●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 18, 2025 ●● ● Oct 18 [02:09] TR News Avalanche closes UK studio as Contraband remains in limbo | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/avalanche-closes-uk-studio-as-contraband-remains-in-limbo/ Source: KitGuru | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/avalanche-closes-uk-studio-as-contraband-remains-in-limbo/ [02:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kitguru.net | Avalanche closes UK studio as Contraband remains in limbo | KitGuru [02:09] TR News Microsoft Is Repeating the Same Mistakes With Xbox Series X That Doomed the Xbox One https://comicbook.com/gaming/feature/microsoft-is-repeating-the-same-mistakes-with-xbox-series-x-that-doomed-the-xbox-one/ [02:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-comicbook.com | Microsoft Is Repeating the Same Mistakes With Xbox Series X That Doomed the Xbox One [02:10] TR News "Bring back the old Xbox Live subscriptions. Game Pass Basic or whatever was a bad idea." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k7sk5w3v [02:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k7sk5w3v ) [02:14] TR News "As it turns out, a few weeks ago on September 25th, they put up a new video going over their anti-cheat work noting they're using "Full Lifecycle Anti-Cheat Protection"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/looks-like-farlight-84-is-now-broken-on-linux-with-their-latest-anti-cheat-video-calling-it-out/ [02:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out | GamingOnLinux [02:15] TR News "The GitHub repository isn't new" and gives Microsoft control, NSA also https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/16/nordvpn_linux_gui/ [02:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | NordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3 The Register [02:17] TR News It's a Cisco issue, which they try to twist as "Linux" https://securityaffairs.com/183508/malware/operation-zero-disco-threat-actors-targets-cisco-snmp-flaw-to-drop-linux-rootkits.html https://www.scworld.com/brief/intrusions-with-cisco-snmp-bug-facilitate-linux-rootkit-deploymen [02:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securityaffairs.com | Operation Zero Disco: Threat actors targets Cisco SNMP flaw to drop Linux rootkits - Security Affairs [02:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scworld.com/brief/intrusions-with-cisco-snmp-bug-facilitate-linux-rootkit-deploymen ) [02:18] TR News This issue is in Jenkins https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/linkpro-linux-rootkit-uses-ebpf-to-hide.html [02:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets [02:21] TR News Why an immutable distro is the perfect starting point for new Linux users https://www.xda-developers.com/why-an-immutable-distro-is-the-perfect-starting-point-for-new-linux-users/ [02:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Why an immutable distro is the perfect starting point for new Linux users [02:22] TR News "But even if you keep using your Windows desktop, you may find it interesting that Linux can still benefit your life. Aside from the fact that much of the internet runs on Linux servers, there are numerous tools you can use on your computer that are based on Linux, or allow you to use it without having to ditch Windows." https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-benefit-from-linux-even-keep-using-windows/ [02:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | You can benefit from Linux, even if you keep using Windows [02:23] TR News Sidero Labs to Extend Scope of Talos Linux Platform for Kubernetes https://cloudnativenow.com/features/sidero-labs-to-extend-scope-of-talos-linux-platform-for-kubernetes/ [02:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Sidero Labs to Extend Scope of Talos Linux Platform for Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now [02:26] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1797.jpg [02:26] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1447.jpg [02:28] TR News "There's some things I really like talking about, that I have a really hard time talking about. This is especially the case for a topic like religion and spirituality." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/reality-and-fiction.gmi [02:29] TR News No, this would mean even more distraction and mental interruption gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/10/17/use-notifications-to-check-your-phone-less/ [02:30] TR News "The update didn't just add Linux support, it also translated the game into 12 new languages. Plus they added AMD FSR support, and a number of other improvements and bug fixes." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-popular-physics-sandbox-game-brick-rigs-has-added-native-linux-support/ [02:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The popular physics sandbox game Brick Rigs has added Native Linux support | GamingOnLinux [02:31] TR News "My Message to all Geminaut & GopherHoles via Martin Rue Station, and also for Cyberwalker (surfer user www Cyberspace), Spartacus, Nexian , Fingera & Fedizens" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2718 [02:32] TR News The medium is the message gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2025-10-14-the-medium-is-the-message.gmi "The pace of modern life is definitely disproportionate to the human tempo. It is worth striving for balance in this regard. To limit information noise, online presence, to seek moments of calm and regeneration." [02:35] TR News (NEW): Zorin OS 18 is here This is an excellent Linux distro to leave Windows 10 behind https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/15/Zorin_OS_18_is_here_This_is_an_excellent_Linux_distro_to_leave_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/15/Zorin_OS_18_is_here_This_is_an_excellent_Linux_distro_to_leave_.gmi [02:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Zorin OS 18 is here This is an excellent Linux distro to leave Windows 10 behind [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-171025.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-171025.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-171025.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-171025.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, October 17, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-10-17.txt [02:56] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 17, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_October_17_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_October_17_2025.gmi [02:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 17, 2025 [02:57] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:58] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Oct 18 [03:08] TR News Techrights Security Issues in Cisco and Jenkins Passed Off as "Linux" Problems https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Issues_in_Cisco_and_Jenkins_Passed_Off_as_Linux_Proble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Issues_in_Cisco_and_Jenkins_Passed_Off_as_Linux_Proble.gmi [03:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Security Issues in Cisco and Jenkins Passed Off as "Linux" Problems [03:25] TR News Techrights Expect More Waves of Microsoft Layoffs This Month (at Least Two Rounds Confirmed Already) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Expect_More_Waves_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Month_at_Least_Two_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Expect_More_Waves_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Month_at_Least_Two_.gmi [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Expect More Waves of Microsoft Layoffs This Month (at Least Two Rounds Confirmed Already) [03:46] TR News Techrights Many Red Hat People Are Leaving, But It'll Be Framed Publicly as Leaving IBM https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Many_Red_Hat_People_Are_Leaving_But_It_ll_Be_Framed_Publicly_as.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Many_Red_Hat_People_Are_Leaving_But_It_ll_Be_Framed_Publicly_as.gmi [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Many Red Hat People Are Leaving, But It'll Be Framed Publicly as Leaving IBM [03:47] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-18.gmi [03:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2025: Notifications and Geminaut https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2025_Notifications_and_Geminaut.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2025_Notifications_and_Geminaut.gmi [03:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2025: Notifications and Geminaut ● Oct 18 [04:01] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman Confirms Next Week's Talk at Technical University of Munich, We Urge EPO Staff to Attend https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Richard_Stallman_Confirms_Next_Week_s_Talk_at_Technical_Univers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Richard_Stallman_Confirms_Next_Week_s_Talk_at_Technical_Univers.gmi [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman Confirms Next Week's Talk at Technical University of Munich, We Urge EPO Staff to Attend [04:18] TR News Techrights The Free Software Foundation, Which Has Appointed a 43-Year-Old President, is Looking to Add Another Board Member (or Treasurer) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Which_Has_Appointed_a_43_Year_Old_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Which_Has_Appointed_a_43_Year_Old_.gmi [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Free Software Foundation, Which Has Appointed a 43-Year-Old President, is Looking to Add Another Board Member (or Treasurer) [04:25] TR News (NEW): Waddle the Waddle https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Waddle_the_Waddle.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Waddle_the_Waddle.gmi [04:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Waddle the Waddle [04:29] TR News These new slides are wrong. FSF is 1985, not 1984. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/koha-3307488/3307488 [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.slideshare.net | Koha | PPT [04:45] TR News Techrights Science, Not Fast Food/Junk Food https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Science_Not_Fast_Food_Junk_Food.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Science_Not_Fast_Food_Junk_Food.gmi [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Science, Not Fast Food/Junk Food [04:48] TR News "Richard Stallman gave a lecture at my university today" https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ggwx1w/richard_stallman_gave_a_lecture_at_my_university/ [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Richard Stallman gave a lecture at my university today : linux [04:49] TR News 40 ans pour l'informatique libre https://linuxfr.org/news/40-ans-pour-l-informatique-libre-entretien-avec-richard-stallman [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-40 ans pour l'informatique libre | Entretien avec Richard Stallman - LinuxFr.org [04:51] TR News "But mainstream media doesn't, they have gone so far to the left, that a literal tankie like Richard Stallman is seen as "far-right" in their books" https://x.com/QuantumShieldEU/status/1979048863496311239 [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE ● Oct 18 [05:06] TR News Techrights 10 Days Ago Richard Stallman Gave a Long Interview in French (linuxfr.org) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/10_Days_Ago_Richard_Stallman_Gave_a_Long_Interview_in_French_li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/10_Days_Ago_Richard_Stallman_Gave_a_Long_Interview_in_French_li.gmi [05:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 10 Days Ago Richard Stallman Gave a Long Interview in French (linuxfr.org) [05:14] TR News Richard Stallman: I differentiate between what I call artificial intelligence and what I call crap generators . Programs like ChatGPT are not intelligence. Intelligence means having the ability to know or understand something, at least in a narrow domain. But more than nothing. http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/10_Days_Ago_Richard_Stallman_Gave_a_Long_Interview_in_French_li.shtml [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 10 Days Ago Richard Stallman Gave a Long Interview in French (linuxfr.org) ● Oct 18 [07:12] TR News Techrights Digital Sanitation Good Practices https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Digital_Sanitation_Good_Practices.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Digital_Sanitation_Good_Practices.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Digital Sanitation Good Practices [07:18] TR News SLOP garbage: "An AI take on Free Software Song by Richard Stallman." https://truefans.fm/free-software-song?tab=episodes& [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truefans.fm | TrueFans | Shows | Free Software Song [07:21] TR News "You also have the standard things that make a GNU/Linux a GNU/Linux, like the coreutils, glibc, bash, the GNU toolchain, and whatever other application software you want" https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1o9mzsj/how_gnu_can_you_make_gnulinux/ [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | How GNU can you make GNU/Linux? : linux [07:21] TR News "First you need the kernel (the Linux part of GNU/Linux). Did you guys know that the FSF maintains a fully libre Linux kernel (linux-libre)? That's right, not only can you have GNU/Linux, you can have GNU Linux!" <- lxo [07:23] TR News https://www.fsdaily.com/ is still online! [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Published | fsdaily.com - Free Software News [07:27] TR News Yesterday's presentation went really well, lots of smart people really interested, fantastic discussion after. A very nice web culture. I went with three slides to get started, and then talked, demo'd, answered questions, and listened to ideas." http://scripting.com/2025/10/17.html [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scripting News: Friday, October 17, 2025 ● Oct 18 [08:00] TR News Techrights What's Wrong With Liking Parrots or Birds as Pets? https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/What_s_Wrong_With_Liking_Parrots_or_Birds_as_Pets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/What_s_Wrong_With_Liking_Parrots_or_Birds_as_Pets.gmi [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What's Wrong With Liking Parrots or Birds as Pets? [08:16] TR News Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/looks-like-farlight-84-is-now-broken-on-linux-with-their-latest-anti-cheat-video-calling-it-out/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out | GamingOnLinux [08:16] TR News A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/a-famous-meme-comes-to-life-in-this-is-fine-maximum-cope-with-a-demo-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now | GamingOnLinux [08:22] TR News Assetto Corsa Rally announced for Early Access in November | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/assetto-corsa-rally-announced-for-early-access-in-november/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/assetto-corsa-rally-announced-for-early-access-in-november/ [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Assetto Corsa Rally announced for Early Access in November | GamingOnLinux [08:22] TR News New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/new-trailer-for-star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-has-a-rather-bald-borg-crew-member/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member | GamingOnLinux [08:33] TR News Co-op adventure, town-building and survival game Necesse hits the big 1.0 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/co-op-adventure-town-building-and-survival-game-necesse-hits-the-big-1-0/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/co-op-adventure-town-building-and-survival-game-necesse-hits-the-big-1-0/ [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Co-op adventure, town-building and survival game Necesse hits the big 1.0 | GamingOnLinux [08:33] TR News "Microsoft layoffs: My husband worked 25 years, rarely took leave, but was laid off by algorithm, says wife in viral post" [08:34] TR News "Microsoft laid her off. A layoff support group helped her" [08:34] TR News Microsoft rhymes with "layoffs" these days [08:34] TR News Two Point Museum meets Vampire Survivors in the latest crossover | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/two-point-museum-meets-vampire-survivors-in-the-latest-crossover/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/two-point-museum-meets-vampire-survivors-in-the-latest-crossover/ [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Two Point Museum meets Vampire Survivors in the latest crossover | GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR News Fear of layoffs at Microsoft https://www.engadget.com/gaming/blizzard-teams-working-on-hearthstone-and-warcraft-rumble-unionize-182104024.html [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engadget.com | Blizzard teams working on Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble unionize [08:38] TR News The popular physics sandbox game Brick Rigs has added Native Linux support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-popular-physics-sandbox-game-brick-rigs-has-added-native-linux-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The popular physics sandbox game Brick Rigs has added Native Linux support | GamingOnLinux [08:39] TR News Deep colony sim Stardeus adds a huge new narrative-focused update | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/deep-colony-sim-stardeus-adds-a-huge-new-narrative-focused-update/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/deep-colony-sim-stardeus-adds-a-huge-new-narrative-focused-update/ [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Deep colony sim Stardeus adds a huge new narrative-focused update | GamingOnLinux [08:40] TR News Kaiju Cleaner Simulator will get you and friends to clean up massive titans together | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kaiju-cleaner-simulator-will-get-you-and-friends-to-clean-up-massive-titans-together/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kaiju Cleaner Simulator will get you and friends to clean up massive titans together | GamingOnLinux [08:40] TR News Get ready for Halloween with the Capcom Horror Bundle from Fanatical | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-ready-for-halloween-with-the-capcom-horror-bundle-from-fanatical/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-ready-for-halloween-with-the-capcom-horror-bundle-from-fanatical/ [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get ready for Halloween with the Capcom Horror Bundle from Fanatical | GamingOnLinux [08:44] TR News "The Birmingham preacher who urged 'no mercy' for Israeli fans amid fury at city's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15201283/Muslim-preacher-Bimingham-mercy-Maccabi-Tel-Aviv-Aston-Villa.html [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.co.uk | The Birmingham preacher who urged 'no mercy' for Israeli fans amid fury at city's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match | Daily Mail Online [08:44] TR News "OneDrives AI is scanning your PHOTOS" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/onedrive%E2%80%99s-ai-is-scanning-your-photos:3 [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | OneDrives AI is scanning your PHOTOS [08:45] TR News "Trump meeting Putin in Budapest is blow to Europe" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/trump-meeting-putin-budapest-blow-europe-hungary-orban/ [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/trump-meeting-putin-budapest-blow-europe-hungary-orban/ ) [08:45] TR News "Bose revokes functionality of smarttouch speakers" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/bose-revokes-functionality-of-smarttouch:2 [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Bose revokes functionality of smarttouch speakers [08:45] TR News "America First? No, Billionaire Buddies First" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-first-no-billionaire-buddies [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | America First? No, Billionaire Buddies First [08:45] TR News "The Power Map of the Trump Regime - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-power-map-of-the-trump-regime [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Power Map of the Trump Regime - Robert Reich [08:45] TR News "My aging, Trump's aging - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/my-aging-trumps-aging [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | My aging, Trump's aging - Robert Reich [08:45] TR News "Lawfare hits new levels, as Trump pursues those who pursued him" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1016/bolton-indictment-trump-james-comey [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lawfare hits new levels, as Trump pursues those who pursued him - CSMonitor.com [08:46] TR News "Selections from the New Trump Bible | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/selections-from-the-new-trump-bible/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/selections-from-the-new-trump-bible/ ) [08:46] TR News "Against The New Feudalism Of Algorithms And Oligarchs" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/16/against-the-new-feudalism-of-algorithms-and-oligarchs/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Against The New Feudalism Of Algorithms And Oligarchs | Techdirt [08:46] TR News "TikTok seeks ads, agencies cautious about its potential sale - Ad Age" https://adage.com/technology/aa-tiktok-agencies-advertising/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adage.com | TikTok seeks ads, agencies cautious about its potential sale - Ad Age [08:46] TR News This is how the bubble pops: they aim low, sex https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/fremtiden-ai-er-porno [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Fremtiden for AI er porno | Version2 [08:47] TR News old: "The Internet Has Changed. Privacy Was Left Behind." https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/BRENDAN-EICH:9 [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | The Internet Has Changed. Privacy Was Left Behind. [08:47] TR News "Russell Vought: The Shadow President" https://werd.io/russell-vought-the-shadow-president/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Russell Vought: The Shadow President [08:48] TR News Daniel Lemire promotes SLOP. iophk: has dan lost the plot? how old is he? https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/17/research-results-are-cultural-artifacts-not-public-goods/ [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/17/research-results-are-cultural-artifacts-not-public-goods/ ) [08:48] TR News "The Bolton Indictment" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/the-bolton-indictment/ [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | The Bolton Indictment - emptywheel [08:48] TR News "Theres no way around it: Putin takes precedence over Zelenskyy in Trumps mind. No grinning photo ops are going to change that. But this handicap doesnt mean Ukraine has to lose. Kyiv and its allies still have options." