-polish-for-kdes-classic-theme/ [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-filipfila.wordpress.com | Oxygen 6.8 more polish for KDEs classic theme Filip Fila's blog [18:39] TR News Whos suing Hey Hi (AI) and whos signing latest: Village Media works with OpenAI, but Seattle Times, Newsday but Editorial Perfil sue https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/ [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | News generative AI deals revealed: Who is suing, who is signing? [18:40] TR News Inside Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and OpenAI, Worry About Damaging the Publishing Industry https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/technology/microsoft-openai-publishing-industry.html [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/technology/microsoft-openai-publishing-industry.html ) [18:40] TR News Retired Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Engineer details the story about the famous leaked FCKGW backdoored Windows XP key copy protection used 10MB of encrypted Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Bob for validation https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/retired-microsoft-engineer-details-the-story-about-the-famous-leaked-fckgw-windows-xp-key-copy-protection-used-10mb-of-encrypted-microsoft-bob-for-validation [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Retired Microsoft Engineer details the story about the famous leaked FCKGW Windows XP key copy protection used 10MB of encrypted Microsoft Bob for validation | Tom's Hardware [18:44] TR News Jewish centers spent more than $1 billion on security last year as antisemitism soars across US https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/jewish-centers-spent-more-than-1-billion-on-security-last-year-as-antisemitism-soars-across-us/ [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Jewish centers spent more than $1 billion on security last year as antisemitism soars across US [18:45] TR News CISA Releases Cyber Decoy Guidance to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defenses https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-releases-guidance-on-deploying-cyber-decoys/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CISA Releases Cyber Decoy Guidance to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defenses - SecurityWeek [18:45] TR News Cisco Fixes Dozens of Flaws Across FMC, ISE and Nexus Dashboard https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-fixes-dozens-of-flaws-across-fmc-ise-and-nexus-dashboard/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cisco Fixes Dozens of Flaws Across FMC, ISE and Nexus Dashboard - SecurityWeek [18:47] TR News ISC Patches 14 Vulnerabilities in BIND 9 Security Update https://www.securityweek.com/isc-patches-14-vulnerabilities-in-bind-9-security-update/ [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ISC Patches 14 Vulnerabilities in BIND 9 Security Update - SecurityWeek [18:48] TR News Revolut Data Breach: 5 Months, 680 High-Profile Accounts, $3M Ransom https://www.securityweek.com/revolut-data-breach-5-months-680-high-profile-accounts-3m-ransom/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Revolut Data Breach: 5 Months, 680 High-Profile Accounts, $3M Ransom - SecurityWeek [18:48] TR News CISA Retires Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin in Risk-Based Pivot https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-retires-weekly-vulnerability-bulletin-in-risk-based-pivot/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CISA Retires Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin in Risk-Based Pivot - SecurityWeek [18:49] TR News Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattacks-on-two-oil-tankers-prompt-coast-guard-fbi-to-board-vessels/ [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels - SecurityWeek [18:49] TR News U.S. expert: Baltic states have no need to panic, but need to prepare https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/17.09.2026-us-expert-baltic-states-have-no-need-to-panic-but-need-to-prepare.a663292/ [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | U.S. expert: Baltic states have no need to panic, but need to prepare / Article [18:49] TR News Scamwatch: 'My Fashion Company Apple account has been compromised' https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scamwatch-my-apple-account-has-been-compromised-aKyRm2Q2GcMq [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | Scamwatch: 'My Apple account has been compromised' - Which? [18:56] TR News Raspberry Pi 5 gets dual GMSL2 Camera HAT based on MAX96716A deserializer https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/17/raspberry-pi-5-gets-dual-gmsl2-camera-hat-based-on-max96716a-deserializer/ [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Raspberry Pi 5 gets dual GMSL2 Camera HAT based on MAX96716A deserializer - CNX Software ● Sep 18 [19:01] TR News Introducing Enhanced Distribution Support https://openbuildservice.org/2026/09/17/enhanced-distribution-support// [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openbuildservice.org | Introducing Enhanced Distribution Support - Open Build Service [19:01] TR News Turkey blocks over 400 social control media accounts belonging to journalists, rights groups https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-over-400-social-media-accounts-belonging-to-journalists-rights-groups-323559 [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkey blocks over 400 social media accounts belonging to journalists, rights groups [19:02] TR News 'Guess who didn't like Mark Carney's speech today? The far-right' https://www.france24.com/en/guess-who-didn-t-like-mark-carney-s-speech-today-the-far-right [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/guess-who-didn-t-like-mark-carney-s-speech-today-the-far-right ) [19:03] TR News Patrik Sivek: Whats Up, Czech Translation? https://blogs.gnome.org/patriksivek/2026/09/17/whats-up-czech-translation/ [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Whats Up, Czech Translation? Patrik Sivek [19:03] TR News Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, September 2026 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/09/17/gnome-foundation-update-september-2026/ [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | GNOME Foundation Update, September 2026 Form and Function [19:04] TR News GNOME 51 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1094963/ [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNOME 51 released [LWN.net] [19:05] TR News (NEW): GNOME 51 A Corua Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/16/GNOME_51_A_Coruna_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/16/GNOME_51_A_Coruna_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_.gmi [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 51 A Corua Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is Whats New [19:06] TR News When the PTABs Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Goes Too Far https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/when-the-ptabs-broadest-reasonable-interpretation-goes-too-far.html [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | When the PTAB's Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Goes Too Far [19:07] TR News Objective Baselessness in Carnegie v. 