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/budapest-gambit-europes-trump-card [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Budapest Gambit: Europes Trump Card on Russia and Ukraine [08:49] TR News iophk: microsoft injected mono into WINE and now it has hatched and is devouring the project from the inside https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-17-released-with-default-egl-renderer/ [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Wine 10.17 Released with Default EGL Renderer and Updated Mono Engine [08:49] TR News iophk: misrepresents microsoft as an authority rather than an unnecessary attack vector https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-russia-china-increasingly-using-ai-to-escalate-cyberattacks-on-the-us/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/11/Ron_Wyden_Microsoft_Should_be_Held_Accountable_for_Security_Bre.shtml [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-russia-china-increasingly-using-ai-to-escalate-cyberattacks-on-the-us/ ) [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ron Wyden: Microsoft Should be Held Accountable for Security Breaches (He Has Said This for Years Already, It Never Happens) [08:50] TR News CCIA v. Paxton WD Tex. SB2420 Complaint https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-v-paxton-wd-tex-sb2420-complaint/ blocked by gratuitous javascript [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ccianet.org | CCIA v. Paxton WD Tex. SB2420 Complaint - CCIA [08:50] TR News What does ad hoc mean in chat control? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/bundestagsdebatte-was-ist-bei-der-chatkontrolle-unter-anlassbezogen-zu-verstehen/ [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Bundestagsdebatte: Was ist bei der Chatkontrolle unter anlassbezogen zu verstehen? [08:50] TR News iophk: "reality" TV trains the mass public to internalize deception and dishonesty https://theconversation.com/why-the-traitors-is-still-a-masterclass-in-the-psychology-of-human-deception-267750 [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Why The Traitors is still a masterclass in the psychology of human deception [08:50] TR News "Prince Andrew says he's giving up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-10-17/prince-andrew-says-hes-giving-up-his-duke-of-york-title-as-epstein-allegations-refuse-to-fade [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Prince Andrew says he's giving up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade - Los Angeles Times [08:51] TR News "The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/john-bolton-indictment-trump/684597/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others - The Atlantic [08:51] TR News "Why Americans Should Care About Trumps Boat Strikes" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/boat-strikes-trump-venezuela/684583/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Why Americans Should Care About Trumps Boat Strikes - The Atlantic [08:51] TR News EU's new age verification explained | "EU:s nya lderskontroll frklarad" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/10/17/eus-nya-alderskontroll-forklarad/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | EU:s nya lderskontroll frklarad [08:52] TR News "Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S. Alexander Dugin has peddled his mystical, anti-liberal philosophy for decades. Why is his profile growing now?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/russia-s-most-effective-spokesperson-in-the-u-s [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S. Alexander Dugin has peddled his mystical, anti-liberal philosophy for decades. Why is his profile growing now? Meduza [08:52] TR News Age limit for social media is being rolled out in the EU | "ldersgrns fr sociala media rullas ut i EU" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/10/16/aldersgrans-for-sociala-media-rullas-ut-i-eu/ [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | ldersgrns fr sociala media rullas ut i EU [08:52] TR News Firefox 144 arrives with advanced profile management, new search options, and more | "Firefox 144 mejora perfiles, pestaas, bsquedas, contraseas..." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2025/10/16/firefox-144/ [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-muylinux-com.translate.goog | Firefox 144 mejora perfiles, pestaas, bsquedas, contraseas... [08:52] TR News "Russia 'shoots down own Su-30SM fighter jet' during Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, Sochi" https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-donetsk-russias-sochi-amid-drone-attacks/ [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Russia 'shoots down own Su-30SM fighter jet' during Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, Sochi [08:53] TR News "EU left in the dark about Trump-Putin meeting within its borders, questions its point" https://kyivindependent.com/brussels-left-in-the-dark-about-trump-putin-meeting-within-its-borders-questions-whether-it-will-even-happen/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | EU left in the dark about Trump-Putin meeting within its borders, questions its point [08:53] TR News "Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-seeks-more-foreign-fighters-amid-mounting-russian-losses-in-ukraine/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [08:54] TR News "Nature Has Other Ideas" https://therevelator.org/social-darwinism/ | Source: The Revelator [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 500 @ https://therevelator.org/social-darwinism/ ) [08:56] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:56] TR News (NEW): Radxa Orion O6N Brings Cix P1 Performance to a Smaller Nano ITX Form Factor https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Radxa_Orion_O6N_Brings_Cix_P1_Performance_to_a_Smaller_Nano_ITX.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Radxa_Orion_O6N_Brings_Cix_P1_Performance_to_a_Smaller_Nano_ITX.gmi [08:56] TR News (NEW): Why an immutable distro is the perfect starting point for new Linux users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Why_an_immutable_distro_is_the_perfect_starting_point_for_new_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/17/Why_an_immutable_distro_is_the_perfect_starting_point_for_new_L.gmi [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Radxa Orion O6N Brings Cix P1 Performance to a Smaller Nano ITX Form Factor [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why an immutable distro is the perfect starting point for new Linux users [08:56] TR News (NEW): Games: Capcom Horror Bundle, Kaiju Cleaner Simulator, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Games_Capcom_Horror_Bundle_Kaiju_Cleaner_Simulator_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Games_Capcom_Horror_Bundle_Kaiju_Cleaner_Simulator_and_More.gmi [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Capcom Horror Bundle, Kaiju Cleaner Simulator, and More [08:58] TR News "Cybercriminals are abusing a widespread lack of authentication in the customer service platform Zendesk to flood targeted email inboxes with menacing messages that come from hundreds of Zendesk corporate customers simultaneously." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/email-bombs-exploit-lax-authentication-in-zendesk/ | Source: Krebs On Security [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication in Zendesk Krebs on Security [08:59] TR News "Blueprint to Crush the Left" https://fair.org/home/chip-gibbons-on-trumps-blueprint-to-crush-the-left-cara-brumfield-on-erasing-federal-data/ | Source: FAIR [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Chip Gibbons on Trumps Blueprint to Crush the Left, Cara Brumfield on Erasing Federal Data FAIR ● Oct 18 [09:22] TR News "Our study shines a light on what has so far been hidden, revealing: [...]" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/10/17/an-italian-case-study-collateral-damage-from-live-event-site-blocking-with-piracy-shield/ | Source: APNIC [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | An Italian case study: Collateral damage from live-event site blocking with Piracy Shield | APNIC Blog [09:22] TR News "Japan bears a responsibility to take the lead on making rules [concerning AI and copyright infringement]" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/japan-government-openai-sora-2/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/japan-government-openai-sora-2/ ) [09:23] TR News "Theres nothing like a zillion dollar company flying by the seat of its pants." https://512pixels.net/2025/10/mlk-jr-openai-sora/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-512pixels.net | OpenAI Removes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From Sora Models - 512 Pixels [09:23] TR News "Sora is not the only text-to-video generative AI tool out there, but it has become popular for two main reasons." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/17/openai-sora-ai-videos-deepfake | Source: The Guardian UK [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Legacies condensed to AI slop: OpenAI Sora videos of the dead raise alarm with legal experts | OpenAI | The Guardian [09:25] TR News "Californias new law simply makes it so consumers can opt out of such deals, without retaliation from their landlords." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/broadband-monopolies-are-mad-because-california-wont-let-them-rip-off-apartment-dwellers/ | Source: Techdirt [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Broadband Monopolies Are Mad Because California Wont Let Them Rip Off Apartment Dwellers | Techdirt [09:25] TR News "Twenty years ago, many big-city markets had multiple, independently owned network affiliates." https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/media-oligarchy-trump-corruption/ | Source: The Nation [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | So Long as Oligarchs Control the Public Square, There Will Be Corruption | The Nation [09:37] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://techcentral.co.za/apple-m5-chip-makes-its-debut-in-new-macbook-pro-ipad-pro-models/272887/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | Apple M5 chip makes its debut in new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro models [09:38] TR News Another vendor for Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apple-m5-chip-smashes-snapdragon-x2-elite-in-early-single-thread-benchmarks-single-core-scores-rival-intels-core-ultra-9-285k-and-beat-amds-9950x3d-teasing-multi-core-potential-of-future-variants | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Apple M5 chip smashes Snapdragon X2 Elite in early single-thread benchmarks single core scores rival Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K and beat AMD's 9950X3D, teasing multi-core potential of future variants | Tom's Hardware [09:38] TR News "ARRLs Washington Counsel has reviewed the proposal and agrees that the deletions are to obsolete rules and will have no impact on todays modern Amateur Radio Service" https://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-announces-intent-to-delete-minor-part-97-provisions | Source: ARRL [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arrl.org | FCC Announces Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions [09:39] TR News A Satirical Guide to Surviving the Subscription Economy https://jxself.org/subscription-economy-survival-guide.shtml [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jxself.org | A Satirical Guide to Surviving the Subscription Economy [09:41] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-10-16 Thursday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-10-16.html "Out for new antibiotics" [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [09:41] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-10-17 Friday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-10-17.html "Published the next strip exploring the somewhat perverse way that those who do the most work are often blamed for not having doing mor" [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [09:43] TR News Capable of Repetition, But Avoiding ReviewUSPTO New Regulation Not Reviewed By OIRA https://patentprogress.org/2025/10/capable-of-repetition-but-avoiding-review-uspto-new-regulation-not-reviewed-by-oira/ [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentprogress.org | Capable of Repetition, But Avoiding ReviewUSPTO New Regulation Not Reviewed By OIRA - Patent Progress [09:44] TR News The Confidential Communication from UK's Ofcom to 4Chan https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-confidential-communication-from [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | The Confidential Communication from UK's Ofcom to 4Chan [09:45] TR News GNOME Foundation Discusses Refusing Funds from Framework Computer https://lunduke.substack.com/p/gnome-foundation-discusses-refusing [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | GNOME Foundation Discusses Refusing Funds from Framework Computer [09:47] TR News How To Install Yarn on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-yarn-fedora-42/ [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Yarn on Fedora 42 - idroot [09:47] TR News How To Install Terraform on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-terraform-rocky-linux-10/ [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Terraform on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [09:47] TR News How To Install uTorrent on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-utorrent-debian-13/ [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install uTorrent on Debian 13 - idroot [09:47] TR News How To Install Suricata on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-suricata-debian-13/ [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Suricata on Debian 13 - idroot [09:49] TR News How To Install Lollypop Music Player on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-lollypop-music-player-ubuntu-24-04/ [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Lollypop Music Player on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [09:49] TR News How To Install Roundcube Webmail on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-roundcube-webmail-debian-13/ [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Roundcube Webmail on Debian 13 - idroot [09:49] TR News An Expert Reveals How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age https://www.sciencealert.com/an-expert-reveals-how-to-keep-your-brain-sharp-as-you-age [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Expert Reveals How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age : ScienceAlert [09:50] TR News Stuff I read, week 42 2025 https://rubenerd.com/stuff-i-read-week-42-2025/ [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Stuff I read, week 42 2025 [09:50] TR News "Wrapping the label around the field is known as implicit association, and its a very common pattern: [...]" https://www.tpgi.com/should-form-labels-be-wrapped-or-separate/ | [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Should form labels be wrapped or separate? - TPGi a Vispero company [09:51] TR News "This article isnt about URL best practices youve read a hundred times (keeping URLs short, avoiding special characters, or using hyphens instead of underscores)." https://alfy.blog/2025/10/16/hidden-cost-of-url-design.html | Source: Ahmad Alfy [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alfy.blog | The Hidden Cost of URL Design [09:52] TR News "There is no official Chef Workstation (or CINC Workstation) release for FreeBSD" https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/10/installing-chef-workstation-on-freebsd/ | Source: Feld [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.feld.me | Installing Chef Workstation on FreeBSD Makefile.feld [09:52] TR News "The work is to be carried out by Stefan Sperling (stsp@) and Chirpy Software." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251017070142 | Source: Undeadly [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | WPA3 support for OpenBSD 802.11 wireless funded by NLNet Foundation [09:52] TR News "This project delivers the second open-source implementation of WPA3, the current industry standard for Wi-Fi encryption, specifically for the OpenBSD operating system." https://nlnet.nl/project/OpenBSD-wifi-WPA3/ | Source: NLNet Foundation [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nlnet.nl | NLnet; WPA3 support for OpenBSD 802.11 wireless [09:52] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [09:54] TR News "All the npm/javascript software that are so painful to build and most of the time impossible to build on FreeBSD because some modules are not ported on FreeBSD" https://aumont.fr/posts/10-years-of-selfhosting/ | Source: Mathieu Aumont [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Self-hosted since the 2010s | Aumont.fr [09:58] TR News A Common Pain Relief Drug May Have Anti-Cancer Properties https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-pain-relief-drug-may-have-anti-cancer-properties [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Common Pain Relief Drug May Have Anti-Cancer Properties : ScienceAlert [09:58] TR News Millions of Us Have Likely Lost Our Smell Without Even Realizing It https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-us-have-likely-lost-our-smell-without-even-realizing-it [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Millions of Us Have Likely Lost Our Smell Without Even Realizing It : ScienceAlert [09:59] TR News Alzheimer's And Cancer May Soon Be Treated With Sounds We Can't Hear https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-and-cancer-may-soon-be-treated-with-sounds-we-cant-hear [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Alzheimer's And Cancer May Soon Be Treated With Sounds We Can't Hear : ScienceAlert [09:59] TR News Identical Twins Can Have Significant IQ Differences, Shock Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/identical-twins-can-have-significant-iq-differences-shock-study-reveals [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Identical Twins Can Have Significant IQ Differences, Shock Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [09:59] TR News Up to 13% of Dementia Diagnoses May Actually Be a Treatable Condition https://www.sciencealert.com/up-to-13-of-dementia-diagnoses-may-actually-be-a-treatable-condition [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Up to 13% of Dementia Diagnoses May Actually Be a Treatable Condition : ScienceAlert [09:59] TR News Scientists Solved Chicago's 'Rat Hole' Mystery, And The Culprit Is Adorable https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-solved-chicagos-rat-hole-mystery-and-the-culprit-is-adorable [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Solved Chicago's 'Rat Hole' Mystery, And The Culprit Is Adorable : ScienceAlert ● Oct 18 [10:00] TR News Planet Y: A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than 'Planet Nine' https://www.sciencealert.com/planet-y-a-hidden-earth-size-world-could-lurk-far-closer-than-planet-nine [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Planet Y: A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than 'Planet Nine' : ScienceAlert [10:00] TR News Mysterious Blob of Darkness Found Lurking Deep in Distant Galaxy https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-blob-of-darkness-found-lurking-deep-in-distant-galaxy [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mysterious Blob of Darkness Found Lurking Deep in Distant Galaxy : ScienceAlert [10:00] TR News Near-Complete Fossil in Argentina Is One of The World's Oldest Dinosaurs https://www.sciencealert.com/near-complete-fossil-in-argentina-is-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-dinosaurs [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Near-Complete Fossil in Argentina Is One of The World's Oldest Dinosaurs : ScienceAlert [10:01] TR News Ofcom orders BillBC to air on TV finding that Gaza film broke broadcasting rules https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/ofcom-orders-bbc-to-air-on-tv-finding-that-gaza-film-broke-broadcasting-rules/ [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Ofcom orders BBC to air statement about Gaza documentary on TV - Press Gazette [10:01] TR News 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: 150 journalists laid off at NBC News https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/ [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Journalism industry job cuts 2025 tracked with up-to-date list - Press Gazette [10:02] TR News Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/live-coverage-no-kings-national-day-of-action [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action | American Civil Liberties Union [10:04] TR News "if you get stopped by the police" https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2025/06/KYR-Protest-1080x1920-1-865x1536.png [10:05] TR News Lithuanias inflation above EU average in September Eurostat https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717210/lithuania-s-inflation-above-eu-average-in-september-eurostat [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias inflation above EU average in September Eurostat - LRT [10:08] TR News Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/science/microbes-endangered-preservation.html [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/science/microbes-endangered-preservation.html ) [10:09] TR News Scientists Invent Room Temperature Ice https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-invent-room-temperature-ice [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Invent Room Temperature Ice [10:10] TR News Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Features for Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/technology/instagram-teen-safety-features-ai-chatbots.html "chatbots affect mental health." [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/technology/instagram-teen-safety-features-ai-chatbots.html ) [10:10] TR News Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html ) [10:11] TR News Johor to step up efforts to weed out vape traders https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-to-step-up-efforts-to-weed-out-vape-traders [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Johor to step up efforts to weed out vape traders | The Straits Times [10:11] TR News Smoking, vapes spark fire danger in Michigan https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/smoking-vapes-spark-fire-danger-in-michigan/ [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Smoking, vapes spark fire danger in Michigan - Bridge Michigan [10:12] TR News Lithuania temporarily restores top-level security for Belarus opposition leader https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717376/lithuania-temporarily-restores-top-level-security-for-belarus-opposition-leader [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania temporarily restores top-level security for Belarus opposition leader - LRT [10:12] TR News "Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/russia-s-most-effective-spokesperson-in-the-u-s | Source: Meduza [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S. Alexander Dugin has peddled his mystical, anti-liberal philosophy for decades. Why is his profile growing now? Meduza [10:13] TR News "a military base shooting" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/budapest-memo-redux-a-military-base-shooting-and-nord-stream-shmord-shtream | Source: Meduza [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Budapest Memo redux, a military base shooting, and Nord Stream shmord shtream Meduza breaks down todays biggest Russia-related news stories, October 17, 2025 Meduza [10:13] TR News Russia Jails Street Band for Performing Antiwar Songs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/russia-jails-street-band-for-performing-antiwar-songs.html [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/russia-jails-street-band-for-performing-antiwar-songs.html ) [10:14] TR News Uncom 2025.10.12 is out https://distrowatch.com/uncom "Uncom OS is Russian commercial GNU/Linux distribution" [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/uncom ) [10:15] TR News India says its unaware of Convicted Felon-Modi conversation on Russian oil https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-says-unaware-of-trump-modi-conversation-on-russian-oil [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India says its unaware of Trump-Modi conversation on Russian oil | The Straits Times [10:16] TR News India tries to balance US, Russia ties in pursuit of Convicted Felon deal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-tries-to-balance-us-russia-ties-in-pursuit-of-trump-deal [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India tries to balance US, Russia ties in pursuit of Trump deal | The Straits Times [10:16] TR News Polish teens learn to fly drones as Russian threat grows https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-polish-teens-learn-to-fly-drones-as-russian-threat-grows [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-polish-teens-learn-to-fly-drones-as-russian-threat-grows ) [10:16] TR News Good cranberry year in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/17.10.2025-good-cranberry-year-in-latvia.a618758/ [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Good cranberry year in Latvia / Article [10:19] TR News Zelensky to Meet With Convicted Felon to Discuss Weapons and Peace Prospects for Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html ) [10:19] TR News Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-suit-fashion-designer.html [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-suit-fashion-designer.html ) [10:22] TR News Zelensky Pressed Convicted Felon for New Weapons https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/briefing/ukraine-trump-weapons-treasury-argentina.html [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/briefing/ukraine-trump-weapons-treasury-argentina.html ) [10:22] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man - Zelensky: Ukrainian president to seek Tomhawk missiles in White House talks https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-zelensky-ukrainian-president-to-seek-tomhawk-missiles-in-white-house-talks [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-zelensky-ukrainian-president-to-seek-tomhawk-missiles-in-white-house-talks ) [10:22] TR News Governing Gaza, Ukraine, Hey Hi (AI) 'Slop,' and the Dead Internet Theory https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20251017-governing-gaza-ukraine-ai-slop-and-the-dead-internet-theory [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20251017-governing-gaza-ukraine-ai-slop-and-the-dead-internet-theory ) [10:24] TR News iophk: too many articles are 'cheeto sez' and mere stenography; worse, in the current regime there no one is following process and treats his utterances and bloviations as policy, thus violating the law of the land directly. [10:29] TR News Proprietary? https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Lenspect-Threat-Scanner [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNOME Has A New Security Threat Scanner Powered By VirusTotal - Phoronix [10:35] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1042452/ [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [10:35] TR News Windows TCO https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32380 | Source: SANS [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | TikTok Videos Promoting Malware Installation - SANS ISC [10:39] TR News (NEW): BSD: FreeBSD and OpenBSD Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSD_FreeBSD_and_OpenBSD_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSD_FreeBSD_and_OpenBSD_Updates.gmi [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: FreeBSD and OpenBSD Updates [10:39] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO [10:42] TR News "Ideally youre here because you followed the link in the slides. Otherwise this post might not make a lot of sense." https://adrianroselli.com/2025/10/talkin-tables-at-a11yto-conf.html | Source: Adrian Roselli [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adrianroselli.com | Talkin Tables at A11yTO Conf Adrian Roselli [10:42] TR News "Esteban Rios, who had been wearing a hat and shirt that read Proud Dad of a U.S. Marine, was deported on Friday, his son said." https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2025/10/15/family-visit-to-camp-pendleton-ended-with-ice-deporting-marines-dad/ | Source: USMC [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting Marines dad [10:51] TR News (NEW): BSDs and GNU/Linux: Not a Licensing Conflict https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Not_a_Licensing_Conflict.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Not_a_Licensing_Conflict.gmi [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSDs and GNU/Linux: Not a Licensing Conflict ● Oct 18 [11:01] TR News (NEW): BSDs and GNU/Linux: Learn One, Master the Other https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Learn_One_Master_the_Other.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Learn_One_Master_the_Other.gmi [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSDs and GNU/Linux: Learn One, Master the Other [11:06] TR News (NEW): BSDs and GNU/Linux: Common Missions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Common_Missions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/BSDs_and_GNU_Linux_Common_Missions.gmi [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSDs and GNU/Linux: Common Missions [11:10] TR News Techrights End of Vista 10 Also Good News for the BSDs https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/End_of_Vista_10_Also_Good_News_for_the_BSDs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/End_of_Vista_10_Also_Good_News_for_the_BSDs.gmi [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights End of Vista 10 Also Good News for the BSDs [11:12] TR News "Yet firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI pay millions in salaries to top talent. Why? Cant others just study the papers and replicate?" Because they ran a PONZI SCHEME and FRAUD. They need people who enable that. https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/17/research-results-are-cultural-artifacts-not-public-goods/ [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/17/research-results-are-cultural-artifacts-not-public-goods/ ) [11:24] TR News Techrights From Scholar to Booster of Slop (and Even Slop in His Own Blog) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/From_Scholar_to_Booster_of_Slop_and_Even_Slop_in_His_Own_Blog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/From_Scholar_to_Booster_of_Slop_and_Even_Slop_in_His_Own_Blog.gmi [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights From Scholar to Booster of Slop (and Even Slop in His Own Blog) [11:30] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman Near the European Patent Office (EPO) in 3 Days From Now https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Richard_Stallman_Near_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_in_3_Days_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Richard_Stallman_Near_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_in_3_Days_.gmi [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman Near the European Patent Office (EPO) in 3 Days From Now [11:34] TR News "Of the 109 journalists who were detained over the past year, 82 were either formally arrested or subjected to judicial control measures" https://bianet.org/haber/punitive-travel-restrictions-hinder-journalists-in-turkey-union-warns-312561 | Source: BIA Net [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Punitive travel restrictions hinder journalists in Turkey, union warns [11:35] TR News "Herndon comes to Vox from the New York Times, where he distinguished himself as a sharp" https://www.vox.com/press-room/464712/astead-herndon-joins-vox | Source: Vox [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Astead W. Herndon Joins Vox as Host and Editorial Director | Vox [11:36] TR News "Potylo left the ICE facility with nothing more than a citation for failure to obey an officer of the law, which will require him to return to Portland at some future date." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ice-arrests-protest-comedian-robby-roadsteamer-jokes-1235449651/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | ICE Arrests Protest Comedian Robby Roadsteamer, Laughs at Jokes [11:36] TR News "Millions of protesters will gather across the United States on Saturday, October 18" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-17/no-kings-protests-against-trump-on-october-18-what-you-need-to-know.html | Source: El Pas [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | No Kings protests against Trump on October 18: What you need to know | U.S. | EL PAS English [11:36] TR News "Were going to vigorously exercise our democratic rights peacefully and nonviolently" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/17/repub/no-kings-day-expected-to-draw-millions-for-anti-trump-mass-protests/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/17/repub/no-kings-day-expected-to-draw-millions-for-anti-trump-mass-protests/ ) [11:37] TR News "Organizers of Salt Lake Citys No Kings protest are canceling the march portion of Saturdays event for safety reasons" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/15/safety-first-salt-lake-citys-no-kings-protest-changes-its-plan/ | [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/15/safety-first-salt-lake-citys-no-kings-protest-changes-its-plan/ ) [11:37] TR News "At least 30 No Kings protests are scheduled across Maine as part of more than 2,500 that will take place nationally." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/16/tending-gardens-hitting-the-streets-mainers-plan-protests-across-the-state-saturday/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/16/tending-gardens-hitting-the-streets-mainers-plan-protests-across-the-state-saturday/ ) [11:38] TR News "Ten No Kings protests are planned in cities across North Dakota with more than 2,000 events scheduled nationwide." https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/17/10-no-kings-rallies-planned-for-north-dakota-on-saturday/ | [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/17/10-no-kings-rallies-planned-for-north-dakota-on-saturday/ ) [11:39] TR News "Storms are expected to start around midday Saturday, when many of the protests are scheduled, and will track across the state in the afternoon." https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/10/17/arkansas-protests-to-proceed-as-potential-storms-loom/ | [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/10/17/arkansas-protests-to-proceed-as-potential-storms-loom/ ) [11:40] TR News "Dozens of groups are partnering with protest organizers nationwide. A Wednesday release from nokings.org says 2,500 protests are planned across the country." https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/doctor-teacher-mamaw-heres-what-anti-trump-protesters-say-in-kentucky/ | [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/doctor-teacher-mamaw-heres-what-anti-trump-protesters-say-in-kentucky/ ) [11:41] TR News "But one thing about the protest in Downtown Las Vegas will be the same: Demonstrators will again be kept off the streets themselves and confined to sidewalks" https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/16/demonstrators-will-once-again-take-to-the-streets-well-sidewalks-at-lvs-no-kings-rally/ | [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/16/demonstrators-will-once-again-take-to-the-streets-well-sidewalks-at-lvs-no-kings-rally/ ) [11:41] TR News "Republican leaders have linked without evidence the rallies, which are expected across 2,500 towns and cities, to terrorism and political violence." https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/no-kings-protest-trump-administration | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notus.org | No Kings Protest Organizers Prepare for a Possible Trump Crackdown - NOTUS News of the United States [11:42] TR News "These are, in other words, the people we need to frighten this weekend." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/dear-normies-time-to-stand-up/ | Source: Truthdig [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/dear-normies-time-to-stand-up/ ) [11:42] TR News "Why? Well, friends, first, because the hard-working organizers have asked you to play it their way" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/trump-no-kings-protests-democracy/ | Source: The Nation [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | No Violence at No Kings Day | The Nation [11:42] TR News "The bans reflect a kind of moral turn, one that risks reviving conservative notions that predate the [Internet]." https://phys.org/news/2025-10-social-media-age-restrictions-internet.html | Source: Omicron Limited [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-social-media-age-restrictions-internet.html ) [11:42] TR News "When I saw, at the end of last week, that the windows of the Brighton Centre were smashed in and daubed with paint for hosting Europes largest feminist conference, FiLiA" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/16/trans-book-banning-hypocrites-causing-violence/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/16/trans-book-banning-hypocrites-causing-violence/ ) [11:45] TR News "RubyGems and Bundler are essential official clients for rubygems.org and the Ruby ecosystem, bundled with the Ruby language for many years and functioning as part of the standard library." https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/10/17/rubygems-repository-transition/ | [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ruby-lang.org | The Transition of RubyGems Repository Ownership [11:45] TR News "Scientific progress as cultural evolution. Adopting discoveries requires cultural updatesand it is far from easy. Einsteins papers are public, yet reading them wont make you Einstein." https://lemire.me/blog/2025/10/17/research-results-are-cultural-artifacts-not-public-goods/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [11:45] TR News "Not coincidentally, San Franciscans are suffering more than ever in just about every measurable way, and City Hall is simply ignoring their plight." https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/democrats-new-abundance-platform-isnt-playing-out-well-in-san-francisco | Source: Current Affairs [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.currentaffairs.org | Democrats New Abundance Platform Isnt Playing Out Well in San Francisco [11:45] TR News "In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the assumption was that it would be democratic nations successfully using the web for global influence." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/new-foreign-influence-scare/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | The New Foreign Influence Scare Pixel Envy [11:46] TR News "It's pretty clear now that a lot of the unrest we're seeingand the insecurity-induced radicalizationis due to an unprecedented civilizational energy transition that looks to be more or less irreversible at this point." http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/10/the-pivot-1.html | Source: Antipope [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.antipope.org | The pivot - Charlie's Diary [11:46] TR News "Intentional or not, by putting our sea otter conservation work in the spotlight" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-10-17/taylor-swift-monterey-bay-aquarium-sea-otter-shirt-fundraiser | Source: Los Angeles Times [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Monterey Bay Aquarium banks on Taylor Swift sea otter shirts - Los Angeles Times [11:47] TR News "Miretas algorithm mimics how slime mold efficiently distributes resources through branching networks. The startups founders think this approach could help connect subway stations, design bike lanes, or optimize factory assembly lines." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/17/1125223/slime-design-better-cities-mireta/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | This startup thinks slime mold can help us design better cities | MIT Technology Review [11:47] TR News "This study demonstrates that the interface of a lithium electrode can be precisely controlled using only silver ions without going through a complex synthesis process" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/ev-batteries-new-silver-ion-tech | Source: Interesting Engineering [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | EV batteries could keep 96% power after 1,300 cycles with silver tech [11:48] TR News "The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility would use next-gen Xe-100 reactors to deliver 960 megawatts of carbon-free power but its years from becoming reality." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amazon-unveils-plans-for-modular-nuclear-plant-in-washington | Source: Tom's Hardware [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Amazon reveals 960 megawatt nuclear power plans to cope with AI demand Richland, Washington site tapped for deployment of Xe-100 small modular reactors | Tom's Hardware [11:48] TR News "First of all, the dollar is not the currency in any of these countries. Second, the charger in European countries is 65, which is more like $76 right now." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/macbook-pro-charger-brouhaha/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | The New MacBook Pro Is 35 Less Expensive in E.U. Countries, Ships Without a Charger Pixel Envy [11:48] TR News "For clarity, the law in question that goes into effect in April makes it required that certain classes of tech products, including laptops, to be sold to users with the option to not get a charging brick included." https://birchtree.me/blog/cheaper-macbooks-spark-outrage/ | Source: Matt Birchler [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Cheaper MacBooks spark outrage [11:53] TR News Amazon has twice as much debt than cash https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/balance-sheet/ [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/balance-sheet/ ) [11:54] TR News (NEW): KDE Gardening 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/KDE_Gardening_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/KDE_Gardening_2025.gmi [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Gardening 2025 [11:55] TR News "According to an annual study published by the UNDP together with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, 1.1 billion people" https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mn-poor-people-exposed-climate.html | Source: Omicron Limited [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mn-poor-people-exposed-climate.html ) [11:55] TR News "Its the worlds temperature regulator, said Valrie Courtois, executive director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, which works on Indigenous-led conservation efforts in Canada." https://www.vox.com/climate/464782/peat-hudson-bay-peatlands-renewable-energy-critical-minerals-carbon-sink | Source: Vox [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Peatlands are a crucial carbon sink. Destroying them could doom our planets climate | Vox [11:55] TR News "This vision benefits fossil-fuel companies because in the world of data centers, speed and reliability are key." https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-data-centers-climate-change/ | Source: The Nation [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How. | The Nation [11:56] TR News "The book, titled Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, was completed before Giuffre's tragic death in April 2025 and is scheduled for release on 21 October." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prince-andrew-shock-virginia-giuffre-claims-royal-had-orgy-jeffrey-epstein-eight-other-1748471 | Source: International Business Times [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Prince Andrew Shock: Virginia Giuffre Claims Royal Had 'Orgy' With Jeffrey Epstein and 'Eight Other Underage Girls' | IBTimes UK [11:56] TR News "The figures were published after Los Angeles Times Media Group revealed plans to sell shares priced at $5,000 to investors to raise up to $500m." https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/los-angeles-times-reveals-50m-loss-as-it-seeks-500m-investment/ | Source: Press Gazette [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Los Angeles Times reveals $50m loss as it seeks $500m investment - Press Gazette [11:56] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.5 is nigh and KDE is 29 years old; help us celebrate! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/This_Week_in_Plasma_Plasma_6_5_is_nigh_and_KDE_is_29_years_old_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/This_Week_in_Plasma_Plasma_6_5_is_nigh_and_KDE_is_29_years_old_.gmi [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.5 is nigh and KDE is 29 years old; help us celebrate! [11:57] TR News "The BBCs use of the son of a Hamas official as a narrator for a Gaza documentary amounted to a serious breach of the Broadcasting Code, Ofcom has ruled." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/ofcom-orders-bbc-to-air-on-tv-finding-that-gaza-film-broke-broadcasting-rules/ | Source: Press Gazette [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Ofcom orders BBC to air statement about Gaza documentary on TV - Press Gazette [11:57] TR News "For decades, the battle of Lima Site 85 a top-secret American tactical air navigation radar site atop at 5,800-foot-high mountaintop 15 miles from the North Vietnamese border would remain secret, unreported." https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/10/17/he-was-awarded-a-silver-star-for-a-battle-the-us-said-never-happened/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | He was awarded a Silver Star for a battle the US said never happened [11:57] TR News "A few years ago, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. received the war diaries of Austrian Wehrmacht soldier Walter Materna, who was stationed in Berdychiv in 1941." https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-photo-1941-nazi-murderer-now-identified/a-74394285 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Holocaust photo: 1941 Nazi murderer now identified DW 10/17/2025 [11:58] TR News "Speaking at the opening, Fatih ahin stated that the forum would focus on the ecological destruction in the Tigris, Euphrates, and Lake Van." https://anfenglishmobile.com/ecology/2nd-mesopotamia-water-forum-in-amed-water-is-not-a-weapon-81766 | Source: ANF News [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | 2nd Mesopotamia Water Forum begins in Amed: Water is not a weapon [11:59] TR News (NEW): Aeon Desktop Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Aeon_Desktop_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Aeon_Desktop_Linux_distribution.gmi [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Aeon Desktop Linux distribution [11:59] TR News "Wars between drug gangs [sic] in the Nordic country are the origin of numerous shootings, bombings, and murders that have occurred around Marbella in recent years" https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-10-17/swedish-mafias-settle-their-scores-with-gunfire-on-the-costa-del-sol.html | Source: El Pas [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Swedish mafias settle their scores with gunfire on the Costa del Sol | Spain | EL PAS English ● Oct 18 [12:00] TR News "That statement is something advertisers are wary of since the current TikTok algorithm is what drives virality." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/trumps-tiktok-usa-deal-not-finished/ | Source: Digital Music News [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/trumps-tiktok-usa-deal-not-finished/ ) [12:01] TR News (NEW): LineageOS Android-based operating system https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/LineageOS_Android_based_operating_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/LineageOS_Android_based_operating_system.gmi [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LineageOS Android-based operating system [12:01] TR News "Weve already seen the First Amendment converted into a vehicle for punishment. For Trump and his supporters, the First Amendment only protects their speech" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/why-things-are-the-way-they-are/ | Source: Techdirt [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Things Are The Way They Are | Techdirt [12:01] TR News "You're seeing some state-aligned actors use AI in different ways" https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-hackers-ai-optimized-attack-taiwan | Source: Dark Reading [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-hackers-ai-optimized-attack-taiwan ) [12:04] TR News "While Geese focuses on Europes economic and cultural independence, Id extend the argument: the threat isnt just monopolies, its authoritarianism." https://werd.io/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Europe Cant Defend Democracy on US Servers [12:05] TR News "European platforms that reject toxic algorithms and surveillance-grade data profiling constitute the foundation of digital-era democracy." https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/ | Source: Tech Policy Press [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Europe Cant Defend Democracy on US Servers | TechPolicy.Press [12:05] TR News "He said the first stockpiles will be established in northern Sweden in the counties of Norrbotten, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, and Jmtland." https://zambianobserver.com/sweden-to-begin-stockpiling-food-as-it-prepares-for-war-with-russia/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://zambianobserver.com/sweden-to-begin-stockpiling-food-as-it-prepares-for-war-with-russia/ ) [12:05] TR News "Starting Dec. 10, platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube could be fined up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million)" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/no-more-tiktok-or-instagram-for-under-16s-in-australia-from-december-platforms-face-massive-fines-1910773 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | No More TikTok or Instagram for Under-16s in Australia from December, Platforms Face Massive Fines [12:06] TR News "TikTok is considered a unique gateway to advertise to Gen Z audiences, which spend between 110-115 minutes per day browsing the app." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/tiktok-usa-advertising-push/ | Source: Digital Music News [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/tiktok-usa-advertising-push/ ) [12:07] TR News "The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd67q9vq967o | Source: BBC [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | US Supreme Court weighs 'earthquake' ruling on Voting Rights Act [12:07] TR News "The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could gut the Voting Rights Act by barring states from considering the racial makeup of voting population" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340 | Source: Politico LLC [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340 ) [12:07] TR News "The central problem that the VRA targeted was illiberal states" https://www.vox.com/politics/464480/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-trump-maga-federalism | Source: Vox [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The uncomfortable problem with Americas greatest civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act | Vox [12:08] TR News (NEW): Dracut in Ubuntu 25.10: What it is and Why it Matters (or Doesnt) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Dracut_in_Ubuntu_25_10_What_it_is_and_Why_it_Matters_or_Doesn_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Dracut_in_Ubuntu_25_10_What_it_is_and_Why_it_Matters_or_Doesn_t.gmi [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Dracut in Ubuntu 25.10: What it is and Why it Matters (or Doesnt) [12:08] TR News "When those in power bend the machinery of justice to their will, they rarely stop with their personal enemies." https://washingtonspectator.org/criminalizing-the-opposition/ | Source: The Washington Spectator [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://washingtonspectator.org/criminalizing-the-opposition/ ) [12:08] TR News "So whats with all the government employees in the Trump administration putting out partisan propaganda during the shutdown?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-regime-is-wildly-violating | Source: Robert Reich [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Trump Regime is Wildly Violating the Hatch Act [12:09] TR News "Muslim prayer room" https://zambianobserver.com/muslim-prayer-room-has-been-set-up-in-the-heart-of-the-vatican-citys-500-year-old-library/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://zambianobserver.com/muslim-prayer-room-has-been-set-up-in-the-heart-of-the-vatican-citys-500-year-old-library/ ) [12:09] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [12:11] TR News Satellite Traffic https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/a-surprising-amount-of-satellite-traffic-is-unencrypted.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Surprising Amount of Satellite Traffic Is Unencrypted - Schneier on Security [12:11] TR News "Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Maryland scanned 39 of these satellites from a rooftop" https://gizmodo.com/satellites-are-exposing-unprotected-cellphone-and-military-data-study-finds-2000672091 | Source: Gizmodo [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | You Only Need $750 of Equipment to Pilfer Data From Satellites, Researchers Say [12:11] TR News "Geosynchronous (GEO) satellite links provide IP backhaul to remote critical infrastructure for utilities, telecom, government, military, and commercial users." https://satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu/docs/dontlookup_ccs25_fullpaper.pdf | [12:11] TR News "In a paper published this week, researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Maryland College Park" https://thecyberexpress.com/unencrypted-satellite-ip-traffic/ | Source: Cyble Inc [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Unencrypted Satellite IP Traffic Is A Widespread Problem [12:12] TR News "ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targetingimmigrants and antifa" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/17/ice-surveillance-immigrants-antifa/ | Source: The Washington Post [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/17/ice-surveillance-immigrants-antifa/ ) [12:13] TR News "ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has built what is currently the most popular AI chatbot in China: Doubao." https://www.wired.com/story/bytedances-ai-chatbot-is-quietly-gaining-traction-around-the-world/ | Source: Wired [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ByteDances Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World | WIRED [12:13] TR News "evidence collection and investigative work" https://therecord.media/ring-partner-flock-law-enforcement-video | Source: The Record [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Ring to partner with Flock, giving law enforcement easier access to home security camera footage | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:13] TR News "If you share sensitive information in a dialogue with ChatGPT, Gemini, or other frontier models, it may be collected and used for training, even if its in a separate file that you uploaded during the conversation." https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/press/be-careful-what-you-tell-your-ai-chatbot/ | Source: Stanford University [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cyberlaw.stanford.edu | Be Careful What You Tell Your AI Chatbot [12:14] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:14] TR News "On 3 July 2025, the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a resolution committing the ILO to adopt a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation" https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5693/pi-analysis-draft-ilo-convention-and-recommendation-platform-economy | Source: Privacy International [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | PI analysis of draft ILO Convention and Recommendation on the platform economy | Privacy International [12:14] TR News "If Facebook wanting to look at your unpublished photos sounds familiar, it might be because we wrote about an early test in June." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/802102/meta-facebook-opt-in-ai-edits-photos-camera-roll | Source: The Verge [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Facebooks new button lets its AI look at photos you havent uploaded yet | The Verge [12:15] TR News "Under the law, users who cannot prove they are older than 18 years old must link their account to that of a parent or guardian." https://therecord.media/tech-industry-texas-age-gating | Source: The Record [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Tech industry association sues to block Texas censorship law age-gating access to apps | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:15] TR News "That sheriff has since been arrested and indicted on felony counts in an unrelated sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation case." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/flock-safety-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-for-a-missing-person-it-was-an-abortion-investigation/ | Source: Techdirt [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flock Safety & Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was For A Missing Person. It Was An Abortion Investigation. | Techdirt [12:16] TR News "Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/instagram-pg-13-rating/684598/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The End of the Old Instagram - The Atlantic [12:16] TR News "Needless to say, this requires ceding an alarming level of access to the AI with your permission, of course." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-windows-11-ai-controlled | Source: Futurism [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That Its Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity [12:16] TR News (NEW): Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Zorin_OS_18_Downloads_Skyrocket_in_the_Last_48_Hours.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Zorin_OS_18_Downloads_Skyrocket_in_the_Last_48_Hours.gmi [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours [12:16] TR News "This new version allows for the use of passports and identity cards as onboarding methods, in addition to eIDs in order to generate a proof of age." https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-releases-enhanced-second-version-age-verification-blueprint | Source: European Commission [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu | Commission releases enhanced second version of the age-verification blueprint | Shaping Europes digital future [12:17] TR News "Snap, Google, Apple, and YouTube have received formal requests from the Commission, which is seeking details on how these platforms prevent minors from accessing content it deems harmful or illegal." https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-launches-new-push-for-digital-id-age-checks-and-big-tech-probe-under-digital-services-act | Source: Reclaim The Net [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-reclaimthenet.org | EU Launches New Push for Digital ID Age Checks [12:17] TR News "The goal of the age verification blueprint is to support the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and its provisions to protect minors online." https://www.biometricupdate.com/202510/eu-updates-age-verification-blueprint-app-amid-debate-on-social-media-restrictions | Source: Biometric Update [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.biometricupdate.com | EU updates age verification blueprint app amid debate on social media restrictions | Biometric Update [12:18] TR News "Its not our job to be used by social media, or to become tools of the algorithm." https://seths.blog/2025/10/fermis-law/ | Source: Seth Godin [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | Fermis Law | Seth's Blog [12:18] TR News "Citing First Amendment violations, the case is attempting to convince a federal court to end the program, which the EFF said has "silenced and frightened both citizens and noncitizens," and impacted the unions' ability to engage with members." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/labor_unions_surveillance_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Labor unions sue US over social media surveillance The Register [12:18] TR News "Since taking power, the Trump administration has created a mass surveillance program to monitor constitutionally protected speech by noncitizens lawfully present in the U.S. Using AI and other automated technologies" https://www.eff.org/press/releases/labor-unions-eff-sue-trump-administration-stop-surveillance-free-speech-online | Source: EFF [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Labor Unions, EFF Sue Trump Administration to Stop Ideological Surveillance of Free Speech Online | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:19] TR News "The unions say this vast surveillance apparatus uses artificial intelligence and other automated technologies to conduct viewpoint-based surveillance of social media platforms." https://fedscoop.com/social-media-ai-surveillance-unions-state-dhs-lawsuit/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-State, DHS sued by union groups over AI-fueled surveillance programs | FedScoop [12:19] TR News "Citizens are similarly refraining from speaking out online for fear of making targets of their family members, friends, and colleagues." https://www.eff.org/files/2025/10/16/uaw_v_dos_-_complaint.pdf | Source: EFF [12:20] TR News "This dynamic is now playing out on the right." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/jd-vance-republican-group-chat/684580/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Vances Telling Defense of a Racist Group Chat - The Atlantic [12:20] TR News "In this study, we examine the dynamics of populist actors in a globalized information sphere, where global events shape domestic political discourse. Our study uncovers three key research findings." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05976-5 | Source: Nature [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nature.com | Populist narrative power in a globalised infosphere: a cross-language analysis | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications [12:20] TR News "Protests began late last month in the countrys capital, Antananarivo, calling for the removal of Rajoelina, who gained power in a 2009 coup d'tat. They were notably driven by Gen Z protesters." https://time.com/7325597/madagascar-coup-army-gen-z/ | Source: Time [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://time.com/7325597/madagascar-coup-army-gen-z/ ) [12:21] TR News "Everything about this still seems like a bad idea. OpenAI has been scared of getting people too addicted to the chatbot because theyre finally getting sued over the trail of dead bodies ChatGPT is leaving behind" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/16/ai-boyfriend-users-radicalise-against-openai-and-self-host-their-chatbot-companions/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/16/ai-boyfriend-users-radicalise-against-openai-and-self-host-their-chatbot-companions/ ) [12:21] TR News "Against this backdrop, the term "workslop" has entered the conversation." https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ai-workslop-unnecessary-extra.html | Source: Omicron Limited [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ai-workslop-unnecessary-extra.html ) [12:21] TR News "OpenAI won't be the first to try to profit from sexualized AI. Sexual content was a top draw for AI tools almost as soon as the boom in AI-generated imagery and words erupted in 2022." https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-17/sex-is-a-big-market-for-the-ai-industry-chatgpt-wont-be-the-first-to-tap-it | Source: US News And World Report [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-17/sex-is-a-big-market-for-the-ai-industry-chatgpt-wont-be-the-first-to-tap-it ) [12:21] TR News "But thats all, despite AI company revenues barely making a dent on balance sheets. And as the Wall Street Journal reports, its not just smaller AI firms losing copious amounts of money." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economics-running-ai-company-disastrous | Source: Futurism [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Economics of Running an AI Company Are Disastrous [12:22] TR News "Almost all large language models (LLMs) train on Wikipedia datasets" https://boingboing.net/2025/10/17/wikipedia-losing-traffic-to-ai.html | Source: BoingBoing [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/10/17/wikipedia-losing-traffic-to-ai.html ) [12:22] TR News "On the other hand, this is not 100% up to Google. The EU AI Act requires AI firms to observe opt-outs, and that applies to any model offered in the EU, not just trained there." https://blog.zgp.org/adding-a-content-signals-policy-to-this-site/ | Source: Don Marti [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | adding a Content Signals Policy to this site [12:22] TR News "Its the main reason Ive stopped even looking at switching to a Google Pixel, no escaping Gemini. Using an iPhone might be the best move with AI features opted out." https://ljpuk.net/2025/10/16/an-ai-free-smartphone/ | Source: Lee Peterson [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | An AI free smartphone LJPUK [12:23] TR News "As companies like OpenAI get more powerful, and as they try to pay back their investors, will AI be prone to the erosion of value that seems endemic to the tech apps we use today?" https://www.wired.com/story/can-ai-escape-enshittification-trap/ | Source: Wired [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap? | WIRED [12:23] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [12:23] TR News "This serves as one of the attempts by scientists over time to explain the Fermi Paradox." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alien-invasion-2025-scientists-say-aliens-might-living-among-usdisguised-ai-1748583 | Source: International Business Times [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Alien Invasion 2025: Scientists Say Aliens Might Be Living Among UsDisguised As AI | IBTimes UK [12:24] TR News "Recently, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warned investors to avoid the "false prophets" of AI." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/vatican_seminar_calls_for_global/ | Source: The Register UK [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | God Mode: Vatican AI summit wants global AI rules The Register [12:24] TR News "Over 5 million people have liked Spencers video on TikTok, where the hashtag #homelessmanprank populated more than 1,200 videos, most of them related to the recent trend." https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-homeless-man-prank-social-media-prompts-concern-local-authorities-rcna236550 | Source: NBC [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | 'AI homeless man prank' on social media prompts concern from local authorities [12:24] TR News "This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-warning-kids-ai-prank | Source: Futurism [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Police Issue Warning About "AI Homeless Man" Prank [12:25] TR News "Many of us lived through the Word Processing Wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was an overwhelming time of many options to choose from, each providing new features with each update, trying to become the leader in the word processing game." https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/10/17/textor/ | Source: Tyler Thorsted [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-preservation.tylerthorsted.com | Textor Obsolete Thor [12:25] TR News "Whilst rummaging around in a large box of cables (youve got one of those too, havent you?) the other day I found the first Apple product I ever bought, in 2003." https://probably.co.uk/posts/ipod-second-gen-in-2025/ | Source: Mark Phillips [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-probably.co.uk | Apple's engineering isn't what it used to be [12:26] TR News "No matter how you personally assess this risk, there is a simple remedy (besides never using public charging stations)." https://www.macworld.com/article/2945482/you-should-activate-this-security-setting-on-your-iphone-immediately.html | Source: Macworld [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You should activate this security setting on your iPhone immediately | Macworld [12:27] TR News "The total fertility rate (TFR) in Africa has declined since about 1980, but the mean value is still 4.1, and 4.3 for Sub-Saharan Africa, compared to 1.9 and 1.8 for Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, respectively (UN Population Division 2024)." https://overpopulation-project.com/how-a-survey-in-developing-countries-might-reveal-hidden-fertility-norms/ | Source: Overpopulation [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-overpopulation-project.com | How a survey in developing countries might reveal hidden fertility norms - The Overpopulation Project [12:27] TR News "Less lucky are the Americans who rely on the government programs Trump has gutted to be able to save that sum." https://jacobin.com/2025/10/trump-milei-bailout-government-cuts/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Trump: No Money for Health Care, Plenty for Argentina [12:27] TR News "There is no safe level of lead for human consumption, though it finds its way into many foods because lead is present in the environment." https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/lead-protein-powders-shakes-9.6941833 | Source: CBC [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Lead levels in protein powder, shakes flagged by Consumer Reports | CBC News [12:28] TR News (NEW): PeaZip 10.7 File Archiver Adds Image Thumbnails on Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/PeaZip_10_7_File_Archiver_Adds_Image_Thumbnails_on_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/PeaZip_10_7_File_Archiver_Adds_Image_Thumbnails_on_Linux.gmi [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PeaZip 10.7 File Archiver Adds Image Thumbnails on Linux [12:29] TR News "That sound you hear? Its the United States leadership role in space exploration disintegrating in real time." https://futurism.com/space/trump-nasa-mars-rover | Source: Futurism [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | NASA Guts Workforce at Lab Responsible for Mars Rovers [12:29] TR News "The MIT team discovered a way to tune out that static using a technique they call global phase spectroscopy, which they described in a new study published in Nature." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/mit_boffins_double_the_precision/ | Source: The Register UK [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | MIT boffins claim to double the precision of atomic clocks The Register [12:30] TR News "Some nine months into the Trump administrations assault on academic science, Harvards public-health school has just about everything going against it that an American academic institution can." https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/10/harvard-school-public-health/684576/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Harvards Public-Health School Is on Life Support - The Atlantic [12:30] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:30] TR News "I'm actually not 100% sure what I was publishing to all the way back then, but I got the birchtree.me URL back in 2012." https://birchtree.me/blog/15-years-of-birchtree/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | 15 years of Birchtree [12:31] TR News "So, yes, I edit these posts. I hate it though. Im overly judgmental (why would anyone want to read this nonsense), and I tend to grind my teeth through the entire experience." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/editing-your-blog-posts-is-the-worst-part/ | Source: Matthew Weber [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | Editing Your Blog Posts Is The Worst Part :: Matt's Blog [12:31] TR News "I think he had a camera set up so he could watch it all. They moved it into these containers and then on ships over to the UK." https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/2122368/rod-stewart-set-up-spy-camera-railway | Source: Express [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rod Stewart set up spy camera to keep eye on workers moving model railway | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk [12:32] TR News "Rod, who would famously take railroad modelling supplies and kits out on the road to keep him occupied when touring, was keen to transport the layout to the famous couples residence in Essex during lockdown." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/security-cameras/rod-stewart-sets-up-camera-to-keep-an-eye-on-his-model-railroad-layout-as-it-embarks-on-transatlantic-journey | Source: Digital Camera World [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Rod Stewart sets up camera to keep an eye on his model railroad layout as it embarks on transatlantic journey | Digital Camera World [12:34] TR News TinySSH minimalistic SSH server https://www.linuxlinks.com/tinyssh-minimalistic-ssh-server/ [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TinySSH - minimalistic SSH server - LinuxLinks [12:35] TR News dyndnsc dynamic dns update client https://www.linuxlinks.com/dyndnsc-dynamic-dns-update-client/ [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dyndnsc - dynamic dns update client - LinuxLinks [12:36] TR News Vikunja to-do app to organize your life https://www.linuxlinks.com/vikunja-to-do-app-organize-life/ [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vikunja - to-do app to organize your life - LinuxLinks [12:36] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Markdown Linter Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-markdown-linter-tools/ [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Best Free and Open Source Markdown Linter Tools - LinuxLinks [12:37] TR News MasVisGtk audio analysis tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/masvisgtk-audio-analysis-tool/ [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MasVisGtk - audio analysis tool - LinuxLinks [12:38] TR News "As we informed you, the latest Zorin OS 18 release landed just a few days ago" https://linuxiac.com/zorin-os-18-downloads-skyrocket-in-the-last-48-hours/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours [12:40] TR News LineageOS Android-based operating system https://www.linuxlinks.com/lineageos-android-based-operating-system/ [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LineageOS - Android-based operating system - LinuxLinks [12:41] TR News Aeon Desktop GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/aeon-desktop-linux-distribution/ [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Aeon Desktop - Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [12:42] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Graphical SSH Frontends https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-ssh-frontends/ [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Best Free and Open Source Graphical SSH Frontends - LinuxLinks [12:46] TR News (NEW): iodOS Android operating system free from Google trackers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/iodeOS_Android_operating_system_free_from_Google_trackers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/iodeOS_Android_operating_system_free_from_Google_trackers.gmi [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines iodOS Android operating system free from Google trackers [12:55] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2025: Madagascar's President Flees and ICE Arrests Protest Comedian Robby Roadsteamer https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Links_18_10_2025_Madagascar_s_President_Flees_and_ICE_Arrests_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Links_18_10_2025_Madagascar_s_President_Flees_and_ICE_Arrests_P.gmi [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2025: Madagascar's President Flees and ICE Arrests Protest Comedian Robby Roadsteamer [12:56] TR News (NEW): Wine 10.17 Released with Default EGL Renderer and Updated Mono Engine https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Wine_10_17_Released_with_Default_EGL_Renderer_and_Updated_Mono_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Wine_10_17_Released_with_Default_EGL_Renderer_and_Updated_Mono_.gmi [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 10.17 Released with Default EGL Renderer and Updated Mono Engine ● Oct 18 [13:13] TR News (NEW): Immich 2.1 Released with Better Slideshow Shuffle, New Notifications https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Immich_2_1_Released_with_Better_Slideshow_Shuffle_New_Notificat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Immich_2_1_Released_with_Better_Slideshow_Shuffle_New_Notificat.gmi [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Immich 2.1 Released with Better Slideshow Shuffle, New Notifications [13:16] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Android_16_QPR3_Beta_3_Pulled_After_Users_Report_Bootloop_Issue.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Android_16_QPR3_Beta_3_Pulled_After_Users_Report_Bootloop_Issue.gmi [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [13:40] TR News "Scotiabank Layoffs Canada: Hundreds of Employees Impacted Amid Strategic Restructuring" [13:41] TR News "The new function, arriving in the 2025 snapshot, is unprecedented for CSS." https://thenewstack.io/css-finally-gets-inline-conditional-logic-with-new-if-function/ | Source: The New Stack [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | CSS Finally Gets Inline Conditional Logic With New if() Function - The New Stack [13:42] TR News [Old] "Nothing wrong with distinguishing syntax." https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/syntax-highlighting-is-a-waste-of-an-information/ | Source: Buttondown LLC [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Syntax highlighting is a waste of an information channel Buttondown [13:42] TR News "Syntax highlighting is a tool. It can help you read code faster. Find things quicker. Orient yourself in a large file." https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/ | Source: Nikita Prokopov [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong @ tonsky.me [13:45] TR News "I do not want my experimental code to end up in a repository. So this is where git exclude comes into play." https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2025/10/17/quick-tip-personal-django-management-command-with-git-exclude/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marijkeluttekes.dev | Quick tip: Personal Django management command with git exclude / Marijke Luttekes [13:45] TR News [Old] "So I employed another kind of highlighting." https://wordsandbuttons.online/lexical_differential_highlighting_instead_of_syntax_highlighting.html | [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordsandbuttons.online | Lexical differential highlighting instead of syntax highlighting [13:46] TR News "Throughout the month of October, Internet Archive is celebrating an extraordinary milestone" https://www.cni.org/news/internet-archive-celebration-and-invitation | Source: Coalition for Networked Information [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cni.org | Internet Archive Celebration and Invitation [13:46] TR News "My second HackerBox arrived! This is my review of HackerBox 0119, Geopositioning which follows my review of the previous HackerBox 0118, More Human." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/review-of-hackerbox-0119-geopositioning/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.matthewbrunelle.com | Review of HackerBox 0119 - Geopositioning [13:47] TR News "Who am I to argue with their editorial decisions, though?" https://flower.codes/2025/10/17/hacker-high-school.html | Source: Zach Flower [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hacker High School | flower.codes [13:48] TR News "duckdb-mlpack is right an MVP, i.e. a minimally viable product (or demo). It just runs the adaboost classifier but does so on any dataset fitting the rectangular setup with columns of features (real valued) and a final column (integer valued) of labels." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/10/17/#ml_quacks_combining_duckdb_mlpack | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [13:49] TR News "The popular open-source e-book management tool, Calibre, has just released version 8.13, with the highlight of this update being a more convenient way to define search expressions in Virtual Libraries." https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-13-released-with-virtual-library-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Calibre 8.13 Released with Virtual Library Improvements [13:49] TR News "On the web side, the slideshow shuffle feature now feels a lot smarter." https://linuxiac.com/immich-2-1-released-with-better-slideshow-shuffle-new-notifications/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Immich 2.1 Released with Better Slideshow Shuffle, New Notifications [13:49] TR News "Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! This months sprints have been about focus and follow-through" https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/10/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-september-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thunderbird.net | Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: September 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog [13:58] TR News "They capture what 3D printing is all about, turning imagination into reality." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/print-in-two-and-a-bit-dimensions-for-build-your-own-kits/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Print in two-and-a-bit dimensions for build-your-own kits - Raspberry Pi [13:58] TR News "With Wipprechts guidance, the students brought their designs to life using Arduino UNO Rev3 boards to control components like LEDs and motors" https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/10/17/tech-infused-high-fashion-meets-insectile-aesthetic/ | Source: Arduino [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Tech-infused high fashion meets insectile aesthetic | Arduino Blog [13:59] TR News "The AnduinOS team has announced the release of AnduinOS 1.4.0" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12603 | Source: Distro Watch [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12603 ) ● Oct 18 [14:00] TR News "Radxa has introduced the Orion O6N, a Nano ITX single board computer designed as a smaller and more power-efficient alternative to the earlier Orion O6." https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-orion-o6n-brings-cix-p1-performance-to-a-smaller-nano-itx-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-orion-o6n-brings-cix-p1-performance-to-a-smaller-nano-itx-form-factor/ ) [14:01] TR News "The below featured highlights listed on the communitys blog feed aggregator are from October 11 to 17." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/17/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [14:01] TR News Optimizing energy efficiency on Red Hat Enterprise Linux https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/energy-efficient-computing-server-platforms-red-hat-enterprise-linux | Source: Red Hat Official [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Energy-efficient computing on server platforms with Red Hat Enterprise Linux [14:02] TR News Report highlights worsening child poverty, abuse https://bianet.org/haber/report-highlights-worsening-child-poverty-abuse-312649 [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Report highlights worsening child poverty, abuse [14:02] TR News Seoul declares end to 20-month medical crisis after doctors end walkout https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-declares-end-to-20-month-medical-crisis-after-doctors-end-walkout [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Seoul declares end to 20-month medical crisis after doctors end walkout | The Straits Times [14:03] TR News 60 South Koreans to return home after Cambodia detention https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/two-south-koreans-detained-in-cambodia-return-home-police [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 60 South Koreans to return home after Cambodia detention | The Straits Times [14:03] TR News Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Not-everyone-in-Cambodia-scam-centres-is-an-angel-South-Korean-missionary-says [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says | The Straits Times [14:03] TR News 64 South Koreans held in Cambodia return home on chartered flight: Police https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/64-south-koreans-held-in-cambodia-return-home-on-chartered-flight-police [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 64 South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest | The Straits Times [14:08] TR News Deepening Malaysian football scandal resurfaces debate in S-E Asia over naturalised players https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/deepening-malaysian-football-scandal-resurfaces-debate-in-sea-over-naturalised-players [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Deepening Malaysian football scandal resurfaces debate in S-E Asia over naturalised players | The Straits Times [14:08] TR News Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown using MElons Starlink https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/18/myanmar-scam-cities-booming-despite-crackdown-using-elon-musks-starlink/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Elon Musk's Starlink [14:08] TR News China Ousts Senior General on Corruption Charges https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/asia/china-military-general-he-corruption.html [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/asia/china-military-general-he-corruption.html ) [14:09] TR News How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/uk-china-spy-case.html [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/uk-china-spy-case.html ) [14:09] TR News Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark islands retrocession https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-bans-officials-attending-chinese-events-to-mark-islands-retrocession [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark islands retrocession | The Straits Times [14:09] TR News China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-expels-two-top-generals-from-communist-party-in-anti-corruption-purge [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge | The Straits Times [14:10] TR News Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Canada-and-China-discuss-disputes-over-canola-and-EVs-says-Ottawa [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa | The Straits Times [14:10] TR News Japan has boundless supply of rare earths that can blunt Chinas dominance but are costly to mine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-has-a-boundless-supply-of-rare-earths-that-can-blunt-chinas-dominance-but-they-are-costly-to [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan has boundless supply of rare earths that can blunt Chinas dominance but are costly to mine | The Straits Times [14:11] TR News Sweden demands China free jailed bookseller Gui Minhai https://hongkongfp.com/2025/10/17/sweden-demands-china-free-jailed-bookseller-gui-minhai/ [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Sweden demands China free jailed bookseller Gui Minhai [14:41] TR News Renewable energy output overtakes coal, with China leading the way https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20251017-renewable-energy-output-overtakes-coal-with-china-leading-the-way [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20251017-renewable-energy-output-overtakes-coal-with-china-leading-the-way ) [14:42] TR News China pledges to cut greenhouse emissions for the first time https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-china-pledges-to-cut-greenhouse-emissions-for-the-first-time [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-china-pledges-to-cut-greenhouse-emissions-for-the-first-time ) [14:42] TR News DIY Telescope Uses Maker Tools https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/ | Source: Hackaday [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DIY Telescope Uses Maker Tools | Hackaday [14:43] TR News "handheld radio telescope" https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/radio-astronomy-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/ | Source: Hackaday [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Radio Astronomy In The Palm Of Your Hand | Hackaday [14:43] TR News Holograms With Lasers https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/a-new-way-to-make-almost-holograms-with-lasers/ | Source: Hackaday [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A New Way To Make (Almost) Holograms With Lasers | Hackaday [14:44] TR News Commercial LTS Qt 6.8.5 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-qt-6.8.5-released [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Commercial LTS Qt 6.8.5 Released [14:44] TR News "Channel Surfing" https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/channel-surfing-nostalgia-machine/ | Source: Hackaday [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Channel Surfing Nostalgia Machine | Hackaday [14:46] TR News Scam Altman Pushes Back on OpenAIs Foray Into Smut https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-smut-response [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Pushes Back on OpenAI's Foray Into Smut [14:46] TR News OpenAI Bans MLK Deepfakes After Disaster https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-bans-mlk-deepfakes [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Bans MLK Deepfakes After Disaster [14:47] TR News Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/memphis-national-guard-lawsuit.html [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/memphis-national-guard-lawsuit.html ) [14:47] TR News 24 US states sue Convicted Felon administration for termination of solar energy grant worth $7B https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/24-us-states-sue-trump-administration-for-termination-of-solar-energy-grant-worth-7b/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | 24 US states sue Trump administration for termination of solar energy grant worth $7B - JURIST - News [14:48] TR News Lil Wayne Wins Major Court Victory Involving a $20 Million Contractual Claim Decision Ends a Multi-Year Battle With His Former Attorney https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/16/lil-wayne-vs-former-attorney-lawsuit-victory/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/16/lil-wayne-vs-former-attorney-lawsuit-victory/ ) [14:48] TR News Temu Fires Back Against MF Doom Estate, Moves to Dismiss Legal Action Over Counterfeit Merch https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/16/temu-vs-mf-doom-counterfeit-merch-case/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/16/temu-vs-mf-doom-counterfeit-merch-case/ ) [14:49] TR News Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Pyramids Concerts Following Anyma Performance Cairo Organization Criticizes High-Frequency Vibrations and More https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/pyramids-concerts-lawsuit-october-2025/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/pyramids-concerts-lawsuit-october-2025/ ) [14:49] TR News Appeals Court Upholds French Montana Win in Aint Worried About Nothin' Suit While Denying His Request for Nearly $300,000 in Attorneys Fees https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/french-montana-lawsuit-appeals-win/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/french-montana-lawsuit-appeals-win/ ) [14:51] TR News The logs youll wish you had configured if (when) you are breached https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/the-logs-youll-wish-you-had-configured-if-when-you-are-breached/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | The logs youll wish you had configured if (when) you are breached | Pen Test Partners [14:51] TR News EPPs Weber says France and Portugal should also pay for drone wall on EUs east border https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717082/epp-s-weber-says-france-and-portugal-should-also-pay-for-drone-wall-on-eu-s-east-border [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | EPPs Weber says France and Portugal should also pay for drone wall on EUs east border - LRT [14:52] TR News We need to be on the same side, says defence minister after fallout over military budget https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717160/we-need-to-be-on-the-same-side-says-defence-minister-after-fallout-over-military-budget [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | We need to be on the same side, says defence minister after fallout over military budget - LRT [14:52] TR News Lithuania designates 26 restricted airspace zones to strengthen security https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717369/lithuania-designates-26-restricted-airspace-zones-to-strengthen-security [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania designates 26 restricted airspace zones to strengthen security - LRT [14:53] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man adviser Bolton surrenders to authorities on charges in classified information case https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-adviser-bolton-surrenders-to-authorities-on-charges-in-classified-information-case [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-adviser-bolton-surrenders-to-authorities-on-charges-in-classified-information-case ) [14:54] TR News "Economic Sciences" is a lie. Banksters are NOT scientists!! https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-philippe-aghion-competition-education-flex-security-the-pillars-of-a-successful-growth-structure http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/06/Nobel_Prize_in_Economics_Does_Not_Exist_It_s_Propaganda_From_Sv.shtml [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-philippe-aghion-competition-education-flex-security-the-pillars-of-a-successful-growth-structure ) [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Nobel Prize in Economics Does Not Exist, It's Propaganda From Sveriges Riksbank [14:54] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man foe John Bolton pleads not guilty to sharing government secrets https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-trump-foe-john-bolton-pleads-not-guilty-to-sharing-government-secrets [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-trump-foe-john-bolton-pleads-not-guilty-to-sharing-government-secrets ) [14:54] TR News John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats https://cyberscoop.com/john-bolton-indictment-says-suspected-iranian-hackers-accessed-his-emails-issued-threats/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats | CyberScoop [14:55] TR News Gladinet Patches Exploited