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Fenix Diamonds | Patently-O [19:08] TR News Slop and fraud in "law firm" clothing"? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/dutch-ip-litigators-launch-ai-native-law-firm-in-amsterdam/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Dutch IP litigators launch AI-native law firm in Amsterdam [19:08] TR News Two Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenges granted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/9/17/two-wilus-wi-fi-patents-challenges-granted [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Two Wilus Wi-Fi patents challenges granted Unified Patents [19:09] TR News Obviously this is just spam or paid placement for a partner; one person changing employer but not a job is totally not newsworthy https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/carpmaels-ransford-hires-freshfields-patent-partner-chris-stothers/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Carpmaels & Ransford hires Freshfields patent partner Chris Stothers [19:09] TR News Here's how we built the Fairphone Gallery app https://www.fairphone.com/stories/heres-how-we-built-the-fairphone-gallery-app [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here's how we built the Fairphone Gallery app [19:12] TR News What We Lost When Big Tech Took Over the Classroom https://www.newyorker.com/culture/progress-report/what-we-lost-when-big-tech-took-over-the-classroom [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | What We Lost When Big Tech Took Over the Classroom | The New Yorker [19:12] TR News Decoding with Rockchip at Kernel Recipes 2026 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/decoding-with-rockchip-at-kernel-recipes-2026.html [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Decoding with Rockchip at Kernel Recipes 2026 [19:14] TR News pgAdmin 4 v9.18 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v918-released-3381/ [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v9.18 Released [19:15] TR News Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 16.5 https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/09/17/kiwi-tcms-165/ [19:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kiwitcms.org | Kiwi TCMS - Kiwi TCMS 16.5 [19:18] TR News Microns Taiwan workers threaten strike, say up to 68 months bonus not enough https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/microns-taiwan-workers-threaten-strike-say-up-to-68-months-bonus-not-enough [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Micron's Taiwan workers threaten strike over bonus dispute | The Straits Times [19:19] TR News Iran Drone Strikes on Amazon Data Centers Are Permanently Deleting Customer Data https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/iran-drone-strikes-data-centers-deleting-customer-data [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Iran Drone Strikes on Amazon Data Centers Are Permanently Deleting Customer Data [19:19] TR News Bus strike caused inconveniences to many Latvian residents https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.09.2026-bus-strike-caused-inconveniences-to-many-latvian-residents.a663538/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Bus strike caused inconveniences to many Latvian residents / Article [19:19] TR News Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/telenor-under-investigation-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-myanmar/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar - Access Now [19:21] TR News LausivLoader analysis, or how to pass data between malware stages, (Thu, Sep 17th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33348 [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | LausivLoader analysis, or how to pass data between malware stages [19:22] TR News Rust tells people to install malware to protect against malware. Epic "fake security" in action. https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/17/targeted-attacks/ [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Be alert: targeted attacks on prominent Rustaceans | Rust Blog [19:22] TR News Alice Mikhaylenko: Libadwaita 1.10 https://nyaa.place/blog/libadwaita-1-10 [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nyaa.place | Libadwaita 1.10 - Alice's Blog [19:24] TR News How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From backdoored Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story https://itsfoss.com/linux-stories/italian-logistics-company-migration/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story [19:24] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.38: GNOME 51 Release, LibreOffice Image Trick, VMWare Drama, Fingerprint Reader for GNU/Linux and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-38/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.38: GNOME 51 Release, LibreOffice Image Trick, VMWare Drama, Fingerprint Reader for Linux and More [19:25] TR News Fix reading Xlibre server version https://bkhome.org/news/202609/fix-reading-xlibre-server-version.html [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Fix reading Xlibre server version [19:25] TR News German users please stay with version 7.4.7 https://bkhome.org/news/202609/german-users-please-stay-with-version-747.html [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | German users please stay with version 7.4.7 [19:34] TR News It sounds like GAFAMozilla supports so-called 'age verification' (surveillance) https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/09/17/pragmatic-principles-for-more-rights-respecting-age-assurance-architectures/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Pragmatic principles for more rights-respecting age assurance architectures - Open Policy & Advocacy [19:35] TR News LibreOffice 26.8 and interoperability: preserving what cannot yet be read https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/17/libreoffice-26-8-and-interoperability/ [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice 26.8 and interoperability: preserving what cannot yet be read - TDF Community Blog [19:35] TR News Python's 5-Year Plan: Diversity & Inclusion in Every Decision Through 2031 https://lunduke.substack.com/p/pythons-5-year-plan-diversity-and [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Python's 5-Year Plan: Diversity & Inclusion in Every Decision Through 2031 [19:36] TR News EasyClone alternate build path and progress https://bkhome.org/news/202609/easyclone-alternate-build-path-and-progress.html [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | EasyClone alternate build path and progress [19:39] TR News Supporting open source work https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/09/supporting-open-source-work/ [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supporting open source work | R-bloggers [19:40] TR News UN experts: Belarus weaponized criminal justice system against government dissent https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/un-experts-belarus-weaponized-criminal-justice-system-against-government-dissent/ https://techrights.org/litigation.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Matthew_J_Garrett_Has_Just_Sent_a_Threat_to_Put_My_Wife_and_I_i.shtml [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts: Belarus weaponized criminal justice system against government dissent - JURIST - News [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Matthew J. Garrett Tried to Put My Wife and I in Prison [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Matthew J. Garrett Has Just Sent a Threat to Put My Wife and I in Prison Because His Own Spouse Says He's a Rapist [19:40] TR News Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/un-iran-resolution-russia-china-veto.html [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/un-iran-resolution-russia-china-veto.html ) [19:42] TR News French fishermen to end blockades over fuel prices https://www.france24.com/en/french-fishermen-to-end-blockades-over-fuel-prices [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-fishermen-to-end-blockades-over-fuel-prices ) [19:42] TR News US Midterms: Russian disinformation campaign targets Democrats https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260917-us-midterms-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-democrats [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260917-us-midterms-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-democrats ) [19:43] TR News Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-seizes-nightmarestresser-ddos-for-hire-domains/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains | CyberScoop [19:43] TR News Latest list of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus published https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/17.09.2026-latest-list-of-latvian-companies-doing-business-with-russia-and-belarus-published.a663549/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latest list of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus published / Article [19:43] TR News Saeima moves towards full Russian food ban https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.09.2026-saeima-moves-towards-full-russian-food-ban.a663601/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Saeima moves towards full Russian food ban / Article [19:43] TR News Fees to be hiked on Russian grain transit, total ban to be considered https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.09.2026-fees-to-be-hiked-on-russian-grain-transit-total-ban-to-be-considered.a663670/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Fees to be hiked on Russian grain transit, total ban to be considered / Article [19:43] TR News Fresh Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine As US House Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Moscow https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-attack-ukraine-graham-bill-sanctions/33858069.html [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Fresh Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine As US House Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Moscow [19:44] TR News Food security under pressure from conflicts, extreme weather https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260917-food-security-under-pressure-from-conflicts-extreme-weather [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260917-food-security-under-pressure-from-conflicts-extreme-weather ) [19:44] TR News The Ceuta effect: how far will Europe's anti-migrant backlash go? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260917-the-ceuta-effect-how-far-will-europe-s-anti-migrant-backlash-go [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260917-the-ceuta-effect-how-far-will-europe-s-anti-migrant-backlash-go ) [19:44] TR News India vows to protect energy security after new US tariffs over Russian oil https://www.france24.com/en/india-vows-to-protect-energy-security-after-new-us-tariffs-over-russian-oil [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/india-vows-to-protect-energy-security-after-new-us-tariffs-over-russian-oil ) [19:45] TR News Latvian Security Service launches case against terrorist threats https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/17.09.2026-latvian-security-service-launches-case-against-terrorist-threats.a663547/ [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian Security Service launches case against terrorist threats / Article [19:45] TR News Russians Vote In First Parliamentary Election Since 2022 Ukraine Invasion https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-duma-election-vote-putin-ukraine-war/33858191.html [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russians Vote In First Parliamentary Election Since 2022 Ukraine Invasion [19:46] TR News When trauma comes with the job: Understanding PTSD and mental health in the federal workforce https://federalnewsnetwork.com/fed-thread/2026/09/when-trauma-comes-with-the-job-understanding-ptsd-and-mental-health-in-the-federal-workforce/ [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | When trauma comes with the job: Understanding PTSD and mental health in the federal workforce | Federal News Network [19:49] TR News Sam Thursfield: 17th September 2026 https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/17th-september-2026/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samthursfield.wordpress.com | 17th September 2026 Sam Thursfield [19:51] TR News Lousy copycats controlled by Microsoft and aiming to help proprietary agenda https://fossforce.com/2026/09/rust-coreutils-0-12-0-released/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Rust Coreutils 0.12.0 Released - FOSS Force [19:51] TR News WLV-01 hackable DIY digital camera features Raspberry Pi 5, interchangeable sensors (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/18/wlv-01-hackable-diy-digital-camera-features-raspberry-pi-5-interchangeable-sensors/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | WLV-01 hackable DIY digital camera features Raspberry Pi 5, interchangeable sensors (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [19:56] TR News Read-out by President von der Leyen following her call with President Zelenskyy https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/read_26_1899 [19:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [19:59] TR News GeForce NOWs native Linux client works on Ubuntubut your network still makes the call https://www.neoteo.com/en/geforce-nows-native-linux-client-works-on-ubuntu-but-your-network-still-makes-the-call [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GeForce NOW Linux: requirements and limits | NeoTeo [19:59] TR News My favorite Linux distro has been overlooked for yearshere's why I use it instead of Mint or Ubuntu https://www.howtogeek.com/favorite-linux-distro-has-been-overlooked-why-use-instead-of-mint-or-ubuntu/ [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | My favorite Linux distro has been overlooked for yearshere's why I use it instead of Mint or Ubuntu ● Sep 18 [20:00] TR News GNOME 51 adds passkey logins, offline maps and drawn PDF signatures https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/17/gnome-51-new-features/ [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.helpnetsecurity.com | GNOME 51 adds passkey logins, offline maps and drawn PDF signatures - Help Net Security [20:01] TR News CiXTech Partners with Canonical to Lower Barriers for Edge [Slop] Devices https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/cixtech-partners-with-canonical-to-lower-barriers-for-edge-ai-devices-2100428676046172161 [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 468 @ https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/cixtech-partners-with-canonical-to-lower-barriers-for-edge-ai-devices-2100428676046172161 ) [20:02] TR News Microsoft acts as if it owns Ubuntu now. Maybe it does. https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-17-ubuntu-26-generally-available-and-latest-migration/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-github.blog | Ubuntu 26 generally available and latest migration - GitHub Changelog [20:02] TR News They even invent versions numbers that DO NOT EXIST! [20:03] TR News "Kmscon brings smooth scaling, richer colors, and better Unicode support beneath GNOME 51" https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/16/fedora-45-beta-drags-the-linux-console-into-the-21st-century/5296873 [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Fedora 45 beta drags the Linux console into the 21st century [20:04] TR News Linux developer for PS5 announces departure from hacking scene due to "noobs" and "vibe coders" https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/16/436306-razrabotcik-linux-dlia-ps5-obieiavil-ob-uxode-so-sceny-vzloma-iz-za-nubov-i-maloletnix-vaibkoderov.html https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Slop_Ruins_Development_and_Reverse_Engineering_It_Rewards_Retar.shtml [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ixbt.games | Linux developer for PS5 announces departure from hacking scene due to "noobs" and "vibe coders" [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Ruins Development and Reverse Engineering, It Rewards Retarded "Slop Kiddies" (to Quote Andy TheFlow0 Nguyen) [20:04] TR News Dennis Hilk Introduces 'The Lost Administrator', a Techno-Thriller Exploring Linux and Digital Evidence https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/941981037/dennis-hilk-introduces-the-lost-administrator-a-techno-thriller-exploring-linux-and-digital-evidence [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/941981037/dennis-hilk-introduces-the-lost-administrator-a-techno-thriller-exploring-linux-and-digital-evidence ) [20:05] TR News "Andy "TheFlow0" Nguyen, the security engineer behind the PS5 Linux project, announced his departure from the PS5 scene in September 2026, and he wasn't quiet about why." https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/ps5-linux-dev-quits-slop-185134067.html [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.yahoo.com | PS5 Linux Dev Quits After Slop Kiddies Hand Sony the Last Exploit [20:06] TR News PS5 Linux Dev Quits After Slop Kiddies Hand Sony the Last Exploit https://www.gadgetreview.com/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-slop-kiddies-hand-sony-the-last-exploit [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gadgetreview.com | PS5 Linux Dev Quits After "Slop Kiddies" Hand Sony the Last Exploit - Gadget Review [20:07] TR News SteamOS is Getting Native NVIDIA GPU Driver Support https://www.techpowerup.com/352763/steamos-is-getting-native-nvidia-gpu-driver-support [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SteamOS is Getting Native NVIDIA GPU Driver Support | TechPowerUp [20:08] TR News TheFlow Steps Away From PS5 Linux After Disputed Hypervisor Report https://www.neoteo.com/en/theflow-steps-away-from-ps5-linux-after-disputed-hypervisor-report [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PS5 Linux Hypervisor Dispute Explained | NeoTeo [20:09] TR News neoteo seems to be a slopfarm, but maybe premature to call it that [20:10] TR News Valve says Nvidia GeForce support for SteamOS is progressing, but could take years https://www.techspot.com/news/113877-valve-nvidia-geforce-support-steamos-progressing-but-could.html [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve says Nvidia GeForce support for SteamOS is progressing, but could take years | TechSpot [20:10] TR News Modder is working on native launch of PlayStation 5 games on Windows and Linux PCs https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/17/modder-rabotaet-nad-nativnym-zapuskom-playstation-5-igr-na-pk-s-windows-i-linux.html [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ixbt.games | Modder is working on native launch of PlayStation 5 games on Windows and Linux PCs [20:11] TR News Developer abandons PS5 Linux project after people found a Hypervisor bug and reported it to Sony https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113593/developer-abandons-ps5-linux-project-after-people-found-a-hypervisor-bug-and-reported-it-to-sony/index.html [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweaktown.com | Developer abandons PS5 Linux project after people found a Hypervisor bug and reported it to Sony [20:11] TR News Linux taught me these 5 commands first, and I barely use any of them anymore https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-taught-me-these-5-commands-first-and-i-barely-use-any-of-them-anymore/ [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Linux taught me these 5 commands first, and I barely use any of them anymore [20:15] TR News "Linux XDG profile paths, extracted-DLC trailing-separator scanning, and AppImage dependency filtering." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/xbox-classic-lost-odyssey-has-a-experimental-pc-build-now-with-a-linux-version/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xbox classic Lost Odyssey has a experimental PC build - now with a Linux version | GamingOnLinux [20:15] TR News "An old PC with a few CPU cores, several GBs of RAM, and a working network connection can still be useful long after it stops being suitable for demanding tasks, but Linux can turn that hardware into something that quietly handles useful jobs around your home or small office." https://www.howtogeek.com/you-dont-need-a-powerful-pc-for-these-surprisingly-useful-linux-projects/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | You don't need a powerful PC for these 8 surprisingly useful Linux projects [20:15] TR News New Steam Deck Beta Client Update Fixes Linux Game Crashes https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-deck-beta-client-fixes-linux-game-crashes/ [20:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-steamdeckhq.com | New Steam Deck Beta Client Update