CentreStack Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/gladinet-patches-exploited-centrestack-vulnerability/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/gladinet-patches-exploited-centrestack-vulnerability/ ) [14:55] TR News Vulnerabilities Allow Disruption of Phoenix Contact UPS Devices https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-allow-disruption-of-phoenix-contact-ups-devices/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-allow-disruption-of-phoenix-contact-ups-devices/ ) [14:55] TR News Prosper Data Breach Impacts 17.6 Million Accounts https://www.securityweek.com/prosper-data-breach-impacts-17-6-million-accounts/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/prosper-data-breach-impacts-17-6-million-accounts/ ) [14:56] TR News Hackers Steal Sensitive Data From Auction House Sothebys https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-steal-sensitive-data-from-auction-house-sothebys/ [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-steal-sensitive-data-from-auction-house-sothebys/ ) [14:56] TR News Over $3 Million in Prizes Offered at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 https://www.securityweek.com/over-3-million-in-prizes-offered-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/ [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/over-3-million-in-prizes-offered-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/ ) [14:57] TR News DHS keeps paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation funds https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/dhs-to-keep-paying-70000-law-enforcement-officials-amid-shutdown-using-reconciliation-law/ [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | DHS keeps paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation funds [14:57] TR News This Years Drop in International Students Portends Worse. Heres What That Would Cost. https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-missing-students [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-missing-students ) [14:58] TR News Licar updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Licar [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Licar ) [14:59] TR News ChatGPT Is Already Stalling Out on New Subscribers https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-stalling-new-subscribers http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | ChatGPT Is Already Stalling Out on New Subscribers [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OpenAI: If OpenAI Survives Another 2 Years, It'll be About 30 Billion Dollars in Cumulative Losses/Debt ● Oct 18 [15:01] TR News New PostgreSQL Contributors 2025 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/new-postgresql-contributors-2025-3158/ [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: New PostgreSQL Contributors 2025 [15:02] TR News Micron is preparing to exit Chinas data center memory market completely, report claims Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/reports-suggest-micron-is-preparing-to-exit-chinas-data-center-memory-market [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Micron is preparing to exit Chinas data center memory market completely, report claims Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023 | Tom's Hardware [15:02] TR News Highest Ever Severity Score Assigned by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to ASP.NET Core Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/highest-ever-severity-score-assigned-by-microsoft-to-asp-net-core-vulnerability/ [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/highest-ever-severity-score-assigned-by-microsoft-to-asp-net-core-vulnerability/ ) [15:03] TR News I ended up losing my mind: Six days in solitary confinement at an ICE facility https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-usa-solitary-confinement-ice-detention-centre [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-usa-solitary-confinement-ice-detention-centre ) [15:03] TR News A Surprising Amount of Satellite Traffic Is Unencrypted https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/a-surprising-amount-of-satellite-traffic-is-unencrypted.html [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Surprising Amount of Satellite Traffic Is Unencrypted - 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https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/state-barcode-laws [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Many States Regulate the Scanning of ID Barcodes; Why Dont They Offer Similar Protections for Digital Drivers Licenses? | American Civil Liberties Union [15:34] TR News "Fedora Cloud Looks To Switch /boot To Btrfs Subvolume" means more Oracle inside IBM [15:35] TR News U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/us-military-strike-survivors.html [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/us-military-strike-survivors.html ) [15:35] TR News Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/congress-venezuela-military-strikes.html [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/congress-venezuela-military-strikes.html ) [15:37] TR News In Other News: CrowdStrike Vulnerabilities, CISA Layoffs, Mango Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-crowdstrike-vulnerabilities-cisa-layoffs-mango-data-breach/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-crowdstrike-vulnerabilities-cisa-layoffs-mango-data-breach/ ) [15:38] TR News Despite Gaza Cease-Fire, Aid Deliveries Struggle https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/middleeast/gaza-food-delivery.html [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/middleeast/gaza-food-delivery.html ) [15:39] TR News Russell Vought https://www.propublica.org/article/video-who-is-russell-vought-trump-omb-shutdown | Source: Pro Publica [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Video: Who Is Russell Vought? ProPublica [15:40] TR News "In a letter sent to the EPA on Thursday, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a ProPublica story from last week that quoted government scientists saying the report had been ready for publishing in April but had yet to be released." https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter | Source: Pro Publica [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA ProPublica [15:40] TR News Thunderbird 144 Update Delivers Assorted Fixes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/thunderbird-144-update-fastmail-exchange-fixes [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Thunderbird 144 Update Delivers Assorted Fixes - OMG! Ubuntu [15:44] TR News Techrights Of Note: UbuntuPIT Aware of Critics of Slop, Adds Disclosure of Use of LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Of_Note_UbuntuPIT_Aware_of_Critics_of_Slop_Adds_Disclosure_of_U.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Of_Note_UbuntuPIT_Aware_of_Critics_of_Slop_Adds_Disclosure_of_U.gmi [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Of Note: UbuntuPIT Aware of Critics of Slop, Adds Disclosure of Use of LLMs [15:45] TR News Security Issues in Cisco and Jenkins Passed Off as "Linux" Problems https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Issues_in_Cisco_and_Jenkins_Passed_Off_as_Linux_Proble.shtml [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Security Issues in Cisco and Jenkins Passed Off as "Linux" Problems [15:45] TR News Calibre 8.13 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Library Export on GNU/Linux https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-13-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-library-export-on-linux [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Calibre 8.13 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Library Export on Linux - 9to5Linux [15:45] TR News blendOS 421309ad is out https://distrowatch.com/blendos [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/blendos ) [15:47] TR News "verified facts using AI assistance." But LLMs are notorious for getting facts WRONG, so it seems like a half lie. https://ubuntupit.com/why-i-finally-settled-on-linux-mint-cinnamon-after-testing-12-distros/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntupit.com | Why I Finally Settled on Linux Mint Cinnamon After Testing 12 Distros [15:49] TR News GIMP New Official Snappackage https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/10/17/official-snap/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gimp.org | New Official Snappackage - GIMP [15:50] TR News LRCGET download synced LRC lyrics https://www.linuxlinks.com/lrcget-download-synced-lrc-lyrics/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LRCGET - download synced LRC lyrics - LinuxLinks [15:51] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Password Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-password-managers/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Password Managers - LinuxLinks [15:51] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source File Synchronization Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-file-synchronization-tools/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source File Synchronization Tools - LinuxLinks [15:51] TR News iodOS Android operating system free from Surveillance Giant Google trackers https://www.linuxlinks.com/iodeos-android-operating-system-google-trackers/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iodOS - Android operating system free from Google trackers - LinuxLinks [15:51] TR News Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours https://linuxiac.com/zorin-os-18-downloads-skyrocket-in-the-last-48-hours/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours [15:52] TR News Wine 10.17 Released with Default EGL Renderer and Updated Mono Engine https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-17-released-with-default-egl-renderer/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Wine 10.17 Released with Default EGL Renderer and Updated Mono Engine [15:52] TR News How to Fingerprint Websites With WhatWeb - A Practical, Hands-On Guide https://linuxhandbook.com/whatweb-fingerprint-websites/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhandbook.com | How to Fingerprint Websites With WhatWeb - A Practical, Hands-On Guide [15:53] TR News LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.31: syslog guide, snippet manager, screen command more https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-31/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhandbook.com | LHB Linux Digest #25.31: syslog guide, snippet manager, screen command more [15:53] TR News Arch Linux: NVIDIA Drivers Installation https://linuxconfig.org/arch-linux-nvidia-drivers-installation [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/arch-linux-nvidia-drivers-installation ) [15:54] TR News Talos Linux: Bringing Immutability and Security to Kubernetes Operations https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/10/talos-linux-kubernetes/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Talos Linux: Bringing Immutability and Security to Kubernetes Operations - InfoQ [15:54] TR News Sidero Labs to Extend Scope of Talos GNU/Linux Platform for Kubernetes https://cloudnativenow.com/features/sidero-labs-to-extend-scope-of-talos-linux-platform-for-kubernetes/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Sidero Labs to Extend Scope of Talos Linux Platform for Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now ● Oct 18 [16:04] TR News Techrights Credit Where It's Due: LinuxConfig.org Quit Doing LLM Slop, Back to Original and Real Articles https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Credit_Where_It_s_Due_LinuxConfig_org_Quit_Doing_LLM_Slop_Back_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Credit_Where_It_s_Due_LinuxConfig_org_Quit_Doing_LLM_Slop_Back_.gmi [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Credit Where It's Due: LinuxConfig.org Quit Doing LLM Slop, Back to Original and Real Articles [16:05] TR News David Bremner: Hibernate on the pocket reform 13/n https://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner//blog/posts/hibernate-pocket-13/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cs.unb.ca | Hibernate on the pocket reform 13/n [16:06] TR News A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/a-personal-message-from-an-open-source-contributor-5/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor | R-bloggers [16:06] TR News Whats new for Python in 2025? https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/10/whats-new-for-python-in-2025/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whats new for Python in 2025? | R-bloggers [16:08] TR News "Over on YouTube [Applied Science] shows us how to make an f/0.38 camera lens using an oil immersion microscope objective." https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/f-0-38-camera-lens-made-with-oil-immersion-microscope-objective/ | Source: Hackaday [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-F/0.38 Camera Lens Made With Oil Immersion Microscope Objective | Hackaday [16:08] TR News Remi Collet: Valkey version 9.0 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/10/17/Valkey-version-9.0 [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | Valkey version 9.0 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [16:09] TR News Devastating Floods in Mexico Test President Claudia Sheinbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/americas/mexico-floods-missing.html [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/americas/mexico-floods-missing.html ) [16:09] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/42 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/10/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-42/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: dominique.leuenberger.net ( status 0 @ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/10/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-42/ ) [16:10] TR News TTAB Deems Bottle Trade Dress a Mere Refinement of Existing Designs and so Not Inherently Distinctive http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab-deems-bottle-trade-dress-mere.html [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTAB Deems Bottle Trade Dress a Mere Refinement of Existing Designs and so Not Inherently Distinctive [16:11] TR News "will E.U. sanctions block Trumps summit?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/plans-vs-flight-bans | Source: Meduza [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Plans vs. flight bans Hungary is eager to host Putin despite the ICCs arrest warrant. But will E.U. sanctions block Trumps summit? Meduza [16:12] TR News After Productive Call, Convicted Felon Plans Another Meeting With Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html ) [16:12] TR News Putin Plays to Convicted Felons Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/putin-trump-call-meeting-ukraine-russia.html [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/putin-trump-call-meeting-ukraine-russia.html ) [16:12] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-zelensky-putin-tomahawks.html [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-zelensky-putin-tomahawks.html ) [16:12] TR News Live Updates: Convicted Felon Backs Off Tomahawk Suggestion After Zelensky Meeting https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/17/us/trump-news-zelensky [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/17/us/trump-news-zelensky ) [16:13] TR News Russian Drones, Missiles 'Still Terrorizing Ukraine,' Zelenskyy Says Ahead Of Meeting With Convicted Felon https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-trump-russia-ukraine-tomahawks-putin/33562274.html [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Drones, Missiles 'Still Terrorizing Ukraine,' Zelenskyy Says Ahead Of Meeting With Trump [16:13] TR News Putin, Convicted Felon Plan Possible Budapest Summit As Zelenskyy Visits Washington https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-orban-putin-trump-summit-russia/33562567.html [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Putin, Trump Plan Possible Budapest Summit As Zelenskyy Visits Washington [16:13] TR News Ukraine's Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Convicted Felon Tells Two Sides To 'Make A Deal' https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-tomahawk-putin-war-russia/33563269.html [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine's Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Trump Tells Two Sides To 'Make A Deal' [16:13] TR News 'Illusions of a dictator: Putin hasn't given Convicted Felon anything and is making him look bad & look weak' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-illusions-of-a-dictator-putin-hasn-t-given-trump-anything-and-is-making-him-look-bad-look-weak [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-illusions-of-a-dictator-putin-hasn-t-given-trump-anything-and-is-making-him-look-bad-look-weak ) [16:14] TR News Ukraine talks: Convicted Felon admits Putin may be playing for time https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-ukraine-talks-trump-admits-putin-may-be-playing-for-time [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-ukraine-talks-trump-admits-putin-may-be-playing-for-time ) [16:14] TR News 'Cruel irony': Convicted Felon-Putin meeting in Budapest, 'where Ukraines security was once guaranteed' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-cruel-irony-trump-putin-meeting-in-budapest-where-ukraine-s-security-was-once-guaranteed [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-cruel-irony-trump-putin-meeting-in-budapest-where-ukraine-s-security-was-once-guaranteed ) [16:15] TR News Allwinner T153-based industrial SoM and SBC feature a mix of Arm Cortex-A7 and RISC-V cores https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/17/allwinner-t153-based-industrial-som-and-sbc-feature-a-mix-of-arm-cortex-a7-and-risc-v-cores/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Allwinner T153-based industrial SoM and SBC feature a mix of Arm Cortex-A7 and RISC-V cores - CNX Software [16:15] TR News Body language expert breaks down absolute shift in Convicted Felon & Zelensky meetings https://nypost.com/video/body-language-expert-breaks-down-absolute-shift-in-trump-zelensky-meetings/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Body language expert breaks down absolute shift in Trump & Zelensky meetings (Video) | New York Post [16:16] TR News LMDE 7 LV Setup per Daniel Wayne Armstrong (VENV) https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/10/lmde-7-lvm-setup-per-daniel-wayne.html [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbaxps.blogspot.com | Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: LMDE 7 LV Setup per Daniel Wayne Armstrong (VENV) [16:17] TR News Oligarchy = oligarchs on the currency, not presidents etc https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/new-us-usd1-coins-to-feature-steve-jobs-and-cray-1-supercomputer-us-mints-2026-american-innovation-program-to-memorialize-computing-history [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | New $1 US coins to feature Steve Jobs and Cray-1 supercomputer US Mint's 2026 American Innovation Program to memorialize computing history | Tom's Hardware [16:18] TR News "It was Elliot and Dan on the podcast today, taking a look at the best the week had to offer in terms of your hacks." https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/hackaday-podcast-episode-342-poopless-prints-radio-in-your-fillings-and-one-hyperspectral-pixel-at-a-time/ | Source: Hackaday [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Podcast Episode 342: Poopless Prints, Radio In Your Fillings, And One Hyperspectral Pixel At A Time | Hackaday [16:18] TR News California Regulates Hey Hi (AI) Companions + Proprietary Chaffbot Company Investigates Its Critics + The Hard Fork Review of Slop https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/podcasts/california-regulates-ai-companions-openai-investigates-its-critics-the-hard-fork-review-of-slop.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/podcasts/california-regulates-ai-companions-openai-investigates-its-critics-the-hard-fork-review-of-slop.html ) [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html ) [16:19] TR News This Week in GNOME: #221 Virus Season https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/10/twig-221/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thisweek.gnome.org | #221 Virus Season [16:19] TR News How the Convicted Felon Administration Made Higher Education a Target https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-the-trump-administration-made-higher-education-a-target [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target | The New Yorker [16:24] TR News GIMP 3.0.6: Whats New, Whats Not With Screenshots https://fossforce.com/2025/10/gimp-3-0-6-whats-new-whats-not-with-screenshots/ [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | GIMP 3.0.6: What's New, What's Not - With Screenshots - FOSS Force [16:24] TR News "Boosting Voltage With Just A Wire" https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/2025-component-abuse-challenge-boosting-voltage-with-just-a-wire/ | Source: Hackaday [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Boosting Voltage With Just A Wire | Hackaday [16:25] TR News Sam Thursfield: Status update, 17/10/2025 https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/status-update-17-10-2025/ [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samthursfield.wordpress.com | Status update, 17/10/2025 Sam Thursfield [16:25] TR News Russell Vought https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb | Source: Pro Publica [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | How Russell Vought Became Trumps Shadow President ProPublica [16:26] TR News Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-afghanistan-extend-ceasefire-as-doha-talks-set-to-begin-sources-say [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say | The Straits Times [16:27] TR News Malaysia govt proposes banning smartphones for under-16s to tackle school violence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-govt-proposes-banning-smartphones-for-under-16s-to-tackle-school-violence [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia govt proposes banning smartphones for under-16s to tackle school violence | The Straits Times [16:27] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Fentanylware (CheeTok) USA Deal Still Isnt Over The Finish Line And Congress Is Asking Questions https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/trumps-tiktok-usa-deal-not-finished/ [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/17/trumps-tiktok-usa-deal-not-finished/ ) [16:28] TR News TikTok comedian Steve Bridges dies suddenly at age 41 https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/entertainment/tiktok-comedian-steve-bridges-dies-suddenly-at-age-41/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | TikTok comedian Steve Bridges dies suddenly at age 41 [16:28] TR News openSFI Is A Very Interesting Collaboration Between AMD & defective chip maker Intel For Better Firmware Unification https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSFI [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openSFI Is A Very Interesting Collaboration Between AMD & Intel For Better Firmware Unification - Phoronix [16:35] TR News 3 Obscure but Cool Linux Apps to Install This Weekend (October 17 - 19) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-install-this-weekend-october-17/ [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Obscure but Cool Linux Apps to Install This Weekend (October 17 - 19) [16:36] TR News "This release also improves virtual libraries by allowing users to define their search expressions more comfortably in a multi-line edit box." https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-13-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-library-export-on-linux [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Calibre 8.13 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Library Export on Linux - 9to5Linux [16:37] TR News Free Steam playtest for upcoming extraction shooter kicks off with a bang runs on Linux despite Easy Anti-Cheat https://www.notebookcheck.net/Free-Steam-playtest-for-upcoming-extraction-shooter-kicks-off-with-a-bang-runs-on-Linux-despite-Easy-Anti-Cheat.1141002.0.html [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free Steam playtest for upcoming extraction shooter kicks off with a bang runs on Linux despite Easy Anti-Cheat - NotebookCheck.net News [16:40] TR News (NEW): Running GNU/Linux Applications in Windows and Vice Versa https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Running_GNU_Linux_Applications_in_Windows_and_Vice_Versa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Running_GNU_Linux_Applications_in_Windows_and_Vice_Versa.gmi [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Running GNU/Linux Applications in Windows and Vice Versa [16:42] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [16:43] TR News (NEW): Databases: PostgreSQL and duckdb https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Databases_PostgreSQL_and_duckdb.