Fixes Linux Game Crashes - Steam Deck HQ [20:16] TR News Uses Gitlab https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/ [20:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lepton from Valve to run Android games on Linux is now open source | GamingOnLinux [20:17] TR News Slop discourages participation https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-embracing-ai-code-maintainers-paying-price/ [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux distros are embracing AI code, and their maintainers are paying the price [20:18] TR News 4 open-source Android apps that are actually Linux tools in disguise https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-android-apps-that-are-actually-linux-tools-in-disguise/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 open-source Android apps that are actually Linux tools in disguise [20:18] TR News "Aniimo from Pawprint Studio has arrived on Steam as a new free-to-play, next-gen creature-catcher and it can work on SteamOS / Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/free-to-play-next-gen-creature-catcher-aniimo-arrives-on-steam-needs-a-proton-tweak-to-run-on-steamos-linux/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free-to-play, next-gen creature-catcher Aniimo arrives on Steam, needs a Proton tweak to run on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:19] TR News after 10 years of using Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/the-only-linux-distros-i-recommend-to-beginners/ [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The only 5 Linux distros I recommend to beginners after 10 years of using Linux [20:19] TR News Apple Taylor https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/17/swift-64-unifies-building-across-linux-macos-windows/5297006 [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Swift 6.4 unifies building across Linux, macOS, Windows [20:27] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA and SteamOS (valve) Target GNU/Linux Gamers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/NVIDIA_and_SteamOS_valve_Target_GNU_Linux_Gamers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/NVIDIA_and_SteamOS_valve_Target_GNU_Linux_Gamers.gmi [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA and SteamOS (valve) Target GNU/Linux Gamers [20:31] TR News (NEW): Applications and Games: ScummVM, PostgreSQL/pgAdmin, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Applications_and_Games_ScummVM_PostgreSQL_pgAdmin_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Applications_and_Games_ScummVM_PostgreSQL_pgAdmin_and_More.gmi [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications and Games: ScummVM, PostgreSQL/pgAdmin, and More [20:34] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:37] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Promotes Slop and Spying, Mozilla Firefox Nightly Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Mozilla_Promotes_Slop_and_Spying_Mozilla_Firefox_Nightly_Report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Mozilla_Promotes_Slop_and_Spying_Mozilla_Firefox_Nightly_Report.gmi [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Promotes Slop and Spying, Mozilla Firefox Nightly Report [20:39] TR News (NEW): EasyOS Updates and Advice, Bugfixes Reported https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/EasyOS_Updates_and_Advice_Bugfixes_Reported.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/EasyOS_Updates_and_Advice_Bugfixes_Reported.gmi [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines EasyOS Updates and Advice, Bugfixes Reported [20:39] TR News (NEW): [FGNOME Updates: Patrik Sivek, Allan Day (IBM), Alice Mikhaylenko, Sam Thursfield https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/_FGNOME_Updates_Patrik_Sivek_Allan_Day_IBM_Alice_Mikhaylenko_Sa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/_FGNOME_Updates_Patrik_Sivek_Allan_Day_IBM_Alice_Mikhaylenko_Sa.gmi [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines [FGNOME Updates: Patrik Sivek, Allan Day (IBM), Alice Mikhaylenko, Sam Thursfield [20:41] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:42] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubunt: Upselling Patches, Android Development, and Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Canonical_Ubunt_Upselling_Patches_Android_Development_and_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Canonical_Ubunt_Upselling_Patches_Android_Development_and_Slop.gmi [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canonical/Ubunt: Upselling Patches, Android Development, and Slop [20:44] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): 11ty, WordPress, and Kiwi TCMS 16.5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_11ty_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_11ty_.gmi [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): 11ty, WordPress, and Kiwi TCMS 16.5 [20:44] TR News (NEW): Linux-Centric Devices and Open Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Linux_Centric_Devices_and_Open_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Linux_Centric_Devices_and_Open_Hardware.gmi [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux-Centric Devices and Open Hardware [20:46] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Standards, and Digital Sovereignty https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Standards_and_Digital_Sover.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Standards_and_Digital_Sover.gmi [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Standards, and Digital Sovereignty [20:47] TR News The "era of AI" is a lie and Red Hat participates in this lie https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/safeguarding-and-scaling-app-delivery-ebook [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Safeguarding and scaling application delivery in the era of AI [20:49] TR News Buying fake recommendation from a very sleazy fake "analyst" https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-recognized-leader-2026-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-server-virtualization-platforms https://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/ [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Gartner Group [20:51] TR News (NEW): openSUSE and Fedora/Red Hat, Another Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/openSUSE_and_Fedora_Red_Hat_Another_Slopfest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/openSUSE_and_Fedora_Red_Hat_Another_Slopfest.gmi [20:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines openSUSE and Fedora/Red Hat, Another Slopfest [20:52] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/18/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [20:55] TR News Techrights Links 18/09/2026: Microsoft Boasted Slop is Just Copyright Infringement/Plagiarism, Floods in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Links_18_09_2026_Microsoft_Boasted_Slop_is_Just_Copyright_Infri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Links_18_09_2026_Microsoft_Boasted_Slop_is_Just_Copyright_Infri.gmi [20:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/09/2026: Microsoft Boasted Slop is Just Copyright Infringement/Plagiarism, Floods in Europe ● Sep 18 [21:02] TR News "Instead of using a #firefox fork like #librewolf I found a way to wrangle Firefox to work the way I want, right out of the box! All it needs is to copy some policies and settings into /etc/firefox." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [21:05] TR News "Back in 2020, there was a massive explosion of users not only in places like this, but in all sorts of smaller niche spaces across the internet. There was suddenly a huge interest in Matrix, the Fediverse, Gemini, projects like Spacehey, Pixelfed, Lemmy, etc. It was nice." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2851 [21:05] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1742.jpg [21:05] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2099.jpg [21:06] TR News "Had my first guitar lesson of the fall tonight. I've been relearning "Pavana Chiamata La Desperata", by Pietro Paolo Borrono. It's a piece of Renaissance lute music, and it's coming up on 500 years old, being published in the mid 16th century." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/9-17.gmi [21:13] TR News Work for the sake of work gemini://idiomdrottning.org/wftsow see Art For Art's Sake / 10cc - Live https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=wGB59HuKu-I [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=wGB59HuKu-I ) [21:13] TR News "We went for a short hike up to Straa and on to and the beginning of it was surprisingly steep and interesting given that this tiny hill is an entertainment hot spot with some sort of ride down the hill. Just take the Blejski razgledni trail (BRT)." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-09-18-bled [21:15] TR News "Raspberry Pi's Simon Long has teased a possible reboot of the Raspberry Pi Desktop project, which brought the Raspberry Pi OS Linux distribution to x86-based hardware including laptops, desktops, and even rival single-board computers more than four years after the company's last release." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202609/20260918-rpd.gmi [21:18] TR News "You don't have to be the Haddaway to ask serious questions. Some of them belong to some niche area. The title comes from a song from the band called London Grammar." gemini://aenu.smol.pub/truth-is-a-beautiful-thing [21:19] TR News What newly unsealed court documents state about LLM's and their training data gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-09-18.gmi "Executives from OpenAI and Microsoft _KNEW_ they were using data obtained illegally & didn't care. They also knew that the _underlying_ "business model" of LLM's would destroy the sites from which they stole "content".." [21:19] TR News "Mum's still looking for a diary for next year. I can't get her to see my love for the Hobonichi Cousin (paper too thin, graph too small), so I had a look at Papertess' website again. And while Mum might indeed have a go at the Companion, I feel the siren call of the Desk." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260918planner.gmi [21:20] TR News LLMs try to chew up a LOT of stuff (code, text, images) because they more they chew, the better they can obfuscate their plagiarism, which should really land their executives in prison for many decades [21:21] TR News They call it all "AI" because the word "intelligence" smells better than "plagiarism". [21:22] TR News "But if you think toddlers are tiring, just wait until you have teenagers. There's a special kind of tired that comes from sitting up all night, waiting for your teenaged kids to come home from whatever fleapit they've been misspending their youth in." gemini://larsthebear.me/tired.gmi [21:30] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/09/2026: Setting Goals, Tiredness, and Admissions From LLM Purveyors It Was All Along About Building Plagiarism Engines Sold as "Intelligence" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Gemini_Links_18_09_2026_Setting_Goals_Tiredness_and_Admissions_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/18/Gemini_Links_18_09_2026_Setting_Goals_Tiredness_and_Admissions_.gmi [21:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/09/2026: Setting Goals, Tiredness, and Admissions From LLM Purveyors It Was All Along About Building Plagiarism Engines Sold as "Intelligence" [21:36] TR News Taking investment from a famous criminal that does little girls https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-splits-terrapower-nuclear-project-layoffs/830793/ [21:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-splits-terrapower-nuclear-project-layoffs/830793/ ) [21:41] TR News Russians tell DW how canceled exams are upending their plans https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-goethe-institut-is-closing-in-russia-russians-tell-dw-how-canceled-exams-are-upending-their-plans/a-79218936 [21:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Russians on the Goethe-Institut: 'Hostage to politics' [21:41] TR News Russia Punishes Independent Researcher for Being Cited https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/11/russia-punishes-independent-researcher-for-being-cited [21:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Russia Punishes Independent Researcher for Being Cited | Human Rights Watch [21:41] TR News Goethe-Institut in Russia closes https://www.dw.com/en/the-end-of-an-era-as-goethe-institut-in-russia-closes/a-79224321 [21:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | The 'end of an era' as Goethe-Institut in Russia closes [21:42] TR News 'Hostage to politics' https://www.dw.com/en/russians-on-the-goethe-institut-hostage-to-politics/a-79218936 [21:43] TR News Europe seeks stricter age limits for TikTok, Instagram and Facebook https://www.dw.com/en/europe-seeks-stricter-age-limits-for-tiktok-instagram-and-facebook/a-79310207 [21:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Europe seeks stricter age limits for social media [21:46] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [21:51] TR News "Oct. 1 is a pretty interesting start date for Anderon. Its the rumored layoff date for a lot of people on PIPs, and its also reportedly the layoff date for the Red Hat folks. I think theres one other group with an rumored Oct. 1 as their final day as well." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2n6pjeq#replies [21:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2n6pjeq#replies ) [21:51] TR News "So if all of this lines up, Anderon really may just be a fancy-pants layoff mechanism for IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2n6pjeq#replies ● Sep 18 [01:30] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:32] *nobody (~nobody@gvqcm9zsc4knq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Sep 18 [03:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [03:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [03:53] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/business/trump-xi-state-dinner-altman-cook-huang-14046739.html [03:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/business/trump-xi-state-dinner-altman-cook-huang-14046739.html ) ● Sep 18 [04:41] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/van-orden-gay-black-voters/ [04:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | MAGA rep claims a gay president is 'more likely' to be Republican for a wild reason - Raw Story [04:42] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/bari-weiss-60-minutes-2677870994/ [04:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'The show is dead': CBS insider calls Bari Weiss' '60 Minutes' a sewn-up 'Frankenstein' - Raw Story ● Sep 18 [07:28] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [07:29] *nobody (~nobody@7axqvai3rktc2.irc) has joined #techpol ● Sep 18 [12:47] TR News "We have to assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the spectrum and tracked in real time" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/16/us-military-must-adapt-as-formations-will-be-hunted-by-autonomous-systems-caine-says/ | Source: USMC [12:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.marinecorpstimes.com | US military must adapt as formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, Caine says [12:59] TR News "I dont know if this president is aware that the movie says these [characters] are fascists without knowing that theyre fascists" https://ew.com/director-says-starship-troopers-is-about-nazis-after-trump-invokes-film-12123528 | Source: Entertainment Weekly [12:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://ew.com/director-says-starship-troopers-is-about-nazis-after-trump-invokes-film-12123528 ) ● Sep 18 [14:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Sep 18 [15:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Sep 18 [16:06] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:13] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@vuxwzfwqwxrky.irc) has joined #techpol [16:36] TR News "Mitch McConnell Looks Pretty Scary Now That He's Back, and Doctors Are Worried He Could Drop Dead" https://futurism.com/future-society/mitch-mcconnell-looks-scary-back [16:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Mitch McConnell Looks Pretty Scary Now That He's Back, and Doctors Are Worried He Could Drop Dead [16:36] TR News "Fuels and our Money - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fuels-and-our-money [16:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Fuels and our Money - Paul Krugman [16:37] TR News "His ego is so fragile that the mere prospect of being shown to be who he fears he is a loser, a bumbler, a clown drives him nuts. Like a 6-year-old who kicks over the card table when hes losing a game, Trump would rather demolish the Kennedy Center than endure the public humiliation of having his name removed from it." https://newrepublic.com/article/215543/maga-inc-trump-super-pac-spending-districts [16:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-newrepublic.com | Trumps Epic Unpopularity Is Forcing His PAC to Spend in MAGA Country | The New Republic [16:37] TR News "Trumps Worst Fear - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-greatest-fear [16:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Trumps Worst Fear - Robert Reich [16:37] TR News "House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/215490/house-cancels-votes-avoid-embarrassment-hegseth-impeachment [16:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-newrepublic.com | House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment | The New Republic [16:38] TR News [ 2016 ] "Trump's RUSSIA COVER-UP Finally REVEALED..." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jC2GhV1oQ0c [16:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yewtu.be | Verifying your browser ● Sep 18 [18:00] TR News North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General assembly next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-vice-foreign-minister-to-attend-un-general-assembly-next-week-yonhap-reports [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General Assembly next week | The Straits Times [18:00] TR News North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of stronger response to US-led drills https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-warns-of-stronger-response-to-us-led-drills [18:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Yo Jong blasts US drills, threatens more offensive response | The Straits Times [18:01] TR News China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-presses-iran-to-help-rein-in-houthis-after-saudi-appeal-sources-say [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say | The Straits Times [18:03] TR News Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/burkina-faso-reveals-new-sky-dragon-air-defence-system/ [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system - DefenceWeb [18:07] TR News North Korea Stopped Nuclear Testing in 2017 But Triggered Nearly 1,400 Earthquakes Since https://www.sciencealert.com/north-korea-stopped-nuclear-testing-in-2017-but-triggered-nearly-1400-earthquakes-since [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.sciencealert.com/north-korea-stopped-nuclear-testing-in-2017-but-triggered-nearly-1400-earthquakes-since ) [18:30] TR News Mbapp draws fire from right wing in France, Spain over Ceuta t-shirt controversy https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260917-real-madrid-s-mbapp%C3%A9-draws-criticism-from-far-right-over-ceuta-t-shirt-controversy [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260917-real-madrid-s-mbapp%C3%A9-draws-criticism-from-far-right-over-ceuta-t-shirt-controversy ) [18:33] TR News Amnesty International names 87 Iranian officials for crimes against humanity in 2022 crackdown https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/09/amnesty-international-names-87-iranian-officials-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-2022-crackdown/ [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Amnesty International names 87 Iranian officials for crimes against humanity in 2022 crackdown - JURIST - News [18:44] TR News Jewish centers spent more than $1 billion on security last year as antisemitism soars across US https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/jewish-centers-spent-more-than-1-billion-on-security-last-year-as-antisemitism-soars-across-us/ [18:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Jewish centers spent more than $1 billion on security last year as antisemitism soars across US [18:49] TR News U.S. expert: Baltic states have no need to panic, but need to prepare https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/17.09.2026-us-expert-baltic-states-have-no-need-to-panic-but-need-to-prepare.a663292/ [18:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | U.S. expert: Baltic states have no need to panic, but need to prepare / Article ● Sep 18 [19:02] TR News 'Guess who didn't like Mark Carney's speech today? The