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Databases_PostgreSQL_and_duckdb.gmi [16:43] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.gmi [16:43] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Picks, Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_and_Fedora_Picks_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_and_Fedora_Picks_Updates.gmi [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: PostgreSQL and duckdb [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Picks, Updates [16:45] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:47] TR News (NEW): GNOME: A GNOME Foundation Update, This Week in GNOME, and Sam Thursfield's Status Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/GNOME_A_GNOME_Foundation_Update_This_Week_in_GNOME_and_Sam_Thur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/GNOME_A_GNOME_Foundation_Update_This_Week_in_GNOME_and_Sam_Thur.gmi [16:47] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE Leftovers and Outlines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/OpenSUSE_Leftovers_and_Outlines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/OpenSUSE_Leftovers_and_Outlines.gmi [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME: A GNOME Foundation Update, This Week in GNOME, and Sam Thursfield's Status Update [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenSUSE Leftovers and Outlines [16:48] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Security_Leftovers.gmi [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [16:50] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [16:50] TR News (NEW): Servers: Kubernetes, Docker, and Talos Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Servers_Kubernetes_Docker_and_Talos_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Servers_Kubernetes_Docker_and_Talos_Linux.gmi [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Servers: Kubernetes, Docker, and Talos Linux [16:52] TR News (NEW): Thunderbird, HackerBox, Internet Archive, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Thunderbird_HackerBox_Internet_Archive_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Thunderbird_HackerBox_Internet_Archive_and_More.gmi [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Thunderbird, HackerBox, Internet Archive, and More [16:54] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2025: Russell Vought in Charge, US Government Leans to Russia Again https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Links_18_10_2025_Russell_Vought_in_Charge_US_Government_Leans_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Links_18_10_2025_Russell_Vought_in_Charge_US_Government_Leans_t.gmi [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2025: Russell Vought in Charge, US Government Leans to Russia Again [16:56] TR News pikkunetti gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/pikkunetti [16:57] TR News xkcd: Planetary Rings #3156 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3156.gmi [16:58] TR News "A short log of troubleshooting adventures with my Lenovo ThinkStation P510. What started as a simple click and no power mystery turned into a proper PSU replacement story." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/lenovo-p510-psu-troubles-temporary-and-permanent-fix/ [16:59] TR News "After the post linked above about the Lenovo P510 refusing to power on, I thought I had solved the issue by reseating the GPU and RAM and holding the power button for a while to clear things out." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/lenovo-p510-psu-troubles-temporary-and-permanent-fix/the-temporary-fix-wasnt-enough-psu-replacement/ [16:59] TR News SpellBinding: ADILOTU Wordo: FOOTY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-18.gmi ● Oct 18 [17:00] TR News Steam Next Fest (October 2025) Day 5 gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/steam_next_fest_(october_2025)__day_5.gmi [17:01] TR News "I recently ran into a frustrating issue with my Lenovo ThinkStation P510: The PSU would click when plugged in, but the system wouldn't power on. No fans, no lights, just a single faint click and silence." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/lenovo-p510-psu-troubles-temporary-and-permanent-fix/lenovo-p510-psu-click-no-power-until-press-reseat-fix/ [17:21] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:34] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:34] TR News Techrights Defeating LLM Abuse (State-of-the-Art Plagiarism) in the Area of Linux and GNU, Free Software, BSD, Security and So On https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Defeating_LLM_Abuse_State_of_the_Art_Plagiarism_in_the_Area_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Defeating_LLM_Abuse_State_of_the_Art_Plagiarism_in_the_Area_of_.gmi [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Defeating LLM Abuse (State-of-the-Art Plagiarism) in the Area of Linux and GNU, Free Software, BSD, Security and So On [17:37] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2025: "Planetary Rings", Steam, and PSU Replacement https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2025_Planetary_Rings_Steam_and_PSU_Replaceme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2025_Planetary_Rings_Steam_and_PSU_Replaceme.gmi [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2025: "Planetary Rings", Steam, and PSU Replacement [17:50] TR News Techrights The Term "AI" is Not New and What Today's Media Calls "AI" Isn't Even AI https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/The_Term_AI_is_Not_New_and_What_Today_s_Media_Calls_AI_Isn_t_Ev.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/The_Term_AI_is_Not_New_and_What_Today_s_Media_Calls_AI_Isn_t_Ev.gmi [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Term "AI" is Not New and What Today's Media Calls "AI" Isn't Even AI ● Oct 18 [19:08] TR News "Experience the power of a lean, mean Linux machine that doesn't compromise on performance." https://www.makeuseof.com/smallest-fastest-linux-distro-works-for-everyday-stuff/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This is the smallest, fastest Linux distro that actually works for everyday use [19:09] TR News "My dying Dell Inspiron runs like new with this forgotten Linux distro." https://www.makeuseof.com/50mb-linux-os-dsl-for-old-pc/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | This 50 MB operating system can resurrect your old PC [19:10] TR News I replaced Google Keep for my whole family with a free and open-source alternative https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-google-keep-for-family-with-free-open-source-alternative/ [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I replaced Google Keep for my whole family with a free and open-source alternative [19:11] TR News "You dont need a new laptop, just the right OS." https://www.makeuseof.com/old-windows-laptop-fast-again-lightweight-os/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I made my old Windows laptop fast again with this lightweight OS [19:12] TR News "Plain Arch is great, but CachyOS makes all the right improvements" https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-best-arch-based-linux-distro/ [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | CachyOS is the best Arch-based Linux distro out there [19:13] TR News "Tired of juggling multiple audio systems on Linux? This development unifies them all, offering a seamless experience like never before." https://www.xda-developers.com/goodbye-to-linux-audio-headaches-pipewire-simplifies-everything/ [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Say goodbye to Linux audio headaches: how PipeWire simplifies everything [19:13] TR News You should use Proxmox Backup Server if you have a PVE home lab https://www.xda-developers.com/you-should-use-proxmox-backup-server-if-you-have-a-pve-home-lab/ [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | You should use Proxmox Backup Server if you have a PVE home lab [19:14] TR News Terminal vs. Command Line vs. Shell vs. Console: Are They Really Different? https://www.howtogeek.com/terminal-vs-command-line-vs-shell-vs-console/ [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Terminal vs. Command Line vs. Shell vs. Console: Are They Really Different? [19:15] TR News "It isn't as intuitive as a user interface, but it is more powerful." https://www.howtogeek.com/423709/how-to-see-all-devices-on-your-network-with-nmap-on-linux/ [19:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to See All Devices on Your Network With nmap on Linux [19:16] TR News This man is NOT back. They just UPDATE or REPOST his 2023 articles now. https://www.howtogeek.com/author/david-mckay/ [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Dave McKay | How-To Geek [19:18] TR News "Bazzite and CachyOS should be primary considerations for gamers looking to get out from under Microsoft" https://www.xda-developers.com/if-youre-choosing-a-linux-distro-for-gaming-try-these-two-first/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | These are the only two Linux distros I'd use for gaming [19:18] TR News 4 Proxmox mistakes I made early on that I won't repeat again https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-mistakes-i-made-early-on-that-i-wont-repeat-again/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 Proxmox mistakes I made early on that I won't repeat again [19:19] TR News You Should Try This Open-Source Document Converter https://www.howtogeek.com/you-should-try-this-open-source-document-converter/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | You Should Try This Open-Source Document Converter [19:21] TR News "It can be hard choosing a smart home platform at first glance, but if you look a little closer, then its clear that one stands out: Home Assistant. This is especially true given the context of cloud reliance. You only need to look at competing, proprietary platforms to see why." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-running-my-smart-home-without-the-cloudheres-what-happened/ [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I Tried Running My Smart Home Without the CloudHere's What Happened [19:22] TR News 7 Open-Source Apps That Will Let You Cancel Pricey Subscriptions https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-apps-that-will-let-you-cancel-pricey-subscriptions/ [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 7 Open-Source Apps That Will Let You Cancel Pricey Subscriptions [19:23] TR News "Another operating system says farewell to 32-bit x86." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-first-freebsd-15-beta-is-here-and-it-drops/ [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The First FreeBSD 15 Beta Is Here, and It's Dropping Most 32-bit Devices [19:24] TR News Just Starting Out in Bash Scripting? Here's How to Do It Right https://www.howtogeek.com/easy-tips-you-can-do-to-polish-your-bash-scripts/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Just Starting Out in Bash Scripting? Here's How to Do It Right [19:25] TR News "Find anything instantly" https://www.xda-developers.com/fsearch-like-everything-for-linux-its-amazing/ [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | FSearch is like Everything, but for Linux and it's amazing [19:25] TR News "Valve's neglect of long-standing issues hinders the Linux gaming revolution." https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-linux-annoying-bugs-need-fixed-asap/ [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Steam on Linux: 5 annoying bugs that need to be fixed ASAP [19:26] TR News "Here are some tweaks I always make to GNOME after installing a Linux distro." https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-tweaks-that-i-cant-live-without/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | My GNOME tweaks for a customized Linux experience [19:27] TR News 4 Ways to Pinpoint Inevitable Network Outages on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-pinpoint-inevitable-network-outages-on-linux/ [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 Ways to Pinpoint Inevitable Network Outages on Linux [19:27] TR News Firefox 144 Arrives With New Tab Features, Profile Management, and More https://www.howtogeek.com/mozilla-firefox-144-new-tab-features-profile-management-more/ [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Firefox 144 Arrives With New Tab Features, Profile Management, and More [19:29] TR News (NEW): Firefox 144 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/13/Firefox_144_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/13/Firefox_144_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox 144 Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whats New [19:29] TR News UGREEN's New Entry-Level NAS Devices Can Replace Your Google Photos Subscription https://www.howtogeek.com/ugreen-nasync-arm-products-launch/ [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | UGREEN's New Entry-Level NAS Devices Can Replace Your Google Photos Subscription [19:30] TR News "A new Debian release means a new Linux Mint release." https://www.howtogeek.com/lmde-7-is-here-without-32-bit-support/ [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Drops Support for Older PCs [19:30] TR News "It's not easy, but it is fun." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-transition-windows-linux/ [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 things that make your transition from Windows to Linux easier [19:31] TR News "Breaking my own network on purpose taught me more about resilience than any guide or tutorial ever could." https://www.xda-developers.com/using-linux-simulate-internet-outages-home-lab-best-bad-idea/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Using Linux to simulate internet outages in my home lab was the best bad idea [19:31] TR News "The Steam Decks' sleep mode is the superior sleep mode, and it should be available on all Windows and Linux devices." https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-steam-deck-sleep-mode-needs-to-come-to-windows-linux/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Valve's Steam Deck sleep mode needs to come to Windows, Linux, and every other device [19:32] TR News These 6 Tweaks Make the GNOME File Manager More Useful https://www.howtogeek.com/these-tweaks-make-the-gnome-file-manager-more-useful/ [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 6 Tweaks Make the GNOME File Manager More Useful [19:32] TR News "Tired of being tethered to your PC or a portable monitor for Pi maintenance?" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-use-my-raspberry-pis-terminal-from-my-android-phone/ [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How I Use My Raspberry Pi's Terminal From My Android Phone [19:34] TR News "App management on Linux can be confusing for new users, and Flatpak simplifies it." https://www.xda-developers.com/5-reasons-why-linux-beginners-should-be-using-flatpak/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 5 reasons why Linux beginners should be using Flatpak [19:34] TR News "With immutability comes a great environment for new users to get used to Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/why-an-immutable-distro-is-the-perfect-starting-point-for-new-linux-users/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Why an immutable distro is the perfect starting point for new Linux users [19:35] TR News "One door closes, and another door opens." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-you-should-use-windows-10-support-ends-today/ [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | This is the Linux distro you should use after Windows 10 support ends today [19:35] TR News 4 Proxmox changes I made that delivered 90% of my reliability gains https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-changes-i-made-that-delivered-90-of-my-reliability-gains/ [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 4 Proxmox changes I made that delivered 90% of my reliability gains [19:37] TR News (NEW): Moving to Free Software and Self-Hosting of Data https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Moving_to_Free_Software_and_Self_Hosting_of_Data.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Moving_to_Free_Software_and_Self_Hosting_of_Data.gmi [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Moving to Free Software and Self-Hosting of Data [19:39] TR News (NEW): Valnet Pieces About Proxmox Management for Personal Use (Mistakes, Backups, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Valnet_Pieces_About_Proxmox_Management_for_Personal_Use_Mistake.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Valnet_Pieces_About_Proxmox_Management_for_Personal_Use_Mistake.gmi [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Valnet Pieces About Proxmox Management for Personal Use (Mistakes, Backups, and More [19:41] TR News (NEW): Bash Scripting; Terminal vs. Command Line vs. Shell vs. Console https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Bash_Scripting_Terminal_vs_Command_Line_vs_Shell_vs_Console.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Bash_Scripting_Terminal_vs_Command_Line_vs_Shell_vs_Console.gmi [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Bash Scripting; Terminal vs. Command Line vs. Shell vs. Console [19:41] TR News (NEW): Instructionals/Technical Articles and Moving Away From Proprietary Traps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Instructionals_Technical_Articles_and_Moving_Away_From_Propriet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/18/Instructionals_Technical_Articles_and_Moving_Away_From_Propriet.gmi [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Instructionals/Technical Articles and Moving Away From Proprietary Traps ● Oct 18 [20:39] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [20:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@4fqyq57tpudzs.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Oct 18 [23:04] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Oct 18 [01:58] admfubar tiny bubbles.. in his brain... https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hawaii-train/ [01:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Train to Hawaii?' Trump's latest bizarre rant reignites cognitive concerns - Raw Story ● Oct 18 [08:44] TR News "The Birmingham preacher who urged 'no mercy' for Israeli fans amid fury at city's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15201283/Muslim-preacher-Bimingham-mercy-Maccabi-Tel-Aviv-Aston-Villa.html [08:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dailymail.co.uk | The Birmingham preacher who urged 'no mercy' for Israeli fans amid fury at city's ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match | Daily Mail Online [08:45] TR News "Trump meeting Putin in Budapest is blow to Europe" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/trump-meeting-putin-budapest-blow-europe-hungary-orban/ [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/16/trump-meeting-putin-budapest-blow-europe-hungary-orban/ ) [08:45] TR News "America First? No, Billionaire Buddies First" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-first-no-billionaire-buddies [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | America First? No, Billionaire Buddies First [08:45] TR News "The Power Map of the Trump Regime - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-power-map-of-the-trump-regime [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | The Power Map of the Trump Regime - Robert Reich [08:45] TR News "My aging, Trump's aging - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/my-aging-trumps-aging [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | My aging, Trump's aging - Robert Reich [08:45] TR News "Lawfare hits new levels, as Trump pursues those who pursued him" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1016/bolton-indictment-trump-james-comey [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Lawfare hits new levels, as Trump pursues those who pursued him - CSMonitor.com [08:46] TR News "Selections from the New Trump Bible | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/selections-from-the-new-trump-bible/ [08:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/selections-from-the-new-trump-bible/ ) [08:47] TR News "Russell Vought: The Shadow President" https://werd.io/russell-vought-the-shadow-president/ [08:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-werd.io | Russell Vought: The Shadow President [08:48] TR News "The Bolton Indictment" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/the-bolton-indictment/ [08:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | The Bolton Indictment - emptywheel [08:48] TR News "Theres no way around it: Putin takes precedence over Zelenskyy in Trumps mind. No grinning photo ops are going to change that. But this handicap doesnt mean Ukraine has to lose. Kyiv and its allies still have options." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/budapest-gambit-europes-trump-card [08:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Budapest Gambit: Europes Trump Card on Russia and Ukraine [08:50] TR News "Prince Andrew says he's giving up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-10-17/prince-andrew-says-hes-giving-up-his-duke-of-york-title-as-epstein-allegations-refuse-to-fade [08:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | Prince Andrew says he's giving up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade - Los Angeles Times [08:51] TR News "The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/john-bolton-indictment-trump/684597/ [08:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others - The Atlantic [08:51] TR News "Why Americans Should Care About Trumps Boat Strikes" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/boat-strikes-trump-venezuela/684583/ [08:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Why Americans Should Care About Trumps Boat Strikes - The Atlantic [08:52] TR News "Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S. Alexander Dugin has peddled his mystical, anti-liberal philosophy for decades. Why is his profile growing now?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/russia-s-most-effective-spokesperson-in-the-u-s [08:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S. Alexander Dugin has peddled his mystical, anti-liberal philosophy for decades. Why is his profile growing now? Meduza [08:52] TR News "Russia 'shoots down own Su-30SM fighter jet' during Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, Sochi" https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-donetsk-russias-sochi-amid-drone-attacks/ [08:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Russia 'shoots down own Su-30SM fighter jet' during Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, Sochi [08:53] TR News "EU left in the dark about Trump-Putin meeting within its borders, questions its point" https://kyivindependent.com/brussels-left-in-the-dark-about-trump-putin-meeting-within-its-borders-questions-whether-it-will-even-happen/ [08:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | EU left in the dark about Trump-Putin meeting within its borders, questions its point [08:53] TR News "Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-seeks-more-foreign-fighters-amid-mounting-russian-losses-in-ukraine/ [08:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin seeks more foreign fighters amid mounting Russian losses in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [08:59] TR News "Blueprint to Crush the Left" https://fair.org/home/chip-gibbons-on-trumps-blueprint-to-crush-the-left-cara-brumfield-on-erasing-federal-data/ | Source: FAIR [08:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-fair.org | Chip Gibbons on Trumps Blueprint to Crush the Left, Cara Brumfield on Erasing Federal Data FAIR ● Oct 18 [10:10] TR News Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html [10:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html ) [10:12] TR News Lithuania temporarily restores top-level security for Belarus opposition leader https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717376/lithuania-temporarily-restores-top-level-security-for-belarus-opposition-leader [10:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania temporarily restores top-level security for Belarus opposition leader - LRT [10:12] TR News "Russias most effective spokesperson in the U.S." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/russia-s-most-effective-spokesperson-in-the-u-s | Source: Meduza [10:13] TR News "a military base shooting" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/budapest-memo-redux-a-military-base-shooting-and-nord-stream-shmord-shtream | Source: Meduza [10:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Budapest Memo redux, a military base shooting, and Nord Stream shmord shtream Meduza breaks down todays biggest Russia-related news stories, October 17, 2025 Meduza [10:15] TR News India says its unaware of Convicted Felon-Modi conversation on Russian oil https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-says-unaware-of-trump-modi-conversation-on-russian-oil [10:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India says its unaware of Trump-Modi conversation on Russian oil | The Straits Times [10:16] TR News India tries to balance US, Russia ties in pursuit of Convicted Felon deal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-tries-to-balance-us-russia-ties-in-pursuit-of-trump-deal [10:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India tries to balance US, Russia ties in pursuit of Trump deal | The Straits Times [10:16] TR News Polish teens learn to fly drones as Russian threat grows https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-polish-teens-learn-to-fly-drones-as-russian-threat-grows [10:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-polish-teens-learn-to-fly-drones-as-russian-threat-grows ) [10:19] TR News Zelensky to Meet With Convicted Felon to Discuss Weapons and Peace Prospects for Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html [10:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html ) [10:19] TR News Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-suit-fashion-designer.html [10:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-suit-fashion-designer.html ) [10:22] TR News Zelensky Pressed Convicted Felon for New Weapons https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/briefing/ukraine-trump-weapons-treasury-argentina.html [10:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/briefing/ukraine-trump-weapons-treasury-argentina.html ) [10:22] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man - Zelensky: Ukrainian president to seek Tomhawk missiles in White House talks https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-zelensky-ukrainian-president-to-seek-tomhawk-missiles-in-white-house-talks [10:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-zelensky-ukrainian-president-to-seek-tomhawk-missiles-in-white-house-talks ) [10:22] TR News Governing Gaza, Ukraine, Hey Hi (AI) 'Slop,' and the Dead Internet Theory https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20251017-governing-gaza-ukraine-ai-slop-and-the-dead-internet-theory [10:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20251017-governing-gaza-ukraine-ai-slop-and-the-dead-internet-theory ) [10:42] TR News "Esteban Rios, who had been wearing a hat and shirt that read Proud Dad of a U.S. Marine, was deported on Friday, his son said." https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2025/10/15/family-visit-to-camp-pendleton-ended-with-ice-deporting-marines-dad/ | Source: USMC [10:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Family visit to Camp Pendleton ended with ICE deporting Marines dad ● Oct 18 [11:36] TR News "Millions of protesters will gather across the United States on Saturday, October 18" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-17/no-kings-protests-against-trump-on-october-18-what-you-need-to-know.html | Source: El Pas [11:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | No Kings protests against Trump on October 18: What you need to know | U.S. | EL PAS English [11:36] TR News "Were going to vigorously exercise our democratic rights peacefully and nonviolently" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/17/repub/no-kings-day-expected-to-draw-millions-for-anti-trump-mass-protests/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [11:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/10/17/repub/no-kings-day-expected-to-draw-millions-for-anti-trump-mass-protests/ ) [11:37] TR News "Organizers of Salt Lake Citys No Kings protest are canceling the march portion of Saturdays event for safety reasons" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/15/safety-first-salt-lake-citys-no-kings-protest-changes-its-plan/ | [11:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/15/safety-first-salt-lake-citys-no-kings-protest-changes-its-plan/ ) [11:37] TR News "At least 30 No Kings protests are scheduled across Maine as part of more than 2,500 that will take place nationally." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/16/tending-gardens-hitting-the-streets-mainers-plan-protests-across-the-state-saturday/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [11:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/16/tending-gardens-hitting-the-streets-mainers-plan-protests-across-the-state-saturday/ ) [11:38] TR News "Ten No Kings protests are planned in cities across North Dakota with more than 2,000 events scheduled nationwide." https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/17/10-no-kings-rallies-planned-for-north-dakota-on-saturday/ | [11:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/17/10-no-kings-rallies-planned-for-north-dakota-on-saturday/ ) [11:40] TR News "Dozens of groups are partnering with protest organizers nationwide. A Wednesday release from nokings.org says 2,500 protests are planned across the country." https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/doctor-teacher-mamaw-heres-what-anti-trump-protesters-say-in-kentucky/ | [11:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/doctor-teacher-mamaw-heres-what-anti-trump-protesters-say-in-kentucky/ ) [11:41] TR News "But one thing about the protest in Downtown Las Vegas will be the same: Demonstrators will again be kept off the streets themselves and confined to sidewalks" https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/16/demonstrators-will-once-again-take-to-the-streets-well-sidewalks-at-lvs-no-kings-rally/ | [11:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/10/16/demonstrators-will-once-again-take-to-the-streets-well-sidewalks-at-lvs-no-kings-rally/ ) [11:41] TR News "Republican leaders have linked without evidence the rallies, which are expected across 2,500 towns and cities, to terrorism and political violence." https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/no-kings-protest-trump-administration | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [11:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notus.org | No Kings Protest Organizers Prepare for a Possible Trump Crackdown - NOTUS News of the United States [11:42] TR News "These are, in other words, the people we need to frighten this weekend." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/dear-normies-time-to-stand-up/ | Source: Truthdig [11:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/dear-normies-time-to-stand-up/ ) [11:42] TR News "Why? Well, friends, first, because the hard-working organizers have asked you to play it their way" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/trump-no-kings-protests-democracy/ | Source: The Nation [11:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | No Violence at No Kings Day | The Nation [11:59] TR News "Wars between drug gangs [sic] in the Nordic country are the origin of numerous shootings, bombings, and murders that have occurred around Marbella in recent years" https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-10-17/swedish-mafias-settle-their-scores-with-gunfire-on-the-costa-del-sol.html | Source: El Pas [11:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | Swedish mafias settle their scores with gunfire on the Costa del Sol | Spain | EL PAS English ● Oct 18 [12:01] TR News "Weve already seen the First Amendment converted into a vehicle for punishment. For Trump and his supporters, the First Amendment only protects their speech" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/why-things-are-the-way-they-are/ | Source: Techdirt [12:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Why Things Are The Way They Are | Techdirt [12:04] TR News "While Geese focuses on Europes economic and cultural independence, Id extend the argument: the threat isnt just monopolies, its authoritarianism." https://werd.io/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [12:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-werd.io | Europe Cant Defend Democracy on US Servers [12:05] TR News "He said the first stockpiles will be established in northern Sweden in the counties of Norrbotten, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, and Jmtland." https://zambianobserver.com/sweden-to-begin-stockpiling-food-as-it-prepares-for-war-with-russia/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [12:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 502 @ https://zambianobserver.com/sweden-to-begin-stockpiling-food-as-it-prepares-for-war-with-russia/ ) [12:07] TR News "The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd67q9vq967o | Source: BBC [12:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.bbc.com | US Supreme Court weighs 'earthquake' ruling on Voting Rights Act [12:07] TR News "The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could gut the Voting Rights Act by barring states from considering the racial makeup of voting population" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340 | Source: Politico LLC [12:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340 ) [12:07] TR News "The central problem that the VRA targeted was illiberal states" https://www.vox.com/politics/464480/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-trump-maga-federalism | Source: Vox [12:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The uncomfortable problem with Americas greatest civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act | Vox [12:08] TR News "When those in power bend the machinery of justice to their will, they rarely stop with their personal enemies." https://washingtonspectator.org/criminalizing-the-opposition/ | Source: The Washington Spectator [12:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://washingtonspectator.org/criminalizing-the-opposition/ ) [12:08] TR News "So whats with all the government employees in the Trump administration putting out partisan propaganda during the shutdown?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-regime-is-wildly-violating | Source: Robert Reich [12:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | The Trump Regime is Wildly Violating the Hatch Act [12:09] TR News "Muslim prayer room" https://zambianobserver.com/muslim-prayer-room-has-been-set-up-in-the-heart-of-the-vatican-citys-500-year-old-library/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [12:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 502 @ https://zambianobserver.com/muslim-prayer-room-has-been-set-up-in-the-heart-of-the-vatican-citys-500-year-old-library/ ) [12:09] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [12:14] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol [12:30] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Oct 18 [14:08] TR News China Ousts Senior General on Corruption Charges https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/asia/china-military-general-he-corruption.html [14:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/asia/china-military-general-he-corruption.html ) [14:09] TR News How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/uk-china-spy-case.html [14:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/uk-china-spy-case.html ) [14:09] TR News Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark islands retrocession https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-bans-officials-attending-chinese-events-to-mark-islands-retrocession [14:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan bans officials attending Chinese events to mark islands retrocession | The Straits Times [14:09] TR News China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-expels-two-top-generals-from-communist-party-in-anti-corruption-purge [14:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge | The Straits Times [14:10] TR News Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/Canada-and-China-discuss-disputes-over-canola-and-EVs-says-Ottawa [14:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa | The Straits Times [14:47] TR News Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/memphis-national-guard-lawsuit.html [14:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/memphis-national-guard-lawsuit.html ) [14:47] TR News 24 US states sue Convicted Felon administration for termination of solar energy grant worth $7B https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/24-us-states-sue-trump-administration-for-termination-of-solar-energy-grant-worth-7b/ [14:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | 24 US states sue Trump administration for termination of solar energy grant worth $7B - JURIST - News [14:51] TR News EPPs Weber says France and Portugal should also pay for drone wall on EUs east border https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717082/epp-s-weber-says-france-and-portugal-should-also-pay-for-drone-wall-on-eu-s-east-border [14:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | EPPs Weber says France and Portugal should also pay for drone wall on EUs east border - LRT [14:52] TR News We need to be on the same side, says defence minister after fallout over military budget https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717160/we-need-to-be-on-the-same-side-says-defence-minister-after-fallout-over-military-budget [14:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | We need to be on the same side, says defence minister after fallout over military budget - LRT [14:52] TR News Lithuania designates 26 restricted airspace zones to strengthen security https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2717369/lithuania-designates-26-restricted-airspace-zones-to-strengthen-security [14:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania designates 26 restricted airspace zones to strengthen security - LRT [14:53] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man adviser Bolton surrenders to authorities on charges in classified information case https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-adviser-bolton-surrenders-to-authorities-on-charges-in-classified-information-case [14:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-trump-adviser-bolton-surrenders-to-authorities-on-charges-in-classified-information-case ) [14:54] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man foe John Bolton pleads not guilty to sharing government secrets https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-trump-foe-john-bolton-pleads-not-guilty-to-sharing-government-secrets [14:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-trump-foe-john-bolton-pleads-not-guilty-to-sharing-government-secrets ) [14:54] TR News John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats https://cyberscoop.com/john-bolton-indictment-says-suspected-iranian-hackers-accessed-his-emails-issued-threats/ [14:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats | CyberScoop [14:57] TR News DHS keeps paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation funds https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/dhs-to-keep-paying-70000-law-enforcement-officials-amid-shutdown-using-reconciliation-law/ [14:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | DHS keeps paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation funds ● Oct 18 [15:03] TR News I ended up losing my mind: Six days in solitary confinement at an ICE facility https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-usa-solitary-confinement-ice-detention-centre [15:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251017-usa-solitary-confinement-ice-detention-centre ) [15:10] TR News Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-argentina-bailout-bessent.html [15:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-argentina-bailout-bessent.html ) [15:35] TR News U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/us-military-strike-survivors.html [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/us-military-strike-survivors.html ) [15:35] TR News Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/congress-venezuela-military-strikes.html [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/congress-venezuela-military-strikes.html ) [15:38] TR News Despite Gaza Cease-Fire, Aid Deliveries Struggle https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/middleeast/gaza-food-delivery.html [15:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/middleeast/gaza-food-delivery.html ) [15:39] TR News Russell Vought https://www.propublica.org/article/video-who-is-russell-vought-trump-omb-shutdown | Source: Pro Publica [15:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Video: Who Is Russell Vought? ProPublica [15:40] TR News "In a letter sent to the EPA on Thursday, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a ProPublica story from last week that quoted government scientists saying the report had been ready for publishing in April but had yet to be released." https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-report-chellie-pingree-letter | Source: Pro Publica [15:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA ProPublica ● Oct 18 [16:11] TR News "will E.U. sanctions block Trumps summit?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/17/plans-vs-flight-bans | Source: Meduza [16:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Plans vs. flight bans Hungary is eager to host Putin despite the ICCs arrest warrant. But will E.U. sanctions block Trumps summit? Meduza [16:12] TR News After Productive Call, Convicted Felon Plans Another Meeting With Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html ) [16:12] TR News Putin Plays to Convicted Felons Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/putin-trump-call-meeting-ukraine-russia.html [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/putin-trump-call-meeting-ukraine-russia.html ) [16:12] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-zelensky-putin-tomahawks.html [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-zelensky-putin-tomahawks.html ) [16:12] TR News Live Updates: Convicted Felon Backs Off Tomahawk Suggestion After Zelensky Meeting https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/17/us/trump-news-zelensky [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/17/us/trump-news-zelensky ) [16:13] TR News Russian Drones, Missiles 'Still Terrorizing Ukraine,' Zelenskyy Says Ahead Of Meeting With Convicted Felon https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-trump-russia-ukraine-tomahawks-putin/33562274.html [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Drones, Missiles 'Still Terrorizing Ukraine,' Zelenskyy Says Ahead Of Meeting With Trump [16:13] TR News Putin, Convicted Felon Plan Possible Budapest Summit As Zelenskyy Visits Washington https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-orban-putin-trump-summit-russia/33562567.html [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Putin, Trump Plan Possible Budapest Summit As Zelenskyy Visits Washington [16:13] TR News Ukraine's Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Convicted Felon Tells Two Sides To 'Make A Deal' https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-tomahawk-putin-war-russia/33563269.html [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine's Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Trump Tells Two Sides To 'Make A Deal' [16:13] TR News 'Illusions of a dictator: Putin hasn't given Convicted Felon anything and is making him look bad & look weak' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-illusions-of-a-dictator-putin-hasn-t-given-trump-anything-and-is-making-him-look-bad-look-weak [16:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-illusions-of-a-dictator-putin-hasn-t-given-trump-anything-and-is-making-him-look-bad-look-weak ) [16:14] TR News Ukraine talks: Convicted Felon admits Putin may be playing for time https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-ukraine-talks-trump-admits-putin-may-be-playing-for-time [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-ukraine-talks-trump-admits-putin-may-be-playing-for-time ) [16:14] TR News 'Cruel irony': Convicted Felon-Putin meeting in Budapest, 'where Ukraines security was once guaranteed' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-cruel-irony-trump-putin-meeting-in-budapest-where-ukraine-s-security-was-once-guaranteed [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251017-cruel-irony-trump-putin-meeting-in-budapest-where-ukraine-s-security-was-once-guaranteed ) [16:15] TR News Body language expert breaks down absolute shift in Convicted Felon & Zelensky meetings https://nypost.com/video/body-language-expert-breaks-down-absolute-shift-in-trump-zelensky-meetings/ [16:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Body language expert breaks down absolute shift in Trump & Zelensky meetings (Video) | New York Post [16:19] TR News How the Convicted Felon Administration Made Higher Education a Target https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-the-trump-administration-made-higher-education-a-target [16:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target | The New Yorker [16:26] TR News Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-afghanistan-extend-ceasefire-as-doha-talks-set-to-begin-sources-say [16:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say | The Straits Times ● Oct 18 [17:21] *techrights-news has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:34] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techpol [17:53] *monkeybusiness1 has quit (connection closed) ● Oct 18 [23:04] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)