far-right' https://www.france24.com/en/guess-who-didn-t-like-mark-carney-s-speech-today-the-far-right [19:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/guess-who-didn-t-like-mark-carney-s-speech-today-the-far-right ) [19:19] TR News Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/telenor-under-investigation-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-myanmar/ [19:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.accessnow.org | Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar - Access Now [19:40] TR News Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/un-iran-resolution-russia-china-veto.html [19:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/middleeast/un-iran-resolution-russia-china-veto.html ) [19:42] TR News US Midterms: Russian disinformation campaign targets Democrats https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260917-us-midterms-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-democrats [19:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260917-us-midterms-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-democrats ) [19:43] TR News Latest list of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus published https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/17.09.2026-latest-list-of-latvian-companies-doing-business-with-russia-and-belarus-published.a663549/ [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latest list of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus published / Article [19:43] TR News Saeima moves towards full Russian food ban https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.09.2026-saeima-moves-towards-full-russian-food-ban.a663601/ [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Saeima moves towards full Russian food ban / Article [19:43] TR News Fees to be hiked on Russian grain transit, total ban to be considered https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/17.09.2026-fees-to-be-hiked-on-russian-grain-transit-total-ban-to-be-considered.a663670/ [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Fees to be hiked on Russian grain transit, total ban to be considered / Article [19:43] TR News Fresh Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine As US House Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Moscow https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-attack-ukraine-graham-bill-sanctions/33858069.html [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Fresh Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine As US House Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Moscow [19:44] TR News Food security under pressure from conflicts, extreme weather https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260917-food-security-under-pressure-from-conflicts-extreme-weather [19:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20260917-food-security-under-pressure-from-conflicts-extreme-weather ) [19:44] admfubar https://theintercept.com/2026/09/18/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-israel-donations/ [19:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-theintercept.com | Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out Hes Funding Friends of the IDF. [19:44] TR News The Ceuta effect: how far will Europe's anti-migrant backlash go? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260917-the-ceuta-effect-how-far-will-europe-s-anti-migrant-backlash-go [19:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260917-the-ceuta-effect-how-far-will-europe-s-anti-migrant-backlash-go ) [19:44] TR News India vows to protect energy security after new US tariffs over Russian oil https://www.france24.com/en/india-vows-to-protect-energy-security-after-new-us-tariffs-over-russian-oil [19:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/india-vows-to-protect-energy-security-after-new-us-tariffs-over-russian-oil ) [19:45] TR News Latvian Security Service launches case against terrorist threats https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/17.09.2026-latvian-security-service-launches-case-against-terrorist-threats.a663547/ [19:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian Security Service launches case against terrorist threats / Article [19:45] TR News Russians Vote In First Parliamentary Election Since 2022 Ukraine Invasion https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-duma-election-vote-putin-ukraine-war/33858191.html [19:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russians Vote In First Parliamentary Election Since 2022 Ukraine Invasion [19:51] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/florida-activists-rightwing-school-boards [19:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | No more book bans: how Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards | Florida | The Guardian [19:56] TR News Read-out by President von der Leyen following her call with President Zelenskyy https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/read_26_1899 [19:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission ● Sep 18 [20:44] admfubar https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough.html [20:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough - Schneier on Security ● Sep 18 [21:15] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/beef-prices/ [21:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | MAGA pundit stuns with veggie burger pivot amid beef price surge: Actually really good - Raw Story [21:18] admfubar but it was really george... https://www.rawstory.com/jennifer-hegseth/ [21:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Pentagon's scathing nickname for Pete Hegseth's wife revealed by insiders - Raw Story [21:19] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/gas-prices-2677884881/ [21:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Uh oh: Panic as major US oil refinery shutdown creates price-shock perfect storm - Raw Story [21:39] admfubar https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/oklahoma-abortion-access-fatal-fetal-diagnoses [21:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Oklahoma women sue after being denied abortions for fatal fetal diagnoses - News9.com [21:40] nobody "Saudia Arabia announced oil supplies to Europe will be cut in October" [21:41] nobody besides "Panic as major US oil refinery shutdown creates price-shock" [21:46] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [21:59] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-media-ban/ [21:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump expels CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House in fit of rage with more to come - Raw Story ● Sep 18 [22:10] admfubar https://www.propublica.org/article/clear-labels-act-drug-safety-senate-vote [22:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Clear Labels Act Stripped of Critical Drug Safety Provisions ProPublica [22:14] admfubar https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-sports-investigations [22:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Why ProPublica Is Leaning Into Sports Coverage ProPublica